part boutique hotel and part private clubhouse for the swank set - set to open in Harlem

The palatial safehold will occupy an 80,000-square-foot space in the Malthouse, on Amsterdam Ave. between W. 126th and W. 128th Sts. It will include more than 40 rooms, a pool, as many as three restaurants, two bars, a rooftop patio, a screening room, a library and a fitness center. Read More

CNN Anchor, Don Lemon, Buys Harlem Condo
Don Lemon, the CNN anchor notorious for his "black hole swallowed airline" theory, has bought his second condominium at 2280 Frederick Douglas Boulevard, one of the priciest developments in Harlem.

155th Street Ped Safety Fixes Clear Three Uptown Community Board Votes
The Manhattan side of the 155th Street Bridge is a complex intersection where pedestrians are too often forgotten within a swirl of turning vehicles and impatient drivers. The intersection is also on the border of three community boards, adding extra layers of review for DOT efforts to improve safety. Transportation committees at all three boards have voted in support of the proposal, which will add pedestrian islands and turn restrictions while shortening crossing distances and calming traffic.
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Harlem "High Line" expected to create 2,000 affordable units
Harlem may be getting its own version of the High Line. The proposed project, dubbed the Harlem Promenade, would create an elevated park over a portion of the Amtrak rail lines that run along the West Side Highway. Read More
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HISTORIC POST OFFICE UP FOR LEASE
The 125th Street Rite Aid storefront has been shuttered since this summer and the old 125th Street space is up for lease. This location just west of FDB/8th Avenue was actually one of the original post offices along the corridor but in recent decades has been used for a bingo hall upstairs and commercial shops on the lower floor. Read More
EAST 125TH STREET PLAZA ON HOLD
The $700 million East Harlem Entertainment Media and Cultural Center that has been planned for the past 5 years for the entire block between 2nd and 3rd Avenue on East 125th Street apparently lost a major developer in the very beginning and has since not found a replacement. Read More
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Shake up your fitness routine with FREE Zumba, dancing and more at Emblem Health Neighborhood Care in Harlem this week!!!!
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It's not too late to get a great night's sleep at a great low price! Sleepy's Columbus Day Sale has been held over! Shop now & save up to 1/2 off EVERY mattress!

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Come in Oct. 19th - 25th & receive 20% off LOOK boutique & Skin Wellness Center purchases when you use your Balance Rewards Card. Exclusions apply.
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PEDESTRIAN COUNTS
125th Street
Recording Area: 125th Street South West Corner of Frederick Douglass Blvd.
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Week of October 6 - October 12
80,292 total visitors this week
+43.6% change from same week in the previous year.
Weekly Performance
The total customer count for the Week beginning 6-OCT-2014 changed by 24,387 from the previous week. Total count for portfolio as a whole changed 8.09%. The highest hourly customer count for the Week beginning 6-OCT-2014 were achieved on Monday at 12pm.
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