A plan to build a new two-story school building for autistic children with parking in the cellar has been unanimously voted down by Community Board 8. The building would have sat at 680 West 232 St. at the corner of Independence Avenue. more

While protesters staged outside of U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres’ Fordham office Tuesday afternoon accusing him of supporting “Israel’s genocide,” a much larger group of rallygoers, made up of the SAR community and local electeds gathered at Seton Park to say they disagreed. more

As any property owner would do with large amounts of rocks bordering their sidewalk, the problem has to be fixed, especially if it blocks their own driveway. And in this case, it’s a safety issue. After Horace Mann School’s annual inspection, the school found one of the many rocks outside its entrance had shifted. If it rained, the chances of the rock weathering and collapsing were considerably high. But when the rock was eventually removed, more loose rocks were discovered. Thomas Kelly, head of the private school, said this was not the first time they removed loose rocks on their property. more

More than 200 members of the Bronx Anti-War Coalition protested outside of U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres’ Fordham office on Tuesday, accusing him of funding “Israel’s genocide.” more

People talked about several things last Thursday. The first heat wave of September hit, Hurricane Lee intensified to Category 5 in the Atlantic, Donald Trump’s indictments, Jimmy Fallon’s toxic workspace and it was the first day of school. more

Three students from greater Riverdale were marked with outstanding academic achievements from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, as first and second honors. more

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

International Leadership Charter School has faced a backlash from the community along with vandalism of the construction of its new middle school. But now, the administration is slapping back, just days before another rally against them was scheduled. more

While a temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was reached Tuesday night, Democrats in New York City had been  showing a schism in support for such action. more

Throughout this tumultuous time with Israel at war, there is a global desire to seek out ways to support our people and our land. As the former executive producer of “Sesame Street,” … more