Special Election Tuesday For State Senate Seat In Harlem
NY1 reports that a special election is being held Tuesday in Harlem to fill the state senate seat vacated by Bill Perkins.Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio, Harlem Adriano Espaillat And Others Speaks At Renaming Honoring Harry Belafonte (Video)
Mayor de Blasio delivers remarks and unveil a plaque alongside First Lady Chirlane McCray and Harry Belafonte and New York Public Library President & CEO Tony Marx at the renaming of the 115th Street Library to the Harry Belafonte-115th Street Library.Continue reading
Harlem Electeds And Others Praise Mayor de Blasio Plan To Launch ’3-K for All’
Senator Chuck Schumer said, “All children deserve the opportunity to succeed and Mayor de Blasio’s universal, high-quality early childhood education program will help our littlest New Yorkers get a strong start on the path to success. Continue reading
“Machine-Backed” Candidate Wins Battle Over Vacant Harlem Seat
The Observer reports that an arcane uptown contest marked with accusations and irregularities ended in a decisive victory for the New York County Democratic Party on Friday, March 11, 2017.Continue reading
Struggling Abyssinian Development Property Fire Sale Triggers Legal Tug-Of-War
The financially-strapped Harlem Abyssinian Development has unloaded 31 properties in a fire sale that has triggered a legal tug-of-war between the new owners.Continue reading
Holland Challenges Perkins For Harlem Primary Seat
Union organizer Marvin Holland, the runner up in Tuesday’s special election for the District 9 City Council seat, has confirmed to Gotham Gazette that he will mount a challenge against the winner Bill Perkins when the seat is up for grabs again later this year.Continue reading
Harlem City Council Special Election Results
Update: In a low-turnout affair State Senator Bill Perkins was declared victorious in a special election to fill the City Council seat vacated by Inez Dickens.Continue reading
Special Election Is Valentine’s Day Showdown In Harlem
This is a big year for local elections. The mayor, comptroller and public advocate are all up for re-election along with all 51 members of the City Council.Continue reading
Harlem City Council Candidates To Debate Issues
Candidates vying for the vacant City Council District 9 seat in a February 14 election will debate issues facing East Harlem on Tuesday, Feb. 7th, 2017.Continue reading
Harlem City Council Candidates Debate Housing Policy
Nine of the 12 candidates vying for the Harlem City Council seat vacated by Inez Dickens made their pitches to Harlem voters Tuesday night at a well-attended debate focused on housing policy.Continue reading
Special Election For Harlem City Council Seat Kicks Off
It’s going to be a sprint of an election -- though it’s not clear how many candidates are running or how many voters will participate -- with ballots likely to be cast sometime in February, 2017.Continue reading
Officials And Development Partners Gather For Opening Of PS 186
Officials and development partners will gather to announce the opening of The Residences at PS 186, a 79 unit mixed-use affordable housing development, co-located with a new 11,302 square feet state-of-the art clubhouse for the Boys and Girls Club of Harlem (BGCH).Continue reading
Health Department And Harlem Health Partners Issue Neighborhood Health Initiative Report
The New York City Health Department’s Center for Health Equity and the Harlem Health Advocacy Partners (HHAP) today issued a report, “Launching a Neighborhood-Based Community Health Worker Initiative,” highlighting key health priorities of public housing residents living in five East and Central Harlem NYCHA developments.Continue reading
‘Negroes You Ain’t Never Seen Before’: Al Sharpton On Rangel Congressional Seat
The Rev. Al Sharpton discussed the race for retiring Congressman Charles Rangel‘s seat—using a weekly live address to endorse Rangel’s favored successor and to blast “political gentrification,” “new leadership” and “negroes you ain’t never seen before.”Continue reading
Touro Harlem Students Travel To Albany For “Advocacy Day”
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) Harlem students traveled to Albany to participate in the annual Medical Society of the State of New York Advocacy Day, where they met with legislators and advocated for a variety of issues important to medical students and doctors.Continue reading