Harlem residents rally against real estate professionals’ renaming part of Harlem “SoHa.” They argue it’s an attempt to erase Harlem’s black history, offensive to the people who built the community, and harms an already valuable brand.
An estimated $340 million in cuts to the already underfunded New York City Housing Authority could extinguish one of the last hopes for affordable housing in a city that has failed to contain widening income gaps.
A mural on a building in Brooklyn depicting the rapper Notorious B.I.G. was slated to be removed, but local fans rallied to convince the landlord to keep the artwork.
Soon after being elected to the New York Senate from District 31, Marisol Alcantara joined the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of breakaway Democrats whose presence in Albany gives Republicans the majority power. The senator remains unbothered by critics.
Victoria Pannell, 17, wants to run for president one day. She already has a track record of activism in Harlem, and she doesn’t plan to stop anytime soon.
The Upward Bound programs at Columbia and Fordham, which help low-income students prepare for college, have lost more than $1.2 million in federal aid, and their fate lies in the crosshairs of Washington.
For black women in particular, wearing their natural hair has become a way to promote self-acceptance and personal comfort, but some say they have gotten pushback.
James Baldwin’s essence, spirit and paper legacy can now be found in 77 boxes at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The Harlem community is still finding ways to go beyond the books and learn about the writer and the man
As Harlem becomes more commercialized, it has lost much of its original charm. In the face of these changes, local business owners, both new and old, have tried to confront Harlem’s new reality.
In the shadow of the Apollo, Harlem’s oft-forgotten Victoria Theater is getting an encore, as the centerpiece of a $178 million redevelopment. Although only the facade and lobby will remain, the old building still has stories to tell.
A proposed bill in City Council would give low-income tenants a right to counsel in Housing Court, making New York the first jurisdiction in the nation to do so.
The Gathering is a newly formed church in Harlem led by the Rev. Kenneth Hart, who uses music, food and art to unite Harlem’s diverse community.
New York’s Cabaret Law, passed during Prohibition in 1926, prohibits dancing in locations without a cabaret license. Out of over 25,000 bars and restaurants, only about 100 have licenses, many of which were distributed almost 100 years ago.
In the one building that’s left of East Harlem’s La Marqueta, there are signs of the renovations the city is funding, but business is crawling.
An underfunded Bronx school serves as a gate between home and the criminal justice system.
A decade-long difference in life expectancy is one of many health inequities between Manhattan neighborhoods. New York City’s health department is trying to fix them.
Maternal depression screenings are being expanded throughout New York City, but the stigma of mental illness prevents some women from getting the help they need, especially in communities of color.
New York City’s school bus drivers have reported more than 135,000 delays since September 2015. A charter school in Harlem where a majority of students have disabilities has had 132 delayed arrivals.
The Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps works out of a trailer in Brooklyn, answering the occasional 911 call, and training the next generation of emergency medical technicians.
Taxi medallions were once worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and could be used to leverage loans for things like home purchases or college tuition. But now the owners of those medallions are struggling to make ends meet.
As New York City officials highlight a decrease in felonies, misdemeanor sex crimes such as groping and other unwanted sexual contact have risen steadily in the last decade.
A French Caribbean painter aims to make her mark in art history.
A former dormitory for nurses that has been vacant since it was damaged in Hurricane Sandy will soon reopen as apartments for the elderly, expanding housing for a population struggling to pay skyrocketing rents.
Celeste Beatty, the founder and head brewer of Harlem Brewing Company, has run a microbrew company out of her apartment in Harlem for the past 16 years.
Leer en español The streets of Washington Heights are filled with bodegas, small grocery stores usually owned by Latino families, some for generations. The Spanish word “bodega” can be interpreted as cellar, pantry or grocery store, among other things. In the quickly shifting neighborhood, some bodega owners say turning a profit becomes tougher each year. […]
In East Harlem, plans to honor Oscar López Rivera at this year’s Puerto Rican Day Parade have exposed a divide over the controversial figure’s place in Puerto Rican history.
Susie Hidalgo has dealt with discrimination her entire life, ranging from her family relationships to her career choices.
As the media landscape evolves, The New York Times Student Journalism Institute is preparing young journalists to keep pace with changes in digital storytelling.