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…
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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…
By Emily Nadal View this post on Instagram A post shared by Manhattan Times (@manhattantimes) Lenin Sánchez has lived in Washington Heights his whole life. Except for the two years he spent at boarding school in Georgia as a…
If $15 an hour sounds like too much, please ruminate on the fact that Jeff Bezos makes $2,489 every second. — Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 4, 2021 We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and…
In this new original documentary from theGrio, senior correspondent Natasha S. Alford (@natashasalford), traveled to Loiza, Puerto Rico during the 2019 summer of political unrest, where protesters ousted their governor. Through interviews with locals residents, scholars, and historians, Alford…
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