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SHATTERED HOPE
Saving the bank A Chase Bank in Knolls Crescent is on the chopping block again, and there might be no saving it now. Page A3
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Missing garden Gardeners at JFK returned to school to find their tools were stolen. But the community wasn’t going to let that stand. Page A6
Political teacher Eric Dinowitz is an educatorturned-politico, but he’s not alone in that regard as more and more teachers seek elected office. Page A9
Rabbi Levi Shemtov says he’s very disturbed by the vandalism of his synagogue, Chabad Lubavitch of Riverdale, over the weekend. Shemtov’s shul was one of four targeted by a person police suspects smashed windows with rocks.
Weekend vandalism targets 4 synagogues n Rocks were used to smash windows in what NYPD is potentially treating as hate By ROSE BRENNAN & ETHAN STARK-MILLER of The Riverdale Press
Between sundown on Friday and Saturday evening, the Jewish community typically takes time for reflection, faith and fellowship. It’s supposed to be a time of relative peace and quiet, and maybe even laughter. But at least for a few synagogues in the area, that Shabbat peace was disturbed this past weekend. Four temples were targeted in a series of vandalism attacks spanning from Thursday to Sunday. Police say someone threw rocks through windows at the Riverdale Jewish Center on Independence Avenue,
Chabad Lubavitch of Riverdale on West 246th Street, Young Israel of Riverdale on Henry Hudson Parkway East, and the Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale on West 250th Street. But the man didn’t stop there, according to authorities. He reportedly smashed the windows of three cars along West 239th Street near The Moore Family Riverdale Counseling Center run by the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services. Police believe just one perpetrator is responsible for the entire rampage who, as of Tuesday, remains at large. Whether the shuls were targeted specifically or by chance — as they and the cars were all in the vicinity of the Henry Hudson Parkway — remains unknown. Nevertheless, the New York Police Department isn’t taking any chances, assigning the investigation to its Hate Crimes Task Force. Shabbat had not yet begun when the windows at Chabad Lubavitch were first
‘Jewish people have been the victims of hate crimes and persecution for centuries, and this week’s events are a somber reminder that we must all be vigilant in weeding — Statement from local electeds out anti-Semitism.’ smashed Thursday night, said Rabbi Levi Shemtov — who condemned this attack as a part of a broader trend of anti-Semitism. “With anti-Semitism on the rise, unfortunately some cowards, some deranged people are just following along with other anti-Semites,” Shemtov told The Riverdale Press. “I just hope we catch them right away and there are no copycats.” But Thursday wasn’t the only attack the West 246th Street synagogue would experience. More windows were broken Saturday evening, joining the Riverdale Jewish Center as two sites that were hit twice by
the vandal. Volunteers from Community Security Service — an organization that trains individuals to protect Jewish communities — were on-site at the Jewish center Saturday night. According to Richard Priem, the group’s deputy national director, the volunteers provided police with a description of the culprit which they hope will soon lead to his arrest. While these attacks are disturbing, Shemtov said, they won’t stop his congregation. VANDALISM, page A4
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n Neighbors well beyond Minneapolis seek police reform and racial equality By ETHAN STARK-MILLER
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Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The former police officer faced a jury of his peers, yet even in what many saw as an open-and-shut case, there were still some uncertain what would happen until the moment Judge Peter Cahill read the word “guilty” three times. Not only is such a verdict rare, but so is a police officer facing charges for killing a civilian, period. Video clearly showed Chauvin, who is white, kneeling on the neck of Floyd, who is Black, for more than nine minutes, capturing the world’s attention last year. It sparked racial justice protests in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, last summer, calling for changes to the way Black communities are policed. Chauvin was found guilty of secondand third-degree murder as well as second-degree manslaughter. The former cop likely will spend decades in prison, as just the second-degree murder charge alone carries a presumptive sentence of more than 12 years. While racial justice advocates see this verdict as a scarce sign of true account-
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Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd last week in a history-making verdict. Locally, advocates for police reform see the verdict as a step forward, but say there’s much more work to be done. ability, it came down amidst several other highly publicized incidents where Black people were shot and killed by the police. That includes the shooting and killing of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center — just miles away from the Chauvin trial — and Adam Toledo in Chicago. Carlton Berkley called the Minnesota jury’s verdict a good verdict. “Definitely with me being a retired detective, I’m glad he was found guilty of every charge,” said Berkley, who also is running for city council in the June pri-
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mary. “Hopefully it will send a message to all of the other police agencies that reform is good and police need to take everything into consideration before they do what they do.” Although Crystal Reyes is relieved by the verdict, she has mixed feelings about how much work it took to get there. “The sigh of relief for me was like, ‘Yeah, the system did what it needed to do,’” said Reyes, the youth director with Sistas and Brothas United, an organizaCOP ACCOUNTABILITY, page A4
What would you say to your elected representative if you could call them up right now? Until recently, this question was a moot point because most constituents didn’t have direct access to their representatives beyond maybe text-based social media. They would have to jump through a series of hoops before ever being able to get on the phone with their Assemblyman, council member, or even a mayoral frontrunner. But Clubhouse changes that — at least that’s what fans of the relatively new audioconferencing app say. Launched just as the coronavirus pandemic took hold of the world in April 2020, this invitation-only application is available through smartphones, allowing members to have real-time voice conversations in CLUBHOUSE, page A4
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Choose your fighter: Amazon or Target One perp couldn’t decide whether they were more loyal to Amazon or Target when they allegedly pulled a scam on an unsuspecting customer. The victim got a call March 9, police said, telling him there was fraud on his Amazon account. The victim was then instructed to buy $2,000 worth of Target gift cards, and to send the alleged thief the card access codes. It wasn’t until a couple weeks later the victim found out he wasn’t talking to Amazon customer service and that he had been tricked into sending money. Police have few leads, but detectives are investigating.
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Honda CR-Vs are the hot car to steal, at least as of right now inside the 50th Precinct. Over and over, it’s history repeating itself, which continued April 20 when a woman parked her 2005 Honda CR-V near the 6300 block of Riverdale Avenue around lunchtime. As the story usually goes, she returned at some point not long after to find her car stolen.
Authorities say they have few leads. There was no surveillance footage to review, and a search of the area left police empty-handed. Thieves typically break into a store and steal something. Others don’t make it that far. That’s what happened at the Foodtown on Broadway, police said, when two perps broke in the pre-dawn hours of April 1 by throwing a brick at the front door and then kicking in the glass. One of the men made a bee-line for the cash register, tugging at it, only to quickly abandon his efforts when his accomplice called out to him. The two ran off down Broadway toward the city. What scared them off? Maybe they knew about the alarm, because authorities said it was triggered the moment they broke in. Police don’t have much more than that on the perps outside the fact they both have a dark skin tone. One was wearing a white sweatshirt and sneakers with black sweatpants. The other had a blue sweatshirt with black sneakers. Detectives are investigating.
