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A local student take part in an activity during last year’s Safe Halloween event at Manhattan College. Members of the college’s Kappa Delta Pi hosted the students and will do so this year.

Early Halloween for kids at Manhattan College campus

If it’s Halloween, then it’s time for Manhattan College students to provide a safe and happy event on the Riverdale college’s campus. more

By MACK OLMSTEAD | 10/20/23

Mun-Tzung Wong, shown in her home, plays her piano. That is one of the many musical skills she has mastered.

Meet the Riverdale Choral Society’s new music director

Mun-Tzung Wong, a renowned pianist and choral member, has been appointed the new music director for the Riverdale Choral Society. She will start in September. more

By IZANIA GONZALEZ | 12/22/23

Founded in 1927, Van Cortlandt Jewish Center was originally housed in a single room and eventually moved into 3880 Sedgwick Ave. Meanwhile, it is on the market and its two tenants will need to find another place to call home.

Van Cortlandt Jewish Center fate is once again in limbo

The building that houses the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center, a modern Orthodox synagogue in Van Cortlandt Village, is on the market, according to its board chair Jack Kleinfeld. more

By STACY DRIKS & GARY LARKIN | 8/13/23

The SAR community, students, faculty and community members have collected nearly 16,000 essential items to be airlifted to the frontlines in Israel. The items were packed completely by volunteers, including elected officials like U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres. In addition students have written letters to IDF soldiers and had them hand-delivered to military bases.

SAR Academy, local electeds pray for Israel

Following the Hamas attack on Israel, many feared last week whether they should send their children to school or not. At SAR Academy, however, more than 900 students, faculty, and staff joined in a Tefilot “On The Steps” prayer service for the people of Israel. more

By ERIC HARVEY | 10/20/23

Helen Mermelstein-Weiss is a 101 year old Holocaust survivor residing in RiverSpring. She remains active and in high spirits regardless of her age.

Wise words of Riverdale centenarians is true legacy

Local centenarians proudly reflect on their lives and have plenty of advice on how to live to 100 and beyond. more

By IZANIA GONZALEZ | 1/12/24

Christmas time is here!

Emiliano’s Market and Corkmaster Wines & Spirits on Mosholu Avenue put out big window displays to celebrate the holidays. The businesses are among many that have gone all out with decorations this season. more

12/22/23

The Ades family was happy to have escaped their kibbutz on Oct. 8 after 36 treacherous hours following the Hamas attack on Israel. From left, Ori, 7; Shir, 5; Amit; Tomer and Ellie, 20 months at a gas station after being rescued.

A story of survival during Oct. 7 attack

For Rabbi Binyamin Krauss and a group of SAR Academy and High School students, parents and teachers, a November trip to Israel following the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks was more enlightening than they could have ever imagined. more

By GARY LARKIN | 1/19/24

David Fischweicher, a sculptor from Riverdale, stands beside his abstract steel sculptures. The bust of a head on the table is of him and was done without looking in the mirror, Fischweicher said. The head was made out of clay, turned into wax and finally bronze.

Riverdale artists represented at Yonkers studio event

Join Yonkers Arts Weekend at the Carpet Mills Art District to explore 50+ artists' studios and a new innovative gallery. Discover paintings, sculptures, and unique creations. more

By Eric Harvey | 5/5/24

Members of the public begin showing up to a family fun day at Van Cortlandt Park last Friday in anticipation of a Star Wars movie, but instead go to celebrate a victory for the neighborhood as the proposed cricket stadium plan fell through.

Some in North Riverdale rejoice over cricket move

The 2024 Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup will not take place at Van Cortlandt Park after all. Instead it is now destined to be at another park in New York state: Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, Long Island. more

By ERIC HARVEY | 9/29/23

Suzanne Hampel, co-president of the Melbourne Holocaust Museum in Australia and a daughter of a survivor, left, and Mehnaz Afridi, director of the Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan College, at Hampel’s lecture on Jews in Australia.

Australia was a Jewish sanctuary following WWII

Of all the places in the world affected by the Holocaust of Jews during World War II by the Germans, Australia usually doesn’t come to the top of the list. more

By MACK OLMSTED | 11/24/23

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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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