Co-op City Times 09/12/15

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Deadline to apply for SCRIE 17 new officers graduated yesterday and begin patrolling Monday for retroactive credit is Sept. 28 © Copyright 2015 Co-op City Times

Vol. 50 No. 36

BY ROZAAN BOONE

Shareholders who are new applicants for the city’s Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) program have until September 28 to apply for the exemption in order for it to be retroactive to June 1, 2015 when the last carrying charge increase became effective.

SCRIE, which is administered by New York City Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), is open to all shareholders who: • Are 62 years of age and over; • Have an annual household income not in excess of $50,000; • Have a valid one or two-year lease for an apartment that is regulated by the Division of Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), for example, a rent controlled, rent stabilized or hotel stabilized apartment; and • Pay more than one-third of their household’s monthly income for rent, or in the case of Co-op City shareholders, carrying charges.

Applicants must satisfy all of the requirements listed above in order to

Saturday, September 12, 2015

September 11th, 14 years ago that day, and the tragedy and heroism repreSeventeen new officers for the sented by the attacks on 9/11/2001 Department of Public Safety completed was a theme that ran through the more their ten-weeks of training this week than two-hour long ceremony. and graduated yesterday. They will The seventeen new officers are: begin patrolling the community as soon Jeffrey Alicea, Mumbi Banfield, Eric as Monday.

Graduation ceremonies were held in Dreiser Auditorium attended by family and friends of the new officers, several Riverbay Board Directors, Interim General Manager Noel Ellison, Assemblyman Mike Benedetto, Chief Frank Apollo, commander of the Co-op City Police Department (CC PD); and several department directors of the Riverbay Corporation.

The Public Safety Graduation Ceremonies, the first to be held here since October of 2012 was dedicated to the The 17 new Public Safety officers stand at attention memory of recently passed prior to beginning their service to the community beloved long-time Public this Monday.

Photo by Bill Stuttig Safety Officer Silva “Stevie” Martinez; former DepartCortez, Tashana Dorsett, Amanda ment Chaplain, Pastor Milca Plaud; Esparra, Edwin Feliciano Jr., Duane and the recently passed former Gibbs, Julian Kalinisan, Jason Kim, Riverbay President Al Shapiro.

It also featured a special comme(Continued on page 2) moration of those who perished on

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qualify for SCRIE. If you meet the criteria and have not yet applied for the SCRIE program to help offset the 4.5% carrying charge increase that became effective on June 1, 2015, you should apply immediately, since the 120 day window is fast approaching for new applications to be retroactive to June 1, 2015, the implementation date of the carrying charge increase.

Applications received by the city’s HPD after 120 days since the increase became effective will not be covered retroactively, and credit will begin on the first of the month following the date the application is received by HPD. HPD has confirmed that all applications are date stamped upon receipt.

Once HPD approves the shareholder’s application, Riverbay is notified and the credit is applied to the shareholder’s account and reflected on their next carrying charge statement.

Assistance to complete your SCRIE application is available at the JASA senior center in Co-op City. In addition

Fall shutdown at Power Plant begins September 24 (Continued on page 9)

Winter operations to begin October 15

BY ROZAAN BOONE

The Riverbay cogeneration plant will begin its fall changeover procedures on Thursday, Sept-ember 24, when the chillers will be shutdown and preparation will begin to winterize and repair essential components of the plant which supplies all of the community’s electrical, domestic hot water and heating/ cooling needs on an around-theclock basis.

“This year’s fall shutdown will be an intense one for the power plant,” said Brian Reardon, Director of the Riverbay power plant. “We have major projects being done, as well as the normal maintenance that is performed during this time frame.”

In addition to the chillers, the cogeneration part of the plant will also be taken offline on September 24, one week earlier than normal, because of necessary maintenance work that must be completed prior to the heat being turned on.

During the shutdown period, the power plant staff will secure and drain

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Management update on hi-rise elevators Elevator Update

As some cooperators in the residential hi-rise buildings may be aware, we have been having problems with the machinery that was replaced during the modernization of the community’s elevators by the previous elevator contractor, MAINCO, whose parent company is ThyssenKrupp Elevators (TKE).

Early last year, Riverbay was forced to take legal action against TKE in Bronx Supreme Court. At issue was TKE’s failure to honor their warranty on the machine they installed which they claimed was equal to what Riverbay had in its bid specifications.

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Annual Co-op City Community Fair today Free Game Over basketball clinic for youth begins at 9:30 a.m.

BY ROZAAN BOONE

the cooling tower so that Atlantic Cooling Technologies can complete phase 2 of the work being done on the tower to maintain its efficiency.

“In phase 1, Atlantic replaced the ‘drift eliminators’ in cells 4&5 and in (Continued on page 2)

The highly anticipated annual Co-op City Community Fair will take place today, Saturday, Sept. 12 on the Section 5 Greenway from 12-6 p.m.

This year’s fair will be highlighted with a celebration of the newly restored Section 5 basketball court, sponsored by Game Over NYC. The Co-op City Community Fair is a family-oriented community event

presented by the Riverbay Fund and the entire community is invited to attend and enjoy the day outdoors among neighbors, friends and relatives, some who travel from miles away to enjoy the day in Co-op City.

This year, in addition to the usual array of vendors selling a wide variety of goods and services, food and drinks, and the games and prizes and (Continued on page 4)

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Robert Morales, Nicola Murray, Roderick Ortiz, Ishmil Pair, Jun Sun Park, Robert Portela, Sikeb Siddiqi and Ryan Wilkins. These 17 were chosen out of more than 200 who applied for the position.

Officer Alicea was honored as the class valedictorian and Officer Wilkins was presented with the class’s community leadership award. Officer Feliciano was given special recognition for his production of the musical video “Stay Strong,” designed to encourage young people to avoid negative role models and remain steadfast in making their ambitions a reality.

The ceremonies also included a lengthy video documenting the ten-week training period and focusing on what each new officer thought of community policing and what they felt they could bring to the community to make a positive contribution.

Aside from the graduation of new officers, 8 current Public Safety officers and supervisors received acknowledgment of their recent promotions. They, with their new titles are: Sgt. Yasmine Taylor; Sgt. Colette Mills; Sgt. Elizabeth Delvalle; Sgt. Louis Salegna Jr., Lt Anthony Warner; Lt. Shelda Williams and Captain James Keappock.

Special recognition was also paid to Alfred Medina, the department’s longtime Special Defensive Tactics Instructor, for his contributions over the years.

Lt. Shelda Williams, the Department of Public Safety Training Director who led and oversaw all of the ten-weeks of extensive training for the new officers served as the Mistress of Ceremonies.

The graduation was followed by lunch for family, friends and invited guests.

Public Safety’s Commander Chief

Fall shutdown

phase 2 they will be replacing the “splash fill” in cells 4&5,” said Reardon. “This work will take 36 days to complete.”

Simultaneously, the power plant staff will begin winterizing the tower for the upcoming heating season. In accordance with the plant’s water safety plan, the tower and tower basins will be cleaned and prepared for winter operations.

Another significant item being handled during this year’s fall shutdown is the first major overhaul of the gas turbine generators. Siemen’s will disconnect unit #1 and it will be removed from the power plant building by crane and transported to the manufacturer’s facility in Minnesota. As a result, the generator will be off-site for approximately 4-5 weeks, before it is returned at the end of October and reinstalled and prepped for winter operation. The Main Transformer 7X25 was sent out for overhaul in July and that component is also due back next month when it will be reinstalled and readied for winter operations as well.

“We expect the new HP boiler, which is presently off the coast of Louisiana on an ocean barge, to be delivered the week of September 22,” Reardon said. “Boilermatic is expected on site that same week to mobilize for the installation of the boiler which will take 14 months.”

As part of the installation of the new boiler, there will be a complete shutdown of the plant for 12-14 hours to cut and cap low pressure piping that is in the way and perform other repairs on the low pressure steam system. During the shutdown, the power plant expects

Co-op City Times / September 12, 2015 Frank Apollo said in addressing the new officers that the destiny of the officers of Public Safety is to serve and protect the people of Co-op City and to follow the goal of the Riverbay Public Safety Department to be a community oriented police force that is a model for other police forces to follow as law enforcement agencies throughout the nation now try to make community service their priority. Apollo said the Public Safety has been doing it right all along.

Interim General Manager Noel Ellison advised the officers to be ambassadors for the community because in the course of performing their daily duties, he said they are much more likely to help a senior than confront a gang member and they are much more likely to given directions, rather than make an arrest. Mr. Ellison told the story of being a young father and trying to climb 26 flights of stairs with two young children during a community emergency many years ago and how a then young Officer Apollo came to his aid and helped him get his young family home safely. He said that incident helped turn around his feelings about police officers.

Assemblyman Benedetto said that the Co-op City Police Department saves the City of New York millions of dollars per year by protecting the huge community on its own and he promised to work towards making sure that the people of Co-op City are reimbursed for these efforts in some way in the future by the City of New York. He added that he has already brought up the issue to Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Riverbay First Vice President Linda Berk called the Riverbay Public Safety Department a model department for other police departments to follow adding that

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to complete the commissioning of the water treatment plant, remove the GE trailers for the last time and the rental tanks that have been onsite for 5 years.

While this work is being completed in the power plant, Leonard Powers, the contractor, will be installing the last of the dual temperature control valves in Buildings 1-9, 16, 17 and 23, and also in shopping centers 1 & 2.

“This work will complete this phase of the building control project and allow the contractor to proceed to the next phase of starting up the control cabinets and commissioning the individual building controls,” Reardon explained. “Beside the major projects, the power plant staff will, in addition to shutting down the chiller for the winter, perform maintenance on the dual temp pumps as needed and prepping the dual temp heat exchanger for winter operation. The staff will also be performing maintenance on the heat tracing system for the cogeneration plant, and securing the cooling coils on the gas turbines.”

Power plant staff will also clean the oil coolers for the gas turbines, replace bad steam traps and make repairs to the steam reduction station.

“Riverbay will not lose electrical power or domestic hot water during the fall shutdown, unless if such a shutdown is scheduled in advance, in which case cooperators will be notified in a timely manner,” said Reardon.

The power plant will start up winter operation on Thursday, October 15th, when the heat will be turned on. Power plant personnel expect to restart the cogeneration part of the plant during the week of November 3.

in a time when many police departments are under fire for incidents of unnecessary force, this department has no such incidents in its recent and past history largely because of the excellent training and supervision provided.

Lt. Williams advised the new graduates to always respect the community and respect one another, follow your training and abide by the law.

Captain James Keappock advised the new officers to always be aware of your surroundings, be diligent and look out for one another because the first priority for everyone is to go home safe at the end of each tour. “Be vigilant, stay alert, always back up your fellow officers and distinguish yourself with pride and professional conduct,” the Captain said.

In speaking of the anniversary of 9/11, Riverbay Board Director Evelyn Turner recalled how she volunteered briefly to help with the clean-up after the collapse of the twin towers and how she was moved after witnessing the bravery and dedication of the officers who came to that site each night to help the city recover. She urged the new graduating officers to use those acts of bravery as a model as they begin their careers as Co-op City Public Safety officers.

Riverbay Board Directors and Co-op City religious leaders, Rev. Calvin Owens and Pastor Deborah Jenkins Directors, delivered the Invocation and Benediction.

Other Board Directors who took part in the ceremonies included Daryl Johnson, Francine Reva Jones, Bill Gordon, Helen Atkins, Junius Williams, Rod Saunders and Leslie Peterson

Chief Apollo said in the days before the graduation ceremonies: “I am looking forward to the new officers beginning their careers. They will be a great asset to the community, supplementing the existing manpower in fighting crime and maintaining a good quality of life.”

These are the first new recruits to be hired and trained here since the autumn of 2012.

“These new recruits were chosen from more than 200 who took a comprehensive entrance exam,” Apollo explained. “The new officers also went through an extensive background check, physical ability and agility tests, and psychological exams.”

Lt. Williams said that this recent class, aside from the material featured in other training programs, have put a renewed emphasis on community relations, courtesy and carrying out patrol duties in a professional caring manner.

The training also includes four days of classes in first aid and CPR. In their first weeks on the job, the new officers will be assigned to patrol both day and night shifts with experienced Public Safety officers to gain first-hand knowledge of the community and then will be added to the regular patrol shift schedule.

Chief Apollo explained that the 17 new officers come from a variety of backgrounds, many involving prior experience with law enforcement.

“I think they will each bring something different to the department and each will make a special contribution in their own way,” Apollo said.

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Wildlife clean-up on September 20th

In commemoration of the 424th birthday of Anne Hutchinson, the 17th century woman pioneer and religious freedom advocate for whom the river is named, a clean-up of the Thomas Pell Wildlife Sanctuary, which includes many of the wetlands near Co-op City, will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 20th.

Volunteers will meet and organize in the parking lot of the Turtle Cover Golf Center, 1 City Island Road.

NCNW Annual Health Fair

The NCNW Co-op City Section’s annual Health Fair will take place on Saturday, September 26, in the Dreiser Auditorium from 1 – 4 p.m.

There will be exhibitors from AARP, the Council of Senior Centers & Services, Violence Prevention Program and many, many more. The St. Barnabas Hospital Mobile Mammography van will also be there and pre-registration is highly encouraged for those who would like to be screened.

Please contact Chair-person Rev. Lillian Mills at (718) 671-4531 or lillianhmills@aol.com to schedule an appointment or for further information.

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Calling all racquetball players for Section 5 “Goosebay Invitational” Tournament

BY JIM ROBERTS What better way to christen Section 5’s new racquetball courts than with a tournament?

Long-time Co-op City resident Freddie Torres is making that introduction a reality with the “Goosebay Invitational Racquetball Out the Hat” Tournament next Saturday, Sept. 19, starting at 9 a.m. Torres has a roster of racquetball players signed up and there’s room for more players who want to compete. Registration starts at 8:15 a.m. and a donation of $10 is requested.

Trophies will be awarded to the top four finishers in the tournament.

Torres, a resident of Building 34 for 16 years, is a long-time racquetball player who wants everyone in Co-op City to take advantage of these great new courts. Torres and his tournament co-coordinator Joe Vazquez saw the courts empty too often since they were rebuilt earlier this year and decided to organize this event for competitive players.

“It’s going to be serious racquetball,” Torres said. “Many people have

Co-op City residents Freddie Torres (left) and Joe Vazquez (third from right) have organized the “Goosebay Invitational Racquetball Out the Hat” Tournament to be held next Saturday, Sept. 19, starting at 9 a.m. at the new Section 5 racquetball courts.

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already signed up, including many of the players we regularly play with, but anyone else in Co-op City who wants to play is encouraged to join in.”

Torres actually started playing pad-

dleball in Section 5 nearly 50 years ago, long before he moved to Co-op City.

Now a very active 70-year-old, he figures his dedication to playing racquetball

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Annual Friends & Family Day

The Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations of Co-op City, Inc. will host its 20th annual Friends and Family Day celebration on Sunday, October 18th, 2 p.m., 177 Dreiser Community Center, Auditorium A, (Co-op City), Bronx. This year’s Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Dena “Sunshine” Robins, President of the Association for the Study of African–American Life and History.

There will be games with prizes for the children, entertainment, inspirational messages, vendors and much more, so come out and support the many organizations that make up the coalition.

Admission is free and everyone is invited to attend.

