Author: Harlem Shill

  • JP Morgan Summer Internship Program for Black College Students

    Harlem neighbors, JP Morgan Chase has a summer internship program for black college sophomore students. This full time paid program lasts for 6 weeks. All majors are considered. Seats are opened in various major cities, including NYC. DEADLINE to apply is Dec 20. Click on this link to apply. This competitive program is a great…

  • Holiday Lights Tonight

    The 125th Street BID will light up West 125th Street tonight. For more details on the festivities, see: https://harlemlightitup.vamonde.com/posts/event-details-turn-on-the-lights/10455/ Marilyn Monroe in Harlem From the website: https://www.popspotsnyc.com/iconic_new_york_city_film_locations/ What the site doesn’t say is that one of her husbands – Arthur Miller – lived almost where the camera is, taking the photo. Miller was born in…

  • A Call for LegislationThe Bronx is Building

    The Greater Harlem Coalition has recently written to our elected officials to ask them to begin the work of enacting legislation that will stop and then reverse the oversaturation of drug treatment programs in our community: The Bronx is Building A new rental building has been proposed for the Bronx waterfront between the Madison Avenue…

  • CBS News Coverage of Oversaturation and the Explosion of Illegal Drug Dealing in Our Community

    CBS News had a great piece last night on how Harlem and East Harlem are oversaturated with substance abuse programs which has attracted unprecedented numbers of illegal drug sellers who prey on the men and women seeking treatment. Harlem residents showed the CBS reporter evidence of illegal drug sales and use – all concentrated around…

  • The Machine: Running for Bill Perkins’ Seat

    The debacle of voting in NYC (note how the still haven’t finished the count and don’t expect to complete it until Thanksgiving) rests partly on the shoulders of Bill Perkins’ wife – Pamela Perkins – who was given a patronage job on the NYC Board of Elections. https://www.vote.nyc/page/commissioners-management. Perkins himself is not expected to run…

  • OASAS Refuses to Acknowledge Their Impact on Our Comunity

    A neighbor wrote to Governor Cuomo and OASAS recently, asking for them to address how the illegal drug trade (which congregates around the nexus of OASAS licensed addiction programs in our community) is impacted by OASAS decisionmaking. Zoraida Diaz (the OASAS NYC District Director) replied with a refusal to acknowledge the impact of decades of…

  • Veterans’ Day

    As we celebrate the service of those who served, we should pay special homage to those members of the armed services who not only fought America’s enemies on foreign shores, but who fought racism and discrimination at home and in the military as well. Below, Dr. Keith Taylor helps celebrate the service of Airman Montgomery…

  • Mayor De Blasio Toured 125th Street

    The mayor toured 125th Street on Sunday to see how dire our quality of life issues are. City Council Member Diana Ayala toured with the mayor. Note that on Sunday the methadone clinics are closed and most of their client base uses their ‘take home’ allocation that is given to them on Saturday. So the…

  • HNBA Meeting Tonight!

    Our November HNBA meeting will be tonight at 7pm. If you want to join, fill this out to get the Zoom link: https://hnba.nyc/join-hnba/ We’ll learn more about strategies for buying a home, refinancing, and more ways to build generational wealth in these complex times. We will also have a candidate for Manhattan DA – Tali…

  • Who Spent What

    Patch has a great article on who spent what in Harlem election contests: https://patch.com/new-york/harlem/heres-how-much-money-poured-harlem-elections 33 Harlem It’s hard to believe that there was a time when you could call a business in Harlem with only 33 Harlem, yet that’s what you’d call to reach the Yuengling offices in New York. This trading card caught my…

  • HNBA Zoom Meeting on Tuesday (7pm)

    On Tuesday at 7pm we’ll meet on Zoom to learn more about strategies for buying a home, refinancing, and more ways to build generational wealth in these complex times. We will also have a candidate for Manhattan DA – Tali Farhadian Weinstein – join us to talk about how she wants to reform the DA’s…

  • Aaron Douglas

    The esteemed Harlem Renaissance painter Aaron Douglas has two of his amazing works up at the Whitney Museum. These large 5′ square works are signature examples of his mature style – one that you might recognize if you visit the Schomburg which owns a number of his pieces. To learn more about Aaron Douglas, see:…