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It was a busy day inside the gymnasium of The Riverdale Y as volunteers honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., by giving back to their community. King always championed service as much as he demanded civil rights, so he’d likely be proud to see that even practicing social distancing in the midst of a pandemic wasn’t enough to stop helpers from the UJA-Federation of New York from feeding the hungry.
Jabbing teachers Educators are on the front lines of the pandemic, yet it could be months before many are vaccinated. Page A5
Domestic fallout Sen. Luis Sepúlveda faces calls to resign — an issue hitting close to home for one of his senate colleagues. Page A3
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No one expects to get hit by a car when crossing the street, yet it’s more common than many might think. Cars killed 120 pedestrians in New York in 2019, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association — behind only California, Florida and Texas. And many of them lose their lives on New York City’s streets. But Kenneth Rowe not only worried that someone might get hit by a car on Independence Avenue between West 232nd and West 249th streets — he expected it. That expectation was fulfilled last month when a car turned off of West 232nd and onto Independence, knocking him off REVAMPING, page A4
Remembering day government stopped n Still shaken from Jan. 6 riot, Bowman and Espaillat turn their fears into action By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com
In the days leading up to his swearing in as one of Washington’s newest congressmen, Jamaal Bowman knew there would be a lot of fight ahead of him advancing his progressive ideals. He just didn’t expect it to actually be a physical fight. In fact, Bowman is still in a bit of disbelief over his first two weeks in Congress, which included a violent attack on Capitol Hill and a vote to impeach President Donald Trump a second time for making that attack happen. “I didn’t expect any of this,” Bowman said. “Never. Never in a million years.” Yet it happened last week when, culminating with Bowman joining his fellow Democrats — and 10 Republicans — to force yet another Senate trial involving Trump, despite his impending departure from the White House. Because the coronavirus pandemic limited the number of congressional members who could be on the House floor at one time, Bowman was watching what would typically be a routine certification of Electoral College votes that would ultimately hand the presidency to Joe Biden. Outside their very building, however, a crowd of right-wing exJAMAAL tremists — riled up by bOwMAN Trump at a nearby rally — broke through Capitol Police barricades and stormed the seat of U.S. democracy. “I went from watching the debate related to certifying the election results, to seeing Nancy Pelosi get ushered away and the Capitol go on lockdown,” Bowman said. ADRIANO “And then I turned the ESPAILLAT channel to CNN, I believe it was, and I just saw people literally scaling the walls of the Capitol. So, it was obviously just (a) shock. And very scary.” Bowman sheltered with his congressional team in his office inside the Longworth House Office Building — one of three buildings Congressional members use just south of the Capitol building itself. He only left his office briefly to see what was happening on the building’s ground floor — where other House members were secured together in one room. Deciding not to join them and stay with his staff, Bowman went back to his office. The insurrection left four rioters dead. One woman was shot by Capitol Police and died on the scene — while three othCONGRESS, page A4
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U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat huddled with his congressional team while insurrectionists breached the Capitol on Jan. 6. After the attack, Espaillat introduced legislation to have some House Republicans who he says supported the attack investigated. He also voted in favor of President Donald Trump’s second impeachment, after leading efforts on first House rebuke.
In today’s classroom, history could have happened yesterday n Following insurrection, teachers lead classroom talk on what happened Jan. 6 By ROSE BRENNAN rbrennan@riverdalepress.com
With the unprecedented events of the past year — including a deadly pandemic and a turbulent presidential election — living through history doesn’t seem to be too uncommon anymore. But few, if any, might have foreseen they’d live through something that hadn’t happened since the War of 1812. And yet, more pages were added to the history books after a mob of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 6 while Congress was attempting to certify Presidentelect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory. The ensuing lockdown inside the Capitol building lasted for hours. When the smoke
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cleared, five people were dead, including a Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick. And if that wasn’t enough, exactly one week later, the U.S. House of Representatives reconvened at the scene of the alleged crime, impeaching Trump on the charge of inciting an insurrection. They were ultimately successful, making Trump the only president in history to have been impeached twice. After a truly chaotic turn of events, it’s likely some students were struggling to make sense of it all. That prompted teachers across the city to bring what’s happening out there inside their classrooms to help students understand what was going on, process the difficult emotions surrounding it, and hopefully hear accurate information about what it all meant. New York City schools chancellor Richard Carranza recognized the need to do just that almost immediately, encouraging teachers to do what many already decided to do: Discuss what happened on Capitol Hill.
‘Can they assemble? Yes, based on the First Amendment. Can they protest? We’ve given more clarity for the students, but it went very well.’
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IN-Tech Academy history teacher “My heart breaks to know that our young people have witnessed this violent assault on people, property, the rule of law, and on our democracy itself — met by a response that illustrates our nation’s troubled past and present,” Carranza wrote to teachers Jan. 6. “Today, tomorrow and beyond, you will have the opportunity — and responsibility CLASSROOM, page A4
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Last-minute postholiday shoplifting A true “Maxxinista” knows exactly when to find the best “steals” on designer items at the discount clothing store TJ Maxx. Unfortunately, one shopper took that literally, making off with several items from the retail store’s 171 W. 230th St., location on Jan 9 around 9 p.m. Taken were 14 handbags and a pair of shoes. The perp then threatened an unlucky employee who tried to confront him with a knife, according to police, before running down Broadway toward Bailey Avenue. The approximate value of the stolen items was $950, police said. Camera footage is available, and detectives from the 50th Precinct say they are investigating.
