Harlem Patch

Scoop: NYC quietly revealed one of the first projects it hopes to fund through the Reconnecting Communties Program, a $1 billion part of the federal infrastructure bill: a project to replace and redesign a dangerous East Harlem footbridge & intersection. patch.com/new-york/harle…

EXCLUSIVE: religious leaders conspired with a billionaire developer to sell 6 Harlem churches and took nearly $2 million in secret payments, letting the developer swindle the churches, according to a previously unreported investigation by @NewYorkStateAG: patch.com/new-york/harle…

Skipped stops, rerouted trains, street closures: here's how to make your weekend travel less of a nightmare. trib.al/mnmkSm8

Challenger Shana Harmongoff claims State Sen. Cordell Cleare and her campaign pushed and threatened her team. Cleare strongly denies it. trib.al/swTfdbo

"Staffers are quitting in droves," a blistering Twitter thread aimed at Alden Global Capital states. trib.al/sQaUGqt

One of your neighbors published an article in the Politics & Government section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) trib.al/IALQiCc

Police released video of a man firing gunshots down a brownstone-lined Central Harlem block, as they seek two suspects. trib.al/dP4IMdK

Weisselberg, 75, the Trump Organization's longtime CFO, pleaded guilty to 15 charges and will testify in a criminal case, prosecutors said. trib.al/UyoVnym

The city has no "concrete plan" to address surging overtime costs in 2023, a state audit contends. trib.al/WGweb1H

An initial "blitz" removed 24 neglected sheds in what Mayor Eric Adams cast as an effort to strength permanent outdoor dining. trib.al/AqJ99nF

With technology as an education tool, parents should be more diligent than ever in safeguarding privacy, said the NYS Secretary of State. trib.al/ffvlyxX

Real estate data in New York and nationwide data says that more than 65 percent of realtors are women, according to a state senator. trib.al/3rwOsLy

After a monthslong move-in, the family-owned pizza shop has become the latest addition to Frederick Douglass Boulevard's Restaurant Row. trib.al/GVRTDrr

"As someone ... there that day I know how important it is," said a petitioner who hoped to save it. "Never forget can’t just be words." trib.al/p3nOi5q

The former New York mayor and Trump attorney remained inside the Fulton County courthouse after several hours of facing questions. trib.al/maTP9AJ

A settlement with Clipper Equity, LLC states the company illegally denied applicants with past housing court records. trib.al/RPKMFbS

"I can give you monthly payment, $1,000," a project foreman told a city schools inspector whom he bribed, prosecutors said. trib.al/nvkJWbD

People with mild to moderate hearing loss will soon be able to buy hearing aids at pharmacies and retail stores without a prescription. trib.al/f2kFFHB

"Up in smoke," an NYPD bigwig tweeted after cops Tuesday seized 19 cannabis trucks that he said didn't have permits. trib.al/hxl6Mtv

In a Harlem Week speech, Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed that the storied Harlem library and archive will get a multimillion-dollar "facelift." trib.al/KNkDFjW