By John Paul Infante (@infantejp) The closing of Word Up Community Bookshop on August 31st was heartbreaking for all those who care about Washington Heights and Inwood. Those who experienced Word Up know that it was more than a…
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BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photography by Art By Dj Boy (@ArtByDjBoy) Dominicans, on the island and abroad, are fed up with the ongoing graft and corruption that is an endemic part of our political system. The status quo is…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) There is something happening in the Dominican Republic. What IT is? No one is certain for sure. The one thing you should know is that, first of all, it isn’t going to abate anytime soon.…
The protests against the Dominican government’s so-called “Fiscal Reform” are spreading and there will be a demonstration on Saturday, November 17th at 9am at the Dominican consulate (1501 Broadway between 43rd and 44th street). The Uptown Collective will be…
Story and photos by Robin Elisabeth Kilmer It was the most interesting traffic jam many on the bus had ever seen. Vehicles from the National Guard filed by, as did fuel trucks and vehicles from the Department of Sanitation,…
By Octavio Blanco (@OctavioCNN) [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/OctavioCNN/status/267560866826825728″] Rock, rock Rockaway Beach…we can hitch a ride to Rockaway Beach – The Ramones It’s 9 a.m. and I’m sitting on a bench in front of Starbucks on 181st street and Ft. Washington…
Presenting the Uptown Tweet of the Week, our pick that represents the good, the bad, and the lovely in this week’s UC Twitterverse… [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/luisafnavarro/status/266328424216424448″] Related: Op-Led: I Am Rocking With Barack Obama Si Votamos, Ganamos – Awakening the…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) After all the voting horror stories I was hearing from various sources, I was thinking I was going to be in for a long night. When I first arrived at my new polling place, the…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Even though I was born and have lived in the United States for almost all of my life, I never felt truly American until Barack Obama’s historic run for the Presidency in 2008. Until that…
By Crystal Kang At a makeshift Inwood shelter at George Washington High School on Audubon Avenue, toiletries, blankets and clothing piled up Sunday afternoon. Volunteers hung a sign on the door, thanking would-be helpers for their generous donations, but…