Oscar Anzora with, David Roush, Truman’s Media teacher.

Oscar Anzora (second left) receives his award check from ABC-7 Eyewitness News anchor Sade Baderinwa (third, left) surrounded by his classmates.

The video was only 30-seconds long, but its impact will be felt for much longer than that. Oscar Anzora, with the help of a few classmates from Truman’s Media Program, created a video project for the Get Reel With Your Dreams scholarship competition.

His video, which addressed the topic of racial bias, was selected as the first place winner among dozens of entries from across the tristate region.

“I am so proud of Oscar and his

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team,” said Truman’s Media teacher David Roush. “It’s really a testament to how hard these students work and the dedication they have to getting their message out using video.”

The award was announced at a ceremony in the ABC Television studios of “Live with Kelly and Michael” in June.

The PSA video is featured on the ABC 7 Eyewitness News website, and will also be shown on video screens in the back of New York City taxi cabs.

This marks the third scholarship that

Truman’s Media students have taken home from the competition. In 2011, Ernesto Gonzalez and Ian Denton won first place and $12,000, while in 2012, Shenell Campbell and Renaldo Campbell took home third place and $5,000. The scholarships are provided by the Walt Disney Company.

Anzora is a senior at Truman. In addition to his work in Media, he has been recognized as a stand-out student for his artistic drawing skills. He plans to pursue a career in art after high school.

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other activities that attract scores of residents, their friends and relatives to the event each year, there will be the added attraction of a celebration of the Section 5 basketball court restoration, a project of Game Over NYC, the company that has been hired to restore the community's basketball courts.

The celebration will include a daylong free basketball clinic for boys and girls between the ages of 6-16, presented

by Game Over NYC whose President, Eric Hicks, and Vice President, Mark Wald, both grew up in Co-op City.

The celebration and basketball clinic will take place at the Section 5 basketball court beginning at 9:30 a.m. with registration and distribution of free t-shirts to the first 100 youth to register onsite on Saturday or online at www.gameover nyc.com (click on the link to “games & clinics” and select “Co-op City Free Basketball Clinic.”)

At 10 a.m., the registered youth will be divided into 4 or groups depending on age or skills level. Using all 4 courts and any other available space, the players will receive instruction and training at several skills station, rotating until they have experienced each station.

From 1:30 – 2:45 p.m., competition hour will be held where the players will compete in several skills categories, including shooting and ball handling. In the other 3 categories – Hot Shot, Steal the Bacon and Obstacle Course – the youth and CCPD officers will compete on the same teams.

At approximately 3 p.m., the feature games will commence. This activity will either have CCPD face off against the

Co-op City Times / September 12, 2015 (Continued from page 1)

Co-op All Stars or mixed teams composed of Co-op City youth and CCPD officers on the same team to foster stronger youth-

Community Fair will be provided by Orquesta Lirica. Free popcorn and a bounce house will be available thanks to generous sponsorship from Amalgamated Bank.

Since August 20, Game Over has completed the renovation of the Section 5 courts and is currently working on the court adjacent to Garage 4. Last week,

Elevator update

Eric Hicks as a youngster growing up in Co-op City playing basketball on his unicycle on the court behind the yellow schoolhouse on Baychester Avenue.

police relations.

An awards ceremony will be held at 4:15 p.m., followed by closing statements.

Throughout the clinic, there will be special guest speakers. Game Over will provide clinic staff for the day’s activities.

Music at the annual Co-op City

the poles were set up and in another week or so, the company will return for the installation of new Game Over TruBounce backboards and rims. From Bartow, the next stop will be the courts behind the yellow schoolhouse on Baychester Avenue and then the Garage 3 courts.

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TKE was so confident that their machine was equal to our specification that they gave us a 25 year warranty. However, as the TKEinstalled machines began to vibrate and fail, TKE refused to honor their warranty.

Once in court, our settlement agreement resulted in TKE having to replace the machines as needed and then giving us the standard one year warranty on the replaced machinery.

As TKE proceeded to replace the failing machines, those replaced machines are now failing inspection by the New York City Buildings Department inspectors who cite excessive vibration in the cars.

We are currently working with TKE and our consultants to review the issues involved and seek remedy. Please note that we will not hesitate to seek the intervention of the courts once again, if necessary.

At this time, elevators that remain out of service due to vibrating cars are

in Buildings 29A, 10B, 16A, and 21C. We have asked TKE to discontinue any further machine replacements until we identify the cause of the reoccurring vibration issues in the replaced machines.

TKE is trying a fix in Building 16A where they are adding isolating springs. We view this as a band-aid approach and have asked our consultants to follow up on this repair.

We understand the frustration of those who have been inconvenienced with limited elevator service, but we are also primarily concerned with the safety of our cooperators. We share your frustration and will continue to work diligently to get this matter resolved expeditiously. As soon as we have new information, it will be shared with the community.

In the meantime, thank you very much for your continued cooperation and patience.

—Riverbay Management

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It’s Happening in Co-op City Sign up for your new IDNYC card Henry and Elizabeth Anderson were the first applicants screened September 8th for the new IDNYC municipal card at Assembly Member Michael Benedetto’s Co-op City office, which is serving as a temporary IDNYC enrollment site this month.

The married Co-op City couple spent less than 20 minutes to sign up. Individuals ages 14 and over can apply for an IDNYC card at no cost September 8-24, at 177 Dreiser Loop, Room 12.

CCPD Graduates

The 17 new officers salute the commanders and community leaders who presided over commencement ceremonies.

Sergeant Elizabeth Delvalle receives promotion from Chief Frank Apollo and Captain James Keappock.

Public Safety Training Director Lt. Shelda Williams is presented with a special gift from the 17 officers she helped train.

Photos by Bill Stuttig

Each of the 17 graduates received congratulations from Chief Frank Apollo, General Manager Noel Ellison and Riverbay First Vice President Linda Berk. Photos by Bill Stuttig

To set up an appointment, either call 3-1-1 or visit www.nyc.gov/idnyc (Make sure to request the Co-op City site when making the appointment).

IDNYC is the new, free identification card for all New York City residents. IDNYC is a governmentissued photo ID card, which, in addition to providing peace of mind, also grants access to city services that come from having recognized identification.

Photo by Leon Tulton

Going to the Community Fair? Send us your photos and captions to share with your neighbors at cctimes@riverbaycorp.com or cctimes@yahoo.com

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Letters to the Editor

How about a nuclear-free world?

To the Editor: A debate is raging in our nation over a proposed agreement with Iran that would temporarily block Iranian development of nuclear weapons. In exchange, there would be a relaxation of economic sanctions that have been placed on Iran.

It was President Obama who had persuaded the international community to impose sanctions against Iran until it agreed to meet with five leading UN security council members all of whom possess nuclear weapons – US, France, Britain, Russia and China – plus Germany and European Union to hammer out a nuclear weapons ban.

All other nations – except for the US and Israeli – have welcomed the resulting agreement. President Obama has argued that without this agreement stopping

Iranian pursuit of nuclear weapons would be war. Republicans are unanimously opposed to the deal and will pass legislation scuttling it. They seek the support of enough Democrats in Congress to override President Obama’s expected veto of the scuttling legislation. As I write, the outcome is uncertain.

The debate is rife with myths.

According to one, Israel leadership is unanimously opposed to the deal and so are a majority of American Jews. Not according to a recent poll conducted by the Jewish Journal which found that 63% of Jews, both secular and religious, support the deal.

A recent ad in the New York Times (9/3/15) signed by approximately one hundred Israeli military and intelligence leaders argued against opposing the agreement, (in direct and pointed

contradiction to their Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu).

A former Mossad Chief, Efrain Halevy said, “What is the point of canceling an agreement that distances Iran from the bomb?” Retired Brig.

Gen. Shlomo Brom wrote, “The agreement is good for Israel and its national security.”

And finally, a warning by Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Amos Yadlin, former IDF Chief of Defense Intelligence, “If Israel succeeds in thwarting the agreement Iran will remain closer to a nuclear bomb.”

Our mainstream reporters should focus at least as much on this peace-oriented sentiment as those leading our country and Israel into a war?

How about a nuclear-free Mid-East?

A nuclear-free world?

—Bernard Cylich

January 14, 1940 – August 15, 2015

NAACP – Remembering Julian Bond To the Editor: Horace Julian Mann Bond was a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement, an educator, politician, professor, poet, published writer. Bond attended Morehouse College in Atlanta and won a varsity letter for swimming.

He also founded a literary magazine, The Pegasus, and was an intern at Time magazine.

In 1960, while a student at Morehouse, he helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and served as communications director (1961-1966). From 1960-1963, he led student protests against segregation in public facilities in Georgia. Bond also attended the only class taught by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Morehouse.

After his graduation, he helped found the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)

To the Editor, In response to a letter in the Co-op Times on the passing of Julian Bond, the writer stated, “Freedom and justice never ends for us.” Which definition of freedom and justice is the writer using?

In my opinion, we have more freedom and justice in the USA than in any other country in the world. That is because the founders of our nation gave us a Constitution limiting the powers of the central government.

Because of our system of government, we have millions of people coming

and served as its president (1971-1979).

Bond was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1965, but White members refused to seat him citing his opposition to the Vietnam War. In 1966, the US Supreme Court ruled that the House had denied Bond his freedom of speech and had to seat him. From 1965 to 1975, Bond served in the Georgia House, followed by 6 terms in the Georgia Senate. In 1968, Bond led a challenge delegation from Georgia to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and was the first AfricanAmerican nominated as Vice President of the United States. He withdrew his name from the ballot because he was too young to serve. Bond ran for the US House of Representatives, but lost to civil rights leader John Lewis. Bond also taught at several universities, including

American, Drexel, Williams, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University and the University of Virginia.

Bond was Board Chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP, 19982010) and then Chairman Emeritus. He is also President Emeritus of the Southern Poverty Law Center; hosted “America’s Black Forum,” and served as a commentator for radio’s Byline and NBC’s Today Show. He authored the nationally-syndicated newspaper column Viewpoint, and narrated the acclaimed PBS series Eyes on the Prize, a documentary on the life of New York Congressman Adam Clayton Powell. He also published “A Time To Speak, A Time To Act,” and “Black Candidates Southern Campaign Experiences.”

—Jerome Rice

Time better spent into our country from socialist nations, coming here legally and illegally. We did not find US citizens leaving en masse to go overseas to so-called third world nations.

Furthermore, Stokely Carmichael, who is commended in the letter, was a firebrand who cost many Blacks their lives, jobs and loss of business opportunities, by promoting violent street riots during the 1960’s. Malcolm X applauded the death of dozens of innocent men, women and children solely because they were White when a commercial airline crashed.

A number of other persons cited by the writer, Eleanor Bumpurs, Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, were killed as a result of physical assaults on either law enforcement or peace officials, in my opinion.

Instead of spending copious amounts of time debating Sean Bell and Eric Garner, already settled in the courts, I believe we could spend the time more productively discussing Blacks who got a good education and went on to useful careers in law enforcement, medicine, as educators, etc.

—David Hammer

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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.

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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

CCPD urges drivers and passengers to Buckle Up for Child Passenger Safety

BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO

The week of September 13th to the 19th is known as Child Passenger Safety Week. During the Back to School season, it may be likely that drivers might be taking more trips and transporting children or other passengers in their vehicles. Motor vehicle accidents are the number one killer of children.

It is very important that all drivers are aware of the rules and regulations regarding the appropriate restraint system for passengers of all ages. Using the proper car seat greatly increases children’s safety when they ride in a vehicle. Every person riding in a vehicle should be appropriately buckled up every time you drive your vehicle.

Next Saturday, September 19, is National Safety Seat Check Day across the country. Car seat inspection check sites are available via www.seatcheck.org or via www.nhtsa.gov. Local sites are as follows: NYC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Access Safety City 672 W 158th Street NEW YORK, NY 10032 Hours: Car seat checks by appointment.

Phone: 212-795-3046 BRONX SAFE CITY (NYC DOT) 837 BRUSH AVENUE BRONX, NY 10465 Hours: SPANISH SPEAKING TECHNICIANS, By appointment only Phone: 718-822-4116 Never put a rear facing infant seat in the front seat of any auto. Almost every vehicle manufactured today has driver and passenger side airbags. Some cars have manual or weight sensitive disable switches, but mechanical devices can fail in some situations. The airbag can propel the car seat into the seat back with enough force to seriously injure or kill the child.

Never hold a child on your lap while driving or while seated in the front seat. The force of the airbag throwing the child against you could be fatal. You should never take a child out of a car seat if they are fussing.

Car seat in the rear seat is always the way to go, never regard not sitting in a car seat or sitting in the front seat as a reward.

Children need to be buckled up in the rear seat of the vehicle properly restrained. Children aged 8 or over, weighing 100 pounds or more and taller than 4 feet, 9 inches may use a seat belt. Children between 4 and 8, shorter than 4 feet 9 inches tall regardless of weight should use a booster seat. Children 1 to 4 years of age should be in a child safety seat with a five point harness. Children younger than 1 should be placed in a rear facing infant seat in the back seat of the auto.

Never use a car seat that has been in an accident, it may have sustained damage that is not visible. Car seats are now made with expiration dates; never use one beyond this date or 5 years after the manufacturing date.

Car seat installation can seem difficult at first. It is very important that you carefully read the owner’s manual for both the car seat and for your auto. The LATCH system is an attempt to simplify car seat installation and make it universal from one car to another. The acronym LATCH stands for Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren. It includes Lower (Continued on page 26)

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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 3018 Engineering Services for Construction Oversight & Administration for Parking Garages 1, 2 & 6: Performing Construction Administration and Construction Observation for the repair of the garages.

Pre-Bid: September 16, 2015 2016 Bids Due: September 30, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

Bonding: Bonding is not required Insurance: Insurance is required

Bid P835, Glass Repairs & Replacement Bids Due: September 17, 2015 at 2 p.m.

Winning bidder must provide Insurance To receive a bid package, e-mail bpenn@riverbaycorp.com, and copy lgarcia@riverbaycorp.com.

Bid P836, Kitchen Countertops & Laminate Sheets Bids Due: September 24, 2015 at 2 p.m.

This for Purchase Only.

To receive a bid package, e-mail bpenn@riverbaycorp.com, and copy lgarcia@riverbaycorp.com.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Open to 32BJ Union Members from September 10, 2015 to September 16, 2015.

Open to All applicants from September 17, 2015 to September 25, 2015 Job Reference #: 15-50

Utility Person

Maintenance Department

Under the supervision of a Maintenance Emergency Desk Supervisor, candidate will be responsible for performing emergency and routine maintenance repairs throughout the development.

Perform HVAC repairs, including clearing of condensation lines, blower fan and motor replacement. Perform plumbing repairs on lines up to 2 1/2 inches diameter. Snake sewer lines as required with manual and electric equipment, as well as perform electrical troubleshooting and repair of apartment & public space circuits and devices.

Job Description: Ideal candidate will: • Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.

• Dismantle machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, or power tools.

• Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.

• Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.

• Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices.

• Maintain or repair specialized equipment or machinery located in laundries, stores, or offices.

• Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.

• Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.

• Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.

• Order parts, supplies, or equipment from catalogs or suppliers.

• Plan and lay out repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, or schematic diagrams.

• Perform general cleaning duties after repairs conducted.

• Record type and cost of maintenance or repair work.

• Install equipment to improve the energy or operational efficiency of residential or commercial buildings.

