War and peace: Pericles’ fascinating journey from Greece to the Bronx
What started as a graduate school dissertation turned into a very personal project for Perry Rizopoulos.
A street named for Loeser’s Deli? It’s now up to CB8
The topic has simmered for some time, kicked around from one committee to another, popping up at one meeting, resurfacing sometime later elsewhere.
CB8 wants SNAD split away from Staten Island
With some of Fieldston’s and Riverdale’s greener parts possibly in jeopardy, Charles Moerdler wants to split the SNAD.
Fatal gash? Boyfriend charged in sword slashing
A couple weeks after her boyfriend allegedly sliced into her foot with a sword, Dayanara Carela was dead.
BIAGGI AT TOWN HALL
NYC still treats the Bronx as lower class
It’s 94 acres of park land and water separating Kingsbridge from Norwood. But if anyone wants to access it, they’d need good connections and a security clearance.
Homeless burglar penetrates politico’s window, nabbed
A reputedly crafty, if brazen, homeless woman targeted Kingsbridge Tuesday morning, allegedly slipping in through the window of a neighborhood Santa — and a stalwart of the local Democratic establishment — to get to his holiday gift-giving stash.
Pumping station poses green solution, traffic trouble
Without pumping stations, some Bronx streets not only would be flooded, but a bit stinky too.
Councilmen push e-bike legalization after crackdown
Joseph Bohm claims there’s no better way to zip through Kingsbridge and Riverdale than on his electric bicycle.
Feisty tabloid all but gone — but is it for good?
For months the box has laid, tattered and forlorn, next to a bus stop on a bleak strip of Riverdale Avenue, battered by the elements, covered in faded stickers, empty.
Beauty of coming to America captured on canvas
When Aliza Nisenbaum paints a portrait, her muses are more than a prop. Over the course of completing her canvas, Nisenbaum becomes a friend.
Parking plight, street muck-up maddens locals
Gary Oliver probably had enough on his mind heading into the holidays. But things took a turn for the worse when the city took a blade to the street in front of his Greystone Avenue building.
Green Scene
Life on the Oregon Trail heavily influenced quilting
Continuing our discussion on quilts from last week, cotton and its bolls have a particularly serious drawback as a commercial crop.
Celebrating the caregivers who make long lives better
Caregivers are part of the many things that help the community go round.
Opinion
Sports
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Hoops, history, all part of the Battle of the Bronx
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Manhattan freshman imposes ‘will’ on MAAC
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Just one game separates RKA from PSAL three-peat
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What’s new at Lehman? Just about everyone in hoops makeover
RKA sees PSAL championship reign come to an end
It wasn’t supposed to end like this for Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy.
Letters/Op-Ed
Police Beat
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Bags, shoes, games all burglar’s prize
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It was a booze-filled three-car collision
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Roughneck trio takes cash, jewelry
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Bat man swings at cyclist, takes bike
Window burglar wrangles cat
Even big city criminals probably find themselves lonesome now and again, longing for a feline friend.
Political Arena
Press Points
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CB8 merges committees, looks at changing rules
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Musical chairs continue at CB8
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Late Stan Lee had Clinton connection
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Bette Midler to become Bella Abzug?
Homeless coalition honors Welcoming Neighbors
The leaders behind Welcoming Neighbors Northwest Bronx will tell you that doing something special for those looking to get back on their feet is all the thanks they need.