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Condo Residents Strive for Control in Strivers Gardens

Strivers Gardens, the 169-unit condominium on West 135th Street between St. Nicholas Avenue and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, is embroiled in controversy over its finances, its management and its residents’ rights.

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Sustainable Urban Farming Facing Winter

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church has turned unused land into an urban farm on which church members and volunteers have nurtured carrots, snap peas, beets, arugula, tomatoes and lettuce. The vegetables, however, aren’t planted in the actual soil, which is polluted. They grow in raised beds of dirt transported from outside Manhattan. “The lead in the [...]

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Trans-Woman Finds a Home in Ft. Washington Church

Genevieve Tatum is welcomed with open arms by Fort Washington Collegiate Church in Washington Heights.

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Northern Manhattan Parks Attracting Coyotes, Skunks

Animals including coyotes, skunks and raccoons are moving into the city from suburban areas in which their populations are too large.

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Musician Honors Son With Home-Style Jazz Performances

Musician Marjorie Eliot has been hosting free home-style jazz concerts in honor of her son who passed away 19 years ago.

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Bikram Yoga East Harlem Closes

Bikram Yoga East Harlem Closes from Turner G. Cowles on Vimeo.

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Manhattan Valley Seniors Venture Online

Community organization aims to connect seniors with the next generation by teaching them how to use social media. Many of Manhattan Valley’s elderly residents said, they want to see their family and friend’s pictures online, and are ready to learn.

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Word Up Bookstore Seeks Funds for New Space

Word Up Bookstore closed its doors in August. Today, the bookstore is engaged in an online crowdfunding campaign to finance a new building space.

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Family and Friends Remember Mohammed Bah

After Mohammed Bah was killed by police officers responding to a 911 call, relatives and neighbors remember him.

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WaHi Cats Controls Wild Cat Population

Wahi Cats has been rescuing and neutering the thousands of feral cats in the Washing Heights area since 2006.

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