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The Tweet of the Week: #Facts

Roe v Wade is being replaced by Republicans v Women. — Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) April 13, 2022 We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter &…

Juneteenth now a paid holiday for city workers | Bronx Free Press

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Uptown Collective (@uptowncollectiv) “Long overdue.” Juneteenth will become a paid holiday for New York City workers starting this year, announced Mayor Eric Adams, who noted that it was “long overdue.”…

No Ala Reforma Protest - Erika Morilla - Flag

Hump Day Humor: Dominicans Be Like

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Radel Ortiz (@radelortiz) A little hump day humor never hurt nobody. Check out this hilarious clip courtesy of Radel Ortiz and company on what happens when a distant relative from…

The Tweet of the Week: #Facts

McConnell’s remark about African Americans vis-a-vis Americans wasn’t a mistake; it was a Freudian slip. — Stephen King (@StephenKing) January 22, 2022 We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and follow…

Making it Plein | Bronx Free Press

By Sherry Mazzocchi Painter Valeri Larko extracts pristine beauty from urban landscapes. “I see beauty in things that other people might overlook,” she said. Larko paints en plein air, which means she works outside, on location, to capture the Bronx’s…

New look at NoMAA | Manhattan Times

By Gregg McQueen Location, location, location. Long the battle cry of real estate professionals, the limited availability of local and accessible space within which to paint, plié and ponder has also been the bane of artists everywhere – and…

Tunnel 191st Street - Washington Heights

The Uptown Tweet of the Week: #PeoplePower

Thank you for your advocacy @Uptowncollectiv https://t.co/tN48kndwzo — Carmen De La Rosa (@CnDelarosa) January 19, 2022 We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter & Instagram or…

Call For Submissions: Women in the Heights: Up Close and Personal

The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) is seeking submissions for “Women in the Heights: Up Close and Personal”. The 12th annual Women in the Heights exhibition, curated by Andrea Arroyo, will be held in-person, to inaugurate NoMAA’s new space in…