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Harlem getting the biggest free WiFi network in America

Posted on December 13, 2013 by | 4 Comments

Harlem getting the biggest free WiFi network in America

Harlem will soon follow Chelsea in having free outdoor Wifi.  Chelsea’s free Wifi is courtesy of Google.  Harlem’s free Wifi is courtesy of financier Glenn Fuhrman,  a former Goldman Sachs managing director who now heads MSD Capital and his wife Amanda, who donated $2 million to the city to pay for the wiring.

Ninety-five blocks of Harlem will be getting free outdoor Wifi.  Coverage spans from 110th to 138th Street between Madison Avenue and Frederick Douglass Boulevard.  The Harlem zone is ten times larger than the one in Chelsea.   It will be the the largest free WiFi zone in America.

110th to 120th streets will be wired in Dec.  The rest by May.  80,000 residents including 13,000 could benefit.

The city is hosting a contest with local school kids to pick out a name and password.

“Its pretty exciting,” Fuhrman told the News. “I’ve never done anything before where the mayor came to say thank you in person.”He said he chose Harlem because he knew the area from his philanthropic work with the Harlem Childrens Zone, a hugely respected non-profit in the area.

via Harlem Will Be Wired For Free Wifi By May | New York Daily News.

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Brunch at Harlem’s Bier International

Posted on December 11, 2013 by | 15 Comments
Brunch at Harlems Bier International

Bier International in Harlem

By HarlemMom -
I had brunch this past weekend at Bier International in Harlem.  The food was excellent as always.  I had the scrambled eggs with hummus, pita wedges and a green salad.  My husband had his favorite, the Portuguese Linguica and Scrambled Eggs Fajitas.  His was served with guacamole and baby organic greens as well.  This place never misses on food, however this time the service was lacking and we reflected it in our tip.  This has been one of our favorite places in Harlem since they opened, so this is why we were surprised by our server.  Unfortunately, the owners Ousmane Keita and Chris Pollok were not there this day.  One or both of them are usually there and two of the nicest guys in Harlem.

This being said, our waitress gave us menus but took a while to come by to take our order and it was not because she was busy.  We placed our order which included a juice for my husband.  My coffee came but we had to call her over and remind her about the juice which had been at the service area for some time.  We saw a table of 5 near us that had menus but they got up and left due to her lack of service.  Besides great food Bier International is in my opinion the best kid friendly place on the boulevard.  This might have to do with the fact that both Chris and Ousmane have kids of their own.  The food is consistently good and normally so is the service.  This is why I wanted to share my experience.

We look forward to many more great meals there with our infant daughter.

(Every Friday night, from 8 p.m. until.., DJ Ouaga spinning world beats.  See Bier International’s  website below for “December Events” and Menu.)

Bier International

Brunch at Harlems Bier International

Brunch at Harlems Bier International

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A Talk with Anthony Bourdain and Albert Maysles featuring Marcus Samuelsson – TONIGHT

Posted on December 11, 2013 by | 13 Comments

A Talk with Anthony Bourdain and Albert Maysles featuring Marcus Samuelsson TONIGHT

The Maysles Documentary Center in association with Zero Point Zero Production and The New York Society for Ethical Culture is proud to present a conversation about film and food with Anthony Bourdain and Albert Maysles, moderated by Michaela Angela Davis and featuring special guest Marcus Samuelsson. We will feature clips from legendary documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles’ genre defining work in film, and Emmy award winning chef, author and travel journalist Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown television series. Join us as the two speak about the art of auteur filmmaking, serendipitous dining, and how cameras connect diverse peoples around the globe. All proceeds to benefit the Maysles Documentary Center.

A Note on Tickets:
Tickets are available for the event only at $65.00 by selecting 7:30pm Wed, Dec. 11th below.

Tickets are available for the pre-reception and the event for $125.00 by selecting 6:00pm, on Wed. Dec. 11th below.

Tickets available HERE.

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A Talk with Anthony Bourdain and Albert Maysles featuring Marcus Samuelsson TONIGHT

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Fuel for the Neighborhood – Harlem

Posted on December 9, 2013 by | 17 Comments

In a followup to our earlier post, the exciting new pizza place replacing the convenient but sometimes mediocre Pizzeria 123 is called Fuel (custom pizza•salads) and according to their website, the vintage gasoline station-themed cafe seems to be the first New York outpost of a North Carolina (and Washington DC) chain, although according to their website the originators are from New York:

Fuel for the Neighborhood Harlem

The online menu seems to have quite a few pizza, sandwich, salad and wing choices. Hopefully this will be another solid and inexpensive dining choice in the neighborhood.

See our previous post Word On The Street (Fuel) in Harlem

Fuel – Menu & website
http://www.fuelpizza.com/

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