A legal defense fund established by merchants and residents of the Westchester Square – Zerega community is taking the city into court to temporarily close homeless shelter that was opened without any community notification. Comment.

Students of Villa Maria Academy are doing their part to spread peace, love and understanding, participating in their own 4th Annual International Day of Peace. Comment.

Senator Jeffrey D. Klein joined Fordham Preparatory president Reverend Kenneth Boller and Fordham Prep students today to urge Governor Patterson to sign a bill that would help Fordham Preparatory School expand its prestigious science program, while continuing to offer financial aid packages. Comment.

In a very unusual move, neighbors have singled out two nearby homes for throwing wild parties during the summer months. Comment.

Bicentennial Veterans Memorial Park was full of cheer and excitement as over 100 players gathered to celebrate the 33rd Annual Closing Day for the Throggs Neck Girls Softball League. Comment.

When someone started to fill in the waterfront end of Lucerne Street in Spencer Estate, June Haymon sniffed. When someone installed a gated fence, Haymon grumbled. Comment.

What better way to spend a fall afternoon or evening than going to a college football game? Comment.

Thanks in part to Senator Jeff Klein, some 20 students will attend Fordham Preparatory School on scholarship. Thanks in part to Klein, those students will twirl test tubes and ignite Bunsen burners in new Fordham Prep science labs. Comment.

A new Pelham Bay deli serving Spanish-American food was victimized three times over three days. The incidents have been classified as bias attacks by the police. Comment.

The Bartow Pell Mansion Museum will hold a Fall Workshop Series: Collecting Basics, in-depth workshops with antiques and fine art appraisers Nora Mazur and Patricia Dillon. The first three workshops focus on what you need to know to start collecting fine art, furniture, and silver. The series culminates with a visit to Doyle New York for a talk and preview of an upcoming auction of furniture and fine art. Admission is $15 each workshop or save $10 on all four for $50; members $10 each or $35 for all four workshops. Reservations required; space limited. Comment.