CB8 questions shelter proposal

There’s a new neighbor coming to Broadway in 2023 — and it’s not exactly who many in North Riverdale had hoped for. Community Board 8’s health, hospitals and social services committee is set to hear a proposal from the city’s homeless services department on Wednesday that would open a shelter for 130 single men at 6661 Broadway.

DOT moves quickly to fix fatal intersection

It seems rare city agencies quickly respond to community demands. But so far, changes like what’s happening where Kappock Street and Johnson Avenue intersect in Spuyten Duyvil are the rare exception to that rule.

No shortages at schools yet over COVID vax mandate

Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters last week he’s convinced his mandate encouraged thousands of education department workers to get at least the first dose of the vaccine, leaving just a handful who still haven’t done it. Just in case, however, the education department brought in thousands of vaccinated substitute teachers.

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Dinowitzes oppose homeless shelter, Biaggi on fence

It's a journey that begins on 30th Street in Manhattan, and at some point in the not-so-distant future, will end in a new temporary home about 230 blocks north for more than a hundred single men looking to sleep with a roof over their heard.

Obituaries

Albert Thompson, dentist and star athlete, 89

Dr. Albert J. Thompson of Riverdale died peacefully on the morning of Oct. 6, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was 89.

Sandy Shalleck, always giving, 77

Lehman Center welcomes home audience — finally

Kids sell art, lending a helping hand to fight cancer

Could you be paying too much for rent? It depends

Opinion

Just listen before you judge

Steve simply wanted what so many of us take for granted every day: A hot dinner. A warm bed. The ability to fend for himself. But for now, he’d settle for $600 just to get his car back. Not because he wants cool wheels, but because it’s at least a place to sleep.

We must protect the little green space we have left

Many people in the Bronx like green space in their neighborhoods. But they have no say in the matter.
Voting depends on Biden

Last November, millions of voters like me went to the polls and cast a ballot for Joe Biden. Now, with a …
Help with these cars

There are at least six cars a day on Irwin Avenue and West 238th Street with no license plates or with …

Taking a new look at Vannie

It is considerably larger than Central Park. It has an array of facilities and fields and trails …
Dinowitz is doing a great job

For the past six months, I’ve been fortunate to serve alongside Councilman Eric Dinowitz in the …
Devil in the details

In a recent letter, Larry Penner states how cost estimates for major transportation projects such …