Tag: COVID-19
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International Marxist University
As seen on the streets of Harlem: And much more! And, Further East, On Park Avenue
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Poop and Harlem’s Hidden COVID Numbers
In September 2020, New York began to sample and test wastewater at New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) wastewater plants for COVID-19. If you recall an earlier post on wastewater and New York – https://hnba.nyc/where-does-my-sewage-go/ – you may remember that virtually all of Harlem’s wastewater (basically anything that goes down your drain or…
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Harlem FBI
eBay has an FBI Harlem division pin, up for sale: For details on this jazz and nightclub-themed pin, see this link. Free COVID Test Kits for Home Pick up free COVID test kits for you and your family. Details and locations here: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/coronavirus/get-tested/covid-19-testing.page The site also lists free testing – New York City continues to…
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Staying in Harlem
With pandemic concerns abating and rules relaxing, tourism is tentatively returning. Harlem World Magazine has partnered with Stay in order to produce a curated list (mostly Booking.com listings) of places where guests can find Harlem accommodation. through the very stylish Northern Lights Mansion on West 122nd Street: Up to a more corporate spot in Aloft:…
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They’ll Come To Your Home
Flanking Cranes The details you see on some Harlem buildings can often bring a smile to your face. This pair of heads – male and female – flank the entrance to an otherwise nondescript apartment building: But look at the panels below. On the left the crane or stork has a webbed frog in its…
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After-School Job Training and Pay for High School Students
Get paid up to $1000 for an after school training in construction management Learn about how to bid for projects and manage projects using industry software Training 6 months of classroom and field training for 2-3 hours twice a week Internships A 3 month paid internship with a real estate firm in NYC Must be…
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Art in Our Midst
The artist Allison Saar was commissioned to enliven the 125th Street Metro-North platform in 2018 and her subtle glasswork has delighted me since. The stained glass that encompasses the waiting rooms on the platform, harkens back to the jazz scene in Harlem. Even the title of the piece “copacetic” – a Jazz term from the…
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Hart Island
New York City’s Hart Island is the site of the city’s potter’s field. During 2020, over 2,000 COVID-19 victims were buried here. The City has a fantastic piece on the island and the history of burials there (coproduced with Columbia University’s School of Journalism). A 2021 analysis by Columbia Journalism School’s Stabile Center and THE CITY found…
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Sally’s Special Freedom Bus!
The Schomburg has a great image entitled: Sign for Sally’s Special Freedom Bus, to go to the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom from August 28, 1963 The sign was located in the window of Sally’s Restaurant, in Harlem, and referenced a bus leaving 58 years ago today. Today that location is the site…
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BLM+COVID-19 in 2020
The Museum of the City of New York has a new exhibit about the New York response/experience of COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter protests. This timeline is worth watching and remembering just how fraught 2020 was (oh, and it had, perhaps, the most consequential presidential election in our lifetime…?). To order tickets to the…
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Got the Itch?
Got the itch to do some spring cleaning? Then meet up with Uptown Grand Central this weekend to spring clean on a massive scale. This Saturday, April 10, marks the kick-off of Uptown’s spring cleaning season, with the first of our warm-weather community clean-ups along the East 125th Street corridor. We’re glad to be doing it in partnership with the Sanitation…
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West 124th Street Library
Landmarks has recently moved closer to landmarking the NYPL on West 124th Street on the north side of Marcus Garvey Park. Completed in 1909 and funded by Andrew Carnegie, the branch “nurtured African-American cultural and intellectual life, especially during the Harlem Renaissance,” said Timothy Frye, the LPC’s director of special projects. The library once housed…
