It was supposed to be pretty good, the greatest closer of all time against one of the great righthanded hitters of all time. Except it was "no mas" from Manny of Washington Heights all the way.

Published by New York Daily News on July 7, 2008.

Clusters of homeless living in tents and small shantytowns in 10 parks, including Riverside Park near 148th Street in Manhattan. Hookers brazenly plying their 24-hour trade, including at Printers Park on Hoe Street in The Bronx. Areas where junkies shoot up and crack dealers set up shop, including at Fort George Playground in Washington Heights.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on July 7, 2008.

In my neighborhood, Inwood, which is overrun with dogs, pit bulls run around unleashed and unmuzzled. Where does this fall into the heirarchy of priorities for the police? Are any police officers specifically assigned to animal control and patrol looking for these violations?

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

Try your hand at racing the mountain bike trails on Fort George Hill, or come watch the pros at the 2nd Annual NYCMTB Highbridge All-City Cross Country Mountain Bike Race.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on July 2, 2008.

You can find out how to cup tomorrow at the Indian Road Cafe where they will be offering a demonstration at 10:00 AM. Future demonstrations will be offered every Friday in July at 10AM.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on July 2, 2008.

The CARE Collaborative, coordinated by WE ACT for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and representing more than 30 organizations active in Harlem and Washington Heights, will meet over the next year and conduct community surveys to identify critical health risks from toxic sites in the area, along with possible solutions.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on July 2, 2008.

The start/finish is on the corner of Harlem River Drive and Dyckman Street, and the course runs south to the High Bridge and west to the corner of Fort George Hill and Dyckman, providing plenty of viewing opportunities for people in the park.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on July 2, 2008.

Of the remaining New York City children with lead poisoning, 22 percent lived in Queens, mostly in West Queens and Southwest Queens; 19 percent lived in the Bronx, mostly in Crotona, Tremont, Pelham, Throgs Neck, Fordham, Bronx Park, High Bridge and Morrisania; 13 percent lived in Manhattan, mostly in Washington Heights, Inwood, Central Harlem, Morningside Heights and the Upper West Side; and 4 percent lived on Staten Island, mostly in Stapleton, St. George and Port Richmond.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

Of the remaining New York City children with lead poisoning, 22 percent lived in Queens, mostly in West Queens and Southwest Queens; 19 percent lived in the Bronx, mostly in Crotona, Tremont, Pelham, Throgs Neck, Fordham, Bronx Park, High Bridge and Morrisania; 13 percent lived in Manhattan, mostly in Washington Heights, Inwood, Central Harlem, Morningside Heights and the Upper West Side; and 4 percent lived on Staten Island, mostly in Stapleton, St. George and Port Richmond.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

Police say Neves is charged with running the "U.S. Recovery Bureau" school, which offered three-day courses in Passaic, Brooklyn and Washington Heights.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 1, 2008.

The case focuses on a three-day, $860 course offered in Brooklyn, Washington Heights and Passaic, N.J. Participants were not required to undergo background checks.

Published by WNBC on July 1, 2008.

The case focuses on a three-day, $860 course offered in Brooklyn, Washington Heights and Passaic, N.J. Participants were not required to undergo background checks.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 1, 2008.

The full seven-mile route takes 58 minutes at midday on a weekday, when the traffic is often the heaviest. It travels from Co-op City in the Bronx to 207th Street and Broadway in northern Manhattan.

Published by SI Live on June 30, 2008.

The full seven-mile route takes 58 minutes at midday on a weekday, when the traffic is often the heaviest. It travels from Co-op City in the Bronx to 207th Street and Broadway in northern Manhattan.The Select Bus Service began operating on Sunday.

Published by WNBC on June 30, 2008.

The bus paused in Washington Heights, before starting a return trip to the Bronx at 12:33. The driver, Raul Rivera, 34, said that while some people resisted change, they would probably grow to like the new way of traveling.

Published by New York Times on June 30, 2008.

The full seven-mile route takes 58 minutes at midday on a weekday, when the traffic is often the heaviest. It travels from Co-op City in the Bronx to 207th Street and Broadway in northern Manhattan.

Published by Crain's New York Business on June 30, 2008.

The full seven-mile route takes 58 minutes at midday on a weekday, when the traffic is often the heaviest. It travels from Co-op City in the Bronx to 207th Street and Broadway in northern Manhattan.

