Donut Wars Rage in Washington Heights
Story & photos by Angela Bao Bei Bei (@AngelaBaoBeiBei) Already boasting more than 7,000 stores across the country, Dunkin’ Donuts is seeking to double its footprint by 2020, an expansion plan first mentioned in 2006 following the company’s leveraged buyout. For residents of Washington Heights, the growing presence of the pink and orange logo is [...]
Local Couple to Bring Ethiopian-Themed Coffee Shop to Hudson Heights | DNAinfo
By Farran Powell, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer UPPER MANHATTAN — A local couple is taking its fair-trade and organic Ethiopian coffee small business from the virtual realm to a brick-and-mortar store in Hudson Heights. Sarina Prabasi and Elias Gurma, who met in Ethiopia seven years ago, decided to open Buunni Coffee in the neighborhood after spotting a [...]
Dynamic NYC: Off the beaten track – and on the right path | Manhattan Times
By Debralee Santos and Adrian Cabreja For many who come as tourists to New York City, the sights and sounds sought are more likely to be associated with Times Square, Central Park or a window-shopping jaunt down Fifth Avenue – the city as captured by Woody Allen, focused only on Manhattan Island, and only from [...]
OPEN FOR BUSINESS – HEIGHTS WINE & SPIRITS
BY Claudio E. Cabrera Photography by Paul Lomax Earlier this week, I passed by the newly opened Heights Wine & Spirits located at 4474 Broadway (between 192nd and 193rd Street). I sat down, had a glass of wine and we spoke about the opening of the store, their knowledge of the liquor industry, and [...]
Open For Business: Capas Inc – Cigar Bar
BY Carolina Pichardo Capas, Inc. 4734 Broadway New York, NY 10040 Tel. (212) 304-4620 capasinc@gmail.com Despite its luxurious and almost upscale feel now, cigars still possess a rebellious and risky essence. It’s a label that has rolled with it through the years, or to be exact—since the 19th century. It was then that the British [...]
DAILY GRIND: MIGUEL MORONTA & LIQUID SKIN STUDIO
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) 165 Sherman Ave (btwn 204th St. & Academy) New York, NY 10034 212-567-1321 As soon as you as enter through the doors of Liquid Skin Studio (165 Sherman Ave), you are transported to another world. A realm where not only is art executed on the epidermis but where art lives, breathes [...]
FUNDRAISING FOR A FILM UPTOWN
By DeJesus: It’s summertime and that means we’re in the season of blockbuster films. Its also the season of Hollywood studio fat cats getting fatter from record breaking ticket sales. But this particular Summer, in the shadow of these movie behemoths, “a little engine that could” Uptown filmmaker is having a hard time getting his [...]
BROADWAY'S BODY PAINTING BLUE
Last Saturday, Inwood’s chic and upscale hand and foot spa, NAIL LOUNGE, engaged in a marketing activity that solidified their place as one of the newest, coolest businesses in Inwood. They produced an in store and outdoor promotions, that highlighted the products and works of make-up artist, Blue Michael. Qiana, owner of Nail Lounge, allowed [...]
Daily Grind: Ozzie Perez & Tread Bike Shop
Tread Bike Shop 250 Dyckman Street New York, NY 10034-5354 (212) 544-7055 UPTOWN COLLECTIVE: Where are you from? OZZIE PEREZ, TREAD BIKE SHOP OWNER: I want to say I’m from 183rd, 184th, 189th. What is Tread Bike Shop? The shop is a place created to give Uptown the cycling service we (uptowners) deserve. Before Tread [...]
DAILY GRIND: HECTOR BODRE & BODRE'S CUT AND COLOR ROOM
One of my favorite authors, Robin Sharma, put it best, “people do business with people they like”. That right there, succinctly sums up the secret to Hector Bodre’s success. Bodre Cut and Color Room (4174 Broadway) has managed to survive 2 recessions as well as thriving in a crowded field with the ubiquity of salons [...]
DAILY GRIND WITH JASON FROM NOSTYLGIA
Name: Jason Devereaux Where you’re from? Yonkers, NY What is Nostylgia and how long have you been in business? Nostylgia is a lot of things but to sum it up simply Nostylgia is a Lifestyle Brand and retail store and we’ve been in business since 2004 What made you open up a business in Inwood [...]
