- East Harlem Gets $10K Grant to Preserve Nation’s First Little Italy – DNAinfo, November 10, 2016
- Look inside Karim Rashid’s futuristic HAP Five condo rising in East Harlem – 6sqft, September 14, 2016
- Even buying the Rao’s building doesn’t guarantee you a table – New York Post, February 29, 2016
- Buddha is back: Statue’s curse looms as HAP project is hit with partial stop-work order – The Real Deal, February 18, 2016
- Buddha’s Curse Strikes Again at Pleasant Avenue Construction Site – DNAinfo, February 17, 2016
- Curse of the Buddha Thwarts Developer’s Effort to Make Peace With Residents – DNAinfo, October 29, 2015
- HAP Investments under fire in Harlem for shoddy construction practices – The Real Deal, August 10, 2015
- City Should Keep Closer Eye on Controversial Harlem Developer, Critics Say – DNAinfo, August 9, 2015
- Mall won’t settle in near-fatal shopping cart suit – New York Post, June 7, 2015
- Questions arise over union labor for East River Plaza project – The Real Deal, April 9, 2015
- Group Blasts Proposed East Harlem Towers – NY 1, April 9, 2015
- 1,100-unit Harlem project promises affordable housing but not union jobs, yet – Capital New York, April 8, 2015
- Community Activists Protest High-Rise Development in Harlem – NY 1, April 8, 2015
- Open Letter to Speaker Mark-Viverito – El Barrio Unite, April 7, 2015
- Letter to City Planning Chair Carl Weisbrod – El Barrio Unite, March 25, 2015
- Developer must again revise plans for formerly too-bright East Harlem building – New York Daily News, January 14, 2015
- City Asks Developer to Redesign Controversial Balconies on Pleasant Avenue – DNAinfo, January 13, 2015
- Home of legendary New York restaurant Rao’s hits the market for $10.5M – New York Daily News, January 8, 2015
- Target Employee Gives Away $5,000 Worth of Merchandise to Friends – DNAinfo, January 7, 2015
- East River Plaza Development Still Hiccoughing – Jewish Voice NY, December 31, 2014
- Neighbors weigh in on developer bid to build trio of sky-scraping towers in East Harlem – New York Daily News, December 17, 2014
- Developers Move Forward with East River Plaza Residential Towers – DNAinfo, December 16, 2014
- East Harlem Residents Rally to Stop Three-Tower Project – Curbed, December 12, 2014
- East Harlem group circulates petition against tower proposal – New York Daily News, December 11, 2014
- 125th Street Gate Murals May Have Finally Found a Home – DNAinfo, December 8, 2014
- Developers push plan for sky-scraping towers in East Harlem – New York Daily News, November 25, 2014
- Harlem’s Contested Trio of Tall Towers Will Look Like This – Curbed, November 10, 2014
- NYC Buildings Inspector Threatens East Harlem Residents for Reporting Unsafe Conditions at Luxury Development Site – El Barrio Tours, October 31, 2014
- Construction is halted on controversial East Harlem tower after neighboring property owners complain of damage and cracks in their patios – New York Daily News, October 30, 2014
- HAP’s East Harlem project hit with stop-work order – The Real Deal, October 30, 2014
- City Orders Construction Halt After Workers Decapitate Buddha, Damage Homes – DNAinfo, October 30, 2014
- East Harlem Says No – NYC Lens, October 19, 2014
- East Harlem Prepares for Fight Against Luxury Development – Global City, October 9, 2014
- Quieter Hues Follow Outcry Over East Harlem Building – Wall Street Journal, October 6, 2014
- Editorial Board condemns East Harlem reps for protesting luxury towers over East River Plaza – New York Daily News, September 25, 2014
- HAP Investments Gives Locals a Say in New Project’s Design – Wall Street Journal, September 24, 2014
- In Terms of Affordable Housing, Queens Is de Blasio’s Last Best Hope – New York Magazine, September 10, 2014
- East River Plaza Residential Development Expansion Proposal Objection – Roger Hernandez, August 29, 2014
- Letter to Community Leaders – N.E.R.V.E., August 25, 2014
- Manifesto & Petition (English)- El Barrio Unite, August 25, 2014
- Manifesto & Petition (Spanish) – El Barrio Unite, August 25, 2014
- Melissa’s tall tale – New York Daily News, August 25, 2014
- East Harlem luxury tower plan is becoming Bill de Blasio’s affordable housing test – New York Daily News, August 20, 2014
- Locals Raise Concerns Over East River Plaza Residential Towers – DNAinfo, August 11, 2014
- El Barrio Unite Manifesto and Petition – N.E.R.V.E., August 4, 2014
- Here Are the Three Towers That May Top the East River Plaza – Curbed, August 1, 2014
- Developers want to build three apartment towers on top of East Harlem mall – New York Daily News, July 11, 2014
- Three Apartment Towers Could Top Harlem’s East River Plaza – Curbed, July 10, 2014
- 1, 000 Apartments Could Be Built on Top of East River Plaza – DNAinfo, July 8, 2014
- Comments on gentrification and East River Plaza – NERVE, July 8, 2014
- NYC Planning Pre-Application Statement Form – Tiago Holdings LLC, April 10, 2014
- Mt. Sinai Hospital Set to Open Dialysis Center in East Harlem – New York Observer, March 7, 2014
- Planet Fitness Coming to East Harlem – New York Observer, March 7, 2014
- East Harlem Mall to Notify Drivers About Truck Routes in Wake of Boy’s Death – DNAinfo, March 20, 2013
- Stringer: Truck Driver Who Killed Harlem Boy “Shouldn’t Have Been On That Block” – Gothamist, March 4, 2013
- Lawmakers Demand East Harlem Traffic Study Following Boy’s Fatal Accident – NY1, March 4, 2013
- Pols Call for Safety Measures, Enforcement Near Where Boy Was Killed – DNAinfo, March 4, 2013
- Stringer Calling For New Pedestrian Safety Measures In Wake Of East Harlem Boy’s Death – CBS, March 4, 2013
- Truck Company Launches Internal Investigation Into East Harlem Boy’s Death – CBS, March 1, 2013
- Harlem Boy, 6, Fatally Struck By Tractor Trailer – NY 1, February 28, 2013
- 6-Year-Old Boy Killed By Tractor Trailer Driver, No Criminality Suspected – Gothamist, February 28, 2013
- 6-year-old killed in Harlem traffic accident – New York Daily, News, February 28, 2013
- Niño de 6 años muere atropellado en East Harlem – El Diario-La Prensa, 28 de Febrero, 2013
- Child Walking To School Struck, Killed By Tractor Trailer In East Harlem – CBS, February 28, 2013
- Discount Grocer Aldi Opens First Manhattan Store in East Harlem (DNAinfo, October 1, 2012)
- Applebee’s becomes second chain restaurant to secure Harlem plot this year (The Real Deal, May 31, 2012)
- East River Plaza Parking Still Really, Really Empty, New Research Shows (Streetblog, April 23, 2012)
- Best Buy jettisons East River Plaza location (Crain’s New York Business, April 16, 2012)
- Best Buy East Harlem To Close Soon (EveryBlock, April 14, 2012)
- Man Injured After Getting Arm Caught in Butcher Machine at E. Harlem Costco (DNAinfo, March 9, 2012)
- A proposed plan to fence off overhead dangers (Metro, February 28, 2012)
- Boy Who Pushed Shopping Cart onto Marion Hedges Sentenced (DNAinfo, February 28, 2012)
- Marion Hedges’ Husband Sues Mall for Shopping Cart Toss (DNAinfo, February 26, 2012)
- Second Boy Pleads Guilty to Tossing Target Shopping Cart Onto Broker (DNAinfo, November 23, 2011)
- Parents Want Safety Improvements at East Harlem Mall (DNAinfo, November 11, 2011)
- Shenanigans at East Harlem mall where mom was hurt have been commonplace (New York Daily News, November 9, 2011)
- Better Security May Have Stopped Shopping Cart Incident, Pol Says (DNAinfo, November 4, 2011)
- City loophole led to cart-toss horror on walkway at East Harlem Target (New York Daily News, November 4, 2011)
- Shopping Cart Toss Case May Prompt Building Code Revision (NY 1 News, November 4, 2011)
- East River Plaza Boosts Security After Shopping Cart Was Dropped on Woman (DNAinfo, November 1, 2011)
- East Harlem Liquor Store Illegally Converted From Funeral Parlor (DNAinfo, March 31, 2011)
- East Harlem Officials Want Liquor Store Near School Closed (DNAinfo, March 16, 2011)
- Harlem Liquor Store Owner’s Husband Sold Alcohol to Minors, Officials Say (DNAinfo, March 15, 2011)
