Tag Archives: Marcus Garvey Park

HW Pick: The 7th Annual Mafrika Music Festival

Official Poster

Burkinabé Entertainment is seeking to bring the rich tradition of African music and culture to Harlem New York through the establishment of MAFRIKA Music Festival, Continue reading

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Walk It Out! With WE ACT, Harlem Hospital Center And You!

11 Harlem Parks To Be Spruced Up On New York Cares Day Spring

New York Cares Day in Harlem

Harlem Cares

New York Cares is seeking 4,000 volunteers to take part in New York Cares Day Spring on Saturday, April 20, 2013 from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM.  Continue reading

Rare Pieces of NYC’s and Harlem’s Early Music Scene to be Auctioned at Swann Galleries

image001On March 21, get a glimpse of New York’s early music scene – from the Last Poets in the 1970s to the life of a 1940s Harlem chorus girl – at Swann Auction Galleries’ Printed & Manuscript African-Americana Sale. Continue reading

St. Lukes: Harlem’s Health Just Got Better

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The primary and specialty care center in East Harlem from our friends at St. Lukes and UMPA is the place for Harlem residents for walk-in and same day appointments (click on the image or go here to see the website). Continue reading

418 East 117th Street in East Harlem 1932

[418 East 117th Street] 1932

This little wooden framed home was one of the last hold-outs in selling of real estate property to developers at 418 East 117th Street, in East Harlem’s Mount Morris Park, Harlem,  1932.

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Apartment Houses, Mount Morris Park in Harlem, 1840′s

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This torn photograph montage looks down on “Apartment houses” on 5th Avenue between 116th and 117th Streets. Continue reading

“Paid in Full” Harlem In The 1980′s (video)

Paid in Full is a 2002 American criminal drama film that was produced by Roc-A-Fella Films and directed by Charles Stone III. Continue reading

Meet Parks and Recreation NYC Region Director Karen Phillips

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Managing Harlem

Our community has a look and feel. Ever stop and wonder how it got that way? Who makes the creative decisions? How do the demands of real estate profitability dovetail with a neighborhood aesthetic? What does it take to preserve Harlem’s heritage while also setting the stage for its growth?

Karen Phillips, Director of the NYC region of NY State Parks and Recreation, can give you those answers and more. Continue reading

Neighborhood Alert: Traffic Calming Around Marcus Garvey Park

mount morris traffic meeting

Join the meeting and make a difference in your community… Continue reading