Tag: Sanitation

  • Jimi Hendrix in Harlem: September 5th, 1969

    Jimi Hendrix in Harlem: September 5th, 1969

    On September 5th, 1969 Jimi Hendrix performed at the Harlem Street Fair at the corner of 139th Street and Lenox Avenue. Only 26, Hendrix had wanted to reestablish a relationship with Black fans “my people”. He arrived characteristically late only to find that the crowd had dwindled to a few hundred Harlem residents. Harlem had been…

  • 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…