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Artist explores freedom and industry | Manhattan Times News

By Sherry Mazzocchi What do winged angels, ancient Assyrian temple gods and Dominican activists have in common? All turn up in the work of visual artist Moses Ros is an architect by training and a print-maker by vocation. His…

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$70 million to combat care “deserts” | Manhattan Times

By Gregg McQueen Essential care for essential workers. Nearly 3,000 new child care slots are slated to open in underserved neighborhoods across New York City, most of which aims to serve essential and frontline workers and those whose work…

The UC Year In Review

Join comedy podcasters and performers Michael “Juan Bago” Diaz, Jerry “Elmo Difoca” Diaz, Jaime “J-Fernz” Fernandez and Ron Kain as they all hilariously break down and GO IN on some of the biggest stories of 2022 in “Uptown Collective’s…

Uptown Video: The Queen @ The Palace

Earlier this month, July 13 to be exact, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Mary J. Blige brought Apple Music Live to Washington Heights for a historic, one-night only, special affair at the venerable United Palace. The result was pure magic…

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Free Mental Health Helpline Service Extended | Bronx Free Press

The capacity of the city’s free mental health helpline, NYC Well, will be greatly expanded, thanks to a $10.8 million investment from the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH). Launched in 2016, NYC Well provides New Yorkers…

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Dyckman Beer Now Available At Yankee Stadium | Bronx Free Press

By Gregg McQueen A local craft beer company has been called up to the big leagues. Inwood-inspired Dyckman Beer Co., a Latino-owned craft brew maker, can now be purchased at Yankee Stadium. “As a small business from uptown, it’s…