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Shedding new light on NYPD complaints Despite a judge’s order, details about allegations against various officers come to light. But will it create true transparency?
By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN kbrendlen@riverdalepress.com
It’s been just a few weeks since state lawmakers repealed Section 50-a, a state law that kept police records confidential unless a court order declared otherwise, or the officer themselves allowed the records to be released. That meant it was difficult for the public — or even public defenders and advocacy groups — to get a hold of details about police
officer behavior, especially when interacting with those they are tasked to protect and serve. But now, even in the midst of a rather heated court battle, that information EMILIO is no longer be- MELENdEz ing kept secret. ProPublica — taking advantage of
the fact it wasn’t a party to those lawsuits and current injunction stopping the release of the data — published a database detailing complaints against nearly 4,000 officers. These were complaints made to the Civilian Complaint Review Board, an independent oversight agency that is supposed to serve as a watchdog for the New York Police Department. The board consists of 13 members, chosen by the city council, the mayor and
The fury of Isaias
Is it safe to go back to school? If not, some parents have a different idea. It’s just not one many people can afford. Page A3
the police commissioner. While the board can make recommendations on disciplining officers they find to be operating outside of established protocol, final decisions on what happens to officers is generally left up to the police commissioner. The work the board did generally remained secret, rarely any information publicly coming out of their investigations. But that changed with the ProPublica daCOMPLAINTS, page A4
Another year goes by with no changes to budget process By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN kbrendlen@riverdalepress.com
Going to POTS Teens get the idea of using their gift for music, and turning it into a meal ticket for those in need. Page A5 MICHAEL HINMAN / Photos
Winning a BRIO The Bronx is known for its artists, but see who stood out among the best inside the borough. Page A7
Tropical Storm Isaias didn’t spare much of anything along its east coast path of destruction, including New York City and other parts of the northeast Tuesday. Even when the storm was still more than 50 miles away, strong winds pulled down large tree limbs, damaging cars — like this one on West 259th Street, and blocking roads, like a branch just around the corner on Riverdale Avenue.
The process to set and approve the New York state budget is nothing new. Planning can begin as early as summer, rolling through several phases before the governor submits his own executive budget to lawmakers, who the hold hearings and propose changes. In the end, Gov. Andrew Cuomo can line-item reject any changes the legislature suggests. That’s because New York uses what’s known as an executive budget process, meaning the governor has most of the control over what ALESSANdRA goes in. And while BIAggI talk of a budget usually suggests allocating money, the state budget also can change laws. The most recent budget, for example, legalizes gestational surrogacy in New York, works to expand ebike legalization, and bans the “pink tax,” which puts additional charges on sales like menstrual products. For some lawmakers, though, that’s part of the problem. They say the executive branch just has too much power over the budget, leaving elected state senators and Assembly members without much influence. That’s why state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi has joined forces with ManBUDGET, page A4
SAR teen proves no one is ever too old to learn something new By RAPHAEL LASSAUZE rlassauze@riverdalepress.com
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community’s elders are among its most important groups of people. The history of the area, individual experiences that reflect what’s changed and what’s stayed the same, are tales best told by its longtime residents. However, in recent months, interactions between senior citizens — especially those living in nursing facilities — and their community became increasingly impossible because of the coronavirus pandemic. For Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy student Isaac Ohrenstein, the connection between youth and elders — students and mentors of age — should always be present and strong. “I began working with a senior living facility when I was in seventh grade,” Ohrenstein said. “Back then, I lived in St. Louis, and I’m in St.
