Long lines are a consistent presence outside a MedRite Urgent Care center in Inwood, the only storefront option for COVID testing in Manhattan north of West 181st Street. A van from the city’s Health and Hospital Corporation serves the area, but community advocates and elected officials say that’s not enough for more than 87,000 residents. […]
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PHOTOS: Manhattan Seniors Get Their Shot at Hope as COVID-19 Vaccinations Hit Home
Maritza Cadrera put her hand on the shoulder of her 93-year-old mother, Antonia Villanueva, to comfort the resident of Wien House in Inwood while she received her second dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday. “It brings us closer to normalcy,” Cadrera told THE CITY after Villanueva was vaccinated inside one of the Nagle […]
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Privately Managed City Parks Tennis Courts Lunge Ahead of Phase 3 Reopening
Sidelined tennis players are calling “fault” on the city Parks Department, whose courts will remain padlocked through July 6 even as it allows privately managed courts on its property to reopen. Seven of the 10 red clay courts inside Manhattan’s Riverside Park reopened Monday, according to Mike McIntyre, executive director of the Riverside Clay Tennis […]
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Curfew Confusion: Some ‘Essential’ Medical Workers Can’t Cross Police Barricades
Taylor Shubert just wanted to get home. Two different police forces told him he couldn’t, turning his typically 20-minute commute into a two-hour odyssey, five miles north of the curfew-driven traffic restrictions that went into effect south of 96th Street Monday evening. After a late shift at Metropolitan Hospital on 97th street in East Harlem, […]
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Senior Centers Scramble to Serve Hungry Elders Staying Home Over Coronavirus
Additional reporting by Josefa Velasquez Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. At the Open Door Senior Center in Manhattan’s Chinatown, the Ping-Pong room is usually so packed that there’s often a 20-minute wait to play on one of three tables. […]
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Judge Nixes Inwood Rezoning, Siding With Locals Against Mayoral Building Plan
Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. In a major blow to a high-profile neighborhood rezoning plan from Mayor Bill de Blasio, a judge on Thursday struck down land use changes in Inwood approved by the City Council last year. The […]
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Embattled Community Board Leader Steps Aside After Bias Case
Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. The chair of a Manhattan community board accused of gender bias suddenly dropped his bid for re-election Tuesday night — just before a scheduled vote. Richard Lewis had planned to run again to lead […]
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Counting on Old Uptown Playbook for Citywide Census Success
The last time America took stock of itself, Washington Heights and Inwood beat the odds. On paper, the adjoining neighborhoods were deemed “hard to count” by federal Census officials. With high numbers of low-income people, households with a single parent and residents who don’t speak English, it appeared probable the area would have a subpar […]
Posted inEconomy
La Marina Cleared to Reopen With New Identity and Ownership
The verdict is in: The La Marina site will be back in business by summer’s end. After a months-long bankruptcy battle, a judge has cleared the former owners of the Inwood waterfront hotspot to transfer ownership to new operators, who plan to open a new eatery there in about three weeks, they told THE CITY. […]
Posted inEconomy
La Marina Closes in on Reopening Under Brother Jimmy’s
La Marina is one step closer to becoming a waterfront Brother Jimmy’s. The owners of the embattled uptown hotspot have received approval to reorganize and reopen under the management of the southern food chain, a bankruptcy hearing revealed Monday. The plan earned a unanimous okay from the owners’ 20 creditors, who are collectively owed more […]