DECEMBER NEWS ARTICLES

• Godfather of Soul to live on city street sign behind Apollo Theater
• Federal Court Defendants Joel Klein & Ray Kelly
• Charles Rangel paid parking tickets with campaign money
• TWC Employees Donate Gifts To Children, Families In Need
• Rubber Turf Field in NYC Closed Due to High Levels of Lead
• Kwanzaa Celebration Raises Questions About African Cultures
• Jonathan Rose Cos. and Lettire Const. break ground on Tapestry
• ‘Cookbook Medicine’ Won’t Do for Elderly
• Parks & Health Department Statement on Thomas Jefferson Field Closure
• Homelessness burns while condos fizzle
• Lessons for politicians
• Crafty, Combative Rangel is Powerful - and Under Scrutiny
• Domestic Homicide in New York State
• 'Super Girl's' Brave Heart: Miracle Transplant
• Construction Projects Coming To A Halt
• A young man with a huge goal
• Kwanzaa festivities light city
• Kwanzaa Party in Harlem!
• After 40 Years, Kwanzaa Spreads Its Roots
• Year from hell
• Elevator mechanic warned of elevator malfunctions in projects
• Catching a Full-Up Plane? Take This Overstuffed Bus
• City Shuts Playground Over Lead Concern
• Homeless for the holidays
• Say Good Night, Charlie
• Harlem, NY Park Closed for Toxic Turf
• Toxic Turf
• City Park Tests Positive For Lead
• City Must Issue an Immediate Moratorium on the Installation of Artificial Turf
• Environmental Advocates and Elected Officials Call for Six Month Moratorium On Artificial Turf Fields
• Park closed for toxic turf
• Community centers on edge of ax, leaving leaders worried about kids
• Lead in turf shuts East Harlem field
• Workfare Isn't Working, Advocates Insist
• Low-income residents are losing out, no thanks to the black pols
• Former CB9 Chair Jordi Reyes-Montblanc Dies
• Now on the Menu, Full Disclosure, and It’s Not Appetizing
• Bloomberg Retreats on Overhaul of Programs for the Elderly
• Cavalli's Good Deed...
• General Growth to sell retail centers in 3 cities
• Kennedy campaigns for Senate in Harlem
• People Behaving Poorly May Be the Ones to Save the State From the Poorhouse
• Making kids pay for the crisis
• Tito Puente: 'El Rey'
• Tahl Propp Invests; Jonathan Rose Builds
• M'ville Expansion Clears Last Major Hurdle, State Approves Eminent Domain
• State Officials Approve Columbia Expansion
• Madoff Scandal Shaking Real Estate Industry
• Food pantry reveals waste … and some old lessons
• Philip Reed Remembered
• Clinton Foundation Announces Harlem Restaurant Program
• Study Shows Rising Demand for Food Aid
• Parents call plan to move Richard R. Green High to East Harlem racist
• A Tax on Many Soft Drinks Sets Off a Spirited Debate
• Health Dept. Receives Federal Grant to Support Community Efforts to Expand Access to Exercise and Healthy Food
• Audit: NYCHA Capital Program in Trouble
• Governor to Unveil a Low-Cost Student Loan Program
• No Moonlighting for City Elevator Employees
• Rent Regs Reform Gathers Support
• HPD Boss Leaves; City Policy at Crossroads
• Bush plans to put 9/11 workers care in hands of company based outside NY
• Paterson Considers “Obesity Tax” To Close Budget Gap
• City blocks: 123rd Street between Mt. Morris Park West and Lenox Avenue
• At the Apollo, a Theater Gets Religion
• Bobbito Garcia In PDX For Fix 2nd Year Anniversary
• At Department for the Aging, a Surprise Resignation
• New York Housing Chief Joins Cabinet
• The Green Power Broker
• S.I. Mall owner trying to negotiate $900M debt extension
• Rangel Center Opening Is Postponed at City College
• Schools’ field issues just keep multiplying
• General Growth scrambling to duck bankruptcy
• Seaport Developer General Growth Refinances, Still Faces Default
• Woman Arrested For Stabbing Air Force Recruiter, Passer-By
• Woman Stabbed in Front of Harlem Military Recruiting Center
• A Hawk and Its Prey Visit Harlem
• Vornado Scraps Harlem Office Tower
• Rally Calls for End to Vacancy Decontrol
• Vornado Exec: 125th Street MLB Project ‘Shut Down’
• Elevator Safety Official to Quit Housing Authority
• José Feliciano: 'I represent everybody'
• Local Youth Gear Up to Play For the President
• Building Stories: The Tapestry, East Harlem Abracadabra
• The changing face of Harlem
• Rangel's Troubles Create a Problem for the Democrats
• All hail the rock docs!
• Tracking a New Generation
• Warning Given on Use of 4 Popular Asthma Drugs, but Debate Remains
• The Next Chapter, in Harlem
• Christmas Biohazard
• Evoking the Era of the Harlem Speakeasy
• Neighborhood Survey Results for Community Board #11
• State Commission Recommends Bridge Tolls, Payroll Taxes
• CVS is bad prescription for minority neighborhoods, group charges
• A Harlem institution takes to the streets
• Housing Crisis Hurts Immigrants More
• Feud Between City Agencies Delays Moderate-Cost Housing
• New Squash Center Attracts Harlem Youth
• Inauguration thrill for young violinists
• Plaque Honors Birthplace of Maria Callas
• Rangel Responds
• The book stops here: Neighborhood store determined to survive
• Schumer Seeks Protection for Apartment Buildings Facing Default
• Local Groups Address HIV, AIDS in Harlem
• El SIDA afecta más a los latinos

