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Biaggi: Drinking or no, rape is still rape n Legislation aims to better protect sexual abuse victims ‘voluntarily intoxicated’
The current law encourages victims to change their behavior in order to avoid assault rather than discouraging perpetrators from committing assaults in the first place.
By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com
Taking charge The future is coming for electric cars, but is Broadway the right place to kick it all off? Page A3
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that combating sexual abuse has been one of state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi’s core issues since heading to Albany three years ago. The senator even gained national attention with her calls for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign after several allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced against him last winter. She also has been on the frontlines of passing numerous pieces of legislation aimed to strengthen protections for abuse victims and punishments for perpetrators. So it’s no wonder that with a week left in this year’s legislative session, Biaggi says one of her top priorities is passing a bill that would close the so-called “voluntary intoxication loophole.” The senator describes it as a discrepancy in state law that treats sexual assault and rape victims who chose to drink alcohol before the attack differently from those who didn’t. New York’s criminal code only considers someone mentally incapacitated in cases where it happened involuntarily — meaning someone else drugged or in-
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The Lasallian Women and Gender Resource Center at Manhattan College was started five years ago partially to address issues with the college’s consent code, says faculty co-director Jordan Pascoe. The center supports state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi’s bill intended to strengthen legal protections for rape and sexual assault victims who also chose to drink. toxicated them without their consent. The result is prosecutors cannot bring rape or sexual assault charges in cases where the victim was intoxicated by choice, like after a night out.
“If somebody goes out with their friends, and voluntarily consumes alcohol, or drugs, and is taken advantage of while they’re out, they’re not protected by the law to successfully charge their abuser or
HOLOCAUST IN THE CLASSROOM Court’s people Voters hear so little about the election of civil court judges in the Bronx, but some of the candidates on the ballot want to make sure you’re informed. Page A5
this perpetrator with rape or assault,” Biaggi said. “Which is crazy.” Biaggi’s bill would change the law giving courts the power to prosecute sexual assault perpetrators, even after their victims drank or took drugs voluntarily. The senator has heard many stories from prosecutors around the state about how the current law prevented them from charging someone with a sex crime simply because of this loophole. And it’s a problem that extends beyond New York where more states have this loophole than don’t. RAPE, page A4
Heading back to school ... for real n Classrooms on city campuses will reopen inperson, five days a week
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A group of state legislators argue the recent rise in hate crimes against the Jewish community is because New York’s public schools don’t effectively teach about the Holocaust — a state-sponsored genocide that killed 6 million people during World War II. They include Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, who co-sponsors a bill that aims to ensure the Holocaust is being taught properly in schools across the state.
Getting it Wright Isaac Wright Jr., says he has everything it takes to be the next mayor, but is he ready for the Bronx? Page A7
Could better education stem hate?
n Bill authorizes study of how Holocaust is taught in schools, and how much of it By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com
Memories of the Holocaust still haunt Jessica Haller, even though she didn’t personally live through it. As the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, she might not have experienced the horrors of the state-sponsored genocide that killed at least 6 million Jews during World War II, but that trauma has
passed down in her family through the generations. In fact, Haller still thinks of how it affected her father, who was born in a displaced persons camp. “My dad, when I was little, used to clear a path from my bed to the door every night,” she said. “Now, most parents might do that because you might have to use the facilities right? (But) he used to say, ‘In case we need to escape in the middle of the night.’” Echoes of those horrors were revisited in April after a vandal smashed the windows of four local synagogues with rocks. Such anti-Semitism is not just happen-
ing in this corner of the Bronx. It’s been on the rise nationally in recent weeks, especially after the most recent outbreak of violence between Israel and Palestinians. Haller sees a direct link between the rise in anti-Semitism and a lack of effective Holocaust education in public schools. That’s why she’s advocating for passing legislation aimed to ensure school districts around the state are teaching about the atrocities properly. The bill is sponsored by Queens Assemblywoman Nily Rozic and Great Neck state Sen. Anna Kaplan in their respective chambers. Locally Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is a co-sponsor for ANTI-SEMITISM, page A4
Technology has become more commonplace in the classroom over the past 20 years or so. But it may have been difficult to guess just how essential it would become in March 2020. That, of course, was the first time the coronavirus pandemic spread like wildfire throughout the country. And kids all over soon had to report to their computers rather than their classrooms to get the education they need. A little of that changed when fall — and a new academic year — rolled around, with the city’s offer of “hybrid” learning. But many families — well more than half — chose not to send their kids back to campus a few days a week, instead keeping them home on a strictly remote platform. But that won’t be an option anymore come September. Mayor Bill de Blasio says schools will fully reopen in the fall, meaning every child will be back in the classroom. It’s been a long time coming, but made possible with falling coronavirus cases, and the fact that anyone 12 and older is eligible for a vaccine. BACK TO SCHOOL, page A4
Family discovers a different kind of ‘YouTube Poop’ n Festival honors young filmmakers who showcase crappy — and happy — life By ROSE BRENNAN rbrennan@riverdalepress.com
Crap happens. But when it interferes with a fun winter activity, it’s bound to face displeasure from some of the city’s younger residents. That was exactly the case for the Nasser family. All they wanted to do was enjoy a day in the snow by going sledding. But on their way to do so, they made a startling discovery: Much of the snow on their route was littered with dog poop. This met the ire of the Nasser kids at the time, so much so that dad Nicola filmed
them complaining about the “land mines” hiding in the snow. But what they might not have expected from this short video was recognition at a film festival. The aptly titled “Dog Poop” was one of 32 short films recognized in the third annual New York City Public School Film Festival. The featured videos were divided into animation, documentary, experimental, short feature/narrative categories, and the category for the Nasser family film in PSA/advocacy. Discomfort is no excuse for leaving an unpleasant surprise in the neighborhood, eldest daughter Loor Nasser says. And the city could certainly do with a reminder that poop is gross, even if your beloved furry friend is the one who left it. “I bet you their excuse is, ‘Oh, no! My hands! They’re too cold, so I can’t touch YOUTUBE, page A4
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Broadway gets electrified with new car chargers n While neighbors see chargers as sign of future, they aren’t sold on location By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com
Elon Musk may have never heard of Riverdale, but it’s clear the influence of the electric car pioneer has finally reached this corner of the Bronx. The city’s transportation department has installed two new electric car charging stations on Broadway between West 240th and West 242nd streets, part of a pilot program testing how best to implement such stations across the five boroughs over the next four years. But don’t plug in just yet. The chargers won’t be ready until about late June, according to a flyer distributed by DOT and its partner in the project, Con Edison. Known as “Level 2” chargers, these stations can completely juice up an electric car within four to eight hours, depending on its battery size. L2 chargers are compatible with most electric cars on the market except for Musk’s Tesla line, although his drivers can connect using an adapter. Details about the chargers are scarce right now because neither DOT or the electric utility is ready to talk about it, ConEd spokesman Philip O’Brien told The Riverdale Press. He did say, however, the pilot program is a necessary step toward meeting the state’s goals for reducing carbon emissions over the next couple decades. “We wholeheartedly embrace electric vehicles,” O’Brien said. DOT didn’t respond to requests for comment. When ConEd flips the switch, the stations can be used by anyone with an electric vehicle, O’Brien said. But it won’t be free. Instead, think of it more like paying for gasoline. “That does not mean it’s going to
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The city’s transportation department and Con Edison have partnered to install electric car charging stations throughout the city. This includes two new stations on Broadway between West 240th and West 242nd streets. very least that could be done.” “It’s very hard to get your head around how far behind the United States is in terms of infrastructure adoption for electric vehicles,” the North Riverdale resident said. “So, even the notion that adding a station is kind of like a landmark event in a community is so far behind the broader wind in the world.” Slavin is a technology consultant with Phylagen — an environmental pathogen sensor company — who previously worked as a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab. That gives Slavin a working knowledge of electric car technology and infrastructure. Plus, he owns
be $3.10,” O’Brien said. “But the usage that you get out of it is comparable to what you pay for gasoline and what mileage you get out of the gasoline.” The average gasoline-powered car gets about 25 miles to the gallon, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, while the range of electric cars per full charge can run from about 110 miles in the Mini Cooper, to more than 400 miles in the Tesla Model S, according to U.S. News & World Report. Kevin Slavin believes adding these charging stations is a step in the right direction toward making the city more friendly to electric vehicles. Albeit a small one: “It feels like literally the
an electric car himself. Most other wealthy nations, Slavin said, already have far more advanced electric car charging stations than what exists here. These countries use “Level 3” chargers — much faster than what DOT installed on Broadway — placed strategically throughout public parking lots and private garages. One big problem with the Broadway chargers, Slavin said, is their location. Typically charging stations are put in places where ample parking already exists. But Broadway is a busy thoroughfare with a lot of commercial traffic. “It’s not a comfortable place to wait,” Slavin said. “The essential verb
in getting electricity for your vehicle is waiting — whether that’s 15 minutes or an hour. In general, there’re just going to be places where that waiting is comfortable for you, and also comfortable for everybody else, (where) your vehicle is not in the way of stuff. From what I can see, it doesn’t look like any of that was taken into consideration.” Community Board 8 traffic and transportation committee chair Dan Padernacht is not a fan of the location either, albeit for different reasons. While DOT did come before his committee a couple years ago to unveil the pilot program, of the three locations presented, Padernacht said his committee favored a spot on Manhattan College Parkway and Broadway. “When they gave us the presentation two years ago, DOT said they would come back to the community board after they selected the site, so that we could have an opportunity to comment,” he said. But it turned out DOT never came back. The site it chose, Padernacht added, is not ideal for a couple reasons. A big one is for the crowd that gathers each Sunday at the nearby Words of Life Christian Center. “It’s underneath an elevated train making the area darker, and at night, presenting public safety concerns,” he said. “And the area is utilized each Sunday by the church whose parishioners could use the additional three spots.” Danny Pearlstein is more excited about electrified public transportation than private electric cars. But still, the policy communications director with Riders Alliance — a transit advocacy group — says this charging station pilot program is a sign of things to come. “As we electrify all transportation infrastructure, we will be seeing more charging stations of all sorts all over the city,” Pearlstein said. “By the same token, we’re going to have to be careful about how we use electricity. Because it’s not enough to electrify, it’s also important that our electric grid (and) electricity sources don’t produce carbon emissions.”
