IN-Tech teacher doesn’t avoid race, he embraces it
Learning in an environment that could become a new frontier to discuss racial justice and trauma
Michael Simmon may teach U.S. history, but he also believes history is in the making every day. And that’s especially the case after the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement over the past several months.
Students emerge as lifeline for post-COVID eateries
Colleges and food. The young adults flocking to campuses bring with them significant appetites, many times needing to be satiated around the clock. That means big business for anyone selling food not far from colleges and universities — unless something happens that seems to only hit society once every century.
A year too late? Aftermath of an expulsion
A dozen council members, including Cohen, Cabrera, saved Andy King previously
It was a historic vote — not in the sense of being over a landmark issue, but instead simply because it was making history. For the first time since at least the mid-1980s, the city council voted to expel one of its own.
FIRST ONLINE
PS 24 will remain closed for two weeks following positive COVID tests
There had been hope P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil would reopen its physical campus on Friday. But in the late evening hours the night before, parents received much different news: The school will be closed until at least Nov. 5.
FIRST ONLINE
The Mount names Susan Burns new president
There is new leadership at the College of Mount Saint Vincent as Susan Burns is set to become the school's sixth president at beginning of the year.
Torkin takes offensive on Palisade, Waldo projects
Jeff Torkin was never really one for the spotlight. Even as a development group he led started spending hundreds of thousands of dollars acquiring land not far from his Fieldston home in the hopes of developing it, the plan seemed to be more to focus on his company Timber Equities than on him.
After years of debate, paved Putnam Trail reopens
Design of the new Putnam Trail started in 2008, but that work wouldn’t finish for another decade. Even with that finally done, the city had another obstacle to overcome: money. The paving project, from start to finish, carried a price tag of more than $4 million.
Another COVID casualty: Doughnut shop is closing
Fernando Rodríguez is struggling. His family owns Kingsbridge Donut Shop on the corner of West 231st Street and Kingsbridge Avenue, but hasn’t paid rent on the space in months.
Riverdale, South Bronx protesters not treated same
It was just 10 days after the police-involved killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. It had been 10 days of protests nationwide, including in New York City, where crowds flooded the streets each night calling for justice for Floyd and others killed by police in cities across the country.
Forget COVID-19, youngsters need five days in classroom
It’s near impossible to follow written instructions when you can’t read. And even if you can, it might take a while for you to sound all of the words out.
Developer not ashamed of opening up to homeless
Mark Stagg is likely one of the community’s most prolific builders in recent years, adding several apartment buildings along Broadway and on Fort Independence Street.
A BRONX GAME OF THRONES
Escaping the shadows of larger-than-life leaders
When a young Alessandra Biaggi climbed into the oversized chair at her grandfather’s dining room table, the word “dynasty” wasn’t even in her vocabulary. For her, Mario Biaggi wasn't a congressman. He wasn’t one of the most powerful men in the Bronx at the time. He was simply grandpa. Conversations and outright debate would criss-cross that table, and Alessandra would listen to every word. She might not have understood much of what was discussed, but she knew what was happening there, it was important.
Academic support landscape shifting — literally
Even before this unorthodox academic year began, it was still evident the landscape of education across the country fundamentally changed — if not forever, then at least for the foreseeable future.
Confidence waning in de Blasio before, after closures
One week can make all the difference when it comes to education policy in the city — especially during a public health crisis.
Want to help neighbors? Get a flu shot
Doctors and public health experts sound like a broken record every year as winter nears: Getting a flu shot is important.
Opinion
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Keep faith in democracy
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Fight doesn't end here
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Can't shift the blame on this
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Save our restaurants
Stop acting like it's 2017
Andrew Cohen was mad in 2017, claiming the city’s homeless services department was “dumping another shelter on the Broadway corridor.”
Obituaries
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Eamon Friel, beloved brother and uncle, 54
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Phyllis Davies, who made quite a lot out of a little, 91
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Arthur Vouté, Riverdale native, White Plains lawyer, 85
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Bill Stone, community leader, activist for the disabled, 91
Robert Butter, a psychoanalyst who loved his Riverdale home
The family of psychoanalyst Robert Butter is sorry to announce his passing in the early hours of Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, following a heart attack and a surgical stent procedure. He was 83.
Letters/Op-Ed
Police Beat
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Cuckoo for some gummys
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Five long days, yet still no car
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A do-it-yourself boiler repair project
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Overdraft fees? Not biggest issue
Excuse me, do you have any quarters?
Your coin collection might be worth a pretty penny, but for some thieves, there’s an easier target for change: the laundry room.
POLITICAL ARENA
Espaillat wants Georgia ICE facility shut down
It’s a facility that’s nearly 1,000 miles away from the Bronx. But it’s not far enough to escape the attention of U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat.
Press Points
GREEN SCENE
Documenting nature's beauty here in Riverdale's Park
Riverdale is full of parks. Some are quite large, like the 114 acres of Riverdale Park, while others are relatively small, like the less than 2 acres that make up Brust Park, probably known primarily by those who live in its proximity.
SCHOOL DESK
Schools reopen, but then some close
After two false starts, one major change of plans, and even a few threats to strike, the last of some 1,600 city public schools reopened a couple weeks ago.