The Uptown Tweet of the Week
Presenting the Uptown Tweet of the Week, our pick that represents the good, the bad, and the lovely in this week’s UC Twitterverse… Related: July 4th in the Heights – The Recap The Uptown Tweet of the Week – Hot As Balls Summer in the Heights We invite you to subscribe to the Uptown Love [...]
The 14th Annual Carnaval Del Boulevard Goes Down On Saturday, June 1st
The always incredible Carnaval Del Boulevard goes down on Saturday, June 1st from 11am to 6 pm on St. Nicholas Avenue from 181st to 188th Streets. This event is fun for the entire family and this year artists from the WHIN By Any Means movement will be doing their thing on stage. Make sure your [...]
The Ford Mustang: Celebrating 50 Years of Automotive Excellence
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photography by Paul Lomax (@PaulLomaxPhoto) How do you celebrate 50 years of American automotive excellence? Well, if you are the Ford Motor Company then you put together a shindig/shrine at the Milk Gallery dedicated to the incomparable Mustang and it’s illustrious pedigree. The event was a kick-off to a year-long anniversary [...]
Picture of the Week
Photography by Paul Lomax (@PaulLomaxPhoto) Related: The Trouble In The Heights After-Party @ La Marina A Toast to Fort Tryon Park 2012 – The Recap The 2012 Uptown Arts Stroll Closing Reception @ Arka Lounge – The Recap Nutcracker Awareness Day – The Recap The 2012 Uptown Arts Stroll Kick-Off – The Recap Storm Clouds [...]
Thousands of Runners Compete in 15th ‘Shamrocks’ Race | DNAinfo
By Nigel Chiwaya, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Thousands of runners descended upon Washington Heights Sunday morning for the 15th annual Coogan’s Salsa, Blues and Shamrocks 5K race. More than 6,000 runners braved the frigid early morning temperatures to participate in the 3.1-mile race, the first since Coogan’s owner and race founder Peter Walsh stepped [...]
Hurricane Sandy: An Uptown Perspective
Photography by Emil Baez (@_EBaez), Art By Dj Boy (@ArtByDjBoy) & Paul Lomax (@PaulLomaxPhoto)
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 [...]
Haunted House on the Hill Takes Place On Halloween @ Inwood Hill Park
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Inwood Hill Nature Center Come celebrate Halloween Urban Park Ranger-style…if you dare! The Nature Center will be overtaken by haunted creatures and surprises around each corner. Feel free to wear your costume to celebrate this magical night. For more: Haunted House on the Hill – Oct [...]
Brides March 2012
BY Caroline Chen (@CarolineYLChen) Contact Caroline: cyc2130@columbia.edu Related: Brides’ March 2010 – Gladys Ricart Remembered Gladys Ricart Remembered – The Brides’ March 2011 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.
Picture of the Week
Photography by Jon Ullman Click here to see the entire Picture of the Week series. Related: Letters to Uptown: Jonathan Ullman 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.
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 [...]
A Toast to Fort Tryon Park 2012 – The Recap
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photography by Paul Lomax (@PaulLomaxPhoto) Okay the summer can end now. Last night was the rain date for the A Toast Fort Tryon Park function that usually takes place earlier in the season. A Toast to Fort Tryon is one of my favorite events of the summer and last night’s celebration [...]
Save the Date: The 2012 Harvest Festival – Saturday, October 13th
Saturday, October 13th 1 to 4 pm Lawn next to New Leaf Café in FT. Tryon Park Related: The Harvest Festival 2010 In Pictures Uptown Gem – The New Leaf Restaurant & Bar Park Portfolio – Fort Tryon Park Park Portfolio – Bennett Park We invite you to subscribe to the Uptown Love newsletter, like [...]
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