Soccer Field in Thomas Jefferson Park Closed for High Lead Levels

East Harlem Preservation joined NYC Park Advocates Founder Geoffrey Croft and NYC Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum at a December 23rd press conference in Thomas Jefferson Park to call for a moratorium on artificial turf in public playgrounds. Click here to visit EHP's Environmental Justice page for the latest information.

Kwanzaa Crafts with the Museum for African Art, Friday, January 2, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center inside Central Park (110th Street, between Fifth & Lenox Avenues)

Come out of the cold, and join us in Central Park with craft activities guaranteed to be fun for the whole family! Today, we partner with the Museum for African Art for a special Kwanzaa-themed afternoon of creativity. Learn and celebrate the history, practice, and principles of Kwanzaa, and make a Zawadi for someone you love. Advance registration not required. For more information, please call 212-860-1370.

APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR TWO NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS

Friendly Hands Apartments, LLC is now accepting applications for 60 affordable housing rental apartments now under construction at 225-241 East 118th Street in Manhattan. Click here for more information.

All Saints Housing is now accepting applications for 78 affordable housing rental apartments now under onstruction and rehabilitation at 55 East 131 Street, 50-58 East 132 Street and 1948 Park Avenue in the East Harlem section of Manhattan. Click here for more information.

1st Annual “El Barrio Parranda Series” Concludes Saturday, January 3rd @ 12:30 PM in the Community Room at 430 East 118 Street

Albert Medina of East River North Renewal invites you to attend a year-end parranda! Bring maracas, guiros, panderetas, horns, noisemakers! Come ready to learn and sing “aguinaldos” at 2:30 PM, weather permitting, residents will march, sing, and play all the way to La Placita de La Marqueta @ 116th Street & Park Avenue.

Census 2010 Is Hiring: Part-Time, Temporary Opportunities Now Available (Bilingual Speakers are encouraged to apply)

The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting temporary part-time census takers for the 2010 Census. The pay is good, the hours are flexible, and the work is close to home. Census taker jobs are excellent for retirees, college students, or just about anyone who wants to earn extra money while performing an important service for their community. If you are interested, apply by calling 1-866-861-2010. Click here to download an application.

32nd Annual Three Kings Day Parade, Tuesday, January 6th, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Starting at Third Avenue and 106th Street

Come celebrate the joy of the holiday season at El Museo’s 32nd Annual Three Kings Day Parade, while learning about this festive tradition native to the Caribbean and Latin America. Follow our Three Kings through the streets of El Barrio, and enjoy lively music, bright costumes, and an educational program for families. Admission: Free. Then, residents are welcome to join El Museo's exciting Three Kings Day Celebration on Saturday, January 10th, from 3:00 - 5:00PM. This holiday presentation at El Museo's Teatro Heckscher at 1230 Fifth Avenue will feature live parrandas by Eddie Alicea y Su Trio de Epoca, and a theatre play inspired by the Mexican tradition of pastorelas. Free Admission. For more information, call (212) 831-7272.

