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City to offer gifted classes closer to home

By Kate Pastor

Starting next fall, gifted and talented kindergarteners will likely be educated right here in the Bronx — maybe in Riverdale.

Until now, local brainy 5-year-olds whose parents wanted them to have an enriched program had no choice but to score highly on...

Caught blue-handed

Caught blue-handed

Dana Heller, 9, may be feeling a little blue after painting the window of the CVS store on West 235th Street during Saturday’s Kiwanis Club Halloween contest.

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Arts report paints 'distorted' picture

By Kate Pastor

The city Department of Education recently released its second annual “Arts in School” report, part of its effort to provide greater accountability for arts education.

That means the newest document provides the first year-to-year comparison of arts education in the city’s public...

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Martians gobble up terrestrial parking

By Megan James

When Ed Yaker found out that parking would be restricted on six streets throughout the Amalgamated Houses neighborhood for all of...

Phantom ticket victims want traffic agent prosecuted

The NYPD says it’s investigating, but residents who’ve been burned by a rogue ticket agent insist she’s still on the job.

By Megan James

When...

With little hope of winning, they're still on the ballot

By N. Clark Judd

Congressional candidate Robert Goodman has made the economy a centerpiece of his campaign.

He knows well the struggles facing families in...

Council's term limit turn-around changes game for local hopefuls

By N. Clark Judd

The New York City Council voted on Oct. 23 to dash Jamin Sewell’s hopes, 29-22.

For the last two months, the...

With extra elbow room, PS 7 looks to grow

By Kate Pastor

In an effort to bring continuity to the school, PS 7 has asked the city Department of Education to add a...

Absenteeism keeps Ed council from electing officers

By Kate Pastor

It took the Community Education Council of District 10 a staggering three months to elect new officers because there haven’t been...

Parkway crash is just another traffic headache

By Megan James

Just as the storm of poorly coordinated construction projects was creating a traffic nightmare around the Henry Hudson Parkway and West...

City plugs 'holes' at local park

By Megan James

Less than a month after several Riverdale parents started a petition to install gates at McLaughlin playground on Greystone Avenue just...



Look out for the Bronx, Riverdale resident says

By N. Clark Judd

Riverdale resident Alec Diacou wants to make it possible for Bronx residents to throw block parties 176 feet in the...

MetroCard buses make local stops

MetroCard buses and vans will make several stops in Riverdale and Kingsbridge during August, selling regular and reduced-priced cards.

The schedule is as follows:

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A howling good time

Local dogs and their owners — donning an array of colorful costumes — strutted their stuff at Van Cortlandt Park’s Canine Court on Sunday, during...

Public meetings

Community Board 8’s land use committee will meet on Monday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m., at Riverdale Temple, 4545 Independence Ave., at West 246th Street....

Corrections and clarifications

It is the policy of The Riverdale Press to correct errors of substance and clarify misleading articles promptly and prominently. To bring errors to the...

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