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Bowman, Engel dominate first primary debate By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@riverdalepress.com
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Eliot Engel is not ashamed about the fact he’s been in Congress a long time — or the fact that voters have “renewed his contract” every two years since 1989. Such longevity has come with a significant financial bounty for his district, which includes the northwest Bronx and some southern pieces of Westchester County. It’s also given him prominence as the chair of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee, giving him a prominent role in the impeachment of President Donald Trump — something that now feels so long ago. In fact, Engel jokingly refers to it as “bringing home the bacon” for his constituents.
But will that be enough for voters to give him a 17th term in the U.S. House of Representatives? Jamaal Bowman, a Bronx middle school administrator who is trying to take that congressional seat away, says absolutely not. JAMAAL In fact, Bowman told BOWMAN Engel during a primary debate that aired Tuesday on BronxNet, that it’s time to clear the cobwebs and make room for something new. “Mr. Engel knows how to ‘bring home the bacon,’ but there are people in his district who are starving,” Bowman told debate moderator Gary Axelbank. “Where
is this bacon? Especially with 30 percent of his population living in food deserts.” Bowman — who has received some of the same ultra-progressive political backing as U.S. Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez in a different part ELIOT of the borough — says ENGEL the Democratic Party has changed a lot since Engel first went to Washington. And not in a good way. “The Democratic Party is designed to work for working class people,” he said. “It is designed to work for the poor. It is designed to work for the general welfare of all
Engel takes heat for hot mic comment after riot. Page A4 people. But the Democratic Party has been corrupted and compromised,” especially with the introduction of larger corporations and other donors with deep pockets. “Our campaign doesn’t take any money from corporate PACs,” Bowman added. But its contributions like that which help back Democratic initiatives in Congress, Engel said, especially now when many Democrats are sniping at Trump ahead of his November showdown with former vice president Joe Biden.
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CUNY union fights adjunct job cuts By PATRICK LINDO
Moss Cafe was not open for business as usual — but it doesn’t mean it wasn’t feeding the community. Page A6
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Daniel Kestenbaum carries a box full of lunches for homebound senior citizens to the trunk of his car behind The Riverdale Y. Kestenbaum and his children, Shaya and Raffaella, have volunteered their time to help The Y with meal delivery during the coronavirus pandemic.
There’s a lot of talk about how the coronavirus pandemic has hit businesses — but when it comes to schools, outside the fact that campuses are closed, some might be surprised to find out what’s happening inside. Like the fact some professors are getting the ax at many CUNY schools — including Lehman College — affecting primarily those who are working parttime, or in an adjunct capacity. The layoffs, according to some observers like CUNY Rising Alliance, are coming in anticipation of looming budgets cuts. With New York City joining the rest of the state in being shut down in some way or another since the end of March, collecting tax revenue and other fees hass been challenging for city officials. And less money means budget cuts will have to come somewhere. For CUNY schools, it seems that sacrifice are the teachers who help round out the full-time faculty. Barbara Bowen president of the Professional Staff Congress union, called on CUNY during a conference call last month to change course from what she described as a lack of vision, courage, imagination and empathy. She emphasized her point by calling back to the Great Depression, when CUNY added three colleges to its institution despite the economic hardships. “There are alternatives to cutting,” Bowen said. “CUNY should be demanding the full CUNY, page A4
Electeds fighting for (and over) New York’s homeless By ANTHONY CAPOTE of The Riverdale Press
Every night since May 4, a swarm of police officers, city social workers and volunteers descend on subway stations that close just as the clock strikes 1 a.m., hoping to find people who need their help. It’s a small army of people who have forsaken sleep in order to deliver as many homeless individuals into shelters as possible. It’s all part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to abate homelessness while also disinfecting trains in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The city’s social services department and city police are leading the effort, taking advantage of the nightly shutdown as a way to intervene with a population of people who make various subway cars their home when the sun goes down. Between the start of the program May 4 through
May 17, more than 600 people have accepted help in the form of either shelter or a hospital, city officials said. In one week alone, 181 homeless people found room in a shelter — and more than 60-percent of them were still in the shelter a week later. “These numbers, they may seem to some like a small number in the context of New York City,” de Blasio said — especially since New York’s homeless population is said to exceed 4,000. Yet, this was major progress. “When you see a hundred people in a week come in to (a) shelter and stay there, that’s actually a major step towards reducing permanent homelessness once and for all,” the mayor said, “and ending it once and for all.” Not everyone who gets a ride from the subway to the shelter ultimately goes inside, however, according to social services commissioner Steven Banks. HOMELESS, page A4
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Virus claims father whose heart never left Marble Hill By ANTHONY CAPOTE
‘You know how men are. ‘That little cough — that little thing,’ like it’s nothing. He came home from work that day and never woke up.’
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When Walter Watson came down with a cough in early May, neither he nor his family believed it was serious. Yes, there was a deadly virus ravaging New York City — and Watson was a front-line worker as a city bus driver — but this was just a little coughing. Plus, they were more concerned with Walter’s sister, Millicent, who was sick with COVID-19 at the time. In fact, Millicent remembers her brother calling in to check on her the morning of May 4. Walter was a 20-year veteran of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, most recently working out of the Jackie Gleason Bus Depot in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park. Walter drove the bus that Monday, getting “essential” workers where they needed to be, still coughing and not worrying too much about it. That is until the Marble Hill native made it home and decided he needed a nap. “You know how men are,” Walter’s sister, Melissa, said. “‘That little cough — that little thing,’ like it’s nothing. He came home from work that day and never woke up.” That cough wasn’t little at all. Doctors later confirmed Walter died of complications from COVID-19, one of more than 100,000 now claimed by the virus that, just a few months ago, few had even heard about. Walter spent almost his entire life in Marble Hill. A 55-year-old U.S. Navy veteran, he grew up with three sisters in the Marble Hill Houses on West 230th Street. He was the second oldest which, according to his sister Melissa, made him a fiercely protective — and generous — brother. “My father used to give us $250 each,” she said. “Our brother used to take his $250 and make sure that he bought all of his sisters a Christmas present.”
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Walter Watson, second from left, talks on the phone inside Marble Hill’s International Unisex Salon on March 6, where he was a longtime customer. The MTA bus driver would die from complications related to COVID-19 less than two months later at 55. Walter’s parents split when he was 8, sending him eastward in the Bronx. Yet, he maintained his friendships in Marble Hill, even attending John F. Kennedy High School. “Marble Hill was a totally different place then,” Melissa said. “You could go in and out of everybody’s door, and your neighbor was like your parents.” In fact, Walter’s ties to his childhood home were so strong, he still got weekly haircuts at Marble Hill’s International Unisex Salon, at 151 W. 228th St. He even got them all from the same
man, right from the very beginning. The shop’s owner, Roosevelt Spivey, gave Walter his very first haircut — and virtually every one since. Spivey often joked how he found it ironic Walter loved getting his hair and beard trimmed, since he wasn’t always such a fan of the old “barber and a haircut” routine. “Every time he’d come and get a haircut, as soon as you got him to the threshold of the door, he’d cry,” Spivey said, chuckling. “He feels shame about it now because he’s a grown man. But
that’s the truth.” When Spivey himself faced the loss of his 58-year-old barber shop because his rent was doubling, Walter was there standing beside the man affectionately known as Rosey. “Unbelievable,” he told The Riverdale Press at the time. “The man is a fixture in the community. What are they going to replace us with? Another doughnut shop or whatever? This place is a fixture to all the kids who’ve grown up here.” After high school, Walter joined the
Navy, where — among other stations — he served on the nuclear submarine USS Shark out of Groton, Connecticut. He spent a good part of the 1980s there, according to his sisters, becoming a licensed electrician. After leaving the armed forces, Walter spent a decade with the U.S. Postal Service, before finally landing at the MTA in 2000 as a bus operator. Working with the transit agency was a family affair in the Watson household — Walter’s wife Tiffany is a general superintendent for the MTA, overseeing more than 600 employees. The coronavirus has not been kind to the MTA. Walter Watson is one of 123 workers who have died since the start of the pandemic in March, according to James Gannon of Transit Workers Union Local 100. And the last time Gannon checked, more than 2,000 transit workers had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Walter was just five years away from earning his full pension from the MTA. In addition to his sisters and Tiffany, Walter left behind two daughters, 20 and 24, as well as a 2-year-old son. But he also leaves behind a legacy of someone much loved in his community. “I can’t think to any mean thing to say,” Melissa said, “because, well, he wasn’t mean.”
PRESS POINTS Mount’s Sr. Patricia McGowan dies, 80 The College of Mount Saint Vincent is mourning the loss of longtime journalism professor and communications department chair Sister Patricia McGowan, who died April 19 from complications related to COVID-19. She was 80. Education was important to McGowan, not just as an instructor, but as a student her-
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self. She graduated from The Mount, earned two master’s degrees — one in education from Hunter College, and the other in journalism from New York University — and a higher education doctorate from Columbia University’s Teachers College. Sister Pat, as she was called by her peers, was “one in a million,” according to a memoriam published by Sisters of Charity of New York, which she joined on Sept. 8, 1956, when she was
just 17 years old. McGowan first started teaching elementary school at a number of schools in Manhattan and the Bronx just a few years later, in 1959. After 22 years at that level, McGowan decided it was time to go to college, beginning in 1981 what would become a 38year tenure at one of her alma maters, The Mount. Although she retired in 2019, she remained active, even
convincing the recently graduated Christina Rasmussen to gain valuable journalism experience in the newsroom of The Riverdale Press. McGowan was known for being a tough educator, but also an understanding one. She worked hard to help build career paths for communications students not just at The Mount, but also with nearby Manhattan College. More often found in street
clothes than her habit, McGowan was known for her clever comebacks, according to a profile written after her death by New York Times writer Andrea Salcedo. Once while strolling through Battery Park, a police officer yelled at her for jaywalking. Without hesitation, she fired back, “Don’t you have anything better to do than to yell at a nun?” McGowan died at St. John’s
Riverdale Hospital in Yonkers, but it was a different hospital just three miles south on Broadway — Saint Joseph’s Medical Center — where McGowan could be found volunteering at the information desk, according to Sisters of Charity. She also spent time at a safe house for women rescued from human trafficking rings. McGowan is survived by a sister, as well as a number of nieces and nephews.
