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Lora says she’s evolved from ‘abolish police’ By MICHAEL HINMAN
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Mino Lora was angry. And last summer, she was hardly alone. On May 25, George Floyd lost his life under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, and pandemic or no pandemic, the nation’s streets exploded with protests, returning the Black Lives Matter movement and its calls to end what it described as systemic racism inside law enforcement. Many cities, including New York, were under curfew lockdown because of violence and looting that erupted near some of the protests. Even two months later, much
of that anger had yet to subside, shared not just on the streets, but in social media. Lora, a non-profit theatre executive director pondering a run for city council, turned to Twitter on Aug. 4, and just started typing. “Abolish the police now,” she said, putting the last word in all-caps. “Black lives matter. Black children matter.” Lora would close the tweet sharing how “over and over, police show us how Black people are treated without the respect or dignity they deserve.” But it would be a sentence right before that from regular citizen Mino Lora that would haunt future city council candidate Mino Lora: “f-(expletive) the police.” “This summer, I was hurt,” Lora told The Riverdale Press, after deleting the tweet from her feed. “We were seeing the injustices over and over, and videos of people being killed in front of our eyes. Of chil-
‘This summer, I was hurt. We were seeing the injustices over and over, and videos of people being killed in front of our eyes. Of children being handcuffed to hot pavements. Twitter was me lashing in that anger.’
— Mino Lora
dren being handcuffed to hot pavements. Twitter was me lashing in that anger, but my stand has been the same.” That stand, she says, is not to abolish the police as she cries in that tweet, but instead to “defund” police — a term Lora believes has been misinterpreted by those unwilling to make wholesale changes to how law enforcement works in the United States. “It’s to make sure they can focus on
preventing and solving violent crime,” Lora said. “And right now, they have too much responsibility. When it comes to mental health, when it comes to school safety, when it comes to homeless outreach, we need health care workers and social workers and educators to be handling these instances, because enough. Enough with that.” On her campaign website, Lora claims CANDIDATE TWEET, page A4
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n COVID-19 not too kind to anyone, but some proprietors — especially of Black-owned shops — are hit extra hard By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com
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t would be a gross understatement to say this past year has been tough for small businesses. Retail stores, restaurants, bars and cafes all have struggled to survive since the coronavirus pandemic hit a year ago. Many have received the attention they deserve, but others, more often than not, are overlooked. Many, unfortunately, have one thing in common: they’re Blackowned businesses. Even when they do get attention, like Buunni Coffee on Riverdale Avenue did last month, odds have not been good in saving what already are a limited number of Black-owned businesses in this part of the Bronx. Buunni became quickly ingrained in the community after it opened in early 2018, offering a hangout spot for kids after school as well as a meeting place for advocacy and political groups. Buunni, however, isn’t the end of RACqUEL Black-owned businesses in the commuJOHNSON nity. Instead, it’s a continuation. Still, the effects of COVID-19 are hard to avoid, something Racquel Johnson has experienced for herself. She opened KMJ Love Wear at a former Subway restaurant location on Riverdale Avenue late last year. There, Johnson sells adaptive clothing for young children with disabilities. In particular, clothes are designed for kids who require the use of a gastronomy tube, a device that is inserted into the abdomen, delivering nutrition directly to the stomach. Johnson is from Jamaica, but grew up in the Bronx. She named her store using the initials of her late daughter, Kaidence Mara Johnson. Its mission was inspired by her story. SURVIVING, page A4
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Cheick Conde has owned African Masidi and Co., a pan-African art store in Kingsbridge, for more than 25 years. Things haven’t been easy during the coronavirus pandemic, however. The store closed for five months, and now foot traffic is down significantly from more normal times.
Good news! Rosey’s shop is back n Barbershop withstands rent hike, but struggles through pandemic woes as Marble Hill fights way to recovery By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com
Roosevelt Spivey is a survivor. He’s cut hair in his Marble Hill barbershop on West 228th Street for nearly six decades. And so far, no challenge has stopped Spivey — known by his friends and customers as “Rosey” — from doing what he loves. It looked like things might be over for Marble Hill’s International Unisex Salon — or “Rosey’s Barber Shop,” as it’s informally called — last March when Spivey’s landlord threatened to double his monthly rent
to $2,900. “And I thought that was ridiculous because the shop couldn’t afford that type of an increase,” Spivey said. “That’s like a $1,500 increase in one shot.” Yet, this is where a little bit of good luck — and Spivey’s survival instincts — kicked in. Soon after Spivey’s landlord told him about the impending rent hike, ROOSEvELT the coronavirus pandemic hit the city — and has been raging for nearly a SpIvEy year. But once the coronavirus took over, the law prevented Spivey’s landlord from evicting him because of a statewide moratorium on such actions. This bought Rosey precious time, and he used ROSEY’S BACK, page A4
Neighbors may seek ‘roundabout’ solution to traffic n Some proposed changes to Independence move forward, but West 237th up in the air By ROSE BRENNAN rbrennan@riverdalepress.com
It’s been two months since a working group from Community Board 8’s traffic and transportation committee proposed some potential changes to Independence Avenue — a reckless driving hotspot in the neighborhood. But even with some of those ideas indefinitely tabled, the committee hasn’t given up on the point where Independence meets West 237th Street. With bicycle lanes along Independence seemingly out of the picture for now, the working group shined a spotlight on something much different: roundabouts. That’s a bit of a departure from the more traditional traffic lights the working group, headed by traffic committee vice chair Deb Travis, suggested. Many who attended recent meetings agreed something needed to be installed at the intersection to make it safer, but weren’t exactly sure if a red light was the way to go.
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While a working group originally proposed installing a traffic signal at West 237th Street and Independence Avenue to help address reckless driving, some neighbors instead proposed a roundabout might work better. Jessica Haller then introduced an idea from what she sees nearly every day in her Fieldston community: Maybe a roundabout could do the trick instead. “Not only is the roundabout going to
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help with speeding down Independence Avenue and donuts, it’s also more efficient in terms of emissions (because) cars don’t have to come to a complete stop,” Haller, a candidate in the March 23 city council spe-
cial election, said at last month’s meeting. “The roundabout is safer, better for emissions (and) will stop traffic.” Others at the same meeting supported the idea, but for reasons other than Haller’s. Mainly, a traffic circle could actually change the structure of the street. While a reckless driver could simply speed through a red light with seemingly no consequence, it presumably would be more difficult to speed through an intersection with a roundabout. Roundabouts might not be a traffic mainstay in the Bronx, but Haller likely is quite familiar with the existing circle at Fieldston Road and West 246th Street. And some might argue Bell Tower Park’s entrance to the Henry Hudson Parkway is a roundabout in all but name. But when the traffic committee revised the roundabout debate last week, there seemed to be far less community support for the idea. But then again, there were far fewer people attending the virtual gathering this time around. That opened the door for another committee vice chair, Ed Green, to voice his opposition. “I’m dead against it,” Green said. “My impression from the last meeting was that ROUNDABOUT, page A4
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Can you see the heartbeat? Is it a girl or a boy? Pregnant patients of a Putnam Avenue West doctor’s office won’t know the answers to any of those questions until its stolen ultrasound machine is retuned. An employee was assisting several patients around 11 a.m., on Feb. 4, when she noticed the machine and its attachments were missing. It had been stored on a roller cart, making it easy to transport — even out the door, apparently. There were no witnesses to the theft.
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Taxpayers fund campaigns, but little remains in Bronx n Candidates spend more than $100,000 on outside political consultants alone By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@riverdalepress.com
It’s supposed to be a local city council special election race, but some might say it’s not feeling very local. That is, for everyone except Carlton Berkley. The retired New York Police Department detective raised just under $7,750 in his effort to succeed Andrew Cohen on the city council — a fraction of the tens of thousands raised by his opponents. But Berkley is spending almost every dollar solely in the Bronx, something no one else in the race can claim. Nearly 77 percent of Berkley’s funds are coming from the Bronx, while 95 percent of them are returned to the borough. That all comes while his opponents in the March 23 city council special election have spent just 16 percent of their total dollars in the Bronx. The worst offender in local spending? Fieldston environmental activist Jessica Haller, who already spent more than $96,000 on this special election race, but just 9 percent — $8,400 — remained in the Bronx. Still, Haller remains “deeply committed to supporting local businesses.” “An analysis of our spending demonstrates that approximately 90 percent of our expenses have been made in New York state, and 80 percent in New York City,” said Paul Henderson, a spokesman for Haller’s campaign. “Thanks to The Riverdale Press and some volunteers, we now have a new relationship with another Bronx print shop.” That print shop appears to be Bronx Design Group in Pelham Bay, picking up $235 in work for postcards earlier this month. The Haller campaign already spent nearly $1,800 on two print shops located in Briarcliff Manor and Long Island City, but cited Press coverage from financial filings last month in
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Jessica Haller already spent more than $96,000 in her efforts to succeed Andrew Cohen on the city council. However, less than 10 percent of those funds have stayed in the Bronx. Haller says she is trying to use local sources when possible, but just this past month, spent $18,000 elsewhere in the city for ‘digital ads.’ pushing them to move that business to a Bronx business. Yet, that $235 appears to pale in comparison to the $35,000 Haller spent in the past month alone — second only to former teacher Eric Dinowitz. Nearly 95 percent of Haller’s money went outside the borough, including $18,500 she handed over to her Brooklyn political consulting group for what she labeled as “digital ads.” But not everyone took past newspaper reporting to look for more Bronx businesses. Mino Lora, a Spuyten Duyvil non-profit executive director, has found herself putting organized labor ahead of local labor. “We spend in the district when we can,” Lora spokesman David Neustadt said. “But, for example, we use union printers, and we have not found one in the district.” Still, Lora has found a way to spend a third of her money inside the Bronx.
