Eyewitness News is told the officer, who was in plainclothes, was attacked near the intersection of Ninth Avenue and 207th Street at around 6:20 a.m.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 1, 2008.

"He let people know that he was just as red, white and blue as John McCain is," said Linda Drigant, who hosted a gathering of longtime Democratic volunteers at her Inwood apartment.

Published by New York Post on August 29, 2008.

In a State Senate primary in the Bronx, the organization said it preferred Pedro Espada Jr., a former city councilman and state senator. Mr. Espada is challenging incumbent State Senator Efrain González Jr. in a district that stretches from Kingsbridge to East Tremont.

Published by New York Times on August 29, 2008.

David Shapiro readily admits that he can’t stop talking. Even the Fairfield Porter portrait that hangs in the Spuyten Duyvil home of the renowned poet depicts him with his mouth gaping open.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 28, 2008.

Bending to community pressure, the non-profit organization interested in building a small group home in Kingsbridge Heights has agreed to delay any movement on the project by a month.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 28, 2008.

The city has made a lot of noise this month about the drop in crime at its public high schools, but raw data to support its claims is difficult to come by.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 28, 2008.

For example, the TA Parking Report calculates that in Riverdale the number is one space per unit, and in parts of Kingsbridge and Kingsbridge Heights that number ranges from 0.5 to 0.7 spaces per unit.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 28, 2008.

The continued closure of the Henry Hudson Bridge to pedestrian and bicycle traffic for the next two years is an unacceptable obstruction for both recreation and commutation between Manhattan and the Bronx. The bridge is the only link between Spuyten Duyvil and Manhattan, a convenience that we cannot afford to lose for this exorbitant period of time.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 28, 2008.

For example, the TA Parking Report calculates that in Riverdale the number is one space per unit, and in parts of Kingsbridge and Kingsbridge Heights that number ranges from 0.5 to 0.7 spaces per unit.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 28, 2008.

That is why Community Board 8 called upon the city to increase and not decrease parking requirements in new residential buildings some years ago. While the lack of off-site parking in a building may drive down the price of an apartment, it has little bearing on car ownership - at least not in the Bronx.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 28, 2008.

Kingsbridge resident Timothy Morris was arrested on Aug. 22 after the woman he robbed the day before spotted him on West Kingsbridge Road and turned him into the police.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 28, 2008.

Katherine Pergantis, a Marble Hill resident, died on Sunday. She was 87.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 28, 2008.

The other cab driver, a 32-year-old woman, was parked in front of 49 W. 225th St., at around 4:15 p.m., on Aug. 21, waiting for a passenger, when Mr. Monegro pulled up in his cab about 20 feet away.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 28, 2008.

Just several hundred feet from where Mayor Bloomberg was proclaiming that the renovated High Bridge Park in Washington Heights is now safe, a parks advocate yesterday said he stumbled upon two drug addicts shooting up.

Published by New York Post on August 27, 2008.

The neighborhoods that counted the most conditions last month range from leafy Bellerose, Queens, to boisterous Inwood, Manhattan. Those with the fewest included midtown and Gramercy Park in Manhattan; Crown Heights in Brooklyn; Kingsbridge and Riverdale in the Bronx and Astoria in Queens.

Published by New York Daily News on August 24, 2008.

The neighborhoods that counted the most conditions last month range from leafy Bellerose, Queens, to boisterous Inwood, Manhattan. Those with the fewest included midtown and Gramercy Park in Manhattan; Crown Heights in Brooklyn; Kingsbridge and Riverdale in the Bronx and Astoria in Queens.

Published by New York Daily News on August 24, 2008.

The Fire Department says nine firefighters have been taken to hospitals after an apartment building blaze in upper Manhattan, but their injuries appear to be minor.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 23, 2008.

The Bronx School of Law and Finance, for instance, graduated more than 71 percent of its 85 students and had a dropout rate of 9 percent and the Bronx Theatre High School graduated just over three-fourths of its 72 students, and saw a dropout rate of 7 percent.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 21, 2008.

At Part of the Solution, a pantry in Kingsbridge, the Bronx, the disabled, unemployed and elderly who lined up for dinner Wednesday night said less free food would make living in the city harder.

Published by New York Daily News on August 21, 2008.

The Bronx School of Law and Finance, for instance, graduated more than 71 percent of its 85 students and had a dropout rate of 9 percent and the Bronx Theatre High School graduated just over three-fourths of its 72 students, and saw a dropout rate of 7 percent.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 21, 2008.

Manhattan College alum and Kingsbridge Heights native Aliann Pompey, 30, reached the semifinals of the women’s 400- meter dash last weekend, as she represented Guyana at the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 21, 2008.

Fewer than half of the John F. Kennedy High School students who entered school in 2003 graduated in four years, and nearly a quarter dropped out, according to data released recently by the state Department of Education.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 21, 2008.

With the advent of the SBS, the Bx12 local route now terminates at Sedgwick Avenue and West Fordham Road in the Bronx, instead of going to 207th Street and Broadway in Upper Manhattan, where riders used to easily transfer to the No. 1 and A trains.

Published by Norwood News on August 21, 2008.

Donnette Sanz, 33, a traffic enforcement agent employed by the police, was hit by a 1986 Dodge while on duty at an intersection in the Bronx. Sanz, who was eight months pregnant, was then thrown into the path of a school bus, according to a police report.

Published by New York Sun on August 15, 2008.

When there were no calls, we cruised through Kingsbridge Heights. Officer Diaz kept his eyes on the road and Officer Ramirez kept his trained on suspicious activity. They’re looking out for kids, mostly: kids playing loud music, gang members making signs with their hands and others standing sentry for drug-dealers.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 14, 2008.

