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Reading The Political Tea Leaves Of Harlem's State Senate Race
Will charter schools, the age difference between the candidates and Harlem's changing racial and income demographics determine the outcome of the race between Bill Perkins and Basil Smikle?
Nonprofit Eyeing Distressed Buildings Faces Tenant Resistance
Hope Community LDC wants to purchase 47 East Harlem buildings out of foreclosure. But a tenant organization has raised questions about the would-be buyer's past record.
A Poster Child For Poverty In Harlem Speaks Back
John Yant and his family were featured in the 1969 Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit "Harlem on My Mind." Here he describes how it feels to become a representation of poverty.
A Tale Of Two Bodegas
Five East Harlem residents and five Upper East Side residents talk about how accessible fresh produce is in their respective neighborhoods.
Queens Mariachi Player Keeps Tradition Alive
If you’ve seen mariachi music on the Daily Show, Late Night with Conan O’Brien or any other television show, you’ve probably seen its ubiquitous ambassador, Ramon Ponce.
Hip Hop For The Deaf And The Def'
Silent Mob isn’t the only deaf rap group out there. But as far as the group members know, they are the only group that performs American Sign Language hip hop.
El Museo del Barrio Exhibits '60s Guerilla Artist
Puerto Rican-American artist Rafael Ferrer staged guerilla art actions in New York City and Philadelphia during the 1960s and now sculpts and paints.
City Limits News Network
Court Upholds Columbia Campus Expansion
Columbia University's use of eminent domain to build an additional campus in West Harlem is upheld by The New York State Court of Appeals
The New York Times
The New York Times
Energizing New York's Small Businesses
This report reveals that only a fraction of the city's small businesses have taken steps to become energy efficient.
The Center For An Urban Future
The Center For An Urban Future
Last of the Pack: Inside the Meatpacking District
A look at the few remaining Meatpacking companies and employees still remaining in the now trendy Meatpacking District.
am New York
am New York
Two Boroughs, One World: Brooklyn and Queens Immigrants Unionize
Knickerbocker Avenue labor campaign unites neighborhoods.
Queens Ledger
Queens Ledger
Two Boroughs, One World: Brooklyn and Queens Immigrants Unionize
Knickerbocker Avenue labor campaign unites neighborhoods.
Queens Ledger
Queens Ledger
In a Bronx Basement, Complaints Linger Long After Lease Is Signed
Bronx residents blast troubled Belmont Dept of Motor Vehicles office.
Inner City Press
Inner City Press
Working New Yorkers Struggle to Find Child Care
Sharon Lerner reports on the shortage of affordable child care services in New York.
WNYC
WNYC
Keeping Kids In School
New York City’s high school dropout rate remains alarming.
Gotham Gazette
Gotham Gazette
Budget Options For New York City
IBO presents 60 cost-saving measures for the city budget.
Independent Budget Office
Independent Budget Office
Multimedia
Community Task Force on NYU Development
A task force on New York University's expansion plans comprised of elected officials and advocacy groups outlines a framework of issues that need to be addressed.
New NYC Housing Units Built in Unfamiliar Areas
A new report on the state of housing construction in New York City's neighborhoods finds that the overwhelming majority of new units built between 2000 and 2008 were in areas of the city unfamiliar with building construction on a large scale.
NYCHA's Plan for Prospect Plaza
Residents helped shape this vision for what should rise after three high-rise housing projects go down.
The Nation's Top 50 Transit Systems
The National Transit Database compares the largest mass transit systems in the United States.
Harlem Program Scrutinized, Obama Initiative Cut
The Harlem Children's Zone operates two schools and several social service programs in a 97-block swath of central Harlem.By Helen Zelon
Upcoming Events
The BEATdown
Freestyle Rap Battle between some of NYC's hottest comics
Madina Vadache: Transparency
A World-Premiere Collection of Fashion
for Spring 2011
The Prince of Broadway Screening
The Prince of Broadway uncovers the
life of Lucky, an illegal immigrant from
Ghana, trying to make ends meet by
soliciting shoppers on the street with
knock-off brand merchandise. Levon,
an Armenian-Lebanese immigrant,
operates an illegal storefront with a
concealed back room where
counterfeit goods are showcased to
interested shoppers. Lucky's world is
suddenly turned upside down when a
child is thrust into his life by a woman
who insists the toddler is his son.
