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I Peter Walsh clearly remembers the reaction when he told others he planned to open a restaurant and pub in Washington Heights three decades ago. “People told us, ‘You’re crazy for opening a business there,’” Walsh recalled. “Nobody wanted to come up to this neighborhood [then] — it was the most dangerous in New York City.” When Walsh and business partner Dave Hunt built Coogan’s Restaurant out of four vacant stores in 1985, the odds seemed stacked against them, as Washington Heights was besieged by crime and drugs. Undeterred, the men were intent on running an oasis in the neighborhood, where patrons from any walk of life would feel welcomed. “A lot of establishments judge the customer And the conversation, often led by the New York City, historian Robert Snyder Walsh, a former musician and Army when they walk through the door,” said Hunt. affable Walsh, flows as freely as the beer acknowledged the multicultural atmosphere veteran, and Hunt, an Inwood native and “We make no pre-conceived judgements on and spirits. of Coogan’s, calling the restaurant at 169th ex-bartender, serve as the establishment’s anyone.” “We’ve always run a safe, joyful, Street and Broadway “one of the most gregarious greeters and public faces. For three decades, Coogan’s has been as conversational place,” stated Walsh. amiably integrated institutions in the city of A third partner, Tess McDade, works much a community center as a pub — a retreat “People would have disagreements, but it New York.” behind the scenes handling business matters. where people from all ethnicities can raise a always seemed more like a discussion and Snyder wrote, “Whoever you were, you After opening in 1985, Coogan’s soon glass, community events and film shoots are not an argument.” could find a place at the bar, a table for dinner, became a popular haunt for police officers In his book Crossing Broadway: staged, and leaders, elected officials and locals and a picture on the wall that reminded you of See coogan’s p14 together break bread. Washington Heights and the Promise of someone you knew.”

NOVEMBER 04, 2015 • Manhattan Times • www.manhattantimesnews.com 3 Seeking parity Advocates called for greater access to physical education. on play Story and photos by Mónica Barnkow afaela Vivaldo is not surprised Rher son keeps failing the test. He has not been able to pass the student fitness report issued annually by the city Department of Education (DOE). Vivaldo says she knows her son, now in the third grade, is not getting enough physical activity. His school is one of the most overcrowded in the city, and there is only one gym to serve the needs of its 2,000 students. “A lot of children didn’t do well in the report,” said Vivaldo. The lack of daily Department of Education (DOE) was in said Stringer in May. “We know that physical physical activity had taken a toll, she added. violation of state requirements by failing to fitness is critical for both academic success “A lot of children are overweight.” provide students with equal access to physical and long-term health, which is why it’s so According to a recent report on the state of education resources. distressing that our schoolchildren, including physical education in city schools, Vivaldo’s In the school-by-school analysis, for many in neighborhoods with high obesity son is not alone. example, over 54 percent of schools in East rates, lack access to certified PE teachers and In May, Comptroller Scott Stringer released Harlem’s School District 4 were found to lack spaces for physical education.” Dropping the Ball, an investigative report that a full-time certified PE teacher and nearly The report determined that over 400,000 found that thousands of city public school a third did not have access to a dedicated students in public schools lack a full-time children do not receive adequate amounts of physical fitness space. In the South Bronx, certified PE teacher, attend a school without physical activity throughout the school year School Districts 7, 9 and 12, over 40 percent of a physical fitness space, or attend a school – and that there existed persistent disparities schools did not have dedicated fitness spaces. without a school yard or nearby park. Rafaela Vivaldo is concerned from one school to the next. “[This] shortfall will have long-term effects Stringer’s report also expressed concern about her son’s health. In fact, the report determined that the city’s on children in underserved neighborhoods,” See Seeking p21 Buscando igualdad en el juego Historia y fotos por Mónica Barnkow

afaela Vivaldo no está sorprendida Rde que su hijo siga fallando la prueba.

No ha logrado aprobar el reporte de acondicionamiento físico estudiantil publicado anualmente por el Departamento de Educación de la ciudad (DOE por sus siglas en inglés). Vivaldo dice que ella sabe que su hijo, ahora en el tercer grado, no practica suficiente actividad física. Su escuela es una de las más sobrepobladas de la ciudad y sólo hay un gimnasio para atender las necesidades de sus 2,000 estudiantes. “A muchos de los niños no le fue bien en el informe”, señaló Vivaldo. La falta de actividad física diaria les ha pasado factura, agregó. “Debemos comenzar a cambiar esta “Muchos de los niños tienen sobrepeso”. situación”, dijo Michael Davoli. De acuerdo con un reciente informe sobre el estado de la educación física en las escuelas de está violando los requisitos del estado al no la ciudad, el hijo de Vivaldo no está solo. proporcionar a los alumnos un acceso igualitario a En mayo, el contralor Scott Stringer los recursos de educación física. lanzó Dropping the Ball, un informe de En el análisis por escuela, por ejemplo, se investigación que encontró que miles de niños encontró que en más del 54 por ciento de las de escuelas públicas de la ciudad no reciben la escuelas en el distrito escolar East Harlem 4 cantidad adecuada de actividad física durante hace falta un profesor certificado de educación el año escolar, y que existen disparidades física de tiempo completo y casi un tercio no tiene persistentes entre una escuela y otra. acceso a un espacio dedicado específicamente al De hecho, el informe determinó que el DOE Vea buscando p21

4 NOVEMBER 04, 2015 • Manhattan Times • www.manhattantimesnews.com It’s Happening at Columbia in November WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19

Panel Discussion: Corruption Group Discussion: Parsing Tech Talk The Transparency Series: A Conversation With Alissa J. Rubin Round-up 4:00 P.M. Illustration 6:00 P.M. TO 8:00 P.M. 12:10 P.M. 601B Pulitzer Hall, Morningside 5:00 P.M. 301 Pulitzer, Morningside campus campus 102A Jerome Greene Hall, Morningside Brown Institute for Media Innovation, Jill Abramson, former executive campus Join Farai Chideya and Josh Begley of Pulitzer Hall, Morningside campus editor of The New York Times, in There is no shortage of scandals in New The Intercept and Marguerite Holloway Ellen Weinstein, world-renowned conversation with Alissa J. Rubin York state politics. Hear about the sta- of Columbia Journalism School for a illustrator and frequent contributor to about the risks and rewards of a tus of these corruption cases from New group discussion. Contact Liz Boylan many publications, moderates a con- career in journalism, their years York Times writer William Rashbaum. for more info at eb2596@columbia versation on illustration as it relates together at The New York Times, For more info, contact Jacob Watkins .edu. Registration required; register at to journalism. For more info, visit the challenges of being a female at (212) 854-7419. http://towcenter.org/events. http://transparency.brown.columbia.edu war correspondent, work-life bal- ance, and advice for students. Billie Holiday: The Jazz Concert: Anat Cohen SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 For more info and to RSVP, visit Musician and the Myth Quartet www.journalism.columbia.edu. 7:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. CUMC Symphony Casa Italiana, 1161 Amsterdam Ave., Miller Theatre, Morningside campus Orchestra Fall Concert SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Morningside campus Anat Cohen’s clarinet sings out with 3:00 P.M. John F. Szwed, director of Columbia’s the many musical voices of Brazil. Alumni Auditorium, 650 W. 168 St., Men’s Basketball Center for Jazz Studies, discusses Tickets $20-$35. For more info and Medical Center campus vs. Lehigh his new book; introduction by Farah tickets, visit www.millertheatre.com. The CUMC Symphony Orchestra, com- 4:00 P.M. Jasmine Griffin. Live performance by posed of students, faculty, and staff, will Francis S. Levien Gymnasium, Dodge Catherine Russell and her Trio. Free WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 perform Mozart’s Coronation Mass Physical Fitness Center, Morningside but registration required. To register, in C Major, followed by Beethoven’s campus email [email protected]. For more Race and New Media Symphony No. 7, conducted by Chris For more info, call (212) 854-2535 or visit info, visit www.jazzcolumbia.edu. 6:00 P.M. Grubb. Tickets: $5. For more info, con- www.gocolumbialions.com. World Room, Pulitzer Hall tact Jacob Watkins at (212) 854-7419. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Morningside campus SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Academics and editors from Guernica TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 The Untold Story of Women in Iran and The New Inquiry discuss iden- Women’s Basketball vs. 6:00 P.M. tity and digital publishing formats. Global Citizenship University of Loyola (MD) Event Oval, Diana Center, Barnard The panelists will speak about their 6:00 P.M. TO 7:15 P.M. 2:00 P.M. campus experience building careers online as World Room, Pulitzer Hall, Morningside Francis S. Levien Gymnasium, Dodge Nina Ansary discusses her new well as the way race works in the new campus Physical Fitness Center, Morningside media landscape. For more info, visit book Jewels of Allah, which shat- Nicholas Lemann, director of Columbia campus www.columbia.edu/cu/cser. ters the often misunderstood story of Global Reports, will moderate a panel dis- For more info, call (212) 854-2535 or visit women in Iran. Registration required. cussion on global citizenship, statelessness, www.gocolumbialions.com. For more info and to register, visit THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 and Atossa Araxia Abrahamian’s debut http://bcrw.barnard.edu. book The Cosmopolites: The Coming of the This Muslim American Life Symposium: Rembrandt’s Global Citizen. Registration required. 6:00 P.M. TO 8:00 P.M. For more info and to register, visit Changing Impressions 509 Knox, Morningside campus http://cgt.columbia.edu. 3:00 P.M. TO 6:00 P.M. 612 Schermerhorn, Morningside campus Moustafa Bayoumi, associate profes- sor of English at Brooklyn College, Manhattanville Course Auditing And Lifelong Learners Program Wallach Art Gallery hosts an inter- discusses what the War on Terror national group of art historians and looks like from the vantage point of Columbia University funds up to 50 courses each academic year for residents of curators as they reflect on Rembrandt’s Muslim Americans. For more info, Manhattanville Houses, Grant Houses and others in the local community. The program graphic experimentation. For more email Amy Starecheski at aas39@ provides adults not currently enrolled in college with the opportunity to attend selected info, email [email protected]. columbia.edu. lectures drawn from the University’s offerings in the arts and sciences. For more info, visit http://ce.columbia.edu/auditing/manhattanville-auditing-program.

