Category: Harlemscape
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119th Street and 5th Avenue
A great photo from 1992 of Bob’s Newsstand, taken at 5th Avenue and 119th Street. It’s a little hard to see, but Bob is standing to the left of the door. Here is that intersection, today: The black and white photo is taken by Katsu Naito and is featured in a Guardian photo essay: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/sep/04/katsu-naito-harlem-1990s-new-york-photo-essay…
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Harlem Toile de Jouy Pattern Stoneware and Cast Iron Dutch Oven
Le Creuset, a cookware and kitchenware brand that’s been in existence for nearly a century, introduced a new line – the Harlem Toile de Jouy collection. The artist whose work is now on stoneware and a Dutch oven in the collection, is Sheila Bridges. Her vision was to use the collaboration with Le Creuset to…
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Um, no.
Uptown Harlem and Downtown Brooklyn, please. For sale, HERE. Professor Seeking Apartment for Spring Semester Tulane professor seeks quiet Manhattan apartment for Spring 2024 fellowship at Fordham/NYPL. Dates are flexible and she is willing to help with mail, plants, etc, Contact: JewishStudies@Fordham.edu if you have a lead.
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New York City’s Public Health Laboratory Rises
On 137th Street, behind Harlem Hospital, NYC’s new Public Health Laboratory Rises. Scenes from Marcus Garvey Park on Friday
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Ski Harlem
No, not that kind of skiing, the kind with wheels: Ski Harlem’s mission it is to teach Americans how exciting and fun Roller Skiing can be. The hills of Harlem are the pinnacle of what Manhattan Island has on offer for Roller Skiers. This is not pan flat boring terrain. This is up and down slopes…
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FDR Opens The Triborough 87 Years Ago And Notes His Family’s Roots In Harlem
President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke 87 years ago at the Dedication of the Triborough Bridge noting his Harlem roots: `MANY of you who are here today, old people like myself, can remember that, when we were boys and girls, the greater part of what is now the Boroughs of the Bronx and Queens was cultivated…
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East Harlem Adds Housing While Harlem Is In A New Housing Slump
For the last two years, developers aren’t developing in Harlem. While East Harlem added 1,500+ units in 2022, Harlem (under city council member Jordan) managed only 113 units. Here are the Years and Unit of Housing Added for East Harlem: You can see that East Harlem has been adding significant numbers to its housing stock.…
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Metro-North Track Rebuild
The Metro-North tracks from East 115th Street up to East 122nd Street will be replaced over the next couple of years. Starting this summer, the contractor will be building the new concrete supports under the existing tracks, getting them ready. This process of building the new concrete supports will take about a year, and only…
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Pop-Up Politics
Join New York for Biden+Harris for our next Pop-Up Politics education series which engages celebrities, elected officials, industry experts, and grassroots activists in a conversation and call to action to highlight the issues that matter most to voters. Pop-Up Politics: Firing the NRA – Tuesday, October 10th from 6pm to 7:30pm (via Zoom) Our October virtual event,Pop-Up Politics: Firing the NRA, will include a…
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Party on Park Next Sunday, October 1st
Make sure to head to Park Avenue on Sunday, October 1st, from noon until 4:00 PM to join in the joy, the festivities, and the celebration of Harlem. The event will be from 125th Street, all the way down to 111th Streets. Activities, food, music, giveaways, information, and so much more. HNBA will have a…
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Underground
For everyone (meaning all New Yorkers) who’s ever thought that there’s got to be a better way to deal with trash – better than just putting out plastic bags after 8pm – Amsterdam comes to the rescue. The new proposed system would operate like a typical garbage chute, but the trash would not just go…
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9th District Civil Court
A gorgeous neo-Romanesque Courthouse in East Harlem has a brownstone scroll with embossed text (seen just above the scaffolding in this photo): The text on the scroll reads “9th District Civil Court”: Joshua Clennon’s Fundraiser – One Week From Today The candidate writes: “I’m a 4th generation Harlem resident, husband, and father, deeply committed to…
