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april 2 - april 8, 2014 • Vol. 15 • No. 14
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M A N H AT TA N ’ S
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washington Heights • Inwood • HARLEM • EAST HARLEM
N E W S PA P E R
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love
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loss
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De amor y pérdida
Liseth and Andreas
p4
District
p7
Club
p8
Armory
p3
Going Full Frontal
“We get enthusiastic,” says playwright
Eddie Antar, with creative partner
and director Leslie Kincaid Burby.
Story and photos by Sherry Mazzocchi
I
n Full Frontal, a young fumbling
couple in the back seat of a car
has their first sexual experience.
“In a film, as soon as they go under sheets,
they pan away,” playwright Eddie Antar said.
“We don’t.”
Full Frontal is an evening of five short
plays about sex and sexuality, all written by
Antar.
In one play, a married middle-aged Jewish
woman decides to follow a young Hispanic
man. Two other plays deal with same-sex
attraction. In yet another, a couple going
through a difficult time in their marriage gives
a lift to a young girl with no filter. “They are
in the front seat and they don’t know what to
do,” Antar said.
There’s no nudity in the plays. Instead,
people bare their souls.
“The way that people deal with sex and
being naked in front of another person says
a lot about the human condition,” said Antar.
“It doesn’t get much more vulnerable than
sex,” said director Leslie Kincaid Burby.
“That is where it all comes down to for a lot
of us.”
Burby and Antar have worked together on
and off for more than a decade. She directed
Antar’s hit play, The Navigator, about a man
who realizes the GPS in his car has all the
answers to his questions. The 2011 play was
nominated for a slew of awards. Burby took
home a New York Innovative Theatre Award
for Outstanding Direction.
Antar and Burby are both married (not to
Yendo Full Frontal
Historia y fotos por Sherry Mazzocchi
E
n Full Frontal, una torpe pareja de jóvenes
tiene su primera experiencia sexual en el
asiento trasero de un coche.
El dúo de Inwood ha colaborado
de forma intermitente durante
más de una década.
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“En una película, tan pronto están debajo de las sábanas,
se arrepienten”, dijo el dramaturgo Eddie Antar. “Nosotros no”.
Full Frontal es una velada de cinco obras cortas sobre el
sexo y la sexualidad, todas escritas por Antar.
En una obra, una mujer judía, casada, de mediana edad,
decide seguir a un joven hispano. Otras dos obras lidian con la
atracción por el mismo sexo. En otra, una pareja pasando por
un momento difícil en su matrimonio le da un aventón a una
joven sin filtro. “Ellos están en el asiento delantero y no saben
qué hacer”, dijo Antar.
No hay desnudez en las obras. En cambio, la gente
desnuda sus almas.
“La forma en que la gente lidia con el sexo y el estar
desnudo delante de otra persona dice mucho acerca de la
condición humana”, dijo Antar.
“No puede volverse mucho más vulnerable que el sexo”,
dijo la directora Leslie Kincaid Burby. “Es a lo que todo se
reduce para muchos de nosotros”.
Burby y Antar han trabajado juntos de manera intermitente
durante más de una década. Dirigió la exitosa obra de
Antar, The Navigator, sobre un hombre que se da cuenta
que el GPS de su carro tiene todas las respuestas a sus
preguntas. La obra de 2011 fue nominada para una gran
cantidad de premios. Burby se llevó a casa un premio de
teatro innovador de Nueva York por Mejor Dirección.
Antar y Burby están casados (no entre sí) y viven en
Inwood. Uno de los secretos de su éxito es el tren A.
Antar se sienta en los ensayos, generalmente hablando
poco. Pero es en el tren de regreso a casa donde él y
Burby revisan y explican todos los detalles. Si una escena
no funciona, investigan por qué y deciden qué hacer. “La
discusión en el tren es tan emocionante. Sé que subimos el
volumen”, dijo. “Nos ponemos entusiastas”.
Eso de dar y recibir, y la disposición para escuchar las ideas
del otro, genera confianza. También les gustan las mismas
Full Frontal es una
velada de cinco obras
cortas sobre el sexo
y la sexualidad, todas
escritas por Antar.
Vea FRONTAL p23
april 2, 2014 • Manhattan Times • www.manhattantimesnews.com
Joe Boover and
Laura Darrell appear
in Perfect Tension.
Photo: Gerry Goodstein
each other) and live in Inwood. One secret of
their success is the A train.
Antar sits in on rehearsals, usually saying
little. But it is on the train ride home that he
and Burby review and explicate every detail.
If a scene isn’t working, they figure out why
and decide what to do. “The discussion on the
train is so exciting. I know we get loud,” he
said. “We get enthusiastic.”
That give-and-take and a willingness to
listen to each other’s ideas created trust. They
See FRONTAL p23
Uptown Games return
Story by Erik Cuello
Photos by QPHOTONYC
ONLINE
M
ore than 500 students from
nearly two dozen schools
flocked to The Armory this past
Sat., Mar. 29th for the Third
Annual EmblemHealth Uptown
Games.
The annual event, which draws hundreds
of local residents, is produced by the New
York Road Runners (NYRR). The running
organization actively promotes physical
activity among local youth; among its annual
events is the Washington Heights 5K, which
took place earlier this month.
The Games, a non-competitive program
open to local students, were sponsored by
EmblemHealth.
Students from grades 3-8 received athletic
instruction from NYRR and Armory staff
members before participating in a number of
events, such as short and long distance races,
team relays, hurdles, shot put and more.
Among those in attendance were students
from PS 28 Wright Brothers Elementary in
Hamilton Heights and Inwood Academy
for Leadership Charter School on Dyckman
Street in addition to local elected officials
including Congressman Charles B. Rangel,
Senator Adriano Espaillat, Assemblymember
Gabriela Rosa and Councilmember Ydanis
Rodriguez.
The event focused on
promoting
health
and
physical activity.
“With childhood obesity
rates in our community
among the highest in the
city,” said Sen. Espaillat, “and
school physical education
programs being slashed, few
options remain for children to
be active on their own.”
The
Uptown
Games,
he explained, provided an
opportunity for non-runners
and runners alike to engage in
a day of fitness.
The Armory, located on
in Spanish
Vea la versión
EN LINEA
en español
On her mark.
No breaking her stride.
168th Street and Fort Washington Avenue,
is a New York City non-profit institution
and a mission of “Keeping Kids on Track.”
Having recently celebrated its centennial,
the Armory hosts more than 100 track
and field meets and welcomes more than
125,000 individual athletes.
For more on the EmblemHealth
Uptown Games, please visit www.
manhattantimesnews.com.
Friendly competition.
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Sunday, April 6, 2014
11:00AM - 2:00PM
Police Commissioner
William J. Bratton
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“From all this tragedy, I get beauty”
After the blast
The tragic explosion in
East Harlem claimed the
lives of 8 residents, leveled
two residential buildings
and injured nearly 70.
Scores of families have
been displaced, and many
small uptown businesses
and organizations
affected have been unable
to reopen or resume
operations. After the
Blast will offer a glimpse
into the lives of those
struggling to recover since
the events of Wed., Mar.
12th.
Story by Robin Elisabeth Kilmer
L
iseth Pérez and Andreas
Panagopoulos met each other
only months after they both arrived
in New York City in 2000. At first they began hanging out with mutual
Andreas Panagopoulos was killed
in the East Harlem explosion.
friends—through a distant cousin of his
who wasn’t really a cousin. It became clear
that Panagopoulos was smitten with Pérez,
and their friends arranged for the two to go
on a date. Pérez doesn’t remember where
they went—but she does remember being
impressed by Panagopoulos.
“He was a very smart guy. You could
literally talk to him about anything,” said
Pérez. “You really learn when you talk to
him.”
Soon Pérez, from Venezuela, and
Panagopoulos, from Greece, were married.
It was a classic, made-in-New-York love
story. The two shared their cultures—making
it a point to visit Greece and Venezuela every
year. They made sure there were other detours
along the way—to places that frequently grace
the covers of travel magazines: Spain, Turkey,
Paris, Argentina, a wedding in the Dominican
Republic here, a trip to London there.
The two lived it up, going dancing, going to
birthday parties, enjoying food.
“We always had something to do,” said
Pérez. “He was very into having fun.”
The two lived in an apartment on Park
Avenue, between East 116th Street and East
See BLAST p21
“De toda esta tragedia, obtuve belleza”
Tras la explosión
La trágica explosión en el
este de Harlem cobró la vida
de 8 residentes, destruyó
dos edificios de viviendas
e hirió a casi 70 personas.
Decenas de familias han
sido desplazadas y muchos
pequeños negocios y
organizaciones afectadas del
norte del condado no han
podido reabrir o reanudar
sus operaciones. Tras la
explosión ofrecerá un vistazo
a las vidas de aquellos que
luchan por recuperarse
desde los acontecimientos del
miércoles 12 de marzo.
Historia por Robin Elisabeth Kilmer
L
iseth Pérez y Andreas Panagopoulos se conocieron sólo unos meses
después de que ambos llegaron a la
ciudad de Nueva York en el año 2000.
Al principio empezaron pasando el rato con
amigos mutuos, mediante un primo lejano que
no era realmente un primo. Se hizo evidente
que Panagopoulos estaba embelesado con
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“Nunca había sido amada de esa manera”,
dice la viuda de Panagopoulos, Liseth Pérez.
Foto: L. Pérez
Pérez y sus amigos les organizaron una cita.
Pérez no recuerda a dónde fueron, pero quedó
impresionada por Panagopoulos.
“Era un tipo muy inteligente. Literalmente podía
hablar con él de cualquier cosa”, dijo Pérez.
“Realmente aprendes cuando hablas con él”.
Pronto Pérez, de Venezuela, y Panagopoulos,
de Grecia, estaban casados.
Fue un clásico, una historia de amor hecha en
Nueva York.
Los dos compartieron sus culturas, haciendo
lógico visitar Grecia y Venezuela cada año.
Se aseguraron de que hubiera otros desvíos
en el camino a los lugares que con frecuencia
adornan las portadas de las revistas de viajes:
España, Turquía, París, Argentina, una boda en
la República Dominicana aquí, un viaje a Londres
por allá.
Los dos disfrutaban de la vida, yendo a bailar,
a fiestas de cumpleaños, disfrutando de la
comida.
“Siempre teníamos algo que hacer”, dijo Pérez.
“A él le gustaba mucho divertirse”.
Los dos vivieron en un apartamento en
Park Avenue, entre las calles 116 y 117 este.
Panagopoulos fue un músico y la residencia era
lo suficientemente amplia para su equipo, que
incluía cuatro guitarras.
Estar en El Barrio significaba que Panagopoulos
podría absorber directamente más de la cultura
latina de su esposa, algo que ella siempre
agradeció. No dio su amor por sentado. Cada
día le decía lo hermosa que era y pasó semanas
deliberando sobre qué regalarle para su
cumpleaños.
“Él hizo lo que tenía que hacer para hacerme
feliz”, recordó. “Nunca he sido amada así antes y
probablemente nunca seré amada así de nuevo”.
El miércoles 12 de marzo, aproximadamente
a las 8:15 de la mañana, Pérez fue a su trabajo
como editora en el periódico de la lengua
española El Diario La Prensa, sin saber
que estaría dejando atrás la vida como la había
conocido siempre.
A las 9:30 a.m., su departamento y el de al
lado, se derrumbaron. Su casa fue devorada
por las llamas después de una explosión de gas
Vea EXPLOSIÓN p21
It’s happening at
Columbia in April
Tuesday, April 1–Saturday, May 31, 2014
Thursday, April 10
Wednesday, April 16
Exhibition: The Raging ’70s, Latino New
York as Seen by El Diario’s Bolívar
Arellano
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
420 Hamilton, Morningside campus
Defying Injustice: Lessons from
Defeating Apartheid to the Arab Spring
6:00 p.m.
Jerome Greene Annex, Columbia Law School, 435 W.
116th St.
Hostile Charity: Somali Refugees and
Risk in a New Security Age
6:16 p.m.
