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And they’re off ... kinda Petitioning during COVID forces two out of race

Going to D.C. After being sworn into Congress, Jamaal Bowman has some big plans as he gets ready to represent. Page A3

n That leaves city council race to five as March 23 special election nears By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com

HIRAM ALEJANDRO DURÁN

City council candidates Eric Dinowitz and Dan Padernacht took to Johnson Avenue and West 235th Street seeking petition signatures within hours of Mayor Bill de Blasio setting March 23 as the special election date to replace Bronx Supreme Court judge Andrew Cohen on the city council.

After more than 40 years running a shop on Riverdale Avenue, Edith Weinheim is calling it quits. Page A5

What’s in a name David Moore might be a successful businessman, but his heart is always in trying to give back. Page A6

n Candidates say ‘no thank you’ to petitioning, but they have no choice, ultimately By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com

Collecting hundreds of signatures is probably one of the last things anyone wants to do during a global pandemic. Yet that’s exactly what the five remaining candidates seeking to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council must do now that Mayor Bill de Blasio has set March 23 for their special election. Monday, both Dan Padernacht and Eric Dinowitz were spotted around Johnson Avenue seeking the John Hancocks of 450 registered voters within Cohen’s old council district so they can have their names on that ballot. Padernacht, a real estate lawyer and former Community Board 8 chair from Kingsbridge Heights, have said such petitioning is dangerous while the coronavirus continues to rage in this part of the city. He joined

some of his fellow candidates — absent Dinowitz — last week calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to suspend petitioning requirements like he did for elections last year. Otherwise, Padernacht said, Cuomo and even de Blasio are potentially putting the lives of thousands of volunteers and registered voters at risk. This new petition drive comes as public health officials say one out of every 200 people in the city has tested positive for SARSCoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Those same experts are predicting January will be the worst month of the pandemic yet, even with a vaccine slowly making its way around the city. Abigail Martin, Marcos Sierra and Carlton Berkley joined Padernacht in his plea during a news conference last week. They wanted the petition requirement suspended once again, but it seems the governor wants no part of it. Instead, Padernacht and others have to collect not just 450 signatures, but actually two or three times that many to help their petition survive some of the expected legal challenges filed by other campaigns, and the Democratic party machine itself for its non-favored candidates.

Dentists, hygienists want turn at vaccine n Despite being high-risk for COVID, many dental workers are being left out By ROSE BRENNAN rbrennan@riverdalepress.com

For the better part of a year, coronavirus safety measures have become a daily mantra: Wear a mask. Stay six feet apart. Only gather with members of your own household. But what happens when your job makes it impossible for you to follow those first two directives? That’s the dilemma facing many dental workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Obviously, the nature of their work involves the mouth — meaning their patients can’t wear a mask while they’re treated. And dental workers need to get up close and personal to clean and treat their patients’ teeth, making it all but impossible to physically distance. Dental workers wear full personal protective equipment while on the job, but they don’t know where their patients have been, leading to some anxiety about contracting the coronavirus. And even with symptom questionnaires and temperature checks in place in efforts to weed out potentially contagious patients — such measures

wouldn’t stop someone who is asymptomatic and still capable of spreading a disease that already has killed hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. That’s why dentist Pearl Sussman thinks she and her colleagues at Pearl Dental Spa on Riverdale Avenue deserve a spot high on the list for receiving the coronavirus vaccine. And while vaccination efforts are proceeding more slowly than anticipated across the country, she has yet to see dental workers like herself anywhere on the priority list. The first phase of the state’s vaccine distribution targets front line health care workers, along with nursing home staff and residents. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the next phase should target people older than 75 along with other front line essential workers like emergency responders, teachers and grocery store workers, according to The New York Times. Some dental workers were included in those vaccination lists, Sussman said. Not because of the nature of their work, but instead because of where they work. “Dentists that work based in a hospital … have received the vaccine or are in the process of receiving the vaccine,” Sussman said. “I think if you VACCINE, page A4

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There are people who are like, ‘I’ll volunteer, but I just had COVID.’ I mean, I literally called a couple and they said, ‘We always would petition for folks. But we just had COVID. We’re done.’

— Jessica Haller

Martin — who on Tuesday dropped out of the special election race with Marcos Sierra — said that between this race and the one to replace new U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres in the Fordham Heights area — thousands of unnecessary physical contacts will have to be made, which would be any virus’s preferred scenario. “We know that with some of these vaccines, it takes time in order for people to be fully vaccinated and safe,” Martin said. “We have 12 candidates between District 11 SIGNATURES, page A4

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A time to retire

Cuomo won’t suspend signature gathering

The field for the special election to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council narrowed Tuesday as Abigail Martin and Marcos Sierra both dropped out of the race. But it doesn’t mean they don’t still have hopes of becoming a member of the city council. Both said they’re going to wait to run in the June primary for the seat, and leave the March 23 special election to fill Cohen’s last year of his term to someone else. ABIGAIL Mayor Bill de BlaMARTIN sio set the special election date Monday, telling the candidates to “get out there and get petitioning” to get on the ballot, before returning to his calls for people to stay away from others as coronavirus cases continue to spiral out of control. Although several MARCOS candidates joined SIERRA forces last week asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo to suspend petitioning for special elections — like he did for elections last year — many of those same candidates were out on the street Monday starting to collect the 450 signatures needed to get their name on the March 23 ballot. But not everyone was ready to start petitioning. Martin, a former social worker and current Columbia University adjunct professor, said she wants DROPPING OUT, page A4

No, you’re not imagining things. It gets dark really early these days — sometimes before you even think about what you’re going to have for dinner. The sun’s early departure may mean far less sunlight, but it does give parts of the city — Marble Hill included — a chance to put its own illumination on display.

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Leave the car, just take the PlayStation As for many who have suffered losses as the hands of a car thief, an owner of a Honda Odyssey took his turn to be victimized while parked on the 130 block of West 195th Street sometime between midnight and 2 p.m., on Christmas Day. Yet it wasn’t the Honda the thief was after, according to a report. Instead, it was the car owner’s PlayStation Portable handheld electronic game console, as well as a Ralph Lauren hat and nine Social Security checks. Police estimated the losses at $9,300. There were no cameras in the area, which gives the thief a head start. But the 50th Precinct detective squad is investigating.

The master’s tools — missing With the amount of equipment one perp stole the evening of Nov. 30, they can probably build their own hideout. A man parked his 2000 General Motors Savana outside of the 5700 block of Broadway around 6:30 p.m., returning a

few hours later to find someone broke into it. Not only was the car’s rear right window shattered, but police say a sizable cache of toolkits, drills, batteries and other building equipment were stolen from inside the car, which they valued at $4,000. Police are investigating. — Rose Brennan

Cycling through crime A morning bicycle ride might be refreshing, but it works a lot better when such a ride is done on your own bike. Someone didn’t get that memo in the early morning hours of Dec. 1, when police say the lock on a garage on the 2700 block of Johnson Avenue was broken. Once inside, the burglar made off with a bike worth $500, as well as the garage’s remote control. The man appeared on a security camera, police said, but there’s been no sign of him since. Detectives are still investigating. — Rose Brennan

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Bowman ready to make progressive waves on Hill n New congressman prioritizes housing justice and anti-racist education By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com

It might not be the kind of news House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to hear, but The Squad — an unofficial group of progressive members of Congress led by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — expanded a bit this election cycle with a few new members, including the newly sworn in U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman. And even before he took office, the successor to longtime congressman Eliot Engel has been making the rounds touting what appear to be ambitious plans for housing and education, among other issues. One of those stops ahead of his swearing in was last month with Northwest Bronx Indivisible. It was with this progressive activist group — formed in the wake of the Trump presidency — where he emphasized pumping more federal dollars to help keep people in their homes in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. He also wants to focus a lot on public education — something near and dear to his heart as a former Bronx public school administrator himself. “Let’s make different policy decisions that are rooted in humanity, so we can uplift those communities that have been hurt the most,” Bowman said. One top priority is to prevent mass evictions of those financially struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. Rent support during this critical time would be a lifeline to those in lower-income neighborhoods like Kingsbridge and much of the Bronx. Kathy Solomon, and member of

