WaveHill’s calendar for July (see you at the Members picnics, they’re my favorite!)
For exact times, rain dates, more information, go visit their website: http://www.wavehill.org/home/
Ongoing events:
Tue, Mar 3 – Sun, Jul 19 Arbores Venerabiles
Sun, Jun 21 – Mon, Oct 12 Tree Museum by Katie Holten
Every Tuesday Yoga in Nature
Every Wednesday Gallery Tour
Every Thursday Gallery Tour
Every Saturday Tai Chi Chuan
Every [...]
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Posted in citified, crime on June 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
With a nod to one of my favorite TV shows … I saw this great interactive graphic on NYT’s website today showing where murders during the last 6.5 years have occured in NYC (and they’ll update it when information becomes available).
Homcides in all of NYC 2003-09: 3,410
Homicides in all of Riverdale 2003-09: 9 (7 if you [...]
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Posted in politics, school daze on June 30, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and City Council member Oliver Koppell hosted a joint press conference this morning outside PS 24 calling for expanded gifted & talented programs within the public school, District 10’s biggest and most successful G&T program to date.
The pair said they were prompted by the number of families who selected PS 24 as [...]
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Loving this new real estate listing I came across tonight. A vine-covered house on Arlington Ave. in Spuyten Duyvil (listed late last week with Trebach Realty)…and wish there were interior shots, too. The 1920s stucco has three bedrooms plus a loft and a screened in sleeping porch; private garden and is within walking distance of Metro-North. [...]
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Posted in wtf on June 29, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Part of my Big Summer Plan is to take advantage of as many things in Riverdale as we possibly can … in some ways for obvious reasons, but I also figure it’s a chance to get myself and my family away from our “usual.” Well, every week we’ve decided to visit the public library. Noble [...]
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Posted in school daze on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In honor of the last day of NYC public school, here’s a link to the recently-released NYC School Survey reports (questions aimed at parents and teachers. Upper schools have students surveyed as well)
To find out what parents and teachers think of Riverdale’s public schools:
For PS 24 (now remember this was a staff and parent body [...]
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Posted in real estate on June 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Look at this view! Just saw this listing for 3935 Blackstone Ave. … I really don’t know this building, but the view photo made me stop and want to share this one:
http://realestate.nytimes.com/sales/detail/185-1731234/riverdale-bronx-ny-usa/OPEN-HOUSE-alt/PRICE-HIGH-sort/185-1709299–185-1629781–185-1685884–2836-4170261–2670-DP702155–2670-DP90220421–4255-DP81114631–36-B2172443T–185-1731234–343-420-59424-ls/70-t
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Posted in OnlyInRiverdale, ooh on June 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
credit: thebiblioholic via Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebiblioholic/3436111753/in/set-72157611530244659/)
From a reader: A Spring sunset lights up the Riverdale Country Day School’s River campus.
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A late comparison, but here you go. My summer schedule switching everything up … and I’ve been too busy dancing around the living room with my kids to Michael Jackson songs to be near the computer.
Riverdale Press
Front page:
“Shopkeepers struggles to stay afloat after flooding” by Kevin Deutsch
“Gifted, talented? Yes, but is it worth the schlep?” [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