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After colleague’s arrest, Biaggi seeks new life on bills n Political establishment wants Luis Sepúlveda to resign from senate seat By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com
Protecting survivors of sexual and domestic abuse isn’t just important to state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, it’s personal. She was very vocal about sexual harassment allegations against her predecessor Jeff Klein during the 2018 primary after he was accused of forcibly kissing a female staffer — a charge Klein denied. Biaggi called for an independent investigation of Klein, and felt more space should be made for the accuser to tell her story. Biaggi also criticized senate Republicans and the Independent Democratic Conference — a group of Democrats led by Klein who kept LUIS SEpÚLvEDA those Republicans in power — for dismissing the allegations outright. Nearly three years later, Biaggi is once again on the frontlines of demanding a colleague be held accountable for accused misconduct. This time, it’s state Sen. Luis Sepúlveda who is under fire after he was arrested last Tuesday, charged with strangling his wife during a domestic dispute. Sepúlveda denies the allegations. Sepúlveda has represented the southeast Bronx in the senate as long as Biaggi has after spending several years in the Assembly. His lawyer, Marvin Ray Raskin, has told reporters his wife’s accusations are false, and that Sepúlveda — not his wife — was the real victim of the violence. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins took immediate ac-
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When news broke last Tuesday that state Sen. Luis Sepúlveda was arrested on domestic abuse charges, state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi quickly called on him to resign. As chair of the senate ethics committee, Biaggi might have more she can say and do officially to Sepúlveda, but it’s still too early to know if the incident falls within her jurisdiction. Sepúlveda has denied the charges. tion anyway, stripping Sepúlveda of his committee assignments and his role as chair of the senate’s crime victims, crime and correction committee. To complicate matters even more, Sepúlveda is running for Bronx borough president against a slate of candidates that include Councilman Fernando Cabrera, Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson, and Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez. Cabrera, whose district borders the senate area Sepúlveda represents, attacked his opponent last week, saying he has blown his chances of succeeding Ruben Diaz Jr., in the borough’s highest office because he’s lost the confidence of his constituents. “There’s no chance of him ever winning this race at all,” Cabrera said. “It’s a tough race as it is, and he’s not going to have the support of his own community.” Fernandez took it a step further,
saying it’s time Sepúlveda cuts his losses — at least as far as the campaign is concerned. “I hope Sen. Sepúlveda heeds the calls of those around him and withdraws from the borough president race,” Fernandez said. “He has damaged the trust of his constituency.” Biaggi and many of her senate colleagues joined that chorus, adding that if the allegations are true, Sepúlveda should also resign his senate seat. She even took it a step further, saying that as chair of the senate’s ethics committee, “I am committed to take any steps within my jurisdiction to address this matter.” However, Biaggi told The Riverdale Press it’s too early in the process to know if the allegation falls within her committee’s jurisdiction. “I think that where we are right now is very introductory,” the senator said. “So, based on the senate rules, and
precedent — and also really the facts of the situation — no procedures have been triggered that could allow me, as the chair of the ethics committee, to take this up.” The senate has two pathways for disciplining its members, Biaggi said — either by a referral from the secretary of the senate, or by a determination from her committee with support from at least one member of each party. Because the incident just happened, Biaggi’s committee must wait for more facts and evidence to come out before it’s clear if she can intervene. Although Sepúlveda has been arrested, he has yet to be convicted of any crime. If and when that does happen, Biaggi said her committee could call an independent investigation. That could lead to a range of consequences, including sanctions and even expulsion. Outside of the political ramifications, and even what happened during
her 2018 primary race, this issue still has personal meaning to Biaggi. “I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse,” Biaggi said. “That’s not the same as domestic abuse, but the point is that I can understand the seriousness of this.” Biaggi already has passed a couple of bills during her time in the senate tackling different elements of the issues surrounding sexual and domestic abuse. She joined three of her colleagues in sharing their experiences of childhood sexual abuse on the senate floor in 2019 before the passage of the Child Victims Act. This law extended the window that child sex abuse victims have to file criminal or civil charges against their alleged abusers. Biaggi passed another bill last year making it easier for domestic violence victims to terminate residential leases so they are not stuck in abusive environments because they can’t move. “That’s why we wanted to make sure that we could give options to survivors to remove them from those dangerous living situations,” Biaggi said. It was even more important to do it “without facing any kind of penalty or legal ramification that a landlord potentially could take up with them.” The senator also introduced two bills this month further addressing domestic violence. One aims to allow prosecutors to access sealed records from prior domestic violence cases if the accused has committed repeated offenses. The other seeks to create a state misdemeanor charge for domestic violence that would make it harder for abusers to purchase firearms. When it comes to holding Sepúlveda accountable, however, Biaggi says the most important thing is to ensure the safety of her colleague’s wife and young child. “Politics and everything else is not the priority,” Biaggi said. “Our priority is making sure that we are clear that this is incredibly traumatic, and that we want to emphasize the safety of his family. Period.”
POLITICAL ARENA Martin raises a lot, spends little locally All of the focus has been on the city council special election race set for March 23, but there are two candidates already set to compete in a Democratic primary for the seat come June. And one of the candidates looking to make her debut in that race is off to a very strong
start, raising just under $40,000 in contributions. That’s the story behind Abigail Martin, the Columbia University professor and former social worker, whose biggest donor so far is — Abigail Martin. The council candidate has contributed $3,000 to her own campaign so far, about 7.5 percent of the $39,360 she’s raised since last summer.
By Michael hinMan Other big donors giving at least $1,000 are the retired Manhattanite Gretchen Beidl, Massachusetts software worker Bradford Coffey, and members of Martin’s immediate family. Michael Reddy, a partner in the law firm Cahill Gordon & Reindel, also donated $1,000. Martin has already spent more than $23,000, with a good chunk of it — $9,500 — on her
campaign manager, Alexandrea Logan, who lists an Illinois address. Martin also went out of state to print postcards, spending more than $3,500 at Vistaprint in Massachusetts. She spent more than $800 in postage at a local post office, and another $425 on various visits to a local Staples. The remaining $22,000 or so were spent outside the district — and
many times even outside the state. When Martin needed to print letters to specific neighborhoods, like Norwood, she crafted that letter by way of a company in San Diego. Marcos Sierra also opted out of the March 23 special election and decided to wait for the June primary. He’s raised just under $6,000 since hopping into the race, with his biggest support
coming from a $200 check donated by John Kambouris, owner of Broadway Pizza & Pasta. Sierra has spent a little more than $2,500 of his funds already — almost all of it to the political consultant firm Social Impact Strategies in Manhattan. Sierra did have one local expenditure in all that — a $41 bill from Riverdale Diner. Primary is set for June 22.
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Bowman, Espaillat take offensive against rioters CONGRESS from page A1 ers died in the hospital of injuries sustained during the attack. Additionally, two Capitol Police officers died — one of injuries he sustained in the riot, the other from a suicide afterward. No members of Congress were injured or killed. While all of this was going on, the first question on Bowman’s mind was how were the rioters able to get past the Capitol Police with so little resistance? And why wasn’t there a stronger law enforcement presence to resist a potential riot? Bowman also noticed the clear disparity between the police’s deferential treatment of rioters — opening barricades for them — and their brutal treatment of Black Lives Matter protesters over the summer, when peaceful demonstrators were often met with batons and tear gas.
That thought process led Bowman to draft and introduce his first piece of legislation — the Congressional Oversight of Unjust Policing, or COUP, Act. The bill intends to create a national commission to investigate the insurrection. It also would look to fix issues with the Capitol’s security apparatus, investigating possible ties between Capitol Police and white nationalists. “The way Black and brown communities are treated versus white communities is telling and startling across the country,” Bowman said. “Much of it is rooted in unconscious racism and implicit bias. And some of it is an outright explicit racism. And it needs to end.” Three Capitol Police officers were ultimately suspended after the attack and another dozen or so are under investigation, according to reports. Additionally, the department chief and
two top security officials were forced from their posts. Seeing what happened, and knowing what Trump had planned earlier in terms of a rally near the White House, Bowman knew exactly where blame was warranted. He was one of the first to come out calling for the president’s impeachment a second time, and voted in favor of it on Jan. 13. “We have a president who literally waged war against his own country,” Bowman said. “So, I was proud to cast my vote, to make him the first president in history to be impeached twice.” The Rayburn Building, which houses U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat’s office, is next to Bowman’s building just yards from the main Capitol building. He also was in his office when the attack started, preparing to head to the House floor.
