Co-op City Times / April 8, 2017
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NCNW Presents “Women Represent: 2017!”
On Saturday, April 1, to the delight of many residents and supporters, the Co-op City Chapter of National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) held an afternoon of artistic expression in the Dreiser Center featuring several Bronx scholars who are all high achievers under the age of 30. “We have so much talent in the Bronx, talent we are proud of and talent that is unrecognized,” remarked First Vice President Camille Worrell. Ms. Worrell, also the program’s creator, said she’s had this vision of recognition for some time and last year she was finally able to bring it to fruition. “I’m not ready yet to say it will be an annual event, but we are working on it,” she said. NCNW, Co-op City Chapter, is one of the oldest organizations in Co-op City and continues in the legacy of its phenomenal founder, Mary McLeod Bethune (Bethune-Cookman College), African American educator, civil rights activist and humanitarian. Last Saturday’s program consisted of three fun and entertaining parts: PoBY LAURETTA JAYSURA
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Spring Celebration April 15
The Riverbay SpEGGtacular Spring celebration will be held next Saturday, April 15, 12 – 4 p.m. in the Dreiser Center. Admission is FREE. The Easter Egg Hunt will take place from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. There will also be sack races, hula hoop contests, and egg & spoon race and much more. This is great family fun so bring the kids and come out and participate.
Next CB #10 Meeting, April. 20
The next CB #10 meeting will be held on Thursday, April 20, Villa Barone Restaurant, 3289 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461 at 7:00 p.m. For further information, please contact CB 10 at (718) 892-1161.
BVA Flea Market
The Baychester Visual Arts Association (BVA) will be holding its flea market in their studio room 5 in the Dreiser Community Center on April 22, from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m. Beautiful and inexpensive items will be on sale. Please stop by and support local artists. For further information, you may contact BVA at 201-862-0847 or 718-379-1049
Test Surveys Please remember to fill out and return your test surveys by the deadline, this Monday, April 10th. The surveys can be completed online following the directions provided, or filled out and mailed back to Election-America in the stamped addressed envelope provided. The ballots should NOT be returned to Riverbay or enclosed with your carrying charge payment.
etry, Words of Wisdom & Keynoter and musical selections. Serving as Mistress of Ceremonies was the very affable Ms. Tiara Marius who did an excellent job moving the program
degree; Mychaela Worrell, elementary school teacher/master’s degree; Jazmin Scott, 26, poet and new mom; Gil James, 25, singer and performer; Ishamel “Drew” Martin, 10th grade, tenor
Camille Worrell (at podium), creator of the NCNW’s “Women Represent: 2017” program stands with the performers at last Saturday’s event. Photo by Lauretta Jaysura
along and sharing some of her original poetry. 2017 Bronx Scholar honorees were Tiara Marius, 26, accountant/master’s
saxophone/music student; and KeVonne Monaghan, 12th grade, soloist
Annual Income Affidavits
The annual Income Affidavit and related instructions have been mailed to all cooperators required to file (excluded are new residents who moved into Co-op City after March 31, 2017, and those cooperators on the Section 8 Program). The due date for returning your completed Affidavit, which must be notarized, is April 30, 2017. Currently, surcharges based upon 2015 Income Affidavit forms will expire June 30, 2017. New surcharges will be imposed for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 based upon data taken from your 2016 Income Affidavit form. Please note that it is essential that every cooperator submit their 2016 Income Affidavit in a timely manner. If you filed an application for extension in lieu of a 2016 NYS Tax Return, you are still required to submit your affidavit by April 30, 2017. Please estimate your income and identify it as "Estimated Income." You must file an amended affidavit once you have filed your tax return or you will be subject to the maximum 50% surcharge. Also, please note that Riverbay must be notified in writing with a copy of the extension form. In cases where there are two shareholders of an apartment and one of the shareholders has permanently vacated the apartment, it is important that the remaining shareholder submits documentation to Riverbay Corporation as to where the vacating shareholder currently resides. Acceptable documentation could be (1) driver’s license with current address; (2) copy of the apartment lease (3) utility bill with current address. If this documentation is not submitted with the Income Affidavit, the income affidavit will be returned as incomplete and a 50% surcharge will be assessed each month until the documentation is submitted. The shareholder will be liable for all surcharges assessed, no credits will be issued for surcharges already assessed. Failure to complete and return the Income Affidavit form in a timely manner will result in the maximum surcharge of 50% of your basic carrying charges being levied on July 1 2017. You would then be required to pay the 50% surcharge
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for each month through the end of the month you finally filed. In no event will credit be given for excess surcharges already assessed as a result of failure, neglect or refusal of the cooperator to file the Income Affidavit on a timely basis. The instructions mailed with the Income Affidavit form include a cover letter and worksheet which will assist the cooperator in determining whether they are subject to a carrying charge surcharge. Cooperators are advised to read the material very carefully. As required by state law, copies of Income Affidavit forms will be submitted to the state for verification of income against filed tax return. Cooperators are cautioned, therefore, to make sure that the data provided come from their NY State tax return. Riverbay staff will hold all-day sessions to assist cooperators in filling out their Income Affidavit form on Monday, April 24th and Wednesday, April 26th, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Dreiser Center, room 1; Bartow Center, room 28; and Einstein Center, room 38. Extra forms will be available at the sessions for those cooperators who do not receive their mailed copy. Notaries will also be present so cooperators can file their completed Income Affidavit form at the sessions. Cooperators who wish to have their Income Affidavit form notarized must present two (2) forms of identification, one of which must be a picture of the individual. The affidavit will not be notarized without proper identification. Completed forms must be returned to Riverbay Corporation by April 30, 2017. Special boxes have been set up in the CSO Offices at Dreiser and Einstein and the Administration Office Reception area at Bartow Avenue for this purpose. The boxes will be open during regular business hours (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.). An additional box will be available after 5:00 p.m. during the week and all day on weekends at the Bartow Security Office.
BY LOUIS SALEGNA, CONTROLLER
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