Second Floor Common Room, Heyman Center,
Morningside campus
For more info, call (212) 854-0507 or visit
www.columbia.edu/cu/cser.
This panel discussion celebrates the acquisition of
the Gay McDougall South Africa and Namibia Papers
by Columbia Libraries’ Center for Human Rights
Documentation & Research. For more info, call (212)
854-7309 or visit http://library.columbia.edu/news/
exhibitions.
Speakers: Catherine Besteman, Colby College, and
Daiel Goldstein, Rutgers University. For more info, call
(212) 854-8443 or visit www.heymancenter.org.
Tuesday, April 1
Columbia Summer Camp Scholarship
Applications Due
Columbia University offers 25 scholarships per
summer based upon financial need for children
from the Manhattanville area to attend Roar-ee’s
Cubs Summer Camp run by Columbia Athletics. One
scholarship is equal to one week of summer camp.
Campers must be ages 6-12. All scholarship applications must come to Columbia University through the
West Harlem Development Corporation. For more info,
call (646) 476-3394 or visit www.westharlemdc.org.
Friday, April 4
Exhibition: Warhol at Columbia
4:30 p.m.
Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, 826 Schermerhorn,
Morningside campus
Speakers: Neil Printz, co-editor of Andy Warhol Catalogue
Raisonné; art critic Blake Gopnik; Larissa Harris, curator, Andy Warhol’s 13 Most Wanted Men and the 1964
World’s Fair, Queens Museum; and Tom Kalin, filmmaker,
I Shot Andy Warhol. For more info, call (212) 854-7288 or
visit www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach.
Monday, April 7
An Evening with Author Junot Diaz
7:15 p.m.
Roone Arledge Cinema, Lerner Hall, Morningside campus
Speakers: author Junot Diaz; Frances Negrón-Muntaner,
Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, Columbia
University; and Alondra Nelson, Institute for Research on
Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Columbia University.
Tuesday, April 8
Storytelling in the Digital Media Age
4:30 p.m.
523 Butler Library, Morningside campus
Speaker: Jeff Gomez, founder, Starlight Entertainment.
Wednesday, April 9
Writing Lives Series: Jeffrey Eugenides
7:00 p.m.
Davis Auditorium, 412 Schapiro Center, Morningside
campus
Speaker: Jeffrey Eugenides, Princeton University.
www.heymancenter.org.
Thursday, April 10
Composer Portraits: Liza Lim
8:00 p.m.
Miller Theatre, Morningside campus
Tickets $20/$30. For more info, call (212) 854-7799 or
visit www.millertheatre.com/events.
Friday, April 11
Stargazing and Lecture:
Cataclysmic Events in Binary Stars
8:00 p.m.
301 Pupin, Morningside campus
Speaker: Emir Karamehmetoglu, Columbia University.
Lecture will be followed by stargazing with telescopes,
weather-permitting. For directions, weather and more
info, visit http://outreach.astro.columbia.edu.
Guastavino’s Palaces for the People:
From Archive to Exhibit
12:30 p.m.
523 Butler Library, Morningside campus
Speakers: John Ochsendorf, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, and Janet Parks, Columbia University. For
more info, call (212) 854-7309 or visit
www.library.columbia.edu/news/exhibitions.
Monday, April 14
Café Columbia: Public Books and the
21st Century
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Columbia Alumni Center, 622 W. 113th St.
Speaker: Sharon Marcus, Columbia University. $10 per
person. Seating is limited. For more info, call
(877) 854-2586 or visit www.cafes.columbia.edu.
Wednesday, April 16
Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy
Noon
Lehman Center, 406 International Affairs, Morningside
campus
Speaker: Eri Hotta. For more info, call (212) 854-2927 or
visit www.columbia.edu/cu/lehmancenter/seminars.
Screening: Divine Intervention
6:00 p.m.
campus
A screening of this modern-day tragicomedy will be followed by a Q&A with director Elia Suleiman. For more
info, call (212) 854-2875 or visit www.arts.columbia.edu.
Farmers: Between Nature and
Architecture
6:30 p.m.
Wood Auditorium, 100 Avery, Morningside campus
Speaker: Sou Fujimoto, Sou Fujimoto Architects.
www.arch.columbia.edu/events.
Thursday, April 17
Bach Revisited: Tower and Bach
8:00 p.m.
The Bach series is back with a special anniversary twist:
three extraordinary living composers featured in past
Composer Portraits concerts return to curate a special
evening pairing their music with favorite pieces of Bach.
Tickets $25/$35. For more info, call (212) 854-7799 or
Saturday, April 19
Music: Peter and the Wolf
5:00 p.m.
Columbia Sounds For Families presents the Columbia
University Orchestra under the baton of Professor Jeffrey
Milarsky along with acclaimed soprano and Columbia
voice teacher Sarah Wolfson presenting the classic tale
Peter and the Wolf. For more info, call (212) 854-7799 or
Thursday, April 24
Deadline: Community Scholars Program
Applications Due
5:00 p.m.
The Columbia Community Scholars Program is seeking
nominations and applications for its next class; the
deadline is Thursday, April 24. The program, one of the
benefits associated with the Manhattanville campus
expansion, offers independent, community-based
scholars from Northern Manhattan access to a suite of
Columbia resources to work toward the completion of a
project or attain skill in a particular area. For more info,
call (212) 854-4289 or email communityaffairs@
columbia.edu. Thursday, April 24
Thursday, April 24
Book Talk: The Reckoning: Financial
Accountability and the Rise and Fall
of Nations
6:15 p.m.
Second Floor Common Room, Heyman Center,
Morningside campus
Speaker: author Jacob Soll, University of Southern
California. For more info, call (212) 854-8443 or visit
www.heymancenter.org.
Asylums, Prisons and the Political
Economy of a Punitive Society
11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
532B Allan Rosenfield Building, Columbia University
Medical Center, 722 W. 168th St.
Linda P. Fried, dean, Mailman School of Public Health,
and Lisa Metsch, chair, Department of Sociomedical
Sciences, host a series of seminars on incarceration in
the United States. A light lunch will be served.
RSVP to [email protected]. For more info, call
(212) 305-0757.
Western Antarctic Peninsula: Rapid
Climate Change and an Ecosystem Near
a Tipping Point
6:00 p.m.
Faculty Room, Low Library, Morningside campus
Speaker: Hugh Ducklow, Lamont-Doherty Earth
Observatory, Columbia University. RSVP recommended.
For more info, call (845) 365-8998 or email
[email protected].
Friday, April 25
Dance: Barnard/Columbia
7:00 p.m.
The Barnard College Department of Dance presents
student performances in new works, including Treefrog
in Stonehenge by dance iconoclast Twyla Tharp, a new
contemporary work by Andrea Miller, and a new ballet
by Robert La Fosse. Tickets $12/$20. For more info, call
(212) 854-7799 or visit
www.millertheatre.com/events.
Tuesday, April 29
Writing Lives Series: Michael Ondaatje
6:15 p.m.
campus
Speaker: Michael Ondaatje, author of the Booker Prize–
winning The English Patient. For more info, call (212)
854-8443 or visit www.heymancenter.org.
Lifelong Learners Auditing Program
The Lifelong Learners Auditing Program was launched in 1986 by Columbia’s School of Continuing Education
and the Brookdale Institute on Aging and Adult Human Development with the aim of establishing at the
University a community of learners committed to lifelong education. Individuals over 65 years of age who are
interested in auditing courses may enroll at a discount as Lifelong Learners. Because there is limited space
available to auditors, and seats are taken on a first-come, first-served basis once registration is open, applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as the courses are posted 1 month prior to the start of classes. For more
info, call (212) 854-9666 or www.ce.columbia.edu/auditing.
This is a small sampling of the public events at Columbia. For additional CUID events or general information
visit www.columbia.edu or call (212) 854-2871. For Columbia sports info, visit www.gocolumbialions.com.
Guests in need of disability services should call (212) 854-2284 prior to the event.
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10 Things You Need to Know After Op/Ed 10 Cosas que necesita saber luego de que
su niño/a es diagnosticado con autismo
Your Child Is Diagnosed with Autism n reconocimiento al Mes de
I
n recognition of Autism
Awareness Month, Dr.
Catherine Lord, director of
the Center for Autism and the
Developing Brain at NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital, and a
national authority on autism
spectrum disorders (ASD), offers
families guidance and tips for
coping with a child’s diagnosis.
• Have hope. Every day we learn more about how to help people with ASD.
• Remember that your child is an
individual. Your child is first and
foremost his or her own unique person,
then a child, then a child with strengths
and difficulties, and only then a child
with ASD.
• Build a strong support system. Find
people you can trust to support you as
an individual, and then to support you
as a parent of a child with autism.
• Find credible sources. You will hear
many contradictory and unfounded
pieces of information. Find
professionals and resources in which
you have faith.
• Enjoy each other. Do things every day
that you and your child can enjoy
together. While opportunities for
learning are important, shared
enjoyment is even more important in
a family.
• Set goals. Try to concentrate on setting
small, reasonable goals for your child
and figuring out how to accomplish
these goals. These goals should be
something that you can see happening
as a next step, not miles down the
road.
• Make time for your partner. Set
aside some time, even just a few
minutes, to focus on each other and
not the child. Listen to each other’s
needs and perspectives as you consider
what you will do for your child.
• Be involved. Children with ASD who
have families that devote time to
learning and playing with them show
more improvements than families who
are less involved.
• Have reasonable expectations for
your child’s behavior. Do not let your
child do things that you would not let
another child of the same age do, such
as biting people or climbing on
counters.
Do not punish, but respond quickly
and offer a distraction if things are not
going well.
• Find the resources in your
community.
Other parents can be important
sources of information, but every child
with ASD is different. Stand
up for what you
think are the needs
of your child.
About Dr. Catherine Lord
Dr. Catherine Lord is the director of the
Center for Autism
and the Developing
Brain at NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital,
a joint center with
Weill Cornell Medical
College and Columbia
University
Medical
Center. She is a clinical
psychologist who codeveloped some of
the key diagnostic
tools to help clinicians
recognize autism in
individuals of varying
ages. Dr. Lord is
renowned for her
research in the field,
especially longitudinal Dr. Catherine Lord
studies of children with
autism that observe the progression of their
social development and communication
skills. The focus of her research is often to
find more effective ways to treat patients.
Center for Autism and the Developing
Brain at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
The Center for Autism and the Developing
Brain is a comprehensive, state-of-theart institute dedicated to addressing the
pressing clinical needs of individuals living
with autism spectrum disorders and other
developmental disorders of the brain, across
their lifespan. NewYork-Presbyterian
Hospital, along with its affiliated medical
schools, Weill Cornell Medical College
and Columbia College of Physicians and
Surgeons, has collaborated with New York
Collaborates for Autism (www.nyc4a.org)
to establish the Center for Autism and the
Developing Brain. For more information,
visit http://nyp.org/services/center-autismdeveloping-brain.html.
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Conciencia Sobre el Autismo, la Dra.
Catherine Lord, directora del Centro
de Autismo y Desarrollo Cerebral en el
Hospital New York-Presbyterian, y una
autoridad nacional en los trastornos del
espectro autista (ASD, por sus siglas en
inglés), ofrece a las familias orientación
para lidiar con el diagnóstico de un niño.
• Tener esperanza. Todos los días
aprendemos más acerca de cómo ayudar a
personas con ASD.
• Recuerde que su niño es un
individuo. Su niño/a es en primer lugar
y ante todo su propia única persona,
entonces un niño/a,
entonces un niño/a con
fortalezas y dificultades,
y solo entonces un
niño/a con ASD.
• Construya un
fuerte sistema de
apoyo. Encuentre
personas en las que
usted confía para
apoyarlo como individuo,
y entonces para apoyarlo
como padre de un
niño/a con autismo.
• Busque fuentes
fidedignas. Usted
escuchará muchas
piezas de información
contradictorias y sin
fundamentos. Busque
profesionales y recursos en los cuales usted
tenga fe.
• Disfrute el uno al otro. Haga cosas
todos los días que usted y su niño/a puedan
disfrutar juntos. Aunque las oportunidades
para aprender son importantes, disfrutar la
diversión es aún más importante en una
familia.
