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Washington Heights cabbie Eligio Valerio speaks to reporters after being released from detention on Oct. 28. A legal resident, he was going to be deported due to a gun arrest in 1982.
text and photos by Juliana Schatz
There was a sigh of relief Thu., Oct. 28 for a Northern Manhattan cab driver who narrowly avoided deportation following his arrest last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Captain Jose Navarro. FILE PHOTO
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With a noticeable uptick in crime in recent weeks, the 34th Police Precinct will temporary receive an influx of 60 additional cops, said Commanding Officer Jose Navarro during a precinct council meeting Wed., Oct 27 at the new P.S. 366 on Sherman Avenue and W. 204th Street.
PHOTO courtesy of Jacqueline Jones
Friends and family of Emmanuel Paulino held a march through the rain slicked streets of Inwood and Washington Heights on Wed., Oct. 27 to remember the 24-year-old who was shot and killed by police on Vermilyea Avenue earlier in the month.
During its October General Meeting, held Oct. 26, Community Board 12 gave the thumbs up to most of the establishments seeking new or renewed alcohol and sidewalk café licenses on its monthly docket, sending its recommendations to the State Liquor Authority which issues the documents. (See below for all the votes.)
The Washington Heights-based musical “In the Heights” that took four Tony Awards after opening in 2008 will close on Jan. 9, 2011 having played 29 preview and 1,185 regular performances, making it the 79th longest running show in Broadway history.
With three print editions under its belt, the Hot & Cool Guides for Hudson Heights has gone online. The new www.HudsonHeightsGuide.com focuses on the neighborhood from W. 173rd Street to Fort Tryon Park, west of Broadway and includes articles, business listings, maps and resources. It is aimed at both local residents and visitors to the community.
It seems to be a satirical twist of fate that brought me to Hashi Sushi last Thursday night.
Let me explain: before me sat a fairly typical Latin dish, ceviche. Except this ceviche had a secret ingredient: rattlesnake.
Risa Ehrlich has been a part of the Hudson View Gardens Art Show since the beginning, back when word of mouth about the event spread simply from neighbor to neighbor.
Where is the best place in the neighborhood to get fresh, local produce at the lowest prices?
A new program may be in the running for the unofficial “best of” Washington Heights and Inwood veggies.
This is the first issue of the Manhattan Times since June 2008 that doesn’t carry a byline for Daniel P. Bader. He served as editor for the last two years until last week when he relocated upstate to cover the education beat for the Utica Observer-Dispatch.
How divided is Northern Manhattan over Columbia University’s plans to expand its athletic facilities at Baker Field in northernmost Inwood?
At Community Board 12’s Oct. 26 general meeting five public speakers spoke in favor of the resolution; five against it.
City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez spoke against it; City Council Member Robert Jackson – in whose district the project would be built – spoke in favor of it, with caveats.
And CB12 members deadlocked on the vote to support the project, with 13 in favor, 11 against and two abstaining. A resolution only passes with a majority of all votes cast.
That means that the university’s plan now goes to the City Planning Commission and, ultimately, the City Council without the board’s official stance on the project.
October 25 – October 30
We began the week with an Uptown Artist column featuring the stunning street photography and portraits of Inwood native, Steven R. Hazlett. Steven’s sublime black and white photos capture the grittiness and fierce pride of his subjects. His love of this neighborhood is evident in his many shots of bodegas and children frolicking in the park.
The second annual Halloween event at the Inwood Center on Fri., Oct. 29 brought about 400 youngsters and their parents to 5030 Broadway for trick or treating, pumpkin painting, and other seasonal activities. It featured the Manhattan Times’ first ever Gross Out room, where Heliannie Gonzalez from Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School reacted appropriately after putting her hand in the “box of brains.”
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