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February 25, 2012
Detectives Reprimanded After Evidence Of Drinking On Duty, One Under Further Investigation
As if the NYPD doesn't find itself embroiled in enough scandals, here's another. Four detectives are in trouble for drinking on duty at a Washington Heights restaurant last week, the New York Times reports. But the story goes beyond mere boozing, as one of the detectives is being further investigate ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2012
Electeds Hopeful State Will Draw New Latino Congressional District
Pray for fair redistricting, y'all! Politics and religion mixed this afternoon at a rally in a Washington Heights church where civic leaders, backed by a handful of elected officials, pushed for the state to draw a majority Latino congressional district that would include parts of upper Manhattan, ... More >>
Blogs
February 2, 2012
Washington Heights Restaurant Hits The Heights
My trip to the high reaches of Washington Heights began with a really tip-top dinner at Le Chéile NYC, a relatively new Irish eatery at 839 West 181st Street.
Blogs
January 31, 2012
Take The A Train To No Parking Bar! NSFW
Chuck AttixFor Broadway babies who've always dreamed of going "way up to Washington Heights," you should do so and make sure to stop by No Parking, the ambient gay bar at 4168 Broadway (on 177th Street). Come on, park your butt somewhere other than the usual twinks-in-retail vodka palace. L ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
Home Abortion Tea Might Be Dangerous: Report
Parents in Washington Heights are worried that an over-the-counter, abortion-inducing tea sold throughout the neighborhood might be unsafe, according to the Spanish-language daily. The tea, called ruda, can be found at traditional apothecaries run by santeras -- Caribbean Santeria priestesses.
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December 29, 2011
De Blasio Report: Uptown Has the Worst Landlords
According to NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio's Worst Landlords Watch List, Manhattan's worst-run buildings are mostly in Harlem, Washington Heights, and Inwood. Forty five of the 56 Manhattan buildings on the list are in those areas. Four of the lowest performing five are in Harlem and one is in ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
Mock Chicken with Eggplant at Empire Szechuan Noodle House
Poultry party on a plate... In Washington Heights, a neighborhood known mainly for seafood luncheonettes and Dominican bakeries, one nondescript eatery features many offerings for vegetarians.
Blogs
November 14, 2011
Death in a Glass? Morir Soñando at Jimbo's Hamburger Palace
Tastes better than it looks.Morir soñando, which in English means "to die dreaming," might be the most inappropriately named -- and delectable -- drink you've never heard of.The mocktail, a staple of Dominican Republic breakfast fare, actually doesn't kill you in your sleep. The concoction -- a ble ... More >>
Blogs
July 7, 2011
Motorcycle Crackdown in Northern Manhattan
Watch your bikes. Cops are cracking down on illegal, "dangerous" motorcycles "common in Northern Manhattan," says the NYPD. Twelve such motorcycles were seized over the weekend for being unregistered, uninsured, altered illegally, or part of the problem of noise pollution and generally hazard ... More >>
Blogs
June 23, 2011
Sex Assault Suspect Looked Like a 'Hipster,' Had Star Tattoos on Calves, Says NYPD
New information has been released by the NYPD regarding the suspect in a sexual assault that took place on June 12 in Washington Heights, where there has been a series of recent attacks. According to DNA Info, the 34th Precinct's Capt. Jose Navarro told residents the man "had multiple lip piercings, ... More >>
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June 15, 2011
Sex Predators Roaming Washington Heights, Inwood
Upper Manhattan neighborhoods are jittery after three separate sexual assaults in the past week. Above is the suspect in one attempted assault of a 32-year-old woman at West 184th Street and Broadway in Washington Heights at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday, June 12.
Blogs
April 20, 2011
New York Times Discovers 'Poor People' Who Golf
Corey Kilgannon is outdoing himself over at the New York Times City Room blog! Yesterday, he wrote of a real-life hobo he discovered roaming about Central Park, a cowboy-faced "ramblin' man" named Larry, lookin' "to hop a train outta here." Today we get the tale of two creative cousins from W ... More >>
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April 6, 2011
Today in El Diario: Rats take New York!
New York at the mercy of rats Although nobody is afraid of rats -- who shamelessly inhabit subway lines -- a group of public officials and activists fear that the situation could get out of hand this summer, the Spanish-language daily reports. With 75 percent fewer pest-control workers an ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2011
Rapist on the Prowl in Washington Heights
Alert: Scumbag predator in Washington HeightsCops have put out an alert for a guy accused of attempted rape in Washington Heights. The suspect, described as being bald and 5-10 to 6-0, followed a woman into her apartment building at about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday and forced his way into her apartment. ... More >>
News
March 9, 2011
Penguin Prison's Sylvan Terrace Home: Like Boardwalk Empire Without the Whores
A $1900/month rowhouse in Washington Heights
Blogs
January 24, 2011
Washington Heights Killer Sought
Suspect in Washington Heights stabbingCops released this photo of the suspect in the fatal stabbing of Juan Benito at about 8:25 p.m. Friday in front of 1553 St. Nicholas Avenue in Washington Heights. Benito, 26, was found stabbed in the thigh and was DOA at Harlem Hospital; he lived at 562 Wes ... More >>
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January 10, 2011
Murder, Murder, Murder, Drunk Driving
Assorted tragedies and screw-ups: • An 18-year-old black man was found dead in the wee hours Sunday at West 136th Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem. Cops found him at 3:10 a.m., shot "in his torso," as they put it. He was DOA at Harlem Hospital. Cops haven't released his name, and no one's be ... More >>
Blogs
November 7, 2010
Washington Heights Is Full of Shit
Washington Heights, the neighborhood in upper Manhattan, finished shittiest in the city's main borough in a Sanitation Department database of pooper-scooper violations reported today in the New York Post. Smelliest streets include Riverside Drive, Amsterdam Avenue, 179th and 160th. Overall Gl ... More >>
Blogs
June 21, 2010
Bad Trends: Unruly Youths Running Around Trying to Blow Stuff Up
Kids! Seems that old Drano explosives trend is kicking up again. According to the New York Post, seven of these makeshift bombs (soda bottles filled with Drano and bleach, or possibly aluminum foil) were planted outside a Washington Heights public school over the weekend. The Daily News repor ... More >>
News
March 24, 2010
New York's Ten Worst Landlords, Part 2
In a city of slumlords and broke-ass apartment buildings, these stand out.
