Walking down the Putnam Greenway, which now connects with the Empire State Trail deep in Van Cortlandt Park, was part of the New York Central Railroad before it was a greenway. more

When the New York Central Railroad began to build its railway through the northwest Bronx in the 1870s, it did so by receiving an easement to use the property to carry its trains. more

Usually when you see blood it is a cause for alarm and apprehension. That was not the case last Sunday at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale where people donated more than 100 pints of blood by the end of the day. more

This sedan’s front end was crushed in a crash on Mosholu Parkway and Sedgwick Avenue on Monday. Ambulances and firefighters showed up to the scene. It is unknown if anyone was injured. more

A 19-year-old man on a moped traveling in a bike lane was hit by a police cruiser on Saturday, Sept. 2, police reported. Police say they were responding to a 911 call around 4:30 p.m. when the collision occurred near West 254th Street and Broadway. more

A 44-year-old man died after being stabbed multiple times throughout his body Tuesday evening in front of 130 W. 228th St. in Marble Hill, police have reported. more

Local electeds have once again joined together to voice their opposition to the Adams administration’s proposed construction of a 34,000-seat cricket stadium at Van Cortlandt Park. more

“Where am I?” That is what an asylum seeker asked Adam Burian of New Rochelle, one of five incoming seniors at Salanter Akiba Riverdale High School who took time out of their summer break to volunteer at a temporary shelter for those who are seeking asylum in Phoenix to assimilate to their new country. more

Six decades ago, civil rights lawyer Clarence Jones was on a payphone coming back from the airport when his wife told him not to come home. Why? Martin, Coretta and the King children were staying at their south Riverdale home. more

It’s fine to see a dusty book on the shelf, but seeing books in the trash is a different story. more