Tag: Brownstones

  • Hotels

    Hotels

    Given that the Victoria project is wrapping up and about to bring a new hotel to Harlem, I thought I’d present a map of hotels in New York City. As you can imagine, Midtown is insanely dense: And while zooming into our neighborhood appears to indicate that we have a handful of hotels in our…

  • Marcus Garvey Park Tree Lighting

    Marcus Garvey Park Tree Lighting

    December 8th, at 6:00 PM. 124th Street and 5th Avenue. Join the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance in the lighting of the holiday tree. Under the Stoops Along 5th Avenue, between 129/128th Streets, there are 3 brownstones in a row that still have grills that allow light into the under-the-stoop space. As a result, you can…

  • Delilah of Harlem

    Delilah of Harlem

    The earliest novel that takes place in Harlem (that I know of) is from 1893, and was written by Richard Henry Savage. It’s fairly forgettable Victorian melodrama, but offers a glimpse into posh society in and around Mount Morris Park, in the new and stately brownstones that were purchased by New York City’s upper class.…