Riverdale · Then vs Now
Riverdale: 2024-04 vs 2025-04
A side-by-side look at how Riverdale shifted between two periods.
| 2024-04 | 2025-04 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Construction value ($) | $2,000,000 | $2,900 | -100% |
| New business licenses | 2 | 0 | -100% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 125 | 130 | +4% |
| Reported crimes | 111 | 101 | -9% |
| Violent crimes | 53 | 39 | -26% |
| Failed food inspections | 1 | 0 | -100% |
2024-04
Riverdale logs lone $2M renovation permit
Riverdale recorded a single permit in April—a renovation worth $2 million. No new businesses opened or closed. Residents filed 125 service requests, led by 30 tree-trim tickets (a category the city no longer accepts). Eight stray-animal complaints and seven streetlight-out reports rounded out the list. Police logged 111 crimes, 53 of them violent. One food establishment failed inspection.
2025-04
Riverdale's lone April permit: a $2,900 express job
One permit came through in April—a $2,900 express job—while 311 calls climbed 27.5% to 130. Forty-one of those were pothole complaints, nearly three times the next category (street light outages at 15). Tree debris drew 11 calls. Crime rose 6% to 101 incidents; violent offenses stayed flat at 39. No businesses opened or closed.
New businesses — 2024-04
- CENTERS FOR NEW HORIZONS, INC (Children's Services Facility License)
- BINECIA R DILLON (Peddler License)