Tag: 25th Precinct Community Council

  • This is Harlem

    This is Harlem

    From 1975, a TV report by Geraldo on Harlem. A place where most everyone has heard of but where most outsiders have never been. Every urban problem that plagues this country is represented here and you can find it all within a few blocks of this rooftop. Broken families, rampant street crime, the worst housing…

  • HNBA and Harlem East Block Association Meet The New Precinct Commanding Officer

    HNBA and Harlem East Block Association Meet The New Precinct Commanding Officer

    From Kioka Jackson (the 25th Precinct Community Council President): Good Morning Friends, I just wanted to stop in and say thank you for making last night’s meeting a success.  There was a ton of things discussed and I am sending affirmation that all of your concerns were heard.  When we said that you wouldn’t hear…

  • Meet The New Commanding Officer

    Meet The New Commanding Officer

    Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 15th, at 6 PM the new Commanding Officer (C.O. Maisonet) of the 25th Precinct will host his first community meeting. Here is your opportunity for him to hear from YOU, rather than just the electeds and their staffers, on what the real issues in our community are. You know how powerful first impressions are. …

  • 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. …

  • 25th Precinct Community Council Meeting on Wednesday

    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…

  • Above the Rim

    Above the Rim

    Above the Rim is a 1994 film co-written and directed by Jeff Pollack in his directorial debut. The Harlem/basketball movie featured Duane Martin, Tupac Shakur, Leon Robinson, and Marlon Wayans. The screenplay was based on a story by Benny Medina and focuses on city basketball and the fraught life choices presented to a young Harlem…

  • HNBA Meeting on Tuesday, June 14th – 7 PM

    HNBA Meeting on Tuesday, June 14th – 7 PM

    We hope you’ll come out for our final HNBA meeting of the season (before our summer break) on Tuesday, June 14th at 7:00 PM. To get the Zoom link: We’ll hear from the Citizens Union about what is on the horizon for redistricting City Council that could change whether or not you are considered part of…

  • 25th Precinct Community Council Meeting, Tonight

    25th Precinct Community Council Meeting, Tonight

    The 25th Precinct’s monthly Community Council Meeting is tonight –  April 20th at 6 PM.  There is a location change – instead of meeting at the Precinct, the meeting will be held at Bethel Gospel Assembly – located at 120th Street between Madison and 5th Avenues.  Please be prepared to stop at the security area to…

  • NPR.org Reconsiders Scott Joplin’s ‘The Entertainer’

    NPR.org Reconsiders Scott Joplin’s ‘The Entertainer’

    Scott Joplin introduced Ragtime to America and published his most enduring song ‘The Entertainer’ (as featured in the soundtrack to the 1970’s movie, ‘The Sting’) in 1902. While Joplin’s work was wildly popular at the time, by 1916, Joplin was living in difficult circumstances in Harlem. He was listed as being employed as a “music…

  • Precinct Meeting – Focus on The Rise in Crime

    Precinct Meeting – Focus on The Rise in Crime

    Kioka Jackson, the president of the 25th Precinct’s Community Council writes: Good Afternoon Neighbors and Friends,I hope you all are doing great. I wanted to invite you to join us IN PERSON for our February 2022 meeting.  I have been getting a multitude of calls and emails about the current events in and around our neighborhood…

  • Court Ordered Evictions

    Court Ordered Evictions

    How Calculated:  Rate of executed evictions ordered by the New York City Housing Court, including those pending and scheduled as of December 31, per 10,000 housing units. Eviction data are reported by New York City Marshals and gathered from NYC Open Data. For more information, see: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Evictions/6z8x-wfk4 Source: New York City Department of Investigation Odyssey House on East 126 Advances…

  • Correction: 25th Precinct Meeting tonight at 6:00 will be on Zoom

    Good Evening,Due to inclement weather, Our September Council meeting will be remote.  The Zoom link is below: MEETING DATE: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 MEETING TIME: 6:00PM 25th Precinct Community Council Monthly Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5184698981 Meeting ID: 518 469 8981One tap mobile+19292056099,,5184698981# US (New York)