• Set up and operate machine tools to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs, fixtures, or tools.

• Train or manage maintenance personnel or subcontractors.

• Align and balance new equipment after installation.

• Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements, using rules, calipers, micrometers, or other measuring instruments.

• Position, attach, or blow insulating materials to prevent energy losses from buildings, pipes, or other structures or objects.

• Repair or replace defective equipment, components, or wiring.

• Measure, cut, thread and assemble new pipe, placing the assembled pipe in hangers or other supports.

• Cut or drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes.

• Perform rough-ins, repair and replace fixtures and water heaters, and locate, repair, or remove leaking or broken pipes.

• Assist pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for air and water systems.

• Cut pipe and lift up to fitters.

• Fit or assist in fitting valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems, using hand tools.

• Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials (Continued on page 13)

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 718-320-3672 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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Corrective Action Taken To Protect Riverbay Co-op City Times / September 12, 2015

In mid-November 2014, Board leadership discovered serious acts of mismanagement by Marion Scott Real Estate (MSRE). MSRE had used a Riverbay employee, while on our payroll, to perform millions of dollars’ worth of work that, in fact, benefited other MSRE properties. In addition, the real estate firm awarded $85 million in insurance contracts, over the preceding decade, without obtaining Board review and approval. Perhaps worst of all, Fair Labor Standards Act requirements were violated subjecting Riverbay to lawsuits and huge penalties.

Correctly viewing these transgressions as threats to the financial integrity of Riverbay Corporation, the Board suspended the Marion Scott outfit. To replace MSRE, the Board named longtime Riverbay employees Noel Ellison and Peter Merola to be interim general managers. Over the last nearly ten months of management, corrective actions have been taken and—despite harsh winter weather, a Legionnaire Disease scare, and other unexpected and unusual problems—the community has enjoyed uninterrupted maintenance service while all Riverbay’s bills have been paid. For the first time since MSRE began working here, in 1999, the interim managers and the Board of

Bernard Cylich

Director’s Viewpoint Treasurer

Directors have actually built up cash reserves—quite an achievement.

Not only has the suspension of MSRE secured Riverbay’s finances, I believe it has protected the investment that the Wells Fargo bank made in granting us a substantial loan. The bank should be pleased. Instead, it has joined the state agency Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) and the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in accusing the Board of acting inappropriately in the suspension of MSRE. Are Wells Fargo officers really interested in protecting their investment?

MSRE Legal Action Against Riverbay Board Fails On January 21st of this year, MSRE filed a suit against the Riverbay Board in State Supreme Court. The action claimed that the firm’s suspension has caused irreparable harm to the Riverbay Corporation and the shareholders. This wrong-sided interpretation of MSRE’s

Building 12 Cooperators Civic Asociation

Welcome back. We hope you enjoyed the summer. Our first building’s general membership meeting is Monday, September 28th, 7:30 p.m., Activity Room.

Come on down a little early for refreshments and meet your neighbors.

On our agenda is the building’s calendar going forward which include Halloween, Movie and Bingo Nights (or afternoons), collection of dues, Get-ToKnow-Your-Neighbor-Day, and guest speakers.

We want to hear from you. You are important to us. Share your ideas and suggestions with us. Are you new to our

building? Come and join us.

Best wishes to all who celebrated a special event over the summer and are celebrating a special event this month.

Our thoughts and prayers to all who are sick, shut-in and suffered a loss. To our family, friends and neighbors a peaceful Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

To contact Maintenance or CSO, call 718-320-3300 and follow the prompts.

To contact Public Safety, call 718-6713050.

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

—Sonja Maxwell

Please Refrain From Littering. Keep Co-op City Clean! Thank you!

role in managing Co-op City would be laughable if it weren’t serious. When the case came before Judge Paul Wooten, MSRE’s motion for reinstatement here was denied.

In ruling against MSRE, Judge Wooten explained a key factor in the decision. HCR was one of the “oversight entities” that has objected to Riverbay self-management. Yet, as the judge noted, no representative of the state agency attended the hearing to join MSRE in its argument.

In light of the sterling almost tenmonth performance of self-management here, Judge Wooten denial of MSRE’s complaint makes perfect sense to me.

Board President Cleve Taylor invited the “oversight entities” to tour Co-op City and meet our 27 department directors and the interim general managers.

So far, however, his invitation has gone unanswered. Are the oversight entities really concerned about the operation of Co-op City?

Riverbay’s Inventory Bar Code System is Unmatched In a recent Director’s Viewpoint (Co-op City Times, 8/22/15), the writer points out the benefits that Riverbay would gain by hiring Compass Rock (one of the companies that applied for the management contract), with its

advanced inventory/purchasing system. The author may have failed to read our monthly management reports and may not have seen Riverbay’s Central Stores. In both the monthly reports and on the ground, in our community’s Central Stores, Riverbay has a state-of-the-art computerized bar code system that keeps track of every item that is ordered, delivered, paid for, stocked, and dispersed. None of the management candidates we interviewed could match the highly advanced and comprehensive system that is in full operation, serving us around the clock.

Know Something About Construction? Join Our Committee The Riverbay Board’s Construction Committee welcomes the participation of any cooperator with construction experience or knowledge. The next meeting of the committee will be on Tuesday, September 15, at 7 p.m. If you are interested in this exciting and important work, please call 718-3203300, Ext. 3351 or Ext. 3352. Or, send email to bcylich@riverbayboard.com.

You can also use the old-fashioned US Postal Service. The address is: Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Ave., Bronx NY 10475, Attention: Bernard Cylich.

The Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations of Co-op City, Inc. will be hosting its 20th annual Friends and Family Day event on Sunday, October 18th, 2 p.m., 177 Dreiser Community Center, Auditorium A, (Co-op City), Bronx, featuring Keynote Speaker, Dr. Dena “Sunshine” Robins, President of the Association for the Study of African –American Life and History, and Ms. Ebony Rae Lambright, MC. There will be games with prizes for the children, entertainment, inspirational messages, family reunions and networking. There will be vendors which we hope that you will consider purchasing items from, and last, but not least, refreshments will be served. So come out and support the many organizations that make up the coalition. Free admission.

Please inform the coalition of any suggestions that you may have. Ms. Virginia Stewart is the President of the Coalition. Phone number (718) 6714506.

The coalition is a non-profit organization dedicating to maintaining and improving the quality of life of cooperators while providing educational and culturally enriching programs for the community. We also act as one voice for

all coalition members where there are issues of common concern and human rights. We also sponsor Friends & Family Day Celebrations, and Kwanzaa free for the community. Members of the coalition include the following: AfricanAmerican Association; Co-op City Baptist Church; Retirees of Dreiser Loop; Harriet Tubman Independent Democratic Club; NAACP, Co-op City Branch; St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church, and Zodiacs Track Club.

Please support our efforts by sending us a tax deductible contribution made payable to Coalition of AfricanAmerican Churches and Community Organization of Co-op City, Inc., P.O. Box 619, Bronx, NY 10475. Churches and organizations that desire to join the coalition may apply for membership by either writing or calling (718) 671-4506 or (718) 671-5957 for a membership application, which should be returned with a letter on your church/organization’s letterhead and signed by the Minister/President. Read the coalition’s weekly column for information about events and issues. Remember the coalition’s motto is, “Coming together is the Beginning, Keeping together is Progress and Working together is Success.”

—Harman T. Leacock

Coalition of African American Churches & Community Organizations

If You See Something, SAY SOMETHING!!!

Co-op City Public Safety 718-671-3050

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SCRIE

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to holding ongoing workshops through the Council of Senior Centers and Services of New York City, Inc. (CSCS), now known as LiveOn NY, JASA’s social workers have also been dispatched to render assistance to those interested in filling out applications for SCRIE, especially those who may be homebound.

For an appointment, you may contact JASA at (718) 320-2066. For a schedule of the next LiveOn NY SCRIE workshop, you may also contact the JASA office or check the weekly JASA page in the Co-op City Times.

Assistance is also available at the Faith @ Work Christian Church, which has partnered with the Community Services Society to provide assistance to those filling out the SCRIE and DRIE (Disability Rent Increase Exemption) on Thursday, September 17 and 24, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Faith @ Work

is located at 120 DeKruif Place (street level). For further information, you may contact the church at (347) 346-5790; or by email: fatwcc@aol.com.

In addition, shareholders can reach out directly to HPD for assistance as well.

The agency currently has new office hours for walk-ins and telephone inquiries, which are, Mondays, Wed-nesday and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In June, after Riverbay implemented the 4.5% carrying charge increase, HPD held three SCRIE workshops, one in each of the community centers, to assist shareholders who had not yet applied for the exemption. As applications were completed, HPD on-site personnel accepted them for processing.

As of this week, HPD has processed 378 new applications for SCRIE in Co-op City. This brings the total of SCRIE applicants in the development to

1,349. These are 162 shareholders who receive DRIE. Shareholders are reminded that SCRIE only pays the “increase” portion of their carrying charges, not the entire monthly carrying charge amount. On the other hand, landlords and management agents – in the case of Co-op City, the Riverbay Corporation – receive tax abatement credits in lieu of cash for any rent increase.

Once a shareholder is approved by HPD to receive SCRIE, they do not have to reapply every time there’s a carrying charge increase, only if they have a change of address. In the event there is a carrying charge increase in the future, Riverbay will submit all required documents regarding the increase to HPD and their increase exemption will be processed automatically.

As reported by the Co-op City Times

in June, 2014 when the city announced an increase in the income guidelines for SCRIE and the DRIE recipients, the higher income limits may disqualify many Co-op City seniors and those with disabilities because although the income limit was increased from $29,000 or less, to $50,000 or less, evidently to include a larger pool of potentially eligible applicants, the stipulation that applicants must pay more than 1/3 of their household monthly income on rent (or in Co-op City’s case, carrying charges) remained.

As a result, for a Co-op City shareholder with an annual household income of $45,000 applying for SCRIE or DRIE, their carrying charges would have to be $15,000 per year or $1,250 per month which, in Co-op City, would equate to carrying charges for a 6-6.5 room apartment in that particular scenario.

keeps him young and could benefit many other shareholders as well.

“It’s a great way to stay in shape and it’s rewarding. It’s not the winning, it’s the playing and the camaraderie and friendships you make with other players who love the sport as much as you do,” he said.

The Goosebay Tournament is also Torres’ way of highlighting the positive aspect of living in Section 5. He said: “What I’m trying to do is put Section 5 and the new courts that Riverbay put up on the map. We want everyone to know that Section 5 has a lot of positive things happening including these new courts and the basketball courts and great forms of recreation for all Co-op City residents.

“We want people to use the courts often and enjoy them and have all shareholders see for themselves all the

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new facilities to exercise right here in the community.”

Torres and Vazquez put in a lot of their own time and energy to plan this tournament and are looking forward to a great day of fun.

“Without the help of Riverbay Board member Bill Gordon, it wouldn’t have been possible to make this tournament happen,” Torres said. “Michelle Sajous, Community Relations Director, and

Michael Munns of the Legal Department provided us with lots of help in preparing for this event.”

In addition, many local merchants are pitching in to help. They include: Co-op City Pharmacy; Co-op City Shoe Repair; Belle Cheveux Studios; Section 5 Pizza; Bartow Wine and Liquors; Kenny’s Barber Shop; He & Jay Stationery; Capri III and Capri IV Delis, and Food Universe Marketplace.

Raquetball

positive activities that happen in Section 5 rather than an image of people just hanging out,” Torres said.

“Right now most of the time those courts are empty. I’ve been trying to get these courts fixed up for the last 15 years and now they’ve done it.”

Riverbay will continue to upgrade Co-op City’s recreational facilities for all residents to give young people and shareholders of all ages more things to do here, according to Interim General Manager Noel Ellison.

“The improvements that Riverbay is accomplishing to the basketball and racquetball courts throughout Co-op City are all part of the company’s continuous dedication to providing shareholders with a high quality of life,” Ellison said. “Recreation plays an important role to maintain a healthy lifestyle and our residents can use these

We Shall Not Forget Remembering those who perished on 09-11-2001

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With much gratitude to all Co-op City Times / September 12, 2015

First and foremost, I would like to apartment back on August Director’s Viewpoint thank all of our many church family 12th, however, the fine members, friends, and family members crew of our Maintenance who have come to our aide, with both Dept. was there immediAssistant Secretary actual & spiritual contributions. ately after the firemen left My wife, Shirley, and I have always to take up virtually all of talked about the number of people we the water within the apartment. know, but it is not until you have a true Chief Frank Apollo was there to oversee the moment of crisis that you learn who your excellent job his department was doing in securtrue friends really are, and just how many ing the residence, and made sure that everything was in order right up to the moment our family you really have. left that afternoon.

With that having been said, I want the Everyone from Maintenance to Risk Managecommunity to know that the outpouring ment, to my fellow Board members, continue to of love for our family, has been truly phebe very supportive in trying to assist us in getting back nominal, and despite whatever personal losses we feel to some expectation of what we think of as normal. we may have to endure, we are feeling truly blessed in I would like to address some other issues about this that - no one was hurt or injured, our First Responders, very personal situation my family has experienced.

FDNY & our own Dept. of Public Safety, did a First - the causation of this fire was determined by remarkable job in putting out the fire, and securing our both the FDNY's Fire Marshal, and an independent apartment from further damage. insurance fire inspector, to be by a mechanism within As our living conditions are anything but normal, we promise to thank everyone on a more individual the kitchen refrigerator. level, and we cannot begin to tell you how much we Second - the refrigerator was plugged into the wall love, and truly appreciate everything you're doing for outlet, which is where every major appliance within us. your apartment should be plugged into.

While smoke and water damage (especially to Third - I'm certain that in a middle class community many of our personal items) was significant enough to like Co-op City, we all strive to purchase "State of the render the apartment literally uninhabitable, there was Art" electronics here, both in what we purchase for no other damages incurred to the dwelling, by the entertainment, and the means we use to facilitate its remarkable fire fighters who put out the fire. use.

Our General Manager, Noel Ellison, was there to Last...is nothing sacred? Board business is fair game - however, speculation, and especially inaccuassess the situation, and get an assessment from the FDNY's Fire Marshall as to his determination of the fire’s rate parallels as to my family’s personal tragedy, are, origin. in my opinion, in poor taste, and way off base!

There was a remarkable amount of water within the I would like to let my family’s personal situation

Rod Saunders

Williamsbridge Club

Scholarship Program On Sunday, October 25, 1 – 6 p.m., NANBPWC is hosting its “GOURMET GENTS” Scholarship Brunch & Wine Tasting event at the Dreiser Community Center.

Ticket price for the brunch & wine tasting is $60 which includes parking, live music with the Hit Squad and vocals by Richard Dash of Co-op City; line dancing with Ellie Minor of Co-op City, and live streaming by Keith Webb of the Ken Spider Webb organization. Proceeds will be used to award scholarships to deserving youth; look for our scholarship applications at the upcoming College Fair. If you are a “Gent” who can throw down in the kitchen, please contact us at sandrahall183 @gmail.com or Connie Dash at mcdash@optonline.net or by filling out a Chefs application.

Our next public event will be participation in the College Fair to be held on October 4, at Dreiser Loop Community Center. We are looking to restarting our Youth Club. If you know of a youth age 13 – 18, please forward the information to us. Also, if you are interested in serving an Internship or Community Service Project, please contact the club at the address listed.

