Carla Perez graduated from Lehman College with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in May. She thought that she would land her dream job in social work immediately after, but that dream is yet to … more

Montefiore Medical Center has altered its controversial plans for a new facility on Riverdale Avenue in a way that could circumvent a new review process by the state Department of Health (DOH), … more

A nail salon in Riverdale got the Hollywood treatment in Sandra Nixon’s latest film.  The former NYPD sergeant and current filmmaker shot her latest production, the 10-minute comedy … more

It was April of 1996, and Diana Henry had just left Manhattan’s 30th Street Theatre after that night’s performance of Reckless, a play by Charles Lucas, in which she played Rachel, Mia … more

As a teacher at the Robert J. Christen School (P.S. 81) for over 30 years, Linda Griffin read books like The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Amelia Bedelia to countless kindergartners and first-grade … more

Myla Grace Keegan was born to parents Sean and Jennifer Keegan of Greystone Avenue on June 25. Myla weighed six pounds and five ounces at the time of her birth at White Plains Hospital. Myla’s … more

Even light pollution from New York City is not enough to dampen local astronomers’ enthusiasm for stargazing. On Sunday, John Benfatti, an astronomy enthusiast and member of the … more

In Matthew Thorburn’s first poetry project, he and other high school students in his native Michigan collaborated via e-mail with counterparts in Japan. At the end of the undertaking in 1991, … more

Community Board (CB) 8 and Volunteers of America-Greater New York are calling for backpacks and school supplies. The collection is part of the Operation Backpack 2014 initiative, which collects … more