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The Washington Heights Business Improvement District (BID) is no stranger to the holiday season. For years, the non-profit BID has supported local merchants by stringing holiday lights throughout the 29-block district surrounding West 181st Street, creating a festive environment to help attract shoppers.
El Distrito de Mejoramiento Comercial de Washington Heights (BID, por sus siglas en inglés) no es ajeno a la época navideña. Por años, el BID, una sin fines de lucro, ha apoyado a comerciantes locales colgando luces de Navidad a través de los 29 bloques del distrito alrededor del oeste de la Calle 181, creando un ambiente festivo para ayudar a atraer compradores.
“Real” tree vendors have popped all throughout northern Manhattan, offering an abundance of Christmas trees for those looking to fulfill tradition, and for those seeking to create new ones.
Story and photos by Sandra E. Garcia
‘Tis the season.
No sooner have you put away the last of the dinner plates from Thanksgiving back in storage than Christmas tree vendors seem to appear at every turn, peppering the air with the scent of fresh pine.
Sen. Jeff Klein gathered with elected officials from across the city, housing advocates and New York homeowners to advocate for a restoration of critical foreclosure funding that would aid New Yorkers in danger of losing their homes. ““This battle starts today,” said Sen. Klein. “We need to keep people in their homes for the holidays but also year round.”
Story and photos by Scott Mickulas
The days before Thanksgiving are typically when most people finalize holiday plans, and decide whether they will be traveling, or hosting family at home.
El Senador Adriano Espaillat se unió a la llamada de recursos adicionales y fondos para ayudar a la crisis de ejecución hipotecaria. “Estamos pidiendo $25 millones de dólares, lo cual es una gota en el mar, para salvar los sueños de miles de neoyorquinos”.
Historia y fotos por Scott Mickulas
Los días antes de Acción de Gracias son normalmente cuando las personas finalizan los planes para los días de fiesta y deciden si van a viajar o quedarse en casa.
Community Board’s 12 Youth and Education Committee will be switching its usual weekday monthly meeting to one Saturday per month in an effort to increase parent involvement.
Story by Scott Mickulas
A recent wave of crime events in Northern Manhattan, including an attack on a local woman by an off-duty police officer, prompted a meeting this week about starting a new civilian patrol for community members to help keep northern Manhattan residents safe.
Historia por Scott Mickulas
Una reciente ola de eventos delictivos en el Norte de Manhattan, incluyendo el ataque a una mujer local por un oficial de la policía fuera de servicio, provocó una reunión esta semana para comenzar una nueva patrulla civil por miembros de la comunidad para ayudar a mantener los residentes del Norte de Manhattan seguros.
Ross Frommer, Deputy Vice President for Government and Community Affairs and Associate Dean at Columbia University Medical Center, presented this year’s Dyckman Institute Scholarship recipients during Community Board 12’s General Meeting this past Tues., Nov. 22nd. The four students this year were senior Christopher Davidson, junior Jason Tejada, sophomore Aury Garcia, and freshman Karina Montenegro. The four students, all residents from Washington Heights and Inwood, are able to attend Columbia University through the scholarship.
The following is a summary of the items that came up at the monthly Community Board 12 General Meeting at the Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center Myrna Daniels Auditorium on Tues. Nov. 22nd.
Lo siguiente es un resumen de los asuntos que se discutieron en la Reunión General mensual de la Junta Comunal 12 en el Auditorio Myrna Daniels del ‘Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center’ el martes, 22 de noviembre.
A discussion held at City College this past week focused on an academic discussion of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Story and photos by Marisol Rodríguez
Just over two months have passed since the Occupy Wall Street movement (OWS) encamped at Zuccotti Park, and many have weighed in on the movement.
Una discusión celebrada en el City College esta semana pasada se enfocó en la discusión académica del movimiento Ocupar la Calle Wall.
Historia y fotos por Marisol Rodríguez
Poco más de dos meses han pasado desde el movimiento Ocupemos la Calle Wall (OWS, por sus siglas en inglés) en el Parque Zuccotti, y muchos han intervenido en el movimiento.
