Category: News
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Early Voting Sites Are Open!
Vote in person, or simply drop off your absentee ballot. Early Voting New Yorkers can vote early for the November 3, 2020 general election. Early voting starts on October 24, and runs until November 1, 2020. Early Voting Information Saturday, October 24, 2020 10 AM to 4 PM Sunday, October 25, 2020 10 AM to…
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Open Streets this weekend!
Hi neighbors, We’ve now got not just one but TWO Open Streets here in East Harlem! This weekend’s schedule: PLEASANT AVENUE AT 118TH: Saturday, October 17: COVID testing (rapid & antibody), plus flu shots (10 a.m.-5 p.m.) HIV and Hep-C screenings (10 a.m.-4 p.m.) “Pick your own” produce sales at Pleasant Village Community Garden (10…
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Signs Seen Around The Neighborhood
These signs speak for themselves. And to sum it all up, a great list from Astor Row: Events at the Harlem Rose Garden The Harlem Rose Garden (East 129th Street at 5th Avenue) is hosting a number of events in October. Garden members thought it would be a great idea to host a series of…
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Schools+COVID+Apps…
For everyone, not just families with children, the potential for schools to be vectors for the explosion of winter COVID cases is huge. The DoE has a useful map to help everyone, but parents in particular, learn about COVID impacted schools. 🔴 A red dot indicates a building that has been closed. 🔵 A blue…
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2020 Debate Tonight!
A number of HNBA members had a great time in June of 2019 when we joined the first night of the Presidential Primary Debates in Harlem, NYC. Tonight it’s the (first) Election 2020 debate! Instagram: @newyorkforbiden2020 / Facebook: @newyorkforbiden / Twitter: @newyorkforbidenhttps://www.mobilize.us/joebiden/event/331934/ Our democracy, humanity, and sanity are on the ballot this November. #NewYorkStrong #ItsUpToUs Cemeteries of…
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Dutch Open Urinals and Planters
A Dutch company is marketing an open air urinal that also functions as a planter while reducing the urine to water and fertizer. The idea is that men are already peeing in the open – next to planters, in doorways, between cars – and perhaps this would alleviate some of the issues. The installation of…
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New FOIL Data from OASAS
In August I submitted a FOIL request to OASAS, the NYS agency that licenses every single addiction program in New York State (and who refuses to meet with HNBA, State Assembly Member Robert Rodriguez, or The Greater Harlem Coalition…) in order to discuss their decades-long practice of locating addiction programs in Black and Latinx majority…
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Elections and Population Density
With the 2020 elections fast approaching, I wanted to share a fantastic visualization that shows population density. The map is fascinating and allows you to really get a sense of major metropolitan areas and the vast (population) deserts that separate them: In the illustration above you see us, in New York, and the tail of…
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Piano – Free if you pick it up!
Robert is offering a piano for free if you are willing to pick it up and take it home. It’s a Story & Clark. It needs tuning and some repairs. Please email: pgreen5.rg at Gmail if you’re interested. Preparing for the 2nd Wave The data regarding the impact of COVID-19 continues to be terrifying. The…
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Your 2020 Voting Options in New York
This year, registered voters can vote three ways: By absentee ballot, in-person early voting, or in-person voting on Election Day, November 3, 2020. All registered voters can request an absentee ballot if they are concerned about COVID-19 for the November 3 election. Signed absentee ballots can be returned to drop boxes without a wait at…
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They Want Your Opinion and Labor Day Cleanup!
(For FY 2022 District Needs & Budget Requests) Each year Community Board 11 (CB11) compiles a Statement of Community District Needs (SDN) that is submitted to the Mayor’s Office as part of the City’s budget process. CB11 wants to hear what you’d like NYC to focus on regarding funding in your neighborhood. CB11 is seeking…
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COVID Antibodies
As you likely know by now, the presence of COVID antibodies indicates people who have had COVID (knowingly, or completely asymptomatically). The DOHMH for NYC has released a map of COVID antibody testing. Our (East Harlem) data is based on 6,258 tests: The city on Tuesday released the results for roughly 1.5 million coronavirus antibody…