Places that Matter
Place Explorer: African/American
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| Place Name | Neighborhood | Borough | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 369th Regiment Armory | Central Harlem | Manhattan | Home of the World War I Harlem Hellfighters |
| 4W Circle of Art & Enterprise (former) | Fort Greene | Brooklyn | Women's collaborative store offering African-inspired goods |
| African American Wax Museum of Harlem | Central Harlem | Manhattan | Museum devoted to Afro-American art and culture, offering wax mannequins of famous African Americans |
| African Burial Ground National Monument | Civic Center | Manhattan | Colonial-era burial ground for African-Americans |
| African People's Farmers Market | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Thriving community-based farmers market |
| Akwaaba Cafe (former) | Stuyvesant Heights | Brooklyn | Once popular African-Diaspora restaurant |
| Akwaaba Mansion Bed & Breakfast | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | A black-owned Bed & Breakfast and the only one in Bed-Stuy |
| Alhambra Theatre and Ballroom (former) | Central Harlem | Manhattan | The last standing of Harlem's historic dance halls |
| Apollo Theater | Harlem | Manhattan | Legendary music and performance venue |
| Billie Holiday Theatre | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | 200-seat theater in Bedford-Stuyvesant offering an alternative to Broadway |
| Bobby's Happy House Records (former) | Central Harlem | Manhattan | The first black-owned business opened on 125th street after WWII |
| Bridge Street AWME Church | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | The oldest African-American congregation in Brooklyn |
| Brownstone Books (former) | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | African-American focused bookstore offering author readings/lectures, special events, and book clubs for adults and children |
| Brownsville Heritage House | Brownsville | Brooklyn | African American cultural center |
| Christ Assembly Lutheran Church | Stapleton | Staten Island | African Immigrant Ministry on Staten Island |
| Concord Baptist Church | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | One of Brooklyn's largest African-American congregations |
| Convent Avenue between 140th & 150th Streets | Hamilton Heights | Manhattan | Street with architectural, historic and cultural significance |
| Dorothy Height's Residence (464 West 152nd Street) | Hamilton Heights | Manhattan | Civil Rights activist Dorothy Height's long-time residence |
| Elks Lodge #127 (former site of) | Central Harlem | Manhattan | Where the Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters, a black union, was founded in 1925 |
| Elks Plaza | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Home of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks |
| Federation of Black Cowboys | Howard Beach | Queens | A slice of the American West in Queens |
| Harlem Hospital Center | Central Harlem | Manhattan | A leader in healthcare education for African Americans |
| Harlem Record Shack (former) | Harlem | Manhattan | Longtime Harlem record store |
| Harlem River Houses Sculptures | Central Harlem | Manhattan | WPA sculptures in a landmark public housing development |
| Indigo Cafe and Books (former) | Fort Greene | Brooklyn | Black-owned bookstore, cafe and community space, now online |
| Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church | Fort Greene | Brooklyn | Church notable for its efforts in the anti-slavery movement, supporting women in the ministry, and on behalf of working people and immigrants |
| Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center | Corona | Queens | Home of New York City's largest Black Heritage collection |
| Liberation Books | Central Harlem | Manhattan | Independent African American bookstore |
| Limestone Frieze of Moses | Weeksville | Brooklyn | Public art adorning the grounds of the Kingsborough Houses |
| Louis Armstrong House Museum | Corona | Queens | Queens museum and cultural center in former residence of important jazz musician |
| Madiba Restaurant | Fort Greene | Brooklyn | Fort Greene restaurant serving South African cuisine |
| Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Center | Washington Heights | Manhattan | Memorial and educational center at the former Audubon Ballroom |
| Minton's Playhouse | Central Harlem | Manhattan | After-hours hangout for jazz musicians and the birthplace of bebop |
| MoCADA | Downtown | Brooklyn | Museum promoting art, history and culture of the African Diaspora |
| National Black Theatre | East Harlem | Manhattan | Nonprofit with a mission to serve African American performers and audiences |
| Nkiru Center for Education and Culture | Crown Heights | Brooklyn | African/American focused bookstore, formerly called Nkiru Books |
| P.S. 67 Charles A. Dorsey School | Fort Greene | Brooklyn | First independently-led Brooklyn school for African American students |
| Prince Hall Lodge | Brownsville | Brooklyn | Historic Black Masonic lodge |
| Sandy Ground | Rossville | Staten Island | Community founded by free-blacks in the early 1800s |
| Siloam Presbyterian Church | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Church thought to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad |
| Sista's Place | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Coffeehouse and performance space that supports activism |
| Skylight Gallery | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Gallery featuring work by artists from Africa and the Diaspora |
| Slave Theater (former) | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | First opened as the Regent Theater, then as Slave One, identified with African American activism |
| St. Agnes Apartments | Harlem | Manhattan | Home to African American man of the theater and unionist, Frederick O'Neal |
| St. Nick's Pub | Harlem | Manhattan | Live jazz seven nights a week for more than fifty years |
| St. Peter Claver RC Church | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | The first African American Catholic Church in the Brooklyn diocese |
| St. Vincent de Paul Church | Chelsea | Manhattan | Church with a 150 year legacy of interracial and inter-ethnic respect and understanding |
| Strivers' Row | Harlem | Manhattan | Townhouses that attracted the elite of Harlem society |
| The East (site of) | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Cultural center that promoted Black Nationalism and pan-Africanism |
| The Marion Building | Harlem | Manhattan | Former home of the Harlem Community Art Center |
