Category: History
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10 Days in Harlem
It is wild to think that before Fidel Castro sided with the Soviet Union, when he was still formulating his relationship with the United States, he would spend 10 fateful days in Harlem at the Theresa Hotel in 1960. During this time, Fidel met with a number of world and local leaders. Malcolm X and…
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Baldwin
Every so often it’s important to go back and reread something of James Baldwin in order to see just how far we’ve come, but, more importantly, how far we haven’t come as a nation and as a city. In 1965, James Baldwin debated W.F. Buckley at Cambridge University in what became an immediate classic and…
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3rd Avenue Bridge
A charming stereoview showing the 3rd Avenue Bridge is for sale on eBay for $10: https://www.ebay.com/itm/154176687581?ul_noapp=true Notice the clock-tower in the back-right, indicating that we are looking from Harlem, north, towards the bronx. The woman’s outfit, the horse wagon and the Belgian block paving all add to the charm. Join Your Community Board 2021 Community…
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Greater Harlem Coalition Meeting Tonight
Join the Greater Harlem Coalition meeting tonight to learn more about Mount Sinai’s plans for new security at its Park/125th Street methadone programs and its plans for their new facility being built on West 124th Street. Register here for the 7:00 PM Harlem Town-Hall The Crown While I’m not watching The Crown on Netflix, the…
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Opioid Treatment Programs 2019/2020
Our latest data from a 2019/2020 FOIL request to OASAS has yielded this map of the location of Opioid Treatment Programs in the 5 boroughs and their admission totals: Zooming into our neighborhood you can see how OASAS has oversaturated Harlem and East Harlem as well as the South Bronx: Franciscan Handmaids of Mary Motherhouse…
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Donors to Senator Brian Benjamin’s Comptroller Run
After the news that Senator Brian Benjamin has been accepting suspicious donations – https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/1/4/22214373/brian-benjamin-comptroller-contributions – a number of people have asked how they can learn more about the money behind the Senator’s run. The best site I know of is this one, from the NYC Campaign Finance Board: https://www.nyccfb.info/FTMSearch/Candidates/Contributions?ec=2021&rt=can&cand=2258 My analysis indicates that the $1,000…
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Mount Sinai Methadone Program Conversation
Join The Greater Harlem Coalition on Thursday next week for a conversation with Mount Sinai who runs the methadone programs in the Lee Building (125th Street and Park Avenue). The Zoom Town Hall will be at 7:00 PM. Click here: To Register East Harlem Vaccination Site Coming Patch’s Nick Garber reports that the Mayor has…
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HNBA January Meeting – Tuesday, Jan. 12th
On Tuesday, January 12th at 7pm, Join HNBA in welcoming: Liz Crotty on who is running for Manhattan DA Ruth McDaniels who is running to replace Bill Perkins on the City Council Valerie Bradley from the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance We hope you’ll be able to attend with questions for the candidates. For the Zoom link, subscribe to…
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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:
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Night Watch
If you’ve ever been to Amsterdam, or been in an art history class, odds are that you’ve come across the painting Night Watch by Rembrandt. This famous painting shows a group of well off townsfolk who’ve assembled with weapons and a drum, to ostensibly keep the peace in their town. The painting is, of course,…
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Cowperthwait & Sons Building To Be Demolished
The last remnants of a formerly magnificent Cowperthwait & Sons building will finally be torn down according to Patch: https://patch.com/new-york/harlem/permits-filed-demolish-east-harlem-commercial-building Looking at the last two remaining floors of this flagship building, it’s hard to imagine that one of East Harlem’s architectural jewels stood (or is standing?) here. Cowperthwait & Sons opened for business on February…
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HNBA Holiday Party (tonight at 7pm)
Let’s usher in the holiday season with a Zoom HNBA Party tonight at 7:00 PM. Subscribe to this blog: https://hnba.nyc/subscribe-to-the-hnba-blog/ to get the Zoom link and we’ll toast to the end of 2020 and (hopefully) light at the end of the tunnel in 2021. Since 1970 It’s interesting to see how New York’s ethnic/racial composition has changed…