• A mystery buyer just snapped up the most expensive Harlem condo ever. The top-floor apartment at the Circa on Central Park North sold for a whopping $9.45 million. [WSJ]
• On the heels of this headline-making sale comes another uptown pad that just hit the market for $12 million. Naturally, it also overlooks Central Park. [Curbed NY]
• The person who bought one of two winning Powerball tickets in a Harlem deli last weekend will be able afford to buy dozens of pricey condos uptown–or anywhere else. They'll be taking home $198.1 million (that's half of the cash payout). The winner hasn't been announced yet, but the deli owner thinks it was one of his regulars. [NY Post]
• Michelle Obama thrilled students at Democracy Prep Harlem High School with a pep talk in a surprise video chat. [Teen Vogue]
• The one-year-old Steep Rock West climbing gym on Columbia's new Manhattanville campus is home to the Harlem Rock Club, a nonprofit that offers free access and training to local children via schools and youth advocacy organizations. [Columbia Spectator]
• The location of the former LaGree Baptist Church (now demolished) will be the site of a fancy new condo project called 11 Hancock Place. The developer is planning for a "$91 sellout." [The Real Deal]
• The Michelin Bib Gourmands–the French guide's annual cheap eats picks–have been announced for 2019 in New York. Uptown restaurants (there's also a spot from the Bronx) include Jin Ramen, La Morada, Miss Mamie's Spoonbread Too, Oso, and Sottocasa. [Eater NY]
• If you're looking for "uptown spots that feel like downtown spots" in Harlem, head to Mountain Bird, Clay, and Oso. [The Infatuation]
