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Harlem, New York City - Video Tour of Hamilton Heights, Manhattan

Welcome to this new video tour offered by New York Habitat. Today you will get a look into yet another great neighborhood of New York City, Hamilton Heights. Watch the other episodes of the Harlem series from New York Habitat : Morningside Heights (    • Harlem, New York City - Video Tour of Morn...   ) & West and Central Harlem (    • Harlem, New York City - Video Tour of West...   ) The borders of Hamilton Heights are 135th Street to the south, 155th Street to the north, the Hudson River to the west and Edgecombe Avenue to the east. History: Hamilton Heights is a neighborhood within the area of Harlem and it takes its name after Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, who lived there in the last few years of his life. Hamilton Grange National Memorial Alexander Hamilton came to New York at the age of 17 to study at King's College, which is now Columbia University. He later became a politician and built his "federal style" house at this location in 1802, which is called Hamilton Grange National Memorial. One of the most interesting moments of Hamilton's life was actually his death. He died on July 12, 1804 as a result of being mortally wounded from a pistol duel the day before with Aaron Burr, who was, at the time, the Vice President of the United States! In those days "dueling politicians" was not just a figure of speech! Dance Theatre of Harlem The Dance Theatre of Harlem is a ballet company and school which was created to introduce ballet and dance to the children of Harlem. Today it has grown into a multi-cultural company which offers training in ballet, choreography and music to people of all ages. The Harlem School of the Arts The Harlem School of the Arts was founded in 1964 to create an opportunity for the children of Harlem to be exposed to and to learn musical instruments. It started with piano lessons and later violin, drama, visual arts and dance classes were added. Sugar Hill Sugar Hill is a neighborhood within Hamilton Heights. In the 1920s this area was inhabited by wealthy African-American people who had such a "sweet" lifestyle that it was given the name Sugar Hill. It has since been declared an historic district due to the amazing rowhouses that have been preserved in the district City College of New York City College of New York was the first public college in the United States. It was founded in order to give the opportunity to immigrant youth to attend college. City College occupies a large part of the Hamilton heights section of Harlem, from 130th to 141st Streets, and has many historical buildings and monuments on its campus. Riverbank State Park Riverbank State Park occupies 28 acres of land in Hamilton Heights along the Hudson River. Inspired by the urban rooftop designs in Japan, this park was built on several levels, which makes it very unusual and different from the other parks in New York City. This park offers many outdoor sports activities. After seeing so many historical houses in this video, don't forget that New York Habitat ( http://www.nyhabitat.com ) has a variety of rental possibilities http://www.nyhabitat.com/new-york-apa... and especially fully furnished apartments rentals http://www.nyhabitat.com/new-york-apa... and vacation rentals http://www.nyhabitat.com/new-york-apa... as well. If you want to find an accommodation in Hamilton Heights, check out these apartments: A fully furnished 1 bedroom apartment located in the heart of Hamilton Heights (NY-14609 - http://www.nyhabitat.com/new-york-apa... ) on West 142nd Street. If you are looking for a room to rent, check out this furnished room for rent in Hamilton Heights located in a 3 bedroom apartment (NY-14412 - http://www.nyhabitat.com/new-york-apa... ). The bedroom comes with a full sized bed, a closet for storage and a TV connected to cable. I hope you had fun watching this video tour of Hamilton Heights! If you are planning a trip to New York, you should consider Harlem, but don't forget that we have apartments not only in Harlem but in most of the wonderful neighborhoods in Manhattan. If you have any comments or suggestions on visiting this historic New York City neighborhood, please leave a message in the comment section below. It has been fun showing you Hamilton Heights and I hope to see you soon in the 'city that never sleeps'! Be sure to check out our Blog for other video tours ( http://www.nyhabitat.com/blog/2010/03... )