NYC First U.S. City To Require Sodium Limits

The Health Department’s sodium warning requirement goes into effect tomorrow Tuesday, December 1, 2015. Food service establishments from Harlem to Hollis in New York City that are part of chains with 15 or more locations nationwide will be required to post icons next to items with 2,300 milligrams or more of sodium – the total recommended…

On World AIDS Day, New Yorkers to Get Tested for HIV

To honor World AIDS Day tomorrow, NYC Health + Hospitals is reminding New Yorkers to prioritize their health by getting an HIV test. According to City health officials there are over 118,000 New Yorkers living with HIV, with some remaining unaware of their status. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to…

Harlem World Reading Series Team Talk Books On Harlem World Radio

Join authors Eartha Watts-Hicks, JP Howard, CC Minton, emcee Dontre Conerly and organizer Yolande Brener as they talk to Danny Tisdale on The Danny Tisdale Show on Harlem World Radio Podcast about the upcoming Harlem World Reading, Part One event. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes,…

HW Pick: IHG Debuts EVEN Hotels ‘Wellness’ Brand in NYC

Brandchannel reports that EVEN Hotels—InterContinental Hotels Group’s (IHG’s) newest hotel brand—is opening its doors on West 35th Street in the heart of Manhattan’s Times Square. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You can unsubscribe…

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean Honored for Promoting

Dr. Nadege Dady, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) Dean of Student Affairs, received a Nubian Union Legend Award at the organization’s “Chasing Stars” Holiday Gala Monday evening in Greenwich Village. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem…

New Research Fund Focuses On Nutrition And Adolescent Women

The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science announces funding for nine research projects designed to build scientific evidence in the area of adolescent women’s nutrition from Harlem to Harare; each project will receive up to $50,000. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to…

HITLAB Innovators Summit New York At Columbia U

Learn about out new health tech program at the HITLAB Innovators Summit. In Q1 2016, NYCEDC will announce the Digital Health Breakthrough Network, a new initiative to help early-stage digital health companies validate new prototypes through rapid pilot studies. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example:…

CityParks New Media Arts Apprenticeship Program In Harlem

City Parks Foundation (CPF) is excited to announce a new intensive credit-bearing, media arts apprenticeship program for teens ages 15-19. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You can unsubscribe anytime)Constant Contact Use. Please leave…

HW Pick: Starbucks Is Opening Cafés In Low-Income Areas

A new study is showing what anyone who has lived in a gentrifying neighborhood already knows: If there’s money, there’s a Starbucks. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You can unsubscribe anytime)Constant Contact Use.…

Volunteer With City Harvest In Harlem

For this Healthy Neighborhoods Mobile Market volunteer effort in Harlem, please also register through the City Harvest website. Use the following link to register: Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You can unsubscribe anytime)Constant Contact…

10,000 New Yorkers Fed By One Hundred Black Men NY

One Hundred Black Men, Inc. of New York will kick-off its 4th annual citywide Hunger Relief Initiative in partnership with 15 churches by donating funds and distributing meals at locations throughout the city, 9 of which will conduct food packing and distribution at staggered times all day on Saturday.  Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our…

Opportunity Opens With Pathmark Closure In Harlem

At the 1997 groundbreaking for East Harlem’s Pathmark, well-wishers in attendance included the governor, the mayor and the neighborhood’s U.S. congressman, as well as a sea of businessmen, philanthropists and Latino and African-American community leaders. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like…

Harlem World Magazine Reading Series, Part One

Come and hear these illustrious Harlem authors in three genres: children’s literature, fiction, and poetry. Come and taste delicious home made treats created by healthy eating advocate, CC Minton, and Harlem World food critic, Miss Lil. Delicacies of the day will include gluten-free non-gmo granola, pumpkin bread, apple bread and sweet potato bread, and hot…

NYC Plans $3 Billion Homelessness From Harlem To Hollis

New York City, in what will mark the single biggest investment of the de Blasio administration to fight homelessness, plans to create 15,000 additional units of housing that will be paired with social-service support, an initiative estimated to cost about $3 billion. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World…