A wave of legislation is now heading to the mayor after a city council meeting on Nov. 25, where members pushed measures on everything from mental health and gender-motivated violence to AI. more

Right off Riverdale Avenue and West 261st Street is a new, one-stop grooming spot. In the front, a sleek barbershop run by three brothers, and in the back, a one-woman nail salon.  more

The Sunday before Thanksgiving, over 100 families were left displaced after a five-alarm fire erupted in a Mount Vernon apartment building. Riverdale volunteers immediately rallied. more

Four hundred Bronx families have the essentials for a Thanksgiving meal, with help from nonprofit Theory 9’s annual turkey giveaway — a meaningful act after SNAP benefits were delayed. more

Erik Malcolm Bishop, who goes by the author name Booker Geez, is rereleasing his book “Locked Up and Put Away” about his decade as a counselor in a juvenile detention center. more

A controversial affordable housing bill — the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, or COPA — is close to being passed by the City Council, and NWBCCC is pushing for it to cross the finish line.  more

De Blasio backs Blake Former Mayor Bill de Blasio has thrown his support behind Michael Blake in the Democratic primary for New York’s 15th Congressional District, marking a high-profile … more

During National Diabetes Awareness Month, Riverdale Senior Services hosted a series of hands-on workshops led by medical, nutrition and fitness experts to help Bronx older adults better understand, manage and prevent diabetes amid the borough’s persistently high rates. more

Fifteen Jewish leaders in the Bronx condemned congressional candidate Michael Blake for using a clip from a controversial activist in his campaign launch video criticizing Rep. Ritchie Torres. more

The New York Botanical Garden’s 34th annual Holiday Train Show introduces botanical replicas of the renovated Delacorte Theater and the Whitney Museum while reimagining familiar landscapes in a refreshed, immersive layout. more