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Proposed Rent Hikes Trouble Public Housing Tenants
Some public housing tenants are angered that they will soon be asked to pay more for apartments that they feel are already falling apart. (Read More ... )

Engine Company 36 -- A Continuing Fight in Harlem
In this densely populated area with aging buildings, a large senior citizen population and the highest documented asthma rate in the city, residents and community leaders have a hard time believing that budget cuts were the main reason for disbanding the 115-year old Engine Company 36. (Read More...)

East Harlem Rezoning
The Department of City Planning has decided to rezone the area between East 99th and East 122nd Streets. The rezoning will affect approximately 57 blocks in East Harlem by increasing housing and encouraging the growth of small business in the area.

News Articles From Other Publications
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East Harlem: The Epicenter of the Diabetes Crisis
reposted by Joshua Brustein

West Side shops get boot; Residents are up in arms
reposted by Joshua Brustein

On a Weedy Patch, a Park Blooms
reposted by C Z



Marching in East Harlem in protest during the 2 year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.


posted by Kevin Lahoda (March 19, 2005)



Announcements From the Public Officials of District 8

PARKS & RECREATION CELEBRATES RENOVATION OF WAGNER PLAYGROUND  

Mayor's Office, Dept of Education: New High School to be Built

Councilmember Phil Reed - $1 million to renovate M.S. 45 and four other items.



 
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• broken streetlights
• broken traffic lights
• graffiti
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Election coverage for City Council District 8


Neighborhood Activists' Toolkit


Basic information for District 8
Includes Community Boards, plans for the district, demographics, and more.

City Council Representative
Contact information, committee membership, and more.

Community Profile from City Project






Your Forum for Ideas, Comments, Information, and General Gripes.

Lost Parking Spots?
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West Side Story
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Links To Organizations and Sites of Interest for Your District.

Youth Futures Network
posted by Raye Barbieri

East Harlem Preservation Society
posted by Marina Ortiz

Harlem RBI
posted by Kevin Lahoda

friendsofbrookpark.org
posted by h b

Mott Haven Art
posted by Melissa Calderon

East Harlem
posted by Jose Rivera


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