Aug 26 2 min How to find the Billings Arcade, the hidden remains of a spectacular mansion in Fort Tryon Park What was once the entrance to a grand mansion is now a hidden gem in Fort Tryon Park: the Billings Arcade, an arched passage with a remar...
Aug 18 2 min The most beautiful streets in Harlem and beyond Looking for a staycation idea that only requires a pair of comfortable shoes and an appreciation for gorgeous architecture? Pick a sunny ...
Aug 12 1 min Target is coming to 125th Street in Harlem Central Harlem is finally getting its first Target. The popular retailer confirmed it will be opening a store at 121 W 125th Street (betw...
Jul 23 1 min Uptown links: Inwood rezoning upheld, and more • The controversial plan to rezone Inwood will likely move forward after all: an appellate court just reinstated the city's rezoning of t...
Jun 29 1 min Photos: Melba's new outdoor seating–designed by a famed architectural firm–is here When the city was still under lockdown in May, many restaurants were already planning how they would adjust to new social distancing rule...
Jun 12 1 min Starbucks and more: the coming chain boomlet in Harlem and beyond As Harlem continues to reopen along with the rest of the city, no one is quite sure just how badly the lockdown will have affected area b...
May 28 1 min Uptown links: Gov. Cuomo goes to Washington to push for the Second Avenue Subway in Harlem, and more • Governor Andrew Cuomo traveled to the White House yesterday to ask for help with three major New York infrastructure projects. One is t...
May 16 1 min Amazon has been "kicking the tires" at the Harlem Fairway (now on Instacart under a new name) The Fairway in Harlem is still awaiting its fate, and Amazon is reportedly interested again. Employees at the 125th Street store have bee...
Apr 30 1 min Uptown links: Paris Blues owner Samuel Hargress Jr. gets an obit in the Times, and more • Paris Blues owner Samuel Hargress Jr., who recently died of the coronavirus, received a loving obituary in New York's paper of record. ...
Apr 24 1 min Uptown links: Coogan's in Washington Heights is closing for good, and more • Beloved Irish bar Coogan's in Washington Heights is closing for good. As the Times reported this week, "Even empty, rent-free, the plac...
Apr 2 1 min Uptown links: Apollo Theater's Amateur Night auditions move online, and more • Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Apollo Theater is now inviting artists to audition for the 2020-21 Amateur Night season online. Si...
Mar 26 1 min Uptown links: ShopRite operator buys Harlem Fairway parking lot, and more • Village Super Market, the operator of ShopRite, won yesterday's auction for four Fairway locations (including the Upper West Side, Uppe...
Mar 23 1 min Here's what became of Madam C. J. Walker's grand Harlem mansion Madam C. J. Walker, the entrepreneur who launched a hair care business that made her America's first black female millionaire–the subject...
Mar 12 1 min Uptown links: Lululemon is coming to Morningside Heights, and more • Lululemon and its famous yoga pants are coming to 2935 Broadway between 114th and 115th Streets in Morningside Heights (right next to Sw...
Mar 9 1 min This magnificent neo-Gothic Harlem church is now rubble Plans for its demolition were widely covered in the news in recent years, and now the reality is here for all to see: The neo-Gothic buil...
Mar 5 1 min Uptown links: co-living comes to Strivers' Row, and more • Ever dreamed of living on historic Strivers' Row? Here's your chance: co-living startup Common just opened its third Harlem location at...
Feb 27 1 min Uptown links: Justice Thurgood Marshall's former home is for sale, a new Harlem speakeasy, and more • For $550,000, you can own the two-bedroom co-op at 409 Edgecombe Avenue that once belonged to late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marsh...
Feb 21 1 min Uptown links: two new bike lanes are coming to Harlem and Washington Heights this year, and more • Two new bike lanes are coming to Upper Manhattan. One on Fifth Avenue will connect the ten blocks between Marcus Garvey Park and Centra...
Feb 13 1 min Uptown links: 'Godfather of Harlem' renewed for Season 2, and more • "Godfather of Harlem," the Epix series about Harlem crime boss Bumpy Johnson who returns to the neighborhood in the early 1960s, has be...
Feb 6 1 min Uptown links: the latest on the plans to rezone Lenox Terrace, and more • A developer's contested plan to rezone Lenox Terrace cleared another hurdle when the city's Planning Commission voted in favor of the c...
