Brooklyn, NY

Houses on Hunterfly Road District
DESCRIPTION: A free African American community, Weeksville, was founded here in 1827 shortly after the abolition of slavery in New York; now a National Historic Landmark; Susan McKinney-Stewart, New York's first black female physician and Moses P Cobb, the first black policeman in Brooklyn's 9th Ward were among the luminaries who lived here; the remaining houses (photo) built between 1840 and 1883, are being restored

ADDRESS: 1698, 1700, 1702, 1704, 1706 and 1708 Bergen Street  MAP
TRANSIT: near A & C subway lines

Jackie Robinson School
DESCRIPTION: Jackie Roosevelt Robinson (1919-1972), the barrier-breaking baseball player, lived in a house at this National Historic Landmark, before the site was razed for this elementary school in his honor; he played a huge role leading the Brooklyn Dodgers to pennants in 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953 and a World Series Championship in 1955; after retiring from baseball Jackie became Chairman of the Board of Freedom National Bank in Harlem and was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1962

ADDRESS: 46 McKeever Place  MAP

TRANSIT: near B, Q, S subway lines

Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded 1848 and the oldest remaining church in Brooklyn founded solely by African Americans; pastor Rollin Dareduze; today they include Spanish & Creole sermons

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 8:30a

ADDRESS: 2530 Church Ave  MAP

TRANSIT: near 2 & 5 subway lines

PHONE: 718-469-5900

WEBSITE: none

First AME Zion Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded 1885; this church remains a positive force in the community with Zion Academy and pre-school programs

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 11a

ADDRESS: 54 McDonough Street  MAP

TRANSIT: near A & C subway lines

PHONE: 718-638-3343

WEBSITE: none

Bridge Street AME Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded 1766 by a mixture of races; the church incorporated in 1818 when it began following the AME direction; boy & girl scouts, after school, senior community programs extend its reach well beyond its 2,000 member congregation

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 8a & 11a

ADDRESS: 277 Stuyvesant Ave  MAP

TRANSIT: near A & C subway lines

PHONE: 718-452-3936

WEBSITE: http://www.bridgestreetamechurch.org

First Baptist Church of Crown Heights
DESCRIPTION: Pastor Clarence Norman is known for his inspirational sermons

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10:30a

ADDRESS: 450 Eastern Parkway  MAP

TRANSIT: near 2, 3, 4 & 5 subway lines

PHONE: 718-778-1200

WEBSITE: http://firstbaptistcrownheights.org

Plymouth Church of the Pilgrim
DESCRIPTION: Considered by some to be the “Grand Central Station” of the Underground Railroad

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 11a

ADDRESS: 75 Hick Street  MAP

TRANSIT: near 2, 3, A & C subway lines

PHONE: 718-624-4743

WEBSITE: http://www.plymouthchurch.org

Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
DESCRIPTION:Founded in 1860 by abolitionists and a major Underground Railroad station; annual spring gospel concert, fall Jazz concert founded by pianist Eubie Black and now organized by pianist Billy Taylor, and Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press, a publishing house

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 11a

ADDRESS: 85 South Oxford Street  MAP

TRANSIT: near G & C subway lines

PHONE: 718-625-7515

WEBSITE: http://www.lapcbrooklyn.org

Queens, NY

Allen AME Church
DESCRIPTION: Former US Congressman and pastor, Floyd Flake, practically wrote the book on how to lead a congregation and community to economic empowerment and revitalization through this church

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 6:30a, 8:30a & 11a

ADDRESS: 111-54 Merrick Blvd  MAP

TRANSIT: none close by

PHONE: 718-526-3510

WEBSITE: http://www.allencathedral.org

Louie Armstrong Residence
DESCRIPTION: Satchmo’s home from 1940 to 1971 when his music helped vault jazz into the nation’s mainstream culture; this restored red-brick home is designated a National Historic Landmark; no visitors

ADDRESS: 3456 107th Street  MAP
TRANSIT: near 7 subway line

Malcolm X Residence
DESCRIPTION: Malcolm moved his family to this seven-room house in July 1960; it was owned by the Nation of Islam; in March 1964, the NOI ordered him to surrender his home and car back to the NOI; he resisted their eviction notice; on 14 February 1965; the residence was firebombed; on 18 February, the Shabazz family was evicted; private residence

ADDRESS: 23-11 97th Street  MAP

TRANSIT: none nearby, but LaGuardia Airport is very close