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There was a report of $65,000 in jewelry stolen from a man pumping gas at a Mobil gas station at 6161 Broadway on Sunday, May 28.
$65K in jewelry stolen from man at a gas station
There was a report of a robbery at a Mobil gas station at 6161 Broadway around 1:20 a.m. on Sunday, May 28. more
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The Manhattan College apartments known as the Overlook Manor has been sold to Stagg Group for $18 million. The developer plans to build affordable housing at the location.
Stagg Group grabs Manhattan dorm for $18M
As Manhattan College residents at Overlook Manor ended their semester, they were given the official news, after the first notice in the fall semester, to pack their bags in exchange for a proposed affordable housing space. more
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A view from Riverdale Avenue last week shows the amber-lit smog that descended upon Riverdale in front of SAR High School and 259 Street. With the naked eye, many could see an orange hue that blocked the sunlight from coming through. It was due to dangerous smoke from hundreds of fires in southern Canada. The Air Quality Index reached 484, which made it too dangerous to breath for people with asthma or othre similar ailments. By end of the weekend, the smoke dissipated.
The new normal?
A view from Riverdale Avenue last week shows the amber-lit smog that descended upon Riverdale in front of SAR High School and 259th Street. With the naked eye, many could see an orange hue that blocked the sunlight from coming through. more
Riverdale Pride took place on Sunday, June 4 organized by Laura Levine Pinedo where there was live music, more than 40 vendors and children activities such as sand art,art, charm bracelets. The Gummy Bear Foundation had games as well as prizes.
Electeds, community organizers celebrate Pride
The Bronx sky showed a little more color on the first day of June, also known as the first day of Pride Month. more
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For the second straight year, Riverdale Main Streets Alliance closed off two blocks of Riverdale Avenue south of 259 Street to throw a block party. During the June 11 by Silver Shoes Dance Club, a doggie parade by Universal Pet Grooming, and lively performance by Mark the Harper and his band. There was even miniature golf. Such organizations as the Riverdale Y, Riverspring Living, and Community Board 8 were on hand. Special thanks were given to local schools - Riverdale Country, SAR, and the College of Mount St. Vincent for showing their support.
A block of a party on Riverdale Avenue in North Riverdale
Riverdale Main Streets Alliance closed off two blocks of Riverdale Avenue south of West 259th Street to throw a block party. more
Darcel Clark was the first in her family to go to college,the first woman to be a district attorney in The Bronx and the first woman of color in the state of New York to be elected DA. She was first elected in 2015, and was re-elected in 2019.
Darcel Clark facing first primary as district attorney
For the first time since she assumed office in 2016, District Attorney Darcel Clark faces a challenger in a Democratic primary. That is in the person of criminal defense and civil rights attorney Tess Cohen. In an interview with The Riverdale Press, Clark says she applauds Cohen for wanting to run, but says she does not have the level of experience that she herself has acquired over 37 years as an assistant DA, judge, and DA. more
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Sallie Caldwell
Sallie Caldwell, the 'Community Mayor,' was 84
Sallie Caldwell, a Tracey Towers resident and a pillar of the community in Norwood and Bedford Park, passed away on Wednesday morning, June 7. She was 84. more
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Demolition of the former Church of the Visitation building and rectory in Kingsbridge was recently completed, leaving only one building left standing on the campus for now. Excavators and other earth moving tools are prepping the property for a 340-unit affordable housing project planned for the 160 Van Cortlandt Park South site. Tishman Speyer owns 1.3 acres of the site. In addition to the apartments a school is planned for the adjacent property. The city's school construction authority plans to build a school on the rest of the site. The financing and plans for the school still have not been finalized. The whole project has been before Community Board 8, but not without controversy. The board has been trying to get straight answers on the environmental impact as well as more details.
Sad day for the faithful
Demolition of the former Church of the Visitation building and rectory in Kinsgbridge was recently completed, leaving only one building left standing on the campus for now. more
The Yaghoubi family, who has owned a parking garage at 5604 Broadway near West 231st Street since the 1980s, wants to build a 13-story building filled with nothing but what they consider truly affordable apartments.
Apartment building could tower over Broadway
There’s nowhere to go but up … at least in Kingsbridge. Siblings Maryam and Mohammed Yaghoubi are ready to construct a building 13 stories above the 1 train on Broadway near West 231st Street, turning the former site of Mr. McGoo’s Pub and a neighboring parking garage into more than 225 affordable apartments. more
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Joseph Saddler, AKA Grandmaster Flash, was Lehman College’s 55th commencement keynote speaker. Saddler was awarded an honorary doctorate of music for his contribution to the development of hip-hop.
Lehman College rings out 55th year in hip-hop style
Grandmaster Flash graced the stage in front of approximately 10,000 people cheering — but not at the turntables. He stood there as Joseph Saddler addressing Lehman College more than 3,000 graduates at its 55th commencement on Thursday, June 1, in honor of 50 years of hip-hop in the Bronx. more
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