Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series is seeking films directed, written or produced by women of color. Reel Sisters 2009 will present ´Honoring Our Roots and Family Ties,¡ to celebrate the important role film has played in preserving our personal history and heritage. Filmmakers will have their original works viewed at a… [Read more…]
March 10th marks the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising, when hundreds of thousands of Tibetans surrounded the Dalai Lama’s palace to ensure his safety in the days prior to his exile. The week leading up to this anniversary offers a critical time for reflection and dialog on the fifty years of tension and unresolved… [Read more…]
February 27, 2009 by narmer
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Bill That Threatens City’s Term-Limit Change Picks Up Support in Albany [NYT] An Immigration Attorney Is Accused of Being a Fraud [NYT] Study Cites Obstacles for Poor to Renew Health Insurance [NYT] New York and the Fight Over the 2010 Census [GG] Paterson Reorganizes Staff, From Top Down [CITY ROOM] Why Low-Income Housing Can’t Afford… [Read more…]
February 26, 2009 by D. Bell
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This weekend, get out of the house and enjoy winter’s last hurrah at one of Northern Manhattan Park’s programs. We have something for almost everybody. Nature, History, Music, Culture, or Fitness. See you in the park. Saturday, February 28, 2009 Early Morning Eagle Watch with the Urban Park Rangers 8:00 a.m. Location: Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan Category: Education, Free, Nature… [Read more…]
Via Daily News Holman Gym at City College on W. 138th St. on Saturday, waiting to get into the Harlem Education Fair, which kicks off at 11 a.m. Harlem has become a laboratory for parent choice, boasting 23 charter schools, 14 parochial schools and 16 private ones, along with 70 zoned public schools.
Uptown Partners, a co-developer in one of Harlem’s tallest luxury condominiums, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The company originated and remains a minority shareholder in Fifth on the Park, the new 28-story condominium that faces Marcus Garvey Park. It co-developed what it claims to be Harlem’s first market-rate condominium, The Lenox, which is between West… [Read more…]
February 26, 2009 by D. Bell
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I just wanted to make a little point about tipping – please send them to uptownflavor@gmail.com. You can also toss us a few dollars if you like what we are doing by clicking on the donate button located on the left side of the screen. Thanks for reading – and tipping!
February 26, 2009 by D. Bell
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February 26, 2009 by D. Bell
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From the New York Association of Black Journalists – Thanks Robin. While enjoying the end of another successful awards ceremony, we learned that Wilbert Tatum, publisher emeritus of the NY Amsterdam News, passed away last night while vacationing with his wife Susan in Croatia. Bill was last year’s NYABJ Lifetime Achievement Award winner in print… [Read more…]
February 26, 2009 by D. Bell
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February 25, 2009 by D. Bell
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African-American Namesake Parks (Part II) Today we continue our look at a sampling of African-American namesake parks in honor of Black History Month Manhattan Courtney Callender Playground East Harlem’s Courtney Callender Playground is named after New York City’s first African–American Deputy Commissioner of Cultural Affairs. Callender began his career in Parks & Recreation, where he… [Read more…]
February 25, 2009 by D. Bell
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Tribal Spears is going out of business! [ZPP] A look inside the Renaissance Ballroom and Casino [NKP] Explore Harlem at the NYPL [FLF] Harlem Hybrid features fashion [HH]
February 25, 2009 by narmer
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Duke Ellington has become the first black American to be prominently featured on a United States coin in circulation with the release of a quarter honoring the District of Columbia. Ellington, who composed more than 3,000 songs, was born and raised in Washington. He and other black music legends, like Ella Fitzgerald, helped establish the… [Read more…]
February 24, 2009 by D. Bell
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Date : Tuesday, February, 24th Time : 7:30-9pm Studio Location : 335 Pleasant Ave. Apt.1 (Garden Apt.) Between 117th and 118th St. one block east of 1st Ave. Transportation : 6 Train to 116th St. or M116 or M15 bus to 116th St. and 1st Ave. RSVP: dB@dBaltzer.com website: www.dBaltzer.com
February 24, 2009 by D. Bell
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February 24, 2009 by narmer
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Class Size in New York City Schools Rises, but the Impact is Debated [NYT] Survey Reveals Broad Support for President [NYT] N.A.A.C.P. Wants New York Post Editor and Cartoonist Fired [NYT] Statement from Rupert Murdoch [[NYP] Can You Plea-Bargain in a Traffic Case? That Depends [NYT] Conceding Errors, Paterson Vows to Regain Trust [NYT] Outside… [Read more…]
February 23, 2009 by D. Bell
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I got the following email from artist Gabriel Serpa about changes to the Hamilton Heights area complete with accompanying photo. I haven’t had a chance to check out Globe Trippin’ though it was mentioned a few weeks back by Thomas at LiveUptown.com.
