A couple of years ago, (when we first starting blogging) we followed the very messy battle between Home Sweet Harlem and and their landlord, Well, it seems that HSH, has slipped off to the place where beloved Harlem businesses go, while Strawberry (previously on 7th Ave.), is reviving. Yet, as we know from past experience,… [Read more…]
November 13, 2008 by narmer
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Alison Saar’s statue of Harriet Tubman is being unveiled at 1 p.m. Thursday. (Photo: G. Paul Burnett/The New York Times) Updated, 3:36 p.m. | A new 10-foot-tall bronze statue of Harriet Tubman in Harlem, part of a $2.8 million project, is being formally dedicated by the city at 1 p.m. on Thursday, but the work… [Read more…]
The IRS could owe you money. Seriously, there are 17,000 New Yorkers who have not yet claimed the stimulus or refund check mailed earlier this year. To find out if you have extra money lying around, click here.
November 13, 2008 by narmer
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For the first time, holders of New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)-issued Section 8 vouchers, have an opportunity to rent an apartment in one of NYCHA’s 21 City-and-State-built developments. This helps thousands of voucher holders find affordable housing in New York City. Interested Section 8 voucher holders must register their interest in an apartment on… [Read more…]
Photos courtesy of CITYarts. CITYarts, a non-profit public art organization in New York, had a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday to celebrate the restoration of the 36-year-old mosaic benches around Grant’s Tomb in Morningside Heights (located at Riverside Drive and West 122nd Street). Magician David Blaine appeared to perform magic tricks for the kids.
November 13, 2008 by D. Bell
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Family Program: Autumn Leaves 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Saturday, November 15 117th Street Playground (on Riverside Drive) Why do leaves change color every fall? Join us as Riverside Park Fund’s environmental educator teaches children both how and why! We will collect colorful leaves and use them to make projects such as suncatchers and magnets. Children of… [Read more…]
November 13, 2008 by narmer
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Go outside and see the Full Beaver Moon tonight! This full Moon is a sign of freezing weather to come. For Algonquin tribes, it was a time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. Learn more about Full Moon names and see the Moon Phase Calendar… [Read more…]
At least one Harlem eatery was able to avoid the ire of the taxman. According to today’s New York Daily News Windows Over Harlem, located in the State Building, was in arrears “to the tune of $120,000.” Enforcement officers with the state Department of Taxation and Finance marched into the eatery on West 125th Street,… [Read more…]
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November 13, 2008 by D. Bell
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