The 2011 Harvest Festival Takes Place Tomorrow @ Ft. Tryon Park
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Best things to do in Washington Heights | Time Out New York
By Linnea Covington 10am Once the site of a Revolutionary War base (which later became Fort Washington Park), Washington Heights is home to Bennett Park (183 St and Fort Washington Ave, nyc.gov/parks), the highest point in Manhattan (it’s more than 260 feet above sea level). On your way there, grab an egg sandwich ($2.95) and [...]
The Annual Medieval Festival @ Fort Tryon Park Is This Sunday
Click here for more of Briana E. Heard’s pictures of last year’s festival.
A Toast to Fort Tryon Soiree This Thursday Night
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) A Toast To Fort Tryon Park: Benefit Wine Tasting Soiree Linden Terrace – Fort Tryon Park Thursday, July 14, 2011 6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. The annual A Toast to Fort Tryon Park wine tasting soiree is this Thursday. I went last year and had a truly awesome time. It is not everyday [...]
Bette Midler Honored for Work on Upper Manhattan's Parks | DNAinfo
By Paul Lomax WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Last night in Washington Heights Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined the Fort Tryon Park Trust in honoring Hollywood star Bette Midler for her work through the non-profit New York Restoration Project that has rejuvenated the parks of Northern Manhattan. Midler was presented with a silver tree spade, designed by Miguel [...]
New Leaf Restaurant Featured in Matt Damon’s New Thriller The Adjustment Bureau
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) The grand and stately New Leaf Restaurant & Bar is featured in a scene in Matt Damon’s latest movie The Adjustment Bureau, which is in theaters today. To celebrate one of Uptown’s gems being on the big screen, for the month of March, patrons who bring their ticket stub from The [...]
PAUL LOMAX REPORTS ON THE REENACTMENT OF THE BATTLE OF FORT WASHINGTON
By Paul Lomax Special to DNAinfo WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Fort Tryon Park reverted to its origins Sunday as an historical Army campsite during the American Revolution as more than a hundred people gathered to mark the 234th Anniversary of the pivotal Battle of Fort Washington. The day featured live musket fire by the Brigade of [...]
Uptown Gem – The New Leaf Restaurant & Bar
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photography by Paul Lomax (@PaulLomaxPhoto) There is a certain mystique, a kind of otherworldliness if you will, that envelops the New Leaf Restaurant and Bar. Nestled in the bucolic, urban oasis that is Fort Tryon Park with The Cloisters Museum just steps away, the New Leaf is an organic and natural [...]
IT'S MY PARK DAY THIS WEEKEND…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Like I have said many times before, one of Uptown’s greatest assets is the parks and natural expanses that envelop the neighborhood in a sea of green. My favorite park is Inwood Hill Park with Fort Tyron a close second. On It’s My Park Day, park lovers have the opportunity to give [...]
FORT TRYON PARK CELEBRATES 75TH ANNIVERSARY THIS SUNDAY
Sunday, October 17, 2010 Rain or Shine 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM On Columbus Day 1935, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. gifted a treasure to the people of New York City – Fort Tryon Park! This year marks the 75th anniversary of that precious gift. To celebrate, the Fort Tryon Park Trust is throwing a giant [...]
The Medieval Festival 2010
Photography by Briana E. Heard We invite you to subscribe to the Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter, or e-mail us at UptownCollective@gmail.com.
Take the A Train to the Middle Ages
Rub the rust off thy armor, iron thy chain mail, gird thy loins and polish up on ye chivalry because the 26th Annual MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL AT FORT TRYON PARK will be held on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, from 11:30AM – 6PM! The annual event is sponsored by the City of New York Parks and Recreation and [...]
GET TO STEPPING – CIRCUMNAVIGATING MANHATTAN BY FOOT
BY Led Black Joshua Bright|The New York Times I must admit, the notion of circumnavigating Manhattan by foot has a certain charm. The trek even has a name, the Great Saunter, a phrase coined by Cy A. Adler, who also wrote a book on the subject; Walking Manhattan’s Rim and leads a yearly Great Saunter [...]
NEW LEAF'S HARVEST DINNER NEXT WEEK
NEW LEAF RESTAURANT & BAR Margaret Corbin Drive, Fort Tryon Park New York, NY 10040 – (212) 568-5323 www.newleafrestaurant.com In celebration of the upcoming local harvest and of the artisan producers and growers whose hard work makes it possible, the New Leaf Restaurant & Bar will host a Harvest Dinner on its outdoor garden patio [...]
Park Portfolio – Fort Tryon Park
Photography by Briana E. Heard (@beheardphoto) Check out: Park Portfolio – Bennett Park Park Portfolio – Fort Tryon Park Park Portfolio – Highbridge Park Park Portfolio – Swindler Cove Park Park Portfolio – Inwood Hill Park We invite you to subscribe to the Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter, [...]
MY HIKE THE HEIGHTS ADVENTURE
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Things started off perfect. We stopped by mom’s house for a powerful pre-hike meal of mangu, eggs and salchichon. We then headed straight to Fort Tryon Park for the first leg of the hike, which was a hike/fitness walk, led by instructor Nancy Bruning. So far, so good – then we [...]
RUSSIAN CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL AT FT. TRYON PARK
This festival is dedicated to the 65th Anniversary of the end of WWII (Victory Day) and the hope that such a conflict will never again occur. Admission is free to the RACH-C “Children’s Festival of Russian Culture” which draws visitors and performers from the greater New York Metropolitan area and beyond. A dozen Russian Folk [...]
PANCAKES IN THE PARK THIS SUNDAY
Pancakes in the Park Sunday, June 6, 2010 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The Friends Committee of the Fort Tryon Park Trust invites you to join them for their annual pancake breakfast fundraiser. Enjoy a delicious breakfast with live music and family entertainment in one of Manhattan’s most spectacular spots. Demonstrate your support for this very special [...]
IT'S A CELEBRATION…
BY Led Black Speaking of Fort Tryon Park, The Fort Tryon Park Trust held its 4th annual Toast to Fort Tryon Park last night to celebrate the 75th anniversary of this truly wonderful park. The Friends Committee of the Fort Tryon Park Trust put together an evening of wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres, and live music [...]
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