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Housing advocates hope to have the Good Cause Eviction bill passed before state legislators leave Albany this summer. The bill would make it harder for landlords to evict tenants who pay their rent on time or raise their rent above a 3 percent threshold.

Good cause eviction bill may have a real chance in Albany

New York is a tenant-friendly state — depending on who you ask. For tenants who deal with the high rising cost of rent in the outer boroughs — it’s not as friendly as many would have you believe. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 3/27/22

Residents from the Hebrew Home at Riverdale and it RiverWalk community hold up signs during a protest of the war in Ukraine in front of the Russian Mission compound on March 15.

Holocaust survivors send message

For three RiverWalk residents who are Holocaust survivors and a Riverdale rabbi, there are four words that sum up their reaction to Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine: “v’nahafoch hu” — upside down — and “not again.” more

By GARY LARKIN | 3/27/22

Gloria Nixon-Crouch created a 12-inch month long clay statue that has helped her express her feelings on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Her neighbor shared her artwork on a Facebook page catering to people living in and around Riverdale and Spuyten Duyvil. She is selling the piece to donate to the Ukrainian Crisis Relief Fund.

Artist expresses Ukrainian pain

When Gloria Nixon-Crouch saw the news reports of Russian troops amassing at the Ukrainian border, she feared the worst for the people living there. more

By STACY DRIKS | 3/22/22

Gary Larkin joins The Riverdale Press as its new editor. Although he lives in Connecticut now, Larkin has strong roots to New York, growing up in the Long Island community of Brentwood. He succeeds Michael Hinman, who has become the new executive editor for the parent company of The Press, Richner Communications.

Gary Larkin steps in as editor to carry on Riverdale Press legacy

Gary Larkin is the new editor of The Riverdale Press, bringing more than 30 years of journalistic experience to the Pulitzer Prize-winning Bronx community newspaper. more

STAFF REPORT | 3/21/22

New city parks commissioner Susan Donoghue, left, and deputy Iris Rodriguez-Rosa give their thanks to Mayor Eric Adams, who announced their new roles during a news conference last February. Donoghue is a longtime community parks leader in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, while Rodriguez-Rosa was most recently the Bronx parks commissioner.

The dynamic duo tasked with saving Bronx parks

Eric Adams wants to spend so much time focused on parks, some might mistake him for Robert Moses — at least the good qualities of that New York City icon. And the mayor will do that through a new leadership team pulled from the outer boroughs. more

By STACY DRIKS | 3/13/22

The Association of Riverdale Cooperatives & Condominiums chose 3001 Henry Hudson Parkway as one of several buildings to receive a mini-grant. These funds range from $500 to $2,000 depending on the scope of the work needed to be done, ARC president Stephen Budihas says. The association decided to give away money after seeing how hard the coronavirus pandemic hit many properties in the area.

Sometimes a small grant can go a long way

Usually it’s the first half of winter commonly known as the season of giving. But that hasn’t stopped the Association of Riverdale Cooperatives & Condominiums from creating its own season of giving, with several of its member buildings the beneficiaries. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 3/13/22

MIchael Hinman, who spent the past five years as editor of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Riverdale Press, is the new executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers. He will still oversee The Riverdale Press while welcoming a new editor aboard.

Hinman takes on new role as executive editor

Michael Hinman is the new executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Stuart Richner, the CEO of Richner Communications Inc., and publisher of the newspaper group that also owns The Riverdale Press, made the announcement last week. more

STAFF REPORT | 3/9/22

Jeannie Colon holds a picture of her husband, Jose, who has spent the last two decades behind bars. Jose is one of thousands of prisoners who could see a better chance of being released from prison if a pair of bills aimed at reforming the state’s parole system was signed into law. But not all lawmakers — like Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz — are convinced.

Parole reform takes center election stage

Jose Colon was just 17 years old when he was charged with murder. By the time he was 19, a judge sent Jose to prison for at least the next 30 years, if not the rest of his life. Now 40, the teenager Jose once was is a faded memory, according to wife Jeannie. But he’s done anything but rot. more

By SACHI McCLENDON | 3/7/22

Rabbi Avi Weiss of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale rallies with a large contingent of Ukrainian nationals who gathered outside the Russian Mission compound in North Riverdale on Sunday, declaring everyone was Ukrainian, and must stand by the side of their adopted brethren. The demonstrations have ramped up in recent days after Russia began the invasion of its Eastern European neighbor.

Peace demanded in face of brutal invasion

A number of Bronx synagogues had gathered outside the Russian Mission residential compound on Mosholu Avenue, chanting as loud as they could, hoping anyone on the other side of the heavily fortified fencing might hear them. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 3/7/22

Rebecca Kranich spends her days studying communications and political science at Manhattan College. But this past week, she was one of a small group of students selected to participate in an online videoconference with Pope Francis. Except, in the end, not everyone had a chance to be included.

Pontiff turns to students to explore Catholic future

Rebecca Kranich needed to rub the sleep out of her eyes. Or this was an elaborate piece of spam. Yet, there it was, listed among the other subject lines in her email inbox, asking if she would like to have a “conversation with the pope?” more

By STACY DRIKS | 3/7/22

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