Riverbend Houses
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New York - United States

Savoy Ballroom

The Savoy Ballroom was a medium sized ballroom for music and public dancing located at 596 Lenox Avenue, between 140th and 141st Streets in Harlem, New York City . Lenox Avenue was the main thoroughfare through upper Harlem. Black poet Langston Hughes calls it the Heartbeat of Harlem in Juke Box Love Song, and he set his acclaimed work “Lenox Avenue: Midnight on the legendary street".

Located at 40.8175, -73.938 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Jazz clubs in the United States, Nightclubs in New York City, New York City cultural history, Lindy Hop, Music venues in New York City, Former music venues in New York City, Defunct jazz clubs

Cotton Club

The Cotton Club was a famous jazz music night club located in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City which operated from 1923 to 1940, most notably during America's Prohibition Era lasting from 1919 to 1933.

Located at 40.819, -73.937 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Nightclubs in New York City, Music venues in New York City, Former music venues in New York City

138th Street – Grand Concourse (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)

138th Street – Grand Concourse is a local station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the T intersection of East 138th Street and the Grand Concourse in the Bronx neighborhood of Mott Haven. It is served by the 4 train at all times except rush hours in peak direction and 5 train at all times except late nights. This underground station, opened on July 17, 1918, has two side platforms and three tracks.

Located at 40.813, -73.93 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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IRT Jerome Avenue Line stations, New York City Subway stations in the Bronx, Railway stations opened in 1918

Hostos Community College

Eugenio María de Hostos Community College of The City University of New York is a community college in the City University of New York system located in the South Bronx, New York City. Hostos Community College was created by an act of the Board of Higher Education in 1968 in response to demands from the Hispanic/Puerto Rican community, which was urging for the establishment of a college to serve the people of the South Bronx.

Located at 40.8175, -73.9272 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Two-year colleges in the United States, City University of New York, Educational institutions established in 1970, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Universities and colleges in the Bronx, Community colleges in New York, 1970 establishments in the United States

149th Street – Grand Concourse (New York City Subway)

149th Street – Grand Concourse is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Jerome Avenue Line and the IRT White Plains Road Line. Located at East 149th Street and Grand Concourse in Mott Haven and Grand Concourse in the Bronx. The complex is served by the: 2 and 4 trains at all times 5 train at all times except late nights

Located at 40.818, -73.927 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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IRT Jerome Avenue Line stations, IRT White Plains Road Line stations, New York City Subway transfer stations, New York City Subway stations in the Bronx

Abyssinian Baptist Church

The Abyssinian Baptist Church is a church located in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, New York, United States. It has served as a space for African American spirituality, politics and community.

Located at 40.8167, -73.9417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Religious organizations established in 1808, Harlem, New York, Churches in Manhattan, Baptist churches in New York, Baptist congregations established in the 19th century

Astor Row

Astor Row is the name given to 130th Street between Fifth Avenue and Lenox Avenue in Harlem, in the New York City borough of Manhattan. More specifically, it refers to the semi-attached row houses on the south side of the street. These were among the first speculative townhouses built in Harlem, and their design is very unusual. The houses are set back from the street and all have front yards, an oddity in Manhattan, and all have wooden porches.

Located at 40.8105, -73.942 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Landmarks in Manhattan, Streets in Manhattan, Harlem, New York, Houses in Manhattan

Harlem – 148th Street (IRT Lenox Avenue Line)

Harlem – 148th Street (station signs say 148th Street – Lenox Terminal), is a terminal station on the IRT Lenox Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 149th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard in Harlem, it is served by the 3 train at all times. This station is the northern terminal of the IRT Lenox Avenue Line. There are two tracks and one island platform here. The tracks end at bumper blocks at the west end of the platform.

Located at 40.824, -73.937 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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IRT Lenox Avenue Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Manhattan, Harlem, New York, Railway stations opened in 1968

145th Street (IRT Lenox Avenue Line)

145th Street is a station on the IRT Lenox Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 145th Street and Lenox Avenue in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, it is served by the 3 train at all times. Like the other stations on the original IRT subway, it was built for shorter trains. Eventually, all of the other stations were either lengthened or closed, leaving 145th Street as the only original IRT station that still cannot accommodate ten-car trains.