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Engel says there’s value in longevity, but Bowman fights for something new DEBATE from page A1 “We are a big tent party, and we should be a big tent party,” Engel said. “We should understand that people all over this country are hurting, and that this administration hasn’t done anything to help people. I’ve been a thorn in Donald Trump’s side.” With large sections of the country under lockdowns beyond those caused by the coronavirus because of violence associated with the police-involved death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, a lot of the debate focused on race issues, and what Democrats were doing to help solve a problem that has existed for centuries. Most of the current argument has centered around what many have described as institutional racism in many police departments. But there are far more good cops working on the force than bad ones, said Sammy Ravelo — another Engel challenger who happened to spend his career as a member of the New York Police Department. “I actually worked in the community for 26 years,” Ravelo said. “The police in New York City and the police in Yonkers, their hearts were in the right place. I personally believe that there are things we can change within the law enforcement community, but I know for a fact they are saddened deeply, and not everybody should pay for what that disgusting officer did.” That officer is Derek Chauvin, who allegedly pressured Floyd’s neck with his knee during an arrest May 25, while Floyd was on the ground and handcuffed. Chauvin — one of the four police officers involved in the death who were immediately fired by the Minneapolis Police Department — was ultimately charged with thirddegree murder. Still, that didn’t stop protests in Minneapolis and in other cities across the country, including New York. Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered an 11 p.m. curfew on Monday after violence
Learn more about Chris Fink Page A11 erupted in Brooklyn and then extended that curfew through the entire week, beginning at 8 p.m., after some of Midtown’s most prominent stores like Macy’s were looted. Engel isn’t afraid to blame the higher levels of racism that seem to exist right now on Trump. But getting rid of Trump won’t get rid of the racism, Bowman warns. “Institutional racism did not begin with Donald Trump,” he said. “Institutional racism has been embedded in the America’s DNA since slavery. It impacts all of us. It’s something we live with every single day.” Causing some of the biggest rifts between police and people of color was the 1994 crime bill signed into law by President Bill Clinton, but also supported by Engel. Bowman blames the bill for militarizing police, creating the environment that opens the door to killing suspects in custody, even if they’re not putting up a fight. But the crime bill also had other key components that many Democrats championed, Engel said, like the Violence Against Women Act, as well as an initial assault weapons ban. “Look, Mr. Bowman, you’re black and I’m not,” Engel said. “I don’t pretend to be able to think that I have endured as much pain as you have and your family has. But I have many, many black brothers and sisters, and I feel their pain. “This is happening in the country that I love, the United States of America. When will it end? We all have our work cut out for us, and of course, the African American community, they are the ones who will lead the charge.” Chris Fink, a former tax attorney who’s also running against Engel in the Democratic primary, says what this country really needs is leadership
Hot mic captures Engel in embarrassing gaffe U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel has returned to the Bronx after weeks of his self-imposed exile to Washington, D.C., but apparently told Bronx borough president Ruben Diaz Jr., he’s concerned because he’s in the middle of what’s probably the most difficult primary he’s ever faced as a congressman, in a private exchange caught on camera. Engel was touring Fordham Road with Diaz, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Bronx district attorney Darcel Clark Tuesday afternoon, prepping for a news conference about the riots and violence that occurred there the night before, when a hot mic maintained by television station Bronx 12 apparently caught an exchange between Engel and Diaz, and what seemed to be Engel asking for a chance to speak. The exchange was first reported by NY1’s Emily Ngo, who quoted Engel twice saying “If I didn’t have a primary, I wouldn’t care.” Engel is facing school administrator Jamaal Bowman along with Sammy Ravelo and Chris Fink. Bronx 12 was streaming the chatter ahead of the news conference on its Facebook page, which apparently included Diaz assigning a speaking order for the political leaders who had joined him. At one point, Diaz seems to suggest somebody from the community speak, and then “a young person.” “I can’t have all the electeds talk, because we would never get out of here,” Diaz said, as picked up by his hot mic. “Please bear with me. I’ll announce everyone. I appreciate you coming.” — and it’s not getting it from Trump or Engel. “We need leadership from both sides, not just the African American community, but the white community. That is why I’m asking my congressman to lead. There are protests ... and he should be there with the protesters.” Ravelo, who like Fink, was getting pushed to the background in a debate that centered heavily on Engel vs. Bowman, attacked both of them, saying neither were fit to represent the congressional district during the current issues. “Mr. Bowman, with his rhetoric, he’s dividing us,” Ravelo said. “He is planning to go to Congress to divide
But Engel, who seems to have been left off the speaker list, interjected, telling Diaz, “If I didn’t have a primary, I wouldn’t care.” The video shows Diaz leaning in and asking Engel to repeat himself — the words jumbled a bit behind his face mask. Engel then said more clearly, “If I didn’t have a primary, I wouldn’t care.” “Don’t do that to me,” Diaz told Engel. “We’re not going to do this.” Engel ultimately did not speak at the press conference. The congressman — who also is chair of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee — told The Riverdale Press in a statement that “in the context of running for re-election, I thought it was important for people to know where I stand. That’s why I asked to speak. Of course I care deeply about what’s happening in this country. That’s what I wanted to convey. I love the Bronx, grew up in the Bronx, and lived here all my life. I would not have tried to impose on the borough president if I didn’t think it was important.” Engel’s opponents, however, were quick to jump on the Fordham Road exchange. “This is so incredibly painful to watch from Rep. Eliot Engel,” Bowman said, in a statement. “We need to be taking care of our communities right now — whether it’s election season or not. It’s clear that we need new leadership in NY-16.” Democrats will choose who will represent them on the November congressional ticket June 23. — Kirstyn Brendlen us and keep dividing us. He is taking away from the important issue that we have the murder of Mr. George Floyd. “And obviously, Mr. Engel lets people push him around to make decisions, like putting out tweets that actually stokes division rather than unity.” Democratic voters will have a chance to decide between Engel and challengers Bowman, Ravelo and Fink on June 23. The winner of that contest is expected to easily win in November, considering the congressional district is solidly Democratic. “We are all Americans, and we are all working to make our country better,” Engel said. “I’ve been elected and re-elected many times, and there’s a reason for that: I am effective.”
City budget cuts threaten CUNY adjunct jobs
CUNY from page A1 federal stimulus money. We’re talking about people’s lives here.” Many local and state officials have decried how little federal funds have trickled down to states and municipalities since the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the nation’s financial infrastructure last spring. Many of the massive funding bills coming from Congress have focused on businesses or individuals, but not on governments. This has become a regular topic of conversation for Gov. Andrew Cuomo before the George Floyd protests took center stage, pushing for the New York congressional delegation to get money into governments — especially in Albany, where budget deficits are being measured in the billions. It’s not much different for New York City. Money isn’t coming in, and paying for the vast array of services the government supplies — from sanitation to first responders, like the fire department and police — is becoming more and more difficult. Hard choices must be made, and education in places like CUNY schools could end up with the short end of the stick. Queens state Sen. Michael Gianaris says CUNY has needed better funding long before the pandemic, and that adjuncts have been tasked with filling the gaps in an underfunded system for years. In fact, adjuncts teach more than half the classes in the entire CUNY system, he added. If CUNY cut that support system through indiscriminate layoffs of adjunct professors, populating those classes and helping thousands of students earn degrees will be stunted considerably. “The worst example to set is to allow our public institutions to engage in layoffs and fire,” Gianaris told a recent PSC conference call, “which are going to make this crisis worse for so many.” Queens Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas added that it is not at all a “stretch” to tax people who earning millions of dollars each year. These are residents who can spare some extra dollars to help keep CUNY funded, ANTINE MOTAL instead of watching the stock market e subway tick up the same time unemployment ndreds of claims do. “We cannot continue to provide for the ultra-wealthy and not make sure that they paid their fair share in New York state,” Simotas said. Marie-Michelle Strah, an adjunct professor from John Jay College, cited a U. N. human rights declaration that states every human being is guaranteed the right to a meaningful education. By removing professors through this layoff process, CUNY is taking this right away. Strah already learned she’s not expected to have a teaching assignment at a CUNY school for the upcoming fall semester, leaving her to worry about
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Blue tape pasted on the side of a car reads ‘cut COVID not CUNY’ alongside a sign reading ‘make billionaires pay’ during protests against layoffs at various schools within the CUNY system.
CUNY protest caravan rolls through The Professional Staff Congress — the CUNY union that represents more than 30,000 faculty and staff members in the city-run post-secondary school system — took their grievances on the road, protesting budget cuts in Midtown just in time for the system’s board of trustees sat down to consider how it will fund CUNY schools in the fall. Riding in cars and on bicycles in a socially distanced caravan, they had signs on their windows and backs, circling around CUNY’s central office on East 42nd Street, up to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Manhattan office on Third Avenue, and further on into the Upper East Side, where some of the city’s richest families — and even some members of the board of trustees — lived. Ruth Wangerin, an adjunct professor at Lehman College, was driven by her husband, who beeped the horn quite a bit. “He said it reminded him of wedding processions he’s been to where all the cars follow along in a train and beep,” she said. Because of the pandemic, a lot of Midtown was eerily empty, Wangerin said, with few pedestrians and little traffic catching interest of the caravan, sometimes stopping to read signs like “cut COVID, not CUNY” and “support public education.” Some would wave while others would beep their horn in response. not only her students, but also her livelihood. Strah relies on her job for health insurance, a benefit that is even more vital in the middle of a pandemic. The Lincoln Square school plans to lay off more than 43 adjunct professors, accounting for nearly 40 percent of its entire teaching force. Lehman College here in the Bronx has yet to disclose any job cuts there. “I’m very confused by the situa-
It certainly added to the noise of what had otherwise been a quiet part of the city, the sounds echoing off many of the tall buildings that make up downtown. Another Lehman adjunct professor, Abigail Mellen, said despite the large number of cars and bikes making up the CUNY caravan, it wasn’t chaotic. “I didn’t see any drivers getting angry with us,” Mellen said. “And the police were very good.” Barbara Bowen, who led the caravan of some 80 vehicles and bikes, called the experience “energizing.” She was particularly impressed with the solidarity from those who happened across the group, showing support for the CUNY cause. “It was an important display of unity,” Bowen said. In the CUNY board of trustees meeting afterward, chair Bill Thompson acknowledged some 1,000 written testimonies calling for the rejection of any CUNY budget cuts, as well as any plans to lay off adjunct faculty. For now, at least, Thompson says those words of support are under review.
tion,” said Ruth Wangerin, an adjunct professor from Lehman. There are a lot of questions among Wangerin and her colleagues over whether or not they’ll have a job in the fall. Not knowing what’s going to happen, and following a desire to be ready for whatever comes, some 600 people attended a recent CUNY unemployment workshop. There were so many people trying to sign on virtually, Wangerin added, multiple videoconferencing platforms
— Patrick Lindo had to be deployed to accommodate them all. Still, as stressful as it might be to think about losing her job, Wangerin finds some solace in the fact that eventually, CUNY colleges would bring everyone back because the schools depend too much on these adjuncts and part-timers leading these classes. Bowen emphasized how important adjunct professors are to the CUNY system: “They are not disposable.”
