BY Paul Lomax Meet a modern-day Renaissance man, who post by post is bringing down the urban borders of Broadway by tirelessly chronicling the arts, culture and business events of Washington Heights and Inwood through the communities most popular and…
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BY Led Black (@Led_Black) El Malecon (4141 Broadway at 175th St) is a machine. I mean that in a good way, as in El Malecon is an efficient and delicious Dominican cuisine machine. Great food, great service with a…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Rebel $ocialite is one of my favorite blogs. Along with the NY Times and Mashable, Rebel $ocialite warrants a daily visit. It is not just the fact that the site is full of relevant info…
BY Led Black I was just about to purchase a container of habichuela con dulce (sweet beans lol) this past Saturday from THE habichuela con dulce lady on 181st Street when this fight broke out. I’m not sure what…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) My mom, a native of the Dominican Republic, has been a citizen of this country since 1989. She has not missed an election since then. Rain or shine, sun or snow, national election or local;…
BY Led Black Check out Part 1 – Here One word that is a must add to your Uptown driving vocabulary is clusterf#*k. CF’s for short, are quite common occurrences Uptown. CF’s can happen at any time or any…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Trópico de Sangre is more than a movie; it is a riveting, eyes-glued-to-the-screen, journey to a Dominican Republic that most Dominicans my age have only heard about in the stories of our elders. In the…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Loosie [pronounced Lu-See] – noun A loosie is a single cigarette that can be purchased illegally in some of the bodegas and smoke shops of NYC but be warned, if the proprietor of the business…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) I am eternally indebted to the good folks at Corcho Wine Room (227 Dyckman Street) for introducing me to the game changing device known as the porrón. While in the recap of our Wine 101…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) This is written for anyone who has either never driven Uptown or those who have but didn’t make out too well. You have to understand; driving Uptown takes a whole different mindset. Whether you’re coming…