Located at 40.82, -73.936 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Harlem, New York, IRT Lenox Avenue Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Manhattan, Railway stations opened in 1904, Railway and subway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan

135th Street (IRT Lenox Avenue Line)

135th Street is a station on the IRT Lenox Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 135th Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem, it is served by the 2 and 3 trains at all times. This underground station, opened on November 23, 1904, has three tracks and two side platforms. The northbound local track merges with the center track just north of the station and the center track merges with the southbound track just south of the station.

Located at 40.814, -73.941 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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IRT Lenox Avenue Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Manhattan, Railway stations opened in 1904

Strivers' Row

Strivers' Row is three rows of townhouses in western Harlem, in the New York City borough of Manhattan on West 138th and West 139th between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Frederick Douglass Boulevard. Each of the Strivers' Row houses is a designated landmark, and they are collectively recognized as a gem of New York City architecture.

Located at 40.8181, -73.9436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Streets in Manhattan, Harlem, New York, African-American cultural history, Buildings and structures in Manhattan

Third Avenue Bridge (New York City)

The Third Avenue Bridge carries southbound road traffic on Third Avenue over the Harlem River, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx in New York City. It once carried southbound New York State Route 1A. The bridge was converted to one-way operation southbound on August 5, 1941 on the same day the Willis Avenue Bridge was similarly converted to one-way northbound.

Located at 40.8076, -73.9325 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bridges in New York City, Bridges in the Bronx, Bridges in Manhattan, Swing bridges in the United States, Bridges completed in 1898, Road bridges in New York, Harlem, New York

Park Avenue Bridge (New York City)

The Park Avenue Bridge is a vertical lift bridge carrying the Metro-North Railroad across the Harlem River between the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx in New York City. The average weekday ridership on Metro-North Railroad is 265,000.

Located at 40.8111, -73.9333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Metro-North Railroad, Bridges in New York City, Bridges completed in 1956, Vertical lift bridges, Bridges in the Bronx, Railroad bridges in New York, Bridges in Manhattan

Madison Avenue Bridge

The Madison Avenue Bridge crosses the Harlem River connecting Madison Avenue in Manhattan with East 138th Street in the Bronx in New York City. The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation. It was designed by Alfred P. Boller and built in 1910 to replace and double the capacity of another earlier swing bridge dating from 1884.

Located at 40.8142, -73.9333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bridges in New York City, Bridges in the Bronx, Bridges in Manhattan, Bridges completed in 1884, Bridges completed in 1910, Swing bridges in the United States, Road bridges in New York

145th Street Bridge

The 145th Street Bridge, located in New York City, USA, is a four-lane swing bridge that crosses the Harlem River, connecting 145th Street and Lenox Avenue in Manhattan with East 149th Street and River Avenue in the Bronx. It once carried northbound New York State Route 22 and New York State Route 100. Additionally, this bridge, for its proximity to the eponymous avenue, was once named the "Lenox Avenue Bridge," an original name that has fallen into disuse.

Located at 40.8195, -73.9331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Bridges in New York City, Bridges completed in 1905, Swing bridges in the United States, Road bridges in New York, Bridges in Manhattan, Bridges in the Bronx

The Children's Storefront

The Children's Storefront is an independent school in Harlem, founded in 1966 by the poet Ned O'Gorman.

Located at 40.8077, -73.9377 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Private schools in New York City, Educational institutions established in 1966, Harlem, New York

Riverton Houses

The Riverton Houses is a large residential development in Harlem, in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The project was proposed by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in 1944, and largely served an African American population, in contrast to Met Life's Peter Cooper Village—Stuyvesant Town, which was restricted to a whites-only tenancy at the time of its construction.

