By Octavio Blanco (@OctavioCNN) [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/OctavioCNN/status/274963393583120384″] I’d have been suspicious of me. Here I was, a stranger with no identifying jacket, or armband, or hat, or badge, walking around, alone, knocking on doors asking questions with an iPhone in-hand…
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Story and photos by Robin Elisabeth Kilmer While it is a more common sight to see Goldin Martínez encouraging youths to do crunches, push-ups and obstacles courses, the new challenge he set before local residents this past week was…
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…
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…
Story and photos by Robin Elisabeth Kilmer It was the most interesting traffic jam many on the bus had ever seen. Vehicles from the National Guard filed by, as did fuel trucks and vehicles from the Department of Sanitation,…
By Octavio Blanco (@OctavioCNN) [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/OctavioCNN/status/267560866826825728″] Rock, rock Rockaway Beach…we can hitch a ride to Rockaway Beach – The Ramones It’s 9 a.m. and I’m sitting on a bench in front of Starbucks on 181st street and Ft. Washington…
Even though Uptown was mostly spared from the worst of the recent Hurricane, there are far too many parts of the city that are still devastated. My good friend, Octavio Blanco, has taken it upon himself to do his…
Story and photos by Robin Elisabeth Kilmer 2142 Amsterdam Avenue has stood vacant for 18 years. But its days of being a pile of rubble are numbered. In early 2014, the vacant lot, along with two other abutting lots,…
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…
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