EVENTS

BRONX CULTURE TROLLEYwill make stops at South Bronx cultural organizations offering free activities on Wednesday, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., beginning at the Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse, at 149th Street, Mott Haven. At the gallery at 5 p.m. will be a reception and viewing of the exhibition “Graffiti: Spirit of an Age @ 40 x 10,” featuring the work of former teenage graffiti artists. Other events include a Latin jazz performance and stops at the Alexander Avenue art and antiques district. Sponsored by the Bronx Council on the Arts. The trolley departs the gallery at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.(718) 931-9500, Ext. 33, bronxarts.org; free.

BIG ONION WALKING TOURS

Sunday at 1 p.m., “Historic Harlem — Celebrating Black History Month,” meeting on the northwest corner of Lenox Avenue and 135th Street.(212) 439-1090, bigonion.com; $15; $12 for 63+; $10 for students and members of the New-York Historical Society.

Country Day In Harlem

Country Day In Harlem

Alex Davidson 02.16.09

Zina Mingo has lived in Harlem for all her 40 years and now teaches in a Harlem public school. But committed as she is to the community, she wasn’t willing to subject her son, Devon, now 8, to the educational system she works for. “Most of the schools in Harlem are failing schools, and that’s just not an option to me,” she says.

Instead, Mingo is pinning her hopes for Devon on Harlem Academy, a four-year-old not-for-profit school just north of Central Park. With its small classes, focus on rigorous academics, required parental involvement and long school day, the school gets results; 90% of third graders score above the national median in reading and math. Students arrive at 7:30, begin sports at 3:45 and leave at 5 or 6, depending on whether they want homework help after sports. For that, parents pay as little as $400 a year and as much as $16,000, depending on income.READ MORE…[FORBES]

Newly Constructed Apartments for Rent in the Harlem Section of Manhattan

Newly Constructed Apartments for Rent in the Harlem Section of Manhattan

 Here’s some news from our friends in NYC City government:

1405 FIFTH AVENUE LLC is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for 17 affordable housing rental apartments now under construction at 1405 Fifth Avenue, 3 East 115th Street and 6 East 116th Street in the Harlem section of Manhattan. These buildings are being constructed through the Low-Income Affordable Marketplace Program (LAMP) of the City of New York’s Housing Development Corporation and the Cornerstone Program of New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development. The size, rent and targeted income distribution for the 17 apartments are in this PDF.

If you’re interested in these apartments, heed these directions:

Applications may be requested by mail ONLY from: 1405 Fifth Avenue, LLC (LAMP), c/o The Wavecrest Management Team, 87-14 116th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418. Please include a self-addressed envelope with your request. Completed applications must be returned by regular mail only (no priority, certifi ed, registered, express, or overnight mail will be accepted) to a post offi ce box number that will be listed with the application, and must be postmarked by March 26, 2009. [DW]

WINTER JAM

Date: Saturday, February 7th
Time: 11:00am – 4:00pm
Location: East River Park (Houston Street and FDR Drive)
Cost: Free

Ironically, I miss this event every year because I am snowboarding, but if you are in town this weekend be sure to check it out. Winter Jam NYC will feature a 70-foot long Snow Flume for sledding, a winter snowfield with snowshoeing and cross-country skiing*, a snowman making contest, and of course the Snowboarding competition on a 90-foot tall Snowscraper structure. If you get chilled step into their Warming Hut with free samples from NY State farmers and producers, performances from the high flying Skyriders and live music from artists such as Apollo Run and FreeNYC fave Dujeous.