It’s no secret that recent years have been tough on small businesses and on newspapers. more

To the Editor: I am writing to express my frustration and disappointment at the New York Jewish community’s relative silence on the current situation in Israel. The identitarian left is out in our streets, our college campuses and in the media calling for an end to a war started by the monsters of Hamas and we sit here, in the comfort of our homes, too frightened to stand in opposition to them. more

To the Editor: I am 91 years old and have lived in Riverdale since 1957, in the same house. I would like to share this story with your readers: more

Whenever and wherever the flow of accurate information and real knowledge is abridged, the greatest treasures of education are lost. more

It has been nearly seven months since a fire ignited by a lithium-ion battery on an e-scooter that was charging inside a supermarket in Fordham Heights. While the store was destroyed, no one was killed, thankfully. more

To the Editor: Our values come from our environment. Parents are designed to provide our primary environment and extended family provides further environmental influence. more

To the editor: We recently announced our plan to take down unsightly sidewalk sheds and reclaim our streets. Sidewalk sheds — which many New Yorkers also known as scaffolding — are the ugly green and metal boxes that cover our sidewalks. They block the sunlight, keep pedestrians away from businesses, and are a magnet for illegal activity. more

Shortly after 6:30 a.m., on Saturday, October 7 my wife and I were awakened as my son Mark barged into the bedroom in which we slept in his Jerusalem home. more

(Re: “Pro-Palestine supporters: ‘Torres supports genocide,’” Oct. 26.) To the Editor: Many thanks to Rep. Ritchie Torres for his courageous support of Israel in the aftermath of horrific terror attacks as well as ongoing threats.  I regret that he has to endure absurd vilification by pro-terror Jew-haters such as those who picketed his office on Oct. 24.   more

To the editor: (re: “Why can’t we all just be nicer to each other?” July 20) My letter to The Riverdale Press is a response to a single point in Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz’s recent Point of View. more