The West Harlem Development Corporation in September awarded approximately $1.8 million to local nonprofit organizations through its Community Benefits Grant program.

A New York City initiative to convert the Hamilton Heights medical center into supportive housing has been in the works since 2019. But some residents say they only learned about the plans to redevelop the medical center—a place with a range of community services—last week.

Following the arrival of many migrants to New York City due to busing programs coming from various states, Columbia Community Impact has seen a tremendous growth in demand for its services.

On Nov. 8, New Yorkers will have a chance to vote on a $4.2 billion climate bill that is projected to create over $9 billion in project spending and 84,000 jobs in the state.

As a prominent Hamilton Heights medical center in Hamilton Heights approaches demolition in 2023, local residents are expressing frustration at the lack of transparency surrounding the decision.

Soup kitchens in Morningside Heights and West Harlem have seen a significant increase in demand since the pandemic. However, the combined impact of rising inflation, the COVID-19 pandemic, and recent influxes of migration have meant some West Harlem pantries are struggling to stay afloat.

Even though New York City’s Department of Education lifted the mask mandate for public school children above the age of five on March 7, Jason Yarn’s son continues to wear a mask in class.

Signe Mortensen, the program coordinator at the West 150th St Block Association and chair of the housing, land use, and zoning committee of Community Board 9, is known by her neighbors as “the tree lady.” She earned the distinct nickname through 12 years of passionately volunteering to revitalize her block’s greenery. However, in order to fund this work, she, like many other community organizers, had to learn to navigate the grant system.