The preservation community and the Mt. Morris neighborhood is up in arms that another landmarked building in Harlem has been demolished. Is this a trend?
Preservation advocates and elected officials are calling on the City to re-evaluate its policy to allow neglected buildings to deteriorate so badly that the only recourse is to knock them down to protect the community from danger. This is not just a Harlem problem, it’s a citywide problem that must be addressed.
Save Harlem Now!; Mt. Morris Park Community Improvement Association (MMPCIA); State Senator Cordell Cleare; other elected officials and NYC preservation organizations
Save Harlem Now! (SHN!) is a non-profit advocacy organization with a mission to protect, preserve, and celebrate Harlem’s irreplaceable built heritage and other elements that define Harlem’s sense of place and special character.
Related: Find Harlem history images here at the HWM Store.
SHN! led the effort to designate the Central Harlem West 130th – 132nd Streets Historic District in 2018 and designation of the Harlem Branch Library in 2021.
Mt. Morris Park Community Improvement Association (MMPCIA) is a neighborhood non-profit organization dedicated to revitalizing and preserving the Mt. Morris Park Historic District and beyond, to fostering an environment of open and active opportunities, and to reflect a spectrum of voices, ideas, and opinions of those who share the neighborhood.
State Senator Cordell Cleare, represents the district where the demolished building at 186 Malcolm X was located.
Today, on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at 3 pm est, join MMPCIA and others, today at 186 Malcolm X Blvd. between 119th and 120th Streets in Harlem, NY.
Photo Credit: “Brownstone Harlem Detail,” 2020.
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