TWO UC MEMBERS EMBARK ON A MISSION:
BY DeJesus INSPIRE AND EDUCATE A GROUP OF YOUNG DOMINICAN STUDENTS FROM SOME OF AMERICA’S HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY IN LESS THAN 36 HRS. Leopold (Sound of Art) and M.Tony (The Peralta Project) received an invitation from the NATIONAL DOMINICAN STUDENT CONFERENCE in early 2010 to host a workshop titled, DOMINICANS IN THE ARTS,on [...]
"HOLY UPTOWN HOOKAH BONGS, BATMAN!"
BY DeJesus That is what you might hear blaring from the mouth of the Dark Knight’s young and naive side kick if he happens to find himself on one of Inwood’s streets. But what can seriously be concluded by this image is that Uptown is a recycling conscious neighborhood.
BRAZEN LINGERIE'S NAUGHTY DRAWER
BY Carolina Pichardo It’s placed quietly in the left-hand corner of Brazen Lingerie. Surrounded by mannequins, laced underwear, silk panties, and massage oils. Although it looks like your average grandmother’s antique dresser, don’t be fooled by the delicate hand carvings and amaretto finish on this masterpiece. This beautiful piece of furniture holds much more and [...]
DYCKMAN IS ABOUT TO ADD THE WINE TO ITS DINE!
Now you got one more reason to spend time uptown and save on your downtown metro card swipe…reason being, a wine bar is looking to open soon, on our very own “Restaurant Row” (Dyckman Street, west of Broadway). On a strip full of dining establishments (ranging from Sushi(Mama Sushi) to Traditional Diner dishes (Park View Restaurant), [...]
PBS AIRS P-STAR RISING TONIGHT AT 10 PM
By Led Black P-Star Rising, a riveting film by Gabriel Noble, follows the life of Priscilla P-Star Diaz as she and her father, Jesse, attempt to navigate the treacherous waters of the music business. Priscilla began rocking stages in Harlem at the tender age of nine. The film documents 4 years of the highs, lows, [...]
SO WASHINGTON HEIGHTS – IN THE HEIGHTS
By Led Black For real – I am so Washington Heights that the actual block that you see in the poster for In the Heights is a picture of my block. You feel me? That’s right people, what you see right there is the corner of 192nd and Wadsworth Avenue. To the left, just slightly [...]
El Pale Part 1 – Los Sueños
If you don’t know what a Pale is, chances are, that you are not Dominican. A Pale is any combination of 2 numbers that a person chooses as their pick for the Dominican lottery. Typically, depending on where you play your numbers, each Pale pays $1,100 for each dollar a person plays. So if your Pale were to hit and you bet 5 dollars you would win $5,500. The Dominican Lottery’s range of numbers is from 1 to a 100 as opposed to let’s say the Mega Millions, which is from 1 to 46. Back in the day in the 80’s, Dominicans in New York only bet on the Dominican lottery on Sundays. Now a person can play their numbers, if they know where to go, any day of the week.
HELLBOY WENT TO G.DUBS
Thats right, Ron Perlman…Actor who plays HellBoy! was in BladeII and was the “Beast” in the Beauty and the Beast TV show….was born in Washington Heights. While living uptown he attended G.Dubs. So, the next time you see him, ask him, Why the “HELL” hasn’t he been back to visit.
Peralta Project x Sala 78 x AMNY
In today’s AM NY Newspapers STUFF section, AM NY did a story called “UPTOWN GOODS.” The story was highlighting the slew of new independent stores popping up on the Inwood strip, Dyckman street. One of new hip businesses is the UC’s own La Sala 78. Sala, was featured as a new Cafe/Gallery in the Dyckman [...]
GREETINGS FROM UPTOWN!
Hello World! Welcome to the new and official blog for the Washington Height/Inwood area. We are working on some great and exciting content that highlights what is cool, hip and culturally happening in this, at times, forgotten neighborhood of Manhattan. A lot of great changes are happening right in front of our eyes in the [...]
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