A road diet and bike lanes could come to St. Nicholas Avenue next spring. Image: DOT [PDF]
157th Street, Washington Heights, NY, 1911
A great photograph looking south towards Sugar Hill in Harlem on Broadway at 157th Street train station in Washington Heights, New York, 1911.Continue reading
Uptown Fashion Week Special Series Of Fashion Events
Washington Heights’ contribution to New York Fashion Week returns to the United Palace for three nights in September, presenting international designers and welcoming the public to experience the excitement of the runway through live-streaming.Continue reading
HW Pick: Free Outdoor Screening of ‘Mad Hot Ballroom’
Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Commissioner Cynthia López and NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, announce the free screening of the documentary Mad Hot Ballroom to kickoff the City’s ‘Movies under the Stars’ community program. Continue reading
There Are New Developments In The Heights
Just in from our friends at New Street Realty Advisors, they're announcing that they have been appointed exclusive leasing agents for a new development just north of Harlem in Washington Heights at 446 West 167th Street.Continue reading
Update: Serious Assault On 101st Street In West Harlem
Here's an update on a robbery Harlem World reported on August 9th 2015 of a 26-year-old man is in serious condition after being beaten by thief on the Upper West Side in Harlem, cops said Sunday.Continue reading
Climate Plan Calls For Better UpperTown Biking, Walking
While most of Northern Manhattan escaped the harshest ravages of Hurricane Sandy, there was some flooding along the waterfront, including inside the 148th Street subway station.Continue reading
FREE Pro Development & Leadership Training Uptown
Join the Northern Manhattan Fellowship, a program of The Center for Community Leadership at the Jewish Community Relations Council of NY.Continue reading
DOT And Ydanis Rodriguez Break Ground On Uptown Bike Lanes
Don’t underestimate the importance of this development: Today, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez announced the groundbreaking for new bike routes linking the Hudson River Greenway to the restored High Bridge, which connects Upper Manhattan to the Bronx.Continue reading
Uptown Games Sunday At Riverbank State Park
Senator Adriano Espaillat, Council Members Ydanis Rodriguez and Mark Levine, and Assemblyman Herman Denny Farrell announce the first annual Outdoor Uptown Games, to be held Sunday (June 14) at Riverbank State Park.
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Under the Viaduct 2015 Pop-Up Premiere In Harlem
For the 2nd year, the West Harlem ArtFund will produce pop-up art under the 12th Avenue Viaduct in West Harlem.“Under the Viaduct 2015, is comprised of art; lifestyle experiences that disrupts everyday life for local residents” according to Savona Bailey-McClain, Artistic Director for Under the Viaduct.Continue reading
The Dominican Film Festival Honors Kiki Melendez
The Dominican Film Festival in New York will host its Second Annual Spring Soiree on May 7th at Vacca Lounge in Washington Heights, New York.Continue reading
Gale Brewer Reappoints Safe Streets Foes To Harlem And Other CB’s
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer has reappointed a slate of community board members with a long history of opposing safer streets and better transit.Continue reading
New York Public Library’s A People’s History of Harlem
Harlem history deserves to be documented, preserved, and celebrated, and the New York Public Library started their Community Oral History Project to collect Harlem and surrounding Harlem stories from those who have lived them firsthand. Continue reading
Audubon Ballroom, Washington Heights, NY 1912
The Audubon Theatre and Ballroom, generally referred to as the Audubon Ballroom, was a theatre and ballroom located at 3940 Broadway at West 165th Street in the Washington Heights north of Harlem, New York City.Continue reading