A park that nurtures its entire community, Marcus Garvey provides pastimes for children, teens, adults, and the elderly. The two playgrounds are built for all children, including those with disabilities, giving the neighborhood's youngest members hours of fun on the park’s slides, fountains, and drawbridges.

The 47-foot cast-iron tower is unique in the United States, and it was designated a New York City landmark in 1967 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The tower was stabilized in 1991 and fully restored in 2019. Mount Morris Park was renamed Marcus Garvey Park in 1977.

Marcus Garvey Park (formerly and also named Mount Morris Park) is a 20.16-acre (81,600 m 2) park on the border between the Harlem and East Harlem neighborhoods of Manhattan, New York City.

Dec 4, 2020 · Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, renamed in 1913 after the Jamaican and Black pan-nationalist, immortalizes Garvey into the public space of New York City.

Jan 19, 2025 · Marcus Garvey (born August 17, 1887, St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica—died June 10, 1940, London, England) was a charismatic Black leader who organized the first important American Black nationalist movement (1919–26), based in New York City’s Harlem.

A prominent feature of Marcus Garvey Park and its neighborhood, the historic Mount Morris Fire Watchtower serves as an important landmark for the Harlem community. In the 19 th century, efforts to contain fire in New York City included the construction of an extensive reservoir system and the Croton Aqueduct, as well as the placement of round ...

A park that nurtures its entire community, Marcus Garvey provides pastimes for children, teens, adults, and the elderly. The two playgrounds are built for all children, including those with disabilities, giving the neighborhood's youngest members hours of fun on the park’s slides, fountains, and drawbridges.

Nov 15, 2024 · Families in Central Harlem will soon settle into their new homes at Marcus Garvey Village, which also brings free gathering spaces to the community and an LGBTQ center.

Named after Marcus Garvey, a renowned black leader who was born in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica, in 1887, this park boasts more than 20 acres of indoor and outdoor fun.

Aug 2, 2017 · In 1920, the late Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. presented his famous “Back to Africa” program in New York City. The program encouraged the black community living abroad as slaves to return to...