It’s the end of an era at the Blue Bay
Blue Bay Restaurant served their last $12.50 burger deluxe Monday before the curtain dropped on a half century of Riverdale dining at 3533 Johnson Ave. — a neighborhood hub since 1975 when a bacon and egg special with coffee and juice cost just 68 cents.
Ben Franklin Club gets early start on 2023
Not even a month out of the state’s electoral season and the first move in the city council race, at least in the northwest Bronx, has been made: On Nov. 22 the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic club voted unanimously to endorse Eric Dinowitz for another term as the city councilman.
Man arrested in fatal shooting on Major Deegan Expressway ramp
A man was arrested in connection to a recent shooting outside of a Dunkin’ by the Major Deegan Expressway that left one dead.
Accused synagogue hate crime vandal appears in court
The Spuyten Duyvil man charged with criminal trespass as a hate crime related to the antisemitic vandalism of several Riverdale synagogues in 2021 was scheduled for a court appearance Wednesday. As of press time, it was not known what actions were scheduled or discussed.
Joseph Kelleher, chair of Bronx chamber, 70, dies
Longtime Bronx Chamber of Commerce chair Joseph Patrick Kelleher of Katonah passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his wife and two children on Nov. 25, 2022. He was 70.
Our contribution to the 2022 conversation
This year has been one of change and turbulence as the world fully awakened from the COVID-19 pandemic. For our team here at The Riverdale Press, that has meant a refocusing of sorts on the issues that mean the most to our readers.
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Talking across political divides
As we look at the pictures from Uvalde, Buffalo, and other mass shootings, we’re having agonized …
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We’re seeing red over Blue Bay
To the editor: Bad news. Certainly not of the magnitude of MAGA, Ukraine, climate change, or mass …
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More traffic patrols are needed
To the editor: (re: “A few bad parking habits happening at Skyview,” Nov. 17) I have been …
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Don’t silence unpopular ideas
To the editor: Since 1791, Congress has decolonized 37 territories into states, and one into …
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