The video above documents the opening ceremony for the Thomas Jefferson Park East Harlem Skate Park. People from all over came out to celebrate the grand occasion. We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter & Instagram or e-mail us at UptownCollective@gmail.com.
Nov 10, 2017 | Categories: Uptown Video | Tags: East Harlem, El Barrio, Harlem, Instagram, Inwood, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Photography, Skate Parks, Skate Parks In New York City, skating, Thomas Jefferson Park East Harlem Skate Park, uptown, Uptown Collective, Uptown Manhattan, washington heights | Leave A Comment »
Check out this super cool video of the making of this epic masterpiece by El Mac and Celso Gonzalez in East Harlem. The mural depicts well-respected Nuyorican author Nicholasa Mohr. The mural was created as part of a public arts project called MonumentArt, curated by Celso Gonzalez and presented by La Marqueta Retoña initiative, with […]
Sep 01, 2017 | Categories: Uptown Art | Tags: Art, Celso Gonzalez, CERO, EL MAC, EL MAC x CERO, Gentrification, graffiti, Harlem, Inwood, La Marqueta Retoña, Melissa Mark-Viverito, New York City, Street Art, Uptoen Street Art, uptown, Uptown Art, Uptown Collective, Uptown Manhattan, washington heights | 2 Comments »
By Oscar López Rivera I am very proud to be Puerto Rican, and the National Puerto Rican Day Parade leadership and friends inspire in me even more pride in my community, as it gets ready to provide a space for Puerto Ricans to come together and celebrate our culture, heritage and contributions to society. This […]
Jun 02, 2017 | Categories: Uptown Speaks, Word! | Tags: Art, Arts, Boricuas, culture, Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN), Harlem, Inwood, Latinos, Manhattan Times, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Oscar López Rivera, People of Color, Puerto Rican, Puerto Rican Day Parade, Puerto Rico, uptown, Uptown Collective, Uptown Manhattan, washington heights | Leave A Comment »
By Roberto Ramírez I am marching in the Puerto Rican Day Parade because I am proud to be Puerto Rican. I am marching because my life, and that of my family in New York State, has been made possible by the many Puerto Ricans who came before me. Because Puerto Ricans arrived in this city, […]
May 31, 2017 | Categories: Uptown Speaks, Word! | Tags: Art, Arts, Boricuas, culture, Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN), Harlem, Inwood, Latinos, Manhattan Times, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Oscar López Rivera, People of Color, Puerto Rican, Puerto Rican Day Parade, Puerto Rico, uptown, Uptown Collective, Uptown Manhattan, washington heights | Leave A Comment »
Story and photos by Gregg McQueen Some are opting out; others are doubling down. As sponsors and participants continue to pull out of this year’s Puerto Rican Day Parade, dozens of supporters staged a rally in Manhattan to support the parade’s controversial decision to honor Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar López Rivera. “Agree or disagree with his […]
May 24, 2017 | Categories: Uptown Speaks, Word! | Tags: Art, Arts, Boricuas, culture, Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN), Gregg McQueen, Harlem, Inwood, Latinos, Manhattan Times, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Oscar López Rivera, People of Color, Puerto Rican, Puerto Rican Day Parade, Puerto Rico, uptown, Uptown Collective, Uptown Manhattan, washington heights | Leave A Comment »
By Madina Toure State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and a host of other left-leaning pols debuted a new handbook outlining protections for undocumented renters facing landlord harassment—a legal manual they called crucial given the “very hostile, very toxic” current climate for foreign nationals under President Donald Trump. The prosecutor’s office released new “Know Your Rights” guidance—available online—for […]
Apr 18, 2017 | Categories: Uptown Love, Uptown Speaks, Word! | Tags: 2016 Election, Adriano Espaillat, City Council, Congressman Adriano Espaillat, Donald Trump, Inwood, Know Your Rights, La Marqueta, Latinos, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Politics, Progressives, State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Trump, Uptown Collective, Voting | Leave A Comment »
BY Michael J. Feeney / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS They’re at the top of their class. City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez earned high marks among Upper Manhattan elected officials thanks to their records on human rights. The Human Rights Project at the Urban Justice Center, which released the report Tuesday, said […]
Mar 26, 2014 | Categories: Uptown Love, Word! | Tags: City Council, Dominicans, Government, Immigrants, Inwood, Local Government, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Michael Feeney, washington heights, Ydanis Rodriguez, Ydanis Speaks | Leave A Comment »
Join the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute in honoring and examining the experiences of a wide range of established women in the cultural arts, politics, and public service work this Saturday, March 15th, from 10AM to 7 PM at the Julia de Burgos Latino Cultural Center in East Harlem, located at 1680 Lexington Avenue, […]
Mar 14, 2014 | Categories: Uptown Love, Word! | Tags: Amma McKenn, CCCADI, Cita Rodriguez, Dr. Marta Moreno Vega, Harlem, Inwood, Laurie Cumbo, Manuela Arciniegas, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Sabine Blaizin, washington heights, Women, Women of Power Conference, Xenobia Bailey | Leave A Comment »
By Annie Karni / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Hillary Clinton trumpeted the importance of early-childhood education in a visit to East Harlem on Tuesday and urged parents to sing and read to their kids. Mayor de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, also attended the event and touted their commitment to universal prekindergarten in New […]
Feb 05, 2014 | Categories: That's What's Up, Word! | Tags: Bill de Blasio, Clinton Foundation, East Harlem, El Barrio, Harlem, Hillary Clinton, Inwood, Melissa Mark-Viverito, NY Daily News, Photography, Too Small to Fail, Univision, Uptown Manhattan, washington heights | Leave A Comment »
By Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez (@ydanis) With the expected election of Melissa Mark-Viverito to the Speaker of the NYC Council, we are electing not only the first speaker of Latino descent, but a true leader–wholly committed to building a progressive New York City for all residents. Over her time at the city council, I have […]

Jan 07, 2014 | Categories: Uptown Speaks | Tags: Bill de Blasio, City Council, Dominicans, Government, Immigrants, Inwood, Local Government, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Melissa Mark-Viverito, washington heights, Ydanis Rodriguez, Ydanis Speaks | Leave A Comment »