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NOVEMBER 04, 2015 • Manhattan Times • www.manhattantimesnews.com 5 Valuing the Invaluable Valuando lo invaluable Celebrating National Celebremos el Family Caregivers Mes Nacional de

Month los Familiares que • Leyes que aumentan los servicios que permiten que las personas que cuidan se tomen un By Mónica Córtes-Torres Cuidan respiro. Interim VP Multicultural Markets and • Leyes para tener más flexibilidad en los Engagement at AARP Por Mónica Cortés-Torres trabajos y que las personas que cuidan a sus familiares no pierdan su empleo. very day, I hear stories odos los días escucho historias de • Leyes que proporcionan créditos fiscales y about family caregivers and Tlas personas que cuidan y de los otros instrumentos que ayudan a proteger las E obstáculos a los que se enfrentan al finanzas de tanto la persona que cuida como the challenges they face while las de su ser querido. helping their loved ones. Marcela ayudar a sus seres queridos. Marcela Además, se trabaja para unificar las leyes feels that caring for her mother, cuenta que tener un trabajo de tiempo completo y cuidar a su mamá es while having a full-time job, is “No está solo.” very difficult. Alicia admits to dificilísimo. Alicia dice que necesita Mónica Córtes-Torres. capacitación para proveer los cuidados feeling that she needs training en todos los estados del país para hacerle la so that they can do their healing work. que su papá requiere y Jorge pide to provide the level of care that más apoyo y recursos externos. Y yo vida más fácil a las personas que cuidan a sus her father needs. And then there’s • Laws to increase services that enable familiares desde lejos. caregivers to “take a break.” agregaría que también Igualmente, ofrecemos a todos nuestro Centro Jorge, who is seeking more • Laws to have more hace falta reconocer de Recursos para el que Cuida, una página de support and external resources. flexibility at work, so that la invaluable labor que internet 100% en español, donde encontrarás family caregivers don’t consejos prácticos, artículos escritos por expertos, lose their jobs. personas como ellos realizan. servicios locales para nuestra comunidad hispana It is time we begin to recognize the y todo lo que necesitas para cuidar a tus seres invaluable work that caregivers provide. • Laws to provide tax credits and other tools Marcela, Alicia y Jorge son tres de queridos y a ti mismo. Marcela, Alicia and Jorge are just three las más de 40 millones de personas A los latinos nos gusta cuidar de los nuestros of the 40 million plus family caregivers that help protect the personalmente, lo vemos como un acto de finances of both the que cuidan a sus familiares en in the United States. Although they don’t Estados Unidos. Aunque no reciben amor, aunque muchas veces se siente como un receive a salary, their work totals 470 billion family caregiver and his/ trabajo de tiempo completo, pero no estamos her loved one. sueldo, su trabajo equivale a 470 mil millones de solos. dollars annually, according to Valuing the dólares anuales, de acuerdo al nuevo reporte de Invaluable, a new AARP report. In addition, work is being done to unify AARP, “Valuando lo invaluable”. Ellos tienen una AARP quiere celebrar a los hispanos the laws nationally, to make life easier for gran responsabilidad y nosotros en AARP —una que cuidan a sus familiares, por eso people who care for their loved ones from organización sin fines de lucro, con una misión te invitamos a ponerte en contacto “You are not alone.” afar. social y no partidista para personas mayores de con nosotros, compartir tu historia y AARP also offers a Resource Center for 50 años— luchamos para aligerarles la carga. enterarte de los recursos disponibles They have a tremendous responsibility Caregivers, a website entirely in Spanish, Para muchos hispanos cuidar a un ser para ti y tus seres queridos llamando a and we, at AARP, a not-for-profit where you will find useful tips, articles querido es una labor de amor que se dificulta nuestra línea directa al 888.971.2013) o organization with a social and non-partisan written by experts in the field of caregiving, porque tendemos a no pedir ayuda externa. Hoy, visitando www.aarp.org/cuidar. mission to empower people older than 50 local services geared toward the Hispanic gracias al trabajo de AARP, 20 years old, strive to reduce their workload. community, and other helpful information estados han pasado 34 leyes For many Hispanics, caring for a loved that we think will be of value to you. para ayudar a las personas one is a labor of love that becomes difficult As Hispanics, family caregiving is a que cuidan y a sus seres because we tend not to seek outside help. privilege that we take very personally; we queridos. Algunas de las más Nowadays, thanks to the work of AARP, see it as the ultimate act of love. Caregiving importantes son: 20 states have enacted 34 laws that help is comparable to a full time job in terms of caregivers and their loved ones. time and commitment, and often occurs in • El CARE Act: una Some of the most significant of these addition to our vocational full-time jobs. ley que apoya a las laws are: You are not alone. personas que cuidan y Join us as AARP celebrates National a sus familiares cuando • The CARE Act: a law that supports Latino Family Caregivers. Share your necesitan hospitalización, caregivers and their families when they story with us and learn about the resources dándoles entrenamiento e need hospitalization, providing them available to you and your loved ones by información. with training and information. calling our hotline at 888.971.2013 or • Leyes para darle más Hace falta reconocer la invaluable • Laws to grant more authority to nurses, visiting www.aarp.org/cuidar. autoridad a enfermeras para sanar. labor que muchos realizan.

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The City is My Muse of the City of New York is located at 1220 Visit the Museum of the City of New York Fifth Avenue. for its newest exhibit “The City is My Muse,” For more information, please call which premieres on Nov. 18th and features the 212.534.1672 or visit www.mcny.org. works of Chris “Daze” Ellis, who entered the art world by graffiti writing, painting on the La ciudad es mi musa city’s streets and subway system in the late Visite el Museo de la Ciudad de Nueva York para 1970’s. In the early 1980’s, Daze turned his su más reciente exposición “La ciudad es mi musa”, attention from the street to the studio, creating que se estrena el 18 de noviembre y presenta las works on canvas that merged elements of obras de Chris “Daze” Ellis, quien entró en el mundo street style with figurative painting. “The City del arte por el grafiti, pintando en la calles y el metro is My Muse” presents recent works by this de la ciudad en la década de 1970. A principios de lifelong New Yorker that depict the vibrancy and vitality of the city he loves. The Museum See COMMUNITY p20

