Jazz Safari Party

El Morocco and Leopard Lounge

A couple of weeks Hugo gave us a heads up about El Morocco Nightclub. They have posted a promo video on their website and it looks like it is going to be hot, hot, hot!!! Related: Grub Street more about “El Morocco and Leopard Lounge – Latin…“, posted with vodpod

Hamilton Grange Move is Up and Off the Ground

Photo submitted to Flickr pool by forota. It appears that the beleaguered Hamilton Grange move has literally managed to get off the ground. For more on the problems faced with moving this historic landmark go here: Move halted [UF] Monument Meeting [UF]

Kalahari: Things Fall Apart

We’d be remiss if we just skipped off into the sunset without mentioning that the Kalahari had a slight construction problem the other day. Parts of the new luxury condo building’s exterior wall fell off, landing in the African Market which sits right below. Critics might say it is the gods of architectural atrocities showing… [Read more…]

Marco … Polo

Memorial Day is the unofficial start of the summer season.  Uptowners know that when we want to cool off on a hot summer day, we have quite a few choices available in our part of town. Besides the neighborhood open hydrants, we have some fabulous pools in Harlem. As a matter of fact, Hugo wrote… [Read more…]

Friday Freestyle: Grown Folks Business

Good Morning Readers, I haven’t been around much this week. Several factors contributed to the absence: Work, illness and my birthday. Fortunately, I have a long luscious weekend to recoup and get caught up the posts that are collecting dust in draft mode. My birthday was a bust…I wound up working (my real job) until… [Read more…]

Narmer’s Newstand

Bush signs bill outlawing genetic discrimination [USATODAY.com] Brace yourself for barbecue shock [CNN.com] Federal court rules against military gays policy [USATODAY.com] Savings Are Short In Public Housing [The New York Sun] Anti Cigarette RX under fire[New York Post] Enter, the Cybrids [New York Times Blog] NYPD wants drugs tested at time of bust [amNY.com] Mayor… [Read more…]

Rewind: The Missing Ingredient

Back in September of last year, one of our editors opened up a conversation about what’s missing in Harlem. Whether she was being sarcastic or not she felt that her post would merely “ignite a flurry of silence and maybe some cricket noises.” Not surprisingly we got close to 50 responses in that thread alone!… [Read more…]

Harlem Plays Host to Harrison

Scores of rain soaked fans lined the streets of Harlem just to catch a glimpse of Harrison Ford and his co-stars at the Magic Johnson Theaters on Tuesday night. Long touted to be the best movie theater in New York and one of Harlem’s best kept secrets, the Magic Johnson has been rolling out the… [Read more…]

Narmer’s Newstand

As Term Wanes, Bloomberg’s Temper Boils Up [ New York Times] Paterson Proposes Stricter Gun Laws for New Yorkers [The New York Sun] Toy Tower Comes Down [New York Post] Detectives in Bell Case, Four Others Face Internal Department Charges [The New York Sun] Randalls Plan Struck Out [New York Post] Revenend Al Squeezed Dre: Book [New York Post]… [Read more…]

AIDS in Harlem: Progress, But Still a Problem

Last Sunday, the New York Times reported on the work of the AIDS care community-based organization, Iris House on 138th and Adam Clayton. It noted that “the neighborhoods around Iris House have some of the highest infection rates in the country. In Harlem, 116 of every 100,000 people are H.I.V.-positive, compared with 46 per 100,000 in New… [Read more…]

SoulWednesday at the Rouge

Wed May 21st StrugLife and Miss King Productions bring you SoulWednesday at the luxurious New-Orleans style Restaurant and Lounge Baton Rouge every Wednesday from 8pm until 12am where the best soul, neo-soul, R&B and Spoken Word artists join voices to take you on an eclectically musical and spiritual journey. A live band will accompany the… [Read more…]

Remember ‘La Marqueta’?

