T&J Bakery and Cafe Friday Nights Live

One of our favorite family owned businesses in Harlem is T&J Cafe on Seventh Avenue. Known more for their black and white cookies and tortes than their night life, T&J’s art lined walls and faux-leather sofas located in the back of the cafe/bakery always seemed destined for more.  The owners seem to agree. Every Friday… [Read more…]

Pieces of a Dream at Gospel Uptown

Shop N Mingle ’09

The Hope Diamond of Harlem: Sugar Ray Robinson

The New York Times recently published a piece on Sugar Ray Robinson and his glory days in Harlem.  We thought it might be cool to look back over some Sugar Ray’s favorite places to hang out in Harlem. Here is an excerpt from The Times piece. Recognize any of the addresses? There he was, cruising… [Read more…]

A piece of Harlem history brushed aside and forgotten

Polo? Anyone? (Examiner.com) A history of Harlem’s polo grounds. Posted using ShareThis

Zane: Total Eclipse of the Heart December 2

Enter to win copy of Total Eclipse of the Heart, exclusively on Uptownflavor.com! Starting 11/30/09 you could be one of 10 lucky winners. Stay tuned for details.

Bikram Yoga East Harlem turns up the heat on 116th

Bikram Yoga East Harlem turns up the heat on 116th (Examiner.com) Posted using ShareThis

Inwood: The tip of Manhattan

One Foot in the Past Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times Inwood, the northernmost neighborhood in Manhattan, is a place of hills and history. Inwood Hill Park, 196 acres of tree-filled landscape, dominates the scene, and traces of Lenape Indians and Dutch settlers abound. Read more >>>

Free computer help in Harlem

Would you like to learn more about computers, but don’t know where to start? Thanks to some dedicated volunteers, the 125th Street Library now offers FREE individual computer tutoring/computer help. If you know nothing about computers but want to learn, are curious about social networking, need help filling out an online form, or want to… [Read more…]

Roy Ayers at Gospel Uptown

Fresh Flavor: Le Meilleur Du Monde Cafe and Ice Cream Factory

Le Meilleur du Monde is a new cafe and ice cream shop situated on 5th Avenue. It prides itself on specializing in Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee. The tiny cafe offers its customers a wide selection of sumptuous sandwiches served on your choice of a freshly baked baguette or panini, croissants, waffles, porridge, salads, smoothies, cakes,… [Read more…]

New Harlem eatery gives back to the community on Thanksgiving

By: D. Bell/Uptownflavor A red carpet spills out across the wide sidewalk along Lenox Avenue and 129th Street. Invited guests are greeted at the door with a smile, a handshake, and often a friendly hug. The greeter is smartly dressed  in a dark suit, polished shoes, and a white smile. The scene could be reminiscent… [Read more…]

Holly Days in Harlem

We are officially in the holiday season and our cup runneth over with fun and festive events taking place in Harlem! If your organization will be sponsoring an event in Harlem, please share the good news with our readers. Send the information in a web-ready format – all flyers must be formatted in jpg. If you… [Read more…]

A Conversation with Public Artists

Harlem for the Holidays 2009

The annual NYCgo promotion to drive visitors into Harlem kicks off tomorrow and runs through January 3, 2010. The end of the year campaign, which launched a week earlier this year, is intended to celebrate all that Harlem has to offer. A free shuttle will run every 15 minutes on Sundays from 12P-5P.  For more… [Read more…]

Thanksgiving at Ricardo Steak House

Giving Thanks

Appreciate the little things in life today and every day!

A Harlem small business strategizes to survive

Princess Jenkins is the owner of the Brownstone, a New York City clothing and accessories boutique. Last fall, Ms. Jenkins surveyed the market and realized how difficult the next season could be. She met with her five top designers and urged them to produce the boldest fashions they were capable of — designs she knew… [Read more…]

Harlem’s Holiday Economic Stimulus Plan

For six weeks beginning November 27th, businesses around Harlem will display boxes labeled “Harlem CARES,” where customers can leave donations for the Harlem CARES Mentoring Movement. These neighborhood businesses will also display boxes that shoppers can use to submit an entry for a chance to win a basket full of gifts and offers from all… [Read more…]

Straight 7 Art Show

Comfort in a bowl

EL MALECÓN (4141 Broadway, at 175th Street) offers sopa de pollo ($4.50). (The New York Times) The Dominican sopa de pollo ($4.50) is comfort in a bowl, with meat falling off the drumstick and thigh bones into a light-brown broth seasoned with cilantro and a bit of adobo. It’s made to order, in a way:… [Read more…]

Celebrate 95 Golden Years!