‘At the start, I explained iPhones and iPads. Most are actually not working with computers. Especially in senior living facilities, they’re trying to learn FaceTime and now other face-to-face videoconferencing apps.’ — Isaac Ohrenstein
Louis now for family. With technology, however, I can still teach and interact with seniors no matter how far away I am.” Ohrenstein has worked with seniors for years, teaching them the strange world of digital technology, continuing that even after he moved
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to Riverdale a couple years ago. But within months of his arrival, he began volunteering at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, as though he’d been there all his life. Josephine Catalano, the volunteer services director at the Palisade Avenue facility, remembers how much the residents appreciated Ohrenstein’s tutoring. “We’d always get tech questions from residents,” Catalano said. “Isaac would come in on Sundays and have a list of residents that needed help.” Many seniors have issues adjusting to digital devices, systems of communication and media they never experienced at a young age, when learning new functions is easiest, Catalano said. Having an actual teenager detail how those devices work might be an easier way for seniors to learn. “At the start, I explained iPhones and iPads,” Ohrenstein said. “Most are actually not working with OHRENSTEIN, page A4
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A three-in-one crime It might be a good idea for drivers to check on their vehicle if they intend to leave it on the street for a few days — Even if it doesn’t go missing, they might not return to find it in mint condition. A man told police that his driver had parked his 2018 Chevrolet truck with an attached trailer hauling two cars on top at 6465 Broadway on the evening of July 17. Sometime between that night and the next time he saw the trailer — early in the morning of July 21 — someone had vandalized the trailer and both vehicles parked on it. Damage exceeded $250, police said, and included slashed tires.
Don’t leave it all in your car
It was a jackpot for one thief walking along Broadway on the night of July 24, police said, as he stumbled upon a car packed to the gills with goodies. A man parked his vehicle on the 5500 block of Broadway on the evening of July 25, according to police, discovering it had been broken into when he returned the next morning. While damage to the car was minimal, damage to the owner’s wallet was significant. The thief made off with around $3,500 in cash, a Social Security card, a credit card, a birth certificate, a book bag, and some business documents. All in all, police said, the vic-
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It’s normal to get a little nervous about strangers when you’re riding the bus or the subway — someone might just get a little too close, and we all know someone who has had their phone or wallet slipped out of their pocket in close quarters. Turns out, waiting for your own car can be a little bit dangerous, too. A man waiting for his vehicle at a parking lot at 2820 Heath Ave., reported being approached by a strange man on the evening of July 25, police said. The man was carrying a gun and asked the victim if he wanted to die, police said. The answer was a resounding “no.” The man then ran toward West Kingsbridge Road, where police searched for him, turning up nothing. Authorities are searching for a man the victim described as about 5-foot-4 white, weighing about 125 pounds with long black hair and a medium skin tone.
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‘Pod’ bless America? Parents seek school alternatives By ROSE BRENNAN rbrennan@riverdalepress.com
The first day of kindergarten can be a daunting experience for children and parents alike. And with this academic year coming with the added needs of physical distancing and personal protective equipment being thrown into the mix, it only promises to be more daunting. But Lauren Margolis and other parents are looking into an innovative new way for their children to learn — and it might not involve going to school at all. Margolis is an administrator for the Riverdale pandemic learning pods Facebook group, where parents search for others in the area with children of similar ages in the hopes of forming a “pod.” Not exactly a new concept, especially in the arena of education, a pod is a small learning community of children who gather daily in a designated environment — often one of the children’s homes. Because there are fewer people in a pod than in a school, there’s less worry of exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19. And although Mayor Bill de Blasio says schools would only reopen if the positive test rate remained below 3 percent, the chance of the coronavirus spreading through school remains a concern for many parents. “I’m just trying to find a solution for my family, and help other families try and find solutions for them that will work (with) their unique circumstances,” Margolis said. The city’s hybrid learning model mixing both in-person and distance learning presents some problems, especially for parents of younger children. Students will learn in-person three days a week at most, meaning they’ll learn remotely for the rest of the week. For parents who can’t work from home, it makes finding child care an added necessity.
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With the start of the academic year quickly approaching, parents across the city are scrambling for child care options beyond what they’re traditionally used to finding, like in day care centers. And while some parents can afford alternatives like ‘pod’ learning, the price tag can be a bit hefty for others. Pods are serving a secondary purpose in that respect. Operating on a schedule of five days a week, they could serve as child care in the same way schools used to. And while pods seem to be geared toward younger children, this isn’t to say pod learning is out of the question for older ones. “I’ve seen many families who are looking for pods for their older kids,” Margolis said. “For teenagers, the parents aren’t looking for child care necessarily, but they’re looking for a study group, almost, for their kids to work with, and subject-based tutors.”
