In the sweltering summer of 1901, the bustling intersection of West 110th Street and 7th Avenue in Harlem was a hive of activity.
George Washington Dinner at Morris-Jumel Mansion
The landmark Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum will be holding this year’s George Washington Dinner on Sunday, July 14, 2024, in Harlem, New York.
Continue readingMeet The Man Who Gave Rich Porter 30 Kilos Of Cocaine
By Darryl Robertson
The writer of the Holy Qur’an and the Holy Bible said: “Let there be light in Harlem.” So, there was light in Harlem.
Continue readingHarlem Rep. Espaillat Reacts: Supreme Court Puts A Dent In Trump’s Immunity Armor
Representative Adriano Espaillat issued a powerful statement today in response to the Supreme Court's controversial decision granting former President Donald Trump immunity:
Continue readingMount Sinai Expands Center For Post-COVID Care To Serve Patients In East Harlem And South Bronx
Mount Sinai has expanded its Center for Post-COVID Care—the first and largest center of its kind—to another location to better serve patients in East Harlem and the South Bronx.
Continue readingCommunity-Owned Property Gaining Traction In Harlem More Is Needed, WEACT
In the recent WE ACT Updates newsletter send congratulations to the East Harlem/El Barrio Community Land Trust (EHEBCLT) who opened their first community-owned property in East Harlem on November 17, 2023!
Continue readingThe NYC Health + Hospitals Leadership Acknowledged In 2023 Power Players In Health Care List
NYC Health + Hospitals today announced that nine leaders from across the health system and MetroPlusHealth have been named to the PoliticsNY and amNY Metro 2023 Power Players in Health Care list.
Continue readingInvesting Today To Strengthen Communities For Generations To Come, Says Harlem’s Espaillat
The Biden-Harris Administration works to deliver on generational investments in our nation, including the implementation of the American Rescue Plan.
Continue readingLil’s World: The Soapbox Presents An Indoors Event At Kente Royal Gallery
By Lil Nickelson
On Saturday, November 18th, 2023, I attended the first intimate indoor event sponsored by The Soapbox Presents titled, “Welcome In: For Love and Blackness,” in Harlem, NY.
Continue readingYolande’s Yard: Harlem Creative Collective, Where Style Meets Sustainability And Community
By Yolande Brener and photographs by Rudy Collins
As the door of Harlem Creative Collective opened, a hidden pocket of dreams emerged on 147th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem, NY.
Continue readingWest Harlem Art Fund Presents Its First Winter Exhibition — Curb Appeal On Governors Island
The West Harlem Art Fund is expanding their seasonal residency on Governors Island through Winter 2024.
Continue readingHarlem’s Thelma Golden Receives Gish Prize With Sade Lythcott, Darren Walker, Terrance McKnight, And Others
The Gish Prize Trust today announced that Thelma Golden, who as Director and Chief Curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem is internationally renowned as an advocate for and collaborator with generations of Black artists.
Continue readingGet “Set For The Season” With The Fabulous Award-Winning Jazz Vocalist Nicole Henry
International recording artist Nicole Henry will bring in the holidays at Aaron Davis Hall in Harlem, New York.
Continue readingPolice Athletic League Youngsters In Harlem Learns How To Harvest, Spin, And Jar Honey
On November 13 and 14, 2023, Police Athletic League (PAL) youngsters from PAL’s Webster Center, in the Bronx, and PAL’s Harlem Center explored the process of honey harvesting and extraction using the new beehives on the roofs of their PAL Centers.
Continue readingNew York Cares: 35th Annual Coat Drive Warms Students In Upper Manhattan
New York Cares, in collaboration with UPS, will distribute 400 winter coats to elementary students at PS 171 M-Patrick Henry on November 29, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EST.
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