Some older adults in the northwest Bronx have a hard time keeping up with technology as it progresses in our society. In Riverdale Senior Services, they might think a “tablet” is their daily dose of medicine or “swiping” and “tapping” are dance moves.
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By Stacy Driks
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5/7/23
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With their community vision plan in hand, the Together for Kingsbridge Community Working Group co-chairs are ready to officially take the next step as early as next week.
Economic Development Corp. vice president Fernando Ortiz — whose company owns the Kingsbridge Armory property at 29 W. Kingsbridge Road — announced before an excited crowd of more than 200 union and Kingsbridge community members that an official request for proposals will go out soon for the redevelopment of the historic Kingsbridge Armory.
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By GARY LARKIN
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9/22/23
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Consumers reported losing nearly $8.8 billion to scams in 2022, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In first quarter of this year alone there have been nearly 22,688 fraud reports in New York state with 8,083 of them coming from imposter scams.
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By Eric Harvey
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5/21/23
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Two back-to-back protests are indicative of the growing tensions at the site of a proposed charter middle school.
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By Stacy Driks
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5/21/23
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Two years and six months ago Riverdale residents under lockdown caught their first glimmer of hope in a long while when it was announced a vaccine to the Covid-19 virus was available and would be distributed across the city. The first resident in line at the Hebrew Home to get his shot was 79-year-old Kelley Dixon, who was also the first nursing home resident in the state with the vaccination.
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By Eric Harvey
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6/4/23
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The country officially returned to normal on May 11 with the end of the federal public health emergency surrounding Covid-19 — but for many, it’s been pretty close to normalcy for months.
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By Michael Hinman
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6/4/23
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Fieldston Ethical Culture School became a hub of mental awareness through a benefit concert and discussion on May 9 thanks to one of its sophomores.
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By Stacy Driks
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6/4/23
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The food of love
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A couple enjoys an afternoon full of chocolate and wine during a Valentine’s Day event at Wave Hill on Sunday.
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2/18/16
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Photographer's eye
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2/18/16
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A judge has ordered a stop to the plan to kick a quarter-million retirees off their current Medicare plan and on to the Aetna Medicare Advantage Plan.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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8/20/23
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