I was sitting in a pizza parlor in 1995 with my then 8-year-old daughter. We were getting a slice before a family event at the Bronx New School.
The TV reporter on the evening news …
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11/1/24
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The population of the United States is approximately 350 million. The number of registered voters is about 161 million. According to the latest polls, 48 percent of registered voters — or about …
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By MIRIAM LEVINE HELBOK
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11/1/24
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The exhausting election cycle highlights voter fatigue, media overload, and polarization. Despite flaws, voting remains a crucial way to protect democracy’s future.
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10/24/24
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This is my final edition as editor of The Riverdale Press. I will be with the paper another week, but the Oct. 31 edition will be the first to feature my successor’s name in the mastheads here …
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by Jason Chirevas
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10/24/24
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With all the hype concerning the presidential election, voters are left in the dark about the true meaning of certain referendums that are also on the ballot, including a proposal in New York State, …
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By ZACHARY M. BERMAN
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10/24/24
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To the editor:
Jose Vega is running as an independent candidate for U.S. Congress on the Larouche line in the 15th District. He chose this to remind us of his work with the American system and …
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10/24/24
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To the editor:
When it comes to paying for promised tax reductions, both Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former president Donald Trump remind me of the old Popeye character …
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10/24/24
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Trump’s Supreme Court appointments led to Roe v. Wade’s overturn, but New York’s Prop 1 seeks to protect reproductive rights, ensuring equality under state law.
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10/17/24
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One would think that on the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack there would be memorial services for the innocent victims. Instead through the streets of New York City, there was a protest against …
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by Jonah Eisman
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10/17/24
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To the editor:
Why do we still celebrate Columbus Day?
Historians have estimated that, during his four voyages to various Caribbean islands, Columbus was responsible for the deaths of …
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10/17/24
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