She’s second only to the 95 percent local spending from Berkley, who didn’t respond to a request for comment. Not far behind Lora in local spending is Kingsbridge Heights real estate attorney Dan Padernacht who has spent just shy of $10,000 since entering the race, with a quarter of it staying inside the Bronx. Six candidates have entered the final month of campaigning before the March 23 special election with four — Dinowitz, Haller, Lora and Padernacht — qualifying for more than $500,000 in taxpayer-fueled matching funds. If those four continued their spending trends, only $89,000 of that money would remain in the Bronx, while more than $400,000 would end up elsewhere. Of the $9,500 Dinowitz spent this past month, 21 percent of it remained in the borough. The biggest chunk of that — $8,000 — however, went to attorney Stanley Schlein, considered the
main power behind the Bronx Democratic Party machine. The rest of the local funds were handed over to the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club, the $1,400 designated in campaign filings as “space usage.” The club only offers its West 231st Street storefront space to the candidate it endorses. Dinowitz won the Ben Franklin Club’s endorsement after the other candidates in consideration withdrew. They protested the club’s decision to continue with its endorsement vote while suspending officer elections in a way they said directly violated the club’s bylaws. The Ben Franklin Club depends a lot on campaign contributions. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, the younger candidate’s father, himself has redirected nearly $65,000 in campaign contributions to the club in just the past 10 years. Combine that with a number
of other contributions led by $60,000 from former U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel and $44,500 from former state Sen. Jeffrey Klein, the Ben Franklin Club has received nearly $270,000 in campaign contributions since 2010. Haller’s campaign decried this practice as one that violates the spirit of campaign finance law. “The bigger issue here is that the local machine seems to be playing by a different set of campaign finance rules by maintaining a political slush fund to support its candidate without any public oversight,” Haller’s spokesman said. “Unlike our campaign, which voluntarily participates in the (city’s) campaign finance board matching fund program, and discloses every single penny raised and spent online.” Eric Dinowitz would not directly answer questions posed to him by The Press, but through his campaign consulting company Red Horse Strategies, said that campaign would continue “investing resources here in the Bronx.” The Brooklyn-based Red Horse has been paid more than $46,000 from Dinowitz’s campaign. Haller has spent more than $43,000 with Raven Strategies, another Brooklyn-based political consultant group. Padernacht spent $12,100 on Sykes Global Communications in Manhattan, but stopped using them in 2019. Lora has hired political consultants directly — including a field manager she hired from the Bronx — foregoing consulting groups. There is still a lot of race — and money to spend — left ahead of March 23. More than $480,000 sits in campaign bank accounts, and the four candidates who received matching funds are all practically on equal financial footing for the last stretch. Early voting begins March 13. The winner of this ranked-choice voting election will fill out the final months of Cohen’s term through the end of the year. A June primary and November general election will decide who will continue in the seat through the end of 2023.
PRESS POINTS Pharmacies now offering vaccines Although winter storms and production issues have slowed down supply, vaccines are making their way into the Bronx. And those eligible to receive the early doses won’t have to travel all the way to Yankee Stadium to get jabbed in the arm.
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The federal government has opened up a number of pharmacy-based vaccination sites, primarily through Walgreens/ Duane Reade, Costco and Rite Aid. Local vaccination points as of Monday include: • Walgreens at 541 W. 235th St., • Rite Aid at 21B Knolls
to review current restrictions Crescent • Montefiore Marble Hill on who can receive the vaccine, Family Practice at 5525 Broad- visit VaccineFinder.nyc.gov. way • Walgreens at 5564 Broad- Theaters reopen, way All of the locations require catered events return advance appointments, and It will be a year in March most of them only offer vac- since much of New York — and cines to those 65 and older. T:11"the rest of the world — shut To find other locations, or down because of the coronavi-
rus pandemic. But in the coming weeks, some long-lost attractions are set to reopen. Movie theaters can reopen in the city beginning March 5, so long as audiences are limited to 25 percent, or 50 people per showing. Masks are still required, as is social distancing. Billiard and pool halls also can open in the city at 35 per-
cent capacity. Gov. Andrew Cuomo also announced that weddings and catered events can resume March 15 as long as capacity is no more than half, and everyone attending has been tested for the coronavirus prior to the event. Dancing will be allowed — with proper social distance.
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Black-owned businesses prove COVID resilience SURVIVING from page A1 “After her passing, I wanted to turn my pain into joy,” Johnson said. “So, by doing that, I came up with this idea and I just went after it.” Kaidence was born with cerebral palsy and severe brain damage. She required a G-tube, which made it hard to find the right clothing for her that would actually fit. Ultimately, only dresses really fit Kaidence, meaning she was naked a majority of the time. Additionally, Kaidence’s G-tube often leaked fluid, staining her clothes. Kaidence was just 5 when she died four years ago. In her daughter’s memory, Johnson started designing adaptive wear that allows caregivers easy access to help children with feeding tubes. Her bodysuits are customized with a square Velcro opening on the abdomen for the G-tube, making it easier to keep the area clean and avoid stains. “I wish I had gotten this opportunity while she was alive because things would have been so much easier,” Johnson said. “But I just decided to honor her memory by doing this.” Part of Johnson’s mission is making KMJ Love Wear’s products fashionable as well as functional. She designs the clothes herself with the help of a sketch artist, and then uses a tailor to bring them to life. Starting a new business during the coronavirus pandemic has been difficult, Johnson said, because foot traffic along her portion of Riverdale Avenue has been slow. That means many haven’t even noticed the new store yet. Johnson paid rent a year in advance, remaining closed for several months while she set up shop. “And it’s like all of that money went down the drain because COVID came,” she said. “So, I’m still waiting to see what (the landlord) can do to assist me, giving me some back time or something.” Even Black-owned businesses that have
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KMJ Love Wear sells adaptive clothing for children with disabilities who have to be fed through surgically placed gastrostomy tubes, says founder Racquel Johnson. The store opened in North Riverdale late last year as one of the neighborhood’s few Black-owned businesses. And it’s been rough going because of the coronavirus pandemic, Johnson says. been around for decades are struggling to stay afloat amid the pandemic. African Masidi & Co., located at 5616 Broadway in Kingsbridge, closed up shop for the first five months of the public health crisis, and has seen reduced business since reopening. “Because of the pandemic, things are slow, and the traffic is not the same anymore,” said Cheick Conde, who owns African Masidi with his wife. “And activity-wise, it’s the same thing. We reduced significantly all of the activities because you have to go according to CDC guidelines.” The store has offered the neighborhood not just art from across the African continent, but also hair braiding since it moved into its current
space more than 25 years ago. African Masidi originally made its home in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights, but moved to Kingsbridge in the mid1990s because there weren’t many other stores like it in the area. And rent was far cheaper. Conde sells a variety of African art in the gallery, including everything from antiques to contemporary pieces. He even sells instruments like the mallet-based marimba and the stringed Kora. “We do this because people are in need of art,” Conde said. “And we want to promote the culture at the same time.” Before the pandemic, Conde often partnered with schools and houses of worship during Black History Month as well as other parts of
the year. That stretched from the John F. Kennedy Campus to Lehman College, and religious institutions like the Riverdale Jewish Center. Conde would set up booths selling garments, or host workshops teaching kids how to play African drums. “We’re normally in the community,” Conde said. “Also, when people come, we’re open for business as well as for questions. Like, whatever they want to know about the art, we give them the history. We have books here in the store that people use to educate themselves.” Another legacy Black-owned business in the neighborhood fallen on hard times recently is Lloyd’s Carrot Cake. But not because of the coronavirus, so much as the sudden passing of its beloved co-founder, Betty Campbell-Adams. The Broadway bakery across from Van Cortlandt Park is now run by Campbell-Adams’ children, Lilka and Brandon. Their father Lloyd died in 2007. While things have been hard without their mother, Lilka and Brandon Adams are doing everything they can to keep the Lloyd’s legacy going. The community has been very supportive since Campbell-Adams’ passing, Lilka said, and business has remained steady despite the pandemic. Starting a business as a Black woman bears a lot of significance, especially in 2021, KMJ’s Johnson says. “It signifies strength during this time, you know that we’ve been facing, as a woman of color.” Lilka agrees. She wants to make it clear her parents’ legacy stands for something bigger than just making delicious carrot cake. “My parents are a part of Black history,” Lilka said. “They started this business from scratch. And it’s become this phenomenon in not just the Bronx, but New York City and beyond. “I think it’s a part of our historic culture. Black culture. And I’m proud to say that.”
