In celebration of Women’s History Month, the
Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance inaugurates its new gallery space (5030 Broadway) with the exhibition
Women in the Heights – The Human Essence. The exhibit features art work by local female artists and is curated by
Andrea Arroyo. Women in the Heights will be on display until May 7th, 2015. Come out tomorrow for the opening reception in NoMAA’s new digs.
Check out:
Uptown Art: Women in the Heights – The Human Essence @ NoMAA Gallery
In the latest installment of
Tales of a Dyckman Princess,
Mercy G gives us the skinny on what she considers a deal breaker in any new relationship. We paired the piece of verse with the perfect picture from
Briana E. Heard.
Check out:
Uptown Poetry: Tales of a Dyckman Princess – 2 Minute Plead
Andrew J. Hawkins of
Crain’s NYC reported on
Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez’s ambitious proposal to transform a swath of Uptown into a tech hub.
Check out:
Northern Manhattan rail yard eyed for housing, tech office space | Crain’s NYC
Stephen Miller of
Streetsblog NYC penned an excellent piece on the
Plaza de Las Americas, which will convert 175th Street (between Broadway & Wadsworth Ave) to a permanent public space hosting vendors and a farmers market. True to it's name, the Plaza de Las Americas will evoke a Latin American plaza.
Check out:
Plaza de Las Americas Reclaims Space for People in Washington Heights | Streetsblog NYC
Nikita Stewart of the
NY Times wrote an interesting piece about a sleepover that then mayoral hopeful
Bill de Blasio had at an Uptown housing project in the summer of 2013.
Check out:
After a Sleepover With Mayor de Blasio, a Friendship Formed | NY Times
One of my favorite music writers,
Jon Caramanica, wrote a great article on how
ASAP Rocky has dealt with the passing of his friend and business partner,
ASAP Yams.
Check out:
ASAP Rocky, Dearly Missing ASAP Yams, Half of Their Formidable Hip-Hop Tag Team | NY Times
This week also saw an Uptown Collective exclusive from the homie
Tellie Floydd,
Hater’s Melody. Check the melody…
Check out:
UC Exclusive: Tellie Floydd – Hater’s Melody
The guys at
8JTV are downright hilarious. Do yourself a favor and click the link below to see how Harlemite
Damon Dash gets down.
Check out:
Uptown Video: DAME DASH – You Ain’t A Boss
The Translators (Mike Diaz and Jaime Fernandez) are back with an animated and revealing conversation with actress
April Hernandez Castillo. April talks about her classic Super Bowl commercial with Yao Ming, working on her first Hollywood film,
Freedom Writers, and navigating the highs and lows of a career in Hollywood.
Check out:
Uptown Talk: The Translators Podcast – April Hernandez Castillo
Don’t forget folks, the official Washington Heights & Inwood dining week celebration,
#WHIN & DINE, kicks off next week, Monday, April 6th.
Check out:
Washington Heights & Inwood Restaurant Week – April 6 Thru April 24th
Speaking of Uptown restaurants, it is a must that you check out the comprehensive
Dominican Food Tour of Washington Heights & Inwood by
Marissa Finn of
Edible Manhattan.
Check out:
Edible Manhattan: A Self-Guided Dominican Food Tour of Washington Heights & Inwood
Our
Throwback Thursdays post tells the story of
Max Brauer and how he went from being the mayor of a small German town during the Nazi era to fleeing for his life and ending up in exile right here in Inwood. Kudos to
Cole Thompson of
My Inwood for painting such a vivid picture of that dark chapter in world history.
Check out:
Exile in Inwood: The Max Brauer Story | My Inwood
We ended the week with a stirring story from
James Barron on
Dionisio A. Lind, the carillonneur at
Riverside Church. Don’t forget to press play on the awesome video on Mr. Lind by the talented
Emon Hassan.
Check out:
Restoring the Spirit With the Sound of Big Bells High Over Manhattan | NY Times
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