• Fije metas. Trate de concentrarse en fijar
metas pequeñas, razonables para su niño/a y
trate de ver como lograr estas metas. Estas
metas deben de ser algo que usted siente
puede ocurrir en un próximo paso, no a millas
de distancia.
• Saque tiempo para su pareja.
Coloque a un lado algún tiempo, aunque sea
algunos minutos para enfocarse el uno al
otro y no en el niño/a. Escuche las
necesidades y perspectivas de cada uno
mientras considera que hará para su niño/a.
• Involúcrese. Los niños con ASD que
tienen familias que dedican tiempo a
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aprender y jugar con ellos muestran más
mejoras que las familias que están menos
envueltas.
• Tenga expectativas razonables
para el comportamiento de su
niño/a. No deje hacer a su niño/a cosas
que no dejaría hacer a otro niño/a de la
misma edad, tales como morder personas
o treparse en mostradores. No castigue, pero
responda rápidamente y ofrezca una
distracción si las cosas no van bien.
• Encuentre los recursos en su
comunidad. Otros padres pueden ser
importantes recursos de información, pero
cada niño/a con ASD es diferente. Defienda
lo que usted cree son las necesidades de su
niño/a.
Acerca de la Dra. Catherine Lord
La Dra. Catherine Lord es la directora del
Centro de Autismo y Desarrollo Cerebral en
el Hospital New York-Presbyterian, un centro
unido al Colegio Médico Weill Cornell y el Centro
Médico de la Universidad Columbia. Es sicóloga
clínica que a co-desarrollado algunas de las
principales herramientas de diagnóstico para
ayudar a los médicos a reconocer el autismo en
individuos de diferentes edades. La Dra. Lord
es conocida por su investigación en el campo,
especialmente en estudios longitudinales de
niños con autismo que observan la progresión
de su desarrollo social y destrezas de
comunicación. El enfoque de su investigación a
menudo es el encontrar maneras más efectivas
de tratar pacientes.
Centro para el Autismo y Desarrollo Cerebral
del Hospital New York-Presbyterian
El Centro para el Autismo y Desarrollo Cerebral
es un instituto completo, con avanzada tecnología
dedicado a atender las apremiantes necesidades
clínicas de individuos viviendo con trastornos del
espectro autista y otros trastornos del desarrollo
del cerebro, a
través de su vida. El
Hospital New YorkPresbyterian, junto a
sus escuelas médicas
afiliadas, el Colegio
Médico Weill Cornell y
el Colegio de Médicos
y Cirujanos Columbia,
ha colaborado con
Nueva York Colabora
para el Autismo (www.nyc4a.org) para establecer
el Centro para el Autismo y Desarrollo Cerebral.
Para más información visite, http://nyp.org/
services/center-autism-developing-brain.html.
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L
ong before he was elected in
2009 to the New York City
Council, Ydanis Rodríguez worked
and served within the Northern
Manhattan community he would
come to represent. He put in
long hours as a livery cabdriver
after moving to the city from the
Dominican Republic and while
he studied for his master’s degree
at the City College of New York.
During his graduate school tenure,
he helped organize a system-wide
strike to protest tuition hikes. In
1992, he was a founding member
of Gregorio Luperon High School.
Now in office, the Councilmember has not
stopped making noise.
In 2012, he was named in Time Magazine’s
Person of the Year issue, in which protesters
were recognized for their work at Occupy Wall
Street, the Arab Spring and other movements
around the world. Councilmember Rodríguez,
who had been arrested for disorderly conduct,
had been a fixture at Zuccotti Park during the
2011 Occupy Wall Street protests.
Just this month, he received the highest
human rights rating of any member of the
City Council by the Human Rights Project at
the Center for Urban Justice.
Re-elected this year, Councilmember
Rodríguez is gearing up for his second term.
A man of state
“We must unite as a community and decide our
future,” says Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez.
Photo: E. Hoepelman
This Sunday, he will deliver his State of
the District address, which he previewed with
The Manhattan Times.
Councilmember Rodríguez said he has
noticed many positive changes during his
time in office, including in public safety. Last
year, there was only one recorded homicide in
the district, and none reported so far this year.
But there have also been some challenges.
New businesses have been moving into the
area, while many older businesses are being
priced out. Rents have increased in the area,
pushing out some longtime residents lacking
sufficient or any employment to support
higher rents. Councilmember Rodríguez said
he supports Mayor Bill de Blasio’s call for a
rent-freeze for rent-stabilized housing. “These shifts highlight why education, job
creation and development are so important,”
he said.
Since his election, Councilmember
Rodríguez has made college readiness,
affordable housing, better health and
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Un hombre de estado
Historia por Robin Elisabeth Kilmer
M
ucho antes de ser elegido en 2009
para el Concejo de la ciudad de
Nueva York, Ydanis Rodríguez trabajó
y sirvió a la comunidad del norte de
Manhattan que representaría. Pasó
largas horas como taxista después de
mudarse a la ciudad desde la República
Dominicana y mientras estudiaba su
maestría en el City College de Nueva
York. Durante su permanencia en la
escuela de posgrado, ayudó a organizar
una huelga en todo el sistema para
protestar por los aumentos en la
matrícula. En 1992, era un miembro
fundador de la escuela secundaria
Gregorio Luperón.
Ahora en el cargo, el concejal no ha dejado de
hacer ruido.
En 2012, fue mencionado en el ejemplar de
persona del año de la revista Time, en la que
los manifestantes fueron reconocidos por su
trabajo en Occupy Wall Street, la Primavera
Árabe y otros movimientos de todo el mundo.
El concejal Rodríguez, que fue arrestado por
conducta desordenada, fue un elemento fijo en
Zuccotti Park durante las protestas de 2011 en
Wall Street.
Este mismo mes, recibió la calificación más
alta en derechos humanos que cualquier otro
miembro del concejo de la ciudad por el Proyecto
de Derechos Humanos en el Centro de Justicia
Urbana.
Reelegido este año, el concejal Rodríguez se
está preparando para su segundo mandato.
Este domingo, él entregará su discurso del
informe de distrito, que presentó preliminarmente
a The Manhattan Times.
El concejal Rodríguez dijo que ha notado
muchos cambios positivos durante su tiempo en
el cargo, incluso en la seguridad pública. El año
pasado, sólo hubo registro de un homicidio en el
distrito, y ninguno se ha reportado en lo que va
del año.
Pero ha habido también algunos desafíos.
Los nuevos negocios se han estado moviendo
hacia la zona, mientras que muchos negocios
más viejos están siendo excluidos. Los alquileres
han aumentado en el área, haciendo que algunos
antiguos residentes que carecen de suficiente
empleo, o que no tienen ninguno, no puedan
pagar las rentas más altas. El concejal Rodríguez
dijo que apoya el llamado del alcalde Bill de
Blasio por un alquiler congelado para la vivienda
de renta estabilizada.
“Estos cambios ponen de relieve por qué la
educación, la creación de empleos y el desarrollo
son tan importantes”, dijo.
Desde su elección, el concejal Rodríguez ha
hecho de la preparación universitaria, la vivienda
asequible, el mejoramiento de la salud y la
nutrición, la creación de empleo y la limpieza de
las calles, sus cinco principales iniciativas.
“Esto es lo que puede conducir a una
comunidad floreciente”.
Dijo que seguirá pidiendo a todos los miembros
Vea ESTADO p15
March 24 – March 29
The 4th installment of Sunday Movies at
the Palace with Lin-Manuel Miranda
features the original King Kong from 1933
and goes down on April 27th. The movie will
be shown with Spanish subtitles. Master of
Ceremonies Lin-Manuel will introduce the film
with a stage show as well as special surprise
guests. If the fundraising goal is reached on
the United Palace’s current Indiegogo
crowdsourcing campaign, the brand spanking
new screen will be unveiled on this occasion.
As always, guests in tuxedos or gowns are
welcome to a free bag of popcorn at the
concession stand.
The wait is finally over. Frankie P’s long
awaited Hazy Nights In The Heights II
is now available worldwide. So this is what you
have to do - take a listen on our site, then, after
having your mind blown, head over to iTunes,
Amazon, or wherever you purchase your digital
downloads and show that man some love. In
keeping with the ethos of the first Hazy Nights
In The Heights, the second delivers that same
exacting craftsmanship, energy and verve.
Get yours ASAP! While you are it, check out
the latest song from the very talented Tellie
Floydd, Real Hip-Hop.
Speaking of Uptown talent, the super
funny Chloé Michelle Fischbach has
a hilarious new video entitled Annoying
Sh*t People Say. In the sidesplitting
video, Chloé unleashes her arsenal of spot on
impersonations and their conversational foibles.
Our Uptown Tweet of the Week featured
a tweet from Lin-Manuel that highlighted a short
video montage of the closing night of In The
Heights on Broadway.
Guess what? Our very own Councilman
Ydanis Rodriguez earned high marks
from The Human Rights Project at
the Urban Justice Center based on his
admirable stance on such important issues
as housing, disability rights and government
accountability. Kudos Councilman!
We also reposted a great story from the
Columbia University Medical Center
site on the Young Docs program, which
visits local schools once a month to teach kids
about the human body and what it is like to be
a doctor. If you’re like me, you have had it with
this past winter; please check out my love letter
to spring, I Hate My North Face: An Ode
To Spring.
Keep checking us out at
www.uptowncollective.com.
Led Black
Editor-in-Chief
The Uptown Collective
The UC’s mission is to become “the” definitive, transformative and
community-based force impacting the arts, culture, business and New York
City’s overall perception of Upper Manhattan. Its objective is to reset, reboot
and positively redefine Uptown’s artistic, political, cultural and business
spheres via the online space as well the collective’s initiatives and functions.
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In bloom? Books!
Story and photos by Sherry Mazzocchi
K
evin Klepper saw opportunity
in a pile of discarded books.
The Washington Heights resident followed
his instincts into the building from which
he’d seen the books had been carried out. The
super there happened to be a friend and led
him into a three-bedroom apartment with a
large floor-to-ceiling library.
The tenant, an elderly woman, had died. The super had to remove all her belongings.
Klepper called his friends and loaded his car
with as many books as it could hold.
Thus the Concetta T. Briollet Memorial
Starbucks Free Library was born.
The “library” is a bookshelf in front of
Starbucks on 181st Street and Fort Washington
Avenue Anyone is free to take and donate
books. Klepper said that the inventory
turnover is about one to every two days.
It’s been so successful that Klepper, a
contractor by trade, started a book club. The
NOMAT Book Club, co-hosted by Indira
Anico, meets at Le Chéile restaurant (839
West 181st Street). Their next meeting is April
6 at 5:30 p.m. Klepper envisions adding a
Spanish language book club, as well as nonbook parties with music and food.
It’s more about establishing a sense of
community and having fun than reading
books. “I don’t care if you’ve read the book
or not,” Klepper said. “I just want to see you.”
Moriah Senior Center’s book club
discussions often host 10-20 members.
Photo: Moriah Senior Center
“I just want to see you,” said
Concetta T. Briollet Memorial
Starbucks Free Library
founder Kevin Klepper.
Book clubs are blooming all over Northern
Manhattan.
Word Up Community Book Shop (2113
Amsterdam Ave.) started Novels With A
Social Conscience, led by Bob Lamm, which
meets the first Sunday of the month at 3 p.m.
Lamm, a writer who teaches at NYU, said
book clubs were originally an experiment in
self-education by women who were denied
access to higher education. “It was a radical
idea at the time,” he said. “Anyone who’s
interested in a book club should honor that
they were pioneers.”
Their next book is The Brief Wondrous
Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz. Lamm said
Word Up’s programs attract an interesting
mix of people. “I feel honored to be a part of
it,” he said. The groups are typically intimate,
with about five people attending. “We’ve had
very good discussions,” he said.
Moriah Senior Center’s (90 Bennett
Avenue) discussions are larger. Director Shuli
Gutman said between 10 and 20 people attend
the monthly meetings. Attendees must be
members of the Center. Membership is free
and open to anyone over 60.