The Williamsbridge Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. (NANBPWC) is an organization dedicated to community service in the areas of Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Technology and Service. The Adult Club meets at Dreiser Center on the second Friday of every month.

Young women, 18-35, who are in or preparing for a business/professional career are welcome to become members of the Young Adult Club.

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

Please follow our column to keep up with what we are doing to improve the community.

—Joetta Brown

become a teaching moment to you, my fellow cooperators.

Thank goodness for the fact that Riverbay Corp. mandates that we carry insurance for our apartments.

Allow me to say this to you. Many of us own or lease motor vehicles, that must, by law, have insurance coverage.

For every year that we own that vehicle (especially new ones) we pay upwards from hundreds of dollars, to thousands of dollars per year, for that coverage.

Now consider the items that you have in your apartment, some replaceable; others, irreplaceable. The amount of money that you may receive from your insurance company is based upon the amount of coverage that you opine is needed to replace those items in case they are lost, stolen, or damaged by flood or fire.

If the case is relevant to fire, then relocation, living expenses, and reconstruction expenses must also come into consideration, so if you are a resident of Co-op City, and you have the minimum of $25,000 in coverage, it is not enough!

Review your policy - NOW, and begin by thinking that a $100,000 minimum just might be a good start. If you think that paying for that kind of premium is too much, ask yourself the following question: Is my car's insurance policy more important than my apartment insurance policy, or can I just live out of my car with little expectation of having my current possessions and lifestyle being replaced?

Once again, on behalf of the entire Saunders family, I would like to thank you all so very much for your love, understanding, and commitment to assist us, in our current set of circumstances.

From the CSO Dept.: Noise at night

Every cooperator has the right to enjoy the sanctity of their apartment.

We ask all cooperators to be kind and keep noise down during the late evening hours.

Those who do not are subject to a community complaint and possible fine.

Please be courteous to your fellow cooperators. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Working With a Management Company

The only update for the management selection crisis is that several members of the board and our lawyer will meet with HUD, HCR, and Wells Fargo for a discussion. Now, will these three 'oversight entities' relent and let things remain the same here? We'll see. But, for now, we have to follow their ruling and hire a management company.

Starting off Right Based on the stern nature of the letter that was sent to us by HUD, HCR, and Wells Fargo, I believe that we might be forced to bring in a management company. If so, then, we need to make sure that they have a good outline to follow.

This way, we can have a mutual understanding of what will be required for their services.

Budget Cuts Although the war of words has cooled off, I would like for the board to sit down and draw up some sensible budget cuts.

Can we save about $20-25 million a year?

I believe that we can easily hit these numbers, if we try.

I make these statements because we desperately need to start saving some money. Look at the Legionnaires’ Disease cases that have been in the news for the past few months. Some of these cases will affect us also. So, we're going to have to be prepared for possible judgments in some of those cases.

Then, we have rising costs here, like: wage increases, power plant maintenance, general maintenance, overtime, water bills, etc. Our water bill alone is about $18 million a year. So, how are we going to pay for these items? Another increase?

No. But, some people on this board will say yes. However, can the majority of our cooperators afford another increase?

Co-op City Times / September 12, 2015

Daryl Johnson

Director’s Viewpoint

In my opinion, the answer is no.

Therefore, it is imperative for this board to work with a management company so that they can work for the benefit of our cooperators.

With this point, let's look at what happened at one community.

CompassRock leads the pack on possibly becoming our next managers. They manage a 110-building development named Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village that's located between East 14th and 23rd Street.

As of last Saturday, the lowest rent for a 2-bedroom apartment was around $4,000 a month. But, just about two years ago, the tenants at Stuyvesant Town were hit with monstrous increases.

Some published reports alleged that some of the rent increases went way beyond $700 a month. And, some of the tenants had only two weeks to pay for their rent increase plus their regular monthly rent.

So, can this situation happen here?

The answer is that our cooperators will not tolerate any management company to come here and jack up our carrying charges. No way!

Nevertheless, that's why we must develop a very strong agreement with a prospective company about our budget and the realities of our community.

Thereafter, we must only issue a brief

1-year contract to them.

Power Plant In addition to hiring a new management company, the board might decide to hire another company just to manage our power plant. Will this new company be able to clean up the many issues, like the questionable change orders, that have been reported in my articles? Will they be able to find savings, that will far exceed the cost of their service? We must set strict performance standards for all companies that want to do business here.

Employee Training Several cooperators have made horrible allegations about some of our employees. So, are all of these cooperators wrong? Yes, some cooperators might have negative attitudes. But, what can you say when several cooperators are making similar complaints about the same employees?

We can offer training in several areas to our employees to help them. But, what should we do when there is no improvement? Why should a manager hold on to some employees that have shown a complete lack of respect to some of our cooperators?

No, this nonsense has to stop. So, we need for a management firm to come here and help our employees to offer excellent service to all of our cooperators. Thereafter, they must effectively deal with employees that refuse to improve their customer service skills, conduct, and overall performance.

Construction Projects Some management companies, including CompassRock, want to charge a 6% fee to oversee all construction projects. But, have you looked at the brick work in Bartow and at Dreiser? The brick work is horrible.

So, should we have to pay additional money to a management company that will probably make about $1.5 million a year? The answer is no, in my opinion.

Part of being an effective manager means that you're monitoring and managing all of the required functions here.

And, that must include managing our 23person construction department and all of our construction projects.

Dreiser Auditorium Design We have a preliminary design for the Dreiser auditorium. This design features red dining chairs along with round glass tables. Additionally, the design shows a section of a round ceiling along with a black stage.

Question: Since the chairs are red, then, can you guess the color of the stage curtains? According to the diagram, the curtains are also red.

Anyway, this drawing along with some other plans will be forwarded for funding to the Bronx Borough President's office.

Close I am surprised that this management issue has dragged out for this long.

Thank you.

Questions or comments? Please send a message to: Daryl Johnson, Riverbay Board Director, c/o Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475.

Or, please send a message to me at darylhjohnson@optonline.net. (Please double-check the spelling of this address.)

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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Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams and the Co-op City Baptist Church family invite you to join us tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. for worship service. There will be only 1 worship service at 9:00 a.m. Next Sunday, September 20, we will return to services at 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 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 718320-3774. Visit us on the web at www.coopcitybaptistchurch.org.

Join us for a mid-week spiritual pick-up at our midweek worship service on Wednesdays at 12:00 p.m.

Bible study is on Wednesdays at 1:00 and 7:30 p.m.

Bible study will also be held on Wednesday, September 23 at 5:00 p.m. Prayer Service is held on Fridays at 12 Noon and 7:30 PM. Tomorrow, Sunday, September 13, we will celebrate

Baptist Church

Family and Friends Day at 9:00 a.m. in Room 45 Einstein Center. The theme is “Inviting Friends into the Family of Christ” based on Hebrews 2:11. Please join us for this celebratory service.

On Saturday, September 19, the 2016 Men’s and Women’s Day Committee will present a Fashion Show and Luncheon in Einstein Center( Room 38) from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. For additional information or to purchase tickets, please call 718-862-9243, 718-671-1918 or the church at 718-320-3774.

On Tuesday, October 6, at 10:00 a.m., the Co-op City Intergenerational Outreach Center (CCIOC) will present a workshop on Advance Health Care Planning.

Advance health care planning can be challenging, but we can give you the tools you need. Come and learn how to get your healthcare wishes respected in New York.

Faith @ Work Christian Church

120 DeKruif Place (street level). Praise and Worship begins at 9:30 a.m. Church telephone: (347) 346-5790. Email: fatwcc@aol.com.

Weekly Worship Experiences: 6:00 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Service. 6:30p.m., Wednesday Bible Study. Sunday Morning Worship, 9:30 a.m.

Teen church, 10:00 a.m., 2nd Sundays, Children's Church, 3rd Sundays (K-3); Older Children's Church, 4th Sundays (4th-7th).

Church Motto: "We are Christ-centered, familyfocused with power and authority."

Church Mission: To empower, educate and motivate men, women, boys and girls to reach their full potential and live abundant lives through preaching and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Come worship with us – where we honor tradition, but are not bound by it! All are welcome to join us any and every Sunday because our goal is to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ, in LOVE, through teaching and preach-

Opportunities

and equipment to work site.

• Mount brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes, and set sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes.

• Excavate and grade ditches, and lay and join pipe for water and sewer service.

• Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.

• Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags.

• Clean and renew steam traps.

• Perform preventive or general maintenance procedures, such as cleaning, power-washing, or vacuuming equipment, oiling parts, or changing filters.

• Cut or drill holes in floors, walls, or roof to install equipment, using power saws or drills.

• Measure, cut, thread, or bend pipe or tubing, using pipe fitter's tools.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements: HS Diploma or equivalent is a plus; successful candidate should have 1 to 3 years of experience in maintenance; candidate should have a working knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures; applicant must have ability to walk for long periods of time, twist, kneel, push, stoop, climb ladders, work in inclement weather, and lift and carry up to 80 pounds; valid Driver License (NY, NJ, CT, or PA) required; knowledge of OSHA and safety requirements related to performing maintenance repairs; must be available for emergency work; must be able to read and write in English; BiLingual is a plus.

Testing Requirements: Drug Screening Test; background check.

Days and Hours: Days and hours of operation will vary on a flexible schedule

Please join us for an interactive, user friendly workshop led by Compassion and Choices End of Life Care Manager, Pamela Edgar. Advanced Directives forms will be provided.

On Tuesdays, October 13, 20 and 27, the CCIOC will have workshops on “Getting Your Affairs in Order.” Please put all of these dates on your calendar and plan to attend. All workshops will be held at 135 Einstein Loop, Room 50 (lower level) at 10:00 a.m. To RSVP or for additional information, please call 718671-8449.

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

ing the Word of God from the Bible.

SCRIE/DRIE Application Assistance As September 30, is the final filing day for seniors/disabled cooperators to receive credit back to the June 30, 2015 carrying charges increase, Faith @ Work Christian Church has partnered with the Community Services Society to provide assistance on September 10, 17 and 24, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Please don't miss your opportunity to receive this relief from the increase.

Hold The Date – 10th Church Anniversary: We would like to invite you to celebrate the life of our church on October 10 for our Anniversary Luncheon at Maestro's where Rev. Dr. Demetrius Carolina will be our guest preacher at noon. Adult tickets are $65 and children up to 12, $35. On Sunday, October 11th at 9:30 a.m., Rev. Dr. Carl Washington, Jr. will be our guest preacher. We are so excited with how God has used us in the community! This is our first celebration

in 10 years because we wanted to actually do work on God's behalf and the community before celebrating.

2nd Worship Service: POSTPONED!!! We will be adding an additional worship service!! It will be a non-traditional Free 2 Worship Hour of Power!! We are so excited!! Like our current worship service, this will be for everyone!!! If you love Jesus and for whatever reason have felt marginalized and kept from him, this is for you!! If you're trying to start or grow a business and need godly encouragement and inspiration, this is for you!! If you are raising a family and want the guidance of the Holy Spirit, this is for you!! Prepare to join us!!

If you are in between churches and want to take an active role in our preparation for this new move of God, please email Pastor Jenkins expressing your interest at fatwcc@aol.com. God will be praised!!

Remember, it's never about us, but always about the goodness of the Lord.

—Pastor Deborah D. Jenkins

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How to Apply: All applicants are advised to submit a resume, along with the application.

Applications are given out at the below address from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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 718-320-3672 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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Survey of family caretakers of cooperators with Alzheimer's/Dementia

As I serve the community in a pastoral capacity, I come across many who are suffering with Alzheimer's/Dementia. It's one of the saddest and progressively deteriorating diseases. For those cooperators who suffer with this illness and have family caretakers who are not currently on the lease (in addition to the affidavit), this is a call to you.

I believe you find yourselves in a precarious situation as you have devoted your time and lives to caring for your loved one. If you fit into this category or know of someone who does, please simply email me

Rev. Deborah Jenkins Director’s Viewpoint

at djenkins@riverbayboard.com. I would like to make an informal assessment of the need so as to bring a formal request to the full Board regarding possible protection from eviction if your loved one should pass away.

SCRIE/DRIE Application Assistance As September 30, 2015 is the final filing day for

seniors/disabled cooperators to receive credit back to the June 30, 2015 carrying charges increase, Faith @ Work Christian Church has partnered with the Community Services Society to provide assistance September 10, 17 and 24, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Please don't miss your opportunity to receive this relief from the increase.

I appreciate you all and would like for you to know that my intent is to work for each of our good.

If you should desire to contact me, please feel free to do so either by telephone (718) 644-0951 or via email djenkins@riverbayboard.com.

forward to your participation and attendance.

Some neighbors have witnessed the discarding of rolls and other breads on our dumpster site again.

Dropping bread on the ground brings vermin! Don’t do that to Broun Place! We ask, even beg, please follow garbage disposal rules. There are huge, conveniently placed garbage cans throughout Co-op City. There are at least three receptacles in the basketball court next to Garage 6, use them, put the bottles, papers and bags in the cans, not line the border of the court. If you witness community abuse, call Public Safety, 718-671-3050, and CSO or even drop your Broun Place President a note.

Some neighbors were upset over the reconstruction of the basketball courts while other construction projects stopped. So it was great to read in the Co-op Times, two weeks ago, that the not-for-profit, “Game Over Sportz” is responsible for this work. Today have fun at the Section Five annual fair. Use the calendar in the Co-

op Times to make note of these events. Again, a reminder, be careful when answering the phone. There is a new scam call. Caller says, “We are calling homeowners in Broun Place to let you know we are here to clean your roof gutters and drains!” I knew immediately this is a SCAM. We are not homeowners and we are lucky enough to have our roofs maintained by Riverbay. Do not give personal information over the phone. Join the “Do Not Call” program that blocks some calls. If you are going away, tell a trusted neighbor your schedule and ask them to discard your flyers and newspapers.

Good luck and success to all our students, we hope you travel safely and carefully. Rosh Hashana greetings to all celebrating the holiday. Thanks again to the Broun Place Executive Board, Lana and Jesse for all their continued help. Please share your tidings and Broun Place issues with Eva or a member of our board.

—Eva Lazaar

Broun Place Townhouse Association

From Broun Place Townhouse Association: This week, neighbors once again, like 2014, received the incorrectly sent out form from the NYC, Department of Housing Preservation and Development which was supposed to be corrected last September. What a waste of time and money! What does it take to get something corrected! We do not own our residences, we own their share value. I will once again bring this to the attention of Riverbay and local politicians.

The first meeting of the Broun Place Townhouse Association will be held on September 24, Bartow Community Center, from 7 p.m., Room 28. This is the election meeting. Offices are elected for two year terms. The association needs your support and membership. Everyone should plan to attend and participate. Dues will commence for this new fiscal year. The dues are $12 per apartment. Dues are used to support all Broun Place activities and goals determined by our residents. Light refreshments will be offered. We look

Chavurah Temple Beth El of Co-op City

Sunday night begins the year 5776 and we are looking forward to seeing our members and those people in Co-op City who wish to worship with us.

Chavurah Temple Beth El of Co-op City wants to invite all friends to come and celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year - 5776 with us.

We will be in Dreiser Community Center, Room 9 for worship services on Sunday, September 13 and Monday, Sept 14. Come hear the Shofar sounding, and the informative sermons. Most importantly, come celebrate your traditions with your neighbors.

