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Colleges are welcoming students back to campus, which could be bad news for people living near them. Page A3
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Cuomo throws out 9% threshold, angers UFT By ROSE BRENNAN
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Keeping the country’s largest public school system running during a pandemic is no mean feat. But it might be easier now that one variable that could single-handedly shut those schools down has gone out the window.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo told school districts Jan. 4 he was doing away with the positive coronavirus test rate that would automatically shutter public school districts. The number was originally 9 percent, and all eyes were on the governor when anDrew the city’s weekly positive CuOmO test rate started hovering around that number. But instead, the city’s preschools, elementary schools and specialized District
75 schools reopened after the holidays — and with the final percent threshold now out of the way, it doesn’t look like the schools will close anytime soon. However, there’s still no reopening date on the horizon for the city’s middle and high schools, at least as of this week. The United Federation of Teachers, which represents public school educators in the city, still believes 9 percent positivity should close schools. But at least for now, that remains a moot point, as the city’s positive test rate is at 6 percent as of Jan. 9, according to the state, while the Bronx has inched up to 7.2 percent.
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Still, that means there’s a long way to go to 9 percent — even if the city’s own number is hovering around it. “Using that state measure, if the community infection rate in the city hits 9 percent, the safe thing to do is to close the schools, even if the in-school rate is lower,” UFT president Michael Mulgrew said in a release. “Safety comes first, as shown by the fact that hundreds of our elementary schools and classrooms are closed temporarily every day because the virus has been detected.” Mayor Bill de Blasio maintains, howOPEN SCHOOLS, page A4
Rats, trash, broken elevators plague nabe’s ‘worst’ buildings
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hen a typical New York City apartment dweller has something that needs fixing — a water leak, or the heater isn’t working — it’s normally addressed with a quick call to the superintendent or landlord. That’s not the case for handyman Nelson Talavera. There’s no calling anybody. If he needs something in his apartment fixed, he fixes it himself. “I take care of that — anything it needs, liquid or other things I take care of it,” Talavera said, in Spanish. “Right now, I remodeled the bathroom because there was a leak. I had to remodel it from top to bottom to fix the leak and prevent another one from happening.” Talavera does his own repairs because he knows he can’t rely on his building’s superintendent or landlord to come by and fix the problem in a reasonable amount of time. At last check, Talavera’s superintendent lives in Westchester County. “If you want anything fixed inside your apartment, you’re going to have to do it yourself,” Talavera said. BAD LANDLORDS, page A4
Staying course COVID-19 has shrunk the list of those running in the special election, so what about who’s left? Page A5
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Juan Peña’s first floor apartment at 2707 Sedgwick ave., is located right next to the building’s garbage bins. He says he often sees rats running outside his apartment. Kenny nasab, Peña’s landlord, has made the public advocate’s worst landlord watchlist this year with more than 200 violations from the city’s housing preservation and development department.
Trying it again Carlton Berkley is no stranger to the political scene, but he would like to try one thing new: win. Page A6
Dream come true for Lauren Wexler Council n She only wants to help others the same way her candidates nurses help her right now to debate on Feb. 2 F n Five look to fill final By ROSE BRENNAN
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or most of Lauren Wexler’s life, the odds have been stacked against her. She was born with Pfeiffer syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes bones in the skull to fuse prematurely, leading to severe mental and physical disabilities. She’s had more than 30 surgeries throughout her life to address those disabilities, contracting near-fatal cases of MRSA and pneumonia along the way. And to top it all off, last year, Lauren was stricken with COVID-19. But Lauren survived it all. And through her seemingly never-ending health ordeals, she maintained a positive attitude and an indomitable spirit. That didn’t go unnoticed. Bayada Home Health Care — the in-home agency that cares for Lauren — wanted to do something to honor her overall optimistic demeanor and desire to live every day to the fullest by making one of her lifelong dreams come true. Lauren’s physical and mental disabilities are severe enough to require the full-time care of a nurse — albeit at home. And for many years, Lauren herself has dreamed of becoming a nurse. But she didn’t want to take care of patients in their homes. Instead, she wanted to be front and center to all of the action of a hospital as an emergency room nurse. It was something Lauren saw firsthand from her experiences battling the coronavirus in the hospital, according to her mother, Daisy Concepcion. “Lauren was … on a ventilator for two weeks (and) couldn’t even talk,” Concepcion said. She “comes out and says, ‘Now
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Lauren wexler, left, and nancy Lonergan embrace after Lauren was presented with an honorary nursing certificate. Lauren dreamed of attending Columbia School of nursing, but was never able to because of severe mental and physical disabilities. I understand what’s happening in the hospitals, and I need to help.’” Norman Wexler, Lauren’s father, said she began a well-thought-out plan to make her dream of becoming a nurse come true. He noted her prowess on the computer, which allowed her to research nursing schools. And before long, she had her whole life at Columbia School of Nursing planned out. “Just today she wrote me a note: ‘When are we going to visit Columbia School of Nursing?’ Norman said. “She also identifies that as the place where she’s going to meet a boyfriend. She has this pretend fantasy that she’s going to get a boyfriend and that (they’ll) take the nurse with them, and they’re going to live on their
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Now that Mayor Bill de Blasio has made official the special election to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council, two Bronx-based media outlets are creating a forum allowing the five remaining candidates in the race a chance to debate. And while you can read all about it in The Riverdale Press, you’ll first have a chance to watch it all play out on television. The Press is partnering with BronxNet and Lehman College to host the debate, set to debut on its cable channels — and online — Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. All five current candidates who have announced for the special election at this point — Carlton Berkley, Eric Dinowitz, Jessica Haller, Mino Lora and Dan Padernacht — have been invited to participate. Riverdale Press editor Michael Hinman and BronxNet reporter Sonyi Lopez will moderate the 90-minCOUNCIL DEBATE, page A4
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Robbing one store just wasn’t enough A hungry burglar decided he needed a little more than breaking into one Broadway store just before Christmas. He decided to break into two. Seeking to satisfy an early morning seafood craving, the thief broke into Marea’s Fish Market at 5219 Broadway in the early morning hours of Dec. 23, according to police, forcing his way in through a basement window before making off with $10,075, and breaking a cash machine valued at $500. Looking for a little more, the thief then climbed into the basement of the adjoining Broadway Deli where it turns out he was more interested in $2,500 cash instead of a chopped cheese sandwich. There were cameras on in both stores, meaning police could have some solid clues in trying to solve these burglaries. They continue to investigate.
