The medical center’s community and neighborhood residents from Washington Heights gathered in Haven Plaza to view new public art, sip apple cider, and enjoy the crisp autumn day.
The medical center hosted a fall community event on Mon., Oct. 28 at the plaza. The afternoon also served as an unveiling for the Bollard Beautification Project.
Duchenne, or DMD, progressively erodes muscle function, leading kids to childhood wheelchair use and death in their 20s, according to the state Department of Health.
Columbia University Irving Medical Center, along with NewYork-Presbyterian and local partners, hosted Healthy Haven, a free community health and wellness event, Saturday in Haven Plaza.
It’s National Hispanic Heritage Month, and the United States is celebrating generations of Hispanic Americans who have enriched the nation and society.