Gutman favors historical fiction. “But I’m
open to suggestions,” she said. The book
club’s all-time favorite was You Before Me,
a novel by JoJo Moyes, about a man who
becomes paralyzed and wants to end his life.
“It’s very powerful,” Gutman said. “Every
single person in the book club liked it.”
Moriah members get a free loaner copy of
the book ahead of time, courtesy of the Fort
Washington Library. A librarian also leads the
discussion. “It’s a wonderful thing that the
Library does,” she said.
The Fort Washington Library (535
West 179th St.) also has its own monthly
Saturday morning book group. The newly
renovated Washington Heights Library
(1000 St. Nicholas Ave.) will begin book club
programming by the end of April.
The Inwood Library (4790 Broadway)
also has a book discussion group and also
offers a real jewel in its program Shakespeare
Saturdays. Local actress, director and
composer Donna Kendall Stearns has
produced the free afternoon programs since
2004. Last fall she hosted a series of Sonnet
Slams.
The April 5th event at 2:15 p.m. is a
screening of Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About
Nothing. It’s a 2012 black and white comedy,
shot in the actor’s home over a period of 12
days.
On April 26th at 3:00 p.m., she’ll host
¿Floreciendo? ¡Libros!
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El club de lectura NOMAT
se reúne en Le Chéile.
Historia y fotos por Sherry Mazzocchi
K
evin Klepper vio la
oportunidad en una pila de
libros desechados.
El residente de Washington Heights siguió sus
instintos hacia el edificio desde el cual vio que
los libros habían sido sacados. El súper resultó
ser un amigo y lo llevó a un departamento de tres
habitaciones con una gran biblioteca de piso a
techo.
La inquilina, una mujer mayor, había muerto
y sus pertenencias tenían que ser retiradas.
Klepper llamó a sus amigos y cargó su coche con
la mayor cantidad posible de libros.
Así, la biblioteca gratuita conmemorativa
Concetta T. Briollet Starbucks, nació.
La “biblioteca” es una estantería frente al
Starbucks de la calle 181 y la avenida Fort
Washington. Cualquier persona es libre de tomar
y donar libros. Klepper dijo que la rotación de
8
inventario es de aproximadamente uno cada dos
días.
Ha sido tan exitosa que Klepper, un contratista
de profesión, comenzó un club de lectura.
El NOMAT Book Club, co-organizado por
Indira Anico, se reúne en el restaurante Le
Chéile (839 de la calle 181oeste). Su próxima
reunión es el 6 de abril a las 5:30 p.m. Klepper
prevé la adición de un club de lectura en español,
así como fiestas sin libros, sólo música y comida.
Se trata más de establecer un sentido de
comunidad y divertirnos que leer libros. “No me
importa si has leído el libro o no”, dijo Klepper.
“Sólo quiero verte”.
Los clubes de lectura están floreciendo en todo
el Norte de Manhattan.
La librería Word Up Community (2113 de
la avenida Ámsterdam) inició Novels With A
Social Conscience, dirigido por Bob Lamm,
quienes se reúnen el primer domingo del mes a
las 3:00 p.m.
Lamm, un escritor que enseña en la
Vea LIBROS p20
Join us at the Y on April 6th from 2PM-5PM
for our annual Earth Day event. Raffles, Giveaways,
eco-friendly activities for kids, interactive
activities for adults, and more! Learn how you can
make our world a better place through fun and
interactive programs. Help the environment by
bringing in your old textiles or cloths to recycle.
Camp Yomawha
registration is open…
...and spots are filling up quickly! Make sure to
register today to reserve your child’s spot for an
unforgettable summer. Register on our website or
at the Y. For more information contact Adam at
[email protected] (ext. 236).
‘Smoke-Free in the Heights’
Youth Summit
Calling all Teens! Want to make your
neighborhood cleaner? Help increase awareness
of tobacco control issues in your community.
Join us on April 7th from 5:30-7PM for our
Smoke-Free Youth Summit and discover how
you can make a change. To register, contact
[email protected]. In conjunction
with the Manhattan Smoke-Free Partnership.
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“I get to express what I’m feeling and tell a
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T
yler Brown was born to dance.
At 21, she is well on her way to
following her dream of becoming a dancer in
the Alvin Ailey II, which Brown describes as
the company’s “minor leagues.”
She was chosen as one of the troupe’s
featured dancers for the 40th season at the
Ailey Citigroup Theater.
“I know I’m at the right place, at the right
time,” she said.
Brown was born in the Kingsbridge area
of the Bronx, and grew up in Marble Hill.
Though she later moved to Baltimore with
her family, she still has plenty of connections
to her uptown upbringing.
“It’ll always be home for me,” she said.
Her favorite memories as a kid was going
to the Bronx Zoo, attending Saint Stephen’s
“She has a goddess-like quality,” says Troy
Powell, the Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey II.
No matter what kind of home care your loved one needs, the
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O
n Wed., March 19th, students
from Central Park East
Middle School advocated against
tobacco and about the harmful
effects of tobacco smoke. They joined thousands of youth nationwide
for the 19th annual Kick Butts Day, an annual
celebration of youth leadership and activism.
The youth focused on reducing secondhand
smoke in the East Harlem community. The
students collaborated with the Partnership
for a Healthier Manhattan to canvas the
neighborhood and ask business owners
to sign a voluntary pledge to keep their
sidewalks “smoke-free.” Local businesses
and organizations are uniquely positioned to
combat secondhand smoke—their outdoor
areas can be home to not only tobacco smoke,
but also to cigarette butts, which are the most
common form of litter and can take decades
to decompose.
In 2011, the city had a milestone moment
when businesses on 110th Street supported it
becoming the first city block to be voluntarily
smoke-free. For this reason, the students
kicked-off their event on 110th Street in front
of East Harlem Asthma Center of Excellence
(EHACE).
“We are thrilled to see these youth share
their creativity and their voices and call
attention to how tobacco has harmed their
community,” said La’Shawn Brown-Dudley
of the East and Central Harlem District Public
Health Office. “Their activism will inspire
others to understand that we all share the air,
and we need to be mindful of those around
us.”
Sharing the air
Students from Central
Park East Middle School
advocated against tobacco.
Over 12 businesses signed the “smokefree” air pledge; each participating business
was given both a certificate of thanks and
given a “We Share Air” decal to display.
While smoking rates are at an all-time low
in New York City, smoking and second-hand
smoke exposure remain leading causes of
death and disease.
The Partnership for a Healthier
Manhattan at Icahn School of Medicine
at Mount Sinai is committed to improving
the health of Manhattan Residents by
making the healthy choice the easy choice. Healthier Manhattan is part of a citywide
Smoking and second-hand
smoke exposure remain leading
causes of death and disease.
initiative, funded through a Community
Transformation Grant (CTG) received by
the New York City Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. Please visit
and learn more at www.HealthierNYC.org.
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Y.U.M.
young URBAN moms
Understanding Autism
T
By Carolina Pichardo
his past week, the Center for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) released new findings on autism. The
results demonstrate a continuation of an upward trend. In 2012,
approximately one child out of 88 suffered from the disorder,
and now it’s believed one in 68 is affected by autism. What
does this mean for families living with the condition, and what
resources are available to help us all in understanding it better? Diagnosis and Treatment
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is
a wide-spectrum disorder. Symptoms
typically start to appear after a child is
eighteen months. Because symptoms vary
from child to child, and there is no medical
test available to diagnose autism, it can be
difficult to identify the condition. But there
are signs and developmental milestones to
look out for. Parents are usually the first to
notice. Be mindful of a child’s social skills,
her physical and emotional development,
her sensitivity to noise, patterns of speech,
and learning styles. Should you have any
concerns, please seek medical attention
immediately. Early intervention is very
important. An evaluation consists of an
interview with the parents, a thorough
medical exam, tests for hearing and speech,
and other cognitive and sensory-motor
evaluations. There is help and assistance.
Wherever you and your family are in the
process, rest assured you are not alone.
Myths
Since diagnosis has been on the rise, so
have been the myths associated with the
condition. Here are a few to disregard.
• Vaccines. No direct link or correlation
has been proven as regards vaccines
and autism. That hasn’t kept many from
insisting that there is a connection.
Vaccines offer protection from a variety
of diseases that could prove harmful, or
even lethal, to young children. The recent
measles outbreak in Northern Manhattan
and the Bronx serve as a reminder of the
need to protect our most vulnerable. Speak
directly with your doctor and learn what the
best approach to handling vaccines for your
family is.
• Causation. What causes autism is
still unclear. But what has been soundly
debunked are notions that specific food
items or that a mother’s psychological
temperament (the so-called “refrigerator
mothers”) are linked to autism. Ongoing
medical research continues to look at
the many angles of autism and provide
us with more answers. Local support
groups, parents of autistic children, and
reputable online resources can offer a better
understanding of the condition.
• Slow learners. Autistic children have
different learning styles. Many have righton-the-mark IQ scores as compared to their
peers; others have above average scores.
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Autism affects all communities.
The Get informed.
Remember me?
One thing not to lose sight of, ever: when
we speak of autism, we speak of individuals,
not merely a condition. Every child and
every adult with autism is a uniquely gifted
individual, one with a personality and
disposition all his or her own. Letting go of
the stigma and irrational fears around autism
will open up new possibilities and the joy of
getting to know another human being.
Support
As the numbers indicate, we are all affected
by autism. Whether it’s your own child or a
family member, or whether it’s a friend’s
child or someone in the building or at school,
we are all living with the reality of autism.
Life after diagnosis is challenging, but raising
awareness and forging the greatest access to
the necessary resources will help. So will the
emotional, physical and social support we
as family, friends and community residents
can provide. Compassion, understanding
and pitching in – these are the hallmarks of
serving together in community-building and
parenting.
Join in celebrating World Autism Awareness
Day on Wednesday, April 2nd and National
Autism Awareness Month all through the
month of April. Share your own stories and
concerns. Remember, it takes a village.
Here are a few online resources to get
you and your family started:
Autism Speaks: www.autismspeaks.org
The National Institutes of Health: www.
ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_
autism.htm
The Centers for Disease Control and
Protection: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/
index.html
Vea HEAD p17
Entendiendo el autismo
L
autismo? Por Carolina Pichardo
a semana pasada, el Centro para el Control y la Prevención de
Enfermedades (CDC por sus siglas en inglés), publicó nuevas
conclusiones sobre el autismo. Los resultados demuestran una tendencia
creciente. En 2012, aproximadamente uno de cada 88 niños sufrió de
la condición, y ahora se cree que uno de cada 68 se ve afectado por el
autismo. ¿Qué significa esto para las familias que viven con la condición
y qué recursos están disponibles para ayudarnos a entender mejor el
Diagnóstico y tratamiento
El Trastorno del Espectro Autista (TEA) es
uno de amplio espectro. Generalmente, los
síntomas comienzan a aparecer después de que
un niño tiene dieciocho meses. Debido a que
los síntomas varían de un niño a otro, y que no
hay ninguna prueba médica para diagnosticar
el autismo, puede ser difícil identificarlo. Pero
hay señales e hitos del desarrollo a tener en
cuenta. Los padres suelen ser los primeros
en notarlo. Sea consciente de las habilidades
sociales de su niño, su desarrollo físico y
emocional, su sensibilidad al ruido, los patrones
del habla y estilos de aprendizaje. Si tiene alguna
inquietud, por favor busque atención médica
inmediatamente. La intervención temprana es
muy importante. La evaluación consiste en una
entrevista con los padres, un examen médico
completo, pruebas de audición y lenguaje, y
otras evaluaciones cognocitivas y sensoriales y
motoras. Hay ayuda y asistencia.
Dondequiera que usted y su
familia estén en el proceso,
pueden estar seguros que no
están solos.
comprensión de la condición.
• Lento aprendizaje. Los niños autistas
tienen diferentes estilos de aprendizaje.
Muchos tienen puntuaciones de CI similares
a sus compañeros, mientras que otros tienen
promedios superiores. Busque información.
¿Me recuerda?
