As Harlem Week 2025—the annual celebration of the neighborhood’s history, culture, and community—continues through August, new legislation has officially renamed the 110th Street–Central Park North subway station in honor of Civil Rights leader, Malcom X, who spent more than a decade of his life in Harlem before his assassination in 1965.
According to legislation S.1204/A.5339, the station is now officially recognized as 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza. Malcolm X’s own daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, also the Chairperson of the Board of the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, attended the renaming ceremony with Governor Hochul and the Harlem community.
Governor Kathy Hochul said:
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 to the world…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. It is especially meaningful to be here as we celebrate Harlem Week and mourn the passing of its co-founder, Lloyd A. Williams, whose life was dedicated to championing this community.
However, new legislation went even further. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance in 2025, a movement that sparked a revolution in music, art, literature, theater, fashion, politics, and scholarship, the Harlem Renaissance Cultural District has been officially designated as a region of cultural significance.
“Harlem’s story is woven into the fabric of our nation’s history, and today’s legislation ensures that legacy continues to be honored for generations to come,” added Assemblymember Al Taylor.
Harlem Week 2025 is celebrating its 51st year between August 1st and August 17th, 2025, after being founded in 1974 by the former Manhattan Borough President, Percy Sutton, and the late Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce founder and CEO, Lloyd A. Williams.
You can check out all of the ongoing events for Harlem Week 2025 on the official website.