In this Latino Rebels exclusive for their new late-night project, they asked Juan Bago to hit the streets of Washington Heights to find out how messy identity can really be.
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With the greatest city on earth on full recovery and reopening mode two weeks ago, NYLFF led the charge for Latinos with the 2021 New York Latino Film Festival. NYLFF ended the festival with Moving Pa’lante, which was a next-level bespoke experience, done in partnership with @palantehbomax, that celebrated our musica, our cultura and our community. On Saturday, September 18 they brought J Quiles, Buscabulla, Flaco Navaja, and Venus X to The Bronx for a night to remember. If you know, you know…
S/O to the homie Dister for the Moving Pa’Lante piece he did for the occasion.
By Gregg McQueen
A federal appeals court has ruled that a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for teachers and other workers in New York City public schools can go into effect.
On Mon, Sept. 27, a three-judge panel from the Second U.S. Court of Appeals lifted a temporary injunction on the mandate, which was slated to go into effect that evening.
The ruling effectively greenlights the de Blasio administration’s edict that all workers in Department of Education (DOE) settings must receive a Covid-19 vaccine.
“Federal appeals exhausted, done. The mandate moves forward,” de Blasio said during an appearance on NY1 on Monday night.
De Blasio said that teachers would have until 5:00 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 1 to comply and would not be paid beginning the following Monday if they failed to get the shot.
“If you have not gotten that first dose by Friday 5:00, we will assume you are not coming to work on Monday, and you will not be paid starting Monday, and we will fill your role with a substitute or an alternative employee,” de Blasio said.
Teachers were actively seeking the vaccine in advance of the mandate, he said, pointing out that 7,000 public school employees were vaccinated in the days before the mandate was due to go into effect on September 27.
“Mandates work,” de Blasio said. “It’s causing them to get vaccinated, and that’s good for New York City.”
Read more: Vaccine mandate for city teachers can proceed: federal court | Bronx Free Press
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Say it ain’t so. Parting is such sweet sorrow. Insecure returns to HBO Max October 24 for its 5th and final season. Your Sunday nights are now accounted for. Let’s enjoy this ride.
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Oktoberfest comes Uptown. Take a trip to Germany via Tubby Hook Tavern (4946 Broadway) on Saturday, October 16 for the best Oktoberfest shindig this side of the Atlantic. Expect copious amounts of beer and German food and oh yeah a Live Brass Band.
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Listen up photographers, The En Foco Photography Fellowship is once again accepting applicants. The 7th Annual En Foco Photography Fellowship is designed to support photographers of color who demonstrate the highest quality of work as determined by a photography panel of peers and industry professionals. You have until Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 11:59 pm to apply.
The Photography Fellowship Program will:
En Foco is highly regarded for its leadership in support of photographers of color and for its advocacy role in addressing the issues related to cultural equity and access. Previous Fellows have had access to many opportunities beyond the fellowship as a result of this award.
Apply: The En Foco Photography Fellowship
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By Gregg McQueen
Uptown residents witnessed a jolting sight in May, as the former Inwood Library building was demolished.
After a giant excavator pounded the building’s facade into rubble, it became abundantly clear that the rezoning of Inwood was at last moving forward.
The Inwood branch of the New York Public Library (NYPL), which stood at 4790 Broadway since 1952, was razed to make way for a new 14-story building that will include a modernized NYPL branch, 175 units of affordable housing and other amenities.
Nicknamed The Eliza in honor of Eliza Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton’s wife, the project will also host a 6,800-square-foot Pre-K facility operated by the Department of Education, a 10,000-square-foot activity and training center managed by The Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) and Children’s Village, and a STEM lab run by First Robotics.
The project is currently in the early stages of construction, as excavation is now underway following the demolition of the site, which also included a former car wash.
“It feels wonderful to be moving forward,” said CLOTH Executive Director Yvonne Stennett, speaking outside the construction site on a recent weekday. “It’s exciting for us and all of the entities involved.”
First announced in 2018, the project was delayed after community residents and business owners sued the city to halt the Inwood rezoning process. A July 2020 ruling by the New York State Supreme Court upheld the rezoning plan, which was allowed to proceed when the New York Court of Appeals declined to hear an appeal from community members.
Stennett acknowledged the community opposition and protracted legal battle but expressed hope that all local residents would eventually embrace the project.
“It went through scrutiny, a lot of questions about why are we doing it, how it’s going to change the neighborhood,” Stennett said.
“Once it’s finished, it’ll be something that is good for the community,” she stated. “Regardless of the trials and tribulations to get it here and the controversy, I think that in the end, everyone benefits.”
Read more: CLOTH leader discusses Inwood development project | Manhattan Times
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Shout out to Latina Magazine for this wonderful visual love letter to the Heights. The piece is “a photo essay of Washington Heights through the eyes of two Latina photographers, Flordalis Espinal and Paloma Urquia. It’s a depiction of family, culture and a deep-rooted love and appreciation for the neighborhood.” Click below and check it out ASAP.
Read more: Washington Heights: A Visual Love Letter
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Guess what? One of our all-time fave authors, Colson Whitehead, has a new book out. It gets better folks, the book is set in Harlem, USA. Harlem Shuffle is a heist novel set in Harlem between 1959 and 1964. So there you have it folks, make your way to Word Up Books (2113 Amsterdam Ave) and get your copy ASAP.