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Off-campus students aren’t quite ‘good neighbors’ n Majestic residents say concerns are less about noise and more COVID By ROSE BRENNAN rbrennan@riverdalepress.com
‘Twas a few nights after Christmas and all through the house, a party lasted for hours, awakening even the smallest mouse. That was the case one evening in The Majestic. The building at 3660 Waldo Ave., is popular with Manhattan College students wanting to live off campus. And according to some of their immediate neighbors inside the building, some student apartments are infamous for causing a racket at all hours of the night. This is no surprise for The Majestic — a party from time to time is part and parcel for college students. But in the coronavirus pandemic era, parties aren’t just disruptive to the non-college population of the building: They can be dangerous. One party was especially egregious the evening of Dec. 27, according to Majestic resident Miriam Bendayan. It started around 7 in the evening, but didn’t end until 2:30 the next morning — after she called police. While the noise was certainly a contributing factor in why Bendayan rang the 50th Precinct in the first place, it actually wasn’t exactly her main concern. Instead, she was more worried about a large group of people gathering without masks in a small, enclosed space like an apartment for several hours — which could be the perfect super-spreader event for an unwelcome guest: the virus that causes COVID-19. “They stuck together for seven hours,” Bendayan said. “I’m not calling about the noise. We’re used to that.” Worried about the danger from her neighbors not wearing masks, Bendayan reached out to those who run
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There may be a lot of interruptions physically coming to campus in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, but one thing still remains true since the beginning of the academic year at Manhattan College: The ‘good neighbor’ policy is still in effect. That means zero-tolerance for large gatherings among students, according to the dean who put it together. But residents of 3660 Waldo Ave., say some students continually violate the policy. The Majestic, simply asking for a sign reminding people to wear masks when not in their own apartments. But those efforts were fruitless. “Management never put up signs,” Bendayan said. “Every building that I know (where my friends live), there was a sign about masks and distance in the elevator. Our building (and) the management, they don’t give a damn.” But Bendayan isn’t alone in her concerns about safety in the building — especially when it comes to the college students who live there. Kathleen Mannion has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which puts her at high risk for a virus that attacks the respiratory system. And she worries buildings like The Majestic could be next in a troubling trend she’s seen in the news. “I know that there was an article in The Times a couple of weeks ago that the virus is spreading in areas where
college students went to school,” Mannion said. “But it’s not being spread (among) college students. It’s being spread in the community.” Before the academic year began, Manhattan’s dean of students, Esmilda Abreu-Hornbostel, authored an open letter to the community in The Riverdale Press, informing them of the college’s “good neighbor” policy. Repeat offenders of off-campus partying could be labeled “nuisance residences,” she said, meaning students could be barred from living there in the future. “We will have zero tolerance for large gatherings, on or off campus,” Abreu-Hornbostel wrote at the time. “Students who are facilitating events that could spread the virus, and students engaging in behaviors that intentionally put others at risk, will be subject to appropriate discipline.” However, according to Bendayan and Mannion, the student behavior at
The Majestic continually violates the policy. Fed up with the partying and the potential danger it posed, Bendayan called the college’s public safety department. However, she wasn’t exactly reassured by their response. The officer she called said they “are not responsible for the students offcampus,” Bendayan said. “They pay rent in the building, and they’re not the ones that should be called.” Mannion called both the college and 311. Both of her efforts were in vain as the college reportedly told her to talk to her landlord, while 311 offered very little other help. “It’s very frustrating,” Mannion said. “And I’m really afraid. I have COPD. I have a lot of issues. We can’t be treated this way.” According to Abreu-Hornbostel, public safety can’t go onto private property like The Majestic and take a report because they don’t have juris-
diction off-campus, unless the building is college-subsidized like Overlook Manor — which, coincidentally, is right across the street. But if the college’s public safety unit can’t interfere in complaints about off-campus partying and other potential violations of the school’s “good neighbor” policy, who can? AbreuHornbostel urged neighbors to call 311 or the 50th Precinct. Once those complaints are registered, both will confer with the college so it can investigate further. And even if the college’s public safety officers don’t have off-campus jurisdiction, they can still assist in identifying potential nuisance apartments and discipline students who violate the policy. Public safety officers “can take the report and they can work with the precinct, triangulate those 311 calls,” Abreu-Hornbostel said. “If the neighbor gives us good information, we can find out if they are indeed our students.” Once students are positively identified, the college can take disciplinary action ranging from written warnings to suspension or even expulsion. But Abreu-Hornbostel doesn’t want the focus to be punitive. She’s more committed to ensuring any students who live off-campus are good neighbors, especially in the midst of a public health crisis. And her devotion to the well-being of the community goes beyond that: Abreu-Hornbostel actually lived here as a child, and wants to ensure her students have a part in making the community welcoming and safe for all who live there. “When I first came from the Dominican Republic to the United States, I landed in Riverdale,” she said. “That’s where I first saw snow. That’s where I first fell in love with the little black squirrels. And so, for me, I have a particular interest in making sure that everybody feels safe and happy in the area.”
SCHOOL DESK Alma mater condemns Giuliani In the eleventh hour of the Trump presidency, many higher education institutions are rescinding honorary degrees or taking other actions against the president and his inner circle — especially in the wake of the pro-Trump riot that stormed the Capitol building Jan. 6.
By ROSE BRENNAN And the day after the insurrection, Manhattan College stood among them. College president Brennan O’Donnell sent a campus-wide email standing against the attack itself, calling it “as ugly and shameful as it was illegal.” But in the process, O’Donnell wrote a scathing condemnation of one of the college’s more well-known alumni
— Rudy Giuliani. While the college’s connection to Giuliani might have been a crown jewel in the years immediately following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks — during which Giuliani was mayor — that sentiment is all but gone now. That’s following his continued alliance with the Trump administration, as well as his attempt to overturn the
results of the 2020 presidential election. “Sadly, one of the loudest voices fueling the anger, hatred and violence that spilled out yesterday is a graduate of our college, Rudolph Giuliani,” O’Donnell wrote. “His conduct as a leader of the campaign to delegitimize the election and disenfranchise millions of voters has been, and continues to
be, a repudiation of the deepest values of his alma mater.”
DOE launches ‘Parent University’ The coronavirus pandemic’s impact on in-person learning has been a difficult road for most involved — including children and parents. But the city’s education department hopes it
can provide some support and tips for parents navigating this difficult academic year. The program is free with registration, and already has more than 95 courses available to browse, ranging from how to provide academic help for children to preparing for parent association elections. Parent University is available at ParentU.schools.nyc.
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Despite rising coronavirus cases across the city, public preschools, elementary schools and District 75 schools remain open. While the United Federation of Teachers labor union thinks public school buildings should close if the city’s positive test rate reaches 9 percent — by the state’s measurements — some of its caucuses opposed reopening altogether in the new year.
Teachers fear schools not ready to reopen OPEN SCHOOLS from page A1 ever, that many of the city’s school buildings are open because positive test rates remain relatively low within them. In fact, some 100,000 public school students, teachers and other personnel were tested for the coronavirus last month, de Blasio said, and less than 1 percent of those tests returned back positive. Positive test rates are “much, much lower than anything we’re seeing anywhere else in New York City,” de Blasio told reporters earlier this month. “The safest place to be in New York City, of course, is our public schools. We see that and we know it’s working, and so we … absolutely know our kids need to be in school.” But many of de Blasio’s directives surrounding schools remain unpopular — especially among certain caucuses within the UFT. The Solidarity caucus, for example, opposed any inperson learning following the end-
of-year holidays, believing current precautionary measures were insufficient, and fearing a potential post-holiday surge of coronavirus cases. While the city’s testing numbers were within the governor’s threshold — that is, when the threshold was in place — the Solidarity caucus felt the open school buildings were more dangerous than the numbers were letting on. They said that in just two weeks in December, nearly 275 buildings across the state were temporarily closed due to coronavirus cases, shuttering more than 1,000 classrooms. Quinn Zannoni is preparing for his Brooklyn school to return to five-daya-week in-person learning later this month — de Blasio’s preferred teaching model. But the District 75 teacher doesn’t think that’s the right call to make right now. “One reason it’s a bad idea is because you’re going to have more people getting exposed in the building,”
Zannoni said. “But the other reason it’s a bad idea is because the (positive) rates in December were 0.68 percent. And let’s say the rates go from 0.68 percent up to closer to 1 percent. That would mean, on average, you would have one person out of 100 … test positive for COVID in the building.” For Odalis Santana, a literacy coach and Solidarity caucus member who works in a Bronx public school, the threat of the coronavirus hits close to home. She lost her mother to the virus back in April, and is worried about the dangers it could pose to her students. And unlike April, they’re learning in-person right now. “A lot of our members are afraid to come into a school building due to exposure,” Santana said. “They would prefer for everyone to be remote — as much as we would all love to be in the school building.” Santana believes school buildings should close, albeit temporarily, just
to see if that has any effect on the city’s positive test rate. And once the rate starts to trend downward again, Santana would be more than willing to return. While teachers and other education workers are now included in the current phase of the coronavirus vaccine rollout in the city which began Monday, that doesn’t exactly inspire confidence among those leading classes in the city. It could be months until all the teachers who want the vaccine get it, as the state estimates there are some 80,000 teachers alone within the city’s public school system. And, of course, teachers are just one part of the vaccine puzzle. For Zannoni, schools won’t be truly safe until every teacher, staff member and student are vaccinated. “It’s never been about protecting teachers versus students,” Zannoni said. “It’s about protecting the whole school community.”
