Building 9 Association
Co-op City Times / March 7, 2020
Building 13 Association
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Greetings, Building 9 family. According to WHO/CDC, thus far, the U.S. has more than 60 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). In a densely populated community such as ours, prevention is the ultimate protection. Please, diligently practice proper hand-washing protocol, avoid touching mouth, nose or eyes with unwashed hands. Cover coughs and sneezes in the bend of your elbow, not with your hands. Respiratory disease is capable of spreading through humanto-human contact, droplets carried through sneezing and coughing and germs left on inanimate objects. We thank all 29 members in attendance at our February membership meeting. We thank CCPD Chief Riley and Lt. Del Valle for their attendance and willingness to address our questions, hear our concerns and to explain department protocol. Discussed were the number and nature of calls made to CCPD; the number of routine inspections and other actions in the building; the number of apprehensions, etc. If you see something, say something. Thank you for supporting our Black History Month event facilitated by Sister Pat Leonard. Sister Pat shared a documentary and photos memorializing the historic organized peoples’ resistance to the desecration of one of the final resting places of enslaved Africans who lived and died in New York City. The monthslong civil actions culminated in a presidential proclamation by George W. Bush and the dedication of the African Burial Grounds Museum at 290 Broadway. An enlightening, in-depth presentation with photos and handouts ensued. She closed the program with a question-and-answer segment. It is always our pleasure to inform and engage you. Our Game Night event will be Saturday, March 14, at 7 p.m. March is Women’s History Month. Our fifth annual women’s history event is scheduled for March 28. On March 16, the Drammeh Center will sponsor a Global African Women’s Day dinner gala at the Millennium Hilton New York, One United Nations Plaza. Cheryl Wills, NY1 Anchor, will be the master of ceremonies. Our Building 9 table is full. Due to construction in Garage 2 during the coming months, normal traffic patterns may be affected. Please obey traffic cones and posted signage. Please complete and return your 2020 Census forms. Government funding for senior services, schools, housing, hospitals, infrastructure, municipal services, etc., are reliant on the full population count. The presidential Democratic primary election in New York is scheduled for Tuesday, April 28. Voting is your right and a privilege. In 2017, Council Member Andy King designated March 5 as Three-fifths Clause Awareness day. This year, the Three-fifths Awareness event will be held at Mosque No. 7 in Harlem. Enumerating each enslaved African, heretofore uncounted, as 3/5 of one person gave southern states more congressional representation and more state Electoral College delegates. There is still power in numbers. Happiness can be found in doing the things you love to do. “I loved going to work every single day.” –Katherine Johnson, 1918-2020, mathematician, NASA. —Linda Collins
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education. Washington Irving High School, located in Manhattan, was segregated and when it was first integrated she attended and graduated, regardless of how many challenges were presented. Later in life, she attended the College of New Rochelle and earned her masters at Fordham University. She taught elementary school to youth from K through fifth grade for 15 years. Her next move was to Liberia with her family, where she taught school for seven years. A Vivian Campbell coup d’état in Liberia prompted her return to the Bronx. Always interested in the education of youth she taught in the South Bronx during challenging times. We honor our Building 13 Vice President Vivian Campbell. We appreciate her knowledge, giving spirit, and for sharing interesting life experiences with us. A community minded woman who continues to serve, this is for you, Vivian Campbell. March is Women’s History Month, a time to admire the many contributions made to their country and community. They expose the past, inform the present and inspire the future. When speaking of school segregation people often think of the south but New York City is one of the places in the North where school segregation was rampant. We have chosen to pay homage to a woman who persevered during a time of segregation in NYC. The association will begin collecting membership dues at the end of March. Annual affidavits will be notarized for free when you become a paid member of the Building 13 Association, Inc. Check the lobby bulletin board for additional information. Shape your future for the next 10 years. Complete the 2020 Census Pennsylvania Dutch-Amish trip We have some seats remaining so join us on May 30 as we visit the Amish Country and experience