Tag Archives: Robert Jackson

Rudy’s World: Harlem Arts Alliance Awards Ceremony

A Celebration of Black Culture 1At Harlem’s School for the Arts, City Council members Robert Jackson and Inez Dickens hosted A Celebration of Black Culture award ceremony Honoring The Legendary Vy Higginsen, Voza Rivers of Harlem Arts Alliance, Marjorie Eliot of Harlem Parlor Jazz (award accepted by her Son), and Ty Jones of the classical Theater of Harlem. Continue reading

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Harlem Community Forum With 2013 Candidates for Mahattan Borough President

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West Harlem Development Corporation Assures Of Progress

About 275 people packed into the West Harlem Development Corporation’s 2012 Pubic Meeting on Thursday, Oct. 25, many walking away feeling confident and optimistic about the organization’s plans to fund important initiatives in the community. 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

Councilmember Jackson’s Town Halls in Harlem

Councilmember Jackson invites you to attend these town halls on the adopted city budget to learn where important restorations were made and what it means to our community and the City of New York. Continue reading

Time Runs Out for another Historic Harlem Row House

A 1902 brick-and-limestone row house on West 140th Street in West Harlem with an unusual pedigree is facing imminent demolition, despite a campaign by neighbors and preservationists to save it. Continue reading

Harlem to Preserve Brownstones By Creating height Limits

Hundreds of New York City’s most glorious brownstones and majestic townhouses will be protected from developers and preserved for generations under a major rezoning proposed for West Harlem. Continue reading

Manhattan Borough Board Endorses Speed Enforcement Cameras In Harlem

The Manhattan Borough Board passed a resolution last Thursday endorsing the use of automated cameras to catch speeding drivers. Continue reading

Harlem Group Sitting On Columbia Community “Expansion” Cash (update)

NYPost reports that Columbia University gave a West Harlem group $3.5 million, and all the community got for its money were some consultants and a temporary job program for teens.

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Water Main Break Disrupts Service For Thousands In Harlem

Department of Environmental Protection officials say a 1956 water main broke at 1:00 p.m. Friday at 152nd Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, leaving about 100 families without water for hours. Continue reading