There is no charge to worship with us. We are only asking for a donation.

You do not have to be a member of the Temple.

Just come!!!!

High Holiday Services Schedule Rosh Hashanah Evening Sunday, September 13, 8 p.m., Room 4.

Morning Monday, September 14, 10:30 a.m., Room 9.

Yom Kippur (All in Room 9) Kol Nidre – Tuesday, September 22, 7:30 p.m.

Morning Wednesday, September 23, 10 a.m.

Public Yiskor, Wednesday, September 23, 1:00 p.m.

Public Yiskor – Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2:30 p.m.

Mincha and Neliah – Wednesday, Sept. 23, 4 p.m.

Chavurah - Temple Beth El: is dedicated to Judaism as a living and growing faith. It provides its members with a strong sense of Jewish identity. We invite all people to attend our services and be a part of our caring congregational family.

Tickets were mailed out to the members and those that have worshipped with us prior.

Information was also mailed out for names to be listed in the Book of Remembrance.

At Yiskor on Yom Kippur, we will recite the names of those in our Memorial Book of Remembrance.

We wish you and your families a happy and healthy New Year, L'Shana Tova T'katavoo; may you be inscribed in the book of life.

For further information, please contact Rabbi Dennis Tobin, RabbiDennis Tobin@aol.com, 973-769-3915.

—Rabbi Dennis Tobin

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General Membership Meeting – Thanks to all our members and friends for attending the general membership meeting September 10. Highlights will be forthcoming. If you were unable to attend the meeting, please read our weekly column for updates. 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: African-American Association of Co-op City, P.O. Box 702, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475. Donations are welcomed. Like us on Facebook: CoopcityAfrianamericanassoc.

There will be games for children and entertainment for adults at the annual Co-op City Section 5 Fair on September 12th. Come out to greet us and participate in our FREE raffle drawing. There will also be information about our Football party: Well, the season is finally here and underway... come down tomorrow, Sunday, September 13th, and watch some football with your neighbors.

Light refreshments will be available.

I'm happy to announce an exclusive deal for Building 33 residents from Family Fitness Center, the gym located in the Einstein Community Center. They have started up a fitness boot camp on the weekends. No membership to the gym is required. Contact Eugene Hawkins at

African-American Association

fall/winter programs. We look forward to seeing you.

The Association is organizing a Co-op City contingent to march in the 46th Annual African-American Day Parade in Harlem on Sunday, 9/20, 1:00 p.m. We marched last year and it was a fantastic experience. There were marching bands, celebrities, politicians, clubs, schools, universities and national organizations marching proudly with their banners.

Please inquire about purchasing a t-shirt.

Otherwise, you should wear the colors Red, Black and/or Green. All groups are welcome. Please contact Cheryl Birdsall at 718-379-5555 if you and/or your church, group or organization would like to march with Co-op City.

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

Children’s Programs – For informa-

tion about the early morning school drop-off program and the after school programs, call 718-379-5555.

Yoga & Pilates Mat Classes – Classes resume on Tuesday, 9/15, 7:15 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. 2. Lose weight, tone and strengthen your muscles with exercises that reduce stress through breathing techniques. For more information, call 718-671-8364.

Belly Dance Classes – Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room #2. For a nominal fee, you will have fun and stay in shape. For more information, call Xonia, 646-301-9438.

Evening Line Dance Classes – Dance to Soul, Latin, and Gospel music on Thursdays, 7 p.m. in Dreiser Center, Room #2. Call Cynthia, 917-903-7073.

Music, Rhythm & Dance – Most Fridays 7:30 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. 15; most Saturdays, 10 a.m., Dreiser Center,

Room #2. Call Keith 917-561-6211.

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, 1:00p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. Please call to confirm 718-379-5555.

Please note that our members Francine Reva Jones, Andrea Leslie, Evelyn Turner, Junius Williams and Leah Graham are also Riverbay Board Directors. They are working diligently on your behalf for a lovelier, healthier and more cohesive community. Read their Viewpoints in the Co-op City Times and come out to the Open Board Meetings when they are announced. You may also watch them in the comfort of your home. It is only with informed cooperators, working together, that we will achieve our goals.

—Francine Jones

646-294-3838 to reserve your spot today, and don't forget to mention you are from Building 33 to get the special deal.

How is your Emergency Prepared-ness coming along? Remember we had the NYC Office of Emergency Management come speak with us and give us the information needed to help us become prepared? Make sure you are READY and keep working at being proactive.

Just a reminder for new residents or residents who may have forgotten. The bulk

of the money fundraised and collected by this association goes to men and women who help maintain this building, the porters, lobby attendant, and USPS mail carrier. The rest of money goes to chipping in with Section 5 Fun Day, replacement of lobby decorations, and it goes to helping with building parties that we host. In the past, this building used to award a scholarship, but we need more residents to participate and pay association dues in order to get those extra things off the ground.

We want to send a happy birthday to Ms. Delores Roach!

Thoughts and prayers for any other of our sick and shut-in neighbors. Get well soon.

We have a Facebook page: Building 33 Association. We also have a website: www.building33.org and you can email us at: bldg33Assoc@gmail.com, you can also call or text our Building 33 Hotline number 347-746-0608.

—Tobias Garcia

We will be collecting payment on September 16th, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the lobby.

Movie Matinee: Wednesday, September 16th in the meeting room at 3:30 p.m. Refreshments served.

Happy birthday to those with that special day this month. To the bereaved families, we give our deepest sympathies and to the sick and homebound, we wish you a speedy recovery.

Please stay alert: If you see something, say something!

—Gertie Brown

The Building 10 Association Board of Directors hopes everyone has had a wonderful and safe summer!

Join us for our first General Membership meeting on September 15, followed by our second meeting on October 20. The meetings will begin promptly at 7 p.m. with plenty to discuss and plan for the coming year! We will also share the details of the July fundraising trip and the Youth Fun night held in July.

Come out to the meeting and learn

the details of our second fundraising bus trip to Foxwoods following our very successful Foxwoods trip in July.

Mark your calendars for the Building 10 Association Ladies & Gents night being held on September 25, in the association room. This fun-filled event will take place beginning 7 p.m. and continue until 10 p.m.

Come out and bring your ideas and a neighbor to what is expected to be the continuation of a successful 2015, leading into 2016.

—Ron Campbell

Building 33 Association

Building 18 Association

Hi, neighbors.

Welcome back from your vacation; we hope it was a good one. Our first general meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 22, at 7:00 p.m. in the meeting room in rear of the building.

All are invited including young adults and new move-ins. We want to start this year with a bang! Great attendance and participation in meetings and building activities. Please attend.

Scheduled activities Bus trip to Foxwoods Casino and Tanger Shopping, Saturday, October 24.

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Black Forum of Co-op City

Next defensive driving course The next Black Forum’s defensive driving course will be held on Saturday, Oct. 10 in Room 1, Dreiser Community Center, 9 a.m. to 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.

Black Forum Aerobics and Zumba It’s time to get in shape, get healthy and feel healthy. Aerobics classes are held Mondays and Wednesdays, Zumba on Thursday. Classes are in the Dreiser Aud., 7:30 p.m. To register, please call

(718) 320-8035. Nominal fee for each class.

Cooking classes coming If you enjoy cooking or would like to learn how to prepare healthy meals for yourself and your/or your family, please give contact us at (718) 3208035.

Harrah’s Casino & Golden Corral Buffet We are going to Harrah’s Casino and Golden Corral for all you can eat on Saturday, September 26. Cost is $65.

Two payments, first one due on July 31 in the amount of $35; Second payment of $30 due August 28. No refunds. Call (718) 320-0033 or (917) 209-5334.

Food distribution sites On Thursdays, residents of Buildings 27, 28, 29, 32 and 33 must pick up food at the New Vision Church, 115 Einstein

Loop, 11 a.m. to 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. to 12:45 p.m. on Thursdays to pick up food.

For information, please call (718) 3208035.

Male volunteers needed If you are a male 20 years of age and older or retired and live in the Dreiser Loop or DeKruif Place area preferably, and can volunteer with us on Tuesdays and Thursdays, also standby and on call, please call (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

Hello, neighbors. It appears the summer is just about over already. The children are on their way back to school, hope all had a wonderful and safe summer. Now it is time to get back to the business of our building association.

The Association Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 29, at 7 p.m. on the ground floor of 27C. We welcome all shareholders; men, young adults, please come prepared to give

opinions, solutions, suggestions, or to work on projects or committees to enhance the quality of life in our building, as well as the community.

Committees: Sunshine, scholarship, refreshments, etc. We need your help as chairperson, volunteers to get these committees up and running to make a difference. New shareholders, WE NEED YOU. We welcome you one and all to help. Lite refreshments are served and we have 50/50 raffle at

each meetings.

Join us on a bus outing - to the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, on Wednesday, September 23, departing 8:00 a.m. sharp at Einstein Loop Center, Section 5. Return drop off in each section.

(A government ID, state ID or driver’s license or passport is required to receive the bonus rebates). Please make checks payable to Building 27 Association and mail to Lillian Sumpter, 140 Erdman Pl.,

School has opened and the traffic has increased. Please teach your children to cross at the corners and remain in the crosswalks. Do not depend on a driver to stop in time when your child darts out between parked cars. You are your child's best example. When you walk in between parked cars to cross the street, your child thinks that this is fine, but does not realize that they are possibly too short to be easily seen. We must be proactive. Call 3-1-1 to report that our streets are missing lane lines, crosswalk lines, and the lines that indicate where cars should stop.

Our porters work diligently to keep our building clean – do your part in not throwing rubbish on our floors. There is a trash can in the lobby, as well as in the laundry room waiting to be utilized.

When bringing your children to the laundry room, it would be helpful to

bring along something for them to do.

Books and hand-held devices are great choices as it will keep them occupied while you do what needs to be done.

Additionally, with school having started, and our children's reading scores not as high as they should be, extra reading time is always needed.

Our laundry carts are not toys to be played with because your child has nothing else to do; when someone gets hurt, we all pay. Additionally, when the carts break because of misuse, everyone pays for that, too.

The date for our first meeting of the new season has not yet been finalized.

It will be published, as well as the date for our cake sale, in sufficient time for you to plan to attend.

On a personal note, if someone had admonished my son quietly and res-

Building 27 Association

Building 32 Association

COMMUNITY PROTESTANT CHURCH OF CO-OP CITY

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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.

Summer CHurCH SCHedule: (Dress-Down Attire) July 5 - September 13, worSHip beginS at 10:00 a.m.

WEEKLY: - adult Sunday SCHool - 9:00 a.m.

- worSHip ServiCe - 10:00 a.m.

- prayer meeting & bible Study - wedneSday 7:00 pm MONTHLY: Communion ServiCe - 1St and 3rd SundayS

ALL ARE WELCOME!

pectfully for something he should not have been doing, I would be grateful. A parent cannot always be aware of

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 or tonyshome10475@ 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 Apt 6D, Bronx, NY 10475; also accepting cash or money order.

Happy birthday to those in the month of September. We wish all of our sick and shut-in a speedy recovery. We extend our deepest sympathy and condolences to those who have lost a loved one. Please keep our Board members and management in prayer as they lead this great community and pray for this nation.

—H. Overman everything. If I would have been aware, my child would not have been doing it.

—Lorna Smith

Reminder – Feeding animals

Shareholders are reminded that it is a violation of your lease to place food out for animals to eat. A Community Complaint may be issued for littering to anyone who puts food out for any reason. Well-intentioned cooperators may think they are putting food out for stray cats or birds, but the food ends up attracting rats, raccoons, skunks, coyotes or other animals which can be a threat to residents.

Feeding wildlife, such as geese, also tends to change the migration pattern of these animals as they end up not flying south for the winter. This was the case last winter in the New York area where many geese were found starved to death when they did not fly south for the winter and their normal food source was covered by deep snow. Food placed out for animals is often lacking in the nutrition needed by the animals and serves to upset their ecological balance. Please resist the urge to place food out for animals in Co-op City or elsewhere.

Thank you for your cooperation.

NAACP

Co-op City Times / September 12, 2015

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Co-op City Branch #2210 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 75-3111, Einstein Station, Bronx, NY 10475 President: Jerome Rice Office telephone: (718) 320-3210 Address: 135 Einstein Loop Community Center, Room 36.

Office Hours: Monday/Wednesday/ Friday, 10:30 a.m.–3 p.m.

Save The Dates September 15 - “America’s Journey for Justice March” advocacy day in Washington, DC. Bus will depart from 135 Einstein Loop at 4:30 a.m. Reserve your seat, $10/person. Payment due before September 8th. Contact office or call 718-320-3210, 347-842-0410 or 917-671-7862.

September 19 - Community Service Award Dance – Honorees: Eugene Hawkins, Leo Johnson, Mary Love and Colette Mills, 135 Einstein Community Center, Room 45. Music by DJ Woody, BYOBB, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., donation $35.

For ticket/information, call office.

September 27 - Sunday at 3 p.m.

Membership meeting; all welcomed.

October 23rd - NAACP in association with JASA, Senior Citizen Safety Workshop, 11 a.m., Bartow Community Center – FREE. Remember – Voter registration is an ongoing activity. Voter Information Packet & Speaker available to building association presidents. For further information, call-347-842-0410, or 718-320-3210.

—Jerome Rice

Our beloved president emerita, Dr. Dorothy Irene Height, insisted, “If the times aren’t ripe, you have to ripen the times.” She was right. The times are ripe for us to lower the incidence of chronic preventable diseases among Black women, reduce the incidence of violence in our communities and encourage our girls to pursue careers in science and technology. They are ripe to increase the number of successful African American female entrepreneurs and advocate for jobs that pay a fair and livable wage.

With a network of 38 national affiliates, 230 communities and campus-based sections, Life Member Guilds and thousands of individual members representing over 3 million women of African descent – the times are ripe!

Our Co-op City Section Annual Health Fair will take place on Saturday, September 26, in the Dreiser Auditorium from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. This fair will have exhibitors from AARP, Council of Senior Centers & Services, Violence Prevention Program and many, many more. The Health Committee is inviting members and friends to sign up in advance to schedule a mammogram which will be

conducted by the St. Barnabas Hospital Mammography Mobile Van. Please contact Chairperson, Rev. Lillian Mills, at (718) 671-4531 or lillianhmills@aol .com to schedule an appointment or for further information.

Thanks to all of you generous members and friends who helped us with our Back to School Drive. The children at Phipps Center were delighted with the backpacks, pens, crayons, notebooks, pencils, glue, and other school supplies that we delivered to them on Friday, September 4th.

Members, our first General Membership meeting for the new fiscal year will be held tomorrow, Sunday, September 13th at 3 p.m. in Room 11 Dreiser Center. All committee chairs are asked to submit your budget for the 2015-16 year to Maxine prior to the meeting. To other women and men (we have associate members) in our community, we invite you to come to our meeting and “check us out!” I’m sure that many of you have ideas about how we can strengthen our community.

Come and share your vision with us!

—Joyce Howard

Our new season will begin on September 15, and we hope your creative juices are yearning for release.

As people have seen in the past, you will derive much pleasure from your artwork.

Our 2015-2016 season portends to be one of the most exciting in our history – with art classes, art shows, lecture/demonstrations and workshops, free and open to the public.

