Riverdale, Bronx Explained

Riverdale
Settlement Type:Neighborhood of the Bronx
Pushpin Map:USA Bronx#USA New York#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New York City-->
Coordinates:40.894°N -73.913°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:New York City
Subdivision Type3:Borough
Subdivision Name3:The Bronx
Subdivision Type4:Community District
Subdivision Name4:Bronx 8[1]
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1852
Named For:The numerous brooks, streams and meadows in the hilly region.
Area Total Sq Mi:2.714
Population Total:47,850
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Demographics Type1:Economics
Demographics1 Footnotes:Includes Fieldston[2]
Demographics1 Title1:Median income (2019)
Demographics1 Info1:$64,360
Demographics1 Title2:Average individual income (2017)
Demographics1 Info2:~$112,652-->
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:10463, 10471
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:718, 347, 929, and 917

Riverdale is a residential neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the New York City borough of the Bronx. Riverdale, which had a population of 47,850 as of the 2000 United States Census, contains the city's northernmost point at the College of Mount Saint Vincent.[3] Riverdale's boundaries are disputed, but it is commonly agreed to be bordered by Yonkers to the north, Van Cortlandt Park and Broadway to the east, the Kingsbridge neighborhood to the southeast, either the Harlem River or the Spuyten Duyvil neighborhood to the south, and the Hudson River to the west. Riverdale Avenue is the primary north–south thoroughfare through Riverdale.

The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community District 8, and its ZIP Codes include 10463 and 10471. The area is patrolled by the 50th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.[1]

History

Legend states that in 1664, Anthony Van Corlaer (later determined to be a fictional character) died while attempting to swim across the Harlem River from nearby Spuyten Duyvil.[4] In the legend, a witness to Van Corlaer's death stated that "the devil" in the shape of a giant fish swam up and proceeded to "seize the sturdy Anthony by the leg and drag him beneath the waves." This fictional account may be a reference to the earliest recorded shark attack in the New World.[5] In the late 17th century, Frederick Philipse, the lord of Philipse Manor in Westchester County, received permission to construct a bridge across Spuyten Duyvil Creek and charge tolls. "King's Bridge", located roughly south of and parallel to where West 230th Street lies today, opened in 1693.[6]

Early in its residential development, Riverdale was a 19th-century estate district where many of Manhattan's moguls built their country estates; for example, in northern Riverdale, what is now Fieldston was part of the estate of Major Joseph Delafield, who purchased 250acres in 1829, and named it after his family's estate in England. At the turn of the century, the new popularity of railroad commutes enabled wealthy businessmen to make Riverdale their year-round residence. Fieldston, owned by a private association, is a particularly intact example of a turn-of-the-century upper-class suburb. The Hudson Hill neighborhood retains many historic mansions. Riverdale's elite private schools and historic churches also reflect this past. Development of the neighborhood began in the latter half of the 19th century once the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad came through.[7] The tracks originally crossed Spuyten Duyvil Creek and into Manhattan on the west side, but Cornelius Vanderbilt wanted to consolidate his railroad operations into one terminal. He had tracks laid along the north side of the Harlem River so that trains coming south from Albany could join with the Harlem and New Haven lines and come into Manhattan down the Park Avenue main line, along modern-day Park Avenue, into his new Grand Central Depot.[8] This is the route still used by the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line.

The Delafield family laid out lots in Fieldston in 1909 – the year after the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line (present-day) was extended to Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street, intending to develop the land, which at first was called "Delafield Woods". Rather than use a grid plan, civil engineer Albert E. Wheeler, following the suggestions made by Frederick Law Olmsted and James R. Croes in 1876, designed a street plan which followed the contours of the land and preserved as much of the wooded areas as possible. The first house was begun in 1910 and finished in 1911;[7] by the beginning of the 21st century, Fieldston, a privately owned community, was one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in New York City.[9] Leland Weintraub, the commissioner who moved for the district's creation, noted that "most of the features commonly associated with the American romantic suburb of the mid-19th century", including "a picturesque site, landscaping and architecture; connection to the city by accessible transportation and a layout adapted to the topography" are present in the area.[10]

