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The Riverdale Press – New York City

The Riverdale Press is a hyperlocal news outlet serving the Riverdale and northwest Bronx communities of New York City.

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
123
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Sep 18, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Olivia Young

    NYC Council hears competing views on COPA housing bill potentially affecting 18 Riverdale area buildings - The Riverdale Press (opens the original)

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    A city council hearing Sept. 9 brought elected officials, advocates and opponents together to discuss a contested housing bill that could impact 18 buildings in greater Riverdale. The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, or COPA, would give qualified nonprofits and community-based organizations the first chance to buy certain buildings when an owner decides to sell. It aims to preserve affordable housing, prevent displacement and expand community ownership, advocates say. COPA was vetoed last

  2. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Michelle Mullen

    Riverdale parents weigh NYC’s new limits on AI and screen time in schools - The Riverdale Press (opens the original)

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    New York City public school students in 2-K through eighth grade are barred from using generative artificial intelligence this school year. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a one-year moratorium on the technology that also limits individual screen time for younger students. The policy, for the 2026-27 school year, will affect nearly 600,000 students, or about two-thirds of the public school system’s enrollment, according to the city. The initiative prohibits software that uses student-facing gen

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Michelle Mullen

    Kiwanis marks 100 years of service in the Bronx-Westchester area - The Riverdale Press (opens the original)

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    A century after nonprofit Kiwanis first established a foothold in the Bronx-Westchester area, the organization continues to bring people together to serve their communities and invest in the next generation. Kiwanis’ Bronx-Westchester South Division, which includes the Riverdale club, is marking its 100th anniversary. The division’s first club launched in 1926, in Westchester’s Mount Vernon. In Riverdale, where the local Kiwanis branch was founded in 1953, that legacy has taken shape through you

  4. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Olivia Young

    New Bronx literary press Hushmarrow explores ‘What Haunts Us’ in debut issue - The Riverdale Press (opens the original)

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    Mare Cierre is a 27-year-old library manager and the founder and creative producer of Hushmarrow, a literary press with a taste for dark fiction, set to release its first magazine Sept. 22. The debut issue, “What Haunts Us,” will feature pieces of fiction, essays, criticism and original artwork from various creatives. At the heart of it all, Cierre said, is a love for the Bronx and an urge to create something that gives emerging and independent writers a place for their work to live. Cierre

  5. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Michelle Mullen

    Riverdale resident A.J. Fisher publishes study on controlled breathing during exercise - The Riverdale Press (opens the original)

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    Riverdale resident A.J. Fisher’s research has been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, marking the latest step in a yearslong effort to study how controlled breathing affects the body during exercise. The exploratory study, published Sept. 4 in “Frontiers in Physiology,” found people exercising at a moderate pace with controlled breathing had lower blood lactate — a substance the body produces for energy that rises as exercise intensifies — than those breathing normally. Deliberatel

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