Countless menorahs were lit all around the world, but the fourth day of Hanukkah was special for Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy students. more

The words ‘Viva Mantequilla’ written in snow on a car parked in Kingsbridge on Monday following the dusting the area received Dec. 11. Loosely translated, the words mean long live butter. more

The lights hanging over Riverdale Avenue last week tell the story that the holidays are upon us once again. The smiles on the faces of the children at Saturday’s holiday toy distribution for Bronx military families at the Bronx Zoo tells you it is Christmas time. This year both Hanukkah and Christmas fall in the same week. more

Sonia Manzano reads her book to children on opening day at the Bronx Children’s Museum in the South Bronx Dec. 3.. more

Liz Guarracino, who had been a freelance photographer for 25 years, got the screen-play writing bug in 2013-14 when she was unemployed. It all started when she downloaded a script-writing app and wrote a story on her cracked iPhone. Little did she know a decade later her story would be part of a prestigious film festival. more

The two remaining members of Edgehill Church in Spuyten Duyvil handed the keys to their sanctuary over to the Kingsbridge Historical Society Dec. 2, sparing the landmark building from developers and launching a new chapter in its 133-year history. more

Alice Teirstein, choreographer, dance educator and founder of the acclaimed Young Dancemakers Company — a free, intensive summer choreography program for New York City public high school students — passed away on Nov. 25, 2022 at her Upper West Side home. She was 93. more

Organist Sam Westley and vocalist Lisa Williamson will perform a Christmas program at the Church of the Mediator at 260 W. 231st St. this Sunday at 3pm. Proceeds from the concert will support the church, which has faced some financial difficulties. more

Blue Bay Restaurant served their last $12.50 burger deluxe Monday before the curtain dropped on a half century of Riverdale dining at 3533 Johnson Ave. — a neighborhood hub since 1975 when a bacon and egg special with coffee and juice cost just 68 cents. more

With antisemitism on the rise in the United States, U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres returned from a trip to Israel with a new appreciation of the relationship with the Jewish community in the northwest Bronx. more