JUNE COFFEE BARK AT ST. NICK’S DOG RUN Saturday, June 7th from 9-11am Welcome in the Dog Days of Summer! The St. Nick’s Dog Run Coffee Bark happens this Saturday, June 7th from 9am-11am. Come socialize with fellow dog owners and discuss issues concerning St. Nicholas Park and St. Nick’s Dog Run while enjoying coffee… [Read more…]
An abbreviated Weekend Guide to what’s going around the neighborhood. Friday, June 6 First Friday Trolley 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Bronx Saturday, June 7 Bird Club 9:00 a.m. Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx Creating with Nature 11:00 a.m. Pelham Bay Park, Bronx 2nd Annual Learn-to-Row Festival 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Fort… [Read more…]
Chaka Ngwenya, former TV and Radio personality in Zimbabwe broadcasts live out of the Salvation Army in Harlem. “Stay tuned to SARFM Radio, the heartbeat of Africa in New York,” said Ngwenya, who is an assistant pastor at the church. He leaned into the mic and adjusted the levels of his mixer. A Harlem resident… [Read more…]
TEEN ARTS Summer Camp for Ages 12-17 July 7th-August 15th Film-Making, Hip-Hop Dance, Photography, Mixed Media, African & Latin Percussion, Toons, Teen Acting, Graphic & Web Design and FIELD TRIPS! Private lessons in voice and all musical instruments are also offered daily for children, teens and adults. Check out all the details online today! Review… [Read more…]
One of my favorite things about New York in the summer is Summer Stage. Each spring, I anxiously await the release of the names of the performers who will be putting in work in the Park. This year offers a nice mix of performers worth standing in line 2 hours ahead of time to see.… [Read more…]
It’s summer in the city, so outdoor events abound. Up in Harlem, at the Morris-Jumel Mansion on Sugar Hill—where the famed Harlem Renaissance took place, and former home to jazz icons Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, and Lena Horne—Tanqueray No. TEN and London It Girl Tamsin Lonsdale are hosting a garden picnic and twilight… [Read more…]
TALAY With the magnetic attraction of the uptown Fairway and Columbia University development, chefs and bartenders are replacing auto mechanics in west Harlem, near the river. This ambitious Southeast Asian place, opening on Thursday, with a waterfall at the entrance, has two chefs: Soulayphet Schwader, far right, who was born in Laos and who worked… [Read more…]
Garbage Saves HARLEM Toddler [New York Post] Klein Eyes the Rezoning Of City School Districts [The New York Sun] Study shows hybrids of bird flu and human flu viruses fit well, could occur [ The Canadian Press] Discrimination Against Whites Resulted From Discrimination Suit [The New York Sun] Poop Scoop: $250 Fine [New York Post]… [Read more…]
Lester Cousey, 74, a retired postal supervisor, gazed up at a television inside Amy Ruth’s, a soul food restaurant on 116th Street in Harlem, as Senator Barack Obama stepped onto a stage Tuesday night to deliver a speech declaring himself the Democratic presidential nominee. Read the rest: NYTimes :: Daily News :: Guardian UK ::… [Read more…]
June 4, 2008 by D. Bell
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