Gary Jean-Juste of Queens is the new photo editor for The Riverdale Press. He replaces Hiram Alejandro Durán, who has taken a fellowship position on the west coast with Catch Light California and Report for America.
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By Gary Larkin
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6/11/23
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The 50th Precinct has arrested two men for the robbery of a man in a wheelchair that occurred on April 11.
Anthony Martinez, 20, and Anthony Myrie, 25, of the Bronx were both arrested on …
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By Eric Harvey
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6/8/23
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Fieldston Ethical Culture School became a hub of mental awareness through a benefit concert and discussion on May 9 thanks to one of its sophomores.
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By Stacy Driks
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6/4/23
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The country officially returned to normal on May 11 with the end of the federal public health emergency surrounding Covid-19 — but for many, it’s been pretty close to normalcy for months.
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By Michael Hinman
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6/4/23
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Two years and six months ago Riverdale residents under lockdown caught their first glimmer of hope in a long while when it was announced a vaccine to the Covid-19 virus was available and would be distributed across the city. The first resident in line at the Hebrew Home to get his shot was 79-year-old Kelley Dixon, who was also the first nursing home resident in the state with the vaccination.
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By Eric Harvey
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6/4/23
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The New York Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in ascertaining the identity and whereabouts of an individual wanted in connection to an assault that occurred within the confines of the 50 Precinct.
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By Eric Harvey
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6/4/23
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At one time Van Cortlandt Park was a plantation that enslaved Africans built into what we know today. Tijay Mohammed, a Ghanaian-born artist, wanted others to know that as he visualized an art installation to bring honor to them.
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By Stacy Driks
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6/4/23
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This legal two-family, six-bedroom, semi-attached brick house at 520 Kappock St. has a private two-car driveway, an attached two-car garage. The house, built in 1969, has a fenced rear yard with a patio and garden.
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By Brad Trebach
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6/4/23
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It’s viewed as a project that may be ahead of its timeline. The rebuild of the Manhattan College baseball team under head coach David Miller has been dubbed the “Manhattan Project.” Not as an ode to any arsenal of nuclear weapons, but rather as a new description of the changing dynamics of a baseball program.
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By Pete Janny
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6/4/23
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As the calendar rolls over to June, most Americans who consider themselves patriots know it’s time to celebrate Flag Day on June 14.
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6/4/23
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