Tag: East 126th Street
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Block Party on 126th Street
The 2041/5th HDFC Co-Op (on the corner of 126th Street and 5th Avenue) will be hosting their 2nd Annual Block Party: A Great Day In Harlem Kids Party on August 12, 2023. The Community Board (CB11) will review this Block Party using Event ID: 698307. If you have any comments on this proposed date/event, please…
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Zoe Anderson Norris
Recently a New York historian – Eve Kahn – reached out to residents on East 126th Street regarding a former resident from the block – the reformer/publisher/writer Zoe Anderson Norris (1860-1914). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoe_Anderson_Norris https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/news/forgotten-gilded-age-author-zoe-anderson-norris-be-celebrated Zoe Anderson Norris lived at 57 East 126th Street around the turn of the 20th century. In addition, as an author, Zoe…
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Two Women
This photo of a Harlem Street scene has almost no clues to where it was taken. The only thing I can speculate on is that the photograph likely shows the south side of a street, as the reflection in the storefront window indicates that only one of the many windows across the street has a…
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1975 Madison For Sale
The site of the former church at Madison/126th Street is being promoted as an investment opportunity. No word on the price. See the full sales brochure, here: https://f.tlcollect.com/fr2/722/54368/1975_Madison_OM-2_v4.pdf Metropolitan Hospital and Nursing Burnout and Shortages Our district leader William Smith also serves as the chair of the Metropolitan Hospital’s Community Advisory Board. In that capacity,…
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Children and Family-Focused Block Party Coming to East 126th Street
The 2041 5th Ave Co-Op on the corner of 126/5th will be hosting a children and family-focused block party on Saturday, July 23rd. The block party will be held on East 126th Street between Madison and 5th. The event is being held to celebrate the children in the community and everyone who is young at…
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The Holiday Spirit on East 126
Children’s COVID Vaccine Event Harlem Pride is hosting a children’s specific vaccine event happening this Saturday, December 18th from 10am to 6pm at 215 West 125th Street. The event is sponsored by NYC Health & Hospitals and National Black Leadership Commission on Black Health. HarlemPride.org 42 Macombs PlaceNew York, NY 10039 West Harlem Festival of…
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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…
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Art Kane on Choosing East 126th Street
If you’ve ever wondered why Art Kane chose East 126th Street for his iconic photo, here is his explanation: And, while 17 East 126th Street was the ultimate location, few know that in the middle of the project, everyone moved a block eastward, to 52 East 126th Street, but after a few test photos (and…
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Heart to Heart Concert Video
Hi Everyone!Labor of Love Association pulled off yet another successful virtual concert and we’re so appreciative of each of you who joined us last week to enjoy the music. To each of you who made a donation to help us meet our fundraising goals, DOUBLE thanks!If you missed watching the virtual concert, we are airing it again…
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A Great Day in Harlem
Uptown Grand Central writes: Greetings, neighbors! I am writing to invite you to the co-naming the block of 126th Street between Madison & Fifth as “Art Kane: Harlem 1958 Place.” This is in celebration of the historic jazz photograph that is sometimes called “A Great Day In Harlem” — but is actually called “Harlem 1958”…
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Odyssey House – Coming to East 126
Odyssey House is building (first knocking down) 52-54 East 126th Street and reimaginging it as a ~20 single unit supportive housing facility. Graduates of Odyssey House programming will live on East 126th Street who have progressed beyond transitional housing. This new building will act more like a normal rental where tenants have individual and renewable leases. Odyssey…
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The Smile, Exposed
It’s an interesting look for a new building, exposed concrete. The Smile – the new apartment building on East 126th between 3rd and Lexington – has a model apartment with exposed concrete in the bedroom, hallway, and livingroom. The glossy floors (white) are Quartzline monolithic resin floors. If you’re curious on how you make pour/create…
