3402 x 5120 px | 28,8 x 43,3 cm | 11,3 x 17,1 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
17 settembre 2017
Altre informazioni:
Harlem is a neighborhood in Manhattan that occupies a vast area of the North Island . It is bounded by Morningside Heights to the west , 96th Street to the east and 155th Street North. Harlem was an area known by the Indians as Muscoota ( plain ) and used as a breeding due to its fertile lands. In 1658 , the Dutch Governor Peter Stuyvesant , using the wealth of the land, a village founded here by the name of Nieuw Haarlem in honor of the Dutch city Haarlem. With the conquest of the island by the English, the high society families settled in Harlem their farms and built their cottages. Today, Harlem is undergoing a new renaissance , becoming the rehabilitation and construction of housing , making it a safe and attractive neighborhood, new neighbors , businesses and educational and cultural centers. Important museums are located in this part of the city's Museum of the City of New York, El Museo del Barrio , Studio Museum in Harlem and Morris -Jumel Mansion Museum. They are also famous for their Baptist churches in every Sunday Masses are celebrated Gospel . The kitchen also features in this part of town with restaurants like Sylvia's , considered the best in the country specializing in soul food.
