Sheridan Hollow, Albany, New York
On a map made by De Witt in 1790 the name of Arbor Hill makes its first appearance on a map of Albany. In this map Arbor Hill is located in Sheridan Hollow between Orange Street and Clinton Avenue (south and north) and from Chapel Street halfway to Hawk Street (east to west); later Arbor Hill would be the name given to the Ten Broeck Mansion and surrounding neighborhood on the other side of Clinton Avenue, the former village of Colonie. On this same map a "Negro burial ground" is shown along the southern rim of the Hollow, this burial ground does not show up on any subsequent maps and it may never have been plotted and used.
Sag Harbor, New York
After the Second World War the neighborhoods of Sag Harbor Hills, Ninevah and Azurest, Eastville and Chatfield's Hill were available to African-Americans. Mrs. Hunter J. Terry (born 1887, died 1968) was a summer visitor here where there was a coastal woodland acreage that she called Azurest. She urged the owners, the Gales, of Huntington, L.I. to develop the land as a peaceful resort. Lots were cheap, although loans were not available at that time. Thus lots and houses are small. The streets Terry Drive, Richards Drive and Meredith Avenue were named for members of her family. The roads Walker and Milton were named for African American whalers. Cuffee Drive was named for an early Native American family. The first homeowners and two generations have lived here near the beach by the time of Mrs. Terry's passing in the late 1960's. Later a few African-American celebrities and prominent New York businessmen made their summer homes there. The communities are friendly and neighborly. However, as of the 2010s, there is pressure from investors who, consolidating lots and planning to build larger houses than is customary, pose a threat to the character of the neighborhoods. In 2016, a collective group was formed to study these impacts on the neighborhoods of Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest, and Ninevah Subdivisions called known by the acronym SANS. They have begun a survey of the Historic Resources of this area with the hope of becoming listed as a historic district on the State and National Register of Historic Places.