To the editor, I read with great interest and compassion the recent letter from a neighbor, Emily Shapiro, who submitted “Is it too late to know thy neighbor?” in the Riverdale Press’s … more

To the editor, It was disgusting to see the endless mounds of dog waste and assorted garbage lining our Riverdale sidewalks as the big snow melted. Many dog owners and other locals are breaking … more

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Christopher Redding in Kingsbridge. Three additional suspects, two males and one female, remain at large as the … more

The Hauser Rehabilitation Center at RiverSpring Living is redefining what short-term rehabilitation looks like in the Bronx, introducing an AI-forward, technology-driven model that delivers … more

Five hundred thousand dollars in federal funding toward a long-awaited environmental study of the Harlem River is still in limbo after the Trump administration froze it last October. more

Gonzalo Duran, a veteran and vice chairman of the Bronx Conservative Party, is the latest challenger to Democratic incumbent Rep. Ritchie Torres. more

Sister Christine Carrigg was born July 15, 1942, in Kingston, Pa. She was the third child of Frank J. Carrigg and Celestine McManaman Carrigg. Baptized as Ann, she was the middle child among four … more

Riverdale resident Jill Harren Shaifer was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She was born in 1941 in the Bronx. After a long illness with progressive supranuclear palsy, PSP, … more

Lynne Julianna Beldegreen, from Manhattan, died on Jan. 29, 2026 at 60 years old after a long illness. She is the daughter of Evelyn Beldegreen and the late Richard Beldegreen. She was a loving … more

Before 60-year-old Dennis Shelton was an artist, he was a boy in Montgomery, Ala., born at the height of the city’s Civil Rights Movement. more