Assemblymember Amanda Septimo, a South Bronx-native and representative since 2021, announced her campaign for Congress, becoming the sixth candidate in the race for Rep. Richie Torres’ seat.  more

The Riverdale residents behind it say the space will be filled by a podcast room, a gaming lounge and a content creation area for photographers or artists.  more

Under the Adams administration, Bronx Community Board 8 took issue with his landmark initiative City of Yes, as well as three affordable housing proposals on this year’s ballot. more

Rep. Adriano Espaillat — who serves Marble Hill, Kingsbridge and Kingsbridge Heights — joined Reps. Goldman and Velázquez to introduce the Immigration Due Process Protection Act. more

Carol Weingrod has lived with Parkinson’s disease for the last seven years, a brain condition that disrupts balance and movement. But lifted by the wind tunnel, she felt a rare sense of ease. more

Daloury Nemorin, a public defense attorney of ten years, is challenging U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres to serve the 15th Congressional District, which stretches from Riverdale to parts of central and southern Bronx. more

Cora Weiss, whose Waldo Avenue home served as headquarters for her efforts to promote nuclear disarmament, protest American involvement in Vietnam and forge a world without war, died on Dec. 8. more

A wave of legislation is now heading to the mayor after a city council meeting on Nov. 25, where members pushed measures on everything from mental health and gender-motivated violence to AI. more

Right off Riverdale Avenue and West 261st Street is a new, one-stop grooming spot. In the front, a sleek barbershop run by three brothers, and in the back, a one-woman nail salon.  more

The Sunday before Thanksgiving, over 100 families were left displaced after a five-alarm fire erupted in a Mount Vernon apartment building. Riverdale volunteers immediately rallied. more