It began with the report of decades-old child sexual abuse. It led to a private investigation. Now, former students of Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy are suing the Modern Orthodox Jewish school for ...

“Kalaniyot” was the signature song of the wildly popular Israeli singer Shoshana Damari, who died in 2006. Designated as Israel’s national flower in 2013, it is usually translated as “poppy” in ...

Few know that the Lehman College campus is the original home of the United Nations in the United States. As part of Lehman's 40th anniversary, the college's place in the history of the … ...

Sanford Garelik, the first Jewish person to rise to the New York City Police Department’s highest uniformed rank and a former chief of the New York City Transit Police Department, died on Nov. … ...

Riverdale Neighborhood House will hold its 135th Anniversary Annual Benefit on Thursday, Oct. 18, at the River Room at Riverbank State Park in Manhattan. This year's honoree, Henry Kibel, is … ...

New York City plans to install more than 1,200 Empire Bins across greater Riverdale, replacing hundreds of parking spaces as part of a long-term effort to reduce sidewalk trash, rats and sanitation ...

A reported sexual assault near Van Cortlandt Park has renewed residents’ calls for better lighting, surveillance and safety measures along the Broadway corridor while officials discuss possible ...

Fifty-six years after earning a bachelor’s degree at Manhattan College, renowned author James Patterson returned to his alma mater. With more than 425 million books sold, Patterson is a household name ...

Artificial intelligence companion, Meela, is helping RiverSpring Living residents reduce loneliness, recall memories and join community activities ...

Legendary political songwriter and poet Gil Scott-Heron, most famous for his spoken word piece, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” was first discovered by an English teacher at … ...

Jenna Lavin has been teaching grand-pliés and soubresauts for nearly two decades. But this year, her role in shaping the minds of young dancers takes a new routine as the new principal of the ...

By Kate McNeil Erica Jesselson, a renowned Jewish philanthropist and founding member of Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy, died on March 12, in her Riverdale home. She was 86. Ms. … ...