Harlem Black-Owned LGBTQ Bar Raises Funds To Survive Coronavirus

Harlem's Alibi Lounge has raised more than $20,000 in a crowd-funding effort as it remains closed due to the coronavirus crisis.

Columbia Announces Emergency Loan Fund For Harlem Businesses

The Columbia University initiative will support small businesses in Upper Manhattan with loans ranging from $500 to $50,000.

Columbia Offers Emergency Loans To Harlem Businesses: Report

The Manhattan ivy-league's emergency fund will distribute loans to local businesses hurt by the coronavirus.

Manhattan Borough Pres To Host Virtual Small Business Town Hall

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer will host the event with Columbia University's Harlem Small Business Development Center.

Open or Closed? Let Local Customers In Harlem Know

We’re publishing a simple open-or-closed directory for Harlem Businesses. Here’s how to get listed.

Harlem Restaurant Week Returns With Lunch, Dinner Deals

The number of business participating in the Harlem promotion has nearly tripled since last year, organizers said.

Spectrum Opens New Uptown Storefront

The new store is the internet service provider's seventh brick-and-mortar location in Manhattan.

Riverside Park Restaurant Space Up For Grabs, City Says

The Parks Department is seeking a partner to open a restaurant the West 151st Street Arcade in Riverside Park.

Food Hall Coming To Columbia's Harlem Campus, Report Says

Chef Franklin Becker will head the new dining venture at Columbia's West 125th Street and Broadway campus set to open next year.

JJ Johnson's New Harlem Restaurant Gives Rice A Starring Role

Johnson's FIELDTRIP on Lenox Avenue and West 115th Street features a menu of rice bowls using high-end grains at a reasonable price.

Huge Supermarket Coming To East Harlem, Reports Say

Food Bazaar will occupy a 45,885-square-foot space in the One East Harlem development on Third Avenue and East 125th Street.

E Harlem Food Vendors To Get Free Space In Chelsea Market

Alumni of East Harlem nonprofit Hot Bread Kitchen's food incubator will be offered rent-free vendor space at the crowded food market.

Commercial Rents Rise On Harlem's 125th Street, Study Says

West 125th Street saw the largest year-over-year increase in retail rents in a study of 17 Manhattan commercial corridors.

Liquor Stores Must Notify Community Before Opening: Harlem Sen.

Senator Brian Benjamin's newly-passed bill requires liquor stores to notify community members before opening.

Shake Shack To Open First Harlem Location

Neighborhood small businesses Lady Lexis Sweets and Harlem Brewing Company will be featured on the menu.

City Gives Biotech Company $1M To Set Up Harlem Lab

Quentis Therapeutics' new West Harlem facility will help grow the company from 16 to 50 full-time employees.

Supermarket Secures 15-Year Lease In Harlem, Reports Say

The supermarket chain, which has three locations in East Harlem, will open a 20,000-square-foot space in Central Harlem.

Harlem's First Chipotle Delays Grand Opening

A new opening date for the West 125th Street eatery has not been set.

Craft Beer Bar Opens In Harlem, Report Says

Harlem Hops is the first craft beer bar to open in the neighborhood that is 100 percent owned by African-Americans, according to reports.

Carver Federal Savings To Stay In Harlem, Report Says

Harlem's last black-owned bank will relocate to a new space on West 125th Street, Crain's New York Business first reported.

Singer Teyana Taylor To Open '90s-Themed Harlem Nail Salon

The model, singer and dancer teased a February opening on Instagram.

Chipotle To Open First Harlem Restaurant: Report Says

The fast-casual Mexican food chain has secured space on West 125th Street.

Gucci Comes To Harlem With Help Of Designer Dapper Dan

The luxury fashion retailer is opening a brick-and-mortar store in Harlem headed by street style designer Dapper Dan.

Coffee Shop To Open On Columbia's West Harlem Campus

Dear Mama Coffee, which is currently based in East Harlem, is expected to open in the fall of 2018.

Harlem Boutique Wine Store To Open Wine Bar: Report

Pompette Wines & Spirits will open a wine bar on the corner of West 131st Street and Lenox Avenue.

Fine, We'll Stop Calling South Harlem 'SoHa,' Real Estate Brokers Say

Keller Williams brokers have agreed to stop calling South Harlem "SoHa" in listings, after massive backlash from neighbors and politicians.

Free Business Workshop Coming To Harlem In June

Don't miss out on free business workshops and resources when the Department of Small Business Services sets up shop in Harlem.

Harlem Whole Foods To Open In July

The 39,000-square-foot grocery store will open in a new commercial building on West 125th Street and Lenox Avenue.

Jimmy Jazz Harlem Store To Reopen, Host Free Cam'Ron Concert

Jimmy Jazz' new 125th Street flagship store will feature more than 100 styles, including Jordans and Yeezy Boosts.

Walk-In Clinic Opens in Harlem Pharmacy

A new MinuteClinic has opened in a CVS on Lenox Avenue near West 116th Street.

National Retail Chains Increase Footprint in Harlem: Study

The presence of national retail stores increased in two of the seven zip codes that make up Harlem.

New Harlem Olive Garden to Bring 170 Jobs, Unlimited Breadsticks

A 10,000-square-foot Olive Garden opened Tuesday in Harlem on the corner of West 125th Street and Lenox Avenue.

City Grant Program Created to Support East Harlem Business Owners

The Department of Small Business Services launched a new program which will give $3 million in grants across six city neighborhoods.