Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States so we would not be doing our part in honoring one of our Nation's great heroes without showing you a bit of MLK in New York City.…
Fiber artist Naomi RAG has been adorning the bleak urban landscape of East Harlem with big, bold splotches of colorful yarn bombs. Street Art NYC recently sat down with Naomi for a brief…
ANIMAL New York has been documenting a ton of great urban exploration lately. Just last week, they were able to sneak into 190 Bowery for a peek during it's renovation, and they have…
Harlem's Paris Blues Jazz Club has been a celebrated local music joint since 1969, playing live jazz and blues nightly. It's owner and manager, Mr. Samuel Hargress Jr., has been in the club…
The Lively Morgue is a daily photo blog from the New York Times in which an original photo from the newspaper's archives is reposted along with tidbits of information gleaned from the…
Count Basie was a famous Jazz pianist, organist, band leader and composer. Basie started playing in the 1920s, performing at all the local Harlem jazz clubs. In this vintage film from 1948,…
In this recent video from Elite Daily, hear all about what it's really like being homeless on the street of New York City, from somebody who lives it first-hand. Life can change at the drop…
Since 1934, the Apollo Theater in Harlem ha offered some sort of an Amateur Night in which anybody off the street can come and perform on the world-famous stage, only to be judged with…
Harlem Grown is a New York City based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that seeks to inspire youth to lead healthy and ambitious lives through mentorship and hands-on education in urban…
Now in its third year, the Harlem Eat Up is an annual 4-day festival that celebrates the neighborhood's rich history of entertainment, art, music and especially food. In this video from…
