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Although it doesn’t seem like it while you’re deep in the slog of changing diapers on the hour and sleeping only a few winks per night...

Durante el año pasado, se tomaron decisiones para permitirle a Parques NYC instalar la infraestructura a lo largo de la pared de roca...

The news broke this week that the venerable Mother Cabrini High School would be closing its doors after 115 years in the neighborhood. Hold on – not so fast - the Cabrini Movement has begun. Started within days of the news of the impending closure, current students, teachers, alumni...

The Centro Altagracia de Fe y Justicia is partnering with Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield and Telemundo who will be hosting the “Linea de Ayuda” (HelpLine) phone bank for the NY Metro Area on Thursday, January 23rd from 4:00 pm to 8 pm.

Sí se puede. The familiar phrase, born of the migrant workers’ movement decades ago and made an enduring tagline during the Obama presidential...

En una de las imágenes de la última exposición de Yael Ben-Zion, dos copias de 'El Principito' están juntas, una en francés y otra en hebreo.

After over a hundred years of educating young women, Mother Cabrini High School announced on Tues., Jan. 14th that it would be closing its doors...

Armando Batista es actor, escritor y educador. Sus padres son de la República Dominicana y él nació en los Estados Unidos y creció en Washington Heights.

While the George Washington Bridge became the center of a political scandal last week, a different Washington Heights icon celebrated a hundred...

When football meets fine art, it’s a great day for everyone—especially children. This year’s Harlem Fine Arts Show features Jocks in Smocks.

I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.

Es probable que si usted ve a una mujer con largos rizos negros, medias de colores brillantes y lo que parece ser una falda corta, corriendo por...

When it comes to parenting, there isn't one perfect guidebook to help us through some of the rough spots. Should I breastfeed? What is the best...

Algunos objetos inanimados tienen personalidad. Estos objetos no hablan, no se mueven, no tienen los cinco sentidos que nosotros los humanos tenemos, pero su presencia y su impacto opacan a la inmensa mayoría de los mortales. Desde el 24 de octubre del 1931 todos los residentes de...

The Office of Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez is offering internship opportunities to undergraduate students and recent graduates in...

¿Desafiando la nieve y disfrutando las maravillas del invierno? Una vez que estés listo para colgar tus guantes, New Leaf Restaurant and Bar...

El domingo de Super Bowl parece la oportunidad perfecta para dejarnos llevar en nuestras comidas chatarra favoritas. Pero para aquellos que...

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) announced today that in observance of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there will be no garbage, organics or recycling collection, or street cleaning on Monday, January 20, 2014. In addition, all Sanitation Department administrative offices will be closed...

Please join State Senator Adriano Espaillat, Councilmembers Mark Levine (District 7) and Ydanis Rodriguez (District 10) and community residents for a “Community Discussion of Politics and Policy.”

The muppets are taking Northern Manhattan! This Sunday, Jan. 12th, the United Palace Theater will be showing The Muppets Take Manhattan, hosted by the Heights’ own Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda. The fun family event will be followed by a raffle for those in attendance.

Cavemen would don the hides of slaughtered Paleolithic bears, and Greek heroes such as Hercules was said to have sported the furs...

Los lugares favoritos de Obed Fulcar tienden a ser lodosos, húmedos y salvajes. Fulcar enseña la instrucción del idioma nativo en...

Emilie Lauren Gruchow had a pretty good summer this past year. She solved a 230-year-old mystery, the results of which will more...

Un fallo de un tribunal dominicano revocó recientemente la ciudadanía de todos los de padres nacidos en el extranjero desde junio de 1929.

“Yo should probablyo starto looko para un nuevo jobo”, nunca lo dijo Michael Bloomberg. Pero Miguel Bloombito, su alter...

Since 2006, my entire family has not spent the holidays together in Puerto Rico. We wanted a calm, quiet, non-touristy place where...

Solo porque estamos exagerando en el departamento de comida durante los dias de fiesta no significa que deberíamos hacer menos en el departamento de movimiento.

Over the past months, Melissa Mark-Viverito has run an impressive and transparent bid to be the next Speaker of the New York City Council, the second most powerful position in city government. Along the way, the East Harlem Council Member has shared her progressive vision for moving our community...

No hay nada más importante que su familia. Usted disfruta cada cumpleaños, cada fiesta en familia y cada celebración especial. No deje...

January 1st was an important day for me personally but I sincerely believe that it was also a significant day in the history of this city, this country and ultimately, the world. Not only was it the first day of the New Year but it was also the inauguration of our new Mayor, Bill de Blasio. I am SO done...

The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance has extended the deadline for its Arts Stroll Poster Contest to Fri., Jan. 10th at 5:00 p.m.

January is International Creativity Month, and no one knows real ingenuity like moms. Here are just few ideas to help get your family's ideas flowing.

Thank you, President Clinton, for your kind words. It was an honor to serve in your administration, and we’re all honored by your presence.

The city seems to know only one rhythm – quick. Despite the need to match its furious steps, there is always reason enough to pause. You just have to look.

No todos los años las revistas Time Magazine y The Advocate, la más antigua en el país de interés para la comunidad LGBTQ, están de acuerdo en quién es...

Residents inhabit a street, a building. The neighbors create community. There were many whose lives we celebrated this past year. Among those were two workers, two women, whose commitment to...

Un fallo de un tribunal dominicano revocó recientemente la ciudadanía de todos los de padres nacidos en el extranjero desde junio de 1929.

If only ten percent of the people that Pat McCullough helped in her 40 years of public service came to her funeral, then the island of Manhattan would...

¿Cuando fue la última vez que te dijiste a ti mismo, “Realmente deseo esto para mi”? Si te pareces a la mayoría de las madres, probablemente la respuesta...

The New Year has arrived, and people are rushing to make their New Year’s resolutions. In 2014, make sure that getting and staying healthy remains...

Esta es la temporada para divertirse, y cada fiesta necesita un platillo. En Inwood Gourmet, su fiesta y necesidades gastronómicas son atendidas gracias...

On Sat., Jan. 4th, 2014, the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation welcomes Washington Heights families to celebrate the first ever “Snow Day” in Highbridge Park. Following the first snowstorm of the new year, kids and families will have the opportunity to participate in...

This is our last missive of 2013 folks and I cannot overstate what an honor it has been writing this column for the last 4 years. The Manhattan Times is an Uptown institution and having this weekly forum in addition to the website has helped us tremendously in expanding the Uptown...

A citywide winter storm warning has been issued starting Thursday, January 2, 2014 at 6:00PM until 1:00PM on Friday, January 3, 2014. The current forecast calls for 6-8 inches of snow accompanied by strong winds and low temperatures.

The Acacia Network Doctor’s Corner | Acacia Answers Consejos del Doctor 2014 2013

El león está buscando rugir. Y bailar. El Congresista Charles B. Rangel, de 83 años, lo hizo oficial y anunció el pasado jueves...

Already a stunning oasis on the Harlem River's shoreline in Inwood and Washington Heights, Sherman Creek Park is about to...

En estos tiempos económicos difíciles a todos nos viene bien un poco más de esperanza. Hay muchos modelos de inspiración...

Have science, will travel. Storefront Science is back in a new and improved format. Founder and owner Dr. Leonisa Ardizzone, known to many as...

‘En plein air.’ La expresión en francés significa “al aire libre”, y es típicamente utilizada para describir el acto de pintar al aire libre.