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Rick Feldman, a coordinator for Art for AID shown far right at a Riverdale Y Sunday Market, and his group are joining with nine other community organizations calling for a Community Hunger Empathy Day on Feb. 15 of every year.

Why not make Feb. 15 Community Hunger Empathy Day?

A group of 10 community organizations in greater Riverdale are coming together to start what they would like to call Community Hunger Empathy Day. And they want that day to be celebrated the day after Valentine’s Day. more

Staff Report | 2/17/23

The Riverdale Neighborhood House started a lifeguard class to help the community during the national lifeguard shortage. The American Red Cross class calls for students to spend 27 and half hours shaping themselves into lifeguards.

Neighborhood House finds way to find lifeguards

Jonathan Antigua has been wearing red and carrying a whistle for 15 years but not as a fashion statement. He plans to pass along the uniform to six lifeguard trainees this weekend. more

By Stacy Driks | 7/22/22

Many of the food essentials are collected for the Marble Hill pantry at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church. Organizers hope to have this space for some time to come, but how much money they can raise — and what the church’s next pastor will want — all makes a difference.

Just trying to ensure no one goes home hungry inside Marble Hill

Imagine breakfast without milk. As time moves on for Anthony Del Orbe, the harder it gets to manage a 13-hour shift at the Marble Hill food pantry. more

By STACY DRIKS | 2/7/22

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

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 1/15/22

COVID-19 testing available at RNH

Riverdale Neighborhood House — working with NYC Health + Hospitals as well as with the Mount Sinai Hospital System — has provided more than 1,000 free coronavirus tests since Dec. 20, and will have more available over the next few days. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 12/30/21

Tess Watts became Moss Café’s first community outreach director last April. She believes that being grounded in community is integral to the Johnson Avenue eatery’s operations, spearheading partnerships with organizations both local to the greater Riverdale area, and across the city.

Since COVID, cafe grounds self into its community

For many, Moss Café is known as the neighborhood’s lively, farm-to-table eatery. In recent months, however, the Johnson Avenue establishment has taken on a bigger role — one as a community partner. more

By MAYA MITRASINOVIC | 9/6/21

The Bronx Toastmasters Club of Riverdale has helped members like Zenobia Kelly, left, and Anne Connolly grow as public speakers. Their chapter was in danger of shuttering this past year after losing several members in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Luckily, Connolly and others were able to rebuild the club’s ranks with an aggressive outreach campaign.

Toastmasters live on to speak up another day

It wouldn’t be a stretch to say public speaking is an intimidating task. The prospect of getting up in front of a crowd and giving an eloquent speech has reduced many confident people to a pile of nerves. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 6/27/21

All throughout his years at Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy, Jackson Van Horn can’t resist being behind the camera, creating new short films for his friends and family to enjoy. Now he’s taking it to the next level, heading to the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles.

Van Horn ready to find some Hollywood magic

When Jackson Van Horn presented his film work to his classmates at Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy for the first time, he got a response that made the then-eighth-grader feel all of his work putting the project together was worth it. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 5/30/21

Principals, teachers unions endorse Stringer

In a city where the mayor stands in charge of the public school system, it certainly helps to have the endorsement of teachers and principals alike. And one mayoral hopeful picked up major nods from unions involving both. more

By ROSE BRENNAN | 4/25/21

City high schools reopen March 22

The city’s public high school students barely spent a month on campus before they were shut down again due to rising coronavirus cases citywide. more

By ROSE BRENNAN | 3/14/21

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