Tag Archive | "Washington Heights"

New hat business continues trend of community representation

Posted on 01 November 2015. Tags: , , , , ,

Young Dominicans in Upper Manhattan are making and buying hats that show “uptown pride.”

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Fight for $15? NYC ethnic communities respond to minimum wage proposal

Posted on 07 October 2015. Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

The proposal to raise minimum wage for all New York workers drew mixed reaction from workers and employers.

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The Renegade Boy Scouts of Washington Heights

Posted on 18 November 2014. Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Boy Scout Troop 729 thrives in Washington Heights.

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Guillermo Linares: On the Comeback Trail

Posted on 02 October 2014. Tags: , , , , ,

In reclaiming the New York Assembly seat he vacated two years ago, Guillermo Linares is hoping to also reclaim the trust of Dominicans in his Upper Manhattan district.

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A Comic in the Community Board

Posted on 19 December 2012. Tags: , , , , ,

Mike “Juan Bago” Diaz has been bringing together his Washington Heights community with laughter and good times for years — and he brings this same comedic spirit to Manhattan’s Community Board 12.

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Austerity in the Caribbean

Posted on 07 December 2012. Tags: , , ,

Austerity measures set to take place next month in their home country have brought some of New York’s Dominican community out to protest and call for an end to government “corruption.”

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