A Tale Of Two Harlem Churches

One church in Harlem is not Obama-friendly, the other is.

 

 

Will This Building Provide Affordable Housing In Harlem?

This building at the corner of Lenox Avenue and 116th Street in Harlem has been empty of tenants for years. Recently, scaffolding has been erected around it. So maybe (I hope) it will soon be turned into affordable housing, especially for longtime Harlem residents. We'll see. The one thing Harlem doesn't need is another luxury apartment building charging sky-high rents.

James Baldwin's Centennial Year

This year, in August, will mark what would have been the esteemed novelist/essayist James Baldwin's 100th birthday.

A Masked Giraffe On Manhattan's Upper West Side

This masked giraffe (not a real one, obviously) was seen outside a liquor store on Columbus Avenue in Manhattan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Was it a subtle reminder to patrons to wear a mask before entering the store?  Recently the giraffe was seen without the mask.