Category: Harlemscape
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Odyssey House – Coming to East 126
Odyssey House is building (first knocking down) 52-54 East 126th Street and reimaginging it as a ~20 single unit supportive housing facility. Graduates of Odyssey House programming will live on East 126th Street who have progressed beyond transitional housing. This new building will act more like a normal rental where tenants have individual and renewable leases. Odyssey…
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East Harlem + Flooding
The https://welikia.org/ project to visualize the New York area before European explorers and colonists arrives is an incredible resource for anyone curious about the landscape of pre-contact New York. Welika allows you to see how much more ‘pointed’ the lower tip of Manhattan was – jutting out into New York harbor – and how there…
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MetroNorth vs. Trucks
A few times every year we come across a truck that hasn’t paid heed of the height warnings on the Metro North (Park Avenue) elevated line. Occasionally fragments of sharp aluminum litter the underside of the tracks – the only evidence of what happened: Often these shards look like remnants of a giant can that…
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Metropolitan Church 2.0
The Metropolitan Church (126/Madison) and the parish house were knocked down last year. The church sold part of its parcel of lots to a developer (the larger parcel along East 126th Street and facing Madison Avenue at the corner) but retained 3 lots midblock along Madison (where there had been a vacant lot, and the…
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Bodega Cat
Sometimes, there is nothing more to say, other than this is my bodega’s cat wanting some attention. Racial Healing Hub Join the Harlem Wellness Center today by either dropping by the NW corner of Marcus Garvey Park for a drop-in, socially distanced interactive labyrinth walk sometime between 10am-4pm or virtually gathering on Instagram Live at…
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3rd Avenue Bridge
A charming stereoview showing the 3rd Avenue Bridge is for sale on eBay for $10: https://www.ebay.com/itm/154176687581?ul_noapp=true Notice the clock-tower in the back-right, indicating that we are looking from Harlem, north, towards the bronx. The woman’s outfit, the horse wagon and the Belgian block paving all add to the charm. Join Your Community Board 2021 Community…
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Stoops
Ephemeral New York ephemeralnewyork recently had a great article on the Dutch origins of the New York stoop: New Yorkers can thank the Dutch settlers of the 17th century for the stoop arguably the city’s most iconic and beloved architectural feature. Houses in Holland were built with a front stoep to keep parlor floors from flooding. When…
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The Smile, Exposed
It’s an interesting look for a new building, exposed concrete. The Smile – the new apartment building on East 126th between 3rd and Lexington – has a model apartment with exposed concrete in the bedroom, hallway, and livingroom. The glossy floors (white) are Quartzline monolithic resin floors. If you’re curious on how you make pour/create…
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As Seen on 2nd Avenue
140% Increase in Visitors to Randall’s Island RIPA (the Randall’s Island Park Alliance) emailed yesterday that the number of pedestrians and cyclists who visited the park, increased by nearly 140% in recent months! Randall’s Island has served as a respite for all who come to walk, run, and bike along its ten miles of safe,…
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Harlem Housing Lottery
A new affordable housing lottery is now open for a collection of 32 renovated rental units across several buildings including 118 West 139th Street, 123 West 112th Street, 30 West 132nd Street, 281 West 118th Street, 120 West 139th Street, and 122 West 139th Street in West Harlem. You can apply for a mix of…
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National Black Theater To Be Demolished
Nick Garber at Patch.com reports that The National Black Theater building will be demolished. If you recall, the NBT had drilling crews out testing the subsoil a month or two ago – a necessary first step before demolition/construction. The finances of the NBT have been shaky for the last decade or two and this is…
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Mike, The Knife Sharpener
Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving! Mike the knife sharpener is on his way to East 129th St between Madison & 5th, and should be here around 9:15-9:30. Jennifer will send out notice when he’s here, but wanted to give notice that he’s on his way! Midnight Cowboy The 1969 film Midnight Cowboy was celebrated for it’s…
