Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Sunday, Aug. 10, to celebrate Harlem’s rich history as the community celebrated the 51st Harlem Week festival.
Hochul said the two new laws will rename the 110 St-Central Park North subway station 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza and empower the Council on the Arts to designate the Harlem Renaissance Cultural District as a region of cultural significance.
“One of the best ways to celebrate the rich history and community of Harlem is to recognize the contributions of Malcolm X and the Harlem Renaissance to New York and the world,” Gov. Hochul said. “From the struggle for civil rights and equality to boundary-breaking cultural impacts of American icons like Zora Neale Hurston and Duke Ellington, Harlem has been at the center of progress in our nation for generations…