Published by amNY.com on June 30, 2008.

n oasis in upper Manhattan, the Cloisters is the palace-like setting of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s medieval architecture branch. Perched on a hill, this monastic castle will make you feel all Romeo and Juliet in the semisecret gardens - perfect for a stroll with a special someone more interested in you than in 12th-century stonework.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on June 30, 2008.

An oasis in upper Manhattan, the Cloisters is the palace-like setting of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's medieval architecture branch. Perched on a hill, this monastic castle will make you feel all Romeo and Juliet in the semisecret gardens - perfect for a stroll with a special someone more interested in you than in 12th-century stonework. Fort Tryon Park, (212) 923-3700, Metmuseum.org/cloisters. Tues.-Sun.: 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Closed Mon. (March-October)

Published by New York Daily News on June 29, 2008.

Police are on the hunt for a rapist who attacked a Lehman College student in her Washington Heights apartment, the Daily News reports

Published by West Bronx Blog on June 27, 2008.

At Riverstone Senior Center in Washington Heights, the seniors say they fell like they're being forgotten.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 27, 2008.

The Senate was expected Tuesday to print up and vote on bills memorializing last-minute deals on brownfields, gun control, overtime for nurses, more publicly available information for doctors and greater consumer protections against identity theft, Mr. Schneiderman said - but for the state senator, who represents Riverdale, Inwood and Washington Heights, Mr. Bruno's surprise decision almost overshadows the work he and the other two state leaders completed on deadline.

Published by Riverdale Press on June 26, 2008.

Despite being a proud Washington Heights resident, Dr. Ruth Westheimer agreed to be inducted into the "Bronx Walk of Fame" in part, she said, to draw attention to a collection of rare artifacts from the Holocaust in the care of the Bronx High School of Science.

Published by Riverdale Press on June 26, 2008.

The Senate was expected Tuesday to print up and vote on bills memorializing last-minute deals on brownfields, gun control, overtime for nurses, more publicly available information for doctors and greater consumer protections against identity theft, Mr. Schneiderman said - but for the state senator, who represents Riverdale, Inwood and Washington Heights, Mr. Bruno's surprise decision almost overshadows the work he and the other two state leaders completed on deadline.

Published by Riverdale Press on June 26, 2008.

Prosecutors said Washington raped the women at various Washington Heights locations and threatened to cut their throats or throw them from building rooftops.

Published by WNBC on June 26, 2008.

Join Mike Feller,  Chief Naturalist for the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Natural Resources Group, for his monthly nature walk in Fort Tryon Park.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on June 26, 2008.

Life in the past was much different than life today, and we have the objects to prove it. Explore our handling object collection and think about how the people who lived in the Dyckman Farmhouse in the past would have used them.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on June 26, 2008.

A teenager was fatally shot on the lower East Side during a bloody 12-hour stretch that left four other people in the city murdered, cops said Tuesday. Vincent Cruz, 17, of Washington Heights, was shot once in the head at about 2:10 a.m. Tuesday on Eldridge St. during a fight with a group of men, police said.

Published by New York Daily News on June 25, 2008.

The Real Estate Group's report tracks neighborhoods south of Washington Heights.

Published by The New York Observer on June 25, 2008.

The Tony Award-winning musical “In the Heights” will likely up the charisma quotient of Washington Heights. Should we get Sarah Jessica Parker to move in next? [Gotham Gazette]

Published by New York Times on June 24, 2008.

On a beautiful weekend afternoon both are packed with customers - several stand outside Salvadorena on Broadway and 187th Street eating pupusas, golden-brown corn cakes filled with pork and cheese, costing $2.

Published by Gotham Gazette on June 23, 2008.

"We need a new mayor that is more sensitive to my community," said Albania Lopez, a tenant from Washington Heights.

Published by New York Daily News on June 23, 2008.

Espaillat has a long record in the area's politics. In 1996, he became the first Dominican American elected to any state legislature, representing District 72, which includes Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble Hill.

Published by Gotham Gazette on June 23, 2008.

Espaillat has a long record in the area's politics. In 1996, he became the first Dominican American elected to any state legislature, representing District 72, which includes Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble Hill.

Published by Gotham Gazette on June 23, 2008.

