The Harlem River Esplanade is having its groundbreaking ceremony tomorrow, Tuesday, August 21st at 11:00 a.m. The Harlem River Boat Club will be rowing by as part of the festivities, and would like you to be there to support them! BRIGHT AND EARLY! We need several people who how to scull and a small group… [Read more…]
August 20, 2007 by learnbyheart
From press release: A public viewing will be held at Riverside Church for jazz great Max Roach, who died from complications of dementia/Alzheimers Disease at 12:45 a.m. Thursday in New York at the age of 83. His daughters Maxine and Dara were at his bedside, according to family spokesperson, Terrie M. Williams. Roach’s public viewing… [Read more…]
August 20, 2007 by learnbyheart
So many of us in New York aren’t born-and-raised New Yorkers. We come to this city for work or school, with hardly a friend or a dime to our name, and then somehow, it’s a few years later, and we’re still here, making the best of it. Bettina (Tina) Lee found herself in a similar… [Read more…]
August 20, 2007 by learnbyheart
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Community Board #9 will be having a special board meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. Check out Albor Ruiz’s column on the push-pull that’s happening between West Harlem and Columbia. For even more, the Chairman of the Board has a blog. CB9 Special Board Meeting – Community Board Vote on Both Plans Monday, August 20 6:30… [Read more…]
August 20, 2007 by learnbyheart
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Originally uploaded by mayotic. Mural from PS 76 on 120th Street in Harlem. Not only is this super cute and colorful but there is such a sense of movement and fun.
August 20, 2007 by learnbyheart
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Originally uploaded by mayotic. I saw this couple crossing the street and immeditately thought of a Lawrence Jacobs painting. A timeless elegance surrounds them – this photo could have been taken at any point from the 1920′s – 1970′s but seen today and I loved it.
August 20, 2007 by learnbyheart
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Originally uploaded by charmante.
August 20, 2007 by learnbyheart
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A list of where to eat in West Harlem. [NYT] Goodbye to Trivia at the Night Cafe in Morningside Heights. [NYT] An out”door” gallery of sorts in Inwood. [NYT] Hey, there…what are you looking at from inside that window? [NYT] The Rev. Al Sharpton is in town. [NY1] In older news, do dilapidated, abandoned cars… [Read more…]
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August 20, 2007 by learnbyheart
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