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Six decommissioned R32 subway cars are moved from the 65th St. Yard by New York New Jersey Rail aboard a car float bound for Greenville Yard on Thursday, May 5, 2022. The cars are en route to their final destination in Ohio for scrapping.

For subway train aficionados and those commuters who may have made connections from the A, C, J or Z lines over the years to the local 1 and 9 line in greater Riverdale, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has some sad news for you. more

BY GARY LARKIN | 5/21/22

A map of the new 81st Assembly District that is expected to stay intact following the latest ruling from the judge overseeing the redistricting lawsuit.

Torres stays, but will Biaggi remain, too?

Greater Riverdale will fall under a new district in the upcoming midterm elections based on a draft of a new state congressional district map that was published Monday. The new senate district will still be the 34th but it will look slightly different, based on maps dropped on Tuesday. more

By SACHI McCLENDON | 5/19/22

Emily Parson, at left, and Emily Walton shown taking part in the 2000 Nickelodeon TV special ‘Nickellennium — A Nickelodeon Global Youth and & The Future’ documentary. The two best friends will get to perform again at this year’s AIDS Walk as Parson ‘choreographs’ the whole event and Walton sings a special song to kick it off on May 15.

Another act in the lives of two Emilys

When Emily Parson first met Emily Walton in third grade at P.S. 81, they were just nine years old with aspirations of becoming actresses. more

By GARY LARKIN | 5/15/22

Community Board 8 is accepting nominations for its Irving Ladimer Community Service Award. Ladimer was 72 back in the late 1980s when he joined first CB-8. He was a member of both the aging and the rules and ethics committees.He died at 102 in 2018.

Bronx CB8 seeks Ladimer award nominees

Community Board 8 is accepting nominations for its Irving Ladimer Community Service Award. more

By GARY LARKIN | 5/6/22

Stagg Group — one of the most active apartment builders in this part of the Bronx —received a stop work order last month from the buildings department after inspectors reportedly observed several violations at 3745 Riverdale Ave.

City puts brakes on new development

The city has forced real estate developer Stagg Group to pause on its development at 3745 Riverdale Ave. The work site was shut down after inspectors from the construction safety enforcement unit for the buildings department observed several violations at the site early last month. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 5/6/22

Herald Community Newspapers was well-represented at the New York Press Association’s spring conference in Saratoga Springs last weekend, where the group won a total of 28 state awards. From left, reporters Will Sheeline and Tom Carrozza; senior reporter Mallory Wilson; publisher emeritus Cliff Richner; senior editor Laura Lane; senior reporter Karina Kovac; sales/marketing associate Jessica Kleiman; digital sales manager Lori Berger; sales vice president Rhonda Glickman; executive editor Michael Hinman; senior reporter Jordan Vallone; Riverdale Press editor Gary Larkin; and deputy editor Jeffrey Bessen.

Riverdale Press wins 11 state awards, including general excellence

It was a big showing for The Riverdale Press at the New York Press Association spring conference last weekend in Saratoga Springs, with the paper winning 11 state awards, including a repeat performance being named New York’s best newspaper. more

STAFF REPORT | 5/3/22

It's been a couple years since he retired, but Fred Smith still finds himself spending more time wondering how statisticians are scoring football plays than simply watching the game, thanks to his years working behind the scenes with the Jets.

Smith spent any given Sunday by the numbers

The New York Jets begin the annual NFL Draft Thursday with a tough decision — do they take Kayvon Thibodeaux, a star defensive end for the Oregon Ducks, with their fourth pick in the first round. Or does the team that finished last year at 4-13 look south instead, picking up Florida State Seminoles defensive end Jermaine Johnson with the 10th pick? more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 5/1/22

Bowman, Biaggi back new lieutenant governor candidate

U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman and state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi on April 21 both backed Ana María Archila for lieutenant governor. Their endorsements come after Gov. Kathy Hochul’s running mate, Brian Benjamin, resigned from that position two weeks ago after he was indicted on corruption charges. more

BY SACHI McCLENDON | 5/1/22

Despite a kitchen fire earlier this month. the owners at Riverdale Diner tell customers there are indeed plans to reopen the 3657 Kingsbridge Ave., location that many have visited since the Lyndon B. Johnson administration.

Riverdale Diner still closed, but will reopen

The Kingsbridge landmark Riverdale Diner remains closed following an April 11 early morning kitchen fire that injured two Bronx firefighters. more

By GARY LARKIN | 5/1/22

‘COVID Ditty’ keeps on streaming

“COVID Ditty,” a YouTube series created, written, acted and directed by Steve Greenstein in 2020 about life during the coronavirus pandemic in Kingsbridge, just released its eighth episode Monday at a screening at An Beal Bocht Café on West 238th Street. more

By Gary Larkin | 4/27/22

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