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Uptown Video: How I Built A $75 Million Restaurant Empire

Chef Marcus Samuelsson is no mere restauranteur. Chef Marcus has turned his passion for cooking and his love of his adopted home of Harlem into a multi-million dollar restaurant empire. Check him out here talking to CNBC on how…

The Uptown Tweet of the Week: Happy Heightsiversary

Happy Heightsiversary, everyone.13 years ago tonight, the opening night crowd was cheering so loud that I couldn't hear the clave beat to start the show. Looked to the wings for help: the cast was cheering too. Still in that…

In The Heights

#OTD In The Heights Musical Opening Night

On Sunday, March 9, 2008 In The Heights officially opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers theater. The rest is, as they say, history. In The Heights would go on to be nominated for thirteen Tony Awards and took…

Shear Will | Manhattan Times

By Emily Nadal View this post on Instagram A post shared by Manhattan Times (@manhattantimes) Lenin Sánchez has lived in Washington Heights his whole life. Except for the two years he spent at boarding school in Georgia as a…

Get Vaccinated Uptown…

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Uptown Collective (@uptowncollectiv) So, this is how it happened. This past Tuesday, I went to www.myconnectnyc.org at approximately 3:50 pm. I created my account and had an appointment for 4:45…

Afro-Latinx Revolution: Puerto Rico

In this new original documentary from theGrio, senior correspondent Natasha S. Alford (@natashasalford), traveled to Loiza, Puerto Rico during the 2019 summer of political unrest, where protesters ousted their governor.  Through interviews with locals residents, scholars, and historians, Alford…

Inwood library debuts for pickup service | Manhattan Times

It’s a marquee moment. Head to 4857 Broadway, uptown bibliophiles, as the New York Public Library (NYPL) has introduced a temporary Inwood branch for grab-and-go service starting February 25. The new branch is located in a first-floor retail space…

The Ted Cruz Translator

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Erik Rivera | Comedian | Host (@erikriveracomedy) S/O to the always funny @erikriveracomedy for the spot on Ted Cruz Translator. I know it’s hard to pick the worst Republican but Ted “Treason”…