Tag Archives: 125th Street

HW Pick: Any Harlem Summer Needs A Pair of Heels

Spring is here, and its time to experiment, from playing around with colors to accessorizing.  Continue reading

Meet the HW Interns

This is the Harlem World Magazine Intern Team for Spring 2012. Get to know these Harlem residents one by one. Continue reading

HW Qoute: “…a moment for the elite to swoop in, take photos on 125th Street and bounce…”

TEDxHarlem founder Marcus Glover explaining why the event priced at $100 ticket – plus $16.55 in fees at the Apollo Theater is not “Elitist.”

“People are concerned this [is] a moment for the elite to swoop in, take photos on 125th Street and bounce,” Glover said. “Those suspicions are valid, but we have always had intentions to never allow this to be that event. This is about ideas on a grassroots level.” Continue reading

West End Theatre in Harlem, 1903

A horse-drawn delivery carriage advertising the West End Theatre (built-in 1902 by developer Meyer R. Bimberg known as “Bim the Button Man” who was a visionary and built the Yorkville, and the Colonial) is parked in front of the theater during 1903. Continue reading

HW Radio Pod: with Eugene Giscombe on Harlem Real Estate (today)

Join host Danny Tisdale and Eugene Giscombe as they discuss Harlem real estate: the Lee Building on 125th Street, housing the Stadium Red studio, turning Condos into disabled housing, Continue reading

The Harlem Casino, 1889, Harlem, NY

This is the Harlem Casino. Some have said it was the oldest theatrical building left in Manhattan. After that initial laying of the cornerstone on June 11th 1889, everything went wrong for what was going to be the West End Theatre. Continue reading

Want to Testify at the Mayor’s Preliminary Budget Public Hearing with Community Board 10

Harlem Community Board 10 will hold a public hearing on the Mayor’s Preliminary Budget on the 2nd Floor of the Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building (163 West 125th Street, New York, NY), commencing at 6:00 PM on Wednesday March 7, 2012:

A portion of CB10’s March General Board Meeting will be devoted to a Public Hearing on the Mayor’s Preliminary Budget submission. Continue reading

The Dr. John E. Ferdinand home in Harlem

This is the Dr. John Ferdinand home at 230 West 125th Street. It was located on the south side of 125th Street just west of 7th Avenue (now known as Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.,). Continue reading