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Knolls Crescent bank looks to close — for real this time n Efforts by neighbors, electeds to save Chase Bank seemingly in vain
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It’s always a pleasant surprise when grassroots community activism actually gets the attention of those in power and leads to something positive. The residents of Knolls Crescent got a taste of this last year when they successfully delayed the closing of their local Chase Bank branch. Those neighbors originally learned last October the branch at 13B Knolls Crescent was scheduled to close. But a push with some help from politicos through rallies and petitions earned a reprieve for the branch, keeping it open past December. But all of this action only delayed the inevitable as Chase readies to shutter the location May 17. After much effort, it appears the community and public officials have exhausted all options, and short of a minor miracle, Knolls Crescent is about to lose a neighborhood bank. Although many do their banking remotely these days without ever having to step inside an actual physical branch, there are many who depend on the friendly help of a teller to keep their finances in order, says Knolls Crescent neighbor Marion Friedman. If Chase closes the bank as planned, she believes it will devastate her community. “Having this branch here is as important to us as our utilities,” Friedman said. “Although I understand it’s a private business and they’re entitled to do whatever they want to do, but we’re looking for some humanity here. It’s going to really hurt a lot of people if they close this branch.” The Knolls Crescent Chase Bank is the only financial institution in the neighborhood, meaning those living and working around it rely on it for their financial needs, Friedman said. The area has a large senior citizen population — many of whom live in the Knolls Crescent co-operative where Friedman herself lives. “A lot of us are disabled,” she said. “We find it very difficult to get around. We use walkers. A lot of people are in wheelchairs. We have aides.” The branch — only a short walk from the co-op — is very convenient for elderly people in the neighborhood who still want to bank in person. This is important, Friedman said, because seniors like herself aren’t comfortable enough with technology to rely
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Neighbors and elected officials successfully delayed the closing of the Knolls Crescent Chase Bank storefront last year after rallying and sending letters to the branch’s parent company last fall. But their efforts seem to have been in vain, as the bank looks to officially close May 17. on online banking — something many banks are shifting toward. But there are other Chase branches in this corner of the Bronx. One branch is just up Riverdale Avenue, while yet another is down the hill at Broadway and West 231st Street. “The bank is extremely important for that particular area because it’s so isolated,” said Nick Fazio, chair of Community Board 8’s economic development committee. “There’s a very small but vibrant commercial corridor that provides essential services for many of those vulnerable, older adults that can’t easily commute outside of their immediate neighborhood.” Fazio is referring to the small Knolls Crescent shopping center, which includes the bank itself, a Rite Aid pharmacy, a dry cleaner, and Ben’s Market — a small grocery store. There are limited public transit options in Knolls Crescent, Fazio said. And topographically, it’s up on a hill, which isn’t easy for seniors with mobility issues to traverse. Even months after the initial push to save the bank, Friedman and her neighbors are still getting the attention of some elected officials, like U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman. He argued Chase’s decision to close the branch
is in violation of the Community Reinvestment Act — a law requiring federal regulators to encourage banks to meet the needs of low- and middle-income communities. Bowman penned a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — a federal agency with oversight of commercial banks — claiming Chase was hurting a vulnerable elderly community by closing this branch. Both state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz — part of this elected trio who are not typically allies — also signed onto the letter. However, the agency ruled the move by the bank’s parent company, JPMorgan Chase, to close the branch was a “business decision” that didn’t require its approval. “At this point — that was our one hook — to get OCC involved,” said Ashley Torres, Bowman’s district office director. “Right now, (OCC is) basically saying (Chase is) good to close because it’s a business decision, it’s not a violation. And so, we can just flag it as a formality to Chase that this is important to the community. But it’s really in their ball court right now.” Dinowitz and his son — newly minted councilman Eric Dinowitz — were among those who stood with some of
the Knolls Crescent neighbors last October fighting to keep the branch open. The younger Dinowitz believes that rally — a long with a letter he penned to the corporation months before his election — delayed the branch closing. Chase officials never shared what prompted them to delay the branch’s closure. “We worked with elected officials (and) the community board to apply pressure to Chase Bank, a bank that has done rather well during this pandemic,” Dinowitz said. “It’s deeply disappointing that Chase Bank seems to only look at numbers and data, and we as elected officials look at people.” However, numbers and data are important to investors in the financial company, which is valued at more than $450 billion. That data has showed Chase and other bank chains the cost of operating a physical bank branch typically outweighs the revenue generated there. Especially now that many customers simply bank online. Commercial banks are closing branches around the country — more than 3,300 last year alone, a record high. The National Community Reinvestment Coalition says 14 percent of all operational U.S. bank branches
The moment Eric Dinowitz learned he won the March 22 special election to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council, Community Board 8 leaders knew they’d have to fill his slot as chair of its aging committee. But that won’t be the only committee leadership position CB8 will have to seek a new candidate for. Dan Padernacht, who ran against Dinowitz in the special election — and is one of the candidates who will face the now-incumbent in the June 22 Democratic primary — informed CB8’s nominating committee that he will not return as chair of the board’s traffic and transportation committee. It’s a role Padernacht has held for some eight years, outside of the three-year period he was chair of the entire board. Padernacht told The Riverdale Press he simply wanted to make room for fresh leadership, and believes there are at least a few CB8 members who could be solid replacements for him as chair. The traffic and transportation committee is one of the board’s more visible committees, most recently discussing the possibility of adding bicycle lanes to Mosholu Avenue. — Michael Hinman closed between 2008 and 2020. Last year’s coronavirus pandemic hasn’t helped keep those branches open, especially after it pushed even some technological stragglers to bank online instead. Isolated urban neighborhoods like Knolls Crescent as well as small rural towns are being hit the hardest by branch closures. But Chase isn’t the only bank in town, Fazio said. With a space already set up to accommodate a bank, it might not be so far-fetched to have another one take its place. Still, there’re no guarantees this will work, either. “You have no assurances,” Fazio said. “Banks are going to make a business decision. We have to present to them a compelling case that this neighborhood is economically viable and that it will support them. And that’s what we’ll have to try to do if Chase leaves.”
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Guilty verdict is just the beginning of long road COP ACCOUNTABILITY from page A1 tion advocating to remove police officers from schools. “It took a lot of time, it took a lot of people. Like folks in the streets calling on government, calling on the justice system, to do what we all know could’ve been done immediately.” Still, Reyes added, there’s a much bigger fight ahead to change the system that allowed the police killing of Floyd and other Black people in the first place. The verdict draws attention to the need for accountability, she said, with hope it will serve as a wake-up call for city officials to recognize the negative impact police officers in schools have on low-income children of color. This is especially urgent with the recent spate of minors being shot and killed by the police — including Toledo and Ma’Khia Bryant, who police in Ohio killed while she was allegedly lunging at another person with a knife. “We’ve seen it across the country,” Reyes said. “Four young people dead in the last two weeks. And they’re expected to go to school with police. That doesn’t make sense.” The city, however, still plans to hire 475 new school safety agents this year. They also plan to move school safety agents from the New York Police Department to the city’s education department. That’s not enough for
Reyes because she believes it doesn’t address the fundamental problem of removing police culture from schools. Others, however, have championed a continued police presence in school, including Irene Estrada, a Democratic district leader who shared those very sentiments in a recent letter to the editor published by The Riverdale Press. Margaret Della, vice chair of Community Board 8’s racial equity special committee, said the verdict highlights the meaningful work the board volunteers have been engaged in. “I think it just underscores the relevance of this special committee at this time, in a diverse community, to look at the long-term relevance, perspective (and) urgency of confronting racial equity,” Della said. CB8 formed this special committee nearly a year ago in response to Floyd’s death and the ensuing national conversation about race. Since its inception, the special committee has worked with other CB8 groups, Della said, to address racial disparities in various parts of life in this corner of the Bronx. For instance, they worked with the health and hospitals committee to look at racial disparities in the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine. They also worked with the environment and sanitation to identify parts of the district where low-income people of color are
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Steve and Bobbi Siegelbaum kneel while raising their fists during a Seton Park vigil last June remembering those — especially people of color — killed by police. Many advocates like them find optimism in the guilty verdict of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, but believes there’s still a long way to go. disproportionately experiencing pollution impacts, littering and other environmental issues. “The verdict this week just demonstrates how the entire community has to be engaged over the long term,” Della said. “And that’s truly the only way that we make progress and how
(we) mitigate violence. I think we have to continue to confront the context of white supremacy, nativism, extremism and how that intentionally or unintentionally impacts decisions.” Considering racial equity in decision-making is especially important for CB8’s public safety committee, which
regularly speaks to the 50th Precinct about policing. Although Capt. Emilio Melendez, the precinct commander, declined to comment on the Chauvin trial verdict during the public safety committee’s April meeting, he did speak on a recent police reform plan offered by Mayor Bill de Blasio. That report proposed making the department more transparent and accountable — including opening some policy changes to public comment and strengthening punitive measures for officers accused of misconduct. The captain says he’s mostly in favor of the report’s contents, but thinks it paints police in a bad light. “It’s a necessary step if we want to win the hearts and minds of the people of New York,” Melendez said. “The apprehension that a lot of police officers have is that the reform labels all of us as racist.” Public safety committee chair Ed Green, himself, worries the report’s proposals could hamper the police’s ability to address quality of life issues. But despite his concerns about police reform overall, Green says the verdict in Chauvin’s trial was undeniably positive. “I’m hoping that there’s some healing going on after this,” Green said, “and a lot of people can just take a deep breath.”
