The Curious Uptowner

08/24/2026

Don't let the last days of summer slip by without trying one of these local activities:

How to take advantage of the tail end of summer in Harlem and beyond.

08/21/2026

Back-to-back live concerts in Marcus Garvey Park—plus more fun things to do this weekend:
https://www.thecuriousuptowner.com/post/10-fun-things-to-do-in-harlem-and-washington-heights-this-weekend

08/14/2026

The conclusion of Harlem Week, free tours of the Mount Morris Fire Watchtower—plus more fun things to do this weekend.
https://www.thecuriousuptowner.com/post/10-fun-things-to-do-in-harlem-and-washington-heights-this-weekend

08/07/2026

Harlem Week kicks into high gear, the Stan Michels Jazz Festival returns to Fort Tryon Park—plus more fun things to do this weekend.
https://www.thecuriousuptowner.com/post/10-fun-things-to-do-in-harlem-and-washington-heights-this-weekend

08/07/2026

A McDonald's is coming to this historic Harlem building:
https://www.thecuriousuptowner.com/post/a-mcdonald-s-is-coming-to-a-historic-harlem-building

08/04/2026

More grocery store options are coming.

Three new supermarkets are about to expand where Harlemites can shop for groceries.Fine Fare is taking over the old Rite Aid location at 2170 Frederick Douglass Boulevard and 117th Street, and has a "Now hiring" sign in front of the still-under-construction space.A worker on site last week said door...

07/31/2026

Many are free!

Fun things to do this weekend in Harlem and beyond.

07/31/2026

The event is stretching all the way to Inwood for the second year in a row.

The city-wide Summer Streets event is back in Manhattan for the next three Saturdays—and stretching all the way to Inwood again.The car-free event, taking place on August 1, 8 and 15 from 7am-3pm, will start at its usual point by the Brooklyn Bridge and extend all the way to Dyckman Street for the...

07/24/2026

The last weekend to see Othello in Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem Summer Nights under the arches, free tours of the Highbridge Water Tower—plus many more fun things to do this weekend:
https://www.thecuriousuptowner.com/post/10-fun-things-to-do-in-harlem-and-washington-heights-this-weekend

07/20/2026

A slimmer group of uptown eateries is participating in NYC Restaurant Week this summer.

Eleven uptown eateries are taking part in the latest round of NYC Restaurant Week—which runs from July 20 to August 16—featuring set lunch and dinner menus for $30, $45 and $60.Restaurants participating this summer range from classic Harlem destinations like Red Rooster and Dinosaur Bar-B-Que to...