District 6 Kindergarten Fair Feria de jardín de infantes Join Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez Únase al concejal Ydanis Rodríguez y al and District 6 Superintendent Manuel superintendente del distrito 6, Manuel Ramírez, Ramírez at P.S. 128 The Audubon School en la PS 128, The Audubon School, para la feria for the District 6 Kindergarten Fair on Sat., de jardín de infantes del distrito 6 el sábado Nov. 14th from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. If your 14 de noviembre de 10 am a 12 pm. Si su hijo child was born in 2011, stop in to learn about nació en el año 2011 pase para conocer diversos various available Kindergarten programs. programas disponibles de jardín de infantes. Representatives from public district and Representantes de las escuelas públicas y charter schools will also be in attendance charter del distrito también estarán presentes con with information on the school registration información sobre los procesos de inscripción. La process. P.S. 128 The Audubon School is PS 128, The Audubon School, se encuentra en el located at 560 West 169th Street. No. 560 de la calle 169 oeste. For more information, please call Para más información, por favor 917.521.2616 or email ajames@council. llame al 917.521.2616 o envíe un correo electrónico a [email protected]. nyc.gov. The exhibition will feature the La exposición presentará las obras works of artist Chris “Daze” Ellis. del artista Chris “Daze” Ellis. Hip Hop Nutcracker Hip Hop Nutcracker The Hip Hop Nutcracker returns to the El Hip Hop Nutcracker regresa al United Palace United Palace of Cultural Arts (UPCA) on de Artes Culturales (UPCA por sus siglas en inglés) el Fri., Nov. 20th at 8 p.m. The performance viernes 20 de noviembre a las 8 pm. El espectáculo will benefit the UPCA’s Youth Arts beneficiará a la Academia de Artes Juveniles de Academy, and there will be a pre-show UPCA y habrá una mezcla previa al show interpretada mash-up performed by its young students. por sus jóvenes estudiantes. El espectáculo, que October 26 – October 31 The show, which earned rave reviews last obtuvo excelentes críticas el año pasado, regresa Please make your way to the and bilingual community-brainstorming event on year, returns with Tchaikovsky’s magical con la mágica partitura de Tchaikovsky, un explosivo YM & YWHA Friday, November 6th and Saturday, November score, an explosive hip hop dance twist, baile de hip hop y la adaptación de la historia clásica of Washington Heights and Inwood (54 Nagle Ave) on Thursday, November 5th at 7 7th at 7:30pm at the and the adaptation of the classic story trasplantada a Washington Heights. El United Palace Alianza Dominicana pm for the panel featuring 530 W 166th Street. transplanted to Washington Heights. The de Artes Culturales se encuentra en el No. 4140 de Uptown In Print Cultural Center, authors, and Admission for both performances is Pay-What- United Palace of Cultural Arts is located at Broadway (en la calle 175). A.J. Sidransky, Jon Michaud Yours truly will moderate 4140 Broadway (at 175th Street). Robert W. Snyder. You-Can. Para más información, por favor the panel. Please join us for what promises to be a For more information, please call American Idol alum and Uptown’s own Karen llame al 212.568.1157 o visite www. really special night of exploring the importance of takes on 212.568.1157 or visit www.unitedpalace.org. unitedpalace.org. Rodriguez Drake’s Hotline telling the story of Washington Heights and Inwood Bling and adds a little Spanglish flair. Stay tuned with some really engaging and intelligent writers. for much more from the talented songstress. Our The Hip Hop Nutcracker returns to the United Palace. And on Saturday, November 14th Friday Fix featured the super solid collaboration all roads lead to the United Palace project between Dark and Young Boston, for The 2nd Annual Quisqueya Pushin Pain Vol. 1. Heights Symposium - Like a Boss: The good folks at 8JTV take you to the Talking Shop with Young Latino Barbershops to chronicle the misadventures of Entrepreneurs from 3 pm - 6 pm. The barbers and their clients. Imagine a world where Symposium will focus on the experiences of Dominicans created an equally competitive ride young Dominican entrepreneurs from Uptown, sharing service called Uver… No need to who are also promoting social change through imagine, The Flama and Juan Bago and their work. The invited panelists are; Ada Rojas, friends put you up on the latest killer app. This founder and editor of Gypsyinthecity.com, Halloween, Room 28 invited you to visit a Juan Camilo, founder of Dyckman haunted….housing project! Beer Company, Edrizio DelaCruz, co- founder of Regalii, Albania Rosario, Keep checking us out at founder of Uptown Fashion Week, www.uptowncollective.com. and Jose Morales, owner of Apt 78. A group of Northern Manhattan residents Led Black are taking to the stage with their new play Editor-in-Chief Better Than You to speak out about racism The Uptown Collective facing Latinos. Community-based organization The UC’s mission is to become “the” definitive, transformative and People’s Theatre Project is developing community-based force impacting the arts, culture, business and New York the play, based on the community actors’ true City’s overall perception of Upper Manhattan. Its objective is to reset, reboot El Hip Hop Nutcracker and positively redefine Uptown’s artistic, political, cultural and business regresa al United Palace. stories. The play will be presented in an interactive spheres via the online space as well the collective’s initiatives and functions.

8 NOVEMBER 04, 2015 • Manhattan Times • www.manhattantimesnews.com in Memphis, L.A. and Hold San Francisco. He was “This is outgoing and kept his charming Southern gentleman manners intact long after serving forever” in Vietnam and then moving to New York. He liked fine Story by Sherry Mazzocchi wines and good conversations. He arry Ettling took Rosa loved esoteric films Naparstek to a swanky Upper as much as fishing in H Ramapo Lake. He’d East Side restaurant for her 70th catch fish, take their birthday. photo and release them back into the water. After they ordered dessert, Harry took out “It was kind of like a small box, got up and walked around the an alien abduction,” table to where Rosa sat. He had warned the said Rosa, whose idea wait staff this would happen ahead of time. No of communing with Harry Ettling with one need to worry, he wasn’t having a stroke. nature was reading of his photographs. Rosa and Harry had known each other for about it. years, first as friends, then as collaborators. In Rosa, he’d met Shortly after Harry’s death, Rosa Eventually their relationship grew more his match. She was an Naparstek penned a few lines. intimate. But she was surprised when he got artist who’d previously Hold down on bended knee and proposed. been a lawyer with Hold your angers, hate and misery lightly As he slipped the sparkling diamond ring an engineering for they are only blips along the way on her finger, Rosa thought, “This is forever.” background. to love. Nothing else matters, nothing else Harry had several talents. He was, among They loved each counts, nothing else will sustain you, and many things, a writer, musician, outdoorsman other. Occasionally There is nothing else and a photographer. He was also well known Harry and Rosa. they sparred too. But Only the delusion of our fabricated selves in Northern Manhattan for the rusted out that was another form Made up to get the love that already abides. 30-year-old Toyota he lovingly called Bluey. Various news outlets, including The of love—understanding Empty yourself to receive it When he finally decided to give up the car, Manhattan Times, covered the event. People what made each other tick, mapping out Empty yourself to contain it he held a New Orleans style funeral for it on from all over the world saw the event and each other’s inner recesses as deeply as they Flowering in your head. Seaman Avenue, complete with a brass band contacted him. Even Toyota sent their possibly could. RN 8/16/15 processional. Friends gathered at Piper’s Kilt condolences. for food and drinks after. Harry was born in Arkansas and had lived See FOREVER p22

Puesta del sol en Fort Tryon Park.

“Esto es para siempre” Historia por Sherry Mazzocchi sentada. Había advertido con anticipación al personal que esto sucedería. No necesitaban arry Ettling llevó a Rosa Naparstek preocuparse, no estaba teniendo un derrame a un elegante restaurante del Upper cerebral. H Rosa y Harry se han conocido durante East Side para celebrar su cumpleaños años, primero como amigos, después como 70. colaboradores. Con el tiempo su relación se hizo más íntima, pero se sorprendió cuando él se Después de que ordenaran el postre, Harry puso de rodillas y le propuso matrimonio. sacó una pequeña caja, se levantó y caminó alrededor de la mesa hasta donde Rosa estaba Vea siempre p22

NOVEMBER 04, 2015 • Manhattan Times • www.manhattantimesnews.com 9 Teachers’ fret Story and photos by Mónica Barnkow “M y school was a disaster.” Teacher Sierra Green did not mince words as she recalled her time attending what she said were failing schools in Brownsville as a child. “It was so unfair,” she continued. “Because I grew up in Brownsville instead of Park Slope, “We need to stand for every kid in New I was treated as a second class citizen by New Charter school teachers rallied earlier this month. York City public schools.” York City,” said teacher Sierra Green. She would channel that frustration to be fundraising, many present said they were glad and she said her previous teaching experience among the few in the neighborhood to graduate in 2012 to grow the number of publicly funded, for the support. at a district school served to confirm that from college – and to become a teacher in her privately run charter schools across the city, Parent organizer Joe Herrera, a parent expectations remained low for students relegated own right. and to advocate for their expansion. Since its organizer, said it was time for the de Blasio to non-charter classrooms. Green teaches science at Girls Prep, a Bronx inception, FES has spent millions of dollars to administration to eliminate barriers for school “[The children] have been told in these failing all-girls charter middle school, and on October advance the cause of charter schools, and has choice. schools that that is where they stand,” she said. 21st, she joined with fellow charter school held well-organized rallies across the city. “We demand an end to education inequality “And they go to school with a negative attitude.” teachers from across the city at Foley Square to The rally at Foley Square was no different. in New York City,” said Herrera. “We are going In charter schools, she said, the expectations rally against what they say is persistent inequity Hundreds of teachers, wearing bright blue to make sure that every child has access to the for each student were higher and they received in education. t-shirts that read “I teach to end inequality,” good public schools that they deserve.” more support. “I want to teach kids in the Bronx so they can gathered to take the mic and voice their concerns He cited the growth of the charter school “It is quite different,” she argued. “The become engineers and doctors,” said Green. that more needed to be done to expand charter movement as proof that there is a clamor attitude and our expectations are different. It is Prior to teaching at Girls Prep, Green taught school options. for the kind of services and programs they about becoming college graduates.” at a district school that was deemed failing. The rally was part of a day-long series of offer. Ultimately, the goal was to improve the It was wrong, insisted Green, for a student’s events designed to draw attention – including “These teachers are here to show that our quality of all schools, whether district, charter, area code to be determinative of the resources an earlier press conference at City Hall, as well movement continues to grow,” he said. or private, she insisted. she will be afforded to achieve her goals. as a live DJ and free doughnuts. Green said she could remember feeling that “We need to stand for every kid in New York The rally was organized by Families for While FES has often been criticized for very little was expected of her as an adolescent City,” she added. “We won’t stand any longer Excellent Schools (FES), which was founded its aggressive campaigning and opacity of its girl at school in a challenging neighborhood – for separate, unequal schools.” Profesores preocupados Historia y fotos por Mónica Barnkow Está mal, insistió Green, que el código de área de un estudiante determine los recursos que i escuela era un desastre”. recibirá para lograr sus objetivos. La manifestación fue organizada por Familias “M por Escuelas Excelentes (FES por sus siglas en La maestra Sierra Green no se anduvo con inglés), fundada en 2012 para aumentar el número rodeos al recordar cuando asistía a lo que de escuelas charter de administración privada con dijo eran escuelas deficientes en Brownsville financiamiento público en toda la ciudad y para cuando era niña. abogar por su expansión. “Era tan injusto”, continuó. “Como crecí en Desde su creación, FES ha gastado millones de Brownsville en lugar de Park Slope, era tratada dólares para promover la causa de las escuelas como ciudadana de segunda clase en las charter y ha llevado a cabo manifestaciones escuelas públicas de la ciudad de Nueva York”. bien organizadas en toda la ciudad. La de Foley Ella canalizaría esa frustración estando entre Square no fue diferente. los pocos graduados Cientos de maestros, usando Una pantalla digital proyectó mensajes en apoyo. universitarios del barrio brillantes camisetas azules y llegó a ser maestra por que decían “Yo enseño para Blasio eliminara las barreras para la libre elección relegados a las aulas no charter. méritos propios. terminar con la desigualdad”, se de escuela. “[A los niños] se les ha dicho en estas escuelas Green da clases reunieron en Foley Square para “Exigimos el fin de la desigualdad de la deficientes que ahí es donde están”, explicó. “Y de Ciencia en Girls tomar el micrófono y expresar educación en la ciudad de Nueva York. Vamos a ellos van a la escuela con una actitud negativa”. Prep, una escuela sus preocupaciones de que hay asegurarnos de que todos los niños de la ciudad En las escuelas charter, dijo, las expectativas secundaria charter para que hacer más para ampliar las tengan acceso a las buenas escuelas públicas que para cada estudiante son mayores y reciben más niñas del Bronx, y el 21 opciones de escuelas charter. se merecen”. apoyo. de octubre se unió a La manifestación fue parte Herrera citó el crecimiento del movimiento de “Es muy diferente”, argumentó. “La actitud maestros compañeros de un día de eventos diseñados escuelas charter como indicativo del clamor y una y nuestras expectativas son diferentes. Se de escuelas charter en Foley Square para para llamar la atención, incluyendo una rueda de necesidad existente. trata de lograr que se conviertan en egresados protestar contra lo que considera una injusticia prensa más temprano en el Ayuntamiento, un DJ “Estos maestros están aquí para demostrar que universitarios”. permanente, persistente, en la educación. en vivo y donas gratuitas. nuestro movimiento sigue creciendo”, dijo. Pero la mejora de la calidad de todas las “Quiero enseñar a los niños del Bronx Si bien FES a menudo ha sido criticada Green dijo que podía recordar la sensación escuelas -del distrito, charter, privada- es el punto, para que puedan convertirse en ingenieros y por su campaña agresiva y la opacidad de su de que muy poco se esperaba de ella como insistió. médicos”, dijo Green. recaudación de fondos, muchos de los presentes una alumna adolescente en un barrio difícil, y “Tenemos que defender a todos los niños de Antes de enseñar en Girls Prep, Green daba dijeron estar contentos por el apoyo. que su experiencia docente en una escuela del la ciudad de Nueva York”, añadió. “No vamos a clases en una escuela del distrito considerada Joe Herrera, un padre de familia organizador, distrito sirvió para confirmar que las expectativas soportar por más tiempo escuelas separadas y deficiente. dijo que era hora de que la administración de permanecieron bajas para los estudiantes desiguales”.