PRESS POINTS Biden calls out anti-Semitic attacks Although he didn’t specifically reference the vandal attacks against four synagogues in Riverdale, President Joe Biden last week did speak out on the rise of anti-Semitic attacks, calling them “despicable, unconscionable, un-American,
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and they must stop.” “I will not allow our fellow Americans to be intimidated or attacked because of who they are or the faith they practice,” Biden said, according to a White House statement. “We cannot allow the toxic combination of hatred, dangerous lies and conspiracy theories to put our fellow Americans at
risk.” Biden has directed U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to ramp up efforts to combat hate crime. “We must all stand together to silence these terrible and terrifying echoes of the worst chapters in world history, and pledge to give hate no safe harbor.”
Another year for Spalter leading CB8 Community Board 8 is expected to approve a leadership slate next week that will give Laura Spalter a second year as chair of the board, and a return of her team that includes Bob Bender as vice chair, Lisa Daub as secretary, and Diomarys Es-
caño-Bell as treasurer. A nominating committee led by Julie Reyes also selected a slate of committee chairs, which remain unchanged from last year — for the most part. The most significant shift is the traffic and transportation committee, which will now be led by Deb Travis. She replaces Dan Padernacht, who decided
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Bill would protect rape victims while intoxicated RAPE from page A1 Even Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., penned a letter to Cuomo in 2019 asking him to close the loophole. Biaggi points to a recent incident at Saint John’s University in Queens where two female students were allegedly raped by who law enforcement believe was the same man. A New York Police Department detective told one of the victims there “wasn’t enough evidence” for prosecutors to take the case, according to a published report. The other was warned by the college’s public safety investigator that going to the police would be pointless for the same reason. “That’s just this year, one example,” Biaggi said. With two “very young women on a college campus in New York City, where that’s a person now, who is very likely to engage in similar conduct again. And we hope, obviously, that that doesn’t happen. But unfortunately, when there’s no accountability, people repeat their behavior until they are stopped — whether it’s by the law or by others.”
The Lasallian Women and Gender Resource Center at Manhattan College, says the center was established partially to better protect students from sexual misconduct. In addition to a lack of accountability, another problem with the loophole is that it feeds into the societal trope of what is called “victim blaming.” This is where people blame the victim’s behavior — rather than the perpetrator’s — for what happened to them. “And so essentially, it’s encouraging victims to change their behavior
in order to avoid assault,” the senator said, “rather than discouraging perpetrators from committing assaults in the first place.” It’s hard to determine how many rape or sexual assault cases don’t get prosecuted because of this loophole. But Biaggi believes more than half of reported sexual assaults involve the voluntary consumption of drugs and alcohol. “We have some numbers that show that the number of cases that are actually brought forward are minuscule compared to the number of cases that actually happen. Especially in the criminal law,” said Jordan Pascoe, a co-faculty director of Manhattan College’s Lasallian Women and Gender Resource Center. “But none of those numbers can be exact. Right? There’s absolutely no way to count that.” The question now is if the bill will pass in the final week of the legislative session, or die the same way it did last year. The bill is one step short of a floor vote in the senate, but still in committee in the lower chamber, Biaggi said. There is strong support in the
senate, which passed a similar bill last year near-unanimously, only to have its Assembly companion bill fail to reach the floor. But Biaggi hopes her bill’s chances are stronger this year now that its Assembly sponsor — Jeffrey Dinowitz — also is chair of the lower chamber’s codes committee, where his version of the bill currently resides. Although Dinowitz says he supports the measure, he admits its fate in the Assembly is complicated. “We want to balance, on the one hand, making sure that we can successfully prosecute criminals — in this case, rapists — and move those cases forward,” the Assemblyman said. “But on the other hand, not create a situation where you’re guilty until proven innocent.” Biaggi’s bill has found support among students and faculty at the Lasallian Center. “One of the reasons the center started was because of murkiness in Manhattan college’s consent code — five years ago — that had a similar loophole,” Pascoe said. “And so part
of the work of students advocating to build the center was responding to a policy precisely like this one” The college has made a number of strides over the last five years in changing campus culture and implementing much more effective consent policies, Pascoe said. Like hiring a new Title IX coordinator whose job is to set clear rules around consent and ensure those rules are enforced properly. The shift in the culture around sexual misconduct at Manhattan College is reflective of a shift in the broader culture since the “Me Too” movement first took hold in 2017. Biaggi hopes the culture has shifted enough that she can finally pass this bill. “I don’t want to be coming back next year doing this again,” the senator said. “If I decide to drink and go out and somebody rapes me, and I can’t bring a case because this was not prioritized to be handled, like that is outrageous. And the fact that anybody would be in that situation because we didn’t change the law that we know is clearly causing harm, is also like a dereliction of our duties.”
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Some state political leaders think the Holocaust — a state-sponsored genocide that killed 6 million people during World War II — is not being effectively taught in public schools. One of those leaders is Queens Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, who is pushing a bill calling on the state education department to study how the Holocaust is taught in schools.
