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The crew celebrates their 200th episode by talking about socially distanced barbecues, lip condoms and Jaime getting a surprise engagement party. On this week’s Bochinche Bites, Jaime dishes on the big Oprah Winfrey interview with Meghan Markle and Pepe…
Crack changed Washington Heights like many other communities of color across this country. There was Washington Heights B.C. (Before Crack) and what Washington Heights became after it. Uptown went from being a tough, working class neighborhood to being an…
Maria Hinojosa is one of our heroes. The pioneering journalist’s latest podcast series, Suave, is one you simply don’t want to miss. The engrossing audio series delves into “the system that sentences juveniles to life in prison, a story…
Could you imagine where we would be as a country if we would have not elected @JoeBiden to the presidency? — Luis A. Miranda, Jr. (@Vegalteno) March 12, 2021 Our Uptown Tweet of the Week goes to the one…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) The American Rescue Plan to the rescue. Congress, correction, the Democratic Party just passed one of the largest economic stimulus packages in U.S. history. Click below…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mark D. Levine (@marklevinenyc) Join Councilmen Mark Levine for a live-streamed Q&A with Dr. Craig Spencer – a nationally renowned expert in global pandemics. They will take questions on the…
The system is “rigged.” That is the claim made in a new lawsuit filed by a group of New York City high school students against the city and state to stop Gifted and Talented programs and admissions tests for…
Happy Heightsiversary, everyone.13 years ago tonight, the opening night crowd was cheering so loud that I couldn't hear the clave beat to start the show. Looked to the wings for help: the cast was cheering too. Still in that…
On Sunday, March 9, 2008 In The Heights officially opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers theater. The rest is, as they say, history. In The Heights would go on to be nominated for thirteen Tony Awards and took…