Dates To Know In Harlem This Week

HARLEM, NY — Most meetings and events may be virtual these days, but there's still plenty going on in Harlem.

Patch has compiled a list of events for neighbors to mark on their calendars. From community meetings to family events, here are the dates to know for the week of May 2.

Sunday, May 2

Pop-Up COVID-19 vaccines at the Broadway Housing Communities Sugar Hill Apartments

• 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 898 St. Nicholas Ave. (enter on 155th St.); register here
• Offering the two-dose Pfizer vaccine
• Open to any New York resident age 16 or older

Monday, May 3

Community Board 11 (East Harlem) housing committee meeting:

• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 4

Jazzonia: The Marriage of Poetry and Jazz — The National Jazz Museum in Harlem

• Virtual, 7 p.m.
• Spoken word by Altovise Laster and Berry atop selections by Billie Holiday and Nina Simone

Community Board 11 (East Harlem) public safety & transportation committee meeting:

• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 5

Community Board 11 (East Harlem) licenses & permits committee meeting:

• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 6

Community Board 11 (East Harlem) environment, open space & parks committee meeting:

• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.

Sounds of Freedom: The Music of Black Liberation (CBFS)

• Online talk by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 8

Neighborhood cleanup at East 125th Street and Madison Avenue — Uptown Grand Central

• Meets at 10 a.m. — register here
• Cleaning tree beds and planting on nearby blocks
• Gloves, brooms, shovels and other supplies provided by the Department of Sanitation
• Social distancing will be in effect; snacks from nearby small businesses will likely be offered

Cleanup at St. Nicholas Park

• Meets at 11 a.m.
• Hosted by Friends of St. Nicholas Park

Movement Speaks: free on-street, in-person dance classes for older adults

• West Harlem: West 122nd Street and Riverside Drive Grants Tomb Plaza
  • Ongoing until July 30
• Central Harlem: 1:30 – 2:30 p.m., West 124th St. between St. Nicholas & Morningside Aves.
  • Also May 15, 22; June 15
• East Harlem: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Eat 103rd Street between Lexington & Park Aves.
  • Also May 15, 22; June 15

Ongoing

The West Harlem Development Corporation is hosting a contest asking West Harlem artists to help design its new logo — the winner will receive $1,250, with smaller prizes for second and third place. Deadline to apply is May 31.

Community Board 10 is asking people to donate personal care and toiletry items for seniors — learn more here

Applications are open for the Harlem Youth gardeners program, running from March 27 – May 15

East Harlem's Pleasant Village Community Garden is seeking volunteers — email pleasantvillagegarden@gmail.com to volunteer.

Some events via Harlem One Stop and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer's weekly newsletter.

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