- In Corruption Case, a Self-Styled Underdog With Raw Political Influence (The New York Times, March 10, 2011)
- East Harlem Mall to Add Food Court (DNAinfo, February 15, 2011)
- Local Residents Shut Out of Jobs at East River Plaza After Failed Drug Tests (DNAinfo, January 19, 2011)
- E. Harlem Water Main Break Causes Traffic Headache (CBS News, January 16, 2011)
- GreenbergFarrow designs 650000 s/f high-efficiency East River Plaza in Manhattan (New York Real Estate Journal, January 10, 2011)
- Unemployment Remains High Uptown (The Uptowner, November 30, 2010)
- Black Friday Shoppers Flock to Target at East River Plaza (The Uptowner, November 26, 2010)
- Bodega Barometer: In East Harlem, The Recession Isn’t Over (City Limits, November 17, 2010)
- The Life And Death Of The Mom-n-Pop (City Limits, October 20, 2010)
- Big-Box Stores Disrupt Local Businesses in East Harlem (The Uptowner, October 19, 2010)
- The shopping plaza that devoured East Harlem (New York Daily News, September 15, 2010)
- El Barrio espera más empleos de East River Plaza (El Diario La Prensa, 7 Septiembre, 2010)
- A Decade of Wooing Wins a Harlem Store for Target (The New York Times, August 14, 2010)
- Liberal groups push to exploit Target backlash (The Associated Press, August 13, 2010)
- It’s Always Sunny in Targetland (The New York Times, August 1, 2010)
- HRC Message to Target and Best Buy: Make it Right! (The Human Rights Campaign, July 30, 2010)
- On Pleasant Avenue, a Grisly Past Fades, and a Target Moves In (The New York Times, July 26, 2010)
- East Harlem Goes From Mafia Hits To A Target (Gothamist, July 26, 2010)
- Customers at East Harlem Target Find Quieter Crowds on Monday (DNAinfo, July 26, 2010)
- Shoppers are elated as Manhattan’s first Target store opens in East Harlem (New York Daily News, July 26, 2010)
- Harlem’s Biz Fear on Target (istock Analyst, July 24, 2010)
- Target takes Manhattan with East Harlem store (Associated Press, July 22, 2010)
- East River Plaza finally gets a dose of development with Target, Marshalls joining the pack (New York Daily News, July 22, 2010)
- Quinn Praises Empty Garage at East River Plaza Ribbon Cutting (Streetsblog New York, July 20, 2010)
- East River Plaza Officially Opens (NY1 News, July 20, 2010)
- Target dog on hand for NYSE opening bell Wednesday (Bizjournals, July 20, 2010)
- Costco, Condos Accent Today’s East Harlem (Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2010)
- Target Tries to Fit Into Its New Neighborhood (DNAinfo, July 12, 2010)
- Costco, Mother Nature Frown on Target’s Manhattan Debut (BNET, July 9, 2010)
- Big Box Mall’s Giant Parking Garage a Predictable, Preventable Waste (Streetsblog New York, July 8, 2010)
- Suburban-Style Shopping Comes at Cost (Wall Street Journal, July 6, 2010)
- Isabel and Ruben Toledo Designed Beachwear for Manhattan’s First Target (New York Magazine, June 30, 2010)
- Target ad wraps entire NYC subway train (Minneapolis Star Tribune, June 29, 2010)
- Effort To Boost Employment Falls Short In Harlem (National Public Radio, June 4, 2010)
- East Harlem Hopes More Locals Get Hired at New Target Store (DNAinfo, May 12, 2010)
- A 30-Pack of Charmin, but Where to Store It? (The New York Times, April 17, 2010)
- Buying in Bulk (The New York Times, April 17, 2010)
- Best Buy at East River Plaza Hired Less Than a Third of Workers From East Harlem (DNAinfo, March 15, 2010)
- East Harlem Left Disappointed by Local Hires at Another East River Plaza Store (DNAinfo, March 10, 2010)
- East Harlem’s COSTCO Explains High Price of Parking (Racked, March 3, 2010)
- A Costco Survival Guide (New York Press, March 3, 2010)
- The Number at Noon: $4.70 (The Wall Street Journal, March 3, 2010)
- Stung By Costco, East Harlem Officials Hope Jobs will Come from Other Stores at East River Plaza (DNAinfo, February 9, 2010)
- Harlem Costco Struggles to Catch On (Fox News, February 4, 2010)
- East Harlem Leaders to Confront Costco About Layoffs (DNAinfo, February 1, 2010)
- Costco misses mark in Harlem (Crain’s New York Business, January 31, 2010)
