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photos by qphotonyc.com
Some things just belong to summer. Hot days, muggy nights, ice cream trucks and sidewalk cafes.
A dead young tree on W. 212th Street. This summer’s
near-record heat and lower than average rainfall has threatened the
city’s street trees, which rely on rainfall for the bulk of their
water. The Parks Department is encouraging the community to adopt a
tree by watering it regularly, and weeding its tree pit. PHOTO: Daniel P. Bader
It’s a sunny hot day on Academy Street in Inwood. Heat radiates up from the pavement and down from the sun above, the only relief is from small pools of shade cast onto the sidewalks planted this spring through the city’s MillionTrees program.
Angelina Ramirez, a senior manager at American Express, has accepted the job as the new executive director of the Washington Heights BID.
The Washington Heights Business Improvement District has a new executive director.
Inwood
Ydanis Rodriguez protests Empire State Building’s refusal to honor Mother Teresa
Members of Venture Crew Troop 729 hiking the Hadrian's Wall Trail across northern England.
Seventeen members of Venture Crew Troop 729 have just returned from completing the 84-mile Hadrian’s Wall Trail, a foot path that crosses northern England.
Voting on a new machine
It’s about as simple as voting can get. The Board of Elections has been touring Northern Manhattan for the last week demonstrating its new voting machines, which are essentially computer scanners that read a paper ballot that voters fill out.
The Audubon Partnership for Economic Development is selling their "Off the Map" t-shirts at their office on Post Avenue and in stores throughout Inwood.
Call it a protest. Call it a jab at the rest of Manhattan. Call it pride in the neighborhood. Call it the latest neighborhood t-shirt to hit Northern Manhattan.
If you live in Washington Heights or Inwood and are a Twitter.com user, you’ve probably seen some tweets from Montilla's 159 Real Estate Principle Broker Milton Coste.
Commuters racing through the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal may now have reason to pause and reflect – on something with as much depth and breadth as human nature.
by Lin-Manuel Miranda
“Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? – every, every minute?”
by Tammy McKillip
Summer is winding down to a close, folks, so be sure to take advantage of these last minute opportunities to spend quality time with your family and WaHI neighbors.
August 16 – August 21
Did you know that on Sun., Aug. 15 a large contingent of about 400 young folks, from across the city, converged on the tail end of Dyckman Fields for an impromptu block party called the 40 Oz Bounce? The fact that this event was promoted and conducted by the 40 Oz crew using Twitter, Facebook, their extensive social media network and word of mouth, makes the function that more remarkable.
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