It's mid-October, How Spooky is Your Neighborhood?
By Adam Feinberg, NYC Condo, Co-op, and Townhouse Advisor
(Howard Hanna Elegran)
There is a lot of notable history and residents (past and present) living in or near Hamilton Heights, the north west section section of Harlem in Manhattan. In honor of Halloween a few spooky connections worth noting: Trinity Cemetery Uptown - Notable graves include John Jacob Astor, IV (the Astor's built the Waldorf Astoria among lots of other buildings and John died on the Titanic) + other members of the Astor family; Eliza Jumel (more on Eliza in the next site); Dr. David Hosack (who tended to Alexander Hamilton after his duel); James Audubon- the naturalist who documented birds; Ralph Ellison- Author of The Invisible Man; Clement Clarke Moore- author of the Poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (Twas the Night before Christmas....) and Jerry Orbach (aka Lenny Briscoe from the original...
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