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A Note to Northattan Readers Dissent Over Bike Lanes in East Harlem In East Harlem, Another Death to Mourn Mennonites Find an Unlikely Fit in Harlem Hunter College Seeks Its Place in East Harlem Neighborhood
 
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A Note to Northattan Readers

A note to our readers about the status of the Northattan website.

Dissent Over Bike Lanes in East Harlem

Dissent Over Bike Lanes in East Harlem

City Transportation Department plans to build protected bike lanes along First and Second avenues in East Harlem meet resistance from local residents and business owners.

In East Harlem, Another Death to Mourn

In East Harlem, Another Death to Mourn

Aaron Kobe Colllins, 28, was shot next to his family's apartment at the Wilson Houses in East Harlem.

Mennonites Find an Unlikely Fit in Harlem

Mennonites Find an Unlikely Fit in Harlem

In a neighborhood where churches take up a lot of real estate, a conservative Mennonite church finds an unlikely fit in Sugar Hill.

Hunter College Seeks Its Place in East Harlem Neighborhood

Hunter College Seeks Its Place in East Harlem Neighborhood

When Hunter College's School of Social Work moved uptown, it wanted to become "great neighbors." One semester in, Hunter is still figuring out what that means.

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A Note to Northattan Readers

01 January 2012

A note to our readers about the status of the Northattan website.

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Posted in East Harlem, Featured, Fort George, Hamilton Heights, Harlem, Inwood, Manhattan Valley, Manhattanville, Spanish Harlem, Washington Heights0 Comments

Dissent Over Bike Lanes in East Harlem

Dissent Over Bike Lanes in East Harlem

30 December 2011

City Transportation Department plans to build protected bike lanes along First and Second avenues in East Harlem meet resistance from local residents and business owners.

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Posted in By Neighborhood, East Harlem, Featured, Transportation0 Comments

As Violence Rises, a Sanctuary for East Harlem Women

As Violence Rises, a Sanctuary for East Harlem Women

26 December 2011

A recent study found that nearly a quarter of American women experienced domestic violence last year. The Violence Intervention Program is working to reduce these negative numbers.

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Posted in Crime, East Harlem, Education, Spanish Harlem0 Comments

In East Harlem, Another Death to Mourn

In East Harlem, Another Death to Mourn

23 December 2011

Aaron Kobe Colllins, 28, was shot next to his family's apartment at the Wilson Houses in East Harlem.

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Posted in By Neighborhood, Crime, East Harlem, Featured0 Comments

Mennonites Find an Unlikely Fit in Harlem

Mennonites Find an Unlikely Fit in Harlem

21 December 2011

In a neighborhood where churches take up a lot of real estate, a conservative Mennonite church finds an unlikely fit in Sugar Hill.

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Posted in By Neighborhood, Featured, Hamilton Heights, Harlem, Religion0 Comments

Hunter College Seeks Its Place in East Harlem Neighborhood

Hunter College Seeks Its Place in East Harlem Neighborhood

20 December 2011

When Hunter College's School of Social Work moved uptown, it wanted to become "great neighbors." One semester in, Hunter is still figuring out what that means.

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Posted in East Harlem, Education, Featured1 Comment

Park Advocates Uneasy over $7 Million Tennis Center Expansion Plan

Park Advocates Uneasy over $7 Million Tennis Center Expansion Plan

20 December 2011

Community activists from East Harlem and the South Bronx argue that the John McEnroe Tennis Academy should be more accessible for local people –- but the man himself says he shares the same goal.

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Posted in East Harlem, Featured, Spanish Harlem, Sports2 Comments

Uncertain Future for Wadleigh Secondary School

Uncertain Future for Wadleigh Secondary School

17 December 2011

Students and parents have their say as Wadleigh Middle School faces truncation, and eventual closure.

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Posted in Education, Featured, Harlem0 Comments

Film Industry Flocks to Morningside Heights’ Dream Location

Film Industry Flocks to Morningside Heights’ Dream Location

16 December 2011

From “Gossip Girl” to “Pan Am,” the Union Theological Seminary in Morningside Heights has become a dream location for film crews from across the country.

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Posted in Arts & Culture, Education, Morningside Heights, Religion, Video0 Comments

San Miguel Alcancel is one of more than a dozen “Botanicas” in Washington Heights that carries tea capable of inducing abortion. Photo by Russ Finkelstein/Northattan.

Washington Heights Woman Faces Rare Self-Abortion Charge

15 December 2011

New York City police have confirmed that they are trying to determine whether a woman terminated her pregnancy by drinking an herbal tea said to induce abortion, though they couldn’t release more specific information due to the pending investigation.

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Posted in By Neighborhood, Crime, Politics, Washington Heights0 Comments

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