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Bronx HOPE offers 24/7 critical care to those struggling with substance use, regularly visiting precincts after residents have been arrested for drug possession. .
Mobile Overdose Response Van Launches in the Bronx
Nonprofit offers mobile access to narcan and testing strips more
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Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy students led performances in between testimonials. .
SAR Hosts Vigil for Oct. 7 Victims and Hostages
Nearly 600 residents listened to song, prayer, and firsthand accounts of the attack on Israel more
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Sid Augarten Field, inside Vinmont Veteran Park, has been home to the North Riverdale Baseball and Softball League since 1993. .
Debate Grows Over Installing Lights at Sid Augarten Field in Riverdale
Neighborhood league wants more playing time, residents worry about quality of life more
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Activists with nonprofit ROCC NYC, which connects “immigrants and vulnerable New Yorkers” to critical resources, showed their support for Contreras at the Riverdale rally.
Bronx Student Denied Asylum, Faces ICE Deportation
On Sept. 23, a New Jersey immigration judge denied asylum to Dylan Josue Lopez Contreras, a John F. Kennedy Campus student who has now been held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, detention … more
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BCEQ Panel Pushes Nature-Based Climate Solutions for NYC
The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality, BCEQ, marked Climate Week NYC 2025 with a panel focused on reshaping how the city prepares for the future. more
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Large sections of the Major Deegan Expressway was shut down through Kingsbridge after massive flooding turned the expressway into river. Cars, trucks and even tour buses were abandoned along the way.
Ida flooding shuts down the Major Deegan [Photo gallery]
More rain fell in just a couple hours on Sept. 1 in the Bronx than we would get in an entire month thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Ida.  more
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Dinowitz poised to keep council seat, but small window remains for Lora
District 11 seems decided, but borough president race is still way too close to call
Eric Dinowitz 42% | 5816 votes
Mino Lora 27% | 3775 votes
Abigail Martin 14% | 1957 votes
Daniel Padernacht 6% | 870 votes
Jessica Haller 6% | 767 votes
Marcos Sierra 2% | 301 votes
Carlton Berkley 2% | 246 votes
On Sunday April 20, Rabbi Avi Weiss lead a demonstration outside of the Russian Residence on Mosholu Avenue on Sunday to protest anti-Semitism in Ukraine and Russia after a flyer distributed in Donetsk, Ukraine told Jews they must "register" or face penalties including expulsion and confiscation of their property. According to Rabbi Weiss, president of Amcha-Coalition for Jewish Concerns, the Ukrainian Jewish community is caught in between the Kremlin, its Ukrainian separatist allies and the new government in Kiev. Each side blames the other for anti-Semitic provocations.
Protesters picket Russian residence [Photo gallery]
A group makes their way down West 231st Street near Palisade Avenue on Aug. 28, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene.
Focus on 2011 year in photos [Photo gallery]
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Farewell to local shops, state senator
2008 Great Recession When the nation's economy crumbled, Riverdale wasn't immune. The last bookstore in the area, PaperbacksPlus on Riverdale Avenue, closed. Other stores also shut … more
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