BVA’s classes begin on Tuesday, September 15 in Room 5, Dreiser Community Center. You can choose from the 2 class schedules which are 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. The fees are as follows: Annual membership is $35 a year and a session of 10 classes is $60. This is the best bargain in the Bronx – maybe even the city – given the quality of instruction offered.

Mr. Moses Groves, BVA’s own art instructor, will be the artistic guide for these classes. Mr. Groves is an accomplished artist who has studied at the Art Students League and NYU. He has exhibited work in the New York and New Jersey area and has won awards for his artwork.

This year, we are adding a mosaics class. You will learn to make beautiful designs with glass and create a finished product. Pat O’Connell is the instructor who will teach you the art of mosaic designs. There will be 5 classes beginning on Thursday, Oct. 1st and go through Thursday, Oct. 29th from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. The price for the class is $45.

If you are interested in taking these classes, you can call M. Groves at 201862-0847 or S. Lochansky at 718-3791049, or you can register by mail by indicating the class time desired.

Tuition can be sent to Baychester Visual Arts, P.O. Box 678, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475.

BVA is a non-profit, self-supporting organization that needs your support to continue offering high level art instruction at these bargain prices. So come join BVA on this fabulous artistic trek, take a class, make a donation, —tax deductible, and feel the satisfaction of being a creator and/or patron of the arts. All checks should be made out as indicated above.

Science is for the body and art is for the soul.

—Sylvia Lochansky

National Council of Negro Women

Baychester Visual Arts Association

Parkchester Chorus, the 76th Season

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Monday, September 14, begins the new season of Parkchester Chorus. This is a very special season; not only is it our 76th season, it is also a season of new beginnings. Parkchester Chorus welcomes a wonderful, talented new director, Mr. Miles Fellenberg. Mr. Fellenberg comes to Parkchester Chorus with a resume that includes: being a staff pianist at The Juilliard School and the Aspen Music Festival & School, the Artistic Director of the New Jersey Young Artist Piano Competition, and being on the faculty at the Church Street School for Music & Art. Mr. Fellenberg holds a Precollege Diploma from Manhattan School of Music, a Bachelor of Music from Oberlin College Conservatory, and a Master of Music from The Juilliard School.

Mr. Fellenberg has announced the selections for this year’s December concert program. The theme is “Great American Soundscapes.” For 25 years, Parkchester Chorus benefitted from the leadership of retired, former director, Mrs. Lorraine C. Nanko. Each Parkchester Chorus concert offered classical works, traditional music, Broadway music and more, leaving a great legacy of choral music programs.

Now, make this your first season of

membership in Parkchester Chorus.

Join the longest running ecumenical chorus in the Bronx. Parkchester Chorus begins, Monday, September 14, 7:30 p.m. sharp at First Lutheran Church, 3075 Baisley Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461. First Lutheran Church is accessible from busses running on East Tremont Avenue, as well as busses from Pelham Bay Train Station. Join for just $35 a semester. This year, as a member, you will celebrate the world’s magnificent music with Parkchester Chorus. Parkchester Chorus is renowned in the Bronx community. There are openings in all choral voice parts: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone and Bass. If you are considering returning to a chorus or you have a dream to be a choral singer, this is the right time to make that dream your reality. Being part of Parkchester Chorus could very well be the perfect fit for you.

Parkchester Chorus is a member of the Bronx Council on the Arts and performs at least two annual outreach concerts. Parkchester Chorus has performed with the Bronx Orchestra and Riverdale Chorus.

For more information, http://www. parkchesterchorus.org/ or call 718-3202790.

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 at 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 What's your shoe size? We are having a Building Fund Shoe Rally during the months of July and August.

Everyone can participate in this spirit fun-filled event: men, women and children, from the youngest to the oldest.

All you have to do to participate is donate an amount equal to your shoe size. (i.e., if you wear a size 5, your donation would be $5, and so on, whatever your shoe size). Cash and check donation are accepted. (Make all checks payable to Church of the New Vision). For more information, see any

member on the Pantry Ministry.

Save The Date September 26th – The Men’s Fellowship 4th Annual Concert. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children.

September 27th – The Men’s Fellowship will celebrate their 21st Anniversary during the 11 a.m. service.

All are welcomed to celebrate the Joy of the Lord!

Please join us as we celebrate the Pastor’s birthday and Anniversary on Sunday, October 18th during the 11 a.m. service. Lunch will be served immediately after the service.

The Building Fund Banquet will be celebrated on Saturday, November 7 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Seashore Restaurant in City Island. Tickets are: Adults $55, children 12 and under, $25.

You could contact the church for tickets.

Saturday, December 19 - Sight & Sound Theatre presenting The Miracle of Christmas. Saturday, April 9 - Sight & Sound Theatre presenting Samson.

Adults: $150 and youth 12 and under, $145. One-day package includes: Round-trip transportation, all you can eat at Old Country Buffet, all taxes & gratuities, show and outlet shopping.

For tickets, call church, 718-671-8746, or B. Brown, 718-671-3748.

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

Please visit our website at www. churchofnewvision.com.

—Carole Haque

Church of the New Vision

Please Refrain From Littering in the Garages. There are Several Trash Cans on Every Level For Your Convenience.

Keep Co-op City Clean! Thank you!

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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 that 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 our Post and join. Bring your DD-214 with you. Post 1871 is located in the Section #5 Community Center, 135 Einstein Loop, Room 41. Our office telephone number is (718) 320-8165, and our email address is post1871 @optimum.net.

The next GENERAL will take place on Saturday, September 19, at 11 a.m. sharp. On September 12th in Section 5, Post 1871 will have a recruiting table on the greenway and Post members are welcome to come and help move our equipment to the greenway at 11 a.m.

The following meetings will take place in the month

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church

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 meet 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. The men hold their meeting after service on the 2nd Sunday of each month.

All groups will return to regular schedule as follows: Sunday School on Sunday, September 13, Choir Practice Rehearsal on Thursday, September 10, and Bible Study with Evening Prayer on Wednesday, September 16, at 7:00 p.m.

We look forward to welcoming everyone to service at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 13, when we will celebrate the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost.

Fundraising Event: Our Annual Home Style Dinner Sale will take place at the church on Saturday, September 26, from noon until sold out. Please plan to come out and support this event.

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

For additional information on all of the above, please call the church at 718-320-0844, or visit our website: http://www.stjosephsepcbronx.org.

“Gracious is the Lord and righteous; * our God is full of compassion.” (Psalm 116:1) —M. Chambers

Buildings 30 A&B Association

Our crochet classes will be on Wednesdays from 1 p.m. till 3 p.m. in the association room. Our first Pokeno games started this past Friday. Don’t forget our first Building Association meeting will be on Wednesday, September 16 with our guest speaker CSO Valerie Hayes. The door opening at 7 p.m. with the meeting commencing at 7:30.

We will start collecting association dues at our first building meeting.

—Linda Werner

Please Refrain From Littering.

Keep Co-op City Clean! Thank you!

American Legion Post 1871 Home to all who served

of September: • Tuesday, September 8th — Bronx County meeting will be held at Post 1871 in Co-op City, Room 41 at 7:30 p.m. sharp.

• September 26th at 10:30 a.m., the Hawkins Post 156 will have a dedication for Bill Clancy who we lost in 2012. All Post members are welcome to attend all of the above meetings. Our past Post commander was reelected to the position of Bronx County Commander.

Congratulations, Robert Feliciano, keep up the good work for the American Legion.

Legion Posts around the state devoted 57,000 hours to youth programs and guess what? Our Post can claim some of those hours too.

Did you know that trans fat will be phased out in certain foods, shorting, pie crust, brownies and microwave popcorn? The Food and Drug Administration announced in June that it is requiring

food companies to largely rid their food of these arteryclogging fats over the next three years calling trans fat a threat to public health.

Another reminder to all Post members and their family and friends: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, is Primary Election Day. I hope you made sure your friends and family were aware of this date.

I wish a happy holiday to all of our Post members who will be observing Rosh Hashanah during the month of September.

Q: Where do Military Generals keep their armies?

A: In their sleeves!

Q: How do you make a tissue dance? A: You put a boogie in it!

Mell Brown is home recuperating; we wish him a speedy recovery.

This information was provided to you by your Post information officer. —Richard I. Lawson, Jr.

Retirees of Dreiser Loop

Travel Events: (Coach Bus - located Dreiser Loop, opposite H&R Block) ● This is it! Saturday, September 12. We are going to the Gospel Lobster Feast in the Poconos, and a lot of other fun things. Travelling by Bob Mann Tours coach bus. Meet - Dreiser/H&R Block - Boarding/depart: 8:45 a.m./9:00 a.m. sharp. 3 stops on return. Contacts: Serita G., 347-564-5722/Barbara W, 718-320-0500.

Theatre Committee: (*price includes transportation): ● Wed., Sept. 16th, 11:15 a.m. show. Backwards In High Heels. Westchester Broadway Theatre. Note: VANDreiser Loop/Rehab - Boarding/depart: 9:45 a.m./10:00 a.m. 3 stops on return. Contact: Marie Green-Ryan, 718379-0377. ● Fri., Nov. 20th, 11:00 a.m. show. Price: $69. Radio City Christmas Spectacular. $35 deposit to hold seat.

NOTE: A few seats still available - traveling by Lorants Coach Bus. FINAL PAYMENT due Thurs., Oct. 7th, SIP. Come join in the fun. Contact: Ione Edwards, 718379-7756. ● Thurs., March 10, 2016, 7:00 p.m. show. Price: $117. Color Purple. Jacob Theatre. $50 deposit required.

Balance and final payment due Thurs., Oct. 15th, SIP.

Contact: Eleanor Barlow, 718-324-7847.

Good and Welfare Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Serita Grayson, our Travel Coordinator, who has been discharged from the hospital. Those of you still under the weather, know that you are thought of warmly and wished brighter days.

Call Josephine Flowers, 718-320-0539, regarding illnesses and bereavements.

FYI - The new 2015-2016 Bridge Classes resumed on Friday, September 11th in the Dreiser Loop Retirees clubroom 19. For additional information, call Alvin Lisle, the master teacher, at 718 6718852.

Remember – a deposit, along with your name and telephone number, is required to reserve your trip &/or theatre seat. No deposit, no seat guarantee. Check/ money order addressed to Retirees of Dreiser Loop.

Committee members will be available in Dreiser clubroom 19 (718-379-0377) on Mondays and/or Thursdays, 2:30-5:00 p.m.

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Serving all cultures & faiths

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Newsong Church

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Have you ever had a question about God, the church, or our culture that you wanted to ask a pastor about or hear addressed in a sermon? Well now is your chance! Starting Sunday, Sept. 6th, we will be kicking off our brand new series called, "You asked for it!” If you have a question that you would like answered, please email your question to info@newsongchurchnyc.org.

Some questions that have already been asked are "Can you drink, smoke weed & still be a Christian?" "Are we living in the end times?" "What's the big deal about homosexuality and gay marriage?" The most popular questions/ themes will then be addressed on Sundays in a sermon! So feel free to ask us your questions, and then join us, Sunday, September 7th.

Newsong Church is a multi-cultural church that believes God has a purpose and a plan for your life. We exist to reach people who are far away from God, and teach them how to follow Jesus step by step. That's why you will find our Sunday Worship Experience to be so warm and friendly, we genuinely care about you!

We're not concerned about where you've been, but where you're going. You see we've all got a past, we've all made mistakes, and we still do. You'll find that we're all broken people, but we're allowing God to put us back together. We're not perfect, but God is! As God puts us back together, we're realizing that although our past has shaped us, it does not define us! We're finding out that not only does God love us with a radical and unconditional love, but that He loves us

just as we are!

At Newsong Church, we believe that the Bible is the greatest book ever written, containing the greatest story ever told, and that each of us is part of His-story! In fact, we have a saying at our church: "If you're not dead, God's not done with you!" We don't just believe this for the adults, but for our children as well! At Newsong Church, we're so passionate about our children learning about Jesus, that we created a church just for them called Kidsong! At Kidsong, our children learn about Jesus in a safe, fun, age-appropriate learning environment!

We also have a fully staffed nursery!

We hope that you will join us this Sunday! We meet at 177 Dreiser Loop in Auditorium B at 11:00 a.m. Parking is available in the parking garage located on

Dreiser Loop. Please bring your ticket to our connection tent for validation. Deaf interpretation is available during our adult worship experience. If you have any questions, you can contact us: Church Office – 140 Alcott Place, Bldg.19. Office hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Phone: 718-708-8385.

Website:www.newsongchurchnyc.org ; Email: info@newsongchurchnyc.org You can also interact with us on social media!

Facebook:www.facebook.com/ newsongchurchbx; Twitter: @newsongchurchBX; Instagram: @newsong churchBX. Our Newsong family is here for you, stop by this Sunday and experience the difference! God bless you!

—Pastor Mike Tolone

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. (begins Sunday, September 20th. Registration on September 13th.)

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.

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.

Sunday School Open House And Registration 2015-2016 We are excited. Our children have been blessed to experience another summer, prayerfully in ways they enjoyed.

We look forward to hearing all about it at OPEN HOUSE AND REGISTRATION which will take place on Sunday, September 13, at 9:00 a.m. Breakfast will be served. Sunday School applications will be available for all parents to com-

plete during registration. Sunday School classes will begin on Sunday, September 20, at 9:00 a.m.

Yes, we’re excited. As a first at our church, we are pleased to announce that during this upcoming Sunday School year, thanks to our own licensed and credentialed Nursing Instructor, Mrs. Joyce Fowler, President of the Nursing Ministry, we will be offering, for our middle and high school students, First Aid Workshops/Health Training. Students who satisfactorily complete the requirements will receive a Certi-ficate.

Rev. Alyne Coy, Superintendent, Deacon James Nicholson, Asst. Superintendent, and the Sunday School staff, look forward to seeing you.

Other Scheduled Events Tomorrow, Sunday, September 13th at the 11:00 a.m. Worship Service – Please join us for our Annual Celebration of the Hospitality Ministry’s Anniversary. Our Guest Preacher will be Bishop Mary Freeman, Pastor, Emmanuel Church of God, New York City.

Saturday, October 10th, The Sepia Players Ministry presents the play THE BINGO HALL, written by Roosevelt Wright III, at the Church. Donation: $20.

For additional information and/or tickets, contact (718) 513-3308, (718) 671-5961 or (718) 671-8691.

Saturday, October 17th, 9:00 p.m. 2:00 a.m. – Enjoy a great evening of entertainment at the South Carolina Committee’s Annual Black and White Affair in Dreiser Auditorium, 177 Dreiser

Loop, Co-op City. Music by DJ Jimmy Pressley. Ticket: $25 in advance (no tickets sold at door) available by calling (718) 379-8514, (718) 671-5493 or (718) 6710231.

The Women’s Guild invites you to join us on our Christmas/New Year 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 or (718) 671-5961.

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

Get ready to paint on canvas with Valerie and Lelia on Sunday, September 13th, at the “Grow Your Creativity on a Sunday Afternoon.” Children will be from 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. and adults: 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Classes will be held in the mediation area of Rivers Run Community Garden located on Co-op City Blvd. next to the baseball field.

There will be a members meeting on Saturday, Sept. 19th at noon. Please try to be there.

If you feel like getting your hands dirty, stop by and help us work on finishing up the children’s garden.

