Politicking With The People: Vince Morgan – NYC Council 9th District
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) If you take a look around at the political landscape around the country today, especially at the local level, what is immediately obvious is the marked leadership deficit that exists. Trustworthy, intelligent and accountable leaders are always needed but especially in these tough economic and uncertain times. This pronounced leadership deficit [...]
The Best of the Boogie Down: Mother’s Day Edition
Special treats for the Moms in your Life in the Boogie Down BY Jenni Ruiza (@RuizaJenni) Mother’s day is this Sunday folks – crept on us way too soon and it is personally NOT hitting me on a pay day, but no one deserves better treatment than the person who gave birth to us, right? [...]
The WHIN Committee Presents Herstory Unplugged @ Altus
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Ok folks, this WHIN By Any Means thing is only getting bigger. We have taken the show on the road for a special unplugged version of Herstory at Altus (4325 Broadway & 184th street) this coming Tuesday, May 14th. If you don’t know already, WHIN events get packed pretty quickly so [...]
The Uptown Tweet of the Week
Presenting the Uptown Tweet of the Week, our pick that represents the good, the bad, and the lovely in this week’s UC Twitterverse… Related: July 4th in the Heights – The Recap The Uptown Tweet of the Week – Hot As Balls Summer in the Heights We invite you to subscribe to the Uptown Love [...]
UC Exclusive: Rubi Rosa – Tape
Related: World Premiere: Rubi Rosa – Plastic Cup Behind The Scenes: Urban Latino X Rayniel Rufino Photoshoot @ La Marina The Trouble In The Heights After-Party @ La Marina Trouble In The Heights – The Review Trouble In The Heights @ The United Palace – The Recap We invite you to subscribe to the Uptown [...]
Op-Led: Stand Up and Be Counted
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Okay, here is the situation. Tonight, there will be a public hearing at the Isabella Geriatric Center (515 Audubon Ave) at 7 pm to discuss “nightlife-related matters”. If you enjoy not having to trek downtown for fine dining, or if you enjoy having great establishments in your very own backyard or [...]
The Fix-It Team | Manhattan Times
Story, photos and video by Sherry Mazzocchi When something breaks, most people don’t have the time, tools or talent to fix it. Broken objects are usually tossed or just kept, with a magical hope that someday, someone will be able to fix it. That day arrives June 1st. Two Inwood residents, Sandra Goldmark and her [...]
Mira CoNYo: A Skate Scene Blossoms Uptown
Video by Art By Dj Boy (@ArtByDjBoy) Photography by Emil Baez (@_EBaez) Sound by Productive Ray (@ProductiveRay09)
Uptown Video: Go Uptown – Jay Wise X Ace IOD
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Dominican Strongman Was Rescuer and Murderer Both | Forward
By Michael Kaminer Only in New York could a troupe of Jewish and Dominican kids team up with a Broadway legend on a musical production about a Latin dictator’s rescue of Jews during the Holocaust. But it’s a true story. And a new documentary called “Sosua: Make a Better World” chronicles the collaboration of 20 [...]
UPinion: No Taxation Without Representation for NYC’s Immigrants
New York City has always been, and always will be, a city of immigrants. As our city brims with anticipation for the passing of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill currently before the U.S. Senate, millions are mobilizing to voice their thoughts on this crucial piece of legislation. This spurring of civic-engagement models what we expect [...]
Get Yours: Trouble In The Heights Now Available On DVD
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) That’s right people, the best movie about Washington Heights ever made, Trouble In The Heights, is now available on DVD. Jon Ullman directs the film and Uptown’s own Rayniel Rufino is the leading man. Not to mention the stellar cast that includes Luis Antonio Ramos, Raúl Esparza, Antonio Ortiz, Alexandra Metz, [...]
Time Travel Tuesdays: Washington Heights Journal – The 191st Street Tunnel | NY Times
By JOSH KURTZ Published: August 12, 1991 Earlier this year, the Transit Authority closed some long, dark pedestrian tunnels in the subways. One of the longest and darkest, the three-block tunnel connecting Broadway and 190th Street with the 191st Street IRT station at St. Nicholas Avenue, stayed open. In one of those only-in-New York bureaucratic [...]
Monday Mood Music: Audubon – Riot For Kiko
Check out: Get Yours: Audubon – Digging For Sunlight Gold Edition The Washington Heights Riots of 1992 Remembered – Part 1 The Washington Heights Riots of 1992 Remembered – Part 2 Audubon of MTV’s Washington Heights Featured In The New York Times The Audubon Listening Party – The Recap Audubon’s Digging For Sunlight Listening Party [...]
Ms Viva Voce On The Scene: The Uptown Comedy Jam
Ms Viva Voce stopped by Insomnia Lounge in Dyckman (151 Dyckman St, NYC) for a night of laughs and fun at the Uptown Comedy Jam, hosted by Tommy 5000. Live Performances by Comedians Ruperto Vanderpool, EMAN, Edgar “Tangana” Rivera, Barry Ribs, Jonathan Pagan and ThatsDominican.com’s Dee Espinal and Tommy 5000. Cameos by Mike “DP” Jones [...]
New Washington Heights Coffee Shop Attracts Swarms of Java-Starved Locals | DNAinfo
By Nigel Chiwaya @seenigel WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Taszo Espresso Bar is open for business, and java junkies in lower Washington Heights are lining up to get a cup of joe. Customers have been streaming into the trendy new cafe, located at 5 Edward M Morgan Pl. between West 157th and West 158th Streets, which held [...]
#InstagramUptown: The Little Red LightHouse
Photography by @hecklo24 Related: The 2012 Little Red Lighthouse Festival In Pictures #InstagramUptown: margauxeve #InstagramUptown: artbydjboy #InstagramUptown: ndzine We invite you to subscribe to the Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter, or e-mail us at UptownCollective@gmail.com
The Best of the Boogie Down: Ceetay
A Touch of Japan in the Boogie Down BY Jenni Ruiza (@RuizaJenni) Nearly a decade long search of unsuccessfully trying to find quality sushi in the Bronx and I finally came across what would change your opinion of the Bronx forever (or at least it should!). Ceetay, on Alexander Avenue, is transforming the face of [...]
Notes to Self: The Lost Poems – I am the Heights
BY Frank Medina (@FRANKELITONYC) 10 4 84 A Star is born Presbyterian Hospital, ready for the impossible Dominican Mother and a Puerto Rican Dad Who made the decision at 17, few wish they had but for the love of their child, took the good with the bad
Honors set for Juan Rodriguez, who became the first non-native immigrant to New York City when he arrived from what is now the Dominican Republic in 1613 | NY Daily News
Upper Manhattan sets series of events to turn May 15 into ‘a carnival, a festival, and a celebration of a man who came here many, many years ago, and gave the Dominicans a claim on this great city at the very beginning of its history’. By Douglas Feiden / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Juan Rodriguez [...]
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Uptown Talk: Humorist Felipe Galindo blends the cultures of Mexico & Manhattan in his artwork | NY Daily News
The Washington Heights-based Galindo’s works will be on display in ‘Manhatitlan: Mexican and American Cultures Intertwined’ at the Gallery at the City College of New York BY Clem Richardson Unlike a lot of artists, you won’t find Felipe (Feggo) Galindo Gomez agonizing over a blank canvas in his Washington Heights studio, wondering what he will [...]
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