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Immigration - Angela Fernandez, executive director of Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, said funding cuts are coming at the same time her offices are straining to keep up with the growing demand for immigration-related legal consultations.
by Gloria Pazmiño and Debralee Santos
Do more with less: that will be the challenging New Year’s resolution nonprofit organizations across the country will reckon with as governments at every level cut funding to close budget deficits.
The current crop of Columbia University students from Northern Manhattan receiving the Dyckman Institute Scholarship includes, from left, Aury Violeta Garcia, Patricia Candida Rojas, Christopher George Davidson and Jason Tejeda (not pictured). PHOTO: Mike Fitelson
Few young adults have the opportunity to receive an Ivy League education. Fewer are able to do it on the doorstep of their community.
That is the case of Dyckman Institute Scholarship recipients Aury Garcia, Christopher Davidson, Patricia Rojas, and Jason Tejeda, who received the award this year after being chosen to join a program that helps Inwood and Washington Heights students attend Columbia University.
Technology. Most of us have become willing slaves to it; some have even gone as far as claiming we cannot “live without it.”
Yet we seem to forget that there is still a portion of our community who has no access to a computer, and that some of them don’t have the skill or knowledge that allows them to navigate the Internet.
A Thu., Dec. 9 fire burned out several families and killed two family pets at 510 W. 218th St. across from Columbia University’s Baker Field. PHOTO: Deirdre Parker
An Inwood fire that ripped through several floors of an apartment building around 7:30 a.m. on Thu., Dec. 9 left families stranded in the cold, and claimed the lives of two pets at 510 W. 218th St. across from Columbia University’s Baker Field. A handful of residents and firefighters were treated for minor injuries.
City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, students, staff, and other elected officials rallied in front of City Hall Wed., Dec. 8 to protest the elimination of hundreds of classes from city community colleges.
City officials, students, and staff rallied in front of City Hall Wed., Dec. 8 to protest the elimination of hundreds of classes from city community colleges that would be lost due to budget cuts.
In recent years, enrollment at the 25 CUNY schools has increased about 43 percent while funding has steadily declined.
The annual reading of Clement Clarke Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” more commonly called “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” will be held at the Church of the Intercession on W. 155th Street on Sun., Dec. 19. In 2007 the celebrity reader was Wynton Marsalis. Photo: Leo Sorel, Trinity Wall Street.
It was Christmas morning almost a hundred years ago when a group of Sunday school children marched out of the Gothic style church at the corner of Broadway and W. 158th Street. Along they went, singing Christmas carols and carrying a wreath as they made their way towards the river and through the gates into Trinity Cemetery.
Michael Tselman, left, asks a fire fighter if he should climb down a ladder because the apartment next door at 255 Cabrini Blvd. is on fire. He exited down the stairs when fire fighters told him it was safe. There were no reported injuries due to the fire just after 12:30 p.m. on Sun., Dec. 12. PHOTO: Mike Fitelson
A fire broke out in an eighth-floor apartment of 255 Cabrini Blvd. a little after 12:30 p.m. on Sun., Dec. 12; no injuries were reported.
Members of Global Energy Efficiency, an Inwood-based company, shared energy tips with customers and store representatives at C-Town at 1016 St. Nicholas Ave. on Sat., Dec. 4.
text and photos by Laura Gabby
What happens when what’s good for the environment is also good for the bottom line and what’s good for the bottom line is also backed by customer support?
When it comes to supermarkets, the economics may be aligning with the earth after all.
Stop and refuel.
It can be a challenge to make time during the day to properly nourish yourself with real food rather than a quick bite or a vending machine snack. Harder still to feed yourself the kind of hot meal that is seasoned, satisfying, and delicious, the sort of dish that you might make at home if you had the time – or the right caldero.
Franz Alt, who turned 100 last month, and his wife Annice ascribe his longevity in part to long walks, such as a hike of Mount Mitchell in North Carolina, the highest point east of the Mississippi, he took in May. PHOTO: Stuart Mills
by Nancy Bruning
On Nov. 30, long-time Washington Heights resident Franz Alt turned 100. Considering the life expectancy for a white, American male is 75, this sounds pretty good to me. Fifty years ago, comedian Mel Brooks’ fictional character, the 2,000 Year-old Man, shared his secret: “I nevah, evah eat fried foods – I wouldn't touch it. I wouldn't look at it. Gimme a peach or a plum or a nectarine." While this seems like sound advice, even coming from a fictional person, what, I wondered, was the real-life Franz’ secret to longevity?
Bob Malsberger was part of the Columbia University crew team that repainted the Columbia C in 1963, which was covered in the Daily News.
In reference to your article about the Columbia C, it was repainted in 1963 by members of the '67 freshman lightweight crew, myself included, who went on to an undefeated season and an Eastern Sprint championship. I have a pdf of the Columbia Daily Spectator article about it, as well as a picture that was featured in the NY Daily News. I'd be happy to forward them to you if you send your email address.
Great article, by the way.
Bob Malsberger
contributed by Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer
In Manhattan, neighborhood power begins at the grass roots. Community boards are the first line of democracy for borough residents, because they offer New Yorkers a voice in decisions that determine the future of our communities. But they’re only as strong as the people who serve on them, and that’s why I’m encouraging readers to think seriously about joining their local board. The application process for next year is beginning now, and there is an upcoming meeting at my offices offering information about the application process and the responsibilities of being board members. If you’re interested, please check out this meeting (listed below) on Jan. 6.
As long as anyone can remember, a star has graced the water tower at Hudson View Gardens, the sprawling Tudor-style co-op complex on Pinehurst Avenue designed by Dr. Charles Paterno and completed in 1924.
text and photos by Mike Fitelson
This year the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center is a 74-foot-tall Norway Spruce topped with a Swarovski crystal star. Many consider it to be the centerpiece of the borough’s Christmas spirit.
December 6 – December 11
We began the week with a recap and slideshow of the Off the Map Market, held at Bread & Yoga (4951 Broadway @ 207th Street) on December 4. No worries if you missed this hyper-local extravaganza because the function will also take place on Sat., Dec. 18 at Audubon Partnership (513 W. 207th Street) from 3to 9 p.m.
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