In 1928, Genevieve Ludlow Griscom, who was a member of a small religious group called the Outer Court of the Order of the Living Christ, built a 15000square feet mansion at 360 West 253rd Street – also addressed as 5200 Longview Place – for the express purpose of housing Jesus Christ when the Second Coming occurred. After being derelict for a number of years under successive owners, the mansion was bought in 1987 by entrepreneur Jerry Galuten, who renovated it into an even more opulent 17 room home. After being on- and off-the market for eight years, with an asking price as high as $15 million, the house sold in January 2017 for $6.25 million.[11]

As the 20th century progressed, upscale apartment buildings and smaller houses were added to the neighborhood. To this day, Riverdale continues to maintain its character as an affluent enclave in the city of New York.[12] [13] [14] The rich history of Riverdale has led to the creation of the Riverdale Historic District.

In May 2009, the FBI ran a sting operation to prevent a bombing plot in which two Riverdale synagogues were the suggested targets.[15] This followed a Molotov cocktail attack in 2000 on a different Riverdale synagogue[16] [17] and the 1989 firebombing of the Riverdale Press.[18]

On July 26, 2010, the National Weather Service confirmed that an EF1 tornado had hit Riverdale the day before. There were no fatalities, but seven people were injured.[19]

On December 1, 2013, a train derailment near Spuyten Duyvil station resulted in four deaths and over 70 injuries, of which 11 were critical.[20]

Geography

Riverdale covers about 3mi2 in area. It has one of the highest elevations in New York City, affording it views of the Empire State Building, George Washington Bridge, Hudson River and New Jersey Palisades. It is also noted for the numerous parks and expanses of greenery and original forest that complement its hilly landscape. The neighborhood is bordered on the north by the city of Yonkers in Westchester County, and on the west by the Hudson River, but its eastern and southern boundaries are frequently disputed.[7] The AIA Guide to New York City gives Broadway as the eastern boundary, and the Harlem River as the southern.[21] There are several long-debated subsections of Riverdale:[22]

The leafy, scenic enclave of Fieldston was designated a historic district by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 2006.[25] There is also a 15-acre Riverdale Historic District in the northwest of the neighborhood, designated in 1990.

Demographics

Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of Riverdale was 27,860, a change of −153 (−0.5%) from the 28,013 counted in 2000. Covering an area of, the neighborhood had a population density of 24.4PD/acre.[26]

The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 67.5% (18,794) White, 7.7% (2,136) African American, 0.1% (26) Native American, 5.3% (1,468) Asian, 0% (4) Pacific Islander, 0.3% (91) from other races, and 1.6% (446) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.6% (4,895) of the population.[27] The neighborhood has a substantial Jewish presence.[28] In 2003, a majority of the Jewish population in the Bronx lived in Riverdale.[29]

The entirety of Community District 8, which comprises Riverdale, Fieldston, and Kingsbridge, had 102,927 inhabitants as of NYC Health's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 80.9 years.[30] This is about the same as the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods.[31] [32] Most inhabitants are youth and middle-aged adults: 20% are between the ages of between 0–17, 28% between 25–44, and 25% between 45–64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 9% and 18% respectively.

As of 2017, the median household income in Community District 8 was $53,986.[33] In 2018, an estimated 15% of Riverdale residents lived in poverty, compared to 25% in all of the Bronx and 20% in all of New York City. One in eleven residents (9%) were unemployed, compared to 13% in the Bronx and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 52% in Riverdale, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 58% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation,, Riverdale is considered high-income relative to the rest of the city and not gentrifying.

Housing

Riverdale is home to the modernist landmark Saul Victor house, designed by Ferdinand Gottlieb in 1967. Other famous mansions in the Hudson Hill neighborhood include: Greyston (1864), Alderbrook (1880), Stonehurst (1861) and Oaklawn (1863). Since 2005, Central Riverdale has experienced a building boom with the addition of many mid- and high-rise condominium buildings.[34] With a median residence value of $579,196 as of 2013, Riverdale is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in New York City and is considered one of the most sought-after residential neighborhoods.[35]

