A handful of Kingsbridge merchants are forced to start anew this holiday season, after a fire broke out in the early morning of Dec. 13, engulfing a handful of businesses and leaving those nearby with flooded basements.
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By IZANIA GONZALEZ
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12/22/23
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Nearly three months after a 1-year-old Kingsbridge Heights boy tragically died from fentanyl exposure at a Fordham day care, elected officials introduced legislation that would require inspectors to thoroughly inspect the full premises of childcare facilities.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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12/22/23
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Charges were announced for the two Westchester men arrested for assaulting a police officer at a Kingsbridge subway station last month.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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12/22/23
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Local electeds answered moderator and audience questions last Sunday at the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture. The event, hosted by Northwest Bronx Indivisible, was attended by state Sen. Robert Jackson and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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12/22/23
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Another person has announced their campaign for the 81st Assembly District. Emily Hausman, director of the Infant and Toddler Center at SAR Academy and a childhood educator and advocate, is running for female district leader.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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12/22/23
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Property managers for the five Kingsbridge businesses that were destroyed in an early-morning fire on Dec. 13 say they are awaiting news from the fire department on the cause. That will determine how they will proceed.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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12/21/23
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Tenured professors at Manhattan College who have been offered buyout packages by the administration received a boost from some alumni and students who rallied in support of the professors Tuesday night on the college’s campus.
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By IZANIA GONZALEZ
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12/15/23
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The silence of some groups that generally assail antisemitic acts like Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel is hard to miss.
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BY ERIC HARVEY
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12/15/23
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By IZANIA GONZALEZ
igonzalez@riverdalepress.com
Twelve small-business owners in Kingsbridge, near the landmark Kingsbridge Armory, which is due to be redeveloped, may face …
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By IZANIA GONZALEZ
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12/15/23
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The controversial men’s shelter on Broadway took a huge step forward last month to becoming reality when the property was sold for $4.8 million to an entity that represents Westhab Inc.
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By GARY LARKIN
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12/15/23
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