Plan Your Visit

HOURS
Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays, 1–6pm
and by appointment

520 West 143rd Street 
New York, New York 10031 
take the A,B,C,D or 1 to 145th Street 
Peruse our archive or download a PDF here

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 Good to Great Local Restaurants:
Bo-No Trattoria (brick oven pizzas and Italian)
Charles' Southern (excellent soul food, counter, outdoor, and carry out dining only)
Cocina Consuelo (superb regional Mexican)
The Edge (nouveaux Jamaican)
Famous Fish (stacked fried fish sandwiches, carry-out only)
Frijolito's Mexican (crispy tacos!)
The Handpulled Noodle (a high-quality Chinese micro-chain)
Malecón (hearty Dominican cafeteria right on the corner at Broadway)
Oso (Michelin-starred Mexican)
Rough Draft (hand-pulled English ales)
Salento (Colombian cafe with sweet and savory pastries)