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First Lady Chirlane McCray Launches New Partnership To Promote Mental Health...
First Lady Chirlane McCray today announced Sisters Thrive, a women-led, family-centered volunteer effort to promote mental health literacy in Black communities. The First Lady will spearhead a...
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MTA Seeks Contractor For First Platform Safety Barriers From Harlem To Hollis
The Daily News reports that the MTA is looking for a contractor to design and build one of the subway’s first platform barriers, which are common in transit systems around Continue Reading →
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HBCU Gear That Gives Back And Not Just For The Holidays
This holiday season Collegiate and HBCU apparel brand Tradition has made repping your Alma mater more important and stylish than ever. From men’s cardigans and women’s fleece tops to preppy Continue...
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“Art In The Parks Active Open Space” Program Creates Eight New Public Art...
The Health Department, in partnership with NYC Parks, today announced the installation of eight new public artworks in parks in the South Bronx, East Harlem and Central Brooklyn. The “Art Continue...
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Happy Xmas (War Is Over!) By John Lennon, Yoko Ono And The Harlem Community...
“Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” is a Christmas song with lyrics by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, released in 1971 as a single by John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir. The lyrics are...
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Holiday! Festive! Live! Mix ‘n’ Mingle & More At State Office Building In Harlem
Join us and round up your friends, family and associates to do like in the Holiday! Festive! Live! a Mix ‘n’ Mingle & More…Sip. Sit.Chat. Chew. Dance. The Open Mic Continue Reading →
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Landmarks Will Consider Designating 4 NYC Buildings, Harlem Historic District
NY Curbed reports that the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission moved swiftly on Tuesday to calendar a group of historic structures, and one proposed historic district, allowing for their...
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Harlem’s “Mini Michael Jordan” Signs With Harlem Globetrotters (Video)
NY Post reports that a 4-foot-5 hoopster dubbed the “mini Michael Jordan” has been signed by the Harlem Globetrotters — the team’s shortest player ever. Jahmani “Hot Shot” Swanson, 32, Continue Reading →
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Nearly 50 East Harlem Locations Graced With New Trash Cans
Patch reports that the city department of small business services has purchased nearly 50 new trash cans for the East Harlem‘s highly-trafficked corridors, a spokesperson for the department said. The...
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Seitu’s World: Art Show In The Community At Harlem Hospital (Photographs)
On Saturday, December 9th, 2017, community photographer Seitu Oronde covered the Art community show at the Harlem Hospital in Harlem, New York. Check out more photographs by Seitu Oronde. Related...
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Mayor de Blasio Moves To Create Cluster Buildings Into Housing For Homeless...
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that the City will help not-for-profit developers acquire and rehab residential “cluster site” buildings from Harlem to Hollis. Currently used to house homeless...
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Harlem, Donate Books To Brighten Holidays For Neighbors
If you have already carved a few minutes out of your busy schedule to give the invaluable gift of reading through Total Equity Now’s 6th Annual Literacy Across Harlem. Total Continue Reading →
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Harlem’s Sean Combs Finds His Roots On “Finding Your Roots” (Video)
Harlem man, Sean Combs (aka Diddy, Puffy, Puff Daddy, etc.,) discovers the history of his ancestors in Finding Your Roots: Season Three, episode seven, “Family Reunions”. Here’s the video: Watch...
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Harlem’s Cam’ron Talks Reebok’s At Event
Foot Wear News reports that rap legend Cam’ron is from Harlem, the most stylish borough in New York. So if he cosigns something, the street style-focused listen. The “Oh Boy” Continue Reading →
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Woman Robbed On Upper West Side In Harlem
Patch reports that the NYPD is trying to identify a man (above) who robbed a woman on the Upper West Side and was later spotted using her purse in a Continue Reading →
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Battle Brews Over Harlem Marx Brothers Playground
Bloomberg reports that Groucho Marx once said that politics is the art of looking for trouble. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito have found Continue Reading →
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Statement By Harlem Council Member Rodriquez On The L- Train Shutdown
Here is the opening statement, as prepared for delivery, by Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Chair of the Council Committee on Transportation: Good morning and welcome to today’s hearing of the...
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It’s Official, Harlem’s Dapper Dan And Gucci Are In Business
GQ reports that back in May, Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele found himself the subject of some snippy online chatter—and just as quickly turned a potential problem into a genuinely exciting...
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Harlem Clarence H. Beavers, Last Of WWII Paratrooper Pioneers Dies
Clarence Beavers stated he was born on June 12, 1921 at West 134 Street, Harlem, New York. And was the 15th child of the 16 sons and daughters given birth to Continue Reading →
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Get Harlem’s “Luke Cage: The Complete First Season” For The Holidays
Lastly this week is the latest Netflix Marvel show to hit Blu-ray, Luke Cage: The Complete First Season. Mike Colter stars as Luke Cage, a former convict who, due to Continue Reading →
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