The Riverdale Neighborhood House will be location for a unique town hall Saturday, Dec. 3, that will focus on the intersection of the legal system and mental health. more

Marble Hill Houses is among 23 NYCHA apartment buildings that are part of $24.1 million in safety and security upgrades, the New York City Housing Authority announced Monday. more

Police arrested three men on Nov. 25 following a spate of pellet gun shootings in the 50th and 34th precincts over a three-day period, according to Citizens’ app. more

Orlando Roper, a 35-year-old Kingsbridge man, was arrested in connection to an alleged attack of a 77-year-old woman and assault of a police officer on Oct. 22. more

An estimated 290,000 people filled up the National Mall in Washington, D.C., last Tuesday, including local electeds and SAR students, in what is being called the largest pro-Israel march in U.S. history. Those there stood in solidarity with Israel in combating antisemitism and demanding the release of more than 200 hostages in Gaza. more

While a temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was reached Tuesday night, Democrats in New York City had been  showing a schism in support for such action. more

Only two weeks after gathering in Seton Park in support of Israel and U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres, even more SAR students and greater Riverdale community members joined tens of thousands of people on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Tuesday to stand against antisemitism and for freedom of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas terrorists. more

Yossi Hershkovitz, 44, was a man of extraordinary integrity and kindness. His commitment to family and community, and of course to defending his beloved Israel, formed the cornerstone of his life. He had a serious, steadfast, calm demeanor and a smile that warmed your soul. Resolute and principled, he balanced his strength with a soft-spoken, warm, and generously compassionate nature. more

Two 24-year-olds have been charged with assault of a police officer following an incident that occurred on a subway car around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11 in Kingsbridge. Just before the assault police officers from the 50th Precinct were responding to a radio call of a dispute of a person with a knife at the 238th Street subway station. more

Many motor vehicle owners along West 246th Street got a rude awakening at around 6 a.m. last Thursday when they saw New York Police Department tow trucks taking away their cars. The reason given for the towing was paving that was being done that day. Residents said they didn’t see any signs mentioning that. more