10 NOVEMBER 04, 2015 • Manhattan Times • www.manhattantimesnews.com Major findings of the 2011 UJA Hunger, on Report included: • One in five New York-area Jewish all tongues households is poor. In New York City alone: one in four. • One in 10 New York-area Jewish Story by Marimer Navarrete households is near poor. • There are twice as many people living in overty is spoken in all poor Jewish households today as there languages. were in 1991. P • Fourteen percent of the Jewish poor and 9 A recent forum held uptown sought to percent of the Jewish near poor say they challenge notions on how poverty looks and cannot make ends meet, and more than sounds. 60 percent of both groups say they are The YM and YWHA of Washington just managing to make ends meet. Heights and Inwood served as host to a • The largest group of poor Jewish roundtable discussion on hunger, food A roundtable discussion recently focused on poverty within the Jewish households in the New York area is insecurity and poverty and its effects on local community. Among them were (from left to right): The Workmen’s Circle Russian-speaking seniors. Jewish residents. Executive Director Ann Toback; Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez and • Russian-speaking seniors have the The event, organized by a host of non-profit The Workmen’s Circle Social Justice Director Larry Moskowitz (far right). highest incidence (percent) of poverty organizations and Councilmembers Mark of any group in the New York Jewish Levine and Ydanis Rodríguez, sought to shed households, and 30% of Jewish households the poorest Jews in New York are Russian- community. light on what was described as “one of the in Washington Heights and Inwood are poor speaking seniors living alone, of which most pressing issues” for the community. • Hasidic households have the second- or near poor – more than any Manhattan 77% are poor,” said Cohen, who also serves Among those in attendance on Oct. 21st largest number of poor households and neighborhood,” noted Levine, Chair of the as Director of the Berman Jewish Policy were members of the Jews for Racial and the largest number of people in poor City Council’s Jewish Caucus. Archive at NYU Wagner, and a member of Economic Justice, the Fort Tryon Jewish Jewish households. They also rank near One of the report’s authors, Steven M. the Workmen’s Circle, an advocacy group Center, the Jewish Community Council of the top in the number of near poor and the Cohen, said that they also found out that nearly focused on community and social justice, Washington Heights-Inwood, and the Hebrew incidence of near poverty. 1 in 5 Jewish households is poor today, with “They escaped the former Soviet Union but Tabernacle. incomes under 150% of the federal poverty are essentially destitute.” During the discussion, a 2011 report issued guidelines, and the proportion of poor Jewish The language gap, explained forum by the United Jewish Appeal (UJA) which the United States. households is higher than it was 10 years ago. organizers, has hindered the ability of well- uncovered rising levels of poverty within the The consequences for those who are older Some of the hardest hit were Russian educated, highly skilled professionals who Jewish community, was highlighted. can be even more profound. language speakers. often have mastered complex disciplines “According to the study, 45% of Jewish Alex Kuzmin has three master’s degrees “There are about 220,000 Jewish people in their native countries – and tongues – to children in NYC live in poor or near poor who live in Russian-speaking households, and secure gainful employment once they are in See hunger p16 Hambre en todos los idiomas Historia por Marimer Navarrete Manhattan”, señaló Levine, presidente del caucus judío del Ayuntamiento. a pobreza se habla en todas las Uno de los autores del informe, Steven M. lenguas. Cohen, dijo que también descubrieron que casi 1 L de cada 5 hogares judíos es pobre actualmente, Un reciente foro celebrado en el norte del con ingresos por debajo del 150% del nivel federal condado buscó cuestionar la idea de cómo se ve y de pobreza, y la proporción de los hogares judíos suena la pobreza. pobres es mayor a lo que era hace 10 años. La YM y YWHA de Washington Heights e Algunos de los más afectados son los Inwood organizó una mesa redonda sobre el hablantes de la lengua rusa. hambre, la inseguridad alimentaria, la pobreza y “Existen alrededor de 220,000 judíos viviendo sus efectos en los residentes judíos locales. en hogares de habla rusa y los judíos más pobres El evento, organizado por un grupo de de Nueva York son los adultos mayores de habla organizaciones no lucrativas y los concejales Mark rusa que viven solas, de las cuales el 77% son Levine e Ydanis Rodríguez, trató de arrojar luz pobres”, dijo Cohen, quien también se desempeña sobre lo que fue descrito como “uno de los temas como director del Archivo Político judío Berman más urgentes” de la comunidad. de la NYU Wagner, y miembro del Círculo de los Entre los asistentes el 21 de octubre había Trabajadores, un grupo de defensa enfocado en la miembros de judíos por la Justicia Económica y comunidad y la justicia social. Racial, el Centro Judío Fort Tryon, el Consejo de Vea HAMBRE p16 la Comunidad Judía de Washington Heights-Inwood y el Tabernáculo El concejal Mark Levine es el presidente Hebreo. del caucus judío del Ayuntamiento. Durante el debate fue destacado un informe de 2011 emitido por la United Jewish Appeal (UJA), que descubrió crecientes niveles de pobreza dentro de la comunidad judía. “De acuerdo con el estudio, el 45% de los niños judíos en Nueva York viven en hogares pobres o casi pobres, y el 30% de los hogares judíos en Washington Heights e Inwood son pobres o casi pobres, más que en cualquier barrio de

NOVEMBER 04, 2015 • Manhattan Times • www.manhattantimesnews.com 11 Daffodils at Isham Park Gardeners are needed to assist in a daffodil-planting project at Isham Park on Sat., Nov. 7th. The project, coordinated by the Department of Parks and Recreation, looks to add to the garden bed and to other beautification efforts in the park. Participants are asked to meet at the intersection of Isham Street and Seaman Avenue at 9:30 a.m. For more information, please call 917.275.6824 or visit www.nyc.gov/parks. Narcisos en Isham Park Se necesitan jardineros para ayudar en un proyecto de plantación de narcisos en Isham Park el sábado 7 de noviembre. El proyecto, coordinado por el Departamento de Parques y Recreación, busca agregar al jardín y apoyar otros esfuerzos de embellecimiento en el parque. Los participantes deberán reunirse en la intersección de la calle Isham y la avenida Seaman a las 9:30 am. Para más información, por favor llame al 917.275.6824 o visite www. nyc.gov/parks.

