The Harlem Chess Players

The board lives on the sidewalk and the trash talk is free. The slapped clock, the crowd, the uptown table that schools all comers

OPEN THE RECORDON THE ATLASHANG IT IN THE MUSEUMGET COUNTED

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, a painted census of New York City: 7,541 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.