CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns consumers to immediately stop using “Baby Loungers” because they violate the federal safety regulation for infant sleep products, posing a risk of suffocation and a fall hazard to safety requirements of CPSC’s Infant Sleep Products regulation because they do not have a stand, which creates an unsafe sleeping environment for infants.

the loungers in the Grey Animal printed fabric. The products as “Baby Loungers.” There is a red tag on the products with three rectangular symbols. The lounger is oval in shape and was sold in the color style “gray animal.” It is gray on the outside and white on the inside with animals such as lions, moose, and giraffes printed on the inside of the lounger. It comes with a small pillow with similar animal imagery on it.

Although the ISP regulation applies to products manufactured on or after June 23, 2022, the CPSC advises consumers to stop using all loungers sold by Poetint002 regardless of their date of manufacture. Further, CPSC continues to advise of non-compliant infant sleep products regardless of the date of manufacture.

In addition, the loungers fail to meet the regulation’s marking, labeling, and instructional literature requirements. The lounger and its packaging also lack a tracking label containing product information such as the date of manufacture, which is required for children’s products including durable infant or toddler products.

CPSC issued a Notice of Violation to the seller, Poetint002 of China, to recall these loungers or offer a remedy to consumers. Consumers who purchased the product will receive this notice directly.

The baby loungers were sold online on Amazon. com and other e-commerce sites. CPSC evaluated

Consumers should stop using the loungers immediately, unzip and disassemble the products, cut-up the lounger cover, sleeping pad, and side bumpers and dispose of the pieces in the trash or textile recycling, in accordance with local garbage collection policies.

Parents and caregivers are reminded:

• The best place for an infant to sleep is on a

• pillows, padded crib bumpers, or other items to an infant’s sleeping environment.

• Infants should always be placed to sleep on their back. Infants who fall asleep in an inclined or upright position should be moved to a safe sleep bassinet or play yard.

Consumers may report incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.

Riverbay Management has heard your concerns regarding “How do I reach the Call Center?” and will update the phone prompts to make the process easier and more direct.

Currently, callers to Riverbay’s main line, (718) 320-3300, select option #2 to be directed to Maintenance, Restorations and Inspections.

Once the phone prompt recording is updated, Option #2 will be dedicated to the Call Center, which will include Maintenance, Restorations and Inspections.

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BY P.M. CAMPBELL

Lifelong Co-op City Section 5 resident, Michael Colon, uses his poetry to honor parts of life which often go overlooked.

His writing, though diverse, centers on topics such as faith, fulfllment, and self-improvement. His work has been included in “Wise on Art Magazine,” “Undercurrent,” and “Adventure Sports Outdoor Magazine.” In Colon’s recent poem, “These are the Days,” he encourages the reader to approach life as a righteous experience.

BY MICHAEL COLON

These are the days that occurred.

A memory bank of experiences we endured.

These are the days that are present.

A gift of the now that we all inherit.

These are the days to be.

The future isn’t promised to you or me.

Every step we take leaves behind footprints linked to centuries.

The world is laced with real-time documentaries.

Michael Colon

The poem is composed of 21 rhyming couplets, which use repetition to emphasize themes of persistence in the face of adversity. He personifes life, death, science, and religion into entities which dance, date, and debate in the cycle of existence. His religious imagery, such as blood and wine, contributes to his theme of a sutured past, present, and future, which results in a common tradition among humankind. To read more of his work, visit: https://www.clippings.me/michaelcolon

Life is a movie that only has one director’s cut. There is no acting when the reel stops spinning and our eyes shut.

Countless stories numbered by the falling specs of sand.

An hourglass of beaches falling from north to south as planned.

Death and life dancing to the same song called, intimacy.

The melody of our origins never ends from once it came originally.

Science and religion are in constant debate.

Sitting at a lit candle dinner table on a long-lasting date.

Wine and blood spill and fow to histoires complications.

These are the times of new gods and equations.

At that moment when man created fre.

The smoke from our egos kept rising higher.

The sky blocked out in pride and ignorance. The innocent sun is hidden behind what hinders us.

Picture-perfect purity can be found in the deepest part of the human heart.

Expressing our true feelings is becoming a lost art

The world continues to rotate to bad and goodwill.

This race we run on the planet’s treadmill.

It’s not about going fast or slow in this race. It’s being a part of it in the frst place.

While on this Earth what are you going to do?

Let the days go to waste or fnd something to pursue.

Accomplishments are a fgment of what we perceive.

True happiness is falling deeper in love with what we believe.

Eternity is unmeasurable in its context.

Forever is found in the freedom of not knowing what’s next.

The fact we are breathing.

Gives us the the means to take a lung full of new meaning.

These are the days that showed up.

New decades are ready to erupt.

These are the days of the now.

No matter how hard times get, never throw in the towel.

These are the days that will always arrive. Take a moment after this poem to appreciate that you are alive.

Hello, neighbors. We trust all is well. Stay vigilant, cautious and wear your masks in crowds. Hospitals and facilities are mandated to wear mask again. The virus is on the rise, so take heed.

Happy New Year – To one and all, we wish a blessed, happy, healthy and safe year 2024.

Building 27 Association – Join us in a Meet and Greet to celebrate the new year. The date is Saturday, January 13, from 4-7 p.m., at 140 Erdman Pl., Bldg C, in the Association Room rear lobby. We are inviting our new residents to come and learn about the Building Association and how it functions. We have

Retail Cannabis Dispensary – On January 4, there was a public hearing of the Bronx Community Board #10 at the Bartow Community Center. There was standing room as the purpose was to vote on two applications for licenses to open retail cannabis dispensaries at two locations. Co-op City’s concern is the applicant Mello Tymes, who is seeking a license to open a retail Cannabis Dispensary at 675 Co-op City Blvd. There were many speakers in opposition and those to follow were the majority in opposition and in consensus of the same issues –– that a cannabis shop is not wanted or needed here in Co-op City. The consensus were the facts whether illegal or legal, license or no license, cannabis can have various mental and physical effects, altered state of mind and long term effects may include addictions and bring undesirables and criminal behaviors into our peaceful community. We thank and applaud Community Board 10 for their concern and support of the people by voting no to approve a license to open a retail cannabis dispensary as it serves no purpose for the good of this community.

Happy birthday to all celebrating this month. We offer our sincere sympathy and condolences to the families who lost loved ones. We wish all the best of health and safety. Contact Lydia Rondon at 718-583-3040 and she will gladly acknowledge your birthday by sending you a card; she is excellent in sharing good will. Also, notify her of any illness, or if a neighbor has deceased or transferred to a nursing home.

“For our community to be a better place to live is for the people of the community to understand and accept their personal responsibility for what happens.” –Davis Merritt Jr.

––H. Overman