Co-op City Times 02/07/15

Townhall meeting televised LIVE today at 1 p.m. on MATV Ch. 12 and Cablevision Ch. 591

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Board amends its leadership; revises Townhall meeting today in Dreiser to discuss corporation’s finances and election rules to include campaign use proposed carrying charge increase of social media and e-mail their lives.”

Vol. 50 No. 6

BY BILL STUTTIG

At Wednesday’s meeting of the Riverbay Board of Directors, the Board voted by consensus to appoint Director Leah Graham to the position of First Vice President and Director Khalil AbdulWahhab as Second Vice President.

Because the issues preceding the taking of the vote were discussed during executive session, the Co-op City Times was not made privy to the discussion nor can the issues raised in the discussion be publicly disclosed by the newspaper in accordance with Riverbay Corporation regulations.

Filling Director Daryl Johnson’s role as First Vice President will be Director Leah Graham who was the corporation’s Second Vice President before Wednesday’s meeting. Director Khalil Abdul-Wahhab, who served as First Vice President during the 2013-14 Board administration, was appointed by his fellow Directors to serve as Second Vice President.

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Wednesday’s Board meeting also featured a lengthy discussion on the current rules governing Co-op City’s election process for the purpose of making any possible revisions.

In a series of consensus votes, the Board agreed to make a few changes, largely to allow for the inevitable increased use of modern technology by candidates and shareholders following the campaigns.

One key change as proposed by Director Linda Berk and approved by a majority of the rest of the Directors at the meeting allows Board candidates this year to use social media sites, such as Facebook, to make campaign statements without prior approval of the Riverbay Board Election Committee.

Campaign statements made through personal e-mails will also not require the approval of the Election Committee.

The use of the internet by creating and

CCPD officer shot and another badly injured while breaking up an altercation Sunday night

BY BILL STUTTIG

A female Co-op City Public Safety officer was shot in the shoulder while trying to attend to a fellow officer who fractured his leg as he and other officers were trying to break up a series of altercations outside Building 4A Sunday night after a number of Super Bowl parties were ending.

The officer who was shot in the shoulder but released from the hospital the next morning was responding to the scene of the altercation and providing aid to a fellow officer who had badly broken his leg as he and other officers were trying to bring one of the men involved in the violent altercation outside Building 4 under control.

According to reports from both Public Safety and management, the female officer was bending down to comfort her colleague who was lying on the ground in severe pain with a badly fractured leg as a number of

BY ROZAAN BOONE

The first live broadcast of a Riverbay townhall meeting will be held today, Saturday, February 7, when the Board of Directors holds the first of 2 townhall meetings to discuss the financial crisis facing the shareholders of the Riverbay Corporation, answer questions and solicit feedback.

“This will be the first ever televised meeting in the history of Co-op City and it will be something that will be ongoing as future Board meetings will be televised as well, giving the residents a new level of access to this community’s decision-making process,” said Board President Cleve Taylor.

“The televising of the financial management forum this weekend and next week will be a big test. We are finally moving into the 21st century by allowing digital technology to give residents better access to information that affects

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Today’s townhall meeting will be held in the Dreiser Auditorium from 13 p.m. and while it is hoped as many shareholders as possible will attend to participate and interact directly with Board Directors, those unable to be there in person can view the proceedings. Cablevision subscribers can tune to Channel 591 and those on the master antenna (MATV) can tune in to Channel 12.

The second townhall meeting has been tentatively scheduled for next Wednesday, February 11, in Room 45 of the Einstein Center, weather permitting.

If the meeting has to be rescheduled due to inclement weather, the community will be notified.

During the presentation, Board President Cleve Taylor will describe the corporation’s current financial state in light of the $6.25M settlement in the (Continued on page 2)

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altercations continued in the area.

Co-Interim General Manager Noel Ellison gave details of the incident to the Riverbay Board of Directors at Wednesday’s Board meeting and said that ESU officers were trying to treat the injured officer when a single gunshot suddenly rang out.

Numerous officers on the scene, including officers from the 45th Precinct, scrambled to find safe cover after hearing the shot which came from an unknown direction.

According to the reports, the female CCPD officer retreated beneath the portico of Building 4A, along with a 45th Precinct officer, and began complaining of a sharp burning pain around her right chest area. The NYPD officer with her advised her to take off her bulletproof vest to see if there was an injury and when she did, a bullet fell out from beneath the bullet proof vest.

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Public Safety detective work leads to the capture of two robbery suspects last week

BY BILL STUTTIG

Two separate investigations into who was responsible for two different crime patterns in Co-op City in January resulted in arrests last week of two young Co-op City residents, each for multiple counts of robbery.

According to Public Safety, the

first troubling crime pattern began on January 12 when a resident of Building 10 was robbed at gun point while walking across the Greenway.

Later in the month, two more similar robberies occurred on the same (Continued on page 3)

Riverbay seeking millions in damages from Marion Scott Real Estate, Inc.

BY JIM ROBERTS

Marion Scott Real Estate, Inc. (MSI) was “reckless, careless and negligent” in managing Co-op City’s finances and failed to ensure compliance with all labor laws and regulations, according to allegations filed by attorneys for Riverbay in the court case originally filed by MSI against Riverbay on Christmas Eve last year.

As a result of MSI’s failures, the attorney for Riverbay claims in court documents that MSI should be ordered to pay Riverbay millions of dollars to cover the costs that Riverbay will have

to pay to settle Ramirez vs. Riverbay, a class action labor lawsuit.

MSI failed to live up to its obligations specified in its management contract with Riverbay to “… defend, indemnify and hold harmless Riverbay … against all claims, damages, losses and expenses…” including damages due to labor disputes, according to court papers filed on Feb. 2 by Mike Battle, an attorney with Schlam Stone & Dolan who is defending Riverbay Corp. in the case.

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Townhall meeting in light of the $6.25M settlement in the Ramirez vs. Riverbay labor lawsuit, its related attorney fees, and the approximately $1M spent on cleaning the cooling tower at the Power Plant after preliminary tests conducted by the city’s Department of Health found the presence of legionella bacteria. These expenses amount to $8M that were not budgeted for, but which have to be paid in the near term.

The Board has been exploring ways to raise the money and has proposed a 4.5% carrying charge increase for fiscal year 2015/2016 with June 1st, 2015 as the target date for implementation, to be followed by a 0% increase in fiscal year 2016/2017. The 4.5% increase in carrying charges is estimated to add $40 to each shareholder’s monthly maintenance charges. Additionally, garage parking fees, which have not been increased in the last 7 years, will go up 10% for those with garage leases.

At the same time, a number of alternatives to help residents offset the maintenance increase are also being considered. While elderly residents who qualify for the New York City Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) will have the increase portion of their carrying charges absorbed by the city, as will those who qualify for the city’s Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE), the Board has been revisiting the bulk cable agreement with Cablevision to save the 13,000-plus shareholders who are subscribers up to $50 per month on their cable bills, essentially absorbing the cost of the increase for thousands of additional households.

The bulk cable agreement with Cablevision was approved by the Riverbay Board in late November, 2013. However, the Board resolution stipulated that 2/3 of the community must not only respond to a referendum, but that 2/3 of those responding must also approve the bulk cable proposal for it to move forward, and by the December deadline that year, not enough shareholders had voted to achieve the quorum.

Earlier this year, the current Riverbay Board reopened negotiations with Cablevision to revisit the cable bulk agreement and re-present it to the community. The offer will still save shareholders who are Cablevision subscribers up to $50 a month, or $600 annually for the cable services they had as of January 1 of this year (2015).

Essentially, Riverbay will purchase, with a considerable bulk rate discount, cable services with a retail value of approximately $75 from Cablevision.

Riverbay will pass on this savings to shareholders, and provide this service to each residential unit for $25 per month. This translates into a savings of up to $50, and a much more affordable cable television bill.

In addition to saving Co-op City subscribers on their monthly cable bill, Cablevision has made significant investments in the community over the

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PROPOSED CARRYING CHARGE INCREASE & CABLEVISION PROPOSAL

past several years. They are a major sponsor of the annual Co-op City Fair, and of other youth and family-oriented events in the community, such as movie nights. The company has provided complementary TV service in the community’s laundry rooms, free Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the development, and provided free fiber optic links to Public Safety’s security cameras which have been instrumental in affecting many arrests in the community thereby ensuring the quality of life of residents.

“We do have some of the best security cameras here in Co-op City,” said President Taylor.

Cablevision has also provided a free in-house channel for its Co-op City subscribers, namely Channel 591, which will be utilized to broadcast today’s townhall meeting and other Board meetings going forward.

“It is the Board’s intention to maintain shareholders’ quality of life here while giving you a marginal amount of carrying charge increase and we are all aware that we are paying below fair market value for our apartments in Co-op City in comparison to other places of similar value across the Bronx,” said President Taylor.

The Board president will utilize a Power Point presentation to explain in detail about the corporation’s projected expenses and revenues over the next two fiscal years during the townhall meetings in order to give residents a better understanding of where the corporation’s shortfall are, why and how they can be made up while at the same time maintaining services.

“Without the increase, the corporation will have a $6.4 million dollar deficit at the end of fiscal year 2016; the reason we are doing the 4.5 percent increase in carrying charge is to meet our obligations,” Board President Taylor said.

In addition to these measures, Riverbay is also countersuing Marion Scott Real Estate, Inc., (MSI), the managing agent that was removed last November, for several million dollars to recoup the costs that Riverbay Corporation will have to pay to settle the Ramirez vs. Riverbay class action

lawsuit. (See story on page 1).

As of press time yesterday, Riverbay’s Electrical Shop was finalizing preparations to ensure smooth broadcasting of today’s townhall meeting to residents’ households, along with Rick Schmidt, Director of Riverbay’s Technical Department, and his staff.

Schmidt explained that this week, in preparation for the live broadcast of today’s townhall meeting, he and his crew installed the distribution equip-

ment in each building to bring the live broadcast from the Dreiser Auditorium to the master antenna system which is distributed throughout Co-op City. Cablevision’s equipment at each building will then pick up the feed from the master antenna and send it to their Channel 591 to be viewed live by their subscribers.

Eddie Diaz, Electrical Shop supervisor, said that this is a work in progress and eventually, Riverbay will have its own television channel.

“This will be a full channel with state-of-the-art equipment,” said Diaz. “This is just a preliminary transmission and residents will see lots of improvements in future broadcasts.”

If any shareholder needs transportation today to the townhall meeting, Riverbay will be providing van service leaving from in front of Einstein Center and the Bartow Center in front of Public Safety headquarters between the hours of 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Shuttles will be available every 20 minutes. After the townhall meeting ends at Dreiser, van service will return shareholders to their Einstein and Bartow starting points. For those who drive, parking will be available in Garage 1 off of Darrow Place.

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Black History Month Film Festival today

The African American Association’s Black History Month Film Festival will be held today, Saturday, February 7, starting at 12 p.m. in Room 31 of the Bartow Center.

Brother Future and Hidden Colors 2 will be shown. The Guest Speaker will be Elder Keith Witherspoon. There will be dialogue, entertainment and refreshments. The Hidden Colors dvd’s will be available for purchase.

Bring your family and friends and be edu-tained.

Next CB 10 meeting

The next Community Board 10 meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. at Preston High School, 2870 Schurz Ave., Bronx, NY 10465.

For more information, please call Community Board 10 at (718) 892-1161.

NCNW’s Black History Youth Celebration

On Saturday, February 28, NCNW, Inc. Co-op City Section, and the Riverbay Fund, will cosponsor their 14th Annual Black History Youth Celebration entitled, “Living The Dream And Celebrating Our Gifts;” “Equality and Justice For All,” at Dreiser Auditorium B, from 1-4 p.m. Youth interested in showcasing their talent in song, dance, poetry, spoken word, storytelling, theatrical performances, instrument playing, etc., please call (917) 399-2643.

Annual Co-op City Spelling Bee March 21

The African American Association and the Riverbay Fund will present the 2nd Annual Co-op City Spelling Bee for 4-8th graders on Saturday, March 21, at 11 a.m. in Room 31 of the Bartow Center. Admission is FREE. The Grand Prize is $100, and all participants will be recognized.

Registration forms are available at the Riverbay Administrative Office in the Bartow Community Center.

To register your child or to volunteer, please call (718) 379-5555.

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Number of traffic accidents near main Bay Plaza entrance increase by nearly 60% in 2014

BY BILL STUTTIG As perhaps the first statistical evidence that the expansion of Bay Plaza last year has had an effect on traffic and traffic safety in the Co-op City area, the 45th Precinct Community Relations Office released statistics to the precinct’s community council this week which indicate an approximate 60% increase this past year in the number of traffic accidents at the intersection of Bartow Avenue and Coop City Blvd., the main entrance to the Bay Plaza complex directly across from Co-op City’s Section 4.

According to the statistics provided by the 45th Precinct Community Council, there were 43 traffic accidents reported at the intersection of Bartow Avenue and Coop City Blvd. in 2014, up from 27 accidents at the same intersection in 2013, a 59.3% increase in number of accidents in 2014 as compared to 2013. So far in 2015, there have been two accidents reported at the same intersection.

Conversely, the number of traffic accidents at the other main intersection shared by both Bay Plaza and Co-op City – Bartow Avenue and Baychester Avenue – actually went down slightly in 2014. In 2013, there were 70 traffic accidents reported at that intersection as compared to 64 reported in 2014 – six less.

Nevertheless 64 accidents at that busy intersection is still very high, ranking it among the most accident prone intersections in the borough which it has historically been for several years. The city’s DOT has instituted several improvements at that intersection in the time leading up to the expansion of the mega shopping center last year – specifically increasing the number of lanes, and creating dedicated left turn lanes while instituting both left and right hand turn signals for both south and northbound traffic on Baychester Avenue turning onto Bartow Avenue.

In September of 2014, a number of

Robbery

evening. At 6 p.m., a Building 25 resident was robbed at gun point near his home and again at 9 p.m., a Building 6 resident was robbed at gun point. Both robberies occurred on the upper floors of the buildings when the victims were either returning to or leaving their homes in the course of running routine errands, according to Public Safety.

On January 29th, a resident of Building 25 was robbed at gun point on the 25th floor.

With each of these crimes, detectives reviewed surveillance from the buildings’ elevator and lobbies in the moments before and after each crime.

It was soon discovered that the same individual was spotted leaving each building minutes after the reported approximate time of each armed robbery and then was also picked up by

Co-op City community leaders, Riverbay officials, Community Board 10 members and representatives of local elected officials met with Department of Transportation engineers and the Bronx borough commissioner to address several concerns that they had with the traffic in the area in the wake of the summer opening of the 780,000 square foot new indoor mall. One of the areas that community leaders asked DOT to address is the intersection at Co-op City Blvd. and Bartow Avenue, the main entrance and exit serving the huge shopping complex.

A spokesman for the DOT told the Co-op City Times two weeks ago, “DOT met with the Community Board and representatives from Co-op City before the holiday season and stated that we would do counts before and during the holidays to ascertain if any traffic improvements surrounding the mall would be appropriate. DOT is currently doing the analysis of those traffic counts and will contact the Community Board in the next few weeks to discuss the results and if any traffic improvements would be implemented in the area.”

Co-op City residents, including Sonja Maxwell, President of Cooperators United, said that in addition to the study, a number of improvements were promised at that meeting – including changing the timing of the lights at Co-op City Blvd. and Bartow Avenue to make it safer, particularly for pedestrians crossing from Co-op City to Bay Plaza.

Maxwell, who continues to repeatedly organize Co-op City residents to petition DOT and elected officials about making the needed improvements for the safety and quality of life of Co-op City residents which have been adversely affected by the traffic increase due to Bay Plaza’s major expansion, said this week in response to the NYPD’s report on the increase in traffic accidents: “This significant increase in traffic accidents only bears out our con-

cerns and fears that if nothing is done, our traffic mess will only get worse. That is why I am asking all of our Co-op City folks to keep the pressure on. We know, over time, the continued increase in traffic will only exacerbate our problems.”

Section 5 community activist Eleanor Bailey, who has worked closely with Maxwell in organizing the community’s protest over the past several months, said this week that Section 5 bears much of the hardship due to the expansion of the mall because traffic is intentionally diverted into that end of the community from the shopping center through the one lane of traffic leading into the Section 5 community and onto the narrow Hutchinson River Parkway East past P.S. 160, Garage 7, Einstein Loop and Buildings 32 and 30.

Bailey said that she and other Section 5 residents did an informal study of the traffic on Hutchinson River Parkway East last autumn and found that on one weekday afternoon between 4:30 and 6, 80 city buses, 50 express buses, 30 school buses and 809 private vehicles passed by the intersection of HRPE and Einstein Loop South.

She added that on a daily basis, she and others have observed traffic backing up several times a day into the onelane “killer curve” area, which serves as the main entrance into Section 5 from Co-op City and Bronx streets and used by fire trucks, ambulances and other vehicles responding to emergencies in the community.

Bailey added that she has also observed that the increased traffic is posing an increased safety risk to the children going to and from P.S. 160 and the charter school housed in the same building.

Fearing that a serious accident will result soon if nothing is done in the near future, Bailey asked: “Why isn’t something done before we have a tragedy?

Why are we waiting for a tragedy?”

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surveillance cameras returning to Building 25 moments later on each occasion.

On Saturday, January 31st, detectives went to the home of the suspect for questioning. He was then brought to the 45th Precinct stationhouse for further questioning by NYPD detectives. The suspect, an 18 year-old Co-op City resident, was placed under arrest by NYPD detectives after the suspect, according to Public Safety, confessed to the crimes on videotape.

He was charged with four counts of robbery and possession of a firearm which turned out to be a bb gun.

The second robbery investigation began on January 26th after a non-resident flagged down a Public Safety patrol car and told officers he had his cell phone and $280 in cash forcibly

stolen from him during a meeting with another individual at the McDonald’s on Bartow Avenue directly across from Asch Loop. It was the second reported forced robbery of a cell phone in the Co-op City area in that past week.

According to Public Safety, the victim of the crime in the McDonald’s restaurant explained to Public Safety investigators that prior to the robbery, he set up the meeting with his attacker through an online connection.

Detectives arrested the suspect who came to the McDonald’s days later for what was believed to be another robbery attempt. The suspect was arrested by detectives and taken to the 45th Precinct stationhouse for processing.

The suspect is identified as a teenaged resident of Co-op City.

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Lawsuit

On Christmas Eve, MSI filed a lawsuit against Riverbay Corp. seeking payment for services rendered as managing agent during the months of November and December of 2014 and reinstatement as managing agent for Riverbay. Last month, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Paul Wooten denied an injunction filed by attorneys for MSI requesting that the court immediately reinstate the management firm as Co-op City’s managing agent.

MSI has not rendered any services to Riverbay since approximately Nov. 17 when it was suspended pending an investigation.

At an Open Board meeting held on Nov. 19, the Riverbay Board of Directors passed Amended Emergency Resolution #14-72 by a vote of 12-2.

That Resolution asked both the state Department of Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) and Riverbay’s General Counsel, Smith, Buss & Jacobs, to investigate various allegations against MSI. The resolution also asked HCR to

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round enough that it did not penetrate the officer’s body which would have caused far more serious injuries, or worse, to the officer. The impact of the bullet hitting the vest did, however, cause minor injuries, such as broken skin and a bad contusion to the right side of her chest, according to Public Safety Chief Frank Apollo.