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CANDIDATE TWEET from page A1 some $500 million was spent in police misconduct claims over the last three years in New York City alone. Her position is to shift some of those millions away from the New York Police Department instead into social programs. That way, street officers aren’t forced to wear so many hats when dealing with various issues they confront in the city, and instead allowing them to focus more on catching criminals and keeping neighborhoods safe. One of the five other candidates challenging Lora in the March 23 special election, however, says she hasn’t remained consistent on her NYPD stance, and her ideas could ultimately do more harm than good in efforts to reform the police department. “We have seen gross injustices by police across our nation. We know that there are problems with the NYPD regarding sensitivity to diverse populations and a lack of transparency on police disciplinary practices,” Dan Padernacht said, in an email response. “However, to address these, we must have a real conversation that includes the NYPD’s perspective and input. That cannot begin with expletives hurled at people who put their lives on the line for us each day.” Gov. Andrew Cuomo has challenged all municipalities in the state to develop police reforms by the beginmeeting.ning of April. for emis- The candidate who ultimately succeeds Andrew Cohen onto the city support-council will likely have little, if any, ther thaninput in that reform. Still, Padernacht could ac-says $9 out of every $10 spent by the he street.NYPD goes toward personnel. ply speed “Ms. Lora should specify which ly no con-personnel should be cut,” he said, “and be morefrom which neighborhoods.” tersection
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Although protests last summer now seem like ages ago, the New York Police Department could still face some serious funding questions in the near future, especially as the city council begins to welcome new, more progressive faces. Partnering with Lora in the special election is Fieldston environmental activist Jessica Haller — a move designed to lock in voters’ first two choices on a ranked-choice ballot. While the two have found common ground on many campaign initiatives, the NYPD is one where the two are not completely aligned. “No city agency is perfect, including the NYPD,” Haller told The Press in an email. “But I deeply respect their work in our area. While I support innovative policy solutions to improve the relationship between our communities and the police department … I view calls to ‘defund the police’ as slogans rather than viable policy solutions.” Still, however, Haller says she shares Lora’s position on funding the police — shifting responsibilities when necessary to mental health professionals, curbing the purchase of military equipment, and “deeper accountability.” But Kevin Pazmino, a conservative
voice who jumped into the special election race just last month, claims many of his opponents are simply reacting to individual events before they have all the facts. That, he says, threatens the safety he says law enforcement brings to communities. “I believe elected officials need to handle tragedies case-by-case and abstain from commenting until all the facts are known so that they do not exasperate an already sensitive situation,” Pazmino said. “I absolutely condemn the small group of bad cops. After speaking with members in law enforcement, it is my understanding
that nobody hates a bad cop as much as a good cop.” Lora, however, says she hopes voters won’t judge her just on the nowdeleted tweet. At least not without understanding the full context first. “One of the things that I did with that pain that summer was I organized the children’s march, and I decided to run for office,” Lora said. “I know that that’s where we can create systemic change to the abuse, to the lack of accountability.” “The race is not on Twitter. The race is about real issues, and that’s what I stand for.”
No rent increase for Rosey’s Barber Shop
a traffic ller likely g circle at treet. And Park’s enkway is aROSEY’S BACK from page A1 every second of it. ee revised Spivey didn’t have to look far for ek, therehelp. They were already there in his y supportMarble Hill backyard. Tony Edwards, e were farpresident of the Marble Hill Houses tual gath-tenants association, helped Rosey pened thefind the right lawyer and navigate the chair, Edoverly complicated rent negotiating process. said. “My “I’ll be 61 next month, (and he g was thatcut) my hair when I was 1 years old,” Edwards said. “That’s how far back I go with him. And over the years, he’s been very favorable to the neighborhood.” Spivey also has congressional support from both the past and present — former U.S. Rep. Charlie Rangel, and his successor, U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat. With the help of Edwards and others, Spivey hired the Manhattan-based law firm Golding & Associates, who ultimately took the landlord to court and successfully stopped the rent hike in its tracks. Spivey wished he didn’t have to go
that far with his landlord. But still, he was happy with the results. “I felt very good about it because I really wasn’t ready to close down my business at that time,” Spivey said. “The neighborhood needs the shop there. They depend on the shop.” Now an octogenarian, Spivey, has been in Marble Hill so long he’s cut hair for four generations of the same families. One loyal customer, the Rev. J. Loren Russell, said he knew Rosey would win the rent battle because his roots run so deep. “He’s a cornerstone in the Marble Hill community,” Russell said. “And the court of public opinion is much more effective sometimes than even the court that you go to, to sit before the judge.” However, like most small businesses, Rosey’s Barber Shop has fallen on hard times during the coronavirus pandemic. Spivey reopened his store last June after being closed for three months at the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis. Since reopening, business has been down more than 50 percent.
In order to maintain proper social distance in the small shop, only two customers are allowed inside at a time, Spivey said — one in the barber’s chair, and one in the waiting area. Everyone also wears proper protective equipment like face masks. Despite his precautions, many of Spivey’s long-time customers have yet to return — and some will, sadly, never come back. A few moved out of the neighborhood while others passed away, including some from the coronavirus. Walter Watson was one of Spivey’s long-time customers who talked to The Riverdale Press last year when Rosey’s landlord first tried to raise the rent. He died of complications from COVID-19 just two months later. Watson worked for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for 20 years, most recently driving buses out of the Jackie Gleason Depot in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park. Watson grew up in the Marble Hill Houses and spent most of his life in the neighborhood getting weekly haircuts at Rosey’s Barber Shop. Spivey was re-
ally sad when he learned of Watson’s passing. “It was very shocking to hear because he was a nice healthy young man, we thought,” Spivey said. “I gave that man his first haircut. So, that’s what made me feel so bad, you know?” Watson stood beside Rosey when he needed him the most. “Unbelievable,” he told The Press at the time. “The man is a fixture in the community. What are they going to replace us with? Another doughnut shop or whatever? This place is a fixture to all the kids who’ve grown up here.” Even during the pandemic, Rev. Russell makes a weekly stop at Rosey’s to get his hair cut. Russell feels safe there, virus or no virus. He’s been going to Rosey’s Barber Shop since the ‘70s. While he’s never lived in Marble Hill, Russell is so loyal to Spivey he travels from Morrisania every week. “He’s an expert,” Russell said. “He’s been there 50-plus years, so he knows what he’s doing. He can handle his clippers well.”
ROUNDABOUT from page A1 the comments were pretty one-sided against it. That’s just my recollection. And going through the recording and the minutes as well, the majority of our community is dead set against it. And I would vote ‘no’ against this.” While the committee did spend some time discussing a potential roundabout at West 237th, some members noted they didn’t spend much of any time discussing traffic signals either. Committee chair Dan Padernacht decided to hold off on sending any intersection proposals ahead to the full board, promising the traffic signal proposal would warrant further discussion at the March meeting. However, while progress stalled on one aspect of the working committee’s proposed changes to Independence, others fared far better. Like Travis’ revised approach to channeling and speed bumps — both intended to cut down reckless driving. Joyce Moran, board president of 3901 Independence Ave., was a bit worried about narrowing her road where it intersects with West 240th Street, saying it might pose further problems when vehicles turn onto the street. “There’s a stop sign there (that) gets knocked down every few months by the garbage trucks because they have trouble trying to make the turn when cars are coming in and out,” Moran said. “By further narrowing it, I see the chance of having more accidents — vehicular accidents, plus also pedestrian accidents.” The working group believes it could solve that by ensuring there’s no further street narrowing at the intersection. Rather, it would ask the city’s transportation department to use truffle paint to emphasize the boundaries already in place. Any decision made by the traffic committee or even the full community board are purely advisory, and any changes would be at DOT’s sole discretion. Modifications to West 235th, West 236th and West 239th streets, however — speed bumps, truffle paint and flexible delineators — were all moved forward to the full community board for a vote. While the proposed traffic signal at West 237th is still up in the air, the fact that other parts of the working committee’s plan are moving forward is a promising development fo many members of CB8’s traffic and transportation committee, who first addressed the latest reckless driving resurgence from this past summer. And now, almost six months down the line, some progress might finally be made if the full board votes in favor of the changes — whether they include a traffic signal, a roundabout, or something else entirely. “I don’t necessarily hear any strong support from the community or committee members to put (a roundabout) forward,” Padernacht said. “Next month, we will hear the West 237th Street (and) Independence Avenue traffic light. We’ll have a conversation about it next month.”
THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, February 25, 2021 - A5
WHAT’S IN / WHAT’S ON Gardens of Sanctuary winter lecture online
The New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., hosts Leslie Bennett in its winter lecture series talking about “Gardens of Sanctuary” on Thursday Feb. 25 at 11 a.m. Cost for the online discussion is $18 for non-members, and $15 for members. Bennett is founder and owner of Pine House Edible Gardens, where she builds and maintains edible and culturally resonant landscapes. To learn more, visit NYBG. org.
Get to know the candidates
With the special election deciding who will replace Andrew Cohen on the city council coming March 23, a number of groups are hosting forums talking to the various candidates involved in the race. All events are online, and are generally presented at no cost to participants. Upcoming events include: • The Bronx Coalition of Parks and Green Spaces hosts
a forum Saturday, Feb. 27 at 12:30 p.m. Details are available at BronxSpeakUp.org. • Riverdale Nature Preservancy hosts a forum Thursday, March 4 at 8 p.m. Details are available at tinyurl.com/RNPForum. • Gary Axelbank’s traditional candidate forum is set to debut Monday, March 15 at 9 p.m., on BronxNet. Details are available at BronxNet.org. To watch the debate hosted by The Riverdale Press and BronxNet that aired on Feb. 2, visit tinyurl.com/TRPDebate.
Adler included in H-on-H gallery show
Riverdale photographer Arnie Adler was among those chosen to participate in the juried show “Imagination is Your Freedom, which runs through Feb. 28 at the Upstream Gallery in Hastings-on-Hudson. Adler was Crain Communication’s first staff photographer in the mid-1980s, and his portfolio since has included Hillary Clinton, Bernie Madoff, Bette Midler, Billy Crystal and Jason Alexander, as well as everyday
whatson@riverdalepress.com people, places and things. The Upstream Gallery is located at 8 Main St., Hastingson-Hudson. It can be reached at (914) 965-3397.
Orchid show scales down a bit
The New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., is not giving up on its annual orchid show — it’s just going to be a little smaller. Unusual orchids and other plants from the garden’s permanent collection will be on display at the Haupt Conservatory through April 4. Limited visitors will have a chance to enjoy intimate displays of orchids in brilliant white and striking colors, set against the foliage of aroids, ferns and bromeliads — planted as they might be found in nature, and blending gracefully with their surroundings. The show will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with tickets sold in advance. 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.
Art association ‘Moving Forward’
The Riverdale Art Association hosts an online show, “Moving Forward.” 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 pen-
cil, 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 complete. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/CommunityDraws.
Become a phenom on the piano
Learning to the play the piano is one thing. Finding a way to challenge yourself on the ivories is a much different story altogether. Riverdale Neighborhood House and Riverdale Community Center offers a 10-week intermediate piano course through April 13 designed for those who have played for at least a year, and who can read music. Each session is expected to run 90 minutes, and costs $175. For more information, email radelman@riverdaleonline.org.
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The return of some indoor dining couldn’t come soon enough for Connaughton’s Riverdale Steak House. Video footage showed a car spinning out of control on Riverdale Avenue, crossing the intersection with West 259th Street, and crashing into the steak house’s outdoor dining area, before reportedly fleeing the scene. Like many restaurants in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the steak house depended on outdoor seating. While that area still remains closed, the restaurant is welcoming customers inside, giving the longtime business some respite.
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Sisters of Charity offer priceless gift to remember saint n Personal belongings of Mother Elizabeth Seton heads for national shrine By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@riverdalepress.com
Even if you’re never heard of Elizabeth Ann Seton, you’ve felt her presence, even if you haven’t realized it. Seton Hall University in New Jersey. The former Elizabeth Seton College that existed in Yonkers until the late 1980s. Even Seton Park right here in Spuyten Duyvil. The list of what’s been named in honor of America’s first native-born saint is too extensive to list here, but even two centuries after her death, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s legacy endures. But on the College of Mount Saint Vincent, where they have carved out their own home, the Regina Sisters of Charity of beChtle New York remember her in a much different way: Mother Seton. Long before she was canonized, long before they erected statues of the simply dressed woman, Elizabeth Ann Seton was setting out to change the world. Modeled after their French counterparts, Mother Seton created the Sisters of Charity to make a difference. To create orphanages in a time when government provided no such services. And to be there for society when no one else was. It’s always been about giving, so it makes sense the North Riverdale Sisters of Charity have found something
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Kathleen Craughwell Varda, a museum consultant working with the Sisters of Charity of new york, examines one of Mother elizabeth ann Seton’s trademark bonnets, part of a larger catalog of personal items the north Riverdale sisters are shipping next month to the national Shrine of Saint elizabeth ann Seton in emmitsburg, Maryland. new to give: Some of the very personal things Mother Seton left behind. Everything from a gold filigree family brooch Elizabeth wore on her wedding day before she converted to Catholicism, to her rosary and crucifix, even to locks of her hair. All of them are heading to where the Sisters of Charity was born — Emmitsburg, Maryland, the home of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Many of the artifacts have been held by the New York sisters since 1972, and were part of a not so wellknown display at their convent. Few ever had a chance to connect with St. Elizabeth in such a way, and that just
wasn’t working for the Sisters of Charity anymore. “Why should we have them when so many more people could get to know her and know about her?” said Sister Regina Bechtle, the local group’s charism director. “Most of our sisters — at least the ones I’ve spoken to — kind of get this idea that this is a letting go. But it’s also a sending forth. You’re launching these objects into a whole new life.” A vast majority of Mother Seton’s old things were donated to the Sisters of Charity by the estate of her last living descendant, Ferdinand Jevons, three years before Pope Paul VI canonized her in 1975. When the carefully
packaged artifacts make the journey from North Riverdale to Emmitsburg on March 8, it will arrive just in time for the bicentennial of Mother Seton’s death. “It’s pretty humbling for us that they Rob saw fit to donate Judge these artifacts to the shrine,” said Rob Judge, the Emmitsburg shrine’s executive director. “They want the artifacts to help tell her life story, so that people can be inspired and understand why she did what she did. People relate to her, and that gives them hope.” Mother Seton’s life was anything but cozy, said Mindy Gordon, the archivist for the Sisters of Charity. Born in New York City during the Colonial times of the 1770s to a prominent Episcopalian family, Seton’s mother died when she was very young. She was just 19 when she married William Seton, sharing five children with him — and even raising his younger siblings. But when William died in 1803, Seton found herself alone, raising all the children they took in. Seton found help through the Catholic church, and converted not long after — a move that would alienate Seton from her family, and leave New York for Maryland by 1809. “Archbishop John Carroll suggested she start an art school for girls,” Gordon said. “She ended up in Emmitsburg, and that’s where she began the Sisters of Charity in the United States. Three sisters would leave Emmitsburg, and she would send them back here to New York where the archbishop specifically tasked them to care for the growing orphan population here.”
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Social service was always forefront of Mother Seton’s thinking each day, and she had plans to continue growing it in a very young United States of America. But she would never get to see those dreams come to fruition. She was just 46 when she died on
Jan. 4, 1821. The Sisters of Charity look to Mother Seton’s legacy in what they’re trying to become today. “We sponsor 12 different ministries, large and small, in the area, and in Guatemala as well,” Sister Regina said. “Every one of those is led or staffed by people who are just on fire with goodness, with savvy, with desire to be of service and to help other people.” Before the pandemic, the Seton shrine — not far from the historic battlegrounds of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania — would be visited by thousands. And as society slowly returns to normal, there’s hope those doors will fully open once again. When it does, visitors will have far more from Mother Seton’s life available in front of them. “She just really transcends the Catholic church,” Judge said. “Her life was based on seeing Christ in the poor. That’s literally the charism of what she founded the sisters. And the church, the Catholic church, was just where she was working out her personal holiness.” “The legacy lives on, not the artifacts,” Sister Regina said. “But the artifacts are needed. We all need treasures. We all need tactile things. And with that, we’re able to remember who she was.”
