Through its Bronx Rise Leadership initiative, the Oyate Group has helped out impoverished people throughout New York City, including greater Riverdale. This Thanksgiving they distributed more than 2,000 frozen turkeys to combat food insecurity. more

The Sisters of Charity of New York have started the process of winding down its 200+year-old sisterhood congregation after its delegates voted April 13 to begin a “path to completion.” more

Fordham University student Paula Wasserman of greater Riverdale was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. more

It was a night like no other at the Museum of American Natural History where Bronx High School of Science students dressed their best in stylish gowns and suits. Alumni were no different while together walking down the steps to the hall of ocean life, dining under the Blue Whale. more

The night of Feb. 23 felt like a moment of rebirth for DeJuan Clayton. With the Manhattan College Jaspers trailing Marist by seven points, Clayton checked in for his season debut against all odds. Right then, he became the first D1 men’s basketball player to play in eight different seasons. more

Two back-to-back protests are indicative of the growing tensions at the site of a proposed charter middle school. more

As Manhattan College residents at Overlook Manor ended their semester, they were given the official news, after the first notice in the fall semester, to pack their bags in exchange for a proposed affordable housing space. more

The dean of Manhattan College’s O’Malley School of Business has announced he is stepping down at the end of the spring semester. more

It has been a whirlwind of a couple months for Irma Garcia. Now that the dust has finally settled, it is time to go to work at Manhattan College as the school’s interim athletics director. more

Laura Levine-Pinedo, founder of 4Bronx Project, has joined up with Latinos Urbanos to install a free community library at P.S. 207 on Godwin Terrace. Levine-Pinedo said she is providing the library with Latinos Urbanos and Dr. Nick Figueroa, who was awarded recognition and an award from superstar hip hop singer Bad Bunny. The community library will be available Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. outside the school. Members of 4Bronx Project and Latinos Urbanos cut the ribbon on the library on Feb. 15. more