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 … ...

The New School for Leadership and Journalism, MS 244 is getting a makeover. On Feb. 17 the District 10 Community Education Council approved a name change for the school. Soon, it will go by The … ...

Van Cortlandt Village resident Yolanda Alvarez spoke on behalf of her fellow graduates in the class of 2009 at Lehman College during commencement exercises on May 28. Ms. Alvarez earned her … ...

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 ...

The Weinberg Center for Elder Justice and Safe Horizon have expanded their elder abuse consultation program to every NYPD precinct, giving victim advocates specialized support to better assist older ...

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 ...

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 ...

Keenan Murphy’s alarm clock vibrates to the point that it literally shakes his entire bed. That means if his roommate wants to play “Call of Duty” at 4 a.m., Murphy has no problem with it.

Its name — the Esmeralda — is as unique a name as it is a find when it comes to real estate in Riverdale. Located at 3111 Henry Hudson Parkway, the Esmeralda offers a magical, once-in-a-lifetime ...

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. … ...

Dr. Matthew Ies Spetter, founder of the Riverdale Mental Health Association and longtime leader of the Riverdale-Yonkers Ethical Culture Society, died on Dec. 30. He was 91. Dr. Spetter … ...

Brian H. Clare, the son of Riverdalian Agatha Bernadette Williams, died suddenly at his home on Jan. 11. He was 40. Born in Manhattan to Ms. Williams and Henry Clare, he was raised in Riverdale … ...