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Eighty-one-year-old Tobias Ramos has developed a routine he calls the train of life, “el trein de vida,” that gives him a sense of stability and peace of mind. He doesn’t need love anymore he said, that’s for the youth – his grandchildren. Read More
Inwood resident Angel Figueroa was taking his daughter to school on Feb. 1 when he saw a man, bloodied, talking to two police officers on Broadway near Cooper Street. Read More
Starting on Feb. 16 all three Northern Manhattan libraries will open later in the day, according to the New York Public Library’s website. Read More
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Three local groups earn Better Neighborhoods Awards
Members of three groups in Northern Manhattan will be busy this winter – making a difference in their neighborhoods. Eight neighborhood groups in Manhattan received the New Yorkers for Better Neighborhoods Awards from Citizens Committee for New York City for ideas ranging from student-led art installations to a free performance of Rameau’s “Pygmalion.” Read More
How much would you pay for a broker to help you rent an apartment? At One Month Fee, the nearly year-old agency located in the Inwood Center at 5030 Broadway, the only question about the fee is whether you or the landlord will have to pay it. Read More
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As chef Josh Greene pulls a basket of yucca fries out of the fryer his elbow crashes into his boss. “Sorry,” he quickly lets out. Executive chef, Cindy Sanmillan, sighs and reiterates what she thought she already went over with Greene. “Let’s not say we’re sorry, remember?” she says, “It’s a small kitchen.” Read More
Christa Hartmann should not have had a medal around her neck – she shouldn’t have just raced up the steps during the 33rd annual Empire State Building Run-Up. For weeks she kept her plan a secret, training at the Castle Village cooperative on Cabrini Boulevard, walking up 12 stories and riding the elevator down ten times in a row, 1,680 steps, roughly 100 fewer than in the city’s tallest building. ReadMore
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My relationship with Yeshiva University began almost a quarter of a century ago. I was working with then-Mayor Ed Koch and Yeshiva wanted to increase security on its campus. Part of Yeshiva’s plan included creating a pedestrian-only area along a stretch of Amsterdam Avenue. Community leaders protested that the university was trying to keep the street for itself. Since I was the Hispanic Affairs Advisor for the Mayor and the issue was taking place in a largely Hispanic neighborhood with Hispanic leaders, I was tapped to get involved in solving the conflict. In the end, everyone gave in a bit and the issue was resolved. Read More
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Being a grandma or grandpa is a big and complex deal.
Reactions people have to becoming a grandparent range from being delighted to feeling devastated. The way in which most encounter becoming a grandparent is when their baby, all grown up, has a child of their own. But these days it’s not the only way. Read More
Washington Heights is the unsung hero of Upper Manhattan, always second to Harlem. But to those who live in and grew up in the area, it is the only stretch above W. 125th Street that counts (much to the chagrin of Inwood, but that’s a topic for another time). Here, a few people write, share images, memories and thoughts on the place they call home. Read More
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