Members of the Facebook group are working together to form these pods before the academic year begins. Yet, the idea of learning pods is far from being exclusive just to them. Many other cities across the country have similar groups for finding education and child care. In some of these groups, the conditions surrounding public schooling are far more dire. While no areas have school districts as large as New York City’s, positive coronavirus diagnostic test rates and the total number of actual cases are higher, spelling trouble for a return to
in-person instruction. Even in New York where coronavirus cases are largely under control, there are other obstacles to parents forming pods. For families who send their children to public schools, the cost of joining a pod might be too high to consider as a viable alternative. According to The New York Times, Hudson Lab School in Westchester is providing pod-style education, but it could cost up to $125,000 per pod for the academic year. This price is divided evenly among the families in the pod, meaning if a pod has five students,
each family would pay about $25,000. While the Riverdale-area learning pods might not charge such a hefty price, they still might not be an affordable option for many. But there are other platforms looking to help, at least where child care is concerned. Recently, an organization named Wiggle Room Now launched the Care Together Funding Network, a mutual aid platform to assist parents in paying for child care. The network primarily assists lower-income, hourly wage workers who likely wouldn’t be able to afford a learning pod. Jaime-Jin Lewis, Care Together’s lead organizer, realizes that while the demand for adequate child care is increasing as the academic year approaches, the supply just isn’t there to meet it. “I think nobody is really reckoning with the biggest picture concepts and questions,” Lewis said. “What we’re trying to do is tell the story and provide short-term support.” The pandemic’s impact on child care access can’t be overstated, according to Lewis, especially when some parents might have originally had child care arrangements, but no longer do. “Often (child care) is provided by maybe an older woman, and she doesn’t want to incur the risk of COVID, very rightfully so,” Lewis said. “Or she literally lost her kids for a month and couldn’t pay rent and has literally liquidated her business overnight.” But there’s been a shift to address this disparity in the Riverdale learning pods Facebook group. On July 24, Margolis posted a call for parents seeking lower-cost pods — and pods willing to accept lower-income members. The Riverdale Facebook group now has more than 300 members since it was first created last May. To learn more about the group, join its social media page at tinyurl.com/RiverdalePods.
PRESS POINTS Still home to Bronx’s most expensive ZIP The most expensive ZIP code in the Bronx shouldn’t be much of a surprise. Amast, a construction wholesaler, deemed 10471 the king of the borough based on residential home transactions through the first six months of 2020. It was one of four Bronx ZIPs to make the top 100 list. That finished ahead of Mott Ha-
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ven’s 10454, Co-op City’s 10475 and Morris Park’s 10461. The 10471 ZIP code primarily includes Fieldston, the Estates, Riverdale and North Riverdale — essentially the northern most part of the city between Van Cortlandt Park and the Hudson River. There, median home sales jumped 11 percent in value compared to last year, moving it $999,000, according to Amast. That’s based on 11 residential deals that closed in the area,
the most expensive being a $3.2 million home. That ranked 39th overall in the city, in a list topped by Manhattan’s West Village in the 10014 ZIP code. There, home values jumped more than 82 percent, with a median sales price of $4.2 million across 54 closings. Its neighboring Lower Manahttan ZIP code of 10013 was a distant second with 129 deals bringing its median value to $3.1 million — down 14 percent
from last year. Mott Haven ranked 82nd with homes selling at a median of $745,000 so far this year, followed by Co-op City in 88th at $735,000. Morris Park just made the list, coming in at 99th with a median sales price of $690,000 for homes there.
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After a state law that kept police records private was repealed in June, thousands of records have been released to the public through news outlet ProPublica. More than 65 complaints have been filed against 50th Precinct officers over the years, although many are not substantiated. Here, officers from the 5-0 meet with community members last year to talk about ways of reducing crime rates.