Una cosa para no perder de vista nunca:
cuando hablamos de autismo, hablamos de
personas, no simplemente una condición.
Cada niño y cada adulto con autismo es una
persona excepcionalmente dotada, con una
personalidad y disposición propias. Dejar de
lado el estigma y los miedos irracionales en
torno al autismo, abrirá nuevas posibilidades y
la alegría de conocer a otro ser humano.
Apoyo
Como los números lo indican, todos estamos
afectados por el autismo.
Ya sea en su propio hijo, un
familiar, el hijo de un amigo
o alguien en el edificio o en
la escuela, todos estamos
viviendo la realidad del
autismo. La vida después
Mitos
del diagnóstico es un reto,
Dado que el diagnóstico ha
pero la sensibilización y
ido en aumento, también lo han
forjar el mayor acceso a
hecho los mitos asociados con la
los recursos necesarios,
enfermedad. Aquí están algunos
Involucre a su médico y
ayudará, así también el apoyo
para ignorar.
emocional, físico y social
• Vacunas. Ninguna relación discuta sus preocupaciones.
que nosotros como familia,
directa ni correlación se ha
demostrado en cuanto a las vacunas y el autismo. amigos y residentes de la comunidad podamos
proporcionar. La compasión, la comprensión
Eso no ha logrado que muchas personas dejen
y echar una mano son las características de
de insistir en que hay una conexión. Las vacunas
servir juntos en la creación de comunidades y la
ofrecen protección contra una variedad de
crianza de los hijos.
enfermedades que podrían resultar perjudiciales,
Únase a la celebración del día mundial de
o incluso letales, para los niños pequeños. El
concientización del autismo el miércoles 2 de
reciente brote de sarampión en el norte de
abril, y el mes nacional de la conciencia del
Manhattan y el Bronx sirve como un recordatorio
autismo durante todo el mes de abril. Comparta
de la necesidad de proteger a nuestros más
sus propias historias y preocupaciones.
vulnerables. Hable directamente con su médico y
Recuerde, necesitamos de todos.
aprenda cuál es el mejor enfoque para el manejo
de las vacunas para su famili.
Éstos son algunos recursos en
• Causalidad. Lo que causa el autismo
línea para que usted y su familia
todavía no está claro. Pero lo que se ha
inicien:
desacreditado profundamente son nociones
Autism Speaks: www.
de que determinados alimentos o que el
autismspeaks.org
temperamento psicológico de la madre (las
The National Institutes of
llamadas “madres refrigerador”) están vinculados
Health: www.ninds.nih.gov/
con el autismo. La investigación médica en curso
disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm
observa los muchos ángulos del autismo y nos
The Centers for Disease Control
dará más respuestas. Los grupos locales de
and Protection: www.cdc.gov/
apoyo, los padres de niños autistas, y recursos
ncbddd/autism/index.html
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I
t’s that time of year. While
many look to the break
of spring to raid the local
drugstores for chocolate eggs
or Peeps, others turn to another
special treat: habichuelas con
dulce, or sweet beans. Here, we
present an earlier piece written in
2012 on the delicacy. Dig in!
Dollars for beans
Got a dollar?
Then step right up, as just 4 quarters or
a single dollar bill will buy you some of
Ladles are constantly filled.
the sweetest delight you’re ever to find in a
steaming Styrofoam cup.
why he is still here.”
Known as “habichuelas con dulce,” or,
The taste for some is an instant jolt of
literally, “sweet beans,” the portable liquid
happiness for others, a reminder of home.
delicacy is precisely that: sweet.
“This is a tradition of ours (Dominicans)
Reminiscent of hot cocoa but sweeter,
that I am happy I can find here,” said Miguel
habichuelas con dulce is a creamy, silky,
Díaz as he fidgeted around to stay warm. “In
sweet broth flavored with cinnamon and
my country, we don’t eat this all year long,
vanilla, and filled with dense morsels of
but to find it this good here, I’ll eat a cup
beans and raisins. It is a
every day,” he added, raising his voice to
classic, traditional
make sure the vendor heard his praise.
Dominican
drink/
An elated customer receives a
Ladles are constantly filled at the corner,
dessert/snack
that
cup of habichuelas con dulce. and their contents are carefully poured
can
be
served
into small cups and containers, for some
cold, but is more
relegated to seasonal
but opting for anonymity, dutifully ladled out bringing them back to a tradition and taste
frequently
doled
appearances. Any time
his sweet beans and ducked his head shyly in of home, for others simply offering a sweet
out hot and quick,
of the year, be it chilly
response.
respite from the cold.
particularly
along
or balmy, venturing
“That’s the reason why people keep coming
Whatever your reason, bring your dollar,
St. Nicholas Avenue
out onto St. Nicholas
back,” continued Pérez, “because the flavor of join the line and be patient.
near and around
Avenue for a sweet
his habichuelas con dulce is like no other. It’s
The rewards will be, well, sweet.
West 182nd Street, Coolers filled with habichuelas con beans fix will net you
ur.
ho
where street vendors dulce run out about every
happy results.
have created a brisk
Small round vanilla crackers are
business from shopping carts outfitted with usually thrown into each small cup so that
huge Thermoses and neat rows of plastic you can experience a gentle crunch as
cups and spoons.
contrast against the silky texture. And while
“I’ve bought habichuelas con dulce some like it cold, most prefer the sweet snack
in other places and it just doesn’t taste as as a beverage, slowly sipped and piping hot.
good!” exclaims Ybelkis Sánchez, who
On a recent crisp 32-degree afternoon,
traveled from New Jersey on a recent wintry against sharp 25 m.p.h. winds, the food stand
afternoon to enjoy a cup then, and a two- prevails, as do its customers, who line up in
dollar container to enjoy later.
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years. It’s the best recipe I’ve ever had,” cup of warmth, anticipating cupping their
added Sánchez, who even went so far as to gloved hands around a cup. And while
impugn family for the sake of celebrating others make noise about the wait and stamp
the habichuelas con dulce she was enjoying. their feet impatiently, others, particularly
“My mother’s recipe is not even this as they inch closer and closer to the stand,
good,” laughed Sánchez.
quietly rejoiced.
While habichuelas con dulce are a staple
“He’s been doing this for so long he’s
of Easter season, and are typically made created his own flavor,” said Yesenia Pérez,
in large batches of home-made vats just referring to the shy vendor to whom she
before Good Friday, the beans are far from happily paid her dollar. “He,” famed locally,
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contestants must first send a picture of the artwork via email to [email protected] no later
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displayed in the U.S. Capitol. The winner will have the opportunity to participate in a National Art
Competition and view their work on display in our Nation’s Capitol.
For more information and voting for finalists:
A dollar can buy you a cup of the
sweet delicacy along St. Nicholas
Avenue virtually any time of the year.
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nutrition, job creation and clean streets his top
five initiatives.
“These are what can lead to a flourishing
community.”
He said that he would continue to call on all
community members to actively participate
in the civic process, by joining or forming at
tenants association to fight an unfair landlord,
starting a parents association in a struggling
school, or opening up a business.
“We have more than capable people in this
community.” he said. “I want to help provide
tools that will unleash the collective potential
of Upper Manhattan and Marble Hill.”
This year, the Councilmember adds another
priority to his list: transportation. He has
been named the Chair of the City Council’s
Committee on Transportation. He said he will
be looking for ways to expand access to mass
transit to communities that are underserved, as
well as improving safety on the streets, trains,
and buses. Ways to make transportation more
environmentally sustainable are one area of
focus, and he said he would hold hearings
about how the city transports its food, as it is
often trekked over thousands of miles, using
tons of oil and gas.
On Sunday, the Councilmember will focus
on increasing affordable housing, the need
for educational resources—especially in the
fields of science, technology, engineering
and math (STEM), and providing greater
support for small businesses. He will also
tout the success stories of which he has been
part. The High Bridge, the bridge connecting
High Bridge Park with University Heights in
the Bronx, will be opening this summer, and
other major renovations are scheduled at the
This year, the address will be
held in the Alumni Auditorium
in the William H. Black Building.
Photo: Gregg McQueen
park for this year and next. Also in the works
is an effort to bring green roofs to Northern
Manhattan so residents can grow their own
produce at home while at the same time
helping to mitigate climate change.
And he says he will stress the importance
of participation and collaboration among
residents.
“We must unite as a community and decide
our future, lest it be decided by others,” he
said.
The State of the District Address will
be held on Sun. ,Apr. 6th at the Columbia
University Medical Center in the Alumni
Auditorium in the William H. Black
Building at 650 West 168th Street, New York,
NY 10032. Doors open at 2 p.m., and the
address will start at 2:30 p.m.
ESTADO de p7
de la comunidad que participen activamente
en el proceso cívico, uniéndose a, o formando,
asociaciones de inquilinos para luchar contra un
arrendador injusto, organizar una asociación de
padres en una escuela con problemas o abriendo
un negocio.
“Tenemos gente más que capaz en esta
comunidad.”, Dijo. “Quiero ayudar a proporcionar
herramientas que den rienda suelta al potencial
colectivo del alto Manhattan y Marble Hill”.
Este año, el concejal añade otra prioridad a su
lista: el transporte. Ha sido nombrado presidente
del comité de transporte del consejo de la ciudad.
Dijo que buscará formas para ampliar el acceso
al transporte público en las comunidades que
se encuentran marginadas, así como mejorar
la seguridad en las calles, trenes y autobuses.
Cómo lograr que el transporte sea más
sustentable con el medio ambiente es un punto
importante, y dijo que llevará a cabo audiencias
sobre cómo la ciudad transporta su comida,
ya que a menudo es un largo paseo a través
de miles de kilómetros, utilizando toneladas de
petróleo y gas.
El domingo, el concejal se centrará en
aumentar la vivienda asequible, la necesidad
de recursos educativos, especialmente en los
campos de la ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y
matemáticas (STEM por sus siglas en inglés),
y un mayor apoyo para los pequeños negocios.
También impulsará las historias de éxito de las
que ha formado parte. High Bridge, el puente
que conecta High Bridge Park con University
Heights en el Bronx, se abrirá este verano, y otras
renovaciones importantes se han programado en
el parque para este año y el próximo. También
en las obras hay un esfuerzo por llevar azoteas
verdes al norte de Manhattan para que los
residentes puedan cultivar sus propios productos
en casa, y al mismo tiempo ayudar a mitigar el
cambio climático.
Y dice que va a insistir en la importancia
de la participación y la colaboración entre los
residentes.
“Debemos unirnos como comunidad y decidir
nuestro futuro, para que no sea decidido por
otros”, dijo.
El discurso del informe del distrito
se llevará a cabo el domingo 6 de
abril en el auditorio Alumni del Centro
Médico de la Universidad Columbia
en el edificio William H. Black,
ubicado en el número 650 de la calle
168 oeste, Nueva York, NY 10032.
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United Methodist Church in Marble Hill with
her grandmother, and later going to the nowdefunct Pivot Diner every Sunday.
She still comes to Marble Hill to visit her
grandmother—and to get her hair done at
Estela’s Hair Salon, also in Kingsbridge.
She likes the friendly atmosphere she has
grown used to since childhood when her
grandmother took her to the salon.
“It feels like family every time I go there,”
she said. As a child, Brown’s love of dance was
supported by her parents, who enrolled her
in classes at an early age. She recalls her
mother driving her to class, while she did her
homework in the car.
At 18, Brown was accepted on scholarship
to attend the Ailey School, the world-class
dance academy affiliated with the dance
company, and moved to New York City on
her own. Students at the school take classes
and collaborate with Alvin Ailey’s principal
company.
Since joining Ailey II, she has traveled
outside of the country for the first time to
France, Germany and Poland, experiencing
new cultures and performing in front of
diverse audiences.
But there have been challenges.
“The hardest [thing] for me was
understanding the concept of letting go and
presenting who I really am. Naturally I take a
longer time to show who I am, or to warm up
to people,” she said. “The dance world doesn’t
have time for that. Approaching every ballet,
routine or choreography with confidence,
and showing off what makes me. That didn’t
come natural.”
