Step right in. Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a pair of bills designed to remove red tape and help new bars, restaurants and other alcoholic beverage businesses to open more quickly. On December 22, Hochul signed a bill that…
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On track. Securing a Reduced-Fare MetroCard just got a whole lot easier, after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) launched an online application process this week that allows transit riders to apply for a card through the MTA’s website. The…
By Gregg McQueen Lieutenant Paramedic Anthony Almojera has lived through the nightmare. He is still haunted by the memory of marathon shifts during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. During March and April 2020, calls for 911 assistance reached…
A major overhaul is planned for the Dyckman Farmhouse in Inwood. Built around 1784 by William Dyckman, the structure is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan and currently houses a museum. On November 10, the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance,…
By Gregg McQueen “Every time we had an opportunity to walk here, we did,” said Carmen De La Rosa, of the many hours as a child spent at the Anne Loftus playground with her family. “We are really fortunate…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Uptown Collective (@uptowncollectiv) For years, scientists have worked to understand the changes that occur in trees and shrubs during autumn. Although we don’t know all the details, we do know…
By Gregg McQueen View this post on Instagram A post shared by Manhattan Times (@manhattantimes) The white-tailed hawk is a large bird of prey typically found throughout the tropical and subtropical climes of the Americas. These days, you can…
By Gregg McQueen Franco Gaskin has given to the streets for over three decades. Now it’s the community’s turn. Gaskin, a prolific muralist and artist better known in Northern Manhattan as “Franco the Great” or “the Picasso of Harlem,”…
An all-Black infantry regiment during World War I, the Harlem Hellfighters spent 191 days in combat, more than any other American regiment. But they will wait no longer for new high honors. Members of New York’s Congressional delegation have…
By Sherry Mazzocchi While New York City’s population grew by 629,000 in the past decade, preliminary U.S. Census numbers reveal that the population of Washington Heights and Inwood got smaller, older, and whiter. According to 2020 Census data tabulated…