Photo of the Day: Manna’s No More
It’s amazing what [a few years] of change makes in the Harlem hood. Here’s a photo of where Manna’s food spot (before Manna’s was here a furniture store called JL Roberts was there)
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The Lenox Avenue Gang, 1900
The Lenox Avenue Gang was an early 20th century New York City street gang led by Harry Horowitz, and was one of the most violent gangs of the pre-Prohibition era.
Church of the Master, West Harlem, 1930’s
The Church of the Master opened as the Morningside Presbyterian Church in November 1893. William C. Haskell designed a little Victorian style building in orange brick in a neighborhood called Harlem of recently built brownstones opposite Morningside Park.
Winter Storm Warning in Harlem
Notification issued 1/1/14 at 8:00 PM. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning citywide from 6:00 PM Thu, Jan. 2 to 1:00 PM Fri Jan. 3.
The Launch of NYC Broadband – Making Harlem And NYC Better
New York City Economic Development Corporation today announced the launch of the NYC Broadband Map, an initiative designed to expand connectivity and ensure that the City further establishes its position as a leader in technology in the 21st century.
Harlem Business Owners And Twitter Founder Discuss Entrepreneurship
A different kind of show went on stage at the Apollo Theater in New York on Tuesday night. Square CEO and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey kicked off a conversation with small business owners in Harlem about their goals and needs.
Update: Blind Man And Guide Dog Survive Fall Onto Harlem Subway Tracks
A blind man and his guide dog fell onto a New York City subway track just as a train was approaching. But thanks to the black Labrador’s quick-thinking, both dog and man escaped with relatively minor injuries.
“The Waldorf of Harlem,” The Hotel Theresa, Harlem NY (video)
The Hotel Theresa, located at 2082-96 Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Boulevard between West 124th and 125th Streets in Harlem, NY, was, in the mid-20th century, a vibrant center of African American life in the area and the city.
Dan Burley’s Original Handbook of Harlem Jive (1944)
Harlem in the early 1940s was a place in flux. Though the Renaissance had ended a decade or so earlier, the cultural scene was still quite vibrant, with legendary jazz musicians, dancers, and entertainers of all sorts performing regularly in its many nightclubs.
Walter’s World: Weekend Picks- DANCE! – November 22, 2013 (with video)
By Walter Rutledge This weekend dance dominants the art scene. There is dance on the Eastside, Westside downtown and uptown. Here are a few of the many events taking place around the city and in our community.
A Day of Shootings And Stabbings in Harlem
9:23 PM: Shooting and stabbing in East Harlem. New York Police Department reporting of a Harlem male shot, with a NYPD mobilization was request.
Fashion Icon Dapper Dan Discusses Harlem, History Infuences (video)
With the launch of Jay-Z’s Life+Times YouTube channel, we wondered what type of content would stock the channel.
Whole Foods Will Open in Harlem
The organic grocery store hinted at it earlier this year, but today Whole Foods regional president Christina Minardi issued a press release announcing that the chain will open a 39,000-square-foot store in Harlem. The store will occupy 39,000 square feet within a new construction at Lenox Avenue and 125th Street, and will open in 2015.…
Does Harlem Want To Be An Uptown Meatpacking District?
Could Harlem become the next Meatpacking District? A panel of boosters from both neighborhoods said at a business event Wednesday that the prominent uptown neighborhood could learn a thing or two from the once-gritty downtown district now internationally known for its high-end shopping, chic nightclubs and upscale restaurants.
Prime Minister of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra Visits Harlem
Prime Minister of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra came to visit Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) on 125th Street last week.