“Will always be home for me,”
she says of her uptown roots.
But her perseverance has paid off – and her
hard work is readily acknowledged by her
mentors.
“She’s very talented—one of the best
dancers in the school,” said Troy Powell, the
Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey II.
“Tyler was always the type of dancer that
has such sensitivity about her,” he added.
“She has a goddess-like quality.”
That sensitivity has been put to good
use in the works Brown will appear in this
year. She is the featured dancer in several
dances, including the premiere of Cuore
Sott’olio (“Heart submerged in oil”) by Polish
choreographer Katarzyna Skarpetowska. The
dance tells the tale of a woman reliving her
past relationships.
One of her favorite moments in the piece,
explained Brown, is when she slowly walks
across the stage in a moment of reflection.
She said she draws from personal experience
to bring out the essence of the moment.
“I think about where I came from, and my
family. I channel that: looking into the past
and going to the future.”
That touch of theater within dance is what
she enjoys the most.
“I get to express what I’m feeling and tell a
story for the audience,” she said.
Her own story has provided
lessons
she hopes will be of use
to aspirants seeking to
follow in her pointe
shoes.
“Stay optimistic and trust in
your ability and in who you are,” she urges.
A dream board will also help, she said. A
dream board is a bulletin board or a poster
that one designs with images that represent
their dreams come true. It can be placed
above one’s bed or anywhere it is visible and
is meant to serve as a visual encouragement.
Growin up, Brown’s dream board was
filled with images of dancers.
“I clearly remember
putting pictures of Alvin
Ailey on my door,” she
recalled.
“The
most
important thing is to stay
inspired.”
For more information on Tyler
Brown and the Alvin Ailey II performances,
please visit www.alvinailey.org/aileyII or call
866.811.4111.
“The most
important
thing is to
stay inspired,”
urges Brown.
Photo: Eduardo
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Preventing Falls with VNSNY Choice
his past Thurs., Mar. 27th,
VNSNY CHOICE, together with
State Senator Bill Perkins, held a
free community health workshop
for Harlem seniors regarding fall
prevention at the Canaan Senior
Service Center in Harlem.
Falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries for seniors, with roughly 70% of
falls occurring in the home.
“New York State is continuously seeking
ways to best protect the health, safety and
quality of life of our residents,” said Sen.
Perkins. “This workshop offers valuable
information to prevent serious injuries that
are too often the result of a fall.”
Allison Simms, Rehabilitation Clinical
Manager at VNSNY CHOICE, provided
tips and techniques to those in attendance
on how to avoid falls, assessing one’s home
environment for potential fall hazards,
choosing the right footwear and ensuring
walking aids for stability, and how to find
local resources that can help seniors be more
active in building strength and increasing
their balance.
Some of the workshop’s tips on preventing
falls include:
· Staying Safe at Home—Use a home
safety assessment checklist to review all rooms
and outdoor areas; remove clutter on the
floor; arrange furniture to widen pathways;
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Allison Simms, Rehab Clinical Manager at VNSNY
CHOICE, leads more than 75 seniors in exercises
demonstrating the importance of staying active.
Photo: Lorenzo Ciniglio
keep commonly used items in easy reach; do
not use step stools; fix uneven surfaces.
· Staying Safe Wherever You Are—
Always wear shoes; use handrails on
stairs; avoid wet floors and wipe up spills
immediately; be sure chairs and other
furniture are stable; check for adequate
lighting; consider safety items such as grab
bars, raised toilet seats, non-skid tub mats
and carry a cell or portable phone for easy
access, especially if you live alone.
• Balance, Strength and Mobility—Work
on strength and balance by being active;
consider activities such as exercise programs,
weight training, walking programs, Tai Chi,
yoga, and hobbies like bowling, dancing and
gardening.
• Multiple Medications—Review all
drugs, even over-the-counter ones, with
your doctor and pharmacist; always carry
a list of your medications; do not share or
“borrow” medications; know the common
side effects for each drug; and remember to
take medications as described.
• Most importantly, know your
PERSONAL risk factors for falls—Be
mindful of whether you suffer from weakness
in the legs, previous history of falling,
cognitive impairment, dizziness, urinary
incontinence, being over age 80, walking and
balance problems.
For more information, please visit www.
VNSNYCHOICE.org or call 1.855.282.4642.
Previniendo caídas con VNSNY Choice
l pasado jueves 27 de marzo,
VNSNY CHOICE, junto con el
senador estatal Bill Perkins, realizó
un taller gratuito de salud comunitaria
para las personas mayores de
Harlem, relativo a la prevención de
caídas, en el Centro de Servicio
Canaán para personas mayores, en
Harlem.
Las caídas son la causa principal de
lesiones fatales y no fatales para las
personas mayores. Alrededor del 70% de las
caídas ocurren en el hogar.
“El estado de Nueva York está buscando
continuamente formas de proteger mejor la
salud, la seguridad y la calidad de vida de
nuestros residentes”, dijo el senador Perkins.
“Este taller ofrece información valiosa para
evitar lesiones graves, que con demasiado
frecuencia son el resultado de una caída”.
Allison Simms, Gerente de Rehabilitación
Clínica en VNSNY CHOICE proporciona
consejos y técnicas a los asistentes sobre
cómo evitar caídas, evaluar el entorno en
casa para peligros de potenciales de caídas,
la adecuada elección del calzado, garantizar
ayuda para caminar con la estabilidad y cómo
encontrar recursos locales que pueden ayudar
a las personas mayores a ser más activas en
cuanto a desarrollo de fuerza y aumentar su
equilibrio.
Algunos de los consejos del taller sobre la
prevención de caídas incluyeron:
• Mantener la seguridad en casa—
De izquierda a derecha: Luis Fonseca, gerente de alcance comunitario en Visiting Nurse
Service de Nueva York; Rafael Escano, asistente legislativo del Senador Bill Perkins y
Dominic Mascara, director de alcance comunitario en Visiting Nurse Service de Nueva York.
Foto: Lorenzo Ciniglio
Utilice una lista de evaluación de la
seguridad en casa para revisar todas
las habitaciones y áreas al aire libre,
eliminar el desorden en el suelo,
arreglar los muebles para ensanchar
los caminos; mantener los objetos de
uso común al alcance de la mano sin
usar banquitos y corregir superficies
irregulares.
• Estar seguro en cualquier
lugar—Siempre use zapatos, utilice
los pasamanos en escaleras, evite
suelos mojados y limpie los derrames
inmediatamente, asegúrese de que las
sillas y otros muebles sean estables;
revise que la iluminación sea adecuada;
considere temas de seguridad, tales
como barras de apoyo, asientos
alzados de inodoros, tapetes
antideslizantes en la tina y lleve un
celular o un teléfono portátil para un
fácil el acceso, especialmente si
vive solo o sola.
• Balance, fuerza y movilidad—
Trabaje en la fuerza y el equilibrio
estando activo; considere
actividades como programas de
ejercicios, entrenamiento con
pesas, programas de senderismo,
Tai Chi, yoga y pasatiempos como
boliche, baile y jardinería.
• Múltiples medicamentos—
Revise todos los medicamentos
con su médico y farmacéutico,
lleve siempre una lista de sus
medicamentos, no los comparta ni
los “preste”, conozca los efectos
secundarios más comunes y
recuerde tomarlos según fueron
prescritos.
• Muy importe: conozca sus
factores PERSONALES de riesgo
para las caídas— Sea consciente
de si usted sufre de debilidad en
las piernas, tiene antecedentes
de caídas, deterioro cognitivo, mareos,
incontinencia urinaria, problemas de
equilibrio y al caminar y tener más de 80
años de edad.
Para más información por favor
visite www.VNSNYCHOICE.org o
llame al 1.855.282.4642.
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Hot and soothing
By Nancy Bruning
W
hen you think of a massage,
what’s the first thing that
comes to mind? Strong, sensitive hands? Check.
Fragrant oils? Check.
Soothing music? Check.
Hot stones? Check.
Wait – hot stones? Yes!
If you work out, even if you stretch
properly, you’ll probably feel a little sore
sometimes. Add the stresses of life, all of
which result in clenched muscles and outof-whack posture.
It’s why I was intrigued by the idea
of a Hot Stone Massage, a specialty of
Teany Hidalgo, proprietor of Sánese Spa
in Inwood. Hildalgo explained that the word
“Sánese” means to heal oneself in
Spanish.
She created her spa with the idea
that therapeutic work does not do the
healing itself, but that it assists in the
process. “Here we practice modalities that
encourage, soothe, release, and overall
promote healing,” she says. Her goal is to
help your body’s immune system to work,
your mind to rest, and your spirit to soar. I decided to try it for myself.
Hot Stone Massage is a therapeutic
massage incorporating smooth basalt
rocks that add soothing heat. After
beginning with a deep Swedish–type
massage, Hidalgo used the stones as an
extension of her hands, reaching into
the tight nooks and crannies on my back
and shoulders, using long, firm massage
strokes. The hot stones are really warm
stones—so no getting burned. They are
reputed to improve circulation and calm
your nerves; Hidalgo describes it as
“melting” your muscles into a relaxed
state. As a long-time massage lover, I can
say the stones were a lovely addition that
left me relieved of stress yet energized.
Where did this Hot Stone Massage
originate? Apparently, it is an ancient
technique that can be traced back to
China and India 3,000 years ago. There
is also a connection to Japan, which has
a history of using naturally hot mineral
springs to heal a variety of conditions. It
is thought that the smaller stones in the
springs eventually came to be used to
massage necks and shoulders. Hot stones
were also used by Native Americans, who
used fire to warm them. At Sanese, the therapeutic stones are
sanitized and heated in a bath of hot water.
The basalt stones are a black volcanic
rock high in iron that absorbs and retains
the heat of the water. They’re wonderfully
smooth, thanks to constant abrasion by
currents in a river or the waves of the sea.
You’re in good hands with Teany
Hidalgo. Hidalgo is a Licensed Massage
Por Nancy Bruning
C
uando se piensa en un masaje,
¿Qué es lo primero que le viene a la
mente?
¿Manos fuertes, sensitivas? Verificado.
¿Aceite perfumado? Verificado.
¿Música relajante? Verificado.
¿Piedras Calientes? Verificado.
Espere - ¿piedras calientes? ¡Si!
Si usted hace ejercicio, incluso si te estiras
correctamente, probablemente usted algunas
veces se siente un poco rígido y adolorido.
Añada el estrés de la vida, todo lo cual resulta en
músculos tensos y mala postura.
Por eso estaba intrigada con la idea de un
Masaje con Piedra Caliente, especialidad de
Teany Hidalgo, propietaria de Sánese Spa en
Inwood.
Hidalgo explicó que la palabra ‘Sánese’
significa sanarse uno mismo en español.
Ella creó su spa con la idea de que el trabajo
terapéutico no hace la sanación – en su lugar,
asiste en el proceso de sanación. “Aquí nosotros
practicamos modalidades que animan, suavizan,
relajan y en general promueve la sanación”, dijo.
Su meta es ayudar al sistema inmunológico del
cuerpo, su mente a descansar y su espíritu se
eleve.
El Masaje con Piedras Calientes es un masaje
terapéutico incorporando suaves piedras de
basalto que añaden relajamiento, un suave calor.
Luego de comenzar con un profundo masaje
tipo sueco, Hidalgo entonces utiliza las piedras
como una extensión de sus manos, llegando a los
fuertes nudos y tensiones en mi espalda y brazos,
utilizando largos y firmes trazos de masaje. Las
piedras calientes realmente son piedras tibias –
Therapist with over six years of
experience. She also offers these other
types of massage, some of which can
incorporate hot stones: Relaxation
Massage (Swedish); Therapeutic (Deep
tissue); Medical Massage; Energy
Balancing Massage; and Reflexology. She
is also a Life Coach, providing individual
coaching as well as workshops for
organizations. She specializes in topics
such as working women, working moms,
and Hispanic culture Issues, and has
workshops in Parent-Infant Massage
Instruction and Self Massage for Working
Professionals and more.
