In the tragic Harlem steam blast in March 2013, there was also significant damage to The Urban Garden Center and Flea Marqueta, which reopened in record time
On 125th St. in E. Harlem, the Demolition Depot is filled with artifacts salvaged from grand hotels & mansions.
NYC has a history of renaming streets, parks and playgrounds after famous musicians. Here we some places which have paid honor to influential city artists
The Graffiti Hall of Fame at Jackie Robinson Playground is but one of East Harlem's efforts to encourage and preserve the street art form in New York City.
A playground in East Harlem is famous for its less-than-legally installed antidrug mural by Keith Haring, reading "Crack is Wack."