Are teachers focusing enough on Holocaust? ANTI-SEMITISM from page A1 the lower-chamber bill. “It’s very obvious that we should connect the dots between our education system and the rise of vitriol and hate we’ve seen in the last couple of years, and certainly over the last week,” Rozic said. “We need to do everything we can to educate future generations on the horrors of the Holocaust, so that they don’t repeat themselves in the streets of New York City.” Because the state’s education department already requires schools to teach about the Holocaust, Rozic’s bill would initiate a study ensuring school districts are following these requirements. Rozic isn’t optimistic she’ll get positive results because she says she’s heard time and again from parents and families the Holocaust isn’t taught adequately. “Educators from across the city and state have reached out over the years, asking for more resources,” Rozic said. “Jewish families remain concerned that the Holocaust has not been taught in the classroom. And there’s only one way to figure that out. The state education department has to do a review to see what works and what is not working in the classroom.” Rozic points to a survey from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany that looked at Holocaust knowledge among people between 18 and 39 from all 50 states. They were asked if they had heard of the Holocaust, knew how many people were killed, and if they could name a concentration camp
or ghetto, among other questions. New York finished as one of the worst performing states — 58 percent couldn’t name a concentration camp or ghetto, and a fifth of them believed Jewish people actually caused the Holocaust. Moving blame from the Nazis to the victims was particularly concerning for Haller, only reinforcing her call for the state to audit how the Holocaust is being taught. “So, in my mind, does any bit of education help?” she asked. “Yeah. Jews caused the Holocaust? Excuse me? Like, well, yeah, it does matter.” Rozic has tried to make this bill law in past years, but says it’s become even more pressing now, especially with the recent rise in anti-Semitism. “It’s my highest priority in this legislative session,” Rozic said. “We have (a week) left until the end of session. And my hope is that colleagues will see what is happening to the Jewish community, and will speak up for meaningful legislation like this.” However, not every lawmaker is on board. Rozic’s bill was temporally stalled in the Assembly education committee last week when its chair, Michael Benedetto, nearly stopped it from moving out of committee. Benedetto — who represents part of the east Bronx — said he opposed the legislation because laws already exist requiring New York schools to teach about the Holocaust. He added there are already systems of accountability in place to ensure it’s
being taught effectively. “Well, the simple fact of the matter is, the Holocaust is taught in school,” Benedetto said. “That’s what we have superintendents and supervisors for within the schools, to check to make sure that teachers are doing their job. That’s why you have to do a general overview to see if the teachers are teaching the required material, and that students are getting the best material given.” Parents and teachers have come to him over the years with complaints about various subjects not being taught in school properly, Benedetto said, and the lawmaker has learned to take those complaints with a big grain of salt. “I really have no reason to call upon the finances and the manpower of the state education department that would be used to basically look to find out about something, which we’re fairly confident is being done right now,” Benedetto said. Ultimately, enough lawmakers on the committee did think it was necessary enough to override Benedetto. That moved the bill on to the next committee with hopes it will ultimately get called for a vote on the Assembly floor. The study isn’t wasting resources, Haller said. And it could have long-term benefits for improving education about other atrocities, like slavery, in schools. “It’s not about money,” she said. “It just has to happen. And maybe it is a model to see how we address all sorts of other things in our public system.”
Should be back to normal for schools come fall BACK TO SCHOOL from page A1 “It’s time for everyone to come back,” de Blasio told reporters last week. “It’s time to do things the way they were meant to be done — all the kids in the classroom together, getting a great education from educators who care, staff members who care, the school community coming back fully.” de Blasio’s announcement didn’t come without questions and some confusion. The mayor had previously announced snow days would be replaced with remote learning. Was that still happening, or did de Blasio switch gears? And there’s also the fact that while positive coronavirus test rates in public schools might be extremely low, it’s still not zero. So what happens if and when someone tests positive for the virus that causes COVID-19? The answers ended up being simple: Remote learning will still be available to schools, it just won’t be as integral to its operations. For example, the city still plans to do away with snow days and replace them with remote
learning days. And remote learning may still be necessary if coronavirus outbreaks occur on campus. But again, those accommodations will be temporary, and students will return to in-person learning if and when the mandatory quarantine period is over. And then, of course, there are a handful of students who still might not be able to return to in-person learning, even by September. These are the students who have more severe illnesses or compromised immune systems, which makes them far more vulnerable to COVID-19. That’s something the United Federation of Teachers — the city’s largest educators union — believes should still remain open to remote learning. “There is no substitute for in-person learning,” UFT president Michael Mulgrew said, in a release. “We want as many students back in school as safely possible. We still have concerns about the safety of a small number of students with extreme medical challenges. For that small group of stu-
dents, a remote option may still be necessary.” But for the vast majority of public school students, they’ll be back in their classrooms this fall. And the city’s education department recognizes it has a lot of work to do in order to convince families who haven’t been inside a school building for more than a year that those buildings are safe. That’s why the city plans to host a series of open houses for families over the summer. They are designed to show parents the protocol in place to keep the school community safe — from coronavirus testing, to masking, to everything in between. But a lot can change between now and September, especially where public health is concerned. de Blasio says he’ll follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and pay close attention to safety for all the schools. But especially elementary and middle schools where many students are still not eligible to get vaccinated.
These open houses will be essential in convincing public school families that their school buildings are prepared for a full reopening this fall, schools chancellor Meisha Porter said. “This summer, our schools will open their doors for you, starting in June, to host visits,” Porter said last week. “We want to welcome our families, and we want you to see our schools, see how safe and ready they are.” Knowing she may no longer be the schools chancellor after a new mayor takes office next year, Porter still wants to be the boots on the ground during the reopening. Yet her enthusiasm for a return to normalcy might pale in comparison to her daughter’s. “We would not be doing this if our schools were not safe,” Porter said. “I’m a mother of a New York City high school student who was so excited, she was singing and dancing this morning. And so, we would never take any risks with our most important assets, and that’s our children.”
YOUTUBE from page A1 the poop!’” Loor said in the film, as she zoomed in on one of many piles featured in the video. “There was a sign in front of some school and it said, ‘Please curb your dog and do not let them poop.’ And then, inside it, there was dog poop.” It would be too easy to assume the omnipresent brown menace of dog poop was a one-time annoyance for the Nasser family. But it also struck when the kids least expected it — on what was supposed to be a special day for Loor’s younger brother. “A few days ago, on Joseph’s birthday, Joseph stepped in dog poop,” Loor said. “And then he went to go to the snow to clear it (off), but then when he got to the snow, there was poop on the snow. And then on the way back, he stepped in a different chunk of poop.” “Dog Poop” was the only featured film produced by Bronx public school students. Loor attends Riverdale/ Kingsbridge Academy on West 237th Street, while her brothers and other featured actors Joseph, Jude and Luke attend P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil just a block or two away. There might not have been a deeper narrative or character arc in the Nasser family’s film. But just like the poop they encountered, a message was out there, short and sweet: They’re tired of this crap. “I know that there’s always poop in Manhattan, but when there’s snow, people leave more and more and more poop,” Loor said. “It’s disgusting.” But the Nasser family isn’t just a one-trick pony. Even before the film festival, home videos were a part of their lives. And now with the proliferation of YouTube, they’re on the internet for the world to see. One might not want to watch the Nasser kids complain about dog poop while zooming in on the various piles they encounter on a walk through Manhattan. But maybe a video of the kids making Christmas cookies might be more appealing. Or perhaps a video of Loor and Joseph sharing their love for the Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series. Or even a video of the kids assembling chairs from Ikea. And “Dog Poop” wasn’t the first time the Nassers highlighted the city’s education department. The family’s YouTube channel features a home video of Loor and Joseph unboxing a DOE-issued iPad for remote and hybrid learning at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. It might have been just another video for them, but it also became a part of history, documenting an academic year the city’s kids — including the Nassers — won’t soon forget. But even in such a seemingly historic moment, the classic banter between siblings takes center stage. As Joseph unravels the new iPad charger, he scolds his sister by saying, “Stop copying my sentences,” to which Loor replies, “I said it first.” The videos on the family’s YouTube channel give the outside world an inside look at the daily lives of a family who calls this city home. But to Joseph, it gives him a special gift — experiencing new things with his family. “In almost every video, there’s a fun activity that we do,” Joseph said. “One time I tried making pancakes on video. That was fun. I also built a Lego (set) on video. That was also fun. It depends on what the topic is. That’s the best thing about it.”
