The Hamilton Heights-West Harlem Community Preservation Organization (“CPO”)
More than a hundred community residents and elected officials joined the staff of Broadway Housing Communities and development team on Friday, May 10th for a "topping off" celebration of the Sugar Hill project. The event took place on the roof top of the building with unobstructed views of the city in all directions. The Sugar Hill project has
Read MorePlease Save the Date: June 22, 2013 the Hamilton Heights-West Harlem and community partners will host the 3rd Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill Cultural Festival and "Pinkster" Marketplace along Hamilton Place and Amsterdam Avenue, between West 143rd and W. 142nd Streets. The festival will showcase handcrafted items made by local artists and artisans,
Read MoreThe Harlem School of the Arts offers a summer of fun in the arts for children ages 4 through 11. ARTScape Summer Day Camp is an arts experience like no other: campers enjoy a variety of classes in 5 different art forms: music, dance, theatre, visual arts, and musical theatre. Weekly trips to NYC's cultural destinations and afternoon swimming highlight
Read MorePreserving African American Historic Places By Brent Leggs, Kerri Rubman, and Byrd Wood. The National Trust for Historic Preservation works to save America’s historic places the next generation. We take direct, on-the-ground action when historic buildings and sites are threatened. Our work helps build vibrant, sustainable communities. We advocate
Read MoreAround 1840, the naturalist John James Audubon, born in 1785, who died in 1851, built Minnie's Land, his estate near the current location of The Riviera Apartments, north of 155th and today’s Riverside Drive. Gradually filling with clapboard villas, becoming known as Audubon Park, this remote local was where Mrs. Clarence Day chose to have her
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Volunteers Needed. Use your skills and interests to make a difference in the community. Volunteer with the CPO and work toward community improvement and civic engagement!
The New York City Bike Map is an annual free publication of DOT. Over 375,000 will be distributed this year from bicycle shops, libraries, and schools. You can also order your free copy by calling 311. Download the 2013 NYC Bike Map (pdf) (12 MB) Detail
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The New York City Department of the Aging, Senior Community Services Employment Program (SCSEP) Title V assists older indivduals to re-enter the job market. Programs are free and are open to individuals who are 55 years of age or older. Local
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News from WHLDC: West Harlem Local Development Corporation will give 200 West Harlem teens and young adults hard-to-find summer jobs, providing them with invaluable workforce training they will take into their future careers. We are trying to reach
Read more375 Tenants Association 375 Edgecombe Avenue New York, N.Y. 10031 (212) 491-3307 Contact: Ellen Lunsford
Read more381 Edgecombe Tenants Assoc 381 Edgecombe Avenue New York, N.Y. 10031 (212) 283-1545 Contact: Delores Jones
Read moreChildren's Art Carnival 62 Hamilton Terrace Phone: (212) 234-4093 The mission of the Children's Art Carnival is to foster creative thinking through the arts; to stimulate the love of learning and motivation
Read moreConvent Gardens Community Association 492 Convent Avenue, Suite #42 New York, N.Y. 10031 (212) 368-6655 Contact: Juliette Davis Previously the site of a gas station, neighborhood volunteers have turned
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