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Riverdale is home to some of New York's best schools, nature preserves and houses of worship.

Riverdale's public and private schools include: P.S. 24, P.S. 81, Horace Mann, Riverdale Country, Fieldston, SAR Academy, St. Gabriel's, the Telshe Yeshiva, St. Margaret of Cortona, Yeshiva Ohavei Torah, the Spuyten Duyvil School, Kinneret Day School, the Robert J. Christen School, Manhattan College, the College of Mount Saint Vincent, and the David A. Stein Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy.

Museums, parks and places of interest include: horseback riding, golf, tennis, hiking in nature preserves, an active Y, the legendary Wave Hill with its gardens and art gallery, Riverdale Park piers for fishing and walking on the riverfront and local cultural events. They can also enjoy Van Cortlandt Park, the Bronx Botanical Gardens and the Bronx Zoo.

Houses of worship include: Adath Israel Synagogue, Church of the Mediator, Hebrew Institute of Riverdale (HIR), Riverdale Jewish Center, Riverdale Temple, St Peter the Apostle Greek Orthodox Church, St Steven's United Methodist Church, and Young Israel of Riverdale.