Community News by Dan P. Bader Inwood Three injured in July 28 Nagle Avenue Shooting According to police, three people were shot during a dispute that boiled into a fight in the early hours of Tue., July 28. Deputy Inspector Andrew Capul, commander of the 34th Police Precinct, only gave preliminary information, saying that the incident took place at 12:30 a.m. on Nagle Avenue near Ellwood Street. The night clerk of the Ellwood Food Corp., near where the altercation took place, said the shots were loud, but he didn’t know beforehand that anything was going on outside. Officials confirm rabies case in Northern Manhattan A raccoon caught on Payson Avenue near Inwood Hill Park earlier this month is the first confirmed case of rabies in Manhattan in recent memory. Northern Parks Administrator Jennifer Hoppa said Animal Care and Control confirmed July 27 that a raccoon suspected of having rabies tested positive for the disease. Hoppa warned against panicking, and said that one case of the disease does not mean that all animals in the park are infected. She and the Urban Park Rangers urged caution to anyone who comes in contact with a wild animal, and to report strange or unusual behavior of individual animals. Hoppa said that just because a raccoon or skunk is out during the day does not necessarily mean that it is sick. Dog owners should make sure their animals are vaccinated and kept on a leash. Police search for two men in July 18 shooting According to 34th Police Precinct Commander Andrew Capul, bullets were fired during a dispute between two 18-year-old Hispanic men on Sherman Avenue July 18. “We believe three shots were fired,” Capul said. But no one was injured. “Both the victim and the perpetrator fled,” he added. Detectives are trying to find both men for questioning. Washington Heights Body found on Harlem River Drive Police are investigating an unidentified body found on Harlem River Drive near the W. 155th Street exit on July 28. Department of Transportation workers found the corpse on a grassy area near the exit at approximately 8 a.m. Police are waiting for the medical examiner’s report before deciding if the deceased might have been a crime victim.  Name of driver killed in police chase identified
According to news reports, the driver of the silver Cadillac who took police on a wild chase around Northern Manhattan before being shot to death on July 22 was 28-year-old Maximo Pequero. Pequero, known by the nickname “Flaco,” was shot in the neck by an officer after Flaco’s car was cornered on W. 188th Street. Police said Flaco gunned the engine of the vehicle and an officer, feeling threatened, fired one shot into the windshield of the car. The Daily News reported that a witness had captured the whole thing on video and handed the phone over to police at the scene, ostensibly to recreate what happened, only to have the phone returned to him erased. Police internal affairs is investigating the claim. Calls to the police to determine the names of the other three men arrested after being pulled out of the Cadillac were not returned by press time. Police believe the victim of a drug deal gone bad had lied to the officers who initiated the chase, saying he had been robbed at gunpoint. Northern Manhattan National Night Out against crime is Aug. 4 National Night Out, America's annual night out against crime, is Tue., Aug. 4. The free event for children and families will have food, music, arts and crafts, prizes, games, and gifts. Locations: 34th Precinct from 3-7pm at Wallenberg Playground on W. 189th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. 33rd Precinct from 1- 6pm at Wright Brothers Playground on W. 156th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue.  Schneiderman to hold town hall meeting State Senator Eric Schneiderman will host a town hall meeting on Aug. 6 at 6:30 p.m. to address any community or senate concerns his constituents have. The location of the meeting is Broadway Housing Communities at 583 Riverside Dr., corner of W. 135th Street, 7th Floor. The day after the meeting, Aug. 7, the senator will host an open house from 5-8pm at his new office at 5030 Broadway. Beat the heat – local cooling stations during heat advisories Cothoa Luncheon Club Senior Center
2005 Amsterdam Ave. btw. W. 159th and W. 160th Sts.
212-781-6580
8am-4pm Fort Washington Houses Senior Center
99 Ft. Washington Ave. btw. W. 163 and W. 164 Sts.
212-927-5600
8:30am-4:30pm ARC XVI Fort Washington Senior Center
4111 Broadway (enter on W. 174 St.)
212-781-5700
8:30am-4:30pm Agudath Moriah Luncheon Senior Center
90 Bennett Ave. btw. W. 184 and W. 186 Sts.
212-923-5715
8:30am-4:30pm Star Senior Center
650 W. 187th St. btw. Wadsworth Ave. and Broadway
212-781-8331
8am-4pm YM-YWHA of Washington Heights-Inwood
54 Nagle Ave. btw. Ellwood St. and Hillside Ave.
212-569-6200
9am-4:30pm Rain Inwood Senior Center
84 Vermilyea Ave. btw. W. 204 and Academy Sts.
212-567-3200
8am-4pm Dyckman Senior Center
3754 10th Ave. in the Dyckman Houses near W. 201st St.
212-569-7790
8:30am-4:30pm Audubon Partnership for Economic Development
513 W. 207th St. at Post Ave. 212-544-2400
9am-5pm Isabella Visiting Nurse Service Center
5073 Broadway btw. W. 216th and W. 218th Sts.
212-304-0198 or 212-567-6152
9am-5pm Assemblyman Espaillat endorses Kirsten Gillibrand for Senate
New York State Assembly Member Adriano Espaillat, the first Dominican elected to state-wide office in the United States, has endorsed Kirsten Gillibrand for her run at a full term as the junior senator from New York. Espaillat, one of the state’s leading immigrant advocates, said that he was convinced that Sen. Gillibrand would support comprehensive and compassionate immigration reform in the United States Senate. " She's proving to be a Senator that will listen to the concerns of the Dominican community and all New Yorkers. She understands the contributions every community makes to our state as a whole and will be a leader on achieving comprehensive immigration reform,” Espaillat said in a written statement. Gillibrand has mounted an aggressive campaign to assure Latino legislators in New York State that she is an advocate of humane immigration policies. Among her first acts as a member of the Senate was to call on Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to end the warrantless raids of the homes of undocumented immigrants. City Wide Council expected to pass bill allowing bikes in buildings A bill that the City Council is expected to sign into law would require buildings to allow bicyclists to bring their bikes inside and up to their workspaces. The bill, sponsored by Brooklyn City Council Member and New York City Comptroller candidate David Yassky, would not require buildings to provide bike storage, just to allow employees to wheel their rides inside.
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