A note from the owners of Indian Road Cafe: We will be opening our coffee bar tomorrow with limited hours of 7AM to 6PM. The wine bar portion of Indian Road will follow within 10 days or so.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on June 23, 2008.

With its four Tony Awards, including the one for best musical, "In the Heights" has not only thrust itself onto New York's radar screen, but also has put its revered neighborhood of Washington Heights, on a high ridge in northern Manhattan, fully on the map.

Published by Gotham Gazette on June 23, 2008.

Espaillat has a long record in the area's politics. In 1996, he became the first Dominican American elected to any state legislature, representing District 72, which includes Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble Hill.

Published by Gotham Gazette on June 23, 2008.

One exception is on Washington Heights, where incumbent Adriano Espaillat faces a challenge from term-limited Councilmember Miguel Martinez. (See related story.) A number of politicians are seeking to fill the vacancy in the 40th District in Brooklyn, which was left vacant when Assemblymember Diane Gordon was convicted on bribery charges.

Published by Gotham Gazette on June 23, 2008.

Yessenia Villar, who lives in Washington Heights and works tutoring children in Spanish and English, knows about tough choices. She says it is getting harder to stretch her monthly $190 in food stamps to cover food for herself, her mother and her 5-year-old daughter. At the end of the month, she runs out of oil, rice and, most painful of all, plantains, which have gone from five for $1 to two for $1, she says.

Published by New York Times on June 21, 2008.

Noisy work to make way for a condominium is causing an uproar among those who live near Overlook Terrace.

Published by New York Times on June 21, 2008.

“Maybe they thought that Washington Heights was annexed by the Bronx,” she said in a phone interview today. “My Washington Heights is where I have lived, in the same apartment for the last 43 years overlooking the Hudson. They call it Hudson Heights now. But it will not be annexed!”

Published by New York Times on June 20, 2008.

THE SENIOR Center at the YM-YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood, at 54 Nagle Ave., is open Monday through Friday, and Sunday, for a variety of activities for all seniors, ages 60 and older. A kosher lunch is available for a suggested donation of $1.25. The center is closed on Saturdays and Jewish holidays. For more information, call Carmiya Weintraub at 212- 569-5271 ext. 231.

Published by Riverdale Press on June 19, 2008.

"We chased our dreams and they have been realized," said producer Jill Furman. The hometown fave, a musical set in Washington Heights, led the nominations with 13 nods, and took home a total of four. Besides Best Musical, creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda took home the Tony for Best Original Score. "I wrote a little show about home," he rapped in his acceptance speech.

Published by New York Post on June 16, 2008.

“Heights” is set in Washington Heights, a northern Manhattan neighborhood culturally shaped by its large Dominican population. Miranda grew up in neighboring Inwood and created an early version of the show as a sophomore at Wesleyan University. Director Thomas Kail, three years ahead of Miranda at Wesleyan, helped develop it after they both graduated and relocated to Manhattan.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on June 16, 2008.

Up two steps and through a discreet side door of an apartment building in Washington Heights, is a small, now-controversial non-profit group with a handful of employees and desks scattered with bilingual brochures.

Published by Gotham Gazette on June 16, 2008.

Police said Ferguson, 18, ambushed Patricia McGowan outside the Good Shepherd School in Marine Park, Brooklyn, Tuesday morning, grabbing her bag and shoving her through a metal gate topped off with a cross.

Published by New York Daily News on June 15, 2008.

The Heights has been nominated for a Tony 13 times. Benjamin Ivry of the U.K’s Guardian questions whether the sterilized version of Washington Heights presented on Broadway is a true representation of the neighborhood.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on June 14, 2008.

Upon discovering DeGrezia, discriminating diners may think they have often walked down this street before, probably to Lutece. Just doors from the late, great French landmark in a strikingly appointed brownstone, DeGrezia offers an upscale Italian dining experience in peak form, at age 21.

Published by New York Times on June 14, 2008.

Police arrested a teenager in a vicious robbery of a Brooklyn parochial school teacher that was caught on surveillance tape.

Published by WNBC on June 14, 2008.

Eric Ferguson, 18, was picked up at around 6 a.m. at a friend's house in The Bronx wearing several articles of clothing from previous robberies and he admitted attacking 62-year-old Patricia McGowan as she arrived at Good Shepherd School in Marine Park on Tuesday, cops said.

Published by New York Post on June 14, 2008.