Free Testing Services

In recognition of NATIONAL HIV TESTING DAY a FREE health clinic that will include HIV, STD, TB, and Hepatitis Testing Services will be available. President Obama’s three health care principles are: 1. Reduce costs 2. Guarantee choice 3. Ensure all Americans have quality, affordable health care. Nowhere else in our country do people in communities… [Read more…]

The Scoop: The Good Deeds Edition

The 36th Annual Skyscraper Cycling Classic goes on without its founder [NYT] Harlem dads stand up for their children [NYT] President Clinton is praised for speaking at Harlem high school [DN] President Clinton is criticized for not providing enough help to Harlem restaurants [VV] Two students raise money for Harlem baseball teams [NY1] Harlem condo… [Read more…]

Coming Soon: Questan’s

Questan’s 2113 Frederick Douglass Blvd. (212)300-4399 www.questansharlem.com

Amen Sister! One week left

THE H.A.D.L.E.Y. PLAYERS present Roger Parris’ award-winning play AMEN SISTER Written and Directed by Roger Parris, AMEN SISTER is a play with comedic surprises and dramatic revelations. Five members of the Women’s Executive Board of Shiloh Baptist Church face a challenging dilemma when they have to select a new member for their board. An exciting… [Read more…]

Spotting a good deal

The Times ran an article about ‘How to spot a good deal’ on Sunday. They compared the prices of  five units on the market in five different areas of the city. Here is the Hudson Heights property profiled in the article. Photos by Chester Higgins Jr./New York Times HUDSON HEIGHTS In 2003, Arlaina Tibensky and… [Read more…]

Happy Father’s Day!

Much Ado About Nothing in Harlem

Shakespeare’s tart-tongued romantic comedy about two longtime enemies and their friends’ plot to reconcile them gets a modern twist in TheaterSmarts latest show: Instead of war heroes returning in victory, several of the lead characters are now smart-mouthed baseball players returning from a win at the World Series. Ages 6 and up. Thu June 25th… [Read more…]

Focus on East Harlem Wrap Up

via the New York Times SANTANA’S CUT MEN, on 106th Street just west of First Avenue, returns the professional boxer Edgar Santana, 30, to his tonsorial roots. A decade ago, he was a barber on 109th Street, where he met someone who introduced him to a man who would become his manager. Nicknamed “The Pride… [Read more…]

Otto Neals Closing

Real Men Cook has a new location this year

La Marina Sundays

Rise Saturdays

Harlemwood Film Festival

Weekend Guide

Want to know the hottest events taking place in Harlem this weekend?  Click on the weekend guide and get out this weekend for some fun in the sun (between rain showers).

A Date with Harlem 2: Eric Roberson, Jesse Boykins & Peter Hadar at Gospel Uptown

Homo Harlem at Maysles Cinema

Homo Harlem: A Film Retrospective Curated by Michael Henry Adams Co-Sponsored by Men of All Colors Together, Queer Black Cinema and Harlem One Stop Photo artist and documentary filmmaker Lisa DuBois is exhibiting fine art photographs “Timeless Harlem” and “Transgender in the nineties” in our lower lounge throughout Homo-Harlem. All the photographers are for sale.… [Read more…]

Free Belgian Sundaes on Sunday

500 Belgian DAME BLANCHES from Wafels & Dinges FREE.  Wafel cone with vanilla ice cream, Belgian chocolate fudge and whipped cream. For FREE (in case you missed it the first time.) When? Sunday. June 21st (which is also the “official start of summer”, so wake up early because you don’t want to miss that!) Where?… [Read more…]

Uptown Activities For Children

NYC KIDSFEST (Saturday) This annual celebration gathers arts and crafts, storytellers and children’s theater, musical and dance groups all under one roof: the open sky. This year the highlights include “The Adventures of Rubbish in the Hood,” the New Perspectives Theater Company’s retelling of the Robin Hood tale, set in Harlem; Father Goose, the Jamaican… [Read more…]

Skyscraper Cycling Classic in Harlem

Marcus Garvey Park, 121st Street and Fifth Avenue Fast, spectator-friendly course in a historic neighborhood With USA Cycling plus community races For more information visit Skyscraper Harlem Cycling Classic

Narmer’s Newsstand

Switch Imperils Pro-Tenant Rent Law Changes [NYT] City: Death of frail Rikers inmate was a homicide[ND] African immigrants out-graduate American Caucasians and Asians [XAM] Success at Small Schools Has a Price, a Report Says [NYT] Minority kids grow to majority in some counties [USA] Please Give the Disabled Your Seat. Or Else. [CR] City Sees… [Read more…]

42 year old Harlem woman delivers miracle baby

This story is a testament to not only the single ladies who have lost hope, but to anyone who has a challenge to overcome. Sharon Nelson, a 42 year old breast cancer survivor was able to conceive and deliver a bouncing baby boy after receiving chemo to treat her stage one cancer. In addition to… [Read more…]

Harlem Nights at the HSC

New recruits ready to hit the streets on July 2nd

Source: NY Daily News

Jazz Museum in Harlem celebrates the life of Art Tatum

On Saturday, June 20 2009, The Jazz Museum in Harlem will host a free Art Tatum program, also featuring  Ben Webster in: 2009, A Centennial Celebration. The program includes a biographical overview, documentaries, and an expert panel. The day long event begins at 10am and ends at 4pm. For more information visit: Jazz Museum in Harlem

El Paso Taqueria is moving!

