Harlem Costco Opening November 12

Costco Wholesale 517 East 117th Street New York, NY  10035 Photo courtesy of East Harlem NYC

Fall Back

Don’t forget to fall back tonight. Daylight saving (no ‘s’ on the end) starts at 2:00 AM. Also take note that the annual NYC Marathon will have Harlem streets closed and traffic backed up. 

Friday Freestyle Flavor: Empire State of Mind

The 6th Annual Inwood Hill Haunted Forest and House

The 6th Annual Inwood Hill Haunted Forest and House Date: Saturday, October 31st Time: 5:00pm – 10:00pm Location: Inwood Hill Park (218th St. & Indian Rd.) Cost: Free Check out NYC’s only natural forest on the scariest evening of all. Halloween. “The Inwood Hill Nature Center is converted into our Haunted House. Visitors will first… [Read more…]

Narmer’s Newsstand

 Story of Americans with Native and black ancestry stirs deep emotions [INDIANCOUNTRYTODAY] Newark Mayor Backed Bloomberg, Then Got Funds [NYT] Brother of Afghan Leader Is Said to Be on C.I.A. Payroll [NYT] Harlem development site asking $58 million [ LINK] Basonas Construction Corp Starts to Revitalize the Cristo Rey High School [PR] Mayor Deprives Rival… [Read more…]

Roy DeCarava, 89; Celebrated N.Y. photographer

Photographer acclaimed for haunting Harlem images Roy DeCarava, 89, whose intimate, often melancholy black-and-white images of Harlem life made him one of the most respected photographers of his century, died Oct. 27 in New York. His family declined to provide the cause of death. Mr. DeCarava spent most of his career working near his birthplace… [Read more…]

Seasonal Work: UPS

UPS Seasonal Driver Helpers: Thanksgiving – Christmas! (Days – No Driving Required) Work in Your Own Neighborhood! Earn Extra Cash for the Holidays! No Driving Required! Get paid for a great workout! Home every night! Weekends off! Driver picks you up near your home and drops you off at same location at end of day!… [Read more…]

NARMER’S NEWSSTAND

Another Look at the Dinkins Administration, and Not by Giuliani [NYT] NYPD in a liar storm [NYP] Space Truckers Aren’t Science Fiction Anymore [NPR] Tombstone Unearthed in Washington Square Park [GOTHAMIST] Studio Museum in Harlem Announces New 2009-10 Artists in Residence [TOPIX] City bus riders ‘fall’ for hybrids [NYP] Men’s Wearhouse to spiff up K&G… [Read more…]

Havana to Harlem

Hamilton Lofts Open House on Sunday

Harvest Fest

Harvest Fest 2009 Costume Party Celebration for children & families at The National Black Theater on November 1st @ 1PM. The event is FREE and will include a castle bouncer, games, food & prizes! RSVP required

Narmer’s Newsstand

NYC’s mismanaged plan to upgrade emergency system 2 years late, $700M over budget [DN] 6 Posed as Abuse Victims to Get Rent Subsidies, Officials Say [NYT] A Difficult Birth for East Harlem Mall [NYT] To prepare its students for test questions with rural settings, a Harlem school hauls its students to a farm museum. [NYT]… [Read more…]

Narmer’s Newsstand

Tale of a Black Pioneer of the 1820s, and It Seems Familiar [NYT] Charges dropped against U.S. teen in beating death [THEGRIO] Elder Bush Sees ‘Ugliness’, Not Race, In Attacks On Obama [AIRAMERICA] Hearing for ’68 Hijacking Suspect Recalls Bygone Age [NYT] Warren (The Truth Fighter) Ballentine tells Juan (The Tom) Williams: “it’s OK, you… [Read more…]

Now closed: Talay

Late last month, Talay decided to do a ‘do over’ and change their name and menu. The former Latin-Asian fusion hot spot switched to a Mexican menu and renamed the restaurant Pancho Gringo. You can read more about the change over at Greasy Guide’s blog. Read our previous posts about Talay

Now Open: Tonnie’s Minis

We have been wondering what was going into a  tiny storefront on Lenox since early this summer. Since life (and work) don’t take me into that part of neighborhood much anymore, we were surprised to learn that a new cupcake shop had opened on the wide uptown boulevard now lined with couture, cafes, and cupcakes. … [Read more…]

Narmer’s Newsstand

A Potential Bloomberg-Giuliani Alliance [CR] Man Charged in Scheme to Sell Harlem Property [NYT] El Museo to reopen with more space, free Saturdays [NEWYORKOLOGY] Dr. Mohja Kahf Reading at The Schomburg Center Oct 30 [CHOWK] El Diario Endorses Thompson, Likening Bloomberg to Hugo Chávez [NYT] Contractor Is Accused of Cheating Minority Workers Out of Wages… [Read more…]

Gospel Uptown featured on Neighborhood Eats

WABC-TV Neighborhood Eats will be taping at Gospel Uptown on Friday, October 16,12noon-1pm You are invited to WABC-TV’s Neighborhood Eats taping and interviews of GU’s loyal patrons . The broadcast is Friday evening during the WABC-TV 5pm News. Neighborhood Eats is a weekly segment on Eyewitness News on WABC-TV in New York. Reporter Lauren Glassberg… [Read more…]

Renaissance Fine Art

Renaissance Fine Art 2075 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd.   |   New York, New York  10027   |  HARLEM 7TH Ave. @ 124th  |  Phone: 212-866-1660  |  www.theRFAgallery.com JACK H. WHITE DARK MATTERS AND ENTROPY Renaissance Fine Art (“RFA”) is pleased to present its premiere exhibition, Dark Matters and Entropy, a series of small and… [Read more…]

City bans flavored tobacco

Today’s Metro reports that the City has expanded on a federal prohibition against flavored cigarettes, including clove. As many readers know flavored cigarettes and cigars are wildly popular in areas like Harlem where just about every bodega carries flavored Dutchs. Menthol cigarettes, on the other hand, have not been banned.

