Plan Your Visit

Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays 12noon - 6pm
and by appointment 

Closed December 24 and 31


520 West 143rd Street 
New York, New York 10031 
take the A,B,C,D or 1 to 145th Street 
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The BSA is located on the parlor floor of a Harlem brownstone and is only accessible via stairs. If you have an access request, please text or call +1 718 916 7938 to make arrangements

Our Uptown Fine Arts Neighbors:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
City College Center for the Arts
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
Maysles Documentary Center 
The Met Cloisters
New Heritage Theatre Group
The Hispanic Museum and Library
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 
Studio Museum in Harlem
Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University

Some Very Good Local Restaurants:
Bono Trattoria (Italian)
Brisa Dominicana (goat on Fridays)
Charles' Southern (Soul food)
Cocina Consuelo (regional Mexican)
The Edge (Jamaican)
Famous Fish (fried whiting and shrimp)
Frijolito's (crispy tacos)
Hand-pulled Noodle (Chinese)
Oso (Michelin-starred Mexican)
ROKC (Japanese raw bar and noodles)