“So, the police came here,” Espaillat said. “They wanted me to leave to another location, but I stayed in my office with my staff.” Everybody was afraid, Espaillat said, but luckily the rioters didn’t breach Rayburn, and ultimately he and everyone on his team were safe. Still, he has a few years on Bowman in Washington, first elected in 2016, so Espaillat has seen many demonstrations around the Federal city. But he never even imagined seeing what the angry crowd turned into on Jan. 6. Espaillat joined the Bowman-led chorus calling for Trump’s impeachment — a move he was a vocal supporter of in 2019 as well. “I think this president has split this nation, and has been a clear and present danger to the country,” Espaillat said. “He has put us in peril, and he
incited that mob to come in and be violent.” Espaillat introduced a resolution calling for an ethics investigation of House Republicans who openly showed support for the attack. Another lawmaker, U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, claimed she saw some of her Republican colleagues giving “reconnaissance” tours of the Capitol, according to reports. Sherrill didn’t specify which members were leading the tours, and the matter is under investigation. After all that happened that day, Bowman said he’s thankful no House members were hurt and his office building wasn’t breached. “But it’s heartbreaking that two police officers have died,” Bowman said, “which just captures how horrible this was.”
Fight continues for (traffic on) Independence Ave REVAMPING from page A1 his feet. “I stepped into the crosswalk, and all of a sudden I see some headlights, said Rowe, who works as a mechanic at Mount Sinai Hospital’s eye and ear infirmary. “I said to myself, ‘This car’s not stopping.’ She didn’t even stop for the stop sign. I was luckily able to push myself off the car, but I still got knocked to the ground.” The driver briefly got out of the car and apologized, Rowe said, but then drove off without calling an ambulance or at least leaving him her contact information. Rowe felt dazed in those brief moments, and didn’t even think to take a picture of her license plate as she departed. Rowe ultimately suffered a broken rib — from which he’s still recovering — but was otherwise unscathed. Rowe reported what happed to the 50th Precinct, but the police couldn’t find the driver because a security camera from a nearby building failed to capture her car. This particular neighborhood has received renewed attention in recent months not because of what some have complained is a dangerous intersection design, but because it’s become a hotspot for out-of-town drag racers. In the end, however, Rowe believes it’s still a dangerous intersection. Independence and West 232nd have a complicated meeting in the Spuyten Duyvil neighborhood. The southeastern edge of Seton Park prevents Independence from continuing straight north. Instead, it picks up several hundred feet to the east, briefly merging with West 232nd, before continuing north again along the park’s boundary and past the Spuyten Duyvil library. This creates two slightly different parts of the intersection, involving more of West 232nd than many believe it should. There’s also no crosswalk on the south side, and traffic is controlled only by stop signs. Rowe has felt unsafe crossing at that intersection for a while because drivers ignore the stop sign, he said, and don’t slow for pedestrians. “It’s weird because about two weeks before that happened, I said, ‘One day I’m going to get hit here because of what’s going on,’” Rowe said. At December’s Community Board 8 traffic and transportation committee meeting, Deb Travis declared there’s indeed a lot of reckless driving on Independence because she says the street is far too wide. Travis led a working group tasked with looking at the intersection and recommending solutions, which the full traffic committee expects to take up in its Jan. 21 meeting.
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The street’s width makes it more dangerous for pedestrians to cross, Travis said, because it forces them to cover more distance from one side to the other. Independence runs by two schools — P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil and Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy — as well as the Riverdale Jewish Center. That’s far too many opportunities to put children and senior citizens who frequent the street in danger, Travis added. The working group believes it can create more safety by fortifying intersections in a way to better protect crossing pedestrians while visually narrowing Independence, forcing traffic to slow down. The group recommended installing flexible delineators and road bumps to create that narrow perspective. They also proposed bi-directional bicycle lanes, protected by parking, and changing how cars park on other sections of Independence. The working group also suggested
Independence Avenue’s reckless driving issue already makes it dangerous for adults like Kenneth Rowe to cross the street, but it’s even more so for children. Rowe was hit by a car on Independence last month, and worries about what’ll happen to youngsters who may work their way across the street in the future. widening the crosswalk at Independence and West 232nd where Rowe was hit, and extending the proposed bike lane into the intersection. Rowe doesn’t know if widening the crosswalk would make much of a difference. Cars could still make fast turns. Adding bike lanes, however, could provide more protection for those deciding to traverse the area by foot. “At least that would keep them
away from you,” Rowe said. “So, if you are in the crosswalk, at least you’d have that extra two feet before (the drivers) clip you.” Rowe suggested adding a stoplight or a couple of traffic cops handing out tickets as way to make the intersection safer. Another idea, Rowe said, is to illuminate the parking spots nearest to the corner to increase visibility for
drivers and pedestrians. No matter what, Rowe said, something has to be done to make the intersection safer. “And the thing that bothers me is that there’s a park there,” Rowe said. “So, think about the spring time and the summer time when kids are running around in nursery school out on the corner. It’s a dangerous situation.”
Teachers confront a history-making present times CLASSROOM from page A1 — to acknowledge and discuss these events. Staff and students will be looking to you for reassurance, guidance and leadership.”
An honest, open discussion While no one is ever likely prepared for a violent insurrection inside the heart of the American government, those events came at a rather opportunistic time for Michael Simmon. The eighth-grade U.S. history teacher at IN-Tech Academy was just starting to draft his midterm exam, which began with the post-Civil War Reconstruction era. Amazingly, those events from 150 years ago ended up having some striking similarities to what happened Jan. 6. As such, Simmon was able to bring current events into class generally focused on history while also helping prepare his students for their midterms. “Southerners lost the Civil War, now losing their enslaved Africans, and now looking at their property being equal to them … that started an insurrection,” Simmon said. “That started the Black codes, and segregation, and separate-but-equal, and the birth of the KKK. I told the students, ‘Can we compare and contrast that to what’s going on today?’ “So they’re talking about Proud Boys and extremists … and systematic oppression and systemic racism.”
