{"id":40,"date":"2006-07-31T18:00:10","date_gmt":"2006-07-31T22:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/29\/new-york-in-song-%e2%80%9cuptown-%e2%80%93-the-new-harlem%e2%80%9d\/"},"modified":"2012-10-26T14:46:38","modified_gmt":"2012-10-26T18:46:38","slug":"new-york-in-song-uptown-the-new-harlem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/31\/new-york-in-song-uptown-the-new-harlem\/","title":{"rendered":"New York In Song – \u201cUptown \u2013 The New Harlem\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier we learn about\u00a0Chelsea Morning being an important part of the New York in Song <\/a><\/p>\n

New York In Song
\n\u201cUptown \u2013 The New Harlem\u201d<\/p>\n

…He comes up town every evening to my tenement
\nUptown where folks don\u2019t have to pay much rent<\/em><\/p>\n

This is an excerpt from the song \u201cUptown\u201d, which was a hit for The Crystals in the 1960\u2019s and for Bette Midler in the 1970\u2019s.\u00a0 Of course, a lot has changed since then.<\/p>\n

Since the 1990\u2019s, Uptown<\/a> Manhattan<\/strong> has been in the midst of a revival which has been called the new Harlem <\/a>Renaissance<\/strong>.\u00a0 The original Harlem Renaissance was a period of artistic triumph and creative vision during the 1920\u2019s and early 1930\u2019s.\u00a0 This was a time when poets like Langston Hughes, novelists like Zora Neale Hurston and musicians like Duke Ellington helped shape the spirit of Harlem and, in the process, contributed to the culture of the U.S. and ultimately the world.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoBut following a lack of investment in local businesses and residential housing, several communities in the area fell into a cycle of poverty and housing values suffered until the 1990\u2019s.\u00a0 By that time, the City government had assumed ownership of many abandoned lots and dilapidated buildings, and began luring investors to build new housing and substantially rehabilitate existing structures.<\/p>\n

New luxury rentals<\/strong>, condominiums<\/strong> and cooperatives<\/strong> have sprouted up in several areas in East, West and Central Harlem.\u00a0 The architecture of old brownstones, townhouses and several truly beautiful churches have also been preserved and repaired.\u00a0 This mix of the classic and modern styles creates a truly unique landscape.\u00a0 Celebrities have even gotten into the act.\u00a0 Magic Johnson invested in and opened a movie theater complex on Frederick Douglass Boulevard, and former President Bill Clinton has leased office space on West 125th Street for his private industry consulting firm since 2001.<\/p>\n

With all the activity, you certainly can no longer say that uptown \u201cfolks don\u2019t have to pay much rent\u201d.\u00a0 Housing prices have continued to grow to reflect the enhanced values.\u00a0 But there are still deals to be found <\/strong>so c<\/strong>heck out some of our apartment rentals in Harlem<\/a> and Uptown accommodations<\/a>. \u00a0Don’t forget we have also roommate shares throughout Manhattan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here are some apartments:<\/p>\n