Six decades ago, civil rights lawyer Clarence Jones was on a payphone coming back from the airport when his wife told him not to come home. Why? Martin, Coretta and the King children were staying at their south Riverdale home. more

It’s fine to see a dusty book on the shelf, but seeing books in the trash is a different story. more

Could requiring food-related businesses to use containers with lids make the difference in the city’s battle against rats? more

After being closed for several years and left to be covered in graffiti, the Land & Sea Restaurant on 5535 Broadway is finally being demolished and in its place is coming a joint Burger King and Popeyes. more

It was just another unordinary day in the hallways of Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy. Soon the yelps and screams of girls and boys broke up the peaceful parade between classes. more

A 57-year-old homeless man has been arrested and charged with several crimes following an attempted robbery on Aug. 11, police said. more

If New York City school bus drivers go on strike before classes start Sept. 7, city officials say they’re ready. more

It has been 25 years in the making, and now the $133 million Tibbetts Brook daylighting/Putnam greenway extension project is about a little more than 16 months away from breaking ground. more

A Lehman College professor has devised a method to generate truly random numbers. Many lay people may think why is that so important. Consider the use of lasers in our every day life. They are based on the use of random numbers. more

A scorching sun did not stop hundreds from participating in ADL’s Walk Against Hate, including Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres, and Mayor Eric Adams. The event took place on the parade ground of Van Cortlandt Park, where people in white T-shirts reading “Walk Against Hate” marched against antisemitism, racism, and all forms of bigotry. more