Continuing on our El Barrio journey, we’ve come upon El Paso Taqueria on 104th and Lexington. This tiny authentic Mexican taqueria is reportedly the best Mexican food in New York. While Lolita’s in West Harlem is indeed very good Mexican food I am still looking for that California Mexican touch  missing from most eateries in… [Read more…]

Canceled – Thurst4Life Networking Event

Due to inclement weather this event has been canceled, but will resume on July 16th. Please check back for more details.

Rumors: Kelis and Nas Divorce Saga

If you follow the annals of celebrity gossip news then you might have heard that rapper Nas (son of Ola Daru)  and his Harlem-born wife Kelis are in the midst of a messy divorce surrounding an alleged sex tape. To make matters worst, the couple is expecting their first child together and Kelis is suing… [Read more…]

The best darn carrot cake in Harlem

Moist and fresh are just two words to describe the large slice of delicious carrot cake found at Lloyd’s Carrot Cake in East Harlem. In 1985  Harlem native, Lloyd Adams started developing his secret carrot cake recipe into a plan for a flourishing business. Initially working out of the kitchen of his home, Lloyd began… [Read more…]

52 Blocks in Harlem

Excerpt from NY Times At a martial arts school called Ultimate Karate in East Harlem, Daniel Marks taught the 52 Blocks on a recent Sunday. The school itself is huge, and often seems more so because Mr. Marks’s classes are usually small. Blue mats cover the floors, and the students and Mr. Marks train in… [Read more…]

Educational Focus: Amber Charter School

Amber Charter School leads all other charter schools in Manhattan with a school-wide score of 88.5 percent in ELA and 97 percent in Math. The ELA results indicate that nearly nine out of every ten students in Amber’s 3rd, 4th and 5th grades are reading at or above grade level. In math 100% of the… [Read more…]

What’s good in the Neighborhood

Read the whole story: Journal News

Give Dad the gift of Viagra Seviche

Harlem’s prize alfresco venue, Hudson River Café, is serving a Viagra seviche (containing squid, crab, lobster, and squid ink) — during Father’s Day, of all times — as part of a $45 prix fixe that also includes a T-bone and a tipple of Johnnie Walker Blue (so you can get dad drunk and horny?). via… [Read more…]

Late Notice: Bobby Flay is throwing down at MoBay tonight

Seen in Harlem: Rihanna and LeBron

It’s as if the celebs themselves read Uptown Flavor. Last week I posted a note about the new Carol’s Daughter Backroom Hand and Foot Spa and next thing you know the stars show up in Harlem. Pictured above is Rihanna looking perfectly coiffed and stylish, as usual. Check out those polka dot peep toe pumps!… [Read more…]

Focus on East Harlem’s Flavor

I’m working in East Harlem this week so I will be focusing on businesses, schools, and many of the colorful characteristics that give El Barrio its flavor.

Make Music New York

A Taste of Harlem at Windows Over Harlem

“A Taste of Harlem” will take place on Saturday, June 20 at 10:00 A.M at Windows Over Harlem on Saturday, June 20th. The event pays tribute to the diversity of Harlem and its rich community that has inspired many renowned musicians, artists and writers. “Harlem is home to a myriad of cultures and ethnicities. ‘A… [Read more…]

Men’s Health Forum at the Apollo

Narmer’s Newsstand

Harlem Matriarch Presents: The First Annual H.O.T. (Harlem On Top) ”FREE MAX B” Summer Dance Concert [HHP] A New Cultural Center Springs to Life in Harlem [NYT] City Living: West Harlem [MYPH117.COM] At Parade, Puerto Rico Shares Stage With Politics [NYT] Correction Official Resigns Over Bar Mitzvah Held in Jail [NYT] City Council Endorses Sales… [Read more…]

Images of Cuba

El Taller Latino Americano Harlem 2710 Broadway, Third Floor, (corner of 104th), 212-665-9460 June 16 – September 4, 2009 Opening: Tuesday, June 16, 6 – 8PM Web Site The Grady Alexis Gallery at Taller Latino Americano is pleased to announce Images of CUBA: Three Photographers, an exhibition of the photographs of Paul Stetzer, Jay Potter… [Read more…]