Welcome to the Metaverse: A Glimpse into the Web's Possible Future - Nicole McNulty by Uptown Radio

New York Moments - April 29, 2021 by Uptown Radio

Open Streets were so popular, the city is making them permanent. But a debate is raging over how exactly to do that.

Uptown Radio Broadcast - April 29, 2021 by Uptown Radio

Twelfth Night was speaking to a part of me I didn’t have words for yet. Every time I see it on stage or watch the movie, I think about my 12-year-old self, confronted with the idea that gender and sexuality was a lot more complicated than I thought.

New guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control say that, if you’re fully vaccinated, you no longer need to wear a mask outdoors. Unless you’re in a crowd, that is...like at a Yankees game or a concert. But after 13 months of the pandemic, and reports of variants circulating around the US, are New Yorkers really ready to go maskless? Arcelia Martin went to Morningside Park to find out.

Last night in his joint address to congress, President Biden announced his plan to make community college tuition free. But even without the cost of tuition, a degree may still be out of reach for many low income New Yorkers. Eli Dvorkin is the editorial and Policy Director at the Center for an urban future. In this conversation with Uptown Radio host Megan Zerez, Dvorkin says that there’s a lot at stake for the thousands of New Yorkers without a college degree.

Newscast - April 29, 2021 by Uptown Radio

Recently, the New York Foundation for the Arts announced a $1,000 emergency grant for disabled artists based in New York City. The grant is meant to support artists spanning multiple disciplines who’ve been financially impacted by the pandemic.

Fei Lu speaks with Christopher Nunez the Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Movement Research to speak about the challenges artists with disabilities face professionally and throughout COVID-19.

A Love Letter to My Body, Fei Lu Commentary by Uptown Radio