As knife-related incidents among young people rise in New York City, outreach workers and violence prevention groups are expanding mediation and school programs aimed at stopping conflicts before they escalate. more

Riverdale, Kingsbridge and nearby Bronx neighborhoods will be among the first to receive free 2-K childcare seats this fall as part of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to expand universal childcare across New York City. more

River’s Edge, a luxury senior living community planned for Riverdale, is expected to break ground within 90 days, though nearby residents continue raising concerns about construction noise, traffic and neighborhood disruption. … more

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s $127 billion preliminary budget proposes reducing New York City library funding, raising concerns about service cuts and the future of seven-day access at branches like the Kingsbridge Library. more

Riverdale residents gathered March 7 for the neighborhood’s seventh annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, a grassroots tradition started during the pandemic that has grown from 20 neighbors into a lively community celebration. more

A Kingsbridge Heights daycare operator and her husband were sentenced to 25 years to life after a toddler died from fentanyl poisoning in 2023, when investigators discovered the facility was being used to store and process narcotics. more

After launching a mobile barbershop during the pandemic, Riverdale barber Al Rodriguez built a loyal following cutting hair inside a renovated van on Mosholu Avenue. more

Your March 5, 2026, edition published a letter to the editor titled “Endorsing Ritchie Torres betrays the Bronx.” Why? Clearly it is because he backs Israel. The letter … more

I learned of the Trump administration’s repeal of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Endangerment Finding in an email from Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, founder of the Jewish environmental … more

After Trump took office the first time, in 2017, I read the book "It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis, a scary dystopian novel written in 1935. It portrayed the rise of a populist who campaigned … more