Category: Food
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Just East Of The Apollo
I came across a photo of the street scene in front of the Apollo from 1963 – almost 60 years ago: It was great to see Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and other amazing acts featured, but I was intrigued by the steak house next-door (east) called Harlem Embers. In the 1940’s the NYC tax photos…
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Asian Americans in East Harlem
Bloomberg has a report on the growing number of Asian Americans living in East Harlem: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-02-03/why-asian-americans-are-moving-to-nyc-s-east-harlem Two of our Harlem neighbors – Eva and Lilian – formed the Upper Manhattan Asian American Alliance to support this growing community and to celebrate its contribution to the beautiful diversity of Harlem. Get Stuff Done (On Your Block)…
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Smart Compost Bins Spotted in Harlem
The Adams administration announced the placement of 250 new “smart” composting bins. The sealed bins will be on publicly accessible streets and opened via a smartphone app. The city has completed a small-scale pilot of these bins that began in late 2021, proving them to be a popular and effective way to keep compostable material…
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Mart 125
Here is your chance to have your say on what the future of Mart 125 should be: https://nycedc.formstack.com/forms/mart125 Found On The Street Sometimes the trash on the street catches your eye. This was seen blowing on the street last week
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Radio
In the photo below, a group of men listen to a radio, mounted on a box. Their semicircular gathering allows the camera to take in a vignette with the central object (the radio) in full view – all of which suggests a staged photograph. The image was taken in the 1930s during the depression. This…
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The M35
Depending on how long you’ve lived in Harlem, you may remember different iterations of bus access to Randall’s or Wards’ Island. Here are the 3 (former) ways to get to the island by MTA bus: Today, with less than 200 people riding it per day on average, here’s the route: The Business Side of Sylvia’s…
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Growing Kale in a Shipping Container
CBS reports on Harlem Grown – an organization that seeks to harvest fresh food for families facing hard times. The 11 year old organization is trying an experimental farm in a shipping container, here in Harlem https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/harlem-grown-shipping-container-grow-house/ “The average head of lettuce in the U.S. is traveling 2,500, 3,000 miles. This one’s traveling 25 feet,”…
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Holiday Saturdays in East Harlem
The Harlem Night Market is back this holiday season! So mark your calendar for three weekends of fun, food & winter shopping at the historic La Marqueta. Come through to support local entrepreneurs and go home with some of the best eats, drinks & gifts in the neighborhood. D.J.s Stormin’ Norman and Ted Smooth will be bringing us back to the…
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Harlem Garlic Pepper
Enhance all your recipes from pasta, rice and veggies to meat, poultry and fish with Badia Harlem Garlic Pepper, a zesty blend of black pepper and granulated garlic with just a touch of salt for added flavor. How to Give Back (for free) HarlemWorld has a great article on how to give back to the…
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Holiday Lights
Join the 125th Street BID at the Harlem Holiday Lights festival! November 15th. 6:00 PM As Seen In East Harlem Educate to Liberate Harlem Restaurant Week https://www.harlemrestaurantweek.com/
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Estey Piano Company and the 3rd Avenue Bridge
An Ebay posting of the 3rd Avenue Bridge in stereoscope: And while it’s hard to see in the photo above, there are horse-drawn wagons on the right, and pedestrians on the left, all waiting for the perpendicular center span to repivot back to allow passage for terrestrial forms of transportation (clearly a boat of some…
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Wakanda Forever
To celebrate the new “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” film that opens on November 11th, Marvel has hired Vince Ballentine to create a Harlem Black Panther mural. https://6abc.com/black-panther-wakanda-forever-nyc-mural/12412839/ The mural took almost five days to complete and highlights “Shuri,” Black Panther’s sister and one of the most impactful characters in the Marvel Universe. The mural is…