For more information, please call
202.630.7263, visit www.sanesespa.com
or send an e-mail message to teany@
sanesespa.com. The spa is located at
5030 Broadway (at 213th Street), Suite
675.
Nancy Bruning has a master’s
degree in public health, is a certified
personal trainer, and is the author or
co-author of over 25 books on health
and fitness, including the just-published
“Nancercize: 101 Things to Do on a
Park Bench.” She also is the Chair
of the Friends Committee of the Fort
Tryon Part Trust and leads outdoor
fitness experiences and weight loss
workshops. Visit Nancy’s web site at
www.Nancercize.net.
A hot stone massage incorporates
warm smooth basalt rocks.
Caliente y relajante
“Nosotros practicamos modalidades
que promueven la sanación”, dijo Teany
Hidalgo, Terapeuta de Masaje Licenciada.
así es que no se preocupe acerca de quemarse.
Se dice mejoran la circulación y calman los
nervios; Hidalgo lo describe como ‘derritiendo’ sus
músculos a un estado de relajación. Puedo decir
que las piedras fueron una agradable adición que
me dejó aliviada del estrés aunque con energía.
¿Dónde se originó este Masaje de Piedras
Calientes? Aparentemente es una antigua técnica
que se remonta a China e India desde hace
3,000 años atrás. También hay una conexión con
Japón, quien tiene una historia de utilizar aguas
minerales naturalmente calientes para sanar
una variedad de condiciones. Se piensa que las
pequeñas piedras de las aguas eventualmente
pasaron a ser utilizadas en masajes de cuello
y brazos. Las piedras calientes también fueron
utilizadas por los Nativos Americanos, que
utilizaban el fuego para calentarlas.
Hoy, las piedras terapéuticas son limpiadas
y calentadas en un baño de agua caliente. Las
piedras de basalto son una piedra volcánica
negra alta en hierro que absorbe y retiene el calor
del agua. Son increíblemente suaves, gracias a la
constante abrasión de las corrientes de un río o
las olas del mar.
El masaje con piedras calientes es una
moderna modalidad añadida a muchos spas, y
ahora nosotros tenemos ese servicio aquí mismo
en nuestra comunidad.
Está en buenas manos con Teany Hidalgo.
Hidalgo es Terapeuta de Masaje Licenciada
con más de seis años de experiencia. También
ofrece estos otros tipos de masajes, los cuales
en algunos se pueden incorporar las piedras
calientes: Masaje de Relajación (sueco);
Terapéutico (Tejido Profundo); Masaje Médico;
Masaje Mente Cuerpo; Masaje de Balanceo de
Energía y Reflexología. También es Entrenadora
de Vida y provee entrenamiento individual
como también talleres para organizaciones. Se
especializa en Mujeres de Trabajo, Mamás que
Trabajan y Asuntos de Cultura Hispana, y tiene
talleres de Instrucción de Masaje Padre-Infante
y Auto Masaje para Profesionales Trabajando y
más.
Para más información, favor de
llamar al 202.630.7263, visite www.
sanesespa.com o envíe un mensaje al
correo electrónico teany@sanesespa.
com. El spa está localizado en el 5030
Broadway (en la Calle 213) Suite 675.
Nancy Bruning tiene una maestría
en salud pública, es una entrenador
personal certificada, y es la autora
y coautora de más de 25 libros de
salud y ejercicios, incluyendo su
último, “Nancervize: 101 Thing to
Do on a Park Bench”. También es la
presidenta del Comité de Amigos del
Fideicomiso del Parque Fort Tryon
y dirige experiencias de ejercicios
al aire libre y talleres de pérdida de
peso. Visite la página electrónica de
Nancy en www.Nancercize.net.
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BOOKS from p8
Shakespeare’s Big 450th
Birthday Concert, which
features songs from the plays. “It’s not every day you turn
450,” Stearns said.
If Shakespeare’s not your
thing, East Harlem’s La
Casa Azul Bookstore (143
East 103rd St.) has a more East Harlem’s
contemporary focus. The La Casa Azul
Rice and Beans Book Club Bookstore’s
meets on the first Wednesday club has a more
of the month at 6:30 p.m. and contemporary
Immigrant Voices Book focus.
Club meets on the second
Pharmacy (4953 Broadway) on the last
Tuesday of the month, also at 6.30 p.m. Wednesday of the month. The Inwood Book
Depending on the audience, discussions are in Club meets in the basement at 6:30 pm.
either English or Spanish, said owner Aurora Their next book is the Egyptian novel The
Anaya-Cerda.
Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al-Aswany, and
Future Rice and Beans Club books include after that The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt.
When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda
Myra Alperson founded the group. She also
Santiago and Song of the Water Saints by leads Noshwalks, culinary tours of New York
Nelly Rosario. Upcoming Immigrant Voices neighborhoods. The book club’s location,
offerings are The Guardians by Ana Castillo right by the A train, is very convenient. and Odyssey to the North by Mario Bencastro. “The bathroom is right there and we can run
La Casa Azul sells all book club titles at 20 upstairs and get snacks,” she said. They’ve
percent off, all year.
read mostly fiction, including Middlesex by
Sister’s Uptown Bookstore and Cultural Jeffrey Eugenides but plan on reading Gary
Center’s (1942 Amsterdam Avenue) book Shteygart’s memoir, Little Failure.
club meets on the last Saturday of the month
Alperson started her book club after two
at 3:00 pm. About 15 people typically attend, others she’d been in faded out and people
said Michael, a spokesman for the store. weren’t getting along.
Previous titles included The Warmth of Other
Klepper doesn’t want his book group
Suns by Isabel Wilkerson and Twelve Gates to become clique-ish, either. He’s already
to the City by Daniel Black. The store gives planning a combination book club and
customers a 10 percent discount on book club community barbecue at his home, which has
titles.
outdoor seating.
Inwood book lovers can visit Dichter
“No other book club has that,” he said.
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Klepper incluso ofrece asientos.
LIBROS de p8
Universidad de Nueva York, dijo que los clubes de
lectura fueron originalmente un experimento de
auto-educación de las mujeres, a quienes se les
negó el acceso a la educación superior. “Fue una
idea radical en el momento”, dijo. “Cualquiera que
esté interesado en un club de lectura debe honrar
que fueron pioneras”.
Su siguiente libro es The Brief Wondrous
Life of Oscar Wao de Junot Díaz. Lamm
comentó que los programas de Word Up atraen
a una interesante mezcla de gente. “Me siento
honrado de ser parte de él”, dijo. Los grupos
suelen ser íntimos, con unas cinco. “Hemos
tenido muy buenas discusiones”, dijo.
Las discusiones del Moriah Senior
Center (90 de la avenida Bennett) son más
grandes. La directora Shuli Gutman dijo que
entre 10 y 20 personas asisten a las reuniones
mensuales. Los asistentes deben ser miembros
del Centro. La membresía es gratuita y está
abierta a cualquier persona mayor de 60 años.
Gutman favorece la ficción histórica. “Pero
estoy abierta a sugerencias”, dijo. El favorito
absoluto del club de lectura fue You Before
Me, una novela de JoJo Moyes sobre un hombre
que se paraliza y quiere acabar con su vida. “Es
muy poderoso”, dijo Gutman. “A todos en el club
de lectura les gustó”.
Los miembros de Moriah obtienen una copia
de préstamo gratuito del libro con anticipación,
cortesía de la Biblioteca Fort Washington. Un
bibliotecario también dirige la discusión. “Es una
cosa maravillosa que hace la biblioteca”, dijo.
La biblioteca Fort Washington (535
de la calle 179 oeste) también tiene su
propio grupo de lectura mensual un sábado
por la mañana. La recientemente renovada
biblioteca Washington Heights (1000 de
la avenida St. Nicholas) iniciará la programación
de un club de lectura a finales del mes de abril.
La biblioteca Inwood (4790 de
Broadway) también cuenta con un grupo de
discusión de libros y ofrece una verdadera joya
en su programa Shakespeare Saturdays.
La actriz local, directora y compositora Kendall
Donna Stearns ha producido los programas
gratuitos vespertinos desde 2004. El otoño
pasado fue la anfitriona de una serie de Sonnet
Slams.
El evento del 5 de abril a las 2:15 pm es la
proyección de Much Ado About Nothing
de Joss Whedon. Es una comedia en blanco y
negro de 2012, rodada en la casa del actor en un
período de 12 días.
El 26 de abril a las 3:00 pm, será anfitriona
del Gran Concierto de cumpleaños 450° de
Shakespeare, que incluye canciones de las
obras. “No todos los días cumples 450”, dijo
Stearns.
Si Shakespeare no es lo tuyo, la biblioteca
La Casa Azul de East Harlem (143 de la calle
103 este) tiene un enfoque más contemporáneo.
El club de lectura Rice and Beans se reúne
el primer miércoles de cada mes a las 6:30 pm
y el club Immigrant Voices se reúne el
segundo martes de cada mes, también a las
6:30 p.m. Dependiendo de la audiencia, las
discusiones son en inglés o en español, dijo la
propietaria Aurora Anaya-Cerda.
Las lecturas futuras del club Rice and
Beans incluyen: When I Was Puerto
Rican de Esmeralda Santiago y Song of the
Water Saints de Nelly Rosario. Immigrant
Voices ofrecerá The Guardians de Ana
Castillo y Odyssey to the North de Mario
Bencastro. La Casa Azul vende todos los
títulos del club de lectura con 20 por ciento de
descuento, todo el año.
El club de lectura de la Librería y Centro
Cultural Sisters Uptown (1942 de la
avenida Ámsterdam) se reúne el último sábado
del mes a las 3:00 p.m. Unas 15 personas suelen
asistir, dijo Michael, portavoz de la tienda. Los
títulos anteriores incluyen The Warmth of
Other Suns de Isabel Wilkerson y Twelve
Gates to the City de Daniel Black. La tienda
ofrece a los clientes un descuento del 10 por
ciento en los títulos del club de lectura.
Los amantes de la lectura de Inwood
pueden visitar Dichter Pharmacy (4953 de
Broadway) el último miércoles del mes. El club de
lectura Inwood Book se reúne en el sótano
a las 6:30 p.m. Su siguiente libro es la novela
egipcia The Yacoubian Building de Alaa
Al-Aswany, y seguirán con The Goldfinch de
Donna Tartt.
Myra Alperson fundó el grupo. Ella también
lidera Noshwalks, visitas guiadas culinarios
de los barrios de Nueva York. La ubicación
del club de lectura, junto al tren A, es muy
conveniente. “El cuarto de baño está ahí y
podemos correr escaleras arriba y conseguir
bocadillos”, dijo ella. Han leído sobre todo
ficción, incluyendo Middlesex de Jeffrey
Eugenides pero planean leer las memorias de
Gary Shteygart, Little Failure.
Alperson comenzó su club de lectura después
de que otros dos en los que había estado se
desvanecieron y la gente no se llevaba bien.
Klepper no quiere que su grupo de lectura
se convierta en un grupo cerrado. Ya está
planeando una combinación de club de lectura
y barbacoa comunitaria en su casa, que cuenta
con mesas al aire libre.
“Ningún otro club de lectura tiene eso”, dijo.
BLAST from p4
117th Street. Panagopoulos was a musician
and the residence was spacious enough for his
equipment—which included four guitars.
Being in El Barrio meant that Panagopoulos
could more directly take in more of his
wife’s Latin culture—something she always
appreciated. He did not take her love for
granted. Every day he told her how beautiful
she was—and he spent weeks deliberating on
what to get her for her birthday.
“He did whatever he needed to do to make
me happy,” she recalled. “I have never been
loved like that before, and I’ll probably never
be loved like that again.”
On Wed., Mar. 12th, at approximately
8:15 a.m., Pérez, left for her editing job at
the Spanish language paper El Diario La
Prensa—not knowing that she would be
leaving behind life as she knew it forever. At 9:30 a.m., her apartment building
and the one next to it collapsed. Her home
was devoured in flames after a natural gas
explosion. The incident injured 70 people,
and killed eight, including Panagopoulos.
The loss has left Pérez, and many others,
at a loss.
Friends remember Panagopoulos as being
vibrant, friendly and full of life.
