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Christ Church Riverdale was created in 1864 by a group of Riverdale residents, and established in 1866.

Christ Church Riverdale celebrates 160 years of worship and community service

Christ Church Riverdale celebrated its 160th anniversary, reflecting on its historic ties to Lou Gehrig and Fiorello LaGuardia while highlighting its food pantry, social justice work and evolving community mission.
Patrons and family, including Michael Mullens, center, gathered Oct. 18 in honor of Spivey.

Rosey Spivey’s decades of service to Marble Hill celebrated with street naming

Marble Hill honored longtime barber Rosey Spivey with a street co-naming ceremony, celebrating nearly 65 years of service and the barbershop’s role as a neighborhood gathering place.
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Siblings Macy Murray, 7, and Mason Murray, 4, join family members in painting a colorful solar system during the Kiwanis Club of Riverdale’s 69th annual Halloween Window Painting Contest on Oct. 17. Inspired by Mason’s love of planets, the family chose a space-themed design, with the youngest artist helping paint the stars.

Riverdale gets a spooky splash of color during Kiwanis window painting

Young artists decorated Riverdale and Spuyten Duyvil storefronts for the Kiwanis Club of Riverdale’s 69th annual Halloween Window Painting Contest, continuing a neighborhood tradition dating to 1957.
UMSV’s Chris Ronca received the 2026 Student Nurse Practitioner of the Year Award Oct. 3.

From sports journalism to patient care: Chris Ronca earns statewide nursing honor

Chris Ronca, an NYU Langone assistant nurse manager pursuing a family nurse practitioner degree at Mount Saint Vincent, has been named New York’s 2026 student nurse practitioner of the year.
Participants form connections with horses through activities tailored to their individual needs.

Riverdale program pairs horses with therapy to help participants build strength and confidence

Riverdale Stables’ equine-assisted therapy program uses horseback movement, grooming and other activities to support physical, emotional and cognitive development, while scholarships help make services more accessible.
Politics

5 things voters need to know this election season

With early voting starting Oct. 24 and Election Day set for Nov. 3, this guide outlines candidates, registration and mail-ballot deadlines, local polling sites and what voters need to know.

Development

What’s happening with the closed Burger King on Broadway?

The Burger King at 6007 Broadway shuttered Sept. 27 at 11 p.m., and residents are wondering what will be built in its place. Public records indicate it could become an Atmosphere Academy …

Opinion

We need to talk about rape. Again.

What was she wearing?” “What did she take?” “Why did she take so long to come forward?” “What did she agree to?” “Why was she there?” These are just a few …

October 8th

To the editor, Just after noon on Thursday, Oct. 8, I wrote to ask people I knew to be active in the community for their help in delivering an essential and overdue “Never Again” type …

Poll: How do you plan to vote in the November General Election?

The General Election is right around the corner on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and New Yorkers will decide on a number of competitive public seats in addition to a lineup of ballot questions. Decisions made by …

ICE violence will never be welcome here

On Oct. 8, a man was shot in the neck by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in front of a 5-year-old believed to be his son. What has followed in the ongoing aftermath has been waves of …