Going for Abriendo en Broadway Vienen a Broadway. The Guys The Guys, una obra fuera de Broadway de Anne Nelson y dirigida por Hannah Ryan, directora asociada de la ganadora del premio t’s coming to Broadway. Tony 2015 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, se está abriendo El teniente Joseph G. Leavey. I The Guys, an off-Broadway play by camino a Broadway, al Manhattan Anne Nelson and directed by Hannah Ryan, College. Primero rindió servicio en Motor 23, Ladder 4 y Associate Director of the 2015 Tony Award La obra, que se presentará el miércoles 11 como teniente en Ladder 15 en South Street en el winner The Curious Incident of the Dog in the de noviembre a las 12 horas, cuenta la historia bajo Manhattan. Night Time, is making its way to Broadway – del ex alumno del Manhattan College, el The Guys se estrenó en enero de 2002 en at Manhattan College. teniente Joseph G. Leavey del Departamento de el Teatro Flea en la ciudad de Nueva York y The play, which will be presented on Bomberos de la ciudad de Nueva originalmente fue protagonizada Wed., Nov. 11th at 12 noon, tells the story York (FDNY por sus siglas en por Bill Murray y Sigourney of Manhattan College alumnus Lt. Joseph G. inglés). Weaver. En la adaptación Leavey of the Fire Department of the City of La obra se basa en una cinematográfica de la obra, New York (FDNY). historia real sobre las secuelas Sigourney Weaver interpreta a The work is based on a true story about the de la caída del World Trade Joan, una escritora que ayuda aftereffects of the collapse of the World Trade The Guys premiered in January 2002 in the Center y está situada a menos a Nick, el capitán de bomberos, Center. The play is set less than two weeks Flea Theater in New York City and originally de dos semanas después de a preparar los panegíricos after the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and explores starred Bill Murray and Sigourney Weaver. los acontecimientos del 11 de que debe entregar mientras the relationship between a writer and a fire In the film adaptation of the play, Sigourney septiembre de 2001. Explora la desarrollan una amistad. El captain who has lost most of his men from Weaver plays Joan, a writer that helps Nick, relación entre un escritor y un espectáculo se ha presentado the attacks. the fire captain, prepare the eulogies he must capitán de bomberos que ha en todo el país y también en la A member of FDNY, 45 of Ladder 15, deliver, while developing a friendship. The perdido la mayor parte de sus Sigourney Weaver en la República Checa, Argentina, FDNY, Leavey gave his life in the line of duty show has been performed nationwide and also hombres debido a los ataques. adaptación a la película. Japón, Italia y Polonia. at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. in the Czech Republic, Argentina, Japan, Italy Un miembro del FDNY, 45 La obra se presentará After graduating from the Manhattan College and Poland. de Ladder 15, FDNY, Leavey en el salón Alumni en el School of Engineering, Leavey worked for The play will take place in the Alumni dio su vida en el cumplimiento del deber en primer piso de la Biblioteca Mary Alice y W.J. Barney Co. and HRH Co. as a civil Room on the first floor o f the Mary Alice el World Trade Center el 11 de septiembre de Thomas O’Malley. Para más información engineer before joining the FDNY in 1982. and Thomas O’Malley Library. For more 2001. Después de graduarse de la Escuela sobre la presentación, por favor He first served at Engine 23, Ladder 4 and as information regarding the performance, de Ingeniería del Manhattan College, Leavey contacte a William Mulligan, PhD., en el a lieutenant at Ladder 15 on South Street in please contact William Mulligan, Ph.D., at trabajó para WJ Barney Co. y HRH Co. como correo electrónico william.mulligan@ lower Manhattan. [email protected]. ingeniero civil antes de unirse al FDNY en 1982. manhattan.edu.

12 NOVEMBER 04, 2015 • Manhattan Times • www.manhattantimesnews.com incidents immediately in “People from order to help identify and other areas apprehend perpetrators Brake on the breaks come here,” quickly. He added that said long- the high number of cars Sen. Adriano Espaillat inspects a damaged car. time resident vandalized in October was Domingo particularly alarming. Ramos. Domingo Ramos has lived in Washington Heights for over 30 years. He said he believed that perpetrators were unlikely to be local residents. Instead, he said it was likely youths from outside the immediate neighborhood who flocked to the area because they sought out a dark stretch of road, where police patrols were infrequent. “People from other areas come here,” he said as he surveyed the damage. “They take up all the parking, drink and smoke hookah.” Ramos, who takes daily morning walks along the trails of adjacent High Story and photos by Mónica Barnkow State Senator Adriano Espaillat recently items were reported. Bridge Park, said that convened a press conference to call attention “This is an area that needs more while such incidents were not uncommon, recent uptick in vandalized to scores of vehicles that have had their surveillance,” said Espaillat on Oct. 29th. they had historically occurred with far vehicles has one local windows shattered while parked at Fort “We don’t want to go back to old times.” lesser frequency. A George Hill. He called on the NYPD to install security “[Now], I notice that in the morning legislator calling for increased According to Espaillat, in the course of cameras and increase area patrols, and said there’s almost always a broken car.” surveillance and intervention by just two weeks, the owners of over 50 cars that he planned on asking the Department of returned to find that the vehicles they’d Transportation (DOT) to update and add to To report any incidents of vandalism, the New York Police Department parked overnight on Amsterdam Avenue and the amount of street lighting in the area. please call the 34th Precinct at (NYPD). 190th Street had been vandalized. No stolen Espaillat urged affected car owners to report 212.927.9711.

Los autos vandalizados se han convertido en una Hizo un llamado a NYPD para que vista frecuente a lo largo de la Avenida Amsterdam. instale cámaras de seguridad e incremente las patrullas de la zona y dijo que planea solicitarle al Departamento de Transporte (DOT) que actualice y aumente la cantidad de alumbrado público en el área. Espaillat instó a los propietarios de los vehículos afectados a denunciar los incidentes de inmediato para así poder ayudar a identificar y arrestar rápidamente a los perpetradores. Agregó que el elevado número de autos vandalizados en octubre fue especialmente alarmante. Domingo Ramos ha vivido en Washington Heights por más de 30 años. Dijo que creía que es poco probable que los delincuentes fueran residentes locales. En cambio, dijo que lo que sí era probable que fueran jóvenes de afuera del vecindario inmediato, que vinieron al área porque buscaban un tramo oscuro de la carretera, donde las patrullas de policía eran poco frecuentes. “Gente de otras zonas vienen aquí”, dijo Frenando al vandalismo mientras inspeccionaba los daños. “Ellos Historia y fotos por Mónica Barnkow vehículos cuyas ventanas fueron destrozadas ocupan todo el estacionamiento, y beben y mientras permanecían estacionados en el fuman la pipa de agua hookah”. n reciente aumento en los autos sector Fort George Hill. Ramos, quien todos los días hace caminatas Uvandalizados tiene a un legislador Según Espaillat, en el transcurso de sólo matutinas por los senderos cercanos al local pidiendo que se incremente dos semanas, los propietarios de más de 50 High Bridge Park, dijo que, si bien ese tipo autos regresaron a encontrar que los vehículos de incidentes no eran raros, históricamente la vigilancia y la intervención del que habían estacionado durante la noche en la habían ocurrido con una frecuencia mucha Departamento de Policía de Nueva York avenida Amsterdam y la calle 190 habían sido menor. (NYPD). objeto de vandalismo. No se reportó objetos “[Ahora], he notado que en la mañana casi robados. siempre hay un auto vandalizado”. El senador estatal Adriano Espaillat convocó “Esta es un área que necesita más vigilancia”, Para reportar cualquier incidente dijo Espaillat el 29 de octubre. “No queremos de vandalismo, por favor, llame al Se ha reportado que más de 50 autos recientemente una conferencia de prensa volver a los viejos tiempos”. 212.927.9711. fueron vandalizados en dos semanas. para llamar la atención sobre las decenas de