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Jamaal Bowman ousted longtime incumbent Eliot Engel in the U.S. House of Representatives last June, joining a growing progressive movement started, in part, by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Bowman wants to push federal dollars to tackle pressing issues like the coronavirus pandemic, especially inside minority communities he feels are being under-served. Indivisible’s local steering committee — and a doctor — said this move is really important from a public health perspective. “To turn people out of their homes in the middle of a pandemic, I can’t think of anything stupider,” she said. “What? You’re going to put them in some large shelter together? Really? To spread the virus?” In the longer term, Bowman said he wants to cap rents at 25 percent of a tenant’s salary, and ultimately end homelessness. Inequities between the funding of Bronx public schools and other parts

of the state, Solomon said, was a big concern of parents she’s spoken to in recent years. Morgan Evers — a political activist herself who also is a member of P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil parents’ association — said Bowman’s “New Deal for Education” plan is one of the main reasons she’s excited about his upcoming tenure in the House. “As a public school parent, I see the inequities between the funding that the city gives the schools in the Bronx, as opposed to the funding that’s given in other parts of our state,” Evers said. “For the past two years, my son has been in a class of 32 kids. That would

never happen in other parts of this state.” Bowman’s education plan, according to his website, incentivizes states to more equitably fund public schools, capping class sizes at 20 students, expanding federal spending for school districts with students living in poverty, along with a federal jobs guarantee. Bowman also emphasized to Indivisible members his desire to make public college free, and to spend more federal dollars on improving decaying school buildings. “Public school infrastructure is outdated. It’s unsafe,” Bowman said. “Ev-

erything from lack of HVAC systems to lead in the water is something we’re going to be dealing with.” Transitioning from a longtime representative to a new congressman is not always easy, but Bowman assured group members he’s looking to ease that changeover as much as possible, beginning with plans to place his main district office somewhere in Riverdale. That would be in keeping with Engel, who maintained his primary office on Johnson Avenue. He also hired Ashley Torres, former chief of staff to former councilman and now U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres, to be his district director. Bowman enters Washington at a precarious time: The Democrats still control the House, but only by a slim nine-seat margin. Joe Biden is president-elect, but the fate of U.S. Senate began the new year still up in the air with two Georgia run-off races ultimately deciding party control of the upper chamber. With all that said, Bowman and other progressives may have to moderate their positions on several issues in order to get bills passed. Additionally, if Democrats fail to take the Georgia runoff races, it could be nearly impossible to pass progressive policies. The top item on Bowman’s racial justice agenda is to pass H.R. 40, intended to give financial compensation, or reparations, to the descendants of slaves. He added that he wants to introduce anti-racist curriculum for students ranging from pre-K through college level, and incentivize states and cities to implement that curriculum. It’s a pretty full plate, especially for someone who has yet to settle in to his new Capitol Hill office “So, a lot to do, a lot to think about, a lot to figure out,” Bowman told the Indivisible members. “I look forward to working with you all and getting this stuff done.”

POLITICAL ARENA Dinowitz is Ben Franklin Club choice As expected, Eric Dinowitz has earned the endorsement of the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club, picking up 117 of a possible 143 votes. That means the club’s resources — including physical office space and volunteers to help with petitioning — will be at Dinowitz’s disposal as he makes a run to replace former city councilman Andrew Co-

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hen. He was elected as a judge to the Bronx Supreme Court last November. Also receiving votes from the club were Dan Padernacht, Mino Lora and Jessica Haller — all whom informed the club before the results they were no longer seeking the endorsement. They and others in the council race claimed the Ben Franklin Club changed its voting rules without following its bylaws, and called its decision to not vote on new leadership

for the club un-democratic. Eric Dinowitz is the son of longtime Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, who has provided more than $60,000 in campaign funds to the club over the last decade, according to financial filings — more than any other political candidate during that period. Instead of in-person voting, the Ben Franklin Club allowed members to cast endorsement ballots absentee. Michael Heller, the club’s president —

who previously donated to Dinowitz’s campaign — told The Riverdale Press that 163 total ballots were requested, and 143 were returned. None of the ballots were rejected.

Ariana Collado now leading Bronx Dems

The chief of staff to former councilman Andrew Cohen has landed a new gig — executive director of the Bronx Democratic County Committee.

Ariana Collado takes on the role just days after Cohen stepped down to take his seat on the Bronx Supreme Court. “She is a dynamic, hardworking and tenacious woman who is committed to moving the Bronx forward and stronger every single day,” said state Sen. Jamaal Bailey, the Bronx Democrats chair, in a release. “Ariana is incredibly well-respected and will continue to do amazing things for this borough.” Collado already began work

on creating an advisory board for the countywide party apparatus, Bailey said, intended to help the group in its decisionmaking. “Now more than ever it is important that we all work together,” Collado said, in a release. “The past presidential administration left many individuals with a desire to engage in the democratic process, and we need to create opportunities for those who want to participate.”

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Abigail Martin, Marcos Sierra out of special election DROPPED OUT from page A1 to focus her energy on the June primary. As a first-time candidate with a grassroots organization, the logistics of running two elections backto-back was very difficult to figure out. “I believe running in one election, the June primary,” Martin said. “This is the smartest way to ensure that I win and can represent the voters of District 11.” But another and perhaps more urgent reason she’s leaving the race is that she doesn’t want to her campaign petitioning while coronavirus infection rates are spiking not only in the city, but also in key parts of the district. Martin doesn’t want to ask her volunteers to physically interact with people to collect the signatures needed for ballot access. “I actually have volunteers right now that have COVID,” Martin said. “I don’t want to do (petitioning) at all. I certainly didn’t want to do it twice.” Martin joined with the other candidates seeking to replace Cohen last week — all with the exception of Eric Dinowitz — in calling for de Blasio to persuade the governor to waive petitioning requirements. However, so far, their pleas have fallen on deaf ears. Martin had gone a step further just before Christmas, writing an op-ed for the Gotham Gazette suggesting Cuomo should postpone the elections altogether — a position that didn’t have much support from her election peers.

Dinowitz told The Riverdale Press he’s in favor of lowering the petition signature threshold, meaning fewer person-to-person interactions. But he didn’t take a clear position on suspending petition requirements altogether. Over the weekend, Dinowitz won — as expected — the endorsement of the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club. With that comes a mandate from club members to petition only for Dinowitz, meaning he has a built-in volunteer corps ready to collect signatures for him. Sierra also cited the dangers of petitioning during the height of the pandemic as why he withdrew from the special election. “I’m a working-class father. I’m an essential worker,” Sierra told The Press. “The health and safety of my family and neighbors supersede the reckless decision to collect signatures in a pandemic.” Infection rates in Wakefield and Woodlawn are some of the highest in the city, Sierra said, with one-in-five people testing positive for the coronavirus. He’s concerned this danger means voters in there won’t get to participate in the petitioning process. “it’s dangerous to go over there,” he said. “Candidates are not going to go over there — hopefully. Almost 20 percent of the district is being left out of the petitioning process, and the petitioning process should have petitions from people in all neighborhoods.”

