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To the editor: Each month, a small but growing group of Bronx-based members of Jews for Racial & Economic Justice meet to build community and engage in political action and, in recent months, oppose the mayor’s reckless budget cuts. more

6/4/23

Families arrive at SAR Academy for the art show on Monday, May 22, 2023.

Family art fun

SAR Academy hosted Interactive Family Arts Festival on Monday, May 22 where they showcased students’ work. more

6/4/23

Van Cortlandt Village building at 3991 Saxon Ave. to go forward

Work may soon resume at 3991 Saxon Ave. in Van Cortlandt Village after a new owner filed permits last week for a six-story residential building. more

BY ABIGAIL NEHRING | 6/4/23

Buffalo State names dean's list students

Luis Caraballo, who is studying criminal justice, has been named to the Fall 2022 dean’s list at Buffalo State University. more

By Stacy Driks | 6/4/23

Tess Cohen, a criminal defense and civil rights attorney running against Bronx DA Darcel Clark, says some of her biggest priorities are Rikers Island and lower incarceration rates.

Tess Cohen will steer opposite of Darcel Clark in Bronx DA race

Tess Cohen, a former prosecutor and now criminal defense and civil rights attorney, says if elected as district attorney she will steer in a different direction from the incumbent Darcel Clark. more

By Eric Harvey | 6/4/23

Postal carrier earns a save on his Inwood route

While it isn’t in his job description as a United States Postal Service employee, maybe Kevin Mone of Riverdale should earn a merit badge of sorts for being a guardian angel to seniors who live alone. more

By Gary Larkin | 6/4/23

A 27-year-old Kingsbridge man, Jeremy Valencia, was shot fatally outside of 3470 Fort Independence St. on Wednesday, May 17. He was discovered by a neighbor as was bleeding on the street.

Kingsbridge man fatally shot on Fort Independence Street

Police are looking for a pair of men following the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old Kingsbridge man outside 3470 Fort Independence St. at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17. more

By Eric Harvey | 5/28/23

A graduate at Manhattan College’s commencement is jubilant as she reaches the stage to receive her diploma Wednesday.

Manhattan sends its students into world

The dress of the day for Manhattan College’s more than 750 undergrads was monastic as they filed into Draddy gymnasium on Friday, May 19, before turning their tassels to the left for their journey to the future. more

By Stacy Driks | 5/28/23

The Van Cortlandt Park Motel, built in 1958, has been converted into a temporary emergency shelter.

Van Cortlandt Motel offers instant shelter, but so few services for new immigrants

Riverdale’s newest residents are settling into their leafy surrounds at the Van Cortlandt Motel — a safe haven, for now, they hope, while they apply for asylum and seek authorization to work legally in the United States. more

By Abigail Nehring | 5/28/23

Farrah Kule Rubin will begin her role as district manager of Community Board 8 on June 5.

Community Board 8 introduces new DM

After several meetings to determine who would be hired as district manager, Community Board 8’s search committee found one candidate that stood out from the rest: Farrah Kule Rubin. more

By Eric Harvey | 5/28/23

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50 Years on the Job

Building relationships simply by repairing one kitchen at a time

Felix Lam has been the superintendent at 2465 Palisade Ave., in Spuyten Duyvil for 50 years. The 81-year-old has made his home — and career — at the eight-story co-op since he was a young man. And how does that make him feel? “I’m very happy about it,” Lam said.

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