Before the wider development of Riverdale, housing consisted of large, architecturally distinguished mansions built in the early 20th century, mostly in Georgian- and Tudor-revival styles, which recall scenes of "rural Connecticut" rather than the city.[36] These are mostly concentrated in the Fieldston section of Riverdale, known as the estate area. In addition, more affordable pre-war buildings and smaller houses are scattered throughout Riverdale. The 1950s saw the construction of many low-rise (six-story) brick buildings. By the early to mid-1960s, a number of larger brick towers (10–20 stories) started popping up. Many of these full-service buildings featuring doormen were designed by architect Philip Birnbaum, who designed more thn 300 buildings in the city, including Skyview, the Windsors and the Whitehall in Riverdale.[37]

In 1974, a large, fortress-like residential compound and school was established in North Riverdale by the Permanent Mission of the USSR to the United Nations (now the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN) to house diplomats and their families. The 20-story building was constructed from the top down, with the upper floors built first.[38]

By the 1980s, most of the apartment buildings that were owned by single landlords and rented, were converted into cooperatives. Unlike most of the Bronx, Riverdale is mostly owner-occupied housing. Spuyten Duyvil has the greatest concentration of high rises in Riverdale with the Century, 555 Kappock, and Winston Churchill next to one another. Since 2005, Central Riverdale has experienced a building boom with the addition of many mid- and high-rise condominium buildings that contrast with the older brick style.

Arbor

In August 2008, Columbia University purchased an almost-completed apartment building near Henry Hudson Parkway for use as faculty housing. This building would go on to be named the Arbor. The Arbor is located at 3260 Henry Hudson Parkway, at the corner of West 235th Street. It houses Columbia students who take classes at the CUIMC, Morningside, or Manhattanville campuses.[39] Students sign one-year leases for apartments that have between one and three bedrooms.[40]

The Arbor Shuttle operates between Morningside, CUIMC, and the Arbor, using cutaway vans. It is billed as the main means of transport between the Arbor and Morningside, but it only operates on weekdays on an hourly schedule. The shuttle formerly also served the 231st Street station, but has since been cut back to only serve the Arbor.[41]

Gallery

Media

A Pulitzer-Prize-winning weekly newspaper, the Riverdale Press brings news of interest to residents of the neighborhood.

Political representation

In the United States House of Representatives, Riverdale is located within New York's 15th congressional district,[42] which is represented by Democrat Ritchie Torres.[43] Riverdale is part of 34th district of the New York State Senate,[44] [45] represented by Democrat Alessandra Biaggi,[46] and the 81st Assembly district, represented by Democrat Jeffrey Dinowitz.[47] [48] In the New York City Council, Riverdale is part of District 11, represented by Democrat Eric Dinowitz.[49] [50]

Police and crime

Riverdale is patrolled by the 50th Precinct of the NYPD, located at 3450 Kingsbridge Avenue.[51] The 50th Precinct ranked 13th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010.[52], with a non-fatal assault rate of 40 per 100,000 people, Riverdale's rate of violent crimes per capita is less than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 225 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole. Riverdale is known for having some of the lowest crime rates in New York City.[36]

The 50th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 69.9% between 1990 and 2022. The precinct reported three murders, 22 rapes, 185 robberies, 213 felony assaults, 126 burglaries, 695 grand larcenies, and 288 grand larcenies auto in 2022.[53]

Fire safety

Riverdale contains a New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire station, Engine Co. 52/Ladder Co. 52, at 4550 Henry Hudson Parkway East. Engine Co. 52/Ladder Co. 52 is the only firehouse in Riverdale and the northernmost fire station operated by the FDNY.[54]

Health

, preterm births are slightly more common in Riverdale than in other places citywide, though births to teenage mothers are less common. In Riverdale, there were 89 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 13.1 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide). Riverdale has a relatively average population of residents who are uninsured. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 16%, higher than the citywide rate of 12%.

The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of air pollutant, in Riverdale is 0.0075mg/m3, more than the city average. Ten percent of Riverdale residents are smokers, which is lower than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers. In Riverdale, 24% of residents are obese, 12% are diabetic, and 28% have high blood pressure—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively. In addition, 21% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%.

Eighty-six percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is less than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 83% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", higher than the city's average of 78%. For every supermarket in Riverdale, there are 10 bodegas.

