Today, elected officials, hip-hop luminaries and community leaders joined L+M Development Partners, Type A Projects, BronxWorks, and The Hip Hop Museum for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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NY State Senate Passes The Nation’s Toughest “Ghost Gun” Law
Today, the New York State Senate passed the Jose Webster Untraceable Firearms Act (S.7763-A/A9903), sponsored by Senator Brad Hoylman and Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal.Continue reading
Azimuth Development Plans 30-Unit Building And Church In Central Harlem
The Real Deal reports that Azimuth Development Group is planning a mixed-use building with 30 residential units and a church in Central Harlem.Continue reading
Fred The Godson And Harlem’s Dave East Team Up For “G5″
Fred The Godson is making sure that the South Bronx is well represented throughout the summer season, and he’s back with his new hype track “G5.” Continue reading
Washington Heights With Help From Harlem Developer Is Getting Its Own Food Hall
The construction for Washington Heights’ North End Food Hall from Sugar Hill Capital Partners is underway, signaled by the soon-to-close pop-up coffee shop that has perched in a 1000 square-foot space at 4300 Broadway at 183rd Street since December. Continue reading
Case Of Legionnaires’ Disease In The Harlem Sparks Alerts
A New York Police Department officer has contracted Legionnaires’ disease leading to a spate of investigations by the health officials as to its source and potential capacity for spread. Continue reading
Schomburg Harlem Highlights Hip-Hop Archives During National Hip-Hop History Month
In recognition of National Hip-Hop History Month, the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is highlighting notable items from its Hip-Hop Archive Project Collection, initiated in 1999 to actively collect and preserve materials from hip-hop pioneers.Continue reading
NYPD Rescue Man Threatening To Jump From Bridge Taken To Harlem Hospital (Video)
A daring rescue took place Wednesday morning when a man climbed to the top of the Macombs Dam Bridge, which connects Harlem with the South Bronx.Continue reading
“Have You Ever Heard of This Thing Called the Lincoln [Hospital] Collective?” Talk In Harlem
What do you do if you’re a young physician with a growing sense of social justice, and the world looks like it’s in political upheaval around you? In 1970, about two-dozen young physicians asked themselves this very question. Continue reading
Better Bike Connections Between East Harlem And The Bronx
The two-way bike lane on First Avenue between 124th and 125th will be protected by a concrete barrier. Image: DOT
MTV’s Girl Code Nessa At Harlem RBI’s 11th Annual Diamond Ball
On Thursday, November 12th, Hot 97 radio personality and lead of MTV's Girl Code Nessa hosted Harlem RBI's 11th Annual Diamond Ball event which took place at Lucky Strike Lanes in NYC. Continue reading
Harlem RBI’s Gets REAL Funding For Kids Programming
Through a unique partnership with CBS EcoMedia’s WellnessAd program, UnitedHealthcare is funding sports and academic nonprofit Harlem RBI’s REAL Kids summer program, which provides youth with comprehensive cognitive, enrichment, health and wellness, and sports activities designed to build literacy, social and emotional skills as well as to improve young people’s health and fitness.Continue reading
NYC Health Commish Issues Water-Cooling Tower Order
The NYC Health Commissioner has issued an order to all owners of buildings from Harlem to Hollis with cooling towers. Continue reading
