Category: Events
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2nd Avenue Subway
The MTA now hopes to break ground on (this iteration of the 2nd Avenue Subway) by the end of the year. Chuck Schumer – senator from New York – says: “Things never looked better for getting the Second Avenue subway to East Harlem.” In our neighborhood 71 percent of residents use public transit to get…
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Presentation on Shelter Distribution
Tune in to a free NYC Open Data Week presentation on misleading maps from NYC’s Department of Homeless Services – Monday, March 7th, at 7:00 PM On Monday (March 7th) at 7:00 PM, join HNBA’s Vice President – Shawn Hill – in a presentation exploring how the Department of Homeless Services produced and distributed misleading…
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Petition for a Better Harlem and Sample Free Food
Jordan Pie Cafe on 116th and Madison is now offering an expanded full menu of vegan food. They are so generous to host a community event for all neighbors to sample their food. Come out on Friday, 3 – 5:00 PM to sign petitions for a Harlem tax abatement, reduce the overconcentration of drug treatment…
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Charter School Coming
Signs are coming up for Capital Prep Harlem Charter School at the former All Saints Church – Madison and East 129th Street: Learn More About MMPCIA’s Oversaturation Tax Protest Join us on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 6:00pm for a 1-hour information session. Harlem has over 20% of NYC drug treatment and homeless shelters, the majority…
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Harlem Tax Protest
Oversaturation Tax ProtestJoin us on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 6:00pm for a 1-hour information session. Hello Harlem NeighborsHarlem has over 20% of NYC drug treatment and homeless shelters, the majority of which are concentrated within .4 miles on 125th street. This hyper-concentration of social services is having a deleterious effect on all who live, work, worship, and…
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James Baldwin debates William Buckley Jr.
On this day, in 1965, James Baldwin debated William F. Buckley at Cambridge University. After a brilliant take-down of white supremacy, Baldwin receives a standing ovation (38:20) and this debate (and much of what Baldwin says here) becomes a major milestone in the intellectual response to the horrors of Jim Crow America. Frederick Douglass in…
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The Spirit of Harlem
A 2005 mosaic that was on the North Fork Bank on West 125th Street was restored a couple of years ago after pubic outcry that it might be destroyed/hidden from view. You can see the mural on the north-west corner of 125th Street and Frederick Douglass Blvd. Become a Peer Advocate or Recovery Coach Here…
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Join MMPCIA
Join MMPCIA for a conversation with the commander of the 28th Precinct (the southern half of central Harlem) to learn more about what the NYPD intends to do to address the increase in crime in our community. General Membership Meeting: Tuesday, February 15th, 6:30PMZOOM LINKMeeting ID: 868 4723 49171 646 558 8656 (New York)ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86847234917Meeting ID:…
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Harlem Wednesday – Animation
An animated film titled “Harlem Wednesday”: Listen: Questlove Details the Recovery and Birth of Summer of Soul Until about a year ago, if you mentioned the cultural impact of the Harlem Cultural Festival, most people wouldn’t know what you were talking about. Taking place over several weekends in the summer of 1969, and featuring artists…
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Precinct Meeting – Focus on The Rise in Crime
Kioka Jackson, the president of the 25th Precinct’s Community Council writes: Good Afternoon Neighbors and Friends,I hope you all are doing great. I wanted to invite you to join us IN PERSON for our February 2022 meeting. I have been getting a multitude of calls and emails about the current events in and around our neighborhood…
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Curbside Composting
Curbside Composting is coming back — in a new way! DSNY will collect food scraps, food-soiled paper, and yard waste and turn it into compost or renewable energy. This free service is voluntary, and residents must sign up. Eligibility The program is open to residential buildings of all sizes in all parts of Harlem. Sign…
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The Oldest Manhole Cover in New York
It’s interesting that the oldest manhole cover in New York is located here, in Harlem. This remnant, with the date – 1866 – proudly cast, is from the original Croton Aqueduct system that brought much-needed fresh water to New York City in the 19th Century. The water, of course, began upstate and was brought down…
