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Ahmani Croon of Marble Hill shows off a bumble bee and flower pattern fashioned by barber Garfield Myrie.

He gives Marble Hill the kindest cuts of all [Photo gallery]

Everyone calls him Rosey, short for Roosevelt Spivey. He’s been cutting hair at the Marble Hill International Unisex Salon since he bought the place back in 1962. He’s seen a lot of changes since then, but one thing has stayed the same. He loves cutting hair. more

Adam Wisnieski, Photos by Karsten Moran | 8/12/10

North Riverdale Baseball League

Instructional Division Home … more

12/13/01

Community Board 8 cricket stadium meeting set for July 20

At the request of chair Julie Reyes, Community Board 8 is holding a special meeting Thursday, July 20 on the mayor’s proposed cricket stadium plan for Van Cortlandt Park. more

STAFF REPORT | 7/19/23

‘Handel’s Messiah’ set for Dec. 10 at Lehman

You can listen to Handel’s Messiah, Radetzky March, a holiday sing-along and more for free at Lehman College and Community Chorus’ annual winter concert. more

By ERIC HARVEY | 12/1/23

Calvin Lyte will play the lead role in an original musical entitled Common Ground. Lyte is excited to take on his first lead but said he’s prepared for this moment nearly his whole life thanks to dance and vocal lessons as a child.

Calvin Lyte set to take lead in Tada! production

Riverdale resident Calvin Lyte stars in "Common Ground," an original musical at Tada! Youth Theater, portraying a teenage immigrant's journey in America. more

By Izania Gonzalez | 4/22/24

Andrew Belton working away at his Riverdale Neighborhood House office on Mosholu Avenue this week. The new executive director has big plans for the organization, including a food and farm hub.

New Neighborhood House leader building new ties

The 150-year-old institution known as the Riverdale Neighborhood House is expanding its mission to directly provide food to the community through a new food and farm hub. more

By Taylor Carroll | 7/16/23

The newly installed pickleball court at Riverdale Playground is adjacent to handball courts. Sometimes balls in play during pickleball wind up on the handball courts because there is no fence.

Popular sport of pickleball makes way to two parks in greater Riverdale

At Riverdale Playground, a perfectly good pickleball court now lies underneath the basketball courts and adjacent to the handball courts. However, according to pickleball afficiando Alex Rosenblum, it needs some work. more

By Stacy Driks | 7/30/23

Joshua Brosz draws a flower in Henry Hudson Park on Friday, June 30, 2023. He first started messages in chalk during Covid April 2, 2020, in an attempt to spread positivity.

Spreading positivity with a little bit of chalk

If you were to step into Henry Hudson Park during the height of the pandemic you may have found messages on the tiles written in chalk reading “everything will be alright,” “this too shall pass,” and “don’t give up,” alongside beautiful flowers and colorful birds. more

By Eric Harvey | 7/16/23

Enjoy a little jazz at Neighborhood House

It’s an evening you won’t forget when Riverdale Neighborhood House celebrates Music in the Garden. more

STAFF REPORT | 7/9/23

Ray Oladapo-Johnson was chosen as Wave Hill’s new president and executive director. He was one of the three finalists out of 300 applicants. Once he settles in his new position, he plans to get acquainted with the community, all to continue Wave Hill’s mission.

Ray Oladapo-Johnson is Wave Hill’s new leader

Ray Oladapo-Johnson was jet-lagged and unable to sleep in his summer home in Tisvilde, Denmark. It was 8 p.m. for him — but outside his windows, it was the middle of the night. His wife and kids were sound asleep. more

By Stacy Driks | 7/9/23

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50 Years on the Job

Building relationships simply by repairing one kitchen at a time

Felix Lam has been the superintendent at 2465 Palisade Ave., in Spuyten Duyvil for 50 years. The 81-year-old has made his home — and career — at the eight-story co-op since he was a young man. And how does that make him feel? “I’m very happy about it,” Lam said.

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