Bronx Museum: Queerhood

      Behind Walls Dir. Abel Castro (USA, 1999, 20 min) Josie, a home-girl from the hood, feels alienated ever since her brother, Alex, and “papi chulo” cousin, Papo, became lovers. As children, they made a promise to stay together. The promise read: “Cousins Forever”. As adults, they share an apartment. The boys are… [Read more…]

Emergency Meeting Called

Fellow Harlem Residents, My name is Don Williams, President of The Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association. We have all been deeply disturbed by this last weekends violence and we are seeking an organized response to combat these episodes. To that end New York City Councilwoman Inez Dickens will conduct an Emergency Community Meeting on… [Read more…]

Community Board #10

The following notice was sent by the Mt. Morris Park Community Improvement Association: 125th River-to-River Forum Dear Members and residents of Harlem: In this last weekend, please forward this email and advise all of your neighbors and friends of the importance of coming to the 125th Street River to River forum.  The agenda consists of the… [Read more…]

The Scoop: projects, parks and progress

New York’s first housing project honored[Columbia] South Harlem still attainable [NYMag] Huntgrunt profiles the first residents of the Langston [NYT] see also [Hunt Grunt] Excellent profile on the legacy of Harlem’s Rucker’s Park [NYT] Sleepless in Harlem: Curbed posts a letter from a resident tired of construction [Curbed] Slate ponders the viral success of Harlem’s… [Read more…]

Women for Obama

Mt. Morris Community and 5th on Park

Tuesday, June 26th Joe Holland, one of the developers of Fifth on the Park, the new condominium tower under construction at 120th & Fifth Avenue will address the MMPCIA regarding the building. Don’t miss it! Rice High School 74 West 124th Street Time: 7 PM

Kalahari adds Zipcars to amenities

One of the benefits of living in Manhattan is that you don’t “need” a car to get around. On the weekends however, you may find yourself thinking, ‘wouldn’t it be nice to have a car’ as you drag your bags on the subway. Car rentals can be expensive, frustrating and inconvenient, while grabbing a cab… [Read more…]

Editor’s Notes: Summer Madness

Kool and the Gang has a song called “Summer Madness” that signifies the beginning of summer in every predominately black community across America. You may recognize the song as the sample track used in DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince’s popular hit “Summertime.” The feel good hook to the song, “summer, summer, summertime, time… [Read more…]