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Northattan

Multimedia stories from Manhattan's northern neighborhoods

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Elevator Art Lifts Spirits

by Edward Chun on 01/13/2010

Dwindling Parish Drives New Outreach

by Kethevane Gorjestani on 12/18/2009

Human Remains Found in Washington Heights

by Kethevane Gorjestani on 12/15/2009

Christmas Lights Feel Economic Downturn

by Kethevane Gorjestani on 12/12/2009

VIDEO: Law Graduates To The Rescue

by Nusha Balyan on 12/11/2009

Community Board 12 Chooses New Chair

by Edward Chun on 12/11/2009

VIDEO: Got Graffiti? See Bruce

by Jennifer Howard on 11/30/2009

Good Hair

by Edward Chun on 11/05/2009

Dominicans Urged Not to Vote in Mayor’s Race

by Kethevane Gorjestani on 11/03/2009

Guard Stabbed to Death Outside Local Restaurant

by Sarah Fitzpatrick on 10/27/2009

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VIDEO: NYC's Bedbug Detectives

VIDEO: NYC's Bedbug Detectives

With bedbug reports up 47 percent this year, New York City has been scrambling to get the epidemic under control. Getting rid of the bugs can take weeks and cost several thousand dollars. Mary Plummer and Bradley Gallo report on the city’s newest solution: bedbug dogs. [ ... ]

VIDEO: Last Stop for Subway Cars

VIDEO: Last Stop for Subway Cars

The MTA artificial reef program takes worn out subway cars and drops them onto the ocean floor. Over 2,400 cars have been sunk off the coasts of six states, from New Jersey to Georgia. It may sound like bad news for the environment, but it's said to be greatly improving sea life along the East Coast. [ ... ]

SLIDESHOW: Inwood's Big, Old

SLIDESHOW: Inwood's Big, Old "C"

More than 55 years ago, members of the Columbia rowing team branded a rockface with a gigantic "C." Located across the river from Columbia's Baker Athletics Complex, if you're at the northernmost tip of Manhattan, it's hard to miss. [ ... ]

George Lee Miles: Harlem's Memory Keeper

George Lee Miles: Harlem's Memory Keeper

George Lee Miles is a walking encyclopedia of Harlem. An actor, tour guide and self-taught historian, his apartment is filled with thousands of books, many on the history of the neighborhood. If you ask him one story about Harlem, he’ll tell you at least three. [ ... ]

SLIDESHOW: Animal Sacrifice in Inwood

SLIDESHOW: Animal Sacrifice in Inwood

Bags of animal corpses are found in Inwood Hill Park almost every day. They are the remains of Santeria religious sacrifices. The large Dominican population of Inwood, found a way to practice Santeria in the urban areas. [ ... ]

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