Washington Heights and Inwood News in 2010

Flyers in the 207th Street subway station alerted people to the alleged sex attack, which took place in Inwood Hill Park in February 2010. Police promised more patrols and an investigation into how they handled the reported attack.

DNAinfo/Jon Schuppe

An uptick in crime inspired Inwood residents to reform the Inwood Safety Patrol, a citizen foot patrol.

DNAinfo/Carla Zanoni

News of an elderly man's death on an Inwood sidewalk sparked concerns of foul play in March.

DNAinfo/Jon Schuppe

Investigators remove the body of a 35-year-old woman stabbed to death in a West 165th Street SRO run by the Volunteers of America.

DNAinfo/Jon Schuppe

A view of the Sherman Creek waterfront in Inwood.

New York City Economic Development Corporation

Noise on Dyckman Street continued to be a problem for some residents in Inwood. Despite complaints about Mamajuana Cafe, thought by some to be the nexus of quality of life concerns, the restaurant had its liquor license renewed by the Stat Liquor Authority.

DNAinfo/Carla Zanoni

Although Northern Manhattan residents said they were happy to hear of the plans to rebuild the Dyckman station, many were concerned that the project will make their commutes intolerable.

Community members were disturbed to hear that the MTA did not plan to make the 1 train Dyckman Street station accessible to people with disabilities, despite a $45 million reconstruction and rehab of the site and all stations north on the 1 train.

DNAinfo/Carla Zanoni

Tensions flared as the campaign season heated up in Upper Manhattan and some residents grew tired of campaign trucks blaring loud messages and music in the neighborhood.

Rachael Levin-Figueroa

Upper Manhattan has four women in the hunt for Senate and Assembly seats, a record number. (Pictured: Miosotiz Muñoz and her campaign team for her race for Senate.)

DNAinfo/Carla Zanoni

The 2010 elections werelargely decided on Primary Day in September, with candidates fighting hardest to win against opponents within the Democratic Party.

DNAinfo/Carla Zanoni

CB12 effectively deadlocked on a resolution to approve Columbia University's plan to build at Baker Field.

Columbia University

At Dreidel-Palooza, students and community members broke a world record for the most people spinning dreidels all at once for ten seconds.

Yeshiva University