The nearest hospitals are James J. Peters VA Medical Center in Kingsbridge Heights, North Central Bronx Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center in Norwood.[55]

Post offices and ZIP Codes

Riverdale is located within two ZIP Codes. The area north of Manhattan College Parkway and 239th Street is in 10471, while the area south of these two streets is in 10463. While 10471 is entirely in Riverdale, 10463 also covers the adjacent neighborhoods of Kingsbridge, Bronx, and Marble Hill, Manhattan.[56] The United States Postal Service operates three post offices nearby:

Education

Riverdale generally has a similar rate of college-educated residents to the rest of the city . While 45% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 18% have less than a high school education and 37% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 26% of Bronx residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher. The percentage of Riverdale students excelling in math rose from 21% in 2000 to 48% in 2011, and reading achievement increased from 28% to 33% during the same time period.[59]

Riverdale's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is about the same as the rest of New York City. In Riverdale, 20% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year, higher than the citywide average of 20%. Additionally, 78% of high school students in Riverdale graduate on time, higher than the citywide average of 75%.

Schools

Public schools

The public schools are a part of the New York City Department of Education. The public elementary schools are the Spuyten Duyvil School (P.S. 24)[60] and the Robert J. Christen School (P.S. 81).[61] There is one zoned public middle and high school in Riverdale: M.S./H.S 141, the Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy.[62] Nearby public high schools that serve the community include the Bronx High School of Science, a specialized high school;[63] John F. Kennedy High School Campus, consisting of four separate high schools;[64] and the IN-Tech Academy MS/HS 368, which also contains a middle school.[65]

Private schools

Riverdale is home to three top-tier private schools: Horace Mann, Riverdale Country, and Fieldston, all members of the Ivy Preparatory School League; and two Roman Catholic colleges: The College of Mount Saint Vincent and Manhattan College.

An increase in the Jewish population of the neighborhood in the late twentieth century led to Riverdale now being home to top-ranked Jewish day schools including the SAR Academy (an elementary school), the SAR High School, and Kinneret Day School (pre-K through 8th). Yeshivas include the Yeshiva of Telshe Alumni, Yeshiva Ohavei Torah, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and Yeshivat Maharat. Catholic elementary schools in the area are Visitation School, St. Gabriel's School, and St. Margaret of Cortona School, where President John F. Kennedy received his Confirmation.[66]

The area also has several preschools including BedRock Preschool, Kinneret Day School's Nursery and Pre-K programs, the Riverdale Temple Nursery School, Spuyten Duyvil Preschool,[67] SAR Academy (Early Learning Center), Riverdale Nursery School and Family Center,[68] the Riverdale Presbyterian Church Nursery School,[69] and Riverdale Montessori School.

The Russian Mission School in New York is located in Riverdale,[70] [71] on the grounds of the Russian Mission Residency.[72]

Libraries

The New York Public Library (NYPL) operates three branches near Riverdale.

Transportation

Public transportation

The following MTA Regional Bus Operations bus routes serve Riverdale:

Columbia Transportation's Arbor Shuttle terminates at West 235th Street and Henry Hudson Pkwy. The Queens Riverdale Commuter Route terminates at West 238th Street and Riverdale Avenue.

Riverdale is served by the 1 train of the New York City Subway, at the following stations:

Riverdale is also served by the following Bee-Line Bus System routes, which run to Westchester County:[76]

Metro-North commuter railroad service is available at two stations, both on the Hudson Line: the Spuyten Duyvil station at Edsall Avenue and the Riverdale station between West 254th and 255th Streets. Hudson Rail Link connects the Metro-North stations to the surrounding area, with Routes A, B, C, and D serving Riverdale station, and Routes J, K, L, and M serving Spuyten Duyvil station.

Road

By car, Riverdale is commonly reached by the Henry Hudson Parkway (NY 9A) via the Henry Hudson Bridge, and by Broadway (US 9) via the Broadway Bridge.

Points of interest

Parks

Houses of worship

Community organizations

Museums

Notable people

In popular culture

Riverdale has often been cited in literature, film and television. Exteriors of many of Riverdale's locations have been used in both television and movie production.

