Today, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), NYC Health + Hospitals, and community stakeholders celebrated the ribbon cutting of a new flood protection system at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan in East Harlem.
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Mayor Adams, Commissioner Rodriquez Announce More 100 Safe Street Redesign Projects To be Completed This Year
NYC Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today announced that the city is on track to complete more than 100 safe street redesigns in 2022.Continue reading
Team Up To Clean Up Announces 2022 Trash Clean-Up Event In West Harlem
Community leaders, local businesses, community-based organizations, and block associations are joining forces to tackle trash in West Harlem and beyond, as part of Team Up to Clean Up on Saturday, June 25, 2022.Continue reading
The Harlem Rivers Roger Morris, A Colonel British Officer, Friend Of George Washington And More
Roger Morris, 28 January 1727 – 13 September 1794, was a colonel in the British Army who fought in the French and Indian War and made uptown his home. Continue reading
Electeds, Progressive Groups Call On Mayor Eric Adams To Implement & Enforce NYC’s “Green New Deal” Law
Today, in front of a super-polluting midtown building, climate activists, Comptroller Brad Lander, and councilmembers rallied to urge Mayor Adams.Continue reading
Three Women In Inwood Hill Park Council Member Rodriguez Additional Resources
Today, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, a member of the Public Safety Committee called on City Hall to add additional resources for all Northern Manhattan parks.Continue reading
Spectrum Donates $7,500 Uptown To Northern Manhattan’s Inhisname United
Spectrum has announced a donation of $7,500 to Inhisname United through the company’s national community philanthropic program.Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio Announces Path To Provide Geothermal Utility Service (Update)
To accelerate the transition from fossil fuel energy sources to a city that runs on clean energy technologies, Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced several critical steps the City will take to advance the implementation and integration of district geothermal systems.
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It’s Time For You To Act For A Part-Time Short-Term With This WE ACT Election Campaign Opportunity
Christopher Casey, Director of Voter Engagement at WE ACT in Harlem, sent us an e-mail asking are you angered by ongoing environmental racism?Continue reading
NY State Senate Passes Landmark Legislation Protecting Environmental Justice Communities
In a 54-9 vote yesterday, lawmakers in the New York Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation aimed at addressing the high cost of energy bills from Harlem to the Hudson.Continue reading
Harlem Rep. Espaillat Announces New COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline For District Residents
Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat released the following statement urging eligible constituents to sign up to get the COVID-19 vaccine.Continue reading
NYC Environmental Justice Advocates Respond To Mayor de Blasio’s Fossil Fuel Ban
On behalf of our staff, 800-plus members, and the more than 650,000 residents of Northern Manhattan, WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) thanks New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.Continue reading
Harlem’s Espaillat Elected 2nd Vice Chair Of Influential Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat released the following statement upon his unanimous election to serve as Second Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC).Continue reading
Uptown Elected Rodriguez’s Inwood Plan To Move Forward Preserving And Building Affordable Units
Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez statement, "We are facing many challenges in Northern Manhattan, the most troublesome being the impacts of the Coronavirus.Continue reading
Espaillat, Clarke Lead NYC Members To Condemn FEMA Move To Cut COVID-19 Funding
Today, Harlem's Representatives Adriano Espaillat and Yvette D. Clarke, in collaboration with Representatives Jerry Nadler, Nydia Velázquez, Gregory Meeks, Grace Meng, Carolyn Maloney, Max RoseContinue reading