Say no to the “City of Yes” for Economic Opportunity zoning changes.  Mayor Adams and the Department of City Planning (DCP) have crafted 18 citywide zoning proposals drawn largely from recommendations from the real estate, construction, and business industries.  Their zoning wish list will come for a vote in the City Council in March. Basically, City of Yes calls for manufacturing and industrial uses to be permitted in commercial areas, and commercial development permitted in residential neighborhoods. What could go wrong? more

To the Editor: Recently, I was invited to breakfast at Emily Hausman’s home. Emily, as you may know, is running for District Leader of the 81AD, the home to Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and his constituents. more

(The following is an open letter to the shareholders of Park Reservoir Housing Corp.) The article “Park Reservoir cooperators lose chance to oust board” by Gary Larkin, published in the Feb. 15, 2024 issue of The Riverdale Press left us all a little confused. more

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been getting a lot of something we haven’t really seen much of over the past couple years: snow. more

New York is facing an unprecedented affordability crisis. The cost of basics like rent, food, and health care are increasing dramatically and wages aren’t keeping pace. New Yorkers are struggling, forcing them to make difficult decisions about what they can afford. more

The food insecurity problem in the Bronx and greater Riverdale continues to grow as evidenced by the latest Homeless Outreach Population Estimate. It found the borough has 222 unsheltered homeless individuals. more

Forget scary movies or the end of the world — what scares almost all of us the most, by far, is getting a voicemail from a family member, telling you to call back right away because “it’s important.” more

To the Editor: I’m incredibly grateful for the way our BID (Kingsbridge Business Improvement District) works hard to keep our community clean. more

Thanks South Africa (invoking the genocide convention joined by Israel MK Ofer Cassif) and Yemen (blocking ships to/from Israel) for challenging genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and democide in Palestine. We need a ceasefire. USA and Israel have shown contempt; most human rights organizations and UN nations condemn USA and Israel atrocities (backed by UK/EU) against Palestinians for 75 years. The Nakba never ended. more

To the Editor: We are cooperators living in the Amalgamated Houses, a limited equity, affordable housing co-op, at the edge of Van Cortlandt Park. This diverse, vibrant community is on the brink of bankruptcy and foreclosure. more