Crains New York reports that when the definitive history of New York's resurgence is written, one of the pivotal players will be Harlem's Abyssinian Development Corp., the church-based housing and social-services organization that the Rev. Calvin Butts led to resurrect a neighborhood that once symbolized urban collapse.Continue reading
“Leonard Harper Way” Unveiling In Harlem (video)
On Saturday, October 10, 2015 "Leonard Harper Way" was unveiled on 132nd street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., in Harlem, New York.Continue reading
Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church Cut From $3.1M
Abyssinian Development Corp., the sprawling housing and social service arm of Harlem’s most influential black church, was cut off from $3.1 million in city contracts two weeks ago after it failed to submit three years of overdue tax filings and independent audits to the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services, the Daily News has learned.Continue reading
The 5th Annual National Urban Health Conference In Harlem
The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce will explore issues concerning healthcare in urban communities encompassing Obamacare, prescription drugs, women’s health decisions, healthcare insurance and even stress reduction with Tai Chi & QiGong at the 5th Annual National Urban Health Conference from Thursday, April 23 through Sunday, April 26, 2015. Continue reading
The Renaissance Theater And Casino, Harlem NY, 1923
If one walks along Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard (aka Seventh Avenue) in Harlem today, they will see, for the first time in over 90 years, a vacant lot on the east side of the thoroughfare between West 137th and West 138th Streets.Continue reading