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Old Broadway Synagogue In Harlem, New York 1923

Old Broadway Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in the Manhattanville in Harlem in New York City incorporated in 1911 under the name Chevra Talmud Torah Anshei Marovi, by an immigrant named Morris Schiff. Continue reading

Casa Italiana Mussolini’s Italian Renaissance Meets The Harlem Renaissance 1926

Casa Italiana is a building of Columbia University located at 1161 Amsterdam Avenue between West 116th and 118th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Harlem, New York.Continue reading

Construction Starts On New Future Site For The Harlem Academy

Today, Harlem Academy broke ground at 655 St. Nicholas Avenue, site of its permanent home.Continue reading

Sign-Up For Columbia Business School’s Pro Bono Small Business Consulting Program

Greetings from the Columbia-Harlem Small Business Development Center:Continue reading

Unveiling Of 125th Street Harlem Renaissance 2.0 Banners Celebrating Same Gender Love

As we celebrate the Centennial of the Harlem Renaissance differently, The Gatekeepers Collective (TGC), a Harlem-based non-profit presents Harlem Renaissance 2.0 Banners.Continue reading

The blacklist100: Celebrating 100 Black Culture Makers And Thought-Leaders From Harlem To Hollywood

Following the recent launch of the Juneteenth Image Capsule (JIC) campaign - a future-forward, all-digital movement designed to comprehensively celebrate Black culture and Blackness - the next phase of the JIC initiative will continue with the release of the inaugural blacklist100.Continue reading

Harlem-Based Columbia University Alumnus Growing Inside And Outside Of Harlem

In his desire to take his business to the next level, Allan Suarez, a principal and chief operations officer for All Renovation Construction (AR Construction), joined the second cohort of the CU Grow Vendor Development Program in 2018.Continue reading

Columbia University Announces The Columbia Emergency Loan Fund For Small Businesses

Today, Columbia University's Columbia-Harlem Small Business Development announced the creation of the Columbia Emergency Loan Fund for Small Businesses.Continue reading

Uptown Council Member Rodriguez Introduces Bill To Create Office Of Sports & Recreation

Today, Thursday, May 28th, 2020, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez held a press conference, alongside Nzingha Prescod, Two-time Foil Fencing Olympian Medalist, community members and activists, to announce the introduction of a bill to create the New York City Office of Sports & Recreation.Continue reading

Riverside Drive, The Home Of Ellison, Gershwin, Hearst And Others In West Harlem

Riverside Drive is a scenic north-south thoroughfare from Harlem to Houston. Continue reading

Harlem Penthouse Owner Sued By Harlem Co-op Board Over “Non-essential Guests”

It was probably inevitable that the COVID-19 pandemic would come to this: the board at a 76-unit Harlem co-op has filed a lawsuit against a shareholder for flouting the ban on “non-essential guests” in the building during the pandemic.Continue reading

On Tuesday, February 4, 2020, Columbia University’s African American and African Diaspora Studies (AAADS) Department launched the Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter Lecture Series, honoring the New York City-born rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur and philanthropist.Continue reading

Harlem’s Legendary Baseball Spy “Moe” Berg, New York 1902 – 1972 (Video)

Morris "Moe" Berg, was born in Harlem on March 2, 1902 – May 29, 1972. Director Aviva Kempner says in her documentary, 'The Spy Behind Home Plate,' that "the Bergs were cultural Jews who lived the American Dream in Harlem." Continue reading