COUNCIL DEBATE from page A1 ute debate, which will be conducted Jan. 20, and aired two weeks later. The debate will take on a typical structure of timed answers and free-flowing dialogue, and will even feature some questions offered by community groups in the district. Then Hinman will join Lehman College for a student-led after-show giving the candidates a chance to talk to some of their youngest voters. The entire broadcast will be subtitled in Spanish, to ensure as many voters are reached as possible in the district that includes not just River- sonyi lopez dale, Spuyten Duyvil and Kingsbridge, but also Norwood and Woodlawn. Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, candidates will answer questions from remote locations of their choosing, while Hinman and Lopez will sit in-studio at michael BronxNet’s Lehman hinman campus. Cohen resigned his council seat at the end of the last year after winning election to the Bronx Supreme Court. Candidates in this race will serve the final year of his most recent term, with a primary race and general election set for later this year to see who will occupy the seat in 2022. The debate will air Feb. 2 at 7 p.m., on BronxNet Optimum Channel 67 and FiOS Channel 2133. It also will be available on BronxNet.tv, and broadcast on Facebook Live through the social media accounts of both BronxNet and The Riverdale Press. This is the first of two debates scheduled for BronxNet. Longtime cable channel host Gary Axelbank will fill in his normal role of debate moderator for his own sit-down with the candidates, scheduled to air March 15 at 9 p.m. Voters will rank their choices in the race during the special election, which de Blasio set for March 23.
Public advocate targets bad landlords ... again BAD LANDLORDS from page A1 “If there’s a leak or something like that you, can call (the superintendent). But he won’t come.” Talavera has lived at 99 Marble Hill Ave., for the past four years. The 55unit building sits at the corner of West 228th Street across from St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, and is owned by Richard Nussbaum through a limited liability corporation.
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Nussbaum has his own notoriety. He’s No. 18 among Public Advocate Jumaane Williams’ worst landlords. His Marble Hill building has racked up nearly 350 violations with the city’s housing preservation and development department — and 10 violations with the city’s buildings department — over the last year. Nussbaum is no stranger to the public advocate’s watchlist, appearing last year at No. 6. He also made appearances in 2014 and 2016 when Letitia James — the current state attorney general — was in Williams’ role. The building has numerous problems, Talavera said. The heat rarely works, and the elevator breaks down frequently. A 27-year-old who’s lived
in the building most of her life — who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation — agreed the elevator is a big issue, but there are also issues with mold and lead paint as well. The “elevator is down — out of 12 months of the year, I would say 11 months,” she said. “So, we would have the elevator working one month out of the year.” Having no elevator is especially a problem for the building’s senior citizens living on the upper floors, she said. It’s not easy nelson walking up and down TalaveRa six flights of steps. But those residents have good neighbors, she said, who pull together to help those seniors get from the upper floors down to the street. “They’re up there using walkers to get around,” Talavera said. “It’s not fair to them — that they have to get down using the stairs like that” with their walkers. Several of the building’s residents took Nussbaum to court over many of these issues last year. The court forced Nussbaum to make some repairs, they
said, but they didn’t think he would pay attention to the building for long. A year later, Talavera says he hasn’t seen any improvements. Nussbaum didn’t return multiple requests for comment.
Are they counting these violations right?
Kenny Nasab, the landlord of a nearby building at 2707 Sedgwick Ave., joined Nussbaum on the public advocate’s list. His Kingsbridge Heights building has just 69 units, but more than 200 city violations over the past year. And like Nussbaum, this is hardly Nasab’s first time popping up on the public advocate’s list. One of Nasab’s tenants, former handyman Juan Peña, says he also puts his old career skills to work inside his apartment instead of wasting time trying to involve the building’s management. Peña, whose apartment also sits next to a trash storage area, added 2702 Sedgwick is regularly cited for allowing garbage on the street to pile up. That has led to a rat problem. “Oh, there’s rats,” Peña said, in Spanish. “When I open the front door, I see them running.” Another tenant, who chose to only
give his initials “JT” out of fear of retaliation, said he’s noticed the trash and rat problems, too. “There was a rat on the first floor on the third step, dying, bleeding, bubbles of blood coming out of its face,” JT said. “It was there for God knows how long.” Nasab told The Riverdale Press he didn’t realize Jumaane Williams included him on the worst landlords list again this year. Nasab owns several properties, and he said the more properties one owns, the more violations they’ll have. The public advocate’s office doesn’t “understand, they only look at number of violations, they don’t look at the whole story,” Nasab said. “It is what it is, you know.”
Other ways to hurt tenants Nasab wouldn’t share what other factors Williams was missing when putting him on the list, which included three properties Nasab owns in the Bronx, covering 134 units and 417 city violations. Many landlords rack up these violations year after year, said Samuel Stein, a housing policy analyst with the Community Service Society. That’s because
it’s less expensive than improving their properties. They weigh the cost of repairing their buildings against the cost of letting them fall into disrepair and paying some fines — meaning maintaining slum-like conditions simply becomes a cost of doing business. “So, having the worst landlords list is a way of changing that a little bit,” Stein said. “Because it might make it harder for them to do business with the city in the future, (and) it might make it harder for them to expand their business portfolio in general, if they’re seen as a pariah” Something the public advocate’s list misses, Stein said, is a landlord who uses the screening process to deny tenants with Section 8 or rental assistance vouchers. These don’t show up as city violations, and thus are hard to find. The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t made living at 99 Marble Hill any easier. Talavera has been out of work for a while and hasn’t received any financial assistance. So far, the landlord hasn’t threatened eviction, but Talavera worries it could be coming. “It’s been two or three months, and so far we haven’t been summoned to court,” he said. “But if it keeps growing, I’m sure he’ll come around to screw us.”
Lauren Wexler simply wants to return love shared with her LAUREN’S DREAM from page A1 “Even though she’ll never be able to actually be a nurse,” Dunn said, “this is the closest thing that we can do for her to help make that dream come true as much as possible.” Although it was purely honorary, Bayada pulled out all of the stops for Lauren to make the experience as close to the real thing as possible. Representatives from the company replicated a nursing ceremony last week, similar to one an actual nursing school graduate would undergo. They awarded her with a nursing ID card, a tote bag to store snacks during her “nursing shifts,” and her own set of scrubs. And to top it all off, Dunn printed a mock diploma from Columbia School of Nursing for Lauren to proudly display. But Lauren wasn’t the only person Bayada honored that day. Donna Davis, a nurse who’s worked with Lauren since 2012, received Bayada’s Hero Award, which honors employees that demonstrate Bayada’s pillars of integrity, excellence and reliability.
