To the editor: After several weeks away from Riverdale, upon my return I was gobsmacked to see a “smoke shop” had taken up residence on Riverdale Avenue. more

To the editor: One of my most sacred obligations as mayor is keeping our children safe from harm. And one of the leading risks to their health is nicotine-based products, including cigarettes and e-cigarettes, also known as vapes. more

Mayor Eric Adams gets the respect he avoids giving his constituents. This newspaper is a fine example. The Riverdale Press publishes letters from him, no questions asked. more

There are approximately 280,000 New York notaries counting on our state legislators to push S.B. 4166 to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office so that the notary fee can be raised to $5 in the current legislative session. more

In all the verbiage eulogizing Joe Lieberman, a reader would never know what a selfish and fundamentally dishonest man he was, tacking to whatever direction would most benefit him personally. 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