A newly-renovated playground and field to be shared by three West Harlem schools has remained unopened and unused for months, as some officials say it’s tied to a fight over after-school access. For more than a year, over a thousand students have been barred from the space next to 425 West 123rd Street — a […]
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Posted inGun Violence
Manhattan DA Selects 10 Grassroots Groups For Grants to Fight Gun Violence
The groups will implement hyperlocal programs for at-risk youth in gun violence hotspots.
Posted inCampaign 2023, City Council, Elections, Harlem, Ranked Choice Voting
In Tight Harlem Race, Pair of Candidates Say ‘Rank Us’ to Push Out Third
The central Harlem district has no incumbent running after its one-term City Council member dropped out last month. Ranked choice voting strategy may shape the low-turnout contest.
Posted inHarlem
A Dream Demurred: Owner of Langston Hughes’ Home Opts for Quiet Dignity
The owner of the legendary poet’s onetime Harlem residence still wants it open to the community — and free from outside control.
Posted inSecond Avenue Subway
MTA Files Eminent Domain Case to Take Over Harlem Properties for Second Ave. Subway Extension
Nine lots from East 119th to 120th streets are required for the construction of a ‘launch box’ for tunnel boring machines, according to the MTA’s latest court filing.
Posted inHousing
Harlem Tenants Ask Judge to Penalize Landlord of Building Rife With Rats and Leaks
The city’s housing agency is also suing, seeking to have heat and hot water restored to residents suffering multiple plagues.
Posted inHousing
Harlem Tenants Face Eviction After City Fails to Pay Vouchers
A landlord filed 54 Housing Court cases last week demanding months and even years of unpaid rent. Tenants say the city Department of Social Services didn’t come through on its share of the bill.
Posted inDrugs
Saving Lives or Ruining the Neighborhood? East Harlem Locals at Odds as America’s First Safe Injection Site Turns One
The city says that the safe injection site in the neighborhood, the first in the nation, is reducing not just overdoses, but also nearby drug use and crime. But many locals and the NYPD disagree.
Posted inNYCHA
Two Dead in NYCHA Housing Blaze Ignited by Exploding E-bike Battery, Officials Say
For years, NYCHA management ignored a 2018 DOI recommendation to ban lithium-ion battery powered devices in public housing. Three people, including a 5-year-old girl today, have been killed in related fires since.
Posted inReal Estate
Controversial Harlem One45 Towers Plan to Add More Affordable Housing in Fight to Survive
The nearly 400-foot towers originally had the backing of Rev. Al Sharpton and the promise of a civil rights museum but was vehemently opposed by local elected officials worried about more gentrification in the area.