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1961 Development A population jump in North Riverdale invited more business to the area, including two new banks. Further south, on Kappock Street in Spuyten Duyvil, the skyline forever … more

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Riverdale is hit by salon fire and burglaries

1962 Bad hair day Women with their hair pinned up in curlers ran out of a beauty salon on West 235th Street after a fire broke out in the shop's basement on April 5. Firemen rapidly … more

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Upcoming Family Art Projects

All programs are held on Saturday and Sunday, from 1 to 4 p.m., in the Kerlin Learning Center, at Wave Hill, West 249th Street and Independence Avenue. The program is free with paid admission … more

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Kennedy's boyhood home weeps

1963 In mourning Flags were lowered to half-staff in Riverdale and the rest of the country in late November, following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Stan Cohen wrote … more

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Mothers make stand for safer street

1964 Pram protest Thirty women with baby strollers blocked traffic along Van Cortlandt Parkway West for 40 minutes in May 1964, to draw attention to a dangerous intersection. The women … more

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Riverdalians join the national fight for equality

1965 Civil rights Riverdalians joined in the fight for civil rights in 1965, with 300 people gathering at the Monument on Riverdale Avenue to march to St. Stephen's Church in Marble Hill. … more

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Walnut crime easily cracked by 50th cops

1966 Criminal stupidity 1966 was the year of one of the most bungled crimes in Kingsbridge history. Daring, but not terribly bright, thieves broke into the Agress Seed and Nut Co., … more

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Blizzard brings two deaths in its wake

1967 Deadly storm A 12.6-inch blizzard caused the death of two people in Riverdale in February 1967, with one man dying of a heart attack outside of St. Margaret’s Church while trying … more

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Riverdale mourns Martin Luther King

1968 Year of turmoil In early April 1968 Riverdale joined to rest of the nation in paying tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Flags were lowered to half-staff at public buildings … more

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Anti-war demonstrations hit schools

1969 Student protests As in the rest of the country, civil unrest took a toll on the Riverdale/Kingsbridge area. Student protests over a number of issues, including the Vietnam War and … more

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50 Years on the Job

Building relationships simply by repairing one kitchen at a time

Felix Lam has been the superintendent at 2465 Palisade Ave., in Spuyten Duyvil for 50 years. The 81-year-old has made his home — and career — at the eight-story co-op since he was a young man. And how does that make him feel? “I’m very happy about it,” Lam said.

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