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The Weekend: Halloween Audio Drama @ The Morris Jumel Mansion

What happens when the best in thrilling original radio theatre enters Manhattan’s oldest residence? Spirits just might materialize… Come out for an evening of spooky historical fiction perfectly tuned for the Halloween season and witness first-hand the magic and…

#TheGramUptown: Mapping Resistance: The Young Lords in El Barrio

View this post on Instagram Mapping Resistance: The Young Lords in El Barrio Yesterday was your last chance to catch the walking tour of this really extraordinary exhibit. The brainchild of prolific artist Miguel Luciano, the exhibit breathes new…

New Spot Alert: Barrel 79

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) In the former space of the 2nd Burger Heights, Barrel 79 (79 Audubon Ave) is dishing out some delectable bar food with a nice selection of craft beers. I really liked that they serve their…

#TheGramUptown: Rise & Grind Uptown

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rebecca YS Perez (@writer.rebeccaysperez) on Oct 7, 2019 at 6:54am PDT We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and follow us on…

Mapping Resistance: The Young Lords in El Barrio

By Kaity Modesto As a proud native from Washington Heights, I can be a little cocky. Anytime I have to commute to the east side or go downtown on the weekends, I overthink it.  It’s a mission to get…

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Amtrak billboard panned | Manhattan Times

By Gregg McQueen This is a bad sign. Rep. Adriano Espaillat is accusing Amtrak of going off the rails when it comes to a new advertising billboard that the federally subsidized agency has put up in West Harlem. Installed…

Uptown Talk: Latinos Out Loud – Hoop Dreams

On this week’s episode, Rachel talks about the #TwitterVoices dinner she was selected to attend, Juan Bago tells us how he gets his nourishment at networking events, Jaime and Rachel recount Room 28’s performance at Festival People en Español,…

10/19/19: The Art of Activism Panel

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance and National Arts Month, join The BLK Table for a panel discussion featuring three award-winning Harlem-bred artists about using art as a means for activism, entrepreneurship, creativity, and how…

Washington Heights - All You Need is Love Mural

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We need your help fellow Uptowners. The Uptown Collective is in the process of developing a new digital tool to better connect our awesome audience to the news, information, events and goods & services in the Uptown community. There’s…