According to its Web site, the Olnick Organization, founded in 1946 by the late Robert Olnick, owns two hotels, the Hyatt Morristown in New Jersey and the Bristol Plaza Hotel in Manhattan;

Published by The New York Observer on July 22, 2008.

, owns two hotels, the Hyatt Morristown in New Jersey and the Bristol Plaza Hotel in Manhattan; co-op shares in more than two dozen Manhattan buildings; scattered retail space; and five large apartment complexes, including the 600-unit Century in Riverdale; the now notorious 1,700-unit Lenox Terrace in Harlem; the 131-unit 200 East 87th Street; the 162-unit building Le Triomphe on East 58th; and the 1,700-unit Gateway Plaza in Battery Park City.

Published by The New York Observer on July 22, 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.

The National Labor Relations Board will seek a temporary injunction in federal court next week against the Kingsbridge Heights Rehabilitation and Care Center that could bring an end to the strike, which has attracted the attention of local and national political figures, including Sen. Charles Schumer and Sen. Barack Obama.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 18, 2008.

Police Officer James Grogan spotted Clifford Layne, 28, enter and exit the lobby of 2861 Exterior St., part of the Marble Hill Houses. Mr. Layne, who lives at 5360 Broadway, couldn't explain to the officer why he was in the building, according to the Bronx District Attorney's Office.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

Earlier in the week, on July 8, thieves broke into a Van Cortlandt Village apartment and stole close to $7,000 in jewelry.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

Community Board 8’s land use committee will meet on Monday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m., at the Riverdale Jewish Center, 3700 Riverdale Ave. The committee will discuss an Irwin Avenue developer’s request to add transient parking to his building plans and an application filed with the city Department of Buildings to build a three-story supportive housing unit at 3882 Cannon Place. For more information, call the board office at 718-884- 3959.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

The Olnick Organization, the owner of Lenox Terrace, the complex where the congressman lives, has been aggressively enforcing even arcane provisions of the rent regulations, threatening costly court battles to drive tenants from their rent-stabilized homes, and using other tactics that some housing advocates describe as heavy-handed.

Published by New York Times on July 17, 2008.

The first theft occurred in Van Cortlandt Village, outside 3915 Orloff Ave., on July 8, at 10:15 a.m. The victim, a 26-year-old male, returned to the spot to find his 2006 Mazda missing.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

In the most recent incident, an 86-year-old man made the mistake of leaving his front door unlocked when he left his apartment, at 290 W. 232nd St., at around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. When he returned at 5 p.m., police said, he found his bedroom had been ransacked.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

Community Board 8’s land use committee will meet on Monday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m., at the Riverdale Jewish Center, 3700 Riverdale Ave. The committee will discuss an Irwin Avenue developer’s request to add transient parking to his building plans and an application filed with the city Department of Buildings to build a three-story supportive housing unit at 3882 Cannon Place. For more information, call the board office at 718-884- 3959.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

Whether or not all those signatures are valid is unclear. One volume of petitions marked as coming from the 80th Assembly District — which includes Van Cortlandt Village — had several pages in it coming from the 76th Assembly District.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

The victim just got home from shopping on July 8, at around 7:50 p.m., and entered the elevator inside her building, at 2861 Exterior St. Police said three men rode the elevator with her, pressing the button for the third floor.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

Paperbacks Plus, the shuttered bookstore on Riverdale Avenue, is offering to give local organizations thousands of advance readers’ copies for free.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

The funds are supplied through a program called New York Main Street. Storeowners along a stretch of Broadway, from West 230th to 234th streets, can apply for up to a $15,000 grant to make improvements to the facades of their buildings. They are required, however, to at least match the grant.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 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.

Sarena Maron-Kolitch, daughter of Riverdale resident Leslie Maron, was named to the dean’s list at Colby College in Waterville, Maine for the spring semester.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

Tenants in one of Pinnacle’s Kingsbridge properties, 3410 Kingsbridge Ave., say they’ve seen some of those tactics. A spokesman for Pinnacle says his client has become a “poster child” for big-money behaviors they don’t practice, and disputes the tenants’ claims.

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.

Police Officer James Grogan spotted Clifford Layne, 28, enter and exit the lobby of 2861 Exterior St., part of the Marble Hill Houses. Mr. Layne, who lives at 5360 Broadway, couldn't explain to the officer why he was in the building, according to the Bronx District Attorney's Office.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

I have been an active member of the Church of the Mediator for 25 years. As at many mainstream churches, attendance has been declining, but your article, “Kingsbridge church faces change” (front page, June 26), was wrong to include that the Church of the Mediator is rife with racial tensions.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

Daniel T. McDonald, a Riverdale resident, has earned second honors on Clark University’s dean’s list, in recognition of his outstanding academic achievement in the spring 2008 semester 2008.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

Enter Riverdale resident Sondra Perl, an English professor at Lehman College for more than 30 years and author of On Austrian Soil: Teaching Those I Was Taught to Hate, a memoir of her experiences working with Austrian teachers who were descendants of Nazis.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

A 19-year-old walking in Kingsbridge was threatened, robbed and assaulted last week, police said. The victim was on Bailey Avenue, near Albany Crescent, at 1:50 a.m., on July 11, when the three men approached him.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

What about the dangers of blasting? When it was first proposed over a decade ago, we were told that blasting might blow out a few windows at the Amalgamated Houses.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 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.

