Harlem River Houses Public Library Branch Tabbed For Expansion
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.Continue reading
Officials And Development Partners Gather For Opening Of PS 186
Officials and development partners will gather to announce the opening of The Residences at PS 186, a 79 unit mixed-use affordable housing development, co-located with a new 11,302 square feet state-of-the art clubhouse for the Boys and Girls Club of Harlem (BGCH).Continue reading
Nate Parker’s “The Birth Of A Nation,” Arrives At AMC Magic Johnson In Harlem (Video)
This week, Fox Searchlight held community-focused screenings of the new film The Birth of a Nation* in various markets around the country in Los Angeles, Charlotte, Detroit, Houston, Miami, Queens and Harlem.Continue reading
Orfeo Antillano’s 12th Annual BBQ Fundraiser & Performance
A great way to end the week long Harlem-Havana Educational & Cultural Festival is to come enjoy on Sunday 8/21 from 2-8pm a small but far-reaching 501(c)(3) Afro-Cuban Dance Company located in Harlem on 128th Street and Convent Avenue. Continue reading
Keith Wright Supports Inez Dickens To Get Her City Council Seat
NY Post reports that Harlem heavyweights Keith Wright and Inez Dickens are taking steps to swap seats after Wright’s narrow loss in a congressional primary last month.Continue reading
Harlem Day Of Action To Address High Rate Of Hep C In NYC
New York State has the third highest hepatitis C rate in the U.S., and East Harlem has one of the highest rates of newly reported chronic hepatitis C infection of all New York City neighborhoods. Continue reading
City Council Land Use Committee Approves Deadlines For Landmarking
Yesterday, the City Council’s Land Use Committee voted through a contentious bill that would impose deadlines on the Landmarks Preservation Commission and its process of designating historic properties. Continue reading
Lisa Price, Marcus Samuelsson, Louis Johnson Jr. And More Honored At Harlem Business Alliance
Yesterday evening, Tuesday, March 29, 2016 Harlem Business Alliance (HBA), a New York City nonprofit that services Harlem-based prospective and current business owners, hosted their 35th Anniversary Awards Dinner in MIST Harlem.Continue reading
Seitu’s World: Harlem Hospital Celebrates Womens History Month
On Sunday, March 13th, 2016 photographer of all things Harlem Seitu Oronde was at the Harlem Hospital's Women's History Month event documenting the event in Harlem, New York.Continue reading
$95G Stolen From Harlem Councilwoman In Harlem
Someone stole $95,000 worth of jewelry from the Harlem home of City Councilwoman Inez Dickens, NYPD police sources said Friday.Continue reading
Join The Rally Against Hate Speech In Harlem
The sign once read: “Jesus Would Stone Homos.” Now it says: “You Sodomites and Freaks Have Soiled Harlem.” Frustrated by years of hateful language posted on signage outside of Atlah Worldwide Missionary Church, Harlem neighbors will hold a rally against hate speech on Monday, November 23rd, 2015 outside of 38 W. 123 St. at Lenox Ave.Continue reading
Harlem’s Dickens, Mark-Viverito Support Naked Ladies
Prominent female city leaders — including Harlem Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito — praised The Post Sunday for revealing that Mayor Bill de Blasio’s crusade against the half-naked ladies of Times Square is wrong-headed and sexist.Continue reading
Up Close with CC Minton: Award-Winning Seven Brown Expands Harlem Skin & Laser Clinic
Award-winning and internationally licensed esthetician Seven Brown hosted an opening reception of her new venture Harlem Skin & Laser Clinic (HSLC), on Thursday, April 23, 2015. The full-service skin and laser center is the first of its kind above 96th street (east or west side of Manhattan) that services men and women of different ethnicity.
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Seitu’s World: Women’s History Month At The Schomburg In Harlem
By Seitu Oronde
Seitu Oronde joined many guests on Friday, March 27 at the Women's History Month event at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, New York, NY.
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Some Harlem Bus Riders “Trampling Our Liberties”
A DOT plan to extend bus lanes and add turn restrictions on 125th Street was shouted down last night by the same hecklers who have filibustered street safety improvements at Community Board 10 for years. Noticeably absent from last night’s meeting: People who ride the bus on 125th Street.Continue reading
