Cheryl Pahaham, Phil Simpson, Ava Farkas and Paloma Lara wrote an outstanding piece in the NY Daily News with the apt title: The right way to rezone Inwood: The city failed in its responsibility to address local concerns and…
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By Gregg McQueen The din on Dyckman was real. Christmas came early this year for Inwood residents who oppose the city’s attempt to rezone their neighborhood. Word came on December 19 that Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Verna Saunders had…
Words: Riquelmy Sosa Photo: @shot_bystrech View this post on Instagram A post shared by Riquelmy | Changemaker (@riquisosa) on Dec 18, 2019 at 5:01pm PST Yesterday, I watched my kids fumble over the Amazon catalog wedged in…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cole Thompson (@inwood_cole) on Dec 20, 2019 at 5:39am PST “Incomplete, superficial.” A Manhattan Supreme Court judge has struck down the city’s attempt to rezone Inwood, saying that the City…
Words: Riquelmy Sosa View this post on Instagram A post shared by Eyeshootnyc (@eyeshootnyc) on Oct 3, 2019 at 7:03am PDT In the summer, I spent my Saturdays lounging in an unbalanced brown and ivory couch covered…
Words: Riquelmy Sosa I could feel the swaying of her nightgown shadowing in behind me and with each step of her gliding feet, I pushed the clothes further down the barrel of the washing machine. I inched my way…
A blockbuster new report paints a damning picture of how city-led rezonings in the past have led to the displacement of a significant number of Black and Latino residents of those neighborhoods. The study also emphasizes the crucial need…
Words: Riquelmy Sosa Photo: @shot_bystrech View this post on Instagram A post shared by Riquelmy | Changemaker (@riquisosa) on Nov 27, 2019 at 4:45am PST I woke up to the rapid vibrations of hushed voices piercing my pillow. Before…
BY Riquelmy Sosa View this post on Instagram A post shared by Riquelmy | Changemaker (@riquisosa) on Nov 20, 2019 at 4:22am PST In a freshly pressed, buttoned-down white collar shirt barely visible underneath a green blazer, I walked…
Community, Displacement, and The Arts: 400 Years to the Future Sat, December 7, 2019 – 11 AM to 5 PM Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center 530 West 166th Street 5th Floor NoMAA presents a day of professional development & networking…