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Family, friends say ‘bye for now’ to Glenn Leahey, 57 Glenn Edward Leahey died peacefully at home on Feb. 13, 2021, of natural causes. Beloved son, brother, uncle and cousin, he was born May 17, 1963, to Frieda (née Boehmisch) Hyland and Edward Leahey, the youngest of three children. He was preceded in death by his father Eddie, stepfather Joe Hyland, cousin Annie Baumgartner, and nephew Sylvan Walton. He leaves behind sisters Linda Bowe and Karen Leahey-Betten, brothers-in-law Michael Bowe and Brian Betten, nieces Emma Bowe and Morgan Cohen (husband Gabe), and nephew Kyle Walton. He attended Visitation Grammar School and graduated high school from the Allegro School
in Claverack. He went on to achieve a bachelor’s degree in psychology and political philosophy from Fordham University, with subsequent graduate work in special education at Hunter College. He worked for AHRC New York for many years, first with handicapped adults, then later with preschoolers. He enjoyed many summers working at Camp Catskill for the developmentally disabled upstate, an experience he cherished. In his later years, he worked as a senior sales manager for Librarians Book Express, part of Rosen Publishing, selling curriculum support books and befriending school librarians across the country. He was a true Bronxite —
glenn leahey playing darts in the local pubs, rescuing street cats, and participating in Bronx cultural events, such as concerts at Wave Hill, Gaelic Park and Van Cortlandt Park. He was devoted to his Kingsbridge neighborhood and Visitation schoolmates (Class of
1977), and was always planning get-togethers. He was a classical music aficionado, and a regular member and attendee at Carnegie Hall, befriending the ushers and often buying tickets for friends and family so they also could attend. He may have been Stevie Nicks’ greatest fan, meeting her backstage several times, and following her and her bands around New England with his friends. He was a student of the world — he had a keen and inquisitive intellect, and could speak extensively on history, geography, science, politics and musicology. He had an amazing memory for people and details of their lives, and his winding
stories were entertaining and educational as he reminisced on an obscure event or friends he had made. He was a culinary and wine expert, and he enjoyed making delicious homemade sauces, breads and dinners for neighbors and family. His nieces and nephews had a standing laugh about Uncle Glenn’s famously long-winded phone calls, but they always learned something new from them. He often ended these calls saying, “Don’t be a stranger,” which is ironic, because in his world, there were no strangers, only people he had not yet befriended. He put forth tremendous efforts to connect with and support others. There were no rela-
tives, friends or acquaintances too distant who didn’t feel the positive impact that he had on them. The loss from his family and friends is profound, and will be deeply felt forever. He ended every phone call with “bye for now!” which we now say to him. In lieu of flowers, make donations in Glenn Leahey’s name to Bronx Tails Cat Rescue at BronxTails.org/donate; Camp Anne for people with disabilities at AHRCNYCFoundation. org; and Carnegie Hall at CarnegieHall.org/support/donate. An online service will take place Friday, Feb. 26 at 4 p.m. Those who would like the Zoom link can reach out to sister Linda Bowe at lbowe23@ gmail.com.
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Aging is a fact of life. Whether we want to admit it or not, we’re all getting older. As we age, it’s important to start paying more attention to how we take care of ourselves, and put more work into staying healthy. As snow fell outside, many were on their computers last week learning just how to do that. RiverWalk Senior Apartments on Palisade Avenue hosted a webinar with The Riverdale Press last week focused on trends to stay healthy while aging. Slush and ice can make traversing paths outside difficult for older folks, to the point where a simple trip and fall could be life-threatening. In fact, 80 percent of falls happen in winter, according to Angelica Zuniga, a physical therapist in RiverWalk’s rehabilitation department. That puts more than 800,000 people in the hospital each year. One way to move around more safely outside is to walk with a buddy, Zuniga said. This buddy can help you speed up if you need to walk faster, or stay with you when you might need a bit of a slower pace. Even more important, Zuniga said? Having the proper footwear. When walking outside, traction is crucial, so shoes with spikes on the bottom are best for traversing snowy terrain. While boots are preferred for the outdoors, they aren’t the most comfortable shoes for older people, Zuniga said. One good alternative is to wear comfortable sneakers with a piece of rubber attached to the bottom for traction. This can prevent slipping on ice outside, while creating comfortable mobility indoors. “Sadly, (the) winter season is where we have a lot of patients that come into the nursing home that fall down — not just outside, but also inside their houses,” Zuniga said. “It’s hard to move around … so the less movement, stiff joints, it adds up. Then once they get out of their bed or get out of their bathroom, they slip. And, unfortunately, falls happen.” One way to prevent falls indoors is constant awareness of uneven floor surfaces throughout the home. Using a cane or a walker also is a really good way to maintain balance, Zuniga said, but choosing between the two isn’t always easy. It depends on a
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Daily exercise is an important way for older people — or really those of any age — to stave off depression and stay healthy, says Debra Rodriguez, the wellness coordinator at RiverWalk Senior Apartments on Palisade Avenue. person’s particular needs. Canes provide some added balance, but not much. Yet they allow for more freedom of movement. On the other hand, walkers provide 50 percent more stability, Zuniga said, but are much bulkier, limiting where a person can go. “You have to weigh which is better for you,” she said. “If you’re still having a problem with those things, of course, it’s always better to ask somebody that is a professional or knows better about it — like your health care providers, or physical therapists or doctors.” For older people, there’s more to staying healthy than just maintaining balance. There is also a need to protect our heart and other vital organs by watching what we eat and drink. That healthy menu doesn’t have to be bland. In fact, RiverWalk chef James Iatrou tops his list with avocados. They’re versatile, he said, perfect to be eaten on their own or incorporated into all kinds of recipes. Avocados are high in unsaturated fats, help lower cholesterol, and reduce the risk of heart disease. Fish like mackerel, herring, sardines and especially salmon are another great option, Iatrou said, because they’re high in omega-3 fatty acids. Salmon is a particularly good choice because it’s a good heart protector, is high in B vi-
tamins, and helps regulate hormones. If you’re trying to decide between wild or farm salmon, the difference is pretty small these days, Iatrou said — although wild salmon is still more nutritious overall. For those with a sweet tooth, dark chocolate is actually very good for your heart, Iatrou added, although he recommends the sugar-free version. “Those are just a few good sources of food that help with maintaining our heart health,” Iatrou said. “There are a lot more that you can choose from. These are just basic things that most people have easy access to.” And how well is that diet coming together? There’s a way to check it, Iatrou said, through a smartphone app known as Heart Trends. While nothing like this could ever replace a doctor, it can measure heart health while performing daily activities. Activities that might involve walking, cooking — or doing some actual exercise. It’s good not just for staying healthy, but also for reducing isolation and depression. That’s why it’s important for people to incorporate exercise into their daily routine, said Debra Rodriguez, RiverWalk’s wellness coordinator. That could include some light weight training — like with a one-pound dumbbell, with multiple repetitions ev-
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President Joe Biden has reopened the Paycheck Protection Program this week — but it’s focused, at least until the beginning of March, on businesses and nonprofits with fewer than 20 employees. The Small Business Administation administers the program providing forgivable loans to businesses suffering through the coronavirus pandemic. Biden described the program as bipartisan, but said its first iterations during the Trump administration were hijacked by larger corporations that didn’t need the help the same way smaller momand-pops would. “Small businesses are the engines of our economic progress,” Biden said during a White House speech on Monday. “They’re the glue and the heart and soul of our communities. But they’re getting crushed.” The restriction to the smallest of businesses will continue until around March 10. Businesses looking to participate in the Paycheck Protection Program can visit SBA.gov.
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The Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership has joined forces with the Bronx Community Foundation to provide its own program helping businesses in the borough navigate through the economic hardships of the pandemic. The Bronx Small Businesses Needs Us initiative pairs small business owners with seasoned business professionals organized into cross-functional teams helping them address their pressing issues. Volunteers come with a broad range of expertise, including accounting, human resources, public relations, marketing and social media, and sales strategy. “Our focus is to not only provide grants that our businesses need to remain open and resilient,” said foundation co-founder Derrick Lewis, in a release, but “we are also working to make sure our Bronxbased small businesses and entrepreneurs come out the other side of this crisis stronger and ready to grow again.” For more information, visit GrowMyBronxBiz.org.
