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Brenda Nunez

Uptown Poetry: Your Biggest Regret

BY Brenda Nuñez (@MissBigB) Dear Ungrateful Asshole, Remember back then when you were nickel and diming? I was cooking meals, making sure you weren’t starving I was cool with the lack of wining and dining I was your support…

Washington Heights Kid

Picture of the Week

Photography by Paul Lomax (@PaulLomaxPhoto) Related: The Trouble In The Heights After-Party @ La Marina A Toast to Fort Tryon Park 2012 – The Recap The 2012 Uptown Arts Stroll Closing Reception @ Arka Lounge – The Recap Nutcracker…

Domestic Violence

UPinion: The Abused Past Versus The Liberated Present

BY Brenda Nuñez (@MissBigB) Girl you need to be quiet. Why are you so opinionated; don’t you know he’ll slap you? I mean, let’s keep it real, men run this world and sometimes we just have to do things…

My Muse is… Uptown

BY Karen Silva (@ClassicKaren) When I think about my first loves, Uptown always comes to mind; the music, the food, and the swagger that emanates from everyone. Growing up in Uptown has made me the proud New Yorker I…

UPinion: Dreaming About The Dream Act

This essay was written by 8th grader Jade Greenfield, who is a Washington Heights resident and attends Harlem’s Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Engineering (CSS). The composition was selected as one of ten finalists in the “Dear Mr.…

Lin-Manuel Miranda In The Heights

The Uptown Tweet of the Week

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/theSPEACHgal/status/301179328857788416″] Related: In The Heights @ The United Palace – The Recap The significance of…