OP-EDS

…from Mexico, Central America, West Africa, the Middle East and China. Generation after generation, these families have made and continue to make East Harlem a diverse and vibrant neighborhood with…

December 20, 2013

December 20, 2013

…my kids can have it why can’t kids who are in a different zip code?” The program also doesn’t just focus on kids. Parents, educators, care givers and public housing…

2019 Benefit Honorees

Angela Pinsky Association for a Better New York, Executive Director As Executive Director, Angela is dedicated to promotion of New York City and civic dialogue through the expansion and evolution…

Meet Valeria

Valeria arrived in the United States five years ago when she was 28 years old. She had left the Dominican Republic with her husband and three children to build a…

February 8, 2024 – Black History Month Walking Tour

February 8, 2024 – Black History Month Walking Tour

…led participants on a historic journey through the neighborhood, making stops at iconic landmarks like Langston Hughes’ home, the National Black Theatre, and historic African burial grounds. View more from…

Reform NYPD Now

…NY Marcus Garvey Park Alliance Metro Hope Church Minority Business Leadership Council Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church New Settlement Apartments NMIC The Opportunity Network Queens Community House Row New…

Youth Development and Opportunity

Youth Development and Opportunity

…youth, almost exclusively African-American and Latino, who are more than twice as likely to be “disconnected.” Founded in 1964, our College Readiness program has provided more than 20,000 low-income students…

May 5, 2015

May 5, 2015

…Jazz Museum of Harlem, the Harambee African Dance Company, the AUC Chinese Lion Dancers, Belly Dancers, Salsa, Flamenco, hip-hop dancers and spoken word poets, this party has something for everyone….

Wellness

…across all of our programs. We combat high rates of pediatric asthma in East and Central Harlem. Working with the New York Academy of Medicine, Union Settlement developed what is…

Business Development

…trigger economic growth in East Harlem. The East Harlem 360° program is being conducted in collaboration with two other local organizations – Hope Community and Uptown Grand Central – and…