After the scene in front of Building 4A was deemed safe and under control by responding NYPD and Public Safety officers, both the injured offers were transported to the hospital for treatment.

The injured female CCPD officer was treated and released by the hospital later that morning.

The CCPD officer with the broken leg is still in the hospital and will likely need surgery to repair damage caused by the multiple fracture and to allow the leg to heal correctly.

Public Safety Chief Frank Apollo and Co-Interim General Manager Ellison visited the injured officers in the hospital just hours after the incident.

Dozens of their fellow Public Safety officers, including many who were offduty at the time, also rushed to the hospital early the next morning to show support for their injured colleagues.

Riverbay President Cleve Taylor also went to the hospital early on Monday morning to offer his support.

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terminate MSI as Managing Agent if warranted by the investigation.

The issues being investigated include MSI’s approval of more than $8M a year in insurance contracts without Board or HCR approval; the use by MSI of Riverbay employees to provide services for the benefit of MSI and other clients of MSI; the failure of MSI to disclose or obtain Riverbay approval to use its employees for non-Riverbay work; the failure of MSI to pay or reimburse Riverbay for the value of the services rendered by Riverbay employees; the failure of MSI to pay for and obtain a fidelity bond; questions about various employment policies adopted by MSI; and the refusal of MSI to accept responsibility for or contribute to the defense of employment-related litigation against MSI and Riverbay.

That investigation of MSI’s conduct as managing agent for Riverbay is still ongoing. At the same time, the Riverbay Board of Directors is narrowing its list of candidates to take over as

the new managing agent for Co-op City following a thorough, open bidding process that began last year.

Settlement talks between Riverbay Corp. attorneys and the lawyers who sued the housing company on behalf of five Riverbay hourly employees will wind up costing Co-op City approximately $6.25M and several hundred thousand dollars in additional legal fees paid to Riverbay’s labor attorneys, Trivella & Forte. The five employees allege in the Ramirez vs. Riverbay lawsuit that hundreds of Riverbay workers weren’t paid overtime wages they were entitled to under the law. The case could have wound up costing Riverbay approximately $40M if the plaintiffs prevailed at trial.

The plaintiffs alleged that they were given comp time instead of being paid for overtime work; that they were underpaid for some overtime work because nighttime differentials weren’t included in overtime calculations; and that workers who punched in before or

after their scheduled shifts weren’t paid for the work they did before or after their scheduled shift.

According to the court filings, Riverbay has already paid all of the $400,000 in legal fees in the Ramirez vs. Riverbay case even though Marion Scott, Inc. is a co-defendant and should be liable for legal fees as well.

“MSI refused to share in the cost of defending the action, or the cost of the settlement,” Riverbay’s attorney Battle alleges in the court papers.

“At a meeting between MSI, the Board officers, General Counsel, and Special Labor Counsel, MSI’s principal Herb Freedman stated that MSI would not contribute one penny to the defense or settlement of the FSLA [Ramirez vs Riverbay] Action, that MSI had no insurance coverage for the FSLA Action, and that MSI would file bankruptcy before it would contribute any money to defend the claim,” Riverbay’s attorney states in his court filing.

leading up to the incident, Public Safety officers reportedly were called to the apartment hosting the party at least two times during the course of the game to issue community complaints due to the noise. An altercation reportedly broke out at or near the end of the game. That altercation spilled out into the streets which began drawing crowds of people.

Public Safety supervisors at the scene called in the 45th Precinct to assist in

controlling the escalating and likely alcohol-fueled confrontations.

Chief Apollo said that the investigation into the exact cause of the altercations and the identity of the shooter is very active and open, involving numerous NYPD and CCPD units.

Anyone with information about the identity of the shooter is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers hotline at 1800-547-8477 (TIPS).

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Chief Apollo said that during his initial visits to the hospital, the officer remained in severe pain, but during follow-up visits to him, the Chief said that the injured officer is now comfortable and in good spirts as he awaits his surgery.

At Wednesday’s Board meeting, President Taylor proposed that Riverbay offer a $3,000 reward to any person that provides information that leads to the arrest of Sunday night’s shooter.

President Taylor said at the meeting, “We have to send the message that if you fire a gun in Co-op City, we are going to find you.” The Board then unanimously passed President Taylor’s proposal. The Board, in unison, also sent flowers and messages of support to the two injured officers and their families.

The NYPD has also offered a $2,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the shooting. Soon after, Co-op City’s PBA membership donated another $10,000, bringing the total reward money offered to $15,000.

The man who officers were trying to bring under control when the Public Safety officer was pushed to the ground, fracturing his leg, was placed under arrest and immediately charged on Sunday night.

He is said to be a non-Co-op City resident who was attending a Super Bowl party in Building 4. In the hours

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In Memorium - Ernest Chambers Ernest B. Chambers was born to Ernest and Florence Chambers in 1934. He was a lifelong Bronx resident, and a Co-op City resident for 46 years in Building 25, along with his wife, Marie Chambers. He served in the US Navy, earning the National Defense Service Medal, and had a 38 year career with Con Edison as a machinist.

Some of Mr. Chambers’ fondest experiences as a Co-op resident were acting as assistant coach to his son’s Co-op City Little League team in the 70’s, and as a member of the Retirees of Dreiser Loop where he enjoyed many trips, concerts and events with his beloved wife and members.

Sadly, Mr. Chambers died at Montefiore Hospital on the morning of January 9th, 2015 just a month shy of his 81st birthday. He is survived by his wife Marie, daughter Tina, son-in-law Michael, son Scott, grandchildren Amkia and Omari, sister Diane, nieces and nephews.

Mr. Ernest B. Chambers will be greatly missed, and life will never be the same without him.

Lovingly submitted, —Tina Phifer

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posting websites or webpages will require prior approval by the Election Committee and also require a statement by the candidate posting the ad or page, taking responsibility for the content of the ad in the same way that the posting of campaign flyers is and has previously been regulated by Riverbay’s election rules and regulation as enforced each year by the Election Committee with the assistance of Riverbay’s General Counsel.

In another change reflecting society’s increasing use and reliance on digital technology, for the first time the rules will allow shareholders to use cellphones and other devices to record portions of or the entire Candidate Forums. Three Candidate Forums are scheduled. This, in turn, will allow shareholders to post portions of these forums on any of a number of social media sites, such as YouTube.

Riverbay Board President Cleve Taylor explained at one point in the meeting, “This is the modern age. What difference does it make if someone uses their cellphone to capture what is being said at a public forum?”

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A number of changes to the election rules proposed by individual Board Directors were voted down by a majority of their fellow Directors in the taking of consensus votes.

These include a proposal by Director Johnson to allow sitting Directors to endorse candidates and express political opinions in viewpoints during the entire three-week long campaign process. Currently, sitting Directors not running for reelection can only write one political viewpoint during the election period in which they are allowed to endorse a slate or individual candidates of their choice. Incumbent candidates running for reelection are not currently permitted to submit any viewpoints to the newspaper during the three week campaign period, which includes the publishing of election supplements by the Co-op City Times.

Directors Bill Gordon and Othelia Jones, both of whom served as Election Committee chairpersons during very recent election cycles, argued that the rule as it stands now was put in place so that incumbent candidates and their supporting Board Directors would not

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have an unfair advantage over challenging candidates. As the rules stand now, all candidates, regardless of whether they are incumbent or challenging, are limited to only three quarter page statements in each of the three election supplements and the other 10 Board Directors not running can only use their viewpoints once to endorse the candidate(s) of their choice.

The majority of the Board voted to keep these rules as they are for this upcoming election cycle.

Director Johnson also proposed possibly waiving the requirement of submitting petitions which contain at least 75 signatures from supporting shareholders in order to be officially designated and listed as a candidate. The Board overwhelmingly voted this proposal down. President Taylor expressed his opinion that requiring a candidate to gather a significant number of signatures prior to running shows a person’s commitment and good faith towards the

process and their overall intention to serve faithfully as a Board Director if elected.

The Board did, however, pass by consensus vote another proposal suggested by Director Johnson clarifying candidates’ requirement to not be indebted to Riverbay prior to being certified as a candidate for the election.

The Board voted to clarify the election rules to state that the candidate must have fully met their financial obligations to the corporation – in other words, paid their carrying charges in full, by the tenth of each month in order to qualify as a candidate through the entire election process.

Near the end of the Board meeting, the Directors passed by a vote of 12 to 1, a formal resolution accepting the election rules and regulations with the agreed upon changes or revisions and setting Wednesday, May 20th as the date for this year’s election of Board Directors.

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Letters to the Editor To the Editor: Seeing that it now seems necessary for us to have a carrying charge increase to pay for our lawsuit settlement and disinfecting the Power Plant’s cooling tower, I think we definitely should revisit the possibility of accepting a bulk agreement with Cablevision, our cable provider.

The $50 a month that all Cablevision

Revisit Cablevision bulk deal subscribers would save will offset a carrying charge increase with a new effect of no real increase for most subscribers.

I think we’d be foolish not to take advantage of this opportunity.

Surely this saving should relieve any anxiety some of us may have about the cable charge being attached to our monthly carrying charges. That cable charge will be at least $50 less

than what we now pay directly to Cablevision and will offset the increase in our carrying charge we will probably soon see.

I’m sure that, in light of the carrying charge increase, accepting Cablevision’s bulk agreement and enjoying the savings thereof will make that bitter pill much less difficult to swallow.

—Bruce Silberman

Co-op City operated. Have garbage pick-up once a day in all buildings, just like the Sanitation Department.

No employee is to drive any vehicle without a passenger, i.e. 2 persons or more per vehicle, excluding Co-op City Public Safety, in only emergencies. Also, we don’t need 3 Public Safety officers in one car patrolling;

more officers should be on the streets.

Most importantly, Riverbay should try to make concessions with the labor unions during our financial crisis.

Everything can be restored when we are back to normal and our financial crisis is over.

—Jose Rosado

Throwing shareholders a bone

To the Editor: Throw a bone to a dog to try to silence its barking is evidently what our Board is attempting with their latest “bulk rate’ Cablevision machinations ostensibly to help us absorb a 4-5% carrying charge hike. How seemingly altruistic to all totally unaware that Board members have always received a “free” full available “menu” of cable services dating back to Community Home Entertainment (CHE) as I was able to confirm in accordance with that contract, purpose being for the Board to monitor their services. There are still Board members who from that contract

to date with Cablevision’s contract, haven’t paid a single monthly charge for their “perks.” The blatant hypocrisy to exhibit relief now for our “choking” responsibilities to offset the dire financial status not only Scott Management is faulted for creating, but a compliant Board that rubber stamped as “approval” whatever was sought from them.

How totally fiscally irresponsible to persist in refusal to downsize our expenses, frown at revelation of MSI’s reported corrupt conduct and turn to shareholders to absorb the combined fiscal damages, we can point fingers, in

my opinion, at both our Boards and management over a 15 year tenure.

How politically irresponsible to totally disregard our first vice president’s viewpoint who has accounting credentials absent in the business backgrounds of Board members with the exception of our president who I hold in esteem while not sharing all his positions.

Pity we must await another Board election to clean up our Board stagnation – praying that this May, all eligible residents will vote their rejection of candidates unfit for Board service.

—Marilyn Brand

Emergency Resolution #15-08 SUBMITTED BY: Cleve Taylor SECONDED BY: Francine Reva Jones

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING: February 4th, 2015

WHEREAS, the Riverbay Corporation By-Laws, Article II, Section 1, requires the annual shareholders meeting to take place in the month of May on a date to be set by the Board of Directors; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the annual shareholders meeting and election of directors of the Riverbay Corporation is hereby scheduled for Wednesday, May 20, 2015 and shall be conducted in accor-

dance with the general rules and regulations hereby adopted and annexed hereto; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that subject to the Riverbay Corporation By-Laws and the aforementioned general rules and regulations promulgated by the Riverbay Board of Directors, the Election Committee appointed by the President of the Corporation is hereby approved by the Board of Directors and charged with the duty and responsibility for supervising the voting for the election of Directors, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the eligibility of shareholders to vote shall be determined in accordance with the general rules and regulations

annexed hereto; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President and Secretary of the Corporation shall issue proper notice of the annual meeting and election in accordance with the Riverbay Corporation By-laws by publication in the Co-op City Times.

YES: Atkins, Berk, Cylich Gordon, F. Jones, O. Jones, Owens, Peterson, Shapiro, Taylor, Turner, Abdul-Wahhab NO: Johnson ABSENT: Leslie ABSENT FOR VOTE: Graham PASSED

(See page 5 for First Readings)

Important Notice to Shareholders of Building 18 Article SIXTH of your Occupancy Agreement provides, in part, that your lease automatically renews for an additional three (3) year period. You need to do nothing if you want your lease to extend for another three (3) year period. If you will be moving out at the end of your lease, notify Riverbay, in writing, Attention: Sales Support Office, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475, ninety (90) days prior to lease expiration.

Co-op City’s official newspaper serving the world’s largest cooperative community.

(718) 320-3300, ext. 3375 cctimes@riverbaycorp.com

Rozaan Boone Editor-in-Chief

Bill Stuttig

Associate Editor

Jim Roberts

Business Manager

Jennifer Piovanetti Operations Manager

Ralph Henriquez

Production Manager

Alternatives to laying off workers

To the Editor: I am in the total disagreement with the suggestion that workers should be laid off to ease our financial burden.

Let’s start by cutting management by 10% during our financial crisis. Cut our motor pool by 10%, eliminate all cell phones for all Board Directors; there were no cell phones in 1969 and

Co-op City Times

Building 18

Current Lease Expiration Date

New 3 yr.

Expiration Date

100 Alcott Place

Feb. 28, 2015

Feb. 28, 2017

The Co-op City Times welcomes issue-oriented letters to the editor to be considered for publication. All letters, in prose, not poetry, must be addressed to the editor, not to third parties. All letters must be handsigned by the writers and include their addresses and phone numbers, which will be kept confidential, so that the editor can verify the authenticity of the authors.

Writers will be limited to one letter per topic.

Anonymous or unsigned letters will not be accepted for publication.

Letters cannot exceed 350 words.

Ideally, they should be typed. All letters must be in the Co-op City Times office in Room 21, Bartow Community Center, by 3 p.m. every Monday to be considered for publication in that week’s edition. Views and opinions expressed in letters and Directors’ Viewpoint are solely the writer’s, and not necessarily shared by the Co-op City Times or Riverbay Corp.

Advertisements and classified advertisements in the Co-op City Times do not necessarily reflect an endorsement from Riverbay Corporation of goods and services, but present greater options to cooperators of products and services available.

The Riverbay Corporation does not assume any responsibility nor is it a party to any contract or agreement between the cooperator and the vendor.

All matter published herein is copyrighted by the Co-op City Times.

Permission for reprints of advertising or editorial contents produced by the Co-op City Times must be obtained in writing from Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Ave., Bronx, New York 10475.

If the Co-op City Times Was Not Delivered: Call 347-439-5632 on Saturdays ONLY, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Public Safety Report

Juvenile Reports prepared by Public Safety Officers for offenses committed by persons under the age of 16

BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO Officers of the Co-op City Department of Public Safety are authorized to prepare Juvenile Reports when offenses of the law are committed by persons at least seven years of age, but less than sixteen years of age. The Juvenile Report is a New York City Police Department form which is utilized when certain types of offenses are committed by persons under the age of 16. Preparation of the Juvenile Report takes the place of an arrest for all Violations and some Misdemeanors.

When a Juvenile Report is issued, it is forwarded to the Youth Officer at the 45th Precinct. The Youth Officer at the 45th Precinct determines what type of follow up is required. Parents of the child are often contacted to monitor future activity. The Juvenile Report can start the process of intervention before serious delinquent activity begins.

When a child is taken into custody for the issuance of a Juvenile Report, the parents of the child are notified. It becomes necessary for the parent to respond to Public Safety Headquarters and possibly also to the 45th Precinct with identification to pick up the child.

In the event that the child is truant from school, the school is also contacted. School Safety is notified and the child is returned to school. After school hours, if the parent cannot be reached, the child is transported to a Juvenile Detention facility.

A Co-op City Community Complaint is also issued when the child is a Co-op City resident and the offense was committed within Co-op City. The Co-op City Community Complaint carries a monetary fine and can be added to the monthly carrying charges.

Subsequent violations result in increased fines.

Multiple violations can lead to eviction. This helps to maintain a high quality of life and low crime rate within the community.

Juvenile Reports are often issued for fighting during the school arrival and departure times. The officers of the Co-op City Department of Public Safety are strategically placed adjacent to the schools for the purpose of protecting the life and property of the residents of Co-op City. Students are directed to walk directly home or promptly board the bus to return home.

Parents of school age children should encourage children to respond home without delay and refrain from engaging in fighting while on the way to and from school. Engaging in activities, such as snowball throwing, often escalates to fighting or other violence.

Throwing snowballs at moving vehicles or pedestrians may result in property damage or serious injury.

Criminal penalties for this type of activity can be severe. An activity that may have started out as fun can have detrimental results.

Parents should also make sure students are always in possession of the proper bus pass or MetroCard for boarding the bus. Any theft or loss of bus pass should be reported immediately in order that a replacement can be issued. Children should be directed never to board the bus from the rear door. This act is dangerous and also illegal. Plainclothes enforcement on many city buses is in effect.

It is always important for cooperators to call the (Continued on page 30)

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OPPORTUNITIES AT CO-OP CITY

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Tell your friends, relatives and employers about:

2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475 • 718-320-3300 Riverbay Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.

For information on CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES ONLY, please contact: Lenya Garcia at Lgarcia@riverbay corp.com; AND Barbara Penn at Bpenn@riverbaycorp.com. Please note that emails should be sent to both parties.

Please DO NOT email resumes for EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES to the aforementioned emails.

For EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, please see bottom of the employment listings for specific directions.

CONTRACT SUMMARY

Contract 2959, Installation of Wood Floors and Vinyl Composite Tiles: Installation of wood floors and Vinyl Composite Tiles for vacant and occupied apartments.

Pre-bid Meeting: January 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

Bids Due: February 10, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

Bonding: Bonding is not required Insurance: Insurance is required

Contract 2969, Hazardous Materials Spill Clean-up (Standby Agreement): Provide 24 - hour emergency spill clean-up response services Pre-bid Meeting: February 18, 2015 at 2: 00 p.m.

Bids Due: March 5, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

Bonding: Bonding is not required Insurance: Insurance is required

Contract 2970, Auditing and Tax Service: Provide auditing and tax services from a qualified independent auditing firms.

Bids Due: February 24, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

Bonding: Bonding is not required Insurance: Insurance is required

Contract 2971, Architectural Services for Balcony Repairs (Buildings 20, 26 & 10A Only): Provide architectural services for the repair of concrete balconies.

Pre-bid Meeting: February 10, 2015 at 10: 00 a.m.

Bids Due: February 19, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

Bonding: Bonding is not required Insurance: Insurance is required

Bid P761, Purchase of Landscape Materials for Spring 2015 Bids Due: Feb. 12, 2015, 2 p.m. Late bids will not be accepted

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Open to all applicants February 5 – 20, 2015 transfer forms in person to the Human Resources Originally posted: 08/25/14 • Job Reference #15-02 Department. Employees who are promoted will receive the applicable rate scale for this position.

