By Candice Frederick On November 14, 2016, Schomburg Center staff mourned the passing of sculptor Houston Conwill, whose Cosmogram on view in our Langston Hughes Lobby has attracted patrons from across the globe. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive…
The NYC Commission on Human Rights announces today a series of actions to provide New Yorkers with tools to report incidents of discrimination and harassment, as well as information for immigrant communities. 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…
Guest Of A Guest reports that as if you needed another reason to love Hamilton after the cast’s moving speech to VP-elect Mike Pence, the Broadway sensation is going off the grid for one night only and giving fans a chance to skip the expensive tickets and experience the live performance for FREE. Become a…
On Tuesday, October 25, 2016, the family members Kenneth Woods and Tren’ness Woods-Black from Harlem’s Sylvia’s restaurant were on the panel at the Crain’s focused on Family Business at the Sheraton New York Times Square. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to…
Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Department of Transportation, MTA NYC Transit and elected officials today announced that the new M23 Select Bus Service (SBS) has launched along 23rd Street and improving service along 125th Street in Manhattan. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I…
The Macomb’s Bridge branch of the New York Public Library — located within the Harlem River Houses — has about a fourth as much seating space as a subway car. 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…
In a project that might give some insight into the future of Harlem real estate, the de Blasio Administration today joined Monadnock Development and the Lower East Side People’s Mutual Housing Association to celebrate the completion of Carmel Place, New York’s first micro-unit apartment building. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s)…
David Burton was at Madison Square Garden watching Axl Rose belt out “Back in Black” as the fill-in lead singer for AC/DC when he got an unexpected reminder of what his life is like as an African-American in the city’s commercial real estate business. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to…
Hey fellas, we know we expect a lot from you when it comes to style. Whether we’re complaining about the wrinkles shirt or your hair cut, it’s our way of expression that we care. But we have one more bone to pick with you: eyebrow grooming. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s)…
Hailed as “one of the great amateur choruses of our time (New York Today) for its “full-bodied sound and suppleness (The New York Times),” The Dessoff Choirs, with soloists and orchestra, opens its 92nd season at Alice Tully Hall. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would…
Daniel Edgar Sickles, October 20, 1819 – May 3, 1914, was an American politician, soldier, and diplomat. Sickles spent allot of time in Harlem, visiting his brother John Sickles who lived on “123rd Street, Northside just west of Second Avenue,” giving speeches and organizing during the Civil War in Harlem, New York. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our…
Harlem World Cares and so does Angelo David Salon, New York City’s leading luxury hair salon for Couture Hair Extensions, Wigs & Additions, is partnering with New York radio station 95.5 PLJ for Blow Out Breast Cancer in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Thursday, October 20th, 2016 at 9:00am – 9:00pm EST. Become…
You don’t have to throw your phone in the ocean and hop on a plane in order to get some Provençal peace and quiet. Who knew? 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…
New York City’s hospitals are struggling. St. Vincent’s Hospital in the West Village shut its doors in 2010 and sold most of its property to condo developers. 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 new Harlem Scientology Community Center hosted the finale of the 13th annual International Human Rights Summit with a briefing on the civil rights movement and the state of human rights in America today. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to…