BY Crystal Rodriguez The heat comes in waves and falls heavy on the inhospitable streets. The air is thick and stifling. Even with a merciful gust of wind here and there the heat is quick to encircle me once…
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BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photography by Art By Dj Boy (@ArtByDjBoy) There are very few artists that have that certain something that enables them to transcend their respective genres. Tego Calderon is one of those rare artists. I know plenty…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) What are some of the things you love about living Uptown? I was born and raised in Inwood, which has been going through its phases ever since I can remember. There are a few things…
BY Eileen Z. Fuentes My 85-year-old grandfather, who we call Papá, arrived yesterday from the Dominican Republic. We had a nice traditional meal consisting of fish, rice, beans, and an avocado, tomato and watercress salad. After dinner I thought…
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 Claudio Cabrera With the influx of new restaurants in Washington Heights and Inwood of all culinary tastes, it’s sometimes easy to forget about the restaurants that made this neighborhood what it is. Those classic, hole in the wall…