Katonah Avenue

Woodlawn Heights: Search for Man following Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos who is sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Woodlawn Heights.   A police spokesperson said the incident took place on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 8.22 p.m. at the corner of Katonah Avenue and East 235th Street, where the unidentified male suspect met a 29-year-old male victim at the location. “The male expressed interest on Facebook market to purchase the victim’s Apple MacBook,” the spokesperson said. “Upon meeting at the location, the victim showed the suspect the MacBook but the suspect grabbed


Read More

History Breathes at Woodlawn Scavenger Hunt

By VIVIAN CARTER
Chipmunks were not the only creatures scurrying among the headstones and fall leaves at Woodlawn Cemetery on Sept. 26. Dozens of people of all ages enthusiastically competed in the “Great Woodlawn Cemetery Scavenger Hunt,” sponsored by Women of Woodlawn and the Historic Districts Council of New York City (HDC).  Proceeds were donated to Woodlawn Conservancy. Competing teams paid a small registration fee, then selected one of five routes to search (see photo at left).  They looked for items such as famous stained glass windows in tombs, faces carved into headstones, and the monuments of the famous robber barons buried at


Read More