Tag Archives: City Council

Pols, tenants battle to keep rents affordable

Hundreds of upper Manhattan tenants could be in danger of losing their homes if the Texas-based venture capital firm that now controls 10 buildings moves ahead with their sale as planned. Continue reading

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Board Approves ‘George Carlin Way’ in Harlem

George Carlin may get his Way after all. After a contentious yearlong battle, the community board in Morningside Heights approved a compromise measure Thursday night to rename a section of the comedian’s childhood street after him. Continue reading

Celebrating Manhattan Park Volunteers At The Museum of the City of New York

Partnership for Parks, a program of The New York City Dept. of Parks & Recreation and City Parks Foundation hosts an event for the Manhattan Park Volunteers. Continue reading

City to renovate more space in historic La Marqueta

Small businesses that manufacture food products will have a spanking new space to cook up their magic in the historic La Marqueta on Park Ave., in East Harlem. Continue reading

Health Board Approves Uncle Bloomy’s Ban on Large Sugary Drinks

Seeking to combat rising obesity rates, the New York City Board of Health approved on Thursday a ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, street carts and movie theaters, enacting the first restriction of its kind in the country. Continue reading

A Law to Expose City Parks’ Tale of Two Parks Is Neglected?

Four years ago, the City Council passed a law to shed light on how much money was flowing into different parks across the city. Continue reading

Cyclist Killed by Cabbie in East Harlem Identified as Shaquille Cochrane

The cyclist struck and killed by a yellow cab driver in East Harlem late last month has been identified by NYPD as Shaquille Cochrane. Continue reading

HW Qoute of the Week: “Stop-and-Frisks Has Dropped…More Than 34 Percent”

The number of times police officers stopped, questioned and frisked people on the streets of New York City has dropped significantly… Continue reading

Non-Profit Lowers Barriers for Harlem’s Low Income Entrepreneurs

A street food vendor in East Harlem trying to take their business to the next level often has several tough obstacles to overcome.

“If you have to choose between getting materials, paying rent or incorporating your business, you are not going to incorporate your business,” said Beatriz Mieses-Hernandez, a community liaison at Hot Bread Kitchen at La Marqueta, a non-profit bakery that runs HBK Incubates, a year-old business incubator in East Harlem. Continue reading

Harlem Tenants Fight Invade Their Privacy

Furious residents of a 1,200-unit apartment complex in Harlem are doing everything they can to stave off a new security system that would require them to swipe a photo ID card every time they come home. Continue reading