Tag: Silicon Harlem
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Rowing on The Harlem River
The Harlem River was (in the 18th and 19th Century) a popular destination for rowing or sculling. Remnants of this pastime were visible into mid 20th century. In the photo below, you can see 4 large boat houses on the Bronx side of the Harlem River (note the Highbridge water tower in the back-left corner):…
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Harlem Armory’s Time Capsule
On May 27, 1923, almost 100 years ago, a ceremonial cornerstone was laid in Harlem by New York City Mayor John Francis Hylan, who had also broken ground for the new Harlem armory in November 1921. William Hayward, who commanded the 369th in France and was then the U.S. attorney for New York, spoke at…
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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…
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Risk of Crime
(The risk of crime being indicated by red on the map below) The map of white-collar crime is a telling one. Most of the criminals commit their crime in midtown or the financial district. Harlem has a relatively low crime rate by this measure. To explore where you are most at risk for this form…
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Life Expectancy at Birth
From: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/hpd/downloads/pdfs/wwl-plan.pdf Infant Mortality New Home for Silicon Harlem Silicon Harlem – currently located up at 148th Street – is going to have a new home, along with affordable and mixed income housing on West 126th street. The project is called Balton Commons, and is a $19-million mixed-use development currently under construction at 267 West…