While Lucky copes with his new
domestic dilemma, Levon struggles to
save a marriage that is falling apart.
The seedy side of the wholesale
district is revealed through a journey
that continually confronts the interplay
between what is fake and what is real.
Mark Twain's New York Walking Tour
Known to all as America’s best-loved
author, Mark Twain (Samuel L.
Clemens) was aiso the most celebrated
New Yorker of his day. This unique
tour reveals the great humorist’s
decades-long, multifaceted
relationship with the great metropolis.
How To Build A Growing Profitable Business
WIBO is currently taking applications for the fall semester of its How to Build a Growing Profitable Business Workshop.
WIBO's 16-week workshop is the most comprehensive entrepreneurial program in New York City.
Jobs
Part-time Research Analyst
Good Jobs New York seeks a part-time research analyst to perform research and writing on economic de...
Chief Financial Officer
The Chief Financial Officer directs GMHC's financial planning, budget development and monitoring, ac...
Contracts Specialist
The YMCA of Greater New York is the largest youth-serving organization in New York City. The YMCA's...
Development Department Assistant and Writer
The American Technion Society, the New York City-based national fundraising organization for the Tec...
NSP2 Project Director
Director will oversee the joint two-year NSP2 (Neighborhood Stabilization Program)being carried out ...
Announcements
International Youth Day 2010!
Directions For Our Youth (DFOY) invites you to take part in the commencement of the 10th Celebration of International Youth Day. It is being held on Thursday August 12th, 2010 at Robert Moses Park. The goal of International Youth Day is to unite and celebrate youth worldwide. Live newsfeeds connect the day’s events in New York with other celebrations in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Master Class - Women Writers' Retreat!
The Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership is pleased to announce our first Master Class – Writers’ Retreat. A unique opportunity to obtain the skills necessary to successfully publish both your fiction and nonfiction works!
BoardserveNYC.org: Helping Build Nonprofit Boards
United Way of New York City invites you to participate in BoardServeNYC, a nonprofit board recruitment, training, and placement initiative in partnership with NYC Service. BoardServeNYC links nonprofit organizations in NYC with prospective board candidates who are passionate about volunteering and are ready, willing and able to volunteer on a board of directors.
Skylight Gallery opens new spring exhibit
The Skylight Gallery, a new venue in Chelsea ushers in the Spring with mixed media works by artists Andy Sovia, paintings, Lucinda Luvaas, relief paintings on wood and Randolph SanMillan, sculpture.
iMentor Seeking Volunteers, Apply Now
iMentor matches adult volunteers one-on-one with students (mentees) based on shared career, academic or personal interests. All pairs are supported by iMentor staff known as Program Coordinators.<br/><br/>
Mentors and mentees are required to correspond once a week via email and meet in person once a month at iMentor-hosted events. Volunteers must be at least 21 years old, and must live OR work in the New York City metropolitan area. iMentor requires a minimum of a one year commitment to our program, and two, three and four year matches are also available.
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nybefore6.com
A guide to daytime, weekday jazz and classical concerts and other cultural events in Manhattan.
Kenmore Hall Courier
A tenant blog for a Chelsea, NY S.R.O. This S.R.O. had a terrible reputation before new management took over; despite improvements, conditions are still far from ideal.
Carnegie Hill Review
Social, cultural, and neighborhood news and events.
I Spy NYC
Because there's too much to see on your own. A lively, humorous and insightful blog made from observations commuting to work. Openings, closings, transportation, oddities - it's all here. A great blog to follow.
Manhattan Young Democrats
GoMYD: blog and website of the Manhattan Young Democrats. Events, news, and commentary.
Harlem Hybrid
A photo blog of Harlem
BlogChelsea
A neighborhood blog about Chelsea
Gotham Girl
A blog about art, culture and life in New York City
Live Above Mediocrity
Live Above Mediocrity by Claudio Cabrera covers Manhattan's Uptown neighborhoods, Washington Heights and Inwood, and also local and national cultural happenings.
Inwoodite
Reporting from the cradle of Manhattan.
