A piece I wrote for UptownCollective.Com Uptown Revisited Shouts to Led, Leopold and T.S. (inside joke) aka Tony P. If you’d like to subscribe to this blog, click here

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for the Manhattan Times and the Bronx Free Press on a regular basis starting next month. A special thank you to Carla (visit her great blog) and Mr. Bader. I appreciate the help and the opportunity. If you’d like to subscribe to this blog, click here

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Last week, an article I wrote titled “Wary of History, but proud of D.R. response to Haitian earthquake,” was published in my neighborhood paper, the Manhattan Times. The Manhattan Times is a bilingual newspaper that serves the Washington Heights and Inwood communities. I’ve gotten a great response from it so far. A special thank you [...]

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Just a few days ago, the NY Times had an editorial piece on an issue that I like to say (and the paper I formerly worked with) I brought to their attention three years ago. After I wrote about this topic for the NY Amsterdam News, guys like Errol Louis at the NY Daily News [...]

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I remember when I used to go out a lot whether it be to a restaurant, function, or even a bar or lounge, one question I always tried to avoid asking people is: ‘What do you do for a living?’ We as humans love to make assumptions and do so off simple stuff such as [...]

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I just wanted to say thanks to the good folks over at Bleacherreport.com. Specifically, Emily and Aron for all the critiques and advice they offered me within the last three months. I missed a few targets during my internship, but for the most part, I did a good job and received a solid review from [...]

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I’m 25 years old. I’m not someone who you would think of as an intern at this age. But I am a part-time one. Three days out of the week, for fifteen hours, I go to Bleacherreport.com (from home) and edit, edit, and edit until my eyes bleed as Lil Wayne would say. It’s something [...]

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When me, Zaida, and Jessica (thank you both) coordinated this event for Baratunde Thurston this past Monday at Locksmith Bar for his show ‘Popular Science Presents: The Future Of,’ (watch the show) we all weren’t sure how many people would show up. We didn’t want a ton of people because Locksmith is a small bar. [...]

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Ahhh, another week in New Jersey, another conflict. This time, both me and my sister decided to stay home because of different obligations. It was my Uncle’s 60th Birthday out in Piscataway. My mom and dad attended the festivities. My father told me that he was conversing with my mom’s brother and a random lady [...]

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Now listen… whatever I write here goes. Read this slowly. I just want to make sure it all sinks in. Here are the rules; I tell you what to think. Don’t argue with me now. This is best for all of us. You do not think for yourself. I repeat, you do not think for [...]

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