NOVEMBER 04, 2015 • Manhattan Times • www.manhattantimesnews.com 13 “It became a neighborhood staple,” Walsh said of the race. “You’d run from one sound to another, and it brought plenty of people to The Heights who had never been here before.” The owners are also proud of Coogan’s long-running, karaoke series, held every Saturday at 8 p.m. “It’s more advanced than your typical karaoke,” remarked Walsh. “The talent we get is amazing — people come in here thinking that they’re getting a cabaret show.” To mark its anniversary, Coogan’s is sponsoring a karaoke contest, which crowns a male and female winner each weekend, and culminates in a final round on December 19. Participants have the opportunity to win thousands of dollars in “[We] take everyone in and make them feel like prizes, sponsored by Heineken and Blue Washington Heights native Dania Zapata Morel family,” said co-owner Moon. has been general manager for the past 15 years. Tess O’Connor McDade. Though Coogan’s is firmly ingrained as an uptown institution, its owners insist photos to numerous snapshots of they have no particular recipe for their celebrity visitors to the restaurant. success. Among the more striking “I’d like to think that we’re just great decorations is a painting by local businessmen,” Hunt said with a laugh. artist Sam García that depicts “But there are many things we can’t The Cloisters museum in Fort control, and it still works out for us.” Tryon Park. The piece features Hunt suggested that, much like the likenesses of Coogan’s staff Washington Heights itself, Coogan’s is members and longtime patrons, all driven by a survivor’s mentality. in medieval garb. “Thankfully, we’ve been able to dodge A Celtic cross, hanging near the every curveball that’s been thrown at us,” entrance and created out of steel he said. “And we still land on our feet.” from the Twin Towers, is another Coogan’s Restaurant is located at favorite item frequently noted by 4015 Broadway, New York, NY. customers. The “Best Karaoke Singer in NYC” Coogan’s has achieved the contest takes place at 8 p.m. on Saturday enviable status of a neighborhood evenings, until December 19. hangout with a national reputation — it was once named by the National Restaurant Association “We still land on our feet,” as the best neighborhood says co-owner Dave Hunt, restaurant in the United States, after 30 years in business. and Al Gore and Hilary Clinton have stumped for votes there. coogan’s from p3 Dania Zapata Morel, a and firefighters, as well as employees and Dig in. Washington Heights native visitors of nearby New York-Presbyterian who has been the restaurant’s Hospital. Walsh remains proud that Coogan’s stayed general manager and event booker Walsh used the pub’s back room to open during the Washington Heights riots in for the past 15 years, said Coogan’s present full plays and art shows, which 1992. “We were open around the clock for a serves as a refuge for people visiting helped boost business in the early days. few days,” he said. “We became a safe haven.” New York-Presbyterian Hospital, many Coogan’s was also frequented by elected As unrest raged outside of the restaurant’s of whom are in dismal spirits because officials, especially Latino politicians that walls, Walsh introduced Police Commander they or a loved one are dealing with a rose to prominence in Northern Manhattan. Nick Estavillo to City Councilmember serious illness. A local legislator could walk over to Guillermo Linares, who was dining “So many people send us a another and hold an informal chat during inside. postcard or email after they dinner. “They sat down; something got ONLINE visited us, saying that Coogan’s “Deals got done here over the years,” worked out,” recounted Walsh. “The in Spanish made them feel better during a Walsh remarked. next day, the riots stopped.” Vea la versión difficult time,” Morel said. While the pub’s status EN LINEA Co-owner McDade said the as a cop hangout surely en español comforting atmosphere is a helped ward off drug byproduct of Walsh and Hunt’s dealers and vandals during the personalities. neighborhood’s darker days, its “That’s just the way Peter and proximity to the Fort Washington Dave are — they take everyone in Armory ensured a steady stream and make them feel like family,” of customers visiting for indoor McDade remarked. track events. In 1998, Coogan’s founded the Coogan’s would become Salsa, Blues and Shamrocks 5K synonymous with track and Run, an annual race that sends field, as the dozens of collegiate thousands of runners winding runners’ jerseys hanging around through Washington Heights the restaurant attest. streets, which are lined with live This painting features staff members A hodgepodge of other bands performing klezmer music, The Salsa, Blues and and longtime patrons in medieval garb. memorabilia adorns the walls, jazz, blues, salsa, and Irish folk Shamrocks 5K Run from historic neighborhood tunes. was founded in 1998.

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NOVEMBER 04, 2015 • Manhattan Times • www.manhattantimesnews.com 15 hunger from p11 – in Economics, Engineering, and Human Resources. But the political refugee, who fled from the former Soviet Union, said that all of his studies there were conducted in Russian. To begin his work again – in a foreign language – would have been economically and socially impossible. “Because in the USSR, almost nobody older than 40 years old was given English classes [then],” he explained. Instead, upon arrival, Kuzmin and his fellow émigres have often landed jobs on a lower end of the pay scale, such as driving cabs or working at fast food stores. Kuzmin suggested that a concerted intervention to spur economic development coming weeks to meet with residents directly was needed. and to gauge specific needs. “I think if there is created a special He also cited the recent announcement by program for the Russian community to help the State Wage Board to raise to fast food them open small business, they not only can workers’ minimum wage to $15 an hour as an help themselves provide for their family but indication of how an organized effort could also create and give jobs to other Russians,” bring attention – and action – to an important he said. Russian-speaking seniors used cause. Dr. Nataly Mironova, who has earned simultaneous translation services. “We will continue fighting poverty in this multiple degrees in engineering and community,” he said. “Our next step should be governance, said she too had struggled. Mironova. “[This way] we can contribute to speaking community liaisons in the offices to bring as many people of the working class “Back in Russia, I was an educator who the country who received us with open arms.” of elected officials; and greater funding to receive the $15 per hour wage increase.” taught civilians a very special master class Dmitri Daniel Glinski, President and CEO allocations. “We really need to take action,” said Ann about nuclear issues and human rights,” she of the Russian-Speaking Community Council Councilmember Rodríguez said he was Toback, Executive Director of the Workmen’s said. “But here, I have no connection with the of Manhattan and the Bronx, Inc. (RCCMB), committed to ensuring the well-being of all Circle. “The best way to address this situation education system.” addressed his remarks specifically to the his constituents in equal measure. is to bring about changes like increasing the The published book author agreed that Councilmembers and urged them to create “When we address poverty, we do it in any state’s minimum wage.” more needed to be done. greater access to resources to an underserved part of the city and in any community group,” For more information on the report, “They should create some kind of a bridge community. he argued. please visit http://bit.ly/1vXE9JW or visit to help us immigrant professionals improve He called for a task force helmed by elected Rodríguez pledged to bring city the Russian-Speaking Community Council our English in order to get certified to work officials on how to best achieve Russian- commissioners and corresponding staff of Manhattan and the Bronx, Inc. at www. as licensed American professionals,” said speaking immigrant integration; Russian- members uptown to the the YM & YWHA in rccmb.org.

HAMBrE de p11 los enlaces de la comunidad de habla Las principales “Ellos escaparon de la antigua rusa en las oficinas de los funcionarios conclusiones Unión Soviética, pero están electos y mayores asignaciones de del Informe UJA esencialmente desamparados”. fondos. 2011 incluyen: La brecha del idioma, explicaron El concejal Rodríguez dijo estar los organizadores del foro, ha comprometido a garantizar el bienestar • Uno de cada cinco hogares judíos obstaculizado la capacidad de de todos sus electores en igual medida. en el área de Nueva York es los profesionales bien educados, “Cuando abordamos la pobreza, pobre. En la ciudad de Nueva York altamente cualificados, que han lo hacemos en cualquier parte solamente: uno de cada cuatro. de la ciudad y en cualquier grupo dominado disciplinas complejas en • Uno de cada 10 hogares judíos comunitario”, argumentó. sus países -y lenguas- de origen en el área de Nueva York es casi empleos para otros rusos”, dijo. Rodríguez se comprometió a llevar a para asegurar un empleo remunerado una vez La Dra. Nataly Mironova, quien ha recibido pobre. que están en los Estados Unidos. comisionados de la ciudad y miembros del personal varios títulos en ingeniería y gobernanza, dijo que correspondientes al norte del condado a la YM y • Actualmente existen casi el doble Las consecuencias para los que son más ella también ha luchado. viejos pueden ser aún más profundas. YWHA en las próximas semanas para reunirse con de personas viviendo en hogares “En Rusia, era una educadora que enseñaba a los residentes directamente y evaluar las necesidades judíos pobres que en 1991. Alex Kuzmin tiene tres grados de maestría, los civiles una clase magistral muy especial sobre en Economía, Ingeniería y Recursos Humanos. específicas. • El 14% de los judíos pobres y el cuestiones nucleares y de derechos humanos”, También citó el reciente anuncio de la Junta Pero el refugiado político, quien huyó de la dijo. “Pero aquí no tengo ninguna relación con el 9% de los casi pobres dicen que no antigua Unión Soviética, dijo que todos sus Estatal de Salario para elevar el salario mínimo de los pueden llegar a fin de mes, y más sistema educativo”. trabajadores de comida rápida a $15 dólares la hora estudios los realizó en ruso. La autora de libros publicados estuvo de del 60% de ambos grupos dicen que Empezar su trabajo de nuevo -en una lengua como indicativo de cómo un esfuerzo organizado apenas lo logran. acuerdo en que aún queda mucho por hacer. puede llamar la atención -y la acción- a una causa extranjera- sería económica y socialmente “Deberían crear una especie de puente para • El mayor grupo de hogares judíos imposible. importante. pobres en el área de Nueva York ayudarnos a los inmigrantes profesionales a “Vamos a seguir luchando contra la pobreza en “Debido a que en la URSS casi nadie mayor mejorar nuestro inglés para obtener la certificación son los adultos mayores de habla de 40 años de edad recibió clases de inglés esta comunidad”, dijo. “Nuestro próximo paso debe rusa. y trabajar como profesionales estadounidenses ser lograr que la mayor cantidad de personas de la [entonces]”, explicó. con licencia”, dijo Mironova. “[De esta manera] En cambio, a su llegada, Kuzmin y sus clase trabajadora reciba el aumento salarial de $15 • Los adultos mayores de habla podríamos contribuir al país que nos recibió con dólares por hora”. rusa tienen la más alta incidencia compañeros migrantes a menudo consiguieron los brazos abiertos”. empleos en un extremo inferior de la escala “Realmente tenemos que tomar medidas”, dijo (porcentaje) de pobreza de Dmitri Daniel Glinski, presidente y director Ann Toback, directora ejecutiva del Círculo de cualquier grupo de la comunidad salarial, conduciendo taxis o trabajando en general del Consejo Comunitario de habla rusa tiendas de comida rápida. Trabajadores. “La mejor manera de hacer frente a judía de Nueva York. de Manhattan y el Bronx, Inc. (RCCMB por esta situación es provocar cambios, como aumentar • Los hogares jasídicos tienen el Kuzmin sugirió que era necesaria una sus siglas en inglés), dirigió sus comentarios intervención concertada para estimular el el salario mínimo estatal”. segundo mayor número de hogares específicamente a los concejales y los instó a pobres y el más grande número de desarrollo económico. Para más información sobre el reporte, crear un mayor acceso a los recursos para una personas pobres. También están “Creo que si se crea un programa especial por favor visite http://bit.ly/1vXE9JW o comunidad marginada. cerca de la cima en el número de para ayudar a la comunidad rusa a abrir vaya al Consejo de la Comunidad de Pidió un grupo de trabajo dirigido por cercanos a la pobreza. pequeños negocios, no sólo podríamos funcionarios electos para lograr una mejor Habla Rusa de Manhattan y el Bronx, Inc. proveer a nuestras familia, también crearíamos integración de los inmigrantes de habla rusa, de en www.rccmb.org.

