Category: Events

  • Meeting With Mount Sinai, Tomorrow

    The Greater Harlem Coalition will have a town hall meeting tomorrow night at 7pm. You are welcome to join by registering here: https://fordham.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6UAWpErMRkuvGvMDgjQ_4w Mount Sinai will present on new security measures at their Park/125th Street methadone programs in the Lee Building. To hear more about their plans to address hanging out before and after treatment…

  • Join the Manhattan District Attorney Candidate Forum – Feb 4

    Greater Harlem Coalition is pleased to host the next forum where 8 candidates for the Manhattan District Attorney position will answer your questions. Come see why some are calling this race “The D.A. Election That Could Reshape New York City’s War On Drugs” What is the topic of discussion? The theme of the forum is…

  • Happy New Year

    Happy 2021! May this year be better for you, your loved-ones, Harlem, New York, America, and the world. The Path From the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/28/nyregion/yang-chang-wiley-mayor-nyc.html Goats (aka sheep) Butt Into Harlem From the New York Times, 100 years ago: To read the whole article, see:

  • Manhattan DA Candidates’ Forum

    There are 8 candidates vying to replace Cy Vance as Manhattan’s DA. The Greater Harlem Coalition – GreaterHarlem.nyc – is hosting a virtual forum for residents of Harlem and East Harlem. To attend the forum, go to this link: Attend the DA Candidates’ Forum To submit a question to the candidates, go to this link:…

  • MuchFest 2020! December 26, 2020 – January 9, 2021

    Wrap up your holiday season and say goodbye to your tree at Mulchfest. Join NYC Parks and the New York City Department of Sanitation in the NYC holiday tradition of recycling your Christmas tree! Put on your boots and haul your tree to a Mulchfest location — we’ll chip your tree into wood chips that we’ll use…

  • Heart to Heart

    Our HNBA board member extraordinaire, Hallia Baker puts on this incredible program – Heart to Heart – every holiday season. This year, of course, is different. However, the great thing is you can stream the event directly into your home as you gather with family, prepare your dinner, or just spend a couple of days…

  • LAST CHANCE! To Catch the Holiday Market at Urban Garden Center

    Dear neighbors: It’s pretty much too late to buy anything online and have it get here on time. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered: Join us for some local gift-shopping today, Saturday, December 19, from 3-6 p.m. under the tracks at Urban Garden Center. We’ll have a curated selection of arts, crafts and treats, all made by local business owners.…

  • COME HUNGRY! Today’s Line-Up for Holidays To Go 🎁

    COME HUNGRY & READY TO SHOP!  We’ve got your tree, treats and more today, Saturday, December 12, from 3-6 p.m. under the tracks at Urban Garden Center. There’ll be flautas and flan, cake and coquito, plus great gifts for friends — with vendors to get us in the holiday spirit, while keeping us safe and socially distanced in the open air. TODAY’S LINE-UP:…

  • New Community Board Members Wanted!

    Community Boards in East Harlem (#11) and Central Harlem (#10) now welcome new members. Deadline to apply is Feb 15. Elected officials themselves or their aides join the meetings of community boards, thus it is one of the easiest way to voice your concerns to NYC elected officials. Though it does not have voting power,…

  • Get Tested East Harlem!

  • Redlining Webinar

    If you’re curious about the issue of redlining, join The Washington and Chicago Map Societies on December 3, 2020, 7:00 pm when they present Linda Gartz in a Zoom discussion: “How Federal Government Redlining Maps Segregated America.”  She will discuss her award-winning book, “Redlined,” and her discovery of the redlining maps used by the federal government to exclude African-Americans from the middle-class…

  • 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…