NYPD Corruption Probe Linked To $12 Mill Harlem Ponzi Scheme

Afew days ago we posted a story Former Harlem Restaurant Owner Allegedly Swindled Investors Of $12 Mill regarding Hamlet Peralta. 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…

Everything Harlem’s Sharpton Has Lived For Is At Stake

July 20, 2014, three days after Eric Garner suffocated to death during an arrest by New York City police officers for selling loose cigarettes, the Reverend Al Sharpton delivered the Sunday sermon at Riverside Church, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine…

Zoning For Affordable Housing Ok’d NY City Council

Several protesters glued their hands together and chanted loudly in opposition to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s two big zoning policies yesterday at City Hall, but the City Council still passed the two affordable housing proposals, Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) and Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA), with little opposition. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our…

Grant Applications Available From Preservation League

Applications are now available to eligible municipalities and not-for-profit organizations to compete for Preserve New York and Technical Assistance Grants (TAG), the signature grant programs of the Preservation League of New York State and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe…

Salters Scene: Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling

By Udo Salters On Thursday, March 3rd, the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling held an open house. The Museum is located on the corner of 155th street and St. Nicholas Avenue in a Broadway Housing Communities (BHC) building. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine…

HW Pick: NYC Residential Sales Market Finishes Strong In 2015

New York City’s residential sales market rounded out a year of robust activity with slight growth in average sales prices and sales volume throughout the five boroughs in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY)’s Fourth Quarter Residential Sales Report. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our…

HW Pick: All The Places To Get Free Stuff During NY Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week 2016 officially kicked off on Thursday with Nicholas K at 9am, but don’t worry if you find yourself without an invite. There are still plenty of ways for you to get in on the action — and, just like stalking it-girls, it’s totally gratis. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s)…

Apartments Lexington Avenue And East 116th Street Harlem NY 1912

A great photograph looking southeast at three apartment buildings at 143 East 116th Street (at Lexington Avenue), in East Harlem, New York 1912. 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…

HW Pick: Czech Marionettes in “The New World Symphony: Dvorak in America”

Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre (czechmarionettes.org/) CAMT has created “The New World Symphony: Dvorak in America,” a play chronicling the American years (1892-1895) of Czech composer Antonin Dvorak (pictured with his family), during which he produced a flurry of “American” works.  Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes,…

Harlem’s D.F. Tiemann & Company Paint & Color, 1832

Anthony Tiemann was born in Carlshafen, in Cassel, Germany, in 1779. In order to avoid conscription, he left for England in 1796 at the age of 17 and then went to America in 1798.   Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to…

Mayor de Blasio Promotes Smoother F.D.R. Drive From Harlem To Hollis

NY Times reports that a few months after moving into Gracie Mansion, Mayor Bill de Blasio approached his transportation commissioner with a question: How do we fix the Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive? 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 Churches, A Chance For Landmark Designation

A number of religious institutions were considered for landmark designation at a public hearing held by the Landmarks Preservation Commission last Thursday. 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.…

1702/1704/1706 Lexington Avenue At 107th Street, Harlem, NY, 1911

Street view photograph taken from across the street looking West at three brownstones at 1702/1704/1706 Lexington Avenue at 107th Street, Harlem, New York, 1911. 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…

1718 / 1720 Lexington Avenue, Harlem, NY 1911

Street view photograph taken from across the street looking West at retail buildings at 1718 / 1720 Lexington Avenue and 108th Street, Harlem, New York, 1911. 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…

St. Luke’s Backs Amsterdam Ave Redesign In Harlem

Transportation Alternatives is pleased to announce that Mt. Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital is backing a safety redesign for Amsterdam Avenue. 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…