Thousands of police complaints released COMPLAINTS from page A1 tabase, something other groups have been fighting in court to release after 50-a’s repeal. The data only includes officers who have had at least one substantiated complaint made against them — meaning the review board investigated the case and found evidence that the event had occurred on at least one occasion. At the 50th Precinct, 66 complaints were filed against 41 officers. Each complaint can have multiple allegations, these 66 complaints, for example, detailing more than 180 allegations. Precinct-wide, 50 of those allegations were exonerated, 64 were substantiated, and 70 were unsubstantiated. “Unsubstantiated” means that investigators couldn’t find enough evidence to prove the incident in the complaint happened. “Substantiated” means investigators could prove it and that rules were violated. “Exonerated” simply means that an officer did do what they were accused of, but that it didn’t violate any NYPD rules. Capt. Emilio Melendez, who heads the precinct, has 12 allegations himself over a 15-year period, although none of them were filed while he was with the 50th. In fact only one allegation — described in the database as being discourteous to a 27-year-old man in 2018 — was substantiated by the CCRB. Most of Melendez’s complaints came in the early 2000s, when he was a lieutenant in Brooklyn’s 77th Precinct. Those complaints included back-to-back accusations of stopping or questioning Black men in their late 20s, with one also accusing him of performing a strip-search. Melendez was exonerated on each of those accusations, while the rest were either unsubstantiated or exonerated. New York’s powerful police unions, including the Police Benevolent Association and Sergeants Benevolent Association, filed a lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court seeking to block the release of CCRB complaints. The unions got at least a temporary injunction preventing the city, the CCRB
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The repeal of a law that kept police records private allowed news outlet ProPublica to release thousands of complaints made against NYPD officers. Robert Gangi, director of the Police Reform Organizing Project, said that while that information is helpful, elected officials need to take concrete action to curb those actions. and even the New York Civil Liberties Union from disclosing any of the data. Union spokesman Hank Sheinkopf said releasing the data would “destroy the reputation and invade the privacy—and imperil the safety” of NYPD officers. “This is not a challenge to the public right to know,” Sheinkopf said in a statement to the media last month. “This is not about transparency. We are defending privacy, integrity, and the unsullied reputations of thousands of hard-working public safety employees.” Robert Gangi, founder of the Police Reform Organizing Project, said that while releasing information was important, PROP and others knew enough about the NYPD. “One of the judgements we’ve made is that we don’t need more information,” Gangi said. “Because we know
how abusive and how racist policing is, and sometimes how violent it is. And how many ways police officers disregard and disrespect New Yorkers.” Gangi pointed to a July 28 arrest apparently made by the NYPD warrant squad. Nearly a month after 18-yearold Nikki Stone had allegedly defaced police cameras, officers arrested her by finding her and pulling her into an unmarked minivan during a protest, chasing away people who tried to stop the arrest. Stone was released from custody early the next morning. “On June 30, she engaged in vandalism,” Gangi said. “The way we think about that is, even if it’s true, she engaged in vandalism on June 30, (police) actions were violent. Inappropriate, maybe illegal.” While many were shocked by the video, Gangi and others heavily involved in police activity said they
weren’t surprised — people report that kind of police behavior to PROP and public defenders regularly. ProPublica noted that in all cases — including those found to be unsubstantiated — the CCRB often relies on police to provide evidence, including body camera footage. According to a CCRB memo published by the outlet, as of late June, the board had not received footage from more than 1,000 requests. The memo noted that withholding footage halts investigations. It’s unclear whether any unsubstantiated cases at the 50th were lacking evidence, as the data does not specify a reason for conclusions rendered. Some allegations from the precinct appear to stem from one police interaction — a 2016 complaint filed against officer Mayko Matos in regards to the arrest of a 36-year-old Hispanic man. The complaint accuses Matos of being discourteous as well as strip searching the arrestee and frisking him. Only the strip-search was classified as substantiated, while the rest — including physical force — were deemed unsubstantiated or even exonerated. Another officer, Sgt. William Butler, also is named in two allegations in the complaint. No other details about the complaint were released. Gangi said he hoped the data becoming widely available would spur people in power to take real action. “The release of this information would be much more impressive and relevant if politicians in power, and editorial boards used it to make a strong case for dismissing the officers,” he said. “To dismiss officers who have engaged in abusive conduct.”
