Commuters into and out of New York's famed Grand Central Terminal faced crippling delays Wednesday, a day after a raging fire broke out beneath elevated train tracks in the city, officials said.Continue reading
“Suspected” Gang Members Arrested In Harlem Raids
Some 30 to 40 suspected gang members were arrested overnight during two separate NYPD takedowns with raids carried out in East Harlem and the Bronx.Continue reading
Harlem Goes Medieval In New ‘Game Of Thrones’-Like Fight Club (video)
A veteran of the US Air Force, by day this Harvard graduate calls the shots as a management consultant at a top investment bank in Midtown.Continue reading
“Have You Ever Heard of This Thing Called the Lincoln [Hospital] Collective?” Talk In Harlem
What do you do if you’re a young physician with a growing sense of social justice, and the world looks like it’s in political upheaval around you? In 1970, about two-dozen young physicians asked themselves this very question. Continue reading
Cinco de Mayo Celebration In East Harlem
Join us for hands-on activities in honor of Mexican heritage as we commemorate the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Continue reading
Supportive Housing Planned To Replace Abandoned Harlem Brownstone
Fifteen years ago, complaints began rolling into the City Department of Buildings about the abandoned, double-wide brownstone at 52-54 East 126th Street in East Harlem. The building was vacant and in danger of collapsing, callers said. Continue reading
Harlem Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito Opens East Harlem’s Vendy Plaza
This Sunday, May 1,2016 join Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito for the opening of the new season of East Harlem's Vendy Plaza.Continue reading
Nat’l Jazz Museum In Harlem Announces Gala 2016
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem (NJMH) has announced that legendary jazz drummer Roy Haynes will be honored with the Legends of Jazz Award, and President & CEO of The Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, Kenneth J. Knuckles, Esq with the Jazz and Community Leadership Award at its 2016 Annual Benefit Concert to be held on Tuesday, June 14 at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College. Continue reading
Target To Allow Transgenders To Use Bathroom Of Their Choice In Harlem
As some of you may know, Harlem has a Target store in East Harlem, what some of you may not know is that Target said on Tuesday, April 20th, 2016, is that transgender employees and customers can now use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity, becoming the first big retailer to weigh in on an issue at the center of a heated national debate.Continue reading
NYCHA Building Residents Hope Police Raid Brings Peace In East Harlem
East Harlem residents say they're fed up with drug dealings, shootings and murder happening in the community.Continue reading
Former President Bill Clinton Visits Union Settelment In East Harlem
On April 19, 2016, we welcomed former President of the United States Bill Clinton to Union Settlement's Jefferson Senior Center! Continue reading
Tito Puente East Harlem Memorial Plan Moves Forward
Plans to erect a memorial in East Harlem to honor Latino jazz legend Tito Puente will take a step forward Wednesday.Continue reading
Target Increases Minimum Wage To $10 An Hour
Discount retailer Target Corp located in East Harlem has started raising employee wages to a minimum of $10 an hour, its second hike in a year, pressured by a competitive job market and labor groups calling for higher wages at retail chains, sources said.Continue reading
Queens Man Shot And Killed In East Harlem
A Queens man died after he was shot in East Harlem early Sunday morning, police say. Steven Vasquez, 21, was shot at an apartment building at the Wagner Houses at 350 East 124th Street just after 2 a.m.Continue reading
Citi Bike Will Expand Uptown With Its Station Network
The good news: Citi Bike is expanding up to 130th Street later this year. The bad news: Stations in Morningside, Harlem, and East Harlem are going to be more spread out than the bike-share network below 59th Street.Continue reading