February 23, 2009 by narmer
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How many times have you been strolling down the street just minding your own business when someone yelled out, “Watch it!” just as your foot was about to land into a huge pile of steaming brown goo. This is the crap that happens on my block all of the time. As a matter of fact,… [Read more…]
February 22, 2009 by D. Bell
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Hamilton Grange Roof, originally uploaded by stnickpark. Read more about the progress of this historic Harlem site at: Friends of St. Nicholas Park Also, chime in on the new garden design for the former site of the Hamilton Grange on March 3, 2009. More information after the jump.
February 22, 2009 by D. Bell
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Triple Candie is pleased to announce its re-opening. On view through April 5: Almost Baroque An analysis of nine floral “paintings” from El Mundo This exhibition consists of commercially printed Baroque and Rococo still-life “paintings” purchased from our local El Mundo discount department store. El Mundo sells these works as unauthored, untitled, and undated. Using… [Read more…]
February 21, 2009 by narmer
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By Jennifer 8. Lee Fortune Society Fortune Society broke ground on a $42 million green affordable housing project housing project A $42 million green housing project broke ground in Harlem this week, joining David and Joyce Dinkins Gardens in the growing trend of environmentally progressive budget housing projects that are being planned and built around… [Read more…]
Judge Upholds City Ban on Section 8 Rent Bias [NYT] New Poll Shows Voters Prefer Cuomo to Paterson [GOTHAMIST] Billy Mitchell, Apollo Theater Historian [GOTHAMIST] Apple temps on the climb [NYP] In Reversal, Mayor Now Woos Political Parties [NYT] Prison panel calls for ‘revoking’ parole [CITYLIMITS] City Council legislation would give 100% tax credit to… [Read more…]
February 20, 2009 by narmer
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February 19, 2009 by D. Bell
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flourhay, originally uploaded by jphillipobrien2006.
February 19, 2009 by D. Bell
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Manhattan isn’t freaking out because the Upper East Side and the Upper West Side aren’t “upper” at all. There’s a whole lot of Manhattan above them. But they’re still “upper” because, as my Big Apple colleague Geraldine Baum says, they were christened when the rest of “upper Manhattan” was farmland. Source: LA Times
The following comment appeared in the comments section and I was interested in what you all had to say about it: Friday is a historic day in Harlem. 2 Major Developments where at both Harlemites were harassed with intent to evict. The Investors could not evict enough long time residents and destable apartments in the… [Read more…]
NYPD okays Velcro handcuffs for use on unruly children [NYDN] Paterson Lowers Expectations on Soda Tax, Calling Approval Unlikely [NYT] U.S. Military Will Offer Path to Citizenship [NYT] Eateries: Must Tip Policy [NYP] State Suspends Plan Charging R.I. Tenants for Juice [GOTHAMIST] Naysayers in media and partisans in both parties are undermining Obama [NYDN Making… [Read more…]
February 16, 2009 by D. Bell
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Salsa pioneer Joe Cuba, who was born the son of a Harlem candy-store owner and grew up to become the “Father of Latin Boogaloo,” died Sunday. He was 78.
February 16, 2009 by D. Bell
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Photo: David Gonzalez/The New York Times The People’s Wall in Harlem, with a mural of black leaders painted on a long-vacant school on 147th Street, between Frederick Douglass Boulevard and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard. Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali flank the steps to the old Public School 90 building on West 147th Street, bringing quiet… [Read more…]
If you are like most people then you are probably fretting over how to make this Valentine’s Day as special it was when the economy was in the black. Not to worry, the holiday of love doesn’t have to put your bank account in the red. You can make Valentine’s Day even more intimate with… [Read more…]
February 13, 2009 by D. Bell
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New York Carpet Cleaning [website] Pacific Columns [website]
February 13, 2009 by narmer
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Former New York City Public Advocate Wants the Job Back [NYT] City Council eyes phasing out solid pull-down store gates [NYDN] Rangel keeps House Chair [NYP] The Hidden Concern In Unemployment Numbers: Black Elderly [BV] Why you’re likely to marry your parent [CNN] 4 Years After Black History Panel’s Birth, Its Work Is Still Deferred… [Read more…]
February 10, 2009 by D. Bell
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red jacket, originally uploaded by andre dos santos.
Since we don’t have time to blog over here, at least we know that other Harlem bloggers do. Here is a short list of what’s poppin’ around the neighborhood. A full list of Harlem-related blogs can be found on the blogroll located on the left side of the page. Curbed.com has an update on the… [Read more…]
February 10, 2009 by D. Bell
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THE POINTER SISTERS and KOOL & THE GANG Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the Music You Love! Get ready for a high energy night of fun when the Grammy Award-winning Pointer Sisters bring their chart-topping hits including I’m So Excited, Automatic, Neutron Dance, Jump (For My Love) and Slow Hand to Lehman Center in a double… [Read more…]
February 10, 2009 by D. Bell
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February 10, 2009 by D. Bell
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The other day I wrote a post on Uptownflavor.com about a new Italian eatery slated to open in the space formerly occupied by an old tire shop. One of my concerns was the residue from the tires still lingering in a place where food will be served. Coincidentally there has recently been a lot of… [Read more…]
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February 28, 2009 by narmer
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