Literature

Films

Television

References

Notes

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

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  3. Schneider, Daniel B. "F.Y.I.", The New York Times, July 1, 2001. Accessed April 20, 2021. "Getting Your Bearings Q. Where are the city's northern, southern, eastern and westernmost points, and what is the greatest distance between one point and another? A.... According to A Natural History of New York City by John Kieran (Houghton Mifflin, 1959), the easternmost point is in Glen Oaks, Queens, at about 73 degrees 42 minutes west longitude, and the extreme northern point is the bank of the Hudson in the Mount St. Vincent area of the Bronx, at about 40 degrees 55 minutes north latitude."
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  72. "Russian Mission" (Archive). The Riverdale Press. Retrieved on April 20, 2015. "The event will take place at the Russian Mission to the United Nations Residency, located on Mosholu Avenue at 255th Street."
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  83. Web site: Green Spaces for Everyone . Riverdalenature.org . March 15, 2016 . January 3, 2024.
  84. Web site: Conde . Ed García . The Bronx is finally getting a waterfront greenway connecting Riverdale to the South Bronx . Welcome2TheBronx . March 24, 2023 . January 3, 2024.
  85. Web site: Seton Park Highlights . NYC Parks . September 14, 1976 . January 3, 2024.
  86. https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/wave-hill Wave Hill
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  88. Web site: Riverdale Presbyterian Church. Riverdale Presbyterian Church.
  89. Web site: Riverdale Hatzalah . Riverdale Hatzalah . December 4, 2013.
  90. Web site: Welcome to The Riverdale Children's Theatre . 2022-04-25 . www.riverdaletheatre.org.
  91. Goodman. Lawrence. Too Jew For Who?. Brown Alumni Magazine. March–April 2008. May 4, 2008. Altman, who grew up in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, doesn't consider himself religious..
  92. Eisenberg, Jason. "'Alter ego' explores borough's culinary culture", The Riverdale Press, June 12, 2008. Accessed November 5, 2016. "His name is Baron Ambrosia and he is the alter ego of Riverdale resident Justin Fornal."
  93. Web site: A Brief History of Wave Hill . Wave Hill- A public garden & cultural center . December 4, 2013.
  94. https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/01/obituaries/hannelore-baron-artist-61-known-for-symbolic-collages.html "Hannelore Baron, Artist, 61; Known for Symbolic Collages"
  95. Gulizia, Stefano. "Bartók in New York: I. Manhattan Noise (Allegro non troppo)", Alla Turca, March 7, 2014. Accessed March 16, 2017. "At this stage, the whole family had already moved into a second flat in Riverdale, in the Bronx, which was leafy and quiet then, not too different from the suburban area of Csalán út in Hungary where they used to live."
  96. Wirsing, Robert. "Former Bronx Congressman Mario Biaggi dies at 97", Bronx Times Reporter, July 3–9, 2015. Accessed March 16, 2022. "Well-known for his go-to reputation and direct involvement in his constituents' affairs, former Bronx Congressman Mario Biaggi died last Wednesday, June 24 at his Riverdale apartment. He was 97."
  97. Oestrich, James R. "Rudolf Bing, Titan of the Met, Dies at 95", The New York Times, September 3, 1997. Accessed March 16, 2022. "Sir Rudolf Bing, who as the dapper and acerbic general manager of the Metropolitan Opera from 1950 to 1972 ushered the company into the modern era and into Lincoln Center, died yesterday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Yonkers. He was 95 and lived at the Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale in the Bronx."
  98. Pace, Eric. "Ex-Rep. Jonathan Bingham, 72, Dies", The New York Times, July 4, 1986. Accessed November 5, 2016. "Former Representative Jonathan B. Bingham, the veteran liberal Democrat from the Bronx, died yesterday at Presbyterian Hospital. He was 72 years old and lived in the Riverdale section of the Bronx."
  99. News: June Bingham Birge, Who Wrote Books and Plays, Dies at 88 . . August 29, 2007. May 4, 2008. June Bingham Birge, the author of books and plays, died on Aug. 21 at her home in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. .
  100. Jacobson. Mark. Joltin' Jew. New York . April 17, 2006. May 3, 2008. I lived in Riverdale, in the same building with Willie Mays.
