After a multi-year search, the Riverdale Presbyterian Church has announced the installation of a new pastor.
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By Eric Harvey
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5/7/23
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Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz watches as his grandson lights the menorah of the fourth night of Hannukah on Sunday, Dec. 10. Councilman Eric Dinowitz also shares in the festivities at Chabad Lubavitch of Riverdale. Also taking in the fun at the menorah lighting are Bronx borough president Vanessa Gibson and U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres.
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12/15/23
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After being closed for several years and left to be covered in graffiti, the Land & Sea Restaurant on 5535 Broadway is finally being demolished and in its place is coming a joint Burger King and Popeyes.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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9/3/23
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Not many can say they made it to 100 and even fewer could say they made it 110. But the oldest living resident at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale Adlin Boyd Douglas can.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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12/15/23
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CLOCKWISE from top: 3-year-old twins Margaretha and Anna Brohmer, taken in
1907; 'Mother and Son, 1985,' snapped at the Kennedy Child Study Center in
Kingsbridge; Freddie and Marguerite …
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12/13/01
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Now that the Edgehill Church of Spuyten Duyvil on Independence Avenue has begun its transformation into the headquarters for the Kingsbridge Historical Society, the hard part begins.
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By GARY LARKIN
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10/20/23
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Harriette Lebowitz Schmertz passed away peacefully at her home in Riverdale on Jan. 22, 2024, at the age of 92. She was a 50 plus year resident of Riverdale.
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2/9/24
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The Kingsbridge Library, 291 W. 231st St., has been closed temporarily since Jan. 24 due to emergency repairs, the library’s website states.
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2/9/24
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The Lehman Center for Performing Arts continues its 2024 Spring season with merengue music this weekend followed by a variety of performances, including jazz and hip hop, that will last until May.
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By MACK OLMSTED
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2/9/24
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The silence of some groups that generally assail antisemitic acts like Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel is hard to miss.
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BY ERIC HARVEY
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12/15/23
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