OHRENSTEIN from page A1 computers. Especially in senior living facilities, they’re trying to learn FaceTime and now other face-to-face videoconferencing apps.” This technology has become vital in keeping everyone connected — especially with those who can’t come to places like the Hebrew Home to visit relatives and friends. Ohrenstein uses a two-part troubleshooting method to first find out what someone might not understand, and then explain new features. He was even ready to expand those services even wider at the Hebrew Home, according to facility spokeswoman Wendy Steinberg, but then the coronavirus happened. The Hebrew Home, like other nursing facilities, have been completely locked down since March. “We had him set up a ‘Tech Talk with Isaac’ series on Sunday afternoons,” Steinberg said. “He only got to do one of them before our campus closed to visitors. At that time, we spoke about him creating short videos that we could play on the internal system for the residents, all around tech.” These would further expand Ohrenstein’s methods of teaching seniors, this time with a group element. During the only Sunday tech seminar, Ohrenstein set up a projector, connected it to his computer in the Hebrew Home’s library, and pulled up Google Maps. He asked each of them the address of their childhood homes, or any home they’d wanted to see, pulled up a street view on the projector. It was the first time some of them had seen their homes in 30 or 40 years, Ohrenstein said. Since the campus’ closure, Ohrenstein has created a series of videos detailing other features of the digital plane. “So there are currently eight videos, some between five and 15 minutes, each revolving around another tech topic,” Ohrenstein said. “I even have one explaining how to use emojis. What they hope to do in the next few weeks is to stream the videos on the home television channel.” Catalano considers Ohrenstein’s work to be just one example of the long tradition of mutual aid and community expressed through the connection between SAR and the Hebrew Home. “Due to our intergenerational programs with SAR, there are fifth graders that come visit our residents and become pen pals with them,” Catalano said. “Isaac has brought patience and calm. Sometimes he would repeat himself, but it didn’t bother him at all. Even though he’s halfway across the country, he’s still interacting with them, reminding them of a familiar face.” As Ohrenstein’s videos premiere at the Hebrew Home, the 17-year-old continues to brainstorm ideas for new videos seniors can learn from. He hopes to hear other ideas from others as well. “This is another example of how this community is very tightly knit,” Ohrenstein said. “It’s already very hard for a senior to live in that kind of environment, so the more we can help them and interact with them, the easier it will be.”
Lawmakers will have to wait to reform state budget
BUDGET from page A1 hattan Assemblyman Richard Gottfried in what they’re calling the Budget Equity Act. The bill — backed by a number of colleagues, including Sen. Gustavo Rivera — was intended to amend the state constitution in an effort to equalize the sides making and approving the budget. It was intended to allow the legislature make additions and changes to policy issues, letting the governor veto if he wished, but still giving lawmakers the power to override those vetoes. Biaggi was joined by Rivera and other state lawmakers in the Assembly including Yuh-Line Niou, Catalina Cruz and Charles Barron during a July 27 press conference calling for leadership to reconvene the state governaac Ohrenstein ment to vote on the bill. has been There was particular urgency on Riverdalethat day because if they wanted any ed to us-chance of amending the state constitution, the measure would need to be on the November ballot. But it couldn’t go in front of voters until the legislature voted on it first. It’s part of a longer process that would then require lawmakers to approve the measure again in a new session, before once again going back to voters for final approval. To make all that happen, lawmakers had until Aug. 3 to approve the bill. But the state government was never called back for a vote, and the bill will likely remain in limbo for the next three years. At least. “Until the legislature has equal
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State Sen. Gustavo Rivera co-sponsored the Budget Equity Act, which would have amended the state constitution in an effort to balance budget responsibilities between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers. However, with the legislature not currently in session, the Aug. 3 deadline to pass the bill has gone without action. power in the New York state budget process, we are never going to be truly able to fulfill the needs of our constituents,” Biaggi said during the live-streamed conference. “Our role as legislators is to make thoughtful policy decisions in the interests of the people we represent.” With Cuomo holding nearly “unilateral control” over the process, she said, it’s impossible for lawmakers to stand up for the districts they represent. The failure to take a vote was par-
ticularly frustrating, Rivera said, in an era where it could have been done on a simple video call. “We could do it virtually,” the senator said. “We do not need a governor’s signature to get this done. We pass it in the Assembly and we pass it in the senate, and that counts as first passage, and we do not need a governor’s signature.” Rivera has been frustrated with the budget process since he was elected to office nearly a decade ago. As he sat through long hearings, he felt the gov-
ernor overreaching in his power. “I was so struck by how it was something that was obviously so driven by the governor, and strictly the governor,” Rivera said. “Like we had to convince him that we should give him the document that had something different on it as opposed to be able to propose different things and fight back in a real way.” The coronavirus pandemic has seriously impacted both the state and city budgets this year, especially as the state already faced a $6 billion deficit.
