Tag: 2020 Election
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Samuel L. Jackson
To Find Your Early Voting Location (You can begin to vote on Saturday) You can (early) vote from Saturday, October 24th, to Sunday, November 1st. Note that your polling place will likely be different than the polling place you are used to. When I keyed in my address, this is what Vote.nyc told me was…
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2020 Debate Tonight!
A number of HNBA members had a great time in June of 2019 when we joined the first night of the Presidential Primary Debates in Harlem, NYC. Tonight it’s the (first) Election 2020 debate! Instagram: @newyorkforbiden2020 / Facebook: @newyorkforbiden / Twitter: @newyorkforbidenhttps://www.mobilize.us/joebiden/event/331934/ Our democracy, humanity, and sanity are on the ballot this November. #NewYorkStrong #ItsUpToUs Cemeteries of…
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19th Century Views of East Harlem
Some of the images of East Harlem’s shanty towns that were soon swallowed by the grid and development, are remarkably striking. This one is from 1870: And is looking at the intersection of 5th Avenue and 117th Street. This photo (above) is not located, but dated 1894 and called East Harlem Shanty town. Debate Watch…
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Elections and Population Density
With the 2020 elections fast approaching, I wanted to share a fantastic visualization that shows population density. The map is fascinating and allows you to really get a sense of major metropolitan areas and the vast (population) deserts that separate them: In the illustration above you see us, in New York, and the tail of…