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SEPTEMBER 13 - SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 • VOL. 18 • No. 37 WASHINGTON HEIGHTS • INWOOD • HARLEM • EAST HARLEM NORTHERN MANHATTAN’S BILINGUAL NEWSPAPER EL PERIODICO BILINGUE DEL NORTE DE MANHATTAN NOW EVERY WEDNESDAY TODOS LOS MIERCOLES Primary Positionsp11 Posicionados después de las primarias p11 Photo: Gregg McQueen Craft p5 Dedication p2 Rally p4 “I’ve got a whole bunch of things Fit for Farrell I want to do,” said Denny Farrell. Washington Heights, Hudson Heights, Sugar Riverbank State Park Hill and Hamilton Heights, recently retired, he’s still got work ahead. renamed “I’ve got a whole bunch of things I want Story and photos by Gregg McQueen to do that I couldn’t do because I was in Albany,” Farrell said of his future plans. enny isn’t done. “Now I can do it here.” Farrell, 85 years old, spoke on Tues., Sept. 5th as Governor Andrew Cuomo rededicated D Though longtime State Harlem’s Riverbank State Park in his name. Assemblymember Herman “Denny” The former Chair of the Assembly’s Farrell, who served 42 years in the powerful Ways and Means Committee was Assembly, representing Harlem, instrumental in pushing for the construction of the park, situated on the “It’s very important that his Hudson River on top of a model of service stays on,” sewage treatment plant. said Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Farrell worked with Governor Cuomo’s father Mario to fund the park’s construction with $130 million. Opened in 1993 as the fi rst state park in Manhattan, Riverbank will now offi cially be called the Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park. At a renaming ceremony at neighborhood complained. facility” that would not have happened the park’s auditorium, Cuomo Cuomo called the plan to put the plant without the tenacity of Farrell. told of the site’s tempestuous in Harlem instead a “story of injustice in “Denny is retiring but it’s very history, as the city initially society,” but praised Farrell and other local important that his model of service stays planned to put the waste leaders for their insistence that a park be built on,” remarked Cuomo. “Because it is the treatment plant on the Upper on top of the plant as a benefi t to community essence of good government. It’s taking on West Side but retreated after residents. residents of the wealthier He called the park “a truly magnifi cent See FARRELL p14 El parque abrió en 1993 como el primer parque estatal en Manhattan. “Te vamos a extrañar”, dijo el presidente de Justo la Asamblea, Carl Heastie. para Farrell El Riverbank State Park es renombrado su modelo de servicio permanezca”, comentó Historia y fotos por Gregg McQueen Cuomo. “Porque es la esencia del buen gobierno, está luchando peleas reales que enny no ha terminado. hacen una verdadera diferencia en la vida de las personas”. D Aunque durante mucho tiempo el El retiro de Farrell signifi ca que los asambleísta estatal Herman “Denny” Farrell, demócratas pueden seleccionar a un candidato para sucederle, siendo el jefe de Gabinete de quien sirvió durante 42 años en la Asamblea, Recursos de la Asamblea fue decisivo para ciudad inicialmente planeaba poner la planta de representando a Harlem, Washington Heights, Farrell, Al Taylor, el presunto favorito. impulsar la construcción del parque, situado en tratamiento de residuos en el Upper West Side, El presidente de la Asamblea, Carl Heastie, Hudson Heights, Sugar Hill y Hamilton Heights, el Río Hudson, sobre una planta de tratamiento pero se retiró después de que los residentes del recientemente se retiró, todavía tiene trabajo por también tendrá que nombrar un reemplazo para de aguas residuales. Farrell trabajó con el padre rico vecindario se quejaran. encabezar el codiciado cargo del Comité de delante. del gobernador Cuomo, Mario, para fi nanciar la Cuomo llamó al plan de poner la planta en “Tengo muchas cosas que quiero hacer que Recursos. construcción del parque con $130 millones de Harlem en cambio una “historia de injusticia en la “Denny, te vamos a extrañar. También me no podía porque estaba en Albany”, dijo Farrell dólares. sociedad”, pero elogió a Farrell y a otros líderes sobre sus planes para el futuro. “Ahora puedo has hecho un gran perjuicio porque ahora tengo Inaugurado en 1993 como el primer parque locales por su insistencia de que un parque se que elegir a alguien para que te suceda”, dijo hacerlo aquí”. estatal en Manhattan, Riverbank será ahora construyera en la parte superior de la planta como Farrell, de 85 años, habló el martes 5 de Heastie. “Creo que todos los 108 miembros e ofi cialmente llamado el Parque Estatal Denny un benefi cio para los residentes de la comunidad. incluso un par de republicanos han solicitado septiembre cuando el gobernador Andrew Farrell Riverbank. Él llamó al parque “una instalación Cuomo volvió a dedicar el Parque Estatal ese trabajo”. En una ceremonia de cambio de