By Pierina Medina (@ProjectLovebot) His heart asked me to listen, I heard it very faint. His aspirations glistened, some tasks filled with constraints. He looks at me in wonder, the woman in his dreams, His walls are up but…
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BY Sara Martinez (@Saritology) Last week Reyna moved in with Manny, both moms are happy about it. I bet Reyna’s mom is happy because she can finally watch her telenovelas without disruptions, and Manny’s mom is happy because he’ll…
Arabian Nights Will Take You Away on 231st Street BY Jenni Ruiza (@RuizaJenni) Transcending into the depths of a beautiful foreign land while you’re in The Bronx is much like a daydream for most of us – that is,…
Photography by Art By Dj Boy (@ArtByDjBoy) Related: The Morris-Jumel Mansion Culture & Arts Festival In Pictures We invite you to subscribe to the Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter, or e-mail us…
BY Frank Medina (@FRANKELITONYC) I remember that first day in the 1st grade school boy uniform and a low fade… Just there chillin’ really not much to say and then you came like “Hey I’m Idi..want to play” and…
DOIN’ IT IN THE PARK: PICK-UP BASKETBALL, NYC explores the definition, history, culture and social impact of New York’s summer b-ball scene, widely recognized as the worldwide “Mecca” of the sport. In New York City, pick-up basketball is not…
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Presenting the Uptown Tweet of the Week, our pick that represents the good, the bad, and the lovely in this week’s UC Twitterverse… [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/FINALLEVEL/status/294179816821899264″] Related: The Uptown Tweet of the Week – Margot’s We invite you to subscribe…
“This pic was taken in 1988 on the 1 train. We had just won the alternative High School Co-Ed Championship. There we were; kids from different backgrounds, neigborhoods and even gender and we came together. We didn’t even like…
BY Sara Martinez (@Saritology) The beginning of this week’s show answered one of my questions, with Alexis getting arrested. It was all fun, and games when I wrote about it, but seeing Ludwin on the phone, hearing his mother’s…









