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Ringing In The New Year With Financial Wellness

(NAPSI)—If you’re like many people, you make New Year’s resolutions. Whether you love or hate the tradition, studies show that one of the most popular resolutions is healthier living—followed … more

12/22/22

Ringing In The New Year With Financial Wellness

(NAPSI)—If you’re like many people, you make New Year’s resolutions. Whether you love or hate the tradition, studies show that one of the most popular resolutions is healthier living—followed … more

12/22/22

Representatives of Committee of Interns and Residents held a press conference Nov. 1 outside the teaching hospital, Montefiore Medical Center, on their plan to be recognized as a union for residents and interns for being overworked due to staff shortages and clinic closures.

Montefiore residents and interns union rejected

When Dr. Aubrey Vinh and one of her attending physicians had free time in Montefiore Hospital, they took it upon themselves to transport a patient down to imaging because they knew transporters were overworked that day. more

By Stacy Driks | 11/11/22

(From Left) Hasnie Ahmetaj, Dawill Hernandez and Jolissa Mendez pose for a portrait as they begin one of their shifts on 27-Victor, an ambulance that will no longer permanently serve the Riverdale area starting in October.

And then they took away the ambulances

Hasnie Ahmetaj has responded to emergency medical calls in this part of Bronx for the past three years. She’s shocked hearts back to life in Kingsbridge. She’s revived patients who couldn’t breathe in Spuyten Duyvil. She’s treated dozens and dozens of COVID-19 victims in the back of an ambulance as it sped along Riverdale Avenue. more

By SACHI McCLENDON | 4/4/22

Assembly candidate Jessica Woolford says she often stops at Tiny’s Diner on Riverdale Avenue for her morning coffee. A former New York City press secretary for U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand — and now a mutual aid worker — Woolford is the first serious Democratic primary challenger to Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz in many years.

Can Woolford give Kingsbridge bigger voice?

Jessica Woolford grew up in Kingsbridge, alternating between her grandmother’s building at West 234th Street, and her mother’s building at West 238th Street. While walking around the neighborhood — whether it be to school at P.S. 7, or church at St. John’s — Woolford regularly passed by the two-story house on Kingsbridge Avenue where the local Assemblyman maintains his district office. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 1/9/22

Laws apply to bus drivers, too

This time six years ago, bus drivers were celebrating. They had bested Bill de Blasio on what was supposed to be the mayor’s hallmark legislation, Vision Zero. more

9/17/21

There are reports that one in every six commuters flash their smartphone or bankcard to pay subway and bus fares through OMNY. But are touch-free — and cashless — fares the way to the future? Some transit advocates say no.

Reps demand MTA halt plans eliminating cash fares

It’s been a little more than two years since the Metropolitan Transportation Authority stopped taking coins on its express buses, relegating riders to MetroCards or using the MTA’s touchless OMNY payment system. more

By VALERIE KAUFMAN | 8/22/21

There are many stories told in stained-glass windows found in churches. But this particular one at Riverdale Presbyterian Church shares the event-filled ministry of the Rev. David Cockcroft, who served the spiritual needs of the congregation between 1968 and 1994. Cockcroft died June 3 at 89.

David Cockcroft never feared speaking, acting from his heart

David Cockcroft never defined himself by his sexuality, but he lived and preached during a pivotal time in LGBTQ history, bringing so many a step closer to God. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 7/31/21

Many of Lois Harr’s previous jobs have involved some level of religious outreach or social justice work. And as Manhattan College’s campus ministry and social action director — from which she retired at the end of this past semester — she was able to get the best of both worlds.

After 20 years, Lois Harr finally looks forward to life after college

For those of us who choose to go to college, we usually call it quits after eight or so semesters. And maybe some of us voluntarily take on at least a few more for a post-graduate degree. But 46 semesters, for the vast majority of us, is just simply too many. more

By ROSE BRENNAN | 7/25/21

Cabrera earns nod from former guv

Gov. David Paterson, who led the state between the tenures of two embattled executives — Eliot Spitzer and Andrew Cuomo — is backing Councilman Fernando Cabrera in his quest to become the next Bronx borough president. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 5/15/21