Asst. CSO Manager Pest Control Technician Exterminating Services Cooperator Services Department THIS IS A TEMP TO PERM POSITION. This Ideal candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day ideal employee will be responsible for the day-to-day duties of assisting in the enforcement of rules, regulations responsibilities duties including but not limited to and policies set forth in the Occupancy Agreement by the spraying or releasing chemical solutions and/or toxic Board of Directors and Executive Management. gases, set traps to kill and control pests, animals and Reviewing all open work order reports. Providing supervermin, such as mice, roaches, termites, bedbugs, ants, vision coverage for Area Managers. Attending various meetings, such as Town Halls, Building Associations, flies, wasp etc. that infest buildings and surrounding Cooperator Appeals and Cooperator Service forums. areas. Inspect apartments and buildings to identify Job Description: Manage and oversee operations, source of infestation. Identify and seal holes around maintenance, administration, and improvement of resipipes or walls where bugs or rodents may be able to dential properties. Plan, schedule, and coordinate general access apartments. Assist other workers in insect and maintenance, major repairs, or construction projects for rodent treatments processes and control geese popularesidential properties. Inspect grounds and facilities roution on the property. tinely to determine necessity of repairs or maintenance.

Job Description: Record work activities perAct as liaisons between on-site managers, tenants, owners, formed. Inspect premises to identify infestation shareholders, and board members. Explain terms of occusources and extent of damage to property, wall(s), or pancy, and provide information about local areas.

Investigate complaints, disturbances and violations and roof porosity and access to infested locations. Spray or resolve problems following management rules and regudust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, lations. Meet with board of directors and committees to onto clothing, furnishings, or wood, or over marshdiscuss and resolve legal and environmental issues or dislands, ditches, or catch basins. Clean work site after putes between neighbors. Confer regularly with commucompletion of job. Direct or assist other workers in nity association members to ensure their needs are being treatment or extermination processes to eliminate or met. Resolve customer complaints or answer customers' control rodents, insects, or weeds. Drive vehicles that questions regarding policies and procedures. Supervise are equipped with power spraying gear and tools. the work of office, administrative, or customer service Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, using employees to ensure adherence to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures, correcting errors or probrule, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate lems. Prepare and issue work schedules, deadlines, and cost for service. Post warning signs and lock building duty assignments for office or administrative staff. doors to secure area to be fumigated. Cut or bore openResearch, compile, and prepare reports, manuals, correings in building or surrounding concrete, access infestspondence, or other information required by management ed areas, insert nozzle, and inject pesticide to impregor governmental agencies. Coordinate activities with other nate ground. Study preliminary reports or diagrams of supervisory personnel or with other work units or departinfested area and determine treatment type required to ments. Make recommendations to management concerneliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation. Dig up ing such issues as staffing decisions or procedural and burn or spray weeds with herbicides. Set mechanchanges. Consult with managers or other personnel to ical traps or place poisonous paste or bait in sewers, resolve problems in areas such as equipment performance, output quality, or work schedules. Design, implement, or burrows, or ditches. Clean and remove blockages from evaluate staff training and development programs, cusinfested areas to facilitate spraying procedures and tomer service initiatives, or performance measurement provide drainage, using brooms, mops, shovels, or criteria. Discuss work problems or grievances with union rakes. Position and fasten edges of tarpaulins over representatives. Perform other duties as assigned. building and tape vents to ensure air-tight environment Job Requirements: Bachelor’s degree or 3-5 years and check for leaks. industry experience. Must be able to read and write in Job Requirements: HS Diploma or equivalent is a English. Bilingual a plus. Drug screening. Background plus. Minimum of one year in exterminator applicacheck. tion. Working knowledge of exterminating equipment, Days and Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., with some flexibility required. tools and material. Ability to walk for long periods of time, twist, kneel, push, stoop, climb ladders; work in Open to all applicants February 5 — 17, 2015 inclement weather; as well as lift and carry up to 50 Job Reference #15-03 pounds. Must be available for emergency work. Must Request for transfer/promotion must be received by be able to read and write in English. Bilingual is a plus. the Human Resources department by February 13, Drug Screening. Background check.

2015. Employees are responsible for submitting the Days and hours will vary on a flexible schedule.

Applications are given out at the following address from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Riverbay Corporation Administration Office, 2049 Bartow Ave., Bronx, NY 10475; OR Resumes can be faxed to 718-3203672 with the Job Title and Job Reference # on the TOP RIGHT CORNER of the resume. *Riverbay Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer*

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Building 25: One attempted robbery and one robbery within a week Co-op City Times / February 7, 2015

In separate incidents, two female cooperators were recently threatened with guns at 100 Benchley Place, building 25.

And, now, the NYPD and our Public Safety officers are looking into these crimes.

Criminals Using Guns The first incident, an attempted robbery, occurred on Sunday, January 25. A man pointed a gun and demanded money from a young female. The perpetrator didn't receive anything from the victim.

Thereafter, he was arrested on Saturday, January 31. The second incident occurred on Thursday, January 29. A man with a different description pointed a gun at an elderly lady, who uses a walker, and robbed her of $10.

Community Outrage There was outrage in the community over both incidents. So, we held an emergency meeting at building 25 on Friday, January 30. And, this building's association room was packed with cooperators that wanted answers. "Where is our Public Safety force? Where is the NYPD? How many sweeps do you conduct in our building? I never see our Public Safety officers anywhere around here," were some of the comments made during this meeting. Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson urged everyone to stop letting people into the buildings.

Then, a high-ranking officer from the 45th Precinct urged everyone to use caution when using an elevator. "Make up an excuse to get off of that elevator when you feel that something is not right," she cautioned. Chief Apollo and the senator urged everyone to place the Public Safety Department's telephone number, 718671-3050, on speed dial. I would like thank all of our cooperators, Senator Ruth

Daryl Johnson

Director’s Viewpoint First Vice President

Hassell-Thompson, Assemblyman Mike Benedetto, the 45th Precinct, our Public Safety Department, Leah Graham, the entire building 25 building association, and everyone else for making this event happen.

Anonymous Letter A lot of cooperators are furious with the alleged wild spending that goes on here, the seemingly underhanded deals, and the increases that are coming soon.

And, some cooperators are sounding off.

"Please let the cooperators know how [the] board president is spending our money," is the first sentence in an anonymous letter, dated January 23, 2015.

Presently, the board has a $40,000 budget line for general expenses that will be increased to $50,000 on April 1. So, with that point, let's review a few questions from that letter. Food for meetings? Here are some numbers that were provided to me for the cost of meals for some of the meetings: A regular board weekly board meeting, $315; a committee meeting, $220; and an open board meeting, $400.

What about laptops? Nine board members and a Riverbay employee recently received new laptops. The total cost of the 10 laptops was $13,265.48. I did not and will not receive a laptop. Did a board member receive pay for attending some board and committee meetings? Yes, the

Cooperators United of Co-op City

Hi, all: Keep up the good work. Our next general membership meeting is Tues., Feb. 24, 7 p.m., Bartow, Rm•. 31.

Below are Motor Vehicle Statistics given to us by the 45th Precinct. As you can see from the stats below, this represents a significant increase in traffic and only bears out our concerns that if nothing is done, our traffic mess will only get worse.

Motor vehicle accidents for Bartow Ave. and Baychester Ave. 2013 – 70 vehicle accidents 2014 - 64 vehicle accidents 2015 - 2 vehicle accidents The two (2) motor vehicle accidents are for the month of January, 2015. We just started the year and already have two (2) accidents.

Motor vehicle accidents for Bartow Ave. and Co-op City Blvd.

2013 – 27 motor vehicle accidents 2014 - 43 motor vehicle accidents 2015 - 2 motor vehicle accidents Again, the two (2) motor vehicle accidents is just for January 2015. We just started the year.

Preliminary Section 5 statistics will be forthcoming and are continuing along with more statistical gathering from Co-op City Boulevard, Bartow and Baychester Avenues. Continue to call, email and fax.

When you call, you say—I am a Co-op City resident extremely concerned about pedestrian safety and high volume traffic that already exists through Section 5, and Bartow and Baychester Avenues. How many studies or time does the DOT need?

Help us prevent a fatality by starting to

implement these changes NOW. • Create a new (another) exit leading out of the mall onto I-95 and/or Hutchinson River Parkway • Speed signs • Increased signal lights to enable us to cross the streets, • Turn-only signals on major streets leading into and out of Co-op City • Street lines painted • Dividers to be installed and/or replaced • More ADA accessible streets and sidewalks • Signs at the mall’s exit next to Toys R Us not to cross lanes that say “Complete right turn only” • “Do not block intersection” signs • Traffic agents Call/Fax/Email the following: Commissioner Constance Moran – 212-748-6680, cmoran@dot.nyc.gov; Congressman Elliot L. Engel – 718796-9700/202-225-2464, Fax: 718796-5134, www.engel.house.gov; State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson – 718-547-8854, Fax: 718-515-2718, hssellt@senate.state.ny.us; Assemblyman Michael Benedetto – 718-892-2235/718320-2220, Fax: – 718-892-0035/718-3204753, benedem@assembly.state.ny.us; City Council Member Andy King – 718684-5509/212-788-6873, Fax: 718-6845510, andyking@council.nyc.gov; We thank you for your support. Come out to our next meeting. Let us hear from you. We can be reached at 718-379-7841 or MLSAH@aol.com.

—Sonja Maxwell

president approved a payment for a board member to receive a check for $960 for attending some board and community meetings. Her story was that she missed work to attend those meetings.

Cablevision's Updated Proposal Cablevision is back on the scene with an updated 5-year proposal. And, amazingly, some board members think that this Cablevision proposal will solve our problems with the upcoming carrying charge increase. Here's how the proposal works.

Presently, Cablevision has 13,191 cable television subscribers in Co-op City.

These subscribers currently pay Cablevision for their services. Under the updated proposal, Cablevision will issue a credit, up to $75, to each subscriber for cable television service for 5 years.

Thereafter, Cablevision will transfer the billing for these cable television subscribers to Riverbay. Riverbay will then make monthly payments of $25 for each subscriber to Cablevision for 5 years. So, that monthly payment will be 13,191 subscribers multiplied by $25, for a total of $329,775. Thereafter, Riverbay will charge each of these 13,191 subscribers a $25 monthly fee for cable television service for 5 years. Similar to the other plan, these charges will appear on a separate line on their monthly carrying charge statement. However, Riverbay will not have the authority to discontinue a subscriber's television service if that subscriber does not pay for that charge. And, a subscriber cannot get out of this 5-year cable television agreement. But, what happens if a subscriber does not want to continue to pay this $25 fee for cable television service for 5 years? Well, Riverbay will have the option of taking that subscriber to housing court for an

eviction. Here are some questions to consider: Do you want to be in a cable television agreement with Cablevision for the next 5 years? Do you want a $25 fee to appear on your monthly carrying charge statement for the next 5 years? What are you and Riverbay going to do if there is a dispute over the quality of the service or if there is a major service interruption?

Please think about these points before you proceed.

STAR Credit Cooperators that previously enrolled in the Basic or the Enhanced STAR program received credits of $101.68 or $215.08, respectively, on their February carrying charge statements. However, unfortunately, about half of our cooperators are not receiving credit from this program. So, we have to change these numbers. If you are not registered, then please call 3-1-1 or go online and register for this program before March 15, 2015. Thanks.

Building 34 Meeting I want to thank everyone from building 34 for the wonderful building meeting that we had on Wednesday, January 28.

Close How do you feel about these outrageous increases and this board? Thank you. Questions or comments? Please send a message to: Daryl Johnson, Riverbay Board Director, c/o Riverbay Corp., 2049 Bartow Ave., Bronx, NY 10475. Or, please send a message to me at darylhjohnson@optonline.net. Also, please call me at 718-671-4544 if you don't receive a response from your message. You can also join me on Facebook by typing in: Daryl H. Johnson.

Okay, that’s it for now. So, please have a wonderful week. And, may God bless you and your family. Thank you.

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First, we sing the praises of the staff on duty making our paths passable.

They have been doing an unbelievable job and we really appreciate it. Regarding last week’s press release, no misunderstandings, please. We were in total agreement with the Mayor’s decision to shut down the city and close schools. It is crazy, unsafe to expect anyone, but essential workers, to go out in blizzard conditions. And though the snow accumulation didn’t materialize, it was great that the city could clean up as other parameters of severe weather were present. Again, thanks to co-Interim General Manager, Mr. Noel Ellison, for attending our meeting. He enumerated current problems and options. With careful, deliberate plans, we will get through this bad financial time in Co-op City. Thank you again to all our neighbors for com-

ing. Our Executive Officers are: President: Mrs. Eva Kindaichi-Lazaar; Vice President: Mrs. Vivian Burrus; Treasurer: Ms. Lillian Richardson; Secretary: Ms. Grace Emanuel. Ms. Lana Spaulding and Mr. Jesse Seise are our support team. Our next general meeting is Thursday, March 19, 7 – 9 p.m. in Bartow Community Center.

Thank you, Co-op City Times, for updating readers on the continuing work being done on preparing, securing and reopening the cooling tower with regard to Legionnaire’s Disease. The two page synopsis published in the January 17th issue was very helpful. We continue to sing the praises of the Co-op City Times because they are our reliable, accurate and responsible source of information. Cooperators, read the resolutions and understand what is com-

ing, what is not and what is being continued. We look forward to the not-forprofit, intergenerational use of the Bingo Hall site.

The three designations at our dumpster bins are: White is for mixed paper, cardboard, paper containers; Blue is for bottles, cans, metal, and foil; Green is for ALL other garbage. We also have an update on discarding electronic equipment, which is to sort them out and bundle separately, then put them at the dumpster site. It is very important to follow the guidelines. Please don’t litter in our sidewalks and gutters. It’s disgusting finding broken shopping carts, food containers, diapers, bottles, etc. in the streets and gutters.

Keep your eyes and ears open to recognize frauds and scammers. “The NYPD Retirees,” “Veterans of the

Vietnam War,” “American Water Resources,” for example, are frauds and/or not applicable to us. The best thing to do is register with “Do Not Call.” For Public Safety, dial 718-6713050; help enforce our quality of life regulations. “If You See Something, Say, Something.” Please urge our Community Planning Board to pick-up garbage around Co-op City. Remember, prepare terraces and patios for the inclement weather: close tables and grills, tie them down, and make sure your terrace drain is clear.

Happy birthday greetings to former cooperators, Ayano Kindaichi Miranda and Danielle Jaye Communale. Special prayers for those recovering from surgery, and illness and hope for the best recovery possible.

—Eva Lazaar

The building association wants to thank all who came down to our Super Bowl Party. We had a very nice and exciting time.

I want to thank the building presidents from other Section 5 buildings for giving me their support, coming by and enjoying the game with us. Everyone came with a dish of choice, so we had plenty of food.

We had a few young children in the

building who came down. For future reference, I would prefer if the parents came with them. It would have been nice if the parents would have sent a dish, sodas, dip, chips, send something. This was an event for adults. The young people’s attention span is not very long, so they were up and down going to the table, going out the door; we are not babysitters. If something happens to them outside, we cannot be responsible.

On Saturdays when we have movie day, we do take responsibility for your children for a couple of hours. I want to thank Tobias and Nicole for the wonderful job they are doing for our building association. Tobias set up the whole projection project for the game and movie day. I want you all to know, without them, we would not be able to bring these events to you. Thank you so much.

The Bingo game night will be starting

soon. We now have a cage, we have to order the cards. When we get the cards, we will be able to give you the starting date and time.

The Book Club is looking for members to join us on Thursday afternoons at noon.

The Association sends best regards to all the cooperators who are sick and shut-in. Please feel better soon.

Peace!

—Patricia Bonaparte

Building 33 Association

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Snowy Days

Co-op City Times / February 7, 2015

Dear cooperators, The Tri-State area is experiencing lots of snow during this winter season. The Riverbay workers who are responsible for shoveling and salting our streets, sidewalks and paths have done an exemplary job and I thank you very much. It seems like every few days we get a new accumulation of snow or inclement weather.

Because of this, the Town Hall meetings to discuss the Riverbay debt have been rescheduled. The Board Directors are concerned that cooperators might sustain accidents or injuries as a result of attempting to attend a Town Hall meeting. We care about you! The Town Hall meetings will be held as soon as possible.

In my viewpoint last week, I wrote that I explained to a cooperator that we had a management company that reportedly mismanaged the business of the Riverbay Corporation and the shareholders were left holding the bag, and that was why all shareholders must pay the debt of approximately $8 million.

However, that is not the only way we might be able to attain the $8 million. At the Town Hall meetings, there will be shareholders who will share their ideas on how the Riverbay Corporation can avoid a high carrying charge increase.

Also, some Board Directors have talked about avoiding a high carrying charge increase and preferred reducing expenses and cutting out the waste.

Those are very good ideas. However, they have not yet revealed to their colleagues what they want to eliminate. If cutting expenses could be done without interfering too much with our quality of life, that would be excellent. I trust that they will be prepared to share their plans with us at the Town Hall meetings.

STAR Credit You should have received your

Francine Reva Jones

Director’s Viewpoint Secretary

February, 2015 carrying charge invoice by now, giving you STAR credit.

The School Tax Relief (STAR) exemption (Real Property Tax Law Section 425) provides a partial exemption from school taxes for most owner-occupied, primary residences. It was signed into law on August 7, 1997.

There are two types of STAR exemptions. A taxpayer may have either a Basic or Enhanced STAR exemption, NOT both: (1) a "Basic" exemption is available to virtually all New Yorkers who own their own one, two, or three family home, condominium, cooperative apartment or mobile home; and (2) an "Enhanced" exemption available to senior citizens (age 65 and older) with a limited income, increased annually according to a costof-living adjustment (COLA).

To receive the STAR exemption, taxpayers must file an application with their local assessor. Property owners who are granted the Basic exemption generally do not need to reapply in subsequent years.

However, property owners will need to notify their assessor if their primary residence changes. Property owners who receive the Enhanced STAR exemption have the option of participating in a new income verification program. Seniors who are applying for Enhanced STAR may authorize the assessor to have their incomes verified in subsequent years by

Building 27 Association

It has been bitter cold and snowy, bundle up and stay warm, be careful when walking outside. It can be slippery. This is still information regarding the dogs that are allowed for medical reasons. The topic of discussion at our general meeting held in January and it was about the DOG ISSUES. There were lots of questions asked of Ms. Graham of the Riverbay Board of Directors who did a great job in answering. Neighbors are in fear of the dogs, such as pit bulls and Great Dane, who are aggressive in their growling and the owners have to pull the dogs to control them.

Cooperators suggested muzzles for these dogs. Ms. Graham stated that muzzles are not allowed. She said she did not know how Riverbay Legal Department determines how a shareholder is allowed to have a dog, but by law, a person is allowed a dog for medical reasons via a medical report.

Cooperators requested that the lease be revised to include no dogs allowed with (exceptions) for medical reasons.

Also, who is responsible if the dog bites anyone? Answer: the dog owner is, via their homeowners’ insurance policy.

Ms. Graham stated there will be a dog forum in the near future to talk about dogs and a possible dog park in each sections of Co-op City. The cooperators were a lively bunch, and the meeting went well. We thank Ms. Graham for her informative information.

FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH — Social media would have you think that all our young Black men

are bad, but I truly believe that there are more good Black young men that are succeeding and doing well. We are grateful for the trailblazers right here in our own community who share their time and skills to help our youth and young people. In any case, stay alert, be watchful and careful.

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE We would like you to join us in a trip to the ACE IN THE HOLE. A tribute to Sam Cooke (WE ARE HAVING A PARTY) on Thursday, February 19th, at the Royal Manor, Garfield, New Jersey.

