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ONE YEAR LATER n Few people knew what a coronavirus was at the start of 2020. Now we can’t escape it By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@riverdalepress.com
She was a Manhattan health care worker who recently returned from Iran. He was a New Rochelle lawyer who worked in Manhattan. Everyday people leading everyday lives. But what they carried inside them was no everyday virus. And there was just no way they could know how it would change not just their home, but the world.
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It’s not over yet. Just wait a little longer. Page A10 This was how our knowledge of the coronavirus pandemic started in New York at the beginning of March 2020. Later, however, we would learn that it wasn’t the actual start of COVID-19’s invasion into our state and country. These were simply the first confirmed cases of a virus many of us were convinced would never make it to the shores of the United States. Yet, more than 365 days later, SARSCoV-2 is still here, with nearly 29 million confirmed cases. And more than 525,000 deaths. On March 3, 2020, Salanter Akiba Riverdale closed both its academy and high school
becoming two of the first schools in the country to shut down because of the coronavirus. One of its high school students was the daughter of that New Rochelle lawyer, and she, too, would become an early positive case. The hope at the time was that SAR could reopen its doors on March 16, just after the Purim holiday. Days later, however, some of the community’s other elite schools — Horace Mann, Riverdale Country and Ethical Culture Fieldston — shuttered their campuses as well. And by then it was anyCORONAVIRUS, page A4
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Confusion leads to missed meals in quarantine n Manhattan College says it raced to fix issues moment they found out about them By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com
How do we vote? It’s all about ranked-choice voting for the special election on March 23, but what exactly does that mean? Page A3
A Bronx mayor? Eddie Cullen knows his shot is a long one, but still the businessman with strong local family roots could picture himself at City Hall. Page A5
College is supposed to be the time of your life. But as the coronavirus pandemic completely upends what it means to study and live on campuses across the country, a few students much closer to home say they suffered even more: Days filled with hunger. It all stemmed from a positive coronavirus test at Manhattan College last month. With millions already exposed to COVID-19 in some form or another, getting a positive test isn’t unusual. But it wasn’t the disease that ultimately threatened at least one student who had interacted with that positive classmate. ALEx Instead, quarantine beNIEvEs came dangerous after the school failed to deliver something to eat in a timely manner. On “Feb. 27, we didn’t get food until like 6 p.m.,” sophomore Jilleen Barrett said. “I know I didn’t, and there were some (other) students who didn’t as well.” Barrett was forced to move from her room in a communal dorm to Horan Hall on Manhattan College Parkway on Feb. 25, after finding out a friend tested positive. Horan would become her new home for the next 10 days. Barrett’s problems, however, began the moment she started quarantine. She was locked out of her room because the door’s passcode didn’t work. She called and emailed any college campus office she could, met only with automated responses of workers being away from their desk. It finally took a call to campus security to get the door unlocked.
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Jilleen Barrett, a Manhattan College sophomore, says her problems with the school’s coronavirus quarantine started when she was given the wrong passcode for her designated room. Barrett, along with other students, said Feb. 27 was her worst day, waiting for any food until 6 that evening. “I’m really angry that when you call someone they just don’t pick up,” Barrett said. “And I’m trying to figure out what it is that you have to do to get somebody to not only like pick up the phone or answer an email, but also help you.” A new passcode also didn’t work, forcing Barrett to find another room. Having to drop everything and change rooms on a weekday could’ve been disruptive to Barrett’s busy class and club schedule. Yet, Barrett settled into her new room and believed her quarantine troubles were over. That is, until she woke up the next
morning to no breakfast. Barrett filled out the required meal order form all students received in quarantine, but what she ordered did not arrive that morning. In fact, nothing was delivered to her. With that in mind, Barrett went on with the rest of her day, participating in a fivehour virtual conference for her sorority, looking forward to some lunch. The afternoon came and went, however, and that meal didn’t arrive at her door, either. Luckily, Barrett was able to hold herself over with some food and snacks she’d saved from the day before, but still, that couldn’t
replace a full meal. At a breaking point, Barrett finally reached out to dining services and residence life. But it was now the weekend, and neither office was open. “So, I definitely was getting really frustrated when that was happening, when I wasn’t getting food,” Barrett said. “I was both hungry and angry at the same time. I was ‘hangry.’” Finally, Barrett connected with Jacqueline Martin, Manhattan College’s health and safety coordinator. Dinner arrived QUARANTINE, page A4
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On an episode of ‘PolitiChat,’ city council candidate Jessica Haller tells host Benny Goldstein she’s running for office to create a world that’s safe and nurturing for kids like him. Benny, 8, has so far interviewed four of the six special election candidates on his online chat show.
8-year-old puts candidates in hot seat n Benny Goldstein wants to learn all there is to know about politics and elections By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com
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t’s been a grueling race for the six candidates vying to replace Andrew Cohen in a March 23 city council special election. In recent months, the candidates
faced tough questions from journalists and community groups alike at several debates and forums. But perhaps the hardest-hitting questions have come from the least expected source: Benny Goldstein. And did we mention he’s 8? Like Edward R. Murrow before him, Benny sits down and interviews candidates face-to-face. Well, computer screen-to-computer screen. He delivers questions like: “What will be your No. 1 priority if you get elected?” And, “If you could go back in time to visit your
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n Borough superintendent Meisha Porter steps into new chancellor role on Monday By ROSE BRENNAN rbrennan@riverdalepress.com
The past year has been challenging for many. But that’s probably especially the case for Richard Carranza. The schools chancellor says he lost 11 friends and family members to the coronavirus pandemic. That’s devastating in and of itself. But Carranza had something else massive on his plate: Managing the closing and reopening of the nation’s largest public school system. It was an ongoing and daunting process, but Carranza won’t see the system’s full reopening to fruition, as he announced he is stepping down. His successor, Bronx superintendent Meisha Porter, will take over CARRANZA, page A4
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‘I was just trying to give it back’ There’s an old saying that no good deed goes unpunished. That old adage couldn’t be more accurate for a woman who tried to write a check, donating $5 to charity. Come to find out, her check was stolen and cashed out for a lot more money. She dropped the check into a mailbox at the 562 Kappock St., post office on the afternoon of Dec. 23. But it wasn’t cashed for $5 — it was instead exchanged for $21,000. Unfortunately, police don’t have many leads, but they continue to investigate.
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Even when making a quick delivery, it’s probably best not to leave your car unlocked with the keys in the ignition. This was the lesson a delivery worker had to learn the hard way Feb. 23. He left his car idling near the 3400 block of Fort Independence Street at around 9:30 p.m., while making a delivery. On his way to back, he saw the thief hop into his ride and, well, ride. Away. But the delivery driver
wasn’t going to let him get away that easily. He jumped into a cab and followed his stolen car while flagging down the police. It all worked out in the end, because the cops pulled over the alleged thief, and was arrested. As it turned out, not only was the man driving a car that wasn’t his — he was driving on a license that had been revoked.
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Sometimes bosses ask their employees to do things that don’t quite make sense. But what can you do? They’re your boss. But what happens when someone is pretending to be your boss? Things might get a little messy. This is what one woman discovered when someone pretending to be her boss told her to purchase Google gift cards and give him the card numbers. The fake boss ultimately stole $5,900 from the woman sometime between lunchtime on Feb. 11 and mid-afternoon on Feb. 14. The investigation continues.
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WHY JESSICA HALLER’S CRACK DOWN ON VISITING PETS IS A “PRIORITY” By Julie Hyman, Esq.
“If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” The test implies that you can identify an unknown subject by observing that subjects habitual characteristics. Haller looks like a candidate interested in creating healthy and sustainable communities by focusing on the climate crisis and food. Don’t be fooled by her climate activist background. Haller has some serious questions to answer about her backing by the “Yes In Our Backyard” group Open New York which advocates for increasing housing density in affluent neighborhoods. Let’s look at what Haller and the 3720 Homes Inc Board did in OUR backyard. Technically, where my parents own a coop. But my home and home office enjoy a daily view (and partially blocked river view) courtesy of the Board.
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Haller was responsible for the renovations of 3720 Homes Inc. This included demolitioning my grandparents terrace and blocking their window without their knowledge or consent. The Board also allowed a rental building to block 6 floors of windows in the coop. In return, Haller was allowed to build the first duplex in the coop with the help of her contractor father while my parents were not allowed to hire a private contractor to renovate a bathroom after a required lead pan repair. They hired expo initially to gut the bathroom. The coop then kicked out the contractor and my parents lived without a master bedroom bathroom (just dirt) until I settled the “visiting dog” case. Haller then flipped her duplex coop and moved to a private house in Fieldston, because there was no longer a dog house in the backyard for her children to play. So while Haller is anti dogs, it appears that she is a landlord, sponsor, developer’s pet. We must be careful because when campaign donations from the real estate lobby dropped dramatically that is when the historic tenant-friendly legislation passed in 2019. It appears that real estate firms or associations like REBNY are back disguised as civil rights housing and candidates like Haller will do the bidding of the real estate industry. Since Haller is not born and raised in the Bronx, and thinks City Council is a stepping stone to a real job in climate control, please VOTE NO for Jessica Haller on March 23rd!
