An English country cottage in Haworth, a two-bedroom co-op in Harlem and a stone mansion in Wilmington. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Harlem (Manhattan, NY)”
It’s Not Too Late to Discover Louise Meriwether
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2021
The author, 98, wrote one of the classic novels of Depression-era Black life, “Daddy Was a Number Runner,” and its themes still resonate today. Source: New York Times
New Buildings Lure Tenants With Free Rent
By Gotham Rex on June 9, 2021
To fill empty buildings, developers have been offering generous concessions, including up to five months of free rent. Source: New York Times
National Black Theater Plans Next Act in a New Harlem High-Rise
By Gotham Rex on June 4, 2021
The pathbreaking company plans to replace its Harlem home with a 21-story building with apartments, retail and a new theater. Source: New York Times
5 Things to Do on Memorial Day Weekend
By Gotham Rex on May 27, 2021
Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City. Source: New York Times
Eugene Webb, Leading Harlem Real Estate Broker, Dies at 102
By Gotham Rex on May 14, 2021
Raised in Alabama, he made his fortune in New York and became a banker, civic leader and developer. Source: New York Times
Why Police Accountability Is Personal for This Manhattan D.A. Candidate
By Gotham Rex on May 12, 2021
Alvin Bragg has had encounters with the police both in the streets and in the courts. He wants to change the system from within. Source: New York Times
An Artist Who Built His Audience by the Side of the Road
By Gotham Rex on May 4, 2021
Otis Houston Jr. first attracted attention along a Manhattan highway. Now a gallery is showing his work at a major art fair. Source: New York Times
NYC Retail Zones: Midtown Has Been Empty, but Other Areas Have Bounced Back
By Gotham Rex on April 13, 2021
Shopping locally has helped foot traffic in some commercial districts across the city return almost to prepandemic levels. Source: New York Times
A Hospital Encounters Vaccine Hesitation Among Its Own Staff
By Gotham Rex on March 24, 2021
At Harlem Hospital, about half of the eligible staff has received a Covid-19 vaccine, reflecting a wariness in the Black community. But it also shows how it is possible to slowly change attitudes about the vaccines. Source: New York Times
Police Responded to a 911 Call and Left. Then a Child Was Killed.
By Gotham Rex on March 9, 2021
The police commissioner said there will be a review to determine if correct procedures were followed in the case of 10-year-old Ayden Wolfe. Source: New York Times
Cicely Tyson’s Harlem: Dance, Jazz, Faith and Waffles
By Gotham Rex on February 18, 2021
Cicely Tyson, who died in January, was famous all over the world. But her heart was at home, in Harlem. Source: New York Times
Honoring Cicely Tyson, Harlem’s ‘Trueborn Queen’
By Gotham Rex on February 15, 2021
Cicely Tyson lay in repose at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, where she had been a member for three decades. Source: New York Times
Vaccine Rollout Is Sluggish. Can These Pop-Up NYC Inoculation Sites Help?
By Gotham Rex on January 5, 2021
The first two of more than a hundred planned locations in New York City opened on Tuesday in an effort to speed up the pace. Source: New York Times
Longtime Board Chairman Steps Down at Apollo Theater
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2020
Richard D. Parsons, the former Time Warner chief executive who led the Harlem nonprofit’s board for 19 years, will be succeeded by Charles Phillips. Source: New York Times