Price is $85 which includes transportation, a family-style menu (braised tips, beef, roast chicken, etc.) and 2 complimentary drinks. The time is drawing near, and we have a few seats available.

Please make checks payable to Building 27 Association, cash and money orders are accepted. Because time is of the ESSENCE, please contact Margie, 917921-7749; Nelson Sweeting, 646-6444055 and Sharon at 718-671-1905.

They will make arrangements for you ASAP. The association congratulates those that are celebrating birthdays, or that special occasion. We pray for a speedy recovery for the sick and shut in. We also express sympathy to all who have lost a loved one. This world appears to be in an uproar, and we as a community and nation are going through TRYING TIMES. We must pray diligently for our Board members, homes, communities and nation. Pray for leaders everywhere and for each other for peace and love.

—H. Overman

the State Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF). Seniors who choose this option must furnish their taxpayer identification numbers at that time. The assessor will submit the list of numbers to the Office of Real Property Tax Services (ORPTS), along with other identifying information as well to facilitate matching and reporting back (e.g., names of owners and owner's spouses who reside on the premises, parcel ID numbers).

ORPTS will then pass this information along to DTF. After checking its records, DTF will notify ORPTS which applicants satisfy the income requirements and which do not (it will not disclose their actual incomes), and ORPTS will forward that information to the appropriate assessors. Most seniors who choose this option will no longer need to reapply thereafter or furnish tax returns to their local assessors (unless DTF should be unable to verify their returns).

Building 25 It is unfortunate that Building 25 has been plagued with many problems over the past few months. Recently, there was a robbery and another attempted robbery.

With the diligent work of the 45th Precinct and the CCPD, headed by Chief Apollo, the culprit was apprehended. Chief Apollo complimented his team for being so supportive. They go the extra mile to make sure that the community remains safe and free of anti-social behavior. I applaud them for their efforts.

Baychester Library Events On January 24th at the Baychester Library, 2049 Asch Loop, there was an enjoyable Caribbean session on drums.

Entertainer Renato Thoms is a talented percussionist who demonstrated several drums, including the Brazilian tambourine, conga drums, bongos, the cajon and discussed the skins on the drums and why

synthetic skins are prevalent instead of animal skins. He played the drums, discussed their history and sang as well. It was a delightful experience.

Upcoming Library Events: Parenting can be Tough: Mondays, Feb. 9 – March 16th (no class March 9th), 4:306:30 p.m.

African dancing and folktales, presented by Urban Stages; Friday, Feb. 20th, 3:30 p.m. Don Witter Performing Latin American Guitar: Sat, Feb. 21, 2 p.m.

Arts for a Lifetime, A poetry writing workshop: March 11, 18, 25.

Community Relations Committee The Riverbay Board of Directors has approved two new organizations to be official Co-op City organizations and they are: The Wilbert E. Burgie Cadet Corps, Inc. and The Ghanaian Association of Co-op City, Inc. Congratulations and good luck!

You & Your Health Avoid lifting and bending whenever you can: • Place objects up off the floor. Set items down on a table or other elevated surface instead of on the floor, so you won't have to reach down to pick it up again.

• The best zone for lifting is between your shoulders and your waist. Put heavier objects on shelves at waist level, lighter objects on lower or higher shelves.

• Use carts and dollies to move objects, instead of carrying them yourself.

(Remember that it is better on your back to push carts than it is to pull them.) —From the Riverbay Safety Department.

Contact me If you have questions or comments, feel free to contact me. I can be reached at: Francine Jones, Board of Directors, Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475 or call 718671-5957.

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There have been so many issues swirling around Co-op City for the past few months that it has required this current Board to meet almost every week.

It has been a daunting task that I believe could have been different if this community and previous Boards had not been so complacent. Together, we own this $200 million corporation. This is not a small cooperative made up of a group of buildings. It is a corporation with three community centers, eight garages, a Public Safety Department and a 40 megawatt co-generation plant.

Sad State of Affairs The sad thing is that we left it in the hands of a real estate property manager, MSI, evidently without providing sufficient oversight or query into the decisions they made. From that, we now have a multi-million dollar labor lawsuit, reserves with nothing but what we borrowed through the $621 million loan that has very specific limitations, and millions of dollars wasted in bad decisions, loose contracts and costly agreements with vendors that were not in our best interest, as far as I am concerned. When we, as cooperators, don’t pay attention to who’s running our corporation, when we don’t provide sufficient oversight to ensure solid business practices or do not make management aware of their own shortcomings, we pay a price. Ownership will

Ownership Comes with a Price Co-op City Times / February 7, 2015

Linda Berk

Director’s Viewpoint Assistant Secretary

always come with a price and with increasing cost; we will never get around paying for maintaining our property. However, when costs are increased, it should be for our benefit in services or capital improvements. Not to pay for bad management decisions, class action lawsuits or consistent costly mistakes and overruns!

Lessons Learned from Single Executive Leadership Program These past few months of experience on the Board have made it clear that this corporation, in 2015, needs a brain trust to run it efficiently, economically and safely. That means more than a single person responsible for making decisions; it requires a knowledgeable team. With MSI, we had the single executive leadership program. Our corporation is a complex asset that needs to be managed as a complex $200 million corporation.

New Managing Agent Search I believe that as a Board, we have learned that lesson. And as we inter-

view for a new management agent, we are insuring that we review each company in depth, along with the properties they manage. The Ad Hoc Committee will recommend three candidates to be interviewed by the Riverbay Board of Directors, along with key department heads. We will also have a team of Co-op City managers visit the properties of each managing agent to ensure that we perform the best due diligence possible before deciding on a final candidate. This will not be a decision made in the basement by three men! Our new managing agent will be a decision weighed in by many.

Cooperative Living Recently, we have seen more people come out to the public meetings and I encourage and invite each cooperator to continue to take ownership in Co-op City. It’s easy to get caught up and confused in verbal debates and opinions.

Join the dialogue; come out to the Town Hall and Board meetings. Join a com-

mittee where you can lend your professional talents and experience. This Board encourages transparency and community engagement. We’ve made many changes in the past six months and there’s still a lot more that needs to be done as we transcend Riverbay into a modern, efficient, and responsive corporation; owner of a cooperative community that is a global leader in cooperative living, is energy efficient, affordable and safe.

I hope that each of you remain safe and warm during this dangerous weather we have experienced lately. Let’s continue to look out for each other and take care of the elderly and shut in. To keep our community safe, if you see something, say something.

I continue to be interested in your thoughts and ideas. Please feel free to contact me at: Riverbay Corporation, Board of Directors, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475, or Lberk@ riverbaycorp.com.

Hope that all our neighbors are warm and comfy during these cold months.

The itinerary for the association this month is Pokeno on Friday, the 13th, and movie night Friday, the 20th. Doors open for these events at 7

p.m.; events start 7:30 p.m.

There will be no general meeting of the association this month. Crochet is still every Wednesday in the association room starting at 1 p.m.

—Linda Werner

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There have been many things going on Director’s Viewpoint Times, SCRIE and DRIE that will have a tremendous impact on the members are exempt from Co-op City community. At the forefront is paying future increases in the $6.25M Ramirez vs Riverbay settletheir carrying charges, conment. A suggestion was made to impose a sequently an increase will carrying charge increase to cover this lawnot affect them. Remaining shareholders will have to suit. A recent Department of Health emerpay the increase. How would that affect those paying gency resulted in additional expenditures. surcharges or the money we receive from surcharges?

There is a time constraint for the lawsuit What would happen if we did not charge those with payment. At a recent Board meeting, a SCRIE and DRIE an assessment? In the example Director questioned the culpability of the below, shareholders categorized as SCRIE and DRIE lawyers that negotiated the union contract are removed from the assessment. In my opinion, a and whether they bear some responsibility flat amount paid by the remaining 14,182 sharealong with MSI? holders would eliminate the permanent increase in Money in the Capital Fund reserve account are earcarrying charges. marked for critical repairs that must be addressed, so An assessment doesn’t have to be by room, but when asked about using that money to pay for the lawby unit. 15,372 – (177+1013=1190). So 15,372suit, the loan governing bodies (Wells Fargo, HUD and 1190=14,182. A per unit (14,182) assessment made of HCR) advised us they would not grant the request. $600 (option to pay in full) amounts to approximately Would they, however, allow us to use the reserve to pay $8,509,200 (eight million five hundred nine thousand, for the sanitizing of the Power Plant cooling tower? two hundred dollars) enough to pay the legal suit and Wells Fargo et al may have objected to using the funds other items. The $600 can be paid over a period of for payment of a lawsuit, but can the cleaning of the twelve months (about $50 per month). A carrying cooling towers be considered critical and paid for from charge increase of 3 or 4% will become a permanent these funds? part of your carrying charge. We want to keep Co-op There are 15,372 units in Co-op City. There are City affordable for shareholders.

15,195 occupied units 177 vacant. There are 908 If a carrying charge is imposed, and every 1% SCRIE households and 105 DRIE households totaling amounts to 1.6 million per year, (1.6 x 4% increase = 1013. SCRIE and DRIE programs provide exemptions 6.4 million) how does that satisfy what must be paid for participants. According to an article in the CC (and it would take over a year)?

Leslie Peterson

Building 25 Association

Greetings, shareholders.

On Friday, January 30th, our building held an emergency meeting to discuss the rash of robberies at gunpoint, which happened during the week to some of our dear neighbors in the building. With the assistance of our Board Directors Daryl Johnson and Leah Graham, the building association and neighbors were able to swiftly secure CCPD Chief Apollo, Det. Monahan and 45th Pct. Squad’s Lt. Mylott to come and address the residents’ concerns. Also in attendance were Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson and representing Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, Leon Tolton.

Many key points were emphasized, but some to keep in mind, people need to be vigilant and aware of their surroundings; never hold the lobby door open for people you don’t know; parents shouldn’t allow young children to run ahead of them and get out of their sight and if you see something, say something. Shareholders also raised solid points like having a rewards program which the police agreed to help work with us to develop, increase police presence either from the 45th Pct. or CCPD

and ensuring that the bad people who were kicked out stay out.

By Saturday night, through the great efforts of CCPD, an arrest was made and a suspect was in police custody. This arrest could not have happened if we didn’t come together as a concerned body of neighbors, fight for our safety and work with the police department and our elected officials. The work doesn’t stop here. We must attend the 45th Precinct Council meetings held every first Thursday of every month and let the voices of Coop City be heard on issues of public safety.

Transportation is provided with limited seating.

For more information, call the 45th Pct. Community Affairs at 718-822-5449.

Our community is too important for us to remain complacent. I’m calling on every shareholder to get active. An active comm-unity is a developing community.

If you have any questions/concerns/suggestions, contact us at Building25ca@gmail.com.

Thank you to all who supported us and believed we are worth fighting for. —Katrina Asante

There haven’t been increases for many items for several years. Are we getting the best price for our commercial spaces? Would restructuring departments help instead? We have many things to look at before we consider a permanent carrying charge increase.

We have many new shareholders who may not know they are eligible to receive this benefit every year.

The New York State School Tax Relief Program (more commonly known as the STAR Program), is a school tax rebate program offered in New York State aimed at reducing school district property taxes on the primary residences of New York residents. The STAR Program takes two categories: the Basic STAR and the Enhanced STAR. The Basic STAR is open to the primary residence of any New York State resident and has no age restriction. The Enhanced STAR is for eligible senior citizens at or above age 65. For more information or to obtain an application, type in STAR tax credit or call 3-1-1. There is a deadline for submission.

For those who applied previously, STAR payments will be reflected on the February maintenance bill.

This year, Basic STAR recipients will receive a onetime credit of $100.68 and Enhanced STAR recipients will receive a one-time credit of $215.08 on their statement.

I am always interested in hearing your thoughts on various issues. I can be reached by mail at: Leslie Peterson, Riverbay Board Director, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475, telephone at 718-3201370, or e-mail at daddpeterson @aol.com.

Spanish-American Community Club

Please join us on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 8:00 p.m.

Everyone is welcome – not just members!

The Cultural Committee will be hosting ‘Recordar Es Vivir’ on Saturday, February 7th. Join us in Room #4 from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and enjoy a nostalgic trip through the Latin music of yester-year.

Donations are gratefully accepted for the pot luck. BYOB – ice and soda will be provided. While members will be admitted for free, nonmembers will be asked to donate $10.

Our next general membership meeting will be February 12, 8 p.m.

February’s ‘Social Friday’ will take place at 7 p.m. on the 27th.

Coming up The nomination of club officers will take place on Thursday, March 12th and elections will take place on Thursday, March 26th. Members: please plan to attend.

The club has planned another ‘Vegas Night’ fundraiser for Saturday, March 21st in the club room from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Admission is $2 at the door. Try your luck with us!

Members: Annual dues are now late and subject to a penalty.

Additional information for all of our upcoming club events, as well as details concerning the club in general, can be found on our website: http://spanamcccc.synthasite.com. You may also contact the club at (718) 379-7017 or email us at SpanAmCCCC@gmail.com.

—Carmen Rodriguez

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News from the Youth Committee Youth Committee Update: Youth Committee hosts townhall meeting

BY GARVIN REID On the evening of Thursday, January 29th, the Co-op City Youth Committee hosted its first event of the new year. #BronxLivesMatter was a townhall meeting and panel discussion directed towards the youth and young adults of Co-op City and its surrounding neighborhoods.

Our distinguished panelists included Devario "Dee" Johnson, a Software Developer at Viacom and one of the organizers of the marches and sit-ins held throughout the city last year; Jason Gerald, an adjunct professor at Monroe College and 20 year retired sergeant of the NYPD; Shannon Cumber-batch, a lawyer with the Bronx Defenders; Jerome Rice, President of the Co-op City chapter of the NAACP and the cofounder of Blacks in Law Enforcement; and Carlton "Chucky" Berkley, President at Brothers and Sisters Who Care. Special invited guests also in attendance were Councilman Andy King and Judge Fernando Tapia of the Bronx County Supreme Court who gave us some closing remarks.

The night began with the showing of a YouTube video of J. Cole's poignant performance of Be Free on the David Letterman Show. This set the tone for the type of conversation that we were about to have. As the moderator, I did my best

to ensure that the questions posed to the panel spoke to the concerns of those in attendance, as well as highlighted the reason why each panelist was selected.

As such, we had strong audience participation and were able to have honest and open dialogue about some of the hard hitting issues of policing in our community. Although billed as an event to discuss criminal justice and solutions for peace, we also touched on topics, such as increasing our political awareness, acknowledging our economic strength, and fostering a community environment especially in regards to our youth.

One of the themes that arose was that we, as a community, have to begin to look within to combat some of the social ills in our community. One of the outcomes that I set as a goal for this event was to foster open dialogue about community building and the importance for our youth to have local role models.

This event did just that. The participants left with ways to build a stronger sense of community and clearer sense of ways to provide solutions for our youth. These are the type of discussions being had all throughout the city. I am proud to be part of a committee that brought these conversations to our backyard.

Going forward, we are reaching out to you to help in finding ways to increase

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Pictured (L to R): Jason Gerald, Garvin Reid, Jerome Rice, Shannon Cumberbatch, Carlton "Chucky" Berkley and Devario "Dee" Johnson.

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Although the event went off without a hitch, we could've had a much larger representation from the youth of our neighborhood. We look forward to putting on more events of this caliber, but we need you, the reader, to help spread the word about the great events that the Co-op City Youth Committee is becoming known for.

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As an active Board member and Committee Chair, please be advised that Riverbay Corporation has one of the hardest, most engaged Board of Directors this Director has experienced in the past two and a half years. Most Board members are chairing committees with diligence and commitment.

Our Ad Hoc Committee is close to beginning the interview process for a new management company. The Audit Committee is still screening for an internal auditor. Other committees are meeting on a regular basis to take care of the corporation’s business and finalize Election Rules for 2015.

Change has come and the Riverbay Corporation has a President and “Knowledge Team” with uncompromising courage and support. The corporation has a paid staff that has not missed a beat in their dedication to the day-to-day operation of the corporation. We have a Public Safety staff that is diligent about keeping our community safe and participating in community sponsored events.

Our infrastructure, aging pipes, Con Edison reserve account and water bill have to be addressed. We are mandated to keep money in our “reserve” account. However, the recent lawsuit by former and present

Cooperators are in good hands Co-op City Times / February 7, 2015

Evelyn Turner

Director’s Viewpoint

employees, and other health emergencies was not bud-geted for.

Therefore, the Board discussed two options, an assessment or a carrying charge increase.

The best plan proposed is a small carrying charge increase. This plan will allow many low-income seniors to get government help with the increase.

Compared to what we get for what we pay (water, lights on all day and night by many & heat), we are still the best deal in town and affordable.

Like other communities, we have a small criminal element that is being dealt with. Cooperators who see something are saying something and that should be continued. A message to parents/grandparents or a legal guardian is don’t be afraid to “invade” your child’s or young adult’s privacy. If you are the primary cooperator and you have a young or older adult living with you for whatever reason, don’t be afraid to do a “room check” for anything illegal in

YOUR space. You must decide if “love” is more important than having a roof over your head.

Cooperators, if you have a loved one that may need a referral for support services, please call and I will suggest some resources for you. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and can connect those in need with professional services.

A special thank you to some concerned cooperators who have reached out to this Director to assist with the Youth Committee and the “Enrichment Center at the former Bingo Hall.” You are the best!

Your encouragement and prayers are appreciated. The dream of having a stateof-the-art facility for all cooperators, especially our youth, has NO expiration date.

Black History Month Series – Part 1 Many of us are the strong survivors of the Middle Passage, the whip and the chain. We are the inventors, creative; know how to make a way out of no way. We continue to birth and rebirth American culture and art.

A lesson we should never forget is our American uniqueness. For more than three centuries, we were the kidnapped Africans carried by slave ships across the Atlantic in “floating dungeons” in a “wooden world.”

This was a period known as the “Middle

Passage.” According to Dr. John Henrik Clarke, the Middle Passage was the leg of the slave trade triangle that brought the human cargo (central to the rise of capitalism) from West Africa to North America, South America, and the Caribbean.

According to written accounts of explorers and merchants, Africans, reportedly 10 to 20 million, were shackled and trapped in the bowels of a slaver, unable to go home again. The captives would have no choice, but to live in the stress, terror and the pain of the whip; packed together to a degree of pain. It has been noted that individual responses among the enslaved ranged from sad defeat to fiery indignation.

(To be continued next week) “Why Do We (Blacks) Keep Killing Each Other?

Also - Post Traumatic Slavery Syndrome.

A special thanks to all clubs, organizations and churches for organizing Black History Month celebrations. All American history matters.

Please note that the Youth Committee Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 10, has been cancelled. We will meet on the 2nd Tuesday in March 2015.

I may be reached at: Evelyn M. Turner – eturner@riverbayboard.com or 917-3241033 or 718-320-8088. Write me at 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475.

Greetings, cooperators.

We have begun our new year of 2015 in good spirits and in good health for most of us. But regardless of the mishaps and misfortunes we have experienced, we are together, living in Building 19 with our families, friends and neighbors with the intentions of having a “good year” and improving our community to the best of our ability. The Building 19 Association started off 2015 with thoughts of safety issues in our building. We asked Chief Frank Apollo, the head of the Co-op City Public Safety Department, to come or to send a representative to our first meeting

to discuss safety issues that were of concern to us.