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Can’t pick just one candidate? Now you don’t have to n Ranked-choice voting is meant to even the playing field for those running
To get the most out of the new rankedchoice voting system, voters should rank as many choices as they can, says Sean Dugar of Rank the Vote. The March 23 special election to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council — along with another special for a seat once held by new congressman Ritchie Torres — will only be the third test case of ranked-choice voting in the city so far.
By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com
The special election to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council is less than two weeks away. Along with having to campaign during a pandemic, the six candidates in the March 23 race also have to contend with a new way to cast a ballot: rankedchoice voting. This special election, along with another one held the same day for the seat once occupied by new U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres, will only be the third test case of this new voting system in the city following two races in Queens last month. While the candidates might understand ranked-choice voting inside and out, many voters may still wonder how all of it works. Fortunately, the answer to this question is a lot less complicated than it may seem. At least the voting part — which is the only part anyone casting a ballot will need to know when they visit the polls beginning with early voting next week. The ballot lists the candidates on the left side with a ranking index at top. Voters then rank their choices one through five — with one being their top choice, and five their lowest. They still have the option to pick less than five or choose only one if they want. They also can write in candidates. However, the best way to get the most out of this new system is by ranking as many candidates as possible. “The more rankings they put on their ballot, the longer their ballot continues to work for them,” said Sean Dugar, education campaign program director at Rank the Vote. “And the more voice they have in the electoral process.” After getting their “I voted” sticker from a poll worker, the voters’ role in this process is complete. But for can-
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didates and the city’s elections board, the “fun” is just beginning. Counters will provide an initial tally that night. If one of the candidate receives 50 percent of first choice votes in the first round, they’re the winner, and the counting — outside of absentee and overseas ballots — is over. If nobody gets a majority in that initial round, the lowest vote getter is eliminated. Their votes are redistributed to whomever the voters chose as their second-place candidate. The process of eliminating the lowest-scoring candidate then continues — distributing their next highest ranked votes — until only two candidates remain. Going into these additional rounds would likely mean a winner wouldn’t be named in the Cohen special election race until mid-April at the earliest. Still, proponents of ranked-choice voting argue the system allows a broader swath of voters have an ultimate say in who should represent them in local office. Ranked-choice is designed for rac-
es like specials, where there’s typically multiple candidates who, in the past, would’ve simply been selected on who had the most votes — even if that tally was far below 50 percent of the total This was a process known as “vote splitting,” meaning while the person with 30 percent, for example, may have gotten the highest number of votes, most people voted for other candidates — the votes were just split up amongst the others. Ranked-choice voting will eliminate that problem, said Kathy Solomon, who serves on Northwest Bronx Indivisible’s steering committee. “You’re going to have more agreement on the person who is finally elected than you would otherwise have (had) in a race with more than two candidates,” Solomon said. “The elected official will truly represent more people than they formerly did.” Another benefit, Solomon said, is that it forces candidates to appeal to the broadest group of voters possible. This means candidates might make an effort to reach voters who were often
overlooked under the old system. Additionally, it also could lead to less negative campaigning, she added, because candidates don’t want to alienate first-choice supporters of other candidates who could rank them lower on the ballot. But there’s been some concern voiced by critics who think candidates might take less-hard stands on hotbutton issues in an attempt to appeal to as many people as possible. Some also are concerned there isn’t enough of an effort to educate voters on the new system, which could lead to confusion and mistakes at the ballot box. Ranked-choice also eliminates the need for runoff elections, Dugar said, which are usually very low turnout and tend not to reflect the diversity of the city overall. Not to mention very expensive. Additionally, it promotes candidates from marginalized groups — like people of color, women and those from the LGBTQ community, Dugar said. It gives them a chance to have a greater voice in the race, eliminating vote splitting, usually cited as a reason why candidates are sometimes convinced to “wait their turn.” The system is new, yet campaigns already are developing strategies to
get the most out of ranked-choice voting, Dugar said. The frontrunner strategy is one where the perceived leading candidate asks voters to rank them somewhere on the ballot if they aren’t the voter’s first choice. For instance, the special election perceived frontrunner Eric Dinowitz is campaigning to be voters’ first or second choice, according to spokeswoman Daniele de Groot. The underdog strategy is different because it involves contenders forming alliances with one another. Candidates who share some commonality will pair up, Dugar said, and ask voters to rank them first and second on the ballot. These commonalities could range from policy positions to identity. “Often, folks will either vote for the candidates that are the same ethnicity as them, or will vote for women candidates, or LGBT candidates together,” Dugar said. “So, it makes sense that two women will partner together and say, ‘Hey, let’s elect a woman to the seat. Yes, our issues may be different, but identity matters.’” Arts non-profit executive Mino Lora and environmentalist Jessica Haller are the only candidates in the local race using this strategy. The two obviously overlap on identity as the only women in the special election race, and both have similarly progressive platforms — although Lora is considered by some to be further to the left than Haller. The other four candidates — Dinowitz, filmmaker Kevin Pazmino, real estate attorney Dan Padernacht and retired New York Police Department detective Carlton Berkley — are all going in it alone. No matter what strategy candidates are using, Dugar said his biggest piece of advice is for them to educate voters on ranked-choice voting. “We find that the first candidate to explain ranked-choice voting to a voter becomes their first choice,” Dugar said. “Voters look to candidates and how they campaign as how they’ll also act as an elected official.”
POLITICAL ARENA More endorsements make their way in State Sen. Gustavo Rivera — who leads the latest push for universal health care in New York — has made a choice in the March 23 city council special election: Mino Lora and Jessica Haller. “By offering ranked-choice
endorsements, I hope that our community will be empowered to make their own choices in these important upcoming special elections,” Rivera said, in a release. “Mino Lora is a fierce advocate for the future that we need in the Bronx, and would be a tireless partner in confronting the systems that hold us back.”
One of the five other candidates challenging Lora and Haller in their attempt to succeed Andrew Cohen is Eric Dinowitz, who earned the endorsement of former U.S. Rep. Liz Holtzman. “I know he is ready to fight to get the vaccine to our under-served communities, help small businesses get relief,
and make sure our older adults have the resources they need,” Holtzman said of the former teacher, who also is the son of longtime Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz. For the June primary, Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson has picked up some support for her bid to succeed Ruben Diaz Jr., as Bronx borough president.
Gibson has earned the endorsement of city public advocate Jumaane Williams. “Having worked with her on the city council, I know she’s what the Bronx needs to help address disparities that have been exacerbated by the pandemic,” Williams said, in a release. That includes health care,
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hunger, affordable housing and gun violence. “We need to continue elevating strong leaders as we work towards an equitable recovery from the pandemic,” he added. Brooklyn borough president Eric Adams got a boost in his bid for mayor last week after earning the endorsement of the Hotel Trades Council.
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Leadership change could mean new day for schools CARRANZA from page A1 on Monday. The timing of Carranza’s resignation might seem odd. While grief has no timeline, he’s leaving while the city’s public high schools are still learning fully remotely — although they’re on track to reopen later this month. And there’s a highly publicized mayoral race taking place, meaning Porter probably will serve as chancellor only until the end of the year, when a new administration will take charge and likely appoint someone new to the role. MEISHA But while the PORTER timing might seem strange, many think Carranza’s departure was a long time coming. He and Mayor Bill de Blasio clashed on a number of issues, including school desegregation efforts, according to published reports. Notably the gifted and talented program. While de Blasio wanted G&T admissions to move forward as usual this year ahead of potential revisions for after he leaves office, Carranza wanted to abandon testing for the program altogether.
Ultimately, the city decided not to administer G&T tests this year, opting instead for a lottery system among students recommended by pre-K teachers, or those who sit for an interview with admissions teams. Critics have claimed testing ultimately leaves many potential students out of G&T programs because they don’t have the same access to costly prep materials students from wealthier families have. For Carranza, differing beliefs on school desegregation proved to be RICHARD CARRANZA the final nail in his relationship with de Blasio, the ultimate decision-maker on those issues. There’s some excitement for Carranza’s soon-to-be successor, however. Porter will be the first Black woman to lead the city’s schools. She’s worked within the city’s education department for decades — whether as a teacher, principal or superintendent — making many think she has firsthand experience of the important issues facing the school system.