an authentic PA Dutch family style meal at the home of Henry and Linda Stoltzfus, tax and gratuities included. The trip will include visiting the woodworking shop and time at a Farmers Market. The cost of the trip is $95 payable in two installments. The first payment is due now of $50 and the second payment of $45 is due by April 15. The bus will depart from 100 Casals Place at 8 a.m. and leave from Pennsylvania at 6 p.m. Checks should be made payable to Building 13 Association. For additional information, contact Doris Sanchez at 646-372-7954 or the numbers listed below. Interested in music? Renaissance Youth Center Join the Renaissance Youth Center of Co-op City, co-sponsored by the Riverbay Fund. Call 718-450-3466 or e-mail info@RenaissanceYouth.org. Payments for events can be sent to: 100 Casals Place 32K, Bronx, N.Y. 10475. Contacts: President Leslie Peterson at 718-320-1370, or daddpeterson@aol.com, or Gail Sharbaan, treasurer, at 718-671-3801. Our website is bldg13assoc.com or e-mail us at bthirteen.assoc@yahoo.com. Thanks for making our team work. —Leslie Peterson
Okay, parents in Building 25, our children have done their part, now it is time for you to do your part. Graduation time is coming up, let your graduating children shine this year by submitting their names, graduating from and going to schools and a brief description of accomplishments. Our space in the Co-op City Times is limited, so it is first come each week. The graduating postings will start mid-April until the end of June, once your child’s name has been submitted. Check each week until the end of June, let’s make sure all of our children get recognized for their hard work, look out for posting near the elevators when we will be in the lobby to collect names. Neighbors, please take the time to complete the “Waterfront Park Development Survey.” It is enclosed with this month’s maintenance statement from Riverbay; also, if you have not done so, remember to complete your annual notice form for window guards whether or not children 10 years old or younger is living in the apartment. The deadline to return this form has come and gone, it was due by Feb. 15. Riverbay staff will visit your apartment if not received. We wish all neighbors born in February a happy birthday, and for those who have been under the weather, we hope you get better soon. Our building association meets every third Tuesday of the month generally from September through June. Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m., please keep an eye out for postings outside your elevators. If you cannot make it to meetings due to scheduling or other obstacles, please log onto our building email address at building25ca@gmail.com and address your concerns or comments to any or all members of Building 25 Association. Friendly reminder, our building annual dues are $5 per family. We would like to thank the residents who have paid their annual dues. Dues are collected at our monthly meetings by Carol Eilets, treasurer, or Celeste Stukes, assistant treasurer. “If you’re always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.” –Maya Angelou —Wanda Bailey
We had a pretty good winter thus far. Spring is in the air. The entertainment committee Please note, July 15, we invite you to join us to a trip to the Ace in the Hole, at the Royal Manor in Garfield, N.J., featuring the Motown Revue presenting the Nu-Men of Soul. You don’t want to miss this. Buffet, family-style menu, price is $85. You may contact Margie at 718-373-4629 or Sharon, 718-671-1905. Ban of using plastic bags is now effective as of today. As of yet, have not heard what are the requirements from Riverbay for the compactor rooms concerning the plastic bags. How will the cooperators dispose of their garbage? Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 8, and spring begins this month. It’s a lot going on in March, let’s also hope the March winds will be kind to us. Unacceptable There are fliers from CSO posted in Building 27A, B and C informing cooperators of trash, garbage, bottles, etc. being thrown out of the windows. Cooperators, this is unacceptable; you will be found out, remember there are cameras everywhere. Also you will be issued a community complaint and also possibly fined. Taxes Please, my neighbors, it is tax filing season. Do not engage in any phone conversations if you receive a phone call regarding taxes. Just hang up the phone. The Internal Revenue Service will not call you. If you receive any mail, to be sure of compliance just go directly to the IRS office located at 1200 Water Place, near Eastchester Road in the Bronx. Happy birthday to all celebrating this month. The best of health to all. Contact Lydia Rondon at 718-583-3040 to share news of any illness, or the death of a neighbor, also if one is in a nursing home. Pray for peace within our nation. Be kind, be thoughtful, be genuine but, most of all, be thankful. —H. Overman
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