The abandoned Renaissance Theater and Casino was a center for African-America art, music, theatre and dance with a famous ballroom that was never landmarked.
East Harlem will gain a new cultural center with the announcemtnt that the landmarked firehouse located at 120 East 125th Street will be the new home of the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute. This is one of five firehouse decommissioned in 2003.
This summer in NYC, art will collide with a major social issue - the global water crises. 300 water tanks in all five boroughs will be wrapped in art with the message 'Put Water First'.
If you're a Vegan in this City, you don't have to go very far to find a place to eat. From the Village, east and west - to Chelsea and the upper east and west sides - we have a list to keep you happy.
A look at 5 bakeries in NYC who have withstood the test of time continuing as family owned businesses run by the original immigrant families.
Have you checked out Google's Worldwide Map of Little Free Libraries? And most aren't even on there! The Little Free Libraries have moved off the front porch of suburbia and taken hold in urban environments everywhere. From sidewalks to parks, they are bringing neighbors together in all kinds of ways.
28 Three story red brick row houses with wooden rocking chair porches and gated front gardens are an unlikely sight on 130th Street in Harlem, but a welcomed gift from the Astor family of the 1800's and lovingly restored.
After years of neglect & the lose of all floors except the ground floor, the Corn Exchange Bank Building in Harlem renovation will be completed this year.
Harlem's 125th Street Metro North Station is about to undergo a $6 million dollar facelift, coinciding with the enormous serge of development going on all around it. Let's take a look at the beautifully renovated interior which was redone in 1999 to keep the integrity of the original station.
Nothing sizzles like a the Summer Sizzles restaurant and bar crawl on Lenox Ave in Harlem from Red Rooster to Sylvia's.