The Future of Preservation in NYC: Issues, Ideas, Opportunities, Action!, Saturday, January 10 from 9-4 at the Park Avenue Armory

Preservation Vision: NYC invites you to attend a one-day workshop during which New York's preservation community will come together and work to develop ideas and goals for the future of preservation in New York City over the next 30 years. This event is free, but space is limited so please RSVP to: sechler@preservationvision-nyc.org.

Opus 118 Performance Group and Junior Ensemble to Perform Live at the Children's Inaugural Ball, Sunday, January 18th from 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Washington, DC

Tune in to your favorite national news station as 26 violin students from the Opus 118 Harlem School of Music perform during the Children's Inaugural Ball sponsored by the Presidential Inaugural Committee. Led by Artistic Director Roberta Guaspari, members of the Opus 118 Performance Group and Junior Ensemble will perform for 2,000 guests at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., one of the festivities celebrating the swearing in of President-Elect Barack Obama.

Author Night: "Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees: Legal Issues, Clinical Skills, and Advocacy," January 21 • 5:30 - 8:00 PM, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 5th Avenue @ 103rd Street (Free)

Speakers include Fernando Chang-Muy and Elaine Congress, highly acclaimed authorities in social work and immigration, combine the expertise of leading professionals in the field to discuss the legal and practical issues faced by social workers who serve immigrants. Topics discussed include current trends, policy and advocacy methods, and the need for cultural competence. This event is free. Click here to register.

Public Hearing on Mitchell-Lama Housing, Thursday, January 22nd @ 11:30 AM, NYS Assembly Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, Room 1923

NYS Assemblyman Jonathan Bing, chairman of the Subcommittee on Mitchell-Lama Housing, will be hosting a public hearing on Mitchell-Lama to focus on ways to address the decrease of Mitchell-Lama housing through legislation. Persons presenting oral testimony at the NYC hearing will be limited to 10 minutes. In order to testify, please contact Anthony Kergaravat at 518-455-4355. For more information, call (212) 605-0937.

Música de Cámara with Zoya Shuhatovich Sunday, January 25 @ 3:00 PM The Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue @ 104th Street

Join internationally renowned pianist Zoya Shuhatovich for a concert of piano works by Russian composers including Glinka, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Shostakovich, and Benditskyi, and the entire Pictures at an Exhibition suite by Mussorgsky. Presented in conjunction with East Harlem's Musica de Camara. Free for East Harlem residents. For details call 212.534.1672, ext. 3395.

Advancing Climate Justice: A 20th Anniversary National Conference Hosted by WE ACT, January 29 - 30th, Fordham University, 113 West 60th Street

On January 29-30, 2009 WE ACT will convene environmental justice advocates, community leaders and stakeholders around issues of climate change at a groundbreaking 2-day conference. Speakers will present findings on climate change and its environmental, public health and economic impacts, advance and promote the concept of climate justice and jointly develop policy recommendations designed to secure climate justice in communities of color and low income.

It Comes With The Territory: The Business Of Touring - A Panel Discussion, Saturday, January 31st, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM @ The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, 104 East 126th Street, Suite 2C

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem invites you to attend a free Saturday Panel: "It Comes With The Territory: The Business Of Touring/" FREE | For reservations call: 212-348-8300.

Art for Change Seeking Artists, Youth to Participate in AfC's New Theatre Program (CALLE)

Art for Change calls out to actors, storytellers, poets, artists, performers! CALLE (creating artistic links between liberation and expression) is a bilingual (Spanish-English) youth theater program at Art for Change in East Harlem. We are looking for youth ages 14-21 to join our theater troupe for the Spring session, beginning February 1, 2009. We create dynamic, interactive performances to be shown on the streets, subways, in theaters and with community organizations. No experience necessary. Rehearsals Tuesdays and Wednesdays 4-7 at AfC, 1699 Lexington (106 and 107). Email: youth_theater@artforchange.org.

Operation Fightback/ArtSpace P.S. 109 ULURP Application Approved; Groundbreaking Set for July 2009

On December 16th, Community Board 11 approved a Uniform Land Use Review Procedure application submitted by El Barrio's Operation Fightback and ArtSpace to develop the former P.S. 109 on East 99th Street into low-income live/work space for local artists. Click here for details on this project.