Noted by all was how much he loved Pérez.
“He was a wonderful man. He loved her
very much. He was very bright, and very
opinionated. He was just a very cool person
to be around,” said Geraldine Cols Azocar,
who is the president of National Association
of Hispanic Journalists, of which Pérez is a
member.
Her fellow NAHJ members have rallied to
her side.
Liseth Pérez left her home
early on Wed., Mar. 12th.
“I had no idea one of our members had been
affected by the explosion. When I found out,
I was like ‘Whoa, we have to do something
as an association to help her out’,” said the
organization’s secretary Octavio Blanco, a
Washington Heights resident.
When Blanco floated the idea of starting
a fund to help Pérez, the response was
immediate.
The NAHJ launched the fundraiser on Give
Forward; the goal of raising $40,000 has
mostly been met.
Blanco did not get to meet Panagopoulos,
but he has been learning more about him.
Free-spirited, larger than life, big-hearted,
and “the really cool Greek guy” are just some
of the ways he has been described.
“It was so clear that he touched a lot of
people in a positive way,” said Blanco.
He also went to Papanopoulos’s wake two
weeks ago at Evangelismos Greek Church
on the Upper West Side, where Pérez shared
memories about her husband.
“He told me every morning how beautiful
I looked. He spent one month looking for the
best present for me for every birthday,” she
said at the wake.
“Special, unique, different, that’s how he
was. Rest in peace Andreas; it’s not going to
be easy without you,” she also wrote on her
Facebook wall in Spanish.
Pananopoulos’s funeral was held in Astoria,
Queens, and he was buried in Greece.
The money from the fundraiser will help
cover travel and funeral expenses, and there
are no specifications on how Pérez uses the
EXPLOSIÓN de p4
natural. El incidente lesionó a 70 personas y mató
a ocho, incluyendo a Panagopoulos.
La pérdida ha dejado a Pérez, y a muchos
otros, quebrantados.
Los amigos recuerdan a Panagopoulos como
vibrante, amable y lleno de vida. Fue conocido
por todos lo mucho que amaba a Pérez.
“Era un hombre maravilloso. Él la amaba
mucho. Era muy inteligente y muy obstinado.
Era simplemente una persona genial para
tener cerca”, dijo Geraldine Cols Azocar, quien
es la presidenta de la Asociación de Nacional
de Periodistas Hispanos, de la cual Pérez es
miembro.
Sus compañeros de la NAHJ (por sus siglas en
inglés) se han manifestado a su lado.
“No tenía idea de que uno de nuestros
miembros se hubiera visto afectado por la
explosión. Cuando me enteré, pensé, ‘tenemos
que hacer algo como una asociación para
ayudarla’”, dijo el secretario de la organización
Octavio Blanco, un residente de Washington
Heights.
Cuando Blanco lanzó la idea de crear un fondo
para ayudar a Pérez, la respuesta fue inmediata.
La NAHJ inició la recaudación de fondos en
Give Forward, la meta de recaudar $40,000
dólares casi se ha cumplido.
Blanco no llegó a conocer a Panagopoulos,
pero ha estado aprendiendo más acerca de él.
De espíritu libre, más grande que la vida, de gran
corazón, y “el chico griego realmente genial”
son sólo algunas de las maneras en que ha sido
descrito.
“Fue muy claro que él tocó a mucha gente de
una manera positiva”, dijo Blanco.
También asistió al funeral de Papanopoulos
hace dos semanas en Iglesia griega
“Ahora sólo tengo que salir
adelante”, dice Pérez.
Foto: L. Pérez
Evangelismos en el Upper West Side, donde
Pérez compartió recuerdos de su esposo.
“Me decía cada mañana lo hermosa que me
veía. Pasó un mes buscando el mejor regalo para
mí para cada cumpleaños”, dijo en el velorio.
“Especial, único, diferente, eso es lo que era.
Descansa en paz Andreas, no va a ser fácil sin
ti”, también escribió en su muro de Facebook en
español.
El funeral de Pananopoulos se celebró en Astoria,
Queens, y fue enterrado en Grecia.
El dinero de la recaudación de fondos ayudará
funds to help rebuild.
Azocar and Blanco are both heartened by
the outpouring of help that has come since
they started the fundraiser. Half of the funds
were raised within 48 hours, and the first
installment has already been sent to Pérez.
“I’m extremely, extremely amazed at the
response people had,” said Azocar. “It was
surprising and extremely moving.”
Blanco agreed.
“It was heart-warming and validated my
belief that people want to do good,” he said.
“It was a surreal experience to see so many
people contribute.”
The contributors, over 470 of them to date,
range from fellow NAHJ members to college
classmates of Paganopoulos, and many,
many strangers who knew neither Pérez or
Panagopoulos.
Pérez says she will seek to use the funds to
find an apartment soon.
She has been staying with friends in the
meantime.
She will have to rebuild from scratch.
Sometimes it occurs to her that she should
get new clothes—those, too, are gone—but
the thought quickly passes, as do thoughts
about the furniture, dishes, and other such
concerns.
“At this point, I don’t care. It feels like it
doesn’t matter anymore.”
The support of friends and strangers alike
has uplifted her.
“From all this tragedy, I get beauty,” she
says. “It’s been really touching. Now I just
have to keep going.”
If you would like to donate, please visit
www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/6864/
help-Liseth-Pérez.
a cubrir los gastos del viaje y del funeral, y no hay
especificaciones sobre cómo Pérez utilizará los
fondos para ayudar a reconstruir.
Azocar y Blanco se animaron por el
derramamiento de ayuda que llegó desde que
comenzaron la recaudación de fondos. La mitad
se reunió en 48 horas y la primera cuota ya ha
sido enviada a Pérez.
“Estoy muy, muy sorprendida por la respuesta
que la gente tuvo”, dijo Azocar. “Fue sorprendente
y muy conmovedor”.
Blanco estuvo de acuerdo.
“Fue conmovedor y validó mi creencia de
que la gente desea hacer el bien” dijo. “Fue
una experiencia surrealista ver a tanta gente
contribuyendo”.
Los contribuyentes, más de 470 hasta la
fecha, van desde colegas miembros de la NAHJ
hasta compañeros de clase de la universidad de
Paganopoulos, y muchos, muchos extraños que
no conocían a Pérez ni a Panagopoulos.
Pérez dice que va a tratar de utilizar los fondos
para encontrar un apartamento pronto.
Mientras tanto ella ha estado viviendo con
amigos.
Tendrá que reconstruir desde cero. A veces
piensa que debe conseguir ropa nueva, esa,
también, se consumió, pero el pensamiento pasa
rápidamente, al igual que los pensamientos sobre
los muebles, platos y otras preocupaciones.
“En este momento, no me importa. Se siente
como que ya no importa”.
El apoyo de los amigos y extraños, por igual, la
ha ayudado.
“De toda esta tragedia, obtuve belleza”, dice
ella. “Ha sido realmente conmovedor. Ahora sólo
tengo que seguir adelante”.
Si desea realizar una donación, por
favor visite www.giveforward.com/
fundraiser/6864/help-Liseth-Pérez.
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l miércoles 19 de marzo, los
estudiantes de la escuela secundaria
Central Park East abogaron en contra del
tabaco y sobre los efectos nocivos del
humo.
Se unieron a miles de jóvenes en todo el país
para el 19° día anual ‘Kick Butts,’ una celebración
anual de liderazgo juvenil y activismo. La
juventud se centró en la reducción del humo
de segunda mano en la comunidad de East
Harlem. Los estudiantes colaboraron con la
Asociación para un más saludable Manhattan
para hacer campaña en el vecindario y pedir a los
propietarios de negocios firmar un compromiso
voluntario para mantener sus aceras “libres de
humo”. Las empresas y organizaciones locales
están en una posición única para combatir el
humo de segunda mano, sus áreas al aire libre
pueden ser el hogar no sólo el humo del tabaco,
sino también de colillas de cigarrillos, que son
la forma más común de basura y pueden tardar
décadas en descomponerse.
En 2011, la ciudad tuvo un momento histórico
en que los negocios de la calle 110 se convirtió
en la primera cuadra de la ciudad en volverse
voluntariamente libre de humo. Por esta razón,
los estudiantes lanzaron su evento en la calle
110, frente al Centro East Harlem Asthma of
Excellence (EHACE).
“Estamos encantados de ver a estos jóvenes
compartir su creatividad y sus voces, y llamar la
atención sobre cómo el tabaco ha perjudicado
a su comunidad”, dijo La’Shawn Brown-Dudley
de la Oficina del Distrito de Harlem del este y
central de Salud Pública. “Su activismo inspirará
a otros a entender que todos compartimos el aire
y tenemos que ser conscientes de aquellos que
nos rodean”.
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participante se le dio un certificado de
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“We Share Air” para mostrar.
Si bien las tasas de tabaquismo están en un
mínimo histórico en la ciudad de Nueva York, el
tabaquismo y la exposición al humo de segunda
mano siguen siendo las principales causas de
muerte y enfermedad.
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also like the same things in theater. “Not
everyone does,” Burby said. “We like genuine
moments, genuine listening, spontaneity.”
“We’ll give up a laugh for sincerity,”
Antar added. “We don’t see them as mutually
exclusive, but we don’t go for the gag. The
humor has always got to come out of the
sincerity.”
There is a lot of humor in Full Frontal.
Some of it will result in nervous laughter from
the audience. Antar considers a pause a line of
dialogue.
“Without that pause, the next line doesn’t
make sense,” he said. “It’s a response to the
pause. It’s a response to the awkwardness.”
“My job is to help the actors find a way to
make it work,” Burby said.
In the first and most explicit play, the actors
climb in the back seat of car and have sex.
Acreditan al tren A
como ayuda para
su proceso creativo.
The audience doesn’t see everything because
it’s dark. Burby didn’t start rehearsals with
the physicality.
The actors read it through a few times. They
talked about the characters’ back stories. They
also talked about what their real-life friends
or significant others would think if they saw
the play.
Only after that did they get into the back
seat – fully dressed – to choreograph the
moves. Eventually the actors got more
comfortable with the scene.
“The trust builds and they’re just doing
this incredible courageous work now,” Burby
said. “It’s really beautiful.”
Full Frontal runs from April 3 to April
12 at the Jewel Box Theater, 312 West 36th
Street, 4th Floor. For more information,
please visit www.workshoptheater.org.
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cosas en el teatro. “No con todo el mundo es así”,
dijo Burby. “Nos gustan los momentos genuinos,
escuchar genuinamente, la espontaneidad”.
“Reiremos por sinceridad”, añadió Antar.
“Nosotros no los vemos como mutuamente
excluyentes, pero no vamos por la broma. El
humor siempre tiene que salir de la sinceridad”.
Hay mucho humor en Full Frontal. Algo de ello
se traducirá en una risa nerviosa de la audiencia.
Antar considera una pausa una línea de diálogo.
“Sin esa pausa, la siguiente línea no tiene
sentido”, dijo. “Es una respuesta a la pausa. Es
una respuesta a la incomodidad”.
“Mi trabajo es ayudar a los actores a encontrar
una manera de hacer que funcione”, dijo Burby.
En la primera y más explícita obra, los actores
suben en el asiento trasero del coche y tienen
relaciones sexuales. El público no ve todo porque
está oscuro. Burby no comenzó los ensayos con
el mundo físico.
Los actores la leyeron un par de veces.
Hablaron de historias detrás de los personajes,
también de lo que sus amigos de la vida real o
parejas pensarían si vieran la obra.
Sólo después de eso se acomodaron en el
asiento trasero -completamente vestidos- para
coreografiar los movimientos. Eventualmente, los
actores pudieron sentirse más cómodos con la
escena.
“La confianza se construye y ellos simplemente
están haciendo ahora esta increíble y valiente
labor”, dijo Burby. Es realmente hermoso”.
Full Frontal se presentará del 3 al
12 de abril en el teatro Jewel Box,
ubicado en el 312 de la calle 36 oeste,
4° piso. Para más información, visite
por favor www.workshoptheater.org.
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