Fireworks are a fun summer spectacle the whole family can enjoy. Millions across the country gathered to watch these colorful displays light up the night sky last weekend and on Tuesday, and similar shows will continue all summer. more

To the editor: The celebration of Juneteenth was a pivotal marker of freedom for the enslaved Blacks in 1865 and beyond. However, the idea that the slaves were freed two years before, via the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 — the executive order of its day — and the news of freedom took that long to then be announced by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas, were myths.  more

To the editor: (re: “Apartment building could tower over Broadway,” June 8) Applause, please, for the Yaghoubi family and their brass tacks idea to build affordable housing on … more

To the editor: Having lived in the Bronx my whole life, it’s only been the last few years that I’ve realized something called the farm bill is so important to everyday life in a city … more

To the editor: I am writing to express concerns with the city’s transportation department taking over public parking spaces for car share use. more

To the editor: New York has a chance to pass two bills that could significantly reduce the state’s plastic waste and improve its current recycling system: The Packaging Reduction and … more

As we receive our yearly bombardment of aggressive, deceptive marketing from Medicare Advantage providers, we write with an urgent request that all your readers contact President Biden and our members of Congress (senators and representatives) to protect Medicare from privatization.  more

The rally held Sunday, Oct. 8 by the Democratic Socialists of America, right after the abominable attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, is inexcusable. more

Nearly one in every eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetimes. This year, according to the American Cancer Society, nearly 300,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the United States alone, with another 56,000 cases of ductal carcinoma in situ — an affliction of milk ducts that turn malignant, which is said to be an early form of breast cancer. more

As objective and independent news writers and editors, we have an imperative to cover the issues most important to you, the people of our greater Riverdale community. more