Plan Your Visit

Open by appointment

520 West 143rd Street 
New York, New York 10031 
take the A,B,C,D or 1 to 145th Street 

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
Dance Theatre of Harlem
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:
Briciola (housemade pastas and wood-fired pizzas)
Charles' Southern (great soul food. Indoor countertop, outdoor tables, and carry out only)
Cocina Consuelo (superb regional Mexican right at the top of the block)
The Edge (nouveaux Jamaican)
Famous Fish (erxcellent fried fish sandwiches, carry-out only)
Frijolito's Mexican (crispy tacos out of a hole-in-the-wall!)
The Handpulled Noodle (very good 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)