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Immigrants

The Tweet of the Week: #Facts

74,000,000 people voted for Donald Trump in the last election. 160,000 immigrants are the least of our problems. — Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) October 13, 2021 We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our…

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Uptown Video: Immigrant Heritage Week 2020 – Buunni Coffee

To celebrate Immigrant Heritage Week 2020, the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs gave a well-deserved shout out to the beloved Buunni Coffee. 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…

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New theater work examines immigrant lives | Manhattan Times

By Gregg McQueen Carmen Barbosa remembers the fear. The 80-year-old Washington Heights resident came to the United States from Cartagena, Columbia in 1981. She wished to start a new life after her husband passed away, and find more consistent…

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The Uptown Tweet of the Week: #WhiteSupremacistInChief

President Trump has called Hispanic Americans and immigrants:BreedersRapistsMurderersInfestationDisease riddledAn InvasionThese are words that white supremacist use. #Trump should stop inciting violence & encouraging white supremacy. #ElPasoStrong https://t.co/THaL4jDl5D — Adriano Espaillat (@RepEspaillat) August 7, 2019 We invite you to subscribe…

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UC Must-Reads: How immigrants helped save New York City

  Tom Wright of the NY Daily News penned an excellent opinion piece on how immigrants have resuscitated New York City and the nation repeatedly. Mr. Wright posits correctly that contrary to the ramblings of Tyrant Trump, immigrants are…

Stacked: Who uses the library? | Manhattan Times

By Sherry Mazzocchi When Braydin isn’t playing video games, he’s writing and illustrating a story about a boy who plays them so much he’s suddenly transported inside one. As the nine-year-old graphic novelist showed off his work, he said,…

New York Public Library - Inwood

Loaner Library | Manhattan Times

By Sherry Mazzocchi Call it the interim iteration. In an email sent to Inwood patrons Friday March 8, Inwood Library Manager Danita Nichols said a temporary site has been designated for the uptown branch. It is 4857 Broadway, one…