With its 13 violinists, four cellists and clarinets, and more, the Harlem Chamber Players plucks at the heartstrings of West Harlem residents yearning for diversity in classical music.

Columbia hosted its free, biannual Manhattanville Community Day on Saturday at the Manhattanville campus, which brought increased engagement between West Harlem families, local business vendors, and nonprofit organizations.

The Uptown Night Market, Manhattan’s largest food and cultural festival, celebrated its final day of the 2023 season last Thursday. After seven months of colorful lights, soulful music, and delectable cuisines, over 150,000 visitors said goodbye to the market, which will return next May. Market organizers and attendees expressed their appreciation for the festival, now concluding its third season, and its benefits to Harlem's economy.

The Great Broadway Sweep, a weeklong effort to collect litter along Broadway, kicked off day three of its initiative in Morningside Heights on Wednesday.

Students at Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School adjusted to their new campus on New York City public schools’ first day of classes, following the school’s relocation to East Harlem this year.

The Morningside Art Exchange, a space for student artists to showcase their art and build community with local residents, hosted its inaugural event at Morningside Park on Sunday, April 16.

The Harlem Air Shaft, a two-screen video installation that explores jazz and memory in a Harlem streetscape, premiered its multidisciplinary performance at the Theaterlab on April 2.

Seven candidates vying for a spot on Community Education Council District 6, which covers Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, and Inwood, faced off on Tuesday in the district’s virtual candidate forum.

The Gaming Pathways Program, in collaboration with Urban Arts, hosted an unreleased games arcade under the Harlem Gallery of Science at the City College of New York on March 11. Game, corporate, and student developers showcased projects that have yet to be released.

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine hosted a service of apology on Saturday to acknowledge the cathedral’s historic involvement in the Atlantic slave trade and previous exclusion of Black people from its services.