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Michael Simmon’s eighth grade U.S. history class at IN-Tech Academy compared and contrasted the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to the post-Civil War insurrection. Simmon’s class was part of IN-Tech’s larger effort to help students understand what happened in Washington, and why. At IN-Tech, however, the discussion expanded beyond Simmon’s classroom. School principal Stephen Seltzer created a much larger forum for students to share their thoughts through an assembly. There, Seltzer brought in guidance counselors and social workers to help students work through complicated feelings about what they saw at the Capitol. Further, they enlisted the help of Simmon and
his history department colleagues to field questions from students about what happened there. “We didn’t give our opinion, weren’t showing any bias, but just (gave) clarity about it,” Simmon said. “Can they assemble? Yes, based on the First Amendment. Can they protest? We’ve given more clarity for the students, but it went very well.” Michael Flanagan, a social stud-
ies teacher at Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy, took more of a visual approach to his class discussion. He showed his students video and photographs from the Capitol, asking them how they felt about it. “We focused on how the police treated the white protesters compared to how the Black protesters are treated,” Flanagan said. “We also focused on Trump guiding and leading the insurrection, (and) how a Confederate flag was running through the Capitol. They were angry and disgusted, but also know that this is how white privilege in America works.” The unequal treatment of the protesters was something brought up in many classrooms. Many recalled the peaceful protests over the police killing of George Floyd last summer, notably when protesters at Lafayette Square — now named Black Lives Matter Plaza — were teargassed. But then on Jan. 6, students could only watch as rioters were helped down the stairs by police officers. And many of them theorized this had a lot to do with the color of their skin.
A double-standard by law enforcement? Many students in Christine Montera’s history classes at East Bronx Academy for the Future are not white. How they reacted to the events that transpired on their television screens were eye-opening for her.
“The thing that really stuck out was the comparison they started to make about the police response to these people,” Montera said. “They were asking how they got into the building. And the comment that came up in every single class — as one of the first comments — was ‘What if they were Black?’” While teachers within the city’s education department were encouraged to discuss the Trump insurrection in their classes, that wasn’t the case in other parts of the country. Many teachers were told not to mention what happened, according to media reports, and to simply go on with that day’s planned lesson. But Simmon thinks current events — especially one like this — should be brought up in class. Not only is it important for students to see and understand what is happening in their country, but when they discuss it in class, teachers can fight against any misinformation those students might get — whether from other adults, or on the internet. When that discussion doesn’t happen, Simmon believes it can actually do a disservice. “It’s like the elephant or gorilla in the room: We’re not going to mention it, we’re not going to look at it, we’re not going to talk about it,” he said. “So now the kids make up their own minds, and they have their own perspective on it. And it’s not being guided by somebody that’s certified and highly educated that could guide that conversation.”
THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, January 21, 2021 - A5
Teachers want vaccine, there’s just not enough n City could run out of doses as early as Friday, spelling trouble for many By ROSE BRENNAN rbrennan@riverdalepress.com
HIRAM ALEJANDRO DURÁN
Education workers were included in the latest phase of the state’s vaccination rollout that began earlier this month. But vaccination efforts are progressing slower than expected because of limited supply. teach but where they’re teaching — and who’s physically with them. The city’s middle and high schools remain fully remote. Meanwhile, preschool and elementary school teachers still have some in-person classes — whether they’re hybrid or Mayor Bill de Blasio’s now-preferred full-week in-person model. As a result, those educators are being pushed to the front of the line. The teachers union has partnered with EmblemHealth and NYU Langone Health in an effort to vaccinate its 125,000 or so members. The educators’ push to get the vaccine is encouraging to Andrew Rubin, a senior vice president at NYU Langone.
“We’ve had a very strong response,” Rubin said. “The UFT vaccination rate — based on invitations — was actually stronger than our other groups.” New York’s latest vaccination phase has made inoculations available to a larger segment of the population. Still, it could be a while before everyone who’s eligible actually gets vaccinated. That’s not because of anything NYU Langone or EmblemHealth is doing, but rather due to short supply of the vaccine itself. de Blasio warned last week the city was in danger of running out of vaccines, and that could happen as early as Friday. The city had fewer than 186,000 doses remaining as of Jan. 15, which could barely make a dent in the millions
now eligible to receive them. “The supply should go where there is an infrastructure to get it into people’s arms,” de Blasio said last Friday. “We know there is supply in this country not being used.” Rubin prides himself on NYU Langone’s vaccination strategy. They will not schedule someone to get vaccinated unless they know they have a vaccine at the ready for that person. That saves a lot of frustration from someone anticipating an appointment only to have it canceled. “In our case, we were very careful to not schedule anybody unless we knew we had a dose available,” Rubin said. “Michael Mulgrew, who’s the
WHAT’S IN / WHAT’S ON Rodriguez ready to talk budget Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, whose Manhattan district includes Marble Hill, hosts his annual fiscal year budget forum — this year in two parts. Rodriguez will discuss school funding Monday, Jan. 25 at 6:30 p.m., while focusing on non-profits Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Both events will be held virtually. To register for the schools
event, visit tinyurl.com/YdanisSchool. For the non-profit forum, visit tinyurl.com/YdanisNonProfit.
Get inside info on climate change Reid Sherman, a leading climate expert from Washington, will host a virtual meeting about the climate with Concerned Citizens for Change on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 1 p.m. Anyone wishing to register can email ccfny@gmail.com.
whatson@riverdalepress.com Honoring Friendly Fridge organizers It’s a virtual gathering, but it’s still a gathering. The board of directors and staff members from Riverdale Neighborhood House and Riverdale Community Center host their annual meeting Monday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. There, they will honor Selma Raven and Sara Allen of The Friendly Fridge with the RNH Good Neighbor Award, and Odeymis Placido as the group’s
Teen of the Year. The organizations also will preview its Riverdale Neighborhood Farm and Food Hub initiative. To RSVP for the Zoom event, email nalberts@riverdaleonline.org.
Botanical garden now open to all 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. 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.
For more information, visit NYBG.org.
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. Classes are led by Rob Adelman. For more information, email radelman@riverdaleonline.org.
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Nothing good ever comes easy. And that couldn’t be truer of the city’s goals to vaccinate all nearly 9 million of its inhabitants, especially now that nearly 4 million in the state are now eligible to be inoculated. The city began its latest vaccine rollout last week. Making their way onto the list were people older than 65, emergency first responders and “education workers.” While that last term may be a bit vague, United Federation of Teachers spokeswoman Alison Gendar says it’s inclusive of anyone working in school buildings — not just teachers. “We believe that the vast majority of the UFT membership who are active — not retirees — qualify,” Gendar said. “So that would be teachers. That would be paraprofessionals, people who work in schools, (in) the library. All of those job titles are qualified for this distribution.” Gendar also noted that many school employees — such as nurses and occupational and physical therapists — already were eligible for the vaccine under an earlier phase as health care workers, often having direct contact with patients where physical distancing is difficult, if not impossible. Education workers may now be eligible for the vaccine, but Gendar warns there are some politics at play in terms of who should go first. Some preference is being afforded to preschool and elementary school teachers, for example. But it’s not so much the grade they
president of UFT, is very happy because we’ve been able to invite … about 4,600 teachers (and) start being able to vaccinate them.” The roadblocks to vaccination can be frustrating, especially to Rubin and those eligible to get a shot in the arm. Rubin did the math: If all 12 of NYU Langone’s vaccination sites in the city were open for 12 hours a day, seven days a week, all 125,000 of the UFT’s members could get the first dose of the vaccine within a matter of weeks. But of course, that can’t happen if there aren’t enough doses to begin with. The state currently receives only about 300,000 vaccine doses from the federal government per week, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Those doses need to be distributed across the state, meaning the city will only receive a fraction of those doses when they become available. Once the city receives those doses, they need to be further divided under all who are eligible under current inoculation phases. Because of that, the outlook on how long it will take to vaccinate all of the city’s education workers is much grimmer — not to mention much longer. It could take several months before everyone who is both eligible for and wants a vaccine gets one. But Rubin doesn’t think a seemingly long wait should deter someone from getting vaccinated. After all, it’s by getting vaccinated that the city — and the world — can get the coronavirus pandemic under control once and for all. And that can start with education workers. “The teachers are a very important group to us at NYU Langone Health, and we are prioritizing them because we believe that they’re that important,” Rubin said. “We want to do as many as we can, and we’re hopeful we’ll have the vaccines to do it.”
