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Harlem View is a blog with an eye on community, culture, art, food and life in and around Harlem. It is a product of CCNY Journalism Program in collaboration with the Documentary Forum.

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Jackson Heights Residents React to Trump’s Victory

As the sky over Jackson Heights grows dark on November 9th, residents of 74th street Roosevelt Avenue are making their way to food carts and stands, while protests break out over Bangladeshi politics on the opposite corner. Jackson Heights is […]

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From Nervous Rookies to Seasoned Performers: Astoria Bookshop’s Storytelling Night Welcomes All

In the middle of 30th street and 36th avenue lies Astoria Bookshop, a small bookstore filled up with warm yellow lights and inviting decor. Every first Thursday of the month since 2014, David Lawson has hosted a Storytelling Workshop, where […]

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CCNY Students on Changing the Face of Architecture

NEW YORK, NY Gabriel Alvarez and other young architecture students hope to broaden the way developers and architects think about new projects. “It’s about changing the narrative,” he said, “from ‘look how beautiful’ to ‘look how responsibly beautiful.” What he’s […]

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Three members of a family

Immigration

December 30, 2024

Queens Family Fears Mom Will Get Deported

Statue of Liberty by Andrew Maiman

Homelessness

December 27, 2024

18-year-old Migrant Tries to Make Her Way in New York City

Chris Bobko at The City College of New York Zahn Center.

Business

December 26, 2024

Zahn Innovation Center’s Chris Bobko Encourages AI Use on Campus

Jollof served on a plate with salad as a side.

Neighbors

December 25, 2024

Jollof Wars at First Love NY Church, Forest Hills

A Ferrari Team Formula 1 car in motion.

Sports

December 23, 2024

F1 Fans in Turmoil Over Brad Pitt’s Formula 1 Movie

The corner of Cafe Wha? with customers surrounding the entrance.

Business

December 23, 2024

A Night at Cafe Wha? with Head Chef “JP”

A group of Improv actors center stage, acting out a game of tag.

Arts

December 20, 2024

IMPROV NOW: Enhance Your Creativity and Confidence

A student with headphones stands just to the right of the center of the frame in a green hallway. Only the back of their head is visible. Their headphones have a sticker that reads "$ad Boys."

For Students

December 18, 2024

“$ad Boyz” Unite: How Sad Sierreño Music is Captivating GenZ

A CUNY advertisement with four professionals is vandalized by a peeling sticker of Donald Trump that reads "too big to rig."

Community Action

December 16, 2024

Immigrant Students at CCNY Tackle Legal Uncertainty with Advocacy and Education

An above-ground train in New York City. The train car comes from the left side of the frame and the blue sky peaks over the top of it.

Business

November 23, 2024

Inside NYC’s Subway Surfing Crisis: Cheap Thrills with Deadly Consequences

A group of pedestrians on a sidewalk, photographed from behind. A few women stop at a produce stand in the left of the frame.

Elections

November 22, 2024

A Working-Class Family’s Concerns in Trump’s America

Artist Taylor Swift in a Black turtleneck holding a long-haired cat. The right side of the frame includes a section of her instagram endorsement of VP Kamala Harris.

Elections

November 21, 2024

Celebrity Endorsements’ Influence on Young Voters in the 2024 Election

A woman with three buns in her hair poses with her right hand on her chest.

Arts

November 20, 2024

Yvonne Huatin Chow’s “House of Chow” Stands at the Crossroads of Cultural Movements

The City College of New York's nearly empty campus. An American flag hangs off the flagpole in the center frame. Shepard hall stands in the background.

Election

November 13, 2024

CUNY Students Voice Political Anxiety Post-Election

City College Encampment

Community Action

November 10, 2024

Gaza, Encampment and NYPD Still Big Issues for CCNY Students

Filmmaker Deirdre Fishel against a brown background, looking to the left corner.

