Community Board 8 says no. Local officials say no. But the city’s transportation department remains a yes. And in the end, when it comes to narrowing Riverdale Avenue, it’s only their …
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By Stacy Driks
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8/12/22
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Karen Pesce Fleming, 80, of Riverdale, died due to cardiovascular disease on July 15, 2022.
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8/3/22
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When the temperature reached a high of 99.6 degrees Fahrenheit in North Riverdale last Wednesday, city shelters reported a daily count of just under 49,000 people, up from about 45,000 at the beginning of 2022, the coldest time of year.
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By Abigail Nehring
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7/29/22
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Community boards may have a long wait ahead to learn the details of “City of Yes,” the auspicious name given to three citywide zoning text amendments Mayor Eric Adams announced last month.
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By Abigail Nehring
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7/21/22
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It’s back to the drawing board for the executive committee and staff of Community Board 8 in its search for a new home.
The team has been searching for a new office for nearly four …
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By Abigail Nehring
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7/8/22
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To the editor:
(re: “Neighborhood road design could impact commuters,” May 19)
Regarding your recent story about plans to narrow Riverdale Avenue, I find the lamentations of Community Board 8 over the Metro-North Rail Link Bus to be absurd to the point of laughable. That bus is already incredibly unreliable, simply because the Metro-North bus operator is incompetent.
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6/19/22
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Ardina Seward first saw the assembly of shopping carts belonging to homeless occupants late last month on West 236th Street and Broadway in Kingsbridge.
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By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ
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5/21/22
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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.
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By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ
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5/6/22
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Hasnie Ahmetaj has responded to emergency medical calls in this part of Bronx for the past three years. She’s shocked hearts back to life in Kingsbridge. She’s revived patients who couldn’t breathe in Spuyten Duyvil. She’s treated dozens and dozens of COVID-19 victims in the back of an ambulance as it sped along Riverdale Avenue.
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By SACHI McCLENDON
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4/4/22
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The city’s transportation department has dredged up a six-year-old plan that would eliminate a travel lane on the very busy Riverdale Avenue between West 254th and West 263rd streets in the name of traffic safety.
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By STACY DRIKS
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4/3/22
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