The iconic Harlemite has penned a book entitled Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem: A Memoir. Save the Date, Thursday, December 5, 2019 for a book signing from 6-9:30pm just down the block at NiLu Gift Shop, 191 Malcolm X Blvd, between 119th/120th Streets in Harlem. Read more……. […]
Calling all makers and artisans……It’s time for the annual Pitch Night at NiLu Gift Shop in Harlem! This is an opportunity for local designers and makers to pitch a physical product to the owners of NiLu. Special guests that evening will be Dayna Isom Jackson, ETSY and NBC’s Making It, and Damon Young, Whole Foods […]
Come and enjoy an evening spent meeting, supporting and scoring original fashion accessories from some of the most innovative, timeless and simply badass local designers at NiLu Harlem. Wednesday, September 12th ~ read more…..
Calling all Fashionistas Fashion Night Uptown ~ Wednesday, September 12th from 6-9pm
COVID-19 Update ~ Nilu Gift Shop cracked open its doors, with limited days and hours. Located in the Historic District of Mount Morris Park in Harlem, NiLu Gift Shop, carries products from a host of local artisans, from Tote’s to Chocolates and from Soaps to I-Love-Harlem products, including products from AFineLyne. And ~ […]
Thanks to new rules, New Yorkers can vote in the primaries and avoid the crowds with early voting from June 13 – June 21st. Early Voting begins on June 14th, and polls are open from 10am to 4pm. The Board of Elections in the City of New York urges you to Vote! Vote by Mail […]
Thanks to new rules, New Yorkers can vote in the primaries and avoid the crowds with early voting from June 13 – June 21st. Early Voting begins on June 14th, and polls are open from 10am to 4pm. The Board of Elections in the City of New York urges you to Vote! […]
We are! A state-wide ban on plastic bags will take place on March 1, 2020. In addition, if you need a bag, you’ll be charged 5-cents for every paper bag you need. Here you go…… The Harlem Map on this Tote Bag will take you from the Graffiti Wall of Fame in El Barrio’s 106th […]
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.
Tis the season for indoor artistic treks, from galleries to museum, and gorgeous holiday displays in a variety of public spaces throughout our five boroughs. Here are Art Installations, Events & Exhibits to add to your list in December, with more than 50 still on view!
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.
CyberWeek Available on Etsy beginning Tuesday, November 20th, through Small Business Saturday to November 26th! There is no place like East Harlem ~ El Barrio, NYC with it’s historic buildings, murals, food, music and museums. This colorful eclectic Map of East Harlem will take you from 96th Street to 143rd Street and from the East […]
As we move deeper into Fall, nature presents its own glorious exhibit of colorful foliage in every size and shape. Outdoor art installations that unveiled earlier in the year will be seen through our seasonal lens, many of them still on view through winter, and into 2019. November will bring us indoors, warming […]
Apartments, Hotel & Community Facility are coming to West 126th Street, between Morningside Avenue and Amsterdam. The lot, which physically sits next to a historic carriage house at 400 West 126th Street, has already been cleared, permits filed, and construction ready to begin.
What began in 1974 as Harlem Day, has grown to what it is today, Harlem Week. Beginning on July 29th, and extending to August 25th ~ A summer of fun. Let’s Celebrate!
The Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association (MMPCIA) will present its 28th Annual Mount Morris Park House Tour: Mount Morris Park Salons ~ The Arts, Music and Soul, Past and Present on Sunday, June 10th in the Mount Morris Park Historic District of Harlem. At the end of the day, you’re invited […]
March is the month when we celebrate the extraordinary achievements of women, and this past year has truly been extraordinary, from #RESIST to #METOO and #TimesUp ~ in the arts and activism, women have stepped forward to take the lead in Change. Here are a few ways to celebrate Women’s History Month, and […]
The Women’s March is back this year in full-force, with more than 200,000 protesters here in NYC according to Mayor de Blasio’s office, coming from not only all boroughs, but all over the tri-state area, streaming by the hundreds, then by the thousands onto Central Park West for the March down Sixth Avenue. Similar […]
Billboard corner of Lenox Avenue + 125th Street, January 2018 It’s official ~ Gucci and Dapper Dan aka Daniel Day opened a boutique on Lenox Avenue in Harlem in 2018, in the neighborhood where he created his style back in the 1980’s. In addition, the iconic Harlemite has penned a book entitled […]
Places to Go & Things to See ~ October 16 – 31
Lenox Avenue, 120th-121st Streets, North East corner
