With a handshake, Mayor Bill de Blasio and council Speaker Corey Johnson agreed to a 2019-20 budget that included “promises to create a pathway” to equal pay for all teachers in the city’s Pre-K For All program. more

Riverdale wants a Trader Joe’s, but does Trader Joe’s want Riverdale? No. At least, not yet. An email has circulated throughout North Riverdale in recent weeks calling on locals to fill out a form on the supermarket chain’s website requesting the grocery chain open a new store in the area. Specifically, the email called for people to request Trader Joe’s replace the Key Foods at 5661 Riverdale Ave. more

Next March, every household in the country is expected to receive a notice in the mail, encouraging them to fill out the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau survey. more

There was a time this season when Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy baseball coach John Reingold wasn’t sure what he had. more

If you happen to stroll by the bronze statue of the tortoise and hare at Van Cortlandt Park on Sunday, you’ll likely come upon a very enthusiastic group of people gathering for a milestone event. more

1. Police said that a brazen thief got his hands on a pricy platinum part between 4 p.m. on March 10 and 6 a.m. on March 11, when he sawed the catalytic converter out from underneath a 2002 Toyota … more

1. Police said when a 93-year-old man recently answered his phone at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, located at 5901 Palisade Ave., the caller immediately beseeched his help. “I’ve had … more