Edgehill Church in Spuyten Duyvil opened its doors last Sunday for the first time since it became the new headquarters of the Kingsbridge Historical Society. It is a windfall and an enormous responsibility for a small group of local history buffs who plan to restore and make it into a hive of activity in northwest Bronx.
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By Abigail Nehring
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2/3/23
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(re: “Historical society now owns piece of history,” Dec. 8)
By now, many people in the community are aware that the Kingsbridge Historical Society has acquired the Edgehill Church, which was a former congregation of Edgehill Church in Spuyten Duyvil.
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By Stephanie Coggins
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1/6/23
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The words ‘Viva Mantequilla’ written in snow on a car parked in Kingsbridge on Monday following the dusting the area received Dec. 11. Loosely translated, the words mean long live butter.
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12/28/22
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Over the past few months, Jessica Altagracia Woolford has been organizing a community bike-repair project.
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By Sachi McClendon
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12/16/22
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A Fordham Manor man was shot and later died while driving a car along the Major Deegan Expressway North late Monday afternoon on a stretch that cuts through Van Cortlandt Park, police said.
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By Sachi McClendon
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11/22/22
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If there is anything Cecilia Santana and Rosa Ogando learned during their recent senior center field trip to neighborhood grocer Shop & Stop, it is about living a healthier lifestyle.
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By Stacy Driks
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10/21/22
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The Kingsbridge Riverdale Van Cortlandt Development Corp. and the Kiwanis Club of Riverdale are teaming up with merchants and other non-profits to bring Halloween to children of all ages this month.
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By Gary Larkin
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10/21/22
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The last of a row of boarded-up Queen Anne style homes disappeared last summer to make way for two mixed-used buildings at 215 and 229 West Kingsbridge Road — the brainchild of developer Paul Durgaj.
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By Abigail Nehring
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9/23/22
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Jessica Altagracia Woolford was out in Norwood earlier this summer delivering hundreds of pounds of fresh produce — like pineapples, garlic, potatoes — as well as school supplies to those in the community. She has been doing this type of work through her nonprofit organization Kingsbridge Unidos since the summer of 2020.
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By Sachi McClendon
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9/16/22
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Long-time Riverdale resident Jean M. Stonier, 86, died peacefully on Sept. 10, 2022, surrounded by friends and family.
She had a long and successful career as head of medical records at …
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9/16/22
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