Mayor de Blasio Announces New Program To Save Mitchell-Lama Houses From Harlem To Hollis

Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced a new Mitchell-Lama Reinvestment Program to protect the long-term affordability of the City’s remaining Mitchell-Lama developments. VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission is to create, maintain and grow a remotely accessible, online, interactive repository of audio-visual materials documenting Harlem’s remarkable and varied…

FPSH Distributes Backpacks And School Supplies Helping Harlem Improve Education Access

On Thursday, October 15th, 2020, at Harlem’s Drew Hamilton Houses, Friends of Public School Harlem (FPSH) distributed more than 150 kits of school supplies to at-need students. VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission is to create, maintain and grow a remotely accessible, online, interactive repository of audio-visual materials…

The COVID Crisis: Harlem’s Senator Benjamin Distributes Hand Sanitizer And Masks To NYCHA Residents

To fight racial disparities in COVID-19, Senator Benjamin Benjamin partnered with community and faith-based organizations to distribute New York State hand sanitizer and masks to NYCHA tenants across northern Manhattan. VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission is to create, maintain and grow a remotely accessible, online, interactive repository…

City Tests Harlem NYCHA Complex For Legionnaire’s Bacteria

Water systems at a Harlem public housing complex is being tested for the bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s Disease after two residents fell ill with the disease in the past year, city health officials said. VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission is to create, maintain and grow a remotely…

MBP Harlem News: Gale Brewer’s COVID Weekly Newsletter

It’s Thursday, April 8, 2021. Welcome to my weekly COVID-19 newsletter. VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission is to create, maintain and grow a remotely accessible, online, interactive repository of audio-visual materials documenting Harlem’s remarkable and varied multicultural legacies, including its storied past as well as its continuing…

OWN To Premiere Easter Gospel Special, ‘Our OWN Easter’ (Updated)

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that “Our OWN Easter,” one-hour gospel music special celebrating the glory of the Resurrection. VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission is to create, maintain and grow a remotely accessible, online, interactive repository of audio-visual materials documenting Harlem’s remarkable and varied multicultural legacies,…

The COVID Crisis: Mayor de Blasio Appoint Members To Sector Advisory Councils

Today, Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed members to the following Sector Advisory Councils: Non-Profit and Social Services, Public Health and Healthcare, Faith-based, Construction and Real Estate, Education, and Surface Transportation. VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission is to create, maintain and grow a remotely accessible, online, interactive repository…

Disrupting Racial And Ethnic Disparities 2.0, NYers Of Color Face Inequalities From Harlem To Hollis

Older New Yorkers of color are more threatened by gentrification, more likely to skip prescription medications because of cost, more burdened by utility bills, and more financially squeezed by the responsibilities of family caregiving than older White New Yorkers. VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission is to create,…

NYLCV Releases 2018 State Environmental Scorecard From Harlem To Hollis

The New York League of Conservation Voters (NYLCV) has announced the release of its 2018 Environmental Scorecard, reflecting how State Legislators acted on important environmental and public health issues. VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission is to create, maintain and grow a remotely accessible, online, interactive repository of…

Woman Shot In Harlem Public Housing Building Elevator

A woman was sent to the hospital Sunday suffering from a gunshot wound to her leg after a man shot up an elevator in a Harlem apartment building, police told source. VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission is to create, maintain and grow a remotely accessible, online, interactive…