SAVE THE DATE: LIQUID SKIN STUDIO X THE ORIGINAL MAMAJUANA X THE UC 11/21
That’s right folks, Liquid Skin Studio (265 Sherman Ave) in collaboration with The Original MamaJuana, Míomozíone and the Uptown Collective is throwing their first ever art exhibit featuring the artwork of Cel, Kron, Ren, Joe Vega and Dro. Our liquor sponsor, The Original MamaJuana, will be supplying their amazingly smooth tasting libation for the gathered [...]
181 CABRINI TAKES YOU PLACES
BY Carolina Pichardo Recently, I had the pleasure of eating at 181 Cabrini Restaurant, which is located exactly where it says it is. Of course, I went there with the intention of observing and examining the vibe. But I left with something else. First, it was the first time (in a long-long time) that I’ve [...]
MEET THE UC CONTRIBUTORS – CAROLINA PICHARDO
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Carolina Pichardo is the second contributor, after photographer Briana E. Heard, to join the team but she was the first writer to come aboard to assist me with the writing duties that come with trying to run a daily site. Her enthusiasm and belief in the Uptown Collective helped me to [...]
MANIFESTACIONES – THE RECAP
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photography by Paul Lomax I had the distinct pleasure of being present for the inauguration of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute’s Art Gallery, the only exhibit space in New York City devoted to works of art by and about people of Dominican descent, on Friday, October 15th in the Dominican Studies [...]
40 Oz Bounce VI – The Recap
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) It was a surreal experience. One moment we are on 207th street and Seaman Avenue, by the hand ball courts in the park, conversing with the good folks that put together the 40 Oz Bounce events, (a crowd of about a hundred from across the city had already gathered for the [...]
TRÓPICO DE SANGRE PREMIERE
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) The premiere of Trópico de Sangre at our very own Columbia Alumni Theater on 168th street was a star-studded affair. First off, the movie itself was absolutely mind blowing, I was so ensnared in the film’s grip that I felt I held my breath throughout the movie (check out the full [...]
Free Screening of Evan Almighty @ J Hood Wright Park
Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman will be in the hood on Thursday! Well, no, not exactly but their will be a free screening of their movie, Evan Almighty, on Thursday, July 29th from 8 to 10PM at J Hood Wright Park as part of the Parks Summer 2010 Movie Series. The movie is PG so [...]
WORD! – LOOSIES
BY Led Black Loosie [pronounced Lu-See] – noun A loosie is a single cigarette that can be purchased illegally in some of the bodegas and smoke shops of the neighborhood but be warned, if the proprietor of the business doesn’t know you or you look like a D.T. (undercover cop), you will not be able [...]
UPTOWN DRIVING: A PRIMER – PART 1
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) This is written for anyone who has either never driven Uptown or those who have but didn’t make out too well. You have to understand; driving Uptown takes a whole different mindset. Whether you’re coming from New Jersey, the Bronx or even other parts of Manhattan, realize that once you enter [...]
INWOOD HILL PARK AFTER DARK
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) I know that this is the umpteenth time that I am writing about Inwood Hill Park but it truly is, in the words of Urban Park Ranger Katie Clifford, “New York City’s best kept secret.” No disrespect to the extraordinary Central Park but for the most part, it is nature in [...]
PRICELESS!
By M.Tony Peralta A picture is worth a 1000 words and I think this picture explains Uptown’s latest fascination with Hookahs. This young man took it to a whole new level and made his portable. I was visiting my boy Jason at Nostylgia one day and saw this dude out side his store smoking a [...]
ACTING UP(town): Jahmir Duran
Like his Pops(friend to the UC), Jahmir Duran is Uptown Raised(But Brooklyn Born), can attribute some of his acting skills to that UPTOWN UP-BRINGING….Jahmir is not just making us proud, for his modeling or his killer kid coolness, but also for his involvement in one 2009 highly acclaimed film…The Messenger. The Messenger…Will Montgomery(Ben Foster), a [...]
Harlem Stage Launches Uptown Nights
Harlem Stage’s new music series Uptown Nights at Harlem Stage, which debuted Sept. 26, reaches back to the time when uptown was the place to seek out the next big thing in music, and to hear top artists of the time play in settings where socializing, and community building, was paramount.
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