#UptownForChoice: The Recap

BY: @led_black
Photography: @chriskellynyc

Oh hell naw. The Supreme Court and the GOP have decided to undo decades of progress in one fell swoop. A woman’s right to choose is sacred. It is not negotiable. We must organize, fight and agitate with everything we got. The future hangs in the balance.

Last night, Uptown came together in Bennett Park to process the devastating news as well as to prepare for the battle ahead. We are not going back. Keep in mind that this is not really about abortion after all but about the exercise of raw, naked power. The GOP has weaponized abortion to institute an autocracy. Do not doubt for a moment that if the GOP controls all the levers of government they will make abortion illegal. What we do now will determine whether or not that dreaded eventuality will occur.

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From Little Dominican Republic With Love

New Harlem health center to open | Manhattan Times 

Mike Jones MIC - WHIN By Any Means

An $80 million, state-of-the-art outpatient health center is coming to 124th Street in Harlem.

Slated to open in the fall of 2022, the Mount Sinai-Harlem Health Center will expand services for Mount Sinai Morningside and The Mount Sinai Hospital.

The new center will provide primary care, medical, and surgical specialty care such as cardiology and orthopedics, outpatient mental health care, comprehensive HIV/AIDS care, and dentistry. In addition, it will include on-site radiology, laboratory and pharmacy services.

Read more: New Harlem health center to open | Manhattan Times

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Rent hikes approved for regulated units | Bronx Free Press

Rainy Day - 181st Street

By Gregg McQueen

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Tenants may soon be taking a hike.

In a preliminary vote, New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) voted to increase rents on rent-stabilized units.

During a virtual public meeting on May 5, the board voted 5-4 to approve rent increases between 2 to 4 percent on one-year leases and 4 to 6 percent on two-year leases.

The increase would affect about 940,000 rent-stabilized units citywide, which are home to more than 2 million tenants.

A final vote will be held in June after additional public meetings.

Read more: Rent hikes approved for regulated units | Bronx Free Press

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#20thUAS: 20th Annual Uptown Arts Stroll

Are You Ready? Listen up folks, the 2022 Uptown Arts Stroll is only weeks away. This is not just any Uptown Arts Stroll, it is the 20th Uptown Arts Stroll. The BIG 2 0. Can you believe it has been 2 decades of celebrating the arts Uptown?

Each year the Uptown Arts Stroll features open studios, art exhibitions, concerts, literary events and performances during the month of June, throughout Northern Manhattan from West 135th Street to West 220th Street.

At this 20th Uptown Arts Stroll, NoMAA asks the community to share pictures of strolls past. Post on social media and use #20thUAS for a chance to win.

10 winners will each receive a $25 gift card to such awesome eateries as Aqua Marina, Beans & Vines, Carrot Top, The Edge Harlem and Tsion Café.

See a “stroll” through history at https://www.nomaanyc.org/2022/05/photos-20thuas/

Check out: https://www.nomaanyc.org/artstroll/

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