Sugar Hill Capital Partners, voted the worst landlord in New York City in 2021 by the New York City Public Advocate’s office, has begun conversations to transfer ownership of its deteriorating properties to an undisclosed nonprofit, New York State Senator Robert Jackson said at a town hall meeting last month.

Carthage Advisors is set to break ground on a new affordable housing complex serving the West Harlem community. Known as Marcus Garvey Village, the property will be entirely dedicated to affordable housing.

City administrators have approved construction of the Morningside Cafe kiosk, following a unanimous vote by the Landmarks and Preservation Commission on Jan. 10, ending 20 years without local business presence in Morningside Park. The introduction of the kiosk, which city officials expect to be completed by this summer, is part of a larger effort by the Department of Parks and Recreation to bring local businesses to the city’s parks.

The deteriorating conditions in the buildings owned by TriHill Management range from broken elevators to rat and pest infestations. Faced with poorly maintained apartments and threat of displacement, tenants across West Harlem and broader Manhattan have come together to form the TriHill Tenant Coalition.

As city agencies continue attempting to address increased complaints about insufficient trash cleanup and rat infestations in West Harlem, the Department of Sanitation will be shifting garbage set-out time for residential properties, businesses, and private carters from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on April 1.The time change, announced last October, hopes to address difficulties in managing the ever-increasing rat population in communities like West Harlem.The plan includes a new set of rules limiting the amount of time that trash, recycling, and organics can sit on city sidewalks.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $20.4 million investment into River View Towers, an affordable housing complex in Hamilton Heights, on Jan. 19. The funding, part of a larger $390 million investment into affordable housing across the state, aims to address the issues plaguing the aging 25-story complex.

Engines roar and semi-trucks hurdle by as cyclists fight to navigate West Harlem’s major thoroughfares. A lack of protected bike lanes often means community members are forced to engage in dangerous maneuvers with vehicles on their daily commutes.

Among the townhouses lining 120th Street sits Emmaus House of Harlem, an organization dedicated to addressing housing, economic, and racial inequities faced by formerly incarcerated New Yorkers.