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#Repost @buunnicoffee ・・・ Thank you, @led_black, Editor-in-chief of @uptowncollectiv, for the shout out and always communicating what is important to Uptown communities. Uptown Collectiv, your support of our Kickstarter for a Buunni Performance Space means so much and we are grateful to work alongside you. We have 1 week left to raise $8,000! We can do it! Even a small amount makes a BIG difference! It's okay to give within your means!! Please spread the word and share on your own page! ❤️ LINK IN BIO ❤️

#Repost @wrucrew ・・・ WRU WEEK APPROACHING ⠀ ⠀ S T A Y T U N E D ! ! ⠀ Video: @wsuarez Design: @victorromanstudios ⠀ ⠀ #WERUNUPTOWN #WRUCREW #UNVERANOENNUEVAYORK #RUNNINGCULTURE #FORUPTOWNBYUPTOWN #NIKERUNNING #NIKENYC

Spread Love ❤️ It’s The Uptown Way... #Repost @where_is_ethan4 ・・・ Quick story @where_is_ethan4 and I drove up to our building and Ethan yelled stop! 🛑 he noticed a kid playing basketball without shoes, so Ethan asked him why he playing without shoes?, “he said I came today and that’s how i play in the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 all my life with sandals or barefoot 🦶so Ethan’s broken Spanish responded with No! No! aqu No, ran upstairs went a got some new sneakers that was given to him and some new socks to match to give to him and the response was priceless, he ran upstairs full of joy to show his mother 🙏🏽🙏🏽 #whereisethan⁉️ #dominicanpower #babydp #loveyouEthan #Priceless

This was by far the biggest Dyckman Fireworks Show of all time. Video: @dyckmandiary www.UptownCollective.com

#SMH Video: @uptowns_finest_ S/O @damayordp for putting this on our radar. www.UptownCollective.com

The Incredibly Spectacular Dyckman Fireworks Co. Filmed entirely on the 4th of July 2013, this short film is an inside look at the Independence Day celebrations In Dyckman City, USA. We enlisted a great group of talented local cinematographers such as Emmanuel Abreu, Emil Baez, Jose “Lozer Films” Alfonseca, Gabriel Dominguez and Edgar Pena to capture the night as it transpired. Directed by Jon Ullman, of Trouble In The Heights fame, and executive produced by our very own Led Black, Dyckman Fireworks is an ultra-sensory foray into the little known world of Uptown style Americana. Magic, moxie and mayhem – All in just under 18 minutes. Trust me on this one, all hell breaks loose at the end so watch the whole thing. Check out the entire film here: http://bit.ly/UC-DyckmanFireworks #DyckmanFireworks The Incredibly Spectacular Dyckman Fireworks Co. Directed, Produced and Edited by Jonathan Ullman Cinematography by Emmanuel Abreu Jose Alfonseca Emil Baez Gabriel Dominguez Edgar Pena Camera Assistance by Zahaira Curiel Sasha Inoa Mardoqueo Morales Marlynn Snyder Music by Austin Downey Sound Mix by Matthew Polis Executive Produced by Led Black Braulio Serrano Co-Produced by Marlynn Snyder An Uptown Collective Production A gogoPatience craft + pictureshow ©2013 gogoPatience c+p All Rights Reserved.

Uptown Summers Be Like Video: @beltrez www.UptownCollective.com All of Uptown in your inbox every Friday, it's the Weekly Dose of Uptown Love. Get Yours: http://bit.ly/UptownLove

All Hail Summer Video: @inwood_cole www.UptownCollective.com

The Uptown Tweet of the Week: In The Heights Movie Magic The Uptown Tweet of the Week goes to BuzzFeed News’ AM To DM program for their insightful clip with actress Stephanie Beatriz that explores the magic of filming In The Heights in the Heights. www.UptownCollective.com

#Repost @nylatinofilmfestival ・・・ Feliz Friday Familia Here’s a little Azucar In Africa to sweeten your day. The year was 1974. The Fania All Stars were at the height of their creative powers. This Pan-Latin super group made up of such luminaries as Celia Cruz, Héctor Lavoe, Johnny Pacheco, Cheo Feliciano, Ismael Miranda and so many others had been invited to perform in Zaire, Africa as part of the epic boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Forman AKA The Rumble In The Jungle. This clip from a sound check before the big show of over 80,000 concert goers is just so beautiful, lush and precious. The children of the African diaspora had returned to serenade their long lost homeland. Make sure you check out Fania’s Live In Africa film that strikingly captures that colossally important moment in Latinx history. #NYLFF #NYLFF19 #ThisIsMe #Salsa #Azucar #CeliaCruz #FaniaAllStars #Latinx

