Tag Archives: Community Board 11

What do you want the future of East Harlem to look like?

Join CIVITAS, Community Board 11 and land use consultants Insight Associates and George M. Janes & Associates for a presentation and discussion of proposed land use and zoning scenarios in East Harlem. Continue reading

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Change Coming to a Block Skipped by Harlem’s Rebirth

There have been promises of a shiny hotel, a big office tower and a prominent commercial corridor. Continue reading

Harlem Business Owners Stand Against Proposed Bike Lane

There is already a bike lane on First Avenue in East Harlem, but except for the occasional delivery person, it’s mostly empty or home to illegally parked cars. Continue reading

Community Board 11 Approves East Harlem Protected Bike Lanes

The full board of Community Board 11 voted to approve protected bike lanes on First and Second Avenues last night. The news was first reported by Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson over Twitter this morning.

When complete, the bike lanes and pedestrian refuge islands will run from 96th Street to 125th Street on both avenues. Construction will start on Second Avenue, where there is currently no bike infrastructure, and will not cover Second Avenue south of 100th Street until Second Avenue Subway construction is complete. Continue reading

‘Harlem Light It Up’ Holiday Campaign

Check out the new campaign to communicate how important it is to have Lights in Harlem on 125th St. during the Holiday Season on December 7th, 2010. Continue reading

A ‘Low Line’ Backed for Harlem

Real Estate

Support is growing for an effort to turn a mile-long strip beneath the elevated Metro North tracks in Harlem into a marketplace for local merchants. Continue reading

Rivera, McEnroe Open New Fields in Harlem

They have built them, and now everyone can come.

Public schoolchildren were on hand from PS 182 in the Bronx and Manhattan Center HS as city officials unveiled 62 new or renovated athletic fields on Randalls Island last week. Continue reading

Target & Bobs Hiring in Harlem

Jobs

From Claudia S.

The new tenants of East River Plaza are now in the process of hiring! Located at the new retail mall on East 116th Street and the FDR Drive, several new stores will be opening this July, including Target and Bobs Discount Furniture.
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