On December 2, Partnerships for Parks hosted the It's My Park Awards Reception to honor parks volunteers who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment to their local parks through service, advocacy and collaboration. Continue reading
Senator Espaillat To Host Thanksgiving Lunch
State Senator Adriano Espaillat is hosting a Thanksgiving lunch. The annual event attracts hundreds of local seniors.Continue reading
Harlem Churches, A Chance For Landmark Designation
A number of religious institutions were considered for landmark designation at a public hearing held by the Landmarks Preservation Commission last Thursday. Continue reading
Harlem’s Levine Leads Hearing On Towers Shadows On Parks
On Thursday, November 12, Harlem City Council Parks Committee Chair Mark Levine will lead a hearing on Int. 737, a bill he sponsored that would create a task force to address the impacts of shadows from the development of super tall towers over public parks.Continue reading
Harlem Levine Calls City To Tighten Taxi Work Shifts
On Monday, November 9, 2015, Harlem Council Member Mark Levine calls on city to strengthen enforcement of taxi driver work shifts after Upper West Side accident:Continue reading
Harlem Council Members Levine, Rodriguez And Others Get Legal With Illegal Hotels
On Friday, October 30 the City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings held a hearing on a package of legislative proposals aimed at strengthening New York City’s enforcement against illegal hotels.Continue reading
Harlem’s Levine And Coalition Expand Foreign Language Education
On Thursday, October 29, Harlem Council Member Mark Levine, Council Member Jumaane Williams, Public Advocate Letitia James, and a group of council members and state legislators joined a coalition of teachers, students and business leaders calling for a broad expansion of foreign language education programs in New York City.
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Levine And Rodriguez Lead Talk On Jewish Poverty
On Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 at the YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood, City Council Jewish Caucus Chair Mark Levine and Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez will join local and national non-profit groups to host a public forum on one of the most pressing issues facing the local Jewish community today: rising poverty.Continue reading
Harlem, Prepare For Hurricane Joaquin
From Harlem City Councilperson Mark Levine
New York City is preparing for rain, wind and flooding over the next couple of days and for a yet uncertain impact by Hurricane Joaquin.Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio Announces New Homelessness Services
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced $12.3 million on homelessness prevention services to expand free legal representation in Housing Court and help thousands of New Yorkers from Harlem to Hollis facing eviction or harassment stay in their homes.Continue reading
Dorothy Skinner Street Naming In Harlem
By Rudy Collins
The family and neighborhood friends of Dorothy Skinner gathered at 140th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in Harlem, New York.Continue reading
SAGE Harlem Center to Announce New Funding
On Friday, September 25, City Council Member Mark Levine will join older LGBT adults at SAGE Harlem Center for a special announcement on new programmatic support for the center.Continue reading
Harlem School For The Arts Open House 2015
On Saturday, September 12th, 2015 was the Harlem School of the Arts Open House in Harlem, New York.Continue reading
New Bus Lane Coming To 125th Street In Harlem
There is transportation news to report on select bus service along 125th Street. Years of advocacy by leaders and transportation advocates has yielded these results.Continue reading
Councilperson Levine’s Harlem Office Gets New Mural
For weeks in the summer heat, young artists from Creative Art Works were busy planning and painting a new mural outside City Council member Mark Levine's Harlem district office.Continue reading
