Category: Maps
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Tonight!
Tonight is a very rare opportunity to talk to top NYPD brass about policing in East Harlem. Tonight at 6:00 PM, at the Church of the Apostolic Faith – 1421 5th Avenue (5th Avenue and 116th Street) – you are invited to speak about community policing with our elected representatives and with top members of…
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Adults Who Walk or Bike for Transportation
How Calculated: Estimated number of adults who reported having walked or bicycled more than 10 blocks to get to and from work, school, public transportation or to do errands, in the past 30 days, divided by all adults in the area; expressed as a percent. Source: New York City Community Health Survey (CHS) Constructed 1937, Renovated 2005…
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Cigarette Smoking
How Calculated: Estimated number of adults in an area who report current, active smoking, divided by all adults in the area; expressed as percent.Source: New York City Community Health Survey (CHS) As Seen on West 124th Street
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Community Cluster of Legionnaires’ Disease in and Around Central Harlem
DOHMH is currently investigating a community cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in Central Harlem (zip codes 10037 and 10039) and bordering communities. Nine people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease since August 9th. Adults who have been in the affected area since August 1st with flu-like symptoms, fever, cough, or difficulty breathing should seek immediate medical…
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In Memory: The 2020 Silent Procession
A video of the 4th Annual (Virtual) Silent Procession for Puerto Rico Save The Date: September 19th The White Wall The novel, the film, and the soundtrack Across 110th Street, reflected a fascinating cultural moment in New York City and Harlem. In the film you see a car driving up through Central Park, a heist…
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Summer of Soul, Tonight!
Head to the Harlem Rose Garden tonight at dusk for a screening of Summer of Soul. The Harlem Rose Garden (East 129th Street at 5th Avenue) is a gorgeous oasis and cultural hub for the community. Bring bug spray and get ready for one of the best films of the year. Tomorrow, also feel free…
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City Aims To Spend $776 Million To Complete Manhattan Greenway
Harlem would get two new connectors that would allow families, joggers, and cyclists to ride around Manhattan, traffic free. This is a huge project that involves years of engineering and environmental impact analysis, but it really could be a game-changer for enaging with the waterfront in a car-free environment. See the article below, for more:…
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Asthma+Poverty
Throughout the city, neighborhoods with higher rates of poverty also experience higher rates of childhood asthma, which we can see from the rates of emergency department visits. On the scatter plot below, each dot represents one neighborhood. Its horizontal position represents the neighborhood’s poverty rate, and its vertical position represents its asthma rate. The pattern…
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Asthma Prevalence – Adults
How Calculated: Estimated number of adults aged 18 years and older who reported medically diagnosed asthma with symptoms in the last 12 months, divided by all adults and adjusted for age; expressed as percent. Source: New York City Community Health Survey (CHS) Asthma Prevalence – Children ever diagnosed with asthma (ages 0-13 years) How Calculated: Estimated number…
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Violence
An assault, a shooting, a homicide, or any use of force affects people in many deep ways. Violence causes physical and emotional harm. It can inflict fear, a constant sense of unease. It can cause short- and long-term trauma. Violence can affect people throughout their lives – including their health. It can lead to poor…
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Racism has determined where people live since colonial times
Racism has always played a role in residential patterns in New York City. When New York City was a Dutch colony, it was just the southern tip of Manhattan. Wall Street got its name from the city’s protective wall. In 1661, when Black people petitioned the colony for land in the area, they were given…
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No Air Conditioning
The New Woman Behind the Camera at The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Met has a great exhibit of women photographers that just opened. Among the photographers is Lucy Ashjian who made a number of great photographs of dancers at The Savoy in the 1930’s: For more on the exhibit, see: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2021/new-woman-behind-the-camera
