The Upper Manhattan Experience is about fostering a sense of community among the people who live, work and like to hang out in the Inwood/Washington Heights area of Manhattan. Our goal is to break the anonymity among the people in our community, and bring people together to have fun, connect and make new friends. We want to both highlight events and activities happening in Inwood and Washington Heights, as well as events happening in other parts of the city. We are looking for people who are exc …

Meet with other local people who are interested in Volunteering for their community! Gather and discuss/plan community service projects.

… Many of the activities are designed to bring together northern Manhattan, New Jersey and Bronx neighbors to enjoy the parks and trails up here in Washington Heights, Inwood, the Bronx and Jersey. Other activities may include day hikes upstate in Harriman or Bear Mt. Park, a bald eagle watch on the Hudson in Manhattan, hiking in Cold Spring, bird watching, coyote watching in Central Park, excursions to Wave Hill, the Bronx Zoo, the Bronx Botanical Gardens or the Brooklyn Gardens (Hanami in the Sp …

This group is designed for Lesbians and Gays, and SGL (same gender loving) folks to hang out above 96st in Manhattan and the Bronx. Do you enjoy arts, music, film and culture, but not the commute downtown or brooklyn? Want Sunday brunch in your own backyard Washington Heights, art galleries and bistros in the Bronx or dinner on City Island? Please join us! We will concentrate on Harlem, Washington Heights, Inwood, and the Bronx including Riverdale. We are not club or bar scene folks, but we do l …

Thirty & forty-something Sparkling Ladies enjoy Friday Happy Hours in and around Harlem/ Morningside Heights/ El Barrio/ Washington Heights/ Inwood/ UWS.  Enjoy sharing your loveliness and sophistication (and/or down-to-earthiness), as we gracefully segue into the weekend and make new friends.  Neighborhood-networking, gal-talk and scoping out cool people and Harlem venues -  What could be bad about that, Ladies?

… The Ladies' & Gents' Uptown Coffee Hour (NYC) is when we ALL meet up for brunch or tea later on in the weekend, at cool venues in and around Harlem / Morningside Heights / El Barrio / Washington Heights / Inwood / UWS. Membership is for those cousins, brothers, husbands, boyfriends, partners, best male friends, and any other nice gentlemen seeking to meet fellow Uptowners... and of course many of the original Sparkling members of thel Ladies' Uptown Happy Hour (NYC) take part too! Let's meet, gr …

… Through Harlem, up across the Broadway Bridge into Riverdale Bronx, down to explore the trails by the Spuyten Dival stop, by the incredible Riverdale homes, across the Henry Hudson Bridge, around in Inwood Park. 3. From Manhattan - cross the Brooklyn Bridge, ride along the promenade, down through the abandoned factory area in Red Hook, out onto the pier at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, then under the Verrazano Bridge, along the waterfront and past Cony Island, then take the subway back. 4. From Wi …