Debate continues over how to help homeless HOMELESS from page A1 Many get to the shelter and decide, for whatever reasons, they’re not yet ready to get the help found on the other side of the doors. “To have someone on a subway platform accept help and then when they arrive at the shelter door, make a determination that they don’t want that help that night, that is actually a step forward,” Banks said during a recent media briefing with de Blasio. “The victory one night might simply be BILL to get someone to say, de BLASIO ‘I’ll accept services and go to the entry point of the shelter.’ We’re not going to give up.” But not everyone is quite so thrilled about the shift from subway cars to homeless shelters. Not because they don’t want to help people, but because they say the shelter system already is busting at the seams, housing close to 80,000 people. Some — like Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz — have suggested the city use many of the hotel rooms left vacant by the pandemic. But that’s not something de Blasio was considering. Hotels and motels were part of homeless “scatter sites” that were prominent mechanisms in fighting homelessness with administrations prior to de Blasio. Since taking office himself, the mayor has shifted that approach to facilities that are all in one location, so that many of the services those trying to escape from homelessness are available to them on-site. Plus, using hotels hasn’t always generated positive stories. An infant died in the Van Cortlandt Motel on Broadway and West 256th Street in October 2016. The child and its mother were one of 30 homeless families who had just moved into the motel. Not long after that, de Blasio publicly committed to eliminating the city’s use of hotels as shelters as part of a 128-page plan that redesigned the system into one that was more clusterbased, instead of scattered. Today, many of the same elected officials in City Hall and Albany want to pressure the mayor into moving out of shelters and back into hotels — especially when many of them could use the income that would otherwise be absent, with vacant rooms. “I think we have to look at it in the JEFFREY DINOWITZ context of what arguably is the worst health crisis in the century,” Dinowitz said. “There’s no tourism, so on the one hand, I do think that we have to take measures to make sure we keep people safe, but that it (also) doesn’t turn into a long-term situation.” In light of extenuating circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dinowitz argued, there is good reason to make use of Midtown hotels. His main concern was making sure the city doesn’t pay too high a premium for those rooms. “The city shouldn’t be paying, you know, $300 a night for example,” the Assemblyman said. “The question is, are we doing enough to protect people in general? So, I think there were some short-term issues that we have to look at to make sure that the homeless population is not suffering any more than they have to. But we have to protect everybody.” At the municipal level, the city council wants to legislate its way into using hotel rooms for the homeless. Councilman Andrew Cohen expressed some concerns about this idea, however, saying the solution for New York’s homeless must be somewhere in the middle of shelters and hotels — even during the pandemic. “I think that can be appropriate for some segment of the population. I don’t think that everybody who’s homeless belongs in a hotel room at the moment,” Cohen said. “It’s a population that there is no one-size-fits-all solution for. There are some people who are high-functioning, relatively self-sufficient, who are homeless primarily due to economic circumstances. And those people could probably do OK in a hotel setting.” And advocates of the mayor’s approach, like Banks, argue there is more than enough space in the shelter system to meet the needs of every individual while staying out of hotels. “We have a bed for everybody. We have capacity in the shelter system, Banks said. “Gone are the days when the shelter system did not have enough beds for everyone.”
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HOMETOWN HEROES Join us in celebrating the amazing men and women from the front lines of our community’s pandemic response
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edRock Preschool has done its part in the coronavirus pandemic from early on. While most child care centers shifted to a remote model in mid-March, BedRock remained open for another month to care for the children of “essential” workers before they, too, had to move entirely online. Because many BedRock parents remain essential, what many of them are going through was brought home to BedRock managing director Mego Gojka. “These are really our local heroes,” Gojka says. “They’re waking up every day, going to work, they’re surrounded by patients who could have or have the (virus that causes) COVID-19. They’re getting up, selflessly, and going to work.” To thank local essential workers, Gojka asked BedRock parents to cook up some sweet treats for the employees of Montefiore Hospital. BedRock’s preschoolers also got in on the action, donating some of their original artwork. Gojka reached out to Kingsbridge Riverdale Van Cortlandt Development Corp., to help spread the word, in hopes that word would spread to others in the community outside of BedRock, who might want to show their support as well. Two parents who work at Montefiore picked up BedRock’s baked goods and art, and shared it with their hardworking coworkers at the hospital. After the success of the initial drive, Gojka decided she wanted to host more baked goods drives to thank other essential workers in the community. She plans to host another on June 24, and no matter where the baked goods go next, Gojka knows they will be deeply appreciated. “They really just light up,” Gojka says. “It’s all these little gestures that help boost morale (and) give them hope.” — Rose Brennan
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any Americans probably would not volunteer to come to New York City right now. But then again, emergency nurse Christopher Swiesz isn’t many Americans. Swiesz usually calls Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh his home base. But when New York City became a hotbed in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, he took a two-month leave of absence, opting to lend his services to Allen Hospital just across the Broadway Bridge in Inwood. Swiesz represents a number of America’s nurses who are arriving from areas with fewer coronavirus patients to help manage the epicenter of the crisis in New York City. And some of them traveled from much further than upstate. “There are nurses that come from all over the United States” at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, Swiesz says. “They’re from Tennessee, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Washington, California, from all over the place.” Swiesz arrived at Allen soon after the virus peaked. Although he’s been an emergency nurse since 1999, he’d never been in the thick of an emergency room during a pandemic, describing it now only as “bedlam.” “The emergency room is a crazy place to start with,” Swiesz says. “The severity of the sickness of the patients was very high. You had some very sick patients, you had a lot of ventilator patients. They’re on a lot of critical medicines.” An overabundance of caution is key for all those working in the emergency room during the crisis. The default has become “guilty until proven innocent,” where all patients are treated as if they have the virus until proven otherwise. While his tenure at Allen Hospital ends June 6 ‚— and many states are on the precipice of reopening — Swiesz thinks America still has a long way to go before the crisis is truly over. “We’re not going to get back to a full ‘normal’ for a very long time,” he says. — Rose Brennan
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Cafe ‘buys’ farm, turns it over to customers Some quick thinking allows Moss Cafe to stay afloat despite the ongoing pandemic
BY MICHAEL HINMAN Cabrera wants NYPD to take a knee
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A sign informs customers that ‘farm boxes’ are organized alphabetically by last name. Moss Cafe owner Emily Weisberg has kept business alive by continuing to buy from the farms she used when her cafe was open, except now she’s selling produce directly to people. and coffee were notable guest appearances when it came to add-ons. It’s a lot of farm boxes to fill each week — about 100 in fact — meaning Weisberg needed to call reinforcements. She originally enlisted her husband to help, but she’s since welcomed the return of two of her employees: Moss Café general manager Ben Alpern and chef Brian Engel. Weisberg’s local farm connections proved to be a game-changer for many in the community. For one, direct sourcing means fewer hands touch the items from the ground to the farm box, greatly reducing the opportunities for contamination. At the grocery store, there’s no telling how many hands squeezed an avocado to see if it’s ripe before it makes its way into a customer’s shopping cart, she said. The supermarket also can pose other risks. Social distancing guidelines can be
difficult to follow inside those establishments, even with mask-wearing requirements and sporadic distance demarcations at checkout lanes. Nevertheless, the Bronx is a densely populated area, and the supermarket can reflect that. To solve this problem, Weisberg distributes the boxes outdoors, leaving acceptable distance between them. She also organizes each box by customer last name so there’s minimal wandering when the customers arrive to pick up their boxes. The farm boxes are essential to keeping Moss Cafe afloat until it is safe for the restaurant to reopen. Weisberg’s creativity is paying off in a time of crisis, but the unprecedented circumstances also presented her with a new set of challenges as a small business owner. “So much of what we do in determining what’s right as a business is based on reasonable assumptions about how soci-
ety works and what people’s actions are going to be,” Weisberg said. “Now everything is just entirely unpredictable.” More than two months into the coronavirus pandemic, people are wondering when — if ever — society will go back to normal. It may be further away than expected, but that day could well be on the horizon. Similarly, Moss Cafe may resume its usual schedule down the line, but the farm boxes — which came to be inside unprecedented circumstances — could be here to stay. Because while the adverse effects of the virus that causes COVID-19 may fade away, the desire for fresh and delicious food won’t. “If things are to go back to normal within the year, we would continue doing the farm boxes,” Weisberg said. “It seems like something people are really into.”
If the New York Police Department wants to help ease tension with protesters upset over last week’s cop-involved killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, then all they need to do is take a knee. At least that’s what Councilman Fernando Cabrera suggests NYPD officers should do every day at noon as a way to remember those who have lost their lives to police violence. “My heart was moved by the officers who voluntarily knelt down to pay respects to George Floyd and (his) family last weekend during the protests,” Cabrera said, in a release. The councilman is referring to some officers in Queens who knelt with protesters on Sunday as a sign of solidarity. “These officers are truly ‘officers of the peace,’ and their actions promote healing, rather than perpetuating discord, anger, hurt and sorrow,” Cabrera said. “If we are to survive as a city — as a nation — we must have meaningful dialogue and commitment to change that ensures that everyone is treated with respect and dignity by law enforcement.” There has been a lot of anger and frustration that has erupted between police and civilians, Cabrera said, yet stopping to take on a symbolic action could help heal those wounds. “Changing the tone of our interactions is the first step,” he said. “New York City’s police force should lead the nation.”
Engel, Bowman collect endorsements
The Congressional Black Caucus has endorsed U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel in his re-election efforts, while his main primary challenger — Jamaal Bowman — won the support of the American Federation of School Administrators, as well as journalist and climate activist Naomi Klein. “To recover from the pandemic, win a Green New Deal and transform our society, we need Jamaal Bowman in congress,” Klein said.
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When Moss Cafe shut down March 17, Emily Weisberg was left wondering what to do next. The Johnson Avenue hotspot for farm-to-table kosher and vegetarian fare wasn’t spared from the mass closings of many New York City eateries. The ones who could stay open were forced to shift to delivery or curbsid takeout. Without traditional business hours and operations, Weisberg — Moss Cafe’s owner — knew she would have to get creative to weather the coronavirus storm. But Weisberg had a secret weapon — one that made Moss Café popular in the first place. She had a close relation to local farms — farms with plenty of food ready to deliver. It was a connection that would make a difference for Weisberg — and the farms — for weeks to come. As it became more and more clear the city — and the state — EMILY WEISBERG faced shutting down, there was an onslaught of “panic buying” at local grocery stores and supermarkets. But where many people saw uncertainty and panic, Weisberg saw an opportunity to get creative. “What people were feeling really concerned about (was) how they were going to safely go to the grocery store and safely get food, and how they were going to get enough food,” Weisberg said. “We realized that we had this really vital connection in the food supply chain, which was that we could source directly from farms, which not even supermarkets are doing.” And so, Weisberg channeled her resources and efforts into a new endeavor to bring farm-to-table food to the local community. The result? Farm boxes. Each farm box is a collection of produce and goods from Moss Cafe’s business partners. The base components consist of eight vegetables and a carton of eggs, all sourced from local farms. In addition, customers can also purchase “add-ons” to their boxes. They can include butter, milk, yogurt and flour, among others. In past weeks, rhubarb
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New biz normal is coming, but what will it look like? By ANTHONY CAPOTE
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The Bronx Chamber of Commerce is offering a web page complete with resources and guidelines for small businesses that need help navigating the state’s guidelines for reopening after months of COVID-related closures. The website compiles all of the signage, safety measures and emergency funding information that may pertain to small businesses in the Bronx, according to Lisa Sorin, the chamber’s president. To learn more, visit BxBizCOVIDResources.com. — Anthony Capote JULIUS CONSTANTINE MOTAL / File
State officials are considering moving up restaurants in the reopening process — which is potentially good news for establishments like Mon Amour Coffee & Wine. The city itself is slated to begin the first phase of its overall reopening on the other side of the coronavirus pandemic June 8. ployees. In New York City, however, only companies with 100 employees or fewer count as small businesses. In the Bronx, those small businesses employ even less — up to 20. And Sorin should know. She’s not only on the state task force, but she’s also president of the Bronx Chamber of Commerce. Those businesses face a unique problem when deciding how and when to reopen, largely because the state has no plan to communicate with small businessowners about how to prepare to get back to work. “What I will say about this crisis is the further we have gone into it, there’s been a bigger acknowledgement that there isn’t a ‘one size fits all,’” Sorin said. “Businesses are desperate, you know. Three months, almost 100 days is way too long to see any business try to survive and it’s heartbreaking to see us wait this long.” Some businesses are frankly tired of waiting so long to reopen, according to Sorin, who added that some have
decided to go ahead and open their doors anyway. Jeff Garcia, part-owner of Mon Amour Coffee & Wine on West 238th Street, says he doesn’t condone people breaking the law by reopening before the state says they can, but he definitely understands their frustration. “Well if you want my honest opinion, I think we should open up 100 percent,” he said. “I understand all the situations and everything that is going on with COVID, but in light of everything that has happened over the past few weeks, why can we have thousands of people on the street protesting, but not a few people in a restaurant?” Garcia — who also president of the state Latino Bar, Restaurant, and Lounge Association — speculates that if the infection rate goes relatively unchanged after thousands of people took to the streets to demonstrate against police violence across the city, then it will probably be safe for restau-
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rants like his to take dine-in customers. “Let’s say nothing really increases over this period of time in terms of COVID,” he said. “That could be a good indicator that, you know what, maybe we can move up each phase a little sooner. I believe that restaurants really need to just reopen — and obviously follow some guidelines, which they already understand.” Many larger companies must submit reopening plans to the state to ensure they provide adequate safety measures for both employees and customers. Smaller ones, however, won’t have to do that, Sorin said. Nonetheless, those businesses still will need to develop a way to keep workers — and customers — safe. To help with this, the Bronx Chamber has set up a web page, offering a number of resources businessowners could utilize as they get ready. “It’s just so much information, and our hope is that we have been able to
narrow down and give businesses access to one site,” Sorin said. “As far as working a plan, we are using, as a preliminary guide, the information being provided by the state.” In the meantime, the Bronx Chamber also is working with city officials in an effort to ensure businesses have access to the signage they need to hang promoting proper social distancing, as well as having the right number of face masks for its employees. “If you have a professional sign in front of your window that says when you come in, you have to keep a sixfoot division and keep your mask on at all times — you know, rules and regulations — that builds towards the guidelines that the governor wants,” Sorin said. Businessowners shouldn’t wait to start getting their plans together, Sorin warns. In fact, the sooner these businesses get started, the better. “Our businesses should not be waiting to the date of opening to start their process right now,” she said. “Every business should be preparing for reopening. On June 8 you shouldn’t be scrambling. You should be ready.”
