Mayor Eric Adams is asking community boards to say “yes” to a citywide zoning initiative that will help New York City become carbon neutral by 2050. more

During its annual flag placement ceremony, the Woodlawn Cemetery and Conservancy placed 8,600 American flags next to gravesites the week before Memorial Day. more

With the June primary only weeks away, District Attorney incumbent Darcel Clark has nearly four times the amount of contributions made in her name to challenger Tess Cohen. more

Naomi (Mittleman) Bernstein died peacefully May 12 in her sleep after a long illness. more

The Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Act passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee in mid-May. more

Gary Jean-Juste of Queens is the new photo editor for The Riverdale Press. He replaces Hiram Alejandro Durán, who has taken a fellowship position on the west coast with Catch Light California and Report for America. more

The 50th Precinct has arrested two men for the robbery of a man in a wheelchair that occurred on April 11. Anthony Martinez, 20, and Anthony Myrie, 25, of the Bronx were both arrested on … more

Fieldston Ethical Culture School became a hub of mental awareness through a benefit concert and discussion on May 9 thanks to one of its sophomores. more

The country officially returned to normal on May 11 with the end of the federal public health emergency surrounding Covid-19 — but for many, it’s been pretty close to normalcy for months. more

Two years and six months ago Riverdale residents under lockdown caught their first glimmer of hope in a long while when it was announced a vaccine to the Covid-19 virus was available and would be distributed across the city. The first resident in line at the Hebrew Home to get his shot was 79-year-old Kelley Dixon, who was also the first nursing home resident in the state with the vaccination. more