The COVID Crisis: Mayor de Blasio Launches Citywide Antibody Survey From Harlem To Hollis
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced expanded antibody testing for New Yorkers. Continue reading
3 Neighborhoods In Harlem And Uptown Rank In Top 10 NYC Places For Marijuana Arrests
Patch reports that East Harlem has been one of the Manhattan neighborhoods hit the hardest by the city's drug enforcement policies in the past decade, according to a study published this week by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer.Continue reading
Brewer And Chin Statement On Two Bridges Communities From East Harlem To East NY
Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer and Council Member Margaret S. Chin issued the following joint statement Wednesday in response to the City Planning Commission’s approval of three massive developments in the Two Bridges neighborhood.Continue reading
City To Raise Parking Meter Rates, Create More Zones And Reduced Rates In Harlem
NY Post reports that parking rates will soon go up citywide, and drivers who park in parts of Brooklyn and Queens may face even bigger increases with new zones, city transportation department commission Polly Trottenberg revealed on Wednesday.Continue reading
Inwood Rezoning Will Begin Land Use Review Process January 16, 2018
In less than a week, the city’s proposed rezoning of Inwood will enter into the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), the months-long city review process that will determine if the rezoning can move forward.Continue reading
Op-Ed: What Makes Social Protest Effective? A Unique School Sends Teens Citywide Seeking Answers (Updated)
By Michael McQuillan
In November 1969 I with classmates at the Bronx High School of Science chipped in for a rickety school bus so we could march against the Vietnam War in Washington. Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio And Chancellor Fariña Announced The Expansion Of 3-K For All
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña today announced the expansion of 3-K for All to six more community school districts across all five boroughs. Continue reading
Report Says “East Harlem’s District 4 Is The Worst District For Middle Schoolers”
If you're a parent in East or Central Harlem, your education options are slim — both neighborhoods house the worst districts for middle schools in the city, according to a new report released Thursday by StudentsFirstNY.Continue reading
Suspect Surrenders In Hit-And-Run Of Harlem’s DJ Jinx Paul
A 27-year-old man turned himself in Friday morning for the hit-and-run killing of radio DJ Jean Paul Guerrero, also known as Jinx Paul.Continue reading
Initial East Harlem Rezoning Plan Promises 30-Story Towers And Less Parking
City officials unveiled a massive rezoning last night for East Harlem, where the administration hopes to encourage towers as tall as 30 stories, less parking for new buildings, and more ground floor retail.Continue reading
Op-Ed: To Address Income Inequality, Start With Libraries From Harlem To Hollis
By Edwin Maxwell
This week, New York City’s three library systems testified before the City Council about how they are spending the significant increase in operating funds granted in the current budget.The underlying question is: Was this a wise investment?Continue reading
Mapping Harlem Hit Hardest By High Rents
Harlemites spend a lot of energy lamenting the fact that the rent is too damn high, and they aren't wrong to do so. Harlem rents have been steadily rising for more than a year.
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Webb & Brooker, Inc and Winn Companies Moves To Harlem
Winn WB Management Company the joint venture of Webb & Brooker, Inc and Winn Companies has moved its Bronx office to Harlem, NY. Continue reading
