Harlem

As Federal Funds Put Second Ave. Subway Extension on Express Track, Displacement Looms for Locals

Nov. 28, 2021, 7:45 p.m.Nov. 29, 2021, 7:30 a.m.

The Biden istration’s injection of billions into local infrastructure has state and transit officials tooting horns about the Q line’s uptown run. But some residents along the route say they’re trying to avoid getting railroaded out of the neighborhood.

Politics

Brian Benjamin Backer Indicted for Alleged Attempt to Bilk City Campaign Matching Fund System

Nov. 19, 2021, 6:22 p.m.Nov. 20, 2021, 12:31 a.m.

Following a money trail first exposed by THE CITY, federal prosecutors allege Harlem real estate player Gerald Migdol secretly paid for others’ donations to the comptroller campaign of New York’s now lieutenant governor.

NYCHA

NYCHA Workers Covered Up Signs of Mold to Skirt Cleanup, Probe Shows

Oct. 31, 2021, 8:36 p.m.Oct. 31, 2021, 8:37 p.m.

Seven employees have been brought up on internal charges at five separate public housing developments across New York, THE CITY has learned. Meanwhile, the federal monitor flagged more than 600 mold and water leak inspections as problematic.

Work

Sen. Chuck Schumer Aims to Deliver Infrastructure Dollars to Help Food Couriers

Oct. 13, 2021, 7:18 p.m.April 3, 2025, 2:20 p.m.

During a ride-along with the labor group Los Deliveristas Unidos in Harlem Wednesday, the Senate majority leader announced he’d like to assign funds from the $1 trillion infrastructure bill to build rest area kiosks for food-app cyclists and drivers.

Department of Sanitation

East Harlem Waiting for Long-Term Trash Fix Four Years After de Blasio Pledge

Sept. 29, 2021, 12:55 p.m.Sept. 29, 2021, 12:55 p.m.

An East 99th Street sanitation garage has been falling down for over 30 years. City Hall promised to find a permanent replacement as the East Harlem rezoning got the green light in 2017. That goal is still far off, locals say.

Campaign 2021

Perkins Loses Harlem Council Primary Recount by 114 Votes to Democratic Socialist

Aug. 17, 2021, 4:18 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:58 a.m.

Kristin Richardson Jordan prevailed over the longtime Central Harlem leader in a manual recount by the Board of Elections that took nearly a month to certify — and marks the official end of the city’s first ever ranked-choice-vote primary.

Harlem

Manual Recount Likely in Race for Bill Perkins’ Council Seat, BOE Says

July 13, 2021, 7:05 p.m.July 13, 2021, 7:55 p.m.

Political newcomer Kristin Richardson Jordan leads by just 104 votes over the longtime Harlem leader, who many say has been absent from his post in recent years following serious health problems.

Campaign 2021

Perkins Holds Small Edge in Crowded Harlem Council Race as Newcomer Stands Out

June 25, 2021, 3:44 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:57 a.m.

Democratic socialist Kristin Richardson Jordan is in a virtual dead heat with longtime Harlem leader Bill Perkins, who ran for reelection in the 13-person contest despite health concerns and criticisms over his effectiveness.

FAQ NYC

LISTEN: Charlie Rangel’s Dream of a Second Reconstruction

March 14, 2021, 12:15 a.m.May 27, 2025, 2:14 p.m.

Charlie Rangel, the 23-term Congressmember who represented Harlem for nearly a half-century, ed away this weekend at age 94. In 2021, Rangel — by then the last surviving member of Harlem’s legendary “Gang of Four” after the death the previous year of Mayor David Dinkins — sat down for a 90-minute conversation with FAQ NYC […]

Campaign 2021

Incumbent Bill Perkins s Crowded Harlem Council Race Despite Health Concerns

March 4, 2021, 9:37 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:52 a.m.

Councilmember Perkins would be allowed to serve for a two-year term if reelected. But some Harlemites, Council colleagues and a former staffer have serious doubts about the longtime elected official’s fitness.

Harlem

As Federal Funds Put Second Ave. Subway Extension on Express Track, Displacement Looms for Locals

Brian Benjamin Backer Indicted for Alleged Attempt to Bilk City Campaign Matching Fund System

NYCHA Workers Covered Up Signs of Mold to Skirt Cleanup, Probe Shows

Sen. Chuck Schumer Aims to Deliver Infrastructure Dollars to Help Food Couriers

East Harlem Waiting for Long-Term Trash Fix Four Years After de Blasio Pledge

Perkins Loses Harlem Council Primary Recount by 114 Votes to Democratic Socialist

Manual Recount Likely in Race for Bill Perkins’ Council Seat, BOE Says

Perkins Holds Small Edge in Crowded Harlem Council Race as Newcomer Stands Out

LISTEN: Charlie Rangel’s Dream of a Second Reconstruction

Incumbent Bill Perkins s Crowded Harlem Council Race Despite Health Concerns

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