Melinda Katz Archives - Harlem World Magazine

NYC Service And Citizens Committee Launch “Love Your Block” Application From Harlem To Hollis

NYC Service and Citizens Committee for New York City launched the 2019 Love Your Block application to support residents in transforming public spaces and engaging neighborhood volunteers to make local change.Continue reading

NYC Files Amicus Brief To Defend Labor Unions Right To Collect Fees From Harlem To Hollis

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Corporation Counsel Zachary W. Carter today announced that the City of New York has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31, et al., to defend a legal right that labor unions view as crucial to their success and survival.Continue reading

Harlem Born And Queens Boro President Helen M. Marshall Dies

The NY Times reports that Harlem's Helen M. Marshall, a New York Democrat who was the first African-American to be elected Queens borough president, died on Saturday in California. She was 87.Continue reading

First Lady Chirlane McCray, Maria A. Oquendo, Melissa Mark-Viverito And Others Launch NYC Well

First Lady Chirlane McCray, along with the American Psychiatric Association President Maria A. Oquendo, M.D., Harlem Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, elected officials and health leaders, today announced the launch of NYC Well, a one-click, one call connection to counseling, crisis intervention, peer support and referrals to ongoing treatment services. Continue reading

HW Pick: Star Of The Firehouse Kitchen TV Show Host NYPD Vs FDNY Cook Off

The New York Police Department (NYPD) and Fire Department of New York (FDNY) will participate in the “Battle of the Badges” cook-off on Sunday, September 18 from noon to 5 p.m. at Resorts World Casino New York City.Continue reading

Mayor Bill And Chancellor Fariña Announce closure For The Lunar New Year

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña today announced that New York City will become the second major urban school district in the nation, after San Francisco, to close on Lunar New Year in the official school calendar.Continue reading