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Salman Rushdie, the renowned and controversial writer, was attacked as he was about to give an interview at Chautauqua Institution outside Buffalo. The attack evoked memories of the 1989 firebombing of The Riverdale Press offices about a week after a Buddy Stein, former editor and publisher of The Press, wrote an editorial admonishing national book chains for pulling Rushdie's "Satanic Verses" book from its bookshelves.

Buddy Stein was horrified when he heard the news. Renowned author Salman Rushdie was seriously injured, on a ventilator, after a man attacked him with a knife last week at the Chautauqua Institution just outside of Buffalo. more

By Gary Larkin | 8/18/22

A New York Police Department SUV is parked outside River Terrace Apartments Monday afternoon following the tragic death of Donna Douglas, who was killed by a fallen tree in the residential pool there,

Spuyten Duyvil woman killed by a fallen tree

A 59-year-old woman was killed and a 72-year-old woman was injured Monday at an apartment complex in Spuyten Duyvil after a tree fell on the pool they were in. more

By Sachi McClendon | 8/18/22

A person wanted by police in connection to an assault on July 30 is shown in a CrimeStoppers surveillance photo. Police are asking the public for help in identifying him.

Police seek man wanted for assault

The New York Police Department is asking for help identifying and locating a person shown in surveillance photos who is wanted in connection to a July 30 assault. more

By Sachi McClendon | 8/18/22

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

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