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  • Redlining and Environmental Justice
    Redlining and Environmental Justice

    Camellia Burris ceb2252@columbia.edu who attended Tuesday’s HNBA meeting from Columbia University wants to speak to her about an environmental justice project. Camillia is investigating the link between redlining and global warming —more specifically, how racist disinvestment in Harlem has led to some of its neighborhoods experiencing hotter temperatures than areas in the city that were…

  • Kristin Jordan
    Kristin Jordan

    Brian Benjamin Arrested and Resigned, Yesterday New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin has surrendered to authorities to face campaign finance fraud-related charges in connection with a past campaign and has since resigned. Benjamin is expected to appear in Manhattan federal court. His arrest comes after reports that Manhattan federal prosecutors and the FBI were investigating whether…

  • HNBA Monthly Meeting Tonight at 7 PM
    HNBA Monthly Meeting Tonight at 7 PM

    Join the Commanding Officer Chris Henning of the 25th Precinct next Tuesday at 7, to hear more about (and ask questions concerning), public safety issues in our community.   In addition to CO Henning, we will be joined by Marissa Yanni from DSNY.  She’ll be answering questions about composting, pickup of corner trash bins, street cleaning, and…

  • New York, Stripped Bare
    New York, Stripped Bare

    If you’ve ever wondered what NYC would look like, if stripped of all the buildings, here’s the map: Note how Harlem is mostly in the 5′ – 45′ above sea level range, except for Morningside Heights and St. Nicholas Park and the City College campus area: And that little dot in the middle of the…

  • Harlem Creek
    Harlem Creek

    Before the building boom in the 2nd half of the 19th century, what we call Central Harlem was farmland where people raised cash crops to sell 7 miles south in New York City. It was sleepy, undeveloped and could easily pass for rural New England today: This 1870 photo is looking northwest from what’s left…

  • Sidewalks by Neighborhood
    Sidewalks by Neighborhood

    Sidewalks are a critical component of New York City residents’ commute. Ample sidewalks in neighborhoods are important for commuting, businesses, and physical activity. Greater sidewalk area facilitates safer pedestrian traffic that, in turn, attracts businesses and fosters community. “Sidewalk area” measures the percent of a neighborhood that is covered by sidewalk area.  About the Measure…

  • Harlem Tax Protest Yields Results
    Harlem Tax Protest Yields Results

    The Protest: For the second year in a row, Maria Granville and other residents have protested that our community is unfairly overtaxed and oversaturated. In March the protesters held a press conference outside of 1 Centre Street to voice their outrage over our diminishing quality of life caused by the oversaturation of drug treatment and…

  • Average Commuting Time
    Average Commuting Time

    The variation in mode share across the city is not surprising given that some neighborhoods have access to many modes (convenient transit, bikeshare, etc.) while others have fewer options and are more car-dependent. Likewise, average commute times vary widely among neighborhoods, from just over a half hour to just under an hour. Residents may face…

  • HNBA Meeting Next Tuesday (April 12, at 7 PM)
    HNBA Meeting Next Tuesday (April 12, at 7 PM)

    Join the Commanding Officer Chris Henning of the 25th Precinct next Tuesday at 7, to hear more about (and ask questions concerning), public safety issues in our community.   In addition to CO Henning, we will be joined by Marissa Yanni from DSNY.  She’ll be answering questions about composting, pickup of corner trash bins, street cleaning, and…

  • 1991 – Reverend Al Sharpton and Crack Houses
    1991 – Reverend Al Sharpton and Crack Houses

    From July 1991, a video of Reverend Al Sharpton. Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network painted red X’s on the doors of crack houses and establishments that were selling drugs and drug paraphernalia In Harlem and Bed Stuy. NAN waged a summer campaign against drugs and violence in the Community. If you look…

  • Harlem Mothers: Stop Another Violent End
    Harlem Mothers: Stop Another Violent End

    Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E. is providing transportation to a crime victims’ rights rally in The Bronx. In particular, they want to close the loophole that allows crime victims’ personal data to be exposed to the accused, during the legal fact-finding process of discovery. The rally is scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday). The Studio Museum Rises Steel framing…

  • Congressman Espaillat Announces A Plan For 125th Street In Collaboration With Mayor Eric Adams
    Congressman Espaillat Announces A Plan For 125th Street In Collaboration With Mayor Eric Adams

    Harlemites have been at the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic for two years, hard hit by the immediate health emergency and the longstanding challenges that the pandemic underscored. On our road to recovery, we must address High unemployment, rising gun violence, a houseless and affordability housing crisis, food insecurity, systemic mental health and psychiatric…