Municipal retirees are fighting a city plan to shift their health coverage from traditional Medicare to a privately administered Medicare Advantage plan run by Aetna. In Riverdale, that fight is …
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by Michelle Mullen
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4/25/25
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The northwest Bronx has changed a lot in the last 50 years and with nearly 200 works, artist Daniel Hauben has immortalized its neighborhoods and people in paint.
Hauben grew up in the …
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by ET Rodriguez
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4/25/25
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“No one is illegal on stolen land,” read one of the many signs at a rally supporting immigrants’ rights over the weekend.
Several organizations from Riverdale, including …
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by ET Rodriguez
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4/25/25
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The Van Cortlandt House is known as the oldest home in the Bronx, but a historic house on the market may date back even further. The question is, will it sell?
Finding a home in Riverdale …
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by Michelle Mullen
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4/25/25
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Author and publisher Lori Perkins considers herself a curator of small acts of defiance – the latest being her new anthology, “The Book of Everyday Resistance.”
The …
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by Michelle Mullen
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4/25/25
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Over the years, torrential rains have resulted in dangerous flooding problems from Riverdale to Kingsbridge and beyond. In 2021, 2022 and 2024 heavy downpours left drivers stranded along the Major …
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Myriam Vidal Valero
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4/18/25
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Despite not having heating or air conditioning, the Kingsbridge Historical Society held meetings year-round at Edgehill Church at 2570 Independence Ave. This spring, the building got a major upgrade.
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by Michelle Mullen
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4/18/25
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Tucked within the thick greenery of Van Cortlandt Park lies a largely forgotten burial ground with no headstones and little indication of its existence or its dark past. But the stories of …
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by Michelle Mullen
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4/18/25
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A group of men mid-dance – some with legs kicked high in the air, others frozen with arms raised inside a circle – all meticulously sculpted from thick metal wire. The lively scene …
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by Michelle Mullen
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4/18/25
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The sounds of children practicing their kicks and yelling “Hiya,” echoed throughout Powerspeed Taekwondo's new headquarters at 5912 Riverdale Ave.
Ronald Caaya, known to his students …
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by Michelle Mullen
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4/18/25
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