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Harlem Bespoke: The beloved Harlem Indian restaurant Chaiwali announced that they were permanently closing back in December and now the brownstone at 274 Lenox Avenue by West 124th Street in the Mount Morris Park Historic District is up for sale.  Extensive renovations at this townhouse located across the street from Whole Foods have finished up in the past few years and the initial asking price has been set at $4.495 $3.395 million. Above the famous storefront are 3 boutique apartments and everything is in pristine renovated condition.  Investors who want an impeccable turnkey home with higher end details should definitely check out one of the open houses that have scheduled on the weekends.   More on the Chaiwali brownstone listing can be found on the broker site: LINK

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Harlem Bespoke:  Now open on Sundays! The Sugar Hill Children’s Museum at West 155th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue was only open for viewing on Saturdays recently but now has Sunday as another day to visit.   Hours will be from 10:00AM to 3:00PM only on Saturdays and Sundays with art activities throughout the day.  A new group show has recently debuted for Fall 2022 along with an exhibition of the works of Melvin Van Peebles.  Note that the museum is just open for only two day during the week.  More details and ticket sales on the current exhibit can be found at the Children’s Museum site: LINK


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Harlem Bespoke: The Brown Sugar Comedy show has been bringing back stand up to the neighborhood and featuring some laughs from local black comedians.  Live comedy night has been added to the lineup at Shrine at 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard by West 134th Street on Sunday nights starting at 6:00PM.  Our favorite music venue in Harlem has been around for over 10 years and now has a regular in-person show schedule.  Check out the updated calendar on the official website and drop by for some great local music and entertainment on the weekends: LINK

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Harlem Besppoke: Who can guess this Harlem vantage point taken in 1927?  Two major landmarks are in view and for those who are really familiar with the area, a third should be apparent.

ANSWER:  As many have guessed, the two major landmarks towards the west are Grant’s Tomb and International House.  One major clue at the front is Faison Firehouse which still stands today at Hancock Place just around the corner from Manhattan Avenue.   Most of the buildings on the block of the firehouse were demolished and replaced at some point and the street in the distance connecting to Broadway has been blocked by the construction of public housing in the mid century.  Archival photo Courtesy NYPL

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From the 2006 Harlem Hawk Walk. After combing the wilds of Highbridge, we came upon a large, armless and apparently lynched, cheerleader Barbie. This is how the C.H.U.D. get down.

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Living in NYC for most of my life I’ve seen many a curbside shrine. There are only a few though that stand out in my mind. One was for the 15 yr old who was killed on 125th across a few years ago. It was only a small collection of hand written notes, washed out by the rain that only enhanced its sadness. The other was of a sea of about 1000 Hennessy bottles crowding around the obligatory cardboard box with a photo in it. And then today in Inwood, I saw this:

Now that Im in front of a computer, I know the story of Will Alicia.
Godspeed my friend although I never knew you, I feel like I know you.

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