Pastor Jack (in white) says a prayer before the Thanksgiving dinner offered to over 300 community members at the United Palace Cathedral in Washington Heights.
Story and photos by Sherry Mazzocchi
Video by Sherry Mazzocchi
For the first time in 44 years, the United Palace Cathedral (UPC) flung open its iron gates and invited the Washington Heights community in for a Thanksgiving Day feast.
Servidores se unen para ofrecer una cena tradicional del Día de Acción de Gracias, incluyendo pavo con salsa y batata dulce, pero también ofrecieron platos Latinos caribeños tales como plátanos, y arroz y habichuelas.
Historia y fotos por Sherry Mazzocchi
Video by Sherry Mazzocchi
Por primera vez en 44 años, la Catedral United Palace (UPC, por sus siglas en inglés) abrió sus portones de hierro e invitó a la comunidad de Washington Heights para una comida del Día de Acción de Gracias.
Sancocho is a traditional strew made of beef, chicken, potatoes, yuca, and corn on the cob. It’s a Dominican staple dish with different variations throughout Latin American kitchens.
As winter begins its cold creep, there comes a hankering for soup. Not just any soup, but the kind that yields real comfort.
Miriam Reyes, una mesera de El Malecón muestra la fuente de sancocho para la noche. “Es un éxito en ventas”, dijo ella.
Historia y fotos por Gloria Pazmiño
Según el invierno comienza su frío, llega el anhelo por la sopa. No sólo cualquier sopa, sino la que produce un sentimiento acogedor real.
Aneisis Mejia, high school sophomore, is one of a group of SEO Scholars, shown here, from throughout New York City who receive intensive enrichment and college preparatory coursework. “This has changed my life," says the young woman from northern Manhattan.
Primarily a rural agriculture community, Yamasá is a small town, “un campo” north of Santo Domingo, the capital city in the Dominican Republic.
Yosef Begun, now 80 years of age, suffered “severe cultural repression,” as he termed it, as a young teacher of Hebrew in the former Soviet Union, and was arrested and placed in internal exile in Siberia and at labor camps and prisons in the former Soviet Union.
Story and photos by Marisol Rodríguez
Forty years ago, Yosef Begun was arrested for what many might deem an odd reason: not engaging in work that was considered “socially useful.”
Yosef Begun, ahora 80 años de edad, sufrió una “severa represión cultural”, como el la llamó, como un joven profesor de hebreo en la antigua Unión Soviética, y fue arrestado y colocado en exilio interno en Siberia y en campos de trabajo y prisiones en la antigua Unión Soviética.
Historia y fotos por Marisol Rodríguez
Cuarenta años atrás, Yosef Begun fue arrestado por lo que muchos podrían consideran una extraña razón: no participar en un trabajo que se considera “socialmente útil”.
Photo: Courtesy of http://billyjoel.com
Of all the folks who should have shown up to play an impromptu gig down at Zuccotti Park, it should have been Billy Joel.
De todos los artistas que pudieron haber tenido un pequeño concierto improvisado en el parque Zuccotti, Billy Joel hubiese sido el ideal.
“El hombre del piano” pudiera haberse juntado con otro grupo de la música de Nueva York, Make Music New York. Por muchos años, ellos le han proveído a los parques de la ciudad numerosos pianos que viajan.
November 21 – November 26
Things are a changing Uptown. Businesses, service providers and institutions are springing up that one would never think you would find here. Though the vestiges of the past remind us that there is progress to be made, a certain unrestrained optimism in the future is downright palpable in our neck of the woods. For the most part, we no longer have to trek elsewhere to find a great place to eat, drink or to be entertained. Arts, culture and fine dining are at our fingertips. Uptowners are no longer waiting for others to bring change to us; we are doing the heavy lifting ourselves. That can-do spirit was evident at the TEDx Washington Heights conference that took place at the Hispanic Society of America on Monday, October 24th. Check out the site for our recap of this next generation event.
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