Coogan’s Bluff, The Home Of The Polo Grounds And The New York Giants 1893
Coogan's Bluff is a promontory near the western shore of the Harlem River in the Washington Heights of Upper Manhattan.Continue reading
Like Marcus Garvey’s SS Shadyside, Lieutenant Kennedy’s PT-59 ‘At The Bottom Of The Harlem River’ (Updated)
In an article from 2014, Harlem World Magazine wrote that Harlem's Marcus Garvey's SS Shadyside sank in the Harlem River in 1921.Continue reading
What’s Old Is New What’s New Is Old, New Design For A Rowing Boathouse On The Harlem River
Uptown Harlem was the home of rowing clubs called “Sculler’s Row” along the Harlem River from Harlem to Inwood in the 1840s, today rowing is making a comeback uptown.Continue reading
NYCEDC And NYC Parks Release Public Proposal To Design Parks Along Harlem River
New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), in partnership with NYC Parks, today released a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking a consultant to design two new waterfront parks at Academy Street and North Cove along the Harlem River. Continue reading
Classic Wooden Cabin Cruiser Leisure Boat On The Harlem River 1903
There was nothing like a leisure ride in a glamorous wooden boat gliding on the water up and down the coastal seas sandwiched between Morris Heights on east-side and 180th Street in Harlem, NY, on the west side.Continue reading
Gentlemen On The Coronet Yacht Harlem River 1905 (Photographs)
There was nothing like a leisure ride in a glamorous wooden like The Coronet Yacht with N.Y. Launch & Engine Works, Morris Heights, 20th Century Marine Engine, on the Harlem River, 1905.Continue reading
Learn To Row For Free On The Harlem River, The Birthplace Of Rowing In The USA
Come experience the unique sport of rowing where it was founded on "Sculler's Row" on the Harlem River! Join Row New York for a free introductory rowing class on Saturday, September 22nd, 2018––no experience or swimming ability required.Continue reading
City Seeks Designers For East Harlem Greenway
Crains New York reports that the city has begun the process to complete the last segments of the greenway, a waterfront park that rings much of Manhattan.Continue reading
Thirteen Harlem River Bridges To Receive Upgrades
Patch reports that thirteen bridges spanning the Harlem River and connecting Harlem, Washington and Inwood to the Bronx will receive upgrades to walking and biking infrastructure, the city Department of Transportation announced Friday.Continue reading
High Bridge Harlem River Boarding Steamship 1880 (Print)
At High Bridge, Harlem River Passengers Boarding a Steamship Docked on a Pier print, Issued 1880 in New York, by Harper's Weekly Art by W. A. Rogers.Continue reading
The Speedway, Harlem River, 1900’s (Video)
An incredible photograph of the Speedway, Harlem River under the Washington Bridge. The "Speedway" was built in 1900 at a cost of over three million dollars.Continue reading
The Politics Of The Harlem River Divide In The 8th Council District
Only two New City Council districts cross borough lines, and only the 8th district spanning Manhattan and the Bronx actually crosses a river—in this case, the Harlem River—to do so.Continue reading
Elderly Man’s Body Found Floating In The Harlem River
Cops are investigating the death of a 73-year-old man found floating Tuesday in the Harlem River.Continue reading
Steamboat “Harlem,” New York, 1891 (Photograph)
Here's a great photograph of the grand old Steamboat “Harlem,” built in 1873, at 111th Street and Eleventh Street, West Harlem Pier, New York, 1891.
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The Steamboat “Harlem,” New York, 1897-1918 (Photographs)
Here are two great photographs from Digital Culture of Metropolitan New York of the grand old Steamboat "Harlem," where the docks received at and shipped from the West Harlem Pier at 111th Street and Eleventh Street, Harlem River, Harlem, NY, 1891.
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