Travel Reference
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116TH STREET
Subway B, C, #2, #3, #6 to 116th St.
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Harlem lies north of 110th St, but the first area of interest lies along
116th Street
; it's here
that the spirit of the late Malcolm X is perhaps the most palpable. Look for the green onion-
dome of the
Masjid Malcolm Shabazz
, 102 West 116th St at Lenox Ave; the mosque was
renovated in the 1960s and named after him. Between Lenox and Fifth avenues, at no. 52,
you'll pass the bazaar-like
Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market
(daily 10am-8pm), its en-
trance marked by colourful fake minarets. The market's offerings include textiles, jewellery
and clothing, all with a distinctly Afro-centric flavour. The stretch of 116th St between Len-
ox and Manhattan avenues has become a hub for West African immigrants and is unoffi-
cially known as
Little Senegal
; it's lined with shops, beauty parlours and African restaur-
ants. There are also some African-influenced buildings nearby, including the fanciful blue-
and-white Moorish-style First Corinthian Baptist Church, 1912 Powell Blvd at 116th Street.
