Facing down our fears of homelessness

Ellen had just discovered her husband was a drug addict, draining their shared bank accounts, and leaving them impossibly behind on rent and other essential bills. If that wasn’t enough, the couple had a child — an infant, in fact — who needed formula and diapers. But she also needed somewhere safe to live. And on that night, her family’s apartment was not it. Especially if drugs could potentially be in reach.

Council tries giving voting rights to voiceless

There was a time when Mino Lora didn’t have the right to vote. It was 20 years ago, and she had just arrived from the Dominican Republic. Lora wasn’t alone, of course. The right to vote is only a right for those who are citizens of this country.

Electeds divided when it comes to Broadway homeless

Controversy continues to surround a proposed men’s homeless shelter in North Riverdale, not just by its residential and commercial neighbors around the site, but among local elected officials as well.

Community garden gets itself Broadway glow-up

The community garden at the Marble Hill Houses has been busy. But now more light can be shed on those projects thanks to a single solar panel installed in the garden of the New York City Housing Authority complex.

de Blasio will require vaccinations in private job sector

Mayor Bill de Blasio is certainly leaving his mark as he packs up Gracie Mansion. Beginning just after Christmas, anyone who wants to collect a paycheck in New York City will have to be vaccinated.

Arnie Adler's fresh bread baking continues to rise

Obituaries

Longtime resident Murray Vogel

Murray Vogel passed away Oct. 22, 2021, during the Jewish Sabbath — just three days after his 80th birthday.

School teacher Kathleen Benjamin

Rita Pressman Shaw, who set out to brighten the world with art, 96

Social worker, longtime active neighbor Catherine Puryear, 80

Pearl Tytell, whose document expertise exposed fraudsters

Opinion

Well, this is embarrassing

There’s not a single good reason why voters in New York shouldn’t have an option to vote by mail. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz agrees, introducing a new measure that would extend no-excuse absentee balloting into 2024.

Bowman deserves praise for Israel, Palestine trip

As a member of the Riverdale Jewish community — and a staunch proponent of peace, justice and …
Shut down 9/11 group

A cat has nine lives, and so does the Lower Manhattan Development Corp.
Time to make changes at the top

We, the Riverdale voters, are to blame for the swift decline of our beloved neighborhood.

Making COVID history requires us to do our part

It was a morning I woke up with a very stuffy head and a low-grade fever that got progressively …
Clock ticking to do right thing

There’s only one thing worse than a politician’s lecture about your civic obligations as a New …
Deeper respect for John Lennon

Oct. 9 would have been John Lennon’s 81st birthday. With all due respect to the accomplishments …