On April 18-just a few days before Earth Day 2012 in Harlem-the New York City Health Department and Manhattan Smoke-Free Partnership are sponsoring a session in Harlem on Smoke-Free Housing. This is part of an education campaign on the benefits of adopting 100 percent no-smoking rules in apartment buildings. All the details are listed above!
On April 18th, we are targeting owners and managers of multifamily buildings in Upper Manhattan.
It’s official…again! Frederick Douglass Blvd in Harlem from 110th to 125th Street, also known as restaurant row, has its very own map, according to The New York Daily News. And the folks behind the map is an alliance group called Frederick Douglass Boulevard Alliance (FDBA). Check out the map below. It mentions all existing businesses from 110th to 124th Street. The map does not include up and coming places on FDB, such as the Harlem Food Bar or Marcos Leatherlab, the cobbler store.
Lia San Filippo, co-owner of 5 and Diamond Harlem restaurant and co-president of the recently formed FDBA, tells the Daily News “the map was created to help people know that Harlem is here and helps customers find us more easily.” Amen Lia!
Back in 2008, I wrote a blog posting asking if FDB is turning into Harlem’s restaurant row? Looks like we have our answer not only in a map but in the form of an alliance group!
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There is a Skechers event happening in Harlem! If you have ever wanted to demo Skechers shoes while working out, head on over to Harlem Holistic Center, located at 115 West 128th Street, this coming Saturday, January 28th. They will be hosting an opportunity to demo Skechers’ new GoRun shoes while taking a Boot Camp class with one of Harlem Holistic Center’s trainer! After the demo, there will be goody bags, snacks, and a raffle for a free pair of Skechers’ shoes. To attend the event, the cost is $15.
Harlem Holistic Center is also offering specials now through the end of January, such as $40 for 1 month unlimited yoga, $40 for 1 month unlimited kickboxing, $30 for 1 month Yin/Yang Boot Camp.
To learn more about this event or the specials at Harlem Holistic Center, call 646-477-1421.
Its another beautiful Fall day in Harlem and there are several events happening today for your consideration!
This morning Land Yoga is holding its first full LED Primary Ashantga Yoga Class at 11:15 AM to raise money for Mother Hale Learning Center. The cost is $20 dollars. That fee gives you entrance to an afternoon fundraising reception, which will take place at 3 pm at Land Yoga, located near the corner of 114th Street and Frederick Douglass Blvd. This event also serves as a Bon Voyage party for Lara, the owner and teacher at Land Yoga. She’s heading back to India for a month!
Harlem Flo is having there annual trunk show featuring several local artists, such as the work of watercolorist Lynn Lieberman. That event starts at 2 pm. Harlem Flo’s Lifestyle Boutique is located at 122nd and Frederick Douglass Blvd.
Nick Coker’s Creative Vision, Inc. presents ‘A journey into the Art, the Psyche, and the Spirit of Nick Coker’s Visions’, a narrated tour and examination of the late Harlem artists’ art, poetry, prose and music at The Dwyer Cultural Center. This event starts at 6 pm and ends at 8 pm!
Nick Coker grew up in Harlem during the Renaissance era. Coker became the first black artist to work for leading advertising agencies and fashion houses on Madison Avenue. He worked for artists and organizations such as Emilio Pucci, the Seventh Avenue Fashion District, Bobby Hooks and the Negro Ensemble Company, along with many others. Coker was also the first artist to put art on t-shirts and remove a piece from the iconic apple that is now a signature of New York City tourism.
The Dwyer is located at 258 West 123rd Street in Harlem.
Posted in art and culture, business, Community, education, entertainment, Events, fashion, food, Frederick Douglass Blvd., Harlem, health and wellness, history, shopping, spending
Tagged 10026, Harlem, Harlem Flo, Land Yoga, The Dwyer Cultural Center
Over the summer, I told you about Kidberry,a learning and developmental play center for newborns to ten-year-olds based in Harlem, was working hard to move 
into their new space. Well, its done! They have moved. Kidberry has a new home and its at 2046 7th Avenue. While the physical space has changed, their dedication to teaching children remains the same. What this new space allows is for Kidberry to offer more classes and services, from language to dance, with plans to expand into cooking classes and a kid friendly salon. And by the way, Kidberry was created and is managed by two Harlem moms, Mekia Denby and Pamela Flood Morrison. How cool is that?
