Monday, March 31, 2025

March Newsletter - Riverdale Main Streets Alliance


MARCH 2025 NEWSLETTER

Happy Spring!
The Riverdale Main Streets Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, an ORGANIZATION of VOLUNTEERS who deeply care about our neighborhood, for the betterment of all residents and business owners. Our mission is to provide community friendly “main streets” while expanding the economic growth and vitality of Riverdale.

Please, Join Us!

Riverdale Main Streets Alliance welcomes all to participate.
Become a member, sponsor, or volunteer, and support our special corner of NYC!
$25K in 2025? Let's do it. 



Our email: Rmsabx@gmail.com
Our website: www.rmsabx.org

Upcoming Volunteer Events
We have two very exciting volunteer opportunities coming up. Please join us!
  • Saturday, April 19 at 10:30am: Netherland Gardens x Skyview on the Hudson joint clean up day at the wooded forest area behind the Skyview Shopping Center. Please bring gloves if you can. Trash bags will be provided
  • Saturday, April 26 at 10:00am: Van Cortlandt Park Alliance x Riverdale Main Streets Alliance joint volunteer event. Join us at the northwest corner (Broadway and West 261st Street) where we will be maintaining the garden and open field. Gloves and tools will be provided. Please RSVP at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/261st-street-garden-volunteer-event-tickets-1290043728519?aff=oddtdtcreator

2025 Riverdale Block Party Festival
Save the date! Our annual Riverdale Block Party Festival returns on Sunday, May 18, from 12:00-4:00pm 🎉 We already have 40 vendors! Please email us if you are interested in being a vendor, sponsor, or volunteer. They are many sponsorship opportunities available.


RMSA Member Highlights
RMSA Member Highlight: Salvatore’s of Soho 🍝 Whether it’s pasta, pizza, chicken, or tiramisu, Salvatore's is a true Riverdale staple with something for everyone. With a classic atmosphere and a beautiful outdoor dining setup, this is the place to be during upcoming spring and summer nights! Visit today at 3738 Riverdale Avenue

RMSA Member & Sponsor Highlight: Priannag Driving School 🚙 Run & operated by RMSA Board Member, Leybis De Jesus, Priannag is a one-stop shop driving school that also offers non-emergency medical transportation. Visit today at 5925 Riverdale Avenue!

Happy one year anniversary to Cote Wine Bar! Come celebrate on the evening of Thursday, April 3 at 5639 Mosholu Avenue


An annual tradition returns... sign up for the Riverdale Y 5K & Fun Run on Sunday, May 4: https://riverdaley.org/5k-and-fun-run/

A packed house at KRVC Gallery 505 for opening reception of Denis Haxhija's solo exhibition, "Faces & Places". The installation is up until May 1 and was curated by Nina Seigenfeld Velazquez.


Sharing directly from Citi Bike for everyone’s knowledge: 
Beginning in the fall of 2025, Citi Bike service will expand further into Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens. Since the program launched in 2013, New Yorkers and visitors from around the world have taken over 250 million Citi Bike rides, demonstrating that bike share is an efficient, healthy, and affordable mode of transportation. The 2025 expansion will add over 250 new stations and bring 2,900 new bikes into service, making Citi Bike available to more than 900,000 additional New Yorkers.

In advance of installing new stations, DOT will be conducting extensive outreach and planning. Outreach will include in-person and online education and feedback collection and meetings with community stakeholders. We want to highlight that we have a feedback map open which allows users to place pins at locations they would like to see new Citi Bike stations, as well as areas not suitable for a Citi Bike station. Here is the link to the feedback portal web page that you can share with your community members via email, newsletter, or social media: https://nycdotprojects.info/project-updates/feedback-map-open-1. The portal will be open until mid-April.

Faces of RMSA


Executive Committee and Board:
Damian McShane, Board Chair
Giordana Avila, Vice Chair
Dana Williams, Treasurer
Patricia Cassiere, Treasurer
Denis Haxhija, Secretary
Dr. Susan Burns
Dr. James Duval
Johanna Edmondson
Laura Levine-Pinedo
Bob Bender
David Quart
Ashley Medina
Leybis De Jesus
Nadeem Kazi
Andrew Curiel
Adam Cohen

2025 RMSA membership/sponsorship invoice - consider joining today!
All we do, depends on you!
$25K in 2025? Let's do it.


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