After years of delays and cost over runs during renovations, the GWB Bus Station finally opened its doors to the public this morning for travelers. Continue reading
Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Congressman Adriano Espaillat, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, Senator Marisol Alcantara, and Assemblywoman Carmen De La Rosa issue their support for the proposal to construct a new Inwood library with 100% affordable housing included in the project.Continue reading
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Harlem U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, Deputy Mayor Richard Buery and others today announced the expansion of the Community Schools Initiative to 69 new schools this September, 2017.Continue reading
Following the announcement that the Cross Bronx Expressway is the most congested roadway in America, NYC Council Transportation Chair Ydanis Rodriguez and NYS Assembly Woman Carmen De La Rosa proposed solutions to ease traffic and the harmful emissions that cause asthma in surrounding communities.Continue reading
Following a week where elevators at the 168th Street subway station broke down on four separate occasions, elected officials and community residents are saying "enough." Continue reading
Tenants at 3852 10th Ave and 3856 10th Ave in Inwood are fighting back against their landlord, Julian Rodriguez, the property manager Kitty Huang and its associated LLC, Confe Realty, after 17 were left hospitalized from a gas leak on Saturday, January 7th. Continue reading
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
I would like to let you know about a great opportunity to mold the future for our treasured Inwood Library. Continue reading
On Monday night, January 2nd, 2017, members of the local Inwood community discovered swastikas had been drawn on an advertisement in the Dyckman Street A train station for an art exhibit at the Jewish Museum. Continue reading
On Friday, October 28th, 2016, Chair of the Council MemberWashington Heights' Ydanis Rodriguez read this statement regarding Driverless Cars And What They Mean For Uptown And NYC to the NYC Transportation committee:
Good morning and welcome to the Transportation Committee's hearing on "The Future of Driverless Vehicles in New York City." My name is Ydanis Rodriguez and I am the chair of the committee.Continue reading
Just as Harlem World Magazine posts their Harlem’s 25 Worst Landlords: The Full 2016 List, a Landlord at 78 Thayer Avenue has driven his rent regulated tenants out of the buildings to the point where over 30 apartments are now vacant, while the uptown community languishes in an affordable housing crisis.
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World famous archaeologist Kathleen Martinez, State Senator Adriano Espaillat, Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez and other local elected officials and leaders will hold a press conference to announce that Kathleen Martinez will be speaking this weekend in Washington Heights at Columbia University's Armand Hammer Health Science Building. Continue reading