Synagogues pick up pieces after apparent hate crime VANDALISM from page A1 “We have to be strong, and this is not going to change or deter us from continuing to come to classes, to come to synagogue, to be together,” the rabbi said. “If anything, this will make us stronger than (we) ever (were) before.” No one was hurt in any of the attacks. At least physically. But to CSAIR rabbi Barry Dov Katz and synagogue president Cliff Nerwen, this is so much more than some broken windows. “An attack on a synagogue is an attack on all of them, and on all houses of worship,” they said, in a statement. “We will stand strong against hate and will continue to celebrate being Jewish, doing mitzvot, and supporting one another.” Cesar Sala, the 50th Precinct’s community affairs officer, declined to share any further details about the incident aside from what had been already shared by NYPD’s headquarters. However, he did confirm additional officers from outside the 5-0 were in the area providing extra law enforcement support at the targeted synagogues. “We have a heavy police presence right now,” Sala said. “We’re doing everything we can to close out the investigation.” A surveillance video released by the NYPD shows the man reportedly in front of Young Israel throwing rocks so hard at the synagogue’s window, the spray of glass shards from the impact is clearly visible. He repeats this several times, even walking up to one window to kick the rest of the glass away from the pane. Even being in the most northern reaches of the city, this isn’t the first time many of these Riverdale shuls have faced anti-Semitic attacks. CSAIR was the reported target of a failed firebombing the night before Yom Kippur in 2000. Then, less than a decade later, four men plotted to bomb the Riverdale Jewish Center, but were ultimately unsuccessful. And it was only three years ago the community came together to mourn the 11 lives lost after a mass shooting
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In wake of four vandalism attacks in the area targeting synagogues, Young Israel of Riverdale is one of four shuls seeing increased police presence. The other properties finding broken windows included Chabad Lubavitch of Riverdale, Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale, and the Riverdale Jewish Center. at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. The recent Riverdale vandalism earned national media attention and condemnation from a number of political figures, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Closer to home, local electeds including U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and Councilman Eric Dinowitz joined for a rare joint statement denouncing the attacks. “The threat toward synagogues and other Jewish institutions is real and we must treat these issues head on,” according to the statement. “Jewish
people have been the victims of hate crimes and persecution for centuries, and this week’s events are a somber reminder that we must all be vigilant in weeding out anti-Semitism.” Sasha Kesler’s synagogue, the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, wasn’t among those targeted over the weekend. Nevertheless, she was shaken by the reports of the neighboring shuls — and believes there’s historical precedent for that feeling. “I think this is resonant for folks, that there’s a deeper pain that vandalism and destruction of Jewish property has often been a precursor, historical-
ly, to other violence that we’ve seen,” Kesler said. “This is not to say that this is all of that, but it’s something that can often be really triggering, because of our collective history of persecution across the world.” While many praised the NYPD’s swift response to the vandalism, Kesler worries about what she sees as a knee-jerk reaction to wanting more law enforcement presence in response to violence — especially with recent conversations about what the role of policing should be within a community. “I want to make sure that we don’t separate out the violence that happens at Jewish synagogues from the
The Guardian Angels — the public safety group made famous for its work combatting violent crime in the subway systems in the 1980s — began patrolling the area Monday where four Riverdale synagogues were attacked, hoping to help in any way possible. This certainly isn’t the first time Curtis Sliwa’s group has responded to anti-Semitic violence or threats — with Hanukkah attacks in predominantly Jewish areas of Brooklyn as a notable example. But he feels the Guardian Angels have a responsibility of standing up when these communities face threats of violence, even though the group is predominantly not Jewish. “This is what we need to do, especially when the Jewish community is being targeted, because it’s historical,” Sliwa said. “For years, gentiles did nothing. Now, when Jews are under attack or are being targeted, gentiles must do everything they can to assist the Jews so that they will be protected.” — Rose Brennan & Ethan Stark-Miller violence that happens toward people of color from the police,” she said. “I would like to see a moment where we’re all thinking about how ... we all feel safe together.” For now, both police officers and synagogues leaders are on high alert. But whatever happens, Kesler prays for a peaceful outcome. “We spend a lot of time in Jewish prayer praying for the world to be more perfect and more peaceful,” Kesler said. “A prayer for peace is something that’s part of Jewish tradition to say three times a day. And that’s at the essence of what I want. I want there to be peace.”
Connecting with politicians now only takes a simple app CLUBHOUSE from page A1 virtual group settings. It’s become the go-to platform for Nick Sterlacci. A co-founder of the New York Power and Politics Clubhouse group, Sterlacci has organized a series of discussions on the app with Democratic primary mayoral candidates like Brooklyn borough president Eric Adams and businessman Ray McGuire. “In no other forum can you just sign up for an account, and instantly, you’re in the same room as Eric Adams, as Ray McGuire, as Andrew Yang,” Sterlacci said. “And if you raise your hand, you can speak to that individual. You can’t do that on any other social media.” Eytan Saenger, a politically active junior at SAR High School, says the accessibility of public figures on Clubhouse allowed him to connect with local politics in a way that wasn’t possible before. For instance, when mayoral candidates like entrepreneur Andrew Yang typically hold events, their campaigns have tight control over who gets to participate and ask questions. Normally, it’s like “if you donate more than $50, you can join a private Zoom and talk to” the candidate, Saenger said. “Versus here, it’s like you’re listening in, you can raise your hand. And it’s not that exclusive.” Discussions on Clubhouse take place in “rooms,” and any user can start one any time day or night based on any subject. Public rooms are open to any user with a login to the app. But users can also establish private rooms where they choose who gets to partici-
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The New York Power in Politics Club meets through a smartphone audioconferencing app known as Clubhouse, hosting a series of forums with 2021 mayoral candidates like Brooklyn borough president Eric Adams and businessman Ray McGuire. The app has become popular among representatives like state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi and politically engaged teens like SAR High School student Eytan Saenger. pate. Those in a room can either sit in the audience or be one of the speakers on the “stage.” Similar to other apps like Twitter and Instagram, users can follow one another and see which rooms the people they follow are participating in — all in real time. The app is also popular among elected officials like state Sens. Alessandra Biaggi and Gustavo Rivera, who participate in public rooms fairly often. Biaggi believes Clubhouse will permanently change the way people engage with politics. “The essence of old politics is an
exclusive boys club that makes deals in backrooms in the dark,” Biaggi said. “What Clubhouse does is it opens up the political process to everybody, giving access to leaders in government without the traditional routes of engagement.” Biaggi started a series of rooms called “Lit Politics Podcast” with her colleague, Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou, who represents parts of Lower Manhattan. The rooms were created to discuss how government works, Biaggi said, explaining complicated systems like the state budget process to everyday people.
