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¡Uptown Palante! – The Reopening Episode

Listen up familia, please click below for the latest episode of ¡Uptown Palante!. The Reopening episode tackles this crucially important topic. Mino Lora of the People’s Theatre Project talks to the always erudite Councilmen Mark Levine and our very…

City Council approves “impossible” budget | Manhattan Times

Don’t bother celebrating. The New York City Council has voted to approve a new city budget that includes a reduction in funding for the NYPD. City Council Speaker Corey Johnson said the budget negotiations included “heart-wrenching and impossible choices”…

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07/03/20: Catch Hamilton On Disney+

Yes, we are still in a pandemic. Yes, summer is still semi-cancelled. And yes, Trump is still president. But at least we have Hamilton. Right on time, on the eve of the most consequential Fourth of July ever, Disney+…

Dyckman Fireworks - Emmanuel Abreu

Shooting Sparks | Manhattan Times

Photos by Emmanuel Abreu | @eabreuvisuals Text by Debralee Santos He can’t sleep either. Rest assured, visual artist, photographer and bibliophile Emmanuel Abreu has been kept up by the same loud bangs and bursts that light up summer evenings.…

06/29/20: ¡Uptown Palante! – The Reopening Episode

Listen up familia, you don’t want to miss the latest episode of ¡Uptown Palante! on Monday, June 29 at 9 am. The Reopening episode tackles this crucially important topic. Mino Lora of the People’s Theatre Project talks to the…

UC - BLM Uptown - Dyckman

UC Must-Reads: The Power of Black Lives Matter

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kadir Nelson (@kadirnelson) on Jun 16, 2020 at 5:49am PDT Jamil Smith penned a powerful must-read in Rolling Stone on the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement and how…

#TheGramUptown: Uptown In Defense of Black Lives

By Led Black (@Led_Black) View this post on Instagram ¡QUE VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN! ✊🏽✊🏽 Yesterday, on what would have been the Puerto Rican Day Parade (& Che Guevara’s birthday) mí gente marched from Washington Heights to @fsumc in East Harlem…

Dyckman Park - Washington Heights

Ballers’ Break | Manhattan Times

By Gregg McQueen This time of year, the legends come to play. Come June, the courts uptown are typically buzzing with the annual Dyckman Basketball tournament. The iconic streetball event runs through August every summer and attracts elite players…

¡Uptown Palante! – The Black Lives Matter Episode

Que vaina. Check this out familia, Facebook took down our Black Lives Matter Uptown Pa’lante episode that premiered this past Monday. They can’t stop us though. We still on YouTube. Click below to check out the show that FB…