EVENT: MOUNT SINAI AND NORTH GENERAL FREE SCREENINGS AT HARLEM HEALTH FAIR AND EXPO DATE: Saturday, August 18, 2007 TIME: 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. PLACE: 180 West 135th Street Between Malcolm X and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. The Health fair will feature FREE screenings focusing on: • Blood Pressure • Prostate Cancer… [Read more…]
ANNUAL BLOCK CELEBRATION 153rd STREET BETWEEN AMSTERDAM & ST. NICHOLAS AVE. THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2007 CHILDREN – ALL DAY – PLAY ADULTS, ESPECIALLY SENIORS, BRING YOUR CHAIR at 2 PM & JOIN US FOR JAZZ
This Thursday, Columbia will host a free outdoor screening of the AfroReggae documentary Favela Rising. The film follows Anderson Sá, who, spurred by the injustices thrust upon his impoverished community, acted out in an unexpected way — by forming Grupo Cultural AfroReggae. From the movie’s website: “Through hip-hop music, the rhythms of the street, and… [Read more…]
Caminito, a new Argetine steakhouse, opened this week on Park Ave., near 118th. No official website yet, but NYMag.com and TONY.com have tidbits on the hacienda. Photo Credit: NYMag Related: What’s new in the one teens?
Is Harlem being “reshaped” or “gutted?“ [NYP] East Harlem tenants won’t be stepped on by their landlords and take it quietly. [NYDN] Mayor Bloomberg loves immigrants. [NYSun] New York, where old folks live even longer. [NYMag]
August 14, 2007 by D. Bell
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