NYC Quarantine Film Festival Is Creative Outlet Amid Coronavirus

Check out a TikTok murder mystery, furlough memoir, park horror story and more winners in the first and "hopefully last" at-home contest.

Washington Heights Plans Black Lives Matter Children's March

The Father's Day children's march will start at Highbridge Park as a tribute to black fathers.

Seven Uptown Landlords Land On 'NYC's Worst Evictor' List: Study

Landlords who evicted dozens of people in Washington Heights and Inwood are in the top 20 "worst evictors" in New York City, advocates say.

Death Of Man Found Hanged In Fort Tryon Park Deemed Suicide: OCME

Dominique Alexander was found dead in the park in Inwood last week.

City To Investigate Inwood Cop 'Deputizing' Anti-Looters: Report

The NYPD commander told a group gathered to stop looting to wear white arm bands so they could stay out after curfew, THE CITY reported.

NYC Primary Election 2020: Robert Jackson Defends NY Senate Seat

Manhattan Democrats will cast a ballot this month in a collection of local, state and federal primaries. Patch is profiling each candidate.

74-Year-Old Mugged At Gunpoint In His Apartment Building: Cops

Two men followed the 74-year-old man into his apartment building near West 188th Street, police said.

Uptown Online Bookclub Features Local Artists, Authors And Stores

Two Washington Heights bookstores have started a virtual book club with local artists, authors and stores during the coronavirus crisis.

Inwood Rezoning Appeal Gets Backdrop Of Mayor's Push For Equity

Inwood rezoning opponents pointed to the mayor's recent calls for racial equity as their efforts to stop the plan faced appeals court.

$2M Lottery Ticket Sold At Washington Heights Pharmacy

The Mega Millions ticket was one of two sold in New York that matched the second-prize winning numbers.

Man Sexually Assaults Woman In Daytime Highbridge Park Attack: PD

The man attacked a woman in broad daylight on Thursday near West 165th Street and Edgecombe Avenue, police said.

City's Appeal To Reinstate Inwood Rezoning Heads To Court

An appellate court is slated to hear oral arguments Wednesday about the controversial rezoning, which a lower court struck down last year.

Video: Motorcyclist Slams Into 76-Year-Old In Uptown Hit-And-Run

Cops are searching for the motorcyclist who was caught on video slamming into a woman crossing 162nd Street, then riding away.

Stretch Of 181st Street To Turn Into Dedicated Busway, Mayor Says

The Washington Heights corridor is one of five streets that will become busways similar to 14th Street as the New Yorkers go back to work.

SEE: Colorful Murals Painted On Boarded-Up Inwood Businesses

Messages of hope and calls for justice for George Floyd stretched for blocks on the plywood covering Dyckman Street windows.

Washington Heights Apartment Fire Sends 1 To Hospital: FDNY

More than 100 firefighters were sent to put out a fire in the top floor of a building on West 158th Street early Thursday, officials said.

Uptown Calls For Unity After Protest Confrontation Goes Viral

Elected officials gathered Wednesday at the site of a confrontation on Dyckman Street to call for unity among black and Latino protesters.

Pizza Celebration at Hope Center Is All About Beating COVID-19

Leadership Appreciative of the Hard Work Hope Center Employees Are Doing to Fight COVID-19

Food Pantries Available In Washington Heights Friday, Monday

Tacos El Paisa restaurant, Good Shepard Church and Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center will all have food giveaways the next few days.

SEE: City Reveals $7.3M Redesign Of Inwood Hill Park Fields

Three ballfields in Inwood Hill Park will get new dug-outs, a new fence, field lights and smoothed out fields in the next few years.

NYC Needs 'Office Of Sports' To Help Keep NYers Healthy, Pol Says

CM Ydanis Rodriguez says bringing sports to low-income NYers could help prevent health problems that put them more at risk for coronavirus.

Uptown Board Rejects Liquor License At Notorious Arka Room Space

Police told board members allowing a liquor license at the space — known for 311 calls and cop visits — would be a "recipe for disaster."

WaHi, Inwood See Most Social Distancing Complaints In Manhattan

The 34th Precinct has had 790 calls to 311 about social distancing, the fourth most in the city, according to a Legal Aid Society study.

Caravan Thanking School Workers To Drive Through Manhattan

A caravan will drive through the Upper East Side, Morningside Heights and Inwood to thank workers who have been keeping NYC schools clean.

Low-Key Uptown Spots To Spend Time Outside This Memorial Day

Venturing outside on Memorial Day? Here are some low-key spots in Washington Heights and Inwood where you should be able to avoid crowds.

Mural Honoring Healthcare Workers Debuts At Washington Heights ER

"Enfermera con Rolos," part of a Manhattan artist's series honoring Latina women, says a thank you to those on the coronavirus frontlines.

Uptown Coronavirus Death Rates Among Highest In Manhattan: Data

Inwood and Washington Heights have lost 420 people to the coronavirus. The neighborhoods' death rate is one of the highest in the borough.

NYC Quarantine Film Festival Features Works Made Amid Coronavirus

The Inwood Film Festival will turn into a "Quarantine Festival" this year, featuring short films made while practicing social distancing.

NYC Mom's Stroke Is Cautionary Tale In Coronavirus Crisis: Doctor

COVID-19 makes strokes and heart attacks more likely, but those having them fear going to the hospital. This mom did and it saved her life.

The A Train Won't Run In Washington Heights This Weekend: MTA

Construction on the A train will stop it from running between 168th Street and 207th Street until Monday.

Washington Heights Hero Helps Keep Coronavirus Patients Breathing

Madeline Arena is part of a team at NewYork-Presbyterian hospital helping ventilated coronavirus patients breathe on their own again.

Local Inwood Hero Goes Above And Beyond For Essential Worker Kids

Childcare worker Betty Sanz is committed to caring for infants and toddlers of essential workers during the coronavirus crisis.

New Coronavirus Testing Site To Open In Washington Heights: Mayor

Washington Heights will get a new testing site next week as part of a plan to open 12 new sites across the city by May 25.

Uptown Manhattan Clinics To Get City Help In Coronavirus Fight

Inwood and Washington Heights are among seven Manhattan neighborhoods that will get PPE, telemedicine webinars and other help from the city.

Washington Heights Raises $8K To Keep Local Bookstore In Business

Word Up Community Bookshop, run by a nonprofit aiming to bring books to communities without access to them, started the GoFundMe last week.

Riverside Drive Car Break-Ins Spike Amid Coronavirus Crisis: Cops

Cops are monitoring an area on the Harlem-Washington Heights border where neighbors say smashed in car windows have become a regular sight.

Bike Thieves Rob 2 More Delivery Men In Washington Heights: Cops

The suspects are now wanted in six robberies targeting delivery men in Northern Manhattan. The latest two were at knifepoint, cops said.

Here's Where To Get Free Masks In Washington Heights And Inwood

The city will give out free face coverings at three spots in Washington Heights and Inwood this weekend and Monday.

New Coronavirus Testing Site Opens At Medical Center In Inwood

Testing for COVID-19 launched Wednesday at the Dyckman Clinica De Las Americas on Nagle Avenue.

Uptown Shuttles Suspended To Help Coronavirus Driver Shortage

Shuttles set up for the 191st Street construction project will stop so drivers can be used for buses needed during the coronavirus pandemic.