Category: Local Businesses
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Rally to Support Harlem’s Children
And Their Right to Attend Schools Free of Drug Activity – Saturday at 11:00 Mayor De Blasio placed the nations first opioid injection site directly across from a Harlem Pre-School with no community involvement. The block where this injection site has been located is already completely oversaturatated with men and women in methadone treatment, and…
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David Richard Gallery
If you’re curious about art and interested in visiting a consistently good gallery, head over to the David Richard Gallery at 211 E 121st St, New York, NY 10035 (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues). The gallery leans to hard-edge abstraction painting but never ceases to surprise. https://davidrichardgallery.com/ And, while they currently occupy 2 floors, plans…
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Waiting to Open
A photograph from October 1977 recently came on Ebay. The scene is a corner of Lenox Avenue and 124th Street, where a line of men awaits entry into a liquor store. Here is the back of the print. The location is now the home of Harlem Shake. Note how the liquors sign on the corner…
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A Letter to the NYPD and the Mayor
Barbara Askins, the indefatigable head of the 125th Street BID, has written a powerful letter to NYC Police Commissioner Shea and Mayor De Blasio regarding the increasingly intolerable quality of life issues in Harlem. If you would like to tweet the Mayor: https://twitter.com/NYCMayor If you would like to tweet the NYPD Commissioner: Boot Scraper A…
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Foreign Born
How Calculated: Estimated number of people born outside the US or its territories (which includes Puerto Rico), divided by the total population; expressed as a percent. Source: American Community Survey Ginjan Cafe Featured Ginjan Cafe was featured in a story about the history of the cafe, the incredible effort by the Diallos, and their hope for…
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Frederick Douglass Circle
At the northwest corner of Central Park lies Frederick Douglass Circle, a memorial plaza featuring an eight-foot bronze sculpture of the famed abolitionist leader, women’s suffragist, editor, orator, author, and statesman. While Douglass is an integral figure in American history, it took time for the sculpture and accompanying renovation of the area to come about—a…
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November 9th – HNBA Monthly Meeting
Hello Harlem Neighbors, mark your calendar for 7:00 PM on Tuesday, November 9th. HNBA will have Michael Lythcott attend to explain the new National Black Theater building project that will replace the former building on 5th Avenue between 125/126. This large new cultural center and residence will be a major landmark in our community. Learn…
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Children Tested With Elevated Lead
How Calculated: Number of children less than 6 years old tested in a given year with blood lead levels of 15 mcg/dL or greater, divided by the number of children less than 6 years old who were tested for lead poisoning in a given year; expressed as cases per 1,000 tested. The numbers in this table…
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Black Entrepreneurs Day at the Apollo
Black Entrepreneurs Day curated by Shark Tank’s Daymond John will be held at the Apollo Theater on October 6th. We would love to invite Harlem Neighborhood Block Association members to join us at the live filming of Black Entrepreneurs Day on October 6th at 5pm-8:30pm. The The Harlem Neighborhood Block Association stands with the right…
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HNBA September Meeting on THURSDAY the 16th
Because of scheduling issues, the first HNBA meeting of the season will be held on Thursday, September 16th, at 7:00 PM. We’ve decided to continue to gather on Zoom at least until December because of the threat that the Delta Variant poses to our community. At our September 16th meeting, HNBA will host Kristin Richardson…
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The Lee Building
Founded in 1900, Lee Brothers Storage & Van Co. – a furniture, storage, and moving company – was initially located on 125th Street near 3rd avenue. In 1913 they moved to the northeast corner of 125th Street and Park Ave. into a building they did not build but leased. However, after 9 years in 1922 they purchased…
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The top three tips for ranked choice voting are…
Vote for your genuine favorites, in your order of preference. Don’t try to game the system and guess who has the best chance. Just vote for whom you like in the order that you like them. There’s no risk of losing your vote, because if your favorite is knocked out, your vote will go to…
