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Racquel Johnson was inspired to start her new adaptive clothing store, KMJ Love Wear, after the death of her 5-year-old daughter, who had cerebral palsy. The Black-owned store opened in December and has had some struggles getting traffic to her North Riverdale storefront because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Businesses just trying to survive

It would be a gross understatement to say this past year has been tough for small businesses. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 2/28/21

Originally published in The Riverdale Press on May 10, 1984.

Merchants fight for commercial rent law

Charging that “landlord speculation and profiteering, and the imposition of oppressive rents threaten the survival of small businesses,” the Johnson Avenue Merchants Association has thrown its support behind a bill to establish commercial rent control in New York City. more

By EVE ROSENZWEIG | 12/20/20

Lukasz Babiuch, center, is the owner of Cafeccino Bakery, which was featured as part of the Bring Back, Give Back Project, which aims to bring attention to local businesses and individuals who still provide services to the community despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Keeping neighborhood together a pic at a time

Mom and pop shops are the lifeblood of tight-knit communities. Riverdale Avenue, Broadway, West 231st Street and Johnson Avenue are among the many centers of social interaction in the area, and a place where one can always find a familiar face. more

By RAPHAEL LASSAUZE | 7/5/20

Jim Grossman, who lives less than a block from an empty lot on Riverdale Avenue near West 238th Street, speaks out against Montefiore Medical Center’s reported plan to build a 10-story health care facility there.

Neighbors nix new medical center plan

Neighbors greeted each other as they assembled in front of 3741-3745 Riverdale Ave., Friday afternoon. On the other side of the black fence was an empty lot, just as barren as it was when crews demolished the former DJ Drugs location and a neighboring building back in 2013. more

By HEATHER J. SMITH | 11/24/19

A pedestrian crosses Riverdale Avenue along the north side of the intersection with West 231st Street. A small phalanx of community members have circulated a petition calling for the removal of the northern crosswalk because it is a ‘ticket trap’ and can be unsafe for pedestrians.

Petition for change creates crosswalk controversy

Riverdale Avenue has been the subject of many experiments, projects and gripes. A speed camera was installed in front of P.S. 81 Robert J. Christen in 2013 as part of a pilot program at schools that has since been expanded dramatically. more

By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN | 11/24/19

It’s nothing but rubble at 3741 Riverdale Ave., where a lot has been empty for nearly the last six years.

Has Montefiore revived plans to build medical center on Riverdale Avenue?

A battle that divided a community over what to build in an empty lot located smack dab in the middle of businesses stretched along Riverdale Avenue apparently is catching fire once again. more

STAFF REPORT | 11/14/19

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