PRESENTATION
History and importance of the Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market
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The presentation provides background on the Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market and its significance to the community.
- The market's incubator program has been operating since 1994
- It was established to address issues with over 1,000 vendors on 125th Street
- The program has successfully launched over 40 brick-and-mortar businesses into the community and across the city
- The market is considered a key component of the development project
Peter Procida
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As I mentioned earlier, the refresh of the Harlem market is the key to this site incubator program has been up and running since 1994.
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Tariq has been running that program since its inception.
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At the time of its inception, there were over a 1000 vendors on a 125th Street, and MSDC worked with the Giuliani administration to bring those vendors onto a private site and alleviate the issue that was occurring between the vendors and the brick and mortar retailers.
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And since its inception, the program has been nothing but a success launching over 40 brick and mortar businesses into the community and across the city.
0:11:07
Next slide, please.
