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Rank Choice Voting in NYC Primaries

BY Ray Sanchez Jr. When you go to vote on June 22nd or vote early, starting June 12th, you’ll notice the ballot looks a little different. This election will be the first time New York City implements Rank Choice…

The Tweet of the Week: #GeorgeFloyd

Before his name became a hashtag, #GeorgeFloyd was a human being who mattered. A brother, a father, a friend. A person. I’m praying for his family today. pic.twitter.com/jxLFAnx82a — Be A King (@BerniceKing) May 25, 2021 Our Tweet of…

UC Must-Reads: How Does Ranked-Choice Voting Work in New York?

Listen up familia, Rank Choice Voting is coming to NYC June 22. Sarah Almukhtar, Jazmine Hughes and Eden Weingart of the NY Times put together a handy guide to better understand it. Check out: UC Must-Reads: How Does Ranked-Choice Voting Work in…

Peace Love Merengue Mural By Dister in Washington Heights

05/27/21: Thursdays With NoMAA Ft. Dister

View this post on Instagram A post shared by NoMAA (@nomaanyc) Dister is the genuine article. If you are talking about street art in Washington Heights then you have to mention Dister. This week’s Thursdays With NoMAA will feature…

UC Love: Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre

History forgotten is history repeated. Black Wall Street was a real thing. Black people coming together to survive and thrive in a society that was militantly antagonistic to their mere existence. Due to its success Black Wall Street could…

05/27/21: The People’s Gala

People’s Theatre Project has sparked the possibility of social change in thousands of young people in Washington Heights, Inwood, and the Bronx while delivering ground-breaking professional theatre for audiences across NYC. The People’s Gala: Voices United for the Arts…

#TheGramUptown: Paciencia y Fe

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jon M Chu (@jonmchu) Ok folks, this past weekend I had the distinct honor of catching In The Heights courtesy of Warner Media. I do not say this lightly. In…

Uptown Today: Malcolm X Day

View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Shabazz Center (@theshabazzcenter) Shout out to The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center for this proper celebration of the life and legacy of the late,…

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The Uptown Tweet of the Week: Accentuate The Positive

I've made a brand new friend! He came all the way up to my apt in Washington Heights….by subway! That's a true mensch. https://t.co/7K7J7NJqiw — Dr. Ruth Westheimer (@AskDrRuth) May 17, 2021 Our Uptown Tweet of the Week goes…