A Bronx Music Store Survives Decades of Change — and a Pandemic
Casa Amadeo houses an encyclopedia of Latin music and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
A Teen Is Murdered, and His Mother Asks Why
The killer stepped between tightly parked cars and crossed in front of a Jesus Loves You sign to the teenager standing in front of 1705 Hoe Ave. in the Bronx. Jeanette Spruell Werts replays the surveillance video, released by the NYPD, over and over again, looking for clues into her son’s murder.
For Advocate of Voters With Disabilities, Polls Present Obstacles
Edith Prentiss wheeled across the ramp into her polling site in Washington Heights on Election Day and sighed. She pointed to the incline between the ramp and doorway of the Moriah Senior Center in Washington Heights. “This ramp,” the longtime advocate said, “is state of the art
Bridge builder’s bust may finally return next year. Does anyone know who he is?
Revered for its modern, elegant design of precisely placed steel, the George Washington Bridge soars above the Hudson River, connecting Manhattan to Fort Lee, New Jersey. At night, its lights twinkle like the diamond necklace worn by Cassie Louise Lightfoot in Faith Ringgold’s book Tar Beach. “Form follows function,” said George Deodatis, a professor of civil engineering at Columbia University. “Nothing is