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Moisés Pérez, co-founder, president and CEO of Alianza Dominicana, one of Northern Manhattan’s largest nonprofits, is negotiating with the city to hold onto his position after an investigation found that a company he briefly invested in and earned a small profit from several years ago had also loaned money to Alianza, according to sources. Two of the nonprofit’s board members have reportedly also been asked to resign. The company that Pérez invested in made loans to nonprofits.
Yager Esthetics on Ft. Washington Avenue and W. 165th Street is one business that is on the upswing, doubling in size in June and growing to 13 employees.
While it is difficult to measure with great accuracy how the Northern Manhattan economy is faring, two recent events provide different snapshots of how small shopkeepers are faring in difficult times.
Bloody footprints, one after another, are still smeared on the sidewalk in front of 238 Ft. Washington Ave. The gory prints are a fading reminder of what police say was a random argument in the early hours of July 21 that escalated into violence.
Northern Manhattan
New date for Rodriguez ethics hearing: Wed., Aug. 4
A City Council hearing into City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez’ alleged aggressive “touching” of a staffer has been rescheduled for 9 a.m. on Wed., Aug. 4 at City Hall after a previous meeting date a week earlier was postponed with no official reason given.
Delivery bicycle drivers in Washington Heights and Inwood can pick up a free bike helmet Thu., Aug. 5 from 1 to 4 pm courtesy of New York City Business Solutions and the Department of Transportation. The helmets will be distributed at 672 W. 158th St.
It’s Northern Manhattan’s largest parcel of underdeveloped land, the swatch of East Inwood sandwiched between 10th Avenue and the Harlem River known as Sherman Creek, and it has long tantalized the community with its potential new uses.
The gym at P.S. 18 in the northeastern most corner of Inwood is barely a gym. There are no windows and two large columns are centered in the room.
“That’s the play space for over 800 kids. It’s the only play space, there’s not really an adjacent park and the play yard is an asphalt yard, and small to boot,” said Sarah Morgridge, chief of staff for City Council Member Robert Jackson.
At Hashi Sushi, it is all about the details.
And if the devil is truly in the details, Hashi Sushi has conquered its demons and set its better angels soaring high.
The story is written in the layers of oil on the canvas: the effervescent colors sometimes meld together, sometimes hold their individuality.
Deep blue and circular motion suggests the sea. Above, vibrant red and orange bleed into the sea, suggesting sky. The painting is a triptych – three canvases aligned and portraying one unified picture.
The real estate market in Washington Heights and Inwood has held steady over the last six months.
“At least, with what I’ve seen, we’ve been typical” for a slow market, said Citi Habitats Senior Associate Salesperson Sandy Edry.
Mom's Picks for next week
by Tammy McKillip
Get Fit for FREE
Get fit and have fun with your family at the FREE Family Fitness Night at the Y - with CHALK! On Mon., Aug. 9 from 6-7pm, kids between the ages of 5-12 can bring their families along to a fun-filled fitness program at the YM&YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood. Located at 54 Nagle Ave. just north of Broadway, this program is FREE to residents of the neighborhood and their kids.
July 26 – July 31
Did you know that on top of everything that Uptown has to offer, it is also fast becoming a Mountain Biking Mecca in New York City? A recent New York Times article lists our neighborhood as only one of three places for mountain biking in the city. Some of NYC’s most skilled and progressive mountain bikers partnered with the city to create a world class mountain biking destination in Highbridge Park.
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