Harlem Bespoke: There is now
a petition up to urge the city to landmark uptown's only abolitionist house at 857 Riverside Drive by 159th Street. As reported earlier in the week, demolition permits have already been filed and activist, the community board along with local politicians are trying to urge the city's Landmark Preservation Commission to reconsider protecting the antebellum house. There is a great potential here for restoration and the address can become a reminder of the efforts of the underground railroad to free enslaved black Americans in the 19th Century. The petition is easy to fill out and only takes seconds to make a difference:
SaveRiverside.org
My Lord! What did they do to that beautiful house?
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