Category: Marcus Garvey Park
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Metropolitan Hospital’s Flood Wall Resiliency Project
On May 25, 2022, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), NYC Health + Hospitals, New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Commissioner Jackie Bray, and community members broke ground for a new flood protection system project at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan in East Harlem. The project includes a perimeter flood…
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HNBA Meeting Tonight at 7:00 PM
We hope you’ll come out for our final HNBA meeting of the season (before our summer break) on Tuesday, June 14th at 7:00 PM. To get the Zoom link: We’ll hear from the Citizens Union about what is on the horizon for redistricting City Council that could change whether or not you are considered part of…
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Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in 21st Century America
Residential segregation manages to color just about every facet of US life. It fuels the country’s sprawling suburban development and the massive carbon footprint that lifestyle demands. It underpins struggling public schools and the increasingly toxic politics around them. It turns would-be neighbors into feared strangers by politicians like Kristin Jordan who oppose the vision of…
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Who’s Going To Represent You/Harlem In Albany?
The New York State 68th Assembly District primary is coming up. Whoever wins the primary will likely be your representative in Albany. If you live in the area shown on the map below, make sure to register for the candidates’ forum tomorrow (Thursday, June 9th, at 7:00 PM) using this link: https://fordham.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIocuGtqD0oEtXpPxQTWfT54jA20YivmtWL Junteenth! GothamToGo has…
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Artist Addresses the Hidden Horror of Dr. Sims
Bloomberg has an article on a new artwork in Montgomery: The Mothers of Gynecology, and the artist and activist Michelle Browder who created this sculpture to challenge and refute the legacy of Dr. Sims. Browder’s monument honoring the “Mothers of Gynecology” — Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey, enslaved girls who underwent dozens of vaginal procedures by…
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Langston Hughes and Brian Benjamin
I was struck by where former Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin chose to announce he was withdrawing his name from the ballot in the upcoming election. He made the announcement through a video he posted on Twitter near the spot where Arnold Newman photographed Langston Hughes in 1960. This location (overlooking 5th Avenue) was also featured…
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Interfaith Vigil For The Victims In Buffalo
Tonight, at 7pm. Join in unity against radical hate. Join in unity for love, fellowship, and community. Seen This Evening At 6:30 PM
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Summer of Soul Redux?
Summer Of Soul (… Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), the Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson-directed film that won the Oscar and the Grammy for documenting 1969’s now-famed Harlem Cultural Festival, has inspired a reboot of the landmark music event. Ambassador Digital Magazine editor-in-chief Musa Jackson, who attended the 1969 event and appeared in Summer of Soul,…
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NYC’s Landmarks Preservation Commission
The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) regulates what can and cannot be built/altered in historic districts across the city. The Historic Districts Council (HDC) reviews every public proposal to the city’s landmarks and historic districts and provides testimony on whether or not HDC believes the architectural changes should be changed or supported. An empty lot, formerly…
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Stoop Sale Tomorrow at 10:00
Tomorrow, May 1st is Stoop Sale Day Come bargain hunting for antiques, toys, clothes, furniture, household items, and wonderful things that residents in the Mount Morris Historic District Community are selling or giving away. Spread the word in your community. Where: Mount Morris Park Historic District (116th – 125th Street from Madison to Adam Clayton…
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Stoop Sale on Sunday
The weekend weather looks amazing. Hope you can come out to the neighborhood-wide stoop sale: Demolished Church Lot and Trash Before the pandemic, the brownstone Metropolitan Church at the corner of 126 and Madison was demolished and a fenced-off rubble lot was left. A number of neighbors have complained about dumping and trash build-up on…
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Dog Run Volunteers Needed
JOIN US ONSUNDAY, MAY 1 @ 9 AM – 1 PM for our Spring Cleaning event. Tasks will include spreading mulch, raking, weeding, and painting. These cleanup events are not just an opportunity to tidy up and beautify our park, it’s an opportunity to get to know your neighbors. As usual, we will provide hand, sanitizer, face masks and gloves, and there…