#Repost @nomaanyc ・・・ Uptown Tonight: Uptown Arts Stroll Closing Reception @ The Harlem School of the Arts Get your dancing shoes ready, tonight we have the one and only @likwuid working her magic on the turntables. Spinning nothing but the best in funk breaks, afrobeats, salsa, old school hip hop and so much more this will be a night to remember. See you there. www.artstroll.com #UptownArtStroll

#Repost @nomaanyc ・・・ Uptown Today: 3rd Annual LGBTQ Pride Celebration Assemblywoman Carmen De La Rosa (@CnDelarosa) invites one & all to come out for the 3rd Annual LGBTQ PRIDE Celebration on Wed,, June 26 at Mamajuana Cafe. www.artstroll.com #pride #loveislove #lgbt #lgbtq🌈 #UptownArtStroll

#Repost @noahlot_gotit ・・・ MUST WATCH AND READ: I am beyond happy to announce that I, Noahlot Gotit, will be playing the role of Graffiti Pete in the movie “In The Heights”! I am so grateful and excited to play this part and it is going to be amazing! Thank you @jonmchu and Lin Manuel for this opportunity. It is an honor to be working with you guys. Can’t wait to see what this brings in the future. #Noahlot #Gotit

The Grind Is Perpetual Pic: @crimarkable www.UptownCollective.com

Netflix Love: When They See Us When They See Us, the latest project from the paradigm shifting director Ava DuVernay, is difficult to watch. In fact, in the first few minutes of watching the searing series you will feel the white-hot anger boiling up inside you and scorching tears will start streaming uncontrollably down your face. http://www.uptowncollective.com/2019/06/07/netflix-love-when-they-see-us/

#Repost @sharesef ・・・ Dyckman Boat Marina #inwood #dyckman #lamarina • • • • •#newyorkcity #newyork #instagram #seeyourcity #citylife #sharese #instagram #iger_nyc #instagramuptown #everydayinwood #seeyourcity #blackandwhitephotography #inwoodnyc #fuji #fujifilm #fujixt2 #uptown #sunset #bestoftheday

The Uptown Tweet of the Week: In The Heights Movie Mania Grips Uptown #Repost @jonmchu ・・・ We start shooting #InTheHeightsMovie on Monday. So after our final rehearsal we took a trip 2 GeorgeWashington highschool in the Heights 2 see them perform In The Heights! Could not b more Inspired by these students. Guess who else showed up 😭😮❤️#HeightsInMyHeart @Lin_Manuel

#Repost @vegalteno ・・・ Imagine the surprise of GW In the Hgts student cast when Lin-Manuel jumped on stage!

Build Bridges Not Walls Video: @viewtifulny www.UptownCollective.com

‪Uptown Video: Humans of the Hood – Carlos S. Deschamps‬ ‪The latest episode in I Love My Hood’s Humans of the Hood series features the homie Carlos S. Deschamps.‬ ‪www.UptownCollective.com ‪#iLoveMyHood ‬

The party continues today folks. If you missed the Grand Tasting @ Harlem EatUp! yesterday you have one more chance to partake in the awesomeness... #DontSleep S/O @harlemeatup @marcuscooks www.UptownCollective.com

It’s LIT Video: @eyeshootnyc www.UptownCollective.com #HarlemEatUp

‪Spread Love: Harlem EatUp! 5‬ ‪The 2019 Harlem Eat Up is on & poppin people! Take our word for it folks you don’t want to miss The Grand Tasting that goes down this Saturday & Sunday. ‬ ‪www.UptownCollective.com ‪#HarlemEatUp ‬

The Grind Is Perpetual Pic: @crimarkable www.UptownCollective.com

Humans of the Hood - Vett

Humans of the Hood - Vett The latest installment in I Love My Hood’s Humans of the Hood series features boogie down producer Vett. Vett drops some serious gems about staying true to self and not chasing what is hot at the moment. www.UptownCollective.com

#Repost @djalibc ・・・ #OfMicsAndMen, the 4-part series on the legacy that @WutangClan, directed by my stepdad #SachaJenkins, premieres TONIGHT, MAY 10th @ 9PM on @Showtime! Bring da ruckus 👐🏾

Netflix Love: Knock Down The House There is a quiet revolution taking place in the United States of America. Everyday citizens, compelled by the stark vileness and wickedness that is Trump and his policies, have awakened and have decided that the status quo will no longer do. People from all walks of life have decided that enough is enough and are running for office. In “Knock Down The House,” documentarian Rachel Lears tells the story of four progressive female candidates; Amy Vilela, Cori Bush, Paula Jean Swearengin and NYC’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who are all challenging incumbent Democrats for their congressional seats in the 2018 midterm elections. The film is a must watch that just might inspire a new generation of progressive leaders. Available now on Netflix. www.UptownCollective.com

S/O to the incomparable @dapperdanharlem! From Harlem to the Met Gala...

