11/02/2021
Harlem-based fiber artist Carmen Paulino, decorates trees and fences across Manhattan and Queens with yarn.
Kevin Sanchez Farez reports:
http://theuptowner.org/fiber-artist-yarn-bombs-uptown-gardens-trees-fences/
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10/27/2021
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10/27/2021
Uptown residents face the aftermath of Hurricane Ida while preparing for future storms. Olivia McCourry reports:
https://theuptowner.org/inwood-recovers-from-floods-amidst-climate-change-concerns/
10/26/2021
Nuri Illini Ahmad reports on adaptive sports programs that benefit injured veterans:
https://theuptowner.org/they-feel-they-can-conquer-anything-adaptive-sports-lets-injured-vets-sail-play-basketball-uptown/
10/26/2021
Data shows Harlem's population is trending away from larger families and young children. Jordan Pike reports:
https://theuptowner.org/2020-census-data-reveals-a-more-adult-harlem-with-fewer-families/
10/26/2021
Dirt bikers are illegally riding through uptown neighborhoods, causing noise complaints and spurring safety concerns. Report by Sarah Qadir
http://theuptowner.org/theyre-on-the-loose-dirt-bikers-trouble-inwood/
10/25/2021
When disasters struck Haiti, uptown residents and organizations mobilized. Mason Leib reports:
https://theuptowner.org/uptown-sends-support-from-harlem-to-haiti/
10/24/2021
Evelyn Nam reports on the efforts of W.A.R.M., Stephanie McGraw's non-profit focused on supporting domestic violence survivors.
http://theuptowner.org/a-survivor-fights-domestic-violence-in-harlem/
10/23/2021
Uptown mental health services are lacking Spanish-speaking professionals. Olivia McCourry reports on the issue:
http://theuptowner.org/lack-of-bilingual-mental-health-services-brings-strains-in-washington-heights/
10/21/2021
Hate crimes are surging in upper Manhattan, outpacing an increase across New York City after a dip in 2020 with its pandemic-related lockdown. Anti-Asian incidents have surpassed offenses targeting Blacks in uptown precincts this year, police data show. Despite a record number of reports, experts and organizations say underreporting continues. Annelise Gilbert reports: http://theuptowner.org/hate-crimes-set-record-pace-uptown-as-bias-attacks-rebound-across-city/
10/21/2021
After nearly 18 months of shuttered venues, live shows, concerts and comedy are returning to uptown. Joslyn Fox, Howard Liu and Tazbia Fatima report on live entertainment's resurgence.
http://theuptowner.org/the-show-must-go-on-live-performances-return-uptown/
10/19/2021
GrowNYC operated 76 compost sites in the city pre-COVID, all of which closed during the pandemic for six months. Since then, 29 sites have resumed operations. Residents of Inwood take their compost to Greenmarket on Seaman Avenue, the only drop-off north of West 150th Street.
Dayana Mustak reports: http://theuptowner.org/inwood-composts-to-fight-climate-change-and-keep-rats-away/
10/19/2021
Billy Mitchell's roles at the Apollo Theater have spanned from tour guide to historian. 'Mr. Apollo' spoke to Sophie Cappello about his more than five decades with the theater:
http://theuptowner.org/mr-apollo-reflects-on-five-decades-backstage/
10/15/2021
A vaccine van is trying to boost immunization rates in uptown. Tazbia Fatima reports: https://theuptowner.org/passersby-line-up-for-covid-vaccines-at-uptown-mobile-clinic/
10/15/2021
Over the last decade, the Hispanic population fell by 13.7% in Washington Heights, and 10.7% in Inwood.
Howard Liu reports on the current trends that are changing these uptown neighborhoods: http://theuptowner.org/washington-heights-inwood-see-citys-biggest-declines-in-hispanic-population/
10/15/2021
Should Washington Heights and surrounding neighborhoods be renamed Quisqueya Heights? Residents have mixed opinions about Rep. Adriano Espaillat's renaming proposal.
Evelyn Nam reports:
http://theuptowner.org/espaillat-angers-residents-with-proposed-dominican-cultural-heritage-district/
10/14/2021
Citi Bike operates a fleet of 20,000 bicycles in New York City. The bikes were first introduced to Manhattan in 2013; however, Washington Heights and Inwood didn't receive docking stations until this past April. Residents in these neighborhoods complain that they consistently find empty docks.