Some years ago UF reported on the stalled efforts to jump start the East Harlem market. Yesterday the New York Times released an article about its history and the latest in failed attempts to revive this market which once bustled with hundreds of people who wanted to stock up on the foods they once enjoyed in their home countries.… [Read more…]

Narmer’s Newstand

The NYPD Releases Detailed Data on Dogs They’ve Shot, But Not on The People [village voice] Meet the Harlem Artist With Good Promotion, Sales— and Down Syndrome [village voice] Deep South of Houston: Is a Soul-Food Restaurant Too Black for Soho? [village voice] Bad NYPD Cops Only Get Tough Talk from the Civilian Complaint Board… [Read more…]

That UPTOWNflavor and Harlem Swag

Teyana: Harlem is pretty much something you have to see. Harlem is its own planet. The way that people eat, walk, talk, it’s the first place that people see when they get to New York. It’s amazing. Format Magazine

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Breaking: Alma Thai is Now Talay

If you are a regular reader, you know that we’ve been following the progress of what was originally slated to be Alma Thai in the poppin’ Viaduct Valley/Harlem Piers area. A reader has tipped us off that the name is now being changed to Talay and they are hiring waitstaff and managers via Craigslist. No… [Read more…]

Say What? Love thy Neighbor, Yet Know thy Enemy

One good thing about these tees from the Peralta Collection is that newcomers will know who is and is not part of the neighborhood welcoming committee. Heck, I’m not even new to the nabe and I would cross the street if I saw someone sporting one of these tees. But then again, I’m also a… [Read more…]

Photo of the Week: Macombs Dam Bridge

Warning sign on the Macombs Dam Bridge, originally uploaded by Eating In Translation.

Say What? SoCo, No Way!

And if the 125th Street rezoning, a luxury boutique hotel chain, and Columbia’s expansion were not enough to seal upper Manhattan’s fate, brokers have coined a pretentiously trendy name to attract young people to the nabe: “SoCo.” “South of Columbia University is Hot. SOCO,” reads a listing for a $349,000 studio on 103rd and Riverside… [Read more…]

Tyra Show: Richard from Spanish Harlem

I happened to come across the following video of Tyra Banks interviewing a gay teen named Richard, who lives in the PJs in Spanish Harlem. The clip that is posted below is of Tyra interviewing Richard and his mom in studio about his experience as a gay man in Spanish Harlem. The next segment shows… [Read more…]

What’s Up: Amy Ruth’s Brooklyn Still Not Cooking

So, last year we found out that Harlem favorite, Amy Ruth’s, was going to be opening up another location in the old Gage & Tollner location on Fulton Mall. Some reported it was supposed to happen by the end of the year, while others reported February of this year. As of Tuesday, the scent of… [Read more…]

Video 13 Preview of “Flow” at the Studio Museum

The Studio Museum in Harlem’s exhibit, Flow, is the first twenty-first century exhibition focusing on art by a new generation of international artists from Africa. These artists are uniquely conscious of, and responsive to, recent African history, global economics and the idiosyncratic culture of the new millennium. Presenting approximately seventy-five works in all media by… [Read more…]

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New Affordable Housing Lottery

We mentioned a few weeks ago that a new building on 119th and Manhattan Avenue was coming along in construction. The details have been released on this final phase of the development’s website. The project will include 25 apartments for low-income families (rents: $463/mo for a studio to $770/mo for a 2 BR) and 50… [Read more…]

Part II: What’s Up With The Lions at the Gate?

UPDATE: A couple of months ago we started snooping around regarding these Lions casually hanging around on 11th Ave. We then found out a Latin-Thai fusion restaurant called Alma Thai was slated to open there. Well I’ve got your update right here! I was walking by the area yesterday and workers were putting the final… [Read more…]

The Scoop: Zimbabwe Radio, Dominican Politics, and The ‘Evil Trinity’

(Photo Credit:NYDailyNews) Chaka Ngwenya is a radio personality for SARFM Radio, the only Zimbabwe-focused station in the metropolitan area and it’s streaming live from Harlem.[NYDailyNews] How do you feed a family of four on 10 bucks? Just ask Richard Cardona, chef for Hudson River Café, to whip up some Arroz con Pollo! [NYDailyNews] Jill Scott… [Read more…]