A6 - THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, January 21, 2021
Art association ‘Moving Forward’ from difficult times n Online exhibition looks back to pandemic, looks forward to some normalcy
If you visit … Go to RiverdaleArtAssociation. org/Moving-Forward. But hurry, the exhibit ends Jan. 31.
By ROSE BRENNAN rbrennan@riverdalepress.com
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ast year was a time, for sure, many of us are more than willing to leave in the dust without so much as a second thought. But Doris Cordero had a particularly difficult 2020 even beyond the coronavirus pandemic. Cordero was diagnosed with cancer, leading to both physical and mental difficulties in the midst of the pandemic-era social isolation and distancing. But like many great artists often do, Cordero turned to her medium of choice — painting — creating something beautiful out of something terrible. That painting chronicled part of her journey, aptly titled “Yesterday, DoRis CoRDeRo Today and Tomorrow.” And along with the work of many of her friends and colleagues, it appears in the Riverdale Art Association’s January exhibition, “Moving Forward.” Cordero is the association’s president, but she recalled the plan for the exhibit was a team effort. While she and her colleagues were keen to leave 2020 in the past, some of the pandemic’s restrictions are still alive and well. This meant an in-person exhibition would be difficult, if not impossible. So the association made the decision to turn “Moving Forward” into an online exhibition, viewable on its website. While many of the association’s members merely needed to paint, draw or otherwise craft their hearts out, some of the other work was happening behind the scenes. The association’s exhibits chair — and
visually — from when she created the piece. “That picture has hair on it,” Cordero said. “I lost all my hair after radiation. But I had my hair then, which would look totally different now. My image is about today, the now. Here I am now. Here we are in the future. And this is what happened in the past.” Some of the association’s members prefer a more mathematical, 21st century approach to their artwork. Vice president and show producer Myra Joyce’s preferred medium is fractal art. She inputs an equation into an online application, and adjusts and tweaks its output until she’s satisfied with what it produces on her screen. While her work is more abstract than Cordero’s, Joyce believes that viewing all of the association members’ work together in a video will help inspire positive feelings from its viewers regardless of an artist’s medium of choice. “What I would like for people to get a sense of is optimism,” Joyce said. “Even from the title. We’re getting out of this mess, in more ways than one.” While “Moving Forward” might deal with such an upsetting subject as the coronavirus pandemic, Cordero thinks the message behind the exhibition will be anything but. She hopes those who view it — albeit virtually — will feel both hope and determination. After all, those were the feelings which helped inspire her group to create art in a time of upheaval and personal tragedy like this one. “There is hope in our determination to be artists,” Cordero said. “It really has pushed us forward, to be more mindful of our work, and to use it for a purpose.”
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Doris Cordero’s piece ‘Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’ chronicles a difficult span of time during which she was diagnosed with cancer. The piece appears in the Riverdale Art Association’s online exhibition, ‘Moving Forward.’ “Moving Forward’s” curator, Diana Catz — was in charge of compiling all of the completed pieces and putting them into a playable video, the online exhibition’s chosen form. Catz presented the finished video to the art association’s members, who gave notes for tweaking and tune-ups here and there in order to make the exhibition all it could be. And in the absence of an actual gallery, that’s all the more important. But unfortunately, pandemic-era art itself is nothing all too new for the
Riverdale Art Association. It previously hosted the exhibition “Art in a Time of Quarantine,” displaying work produced in the earlier spring and summer months of the pandemic. But for Cordero, the sentiment behind “Moving Forward” is a bit different. It’s dealing with the current reality and soon-to-be aftermath of nearly a year of social distancing, mask-wearing and overall isolation. Nevertheless, the world needs to carry on, even while the pandemic remains a reality.
“This year, we realized we still have the pandemic, and we are having to move forward, even though we are still sheltering somewhat,” Cordero said. “So we thought we’d do a second version of (‘Art in a Time of Quarantine’) … looking ahead to when this is over. And then looking back. And then looking forward: Where we’ve been and where we’re going.” Much of Cordero’s piece, “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” centers around her cancer diagnosis. But already, much has changed — at least
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Haller now out-raising Dinowitz in city council race n Yet, of $90,000 paid out on campaigns since summer, just 4% local By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@riverdalepress.com
As the March 23 special election race heats up for the city council seat once held by Andrew Cohen, environmental activist Jessica Haller is an early winner among the five candidates in the race — at least when it comes to fundraising. The Fieldston resident hauled in $28,000 since July, bringing her overall contribution total to more than $77,000 — enough to slip ahead of the $65,000 North Riverdale special education teacher Eric Dinowitz has raised. He accepted just $8,000 in contributions over the last six months. In all, four of the five candidates pulled in $63,700 since last summer, with 80 percent of that money collected by Haller and newcomer Mino Lora, who has raised $22,700 herself since jumping into the race last fall. Yet, not only is a large portion of the money funding these special election races coming from outside the district — even less has been spent on local organizations and businesses.
