Waaaake up! Wake up! Wake up! The United Palace will screen the seminal 1989 movie “Do the Right Thing” on Sunday, May 15 followed by a talk back with Uptown superhero Lin-Manuel Miranda and film director, producer, actor, professor, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter Spike Lee. 

Doors open at noon, the 2-hour movie begins at 1pm, followed by the conversation between Mr. Miranda and Mr. Lee at 3pm. Tickets will be made available for reservation at www.unitedpalace.org at 9am on Monday, May 9. 

Thanks to the Miranda Family Fund, with support from American Express, all Movies at the United Palace screenings are FREE.

Get Tickets: 05/15/22: Do The Right Thing @ The United Palace 

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I am a pro-choice voter. And I will vote in November. Pass it on.

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) May 3, 2022

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Back in 2019, Hypebeast took us inside the multi-million dollar atelier Gucci built for Dapper Dan in Harlem. Shout out to the King of Uptown Style, Dapper Dan, for a storied career that has spanned decades.

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The Legal Aid Society Has Released A Know Your Rights Guide On Police Encounters For New Yorkers.

This Guide Advises New Yorkers On Their Rights As Protesters; Offers General Information To Those Who Are Arrested; Provides Information On How To Ensure Digital Security And How To Prevent New York Police Department (NYPD) Surreptitious DNA Collection; Describes The Protections Afforded By The Right To Know Act; Details Rights For Photo And Video Recording; And Explains How To Proceed If Your Rights Have Been Violated.

Read more: Know Your Rights As A Protester

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Once again it’s on. After a two-year pandemic-related delay, the Inwood Film Festival makes its return, picking up where they left off in 2020, with in person programming over four days from Thursday, June 2^nd – Sunday, June 5^th at the Campbell Sports Center located in Inwood at 218^th Street and Broadway where it has been held since 2017. 

The IFF is one of the neighborhood’s fastest growing cultural events, each year celebrating and supporting independent filmmakers in and around the Inwood neighborhood and reflecting the diversity of the Uptown community. This year, the festival gives attendees the unique opportunity to see 36 diverse films in the form of Short Shorts, Long Shorts, Feature Films and Student Films. Most of these films were selected in 2020 and the Inwood Film Festival has honored their spot in this year’s programming. 

Get Tickets: 5th Annual Inwood Film Festival

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