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They’re too young to vote, but they’re old enough to care n Education, economy and life after COVID-19 among key forum topics By ROSE BRENNAN rbrennan@riverdalepress.com
Too young to vote, but certainly ready to ask the tough questions among a group of people looking to become the area’s next member of the city council. That’s exactly what happened during a virtual town hall last week hosted by SAR High School’s elections, politics and governance club. Not only did it provide yet another forum to see exactly where the candidates for a March 23 special election stood, but it also previewed what our future leaders are going to look like. Eytan Saenger and Tyler Fischman founded the EPG Club as a place for EyTAN fellow students to SAENgER discuss politics and policy with a non-partisan focus. “When our friends talk about politics, it usually very quickly devolves into a screaming match,” Fischman, an SAR junior, said. “People are obviously very impassioned, but I think both of us saw that in the offices of government. Everyone there just kind of wants to do the best for their constituency. And there’s so much that government does that aren’t the several hot button issues of the day.” While young people might have a more future-oriented outlook on important issues like health care and climate change, many of the questions
raised at last week’s town hall were more about the present — one where living in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic remains a reality. Aptly, the town hall began with a few questions about education. Jessica Haller, an SAR mom herself, used the school to illustrate the deep divide between the pandemic’s impact on public versus private education. She recalled the day last year when the pandemic closed SAR. “We all got a text that SAR was closed, and the next day, Avi Bloom made it so that you were all up and learning on Zoom,” Haller said. “Schools like SAR have the ability to show us the art of what’s possible. We now need to take the responsibility of making sure every kid across the city has access to technology and broadband … so that they don’t fall further behind.” But that’s easier said than done for public schools, many of which don’t have the same kind of resources that institutions like SAR have. That was something pointed out by one of Haller’s opponents in the special election, Dan Padernacht. “We need to essentially start speaking to the school administrators and the teachers within the schools in our district to figure out what exactly our local schools need,” the Kingsbridge Heights real estate attorney said. “We need to make sure that (students) are getting Wi-Fi to be learning at home immediately. And that’s an essential service that we need.” Eric Dinowitz had a front-row seat to the detrimental effects the pandemic had on his students. Much of the former public school teacher’s ire was directed toward Mayor Bill de Blasio, who Dinowitz believes must be held accountable for a lack of planning and communication
from another city crisis. “We are going to come back,” Haller said. “Those of us who were here during 9/11 and felt the same way: New York City bounced back.” While the March 23 electoral landscape might be unique in and of itself, it also will be one of the first city elections to utilize ranked-choice voting. Most of the candidates stated their support for the new process, saying it leveled the playing field and served as a check against incumbency and name recognition — sentiments seemingly directed against one candidate in particular, Eric Dinowitz, who is the son of Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz. And since the voting process was a bit different this time around, the EPG Club asked each of the candidates who they’d select as their second-choice candidate. Lora and Haller once again named each other, while retired police detective Carlton Berkley chose Padernacht. Kevin Pazmino — the lone conservative in the race — said he was undecided, but was leaning toward either Padernacht or Berkley. Padernacht also was undecided, while Dinowitz sidestepped the question. Saenger believes getting involved in politics — or at least learning about it — is very important for young people. While teens like him might not be able to vote, they don’t live in a vacuum either. It’s important to know what policies are out there, and how those policies might affect them. “A good percentage of the population is under 18, and the decisions made in government affect them,” Saenger said ahead of the forum. “Decisions about education can’t just be impacted by 40-year-olds, 50-year-olds and older people. They have to be impacted by the students who want to see different changes.”
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The six candidates for the March 23 city council special election appeared at SAR High School’s town hall last week. Hosted by the school’s new elections, politics and governance club, the town hall gave some insight into the candidates’ positions on education, the economy and rankedchoice voting, among other subjects. with school communities. “We can’t support our children on a computer,” Dinowitz said. “As we reopen, it has to be done safely. We have to prioritize our younger children. We have to prioritize children with special needs (and) English language-learners. And we have to stop using this one-size-fits-all model and pretending that all children and all schools are the same.” But education wasn’t the only topic SAR’s students were interested in. Many had questions about the economic impact of the pandemic, wondering how the city will bounce back, and if and when it would do that. Mino Lora believes building up the artistic community is a way to bring
the city’s economy back, along with continued protections for essential workers. “Billions of dollars are generated through our arts and culture sector, and also the vibrancy of the trauma that all of us as New Yorkers have experienced,” the non-profit executive director said. “I think really putting our artists back to work — our gig workers and nighttime (workers) back to work once it’s safe — is going to be a very important part of building up the economy.” Haller offered an optimistic promise to SAR’s students: While it might take a while for the economy to come back in full swing, she believed it would happen. After all, it was déjà vu
POLITICAL ARENA Racking up all the endorsements With the March 23 city council special election race just around the corner, it seems just about everybody is looking to get their voice in on which candidate they’re supporting. So it should be no surprise that there have been a flood of endorsements in recent weeks. The most recent has come by way of former city council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, who is backing Jessica Haller to replace to Andrew Cohen on the city council.
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“Jessica has the skills to lead our city toward a more just and equitable future,” MarkViverito said, in a release. She’ll “help ensure that all women — including women of color, and LGBTQ women — have a passionate advocate representing their needs on the city council.” Haller also picked up the endorsement of the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club for her “passion and drive to implement progressive policies around climate change, economic recovery and affordable housing,” according to club president Allen Roskoff, in a
release. Abigail Martin isn’t running in the special election, but she and Mino Lora — who is up for March 23 — have won the endorsement of NYC Kids PAC, based on their support for public schools. All of the declared candidates in both races so far took the survey, except for Carlton Berkley and Kevin Pazmino. Martin was the PAC’s first choice, with Mino earning the group’s second slot. Eric Dinowitz didn’t get the NYC Kids PAC nod, but the former teacher is racking up union
endorsements. He picked up three more last week from 32BJ SEIU, DC37 and the Hotel Trades Council. 32BJ is a property service workers union representing more than 175,000 members across the northeast and Florida. DC37 is the city’s largest public employee union representing 200,000 people, while HTC represents 40,000 hospitality employees across the state. Dinowitz slso received the endorsement of the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York-FDNY, as
well as Uniformed EMTs, Paramedics and Fire Inspectors Local 2507.
Cabrera demands ‘free and open’ press Councilman Fernando Cabrera is throwing his support behind a bill that could move journalist credentialing away from the New York Police Department and over to the city clerk’s office. Cabrera, who is running for Bronx borough president, says press credentialing “must be insulated from potential corrupt
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Opinion
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Editorial
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Price of a cup of coffee
n the 1980s, a cup of coffee cost 70 cents. That’s something few older people have to look up, thanks not to great memory, but instead to Sally Struthers and her Christian Children’s Fund commercials. The idea was that for the price of a cup of coffee, a child in a famine-plagued country somewhere could get the nourishing meal she needs. Coffee is a little more expensive in 2021, closer to $3. Yet, believe it or not, for the price of a cup of coffee, you can provide a nourishing meal for someone down on their luck much closer to home, according to Feeding America. If one person could get three meals a day for less than $10, that means 10 could eat for just $100. And 100 could eat for $1,000. We have great organizations here in New York City to help get food to those in need, but it’s not nearly enough. As you read this, someone is going hungry — and they may be closer than you think. Imagine what $500,000 could do. That could pay for 166,000 meals — enough to feed 150 people all year. It could do many other things as well, like pay for more than 100 students to attend a CUNY undergraduate program for a
year. It could pay a month’s rent for 400 people. It could let 5,000 people visit a doctor. But here in our neighborhood — like many others — $500,000 has been given by our taxpayers to four people running for city council. There’s nothing wrong with the campaign financing matching program. It provides parity where it might not exist otherwise, and gives so many candidates a chance to win a seat they might not otherwise. This is obvious to everyone, it seems, except those running for this council seat. Jessica Haller and Eric Dinowitz already have spent $178,000 on their campaign. Yet, only $18,000 stayed in the Bronx. That’s terrible. Other candidates receiving matching funds — Mino Lora and Dan Padernacht — do better locally, but there’s room for further improvement. The only one who seems to get local spending is Carlton Berkley, who has spent nearly every dollar locally. And he doesn’t even qualify for matching funds. Candidates can spend their money how they want. But voters are watching. And if you aren’t taking care of our community now, how can we trust you’ll take care of our community when elected?
