ABOUT ALICE W. KORNEGAY
Community Leader & Advocate
In its stored history, the Hamlet of Harlem has produced many outstanding personalities. The Late Queen Mother Moore use to refer to those individuals as our “Tall Trees”. No tree stood taller than Alice W. Kornegay. With incredible instincts and a tenacious love and commitment for her community, Mrs. Kornegay, in 1961, took on the political establishment of New York City when the community determined that it was necessary to preserve the residential flavor of their neighborhood. With a small cadre of equally dedicated supporters, they resisted the City’s efforts to make Harlem’s East Side corridor a commercial strip. The rest is history. Some people ask “Why?” Alice Kornegay asked, “Why not?” She changed an entire community and impacted the lives of thousands. But more importantly, she taught her community not only to hope, but how to fight and win! It is for her many selfless contributions and accomplishments that we honor this pioneering woman.
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Under the sponsorship of the Community Association of the East Harlem Triangle, Inc. the following accomplishments came about:
TRIANGLE APARTMENTS/CHAMBERS HOUSES – September, 1964 TCAEHT sponsored the renovation of nine buildings on East 130th Street, comprising Triangle Apartments, 100 units, HUD project No. 012-44062-EC, and Chambers Houses, 70 units, HUD project No. 01.2-44155-EC. These projects subsequently defaulted and were, acquired by HUD. Subsequently, they were re-acquired by the sponsor. Structural deficiencies were corrected with a conventional loan and eligible tenants were given Sec. 8 vouchers.
COMMUNITY SCHOOL 30/31 – June, 1968 New construction on 127th to 128th Streets along Lexington Avenue to Third Avenue. Presently servicing over 800 children of the East Harlem community.
JACKIE ROBINSON HOUSE – October, 1972 New construction on a “Turnkey” basis of 189 units, HUD project No. NY5-173, on Lexington Avenue between East 128th Street and 129th Streets and Park and Lexington Avenues – completed 1980.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RELATIONS ADMINISTRATION – June 1974 New construction on 126th and 127th Street along Third Avenue. The East Harlem Multi-Social Services Building, includes NYC Department of Social Services, Beatrice Lewis Senior Center, East Harlem Triangle Day Care Center No.2, and the offices of TCAEHT.
Moravian Church opened – 1977, located at 127th Street and Third Avenue
SALVATION ARMY – October, 1977 The Manhattan Citadel Corps. Community Center, is located on the Northwest corner of Third Avenue and 125th Street. This office is the home of many programs for residents of the East Harlem Community
1775 HOUSES – January 1979. 246 units of housing is located on 126th Street and 127th Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue. This HUD project No.012-57005 LD was completed 1980.
AK HOUSES June 1979 147 units of housing, HUD project No. 012-012-57208 LD, is located on 127th and 128th Street between Park and Lexington Avenue
1980 – The Association expanded its program of Holiday Dinners, shopping escort service to include bus trips for senior citizens/ Trips have been to Albany, N.Y., Atlantic City and Lakewood, NJ, Reading, Pa., Washington, D.C., and various cities in South Carolina.
1980 – The Community Association founded a summer program for teenagers called “EACH ONE TEACH ONE”. Over a hundred youths participated.
MS HOUSES – December, 1982 131 units of housing, HUD project No. 012-57220 LD is located at 123 East 129th Street between Park and Lexington Avenue. This construction was the first HUD approved Sec. 8 project to combine elevator apart-ments for small families with two story row houses for large families.
TWEEMILL HOUSES – October, 1991 A 40-unit, Sec. 202 housing for the disabled community. HUD project No. 012-EH3471NY36T831-006 is the present home of TCAEHT where programs for the disabled community is ongoing. Harlem Independent Living Center has many peer mentor programs for the residents of the building.
ARC Addition Rehabilitation Center- July 1992 Located at 1881 Park Avenue. The Community Association of the East Harlem Triangle works directly with ARC staff by reaching out to the drug addicted residents in the community.
PROJECT LINKAGE – May, 1997 A 77 unit of housing for senior citizens on 118 Street between Second and Third Avenues. This new project is a joint relationship with Mt. Sinai Hospital, Union Settlement, and Chambers Memorial Baptist Church. Project Linkage housing will work to develop an inter-generational program for the youth of East Harlem and the residents. Mt. Sinai will provide social service needs to the seniors while Union Settlement and the Community Association of East Harlem Triangle will provide services for the inter-generational program.
PATHMARK SUPERMARKET – August, 1997 Ground breaking of the first superstore opening along 125th Street in Harlem. This 52,000 square foot store will be TCAEHT first economic development project. The partnership of The Community Association of the East Harlem Triangle and Abyssinian Development Corp. will enhance the economic group along the 1 25th Street corridor.
ANGELTREE HOUSES – Application submission to HUD for 202 housing for 89 apartment of which 88 will be for low-income elderly persons.
CITY HOMES – 22 Brownstones to be sold to New York City residents. Gut rehab building presently under construction in the East Harlem community. These 2 to 4 family homes are being marketed by TCAEHT and all homes were completed and sold by September, 1997.
TIMELINE
In February of 1965, The Community Association of the East Harlem Triangle was incorporated as a 501 (c) 3 Non for Profit Corporation.
The C.A.E.H.T was the first indigenous organization awarded a contract by New York City to develop its own Urban Renewal plan. Subsequently, the C.A.E.H.T. has been designated as the sole sponsor of all housing (residential and commercial) and Social Service facilities in the catchment area is from the Harlem River and East 124th street, West to 5th Avenue and north to 132nd street.
