Huge Inwood Drug Bust | Washington Heights-Inwood Year In Review

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS-INWOOD, NY — The year is coming to an end in Uptown Manhattan, and 2017 can certainly be described as eventful. There was no shortage of big news stories this year that are worth looking back at as we head into 2018.

Here's some of the year's best stories from the Washington Heights-Inwood Patch:

Dozens Accused of Trafficking Crack Cocaine on Vermilyea Avenue

Thirty-two locals are facing charges after police busted an alleged Inwood street gang this week. For more than a year, the gang has turned the stretch of Vermilyea Avenue between West 204th and West 207th streets into an open-air drug market, according to the NYPD and the Manhattan District Attorney (DA).

City Unveils Updated Inwood Rezoning Plan

Almost one full year after being booed out of a meeting, the city Economic Development Corporation returned to Community Board 12 Thursday night to present an updated proposal to rezone Inwood both east and west of 10th Avenue

Toddler Joyriders Pulled Over By Police In Cute Traffic Stop

Nobody is above the law — not even toddlers in a toy jeep. Two twins were pulled over this weekend for a traffic stop on the sidewalk of St. Nicholas Avenue in Washington Heights for a prank traffic stop.

Safety Fences Coming To George Washington Bridge Walkways

Measures to prevent suicides on the George Washington Bridge will kick off this month starting with the installation of a temporary fence on one of the bridge's walkways, officials from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Inwood Priest Sexually Assaulted Children At Bronx Parish: Lawyer

A catholic priest accused of molesting two boys at a Bronx church is now stationed at an Inwood parish, lawyers told Patch Thursday.

Washington Heights Rabbi Donates Kidney To Stranger

A rabbi at Washington Heights' Congregation Shaare Hatikvah — located on West 179th Street between Broadway and Fort Washington Avenue — donated one of his kidneys Tuesday to a complete stranger, according to a report.

Inwood Street Co-Named For Late Carrot Top Pastries Owner

The stretch of Broadway home to Inwood's Carrot Top Pastries now bears the name of the bakery's late owner.

If your favorite story from 2017 didn't make the list, let us know what it was in the comments.

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