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Uptown Links: Vendor-Packed Harlem Bazaar Kicks Off on 125th Street in May, and More


The Harlem Bazaar Is Coming to the State Office Building Plaza in May
A mural in the Adam Clayton Powell Jr State Office Building Plaza.

• The team behind the popular Uptown Night Market is getting ready to launch the Harlem Bazaar, a new monthly shopping event at the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building Plaza on 125th Street. The outdoor series kicks off on Friday, May 20 from 2pm to 8pm with more than 50 vendors selling fashion, hand-crafted jewelry, food and more. [amNY]


• The Harlem Festival of Culture, a reboot of the '60s music festival featured in the Oscar-winning documentary "Summer of Soul," is coming to Marcus Garvey Park in the summer of 2023. [Time Out New York]


• As part of its plan to extend the Second Avenue Subway to East Harlem, the MTA is preparing to seize a privately-owned building at 120 W 125th Street through the use of eminent domain. [Patch]


• Charles' Pan-Fried Chicken, which opened two new locations in Harlem and the Upper West Side earlier this year, is looking to expand with two more spots in East Harlem and 125th and Amsterdam. [Gothamist]


• A townhouse at 32 Mount Morris Park West just sold for $6.4 million, a record for houses in Harlem. [The Real Deal]


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