Pics From the People: A Stunning View of the GWB
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George Washington Bridge bus station set to undergo long-awaited renovation by Port Authority of N.Y./N.J. | NY Daily News
By Caroline Chen / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS After years of delays, a major renovation of the George Washington Bridge Bus Station is set to begin this month, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says. Community leaders in Washington Heights are anxious for the $180 million project to begin, hoping it will [...]
Happy Birthday To An Uptown Original – The George Washington Bridge Turns 81
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Happy B-Day GWB, you are looking pretty good for 81. Even though you need a little upkeep (and who doesn’t at your age), you are still the world’s only 14-lane suspension bridge and an estimated 300,000 vehicles traverse your spans on a daily basis. Not bad for an octogenarian. Might I [...]
Picture of the Week
Photography by Paul Lomax For more of Washington Heights in White check out: http://lomaxphotos.com/2010/12/washington-heights-in-white/
The GWB Clad In Pink For A Cause
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UPTOWN ARTIST – PAUL LOMAX
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) What made you want to live in this area? When I first moved to NYC I lived in Astoria, Queens. Then a few friends told me about the “Heights,” so I visited once, then twice and then I stayed! That was 8 years ago! What draws you to shooting in the [...]
40 Oz Bounce Gone Loko – The Recap
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) The 40 Oz Bounce Gone Loko event, which took place on Saturday, September 11th underneath the looming presence of the GWB, was in one word, EPIC. Every 40 Oz Bounce function seems to be bigger than the last and this one had a decidedly Warriors kind of feel to it with [...]
PEEK-A-BOO
by M.Tony Peralta One of my favorite views Uptown is the view of the GWB while walking down 181st towards Cabrini. The view of the bridge in between the buildings is amazing. It looks like the bridge is trying to hide and the closer you get to the water you get the full reveal. Last [...]
STANLEY M. LEIBER, MARVEL-OUS MAN OF THE HEIGHTS
BY DeJesus Our friendly neighborhood web-crawler has been seen on occasion, swinging uptown. Coincidence? Probably not! See, the GW Bridge was the backdrop to a young Jewish kid that resided on Ft. Washington Ave., Washington Heights in the earlier part of the 20th Century. This kid, born Stanley Marting Leiber mutated into the “Master of [...]
IT'S THE ROCK…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) I’m going to keep it real eco-friendly this morning and reveal one of my power spots in Inwood Hill Park. For the last 10 years, I have been coming to this serene place that I call The Rock, to reflect, refuel and recharge. The tranquility and piece of mind that can [...]
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 [...]
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