The Manhattan Times gave us the wonderful news that the legendary
Harlem Hellfighters will receive a well-deserved Congressional Gold Medal.
Check out: Harlem Hellfighters to receive Congressional Gold Medal | Manhattan Times
After trillions of dollars spent, thousands upon thousands of lives lost, both American and Afghani, the Taliban is back in power in Afghanistan. If you want to understand what went wrong you could do no better that to read the simply incredible piece in The Atlantic by Ian Fritz. Mr. Fritz spent over 600 hours flying reconnaissance missions over Afghanistan listening in on the machinations of the Taliban. The missive is a revelation. The powerful post properly illustrates the limit of American money, arms and largesse.
Check out: UC Must-Reads: What I Learned While Eavesdropping on the Taliban
Uptown is changing and the numbers tell that story. Check out this informative piece by Gregg McQueen of The Manhattan Times that delves into the data.
Check out: What Census numbers reveal about uptown | Manhattan Times
Our Uptown Tweet of the Week goes to El Museo del Barrio for giving us the scoop on the famed East Harlem mural, The Spirit of East Harlem. Shout out to the homie Carlos Jesus Martinez Dominguez for the informative narration.
Check out: The Uptown Tweet of the Week: The Spirit of East Harlem
Emergency on Planet Earth. The Bronx Free Press gave us the scoop on the downright scary report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Check out: Climate Control | Bronx Free Press
Pull up to Thayer Street between Nagle and Sherman on August 28 from 2 to 8 pm for a community affirming event put together by the good folks at El Puré Cares. See y’all there.
Check out: 08/28/21: Beautifying Our Block
Nowadays we could all use a little happy. With that said, hit up Fort Washington Public House (3938 Broadway) every Friday for the best Happy Hour Uptown. Drink and food special as well as a Live DJ. So there you have it folks, if it’s Friday, you now know where to find your Happy Place.
Check out: 08/20/21: Friday Happy Hour @ Fort Washington Public House
We leave you with this awesome artwork from the talented @yumayork.nyc. See you next week familia.
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