Although both Sierra and Martin say they are gearing up to run in June, it’s not clear if the pandemic situation will be any different by then. Petitioning to get on the primary ballot starts next month. And while infection rates may not be lower by then, Martin believes it will at least give her more time. Sierra is a bit more optimistic. He’s confident the city will be in a better position by then with more people vaccinated and lower infection rates as a result. Vaccination has been slow to roll out, especially in New York, where Cuomo has threatened to fine agencies that don’t distribute vaccines in storage in a timely manner. That means only a small percentage of the state’s population has received any shot so far, and those who got in from the beginning can’t even boast about immunity from the coronavirus until Valentine’s Day, at the earliest, public health officials said. Martin told The Press last August her years as a social worker will help her understand the needs of people in the district so she can better represent them on the city council. “I understand what it’s like to struggle in that way,” she said. “I think my experience working with families who are struggling sort of lent itself to my inspiration. And I just want to continue living in the city, and families like mine are getting squeezed out of the city.” Martin wants to help people recover from the

pandemic. That includes putting together plans to prevent evictions, fund affordable child care, and help parents navigate the complexities of remote learning for their children. In his own talk with The Press last September, Sierra said he wants to better represent people in the eastern part of the district — particularly communities like Norwood and Woodlawn. “Whenever there’s a perceived sense of power, there is an inequitable distribution of resources,” Sierra said. “And that holds true the farther you go from that center of power.” He added that “equal is not equitable. Equal means all of the seven neighborhoods have somebody in the council representing them. Equitable means all seven neighborhoods get their issues addressed the same way, equitably.” With Martin and Sierra out, the remaining candidates in the special election race to replace Cohen include real estate lawyer Dan Padernacht, Dinowitz, environmentalist Jessica Haller, community arts leader Mino Lora, and former New York Police Department officer Carlton Berkley. Cohen resigned his council seat last month after he was elected to the Bronx Supreme Court bench. The remaining candidates are pounding the pavement collecting signatures to qualify for the special election. “We’re still here,” Haller said. “We’re full steam ahead, signatures and all.”

Cuomo won’t suspend special election petitioning SIGNATURES from page A1 and District 15 running. That’s over 14,000 person-to-person contacts to get enough signatures at the current requirement of 450.” It’s even more if each candidate is forced to collect as many as 1,000 signatures, as expected. Yet, even among those candidates calling on the governor to intervene, there are some slight differences of opinion on what that intervention should entail. Padernacht wants to keep it simple: Waive signature-gathering altogether. “The required petitioning will result in thousands of person-to-person contacts at a time when COVID infection rates are rising,” Padernacht said. He also backs more permanent legislation, like the kind introduced by Councilman Ben Kallos — who represents the Upper East Side — that would waive the petitioning requirement for any candidate who also qualifies for matching campaign funds from the city. To get those extra dollars, candidates must receive at least 75 individual donations of $10 each from voters living within their district, and $5,000 from donors in the city at large. It’s the kind of measure many other states use in elections, Padernacht said — instituting a minimum fundraising requirement to show a candidate has serious enough support to warrant a spot on the ballot, without having to collect and verify signatures. If neither of these ideas gain traction, Padernacht said his last resort is one also supported by Dinowitz — lowering the number of signatures candidates have to collect, thus reducing in-person interactions as much as possible. The city’s elections board declined to comment, and neither the mayor nor the governor responded to requests. Jessica Haller wasn’t part of Padernacht’s news conference last week, but told The Riverdale Press she fully agrees there needs to be an alternative to inperson petitioning. “There are multiple ways to gather people’s support that don’t require

As petitioning got under way Monday for the March 23 special election to replace Councilman Andrew Cohen, Dan Padernacht, below, collects signatures on Johnson Avenue, hoping to get his name on the ballot. Not too far away, his main opponent, Eric Dinowitz, hands out flyers near the corner of West 235th Street and Johnson Avenue.

‘We have 12 candidates between District 11 and District 15 running. That’s over 14,000 person-to-person contacts to get enough signatures at the current requirement of 450.’

— Abigail Martin

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hand-to-hand interactions,” Haller said. Especially “in a day where hand-tohand interactions need to be limited.” It’s awkward to collect signatures during a pandemic, she said, especially with everyone sharing pens and paper while standing close together — the

kinds of activities specifically discouraged by public health officials. There are “people who are like, ‘I’ll volunteer, but I just had COVID,’” Haller said. “I mean, I literally called a couple and they said, ‘We always would petition for folks. But we just had CO-

VID. We’re done.’” Dinowitz, son of Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, said he’s for lowering the signature threshold, but he’s against tying ballot access to the city’s matching fund requirement. “There has to be a threshold of

someone demonstrating support in the community,” the public school educator said. “I don’t think that that should be based solely on one’s ability to raise money.” The real priority, Dinowitz said, should be expanding mail-in and early voting for the special elections. In an op-ed that appeared in the Gotham Gazette just before Christmas, Martin took her ideas a step further, calling for elections to be conducted completely by mail, or even postponed until more people feel safe from the coronavirus. Delaying the election would mean longer periods some districts, like Cohen’s, would be without any representation at City Hall. That means Martin’s suggestion doesn’t have much support among her former peers. Delaying even four to six weeks doesn’t make much sense, Haller said, because it could put the special election in April or May. “Then why don’t you just wait until June?” Haller said. “Just do it in June, a special and a primary in one ballot.” One last option the council candidates have is to take Cuomo to court. But that’s not an attractive option, Padernacht said, because the legal process would be cost-prohibitive for candidates like him, limited to about $190,000 in total spending. “So beginning an expensive legal process, really aside from the amount of time you need — and money,” Padernacht said, “it’s not realistic.”

Dental workers fear they’re missing out on vaccine VACCINE from page A1 work in a dental clinic in a hospital, it shouldn’t be different than if you work in a private practice. I don’t think this virus is intelligent enough to know, ‘Hey, I’m in a private practice, I can’t be infectious.’” Because Sussman’s practice is private, she has no idea when the vaccine will arrive at her door. And with coronavirus cases on the rise in the city yet again, their work is only becoming more perilous with each passing day. For many months during the pandemic, hospitals postponed any nonessential surgeries in an effort to free up hospital space for those needing intensive care from COVID-19 complications. And some might argue that dental work is non-essential, and as a result, dental workers shouldn’t be a high priority when it comes to vaccination. But Sussman believes dentistry can be just as essential in maintaining a patient’s health as other medical disciplines. She recalled a case last year where a routine trip to the dentist saved one of her patients’ lives. “Weeks before we (closed) the office, I had someone with a lesion on their tongue, and it was cancer,” Sussman said. “We saved her. We found it early.” Jenny Machuca has been a dental hygienist for 16 years, working for Sussman at least half that time. While the dental office was closed for several months, Machuca contemplated whether she should even go back to work because of her virus exposure concerns. “I wanted to go back to work, but at the same time, I didn’t want to go

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Pearl Sussman is a dentist, but unlike others in health care, dental workers like her are not being prioritized in vaccination efforts. She believes this puts her and members of her staff at unnecessary risk for contracting the virus that causes COVID-19. back to work, because there was a lot of fear,” Machuca said. “Even when Dr. Sussman texted us and said, ‘I think we’re going to go back soon,’ I was thinking (of not going) back because I was afraid.” Despite her reservations, Machuca

ultimately did return. But some of the new policies as part of this “new normal” have caused additional work place stress for her. Not only can she not interact with her coworkers in the ways she used to, some seeking treatment from Machuca experienced a few

bumps in the road when it came to the new procedures. “The patients were not happy with it,” Machuca said. “We were telling them, ‘Please don’t just walk in. Call us and let us know that you’re there because we can’t have a lot of people

in the waiting room.’ And people were getting upset because we were telling them to please just walk outside and wait outside.” While Sussman thinks the criteria to get a coronavirus vaccine should be expanded to include her line of work, she doesn’t think distribution should be completely laissez-faire. Instead, she says dental workers should need to prove where they’re employed. Dentists have a national identifier provider number, which Sussman thinks can be used to verify their work in the field. But for dental hygienists and assistants, no such classification exists. In this case, Sussman thinks they should present tax forms to qualify. Sussman believes these procedures can make the vaccination process more legitimate and ensure everyone who gets the vaccine actually needs it for their work. “People have said, ‘Can I come work for you just to see if I can get the vaccine?’” Sussman said. “The things that people want to do in order to get the vaccine is beyond belief.” The vaccine’s arrival in the city certainly showed a light at the end of the tunnel for many. But for Machuca and others in her line of work, they won’t sleep soundly until dental workers are fully vaccinated. And until they are, Machuca believes they will continue to be at a needlessly high risk for contracting the virus. “I don’t want to say that hospitals are not” at risk, she said. “Of course they are. But we are the ones producing all of these aerosols, and I think that we are at an even higher risk than doctors right now.”

