Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Harlem

As council member, Inez Dickens opposed bus improvements on 125th Street. Photo: William Alatriste/New York City Council

Harlem Assembly Member and Council Candidate Parks Illegally, Abuses Placard in Midtown

By Julianne Cuba | May 18, 2023 | No Comments

A Harlem Assembly Member who represents a district where nearly 80 percent of households do not own a car illegally parked her own luxury sedan on a busy Manhattan thoroughfare throughout the duration of a taped debate.

Manhattan Council Member Kristin Richardson Jordan at a rally to stop the truck depot last month at the site where a developer wanted to build two towers (inset). Photo: Julianne Cuba

Truck Depot Developer Wants to Restart His Bid for ‘Affordable’ Housing — But How Affordable?

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 2, 2023 | No Comments

A would-be developer who opened a truck depot after his quest to rezone a Harlem lot for housing was blocked by the neighborhood's Council member is peddling a new proposal that would result in more affordable housing than the original effort — but not as affordable as the lawmaker wants.

The new truck depot opened in Harlem on Wednesday. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Harlem

Harlem Assembly Member and Council Candidate Parks Illegally, Abuses Placard in Midtown

Truck Depot Developer Wants to Restart His Bid for ‘Affordable’ Housing — But How Affordable?

‘Park Your Fleet’: Harlem Residents Decry Newly Opened Truck Depot On Site of Proposed Housing

STREETFILMS: A Great Day in Harlem as Neighborhood Comes Out for Fun, Safety

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