The excitement hasn’t been so grand for Carranza, who has found critics from several places, including the city’s largest educators union — the United Federation of Teachers. Union president Michael Mulgrew, who’s also a member of UFT’s Unity caucus, said Carranza was often fighting for safety during the coronavirusera school reopening process, even when cameras weren’t on him. “Richard Carranza was a real partner in our efforts to open school safely,” Mulgrew said, in a release. “Too often he had to fight behind the scenes to keep the needs of students, staff, and their families ahead of politics.” But some of the union’s other caucuses had a more tumultuous relationship with the chancellor. While the Movement of Rank-and-File Educators caucus — also known as MORE — praised Carranza’s desegregation efforts, they differed greatly when it came to reopening. Alexandra Haridopolos, an English as a new language teacher, said her school building didn’t have a proper ventilation system but was still required to re-open for in-person learning. While MORE may have opposed certain aspects of the chancellor’s
school policies, Haridopolos believes Carranza’s resignation might have effects rippling beyond that. “In some way, I am really grateful to him because he really exposed the need to end mayoral control,” Haridopolos said. “Even somebody with the ideals of equity and creating more healing-centered schools … with the structure we currently have (with) mayoral control, the chancellor constantly had his hands tied by de Blasio.” The union’s Solidarity caucus, however, had far fewer kind sentiments for Carranza. “This past year-and-a-half has been a turbulent time, and it’s a hard time to be a leader of any school district,” caucus leader Lydia Howrilka said. “However, we think that the lack of care that Chancellor Carranza took in making sure our teachers were safe — our staff and students were safe — his failure to close schools last March promptly, was just clearly unethical. He’s angered a lot of parents, and he led many parents and union members to feel like their lives and their health did not matter at all.” Both Haridopolos and Howrilka looked forward to Porter’s leadership, however, although Howrilka worries
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about her lack of actual teaching experience. Haridopolos has higher hopes. As one of MORE’s main tenets is social justice, Haridopolos was impressed by Porter’s effort to remove metal detectors from schools in her district, and hopes similar policies can extend throughout the city’s entire public school network. “I think maybe this is kind of the best outcome,” Haridopolos said. “In this moment of crisis, it becomes clear that the whole system is rotten. And so having a close ally like her — even in this interim time — my hope is that we can do some really progressive things in the next couple of months.”
8-year-old has a few questions of his own for politicos POLITICHAT from page A1 simple reason: “I just wanted to get to know more people.” “PolitiChat” is Benny’s brainchild. He came up with the name and writes most of the interview questions himself, mother Susannah Goldstein said. But that doesn’t mean his parents don’t still supervise the process. “I try to make sure that everything is copied through me because I’m very nervous about an 8-year-old just experiencing the internet alone,” Susannah said. “We’re just there to make sure it’s safe and that he represents what he wants to do and his vision. But it’s really all Benny.” His home studio setup inside his parents’ bedroom has the makings of a professional reporter’s. Sitting in the interviewer’s chair with his headset on, Benny starts his interviews by greeting and introducing his guests. Then he jumps right into his opening question, usually asking what inspired them to run for office. Near the middle of the interview, Benny asks one of his toughest questions: “What has been the most memorable moment of your campaign so far?” This question actually threw Padernacht
off balance. “That’s a tough one, the most memorable moment,” Padernacht said. “Let’s see. I’m stumped a little bit there.” Padernacht did eventually answer, it was the late January debate hosted by BronxNet and The Riverdale Press. Perhaps the most revealing moment of Benny’s interviews — and his personal favorite — is when he asks candidates their favorite food inside the district. That’s a question that has resulted in a variety of answers. “There was one (candidate) who said the savory scones at Moss Café,” Benny said. “One said the Mexican restaurant on Johnson (Avenue). Oh, yeah, and pizza. The rest said pizza.” Benny found that first spark in politics last summer, Susannah said, during one of their walks around the neighborhood. Benny asked about the campaign signs stuck in many people’s yards featuring names like Jamaal Bowman and Eliot Engel. “He asked questions about all of the candidates, and he asked me what issues I was interested in,” she said. “He’s always been a really
curious kid about everything.” Benny became fascinated by the 2020 election, and started reading about it in publications like Time for Kids. Susannah also reads books about politics to her son, and lets him watch “very filtered news.” Benny is a big fan of MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki — a data reporter who became internet famous for analyzing 2020 election results on a big digital board. “Because it combines all of (Benny’s) interests, like maps and smartboards,” Susannah said. Benny is much more interested in how government functions than political drama and candidate personalities, Susannah said. He’s really fascinated with learning how structures and processes like the Electoral College and impeachment work. When it comes to political issues, Benny said he’s most interested in climate change, something he found other kids around his age also are concerned about when he interviewed them for a “PolitiChat” video. While Benny is enjoying making “PolitiChat,” his future aspirations are not to become a
Want to watch? Catch Benny Goldstein interviewing political candidates in his online show ‘Politichat’ by going online and visiting Vimeo.com/politichat. journalist. “That’s more for my, let’s call it a kid career,” he said. Instead, Benny wants to grow up to be a government teacher. For now, however, Benny works on more interviews, with his sights on state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz. It’s been really important for Benny to discover his passion for politics, Susannah said, especially during this time of the coronavirus pandemic and remote learning. “I think in 2021, it’s so hard for so many kids to do things that give them pleasure,” she said. “And so it’s nice that he’s found something this year that’s exciting for him.”
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A sign announces the temporary closure of the Riverdale Library, expected to only be just a couple of weeks as coronavirus cases skyrocketed a year ago. It’s March yet again — this time 2021 — and while there is light at the end of the tunnel, there’s still a lot that isn’t open.
Living COVID’s ‘new normal’ one year later CORONAVIRUS from page A1 one’s guess when these schools would welcome students again. Then-Councilman Andrew Cohen paid very close attention to what was happening around SAR at the time, and in the surrounding neighborhoods. “There are a meaningful number of people who have connections with SAR who could have also had other contact in the community,” Cohen told The Riverdale Press at the time. “I am not clear how many of them have been tested, but we are trying to get that information. “I do believe that as the test becomes more widely available, it’s going to be determined that we have more people with it.” And Cohen was absolutely right, as we would indeed find out later.
Businesses struggle, both then and now
Schools may have closed first, but restaurants weren’t far behind. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said eateries could still welcome customers indoors. They just couldn’t be more than half full. That meant every other table would be empty — an early attempt to create social distance. But New York City restaurants typically aren’t known for the amount of space they have, and that was a serious concern of David Lindsay, co-owner of the Kingsbridge Social Club, not far from Broadway and West 238th Street.
“We’re doing whatever we can to make people as comfortable as possible,” he said at the time. “So we haven’t seen a huge downturn. But I think that it’s still too early to figure out what is actually going to happen next.” Lindsay didn’t wait long. Less than 48 hours later, all restaurants, cafes and bars were shut down. Restaurants could still deliver, and customers could even pick up. But sitting down to get something to eat? That’s a luxury many would not experience again for months. Too many restaurants simply weren’t set up for that kind of service. And instead of offering delivery or takeout, simply shut down. Some would come back, others never would. “We just didn’t want to take the risk any more of a customer not knowing they have it, bring it in, and then spreading it to the staff, and the staff spreading it to their families,” said Jason Farciert, owner of Frida Tacos on Mosholu Avenue. “For the well-being of the staff and the community, I just had to close.” Buunni Coffee, still a pretty new store on Riverdale Avenue, struggled to adapt to the new normal. Businesses like this were forced to shut down, but with very little information on how such businesses could survive. “A lot of people are talking about help for small businesses,” Buunni coowner Sarina Prabasi said at the time. “But everything that we’ve read so far has not really been directly helpful.” With no business revenue, paying bills — like rent — would become im-
possible. Yet, at that point, commercial eviction wasn’t even yet off the table. “Ideally, we not only want not to be evicted, but we also want to reopen at some point,” Prabasi said. “And if we owe four months of back rent, that’s very unlikely that we will reopen.” Prabasi’s words were ultimately prophetic. While she was able to renegotiate leases for other locations, the landlord of her Riverdale Avenue store just wouldn’t budge beyond the break they provided her over the peak of the pandemic. Riverdale’s Buunni Coffee closed as 2021 started.
A glimmer of hope As society shut down, especially society in New York City, some key services fought to remain open. One of them was the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center. “Walking in here, it’s a really creepy and eerie feeling,” Roz Rodriguez, a program coordinator for the Kingsbridge Terrace organization, said at the time. “If you come here on a regular day, there’s a lot of noise. You hear kids laughing. It’s really, really busy.” Also quiet? New York City’s playgrounds. That move, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio, was because people visiting the playgrounds weren’t doing enough to stay away from each other as coronavirus cases peaked. “We’re going to say to parents, ‘Here is the reality. If you’re going to go on a playground, you have to take full
responsibility for the situation,” he said at the time. “If there are already some people on the playground, and you can’t keep six feet away from people, don’t go on the playground.” Yet, not all was lost. The shutdown — as drastic a step it was — seemed to work. “Flattening the curve” became a reality, and coronavirus cases, as well as hospital visits, were starting to plauteau. By late April, however, there were more than 2.5 million confirmed cases of the virus around the world, and some 815,000 in the United States. Still, life has found a way to continue on. Today, there are three vaccines slowly making the rounds, first inoculating our most vulnerable. The hope, at least from the Biden administration, is that enough vaccine will be available to protect every American adult by the end of May. SAR — once seen as the original ground zero of the pandemic — has become a beacon of hope, especially for those looking to find the vaccine. Through the school’s chesed program — the Hebrew word for “kindness” — many like Ben and Carin Dachs finally have a chance to see their grandchildren again. “We’ve been avoiding them specifically because of our age,” Ben told The Press last month, soon after he and Carin received their second dose of the vaccine. “We really miss our kids, but certainly our grandkids. And Zoom and other virtual stuff just doesn’t cut it.”
