SAR High School and SAR Academy celebrated Yom Ha’atzmaut on April 25. The high school started with a schoolwide tefilla — a prayer — memorable and exciting festivity along with scholarly lessons dedicated to find peaceful solutions in any situation and meaning in Israel’s founding father. In 1948, David Ben-Gurion was the known national founder of the state of Israel. And the first prime minister. more

History with an exclamation point sums up the title-winning run for the Nigeria women’s basketball team at the 2023 AfroBasket tournament. more

A 57-year-old homeless man has been arrested and charged with several crimes following an attempted robbery on Aug. 11, police said. more

  1. Beer run turns violent A man was stabbed during an altercation with a stranger—although he was so drunk he cannot remember what prompted the violent argument, according to … more

Artificial intelligence has been quickly taking the world by storm, so it was only a matter of time before the New York City government started to make use of it. For the first time in the country, there is an AI tool specifically for business owners to use to obtain resources and links, and get immediate answers to all of their business-related questions, according to Mayor Eric Adams. more

To the Editor: Last week’s letter by a member of Jewish Voice for Peace defending its response to the Oct. 7 massacre of some 1,400 Israelis should not go unanswered — especially the writer’s claim that the organization “has never said it supports Hamas.” more

(Re: “What are CitiBikes doing here?” Nov. 23) To the Editor: CitiBikes are present in Kingsbridge, so the residents of Kingsbridge may use them to access other parts of the city, and so visitors to Kingsbridge residents may travel there by bike. more

Property managers for the five Kingsbridge businesses that were destroyed in an early-morning fire on Dec. 13 say they are awaiting news from the fire department on the cause. That will determine how they will proceed. more

1965 Civil rights Riverdalians joined in the fight for civil rights in 1965, with 300 people gathering at the Monument on Riverdale Avenue to march to St. Stephen's Church in Marble Hill. … more