West Harlem

Celebrating the earth park to park

Earth Day descends on Morningside and West Harlem this weekend, with concerts, education initiatives, free yoga classes, and art exhibits.

By Abby Mitchell and Olivia Aylmer | Apr 20 05:20 am ET

Police, Harlemites look to curb speeding bikers

Police and locals are working to eliminate the unsafe conditions caused by speeding dirt bikers in West Harlem.

By Luke Barnes | Apr 5 03:59 am ET

Columbians must take a stand

Columbia students need to pay attention to the issues in their college community.

By Andrea Viejo | Apr 3 07:28 pm ET

Five hours, 33 trucks needed to control West Harlem fire

The cause of the fire in the vacant residential building on Morningside Avenue—which drew 138 firefighters to the scene—is still under investigation.

By Gina Lee | Mar 25 04:20 pm ET

Local tenants say photo IDs, new visitor policy will hurt building

Tenants say that 3333 Broadway's photo ID policy is an invasion of privacy. “People will inevitably lose their IDs, especially kids, and if someone gets robbed, it’s easy access to our apartment,” said one tenant.

By Jillian Kumagai | Mar 1 06:29 am ET

'Youth crews' cause uptick in crime

Youth crews have been widely blamed for a perceived spike in crime in West Harlem, as well as in the Grant and Manhattanville housing projects.

By Luke Barnes | Jan 3 06:08 pm ET

After shooting, Harlem residents pessimistic about reducing violence

Politicians, pastors, and local residents say violence among young people in Harlem needs to stop—but they don't have much faith that it will happen.

By Daphne Chen | Sep 20 01:14 am ET

South Korean Buddha visits Riverside Church

In his first trip to the United States, Zen Master Jinje delivered a Dharma talk on the philosophy of Ganhwa Seon to a packed congregation in the church’s nave.

By Finn Vigeland and Quinton Robbins | Sep 16 03:19 am ET

Locals, comedy fans look to make 121st St. block ‘George Carlin Way’

A petition to add Carlin’s name to the block has collected 3,000 signatures in four days.

By Finn Vigeland | Sep 9 03:13 am ET

At West Harlem farm share, locals swap health tips

West Harlem got its own farm share program in June, and residents have been taking advantage of the program, which sells locally-grown fruits and veggies at low prices.

By Abby Mitchell | Sep 8 01:28 am ET

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