Located at 40.813, -73.936 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Residential buildings in Manhattan, Harlem, New York

Hoofers Club

The Hoofers Club was an African-American entertainment establishment and dancers club hangout in Harlem, New York, in the early to mid twentieth century. The club was a legendary site of some of the best of jazz and tap performers, particularly in the 1920s and 1930s. It was located on Harlem's "Swing Street," the stretch of 133rd Street between Lenox and Seventh Avenues known for its music and dance venues. The Hoofer's Club was actually a small room in the back of a comedy club.

Located at 40.813, -73.943 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Former buildings and structures in New York City, New York City cultural history, Harlem Renaissance, Dance venues in the United States, Tap dance

Hell Stage 2

Frederick Douglass Academy (also known as FDA), formerly known as IS 10, is a co-educationalpublic school for grades 6-12 located in West Harlem, New York City. It offers an SAT prep course program. It is also one of the first high schools in Harlem to make wearing a uniform in a public school mandatory (compulsory) but not enforced. The school is usually criticized for not being a liberal and creative environment for students or teachers.

Located at 40.8241, -73.9368 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Frederick Douglass, Public middle schools in New York City, Public high schools in New York City, Schools in Manhattan

Jordan L. Mott House

The Jordan L. Mott House was a mansion located on 2122 Fifth Avenue, near 130th Street in the Upper East Side of New York City. It was originally constructed by a member of the corrupt political ring of Boss Tweed "Slippery Dick" Richard B. Connolly. After Connolly had to flee the country, it was bought by the industrialist Jordan L. Mott and subsequently completed in 1880. It was demolished in 1936.

Located at 40.8099, -73.9398 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Upper East Side, Fifth Avenue (Manhattan), Houses in Manhattan, 1880 architecture, Demolished buildings and structures in New York City

All Saints Church (New York City)

The Church of All Saints is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 129th Street and Madison Avenue, Manhattan, New York. It was designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in January 2007.

Located at 40.8083, -73.9383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Gothic Revival architecture in New York, Irish-American culture in New York City, Religious organizations established in 1879, Roman Catholic churches in New York, Churches in Manhattan, Defunct schools in New York City, Roman Catholic elementary schools in New York City, Schools in Manhattan, Harlem, New York

St. Mark the Evangelist's Church (New York City)

The Church of St. Mark the Evangelist is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at West 138th Street, near Lenox Avenue in northern Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. The address is 59-61 West 138th Street and 195 East Lenox Avenue. The parish was established in 1907 and has been staffed by the Holy Ghost Fathers since 1912. The Rev. Charles J.

Located at 40.8158, -73.9386 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1914, 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings, Religious organizations established in 1907, Roman Catholic churches in New York, Churches in Manhattan, Harlem, New York

St. Charles Borromeo's Church (New York City)

The Church of St. Charles Borromeo is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 211 West 141st Street Manhattan, New York City. The parish was established in 1888.

Located at 40.8197, -73.9418 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Roman Catholic churches completed in 1961, Religious organizations established in 1888, Roman Catholic churches in New York, Churches in Manhattan, Hamilton Heights, Manhattan

Bronx Terminal Market

Bronx Terminal Market, formerly known as Gateway Center at Bronx Terminal Market is a shopping center in The Bronx, New York. The center encompasses less than one million square feet of retail space built on a 17-acre site that formerly held a wholesale fruit and vegetable market as well as the former Bronx House of Detention, south of Yankee Stadium.

Located at 40.8204, -73.9303 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Shopping malls in New York City, Food markets in the United States, Buildings and structures in the Bronx, Visitor attractions in the Bronx, Shopping malls established in 2009, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design basic silver certified buildings, 2009 establishments in New York

Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

The Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (also known as "Mother Zion") is the oldest African-American church in New York City, as well as New York State. It is a New York City Designated Historic Site as of 1993. "Mother Zion" is located in the historic Harlem neighbourhood in the borough of Manhattan, at 140–148 West 137th Street.

Located at 40.816, -73.9418 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Landmarks in Manhattan, African-American history of New York, Underground Railroad locations, Methodist churches in New York, Religious buildings completed in 1925, Religious organizations established in 1796