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Assuming protests and some of the violence that trailed in its wake doesn’t mess anything up, New York City is expected to finally jumpstart its stalled economy on Monday, June 8. But as the city catches up to the state’s nine other regions on the road to recovery, there are still many unanswered questions that abound — especially surrounding some of the unique needs of small businesses. Under the current guidelines, the first phase only includes construction, manufacturing and some retailers offering curbside or delivery service. But some members of the advisory board for New York Forward — the state task force in charge of reopening — believe many of these small businesses have waited long enough to reopen. If nothing changes, small restaurants as well as hair and nail salons won’t open until the third phase. For New York City — assuming there’s no resurgence of the coronavirus — that wouldn’t start until July 7 at the earliest. Instead, the task force is considering moving these particular businesses to the second phase, according to task force member Lisa Sorin. If she succeeds, small restaurants and salons could reopen as early as June 22 — two weeks after the city starts the first phase of reopening. “The second phase was supposed to be a lot more restrictive,” Sorin said. “But looking at the impacts some of these businesses have had, Phase Two is looking to change.” The original plan called for only finance and insurance agencies, as well as various retailers and real estate offices. The problem, however, is that plan was built for more rural parts of the state, where such smaller restaurants and salons aren’t a major staple in the economy like what they are in the Bronx and the rest of the city. Take the federal small business loan program, for example, Sorin said. Washington defines small businesses as having fewer than 500 em-
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With June 8 nearing, de Blasio outlines reopening By ANTHONY CAPOTE of The Riverdale Press
Mayor Bill de Blasio thinks it’s time for New York City to start down the long road past the “new normal” and closer to life beyond the coronavirus pandemic. With June 8 the scheduled date the city finally begins the first phase of reopening, de Blasio said he believed those in the city who have endured the months-long lockdown deserve a reward for their perseverance. “We’ve asked you to do a lot,” the mayor said, during his regular coronavirus press briefing on May 28. “We’ve asked you now, over the last two months, to shelter in place. To practice social distancing. To wear face coverings. It’s a lot, and it hasn’t been easy. It hasn’t been easy for a single day.” But all those hardships are starting to pay off, de Blasio said, as he laid out his plan to begin reopening New York’s economy. At the state level, New York City is the last region to enter Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s four-tiered plan to reopen businesses and other services across 10 regions of the state. As of Saturday, the city was short only in overall hospital beds — something both the mayor and governor believe will be resolved ahead of June 8. But even if New York City met all seven metrics designed to track infection
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Mayor Bill de Blasio hopes New York City will be ready to finally join the rest of the state in reopening in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. rates and how it impacts hospitals and the very lives of those who contract it, both feel other logistics will still need to be worked out, especially in areas like mass transit. One other metric the city is short on are contact tracers — the people who will not only identify those who have been infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but can also find and quarantine anyone else
they may have exposed. Right now, the city has 1,700 contact tracers who were set to begin work June 1, just shy of the 2,500 necessary to meet the state requirement of 30 tracers per 100,000 residents. The first phase of reopening focuses primarily on manufacturing, wholesalers, construction and some retailers offering curbside pickup or delivery. “We’re talking about a whole range
of other retail clothing stores, office supply stores, furniture stores, you name it,” de Blasio said. “But restricted to curbside pickup or in-store pickup. That means not wandering the aisles shopping or lingering or comparing things, but you know, placing an order, and coming and getting it.” After two weeks, if the city continues to keep its infection and hospitalization rates low, it can move into the
second phase, like half the state did on Friday, which expands to allow other services, including many professional offices. But just because the city will start the reopening process soon doesn’t mean it’s are out of the woods just yet. In addition to the state-mandated twoweek waiting period between phases, de Blasio said he plans to keep track of how many people are expected to travel into the city each day once the process begins. “We do not mean flicking a switch, and suddenly everything’s where it was again, of course not,” de Blasio said. “We have to make sure this virus is in check. We’re going to constantly make sure we are holding back this disease, and we’re going to make sure that we are putting the steps in place all the time to avoid it ever having a resurgence.” City officials are still working on estimates of how many people will come into the city each day, the mayor said, but early figures suggest somewhere between 200,000 and 400,000 people will return to work. “That’s quite a range. A lot of other parts of the country, that would be their entire city,” de Blasio said. “We can only give you a range to begin, but we’re going to know really soon what the truth is.”
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A resident of Riverdale since 1956, Antonio Pepenella Jr., passed on May 10, 2020, following complications from COVID-19. He had just turned 82. Born in Manhattan, he attended Stuyvesant High School. The child of Italian immigrants, education was important. After graduating from City College in 1959, he started his career at Aviation High School in Long Island City as a biology and general science teacher. Despite his love of teaching, his true calling was in the area of guidance. He served as guidance counselor for more than 15 years, and was then appointed to assistant principal of guidance after receiving his credentials in administration and supervision from Manhattan College and Fordham University. He had a major impact on the lives of many students, and the outpouring of love and appreciation for “Mr. Pep” by former students to the family has been so touching and overwhelming.
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restaurant, and the scrumptious smell of the cookies would waft over and envelope the neighborhood. He was devoted to his family, and gave 100 percent to everything he did. In 1999, after 40 years of service at Aviation High School, he retired and enjoyed his life at home in Riverdale with his wife, religiously attending St. Gabriel’s Saturday Mass every week, cooking, and maintaining the house. He continued to enjoy frequent trips to Italy and cruises to various ports around the world. He loved holidays, always decorating the house from top to bottom. Neighbors would always compliment that the house was always so well kept, and always so festive for each holiday. In 2008, the Pepenella family grew when his son married Rossella, and this past April, he was thrilled to become a grandfather, having looked forward to care for and spoil another Pepenella.
In 1972, at a graduation party for one of his students, he met the love of his life, Luciana. They were married in 1973. In 1974, their first child, Adelina, was born. In 1979, their son — also Antonio — was born, and the happy family was complete. As a very close Italian American family, they greatly enjoyed each other’s company, taking vacations together, and enjoying holidays with amazing feasts that he would prepare with love. He got his love of cooking from his father, who owned a bar on 100th Street, and was a chef and worked in several restaurants. He even worked on weekends and at nights at Stella D’Oro, which later became the Carriage House, in order to make ends meet for more than 40 years. Longtime residents of Riverdale may recall Stella D’Oro (yes, the maker of Swiss fudge cookies), and the great Italian restaurant. The cookie factory was next to the
Thankfully, due to FaceTime, he was able to virtually meet his grandchild, Alessia Valentina, 12 days before he passed. He had been in the hospital for more than two weeks, and was discharged to his home to recover. Despite the heroic efforts of his primary care physician, he was unable to pull through this devastating virus and its impact on those with pre-existing conditions. He is survived by his wife Luciana, daughter Adelina, son Antonio, daughter-in-law Rossella, and most-beloved granddaughter, Alessia Valentina. They will miss him immensely, but know that he is watching over them sending love and support during these difficult days. On the day of his final goodbye, the evening sky and sunset was the most amazing watercolor, and it was clear, as a family friend noted, that it’s God’s way of saying, “He is with me, and I will be taking care of him as he takes care of you from heaven.”
Betty Elman, who never forgot special moments, 108 Betty Elman, a longtime Riverdale resident and beloved mother of Mark and Steve, died peacefully at home on Sunday, May 24. She was 108. She was born Dec. 12, 1911 in Harlem and went to public school in the Bronx, attending Hunter High School and then Hunter College, graduating during the Great Depression. Until her retirement, she was a public school teacher in the Bronx, beginning as a substitute teacher before becoming a master teacher training other teachers, and finally an acting assistant principal. She was a role model and an inspiration to many, and much loved because of her thoughtfulness and giving nature. She was a consummate cook and baker who loved sharing her creations with her rabbi, family, friends, neighbors, and staff members from her
apartment building — often providing care packages of her baked goodies and home-cooked dishes. She had a reputation for preparing beautiful platters of food for her synagogue’s onegs, as well as sisterhood and B’nai Brith events. She also remembers her family and friends on their birthdays, anniversaries and holidays, sending cards and notes and gifts. Even in her later years, she provided comfort and joy to friends and family with her phone calls, positive outlook and sympathetic ear. She was an avid reader and bridge player, gladly teaching anyone who wanted to learn. Following her husband’s death nearly 25 years ago, she lived independently in her own apartment until 103, and then was able to remain there
the last five years or so because of the loving care of Adora Radford. She died peacefully in her own bedroom, as she had wished. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hy, her only daughter Judith, her five siblings, two nieces, one nephew, and many friends. She is survived by her sons Mark (Sue) and Steve (Tom Holt), and her grandson, Dave. She was laid to rest next to Hy at Beth Israel in Woodbridge, New Jersey, on Wednesday, May 27. Donations in Betty Elman’s memory may be made to any of the following: American Jewish World Service at AJWS.og, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Sociey (HIAS.org), Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger (Mazon.org), or Congregation Shaarei Shalom, 5919 Riverdale Ave., Bronx, N.Y., 10471.
