Harlem Center Lost $500K Grant Because Of Program’s Success
The federal government cut off a $500,000 grant for a Harlem program that helped poor kids go to college — because it was doing too good a job.
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Harlem, If You Have An Yahoo E-Mail Account, The Government Spied On You
Yahoo last year secretly built a custom software program to search all of its customers’ incoming emails for specific information provided by US intelligence officials, sources have told Reuters.
Harlem’s Mark Levine And Other Electeds Provide Legal Representation For Low-income Tenants
There will be a press conference and public hearing on Int. 214A-2014, a local law that will provide legal representation for low-income tenants who are subject to eviction, ejectment or foreclosure proceedings.
A New Community Rose Grows in Harlem
Water surrounds it. The East, Harlem and Hudson Rivers form its boundaries, but Harlem is transcendent. For generations, this neighborhood has been the spiritual center of African-American and Caribbean life in the United States.
New York Isn’t Telling Tenants They May Be Protected From Big Rent Hikes From Harlem To Hollis
By Cezary Podkul In February of 2015, Lilian Piedra received a letter with devastating news: Her landlord was jacking up the rent for her four-bedroom apartment in Manhattan’s Washington Heights from $2,100 a month to $3,500.
Department of Consumer Affairs Warns About Predatory Tax Preparer Tactics
Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) First Deputy Commissioner Alba Pico today, as part of National Consumer Protection Week, issued a warning to New Yorkers about predatory tax preparer tactics, including overcharging, hidden fees and filing without permission.
How To Protect More Than Your Heart This Valentine’s Day
There may be no worse feeling than having your heart broken, especially on Valentine’s Day with Mr. and Ms. Right from Harlem to Harare.
NY Urban League Talks 2015 Class Of Board Members
The New York Urban League is excited to announce its fall class of 2015 board members.The four new members are as follows:
Speaker Mark-Viverito Announce $6.6 Mill To Support Domestic Violence Survivors
In honor of NYC Go Purple Day and National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Women’s Issues Committee Chair Laurie Cumbo announced $6.6 million in the Fiscal Year 2016 budget for support services for survivors of domestic violence.
Mayor de Blasio Announces New Homelessness Services
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced $12.3 million on homelessness prevention services to expand free legal representation in Housing Court and help thousands of New Yorkers from Harlem to Hollis facing eviction or harassment stay in their homes.
Harlem Speaker Mark-Viverito Assures Minors Free Access To Attorneys
One year after calling for New York City to step up and “respond to the humanitarian crisis we have before us,” East Harlem Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito announced today that the New York City Council Unaccompanied Minors Initiative is successfully providing free attorneys for every minor who arrives in New York City.
The Story Of Harlem’s Baby “Betty Boop” Esther 1918-1920’s (Updated)
Esther Lee Jones, born c. 1918- by her stage names “Baby Esther”, “Little Esther”, and other similar variations, was a Harlem singer and child entertainer of the late 1920s.
NYPD, Now Hiring, School Safety Agents in NYC
“..It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds..” –Samuel Adams (Each one reach one! Yes, we can make a difference!) Our Mission Statement: Military Women In Power. Ltd The organization was formed to provide aid to Female Soldiers/Veterans. We‘re a two Female Veteran…
5 Men Exonerated In Central Park Jogger Case
‘Justice delayed is justice denied,’ – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The five men whose convictions in the brutal 1989 beating and rape of a female jogger in Central Park were later overturned have agreed to a settlement of about $40 million from New York City to resolve a bitterly fought civil rights lawsuit…
50 Years of Guiding Young Scholars in Harlem
Edouard E. Plummer works out of a room inside a Harlem public school that would be spacious — if it were a storage closet.