Local Nursing Home Braces for Budget Cuts
Greater Harlem Nursing Home fears its quality of care will suffer from proposed Medicare and Medicaid reductions.
Greater Harlem Nursing Home fears its quality of care will suffer from proposed Medicare and Medicaid reductions.
Young uptown professionals remain energized by the Obama presidency.
After a big primary win, Ydanis Rodriguez cruised to victory on election day in the 10th Disctrict City Council race.
Uptowners largely backed Bill Thompson in the mayoral race, while Michael Bloomberg narrowly won a third term.
*2009 data based on AP preliminary statistics with 98% of precincts reporting
The Uptowner staff caught up with residents of Harlem, East Harlem, Inwood and Washington Heights on Election Day. Some chose to vote; some declined. They explain why, and which mayoral candidate they favor, in this audio slideshow.
Nov. 3, 2009: Uptown votes. Or not. from cecile d on Vimeo.
The House ethics inquiry into Congressman Charles Rangel grinds on, leaving political pundits, pollsters, 15th District residents, and other Representatives scrambling to assess the Representative’s future amid a wildly shifting political climate.
Washington Heights has battled the closure of the Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office, but the Postal Service has still not signed a new long-term lease.
A new campaign hopes pastors will help inform the Latino population about the 2010 Census, but they will need convincing first.
With Columbia University’s disputed expansion underway, West Harlem residents and New York City planners are bracing for development by working on a rezoning plan for the rest of the neighborhood.