16 NOVEMBER 04, 2015 • Manhattan Times • www.manhattantimesnews.com Shake Your Soul By Nancy Bruning, MPH Fitness Specialist he flyer with the drawing of a Tjoyful dancing figure asked, “Hey Inwood, wanna dance?”

It offered “a fun and freeing movement practice that relaxes your nervous system, noted. “No matter what your mood or energy energizes your body, and awakens your soul level, it will be just fine. There’s no pressure through the power of dance.” to perform.” It got my attention. We started the class barefoot and lying on The “Shake Your Soul” experience, the floor, doing some simple yoga stretches to continued the flyer, was “for any age, prepare our minds and bodies. Then the low fitness, or mobility level, experience, (or no The uptown class is the only one offered in the city. key, rhythmic music got us up and dancing, experience) with dance.” reaching, swaying, stepping, turning in Still nursing an injured foot, but hankering You don’t usually get that degree of freedom Side every Saturday. Dupuis has taken other flowing, fluid movements. We even performed for some sweaty fun, I could not resist. in a dance class,” she enthused. What started dance classes before, from African to modern an exercise where your partner’s gentle touch I recently arrived at the studio, which was as just fun became a mission. dance. But what especially appealed to her gets you undulating like seaweed in the ocean spotless and filled with light, even on that Now she is offering the experience to with Shake is that there are no steps to learn, current. The movements are based on the idea cloudy day. Kristy Geslain, the instructor, others, here in Inwood – it is the one and only nothing to remember – or forget. of fluids in your body – in your organs, your was warm, cheerful, and welcoming – as if Shake your Soul dance class in all of New “There are certain basic patterns that stay blood vessels, your joints. we were friends just getting together to dance York City. the same from class to class, but it’s never “As we go through the day, sitting at our in the middle of the day. She says what appeals to her is that it is the same class twice,” she observed. “It’s desks we forget that we’re mostly water,” said She explained that while she has a based on yoga philosophy, which can be improvisational, and it depends on what Geslain. “The class is a way to drop into your background in the performing arts and has summed up as “focus on your breath, feel you’re feeling and on the others in the class. body to see what it needs.” taken plenty of dance classes, she had never your body.” You are dancing with the other They inspire you. We all bring our own styles Shake your Soul is a low-stress way to considered herself to be a dancer. Intrigued by people in the class, but, as she explained, “It’s to it.” work up a sweat and get energized – and a the idea of the yoga of dance, she took a class not competitive and you’re not measuring She added, “In so many other dance classes, great way to start your day. at Kripalu, the upstate yoga center. She soon yourself against each other.” I’ve felt nervous.” Shake Your Soul Classes fell in love. Kelly Dupuis is a dedicated fan – she Not here. Saturdays at 12 noon “It felt great; I felt free to express myself. travels all the way from the Lower East “This class is what you make of it,” she See soul p20

baile antes, desde africana hasta danza moderna. Lo que especialmente le atrajo es que no hay pasos que aprender, nada que recordar – u Agite su olvidar. “Hay ciertos patrones básicos que se quedan de clase en clase, pero nunca es la misma clase espiritu dos veces”, observó. “Improvisa, y depende de lo que estas sintiendo y otros en la clase. Ellos te Por Nancy Bruning, MPH inspiran. Todos llevamos nuestro propio estilo a Especialista en Ejercicios ella”. Añadió, “en muchas otras clases de baile, se a hoja suelta con el dibujo de una sentí nerviosa”. Lalegre figura bailando presunta, No aquí. “¿Oye Inwood, quieres bailar”? Ofrece “Esta clase es lo que hagas de ella”, añadió. “No importa cual sea tu estado de animo o nivel “una práctica divertida y de liberación de energía, estarás bien – no hay presión para de movimiento que relaja su sistema funcionar”. nervioso, llena de energía su cuerpo y Comenzamos la clase descalzos y acostados despierta su espíritu a través del poder en el piso, haciendo algunos simples estiramientos del baile”. Eso atraerá su atención. de yoga para preparar nuestras mentes y cuerpos. Entonces las suaves notas, rítmica La experiencia “Agite su espíritu”, continuaba música nos levanta y bailamos, estirándonos, la hoja suelta, era “para cualquier edad, ejercicio balanceándonos, paso a paso, volteándonos en o nivel de movilidad, con experiencia (o sin ella) fluidez, fluidos movimientos. Hasta realizamos con el baile”. Continúe cuidando un pie lesionado, un ejercicio donde el suave toque de tu pareja pero añorando alguna sudorosa diversión, no me te pone a ondular como alga en el océano. De pude resistir. hecho, los movimientos son basados en la idea de Llegué al estudio, el cual estaba muy limpio líquidos en tu cuerpo –en tus órganos, tus vasos sanguíneos, tus articulaciones. y lleno de luz aun en ese nublado día. Kristy ¿Quiere bailar? Geslain, la instructora, fue cálida, llena de vida y “Según pasamos el día, sentados en nuestros acogedora – como si fuéramos amigos que nos escritorios nos olvidamos que somos mayormente Normalmente no recibes ese grado de libertad en en la filosofía del yoga – “enfóquese en su agua”, dijo Geslain. “La clase es una manera de reuníamos para bailar juntos en el medio del día. una clase de baile”, dijo. Lo que comenzó como respiración, sienta su cuerpo”. Estas bailando con Geslain tiene experiencia en las artes, ha bajar a tu cuerpo para ver lo que necesita”. diversión se convirtió en una misión. Ahora, ella las otras personas en la clase, pero como ella Agite su Espíritu es una manera de poco tomado un montón de clases de baile, pero nunca estaba ofreciendo la experiencia a otros, aquí en explicó, “no es competitivo y no te estas midiendo se consideró una bailarina. estrés para ejercitarse y conseguir energía – una Inwood. contra los demás”. maravillosa manera de comenzar su día. Intrigada por la idea del yoga bailado, tomó De hecho, está ofreciendo la única clase de Kelly Dupuis, quien estaba en la clase que clases en Kripalu, el centro de yoga en la parte Clases Agite su Espíritu baile Agite su Espíritu en toda la ciudad de Nueva tomé, es una dedicada fanática – viaje desde la Sábados a mediodía alta de Nueva York. Se enamoró de ella. “Me York. parte baja de Manhattan todos los sábados para sentí muy bien; me sentí libre para expresarme. Dice que lo que le atrae es que está basada tomar la clase. Dupuis ha tomado otras clases de Vea ESPIRITU p20

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NOVEMBER 04, 2015 • Manhattan Times • www.manhattantimesnews.com 19 COMMUNITY from p8 El fiscal organizará 1980, Daze dirigió su atención de la un programa calle al estudio, creando obras sobre “Borrón lienzo que fusionaron elementos del y cuenta estilo urbano con la pintura figurada. nueva”. “La ciudad es mi musa” presenta obras recientes de este neoyorquino de toda la vida que representa el dinamismo y la vitalidad de la ciudad que ama. El Museo de la Ciudad de Nueva York se encuentra en el No. 1220 de la Quinta avenida. Para más información, por favor llame al 212.534.1672 o visite www.mcny.org.

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soul from p17 ESPIRITU de p17 Dan Leven, the Founder and Director of LIFE Inwood Movement Movement, helped shape Shake Your Soul. 5030 Broadway cerca de la Calle 213 Oficina 613 Class cost is $15, or $65 for a 5-class pass. Correo electrónico de Kristy [email protected] Para más información puede visitar: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-DCSGZPoBE y http://www.leveninstitute.com/ Nancy Bruning tiene una maestría en salud pública, es una entrenadora personal certificada, y es la autora y coautora de más de 20 libros de salud y ejercicios, incluyendo “Nancercize: 101 Thing to Do on a Park Bench”. También es la presidenta del Comité de Amigos del Fideicomiso del Parque Fort Tryon y dirige experiencias de ejercicios al aire libre y talleres de pérdida de Inwood Movement peso. Visite la página electrónica de 5030 Broadway near 213th Street, Room Nancy en www.Nancercize.net. 613 Class cost is $15, or $65 for a 5-class pass. For more information, please visit http:// bit.ly/1XJrrLi or www.leveninstitute. com. You can also email Kristy Geslain at [email protected]. Nancy Bruning has a master’s degree in public health, is a certified personal trainer, and is the author or co-author of over 25 books on health and fitness, including Nancercize: 101 Things to Do on a Park Bench. She also is the Chair of the Friends Committee of the Fort Tryon Part Trust and leads outdoor fitness experiences and weight loss workshops. Visit Nancy’s web site at www.Nancercize.net. 20 NOVEMBER 04, 2015 • Manhattan Times • www.manhattantimesnews.com Seeking from p4 “This is not play time,” added Councilmember that the DOE was not in compliance with state Daniel Dromm, who served as a public school regulations that it provide a District Physical teacher for 25 years. “It is physical education, Education Plan, and that the details it offered something that is really important.” the Comptroller’s office for its audit were At the press conference, the legislators were “incomplete and missing information.” joined by parents and advocates from the New City Councilmembers sought to address the York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYPLI), issues this past Thurs., Oct. 29th by introducing the American Cancer Society Action Network, a bill that would require the DOE to report and Make the Road New York (MRNY). information on physical education standards NYPLI Program Advocate Erin Leigh for each one its schools. George supports the organization’s health “We are just asking for the state’s minimum and environmental justice programs. She standards to be met and for disclosure [in welcomed word of the bill. information] of every single school in the “We all know targets are not being met in city,” said Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley our schools,” said George. “Having this data outside City Hall. is going to ensure [we] get the solutions to Crowley said she was confident the bill address this problem.” would bring transparency to school practices, For Michael Davoli, Government Relations as well as generate awareness on the pervasive Director at American Cancer Society Cancer problem of childhood obesity. Action Network, the acquisition of reliable “The consequences are evident, as nearly 30 information would yield a path forward on percent of New York City students are entering reversing outcomes. high school either obese or overweight,” she “Obesity is a leading risk factor for cancer,” The May 2015 report found disparities. said. “We are in the middle of a public health said Davoli. “We must start turning that crisis.” around.”

