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Postal carrier earns a save on his Inwood route

While it isn’t in his job description as a United States Postal Service employee, maybe Kevin Mone of Riverdale should earn a merit badge of sorts for being a guardian angel to seniors who live alone. more

By Gary Larkin | 6/4/23

A 27-year-old Kingsbridge man, Jeremy Valencia, was shot fatally outside of 3470 Fort Independence St. on Wednesday, May 17. He was discovered by a neighbor as was bleeding on the street.

Kingsbridge man fatally shot on Fort Independence Street

Police are looking for a pair of men following the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old Kingsbridge man outside 3470 Fort Independence St. at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17. more

By Eric Harvey | 5/28/23

A graduate at Manhattan College’s commencement is jubilant as she reaches the stage to receive her diploma Wednesday.

Manhattan sends its students into world

The dress of the day for Manhattan College’s more than 750 undergrads was monastic as they filed into Draddy gymnasium on Friday, May 19, before turning their tassels to the left for their journey to the future. more

By Stacy Driks | 5/28/23

The Van Cortlandt Park Motel, built in 1958, has been converted into a temporary emergency shelter.

Van Cortlandt Motel offers instant shelter, but so few services for new immigrants

Riverdale’s newest residents are settling into their leafy surrounds at the Van Cortlandt Motel — a safe haven, for now, they hope, while they apply for asylum and seek authorization to work legally in the United States. more

By Abigail Nehring | 5/28/23

Farrah Kule Rubin will begin her role as district manager of Community Board 8 on June 5.

Community Board 8 introduces new DM

After several meetings to determine who would be hired as district manager, Community Board 8’s search committee found one candidate that stood out from the rest: Farrah Kule Rubin. more

By Eric Harvey | 5/28/23

The New York City Department of Sanitation does not seem to be making much use of a shuttered facility at 4389 3rd Avenue near St. Barnabas Hospital, pictured here on Monday, May 8.

CB8 rejects resolution calling for housing policy changes

Bronx Community Board 8 has rejected a resolution on affordable housing policy in New York City after the land use committee took painstaking efforts to hone the final text and bring it to a vote before the full board May 9. more

By Abigail Nehring | 5/28/23

Views are spectacular from this Spuyten Duyvil co-op

Magnificent Hudson River and Palisade views are what are in store for you at River Terrace, a full service well maintained co-op building in Spuyten Duyvil. more

By Terhi Edwards of Douglas Elliman | 5/28/23

Manhattan College righthander Tyler Fagler in action vs. Rider College as the Jaspers finished out the MAAC regular season with a split. Manhattan clinched a spot in the MAAC tournament.

Utilityman Marinelli gets first-team All-MAAC nod for Jaspers

Four members of the Manhattan baseball team were selected to postseason All-MAAC teams, headlined by Frankie Marinelli, earning a place on the first team as a utility player. more

By Gary Larkin | 5/28/23

Biden needs to take lead on interstate migrant issue

The country’s asylum seeker crisis — exacerbated by a concerted effort of politicized policies of Texas and Florida governors and the expiration of Title 42 — is a major issue for New York City. more

5/28/23

Liberalism and antisemitism

A November 2022 survey of hiring managers in the United States found one-in-four say their respective industry should have fewer Jews. The survey also found one-in-six hiring managers were directed by their leadership not to hire Jews. more

By Barry R. Ziman | 5/28/23

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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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