Dayana Mustak reports: http://theuptowner.org/empty-docks-around-the-clock-citi-bike-disappoints-washington-heights/
10/14/2021
Historical mistrust and contemporary misinformation has fostered vaccine hesitancy, leaving over 120,000 Harlem residents unvaccinated.
Jos Fox reports: http://theuptowner.org/harlem-residents-risk-covid-19-with-lowest-vaccination-rate-in-manhattan/
10/12/2021
Manhattanville's transformation has been exacterbated by Columbia's expansion: it’s becoming whiter, richer and more educated. Crime is decreasing and rents increasing, generating a mixed reaction from local residents and business owners.
http://theuptowner.org/starting-to-feel-like-the-upper-west-side-columbia-transforms-an-already-gentrifying-manhattanville/
10/12/2021
Demonstrators gathered and marched through Harlem on Monday protesting a proposed Ghanaian anti-LGBTQ bill. Nuri Illini Ahmad, Mason Leib and Kevin Sanchez Farez report:
http://theuptowner.org/anti-lgbtq-legislation-in-ghana-sparks-protest-in-harlem-led-by-expatriates/
10/10/2021
Harlem demonstrators say substance abuse clinics are over-concentrated in the neighborhood. Olivia McCourry and Howard Liu report:
http://theuptowner.org/harlem-residents-demand-fewer-drug-clinics-improved-quality-of-life/
10/08/2021
Throughout the pandemic, many small businesses have fallen through the safety net created by federal and state assistance programs. Dayana Mustak reports:
http://theuptowner.org/government-pandemic-relief-leaves-out-east-harlem-small-businesses/
10/08/2021
Resturaunt "Help Wanted" signs are taped on the windows of restaurants across Uptown, which are struggling to fill open positions. The hiring strain plagues the industry on a national level for a number of reasons, including low pay and part-time positions; city vaccination mandates; and confrontations with customers.
Tazbia Fatima, Joslyn Fox and Evelyn Nam report:
http://theuptowner.org/help-wanted-restaurants-uptown-struggle-to-hire/
10/08/2021
Kevin Sanchez Farez spoke to neighbors and friends of Maria Hall, who established over 20 gardens in uptown. Read about her legacy and efforts to rename a street in her honor:
http://theuptowner.org/inwood-plans-to-honor-devoted-community-gardener-maria-lall/
10/08/2021
Olivia McCourry spoke to the curator and artists of the “Faces of Harlem” exhibition, 100 photos of everyday Harlem residents, displayed in four local uptown parks. Read more:
http://theuptowner.org/black-life-and-black-joy-100-photos-portray-harlem-residents/
10/08/2021
Inwood restaurants formed a nonprofit group to convert a Dyckman St intersection into a pedestrian plaza, allowing more space for outdoor dining and free community activities. Nuri Illini Ahmad reports: theuptowner.org/inwood-transfo…
10/08/2021
NYPD called W 135th St between Broadway and Riverside Dr in Harlem, “the most violent block in Manhattan” after a 48-member drug bust last month. Evelyn Nam spoke to residents and workers, many of whom disagree with the characterization. Read more:
http://theuptowner.org/drug-ring-arrests-have-neighbors-disputing-depiction-of-west-harlem-block/
10/08/2021
Harlem Hebrew’s students were 45% Black and 41% Hispanic or Latino in 2019-2020. Mason Leib spoke to parents about choosing Harlem Hebrew, despite estimates that most of their students aren’t Jewish
https://theuptowner.org/a-charter-school-in-harlem-educates-mostly-non-jews-in-hebrew/
10/08/2021
SNAP recipients will see their benefits jump 21% in the largest increase since the program began in 1975. For a family of four in New York, the maximum allotment will increase from $680 to $835, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office.
Kevin Sanchez Farez reports:
http://theuptowner.org/record-boost-to-snap-benefits-to-ease-food-insecurity-uptown/
10/08/2021
Community Board 10 approved of a restoration plan for a 574-unit housing development. The proposal now moves on to the NYC Landmark Preservation Commission. Dayana Mustak and Sophie Cappello report:
http://theuptowner.org/harlem-river-houses-gets-community-board-nod-for-130-million-renovation/
10/05/2021
A community fridge in Washington Heights feeds the neighborhood with a “Give what you can - take what you need” mantra. Howard Liu learns more about the efforts:
http://theuptowner.org/a-community-fridge-helps-reduce-hunger-in-washington-heights/
10/04/2021
On Saturday, Marchers dressed in purple chanted “Break the silence against domestic violence” and “Love doesn’t hurt” as cars honked and passerbys cheered, “Yes! Talk about it.”
