The long-standing Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market temporarily moved locations last week to make way for an upcoming affordable housing project led by the owners of the market, the Masjid Malcolm Shabazz House of Worship, relieving the fears of some about what would happen to the facility in the near future. “They’re going to have a ribbon cutting, but it’s already open, so go patronize them.”Emptied-out Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market on 116th Street on January 23, 2026. Credit: Ariama C. Long photoCredit: Jason PonterottoCredit: Jason PonterottoContributed by NYC Housing Preservation and DevelopmentMalcolm Shabazz Harlem Market moves to temporary location at 121 Malcolm X Blvd. The proposed project was for two mixed-use nine-story buildings with 108 affordable (100%) residential units and a ground-floor community facility dedicated to the renewed Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market. Please attend the community board meetings or get on their mailing list,” CB10 member William Allen posted in a comment responding to the discourse. She agreed that residents desire to know more and that more should be done to keep the community up to date about community board business.