In what was meant as a Black history lesson on Ruby Bridges for both kindergarten students of color and their white classmates at P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil turned into a teachable moment for the teacher who has worked at the school for more than two decades. more

Several local groups and politicians have criticized the response of the New York Police Department and elected figures in the aftermath of the killing of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless Michael Jackson impersonator, who was choked to death last week by a 24-year-old former Marine on a Manhattan subway train. more

Van Cortlandt Park spreads over 1,000 acres of land. North of the New York City park reaches parts of Yonkers. A proposed state-of-the-art, 16-story affordable housing building named The Parker may soon become part of a border war between the two municipalities. All in the name of birds. more

The threat of a gas shutdown affecting 827 units at Amalgamated Housing Corp. has seemingly dissolved overnight. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and state Sen. Robert Jackson succeeded in nudging state housing officials to the table Friday, May 5 for a meeting with cooperators, Con Edison, and representatives from the city’s buildings department. more

International Leadership Charter School has faced a backlash from the community along with vandalism of the construction of its new middle school. But now, the administration is slapping back, just days before another rally against them was scheduled. more

This 3,900-square-foot Tudor mansion at 4635 Arlington Ave. is in the most desirable section of Riverdale. more

The night-capper for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference semifinals round pitted Manhattan College men’s lacrosse against a team they had yet to figure out this season. Ultimately, this year’s runner-up, the Siena Saints, got the last laugh at Gaelic Park, winning 11-8 and proving to be road warriors at the expense of the top seed Jaspers. more

With two weeks left in the regular season, Northwest Bronx public school baseball is almost ready to venture into the playoffs. For now, teams are playing out the final games of the regular season, going head-to-head to see who the best really are, until the real test comes in late May. more

The irony of Jordan Neely’s chokehold death at the hands of a so-called vigilante coming 16 years after his mother, Christie Neely, was fatally strangled and decapitated by her boyfriend, is not lost on anyone. more

(re: “Proposed charter middle school raises tension,” April 26) It always brings a wry smile to my face when I read pronouncements by the International Leadership Charter High School describing how it intends to deal with the issues the community has raised with regard to the micro-monstrosity middle school it’s proposing to build, on a parallelogrammatic 5,000-square-foot lot. more