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Council Members Rodriguez And Oswald Call For Increase Leadership Diversity Across City Agencies

Today Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez held a press conference alongside Council Member Felix Oswald calling on City Hall to increase diversity to all leadership positions of city agencies.Continue reading

Mayor de Blasio Appoints Communications Director Eunice Park As She Returns To City Hall

Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced Communications Director Eunice Park will return to City Hall after a short leave of absence to reprise her duties.Continue reading

Hey Harlem, The Charter Revision Commission Wants To Hear From You!

The 2019 Charter Revision Commission released a preliminary staff report on proposed changes to the Charter in four areas: elections, governance, finance, and land use.Continue reading

NYC Women Aging Into Poverty Council Oversight Hearing Livestream At NYCity Hall

On Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019, the Committees on Women and Aging, chaired by Council Members Helen Rosenthal and Margaret Chin respectively, will hold an oversight hearing. Continue reading

Harlem Attempted Rape Suspect Wanted By NYPD

CBS reports that police are searching for a man (wearing a Christo shirt) who they said tried to rape a woman in Harlem a day before groping another woman in Lower Manhattan.Continue reading

de Blasio Administration Launches “NYC Go Purple Day” New Domestic Violence Ad Campaign

In honor of NYC Go Purple Day, the de Blasio Administration today launched a new ad campaign to raise awareness about domestic violence. Continue reading

Joint Statement From Tom Finkelpearl And Darren Walker On City Art, Monuments And Markers

Joint statement from Tom Finkelpearl and Darren Walker co-chairs of Bill de Blasio's Mayorial Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments and Markers from Harlem to Hollis, New York:Continue reading

Mayor De Blasio And MBP Brewer At City Resource Fair In Harlem

On Wednesday, September 27, 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer will host a during City Hall in Your Borough week. Continue reading

The City Enforced Airbnb Fines From Harlem To Hollis When Something Happened

The Real Deal reports that active Airbnb listings are up slightly since NY City Hall started handing out fines in February 2017 for illegal listings. And areas like Harlem and Bushwick, where affordable housing is in short supply, are seeing a marked increase.Continue reading

Harlem Council Member Rodriguez’s Legislation To Prevent Vehical-Based Attacks

Less than one month after a driver killed a young tourist and injured 20 pedestrians in Times Square, Harlem Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez announced legislation to take action and prevent similar tragedies.Continue reading

Mayor Bills Billion NYC Budget Adds Tax Exemptions From Harlem To Hollis

New York City’s municipal budget is $85.2 billion for the upcoming fiscal year — reflecting a 14 percent hike over the $75 billion budget that the Democratic mayor and council leadership enacted in 2014, their first year in office.Continue reading

How Can I Get My Local Government To Pay Attention To Me In Harlem?

If you didn't like a "recent election," and you've been trying to get your city council in Harlem or Hollis to pay attention to some issues in your neighborhood that have been going on for a while now.Continue reading

Uptown’s Council Member Rodriguez And Others Call To Hit And Run Driver At City Hall

Uptown Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez (above) and others will call for the driver of a black Ford Econoline van to turn himself in, following a hit and run crash that left a man in critical condition on Monday morning in Midtown Manhattan.Continue reading

The “1769 9 Miles From N York,” Mile Stone In Harlem, NY, 1908 – 1965 (Photos)

The NY Times reports that before GIS, before GPS, before Google Earth, there was the milestone. These heavy markers, inscribed with distances to City Hall or other locations, went up in series as early as 1769, and once numbered 40 or 50 in all from Harlem to the Hudson. Continue reading

Prompted By Trump Tape, Harlem Council Speaker Reveals She Was Molested As A Child

Harlem's City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito spoke openly Thursday about sexual abuse she suffered as a child, prompted by a video released last week in which presidential candidate Donald Trump says he aggressively kisses women and grabs their genitalia.Continue reading