And to Dunn, there’s no better example of those pillars than Davis. “Donna goes above and beyond, in every sense possible,” he said. “Especially in the way that she cares for and has taken care of Lauren.” Over the past eight or so years Davis has worked with Lauren, she can only remember a few times when Lauren wasn’t cheerful or happy. Those days do come, but overall, Davis knows Lauren as an optimistic and positive patient. “There’s very few things I’ve ever heard her be down about — and the coronavirus is one of them,” Davis said. “But she’s always happy to meet people. Every day that she has here, she’s very glad to be here. So that’s always nice to see.” Davis’ background is in critical care — which she said is a notoriously difficult position to fill when it comes to home care. Her daily duties include making sure Lauren’s tracheostomy — a hole in Lauren’s neck that allows her to breathe more easily — is clean and
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lauren Wexler, center, dreamed of becoming an emergency room nurse. and although she’ll never be able to attend nursing school, she’s newly armed with an honorary nursing certificate in recognition of her positive attitude, courtesy of Bayada home health care. functioning, as well as other day-today responsibilities that require the advanced care of a nurse.
“This is something that takes a big load off of families,” Davis said. “To know that they have a licensed profes-
sional working with them to keep this family member as healthy as we can, so that they can have the best quality of life that (they’re) able.” While the ceremony was a complete surprise for Lauren, her parents and Davis knew of Bayada’s plans for weeks before the ceremony itself. And Concepcion described it as the perfect Christmas gift for Lauren — who, yes, still believes in Santa Claus. Concepcion was touched that Bayada would devote time specifically to Lauren while they have so many other patients. And although Lauren already treasures every day she’s alive, Concepcion believes becoming an honorary nurse will make whatever time she has left that much sweeter for Lauren. “Eventually, Lauren is going to die, because there’s no way to get out of this (skull) compression,” Concepcion said. “And for whatever life Lauren has … somebody thought of a way that Lauren will feel accomplished, that Lauren will feel special. And I think that really is amazing.”
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City council candidates get some respite from COVID n Those who remain in special election take extra precaution out petitioning
Bowman battles coup
By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com
Gov. Andrew Cuomo finally heeded calls to lower the petition signature threshold allowing city council candidates to qualify for special election ballot access — well sort of. Extending his executive order from the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Cuomo reduced the number of signatures candidates need to collect for the March 23 election by 30 percent — from 450 to 315. And while the five remaining candidates in the special election race to replace Andrew Cohen are happy with the change, they also don’t feel it goes far enough. Why? Legal challenges threatening the validity of many signatures, for one, requiring candidates to collect three or four times that amount just to ensure they won’t be knocked off the ballot through technicalities. Still, four of the five remaining candidates fanned out across the district this week petitioning. They have to collect these signatures even as coronavirus infection rates continue to rise in the city and parts of the district — especially in Wakefield and Woodlawn. The ZIP code containing those two neighborhoods has a positivity rate of almost 12 percent, according to published reports. Cuomo’s move over the weekend was different from what he did last summer for the state’s primary races. There, candidates were required to only collect 30 percent of what they normally would, not have their total reduced by 30 percent. All of the candidates have called for either reducing the signature threshold or waiving the requirement altogether while the pandemic rages on. One of those candidates, Mino Lora, isn’t even out petitioning because she tested positive for the coronavirus last week. Lora has volunteers out petitioning in her stead, so she can still appear on the March 23 ballot. Yet she told The Riverdale Press that making candidates petition during a pandemic is irresponsible. “The governor reduced the number of signatures needed for the special election after most of us have already met the original threshold,” Lora said, in a statement. “Temporarily ending petitioning would’ve been safer, and I hope he’ll do so ahead of February when petitioning is expected to begin
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Jessica Haller collected signatures and spoke to voters below the West 231st Street 1 train station in Kingsbridge Monday. Haller was one of the city council candidates calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to lower the signature threshold to get on the special election ballot amid the coronavirus pandemic, which he finally did over the weekend. for the primary election in June.” Another candidate who called for waiving the signature requirement, Dan Padernacht, said Cuomo’s move is a good start. “While we hoped for a greater reduction,” he said, “this is a step in the right direction.” Some of the remaining candidates — Jessica Haller, Eric Dinowitz and Carlton Berkley — said they have to keep petitioning despite COVID-19 dangers because they feel the council district needs representation sooner rather than later. “We have to go do what we need to do,” Haller said. “And we can’t change the system until we’re part of the system at this point.” Whether it’s going door-to-door or standing on a street corner, collecting John Hancocks with a deadly virus around is challenging — but the candidates say they’re taking the necessary precautions. Padernacht and his volunteers are wearing gloves, he said, and giving pens to voters after they sign. If the voters don’t want the pens, they separate the used ones and sanitize them later before handing them out again.
He’s collecting signatures on street corners, but he’s also going door-todoor at private homes and in apartment buildings. His campaign is being especially careful in buildings, Padernacht said, by standing back from doors after knocking to maintain social distance. “And then if they’re willing to sign, that’s when we’ll get a little bit closer and hand them the clipboard,” Padernacht said. “We’ll witness their signature and then we’ll take the clipboard back.” Haller has taken safety measures a step further. Her campaign has purchased enough pens, so no two voters have to use the same one, she said, and ensures her volunteers fill out a COVID-19 safety form. Additionally, her campaign isn’t collecting signatures in apartment buildings and is staying out of Wakefield and Woodlawn. Berkley can’t make the same geographic decision on where to collect. He lives in Wakefield and is out petitioning in those neighborhoods — on the street and in apartment buildings. Dinowitz has taken a different approach, campaigning in all of the district’s neighborhoods while staying
completely outdoors. That includes Wakefield and Woodlawn. “I’m making sure that every part of the district is heard and that every part of the district hears my message,” Dinowitz said. The special election field narrowed last week when Abigail Martin and Marcos Sierra dropped out of the special election race, both citing the dangers of collecting signatures during the coronavirus pandemic. Both, however, plan to run for the seat again in the June primary since the special election covers just the final year of what was Cohen’s last term. While the dangers of petitioning during a pandemic are clear, Haller believes there is more to Martin and Sierra dropping out. It’s financially strenuous to run a special election and primary back-to-back, Haller said, and she knows: She’s personally feeling squeezed financially because she qualified for full matching funds from the city in August and was expecting $168,000 in December. However, the city’s campaign finance board hasn’t yet allowed the candidates to tap into that cash during the special election.
While the U.S. House considers introducing articles of impeachment against Donald Trump for a second time, newly minted U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman is making moves to find out exactly what happened in the insurrection attempt against the Capitol last week — introducing his first bill as a congressman to help get to the bottom of it. Bowman is readying what he calls the Congressional Oversight of Unjust Policing Act — or the COUP Act — which he says would establish a national commission to investigate the mob attack of the congressional chambers while lawmakers were certifying Joe Biden’s presidential win. Bowman wants the commission to address what he describes as systemic failures in the Capitol security apparatus, and investigate alleged ties between members of the U.S. Capitol Police and white supremacist movements. The commission would be charged with issuiing a report at the end of its investigation recommending specific measures and reforms to realign recruitment, hiring and retention policies, and practices of the Capitol police to address biases, according to a release — both “conscious and unconscious.” — Michael Hinman “So, none of us in District 11 are getting any matching (funds) until, at this point, the end of February,” Haller said. “That could have something to do with it. I mean, like that’s a huge cash flow burden.” Haller will petition for the primary when that starts next month, but she may not run in June if she loses the special election. On the other hand, Padernacht, Dinowitz and Berkley all plan to make another run for the seat in June, even if they lose in March. Dinowitz — who has the resources of the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club, run primarily by his father, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, at his disposal — has already surpassed the original threshold of 450 signatures last week and is confident about his chances in March. “I think my years of service making sure that our corner of the Bronx has a voice that is heard will speak to voters.” Dinowitz said, “And I think I’ll do very well in March.”
