Local electeds answered moderator and audience questions last Sunday at the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture. The event, hosted by Northwest Bronx Indivisible, was attended by state Sen. Robert Jackson and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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12/22/23
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Another person has announced their campaign for the 81st Assembly District. Emily Hausman, director of the Infant and Toddler Center at SAR Academy and a childhood educator and advocate, is running for female district leader.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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12/22/23
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By IZANIA GONZALEZ
igonzalez@riverdalepress.com
Twelve small-business owners in Kingsbridge, near the landmark Kingsbridge Armory, which is due to be redeveloped, may face …
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By IZANIA GONZALEZ
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12/15/23
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The U.S. Court of Appeals in New York state has ordered a new electoral map following a 3-4 ruling Tuesday. Now the New York Independent Redistricting Commission will have to draw new congressional lines by Feb. 28.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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12/15/23
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A week after Abigail Martin, a Unity Democratic Club member, announced her re-election campaign for the 81st Assembly District, another person has thrown their hat in the ring, this time for the position of male democratic district leader.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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12/15/23
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Community Board 8 has found a new community coordinator and he is a former colleague of District Manager Farrah Rubin.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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12/15/23
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Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz was happy to finally able to make good on his promise to deliver a toll rebate for Bronx drivers using the Henry Hudson Bridge.
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By GARY LARKIN
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12/15/23
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Several elected officials and environmental groups have a message for so-called Big Oil. They want those petroleum-producing companies to pay for the costs related to climate change in New York state.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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12/8/23
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Members of longtime Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club leader Bruce Feld celebrated his life last week. Feld, who was serving as a vice president of the club at the time of his death, was remembered as a “great political mind” and “irreplaceable.” He was 84 when he died on Nov. 5.
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12/8/23
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In the same week her twin 8-year-old daughters decided to run for student government at P.S. 81, Abigail Martin announced the relaunch of her campaign for district leader in the 81st Assembly District.
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By ERIC HARVEY
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12/8/23
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