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Free Zoom Presentation; Wednesday , September 16, 2026 at 6:30 pm
"The Battle of Harlem Heights: Our Neighborhood Connection to the Revolutionary War on the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States"
The Battle of Harlem Heights was a win for the Patriots of the American Colonies and showed that they were capable of fighting the British. The battle took place on September 16th, 1776, and now 250 years later, the presentation will show what happened and where it happened in the historic area of Bloomingdale and before Harlem Heights became Morningside Heights.
(look for registration link on this website in week prior to the presentation)
"The Battle of Harlem Heights: Our Neighborhood Connection to the Revolutionary War on the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States"
The Battle of Harlem Heights was a win for the Patriots of the American Colonies and showed that they were capable of fighting the British. The battle took place on September 16th, 1776, and now 250 years later, the presentation will show what happened and where it happened in the historic area of Bloomingdale and before Harlem Heights became Morningside Heights.
(look for registration link on this website in week prior to the presentation)
Free Zoom Presentation; Wednesday , October 7, 2026 at 6:30 pm
"Notable New Yorkers of Harlem: A New Book by Historian Jim Mackin"
More than 800 notables will be featured who lived in Harlem from the earliest days of the Dutch to the present. There was a Colonial Harlem, a Jewish Harlem, an Italian Harlem, a Spanish Harlem, a Finnish Harlem (!) and an African American Harlem that flowered so many notables of the Harlem Renaissance. Numerous tidbits of Harlem history and culture will also be illuminated.
(look for registration link on this website in week prior to the presentation)
"Notable New Yorkers of Harlem: A New Book by Historian Jim Mackin"
More than 800 notables will be featured who lived in Harlem from the earliest days of the Dutch to the present. There was a Colonial Harlem, a Jewish Harlem, an Italian Harlem, a Spanish Harlem, a Finnish Harlem (!) and an African American Harlem that flowered so many notables of the Harlem Renaissance. Numerous tidbits of Harlem history and culture will also be illuminated.
(look for registration link on this website in week prior to the presentation)
Free Monthly Walking Tours of Historic Bloomingdale
Explore the history of the Upper West Side between W96th and W110th St.
Led by renowned local historian Jim Mackin
Explore the history of the Upper West Side between W96th and W110th St.
Led by renowned local historian Jim Mackin
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Upcoming Dates:
Wednesday August 26, 2026 at 6pm Wednesday September 9, 2026 at 6pm |
No reservations needed:
Meet at the south end of Straus Park, Broadway at W.106th Street |
Jim Mackin
Jim Mackin leads tours for both tourists and city residents on one-of-a-kind, always interesting, walks around the historic Bloomingdale neighborhood. The walks are monthly and vary from month to month. And they're free! No reservation needed!
Jim is no ordinary tour guide--he is a New York City historian and author of the recently released book, Notable New Yorkers of Manhattan’s Upper West Side . Michael Miscione, former Manhattan Borough Historian describes Jim’s book as “an exhaustive and ofttimes surprising ‘Who’s Who’ of Upper West Siders who have shaped the worlds of art, culture, politics and science.”
Trust Jim to know where all the notables lived and to share fascinating, often little-known stories about them. Once you’ve completed this tour, you’ll understand what makes this rarified slice of Manhattan so renowned and so vital.
Jim is no ordinary tour guide--he is a New York City historian and author of the recently released book, Notable New Yorkers of Manhattan’s Upper West Side . Michael Miscione, former Manhattan Borough Historian describes Jim’s book as “an exhaustive and ofttimes surprising ‘Who’s Who’ of Upper West Siders who have shaped the worlds of art, culture, politics and science.”
Trust Jim to know where all the notables lived and to share fascinating, often little-known stories about them. Once you’ve completed this tour, you’ll understand what makes this rarified slice of Manhattan so renowned and so vital.
More info 212-666-9774 or [email protected]
sponsored by the Columbus/Amsterdam BID and Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group
sponsored by the Columbus/Amsterdam BID and Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group