Category: Maps
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Lost Dog in Haarlem
In 1666, a white dog with a blind red eye was reported lost in Rotterdam. His owner placed an announcement in the “Oprechte Haerlemse Courant” offering a reward for returning the dog. This is one of the first, published lost dog announcements ever recorded. Oh, and NYC is How Much of America? If you take…
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Rally to Stop Violence Against Our Asian Neighbors
AAPI for Change Tri-State Rally on May 2 05/02/2021 at 5:00am – 05/02/2021 at 5:00pm Bus Pick-Up Location: 34th St/5th Ave in NYC Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders for Change is committed to bringing different racial and ethnic backgrounds together to stand firmly against all forms of hatred and discrimination through civic engagement and open…
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Harlem, Cuba or Harlem, Montana
While looking on Ebay recently I came across a token from Halrem, Montana which led me to wonder how many other places are named Harlem, or Haarlem, for that matter. The Dutch histories that link South Africa and Suriname are logical sites for Haarlem placenames. (Interestingly, under force in the 17th Century, the Dutch surrendered…
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Numbers of Opioid Commuters
The map below shows not only which zip codes are the home zip codes of men and women who commute into Harlem and East Harlem for opioid treatment, but the numbers of them. The darker the green, the more residents of that zip code commute into our community (typically daily) for their treatment. Hover over…
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Mapping Police Violence
The website https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/ has an amazing set of data visualizations to illustrate the patterns behind police violence. The sobering evidence is well worth examining and contemplating. To see the 2020 map of where police violence occurred, see: https://samswey.carto.com/viz/e1005588-93d2-47b6-9a61-f4c0ed001163/embed_map Love Your Block! Here is a great way to get $1,000 to help beautify your amazing block!
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The Commute
Recently I wanted to map out where people lived who commuted into East Harlem for opioid treatment (mostly methdone). The resulting map, below, shows that pretty much all of New York City hops on the subway, takes busses or cabs, or even rides ferries, to get to our 2 zip codes (10035 and 10029) in…
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Power Outages
Last month’s power outages in Texas (Thanks deregulation!) led to the exponential use of a previously obscure website that tracks (nationally) power outages. This might be a good site to bookmark, although, the obvious ‘If the power is out, how are you going to look at it?’ question applies: https://poweroutage.us/area/regions The site shows states with…
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Jobs for Youth!
Here’s a jobs program for young Harlem residents if they’re interested to work with plants & gardeners & make $18/hour ! HARLEM YOUTH GARDENERS PROGRAM APPLICATION IS OPEN TO AGES 14 – 19 Spring Session Dates:March 27 — May 15 Saturdays from 8 AM – 4 PM Earn $18 per hour! CLICK HERE TO APPLY Work in…
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25th Precinct Community Council Meeting on Wednesday
This is just a reminder that the next 25th Precinct Community Council meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 17th at 6:00PM. So before you sit down to enjoy your Cornbeef and cabbage in honor of St. Paddy’s day join us for a few minutes to hear what’s been going on in and around the community, to…
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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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Build The Block Tonight
Join the 25th Precinct’s Neighborhood Coordination Officer for our area, tonight at 6:30 PM. We’ll meet in Ginjan Cafe (Park/125). % of Students Living in School Zone (By Race/Ethnicity) From: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/hpd/downloads/pdfs/wwl-plan.pdf Drug Bust in East Harlem Linked To A Yacht ‘Dope Joint’ The New York Times reported 100 years ago that a man living at…
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It’s 2021: Who Has the Money?
November 2021 will be a pivotal election year for the city. City Council candidates are busily fundraising to get their names out in races currently held by Bill Perkins and Diana Ayala. Diana Ayala is the only candidate in her district to get matching funds. She’s received over $82,000 of these matching funds. In Bill…
