Weekend Guide: Art, Hip Hop, Movies and Veggies

As always, Harlem has a few things going on this weekend to keep you busy. Below are some suggestions that were sent our way. Hope you find something you like. Have a great weekend!
The 25 and up crowd can head to Ginger on Friday night for some old school hip hop and r & b.
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Review: The Harlem Tea Room (closed)

*Update: Harlem Tea Room served their last cup of tea in 2008.
A member of the Uptown Flavor community recently visited The Harlem Tea Room and had a pretty lukewarm experience. He was disappointed at the lack of attentiveness from staff, the apparent inability of the establishment to know the difference between biscuits and scones [...]

Another Scoop: Leasing Public Housing Property To Private Developers

NYCHA intends to lease 17 East Harlem properties to private developers. The plan is to create over 300 units of affordable housing. Some oppose privatization altogether. Others believe creating new partnerships is necessary to solve the affordable housing crisis. Read columnist Errol Louis’ thoughts here.
What do you think?

“Push” the novel has started filming in Harlem

The novel “Push” by Sapphire has been a cult classic amongst African-American Readers for many years. Now the book is being turned into a movie and has started filming in Harlem. Film trucks, cast, and crew are all lined on 123rd Street and Lenox Avenue shooting. One house is completely covered in black cloth and [...]

The Scoop

Operation Hope opens a center in Harlem. {VOA News}
Fifty Harlem kindergarteners start their medical school education at Touro. {5TJT}
Profile of Uptown Dominican communities. {New York Daily News}
Study on NYPD and racial profiling to be released next week. {AM New York}
Former Harlem Globetrotter named tallest man in the U.S. {AM New York}