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Carlton Berkley wants to give a voice to the voiceless n Former cop looks to address crime, housing problems on city council By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com
In a time when racial justice protests have taken hold of the country, Carlton Berkley says it’s already been his life’s work. A former New York Police Department detective and a criminal justice advocate, “Chucky” — as many call him — jumped into a crowded special election race late last year, hoping to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council. Berkley lives in Wakefield and owns DCW Investigations and Security. His criminal justice work and community connection are why people there asked him to run for city council in the first place, he said. That, plus the fact no one can remember a time when the councilman or councilwoman hailed from anywhere not Riverdale. “I’ve always fought for the voiceless and fought for the defenseless,” Berkley said. “People recognize that, and they recognize me fighting for them. They thought it was time that someone from our area step up.” This is not Berkley’s first campaign for public office, however. He’s run for city council twice before — in two other districts — and once for the Assembly. None of them were successful He first ran in 2009 against nowAssemblywoman Inez Dickens for the council seat that serves much of central and East Harlem. Four years later, Berkley tried a different council district that included Claremont and Morris Heights and is now represented by Vanessa Gibson. In both races,
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Carlton Berkley is a former New York Police Department detective who says he’s fighting for police reform and racial justice. Berkley is one of five special election candidates running to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council. Berkley’s competitors significantly outraised him. Berkley was born and raised in Harlem. His mother moved the family to Wakefield when he was 16, he said, because of gentrification in Harlem at the time. Over the years, he’s gone back and forth between living in Harlem and Wakefield. Berkley received an associate’s degree in business from Hesser College in the 1980s — later known as Mount Washington College before closing in 2016 — and then returned to New
York to pursue a criminal justice degree from CUNY’s John Jay College. The same year, he took the test to join the NYPD — and passed. He withdrew from his classes at John Jay, and joined the police department, staying there for 20 years, until 2004. Berkley said he often clashed with NYPD brass over what he saw as the mistreatment of officers of color. That prompted Berkley to join three organizations: 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, the Black Law Enforcement Alliance, and the National
Latino Officers Association. “I fought against the disparate treatment that Black and Latino officers — Asian officers also — were facing,” Berkley said. “Because of my activism in those organizations, (the) NYPD gave me, along with the other officers, a very hard time to retire.” Berkley doesn’t hate the NYPD, and even believes 90 percent of officers there are good people just trying to do their jobs. But there are some bad officers who violate people’s rights and need to be rooted out. “I tried to talk with the good ones and say, ‘Listen, when we see one of our brothers and sisters violating someone’s rights or doing the wrong thing, we need to confront them and stop them,’” Berkley said. After leaving the NYPD, Berkley continued to fight for criminal justice, leading marches and working with Discovery for Justice, which pushes for more public transparency of evidence in the discovery phase of criminal trials. Crime is one of the biggest issues in most of the council district’s neighborhoods, Berkley said — with the exception of Riverdale and Woodlawn. “When you talk about crime — I feel that out of all the candidates, that’s my expertise,” he said. “Because being a police officer for 20 years and working in various units situated me to be in the best position when it comes to that.” Berkley isn’t for “defunding” the police. Rather, he’s for cutting the NYPD’s budget significantly and stemming crime by reinvesting in community organizations — which actually is what many police reform advocates mean by “defund the police.” During his time with the NYPD, Berkley said he noticed efforts to budget for several units that had outlived their usefulness
— so there are a lot of places where cuts can be made. Housing and homelessness is another issue Berkley wants to address. He’s for low-income housing, which he distinguishes from affordable housing. This means basing a family’s rent on their individual income, he said, instead of using area median income — commonly used by the city’s housing preservation and development department to define what’s affordable in particular neighborhoods. “For a household that’s bringing in $35,000 a year, their rent should be adjusted for $35,000, which means that maybe 30 percent should go to their rent,” Berkley said. “Right now, people are paying close to 50 to 75 percent of their income for their rent.” Berkley also advocates repairing various New York City Housing Authority developments and implementing a moratorium on new homeless shelters in the district. Additionally, he said he’ll push for rent cancellation and relief for small businesses through the end of the pandemic — and even after. Addressing transportation issues for senior citizens in Riverdale also is important, Berkley said. Berkley has stiff competition in his campaign for the March 23 special election. He’s up against teacher — and state lawmaker’s son — Eric Dinowitz, environmentalist and entrepreneur Jessica Haller, arts educator Mino Lora, and real estate attorney Dan Padernacht. Berkley wants the city council to have a strong hand in helping people through the duration of the coronavirus pandemic, and everything that might come as a result of it. “This pandemic has caused even greater problems,” Berkley said. “It’s about time that our government bailed the people out.”
More population groups now eligible for COVID vaccine By STAFF REPORT New York has expanded its list of people eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine currently authorized under emergency use for Pfizer and Moderna. Those eligible include: • Health care workers • Residents and staff members at some group living facilities • Adults at least 65 years old • Public-facing grocery store workers
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WHAT’S IN / WHAT’S ON Wave Hill offers COVID-safe shopping Wave Hill, 4900 Independence Ave., has reopened for special restricted hours Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m., to 5:30 p.m. Admission requires advance ticket purchase at WaveHill.org. Also reopened is The Shop at Wave Hill with a reimagined floor plan intended to making safety a priority. It’s open Wednesdays through Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wave Hill House is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with Glyndor Gallery open from noon to 4:30 p.m. — both featuring exhibitions to limitedsize audiences. The café is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for limited grab-and-go entrees, snacks and beverages. Although eating indoors is not allowed, seating remains available outside on the Kate French Terrace. Advanced registration is required, and the maximum num-
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ber of visitors allowed each day is limited. A ticket is required to enter the grounds, and is available for reservation every Monday. Thursday continues to be admission-free until Wave Hill resumes normal operating hours. For more information, visit WaveHill.org.
Artists wanted for new project Wave Hill and the Lehman College Art Gallery seek artists for its 2021 eco-urgency exhibit, planned to begin in July. Artists have a chance to present existing work, propose a new work, or participate in a public program. Joint curatorial teams will review applications over the winter, with artists notified of any interest by the end of February. Eco-urgency focuses on critical issues affecting ecosystems and biodiversity, according to a release. Artists address the
need to establish a cooperative relationship with nature, one that is rooted in respecting the Earth’s vulnerability, and acknowledges the systems that contribute to global loss of habitat and species. To apply, visit tinyurl.com/ WaveHillArt.
NYBG Glow set to light up gardens A new nighttime outdoor attraction at the New York Botanical Garden called NYPG Glow, runs for 14 select evenings through Jan. 16. Visitors will have a chance to explore a glowing world of color and light featuring the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, as well as the reflecting pool at the visitor center and surrounding gardens and collections. Glow runs between 5 and 10 p.m. To learn more about the event at the botanical garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., visit NYBG.org.
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 encouraged to post their new versions when
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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, 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: • 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.
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A8 - THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, January 14, 2021
Opinion Editorial
Fall of Tammany Hall
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any aspiring politicians work their way through city and state office on their way to Washington. But not William Magear Tweed. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1853. But after two years on Capitol Hill, Tweed realized power wasn’t found on the banks of the Potomac River, but instead back home. He returned to New York after just a single term, and within four years was the “boss” of the infamous Tammany Hall political machine. Tammany Hall, which today is just another way of saying “political corruption.” Because that’s what this machine was — acquiring influence and power using not necessarily money, but political patronage — a currency the American dollar could never compete with. Tammany Hall would control New York for nearly a century before it was beaten down by Gov. (and later President) Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II. When Roosevelt died, the machine tried for a comeback, only to finally be defeated by the likes of Eleanor Roosevelt and Herbert Lehman. Yet, anyone who thinks machine politics died with Tammany Hall doesn’t really pay attention to politics here in the city. The machine may not have a flashy name or be led by someone donning a fancy diamond on his shirt, but make no mistake — the machine is here. How do we know? Because nothing happens in our political landscape by accident. Andrew Cohen, for example, knew for years he’d become a judge. Not because he knew no other candidate would better him, but because there simply would be no other candidate. Getting that seat on the bench was a big thank you for Cohen from the Bronx Democratic Party — gratitude that could’ve been shown next year in time for Cohen’s term to end. But then that would leave who represents Democrats in the council race up to voters, and not up to those pulling the strings at the top of the machine. Cohen’s departure made way for
the March 23 special election — nonpartisan, by the way. Expected to have low turnout, thus easier to manipulate. And while the winner of that election will have to turn around and compete in a June primary, there’s something about being the incumbent that ultimately attracts more votes than an open field of fresh candidates. Right now, five men and women are racing around the district collecting hundreds of petition signatures — despite a pandemic — preparing what will be the toughest fight of the entire race. No, not debating each other, but surviving legal challenges filed by the machine to invalidate petition signatures, and maybe even shrink the field even more for its preferred candidate. That’s right, by the way. Candidates have to petition their way on the ballot. They have to collect signatures that have not been collected by anyone else, and they must be of registered voters. Of course, it’s important to limit the names on a ballot so that voters can make a choice. Petition signatures are one way candidates can show they have the kind of support worthy of giving them a spot on the ballot. But it’s not the only way. Asking for money from would-be voters is far more difficult than asking for their signature. Yet, New York doesn’t recognize fundraising as proof a candidate has a viable shot for office. That must change. Councilman Ben Kallos has pushed legislation for years that if a candidate can raise money from enough voters to qualify for city matching funds, they also qualify for the ballot. That legislation has never gone anywhere because the machines won’t have it. They can’t challenge campaign donations the way they can signatures. And it’s why leaders with names like de Blasio and Cuomo don’t care about the coronavirus when it comes to petitioning. But it’s time to care. Just like Tammany Hall in the 1930s, the Bronx political machine is eroding. Now it’s time to be gone.
Letters to the editor
Keep watching this watchdog To the editor: Food and Drug Administration regulators have approved more than 600 new medicines since the turn of the century. And more treatments are on the way. Scientists are currently developing more than 7,000 experimental drugs. Unfortunately, one self-styled health care “watchdog” could significantly slow this research. The non-profit Institute for Clinical and Economic Review routinely analyzes the costeffectiveness of new drugs. But the institute uses a flawed methodology that often finds cuttingedge, lifesaving medicines aren’t worth the price. The institute wants the FDA to rely on those cost-benefit analyses when deciding whether to approve experimental drugs. And now, agency officials say they’re “receptive” to reviewing the institute’s data. Any collaboration between our nation’s premier health safety regulator and the institute — an organization which seeks to put a price on human lives — would prove problematic for patients. The health care watchdog claims to have patients’ best interests at heart, but its methodology suggests otherwise. The institute relies on an outdated, discriminatory benchmark known as “QALY” — or quality-adjusted life year. This metric evaluates treatments’ cost-efficiency. If a medicine delivers one QALY, that means it offers one additional year of perfect health. The institute recommends that drugs not cost more than $175,000 for each QALY they deliver. And if a medicine fails to meet this criterion, the institute advises that insurers or government agencies not cover the treatment. Already, governments in foreign countries flatout deny certain treatments to patients based on QALY assessments. Consider the United Kingdom. Around one-in-six British cancer patients can’t access the drugs that their doctors recom-
mend — all because British health regulators say the medicines aren’t sufficiently cost-effective. British regulators also recently blocked sales of a new cystic fibrosis treatment. QALY assessments are bad enough for regular patients, but they’re even worse for Americans suffering from rare diseases. Here’s why. It takes $2.6 billion and up to 15 years to create a single new drug. Drug manufacturers normally recoup those costs by selling enormous quantities of medicines to large groups of people at relatively low prices. For example, about 35 million Americans take statins to treat high cholesterol. In many cases, each pill costs mere pennies. But when medications are only purchased by a small handful of rare disease patients, companies have to charge higher prices to recoup their costs. Consequently, rare diseases drugs are often quite expensive — and thus score badly on value assessments. The clinical and economic review institute evaluated five rare disease drugs between December 2014 and 2018, and judged four of them “low value.” The institute insists it wants to help patients and the FDA make more-informed decisions. The group has proposed hosting debriefing sessions with patient groups at the end of each cost-effectiveness review. Then, the institute and patients would co-write a letter to the FDA with tips for gathering more effective data in future clinical trials. But the institute has spent years devaluing the lives of people with chronic illnesses and disabilities. Patients would be wise to think twice before trusting the organization to have their best interests at heart. KenneTh Thorpe The author is a professor of health policy at Emory University, and chair of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease.
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How else can we slow cars? To the editor:
(re: “Change could soon be inbound for Independence,” Dec. 24)
I am responding to your Dec. 24 story about the proposed changes to Independence Avenue, which I read with significant alarm. I am just as annoyed as the next person about the donuts and burnouts, but most of the proposed changes are equivalent to using a bulldozer to remove an ant hill. I have lived on this street since 1984 and only know of one person who was struck by a car. I find crossing Independence at West 239th Street does provoke some anxiety, but only because the “walk” sign is illuminated for far too short a time. I occasionally see a driver run a stop sign or traffic light, but mostly the infraction is what’s known as a “rolling stop.” Generally, the rule of a pedestrian in a crosswalk is observed. The donut and burnout incidents typically, but not always, happen between 10:30 p.m., and 2:30 a.m., when there is little or no traffic. It only started when the streets became less traveled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The perpetrators are taking advantage of lax police enforcement and prosecution. As for the proposed changes to resolve the issue, it appears that most people have short memories about what it was like during morning and afternoon drop-off and pick-up, when school was in full session — as this has not happened since March. Every square inch of street was utilized by school buses, city buses and private vehicles. Cars were double- or triple-parked for student drop-offs, and standing in safety zones and at fire hydrants waiting to pick up their children. Any
attempt to narrow the street would result in the somewhat controlled chaos to completely disintegrate into gridlock. Frequently, delivery trucks double-park. The fire department frequently uses Independence. Reducing Independence to a single lane in each direction would impede them and other local traffic. Cutting back on angled parking to install bike lanes would remove much-needed parking spaces. Adding angled parking to West 235th Street, creating additional spaces, is a great idea. One way not so much as it is part of an alternate route if, as is the case sometimes, Independence is closed. Independence between West 246th and West 249th streets is a private street resembling a country lane. Adding a traffic light at West 237th Street would help if it were timed as not to entice speeding to beat the light. Adding a red-light camera might stop the donuts. A concrete median would not allow for traffic to pass a delivery truck, and concrete safety zones would hinder parents from waiting for their children, and garner the same complaints as they did at Kappock Street and Palisades Avenue. Flexible delineators usually do not work and end up being destroyed. Proper timing of walk/ don’t walk signs is the best answer for pedestrian safety. Practical assessment of how the street is used at various times during the day should dictate any changes. More police enforcement and the threat of substantial penalties would do more to solve the problem. STeven Kaen
Dems took no seats in House To the editor:
(re: “Bowman introduces a new age in House,” Nov. 19)
The Democratic Party, prior to the Nov. 3 election (and before recent vacancies due to retirements and death), held a substantial 32seat advantage over the Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democrats held 233 seats, and the Republicans had 201. A Libertarian held the other seat. In this recent election, the Republicans did not lose one single seat. All Republican incumbents were re-elected, and they kept their open seats. The Democrats, on the other hand (and this letter was written on Nov. 25), at last count had suffered a loss of enough seats to substantially lower their majority. This was a drastic and humiliating defeat for Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats who had expected a blue tidal wave of massive proportions
to sweep over the country. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz himself can verify this. Ask him. Yet your reporter, Kirstyn Brendlen, in her story, conjures up a supposed conversation among Democrats that makes no sense whatsoever, except on her part to possibly fool uninformed readers who do not follow politics and naively (some would say, stupidly) believe everything they read or hear. This is what Kirstyn Brendlen wrote: “Democrats didn’t take as many seats in the House as they had hoped …” The indisputable facts are that the Democrats didn’t take any seats. None! They lost seats. Plenty of seats! I would expect this kind of fake “reporting” from that biased rag, The New York Times, not from The Riverdale Press. alvin Gordon
Remembering those old days To the editor: Enjoyed reading the 70th anniversary issue on Dec. 17. But you left out one major event. My first job out of Hunter College, two weeks after graduation, was as a reporter for The Riverdale Press. I got a referral from the printer of my college
newspaper. I learned a great deal from Dave Stein and editor Joe Fitzpatrick, and remained a friend when I went into public relations. I recall Celia Stein fighting with Dave if he wanted to add another advertisement to her social pages.
