Welcome to Harlem’s Newsletter
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Uptown Grand Central – 10,000 Bags of Trash!
Once again, East Harlem owes a huge Thank You! to Uptown Grand Central! Ten thousand trashbags! Yep, that’s right, folks. This week Uptown Grand Central crossed the 10K mark for the bags of street trash they’ve collected since the start of 2020. East 125th might not look perfect, but we’re trying. We’re so grateful for our Positive Workforce…
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Shop Harlem
We are 2 days away from Harlem’s most creative virtual event this season! HBA is pleased to partner with AT&T and Experience Harlem to bring you the holiday event of the season! We know you love all things Harlem, that’s how we know you’ll love the Shop Harlem Virtual Fair. This will be an interactive social distancing event with lots…
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NO LINES! Flu Shots & COVID Testing on Wednesday 12-4 p.m.
Hi neighbors, Friendly heads-up that we will have the COVID testing van and flu shots back this Wednesday, December 9, from 12-4 p.m., during Fresh Food Box: https://www.grownyc.org/foodbox/UGC So you can get your veggies and health check, too! (And/or just the health check! The lines are separate, and short for both.) COVID swab tests are FREE…
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HNBA Holiday Party (tonight at 7pm)
Let’s usher in the holiday season with a Zoom HNBA Party tonight at 7:00 PM. Subscribe to this blog: https://hnba.nyc/subscribe-to-the-hnba-blog/ to get the Zoom link and we’ll toast to the end of 2020 and (hopefully) light at the end of the tunnel in 2021. Since 1970 It’s interesting to see how New York’s ethnic/racial composition has changed…
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1 Hour Photo
Anyone who smiles at this recently exposed sign on 3rd, knows how exciting 1 hour photos were in the 80s and 90s. On of our neighbors noted that this sign is a left-over film shoot prop, and not an authentic and revealed sign: Which has been removed. And, Further Uptown at 127th and 3rd Avenue…
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Tali Farhadian Weinstein Speaks to HNBA
At our November meeting, Tali Farhadian Weinstein spoke to HNBA about her background and the reasons she’s running for Manhattan DA in 2021. The Ghosts of Segregation A chilling photographic essay on America’s past and how it persists and lurks from the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/travel/ghosts-of-segregation.html
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Purchasing a Home And What The Bank Looks At…
Last month Chase Bank attended our HNBA meeting and Kevin Cruikshank went over a whole range of housing options and what a bank will look at if you apply for a mortgage on any one of these properties. Classic Mistakes People Make When Purchasing a New Home Harlem World has a good, quick article on…
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CB11 Moratorium
After fighting for years, finally, CB11 is willing to consider issuing a resolution on moratorium on drug facilities services in East Harlem to NYC government. The current proposal is by no means enough. We need to push CB11 to ask the government to REDUCE the drug facilities in East Harlem, not just to stop adding more. Click below…
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New Community Board Members Wanted!
Community Boards in East Harlem (#11) and Central Harlem (#10) now welcome new members. Deadline to apply is Feb 15. Elected officials themselves or their aides join the meetings of community boards, thus it is one of the easiest way to voice your concerns to NYC elected officials. Though it does not have voting power,…
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Get Tested East Harlem!
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Podcast
Tali Farhadian Weinstein who joined our November HNBA meeting in her run for Manhattan DA, mentioned that she has a podcast – one episode of which, is focused on a conversation with Senator Cory Booker: https://www.taliforda.com/hearing-with-tali-farhadian-weinstein/ Block Party! With the darker, colder days, I thought we could all use a pick-me-up and revisit the 2019…
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HNBA (Zoom) Holiday Party! Tuesday, Dec. 8th
We’ll all readily admit that it won’t be the same, but we’re going to try anyway. Now that the turkey leftovers are gone, let’s usher in the holiday season with a Zoom HNBA Party on Tuesday, December 8th at 7:00 PM. Subscribe to this blog: https://hnba.nyc/subscribe-to-the-hnba-blog/ to get the Zoom link (we’ll have it for you in…