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Watch out, that shrub may be hiding a street

Ask Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz when a street is not a street, and he’ll probably tell you: When it’s a forest.

But when is a street that’s actually a forest still, in fact, a street?

The NYPD says the answer lies on Forster Place ...

Velella's revenge left Republicans out in cold

Like many tales of revenge, this one begins at a wedding.

Muslim student finds a haven for prayer

Dinar Enggar Puspita had never been inside a synagogue until she came to Riverdale in August; now she prays at Riverdale Jewish Center every Wednesday.

Ms. Puspita isn’t Jewish — she’s a Muslim exchange student from Indonesia spending the year living in Riverdale and studying at the David A. Stein Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy, MS/HS 141. Her religion requires her to pray five times daily facing Mecca, the holy city in Saudi Arabia, but unlike her school back home, RKA offers no space for prayer.

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