THE CURIOUS UPTOWNER: 14 Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth in Harlem

It's official: Juneteenth is now a federal holiday.

Also known as Freedom Day, the holiday commemorates the day the last enslaved Black people were liberated in Texas on June 19, 1865.

Naturally, there are loads of ways to celebrate in Harlem, including a city-sponsored kickoff in St. Nicholas Park on Friday evening. MORE