Just where does Miguelina Camilo hail from?
In the race for the new senate seat representing the northwest corner of the Bronx, much has been made about where candidates have lived. When the special master came out with the final version of …
Sidewalk debate seeks to end homelessness
Mayor Eric Adams made an impromptu visit to Morningside Drive just outside Harlem Saturday, sharing a park bench with Shams DaBaron, a man who reads Rumi and Homer, and has slept on many park benches since first finding refuge in the streets as a child.
School board appeals judge’s budget cut restraining order
With the first day of school only weeks away, the status of class sizes, how many teachers will be working, and which extracurricular activities will be kept are still up in the air in the city’s public schools.
Press, WYNC team up for essay project
If you have some a point of view on an issue that is driving your decision in the mid-term elections in November, The Riverdale Press in partnership with the New York Public Radio station WNYC wants to know what you think.
City schools may have caught a break
Karen Pesce Fleming, former CB8 member, 80
Karen Pesce Fleming, 80, of Riverdale, died due to cardiovascular disease on July 15, 2022.
Outreach agencies need help to help homeless
The numbers don’t lie. The strategy of Mayor Eric Adams and predecessor Bill de Blasio to help the homeless has failed miserably. Instead of finding suitable places for such people to live or find shelter, they are using the police and sanitation departments to clear out homeless encampments.
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It’s critical to keep older adults engaged, connected
We’ve just experienced the second heat wave of the summer, and anyone who has heard an advisory in the …
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Insanity of co-operative taxes
To the editor: (re: “Getting lost in the bureaucratic funhouse of co-ops valuations,” June …
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Don’t repress speech on BDS
To the editor: (re: “Jeff Dinowitz, Gustavo Rivera quarrel over BDS,” July 21) The one …
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A deeper look at BDS, antisemitism and reality
By PETER WOLF G iven the large Jewish population in and around Riverdale, concerns about …
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Don't let Donald Trump run again
EDITOR’S NOTE: This letter was sent to U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer Is there nothing …
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Paying too much now
To the editor: Health insurance providers seek an average rate increase of nearly 19 percent …
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Lessons from 'Amtrak Joe'
To the editor: The apple, Gov. Kathy Hochul, didn’t fall far from the tree, former Gov. Andrew …
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It’s the dawn of a new day here
To the editor: (re: “New election slate sees success down-ballot,” July 28) When …
