Vogue reports that Harlem's A$AP Rocky (above) is expanding his multi-hyphenate career—to rapper-producer-director-actor-model, he can now add Harlem, New York ambassador. Continue reading
Harlem Street Renamed After Baseball Legend One-Time Harlem Resident Willie Mays
A street in Harlem, New York now bears the name of Willie Mays, one of the most legendary baseball players of all time.Continue reading
JetBlue Donates To Harlem Jets And Unveils JetGreen Aircraft Dedicated To The Jets
Harlem fave the New York Jets reports that JetBlue, New York’s Hometown Airline®, today revealed a refreshed and updated special livery dedicated to the New York Jets.Continue reading
Gavin Brown’s Enterprise In Harlem Host Fundraiser For Puerto Rico
Artnews reports that the Gavin Brown’s Enterprise in New York will host a fundraiser organized by Rirkrit Tiravanija to benefit Puerto Rico, which has recently faced mass destruction after two Category Five hurricanes.Continue reading
Harlem Lacrosse Benefit Honors At Jim Brown “The Greatest Lacrosse Player Ever”
Harlem Lacrosse will stage its annual benefit and honor Jim Brown Thursday at the Annual Benefit at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York City.Continue reading
Seitu’s World: Congressional Black Caucus In New York 2017
Photographs by Seitu Oronde
On Monday, September 19th, 2017, at the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) in New York, New York.Continue reading
First Lady Chirlane McCray Announces NYC Children’s And Robin Hood Partnership
First Lady Chirlane McCray, Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives Richard Buery, and Robin Hood CEO Wes announced today a partnership between the NYC Children’s Cabinet and Robin Hood.Continue reading
International Tourism From Harlem To Hollywood Has Dropped in 2017
Conte' Naste Traveler reports that in December of last year, they asked their travel specialists how travel might change in 2017—and many of them predicted that tourism to the U.S. would drop.Continue reading
Harlem Resident Rick DePofi Receives American Master Award At BerkleeNYC
To celebrate the announcement of Power Station at BerkleeNYC, Berklee and New York’s Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) hosted a launch party at the Manhattan studio on Tuesday. Continue reading
Health Department Finds LBGTQ Kids At Greater Risk Of Depression And Leaving Home
The Health Department today released an Epi Data Brief which found that New York City public high school students who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or questioning (LGBTQ) are at a higher risk of experiencing stress, bullying, depressive symptoms, and living away from guardians when compared to youth who self-identified as non-LGBTQ.Continue reading
NYC Gov Urges New Yorkers From Harlem To Hollis To Prepare For Hurricane Jose Effects
The New York City Emergency Management Department today urged New Yorkers to prepare for potential impacts of.Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio Releases Mayor’s Management Report For Fiscal 2017
The de Blasio administration today released the Mayor’s Management Report for fiscal year 2017, an analysis of City agencies’ performance from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. Continue reading
Best Market Closes Hartsdale Invites Customers To Harlem Locale
Sources report that the Best Market in Hartsdale has closed its only Westchester County location. Continue reading
Proposed World’s Tallest Wooden Structure Filters Contaminated Water In Harlem Meer
Responding to the ever-growing demand for sky-high public spaces and the need for innovative environmental solutions, New York-based studio DFA has envisioned a 712-foot-tall prefabricated timber observation tower in New York’s Central Park that, if built, would become the world’s tallest timber structure.Continue reading
Rare Photograph Of Harlem’s “Jacob Lawrence,” Signed Autograph
A rare hand collectible signed in blue ink marker photograph by Harlem renaissance Harlem artist Jacob Lawrence from Harlem, New York.Continue reading
