Gabriela Jara

A new Italian restaurant is in the making at the former location of Italian eatery Cafe Pertutti, which was boarded up on Feb. 16. Pertutti, a neighborhood staple tucked between Milano Market and Cardomat stationery store, had been in business for over 13 years.

Local eateries have come under the scrutiny of health inspectors recently, after many received violation points well above the 14-point citywide average.

A developer has been conditionally approved by the Harlem Community Development Corporation to redesign the historic Victoria Theater on 125th Street, following a selection process that has dragged on since 2004.

Community Food & Juice—which opened its doors on Nov. 2—hopes to become a neighborhood mainstay with its eclectic, health-focused menu, and juice bar.

Over one hundred protesters—some still dressed in their Sunday best—carried signs with phrases like “Harlem is Our Mecca,” “Stop Cultural Genocide,” and “Stop Bleaching Harlem” on Sunday.

As residents begin to move into two new luxury towers on 99th Street and Broadway, the buildings continue to stir tensions in the community.

Peter and Maxine Roël’s newly established Pilates Shop/Yoga Garage recently relocated to the stretch of Broadway between 108th and 109th Streets. It moved to Morningside Heights after its location in a private residential area on 96th and Columbus Avenue was purchased by a Buddhist organization.

A stretch of businesses on Frederick Douglass Boulevard are facing the possibility of being ousted following the sale of their buildings to the Sigfeld and Kimco Realty Corporation for a record $1,429 per square foot.