New Family Home Visits program for first-time parents targets underserved New Yorkers regardless of immigration status

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Photo credit: Digital Skillet 1 The Health Department announced on December 7, 2021, that the New Family Home Visits program is open to first-time families in public housing engaged with child welfare or living in neighborhoods with the greatest social … Read More

District 9 City Council Member Bill Perkins loses Central Harlem seat to Kristin Richardson Jordan

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Photo credit: prettypressinc  Even though things were in his favor on Primary Night, incumbent District 9 City Council Member Bill Perkins didn’t sustain the race of ranked choice voting. At the end of the 13 rounds, Harlemite Kristin Richardson Jordan … Read More

Impact of 2020 New York State Bail Reform on Central Harlem Community discussed at The Greater Harlem Coalition meeting

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Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Greater Harlem Coalition invited Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennanto to discuss the impact of the 2020 New York State Bail Reform on the Central Harlem Community, at their meeting held on February 27, 2020 … Read More