  101. News: Lehmann-Haupt. Christopher. Ted Brown, Talk Show Host and New York Radio D.J., Is Dead . . March 22, 2005. May 4, 2008. As a teenager in the 1950s, Jonathan Schwartz, another New York radio colleague, watched Mr. Brown broadcasting from his basement studio at his home in Riverdale, in the Bronx..
  102. Book: Blomberg, Ron . Designated Hebrew. 2010. 9781613210550. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. 120.
  103. Baum, Gary. "What Really Happened the Night Hollywood Power Publicist Ronni Chasen Was Killed?", The Hollywood Reporter, November 16, 2016. Accessed August 24, 2020. "Chasen was born in Kingston, N.Y., in 1946 (as Veronica Cohen; she supposedly took her last name as a nod to the since-shuttered Hollywood hotspot Chasen's). She was raised in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx and the Washington Heights section of Manhattan before moving to L.A. in the 1970s, initially to pursue acting, having already appeared on Guiding Light and The Patty Duke Show."
  104. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/07/nyregion/russell-inslee-clark-jr-64-a-dean-at-yale.html "Russell Inslee Clark Jr., 64, a Dean at Yale"
  105. News: Gorenberg. Gershom. How Do You Prove You're a Jew? . . March 2, 2008. May 4, 2008. Farber ... grew up in Riverdale, N.Y.....
  106. News: Profile: Fernando Ferrer . . August 10, 2005. May 4, 2008.
  107. Bernstein, Nina. "Ward of the State; The Gap in Ella Fitzgerald's Life", The New York Times, June 23, 1996. Accessed August 24, 2020. "Her most recent biographer, Stuart Nicholson, has surmised that the authorities caught up with her and placed her in the Colored Orphan Asylum in Riverdale.... But the Riverdale orphanage – the only one open to black children – was overwhelmed as the Depression converged with the great migration of poor blacks from the rural South."
  108. News: SIDNEY FREY DIES; MADE HI-FI DISKS; Ex-Head of Audio Fidelity, 47, Popularized Stereo. . January 14, 1968. July 26, 2008.
  109. Dempsey. John. TV news giant Friendly dies: Legacy of integrity and highest standards. Variety . March 5, 1998. May 3, 2008. ... Friendly was at home in the Riverdale section of the Bronx...when he died..
  110. News: Yardley. Jonathan. Book World Live: Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig. https://web.archive.org/web/20180810160826/https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A19187-2005Apr1/?language=printer . dead . August 10, 2018 . The Washington Post . April 5, 2005. May 3, 2008 . Henry Louis Gehrig died at his house in the pleasant New York City neighborhood of Riverdale..
  111. Web site: Lucy interviews Jordan Gelber. Avenue Q. May 4, 2008. September 28, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928120012/http://www.avenueq.com/qanda-jordan.htm. dead.
  112. Book: VJ: The unplugged adventures of MTV's first wave. Atria Books. 2013. 9781451678147. New York.
  113. Stern. Sarah. 'Frumpies' Come to Town And Observe Shabbos in Riverdale. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025185829/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-2280983.html . dead . October 25, 2012 . The Forward. April 1994. June 11, 2009. 'Now it's commonplace,' says Blu Greenberg, a long time Riverdale resident, author and feminist..
  114. Goldberger, Paul "Charles E. Hughes 3d Dead; Leader In Bank Architecture", The New York Times, January 10, 1985. Accessed August 24, 2020. "Mr. Hughes, who lived in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, was the grandson of Charles Evans Hughes, the former Chief Justice of the United States."
  115. News: Eder. Richard. BOOK REVIEW Living at the Low End of the Upper Crust GENTLEMAN REBEL The Memoirs of H. Stuart Hughes. . December 13, 1990. May 4, 2008. When Joseph P. Kennedy moved from Riverdale to greater things, the Hugheses thriftily bought his house.
  116. News: McNeil. Kate. For Yeshiva's president, life can imitate television. The Riverdale Press. Bronx, NY. January 3, 2008. May 3, 2008. Riverdale resident Richard Joel.... dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090212225157/http://www.riverdalepress.com/full.php?sid=2397&current_edition=2008-01-03. February 12, 2009.
  117. https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/18/movies/leatrice-joy-91-dies-actress-in-silent-films.html "Leatrice Joy, 91, Dies; Actress in Silent Films"
