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Emil Baez

Hurricane Sandy - Corcho Wine Room

Hurricane Sandy 5 Years Later: An Uptown Retrospective

Photography by Emil Baez, Emmanuel Abreu, Wallace Flores & Paul Lomax On October 29, 2012 Hurricane Sandy walloped the East Coast and unleashed extensive damage on New York and New Jersey. Some parts of these 2 states are still…

Mira CoNYo - Washington Heights

Uptown Video: Did You Mean:

Click below and check out the latest from the good folks at Mira CoNYo. After that click here for our video from Emmanuel Abreu and photo essay by Emil Baez on the phenomenon known as Mira CoNYo. Enjoy!…

The Top 10 Posts of 2014

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) 2015 is upon us folks. So before we cross the Rubicon. Let’s take a look at the year that was with the Top 10 posts of 2014.…

The Incredibly Spectacular Dyckman Fireworks Co

The NY Times Says Watch Dyckman Fireworks…

We started the day with the super awesome news that our short film, The Incredibly Spectacular Dyckman Fireworks Co., got some love from the indispensable NY Times. Thanks to reporters Andy Newman, Annie Correal and Kenneth Rosen for including…

The Incredibly Spectacular Dyckman Fireworks Co

The Incredibly Spectacular Dyckman Fireworks Co.

The wait is finally over. Our film, The Incredibly Spectacular Dyckman Fireworks Co., is now out. Filmed entirely on the 4th of July 2013, the short film is an inside look at the Independence Day celebrations Uptown. We enlisted…

Gun Hill Brewery Co

Open For Business: Gun Hill Brewing Co.

Photography by Emil Baez (@EBmagination) Craft beer enthusiasts rejoice the Gun Hill Brewing Co. (3227 Laconia Ave. Bronx, N.Y.) is now open for business. The Uptown Collective’s resident beer expert and kick-ass photographer, Emil Baez, was on hand for the…

Dyckman Beer Company - Juan Camilo

The Dyckman Beer Company – Una Vaina Bien

Words: Led Black – Video: Nelson R. Salcedo – 2nd Camera: Art By Dj Boy – Photography: Emil Baez – Sound: Ray Rodriguez This past summer, the usual Uptown Collective crew of Art By Dj Boy, Ray Rodriguez, Emil…

The House on the Hill: A Murder In Washington Heights…

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Research & Photography by Emil Baez (@EBmagination) Washington Heights resident, 16-year-old Lillian Mojica, was most probably consumed with thinking about the big Valentine’s Day School Dance that was taking place the very next day. Everyone in…