Once Eric Krakauer arrived in New York, he was there to stay, but that changed quickly when he was presented with a once and a lifetime opportunity bigger than his loyalty to the Big Apple. more

In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America. When in the Course of human events it become necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. more

To the editor: (re: “Ben Franklin Club gets all judicial delegates,” June 22) This paper buried the lede with its write-up of the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club’s successful campaign to kick its competition off the ballot over a typo. more

To the editor: As older adults and as members of RSS-Riverdale Senior Services, the social action committee is appalled at Mayor Eric Adams’ proposed budget cuts of $7 million in funding for older adult centers — $5 million in funding home-delivered meals, and elimination of the additional one-time reimbursement rate for home-delivered meals. more

To the editor: (re: “Stagg Group grabs Manhattan dorm for $18 million,” June 15) We the shareholders of Waldo Gardens are shocked and dismayed that our long-time community neighbors, Manhattan College, sold Overlook dorm to the Stagg Group. more

Citizens Bank awarded former U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Nicholas Lynch a $10,000 check and more as part of its Military Warriors Support Foundation giveaway. more

To assure Angellyh Yambo’s death was not in vain, U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres has proposed legislation intended to ban ghost guns and expand the perimeter of gun-free school zones. more

RiverSpring Living, the parent company for the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, has bestowed an honor upon the late Jimmy Keegan, the former director of plant operations there. more

On the first day of religion class at Saint Gabriel School, Glenn McCarthy would begin by playing “I Am … I Said,” by Neil Diamond. more

Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, adjutant general with the New York Guard, says two of his soldiers hailing from the greater Riverdale area will serve the community, state and nation as part of the state military forces: Lt. Col. Sean Gardner and Sgt. Luis Thomas. more