Welcome to Harlem’s Newsletter
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Harlem and The Bomb
1955, Life Magazine published “The World We Live In”. The reprint (1962), is still available on Amazon. One of the last images, shows a birds-eye (or perhaps a bomber’s eye) view of New York – focused as you can imagine, on lower Manhattan. In the painting, Harlem and the Upper East Side are on fire…
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New York City’s Public Health Laboratory Rises
On 137th Street, behind Harlem Hospital, NYC’s new Public Health Laboratory Rises. Scenes from Marcus Garvey Park on Friday
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Ski Harlem
No, not that kind of skiing, the kind with wheels: Ski Harlem’s mission it is to teach Americans how exciting and fun Roller Skiing can be. The hills of Harlem are the pinnacle of what Manhattan Island has on offer for Roller Skiers. This is not pan flat boring terrain. This is up and down slopes…
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FDR Opens The Triborough 87 Years Ago And Notes His Family’s Roots In Harlem
President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke 87 years ago at the Dedication of the Triborough Bridge noting his Harlem roots: `MANY of you who are here today, old people like myself, can remember that, when we were boys and girls, the greater part of what is now the Boroughs of the Bronx and Queens was cultivated…
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East Harlem Adds Housing While Harlem Is In A New Housing Slump
For the last two years, developers aren’t developing in Harlem. While East Harlem added 1,500+ units in 2022, Harlem (under city council member Jordan) managed only 113 units. Here are the Years and Unit of Housing Added for East Harlem: You can see that East Harlem has been adding significant numbers to its housing stock.…
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Metro-North Track Rebuild
The Metro-North tracks from East 115th Street up to East 122nd Street will be replaced over the next couple of years. Starting this summer, the contractor will be building the new concrete supports under the existing tracks, getting them ready. This process of building the new concrete supports will take about a year, and only…
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Pop-Up Politics
Join New York for Biden+Harris for our next Pop-Up Politics education series which engages celebrities, elected officials, industry experts, and grassroots activists in a conversation and call to action to highlight the issues that matter most to voters. Pop-Up Politics: Firing the NRA – Tuesday, October 10th from 6pm to 7:30pm (via Zoom) Our October virtual event,Pop-Up Politics: Firing the NRA, will include a…
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The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping
Nazi-sympathizing, anti-Black and antisemitic Charles Lindbergh (see photo below): Has an interesting link to Harlem, and East Harlem’s Corn Exchange building in particular. On March 1st, 1932, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., the 20-month-old son of the famous aviator and racist was kidnapped from the nursery on the second floor of the Lindbergh home near Hopewell,…
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Attend the Community Board Meeting Tomorrow
Community Board 11 will be meeting tomorrow at 6:30 PM. Please attend by clicking this link to register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fMqcI36tRqK-jeXLQxX-qA (From this page: https://www.cb11m.org/calendar/ ) The full board meeting will discuss Timbale Terrace, and the plan by HPD to not set aside 99 units of supportive housing for Harlem seniors, but instead to bring in people…
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Party on Park Next Sunday, October 1st
Make sure to head to Park Avenue on Sunday, October 1st, from noon until 4:00 PM to join in the joy, the festivities, and the celebration of Harlem. The event will be from 125th Street, all the way down to 111th Streets. Activities, food, music, giveaways, information, and so much more. HNBA will have a…
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Gibbs vs. Mark-Viverito
City and State is reporting on a lawsuit filed by Assembly Member Eddie Gibbs after he lost an election – 7 votes to 6 votes. Assembly Member Eddie Gibbs – a close ally of Manhattan Democratic Party leader Keith Wright claims that his loss violated the party’s internal rules. His opponents within the party say…
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Black Belts and Blessings
A classic 1994 New York Times article on nuns in East Harlem learning martial arts as they perform charity in the community: Smoke-Free Join Sinergia and Public Health Solutions on our upcoming free webinar via Zoom on 10/12 from 12 PM-1:30 p.m. Event Name: Your Home & the Smoke-Free NYC Program Presenting Organization: Public Health…
