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The prayer room window at Chabad Lubavitch of Riverdale was smashed by a vandal last year in what law enforcement officials described as a part of a series of hate crimes. Jordan Burnette has been charged with vandalizing this synagogue and at least three others — all within a short distance from his Spuyten Duyvil home.
Slow journey through court for accused vandal
It’s been 11 months since synagogues in and around Riverdale were terrorized by a serial vandal who some described as quite angry after seeing him in released security camera footage. more
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It will ultimately be up to the city council, but there seems to be no resistance to remembering longtime community leader Bill Stone with a ceremonial co-naming at Hudson Manor Terrace and West 237th Street — not far from his home of more than six decades. Stone died in January 2020. He was 91.
CB8 wants to honor late Bill Stone with street
I. William Stone — or Bill, as friends called him — was a man who always wanted to see everything and anything with his own eyes. In fact, anything that came up at Community Board 8 meetings during his decades there almost always required him to go out and see things for himself before he could make any decision. more
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Students from SAR Academy took a bus to Monroe College on Jerome Avenue on Monday, with arms filled with supplies intended to help the displaced families of the Fordham Heights apartment building fire that killed 17, and seriously injured at least 32 more. The local effort was one of many that came together in the aftermath of the blaze, that includes not only supplies, but also more than $1 million in cash donations.
Fire kills 17, but brings Bronx together
In the immediate aftermath of the fire and smoke that tore through a Fordham Heights apartment building, Danny Monge was at the scene, doing what he always does when someone is in distress: He helps out. more
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Rabbi Levi Shemtov says he’s very disturbed by the vandalism of his synagogue, Chabad Lubavitch of Riverdale, last April when his shul was one of four targeted by a person police suspects smashed windows with rocks.
Accused synagogue vandal indicted on 76 counts, including hate crimes
A grand jury has indicted a 30-year-old Whitehall man on multiple charges — including criminal mischief and hate crimes — over a vandalism spree last spring that targeted several Riverdale-area synagogues. more
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Police presence was increased along a stretch of the Henry Hudson Parkway after someone vandalized four synagogues in that area last month. The police arrested a man they believe is behind the crime spree. Now, community leaders try to repair the damage done to the synagogues and help neighbors put the emotional pieces back together.
Police believe they caught shul vandal, but what is next?
How should a community come together in the wake of hatred and find a way to collectively heal? That’s the question many in this corner of the Bronx are asking themselves after at least four synagogues along the Henry Hudson Parkway were targeted by a vandal last month. more
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CAUGHT: Police say they have their synagogue vandal
It was nearly another weekend of vandalized synagogues. Instead, police caught a significant break early Saturday morning when a man riding a bicycle against traffic on Delafield Avenue ended up being exactly who they were looking for. more
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NYPD investigating string of broken windows as hate crime
A rampage leaving behind a string of broken windows across Riverdale has drawn the attention of the New York Police Department's Hate Crime Task Force.  more
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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
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Many attending a Community Board 8 traffic and transportation committee meeting last month seemed opposed to installing bicycle lanes in an attempt to narrow Independence Avenue. But some like the idea, especially among those in the P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil parent association.
Bike lanes proving less than popular — or are they?
It’s rare so much controversy surrounds one street in a neighborhood. But one in particular has many in the community up in arms about traffic safety and enforcement. more
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Technology has been a key part of getting the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale through the pandemic, says Richard Langer, its executive director. Langer believes holding more programs online has helped his synagogue expand its geographic reach beyond the neighborhood.
Saying a little prayer to end COVID
What will life be like after the coronavirus? That’s a question on the minds of many seeking pre-pandemic normalcy inside a society that may have been permanently changed. more
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