Narmer’s Newsstand

After Generations in Spotlight, Harlem Slips as Center of Black Politics [NYT] Rangel’s Ex-Aide Will Run Against Him [NYT] Vacant site readies for Harlem kids [CS] The Harlem Debut Of A Thought Provoking Monthly Documentary Film Series [SBWIRE] Nation’s pupils find few black men to call Mister[WISTV] Racial profiling or good police work? [DV] A… [Read more…]

Signs go up at Best Yet

Just as we confirmed back in August, the retail space in SoHa 118 will indeed be a new Best Yet Market. Two months after signing their lease Best Yet has blanketed the windows with signage. Previously the only choices for groceries in the area were an organic market and a drug store that sold packaged… [Read more…]

Now Open: Le Meilleur Du Monde

After months of waiting and wondering, Le Meilleur Du Monde Cafe has finally opened for business on 5th Avenue near 125th Street. While some readers are still lamenting the loss of neighborhood favorite Boma Cafe, which was located just up the block, others will celebrate the return of a cafe to an area that is… [Read more…]

Harlem Pop by Society HAE and Harriet’s Alter Ego

Harlem is Obama Country

Caught sight of this interesting bodega on 8th Avenue near the Polo Grounds.

Harlem BBQ is now Harlem Bar-B-Q

Photo by NARMER. The question came to everyone’s mind when they first heard about a new BBQ restaurant coming to Harlem, “Is it part of the Dallas BBQ chain of restaurants?”  The answer was a resounding no. A Yelp! reviewer (and former UF writer) wondered, “How this place is not getting sued is a surprise… [Read more…]

Muddy Waters Opens New Harlem Cafe

Muddy Waters, a new community oriented coffee bar and cafe, is now open at 129th St and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard. The intimate coffee bar is the first coffee bar and cafe of its type in the neighborhood, and will also offer customers free WiFi internet access. Muddy Waters owner Ntozake Lundy will also be showcasing up-and-coming New… [Read more…]

Cornel West – Living and Loving Out Loud

BROTHER WEST: LIVING AND LOVING OUT LOUD A Memoir BROTHER WEST: LIVING AND LOVING is like its author: brilliant, unapologetic, full of passion yet cool. This poignant memoir traces West’s transformation from a schoolyard Robin Hood into a progressive cultural icon. From his youthful investigation of the “death shudder” to why he embraced his calling… [Read more…]

Free Community Fitness & Essay Writing Workshop

RSVP is required

Narmer’s Newsstand

City of 8 Million Was a Ghost Town at the Polls [NYT] In Schools, New Rules on Snacks for Sale [NYT] Poll: Stimulus views vary by race[POLITICO] Achievement gaps narrowing in US schools since No Child Left Behind [KTNV] Swine Flu Vaccinations Start as Officials Attack Myths [NYT] St. Philip’s Church, Harlem, marks 200th anniversary… [Read more…]

PSA: Heat Requirements

live above MEDIOCRITY

A blog based on the life of a 25 year-old, award-winning Dominican writer born and raised in the Washington Heights and Inwood section of Manhattan. Read about his daily travels, views on the world, and his neighborhood at Liveabovemediocrity.com.

Narmer’s Newsstand

Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is secretly … Jewish? [DN] Anger Over Term Limits Dogs Mayor [NYT] Early detection is key, especially for black women [LINK] In Quiet Mayoral Race, a Union Emerges as a Voice Against Bloomberg [NYT] Latinas using social networking sites to share experiences [USA] The case against Charlie Rangel: Forty years of… [Read more…]

FELA!

October will welcome a number of highly anticipated musical theatre transfers to Broadway.  Following an acclaimed Off-Broadway engagement at 37 Arts, Fela! arrives at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Oct. 19. The work explores the extravagant, decadent and rebellious world of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti using his pioneering music (a blend of jazz, funk and… [Read more…]

Narmer’s Newsstand

Coup leaves housing bills vulnerable[CS] Cops probed in ‘bid to hide DWI scent’[NYP] Interactive TV Allows Viewers To Shop Remotely[NPR] Need An Interpreter? Just Pick Up The Phone[NPR] A Spirited Paterson Says He ‘Can Beat’ Giuliani[CR] Racial test-score gap narrowing [NYP] Schools Adopt Art as Building Block of Education [NYT]

Health Department Launches City’s New Influenza Web Portal

Health Department Launches City’s New Influenza Web Portal With the launch of www.nyc.gov/flu, New Yorkers can now access up-to-date information on influenza, the City’s preparedness, and locations for the nearest seasonal flu vaccine. Up-to-date information on influenza and vaccine locations is now just a click away with the launch of a new Web portal. By… [Read more…]