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Public Art, The Brides March & Community Action

"I am a byproduct of everything that was systemically and systematically designed to fail."

NYC Rent Stabilization & The Threat of "Self-Evictions" | Uptown Voices

"We Are Here to Stay": Inside NYC's New Immigrant Cultural Center 🎭

Owning Hispanic Heritage Month With the New York Latino Film Festival (NYLFF)

The Celia Cruz "Azúcar!" Moment and Building the International Salsa Museum

"Noise is the New N-Word": Gentrification, Political Accountability, and the Culture of Uptown

ICE Raids, Traffic Violence, and the Dyckman Takeover with Councilwoman Carmen De La Rosa

The Dyckman Takeover, Dominican Restoration Day, and the Geopolitics of the Caribbean

Building an Uptown Restaurant Empire: Niall Henry on Surviving COVID, Commercial Rents, and the Perfect Burger

The Uncomfortable Truths of Dominican Restoration Day & The Push for Island Solidarity

The Community Living Room Hidden in Plain Sight at the GWB Bus Station Where Families Find Respite

Standing Up to ICE in Inwood, "Extra-Sensory" Perception, and Local Election Money

Clocking the Tea: Why Broadway is Missing Out on the Latino Market

Calling Out the Trolls: Why Uptown's Leaders Need to Stop Punching Down

Tomo Mori On Building an 18-Foot Fiber Sculpture and Resisting Anti-Asian Hate in Harlem With Joy

Pix11 Features Uptown Voices, Local Politics, and Cultivating Community

Souleo and Dionis Ortiz on Harlem's Children's Art Carnival and Jean Michel Basquiat

(6/21/26) On Election Eve, Black and Blanco tackle the issues & controversy in Congressional Dist 13

Dominican-American music industry creators, tune in for this!

Healing Uptown with Yogiando NYC & Fourth of July Real Talk

Teaching Uptown: Dr. Jose Vilson on Math, Race, Class, the War on Public Education & the Kids Who Deserve Better

A Left Turn in Washington Heights: Ed Morales on the Darializa Win, MAGA and Latino Men, the Venezuela Earthquake & the Nuyorican 70s

New Day in New York: Uptown Voices Election Night Live — Darializa Avila Chevalier Defeats Adriano Espaillat in NY-13

From the Corner to the Counter: Vladimir Bautista on Building Happy Munkey, Legalizing the Legacy Market & Keeping Dyckman Real

Champions on the Court, Fighters at the Polls: Michael Blake vs. Richie Torres | Nayma Silver-Matos Uptown

The Rhythm that Saves Lives: Ron Renaissance & Jody Music on Breaking the Matrix

"If I Trusted That My Congressman Was Fighting, We Wouldn't Be Talking" | Darializa Avila Chevalier

The Incumbent’s Crucible: Congressman Adriano Espaillat on Rents, AIPAC Cash, and the War in Iran

How Uptown Manhattan's Arts Community Is Thriving in Uncertain Times: Happy Defiance

Juilliard Trained, South Bronx Made: How Zulaika Velazquez Is Transforming Uptown Kids Through the Arts | Uptown Voices

From the First Latino Blog in 1997 to the Future of the Creator Economy: George Torres, Urban Jibaro

The Rent Is Too Damn High & What You Can Do About It | Uptown Arts, Quality of Life & Community Power | Black & Blanco

Dyckman Fire, Class War & Uptown Power: Holding Bad Landlords Accountable | Black & Blanco / Uptown Voices

From the South Bronx to the White House: Ambassador Julissa Reynoso on Diplomacy, Community & Resilience

She Let Her Customers Run Her Coffee Shop — And It Went Viral | Sarina Prabasi of Buunni Coffee

Art, Anger & Accountability | Uptown Voices Live

"He Sold Out Harlem": Julien Segura's Blistering Critique of Al Taylor in the NY State Assembly Race

¡Pa'lante! Kevin Reyes on La Vitilla, Baseball's Best-Kept Secret, and Building Community One Cap at a Time

From Chino Latino to the Middle East: Uptown Love, Global Rage & Two Friends Who Don't Always See Eye to Eye

Annette Aguilar on Cuba, Community & Why Uptown is Home

Springtime Uptown: Celebrating Our Art, Confronting Our Moment

Why the Iran Crisis Could Collapse the U.S. Economy — And What It Means for You

The Darializa Avila Chevalier Interview. How she's Challenging Adriano Espaillat in Uptown Manhattan

Global Tensions and Local Voices: Analyzing the Middle East Crisis - Black & Blanco LIVE!

