Harlem’s ‘S Curve’
The Ninth Avenue IRT Elevated was extended up the avenue by 1891. The next southbound stop from 104th Street in Manhattan Valley was 99th Street. Continue reading
Harlem’s ‘S Curve’
The Ninth Avenue IRT Elevated was extended up the avenue by 1891. The next southbound stop from 104th Street in Manhattan Valley was 99th Street. Continue reading
Catch this deal of a lifetime. We will have a wonderful array of staple Soul food specialities and finger foods to make it easy to get your party on. Continue reading
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Tagged 110th Street (Manhattan), Beyoncé Knowles, Business, facebook, fingerfood, Harlem, Harlem Meer Central Park, Harlem Renaissance, High-definition television, hw pick, I Am Sasha Fierce, jayz, Justin Timberlake, New York, New York City, Sasha Fierce, Tito Puente, twitter, Very Important Person, World Magazine
Be amazed by dancers who weave ceremonial swords into complex configurations as part of this ancient winter celebration. Catch one of the two afternoon performances at the Dana Discovery Center at 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. Continue reading
Learn about conservation techniques used to care for Central Park’s eclectic collection of monuments, sculptures, and other decorative architectural elements from the Conservancy’s Associate Director of Conservation and Preservation, Matthew Reiley. Ages 18+. Continue reading
This is the Fifth Avenue intersection street view looking north from 110th Street showing a movie theater, billboards, and gas station, on October 6, 1929.
Posted in Architecture, Harlem, Harlem architecture, Harlem photographs, Harlem real estate
Tagged 110th Street (Manhattan), 122nd Street (Manhattan), Art, Atlanta, Carl Van Vechten, Dobbs, Fifth Avenue, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, John Wesley Dobbs, Kwanzaa, Mattiwilda Dobbs, New York City, NYC Municipal Archives, people, Spelman College, Theater, United States
Join the Conservancy and Abdel Salaam, the founder and Artistic Director of Forces of Nature Dance Theater Company, as we learn about and celebrate the tradition of Kwanzaa. Continue reading
A Harlem gas station owner is fighting the city’s plans to develop his property and the land around it with new businesses and apartments, likening his battle to a David-versus-Goliath showdown. Continue reading
As the temperature in Harlem continues to rise, one of the coolest places kids can go is Central Park playgrounds in Harlem. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem, HArlem parks, Harlem weather, Harlem World Magazine, Parks, weather
Tagged 110th Street (Manhattan), 125th Street (Manhattan), Bernard Family Playground, Central Park, Central Park West, East 96th Street Playground, Harlem, Lenox Avenue, Lenox Avenue Playground, New York City, Robert Bendheim Playground, Rudin Family Playground, Tarr Family Playground, West 110th Street Playground