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The Hudson River Park Trust Announces New Executive Vice Presidents (Update)

The Hudson River Park Trust announced Robert Atterbury as its new Executive Vice President of Park Relationships & Programs and Robert Rodriguez as Executive Vice President of Park Management. Continue reading

AARP Hails Final NYS Legislative Passage Of Bill To Strengthen State’s Retirement Savings Program

AARP New York today hailed final New York State legislative passage of a bill to strengthen the State’s Secure Choice Savings Program.Continue reading

NYC Announces Small Business Economic Support Programs From Harlem To Hollis

Today, Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Jonnel Doris announced that over $155 million will be allocated for small businesses.Continue reading

East Harlem Assembly Seat Member Robert Rodriguez Re-Elected

Incumbent Democrat Robert Rodriguez easily won re-election Tuesday to his State Assembly seat on the East Side of Manhattan.Continue reading

Adriano Espaillat, Attorney General James, Hazel Dukes, Brian Benjamin And Others Celebrate Jerry Migdol’s 70th

An exuberant crowd that included NYS Attorney General Tish James, Congressman Adriano Espaillat, State Senators Brian Benjamin and Robert Jackson, Continue reading

New Expresscare Clinic Opens First Location At NYC Health + Hospital/Metropolitan

NYC Health + Hospitals today announced the opening of an ExpressCare Clinic at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan. Continue reading

NY State Assembly Honors Harlem’s New Heritage Theatre Group 55th Anniversary

On Monday, March 18, 2019, New Heritage Theatre Group and IMPACT Repertory were recognized by the New York State Assembly in recognition of the theater’s 55th Anniversary. Continue reading

Mayor de Blasio And Chancellor Fariña Announced The Expansion Of 3-K For All

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña today announced the expansion of 3-K for All to six more community school districts across all five boroughs. Continue reading

Harlem Speaker Mark-Viverito’s Long-Time Aide Diana Ayala Wins Harlem City Council Primary

Patch reports that City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito's long-time aide Diana Ayala (right) has emerged victorious in a closely-contested primary race to succeed the speaker in New York City's eighth City Council district.Continue reading

Who’s On The Ballot For Next Week’s Primary Elections That Can Effect Harlem

NY Post reports that Mayor de Blasio isn’t the only candidate on the ballot in next Tuesday’s primary election:Continue reading

Harlem State Assembly Member And Council Hopeful MIA At Crucial School Control Vote

As the race for a City Council seat heats up, candidate Robert Rodriguez — also a member of the state Assembly — is under fire for missing a critical vote to determine the future of New York City public schools.Continue reading

Department Of Consumer Affairs From Harlem To Hollis Anounce Minimum Wage Increase

Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Lorelei Salas and staff, as well as representatives from the City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) and Small Business Services (SBS), visited businesses from Harlem To Hollis today to educate businesses about the upcoming increase in the state minimum wage. Continue reading

Acacia Network Breaks Ground On $73 Million Housing Project In Harlem

A decades-old dream to build an affordable housing development in East Harlem is finally coming to fruition. The Acacia Network broke ground Thursday morning on its 100 percent affordable mixed-use development at 413 E. 120th St., that will contain 179 units.Continue reading

Don’t Gimme Shelter: East Harlem’s Righteous Anger

Harlem World Magazine supports NYPost board on this issue: In an article by NYPost reports that we don’t blame East Harlemites in the least for being up in arms over City Hall’s move to drop another homeless shelter on their neighborhood.Continue reading

Harlem’s Keith Wright To Announce Bid For Rangel’s Seat

In an emailed advisory on Friday, Assemblyman Keith Wright of Harlem announced he will kick off a campaign to replace Rep. Charles Rangel in Congress next year at a prayer breakfast in the Bronx on Saturday.Continue reading