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Had everything gone according to plan, a substance abuse clinic would have opened at 5622 Broadway. Yet following widespread opposition from the community and local elected officials, the people behind Ekawa have scuttled their plans to come to Kingsbridge.

Ekawa plans collapse under community scrutiny

Ekawa Holistic Medicine wanted to bring a substance abuse treatment center to Kingsbridge. The neighborhood could use it, they argued. The Riverdale-Kingsbridge community has a high rate of fatal opioid overdoses, according to the city’s health department. more

By JOSEPH KONIG | 5/19/19

Eric Dinowitz, Democratic district leader for the 81st Assembly District, gives opening remarks at a forum the Ben Franklin Club organized at Manhattan College for public advocate candidates last year. Dinowitz entered the city council race last year, but his since posted erroneously on his campaign website he was endorsed by United Federation of Teachers.

Major teachers union endorses for 2021 race? Not so fast

As far as anyone is concerned, the race to replace Councilman Andrew Cohen won’t take place until 2021. Yet, there are already two candidates actively campaigning for the seat, and one nursing a bit of a black eye. more

By JOSEPH KONIG | 5/19/19

As a supporter of President Trump, Karina Munoz is a political outlier in a largely left-leaning area. A 10-year Riverdale resident, Munoz has come up against significant obstacles on social media, in which several of her posts have been flagged or otherwise deleted.

Seeing red in blue community: Trump supporters speak out

Karina Munoz likes Donald J. Trump. A lot. She thinks he’s a good president who has done great things for the country, and is a much better alternative to a Democratic Party in “shambles.” She likes Trump so much, she changed her Facebook name at one point to “Kari Trump.” more

By JOSEPH KONIG | 5/19/19

Diaz Sr. blasted for harassment stance

Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr. — father of the Bronx borough president — got himself in hot water this past week over his position on sexual harassment, and it’s earned the ire of lawmakers at the state level. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 5/19/19

The food cart on Johnson Avenue is a culinary haven for some and a community blight for others. Its detractors feel that brick-and-mortar business will suffer, due in part to high rents they pay. Yet, food cart operators say they are not immune to hefty fees themselves.

Are food carts really so bad? Depends on whom you ask

Few things can pit Riverdalians against their neighbors with the speed and vehemence of a food cart. Whether in a Facebook group or muttered about in the corner store, it seems there are only two opinions about street food vendors showing up in the neighborhood: general acceptance or intense indignation. more

By HEATHER J. SMITH | 5/16/19

Timber Equities spokesman Sam Spokony presents his firm’s plan to build an apartment building at 3893 Waldo Ave., at Monday’s Community Board 8 land use committee meeting. Members of the Coalition to Save Brust Park and Save Villa Rosa Bonheur filled many seats at the meeting.

CB8 chair promises war if developer doesn't slow down

If its demolition work on the Spuyten Duyvil site of Villa Rosa Bonheur is any indication, Timber Equities is a developer that likes to leap before it looks. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 5/12/19

A voter fills out a ballot form at P.S. 207 during last September’s primary election. State lawmakers approved early voting this past winter among a host of reforms intended to make casting a ballot easier. Voters will have an extra 10 days, but will have to visit an assigned voting center. But it won’t be nearby — the closest center is slated for Monroe College on Jerome Avenue near Fordham Heights.

Polling places are few and far between

Early voting is finally coming to New York, but a decision by the city’s elections board has dampened the enthusiasm of some Bronx lawmakers. more

By JOSEPH KONIG | 5/12/19

George Diaz Jr., a Norwood resident and member of Bronx Progressives, announced his intention to run against Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz in the Democratic primary next year in a letter to The Riverdale Press last month. Diaz feels he can bring change to the 81st Assembly District, and is adamantly against the gerrymandering that has cleaved neighborhoods like his, thereby depriving them of political power.

First-time primary challenger to Dinowitz is first ever

For the first time in his 25-year tenure, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz could face a Democratic primary challenger in the 81st Assembly District. George Diaz Jr., a law clerk and former aide to Oliver Koppell, announced his entrance into the June 2020 primary in a letter published by The Riverdale Press last month. more

By JOSEPH KONIG | 5/5/19

The fate of a property bordering Brust Park is uncertain. One of the people behind the purchase and partial demolition of the Villa Rosa Bonheur purchased the house at 3893 Waldo Ave., which has neighbors deeply concerned about what could happen.

Planned apartment building could cast dark shadow over Brust Park

As weather and nature continue to decimate what’s left of the Villa Rosa Bonheur apartment building in Spuyten Duyvil, people who enjoy a small park near Manhattan College less than two miles away have their own fight they’re arming themselves for. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 5/5/19

Lawmakers await Cuomo to sign tobacco bill

Lawmakers are waiting for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to add his signature to a bill that will raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products in New York from 18 to 21. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 4/28/19

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