Captain James Keappock attended as Chief Apollo’s representative and answered our questions. We learned about individual safety awareness and of measures that we, as cooperators, need to do and of building security and safety measures that are in effect. Captain Keappock explained how and when to engage the Co-op City Safety Department to ensure individual safety and also ensure a safe quality of life in Building 19 and the Co-op community. We want to thank Chief Apollo and Captain Keappock for

being our guest speakers and giving us this vital information on safety in our Co-op City community.

Elections were also held for new officers of the Executive Board of the Building 19 Association. The newly elected officers are: Lillie Hall— President; Julian McDavid—President elect; Lisa Proto—Treasurer; Francine Brown—Assistant Treasurer; Sonia Feliciano—secretary. Congratulations to the new officers.

In 2015, we will be giving the Francis Williams Scholarship Award to qualifying applicants of Building 19. Applications

and information will be available later in February, dates to be announced and posted in the lobby. Cooperators, take the time to read notices that are posted.

Again, my never ending theme and request is for fellow cooperators to join our committees. We need your help to go forward in 2015. Our main goal is always to give you information on improvement of the quality of life in your family, in Building 19, in the Co-op City community. We are ‘Cooperators Doing Something.’ We need you do to something together with us.

—Lillie Hall

Our next building association meeting will be held Thursday, February 12.

No Bullying Workshop - Sunday, February 8, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the association room of Building 13. If you are interested in attending, just let us know.

The contact information is listed below. This workshop will be conducted by Sgt. Milton Gregory, CCPD. Youth from other buildings are welcome to attend.

Paint Party – scheduled for Saturday, February 21, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. No need to trek to Manhattan to create a masterpiece!

B13 offers a relaxed and fun filled environment that is perfect for a friend or a date!

Intended for people who have little or no experience painting, but all levels will be welcomed. Place: Association Room, 100

Casals Place. Donation: $20 per person (includes material). This event is made possible by Building 13 Association, Inc. as a fundraiser for future artistic programming.

GAME NIGHT - is scheduled for Saturday, February 28, from 7:00-10:00 p.m. in the association room of Building 13 hosted by Miguel and Nancy. Join us and play Left, Right and Center, Bingo, Cards, Dominoes, Heads Up or any game you choose. We eat, chat and listen to good music. All are welcome to come and join the fun and by all means bring a friend.

On Saturday, March 21st at 4 p.m., the American Red Cross will conduct a Disaster Preparedness Workshop in the Building 13 association room. A limited number of items will be distributed for your preparedness bag,

so if you are interested in attending and would like to bring someone, please let us know in advance.

Women Keeping It Real is scheduled for Saturday, March 21, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. It's an inspiring, insightful, informative and often hilarious social gathering of women of all ages discussing various issues.

Remember! You must be 18 and over to participate. YOU and your friends are welcome.

DON'T MISS IT! POSTER CONTEST - Showcase your artistic talent and get compensated. Design a poster to represent our event theme: “Summer Fun Day!” June 20, 12 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the Park between Carver Loop and Casals Place. You must be under 21 to enter, layout must be submitted on 8½” x 11” paper

on power point or word format. Include: hosted by Buildings 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and Riverbay Community Relations, free t-shirts for first 50 children date, time, location and activities: crafts, basketball, name that tune.

Deadline for submittal: March 31 to building representative or Gail Sharbaan, 718-6713801.

Checks for Building 13 events should be made payable to Building 13 Assoc. Inc. and mailed to: Bldg. 13 Assoc. Inc., 100 Casals Place #32K, Bronx, NY 10475. For information, contact Gail Sharbaan at 718-671-3801 or Leslie Peterson at 718-320-1370, our website: http://www.bldg13assoc.com or email us at building13assoc@yahoo.com.

Thanks for making our team work.

—Leslie Peterson

Our next monthly general membership meeting is Monday, February 23, 7:30 p.m., Activity Room. At our meeting, we will discuss building issues, security and other matters you may want to add to the agenda.

More importantly, we will discuss our 2015 Calendar.

If you are having any problems with the

maintenance of your floors, please let us know. We have heard from some of you. We, the executive board, need to know whether or not the problem has been fixed or is more wide-spread.

Believe it or not, Summer Fun Day is Saturday, June 20. We hope all of last year’s volunteers will volunteer this year. In the

meantime, we have a Design Poster Contest.

All of the information you need to enter can be found in our Bulletin Board. You can pick up flyers for the Design Poster Contest at the February 23rd meeting. The due date for submission is March 31.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone who has suffered a loss and to our sick

and shut-in. If you see anyone defacing our property or not picking up after their dog, call Riverbay Security at 718-671-3050 and for Maintenance issues, call 718-320-3300.

Don’t forget if you see something, say something.

We can be reached at 718-379-7841, MLSAH@aol.com.

—Sonja Maxwell

Building 19 Association

Building 13 Association

Building 12 Cooperators Civic Association

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Co-op City Sports

Feb. 7 Indoor Clinic Start Up Thanks to the Riverbay Board of Directors approval of Resolution #1483 on the temporary use of the former Bingo Hall by the Co-op City Little League, the indoor baseball clinic will start on Saturday, Feb. 7th. The “yes” vote by Board Directors Atkins, Berk, Cylich, Gordon, F. Jones, O. Jones, Leslie, Peterson, Shapiro, Taylor, and Turner demonstrate Riverbay’s commitment to the betterment of our community youth. Special gratitude to Cleve Taylor and Evelyn Turner for submitting the proposal and supporting the CCLL program.

The former Bingo Hall is located at 2081 Bartow Ave., next to the Bartow shopping mall.

At the clinic, only signed-up players will be allowed to participate. Players

Velocity Track Club semi-finalists for the Colgate Women’s Games.

Velocity Track Club New York were truly blessed at the Colgate Women’s Games semi-finals on Saturday, January 31st! Last year, we had 3 girls qualify for the semi-finals; this year, we had 8 girls qualify: Nariah Mathis,

Co-op City Little League should arrive on time at their scheduled clinic session; wear comfortable clothes; bring their fielding glove (league will provide a loaner, if needed). Baseball bats and regular baseballs are not allowed in the Hall.

It is recommended that parents bring bottled water for their child. Since there’s no seating at the site, it’s suggested to bring a portable folding chair.

Registration is available during the clinic hours (11 a.m. - 3 p.m.). Online registration is also available at SportsSignup internet website http:// coopcitylittleleague.sportssignup.com.

The site provides an easy-to-use online registration service which is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The fee payment can be made by credit card, debit card, money order or check. The online sys-

tem uses a secure web page for credit and debit cards transactions which are processed via a merchant account.

In addition, copies of the registration forms are accessible at the CCLL website: www.eteamz.com/ coopcityll/. The page to the sign-up forms is found on the top left hand side of the “Welcome” page in the “Sports Sign up Board members Les and Denise at the CCLL indoor Registration Online” link. baseball clinic.

Once completed the forms should be Co-op City Little League. mailed to the Co-op City Little League, Clinic updates and more information Dreiser Loop Community Center, on the Co-op City Little League proRoom 17, Bronx, NY 10475. Also grams can be found at the website include a registration fee check (miniwww.eteamz.com/coopcityll/. mum $25 partial payment) payable to —Hector Ayala

Velocity Track Club New York

Dominique Jackson, Pearl Webster, Olyvia Burrell, Jaleah Eargle, Lisha McKenzie, River Sampson and Aysya Brown. Last year, we had 1 girl qualify for the finals; this year, in this hard competition, we have 6 girls qualified for the 2014 - 2015 Colgate Women Games finals.

This is a great accomplishment for the coaching staff and athletes. At the conclusion of the semifinals, the top six point scorers in each event for 2014 - 2015 each division will be invited to compete in the finals. The following VTC student-athletes qualified for the finals and received their 2015 Colgate Women’s Games sweatsuits and 6 tickets to bring family & friends: The athletes are: Olyvia in the Elementary “A” 55 meters race; River in

North Bronx Football Club

On Sunday, January 26th the North Bronx Cowboys’ Shooting Stars competed in the St. Catherine's 10th Annual Cheerleading Competition at Salesian High School in New Rochelle. Under the direction of new coaches, Denee Easy and Stephanie DeJesus, the girls brought home the second place trophy in the Junior H.S/ Recreational division.

Velocity Track Club athletes sporting their medals from The squad is comprised the New Balance Games. of: Team Captains Aleigha Adams, Aliya Furye, Isabella Vasquez and SaRayne Levin. and Rickki Jaysura; as well as Julia For more information, please contact Bedford, Dadryel Brown, Brittney White, the team at coachdeasy@gmail.com.

Kiara Skye Dodson, Taijah Mahoo, Also, follow them on Facebook, North Amaya Miller, Nereah Oliver, Alexia Bronx Cowboys Cheerleading/.

Smith, Ronda Williams, Chance Johnson —Akeisha Neely

the Elementary “B” 55 meters race;, Nariah in the Middle School 55 meters race. Lisha in the Middle School 55 meter hurdles, Pearl in the High School Shot Put and Dominique in the High School 200 meters.

We are so proud of all the girls; to make the semi- finals is a great accomplishment and then make the finals is amazing. Also, to be a freshman in high school, competing against freshmen, sophomores, juniors & seniors and to be in 1st place going into the finals is a testament of Dominique’s will to win.

Then, Pearl who is a sophomore in high school, is tied for 3rd place after competing against freshman, sophomores, juniors and seniors; this is amazing.

Last year, Pearl was Velocity’s MVP and Dominique was our Most Improved. Great job!

At the semi-finals, it is customary that they have the Flossie Tienan & Colgate Women’s Games Coach of the Year Award. On behalf of the VTC Coaching

Staff (George Samuels, Destry Gordon & Kendall Jackson), I was presented the precious award. This was a heartfelt moment for me. They notified my family in advance, who kept it a secret. They allowed my daughter, Laniqua Dinkins, who was a Colgate Finalist a few times, to present me with the trophy. She drove down that morning from her newly assigned job as the assistant to the Athletic Department for Cedar College in PA. This is a testament of our hard work and dedication to helping our youth. “God is Good, All the Time.”

Anyone interested in supporting Velocity Track Club New York, we are a 501(c)3 - Non-for Profit. Just write the check of any size to Velocity Track Club New York. Your donation is a tax write off and we will send you a receipt.

For additional information, please contact Coach Winston Dinkins at 914-441-6196 or email me at WATCLT@AOL.COM. —Winston Dinkins

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Building 34 Association

January 28th was the first association meeting of the calendar year. We would like to thank Daryl Johnson who was our guest speaker. The meeting was very informative and a lively question and answer period followed Mr. Johnson's presentation. This was a well-attended meeting which means that it is possible for our neighbors to come out to make our association productive and successful.

To help promote better attendance at the monthly meetings, there will be a schedule of meetings for the next few months posted in the bulletin board adjacent to the elevator. Hopefully, this will allow everyone to know in advance of

the next meeting and make plans to attend.

Coming up this month, there will be a meeting for the floor captains. Pauline Warren will contact each of you to give date and time. If you are interested in becoming a Floor Captain, you may also contact Pauline at (718) 379-1345. Also this month, there will be the annual dues collection on February 10th, 12th and 14th. Look for the table in the lobby.

With the recent rash of robberies in the area, we would like to emphasize safety that begins with each of us.

Holding the front door open might seem like a courtesy, but you are not always

aware of who you are letting into the building. If you alone are coming in late in the evening, do not get on the elevators with perfect strangers.

There have been found to be people sleeping in the stairwells. If you are aware of this, call Public Safety immediately. Also know that our lobby attendants are not law enforcement and should not be expected to respond to situations that are clearly the job of those trained to handle them.

February is not only Valentine’s Day on the 14th, but it is also American Heart Month. February 7th is “go red” for women's heart health and you can show

support for the women in your life by wearing something red that day.

A speedy recovery is wished for all of those under the weather and condolences to those who have suffered a recent loss.

Happy birthday or anniversary if you are celebrating this month.

There has been so much inclement weather in recent days and we all should be careful walking. It is very easy to fall even if the ground appears to be clear. If there are any elderly neighbors on your floor, inquire to see if they may need something when you go out. Let's try to keep everyone safe.

—La Verne Floyd

Snowy greetings to all of our Co-op City families, friends, neighbors, merchants, and especially our new residents.

Baby, it has been very cold and snowy outside. Please dress in layers to stay warm. Ensure you wear gloves, hats, scarfs, and water proof boots. Seniors should only venture outside when extremely necessary. Walk cautiously when you see what appears to be black ice. Please check in on your elderly, ill,

and/or disabled neighbors to see if they need assistance with picking up groceries or prescriptions. Your good deed will not go unnoticed.

We send congratulations to all who are celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, and other wonderful events during the month of February.

We are sending well wishes for a speedy recovery to all sick, homebound, and hospitalized persons.

Our sincere condolences and our prayers to those who have experienced the loss of a loved one. May you and your family be blessed during your difficult time of bereavement.

Congratulations and our sincere thanks to our Maintenance staff for doing a great job at snow removal throughout our Co-op City community.

Unfortunately, since the groundhog saw his shadow, we will probably be hit with

many more snow storms.

Due to the frigid and inclement weather, our building association meeting scheduled for February is canceled.

Annual building association dues of $5 per family will be collected next month, March; dates/times will be posted.

If you see something, say something by calling 9-1-1 for all emergency calls.

Call 3-1-1 for all non-emergency calls.

—YuVonne Lewis

Our next building association meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 16, at 7:00 p.m.

MEMBERSHIP DUES: $5. A second collection will take place on Monday, February 9th from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m., Building 10C. Tuesday, February 10th, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m., Building 10A and Wednesday, February 11th from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m., Building 10B. Our First Ladies Night was held

Friday, January 30 from 7 p.m.–11 p.m.

This special event was hosted by Carol & Lenise. What a wonderful time we had... Games/Bingo/Dominoes/Cards/ lots of refreshment! We thank our hosts and all of the ladies who join the event.

NEW COOPERATORS, we welcome you to our meeting. The association is comprised of shareholders come down to the next meeting and discuss your concerns within our buildings and community.

The Debs Place Townhouse Association will hold its February meeting this Thursday evening, February 12, in Room 1 of the Dreiser Center. The topic will be Disaster Preparedness. Our speaker will be Brenda Francis of CERT10. Our meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. with organizational topics, reports and the collection of the $10 per family annual membership fee from those who have yet to pay this year. Our speaker will begin her part of the meeting at

7:30.

We urge our members to use extreme caution negotiating our paths and walkways. The Riverbay staff has done a heroic job thus far in clearing away the snow and ice from in front of our doors, but one cannot be too careful.

At the close of the meeting, refreshments will be available provided and prepared by Vice President for the A apartments, Richard Lawson, Jr. —Nels Grumer

Building 26 Association

Building 10 Association

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE: We need two more volunteers to work on this committee. Please come down and join at our next meeting.

Get well wishes to all the sick and

shut-in’s in the buildings!

GIVING/ASKING: Perhaps the most important word in success and happiness is the word, “ask.”

—Maxine Sullivan

Debs Place Townhouse Association

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African-American Association

Black History Month Film Festival – The 18th Annual Black History Month Film Festival will be held today, February 7th, 12:00 p.m. in Bartow Center, Room 31. We will show Brother Future and Hidden Colors 2. Between movies, Elder Keith Witherspoon will bring an inspirational message, followed by dialogue, entertainment and refreshments. The Hidden Colors dvd’s will be available for purchase. Bring your family and friends for an afternoon of fantastic edu-tainment. Admission is FREE. General Membership Meeting – The Association will meet on Valentine’s Day, Saturday, February 14th at 4:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15 and all current members will be eligible to win one of several prizes. The agenda will include a discussion on the White House Tour, the Second Annual Spelling Bee, our next steps regarding the Ebola crisis, a celebration of February birthdays, music and refreshments.

If you are unable to attend this meeting, please read our weekly column for updated information. Also, if you wish to join or update your membership, please send a check or money order (DO NOT MAIL CASH) of $15 for a single membership or $25 for families to: AfricanAmerican Association of Co-op City, P.O. Box 702, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475. Donations are welcomed. Like us on Facebook: CoopcityAfricanamerican assoc.

The Ebola Virus – At the last meeting of the Association, we welcomed guests from the United African Congress and from Amuloma Development Foundation Inc. to discuss arrangements to send food and supplies to the West African countries suffering from the effects of the Ebola virus. They have presented us with the information on what is needed and informed us that the shipping cost would be $180. We hope that the community will contribute to this humanitarian effort.

More information will follow shortly.

The Association sponsors the following ongoing programs and encourages your participation.

Belly Dance Classes – Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room #2. A fun and healthy way to stay in shape! Call Xonia at 646-301-9438.

Evening Line Dance Classes – Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room #2. Dance to Soul, Latin, and Gospel music. Call Cynthia at 917-9037073.

Adult Study Group – The Institute for Youth meets on the 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:00 p.m. The Book Study Group meets every 3rd Sunday, 1:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room #15. Call 718-379-5555.

Music, Rhythm & Dance – Most Fridays 7:30 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room #15; most Saturdays, 10:00 a.m., Dreiser Center, Room #2. Call Keith at 917-5616211 or Iris, 917-838-7723.

The General Membership Meeting of the Coalition to Save Affordable Housing (CTSAH) will be held on Monday, February 9 in the Bartow Community Center, Rm 28. Our meeting will start promptly at 7:30 p.m. and end at 9:00 p.m. There will be light refreshments served.

We’ve been challenged by inclement winter weather, but are not in the least bit deterred because we’re inspired by the achievements of “the little engine that could” that continues working selflessly for the benefit of all cooperators here in Co-op City. As you recall, the core objectives of the Coalition to Save Affordable Housing are: to keep Co-op City affordable and livable within the Mitchell-Lama program; to encourage fuller cooperator participation in activities within Co-op City; and to enhance cooperative spirit and fulfill the aims and principles of the

founders of the cooperative movement.

For that reason, we invite everyone to attend our meetings which will feature speakers, as well as discussions on topics of interest, such as carrying charge increase, new management search, and Public Safety. We’re organizing a number of exciting events and workshops for the spring including: how to write compelling and effective letters, managing stress and bereavement, using social media and new technology to build and sustain your network, learning how to work cooperatively with people of differences, etc. We’re also looking for energetic volunteers to staff several of our sub-committees which include Communications, Volunteer Engage-ment, Election and Budget. We are currently soliciting committed volunteers and would welcome your participation. If you’re interested, please come to the CTSAH meeting to share your energy,

ideas and suggestions. You can also visit us on the web at ctsah.net.

We also are preparing our second CTSAH newsletter and welcome submissions between 500-1000 words, by no later than February 28th. The articles should cover topics of general interest to our community, as well as the greater New York City area and the

Our next club meeting is scheduled for February 10, in Room #28 at 6:00 p.m., Bartow Community Center.

This will be our first meeting of the New Year and it is also Black History Month. We are asking all members to bring to the meeting the name of one person who was famous for a part in our history. It could be an inventor, an historian, a scientist, a person in our nation’s history, a community activist, a poet or an artist; anyone whose shoulders we stood on to get us to where we are today. Bring in a little history on that person to share with the club – nothing lengthy.

Carl Heastie, the Chairman of the Bronx County Democratic Committee, could become the next speaker of the New York State Assembly. The seat is now vacated since federal corruption

charges were brought against Mr. Sheldon Silver. It appears the candidates are down to 3 people: A Bronx son - Assemblymember Carl Heastie; Assemblymember Joseph Morelle of Rochester, N.Y., who is also the Majority Leader, will take over as interim speaker beginning Feb. 2nd; Catherine Nolan from Queen is also interested in the Speaker’s position. We should know by February 10th who the next Speaker will be. We wish Carl Heastie much success.

