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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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Sheepshead Bay Resident Shares the Political Sentiment of Russian-Ukrainian Community

Ellie moved with her family from Donetsk, Ukraine, to Sheepshead Bay in South Brooklyn when she was just two years old. This vibrant New York neighborhood is well-known for its large Russian-speaking immigrant community, composed predominantly of individuals and families […]

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

Giovanni Mancilla resonates with the romantic guitar and melancholy lyrics of Sierreño music, a regional Mexican sound popularized in recent years. For many GenZ Mexican-Americans, like Mancilla, Sierreño style speaks to their emotions. “I definitely think our generation is more […]

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Target Shoppers Hate the Lock Boxes

“I am not a big fan of them, having lockboxes makes it harder for me to do a quick trip,” said Chenicia Cummings, a 21-year-old junior at The City College of New York (CCNY). Cummings is one of many Target […]

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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

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

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

Women crowd together on a stage for a photo. There is a projection screen in the background with a woman's face.

Community Action

December 16, 2024

Empowering Change: Over 100 Women of Color Gather for Ma Mukti Leadership Summit

A robot stands with its arms above its head before a forest in the background. A bird flies near its hands in the center frame.

For Students

December 14, 2024

The Wild Robot (2024): A Heartfelt Adventure of Nature and Technology

A sign that has been taped up to show the direction of where to vote.

Election

November 23, 2024

East Village Residents Shrug Off Election Results, But Gen Z is Fed Up

Akilah Irvin I voted

Elections

November 5, 2024

Stressful Voting in Yonkers

Bay Ridge Brooklyn stores

Elections

November 4, 2024

Bay Ridge Muslim Arab American Disappointed with Political Parties

Election

November 4, 2024

Hispanic, Asian and Italian LES Voters Want Policies That Help Them

Grocery shoppers in the Bronx. Photo by Frederick Opoku Kumi

Elections

November 2, 2024

How Diverse Communities Votes and Voices Are Ignored In Election Or Politics

Marbel Hill Neighborhood

Elections

November 1, 2024

Voices Rise in Marble Hill as Election Day Nears