Niou was even known to pop onto Clubhouse in the middle of the night during the budget negotiation process, getting real-time feedback on funding initiatives from anyone who might happen to be on the app and to find her room. But the emergence of several scandals facing Gov. Andrew Cuomo since late January caused both Niou and Biaggi to temporarily shift their focus. Now there are times the lawmakers are pulling people together to discuss the various sexual harassment and coronavirus nursing home cover-up allegations that have been made against the governor. In fact, Politico New York says Biaggi and Niou have used the “Lit Politics Podcast” rooms to discuss Cuomo’s alleged abuses of power while openly strategizing about how to stop the governor from winning re-election in 2022. Clubhouse is similar to the Zoom videoconferencing app, but without the video. People only hear one another’s voices and don’t have to worry about their personal appearance or even what others can see in their background. “People don’t have to put makeup on,” Sterlacci said. “Whether it be an event or a video call, you don’t have to dress up. It’s just your voice, and it’s just so authentic and real. And it’s not recorded, so people feel comfortable on it.” Sterlacci is not alone. Many of the app’s fans — including city council candidate and political activist Marcos Sierra — think it allows people to en-
gage in open and honest dialogue that isn’t generally possible in more structured settings. “Unlike Twitter and Facebook, where everything is text, you’re actually talking to people in a live setting, and having a real-time conversation,” Sierra said. “They’re awesome conversations because they’re people that are in the industry — in the political realm — speaking freely.” Clubhouse helped Sierra connect with potential voters he might not have otherwise reached. The app also allows him to share stories from the campaign trail with other candidates, while working through common challenges, like educating voters on the new ranked-choice voting system. The casual nature of Clubhouse rooms could be a liability for public figures, however — especially since it can be easy to forget they’re speaking to a large group of people where they might accidently say something they later regret. Biaggi’s not worried about this, however. She treats Clubhouse like any “live mic.” “I’m consistent with who I am and how I show up no matter where I am,” Biaggi said. “I might use different language in different spaces. But it doesn’t mean that I am a different person. “If we’re going to really transform the political agenda, arena and frontier, we have to have spaces where people can actually show up as who they are. And for the people they represent to know who they are.”
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Press finds its new housing reporter in time for summer n Joseph De La Cruz joins news team as part of the Report for America journalism initiative STAFF REPORT
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Heist not enough to slow JFK’s Enchanted Garden n Community support quickly solidified, raising money to replace tools
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When Michelle Zimmer attended John F. Kennedy on Terrace View Avenue, it was still just a single high school with just a little more than a swamp outside the physical building. But years later — and with the support of many helping hands — quite a few changes have come to what is now known as the John F. Kennedy Educational Campus. It wasn’t just a name change, but an entirely new approach to education on the site, becoming home to seven smaller schools. But the biggest change, at least to Zimmer, was the disappearance of the swamp and the founding of what’s now known as the Enchanted Garden. Zimmer first learned of the garden some time ago through her work with Bronx Green Up, a community organization that provides horticultural education and community garden assistance. Still, she was originally dumbfounded to learn one of those community gardens was at her alma mater. “I was like, ‘What do you mean, there’s a garden in front of Kennedy?’” Zimmer said. “It was a dirt field when I went there. And it is an oasis. It’s just amazing.” For many years, the Enchanted Garden has been a community staple and a quiet place within a bustling city to sit and enjoy nature. But earlier this month, someone interrupted that peace by breaking into the garden and stealing some of its maintenance equipment. The thief didn’t just take a few shovels and some fertilizer and call it a day. No, they stole power tools and other expensive equipment, a lot of which carried a price tag of more than $1,000. That included six cordless drills and batteries, according to a crowd-
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Usually, the Enchanted Garden on the grounds of the John F. Kennedy Educational Campus is fairly tranquil, if not bustling with students conducting science experiments or actually maintaining the garden. But some of the garden’s equipment was stolen earlier this month, calling for the community’s help in replacing those muchneeded tools. funding site set up to replace the tools, as well as two cordless skill saws and batteries, one cordless chainsaw and battery, two toolboxes, two twist bits sets, and “other carpentry and metal working tools.” News of the theft hit Danny Steiner particularly hard. While the Enchanted Garden’s maintenance is a community effort, Zimmer described it as Steiner’s “baby.” And the Bronx Theatre High School teacher can be found more often than not in the garden — with his class, with coworkers, or even by himself. “I frequently take my students
down there to enjoy nature, do science experiments, surveys and just (to) enjoy it,” Steiner said. “We also have had a school barbecue or two down there serving all the kids a few years ago. And every year for the past five or six years, I would have an Earth Day celebration.” Now it’s the Kennedy community’s turn to give back, whether current or long-graduated students. For instance, Steiner started the online crowdfunding campaign while Zimmer turned to the Riverdale community Facebook group she runs — with more than 10,000 members — to boost attention
and donations. As of Monday, nearly $2,700 had been donated. It was on Facebook another Kennedy alum, Sara Kempton, learned of the theft and opened her wallet to help. She attended the school at the end of the 20th century, and has fond memories of working to make the Enchanted Garden what it is today. “That first year, before I got there, they were pulling out tires and car parts and all types of random trash,” Kempton said. “By the time I got there, we were still designing paths. And they built the footbridge and I helped build the pond. And we were really just
building it up into a space that we could be proud of.” Steiner plans to use the crowdfunding donations not only to replace the stolen tools, but to invest in heavy-duty protective equipment to help prevent such a theft like this in the future. “At construction sites, they have these various fortified steel boxes for storing tools that are very hard to get into,” Steiner said. “We’re going to put that in the tool shed and bolt it to the floor, and make a new door and all that stuff to keep that investment secure for another 10 years.” But Steiner also is turning toward the future. Once the tools are replaced, he’s got other ideas he’d like to pursue, like a permanent water source so the garden doesn’t have to rely on rain and volunteers with watering cans. Tools or no tools, the garden needs the community’s help to thrive, Steiner said. And they can be found working in the Enchanted Garden every weekend, providing the neighborhood with a much-needed oasis within a borough of 1.4 million people. “It really is a special thing to have a school with such an established garden and such an established set of people who have been volunteering and working there,” Kempton said. “You don’t get that often in a city setting, and you don’t get that often with urban schools. “To have that green space and all the benefits that come from spending time out there … is really something special. It’s really something that the community should be proud of.”
SCHOOL DESK Younger students can opt into testing The fan club for standardized testing among students is not very big, if it exists at all. But this year, city public school students from third through eighth grades actually have an out. Although President Joe
By ROSE BRENNAN Biden gave the go-ahead for states to move forward with standardized testing this year, New York took time to consider what was on the table. The vast majority of Regents exams were canceled for high school students — only English and select math and science exams will proceed as planned.
For younger students, however, state testing will look different. In years past, students had the option to opt out of state testing. But thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, this year, they’ll have to opt in instead. That means, by default, these students will not take state exams. Others will take it
only if their parents choose for them to do so. This decision seems to echo some of the parting words of former schools chancellor Richard Carranza. He had recognized students were facing unprecedented challenges during the pandemic, and urged parents to consider giving them a break as
far as standardized tests were concerned. “As an educator, I would say to parents there is an opt-out, and if there is ever a time to consider whether that opt-out makes sense for you, now is the time,” Carranza said last February. “We do not want to impose additional trauma on students
that have already been traumatized.” The deadline to opt into English exams has already passed. However, families have until April 29 to opt into math exams, with students from at least the fourth-grade level given until next month to decide if they’ll take science exams.
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WHAT’S IN / WHAT’S ON Biaggi hosts sexual assault town hall To help recognize April as Sexual Assault Month, state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi hosts a virtual town hall on the topic Thursday, April 29 beginning at 6 p.m., both on Facebook Live and through the Zoom online videoconferening app. Joining Biaggi in the discussion are state Sen. Brad Hoylman, Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou, Manisha Shah from Safe Horizon, and Dawn Rowe from Girl Vow Inc. For more information, and to RSVP, email Emily Vasquez at evasquez@nysenate.gov.
Mosaic’s fundraising run goes virtual Mosaic Mental Health moves forward with its 12th annual Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies 5K as a virtual race set to run through May as part of Mental Health Awareness Month. Sports legends David Cone and Chamique Holdsclaw will kick off the event as honorary co-starters through a Zoom online videoconferencing event on May 2 for registered participants. For more information on how to participate, visit MosaicMH.org. `
Dixon leads virtual display in Harlem This year’s Harlem Fine Arts Show features work by Bronx native David K. Dixon. The show itself is completely virtual, with more information available at HFAS.org.
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A military retiree, Dixon concentrates on oil and acrylics creating both figurative and abstract pieces, and showcases his love for music.