Narmer’s Newstand

Child Welfare Tightens Law on Removal [ New York Times] Paterson Aims At Safety Of Patients [The New York Sun] City Council Overrides Mayor’s Veto of E-Waste Bill [ The New York Sun] Juan Crow: The Deep South‘s New Second-Class Citizens [ AlterNet] Bloomberg: Congress won’t run NYPD [ amNY.com] Paterson Pays A Stabilized Rate… [Read more…]

It’s My Park Day and Artz, Rootz and Rhythm

All over the city, people will be hiking to their local park to pitch in at the annual “It’s My Park Day.” Residents on Edgecombe Avenue plan to plant flowers in the tree boxes lining the avenue, while The Friends of St. Nicholas Park will be doing the three Ps: painting, picking up litter and… [Read more…]

Artz, Rootz and Rhythm Festival

Friday Freestyle: Scene in Harlem ~ Claudine

Imagine my surprise when I discovered that Claudine Price’s stoop was on Edgecombe Avenue, right around the corner from my apartment. It so happens that Claudine is my favorite movie — ever! What?! What do you mean you’ve never heard of Claudine? Featuring an all-Star cast of Diahann Carroll, James Earl Jones, Roxie Roker, Lawrence… [Read more…]

Like No Other Market, Fairway Elbows into Stew’s Territory

While Harlem craves a new Trader Joe’s, a Bronx border town gets a new Fairway. According to Crains: Fairway Market is opening its sixth and largest store in Pelham Manor, just over the Bronx border in Westchester County, marking the budding chain’s first foray north of the city. At 75,000 square feet, the Pelhman store… [Read more…]

Let’s Talk Food!

The New York State Council on Food Policy will be in HARLEM to LISTEN to YOU! The NYS Council on Food Policy is holding a series of Listening Sessions around the state to gain perspective from community members on several food policy issue areas and to seek opportunities to maximize collaboration among stakeholders. This is… [Read more…]

HomeBase III – Critics’ Pick

HomeBase III, the experimental-multimedia “home” exhibit set in Harlem will be closing on May 18, so if you’ve been procrastinating, this is your last chance to see it. The exhibit has been given a thumbs up by Jerry Salz of New York Magazine who wrote: Artists and curators always talk about “taking it to the… [Read more…]

Liquor Licenses: The Trickle Up Theory

Unless you have been living on the YFZ ranch for the past year or two, you’ve probably noticed that liquor licenses in New York are drying up faster than gasoline at a $2.00/gal. station. To some, it feels like we are entering a second prohibition period. First you can’t dance publically, then you can’t smoke… [Read more…]

Art for Change Series Continues

The Riverside Theatre continues their tradition of bringing thought-provoking theater to the community. What’s up next: On Friday & Saturday, May 16th & 17th at 8:00pm, H brings Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1 & 2 into the 21st Century. The work examines the anatomy of power through a Hip Hop prism with a contemporary urban… [Read more…]

What About My Friends

The Friends of St. Nicholas Park have a busy summer ahead of them. On Tuesday they had their regular monthly meeting where they began to rally up the troops. They were discussing the possibility of having an art fair to accompany the annual Historic Harlem Parks Film Festival. For now, the focus has turned to… [Read more…]

Honey, She’s So Sweet

Ms. Badu made an appearance in Harlem last week, sans the trademark headwrap and afroblaster wig. Here are some photos taken at Club Body, courtesy of Talk of New York.

Creative Curricula

On Monday, May 19th at 6:00 PM a Creative Curricula information session will take place in Harlem at the Ruth Williams Dance Workshop. Creative Curricula is a local arts-in-education funding program that makes matching grants of up to $5000 for teaching artists or cultural organizations working in partnership with Manhattan schools.  Funding is available for… [Read more…]

Calendar

For the social butterflies out there who want to stay on top of what’s going on in Harlem, we have revived our Google Calendar (thanks Grace!). We will be updating it regularly so be sure to check in often or simply add our Google Calendar to your Google Calendar. Click on Calendar in the tab… [Read more…]