Where to find the Nassers Watch ‘Dog Poop’ and other videos like it by visiting online tinyurl.com/NasserFamily
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Bronx civil court judge candidates make their case n In overlooked June primary, five candidates compete for two spots
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Excitement is building as the June 22 Democratic primary election draws ever closer. Many eyes are on the mayor’s race, with frontrunner Andrew Yang — an entrepreneur and former presidential candidate — drawing lots of local and national media coverage. Significantly, fewer follow the races for comptroller, public advocate and city council — but these contests still get some attention. Ultimately. However, even many hardcore politicos don’t know much about the list of contenders who usually appear at the bottom of the ballot: The candidates for judge. There are two open civil court judicial positions open on the municipal court bench, serving an area covering the entire western side of the Bronx. Unlike criminal and family court judges, who are appointed by the mayor and governor, civil court judges are selected through partisan elections. These judges handle small claims cases up to $25,000 and disputes between tenants and landlords. The winners of this race will serve 10-year terms on the bench. One of the candidates, Yadhira Gonzalez-Taylor, says judgeship are often overlooked by voters because “they’re not sexy races, (and) they’re all the way at the bottom of the ballot.” “When we go to court and say, ‘Gee, this judge does not reflect my community, they don’t think like my community, they don’t understand the struggles that my community has,’ it’s because they’re elected by a tiny fraction of the electorate. Because not everybody votes all the way at the bottom of the ballot.” This year, civil court judge candidates will appear on a separate sheet, Gonzalez-Taylor said, because of all the space devoted to ranked-choice voting races up the ticket. However, voters won’t cast their votes for civil court judge through ranked-choice — instead they’ll use the old system, choosing one candidate for each spot. Four other candidates are running for the two open seats. Two of them — Jessica Flores and John Rodriguez — are backed by the Bronx Democrats, drawing endorsements from machine politicos like Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, state Sen. Jamaal Bailey and U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat. Flores is currently the principal law clerk for a Bronx Supreme Court judge handling labor law. She started her career as an attorney in children’s services, representing typically the youngest clients in Bronx family court. Flores left after five years to represent clients who otherwise couldn’t af-
The Concourse Village-based attorney has 20 years of experience, dating back to even before she earned her law degree. Her current practice focuses on divorce, adoption, labor law and malpractice cases. She’s an adjunct professor at Hostos Community College in Mott Haven, and is the principal law clerk to a Bronx Supreme Court judge.
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Yadhira González-Taylor says her campaign to be a civil court judge for the west Bronx is mainly about educating voters on the importance of the race. González-Taylor seeks one of two spots on the bench against five other candidates in a June 22 Democratic primary. ford a lawyer. There Flores represented children in abuse, delinquency and adoption cases. She also ran a Bronxbased law firm for about 10 years. As a first-generation American, whose parents are from Honduras and Cuba, Flores grew up speaking Spanish as her first language. Her upbringing prepared her to be a lawyer, she said — and now a judge — in her home borough. “I know the struggles that my parents went through and that many families go through when they arrive here,” Flores said. “Unfortunately, a lot of them get thrusted into the court system and are lost. I was able to understand that, and I was able to help them.” Over time, Flores noticed a disparity between these litigants and the judges they ended up in front of. “There was a disconnect between understanding cultural issues, current societal issues,” she said. “I wanted to become a judge because I believe that the bench should reflect the community that we serve.” For Rodriguez, it’s all about bringing respect and competence back to the courts. Over his 33 years as an attorney, Rodriguez has seen what he describes as a deterioration in people’s trust and respect for the courts. “It’s very important that we have people who are qualified to be in the position,” he said. “Especially in today’s climate, we need to know that there’s going to be people who (will)
bring confidence to the political system.” Rodriguez believes his experience as a prosecutor, a criminal defense attorney and a civil rights lawyer make him the best candidate for the job. He’s also run his own Bronx-based firm for the past two decades. Gonzalez-Taylor — currently a hearings officer with the city’s education department — is running an independent campaign. While she’s not backed by the Bronx Democratic Party, Gonzalez-Taylor said her campaign isn’t about being anti-party machine. Instead, she’s running not just to represent her community on the bench, but also to educate voters on the importance of judicial elections. She was inspired to run this kind of campaign because of how she experienced family court as a teenager after her father was accused of being abusive. “We were not acknowledged, the people who took our complaint, they barely made eye contact,” GonzalezTaylor said. “And we both left there feeling more shame for even asking for help. That’s my foundational experience in terms of what helps me deal with people as a lawyer, (and) what inspires me to be kind with every single person I meet.” Like Flores, Gonzalez-Taylor also believes judges often don’t reflect the communities they serve because they’re picked by a very small portion of the electorate. That’s why her cam-
paign is fundamentally about educating voters on this process. The other two candidates seeking votes are Verena Powell and Angel Cruz. Powell is a Bronx-based prosecutor and defense attorney who currently works for the mayor’s criminal justice office. She also worked for the Bronx district attorney’s office for a decade. Politics may govern many aspects of life, but Powell says it won’t affect how she rules in the courtroom. “I want people when they come into court, and they look upon the bench and they see a person who looks like me, (to know) that they’ll be treated fairly,” Powell said. “Basically, when a decision is rendered, it’s done so on the facts of the law, and not favoritism.” Cruz lives in Queens and runs a law firm that focuses on criminal, probate and election law, according to published reports. His wife is a civil court judge in Queens. No matter who wins, it’s important people understand how consequential judicial elections are to their lives, Flores said, and why they should make an informed choice in just a few weeks. “Truthfully, we make a lot more decisions that impact the community more often than, you know, the comptroller does,” Flores said. “Sure, everyone’s races — the mayor and the comptroller and everyone else — it has a ripple effect. But it’s not as impactful as judges, and yet we’re all the way at the bottom.”
The northeast Bronx-based attorney has deep roots in the borough, growing up in Highbridge and attending Bronx Science. He has practiced law for the past 33 years, and is a principal at his current law firm that has delved into civil rights as well as litigated criminal, housing, personal injury and labor law cases.
ANGEL CRUZ
A year after not winning an Assembly seat in Queens, he is contending for a Bronx civil court seat, despite living in Queens, thanks to state law. He focuses on criminal, probate and election law. His wife, Lumarie Maldonado Cruz, is a civil court judge in the Queens.
VERENA POWELL
Hailing from St. Louis, — she has 30 years experience both as a prosecutor and a defense attorney. She currently oversees 700 criminal defense lawyers in Bronx and Manhattan courts. Additionally, she has run her own law firm for the past 10 years.
YADHIRA GONZALEZ-TAYLOR Born and raised in the Bronx, she has lived in several neighborhoods, including her current home in Pelham Gardens. She works as the administrative hearing officer for the city’s education department. There she focuses on cases including violence, guns and sexual assault among students. — Brendan O’Sullivan
BUSINESS BRIEFS HSBC Bank set to become Citizens Bank There are two things that could happen to the HSBC Bank branch on West 235th Street near Netherland Avenue — either it could be closed come this time next year, or it will have a new name. At least for now, it’s looking like a new name after Citizens
Bank agreed to buy 80 branches of HSBC along the east coast. That likely includes the branch at 569 W. 235th, one of more than 65 in New York City alone. Citizens didn’t say how much it was paying for the branches, but told investors the move will add $9 billion in deposits and another $2 billion in loans to its books when the deal
By MICHAEL HINMAN closes early next year. When the sale is finalized, those locations that remain will be rebranded Citizens Banks, joining 1,000 other branches in 11 states.
City struggles to add new jobs New York City added 379,000 private-sector jobs in
April giving some observers hope that the economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic is now in the rearview mirror. That boosted the city’s total employment by 12 percent compared to April 2020, behind the 16 percent rate the state experienced overall, and more than 13 percent nationwide. That puts the city’s unem-
ployment rate at 10.8 percent, according to the state labor department, compared to 15.5 percent the year before. The five boroughs lead all metro areas when it comes to unemployment, as it remains nearly double everywhere else. The state ultimately added 1 million jobs in April compared to the year before, while the country tacked on 14.4 million.
Watertown-Fort Drum in Jefferson County near Lake Ontario had the largest percentage growth at just under 25 percent, while Long Island wasn’t far behind with its 195,700 new jobs accounting for 23 percent growth. Most of the new jobs have returned in the leisure and hospitality industry across the state.
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System wronged Wright, but he works to make it better
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An occasional series profiling various mayoral candidates and their plans for the Bronx.