QUARANTINE from page A1 around 6, and promised Barrett she would deliver food to other students who had been passed over for meals. Alexander Nieves said he didn’t get a food delivery on his first full day of isolation until 3 p.m. When it did arrive, it was someone else’s order. “A lot of people haven’t been getting correct food orders over the past long while right,” Nieves said. “That’s been one of those Day One issues that always seems to come back, and come back, and come back.” Nieves and others facing similar situations emailed the school, he said, and were promised these problems wouldn’t come up again. But they did. Just like Barrett, Nieves didn’t receive food the next day until around 6 p.m. Bottled water also was running low, saved only by Manhattan College’s student government stepping in to purchase extra water jugs. Nieves says he was told by the school they couldn’t provide water not purchased by its food vendor, Aramark. Barrett and Nieves both turned to Manhattan College’s student newspaper, The Quadrangle, to pen their harrowing quarantine experiences. “Once we became aware of the issues, we worked quickly to deliver meals to those students,” college spokesman Peter McHugh said. “We have added staff to reflect the increased number of students in quarantine, and are reviewing our procedures to ensure that does not happen again.” The school has been doing a much better job since Feb. 27, Nieves and Barrett said, delivering correct meals at consistent times each day. Both said they’re happy Manhattan College took this seriously, and addressed the problem quickly after they complained. Still, a lot of this could have been avoided, however, if the school simply thought more about how many students it would invite back for the spring semester, Barrett said. Officials just weren’t prepared to quarantine a large number of students. “But it’s like something that they should have thought of, they should have prepared for,” Barrett said. “Because there are some problems that, like, I don’t think that they would have been that hard to solve, if they just anticipated a little bit more.”
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f you don’t know who Eddie Cullen is, don’t worry. He’s not offended. And in fact, you might know one of his relatives, and not even realize it. His grandfather, Paul Bolster, was one of 19 children born to Mary and Cornelius Bolster — at one point holding the unofficial title of “largest family in New York City.” The Bolsters were a Bronx family who loved their country. In fact, Paul and seven of his brothers would fight in World War II — half of them in the U.S. Army, and the other half in the U.S. Navy. And all of them returned home. It’s a considerable legacy for Eddie to live up to. But he’s ready. “I don’t even know where I would start with my family and Riverdale, because I probably have 100 stories,” Eddie says. “I was excited to talk to you because it’s like a Hometown Heroes conversation,” he added, referring to a feature published last year in The Riverdale Press at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s certainly a hometown conversation, and in a good way. Eddie lives on Blackstone Avenue, and spent a good part of the pandemic running his company, Impact USA Group, that he founded in 2018 to help create what he describes as an energy corridor that is more environmentally sustainable. He took a step back recently as he
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Eddie Cullen knows there hasn’t been anyone from the Bronx who has claimed the mantle of New York City mayor. And while he knows his candidacy is a long shot — he says not to count him out just yet. focused more on running for office — something that really energized him after working on Karen Beltran’s unsuccessful attempt to become mayor of Yonkers. Yet helping out is something Eddie says he always finds himself doing, much of his past work focused on giving back not just to the physical world around us, but to people as well. “I think I was just kind of shocked into action,” Eddie says.
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The Bolster family was considered the largest family in New York City at one time, with 19 children growing up here in the Bronx. One of those sons, Paul, would have a grandson, Eddie Cullen, who hopes to be New York City’s next mayor.
“So there’s something called the Harlem Tech Summit last summer, and about 2,000 virtual attendees came. I mean, really notable people, like Obama’s inauguration chair, the Vatican, Google. But while I was there, I saw that the 9/11 Tribute in Light was canceled.” That’s the art installation that shines in early fall from the World Trade Center site, beaming 88 vertical searchlights into the sky arranged in a way that it mimics the twin towers that once stood there. Setting up the event each year was a herculean task that required a lot of people. But with the coronavirus and a need to social distance, organizers had pulled the plug on the 2020 display. “After four days, I just said, ‘You know, no one is doing anything,’” Eddie says. “I don’t blame anybody, But it was mismanaged.” There had to be a solution — and ultimately there was. Gov. Andrew Cuomo later said the Tribute in Lights would continue as originally planned, all done while trying to ensure its installation didn’t spread the coronavirus even more. Still, Eddie had an idea in his head, and he wasn’t turning away from it. “I’m an entrepreneur and a teach-
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next mayor is going to have to deal with this. “You’re talking about the displacement of 50 percent of our city. That’s a lot.” The outer boroughs like the Bronx will be hit especially hard, Eddie says. And it could be something that takes years to recover from. No one person can create all the solutions, however. It takes a community to solve problems, and that’s how he wants to govern if voters give him a chance. But those ideas require money, too. Something billionaire Robert Smith might be able to help with. Not to give money, necessarily, but to have wealthy people like him follow one of his primary edicts. “It’s his 2 percent rule, where he suggests corporations take 2 percent of their revenue, and invest it back into under-served communities,” Eddie says. “That way, they can see investment in the communities, and then get a return on that.” Smith especially wants to see dollars funneled into minority communities, and that if the nation’s 10 largest banks followed this idea, they could pump in nearly $20 billion a year into communities that need that money the most. “Those returns for the underserved don’t necessarily have to be capital,” Eddie says. “They can be job opportunities. They can be hands-on internship opportunities. They can even be just a chance to talk with someone like you, or someone from a bank. “It’s really just engagement and opportunity. So it’s getting a significant return and leveraging to get that return, and then also having a social benefit as well.” Some interesting ideas from someone so many still might not know. But then again, who knows? Maybe in a few months Eddie Cullen could become the city’s best-known name joined with the title of mayor.
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SCHOOL DESK City high schools reopen March 22
The city’s public high school students barely spent a month on campus before they were shut down again due to rising coronavirus cases citywide. As a result, they spent the winter months learning from home. But with the change in the seasons comes a change in learning model for high schools, as the city announced Monday its high school buildings would reopen for in-person learning March 22. High school resuming on physical campuses means the city is back where it started when it first tried to open schools last October. After the citywide school building shutdown leading into the Thanksgiving break, elementary and specialized District 75 schools reopened in December, followed by middle schools in February. But while Mayor Bill de Blasio believed the focus on younger grades returning to in-person learning first was well warranted, he thinks it’s safe now to let older students return. “We have all the pieces we need to bring high school back and bring it back strong — and, of course, to bring it back safely,” the mayor said. “Why do we know this? Because we set the gold standard for the nation, and our rules became the blueprint for the Centers for Disease Control (’s) … own plan for bringing back schools.”
Neighborhood house offers SAT prep
This year’s high school seniors sidestepped standardized testing as many colleges and universities nationwide shifted to testing-optional models due to the coronavirus pandemic. Next year’s seniors, however, won’t be quite as lucky. But they’ll at least have some help locally to prepare for big tests like the SAT. The Riverdale Neighborhood House hosts Saturday classes throughout March and April to prepare students for the May 8 exam. Led by Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy teachers Sap-
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Charter schools to get COVID-19 testing
Charter schools occupy a unique space in the city’s education landscape — they’re publicly funded, but independently run. But this different position made it difficult for charter schools to participate in coronavirus testing offered to public school students and employees — until now. The New York City Charter School center, along with five city charter schools and 10 families, won a lawsuit against the de Blasio administration last month, forcing it to include. charter schools in the city’s coronavirus testing program. “The law is clear: ‘All health and welfare services,’ including COVID-19 testing, that are made available to children attending district schools must also be provided to children attending charter schools,” said attorney Amanda Raines, who represented the plaintiffs, in a release. Many of the city’s charter school networks — including the largest one, Success Academy — have had to remain completely remote for most of the academic year. Whether that’s because of the lack of testing is unclear, but the recent ruling might make some fully remote charter schools in the city more inclined to open physical campuses again. That’s certainly the case for Zeta Charter Schools, which has locations in Inwood and Mott Haven. And chief executive Emily Kim is looking forward to welcoming students back into its buildings citywide. “In-person learning is essential for children, and we are thrilled that we can reopen our doors next month having the city provide school-based COVID-19 testing for our students and staff,” Kim said after the February ruling, in a release.
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A8 - THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, March 11, 2021
WHAT’S IN / WHAT’S ON What you need to vote on March 23
Learn more about rankedchoice voting and how it will affect the local city council special election race through an online forum Thursday, March 11 at 5:30 p.m. It’s hosted by Riverdale Press editor Michael Hinman and BronxNet reporter Sonyi Lopez. It includes four of the candidates participating in the March 23 special election, including Eric Dinowitz, Jessica Haller, Mino Lora and Dan Padernacht. It’s sponsored by The Press, The Riverdale Y, Dominicanos USA, Rank the Vote NYC and Common Cause New York. To register and participate, visit tinyurl.com/RCVCommon.
Kusama on its way to botanical garden
Advance tickets are now on sale for the New York Botanical
whatson@riverdalepress.com Registration fees are $55 for adults, $45 for children and senior citizens. A $10 discount is available for members. There’s also a virtual run available with a $15 registration fee. Each participant 16 and older has a minimum fundraising requirement of $35. To register, visit WCSRunForTheWild.org.
Garden’s upcoming exhibition, Kusama: Cosmic Nature. It features work by internationally celebrated Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, and will be on view between April 10 and Oct. 31 across the 2900 Southern Blvd. attraction’s 250-acre landscape, as well as in and around the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, and the LuEsther T. Mertz Library building. To get tickets, visit NYBG. org.
Remembering those ’60 Words’
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The Bronx Arts Ensemble celebrates Women’s History Month with an online concert presentation featuring Bronx-based composer Kamala Sankaram’s composition “60 Words,” and her unique band that blends the sounds of surf rock, cumbia, spaghetti western and Bollywood: “Bombay Rickey.” “60 Words” is a composition for strings and spoken word, utilizing text known as the “authorization for the use of mili-
The Bronx Zoo returns its near-annual 5-K run and 3-K family run/walk on Saturday, April 24, at the zoo, 2300 Southern Blvd. This year’s run is dedicated to lemurs, and will be structured to help ensure participant safety, meeting state-mandated COVID-19 protocols. That includes two starting points, staggered starting times, and limited capacity.
tary force.” This text is the legal justification for nearly every covert military operation engaged by the United States since Sept. 11, 2001. Sankaram performs Sunday, March 21 at 1 p.m. For more information, visit BronxArtsEnsemble.org.
a.m., and running until 10. The cost is $64, and teaches ballet technique with an emphasis on proper anatomical alignment, musicality, artistry, and enjoyment of ballet, culminating in an informal showing and performance of class work for friends and family. For more information, email radelman@riverdaleonline.org.
Ballet classes now under way
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Riverdale Neighborhood House hosts a virtual ballet company workshop for children between 7 and 14 on Saturdays through April 24 beginning at 9
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. For more information, visit NYBG.org.
Could a Dog Pick the Next 11th District City Council Member? By Julie Hyman, Esq.
“Never trust a person who doesn’t like dogs.” Pet lovers know that a person’s attitude towards dogs reveals something about their character. During this political campaign season, local Bronx residents are deciding who has the characteristics, skills and temperament to be our next City Council Member and replace Andy Cohen. While I am a long-time local resident (born and raised) and Bronx community divorce and family lawyer, and not a psychologist, it is my belief that a candidate’s attitude towards dogs could help us evaluate a leader’s character, getting my VOTE without needing a detailed bio or assessment of their policy proposals. It is enough to show that a candidate is barking up the wrong position.
Dogs Against Jessica Haller
While Jessica Haller, prides herself as a climate activist, tech entrepreneur, and working mom of four, she is not the right candidate to represent the 11th District in the New York City Council which includes the Bronx neighborhoods of Bedford Park, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Riverdale, Van Cortlandt Village, Wakefield, and Woodlawn. I’m really concerned what would happen if she was elected to City Council. As a member of the Board of Directors at 3720 Homes Inc (and upon information and belief Vice Chair), she sued to evict my parents for 5 + years over my visiting dog Rocky, a 4 pound maltese toy boy dog. Check out 3720 Homes Inc. v. Hymans. We won the dogfight. Rocky knew Haller as “Ms. Oh Oh”. He would immediately put his head down in his pink pet stroller. I can only imagine what she will do to shatter glass ceilings to other Bronx local residents if elected to City Council.
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Simply put, she should take her Masters in Public Policy focused on Climate Change, and use it in an appropriate position. As a dog owner, I am not going to support Jessica Haller.
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THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, March 11, 2021 - A9
Has city council special election race gone to the dogs? n A decade-old court case over dogs in a co-op has pit at least one voter against Jessica Haller By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@riverdalepress.com
When we think of memorable campaign slogans, phrases like “Tippecanoe and Tyler too,” “I like Ike” and “Happy days are here again” all come to mind. But what about “Dogs against Jessica Haller”? That was an advertisement found in the pages of The Riverdale Press last week not from a candidate for political office, but just an average citizen. One, apparently, with a long memory. Julie Hyman bought the ad last week after learning she might have to wait an issue or two for a letter to the editor expressing similar sentiments was published. The Riverdale-based divorce attorney didn’t want to wait, however, and not only placed one ad in last week’s Press, but two more this week. Hyman’s target? Jessica Haller, the Fieldston-based enJUlIe vironmentalist who is one of six HyMAn candidates looking to take Andrew Cohen’s old city council seat in a March 23 special election. “I truly saw Ms. Haller as someone who was going in the direction of climate change and (the) environment,” Hyman said. “I truly believe she’s highly qualified to do those things. This position is not that position.” But it’s more than just qualifications for Haller — it’s history. Like the kind from more than a decade ago when Haller was a co-op board member for The Bonnie House at 3720 Independence Ave., a building which — at least at the time — had a strict no pets policy. Hyman didn’t live in the building, but her mother Rita did. So did her father, Sal Markowicz. Hyman would bring her two dogs — a toy Maltese named Rocky and a Maltese-poodle mix named Vegas — over to visit. The co-op board sued to evict, and Hyman fought it. For years. Hyman later claimed victory in those proceedings, but she hasn’t forgotten. “I think she is too confrontational,” Hyman
said of Haller. “She has no empathy. She is very exclusive, not inclusive. When it comes to how she behaved toward neighbors, I think she needs to take a lesson from ‘love thy neighbor’ as you love yourself.” Haller, however, says this is a lot of animosity stemming from something she said happened 16 years ago. “While I realize that certain rules may not be unanimously supported by all co-op residents, they must be adhered to by all,” Haller told The Press in an email. “Living in any community — including co-op buildings — requires certain trade-offs that individuals must make in order to peacefully co-exist with their neighbors. “We do not all need to agree with each other, but we do need to respect each other, and adhere to community rules.” In Hyman’s ad, she declared one of Haller’s opponents, former school teacher Eric Dinowitz, as a “dog friend” — something his campaign reaffirmed in a statement. “Eric believes that pets are family members for many, and in some cases, protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act,” spokeswoman Daniele de Groot said. “Pet ownership is an act of love for an animal, and JeSSIcA buildings should be accommoHAlleR dating.” But not everyone wants to be in buildings where dogs live, Haller said. That’s why some people prefer to live in co-operatives where animals are restricted, except for service and emotional support animals supported by law. “I am proud to have lived with my family in a co-op building for more than a decade, and to have served on its board,” Haller said. “As a candidate in a district with more than 100 co-op buildings and 10,000 co-op units, I strongly support a co-op’s ability to set its house rules in accordance with federal, state and local laws, which bar discriminatory housing practices.” That’s not enough for Hyman, however. When she ranks her choices for city council on March 23, she doesn’t expect to include Haller anywhere on that list. “While it is really important that we have the ability to consult someone with her skill set, I fear that if someone like Haller gets elected, we will all need to move out of the Bronx,” she said. “And I say that not jokingly.”
PRESS POINTS Columnist loves Zelnik’s ‘Silver Bible’ A book co-written by a Riverdale architect is getting some praise in the Wall Street Journal. Columnist Michelle Slatrella praised “Time-saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning” as “The Silver Bible” in a listing of crucial home and garden books she published
last month. Written by Martin Zelnik and the late Julius Pnero, Slatrella said the book is “considered a landmark professional handbook for architects, interior designers and design students.” The 1,160-page book was originally published in 1991 by McGraw-Hill that provided special insight into how to save
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time and money when it came to construction details and finishes, as well as woodworking and special treatments, according to an online description. Zelnik continues to work as an architect even today, designing a number of private homes in and around the community. He also was the architect behind the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale.
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Julie Hyman, left, joins her mother Rita and Maltese dog Rocky in the 3720 Independence Ave., apartment Rita once shared with her husband back in 2008. Hyman was in the middle of fighting for Rocky’s right to visit at the time — something she says future city council candidate Jessica Haller was vehemently opposed to. Bronx Press 5.375 X 5.25
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EDITORIAL
Just a little bit longer M arch 16, 2020 was a solemn day here in the Bronx. Yet, it’s an occasion few have
marked. It was March 16 when this borough reported its first official death to a virus that had only been officially named SARS-CoV-2 a month earlier. Who was that first person? We don’t know. What we do know is that they would not be the last. More than 5,900 souls would follow in the Bronx alone. More than 530,000 across the country. And 2.6 million around the world. We now live in a world where three vaccines are available to the public, yet nearly 2,000 die each day. Some say we shouldn’t compare this pandemic with others, but how could we not? When such outbreaks are brought up, attention turns quickly to the 1918 pandemic that also killed millions around the world, and some 675,000 people here in the United States. If our country’s COVID-19 death rate doesn’t change any time soon, we could reach 1918 statistics before Memorial Day. Because tens of millions of vaccines have been delivered across the country, some states like Texas have already declared the pandemic over. Masks are no longer required. Restrictions on gatherings also gone. There is no “new normal” for the Lone Star state. They want to party there like it’s 2019. After a long year, it’s hard to blame them. But after a long year, why would any of us want to undo the amazing progress we, as a society, have made —
especially with all of us so close to the end. President Biden says enough vaccine will be available by the end of May to ensure every adult has a chance to be inoculated. But it’s not May yet. It’s not even April. And remember, we’re still losing nearly 2,000 people a day, meaning we could lose another 200,000 before it’s all said and done. The 1918 pandemic didn’t just affect 1918. It also plagued 1919, and didn’t finally start to die out until 1920. Unlike today, there was no vaccine. And that flu never went away. In fact, it’s still here, resurfacing a few times in the decades since — 1957. 1968. 2009. And those are just the years where the virus has been especially deadly. Epidemiologists will tell you that many of the strains of flu we fight each year are remnants of the 1918 flu. There are so many mutations, we simply can’t keep up and eradicate it once and for all. There already are variants of SARSCoV-2 out there, and some could threaten to make any of our current vaccines less effective or even moot. However, those mutations can only continue as the virus spreads. Just like deaths continue as the virus spreads. Summer is coming. And maybe then life will get back to normal. But we can’t celebrate just yet — we have to get to summer first. And we do that by washing our hands. Keeping our distance. Staying home when we’re sick. And most importantly, continuing to wear our mask. Just a little bit longer.
