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Have no clue how to celebrate Oktoberfest in Harlem? Look to Harlem Park to Park to assist. They offer plenty of options starting tomorrow (October 1)! Harlem Park to Park Initiative is a merchants association formed in 2009 to encourage and sustain commerce throughout the upper part of Manhattan, known as Harlem.
From October 1 to October 31 it is Restaurant and Retail Month where participating restaurants will offer three course prix fixe menus. Local shops that are participating in Oktoberfest in Harlem will offer select retail items for $20.10. Harlem Park to Park is co-hosting the Harlem Harvest Festival October 9 at St. Nicholas Avenue and 116th Street. And on October 28th end the fest with a Harlem Restaurant and Bar Crawl along 8th Avenue, i.e. Frederick Douglass Blvd.
So there are plenty of options to celebrate Oktoberfest in Harlem. I definitely plan to partake in one or more of these events. Hope to see you around!
By HarlemGal
Michelin “Bib Gourmand” restaurant picks under $40 for New York City were recently announced. Two Harlem restaurants made the list again and one new Harlem restaurant was added. El Paso Taqueria, located at 104 Lexington Avenue, made the list for the very first time! Congrats to the Spanish Harlem restaurant known for cooking and serving good Mexican food!
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, located in the West Harlem area and Zoma, located on the southeast corner of 113th Street and Frederick Douglass Blvd. made the list again! Good for them!
In total three restaurants made the list. Click here to see the complete list. Who else from Harlem do you think should have made the list of best restaurants under $40?
By HarlemGal
Last week, I blogged about the documentary, “Waiting for Superman,” which features a Harlem student and Geoffrey Canada, and talks about the education system in America. Since I have seen the film, which I liked, I have come across information that provides another view on the subject. I wanted to share it with you. Below is a Youtube video on two Harlem teacher’s point of view on public schools versus charter schools.
By HarlemGal Art for Change is hosting a closing exhibition reception and screening of “The Other Side of Immigration” in East Harlem this Thursday, September 30 at 2082 Lexington Avenue at 126th Street. The reception starts at 6:30 p.m. followed by a screening at 7:30 p.m. Roy Germano, the director of this award-winning documentary, will be making remarks at this event and available for a Q&A immediately following the conclusion of the film. If you are interested in attending both events in East Harlem, kindly RSVP to: eliana@artforchange.org
“The Other Side of Immigration” is a documentary based on interviews with men and women in the Mexican countryside. The film explores why so many people leave small Mexican towns to work in the United States and what happens to the families and communities they leave behind. This film has screened at dozens of universities, conferences, and film festivals in the U.S. and Europe since 2009.
This place is a goldmine! Owners Chris Pollok and Oujmane Keita have delivered to our Harlem neighborhood a new watering hole that since day one has hit the ground running. You may have been following our updates
on bier international 6 months prior to it’s opening (thanks to HCL’s HarlemGal) and how we have been highly anticipating this place. We are excited that it is now open and already a new hot spot in the neighborhood. Very diverse clientele from the after work suit and tie crowd to casual shorts and flip flops just stopping by for a cold beer. During the day you get families with kids along with a solid Saturday & Sunday brunch crowd. The brunch menu has Crab Cakes Benedict for $12, Buttermilk Pancakes with assorted berries for $7, and a Norwegian Smoked Salmon Omelet for $10 just to name a few. Many evenings it is already overcrowded with its front wall of open windows allowing people to spill into the sidewalk. Very inviting and welcoming atmosphere. I walk by it every night on my way home and have yet to see it uncrowded. Not only can you get a large assortment of imported beers on tap (or by bottle) but they also provide a minimal selection of nice wines for the non beer drinkers in the house.
