Community Board 9 Archives - Harlem World Magazine

Council Member Levine And Others Release Groundbreaking Rezoning Plan For Morningside Heights

After years of trailblazing work, a unique coalition of elected officials and community organizers are set to release an innovative new rezoning study of Morningside Heights.Continue reading

NYC Greenlights Amsterdam Avenue Bike Lanes In Harlem

The city will move forward with a plan to make safety improvements and add bike lanes to a dangerous stretch of Amsterdam Avenue in Harlem despite local community board's opposition, city officials announced Thursday.Continue reading

Eartha’s World: Harlem Holiday Lights Ceremony 2018 Bringing In The Holidays

By Eartha Watts Hicks The most wonderful time of the year is fast approaching and once again, The Harlem Holiday Lights Ceremony is ready to attract New Yorkers and tourists alike. Continue reading

An Invitation To Uptown Community Board 9 “The Artist Circle” In Harlem

The Community Board 9 Arts and Culture committee is pleased to invite all performing and visual artist in Manhattanville, Morningside Heights and Hamilton Heights to "The Artist Circle" which will take place on June 16th. Continue reading

Job: Visual Arts Instructor In Harlem (Update)

With direct oversight by the Director-Programs and Program Manager. Instructors are responsible for planning and implementing a 6-week program that reflects their proposed class outline.Continue reading

Leslie Wyche, ‘Harlem’s Mayor,’ Crosses Over

NY Daily News reports that Leslie Wyche (left), a life-long Harlem resident known for years as the uptown neighborhood’s honorary mayor, passed away Thursday evening at a Bronx hospital. He was 73.Continue reading

“Affordable” Apartments Today In Harlem (Update)

6sqft reports that applications are now being accepted for five affordable units at 517 West 134th Street, in the burgeoning Manhattan neighborhood of West Harlem.Continue reading

City To Extend Amsterdam Bike Lane In Harlem

The city Department of Transportation proposed extending the Amsterdam Avenue bike lane — which currently spans West 76th to 110th streets — as far as West 162nd Street in Washington Heights.Continue reading

Harlem Minority And Women Business Owners Received Less Than Fair Share (Update)

On Sunday, December 8th, 2016, Comptroller Scott Stringer hosted a Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) owned business round table hosted at Cheri Restaurant on Lenox Avenue in Harlem, New York.Continue reading

Harlem’s P.S. 186 Affordable Units Will Rent From $508

P.S. 186 in Harlem is in the midst of a transformation from dilapidated, abandoned building to a $48.6 million mixed-use development, with a focus on low- to middle-income housing. Continue reading

Harlem’s CB 9 Votes For Broadway Road Diet In Harlem

Community Board 9 voted last night to approve DOT’s plan for safety improvements along Broadway in West Harlem Streetsblog reported. Continue reading

DOT Weakened Riverside Drive Plan For CB 9 [Updated]

DOT watered down and delayed an already half-hearted plan to make Riverside Drive safer for walking in deference to opposition from Community Board 9 in Harlem.Continue reading

Will Harlem’s CB 9 Take Cues From Denny Farrell?

Harlem Council Member Mark Levine and the local precinct commander spoke in support of a traffic safety plan [PDF] for a deadly stretch of Broadway last night at a Harlem Community Board 9 transportation committee meeting.Continue reading