Uptownflavor’s Favorite Holiday Cocktail Recipes

The late fall offers cooks and cocktail connoisseurs the full bounty of the autumn harvest, and the cocktails below feature fresh apple, pear, and hints of nutmeg and cinnamon. True foodie favorites, these spirits pack a serious flavor explosion, all sure to complement your traditional cranberry sauce, festive turkey, and mouth-watering apple pie. 1 ½… [Read more…]

Giving back is the new black

During economic hard times people tend to be more generous. Oftentimes when they don’t have a monetary contribution to make they will invest their time by helping those who have a little less than they have. This afternoon the East Harlem CARES coalition will be providing Thanksgiving dinners to families in East Harlem from 12… [Read more…]

Thanksgiving Dining Guide to Harlem

Editor’s Note:  Below is a guide to holiday dining in Harlem from our first year online. Since many of the same restaurants (with the exception of one) are still on the scene I decided to republish the post (with the necessary updates) for our new readers. Enjoy your holiday! Let’s face it,  everyone doesn’t have… [Read more…]

Recipes: The Uptownflavor

Our friends over at Greasy Guide have been inspired to create a cocktail in our honor: “I live in Harlem so of course I look to Uptownflavor to tell me what’s hot in my hood.”  So the next time you go out to a bar or lounge in Harlem, be sure to ask the bartender… [Read more…]

Narmer’s Newsstand

Mayor Bloomberg hid plenty from New York citizens while campaigning for third term [DN] Affordable housing units in Bronx (HARLEM) will become the first green block in nation [DN] Every stray bullet comes closer to you or the one you love [DN] The price is wrong: How city stores nickel and dime us all [NYP]… [Read more…]

New York State of Mind: Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys “Empire State of Mind, Part II” (live)

Andrew Morrison at Frederick Douglass Academy

Seen in Harlem: Kris and Kim Kardashian

Read more: www.globalgrind.com Visit: www.bourgeoisieshoes.com Bourgeoisie Shoes 2366 Seventh Avenue Between 138th and 139th Streets Photo credit: Jackson Lee/ Splash NewsBR/PPBSplash News and Pictures/BBR

West Harlem Community Forum: From Trash to Treasure

Narmer’s Newsstand

Ringgold looks to give back to Harlem through art [CS] Harlem grandmother wounded by stray bullet has message for Mayor Bloomberg: Clean up my neighborhood [DN] Plan for share-a-ride reduced cab fares moves ahead, TLC says [DN] In Obama’s footsteps: Struggling actor offers tour of Barack’s New York ‘lost years’ [PHILLY] A Flood of Applicants to a Shrinking… [Read more…]

DreamGirls Community Performances

Health Department Announces Launch of NYC FluLine

Starting Thursday, New Yorkers with symptoms of influenza can consult a nurse by calling 311 As part of a continued effort to prepare for the peak of influenza season, the city will launch the NYC FluLine on Thursday, November 19. Through this service, 311 operators will provide concerned New Yorkers with information on what to… [Read more…]

Free bikes change lives in Harlem

By: Housing Works If you live in Harlem, you might see Joe C* riding by on his bicycle. He bikes seven days a week from his home at Stand Up Harlem House down to 96th Street. He puts his music on (really low) and heads south for 45 minutes, enjoying the camaraderie of fellow riders… [Read more…]

What’s up with…PS 90 Condos?

  A reader wrote in and wanted some advice about purchasing a unit in the new PS 90 Condos in the upper 140s. Perhaps some of our real estate experts can chime in and enlighten us.   I was called for my second interview and asked to select an apartment, but 300K seems like so… [Read more…]

Harlem Holiday Trunk Show

Cupcakes and Coffee this Saturday

Michelle Cruz has been living in El Barrio since she was a little girl, and she wanted a place for the community to call its own, at the same time, Carrie Spindler was working in HR on Wall Street but dreaming of something sweeter and more delicious. Now these two entrepreneurial ladies are joining forces for… [Read more…]

What’s up with…Island Salad?

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East Harlem Little League