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Miguel Martinez, Ex-Councilman, Gets 5 Years In Theft

nytimes.com | RAY RIVERA | Posted 12.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Inwood, Washington Heights, City Councilman Miguel Martinez, New York City Council, New York Politics, Miguel Martinez, New York News

Miguel Martinez, a former city councilman from Upper Manhattan, was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday on three felony counts involving the ...

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DEA And NYPD Storm Wrong Apartment In Washington Heights

New York Daily News | Rocco Parascandola and Alison Gendar | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Jessica Suriel, Drug Enforcement Agency, Carlos Ruiz, Dea, Nypd, Washington Heights, New York Crime, Calixta Guerrero, Gabriel Gorenstein, Barry Weinstein, New York News

They came hellbent on finding drugs and a gang boss - but it was the wrong apartment, a shaken Washington Heights family said on Thursday. Authoritie...

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Columbia Finds NYC Air Lowers Kids' IQs

Elaine Shannon | Posted 08.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Auto Emissions, Air Pollution, New York City Air Pollution, Children's Health, Harlem, Columbia University, Columbia University Research, Washington Heights, Columbia University Prenatal Pollution Study, New York City, South Bronx, New York News
Elaine Shannon

A landmark study found children exposed in the womb to urban air pollutants score significantly lower on intelligence tests than children of mothers who breathed cleaner air while pregnant.

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Starbucks In His Eyes For Obama

NYCity News Service | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Manhattan, Super Tuesday, Primary, Barack Obama, West Harlem, Grassroots Organizing, New York City, Washington Heights, Starbucks, 2008 Campaign, Obama Campaign, Democrats, Rangel, New York Primary, Offthebus, Home News
NYCity News Service

Surrounded by campaign materials and holed up with his laptop and overactive cell phone in a corner of the Starbucks, Gregg Ross carefully coordinated volunteers for Barack Obama Tuesday morning.

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Worried about Economy, NY Latino Barber for Obama

Claudia Cruz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Latino Vote, Luis Cordova, Washington Heights, New York Primary, NY Primary, Obama and Latinos, Barack Obama, Washington Heights/Inwood, Inwoood, Home News
Claudia Cruz

Not every New Yorker supports their hometown politician. Mr. Luis Cordova, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, would like to see Barack Obama win the presidency.

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