Welcome to Harlem’s Newsletter

  • Spatial Equality NYC – The Wild News

    The truly off the charts… Spacial Equality NYC provides an easy-to-use online tool to explore how our community compares to the rest of NYC in a wide range of environmental, health, and infrastructure concerns. Here are the areas in which Harlem is doing better than the city’s average(s): Our bus speeds are horrible. The MTA…

  • Spatial Equality NYC – The Bad News

    Unfortunately… Spacial Equality NYC provides an easy-to-use online tool to explore how our community compares to the rest of NYC in a wide range of environmental, health, and infrastructure concerns. Here are the areas in which Harlem is doing better than the city’s average(s) Harlem has a lot of traffic, and it’s worse than the…

  • Spatial Equality NYC – The Good News

    It’s always best to lead off with good news… Spacial Equality NYC provides an easy-to-use online tool to explore how our community compares to the rest of NYC in a wide range of environmental, health, and infrastructure concerns. Here are the areas in which Harlem is doing better than the city’s average(s). While no amount…

  • Moth Proof
    Moth Proof

    A photo from the 1930s of a street scene in Harlem with a pawnbroker’s, a fruit and vegetable stand, and a grocery store. The pawnbroker promotes that his business is “moth-free” and thus a safe location to pawn an article of clothing. The grocery store has a number of brands that we would recognize today,…

  • Tomorrow! A Gospel Christmas
    Tomorrow! A Gospel Christmas

    Tomorrow night at 7:30, all are welcome on East 126th Street to join in the holiday spirit, build community, and celebrate all that we have to be thankful for. Tomorrow, December 16th. 7:30 PM. 57 East 126th Street. Ummmm? As seen on Madison Avenue. A New Jersey plate headed southbound on Madison Avenue. 125th Street…

  • 25th Precinct’s Community Council Meeting with Borough President Mark Levine
    25th Precinct’s Community Council Meeting with Borough President Mark Levine

    Kioka Jackson, the president of the 25th Precinct’s Community Council writes: Good Morning All, It is my hope that everyone is doing well.  Hope you guys are preparing for the Holiday, to purposely spend quality time with family and friends.   We are planning our last meeting of 2022.  Yikes!  2022 is coming to an end. …

  • 75 Instructresses
    75 Instructresses

    Admittedly, the matchbooks come from Chicago, not Harlem, but I was dazzled by the word “Instructresses”, and with 75 of them, Dreamland does seem like a dreamy place to learn how to dance. As Seen In East Harlem’s Art Park A Spanish colonial-era battlement seems to have run aground in East Harlem’s Art Park and…

  • Your Invitation to the HNBA Holiday Party
    Your Invitation to the HNBA Holiday Party

    Thursday, December 15th, 7:00 PM Click HERE to RSVP Here’s your chance to celebrate with the neighbors you know, meet some of the ones you don’t, and finally introduce yourself to a few who you’ve seen, but haven’t connected with yet… All welcome.  Feel free to pass this invite on to a neighbor who you think would…

  • Rhum Boogie
    Rhum Boogie

    Ebay has a 1943 image of Rhum Boogie, and three dapper men walking past: The song, Rhum Boogie has the following lyrics: All Harlem’s got a brand new rhythmAnd it’s burning up the dance hallsBecause it’s so hot.They took a little rhumba rhythm,And they added boogie-woogie,And-a look what they’ve got Rhumboogie.Rhumboogie-woogie.It’s Harlem’s new creationWith a…

  • Funds for the East Harlem Greenway Along the Harlem River
    Funds for the East Harlem Greenway Along the Harlem River

    New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city has received a $7.25 million federal grant to plan for a major expansion of the greenway network across the five boroughs, with a focus on historically underserved, lower-income communities that lack access to affordable transportation and job opportunities. The funding comes from a U.S. Department…

  • Congress Member Espaillat’s Record in Congress
    Congress Member Espaillat’s Record in Congress

    If you’ve ever wanted to get a summary of the bills that Congress Member Espaillat has worked on, promoted, pushed, and signed, here’s your link: https://www.congress.gov/member/adriano-espaillat/E000297?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22ESPAILLAT%22%2C%22ESPAILLAT%22%5D%7D&s=4&r=1 And to get information on how to Congress Member Espaillat, or any other city/state/federal representative, my go-to site is: Who Represents Me NYC https://www.mygovnyc.org/ The Studio Museum Rises Santa…

  • It’s Time to Celebrate on 126th Street
    It’s Time to Celebrate on 126th Street

    The ever-fabulous Labor of Love and United New Church of Christ are putting on their annual Gospel Christmas. All are welcome on East 126th Street to join in the holiday spirit, build community, and celebrate all that we have to be thankful for. Mark your calendars! December 16th. 7:30 PM. 57 East 126th Street. The…