Small Businesses Pandemic Fallout + Remembering Miss Ida

Good day, neighbors! It's me again, Jason Fernandez, your host of the Washington Heights-Inwood Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Overcast throughout the day. High: 75 Low: 67.

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Here are the top stories in Washington Heights-Inwood today:

1. Latinos, like Victor de Leon who owns Victor Bike in Washington Heights, are starting businesses at a faster rate than the national average, growing 34% over the last 10 years, according to the New York City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The Dominican native opened his bike shop 27 years ago. He said that while he has had challenges, he's been able to keep the doors open even throughout a global pandemic. (FOX 5 NY)
2. A street between two Washington Heights schools will transform into a public space of environmentally conscious learning and activity today from 1:30 pm -6:30 pm. (Washington Heights-Inwood Patch)
3. La Casa Del Mofongo is opening its 5th location in the Bronx called La Casa Del Mofongo del Bronx, at 1780 Gunhill Road in the spring of next year. La Casa Del Mofongo del Bronx replaces a free-standing Friday's restaurant in the shopping center. (Commercial Observer)
4. Columbia Nurses at Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Group recently celebrated five years of clinic caring for Washington Heights (Columbia | Neighbors)
5. Ida Keeling set track records well into her 100s. (runnersworld.com)

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