Leake and Watts Services, Inc., is a not-for-profit social services agency in New York City that provides services for children and families in the areas of foster care, adoption, special education, Head Start and other related subjects. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Morningside Heights
Like 1, 2, 3, New Sports Bar Opens In Morningside Heights
A new sports bar and traditional American food spot has arrival called 123BSB Harlem, located at 712 West 125th Street in Morningside Heights in Harlem, NY. Continue Reading →
The Battle Of Harlem Heights NY 1776
The Battle of Harlem Heights was fought during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War. The action took place in what is now the Morningside Heights and east into the future Harlem neighborhoods of northwestern Manhattan Island in New York Town on September 16, 1776. Continue Reading →
Harlem’s Columbia University Dean Dies After Being Struck By Car Near Campus
A beloved Columbia University dean died weeks after being struck by a vehicle while walking near the ivy league institution’s Morningside Heights campus, school officials said in a statement. Continue Reading →
Robert A.M. Stern Architects’ New Harlem Skyscraper Revealed
The Union Theological Seminary is working with Lendlease and L&L Holding Company to create a 42-story tower in the heart Morningside Heights. Continue Reading →
Schinasi Brothers Cigarette Factory, Harlem 1904 –
In 1904 this cigarette factory at 309-11 West 120th Street in Harlem was made the superior high-quality cigarettes made from expensive imported Turkish tobacco. Continue Reading →
Updated Renderings Of Upscale Student Housing At Columbia University In Harlem
NY Yimby reports that a new student residence is on the rise at 415 West 120th Street designed by architect Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel. Continue Reading →
The Vandewater Tops Morningside Heights In Harlem
NY Yimby reports that standing north of Columbia University at 543 West 122nd Street, behind the Jewish Theological Seminary, is the new residential tower dubbed “Vandewater”. Continue Reading →