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Open For Business: The Flagrant Club

Words & Pics by Led Black (@Led_Black) Uptown is making moves baby. Case in point: The Flagrant Club, a skate-shop/apparel-line/boutique, which is the latest venture from longtime artist, designer and entrepreneur Azad Gonzalez. Located at 1530 Saint Nicholas Ave (btwn…

10/30/13: The CCCD Presents Nuestras Voces

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Best of the Boogie Down: A Single Girl from the Bronx Saga

BY Jenni Ruiza (@RuizaJenni) So, I wasn’t Catfished! But then again, given the fact that I’ve become an online dating connoisseur (not really), I know how to weed out the stolen selfies and model photos, versus those who are…

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Uptown Poetry: Washington Heights – The Beautiful

BY K.R.M. (@_KayeRenee) So we collectively agree that the streets aren’t that mean and there’s culture to see, Our hallways aren’t pristine but the running water is clean, and every corner doesn’t house an illiterate drug fiend? The Uptown…

Vampires Have Been Spotted In Washington Heights…

Vampires have invaded the hood. Well, sort of. Vampire in the Heights is a short film currently in pre-production written by Frank Medina and to be directed by Gato Luna. Currently Gato is working on 2 projects: 179th Street…

The Best of the Boogie Down: Becoming Ricardo

Becoming Ricardo Brings Webseries to the Boogie Down BY Jenni Ruiza (@RuizaJenni) Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and even some parts of Staten Island have all been put on the map by different films, shows, and web-series’ but what does the…

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Uptown Video: Perfiles II

The Perfiles series gives a positive portrayal of the Latino community throughout New York City. Pride, passion and perseverance are common denominators amongst the cast, whose roots span from New York City to South America. Through their personal stories…