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Lesson learned with 100 days of in-person learning
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early one year from the day all schools were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the common theme has been the extraordinary resilience and determination of the families in the community that we serve, the Bronx. Despite the fact that the Bronx remains one of the areas hardest hit by COVID-19 — more than 90,000 COVID cases, and hundreds of fatalities — with one of the lowest rates of vaccine inoculation across the city, the students and staff members of International Leadership Charter High School took care of each other and adhered to social distancing protocols, becoming creative in our homes and with loved ones, and found purpose in a time where most were crippled by fear and despair. On Sept. 14, International Leadership dared to resume in-person instruction in a highly successful hybrid model in order to provide continuity in learning and social emotional support of our students during this pandemic because we knew that, for many of them, our school was the only place to go. On March 3, International Leadership celebrated its 100th school day of in-person learning during the 2020-21 academic year. How have we achieved this milestone? Staff members and students alike led by example by following the health and safety guidelines provided by the country’s leading health experts. Masks are required at all times. For students who do not have a mask — or have a damaged one — the school provides masks. Daily temperature screenings take place for every individual upon entry. Hand sanitizing stations are available in every classroom and on every floor. We set up 21 “learning pods” or classrooms to enforce social distancing during in-person learning. And to make sure all of our students and their families understood the steps we were taking to ensure everyone’s safety, we relaunched our website complete with videos about safety measures in both English and Spanish. While children and students are unable to be vaccinated at this time, adults can — and should. International Leadership has worked tirelessly to educate our community by partnering with local health experts and government officials to
provide real information about COVID-19 and the vaccines developed to combat the disease. In a recent survey by the Association for a Better New York, 8 percent of Bronx residents have decided against getting the vaccine, while 49 percent of Bronx residents indicated that their concern about side effects was a significant factor in their decision. I am proud to say that 95 percent of the leadership team has been vaccinated, and continue to encourage all faculty to do so — to protect our loved ones, our students, colleagues, friends and family. And with our commitment to excellence, international learning and enrichment, we have adapted our instruction and found new ways to bring the entire world into a different kind of classroom. When our nation was struck with questions about social injustice, we brought the conversation to the forefront of our classrooms, and pushed our students to utilize their classroom strengths in the pursuit of a better tomorrow. Throughout the pandemic, International Leadership did not walk back on its promise to provide a superior high school education to prepare our scholars for a higher education. And our effort was recognized when U.S. News & World Report ranked International Leadership in the top third of all New York City high schools, and in the top 2.5 percentile nationwide in math and reading performance. Despite the challenging circumstances that our students faced, International Leadership did not falter. There is something very liberating and sobering about living through the recent events, and not just embracing, but learning from this reality. Our elders have taught us that what does not kill you makes you stronger. Our young people are indeed our future leaders, scientists, engineers, researchers and teachers — they are our hope. International Leadership works every day to provide the best for our future, and is leading by example. Are you a change maker? Let’s continue to lead by example and be a source of inspiration. Their eyes are watching us. The author is the chief executive officer and founder of International Leadership Charter School.
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Joe Biden is grandpa-in-chief To the editor: Every incoming U.S. president furnishes the White House to his liking. From rugs and furniture and paintings — as we say in New York, “tchotchkes.” Each president has been unique. Thomas Jefferson added a wilderness museum. Martin Van Buren gave the Blue Room its namesake color. Theodore Roosevelt installed a tennis court. And Jimmy Carter installed solar panels. President Joseph Biden just put his own touch on the White House décor: A crib for his 10-month-old grandson, Beau. This simple wooden crib speaks volumes about the importance of family to our 46th president. While many may refer to him as the nation’s commander-in-chief, I’d like to think of him as our grandparent-in-chief. While at 78 he may be our oldest president to be elected, in his first week alone, he signed more than 30 proclamations — from climate change to COVID-19 protocols. And as far as I can tell, he’s just getting started.
Trump no love for Jews To the editor: It seems like only yesterday that a few of my friends who are Jewish (like me) were telling me that Donald Trump could not possibly be antiJewish because he has Jewish in-laws. Now we learn that Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and her QAnon compatriots — his biggest supporters — are just as crazily anti-Semitic as Joseph Goebbels and Adolf Hitler were. They support the theory that the outbreak of forest fires in the west is a consequence not of climate change, but of a conspiracy between aliens (from outer space) and Jews! alan SakS
Republican or Democrat, conservative or liberal, we can all agree that age does not define us. In fact, it unites us. Grandparents are relevant, vital and insightful. And the pope agrees! Just recently, Pope Francis announced the institution of World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will take place each year on the fourth Sunday in July. In 1961, the Hebrew Home at Riverdale founded Grandparents Day in the United States, which is held on the second Sunday in September. It is a day for us to celebrate the older adults in our lives, and acknowledge all they do. As President Biden settles into his new role leading this great nation, I am thankful that he is surrounded not only by respected advisors and experts, but by family who know him simply as Grandpa. Daniel ReingolD The author is president and chief executive of RiverSpring Living, the parent organization of Hebrew Home at Riverdale.
Congressman Bowman, I write to thank you for signing on to the letter with your colleagues opposing the summary expulsion of migrants/ asylum seekers under U.S. Code: Title 42. I encourage you to continue to initiate and support efforts to alleviate the dangerous and miserable conditions wrought by our insufficient, mean-spirited and racist immigration system. I spent a week at the border working with asylum seekers as a volunteer with Catholic Charities just before Migrant Protection Protocols went into effect. The stories of violence and poverty, combined with climate change-related agricultural failures, also lead me to urge you to join any and all efforts to recognize and address the underlying issues that result in desperation and flight from the global south. loiS HaRR
Don’t give up Governor is on asylum accountable To the editor: Congratulations to Jamaal Bowman on becoming a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
To the editor: We are writing to express our support for our elected representatives in Albany, in-
cluding state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi and Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, for their ongoing push for accountability and more civil behavior from the governor’s office regarding the handling of the COVID-19 crisis. Gov. Cuomo’s attack on Assemblyman Ron Kim, who is raising appropriate questions about how nursing homes managed COVID-19, is very troubling and unacceptable. While emergency powers may have been necessary at the beginning of the crisis, we stand with the 14 state senators — including Sen. Biaggi, and our neighbor, Sen. Gustavo Rivera, who recently called for rescinding those powers given to the governor last spring. It is time for the governor to recognize that the legislature is a co-equal branch of government, and to treat each member of the legislature with respect. JuDy FleTcHeR The author is writing on behalf of NYCD16-Indivisible’s steering committee, which includes Eileen O’Connor, Elizabeth de Bethune, Micah Sifry, Natalie Polvere, Iris Arno, Stephen Sherman, Caroline Stern, Marcia Yerman, Kami Seligman and Judith McQuistion.
