East River Plaza Archives - Harlem World Magazine

East River Plaza And HCCI Host The 18th Annual ImageNation Outdoor Festival Drive-In Movie Series

The 18th Annual ImageNation Outdoors Festival is back for three dates this Fall! Partnering with East River Plaza, Sol Cinema Cafe, and Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, Inc. (HCCI).Continue reading

East River Plaza Shines Blue As A Thank You To Healthcare Heroes On The Front Lines

East River Plaza, a Blumenfeld Development Group and Brookfield Properties Property located in East Harlem, was one of 150+ buildings across the nation that participated in the “Light It Blue” initiative.Continue reading

Legendary Harlem Muralist “Franco The Great” Celebrated Gate Art Works New Home At East River Plaza

The Blumenfeld Development Group LTD (BDG) and Brookfield Properties, on behalf of East River Plaza, in partnership with Save the Gates of Harlem celebrated Franco “Franco the Great” Gaskin.Continue reading

Join The Celebration Of Harlem’s Franco The Great’s Harlem Gates In Harlem

Blumenfeld Development Group, Ltd. (BDG) and Brookfield, on behalf of East River Plaza, in partnership with the Save the Gates of Harlem will come together with the Harlem community to celebrate icon Franco “Franco the Great” Gaskin’s gate murals.Continue reading

East Harlem Target Shopping Cart Attack Left Woman Incapable Of Physical Intimacy

Patch reports that an Upper West Side philanthropist left brain-damaged when a shopping cart was dropped on her in East River Plaza mall is a "shadow of her former self," rendered incapable of physical intimacy, the woman's lawyer said.

Harlem’s UMEZ Announces Ken Knuckles To Retire After 15 Years Leading The Organization

The Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ) today announced that the organization’s longtime President and Chief Executive Officer, Kenneth J. Knuckles, will step down in June after 15 years of service to begin his retirement.Continue reading

The New Colorful HAP(PY) Tower In East Harlem

Architectural Digest reports that forget millennial pink: Architect Karim Rashid looked to good old-fashioned magenta in his latest project, the HAP tower in East Harlem. Continue reading

UC Funds And HAP Partner On State-of-the-Art Apartment Building In East Harlem

UC Funds, a vertically-integrated commercial real estate specialty finance firm, and HAP Investment Developers announced today the grand opening of 329 Pleasant Avenue, an eight-story, luxury apartment complex in East Harlem, New York. Continue reading

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East Harlem Building Boom Continues

Although permits were filed for this eight-story apartment building in East Harlem way back in 2007, the project has just started to rise out of the recession gutter. Continue reading

Harlem’s Franklin Gaskin (Franco the Great), 1928-

Franco the Great (born Franklin Gaskin in Panama 1928, also the Harlem Picasso) is a street artist in Harlem, New York. He earned his notoriety by painting storefront security gates in West Harlem.Continue reading