The garden is open on Tuesday (4 p.m. – dusk), Wednesday (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.), Friday (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.), Saturday (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Sunday (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.), weather permitting. There are lots of opportunities for members and volunteers at the garden so stop by, grab a tool and get dirty, or just come by and take a stroll.

If you’d like to reach out to us, please email us at Rivers_run@ yahoo.com or call Denise Shelley at 917-232-2982 or me at 718-671-3801.

See you soon.

—Gail Sharbaan

Community Protestant Church

Rivers Run Community Garden

Mon., Sept. 14

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Bartow,

Einstein,

Dreiser,

Activities in Room 31 unless otherwise noted

Activities in Room 49 unless otherwise noted

Activities in Room 7 unless otherwise noted

JASA CLOSED FOR ROSH HASHANNA (Day 1)

JASA CLOSED FOR ROSH HASHANNA (Day 1)

JASA CLOSED FOR ROSH HASHANNA (Day 1)

Date:

Kosher

Non-Kosher

Soups, Breads and Desserts

Alternate Kosher Meals are also available

Mon., Sept.

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Wed., Sept. 16

Tues., Sept. 15

Orange juice Turkey wing roasted Wed., Mashed sweet potatoes Sept.

Steamed red or green 16 cabbage

JASA CLOSED FOR ROSH HASHANNA (Day 2)

Thurs., Sept. 17

Alt: egg salad Apple juice Baked fillet of fish Chicken parmesan Thurs., w/honey Dijon sauce Spaghetti Sept. Spinach noodle pudding Tomato sauce Green beans 17 Italian blend vegetables Alt: Chicken salad

Fri., Sept.

18 Blood Pressure 1st & 3rd Wed. 9-10 a.m.

Word Games 9:3011:30 a.m.

Stay Well Exercise 1011 a.m.

Line Dancing 11 a.m.12 p.m.

Bingo 12:30-2 p.m.

Card Games 2-4 p.m.

Dominoes 2:30 p.m.

Library 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Word Games 9:3011:30 a.m.

Chat Session 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Bingo 12:30- 2 p.m.

Card Games 2-4 p.m.

Dominoes 2:30 p.m.

Men’s Line Dancing 9 -10am

Fri., Sept. 18

JASA CLOSED FOR ROSH HASHANNA (Day 2)

JASA CLOSED FOR ROSH HASHANNA (Day 2)

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:3010:30 a.m.

Spelling Bee 10 a.m.

Sewing 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Spanish Practice Class 10:30 a.m., Computer Lab

Tai Chi 11 a.m. to noon

Zumba 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Rm. 45

Art Class 1-3 p.m.

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

Yoga 2-3 p.m., Rm. 2 Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45 Stay Well Exercise 10-11 a.m., Rm. 45 Spelling Bee 11 a.m.

Grandparent Connection 1st & 3rd Thurs. computer lab, 10:30 a.m.

Arthritis Exercise Class 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Rm. 45 Word search 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

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

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:3010:30 a.m.

Blood Pressure 1011:30 a.m., 1st & 3rd Thu., Rm. 8 Line Dancing 10-11 a.m., Aud. A Piano Sing Along 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m., Rm. 4 Drama Club 1:30–4 p.m.

Dominoes 10am, Rm. 45 Crochet & Knitting

Word Games

Art 10am, Rm. 45

9:30am-11:30am

Bingo 1pm

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

Card Games 2-4pm

9:30-10: 11am-12:00pm

Rm. 25

Blood Pressure 2nd & 4th Friday 10:00 -

Meditative Moments 11 a.m.–12 noon, Rm. 8 Mind Teasers 12pm-

Piano Sing-along

11:30am, Rm. 45

1:00pm, Rm. 4

Bingo 1-3pm, Rm. 35

Card Games, Dominoes

Women’s Line Dancing 10-11:30am

Chat Session 10am Bingo 12:30-2:30pm

11am-12pm

Card Games 2-4pm Dominoes 2:30pm

10am-12:00pm

2-4:00pm

Pokeno 3-4pm, Rm. 35 (Schedule subject to change without notice)

Fee for lunch is $2.00 & $4.00 for guest *Menu subject to change without notice.

Alternate Kosher Meals are also available

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.

Spare ribs Baked potato in skin Steamed peas & carrots

Apple juice Roasted chicken Yellow rice Vegetable mix Alt: Gefilte fish

Baked flounder fish Baked macaroni & cheese Cucumber tomato salad

Upcoming Events/Trips

There will be no refunds for all trips.

All trips include roundtrip transportation.

All trips must be paid in advance. No exceptions. Trip registration policy: You can register for all trips starting the Monday after it has been published in the newspaper JASA will be closed Monday, September 14th & Tuesday, September 15th (Rosh Hashanna).

(FREE) LiveOn NY - SCRIE Application Assistance/SNAP (food stamps) Medicare Savings Program & Medicaid - Friday September 11th & 25th - Bring documents that verify the following: Government issued ID, Address/affidavit, and Total household income (such as 2015 Social Security award letter which will include monthly or yearly benefits, 2014 pension letter, 2014 income tax returns & Maintenance/Carrying charge Receipt) 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. - First Come, First Served!

Free Individual Medicaid screening for seniors conducted by JASA staff – Friday September 18th – 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – @ 2049 Bartow Avenue in the JASA NORC Office - JASA Staff is also available to conduct in-home visits in applying for Medicaid. If you or someone else you know needs help in applying for Medicaid, please feel free to contact the Help Center staff directly for more information or to arrange a home visit: Nuribel Reyes 212-273-5340, Woodlyne Brutus – 212-273-5335 & Bellonne Pierre-Canel – 212-273-5354.

(New) Cellphone/Tablet Class – Thursday, September 17th at 12:30 p.m. in the Bartow Main Office. To register, call 718-320-2066. Instructor is Ralph Lucenti. (Seats are limited to 12 people).

Walking Club – Starting Tuesday, September 22nd, the walking club time has been changed 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Shoprite – Monday, September 21st, $3, Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m.

Aldi – Thursday, September 24th, $2; Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m. 1½ hours.

Super Wal-Mart – Friday, September 25th, $15; Bartow, 8:30 a.m.; Einstein, 8:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 9 a.m. (Waiting list only).

Whole wheat bread fresh fruit

Whole wheat bread Fresh Fruit

Challah bread Fresh fruit

Tanger Outlet Mall (Deer Park) – Friday, September 25th, $18; Bartow, 8:30 a.m.; Einstein, 8:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 9 a.m.

Empire Casino – Wednesday, September 30th, $5; Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m.

(Waiting list only).

We are having a Party! Join us in a Birthday Brunch Celebration, Wednesday, September 30, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bartow Center, Room 31.

Entertainment by DJ James (from Everything Cover). Menu: Danish, muffins, fruit and cheese platter pancakes, French toast, egg omelet, chicken fingers, roasted potatoes, potato croquettes, buffalo and BBQ wings, bite size eggplant rolatine, dessert, coffee and tea raffles and much more! $3 donation.

Oktoberfest @ the Brownstone – Friday, October 9th, $70. Fantastic Alex Meixner & his band of Grammy award nominated musicians put on an incomparable display of musical virtuosity.

Combine this with beautiful Alys Schaffer dancers; authentic German bell ringing. 2 complimentary drinks. Menu: Warm rolls, fresh garden salad, cream of mushroom soup, knockwurst, roast chicken, roasted potatoes, string beans Almandine, dessert, coffee, tea, decaf & soda. Pick-ups; Bartow – 8:15 a.m.; Einstein – 8:30 a.m. & Dreiser – 8:45 a.m. Depart Brownstone at 4 p.m. Transportation: Deluxe 46 seat Coach Bus. Boutique shopping all day, door prizes & 50–50 drawing.

Target @ Throggs Neck Mall, Friday, October 2nd; $2. Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m.

Stew Leonard’s – Monday, October 5th; Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m.

9/11 Museum Tour – Monday, October 12th; $20. Self-guided tour starts at 10:30. Bartow – 8 a.m., Einstein – 8:15 a.m. & Dreiser – 8:30 a.m. (Only 30 seats available).

Kinky Boots Broadway Show – Wednesday, October 21st, $55. Show starts at 2 p.m. sharp! No elevator in the theater only stairs (only 17 seats available). Pick-up times: TBA. Please note: As per the theater rules, tickets are sold as a group and are considered a final sale.

There will be no refunds!

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WEEKLY SCHEDULE

AARP Chapter #4997

FYI: Meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 14, 1 p.m. in Dreiser Auditorium “A.” Come prepared to sign up for the below trips; bring new ideas for community-based activities and ways to increase our membership. Each one, bring one, or two or three. Let’s get this chapter on track for 2015-2016.

Reminder: Last chance to get in on the big Raffle Drawing to be held on Wednesday, September 30th at 12 p.m. in the AARP Office, Room “O,” Dreiser Community Center. Stella will be in the office Thursday, 9/17, & Friday, 9/18, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.; and Tuesday, 9/22, through Thursday, 9/24, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Once again, with the sponsorship of Blue Sky Travel, we will be raffling off an Evening for two on the Essex Clipper Dinner Train, October 3. Raffle tickets are $5.

To our sick, on the mend and shutin members, and those bereaved members, please know that you are in our prayers. Contact Frances Wilson, Good & Welfare Coordinator, 718- 6715493.

2015 Tour Activities October 13 – Share Fall Foliage w/us at Mt. Airy Lodge – Musical group “The Marcels” will perform; all you can eat buffet at the casino, $75/person.

Contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

October 30 - November 13 – Autumn Repositioning 15-day Cruise on the Norwegian Dawn, WAITING LIST ONLY. 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

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York. Contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

December 5 – A Christmas Show at the Evangelical Cathedral – w/a visit to Maryland Live Casino and shopping; followed by supper at the Golden Coral, $150/person. Initial deposit of $50 (a.s.a.p.) w/2 additional payments of $50 each. Contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

December 30 – January 1, 2016 – Royal New Year’s Eve Gala at the Desmond, stopping at the Sands Casino w/shopping in Bethlehem, PA; then to the hotel w/dinner and a show; next day choice of sightseeing, shopping at King of Prussia Mall or activities at the hotel; New Year’s Eve cocktail party w/5 hour open bar; a show and a Surf & Turf dinner; midnight Royal Cham-paign Toast; before leaving next day, a Mimosa Brunch w/a show and dancing. $559/double; $669/single and $549/ triple. Trip insurance available. Contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

2016 Tour Activities March 28 - 29, 2016 – Sampson: the Strongest Man who ever lived...at the Sight & Sound Theater; w/a stop at the Sands Casino, 2 days/1 night; $293/double; $341/single; $277/triple.

Contact Jean, 718-379-3742, for additional information.

May 28 – June 8, 2016 – Alaska Cruise Tour (ISLAND PRINCESS), 11 days/10 nights; Air—Land—Rail—Sea from Anchorage (Alaska) through Denali National Park; sail 7 days; see Glacier Bay-Skagway; Juneau; Kelchikan; fly home from Vancouver, BC. Book before September 30, $100/ deposit required (price increase after that date). Contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

—Delores Debnam

Goose Island Seniors

Baychester Library Events VISIT THE LIBRARY - A GREAT WEALTH OF INFORMATION Upcoming Events Teen Program - Mondays, 3:30 p.m.; Digital Art, Sept. 14; Hour of Code, Sept. 21 Adult Program - Monday, Sept. 14; Pedestrian Safety for Seniors, 3:30 p.m.

Knitting - Monday, 11 a.m.; Every skill level, Sept. 28 Knitting - Tuesdays, 11 a.m.; Beginners, Sept. 15 Toddler Time - Tuesdays, 11 a.m.; Sept. 22, Slumber Party!

Teen Tech Time - Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m.

Hot Spot Lending Event - Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., Sept. 16 Tech Connect - Wednesdays, 5-6:30 p.m.; Sept. 16, Excel; Teen Program - Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.; Origami Hour, Sept. 23 Music Appreciation - Wednesday, All Day Click On - Fridays, 10:30 a.m.; Email, Sept. 18; MS Word, Sept. 25 Kids Program - Fridays, 3:30 p.m.; Minute to Win: Back to School edition, Sept. 18; Junior Explorers: Exploring Bubbles, Sept. 25 Film - Saturdays, 2 p.m.; Sept. 12, The Legend of Hercules; Sept. 19, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Hot Spot Lending Event - Saturday, 2:30 p.m., Sept. 26

The New York Public Library Baychester Branch • 2049 Asch Loop • Bronx, NY 10475 (Fully Wheelchair Accessible) HOURS: Monday & Wednesday, 10-7; Tuesday & Thursday, 10-6; Friday & Saturday, 10-5. Libros En Español (Books in Spanish). HORARIO DE LA BIBLIOTECA: Lunes 10-7, Martes 10-6, Miércoles 10-7, Jueves 106, Viernes 10-5, Sábado 10-5, Domingo Cerrado.

718.379.6700 FREE ADMISSION TO ALL

Wednesday, Sept. 9th, there will be Bingo in Room 39 at 1:30 p.m.

We will be closed on Monday, Sept.

14th and Tuesday, September 15th, for Rosh Hashanah. We wish a happy and healthy New Year to all our Jewish friends.

Wednesday, September, 23rd, we will be closed for Yom Kippur.

September 29th, we will be going to the Sands Casino. Don't forget your picture I.D. The cost is $33, with a return of $25 slot play and $5 towards food.

The pick-up time is 8 a.m.

On October 14th, is our trip to Westchester Broadway Theater to see the iconic musical Showboat. The

pick- up time is 9 a.m. The cost is $80, the checks are not deposited until two weeks later to make it easier for some.

Stop up to the club room, or mail checks to: Goose Island Seniors, 135 Einstein Loop, Room 39, Bronx, NY, 10475. We're open Monday - Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

All pick-up spots are always at the following locations: Einstein Loop, front of shopping center; Asch Loop, back of library; and Dreiser Loop, front of the hardware store. Call us at: 718379-9613.

Our prayers and best wishes are for all, under the weather, for a quick recovery.

—Ann Schlanger

Einstein Cancer Fund

Happy birthday and/or anniversary to everyone celebrating this month of September.

Thursday, September 17th – Social Security Comedy Luncheon Show at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse.

Time of pick-up at 8:30 a.m. at Einstein Loop, followed by Asch Loop and Dreiser Loop. Cost per person, $79.

Saturday, October 3rd – Our annual raffle luncheon at the Sea Shore Restaurant in City Island.

Cost per person, $52. Our lunch starts with the serving of an appetizer, penne pasta, salad and a choice of the following entrees – grilled or baked Salmon filet, shrimp scampi, fried shrimp,

broiled filet of Sole, broiled seafood combo, chicken parmigiana, barbecue chicken, barbecue ribs, or barbecue chicken and ribs all served with vegetables and roasted potatoes, unlimited tea, coffee, and a delicious dessert, strawberry short cake. Join us for this special fundraiser for a successful luncheon.

For all of the above, please call Lydia at (718) 671-3005, or Annie Eutsey at (718) 320-1874 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Please call to all who are homebound or in nursing homes for their healings and good health.

—Lydia Ruas

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Reflections

by Rabbi Solomon I. Berl Spiritual Leader of Young Israel Synagogue To the Jew, the High Holy Days signify a time of spiritual renewal and rededication. It is a time for introspection and reevaluation directed to repentance for one’s transgressions against G-d and his fellow man. Through penitence, prayer and charity, the individual can morally strengthen himself and avert the evil decree.

