May 15, 2011 @ 11:06
By HarlemGal
Broadway comes to Harlem today! An array of Broadway’s Rising Stars singing music form the great oldies, to current smash hits will be at Harlem Meer this afternoon starting at 2 p.m. Broadway at Harlem Meer will benefit The Union Settlement Association, Manhattan HIV Network for children with HIV and AIDS.
Take the 2/3 subway train to 110th Street at Central Park North or jump on the 6 to 110th Street and walk west to Central Park!
Posted in art and culture, Community, education, entertainment, Events, Free!, Harlem, music, New York, New York City, NYC
Tagged broadway, Central Park North, free, Harlem, Harlem Meer
May 12, 2011 @ 7:15
By HarlemGal
The wonderful and dedicated teachers over at Harlem Yoga Studio gave us the heads up recently that they have a new hOMe on West 125th Street. If you recall, they use to be located at 119th and Lenox Ave in a nice size corner brownstone. Fast forward to today, Harlem Yoga Studio classes are now on the third floor of 
44 West 125 Street between Lenox and Fifth Ave. This new space offers plenty of room for yogis to practice their sun salutations, warrior pose or downward dog, etc. right in the heart of Harlem.
In addition to the move, Harlem Yoga Studio is updating their class schedule to include new adult classes, and many more Vinyasa, YogaTone, Prenatal, Full Figured Yoga, Donation Only Community Classes, Pilates, Kids and Family classes, and more! Check out their website for exact class details.
And in honor of the new location, Harlem Yoga Studio is offering FREE Yoga outside starting this coming Saturday, May 14. Every Saturday from May 14 through September at 11 AM Harlem Yoga Studio will offer a FREE one hour yoga class at the Target East Harlem Community Garden located at 415-417 East 117th Street, between First and Pleasant Aves.
That’s not all, starting at the end of this month, Harlem Yoga Studio will be offering FREE yoga in Central Park at Harlem Meer. This sounds cool and awesome way to practice yoga!
Overall, there are plenty of options in Harlem for us Harlemites to either continue or start yoga practice!
Posted in Community, education, Events, Harlem, health and wellness, New York, New York City, NYC
Tagged 10027, 44 west 125th street, Harlem, Harlem Yoga Studio, Photos by Harlem Yoga Studio, yoga
May 9, 2011 @ 8:01
By HarlemGal
Remember how we told you about a Harlem watercolorist awhile back named Lynn Lieberman? I believe we were the first blog site to introduce you to this Harlem artist and resident. Well, she is getting around, metaphorically speaking. Her work has been showcased at various Harlem venues. Next up is Cafe One, located at 1619 Amsterdam Avenue at the corner of West 140th Street. Cafe One is currently displaying a collection of Lieberman’s print collection from May 1 through June 20, 2011. Cafe One is also celebrating this collection with an artist’s reception Thursday, May 12 from 5-8: PM. So if you haven’t seen Harlem in watercolor, now is your opportunity at Cafe One!
Posted in art and culture, Community, Events, Harlem, New York, New York City, NYC
Tagged 1619 Amsterdam Avenue, Cafe One, Harlem, Lynn Lieberbman
May 6, 2011 @ 7:56
By HarlemGal
The Jazzmobile on Facebook left us several messages on our fan page reminding us that Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival kicks off this coming Monday, May 9 and runs through May 14. Thank you Jazz Mobile for that lovely reminder! We definitely want to let everyone know about this exciting event.
This 7-day festival celebrates the classic clubs and venues that made Harlem the jazz mecca beginning in the 1920’s. Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival is a collaboration between The Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile.
Find out more details about the festival below:
Posted in Community, education, entertainment, Events, Harlem, music, New York, New York City, NYC
May 5, 2011 @ 11:35
By HarlemGal
“Look out! Here comes the Spiderman! Can he swing from a thread. Take a look overhead (or in this video). Hey, there goes the Spiderman [in Harlem],”
See the coolest video of Spiderman, or shall we say the stunt person who plays him in film, swinging under the viaduct in West Harlem, i.e. West 133rd and 12th Avenue.
The Spiderman film crew was spotted in West Harlem May 3rd and we hear the film crew might be in the same area tonight, May 5th!
