Category: Harlemscape
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28th Precinct
Deputy Inspector Brown, the commanding officer of the 28th Precinct, had come across this image of the old 28th Precinct building and wanted to share: This beautiful building on West 123rd, between FDB and ACP was replaced by the brutalist fortress between Frederick Douglass Avenue and St. Nicholas Avenue: https://hnba.nyc/wp-admin/post.php?post=3982&action=edit unfortunately. Historic Church Sold for…
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Harlem Community Art Center
It is hard to imagine the federal government funding an art center in Harlem today, but in the depression, the Democratic administration did just that. The Harlem Community Art Center was located in the building that now has Cohen Fashion Optical on the ground floor – at the corner of 125th Street and Lenox Avenue.…
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Vaccine Finder
This is the link to use for one-stop appointments: https://vaccinefinder.nyc.gov/ Land Trust Developments YIMBY is reporting that 4 land trust developments are coming to East Harlem This is one of those rare moments when affordable, seems to really be affordable. And, On the Other Side of the Harlem Real Estate Spectrum… A new condo at…
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Before Wards Island
Before Wards Island and the infamous M35 bus, Camp LaGuardia, north of the city near Chester, NY, was New York City’s homeless facility. Camp LaGuardia begin in 1918 as a prison for women, but in 1934 it became a work camp for homeless men. Men at the camp were trained under a scheme of “rehabilitative…
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Stormwater, and… Worse
Every time there is a snow melt or rainfall, the water that goes along the gutters of New York and then into the sewers has to go somewhere. Because we have a combined sewage system, during rainfall (depending on the load) what we flush down the toilet can be merged with sewer rainwater, and not…
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Harlem and Civil Rights
A Virtual Tour Since tourism has been put on hold, Welcome to Harlem introduces a way to safely tour Harlem and learn of its significant contribution to the Civil Rights Movement. Welcome to Harlem proudly presents the “Harlem Civil Rights Virtual,” which is a virtual walking tour that will take place in Harlem, New York, beginning at Canaan…
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Stalled Development = Parking Lot
A couple of years ago HNBA learned that a developer was going to build a new residential building on Park Avenue between East 126 and East 127, on the west side. For over two years now the vacant lots have just sat there. In the summer of 2019, there was a flurry of activity to…
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Mount Sinai and Methadone in Our Community
With new data from a FOIL request to OASAS, we are able to contextualize the size/impact that Mount Sinai has on our community with their two major methadone hubs – West 124th Street, and East 125th Street (The Lee Building at Park Avenue). Looking at the screenshot below, you can see how large Mount Sinai’s…
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Environmental Justice
Last week, the Mayor announced the launching of the community engagement effort for New York City’s first comprehensive Environmental Justice for All Report: nyc.gov/ejstudy. This is an unprecedented comprehensive study of environmental justice issues that will lead to the development of a citywide Environmental Justice Plan. East Harlem has been listed as an Environmental Justice Area,…
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M11 DSNY Depot Coming
The M11 DSNY depot is coming to 127th Street at the Potamkin site. Site clearing has been done, and the project is underway. Note that M10 (Central Harlem) already park their trucks under the Metro North Tracks, between 130-132. Our neighborhood will have two open air DSNY lots. Other, wealthier communities have combined, and enclosed…
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White Demographic Increases and Decreases: 1990 – 2016
The patterns of white New Yorkers since 2016 results in a fascinating map of our city. Downtown/central Brooklyn has seen the largest increases, as has Central Harlem. Meanwhile the neighborhoods where white New Yorkers are leaving, tend to be on the fringes of the city, in lower density communities, and in Queens, in particular. cbhttps://www1.nyc.gov/assets/hpd/downloads/pdfs/wwl-plan.pdf…
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New Supportive Housing Projects Coming to East Harlem
Developers unveiled plans this week for a 10-story building housing LGBTQ youth and a 15-story building for formerly incarcerated people. Story Nick Garber, Patch Staff Nov 19, 2020 4:36 pm ET|Updated Nov 19, 2020 6:42 pm ET Two new supportive housing developments are coming to East Harlem. Supportive housing is more than just an apartment or room, it’s a…
