Morningside Heights
The Building George Carlin Grew Up In
In August 1941, four-year-old George Carlin moved with his family into an apartment at 519 West 121st Street, at the top of a hill in Morningside Heights right across the street from the back of Columbia's Teachers College.
"Would live there 25 years," reads the timeline at GeorgeCarlin.com. "First everything occurs here: sex, drugs, rhythm & blues."
Columbia now owns the six-story building and rents it to students.
Craigslist Sighting: 'Harlem Queer House' Taking Applications
Are you searching for a room and a life experience in the city this summer? If so, then this $700-per-month room in the "awesome Harlem Queer house" that we found on Craigslist might be just your thing.
"Do you like Dolly Parton and have a special place in you heart for kitsch?", the ad reads. "Do you want to live in a place this summer full of communal meals and time with roommates? Are you just awesome? Then welcome to the Harlem homo house."
The Youth Vote in Morningside Heights
From our real estate editor, Tom Acitelli:
I went to vote this morning at PS 162 at 109th and Broadway in Morningside Heights; I had to do one of those affidavit ballots in front of someone, and the elderly woman in front of me said, “I’ve been doing this for 10 years, and I’ve never seen so many young people.”
I hadn’t really noticed until then—but there were a lot of young people in line.
This One Goes to Eleven: Greek Pastry Shop Tries for Columbia Foot Traffic