Yet in ushering in the Jewish year 5775, the Jew must think not only of himself, but must pray for peace for all mankind. In a world torn with terrorism, strife and oppression, a lasting peace can only be achieved through the unity

of a worldwide human family. Let this new year herald the continuation of major efforts aimed at securing harmony and accord between the nations of the world and between man and his fellow man, so that the prophecy of Isaiah may soon become a reality.

“And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears unto prunning-hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.”

With special thoughts, prayers and best wishes for a year filled with peace, good health and much happiness.

Young Israel—High Holy Day Services High Holiday Prayer Schedule

Rabbi Solomon I. Berl will officiate as Cantor and deliver the Holy Day sermons.

Rosh Hashonah Eve - Sunday, September 13, 7:00 p.m.

1st day of Rosh Hashonah Monday, September 14th MORNING SERVICE — 7:30 a.m.

MINCHA — 7:00 p.m.

MAARIV — 7:50 p.m.

2nd day of Rosh Hashonah Tuesday, September 15th MORNING SERVICE 7:30 a.m.

MINCHA 7:00 p.m., followed by Maariv Evening Service Sabbath of Repentance – Sept. 19th As an integral part of this holy day period, attendance at the Sabbath of Repentance service is most important.

Services begin Saturday morning,

September 19 at 9:00 a.m. and end at 11:30 a.m. Don’t miss this service!

MINCHA 6:50 p.m.

MAARIV 7:40 p.m.

Yom Kippur - Tuesday, Sept. 22nd MINCHA 3:00 p.m.

KOL NIDRE – 6:45 p.m.

Yom Kippur Day — Wednesday – September 23rd MORNING SERVICE – 8:00 a.m.

PUBLIC YIZKOR – 11:00 a.m.

FAST ENDS — 7:40 p.m.

Rabbi Berl and the officers of Young Israel wish all Co-op City residents a happy New Year of good health, good tidings, contentment and fulfillment in the year to come.

May peace and harmony throughout the world become a reality in the coming year.

REMINDER: Be careful

If you are having work done in your apartment, shareholders – especially those who are elderly and/or who live alone – are reminded that all personal items should be secured in a safe location. This is for your own peace of mind, as well as the protection of the Riverbay workers/contractors coming into your home.

Riverbay employees wear identification badges and so do the various Riverbay-approved contractors seeking access to your home. Ask to see identification before allowing anyone to enter your apartment. If you are unsure, you should contact your local CSO at (718) 320-3300 (follow prompts), or Public Safety at (718) 671-3050.

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Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City

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. We’re offering a special incentive for you to join our synagogue’s membership. The cost for 1 year only is $75 in the hopes that you will remain with us. You don’t have to pay this out all at once. You can pay in installments.

Candle Lighting on Friday, September 18th is at 6:40 p.m.

Shabbat ends today, Saturday, September 12, at 8:00 p.m.

Coming Events From now through the summer, Friday night services will be held at 7 p.m.

Services will be held today, Saturday, September 12, at 9 a.m. Join Rabbi Daniel Kronengold in prayer.

Erev Rosh Hashana – Sunday, September 13, candle lighting is at 6:30 p.m. Mincha is at 6:55 p.m.

Monday, September 14, services commence at 8:15 a.m.

Blow the Shofar at 10:45 a.m.

Tashlikh is at 6 p.m. Mincha is at 6:30 p.m. and candle lighting is not before 7:48 p.m. or later.

Tuesday, September 15, Services are at 8:15 a.m. Shofar at 10:45 a.m. and a sermon delivered by Cantor Ringel.

Mincha to be announced at services; the holiday ends at 7:45 p.m.

Erev Yom Kippur, Tuesday, September 22.

Candle lighting is at 6:35 p.m.

Kol Nidre is at 6:40 p.m. led by Cantor Ringel.

Wednesday, September 23, Services commence at 78:30 a.m. Yiskor at 11:30 a.m. Mincha at 4:15 p.m.

Neila, the closing of the gates, at 6 p.m.

Maariv at 7:20 p.m. and Havdala at 7:33 p.m. and the Shofar is blown and the fast ends at 7:41 p.m.

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

A Bingo game is scheduled for tomorrow, Sept. 13th, at 1 p.m. Admission is $3. Snacks will be provided.

Dues are due for both the synagogue and Sisterhood.

Good and Welfare Stephen Bill is sharing his birthday with the members of the synagogue on Sept. 19 after services. He is giving a Kiddish.

Keep open the date of November 8 for a Kosher Chinese luncheon. More details to follow at a later date.

Best wishes to all celebrating special occasions this month. We have tree certificates “in Honor of” or “in Memory of” 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

Riverbay Safety Flash School is Open

Pay special attention to school buses loading and unloading passengers.

Never pass a school bus when its red lights are flashing or when the stop sign is out.

—Riverbay Safety Department

Shalom Jewish Funeral Home, Inc. George Farr - Funeral Director

(718) 828-1700 / 914-654-1700 Keeping Tradition Under Rabbinical Supervision

1528 Castle Hill Avenue Bronx, NY 10462 www.shalomjewish.com Services from Our Chapel, Graveside or Synagogue Parking Facilities • Pre-Arrangements

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The Circle of Christ Church family extends a warm welcome to you and your family and invites you to come and worship with us at 147 Dreiser Loop, patio level (located in the Dreiser Community Center).

La familia de la Iglesia Circulo de Cristo les extiende una cálida invitación

a usted y su familia para que vengan a alabar a Dios junto con nosotros.

Nos encontramos en el 147 de Dreiser Loop, al nivel del patio.

(Localizado en el centro Comunal de Dreiser).

English Church Service Schedule Wednesday, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.,

Prayer & Bible Study Friday, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Youth Night Sunday, 11:00 a.m., Worship and the Word Children Church - 5 years old to 12 years old Little Lamb nursery.

Horario de Servicios en Español Domingo, 9:00 a 10:30 a.m., Alabanzas y Predicación Jueves, 12:00 p.m., Oración y Estudio Biblico.

All are welcome.

Todos son bienvenidos.

—Rev. Sam Colon

The Pentecostal Tabernacle invites everyone to worship service at 100 Co-op City Blvd., Building 22A (Main Lobby). Tel. 718-324-0334, 718-3204218 or 646-345-6707.

Sunday School for all age group begins at 10:30 a.m. Worship service at 11:45 a.m.

Evangelistic service will be held every Sunday evening starting at 7:30 p.m.

Prayer and fasting service on Wednesday morning at 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer meeting will also be held Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. Youth service each Friday evening at 7:30 p.m.

Focus: Church attendance is both a command and a privilege resulting in the fulfillment of God’s purpose for our

lives.

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. (Hebrews 10:25) David stated in Psalm 27:4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, and that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.

The church is a rich place of spiritual nurturing. Prayer is essential to spiritual growth, and the church is a place of community and private prayer. There are several Scriptures that are written in the Bible to let us know how important it is for us to pray, not for ourselves only but for entire world. James said,

the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much” (James 5:16).

Jesus said, It is written, my house is the house of prayer” (Luke 19:46). God promised Judah, Then shall you call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you, and you shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:12-13). At church, people find a place to pray, get motivated to pray, and find teaching about how to pray. Collective prayer is a powerful tool for unifying the church. Psalm 84:1- 8 states: How amiable are thy tabernacle, O Lord, of host! My soul longeth yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Yea the sparrow hath found an house, and the swal-

low a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of host, my king, and my God. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee, in whose heart are the ways of them. Who passing through the valley of Baca maketh a well, the rain also filleth the pools.

They go from strength to strength.

Everyone of them in zion appeareth before God. O Lord God of host, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob.

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

(Psalm 122:1) For further information, call 718324-0334.

—Rev. R. Sibblies

Pentecostal Tabernacle

Evangelical Church of Co-op City – UMC Open Doors, Open Hearts and Open Minds

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. Our phone number is (718) 320-3795, and leave a message if there is no answer.

Sunday Services – The first Sunday of the month is a bilingual service with communion at 10:30 a.m. Each Sunday, the English Service is at 10:30 a.m. and the Spanish Service is at 12:30 a.m.

Children: Sunday School time will change and we will keep you informed.

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. Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday mornings at 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., come and bring your prayer needs so we can pray together. Remember that prayer brings many blessings, which God has promised to all his children that have a personal relationship with Him. Crescendo Christian Music School: Are you interested in learning how to play an instrument or sing, come join the music school. Piano, guitar, drums, violin, voice and other instruments.

Registration for the fall season is here and cost is very reasonable. Registration is free. Call Maestro Frank Colon, (917) 753-3644, to set up a time to come and register. Students range in age from 5years to 100.

Trip to Lancaster, PA.: On Friday, December 18, we are going to Sight & Sound Theater to see Miracle of Christmas. Also included in the trip is shopping at Rockville Square Mall and dinner at Shady Maple. Transportation is included. The cost is $140/person and $100 for children 12 and under. A deposit of $75 deposit is required when making reservations. Call Barbara at (347) 6037473; if no answer, leave a message and someone will get back to you as soon as possible. Remember, seats are going fast and we have very few available.

We want to thank everyone who participated in our flea market last Saturday. You all made it a success.

Thanks to all the vendors, volunteers and the teens that worked so hard to have everything ready on time and to tear down at the end of the day. Thanks to Makayla, Jessica, Jared and Joseph, you are the best. Most of all, I have to thank Pauline, she’s my right hand and without her the flea market wouldn’t be.

We welcomed our new Pastor, Rev. Magaly Beltré. Hope that those who weren’t able to come last Sunday will come out to meet her this Sunday.

Blessings to all our members and friends as we embark on a new road.

—Barbara Penn

Throwing garbage/objects from apartment windows is UNLAWFUL, DANGEROUS and could cause you to receive a community complaint and fine.

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Public Safety Report

Anchors and Tethers for CHildren. It includes Lower Anchorage points and top tether straps to fasten car seats. All vehicles manufactured after 2003 must have at least 2 LATCH points in the rear seat. Seat belts can still be used to install car seats. This is an option for a third seat or if installation in the center seat is desired. Information regarding the LATCH system and the installation of car seats may be found at the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration at 1(888)DASH2DOT or on their website at www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ It is reported that up to 9 out of 10 car seats are not properly installed.

Please have an expert confirm your car seat is correctly installed. Certified child passenger safety technicians are available at various locations to check for the proper installation of car seats.

To find out about car seat check locations, call 1(866) SEAT CHECK or at their website at www.seatcheck.org.

Every person riding in an automobile should wear a seatbelt. Seatbelts save lives. Airbags are not a substitute for seatbelts and are designed to be used in connection with seatbelts. An airbag comes out of the steering wheel or dashboard at a speed of 250 miles per hour. Without a seatbelt, the force of an airbag can cause serious injuries to the front seat passenger and driver.

Wearing a seatbelt in a vehicle equipped with airbags will minimize injuries in otherwise life threatening collision.

Seatbelts will prevent the wearer from being thrown from the automobile in the case of a collision. Today’s

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automobiles are designed to keep the passenger compartment intact in the event of a collision. Without a seatbelt, you will not remain within that safety zone. Unsecured persons in a vehicle continue to travel at the vehicle’s speed until they strike a solid object within or outside the vehicle. Internal organs of the unbelted person then collide with the skeletal system causing serious internal injuries. An unbelted person also serves as a projectile and can cause injuries to other persons in the vehicle. A person properly restrained stays within the vehicle’s safety zone and comes to a slower stop thereby minimizing injuries.

Drivers should consider taking a Defensive Driver Training Course.

These courses teach drivers tactics in becoming a safer driver, plus provide an insurance discount and possible point reduction. Riverbay Corporation is happy to announce a $5 discount on the National Safety Council’s online 6 hour course. Enter referral code #664 at www.ddcnsc.org/ny to receive your $5 discount off the Online Driving Course. With the discount, the course costs $24.95 per driver. Each driver in the household must have the course for the maximum discount. If you own more than one car and have more than one driver in your household, only one car per driver taking the course will receive the discount. The course is an interactive, informative course. You have one month to complete the course in as many sessions as you desire.

Users have three attempts to score at least 75% on the exam at the end to receive credit. The online course offers

**GARAGE 6 ADVISORY NOTICE**

Please be advised that specific sections of Garage # 6 will be under construction and closed as of Wednesday, August 12th, 2015.

The locations are as follows: • The B-side & ½ of the A & C side of the 1st, 2nd & 3rd floor will be closed • The D-side & ½ of the A & C side of the 1st, 2nd & 3rd floor will accommodate two-way traffic • The 3rd floor down ramp will accommodate two-way traffic

• The 3rd floor up ramp will accommodate two-way traffic • The 4th floor down ramp will be a dead end • The rear ramp will be closed • Reserved space #’s 1- 42, 108 129 and 168-205 will be closed We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

—Parking Facilities Dept.

Please be advised that specific sections of GARAGE #1 will be under construction and closed as of August 31st.

The locations are as follows: • ½ of the A & C sides and the entire B side of the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd floor will be closed • The D side of the 2nd & 3rd floor will accommodate two-way traffic • The 1st floor rear ramp will be closed • The 2nd - 3rd floor up ramp will be closed • The 3rd - 2nd floor down ramp

will accommodate two-way traffic • The 3rd - 4th floor up ramp will accommodate two-way traffic • The 4th floor down ramp will be a dead end • Parking will be prohibited in reserved spaces 1-64 and 103-140 If not, your vehicle may be towed at your expense.

We ask that you please drive slowly, cautiously and adhere to the posted traffic signage. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you in advance for your attention and cooperation.

—Parking Facilities Dept.

**GARAGE 1 ADVISORY NOTICE**

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School is open, DRIVE CAREFULLY. Never pass a stopped school bus with a STOP sign displayed or its red lights flashing. This means children are loading or unloading. Be aware of pedestrians and bike riders when operating a motor vehicle. Bike riders must refrain from riding bicycles near buildings and shopping centers. Bicycle riders must give pedestrians the same level of respect that they expect from motor vehicles. Everyone needs to share the road safely.

If you consume alcoholic beverages, be sure to designate a driver that will not drink. Never operate a motor vehicle if you have consumed alcoholic beverages. Always buckle your seatbelt; it will save your life in a serious collision. Avoid distractions and excess speed when driving; these are the two leading causes of collisions within New York State.

The Department of Public Safety would like to remind cooperators that it is a violation of your lease to place food out for animals to eat.

A Community Complaint may be issued for littering to anyone who puts food out for any reason. Well intentioned cooperators may think they are putting food out for stray cats or birds, but the food ends up attracting rats, raccoons, skunks, coyotes or other animals

which can be a threat to residents.

Feeding wildlife, such as geese, also tends to change the migration pattern of these animals as they end up not flying south for the winter.

This was the case last winter in the New York area where many geese were found starved to death when they did not fly south for the winter and their normal food source was covered by deep snow. Food placed out for animals is often lacking in the nutrition needed by the animals and serves to upset their ecological balance. Please resist the urge to place food out for animals in Co-op City or elsewhere.

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.

The Co-op City Department of Public Safety would like to thank all persons who have called in suspicious activity or sent information via our website. It is by your actions that the crime rate remains low and a high quality of life is maintained.

Co-op City Department of Public Safety (718) 671-3050 www.ccpd.us If you SEE something, SAY something!

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