Comments about harlem

There are 64 comments about "harlem"

Frank C.: I grew up on the corner of 1330 Halsey and Irving back in the late 60's until I escaped in 1979. I had to run home from PS151,(On Knickerbocker) because of the racial attacks form......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Rhymephile: TRAP, at the very top, can be seen on the Harlem line for Metro-North as well....

in response to: Graf on the Tracks, Pt. 4 by Peter

JimmyC: first my Yorkville credentials:born in Doctors Hospital across from Gracie Manson;lived on 92nd bet. 1nd & 2nd from 1955-1968;and then at 93rd st. (lex/park) form 68-2006(when ma died). I still live,love and play in yorkville(85th......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Franny Wentzel: Here's a little something of Brasilia that's in the novel I'm writing... the lead character Jennifer Platt has been invited to speak on a TV panel discussion after visiting a ribbon cutting ceremony for a......

in response to: Brasilia in Old Photos by Franny Wentzel

Peter: ahh, true. i heard that happened due to a ww1-era {harlem river}-widening project to assist with industrial/barge traffic (despite the {spuyten duyvil} bridge's annoyingly low-clearance). i used to row past there every morning of the......

in response to: Flashmaps: Neighborhoods, Piers and Terminals by Peter

53V3K/ARDKREW: THIS PLACE IS AN LEGENDARY STOMPING GROUND FOR MORDERN GRAFF WHICH IS (BELIVE IT OR NOT)A DYING FORM OF ART BUT IM GLAD THAT IM NOT THE ONLY ONE KEEPING IT ALIVE...... WELL ILL KEEP......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Peter: 1980s? its still happening in 2009! i saw an isuzu rodeo once, though, recently submerged near the old (now non-existent) coned plant on the {harlem river}... recent as in, its headlights were still visible, shining from......

in response to: Cars by Peter

TRUTH: GENTRIFICATION IN BRIEF http://www.enoughroomforspace.org/project_pages/view/198 Gentrification occurs in urban areas where prior disinvestment in the urban infrastructure creates neighborhoods that can be profitably redeveloped. In its earliest form, gentrification affected decaying working class neighborhoods close to urban centers......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

coty: In 1972, this building was a tenement building full of African American families. The Harlem Turks streetgang had their clubhouse down in its basement celler. The newly constructed building now serves as the main office......

in response to: Old Harlem, New Harlem by Peter

BXMike: How I love east harlem.....very nice pics ...

in response to: Moments in East Harlem by serlingrod

BXMike: Its sad what's happening to harlem...people being driven out of there neighborhoodswith sky high rents......

in response to: Old Harlem, New Harlem by Peter

Espen: Espen: 23rd Dec 2008 - 02:04 GMT i vent to New york in november 96 i was 19 years old travelling alone from norway and got robd at a park wile smoking pot waiting for a man......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Espen: i vent to New york in november 96 i was 19 years old travelling alone from norway and got robd at a park wile smoking pot waiting for a man who i......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Rich: This used to be my station back in the day. I saw a few celebs come out of this station. When Ebbett's Field Apartments were first built some parents of famous people lived there: Gregory......

in response to: Franklin Avenue Station by Peter

Urban Neighbourhood: Gentrification is one of those things that you either love or hate. The debate on it tends to be very polarized, but cities are not going to oppose it because it means higher property taxes......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

michael >chazoshay@hotmail.com: smith i met you one time with ezo and a few of you guys in harlem on 116th lenox ave i was probably like 20 yr old and man i waited for the day to......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

Paul in Seattle: My 1st trip to NYC was in '85, I was there to see the girlfriend and a sister's wedding. While she was at work, I walked this entire line from BANK Street (that's right kids,......

in response to: The High Line: by Peter

eyeofodin: Great post. Louis Theroux of the BBC did a great episode for his 'Weird Weekends' about Black Nationalism, and concentrated his time in Harlem. He was able to enter the headquarters and interview......

in response to: Black Hebrew Israelites by serlingrod

Edward LAMB: I am very familiar with this tunnel having personally "discovered" the place way back in 1969... The following, if you please, is an excerpt from my own story : I had, one day, roaming through Riverside Drive......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

jack: can you top this, i was up by harlem in the 60's along east river drive, (loved the cool jazz played at some of the local bars in harlem) and spotted a car, with the......

in response to: A Sign of Past Times? by CartLegger

Peter: ive counted about 7 in my neighborhood. a new, utterly smashed-up honda appeared in the lot at the corner of central and hart today; ill carry my camera in the morning and get a shot......

in response to: A Sign of Past Times? by CartLegger

Kassie: I went here with my friend a couple months ago. We got some amazing pictures. I've never seen such beautiful graffiti in my entire life. We had a nice talk with a......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Peter: ch. 13 is pretty standard for such bridge communications. but beware that if you need the bridge to be opened, you need to contact them well in advance, as they have to work around the......

in response to: The Bridges of New York City by Peter

Low kee Angel@aol.com: Harlem is the place to be, it's looking real hot up there. ...

in response to: Harlem NYPD by Peter

colavitos ghost: wish i was in ny to buy my xmas gifts there. great recommendation. i was living in east harlem a while back and passed by a couple different botanicas every day. unfortunately, i never......

in response to: Bushwick Botanica by upfromflames

Randy: I remember the July 13, 1977 blackout if it was yesterday, i was 21, me and my brother had brought a brand new car that we shared an oldmoble 98 regency, we loved that car,......

in response to: Bushwick \'77: When the Lights Went Out by upfromflames

Antwerp Kurzweil: dangerous citizens? man, what you need to be worried about is the dangerous NYPD. sure, there's always the chance you'll get mugged in nyc, but then again, theres also a chance you'll get an undeserved......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Eddie: I lived in the Pruitt-Igoe projects when I was little, scariest place ever, our neighbors down the hall we're killed and there 4 year old daughter was thrown out the window, My parents eventually moved......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Peter: heh, i know exactly where some of those shots were taken... i used to work up in {washington heights}, and commuted home to {midtown} by bike every day, and often took the scenic route through......

in response to: Moments in East Harlem by serlingrod

Director Dale: The Adam Clayton Powell Junior State Office Building in Harlem [[img:23880]] ...

in response to: Ugliest Building in New York? by Peter

ellen: I love Harlem too, we just moved to Lenox Avenue and 129th Street and its growing like mad and just so alive and so much fun! I learned alot from the people at newnewyorker......

in response to: Westside Market: NYC by Peter

zinzee: For those of you looking to move here: I live in Bushwick off of the Jefferson L. I'm one block from the L train. I really do enjoy the neighborhood. I did get......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

from starr st.: 1st. off upfromflames, i am going to my storage space and look for my pics and send them to you. now i was born and rasied in bushwick. PROUD of it.just as proud......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Jeremy Jones: As a rubio who also happens to be Puerto Rican, I've always spent most of my time in NYC in the South Bronx, in Spanish Harlem, and in other neighborhoods where the Puerto Rican culture......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

aer: i'd love to see more shots of harlem....

in response to: Striver\'s Row by B-luv

Brad: Wow, that looks really nice. How does Harlem compare to some of the other areas as far as gentrification? Seems like its location on Manhattan would have made it prime real estate. I remember grabbing......

in response to: Striver\'s Row by B-luv

peacefrog: As an American who has lived in Canada most of his life, visiting the US and especially NYC is a harsh reality check, and a reminder that the ravages of racism are still alive and......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Genaro: During the late 1940's and 50's, many of The Manhattan Elite thought it proper in calling the less popular working or the poor social White under class, WHITE TRASH! This would also include Whites who......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

carlos mario: Since I'm writing about gentrification in Bushwick, this all is so interesting, especially the part of the story that The Truth mentions, as it relates to what I'm writing. Roger Starr, planned shrinkage, arson, disinvestment,......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

hello: i'm thinking of moving to brooklyn--the bush. i've been in the boogie down for about 7 years. just wanted to let everyone know---HELLO PEOPLEZZZ ALL OF NEW YORK IS CHANGING. FOR GOODNESS SAKES--I'M......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Mauvis: I'm half white and half Korean and I moved to Bushwick a couple of months ago from East Harlem because these are the closest places to the city that I can afford. I have a......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Tenda: I call for open revolution in the streets. Bloomberg can suck my balls. I hope he reads this. It makes me happy that that white kid got killed in Harlem. ...