Family arts available in these trying times Artist Nina Velazquez presents “Come Draw With Me,” a daily drawing activity via her Facebook page. Families can sit down together and create their own versions of Velazquez’s drawings, and are encouraged to post their new versions when complete. For more information, visit tinyurl. com/CommunityDraws.
Spring is in the air at Wave Hill Wave Hill, 4900 Independence Ave., has reopened for special restricted hours Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m., to 5:30 p.m. Admission requires advance ticket purchase at WaveHill.org. Also reopened is The Shop at Wave Hill with a re-imagined floor plan intended to make safety a priority. It’s open Wednesdays through Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wave Hill House is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with Glyndor Gallery open from noon to 4:30 p.m. — both featuring exhibitions to limited-size audiences. The café is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for limited grab-and-go entrees, snacks and beverages. Although eating indoors is not allowed, seating remains available outside on the Kate French Terrace. Advanced registration is required,
and the maximum number of visitors allowed each day is limited. A ticket is required to enter the grounds, and is available for reservation every Monday. Thursday continues to be admission-free until Wave Hill resumes normal operating hours. For more information, visit WaveHill.org.
a fashion-styled event he says is designed to “uplift the spirit of the Bronx” after more than a year living through the coronavirus. That event takes place at 1 Fordham Plaza Monday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m., through June 15. Reyes is a self-taught designer who created his women’s wear label, Finezt, in 2018.
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Community Board 8 continues to meet via the Zoom online videoconferencing app. For links or how to access those meetings, visit NYC.org/CB8. Upcoming meetings include: • Special Committee on Veterans Services on Thursday, April 29 at 7 p.m. • Land use committee on Monday, May 3 at 7 p.m.
The Riverdale Neighborhood House is now providing remote programs and classes to keep what has become a quarantined community engaged and prepared. Classes include: • An after-school program for families with children 10 and younger • Remote support for families transitioning to online courses and activities This service is available Tuesday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m., virtually. For more information on tutoring, call (718) 549-8100, Ext. 159, or email oacevado@riverdaleonline.org. For more information on other programs, visit RiverdaleOnline.org.
New season at Untermyer Gardens Untermyer Gardens is open with admission available every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. That happens with a free timed reservation made in advance at UntermyerGardens.org. The gardens, located at 945 N. Broadway in Yonkers, also are open on Monday though Thursday, but no advanced reservation is required. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. For more information, visit UntermyerGardens.org.
Fashion creations for the ‘everyday woman’ Designer Edwin Reyes presents
Get your spring on at Van Cortlandt Park Van Cortlandt Park Alliance has a number of events scheduled for April. Advanced registration is required by visiting VanCortlandt.org. • Urban Junior Naturalists runs its after-school program for middle school students on Tuesdays through June 8, exploring how nature and humans
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Art ‘Moving Forward,’ ‘Entering Animal Kingdom’ The Riverdale Art Association hosts a pair of shows available online: “Moving Forward” and “Entering the Animal Kingdom.” Both are curated by Diana Catz and produced by Myra Joyce, while Anne Price is an additional curator on “Animal Kingdom.” “Moving Forward” features artist work reflecting what are hopefully better times ahead with light at the end of a dark year. Media include acrylic, watercolor, collage, photography, fractal art, colored pencil, and pen and ink. “Animal Kingdom” includes artist work focused on, well, animals — not just in Riverdale, but around the world. Works include watercolor, collage, photography and mixed media, among others. Visit RiverdaleArtAssociation.org.
Mayoral candidates invited to interfaith forum Young representatives from the Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities will join the Interfaith Center of New York for a mayoral town hall on Monday, May 3 beginning at 7:30 p.m. The town hall will give participating mayoral candidates a chance to field questions from a diverse group of teens hailing from different parts of New York City, and is organized by SAR High School students Tyler Fischman and Eytan Saenger. To register for the online event, visit tinyurl.com/InterfaithMayor.
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THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, April 29, 2021 - A9
Dinowitz brings classroom lessons to City Hall n Councilman’s education policies, among others, are informed by his teaching By ROSE BRENNAN rbrennan@riverdalepress.com
Eric Dinowitz has become part of a new bloc of lawmakers. Yes, he might have just been elected to the city council, but he also represents a group of people who are not only running for office, but winning. More teachers and school administrators are taking their classroom experience with them as they run for office. And before Dinowitz, someone else close-by proved once again there is an educator-to-elected official pipeline: U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, the former middle school principal who defeated 16-term incumbent Eliot Engel in last year’s Democratic primary. Not many congressional members are formers teachers, but it’s different on the city council where such a background is far more common. Dinowitz is among at least seven former educators representing parts of the city, although he’s the only one from the Bronx. Just weeks ago, Dinowitz was a special education teacher working in the city’s public school system. Nevertheless, he believes the experience he had can provide a new, much-needed perspective when working in politics. “We see the stories of hundreds and hundreds of children and families who are directly impacted not just by our educational policies, but by housing policies (and) by food policies,” Dinowitz said. “We see the impact of our city policies and the stories of our children and their families every single day in the classroom.” Dinowitz has his sights set on many education-related policies. As of now, the seat is his through the end of the year. If he can win once again in the June Democratic primary, he’ll be representing the area for at least the next two years. But his immediate plans are clear: How the public school system will recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The city should be focused on how to return all of its students back to physical campuses — safely — come September. But there are a lot of moving parts to that goal, Dinowitz said, particularly when it comes to addressing the emotional toll living in a pandemic has likely had on those just trying to learn something before becoming adults. “Before the pandemic began, I was advocating for more social-emotional and mental health learning and support, both within the classroom with
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Councilman Eric Dinowitz is one of many educators-turned-lawmakers who recently sought and won elected office. And he thinks his experience as a public school teacher can help him address many of the issues he saw in the classroom each day over many years. the structure of our curriculum and regarding hiring more social workers and guidance counselors,” Dinowitz said. “That need has expanded vastly after the pandemic. I taught throughout the pandemic, and whether it was my observation of my students or even what the parents would share with me, the No. 1 concern for parents wasn’t whether they would keep up academically. It was the social-emotional state of their children.” Dinowitz also wants to address school segregation — particularly through the gifted and talented program and specialized high schools. His city council district is home not only to underfunded and neglected public schools, but also to some of the city’s most prestigious and costly private schools — not to mention two specialized high schools. And regardless of where parents choose — or can afford — to send their children, Dinowitz believes every child should have access to the tools and resources they need to succeed. “We need to recognize that the … lack of diversity within our specialized high schools does not begin in high school,” Dinowitz said. “It begins at birth. And it’s perpetuated when our younger children enter 3-K and pre-K and kindergarten. We need to address disparities much earlier in the day.”
Some of the ways Dinowitz feels specialized high schools can expand diversity is by allowing administrators of those schools to consider more than just the Specialized High School Admissions Test when looking for incoming freshmen. He also wants to add more high schools to the system designed to help students gifted in writing and other humanities subjects — subjects he said aren’t as represented within the system. Of course, Dinowitz says he knows of the unfortunate reality of discrimination in the city’s public school system — whether academic, economic, racial or otherwise. And some of the public school system’s policies are facing renewed attention in wake of the recent trial verdict in Minneapolis where former cop Derek Chauvin was found guilty on multiple counts in the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed man Chauvin pinned down with his knee for more than nine minutes. The guilty-on-all-counts verdict was historic, and the racial reckoning leading up to and during the trial left many questioning just what the role of police should have in society. For instance, should law enforcement be in school buildings? The New York Police Department employs school safety agents, who are not trained po-
lice officers, but are nevertheless law enforcement professionals stationed in schools. Some believe school safety agents, metal detectors and pat-downs have no place in schools. But Dinowitz isn’t among them — at least as far as safety agents are concerned. “I wish we lived in a world where kids didn’t get into fights,” the councilman said. “I wish we lived in a world where kids didn’t bring knives into school. Fundamentally, we need to get to the root of why physical altercations occur between students (and) between adults. But in the moment, when those altercations are occurring, there is a role for school safety agents.” But while Dinowitz believes that role shouldn’t be without anti-bias and antiracism training, as well as a promotion of restorative justice tactics within schools. And more than anything, Dinowitz says he believes in the vital role schools play within their communities. “Whatever is going on at home, or in their communities, or in their personal lives, our role at the school has to be to support every single student,” Dinowitz said. “It is not just about their test score at the end of the year. We have to shift away from that mindset.”