We wish our good friend and exclub member Jerome Rice much success and a full recovery from your recent illness.

See you on February 10th, Room #28 at 6:00 p.m. in the Bartow Community Center.

—Shirley J. Saunders

Coalition to Save Affordable Housing

Co-op City Democratic Club

Follow Riverbay Fund on Facebook at www.facebook.com/riverbayfund

and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/riverbayfund.

21 Creative Movement – Saturday dance classes for children, ages 3-7 at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Dreiser Center, Room #1. Contact Ms. Barnes at 646281-4570. African Dance classes will be coming soon.

Yoga & Pilates Mat Classes – Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room #2. Resumes on 3/3. Call Meena at 718671-8364.

Before School Program – Your child will be cared for from 6:00-8:00 a.m. and walked to school. Call 718-379-5555.

After School Program – Your child will be picked up from school and cared for from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Call 718-3795555.

The Association officers: President: Francine Reva Jones; VicePresident: Deborah Nelson; Secretary: Ebony Rae Lambright; Treasurer: Sandra Mitchell; Assistant Treasurer: Kevin Lambright.

—Francine Jones

nation. Please include your name, contact information and a brief bio.

We encourage everyone to use their voice and share their thoughts with us.

Finally, please be sure to return the stamped envelope with your membership fee & renewal form. Thank you and safe travels.

—Claudia A. Sampson

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National Council of Negro Women

Our Legacy…. Our Leadership….Our Future.

The three “C’s” of leadership are Consideration, Caring, and Courtesy. Be polite to everyone…..by Brian Tracy.

Next membership meeting will be held Sunday, February 8, at 3:00 p.m. in Room 11, Dreiser Community Center.

Save the Date: Saturday, February

28, NCNW, Inc. Co-op City Section, will co-sponsor with the Riverbay Fund our 14th Annual Black History Youth Month. Our theme this year, “Living The Dream And Celebrating Our Gifts,” “Equality and Justice For All” at Dreiser Auditorium B from 1-4 p.m. Youth interested in showcasing their talent in song, dance, poetry, spoken word, storytelling,

theatrical performances, instrument playing, etc., please call (917) 399-2643.

Save the Date: Saturday, May 16th, our Annual Bethune Height Recognition Luncheon will be held at the Coral House on the Lake, 70 Milburn Avenue, Baldwin, New York from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Members, please call and make arrangement to pick up your

raffles and luncheon tickets, 718-3202366.

Please contact Sadie Gilmore, 718671-3721, to notify us of any birthdays, illness or bereavement.

Happy birthday to our February members.

Crazy Winter Weather…Be safe.

—Maxine Sullivan

The Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club will hold its Regular Monthly Meeting on Thursday, February 19, in the Bartow Center, Room #28 at 7:30 p.m. All members are requested to attend this meeting, as issues of significant importance will be discussed relating to our upcoming plans for the year 2015. Please attend. It is important that you do so.

The Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club cordially invites you to attend the

11th Annual St. Valentine's Day Dance on Saturday, February 14, in the Dreiser Loop Auditorium B. The time of this event is from 4 p.m. thru 9 p.m. Music will be provided by Ty & Tye (affiliates of DJ Carol Productions). The cost is $30 per person. ($3 per set-up).

For ticket information, please contact Ms. Anna Rodgers at (347) 2754682, Ms. Gloria Clarke at (718) 3795430, Ms. Sylvia Polite at (718) 3202837, Ms. Barbara Irby at (718)

379-9294 or Ms. Lina Holmes at (718) 671-4577. There will be no tickets sold at the door on the day of this event. Come out and have an enjoyable evening with us while actually celebrating the observance of Valentine's Day. Members are reminded that all instances of personal sickness, death in the family, homebound status, surgery and hospitalizations should be reported to Ms. Gertie Brown, our

Next Defensive driving course The next Black Forum defensive driving course will be next Saturday, February 14, in Rm. 1, Dreiser Community Center, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Lower your liability insurance cost by 10% and remove up to 4 points from your driver’s license. Please make your check in the amount of $35, payable to “the Black Forum of Co-op City,” and mail to P.O. Box 563, Bronx, N.Y. 10475 at least 1½ weeks before the class, or you can walk in on the day of the class but you must have $35 in cash to pay for the course.

Returning to Aqueduct We will be heading to Aqueduct on Saturday, March 21. All seats must be paid for by March 7, no exceptions.

Cost: $25. No checks, preferably cash.

No refunds.

Black Forum Aerobics and Zumba Aerobics classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays; Zumba on Thursday. Classes will be held in the Dreiser Aud., 7:30 p.m. To register, please call (718) 320-8035. Nominal fee for each class.

Black Forum’s Lyons Mane Track Club Register now for the fall. Youth ages 8-18. Practice sessions are held on Mondays & Wednesdays, Dreiser Auditorium. Please call (718) 320-8035.

Food distribution sites added On Thursdays, residents of Buildings

Good & Welfare Committee Chairperson. She will take care of all acknowledgements from the club regarding these matters. The club continues to support those members who are recovering from various medical procedures. Our prayers are with you for a full healing process.

I would like to thank the membership and the community for your continued support.

—George T. Clarke

27, 28, 29, 32 and 33 must pick up food at the New Vision Church, 115 Einstein Loop, 11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Likewise, residents of Building 26, 30, 31, 34 and 35 must go to the Evangelical Church, 2350 Palmer Avenue, 11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. on Thursdays to pick up food. For information, please call (718) 320-8035.

Volunteers needed We need volunteers, especially men, for the Food Program, Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you live within the vicinity of the Dreiser Center and can spare 2 hours per day, between 11-12:45 p.m., please call us, (718) 320-8035.

Emergency Food Program We are open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Room 20 in the Dreiser Center. Also, due to budget constraints and shortage of available food, you must live within zip code 10475 to participate in this program. You must also have your card with you and bring two clean plastic shopping bags. Please also have your current photo ID such as a non or driver’s license or any photo ID card with proof of address. You will then be issued a card in order to pick up food in the future.

We Need You - Join Us Today Membership is $5 per year/person.

Call (718) 320-8035 or write to Black Forum, P.O. Box 563, Bronx, NY 10475; email: coopcityblackforum@gmail.com.

Help us keep independent community organizations alive in Co-op City.

Everyone is encouraged to join. Call or

visit us, Room 20 in the Dreiser Community Center.

—Tony Illis

Fr. Taylor and the congregation of St. Joseph's cordially invite you to worship with us in Co-op City at 155 Dreiser Loop, lower level. All are welcome.

Weekly Schedule: Sunday service with Holy Communion and Sunday School are both at 9 a.m. Every 4th Sunday, our children participate in the reading of the lessons and every 5th Sunday, our young adults assist in the service. Bible study is held each Wednesday at 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal is on Thursday at 7 p.m.

The (ECW) Episcopal Church Women meets immediately after service on the 1st Sunday of each month. Membership is open to all women of the church and dues are $2 per month.

We look forward to welcoming everyone at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 8, when we will celebrate The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany.

Fundraising Events: Save the Date: Saturday, April 18, bus trip to Warm Daddy Blues & Jazz with sit down dinner and stop at the Sugar House Casino in Philadelphia.

$110 p.p. deposit of $30 required.

Contact June Grimes, 347-457-8249.

Reminder: ECW 8-day cruise on the Carnival Splendor, leaving out of New York on August 12: Grand Turk, Half Moon Cay, The Bahamas and Nassau, with fun days at sea. Ocean view cabins start at $1,297 and inside cabins start at $1,217, depending on how many persons per cabin.

Only 5 cabins remain available. If you would like to go, please contact June Grimes as soon as possible, (Tel. 347-457-8249) to indicate your interest and work out a payment plan with her.

Outreach Program: We continue to collect non-perishable food for the feeding program at Grace Episcopal Church in West Farms. Please remember to donate.

For additional information on the above, please call the church at 718320-0844, or visit our website: http://www.stjosephsepcbronx.org.

“Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; *make music to our God upon the harp.” —(Psalm 147:7) —M. Chambers

Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club

Black Forum

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Retirees of Dreiser Loop

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“In this New Year, we will continue with smiles on our faces and hope in our hearts for the best.”

Travel Events Thurs., March 19 – We are going back to the SANDS CASINO RESORT. Great shopping at the Sands’ Outlets– where Fashion meets the Fabulous.

SOLD OUT! Rebate – TBD. Meet bus/depart: 8:45/9:00 a.m. Contacts: Serita G, 347-564-5722/Barbara W, 718320-0500.

May 19-21, (3 days/2 nights).

MARTHA VINEYARD/CAPE COD. Price: Double $429 & Single $489. $50 deposit required to hold seat. Come join us! Seats going fast! Final payment due April 12. Package includes – WELCOME Reception, 2 dinners & 2 breakfasts, several tours, including Hyannis Port/JFK, African American tour, and

shopping at Clinton Crossing outlets.

Contacts: Serita G, 347-5645722/Barbara W, 718-320-0500.

Theatre Committee (*prices include transportation/ Dreiser Loop): Thurs., March 26, 11:15 a.m. show.

Price: $68. CAMELOT. Westchester Broadway Theatre. “The story of the marriage of England's King Arthur to Guinevere. The plot of illegitimate Modred to gain the throne and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threaten to topple Arthur and destroy his ‘round table’ of knights.”

“This new, intimate production focuses on the dynamic and rich, intense characters in this most regal of American musicals.” A deposit of $35 required to hold seat. Final payment due Mon., Feb. 16th.

Meet van/depart: 10:00/10:15 a.m.

Contact Marie Green-Ryan, 718- 3790377.

Wed., April 15th, 11:15 a.m. show.

Price: $68. WEST SIDE STORY. Westchester Broadway Theatre. A modern (musical) version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet set on the mean streets of New York during the turbulent fifties.

Caught between two warring street gangs, Tony and Maria attempt to create a life together. A deposit of $35 to hold seat. Contact: Ione Edwards, 718-3797756.

Come to the Dreiser clubroom to check out the show/trip wall and sign up for your performance of choice with a deposit to hold seat.

Good And Welfare Get well wishes to Caroline Damien and to Gay Brown, both strongly recovering from surgical procedures. To all

members and friends, as you rest and heal, know that you are thought of warmly and we wish you brighter days.

Contact: Elinor Gordon, Chair, at 718379-8755, regarding illnesses and bereavements.

Recap: We require your name, telephone number and a deposit to reserve your seat when signing up for shows/trips (money orders/checks payable to - Retirees of Dreiser Loop, at 177 Dreiser Loop, Room 19, 10475).

Committee members will be available in Dreiser clubroom 19 (718-3790377) on Mondays and/or Thursdays approximately from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

“One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the little things.”

—Claudette Davis

Greetings to all of our Post members who are homebound and recovering from various medical operations.

We wish you a speedy recovery. Happy birthday to all of our members who will be celebrating their birthday this month.

Our Post is always looking for new members to join our post, so if you are a Veteran from any branch of the military stop by and join us. Please bring your DD-214 with you. Post 1871 is located in Section #5 in the Einstein Community Center, 135 Einstein Loop, Room 41. Our office telephone number is (718) 320-8165 and our e-mail address is post1871@optimum.net.

The Bronx County Meeting will be held at Post 1871 in Room 38. All Post members are welcome to attend this meeting; the meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. on February 3.

Able Post members are needed for Memorial Day affair; all type of positions are open just for that day. If you are able to donate your time and effort, contact the Post commander. Did you know that female soldiers are ok'd for Ranger school? This is an effort to open combat arms jobs to women and Ranger School is one of them. So far, 160 candidates have applied for this school. This is a two week course at Fort Benning.

The Commanders Dinner will be held on April at Antun's in Queens.

The price per person is $65. If you are able to pay now, see the finance officer William Gordon. Know that the cold weather is here. If you are using your car to drive on a long trip, make sure you have emergency items in your car like a blankets, water, shovel, rock salt and your car’s gas tank is full at all

times.

The next GENERAL meeting will take place on Saturday, February 21st at 11:00 a.m. sharp! Please arrive on time. If you can’t make the meeting, give the Post a call. Thank you for your cooperation. Can you balance yourself on one leg for at least 20 seconds? If you drink or smoke, according to Japanese researchers, you may be at risk for a stroke.

Strokes are a leading cause of death and disabilities. This happens when the blood flow to part of the brain is interrupted because of a clot or bleed-

ing. Did you know that very few doctors start in Urgent Care? Many are burned out ER or primary care doctors looking for less stress and easier hours.

If any Post member happens to see a Veteran looking for a post to join, remember Post 1871 is always open.

Q: Why are some fish at the bottom of the ocean? A: Because they dropped out of school.

Q: What goes up and down and doesn't move? A: The temperature.

This information was provided by the Post information officer.

—Richard I. Lawson, Jr

The Williamsbridge Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. is an organization dedicated to community service in the areas of health, employment, education and economic development. If you are interested in joining our organization dedicated to community service, please call Sylvia Hicks, Membership Chairperson, 917.921.5445. Young Adults are persons 18-35 years of age; you may inquire about our rapidly evolving leaders in the Young Adult section.

Ombudsmen are men of the community interested in decreasing the dropout rate of youth in the community. We are interested in your ideas concerning the accomplishment this goal. The Youth Club consists of youth 12 to 18 years of age. The Youth Club is dedicated to community service, higher education, technology and activism. If you fit this description, are interested in expressing yourself, obtaining community service credit, developing new programs and leadership skills, you should join this organization. This is your chance, as a young person, to help plan the activities of the club. Don’t delay obtaining your required community service credits in a fun and interesting way. Mrs. Hicks welcomes your inquiry about any one

of these groups and will be happy to help you through the application process. Applications for scholarships are available for seniors in high school, please call Sandra Hall, 917.972.7732, or Joetta Brown, 404.803. 9869.

The Williamsbridge Club MEMBERSHIP MIXER generated interest from the community which we are following through.

The club’s next event in collaboration with The Bronx Club is “THE POWER OF PRAYER” AT F & J PINE family style restaurant, 1913 Bronxdale Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. 10462 at 8:30 a.m.; Donation $35. Please call the listed numbers to respond. Our Guest Speaker is Mildred Green-Thompson.

Anyone wishing to render community service assisting with any of our programs, without joining any of our club areas, may do so. To obtain more information, please contact the First Vice President, Sandra Hall, 917.972 .7732.

Information concerning the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. may be found at www.nanbpwc.org or our mailing address: Williamsbridge Club, P.O. Box 6, Co-op City Station, Bronx, New York 10475.

—Joetta Brown

American Legion Post 1871

Williamsbridge Club

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Faith In God Church & Bible Institute

Rev. Dr. Gladys R. Little, Apostle, and Pastor & Evangelist Vernon Little greet everyone in the name of Jesus, that name which is above every name. We want you to know that you are welcome in this house of the Lord! It is His house by ownership, it is our house by stewardship, and it can be your house by membership. So, come on in and join with us. May God bless you in this house!

Scripture carries spiritual vitality. That’s why it doesn’t return void. Wherever it encounters an open heart, it brings refreshment, nourishment, and new life.

Isaiah 55:8-11 supports this. It says: 8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.

10 “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 11 so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”

Invitations: Our Sweet Hour of Prayer will be today at 3 p.m.

The Pentecostal Tabernacle invites everyone to Worship Service every Sunday morning at 120 Benchley Pl., Building 24, Bronx, N.Y. 10475 Sunday School for all age groups begins at 10:30 a.m.

Mid-day Service starts at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday morning prayer and fasting service will be held at 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday evening prayer meeting and Bible study starts at 7:30 p.m. Fridays: Youth service will be held in the evening starting at 7:30 p.m.

Focus: The Christian’s Warfare. The victory over the devil is accomplished only when we obediently put on the armour of God and come against him in the power of the Spirit.

(Ephesians 6:11-17) Put on the whole armor of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to stand.

Stand therefore, having your lion’s girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. It is vital to put on the whole armor of God, not just part of it. Every piece of the armor is vital for the spiritual soldier if he is to keep fighting the fight of faith.

Winning a single battle against Satan does not win the war. It’s continuing to fight the wicked one that ultimately wins the spiritual war. Fortunately, God has given the Christian everything he needs to keep on fighting if he will use all of his spiritual armor. The

term “that ye may be able to stand” reveals much about early warfare. The soldier still standing in the end is the winner. Christians do not have to lie dying in the dust of this life. It is God’s will that they be “standing” winners in the contest of life (Ephesians 6:14). When a person has fought his last battle, the Lord will take his dented helmet of salvation, scarred shield of faith, and worn breastplate, and replace them with a crown of life-a crown for the victorious faithful soldier. A wile is a “strategy or trick intended to deceive and cause defeat.” The Scriptures are explicit how the devil works. Paul wrote, “Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices” (2 Corinthians 2:11). His devices are the “tricks of the devil’ that the enemy of our soul uses against us.

For further information, call (718) 324-0334, 646345-6707 or 718-320-4218.

—Rev. R. Sibblies

Pastor Anne L. Palmore and the congregation of the Church of the New Vision extend a warm and friendly invitation to everyone to worship with us every Sunday at 8:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. We are a church where inspirational messages from the Word of God, the Bible, are delivered every Sunday morning.

The church is designed to meet the spiritual needs of our community by offering anointed singing and preaching, and a general atmosphere of Christian love and friendly hospitality. We also invite the youth of our community to attend our Sunday Morning services starting a 9:30 a.m. with Sunday School, designed to meet the spiritual needs of our young people. Parents, please send your children to learn of the Lord Jesus.

Bible teaching from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; and Prayer Service from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. every Wednesday evening. Be with us to learn the Truth from the Word of God. List of Events Come join New Vision's "Partners in Reading Program" every Sunday afternoon from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Students in Grades 1 through 8 can discover the joy of reading while exploring and improving their literacy levels through small groups and reading partners. Parents, we encourage you to bring your children to benefit from this free program taught by trained professionals. Registration is ongoing. You could contact the church at the number listed below. *SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, February 7 at 2 p.m., Black History Month Celebrating “A Century of Black Life, History and Culture,” with special tributes to Ruby Dee, Goeffrey Holder and Maya Angelou.

Dinners will be sold after the event for $10. For information call (718) 671-8746.

The Church of the New Vision is located at 115 Einstein Loop, Bronx, NY 10475; Telephone: (718) 671·8746 or (718) 320-0409. Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 753037, Bronx, NY 10475.

Wishing all our neighbors and friends God’s blessing during this holiday season and throughout the coming New Year!

Please visit our website at www.churchofnew vision.com.

—Carole Haque

Helloooo, out there! Yes! These words are for you.

Did you know that people as far away as Timbuktu know what to do whenever they are asked to speak?

Their hearts don’t pound, their knees don’t get weak.

Sooo, if you have those quaking feelings, their means of overcoming can be your solution too.

Come! Visit us here at Toastmasters. We are waiting to welcome and help you.

Here is where your needed confidence can be gained. In time, you will find that public speaking for

you will never be the same.

Toastmasters is here to meet, greet and encourage you in your confident speaking and leadership skills.

As Mae West has said, “Come on it and see us sometime.”

Location: 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bartow Mall, lower level, Room 28, Bronx, NY 10475.

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Every first and third Thursday.

—Novella Thomas

Church of the New Vision

Pentecostal Tabernacle

Sunday School is tomorrow at 10 a.m. Our Sunday Morning Worship Service is at 11 a.m. Every 3rd Sunday following, the morning worship, we serve Holy Communion.

