By Gregg McQueen View this post on Instagram A post shared by Manhattan Times (@manhattantimes) There’s still time. Public school students who want to choose in-person learning now have another opportunity to opt in. The city is opening a…
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Step up to STEM. The City College of New York (CCNY) STEM Institute will offer a free, all-day program to high schoolers this summer. Aimed at students interested in pursuing careers in the STEM fields, the program is also…
By Emily Nadal View this post on Instagram A post shared by Manhattan Times (@manhattantimes) Lenin Sánchez has lived in Washington Heights his whole life. Except for the two years he spent at boarding school in Georgia as a…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Uptown Collective (@uptowncollectiv) So, this is how it happened. This past Tuesday, I went to www.myconnectnyc.org at approximately 3:50 pm. I created my account and had an appointment for 4:45…
By Sherry Mazzocchi View this post on Instagram A post shared by Manhattan Times (@manhattantimes) Forgiveness is a two-way street. Alan Sidransky thinks a lot about forgiveness. The Washington Heights-based author just published Forgiving Stephen Redmond, the latest novel in…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Manhattan Times (@manhattantimes) Rep. Adriano Espaillat has tested positive for coronavirus, he announced on Twitter on Thursday. Espaillat said that he tested positive despite receiving both doses of the COVID-19…
It’s T-and-T time in Harlem. The popular grocery food chain Trader Joe’s has announced that is has signed a lease to open a 28,000-square-foot store on 125th Street in Harlem, joining Target, which is planning a 44,000-square-foot store as…
By Emily Nadal Photos: Cristóbal Vivar An Inwood building was rattled by a 4-alarm fire at 74 Post Avenue Tuesday evening. The blaze, which began at 7 p.m. and was brought under control by 11 p.m., devastated nearly half…
Cut costs, not kiosks. The city’s largest transit union is suing the MTA to block the elimination of 185 jobs for station agents, which would leave more than 400 subway stations unmanned for a portion of each day. TWU…
Story and photos by Debralee Santos As requested by many a reader, this article on the exquisite homemade drink known as coquito or ponche originally ran on Dec. 29th, 2010 and has proven a perennial favorite of the season.…