There is a time for every teenager before they apply to a college when there is hesitation — which is normal. College can be expensive and a big career decision. But not all students choose college.
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By Stacy Driks
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2/17/23
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Hal Dorfman says he loves Riverdale but won’t hesitate to use his feet to walk out of it if car-sharing services are allowed to take up valuable parking spaces.
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By Stacy Driks
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12/2/22
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To the editor:
(re: “Riverdale Avenue lane narrowing’s final act,” Sept. 22)
In a miraculous two-and-a-half weeks, Riverdale Avenue between West 254th and West 263rd streets has been transformed from a four-lane (two-way) street, to a one-lane with two five-foot wide bicycle lanes and turning lanes — completely stripped and resurfaced in record time.
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9/30/22
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The battle between the administration of Mayor Eric Adams and our neighborhood Community Board 8 has become a futile effort. It seems CB8 is a couple of steps behind City Hall when it comes to work planned in their backyard.
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9/16/22
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If you drove down Riverdale Avenue last week, you would have noticed some strange markings and fresh paint on the roadway. That’s because the city transportation department had begun the much-ballyhooed road-narrowing plan there.
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By Stacy Driks
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9/9/22
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Pedestrians and cyclists no longer need to fear the intersection of Kappock Street and Johnson Avenue in Spuyten Duyvil.
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By Stacy Driks
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8/12/22
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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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For an area that is fewer than three square miles, greater Riverdale certainly has an outsized number of road construction sites and related safety issues.
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6/24/22
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It seems like everywhere you go in greater Riverdale, you can’t avoid a construction site.
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By Stacy Driks
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6/19/22
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For commuters who drive through the Bronx daily, you may have noticed it’s taking longer to get around on the area’s major artery — the Major Deegan Expressway.
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By STACY DRIKS
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5/1/22
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