To the editor: Construction season is now underway. As the state transportation department continues to build and enhance our transportation infrastructure throughout New York City and across the state in 2023, I want to urge the public to help us keep our workers safe. more

To the editor: (re: “Defining what Zionism truly is,” Sept. 21) As I read Ed Weintrob’s response to a letter by someone named Peter Wolf, I wondered if I have an evil twin who wrote an antisemitic letter in The Riverdale Press that I hadn’t seen. more

On Dec. 19, 2023, in an interview on a cable TV station that reaches nearly 2 million viewers each weeknight, a former senior advisor in the Trump White House spoke about what he characterized as the “complete resettlement of America.” He attributed that phenomenon to the arrival here of millions of people from far and wide, bringing with them their cultures, traditions, and belief systems. more

The Kiwanis Club of Riverdale will celebrate 70 years of service with a gala scholarship fundraiser on May 5 at the VIP Country Club in New Rochelle. more

For many, summer is the time for camp, vacation and weekend barbecues. more

Our world is seemingly dominated by the twists and turns of the nation’s largest corporations, where billions of dollars are constantly at play, and millions of jobs on the table. more

I was 17 or 18 the first time I took a bus to a march on Washington. It was a giant peace march against the war in Vietnam. Protesting to end the war was what got me involved in the political process in the first place. more

In the last courtroom in which I sat as a potential juror, huge brass letters stretching across the front wall spelled out the words “In God We Trust.” more

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is crafted as an open letter to Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz We are your Jewish constituents. We are angry and disappointed at your cynical attempt to use the tragedies starting on Oct. 7 to attack other Jews whose views differ from yours, including Jews For Racial & Economic Justice and its political arm, The Jewish Vote. more