Month: June 2022
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Shakespeare Coming to Marcus Garvey Park
The Classical Theatre of Harlem announced casting for its upcoming production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night at Marcus Garvey Park – July 5-29. The play will be free to the public and reservations can be made starting today. Continuing CTH’s mission to place diversity at the forefront of their performances, this interpretation of Twelfth Night will engage with the…
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Time to Get Political – Write to the Mayor!
Uptown Grand Central’s Clean Team has been doing an amazing job in keeping the area around Park/Lex and 125th Street tidy. But now, this funding is being threatened! Now that the City just passed its next budget, we’ve heard that the Corps’ time with us will end June 30. The CCC has put thousands of people…
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Metropolitan Hospital’s Flood Wall Resiliency Project
On May 25, 2022, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), NYC Health + Hospitals, New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Commissioner Jackie Bray, and community members broke ground for a new flood protection system project at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan in East Harlem. The project includes a perimeter flood…
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Recording of the 68th Assembly District Forum
If you missed New York State’s 68th Assembly District Candidates’ Forum on June 9th, check out the recording, here: https://fordham.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=b5f731d4-5b7d-4690-b74b-aeb000172313 Maya Angelou Quote on Madison Avenue Meet Your Judicial Candidates Walk the Walk Saturday, June 18, 2022 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Take a stroll around East and Central Harlem above 125th Street, straddling Fifth…
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HNBA Meeting Tonight at 7:00 PM
We hope you’ll come out for our final HNBA meeting of the season (before our summer break) on Tuesday, June 14th at 7:00 PM. To get the Zoom link: We’ll hear from the Citizens Union about what is on the horizon for redistricting City Council that could change whether or not you are considered part of…
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Head to The Schomburg
Alison Saar, the artist behind the Harriet Tubman sculpture at St. Nicholas and Frederick Douglass Blvds. has created a work based on the playwright, journalist, activist, and lesbian, Lorraine Hansberry. Saar, who also did the jazz era sculptures of Harlem residents that are on the Metro-North platforms at the 125th Street Station, will unveil the…
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Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in 21st Century America
Residential segregation manages to color just about every facet of US life. It fuels the country’s sprawling suburban development and the massive carbon footprint that lifestyle demands. It underpins struggling public schools and the increasingly toxic politics around them. It turns would-be neighbors into feared strangers by politicians like Kristin Jordan who oppose the vision of…
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East 126th Street Mentioned in Politico
Politico has an article on the new safe injection site on East 126th Street. Rev. Al Sharpton and Rep. Adriano Espaillat, a Democrat who represents Northern Manhattan and the Bronx, have raised concerns about the large number of social service programs in Harlem compared to other parts of the city that have equally high rates…
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Juneteenth Block Party
Saturday, June 18th, Noon to 6pm, join a free block party at 131st Street and FDB. All Welcome! HBCU College Fair Tomorrow! Join the 28th Precinct at an HBCU college fair. 2271 8th Avenue (St. Nicholas between 122/123), Noon to 4PM. All welcome. Free. Loans, Mortgages, and Insurance Learn more about loans, mortgages, and insurance…
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HNBA Meeting on Tuesday, June 14th – 7 PM
We hope you’ll come out for our final HNBA meeting of the season (before our summer break) on Tuesday, June 14th at 7:00 PM. To get the Zoom link: We’ll hear from the Citizens Union about what is on the horizon for redistricting City Council that could change whether or not you are considered part of…
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Who’s Going To Represent You/Harlem In Albany?
The New York State 68th Assembly District primary is coming up. Whoever wins the primary will likely be your representative in Albany. If you live in the area shown on the map below, make sure to register for the candidates’ forum tomorrow (Thursday, June 9th, at 7:00 PM) using this link: https://fordham.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIocuGtqD0oEtXpPxQTWfT54jA20YivmtWL Junteenth! GothamToGo has…
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Artist Addresses the Hidden Horror of Dr. Sims
Bloomberg has an article on a new artwork in Montgomery: The Mothers of Gynecology, and the artist and activist Michelle Browder who created this sculpture to challenge and refute the legacy of Dr. Sims. Browder’s monument honoring the “Mothers of Gynecology” — Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey, enslaved girls who underwent dozens of vaginal procedures by…
