The Riverdale Press

Don’t blame bike lanes

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. more

6/19/22

The Hudson Rail Link connects Riverdale to Manhattan as the bus transfers passengers to the Metro-North Railroad. However, their commute might change if the Department of Transportation goes through with their “Road Diet” plan that proposes to decrease four travel lanes into two while bike lanes are on both sides.

Neighborhood road design could impact commuters

Travelers who ride on Metro-North’s Hudson Rail Link bus line might have a longer commute if the city’s transportation department goes forward with the proposed Riverdale Avenue Road redesign this summer. more

By STACY DRIKS | 5/21/22

Morgan gives Sam's Pizza national plug

If you’re Tracy Morgan, there’s only one place in the world to get a slice of pizza. And it’s found right in the middle of Kingsbridge. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 9/25/21

It's been a better year, so far, for crime

Crime is down nearly 6 percent in the 50th Precinct compared to last year — following a citywide trend that also boasted better numbers when it comes to shootings and murders. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 9/19/21

Grant helps Lehman Center ready for October's reopening

More than a million dollars has flowed in to The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, ensuring the popular venue will be ready to reopen on Oct. 2. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 9/6/21

Path of Tropical Storm Henri as of 11 a.m., on Sunday.

Henri makes landfall in Rhode Island, but rain remains major threat

Tropical Storm Henri made landfall just after noon near Westerly, Rhode Island. At the same time, the National Weather Service has canceled the tropical storm warning for much of the rest of the Northeast, including the Bronx. But forecasters are now looking at how a tropical depression version of the storm stalling over the New York-Connecticut border could wreak its own havoc, creating significantly more rain than expected. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 8/21/21

Vaccinations required for MTA workers

Beginning Labor Day weekend, anyone working for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority or the New York side of the port authority are required to either be fully vaccinated, or undergo weekly COVID-19 tests. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 8/15/21

Looking for a hobby during the coronavirus pandemic, Victor San Andrés started landscaping a part of the Half-Moon Overlook park near his Spuyten Duyvil home. Four months later, San Andrés says he cleared and cleaned the space — transforming it into what he calls the ‘Halve Maan Garden.’

No more waiting: Overlook gets a Dutch makeover

Most anyone who has tried to get as much as a pothole filled on their street knows city agencies aren’t necessarily the fastest when it comes to fixing problems. The wheels of government can be slow-moving, restricted even more by mountains of red tape. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 5/9/21

Victims of the Metro-North derailment near the Spuyten Duyvil station on Dec. 1, 2013, walk toward an ambulance on Edsall Avenue.

Citizen journalists helped paint picture of train derailment

The ringing phone awoke me at 8 on Sunday morning. “Sorry to wake you, but they’re saying there was a derailment at Spuyten Duyvil, and it’s a big mess.” more

By RICHARD L. STEIN | 12/20/20

The Hudson River rises up and begins to claim part of what is normally dry land around the Riverdale Yacht Club as Hurricane Sandy targets New York in October 2012. The city’s planning department is rolling out a complete overhaul of the city’s floodplains to try and minimize the kind of damage storms like Sandy — and sea level rise in general — can create.

Don’t worry about new flood zones on the block

Usually when New York City talks about hurricanes, it’s usually preceded by “remnants of” or “formerly a.” But not Hurricane Sandy. It arrived in late October 2012 as a Category 1 hurricane — just a step above what is typically a less destructive tropical storm. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 12/6/20