  118. Web site: Eric R. Kandel – Biographical. Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2013. December 4, 2013. Finally, Denise was on the Columbia faculty and our house in Riverdale was near Columbia.
  119. News: Soong. Kelyn. Runner Ida Keeling turns 101 today. She has no plans to slow down. The Washington Post . May 15, 2016. December 22, 2020 . For her efforts, Keeling, who lives by herself in the Riverdale section of the Bronx in New York City, was named the USA Track and Field Athlete of the Week...With a time of 1 minute 17.33 seconds in the 100-meter race for mixed masters age 80 and over, Keeling set a world record in the distance for women ages 96–100..
  120. McPhee. Michele. Wedge. Dave. The Fall of Joan. Boston. August 2005. May 4, 2008. Virginia Joan Bennett was born September 9, 1936, in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.... dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080521040439/http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/the_fall_of_joan/. May 21, 2008.
  121. News: Gross. Max. Riverdale Run . . April 24, 2008. May 3, 2008. John F. Kennedy spent his youth in an enormous white mansion on Independence Avenue.
  122. News: Bernstein. Nina. Stein. Robin. Mystery Woman in Kerik Case: Nanny . . December 16, 2004. May 4, 2008. Most puzzled about the nanny, perhaps, are former neighbors of the Keriks and their kin. In the Riverdale section of the Bronx, where the family lived in a first-floor apartment for years.
  123. Robbins, Tom. "Ted Kheel, 96, City Lion of Labor Settlements", The Village Voice, November 15, 2010. Accessed August 24, 2020. "He helped raise funds for Martin Luther King Jr.'s cause, hosting the minister at his gracious home in Riverdale in the early 60s when money from the north was a lifeline to the civil rights battles being waged down south."
  124. https://thebronxchronicle.com/2014/05/04/if-you-havent-heard-of-oliver-koppell/ "If You Haven't Heard Of Oliver Koppell"
  125. Jackson, Nancy. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Fieldston; A Leafy Enclave in the Hills of the Bronx", The New York Times, February 17, 2002. Accessed August 24, 2020. "Fiorello H. La Guardia, a three-time mayor of New York, lived and died at 5020 Goodridge Avenue.... After World War II, Richard Simon, founder of Simon & Schuster, bought a Georgian red-brick Baum house where he brought up his three musical daughters: Joanna, Lucy and Carly. Today, residents include United Nations ambassadors from Benin and Guinea; Jennifer J. Raab, president of Hunter College and former head of the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission; and G. Oliver Koppell, the former New York attorney general newly elected to the City Council. Theodore Kheel, the labor lawyer, has a house around the corner from Ruth Friendly..."
  126. McCarthy, Peggy. "A New York Irishman, and Flaunting It", The New York Times, March 16, 1997. Accessed November 30, 2019. "When John L. Lahey was growing up in St. Margaret's parish in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, he thought the world was Irish."
  127. Novelist Chri. . "... Lehmann-Haupt resides in Riverdale with his wife, writer Natalie Robins.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060831114027/http://www.mountsaintvincent.edu/633.htm. August 31, 2006.
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  130. Kuvadia, Aimee; and Sugarman, Raphael. "Chris Lighty, hip-hop pioneer, commits suicide", Riverdale Press, September 5, 2012. Accessed November 30, 2019. "Hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty, 44, born Darrell Lighty, died the morning of Aug. 30 in his single-family home in Spuyten Duyvil from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to police."
  131. Collins, Glenn. "Baseball: Subway Series; 1956 vs. 2000? It's Deja Vu All Over Again, Except for When It's Not", The New York Times, October 21, 2000. Accessed November 30, 2019. "In 1956, the Dodger legend Pee Wee Reese occupied a modest brick duplex on Barwell Terrace in Bay Ridge, pitcher Sal Maglie lived in Riverdale and many Yankees occupied an apartment hotel on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx."
  132. James, Megan. "No doubt about it, nun inspired playwright", The Riverdale Press, January 29, 2009. Accessed November 5, 2016. "A Sister of Charity for 55 years, Sister McEntee is a native of Riverdale."
  133. News: Wolfer. Sondra. Olympic fencer Tim Morehouse takes his stab at being the best . . New York. July 21, 2008. August 5, 2008. Tim Morehouse took up fencing at the Riverdale Country School as an excuse to get out of gym class.
