Hamilton Heights & More!
Food scene
Family-owned ice cream shop with amazing flavors
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Sugar Hill Creamery
184 Malcolm X BlvdFamily-owned ice cream shop with amazing flavors
The Honey Well
3604 BroadwayUnique local bar with interesting cocktails
Harlem Public
3612 BroadwayLively restaurant with good burgers and craft beer
Harlem Shake
100 W 124th StExtremely tasty and iconic
Amy Ruth's
113 W 116th StPopular soul food joint
Great coffee and tea lattes. The owners and staff are so sweet.
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The Monkey Cup
1730 Amsterdam AveGreat coffee and tea lattes. The owners and staff are so sweet.
Seasoned Vegan
128 St Nicholas AveBlack-owned vegan restaurant
One of my favorite places to go to near Columbia's campus. Cash only!
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The Hungarian Pastry Shop
1030 Amsterdam AveOne of my favorite places to go to near Columbia's campus. Cash only!
Farm-to-table restaurant within walking distance! I am obsessed with this place. Great for brunch, even better for dinner.
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The Grange
1635 Amsterdam AveFarm-to-table restaurant within walking distance! I am obsessed with this place. Great for brunch, even better for dinner.
Sightseeing
Riverbank/State Park
Huge park with great views of the river
Another fantastic park one stop away on the C train, but you also could walk there!
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St. Nicholas Park
Saint Nicholas TerraceAnother fantastic park one stop away on the C train, but you also could walk there!
Restoration of Alexander Hamilton's house
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Hamilton Grange National Memorial
414 W 141st StRestoration of Alexander Hamilton's house
Great Hill
Great place to people & dog watch in central park
Alma Mater
2970 BroadwayThe center of Columbia's Morningside Heights campus
Riverside Park is another park that's right on the Hudson. It is beautiful on a sunny day. One of my favorite parks in the city.
Riverside Park Tennis Courts
West 119th StreetRiverside Park is another park that's right on the Hudson. It is beautiful on a sunny day. One of my favorite parks in the city.
Jackie Robinson Park
West 151st StreetNearby park with a weekly farmers market
Huge, beautiful and historic church near Columbia U
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I-Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam AveHuge, beautiful and historic church near Columbia U
Neighborhoods
All of Harlem is great, but South Harlem has a wealth of good place to eat, get a drink or cup or coffee, or just walk around snapping photos
South Harlem
All of Harlem is great, but South Harlem has a wealth of good place to eat, get a drink or cup or coffee, or just walk around snapping photos
A great place for shopping only a short train ride away.
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Upper West Side
A great place for shopping only a short train ride away.