The Harlem Gospel Choir, with 60 members and counting, travels the world sharing its message. The large contingent allows the choir to rotate travel commitments whether internationally or nationally. “The choir was founded on two principles — to give young, black men and women opportunities to be exposed to gospel music; and to bring about… [Read more…]
January 18, 2007 by D. Bell
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ART America’s Most Elusive Artist By MELENA RYZIK Thursday, January 18, 2007 Triple Candie Foreground, Beyond the Pail, and, in back, Self-Portraits, by Lester Hayes, an unrecognized, influential and extremely elusive artist. Lester Hayes, a hugely influential yet barely known artist, gets his first retrospective this week. Sadly, it’s probably going to be his last,… [Read more…]
Bloomberg said master plans will be released this year for the redevelopment of the South Bronx and the Willets Point section of Queens, where the New York Mets baseball team now plays and where a new stadium for the ball club is being built. Bloomberg said proposals will be made to rezone 125th street in… [Read more…]
New York Sports Club signed a 15-year lease at 68 Bradhurst Ave., between West 145th and West 146th streets. The 16,200-square-foot gym — the chain’s second in Harlem — is slated to open this summer on the first two floors of a 180-unit condo building. Ripco Real Estate Corp. represented property owners Gotham Organization and… [Read more…]
January 18, 2007 by D. Bell
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Although UPTOWNflavor has highlighted many of the businesses mentioned in the attached article, it seems that Travel & Leisure magazine has also taken notice of all that Harlem has to offer; At least in the retail sense. Click here to view the article [pdf file] Courtesy of the Friends of St. Nicholas Park Click on… [Read more…]
January 18, 2007 by D. Bell
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As if in answer to my post from last Friday, the Post has published a follow up story about lofts: “GET UP LET’S GET HIGH: LOFTS GO FROM FUNKY ARTISTS’ SPACES TO COVETED PRICEY PALACES” New “loft” buildings are no longer confined to downtown Manhattan. They’ve hit the Upper East Side (170 East End Ave.,… [Read more…]
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January 18, 2007 by D. Bell
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