Bluey the Car Gets New Orleans-Style Funeral in Inwood | DNAinfo
By Sherry Mazzocchi | Special to DNAinfo.com New York To some, Bluey was just the rotting carcass of a car that’s been rusting on Inwood’s streets for years. To others, the beaten up 1982 Honda Civic was an uptown institution. And the vehicle’s legions of fans turned out in their dozens this weekend to give [...]
Nail Art Splashes Onto the NYC Scene | DNAinfo
By Nikhita Venugopal, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer INWOOD — Nail art is painting the town this season, with funky colors and designs beating out the single-color look on hands across the city. The Nail Lounge in Inwood has been using the nail as a canvas for almost three years. Owner Qiana Aviles said she believes nail art [...]
Darling Coffee Serves Up Local Coffee with Local Flavors in Inwood | DNAinfo
By Carla Zanoni, DNAinfo Social Media Editor INWOOD — For one Inwood couple, food, hospitality, and a love of butter has always been in their families’ blood. So when the two decided to go into business together, creating a coffee house where they could bring together these elements and offer them to their community seemed [...]
Little League Named for Slain Cop Michael Buczek Opens Season With a Parade | DNAinfo
By Paul Lomax Cops and kids marched through Washington Heights to honor the memory of an officer slain in the line of duty 24 years ago — and to kick of the season of a baseball league named in his honor. The parade featured players from the Michael Buczek Little League, which is named for [...]
Take the A Train for 20 Year Jazz Tradition in the Heights | DNAinfo
By Paul Lomax WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Rain or shine, those in the know get the A train to hear jazz in Washington Heights every Sunday. While new places to hear live music pop up almost weekly in this fast-changing neighborhood, jazz lovers from around the world have been flocking to Marjorie Eliot’s living room for [...]
Inwood Club Brings ’90s Music Back With Retro Dance Parties | DNAinfo
By Carla Zanoni, DNAinfo Social Media Editor INWOOD — For uptown party planner Sasha Inoa, music at many nightclubs has become stale with the same songs played over and over again, regardless of the venue. So when she had the chance to start a party at Inwood newcomer Negro Claro, she decided to turn to [...]
Free Wi-Fi Proposed for Uptown Parks | DNAinfo
By Carla Zanoni, DNAinfo Social Media Editor UPPER MANHATTAN — The Parks Department plans to launch a new initiative to bring Wi-Fi to Upper Manhattan parks. The department is currently looking into the feasibility of connecting the parks and plans to roll out some of the service between this summer and the fall of 2013, [...]
Historic Millrose Games Takes Victory Lap in New Washington Heights Home | DNAinfo
By Carla Zanoni WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Thousands of track and field fans trekked uptown over the weekend to celebrate and honor the sport’s best athletes and welcome the 105th annual Millrose Games to its new home. The sold-out crowd attended the event at the packed New Balance Armory Track Center on Fort Washington Avenue and [...]
Inwood Couple Looks to Start Local Flea Market | DNAinfo
By Carla Zanoni INWOOD — Brooklyn Flea, watch out: Inwood is about to get its own local flea market. Started by a local couple as a way to raise funds for the Inwood businesses ruined during a massive fire last month, the market is making a trial run with two dates in February and hopes [...]
PS 187 Principal Cynthia Chory Believes in the Positive Power of Community | DNAinfo
By Carla Zanoni When PS 187 Hudson Cliff Principal Cynthia Chory is asked how many children she has had, her answer is surprising. “I have three I go home to at night and 800 in the building during the day,” she said. Chory prides herself on a personal connection with the children who attend her [...]
Word Up Bookstore Signs Lease to Rent Broadway Space Through May | DNAinfo
By Carla Zanoni, DNAinfo Social Media Editor WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Read on, uptown. Washington Heights’ pop-up bookstore has signed a lease for its Broadway location through May. After months of operating rent-free, community bookstore Word Up entered into a contract with landlord Vantage Properties Monday for its space at 4157 Broadway, according to organizer Veronica [...]
