BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Say it ain’t so. The far right comes to the Heights. That’s right people; White Supremacist group Identity Evropa came Uptown to Fort Tryon Park on Saturday, July 28 after staging a provocation downtown at…
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Inwood Rezoning Community Forum Wednesday, August 1, 2018 – 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Washington Heights Academy (202 Sherman Avenue) Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer will hold an Inwood Rezoning Community Forum on…
Story and photos by Gregg McQueen It’s just days away. The City Council’s decision on the Inwood rezoning is expected to come in early August. And on Tuesday, city officials took to an Inwood rooftop to announce a pilot…
#AbolishICE is a viable plan and I'm proud to join @repmarkpocan @RepJayapal to introduce #AbolishICE legislation after July 4th that would make this a reality. https://t.co/mXZg0JVQyF via @voxdotcom — Adriano Espaillat (@RepEspaillat) June 29, 2018 We invite you to…
By Gregg McQueen The BP is not OK with the plan. Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer has issued her recommendation to the City Planning Commission (CPC) on the proposed Inwood rezoning, voting no with conditions. In her April 26…
Story and photos by Sherry Mazzocchi Video by Sherry Mazzocchi and Michael Scully It was not just any Sunday stroll. U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat took elected officials and community members on a walking tour this Sun., Mar. 18th of…
BY Sherry Mazzocchi In a sweeping presentation to a packed auditorium, Congressman Adriano Espaillat reiterated support for “truly affordable housing” in Inwood. Espaillat convened the town hall on Mon., Mar. 12th at the Washington Heights Academy. The Congressman, who…
By Rep. Adriano Espaillat In 2016, the city of New York built or preserved 21,963 affordable apartments, making it the best year for advancing affordable housing the city has seen in decades. While our city’s progress on this important…
1st African-American Congresswoman. Founding member of @OfficialCBC. 1st major-party and 1st African-American candidate to bid for the U.S. presidency. Now, let's make her the 1st African-American Congresswoman with a statue in @uscapitol. #ChisholminUSCapitol pic.twitter.com/VuovMANIh8 — Adriano Espaillat (@RepEspaillat) January…
This week the crew is joined by the first Dominican-American elected to the United States Congress, Uptown’s own Adriano Espaillat.…