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Bronx educator turns cooking classes into lessons on confidence, health and food justice
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (900+ words) At the Riverdale Y Sunday Market, 29-year-old Ben Averbuch stood behind a table spread with fresh ingredients such as corn and avocado scattered between spices, mixing bowls and a portable frying pan. A few young participants stood to the side,…...
Bronx educator turns cooking classes into lessons on confidence, health and food justice | The Riverdale Press | www. riverdalepress. com
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (900+ words) At the Riverdale Y Sunday Market, 29-year-old Ben Averbuch stood behind a table spread with fresh ingredients such as corn and avocado scattered between spices, mixing bowls and a portable frying pan. A few young participants stood to the side,…...
Comedic reunion at Lehman Center: 'Comedy Kings' bring decades of laughter to the Bronx
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (227+ words) Comedian Joe Torry has begun to think about his life the way an athlete might think about a game: in quarters. The first quarter is birth to 20. The second runs from 20 to 40. The third takes you from 40 to 60. And the…...
Riverdale production company Dendera Studios expands from apartment office to new Bronx space
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (685+ words) A Riverdale production company is moving up " from the home office of a Johnson Avenue apartment into a studio at 2735 Henry Hudson Parkway. Dendera Studios was named by Head of Design and Co-Founder Christina Shrewsbury as a reference to the…...
CUNY Beyond graduates first class as Lehman student lands Wells Fargo finance role
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (822+ words) Lehman College is one of several City University of New York schools that will bid farewell this spring to their first class of graduates since the launch of CUNY Beyond, a sweeping CUNY-wide initiative aimed at embedding career preparation and…...
Bronx auto thefts fuel community concerns as NYPD pushes prevention efforts in Riverdale
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (982+ words) As thefts of auto parts and vehicles continue to unsettle neighborhoods across the Bronx, the New York Police Department's 50th Precinct hosted an auto theft prevention event May 17 aimed at helping residents protect some of the borough's most frequently targeted cars....
Riverdale Avenue comes alive as block party and 5 K unite Bronx community
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (881+ words) When the Riverdale Block Party first started, it was just a few tables scattered along the sidewalk of West 259th Street. Five years later, Riverdale Avenue bustled with dozens of vendors, kids with vibrant face paint darting up and down the…...
Luxury senior living project River's Edge officially begins construction in Riverdale
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (598+ words) River's Edge, the luxury senior living home that is an extension of the River Spring Living campus, officially broke ground May 12. Also known as a continuing care retirement community, River's Edge will serve as an independent living facility, offering the…...
Six injured in Riverdale apartment complex fire
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (455+ words) At 10: 03 a. m. Thursday, May 21, the New York Fire Department received a report of a fire at the Skyview apartment complex at 5900 Arlington Ave. in Riverdale." Dozens of people, along with their pets and children, stood outside the building as fire personnel…...
Bronx tech workshops help older adults stay connected in a digital world
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1049+ words) At the Riverdale Neighborhood House on May 7, a room full of older adults leaned over phones and laptops, testing artificial intelligence prompts on Claude and Chat GPT for the first time. One participant used AI to help write a birthday…...