Uptown links: Ming, tiger raised in a Harlem apartment, has died, and more
- The Curious Uptowner
- Oct 3, 2019
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 18, 2020
• Ming, famed tiger of Harlem–he was raised in apartment 5E in the Drew Hamilton Houses (pictured above) before being taken to an animal sanctuary–has died. [NY Times]
• Kanye West shared his new album, "Jesus Is King," and accompanying IMAX film at a closed-door event at the United Palace on Sunday night. The reviews were mixed, from "I can’t believe it’s come to this shit” to “That was fire." [Pitchfork]
• The plan to rezone Inwood was first announced in 2013. Since then real estate investors have bought more than $610 million in properties. [NY Times]
• At the reimagined MoMA opening later this month, Harlem-born artist Faith Ringgold's painting "American People Series #20: Die" will hang next to Pablo Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon." [NY Times]
• Harlem, too, has amazing "castle homes." [NY Post]
• The MTA has started adding protective netting to the city's elevated subway tracks, and it's already under the 125th Street station on the 1 line. [NY Daily News]
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