Tag: 25th Precinct

  • The top three tips for ranked choice voting are…

    The top three tips for ranked choice voting are…

    Vote for your genuine favorites, in your order of preference. Don’t try to game the system and guess who has the best chance. Just vote for whom you like in the order that you like them. There’s no risk of losing your vote, because if your favorite is knocked out, your vote will go to…

  • 25th Precinct Community Council Meeting Tonight at 6:00 PM

    25th Precinct Community Council Meeting Tonight at 6:00 PM

    Below please see the zoom invite for our upcoming 25th Precinct Community Council Meeting scheduled for tonight, Wednesday, April 21st at 6 PM.  We will be discussing ideas that we have to prevent Gun Violence in our community and the Elections for the Council. This is also your opportunity to talk to the Commanding Officer,…

  • Manhattan Borough President’s Harlem Forum Tonight

    Manhattan Borough President’s Harlem Forum Tonight

    Join the Greater Harlem Coalition in a forum for Manhattan Borough President candidates, focused on Harlem issues and concerns: https://fordham.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7Mv7N2a1SA-S2fPY_KvokA Saturday: Graffiti Cleanup Day Wanted to invite you to Saturday’s Graffiti Clean-up.  (See the flyer below).  As a reminder, we are offering our youth community service hours for participating.  I will need names for those…

  • Marcus Garvey Park Operating Meeting

    Marcus Garvey Park Operating Meeting

    HNBA was invited to a meeting earlier this week regarding updates for Marcus Garvey Park. The meeting was chaired by Commissioner Castro. He welcomed everyone and stated that the federal package relief will ensure that the budget is fully funded for staffing, maintenance and pool program. He is working with the Assistant Commissioner and his staff to start a…

  • 25th Precinct Community Council Meeting on Wednesday

    This is just a reminder that the next 25th Precinct Community Council meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 17th at 6:00PM.  So before you sit down to enjoy your Cornbeef and cabbage in honor of St. Paddy’s day join us for a few minutes to hear what’s been going on in and around the community, to…

  • Metropolitan Church 2.0

    Metropolitan Church 2.0

    The Metropolitan Church (126/Madison) and the parish house were knocked down last year. The church sold part of its parcel of lots to a developer (the larger parcel along East 126th Street and facing Madison Avenue at the corner) but retained 3 lots midblock along Madison (where there had been a vacant lot, and the…

  • Free COVID Tests and Flu Shots – Today

    Uptown Grand Central will be hosting COVID testing and flu shots today at Fresh Food Box from 12-5 p.m. The tests are the swab tests, and for those you can get results back in three days. They’ll also have the rapid tests available, with results back in 15 minutes. The swab tests are free, and the…

  • Red New York / Blue New York

    https://public.tableau.com/views/2020PresidentialRaceNYCUnofficialResults/ElectionDistrictMap The 25th Precinct and Being A Good Neighbor At our September HNBA meeting we asked Captain Henning if he could ask his cleaning staff to pay attention to the back of their parking lot, on Park Avenue. The trash build-up there was really unacceptable. Captain Henning acted almost immediately, and I was happy to…

  • 2nd Avenue Subway

    The City reports that despite a budget crisis, the MTA continues to plan for extending the Second Avenue Subway into East Harlem. Even though the pandemic-spurred economic crisis has put the project back, the MTA continues to work with building and property owners to try to purchase sites needed for air shafts, emergency exits, subway…

  • Build the Block – Thursday at 5:30 pm

    Sector C of the 25th Precinct will be holding a Build The Block event on Thursday at 5:30 pm at Ginjan Cafe – Park/125. Sector C is the sliver north of 115th Street, between 5th and Park Avenues. Bring any public safety concerns to the meeting.

  • Cleaner police garage on 118 St and Park

    Inspired by the discussion in HBNA’s September meeting, the folks on the block of 118 Street and Park helped clean up the pile of trash in the police garage under the metro north rail. The trash picked up completely fill one large trash bag. Please help to keep the area clean for our children and…

  • Reminder: 25th Precinct’s Community Council Meeting Tonight at 6 PM

    Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81120463238?pwd=VDdzd1UrR2NYbTYwSHRSdzE1Ui9zQT09 Meeting ID: 811 2046 3238Passcode: 2525PCC The Central Park U-Boat Untapped New York has a great piece on the captured German U-boat from WW1 that was brought to Central Park for display as a War Bonds promotion. Proof of the purchase of War Bonds allowed entry into the U-boat: When reading the…