Over the years, Harlemites watched the streetscapes on either side of Lenox Avenue between 119th and 120th Streets, with the hope that the owners had a view toward lovingly restoring these treasured buildings. Built in the early 1900s, the buildings on the west side of the street attracted businesses, owners of townhomes […]
The wait is over……the much anticipated Pastitalia Harlem opened to the public on Tuesday, July 5th. Located at 264 Lenox Avenue between 123rd/124th Streets, Pastitalia will serve a variety of coffees, pastry, salad and homemade pastas to go, with limited seating under an umbrella on the front patio.
It was all hands on deck Sunday, March 1st on Lenox Avenue at 125th Street for a major cleanup effort, restoring the artwork, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh: Stop Telling Women to Smile installed by NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. Spearheaded by Connie Lee, President of Marcus Garvey Park Alliance and Director of Public Art Initiative, what seemed […]
We heard Le Petit Parisien, a wonderful East Village cafe’, opened a second location in Harlem, and couldn’t wait to check out. The tiny shop is chock-filled with charm and a delicious menu from soups and quiches to so many sandwiches, salads, and pastries. (They Deliver). We admit, we’re late in finding this new, and […]
Now open three weeks, Indian Summer, traditional Indian cuisine, opened in what was the Blvd Bistro space on Lenox Avenue. They are open for lunch and dinner, with a special lunch buffet on Saturday and Sunday. If you just can’t stay to eat, they have a Takeout Box as a lunch special for $10. […]
Churches in Harlem and East Harlem have been very much in the news, due to declining membership and deteriorating buildings, and numerous sales of these properties. And so, when a reader told us that the historic bells were recently removed from St. Martin’s Episcopal Churchin Harlem, we were more than curious ~ and delighted to […]
Churches in Harlem and East Harlem have been very much in the news, due to declining membership and deteriorating buildings, and numerous sales of these properties. And so, when a reader told us that the historic bells were recently removed from St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Harlem, we were more than curious […]
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, a Brooklyn-based street artist and painter whose street art project Stop Telling Women to Smile tackles gender-based street harassment. Her work can be found on walls from New York to Paris, Los Angeles to Mexico City, and right here…….
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs announced four new public artists-in-residence (PAIR). We spotted the work of one of them on Lenox Avenue at 125th Street in Harlem. Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, a Brooklyn-based street artist and painter whose street art project Stop Telling Women to Smile tackles gender-based street harassment. Her work […]
Famed Harlem Celeb Chef JJ Johnson opened his new restaurant, Field Trip, in Harlem, focusing on a “fast-casual grain concept’ with patrons choosing their own rice or barley bowls. Read more…..
Lenox Avenue unveils an addition to its already fabulous Restaurant Row. Archer & Goat, now in a Soft Opening, is located next to Il Caffe Latte and Nilu Gift Shop between 119th and 120th Streets. Read more…..
Lenox Avenue unveils an addition to its already fabulous Restaurant Row. Archer & Goat, located next to Il Caffe Latte and Nilu Gift Shop, between 119th and 120th Streets.
Save the Dates! Decorate Lenox Avenue, Build a Scarecrow, come to the Halloween Extravaganza, and Trick or Treat! All you need to know about Halloween from the Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association (MMPCIA).
Famed Harlem Celeb Chef JJ Johnson opened his new restaurant, Field Trip, in Harlem, focusing on a “fast-casual grain concept’ with patrons choosing their own rice or barley bowls. Read more…..
Image of Lenox Lounge taken in 2012
Dates have been set for the annual Harlem Restaurant Week 2020! Dozens of new and exciting restaurants and hot spots have been added to the list this year, including retail and special events. Don’t want to eat out? Order in right here.
