Imagine walking along Riverdale Avenue, enjoying the warm spring weather, only to be struck in the face by dangling plants. more

Remember the days of sitting in a brightly lit school auditorium after finishing a full day of work, waiting for that couple of minutes to voice concerns about your neighborhood? more

It was an epiphany, of sorts. One Maria Neuda had after running the Black History Month art show.  more

The Chase Bank location in Knolls Crescent isn’t the only one closing. Ridgewood Savings Bank told customers this week it plans to close its 3899 Sedgwick Ave., location in Van Cortlandt Village by the end of October. more

Warren Williams may not be Usain Bolt, but he’s positioning himself as a leading ambassador for his country when it comes to hoops. The 6-foot-9 forward is a household name at Manhattan College, fresh off his third season with the school. And it wasn’t too long ago he was in Jamaica, with basketball dreams in the making. more

A few voters here just made their choice for who should represent them on the city council. But now they’ll have to choose again.  more

If there’s anything Sergio Villaverde wants people to know about him, it’s one very important thing: He’s utterly devoted to helping people. more

It’s not every author who can create books as diverse as the first tell-all from a professional hitman, a ghost-written biography on famed lawyer Johnnie Cochran, and a book about how to talk to a pet cat.  more

RiverSpring Living, the parent organization of the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, has welcomed former congressman Eliot Engel to its trustees board. more

The candidates looking to see who will fill the city council seat currently occupied by Eric Dinowitz like to raise money from people in the Bronx to fund their campaigns. It's just keeping that money in the Bronx they all, for the most part, struggle with. more