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Staying in shape takes a whole new form over Zoom By MAYA KATZ Intern
The coronavirus pandemic has confined many to their homes. But it’s no secret how small New York City homes can get, so finding ways to stretch their legs with some physical fitness isn’t easy — especially with gyms closed and it being difficult to breathe hard with a mask on their faces. But who says anyone needs to physically step into a gym to stay active — or even dance studios and yoga centers? Instead, many are getting some physical activity through those outlets with a little help from online videoconferencing technology like Zoom. Teaching a physical activity over Zoom seems like a strange concept, but it is achievable. It does take a little more work, especially for instructors who must ensure they can be properly watched — and heard — by their virtual participants. Not everything can find its way on the internet, said Robert Adelman, the director of Riverdale Neighborhood House’s health and harmony program. Certain classes have had to be placed on hold, like West African dance, since it’s not practical for many people to do in their homes. The rest, Adelman says? Well, they’re as good as those who lead them. “We have had the same teachers teaching classes,” he said, which is important “since people form bonds with their teachers.” There have been challenges to leading fitness online however. The biggest obstacle, according to Yoga Haven owner Betsy Kase? Spacing. It
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can take a lot of trial and error to find the right place to position a computer’s camera so that participants can see their instructors. There are many forced to stop fitness classes because they just don’t have enough room in their home to work out. Over Zoom, instructors like Kase also have to manually mute all participants, which can diminish from the interpersonal aspect of a class. Of course, online fitness classes also mean you’re at the mercy of your internet connection. Having a technological issue can be detrimental to a home workout experience. Kase and her other yoga instructors have conducted both live and prerecorded yoga classes. Generally, the weekend classes have much higher attendance than the weekday ones. “As teachers, we respond emotionally to our students,” Kase said. “The online classes are not as fulfilling as teaching in person, especially the prerecorded ones, because it is much harder to have that emotional connection with students.” Susie Caramanica, who typically leads yoga at Wave Hill, has had her own issues with online classes — especially when it comes to separating
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Kiki Georgiadiou leads a virtual fitness class over the online videoconferencing platform Zoom as part of a series of online programs offered by Riverdale Neighborhood House during the coronavirus pandemic. work and home. “As a mom, it can be hard to teach for an hour while at home since it feels like an indulgence,” Caramanica said. On top of that, it also can be difficult to gauge how a student is progressing
online, since it can be harder to correct their yoga form. Online classes at The Club of Riverdale are free for members, thanks to many instructors donating their time. Eugene Lloyd, TCR’s fitness director,
says those logging into the classes still seem engaged. Sometimes Lloyd even sees children join their parents in their workouts. Unlike others, Lloyd feels there could be benefits to continuing virtual classes on a much more permanent basis. “There are people in the fitness world who join a gym but have a hard time taking that first step to go into the gym,” Lloyd said. “The Zoom format may be a great way to bridge that gap so that they still have a connection with the fitness facilities and the instructor.” Having children stay active is another issue for many parents. Michele Compa Dance & Exercise Center hosts Zoom classes for kids of all ages. While some younger participants eventually dropped out, at least twothirds of the students have continued, owner Michele Compa said. But there is a big issue online because of the broadcast sound delay in music over the videoconferencing software, which can be confusing when trying to figure out if the kids are staying true to the rhythms they’re moving to. Because these are kids, and can’t necessarily be all work with no play, Compa also has incorporated social time at the start and finish of each class to make sure the ever-so-necessary chatter is not lost. “With younger kids you have to keep them occupied and get creative during online classes,” Compa said. “A lot of the kids seem to look forward to it since it is something different to do while at home. I like to talk with everyone before and after class so that they have a chance to hang out a little with one another.”
HEALTH NOTES Methadone delivery program begins New York City’s health commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot has joined forces with the state’s Office of Addiction Service and Supports, or OASAS, to launch a delivery program intended to provide methadone to patients, even if they are suffering from COVID-19, or who are at a high risk of contracting the coronavirus. “Methadone is a life-saving medication,” Barbot said, in a release. “New Yorkers who take methadone and get COVID-19
should not have to choose between getting their medication and protecting their health from others.” Methadone is used as a treatment for opioid abuse, minimizing the risk of overdose. Ten teams of two already have begun making curbside deliveries of methadone, totaling some 1,300 deliveries in a month. Each of these teams is equipped with masks, hand sanitizer and hand wipes. OASAS Commissioner Arlene Gonzalez-Sanchez considers the program a vital benefit for each NYC community at this time.
BY RAPHAEL LASSAUZE Musicians perform for COVID-19 patients What happens when you team up the city’s public hospital system with world’s largest union of professional musicians? You get “Music for the Soul,” of course, which is what both coronavirus patients and the health care workers who are taking care of them are getting thanks to NYC Health + Hospital, and the American Federation of Musicians Local 802. “Music for the Soul” is a performance series designed to
inspire medical staff members and comfort patients. Anne del Castillo, the commissioner of the city’s media and entertainment office, considers this a way to unite two major groups affected by the pandemic. “This program celebrates the best of New York City: Our local musicians sharing their talent to heal our dedicated healers on the frontlines,” del Castillo said, in a release. “As the daughter of a nurse, I could not be more proud to be part of the special effort.” The series is funded by Laurie M. Tisch’s Illumination
Fund, a non-profit organization that supports the arts and incentivizes economic development. Local musicians, many of whom have been financially affected by the crisis, have partnered with both AFM Local 802 and the fund. “It is a privilege to help make the power of music available for frontline health care workers, patients and their families,” Tisch said. “This pandemic has caused unimaginable heartache and stress for so many New Yorkers. We are proud to do what we can do to help them now and into the future.”
One of those performers is none other than Tony Bennett, who brags about being in his “ninth decade as a native New Yorker.” “I am humbled to be able to perform for all of NYC’s health and hospital workers who risk their lives and sacrifice so much to save the lives of all their patients battling the COVID-19 crisis,” Bennett said. Through Friday, July 3, Music for the Soul will be livestreamed on the NYC’s Health + Hospital Facebook page every day beginning at noon.
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Translating art to video: An exhibit adapting to the times By RAPHAEL LASSAUZE
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t’s always good to see a familiar, friendly face, especially in times of trouble. Of course, nowadays, it may be difficult and indeed dangerous to greet someone face-to-face. Using the online videoconferencing app Zoom has helped businesses, friends and families commune without risk. Other apps have helped galleries and museums bring art — familiar and new — to as many homes as possible. But it’s not that easy for everyone, especially as the city began to see more and more shuttered stores and locked doors. Members of the Riverdale Art Association realized that very problem. An exhibit celebrating Women’s History Month was set to open at the office of state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi on March 13, but was postponed as the coronavirus pandemic raged. A group of artists whose work the community could reliably see in venues ranging from An Beal Bocht Café to the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture was gone in a matter of days, cast into their homes and cut off from one another. But behind the scenes, they were all working on something new. Diana Catz, the art association’s exhibits director, knew it was time to adapt to the best of their ability. “It was a group decision to turn the exhibit into a video, to be put on YouTube,” Catz said. “It’s different when the pieces are on a wall — the sequences have to be different. We had planned an environmental
Get works from the Riverdale Art Association without even leaving your home. See the video exhibit ‘For the Love of Our Planet’ at tinyurl.com/ForLoveOfPlanet.
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Ruth Licht’s ‘By the Sea’ is one of the few pieces depicting the human form in the Riverdale Art Association’s ‘For the Love of Our Planet,’ a new exhibit presented as an online video. An environmentally conscious exhibit, most pieces depict forms of the world and of nature without showing human presence. show before, but it didn’t happen, of course.” Catz curated the online exhibit, presented as a video titled, “For the Love of Our Planet.” It was originally meant to grace the walls of the Ethical Culture meeting house on Fieldston Road, a place that that has hosted several environmentally conscious book groups, art shows and discussions
over the years. In Catz’s eyes, there was a more direct connection between global warming and the coronavirus. “Everything that’s happening with the planet — the pandemic — it’s because of the things we’ve done to the planet,” she said. “In a way, that’s what the show’s about, too.” The exhibit, Catz asserts, is itself
a work of art. The eight-minute or so video features still images of paintings, drawings and mixed media pieces such as collages, all one after the other, along with the titles and artists’ names. Among them was the piece, “Will It Ever Be Put Back Together,” by artist Sharon Krinsky. “Before this, I’d been making acrylic portraits of family and friends, which was strange because I usually make collages,” Krinsky said. “But now I’ve been making watercolors and automatic drawings. It’s strange. I think that anything coming out now, even if it was made before, is about the pandemic.” The presence and the effects of the pandemic can be seen at every turn. While virtual tours of galleries and museums have inadvertently presented the sheer emptiness of the space in order to bring art to homes worldwide, not all are capable of doing that. Considering their technological limitations, the art association says it has done its best to provide art to the world. Or at least, to the neighbors they used to share their work with on an almost monthly basis. “I was told we were going to put it all in a video before I sent in anything,” Krinsky said. “We don’t really know how to make it all virtual or whatever. This is easier, but it’s good too. The music’s good. The pieces
look good. They show a lot of different perspectives about what’s going on.” Krinsky’s pieces in the exhibit are not her portraits. Her other piece, “Free Fall,” is a collage, featuring skyscrapers and chairs falling from the sky. Other pieces in the exhibit feature beaches and trees, autumn images and distant buildings. Yet, there are no people in Krinsky’s paintings. In fact, the human form appears twice in the exhibit: Ruth Licht’s “By the Sea” — depicting a child running alone on a beach — and Dennis Shelton’s “Social Distancing,” which is the exhibit’s final piece. Despite the sense of palpable absence, Catz asserts, there is another emotion, which is drawn through the exhibit’s every painting and mixed media representation of the natural and the present. Her own paintings, “A Torrent of Daisies” and “Wild Euphony,” are great, calm sighs of bright color and a sort of simplicity, which highlights the exhibit as a whole. For some, it might remind them that it’s springtime. “There is something there in the exhibit,” Catz said. “There’s a sort of celebration for the planet. The music in the video helps a lot too. It helps with the tone – that yes, the planet is dying, so now so are we. But also, there’s still something great outside to see. Flowers, for example.”
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Pelham art knocks on door
A toast to the Toastmasters
The Pelham Art Center hosts art projects and classes via its website. • A landscape drawing workshop, focusing on use of perspective, with artist Edgar Jerins, on Thursday, June 4 at 1 p.m. Admission is $20. • A printmaking technique class with Donna Ross on Friday, June 5 at 10:30 a.m. Admission is $10. • A virtual tour of multimedia artist Charles Clary’s studio Friday, June 5 at 1 p.m. Admission is $10. For more information, visit PelhamArtCenter.com.
The Bronx Toastmasters Club of Riverdale meets Wednesday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m., via the Zoom online videoconferencing app. For more information and to RSVP, visit BronxToastMastersClub.org.
