Harlem Speaker Mark-Viverito, Transportation Chair Ydanis Rodriguez, And City Council To Hold MTA Oversight Hearing

07/24/201707/24/2017

New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Transportation Committee Chair Ydanis Rodriguez and the City Council today announced the Council’s Committee on Transportation will convene an oversight hearing to examine the state of the subway system. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would…

West Harlem’s John A. Catsimatidis, 1948 –

07/23/201712/29/2018

John A. Catsimatidis, born September 7, 1948 is a Greek-American billionaire businessman and radio talk show host. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You can unsubscribe anytime)Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By…

Rep. Levine And Others Leaders Celebrate Passage Of Landmark Tenants’ Rights Bill

07/20/201707/20/2017

The New York City Council today voted to pass Intro 214-B, a landmark bill sponsored by Council Members Mark Levine and Vanessa Gibson, that requires the Office of Civil Justice to establish a program for legal representation for low-income tenants facing eviction in housing court within five years. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our…

Mayor de Blasio Announces His Cultural Plan For All New Yorkers, CreateNYC

07/19/201707/19/2017

Mayor de Blasio today joined NYC Cultural Affairs Commissioner Tom Finkelpearl and Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer to release CreateNYC, New York City’s first-ever comprehensive cultural plan. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine.…

Hey Harlem, It’s time To Apply For A Knight Visiting Nieman Fellowship 2017

07/18/201707/18/2017

By Ann Marie Lipinski How would you finish this sentence? Journalism has never been more _______. If you answered essential or exciting or precarious or imperiled — and have ideas for how to make it more of the first two or less of the last — you may be a candidate to join our next group of Knight…

You Need A Job? Respectability Is Expanding And Hiring

07/14/201707/14/2017

As a relatively new nonprofit, Respectability has just completed our first-ever leadership transition. Respectability elected a wonderful new board chair, treasurer and 10 additional board members. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You can…

Racially Diverse Classrooms The Focus Of Institute At Teachers College At Columbia In Harlem

07/13/201707/13/2017

With students of color representing more than half of all children enrolled in U.S. K-12 public schools today, it is more important than ever for educators to be adequately prepared to teach racially and economically diverse populations. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I…

Rats, Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces $32 Million Neighborhood Rat Plan

07/12/201701/31/2020

Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced a $32 million, multi-agency plan to reduce the city’s rat population that targets the three most infested parts of city: the Grand Concourse area, Chinatown/East Village/Lower East Side and Bushwick/Bedford-Stuyvesant. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would…

Join The Reunion Celebration Of The Riverton Houses’ 70th Anniversary In Harlem

07/08/201707/08/2017

During the summer of 1972, a group men and women who spent a significant part of their childhood and adolescent years in the Riverton Houses in Harlem decided to have an old-timers basketball reunion in the Riverton Playground. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes,…

de Blasio Program Helps Minority And Women-Owned Businesses Secure $93.5 Million

07/07/201707/07/2017

The de Blasio administration announced that a City program has helped over 100 Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs) win $93.5 million in City contracts, including a record high $28.6 million in City contracts over the last year alone. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example:…

L+M, Tahl Propp Equities Nab $161M in Financing For Harlem Affordable Housing

07/06/201707/06/2017

L+M Development Partners and Tahl Propp Equities have closed on $161 million in construction financing for Lexington Gardens II, a 100 percent affordable housing project in East Harlem, Commercial Observer can first report. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive…

Mayor de Blasio And Bill Chong Kicks Off Summer Youth Employment Program With Record Jobs And Sites

07/05/201707/05/2017

Mayor Bill de Blasio and DYCD Commissioner Bill Chong today announced the start of the 2017 Summer Youth Employment Program with a record 70,000 young New Yorkers employed at more than 11,000 worksites. SYEP, which runs through August 19, is the nation’s largest summer youth employment initiative. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter…

Turnstile Jumpers Will No Longer Be Arrested From Harlem To Hollis

07/01/201707/01/2017

Thousands of low-level crimes like turnstile jumping will no longer be criminally prosecuted in most circumstances, Manhattan’s district attorney announced on Friday in a significant policy change. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You…

The PAL Announces The Fantastic Summer Playstreets Program 2017 From Harlem To Houston

06/28/201706/28/2017

For over 100 years, the Police Athletic League (PAL) has provided safe places to play and learn for thousands of children through PAL’s Summer Playstreets Program from Harlem to Hollis, Queens, NY. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails…

Mayor de Blasio And Chancellor Fariña Announce Five Times More Students Applied For CUNY

06/27/201706/27/2017

Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives Richard Buery, and CUNY Chancellor James B. Milliken today announced that 36,336 students took advantage of the CUNY fee elimination when applying to college for the 2017-18 school year. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe…