Vol. 59 No. 41
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Riverbay, HCR, HUD and Wells Fargo Hold External Stakeholders Meeting
$1.25
Open Board Meeting with Gallery Session at Einstein Center, Rm. 45, Oct. 16 Riverbay Board President Rod Saunders will preside over the October monthly meeting of the Riverbay Board of Directors at the Einstein Community Center on Wednesday, October 16, at 7 p.m. There will be a Gallery Session, and shareholders are invited to arrive early and sign up to speak should they wish to address the Board and/or Management. This meeting will be live streamed to the community via the Riverbay Crawler starting at 7 p.m. Optimum subscribers can tune in to channel 591 and Master Antenna subscribers to channel 12. (Please see below for the meeting’s Agenda.)
BY DANIELLE CRUZ
Officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Wells Fargo bank, and the New York State Division of Homes and Community Renewal (DHCR) met with Riverbay Management and the Riverbay Board of Directors President and First Vice President, on Tuesday, October 8, in the Dreiser Center. During the meeting, Riverbay Executive General Manager Marvin L. Walton discussed Co-op City’s history, and Riverbay’s day-to-day operations, as well as various accomplishments and progress in the community over the last few years. Management also presented a summary of Riverbay’s finances, an (Continued on page 2)
Riverbay Corp. & NYC DOH Working to Determine Source of Two Cases of Legionnaires’ in Bldg. 17 BY ROZAAN BOONE
The New York City Department of Health (DOH) held a community meeting with Building 17 shareholders on Monday evening, Oct. 7, in Dreiser Auditorium to discuss the fact that two residents of Building 17 contracted Legionnaires’ Disease in the last 12 months, one in October of 2023 and the second in September of 2024. DOH issued a notice from Deputy Commissioner of the Division of Disease Control Celia Quinn to building residents last week informing them that the NYC DOH notifies building residents when there are two or more people diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease among residents of a building in a 12-month period. (Continued on page 2)
Early Voting Begins October 26 BY BRANDON ORTIZ
Early voting in this year’s general election begins on Saturday, October 26, and extends to Sunday, November 3. Shareholders can vote early at the Dreiser Community Center during the following polling hours: • October 26: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. • October 27: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. • October 28: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. • October 29: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. • October 30: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. • October 31: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. (Continued on page 3) • November 1: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
G’mar Chatima Tovah! Wishing our Readers a Peaceful and Joyous Yom Kippur.
Joining the 2024-2025 Riverbay Board Committees BY DANIELLE CRUZ
The Committee on Committees (“COC”), chaired this year by Board Directors Anika Green-Watson and Leah Richardson, is currently looking for interested shareholders to join the 2024-2025 Riverbay Board Committees. There are eight Board committees that shareholders can join: Budget and Finance Committee, Construction, Power Plant & Restoration Committee, Disabilities and Accommodations Committee, Election Committee, Legislative Committee, Parking and Leasing Committee, Residential Sales Committee, and the Safety and Quality of Life Committee. (A brief description of each committee can be found on page 4.) Riverbay Board Committees are comprised of Board directors and share(Continued on page 4)
All Riverbay departments will be open for business as usual on Columbus Day, Monday, October 14, 2024. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend.