Category: Events

  • The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping

    The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping

    Nazi-sympathizing, anti-Black and antisemitic Charles Lindbergh (see photo below): Has an interesting link to Harlem, and East Harlem’s Corn Exchange building in particular. On March 1st, 1932, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., the 20-month-old son of the famous aviator and racist was kidnapped from the nursery on the second floor of the Lindbergh home near Hopewell,…

  • Attend the Community Board Meeting Tomorrow

    Attend the Community Board Meeting Tomorrow

    Community Board 11 will be meeting tomorrow at 6:30 PM. Please attend by clicking this link to register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fMqcI36tRqK-jeXLQxX-qA (From this page: https://www.cb11m.org/calendar/ ) The full board meeting will discuss Timbale Terrace, and the plan by HPD to not set aside 99 units of supportive housing for Harlem seniors, but instead to bring in people…

  • Party on Park Next Sunday, October 1st

    Party on Park Next Sunday, October 1st

    Make sure to head to Park Avenue on Sunday, October 1st, from noon until 4:00 PM to join in the joy, the festivities, and the celebration of Harlem. The event will be from 125th Street, all the way down to 111th Streets. Activities, food, music, giveaways, information, and so much more. HNBA will have a…

  • Gibbs vs. Mark-Viverito

    Gibbs vs. Mark-Viverito

    City and State is reporting on a lawsuit filed by Assembly Member Eddie Gibbs after he lost an election – 7 votes to 6 votes. Assembly Member Eddie Gibbs – a close ally of Manhattan Democratic Party leader Keith Wright claims that his loss violated the party’s internal rules. His opponents within the party say…

  • Black Belts and Blessings

    Black Belts and Blessings

    A classic 1994 New York Times article on nuns in East Harlem learning martial arts as they perform charity in the community: Smoke-Free Join Sinergia and Public Health Solutions on our upcoming free webinar via Zoom on 10/12 from 12 PM-1:30 p.m.  Event Name: Your Home & the Smoke-Free NYC Program Presenting Organization: Public Health…

  • The Rat Portal, Redux

    The Rat Portal, Redux

    NYC’s new Rat Czar and the mayor have created a new look for the city’s rat portal – a map of property in the city, color coded according to rat activity inspections: Pink and purple are not good (notice how all our parks fail…) and green means all good. Check it out yourself to see…

  • 9th District Civil Court

    9th District Civil Court

    A gorgeous neo-Romanesque Courthouse in East Harlem has a brownstone scroll with embossed text (seen just above the scaffolding in this photo): The text on the scroll reads “9th District Civil Court”: Joshua Clennon’s Fundraiser – One Week From Today The candidate writes: “I’m a 4th generation Harlem resident, husband, and father, deeply committed to…

  • Neighborhood Streets

    Neighborhood Streets

    Join CIVITAS in a fun workshop on understanding our streets. To register, click here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qdeivrzwiE9YQTGts9Dg9EBWbl9sPmvKi#/registration Fenimore Cooper The old Fenimore Cooper School (East 119 to East 120, between Madison and 5th, is now Bethel Gospel Assembly. In the porticoes above entrances, you can still see remnants of cast concrete basreliefs of a number of school…

  • Self-Defense For Children at the 28th Precinct

    Self-Defense For Children at the 28th Precinct

    EGN Youth Sports & Development is a non-profit organization missioned to improve youth and their communities through the art of Karate. Our goal is to strengthen the minds, bodies and hearts of the youth in our communities through Karate training. (Note that the transcription incorrectly misidentifies the Harlem Precinct. It should be the 28th Precinct,…

  • The 125th Street BID is 30

    Signed into law in September 1993 by Mayor David N. Dinkins, Harlem’s BID is 30 years old. East Harlem Church for Sale A church and parish house on 119th Street near Pleasant Avenue are for sale: https://www.crexi.com/properties/1181451/new-york-442-444-east-119th-street As Catholic attendance numbers shrink and costs associated with lawsuits continue to rise, the New York Diocese has…

  • Sign The Petition!

    Sign The Petition!

    Reject Timbale Terrace and HPD’s plan to move even more people with severe mental illness and addiction into our community. Just look at 125th Street. Does Harlem need New York City to bring more people with severe issues into our community? We asked for supportive housing for our seniors during the East Harlem visioning process.…

  • HNBA September Meeting Tonight at 7:00

    HNBA September Meeting Tonight at 7:00

    We’ve Got Great Weather Tonight! All welcome to attend HNBA’s September meeting. We’ll meet tonight in the Harlem Rose Garden at 7:00 PM The Harlem Rose Garden (East 129th Street at 5th Avenue)  Come Out To Voice Any Public Safety Concerns You Have