nombre verdaderamente magnífi ca” que no habría El parque atrae a más de 3 millones de Riverbank de Harlem en su nombre. en el auditorio del parque el martes, Cuomo sucedido sin la tenacidad de Farrell. El ex presidente del poderoso Comité de contó la tempestuosa historia del sitio, ya que la “Denny se retira, pero es muy importante que Vea FARRELL p14 2 SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 • MANHATTAN TIMES • www.manhattantimesnews.com Poll Power Story and photos by Gregg McQueen how the pull at the polls. S Elected offi cials from Northern Manhattan joined together to call on the immigrant community to exercise its right to vote in a demonstration of electoral strength. At a press conference outside Holyrood Church on Mon., Sept. 11th, on the eve of primary elections, City Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez, State Assemblymember Carmen De La Rosa and State Senator Marisol “We have to do the work,” said Alcántara said it was important for registered State Senator Marisol Alcántara. immigrant voters to get to the polls during a time when immigrant communities were fi ghting for immigrant reform, they know we seemingly under attack after the repeal of are an immigrant society, an immigrant city,” DACA and an increase in ICE raids. he added. The general election is to be held on The offi cials also underscored a number of November 7th, 2017. of paramount importance,” said De La Rosa. election would “send a message” about the initiatives they said would help boost voting. According to the American Immigration “We know that if we want to see governments political strength that lies within immigrant Rodríguez said the City Council intended Council, an advocacy non-profi t organization, that represent our communities, we must come communities. to put more funding into programs involving immigrants and the children of immigrants, out and vote.” Noting that many immigrants are unable to voter registration for immigrants, while De La which the group labels “New Americans,” Rodríguez, who is running for re-election to vote themselves, Rodríguez implored “allies Rosa remarked that she supported legislation account for 23.9% of all registered voters in the represent the 10th Council District, said that who are in solidarity with the immigrant on a state level that would help get more state. regardless of which candidate people chose, community to vote in the name of immigrants.” “Civic participation in our communities is a strong immigrant turnout at the primary “The people who are now taking the street, See VOTE p20 “Somos una ciudad de inmigrantes”, dijo el concejal Ydanis Rodríguez. Unidad en las urnas Historia y fotos por Gregg McQueen de septiembre, afuera de la iglesia Holyrood en Washington Heights, el concejal Ydanis ostrar el poder en las urnas. Rodríguez, la asambleísta estatal Carmen De La Rosa y la senadora estatal Marisol Alcántara, M Ofi ciales electos se unieron en vísperas dijeron que es importante que los votantes de las primarias para llamar a la comunidad inmigrantes registrados voten durante un inmigrante a salir y votar en una demostración de momento en que las comunidades de inmigrantes fuerza electoral. están aparentemente bajo ataque después de En una conferencia de prensa el lunes 11 Vea URNAS p20 SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 • MANHATTAN TIMES • www.manhattantimesnews.com 3 The Case for Space The rally was held at City Hall. Story and photos by Gregg McQueen ill’s blown it. B So claim charter school advocates and parents, who assembled on the steps of City Hall on September 6 to slam Mayor Bill de Blasio for not responding to their requests for school space in public school buildings. Success Academy Founder and CEO Eva Moskowitz and other charter school leaders say that the city blew a September 1 deadline to inform them of possible space for the 2018 school year, and in so doing, left hundreds of charter school students uncertain if they’ll have a seat. Moskowitz explained that Success Academy, the largest network in the city, fi rst reached out to the city seven months ago for answers regarding several of its elementary schools, and said families deserve the ability to plan where their kids will go to school next year. “Like all public school parents, they have a reasonable expectation that their kids would advocacy group Families for be used for co-locating with “The buildings are there ‒ it’s just a matter not be left educationally homeless,” she Excellent Schools (FES), said public schools. Facilities of whether Mayor de Blasio is making them remarked. that 842 charter students will with more than 300 empty available,” stated Kitteridge. “This is a very reasonable and doable be without a middle school next classroom seats per year Charter schools currently serve more than request,” said Moskowitz, who has butted year if the city does not provide meet Department of 100,000 students in the city.