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Nevvvvar-chest drive launched by Co-op CouncU for Nizer suit By Madelon Joye e Rosen Coopera tors will be asked to show their support of Co-op City following the unanimous approval of a resolution at this past Monday night's Co-op City Council meeting calling for a massive fundraising campaign of / half a million dollars to be used to bring the famous Nizer law suit to a successful conclusion. Council Financial Secretary and liaison to the Nizer suit Carl Trost ga ve a brief his tory of the law suit and then noted that "it is an unknown quantity" to many cooperators. According to Trost's estimates, as much as one third of the cooperative may have moved into Co-op City since the suit began in 1972. Basically, the class-action law suit charges that builders and planners of Co-op City, the United Housing Foundation (UHF), the State of New York and Community Services Inc. (CSI) conspired to defraud cooperators. The Co-op City
plaintiffs in the case are charging that the original mortgage promised was greatly exceeded and resulted in "illegal rent increases'' sustained by coopera tors. Follow recent decision Now, "af ter eight years of hamstringing the court,''· notes Trost, the case may finally be heard. The la test · in a series of court decisions was handed down by the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court which decided that the case could go on trial and that all 15 charges by the plaintiffs had merit. ''The Council has kept the community informed every step of the way," noted Trost, "and Nizer has hept the Council informed". "If there is a victory, it will not be our victory; it will be for every coopera tor in this community,' 'he added. Now, he said, "we must gear outselves for the trial". Trost then called for a ''vi~tor~~!~r~
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Orchestra toplØy in Co-op By Madelon Joyce Rosen Co-op City will play host to the world-famous New York Philharmonic Orchestra this summer when they perform here as part of their season of summer park concerts. Conductor David Zinman and clarinetist Stanley Drucker will join the Philharmonic on the Greenway in Section 1 on Thursday, August 7, at8 p.m. According to New York Philharmonic spokesman Jack Murphy, the orchestra's concerts ha ve usually been held in past seasons at the - New York Botanical Gardens. However, this year the concert had to be rescheduled when the Botanical Gardens underwent construction. After discussions with the Parks Department, Co-op City was decided upon as an optimum place to hold the concert. "Co-op City is bigger and it has possibilities," Murphy noted. However, the Parks Department and the Philharmonic are taking ( Continued on page 2)
the lot by late summer or early fall. The lot had been owned by the Teamsters· Central States Pension Fund but was turned over to the city after the organization stopped making property tax payments. The city acquired the lot after a court order in August 1978.
Board hearing set The Community Board will hold a public hearing next · Thursday to allow coopera tors to voice their opinions on what they would like to see done with the property. The Board will convey those messages to the city before the property goes up for sale. Two years ago, city officials mentioned the lot as a possible site for a red light district. Strong reactions against the proposal by community leaders squelched the
'The best hope' Council Chairman Ron Meyers noted that "the Nizer suit is the best hope for cooperators,'' citing that this will allow them to recoup money paid for several rent increases. Meyers stressed that the role of the Council must now revert to fundraising. The Nizer firm has already spent one quarter million dollars in legal 'expenses and hasn't. taken money from Co-op City .in five years. Now it is necessary to raise money to "see the suit through to a victorious conclus i o n," Trost said. Approximately one half million ( Continued on page 34)
plan shortly after it was announced. According to Planning Board member Harriet Winter, ''We want the people to tell us what 'they'd like to see on that property. They may wish to see it held in public trust or turned over to a business establishment. But we want to make sure their input is heard before the city makes a final decision.'' · The .property, officially kriown as Block 5141 Lot 1085, covers 514,000 feet or just under 12 acres; According to Department of Real Estate records, the property is assessed at $2,865,000. A department official termed the value "high" for Bronx land. The Planning Board hearing, which all cooperators are invited. to attend, will be held Thursday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Bartow Center Room 31.
Quick thinking mother, doctor save inlf!_f!tlrom 'crib death' By Peter Grad An alert mother and a quick thinking pediatrician played vital roles in the happy ending of a frightening episode last Wednesday which .otherwise could have· resulted in the death of an infant girl. Ivy Zalaman, of Carver Loop, walked into her daughter's room af ter finishing a phone call Wednesday afternoon and found little Allison Faith laying still in her crib. When she walked closer, the horrified mother saw that her child - who was to be exactly three months old the next- day -
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peace chest" to begin. It will be necessary to raise one half million dollars to finish the law suit. Trost sees this as being broken down to $40_ per family over a two year period. The successful conclusion of the Nizer suit, 'he noted, "will mean big bucks for Co-op City." ,
Vacant lot opposite BartolN scheduled for auction by city By Peter Grad It's been an eyesore and a haven forvermin since the 'first residents moved into Co-op City, but if· no: obstacle arises in corning weeks, ~,fä:e large vacant field opposilgBattow Community Center may be sold, cleaned up and turned over to commercial enterprises. Community Planning Board 10 announced this week that the city is preparing to hold an auction for
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had stopped breathing and had turned a glowing purple. Ivy immediately called the HIP Medical Center and wàs advised to bring the child to · the Dreiser Clinic right away. She then rushed the child to the center two blocks away where she was met by Dr. Paul Schipior. , According to Dr. Schipior, the infant was "in bad condition" when she arrived. "We had a room full of patients and were just beginning the afternoon session when we got a ( Continued on page 2)
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Biochemist uncovers "Missing Link"
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teacher tells what it's like to try out for Miss NY-USA Pageant.
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