New York City Mayor Eric Adams today kicked off Climate Week by announcing his administration has won another $260 million in grants.
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The City Cuts Ribbon In Inwood, Unveiling Deeply Affordable Homes And A New State-Of-The-Art Public Library
Today, the Inwood community (just north of Harlem) celebrated the grand opening of The Eliza.
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Performance Art Piece By Cheyney McKnight: The Ancestors Future Exhibition
How do Black descendants of those enslaved in America envision the future of sites of enslavement?
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HPD Launches Plan For Homes In Long Island City, Advancing Adams’ 24 In 24 Agenda
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) today launched the start of the process.
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Affordable Housing Coming Uptown To Inwood And Needs Your Involvement
The Legendary Princess Naomie Uptown At The Inwood Caves 1936
Author’s note: Published reports and records vary about the spelling of Kennedy’s first name. According to descendants her name was spelled Naomie.
Since moving to Inwood I’d heard stories of an almost mythical figure known only as Princess Naomie, who, in the 1930’s, took up residence near the old tulip tree in Inwood Hill Park.Continue reading
Local Food Pantries Offer A Helping Hand During Holidays And Beyond Uptown
Hundreds of families lined up on Saturday, November 19th, 2022, on a busy corner in uptown just north of Harlem to get their Thanksgiving turkeys.
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Mayor Adams Selects Peoples Theater Project To Own, Operate First Of-It’s-Kind Immigrant Research And Performing Arts Center Coming Uptown
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that the People’s Theatre Project (PTP) — an immigrant- and women-led nonprofit — will own and operate a first-of-its-kind Immigrant Research and Performing Arts Center (IRPAC) coming to Inwood. Continue reading
New Report Reveals Inequities In The Exposure To Urban Heat Islands From Harlem To Hollis
NYC experiences higher temperatures in the summertime compared to nearby rural areas due to the large area of heat-absorbent paved surfaces and buildings.Continue reading
Harlem Rep. Espaillat Hails Inclusion Of Key Priorities In Fiscal Year 2022 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill
Representative Adriano Espaillat delivered remarks during the first full House Appropriations Committee markup of the Fiscal Year 2022 government funding bills.Continue reading
Harlem’s Espaillat Introduces Bill To Strengthen & Increase Funding To Caribbean Basin Security Initiative
Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Representative Mark Green, M.D.,Continue reading
Harlem’s Espaillat Secures Inclusion Of $20 million For District Transportation Projects
Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat announced that he has taken full advantage of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committees.Continue reading
Harlem’s Espaillat And Others Introduce Commonsense Gun Violence Prevention Legislation
Rep. Espaillat Introduces House Resolution To Address Impact Of Climate Change
Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat issued the following statement in support of his resolution, The Cecil Corbin-Mark Global Environmental Justice Resolution.
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Harlem Rep. Espaliat’s Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus Statement On Rise Of Antisemitism
U.S. Reps. Adriano Espaillat, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Mario Díaz-Balart, and Jaime Herrera Beutler as co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus.Continue reading