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Republicans are radical, they are not conservative
By MICHAEL GOLD
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fter the right-wing terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, some people might be confused in thinking that only Trump led us here — not Republicans. The two are indistinguishable. Republicans today are a far cry from the past. Where are today’s Teddy Roosevelt or Dwight Eisenhower? The Republican Party today is a vicious lying smear machine that spreads conspiracy theories among its followers and engages in widespread voter suppression to win elections, and which doesn’t even have confidence that its ideas can persuade the majority of people to support its policies. Here is a summary of the last 40 years of Republican politics. Ronald Reagan started his 1980 presidential campaign in Philadelphia, Mississippi, where civil rights workers were killed in 1964 trying to register Black people to vote. Reagan’s move told supporters that it’s OK to suppress the rights of Black people to participate in democracy. Reagan killed the Fairness Doctrine, which required broadcasters to “present controversial issues … in a manner that was honest, equitable and balanced.” That makes him the godfather of verbal bomb-throwing propagandists Rush Limbaugh, Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and the entire Fox “news” crew, as well as other extremist television networks that now pervade our public airwaves. Reagan enacted massive tax cuts for the wealthy, and raised taxes on the poor and middle class in the form of Medicare and Social Security payroll taxes, setting the stage for the enormous widening of inequality in the country. His idea that cutting taxes on the wealthy would increase government revenues was a fantasy. Reagan turned the United States from the world’s largest creditor nation to its largest debtor. Everybody used to owe us. Now we owe them, including the Chinese government — no friend of ours. Reagan cut federal aid for college kids, meaning they had to take on enormous loans to go to school, just when they were starting their adult lives. That often put higher education out of reach for millions of poor and middle-class kids. Under the gloss of his sunny optimism, Reagan started us on this road. His successor, George H.W. Bush, hammered his Democratic opponent, Michael Dukakis, in the 1988 election over the specter of Black criminals rampaging through the country because of liberal policies, scaring the hell out of white America. George W. Bush, H.W.’s son, won the razor-
thin election of 2000 by persuading a Republican-majority Supreme Court to stop Florida from counting its ballots. Does that sound like democracy to you? Then the younger Bush gifted the wealthy massive tax cuts, after President Clinton — despite his many faults — managed the miracle of balancing the federal budget after the disastrous Reagan/George H.W. Bush deficits. Bush’s tax cuts once again blew up the federal debt. Now we have the racist, fascist Trump — along with the entire Republican establishment — who give massive tax cuts to the wealthy, while avidly destroying the environment we depend on for our lives. These Republicans are not conservative. If they were, here are the principles they would work to uphold: • There is no such thing as a free lunch. Republicans cut taxes, but don’t try to cut government deficits. Trump’s deficits now total $3 trillion — the highest ever. • Examine the facts. Denying climate change is not a strategy, Denying the microscopic apocalypse of COVID is not a strategy. They will come for you, whether you believe in them or not. • Clean up after yourself. The fossil fuel industry trashes our air, water and ground while the public is too often left to clean up their mess. • Act responsibly in the community. We have too many people who believe they have the right to do anything — from not wearing a face mask during a pandemic, to toting an automatic weapon in public. “I take no responsibility,” Trump told the American people last year. That’s the perfect summation of the current mindset of too many Republicans today. We need less emphasis on rights, and more on responsibility. • Tell the truth. The Ten Commandments state “thou shalt not bear false witness.” In denying the results of the recent presidential election, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and countless other Republican officials who profess to be devout Christians break this commandment daily. No one has come up with any evidence of fraud. It’s a lie. • Maintain a strong defense. Russia recently attacked our computer systems. Trump’s response: China did it. Why are Republican leaders not screaming about this? We need clear-headed conservative ideas about battling COVID-19 and climate change, fixing government finances, creating better educational and economic opportunities for all citizens, providing better health care while controlling spending on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, and giving families a chance to live decently and raise our children with the Judeo-Christian values of personal responsibility, compassion and community. That’s a party I would consider voting for.
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COVID can’t take conscience To the editor:
(re: “Bowman is critical of Israel,” Feb. 4)
Over the past few weeks, I have grown increasingly disappointed in my community’s response to Israel’s refusal to provide vaccines to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Most recently, I was deeply saddened by the slate of premature and misguided attacks on U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s (now deleted) tweet criticizing the failure to inoculate Palestinians. As an occupying power with military control over the people of the West Bank and Gaza, Israel has a moral obligation to safeguard the health of those whom they occupy. As a Jew, I cannot be silent while those who purport to stand for me use my religion as a justification to deny basic human rights to Palestinians. These defenses of Israel’s actions conflate the legal with the ethical. While it is true that, in signing the Oslo Accords, the Palestinian Authority assumed responsibility for vaccinations, nobody could have predicted in 1995 the global disaster that is COVID-19. Furthermore, this criticism conveniently leaves out the fact that Palestinians have not had elections since 2006. Indeed, a January article in +972 Magazine reports that at least 75 percent of Palestinian residents of the West Bank and Gaza want President Mahmoud Abbas to resign. It is indefensible to argue that it is not only legal but ethical for Israel to deny medical aid to a people without a representative government, and over whom they exercise military control.
I am disgusted by the use of technicalities to justify immoral actions. For example, a recent article in the New York Daily News attempts to refute the claim that Israel is obligated to vaccinate Palestinians under international law because Oslo was more recent, and therefore supersedes the Fourth Geneva Convention. While these technicalities may justify the legality of Israel’s actions, they most certainly do not make them ethical. In addition, in a recent letter to The Riverdale Press, Rabbi Avi Weiss simultaneously insisted that Israel has no obligation to vaccinate Palestinian non-citizens while touting its vaccination of Syrian refugees as a moral success. While I am relieved that Israel saw fit to vaccinate Syrian refugees, should this moral impulse not apply to Palestinian refugees? As of this writing on Feb. 1, Israel has agreed to provide some vaccines to the Palestinians whom they occupy. I cannot help but wonder whether this would still be the case had the very people who Rabbi Weiss and the Daily News criticize not raised their legitimate moral concerns. Finally, I am saddened by the fact that I must go to such great lengths to prove the moral necessity that Israel take responsibility for the health and safety of Palestinians. It should be clear that, as human beings, Palestinian people deserve protection from this deadly virus. COVID-19 already has taken so much. We cannot let it take away our conscience. AbigAil Fisher
Electoral College compromise To the editor: The debate has started again as to whether the U.S. Constitution should be amended in order to change the presidential election process. Some promote eliminating the Electoral College in favor of a direct popular vote for president, while others believe the Electoral College should remain unchanged. Just as compromise solved the initial problems of the framers, so it is that compromise can solve this problem. The solution is to change the elec-
toral votes to electoral points, and reward each candidate a percentage of points based on the percentage of popular votes received in each state. This would eliminate the winner-take-all system, thus allowing for all the votes to count. A voter is more apt to believe their vote counted when a percentage of popular votes are taken into account rather than the all-or-nothing system currently in existence. Further, this new system would integrate the desire for a popular vote for president
with the need for the individual states to determine who actually gets elected. For 2020, multiplying the percentage of votes each candidate received in each state ties the number of electoral votes in each state results in the following: Biden 267.23 and Trump 252.33. Multiplying the percentage of popular votes each candidate received nationwide times the total number of electoral votes results in the following: Biden 274.92 and Trump 253.40. Joe biAlek
Candidate making a difference To the editor:
(re: “Council candidates spar, but agree on equity,” Feb. 4)
There is a lot of excitement about rankedchoice voting getting its first shot in Riverdale on March 23 with our special city council election. It’s an often-overlooked fact that we actually had a ranked-choice vote in January 2020 for a position that did not get a televised debate: that of vice president of the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club. In that race, despite my chance to shine on BronxNet never arriving, I won a ranked-choice position for the role of vice president. I was part of two of the three slates being pitched to club members — the original nominating committee slate, and the Morgan Evers-led slate, but not the slate later revised to exclude myself or anyone aligned with Morgan’s candidacy. I was fighting for a no-fee club — funded through donations and by cost-cutting — and for a club where we spent time doing communal outreach beyond those actively seeking involvement in politics. This past January has been different in form, but not in fundamentals. I have been volunteering for Mino Lora’s campaign for city council and talking to voters as safely as possible — brief, masked petitioning outdoors, phone calls from the safety of my home, silly skirmishes on local Facebook groups. Through this process, I continue to be certain that we are not reaching — as a community and society — every voter with information they need. Quite often, I have been shocked at the questions I get. “Who is our city council person now?” (Answer: No one since the beginning of January, although we still have constituent services). “Wait, Andrew Cuomo is stepping down now?” (Answer: Cohen. C-O-H-E-N. Masks make this harder). “Maybe the election was stolen?” (Answer: Have a nice day, sir).
