We Love To See It. The one and only David “Big Papi” Ortiz is now in the Hall of Fame… The Dominican Diaspora could not be more prouder! Salute… We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like…
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The Dominican Republic has produced more Major League Baseball players than any country outside of the United States. Chris Myers tells the story of their impact on baseball. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Uptown Collective (@uptowncollectiv)…
Travel back in time via historic photographs to the Dyckman Strip of the early 1900s. Related: UPTOWN VIDEO: HISTORY OF ISHAM PARK UPTOWN VIDEO: THE DYCKMAN OVAL – UPTOWN’S FORGOTTEN BALLPARK UPTOWN VIDEO: MIRAMAR SALTWATER POOL – INWOOD, NYC…
This week, the always erudite Cole Thompson gives us another outstanding video. This one expounds on the colorful history of Isham Park. Related: UPTOWN VIDEO: THE DYCKMAN OVAL – UPTOWN’S FORGOTTEN BALLPARK UPTOWN VIDEO: MIRAMAR SALTWATER POOL – INWOOD,…
Shout out once again to local historian and photographer Cole Thompson for taking us on a trip on the Uptown Time Machine back to The Dyckman Oval. Once located in Inwood, the stadium hosted Negro League baseball games, boxing…
Vitilla is a form of street baseball that originated in the Dominican Republic and is traditionally played with a plastic bottle cap and broomstick. Red Bull Clasico de Vitilla brings the Dominican street game to the Bronx in a…
Spies always go undercover and wear masks to infiltrate hideouts. What happens if everyone has the same idea at the same time? Face2Face. For more: http://WhatIsRoom28.com We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our…
This sports network decided to infuse some energy into its previous stale baseball commentary. This is the new Beisball tonight, now with 2 Latino commentators For more: http://WhatIsRoom28.com We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter,…
By Arlene Schulman (@ArleneSchulman) Play ball! The baseball fields of Inwood Hill Park come alive during the summer months when local Little League and adult teams hit the diamond. The Inwood Little League sponsors a team from the Dominican…
Photography by Briana E. Heard…