Diana Ayala Archives - Harlem World Magazine

Mayor Adams Call For Additional Emergency Federal Aid For Emergency Rental Assistance Program

Mayor Eric Adams today called for an immediate infusion of funds for New York’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program from the United States Treasury Department.Continue reading

Harlem Congressperson Espaillat And Others Opens New Event Space At La Marqueta In East Harlem

Today, city and elected officials celebrated the ribbon cutting of La Placita, an event space at La Marqueta in East Harlem. Continue reading

City Council Member Ayala Joins Young Artists Paint Mural At The Crossing In East Harlem

On Monday, July 19, 2021, 23 youth apprentices from Creative Art Works were joined by East Harlem City Council Member Diana Ayala.Continue reading

The Summer Youth Employment Program Return With Paid Jobs And Projects Based Experiences

Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD) Commissioner Bill Chong today announced the return of the six-week Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP).Continue reading

Empty Storefronts With Many Vacancies Along 125th Street In Harlem

For years, New Yorkers have observed growing numbers of vacant storefronts in the neighborhood. And that was before the pandemic.Continue reading

Grant Program Provides $2M To East Harlem Small Businesses Impacted By COVID

New York City Council Member Diana Ayala, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, and Union Settlement today announced that $2 million in grant assistance.Continue reading

East Harlem’s Extell’s Smart, Cutting-Edge, World-Class Harlem Headquarters

Harlem Headquarters (HHQ), the ground-up nine-story, a 120-foot-tall office building in East Harlem.Continue reading

Fearing Census Undercount, Pols Knock On Doors In Harlem

As fears grow over the possibility that Harlem residents will be undercounted in the 2020 Census, two East Side politicians took to the streets on Wednesday to encourage East Harlem residents to complete the census and be counted.Continue reading

New $4 Million Grant To Assist East Harlem Small Businesses Impacted By COVID-19

NYC Council Member Diana Ayala, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer and Union Settlement today announced the creation of a new $4 million East Harlem Small Business Grant Program.Continue reading

East Harlem Electeds, Developers, Restaurants And Others Provide Meals To NYC Health + Hospitals

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, City Council Member Diana Ayala, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan, L+M Development Partners, Continue reading

Harlem Council Member Diana Ayala And Others Announce Funding For MRI Equipment

NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan CEO Alina Moran, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, and Council Member Diana Ayala today announced plans to improve access to care in East Harlem, NY.Continue reading

NYCEDC Reopens Renovated La Placita At La Marqueta In East Harlem

New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) yesterday celebrated the reopening of beloved community plaza and outdoor space La Placita at La Marqueta in East Harlem. Continue reading

In A Community Known For Firsts, NYC’s First Proton Therapy Center Opens In East Harlem

Harlem is known for its firsts, from the Patricia Era Bath, the first woman member of the Jules Stein Eye Institute to Samuel Jesse Battle the NYPD’s first black lieutenant to Shirley Chisholm the first black woman elected to Congress and many, many more firsts.Continue reading

Join The Celebration Of The Of “Reclaiming History, Reinvesting In East Harlem”

On Wednesday, May 15, Council Member Diana Ayala and the Harlem African Burial Ground Task Force in partnership with New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), will celebrate the opening of “Reclaiming History, Reinvesting in East Harlem”.Continue reading

Elected Officials And Stakeholders Break Ground On Mixed-Use Development In East Harlem

Today, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) Executive Vice President and COO Rachel Loeb, Department of Housing Preservation...Continue reading