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t’s near impossible to find any political candidate not out there ready to share with you their entire resume from the moment you start shaking hands, to the split second you let go. The men and women seeking to become New York City’s next mayor are no different, with backgrounds as varied as they come. But it’s unlikely anyone has the experience Isaac Wright Jr., brings to the mayoral race. But then again, it’s the kind of experience he would’ve been happy never to have acquired. You know, the kind where you spent six years behind bars. Yet prison is exactly where Wright spent most of the 1990s on drug charges — a place where a court later said Wright should never have landed. Wright has been free for nearly 25 years now, leading a rather successful life as an attorney in New Jersey. No one asked him about what happened all those years ago. And by this point, many didn’t even know. That is until Hank Steinberg — the man behind the CBS show “Without a Trace” — came across Wright’s story and used it as inspiration for the ABC legal drama “For Life,” which premiered just before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the country. Suddenly, everyone was talking about Wright’s wrongful conviction again. And the lawyer-turned-politician was a bit out of practice responding. “Once it went out, I had to readjust my privacy level,” Wright says. “My skin is pretty tough. I think some of the things that I’ve been doing over the years — especially when I was going through those really, really trying times — I think prepared me for dealing with some of these very sensitive
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Isaac Wright Jr., brings a resume that is unique among the other candidates running for mayor. But how can he use that experience behind bars to lead City Hall? That’s the very message he’s working to get out to voters now. issues. Now it’s just a part of my life.” Wright’s lawyers fought hard to get him out of prison, and ultimately got one of the charges tossed out. But Wright knew he wasn’t supposed to be behind bars, so he took matters in his own hands. He started studying law through the prison’s Inmate Legal Association, and focused on how prosecutors tried his case. He not only overturned his convictions in just a few years, but he also helped overturn convictions of some of his inmates, according to published reports. Wright knew the law, and he wasn’t going to let anyone get crushed by it. It’s that kind of drive and perseverance he says New York City needs right now.
“The sheer magnitude of problems that New York has as a city, understanding that they’re very, very unique and specific problems — it’s going to take a special person that’s able to think outside the box,” Wright says. “Someone that can clearly make the impossible possible.” That list, however, doesn’t include those who do nothing but run for office and hold elected position. Sure, there are some benefits of having that kind of government experience. But Wright believes a mayor doesn’t just lead with doing the work, but inspiring the work as well. “Career politicians, they are a part of a system that moves one
way,” Wright says. “And, you know, you don’t really see a lot of creative thinking or just a lot of creativity. If you’re a borough president, or you’re a controller — if people’s lives during your tenure hadn’t changed when you were there, you’re not going to change when you’re mayor.” Those are the same problems that also cause many electeds to wear blinders when it comes to any part of the city that’s not Manhattan, Wright said. Especially in the outer boroughs. “When you look at boroughs like the Bronx, you’re looking at a borough that has been neglected by most leaders,” Wright says. “It comes down to money. ‘I have those promises I have to keep for whoever helped me
get the most money. That’s where I’ve concentrated my attention.’ And that’s one of the reasons why the Bronx has been consistently left out. New York City needs a person who is not bought and sold before he gets into office.” The Bronx certainly has issues that need to be addressed — like housing, employment, and especially health — but those are also issues that can be addressed at a wider level, Wright says, because if they’re being neglected here by City Hall, then they’re likely being neglected everywhere. Still, he’s aware that the outer boroughs not named “Brooklyn” are almost always more of an afterthought than a first thought. “The Bronx should be first in line, especially when it comes down to revitalization,” Wright says. “You need to be first in line, instead of last in line. And we can really make a difference.” Wright’s name is not one that’s bounced about in political circles with the likes of Andrew Yang, Eric Adams or Kathryn Garcia. But just as he proved in the ‘90s, Wright says to never count him out. Especially when he knows he’s right. “We have an incredible grassroots campaign, and a lot of times, what you hear above ground is not really what’s happening on the ground,” Wright says. “And I think that’s ultimately going to show when election time comes around. It’s going to show.”
POLITICAL ARENA Lora supporters brush off IDC claims Some of the elected officials and political groups backing Mino Lora for city council are lashing out at claims the Spuyten Duyvil non-profit director once supported the Indepen-
dent Democratic Conference, saying that if that were true, they wouldn’t be backing her run to topple Eric Dinowitz. The key source of evidence for those making the claim against Lora is a $50 donation she made to state Sen. Marisol Alcantara back in 2018, one of
By Michael hinMan the members of the IDC — the group of rogue Democrats in the senate led by Jeffrey Klein who would throw their support with a Republican minority, and keeping Democrats out of power. Now Biaggi, state Sen. Gustavo Rivera, the New York
Working Families Party, No IDC NY and activist Zephyr Teachout have issued a statement making it clear where Lora stands when it comes to being a Democrat. “These are false claims that Mino supported the IDC,” the groups said, in a release. “We
do not endorse candidates who supported the IDC. This is particularly offensive given that one of Mino’s opponents, Eric Dinowitz, was for years a strong supporter of Jeff Klein and the IDC. “By targeting Mino with this ridiculous charge, people are
letting Dinowitz off the hook, and making it more difficult to defeat him.” Lora and Dinowitz are two of a half-dozen candidates looking to represent Democrats on the ballot for the council seat. The primary to decide who will do just that is June 22.
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THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, June 3, 2021 - A9
What’s on? Music and burgers
Singer and songwriter Jack De Pietro headlines “Make Music” on Monday, June 21 beginning at noon in front of Yo-Burger, 3726 Riverdale Ave. The performance is part of a joint initiative with Brush the Bronx, the Kingsbridge Riverdale Van Cortlandt Development Corp., and the city’s cultural affairs department. There is no cost to attend.
Toastmasters get together
The Bronx Toastmasters Club meets Wednesday, June 9 at 7:30 p.m., on the Zoom online videoconferencing app. RSVP at bronxtoastmastersclub@ gmail.com.
Music returns for summer online
The Bronx Council on the Arts summer concert series returns with the Latin sounds of Edwin Perez on Friday, June 11 at 6 p.m. That’s followed on Wednesday, June 16, with post-modern spirituals from Tyrone Birkett beginning at 6 p.m. For details, visit BronxArts.org.
Talking to the judge candidates
A number of political groups will host a forum speaking to the five candidates running for the Bronx civil court on Sunday, June 6 beginning at 5 p.m. The forum is sponsored by Northwest Bronx Indivisible, Bend the Arc Jewish Action Riverdale, and the
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Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture. To register for the online forum, visit tiny.cc/nwbi-june6.
Puerto Rican jazz show to help BAE
Bobby Sanabria will perform at a virtual Puerto Rican jazz benefit concert for the Bronx Arts Ensemble on Thursday, June 10 at 7 p.m. The event itself is free, but donations to support the arts organization are requested. For more information, visit BronxArtsEnsemble.org.
CB8 meetings continue into June
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: • Land use committee on Monday, June 7 at 7 p.m. • Full board on Tuesday, June 8 at 7 p.m. • Health, hospitals and social services committee on Wednesday, June 9 at 7 p.m. • Racial equity special committee on Thursday, June 10 at 7 p.m. • Law, rules and ethics committee on Monday, June 14 at 7 p.m. • Joint gathering of both the environment and sanitation committee and the housing committee on Wednesday, June 16 at 7 p.m. • Traffic and transportation committee on Thursday, June 17 at 7 p.m. • Youth committee on Monday,
June 21 at 7:30 p.m. • Education, libraries and cultural affairs committee on Tuesday, June 22 at 7:30 p.m. • Parks and recreation committee on Wednesday, June 23 at 7 p.m. • Economic development committee on Thursday, June 24 at 7 p.m.
Criminal justice reform discussion
Bend the Arc Riverdale’s task force hosts a meeting Monday, June 7 at 7 p.m., through the Zoom online videoconferencing app. Katie Schaffer, the organizing and advocacy director at the Center for Community Alternatives, will talk about crime statistics and incarceration as they inform issues of criminal justice and bail reform. For more information, or to register, email bendthearc.riverdaletaskforce@gmail.com.
