NYC Hits Record Low Unemployment, Grows Wages and Jobs From Harlem To Hollis
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced key signals that New York City’s economy is thriving, hitting a record low...
View ArticleFire Injures 8, Displaces 4 Families In East Harlem
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.A fire broke out early Saturday morning in an East Harlem building that left eight people injured and displaced four families, according to the FDNY. A...
View ArticleHarlem Fave Spike Lee To Teach An Online Course On Filmmaking And More
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.Open Culture reports that when Spike Lee makes a movie, people talk about it. People talked in 1986 when he made the black-and-white indie comedy She’s...
View ArticleHarlem’s Kenneth B. & Mamie Phipps Clark, 1914 – 2005
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.Kenneth Bancroft Clark, July 14, 1914 – May 1, 2005, and Mamie Phipps Clark (April 18, 1917 – August 11, 1983) were African-American psychologists who...
View ArticleNeil deGrasse Tyson’s Father Helped Publish Harlem Youth Report #5 In 1964
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.Mark Seifert writes in Bleeding Cool that I’ve been collecting comic books for a long time, and it’s not too often that I run across something that I...
View ArticleHarlem Fave En Vogue Talks Music At Build
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.Timeless! That’s what comes to mind the moment the resonant voices of En Vogue pour through the airwaves. With their new single, Rocket, steadily...
View ArticleTyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson And Lyriq Bent Talks Acrimony At Build
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.Written and directed by Tyler Perry, “Acrimony” follows a faithful wife (Taraji P. Henson) who is tired of standing by her devious husband (Lyriq Bent)...
View ArticleLeslie Odom, Jr. Talks Music, Hamilton, Obama And More At Build
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.Leslie Odom. Jr burst onto the scene in 2015, originating the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical phenomenon “Hamilton.” Since then, he has...
View ArticleHarlem’s Neil Patrick Harris Talks A Series of Unfortunate Events At Build
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.In “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” the extraordinary Baudelaire orphans face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf (Harlem resident Neil...
View ArticleWecksquaesgeek Indians, Harlem
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.The original settlers of Harlem were the Wecksquaesgeek Indians, who raised corn and tobacco, and called their land Quinnahung, or Planting Neck. The...
View Article25K Students From Harlem To Hollywood Give Their Views On Gun Laws
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.The March For Our Lives gathering is taking place this weekend and given the increased pressure put on our leaders from the fall-out from the Parkland...
View ArticleJimmy’s Chicken Shack Harlem, NY 1930-1980’s
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.Jimmy’s Chicken Shack, was a famous eatery and jazz spot frequented by Malcolm X and comedian John Elroy Sanford, known as Redd Foxx (below) located at...
View ArticleNYPD Shoots Knife-Wielding Shoplifting Suspect Inside Whole Foods In Harlem
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.CBS reports that an NYPD officer shot a knife-wielding shoplifting suspect Saturday inside a Whole Foods in Harlem, police said. It happened shortly...
View ArticleHarlem Stage Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy On The 50th...
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.On April 4, 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, an event that sent shock waves reverberating across the globe. A Baptist...
View ArticleCheck Out Harlem’s A$AP Rocky Team With BlocBoy JB On New Song ‘Bad Company’
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.Rolling Stones reports that Harlem’s A$AP Rocky continues to unleash new music in 2018 as the Harlem rapper teams with BlocBoy JB on the new song “Bad...
View ArticleAmbassador Haley Delivers Remarks At The UN In Remembrance Of The Slave Trade
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.Harlem has a long history of dealing with the issue of slavery, from Columbia University grappling with it’s ties to slavery to the African Burial...
View ArticleConstruction Industry Members Form External Diversity Advisory Board That...
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.Fourteen leaders from the regional construction industry have joined to form the second DDC External Advisory Board, lending guidance to the Minority-...
View ArticleBuildings With Strong Community Ties Are Now NYC Landmarks In East Harlem
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.NY Curbed reports that three East Harlem buildings with strong neighborhood ties were swiftly landmarked on Tuesday morning. The city’s Landmarks...
View ArticleDesign Revealed For 14-Story Condo Project Coming To Harlem
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.Yimby reports that with so much focus on the rising developments along Central Park South, there hasn’t been much discussion of new penthouses rising on...
View ArticleHarlem Congressman Adriano Espaillat Calls Foul On U.S. Census Burea’s Decision
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem.Today, Harlem Representative Adriano Espaillat released the following statement regarding the U.S. Census Bureau’s decision to add a question regarding...
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