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101 Things To Do On a Park Bench In Harlem

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Harlem Highest Census Response?

When it comes to the census, Washington Heights and Inwood in North Harlem have bragging rights. The Manhattan neighborhoods have the highest mail response rates – nearly three in four people there have returned their forms – in the city, officials said Monday. Continue reading

Go Green at the Y! in Harlem

Go Green in Harlem with the YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood. Save our Earth and think green.

http://www.ywashhts.org

History In Harlem (video)

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Home to some of New York City’s “hidden treasures,” the northernmost tip of Manhattan (Washington Heights and Inwood) is a composite of historic sites, beautiful parks, and leading cultural institutions.

Audio is abit rough.

Our first discovery was the Morris-Jumel Mansion, the oldest house in Manhattan built in 1765 by British Colonel Roger Morris as a summer villa on a property stretching over 130 acres from the Hudson to the Harlem River, and was used by Gen. George Washington as his temporary headquarters before the house became the British headquarters during the revolution. Continue reading

14 Million Square Feet In Harlem?

The cash-strapped New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) – which owns enough open space and air rights to build more than 30 one-million-square foot skyscrapers inside and adjacent to its existing Manhattan projects – has no overall plan for disposing of this valuable resource, Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer revealed today. Continue reading