Category: News

  • M116 Bus Will Be Free

    M116 Bus Will Be Free

    The MTA announced that the M116 bus will now be free. Starting on September 24th, five local bus routes will be free as a test pilot program. The pilot will run for 6-12 months on the: Bx18 A/B, B60, M116, Q4 and S46/96 — routes These routes are estimated to serve close to 44,000 daily…

  • Harlem and East Harlem Addiction Rates Decreasing

    Harlem and East Harlem Addiction Rates Decreasing

    (Relative to New York City’s Average Rate) As New York City’s overdose rate skyrockets, Harlem and East Harlem’s relative position in the city-wide increase is decreasing. Note the thick red lines in the visualization above – they indicate that our share of the city’s addiction crisis is decreasing (even if the actual numbers are increasing…

  • Democratic City Council Primary Winner, Yusef Salaam Talks To Spectrum News

    Democratic City Council Primary Winner, Yusef Salaam Talks To Spectrum News

    Erica Brosnan interviews the winner of this week’s city council primary for Harlem, Yusef Salaam: With a potential victory in Harlem’s 9th District in the City Council on the horizon, Yusef Salaam, a political novice and member of the Exonerated Five, is expressing gratitude for the support he received throughout his campaign.  “As I walked…

  • Harlem Themed Casino

    Harlem Themed Casino

    A 60-story resort called Harlem Nights is being proposed for Las Vegas in the neighborhood of Historic Westside. Shlomo Meiri, a self-described “crazy developer” based in Beverly Hills, California, owns the nearly 2-acre site and wants the project to act as a catalyst for other investment and development in the area, which he thinks has the…

  • A Letter To East Harlem Politicians From SuperNice Cafe’s Owner

    A Letter To East Harlem Politicians From SuperNice Cafe’s Owner

    hello friends, neighbors, customers, and elected officials, i appreciated the opportunity to speak at least night’s cb11 economic committee meeting with respect to the timbale terrace development plan. we have a unique perspective on this project here at super nice as we are both around the corner from one of lantern’s current projects, prospero hall,…

  • Help Kids Get Ready For School

    Help Kids Get Ready For School

    Harlem Seniors Party Assembly Member Inez E. Dickens will be hosting the second annual Senior’s Night Out. Please see the flier below. This is the second time that this office has hosted this event in the last year and from the results of the last event, We’ve receive an overflow of calls, letters and various…

  • Did Your Apartment Grow?

    Did Your Apartment Grow?

    While Manhattan apartments, both old and new, are still smaller than apartments in Queens and Brooklyn (the average size of all apartments in Manhattan is 721 square feet, compared to 737 square feet in Brooklyn and 727 square feet in Queens), the average size of a Manhattan apartment grew 19 square feet: While the size of rental apartments in…

  • Vote!

    Vote!

    Early voting has started. Head to your poll site to cast your ballot. Find Your Poll Site And See A Sample Ballot https://findmypollsite.vote.nyc/ The polls are open and you can be in and out. Celebrate Juneteenth by voting!

  • Mayor Adams Endorses Inez Dickens For City Council

    Mayor Adams Endorses Inez Dickens For City Council

    The Mayor commented that: “You [Inez Dickens] know the community so well. You’re going to bring the experience of Albany, the experience of being a council person, just a whisper away from being a speaker.” See coverage, HERE. Photoville Comes to East Harlem Make sure to head to Park Avenue (east side) between 120th and…

  • Black Drivers Pay More (Insurance)

    Black Drivers Pay More (Insurance)

    Chau Lam from We The Commuters reports on the cost of (Black) insurance in NYC: New York City drivers living in predominantly Black and low-income communities pay hundreds and thousands of dollars more for auto insurance than drivers living in predominantly white and wealthy neighborhoods, according to a new report from the nonprofit Consumer Federation…

  • Comparative Housing Data

    Comparative Housing Data

    If you’ve ever wondered why the price of housing (renting or purchasing) in NYC is so expensive, these two graphs illustrate how supply vs. demand here compares with other cities. 5G Towers Spotted on Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metro North Viaduct Replacement Update

    Metro North Viaduct Replacement Update

    The team is working to minimize impacts to the community and on Metro-North Railroad schedules. Over the next several months, mobilization and some site activity will occur for Phase 1 of the PAV project. Then, beginning this summer, we expect to begin work underneath the Viaduct, constructing new footings and columns (substructure work). In coordination…