Category: Harlemscape
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National Geographic Travel Guide to Harlem
National Geographic UK has a (mostly) culinary guide to Harlem which does highlight many of the places to see in our community: https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel/2022/09/why-harlem-is-new-yorks-most-culturally-rich-neighbourhood [Note the prices in British pounds at the end.] One quibble is that the definition of Harlem is given as: Harlem, a 45-block stretch from Central Park to 155th Street — clipped…
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Spatial Information Design Lab
Since 2005, Columbia University’s Spatial Information Design Lab has been exploring the geography of incarceration. In their project The Pattern, the Columbia University team looks at the relationship between impoverished communities and their physical infrastructure, racial make-up, community investment, and incarceration. The Design Lab’s resulting maps are fascinating explorations of how we have not only…
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New Trees Coming To Harlem
Look down. When you see these white brackets, outlining a rectangular spot on the sidewalk, you can be pretty sure that a new tree will be coming soon. The writing by the curb indicates to the contractor who will cut the sidewalk, and remove the rubble, what is to then be planted in this spot.…
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Good News For Marcus Garvey Park
Some great CONFIRMED news coming up for all of us at Marcus Garvey Park & there is more good stuff brewing. FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE 1. $12 million designated by Mayor Adams for stone repair and rat abatement / awaiting information on timeline as this was recently announced. 2. $1.7 million allocated by City Council Member Kristin…
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Harlem Watch
It’s not every day that you have a chance to find a product that is co-branded with space and Harlem. Ebay has a Harlem Spaceman watch up for $500. Note how the word “Spaceman” is in funky 70’s spacey font, whereas the word “Harlem” is in an Art Deco (think Harlem Renaissance) font. Here’s the…
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New York Times and The Loss of Brownstones Around Marcus Garvey Park
From The New York Times, August 25, 1991, Section 10, Page 5: THERE must be some golden proportion for urban squares. The size and landscaping of some seem to be in absolute harmony with their surroundings, while others divide rather than unify. Take Mount Moris Park, between 100th and 120th Streets, running from Madison Avenue to a line just…
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Where Is Harlem?
In a 1948 subway and bus route guide to New York City, Harlem’s boundaries are given as: Between 110th and 155th Sts., around Park and Lenox Aves. However you define Harlem, this piece from Curbed is a great dive into the invariably shifting boundaries of this northern Manhattan community: https://ny.curbed.com/2015/8/20/9933196/tracing-350-years-of-harlems-ever-shifting-boundaries Above is an approximate mapping…
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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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Harlem Ephemera
Ebay had a rare item of Harlem ephemera up for auction – a noisemaker from the original Cotton Club. Note the reference to Cab Callaway on the back. Today’s view of Lenox and 142nd Street: Musica De Camara Concert VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO PURCHASE TICKETS Musica de Camara1215 5th Ave, Suite 1BNew York NY 10029email: MusicadeCamara25@gmail.comwebsite: www.MusicadeCamara25.com
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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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Job Fair – Get a New Career with NYC
Community Land Trusts https://nychdfc.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4bcfc08923e33a5da1b1c2213&id=9879ca4bbc&e=95359ceb76
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Community Harm Reduction
The Greater Harlem Coalition’s Response to the Supervised Injection Site’s Partial Data For Their First Year In Harlem New York’s Nonprofit Media has released some of OnPoint’s data for year one of operation in East Harlem and Washington Heights (November 2021 to 2022): The Greater Harlem Coalition firmly supports compassionate intervention and the goal of saving…
