To mark the International Day of Peace, a grand processional along the streets of Harlem accompanied the Ndunga Public Art Project to the Harlem State Office Building, where it will be on display indefinitely. The Ndunga is a Congolese art form that for generations has been used to warn communities of transgressions.
In East Harlem, where Hispanic groceries and 99-cent stores dot the streets, the November opening of Costco will bring a host of changes.
Local resident and studio owner Marcela Xavier spent two years hunting for a space and three months renovating before she could finally open her doors.
Under the watchful eye of a community task force, the MTA is preparing to build the city’s greenest bus depot in Harlem.
The Apollo Theater acquired the fence on which grieving fans spent the summer painting farewells to Michael Jackson.
Children are once again riding the carousel’s flamingo, dragon and kangaroo after a yearlong restoration to solve mechanical problems.
The first two of three Tax Credit Assistance Program financed housing developments in East Harlem – Hobbs Court on East 102nd Street and The Ciena on East 100th Street – are under construction and expected to provide jobs for unemployed area workers.