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

yippie skippie: NYC is a cesspool, maybe you live in a less stinky area with better ventilation, and don't venture into the nastier parts like South Bronx, Harlem, Washington Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant, or Brooklyn.... but the nastier......

in response to: 7 Train Pervert by CC

king:kaos : Ayo yea im From Humboldt park but i moved to Ny not da harlem bit and its damn straigh mad kingas up hurr but NY is ite DAMN STRAIGHT....

in response to: The Streets Speak in a Native Tongue: Harlem by Peter

colavito's ghost: nice bike path! wish i could ride that on my way down from harlem every morning... i guess life wouldn't be quite as exciting, but it sure wouldn't be as threatened, either....

in response to: Riding into Work by Tyfoid Kid

colavito's ghost: Peter, just curious if you'd be willing to tell us what your punishment your "acquaintance" received for his/her heroism. Last year I got nabbed by an undercover graffiti cop for putting up paste-ups on the lower......

in response to: Criminalize Greed, Not Graffiti by Peter

Peter: kc: yeah, i saw it from a boat, while going down the {harlem river} ;) also: what scam28 said... i forgot all about roller pieces!...

in response to: Olde Graf? by kc

Cyberia: (ran out of room ;-;) A crime rate of less than 6% in country of over 4 million is quite low, with over 2/3 being non-violent petty crimes (theft, vandalism). If you beleive that distributing Drugs......

in response to: Injustice CASE... by Rune-Willem

jed: This 18 footer is conveniently located on a quiet tree lined block in Central Harlem, clean façade and partily renovated all it needs to complete is boiler, floors and rear windows. Qwner will complete or......

in response to: Brownstones in Harlem by joe urb

Peter: i used to row under those, on the {harlem} river every morning. the archy looking romanesque one is one of the three major aqueducts that bring water into the city from the catskills!...

in response to: Cross Bronx Expy by barry

B.B. Melbourne australia: Hi Peter I lived @504W 126ST. N.Y.C. for 18 months but being a British Merchant Marine I had to return to the U.K. much to my regret. I now live in OZ.but theres not a......

in response to: Westside Market: NYC by Peter

Peter: i found a dollar in the street the other day in {brooklyn}. once, when i lived in {harlem}, i found a little bag full of several grams of {cocaine}....

in response to: Disappearing Skyscraper by Peter

BoogyDoNw NYC: Harlem:washington heights,inwood,sugar hill,east harlem YO now thats wassup!...

in response to: Oldschool NYC by Graffiti

Thank You: DISINVESTMENT created HP... .Puerto Ricans were nieve country people that got consumed and spit out by American city life......Humboldt Park will become Lincoln Park in the next decade ....Lincoln Park used to look like Spanish......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Young Father: Disinvestment created HP... Gangs are an old relic idea thats past its time...Puerto Ricans were nieve country people that got consumed and spit out by American city life......HP will become Lincoln Park in the......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Peter: at least its not like the fast food joint i used to go to up in {harlem}, in which the attendant would pass your food to you through the glass in a a metal......

in response to: No. 1 Kitchen, Part 2: by Peter

Dickriqulous: All due respect to James, but Central Park is truly special. Quite a bit more than "for the tourists." Especially up near the Harlem end, where it is far from a "circus-type atmosphere."......

in response to: Riverside Park by Peter

Harlem bloods: Re: Crip/Blood Graffiti: Washington Heights...

in response to: Crip/Blood Graffiti: Washington Heights by anon

Carrie: Re: Garbage Cans: South Harlem Luv the pics....

in response to: Garbage Cans: by Peter

Nairi: Re: Garbage Cans: South Harlem Wow i love all your photos. They're so amazing. Very Urban....

in response to: Garbage Cans: by Peter

Peter: cool! i dont get up to the bronx much, unfortunately, but now that warmer weather is coming and i have a speedy bicycle at my disposal, i might make a go of it and get......

in response to: The Bridges of New York City by Peter

Traumacord: Do you know where I could find pictures of black people sitting on stoops in Harlem. I was born and raised in Harlem in the 40s and 50s. I live in Maryland now......

in response to: The Stoop by Peter

Peter: well, linda, i can see how you might be a bit befuddled, but then again, this postmodern world isnt without callousness for the inflexible. where do you live? i live equidistant from spanish harlem and upper broadway.......

in response to: Nonplussed as Ever and Loving it: by Peter

Peter: i think these pictures show the extremes that people will go to to act out prejudices that thrive in almost every neighborhood; the neighborhoods that are around me, here in nyc, like harlem, the west......

in response to: The West Belfast Peace Line by Jamie