Dismal local showing
Lora — a Manhattan theatre executive director who lives in Spuyten Duyvil — is the worst offender when it comes to local spending. Of the nearly $25,000 she’s spent since entering the race, just $245 — less than 1 percent — has stayed within the district. Even counting that expenditure would be generous. That check was written to Meghan Wasserman — wife of Grammy-winning Broadway musician Scott Wasserman — for what Lora’s campaign stated was a repayment of a cash advance. Other candidates in the race didn’t do much better. Dinowitz — son of Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz — only spent 2 percent of the $17,600 rolling out of his campaign since summer to locals. That was $360 — all fees to the former Country Bank. Haller claimed a little more local spending than Dinowitz — $1,074. But that was just a small fraction of the nearly $42,000 her campaign has paid out since July. That includes $231 spent at a local post office. Dan Padernacht, a real estate lawyer from Kingsbridge, spent the least amount of money among the candidates who filed with the city’s campaign finance board, but he spent more
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Jessica Haller had a strong second half of 2020, taking over the fundraising lead as she nears the March 23 special election for the city council seat formerly held by Andrew Cohen. locally than the other three candidates combined. Padernacht paid out $1,800 for advertising in The Riverdale Press — which accounts for more than 32 percent of his total spending JESSICA of $5,600 since July. HALLEr Campaign finance documents were not yet available for Carlton Berkley, the fifth candidate in the race, as of early Saturday morning. In all, candidates spent just under $3,500 locally — out of $90,000 total, or 4 percent. Instead, Haller spent $10,750 on Raven Strategies, a political consultant group out of Brooklyn. She also paid nearly $7,500 to her now-former campaign manager, Jeremiah Cedeno, who lists a White Plains address. Haller wrote checks totaling $7,000 to the Law Office of Ali Najmi, a criminal defense firm in Midtown, for “petition work” in December, although petitioning did not begin until early January. And then Haller outsourced her design work to Minneapolis, paying a company called Replace Inc., $1,500 for those services. Dinowitz sent $7,600 of his campaign funds to Brooklyn where his political consultant, Red Horse Strategies, is based. He also paid another $4,400
to Laurence Laufer, the former general counsel to the campaign finance board who lists his address as Mount Tremper upstate. Laufer also is known for his work on campaigns run by Mayor Bill de Blasio. ErIC Dinowitz paid dINOwITz a little more than $4,000 to the state Democratic Party for voter lists — an expense Lora also made — but also settled a $600 bill with NYPrints in Long Island City for “petition printing” on Jan. 1 — three days before de Blasio set the special election date, which is required information for petitions. Lora has actually spent more money than she’s raised, fueled by a pair of $5,000 loans issued to the campaign — one from her husband, Robert Braswell. No one paid out more money to political consultants than Lora — more than $16,000, including $7,000 to her campaign manager, Ben Nanna. She also paid Brooklyn law firm Stoll Glickman & Bellina $1,500. While a larger portion of Padernacht’s spending stayed local compared to his competitors, he did have money go outside the council district. That included $1,500 to Meridian Strategies in Manhattan, and another $1,000 for website design from a Suf-
folk County company called Island Guide. Padernacht did keep $500 in campaign literature printing in the Bronx, using Eveready Graphics in Westchester Square.
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In terms of fundraising, however, Padernacht is ahead of only Lora and Berkley at this point. He has now raised $35,000 in contributions after bringing in another $4,750 since last summer. That money includes $2,000 in donations from Sam and Tzirel Klein. Sam Klein is the chief operating officer for Leopold Friedman’s nursing home chain, according to Padernacht’s campaign filing, which owns a number of facilities including The Citadel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, just blocks from where Padernacht lives. The company’s portfolio also includes Riverdale Nursing Home, which it acquired last September for $18.4 million. More than 60 percent of Dinowitz’s contributions since last July came from within the district — the best percentage among all the candidates in the race. Yet half of his $8,000 haul came directly from the Moerdler family, led by local attorney Jeffrey Moerdler, and seven other members of the family, giving $500 each. The family’s patriarch, Charles
Moerdler, is not listed as a campaign contributor, but the Community Board 8 land use chair — and attorney — is representing Dinowitz’s father in a libel suit filed against him by former public school administrator Manny Verdi. The younger Dinowitz also picked up $500 from one of his father’s colleagues, Assemblywoman Amy Paulin from the eastern side of Westchester County. He also picked up a check from Crystal McCrary, the former wife of former NBA player Greg Anthony, and mother to Orlando Magic point guard Cole Anthony. McCrary is an occadAN sional producer be- pAdErNACHT hind documentaries like “Little Ballers” in 2013, who has also appeared in the past on Fox News programs hosted by Sean Hannity and Bill O’Reilly, according to an online profile. Lora collected $2,500 in major donations to her camMINO paign so far, but only LOrA one — from Sesame Workshop education director David Cohen — came from people residing within the council district. Big donors for her include famed political scientist and Columbia University professor Ira Katznelson. Haller had $500 donations from local psychologist David Zahm and Riverdale Main Streets Alliance lawyer Christopher Rizzo, among others. She also picked up a big check from Andrew Lachman, the husband of former Manhattan borough president Ruth Messinger, who has endorsed Haller. Also giving $500 was Oliver Koppell, the former state attorney general who once sat in the very council seat Haller is running for. She also grabbed another $500 from Fred Wilson, the founder of venture capital firm Union Square Ventures, which made billions in early investments of technology companies like Twitter. Voters will have a chance to decide who will fill out Cohen’s final year on the city council in a ranked-choice special election set for March 23. The candidates are scheduled to participate in their first of two scheduled televised debates for the special election in a forum hosted by The Riverdale Press and BronxNet, set to air Feb. 2 at 7 p.m.
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Lifelong Bronx resident Eleanor Squadron, 85 Eleanor Squadron, 85, of Netherland Avenue in North Riverdale, passed away peacefully in her home on Jan. 1, 2021, concluding a long and fulfilling life. A selfless and gracious woman, she spent her life deeply dedicated to her family, friends and community. She was born to Hannah and Herman Bornstein on Jan. 29, 1935, in the Bronx, where she grew up with her now-late brother Larry. She attended Walton High School, and later earned her associate’s degree from Hunter College. On June 3, 1956, she married eleanor Arthur Squadron at the Con- squadron course Plaza Hotel, and spent the next 56 years traveling the world, laughing and living with a life partner who loved, admired, respected and supported her. After the birth of her two children, she put her organizational and strong relationship-building
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A10 - THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, January 21, 2021
Opinion
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Editorial
Shop local all year long
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resident John F. Kennedy declared the first National Small Business Week in 1963 during a time when retail chains were rapidly pushing their way into our neighborhoods. While there’s certainly some benefit to shopping at a chain store, and it is a job creator — there’s nothing like walking into a shop, having the owner recognize you right away, and keeping those very important dollars in the community. National Small Business Week is still recognized, nearly 60 years later, primarily through “shop local” campaigns. Today, it’s not just chain stores putting pressure on small businesses, but the internet as well. And don’t even get us started with the coronavirus pandemic — probably the single largest threat ever to the lifeblood of our communities. That’s why it’s so disappointing to see a half-dozen candidates looking to represent our community on the city council, ask many in the community for donations, then not at least try to spend some of that money in the very community they’re trying to represent. The four candidates competing in the March 23 special election who filed financial reports last week showed they were willing to spend money — nearly $90,000 since last July — just not locally. In fact, just $3,500 made its way back into the community. That means these candidates spent $488 each and every day since July 11. But local business (and we were gen-
erous to include the local post office) received just $19 per day. Sorry, but that’s just not going to work. We get some of the biggest campaign expenses are political consultants — and we would never expect everyone would find such consultants inside the council district. But there are many other services local businesses can provide. Like why is no one printing campaign literature locally? Why is no one looking to have graphic work done by local artists? Why isn’t a single lawyer within the neighborhood being hired? At the end of the day, no matter what the candidates try, more money will flow out of the district in a campaign than come in (political consultants are very expensive). But sure we can do better than 4 percent, can’t we? Dan Padernacht had the best showing in local spending, simply by buying some advertising in The Riverdale Press. That is certainly self-serving for us to mention that, but we’re a local business, too. And candidates should be utilizing newspapers like The Press and the Norwood News to not only get their message out, but show support for local, homegrown media. There are still two months left in this special election campaign — and a primary election on the horizon. Prove to the community you do, indeed, have its back. You don’t have to wait for a presidential proclamation. You can — and should — “shop local” all year long.
