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The scene on Vemilyea Avenue hours after police opened fire on a man with a knife.
The New York City Police Department has released a transcript of a 911 call they say was placed by the knife wielding man tazered and shot by police early in the morning on Sun. Oct. 3.
Washington Heights Academy, the only local school to receive and F on last year’s School Progress Reports is the only one in the district to improve this year, receiving a B on its progress report.
Flames rise from a manhole in front of 30 Cooper Street engulfing a Mercury Villager minivan. Firefighters believe water in the manhole led to electric wires arcing and catching on fire. PHOTO: Tom Stoelker.
Mike, a resident of 30 Cooper Street, watched from his window as yellow smoke billowed up past his second story window from underneath a minivan parked outside. Then it exploded.
On Thu., Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. the Department of Transportation will host a public input session on reducing congestion on W. 181st Street between Riverside Drive and Amsterdam Avenue.
Capt. Matthew Donagher (left) has been named the new
executive officer at the 33rd Police Precinct.
Deputy Inspector Joseph Dowling, commander of the 33rd Police Precinct, has a new right hand man. As of the week of Sep. 20, Capt. Matthew Donagher has been named the executive officer of the precinct. Most recently Donagher worked in the Manhattan North Vice squad, but 15 years ago Donagher spent a tour in the 34th Police Precinct.
A Washington Heights teen was stabbed twice in the chest in the lobby of 575 W. 177th Street at 4:24 a.m. on Wed. Sept. 29. Police originally responded to a call that a man was shot at the location, but found the injured 16 year-old boy.
Angel Audiffred, City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez’ chief of staff, has made the City Hall newspaper’s “Rising Stars 40 under 40” list of influential people in city government, published on Sept. 28.
Community Board 12 will host a public hearing to prioritize what the neighborhood needs from the city government. Each year CB12 ranks its needs in Northern Manhattan, from capital needs, like park improvements and police cars, to funding requests for expenses such as daycare teachers or programs for seniors.
Job developer Doug Henderson assists a job seeker
at the Workforce Development program at Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation.
For those looking for work, it’s a tough world out there.
text and photos by Claudio E. Cabrera
When you enter Papasito Mexican Grill & Agave Bar on Dyckman Street, you feel like you’ve been immediately transported to a restaurant on South Beach; especially in the summer with the open-air seating and Dyckman Street, pregnant with energy, surrounding you.
A man embarks on a journey – from Colombia, through Mexico, New York and Providence – collecting scraps of material, photographs and mental images along the way. A psychiatrist studies the faces of people sitting on the subway. A woman re-imagines New York City on a small scale.
by Dalba Castrillon
Chapter One
August 1984
The clouds were approaching on the horizon. Mark was willing to wait. Even if the clouds rolled in and discharged a torrent of rain. No amount of rain was going to stop him. As the gray clouds gathered, a menacing wind swept through his hair. He ran his hand through his unruly hair, he meant to look his best – not that the weather was helping him in his cause. He looked in the distance to see if someone was approaching. Where was she, had she decided to come meet him here or not? His nerves were driving him crazy. But he would wait, he had to see her.
To the editor:
Although I am very pleased that three upper Manhattan parks are getting much-needed overhauls, I am shocked that Jacob K. Javits playground on upper Fort Washington Avenue is not. This playground, last updated 15 years ago, is not only outdated and worn, but it is dangerous.
The townhouses of Sugar Hill are exceptional buildings. One impressive example has just come back on the market – 444 W. 162nd Street.
Dr. P. Roy and Diana Vagelos have given $50 million
for a new education building on the Columbia
University medical campus
at W. 168th Street.
Two Columbia University alumni have given $50 million to build a new medical and graduate education building for the College of Physicians and Surgeons on the W. 168th Street medical center campus.
September 27 – October 2
We began the week with two visually astounding posts courtesy of one of the latest additions to the Uptown Collective (UC) team, Paul Lomax. The first is a series of stunning pictures taken by Paul of the Little Red Lighthouse Festival, which took place on Sat., Sep. 25. On the other post, Paul teamed up with long time UC reporter Carolina Pichardo to produce a riveting written and photographic account of the 10th annual Brides’ March that occurred on Sun., Sep. 26.
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