Word Up welcomes historian Stuart Schrader to discuss his new book Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves (out April 14, 2026), a history of police unions that reveals how American law enforcement built a political movement that made cops untouchable. In conversation with Schrader will be Philip V. McHarris, author of Beyond Policing.
Urban Agriculture with New York Restoration Project at Sherman Creek Park. Learn the ins and outs of how to grow vegetables, flowers, culturally relevant crops, and more. Help us care for 20+ raised beds, a three-bin compost systems, and our famous mushroom farm.
City Nature Challenge: Spring Ephemerals Walk at Inwood Hill Park. Join NYC Parks staff on a hike to explore the diversity of spring wildflowers. Volunteers will learn how to identify these plants. Registration is required
Sunset Poetry Hike organized by the Friends of Inwood Hill Park! The hike will start at Isham Street, wander around the shoreline of the cove, then head up the Blue Trail to Overlook Meadow for sunset before we finally hike out together at dusk. We'll break along the way for poetry about natural spaces and our relationships to land.
Q&T Community is excited to host an Open Mic night of queer music, poetry, and storytelling at Recirculation Word Up. This is meant to be an open space for mingling and getting to know more Uptown LGBTQ+ people.
Music, comedy, and more at N&M’s Pizza Bar 2048 Amsterdam (W 162nd St).
