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The construction site of the new International Leadership Charter Middle School at 306 West 232nd St. on March 6. The principal of the school, Evelyn Velez, announced her resignation recently due to pressure to get the latest Covid vaccination.

She refused to get Covid booster, and says school ‘forced’ her out

Evelyn Velez felt as if she was over the moon when she planned to lead International Leadership Charter School’s new middle school as it launches this fall. But refusing to get an updated Covid booster shot forced her to resign effective immediately on March 1. She claimed her new job had become a “hostile work environment.” more

By Stacy Driks | 3/23/23

Saint Gabriel School with enrollment of 285 students and St. Margaret of Cortona School with 273 will join together in the next academic year. The new school will be called “St. Margaret of Cortona-St. Gabriel School.” Teachers and staff will be evaluated and told whether or not they will still have a job at the new school.

Catholic school merger causes an uproar

Saint Gabriel School students are guaranteed seats in St. Margaret of Cortona School, but will St. Margaret be able to hold more than 250 extra students from that school? more

By Stacy Driks and Gary Larkin | 2/24/23

Vanessa Gibson, Bronx borough president, chats with seven Kingsbridge/Riverdale Black-owned businesses at the Kingsbridge Riverdale Van Cortlandt Development Corp. offices. The event kicked off Black history month.

Gibson fetes Black business owners

Bronx borough president Vanessa Gibson celebrated the first day of Black history month by honoring seven Black-owned businesses from Kingsbridge/Riverdale. more

BY GARY LARKIN | 2/17/23

What started as a research project turned into a blueprint for a rules change in Metropolitan Independent Football League when Riverdale Country School Athletics Director John Pizzi consulted with Chris Nowinski, the chief executive of the Concussion Legacy Foundation . No longer are there kick returns or onsides kicks in the MIFL to protect head safety of its players, according to Pizzi.

League believes it’s cracked code for player safety

Picture football without kick-offs or onside kicks, two staples of the sport since it was created in the late 19th century, and then picture the results it can have for player health. more

By Pete Janny | 2/17/23

Tobi Kahn, an internationally celebrated artist, painter and sculptor whose work is shown in more than 70 solo exhibitions and over 60 museums, visited Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy on Jan. 29 for the opening of his exhibit “LOOKING. SEEING. BEING.” After displaying his work and Jewish ritual objects, he led a family workshop that will run through Feb. 26. And families can design and create their own tzedek box, a new ritual supporting the Jewish community and their allies. The tradition is to add a note to the box and, once a year, open it. The artist said each year, on the second day of Passover, a holiday commemorating the Jewish national liberation from the slavery of Egypt, is the day to open the box. ‘I have been inspired by the emerging Jewish ritual of a tzedek box, to which we add notes that capture our thoughts each time we do a righteous deed,’ Kahn said.

A box of justice

Tobi Kahn, an internationally celebrated artist, painter and sculptor whose work is shown in more than 70 solo exhibitions, visited SAR Academy on Jan. 29 for the opening of his exhibit ‘Looking. Seeing. Being.’ more

2/10/23

Councilman Eric Dinowitz, left, U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres and Scott Richman, the regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, spoke at a press conference addressing anti-Semitism on Monday. It included Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy students, Erin Burian, Jesse Minkove, Ori Mendel and Shaya Schilh.

ADL: Antisemitism reaches an overall high

At least 85 percent of Americans in 2022 believe in at least one antisemitic phrase, according to surveys conducted by the Anti-Defamation League. That is a significant rise from 61 percent who were surveyed in 2019. more

By Stacy Driks | 2/3/23

Anna Tikhomirova next to the Butterbeer at the new Harry Potter store in Manhattan.

A trip to the wonderful world of Harry Potter — NYC-style

Harry Potter is a well-known franchise developed by J.K. Rowling. Ever since the novels came out, fans everywhere had been demanding more content and merchandise from the series. Years passed, and the fans were starved of the story after it ended with the last novel, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” — until the establishment of the Harry Potter store. more

By Anna TIKHOMIROVA | 1/27/23

Bronx borough president Vanessa Gibson co-hosted Hack the Bronx, a student-led hackathon from Horace Mann High School that displays Bronx computer science talent while helping the community at large.

There's more to a ‘hackathon’ event than meets the eye

The term “hackathon” can sound misleading, especially when it involves high school students. But this particular event doesn’t engage in malicious hacking. Instead, it really improves or tries to fix a situation that coders see in their neighborhood. more

By Stacy Driks | 12/16/22

Service academy applications deadline Nov. 18

U.S. Rep Adriano Espaillat will again accept congressional applications for district high school seniors to U.S. service academies. more

By Stacy Driks | 11/18/22

Teacher Noa Rebhun shows students how to plant seeds at The Gan IIan Family Day event at SAR Academy in Riverdale, New York, Oct 24.

Planting seeds for the future

Teacher Noa Rebhun shows students how to plant seeds at The Gan IIan Family Day event at SAR Academy on Oct. 24, more

11/11/22

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