Our Stories

November 5, 2024

Filmmaker Deirdre Fishel Explores Isolation of Dementia

Dykman and Sherman Streets in Inwood, New York

Crime

October 23, 2024

Inwood Residents Want Action on Crime and Drugs

Quisqueya Plaza

Housing

October 11, 2024

Washington Heights Residents Worry About Their Changing Neighborhood

Mini Mart in the Bronx

Community Action

October 11, 2024

Grocery Prices Influence Voters in Presidential Election

Students studying in Morris Raphael Cohen Library at The City College of New York

For Students

October 8, 2024

Midterm Stress Adds to CCNY Students’ Mental Health Issues

Instagram, Courtesy Pixabay

Culture

May 27, 2024

Instagram Bodies Make Us Feel So…….

Pro Palestinian Encampment at The City College of New York

Education

May 7, 2024

CUNYGSE Activists Speak

Live audience of students at the CNBC headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Education

May 3, 2024

NBCU Next Level Summit Focuses on Tomorrow’s Leaders

South Bronx residents receiving food from PATHHSEO volunteers.

Marginalized Communities

April 29, 2024

Food Bank Serves South Bronx Residents

Teddy bear

Homelessness

April 29, 2024

An Angel in Washington Heights Helps Migrant Children

Horn player from The Original PInettes, Photo by Bob Gore.

Culture

April 17, 2024

Original Pinettes Bring Women’s New Orleans Jazz to Schomburg Center Stage

Hands around a heart for charity

Our Stories

April 14, 2024

CCNY Muslim Students Raise Close to $92,000 For Charity

Hudson Park Library in Manhattan. People at computers.

Neighborhood Issues

April 13, 2024

New Yorkers Object to Library Cuts

Sneakers on display in a store. Photo by Mick Haupt, Unsplash

Business

April 13, 2024

Downfall of Sneaker Reselling

Construction at the Marshak Science Building at The City College of New York

Community Action

April 13, 2024

Marshak’s Slow Transformation

The Bruckner Expressway in Hunts Point, Bronx

Neighborhood Issues

April 5, 2024

Construction Debris Adds to Chaos on Bruckner Expressway

Fruit stand with customers in the South Bronx

Immigration

April 1, 2024

Migrant Women Become Fruit Sellers in the South Bronx

Community Action

November 6, 2023

City College Students Rally in Support of Palestinians

Design of the new pool at City College Harlem, New York

For Students

November 5, 2023

New Promise for CCNY Swimming Pool Opening

Candy seller on the train copy

Immigration

November 1, 2023

Niña ecuatoriana migrante en los Estados Unidos trabaja en los trenes de Nueva York.

Sign Ask Me about Abortion Pill Reversal

Health Care

October 17, 2023

Anti-Abortion Protestors Block Bronx Women’s Health Center

Students hang out banner

Community Action

May 26, 2023

Protest by CCNY Dreamers Leads to Action

Shepard hall one of the oldest buildings on the City College campus.

For Students

April 6, 2023

City College is a Bargain for Some Students

Education

March 16, 2022

Discovering the City College Music Library

CCNY Outdoors Club Photo by Josh Perez

Community Action

December 31, 2024

CCNY Outdoors Club Enjoys a Great Day

graphic showing social media.

For Students

December 31, 2024

Enough of Social Media!

Instagram screen shot Nems

Arts

December 31, 2024

Brooklyn Rapper Nems Grabs the Mic

Hospital beds

Health Care

December 31, 2024

My Bariatric Surgery

Screen shot of AIDS protest

News

December 31, 2024

Protestors Support AIDS Funding and March On Trump Tower

Three figures are on a green soccer field. Someone in a black uniform is in the right frame with the ball. Another figure is wearing green and is guarding the goal. A referee holds a yellow flag in the middle of the two players.

Education

December 28, 2024

CCNY Men’s Soccer Team Faces Systemic Referee Bias from CUNY Athletic Conference

Protest in Tiblisi, Georgia

Immigration

December 27, 2024

Young Immigrants Take on Adult Responsibilities Early

Art The Clown with santa hat from Terrifier 3

Arts

December 27, 2024

Terrifier 3 Review: The Controversy Behind It All

Food in a school cafeteria while cafeteria workers wait.

Education

December 27, 2024

New York City High School Cafeteria Workers and Students Disagree About Food

New York Artist, Ross Pino

Arts

December 26, 2024

Artist Ross Pino Talks About His Work

The Hamilton Fish Part Library.

Business

December 26, 2024

New York Public Library: Hamilton Fish Branch