How many times have you heard that old canard, “You can’t fight city hall?” Well, it’s not always true as the Community Board 8 community, its community board, elected officials — and yes, The Riverdale Press — just proved. more

Community Board 8 and the members of our community owe a deep debt of gratitude to Councilman Andrew Cohen for his forthright and effective efforts to preserve the Riverdale Special Natural Area District zoning, land use and environmental protection regulations. more

Growing overtime costs for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s NYC Transit, Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Rail Road employees has been going on for decades. more

“In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy,” our president told us on Aug. 5. Does he or his speechwriter want us to listen to his words, take them to heart, and act on them? more

It is my expectation that President Trump is going to do all of us a big favor and decide sometime in early to mid-2020 not to run for re-election, largely because of a slowdown in our economy. more

My concerns regarding the extended timeframe of the West 238th Street scaffolding continues, and now has been up for well over five years. more

Joe Biden would be sworn in at age 78 if he is elected. more

Attempting to exit Netherland Avenue from the traffic circle between West 256th and West 259th streets, one must drive that extension of Netherland toward Arlington Avenue. There is no other way to exit. more

Community Board 8’s traffic and transportation committee approved a proposal submitted by DOT in May for enhanced crosswalks at Palisade Avenue and Kappock Street. This is now happening. more

While Richard Warren claims to use “facts and logic” in his smears of Israel, he couldn’t have done much “research and thinking” before repeating the well-worn canard about Hamas-directed “peaceful protests” at the Gaza border. more