Tag: Redistricting

  • New City Council Boundaries

    New City Council Boundaries

    Community Council Districts 7, 8, and 9 have slightly altered boundaries. Here are the new lines for Community Council Districts 7 and 9: And (below) are the new boundaries of Community Council District 8: For the full map of Manhattan, see: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/districting/downloads/pdf/20221006-Final-Plan-Manhattan-Districts-c.pdf As Seen In Harlem As seen in Harlem, on West 117th Street.

  • Harlem Brew Fest

    Harlem Brew Fest

    HARLEM . BREW. CULTURE. Where It All Started • Harlem, NYC  November 2017.  Harlem Brew Fest was the first festival in the world to connect all brewers, artists, chefs and DJs in celebration of Black Brewing culture and featured: Sankofa Beer, Black Frog Brewery, Island to Island Beer, 1947 Beer, Harlem Brewing and Rams &…

  • GORDON PARKS: 1968

    GORDON PARKS: 1968

    This black and white documentary of a Harlem family was made in 1968 by the famous photographer and filmmaker, Gordon Parks. Using his still photos for Life magazine, Parks illustrated the crushing effect poverty had on every member of this Harlem family who lived on Frederick Douglass Blvd., in the 130’s. Gordon Parks noted that…

  • Harlem Week

    Harlem Week

    August 12-21 Make sure to plan on attending the virtual and/or in-person events during Harlem Week 2022. Sponsored by The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce, HARLEM WEEK is now 48 years old. Since its founding, the festival has grown to showcase the diaspora of African, Caribbean, Hispanic and European cultures, alongside Harlem’s rich social, economic, and political history.…

  • In The Street

    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…

  • City Council Districts to be Redrawn

    City Council Districts to be Redrawn

    Here’s How to Have Your Say in the Process: Here are all the slides from the HNBA power point presentation on redistricting of City Council seats. Here is the Redistricting Commission website – The website will have the most up to date information on the process, as it unfolds. The Staff memorandum has a good overview of why they chose…

  • MMPCIA Meeting Tonight

    MMPCIA Meeting Tonight

    MMPCIA Meeting Tonight at 6:00 Here’s the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86847234917 Redistricting NYC’s City Council With state and congressional redistricting dominating the headlines, we want to make you are also informed about the council redistricting process, which is currently underway.   You are invited (on May 17th at 7pm on Zoom) to a presentation and training on council redistricting. The…