It’s time for all of us to exhale To the editor:
(re: “Thank you, President Trump,” Jan. 28)
I, too, like Mr. John Canny, would wish to thank former president Trump for so many things he has accomplished. Like at the time this letter was written, more than 500,000 Americans dead from complications of COVID-19. Thank you for an indifference to our plight, not to mention the many millions more suffering long-term debilitating after-effects of a virus that he ignored. Thank you. No big deal, right? Like after making a federal case of former president Obama playing golf. Thank you, former president Trump, for spending 22 percent of your time in office playing golf instead of actually working for the American taxpayer. Add in time spent drinking Diet Coke and calling in to Fox News, well maybe he worked 10 percent of the time. Like padding your pockets at taxpayer expense, billing us hard-working Americans $700 a night to house his Secret Service detail (per room) when comparable rates in the area were 50 percent less. Like for letting us know that the Proud Boys and other white supremacists were “fine people,” especially after they committed murder in Charlottesville. And shot up a synagogue in Pittsburgh, killing Jews. The work of a fine leader — not. Like for undermining faith in government,
and especially the election process. You did this so well that you managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory for your supine political party in the Georgia Senate runoffs. Good work, Mr. ex-president! Please repeat again and again and again. And like last, but not least, your attempts to overthrow the legitimately elected government of the United States. Looks like that makes you a fine upstanding patriot — of Russia. You enlightened us Americans that it is perfectly OK to burn down the government, threaten members of congress, and murder policemen in the process. Nothing like a good fire-up-the-base speech to take down our duly elected government. Excellent — great example for future generations. I’d say you did a fine-enough job, we can all be so very thankful … that 55 percent of Americans said “Good riddance to bad rubbish: you.” For you deluded others, there’s always the next round of the rigged game on the beach boardwalk, from the professional con-the carnival barker, aka Donald J. Tramp. P.T. Barnum was sure right about you: There’s a sucker born every minute. By the way, no refunds on your contributions to him. He’s already spent them — on himself. From all of us living in the real world — and not the Donald Trump delusional fantasy world — whew! Gone and forgotten. Time to exhale. Thankfully. aDam SToleR
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ing. He made me feel like I was capable of helping my community. And now, three years later, I am doing just that. I’ve seen Dan address voting issues during the many ongoing forums designed to enable candidates to speak directly to constituents during this coronavirus pandemic. With every answer, Dan makes clear his profound respect for the district voters, as well as demonstrating the breadth of knowledge that he’s gathered over the many years he’s already served the community. Being born, raised and educated in the northwest Bronx, Dan’s knowledge extends beyond the boundaries of CB8, encompassing the entirety of our voting district. If you’ve ever seen Dan at a community board meeting or answering questions at one of these town halls, it’s obvious he knows city government, and he knows the northwest Bronx. The word that comes to mind when I think of Dan is “balanced.” He’s very practical, but he also has a creative sense of vision. He is genuine and caring, but is no pushover. He will fight for our community. Dan will be a great city councilman for the same reasons he is already a great community leader. While I’ve been impressed by the spectrum of candidate styles and substance I’m witnessing during this race, I realize that Dan Padernacht is the natural choice for this position. There’s no learning curve — he’s ready to go. And while this may not be a fancy endorsement from a union or other such organization, I felt it was important to make nonetheless. Because unlike the officials who make those declarations, I live here. And I’m a Riverdale voter, just like you. Which is why I’m voting for Dan Padernacht. STephanie CogginS
Maybe dogs should have vote? To the editor: Never trust a person who doesn’t like dogs. Pet lovers know that a person’s attitude toward dogs reveals something about their character. During this political campaign season, local Bronx residents are deciding who has the characteristics, skills and temperament to be our next city council member and replace Andy Cohen. While I am a longtime local resident — born and raised — and Bronx community divorce and family lawyer (and not a psychologist), it is my belief that a candidate’s attitude toward dogs could help us evaluate a leader’s character, and getting my vote without needing a detailed biography or assessment of their policy proposals. It is enough to show that a candidate is barking up the wrong position. While Jessica Haller prides herself as a climate activist, tech entrepreneur, and working mom of four, she is not the right candidate to represent this city council district, which includes the Bronx neighborhoods of Bedford Park, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Riverdale, Van Cortlandt
Village, Wakefield and Woodlawn. I’m really concerned about what would happen if she was elected to city council. As a member of the board of directors at 3720 Homes Inc. — and I believe vice chair — she sued to evict my parents for more than five years over my visiting dog Rocky, a 4-pound Maltese toy boy dog. Check out 3720 Homes Inc. v. Hymans — we won the dogfight. Rocky knew Haller as “Ms. Oh Oh.” He would immediately put his head down in his pink pet stroller. I can only imagine what she will do to shatter glass ceilings to other Bronx local residents if elected to city council. Simply put, she should take her master’s degree in public policy focused on climate change and use it in an appropriate position. As a dog owner, I am not going to support Jessica Haller. Among the Democratic frontrunners, Eric Dinowitz loves dogs. Pet lovers should vote for Eric Dinowitz on March 23. Julie hyman
Creating a lot from so very little To the editor: A couple years ago, I saw a performance, “Somos Mas,” at Pregones, a wonderful South Bronx theater. It was about immigration, assimilation, oppression, and much more. After the show, a woman came out to engage the audience. She was incredibly positive and engaging, and actively sought input from the audience. I remember feeling how great a performance it was, but I remember even better how she drew us all in. That was Mino Lora, a current candidate for the city council, who was then the executive director and founder of the People’s Theatre Project, a nonprofit focused on empowering young people of color to understand and overcome racism and various social forces, and “fine-tune their own creative voices to describe their realities and discover their collective power.” Lora created People’s Theatre Project with $400 during the 2008 recession, and it now employs 30 staffers and serves 1,000 young people. With experience like this, she knows how to gather supporters and get things done. It clearly indicates that she would be a good councilwoman who would listen to — and work with — her con-
stituents and council colleagues. And she has so much on her progressive policy plate. Just a few: She plans to sponsor and support legislative action to require anti-racist training for real estate brokers and co-op boards. Lobby the state legislature to repeal the Urstadt Law, which prevents New York City residents from changing local housing policy. Expand New York City paid sick leave and paid family leave to include every worker. And guarantee universal access to lowcost and high-quality child and elder care. There are other good candidates in the race, and I encourage you to vote for more than one person in order of who you prefer the most. The Jewish Vote, which I am a member of, has endorsed Jessica Haller for No. 2. One last thing. While I, and I’m sure many reading this, are relieved by Trump’s removal, the people who represent us at the local and state level have much more influence on our daily lives than the president. It deserves as much — or even more — of your attention. So on March 23, I hope you will vote! Jordan moSS
It’s all same old political games To the editor: I got a campaign flyer in the mail from the Eric Dinowitz city council campaign. It promised heaven on earth. Apparently, he has donned Superman’s cape and can, all by himself, correct all the wrongs and injustices of the municipality. This same Eric Dinowitz, district leader out of the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club for many years, supported Jeff Klein’s several successful state senator races, even when Klein betrayed Democrats by founding the so-called Independent Democratic Caucus. The IDC, senate Republicans and Gov. Cuomo
together blocked needed legislation, which only began being passed by the newly Democraticcontrolled senate with the disappearance of the IDC. Please do not forget the role of the Ben Franklin Club, and of its male leader, Eric Dinowitz, in those years of legislative retrogression and gross corruption. We really need a new Democratic club in Riverdale and Kingsbridge. One that isn’t marked by the bullying, betrayal and Byzantine application of bylaws and rules we have come to know so well from the present Ben Franklin Club. deborah WallaCe
Just a little redundant redundant? To the editor:
(re: “Fasten your seatbelts for bumpy ride on Palisade Ave,” Feb. 18)
I don’t blame the Hebrew Home at Riverdale’s Dan Reingold for being perplexed by the new speed humps installed in front of the home on Palisade Avenue. But he’s wrong if he thinks they were put there at the behest of his neighbors, who
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know the road well. Several years ago, when the home reached out to the community about its expansion plans, it staged the first of a series of charrettes seeking input about issues like population density, and yes, traffic. One of the biggest laughs of the evening came when the architects suggested solutions like speed humps. “Have you driven Palisade
Avenue?” they were asked. Dips, potholes and twists in the roadway, they were told, make for far more effective velocity controllers than mere speed humps. No doubt this batch was installed by the Department of Redundancy Department. riChard STein The author is a publisher emeritus of The Riverdale Press.