She normally won. Buddy and Richie came in after school and wanted to play around. Celia said they first had to do some homework. Great start to a career in journalism and public relations. Time fondly remembered. Sam SamuelS
COVID hit co-ops, condos too To the editor: As we all do, the Association of Riverdale Cooperatives & Condominiums welcomes the arrival of coronavirus vaccines that have been approved for immediate distribution and inoculation. We understand and appreciate that initial supplies of COVID-19 vaccine will be offered to health care personnel and long-term care facility residents. And with you, ARC eagerly anticipates the time that supply and availability will increase in the weeks and months to come. During the past year, as we all endured the unprecedented challenges posed by the coronavirus, ARC has looked inward to its mission of serving the co-op/condo community, and maintained its focus on the very special issues confronting co-operators, condominium owners and management as they evolved — sometimes on a day-to-day basis. By staying closely attuned to the ever-changing political, labor and medical landscape, ARC was able to bring vital information to the attention of all of our area co-ops and condominiums, boards of directors, building managers, and every resident on a timely basis. Including: • New and changing health-related protocols in all buildings • New responsibilities of board and management with regard to residents
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• Management responsibility toward employees • Second phase reopening guidelines • Refinancing property mortgages in the current financial climate • The ever-changing and confusing financial recovery packages • New and special costs of construction arising directly from the coronavirus • The reopening and maintenance of building gyms, swimming pools, and other common areas • Holding virtual board meetings, seminars, annual meetings and elections • Buying and selling co-ops and condos (virtually) • Reports on support for co-ops and condos by elected officials in Washington Complete information on all of these topics and much more can be found on our website at ARC-Riverdale.com/covid-19. We encourage you to consult the website regularly for the latest information. The Association of Riverdale Cooperatives & Condominiums is proud of the role it has played during the current crisis, and joins with all of our residents as we look forward to a future that enables a happy and healthful existence. STephen BudihaS The author is president of the Association of Riverdale Cooperatives & Condominiums.
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THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, January 14, 2021 - A9
Op-Ed Issue after issue, ensuring Press remains ‘compelling’ By MICHAEL HINMAN
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elia Weintrob laid out her expectations for me in a single sentence that appeared in the March 23, 2017 edition of this paper: “I expect future issues of The Press — starting with this one — to be compelling reads.” Normally, a story like this introducing a new editor includes some nice friendly, sometimes non-specific quotes from the higher-ups wishing someone the best of luck. But for the story announcing my arrival, our then-general manager made it clear to me that this wasn’t just going to be work to maintain the status quo. No. This was The Riverdale Press. Its history was rich, but the impact it has had on this part of the Bronx was even greater. And there was absolutely no room for me to come in and mess things up. Here we are, 200 issues later. If you feel that we have fallen short of those goals, blame me. That’s my responsibility. And as editor, the buck stops at my desk. However, if you feel that we have achieved those expectations — as we hear many readers tell us every day — then don’t credit me. Credit this team, from the bottom to the top. Because even running a community newspaper is not the job of a single person, but instead of a group of the most talented, the hardest working, and least motivated by money. Before walking through the doors of The Press, I felt my career in journalism had run its course. I’d accomplished all that I wanted, and was very happy to start exploring something new. The election of Donald Trump in 2016 changed that. I was disgusted by how the media covered that election — allowing many untruths to go unchallenged. And while I had no inclination to work a national desk taking on Washington politics, I knew there had to be a community out there perfect for me. And I’ve found it here in the Bronx, never looking back. While I expected four years under Donald Trump was not going to be pleasant, I never imagined — as I started my 30th year as a journalist — I would experience the disaster this president has wrought. And it’s not just the coronavirus pandemic, although that’s right near the top. Just when you think you’ve seen the worst, Trump takes it a step further. We saw that on Jan. 6, when Capitol Hill was attacked for the first time since the War of 1812, and a bunch of idiots with Confederate battle flags and Trump paraphernalia actually tried to pull off a coup d’etat. It’s surprising many of these buffoons who in-
vaded the hallowed halls of Congress even knew where they were, but even the dumbest mobs are still mobs — and such a collection of people can be quite unpredictable. And dangerous. At least five people died, including a law enforcement officer. But they didn’t succeed. Still a little shaken, Congress finished its Constitutionally mandated work of preparing Biden and Kamala Harris for Jan. 20. Despite his complicity in inciting such a riot, Trump continued his completely debunked claims that the White House was stolen from him. Not a single state election official believed him. Not a single judge — even the ones he appointed — believed him. Not even a single U.S. Supreme Court justice believed him, and he installed three of them. Yet, these insurrectionists believed Trump, and made a very real effort to subvert the will of the people. If all this doesn’t prove to you the importance of an independent media, then I don’t know what would. Imagine if we only relied on what the government told us with no checks or balances. Trump would be president for life, with his children ready to step in behind him to take over. The last four years were also some of the most dangerous for journalists in American in history. We’ve been especially targeted by a number of groups, not just those led by an overhyped real estate developer. While community journalism is probably far safer than higher levels, our work here doesn’t always make us the most friends, especially in high places. But then it shouldn’t. If government officials love us, then it’s pretty clear we’re doing something wrong. And we’ll keep doing it. I’ve put my heart and soul into each of the 200 issues I’ve led over the last four years, and I’ll do it for at least 200 more if you ask. And not just me, but everyone here at your community newspaper. Just please keep supporting us. Make sure you’re subscribed, or that you’re picking up a copy each week when you visit a local store. As you spend money at local businesses, remind them you saw their ad in the newspaper — or ask why you didn’t see their ad in the paper. And, if you are so compelled, don’t be afraid to give a little extra to help ensure community journalism remains alive and well here in this part of the Bronx at RiverdalePress.com/donate. We’ll continue to do our part in making The Riverdale Press a compelling read each week. And we hope you’ll do your part to guarantee we can keep doing it. The author is editor of The Riverdale Press.
