Tag: HNBA Monthly Meeting

  • HNBA Meeting Tonight at 7:00 PM

    HNBA Meeting Tonight at 7:00 PM

    We hope you’ll come out for our final HNBA meeting of the season (before our summer break) on Tuesday, June 14th at 7:00 PM. To get the Zoom link: We’ll hear from the Citizens Union about what is on the horizon for redistricting City Council that could change whether or not you are considered part of…

  • HNBA Meeting on Tuesday, June 14th – 7 PM

    HNBA Meeting on Tuesday, June 14th – 7 PM

    We hope you’ll come out for our final HNBA meeting of the season (before our summer break) on Tuesday, June 14th at 7:00 PM. To get the Zoom link: We’ll hear from the Citizens Union about what is on the horizon for redistricting City Council that could change whether or not you are considered part of…

  • Wilfredo Lopez – Candidate for Assembly District 68

    Wilfredo Lopez – Candidate for Assembly District 68

    Wilfredo Lopez has come to a couple of our HNBA meetings and had mentioned that CB11 (East Harlem) does not get the same amount of funding for DSNY concerns that the community district south of 96th Street does. Wilfedo brought this up, and subsequently sent over the document that proves his point: The link to…

  • HNBA Meeting On Tuesday, May 10th, 7:00 PM

    HNBA Meeting On Tuesday, May 10th, 7:00 PM

    All are welcome to come out on Tuesday at 7:00 PM to hear from (and ask questions of) Delsenia Glover and Inez Dickens – two candidates for New York State Assembly District 70.   In addition, we will have our neighbors from the HDFC Coop at the corner of 5th Avenue and 126th Street stop by…

  • HNBA Monthly Meeting Tonight at 7 PM

    HNBA Monthly Meeting Tonight at 7 PM

    Join the Commanding Officer Chris Henning of the 25th Precinct next Tuesday at 7, to hear more about (and ask questions concerning), public safety issues in our community.   In addition to CO Henning, we will be joined by Marissa Yanni from DSNY.  She’ll be answering questions about composting, pickup of corner trash bins, street cleaning, and…

  • HNBA Meeting Next Tuesday (April 12, at 7 PM)

    HNBA Meeting Next Tuesday (April 12, at 7 PM)

    Join the Commanding Officer Chris Henning of the 25th Precinct next Tuesday at 7, to hear more about (and ask questions concerning), public safety issues in our community.   In addition to CO Henning, we will be joined by Marissa Yanni from DSNY.  She’ll be answering questions about composting, pickup of corner trash bins, street cleaning, and…

  • Housing Inequality

    Housing Inequality

    Harlem’s rate of homeownership is strikingly low. A new choose your adventure video game attempts to explore why housing in the U.S. has not fairly delivered housing-derived middle-class lives to many Americans, particularly people of color. This game explodes the larger American myth that homeownership can be achieved by anyone through hard work and smart decision-making.  The…

  • Curbside Composting

    Curbside Composting

    Curbside Composting is coming back — in a new way! DSNY will collect food scraps, food-soiled paper, and yard waste and turn it into compost or renewable energy. This free service is voluntary, and residents must sign up. Eligibility The program is open to residential buildings of all sizes in all parts of Harlem. Sign…

  • HNBA January Meeting Recording

    HNBA January Meeting Recording

    If you were unable to make it to HNBA’s January meeting with State Senator Cordell Cleare (and others and would like to view it, here’s the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/pHa5qDCRO2TANbU_yqvA-RPsczKjR-DTZuvvbY7EfG3tH2wq7GbgBNuB66e6kLdA.CVn7Pl3HIQCW71S9  Passcode: *@4qwTyR Van Der Zee A while ago I came across a great black and white image from James Van Der Zee, the celebrated photographer of the…

  • Harlem Neighborhood Block Association Meeting Tomorrow (Thursday) at 7:00 PM

    Harlem Neighborhood Block Association Meeting Tomorrow (Thursday) at 7:00 PM

    The January HNBA meeting will be virtual, and you are invited.  We’ll gather tomorrow: Thursday, January 20th at 7:00 PM to hear from, and ask questions of, NY State Senator Cordell Cleare.  If there is something you want Albany to do for you, or Harlem, here’s your chance to speak directly to our state senator. In addition,…

  • Block Association Meeting on Thursday, 7pm

    Block Association Meeting on Thursday, 7pm

    The January HNBA meeting will be virtual, and you are invited.  We’ll gather on Thursday, January 20th at 7:00 PM to hear from, and ask questions of, NY State Senator Cordell Cleare.  If there is something you want Albany to do for you, or Harlem, here’s your chance to speak directly to our state senator. In addition,…

  • Harlem’s Night Market Returns

    Harlem’s Night Market Returns

    The Harlem Night Market returns to the historic La Marqueta this Friday, December 17, to Sunday, December 19: https://www.instagram.com/harlemnightmarket. Join us the last weekend before Christmas to celebrate the best food, makers and music from across East and West Harlem. This year we’ve expanded to include more vendors than ever in the stalls at La Marqueta…