When COVID-19 arrived in the U.S., it hit New York City harder than any other metropolitan area. Its impact was anything but equal. Essential Lives probes the neglect behind the death toll in the city’s hardest hit borough, the…
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By Gregg McQueen Rolando Rodríguez got his wish – and then some. A food pantry supervisor at Catholic Charities of New York, Rodríguez sought out a job with the agency because he wanted to help borough residents who were…
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…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Takeover (@takeoverthefilm) Listen up familia, hit up The NY Times right now to watch the must-see documentary, Takeover. The film is now available on the The NY Times website to stream,…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Con Todo (@contodonetflix) The only Christopher we acknowledge is Rios, Wallace and Rock. Shout out to She’s Gotta Have It, Spike Lee and Mars Blackmon, played by the talented Anthony…
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That’s right familia, hit up PBS ASAP to catch the moving Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It. Discover how Moreno defied her humble upbringing and racism to become one of a select group of…
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#TBT The elevated train by MY window–writing Heights, 2002-2003. Pics by my old uptown roommate, @jdzphotography -LMM pic.twitter.com/XIwmGuYjR1 — Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 7, 2021 We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook…
By Gregg McQueen View this post on Instagram A post shared by The New York Public Library (@nypl) It’s a finale for the fees. New York City library patrons will no longer be charged late fees on books and…