Report by Tazbia Fatima and Annelise Gilbert
http://theuptowner.org/i-want-to-wake-harlem-up-marchers-decry-domestic-violence/
09/29/2021
Construction for Inwood's controversial new affordable housing complex, The Eliza, is now underway. The plan to top the two-story library with 174 apartment units has recieved push-back surrounding a laundry list of concerns. Jordan Pike reports: http://theuptowner.org/new-affordable-housing-units-and-library-still-polarize-inwood/
09/29/2021
After a COVID-19 outbreak of 22 cases, all among staff, P.S. 79 Horan School in East Harlem, a middle and high school serving students with disabilities, returned to in-person classes yesterday. The school, which temporarily reverted to remote learning from Sept. 18 until yesterday, is so far the only school in the city that has had to temporarily shut its doors. Sarah Qadir reports:
http://theuptowner.org/east-harlem-school-reopens-after-staff-covid-outbreak/
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The damage after the fire at 1350 Fifth Avenue, part of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Towers public housing complex. Footage by Alexandria Bordas.
Protest at Apollo Presidential Debate Screening
Saranya Misra catches Ruiz and Socoyote being escorted out of the building by Apollo security #PresidentialElection2016
Reporter Katya Berger captured Pope Francis' motorcade on Third Avenue. #TheUptownerPope
Reporter Marybel Gonzalez stood by the cheering crowd just minutes away from Pope Francis' arrival at East Harlem. (Video by Samantha McDonald)
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HRCS is proud to work with so many wonderful veterans in our Adaptive Sailing program. Thanks to The Uptowner for coming out and sharing some of their stories! And thanks to everyone who helped make the pilot season of HRCS's Adaptive Sailing program a success. We're excited to keep building on this foundation by getting more New Yorkers of all abilities on the water!
West Harlem native and longtime community organizer Bailey was featured in the The Uptowner's look at the changes in the neighborhood resulting from Columbia University in the City of New York’s expansion.
http://theuptowner.org/starting-to-feel-like-the-upper-west-side-columbia-transforms-an-already-gentrifying-manhattanville
Another great spot for coffee in Saint John, The Uptowner is in a boutique hostel. It has locally roasted coffee, craft beer on tap and an interesting cocktail menu.
It's known for live music and cultural events and is chic enough to almost make me miss my hostel days...almost.
This Monday, #IncubatedByHBK businesses will get facetime with food+grocery buyers at our twice-annual #BuyersShowcase at the The Africa Center! Read more about our entrepreneurs and access to market opportunities The Uptowner http://theuptowner.org/harlem-food-entrepreneurs-hope-for-a-deal/
We are proud to share this feature article in the The Uptowner recognizing Inwood Art Works Founder & Executive Producer, Aaron Simms' vision to cultivate film in Northern Manhattan.
https://theuptowner.org/one-man-campaigns-to-cultivate-film-uptown
“How do you talk to kids about #racism?” That’s the question we’re asking in our next installment of #racetalkswithdranica coming up on Saturday, October 5th at 6pm at the Langston Hughes House in Harlem. Visit www.doctoranica.com/blog for more info! #backtoschool #talk #kids #racepositive
"Historic Photos Bring to Life the Young Lords of #ElBarrio" (The Uptowner - 9/21/19) | #HarlemEd #HistoryEd #ArtEd El Museo del Barrio
EXCERPT: Though most members [of the Young Lords] had not grown up on the island, the organization “made us something,” providing a political education.
“Our stories are always distorted,” [Young Lords photographer Hiram Maristany] said. “They are never told by the people.”
He refused to perpetuate negative stereotypes of Puerto Ricans prevalent at the time – images of poverty and degradation – working to provide a hopeful and dynamic counter-narrative. “History is rapidly being eroded” says Maristany. He wants El Barrio’s youth to continue his work of preservation.
Jazzy Cintron, 32, a tour-taker who grew up in El Barrio, says the tour gave her a deeper knowledge of the Young Lords and the history of her community. “I would like to be part of it with my own story,” she said. . . .
The son of Puerto Rican migrants, Rodriguez wonders, “Why the hell didn’t I hear about the Young Lords sooner?” He argues that their history should become part of school curricula. He says that “Mapping Resistance” is powerful from an educational standpoint, because “you can’t walk through East Harlem without seeing the history of the Young Lords.”
CONTINUE READING: http://theuptowner.org/historic-photos-bring-to-life-the-young-lords-of-el-barrio/