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Harlem Hookah Hosts 3rd Annual “Turkeys & Toys” To Give Back To Harlem

Harlem Hookah, Manhattan’s premier hookah bar and lounge featuring premium cocktails, menu and a limitless menu of flavors of hookah in the heart of Central Harlem at 381 Lenox Avenue.Continue reading

Health Department Closes Investigation Of Harlem Legionnaires’ Disease Community Cluster

The Health Department today announced that the investigation of the Central Harlem Legionnaires’ disease community cluster is over. Continue reading

Mayor Bill de Blasio Launches $37 Million Violence Intervention Employment Program

Mayor de Blasio today announced a new $37 million violence intervention employment program that will create 1,500 jobs in Brownsville, South Jamaica, East, and Central Harlem, Mott Haven, and across the Bronx.Continue reading

Health Department Investigating Community Cluster Of Legionnaires’ Disease In Harlem

The Health Department is currently investigating a community cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in Central Harlem and bordering communities. Continue reading

City Finances Nearly 30,000 Affordable Homes In 2020 From Harlem To Hollis

Mayor Bill de Blasio joined the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC).Continue reading

Interview: Inez Dickens, The Woman, The Politician And The Harlemite

By Sheron Hamilton-Pearson

Inez Dickens is a powerful force in New York politics with many firsts to her name.Continue reading

Harlem The COVID Crisis Rates Still The Highest In Manhattan

Coronavirus rates in Harlem continue to rank among the highest in Manhattan as part of the citywide resurgence that has shuttered schools and prompted warnings about a possible return to lockdown orders.Continue reading

For COVID Crisis – Ravaged Small Businesses NYC Launches $37M Loan Program

Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Jonnel Doris announced three financial assistance programs available for small businesses in low-to-moderate income (LMI) neighborhoods.Continue reading

Harlem State Assembly Member Inez Dickens Is Easily Re-Elected

Inez E. Dickens easily won re-election Tuesday to New York's 70th Assembly District, defeating an independent challenger to secure another term representing Harlem in Albany, NY1 projected.Continue reading

Everything You Need To Know To Vote In Harlem From Strivers’ Row To Sugar Hill

Election Day has arrived after more than a week of early voting, and Harlem World Magazine is bringing you a rundown of everything you need to know to vote in Harlem.Continue reading

There Are Widespread Increases In The Coronavirus Positivity Rate In Harlem

Most Harlem ZIP codes have seen an uptick in the percentage of coronavirus cases coming back positive, part of a trend that has alarmed health officials, according to city data released Thursday.Continue reading

An Eight-Story Mixed-Use Building Has Been Okayed For Construction In Harlem

Permits have been filed for an eight-story mixed-use building at 2805 Frederick Douglass Boulevard in central Harlem, NY. Continue reading

Atlas Two Market-Rate, Rent-Stabilized Apartments And Commercial Spaces In Harlem

Atlas Realty Group Partners, LLC (ARG) was named sales agent for 1734 Amsterdam Ave and 2268 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd, a two-building Central Harlem package that includes 16 apartments and five ground-level stores.Continue reading

Mayor de Blasio And Harlem’s Street Corner Resources Holds Youth Town Hall (Video)

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Harlem's Street Corner Resources teamed today for a youth town hall meeting to discuss gun violence prevention, jobs, and more with residents in Harlem.Continue reading

The COVID Crisis: The City Extends Open Streets Program To Selected Area Of Harlem

Cars will be banned from three Harlem streets this week as the city Department of Transportation works to open dozens of miles of streets to pedestrians to aid with social distancing, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday.Continue reading