Helping Ex-Cons Start Over
Diana Ortiz spent 22 years in prison. Today, she is helping ex-cons get employed and back on their feet at Exodus Transitional Community.
December 30, 2009 | Posted in Community | Read More »
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December, 2009
La Marqueta Tries New Recipe for Success, Once Again
On a regular weekday, the stretch of Park Avenue between 111th and 116th Streets in East Harlem is all but deserted, with four passers-by at most. Blocks away from the newly opened Costco, two brightly painted buildings sit under the Metro-North railroad tracks. Only one is open, welcoming visitors with a sign spelling La Marqueta [...]
Getting By, One Can at a Time
Hundreds of can collectors rummage through trash on uptown streets, hoping to trade aluminum, plastic or glass for cash.
Harlem Organization Takes New Approach to Fighting HIV/AIDS
An organization started a “zone-based approach” to fighting HIV/AIDS, with encouraging results.
December 16, 2009 | Posted in Health | Read More »
Have a Multiculti Holiday: Three Festivals Uptown
This holiday season, Uptowners gather to celebrate a variety of festivals. Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Three Kings Day are just a few.
Uptowners Witness Crime Rates Falling
Uptowners prove to be more perceptive than the average American in assessing crime rates.
Harlem Rokku Mi Rokka: One Block, A Trove of West African Music
African music has percolated into indie rock; three stores on W. 116th Street spread the sound.
Robberies Decline in Washington Heights, Despite Recent Bank Heist
Even with last week’s robbery at a Washington Heights Bank of America, robberies have steadily decreased in the area, a community once plagued by crime.
December 15, 2009 | Posted in Community | Read More »
Uptowners, Police Clash Over Quality of Life Complaints
34th Precinct residents say police don’t respond to minor neighborhood crimes; police claim that’s not true.
Overage Students Gain Ground with Personalized Programs
About 65 percent of the city’s high school droupouts were overage when they began ninth grade, according to a 2008 study from the Office of Accountability in the Department of Education.
