Tag: Councilmember Kristin Jordan
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Omo Sade Skincare
Local businesswoman Sade Tyler started to sell her products on a table in front of the old Tower Records building in East Village, Manhattan. Also, back when corporate brands did not offer products for women of color, she was the first to set up a beauty kiosk in Allby Square mall in downtown Brooklyn. This…
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New Majority NYC Endorses Inez Dickens to Represent Harlem in City Council
City and State has an article on New Majority NYC formerly known as 21 in ‘21, a women-in-elected office advocacy group that played a key role in bolstering the number of women represented in the City Council. Since its founding in 2017 the group has surpassed its initial goal two years ago when voters elected 31 women…
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Council Member Kristin Jordan Uses Public Money to Fund Campaign Flyer
The New York Daily News is reporting that Council Member Jordan may have broken the law by paying for a campaign flyer using public money. The flyer encouraged people to join her reelection bid using money that should have been spent on community issues. https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-nyc-councilwoman-kristin-richardson-jordan-government-mailer-20230201-mboryfbma5a3lfdl4m4mjm5q4y-story.html The mailer, which includes the City Council seal, offers a…
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Visualizing Structural Racism
The Lantern Organization is slated to manage a new supportive housing project – Timbale Terrace – on Park Avenue and 119th Street. This new project would bring one hundred additional SRO (Single Room Occupancy) units to Harlem for people with severe mental health or addiction issues. The Greater Harlem Coalition and the Harlem East Block Association…
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The Negro Soldier
Yesterday’s post on a Nazi critique of America’s racial and economic reality suggested that the film The Negro Soldier – produced as WWII American propaganda is worth a watch: This 1944 documentary, directed by Stuart Heisler and produced by Frank Capra was a part of the United States Army’s First Motion Picture Unit for The…
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NYC Bill Intro 163-2022: Ban on Criminal Background Checks
NYC City Councilman Keith Power has re-introduced a bill, Intro 632-2022, to ban the use of criminal background checks in rental & sale applications. This bill is supported by both Councilmembers Jordan and Ayala. You can participate in VoterVoice to voice your opinion (for or against) bill, Intro. 632. VoterVoice will allow you to send messages directly to…
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How Bad is the M35 Bus?
The numbers are not good. The M35 has only got an average weekday ridership of 176 people per day: The worst in Manhattan. Not only that, the drop in ridership, from 2016 to 2021 is also the most precipitous. The M35 lost 83% of its ridership between 2016 to 2021. Again, the worst in Manhattan:…
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In The Street
If you haven’t watched this short film (black and white, shot on 16mm film stock in 1948) you should, just to get a sense of East Harlem in the immediate post-war era. Puerto Ricans and Italians make up the majority of the people (often children) filmed via small, hidden 16 mm film cameras. This unique…
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A survey from City College
Dear Neighbor,What would a healthy Harlem look like? What would it take to get there? Can you spare a few minutes to think about that question and share your opinions with us?We would like to learn about the quality of life in Harlem. We will use the results from this survey to develop a plan…
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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…
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Councilmember Kristin Jordan Opposes a Multi-Racial Harlem
In two media reports last week, Council Member Kristin Richardson Jordan voiced opposition to a new development on 145th Street (including a new headquarters for The National Action Network and a civil rights museum) in order to reduce the number of potential non-Black residents in her district. New York 1 reports: If the City Council…