Visiting Untermyer Gardens in June
Untermyer Gardens is open once again seven days a week from 9 a.m., to an hour before sunset at 945 N. Broadway in Yonkers. No reservations are necessary, and admission is free. Tours are scheduled each Sunday beginning at 11 a.m., with costs ranging between $10 and $25. Saturday tours are available on June 12 at 8 p.m. and June 26 at 10 a.m.. Both cost $20. Advanced reservations are available through UntermyerGardens.org. Family adventure tours are available Sundays at 10 a.m., for kids between 7 and 12 with an accompanying
parent. Cost is $10 for each kid, but parents and anyone younger than 2 can join for free. These adventure tours will cover the Walled Garden on June 6 and June 26, the Vista and Ruin Garden on June 13, and the Temple of Love and Dell on June 20. Kids between 2 and 5 can enjoy storytime in the garden Sundays at 11 a.m. Cost is $5 per child, with accompanying adults and younger kids free. Classes are also available most weekends in June, with prices ranging from $20 to $50, covering drawing and tree tours, among others. Advanced registration is required. Upcoming concerts include: • Songs of Love: An Afternoon of Persian Music on Saturday, June 6 at 5 p.m. Cost is $30 • Westchester Philharmonic Brass Quintet on Friday, June 11 at 7 p.m. Cost is $25 • Voices of Ascension choral music on Saturday, June 18 at 5 p.m. Cost is $50 For more information, visit UntermyerGardens.org.
loving personality and a kind nature. She loved to cook and entertain family and friends. Her greatest joy was surrounding herself with her children and grandchildren, and sharing stories of her travels. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Jacques in 2011. She is survived by three children: Ann, Alan and Debra, and their spouses, as well as seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family respectfully requests memorial contributions be sent to Riverdale Hatzalah ambulance service, 181 Riverdale Ave., Bronx, N.Y., 10471.
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. Upcoming events include: • Conversation with The Shadow of the Sun artists and curators on Thursday, June 3 beginning at 6 p.m., online, as part of the exhibition at Wave Hill. The discussion includes artists Ross Bleckner and Zachari Logan as well as curators Wayne Baerwaldt, Jennifer McGregor and Leah Taylor. To register, call (718) 549-3200, Ext. 213, or email visualarts@wavehill.org.
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A10 - THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, June 3, 2021
Opinion
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EDITORIAL
Rape is rape is rape is rape
T
he rules are simple. Don’t wear your hair in a ponytail, bun or braid. Dress in clothes that are hard to remove. Stay off your cell phone while in public, and definitely don’t mindlessly dig through your purse when in a parking lot. And please, don’t be out and about before 8:30 in the morning. What are these rules for? According to the internet, it’s the best way for a woman to prevent being raped. It was supposedly compiled by some karate black belt who works with Steven Segal — sorry, no. It’s all nonsense. Absolute and complete nonsense. For more than two decades, people have emailed and posted to social media these “rules.” And many, we’re sure, did so with nothing but good intentions. But not only will doing these things not make a woman any safer from becoming a rape victim, it accomplishes something far worse: It suggests that if someone is indeed targeted for such a terrible attack, they are somehow to blame for it. You might as well ask a survivor of rape what they were wearing at the time of the attack, which is nothing more than supporting an attacker’s claim that “she was asking for it” simply by the way she looked. Let’s be clear: If someone you’re with has not explicitly consented to doing anything with you, then you have only one option — do nothing. Period. It doesn’t matter what she’s wearing, or how her hair is styled, or that she’s out in a parking lot before sunrise, fumbling through her purse. If someone doesn’t give you explicit permission to
touch them in any way, then you don’t touch them in any way. But there’s one more level that is often overlooked — is someone in the right state of mind to give consent? More specifically, are they impaired in any way? Alcohol might be a cure for many inhibitions, but that doesn’t necessarily equate to consent. Yet, in New York, if a woman chooses to drink or do drugs, and then gets attacked, the law says she hasn’t been attacked. It’s what’s known as a “voluntary intoxication loophole,” and it’s a loophole no different than any other type of victim blaming. This isn’t the first time state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi has pushed legislation to remove this loophole. In fact, her first bill passed the senate with all but former Independent Democratic Conference member Diane Savino voting for it. Unfortunately, the lower chamber bill — introduced by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz in a rare move of solidarity with Biaggi — couldn’t make it out of committee. Now S.452 is just a step away from its own floor vote, but Dinowitz’s bill in the Assembly is once again slogging its way through committee. Closing the voluntary intoxication loophole is common sense. Sen. Biaggi and nearly all her colleagues know it. Assemblyman Dinowitz and many of his colleagues know it. This bill must become law, but time is running out for this legislative session. Let’s make it the priority it demands, and remove this shameful legal defense once and for all.
POINT OF VIEW
Outraged? Here’s what you could, and should, do
By EZRA FRIEDLANDER
T
he recent outbursts of anti-Semitism in our city have deeply shocked many of us to our cores. Viewing clips of hate crimes, and listening to the chants demeaning our people and calling for an end to our existence, has gripped many of us with trepidation and anger. Perhaps “anger” is an understatement. Perhaps there is another word that better describes your angst, frustration or desperation in response to how the geopolitical situation in the Middle East is now playing out on the streets of our city in the ugliest way possible. Regardless of the resulting emotion, the reactionary response is the same: blame. Immediately after digesting the incidents, we start pointing fingers at a host of different characters: The governor, the mayor, mayoral candidates, the askonim, spokespeople for the community — truly a circular firing squad. The nature of this reaction is not for me to comment further. Responding to or discussing the level of acrimonious and verbal tirades is not what will resolve the problem. So, you may ask, what will? Very simple: voting. Yes. Voting. And I repeat again: voting. And before you vote, don’t forget to register to vote. If you truly want to change policy, there is only one way to: voting. Unless all the couch potatoes that rant and rave on the internet regarding the varied problems in our city will get up and take action into their own hands, the only alternative is to vote. You don’t like what you see as a lack of ruleof-law, or the new bail rules, then change them. The more you are a naysayer, and the more you don’t want to participate in the system, the more you deserve the onus of the blame for these problems persisting. Now, I’ve written about this many times, and I don’t want to have to say it again. But this is not partisan. You can vote Republican until you’re blue — or red, in this case — in the face. However, in New York City, if you have no voice in the primary, you have abdicated your choice. Because here in New York City, the determining factor for who wins the seat in January is who wins the primary in June. You do not have to vote for the Democrats in November,
but if you do not feel the system serves you, it is incumbent upon you to vote in the Democratic primary. Thus, if this community wants to be potent and powerful, you must vote. Next time there is an incident, don’t start pointing fingers to blame as your means of “taking action.” Reckon with your frustration. Vote. If it takes hours to wait in line and vote, that means voter turnout in the community is high, and we are doing well. Do not come up with excuses. Do not watch social media and waste your time talking about the problems. Just go and vote and solve them. You want power? Take power and go vote. If we can properly represent our political prowess, politicians will come knocking on your door to find out what you want. Disclaimer: Yes, I am a registered public relations consultant, which is often called a “lobbyist.” However, whether you vote doesn’t make me richer or poorer. I just know from my position that when you vote, you are heard. It is always easy to blame someone else and say if they did “A” or “B,” it would not have happened. Rather, if you did not vote and do not plan on voting, the blame lays purely on you. Go out and vote. After these incidents, the handwringing begins. The deflection of blame makes people feel good as if they are doing something constructive. Let me tell you something, folks: Blame starts with you. Those who vote are responded and catered to first. You want condemnation of elected officials? You want police to protect your community? You want to change the bail laws that allow dangerous individuals who perpetuate hate crimes to stay out of prison? Go out and vote! You may think that’s too simple, but I am telling you that’s all it takes. That is tachlis. There’s an election just weeks away. Vent your frustration at the ballot box. In conclusion, if in fact there isn’t a significant uptick in voter turnout, do not blame anyone except yourself. The author is chief executive of The Friedlander Group, a public policy organization based in New York City and Washington.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Health reform needed now To the editor:
(re: “We’re pretty well covered now,” April 29)
Images of happy New Yorkers released from coronavirus restrictions flood the media. But COVID-19 continues imprisoning too many. So-called “long COVID” has tens of thousands needing continued medical care — and uncontrolled, often non-reimbursed financial suffering. Now more than ever, let’s encourage our legislators to pass the New York Health Act. Why now? Because federal legislation — like for-profit health insurance — is failing to keep us financially safe, despite giving bailouts and waivers to health care providers and insurers. New Yorkers today are mourning the deaths of loved ones, suffering from the after-effect of long COVID, and facing heart-stopping medical bills from hospitals and insurance companies for what we thought were covered services. How can this happen? Clever billing systems — a by-product of for-profit funding of our health care — recode services to bill patients for millions of dollars, bypassing the federal coronavirus rules. The profiteers find loopholes to the pandemic financial agreements — and lobby mightily against New York Health — seeking to ensure long-term financial gains from the pandemic. Insurance companies doubled their profits in 2020. Buoyed by federal bailout money, hospital corporations went on huge spending sprees, invested their “excess revenue” in the growing stock market, and bought out smaller — competing — hospitals. Here in the Bronx, Montefiore Hospital still has not reached an agreement with UnitedHealth Group, forcing policyholders to find other insurance, or to change trusted doctors. City retirees — 245,000 of them — are being unwillingly removed from their traditional Medicare, and forced to accept Medicare Advantage — privatized Medicare that limits their choice of doctors and hospitals, and charges taxpayers more than Medicare, including through excess billing and fraud. Hospitals and insurance companies have attacked with fake news, even in The Riverdale Press as Wendy Darwell — director of the Suburban Hospital Alliance of New York State — did recently. She said that “we’re pretty well covered now.” Really? Are we covered when 50 percent of Bronx residents are on Medicaid — separate and unequal health care — while 29 percent have no
Guardian angels for us To the editor: With all of the negativity going on in these most distressful times, I had to do a shout-out to three wonderful Riverdalians who came to my rescue on April 19. I have been an avid walker in Riverdale for many years. On the morning of April 19, I was completing my morning power walk. I was across the street from P.S. 81 and lost my footing. I took a horrendous fall. I fell on my arm and hit my head on the cement ground. Three amazing men came to my rescue. I was bleeding from my forehead, and couldn’t move my arm. One of the men lifted me up to allow me to sit on the wall. They never left my side. They called an ambulance and took care of me until it arrived.