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By Michael hinMan Schumer ready to help restaurants
More than $28 billion is heading toward restaurants seeking relief in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But if eateries want their piece of this financial pie, they’re going to have to apply. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is trying to get that word out now, at least to restaurants in New York, trying to get the state in the front of that federal line. He started that push from Midtown’s Crave Fishbar, a family-owned, completely sustainable seafood restaurant. “New York restaurants like Crave, their employees, and our overall economy, need immediate federal relief to weather COVID and recover because too many places we know and love could close without the help, leaving a giant hole in our economy,” Schumer said, in a release. “Getting federal dollars into the hands of struggling small businesses — like restaurants across New York City and Long Island — not only makes sense, but it’s the recipe needed to keep small businesses like Crave and others across Long Island going, and keeping their workers on the job.” The money is expected to come through the Small Business Administration, and was part of a relief fund Schumer called the Restaurants Act. It’s open to food service or drinking establishments — including caterers, brewpubs, taprooms and tasting rooms, that are not part of an affiliated group with more than 20 locations. The financial assistance can be used alongside first and second Paycheck Protection Program loans, Schumer said, as well as SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan assistance, and the Employee Retention Tax Credit. Grants are available for up to $10 million per group, and $5 million per individual restaurant. Money can be used for payroll and benefits, mortgage, rent, utilities, maintenance, supplies, food and operational expenses, among others. For more information, visit SBA.gov.
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Opinion
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EDITORIAL
Fighting hate begins with us
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t happens every four hours in communities across the country. A Jewish home or business is vandalized, or even worse, someone of Jewish faith is harassed or even assaulted. In an age when many thought hatred would be a relic of the past, instead, the Anti-Defamation League says 2019 — the most recent year audited — was the worst year for Jews facing such hatred since tracking began in 1979. The organization is set to release 2020 numbers which one hopes might be down at least thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. But it’s not promising. The attacks on a group of synagogues along a primary stretch of Riverdale could easily be chalked up to nothing more than vandalism. But anyone with eyes can see there was nothing random about what happened here. The one breaking the windows wasn’t being mischievous or juvenile. Security camera footage put this young man’s anger on full display. Each rock was thrown with ferocity, and what glass wasn’t destroyed by the projectiles was finished off with a swift kick. Many of our conversations about what happened, however, turn from details of the crimes to what might have motivated it. And there’s nothing wrong with that. As human beings — Jewish or gentile — we look not just to observe what’s around us, but also to understand. Yet, when answers aren’t
as forthcoming as we want them to be, we tend to fill that void with speculation, much of it groundless. Why was he so angry? What caused him to act out? Why did he choose Riverdale of all neighborhoods to express this anger? Maybe we’ll learn more once police arrest this vandal, or maybe we’ll never know. We comfort ourselves in the knowledge that as people who don’t experience hate, we could never understand those who act out on it. Yet, we shouldn’t fool ourselves. While our hate might not be to such broad extremes that cover an entire community of people, each and every one of us is capable of hate. It’s an emotion easily paired with anger and even envy, especially if we feel someone acquired something we desired at the expense of us never having it. It’s easy to get lost in those kinds of emotions, especially early on when they seem mostly harmless. But left unchecked, hatred has a way of growing from a small spark to a raging wildfire. That makes protecting ourselves from an even more daunting task. But it’s an important one. Finding ways to manage our own anger can’t be ignored simply because external danger exists. Ridding our society of it once and for all requires diligence not just of what happens around us, but also what happens in our hearts.
CONDOS & CO-OPS CORNER
Albany considers a few bills that could hurt co-ops
By STEPHEN BUDIHAS
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or the past several years, legislation has been unsuccessfully introduced in Albany or in the city council that would seek to impede or control the legal responsibilities that co-operatives must exercise in order to operate their homes and fulfill their obligations to their shareholders. Currently, similar bills have been introduced in the state senate and Assembly that would, if passed, severely hamper co-op boards in the completion of their duties. None of the following bills would, in any way, improve the functioning of co-ops, but rather would hamstring duly elected co-operator-directors from fulfilling their legal obligations. As the advocate for co-operators throughout our area, the Association of Riverdale Cooperatives & Condominiums opposes S.1449/A.6510, which would seek to demand a formal explanation for any rejection of sale of a co-op apartment. This would do little more than expose co-op boards and their individual members to expensive lawsuits and an endless stream of time-consuming litigation, whose costs would be borne by shareholders and reflected in resultant increased maintenance and assessments. The bill would do nothing to improve the process of financial review, which is well-governed by existing laws. Any claim by the sponsoring legislators that there may be “unlawful rejection by a board of directors of a buyer,” or that there is a bias or discrimination in the thousands of judgments made annually by co-op boards throughout the city, is specious and unsubstantiated, as demonstrably proven by the current and historic dearth of civil rights claims to contest such board decisions. ARC opposes S.2846/A.5856 which, by alleging to “improve the transparency of the co-operative purchase process to the benefit of all parties involved in the transaction,” would impose strict — indeed, often unattainable — timelines on the actions of co-op boards during their views of applications to purchases shares. Co-op boards are comprised entirely of unpaid volunteers who are gratefully elected by building shareholders, and who dedicate as much of their time as possible to their board duties. They generally and necessarily work as rapidly as they possibly can to respond to purchase requests (every co-op would always prefer to have vacant apartments promptly occupied by resident shareholders), along with myriad other issues that come before them. Quite naturally, with the never-ending avalanche of responsibilities imposed on them,
directors must always move the agenda items before them with both due diligence and swiftness. This bill would needlessly threaten them with repercussions if certain strict and arbitrary timelines are not kept — in utter disregard for other strict regulatory and emergency situations that unceasingly arise. ARC opposes S.2874/A.1623 — bills that echo the impositions and restrictions described above, and like those bills, would in no way serve to improve the governance or operation of co-ops, but would rather do no more than discourage people from fulfilling their desires to live in co-operative housing or volunteering as candidates for election to co-op boards. Co-operatives are governed in their operation by existing laws at the federal, state and city levels. They have, for the most part, functioned well and lawfully for decades. More and new ideas about how to restrict or manage them are not required. On the other hand, we are pleased to welcome the introduction of one newly proposed piece of legislation that seeks to correct certain ambiguities in an existing law. ARC supports S.5105/A.350. The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 contained several provisions that were unclear regarding their application to co-ops. This bill would clarify its application to co-ops, and specifically relieve them from many restrictive measures that were imposed in the law as it now stands. This bill would again allow co-ops to require certain deposits or advances, often used to ensure that “financially borderline” applicants can enjoy the benefit of homeownership. Co-ops would again be able to require fees to management for the processing and review of prospective tenants’ applications, and also fees for background checks, credit checks and, importantly, the ability to recover attorney fees in an action against a tenant-shareholder. Fees thus allowed relieves individual shareholders from bearing the burden of these extra costs (albeit indirectly via increased maintenance charges) now unfairly imposed upon them per the current law. As always, individual voices in support or opposition to pending legislation are often the most effective means of influencing prospective votes in the legislatures. ARC urges you to let your opinions be known about these bills now on the floor in Albany. The author is president of the Association of Riverdale Cooperatives & Condominiums.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
