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Vol. 45 No. 32
Saturday, August 7, 2010
On two consecutive evenings, Public Safety stops carjacking in progress, arrests murder suspect BY BILL STUTTIG In two separate instances, on Sunday and Monday evening, respectively, Public Safety made two separate key arrests, the first one stopped a carjacking in progress and the second involved the capture of a man suspected of committing a murder in the 47th Precinct last month. After getting reports on the two major arrests, Riverbay General Manager Vernon Cooper said: “I applaud the efforts of our Public Safety officers. As a result of their ‘heads up’ police work and diligence, they were able to thwart a crime that was in progress, chase down, capture and bring to justice two alleged criminals who are now also being held for even more serious crimes. If in fact these individuals are guilty of these crimes, it means that our Public Safety officers have effectively
taken a few bad guys off the streets, which goes a long way in their effort to keep our community safe. I congratulate them and thank them for a job well done.” Chief Frank Apollo, commander of the Public Safety Department, said: “These two arrests are a prime example of the dedication to duty that our Public Safety Officers exhibit everyday. I commend the efforts and bravery exhibited by our officers who were responsible for bringing both of these individuals to justice therefore enhancing the safety of the residents within the community.” In the Sunday evening incident, shortly after 9:30 p.m., Public Safety officers on patrol in the vicinity of Alcott Place spotted a woman on the ground near Asch Loop. According to the Public Safety (Continued on page 4)
2010/2011 Board Committees AUDI T C OM M I T T E E : Jose Rodriguez, Chair Othelia Jones, co-Chair Evelyn Santiago, co-Chair Al Shapiro, co-Chair
C O NST RUC T I ON C O M M IT T E E : Al Shapiro, Chair Khalil Abdul-Wahhab, co-Chair Manny Torres, co-Chair
BUDG E T C OM M I T T E E : Eleanor Bailey, Chair Al Shapiro, co-Chair Manny Torres, co-Chair
G AR AG E C O M M I T T E E : William Gordon, Chair Andrea Leslie, co-Chair Bernard Cylich, co-Chair
BUI L DI NG S & G RO UNDS CO MMI TTEE : Eleanor Bailey, Chair William Gordon, co-Chair Evelyn Santiago, co-Chair
I NVE NT OR Y & P UR C HASI NG C OM MI T T E E : Manny Torres, Chair Leticia Morales, co-Chair Andrea Leslie, co-Chair
C O M M E R C I AL L E ASI NG CO MMI TTEE : Helen Atkins, Chair Evelyn Santiago, co-Chair
L ABO R C OM M I T T E E O F T H E BOAR D AS A W HO L E : Eleanor Bailey, Chair Bernard Cylich, co-Chair
C O M M UNI T Y R E L AT I O NS /S E NI O R S/H ANDI C AP P E D CO M MI TT EE : Leticia Morales, Chair Helen Atkins, co-Chair Eleanor Bailey, co-Chair C O OP E R AT OR AP P E AL S CO MMI TTEE : Othelia Jones, Chair Khalil Abdul-Wahhab, co-Chair Helen Atkins, co-Chair Bill Gordon, co-Chair C O NT R AC T C O M P L I ANC E CO MMI TTEE : Khalil Abdul-Wahhab, Chair Andrea Leslie, co-Chair
SAL E S C O M M I T T E E : Francine Reva Jones, Chair Ray Tirado, co-Chair SE C UR I T Y C O M M I T T E E : Othelia Jones, Chair Manny Torres, co-Chair Rev. Owens, co-Chair Ray Tirado, co-Chair Helen Atkins, co-Chair YO UT H C OM M I T T E E : Andrea Leslie, Chair Francine Reva Jones, co-Chair Eleanor Bailey, co-Chair Evelyn Santiago, co-Chair
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National Night Out celebrates a safe community
Co-op City’s National Night Out received a proclamation from Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented at the Tuesday evening event. From left: George Torres, Director of Community Affairs at the Mayor’s office; 45th Precinct Community Affairs Officer Ann Marie Morrison; Riverbay Board President Helen Atkins; Riverbay Community Relations Director Michelle Sajous; Bob Bieder, Vice-President, 45th Community Council; Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson and Officer Miguel Caldero, Community Affairs Officer in the 45th Precinct. (See story on Page 3.) Photo by J. Roberts
Domestic water shutdown begins Monday T h e R iver b a y M a in t en a n ce Dep a r t m en t will b e clea n in g t h e r em a in in g five d om est ic wa t er t a n k s b egin n in g on M on d a y, Au gu st 9, in Bu ild in g 3. Du r in g t h e sh u t d own , h ot a n d cold wa t er will b e u n ava ila b le. T h e sh u t d own s will b egin a t 9 a .m . a n d wa t er will b e r est or ed wh en r ep a ir s a r e com p let ed in t h e even in g. T h er e a r e 13 t a n k s for t h e com m u n it y’s 35 h igh -r ise bu ild in gs a n d ea ch t a n k feed s 2-3 bu ild in gs. (Continued on page 4)
Assemblyman Benedetto convinces MTA to make adjustments to early morning bus schedules BY BILL STUTTIG State Assemblyman Michael Benedetto recently reached out to the MTA in the wake of numerous complaints from residents about the infrequent service of the Bx. 28 and Bx. 38 during early morning hours. In response, the MTA has agreed to add buses to the early morning Bx. 28 run that serves both Bellamy Loop and Dreiser Loop. As part of the route changes that took effect on June 27th, the Bx. 28 which nor-
mally runs from Section 5 to Fordham via Bartow Avenue and Gun Hill Road during most of the day, loops around the entire community after midnight serving both Dreiser and Bellamy Loop area residents in the overnight period with buses running approximately every 40 minutes. The problem is that the last Bx. 28 providing the overnight service to the northern sections of the community stops at 5:06 a.m. (Continued on page 2)