Tag: East River Plaza
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East Harlem Drive-In
East River Plaza’s Rooftop Theater and Drive-In series is expanding. Visit East River Plaza every 3rd Sunday of each month through September for their Sunday Cinema! They may be a bit delayed (thanks to the rain), but come join your neighbors this weekend for “Spider Man: Into the Spider Verse.” The fun starts at 6pm – music,…
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Moth Proof
A photo from the 1930s of a street scene in Harlem with a pawnbroker’s, a fruit and vegetable stand, and a grocery store. The pawnbroker promotes that his business is “moth-free” and thus a safe location to pawn an article of clothing. The grocery store has a number of brands that we would recognize today,…
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Landmarking Survey of Lower East Harlem to be Conducted
Ascendant is announcing that they have won a grant to survey lower East Harlem for buildings that should be considered for landmarking: About Ascendant Neighborhood Development Corporation:Ascendant Neighborhood Development (AND) builds homes, engages community members, andpartners with allies to raise up neighborhoods that provide stability and access to opportunity for all.Since its founding in 1988,…
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Correction: CB11 Full Board Meeting on Tuesday, September 28th
Community Board 11’s Full Board Meeting is scheduled for a week from today (on September 28th) at 6:30 PM. For details see: https://www.cb11m.org/pmcalendar/ To sign up to add your voice: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_owOGKFs9RyOxC7-An2Sz3Q Tunnel Vision Tunnel Vision by Logan Hicks – the largest stenciled mural in the world. In the middle of 2020, during the height of the pandemic in…
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Tonight!
Tonight is a very rare opportunity to talk to top NYPD brass about policing in East Harlem. Tonight at 6:00 PM, at the Church of the Apostolic Faith – 1421 5th Avenue (5th Avenue and 116th Street) – you are invited to speak about community policing with our elected representatives and with top members of…
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East Harlem Photojournalist
One of our neighbors, Timothy Fadek, is an amazing photo journalist who has travelled the world, documenting people, the environment, and the political stories that are shaping the 21st century. Timothy’s work on the COVID-19 Pandemic is an amazing reminder of how dire things were during those early days: To see this entire series, and…
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Fair Share?
I was recently able to get data on the homeless shelter populations by community board. Looking at the big picture (at the borough level) it is clear that one borough is not pulling its fair share: As many political observers have noted, Staten Island scares the bejeezus out of elected officials who are loathe to…
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East River Plaza
Most Harlem residents have visited East River Plaza (Target, Costco, Aldi, etc.) at 117th street and Harlem River Drive at least once over the years. The site – owned by Brookfield Properties – was once a wire factory that made springs, musical wires (think pianos), and industrial and commercial wires of every sort. I recently…
