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Fatoumata Sanyang at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art with her three-dimensional self portrait.

Two art students showcase work at The Met

Art expertise isn’t needed to win an art contest for Kingsbridge International High School students, but it takes plenty of imagination. more

BY Stacy Driks | 6/24/22

Jessica Woolford started Kingsbridge Unidos as a way to get produce to those who needed it during the coronavirus pandemic. If elected to the Assembly, she said she would continue to focus on ensuring everyone in the district has access to food.

Why Jessica Woolford decided to run for the Assembly

Jessica Altagracia Woolford first contemplated a political run after seeing the day-to-day challenges her grandmother faced ever since she retired as a home health aide years … more

By Sachi McClendon | 6/19/22

The scene on Irwin Avenue on Monday night where a man was shot to death in Kingsbridge, according to police.

Man fatally shot at Kingsbridge home

A Kingsbridge man was shot and killed Monday night after police said he answered his own ringing doorbell. more

By SACHI McCLENDON & GARY LARKIN | 5/2/22

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

Life along the Broadway’s 6400 block on April 6, 2022.

Firefighters hurt during diner fire

A fire broke out inside the iconic Riverdale Diner early Monday around 12:30 a.m. more

By Sachi McClendon | 4/17/22

Jessica Woolford, a former New York City press secretary for U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, is determined to unseat Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz in this year’s Democratic primary. Growing up in Kingsbridge and now living in Riverdale, Woolford says she’s seen the divide between the two neighborhoods firsthand, with hopes of addressing it in Albany.

Assembly Democratic candidates lay out priorities

At a virtual forum Sunday of all three Democratic candidates for the 81st state Assembly seat, housing, health care, parole reform and climate change were the topics du jour. There was even some discussion about their favorite place to grab a bite to eat in the district. more

By SACHI McCLENDON | 3/22/22

Late last year, the most recent attempt to redevelop the Kingsbridge Armory fell through when a court ruled Kingsbridge National Ice Center had to give control of the site back to the city’s Economic Development Corp. Now Councilwoman Pierina Sanchez — who inherited this Kingsbridge Heights debacle — wants to make finally getting the armory redeveloped one of her top priorities.

Kingsbridge Armory suffers yet another setback

Even before his time running the Norwood News, Jordan Moss was obsessed with the Kingsbridge Armory. “I wrote about it freelance,” the former journalist said. “But then when I was there (at the newspaper) from 1994 to 2011 … we wrote 150 articles about it probably.” more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 2/14/22

Many of the food essentials are collected for the Marble Hill pantry at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church. Organizers hope to have this space for some time to come, but how much money they can raise — and what the church’s next pastor will want — all makes a difference.

Just trying to ensure no one goes home hungry inside Marble Hill

Imagine breakfast without milk. As time moves on for Anthony Del Orbe, the harder it gets to manage a 13-hour shift at the Marble Hill food pantry. more

By STACY DRIKS | 2/7/22

The distinctive interior of the William E. Irwin Jr. American Legion Post 774 building at 3035 Corlear Ave., has been part of a number of community events, including larger gatherings of the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club over the years. It was also featured in the 2019 Martin Scorsese film 'The Irishman.'

American Legion building on Corlear sold to Western Beef subsidiary

For the first time in more than 75 years, the Kingsbridge home of the William E. Irwin Jr. American Legion Post 774 has an owner that is not the American Legion post. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 1/14/22

Assembly candidate Jessica Woolford says she often stops at Tiny’s Diner on Riverdale Avenue for her morning coffee. A former New York City press secretary for U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand — and now a mutual aid worker — Woolford is the first serious Democratic primary challenger to Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz in many years.

Can Woolford give Kingsbridge bigger voice?

Jessica Woolford grew up in Kingsbridge, alternating between her grandmother’s building at West 234th Street, and her mother’s building at West 238th Street. While walking around the neighborhood — whether it be to school at P.S. 7, or church at St. John’s — Woolford regularly passed by the two-story house on Kingsbridge Avenue where the local Assemblyman maintains his district office. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 1/9/22

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