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What a simplistic claptrap this Point of View was! Where do I start? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez represents people in her district. Looking at the geography of her district, upper Manhattan is nowhere near it. Yes, that’s a good reason Joe Crowley — ignoring the needs of his constituents — lost to her in the primary. My wife and I, both bonafide card-carrying Jews, have worked with AOC’s people on getting people to fill out census forms, getting them out to vote. Helping her constituents’ kids celebrate their graduation, where none was forthcoming this past spring. Where were you? Acting as if you were her constituent? Normalizing de facto annexation by saying Peace Now is a radical group because they call “annexation,” well, “annexation”? Really? A halfmillion Jews live there, so that just means it might be right? Yep, the Nazis occupied France, and so whatever they did when there — because they were there — makes it de facto legal? Do you have pretzels for all your meals? Your logic makes me think so. Want to think of yourself as a good American
Jew? Try this on for size: Think of our role here in America, and push for the help people who desperately need our help, who are where many of us were a generation or two ago. But nope, stay away from public schools, and rail about people not worshipping the ground you walk on. That’ll surely not make you friends, nor help you influence people. Note to writer: As I grew up a few generations ago, I learned something smart: No one person will ever always please me, especially a politician. When someone ran for office, I learned to choose the office seeker whose positions most dovetailed with mine — and no, never played the victim role of identity politics. I did not, and could not, agree with all of what anyone said or believed — then and now. I live in America. I vote here. Not Israel. I don’t walk around feeling persecuted by someone I disagree with politically. I do walk around feeling radical right wing extremists, evangelicals and assorted human detritus have me, an American Jew, in their sights — and many of them are ardent supporters of Israel. Confusing? What to make of all this? It is never ever as simple a picture at this writer paints. Ever. Yes, claptrap all right. AdAm SToler
Just likes seeing name in print To the editor:
(re: “MTA not spending money wisely,” Dec. 3)
Larry Penner takes 11 paragraphs and 371 words to finally reach the point: The MTA wastes hundreds of millions of dollars on outside consultants. The author’s letter, as usual, ignores the massive loss of revenue on the part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority due to COVID-19. It ignores the fact that several hundred million dollars — while it shouldn’t be wasted — is a drop in the bucket compared to the billions in red ink the MTA is drowning in. It also directly contradicts a letter written by the author in August, posted by the Queens Gazette. In this letter, the author states the new realities of telecommuting and decreased ridership might force the MTA to re-evaluate its capital priorities. The author’s conclusion directly contradicts a letter he had posted in Long Island Weekly. Since the author is in favor of this particular project, the
MTA will manage it just fine and dandy. On Oct. 15, a letter posted by the author in this newspaper gives a history of air-conditioning on New York City buses, and remarks about how the upcoming summer (2021) could be a long one because bus drivers have been instructed to open windows to stop the spread of COVID-19. I vividly remember the days during the 1970s and 1980s when buses did not have air-conditioning. I want it on the bus in the summer. I am not the slightest bit concerned about this in October, when I have seven months to worry about it. Mr. Penner has the right to freedom of speech, and The Riverdale Press has the right to whatever letters policy it chooses. But why does The Press continue to publish letters by the author that contradict his other letters? Omit facts that are inconvenient to his opinion? Waste precious “letters” space? And are solely to feed his unceasing, relentless, unquenchable addition to seeing his name in print? NAT WeiNer
In America, our innocence is lost To the editor: Because something has been killed, something has died. Something we thought was inviolable has been violated.
Our country, our America, our ideals, our trust in the basic, basic goodness of human nature has been killed. Our belief is that here, in this America, we are moral,
ethical, lawful — and because of those things, unique among nations. We may never believe this again. Our innocence is lost. ClAire lobel
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Emma Schlossman, who will live in our hearts forever, 91 Emma Schlossman, 91, a longtime Riverdale resident, passed away with her family by her side, on Jan. 1, 2021, of natural causes. Raised in Manhattan, she was the daughter of Esther and Isidor Eckert. Her husband, Raphael Schlossman, preceded her in death in 1982. As a Barnard College gradu-
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friends. She was a woman of style, strength, resiliency and independence. Her generosity, honesty and love for her family will be missed. She will live in our hearts forever. A private funeral service was held at Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson.
ate, she worked as an office manager and bookkeeper for the Riese Bros., as well as several other fine New York City establishments. A beloved mother and Grandma Dinnie, she is survived by her daughter Ilene Schlossman Cohen, son-in-law Paul Cohen, grandson Reid Cohen, granddaughter Blake Cohen, as well as many dear
by her husband Seymour Skloot, to whom she was married to for more than 50 years. She is survived by her two children, Stuart Skloot and Gwen Skloot, and her three grandchildren. She was an avid bridge player, and a golfer. Services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Vivienne Skloot, 95, died in her home in Ardsley on Jan. 10, 2021. She received her bachelor’s degree from Hunter College and her master’s degree from Lehman College. She was a Riverdale resident for more than 50 years. She taught Spanish and French at the local junior high school for many years. She was preceded in death
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Home of the Week Pamela Trebach of Trebach Realty
Majestic river views from 11 stories up
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ome find a fantastic life on the 11th floor of The Woodlands. Located at 3935 Blackstone Ave., this three-bedroom, two-bathroom co-op is part of a post-war building with a 24-hour doorman. It enjoys views of a majestic span of the Hudson River, as well as the great cliffs of the Palisades. Standout features include an entry hall; a spacious, central foyer; living room with a French door opening onto a sunset balcony; a dining room with wainscot paneling. The kitchen is updated with polished granite counter tops and custom glassfronted cabinetry. There’s also a master
bedroom suite with a large walk-in dressing area, marble bathrooms, and a third bedroom that’s currently used as a den, with custom built-ins. This corner unit has western and northern exposures, complete with refined parquet floors. decorative columns, baseboards with crown molding, and pockets doors in the den and kitchen. There’s indoor and outdoor parking for rent, subject to availability, as well as a fitness room, children’s playground, landscaped grounds, and an outdoor sitting area. Monthly maintenance is $1,924.55, but the cost overall is just $850,000.
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Serviam Gardens Senior Apartments Waiting List Now Open Serviam Gardens LP is now accepting applications for its waiting list of project-based Section 8 apartments. The development is located at 323 East 198th Street in the Bronx, to persons 62 years of age and older with Poster Sign Draft limited income. Income qualifications will be based on Serviam Gardens Senior Apartments Federal Low-Income Guidelines Waiting List Income Now Open Household Size Limit 1-person $39,800 Serviam Gardens LP HH is now accepting applications for its waiting list2-person of project-based Section 8 apartments. The HH $45,500
development is located at 323 East 198th Street in the Bronx, to Applications can be with downloaded persons 62 years of age and older limited income. Income qualifications will be based on Federal Low-Income Guidelines and printed from the Household Size Income Limit Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation 1-person HH $39,800 website: 2-person HH $45,500 https://www.fordham-bedford.org
Applications canmay be downloaded printedbyfrom Interested persons also request anand application the Fordham Housing Corporation sending a Bedford self-addressed stamped envelope to:website: https://www.fordham-bedford.org Serviam Gardens c/opersons Fordham Housing Corp.by sending a Interested may Bedford also request an application self-addressed envelope to: 2751 Grandstamped Concourse Serviam Bronx, NYGardens 10468 c/o Fordham Bedford Housing Corp. 2751 Grand Completed applications must Concourse be sent by REGULAR Bronx, NY 10468
mail (NOT registered or certified) to the Post Office Box Completed applications must be sent by mail (NOT address indicated on the application andREGULAR must be received registered or certified) to the Post Office Box addressafter indicated by February 16, 2021. Applications received the on the application and must be received by February 16, 2021. deadline willreceived not be after processed. Applications the deadline will not be processed.
THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, January 14, 2021 - A13
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