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The Stagg Group purchased Manhattan College’s former Overlook Manor earlier this year. It has long been speculated by some that the building would be used as a shelter for asylum-seekers.
Looks like former Manhattan College dorm may house migrants
The future of Manhattan College’s former Overlook Manor may be as an asylum seeker migrant housing facility based on a letter provided to The Riverdale Press and a building permit posted on the city buildings department website. more
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Longtime St. Margaret of Cortona boys basketball coach Pat Woods just recently marked 40 years behind the bench. This year he will face another challenge as St. Margaret merges with St. Gabriel school.
Coach Pat Woods is foundation of St. Margaret hoops
Basketball is a sport that unites everyone, especially in the community of St. Margaret of Cortona. At the heart of this unity stands Pat Woods, a man who has witnessed its evolution with the recent merger of two Catholic schools — St. Margaret of Cortona and St. Gabriel. more
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Officials from Lehman College, Bronx Community College and Hostos Community College, elected officials and CUNY Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez met in the faculty dining room at Lehman College on Monday, Nov. 27, to announce the launch of CUNY Cares, a three-year pilot program designed to make it easier for students to access resources and essential services.
CUNY launches new student service
CUNY Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez met with school and elected officials at Lehman College on Monday to announce the launch of CUNY Cares, a three-year pilot program designed to make it easier for students to access resources and essential services. more
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One of the many empty shelves and aisles at the Rite Aid at 5825 35 Broadway store in Kingsbridge. It is slated to close for good on Dec. 3, one of nearly 175 stores to close nationwide.
Rite Aid closing its doors on Broadway by next week
For all those regular customers of Rite Aid’s store and pharmacy at 5825 35 Broadway, come Dec. 3 you will no longer have a store to frequent. more
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The Riverdale Neighborhood House is the location for a town hall and creating healthy and safe communities hosted by the Urban Justice Center and Mental Health Project on Dec. 3.
Mental health, legal system to intersect at Neighborhood House
The Riverdale Neighborhood House will be location for a unique town hall Saturday, Dec. 3, that will focus on the intersection of the legal system and mental health. more
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Marble Hill Houses get much-needed security upgrade
Marble Hill Houses is among 23 NYCHA apartment buildings that are part of $24.1 million in safety and security upgrades, the New York City Housing Authority announced Monday. more
The Bell Tower Park at the intersection of Henry Hudson Parkway and West 239th Street was the location of a pellet gun shooting Nov. 22.
Three men arrested in pellet gun shooting
Police arrested three men on Nov. 25 following a spate of pellet gun shootings in the 50th and 34th precincts over a three-day period, according to Citizens’ app. more
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Father Brian McCarthy of St. Margaret of Cortona and St. Gabriel Church blessed Nitza Bravo’s renovated apartment on Wednesday, Nov. 15. It was important to put holy water on the spot where nearly three years ago a fire killed her ex-husband, Juan Melendez.
From the ashes, a home is reborn on Arlington Avenue
Nearly three years after a fire at her Hudsoncrest co-op killed her ex-husband Juan Melendez, Nitza Bravo finally is ready to return to her 3215 Arlington Ave. home. The former high school educator had a long battle in ensuring her apartment was livable again and that journey was topped off with a house blessing. more
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Members of the earlier iterations of the Turkey Bowl in northwest Bronx pose for a team photo. The games started out in 1974 with a 4 on 4 format and have grown to about 20 or so players, including later generations of the original players.
'Bronx Boys' legacy lives on for four generations
Many northwest Bronx families who sit down for the annual Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 23 will share stories with relatives and friends, give thanks for their meal and watch football on television. more
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Courtesy of New York Police Department The New York city Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual depicted in this surveillance camera photo in connection to a robbery that took place Nov. 11 at 3:40 p.m. around West 242nd Street and Broadway. The 24-year-old victim was lured to the spot to sell a jacket. The perp then tried on the jacket and showed a firearm before fleeing, according the 50th Precinct. To place a tip, call 1 (800) 577-8477 or in Spanish 1 (888) 577-4782.
Kingsbridge man arrested for assaulting woman, police officer
Orlando Roper, a 35-year-old Kingsbridge man, was arrested in connection to an alleged attack of a 77-year-old woman and assault of a police officer on Oct. 22. more
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