The Other New York Giants

More on the old Polo Grounds Brush Staircase

Tony Dungy challenges you to be uncommon in 2012

Tony Dungy, retired head coach of the 2007 Super Bowl–winning Indianapolis Colts, guides us on a year long journey of faith with The One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge. The Daily Challange contains 365 reflections from the #1 New York Times bestselling author on living an “uncommon life” of integrity, honoring your family and friends, creating… [Read more…]

Birth Fair Uptown at Land Yoga

New Yoga Studio Lands In Harlem

By: Tahnia Belle Just in time for the summer, adding to the growing yoga landscape in Harlem is Land Yoga, an Ashtanga style studio which softly opened last week. Lara Land, studio owner and yoga teacher has developed a diverse schedule of classes. The current adult offerings include Mysore Ashtanga and Led Ashtanga. For families,… [Read more…]

Le Femme Suite 1st Anniversary Extravaganza

This past Friday night Le Femme Suite celebrated its first year anniversary with a ladies’ night celebration at their studio at 2364 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard. They pulled out all the stops for the event, including red carpet, professional photos, male models, disco lights, a DJ, and a delicious array of soul food samples, hors… [Read more…]

Reebok Junior Tennis Academy Tryouts

City Parks Foundation’s Reebok Junior Tennis Academy celebrates its 25th Anniversary of providing a free, annual scholarship training program for talented New York City junior tennis players.  The program provides free expert coaching, practice time and tournament scholarship, while the Academy helps defray the cost of tournament tennis training so that more urban youngsters have… [Read more…]

Le Femme Suite Anniversary Extravaganza

Harlem’s first pole fitness and spa services studio will be celebrating its one-year anniversary on Friday May 13, 2011 from 7:00 pm-12:00 am. It is a ladies only event and will be an evening of food tasting, wine, LFS signature drinks, trivia, prizes, giveaways and performances by LFS instructors. Le Femme Suite offers clients a sensual… [Read more…]

The ultimate guide to Yoga in Harlem

Now that your taxes are filed you can breathe a big sigh of relief. Harlem has no shortage of yoga studios to help you out in the breathing department. If you are looking for a good place to relax, relate, and release then be sure to check out the following: Bikram Yoga Harlem Bikram Yoga… [Read more…]

Seniors Fitness Programs

City Parks Foundation welcomes all New Yorkers, 60 and over, to participate in CityParks Seniors Fitness. The Spring 2011 season of Seniors Fitness programs will begin the week of May 2, 2011, and will offer free tennis lessons, yoga instruction and fitness walking in 14 parks across the city, including new locations in Brooklyn and… [Read more…]

Twirl Fitness Lounge – update

Admittedly, I was confused for awhile. First Le Femme Suite appeared where Twirl Studios used to be and then I saw Twirl Fitness Lounge on 135th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. Was Twirl Lounge once Twirl Studios? See what I mean? What I do know is that they both seem to offer pole dancing fitness classes and… [Read more…]

Twirl Studios is now Le Femme Suite

When the sign went up for Twirl Studios after Toni’s Touch closed, we had no idea what kind of business it might be. They never appeared to be open to the general public, so we didn’t really give it a second thought. We recently went by to check out Bourgeoise Shoes and noticed that Twirl… [Read more…]

Harlem’s Honeys and Bears

Originally founded in 1979 as a synchro program, the Honeys and Bears strive to teach adults and children how to survive and swim in the water. They also work closely with disabled individuals and stress the importance of saving lives. Harlem Honeys and Bears is a non-paid, voluntary organization that believes in giving back to… [Read more…]

Harlem Week Tri-State Junior Tennis Classic

Air Force 1: Anatomy of an Urban Legend Premiere

Last weekend The World Famous Apollo hosted the premiere of Air Force 1: Anatomy of an urban legend. The film, directed by Thibaut de Longeville and narrated by KRS-One, is an hour long documentary of the history of the sneakers known as “Uptowns.” The popular style of sneaker was introduced by Nike 25 years ago… [Read more…]

1 Love All Borough Block Party

Perhaps you have seen the signage and buses along 8th Avenue announcing the arrival of the World Basketball Festival taking place August 12-15. We’ll be doing another post about this event in the coming week, but perhaps you’ll want to venture downtown this weekend for the launch.

Delivering free bike helmets

How many times have you watched a bicycle delivery person recklessly swerve in and out of traffic at break-neck speeds without a helmet or any other type of protection? Not only are they putting their life  at risk, but they also breaking the law. On Thursday, Aug. 5 from 1 to 4 pm commercial delivery… [Read more…]

Free Yoga Bliss yoga classes in Marcus Garvey Park

Free your mind, body, and spirit with free Yoga Bliss yoga classes in Marcus Garvey Park this summer. Yoga Bliss is offering free sunset yoga every Thursday evening in August 5, 12, 19, 26 from 7-8:30 pm. For more information visit www.yogablissnyc.com or call 212-712-8715