Putting money in filmmakers’ pockets Inwood Art Works’ filmmakers fund opens submissions for its $5,000 grants through Friday, July 31, serving filmmakers from Inwood, Washington Heights, Marble Hill, Kings-
bridge and Riverdale. The money is used to produce a film, which would then be presented at the 2021 Inwood Film Festival. For guidelines and more information, visit InwoodArtWorks.nyc.
The congressional forum begins
Northwest Bronx Indivisible hosts a virtual congressional candidates forum on the online videoconferencing app Zoom on Sunday, June 7 at 2 p.m. Listen to the different views of candidates Jamaal Bowman, Chris Fink and Sammy Ravelo in time for the June 23 primary,
as they look to unseat incumbent Eliot Engel. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/NW16Forum.
Discussing the death of a city
The Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture presents an anti-racism book discussion based on “How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality and the Fight For the Neighborhood,” by Peter Moskowitz on Thursday, June 4 at 7 p.m., via the Zoom online videoconferencing app. For more information on this and other programs, visit RYSEC.org.
The garden beyond the screen
The New York Botanical Garden opens its virtual gates with “The Garden at Home,” a project where the entire garden — from its programs to tours of the spring landscape — is available online. • A spring walk among the garden’s recently bloomed daffodils. • A virtual tour of the orchid show: Jeff Leatham’s “Kaleidoscope,” hosted by senior orchid curator Marc Hachadourian. • An adult online class on how to maintain a healthy immune system Tuesday, June 9 at 6:30 p.m., via the Zoom on-
line videoconferencing app. Admission is $49, and registration is required. Visit NYBG.org.
RSS continues events online
RSS-Riverdale Senior Services continues to provide mentally and physically engaging activities online via the Zoom online videoconferencing app. • “Seeing Ourselves in Art History,” a discussion and lesson on the human figure throughout the history of sculpture with April Lombardi on Wednesday, June 10 at 1:30 p.m. Registration is required. Visit RSSNY.org.
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THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, June 4, 2020 - A11
Chris Fink sees climate change as center of everything DECISION 2020
By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN kbrendlen@riverdalepress.com
For Chris Fink, there isn’t a lot that matters to him more than climate change. And running to represent New York’s 16th Congressional District isn’t changing that. Even when Fink talks about any other issue, it doesn’t take long at all before he finds a connection to the climate. “If we can’t get the climate crisis issue correct, everything else doesn’t really matter,” he said. “Education doesn’t matter. Health care doesn’t matter. Because our grandkids, they’re just not going to have an Earth that’s inhabitable.” Fink has worked in energy at Morgan Stanley and, most recently, Bank of America, pushing both companies toward greener policies. “Everyone supports the Green New Deal, on the Democratic side,” Fink said. “And I support it. But I think the difference with me is, I know how to get there. The reason it got voted down 57-nothing in the Senate was that the people who are proposing it, I feel, didn’t have the experience, didn’t have the background.” While he admires lawmakers like U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who push for the Green New Deal in Congress, Fink says their goal of being “green” within the next 10 years just isn’t possible. “But, when I look at it, 2040 is very doable,” he said. “Based on the winddown of existing plants, based on building the infrastructure to transmit the energy from where it’s made to where it’s utilized.” Directly linked to climate change is infrastructure, Fink said, including existing bridges and roadways, and improving public transportation, especially in the Bronx. “I’ve been building infrastructure across the country,” he said. “I’ve done it in 48 different states. I’ve advised over 700 state and local governments on building their infrastructure. And ours is completely falling apart.” Bridges and tunnels just weren’t built to withstand the weight of modern vehicles, he said, and without money and maintenance, they’re starting to fall apart. Three years ago, the Tappan Zee Bridge, about 20 miles north of Riverdale, was replaced by the new Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. Fink said his firm advised on the construction of the new bridge — and that some construction workers refused to drive across the Tappan Zee in its final years because of structural damage.
Chris Fink RACE: 16th Congressional District HOME: Pelham WIFE: Stacey Gaine CHILDREN: Caroline Fink, 26; Andrew Fink, 22; Christopher Gaine, 15; Griffen Gaine, 15; and Kamol Frederick, 12 WEBSITE: ChrisFinkForCongress.com PRIMARY ISSUE: ‘I will do my very best to concentrate on the environment and getting us to a climate-neutral grid by 2040.’ as wealthy as we are, the fact that anyone could go bankrupt because of their medical bills, it’s just not plausible,” Fink said. “That doesn’t happen in any other modern country in the world. “My primary, if not sole focus, are the people in this district. And, you know, the title is ‘representative.’ You’re supposed to represent people in this district and their needs. And that can sometimes be difficult because there’s such disparate needs between parts of the Bronx and parts of northern Westchester.” Many of those needs are the same, though, like with education. “I am a product of the New York state public school system, from kindergarten through law school,” Fink said. “I went to public schools all the way through, including SUNY Buffalo law school.” Evening out disparities in public school funding in the district is important, he said, and so is trying to ensure state funds reached schools within the congressional district, especially given budget cuts made during — and likely after — the pandemic. “That directly hits the revenue bottom line of these schools,” Fink said. “My biggest concern is that very, very important programs like after-school programs could get cut. And that’s especially hard on parents with a single provider, or a single parent.” Fink said his years of experience as a lawyer and corporate consultant have meant dealing directly with government from the city level all the way to Washington, working on deals and projects. “So, I know how to work with the federal government, and I know how the system works, and I know how to leverage it,” he said. “And that’s really kind of what you need. I couldn’t think of a better preparation for this job than what I’ve done.”
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Chris Fink, bottom left, feels the climate issue is of paramount importance, and has made it a key tenet of his campaign against U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel in the lead-up to the Democratic primary. He’s also facing Jamaal Bowman and Sammy Ravelo. “My team did the research, and 16 districts out of the 27 in New York get more money for transportation from the federal government than we do,” Fink said. “How is that possible, given that we’re the transportation hub for New York?” Coming out of the coronavirus pandemic, Fink says more funding would be necessary to keep the Metropolitan Transportation Authority — which has seen ridership dip more than 90 percent in some cases — up and running as passengers return. In fact, Fink has a three-part plan for guiding the district out of the pandemic. His “SEE Forward” plan addresses the social, environmental and economic factors he says will play into safely reopening, including encouraging companies to allow some workers to work from home to reduce carbon emissions, and staggering employee workdays to avoid packed trains. He also wants to expand Obamacare and Medicare for those unable to purchase private plans, as well as coronavirus testing and contact tracing. Fink would like to see people who are privately insured and like their insurance plans keep them, while still providing health insurance to those who don’t, or can’t afford it.
Ghebreghiorgis bows out With just weeks to go before the Democratic primary, Andom Ghebreghiorgis announced Monday morning he’s dropping out of the congressional race challenging U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel, and instead will endorse fellow challenger Jamaal Bowman. “I entered the race because the people of the Bronx and Westchester deserve representation who prioritizes their needs,” Ghebreghiorgis said, in a release. “With the election almost upon us, the reason why I entered the race hasn’t changed. I have faith that Jamaal can deliver a progressive win and unseat Rep. Engel.” Ghebreghiorgis, a former special education teacher who has worked in Williamsbridge and Washington Heights, previously told The Riverdale Press the “We need to provide it, it shouldn’t be based on economic status,” Fink said. “We saw in the pandemic people who were affected the most were people who could not afford adequate health care. Not just during the pan-
center of his campaign was economic justice, fighting for single-payer Medicare for All, a federal jobs guarantee, and housing as a human right. It was his time both as a teacher and a student that influenced his policies across the board, from education to developing a detailed platform on disability rights. Ghebreghiorgis leaves behind a crowded race, with two candidates — Chris Fink and Sammy Ravelo — still running against Bowman and Engel. Ghebreghiorgis said he looked forward to serving the district “in a different capacity.” “I wanted to represent the community I grew up in, taught in, and lived in,” he said, “and articulate a politics that would transform our material reality.” — Kirstyn Brendlen demic, but leading up to it.” Preventive care — keeping people healthy during normal times — is critical, he added, as is reducing extremely high drug prices. “It appalls me that, given a country
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A12 - THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, June 4, 2020
Opinion Editorial
A price far too high to pay
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ome might say Sister Patricia McGowan was quite fortunate. She led a solid life of 80 years, seemingly accomplishing everything she wanted while making a direct impact on hundreds, if not thousands, of lives as both an educator and volunteer. But like so many the coronavirus stole from this world, neither friends nor family were allowed into Sister McGowan’s isolated room at St. John’s Riverside Hospital. Yet, as she drew her final breaths on that somber April day, Sister McGowan was not alone. God was there, of course, a constant companion in a life so rich, there just isn’t enough ink and newsprint to capture it all. But there was someone else at the nun’s side. A nurse who worked at the Yonkers hospital. We might not know her name, but Sister McGowan did. She never forgot the name of any of her students, according to one profile published a few weeks later. And this nurse had indeed been one of her students. In just a few days, New York City is expected to emerge for the first time on what many of us hope is the other side of this pandemic. Some of us got sick. Many of us didn’t. Yet, it would be hard to find anyone who didn’t know at least someone the coronavirus claimed. This single edition of the newspaper alone profiles three of them. We have Sister McGowan, who taught for more than six decades — most of them at the College of Mount Saint Vincent. Then there’s Antonio Pepenella Jr., a high school guidance counselor who spent much of his life in Riverdale, raising both of his children here. Not only had he just turned 82, but his first grandchild — Alessia Valentina — was born just a couple weeks before. Mr. Pep, as his students called him at Aviation High School in Long Island City, never had a chance to hold the beautiful baby in his arms. Instead, he had to settle for a videochat through FaceTime, forced to remain isolated from nearly everyone he loved until he was taken from them. And then, of course, there’s Walter Watson, who never strayed too far from his Marble Hill community, and would get behind the wheel of his Brooklyn bus each and every day to ensure our
“essential” workers reached their jobs. He even drove on May 4, the last day of his life, despite a persistent cough. When he got home that evening, Walter laid down for a much-deserved nap, and never woke up.
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hese are just three of the more than 100,000 people we have lost to SARS-CoV-2 since the beginning of March. Over the weekend, with that death toll reaching 103,000, the coronavirus officially claimed more American lives than every lost soldier from the Korean War all the way up to today, including more than two dozen smaller military actions in between. And we did all of that in a little more than three months. Yet there are millions who refuse to take this pandemic seriously. They lash out against measures designed to save not just their lives, but the lives of those around them. Staying home for months is hard, especially if it costs us a paycheck. Having our entire society as we know it turned upside down can be devastating. No one is denying any of that. But that’s nothing compared to losing someone you love, while you can only watch from a distance. Or dying alone ourselves. Wearing a mask isn’t a sacrifice. Staying home and waiting out the virus isn’t a sacrifice. Paul Cary represents true sacrifice. Even before Gov. Cuomo pleaded for anyone outside the state to come help New York with its out-of-control outbreak, Cary drove an ambulance 1,800 miles from Colorado to offer his services as a paramedic. He worked the front line for weeks, until he himself got sick. He died April 30 from the very virus he tried to save others from. In a matter of weeks, our lives will start to go back to normal. Over time, especially after a vaccine is finalized, we’ll even begin to forget, as society often does as a way to cope. But we can’t allow ourselves to forget. We can’t allow ourselves to dismiss. Never again should we be caught so unprepared. If we do, the human cost will once again be unbearable. It’s a price far too high to pay.
