Harlem Bespoke:   After selling for $1.9 million back in 2020 during the start of the pandemic, Number 465 West 144th Street in Hamilton Heights is now back on the market for a cool $2.5 million.  So what is different this time around? The listing mentions that everything is in a multi-family layout and a Certificate of No Harrassment in place so an SRO situation might have been the case in the past.  With that said, that would mean the next owner can start with changing the layout right away and there lies the new value of the apparent fixer-upper.  As previously mentioned, this is one of the rarely available landmark townhouses on the block of West 144th Street between Convent and Amsterdam Avenue which is one of our favorite blocks in all of the city.  More details and photos can be found on Streeteasy: LINK

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The National Hip-Hop Museum (NHHM) is hosting a 40^th anniversary tribute to Wild Style and a hip-hop toy exhibit June 10 and 11.

In conjunction with Five Points Festival taking place at Zero Space (337-345 Butler St, Brooklyn, NY 11217), NHHM will host the 40^th anniversary Wild Style celebration – the first ever hip-hop motion picture, Sun,, June 11, from noon to 6 p.m.

Kevin “Scene” Lewis will kick off the festivities with live graffiti painting throughoutthe day, while DJ Tony Crush, DJ Grand Wizzard Theodore and DJ Kevie Kev Rockwell spin classic hip-hop breaks and early hip-hop from the Wild Style era. Later, NHHM will present a live streamed podcast via Rock The Bells.

The celebration will culminate in a ceremony inducting Wild Style Director Charlie Ahearn with cast members including: Grandmaster Caz & The Cold Crush Brothers, Grand Wizzard Theodore & The Fantastic 5, Patti Astor and breakdance icon, Crazy Legs, into NHHM’sHall of Fame. These legends will receive an award, custom NHHM jacket, fat lace hat, inductee medallions, commemorative cassette necklaces and custom art by NHHM Creative Director Andy Katz and Photoshop Jedi. NHHM Historian Jay Quan will serve as emcee.

NHHM will display a hand-drawn animation slide from the movie’s intro by Zephyr and Revolt donated by Charlie Ahearn, alongside the original amphitheater flyer from 1980, a rare Italian 1984 Wild Style movie poster and vintage articles from the movie’s original premiere.

“We couldn’t be more excited to be hosting the National Hip Hop Museum ‘s Induction ceremony at Five Points this year,” says Josh Kimberg, one of the founders of Five Points Festival. “The path of hip-hop and designer toys has been linked since the very beginning of the art toy scene, on this anniversary it’s time to honor that legacy.” 

Throughout the weekend, the NHHM will exhibit a retrospective of rare and vintage hip-hop toys from 1984 to the present. It also will operate a pop-up retail store offering many of the rare, exclusive, vintage and one-of-a-kind toys and apparel for purchase from its retail arm, The Hip-Hop Shop.

Go to www.fivepointsfest.com for more information.

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Tuesday, June 6th from 10:00AM-12:00PM,  Tour Inside Highbridge Tower, West 174th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Join NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue, Bronx and Manhattan elected officials, civic leaders, and community partners for a 175th Anniversary celebration of the oldest standing bridge in NYC: the High Bridge.Enjoy the sounds of Highbridge Voices, tour the Manhattan Gatehouse with NYC DEP, take a Water Tower tour with the Urban Park Rangers and travel back in time!  Get more details and also register in advance on the NYC Parks site: LINK

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