Blogs
March 12, 2010
City Kids Getting All Stabby
A rash of stabbings have been reported around town: NY1 says Christopher Batres, 17, was stabbed by a fellow student at Newtown High School in Flushing this morning -- one Brian Goody, 16, is suspected -- and at the High School for Media and Communications in Washington Heights, a 16-year-ol ... More >>
Blogs
December 18, 2009
Our 10 Best Fried Chickens
Open 24 hours, New Caporal has long served the fried chicken needs of Hamilton Heights and Washington Heights, and its logo is a cowboy chick standing on a clump of foliage with a blazing pistol. Almost everybody loves fried chicken. The dish was brought to America by enslaved persons from W ... More >>
Blogs
November 10, 2009
Yes in My Backyard: Download Hollands' "Air Conditioned Heart"
Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Washington Heights freak-poppers Hollands are a cheery mix of folk, punk, and free-noise. Both frontman John-Paul Norpoth and violinist Jannina Barefield have laid down some sessions on various Akro ... More >>
Blogs
July 20, 2009
New York Down a Dog, Up Yet Another Pinkberry Pretender
VirtualErn/flickrGrub Street reports that just as another Papaya Dog has shuttered, one more Pinkberry imitator has spread its wings, preparing to fly head on into the fro-yo fracas. The downed Dog -- one of numerous Papaya King knockoffs littered throughout the city -- was located in Washington Hei ... More >>
Dining
May 13, 2009
Servants of Fish: A Taste of Seafood
Famous Harlem spot flounders, swims across the street
Voice Choices
April 8, 2009
BAROQUE BASH
Celebrating composers' anniversaries
News
April 1, 2009
The AIDS-Babies-as-Guinea-Pigs Story Is Finally Over. Right?
Celebrating composers' anniversaries
Blogs
November 11, 2008
Incredibly Cheap Eats -- Mambi
Celebrating composers' anniversaries
Blogs
October 10, 2007
Our Man Sietsema: 'Fried Yuca Puts French Fries to Shame'
Celebrating composers' anniversaries
Blogs
August 27, 2007
Orange V. Blue: Battle of the Pupuserias
Celebrating composers' anniversaries
Blogs
July 11, 2007
Tenants and Landlord Hit Pinnacle of a Dispute
Celebrating composers' anniversaries
Art
January 23, 2007
Adventures of a Barrio Girl
Rising star Quiara Alegria Hudes puts Washington Heights center stage in a new musical
Dining
December 19, 2006
A Restaurant With Balls
Mofongo comes of age in Inwood and Washington Heights
Blogs
December 14, 2006
Chowhounds on Sietsema Diss in Time Out
Mofongo comes of age in Inwood and Washington Heights
News
April 25, 2006
A Day Without White People
On May Day, the masses rose up in New York. But where were the white peaceniks?
Film
May 3, 2005
Kiddie-Contest Doc Dances Around Class, Gender Issues
On May Day, the masses rose up in New York. But where were the white peaceniks?
Specials
December 21, 2004
Letters
On May Day, the masses rose up in New York. But where were the white peaceniks?
NYC Life
August 31, 2004
The Mimosas
Renowned accordionist and scientist discuss neighborhood animal life
News
August 17, 2004
We Are All New Yorkers
Bush makes war on the city's immigrant neighborhoods
NYC Life
September 16, 2003
Dancing Shoes at Home
Bush makes war on the city's immigrant neighborhoods
Dance
September 2, 2003
Upcoming
Bush makes war on the city's immigrant neighborhoods
Film
May 6, 2003
Film
Bush makes war on the city's immigrant neighborhoods
Dining
February 4, 2003
Not Quite Utopia
Just Like Chili in Flushing's Murray Hill
NYC Life
January 7, 2003
Railroad Apartment in Tenement
Just Like Chili in Flushing's Murray Hill
NYC Life
October 15, 2002
Close Up On: Inwood
Just Like Chili in Flushing's Murray Hill
Film
July 30, 2002
Lost Dreams
Welcome to the Latino Gaze
NYC Life
July 23, 2002
Close Up On: Washington Heights
Welcome to the Latino Gaze
News
October 17, 2000
'Mujeres' Power
Tackling Cultural Taboos About Breast Cancer
News
January 18, 2000
Crashing the Party
Tackling Cultural Taboos About Breast Cancer
NYC Life
February 9, 1999
Stress Test
Food for thought
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