insurance at all, and half the remaining residents — those with for-profit insurance — skip care because of cost? We need a funding system that doesn’t siphon taxpayer dollars to private profits. A system that will reduce the cost of our health care by 30 percent — $850 billion per year that currently provides no health care to anyone. We need a funding system which reimburses physicians and hospitals fairly for poor patients as well as rich ones. New York Health will be that funding system, and will eliminate the health care caste system that harms our elderly, our poor — and increasingly, our middle class. New York Health will give every New Yorker all medically necessary care — from hospitalizations and doctor visits, prescriptions, vision, dental, hearing, long-term care, and reproductive, to mental health and substance abuse treatment. New York Health is a single, equitable, highquality and comprehensive plan, giving free choice or provider, no more networks, no costsharing, and no premiums. The respected and centrist Rand Corp., concluded that New York Health will mean that 90 percent of New Yorkers will pay less than they currently do for better health care. That it will control costs far better than the current system, while dramatically reducing health disparities across races, ZIP codes and income levels. And it will stimulate the creation of 200,000 new jobs, encourage start-ups and small businesses, and increase the competitiveness of large businesses operating in the state against those in other states and other nations. Additional analyses have described New York Health as having a “poverty reduction” side benefit, reducing state poverty by as much as 20 percent, since medical bills financially ruin tens of thousands of middle-class New Yorkers every year while forcing those with fewer resources into housing and food insecurity. New York Health will also reduce the annual budgets of local governments by 20 percent or more, as they spend less on for-profit health insurance for employees. Call our leaders in Albany today: Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie at (718) 654-6539, and senate majority leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins at (914) 423-4031. Ask them to bring this legislation to a vote. JudiTh EsTErquEsT BarBara EsTrin
I ended up with a broken elbow, which required surgery. And I needed to have the gash on my forehead closed. I am forever grateful to these men for their compassion and willingness to help me to safety. I hope they read this letter and realize how grateful that I will always be to them. ChEryl TEpliTzky
To the editor:
Riverdale Press on its editorial page hailed the release of the vandal by another judge in the same court. Lauding the release with no assurance of his appearance for sentencing at a later date may be the law, and was in keeping with the newspaper’s consistently liberal view of the world in which we live. Would it have responded so liberally had religious institutions of any other denomination been so desecrated? Would it have responded so liberally had the newspaper’s own offices been vandalized? It’s just a question of whose ox is being gored, as long as it’s not a Riverdale Press editorial position. avrum hyman
As could be expected, after an A1 lead story reporting the police capture of the “shul vandal” who had attacked four Riverdale synagogues and was initially held on bail by a criminal court judge, The
EDITOR’S NOTE: The man arrested and charged with the synagogue vandalism was released pending trial, not sentencing. The man has not yet been adjudicated, and due process gives him the right of innocence until proven guilty.
Vandals hit really close to home (re: “Bail reform far from perfect,” May 6)
What has this world come to? To the editor: I just finished watching the evening news, and couldn’t believe my ears. The 29-year-old who vandalized synagogues in the Riverdale area for 11 days and had finally been caught has been released. And, thanks to the bail reform law, the bail imposed by an intelligent judge was overruled. I very much fear we are headed down the rabbit hole with Alice in Wonderland. Nothing makes sense any more. We have definitely gone too far in one direction when an obvious criminal, guilty of a hate crime and numerous other acts of vandalism — and positively identified — is released without bail.
Whoever thought up this law, how did they get it passed? And who deemed it to be a good one? Do the police now have to guard the Riverdale synagogues indefinitely waiting for this criminal to strike again? And make no mistake, he is a criminal. It is time to recognize that some of the wellmeaning laws that have been passed make no sense and must be changed. Quickly. BarBara FErBEr EDITOR’S NOTE: The man charged in the string of vandalism has not been convicted, and is guaranteed due process in the court system.
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U.S. Constitution. So it is with particular anger that I see the Republican Party trying to negate the substance of what I taught my students. The hard truth is the Republican Party doesn’t think people of color — Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans — are equal to white people, and don’t deserve a voice in our government. Republican politicians — from the U.S. Supreme Court to state legislatures — are trying to cut us out of democracy, often in the name of practically non-existent voter fraud. I feel like I’m in a Star Wars movie called “The Empire Machine Guns the Vote.” We should re-name the Republican Party. They should be known from now on as “The Democracy-Killing Party.” I read about this important idea recently. If Republicans want to take away our right to vote, it’s something very much worth fighting for. During the campaign, I donated money to Fair Fight and other groups that register new voters in Georgia. They succeeded in helping to elect Raphael Warnock — an African American minister — and Jon Ossoff, a Jewish American filmmaker, to the U.S. Senate. I also donated funds to voter registration groups in Arizona to help get out the vote. The election of two Democrats to the U.S. Senate in Georgia and two in Arizona really upset the Republican Party. They just don’t trust democracy to do what they want it to do — namely, run the government to help wealthy white people; destroy our common environment for the sake of oil, gas and coal company profits; and sell even more guns — again, for the sake of corporate profits. They want to shut the door against our voices. I know the economy is not doing well for most of us right now. But if you can, give even as little as $1 to voter registration groups in George (such as Black Voters Matter), Arizona (such as Mi Familia Vota Education Fund), and other states. They help prevent the democracy killers from canceling our voices. We need to make the democracy killers fail so we can lift up our country, to help get the nation where it needs to go. We have to work harder to make “liberty and justice for all” more than a phrase in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Rabbi Avi Weiss speaks for me (re: “Weiss never speaks for me, but Bowman often does,” April 29)
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Please look into this some more To the editor: How is this not the most important story in Riverdale at this time? A recent search of COVID-19 data by ZIP code shows the death rate in 10471 and 10463 to be higher than that of the Bronx, and of New York City. Does The Riverdale Press have the resources to investigate the demographics of all of the people who passed away in Riverdale from COVID-19 complications?
