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Uptown Voices

Uptown Voices

By: Uptown Voices in collaboration with Livin' Americana LLC and Uptown Collective LLC
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A podcast focused on the Uptown neighborhoods of Inwood, Washington Heights and Harlem. Our neighborhoods have a voice and we want to be heard and felt. We love Uptown. Each episode will elevate the people here who are making a difference in the life of this community. We’re also committed to “real talk” that seeks solutions that improve the quality of life in our beautiful Uptown neighborhoods.2025 Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Maria Lizardo, a Heights Original, "will throw down" for the community, as NMIC's Executive Director
    Jul 8 2025

    Join Led and Octavio on Uptown Voices as they sit down with Maria Lizardo, the dynamic executive director of NMIC. Since 1979, NMIC has been a beacon of hope, expanding from Uptown to The Bronx.

    Maria's story is powerful. Hear her describe how her mother's immigrant tenacity, unwavering belief in education, and dedication to community service shaped a lifelong mission to help New Yorkers thrive. From overcoming an abusive past to factory work, Maria's mother instilled in her the profound value of both education and community service.

    Don't miss this inspiring episode showcasing how this Uptown powerhouse empowers her community to discover their own strength amidst incredible obstacles!

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Upper Manhattan Tenants Union: It's a class war. It's a crisis of being a tenant
    Jul 1 2025

    In this episode of Uptown Voices, members of the Upper Manhattan Tenants Union join Led and Octavio, on the eve of Zohran Mamdani's historic primary win, to discuss their group's fight against what they see as some of the most infamous landlords in the city and what they say is class warfare against tenants.

    Tenants say that landlords are purposely, and in a coordinated way, withholding capital needed to provide basic services and maintain their buildings to create an unlivable city as they seek to raise the price on rent stabilized apartments. Landlord groups, meanwhile, say that many rent stabilized buildings are on the brink of bankruptcy and that's why the maintenance for many is falling by the wayside.

    Who will prevail in this class war?

    Tune in for an eye-opening inside look at how tenants organizing to stand up to their landlords in Washington Heights and Inwood.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Rest In Peace - Peter Walsh, The Heart and Soul of Coogan's Bar and Grill, Washington Heights, NYC
    Jun 24 2025

    In this episode of Uptown Voices Led and Octavio are joined by David Hunt, co-owner of Coogan's to remember his friend and business partner, Peter Walsh. To know Peter Walsh was to love Peter Walsh. Since 1985, Coogan’s was a Washington Heights institution that welcomed one and all and Peter was the soul, spirit and beating heart of that place. Peter personified the very essence of Coogan’s. Peter Walsh passed away in April, but he will be fondly remembered by anyone fortunate enough to have met him.

    Join us in this touching and surprisingly fun remembrance of Peter as David recounts some amazing stories about the bar that became a haven for Washington Heights: Coogan's, and the man who personified it: Peter Walsh.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
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