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
Posts published in “Harlem (Manhattan, NY)”
Halloween in N.Y.C.: When Trick-or-Treating Is Scary, for Real
By Gotham Rex on October 30, 2020
Some New Yorkers are trying to find a way to celebrate Halloween despite concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Source: New York Times
Are New Yorkers Wearing Face Masks? Here’s What We Found
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2020
Over several days this summer, The New York Times tallied the face-covering status of over 7,000 people at 14 spots across the city. Source: New York Times
Power Outages Hit Manhattan and Queens
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2020
About 180,000 customers lost electricity in an outage that Con Edison said was caused by issues with its “transmission system.” Source: New York Times
A Harlem Restaurant That’s Withstood Gentrification, a Pandemic and Time
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2020
Long lines are still forming at Famous Fish Market, a Black-owned business that’s been in the same family for nearly 50 years. Source: New York Times
Homes for Sale in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2020
This weeks’ properties are in Cobble Hill, Harlem and Forest Hills. Source: New York Times
The ‘Black Lives Matter’ Street Art That Contain Multitudes
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2020
The works in Harlem and Lower Manhattan are much more than a challenge to President Trump; they are opportunities for Black artists and community togetherness. Source: New York Times
Coronavirus ‘Ripped A Hole’ In N.Y.C.’s Black Community. This Funeral Director Knows.
By Gotham Rex on June 14, 2020
In New York City, Covid-19 is disproportionately killing black and Latino residents. As the city reopens, a longtime funeral director in Harlem says, “It’s going to take a long time for people to heal.” Source: New York Times
Grace Edwards, Harlem Mystery Writer, Dies at 87
By Gotham Rex on June 6, 2020
A former director of the Harlem Writers Guild, she published her first novel when she was 55, and her first mystery, featuring a stylish female ex-cop turned sleuth, when she was 64. Source: New York Times