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Shock and dismay over Salman Rushdie attack

The literary world and government officials are in shock following the stabbing attack on renowned author Salman Rushdie on Friday morning outside Buffalo, New York, which has left him recovering in a Pennsylvania hospital. more

By Gary Larkin | 8/13/22

The fire in Riverdale Park off the trail near Palisade Avenue and West 233rd Street was put out quickly by the New York City fire department’s house No. 52 Sunday night. Firefighters had to run eight hose lengths to douse it.

FDNY douses blaze inside Riverdale Park

Two New York Fire Department trucks from house No. 52 put out a forest fire in a wooded area on Riverdale Park Trail Sunday night. more

By Gary Larkin | 8/12/22

The exterior of 5530 Netherland Ave on Monday, the site of a delivery driver robbery.

Delivery driver robbed

After finishing a food delivery on the 5500 block of Netherland Avenue, a man was robbed of his e-bike on July 21 at 11:20 pm. more

By Sachi McClendon | 8/12/22

Residents finally win as the city DOT installed a traffic signal at Kappock Street and Johnson Avenue for pedestrian safety after one death last year. The traffic flow will remain slow, but this will prevent cars from speeding down the intersection.

Traffic light installed at site where Ruth Mullen was killed

Pedestrians and cyclists no longer need to fear the intersection of Kappock Street and Johnson Avenue in Spuyten Duyvil. more

By Stacy Driks | 8/12/22

Ink Property settles for $1.75M

Ink Property Group will pay up to $1.75 million for illegally buying out rent-stabilized tenants, deregulating their units, and lying to lenders to finance dozens of additions to their portfolio, New York Attorney General Leticia James announced this week. more

By Abigail Nehring | 8/12/22

Mayor Eric Adams, left, joined Shams DaBaron — aka ‘Da Homeless Hero’ — social services commissioner Gary Jenkins, and city public advocate Jumaane Williams on a bench outside Morningside Park just outside of Harlem last weekend for a vigil and sleep-out for those who have died experiencing homelessness.

Sidewalk debate seeks to end homelessness

Mayor Eric Adams made an impromptu visit to Morningside Drive just outside Harlem Saturday, sharing a park bench with Shams DaBaron, a man who reads Rumi and Homer, and has slept on many park benches since first finding refuge in the streets as a child. more

By Abigail Nehring | 8/5/22

Sedgwick violent robbery

A woman was beaten and robbed while on the 4800 block of Sedgwick Avenue on July 19 around noon. more

By Sachi McClendon | 8/5/22

U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres, left, meets with Rabbi Avi Weiss outside of the Russian Mission compound on North Riverdale's Mosholu Avenue in March. Torres wants the FBI to investigate whether the diplomatic residential complex that towers over the Riverdale Library and the Riverdale Neighborhood House also serves as home to spies loyal to Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Torres calls for more fed action on Russian compound

U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres on July 27 in a letter to the FBI called again for the law enforcement agency to investigate the Russian Diplomatic Compound in Riverdale after concerns were raised that the towering complex is harboring Russian spies. more

By Sachi McClendon | 8/5/22

Bernice Schwartz, 99, was killed by a driver in a SUV Wednesday as she was walking near her home on West 236th Street.

Woman, 99, killed after being struck by SUV

Bernice Schwartz left her West 236th Street home Wednesday morning before the heat strolled in to shop at Key Food, pick up something from Walgreens and perhaps catch some fresh air. more

By Stacy Driks | 8/4/22

A man who has been unconscious and unresponsive since July 22 has now been identified by New York City police. He was found in the middle of the street near University and Reservoir avenues.

Police ID unconscious man found in street

Police were able to identify a man found unconscious near University and Reservoir avenues in Kingsbridge Heights last week. more

Staff report | 7/27/22

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