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Rep. Ritchie Torres, along with Borough President Vanessa Gibson and District Attorney Darcel Clark, are heading to Israel at the end of the month. None of the electeds have made a public announcement about the trip thus far.

Torres, other electeds, get ready for trip to Israel

Rep. Ritchie Torres will join a group of Bronx dignitaries and Riverdale rabbis on a trip to Israel Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 to learn more about diversity and the Israeli-Palestinian relationship. more

By Sachi McClendon | 10/28/22

Camelia Tepelus tried to get Community Board 8 to vote on a resolution that would limit the power chairs have over their fellow board members in a meeting last Thursday.

CB8 rule promotes discrimination, member says

An ongoing dispute between two Community Board 8 members has evolved into a larger debate over whether one of its bylaws could lead to discriminatory practices. more

By Sachi McClendon & Abigail Nehring | 10/21/22

Landscaping equipment and a pile of earth remain after excavation work at a parking lot used by the Schervier Rehabilitation and Nursing Center's staff at the intersection of Independence Ave and W 231st St on Wednesday, September 28, 2022.

Community speaks up for the trees over Schervier plans

When a chainsaw whirs into action in Riverdale, seemingly everyone west of the Henry Hudson Parkway hears it. more

By Abigail Nehring | 10/21/22

Gov. Kathy Hochul stopped by Riverdale on her Saturday tour of the Bronx. Hochul has a sizable lead over her Republican opponent, Republican Lee Zeldin, according to recent polling.

Robert’s Rules of Disorder

Deb Travis was appointed to be new chair of the Parks and Recreation committee for Community Board 8. more

By Sachi McClendon | 10/21/22

Hundreds of retired city workers rally outside City Hall last Wednesday to oppose the city’s ongoing effort to switch them onto a new healthcare plan.

Councilman signals support for retirees

Retirees who face a cap on what the city government pays for their supplemental health care plan are frustrated and angry over what they call a switch to “an inferior plan.” more

By Sachi McClendon | 10/21/22

District leaders — Abigail Martin and Ramdat Singh — and state committeewoman Morgan Evers ran as a slate in this year’s June election centered around energizing the Democratic party’s base in the area. Now they have a political club to do just that.

District leaders unify for new political club

When Ramdat Singh and Abigail Martin were knocking on doors this past spring to become the new district leaders for the 81st Assembly district, they campaigned on the idea of increasing voter participation in the greater Riverdale and Kingsbridge areas. more

By Sachi McClendon | 10/14/22

Espaillat surveys Hurricane Fiona damage

U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat recently returned from a visit to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Fiona. more

By Sachi McClendon | 10/14/22

While Eric Dinowitz’s city council district could have been drawn to have a majority Latino population, the city’s redistricting commission in charge of drawing the new lines decided to keep more of Kingsbridge in Pierina Sanchez’s district.

City council finally poised to approve district lines

City council redistricting is back on track. more

By Sachi McClendon | 10/14/22

The districting commission listened to the public and returned The Kingsbridge armory to district 14 in the latest round of draft maps. Whether the armory will remain in the district remains to be seen as the commission is planning to tinker yet again with the lines in the coming weeks.

Commission rejects latest city council draft maps

It’s back to the drawing board for the commission that was set up to reconfigure the new city council district lines. That’s because, in a highly unexpected move, the latest round of draft maps were rejected by eight of its 15 members in a meeting on Thursday. more

By Sachi McClendon | 9/30/22

Large sections of the Major Deegan Expressway was shut down through Kingsbridge after massive flooding turned the expressway into river. Hundreds of millions of dollars are set aside for flood mitigation in the new environmental bond act, which is up for a vote in November.

Big-ticket environmental proposal up for people’s vote

Just when you thought the election season was over, there is something else voters have to focus on in the general election other than the gubernatorial election and some competitive congressional races. There are four ballot initiatives to ponder. more

By Sachi McClendon | 9/23/22

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