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U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres visited Riverdale Country School for a student art project called ‘You Know the Drill’ on June 5, that honored gun violence victims. more

6/11/23

At the Unity Democratic Club meeting on May 18, speakers from the Releasing Aging People in Prison campaign spoke about the elder parole and fair and timely parole bills.

Incarceration bills give older prisoners second chance in New York

Two incarceration-focused bills have advanced to the New York State Assembly Correction Committee. The elder parole legislation has been co-sponsored by 31 people, including state Sens. Gustavo Rivera and Robert Jackson. more

By Eric Harvey | 6/11/23

Amalgamated Housing Corp. has erected more than a dozen graceful brick buildings on Van Cortlandt Park South and surrounding blocks over the last century, but the historic co-op is struggling to cover the cost of upkeep. Such buildings face strict climate regulations under Local Law 97.

Cleaner, greener zoning regs are in the works in NYC

Mayor Eric Adams is asking community boards to say “yes” to a citywide zoning initiative that will help New York City become carbon neutral by 2050. more

By Abigail Nehring | 6/11/23

DA Darcel Clark outpacing Tess Cohen in fundraising for Democratic primary

With the June primary only weeks away, District Attorney incumbent Darcel Clark has nearly four times the amount of contributions made in her name to challenger Tess Cohen. more

By Eric Harvey | 6/11/23

Abraham Accords envoy bill out of committee

The Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Act passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee in mid-May. more

By Eric Harvey | 6/11/23

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

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

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and Councilman Eric Dinowitz wrote a letter to both Capt. Filastine Srour and Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch about recreational vehicles parked overnight on Henry Hudson Parkway. Both lawmakers suggest creating once-per-week alternate side parking regulations east and west of the parkway from West 239th Street and West 254th Street.

Pols want alternate-side parking rule to clean streets

Finding recreational vehicles in the northwest Bronx parked overnight has become a game of whack-a-mole. more

By Stacy Driks | 5/28/23

Farrah Kule Rubin is the new district manager for Bronx Community Board 8.

Community Board 8 has found its new district manager

Not a single hand rose in opposition or abstention to hiring Farrah Kule Rubin as the new district manager for Community Board 8 on Tuesday, May 9. Following a discussion in executive session, her hiring was approved. more

By Eric Harvey | 5/22/23

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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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