When they first opened, 5 weeks ago, the food started off with a minimal selection. It has now expanded to a full menu of small entrees and a healthy variety of appetizers thanks to Chef Adriano. The food is very reasonably priced between $7 to $12. Each plate has a beer suggestion to pair it with. Very smart move as I noticed looking around at all the tables and the bar that almost everyone was eating something. They have a nice cheese platter that you can tailor to a selection of cheeses you like. The also have an excellent Quacamole and Chips appetizer. I highly recommend the sliced Brauts with Sauerkraut served without bread. Goes nicely along with a couple of cold ones. Also very good is their WildMushroom Quesadilla. It’s priced very reasonably but the group I was with all agreed they should offer two sizes. A small size for one or two to share, and a larger size that several people could share. This was the tables favorite with the group I was with. The Steak Burgers are also great. Very hearty and come with french fries. They also have ShavedParmesan and Truffle hand-cut Fries which are quite tasty. Also noteworthy the Catfish Tacos and the Fig & Pig (porchetta) Salad. The Fig & Pig Salad is only available during Oktobierfest. See full dinner menu. The Bier Steak Burger along with a couple other new items have been added to the menu.
This place has a great vibe and is already thriving. Everytime I’ve gone so far both of the owners have been present, very involved and mingling with the customers. This is a sure recipe to a successful establishment. The staff are equally as welcoming and friendly.
Bier International is the new kid on the block and as far as popularity goes, just pop in and see for yourself.
Enjoy Oktoberfest from September 18 – October 3. Bier International
By HarlemGal
Frederick Douglass Blvd is in the news again! Some entities are clearly getting it that FDB from 110th Street to 125th Street is the place to be! DNAinfo.com and The New York Times have recently filed stories about FDB and how it’s experiencing a boom in drinking and eating establishments. These articles even mention the buzz words “restaurant row.” Hmm…sounds familiar?
Frederick Douglass Blvd. (Circa 2008)
On September 23, DNAinfo wrote about the booming restaurant and bar business along FDB. It was a good story. They introduced us to new information about what the Livmor is up to with their commercial space. However, I was wondering why they left out other notable places, such as Mojo, Billie’s Black Bar, Questan’s and Cafe Amrita? Amrita is at the base of 110th and FDB. Mojo and Billie’s are technically on 119th Street, they are less than a block away from FDB and Mojo and Questan’s opened for business in the last five years. I think all these venues deserved a mention in DNAinfo and The Times. Also, why not mention the proposed Cupcake Suite opening on FDB, Aloft Hotel or the rumored Busboys and Poets coming to Harlem? I guess there is so much action happening on or near FDB, it is a challenge for these news outlets to keep track!
Frederick Douglass Blvd. today
In addition, I noticed that both publications did not mention much about vacant commercial space. What are The Douglass and Gateway Condominiums planning for their commercial space? I would bet that they are aggressively trying to sell their space. I hear Society Cafe is interested in expanding their space right next door once Gateway finishes their construction. If that ends up being true, that would be great for them. They appear to have outgrown their current space.
Overall, it is awesome media coverage for Harlem once again. I love it! Out of the two articles, I will end with my favorite quote from Chris Pollok, co-owner of bier international. “My sense is that this [Frederick Douglass Blvd.] is going to be the Restaurant Row of Harlem.” I will drink to that, Chris! Strawberry beer, please!
The 115th St. branch of the New York City Public Library is not new to the neighborhood. However, I felt that it was worth sharing my most recent experience with this institution. Tucked around the corner of 115th St. and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., is this small but inviting public library.
New York City Public Library, W. 115th St. Branch
My intention was to locate books that were of high interest but at a low reading level. I wanted to compile a few references to give to adults who have very basic reading skills and wish to further their enjoyment of reading. Even though I didn’t have a particular author in mind, a librarian on the second floor readily assisted me in my attempt to locate the specific reading materials. After scanning the books and asking other employees, it was concluded that this branch, unfortunately, did not possess the specific books that I requested.
I was prepared to exit the library and continue my search when one of the staff members suggested that I visit the Centers for Reading and Writing (CRW), located on 125th St. There are locations in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. These centers have programs to assist adults with reading and writing difficulties and strive to improve their communication skills. The librarian looked up the pertinent information, ran off a copy, and provided detailed directions to, two centers in the Harlem area.
I plan to investigate the programs and will report my findings in a future story. So thanks to the pleasant and helpful staff who contributed to a wonderful experience at the W. 115th St. library. Now, it’s off to Harlem’s CRW….