- Manhattan’s First Target to Open This July (Racked, January 28, 2010)
- Two Months In, East Harlem’s Costco Cuts 160 Jobs (Racked, January 21, 2010)
- Costco Tells East Harlem That It’s Laying Off 160 Workers (DNAinfo, January 21, 2010)
- Manhattan Can Now Stock Up for the Long Haul (The New York Times, December 9, 2009)
- Now Open: Free Food, Expensive Parking at Costco (Racked, November 16, 2009)
- Costco to Bring Wholesale Changes to East Harlem (The Uptowner, November 13, 2009)
- Costco Opens First Manhattans Store, Looks at Sites (Bloomberg News, November 12, 2009)
- Big-Box Dream Becomes Reality, Concern In East Harlem (NY1 News, November 10, 2009)
- Big-Box Retail Mall Ready To Open Along FDR Drive (NY1 News, November 6, 2009)
- Costco Will Accept Food Stamps Nationwide (The New York Times, October 28, 2009)
- Planning Commission Hates America, or Maybe Betsy Ross (Curbed, October 21, 2009)
- A Difficult Birth for East Harlem Mall (The New York Times, October 21, 2009)
- Costco to accept food stamps at new Harlem store (Crain’s New York Business, May 29, 2009)
- East Harlem Costco Will Take Food Stamps, After All (The New York Times, May 29, 2009)
- Costco expands food stamp program (Associated Press, May 29, 2009)
- Costco Wholesale Corporation Announces Expansion of Its Pilot Test to Accepting Food Stamps (Marketwire, May 29, 2009)
- Costco To Accept Food Stamps At Brooklyn, Queens Stores (NY1 News, May 24, 2009)
- Costco will accept food stamps at 2 clubs as trial (Associated Press, May 27, 2009)
- Costco Will Accept Food Stamps at 2 Stores (The New York Times, May 27, 2009)
- Thompson Presses Costco on Food Stamps (The New York Times, May 20, 2009)
- NYC comptroller urges Costco to accept food stamps (Reuters, May 20, 2009)
- Neighbors Use Food Stamps. Not Costco (The New York Times, May 13, 2009)
- The Great Idling Crackdown (E/The Environmental Magazine, May 4, 2009)
- Costco and Food Stamps: A Good Neighbor Policy (Diaz, May 4, 2009)
- Food Stamp Controversy at Costco (WABC-TV, May 3, 2009)
- Costco Urged to Accept Food Stamps (Epoch Times, May 3, 2009)
- Politicians urge Costco to accept food stamps for its produce (New York Daily News, May 3, 2009)
- Forest City Reports Fiscal 2008 Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter Results (Fox News, March 31, 2009)
- Request for Apology from East River Plaza Developer David Blumenfeld (Rodriguez, March 23, 2009)
- Residents Voice Concerns Over Retail Center Ruling (NY 1 News, March 18, 2009)
- Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Special Permit for East River Plaza Development (Tiago, March 17, 2009)
- Community Board 11 Discusses Plans For East River Plaza (NY 1 News, March 17, 2009)
- Calidad de vida rebajada (El Diario La Prensa, March 12, 2009)
- Open Letter from Pleasant Avenue Resident (Galindez, March 11, 2009)
- Sleepless in East Harlem (New York Daily News, March 11, 2009)
- Testimony at East River Plaza Public Hearing (Washington, March 5, 2009)
- Madoff Scandal Shaking Real Estate Industry (The New York Times, December 8, 2008)
- Why Doesn’t Costco Accept Food Stamps? (The New York Times, November 19, 2008)
- Local architect publishes response to ‘New Big-Box Store’ article (The New York Sun, July 28, 2008)
- Square Feet Squeezing Big-Box Retailing Into Small City Spaces (The New York Times, June 11, 2008)
- Home Depot may back out of Harlem site (Crain’s New York Business, March 28, 2008)
- East River Plaza Rises (Schumacher, March 18, 2008)
- Newspaper Speaks Out Against East Harlem Mega Mall (Curbed, December 11, 2007)
- Re-think East Harlem project (El Diario/La Prensa, December 11, 2007)
- Target working on getting in all 50 states (Reuters, October 18, 2007)
- Unity vs. Godzilla (El Diario/La Prensa, 24 de Septiembre, 2007)
- Minority contractor fails to pay subs (Crain’s New York Business, September 13, 2007)
- ING finances two construction loans for U.S. projects (Reuters, May 7, 2007)
