Regina Hall

I used to live in the Bronx, then I lived uptown on 106th St. and Broadway, and finally I moved to Harlem right before it became gentrified. I lived on 120th St. between Fifth and Lenox Aves. in a little brownstone. I knew the neighborhood was changing when they started putting trees in the middle of the block.

American Actress

Kevin Morby

Harlem River' is about the Harlem River in uptown Manhattan. I don't know much to say about it. I came upon that river a couple of years ago. I was doing a walk the length of Manhattan, from the top to the bottom, and I had never seen that river before.

American Musician

Michael Bloomberg

When I came into office, people said, 'Billionaire? How do they live? What do they eat? How do they sleep?' Today, they see me on the subway coming uptown. A couple of people say hi, some people smile and nod. Some people just sleep. It's not an issue.

American Politician

Robert Rauschenberg

Well, I like way downtown near the Battery. I lived down there at this time and for, I guess, the following well, this is where I moved to uptown and I've been here for four years and this is 1965.

American Artist

Labrinth

I'm from Hackney, and it's an area that is not so pretty, and we have a different way of expressing ourselves than somebody from uptown that has lots of money.

Sharon Jones

When I first played at the Apollo, the owner didn't even know who Sharon Jones was. The Apollo had never seen so many white people coming uptown.

Bebe Buell

I was always included - I mean, I loved being downtown at Max's Kansas City and CBGB's and all that, but you could also always take me uptown.

American Model

Darryl Pinckney

The history of black people in Manhattan is a story of people getting pushed farther uptown as land acquires new uses and increases in value.

American Novelist

Loretta Lynn

I've seen country music go uptown, like we say, and I'm proud I was there when it happened.

Ana Ortiz

I was born and raised in New York City, Manhattan, uptown.

Often indicates movement toward a more affluent or central part of town.

Directional Use

Can imply socioeconomic status—'uptown' areas are stereotypically wealthier.

Cultural Nuance

In some cities, 'uptown' refers to a historically significant area, regardless of direction.

Not Always North

Highlights a characteristic or feature of a place within the urban area it describes.

Descriptive Label

When used as an adjective, it describes something permanently located in that area.

Fixed Location

Refers to specific neighborhoods, sometimes with distinct cultural or historical significance.

Area Specificity

Meaning can vary by city; check local usage to avoid confusion.

Local Understanding

 who can make it if you give them the structure, if you reach back and help, if you mentor, if you invest in boys and girls clubs, if you work with your school system, make sure it's the best school system, and not just your kid's school, but the school uptown in Harlem,

Colin Powell: Kids need...

 can make it if you give them the structure if you reach back and help if you mentor if you invest in Boys and Girls Clubs if you work with your school system make sure it's the best school system and not just your kids school but the school uptown in Harlem not just

Kids need structure -...

 they'd been doing it you know family wise clan wise for thousands of years anyway this this part of town that we're approaching is considered uptown and most of its abandoned up there you know if it's not really old than it's definitely gone off the cliff already

Noorvik PIPE Camp Tours

 and here we are, right in the middle. It is the voice of life that calls us to come and learn. When all the little mockingbirds fly away, they're going to sound like the last four days. I will get uptown gurus, downtown teachers,

Rives: A mockingbird...

 here when we're secure that the plants we have are a healthy and in good care we send them uptown for display and actually that's a great chance for us to educate the public to think about the life of a plant in the wild it has a

Confiscated Plants Get...

 And you never think you're going to be the guy who's walking down the street and, because you choose to go down one side or the other, the rest of your life is changed forever. And one night, I'm riding the uptown local train.

Ed Gavagan: A story...

 And we began to ask ourselves a number of questions. How could we transform the New York City diesel bus fleet to clean fuel buses since we housed over 740 of the city diesel bus fleet in uptown depots?

How to Build an...

 and moving into my new apartment uptown in Harlem. I'd just returned from Paris. I was just going out there to hang. You know -- shop a little, take in a couple museums,

Daniel J. Watts: To...

 I consider these policy decisions design crimes. Being the resilient people that we are uptown, out of the systematic oppression

The next big thing is...

 of the bushes the pups new confidence will be vital in this battle the stripes pile forward and the battle for uptown is on

Uptown