Welcome to Harlem’s Newsletter
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Bill Perkins
Harlem’s 125th Street BID remembers Bill Perkins Pictured l to r: Joyce Stephens (then NYPD 28TH Precinct Commanding Officer, Barbara Askins (BID) William Perkins (City Council) at a BID’ Fund Raiser — Sports and Fashion Gala . Councilmember Perkins was a voting member of the 125th Street BID Board of Directors. He kept the BID…
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Skating On The Harlem River
The Museum of the City of New York has a great image of children lacing up their skates to skate on the Harlem River at McComb’s Dam (155th Street). The image is from 1904. Further South, The Triborough A great, 1937 photograph of the Triborough Bridge by Berenice Abbott as a part of the Federal…
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Merch
Brickmania has Harlem Hellfighter figures for sale. See this listing on Ebay. As Seen In Harlem
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Izzi Spiller’s Band
A photo dated by an Ebay seller to 1936 of Harlem students in a percussion class. The drummer on the right has a drum with Izzie Spiller’s Band. Note the teacher, seated at the piano, and the white-faced drummer figure that is the focal point for the students’ gaze. Harlem Sign For $9,000 you can…
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Save The Date: HNBA Talks Trash!
On Tuesday, June 13th, at 7:00 PM, HNBA will hold our final in-person monthly meeting before our summer break. On June 13th we’ll be meeting at the Henry J. Carter Hospital – enter at the corner of 122/Park. We’re working on getting local elected officials and DSNY on hand to talk about what can be…
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Harlem East Endorses Inez Dickens
The Harlem East Block Association has run candidate forums, candidate surveys, and member polls, and the results are in! 60+% of the Harlem East Block Association voted to endorse Inez Dickens. The block association members appreciate Inez’s track record of preserving affordable housing & her willingness to address safety & quality of life issues in…
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Free Saturday Concert – The Saturday Soiree
Hey wonderful neighbors!!! On May 20 and 27th, no need to RSVP, just come on up and hear some wonderful singing…… I might even join in the fun!!! Take the M3 bus up St Nicholas to 147th Street!!! OR…. take the A/B/C/D trains to 145th Street. Exit at the front of the platform up the…
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Councilmember Jordan Will Not Seek Reelection
Harlem’s Council Member Jordan has decided to not run for reelection. Jordan’s name will remain on the ballot, and she will continue to serve out the rest of her term. Jordan’s decision leaves Inez Dickens, Al Taylor, and Yusef Salaam in the race. Harlem resident and activist, Syderia Asberry-Chresfield, said that The Greater Harlem Coalition…
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Congress Member Espaillat Endorses Inez Dickens
Harlem’s Council Member – Adriano Espaillat – endorsed Inez Dickens – the latest Harlem establishment figure to support Dickens in her bid for City Council on June 27th. Espaillat stated that: “Inez is who we need… City Council needs her leadership, experience and passion.” Inez Dickens is seeking to reclaim her seat on City Council (District 9).…
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East Harlem Author’s Book Launch at Fordham University
Professor Magda Teter’s new book: Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism will be launched tomorrow, at 4 PM and feature a panel discussion on the common roots of anti-Black racism and antisemitism. Teter’s book is published by Princeton University press. Tuesday, May 16, 4 PM In-person at Fordham University at Lincoln…
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First Known Record of Baseball in Harlem
The November 1. 1856 edition of Porter’s Spirit of the Times, has the first known evidence of a Harlem baseball team. The paper records a competition between Harlem and The Continental Club, that Harlem won, 18 to 17. Details on the score, below: The item is for sale on Ebay.
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Landmarking in Harlem
Minton’s Playhouse and an apartment building in Hamilton Heights where jazz pioneers Duke Ellington and Noble Lee Sissle once lived may soon be listed and landmarked. Thelonius Monk, Howard McGhee, Roy Eldridge, and Teddy Hill outside Minton’s Playhouse in 1947. Photo via WikiCommons Minton’s Playhouse on West 118th Street was the birthplace of bebop, an improvisational style of jazz, came…
