uptown

They arrested nearly 200 people at an encampment and protest at City College, uptown, that same night.

But after the protests at Columbia erupted, something interesting happened: Some of those Republican figures, including Laura Loomer, headed uptown to join the demonstrations outside the university gates.

One of its intended effects has been to take choreographers who work mainly “downtown,” in white-dominated dance institutions, and bring them “uptown” to Harlem.

This year’s fair returns uptown to the Park Avenue Armory after several years at the Javits Center.

Back in another era, when Harlem night life was famous for high style, hot music and classy dancing, the community was a magnet for uptown entertainers and downtown cafe society.