Welcome to Harlem’s Newsletter
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Lions’ Den
It is so good to see the long-running gym in Marcus Garvey Park able to use a shipping container to store gear. The logo on the container looks great, and it’s always good to see people working out in the park. Russwurm School Mural
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HNBA Writes to OnPoint and the Safe Injection Site
November 12, 2022 OnPoint NYC East 126th Street New York, NY. 10035 Attn: Sam Rivera, Executive Director Dear Sam and OnPoint Team, Thank you so much for joining our Harlem Neighborhood Block Association (HNBA) November meeting. We really appreciate your time and now realize we should have held this meeting with you much earlier. We are very…
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25th Precinct Community Council Meeting on Wednesday
From Kioka Jackson: Welcome to the month of GIVING THANKS! Well we should be thankful daily, but you know what I mean. LOL! It is my hope that everyone is doing amazing! Just wanted to remind you that our monthly council meeting will be taking place on Wednesday, November 16th at 6:15PM. We are back…
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Holiday Lights
Join the 125th Street BID at the Harlem Holiday Lights festival! November 15th. 6:00 PM As Seen In East Harlem Educate to Liberate Harlem Restaurant Week https://www.harlemrestaurantweek.com/
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Harlem Hellfighters Photo
A rare photo – turned into a postcard by a Newark photo studio – was put up for auction on Ebay for almost $1,000. The photo shows WW1-era Black soldiers proudly displaying their insignia and medals. The ALL CAPS description from the Ebay seller is as follows: THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE WW1 REAL PHOTO…
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Estey Piano Company and the 3rd Avenue Bridge
An Ebay posting of the 3rd Avenue Bridge in stereoscope: And while it’s hard to see in the photo above, there are horse-drawn wagons on the right, and pedestrians on the left, all waiting for the perpendicular center span to repivot back to allow passage for terrestrial forms of transportation (clearly a boat of some…
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The Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival Returns
12th Annual International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival November 9 – 13, 2022 Prices Vary | Various Locations The 12th Annual International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival (IPRHFF) is back from November 9 – 13, 2022 with an exhilarating roster of films, shorts, animation, and panel discussions with industry influencers and thought leaders. The five-day…
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VOTE
Today’s the day. https://findmypollsite.vote.nyc/ Marcus Garvey Park Tree Lighting See You At The HNBA November Meeting Tonight at 7pm For a conversation with OnPoint – the safe injection site on East 126th Street. Topic: HNBA MeetingTime: Nov 8, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88910978488?pwd=dzdiTjdpaHJFTnBQeHFZWEVEaUF2UT09 Meeting ID: 889 1097 8488Passcode: 629964
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How ‘Chainy’ is Harlem?
An interesting map that looks at how much of a chain a given restaurant is. The national dataset shows which communities have independent restaurants and which ones are saturated by chains. In Manhattan, the ‘chainiest’ neighborhood I noticed was around 34th Street: By comparison, Harlem has chains but they aren’t the dominant kind of restaurant:…
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Elks Lounge
A series of images for sale on Ebay from June 1945 and a Harlem Blues nightclub named: Elks Rendezvous. The club was located at 133 and Lenox Ave, and featured distinctive ‘target’ tables. The Smithsonian’s collection in Washington DC includes a table knocker from the Elks Rendezvous in the Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum…
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Wakanda Forever
To celebrate the new “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” film that opens on November 11th, Marvel has hired Vince Ballentine to create a Harlem Black Panther mural. https://6abc.com/black-panther-wakanda-forever-nyc-mural/12412839/ The mural took almost five days to complete and highlights “Shuri,” Black Panther’s sister and one of the most impactful characters in the Marvel Universe. The mural is…
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LGA + Harlem
Travelers to LGA’s Terminal B have likely noticed the massive mosaic wall with stylized clouds and New York icons sprinkled about. Artist Laura Owens has created a playful checklist of the important and ephemeral New York sites for visitors and natives to smile and nod at. Everything from the eternal (the pizza slice): to the…
