Welcome back to The Six Digit Club, in which we take a look at a newish-to-market listing priced under $1 million, because nice things sometimes come in small packages. Send nominations to the tipline.Continue reading
Columbia University’s Three-Story Academic Conference Center
Back in October of 2014, YIMBY reported that construction was wrapping up on Columbia University’s nine-story, 450,000-square-foot Jerome L. Greene Science Center at 3229 Broadway, between West 129th and 130th Streets, in the Manhattanville section of Harlem.Continue reading
Columbia University’s Community Scholars Program Seeks Nominations And Applications
Columbia University's Community Scholars Program is seeking nominations and applications for its next class; the deadline is Friday, April 29, 2016. Continue reading
City College Of New York Print, Harlem Late 1800’s
A great rare etching of City College of New York was originally founded as the Free Academy of the City of New York at St. Nicolas Terrace to Amsterdam Avenue, W. 140th to West 138th Streets in post colonial Harlem in upper Manhattan in 1847 by wealthy businessman and president of the Board of Education, Townsend Harris.Continue reading
550 West 125th Street Harlem New York 1932
A great mid-day photograph at 550 West 125th Street (at Old Broadway, between 126th and 125th Streets), Manhattanville in Harlem, New York 1932
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The West Harlem Pier, Harlem, New York 1850-1965
For thousands of years while the Muscoota and the Wecksquaesgeek Indians lived in this entire section of upper Manhattan Island, the natural topography of this site in West Harlem formed a valley and small sheltered cove off the Hudson River, also known as the North River.Continue reading
Harlem Cove In Manhattanville In Harlem, New York, Pre-1800
For thousands of years, the natural topography of this site formed a valley and small sheltered cove off the Hudson River, also known as the North River.Continue reading
The Harlem Pier At 125th Street Manhattanville New York 1890-1934
A fantastic view looking northwest at the Harlem Pier at 125th Street and Riverside Drive in Manhattanville Harlem, New York, 1890 - 1934.
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5 Cheap Eats You Should Know About in Harlem
By Robert Sietsema
As restaurant prices continue to soar, finding a cheap restaurant meal becomes more of a priority. And if the inexpensive feed is not only delicious but also interesting, and maybe even outside your previous dining experience, all the better. Continue reading
Harlem’s Daniel Tiemann, 1805-1899
Harlem resident Daniel Fawcett Tiemann (January 9, 1805 – June 29, 1899) was Mayor of New York City from 1858 to 1860. He was a founding trustee of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.Continue reading
Mapping Harlem Hit Hardest By High Rents
Harlemites spend a lot of energy lamenting the fact that the rent is too damn high, and they aren't wrong to do so. Harlem rents have been steadily rising for more than a year.
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Getty Gas Station, 125th Street and 12th Avenue, 1950’s
This is a photograph of the Getty gas station looking southeast on the corner of 125th Street and 12th Avenue in Manhattanville in West Harlem during the early 1950's. Continue reading
