Governor Andrew Cuomo and U.S. Representative Charles Rangel today announced the first-ever annual Harlem/Havana Music & Cultural Festival, an international visual and performing arts, fashion, education and culinary exchange celebrating the rich artistic connection between iconic cities Harlem, New York and Havana, Cuba. Continue reading
Sharpton, Cuomo, de Blasio And Clinton Makes Appearance In NYC Pride Parade
Harlem based Rev. Al Sharpton made an unannounced appearance in the New York City Pride Parade on Sunday, marching alongside thousands of LGBT supporters two weeks after the massacre at a Orlando, Fla., gay nightclub.Continue reading
Jacquelyn Kilmer, Harlem United CEO Responds To Historic Housing, Transportation, And Nutritional Support Expansion
MTA Buses Test Safety Technology To Avoid Hitting Pedestrians
Safety technology that would warn pedestrians that a bus is turning or help bus drivers avoid collisions is coming to some New York City buses.Continue reading
MTA’s $27B Capital Plan Gets Approval For Second Avenue Subway To Expand Into East Harlem
Harlem United Celebrates Historic “Social And Economic Justice” NY State Budget
Special Needs Health Plans Added ToThe NY State
Beginning on January 15, eligible health care consumers will have the ability to select and enroll in a Special Needs Health Plan (SNP) through the New York State of Health (NYSoH) Marketplace, for the first time since the NYSoH was established in 2012. Continue reading
Cellphone Service Coming To More Subway Stations In Harlem
New York City subway riders from Harlem to Hollis will soon have access to Wi-Fi and cellphone service as part of a plan to upgrade an aging transit system that serves 9 million people daily.Continue reading
Restaurant Association Urges Cuomo Not To Raise Wages
NY Eater reports that the New York State Restaurant Association is trying to convince Andrew Cuomo to pump the brakes on wage hikes from Harlem to Hollis.Continue reading
NYC Plans $3 Billion Homelessness From Harlem To Hollis
Statement From Reverend Al Sharpton About Gov Cuomo
President and founder of National Action Network (NAN), Reverend Al Sharpton released the following statement in response to attacks on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order to remove district attorneys from prosecutions involving police officers who kill unarmed civilians.Continue reading
Harlem United Welcomes Cuomo’s Endorsement of the Ending the AIDS
Harlem United, an AIDS service and community health organization founded at the height of the AIDS epidemic in New York City, welcomes Governor Andrew Cuomo’s endorsement of a Blueprint to End AIDS. Continue reading
VOODOO, A Harlem Renaissance Opera In Harlem
Harlem United Supports Gov Coumo’s Budget
Harlem United today acknowledged the significant investments in health, housing and human services Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature have made in the SY2015-2016 budget. Continue reading