This is a budget to be proud of To the editor:
(re: “State budget aims to tax rich,” April 15)
We all should be proud of the state budget adopted recently, the most progressive in New York’s history. Some 170 organizations — including Bend the Arc Jewish Action Riverdale and NYCD-16 Indivisible — joined the Invest in Our New York coalition, a consortium dedicated to ending tax breaks for the wealthy in order to ensure the state has predictable and stable revenue to fund highquality health care, education and housing. And to make phone calls, write letters, and meet with our state legislators. Some highlights of the bill include $1.4 billion in additional state aid to school districts (in addition to $13 billion from the federal government); $800 million for small business grants; $40 million for arts organizations; repeal of the corporate immunity granted in last year’s budget to nursing homes; and a $2.1 billion excluded workers fund for those New Yorkers ineligible for federal relief payments during the pandemic. The excluded workers include our Bronx neighbors such as service employees who work in our stores and restaurants, as well as street ven-
Bad postal response To the editor: On April 5, I filed a form online to complain about a worker at one of our local post offices. The clerk was wearing her mask under her nose. The next morning, I got a call just after 9 from a man who asked if I made the complaint. He started berating me for making it, calling me — or the complaint — “stupid.” He kept saying, “They are behind a bullet-proof barrier.” When I asked for his name, he would not give it to me. The information on my phone said “private caller,” not the U.S. Postal Service. He kept talking about a bullet-proof barrier. Getting very upset at his verbal abuse, I hung up. I thought there was a mask mandate for postal workers. And why is someone allowed to access my phone number
dors and others who provide essential services. And how have these important measures been funded? From the federal American Rescue Plan and $4.3 billion in new state annual revenue from changes fought for by the Invest in Our New York coalition, including raising income tax rates on individuals who earn more than $1 million annually, and increases in corporate tax rates for large businesses. Congratulations to state senate majority leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and our local representatives — state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz — for responding to the voices of your constituents. There is still much to do, including providing funds for homecare workers and a housing voucher program for unhoused New Yorkers, which could be funded by new measures including an heirs tax, capital gains tax and Wall Street tax. But this budget is a great start. Sue DoDell The author is on the steering committee for Bend the Arc Jewish Action Riverdale, and an active member of NYCD-16 Indivisible
and call me at home? I would assume the only ones who can access this information are post office employees at the supervisory level. Is this the proper way to address a complaint? To me, it sounds more like retaliation and harassment of a female customer. eVy Mayer
Dinowitz is here to help To the editor:
(re: “Dinowitz sworn in, but challengers ready,” April 22)
Some months ago, in a letter to the editor of The Riverdale Press, future councilman Eric Dinowitz expressed dismay over an accident at a local subway station. A young mother descending the stairs with a baby carriage missed the step and plunged to her death. As he pointed out, this event should never have happened had an
elevator been installed from the street to the platform, which had been mandated for several years previously and funds had been allocated and not been spent. Eric’s concern was not a one-time event. For the past 14 years, he has served as a teacher of public school children with special needs. It seems that compassion for society’s most vulnerable exists within his DNA. Decades earlier, my wife and I appealed to Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz for legislation to list familial dysautonomia, a rare genetic disorder, as a developmental disability. He willingly complied with our request. Eventually, the needed legislation was enacted. I also know Eric to be a devoted husband and father. Given his personal and professional background — not the least of which is his capacity for compassion — I have no doubt he will fulfill his role of city council member with distinction. TheoDore FeTTMan
When persistence really pays off To the editor: After months and months of bureaucratic bull, reaching out to the public advocate and the Bronx borough president’s office as well as numerous other Bronx officials in the hopes of help or insight — all while still doing battle with the city’s Human Resources Administration website — I finally got my uncle’s EBT/SNAP/food stamp monies reinstated. What an exhausting, and sometimes soulcrushing, adventure. While I understand and appreciate that COVID-19 impacted countless things — including city, state and federal services — I cannot fathom why it took nearly 10 months to get this resolved. One should bear in mind that many a government website are not easy to navigate, even for those who are rather web-savvy. These sites and apps are often intentionally designed in a way to frustrate users and have them give up. All you have to do is just read some of the news articles about the current Florida unemployment benefits website and people’s experiences with it. Now add to that if English is not your native tongue. Add to that, as well, if you don’t have a computer or a smartphone, and are also elderly and are at the mercy of going to a public library if you have no family or friends to assist and advocate for you when English or an internet connection is required. I’m beyond grateful that my family was able to help my uncle financially while he got this ironed
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out, but now I imagine those who don’t have someone to reach out to or lean on. It’s the principle of the thing. He’s lived and worked in this country for more than 60 years. Paid taxes. Became a citizen. Married here. Had a family here. Bought a house here. He’s paid into the Social Security program and, based on his income, he’s entitled to food assistance. I understand that programs lose budget dollars. But considering my uncle’s income is solely his Social Security check, there’s no reason he should have been knocked off the rolls to begin with. When I first began trying to get information about his case, I would even stress that if they could simply provide a letter stating the reason for his removal from the rolls, that would be the end of it. But if he’s entitled to this — which everything I could locate told me he was — I kept reaching out and calling until something shook loose. To say the process was frustrating is an understatement. This wasn’t something that got resolved in just a few days or weeks. There were weeks I would be calling agencies multiple times to continually follow up on my uncle’s reapplication process. But if you remain consistent, keep contacting and keep networking — read that as politely bugging and nicely pestering — until you find people who can guide you through whatever process you’re dealing with, you can get results. VicToria leViTSky
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We’re pretty well covered now (re: “Leading the way to health justice,” April 15)
I share the conviction of Dr. Elizabeth Rosenthal that everyone should have access to quality, affordable health care. No patient should defer needed care for fear of a medical bill. I also agree that employer-provided health insurance should not be consumers’ only option. As the past year has demonstrated, that puts access to health care at risk for some percentage of the population every time there is an economic downturn. What Dr. Rosenthal doesn’t say is that New Yorkers already have multiple options for purchasing affordable coverage. Our state has one of the nation’s most robust health insurance programs. As a result, 95 percent of the population is already insured. Not too long ago, the legislature acted to make public coverage even more affordable — waiving already low monthly premiums for the state’s essential plan for people with modest incomes. That will address the needs of some of the remaining 5 percent who are uninsured, but we can and should work together on solutions to
fully close the gap. We can achieve this without throwing our current health care system overboard. The New York Health Act, the proposal cited, would do just that, forcing New Yorkers out of their current Medicare or employer-sponsored coverage, and into a state-run plan. It also would be devastating for providers, assuming that reimbursement rates will be similar to those of Medicaid, the state-run plan we have now. Medicaid only pays about two-thirds of what it costs to provide the care. If every patient is covered by the state plan, and providers get paid one-third less than it costs to provide the services, how long will physician practices and non-profit hospitals be able to stay in business? The result will be replacing one problem with another: fewer providers, and so less access to care. We should be building on New York’s great record of coverage expansion, not tearing it down. Wendy darWell The author is president and chief executive of Suburban Hospital Alliance of New York State.
