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Volunteering: That resolution you’re ready to tackle
Whether it be at a park, a food shelter or a book club, volunteering consistently proves to be a great way for people of all ages to make friends, combat loneliness, and find extra meaning in their lives. more
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Riverdale Senior Services center celebrates 50 years
This year will mark the 50th anniversary of the RSS-Riverdale Senior Services center. Over the past five decades, the RSS has provided older adults with support and services that have helped them stay engaged in the community, as well as with friends and family. more
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This design mock-up depicts the mural local Riverdale artist Nicky Enright will draw on the side of Studio Delaj on the southwest corner of West 236th Street and Riverdale Avenue this summer. It is just one of the many beautifications and events planned through a $100,000 grant the Kingsbridge Riverdale Van Cortlandt Development Corp., was awarded by the New York City Small Business Services.
Can we unite north, south Riverdale?
It’s a tale of two communities — but if the Kingsbridge Riverdale Van Cortlandt Development Corp. has its way — it might just be one. more
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It was a busy day at Hebrew Institute of Riverdale recently as the New York Blood Center came to town looking for donors. And there were plenty who gave and even volunteered like, from left, top donor Rabbi Moshe Edelman, Magen David Adom overseas volunteers Daniel Kopstick and Rachel Orloff, blood center account manager Natasha Chattar, Rabbi Steven Exler, top donor Daniel Padwa, and in front, Orloff’s therapy dog Charlie.
Giving the gift of life, one synagogue at a time
People like their routines — shopping on Wednesday, stylist on Thursday, relaxing on Sunday — but there is one routine that has been making its way around the various synagogues in the greater Riverdale area for quite some time. more
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Michael Mendel is a 90-year-old retired album cover design artist, creating album covers for people like Tony Bennett, Curtis Mayfield, and Etta James.
You might recognize his work, but not him
Living quietly right in your own neighborhood is Michael Mendel. If the name’s not familiar, that’s OK. But he worked for many years as an album design artist before finding a second calling as an antiques dealer and later specializing in watercolor art. Today, he has retired to the Bronx, where he continues to stretch his creativity with his paintings. more
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The Center for an Urban Future compiled a list of ideas to make a stronger more equitable Bronx. Included in these ideas was one contributed by the executive director of Bronx Arts Ensemble, Judith Insell.
A call for more artists coming out of the Bronx
A list of 50 ideas for a stronger and more equitable Bronx was recently published by the Center for an Urban Future — and many who have read the report say the ideas are vast. more
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Courtesy of New York Communities for Change Communities across New York City are at risk of being displaced from flooding. Olivia Leirer, deputy director at the New York Communities for Change, said those communities are also at risk from gentrification when high-income communities are flooded, and the wealthier who people who once lived there, target lower-income areas.
Rivera introduces bill to fight affordable housing crisis
It’s expensive to live in New York, and the outlook on the climate isn’t so good. That opens the door for new legislation from state Sen. Gustavo Rivera that he’s calling the “Livable New York Act,” which aims to fight back against the climate crisis, provide additional affordable housing and employment opportunities — all for those who have spent time behind bars. more
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Joe Gordon, who lived across the street from the Denishawn House for years, takes a long look at the piece of history as he completes a sketch.
Denishawn House: The gem in Van Cortlandt Village
Almost lost about the talk of the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center’s fate is the historical gem located on the same lot on Stevenson Place. One neighbor called it the “crucible of creative activity that advanced the modern dance movement.” more
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Yanely Henriquez, the mother of Angellyh Yambo, in photo above, honors her daughter on what would have been her 18th birthday. Yambo was gunned down in front of her school two years ago. As part of the Angellyh Yambo Foundation campaign against gun violence, Mary Hernandez, Yambo’s aunt and head of the foundation, held a summit at La Central YMCA last Friday.
Calling for change
Yanely Henriquez, the mother of Angellyh Yambo honors her daughter on what would have been her 18th birthday . more
Dr. Leslie Grubler, the director of clinical education and clinical services for the Lehman College speech and hearing center, speaks to guests last Monday during the ribbon cutting of the six new suites for feeding disorder patients.
Getting that home feeling to fight a malady
Lehman College’s Speech and Hearing Center’s latest additions are meant to make patients feel like they are at home. The six suites the center unveiled Monday are designed to help children and adults with feeding disorders. more
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