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01/24/2020: Dominican Writers Literary Fundraiser

Mark your calendars folks, the Dominican Writers Association is having their fundraiser on the night of January 24, 2020 at the awesome Pop & Pour. Support this special evening of music, spoken word, art and comedy to raise funds…

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Calls renewed for focus on homeless students | Bronx Free Press

By Gregg McQueen One of every four. According to The Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness (ICPH), one of every four students in Council District 15 has experienced homelessness in the past five years. The district has the second…

12/20/19: Biodun Kuti & Friends @ The Buunni Performance Space

BUUNNI COFFEE, in collaboration with ZENA GROUP, presents an evening of live music featuring the acclaimed Nigerian guitarist BIODUN KUTI & FRIENDS. The event will take place on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 at 8:00PM (with an optional West African dinner…

Uptown Talk: Latinos Out Loud – Walkie Talkie Dreamin’

On this week’s episode of Latinos Out Loud, the group talks about Rachel’s candy cane to the cornea accident at a recent show at The P.I.T., her father arguing with Alexa, and Bago trying to get Jaime a new…

In The Heights Movie Mania Takes Over Dyckman

The trailer for the much-anticipated In The Heights movie may have made its official premiere elsewhere but on Wednesday, December 11 the cast and crew were welcomed home with a raucous and spirited affair at 809 on Dyckman. To…

Stolen

Words: Riquelmy Sosa I could feel the swaying of her nightgown shadowing in behind me and with each step of her gliding feet, I pushed the clothes further down the barrel of the washing machine. I inched my way…

Spread Love: Harlem Night Market

Kick off the holiday season in Harlem with the inaugural Harlem Night Market, created through a partnership between NYC Public Markets (run by NYC EDC), Uptown Grand Central, TBo Harlem & Union Settlement’s Buy Local East Harlem program. The…

Inwood NYC Sunrise

UC Must-Reads: Zoning & Racialized Displacement In NYC

A blockbuster new report paints a damning picture of how city-led rezonings in the past have led to the displacement of a significant number of Black and Latino residents of those neighborhoods. The study also emphasizes the crucial need…

The Uptown Tweet of the Week: Save The Republic

We need to help her ⁦@SpeakerPelosi⁩ save the Republic! ⁦@Lin_Manuel⁩ ⁦@ltmphd⁩ pic.twitter.com/TYPcEdpyFt — Luis A. Miranda, Jr. (@Vegalteno) December 6, 2019 We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and follow us…