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Apartment House West 117th Street in Harlem 1898

Posted on May 3, 2013 by | Leave a comment
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Architectural Harlem

A horse-drawn carriage sits on the cobblestone street in front of relatively new central Harlem apartment units on West 117th Street (between St. Nicholas and 7th Avenues) in 1898. Continue reading →

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It’s My Park Day at Morningside Park in Harlem

Posted on April 27, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Each season, thousands of New Yorkers come together on It’s My Park Day to volunteer and celebrate their neighborhood parks and public spaces throughout the five boroughs! Continue reading →

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Visiting Student Dies At Columbia University (update)

Posted on March 31, 2013 by | 2 Comments

YNONYNEHWMUGETR.20091022160035Jessica Fingers, 21-year-old Columbia freshman runner was found dead in a dorm hallway at Columbia University Sunday morning about 11:45 a.m., authorities said. Continue reading →

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Morningside Park in Harlem, 1900

Posted on March 27, 2013 by | 2 Comments

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Morningside Park looking south from the Morningside Drive hill in West Harlem around 1900. Continue reading →

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116th Street, West From Eight Avenue, NY 1880-1920′s

Posted on March 21, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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A wonderful photograph looking west on 116th Street looking towards Columbia, in the Morningside Heights area of West Harlem, NY. Continue reading →

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Board Approves ‘George Carlin Way’ in Harlem

Posted on October 19, 2012 by | 1 Comment

George Carlin may get his Way after all. After a contentious yearlong battle, the community board in Morningside Heights approved a compromise measure Thursday night to rename a section of the comedian’s childhood street after him. Continue reading →

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“Sexual Act” Performed In Morningside Park In Harlem

Posted on October 10, 2011 by | Leave a comment

A 29-year-old woman was the victim of a sexual crime in Morningside Park Sunday evening.

A black man in his 20′s “performed a sex act” on the woman at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Lieutenant John Grimpel of the NYPD said. The crime, which took place on the upper level path of Morningside Park between 116th and 118th streets, was being classified as a criminal sex act as of 1 p.m. on Monday, according to Grimpel. Continue reading →

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