With antisemitism on the rise in the United States, U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres returned from a trip to Israel with a new appreciation of the relationship with the Jewish community in the northwest Bronx. more

Two Bronx political activist organizations, Bend the Arc: Jewish Action Riverdale and The Unity Democratic Club, helped lock in a victory for Democratic Congressman Pat Ryan in the Hudson Valley. more

Excavators swarmed over piles of brown earth at 3745 Riverdale Ave., on April 11 as Thaïs Rutledge approached on the east side of the avenue. It would’ve been impossible for the workers to hear over the drilling when she tripped on the uneven ground and landed hard on the sidewalk just outside the construction fence. more

Ask anyone who lived in greater Riverdale over the past 50 or so years, and they will tell you about the Simon sisters, a group of girls who sang on their front lawn to raise money for such efforts as the Riverdale Mental Health Association. more

Coming into Saturday’s matchup with Horace Mann School, the Eagles were already without star fullback Blake Koons, who suffered a shoulder injury in last week’s blowout loss at Poly Prep. more

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. more

Rebecca Brown-Barbier reads books such as comics and light novels in her free time. Her favorite is “Ascendance of a Bookworm,” a Japanese book where a librarian’s world turns upside down. Ironically, the character is in a world without books. more

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. more

The well-prepared Fieldston Eagles football team controlled all aspects of the game Oct. 8 leading to a commanding 32-7 victory against the previously undefeated Riverdale Falcons. more

To the editor: (re: “New ‘road diet’ is just a mess,” Sept. 29) The coverage of and letters about Riverdale Avenue’s recent “road diet” make it clear that there is a problem with excessive traffic congestion near P.S. 81 Robert J. Christen — especially during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up. more