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Un Cuarto De Siglo De Servicio octobeR 09 - octobeR 15, 2013 • VoL. 14 • no. 41 washington heights • inwood • haRLeM • EAST HARLeM NORTHERN MANHATTAN’S BILINGUAL NEWSPAPER EL PERIODICO BILINGUE DEL NORTE DE MANHATTAN NOW EVERY WEDNESDAY TODOS LOS MIERCOLES El Centro celebrates p13 Rosita Romero p13 Eve Ensler Un cuarto de siglo de servicio Green p21 Alianza p12 YUM p10 PUT CARE ON YOUR CALENDAR IN OCTOBER Visit us at the At EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care you’ll fi nd new Neighborhood Room programs every month to help you stay healthy, get well and 215 West 125th Street live better. 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Nuisance no more Those who were clamoring for a leisurely brunch outdoors, or even just a peaceful ONLINEin Spanish walk from and to Inwood Hill Park along Vea la versión Dyckman Street soon found themselves scrambling to get out of the way when dozens EN LINEA of motorcyclists swarmed the thoroughfare. en español Observers reported that, beyond keeping to their lanes, the motorcyclists roared onto sidewalks and converged on the BP gas station on the corner of Dyckman Street and Seaman Avenue. “I had about 40 customers sitting outside and [people] flooded the block from Broadway, Riverside, Payson and Seaman,” recounted Victor Santos, the manager of Mamajuana, located on the corner of Dyckman and Seaman Avenue. “There were Motorcyclists overtook the sidewalk on Dyckman Street. motorcyclists revving their engines, coming down the block. They were reckless, very The Dyckman corridor has long been a At a press conference this past Thurs., Oct. Street, said Inspector Buzzetti. reckless.” playground for cyclists who use the street as 3rd at Mamajuana, State Senator Adriano On Sunday, the day of the West Side Many of his patrons, he said, clambered their own personal drag. Espaillat said he’d encountered dangerous Highway incident, the 34th Precinct in fear to get inside the restaurant to avoid Luis said riders often converge at the gas riders himself. confiscated 6 to 10 motorcycles from riders getting run over. station, but never in the numbers seen on “I have personally been stopped by who didn’t have insurance, proper safety gear, Santos said the eatery also took a financial Sunday. motorcycle crews,” he said. “They got in or a license. hit. “Summertime, we have the problem all front of my car and I almost hit one of them.” While seeking and pursuing large groups “It was a beautiful day,” he said, shaking the time,” he reported. “I’ve never seen that The Senator’s encounter was on Broadway, of riders is against NYPD protocol, Sen. his head. “I couldn’t take advantage just a few blocks east from the restaurant. Espaillat insisted that more aggressive of my outside café.” “I’m concerned the “I’m concerned the neighborhood has legislation would deter large groups of riders José Luis, the manager of the BP neighborhood has become become the Wild West for motorcycle from riding recklessly. gas station, said the riders blocked the Wild West,” said drivers,” he said. “I believe that if you establish legislation Sen. Adriano Espaillat. the entire station for as long as 20 Sen. Espaillat, together with and ground rules that limit the number of minutes – and none of the riders Assemblymember Gabriela Rosa, announced motorcycles without a permit on a highway, filled up during their stay. plans to introduce statewide legislation that the police will be able to then block the “We couldn’t do anything,” said would make it illegal for motorcyclists to ride highway perhaps,” he said. “Or [they could] Luis. in large numbers. even prevent them from going into the The riders prevented other “I don’t think we need to feel scared highway, and do better traffic control to keep customers from entering the station, because a motorcycle will try to hurt us,” said them from where they can hurt pedestrians,” which was being attended by one Assemblymember Rosa. “We need to respect he said. employee. Luis added that the life, families and our community.” The Senator declined to say how he would riders left when police approached Still to be determined is how many riders have reacted if he were in Lien’s situation, but the area. Footage of the meet-up are too many and how the legislation would did note, “All I can say is that if I were in was subsequently handed over to be enforced. his position, I would have been very scared the police. Pursuing motorcyclists is not presently part as well.” Authorities believe that this was of the Police Department’s protocol. the same group of motorcyclists “The danger to the community would who later traveled onto the West Side Highway before.” outweigh the benefit of catching someone,” and encountered Alexian Lien and his family. Eudes Espino, an employee at Tread Bike said Inspector Barry Buzzetti of the 34th In a violent incident that was videotaped, Lien Shop, which is on the same south side of Precinct, under whose jurisdiction Dyckman was driving his Range Rover on the highway Dyckman as the gas station, was at work on Street falls. when the sport utility vehicle was surrounded Sunday when pedestrians scrambled into The precinct has cracked down on by motorcycles and his path was blocked by the shop to dodge motorcyclists who had motorcyclists this year. riders. In the car with Lien were his wife and overtaken the sidewalk. At least a hundred vehicles have been 2-year-old daughter. He accelerated and hit Like everyone else who lives, works or confiscated, mostly during the summer and “They were very reckless,” recounted one of the motorcyclists that remained in his frequents Dyckman, Espino and Santiago are largely around the vicinity of Dyckman Mamajuana manager Victor Santos. path. Riders subsequently pursued the vehicle familiar with the motorcyclists. in a frenzied chase from the 125th Street exit “Every Sunday there’s a bunch Video footage. to the George Washington Bridge, where they of them, but not en masse. That caught up to him after he exited on 178th was overkill,” said Espino of Street. Riders surrounded the vehicle, and Sunday’s episode. shattered the windows, dragging Lien from Espino said the sidewalk the driver’s seat. The beat and stomped on outside the shop is also plagued him before his family. with other types of traffic issues. A few local residents, including Sergio “We have cars coming up onto Consuegra, intervened and the riders departed, the sidewalk to do U-turns,” said leaving a bloodied Lien on the ground. Espino. He was treated for facial lacerations and Espino is a motorcyclist bruising at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital himself, but sided with Lien. and released. “By all means, he had the right An ongoing police investigation, to date, of way.” has resulted in four arrests. Espino insisted that most The incident has attracted national motorcyclists respect the road attention, but for residents and business and other drivers. owners of Northern Manhattan, the alarming Alexian Lien was “Everyone that’s civil doesn’t attacked by bikers. behavior of some motorcyclists is not news. ride in groups,” he said. OCTOBER 09, 2013 • ManhaTTan TiMEs • www.manhattantimesnews.com 3 Mammograms for every woman. With or without insurance. The best way to fight breast cancer is to catch it early with a mammogram. That’s why we offer breast screenings to all women, whether or not you have insurance. 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