Get ready for a massive exodus To the editor: So here is why these functional Democratic illiterates in the Assembly and state senate, in the long run, have killed the golden goose: The size of my client base, and that of my colleagues, is far more than anecdotal to say that in addition to the many who we must now service in Palm Beach, Austin, Asheville and elsewhere will have much more company. The very wealthy — the $5 million-and-over earners — will absolutely not pay usury to New York for the privilege of criminally insane and homeless
on the street, emasculation of police, filth, ultra-“wokeness,” and all the detritus with which leftists endow us. As Dennis Prager has often said, “They create nothing; they only destroy everything.” In addition — this time — since they ensnared those earning $1 million (that’s under $480,000 after deductions), here’s the latest: Those earners have second homes out east and up north. They will reduce their tax load. They will be documenting their days in New York City, avoiding the statutory ensnarement, staying out of New York
City more than 180 days a year, with proof. They will rid themselves of the 4 percent New York City tax. Net loss to the state? That’s 3 percent. Not everyone is an idiot. And my firm avoids the new corporate tax, and already saves the shareholders $100 million per year. We are headquartered in Nashville as of three years ago. Kathy Wylde, chief executive of the Partnership for New York City, warns of an acceleration of headquartering elsewhere for many New Yorkbased corporations. Jeffrey WieSenfeld
Let’s hold ourselves accountable To the editor: One of the prime strategies for keeping southern Black men in a suppressed state in the not-sodistant past was to terrorize them with fear they would be accused of having raped a white person, and executed if convicted — even if the alleged victim survived. (No white man was ever executed for the non-lethal rape of a Black person.) During the Great Depression, a famous celebrated case was called that of the Scottsboro Boys, involving several young Black men. That was before my time, and eventually — but late in the last century — the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional the sentencing of a person to death for rape alone without killing. Before that happened, many Black men in the former Confederacy were executed for non-lethal rape. Indeed, between 1930 and 1972, a total of 455 people in this nation were executed for non-
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Palestinian pain. Jewish law, Halacha, requires that Jews treat all with the dignity worthy of God’s creation. Halacha also stipulates that “at the fall of your enemy, do not celebrate.” Certainly, Palestinian pain is not something to celebrate. Even if one argues that Palestinian leadership brings this pain upon their own people, the pain itself is undeniable, and the individuals feeling it are innocent. As Jews, we can and should sign on to the truth of pain and a desire to make it go away. We can embrace that common ground with Jamaal Bowman, even if we would not sign on to that bill. In that common ground, we can commence dialogue and then get to the issues that truly matter to the communities in the Bronx and Westchester County, such as education. Avi Weiss is a follower, par excellence. He does not seek to listen. He does not seek to learn. He follows a path to self-promotion. As a child at Salanter Akiba Riverdale, I remember being impressed by the rabbi who chained himself to a fence and stood up for Soviet Jews. As an adult, I look back at a man following others who spoke out more effectively before him. I look back at a false leader following the media for attention behind the mask of Jewish leadership. A follower is not a leader. Jamaal Bowman is a leader. Jamaal Bowman is a learner. He is a teacher. Jamaal Bowman wants to engage and listen. Perhaps we as Jews might not always agree with the representative, but we cannot vilify him and follow the path of Avi Weiss to engage only when we disagree. There is so much about education and community that Jamaal Bowman shares with Jewish readers of this newspaper. We are fortunate to have a representative with a rare commitment to ameliorating educational and community challenges. The people and communities are best served when solutions are executed with broad cooperation, dialogue and agreement. It would be especially sad if Jamaal Bowman’s position on one issue distorts the Jewish commitment to dialogue, community and education. When it comes to dialogue, community and education, Jamaal Bowman speaks with me and for me. Avi Weiss does neither.
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231/Riverdale Ave. Beaut, gut renov 2BR, hrdwd flrs. Everything new, S/S appls, granite counters. $2200. Good credit a must. Bkr 646-345-0347
1 Bdrm on ground level of a 2-family house on 234 St off Tibbett Ave. Lrg bath, lvrm, full kitch. Over 800SF w/ sep private courtyard. $1700/mo, sep utilities and parking avail. Broker 718-549-7636
Central Riverdale/Johnson ave Large 3 bdrm apt. Near all. $2950/mo plus parking. Broker 718-543-2266
2bdrm apartment for rent with new bath and dishwasher. $2000 per month. Call 914-413-4801
Small 1bdrm unit on ground level/bsmt of a 3 family hse. Full kitch open to livrm, bdrm w/2 closets, full bth. 430SF. Separate storage rm, laundry & rent ($1600) includes all utils. Owner 718-549-7636
Large 1 bdrm apt in small apt bldg. Wood floors, heat & hot water included. No pets. $1800/mo. Call 718-543-1900
Central Riverdale. Studio in private house. $1200/mo, utilities incl. References req. Call owner 914-645-6300
Real Estate Brokers, Agents and Management Companies Brown Harris Stevens...........................718.878.1700 Brown Harris Stevens, ..........................212.317.7746 Tobias B. Schapiro...........................917.846.9846 Douglas Elliman...................................718.884.5815 Fieldston Properties.............................718.601.1000 Foxworth Realty, Eugenia Foxworth ...212.368.4902 HSC Management Corporation...........718.543.2800 or....................................................914.237.1600 Hudsoncreast Properties Inc, Gil Perez...................... 718.796.5022 ext. 215......www.GmcRealty.com
McDonagh Properties, Inc....................718.548.2828 New Bedford Management Corp.........646.453.5279 John Edwards Real Estate....................929.474.6900 OOAKB&F Inc......................................347.686.0825 Robert E. Hill, Inc ................................718.884.2200 Trebach Realty ....................................718.543.7174 Veritas Property Management, LLC.......................... Carl Borenstein...............................212.799.2365 Vivian J. Oleen ....................................917.538.9639
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235/Netherland Updated beautiful Jr4 $1750 Broker 646-345-0347
Parking space available 3220 Fairfield Ave. Indoor parking $215.24 includes tax. 212-721-3144
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9. Luxury Living Quickly Becomes Second Nature Riverdale. 3BR. 3.5 Bath. $1.49M. Web# 20800281. Sandhya “Sanjya” Tidke 212-381-2485 Scott Kriger 718-878-1715
10. Welcome Home! Riverdale. 2BR. 2 Bath. $685K. Web# 20625194. Lee Moskof 718-878-1921
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12. Location, Location, Location Riverdale. 2BR. 1 Bath. $339,500. Web# 20763987. Julie Gaynor 212-317-7850
13. Location, Location, Location Kingsbridge. 2BR. 1 Bath. $319,900. Web# 20839831. Brian Beaudry 718-878-1712 Sandhya “Sanjya” Tidke 212-381-2485
14. Living on the Edge Spuyten Duyvil. 3BR. 2 Bath. $850K. Web# 20308270. Sandhya “Sanjya” Tidke 212-381-2485 Scott Kriger 718-878-17155
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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
condo exclusiVe 3536 cAmbridge AVe cc660 Contemporary 3-bdrm, 2-bath condo w/bright open views & in unit lndry. $639K
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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 centrAl riVerdAle - Contemporary 3-bdrm, 2-bath condo with balcony, laundry in unit and indoor parking. $3,700/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
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3935 blAcKstone cc646 Spacious 2-bdrm, 2-bath with open plan living, dining area and balcony. $415K
3601 JoHnson AVe. cc587 Walk-in level doctor’s office with seperate entrance and reception area. $295K
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290 W 232nd st cc657 Updated 2-bdrm post war co-op with balcony. Entry foyer & eat-in kitch. $339K
4525 HH pArKWAy cc650 Bright & renov Jr-4 convt to 2 with open sunset views and 24-hr doorman. $329K
fieldston Vic. rr880 Spacious 6-bdrm, 4.5-bth center-hall Colonial w/ patio & yard on cul-de-sac. $7,900
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
exclusiVe 3001 HH pArKWAy cc853 Spacious 3-bdrm, 2-bth, PT DM. Entry foyer, large entral foyer & sunken LR. $625K
exclusiVe 601 KAppocK st cc649 Mint condition, beautifully renovated 2-bdrm with doorman and pool. $284K
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pet-friendly rentAls West of pArKWAy - Spac 3-bdrm, 2-bath, balcony, partial river views, DM & fitness rm. Dogs ok. rented $3,325/mo West of pArKWAy - 2-bdrm, 2-bath, balcony, partial river views, DM & fitness rm. Dogs ok. rented $2,550/mo West of pArKWAy - Rent stabilized 1-bdrm, parquet floors, balcony, DM & fitness rm. Dogs ok. rented $1,880/mo
condo excl 3816 WAldo AVe cc643 Contemporary Condo with balcony, modern kitch, lndry in unit, DM & prkg. $640K
exclusiVe 3616 HH pArKWAy cc642 Spacious and bright 2-bdrm with balcony, and doorman. Indr parking avail. $398.5K
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3515 HH pArKWAy cc638 Spacious & bright 3-bdrm, 2-bath corner unit. Entry foyer, living rm & renov kitch. $618K
Trebach Realty, Inc. • 3801 Greystone Avenue, Riverdale Open 7 Days • www.TrebachRealty.com
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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