For the full class schedule, log onto Kidberrynyc.com.
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Tagged 10026, 2046 7th Avenue, Harlem, Kidberry, Mekia Denby, Pamela Flood Morrison
Congrats to Harlem Yoga Studio! Their full figure yoga class was featured on ABCNews.com recently. The news piece basically explains that full figure women CAN DO yoga and that’s it’s not just for women with a small body frame. The ABC News reporter and Harlem Yoga Studio instructor explain it in simple terms.
By the way, Harlem Yoga Studio’s full figure class is offered on Saturday’s at 44 West 125th Street. It’s “adapted for the larger, curvier adult or teen” where “classic postures are adapted to be comfortable and accessible for larger bodies.”
Posted in 125th Street, Community, Harlem, health and wellness
Tagged 10027, 44 west 125th street, ABC Network, Harlem, Harlem Yoga Studio, health and wellness, yoga
While most of us will be attending the Harlem Harvest Festival today, let’s all start making plans to head East next weekend…to East Harlem that is. Manhattan Country School brings the Catskills farm to the border of the barrio in their annual Farm Festival on Saturday, October 15th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Parent volunteers turn East 96th Street between Madison and Fifth Avenues into an urban carnival, offering family friendly entertainment including rides, games, crafts, a silent auction, raffles and live music. The MCS Farm Festival offers a variety of homemade baked goods, a wide variety of delicious ethnic cuisine and fresh produce from their farm in Roxbury, N.Y.”
Admission is free and all from the public are invited. Tickets for food, games and rides will be available for purchase. In the event of rain, festivities will take place indoors.
This sounds like a great event for family and friends! Hope to see you there next weekend!
Posted in art and culture, baking, Community, education, entertainment, Events, food, Free!, Harlem, health and wellness, New York, New York City, NYC
Tagged Catskills, east 96th street, East Harlem, Farm Festival, free, Harlem, Kids, Manhattan Country School, upper east side
The new nail salon called Coco Young wants all of us Harlemites to know what a mani/pedi will cost if you go there-based on the photo below! It appears the salon, located on Frederick Douglass Blvd between 113th and 114th Street, wants $4 more from customers if they go on a weekend! Hmm. I wonder how that is going to play out given Z Nails on 116th Street has one flat rate no matter what day you walk in. I believe Polished Fingertips up the street on FDB is the same. Harlem gals, what do you think? Will you pay more on the weekend to get your hands and feet done at this new nail salon scheduled to open soon?
Did anyone see the article in The New York Daily News this past weekend on the best places to live in the Big Apple for retirees? I thought it was really interesting. I was pleasantly surprised to see that Morningside Heights, an area located in West Harlem, was ranked third out of 10 places in the City. Murray Hill was ranked first and the Lower East Side was ranked last.
The article states there are several reasons why it is a great area for retirees. Morningside Heights is “one of the easiest places to live… There is something to do every night (lectures, classical concerts, film series, etc.), and it will keep anyone young.” Amen to that. I don’t live too far from Morningside Heights. I now know where to go to stay…forever young!
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Tagged 10026, best places to live in New York City for retirees, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Columbia University, Harlem, Morningside Heights, retirees, Riverside Park, West Harlem
According to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the East 112 Associates LLC are taking applications for more than 40 affordable housing rental apartments under construction at 1663 Madison Avenue, 169 East 111th Street, 315 East 111th Street, and 155 East 109th Street in the East Harlem. The deadline is November 21, 2011.
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Tagged 155 East 109th Street, 1663 Madison Avenue, 169 East 111th Street, 200 East 125th Street, 2081 Madison Avenue, 2524 Adam Clayton Powell Jr., 315 East 111th Street, 34 West 139th Street, 654 St. Nicholas Avenue, Blvd., East Harlem, Harlem, rental apartments, West Harlem
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