Mr. Espada’s residency has become an issue in his campaign to unseat incumbent Efrain Gonzalez Jr. in the Democratic primary election for his 33rd District seat. The district encompasses parts of Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights and Van Cortlandt Village and parts of the Northwest Bronx as far east as Bedford Park and Norwood and as far south as Mount Hope and East Tremont.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 14, 2008.

After 21 years teaching kindergarten through third grade students at the Muscota School in Inwood, Ms. Menken served as director and then principal of that school for 10 more years.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 14, 2008.

Mr. Espada’s residency has become an issue in his campaign to unseat incumbent Efrain Gonzalez Jr. in the Democratic primary election for his 33rd District seat. The district encompasses parts of Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights and Van Cortlandt Village and parts of the Northwest Bronx as far east as Bedford Park and Norwood and as far south as Mount Hope and East Tremont.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 14, 2008.

“You guys ever watch the show Cops?” 50th Precinct Officer George Ramirez asked as he leaned against a booth, waiting for a slice at a Broadway pizza joint. “You have any idea how long it takes to get all that footage?”

Published by Riverdale Press on August 14, 2008.

Later, we stopped by a Five-0 officer on foot, patrolling Kingsbridge Road by himself, stopping cars for seatbelt and cell phone violations.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 14, 2008.

A longtime Inwood resident, Ms. Menken comes to the school newly retired with 38 years with the city Department of Education.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 14, 2008.

Mr. Hauben, who grew up in the northeastern part of the borough and now lives in Kingsbridge, near Riverdale, said of the citation, “It’s an acknowledgment and verification of my connection to the community — and a little bit of attention, which every artist hopes for.”

Published by New York Times on August 13, 2008.

Even in winter you’ll see New Yorkers of all stripes buying apples, root vegetables, breads, meats, dairy, even hothouse produce, at markets from Inwood to Fort Greene — hubs which, unlike supermarkets or bodegas, bridge communities.

Published by New York Times on August 13, 2008.

A double-exposure image juxtaposing pedestrians and a paddler on the Harlem River, both in Inwood.

Published by New York Times on August 13, 2008.

"How could you do that to a little kid?" said Justinian Difo, 16, of Inwood. "It's going to make an impression on how she sees herself. It's going to scar her."

Published by amNY.com on August 12, 2008.

Jacob Thomas was able to find a two-bedroom co-op for less than $250,000 by hunting in the Bronx neighborhood of Kingsbridge.

Published by New York Daily News on August 11, 2008.

“We’re fully staffed now, and the residents of Riverdale and Kingsbridge are going to benefit from that,” he said.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 7, 2008.

KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS resident Aliann Pompey will compete in the Olympics for the third time, running the 400-meter race for her native Guyana. She routinely practices on the Van Cortlandt Park track.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 7, 2008.

Michels, a longtime resident of Castle Village on Cabrini Boulevard, was elected seven times to the Council, serving from 1978 until term limits ended his tenure in 2001. His district was modified by reapportionment to include parts of Central and West Harlem, but he carried the new areas as well as Washington Heights and Inwood, his traditional bases of support.

Published by The New York Observer on August 1, 2008.

"It was a little jarring at first," said Dave Droxler, 28, of Inwood. "I had to do a double take - 'Oh, so that's how it works.'"

Published by New York Daily News on August 1, 2008.

Barbara Gonzalez, the chairwoman of the Centro Altagracia de Fe y Justicia, a Catholic advocacy and social justice organization based in Washington Heights and Inwood, offered a strong testimonial of her faith.

Published by New York Times on July 30, 2008.

The plant provides wastewater treatment for the hundreds of thousands of people who live and work in or visit the west side of Manhattan, from Bank Street in Greenwich Village to Inwood Hill at the island's northern tip.

Published by The New York Observer on July 28, 2008.

But the results in Mr. Rangel’s district offer at best a limited measure of the Clintons’ standing among black Harlemites. The district’s population is only 31 percent black, according to United States Census Bureau figures, as the district includes not only Central and West Harlem but also Washington Heights and East Harlem, where Latino residents predominate, along with Inwood and parts of the Upper West Side.

Published by New York Times on July 26, 2008.

Instead, he did his apartment-hunting in Inwood, the hilly nabe at Manhattan's northern tip.

Published by New York Daily News on July 20, 2008.

Many Riverdale and Kingsbridge residents are in the dark about what work in their neighborhoods is associated with the Con Ed power line and what isn’t, said Tony Cassino, chairman of Board 8’s traffic and transportation committee. “We’re getting complaints about projects that have nothing to do with you,” Mr. Cassino told Con Ed workers.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

Tenant advocates are closely watching Pinnacle Group, the real estate management firm that, according to researchers, owns more buildings in the Riverdale-Kingsbridge area than other investor-backed firms.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

The teen just got off the subway at Broadway and West 225th Street, at 2:30 a.m. when he ran into his three attackers. It's unclear what provoked the attack, police said, but one of the men took out a machete and swung it at the victim, cutting his elbow.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

A police department mechanic is among eight people indicted for allegedly selling drugs in Manhattan. Prosecutors said Benny Garay and seven others carried out their sales -- mostly of crack cocaine -- at the Dyckman houses. Prosecutors said they eavesdropped on cell phone calls -- part of "Operation Snoop."Drugs and a gun were recovered in a Bronx apartment raid, prosecutors said. Garay has pleaded not guilty.

Published by WNBC on July 17, 2008.

Prosecutors say crack sales occurred in lobbies and stairwells of the Dyckman Houses apartment complex in upper Manhattan.

Published by New York Daily News on July 16, 2008.

Walk too quickly and one might just miss it -- the Dutch-style Dyckman farmhouse on the corner of 204th Street and Broadway.

Published by NY1 on July 12, 2008.