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• 5757 Broadway Above the Fold: Community mourns woman killed by cop

  ...Pauline’s Cabaret, a bar frequented by many of the Five-O’s officers at 5757 Broadway. Ms. Nikac, of Irwin Ave. was killed at 6:30 a.m., just blocks from...

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• Kappock and Independence Looking to see a light on Kappock and Independence (Letters to the Editor Section)

  Looking to see a light on Kappock and Independence (Letters to the Editor Section)

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• Independence Avenue and West 235th St. Looking to see a light on Kappock and Independence (Letters to the Editor Section)

  In recent weeks, I have read several central Riverdale residents’ consternation about the intersection at Independence Avenue and West 235th St. For an even scarier Halloween fright, they — along with City Councilman Oliver Koppell — should follow...

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 3880 Sedgwick Ave. MetroCard bus makes local stops (News and Features Section)

  On the second and fourth Friday of the month there will be a stop from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Van Cortlandt Village, 3880 Sedgwick Ave.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• West 235th Street and Johnson Avenue MetroCard bus makes local stops (News and Features Section)

  On the first and third Wednesday of the month, there will be stops from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at West 235th Street and Johnson Avenue; from 2 to 3 p.m. at West 231st Street and Broadway; and from noon to 1 p.m. at Skyview Shopping Center, on Riverdale Avenue between West 256th and 259th Street.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• West 231st Street and Broadway MetroCard bus makes local stops (News and Features Section)

  On the first and third Wednesday of the month, there will be stops from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at West 235th Street and Johnson Avenue; from 2 to 3 p.m. at West 231st Street and Broadway; and from noon to 1 p.m. at Skyview Shopping Center, on Riverdale Avenue between West 256th and 259th Street.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 3727 Riverdale Ave. Sites collect food for hunger project (News and Features Section)

  Baby It’s You, located at 3727 Riverdale Ave.. has started collecting bottles and cartons of baby food, canned formula, and baby cereals to be donated to the Kingsbridge-Riverdale- MarbleHill Food and Hunger Project to help needy families with infants and toddlers.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 3709 Riverdale Ave. Sites collect food for hunger project (News and Features Section)

  Wachovia Bank, located at 3709 Riverdale Ave., has been a collection site for the hunger project for several years, and collects canned goods and boxed foods.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway Kristallnacht remembrance (News and Features Section)

  The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, is holding a remembrance of Kristallnacht on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. at the synagogue.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 2600 Netherland Ave. Thu, Nov. 5 (On the Calendar Section)

  Riverdale Senior Services, located at 2600 Netherland Ave., is hosting The Homerun Project, at 1:30 p.m.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 650 W. 235th St. Sat., Nov. 7 (On the Calendar Section)

  The Spuyten Duyvil Library, located at 650 W. 235th St., will show Panic in the Streets at 1 p.m.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway Sat., Nov. 7 (On the Calendar Section)

  Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, located at 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, will host a study session beginning at 7 p.m. for parents and children to learn Torah and enjoy some pizza.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 260 W. 231st St. Sat., Nov. 7 (On the Calendar Section)

  The Church of the Mediator, located at 260 W. 231st St., will host a flea market from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and a health fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 2600 Netherland Ave. Mon., Nov. 9 (On the Calendar Section)

  Riverdale Senior Services, 2600 Netherland Ave., is holding its annual membership meeting at 6 p.m.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 650 W. 235th St. Mon., Nov. 9 (On the Calendar Section)

  The Spuyten Duyvil Library, located at 650 W. 235th St., will host its adult reading club at 11 a.m.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 3718-3726 Henry Hudson Parkway Tue., Nov 10 (On the Calendar Section)

  The Riverdale Art Association will meet at the Atria, located at 3718-3726 Henry Hudson Parkway, at 7:30 p.m., where landscape artist Rebecca Allan will discuss her work.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 76 W. 225th St. Wed., Nov. 11 (On the Calendar Section)

  All Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar restaurants, including the one at 76 W. 225th St. in Kingsbridge, will honor U.S. veterans and active duty military with a free meal on Veteran’s Day.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 650 W. 235th St. Sat., Nov. 14 (On the Calendar Section)

  The Spuyten Duyvil Library, located at 650 W. 235th St., will host nutritionist Alice Kaufman, at 2 p.m.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 3333 Henry Hudson Parkway Sun., Nov. 15 (On the Calendar Section)

  The Metropolitan Klezmer Quintet headlines a pre-holiday “Klezmer-Fest” at The Whitehall Club Ballroom, at 3333 Henry Hudson Parkway, at 2 p.m.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 3880 Sedgwick Ave. Sun., Nov. 15 (On the Calendar Section)

  The Van Cortlandt Jewish Center, located at 3880 Sedgwick Ave., will hold its annual indoor, non-religious bazaar and carnival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 650 W. 235th St. Ongoing programs (On the Calendar Section)

  Elaine E. Drootin’s watercolors and sketches of outdoor scenes, including scenes from Wave Hill, will be on view through Jan. 15 at the Spuyten Duyvil Library, located at 650 W. 235th St.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• Broadway near West 231st Street Editorial comment: Lost in spaces (Opinions/Op-Ed Section)

  The other experiment will get under way when the big parking lot on Broadway near West 231st Street reopens. It was closed so that the not-to-be-built-in-our-lifetimes Broadway Plaza development could take up that space.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 220 block of Naples Terrace Police Beat (Police Beat Section)

  ...gun. No one was hit by the bullet. The robbers fled the apartment in the 220 block of Naples Terrace about midnight, making off with the man’s apartment keys and cell phone. No arrests...

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• Broadway and West 225th Street Police Beat (Police Beat Section)

  Three masked robbers assaulted a woman as she exited the subway at Broadway and West 225th Street on Nov. 1, punching her in the stomach and stealing the clothes and pills she...

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• Broadway and West 239th Street Police Beat (Police Beat Section)

  ...a screwdriver to steal a car was arrested as he tried to get away on Broadway and West 239th Street on Oct. 30, police said. The alleged perpetrator, 40, has 13 arrests since 2003 for...

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 650 W. 235th St. Literature (Stepping Out Section)

  THE SPUYTEN Duyvil Library, at 650 W. 235th St., will host the next meeting of Book Talk, its adult reading club, on Monday, Nov...

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 650 W. 235th Street Theater and film (Stepping Out Section)

  THE SPUYTEN Duyvil Library, 650 W. 235th Street, will continue its “Movies at the Library” series with a screening of Elia Kazan’s...

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 3880 Sedgwick Ave. Seniors (Stepping Out Section)

  JASA, VAN Cortlandt Senior Center, at 3880 Sedgwick Ave., features the following activities for seniors: Daily exercise, painting, discussion groups, knitting, line dancing, movies and more. Case assistance services are available. Kosher lunch is served at noon. Call 718-549-4700.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 3101 Kingsbridge Terrace Seniors (Stepping Out Section)

  THE KINGSBRIDGE Heights Community Center, at 3101 Kingsbridge Terrace, is offering free ESL classes (English as a Second Language) as well as preparation courses for the citizenship exam. For further information or to get dates and times, call 718-884-0700 ext. 194.

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.

• 2660 Bailey Ave. Seniors (Stepping Out Section)

  R.A.I.N. BAILEY Senior Center, at 2660 Bailey Ave., is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and offers a...

  Published by Riverdale Press on November 5, 2009.