Category: Harlemscape
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The Victoria Tower Residences
The Victoria Tower Residences on 125th street is starting to show apartments. The building is behind, yet incorporates the facade of the old Victoria Theater. The 27-story high rise shares its space with the Renaissance Marriot Hotel and is being marketed as a luxury building with a two-story lounge, multiple meeting rooms, a fitness center,…
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Parking Lot to be Transformed into Supportive Housing, Parking Garage, and Afro-Latin Music and ArtsCenter
Real Estate News reports that the parking lot behind the 25th Precinct (between 119/118th Street, on Park Avenue) will be developed for supportive housing for homeless individuals: The city has unveiled a plan for 600 new apartments along with an Afro-Latin Music and Arts Center and an upgraded community center in East Harlem. The project…
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Ephesus Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Some great stonework on the outside of Ephesus Church – Lenox and West 124th Street. And Underground… A short distance north, and under the street, are these great mosaics: Faith Ringgold is the artist behind these amazing works. Ms. Ringgold took inspiration for the title of her mosaic from a Lionel Hampton song, Flying Home.…
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Minerals
You may have heard that the American Museum of Natural History has reopened its minerals and gems hall to universal acclaim. On a recent visit to The Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals, the exhibits tell the fascinating story of how the vast diversity of mineral species arose on our planet, how scientists classify and…
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Heart to Heart Concert Video
Hi Everyone!Labor of Love Association pulled off yet another successful virtual concert and we’re so appreciative of each of you who joined us last week to enjoy the music. To each of you who made a donation to help us meet our fundraising goals, DOUBLE thanks!If you missed watching the virtual concert, we are airing it again…
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Landmarking Survey of Lower East Harlem to be Conducted
Ascendant is announcing that they have won a grant to survey lower East Harlem for buildings that should be considered for landmarking: About Ascendant Neighborhood Development Corporation:Ascendant Neighborhood Development (AND) builds homes, engages community members, andpartners with allies to raise up neighborhoods that provide stability and access to opportunity for all.Since its founding in 1988,…
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Community Clean-up on Saturday
Fish Fry! A staple of Harlem political organizing and fundraising is coming up on Saturday (after the clean-up noted above) with the Frederick E. Samuel Democratic Club. All welcome! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage at Boriken’s Community Health Fair
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% of A-Grade Restaurants
How Calculated: Percent of currently operating restaurants with an “A” grade in the window, divided by all currently operating restaurants, including those with a “Grade Pending” in the window. Source: New York City Food Safety and Community Sanitation Tracking System Preserving The Legacy of Black Harlem A fantastic article on the women of Harlem (Thanks Valerie Jo…
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Community Gardens
Localize has an analysis of which boroughs have the most proximate community gardens: https://www.localize.city/blog/5-green-spaces-that-capture-nyc-community-garden-history/ Their map shows how bereft of community gardens Queens is: Here in Harlem we are blessed with a number of community gardens in relative proximity to many of us. The garden I manage is an East Harlem jewel, Lydia’s Magic Garden:…
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Ice Cream in Harlem
Two Harlem ice cream spots won praise in Today.com for their amazing offerings: Sugar Hill Creamery: New York, NY Serving out of two locations in the Harlem area, Sugar Hill Creamery is a labor of love built by wife-and-husband team Petrushka Bazin Larsen and Nick Larsen. With combined backgrounds in arts, culture, fine dining and…
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Walking Distance to the Subway
How Calculated: Walking distance to a subway station is defined as 1/4-mile or less. Distance was measured between the centroid of 2010 Census blocks and the nearest station entrance. Census block populations within areas defined as walking distance were summed across the neighborhood and divided by total neighborhood population. Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority ,United States Census…
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Adults Who Walk or Bike for Transportation
How Calculated: Estimated number of adults who reported having walked or bicycled more than 10 blocks to get to and from work, school, public transportation or to do errands, in the past 30 days, divided by all adults in the area; expressed as a percent. Source: New York City Community Health Survey (CHS) Constructed 1937, Renovated 2005…
