By Elizabeth Llorente Surveys of Latino voters show it again and again. President Obama is favored by a majority of likely Latino voters. But a few that break down Latino voters by national heritage show a little-noticed trend – Dominicans are Obama’s most loyal and enthusiastic supporters among this increasingly important voting bloc. Across the [...]
Nov 06, 2012 | Categories: That's What's Up | Tags: Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Democrats, DNC, Dominicans, Election 2012, Fox News Latino, Harlem, Inwood, Mark Levine, MIchelle Obama, The Barack Obama Democratic Club of Upper Manhattan, washington heights | Leave A Comment »
There are just a few weeks until the presidential election, and it’s clearer than ever that Democrats are going to have to dig deep to ensure a victory for President Obama. With that said, join the members of the Barack Obama Democratic Club of Upper Manhattan this coming Sunday as they head to the key [...]
Sep 05, 2012 | Categories: That's What's Up | Tags: Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Democrats, DNC, Election 2012, Harlem, Inwood, Mark Levine, MIchelle Obama, The Barack Obama Democratic Club of Upper Manhattan, washington heights | Leave A Comment »
BY Celeste Katz Most of them are little-known even in their communities, except by the very politically active. They are the party faithful – the district leaders, county committee members and delegates to judicial nominating conventions. And all of these party-office incumbents, along with a few civil court candidates, and their rare would-be challengers, have [...]
Jun 13, 2011 | Categories: That's What's Up | Tags: Inwood, Local Politics, Mark Levine, NY Daily News, Robert Jackson, washington heights | Leave A Comment »
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) This has been our first summer as the Uptown Collective (UC) and what a summer it has been. Therefore, on the cusp of fall, it is only fitting that we take a look back at the summer that was. We hit up all the great Uptown restaurants, parks, businesses, happenings and [...]
Sep 21, 2010 | Categories: That's What's Up | Tags: Beans & Vines, Bodre Cut & Color Room, Brazen, Briana E. Heard, Corcho Wine Room, guillermo linares, Highbridge Park, Inwood, La Sala 78, La Soga, Liquid Skin Studio, Locksmith Wine Bar, M.Tony Peralta, Mark Levine, Monster99, Polticking With The People, Rafael Jimenez, Summer Retrospective, The Hispanic Society of America, tread bike shop, Tropico de Sangre, Uptown Collective, washington heights, Washington Heights Riots | Leave A Comment »
BY Claudio Cabrera Yesterday, local elections in our districts were held and the results were as follows. In the race that received everyone’s close eye, political veteran Adriano Espaillat won in convincing fashion against Mark Levine in the District 31 Senate race (51 to 38 percent). The first Dominican American ever elected to state office [...]
Sep 15, 2010 | Categories: That's What's Up | Tags: 31 Senate Race, Adriano Espaillat, District 30, District 71, District 72, Eric Schneiderman, Gabriela Rosa, Julissa Gomes, Mark Levine | Leave A Comment »
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2010 8PM – 10PM CAPAS, INC. CIGAR BAR 4734 Broadway (btwn. Thayer and Arden Streets) NYC, NY 10040 SEATS ARE LIMITED. RSVP ASAP: uptowncollective@gmail.com POLITICS AS USUAL? BUT NOT FOR THE UPTOWN COLLECTIVE. We have an understanding of what this mechanism, known as politics is about and what the roles that people [...]

Aug 16, 2010 | Categories: Events | Tags: Inwood, Mark Levine, Politicking with the People, Uptown Collective, washington heights | Leave A Comment »