Art as Activism: Andrea Arroyo's Journey

State Senator Robert Jackson: Getting involved in local politics is vital for community improvement

Oscar Romero: Running for Congress is not a matter of choice, it's a matter of survival

Black and Blanco LIVE with City Council Rep. Carmen De La Rosa and Liz Ritter recorded SUNDAY 2/1/26

Word Up Books: Creating Community Through Literature. In conversation with Veronica Liu

Black & Blanco LIVE! Grassroots Activism in Uptown With Special Guests From the Uptown Community Democrats Club - Full Episode

Assembly Member Amanda Septimo: We need to start playing offense in our politics.

Jackie Aleman: The Heart and Soul of the Washington Heights and Inwood Business Community

ICE and the Reality of Immigration with special guest Nick Valencia

Our Reaction to the Murder of Observer by ICE Agents in Minnesota: Black and Blanco LIVE

Reacting to the Illegal US Abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro: Black & Blanco LIVE from Washington Heights, Recorded on Jan 4, 2026

Black and Blanco, Year-End Show 2025 - Reflections on Growth and Future Aspirations

Empowering Uptown: Diana Ayala's Journey to NY City Council Deputy Speaker

Black & Blanco LIVE, Dec 21, 2025

"The magic is in the work" A Conversation with Artist Tom Sanford

Cuentos con Santa: A Holiday Tradition - Uptown Voices (recorded LIVE on Sunday, December 14)

Why Striving For Unity Should be Our New Year's Resolution For 2026

Healing Through Art: Adrian Miranda's Journey

Keeping Uptown front and center: A conversation with Grace Bonilla, CEO of United Way, NYC

Uptown Voices LIVE: Zohran Mamdani, A New Political Force

Empowering West Harlem: The Mission of WHDC and Zead Ramadan

Black and Blanco All The Way Live From Washington Heights - Recorded on November 11, 2025

All The Way Live From Washington Heights, Nov 11, 2025 5:30 pm - Black and Blanco

Status Quo Democrats, It's Time For You To Go

Bridging Creativity and Community: The Project Feel Journey

The Rise of the Mamdani Tsunami - Black & Blanco #7

James Lee: O.G. Washington Heights Restauranteur

Black and Blanco: All Those in Favor of Artificial Intelligence say, "Aye!"

Preserving Harlem: A Conversation with Claudette Brady, executive director of Save Harlem Now!

Black and Blanco: The Ted Cruz Debacle

Revitalizing West Harlem: WHAA's Michael Palma Discusses The Role of Arts in Our Community

Black and Blanco: Top Films to Watch at the NY Latino Film Festival

Black and Blanco Special Edition: Implications of the Charlie Kirk Assassination

Objectionable Art? Uptown Artist, Felipe Galindo, Weighs in on Censorship in the Trump Age

Marco Shalma, the Visionary Behind the Uptown Night Market and the Latin Food Fest Has Big Dreams

Black and Blanco: Spread Love, it's the Uptown Way!

25 Years of Audacity, Tenacity and Growth for Calixto Chinchilla & the New York Latino Film Festival

Housing Attorney Ellery Ireland: In Real Estate, as in Life, Complexity is a Tool of Power

Black and Blanco: Led and Octavio Chop it up

Carmen De La Rosa: A Passionate Advocate for Justice, Profoundly Shaped by her Heritage

@artbydario represents our vibrant uptown culture. His muse: everyday life in the hood.

A congregation reinvents itself while a community reels from another loss

Maria Lizardo, a Heights Original, "will throw down" for the community, as NMIC's Executive Director

Upper Manhattan Tenants Union: It's a class war. It's a crisis of being a tenant

Rest In Peace - Peter Walsh, The Heart and Soul of Coogan's Bar and Grill, Washington Heights, NYC

Mino Lora of The People's Theater: Bravely Empowering Immigrants to Tell Their Own Stories

Franck de las Mercedes: On identity, processing loss and artistic resilience

"We Want Tenants To Own Their Own Property"

How the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) is thriving in an era of vulnerability on the eve of the 23rd-annual Uptown Arts Stroll