Chief Judge Wilson calls on Harlemites to reimagine a historic courthouse’s purpose

Chief Judge Wilson calls on Harlemites to reimagine a historic courthouse’s purpose

New York State housing courts typically deal with landlord repairs as a third-party. But now the Harlem Community Justice Center (HCJC) will understand what it means to be a tenant.The problem-solving court operates out of the Harlem Courthouse, a federally-registered landmark in East Harlem undergoing extensive repairs from the city — the building’s owner — due to age and deterioration. On-site programming offered by the HCJC was shuttered duri…