Category archives for: Economy

New Center Provides Financial Benefits for National Dance Institute

New Center Provides Financial Benefits for National Dance Institute

The National Dance Institute opened a new home in Harlem, causing a shift in its programming and fundraising approaches.

A Wedding Industry Grows, Slowly, in Harlem

A Wedding Industry Grows, Slowly, in Harlem

Uptown entrepreneurs are working to grow the wedding industry in Harlem.

Harlem Startup Makes Condoms With A Conscience

Harlem Startup Makes Condoms With A Conscience

b condoms, a Harlem-based startup, has donated 20 percent of its first-year profits in HIV/ AIDS programs.

Unemployed Seniors Struggle to Find Work

Unemployed Seniors Struggle to Find Work

The country has seen a rise in unemployed seniors; uptown is no exception.

Harlem Start-Up Offers Trendy Lingerie for the Plus-Sized

Harlem Start-Up Offers Trendy Lingerie for the Plus-Sized

The Harlem Business Alliance recently awarded $5,000 to promising entrepreneur Precious Williams, whose new business, Curvy Girlz Lingerie, offers trendy lingerie options for the plus-sized.

Uptown Microlenders Help Immigrant Women Launch Businesses

Uptown Microlenders Help Immigrant Women Launch Businesses

As the number of immigrant entrepreneurs in America grows, so do microlending institutions that seek to help them.

Take A Bite Out of Uptown Eats

Take A Bite Out of Uptown Eats

Local chefs, butchers and foodies show off their culinary creations.

Walmart Tries to Cultivate Harlem Support

Walmart Tries to Cultivate Harlem Support

Harlem community organizations have mixed feelings about Walmart after rumors that the corporation is looking to build a community size store on a 125th Street and Lenox Ave lot.

Newcomers Fuel East Harlem Real Estate Surge

Newcomers Fuel East Harlem Real Estate Surge

East Harlem’s real estate demand has more than doubled since last year.

Energy-Saving Horticulturist Gardens Under Train Tracks

Energy-Saving Horticulturist Gardens Under Train Tracks

Dimitri Gatanas has transformed the concrete slab under the Metro North tracks in East Harlem into an urban garden.

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