Greenburgh has a rich history. Gordon Parks, the world famous photographer lived here. So did jazzman Cab Calloway. Comedian Moms Mabley. Jazz pianist Hazel Scott, Roy Campanella, of Brooklyn Dodgers fame, actresses and celebrities. In 2021. Town & Country Magazine highlighted how special our town is. They focused on the Parkway Gardens neighborhood. The Parkway Gardens hamlet played an important role in the nation- one of the first African American neighborhoods for middle class black families in the United States. Town […]
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