Category Archives: Harlem homes

Rent Guidelines Board Approves Increases on Stabilized Rents

The circus was in town last night. The Rent Guidelines Board a nine member board appointment by the

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The circus was in town last night. The Rent Guidelines Board, a nine member board appointment by the mayor, met at the Cooper Union to vote on rent increases for rent stabilized apartments. Continue reading

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NYCHA Launches New Self-Service Portal for Housing Applicants

nychaAs part of the New York City Housing Authority’s goal to enhance customer service, it has launched an online service tool for Public Housing and Section 8 Voucher applicants. Continue reading

Madison Square And 96th Street 1894

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Harlem’s Farmland

The photograph is looking north on Madison Square (before being renamed Madison Avenue) at 96th Street with farmland on either side in south East Harlem, NY in 1894. Continue reading

Harlem Family Faces Eviction Because of Past

When word came at 4 a.m. recently that a 25-year-old man had been shot at 148th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, … Continue reading

House on 103rd Street in Harlem, 1890′s

This beautiful wooden house, with it’s glass enclosed conservatory, was at 310 West 103rd Street between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive on the northeast in West Harlem. Continue reading

SPACEStv’s Arden Convinces a Harlem Father to ‘Take Me Home’ (video)

The folks behind YouTube’s SPACEStv channel has this new episode of “Take Me Home” an ‘ambush makeover’ show hosted by MadTV and frequent guest of Chelsea LatelyArden Myrin. Continue reading

Harlem Home Stresses “…Loving…like a Zen [experience]…”

In 2001, Nadja Fidelia’s life revolved around Lower Manhattan. As a managing director for Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. living in Battery Park City, Ms. Fidelia was only a short walk between home and work. Continue reading

Can Accessory Apartments Work in Harlem?

I heard about accessory apartments while listening to WNYC the other day. What is an accessory apartment? Accessory apartments in Harlem might be the answer to affordable housing, senior assistance, and/or a source of added income for homeowners, etc.,. Continue reading

‘Sugar Cube Building’ Sweet Deal To Add Affordable Housing and Jobs in Harlem

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua and project developer Broadway Housing Communities Executive Director/Founder Ellen Baxter celebrated the beginning of construction for the new Sugar Hill development… Continue reading

Meet the #1 Worst Landlord in Harlem Right Now

The semi-annual NYC’s Worst Landlords Watchlist (Summer Edition!) was released this morning. Continue reading