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‘Donald’s choice’ will be judged by voters this fall
By SAM BROMBERG
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single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic.” These heartless, cynical and oft-quoted words are reputed to have first been spoken by Josef Stalin in 1947 in reference to a famine that was inflicting unspeakable human suffering in Ukraine. You remember Ukraine. You know, the very same place that now, 73 years later, is a vital American ally and, thanks to recent event, a well-known obstacle to Vladimir Putin’s expansionist goals. That’s right. The very same place that, just a short time ago, Donald Trump was willing to sacrifice to Russian aggression, to withhold desperately needed and congressionally approved military aid if its president didn’t grant him a “favor,” to dig up dirt on Joe Biden and his son. Once again, an unprincipled leader concluded that Ukrainian life was cheap, worthy of neither compassion nor a morally anchored political calculus. Only this time, the leader was the President of the United States. And you thought irony was dead. Clearly it’s not, but as I write, nearly 90,000 Americans are. They are victims of a catastrophic pandemic that is projected to claim nearly 150,000 of us by early August. As the tragedies multiply, the selfproclaimed “wartime” president is acting to reduce the public profile and influence of his medical generals, Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx. At a moment when we desperately need their expertise and candor, Trump only hears their inconvenient truths. And, of course, these must be buried along with the dead. At the same time, defying proposed guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he is prematurely and recklessly telling Americans to resume business as usual. And you know that when the number of casualties climbs to alarming new heights — much higher than had he chosen another course — he’ll surely and
coldly justify it as the cost of doing business, of keeping America great and him in power. So it’s not just “foreigners,” allies like the Ukrainians and the abandoned Kurds, for whose lives Mr. Trump shows such casual disregard. Judging from his current priorities, this attitude appears to apply to his fellow Americans as well. This, mind you, from the flag-waving, self-proclaimed “America First” president. What’s love, or responsible public health policy, got to do with it? Although the only way out of this crisis is through the science, that requires a leader who is competent, disciplined and compassionate — traits that this president is sadly lacking. And that, in itself, is tragic. Facing a kind of “Sophie’s Choice” between saving the most lives or reviving the most livelihoods, Mr. Trump has opted for the latter, calculating that this will best serve his political interests. In doing so, he refers to the public in military terms, as “warriors,” presumably willing to make the ultimate sacrifice in support of his goals. He’s better that the death count will become, like his thousands of lies, just another mind-numbing statistic. I’m betting that this time he’s wrong. From Charlottesville to Helsinki, Stormy Daniels to Mueller, impeachment over Ukraine to Republican-enabled acquittal, he has been the ultimate escape artist. This time will be different. The 2020 election was always going to be a referendum on Trump. Now, even more so. As the human toll grows inexorably, even the blind loyalists will find it difficult, if not impossible, to look the other way. Come November, most Americans will be forced to view this president through the prism of a single issue, a tragedy made worse by an unprincipled leader. Finally, the man who has successfully lied his way through life will be facing a historical — and inescapable — moment of truth.
Letters to the editor
Espaillat also helps out co-ops To the editor:
(re: “Engel helps COVID-hit co-ops,” May 14)
As a follow-up to the letter from Stephen Budihas, I would like to point out that U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat, who also represents part of our community, has been important in efforts to secure the Paycheck Protection Program for housing co-operatives. Residents of my co-op, Amalgamated Houses, reached out to Congressman Espaillat when we learned that housing co-ops were excluded from the PPP. Congressman Espaillat is a member of the House Small Business Committee, and it is the Small Business Administration that administers the PPP. Congressman Espaillat wrote the SBA administrator and the U.S. Treasury Secretary seeking inclusion of co-ops, and he has remained active in
supporting our co-ops. U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez is chair of the committee, and she also has co-ops in her district. Housing co-ops throughout the city contacted legislators, and with their broad support, PPP for housing co-ops is included in the latest HEROES bill passed by the U.S. House. We know our senators are supportive, and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will play an important role. It’s an example of the sixth co-operative principle, commonly known as “cooperation among co-operatives.” Housing co-ops in our community are stronger through ARC, the Association of Riverdale Cooperatives & Condominiums, and co-operatives everywhere are a great form of home ownership. And the co-operative model is valuable in many other forms of business as well. ED YAKER
Something else to worry about To the editor: While we deal with the challenges of a pandemic that is unique in the lifetime of anyone not older than 102, certain things do not change. Just look at the May 17 edition of the Daily News, which shows the concerns of poor working people are still ignored. Gov. Andrew Cuomo will not consider taxing the rich to deal with the budget crisis the virus created. So the burden will fall on employees who are needed and grossly underpaid. Michael Elsen-Rodney reports of one group that might face hundreds of layoffs — CUNY adjunct professors. Elsen-Rodney’s article makes it apparent that they’re getting no respect since, after a pay raise, they’re still only averaging $28,000 a year. I’m a 63-year-old man who remembers, as a youth, being told a college education would assure you good pay. Now many of those who provide that education make poverty wages. In that same issue, Thomas Tracy reports on the recognition for heroic EMS workers who were always saving lives, not just since the coronavirus hit. But this recognition has not come from Mayor Bill de Blasio. He preaches against income inequality, but contributes to it when negotiating with unions representing city workers. EMS workers’ salaries start at $30,000 a year, and peak at $51,000 after five years. For EMTs, it’s $45,000 to $64,000. Then there is an editorial in a long line that stretches back decades for the Daily News.
Again, they call for sacrifice from workers, but not from the rich. City workers have lost much over decades because their “raises,” when they get them, did not keep up with inflation. But in its lead editorial, the paper suggests city workers delay planned raises. They also suggest cuts to workers’ health care and retirees’ pensions. In these times, those of us with pensions — which we earned (I got my state pension working for New York City Transit) — are a comfort for co-ops and landlords, because we’re able to pay our carrying charges and rents. It’s also obvious that this is not the best time to cut health coverage. Then again, if we had the same complete health coverage that all civilized nations have, this would not be an issue. The way to handle the current crisis is not to further squeeze those who already are being squeezed. One thing that’s not being dealt with is the possibility (since nothing is guaranteed until it happens) that we don’t find a vaccine or a cure. Past pandemics, including the 1918 flu and centuries-old bubonic plagues, preceded modern medicine. They eventually subsided. Hopefully, with intelligent leadership that we so far have not had (especially on the federal level), this crisis will pass one way or another. If not, along with climate change, threatened extinction of the bees that pollinate the plants that produce our vegetables and the possibility of nuclear war, we will have another threat to human existence. RICHARD WARREN
Takeout missing Chinese flare To the editor: There are a lot of things I miss with the coronavirus — big things. Like seeing my parents in Philly face-to-face. And small things, like going to the gym, or getting my hair done. But what I miss most of all is my neighborhood Chinese restaurant. My local takeout place, New Kam Sheng — right around the corner from my hose — has been closed since before the shutdown.
I think I miss it most because of the reason why it is gone. If any business should be going absolute gangbusters right now, it would be Chinese restaurants, the go-to food for takeout and delivery. But our Chinese restaurant, instead of doing a bustling business during the shutdown, was instead one of the first to close its doors. And, sadly, it closed from fear. Their neighbors’ mistaken fear that the restaurant
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was somehow in particular risk in these difficult days. It makes me sad the restaurant is closed. The family who owns the restaurant lives in my neighborhood. They raised their kids here, and they have had that restaurant a very long time. I really hope New Kam Sheng reopens again soon. I plan on eating a lot of Chinese food when they do. IRENE BALDWIN
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THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, June 4, 2020 - A13
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bout those flag pins … The one that Trump wears, a sine qua non accessory of so many of his sycophants and other politicos. Wearing a flag pin is analogous with flag-waving. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, flag-waving is an “ostentatiously emotional display of patriotism or factionalism (synonyms: jingoistic, nationalistic, superpatriotic, ultra-nationalistic, chauvinistic), a propaganda technique to justify actions based on that connection. So no, wearing a flag pin does not mean you are patriotic, or that you’re American. First, if you are running to be a candidate for the presidency of the United States, what is the point of wearing a flag pin? It is not right to use the flag for political advancement, especially when you discover how this wearing of flag pins all came about, and why I personally find the practice so offensive. This practice of wearing the Stars and Stripes started with our disgraced President Nixon as a statement against anti-war protesters (among whom I was one), according to a 2008 history of the flag pin published in Time. However, it was Robert Redford’s use of the pin in 1972’s “The Candidate” that gave Nixon’s chief of staff, H.R. Halderman, the idea of affixing a flag to the presidential lapel. Republicans wore the pins to identify themselves as patriots — so much more patriotic than those who opposed the immoral Vietnam War. President Nixon was the first to make the wearing of a flag pin part of his campaign. He thought it was a great idea, and told his supporters to go wear them. Now, let’s see. What do the following persons all have in common — Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bob Dole, John McCain and Jim Webb? Eisenhower was a West Point graduate, a
five-star general, architect of D-Day, a U.S. president. He did not wear a flag lapel pin. His record spoke for itself. Dole was a World War II hero, U.S. Senator, vice presidential and presidential candidate. He did not wear a flag lapel pin. His record spoke for itself. McCain was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, was shot down while flying his plane in the Vietnam War, and served more than five years in Hóa Ló Prison in Hanoi. I never did see the American flag pin adorn his lapel. His record spoke for itself. No one would dare call McCain unpatriotic, except for Donald Trump. Webb was a much-decorated U.S. Marine who served and was wounded in Vietnam. When he was a Senator and briefly a presidential candidate, he did not feel obligated to wear his patriotism on his lapel. So again, what do all these men have in common? They all served in the U.S. armed forces. They all saw and experienced combat. To them, that was enough. Webb believes a man doesn’t need to advertise his patriotism. It is in his very essence and being. So why do all the others wear the flag lapel? I call it political opportunism. They all feel that this tin badge make up or compensates for not having served in the military because of some heel spur. Or it’s political conformity of the worst kind: “If I don’t wear the pin, it will be pointed out, and I can’t take the criticism,” these politicians must think. Running for president is an act of patriotism. For political consumption, it is not required to affix the flag pin on your clothes (who can forget Sarah Palin’s gaudy rhinestone pin?). The life you have led, the acts you have performed, the things you say and believe in — that’s how you should be viewed and judged. Not by sporting a flag pin. Really, it is so offensive.