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Legal Notices Legal Notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Lovemexessories LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY are Articles of organization (DOM. LLC) (SSNY) on November 12, 2020. Office location: Bronx County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is 99 Wall Street Suite 1513, NY, NY 10005. The principal business address of the LLC is 99 Wall Street Suite 1513, NY, NY 10005. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. 3425 Legal Notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DM Legacies Restoration LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/30/2020. Office location: Bronx County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post
Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is 938 Neill Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462 The principal business address of the LLC is 938 Neill Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. 3430 Legal Notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Mister Frosteee LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/04/2020. Office location: Bronx County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is 655 E. 233rd Street, Suite C12, Bronx, NY 10466. The principal business address of the LLC is 655 E. 233rd Street, Suite C12, Bronx, NY 10466. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. 3433
Legal Notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 1126 Boynton LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/08/2021. Office location: Bronx County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is 72 Hudson Ave, Haverstraw, NY 10927. The principal business address of the LLC is 1126 Boynton Ave, Bronx, NY, 10472. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. 3437 Legal Notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOS DIMENSIONS, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/12/2020. Office location: Bronx County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC
served upon him/her is 530 W 163RD St.. The principal business address of the LLC is 530 W 163RD St. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. 3439 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on 1/27/21, bearing Index Number NC-000263-20/ 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) Daisha (Last) Barnwell. My present name is (First) Daisha (Last) English AKA Daisha Lakia Barnwell. 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 February 1988. 3447 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on 2/18/2021, bearing Index
Number NC-000323-20/ 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) Rahat (Middle) Eshan (Last) Shaikh. My present name is (First) Rahat (Middle) Eshan (Last) Hossain (infant). 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 July 2013. 3448 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on 2/9/21, bearing Index Number NC-000106-20/ 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) Richard (Middle) Joseph (Last) Raia (Seniority) Jr. My present name is (First) Richard (Middle) Joseph (Last) Raia. The city and state
of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Brooklyn, NY. The month and year of my birth are June 1977. 3449 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on 1-19-2021, bearing Index Number NC-000301-20/ 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) Tiana (Middle) Nastasia (Last) Roger. My present name is (First) Tania (Middle) Nasatasia (Last) Roger. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Queens, NY. The month and year of my birth are January 1991. 3450 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on 8/6/20, bearing Index
Number NC-000157-20/ 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) Peter (Last) Agosto. My present name is (First) Pedro (Last) Agosto AKA Peter Agosto. 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 June 1961. 3451 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on March 4, 2021, bearing Index Number NC-00034020/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) Fausto (Middle) Ariel (Last) Rincon. My present name is (First) Fausto (Middle) Ariel (Last) Rojas . 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 December 2002. 3452 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on 1-2721, bearing Index Number NC-000306-20/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) Khloe (Last) Arias Mena. My present name is (First) Khloe (Last) Mena Arias De Los Santos (infant). The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The month and year of my birth are October 2018. 3453
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2. Endless Views Riverdale. 2BR. 2 Bath. $850K. Web# 20600670. Sandhya “Sanjya” Tidke 212-381-2485 3. 400 Feet Above the Hudson River Riverdale. 2BR. 2 Bath. $850K. Web# 20391662. RoseAnn Hermann 718-878-1924 4. Riverfront Luxury Spuyten Duyvil. 2BR. 2 Bath. $645K. Web# 20666678. Sandhya “Sanjya” Tikde 212-381-2485 5. Centrally Located w/ a Private Terrace Riverdale. 3BR. 2 Bath. $625K. Web# 20413909. Lee Moskof 718-878-1921 6. Unique, Private Oasis Fieldston. 3BR. 2.5 Bath. $1.7M. Web# 20695407. Sandhya “Sanjya” Tidke 212-381-2485
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7. Beautiful Home w/ Private Balcony Riverdale. 3BR. 2 Bath. $589K. Web# 20652758. Fran Kaback 212-381-2366 Elizabeth Alicea 212-381-2671 8. Best Location w/ Great Space & Amenities Spuyten Duyvil. 2BR. 2 Bath. $475K. Web# 20672998. Robin Tragni 718-878-1708
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9. Beautiful Colonial Revival Fieldston. 5BR. 4.5 Bath. $2.75M. Web# 20359041 August Mortimer 212-381-3259 Anne Prosser 212-381-3348 10. Amazing Views w/ Spectacular Sunsets Riverdale. 3BR. 2 Bath. $798K. Web# 20370800. Robin Tragni 718-878-1708 Vicki Green 718-878-1919
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11. Mid-Century on the Hudson River Riverdale. 3BR. 2 Bath. $700K. Web# 20591257. Sandhya “Sanjya” Tikde 212-381-2485 Amela Kadric 718-878-1719 12. Duplex at the Latitude Riverdale. 2BR. 1.5 Bath. $625K. Web# 1125039. Lee Moskof 718-878-1921 Nanette Gran 718-878-1703 13. Architect Designed, Sun-Filled Residence Riverdale. 2BR. 2 Bath. $599K. Web# 20661659. Sandhya “Sanjya” Tidke 212-381-2485 Scott Kriger 718-878-1715 14. Spectacularly Renovated w/ Soaring Views Riverdale. 3BR. 3 Bath. $1.195M. Web# 20549994. Lee Moskof 718-878-1921 Deena Spindler 718-878-1925
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15. Gated Community of the Water Country Club. 2BR. 1.5 Bath. $415K. Web# 20292414. Tasha Trice 212-381-2518 16. Move-In Ready in Central Riverdale Riverdale. 2BR. 2 Bath. $415K. Web# 20402643. Vicki Green 718-878-1919
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fieldston WeB #898 Exceptional, elegant mansion overlooking Idyllic Pond. 8-bdrms, 8-full & 2-half bths, living rm with marble wood burning fireplace, formal dining rm with French doors to a side patio, spacious kitchen, breakfast room & expansive family room. $4,590,000
West of pArKWAy WeB #893 Prime renovation opportunity: Completely gutted, sprawling 7,000-Sq. Ft. 5-bdrm, 6-bath stucco and stone house with pool, multi-level patios and spacious yard on double lot. Great room w/ 21-ft high ceilings, fireplace and oversized windows. $3,450,000
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fieldston WeB #839 Bright 4-bdrm, 3-bath solar modern home with patio & garden. Living rm with WBFP & eat-in kitchen. $1,595,000
West of pArKWAy WeB #755 3-bdrm, 2.5-bath center hall colonial. WBFP in living rm, open plan kitchen & dining & finished basement. $1,420,000
West of pArKWAy WeB #846 Spacious 3-bdrm, 2.5-bath house features a living room with bay windows and marble WBF, dining room with sliding glass doors to large level backyard, eat-in kitchen, MBR suite & den with a wet bar. 2-car garage plus plenty of off street parking. $1,549,000
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West of tHe pArKWAy WeB #897 Renovated 5-bdrm, 5.5-bath Tudor-style house with spacious grounds on cul-desac. Living room with frplc. $2,495,000
fieldston WeB #905 Bright 3-bdrm, 2.5-bath Tudor-Style house w/ sunken living room with ceiling beams, WBFP and patios.. $1,700,000
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exclusiVe fieldston WeB #885 Stately, secluded georgian revival stone 6-bdrm, 6-full, 2-half bath residence situated on nearly three quarters of an acre. Completely renovated with wide front terrace, large living room with WBFP and french doors to four-season sunroom. $4,900,000
neW exclusiVe fieldston WeB #900 6-bdrm, 5.5-bath, stucco Tudor with gracious historic interior, fireplace, rear decks and level backyard. $2,295,000
centrAl riVerdAle WeB #903 Lovely & spacious 2-bdrm, 1.5-bath brck charmer with porch, patio, backyard and WBFP on private Cul-de-Sac. $985,000
centrAl riVerdAle WeB #896 Brand-new legal 3-family townhouse with stone accents has laundry in each apt and a 2-car driveway. $1,395,000
fieldston WeB #894 Pristine, modern and light filled 6-bdrm, 5.5-bath stucco house with patios and grassy yard. Huge room with white-oak flooring, 2 waterfall-edged islands in kitchen, living room with windows overlooking the backyard and family room. $2,775,000
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soutH riVerdAle WeB #871 Spacious 4-bdrm, 2.5-bath with foyer, living rm w/ brick WBFP, formal dining room and lrg eat-in kitchen. $1,595,000
fieldston WeB #904 Spacious 4-bdrm, 5.5-bath stucco house with patio and level grassy yard. Center hall, gas fireplace and FDR. $2,350,000
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neW exclusiVe nortH riVerdAle WeB #837 Legal 2-family semi-attached townhouse. Spacious side & rear yards. Two 3-bdrms, 2-baths plus 1-bdrm suite. $1,295,000
exclusiVe VAn cortlAndt crest WeB #902 4-bdrm, 3-bath stone and brick colonial with lawns and patio. Prestine hardwood flrs & wood burning fireplace $870,000
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West of pArKWAy WeB #880 Grand bucolic beauty and open space classic 6-bdrm, 5.5-bath mansion with wraparound porch on over one acre with grassy lawns. Large center hall, living room with WBF, formal dining room with fireplace and eat-in kitchen. $4,325,000
nortH riVerdAle WeB #892 Two-family, semi-attached brick house with wide entry terrace & backyard with a deck & patio on Cul-de-Sac. $899,000
soutH riVerdAle WeB #884 Renov 6-bdrm, 2-full and 2-half bath brick house. Tiled entry foyer, formal dining rm & renov kitchen. $1,395,000
nortH riVerdAle WeB #889 Renovated 3-bdrm, 2-bath house with side and back yards, patio and garden. Living room with fireplace. $1,095,000
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neW exclusiVe 3935 BlAcKstone AVe WeB #cc652 Spacious and Bright 3-bdrm, 2-bath with sunset balcony, majestic river views and 24-hr doorman. $795,000
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3800 BlAcKstone AVe WeB #cc651 Contemporary 2-bdrm, 2-bath condo w/ modern kitchen, balcony, laundry in unit and indoor parking. $678,000
2727 pAlisAde AVenue WeB #cc656 Bright and renovated 2-bdrm, 2-bath luxury Co-op with balcony, 24-hr doorman and parking availability. Features an entry foyer, living room with a wall of windows, remodeled kitchen, dining area, master BR suite and renovated hall bath. $579,000
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3935 BlAcKstone AVe WeB #cc648 Spacious, light filled, low floor 3-bdrm w/ balcony & 24-hr D/M. Extra lrg foyer & dining rm with built-ins. $649,000
750 KAppocK street WeB #cc659 Spacious and bright top-floor 2-bdrm, 2-bath with enclosed sunrise balcony, parking, & 24-hr doormen. $549,000
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no BoArd ApproVAl West of pArKWAy - 3-bdrm, 2-bath, w/ balcony, L-shaped LR/DR area, DM, fitness room, private playground and childrens recreation room. Dogs OK. Indoor parking available. $525K West of pArKWAy - 3-bdrm, 2-bath, w/ balcony, L-shaped LR/DR area, DM, fitness room, private playground and childrens recreation room. Dogs OK. Indoor parking available. $515K West of pArKWAy - Top floor Junior-4 with stunning river and sunset views, doorman, fitness room, private playground and childrens recreation room. Dogs OK. in contrAct $305K West of pArKWAy - 1-bdrm with L-shaped living/dining room area, doorman, fitness room, private playground $290K and childrens recreation room. Dogs OK.
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 5715 mosHolu AVe cc635 Bright L-shaped 2-bdrm postwar co-op. Hrdwd flrs, South & West expos. $208K
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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