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We love to see it. The newly formed Heights Perspective Collective is debuting their first exhibit, Uptown Perspectives. Uptown Perspectives is a collection of works that highlights how truly special Uptown is. The artists that make up the collective are Jerise Fogel, Francis Hsueh, Sara Poleman, Yuma York and Suzanne Russo. The exhibit will span two locations Buunni Inwood (4961 Broadway) and Recirculation (876 Riverside Drive) and each will have an Opening Reception and an Artist Talk. Make sure to catch this wonderful exhibit of talented local artists.

For more: The Heights Perspective Collective Presents Uptown Perspectives

Uptown Perspectives

Works on view May 2nd – 31st Buunni Cafe.
Opening & Artist Talk Saturday May 14th 6-8pm.

Works on view for the month of July – Recirculation.
Opening & Artist talks Saturday July 9th 3-5pm

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The rate of overdose deaths in New York City continues to rise, according to a new report released by the city’s Health Department.

In the first two quarters of 2021, there were 1,233 overdose deaths in New York City, compared to 965 overdose deaths during the same period in 2020, the report said.

“The overdose epidemic is taking one New Yorker from us every four hours, and is a public health crisis that has touched far too many people,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan. “The Health Department is committed to reducing overdose deaths through evidence-based strategies, and continuing to work with peers, community partners and service providers to innovate and save lives.”

According to the report, Harlem and neighborhoods in the Bronx are the areas with the highest rates of opioid deaths.

Between July 2020 and July 2021, those regions had 50 to 95 overdose deaths per 100,000 residents, data showed.

Read more: Overdose deaths continue to rise | Manhattan Times

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This summer, DOE and DYCD plan to serve a record number of students through Summer Rising, a free, safe, and fun academic and enrichment program for NYC students currently in grades K-8. 

We encourage families to apply early to secure a spot at their preferred location. Enrollment is quick and easy, and it can be completed from any device with an internet connection or by contacting your school’s Parent Coordinator.

This year, families can submit one enrollment per child, so please choose your site carefully. You can enroll at any Summer Rising location with seats available for your child’s grade band (K-5 or 6-8). Many schools will be located in a different building for the summer; if you are unsure where your school will be operating Summer Rising, contact your school or view the building list posted further down on this webpage.

If your child has a 9-digit OSIS (student ID) number, make sure you have it on-hand to complete your enrollment.

For more info: Summer Rising Enrollment is Open!

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Wife is filing for dual citizenship so she can have two mother’s days. /

— Juan Bago (@JuanBago) April 25, 2022

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Applications for the Apollo Theater’s Technical Stage Production Internship are available to rising seniors attending NYC high schools. The Apollo Theater Academy Technical Stage Production Internship provides high school students with opportunities for professional and personal development as they explore careers in Technical Stage Production. Interns learn how to apply technical elements of theater such as lighting design, videography, audio engineering, carpentry, and production design to live and recorded stage productions. Over six (6) weeks, interns are trained by and assigned to work with members of The Apollo’s production crew to learn what goes into creating events at the Apollo Theater.

Applications are due May 9, 2022.

For more: Uptown Opportunities: 2022 Technical Stage Production Internship Applications Open Now

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By Gregg McQueen

New York City has enacted a series of new protections for workers who deliver restaurant orders for third-party food delivery apps.

Effective April 22, delivery workers will receive pay on a weekly basis, can choose how far they’ll travel and what routes they’ll take, receive more information about deliveries before accepting them, and be provided with a free insulated delivery bag.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga announced the new laws, the latest milestone in a legislative effort to improve labor conditions for delivery workers.

“As a blue-collar mayor, I am committed to ensuring every worker in this city has fair, equitable, and safe working conditions,” said Adams in a statement. “Delivery workers brave difficult conditions year-round, often for meager pay, simply to do their jobs. These hard-won protections are critically important to advancing worker justice and giving the more than 65,000 delivery workers across this city the dignity they deserve.”

Many food delivery workers — also known in some neighborhoods as “deliveristas” — lost their jobs when restaurants that employed them were forced to shutter at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

To continue earning pay, they turned to app-based delivery services such as GrubHub, UberEats, Seamless, and DoorDash. The city estimates that there are currently more than 65,000 app-based food delivery workers in the five boroughs.

Read more: New protections for food delivery workers | Bronx Free Press

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For many Dominicans such as myself Dominos is something akin to a religion. We take this Domino Life seriously. S/O @lenin_25 for giving us the different types of Dominican domino players. Which one are you?

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Harlem Bespoke: The SRO townhouse at 314 West 138th Street sold for $1.595 million in August 2017 and is now back on the market for $2.38 million $1.98 million.  This posting is pretty much the same as the last one since we had expected to see this property restored to a more simple layout but things still look like they have not changed too much especially for the higher 2019 price point.  It is still unclear if there has been any renovations over the years and if the current units are occupied.   With that said, this block by St. Nicholas Park is one of the more architecturally intact ones in Central Harlem and has quite a bit of charm.  More details can be found on Streeteasy: LINK

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Harlem Bespoke: The Morningside Park Farmers Market has been around for over 10 years now and recently extended the season into the winter months. Everything shut down for the holidays at the end of December but the regular schedule starts up again on January 7th of 2023.  This outdoor pop-up on West 110th Street and Manhattan Avenue runs every Saturday from 9:00AM to 2:00PM and a list of visiting merchant can be found on the official website: LINK

HarlemBespoke.com 2023

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