Spread Love: Miss Rizos Salón NYC Listen up familia, you have 8 hours left to do your part in making a Miss Rizos Salón In Uptown a reality. So let’s spread that Uptown Love ASAP! Click link in the bio of @miss_rizos and please donate what you can to support this community affirming endeavor. The crowdfunding campaign is almost at 30 K familia. Let’s get it...

NYC Train Commute Be Like Video: @princezee www.UptownCollective.com

Netflix Love: Knock Down The House There is a quiet revolution taking place in the United States of America. Everyday citizens, compelled by the stark vileness and wickedness that is Trump and his policies, have awakened and have decided that the status quo will no longer do. People from all walks of life have decided that enough is enough and are running for office. In “Knock Down The House,” documentarian Rachel Lears tells the story of four progressive female candidates; Amy Vilela, Cori Bush, Paula Jean Swearengin and NYC’s Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, who were all challenging incumbent Democrats for their congressional seats in the 2018 midterm elections. The film is a must watch that just might inspire a new generation of progressive leaders. Available now on Netflix. www.UptownCollective.com

Femme Fatale Art: @ruthrodriguezart www.UptownCollective.com

Catch The Dominican Dream Tonight On ESPN Listen up familia, it is a must that you watch the latest doc in ESPN's 30 for 30 series, "The Dominican Dream" tonight at 9 pm. The moving film tells the untold story of the life and career of NYC basketball phenom Felipe Lopez. Felipe was on the cover of Sports Illustrated when he was still in high school. Speaking of high school, Felipe was the consensus number one high school recruit in a class that included Allen Iverson. Director Jonathan Hock does a masterful job of telling the story of a basketball prodigy and the loving family and community that he came out of. Felipe Lopez embodies the Dominican and the American Dream and this beautiful film delineates why. Warning: This film might make you cry so have tissues handy. Remember we said that. www.UptownCollective.com

‪Uptown Video: Humans of the Hood - ICU‬ ‪The good folks at I Love My Hood released another installment in their Humans of the Hood series. This time around they feature local artist ICU.‬‬ ‪www.UptownCollective.com‬

Spread Love: 5th Annual Harlem EatUp! Listen up folks, do yourself a favor and get your tickets to the 5th Annual Harlem EatUp! festival. This is, no lie, one of our favorite Uptown events. You don’t want to miss this stellar week-long celebration of the food, art and culture of Harlem. The festivities kick off on May 13th but it is imperative to get your tickets ASAP as some events have already sold out. The Grand Tasting at The Harlem Stroll is just that, Grand. Imagine free-flowing delectable fare and exquisite libations in historic Morningside Park. The Grand Tasting takes place on May 18 & 19. With that said, get your tickets to one of the coolest events Uptown. www.UptownCollective.com

05/10/19: Tales of Washington Heights: Los 90s/The 1990s The 90’s was a wild era in the history of Uptown in general and Washington Heights in particular. At that time Washington Heights was the epicenter of the wholesale and retail drug trade for the region. Folks came from all over the city and beyond to purchase narcotics. From dime bags of haze to multiple kilos of cocaine, crack and heroin, Washington Heights was the Home Depot of drugs. Millions of dollars and untold gargantuan quantities of drugs flowed throughout the neighborhood daily. The era scarred everyone who lived through it. Enter Gabriel Lopez. Mr. Lopez wrote, directed, produced and stars in Tales of Washington Heights: Los 90s/The 1990s. The much buzzed about web-series is based on real events and situations that came out of the madness of that era. The first episode airs on YouTube on May 10, 2019. Get familiar familia. S/O @gabriellopez186 @lamanadanyc Hit up www.UptownCollective.com or click link in bio for more...

‪Dominicans Be Like‬ ‪Dominican lady totally loses her cool when she meets Ben Stiller on the train.‬ ‪http://www.uptowncollective.com/2019/04/12/teamdominican-dominicans-be-like/‬

Procession Video: @eyeshootnyc www.UptownCollective.com

Uptown Films: The Dominican Dream The Dominican Dream is a portrait of the Dominican community of NYC in the ’80s and ’90s, seen through a loving family whose youngest son, Felipe Lopez, became the top ranked high school basketball player in the nation and was hailed as “The Dominican Michael Jordan’. Embraced as an immigrant hero, then cast aside as an American failure, Felipe Lopez would eventually find happiness not as a basketball player, but as the man he was always meant to be. The film will make it’s premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on ‪Saturday, April 27 at 2:30 PM, with a second screening ‪on Sunday, April 28 at 5:45 PM, and a final screening ‪on Saturday, May 4 at 3:15 PM. Felipe Lopez and Director Jonathan Hock will be there on the 27th and 28th. The film will make its television debut on ESPN on Tuesday, April 30 at 9 pm ET. Hit up www.UptownCollective.com or click link in bio for more.