Harlem in the 90s

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Harlem 1990s

Anthony Burgess, 1970s.

Growing up in a small Japanese city, photographer Katsu Naito had never heard of Harlem, but quickly fell in love upon moving to New York.

The Old NY on Instagram: “Broadway between 125th & 126th Streets, Manhattan. 1981. 📷: Laura Levine @lauralevinepix ========================== Follow us for more!…”

VNYLS Moodboard Vol 114 📀 Your weekly dose of culture. #VNYLS #music #streetwear #culture #dump

Discoveirng a World of GANGS, from the past till today

Harlem Welcomes Gov. Cuomo (Summer 1983) During one of my visits to New York City a friend told me not to go to Harlem. Among other memories I took with me Ben E. King's song Spanish Harlem and there I was. I have never felt threatened in Harlem. There is a rose in Spanish Harlem A red rose up in Spanish Harlem It is a special one, it's never seen the sun It only comes out when the moon is on the run And all the stars are gleaming It's growing in the street right up through the concrete But…

back in the days

Please also see: ARCHITECTURE AND MANHATTAN BUILDINGS - PART 1 - The Reservoir / Central Park Somewhere in the "photo district" (near Chelsea) View from Avenue A and 12th street roof ConEd Plant / East 14th street View of avenue B from Tompkins Park. Charlie Parker was actually living in this corner building. My friend Stella (owner of Cafe della Pace on 7ht st.) was renting his old apartment (with a great terrace) in the mid-90's. 22nd st / 7th ave. East Houston street East 12th street…

Hua Hsu writes about the photographer Jamel Shabazz and his collection “A Time Before Crack,” which features Black New York City residents in the nineteen-eighties.

With the release of his new book, Sights in the City: New York Street Photographs, Jamel Shabazz reflects on the evolution of street style in New York City.

Photographer Joseph Rodriguez spent five years documenting life among New York’s Latino community

Block Party in NYC

bronx hip hop 1970

1960's Harlem Lanes 125th st. looking West

A new show at the Bronx Museum explores how the sculptor-turned-documentarian amplified the neighborhood’s wellspring of hip hop, graffiti, and breakdance culture.