Point of view
We need something interesting to do for the rest of this winter By SURA JESELSOHN
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t’s cold now, and we are spending more time indoors. Walks are shorter, and there is little greenery to lift our spirits. Having given much thought to the problem of how to deal with wintertime isolation, I have arrived at one particular solution that, I believe, can make this time both interesting and productive, with the added benefit of non-partisan social interaction with others. The New York Botanical Garden is located in the Bronx, and since 2018, is home to the EcoFlora Project. There were two co-chairs when it started. The first was Brian Boom, then the conservation strategy vice president, although now he is curator emeritus, and is still deeply involved in EcoFlora. Daniel Atha is the second dynamic force, and is officially the conservation outreach director. The third EcoFlora conference was held virtually Nov. 8, updating those involved — whether professional botanists or citizen-scientists — as to some of the insights and accomplishments of the project. Dr. Boom moderated and reiterated the objectives: To protect and preserve the city’s native plant species while assembling new and original data on the city’s entire plant community by engaging the public as “citizen-scientists to observe, collect and compile information about the city’s plants.” Without knowing what is growing within the boundaries of New York City — together with numbers and locations — there is no realistic way to preserve that part of our environment. Granted this is an enormous task, but computers make vast amount of data meaningful, and citizen-scientists do the data collection. Anyone can be a citizen-scientist. If a person enjoys being outdoors and is willing to look around and actually “see” and record that sighting through an app, they can become a citizen-scientist. Citizen science is becoming more common as large projects requiring large amounts of data to be inputted while professional staffs do not have the manpower. The app in question is iNaturalist, easily downloaded and easily used. There are numerous databases or projects that you can join. I am on EcoFlora. Essentially, the person takes a picture of something growing — although birds, animals and insect pictures are useful as well. If the
person has no experience, the app will make certain identification suggestions, including name together with a clear photo and some identifying characteristics. If not, you can share the picture anyway. It takes two other experienced people to reach the same identification conclusion before the picture is considered “research” grade and is then added to the database. Locations are all downloaded by GPS. In addition, the botanical garden has a monthly EcoQuest challenge. Each month during the growing season, they highlight a particular plant for the citizen-scientist to concentrate on. Certainly, people can continue with their regular sightings as well. In addition to highlighting a single plant, they have a complete write-up on the plant, including distribution, history, and a description so that, by the end of a calendar year, any participant will have learned a considerable amount of botany. While EcoFlora is now in New York City and has also been instituted at four other locations — Selby Gardens in Sarasota, Florida; Denver Botanical Garden in Colorado; Chicago Botanic Garden in Illinois; and Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix — it is a big country out there. Even if you are not specifically signed up to a particular project — or a project does not yet exist for a particular location — the data will be collected by GPS location and entered for that location. The first obvious question is, “How will this project aid our country that is feeling in such disarray?” The simple answer to my question is that everyone can participate, and the natural world is void of partisanship. People can even create their own project, like a particular block, or park, or section of a walking path. People working on a joint project engenders non-controversial conversation. Something we can all use right now. Since it is winter, and plant have gone to sleep, why would anyone be interested in joining EcoFlora now? Before the spring explore past EcoQuest challenges on the botanical garden website at NYBG.org. Download the iNaturalist app and explore its possibilities. Create a local iNaturalist group with your neighbors and children. This can be done within a single apartment house, or just a particular block.
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Letters to the editor
Let’s vaccinate jails right now To the editor: The staff members and incarcerated individuals at Rikers Island and other city jails must be among the first New Yorkers inoculated with the new COVID-19 vaccine. Both the staff members and those incarcerated are some of the most vulnerable individuals during the pandemic, because social distancing is nearly impossible in the jails. Those incarcerated often sleep three feet apart in dormitories that house up to 50. At least four inmates and a dozen staff members have died of complications related to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and many more have fallen seriously ill. Even with measures taken to mitigate the spread of the disease, staff members must come in and out of the facilities daily. When newly arrested individuals are admitted, many are unknowingly COVID-positive. “RN” is a 66-year-old man who has been incarcerated in the city’s jails awaiting trial since 2017. He’s housed in an infirmary on Rikers. He has a number of serious medical conditions, both physical- and mental health-related, and would be
Rudy was a bad mayor To the editor: Mr. Trump’s effusive praise of Rudolph Giuliani as New York City’s greatest mayor seems odd to me, because I grew with the mayor most historians regard as the city’s greatest: Fiorello LaGuardia. He was as sharp in knowledge of management of the city as Jimmy Walker, but without Walker’s crooked streak. Giuliani left office with a bad odor. He had surrounded himself with dishonest officials, some of whom went to prison for their dishonesty in office. He had invited his paramour to live with him in Gracie Mansion, and he had tried to twist the events of Sept. 11, 2001, into political capital for himself. You may also recall that soon after that date, when his second term as mayor was ending and the selected Republican candidate was Michael Bloomberg, he proposed that the crisis of 9/11 called for the Republicans to dump Bloomberg and substi-
very susceptible to infection in a second wave of COVID-19. He’s an example of why those who are incarcerated are much more susceptible to COVID-19, and must be prioritized for the vaccine just as much as those living and working in nursing homes. The coronavirus pandemic has amplified the inequities and institutional injustices of our health care system — disproportionately affecting the city’s most vulnerable populations, such as those incarcerated in our jails. Remember: Most of those incarcerated in the jails are awaiting trial and have not been convicted of a crime. They and the staff members must be prioritized equally to receive the vaccine. The virus does not distinguish between which uniform a person is wearing. We are all in the same boat here, and not vaccinating anyone living or working in a congregate setting — such as a jail — puts us all at risk. JeSSica halleR The author is a city council candidate running in the March 23 special election.
