3 days ago 2 min 11 ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Harlem It's official: Juneteenth is now a public holiday in both New York City and New York State. Also known as Freedom Day, the holiday...
6 days ago 2 min FLASHBACK: 'In the Heights' has started filming in and around Washington Heights Originally published June 4, 2019 The big-screen adaptation of "In the Heights," Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning musical, began...
May 30 1 min 5 ways to enjoy the first days of summer in Harlem and beyond Memorial Day kicks off the unofficial start of summer—and there's no better way to celebrate than by heading outdoors. Here are five fun...
May 26 1 min Here's the new spring and summer schedule for the Totally Kid Carousel in Riverbank State Park Carousel season kicks off this weekend in Riverbank State Park, home of the utterly one-of-a-kind Totally Kid Carousel. You'll have three...
May 17 1 min 8 iconic Harlem locations spotted in the new Starz comedy 'Run the World' The new Starz series "Run the World" is finally here. A "Sex and the City"-esque show about four Black best friends living in Harlem, the...
May 13 1 min Uptown links: the Uptown Night Market is coming to West Harlem, and more • The Uptown Night Market, a new outdoor bazaar featuring food and drinks, arts and crafts, performances and more, is coming to West...
May 4 1 min Here's where to find 'Reclining Liberty,' Harlem's new 25-foot-long celebrity Harlem has a new resident celebrity, and she's ready for her close-up. "Reclining Liberty," a 25-foot-long sculpture of a lounging Statue...
May 3 1 min Explore Upper Manhattan with these 12+ free Jane's Walks—self-guided or via Zoom This year's Jane's Walk NYC—a weeklong celebration of city life inspired by the work of urban activist Jane Jacobs—looks a bit different....
Apr 30 3 min 12 fun things to do this weekend in Harlem and beyond A pair of gift markets featuring local creatives, a massive sculpture installation in Morningside Park, a virtual jazz concert, and more...
Apr 29 1 min Uptown links: Questlove's 'Summer of Soul' trailer is here, and more • The first trailer has dropped for Questlove's documentary, "Summer of Soul," about the 1969 Harlem music festival also known as "Black...
Apr 28 1 min Dawoud Bey's portraits of Harlem are at the heart of the photographer's new show at the Whitney Dawoud Bey has spent that last 45 years capturing intimate portraits of Black America in communities from Brooklyn to Birmingham,...
Apr 23 3 min 14 fun things to do this weekend in Harlem and beyond An outdoor neighborhood swap & shop, an Independent Bookstore Day celebration (also outside), a free virtual gospel concert, and more fun...
Apr 22 1 min Uptown links: Riverside Park's weed-munching goats are set to return this summer, and more • Riverside Park's beloved weed-munching goats are set to return this July. As in the past, the animals will tackle the invasive plants...
Apr 19 1 min Harlem's only outdoor roller skating rink is now open for the season With roller skating surging in popularity—thanks in no small part to viral videos of skaters like Berlin-based Oumi Janta—you may have...
Apr 16 2 min 10 fun things to do this weekend in Harlem and beyond An artist's intricately crafted tribute to Black women, the return of in-person yoga, live Latin jazz, and more fun things to do this...
Apr 15 1 min Uptown links: Citi Bike finally reaches Inwood, and more • Citi Bike just planted 36 new stations in Washington Heights and Inwood, finally reaching the tippy top of Manhattan (220th Street, to...
Apr 14 1 min The best park stairs for the perfect uptown workout Spring in New York is for exercising outdoors. And if you live in Upper Manhattan, you're never too far from a hilly park crisscrossed...
Apr 12 1 min 3 stunning arcades to visit in Upper Manhattan Hilly and surrounded by water, Upper Manhattan's unique geography is crisscrossed with elevated roads, train tracks and other structures...
Apr 9 2 min 10 fun things to do this weekend in Harlem and beyond A prime cherry blossom destination, a buzzy open-air food bazaar, and more fun things to see and do this weekend: Randall's Island cherry...
Apr 2 3 min 11 fun things to do this weekend in Harlem and beyond A reimagined baseball season at Yankee Stadium, Easter Bunny visits at the Renaissance Pavilion, a ramen pop-up from a rising...
