Classroom return: 25,000 and counting
Parents have until April 7 to switch their public school kids from remote learning
If the past year has taught society anything, it’s that a lot can change even over the course of a few weeks. And even more can change over four months.
Lora has special election hopes, but they’re thin
Dinowitz leads election night, but ranked-choice has yet to come into play
Voters — at least the fewer than 10 percent who came out — have made their voices heard, but the special election to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council is far from over. And non-profit executive director Mino Lora remains optimistic about her chances of upsetting former schoolteacher Eric Dinowitz, who has a 17-point lead from early and live votes.
Closing the COVID-19 distance — in schools, at least
Few education landscapes have been subject to changes over the course of the coronavirus pandemic as much as the city’s public elementary schools.
FIRST ONLINE
Eric Dinowitz poised to become next councilman
Eric Dinowitz is well on his way to becoming this region's newest city councilman after absentee and military ballots increased his lead over Mino Lora. Still, it wasn't enough to push Dinowitz past the 50 percent threshold, meaning elections officials will institute ranked-choice balloting on Monday.
FIRST ONLINE
Riverdale Press wins 8 state awards, including top prize for general excellence
It's always a great day for community journalism, but Friday was even more special for The Riverdale Press team after winning eight statewide awards at the New York Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest, including one of the organization's most prestigious: the Past President's Award for General Excellence.
Special election is over, but primary just getting started
They both took a major gamble stepping away from the recent city council special election to instead focus on the June Democratic primary, and now both Abigail Martin and Marcos Sierra hope it will pay off.
Earlybird ready to fly to caffeinate North Riverdale
It wouldn’t be a stretch to say opening a business during the coronavirus pandemic is a risky venture. This is especially true for restaurants, cafés and bars — many of which have closed over the past year.
Restoring flagpole to old glory for Old Glory
It seems about once a year or so, someone happens by the small patch of hilly land separating Henry Hudson Parkway East and the actual Henry Hudson Parkway and finds something they didn’t expect: an old flagpole.
Biden administration ‘testing’ waters at schools on state level
Like it or not, standardized testing has become an integral part of the American school landscape. But when a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic hits the country, some things needed to temporarily take a back seat — and testing wasn’t immune.
It’s back to the drawing board for Independence
A stretch of Independence Avenue has been the subject of special attention from Community Board 8’s traffic and transportation committee over the last six months. And now, thanks to a faceless neighbor with access to a copy machine, that attention will continue for at least a while longer.
New York needs money — will the wealthy have to pay?
The coronavirus pandemic has left states across the country in economic ruin. And New York is no exception, with a budget deficit hole topping $15 billion.
Fostering community by bartering some sourdough
There was a time when many longed to stay home and chill. Then the coronavirus pandemic came with its months-long lockdowns, and those wishes came true. Except it wasn’t as relaxing as many might have imagined, instead quickly finding new ways to pass the time at home.
Miranda Writes returns books to Riverdale’s shelves
What seemed once on the edge of extinction may be no more. At least if Kirstie Reynoso-Miranda has anything to say about it.
Ready for bridge toll rebate? Not quite yet
Remember way back in 2019 when Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz made crossing the Henry Hudson Bridge free for Bronx motorists with an E-ZPass?
ALONE & HUNGRY
Confusion leads to missed meals in quarantine
College is supposed to be the time of your life. But as the coronavirus pandemic completely upends what it means to study and live on campuses across the country, a few students much closer to home say they suffered even more: Days filled with hunger.
Opinion
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Need some 'old' normal
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It's simple: Just vote
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Just a little bit longer
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Emotional? Just human
Paper industry already is taking responsibility
As a country, we generate somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 million tons of municipal solid waste each year — roughly five pounds of waste each day for every man, woman and child, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Obituaries
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Leona Epstein: South Bronx educator, modern woman, 98
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Korean War vet Carnig Ajamian
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JFK English teacher Rita Karig, 84
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NYPD officer Joseph Sheridan, 84
Charlie Gilbert, who sought the joke in every moment, 76
Teacher, actor, comedian Charlie Gilbert lived a life of creativity and fun.
Letters/Op-Ed
POLICE BEAT
A very hungry thief
Have you ever seen food that looked so good you just wanted to steal it off someone’s plate? Well, one man acted on that urge, robbing a delivery worker on March 15.
POLITICAL ARENA
Council pulls plug on NYPD credentialing
The authority to grant reporters access to crime scenes, public meetings and elected officials could soon move from the New York Police Department to the mayor’s media and entertainment office. But that decision has not been universally supported — especially by Councilman Fernando Cabrera.
PRESS POINTS
Vaccines available soon to all adults
Anyone 30 or older can now seek out one of the available coronavirus vaccines in New York. And by April 6, that access will be universal, including anyone older than 16.
SCHOOL DESK
Lehman rakes in millions for STEM
It’s an important institution in the CUNY system, and Lehman College might become a hotspot for science, technology, math and engineering.
Coronavirus
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Seniors face roadblocks in efforts to vaccinate
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A year late, $400 short: Voice from the ‘forgotten’ class
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On the computer? In the car? SAR here to help
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Biaggi takes offensive against Cuomo over nursing home deaths
One Year Later ...
She was a Manhattan health care worker who recently returned from Iran. He was a New Rochelle lawyer who worked in Manhattan. Everyday people leading everyday lives. But what they carried inside them was no everyday virus. And there was just no way they could know how it would change not just their home, but the world.