The End of Manhattan

Inwood, Manhattan

Once an Irish and Jewish working-class stronghold, Manhattan's northernmost neighborhood has been predominantly Domican for decades. Crime helped keep apartment prices low, with over ten thousand criminal complaints in 1990 alone. But with crime down 84 percent since 1993 and many New Yorkers priced out of trendier neighborhoods, this 2.8 square-mile hamlet is feeling the push for even greater gentrification while struggling to hold onto its distinctly latin roots.

   
The George Washington Bridge seen from the fishing pier next to the Dyckman Street Boat Marina.
   
     
  
Kids playing handball near Seaman Ave and 204th Street.
   
Colorful posters advertising popular latino singers cover every available surface.
   
Two young fans distract players at a little league game in Inwood Hill Park.
     
  
Greywolf, from the North-Eastern band of Cherokee Indians, attends an annual Native American Festival in Inwood Hill Park. It was here that Peter Minuit purchased Manhattan island from the Lenape Indians in 1626, for 60 Dutch guilders.
   
A young girl playing in Inwood Hill Park.
   
People stop at a memorial for Glendalis Pagan, a teenage mother who was found dead in an abandoned apartment, alledgedly murdered by her ex-boyfriend.
     
  
   
A group of men set up a table beneath the elevated train along 10th Avenue for an impromptu game.
   
Teenagers prepare to receive their first communion outside the Good Shepherd church on Broadway and Isham Street. Good Shepherd holds masses in both English and Spanish.
     
  
   
Q Cigars occupies a small storefront on Broadway where locals congregate to watch baseball and create an indoor cloud of smoke from Domican Republic tobacco leaves.
   
Soldiers following annual Memorial Day Parade.
     
  
A car parked along Dyckman Street. Drag racing along Dyckman and Seaman Avenues have become a serious safety concern for locals.
   
A yound student walks past a decaying 9-11 mural along 10th Ave.