I am supporting Mino Lora because she represents the values I had not seen realized in our political community before: A vision for creative engagement of people outside the inside-politics bubble I somehow made my way into (Mino, as a performer, understands how to create interest toward otherwise mundane political topics, with an eye toward “legislative theatre” projects), and an openness to anyone without prejudice, political or otherwise (Mino has not been shaking the right hands for years, but instead is educating herself and her campaign with veteran volunteers and newcomers alike). Mino also does small actions that I hadn’t seen here before, like speaking in Spanish when she makes speeches, as she did at a rally at Buunni Coffee. Her entire campaign is fully bilingual and accessible beyond language barriers with neighbors in Riverdale, and to the east. Mino’s campaign is different, not just for the sake of difference, but in ways that clarify to me what has been missing in our local representation. Color. Variety. Energy. Imagination. Some people know me through the Biaggi, Warren and Bowman campaigns, and my efforts to modernize our local Democratic club. I resigned from the club effective Jan. 31, when my term would have normally ended without the extension approved in December. My next project will likely focus on political education — from how to volunteer on campaigns, to how government at all levels works, and drawing everyday people in by regularly finding them where they are. There is no person who should feel like they don’t know enough to make a difference in their community and its representation. And the next logical step in cementing that value in our community is to elect Mino Lora to the New York city council. AAron sTAymAn
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t is exciting that the Universal Hip-Hop Museum will finally become a reality for the Bronx. The museum is a culmination of the many characteristics that make up our borough, and an excellent example of how well-planned initiatives can encourage economic development, and include community engagement and input. The founders have demonstrated a commitment to making the museum an anchor institution, promoting opportunities for creativity, and cultivating the vigorous artistic talent of the Bronx. The museum — a component of the Bronx Point development project — is an example of the type of inclusive planning that our borough needs to replace the dark corridors, hunks of brick, and imposing obstructions that resulted from misguided planning of the past, and proved hindrances to inclusive economic development. It also is an example of how wise investments that allow free enterprise to experiment, build new products, and collaborate will pay back private and public sector capital through generated economic growth. The locally innovative project recently broke ground after years of planning, engaging local stakeholders, and raising capital. The project has an entrepreneurial initiator — Bronx native Rocky Bucano — who envisioned the museum, worked hard to find the right location, and cultivated collaborations with private, public and non-profit sectors. Co-founder and fellow Bronxite Kurtis Blow — the first solo rapper to be signed to a major label in 1979 — and Nana Ashhurst, the first and only woman president of Def Jam Recordings, are heading up the executive team that will direct the museum when it opens in 2023. The Bronx Point development is located at 575 Exterior St., near the Harlem River, and is not far from hip-hop’s 1973 birthplace at 1580 Sedgwick Ave. However, the design that includes the museum, 542 units of affordable housing, commercial opportunities and community spaces, will differ significantly from the 199,919-square-foot structure in Morris Heights, completed in 1967. It also will have educational spaces for youth programs run by CityScience and BronxWorks, shoreline access on the river, and an outdoor plaza along Exterior Street connecting it to adjacent commercial corridors. The Bronx always has been a hotbed of artistic originality and innovation in music, art and dance, and hip-hop always has been at the fore of addressing social issues. In an effort to avoid the pernicious consequences of top-down planning of the past, partners involved have worked with local tenant associations, neighborhood organizations and community boards.
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Letters to the editor
A good list for a good candidate To the editor: With so many fine, accomplished individuals running for city council, how should we distinguish between them? I have a number of criteria that I am using to make my decision about whom to support: • How well does the candidate know the district and its particular challenges? Have they been a part of the community discussion in both Community Board 8 and Community Board 7, so that they know what our problems are? • Will the candidate be accessible to constituents? • What is the candidate’s record on organizing community support for important projects or community improvements? • Is the candidate able to formulate practical, actable plans to solve the district’s problems? • When a problem has been identified, how quickly has the candidate worked to solve that problem? • What are the candidate’s positions on various issues as they relate to the particulars of the council district? I am supporting Eric Dinowitz for city council because he fulfills all these criteria, and more. • He is a lifelong resident of the council district, attending our schools, raising his family here, and now teaching our children in New York City schools. He is the chair of CB8’s aging committee, and also attends the meetings of CB7. • Eric answers calls and emails within a day. • Eric led the coalition of community groups
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Punish those defying Constitution To the editor: We, the members of Northwest Bronx Indivisible, witnessed the attack on our government and heard the President of the United States, Donald Trump, exhort his followers to “stop the steal” and march to the capital to fight to overturn the election. We urge the U.S. Senate to remove Donald Trump permanently from the levers of power. He has shown no remorse for the loss of life he caused. He threatens to primary any Republican who voted to convict, and will no doubt inflame his followers and incite violence against the states that oppose him. He is a continuing danger to
our country. The members of Congress — House representatives and Senators — who participated in the lie of widespread election fraud, undermined our elections. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley are attorneys and took oaths to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and then lied to their constituents, leading them to believe that there were grounds to overturn the election in that Constitution they swore to uphold. Members of the House of Representatives who owed their election to the election that Trump lost took the same oath to protect the Constitution, and lied to their constituents. In
our own state of New York, Lee Zeldin, Elise Stefanik, Nicole Malliotakis and Chris Jacobs betrayed their constituents, lending credence to the idea that duly certified ballots of the electors could be rejected by Congress. They should be censured. Democracy demands leaders who serve the American people. Leaders who tell the truth. Leaders who will protect and defend the Constitution honorably, and with integrity. Do your duty. Helen KrIm The author is a member of the Northwest Bronx Indivisible steering committee.
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3BR/2BTH in pvt hse, $3200. Newly renov, hrdwd flrs, appls & w/d incl. Huge backyard & porch. Nr bus, train, highway, shopping cntr & gd schls. Pets ok. No fees. Studio also avail. $1250. Call 917-407-8545
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North Riverdale - Studio apt Excellent condition. Close to transp. $1300/mo. Good credit needed. 718-708-5169
256th St, 3 bdrm apt in pvt house. Hrdwd flrs, excellent condition, porch & backyard. $2225. Call 203-685-6678
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condo excl 3800 blAcKston AVe cc630 Contemporary 2-bdrm. 2-bath duplex penthouse w/ private roof terraces. $675K
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3614 JoHnson AVe cc646 2-bdrm, 2-bth with open plan living and dining area with glass sliding doors to balcony. $425K
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3600 fieldston rd cc855 2-bdrm, 2-bath conv 3, 2-bath w/ balcony, updated kitchen and DM. Parking avail. $415K
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290 West 232nd st cc626 2-bdrm with entry foyer, dining area and balcony. Storage area and bicycle rm in bldg. $305K
exclusiVe 3616 HH pArKWAy cc642 Spacious and bright 2-bdrm with balcony, and doorman. Indr parking avail. $398.5K
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fieldston Vic. rr642 6-bdrm, 3.5-bath, 7,500 sq. ft. house w/ Expansive wraparound porch & pool. $19,500/mo
professionAl & office spAce 3755 HH pKWAy - tHe imperiAl - Walk-in level doctor’s office with reception area and 2 exam rooms. $360K nortH riVerdAle - Office Space Available. $1,500/mo
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exclusiVe 4525 HH pArKWAy cc650 Bright & renov Jr-4 convt to 2 with open sunset views and 24-hr doorman. $329K
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exclusiVe 290 W 232nd st cc657 Updated 2-bdrm post war co-op with balcony. Entry foyer & eat-in kitch. $339K
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exclusiVe 5715 mosHolu AVe cc635 Bright L-shaped 2-bdrm postwar co-op. Hrdwd flrs, South & West expos. $208K
exclusiVe 3601 JoHnson AVe. cc587 Walk-in level doctor’s office with seperate entrance and reception area. $295K
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exclusiVe 3935 blAcKstone cc646 Spacious 2-bdrm, 2-bath with open plan living, dining area and balcony. $415K
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exclusiVe 3001 HH pArKWAy cc853 Spacious 3-bdrm, 2-bth, PT DM. Entry foyer, large entral foyer & sunken LR. $625K
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pet-friendly rentAls centrAl riVerdAle - Contemporary 3-bdrm, 2-bath condo with balcony, laundry in unit and indoor parking. $3,950/mo West of pArKWAy - Spacious 3-bdrm, 2-bath, sunrise balcony, partial river views, DM & fitness rm. Dogs ok. $3,325/mo rented - West of pArKWAy - 2-bdrm, 2-bath, balcony, partial river views, DM & fitness rm. Dogs ok. $2,550/mo rented - West of pArKWAy - Rent stabilized 1-bdrm, parquet floors, balcony, DM and fitness room. Dogs OK. $1,880/mo
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no fee rentAls West of pArKWAy - Large and luxurious 2-bdrm conv. 3, 2-bth with great closet space, balcony, doorman, healthclub and pool. 3 months free rent $4,095/mo West of pArKWAy - Large and luxurious 2-bdrm convertible to 3, 2-bath with great closet space, balcony, doorman, healthclub and pool. 3 months free rent $3,895/mo West of pArKWAy - Large & bright 2-bdrm w/ balcony. D/M, fitness room, tennis couts & pool . 2 months free rent $3,495/mo West of pArKWAy - Large and luxurious Junior-4 with great closet space, balcony, doorman, healthclub and pool. 3 months free rent $2,695/mo
exclusiVe 601 KAppocK st cc649 Mint condition, beautifully renovated 2-bdrm with doorman and pool. $284K
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3816 WAldo AVe cc643 Contemporary Condo with balcony, modern kitch, lndry in unit, DM & prkg. $640K
445 West 240tH st cc637 Postwar 2-bdrm condo with large entry foyer, living rm & windowed kitchen. $375K
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3515 HH pArKWAy cc638 Spacious & bright 3-bdrm, 2-bath corner unit. Entry foyer, living rm & renov kitch. $618K
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611 West 239tH st cc645 Spacious split-design, 2-bdrm, 2-bath co-op w/ indoor parking, balcony and doorman. $425K