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1969 Student protests As in the rest of the country, civil unrest took a toll on the Riverdale/Kingsbridge area. Student protests over a number of issues, including the Vietnam War and … more

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Discovering what really separates

I would like to take issue with Peter Wolf’s Point of View. Seldom have I read so many ideas in one essay that need to be challenged. more

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Adults look to end Johnson 'happenings'

1970 Troubled teens Call 1970 the year of the troubled teen. Dozens of articles in The Press chronicled the concerns of parents, merchants, police and the teens themselves about sparse … more

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Growing up in 'da Bvonx'

CLOCKWISE from top: 3-year-old twins Margaretha and Anna Brohmer, taken in 1907; 'Mother and Son, 1985,' snapped at the Kennedy Child Study Center in Kingsbridge; Freddie and Marguerite … more

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Re-zoning fight leads to accusations of racism

1971 North Riverdale shaped North Riverdale retains its bucolic character — with tree-lined streets and lowrise private homes — after a two-year-long fight to have the area … more

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Youth is served with schools and a place of its own

1972 At home in the dome The two stories that dominated the year both involved teens and construction, but they couldn’t have been more different. Efforts to create a public high … more

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Burglar proves keeping fit can lead to a huge payday

1973 Crime spree This was a year of spectacular — though, thankfully, non-lethal — crimes. Every year The Press chronicles the comings and goings of con artists, car thieves, … more

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Seton Park plan stalls, motorists face rationing

1974 Hurry up and wait Great beginnings and screeching halts. Important neighborhood institutions began life in new homes this year. Two others didn’t fare so well. Riverdale … more

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Naturally, It's yes for Greenbelt

1975 Preservation Ten months of hearings and negotiations ended in a designation of parts of Riverdale as a Special Natural Area District — only the second in the city, the other is … more

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Thousands celebrate Seton Park's opening day

1976 At last It’s not surprising that after waiting more than two decades for a park to be planned, designed and completed, residents would want to kick up their heels. At the opening … more

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50 Years on the Job

Building relationships simply by repairing one kitchen at a time

Felix Lam has been the superintendent at 2465 Palisade Ave., in Spuyten Duyvil for 50 years. The 81-year-old has made his home — and career — at the eight-story co-op since he was a young man. And how does that make him feel? “I’m very happy about it,” Lam said.

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