Riverdale Y hosted a family-friendly shofar-making workshop, giving children an opportunity to explore Jewish traditions and prepare for Rosh Hashana and the High Holidays. more

Riverdale resident Robert Fitts turned a 1993 baseball game in Japan into a decades-long career researching Japanese baseball, culminating in his latest book about life behind the scenes. more

A New York Botanical Garden event explored Caribbean cocktail traditions, cultural history and medicinal botanicals before participants created Mamajuana infusions to age at home for six months. more

Riverdale families can support children’s reading through five free resources, including little libraries, NYC Reads, NYPL branches, Books x Bodegas and online tutoring. more

You’re riding the bus, or perhaps the subway. Maybe it’s early, and you’re headed to work — half-asleep, clutching a cup of coffee like a lifeline, watching the city rise with the sun through … more

To the editor, A newly FDA-approved cholesterol drug is expected to augment statins instead of replacing them. But why take cholesterol medications when you can eat tasty vegan foods to reduce … more

To the editor, The Council of Municipal Retirees Organization, or COMRO, has been advocating for all 250,000 New York City municipal retirees’ benefits since 1995. This includes Pension COLA, … more

Here at The Riverdale Press, we are always looking for new ways to connect with our community members and readers. In an effort to do so, we are introducing some exciting new outreach methods, including expanding our social media reach to Tiktok and introducing opinion polls. more

A City Council hearing examined COPA, a proposed housing law that could affect 18 distressed buildings in greater Riverdale, drawing testimony from tenants, advocates, city officials and real estate representatives. more

New York City public schools are barring student-facing generative AI through eighth grade for 2026-27 while limiting screen time and expanding supervised AI literacy and pilot programs in high schools. more