If you’re looking for a place to hang your hat and get your groove on this weekend (or any night for that matter), Harlem has a spot for you – and right on it’s Gold Coast.
See friends to “HCL” Jai Jai, Karl & Chris interviewed in the clip below. If you haven’t already, get out there and checkout your neighborhood hotspots. See you all there. Salute! HarlemGuy
“And I think this is what I felt when we first moved into Harlem… All these people on the street, various colors. So much pattern. So much movement. So much color. So much vitality. So much energy.”
By HarlemGal
There are plenty of films that open every weekend in New York City. There are so many that it is hard to decide what to see in the movie theaters at times. However, this weekend is different. There is only one film to see and that’s “Waiting for Superman,” which opens in the Big Apple on September 24. “Waiting for Superman” is a new documentary by Davis Guggenheim, Academy Award-winning director of “An Inconvenient Truth,” that covers our public education system and it features individuals from or connected to Harlem.
In the film, Guggenheim’s cameras follow Bianca, who is now a second grader, lives in Harlem with her mother Nakia and is trying to get into a charter school. Geoffrey Canada, CEO of the Harlem’s Children Zone, is also featured in the film as well as the charter school he founded right here in Central Harlem. And last, the film’s title came from Canada. “The title refers to a Harlem educator’s childhood belief that a superhero would fix the problems of the ghetto.”
According to some reviews, the film is expected to rattle some boots, i.e. charter vs. no charter schools, and potentially start a revolution about public education. For me, anything that provokes some rattle and a little bit of revolution about a topic and situation that affects us all, I am so there. I can’t wait to see “Waiting for Superman” in theaters this weekend. Join me?
I have the pleasure of experiencing the incredible African American Day Parade (the largest Black Parade in America) outside my window on Adam Clayton Powell, Jr Blvd every September. Since 1969 this Parade has been– and still is –a kinetic feast for the senses. It’s color, sound, movement, scent and spirit. It brings together young and old, rich and poor, gay and straight, nerdy and cool, drums and horns, black , white, yellow, red — heck, even purple, royal blue and silver. It puts pride and dignity in everyone’s heart and a smile on everyone’s face.
By HarlemGal
Harlem’s new premium beer joint, bier international, has hit the ground running since it opened several weeks ago. Bier first started serving quality beer (their strawberry beer is my favorite) and then came the starter and full menu. Soon after, they launched a brunch menu, which is offered on the weekends. Up next is Oktoberfest at bier. They are starting the celebration this Saturday! So if you want to join in on the celebration, stop by bier international, located at 2099 Frederick Douglass Blvd., in Harlem this weekend!
Just in time for Fall comes a new podcast byRhythmDBwith cool soothing chillout and world music blended together with atmospheric house. Multi-Rhythmic Mix(Harlem Beauty)never gets off track from it’s relaxing journey. One of my favorite podcasts to date by RhythmDB and HCL hopes that it will be one of yours too. A must have for your Fall Music Library Collection. On this mix you’ll hear songs from“Samantha James, DJ Lounge Del Mar, Si*Se, Nitin Sawhney, Lisa Shaw, Summer of Space, Kaskade, Blue Six, Late Night Alumni, Jody Wisternoff, Orlando Vaughan, Chuck Love, Noel, Eyereel Allstars and more…
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By HarlemGal
The choices for Sunday morning TV programming is expanding by one show starting September 26 and you might recognize the person involved in this expansion! The Rev. Al Sharpton, who founded the National Action Network that is based on 145th Street in Harlem, has created his own media company and now in turn will compete in the Sunday morning programming with his own syndicated TV show called “Education Superhighway!” This was all announced to The HollywoodReporter earlier this week and today Sharpton is introducing “Education Superhighway,” the 30 minute show, to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. I wonder what Christiane Amanpour from ABC and David Gregory NBC think?
Apparently the Sharpton show has been picked up in 150 markets according to THR. I’ve seen no signs of it airing in New York City yet. Guess I will have to flip through the channels on the tube the morning of September 26 to see if Sharpton is on!
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