Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
College Campus Caffeine
Rev your engine with a cuppa joe alongside Columbia University students at
Com-
munity Food & Juice
(
www.communityrestaurant.com
; 2893 Broadway btwn 112th & 113th Sts; sand-
wiches $11-15, mains $14-29;
8am-3:30pm & 5-9:30pm Mon-Fri, from 9am Sat & Sun;
;
1 to
110th St)
.
Come to Jesus
The
Cathedral Church of St John the Divine
(
tours 212-932-7347;
www.stjohndivine.org
;
1047 Amsterdam Ave at W 112th St; suggested donation $10, highlights tour $6, vertical tour $15;
7:30am-6pm; B, C, 1 to 110th St-Cathedral Pkwy)
, with its Byzantine-style facade, is the
largest place of worship in the United States.
Rows of Cornrows
The semi-enclosed
Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market
( 212-987-8131; 52 W 116th bt-
wn Malcolm X Blvd & Fifth Ave; 10am-7pm; 2/3 to 116th St)
does a brisk trade in just about
everything: textiles, essential oils, leather goods, weaves - you name it.
Art & Community
The small
Studio Museum in Harlem
(
212-864-4500;
www.studiomuseum.org
;
144 W 125th
St at Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, Harlem; suggested donation $7, free Sun; noon-9pm Thu & Fri,
10am-6pm Sat, noon-6pm Sun; 2/3 to 125th St)
has been exhibiting the works of African
American artists for more than four decades. It's also an important point of connec-
tion for Harlem cultural figures of all stripes.
Strivers' Row
On the blocks of 138th and 139th Sts,
Strivers' Row
(W 138th & W 139th Sts btwn Frederick
Douglass & Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvds; B, C to 135th St)
is lined with 1890s townhouses.
The area earned its nickname in the 1920s when aspiring African Americans first
moved here.