Posted in business, Community, entertainment, film, Harlem, New York, New York City, NYC, Uncategorized
Tagged 12th Avenue, film, Harlem, spiderman movie, under the viaduct, west 133rd Street, West Harlem
May 5, 2011 @ 7:51
By HarlemGal
It’s Cinco de Mayo! Happy Cinco de Mayo Harlemites! Where will you be celebrating the Mexican holiday for 2011?
I still hear East 116th Street in Spanish Harlem will have a party atmosphere even though their annual Cinco de Mayo Festival passed. Check out the review by The Village Voice.
Remember this part of the City is Harlem’s booming Mexican population. So if you want to be authentic with your celebration of May 5th, no need to go far. Head on over to Spanish Harlem to celebrate. You might just see this Latina celebrating there!
May 4, 2011 @ 12:19
By HarlemGal
Duke Ellington, Harlem’s famous jazz musician who is honored with a beautiful sculpture at East 110th Street and Fifth Avenue, performed at the Cotton Club in Harlem in the 1920’s and ’30’s. Now City Center’s Encores! series and Jazz at Lincoln Center will pay respect to the jazz great with “Cotton Club Parade,” a tribute to Ellington’s performances. “Cotton Club Parade” will have six performances at City Center this November (Nov. 18 to 22) with musical direction by Wynton Marsalis and featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
The series will run every two years, with the next production scheduled at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center during its 2013-14 season. Tickets for “Cotton Club Parade” can be purchased through City Center beginning Aug. 15.
Posted in Community, education, entertainment, fashion, Harlem, music, New York, New York City, NYC, shopping
Tagged Cotton Club, Duke Ellington, Harlem, jazz, jazz at Lincoln Center, Photo by HarlemGal
May 4, 2011 @ 7:46
By HarlemGal
The students at PS 161 Pedro Albizu Campos Middle in Harlem received a nice surprise yesterday (May 3rd). Mrs. Jay Z, also known as Beyonce, made a surprise visit to the Harlem school located at 499 West 133rd Street. The visit was a part of the “Let’s Move” promotion, which is the First Lady Michelle Obama’s youth fitness campaign.
A group of students were filming their rendition of Beyonce’s “Move Your Body” video when Beyonce made her way out on to the floor of the school’s gymnasium and surprised the group of students. In addition to dancing with the students, Beyonce posed for photographs with them. Very nice! See more coverage at JustJared.com.
May 3, 2011 @ 7:44
By HarlemGal
It ain’t easy being green in New York City. However, it just got easier for us 
Harlemites! We have the Urban Garden Center right in Spanish Harlem at East 116th Street and Park Avenue. This week Urban Garden Center is celebrating its Grand Opening May 4! They are a part of La Marqueta!
For the Grand Opening, there will be drinks, rice & beans and roasted pig! And for those that want to come up for this from downtown, take the 6 train to Lexington Avenue and 116th Street or drive! Urban Garden Center offers free parking to its patrons on Park Avenue between 117th and 118th Street. Discounts will be offered as well.
So it looks like Spanish Harlem is the place to be this week, i.e. May 4 for Urban Garden Center and May 5 for Cinco de Mayo! Que suave!
Urban Garden Center Grand Opening
Free food Great music and big discounts.
116 Street Park Avenue
May 4 2011 from 4pm to 8 pm
Posted in business, Community, education, Events, New York, New York City, NYC, shopping, Uncategorized
Tagged 10029, East 116th street, La Marqueta, Spanish Harlem, Urban Garden Center
May 2, 2011 @ 7:40
By HarlemGal
I always say “one can’t swing a bat lately without hitting the word “Harlem.” The Financial Times, the UK-based business paper, has now featured Harlem in their April 30 House and Home edition. Not too long the FT featured Red Rooster as well. This article quickly goes over Harlem’s rich history, mentions how crime is basically much better throughout New York City especially Harlem in the last ten years,and Harlem’s upswing in major change began back in 2004/2005. The article goes on to interview two homebuyers, one who bought a brownstone for under $1 million and the other who purchased a penthouse apartment on Frederick Douglass Blvd. Both homeowners talked about how much space one could receive in a home in Harlem and within budget. However, one homeowner stressed why they came to Harlem: “I like the sense of diversity I’ve found here.”
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