Uptown Restaurant Owners Say They’re Treated Like Criminals | DNAinfo
By Nigel Chiwaya @seenigel UPPER MANHATTAN — Dyckman Street restaurant owners say they are tired of being painted as nuisances by residents and community board members and want to be treated like part of the neighborhood. Speaking Thursday night at a special public forum held by Community Board 12′s Licensing Committee, hundreds of restaurant owners, [...]
Op-Led: Stand Up and Be Counted
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Okay, here is the situation. Tonight, there will be a public hearing at the Isabella Geriatric Center (515 Audubon Ave) at 7 pm to discuss “nightlife-related matters”. If you enjoy not having to trek downtown for fine dining, or if you enjoy having great establishments in your very own backyard or [...]
Behind The Scenes: Urban Latino X Rayniel Rufino Photoshoot @ La Marina
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) The stars must be in alignment for Uptown. On January 1st Word Up Books made its 60K pledge goal on indiegogo. Check! This coming Wednesday, January 9th at 10 pm EST (to be exact), MTV’s newest show Washington Heights will put our neighborhood on the lips, minds and televisions of people [...]
World Premiere: Trouble In The Heights at the United Palace On January 24th
gogoPatience c+p and Numeric Pictures have officially announced the date and location for the premiere of the much-talked-about independent feature film Trouble In The Heights! On Thursday, January 24th the United Palace (4140 Broadway at W. 175th street) will premiere Trouble In The Heights at 7:30pm (Doors open at 7). The dramatic thriller – driven [...]
Celebrate 3 Kings Day @ La Marina
La Marina is hosting the first ever 3 Kings Day Parade in Washington Heights on Sunday, January 6th from 9am to 11am. The parade will commence at the intersection of Harlem River Dr and Dyckman St and culminate at La Marina (348 Dyckman St). Refreshment and light snacks will be served for the children attending [...]
Ms Viva Voce On The Scene: UC Holiday Bash @ La Marina
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The UC Holiday Bash @ La Marina – The Recap
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) The UC Holiday Bash at La Marina was a rousing success. First of all, much love goes out to the good folks at La Marina (348 Dyckman) for allowing us the use of their absolutely gorgeous venue. To me, the Uptown Collective is all about celebrating Uptown excellence and La Marina [...]
Cafecito: Junot Diaz on finding your voice | NBC Latino
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Open For Business: South Beach Restaurant & Lounge
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) The wait is finally over. The elegant and expansive South Beach Restaurant and Lounge (1390 Saint Nicholas Ave) is now open for business. Think of it as Washington Heights meets the Cheesecake Factory. The place is big, bold and brash. It has 2 floors, several bars, private rooms, an adjacent take-out [...]
The UC Holiday Bash @ La Marina Goes Down Tonight!
The Uptown Collective Holiday Bash La Marina (348 Dyckman) Monday, December 17th @ 7pm RSVP Only: http://bit.ly/UC-Holiday-Bash It’s that time of the year again folks. What better way to end the year and celebrate another incredible year of the Uptown Renaissance than with the annual UC Holiday Bash? And this go around we have the [...]
Spread Love: Operation Toys For Cocktails @ La Marina
The holidays are upon us and while many of us are busy either celebrating, preparing to celebrate or buying gifts for loved ones, there are many in our neighborhood that are doing without and could use a little Christmas cheer. Enter La Marina’s Operation Toys For Cocktails: From now until midnight on December 24th, you [...]
Dyckman Street Feels Pinch From Growth | WSJ
By KAYA LATERMAN With few dining and night-life options, residents of Inwood have long wished for new eating and drinking establishments to open up in their neighborhood. Their wish is starting to come true, bringing some headaches in the process. Although headlines about the northern tip of Manhattan used to be most often about motorcycle [...]
My New York: Junot Diaz | NBC
Junot recently showed NBC around some of his favorite haunts Uptown. He made stops at La Casa Azul Bookstore, Patsy’s Pizza and La Marina.
Op-Led: The Crusade Against La Marina
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) We here at the Uptown Collective have been unabashed supporters of La Marina and what it means for this neighborhood since it first opened it’s doors. For many of us who are long time residents and have lived through the troubles, tumult and tribulations that are a part of the not [...]
US Weekly Ranks La Marina #1 On Its List of Top 5 Celeb-Loved Restaurants in NYC
La Marina has been on a roll as of late. First it was Leonardo DiCaprio stopping by a few weeks back and then it was the first couple of the music world, Jay-Z and Beyonce, dropping in with entourage in tow. Now US Weekly has ranked our very own La Marina as #1 on its [...]
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow: The 2012 Uptown Summer Retrospective
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Say it ain’t so. The 2012 Uptown Summer is now one for the record books. Since the chill in the air is a not so subtle sign that it is once again sweater weather, I think it is only right that we end the season like we do every year, with [...]
The Roc is in the Building – Jay-Z & Beyonce Spotted @ La Marina
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) The Uptown Twitterverse was aflutter yesterday as the most important couple in the world; outside of Barack and Michelle, Jay-Z and Beyonce were in attendance at La Marina. With people still talking about a visit to La Marina from Leonardo DiCaprio a few weeks ago, La Marina has arguably become the [...]
Leonardo DiCaprio Spotted at Dyckman Street Hotspot La Marina | DNAinfo
By Carla Zanoni, DNAinfo Social Media Editor INWOOD — Actor Leonardo DiCaprio took a Labor Day weekend trip uptown, creating a stir as he joined Saturday night revellers at Inwood restaurant La Marina. The 37-year-old actor, famous for his roles in “Titanic” and “Gangs of New York,” posed for several photos wearing a University of [...]
At La Marina, South Beach Meets Inwood | NYTimes
By LIZ ROBBINS A misty, not-quite-full moon hung over the railroad tracks on Tuesday and peered quizzically onto an expansive new waterfront spot in Upper Manhattan, featuring candlelit cocktail tables, twinkling lights, a beach bar with beds and a covered 200-seat restaurant. La Marina in Inwood, open for a month, seems to be trying for [...]
Drinks and Seafood on the Waterfront | WSJ.com
BY V.L. Hendrickson One of the great treats of New York in the summer is getting out of New York in the summer. That isn’t always the easiest thing to do on an average Tuesday night. But the newly open La Marina in Washington Heights seems like an out-of-town destination when its really just a [...]
Open for Business: La Marina
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photography by Art By Dj Boy (@ArtByDjBoy) The problem with high expectations is that if they are not met then hopes are dashed and disappointment is the inevitable outcome. Fortunately, La Marina (348 Dyckman) does not have that problem. In fact, it exceeded and surpassed all of my expectations. La Marina is [...]
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