Real Estate Weekly announced that the new building located at 286 Lenox Avenue (the old Lenox Lounge site) is fully occupied, with Wells Fargo Bank on the ground floor and cellar, Child Mind Institute on the second floor, and Visiting Nurses on the third and fourth floors. All tenants have signed 10-year leases. However ~ […]
Real Estate Weekly posted that the new building located at 286 Lenox Avenue is fully occupied, with Wells Fargo on the ground floor and cellar, Child Mind Institute on the second floor, and Visiting Nurses on the third and fourth floors. All tenants have signed 10-year leases. However ~ the entire property is for sale […]
Marcus Garvey Park, which is adjacent to both Harlem and East Harlem, was the lucky recipient of a Mellon Foundation Humanities in Place Initiative, with a focus on fostering creativity and care in essential public space. Administered through Harlem Grown, The Culture, Creativity & Care Initiative will be a two-year project, […]
Kicking-off the month of June with a plethora of annual events like Pride Month, Juneteenth, the TriBeCa Festival, Schomburg Center’s Literary Festival, Sing for Hope Pianos, Salmagundi Club Spring Auction, NoMAA’s Uptown Arts Stroll, and the Egg Rolls, Egg Creams & Empanadas Festival. Here are a few suggestions for the month of […]
Sitting in on the recent CB 11 meeting, Jana La Sorte, the Administrator of Historic Harlem Parks, gave an update on a plethora of good news happening in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem. The Park, which runs from 120th Street to 124th Street, and from Madison Avenue to Mount Morris Park West, […]
If you take Fifth Avenue Uptown, You will have a pleasant pause at 120th Street, where you will be greeted by an entrance to Marcus Garvey Park ~ Harlem to the West and East Harlem to the East. The Park spans from 120th Street to 124th Street, and from Mt. Morris Park West […]
Bringing attention to displaced people everywhere, Little Amal Walks NYC, in partnership with St. Ann’s Warehouse, will visit each of our five Boroughs ~ meeting all New Yorkers including civic leaders, community groups. The giant puppet named Little Amal, imaging a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, has traveled over 5,500 miles, brings with […]
A Conversation Between Women is an unexpected dialogue that takes place across mediums of twenty contemporary female artists. The artists are multigenerational and culturally diverse ~ what they have in common besides their gender is that they are part of a community of artists that works collaboratively with the curator, and nonprofit organization, […]
This year, we will celebrate Black History Month 2022 in-person and online with installations, exhibitions, food, music, and a visit to historic sites. With so much to choose from, here are a few suggestions.
Tuesday, February 1st is the first day of the 15 day Lunar New Year celebration. Events will take place throughout our five boroughs. Here are a few suggestions for the 2022 NYC Lunar New Year ~ The Year of the Tiger.
From February 17 to June 5, 2022, the New Museum will present the first full retrospective in New York of the art of Faith Ringgold (b. 1930, New York, NY). Bringing together over sixty years of work, “Faith Ringgold: American People”provides the most comprehensive assessment to date of Ringgold’s impactful vision. Her […]
Quick….Quick ~ write this down ~ EatUp! New York, a new one-hour special with hosts Chef Marcus Samuelsson and Bevy Smith will take you on a special culinary tour this Saturday night, August 28, 2021 at 7:00pm on ABC Channel 7.
Update ~ This event has been cancelled for August 12th due to safety precautions related to the heat index. As we approach August, and the return of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, Summerstage, and Jazzmobile’s Summerfest, ~ Uptown Grand Central and Jazzmobile announced the August 12th commemorative street co-naming of East 126th Street […]
Living with Art Salon opened its doors to three diverse women in the arts, Elan Cadiz, Giannina Gutierrez and Leah Poller. The exhibition, At Home, explores how we live at home, as a family ~ as neighbors, as friends, as lovers ~ looking back on your dad’s favorite chair growing up, waking […]
There will be a public viewing of the beloved star on Monday, February 15th at Abyssinian Baptist Church. The viewing will take place from 10am to 6pm, with all COVID-19 protocols in place ~ masks and social distancing. Abyssinian Baptist Church is located at 132 West 138th Street, between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. and […]
The 28,000 square-foot Trader Joe’s is scheduled to open on the lower level of the upcoming Urban League Empowerment Center, which will be located at 121 West 125th Street, at Lenox Avenue in Harlem in 2023.
