Riverdale’s newest residents are settling into their leafy surrounds at the Van Cortlandt Motel — a safe haven, for now, they hope, while they apply for asylum and seek authorization to work legally in the United States. more

This year’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony at Van Cortlandt Park’s Memorial Grove was a little bit more special because a resolution was recently passed to designate November as New York city’s first ever “Veteran Appreciation Month.” more

The dress of the day for Manhattan College’s more than 750 undergrads was monastic as they filed into Draddy gymnasium on Friday, May 19, before turning their tassels to the left for their journey to the future. more

Police are looking for a pair of men following the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old Kingsbridge man outside 3470 Fort Independence St. at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17. more

U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres visited Riverdale Country School for a student art project called ‘You Know the Drill’ on  June 5, that honored gun violence victims. more

It’s been a tale of two landmark diners in Riverdale for the past 20 months. One that has many in the community asking what’s next for the places on Kingsbridge Avenue and Johnson Avenue. Places they used to get some coffee, eggs and conversation. more

There’s nowhere to go but up … at least in Kingsbridge. Siblings Maryam and Mohammed Yaghoubi are ready to construct a building 13 stories above the 1 train on Broadway near West 231st Street, turning the former site of Mr. McGoo’s Pub and a neighboring parking garage into more than 225 affordable apartments. more

Grandmaster Flash graced the stage in front of approximately 10,000 people cheering — but not at the turntables. He stood there as Joseph Saddler addressing Lehman College more than 3,000 graduates at its 55th commencement on Thursday, June 1, in honor of 50 years of hip-hop in the Bronx. more

By day, Jerome Avenue in Woodlawn is environmentally sensitive, surrounded by the famous Woodlawn Cemetery. By night, it’s a whole other story as people show up with their cars and their over-sized speakers. more