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5500 Fieldston Road, 6FF $220,000 | 1 BR, 1 BA | Web# 20926857
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1. Beautiful Fieldston Home Fieldston. 5BR. 4.5 Bath. $2.65M. Web# 20359041. August Mortimer 212-381-3259 Anne Prosser 212-381-3348 2. Impeccable and Rare Condo Riverdale. 4BR. 2 Bath. $1.195M. Web# 20926438. Sandhya “Sanjya” Tidke 212-381-2485 Amela Kadric 718-878-1719
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3. Always Marvel at the View Riverdale. 3BR. 2.5 Bath. $925K. Web# 20339891. Deena Spindler 718-878-1925 Lee Moskof 718-878-1921 4. Set Conveniently in Central Riverdale Riverdale. 4BR. 2 Bath. $999,999. Web# 20837900. Maria-Stella Fountoulakis 718-878-1725 5. No Detail Spared in this “Smart House” Spuyten Duyvil. 5BR. 4.5 Bath. $2.2M. Web# 20676450. Tobias B. Schapiro 212-317-7746 Ann B. Schapiro 212-317-7787 6. Gracious Home in Pastoral Setting Riverdale. 4BR. 3 Bath. $695K. Web# 20779806. Marilyn B. Wegh 718-878-1926 7. Gorgeous Corner at The Latitude Riverdale. 2BR. 2 Bath. $659K. Web# 20751045. Wigder Frota 212-381-3352 8. An Elegant 1930’s Medieval Revival Home Fieldston. 5BR. 3 Bath. $1.5M. Web# 20946740. Sandhya “Sanjya” Tidke 212-381-2485
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9. Exquisitely Renovated Riverdale. 2BR. 2 Bath. $549K. Web# 20853754. Nanette Gran 718-878-1703 Julia Gran 718-878-1716 10. Beautifully Combined Residence Riverdale. 3BR. 2 Bath. $475K. Web# 20754612. Fitim Kelmendi 718-878-1702
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11. Medieval Meets Modern in Fieldston Riverdale. 5BR. 6 Bath. $2.4M. Web# 20964209. Sandhya “Sanjya” Tidke 212-381-2485 Scott Kriger 718-878-1715 12. Home is Where the Heart Is Riverdale. 3BR. 3 Bath. $895K. Web# 20901378 Lee Moskof 718-878-1921 13. Amazing Space w/ Spectacular Sunset Views Riverdale. 4BR. 2 Bath. $759,500. Web# 20370800. Robin Tragni 718-878-1708 Vicki Green 718-878-1919 15
14. A Castle in the Clouds Riverdale. 3BR. 2 Bath. $699K. Web# 20788049. Rachel Vannucci 212-381-2306 Joseph Truglio 212-381-2225 15. Situated in Riverdale’s Bucolic Estate section Riverdale. 5BR. 3.5 Bath. $1.995M. Web# 19917272. Tobias B. Schapiro 212-317-7746 Ann B. Schapiro 212-317-7787
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16. Live, Work, and Play Spuyten Duyvil. 4BR. 3 Bath. $569K. Web# 20625226. Francisco Menendez 212-381-2565 Kelly Deadmon 212-381-2347 17. Tastefully Renovated w/ Private Balcony Riverdale. 3BR. 2 Bath. $565K. Web# 20652758. Fran Kaback 212-381-2366 Elizabeth Alicea 212-381-2671 18. Extraordinary Opportunity Riverdale. 5BR. 4 Bath. $1.295M. Web# 20780415. Tobias B. Schapiro 212-317-7746 Ann B. Schapiro 212-317-7787
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19. Gorgeous Manor Terrace Treasure Riverdale. 2BR. 2 Bath. $379K. Web# 20870234. Andrew J. Kramer 212-317-3634 20. Impressive Views of the Manhattan Skyline Riverdale. 1BR. 1 Bath. $365K. Web# 20376447. Fran Kaback 212-381-2366
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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
fieldston Web #905 Bright 3-bdrm, 2.5-bath Tudor-Style house w/ sunken living room with ceiling beams, WBFP, patios & yard. $1,700,000
fieldston Web #919 Bright and open 5-bdrm, 2.5-bath with wide welcoming porch, formal entry vestibule w/ ample storage. $1,495,000
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neW exclusiVe West of pArKWAy Web #916 Recently built 4-bdrm, 5-bath house w/ double-height center hall, living rm w/ fireplace, deck & dining rm. $2,150,000
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West of pArKWAy Web #893 Prime reno opportunity: Completely gutted 7,000-SF 5-bdrm, 6-bath house w/ pool & multi level patios. $3,450,000
spuyten duyVil Web #921 Multi-family house w/ yard. 3-bdrm, 1.5bth over 3-bdrm, 1.5-bth over 2-bdrm, 1.5-bth over 1-bdrm, 1-bth. $1,500,000
VAn cortlAndt crest Web #912 Renovated 3-bdrm, 2.5-bath, colonial style house with center hall, living room with WBFP, patio & yard. $825,000
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West of pArKWAy Web #895 Stylish and light filled 4-bdrm, 4.5 btah house with impressive grounds and private association pool. $2,595,000
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
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 #846 3-bdrm, 2.5-bath with a living room with bay windows and marble WBF, dining room w/ sliding glass doors. $1,549,000
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soutH riVerdAle Web #910 Newly built 5-bdrm, 5.5-bath house with porch, dining patio & level grassy yard on private cul-de-sac. $1,890,000
VAn cortlAndt crest Web #899 Spacious 6-bdrm, 3-full & 2-half baths, WBF in LR, dining rm & mstr bdrm. Eatin kitchen, porches & patio. $1,195,000
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3935 blAcKstone AVe #cc648 Spacious, light filled, low floor 3-bdrm w/ balcony & 24-hr D/M. Extra lrg foyer & dining rm with built-ins. $629,000
2727 pAlisAde AVe #cc656 Bright 2-bdrm, 2-bath with balcony, 24-hr DM & parking avail. Master BR suite & remodeled kitchen. $539,000
620 West 239tH street #cc668 Bright and renovated 2-bdrm, 2-bath corner unit. Entry vestibule, dining foyer and hardwood floors. $450,000
750 KAppocK street #cc659 Spacious and bright top-floor 2-bdrm, 2-bath with enclosed sunrise balcony, parking, & 24-hr doormen. $530,000
3850 Hudson mAnor terr #cc662 Low floor 3-bdrm, 2-bath co-op with updated kitchen, dining area, laundry in unit and p/t doorman. $465,000
609 KAppocK st #cc663 Bright & spacious 2-bdrm, 1.5-bath corner unit with a eat-in kitchen. Pool and indoor parking space. $350,000
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3475 greystone AVe cc667 Bright 2-bdrm, 2-bath with entry foyer, living rm with picture window and dining “L”. $330K
exclusiVe 601 KAppocK st cc649 Mint condition, beautifully renovated 2-bdrm with doorman and pool. $284K
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3935 blAcKstone cc652 Spacious 3-bdrm, 2-bath with sunset balcony, majestic river vus & 24-hr DM. $795K
3935 blAcKstone cc646 Spacious 2-bdrm, 2-bath with open plan living, dining area and balcony. $415K
condo excl 3816 WAldo AVe cc643 Contemporary Condo with balcony, modern kitch, lndry in unit, DM & prkg. $640K
exclusiVe 4525 HH pArKWAy cc650 Bright & renov Jr-4 convt to 2 with open sunset views and 24-hr doorman. $329K
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fieldston Vic. rr642 6-bdrm, 3.5-bath, 7,500 sq. ft. house w/ Expansive wraparound porch & pool. $19,500/mo
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3600 fieldston rd cc855 2-bdrm, 2-bath conv 3, 2-bath w/ balcony, updated kitchen and DM. Parking avail. $375K
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2711 HH pArKWAy cc666 Spacious low floor 2-bdrm, 2-bath with windowed kitchen and large dining “L”. $375K
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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 room. Dogs ok. $2,075/mo
exclusiVe 3530 HH pArKWAy cc664 Renov 2-bdrm conv 3, 2-bath with dining foyer, large living rm and open views. $565K
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290 West 232nd st cc669 Spacious, Light & Airy 3-bdrm (Conv 4.) corner unit with balcony & large kitchen. $425K
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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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290 West 232nd st cc626 2-bdrm with entry foyer, dining area and balcony. Storage area and bicycle rm in bldg. $305K