Hamilton Heights, The Home Of Horne, Hammerstein, And A Guy Name Alexander And Others Uptown
Hamilton Heights is a neighborhood in the northern part of Manhattan, in New York City. Continue reading
Harlem’s Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Receives Sacred Sites Grant From NY Landmarks
The New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced 21 Sacred Sites Grants totaling $337,000 awarded to legendary historic religious properties throughout New York State.Continue reading
Hamilton Grange, Alexander Hamilton’s Home In Harlem
Hamilton Grange National Memorialis a National Park Service site in St. Nicholas Park, In Harlem, New York. that preserves the relocated home of U.S. Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.Continue reading
Restore Grant’s Tomb To Its Glory (Photographs)
Hearing the term “national park,” most Americans probably think of Yellowstone or Yosemite, expanses that preserve some of the most remarkable natural features in the country. Continue reading
The “1769 9 Miles From N York,” Mile Stone In Harlem, NY, 1908 – 1965 (Photos)
The NY Times reports that before GIS, before GPS, before Google Earth, there was the milestone. These heavy markers, inscribed with distances to City Hall or other locations, went up in series as early as 1769, and once numbered 40 or 50 in all from Harlem to the Hudson. Continue reading
Rare “Harlem, New York, 1964” (Video 1/3)
The video is filmed on a snowy winter day with a panoply of legendary to little known locations throughout Harlem, New York.Continue reading
Historic Hamilton Heights Townhouse Revamped At $3M
There is a lot to love about this Hamilton Heights townhouse, starting with its location: It sits at the corner of Hamilton Terrace and West 141st Street, positioned directly across from Hamilton Grange.Continue reading
Interview: Harlem Writer Yolande Brener
The latest installment of our Harlem Interview series, where we get to know the people in our neighborhood:
I am lying on my bed in my West Harlem apartment. It’s mostly white in here, except for my bookshelf which is overflowing.Continue reading
