{"id":786,"date":"2013-04-07T06:53:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-07T10:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.knolls1.com\/wpsite\/?page_id=786"},"modified":"2018-06-17T18:02:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-17T22:02:31","slug":"for-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.knolls1.com\/zsandbox\/for-us","title":{"rendered":"For Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- PREV name near-us --><\/p>\n<div id=\"for-us-page-wrap\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Transportation:<\/strong> While we have plentiful parking, for those who prefer not to keep a car, this is by far the best location in Riverdale for availability of public transportation, in all directions.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Local buses<\/strong> #10 and #20, and <strong>Express buses<\/strong> to both the West Side and East Side of Manhattan stop at the door. <strong>Express bus<\/strong> #18 is also available to Wall Street during morning and evening rush hours.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Subways and trains:<\/strong> There is easy access to the IRT subway trains, which are down the hill. The Metro North stop is nearby, within walking distance, with shuttle service available.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Local car services<\/strong> are available for private door-to-door transportation, both for local travel, or into the rest of the city.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stores and conveniences:<\/strong> We have a shopping center across the street, with many convenient services and stores. These include a Post Office, Rite Aid Pharmacy, Chase Bank, restaurants and take-outs, beauty parlors, dry cleaners, stationary store, liquor store, nail salon, pizza parlor, and grocery store.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And most important of all\u2026..Ben\u2019s Market, with its best-in-Riverdale meats, fresh fish, ample fruits and vegetables, groceries, delicatessen, freshly baked goods, daily prepared hot meals and sandwiches, sushi chef, household supplies, delivery service\u2026and even pizza!\u2026a true miracle store!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Health, Sports and Fitness Club:<\/strong> For everyone who wants to swim, work out in a completely equipped state-of-the-art gym, practice golf, get a massage, play tennis, entertain the kids, enjoy some classes, employ a personal trainer, play basketball, or just relax on the terrace, there is the beautiful Tennis Club of Riverdale (TCR) across the street in the Century building.\n  <\/li>\n<li><strong>Nursery School:<\/strong> On our block we have the very fine Riverdale Community Nursery School, an excellent facility that has been in existence since 1978. Many local families have sent their children there.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Pre-School enrolls children aged 18 months to 2 years. The Pre-Kindergarten is a program for 3- and 4-year olds. It operates during the school year, and also has an 8-week summer program during July and August.<\/li>\n<li>Teachers are certified in Early Childhood Education and in CPR, and the school is licensed by the NYC Dept of Health.<\/li>\n<li>The hours for these programs are from 9:30 am to 4 PM; however, children may arrive anytime after 7:30 am, and may bring their breakfast along if they wish, and they can remain for snacks and playtime until 5:30 PM.<\/li>\n<li>The school strives to build in its students a strong and positive self-image, one that gives them the confidence to function happily and successfully in any group situation. It provides young children with a secure, nurturing, family-style learning environment. Tuition is paid on a weekly basis, and children can enroll anytime during the year if spaces are available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Riverdale Senior Center:<\/strong> This important center, which is on the other side of Kappock Street, provides a full range of programs and services for elderly residents in the area.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A delicious and reasonable lunch is served during the weekday program.<\/li>\n<li>Offerings include daily social events, weekly shopping trips, visits to restaurants, health counseling, a Pain Support Group, Jewish and Irish cultural programs, discussion groups for all kinds of issues, and movies.<\/li>\n<li>Fitness and exercise programs include Yoga, Tai Chi, zumba. Classes are given in bridge, computers, pottery, water color painting, creative writing. There is an inter-generational program with neighborhood school children.<\/li>\n<li>There is also a day program available for people with memory deficit problems.<\/li>\n<li>A full-time Social Worker is on the staff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> While we have everything we need right in the vicinity, we are also part of the city. Our location is extremely convenient. Mid-Manhattan is only a 10-minute ride away to the south by car&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.and Westchester abuts to the north.\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transportation: While we have plentiful parking, for those who prefer not to keep a car, this is by far the best location in Riverdale for availability of public transportation, in all directions. &nbsp; Local buses #10 and #20, and Express buses to both the West Side and East Side of Manhattan stop at the door. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knolls1.com\/zsandbox\/for-us\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;For Us&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-786","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knolls1.com\/zsandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knolls1.com\/zsandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knolls1.com\/zsandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knolls1.com\/zsandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knolls1.com\/zsandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=786"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/www.knolls1.com\/zsandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1558,"href":"https:\/\/www.knolls1.com\/zsandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/786\/revisions\/1558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knolls1.com\/zsandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}