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, on West 117th Street.
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 & Parrot Distillery.
On November 12th, Harlem Brew Fest returns.
Tickets here:
HarlemWorld has a great article on how City Council District 9 could be impacted by redistricting.
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 “I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs. I knew at that point I had to have a camera.”
http://tomorrowpictures.tv/lifestyle/XYp_ThEAACEAgR7p/gordon-parks-1968
| Public hearings on the proposed new City Council districts begin next week. This is a critical stage of the redistricting process that ensures the views of Harlem and East Harlem are reflected in the drawing of council district lines. If you haven’t yet had a chance to look at the draft maps proposed by the districting commission, you can do so by clicking here. You can also check out the CUNY website Redistricting and You, which allows you to easily compare the old and the proposed council lines, along with various other dynamics of your district. In addition to the Commission’s preliminary map, you can also see other proposals, like the Unity map, created by the advocacy organizations LatinoJustice PRLDEF, The Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College, and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF). The commission will hold five public hearings in one week, starting on Tuesday August 16. You can sign up to testify here. Each hearing will be hybrid, meaning you can testify virtually or in person. There will be one hearing held in each borough, but if you cannot make your borough’s hearing, it is OK to testify on any date. You can indicate any translation or accommodation needs you may have as you sign up to testify. HEARING LOGISTICS: Queens: Time: Tuesday August 16, 2022 @ 5:30pm to 9pm Location: Museum of the Moving Image, Sumner Redstone Theater, 36-01 35 Ave Astoria, Queens 11106 The Bronx: Time: Wednesday August 17, 2022 @ 5:30pm to 9pm Location: Lehman College (CUNY), Gillet Auditorium, 250 Bedford Park Blvd West, The Bronx 10468 Staten Island: Time: Thursday August 18, 2022 @ 5:30pm to 9pm Location: Staten Island Borough Hall, 10 Richmond Terrace Rm 125 Brooklyn: Time: Sunday August 21, 2022 @ 3:30pm to 7pm Location: Medgar Evers College (CUNY), School of Science Health & Technology, Dining Hall, 1638 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn 11225 Manhattan: Time: Monday August 22, 2022 @ 5:30pm to 9pm Location: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd., Harlem, Manhattan, 10037 Testimony Registration: You can register to testify at any of the hearings by filling out this form Testimony Email: If you would like to submit written testimony, you can do so at any time by emailing [email protected] Recent Advocacy: In response to reports about possible backroom deals between appointing authorities, and their influence over mapping decisions, Citizens Union along with several other advocacy organizations, sent a letter to the Commission urging them to hold mapping deliberations as part of an open public meeting and provide the public with a detailed explanation of how and why the new Council lines are drawn. You can read and promote that sign on letter here. If you have any questions, or if we can help in any way, contact: Dan Kaminsky (he/him) Policy Manager Citizens Union/Citizens Union Foundation P.O Box 140917, Staten Island, NY 10314 [email protected] | citizensunion.org Help shape future City Council districts – more info at CitizensUnion.org/NYCRedistricting |
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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.
There will be 10 days of live and virtual celebrations of the people, arts, culture, and entertainment that reaffirm Harlem as the source of this nation’s cultural heartbeat. The theme this year is “INSPIRATION. IMPACT. LEGACY,” and there will be events for seniors, teens, families, music lovers, film buffs, live performances, virtual dance parties, as well as a jobs and careers fair.
Panelists include: Aaliytha Stevens, Founding member of Black Theatre Coalition
Brian Moreland, Producer “Thoughts of A Colored Man”/ “The Piano Lesson”
Khady Kamara, Executive Director, Second Stage Theater
Vy Higginsen, Producer, “Mama I Want to Sing”
Gennean Scott, Diversity Officer, The Broadway League
Shanta Thake, Chief Artistic Officer, Lincoln Center
And if you’re anywhere near Harlem, be sure to check out these in-person events:
You will find the full HARLEM WEEK 2022 schedule at this link.
Join the Philip Randolph Square Neighborhood Alliance in a conversation about Harlem’s redistricting.
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 record of East Harlem street life shows the joy and vibrancy found in one of Manhattan’s poorest neighborhoods.
The boundary between KRJ and Diana Ayala as it currently exists:
The proposed boundary for the next election cycle:
And the boundaries superimposed on the same map (note the color purple is the new proposed boundary whereas the blue line is the current boundary):
Here is the interactive map to test out. Move the slider at the top, left and right:
Hello!
I hope everyone is having a great week so far! As you all have likely seen, the NYC Districting Commission released it’s first draft maps of the proposed Council district lines on Friday. The folks at CUNY have uploaded these draft maps to their website Redistricting and You, to make it easy to compare the new proposed lines with the current districts.
The new maps made changes to districts all over the city. Some of the most impactful decisions the commission made were:
Citizens Union will conduct a closer analysis of the proposed map in the coming weeks. In the meantime, we would love to hear your thoughts on the maps. Please feel free to email [email protected] to share any thoughts or comments.
New Yorkers will have 30 days to look through these draft maps before the Commission takes comments. The next round of borough-specific public hearings will be on August 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 22nd from 4pm-7pm. This round of hearings will be critical in determining the ultimate council lines. If you are unhappy with the maps, we encourage you to testify; similarly if you like the new lines in your district, that is also very important to tell the commission.
To submit written testimony to the Districting Commission, please contact: [email protected]
If you’d like to read more, here is some recent press about the new maps, with more expected over the coming week:
Here’s the Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86847234917
| 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 training will last 45 minutes with 15 minutes for questions. You can register for the training here. The training will include: The basics of Council redistricting. Why engaging in the Council redistricting process is important. An overview of the process and the criteria used to draw the maps. How to look at and create your own maps. How to testify before the Council’s Districting Commission. The essential elements of an effective testimony. Considering the impact of new district boundaries, we welcome you to get involved and make your voice heard. See more information about our work at CitizensUnion.org/NYCRedistricting If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email [email protected]. |
