There comes a time when you heed a certain call and can’t sit and be silent anymore. Maybe it’s your heart. Maybe it’s your soul. Maybe it’s your rage about some injustice — and not just yours, but it spreads widely and others feel the same way.
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3/11/24
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As objective and independent news writers and editors, we have an imperative to cover the issues most important to you, the people of our greater Riverdale community.
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3/11/24
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Union members of SEIU 32BJ are ready to strike after learning the contract they bargained for last year is being terminated by the Bronx Realty Advisory Board.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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2/29/24
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Ruth Gottesman brought tears of joy to her audience at the Montefiore Health System’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine on Monday — and won a standing ovation — with a single sentence.
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By GARY LARKIN
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2/29/24
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Anyone trying to make their way along Sedgwick Avenue and some of the surrounding streets near the Jerome Park Reservoir should get ready for a mess. Con Edison has taken over large chunks of Kingsbridge Heights and Van Cortlandt Village through what the utility describes as “emergency work” that started a few weeks ago.
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By IZANIA GONZALEZ
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2/29/24
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The Johnson Diner & Bar will open in the middle of March replacing the Riverdale staple Blue Bay Restaurant, which had been there since the 1960s until it closed in 2022.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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2/29/24
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In a what was once quiet corner of Spuyten Duyvil, residents have been experiencing high levels of noise pollution for well over a year. Three lots located on Arlington Avenue and Netherland Avenue between West 232nd Street have been under construction for up to eight hours a day every weekday.
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By IZANIA GONZALEZ
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2/29/24
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Police are searching for three male robbers who allegedly robbed a 21-year-old man last month in Kingsbridge.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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2/29/24
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Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has put his name on two bills that would criminalize disruptive acts of protest. One would make it a misdemeanor if protesters disrupt speakers at an event, while the other would charge protesters who block a public road or bridge with a felony for domestic terrorism.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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2/29/24
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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new tool intended to protect residents on government assistance from criminals trying to steal their benefits through skimming devices.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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2/29/24
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