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The Uptown Tweet of the Week: In The Heights Is Coming Home…

Atención: #InTheHeightsMovie will open the 2021 #TribecaFestival! Thrilled to bring the film to @UnitedPalaceNYC IN Washington Heights for the World Premiere, which will also screen simultaneously at multiple outdoor locations across all five boroughs! Para siempre… pic.twitter.com/EOobFCCPVc — Lin-Manuel…

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TheGram: #LasCausalesVan

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gerry Isabelle (@dominicanabroad) You may or may not know this but Abortion is totally illegal in the Dominican Republic. Yup, in all circumstances. Yes, even when the life of the…

UC Must-Reads: A story of slavery — and space

Our UC Must-Read selection of the week is equal parts cosmos and caste. It is a story of slavery and space. Shout out to The Washington Post for a simply stellar interactive piece that delves into the sordid history…

In The Heights: The Book

Just so everyone is aware the entire month of June belongs to In The Heights. The film is now set to drop a week earlier on June 11 instead of June 18. Right on the heels of that, on…

UC Love: La Brega

If you know, you know. La Brega is not just a way of life but an art form. La Brega podcast ably hosted by Alana Casanova-Burgess sets out to define la brega and what it means to Boricuas. The entertaining and…

The Uptown Tweet of the Week: #ThankYouTwitter

👏🙏👏@Twitter did the right thing suspending Impeached Trump’s access. We are safer now. Let him go to talk to his cult members in whichever other platform he wants 👏🙏🎶 — Luis A. Miranda, Jr. (@Vegalteno) January 9, 2021 We…

Go Fund Me Spotlight: Fire on Post Ave

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Manhattan Times (@manhattantimes) A Word From The Organizers: Earlier this week our neighbors at 74-78 Post Avenue suffered a devastating fire. 35 adults and 16 children have been displaced and…