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For the past four years, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has promised to simplify its local and express bus systems. While the Bx7 is not expected to see any major changes, commuters expressed the need for improved bus frequency — and less crowding.

MTA's plans to cut express service is on hold — for now

It’s clear where many stand on the proposed cuts to express bus service proposed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority here in the Bronx. Those changes are delayed — for now. more

By SARAH BELLE LIN | 11/21/21

Mount makes new president official

Susan Burns was officially installed as the sixth president of the College of Mount Saint Vincent last weekend. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 10/24/21

Michael Gilbert believes low interest rates are driving the rapid sales pace of property on the market — all despite the coronavirus pandemic, which has caused many businesses to shut down and forced many more out of stable jobs.

Vacant no more: Retail space hot

Michael Gilbert knows good real estate when he sees it. So when he realized 6050 Riverdale Ave., could soon hit the market, he jumped at the opportunity to list it. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 10/24/21

The Bronx Botanical Garden was one of two institutions in the Bronx to receive $10 million from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, which has provided financial relief to places like the botanical garden, zoos and theaters throughout the coronavirus pandemic..

Feds keep children's theatre, other venues open

Help couldn’t come sooner for Derek and Becky Woods. While many business owners found solace in government assistance such as the Paycheck Protection Program, some non-profits like Riverdale Children’s Theatre — which the Woods run — needed additional assistance to keep their organizations afloat. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 10/3/21

The grotto in Spuyten Duyvil’s Seton Park is tucked behind the tennis courts and slowly deteriorating. The Sisters of Charity, based on the campus of the College of Mount Saint Vincent, are taking steps to ensure that doesn’t happen with hopes of restoring what was once part of the hospital on the site the city closed in 1955.

Treasure hidden behind Seton Park tennis courts

Tucked just behind the tennis courts at Seton Park, a small cave sits vandalized and covered in litter. But this little rock structure is more than just a cave — it’s a grotto. And it’s been there longer than the Spuyten Duyvil park itself. more

By MAYA MITRASINOVIC | 8/22/21

The College of Mount Saint Vincent will host in-person graduation ceremonies for its Class of 2021 this weekend, with hopes of doing the same for the Class of 2020 next month.

The Mount moves forward with in-person graduation

The College of Mount Saint Vincent is ready to take a big step back to the "old normal" by celebrating its recent graduates — in person. And not just for its Class of 2021, but the coronavirus pandemic-stricken Class of 2020, too. more

STAFF REPORT | 5/17/21

Arnie Adler first tried bartering his homemade sourdough bread with other members of the Yonkers Paddling and Rowing Club, who he knew would be able to trade him homemade goods like honey and kombucha. Adler expanded this project to Riverdale, posting on social media seeking out trades from his neighbors.

Fostering community by bartering some sourdough

There was a time when many longed to stay home and chill. Then the coronavirus pandemic came with its months-long lockdowns, and those wishes came true. Except it wasn’t as relaxing as many might have imagined, instead quickly finding new ways to pass the time at home. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 4/4/21

Rose Brennan, a member of Manhattan College’s Class of 2020, remained at home on May 15 — they day she was supposed to graduate. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the college postponed its commencement ceremonies, which will now take place a year later — online, much to Brennan’s opposition.

A year late, $400 short: Voice from the ‘forgotten’ class

It seems strange to claim you feel forgotten when a half-million people have died over the last year. But I think I’m still allowed to grieve what I lost — even if it isn’t necessarily a person. more

By ROSE BRENNAN | 3/7/21

Kathleen Craughwell Varda, a museum consultant working with the Sisters of Charity of New York, examines one of Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton’s trademark bonnets, part of a larger catalog of personal items the North Riverdale sisters are shipping next month to the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

Sisters of Charity offer priceless gift to remember saint

The list of what’s been named in honor of America’s first native-born saint is too extensive to list here, but even two centuries after her death, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s legacy endures. But on the College of Mount Saint Vincent campus, the Sisters of Charity of New York remember her in a much different way: Mother Seton. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 2/27/21

Sisters of Charity pray for peace

Many voices were sounded over the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, and now one additional group is ready to be heard: the Sisters of Charity of New York. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 1/29/21

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