The Riverdale Press

Next stop? Possible new bus routes in the Bronx

Bus lines in the Bronx may change soon. And if they do, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority hopes it will be for the better.

Caroline Kennedy tells high schoolers there’s no single path to career success

Fareeda Yahya sat across from Caroline Kennedy, one of about 50 professionals gathered at her school for its career day.

A curriculum for coping adds to academics at PS7

It takes a village, the old adage says, to raise a child. At P.S. 7 Milton Fein, teachers are taking lessons beyond math and reading.

New York Botanical Garden to grow crop of new trams

Visitors to the New York Botanical Garden could get an updated ride starting next year with plans to spend $950,000 from Bronx borough discretionary funds.

Former photojournalist finds the art in politics

If Ardina Seward had to choose between having her current exhibition up at a gallery on Madison Avenue or at An Beal Bocht Café, she would choose An Beal.

Smile, more speed cameras are on way

An experiment that included a Riverdale elementary school is about to expand citywide.

Sports

Senators blank Kennedy in showdown of unbeatens

Ryan Hondorf huddled with his American Studies softball team after its stunning victory over John F. Kennedy Campus. It took some doing, but when the coach finally got his jovial band of Senators to lower their raucous celebration a decibel or two, he summed up in two sentences what their 15-0 victory over Kennedy meant.

Decades-old Skyview biz falls victim to rent hike

As the final days of March slipped by, one of the last original businesses in Skyview Shopping Center reluctantly closed its doors. For good.

RSS seniors learn value of being ‘Savvy Solos’

Mary Fernandez had no idea what her blood type was, but something pushed her to call and find out.

LIVING

Captured portraits tell veteran stories

When Michael Giraldo saw his military experience transformed into a piece of art, he was immediately taken aback.

Green Scene

From books to plants, exploring Elizabeth Kals Reilley

The LuEsther T. Mertz Library at the New York Botanical Garden has a rare book and folio room, which requires special access.

The Ticket

Laughter, woe — O’Casey style in ‘Juno and the Paycock’

In a welcome and ambitious move, the Irish Repertory Theatre is devoting its season to the playwright Sean O’Casey, who lived between 1880 and 1964.

Opinion

Sports

Rare regular-season loss can’t shake upbeat Wolverines

It happens so rarely. A regular-season loss by the Bronx Science softball team is one of those uncommon phenomena that ranks right up there with viewing a solar eclipse, picking the winning lottery numbers, and witnessing a Republican-Democrat three-legged race at a congressional picnic.

Senators blank Kennedy in showdown of unbeatens
American Studies wins nail-biter for recuperating coach
Revenge-minded American Studies takes down Evander
‘Refuse to lose’ Wolverines are still undefeated

Obituaries

Educator, editorial writer and activist Karen Green

We celebrate the life, and mourn the loss, of Karen Ruth Green — a loving mother, grandmother, spouse and friend.

Librarian, community leader Anne Hofmann, 67
Respiratory therapist, Rangers fan Sean Reynolds, 72
Gifted pianist Phyllis Brown, 91
Riverdale Country teacher Bill Carroll, 82

Letters/Op-Ed

Police Beat

Staircase robbers lurk, then attack

The northwest Bronx is known for its steep step streets, some of which serve as a canvas for vibrant street art. But stairs also can turn into a crime spot.

Crook plucks brews, plus FedEx scanner
Sock stealer is cornered, collared
Dodge doors left open for thieves
Radio console ripped from Acura

LEGISLATIVE AGENDA

Cohen: Landlords can provide credit reports

Landlords who charge prospective tenants a fee to pull their credit report may soon have to provide that credit report to the potential renter.

Press Points

Assemblyman says city is too quick to grant permits for incursions