Family Walk & Run

Harlem Week: Let’s Relieve the Stress

Harlem’s true colors

This weekend Harlem businesses showed their true colors.  The top photo shows Shrine dressed in a kaleidoscopic display of national pride that represents the countries that are competing in the FIFA World Cup. Score! The bottom photos show Billie’s Black draped in a brilliant rainbow of colors to celebrate Harlem’s 1st Gay Pride celebration.  You… [Read more…]

3rd Annual Street Games at Jefferson Park

Saturday, April 17, 2010 Thomas Jefferson Park 114th Street & First Avenue, Manhattan 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. FREE EVENT On Saturday, April 17, 2010, the City of New York Parks & Recreation and the Walt Disney Company will host the 3rd annual Street Games at Thomas Jefferson Park in Harlem. Street Games brings back… [Read more…]

Bikram Yoga East Harlem turns up the heat on 116th

Bikram Yoga East Harlem turns up the heat on 116th (Examiner.com) Posted using ShareThis

Free bikes change lives in Harlem

By: Housing Works If you live in Harlem, you might see Joe C* riding by on his bicycle. He bikes seven days a week from his home at Stand Up Harlem House down to 96th Street. He puts his music on (really low) and heads south for 45 minutes, enjoying the camaraderie of fellow riders… [Read more…]

East Harlem Little League

Free Community Fitness & Essay Writing Workshop

RSVP is required

Percy Sutton Harlem 5K Run

Harlem Week Events

HARLEM SUMMER STAGE Hezekiah & Harlem Gospel Concert featuring: Hezekiah Walker, Jose Figueroa, Dancing J-Soul, Youthful Praise and Seasons of Joy A. C. Powell, Jr. State Office Bldg. W.125th St. & A.C.Powell ,Jr. Blvd. For info call (212) 961-4390 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM NYC City Parks Foundation Concerts in the Parks: Harlem Featuring: Jon… [Read more…]

What Happened to “So I Joined Bootcamp”

Editor’s Note:  The following post has been sitting around for a number of months. I finally decided to publish it because it is something others can relate to and maybe it will inspire you to continue with your own commitment to being fit in 2009. On the Last Episode… I had completed my third week… [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…]

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

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…]

Bike ride with NY’s First Lady

On Friday, June 19th, there will be bike ride from Battery park to Harlem in commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Dutch discovery of the Hudson River.  A local historian will provide a brief explanation of the Dutch influence on NYC, including how Harlem was named. Reportedly attending this bike ride will be New York… [Read more…]

West Harlem Fishing Piers Celebration

West Harlem Piers Fishing Festival Saturday, June 13, 2009 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. West Harlem Piers Park 125th Street and the Hudson River, Manhattan This event is FREE and open to the public. Celebrate the Hudson River Quadricentennial at the West Harlem Piers Park Fishing Festival on Saturday, June 13, 2009 from 11:00 a.m.… [Read more…]

EBC kicks off summer season June 15

The EBC tournament kicks off June 15 and runs through the end of the summer, with games played Monday-Thursday on the famed court at Harlem’s Rucker Park at 155th St. and Frederick Douglass Blvd. The action starts around 4:30 p.m. and goes until 10. Admission is free, but arrive early to secure a seat. If… [Read more…]

Harlem FC Lions Unveil their New Home

Last month the FC Harlem Lions unveiled the site of a proposed new soccer field for Harlem youngsters. The event wrapped up at the Hip Hop Cultural Center located on the second floor of the Magic Johnson Theater complex where h’orderves were served to guests as they viewed a colorful photo exhibit of players and… [Read more…]

Adult Swim in Harlem

I received an email about a month ago asking me to share information with U.F. readers about the Dunlevy-Milbank Swimming pool in Central Harlem. This indoor heated pool is located in the Children’s Aid Society Boys and Girls Club at 14-32 West 118th Street between 5th and Lenox. The pool is 25 yards and has 5… [Read more…]

HCZ and Mentoring USA promote healthy lifestyles

As a part of the Harlem 100 Days of Peace and Purpose campaign, Mentoring USA and the Harlem Children’s Zone co-sponsored a healthy lifestyles event entitled: Together We Serve.” The goal of the April 13th event was to introduce QuickStart tennis and mentoring opportunities to mentees, mentors and parents.

Shape Up New York

Now that the weather has warmed up and the sun is making regular appearances you might have finally unpacked the cute summer outfits. To your dismay things might be a bit snugger than you remembered them being last year. To make matters worse, we are in the midst of a recession. Thank goodness the city… [Read more…]

Free Yoga in Marcus Garvey Park

Welcome in summer with FREE Yoga Bliss yoga classes in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem (124th St. and Mt. Morris Park West). Join us every Thursday evening in June (6/4,11,18,25, 7-8:30pm), where we will find our bliss beneath the billowing trees and the golden sunsets. Align your body, free your mind, and reconnect with nature… [Read more…]

Mookie Wilson Youth Baseball Clinic

Saturday, May 16, 2009 10AM– 12PM Annunciation Field  Amsterdam Avenue  (at 134th Street)  Harlem, NY 10031 ●Free for all participants ●Ages 5-19 are welcome  ●Learn bunting techniques  ●Hitting philosophy and more!  Have fun and meet the New York Mets Hall of Famer, Mookie Wilson!