Category: Harlemscape
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(100) Faces of Harlem
Make sure to head over to Morningside Park, and stroll along it on the sidewalk next to Morningside Avenue. Along this sidewalk (mounted on the park fence) is a gorgeous photo project that centers on portraying Harlem residents in public and domestic spaces. The exhibition focuses on the beauty of everyday people. Some photos (like…
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Pathmark
Patch’s Nick Gaber is reporting that Extell (the developer that owns the property at Lex/125 where the former Pathmark used to be), is proposing a mixed commercial and residential building for the 3rd Avenue side of the block. The west side of the block – the Lexington Avenue side – would be used by the…
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125th Street, June, 1943
This photo popped up on Ebay with the date (June, 1943) and a title (New York, New York. Street scene in Harlem): The two soldiers and clothing/cars certainly looked right for the WWII era, but I wondered where the photo was taken. Eventually, I was able to figure out that the building on the right,…
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Climate Change
When Harlem residents recall Irene, Sandy, and Irma – storms that have battered our city over the last decade – it’s clear that we are not only vulnerable here in Harlem, but the storms are going to keep on coming. The US Army Corps of Engineers has been thinking about America’s largest city, and our…
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The Safe Injection Site To Speak In A Public Forum
The Greater Harlem Coalition is hosting a public forum with OnPoint – the organization that runs the safe injection site on East 126th Street – on Tuesday, October 25th, at 7:00 PM. And yes, you are invited to join. To learn more and offer your thoughts/opinions, please register here: https://fordham.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LHPGorq_RhumQX6E380BBQ Please spread the word! Forward this…
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View of Harlem Plains, 1814
For sale on Ebay. Pups on Parade! (October 29) If your pup has a costume, head on over to Jackie Robinson Park for a pup Halloween costume party: (Hopefully, your best friend won’t be as beleaguered as the pup in the photo, above.)
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Inside All Saints
As the Catholic church and school, All Saints is transformed into the home of Capital Prep, we took a peek in and got a few photos of the work in progress. The original wood doors and vestibule remains – if coated in plaster dust. Further inside the vastness of the nave is emphasized by the…
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Harlem’s Museum of Civil Rights
The National Urban League has chosen Jennifer Scott to be the founding executive director and lead curator of The Urban Civil Rights Museum being built on West 125th Street between ACP and Lenox. The new museum will center the Urban League’s Empowerment Center in Harlem and house the NUL’s headquarters along with 170 units of…
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Horses on Harlem River Drive
Two stereoscopic views looking northward on Harlem Speedway (Harlem River Drive) from around 181st Street. The bottom image captures the finale to a race (note the man lying on the rockface to the left). The top image shows just how wide the Speadway was. In both images, note the domed building on a bluff, in…
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Claire Oliver Gallery Fall Exhibit
Claire Oliver Gallery is currently exhibiting: When You See Them, You See Me, the debut solo exhibition by artist Robert Peterson. Featuring 13 life-scale oil on canvas figurative paintings. Peterson aims to capture time through his art, highlighting Black family life as joyous, loving, and balanced. “This exhibition is extremely personal to me as it…
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Mark Levine Wants You!
Mark Levine, Manhattan’s Borough President writes: Democracy is on the line on Nov. 8th—here in New York and nationally. In this election, Democrats face a Republican party that advances the Big Lie, denies reproductive freedom, and keeps our nation awash in guns. Against this extremism, statewide Democrats in New York are only polling in the…
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Ephemera
A true piece of Harlem ephemera, a matchbook for a Harlem locksmith for sale on Ebay. The copy promotes a great deal. Today, a ‘Gourmet’ smoke shop and deli occupy this location: Affordable Housing vs Truck Depot Streetsblog has an examination on the fallout of Council Member Kristin Jordan’s axing of a 50% affordable housing…
