Henry is an 18-year-old tortoise who lives in Harlem with his mom, who gives him baths in their apartment's bathtub every day! His favorite thing to do is go for walks in Central Park and…
Every Sunday, for the past 24 years, Marjorie Eliot and Rudel Drears open the doors of their Harlem apartment to anyone in the mood for jazz. Initially beginning the apartment sessions as a…
This great colorized vintage photograph from 1919 shows the Harlem Hellfighters after they returned home from World War I, wearing their famous Cross of War medals. Redditor Strahozor tells…
If you are in the market for a new home, and you have an extra $4.6 million to spend, why not live in a brownstone once owned by the most famous illusionist ever, Harry Houdini. The house in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
