Category: Marcus Garvey Park

  • Terrorist Bombing in Harlem

    Terrorist Bombing in Harlem

    In 1914, an otherwise non-descript tenement in East Harlem looked like this: The location is on Lexington Ave. near 103rd Street East, and remarkably, they repaired this damage – rather than tear down the building (admittedly, the building was only 4 years old at the time – it was built in 1910): At 9:16 a.m.…

  • Lions’ Den

    Lions’ Den

    It is so good to see the long-running gym in Marcus Garvey Park able to use a shipping container to store gear. The logo on the container looks great, and it’s always good to see people working out in the park. Russwurm School Mural

  • Natu Camara at MGP

    Natu Camara at MGP

    Natu Camara brings her energetic and very unique blend of West African rock and soul to Marcus Garvey Park on October 16, 3-7pm. Her blend of rock, soul, and singer-songwriter tunes are infused with rhythms from Guinea, Mali and West Africa more generally. The stories she tells are personal ones that invite listeners into her…

  • A Librarian From Puerto Rico

    A Librarian From Puerto Rico

    Chalkbeat is reporting on the Puerto Rican Librarian who broke the NYPL color barrier in 1921 to be the first Latina librarian in the country’s largest library system. Pura Belpré was born and raised in Puerto Rico. In 1920, she came to New York City for her sister’s wedding and never went back. In 1921,…

  • New York, Ukraine

    New York, Ukraine

    Um, I have to admit this came as a shock when reading news about the shelling of New York while reading a report on the situation in Ukraine. I did a double take on the map, and sure enough, Wikipedia has a page on it: The settlement first appeared on maps in 1846 under its…

  • National Day of Rememberance Walk

    National Day of Rememberance Walk

    On Sunday, September 25th you are invited to walk with us for the National Day of Remembrance.  In Harlem/East Harlem we will begin our walk at 112th and 1st Avenue ending at City Hall.  We walk in honor of our friends, family, and community members that were lost to senseless violence and we walk together…

  • Concerts in Marcus Garvey Park

    Concerts in Marcus Garvey Park

    Head to the bandshell for two free evenings of music in Marcus Garvey Park: Friday, Aug. 26, 7 p.m.: CPJF – Jazzmeia Horn and Her Noble Force / Calvin Booker On Tap & Friends in association with Jazzmobile Saturday, Aug. 27, 3 p.m.: CPJF – Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet /…

  • Head To Marcus Garvey Park

    Head To Marcus Garvey Park

    Starting Thursday, an amazing line-up of events is happing at Marcus Garvey Park: Thursday, Aug. 18 7 p.m.: The Last Poets / Impact Repertory Theatre & The Harlem Bomb Shelter / DJ Greg Caz in association with Jazzmobile Friday, Aug. 19, 6 p.m.: OMAR Edwards | Tap Master / LaTasha Barnes Dance in association with…

  • Harlem Women Bussed To New Jersey

    Harlem Women Bussed To New Jersey

    This film from the Library of Congress shows Harlem women (and one man) bussed to New Jersey during WWII to work in a munition factory. The gathering is clearly on a winter’s day, with snow on the ground. You can see that the pickup for the war work was at Adam Clayton Powell and 135th…

  • For Boarding of Horses

    For Boarding of Horses

    Ebay has a great receipt for the boarding of horses in East Harlem in 1898. Note that there were less than 100 telephones in Harlem at the time (the number to call in this case was “74”). The rate was $22.50/month ($18.72 of which had been paid by The Department of Bridges) which was certainly…

  • Africa Center + MOFAD

    Africa Center + MOFAD

    Make sure to head down to 5th and 110th Street to see the collaboration between the Africa Center and the Museum of Food and Drink, before the current exhibition closes: The exhibit – African/American: Making the Nation’s Table – celebrates the contribution of African Americans to the nation’s culinary culture (both historic and ongoing). By…

  • Shakespeare Coming to Marcus Garvey Park

    Shakespeare Coming to Marcus Garvey Park

    The Classical Theatre of Harlem announced casting for its upcoming production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night at Marcus Garvey Park – July 5-29. The play will be free to the public and reservations can be made starting today. Continuing CTH’s mission to place diversity at the forefront of their performances, this interpretation of Twelfth Night will engage with the…