If you’re into gospel rap/holy hip-hop, go to www.soundcloud.com and download music from Vernon Little free of charge. He also has videos on YouTube. You will be blessed, encouraged, and inspired.

We are located at 171 Dreiser Loop in Section 1.

Our phone # is (347) 276-4925. Jesus loves you, and so do we.

—Apostle Gladys R. Little

Co-op City Toastmasters Club

Family Owned and Operated • Large Chapel on premises

• Pre-need counseling

• Ample Parking on premises

• Out of town services

• Casket Showroom on premises

• Cremations

A dignified funeral every family can afford.

All areas are handicapped accessible

Personalized & Professional Care • 49 Years Serving Our Community Worldwide Shipping including Caribbean, Africa & South America

718-231-7647 Call 24 Hours

Fax: 718-231-7665 NOW WEBCASTING TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS ABROAD

www.mccalls.net • director@mccalls.net 4035 Bronxwood Avenue, Bronx, N.Y.

Serving all cultures & faiths

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Church of the Savior

Rev. Dr. Robert A. Smith, Jr., Pastor, and Lady Theresa M. Smith, coFounders, and the Church of the Savior family extend an invitation to every person to worship with us. We are a nondenominational, inter-racial, inter-cultural, intergenerational fellowship of believers. We care about you, not your W2. We are not church as usual. Come as you are, we leave the judging to God. The Church of the Savior family extends love and affirmation to the Co-op City community; A warm welcome awaits you!! A very special invitation to our new neighbors in Co-op City.

We love you for who you are, not what you have. Please call us at 917-734-4058 for more information.

To our friends and neighbors: Come grow with us. Do you have a gift for music? Do you want to be part of planning singles, married, youth ministries?

Do you have special talents that're been ignored? Are you serious about changing your life? God has a plan just for you and today is the first day of your new life.

Message to the Community Church of the Savior has a new website. It is the open door to all the friends we haven't met yet. You can get to know us by going to www.churchofthesaviorbx.org. New friendship and growth is just a click away!

Church of the Savior is located at 920 Baychester Ave. (close to Darrow Pl.).

Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 86,

Bronx, NY 10475.

Sunday Schedule Meditation and Adult Bible Study 9:15 -10:15 a.m.

Divine Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Come and be blessed; we want an opportunity to love you. See you in church.

Our children's Sunday School will teach and nurture your child/children in the word of God. All sessions are during worship service.

Dr. Smith's Sermon Topic: "Doing Heaven's Business!"

Reading from Holy Scripture Gospel of Luke 2:41-52 Weekly Activities Bereavement group, Monday, 5:00

Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams and the Co-op City Baptist Church family invite you to join us tomorrow at 8:00 or 11:00 a.m. for worship service. Sunday School for children and adults is held at 9:15 a.m. We invite you to worship, study, and pray with us.

The Co-op City Baptist Church is located at 135 Einstein Loop, Room 50.

Our telephone number is 718-3203774. Visit us on the web at www.coop citybaptistchurch.org.

Join us for a mid-week spiritual pickup at our mid-week worship service which is held on Wednesdays at 12 p.m.

Bible study is held on Wednesdays at 1:00 and 7:30 p.m. Bible study will also be held on Wednesday, February 4 at 5:00 p.m. Prayer Service is held on Fridays at noon and 7:30 p.m. Men’s prayer service is held monthly at 7:30 p.m. We invite the men of the community to join us on Tuesday, February 10.

Tomorrow, February 8, the Hospitality

Ministry will celebrate their 4th Anniversary at the 11:00 a.m. service. All are welcome to come.

On Sunday, February 15 at the 11:00 a.m. service, the First Lady’s Ministry will celebrate their 19th Anniversary.

Their guest speaker will be Rev. Dr. Ruth Singletary, Overseer of World Evangelical Deliverance Center, Bronx, NY. The theme for the day is “God Supply the Power of the Spirit.” 2nd Timothy 1:7. Everyone is invited to this

Come & Visit Us – We welcome you to God’s House – Your House – One Family in Christ. We are a congregation with spirit-filled worship, offering a variety of opportunities for spiritual growth, fellowship and service to God and our community. We are a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and bilingual congregation and all are welcome. Services are at the church at 2350 Palmer Avenue, across the street from Building 30.

Parking is available.

Sunday Services – The first Sunday of the month is a bilingual service with communion at 10 a.m. Every other week, the English Service at 9 a.m. and the Spanish Service at 11:30 a.m.

Sunday School For Children: At 10:30 a.m., classes are for 3 yrs. – 12 yrs.

Co-op City Baptist Church

Evangelical Church of Co-op City – UMC

p.m.

Thursdays at 10:00 a.m., Channel 70, Bronxnet.

Every other Saturday - Food Pantry.

We are reaching out to the community for assistance. Please check expiration date on all items. You can drop off your donations at the church Sunday morning, 9:00 - 10:15; Monday evenings, 5:00 - 7:00. To arrange special drop off time, call Dr. Smith at 917-734-4058.

Thank you in advance and God bless all our donors.

Thought of the Week: Prayer – "A power which reaches to heaven, also, it’s our personal and private time with the living God." —Rev. Dr. Robert A. Smith, Jr.

celebratory service.

The Sunday School will present their Black History Program on Saturday, February 28 at 10:00 a.m. All are invited.

The Co-op City Baptist Church exists to glorify God and to establish a living community of people who follow the teachings of Jesus the Christ through worship, prayer, Bible study and fellowship.

We seek to meet the spiritual and physical needs of the church through ministry.

—Hattie L. Lucas

Open Doors, Open Hearts and Open Minds

The curriculum being used will be The Super Book.

Prayer Night (English) & Prayer Morning (Spanish): The Lord said, “Whenever two or more are gathered in my name, I am in the midst of them.”

Matthew 18:20. Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the church building. Also on Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m., there is prayer till 11:15 a.m. in Spanish. Come and bring your prayer needs so we can pray together.

Women’s Fellowship: Meets the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. We are also having an exercise class immediately following the study and on the third Saturday of the month.

Men’s Fellowship: Meets the last Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. – 12

p.m.

Crescendo Christian Music School: Learn piano, guitar, violin, percussion, flute, voice and theory. Contact Maestro Frank Colon at (917) 753-3644. The school will be open from Monday – Friday, 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. Private and group lessons are available. All ages are welcome. Registration is free and rates are affordable.

Trip to the Holy Land Experience in Florida: We will be having a 9 day trip to the Holy Land Experience in Orlando, Florida from August 8 to August 16. The trip is $799 per double occupancy. A $75 deposit will hold your seat. We will be stopping at different places and will spend two days at the Holy Land Experience and two extra

days in Florida. For further information and pricing for triple or single, call Linda at (917) 684-6463; if there is no answer, please leave a message and she will get back to you.

Trip to Sight & Sound to see Joseph: We will be going to see Joseph at Sight & Sound in Lancaster on May 22. This will be a fun trip first were going to Rockvale Square Mall, then to the theater and after to Plain & Fancy for dinner. Cost is $140 per person and make your reservations soon, seats fill up fast. Deposits need to be in before February 8. Call Barbara at (347) 603-7473; if no answer leave a message and someone will get back to you.

—Rev. Dr. Milca C. Plaud

COMMUNITY PROTESTANT CHURCH OF CO-OP CITY

CO-OP CITY BAPTIST CHURCH

1659 eaSt gUn Hill ROad bROnx, ny 10469

135 EINSTEIN LOOP (Section 5) • Rooms 50-51 Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams, Pastor

Rev., dR. Calvin e. OWenS, paStOR

(718) 862-9172 OFFICE (718) 862-9179

(718) 320-3774

CHURCH

An interdenominational Church of love and understanding, consisting of people of many faiths, races and cultural backgrounds, seeking to live the spirit of Christ with relevance.

CHURCH SCHedUle WEEKLY:

CHURCH SCHOOl - SUnday, 9:00 a.m.

WORSHip SeRviCe: SUnday, 11:00 a.m. bible ClaSS & pRayeR meeting - WedneSday, 7:30 p.m.

MONTHLY: COmmUniOn - 1St and 3Rd SUndayS

ALL ARE WELCOME!

• Sunday School – 9:15 a.m.

• Sunday Worship Services – 8:00 & 11:00 a.m.

• Midweek Worship – Wednesday @ 12 Noon • Bible Class – Wednesday @ 1:00 & 7:30 p.m.

• Prayer Service – Friday @ Noon & 7:30 p.m.

COMMUNION SERVICE EVERY FIRST SUNDAY. YOUTH DAY EVERY FOURTH SUNDAY. ALL ARE WELCOME TO WORSHIP WITH US.

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Word Games 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Rm. 31 Current Events 10 a.m., Rm. 31 Bingo12:30-2:30 p.m., Rm. 31 Card Games 2-4 p.m., Rm. 31 Dominoes 2:30 p.m., Rm. 31 Blood Pressure 1st & 3rd Wednesday 9-10 a.m., Rm. 31 Word Games Rm. 31 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Stay Well Exercise 10 -11 a.m., Rm. 31 Line Dancing w/Voncile 11 a.m.-Noon, Rm. 31 Bingo 12:30–2:30 p.m., Rm. 31 Card Games 2 -4 p.m., Rm. 31 Dominoes 2:30 p.m., Rm. 31

Thurs., February 12

Tues., February 10

Weight Mgmt Support Group Bartow Ave. main office; 10-11:30 a.m.

Word Games 9:30 – 11 a.m., Rm. 31 Library 9:30 a.m.–1 p.m., Rm. 31 Bingo 9:30–11:30 a.m., Rm. 31 Arthritis Exercises 11 – 12 p.m., Rm. 31 Card Games 2–4 p.m., Rm. 31 Dominoes 2:30 p.m., Rm. 31

Wed., February 11

Mon., February 9

Bartow

Library 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Rm. 31 Word Games 9:3011:30 a.m., Rm. 31 Chat Session 9:30 a.m.

-1 p.m., Rm. 31 Bingo 12:30- 2:30 p.m., Rm. 31 Card Games 2-4 p.m.

Rm. 31 Dominoes 2:30 p.m.

Rm. 31

Einstein Library 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Rm. 49 Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45 Line Dancing w/Ellie 10 a.m. – 11 a.m., Rm. 45 Around The Lunch Table 11:30 a.m., Rm. 49 Word Search w/Sandy 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Rm. 49

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 49 Tai Chi 11 a.m., Rm. 45 Bingo 1 p.m., Rm. 49 Matinee Movie w/ George 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Rm. 45 Pokeno 1-3 p.m., Rm. 35

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45 Spelling Bee 10 a.m., Rm. 49 Spanish Practice Class 10:30 a.m., Computer Lab Zumba w/Ola 11 a.m. – Noon, Rm. 45 Bingo 1-3 p.m., Rm. 35

Dreiser Crochet and Knitting 10 a.m. -12 p.m., Rm. 7 Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30-10:30 a.m., Rm. 7 Stay Well Exercise 10-11 a.m., Rm. 2 Mind Teasers 12– 1 p.m., Rm. 4 Gentle Yoga w/Anne 1:15 - 2 p.m., Rm. 2 Intermediate Yoga 2 p.m. - 3 p.m., Rm. 2 Basic Cellphone & iPad 1:30-2:30 p.m., Rm. 7

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Rm. 7 Alert & Alive 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Rm. 7 Cultural Dance w/Millie 10:30-11:30 a.m., Aud. B Mind Teasers 12–1 p.m., Rm. 4 Zumba 1-2 p.m., Aud. A Tuesday Movie w/ popcorn 2-4 p.m., Rm. 7 Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Rm. 7 Sewing w/Raymonde 9:30 –11:30 a.m., Rm. 7 Tai Chi 11 a.m. - noon, Room 2 Mind Teasers 12 p.m. – 1 p.m., Rm. 4 Art Class 1 p.m. - 3 p.m., Rm. 7 YOGA w/Bhadra 2 p.m.-3 p.m., Rm. 2

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45

Stay Well Exercise 10-11 a.m., Rm. 45

Spelling Bee 11 a.m., Rm. 49

Pokeno & Bingo 1-3 p.m., Rm 35

Arthritis Exercise Class w/Damian 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Rm 45

Word Search w/Sandy

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:3010:30 a.m. Rm 7 Blood Pressure 1st & 3rd Thursday 10-11:30 a.m., Rm. 8 Line Dancing w/Ellie 10–11 a.m., Aud. A Valentine Day Party 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, Room 7

11 a.m.-12 p.m., Rm 49

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45

Crochet and Knitting

Fri., February 13

10 a.m.-12 p.m., Rm. 7

Art 10 a.m., Rm. 45

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

Men’s Line Dancing w/ Voncile

Bingo 1 p.m., Rm. 49

9:30-10:30 am, Rm. 7

9-10 a.m., Rm. 31

Card Games 2-4 p.m., Rm. 49

Valentine Day Party 11:00am – 2:00pm, Room 31

Blood Pressure 2nd and 4th Friday 10-11:30 a.m., Rm. 45

Meditative Moments 11–12 p.m., Rm. 8

Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m., Rm. 4

Spanish Class 1-2 p.m., Rm. 7

Card Games, Dominoes Bingo1–3 p.m., Rm. 35 Pokeno 3–4 p.m., Rm. 35

2-4 p.m., Rm. 7

Therapeutic Yoga 1:30–2:30 p.m., Rm. 8

(Schedule subject to change without notice)

Fee for lunch is $2.00 & $3.50 for guest

*Menu subject to change without notice. Lunch must be ordered a week in advance.

ALL meals served w/margarine and fresh milk

Bartow Center (718) 320-2066, Ext. 2010 Dreiser Center (718) 320-1345 • Einstein Center (718) 671-5161

For information, please call: (718) 320-2066

New Payment Schedule - Payments for trips @ the Bartow office can be made Monday – Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Only) Funded by: The NYC Department for the Aging, The NYS Office for the Aging and Riverbay Corporation.

Date:

Kosher

Non-Kosher

Soups, Breads and Desserts

Orange pineapple juice

Mon., Southwest turkey loaf Mushroom barley soup Beef meatballs Feb., Garlic mashed potatoes Whole wheat spaghetti Whole wheat bread Canned apricots Mixed vegetables Garden salad 9 Alt: Veggie burger patty Apple juice

Tues, Barbecue chicken breasts Feb., Baked brown rice pilaf Kale w/garlic sauce 10

Arroz con pollo (Chicken & rice) Sautéed spinach

Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit

Pork spare ribs Baked potato in skin Steamed carrots

Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit

Juice Lasagna Antipasta salad

Garlic bread Cake & cupcakes

No non-kosher

Challah roll Cake

Alt: Egg salad Beef Moussaka

Wed., Mashed sweet potatoes Steamed red or green Feb., cabbage 11 Alt: Baked ocean perch fish

Thurs., PineappleJuice glazed ham Feb., Zucchini rice pilaf 12 Winter blend vegetables Fri., Feb., 13

Tea & juice Brisket of Beef Chicken Mashed potatoes Peas & carrots

Upcoming Events/Trips

There will be no refunds for all trips. All trips includes roundtrip transportation!

Call the Bartow Office to register unless otherwise noted, 718-320-2066. All trips must be paid in advance. No exceptions!

Free SNAP (Food Stamp) Application Assistance – Friday, February 13th at the Co-op City Senior Services Office, 2049 Bartow Avenue, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Walk-in - First come, first served! Please bring documents that verify your identity, address, income & expenses (rent, medical, etc.). For more information: 718-320-2066.

JASA will be closed Monday, Feb. 16, in observance of Presidents’ Day. Valentine’s Day Lunch/Party – Thursday, February 12, $3, Dreiser Loop Senior Center, 177 Dreiser Loop, Room 4, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Entertainment by DJ Angela, raffles & prizes. Menu: Non Kosher: Lasagna, garlic bread, salad, dessert - cake & cupcakes; Kosher: Pineapple glazed Salmon, zucchini, rice pilaf, winter blend vegetables. Guests have to chose if they want kosher or nonkosher prior to the party. Tickets can be purchased at all 3 senior centers.

Film Screening: The Age of Love – Thursday, February 12, 2 p.m., 177 Dreiser Loop Auditorium. Snacks provided. Tickets: $2 in advance, available at the JASA office, 2049 Bartow Avenue; $4 at the door. For information, call 718-3202066.

New Event: Valentine’s Day Party – Friday, February 13th – $3 in advance - $5 at the door. Bartow Senior Center, 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 31, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., raffles and surprises, special performances by Anna. Menu: brisket of beef, chicken, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, Challah bread, tea and cake.

Tickets can be purchased in advance until February 8th. Pick-ups: Einstein, 10:30 a.m. and Dreiser, 10:30 a.m.

Knitting and Crochet Circle at the Dreiser Loop Senior Center will be hosting a Flea Market to sell their knitting creations. Friday, February 20th, 10 a.m. 12 p.m. -177 Dreiser Loop, Room 7.

Senior Aide Position available at Dreiser Loop Senior Center - 14 hours, 5 days a week. For information, call Paola

Ogando - 718-320-1345, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Fairway – Monday, February 9th, $3, (2½ hrs.). Pick-ups: Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. and Dreiser, 10 a.m.

Bergen Mall – Wednesday, February 11th, $15, 4 hrs. Pick-ups: Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m.; Dreiser, 10 a.m.

Palisades Center Mall – Thursday, February 12th, $12, 4 hrs. Pick-ups: Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m.

Empire Casino – Tuesday, February 17th, $5. Pick-ups: Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. and Dreiser, 10 a.m.

Woodbury Commons Premium Outlet – Wednesday, February 18th, $15, Pick-ups: Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. and Dreiser, 10 a.m.

City Island Seafood City – Friday, February 20th, $3. Pick-ups: Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m.; Dreiser, 10 a.m.

Empire Casino – Friday, February 20th, $5. Pick-ups: Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. and Dreiser, 10 a.m.

Shoprite — Thursday, February 19th, $3, 2 hrs. Pick-ups: Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m. (12 seats available).

Announcing a new Group: – Health Current Events Club – Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m., Starting February 17th in the JASA Senior Services Office, 2049 Bartow Ave. Participants will share a newspaper article they read that week about health topics.

(Grandparents Connection) Kinship Caregiver Support Group – Are you a grandparent/great grandparent raising a grandchild or great grandchild?

Would you like to attend the support group meetings to speak to other grandparents/great grandparents and share your experiences and be offered support? The next meeting is Thursday, February 19th, 10:30 a.m., 135 Einstein Loop, Computer Lab Room 34A. For more information, call 718-320-2066.

Weight Management Support Group – Monday, February 9th – Presentation by a registered dietician.

10:30 a.m., 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 25, facilitated by social workers. Learn techniques and information that can help you maintain a healthy lifestyle. For information: 718-320-2066.

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WEEKLY SCHEDULE

AARP Chapter #4997

Reminder: Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 9, 1 p.m. in Dreiser Loop Auditorium A. Remember, each one bring one, or two or three...

Heartfelt condolences to the family of Rosalind Webb who passed away; and to the family of Novie Bell (cousin of Evan Mitchell), who passed away.

To our sick, on the mend and shut-in members, and those bereaved members, please know that you are in our prayers.

Contact Frances Wilson, Good & Welfare Coordinator, 718-671-5493.

