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Hamilton Heights

Hamilton Heights is part of West Harlem up on the hills of Upper Manhattan.

It is the cultural home of City College of New York’s Aaron Davis Hall, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Limón Dance Company and the Harlem School of the Arts.

It is the historic home of the Hamilton Heights Historic District and the Sugar Hill Historic District. Sugar Hill was an elite African American neighborhood. When you made good, you moved up to Sugar Hill.

Parks in Hamilton Heights include Riverside Park with Riverbank State Park, Jackie Robinson Park and St. Nicholas Park.

The boundaries of Hamilton Heights are:

155th St
Hudson River | Hamilton Heights | St. Nicholas Ave
135th St

Latin Culture In Hamilton Heights

Belongó Performs, Teaches, and Preserves Afro Latin Jazz

ROULETTE INTERMEDIUM, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn: Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble, LaTasha Barnes, Soles of Duende 🇺🇸 🇨🇺 🇮🇳 🇪🇸
RIVERBANK STATE PARK, Hamilton Heights / West Harlem, Manhattan: Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra live music, youth workshops, salsa dance lessons 🇨🇺
BIRDLAND, Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan: Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra 🇨🇺

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City College of New York (CUNY)

Shepard Hall at City College of New York in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan (Lei Xu/Dreamstime)
Shepard Hall at City College of New York in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan (Lei Xu/Dreamstime)
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