Tag: Harlem (Manhattan, NY)

How New York City Became a Free-for-All of Unlicensed Weed

Shops selling weed have proliferated since the state legalized cannabis last year, thriving in confusion over their legality and a lack of enforcement.

Harlem Mourns the Rev. Calvin Butts III

Congregants and neighbors remembered a pastor who they said was determined to fight racism and lift up the Black community.

The Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, Dynamic Harlem Pastor, Dies at 73

He led Abyssinian Baptist Church and helped revitalize his community by building housing, some of which he reserved for existing residents.

NYC Politicians Say Yes to Big Real Estate Amid Housing Crisis

Lawmakers on the left are fierce critics of the real estate industry. But some are embracing new housing development, even if it’s not fully affordable.