Category: Harlemscape
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2020 Census Data on Asian New Yorkers
A view of Zip Code 10035 from the 2020 Census. You can see that over the last 30 years, the percentage of Asian residents increased from 1% to 6%. In this map of northern Manhattan (above) you can see the grayer areas where the percentage of Asian New Yorkers went down, and the green areas,…
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A Wooden Harlem House
Ephemeral New York had a great article about a small, two-story wooden home on West 124th Street, here in Harlem. Today the location is the back of Whole Foods (essentially their loading dock) : But in the 19th century (and into the early 20th century) a small wooden home with a charming Victorian porch held…
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Frederick Douglass Circle
At the northwest corner of Central Park lies Frederick Douglass Circle, a memorial plaza featuring an eight-foot bronze sculpture of the famed abolitionist leader, women’s suffragist, editor, orator, author, and statesman. While Douglass is an integral figure in American history, it took time for the sculpture and accompanying renovation of the area to come about—a…
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November 9th – HNBA Monthly Meeting
Hello Harlem Neighbors, mark your calendar for 7:00 PM on Tuesday, November 9th. HNBA will have Michael Lythcott attend to explain the new National Black Theater building project that will replace the former building on 5th Avenue between 125/126. This large new cultural center and residence will be a major landmark in our community. Learn…
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2020 Census Data on Black New Yorkers
A view of Zip Code 10035 from the 2020 Census. You can see that over the last 30 years, the percentage of Black residents went down from 35% to 26% – still the second largest group in this zip code. In this map of northern Manhattan (above) you can see the grayer areas where the…
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The Train Used to Stop at 110th Street
Above is a rendering of the 110th Street station in 1876 on what became the Metro-North line on Park Avenue. Note that above 110th street the train line was not on an iron el platform, and instead was on a solid masonry platform. You can see spacious upper Manhattan farmland, a few brownstones (long since gone…
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Households with Someone Who Uses Electric Medical Equipment
How Calculated: Estimated number of households reporting someone using electric medical equipment; expressed as percent. Source: New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (HVS) A Sign of Our Times A month or two ago I thought this sign for Unk’s Place with a masked Unk, is the kind of image that historians will be able to…
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Opioid Injection Site in East Harlem Floated by DOHMH
On Monday the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene visited CB11 and floated a trial balloon to hint that they are considering locating an opioid injection site in East Harlem. The full presentation was given by Dr. Cunningham and is available here: The specific pitch for the need for opioid injection sites is here: If…
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Harlem Restaurants
So many New Yorkers, and out-of-town guests, for that matter, come to Harlem for the food. Eater recently put out their list of To-Try restaurants but one wonders how recent the intelligence is given that Mountain Bird (highlighted here) is listed while no longer in business. Another quibble is that Chaiwali isn’t included, but I…
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Open House NY Weekend: Grandscale Mural Project
More than half a mile of murals, created by more than 100 artists: The Grandscale Mural Project is now part of Open House New York Weekend! Since its start nearly two decades ago, OHNY shines a spotlight on the places, people, projects and ideas that define New York and its future. This year’s event includes…
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Court Ordered Evictions
How Calculated: Rate of executed evictions ordered by the New York City Housing Court, including those pending and scheduled as of December 31, per 10,000 housing units. Eviction data are reported by New York City Marshals and gathered from NYC Open Data. For more information, see: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Evictions/6z8x-wfk4 Source: New York City Department of Investigation Odyssey House on East 126 Advances…
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Saint Cecilia’s
Landmarks East Harlem and the Urban Archive have a great piece on St. Cecilia’s Church on East 106th Street between Park/Lexington: https://www.urbanarchive.org/stories/YXyVct8Ucm7 Here is the church in the 19th Century: By the 1940’s the area had built up (note the white hospital complex on 5th Avenue and Central Park in the distance, above the Metro…
