There are hoops diehards who live and breathe basketball this time of year. Then, there is the Bair family, who are not just lovers of the game but a built-in group of coaches and a Division I player from a quaint Pennsylvania town.
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By PETE JANNY
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12/1/23
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Yaxeny Hernandez-Ravelo and Shaquana Darden, both from greater Riverdale, have been accepted to the Kaplan Leadership Program for the 2023-24 academic year.
Hernandez majors in computer science …
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By GARY LARKIN
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12/1/23
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You can listen to Handel’s Messiah, Radetzky March, a holiday sing-along and more for free at Lehman College and Community Chorus’ annual winter concert.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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12/1/23
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Briggs McClain was preoccupied with starting a new high school career when something unexpected happened. His family had agreed to take in a foreign student who enrolled at his school to play basketball. It was the perfect match, for many reasons.
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By PETE JANNY
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11/24/23
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The Manhattan College women’s basketball team has finally ended the drought. For the first time since 2010, the Jaspers topped rival Fordham by a score of 58-44 in the Battle of the Bronx.
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By PETE JANNY
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11/24/23
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Union faculty and adjuncts held a rally on Lehman College campus last Thursday where they delivered a petition for a “fair” contract to President Fernando Delgado.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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11/17/23
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This time of year is not only busy with professional football or college basketball. It is also crunch time for college soccer with high stakes on the line in win-or-go-home conference tournaments.
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By PETE JANNY
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11/17/23
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On a fall day last year, Victoria Steinhoff noticed something different about New York City. The vibe and the energy were even more palpable than usual. Marathon day had arrived and Steinhoff wondered aloud to her mother how she too could someday be in the race.
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By PETE JANNY
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11/17/23
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This ‘wolf’ on Mosholu Avenue scared many a trick-or-treater on Halloween. It was one of many oversized autumnal decorations on greater Riverdale streets.
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11/10/23
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The Bronx Basketball Hall of Fame ’s second annual induction dinner and ceremony on Nov. 2 at Villa Barone Manor in Throggs Neck drew around 450 people to honor the 16 newest members.
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By PETE JANNY
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11/10/23
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