By Sherry Mazzocchi Washington Heights has a new way to say thank you to the ever-so necessary first responders. A new mural at 2244 Amsterdam Avenue popped up almost overnight. Created by local artist DISTER Rondon, the bright multi-colored…
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By Sherry Mazzocchi A green card was the goal. Author Melissa Rivero turned a story from her mother’s arrival in the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant into her latest novel, The Affairs of the Falcóns. As she wrote, the…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by NoMAA (@nomaanyc) on Jun 30, 2019 at 8:29am PDT Listen up folks, the mighty Jazz Power Initiative gets down and this weekend you get a chance to watch them do…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Uptown Collective (@uptowncollectiv) on Apr 15, 2020 at 6:18pm PDT I think I speak for many in this neighborhood and throughout this great city when I…
Please join us for a lively and informed discussion on the crucial importance of the Census 2020. The panel includes Maria Lizardo, Aldrin R. Bonilla and Julio C. Rivera and will be moderated by our Editor-in-Chief Led Black. RSVP:…
A new benefits package has been announced for the family of transit workers whose lives were lost to COVID-19. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU), the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and…
By Sherry Mazzocchi No one is allowed to visit the thousands of New Yorkers hospitalized with COVID-19. Dr. Jenny Chang saw many patients admitted without cell phones, leaving them out of touch with those they need most. Chang is…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) “Sometimes in our lives we all have pain We all have sorrow But if we are wise We know that there’s always tomorrow Lean on me, when you’re not strong And I’ll be your…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by DOT (@dotshotit) on Apr 5, 2020 at 5:09pm PDT We don’t know about y’all but we are living for these 7 pm clapping sessions for the healthcare workers on the…
All eyes are on our hospitals right now, as they battle to save lives. But for most of us who contract #coronavirus, the battle will take place somewhere else: home. You likely have many questions about this. Here are…