If you didn’t Vote, we are here to remind you. If you did, take the rest of the day and enjoy your City. Here are a few suggestions. All In NYC
Join Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association (MMPCIA) on Saturday, October 17th for the 11th annual Halloween & Fall Decorating on Lenox Avenue #HalloGreenerLenox. Be sure to wear your face mask and gloves ~ all will be socially distancing. Follow MMPCIA on Facebook for updates.
Four International artists created work celebrating the themes ‘Encircle and Sanctuary.’ The new sculpture work is currently on view in the West 132nd Street Block Association’s Community Garden, just west of Lenox Avenue. The four participating artists include Shantel Rose Miller; Hak Sul Lee; Bruna D’Allessandro; and Natsuki Takauji. The garden is open on Fridays […]
On a brisk day in March, 2016, we noticed a realtor’s Open House in a brownstone belonging to poet and civil rights activist, Maya Angelou, who passed away two years before. Balloons were on the sign and the front door was open on the beautifully maintained home, and so we went on in.
One of the most enchanting streets in Harlem is a row of 28 houses on the south side of West 130th Street between Lenox and Fifth Avenues known as Astor Row. Let’s take a stroll back in time.
Harlem knew this was coming. Now an illustration for the National Urban League’s new Headquarters and Civil Rights Museum to be built on 125th Street near Lenox Avenue, bringing the League back home, where it was founded in 1910. Ground breaking this year. Read more……. […]
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended the use of cloth face masks to supplement the practice of social distancing in order to help fight the spread of COVID-19. Fine Art America is now selling cloth face masks made from 100% polyester. Each mask includes two woven, elastic loops for a […]
Keith de Lellis Gallery opens its Online Viewing to a selection of photographs that would have been exhibited at Paris Photo New York.
Two celebrity chefs will team up to provide free meals at a Harlem restaurant to help people experiencing food insecurity during the outbreak of new coronavirus in New York City. Harlem chef Marcus Samuelsson’s neighborhood restaurant Red Rooster, located on Lenox Avenue and near 126th Street, will be distributing free to-go meals every Monday through […]
New York City Parks have a plethora of outdoor art installations throughout all five boroughs. It may come to pass that our City is put under a ‘shelter-in-place’ order. But in the meantime, a nice long walk and some fresh air and exercise might be good for mind and soul. Here are a […]
Harlem Restaurant Week ~ October 19-31, 2020 June, 2020 ~ Here is an Update on all restaurants in the five boroughs open to outdoor dining ~ click Here for the Map. Need a Mask? Shop Online at Harlem’s Heaven Hats. or Shop Online at AFineLyne for Flat Face Masks or Pleated Face Masks, artwork by […]
Did you know that for every $100 you spend at an independently owned business, $68 will stay in the community? And when you spend the same amount at a national chain, only $43 stays in the community. We learned this from Greenlight Bookstore, and have to agree ~ independent bookshops have roots […]
The new exhibition at The Africa Center, Ezra Wube: Project Junction, couldn’t have been timed better ~ running during NYC Restaurant Week. This commissioned mixed media installation explores food “as a collective identity in its ever evolving state,” with the exhibition including a visit to some local, well-known African restaurants.
In anticipation and celebration of Black History Month in February, NYC Parks is pleased to announce the exhibition “Namesakes: Honoring African Americans in NYC Parks” at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park. The show focuses on a selection of parks throughout the city that are named after notable African Americans.
Sottocasa Harlem is located at 227 Lenox Avenue at 121st Street
Jermaine Grant, leader of the East Harlem-based Israelite Church of God in Jesus Christ, and the organization’s treasurer, Lincoln Warrington, were sentenced to prison on a tax fraud scheme on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. Grant received an 18-month sentence, and Warrington was sentenced to a year. However, Jermaine Grant passed away on […]
Studio Zewde is a landscape architecture, urban design and public art practice based in Harlem. They will be joining The Harlem Properties Team at Compass in their space along Lenox Avenue. Studio Zewde Harlem Opening Party will take place on Friday, December 13th from 6-9pm at Harlem Properties, 163 Lenox Avenue, between 118th/119th Streets in […]
