Tag Archives: Hamilton Heights

Police Apprehend Escaped Prisoner In Harlem

Posted on May 7, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Police captured an escaped prisoner in Harlem on Monday afternoon after he led officers on a wild chase on the streets and underground. Continue reading →

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Broadway, North Of 145th Street Harlem, 1910

Posted on May 4, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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An old photo from 1910 shows a very busy intersection of Hamilton Heights that apparently was often congested with pedestrians.   Continue reading →

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Harlem Coffee Shop Gets Political Loses A Customer

Posted on April 9, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Yesterday, owners Karen Cantor and Andrew Ding of the Chipped Cup in Harlem put this simple chalkboard sign outside their coffee shop and posted it to Facebook, along with the message, “Peace, love, equality. #hamiltonheights.” Continue reading →

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When Harlem Was Irish (update)

Posted on March 17, 2013 by | 10 Comments

The East Harlem tenements in the late 19th and early part of the 20th century attracted many of the poor working class from Europe was when Harlem was Irish. Continue reading →

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Open City Council Seat Draws Major Attention . . .

Posted on February 1, 2013 by | 1 Comment

NYC-Seal-789082The heated race for an open City Council seat in northern Manhattan has generated so much scrutiny, controversy — and cash — that even superstar actor Edward Norton has cracked open his checkbook and plunged into the fray. Continue reading →

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New Association Promoted by West Harlem Bars and Restaurants

Posted on November 28, 2012 by | 7 Comments

Savona Bailey-McClain got the idea for the West Harlem Food and Beverage Association while working on Community Board 9′s economic development committee as the group sought to bring a ferry operator to West Harlem Piers Park on West 125th Street. Continue reading →

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Hamilton Heights Crash Ends With Two Cars on Sidewalk

Posted on October 25, 2012 by | Leave a comment

A Streetsblog Daily Blog reader Kristi Roberts came upon the scene of a morning crash that injured two people and sent two vehicles onto sidewalks at 141st Street and Convent Avenue in Hamilton Heights. Continue reading →

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Hamilton Theatre in Harlem, 1915

Posted on October 11, 2012 by | 2 Comments

Constructed in 1912-13 as a vaudeville house during one of NewYork’stheater building booms, the Hamilton Theater is located in the Hamilton Heights area of Harlem. Continue reading →

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New York Cares Revitalizes Harlem Schools

Posted on October 3, 2012 by | Leave a comment

6,000 New York Cares volunteers will spread out across the city to revamp public schools on New York Cares Day Fall, Saturday, October 13, 2012.  Continue reading →

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Harlem to Preserve Brownstones By Creating height Limits

Posted on May 20, 2012 by | 1 Comment

Hundreds of New York City’s most glorious brownstones and majestic townhouses will be protected from developers and preserved for generations under a major rezoning proposed for West Harlem. Continue reading →

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