Category: Culture
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East Harlem Nights
Union Settlement house. East 104th Street. Enjoy!
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Mayor Adams Endorses Inez Dickens For City Council
The Mayor commented that: “You [Inez Dickens] know the community so well. You’re going to bring the experience of Albany, the experience of being a council person, just a whisper away from being a speaker.” See coverage, HERE. Photoville Comes to East Harlem Make sure to head to Park Avenue (east side) between 120th and…
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Harlem Skyscraper Classic
The 2023 Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic will be held on Sunday, June 18, 2023. Note that the sidewalks and roads around Marcus Garvey Park will be closed for the action. Harlem Portraits
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60 Years Ago, Today
On June 13th, 1963, with Kennedy in the White House (just having dealt with the Cuban Missile Crisis) Black and Latino construction workers picketed and protested at Harlem Hospital. Why? The new building (now 60 years old) was being built with labor that did not hire Black or Latino workers. New York CORE’s campaigned against…
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Tomorrow: Harlem Talks Trash!
Tomorrow we hope to see you tomorrow at 7:00 PM at HNBA’s June meeting – yes, you’re welcome! We’ll gather to talk trash! Come hear from local elected officials, Community Board 11, DSNY, and others on inequity in the Department of Sanitation’s services provided to our community. We’ll meet in the ground floor community room…
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When Harlem Was Jewish
The website JewishUnpacked.com has a great article on the history or Jewish Harlem: “Harlem was a microcosm of an entire Jewish community,” Barry Judelman, a Jewish Harlem tour guide and urban historian, explained in an interview.“It was a unique combination of Sephardic, Ashkenazi, and German Jews — by the 1890s, these three groups of Jews were…
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Harlem > Chelsea
Forbes.com reported that Harlem Hops (the Black-owned and operated beer venue on ACP) has now opened its second location in a new food court – Market 57 at Pier 57 – in Chelsea. Kim Harris (a Harlem Hops co-owner) noted that years ago many Black people drank beer, but “we were inundated by malt liquor…
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Black Drivers Pay More (Insurance)
Chau Lam from We The Commuters reports on the cost of (Black) insurance in NYC: New York City drivers living in predominantly Black and low-income communities pay hundreds and thousands of dollars more for auto insurance than drivers living in predominantly white and wealthy neighborhoods, according to a new report from the nonprofit Consumer Federation…
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Harlem Desire
The Euro dance group London Boys from the 80’s had an anti-gun violence single called Harlem Desire. And, while big suits: and leather S+M wear were the visuals: the campy song espoused the desire for Harlem to “let our children play with toys” and “no more fighting in the streets.” Build the Block, Tonight 25…
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Blumstein’s
90 years ago, Blumstein’s department store, at 230 West 125th Street was the department store on 125th Street. It was also a flashpoint in the civil rights movement, and one which Adam Clayton Powell Jr., managed to turn into a nationally recognized victory. In 1885 Louis Blumstein arrived in the United States from Germany. He…
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Preservation in Harlem Conference
Register here to Save YOUR Spot. Seating is Limited. FREE 2023 Harlem Historic Preservation Conference: Harlem and the Future 22023 Historic Preservation Conference -Harlem and the Future 2: Preserving Culture & Sustaining Historic Character in a Changing Environmentwww.eventbrite.com “Harlem and the Future 2: Preserving Culture & Sustaining Historic Character in a Changing Environment” will discuss the current…
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Figure Skating in Harlem Wins The International Olympic Committee’s Women And Sports Trophy 2021 For The Americas
Figure Skating in Harlem, a not-for-profit organization located in New York City that provides girls with innovative year-round health, education and fitness programs was (finally) officially presented with the IOC Women and Sport Award 2021 Trophy for the Americas. The ceremony for this 2-year-old award took place during a side event co-hosted by the International…