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After four decades, Riverdale Ave store says goodbye n Edith Weinheim owned Designer’s Corner shop for more than 42 years By FRANK DIEZ Correspondent

Edith Weinheim made her dream come true when she opened Designer’s Corner in 1978, selling clothing and accessories, and doing what she truly loved. More than four decades later, that dream has fully run its course as Edith retires, saying goodbye to a longstanding Riverdale business. Designer’s Corner — located up until late last year at 3725 Riverdale Ave. — was a staple of the neighborhood. Yet, when it was time to consider the shop’s future — especially in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic — Edith admits the decision to close her doors for good was one she didn’t make lightly. “The time has come for me to learn who I am outside these four walls, and I could not be more excited for the road ahead,” Edith said in a note posted on the empty storefront. “I am filled with such joy, pride, happiness, fulfillment, and also tremendous sadness to be ending this chapter of my life.” Growing up on the Lower East Side, Edith moved to Riverdale after she turned 19 because she didn’t want to raise children in a heavily populated neighborhood. “I didn’t want to be far away from

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Closing a store means Edith Weinheim is selling much more than she ever did at Designer’s Corner, including this mannequin foot she’ll no longer need in retirement. Manhattan,” Edith said. “So, to me, Riverdale was like being in the suburbs, but close enough to the city where I can go to the city whenever I felt like it.” When she opened Designer’s Corner, Edith’s goal wasn’t to be like every other retail store, but to give customers more of a hands-on experience. “The basis of my business was not for the customer who’s an online shopper,” she said. “This is someone who wanted to come in and have the social experience of being wardrobed, shown how to dress, giving them ideas and advice. That’s what we were all about — very one-on-one personal service.” But Edith didn’t start her business

on Riverdale Avenue. Instead, her earliest days were from a small space she rented in The Whitehall selling jewelry and accessories. It was her success there that led to Designer’s Corner. And despite the changing fashion industry over the years, Edith says she always managed to keep her inventory interesting. “I always prided myself in trying to carry very unusual things, not things where you can see yourself coming and going,” she said. “I know that it’s my buying that allowed my store to sustain 42 years. People always commented on my taste level.” Edith understood the need for more variety when it came to retail in

the neighborhood, and tried to expand over the years by carrying more than just items for women. “We had no gift stores here, we had nothing for men, we had no children’s stores,” she said. “I tried to implement all of those categories in my one store with women being the primary.” But then came the coronavirus pandemic, forcing Edith to join many other retail stores in closing for a good chunk of time between March and June last year. She saw that what she was selling wasn’t what people needed in the current landscape. Because of that, the future of Designer’s Corner was a bleak one. “When I was allowed to reopen, it occurred to me that people’s lifestyles were changing,” Edith said. “I didn’t go into work on June 23 saying, ‘I’ve had enough, I’m going to retire.’ I did think that the fashion industry was going to change because of COVID, and it’s going to be quite a while before it comes back to what it was. If ever.” Before the coronavirus, Edith would travel the country, attending fashion trade shows. She even attracted customers from outside the neighborhood purely from word-of-mouth. “I had customers from Jersey, from Connecticut, from Westchester, and Manhattan, in addition to local,” Edith said. “I could have never survived with just local trade.” Those who frequented her store every so often despite living further away surprised Edith, and made her feel good about the business. And she wasn’t alone in running the store. For part of that time, son Jeremy Kamm

joined her. “Those 10 years he was with me, from the age of 16 to 26, there isn’t a customer that knew him that didn’t adore him,” Edith said. “He was extremely helpful in fashion, had exquisite taste, and to this day everyone always asked for him. I would have never been on Instagram or Facebook if my son hadn’t been there.” Family also was a factor in Edith’s decision to close up shop for good. When husband Danny decided to settle down himself, she was convinced to follow suit. “My husband came to me and decided he was going to retire,” Edith recalled. “So I said, ‘You know what? Then we’re going to do it together.” Edith also cited a desire to spend more time with her six grandchildren — some of whom live on the other side of the country — as another reason. Constantly traveling and doing work for the store didn’t allow much time to see them. “Working six to seven days a week for all these years didn’t allow me the freedom of doing whatever it was that I would like to do at this point,” Edith said. “Now I can play with my grandchildren.” Although the time has come to close her doors, Edith says she’ll still miss the experience of having Designer’s Corner. “I’m going to miss my customers, and making them happy,” she said. “When they left the store with purchases, they looked like they had a nice time while they were there. “It was a social experience.”

BUSINESS BRIEFS Developers getting busy in the nabe The new year is still quite young, but yet real estate developers have been super-busy — especially in this part of the Bronx. One of the biggest questions in recent months has finally been answered: What’s going to replace the small mansion at 3377 Sedgwick Ave.? It’s exactly what many people expected — a multi-family residential building. In fact, it’s a six-story building with more than 18,000 square feet of space divided up into 30 units, according to a filing with the city’s buildings department.

Anton Tinaj, a partner with Arberia & Associates, purchased the Kingsbridge Heights home last spring through a limited liability corporation for $1.25 million, according to city property records — a significant increase from the $31,500 its previous owner, Chao Shio Sieh, paid for the property in 1992. Tinaj got off on the wrong foot with his neighbors, with his workers accused of doing demolition work without a permit in the middle of a pandemic. Tinaj told The Riverdale Press at the time his people were only trying to clean up the property, which he claims was left a mess by the previous owner. By September, Tinaj had filed the paperwork to demolish

By Michael hinMan the 3,700-square-foot home that was built in 1899. The property is zoned R6-A, which likely would make Tinaj’s proposed project as-of-right. Initial steps also are under way to start a four-story, eightunit residential building at 2733 Kingsbridge Terrace, near West Kingsbridge Road. Nush Rudaj purchased an existing three-family home on the property through an LLC for $750,000 back in March 2019, according to property records. This lot is zoned R6, also suggesting this will be as-of-right. It’s expected to end up with a little more than 5,500 square feet of residential, according to Rudaj’s application filed with the city’s buildings department.

A four-story residential building also is being planned for 2860 Heath Ave., an existing empty lot near West 229th Street. Gurpreet Singh is developing more than 5,600 square feet of residential space that will be broken down into eight apartments. A company managed by Singh bought the land last November for $255,000, according to property records. And finally, it’s not new construction at 3633 Kingsbridge Ave., but instead a demolition. The owner of the two-story former home of Kingsbridge Fence located next to Kingsbridge Social Club, filed paperwork with the buildings department just before the end of the

year to tear down the building. Costa Ioannou bought the property for $1.55 million in October 2017 through an LLC, but has not filed any additional paperwork on what might go up in its place. The property is zoned for lower-density mixed-use, which could include a low-rise apartment building and some commercial use on the bottom floor.

Karate school wins grant money Riverdale Kenshikai Karate on Fieldston Road is one of 28 city businesses sharing in more than $200,000 in grant money awarded by the Citizens Committee for New York City.

The organization, which offered more than $1 million in direct grants to community projects last year alone, provided local businesses cash grants of up to $10,000 to help them maintain payroll and operations. Riverdale Kenshikai, run by Paul Sookdar, has been part of the community since 1992, according to a release. It lost all streams of revenue in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, moving to the online videoconferencing app Zoom. The karate center wants to install an exhaust fan at its Fieldston Road location, and purchase an air purifier it hopes will help once again lead to safe indoor classes.

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David Moore: A businessman on a mission for humanity n Counseling center on West 239th now bears his name, and his wife’s, too By PETE JANNY Special to The Riverdale Press

Those who have heard of David Moore probably know him from his professional endeavors. For instance, he’s the chair and chief executive of Moore Holdings — a company that employs 800 people across the country through Renewal by Andersen window stores. He’s also left a private equity player legacy as a founding partner of Sonostar DAvID Ventures, investing MOORE in a number of companies including Marquis Jet. But there’s something else that some might find just as commendable, even though it may not catch as much attention: David Moore is on a mission for humanity. The 55-year-old has focused on a number of philanthropic projects around the city for years, including two decades on the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, the largest social services agency in the city. In fact, he left that role only so he could become a trustee and chair of the UJA Federation in New York City. But the Jewish Board and its focus on mental health never left Moore’s mind, working with the organization

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The David and Lori Moore Family Riverdale Counseling Center partners with the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, one of many nonprofits David Moore has worked with throughout his career. on various psychiatric clinics around the city, inspiring him to make a difference in the fight against what he calls the “silent epidemic.” Mental health is a global issue, but it hits home for Moore here in the city where he faces the state health department’s claim that one-in-five people show symptoms of a mental health disorder each year. “Lately more people have become more conscious of the importance of dealing with mental health issues, but it’s the silent epidemic that affects just (about) everybody,” Moore said. “Nowadays, anybody could cite somebody they know who has been affected

by cancer. But if you ask them if they know someone who has been affected by mental health issues, they would also say.” Moore’s efforts in the mental health field haven’t gone unnoticed. Last October, he joined wife Lori and daughter Jami in front of what was the J.W. Beatman Counseling Center at 521 W. 239th St., to watch as it was officially renamed the David and Lori Moore Family Riverdale Counseling Center. The move came after Moore donated an unspecified amount of money to the Jewish Board, which helps operate the Riverdale counseling center. “When David and Lori decided to

make their most generous gift to the Jewish Board, I can’t say that it came as a surprise,” trustee Fran Levy said at the beginning of the renaming ceremony, which was streamed online. “Philanthropy is just part of David’s DNA, and the Moores have a deep and longstanding devotion to supporting our city and the Jewish community.” The facility cares for more than 1,000 children and families each year through outpatient mental health services. And to broaden its client base, the clinic employs a diverse set of workers who provide that treatment in English, Russian and Spanish, and includes a contingent of Jewish Ortho-

dox therapists. But the name change isn’t expected to impact the purpose the facility has always served — the only difference now is that the Moore family becomes the face of the work being done there. “Lori and David’s longstanding commitment to supporting New York City and the most vulnerable among us, is going to keep them a force in our city for decades to come,” said David Edelson, the Jewish Board’s president. Yet, there’s more to Moore than simply his business ventures — including a run as chief executive of Register.com. He also dabbles in sports as a minority stakeholder in the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, and has even spent time on stage as a professional stand-up comedian. “The very things that make David successful in business make him successful in nonprofit fundraising,” Edelson said. “He has raised countless millions for many worthy charities.” There is a charge for services at the Moore Family Center, but the Jewish Board offers a sliding fee for those without insurance, according to its website. To learn more about its services, call (718) 601-2280. And even those who may not have felt the need to seek out these types of services in the past may not be immune to the troubling times of the coronavirus, Moore said. That makes operations like the Riverdale center more important than ever. “I think this may be the most critical time for mental health that we all have ever experienced,” Moore said. “People who were dealing with mental health issues will be even worse now because of isolation.”

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WHAT’S IN / WHAT’S ON Toastmasters get together

Bronx Toastmasters Club meets Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m., via the Zoom online videoconferencing app. To learn more, or to RSVP, email bronxtoastmastersclub@gmail.com.

Art association ‘Moving Forward’

The Riverdale Art Association hosts an online show, “Moving Forward,” through the end of January online. It’s curated by Diana Catz and produced by Myra Joyce featuring artist work reflecting what are hopefully better times ahead with light at the end of a dark year. Media include acrylic, watercolor, collage, photography, fractal art, colored pencil, and pen and ink. To learn more, visit RiverdaleArtAssociation.org.

Family arts available in trying times

Artist Nina Velazquez presents “Come Draw With Me,” a daily drawing activity via her Facebook page. Families can sit down together and create their own versions of Velazquez’s drawings, and are encour-

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Neighborhood House comes to your door

The Riverdale Neighborhood House is now providing remote programs and classes to keep what has become a quarantined community engaged and prepared. Classes include: • An after-school program for families with children 10 and younger • Remote support for families transitioning to online courses and activities The neighborhood house also is offering academic support to high school students with an emphasis on math (like algebra and geometry). This includes 1-on-1 tutoring with Manhattan College students and test prep support. This service is available Tuesday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m., virtually. For more information on tutoring, call (718) 549-8100, Ext. 159, or email oacevado@riverdaleonline.org.

For more information on other programs, visit RiverdaleOnline.org.

CB8 gets together throughout January Community Board 8 continues to meet via the Zoom online videoconferencing app. For links or how to access those meetings, visit NYC.org/CB8. Upcoming meetings include: • Special committee on racial equity on Thursday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. • Law, rules and ethics committee on Monday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. • Full board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. • Health, hospital and social services committee on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. • Public safety committee on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. • Environment and sanitation committee on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. • Aging committee on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 4 p.m., followed by the traffic and transportation committee at 7 p.m. • Housing committee on Monday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. • Education, libraries and cultural affairs on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m.

• Parks and recreation committee on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. • Economic development committee on Thursday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m.

SHSAT strategy sessions begin

Prep and strategy sessions for eighth- and ninth-graders expecting to take the Specialized High School Admissions Test have begun at Riverdale Neighborhood House. Led by community classes coordinator Rob Adelman, the sessions focus on realistic practice and targeted content review, including a mock exam, time management strategies, and the review of skills and formulas in approaching the test. For more information, email radelman@riverdaleonline.org.

Art created in pandemic

The Riverdale Art Association presents its new online art gallery in the form of a video, “Art in a Time of Quarantine,” featuring work by Doris Cordero, Maria Formoso, Thomas Maceranka, and others. For more information, visit RiverdaleArtAssociation.org.

Botanical garden now open

The New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., has begun the second phase of its post-coronavirus pandemic reopening, with limited indoor access to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. The new, limited timed-entry ticketing system allows the botanical garden to stagger visitor arrivals, promote social distancing, and is designed to mitigate the risk of crowding in high-traffic areas. Advanced purchase of tickets is required, and will be confirmed by email. On top of that, complimentary admission to Bronx health care workers from the borough’s eight public and private hospitals will continue through Feb. 28. Visit NYBG.org.

Holiday Lights bring Bronx Zoo to life

The family-favorite Holiday Lights continues at the Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Blvd., through Jan. 10. Tickets are now available at BronxZoo.com/holiday-lights.

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Covering for a community when the big chair’s empty n Andrew Cohen’s council exit won’t create a total vacuum, however By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com

What happens when a city council district doesn’t have a city council member? That’s the question some were asking even before Andrew Cohen stepped down from his city council seat Dec. 31 to become a Bronx Supreme Court judge. His departure leaves the greater Riverdale and Kingsbridge area, as well as Norwood and Wakefield without representation until after a March 23 special election. In his final weekly newsletter that went out to constituents on Christmas, Cohen said day-to-day operations would still be available at his district office. Additionally, Cohen told Bronx Community Board 7 that Councilman Fernando Cabrera — who also represents parts of Kingsbridge Heights in a district that borders his — is willing to lend a hand as well, at least until the seat is filled. “Our office is open to anybody, whether they’re in my council district or not,” said Cabrera, who is gearing up for a borough president run this year. “We will fill in the gap wherever the gap needs to be filled.” While day-to-day constituent services are important, so is voting. So is interacting with various different city agencies like the transportation and sanitation departments. And so is ensuring this part of the Bronx is represented when it comes time to formalize the city budget this spring. Budget negotiations are especially important considering the fiscal impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “Right now, the Office of Management and Budget is already asking

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The parts of the Bronx covered by Andrew Cohen won’t have city council representation until his seat is filled by a March 23 special election. Some in the community are worried about having one less advocate at City Hall — especially during a pandemic. agencies to start looking at cuts,” said Dan Padernacht, one of the people looking to replace Cohen on the council. With Cohen gone, the city council’s community engagement division — led by Faiza Ali — will remotely run his district office. What’s left of Cohen’s remaining staff will be absorbed into the council’s central staffing. Others, like former chief of staff Ariana Collado, is now the executive director of the Bronx Democratic County Committee. Council Speaker Corey Johnson’s office — which is coordinating the transition — told The Riverdale Press it

will reach out to Community Board 8, the 50th Precinct’s community council, local organizations and other elected officials to tell them who’ll be running constituent services during this time. Constituent inquires will be answered by liaisons from the community engagement division, according to Cohen’s newsletter. People can continue to contact the office at the same number and email address they are currently using — (718) 549-7300, or district11@council.nyc.gov. Cohen’s West 231st Street office hasn’t been physically opened much since the start of the coronavirus pandemic anyway, said former Cohen

spokeswoman Harmony Guo. Still, the office has opened on a limited basis outside of some certain services that require some close personal contact — like notary — have not been available. Now that Cohen is gone, the physical office space is closed to the public, and will remain closed until after the special election. “I don’t think that there’s going to be a lot of people impacted by that sort of information gap,” Guo said. “But we’re doing our best to make sure to let people know that these services will continue to be available.” However, some feel Cohen’s office hasn’t done enough to get this infor-

mation out. In her letter to the editor published in The Press ahead of Cohen’s newsletter, community activist Stephanie Coggins expressed concern about not having a council member representing the community, especially during a pandemic. Even worse, she believes Cohen’s office has been slow to fill the information gap. “What happens if they have a problem on their block,” Coggins said, “and they need some assistance from a local official?” Once Cohen got his newsletter out, however, Coggins expressed some relief. “It doesn’t answer questions about representation,” she said, “but it’s something.” While losing a representative during a pandemic could be more problematic, it’s not uncommon for council members to step down before their term ends, leaving the seat vacant until a special election. In fact, the special election to replace Cohen will happen the same day voters in the Fordham Heights area take to the polls to select a temporary successor to Ritchie Torres, who was elected to Congress last November. Just last month, voters around Co-op City elected Kevin Riley to the council to replace Andy King, who was expelled in October. Jessica Haller, another candidate seeking Cohen’s seat, said she’s worried about the Bronx having one less representative in city government during the coronavirus pandemic. And then there’s the disruption to the flow of information — about school closures, the COVID-19 vaccine and other issues — during a time when people need to stay up on these constantly changing situations. “If there are deliberations, if legislation comes up that particularly affects or does not affect the Bronx, forget our district,” Haller said. “The whole Bronx has that much less voice.”

LEGISLATIVE AGENDA Insurance coming to airport workers Health care benefits are coming to a number of airport workers at both John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia airports thanks to a new law authored by state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed S.6266D on New Year’s Eve intended to provide a supplemental wage benefit to airport

By Michael hinMan nally have access to affordable health care coverage.” Biaggi dedicated the new law to Leland Jordan, a baggage handler at JFK who was one of the first airport workers to die from complications associated with COVID-19. “We will never be able to erase the pain of losing Leland and other beloved New Yorkers,” Biaggi said, “but in their memory, I am proud to say that

workers so that they can afford to get health insurance. “Long before COVID, mostly Black, brown and immigrant airport workers have served this state on the front lines without access to the health care they need to keep themselves and their families safe,” Biaggi said, in a release. “With the signing of my bill to enact the Healthy Terminals Act, these essential workers will fi-

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Police, ICE can’t access COVID data Contact tracers working to prevent the spread of the coronavirus have to collect a lot of personal information in order to do their jobs, but a new law signed by Gov. Cuomo works

to ensure that information stays confidential. Cuomo signed S.8450-C/A 10500-C into law on Dec. 23 that would prohibit law and immigration enforcement from accessing any information compiled by COVID-19 contact tracers. The bill was authored by state Sen. Gustavo Rivera along with Manhattan Assemblyman Richard Gottfried.

“Contact tracing is one of our most effective tools to combat COVID-19,” Rivera said, in a release. “This new law will ensure New Yorkers’ private information is protected from indiscriminate use by law enforcement or immigration authorities.” The goal, lawmakers say, is to ensure everyone can provide information to contact tracers, including those targeted by authorities.

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Opinion

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Editorial

Donald Trump: Sore loser

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ormally, this space is reserved for our thoughts, as a newspaper, in not just our community, but in the country and world around us. However, we think it’s important to share some thoughts from others over the decades — especially those who had the honor of working inside the Oval Office. Gerald Ford to Jimmy Carter: “Although there will continue to be disagreement over the best means to use in pursuing our goals, I want to assure you that you have my complete and wholehearted support as you take the oath of office this January. I also pledge to you that I, and all members of my administration, will do all that we can to assure that you begin your term as smoothly, and as effectively, as possible.” Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan: “It is now apparent that the people have chosen you as the next president. I congratulate you, and pledge to you our full support and cooperation in bringing about an orderly transition of government in the weeks ahead.” George H.W. Bush to Bill Clinton: “Here’s the way I see it, the way the country should see it: The people have spoken, and we respect the majesty of the democratic system. I want the country to know that our entire administration will work closely with his team to ensure the smooth transition of power. There is important work to be done,

and America must always come first. So we will get behind this new president, and wish him well.” Three presidents — two Republican, one Democratic — but all, in the end, Americans. Americans who love democracy so much, they peacefully give up their executive power so that the candidate the people have chosen can take it over. We have an obvious dislike for our current president, not because of his politics — that’s something we would agree or disagree with, not like or dislike — but because of who he is as a person. Donald Trump may call himself an American. And according to the law, he is indeed an American. But he certainly doesn’t act like one. Definitely not an American trusted with the people’s highest office. The peaceful transfer of power is not a game. It’s not leverage in negotiation. It’s not even an option. It’s clearly defined in the U.S. Constitution — the same Constitution each and every President of the United States swears an oath to before they are allowed to sit behind the Resolute Desk. Does anyone think Bush wanted to go after just a single term? Or Carter? Or even Ford, after just two years? No. But they did. Because the presidency is not about them. It’s about all of us. And we get to choose who leads us.

Point of view

So close, yet so far away from New York’s 22nd Congressional

By NICHOLAS FAZIO

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efore a sabbatical in the northwest Bronx settled into a domicile that has lasted 23 years and counting, I resided in what is now considered “Trump Country.” Although the Mohawk Valley is only a threehour drive and 200 miles in physical distance, politically it is far away. Many of my childhood friends’ world views are vastly different from those of the “coastal elites.” Paradoxically, there are similar needs in those communities, and so many opportunities for collaboration on policies that will help millions of Americans across geographic, cultural and ethnic continuums. What is more perplexing to some is that many aspects of the progressive agenda stand to benefit millions of voters opposed to it. In a recent town hall with Jamaal Bowman hosted by Northwest Bronx Indivisible, the then congressman-elect effectively articulated this phenomenon that often seems esoteric to the creative class of professionals in coastal urban centers: “The GOP is managing a monopoly on working-class voters.” I commend Mr. Bowman for calling out this fact, bringing attention to the divide that is widening among us Americans, and hope that he can be a part of the solution. As Mr. Bowman pointed out during the event, the Democratic Party must re-evaluate its messaging if it is ever to expand its base and retake what was once a bastion of support. As co-chair of the New York Committee for Think National, Act Bronx, I had the opportunity to work on the campaign to re-elect U.S. Rep. Anthony Brindisi in what was once my home district. President Obama won New York’s 22nd Congressional District in 2008, and came within less than 1 percent of winning it in 2012. Subsequently, both Clinton and Biden lost there in 2016 and 2020, respectively, and by substantially larger margins. Along with my fellow co-chairs — Liz Manning and David Knapp — we effectively built bridges with individuals from within the district who otherwise would not be willing to listen to Democrats, let alone progressives. Although I found our work arduous at times, I was motivated by my colleagues’ dedication to the campaign, and their assiduousness in connecting voters who previously would “never vote for a socialist.” I realized that this was no easy task. We are not all as skillful as David and Liz at communication, social role-taking, and not offending while trying to persuade others to consider alternative

viewpoints. Nevertheless, this is important work that needs doing. Now more than ever. I was happy to hear that the Congressmanelect Bowman instructed his staff to compile a list of GOP representatives and moderate Democrats with whom he could attempt to find common ground. Many of the policy items he laid out as his initial plan — portable job benefits, expansion of child care services, investment in infrastructure, and trade agreements that protect American workers — are all ideas that have been supported by moderates from both parties. Mr. Bowman’s purported commitment to bipartisanship for the entire country’s benefit is laudable, and I hope that he accomplishes his stated objectives. I can attest that folks in Central New York — and here in the Bronx — are hurting more than ever. The inequities and deprivation of resources that progressives fight veraciously against in our district are just as harsh and consequential in Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, and adjacent rural white communities. Meanwhile, the current Democratic Party has not figured out how to reach them. Democrats continue to lose ground with the working class in small towns and rural communities throughout the country. In addition to gaining ground Upstate, as the congressman-elect astutely pointed out at the time, Trump increased his totals right here in New York City. The message to working class Americans is getting lost, and Democrats should focus on why it keeps happening. The statements made at the town hall portend that Congressman Bowman is willing and able to be a leader on this front. Whether he can communicate with colleagues who do not share his ideology remains to be seen. As our work in the 22nd Congressional District demonstrated, it is not easy to get outside “the bubble” and understand alternative perspectives nonjudgmentally. However, Mr. Bowman can lead by example, refuse the temptation to vilify or patronize others who don’t necessarily see the world the same way, or judge people by who they voted for in the last election. I hope that he does all of the above, and that his supporters follow his lead. Otherwise, Democratic power at both the executive and legislative branches will end up being nothing more than a sabbatical from the divisiveness that continues to pervade and intensify. Meanwhile, districts across our great nation similar to the 22nd Congressional District — however close to home — will move further and further away.

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Letters to the editor

Don’t sugarcoat Dinkins’ legacy To the editor:

(re: “Mayor Dinkins and his ‘gorgeous mosaic,” Nov. 26)

I am sorry my letter is so late in coming in reference to this editorial. I am in Florida, and although the paper is being sent to me directly, the Nov. 26 issue only came a few days before I wrote this. Regarding Mayor Dinkins and his “gorgeous mosaic,” I felt as if I had stepped into a Donald Trump alternative universe scenario. Dinkins, the editorial maintains, “steered New York City toward not just safety, but also prosperity. Crime dropped. And under Mayor Dinkins, New York once again became a place where people wanted to live.” This is not the city I remember. Under David Dinkins’ watch, the city’s murder rate peaked at 2,245. In his last year in office, numbers inched down to 1,946. Hardly a number to live with, or that could be described as a safe city. The editorial does not take into account other drug-driven crime — petty, and not so petty. What is especially startling is the editorial’s omission of the Crown Heights pogrom. This has come to be the singular, most memorable memory from the David Dinkins era. Jews were targeted and terrorized for three days, imprisoned

Nothing new for Trump To the editor: In a September 1990 Vanity Fair article, investigative reporter Marie Brenner wrote that Donald Trump was “a believer in the big-lie theory,” and kept a book of Hitler’s speeches at his bed stand. The sources were one of Trump’s lawyers and his then-wife Ivana, respectively. (The big lie theory, described in “Mein Kampf,” is that colossal untruths can work, where little lies cannot.) Trump issued vague denials, admitting that he might own Hitler’s speeches, but denying that he had read them. When Trump started his run for president, Brenner’s article occupied a news cycle or two, and was then ignored. On Dec. 12, despite certified results showing that he

in their homes. A Jew was attacked by a crowd and stabbed to death. Mayhem reigned for three days as David Dinkins allowed the Black community to “vent” at the expense of traumatizing the Jewish community. Back in May 1990, Sonny Carson — a community “activist” — and his gang initiated a racist Black boycott of a Korean green grocer for an alleged slight of a Black customer by the owner. “Don’t shop where the owners don’t look like you,” they chanted. Dinkins, in a characteristic indecisive style, allowed the boycott to continue for months, choosing not to enforce a court order to end the boycott. By omitting these two crucial events from the David Dinkins’ legacy, the editorial writer is guilty of gaslighting the readership and attempting to rewrite history. If David Dinkins is to be memorialized, we might remember his civilized attempts to remain above the fray and refusing to get involved in food fights. Ultimately, though, to govern New York City with its “gorgeous mosaic” required making quick and bold decisions. Those qualities were not the mayor’s strong suit. Isaac Geld

lost the election by 7 million votes — and in the face of an unbroken string of litigation wipeouts — President Trump tweeted, in all caps, “I won the election in a landslide.” Clearly, Brenner’s reporting was solid. PhIl schaTz

result in the end of the Jewish state. But this argument begs the question: What makes a state Jewish? Is it controlling land? Or is it standing up for moral justice and tikkun olam? Paul Waxman

Don’t miss What is a Jewish state? evictions To the editor:

(re: “Don’t be fooled by the DSA,” Nov. 12)

I take exception to the argument that criticism of Israel is intrinsically anti-Semitic. Just like we, as Americans, hold dear the right to protect injustice in our country, so must we, as Jews, show our love for Israel by criticizing injustice where it exists there. It has been argued on this page that giving Palestinians equal rights under the law will

To the editor: I’m a relatively new addition to Kingsbridge. I’ve been reading The Riverdale Press since I moved in here. I love that the local paper lives! Please do a story on upcoming evictions. They’re coming, and I don’t know where or when or how. I’d like to know what’s going to happen to my neighbors, and I don’t know who else to turn to. noah chIdoub

A duty to shine light on hunger To the editor: I’d like to thank The Riverdale Press for its stories this past year about food insecurity/justice, including a story last March talking about all three meals for the day being available through the pandemic. Another story in August about Episcopal Church of the Mediator members giving food — even during a pandemic. And a September story addressing the need to refocus from the coronavirus to find a next meal. Even with this fine reporting, I’m wondering how many in the community are aware of the many different groups that are making a huge effort to feed those in need within 10 minutes of The Riverdale Press offices? They also deserve recognition for their tireless work on behalf of the community. Here is a list of many of those with whom we owe gratitude for their efforts. It is not an exhaustive list, but representative of the extent of the issue in our local area. • Bronx Jewish Community Council • Christ Church Riverdale • Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Social Action Committee and Rabbi Fund • JASA Senior Center • Kingsbridge Center of Israel • Kingsbridge Heights Community Center • Kingsbridge Riverdale Marble Hill Food and Hunger Project • North Bronx Collective Food Justice Ministry at the Church of the Mediator • North West Bronx Food Justice Coalition at St. Stephen’s Church • Riverdale Jewish Center Fund for the Needy • RSS-Riverdale Senior Services • The Riverdale Y Senior Center and CO-

VID-19 Fund • The Riverdale Y Sunday Market • Taste & Sabor restaurant • The Friendly Fridge • Bx12 • YMCA of Yonkers Moving forward, I’d love to see The Press tell more stories of these groups, those running them, and the communities they support. Additionally, I’d like to see an investigative report or series to put the efforts of our communities in the context of efforts borough- and citywide. To share the complexities of federal versus state aid. The nuance of serving different ethnic groups. And the challenge of meeting the demands of the homeless and the undocumented. When former Riverdale resident Fred Friendly talked about David Stein in a recently republished Point of View (re: “Forget that I died, remember that I lived,” Dec. 17) he shared Mr. Stein’s deep love for our community and his dedication to journalism. He said of The Riverdale Press under David Stein and his children, Bernard and Richard: “It pursued excellence, and the Joseph Pulitzer admonition that ‘newspapers should comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.’” Mr. Friendly’s strong words reminds us that the highest ideals of journalism insist that our hometown paper cover with integrity issues that discomfort us with a passion for truth, covering the entire community’s “strengths and weaknesses” so that the readers will be fully informed — and if necessary, brought to a point of individual and communal action. We can be grateful that our current editor and staff are also carrying out this noble tradition. RIchaRd Feldman

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(re: “Council candidates not interested in DSA,” Sept. 3)

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begin with full disclosure. I was born and raised a moderate Democrat by two Holocaust survivors. I was raised in the South Bronx during a horrible period of deterioration. I eventually migrated to Rego Park, married, and resided in Forest Hills. I currently live in Great Neck and Manhattan. I spent my pre-wealth management career in government, working successfully for the FBI, Congressman Tom Manton, Queens borough president Claire Shulman, Mayor Ed Koch, U.S. Sen. Al D’Amato, and finally Gov. George Pataki. I migrated to the Republican Party about 18 years ago, now rendering my political say in the city I have loved worthless. I have “seen it all,” and it pains me. Apart and aside from the poor administration, budgeting, waste, homelessness (including violently mentally ill), rebounding crime, infrastructure deterioration — all these things of general concern — there is a particular “Jewish impact” which cannot be ignored. Jews, for whom their identity and Israel’s security are paramount in their lives — and I don’t mean those who have merged their own views of “social justice” into the former as one and the same — are beginning to doubt their security and their “place” in the Democratic Party. And it’s not just about the elected officials attaining office possessing antipathy toward Israel and Jews. It’s also ill alignments such as with the Democratic Socialists of America. This ill phenomenon has been building for quite some time, led by America’s university system, which turns out leaders “diverse” in every way save intellectual diversity. Increasingly, these “leaders” emerge in the Democratic Party almost monolithically. I make it clear that hard-right radicals represent a physical danger — as we witnessed in Pittsburgh and Poway — and considerable expense is required to harden targets. These extremists must be pursued and incarcerated for threats made. That said, let’s get our proportions straight: These hard rightists are regarded by the general public and our government as “losers.” They have no influence either in the “welcome” which Jews in America have had, nor on America’s relationship with Israel. On the other hand, DSA members and antiIsrael Democrats — often interchangeable and cross-endorsed — are increasingly elected to office, and of course, predominate in academia and media circles. This is a grievous threat to American Jewry, and our long-term relationships with America’s

greatest ally: Israel. In recent months, we’ve been made aware of a DSA “boycott” questionnaires directed specifically against Israel and seeking boycott commitments. Understand that, to Jews who are bound by Israel as our ancestral home — who readily cherish Israel as a critical element in the survival of our faith and in view of the singular focus of these leftists and “DSAers” — these people are unequivocally gross anti-Semites. As with any group, there always is a small proportion who act against the majority’s interest. In this respect, we Jews are no different. But we also are not stupid. When the DSAers — Ocasio-Cortez, Menchaca, Tlaib, Omar and the like — “break bread” with the misnamed Jewish Voices for Peace, Rabbis for Peace, the Neturei Karta and other anti-Jewish born Jewish individuals, they reveal themselves. It occurs to some of us that because of Jews’ and Israelis’ incredible share of historic accomplishments — in this instance, referring to Nobel prizes — but simply to medicine, technology and science generally, if these boycotters would simply be sincere in their boycott efforts — that is, if their anti-Semitic rhetoric were to be matched by their boycott commitment — they would wither and disappear. Relief from these Israel-obsessed haters will not cease in this fashion. We have reached a rubicon in our city, state and nation. These people must be confronted politically. There is no hiding. The gerrymandering of political districts was designed to increase minority representation, not to harm the interests of others. “Tikkun olam,” or “saving the world” — an exaggerated quotation from the daily Jewish prayer book most employed by more liberal Jews and others — should be reciprocal in nature. We Jews, especially in America, always have “been there” for others. It is not acceptable for us to shy away when individuals who represent us work against Jewish interests. This is precisely what’s happening. Two of America’s most prominent Jewish communities — Scarsdale and Riverdale — will now be represented by a BDS-dabbler and DSA-endorsee, Congressman Jamaal Bowman. This reverse-disenfranchisement is transpiring with increasing frequency with each succeeding election. I pen these comments today as a “call to arms” for New York and American Jewry, but the DSA and the hard leftists amongst the Democrats have been grievously harmful to the management of America’s big cities, the increase in social pathologies — and, through “intersectionality,” they have the Jews and Israel in their crosshairs. What begins with Jews never ends with the Jews.

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Assisted living facilities left out To the editor: From the earliest days of planning for the development and distribution of an efficacious COVID-19 vaccination, those working in our nation’s congregate care settings for senior citizens — including assisted living communities — were prioritized as first in line to be vaccinated. And rightfully so. The population they serve has been universally identified as among the most vulnerable. In the first months of the pandemic, a common criticism was that there was not enough attention or resources given to long-term care settings — including assisted living — and there was outsized attention paid to hospitals. Whether it be personal protective equipment, staffing or financial assistance, the hospitals were always first in line. Perhaps, to some extent, that was appropriate. But not to the detriment of other vulnerable sectors. That should have been a valuable lesson learned as adult care facilities/assisted living residences continue to suffer from a lack of resources and a potentially high incidence of COVID-19 among the frailest of our seniors. That’s why we are baffled that now, weeks into the vaccination process, not one assisted living staff person or resident has received the vaccine.

Yes, we understand that there is limited supply, and the decision has been made to vaccinate other populations first. But how is it that funeral directors, hospital discharge planners, firefighters and other frontline and congregate care setting staff members have begun receiving the vaccine, and assisted living workers serving very frail elderly residents have not? More shocking are recent reports that hospitals are hoarding the vaccine for all their staff members, and rejecting pleas to offer it to other critical health care workers in the community. This is unconscionable and illogical, considering the vulnerable resident population served. Assisted living residents and staff members deserve better. Vaccines should be made available to staff members immediately, and residents as soon thereafter as the supply grows. Otherwise, the state unnecessarily risks a repeat of the large number of nursing home resident deaths that occurred in the beginning months of the pandemic. Lisa Newcomb The author is executive director of the Empire State Association of Assisted Living, comprised of more than 300 adult care facilities throughout the state.

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Congratulations on the Dec. 17 issue saluting the 70th year of The Riverdale Press. I know better than most how much hard work went into its creation. I’d like to offer one criticism. In your A1 story about my brother and me, you conclude that our different talents contributed to our success as publishers of The Press, echoing our parents in asserting that I am the writer and Richard the artist. The fact is, as friends have often heard me say, that while I don’t have Richie’s skills, he does

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