CrainsNY reports that Harlem City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito is reaching a settlement with the city's Conflict of Interest Board.Continue reading
Deadline For Kindergarten Application Nears
In October the Chancellor announced that the kindergarten application process would begin earlier to ensure that families could receive offer letters a month earlier. Continue reading
NY Health Department Avoid Excessive Drinking During New Year’s
With New Year’s Eve tonight, the Health Department reminds all Harlemites and New Yorkers not to drink to excess. Alcohol-related emergency room visits are more than double on New Year’s 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
Whole Foods To Pay For Overcharging Shoppers In NY
As we anticipate the new Whole Foods in Harlem open, Raked reports that in an effort to settle an investigation that it overcharged customers in New York City, Whole Foods has agreed to pay $500,000 to the Department of Consumer Affairs. Continue reading
De Blasio Initiates Paid Parental Leave Policy
Nearly 20,000 non-union city employees will receive six weeks of paid parental leave under a new policy announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday. Continue reading
Volunteer At Reading Partners In Harlem
Reading Partners is a national education nonprofit dedicated to improving students’ reading skills. They work in Title I elementary schools to support students from low-income communities who are reading 6 months to 2.5 years below grade-level. Continue reading
“Eateries Will Adjust ” Says Acclaimed Harlem Restaurateur
Harlem man Marcus Samuelsson, the chef and owner at Red Rooster and Streetbird Rotisserie, talks to Greg David at CrainsNY asked about more innovative food delivery coming down the line.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has raised the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 an hour by 2018 and wants to extend the increase to all employees. How will that affect restaurants?Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio Announces Home-Stat For Homeless From Harlem to Hollis
To better and more quickly respond to the street homelessness problem, the City will create HOME-STAT – Homeless Outreach & Mobile Engagement Street Action Teams. Continue reading
Harlem Air Quality Health Advisory
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for Harlem, New York today, December 7, until 12:00 AM midnight. Continue reading
Support El Museo And The Three Kings Day Parade 2016
El Museo del Barrio is excited to participate in this year's #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving, on Tuesday, December 1, 2015! Continue reading
NYC Plans $3 Billion Homelessness From Harlem To Hollis
New York City, in what will mark the single biggest investment of the de Blasio administration to fight homelessness, plans to create 15,000 additional units of housing that will be paired with social-service support, an initiative estimated to cost about $3 billion.Continue reading
HW Pick: Enjoy a Round of Golf in New York with Michael R. Bloomberg
Get into the swing of things and sign up at Charity Buzz for an opportunity for you and a guest will have the opportunity to play golf with Michael R. Bloomberg in New York.Continue reading
NYC City Council Members Seeking 71% Raise
The New York City Council members are quietly negiotating for a massive pay raise that will bring their six-figure salaries up to a whopping $192,500 — a 71% windfall — as cops face a proposed 1% hike, and firefighters will only see a 2.5% bump this year, sources told the Daily News. The average annual salary for a New York City resident is $56,000 a year based on statistics from the Glassdoor.com.Continue reading
WHDC’s Holiday Celebration And Toy Giveaway In Harlem
West Harlem Development Corporation cordially invites you to our Third Annual Holiday Community Celebration and Toy Giveaway on Sunday, December 6 at 2 p.m. at Columbia University's Miller Theatre at 2960 Broadway (at 116th Street). Continue reading