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 not cheap at the time but would have included food for the horse as well as a stall.
To see the listing, click here.
Free Concert in The Harlem Rose Garden
Famoro Dioubate is an esteemed griot, an oral historian-musician from Guinea, West Africa. He is a master of the balafon (xylophone), a court instrument dating to the founding of the Mande Empire in the year 1235. In 1998, he moved to New York City, where he has been active as a bandleader, music arranger, composer, teacher, and featured artist at traditional West African events. He founded his band Kakande in 2002. When he released his first CD in 2008 he received the support of the iconic Mory Kanté, who joined Kakande on their East Coast release tour. Kakande is an 8-piece band featuring some of the most talented musicians of New York City,
Wednesday, July 20th. 6:00 PM
Go To Marcus Garvey Park to See: Twelfth Night!
For an amazing, world-class theatrical (and dance and musical…) experience, you’ve got to make sure to check out the Classical Theater of Harlem’s Twelfth Night.
The staging is incredible, and its Afro-Futurist aesthetic is spell-binding.
Performances end on July 29th.
BIG TRUCKS (on Randall’s Island)
Join RIPA for Big Truck Day this Saturday, July 16 from 12 – 3 PM and get an up-close look at the incredible vehicles that you see every day all over New York City! Trucks of all sizes will be on site including: a TBTA tunnel brush truck, FDNY fire trucks and ambulance, a DSNY garbage truck, a NYPD bomb defusal truck with the robot, and more! You might even get a chance to sit behind the wheel of a fire truck! This is a free event.
There will also be a free tour of the New York City Fire Department Training Academy at Randall’s Island Park at 1 PM! Registration is required.
Location: Lot A by Icahn Stadium