Tag Archives: Harlem

Celebrate Halloween in Harlem at Mt. Morris Park Extravaganza

Oct 29, 2010 @ 14:15
By HarlemGal
The Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association invites you to the Second Annual Mount Morris Park Halloween Extravaganza, Saturday, October 30 from 1 to 5 PM and Sunday, October 31 from 4 to 6 PM!

The Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association has a weekend of Halloween Fun planned for all! So please come out to to this event for Halloween! Here’s the lowdown:

Saturday, October 30
1 PM:
The Halloween Parade

2-5 PM:
Dance & Costume Contest! Categories include Children, Teenagers, Adults—and Dogs!

4-7 PM:
Spooky Haunted House will open at The Jericho Project, 2013 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd and W121 Street.

Sunday, October 31
4-6 PM:
Trick-or-Treating Around the Mount Morris Park Neighborhood! See website for exact details.

6 PM:
Best Dressed House Contest! New this year!

Just Wingin It in Harlem has ‘store for rent’ sign up

Oct 29, 2010 @ 11:01
By HarlemGal
A reader left us a message saying they  saw a “store for rent” sign hanging on the property of Just Wingin It. I walked by the place last night and sure enough, there was a for rent sign up!

I wonder what happened? Construction Intervention gave this place a makeover not too long ago. One would think after that, the eating establishment would do its best to stay open. And where is Walter Lewis in all this? There’s has to be some sort of explanation. The man seems like a reasonable person. I wish Lewis would send out some sort of statement explaining what happened-at least explain to the Harlem community, who I believe whole heartedly supported him.

If anyone has information as to what happened, please pass along.

Where to get Halloween costumes in Harlem?

Oct 27, 2010 @ 13:30


By HarlemGal
I was asked recently, where is the best place in Harlem to purchase Halloween costumes for adults and children? Off the top of my head, the place that comes to mind is King Party Center at 66 West 125th Street, between Malcolm X Blvd and Fifth Avenue. They seem to have a large selection of costumes for a reasonable price. Can our readers recommend any other places in Harlem?

Taylor Swift was in Harlem…get out of here!

Oct 26, 2010 @ 22:53
By HarlemGal
I really thought all the publicity around our Target in East Harlem was sort of over. Wrong. It seems that this store will now be the pit stop for celebrities who have to push their product while they are attending to their press junkets in the Big Apple. Taylor Swift made an appearance at our Target in East Harlem on Monday, October 25. Shocker! This had to be her first time in Harlem. I was very surprised to see this news fall into my inbox! What do you think? Were you surprised Taylor Swift came to our Target in Harlem? Click here to see the video!

Frizzante in Harlem closed for couple of days

Oct 25, 2010 @ 13:05
By HarlemGal
Over the weekend a reader asked HarlemCondoLife “what’s up with Frizzante in Harlem? The doors have been shut for a few days?” I wondered the same thing!
I made a few calls and here’s the latest! Frizzante, located at 2168 Frederick Blvd., is NOT closed for good. They are fixing a few repairs according to a source from Meridiana, an Italian restaurant on the Upper Westside and the same owners of Frizzante. They hope to reopen in a couple of days!
Whew! Glad to gear it! I love the food at Frizzante and their Happy Hour is good as well! Hope to go back soon once they reopen!

Costumes galore at Harlem Meer’s 2010 Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Sail

Oct 25, 2010 @ 7:30
By HarlemGal
The immaculate Fall weather was the perfect backdrop for the 2010 Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Sail located at Harlem Meer. Plus all the costumes present made the day that much brighter. I saw little dinosaurs, tigers, lions, pirates and ninjas, along with several lady bugs, a few princesses, butterflies and the occasional witch. The event was so much fun. I could not resist taking photo after photo…

UPDATE: 371-373 Manhattan Avenue in Harlem back on the market

Oct 21, 2010 @ 7:00
By HarlemGal

Okay…so the church located at 371-373 Manhattan Avenue, which we first told you about in 2009, is back on the market for around the same price it was listed in the first business quarter of 2010. But what’s confusing is that some are reporting/blogging that the church in South Harlem  is represented by Corcoran. Hmm. My online research shows that this property is with Prudential Douglass Elliman and that the broker is Brian Phillips, who I believe is based right here in Harlem.  I don’t think Corcoran is involved any more. Maybe Brian will  step forward and tell us if Prudential DE has taken the lead with the property?

There is something else worth mentioning about this property. Back in April, we blogged about how the mosque on Frederick Douglass Blvd between 115th and 116th Street was moving to 371-373 Manhattan Avenue. We now know that deal fell through. However, a reader left us a message saying they were looking at an apartment in The Livmor, one overlooking the mosque, and that the realtor commented the mosque was sold…”over a month ago.” If that is in fact true, we have questions: where is the congregation of the mosque going, who bought the space at 2136 Frederick Douglass Blvd and what is going to be built there? Answers anyone!

Experience: Harlem hosts bar and restaurant crawl

Oct 18, 2010 @ 13:52

By HarlemGal
Have you ever wanted to check out several drinking and eating establishments in Harlem in one night but never had the time? You’ve read about Harlem’s booming restaurant row on Frederick Douglass Boulevard in various publications and wondered what’s it like? Well, now you have the opportunity to see and experience several fine dining establishments all in one night at Experience: Harlem Bar & Restaurant Crawl taking place the evening of October 28 from 6 PM to 10 PM. Experience: Harlem, one of the early pioneers in promoting all things positive about Harlem, has rounded up some of Harlem’s best restaurant and drinking places for this event. They are: Mojo, 5 & Diamond, Melba’s, Questan’s, 67 Orange, and more! Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Click here to purchase tickets.

The Douglass in Harlem participates in open house wine tasting, Bebenoir turns three

Oct 15, 2010 @ 13:10
By HarlemGal
Harlem happenings for this weekend-October 16th and 17th! Check them out-if it interests you! Have a great weekend!

Prince holds surprise news conference in Harlem to launch Welcome 2 America tour

Oct 15, 2010 @ 0:41
By HarlemGal
Early evening Thursday (October 14), the Harlem online community on Twitter were all abuzz informing all interested parties that Prince was in Harlem holding a surprise news conference at the Apollo Theater, and if you wanted to attend the conference held by the Minnesota rock star to get there by 5 PM. Apparently someone or entity made it on time to the Apollo to hear Prince launch his Welcome 2 America tour starting in December and captured the entire announcement on video. Kudos to them! Now all I want to know is will Harlem be on the tour schedule for Welcome 2 America? I sure hope so! My fingers are crossed!