Ratty Lot Cleaned, New Rep Talks Plans | Harlem Week In Review

HARLEM, NY — Miss any headlines in Harlem this week? Patch's week in review has you covered for the neighborhood's top news.

Needle Vending Machines May Come To Harlem, City Plans Show

HARLEM, NY — Vending machines that give out clean needles and overdose-reversing medication could soon appear in Harlem, according to plans recently released by the city. In December, a... Read more

Harlem's New Rep Tells Eric Adams: Don't Ignore The Socialists

HARLEM, NY — The new year brought with it a slate of brand-new City Council members — including in Central Harlem, where Kristin Richardson Jordan has officially taken over in ... Read more

Woman Attempts Bank Heist On 125th Street, Police Say

HARLEM, NY — A woman tried to rob a bank in the heart of Central Harlem on Monday by slipping a note to the teller, police said. The attempted robbery happened just before 3 p.m. Monday... Read more

Rat-Filled Harlem Lot Must Be Cleaned Up, City Says

HARLEM, NY — A judge has granted an emergency request by the city to clean up a vacant Harlem lot that has become infested with rodents, court records show.The city's Health Department... Read more

Harlem Board Rejects One45 Development, But Battle Continues

HARLEM, NY — A Harlem community board voted unanimously Wednesday to reject the proposed "One45" development, its most formal step yet in opposing the two-tower project on 145th Street and Lenox... Read more

New African Food Hall May Be Coming To Harlem

HARLEM, NY — A major food hall celebrating African cuisine could be on its way to Harlem — courtesy of the chef behind another neighborhood favorite. Dubbed ... Read more

Harlem Woman Named Deputy Borough President of Manhattan

HARLEM, NY — One of the new leaders charged with guiding Manhattan through the pandemic is a Harlem resident descended from one of the neighborhood's most prominent political families. Keisha... Read more

Second Avenue Subway's Harlem Extension Clears Federal Hurdle

HARLEM, NY — The decades-old dream of extending the Second Avenue subway up to East Harlem picked up steam this week with the news that it had moved into the next stage of the federal funding... Read more