Get Healthy Harlem

Interested in getting involved in community gardens? Check out the OASIS mapping website to find a community garden near you!

Are you somebody who lives in an apartment that is poorly maintained?  Is there damage that hasn't been fixed?  Are there rodents/pests that haven't been controlled?  Are there cleanliness probelms?  Is it because your landlord/property manager does not take care of the property?

GrowNYC has a new interactive website that shows New Yorkers what things we've been throwing out that we can (and should) be recycling instead!  At the top of that list is PAPER!  Over 775.220 TONS of recycleable paper is thrown into the trash each year.

Harlem One Stop provides a list of parks in Harlem.  Fine the one closest to you!

Looking for something do?  Check out this calendar with events going on in Harlem and other neighborhoods in New York

Jae Watkins does outreach and education about recycling and the environment in Community District 2 for GrowNYC. Ms. Watkins has volunteered to answer your recycling queries on the blog, as their resident expert on all things green.

Bed Bugs are all over New York City... chances are you or someone you know has had them. Here's a new guide telling you how to find out if you have them and how to get rid of them safely.

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HARLEM (WABC) -- There is a soup kitchen in our area that's doing its best to serve fresh, organic foods.

I was reading an article about the Grant Houses in Harlem taking action to begin a recycling program in their buildings. I think it's so great that the people who lived there were able to recognize a need for these programs, defend their rights to have one, and begin largescale education programs to get people to understand how to recycle once they were given proper recycling bins.

As the largest community gardening program in the country, GreenThumb is proud to support community gardens in New York City. There are over 600 member gardens serving 20,000 city residents.