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Hundreds of local residents gathered to show solidarity in a “March for Justice” this Sat., Sept. 17th to honor the memory of John Collado, an Inwood man who was shot and killed by a plainclothes police officer from the 34th Precinct, and to demand a thorough investigation into the circumstances of his death.
Story by Gloria Pazmiño and Debralee Santos
Hundreds of neighborhood residents, family members, and friends gathered at the corner of Post Avenue and Dyckman Street on Sat., Sept. 17th to peacefully protest the recent shooting death of Inwood resident John Collado by an undercover police officer from the 34th Police Precinct.
Livery cab drivers joined together on the steps of City Hall this past week to urge Governor Cuomo to sign into law legislation that would legalize street hails. They have collected over 10,000 signatures in support of the the legislation.
Story and photos by Gloria Pazmiño
Livery cab drivers, base owners, and industry leaders gathered on the steps of City Hall on Tues, Aug 13th to send a message to Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign into law the Livery Street Hail Permit legislation expected to reach his desk in the following weeks.
Fary de Leon, founder and president of the wellness organization FACES (center), Is shown here with part of the group’s administrative staff, Lilian Hernandez (left), treasurer, and Michelle De La Rosa (right), project manager.
When she immigrated from Haina in the Dominican Republic to the United States in 1986, Fary de Leon faced a number of immediate challenges – not least of which was her own family’s resistance to pursue her goals of higher education. They wanted her instead to work as soon, and as much, as she could so that she could help provide both for the family and back home.
A one-block stretch near West 181st Street and Riverside Drive has become the center of much debate in the last few weeks after community complaints about the safety of cycling and pedestrian traffic prompted a redesign of the street in question.
Open to all artists residing in northern Manhattan (north of 125th Street) and in the Bronx, the Hudson View Gardens (HVG) Art Show is seeking entries. The deadline for submission is September 28th. The Thirteenth Annual HVG art show will be held in the Hudson View Gardens Lounge, in Washington Heights, near the Cloisters. The exhibition’s opening reception is November 5th, and the show will run until November 16th.
Anne Casale, the photographer of the new exhibit and book “New Perspectives: Dominican Republic,” speaks at the opening reception at City College of New York’s Amsterdam Plaza. “It’s a big country,” explained Casale. “I’m not done photographing it.”
Story by Sherry Mazzocchi and Debralee Santos
Photos by Sherry Mazzocchi
When Pahola Capellan walked by a large photograph of the ruins of La Isabella, she instantly recognized it.
National Hispanic Heritage month kicked off this part Thurs. Sept 15th, a celebration of Latino culture, dance, and food that thrives in El Alto. Pictured here are cojuelos dominicanos, characters of Dominican carnaval in folkloric costume.
I think in English but dream in Spanish. Math is easier in Spanish but sometimes I need to throw English into the middle of my Spanish sentence. I am a better debater in English, but a better singer in Spanish. My I-Pod goes from Hector Lavoe to Big Pun, and Al Greene, back to El Grupo Niche and a little bit of R&B.
PHOTO: Adrian Cabreja
“¡Piragua!”
No sooner have you decided to leave behind cherry, your childhood choice, and settle definitively on sesame seed (ajonjolí o cocol) as your new favorite than your daily fix starts to dry up. After conducting an exhaustive series of tastings all summer long, squaring off with the pig-tailed, gap-toothed gangs on street corners, braving the sharp elbows of stroller-pushing moms, and not a few stained white shirts, it all goes away.
‘Garden’ ofrece un sereno ambiente en el cual puede compartir una íntima cena como también albergar a un grupo, todos los que buscan compartir una deliciosa comida a precios asequibles.
Historia por Adrian Cabreja y Debralee Santos
Fotos por Debralee Santos
Se dice que los tesoros a menudo están escondidos. Y metidos en las inclinadas colinas cerca del Colegio Manhattan hay una de esas delicias: el Nuevo Jardín Riverdale, justo cerca de Broadway y lejos del ruido del tren #1.
By David Breitkopf
The neighborhood had changed over the years.
September 12 – September 17
We began the week with a reposting from the Manhattan Times of Gloria Pazmiño’s poignant September 11th piece. We also featured some stirring and solemn pictures taken by our very own Paul Lomax at Ground Zero during the 10 year anniversary of the day that was seared into the world’s collective memory.
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