Uptown Voices Podcast live recording with NoMAA
(Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance)

NoMAA staff speak with Uptown Voices podcast hosts Octavio Blanco and Led Black about the Uptown Arts Stroll

Get ready for the 2026 Uptown Arts Stroll, coming in June. NoMAA’s Executive Director, Niria Leyva-Gutierrez and Uptown Arts Stroll Coordinator Martin Collins speak with Uptown Voices podcast hosts Octavio Blanco and Led Black of Uptown Collective. Join them in the Sorolla room at the Hispanic Society of Arts and Letters for a lively discussion of the Stroll’s history and future. 2026 celebrates the 24th annual cultural event. Since 2003, the Uptown Arts Stroll has grown from a one-day event to a month-long celebration offering a wide variety of arts and cultural events from West 125th Street to West 220th Street.

Uptown Voices is a podcast focused on the Uptown neighborhoods of Inwood, Washington Heights, Harlem, and the South Bronx. Our neighborhoods have a voice and we want to make sure it’s heard and felt. We love Uptown! Each episode will elevate the people here who are making a difference in the life of this community, be they artists, community organizations, local businesses or elected leaders.