A NYC & Company Guide To Latino Culture In East Harlem
East Harlem earned the nickname El Barrio during the influx of Puerto Rican residents in the ’60s and ’70s.Continue reading
East Harlem Resident And Professor Jessica Krug Admits She Is Not Black (Update)
A seasoned activist and professor of African American history at George Washington University have been pretending to be Black for years, despite actually being a white woman from Kansas City.Continue reading
Alternative Currency Valor y Cambio Caps NYC Run In East Harlem
Valor y Cambio (Value and Change), an interactive art installation and storytelling project designed to foster stronger communities and more equitable economies in Puerto Rico and the United States, launches its last leg of its mainland tour at New York City’s East Harlem, El Barrio. Continue reading
Second Ave Subway Could Bring New Opportunities For East 125th Street In Harlem
Beginning in September 2017, WE ACT for Environmental Justice organized a growing coalition of more than 40 local community groups, New York City departments and agencies, and elected officialsContinue reading
Julia De Burgos Center Welcomes New Era of Increased Impact & Engagement In Harlem
Upon entering the Julia de Burgos Performance and Arts Center [JdBPAC] a quote from the late, esteemed Puerto Rican Poet whom the center is named after adorns the wall. Continue reading
The London Irish Pub Comes Home To Harlem
At the turn of the twentieth century many Irish men and women made East Harlem home, and now ABC7 reports that a new gastropub specializing in craft cocktails, hearty Irish comfort food, and American bar bites has debuted in East Harlem. Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio On First-Of-Its Kind Crowdfunding Program For NYC Women Start Ups
On International Women’s Day, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen, New York City Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Gregg Bishop and Council Member Helen Rosenthal announced that over $280,000 in zero-interest loans has been pledged to women entrepreneurs through the City’s crowdfunding partnership with Kiva.Continue reading
East Harlem Rezoning Challenged By Legal Group
Patch reports that a legal advocacy group is suing the city to block a recently passed rezoning proposal for East Harlem. Continue reading
Activists Sue City To Reverse East Harlem Rezoning
A group of tenant-friendly attorneys wants a state court to overturn a key piece of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s affordable-housing plan.Continue reading
“Joseph Rodriguez’s Spanish Harlem: El Barrio In The 80s” One-Night Event In Harlem
Join Union Settlement and the Museum of the City of New York for the East Harlem book launch of Joseph Rodriguez's Spanish Harlem: El Barrio in the '80s. Continue reading
Murdered Harlem Teen Was Marked For Death
Lewis Encarnacion, the 17-year-old shot and killed in El Barrio last week, knew someone wanted him dead, according to his mother.Continue reading
The Politics Of The Harlem River Divide In The 8th Council District
Only two New City Council districts cross borough lines, and only the 8th district spanning Manhattan and the Bronx actually crosses a river—in this case, the Harlem River—to do so.Continue reading
Uptown Bounce With Hecho en El Barrio At El Museo del Barrio
El Barrio comes alive at El Museo del Barrio! Inspired by our neighborhood, visitors are invited to participate in a community weaving and mural project, enjoy an Afro-Cuban movement workshop with Master Instructor Stevie Insua Ruiz, and tour our new summer exhibitions with our Senior Curator Rocio Aranda-Alvarado.Continue reading
50 Years Of Cultural Heritage Celebrated At Loíza Festival 2017 In El Barrio
With a three-day event, the Annual Festival [easyazon_link identifier="1881715647" locale="US" tag="harlemworld-20"]Santiago Apóstol de Loíza[/easyazon_link] in El Barrio celebrates a half century of African influence of the Puerto Rican and Latino immigrant communities settled in New York City. Continue reading
Date Changed For First Key Vote On East Harlem Rezoning
With less than two weeks notice and no community notification, the East Harlem community board changed the time of a key meeting that will inform the board’s ultimate vote on the city’s proposed rezoning of East Harlem.Continue reading
