Harlem Real Estate Dealmaker Holley Drakeford Launches His Own Firm

Real Estate Weekly reports that Holley Drakeford, one of Harlem’s most prolific commercial real estate dealmakers, is venturing out on his own after a decade working for Giscombe Realty Group, whose founder Eugene Giscombe died July 10, 2016. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes,…

Harlem’s Marcus Samuelsson Launching in Newark

NY Post reports that celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson, who helped revitalize Harlem with the opening of Red Rooster in 2010, is now making a bet on the renaissance that’s happening in Newark. 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…

Mayor de Blasio Announces New Program To Save Mitchell-Lama Houses From Harlem To Hollis

Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced a new Mitchell-Lama Reinvestment Program to protect the long-term affordability of the City’s remaining Mitchell-Lama developments. 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.…

NY Women’s Foundation Honors Women From Harlem And More (Photographs)

The New York Women’s Foundation (The Foundation) honored four inspiring Manhattan women at its Neighborhood Dinner on September 19th, 2017. 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…

Rare Photograph Of Harlem’s “Jacob Lawrence,” Signed Autograph

A rare hand collectible signed in blue ink marker photograph by Harlem renaissance Harlem artist Jacob Lawrence from Harlem, New York. 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…

Harlem’s Tupac Amaru Shakur 1971 – September 13, 1996 (Video)

Tupac Amaru Shakur June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996, also known by his stage names 2Pac and briefly as Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. 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…

Literacy Across Harlem March, Book Drive, And Community Celebration

Join the Literacy Across Harlem March, Book Drive, And Community Celebration and bring (1) a favorite book in order to #RockThoseReads (carry reading materials publicly to show your reading pride) and (2) a new or like-new children’s book to donate to a homeless shelter in Harlem. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select…

Demolition Depot, The Worlds Most Extensive Architectural Reclamation Showroom In Harlem

The Demolition Depot and Irreplaceable Artifacts in Harlem, a modest Harlem tenement building is a unique source of vintage plumbing fixtures, doors, windows, shutters, railings, gates, grills, mantels, stone and terracotta pieces, religious objects and so much more worth millions of dollars. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World…