A Riverdale couple helped 50th Precinct police officers collar two men who were allegedly defacing property late at night at the corner of Greystone Avenue and West 238th Street last week.

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.

Mr. McDonald is a Fieldston School graduate and a member of Clark’s Class of 2010.

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.

There are multiple grounds on which an aggressive landlord like the Olnick Organization could seek to force Representative Charles B. Rangel out of his four rent-stabilized apartments in Lenox Terrace in Harlem — or, at the very least, drastically raise his rent.

Published by New York Times on July 17, 2008.

A spokesman for Mr. Rangel’s landlord, the Olnick Organization, declined comment.

Published by New York Times on July 17, 2008.

Riverdale resident Karene Schloss is spending two weeks as a Landmark Volunteer at Pathfinder Village in Edmeston, N.Y., a community for children and adults born with Down syndrome.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

The 29-year-old female victim told police she had locked her door before leaving for work. When she returned to the apartment, inside 3840 Orloff Ave., at 8 p.m., the front door was ajar and unlocked.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

Over the years the beloved bookstore sold the copies for $2 and donated the funds to a number of non-profit groups like the Riverdale Mental Health Association, the Riverdale Senior Center and Riverdale Neighborhood House. Fern Jaffe, owner of the bookstore, is encouraging organizations to pick up these copies and sell them to raise funds at their various events.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

A coyote pup found wandering in Van Cortlandt Park is headed for a wildlife rehab on Long Island.

Published by New York Post on July 12, 2008.

The 9-pound coyote was found Wednesday near Van Cortlandt Park, in the Riverdale neighborhood.

Published by WNBC on July 12, 2008.

The current market-rate rent for similar apartments in Mr. Rangel’s building would total $7,465 to $8,125 a month, according to the Web site of the owner, the Olnick Organization.

Published by New York Times on July 11, 2008.

Van Cort was nabbed at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the driveway of a home on Post Road in Riverdale. When fully grown, he'll weigh 25 to 45 pounds and stand 16 to 20 inches tall.

Published by New York Post on July 11, 2008.

According to state and city regulations, rent-stabilized apartments are only to be used as primary residences. Mr. Rangel paid $3,894 a month for his four apartments in 2007, according to the Times' Web site. All four apartments are in Lenox Terrace, a luxury development in Harlem owned by the Olnick Organization where Governor Paterson also has a home.

Published by New York Sun on July 11, 2008.

A Little League write-up in last week’s sports section on the North Riverdale Baseball League’s major division team, the Dodgers, incorrectly stated that Robert Zaroba died at the age of 17. He was 12.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 10, 2008.

Riverdale residents hoping to purchase a money order, ship a large package or buy stamps at the Spuyten Duyvil Post Office on Saturdays will now have to schlep to another post office.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 10, 2008.

He said he intends to reevaluate the cut in the coming weeks to see what, if any, negative impact there is. However, he added, the Riverdale and Kingsbridge post offices are more than ready to pick up the slack.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 10, 2008.

Lillian Russell will lead a musical program at the Marble Hill Senior Center, at 5365 Broadway, titled, “Songs America Voted By: Campaign Songs of the 19th Century,” at 11 a.m.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 10, 2008.

The event will take place at Rockwood Drive Circle, at Broadway and Mosholu Avenue. In case of rain, it will be held at the Amalgamated Houses’ Vladeck Hall, at Hillman Avenue and Van Cortlandt Park South.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 10, 2008.

About 4,600 local parents and 640 teachers responded to the survey in March. More than 90 percent of PS 24 and PS 81 parents say they were satisfied with the education their child received this year. A slightly lower number — 83 percent — of parents said the same for the David A. Stein Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy, MS/HS 141.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 10, 2008.

Many other community leaders like Tom Travers, president of the local Chamber of Commerce, skillfully added indispensable chords and texture to the developing symphony. Also helpful were Parks Department experts and Rev. Frank Knight, then pastor at the Church of the Mediator, on which property the Corlear Sycamore extended. I must also mention the assistance of the principals and teachers of PS 7 and St. John’s School for allowing their students to become a part of the “Save the Tree” campaign.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 10, 2008.

The newspaper itself is not immune to confusion. Last year The Press published a correction that read: “A real estate transaction listing in the Dec. 6 issue misidentified the neighborhood of an apartment that sold at 6485 Broadway. It is in North Riverdale, not Kingsbridge.”

Published by Riverdale Press on July 10, 2008.

The recent John F. Kennedy High School graduate was fouled as he attempted a lay-up during a summer league basketball game, made the short walk from basket to foul line and dropped to the court floor. He died shortly after being rushed to Lincoln Hospital around 4 p.m. The cause of his death is still unknown.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 10, 2008.

First-year principals bore the brunt of criticism on the surveys. About 60 percent of PS 24 teachers surveyed say Principal Philip Scharper is an “ineffective manager,” but only 9 percent of PS 81 teachers said the same about veteran Principal Melodie Mashel.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 10, 2008.