The Renaissance Pavilion at Strivers’ Row presented by UberEats, was launched in December 2020. The program offered a 360-degree approach to supporting black-owned restaurants in need by providing architecturally designed weatherized outdoor seating featuring original artwork curated by ValincPR and showcasing several of the Harlem-based artists who created the BLM Harlem Mural. The support also included 5 months of programming to be developed by Harlem Park to Park and ValincPR and will integrate curated pop-ups in the heated outdoor spaces in collaboration with Harlem Chefs from throughout the community.

This large-scale community engagement and economic development effort included thirty (30) companies working in collaboration for 60 days to create a safe outdoor dining environment in NYC featuring winterized seating areas for black-owned restaurants and a public fine art exhibit. Twenty-six (26) of the companies or 87% of the team represented black-owned businesses. The Renaissance Pavilion at Strivers’ Row initiative now serves as a new national economic development model for corporate and community strategic partnerships and stakeholder engagement to rebuild black communities and communities of color around the country.

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