Tribute P9 Citizenship P3 Scholarship P11 Lin-Manuel Miranda and Rita
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
FEBRUARY 26 - mARch 4, 2014 • Vol. 15 • No. 9 wAshiNgtoN hEights • Inwood • hARlEm • EAST hARlEm NORTHERN MANHATTAN’S BILINGUAL NEWSPAPER EL PERIODICO BILINGUE DEL NORTE DE MANHATTAN NOW EVERY WEDNESDAY TODOS LOS MIERCOLES Homecoming for Rita p4 Lin-Manuel Miranda and Rita Moreno Bienvenida a un ícono p4 Photo: QPHOTONYC Scholarship p 11 Tribute p9 Citizenship p3 PUT CARE ON YOUR MARCH CALENDAR Visit us at the At EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care you’ll find new Neighborhood Room programs every month to help you stay healthy, get well 215 West 125th Street and live better. All classes are FREE and open to the public. 1 Saturday 6 Thursday 12 Wednesday Intro to Tai Chi and Qigong Walk Away the Pounds Friends in Deed—Support Group 11:30 am–12:30 pm (Must call to reserve) 11:00 am–12:30 pm for Serious Illness, Grief or Loss 3 Monday Select Care Info Session 12:00 Noon–1:00 pm (For EmblemHealth Select Care Sitting Chi Breath/Stretch Walk Away the Pounds network members only) 5:30–6:30 pm (Must call to reserve) 11:00 am–12:00 Noon 3:00–4:00 pm Understanding Diabetes Resistance Band Workout: 13 Thursday and Medications A fun way to tone and Healthcare Reform 4:00–5:30 pm strengthen muscles! (Obama Care 101) Low Impact Zumba w/Antonia 5:30–6:30 pm 4:00–5:30 pm 6:00–7:00 pm 8 Saturday West African Dance Class 4 Tuesday w/Ndeye Intro to Tai Chi and Qigong 5:30–6:30 pm Caregiver’s Support Group 11:30 am–12:30 pm (Must call to reserve) w/Marion Black Inventors Of Health: 14 Friday 12:30 –2:00 pm Fun family Arts & Crafts Storytelling Event! Come Talk With Greg— One on HEALTHWISE: 2:00–4:00 pm One FREE Caregiving Session Handling Emergencies for FREE 15 Minute Chair Massage 11:00 am–4:00 pm (Call for appointment) You & Your Family 1:00–4:00 pm (Call for appointment) Bed Aerobics: Get a free copy of the Easy Bed Exercises for the Healthwise Handbook 10 Monday Mind, Body & Spirit 3:30–4:30 pm Walk Away the Pounds 5:30–6:30 pm (Must call to reserve) (EmblemHealth members only) 11:00 am–12:00 Noon SHARE: Breast Cancer Intro to Yoga 15 Saturday Support Group for Women 5:45–6:45 pm Intro to Tai Chi and Qigong of African, African-American 11:30 am–12:30 pm (Must call to reserve) & Caribbean Heritage 11 Tuesday 5:30–7:00 pm Cell Phone Literacy For Older Adults 5 Wednesday 3:30–5:00 pm Keeping it Simple: YOUR Health Eating for Health w/Max Benefits Explained 5:30–6:30 pm 11:00 am–6:00 pm Moving For Life – Dance (Call for your 1:1 appointment) Exercise for Cancer Recovery Sitting Chi Breath/Stretch (Family members welcome) 5:30–6:30 pm (Must call to reserve) 5:45-6:45 pm Group Health Incorporated (GHI), HIP Health Plan of New York (HIP), HIP Insurance Company of New York and EmblemHealth Services Company, LLC are EmblemHealth companies. EmblemHealth Services Company, LLC provides administrative services to the EmblemHealth companies. Neighborhood Care is a division of EmblemHealth. ©EmblemHealth Inc. 2014, All Rights Reserved. For a full calendar of events and to RSVP visit us at ehnc.com or call 1-866-469-0999 2 FEBRuaRy 26, 2014 • Manhattan tiMes • www.manhattantimesnews.com Story and photos by Robin Elisabeth Kilmer ooking for a few good LAmericans? A drive to be counted The newest batch-to-be could be found at ARC XVI Fort Washington Inc. Senior Center this past Sat., Feb. 22nd, where the CUNY Citizenship Now! drive was in full swing by noon. CUNY Citizenship Now! is an ongoing initiative that assists and provides support services to permanent residents working on their applications for citizenship. The program’s experienced legal professionals work step by step with residents, helping them to work through the application process, providing advice on next steps, and even Hundreds participated in the drive. furnishing a passport photo—all for free. This Saturday’s drive was sponsored by State semester at college this January at Borough Senator Adriano Espaillat, Assemblymember of Manhattan Community College, where he Gabriela Rosa, Councilmember Ydanis studies computers and information systems. Rodríguez, the New Americans Campaign “I’m trying to make up for the credits I and the National Association of Latino missed,” he said. Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO). Had he been documented earlier, he explained, he would already have a whole For the elected officials, the matter was Elected officials, volunteers and members of close to their hearts, as each is an immigrant the CUNY Citizenship Now! hosted a drive at the semester’s worth of credits behind him. from the Dominican Republic. ARC XVI Fort Washington Inc. Senior Center. At the check-out desk was Mayte Saras. “I am with you, and I’ve been there. Saras is an immigrant from Spain who had Remember this: the sky is the limit, and Morales was one of over 70 other volunteers community supported me in my days as an traveled from Brooklyn to help out. don’t let anyone tell you otherwise,” said on Saturday. undocumented student,” he said. “I came [to the U.S.] 11 years ago and it Assemblymember Rosa. Morales, 18, just received his own “It was always a challenge and I always was a long process, really hard. Finally, I’m “Congrats to all of you. You will be the new permanent residency late last year after being felt like I was hiding in the shadows. I felt my a citizen, and I feel like I should help out the Americans,” said Senator Espaillat. undocumented for 5 years. He was able self-esteem go down when people asked me same way I’ve been helped,” she said. Councilmember Rodríguez, who had to get help with the residency application for an ID.” Saras was able to receive assistance earlier served as an educator and founder of from CUNY Xpress, a CUNY immigration An official status, and an ID, means the applying for citizenship at a drive similar to Gregorio Luperón High School, introduced assistance center located in Washington freedom to dream big. Morales would like Citizenship Now! a former student, Andrés Valentín Morales, Heights. It was time, he said, to give back. to travel some day, but right now he remains Raquel Ureña, a student at Bronx who was volunteering at the center. “It’s a huge deal for me—I feel like the focused on school. He started his first See DRIVE p15 Un impulso para ser contado Historia y fotos por Robin Elisabeth Kilmer de ser indocumentado durante 5 años. Él pudo obtener ayuda con la solicitud de residencia de CUNY Xpress, un centro de asistencia Buscando unos buenos americanos? inmigraciones CUNY situado en Washington ¿El último lote probable se pudo Heights. Ya era hora, dijo, para retribuir. encontrar en ARC XVI Fort Washington “Es una gran cosa para mí-siento que Inc. Centro de Personas Mayores, el la comunidad me apoyó en mis días como pasado sábado 22 de febrero, donde la estudiante indocumentado”, dijo. “Siempre fue un desafío y me sentía como unidad CUNY Citizenship Now! estaba escondido en las sombras. Sentía que mi en pleno al mediodía. autoestima disminuía cuando las personas me pedían una identificación”. CUNY Citizenship Now! es una iniciativa Un estatus oficial, y una identificación, continua que ayuda y presta servicios de apoyo significan la libertad para soñar en grande. a los residentes permanentes en sus solicitudes A Morales le gustaría viajar algún día, pero de ciudadanía. Profesionales del derecho con ahora mismo sigue concentrado en la escuela. experiencia en el programa trabajan paso a Comenzó su primer semestre en la universidad paso con los residentes, ayudándoles a través en enero en el Borough of Manhattan Community del proceso de solicitud, proporcionando College, donde estudia informática y sistemas de asesoría sobre los próximos pasos, e incluso información. suministrando una foto de pasaporte, todo gratis. “Estoy tratando de compensar los créditos que El evento de este sábado fue patrocinado perdí”, dijo. por el senador estatal Adriano Espaillat, Si hubiera sido documentado anteriormente, la asambleísta Gabriela Rosa, el concejal explicó, ya tendría un valor de créditos de todo un Ydanis Rodríguez, la nueva campaña de los semestre. estadounidenses y la Asociación Nacional de En el mostrador de salida estaba Mayte Saras. Funcionarios Latinos Electos y Designados Saras es una inmigrante de España que viajó (NALEO por sus siglas en inglés). desde Brooklyn para ayudar. Los funcionarios elegidos podrían tomar el “Es algo grande”, explicó el voluntario Andrés Valentín “Yo llegué [a los Estados Unidos] hace 11 años asunto muy en serio, ya que cada uno es un Morales del proceso de solicitud de ciudadanía. y fue un proceso largo y muy duro. Finalmente, inmigrante de la República Dominicana. soy una ciudadana y me siento como si tuviera “Yo estoy con ustedes, y he estado ahí. estadounidenses “, dijo el Senador Espaillat. trabajaba como voluntario en el centro. que ayudar de la misma manera que fui Recuerden esto: el cielo es el límite y no El concejal Rodríguez, quien sirvió anteriormente Morales fue uno de los más de 70 voluntarios ayudada”, dijo. dejen que nadie les diga lo contrario”, dijo la como educador y fundador de la escuela el sábado. Saras fue capaz de recibir asistencia al asambleísta Rosa. secundaria Gregorio Luperón, presentó a un Morales, de 18 años, recibió su residencia “Felicidades a todos ustedes, serán los nuevos ex estudiante, Andrés Valentín Morales, quien permanente a fines del año pasado después Ver IMPULSO p23 FEBRuaRy 26, 2014 • Manhattan tiMEs • www.manhattantimesnews.com 3 Story and video by Sherry Mazzocchi Photos by QPHOTONYC here’s not one thing that makes Homecoming for an icon TWest Side Story one of the greatest movies ever made.