Welcome to Harlem’s Newsletter
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25th Precinct Meeting
Kioka Jackson, the president of the 25th Precinct’s Community Council writes: I just wanted to inform some and remind others that our Monthly meetings will start back up this month. The meetings will continue to be held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6 PM. This meeting will be at the Precinct so…
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Kristin Richardson Jordan
HNBA will host Kristin Richardson Jordan this THURSDAY at 7:00 PM to talk about her historic upset of the Harlem machine, her plans for City Council District 9, the upcoming November election, and what she means by Radical Love for Harlem. To join in, reach out to Shawn, Hallia, Cecile, Saiyda, or Kat for the…
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Plastic Fantastic
In Harlem’s Art Park Capucine Bourcart has a wall mounted exhibition entitled; Plastic Fantastic. The large, colorful work addresses single-use plastic and how plastic has adversely affected our environment and public spaces. Just think about the bottles, jars, cups, lids, and plastic bags we all use. It’s hard to get your mind around it, but New…
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$100 Giveaway for Vaccinations
Tell your neighbors. The vaccine $100 giveaway is in effect on Madison Avenue between East 128/129. 9/11 Tribute You can see our Harlem neighbor, Dr. Keith Taylor at 14:00 talk about 9/11 from his perspective as a first responder on the scene 20 years ago.
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Elks in Paris
In 1990 Jennny Livingston released a documentary called Paris is Burning that revealed to theater goers the rich underground ballroom scene in Harlem during the 1980s. The film focuses on one key venue for the ballroom scene – the Imperial Lodge of Elks at 160 West 129th Street – just east of Adam Clayton Powell…
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9/11
On this day I wanted to post part of a piece from John Jay College that interviews Dr. Keith Taylor, a Harlem resident, 9/11 first responder, CUNY professor, and community leader. Twenty years ago on September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 lives were cruelly taken away from their family, friends, and colleagues. They senselessly lost fathers…
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% of A-Grade Restaurants
How Calculated: Percent of currently operating restaurants with an “A” grade in the window, divided by all currently operating restaurants, including those with a “Grade Pending” in the window. Source: New York City Food Safety and Community Sanitation Tracking System Preserving The Legacy of Black Harlem A fantastic article on the women of Harlem (Thanks Valerie Jo…
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Community Gardens
Localize has an analysis of which boroughs have the most proximate community gardens: https://www.localize.city/blog/5-green-spaces-that-capture-nyc-community-garden-history/ Their map shows how bereft of community gardens Queens is: Here in Harlem we are blessed with a number of community gardens in relative proximity to many of us. The garden I manage is an East Harlem jewel, Lydia’s Magic Garden:…
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Double V Celebration
The location of this Double V photo intrigued me as it was only labeled as being taken in “Harlem”. The Double V campaign attempted to draw attention to the racism that kept Black Americans unable to work in many (lucrative) industries in the US, while permitting them to risk their lives fighting fascism abroad (in,…
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Building Emissions
Pollution from buildings (think heating oil burning) 125th Street is Deadly Patch.com is reporting that 125th Street is one of the most deadly streets for pedestrians in New York City. Between 2001 and 2016, 9 people were killed on 125th Street between Fifth and Second avenues. That made it one of the most deadly streets…
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Obesity
How Calculated: Estimated number of adults classified as overweight or obese; based on the Body Mass Index (BMI) calculated from self-reported weight and height, expressed as a percent. A BMI between 25 and 29.9 is classified as overweight, and a BMI of 30 or greater is classified as obese. Source: New York City Community Health Survey (CHS)…
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Ice Cream in Harlem
Two Harlem ice cream spots won praise in Today.com for their amazing offerings: Sugar Hill Creamery: New York, NY Serving out of two locations in the Harlem area, Sugar Hill Creamery is a labor of love built by wife-and-husband team Petrushka Bazin Larsen and Nick Larsen. With combined backgrounds in arts, culture, fine dining and…
