“Uptown New York”, a colorful, airy celebration of apartment life in the Bronx, is the centerpiece of the Tremont Av subway station's renovation. Drawn from his childhood memory, artist Frank Hampton created a tableau taken from the viewpoint of an actual rooftop location. The viewer, looking through a building, sees the neighbors' furniture, the continuing view of nearby rooftops, other apartment buildings, and beyond to the skyscrapers of Manhattan. "I grew up in the Bronx gazing out of apartment windows that look out onto fire escapes, store signs, laundry, and buildings upon buildings," said Hampton. "These have always seemed like mosaics to me, colorful, interacting, and in constant motion. Windows played the role of a yard I didn't have." 

The artwork was refabricated, expanded, and installed in 2022 in conjunction with station improvements. 

New York City-based artist, Frank Leslie Hampton studied at Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York. A painter-photographer, Hampton’s work is a colorful celebration of apartment life in New York City.  Preferring to work primarily in large format, Hampton’s work often seeks to subvert negative associations of city life, presenting vignettes that joyously embrace the urban settings that so many call home. His solo exhibition, “Black History Art Show” in Binghamton, NY won Hampton the Puffin Foundation individual artist award.