Church to House Bread and Yoga’s Studio After Inwood Fire | DNAinfo
By Serena Solomon A yoga studio devastated in a recent Inwood fire is able to resume its adult classes — with the help of a little divine intervention. Bread and Yoga has found a temporary location for its adult yoga classes inside Holy Trinity Church with its first class scheduled for tonight. The business was [...]
Washington Heights Beauty Prepares for Miss New York USA Pageant | DNAinfo
By Serena Solomon While some potential beauty queens take hours preparing for competition, Merlix Ventura took years. A self-confessed brat, Ventura’s mom banned her from beauty pageants as a 5-year-old for being too demanding. But now, 16 years later, the more composed 21-year-old’s dream is close to coming true. Ventura will be competing in the [...]
Inwood Fire Leaves Yoga Instructor Determined to Rise From Ashes | DNAinfo
By Carla Zanoni INWOOD — As the Inwood community continues to grieve the dramatic fire that devastated a suite of mom and pop businesses on Broadway, the owner a popular yoga studio is quickly working to get locals back on their mats. Marcela Xavier watched her Bread and Yoga studio go up in flames on [...]
Pinball Wizards Flip for WaHi Tournament | DNAinfo
By Paul Lomax WAHI — Tommy would be proud. Pinball powerhouses from all over North America rolled into Washington Heights this past weekend to try to bump off the competition in the inaugural Pinball Open. New neighborhood restaurant Le Chéile opened its doors to over 200 people for the first of what organizers hope to [...]
Pit Bull Abandoned on Thanksgiving Looks For a Home | DNAinfo
By Carla Zanoni INWOOD — Uptown dog lovers are working feverishly to find a new home for an abandoned pit bull that was discovered chained outside a popular Dyckman Street restaurant early Thanksgiving morning. The dog, which rescuers named Inwood Sandy, was discovered shaking and cowering on the street during the early morning hours on [...]
Pop-Up Bookstore Negotiating Longer Stay in WaHi | DNAinfo
By Paul Lomax WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Maybe this won’t be the final chapter. Popular pop-up bookstore Word Up is negotiating with its landlord to stick around through December and possibly into next year, one of the shop’s creators told DNAinfo. “We’re talking to the property company now so we can extend our stay through December [...]
Parkour Fans Take Leap in Fort Tryon Park | DNAinfo
By Paul Lomax WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — The opening sequence of the movie “Casino Royale” left fans mesmerized. Daniel Craig, as James Bond, ran, somersaulted and leapt his way through construction sites and across a high-rise crane to catch the bad guy. But the acrobatics aren’t limited to 007. Uptown stunt junkies are practicing the freestyle [...]
March For Justice in Police Shooting Death of John Collado | DNAinfo
By Patrick Wall and Tom Liddy INWOOD — Dozens of protesters marched down Broadway Saturday afternoon to protest the police shooting death of Inwood grandfather John Collado. The march, led by Collado’s family, wound its way from his house onPost Avenueto the 34th Precinct stationhouse in Washington Heights. “Justice! Go! Go! John Collado! Live! Live!” they [...]
Thousands of Revelers Brave Rain to Celebrate Dominican Pride | DNAinfo.com
By Paul Lomax, Carla Zanoni and Tom Liddy MANHATTAN — More than 100,000 revelers braved a sopping-wet Sunday to celebrate the Dominican Day Parade, donning colorful outfits and dancing to music despite the dreary skies. The festivities had been pushed back until 1:15 p.m. due to the torrential rain that has been soaking the city, [...]
Bette Midler Honored for Work on Upper Manhattan's Parks | DNAinfo
By Paul Lomax WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Last night in Washington Heights Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined the Fort Tryon Park Trust in honoring Hollywood star Bette Midler for her work through the non-profit New York Restoration Project that has rejuvenated the parks of Northern Manhattan. Midler was presented with a silver tree spade, designed by Miguel [...]
Washington Heights Mourns Beloved Fried Chicken Joint – DNAinfo
By Carla Zanoni DNAinfo Reporter/Producer WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — In New York City, restaurants come and restaurants go. But when a beloved neighborhood haunt that has been serving up delectable dishes for after school and late night cravings for years serves its last meal, a neighborhood mourns. And so it was when New Caporal Fried Chicken [...]
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