2 days ago 1 min A new Mexican restaurant is opening in the old beer garden space in West Harlem A new Mexican restaurant looks to be opening soon in a former beer garden in West Harlem. The eatery, as yet unnamed, is taking over the...
3 days ago 2 min The Harlem taco guide If your idea of celebrating Cinco de Mayo involves a plate of soft, tasty tacos and a margarita or two to wash them down, you're in luck:...
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 27 5 min 55 top Harlem restaurants offering outdoor dining Outdoor dining has become a permanent part of the restaurant landscape, and practically every Harlem restaurant that can has opened or...
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 21 1 min Charles Pan-Fried Chicken in Harlem has closed—but another neighborhood location is coming soon A restaurant serving what is arguably Harlem's best fried chicken now sits empty. The doors are closed and the furniture is gone at...
Apr 20 2 min 9 Harlem bars where you can sip on a cocktail or beer outdoors Starting this week, all NYC bars can stay open until midnight. That's on top of the fact that many drinking destinations have created or...
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 13 1 min Head to Hajji's in East Harlem for the chopped cheese that many say is the original The East Harlem bodega commonly known as Hajji's is often credited with inventing the chopped cheese. The corner store at 2135 First...
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 7 1 min Pinky Cole of Atlanta's enormously popular Slutty Vegan is teaming up with Harlem's Shake Shack Atlanta's hottest vegan chef is teaming up with Harlem's Shake Shack on a special burger for two days only. Pinky Cole, the woman behind...
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...
Apr 1 1 min Uptown links: Dapper Dan gets the COVID-19 vaccine in a video for Vogue, and more • Harlem's own Dapper Dan spoke to Vogue about the importance of getting the Covid-19 vaccine, letting the magazine's cameras follow him...
Mar 30 2 min The sweet life in Harlem and beyond: treat yourself at these 11 bakeries and dessert shops Now more than ever there's nothing more comforting than a bite—fine, maybe a whole plate—of something sweet. Happily, these uptown...
Mar 26 3 min 13 fun things to do this weekend in Harlem and beyond A free virtual gospel performance from acclaimed choir Sing Harlem, the return of live jazz at the Grange, and more great things to see...
Mar 25 1 min Uptown links: Harlem's Krispy Kreme is giving away free donuts to anyone who's vaccinated, and more • Krispy Kreme's Harlem location is participating in the donut chain's new giveaway. The shop at 319 W 125th Street is offering one free...
Mar 23 2 min Where to find delicious birria tacos—plus burritos, ramen, you name it—in Harlem Birria, the super flavorful Mexican meat stew, has been surging in popularity across the city thanks in large part to a food cart in...
Mar 15 1 min I Like It Black, a new coffee shop from the Make My Cake team, opens in Harlem A new coffee shop has opened on 125th Street, and though the name is novel, the team behind it is a familiar one in Harlem. I Like It...
