Manhattan · Evening

The special exhibition THRIVING! HARLEM AS HOMEPLACE is scheduled through May 17, 2027.

The Urban Civil Rights Museum plans to open at 117 W 125th Street in Harlem, Manhattan, with a grand opening weekend on November 14–15, 2026.

Moving History Forward is the permanent exhibition. The museum focuses on the Northern Civil Rights movement and Black urban life. Displays cover slavery in Northern states, the Underground Railroad, free Black settlements and abolition movements.

The museum uses projected imagery, interactive booths, historical objects, television clips and large maps. It lists group tours from November 14 onward.

The East 48th Street block east of Park Avenue has a later nightly closing time.

NYC DOT lists overnight closures near Grand Central Terminal in Midtown East, Manhattan, through December 15, 2026.

East 47th Street is listed as closed from Vanderbilt Avenue to Park Avenue and from Park Avenue to Lexington Avenue, 9 PM–6 AM nightly.

On East 48th Street, the Madison Avenue–Park Avenue section has the same hours. The Park Avenue–Lexington Avenue section is listed for 11:30 PM–6 AM closures.

The entries identify the Grand Central Terminal train shed project. DOT's November 6–8 advisory says dates, times and routes may change.