Category: News
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Harlem Dream Book
During the Harlem Renaissance and beyond, dream books were sold at newspaper kiosks to help people interpret things seen in dreams, and to convert those memories into a 3 digit number that could be used to play in the numbers. Recently a 1949 “Harlem Pete” dream book came on the market. Given that they were…
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Manhattan Borough President’s Candidate Forum
Join The Greater Harlem Coalition on Wednesday, April 7th for a forum focused on Harlem and East Harlem issues/concerns. When: Apr 7, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting:https://fordham.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrdu-qrzguGdGyRCtH9to49JRVuMWeF1nL After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Fentanyl The Office of the…
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Is Bill Perkins Fit For Office?
A long-overdue article in The City highlights the mental deterioration of Bill Perkins. For years now residents and political insiders have known that Perkins is a shell of his former self. The magazine City & State noted that Perkins was New York City’s least responsive and least active of all 51 Council members. The incompetence…
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Hospitals and Their Numbers
When you think of the 3 hospitals serving the Harlem area (Metropolitan, Mount Sinai, and Harlem), how would you rank them in terms of size/capacity? If you thought that Mount Sinai was the largest of the 3, you would, of course, be correct. What you may not know is just how (relatively) large Mount Sinai…
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Black Landlords
The City has an in-depth article that looks at the impact that COVID and the eviction/rent moratoriums are having on Black landlords throughout the city. Owning a home and renting out part of it has been an important way for Black New Yorkers to slowly acquire generational wealth despite the persistent effects of redlining on…
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Latest (Pre-COVID) Data II
As mentioned yesterday, one of the depressing things about looking at the data from the New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) is that it repeatedly tells the same story – for decades, OASAS has packed substance abuse programs into Harlem and East Harlem; programs that wealthier and often whiter communities…
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Time to Check Your Voter Registration
Nothing shows someone you care more than making sure your voter registration information is up to date (maybe that’s just me!). Valentine’s Day is the last day to update your voter registration information for citywide elections. To make sure the Board of Election receives your request, it’s best to check your information TODAY. Click here to check…
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HNBA Meeting Tonight @7 PM
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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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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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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Brian Benjamin and Potentially Illegal Campaign Donations
This morning The City has an explosive article on State Senator Brian Benjamin. Journalists reviewed the campaign donation records for the State Senator and found that some donations came from New Yorkers who’d never even heard of Senator Benjamin. Most sensationally, a 2-year old is one of the alleged donors to the Senator. Brian Benjamin’s…
