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A few hard looks cost Mohamed Jalloh, 18, his life.
Jalloh escaped one of the most violent places on earth when he migrated to the United States seven years ago from then-war-torn Sierra Leone. As a refugee with his mother, Jalloh adapted well to life in New York City, and earned a degree from high school.
A last minute Community Board 12 vote to not support the renewal of a liquor license for Mamajuana Café has come too late.
Inwood
Medical Campus
EPA Honors NewYork-Presbyterian's Community Asthma Program
Roughly 30 parents, teachers and students rallied at Muscota New School in Inwood to protest for a teacher who was not granted tenure. PHOTO: Daniel P. Bader
Special education teacher Annamaria Flores’ eyes were red as she walked into work on Thu., June 24. She hugged a supporter and walked quickly into Muscota New School on Broadway and Academy Street.
When, by the rosiest assessments, only six in 10 students graduate from New York City high schools in just four years, and the high school drop out rate is over 13 percent, it’s an accomplishment to graduate. With all the distractions teens face, whether it’s the danger of drugs, gangs and violence or the lazy allure of video games and social networking, choosing to focus on school and academic achievement can be seen as a radical act of rebellion.
Wyatt Johnson, a former president of the Northern Manhattan Democrats for Change political club and a twice-elected judicial delegate, is running for the 72nd Assembly District. Johnson, who most recently worked with Dyckman Youth Enterprises, the organization that runs the Dyckman Basketball Tournament says he has collected more than the 500 signatures needed to make it onto the Democratic Primary ballot in September.
He can dribble, he can shoot. But until recently, William Rosales, 10, thought that the Dyckman Basketball tournament wasn’t meant for him.
Jenna Cardinale is the author of Journals, a chapbook from Coconut. Her poems have recently appeared in Listenlight, No Tell Motel, and Conversation Poetry Quarterly. She lives in Washington Heights with K. and a dog named Maybe.
Enter Next Door restaurant. The pink walls are lined with cartoon characters and one in the center stands out: a black rabbit in a yellow bowtie.
Is there a sparkle in the rabbit’s eye? Closer inspection reveals a small, white star in the pupil.
The building on the corner of Broadway and W. 158th Street has been some form of eatery since at least 1907, according to its current tenant, the owner of Coral Family Restaurant, Bobby Damourlianos. After emigrating from a small island in Greece, he bought the location, which was a Cuban restaurant at the time, in 1980.
On Fri., June 18, Corcoran Group Real Estate put a listing on its Web site for an open condo at 340 Cabrini Boulevard. Within two days, agent Nick Rafello had six appointments booked.
June 21 – June 26
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