Rick Calder of the New York Post did an investigative story about the neglect of city parks as part of a two part series, with accompanying video. Posted below are snippets from the article and a link to The Post. While the Bloomberg administration boasts that parks are in better shape than they’ve been in… [Read more…]
July 7, 2008 by D. Bell
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July 7, 2008 by D. Bell
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Recently we posted about an emergency rally that was being held on July 3rd, to discuss the recent elections in Zimbabwe. Jane Taruvinga posted an article about it in the Zimbabwe Times. In my opinion, the article is actually more of a rant against the group sponsoring the rally (she felt she wasn’t allowed to… [Read more…]
I remember when I first started looking for an apartment in Harlem, Willie Suggs was pretty much the only agent in the area. I never made contact with her because as she states in a recent New York Magazine article, I don’t fall into the category of her core client. Since then the biggies like… [Read more…]
July 7, 2008 by D. Bell
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Word, originally uploaded by mayotic. For our new readers, we used to do a feature called Harlem’s Hidden Treasures. Jumel Terrace Books definitely qualifies as one. Antiquarian bookshop specializes in local history, African and American: Colonialist and Revolutionary books, art, and ephemera relating to the Morris/Jumel Mansion and its community: Harlem, Washington Heights, African America,… [Read more…]
M&G Diner closed, West 125th Street, originally uploaded by Eating In Translation. Writes a longtime employee of M&G: “I am sorry to say that now it is officially over the diner has been sold we left for vacation on June 29, 2008 we will not be back. We are very sorry about the inconvenience to… [Read more…]
July 7, 2008 by narmer
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City, union cut bad teachers’ stretch in rubber room [NYDN] Politics Failed, but Fuel Prices Cut Congestion [NYT] New Big-Box Store May Make East Harlem a Target Market [NYS] The Magna Carta to be displayed in city [NYDN] GOING TO BAT FOR THE BABE RUTH A CIVIL-RIGHTS HERO: KIN [NYP] FEDS’ WARNING SHOT GARDASIL CANCER… [Read more…]
July 7, 2008 by Grace A Ali
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The Historic Harlem Parks Coalition (HHPC), a coalition of volunteer advocacy groups representing Marcus Garvey, Morningside, St. Nicholas and Jackie Robinson Parks presents the 7th Annual Historic Harlem Parks Film Festival to celebrate the heritage that makes Harlem so unique and majestic. Click here for a complete schedule of screenings under the stars.
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July 7, 2008 by D. Bell
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