tute himself as their mayoral candidate. Doing so would have violated the two-term limit, which had been adopted as law in New York City, largely because Giuliani had pushed for it. No one but Trump has matched him for illegal chutzpah. alan SakS
Don’t forget to leave a tip To the editor: In these difficult economic times, as a result of COVID-19, it is especially important to patronize your neighborhood businesses. Do it not only on the annual Small Business Saturday, but every day of the year. My wife and I don’t mind occasionally paying a little more to help our local businesses survive. Don’t forget your cook and server at your favorite neighborhood restaurant. We try to tip 20 percent against a total bill — including taxes — year-round. In December, as a thank
you for being there for us all year long — in good times, and in bad — we tip 25 percent against the total bill. Whenever it is an odd amount, we round up to the next dollar. If we can afford to eat out, we can afford adding an extra dollar or two to the tip. When ordering takeout, we always leave a dollar or two for the cook. It is appreciated. Remember, these people are our neighbors. Our local entrepreneurs have continued the good fight to keep their existing staff and suppliers employed without layoffs and canceling product or supply orders. They continue to work long hours, pay taxes, and keep as many local neighbors employed as possible. Many maintained the tradition of offering job opportunities to students during the summer. If we don’t patronize our local community stores and restaurants to shop and eat, they don’t eat either. Stop by your favorite restaurant or store, and also drop off a box of candy or cookies as a show of appreciation. Something sweet takes the edge off the stress we all face. laRRy PenneR
Media still fraught with peril To the editor:
(re: “Issue after issue, ensuring Press remains ‘compelling,’” Jan. 14)
Congratulations to reaching your 200-issue milestone at The Riverdale Press. It can’t have been easy. Being the editor of a community newspaper is an awesome responsibility. I know. I have sat in your chair. Your Jan. 14 Point of View posited that “community journalism is probably far safer than higher levels.” I’m sorry to contradict you. Although some may scoff at the notion, it is fraught with peril. Many of today’s readers may not have been around in 1989 when my brother Buddy (who was then the editor) and I discovered the extent of that peril as terrorists torched our office in response to incitement from their “great leader,” Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini. The flames were so intense that the computers in the newsroom were grotesquely melted, and firefighters had to smash every window and punch holes in the roof to extinguish the flames. You can imagine the effect on me of the recent televised images of terrorists with “murder the media” and “Camp Auschwitz” T-shirts invading the Capitol. I was sickened, but not surprised. After The Press was bombed, Buddy and I were invited to share our story with newspaper associations around the country. That’s when I was surprised. We were buttonholed by fellow publishers
who shared their own violent stories — a car bombing in an urban setting. A burning hay wagon backed into an office front in a rural town. Assassination attempts — and more. We discovered that violence against community journalists in America has been almost routine. And you didn’t have to look as far as Washington to find political corruption on a grand scale. In our time, we saw multiple local state lawmakers, a congressman, a borough president, a Bronx Democratic Party leader, and state senate majority leaders from both parties carted off to jail. We even saw a governor resign in disgrace. But yes, Donald Trump has lived up to his name and trumped them all with his traitorous mob incitement — another “great leader” calling on his minions to show their loyalty with violence. His impeachment is well deserved. So, stay vigilant and tell the truth as you see it. Even when, as you say, “if government officials love us, then it’s pretty clear we’re doing something wrong.” Michael, thank you — and your staff — for putting your “heart and soul” into every issue. Mazel tov on meeting your first 200 deadlines. Buddy and I met more than 1,500 of them, so you have a little catching up to do. But I hope that the endeavor continues to be as much of an adventure for you as it was for us. RichaRd STein The author is a publisher emeritus and a former editor and co-publisher of The Riverdale Press.
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SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is PARLEZ PRODUCTIONS LLC, 3356 BRONX BLVD, BRONX, NEW YORK 10467. The principal business address is: 3356 BRONX BLVD, BRONX, NEW YORK 10467. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. 3420 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on 1-12-2021, bearing Index Number NC-000292-20/ BX, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451, grants me the right to assume the name of (First) Gianette (middle) Francesca (Last) Fata. My present name is (First) Ginette (Middle) Frances (Last) Fata AKA
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Ginette F Fata, AKA Gianette Fata, AKA Gianette F Fata. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Bronx, NY. The month and year of my birth are April 1978. 3421 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on 1-12-2021, bearing Index Number NC-000293-20/ BX, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451, grants me the right to assume the name of (First) Maxine (Last) Cortes. My present name is (First) Maximina (Last) Cortes. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Manhattan, NY. The month and year of
my birth are August 1965. 3422 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on Dec. 17, 2020, bearing Index Number NC-00028720/BX, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451, grants me the right to assume the name of (First) Darian (middle) Elon Marvin (Last) Smith. My present name is (First) Darian (Middle) Elon (Last) Smith AKA Darian Smith, AKA Darian E. Smith, AKA D. Smith, AKA Darian S. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Bronx, NY. The month and year of my birth are August 1979. 3423
THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, January 21, 2021 - A13
Home of the Week John Edwards of John Edwards Real Estate
A home that’s in a class all of its own
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ike all true classics, this exceptional stucco-and-brick home with tile roof transcends the boundaries of time and style. Built in 1920, this charming home features four bedrooms, two full bathrooms, one half-bathroom, and a finished attic and basement. The bright south-facing sun room opens up to a spacious living room with woodburning fireplace and high ceilings, lovely hardwood floors, dining room, windowed powder room, a large renovated kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances, rear porch, and yard.
The second floor features a large sunfilled master bedroom and two additional good-sized bedrooms, windowed hallway bathroom with washer and dryer, and a stairway leading to a charming finished attic level with additional bedroom and large ensuite bathroom with shower and bathtub. There’s also a lovely finished walk-out basement with a large playroom and family room, one-car garage, and a driveway to pick up an additional car. Found at 401 W. 261st St., it’s a home conveniently located near everything. And it’s waiting for you, right now, at a listing price of $949,000.
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 limited income. Income qualifications will be based on Poster Sign Draft Federal Low-Income Guidelines
Serviam Gardens Senior Apartments Household Size Income Limit Waiting List Now Open 1-person HH $39,800 2-person $45,500 Serviam Gardens LP HH is now accepting applications for its
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waiting list of project-based Section 8 apartments. The Applications be downloaded development is located at can 323 East 198th Street in the Bronx, to persons 62 yearsand of age and older with the limited income. Income printed from qualifications will be based on Federal Low-Income Guidelines Fordham Bedford Corporation HouseholdHousing Size Income Limitwebsite: 1-person HH $39,800 https://www.fordham-bedford.org 2-person HH $45,500
Interested persons also request anand application Applications canmay be downloaded printedbyfrom sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to: the Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation website: Serviam Gardens https://www.fordham-bedford.org c/o Fordham Bedford Housing Corp. Interested persons mayGrand also request an application by sending a 2751 Concourse self-addressed stamped envelope to: Bronx, NYGardens 10468 Serviam c/o Fordham Bedford Housing Corp.
Completed applications must Concourse be sent by REGULAR 2751 Grand mail (NOT registered or certified) to the Post Office Box Bronx, NY 10468 address indicated on the application andREGULAR must be received Completed applications must be sent by mail (NOT by February 16, 2021. Applications received the on registered or certified) to the Post Office Box addressafter indicated deadline will not be must processed. the application and be received by February 16, 2021. Applications received after the deadline will not be processed.
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