GREETINGS FROM UPTOWN!
Hello World! Welcome to the new and official blog for the Washington Height/Inwood area. We are working on some great and exciting content that highlights what is cool, hip and culturally happening...
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Peralta Project x Sala 78 x AMNY
In today’s AM NY Newspapers STUFF section, AM NY did a story called “UPTOWN GOODS.” The story was highlighting the slew of new independent stores popping up on the Inwood strip, Dyckman street. One of...
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HELLBOY WENT TO G.DUBS
Thats right, Ron Perlman…Actor who plays HellBoy! was in BladeII and was the “Beast” in the Beauty and the Beast TV show….was born in Washington Heights. While living uptown he attended G.Dubs. So,...
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El Pale Part 1 – Los Sueños
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) If you don’t know what a Pale (pronounced pa le) is, chances are, that you are not Dominican. A Pale is any combination of 2 numbers that a person chooses as their pick for...
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SO WASHINGTON HEIGHTS – IN THE HEIGHTS
By Led Black For real – I am so Washington Heights that the actual block that you see in the poster for In the Heights is a picture of my block. You feel me? That’s right people, what you see right...
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PBS AIRS P-STAR RISING TONIGHT AT 10 PM
By Led Black P-Star Rising, a riveting film by Gabriel Noble, follows the life of Priscilla P-Star Diaz as she and her father, Jesse, attempt to navigate the treacherous waters of the music business....
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DYCKMAN IS ABOUT TO ADD THE WINE TO ITS DINE!
Now you got one more reason to spend time uptown and save on your downtown metro card swipe…reason being, a wine bar is looking to open soon, on our very own “Restaurant Row” (Dyckman Street, west of...
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BRAZEN LINGERIE'S NAUGHTY DRAWER
BY Carolina Pichardo It’s placed quietly in the left-hand corner of Brazen Lingerie. Surrounded by mannequins, laced underwear, silk panties, and massage oils. Although it looks like your average...
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"HOLY UPTOWN HOOKAH BONGS, BATMAN!"
BY DeJesus That is what you might hear blaring from the mouth of the Dark Knight’s young and naive side kick if he happens to find himself on one of Inwood’s streets. But what can seriously be...
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TWO UC MEMBERS EMBARK ON A MISSION:
BY DeJesus INSPIRE AND EDUCATE A GROUP OF YOUNG DOMINICAN STUDENTS FROM SOME OF AMERICA’S HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY IN LESS THAN 36 HRS. Leopold (Sound of Art) and M.Tony...
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DAILY GRIND WITH JASON FROM NOSTYLGIA
Name: Jason Devereaux Where you’re from? Yonkers, NY What is Nostylgia and how long have you been in business? Nostylgia is a lot of things but to sum it up simply Nostylgia is a Lifestyle Brand and...
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DAILY GRIND: HECTOR BODRE & BODRE'S CUT AND COLOR ROOM
One of my favorite authors, Robin Sharma, put it best, “people do business with people they like”. That right there, succinctly sums up the secret to Hector Bodre’s success. Bodre Cut and Color Room...
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Daily Grind: Ozzie Perez & Tread Bike Shop
PHOTO BY: B.E HEARD Tread Bike Shop 250 Dyckman Street New York, NY 10034-5354 (212) 544-7055 UPTOWN COLLECTIVE: Where are you from? OZZIE PEREZ, TREAD BIKE SHOP OWNER: I want to say I’m from 183rd,...
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BROADWAY'S BODY PAINTING BLUE
Last Saturday, Inwood’s chic and upscale hand and foot spa, NAIL LOUNGE, engaged in a marketing activity that solidified their place as one of the newest, coolest businesses in Inwood. They produced...
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By DeJesus: It’s summertime and that means we’re in the season of blockbuster films. Its also the season of Hollywood studio fat cats getting fatter from record breaking ticket sales. But this...
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DAILY GRIND: MIGUEL MORONTA & LIQUID SKIN STUDIO
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) 165 Sherman Ave (btwn 204th St. & Academy) New York, NY 10034 212-567-1321 As soon as you as enter through the doors of Liquid Skin Studio (165 Sherman Ave), you are...
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Open For Business: Capas Inc – Cigar Bar
BY Carolina Pichardo Capas, Inc. 4734 Broadway New York, NY 10040 Tel. (212) 304-4620 capasinc@gmail.com Despite its luxurious and almost upscale feel now, cigars still possess a rebellious and risky...
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DAILY GRIND: OSCAR & LOCKSMITH BAR
BY Claudio Cabrera How long have you lived uptown? 31 years Where did you grow up? 187 and Fort Washington What can you tell me about that block? For the most part, it has always been pretty quiet. It...
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OPEN FOR BUSINESS – HEIGHTS WINE & SPIRITS
BY Claudio E. Cabrera Photography by Paul Lomax Earlier this week, I passed by the newly opened Heights Wine & Spirits located at 4474 Broadway (between 192nd and 193rd Street). I sat down, had a...
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Open for Business – Robin Barbershop
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photography by Briana E. Heard (@beheardphoto) The wait has not been in vain. The newly renovated Robin barbershop/salon (1509 St. Nicholas Ave btwn 185th & 186th Street)...
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