Hate crimes and hate speech has seen an increase in the first three weeks of January, leading up to an educational visit to Riverdale from the New York City Commission on Human Rights. more

The New York City Police Department has spent the past month or so searching for a pair of individuals riding on a dark-colored moped and mugging parkgoers at Van Cortlandt Park for their cell phones. more

Caught red-handed 1. A burglary suspect was caught fleeing the scene of a crime with a stolen TV and some mail in tow on Oct. 5, according to police.  Police apprehended the man while … more

One Riverdale resident is one of many SNAP recipients who have reported that the cards they use to access the funds were hacked. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is supposed to provide food assistance to low-income city families, seniors and people with disabilities, but those benefits are instead sometimes being stolen by criminal hackers. more

To assure Angellyh Yambo’s death was not in vain, U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres has proposed legislation intended to ban ghost guns and expand the perimeter of gun-free school zones. more

Actors and camera crew for NBC-TV’s ‘Law & Order: SVU’ shoot a scene on Riverdale Avenue near the University of Mount Saint Vincent last week. Anyone traveling on Riverdale Avenue would have noticed the many trailers parked there as crews prepared for each day’s shoot. more

A man was arrested and charged for driving with a suspended license in Marble Hill, according to police. more

The New York Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the whereabouts of a man caught on surveillance they believe tried to swindle a senior citizen out of a quarter-million dollars. more

Under current New York state law, perpetrators accused of rape can use intoxication as a defense when victims voluntarily become inebriated. more

Yanely Henriquez, the mother of Angellyh Yambo honors her daughter on what would have been her 18th birthday . more