2015 Tour Activities April 23–26 – Azalea Festival in Norfolk, VA w/reserved seats for the Azalea Festival Grand Parade; a dinner cruise on board the Spirit of Norfolk; attend the International Tattoo Show; Norfolk Botanical Gardens Tram Tour; 3 breakfasts and 3 full-course dinners; evening entertainment; deluxe Motor-

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coach transportation. $550/person double; $719/single (correction)…$100 deposit, payable to AARP #4997, when you sign up; travel insurance available upon request. Contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

October 30 - November 13, 2015 – Autumn repositioning 15-day Cruise on the Norwegian Dawn – Deluxe Motorcoach to Boston, MA to board the ship going to San Juan, PR; Bonaire Curacao and Aruba; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Georgetown in Cayman Islands; Cozumel, Mexico; returning to New Orleans, LA to fly back to New York… .Double Occupancy - Inside State Room $1,853; Ocean View - $2,253 and Balcony - $2,553; Insurance and 1st deposit ($600/person) due at time of reservation; 2nd payment due June 5th and final payment due 7/15…Contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

—Delores Debnam

Einstein Cancer Fund

Happy birthday and/or anniversary to all celebrating in the coming month of February. May Cupid be good to you.

Tuesday, February 10 – Resorts Casino. CANCELLED DUE TO THE WEATHER. Trip rescheduled to Monday, February 16th. Three usual pick-up stops.

We will commence our meetings on Tuesday, March 3. Hoping to put our heads together in planning our trips and agenda for the next year.

For the above trip, please call Loretta at 718-671-2958, Annie Eutsey at 718320-1874 or Lydia at 718-671-3005. We are available Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and in the evening 5 to 8 p.m.

For memorial cards, please call Loretta. Please remember those who are homebound and in nursing homes. Give them a call. Good health and healings are wished to all.

—Lydia Ruas

Wednesday, February 11—Bingo game in Room 39 at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $2 for members only. Refreshments served. We are going back to Atlantic City Resort Casino on February 24.

That's a Tuesday. Price is $30. Rebate is $25 slot play. Pick-up time is 8:00 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops: Einstein Loop, Asch Loop and Dreiser Loop. Always have your I.D. card with you.

Trip on Tuesday, April 14 to Hunterdon House. They are having Abie’s Irish Rose, a hilarious comedy.

Price is $79. Pick-up time is 8:30 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops. You can pay it in

installments. See Ann or Mary.

Menu: Yankee pot roast, fried jumbo shrimps, stuffed breast of chicken, lemon pepper Cod fish baked, vegetable lasagna, roasted vegetables, salad and kabob, famous bread, also 30 different desserts, coffee, tea. Don’t forget to pay your 2015 dues of $15 per year. See Ann or Mary.

For more information, see Ann or Mary at 135 Einstein Loop or call at (718) 379-9613, Monday–Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or call Mary at (718) 379-4899, I will return your call.

Good health to all.

—Mary Pilla

Laundry Room Whomever "took" the clock from the Laundry Room is asked to please return it. When it was removed from the wall, the clock was in need of new batteries.

Assuming that you have replaced the batteries, it is time to stop inconveniencing 479 families and return the clock. See Ms. Bailey if you wish to be reimbursed for the batteries.

Also, please be respectful and polite if someone removes your clothing from the washers or dryers. There are fellow cooperators who are deathly afraid to remove clothing for fear of their personal safety and/or their unwillingness to listen to a barrage of trash talk from a fellow cooperator. When you don't come down on time, whatever happens is on you. It is also helpful to utilize the lower dryers; on Friday, January 30, two dryers full of clothes "sat" in excess of 2 1/2 hours and were left untouched.

Trip It is now February and it is time to put down a deposit for our theater trip to see

West Side Story at the Westchester Dinner Theatre on May 21, matinee performance. Included in the price of $80 are the show, round trip transportation, a luncheon with a choice of entree, taxes, and gratuities. We have excellent center seats.

Call Ms. Bailey at (718) 379-7754 or Ms. Rankin at (718) 379-0910 for further info.

We are planning a trip on June 20 to the Sands Casino, which has an attached outlet shopping mall, a side trip for a wine tasting, and a buffet meal at the Golden Corral. Contact Ms. Bailey or Ms. Rankin for further info. The price for the trip will appear in next week's paper.

Association Dues Annual dues collection of $5 per family for the ENTIRE year (2015) are in progress. Look for postings indicating when dues will be collected and/or Executive Board members sitting in the lobby. Your dues are less than 10 cents per week, and as previously stated, serves numerous purposes. Please help your building association stay alive.

—Lorna Smith

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Baychester Library Events VISIT THE LIBRARY - A GREAT WEALTH OF INFORMATION Library will be CLOSED Monday, 2/16 for President’s Day Upcoming Events for February Crime Prevention Operation ID Day - Monday, 2/9, 3-5 p.m.

Toddler Time - Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m.

YA Program - Tuesday, 2/24, 3-4:30 p.m. - CSI @ Baychester Tech Connect - Wednesdays, 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 - MS Excel Book Discussion - Thursday, 2/12, 12:30-2 p.m.

Tech Connect - Thursdays, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 2/12 - Connecting to the Cloud; 2/19 - Computer Safety & Maintenance; 2/26 - Protecting your Privacy & Security African Dancing and Folk Tales - Friday, 2/20, 3:30 p.m.

Click On - Fridays, 10:30 a.m., 2/13 - Basic Internet; 2/20 - Email; 2/27 - MS Word Films - Saturdays, 2 p.m. 2/7 - Mandela; 2/28 - Duke Ellington Music @ NYPL Presents Don Whitter - Saturday, 2/21, 2 p.m.

Boys Town Common Sense Parenting® class - Mondays, Feb. 2-March 16, (NO class March 9th) 4:30-6:30 p.m. Parents are invited to join in our fun and interactive classes. • Balancing discipline with affection • Praising your child's good behavior • Reducing a child's problem behavior • Power struggles between you and your child • Effective communication. CSP Classes run for 6 consecutive weeks.

Childcare and MetroCards are NOT provided. Class size is limited! Classes are FREE. To sign up, call Lilybelle Gonzalez at 646-488-6053 or 718-636-0496 today!

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Reflections

Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City

tessential symbol of the Nazis’ killing machine.

How ironic — in fact, pathetic — that this year, 70 years after the liberation of Auschwitz and the end of a war that saw the near destruction of European Jewry, International Holocaust Remembrance Day follows closely on the heels of the latest act of terror against French Jews. The attack on the kosher supermarket in Paris that left four victims dead served as a vivid reminder that European Jews are still not safe.

Seventy years later, it seems, there can never be enough Holocaust education and reminders of what befell the Jewish people and what one human can do to another.

Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City, Young Israel of Baychester, Section 5 at 120 Erdman Place (behind the lobby 27B), welcomes you to pray with them. Tel. for the Synagogue: 1718-379-6920.

Note: Our office hours are on Thursday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and on Sunday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Candle Lighting on Friday, February 13, is at 5:08 p.m. Shabbat ends today, Saturday, February 7 at 6:11 p.m.

Coming Events Services will be held on Saturday, February 7 at 9 a.m. Join Rabbi Daniel Kronengold in prayer.

We hope that you will sign up to sponsor a Kiddish to take place after services on Saturdays.

Come pray with us and enjoy the Kiddish after services.

Weather permitting, we have scheduled Bingo on Sunday, February 15, at 1 p.m. Admission is $3; refreshments

will be served.

Dues are due for both the synagogue and Sisterhood.

Good and Welfare Get well wishes to Sharon and Marcia, both of whom took bad falls and broke bones. We wish you a quick recovery.

Congratulations to Marilyn Sherman and family on the birth of their great grandson.

Happy birthday to Rodger on February 8.

Best wishes to all celebrating special occasions this month. We have tree certificates “in Honor of” or “in Memory for” a special occasion or a condolence. The cost is $15 per tree.

If you are feeling under the weather, we wish you all a speedy recovery.

Mimi Berlofsky welcomes all calls at 347-427-4526.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

—Miriam Berlofsky

Winter Schedule Young Israel of Co-op City (lower level of the Dreiser Loop Shopping Center) is a house of worship that opens its doors every morning from 6 until 7 a.m.

Anyone who wishes to start the daily routine with prayers, during which our spiritual leader, Rabbi Solomon I. Berl, offers a brief Bible teaching is welcome.

On Friday evening, Sabbath services begin at 10 minutes after the candle-lighting time. Saturday

morning services start at 9 a.m.

Rabbi Berl delivers his sermon at 10:30 a.m.

The Rabbi's class on the Torah reading at the week begins one hour before sunset every Saturday afternoon.

For office hours or any information you may seek, feel free to call (718) 671-2300 and leave your name, phone number and a brief message on the synagogue’s answering machine, and your call will be returned as soon as possible.

Men’s Club Traditional Synagogue is running a trip to RESORT's CASINO in Atlantic City on Sunday, March 22.

Have a day of fun on the Boardwalk, shopping and all the sight and sounds of Atlantic City.

The COST: $35 per person with a $25 slot. Player may use any machine or table.

I would like to remind you that you need a RESORT's Casino Card or government photo ID card (such as a driver or non-driver license) to get your bonus slot play. Payment is due

by March 15.

Please send checks and make it out to the following: Men's Club Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City, 120 Erdman Place, Building 27B, Bronx, NY 10475.

We provide a free snack going, play games, and on the return trip, we show a movie.

For reservations, call: Gary, (718) 6718424 or Bruce, (718) 320-2234.

Please Note Pick-Up Times: Einstein Loop, 8:00 a.m.; Asch Loop, 8:10 a.m.; Dreiser Loop, 8:20 a.m.

Everyone is invited to all our functions. We hope you will join us.

Shalom! —Bruce Gitelson

We’d like to welcome you to our first general meeting for 2015 on Thursday, February 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the meeting room in the rear of Building 4B. At this meeting, we will continue to plan our building activities for the 2015 year.

Please take this opportunity to make suggestions and share your ideas. We hope to see you there. The association is still in need of leaders and committee persons

for our movie nights, game day and other activities.

Reminders Game day is every Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. We are also planning to restart our Movie Night on the 3rd Friday of each month.

Coming in March….check the bulletin boards or lobby for the exact dates regarding our building dues collection.

Dues are still $5 for the year which helps to support building activities/supplies and beautification of the building.

Save the date Many have asked and we have decided to once again host a fundraiser Fish Fry on March 21. Check bulletin boards for more information.

Did you apply for the STAR Program? Note that most all Co-op

residents are eligible.

Congratulations to all those celebrating a birthday or special event/ occasion in February. Get well wishes are extended to the sick and shut-in; additionally, please take the time during the winter weather to check on the elderly.

Remember, this is our home; “IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.” —Yvonne Burrus (DW)

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The resolution passed by the U.N. General Assembly rejected any denial of the Holocaust as an event and condemned all forms of religious intolerance, incitement, harassment or violence against any persons or communities based on ethnic origin or religious belief.

The designated date was January 27th, to commemorate the day that Auschwitz was liberated, the quin-

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On behalf of our Pastor, Reverend Dr. Calvin E. Owens, and our church family, welcome to Community Protestant Church, a church of love and understanding, located at 1659 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY 10469; telephone: (718) 862-9172.

Church Schedule Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

Communion Service - Every first and third Sundays Prayer Meeting and Bible Study – Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

The following programs are at the Church’s Annex: 2053 Asch Loop North (Co-op City) Morning Prayer Services - Tuesday, 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

Are you looking for a new church home? Pastor Carol, Presiding Elder Landrum and the Greater Love family welcome and encourage you to fellowship with us. Greater Love is a teaching, preaching, tithing, faith and Bible way ministry. We believe that anyone can be saved according to our foundational Scripture, Romans 10:9, “For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

Our vision is to change hearts, change minds and change lives Word of God. We believe that when you change your attitude, you can change your altitude!

Greater Love is conveniently located at 900 Co-op City Blvd. (Bldg. 2A), on

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Neighborhood Bible Study Thursday at 10:00 a.m.

Extension of Prayer and Worship Service – Every first, second and third Fridays at 7:00 p.m.

Other Scheduled Events Sunday School at Community Protestant Church begins at 9:00 a.m. In Sunday School, in a nurturing Christian education environment, an opportunity is provided for children to learn about the Bible, to grow in grace, to show love and respect for one another and to live more abundant lives. Children attending Sunday School are served breakfast after classes are over. We encourage you to bring your child, children or grandchildren to Sunday School and we look forward to seeing you.

Tomorrow, Sunday, February 8th,

11:00 a.m. – OBSERVANCE OF OUR ANNUAL MEN’S DAY. Theme: “Becoming the Master’s Mighty Men.” Our Guest Preacher will be Rev. Calvin Gibson, Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Flushing, NY. Sunday, February 22nd - GO RED SUNDAY. The Nurses’ Ministry requests that everyone wear red this Sunday in support of the American Heart Association’s effort to raise awareness of Women’s Heart Disease.

Saturday, March 14th, 9:00 a.m. – Sound of Praise Annual Worship and Praise Breakfast “Giving God Our All.” Donation: $20. For tickets and/or additional information, call the church office: (718) 862-9172.

The Women’s Guild invites you to join us on Our Christmas/New Year

the ground level, Bronx, N.Y., 10475; main entrance - red buzzer. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Free parking is available in Garage #1 on Darrow Place.

Church phone: 347-920-5607.

Greater Love celebrates Black History Month; a month set aside to learn, honor, and celebrate the achievements of black men and women throughout history.

Americans have recognized black history annually since 1926, first as "Negro History Week" and later as "Black History Month." Black history had barely begun to be studied-or even documentedwhen the tradition originated. Although blacks have been in America at least as far back as colonial times, it was not until the 20th century that they gained a

respectable presence in the history books.

In recognition of Black History Month, we present to you the following quote: “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.”

Booker T. Washington Booker T. Washington - Educator, Civil Rights Activist (1856–1915) was one of the foremost African-American leaders of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, founding the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, now known as Tuskegee University.

What does the Word say about obstacles we face?

“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”

James 1:2-4

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29 Extravaganza, December 22, 2015 – January 3, 2016. A Fantastic 12-Night Southern Caribbean Cruise aboard the Magnificent Queen Mary 2, departing from New York, Red Hook in Brooklyn. Ports of Call: St. Thomas, Charlotte Amalie; St. Kitts, Basseterre; St. Lucia, Castries; St. Maarten, Phillipsburg; Tortola, Road Town.

To make a reservation or for additional information about the cruise, please call (718) 320-1435, (718) 6715961 or (718) 320-8576.

The doors of Community Protestant Church are open to all to worship and fellowship with Christian believers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. You are cordially invited to come in, join in and receive your blessing.

—Evan G. Mitchell Greater Love’s Weekly Schedule: Sunday Bible School for Young People: 3:00 p.m. (sharp) Sunday Afternoon Praise & Worship: 4:00 p.m.

Holy Communion – First Sunday Adult Bible Study/Discipleship Class: Wednesday Evenings at 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.* Training for Service - A Survey of the Bible: Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.

Family Nite: Third Fridays (next: Feb. 20th – Family Bowling) Youth Service: Every 4th Sunday (beginning Feb. 22nd) Blessing/Dedication of Children Men/Women’s Fellowship **Young adults 16+ are also welcome Does your child need to understand SALVATION? We invite you to bring them to our afternoon Sunday Bible School.

Have a blessed week!

—Pastor Carol Landrum

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Department of Public Safety when they observe any suspicious activity, especially during school arrival and dismissal times. Youth observed fighting or attempting to enter the buildings for the purpose of loitering should be reported immediately.

Don’t forget, the Department of Public Safety has a lost and found for keys and eyeglasses located at our office at 2049 Bartow Avenue, lower level. Just this morning, a cooperator was reunited with his car keys. If you find keys or eyeglasses, bring them to Public Safety. Be sure to check here if you are missing these items as well.

In New York State, the Expanded “Move Over” law has been in effect since January 1, 2012. This law makes it a violation to fail to move over a lane when approaching a service vehicle, such as a tow truck or a stopped emergency vehicle with or without its warning lights on. This violation carries a fine of up to $150 and up to two points on

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your license. The purpose of this law is to protect emergency responders and other service vehicles.

The Co-op City Department of Public Safety would like everyone to remain safe this winter. Be sure to drive safely and anticipate changing road conditions.

Avoid driving in bad weather, if possible. Never drive if you have been drinking. Avoid distractions, such as texting or talking on a cell phone; these are the leading causes of accidents in New York State. Texting while driving has been so much of a problem that Rest Stops have been renamed Text Stops. Remember, any text can wait; it is not worth risking your life. When driving, look out for cyclists, pedestrians and school buses. If you see anything suspicious, notify the proper authorities. Always remember, if you see something, say something. Call 9-1-1 and the Department of Public Safety at (718) 671-3050 or online at www.ccpd.us. Callers may remain anonymous when giving information.

Public Safety Blotter: Jan. 29 - Feb. 1, 2015

January 29 - 2049 Bartow Avenue One male was arrested for loitering and possession of stolen property. The individual was released to the custody of his legal guardian without further incident.

January 31 - 100 Benchley Place In a joint operation conducted between with CCPD and the 45th Precinct, one male was arrested for numerous prior armed robberies. He was transferred to Bronx Central Booking for further processing and issued a Community Complaint February 1 - 140 Donizetti Place One male was arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Assault on a Police Officer.

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Serving Co-op City for over 25 years

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L&L APPLIANCE REPAIR

$20 OFF

Present This Coupon (except vacuums/lamps)

STOVES • WASHERS • REFRIGERATORS • VACUUM CLEANERS and more. LIMIT — One Coupon Per Person.

Fully Insured NYC License #1233497

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718.792.2655

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P&R APPLIANCE SERVICE

if you are tired of paying too much for repairs!

718-829-9090 Service Charge only $24.95 plus 10% off any repair Senior Citizen Discount

• Washers • Dryers • Stoves • Refrigerators • Dishwashers • Vacuums

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TELEPHONE JACKS Installation/Repairs • Business & Residential

917-482-5135

Vacuums FREE Pick-up and Delivery!

1058 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx

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Alssaro Counseling Services Behavioral Health Services Clinic

No Waiting List

Alssaro Counseling Services is a multi-lingual/multi-cultural behavioral health clinic that has been providing mental health services to the community of Westchester and Northern Bronx for the past decade.

We have been providing individual, couples, family, and play therapy.

We offer a full range of services to individuals ranging in ages from five years old to seniors. Here are some of the types of concern we specialize in: • Anger Management • Domestic Violence • Stress Management • Emotional Issues • Women's Issues • Crisis/Trauma • Psychiatric Evaluations/Medication Management Referrals • Anxiety • ADHD and many more.

• Conduct Disorder • Men's Issues • Childhood Abuse/Trauma • Depression

Currently, we offer a 12-week anger management program with certified specialists that are recognized by the National Anger Management Association (NAMA). The classes are offered individually and in group format. We can also provide classes in English and Spanish. Once the 12 weeks have concluded, and if the participates comply with all class requirements, they will receive a signed certificate of completion.

Most insurance plans accepted

We have Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselors (CASAC) Reduced rates for those who are uninsured.

Hablamos Español

481 Main Street, New Rochelle

Accessible by Metro-North, MTA BX 30, BX 1, BX 23, BX 50 and Bee-Line 60, 61, 7, 30, 42, 45, 66, & 91.

There is plenty of street parking if arriving by car.

(914) 355-2440

Should you have any questions regarding our services, please don’t hesitate to contact us by phone at

info@alssaro.com or via e-mail at

www.Alssaro.com

For more information, you can visit our website at