Welcome to Harlem’s Newsletter
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HNBA March Meeting – Tuesday the 14th, 7:00 PM
Tomorrow! The next Harlem Neighborhood Block Association meeting will be Tomorrow, March 14th, at 7:00 PM at 2306 3rd Avenue (the new Salvation Army Building). We’re looking forward to an exciting evening. Note that the day after (March 15th at 6PM) the 25th Precinct’s Community Council meeting will be held at the precinct with two NYPD…
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Tides
If you’re headed over to Randall’s Island, and wanted to know if the tide is in or out, here’s your go-to web tool: https://www.boatingworld.com/forecast/harlem-river-ny-randalls-island/tides
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126th Street and Lenox Ave
Looking eastward, from Lenox Avenue along West 126th Street. And the same view, from 1904, showing a special riveted rectangular water pipe, over the roof of the subway. And Further West… The Riverside Drive Viaduct at 125th Street (photographer Berenice Abbott) ~1937
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Harlem Tax Protest
Learn how to protest high taxes in Harlem. Contest Your Property Taxes for Fair ShareLearn how on Saturday, March 11, 2023 from 11am to 12pmJoin Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 868 4723 4917+16465588656,,86847234917# US (New York) THE PROBLEMNYS and NYC import over 6,500 substance abuse disorder patients into Harlem 6 days a week and requires the thousands…
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This is Harlem
From 1975, a TV report by Geraldo on Harlem. A place where most everyone has heard of but where most outsiders have never been. Every urban problem that plagues this country is represented here and you can find it all within a few blocks of this rooftop. Broken families, rampant street crime, the worst housing…
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August Robles
This photo of East Harlem caught my eye with the Botanic sign and the police carrying Tommy guns: Note that the officers also have gas masks: And bullet proof vests that look more like aprons when compared to the ones we see on the police these days: Lastly, there appears to be a laughing priest…
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Not 129, But…
A great photo of Harlem from 1946. Note how few trees there are on the streetscape: The text on the back claims it’s on 129th Street, but the distinctive porches on the right (south) side are unequivocally Astor Row (West 130th Street). It’s interesting to compare the tree cover 75 years later: However, the text…
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3rd Avenue Market?
When looking in an early 20th century street car, bus, and subway index to New York City streets, this popped up: indicating that there was a market at Third Avenue and 129th Streets – where the large sports fields are and where the traffic from the 3rd Avenue Bridge gets routed to East 129th Street…
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HNBA March Meeting – Tuesday the 14th, 7:00 PM
Save the Date! The next Harlem Neighborhood Block Association meeting will be Tuesday, March 14th, at 7:00 PM at 2306 3rd Avenue (the new Salvation Army Building). We’re looking forward to an exciting evening. Note that the day after (March 15th at 6PM) the 25th Precinct’s Community Council meeting will be held at the 25th Precinct…
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Remains
Three decades after legislation pushed for the return of Native American remains to Indigenous communities, many of the nation’s top museums and universities still have the remains of thousands of people in their collections. ProPublica has a fascinating project to map any remains of indigenous first peoples. It’s amazing to see the numbers: And the map…
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The Harlem Riots As Seen Through Nazi Eyes
Ebay has/had and interesting photo of La Guardia and two police officials taken by a Life photographer in December 1943 up for sale in Europe. The photo is not particularly flattering for La Guardia, who is seen as significantly shorter than the two police officials who virtually crowd him as he leans against and wraps…
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Join Your Democratic County Committee
Each New York Electoral District has 2 to 4 representatives in the general membership of the County Committee Unfortunately, a vast number of these seats are left unfilled in Harlem and East Harlem, undermining our goal of broad participation in county decision-making. Ideally, a full Harlem County Committee will have every seat filled and each Assembly District…
