Tag Archives: La Marqueta

A Flea Market Is Coming To La Marqueta

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East Harlem’s La Marqueta wants to go beyond food.

Dimitri Gatanas, founder of East Harlem’s Urban Garden Center, has created Flea Marqueta, which will feature dozens of stalls for East Harlem retailers, artists, and craftsman in the space under the Metro North tracks at E. 116th St. Continue reading

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Two Views Of 119th Street, East Harlem,1900

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Two views of East Harlem on two different days looking west towards the elevated train at Park Avenue (in 1900 it was known as Fourth Avenue). 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

Hot Bread Kitchen founder opens retail store to complement nonprofit bakery, business incubator

They came, they smelled and they knocked. In fact, they kept knocking on the windows so often, and asking to buy so much bread, that Hot Bread Kitchen founder Jessamyn Waldman Rodriguez eventually had to come up with a solution. Continue reading

How sweet it is: Harlem food Startup Gets a Lift

Taste of Ethiopia, a food business launched in Harlem less than one year ago, is about to get a taste of stardom. Continue reading

Harlem Corner Gets Very Social

Zagat reports that the Harlem blocks around 125th Street and Lenox Avenue are hot. Sylvia’s has been anchoring this lively neighborhood for years, dishing out fantastic soul food to faithful locals and tourists. 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

An inverted High Line envisioned for Harlem could turn out to be a miracle at La Marqueta

An upside-down High Line — using gritty railroad tracks to create a dazzling new destination for tourism, commerce and recreation — may be coming to Harlem. Continue reading

Julia de Burgos Arts Alliance To Expand Cultural Programming In East Harlem

New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced the selection of the Julia de Burgos Arts Alliance (JdBAA) to lease and program the theatre and multi-purpose event space … Continue reading

‘Behind The Scenes’ At Hot Bread Kitchen With Chef Daniel Boulud In E. Harlem

Behind The Scenes at Hot Bread Kitchen3, Thursday, March 3, 2011, 5:00 PM-9:00 PM, La Marqueta, 1590 Park Avenue New York, NY 10029, Join our bakers for an insider’s look at Hot Bread Kitchen in our new space at the historic La Marqueta. Continue reading