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Happened before? To the editor: All polls show that the vast majority of Americans are not in favor of precipitously dropping social restrictions taken to diminish the threat of the pandemic. A small minority of rightwing fanatics is trying to bully the rest of us into doing things their crazy way. They remind me of the demented marchers in Tennessee in the 1920s who wanted to suppress the teaching of Darwinian theory in public schools. ALAN SAKS
Please think of others To the editor: With a master’s degree in public health and as a retired health care professional, I’ve become extremely concerned during my Palisade Avenue walks regarding the increase in numbers of soiled disposable gloves and masks being thrown along Palisade. On May 25, I counted 27 used soiled disposable gloves and 18 soiled masks simply discarded and thrown on the ground starting at the Pali-
These numbers are alarming and will continue to rise if we don’t continue our efforts against Big Tobacco. NYC Smoke-Free at Public Health Solutions is a great resource for city residents, and uses evidence-based practices, policy-driven and costeffective approaches, to decrease youth tobacco initiation, and supports adult tobacco users to quit. There have been great successes in the efforts against the tobacco industry, yet more work remains in order to reduce the significantly higher smoking rates among disparate populations throughout New York City. During this time, we encourage New Yorkers to support annual advocacy campaigns like No Menthol Sunday and World No Tobacco Day. As they learn, we hope they can quit or COVID-19. VONETTA DUDLEY The author is the Bronx Reality Check youth engagement manager for NYC Smoke-Free at Public Health Solutions.
sade Avenue entrance of the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, going on up halfway along West 261st Street, heading to Riverdale Avenue. As we all know, we are in a COVID-19 public health crisis, and we here in our community should not be exposed to this filthy, possibly dangerous practice. I have contacted the Hebrew Home suggesting they immediately start training staff regarding the safe methods of disposing used gloves and masks, and also about infection-control practices. As Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his team work very hard to enforce safe practices and use of masks, I also contacted his office to include some information on safe disposal of used gloves and masks, perhaps during his daily briefings. DIANE PERILLO
Let’s protect our homes To the editor: I live on Sedgwick Avenue and I’m expressing my concern about the sale of 3377 Sedgwick Ave. — a house that occupies three lots. The house currently is in the midst of a cleanup and demolition. A dumpster was
filled up and removed from the driveway. I saw radiators being removed from the house and carted away recently. This activity has led to the neighborhood rumor that a homeless shelter is planned for the site. There is a homeless shelter now on the block, 3323 Sedgwick Ave. We do not need another. Two shelters — and certainly more — will lead to a decline in neighborhood property values, and the overall neighborhood reputation as a quiet and low-crime community. Lastly, I want to point out the owner received a summons for illegal conversion on May 19, with a hearing date on July 17. I would appreciate your assistance and support to prevent the neighborhood from becoming a dumping ground. DARNLEY BLECKLES EDITOR’S NOTE: The owners of 3377 Sedgwick Ave., have announced no plans for the property, including any demolition. The city’s buildings department did cite the property on May 20 for failure to maintain a building in a code-compliant manner, which carries a penalty of $1,250, and has a scheduled July 17 hearing date. There also are no indications that the city’s homeless services department is using 3323 Sedgwick Ave., for any purpose.
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To the editor: Our city is changing, and one fact remains the same: Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disease for New Yorkers. In the wake of New York City being at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic, many New Yorkers are vulnerable and stress levels are high. While many may turn to tobacco to “relieve stress” and “cope” with the new reality, right now is the best time to quit as those who smoke are higher risk for increased complications if they contract the disease. We know that the tobacco industry always finds new ways to encourage youth tobacco use and increase overall smoking rates. The overabundance of tobacco products in low-income communities, along with ads and displays in local stores, as well as influence from the television and film industry, aids in usage of deadly tobacco products. Currently, in New York City, 13,000 public high school students smoke cigarettes, while 45,000 public high school students use e-cigarettes.
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West oF parKWay Web #856 Classic 3-bdrm, 2.5-bath brick house with terrace and grassy yard. House features a center hall, living rm with WBF, formal dining rm, eat-in kitchen, master bedroom suite, finished walk-out basement with recreation rm and 1-car garage. $1,200,000
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exclusive FieldstoN Web #848 Rare opportunity vacant land of over a third of an acre with R1-2 Zoning to build exactly the house you need. $1,200,000
NeW exclusive North riverdale Web #875 Bright 3-bdrm, 2.5-bath house on quiet cul-de-sac w/ rear deck and fenced yard. WBFP & formal dining rm. $695,000
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exclusive south riverdale Web #805 4-bdrm, 3.5-baths, Tudor-style house with living room with WBF, FDR, updated kitchen & study. $1,395,000
co-exclusive vaN cortlaNdt crest Web #869 Spacious 7-bdrm, 3-full and 2 half bath Tudor-Style house with grassy yard on double lot along tree lined st. $825,000
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south riverdale Web #858 Stone and Stucco house with 4-bdrms, 3 full & 2 half baths, WBFP in LR, FDR and renovated kitchen. $1,195,000
ceNtral riverdale Web #865 New Construction: 2-Family Townhouse w/ 4-bdrm duplex over 1-bdrm w/ deck & level, grassy backyard. $1,275,000
FieldstoN Web #632 5-bdrm, 5.5-bath house with spacoius living room, dining room, den and center island kitchen. $2,495,000
exclusive KiNGsbridGe Web #854 3-bdrm, 1.5-bath semi-attached house. FDR w/ French door out to the rear deck & yard and renov kitch. $719,000
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estate area Web #855 7-bdrm, 5.5-bath newly built house with open-plan living rm, dining rm, centerisland kitchen and patios. $2,295,000
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FieldstoN Web #804 4-bdrm, 3-bath stucco & stone home. Living room with WBF, formal dining room and eat-in kitchen. $1,499,000
West oF parKWay Web #846 Spacious 3-bdrm, 2.5-bath house features a living room with bay windows and marble WBF, dining room with sliding glass doors to large level backyard, eat-in kitchen, MBR suite & den with a wet bar. 2-car garage plus plenty of off street parking. $1,599,000
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KiNGsbridGe Web #879 Fully renovated 3-bdrm, 1.5-bath house with entry foyer, dining rm, front porch, patio, garden & 3-car garage. $895,000
exclusive south riverdale Web #872 Three vacant lots with R2 Zoning and Single-family 4-bdrm, 2.5-bath, stucco, Tudor-style house. $3,000,000
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3875 Waldo aveNue Web #cc639 Spacious & charming corner unit Jr-4 features a large dining foyer, windowed dining area and hardwood flrs. $249K
5715 mosholu aveNue Web #cc635 Bright L-shaped 2-bdrm postwar co-op. Hrdwd flrs, South & West expos. Top flr corner unit. $229,000
3515 heNry hudsoN prKWy #cc638 Spacious 3-bdrm, 2-bath corner unit w/ large entry foyer, renovated kitchen, parquet floors and balcony. $658,000
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445 West 240th st Web #cc637 Postwar 2-bdrm condo with large entry foyer, living room, windowed kitchen, dining area and hrdwd flrs. $399,000
ceNtral riverdale Web #cc642 Bright 2-bdrm, 2-bath co-op with balcony and doorman. Professionally soundproofed music room. $439,000
south riverdale Web #rr872 3-bdrm, 2-bath brick house with entry hallway, living room w/ wood burning fireplace and eat-in kitch. $4,200/mo
No board approval West oF parKWay - 3-bdrm, 2-bath, w/ balcony, L-shaped LR/DR area, DM, fitness room, private playground and childrens recreation room. Dogs OK. Indoor parking available. $515K West oF parKWay - 2-bdrm, 1.5-bath, w/ balcony, L-shaped LR/DR area, DM, fitness room, private playground and childrens recreation room. Dogs OK. Indoor parking available. $420K sold - North riverdale - Renov Jr-4 with entry foyer NeW exclusive living rm, dining rm and windowed eat-in kitchen. $299K 3636 FieldstoN rd cc641 iN coNtract - ceNtral riverdale - Newly renov studio Updated studio on second with hrdwd flrs, seperate kitchen and sleeping area. $185K floor with separate kitchen and sleeping area. $175K
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West oF parKWay - Luxury 2-bdrm, 2-bath with balcony, doorman, tennis courts and fitness room. $3,595/mo West oF parKWay - Luxury renovated 2-bdrm, 2-bath with doorman, tennis courts and fitness room. $3,395/mo West oF parKWay - Luxury spacious Jr4, balcony, 24-hr doorman, health club w/ pool. 1 month free rent $2,925/mo West oF parKWay - Luxury 2-bdrm, 2-bath, 24-hr doorman, pool & tennis courts. 1 month free rent $2,795/mo West oF parKWay - Luxury large 1-bdrm with river views. 24-hr doorman, gym w/ pool. 1 month free rent $2,725/mo West oF parKWay - Luxury 1-bdrm with balcony, door$2,295/mo man, tennis courts and fitness room. West oF parKWay - Luxury studio in 24-hr doorman building with pool and tennis courts. 1 month free rent $1,850/mo
exclusive 290 West 232Nd st cc631 Spacious 3-bdrm, 1.5-bth corner unit with open views, living rm & kitchen. $425K
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3875 Waldo ave cc640 Charming and updated Jr4 w/ lrg dining foyer, sunken living rm & windowed dining rm. $249K
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555 KappocK st cc605 Bright 1-bdrm with dining area, C/A/C, Hudson River view and 24-hr DM. $179K
290 West 232Nd st cc626 2-bdrm with entry foyer, living room, kitchen, dining area and balcony. $329K
3601 JohNsoN ave. cc587 Walk-in level doctor’s office with seperate entrance and reception area. $295K
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FieldstoN vic. rr641 8-bdrm, 6.5-bath, 10,700+ sq. ft. Multiple porches, swimming pool. 4-car garage. $21,000/mo
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FieldstoN vic. rr878 8-bdrm, 6.5-bath w/ entry vestibule, living room w/ frplc, eat-in kitchen. $18,500/mo
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FieldstoN vic. rr877 7-bdrm, 7-full & 3 half-bth 11,000 sq. ft. house w/ lrg entry hall & FDR. $21,000/mo
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FieldstoN vic. rr655 Grand 8-bdrm, 6.5-bath, 10,700+ sq. ft. Private swimming pool. 3-car garage. $17,500/mo
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FieldstoN vic. rr642 6-bdrm, 3.5-bath, 7,500 sq. ft. house w/ Expansive wraparound porch & pool. $22,500/mo
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West oF parKWay rr704 Charming 4-bdrm, 3-bth. Living room w/ fireplace, eat-in kitch & finished basement. $6,900/mo
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pet-FrieNdly reNtals GreystoNe aveNue - 3-bdrm, 1.5-bath with dining area and yard in multi-family house. $2,800/mo West oF parKWay - 2-bdrm, 2-bath, sunset balcony, doorman & fitness room. Dogs OK. $2,400/mo West oF parKWay - 1-bdrm, windowed kitchen, dining area, doorman & fitness room. Dogs OK. $1,900/mo
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4455-65 douGlas cc622 3755 hh pKWay - the imperial - Walk-in level doctor’s Spacious Townhouse with office with reception area and 2 exam rooms. $360K 3-bdrms, 3.5bths, sunken North riverdale - Office Space Available. $1,500/mo LR, WBFP & patio. $1.699K
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3530 hh parKWay cc628 Huge 3-bdrm conv 4, 2-bath at Parkway House. Low floor, high ceilings. $649K
3875 Waldo ave. cc636 Charming 1-bdrm with entry foyer, sunken living rm & windowed kitchen. $295K
3755 hh parKWay cc623 Spacious 1-bdrm with entry foyer, living room, renov kitch & dining area. $199K
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exclusive 5355 hh parKWay Updated Jr-4 with balcony, living rm, rm and eat-in kitch.
cc634 sunrise dining $279K
5355 hh parKWay cc629 Renovated Jr-4, living room, dining room & eat-in kitch. No board approval. $299K
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