“Todos sabemos que los objetivos no se cumplen en nuestras escuelas”, dijo Erin Leigh George. La concejal Elizabeth Crowley.

buscando de p4 estatales que deben educación física, algo que es muy importante”. cumplirse y que el DOE En la conferencia de prensa, los legisladores acondicionamiento físico. revele [información] estuvieron acompañados por padres de familia En el sur del Bronx, en los de cada escuela de la y los grupo de defensa Abogados por el Interés distritos escolares 7, 9 y ciudad”, dijo la concejala Público de Nueva York (NYPLI por sus siglas 12, más de 40 por ciento Elizabeth Crowley afuera en inglés), la Red de Acción de la Sociedad de las escuelas no tienen del ayuntamiento. Americana del Cáncer y Make the Road Nueva espacios dedicados al Crowley señaló estar York (MRNY por sus siglas en inglés). acondicionamiento físico. confiada en Erin Leigh George, “[Este] déficit tendrá que el proyecto defensora de NYPLI, apoya efectos a largo plazo de ley aportará los programas de salud y sobre los niños en transparencia de justicia ambiental de barrios desatendidos”, a las prácticas la organización, y dio la dijo Stringer, en mayo. escolares bienvenida al proyecto de ley. “Sabemos que el y generará “Todos sabemos que los acondicionamiento físico conciencia objetivos no se cumplen es fundamental tanto para sobre el en nuestras escuelas”, el éxito académico y la problema dijo George. “Tener esta salud a largo plazo, por generalizado información garantizará [que] lo cual es tan inquietante de la obesidad obtengamos soluciones para que nuestros alumnos, infantil. atender este problema”. incluyendo muchos en “Las Para Michael Davoli, barrios con altos índices consecuencias director de relaciones con el de obesidad, carecen de regulaciones estatales que proporciona el Plan de son evidentes, ya que casi el 30 por gobierno de la Red de Acción acceso a profesores certificados y espacios ciento de los estudiantes de la ciudad de la Sociedad Americana del para la educación física”. Educación Física del Distrito y que la información que ofreció a la oficina del contralor para su de Nueva York están entrando a la Cáncer, el adquirir información El informe determinó que más de 400,000 preparatoria ya sea obesos o con confiable revelaría el camino estudiantes de escuelas públicas carecen de auditoría estaba “ incompleta y perdida”. Amy Richards Los concejales de la ciudad buscaron abordar sobrepeso”, dijo. “Estamos en medio es miembro de a seguir para revertir los un profesor certificado de educación física de de una crisis de salud pública”. resultados. tiempo completo, asisten a una escuela sin un este tema el pasado jueves 29 de octubre Make the Road introduciendo un proyecto de ley que requeriría “Este no es momento de jugar”, New York. “La obesidad es un factor de espacio de acondicionamiento físico o sin un añadió el concejal Daniel Dromm, riesgo de cáncer”, dijo Davoli. patio de recreo o parque cercano. que el DOE informe cuáles los estándares de educación física de cada una de sus escuelas. quien se desempeñó como maestro de “Tenemos que empezar a El informe de Stringer también expresó su escuela pública durante 25 años. “Se trata de la cambiar esa situación”. preocupación de que el DOE no cumpla con las “Sólo estamos pidiendo estándares mínimos

NOVEMBER 04, 2015 • Manhattan Times • www.manhattantimesnews.com 21 FOREVER from p9 siempre de p9 formación en ingeniería. Resiste One August evening, Harry announced Mientras él deslizaba el brillante anillo de Se amaban profundamente. De vez en he’d make dinner. That was a little out of the diamante por su dedo, Rosa pensaba: “Esto cuando también discutían, pero esa era Poco después de la muerte de ordinary, but Rosa didn’t mind. Soon after, es para siempre”. otra forma de amor, entender al otro, trazar Harry, Rosa Naparstek escribió he felt dizzy and sat down. Harry tenía varios talentos. Él era, entre mutuamente sus lugares más recónditos y unas pocas líneas. At first Rosa thought he’d changed his otras muchas cosas, escritor, músico, profundos como les fuera posible. Resiste mind about cooking. But when she looked at amante de la naturaleza y fotógrafo. Una tarde de agosto, Harry anunció que Resiste tus enojos, el odio y la miseria him, she knew something was wrong. También era muy conocido en el norte de prepararía la cena. Eso era un poco fuera de ligeramente By the time the ambulance arrived, Manhattan por el oxidado Toyota de 30 años lo normal, pero a Rosa no le importó. Poco porque son sólo problemas pasajeros en Harry had a splitting headache and had de edad, amorosamente llamado Bluey. después, se sintió mareado y se sentó. el camino trouble breathing. After he was rushed to the Cuando finalmente decidió abandonar el Al principio Rosa pensó que había del amor. Nada más importa, nada más emergency room, doctors wanted to operate coche, llevó a cabo un funeral al estilo cambiado de opinión sobre cocinar, pero cuenta, nada más te mantendrá y but said the prognosis wasn’t very good. Nueva Orleans para él en la avenida cuando lo miró, sabía que algo andaba mal. no hay nada más A few hours later, Harry, 66, died of a Seaman, con una banda de música de Para el momento en que llegó la Sólo la ilusión de nuestros seres brain aneurysm. procesión. Los amigos se reunieron ambulancia, Harry tenía un terrible dolor fabricados, After just a little over a year, Rosa was a después en Piper’s Kilt para comer y beber. de cabeza y problemas para respirar. formados para conseguir el amor que ya widow. His death left her angry that his life Varios medios de prensa, entre Después, en la sala de emergencias, los habita. was so abruptly cut short. But one of his ellos The Manhattan Times, cubrieron el médicos querían operarlo, pero dijeron que el Vacíate para recibirlo pronóstico no era muy bueno. friends said Harry had lived a full life—and evento. Gente de todo el mundo lo vio y Vacíate para contenerlo exactly how he wanted to. lo contactaron. Incluso Toyota envió sus Unas horas más tarde, Harry, de 66 años, murió de un aneurisma cerebral. Floreciendo en tu cabeza. Another suggested that Harry was happy, condolencias. RN 8/16/15 possibly the happiest he’d ever been, and Harry nació en Arkansas y vivió en Después de poco más de un año, Rosa perhaps chose to leave on a high note. Memphis, Los Ángeles y San Francisco. quedó viuda. La muerte de Harry la dejó “He died loving and filled with love,” said Era extrovertido y mantuvo intactos sus enojada porque su vida fue interrumpida Rosa. “And to me, that is the most wonderful encantadores modales de caballero sureño bruscamente, pero uno de sus amigos le hacer donaciones para colocar thing – and that’s what I have to remember.” mucho después de servir en Vietnam y dijo que Harry había vivido una vida plena y una banca en su nombre: “Íbamos To help honor Harry and his love of luego de mudarse a Nueva York. exactamente cómo la quería. ahí a menudo para ver las puestas Fort Tryon Park, a fund has been created Le gustaban los buenos vinos y las Otro sugirió que Harry estaba feliz, de sol”, recuerda Rosa. El fondo to which all can donate towards a bench buenas conversaciones. Amaba las posiblemente lo más feliz que había estado permanecerá abierto hasta el 5 de dedication in his name. “We went there películas esotéricas tanto como pescar nunca, y tal vez eligió cerrar con broche de noviembre. Para más información, often to watch the sunsets,” recalls Rosa. en el lago Ramapo. Atrapaba un pez, le oro. por favor visite: http://bit. The fund will remain open until November tomaba una foto y lo dejaba en libertad, “Murió amando y lleno de amor”, dijo Rosa. ly/1l3fWk1. 5th. For more information, please visit regresándolo al agua. “Era algo así como “Y para mí eso es lo más maravilloso, eso es Un servicio conmemorativo se http://bit.ly/1l3fWk1. una abducción extraterrestre”, dijo Rosa, lo que tengo que recordar”. celebrará el 22 de noviembre a las A memorial service will be held on Nov. cuya idea de comunión con la naturaleza 4 pm en la iglesia luterana Our 22nd at 4 p.m. at Our Saviour’s Atonement era leer sobre el tema. Para ayudar a honrar a Harry y Saviour’s Atonement, ubicada en Lutheran Church, located at 178 Bennett En Rosa encontró a su pareja. Ella era su amor por Fort Tryon Park, se ha el No. 178 de la avenida Bennett Avenue (at 189th Street). una artista, previamente abogada, con creado un fondo al cual se pueden (con la calle 189).

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