  134. News: Hartocollis. Anemona. Apartment Complex Official Accused of Taking $1 Million . . March 20, 2008. The Century, built in 1976, is home to Tracy Morgan, the actor and comedian..
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  137. Risen, Clay. "Marjorie Perloff, Leading Scholar of Avant-Garde Poetry, Dies at 92", The New York Times, March 26, 2024. Accessed March 29, 2024. "The Mintzes lived in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.... She attended the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in the Bronx and then Oberlin and Barnard, where she studied English and graduated in 1953."
  138. Foderaro, Lisa W. "Multitasking, With Time for the Roses", The New York Times, July 2, 2010. Accessed August 24, 2020. "Jennifer J. Raab, who has been the president of Hunter College for nine years, has also been an urban planner, corporate lawyer, campaign manager and, before leading Hunter, chairwoman of the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission.... On Sundays, Ms. Raab unwinds at home in Riverdale with her husband and daughter, Miranda Goodwin-Raab, 17."
  139. Dose, Sarah. "Alfonso Ribeiro reveals origin of 'Carlton Dance'", The Des Moines Register, October 13, 2014. Accessed March 28, 2017. "I was born and raised in Riverdale, N.Y. After starring on Broadway and appearing with Michael Jackson in a Pepsi commercial, I moved to Los Angeles in 1984 when I was 12 to work on the show Silver Spoons."
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  141. Staff. "Westchester's Ben Schwartz and His Ninja (Acting) Skills", Westchester magazine, September 2012. Accessed March 28, 2017. "I grew up in Riverdale in the Northern Bronx initially and then moved to Westchester, and had a pretty good time in each place."
  142. Parhizkar. Maryam. David Shapiro '68: Four Decades of Poems. Columbia College Today. New York. May–June 2007. May 4, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080327072913/http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/may_jun07/bookshelf2.php. March 27, 2008.
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  144. News: Lowenstein. Roger. As Governor, What Would His Battles Be? . . July 16, 2006. April 13, 2008. Eliot and his two siblings grew up in the prosperous Riverdale enclave of the Bronx....
  145. News: Dunlap. David W. . Bronx Residents Fighting Plans Of a Developer. . November 16, 1987. May 4, 2008. A group of neighbors from Riverdale and Spuyten Duyvil has demanded that the city acquire as a public park the 4.75 acre parcel known as the Douglas-U Thant estate, north of 232d Street, between Palisade and Douglas Avenues..
  146. Frank. Mortimer H. . A Toscanini Odyssey. The Juilliard Journal Online. April 2002. February 26, 2008. That archive was housed at Wave Hill, Toscanini's Riverdale residence during World War II.
  147. Web site: Interview with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Sandra Kitt.
  148. Book: Walker, Rebecca . Black, White and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self. 2000. 9780613494052 . San Val, Incorporated.
  149. News: FEAR THAT GEN. WEBB WILL NOT RECOVER; Artillery Commander in the "Bloody Angle" at Gettysburg on His Deathbed.. . February 12, 1911. May 4, 2008.
  150. News: Stern. Eliyahu. Leaping to respectability . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019190003/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-53235041.html . dead . October 19, 2012 . . May 24, 2002. May 4, 2008. Based in the affluent Jewish enclave of Riverdale, in the New York City borough of the Bronx, Weiss has never really been accepted in the upper echelons of the US Jewish establishment..
  151. https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/18/obituaries/tommy-wonder-78-ex-ziegfeld-dancer.html "Tommy Wonder, 78, Ex-Ziegfeld Dancer"
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  153. Web site: Rosalyn Yalow – Biographical . Nobel Media AB 2013. December 4, 2013. During that period Aaron and I had two children, Benjamin and Elanna. We bought a house in Riverdale, less than a mile from the VA..
  154. Book: Kerouac, Jack . On the Road . 10 . 9780670063260 . Viking . 2007 . 50th Anniversary .
  155. Web site: Riverdale Review, June 21, 2012 by Andrew Wolf. Andrew Wolf. Issuu. June 20, 2012 .
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