Author: Harlem Shill
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HNBA January Meeting Recording
If you were unable to make it to HNBA’s January meeting with State Senator Cordell Cleare (and others and would like to view it, here’s the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/pHa5qDCRO2TANbU_yqvA-RPsczKjR-DTZuvvbY7EfG3tH2wq7GbgBNuB66e6kLdA.CVn7Pl3HIQCW71S9 Passcode: *@4qwTyR Van Der Zee A while ago I came across a great black and white image from James Van Der Zee, the celebrated photographer of the…
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Vigil, Tomorrow at 10
For tomorrow’s vigil for Yao Pan Ma, please find the updated list of officials in attendance in the poster: Alvin Bragg, Tish James, Jose Serrano, Robert Rodriguez, Gale Brewer, and Mark Levine. From the Asian communities, we will have officials Grace Meng, John Liu, Ron Kim, and Yuh-Line Niou. We will speak to them about the…
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Calabar Gallery
One of the joys of Harlem is visiting the galleries, large and small, that display such a range of amazing art. The Calabar Gallery, at 2504 Frederick Douglass Blvd, (646-964-5062) focuses on representing underserved artists locally and globally, with a special interest in African, African American and Caribbean artists. The gallery is an exhibition space,…
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Harlem Neighborhood Block Association Meeting Tomorrow (Thursday) at 7:00 PM
The January HNBA meeting will be virtual, and you are invited. We’ll gather tomorrow: Thursday, January 20th at 7:00 PM to hear from, and ask questions of, NY State Senator Cordell Cleare. If there is something you want Albany to do for you, or Harlem, here’s your chance to speak directly to our state senator. In addition,…
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Vigil on Friday
On Jan 21st (Fri) at 10 am, you are invited to a vigil in memory of Mr. Yao Pan Ma. Join us to grieve with the Ma family and wish that justice will be served. We will lay down white flowers and light white candles at the location of the attack. Come join Harlem’s residents…
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MLK
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A guiding star for all who work for justice. Food Stamp Building Moving from Chelsea to East Harlem Register to attend the CB11 meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) night at 6:30pm: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hT2KI2B0QDCYZrgKWph53A The Community Board will be addressing a move of 700 SNAP recipients from 14th Street in Chelsea to 126th Street…
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Lead
Ancient Greek stone architecture with its bleached symmetry and powerful ornamentation often looks as though it’s survived for more than 2,000 years simply through force of presence. A closer look, however, at the stones that make up classic Greek architecture reveals curious channels and depressions inside the centers of the stones that were carved to…
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Block Association Meeting on Thursday, 7pm
The January HNBA meeting will be virtual, and you are invited. We’ll gather on Thursday, January 20th at 7:00 PM to hear from, and ask questions of, NY State Senator Cordell Cleare. If there is something you want Albany to do for you, or Harlem, here’s your chance to speak directly to our state senator. In addition,…
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Join Your Community Board
The Manhattan Community Board Application Deadline is March 1. Each board has up to 50 members, all volunteers. Board members serve via staggered two-year terms, which means half must be reappointed or replaced every year. All of those people are appointed by their own borough president. City Council members can recommend new applicants, but the…
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From Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg:
Day 1 Memo – FACT SHEET Over-incarceration has not made Manhattan safer. Years of data and research have proven that incarcerating those charged with nonviolent and minor offenses leads to recidivism, and makes us less safe. Proven strategies to address the root causes of this behavior, such as mental health and drug and alcohol addiction,…
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Your Voice
New York State and New York City politicians can’t read your mind. If you want change in the community, then here’s your chance to speak to Albany or speak to City Hall. Please reach out to: GreaterHarlem.nyc/Volunteer to learn more and connect with other neighbors who want #FairShare4Harlem Harlem Academy’s New Building Harlem Academy has…
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Saved from The Ku Klux Klan
The New York photographer, Percy Loomis Sperr, was interested in everyday people and how their lives were lived in the 1920s to the 1940s. Sperr sought to document and preserve the city as fully as possible. Born on December 27, 1899, Sperr attended Oberlin College, and by the 1920s was venturing into East Harlem to…
