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Rescheduled: Saturday, May 27th, 12:00PM–2:00PM, The Billion Oyster Project at The Baylander, West Harlem Piers on the Hudson at 125th Street. Come see the Billion Oyster Project on the Baylander’s Jungle Deck. Learn about the project’s latest effort to restore our harbor! Oysters are the green way to filter New York waterways and used to be one of the most abundant species with the local ecosystem. The Billion Oyster Project has been successfully re-introducing the bivalves back in the greater New York Harbor and has a goal of one billion oysters in the waters by the time 2035 rolls around. More details at the city parks site: LINK
Harlem Bespoke: The renowned Amateur Night at the Apollo returns in 2023 after almost almost a two years absence and tickets are now on sale for November.
Wednesday, May 24th 7:30PM, Amateur Night live at the Apollo Theater, 253 West 125th Street between 7th and 8th Avenue. Local events have been selling out way in advance recently so those who want to get a head start on good seats should do so sooner than later. More details and advance online tickets at the official Apollo site: LINK
Harlem Bespoke: Live music lovers can check out the jazz vibes at Lucille’s on Macomb Place by 150th Street every Thursday evening starting at 8:00PM with dinner or drink service. The charming corner space in Central Harlem has a very current 70’s mood to it which doubles as a cozy coffee spot during the day but also makes for a lovely evening out when cocktails are served up at the bar. With things starting to open up back in the city, Lucille’s is definitely one of the places to check out for a chill night out. More details on Lucille’s can be found in our past post: LINK
By Eric Adams Have you ever looked around your neighborhood and thought—it would be great if we could have a community garden here? Or maybe more after-school programs for students, or special services for seniors? Now, you can bring those ideas to life. “The People’s Money” is the first-ever citywide participatory budgeting process run by…