Part of Cuomo’s response was making cuts to Medicaid — something Rivera said he and his colleagues wouldn’t have done, especially right now. “None of us, during a time of pandemic, none of us legislators would have wanted to cut Medicaid during this process,” Rivera said. “We wouldn’t have wanted to do that. None of us would have thought it was fair, as we are asking poor and working-class New Yorkers to sacrifice more every single day, none of us would have voted to leave millionaires and billionaires without higher taxes — which they can afford — as they have been getting wealthier by the day.” Community organizations, tenant organizations and other activist groups have signed onto letters supporting the act, Gottfried said, and believed people were starting to become more aware of the process. In fact, many people he’d spoken to about the amendment were shocked to discover how much power the governor wields over the budget. “Amending the New York state Constitution is not an endeavor I take lightly,” Biaggi said. “But I view this as the last line of defense against a system of democracy that has been slowly eroded by the executive branch over decades in our state.” Lawmakers and the governor passed a $177 billion budget earlier this year, but the state can only spend a little more than $100 billion of it unless the economy recovers, or the federal government contributes more money in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Music is as omnipresent as the greenery, especially in this section of the Bronx. Chamber musicians in Spuyten Duyvil. Jazz composers by the Henry Hudson Parkway. Folk singers at An Beal Bocht Cafe. Since March, it may have seemed like the neighborhood went silent as the city’s hospitals became battlegrounds in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. In truth, a group of high school students calling themselves Flume have helped in their own way — through the power of music. Henri Yoon and father Kevin managed to send 100,000 protective masks to the Montefiore Health System last April. At the time, Yoon was a sophomore at Riverdale Country School. His father, however, is chief executive of global operations at sportswear company Fila, a company that quickly converted its China-based factories from clothing to manufacturing protective gear for essential workers the world over. And yet, Yoon yearned to do even more. “We wanted to extend that, Flume and I,” Yoon said. “We’re high schoolers, but we created Flume with the community in mind, to make classical music
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Flume performs ‘A Whole New World’ from the ‘Aladdin’ motion picture soundtrack earlier in the year. Members Claire Kho, Cherie Chung, Henri Yoon, Lauren Lee, Daniel Choi, Parisa Verma, Daniel Tantsyura, Jacob Shin, Leo Chang, Emily Chang and Harry Gallen each contributed to the formation of Flume’s online fundraising efforts that have since raised more than $16,000 for Bronx anti-hunger group Part of the Solution during the coronavirus pandemic. more accessible. Now we’re using it to help the community in a far more direct way, in a way we didn’t expect. And it isn’t just me, this is a collaborative effort. Without us performing music together, we wouldn’t be able to help in the same way.” Yoon started the student ensemble with fellow cellist Leo Chang. Sure, they were focused on the classics, but that didn’t mean audiences wouldn’t hear the occasional pop cultural piece, such as the “Mission: Impossible” theme, “A Whole New World,” from the “Aladdin” movie soundtrack, and others.
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A humble ethos for a group who went on to do a lot more. “When the pandemic hit and then the lockdown started, there was a lot of spit-balling for what we could do,” Yoon said. “Leo and his sister Emily, who’s also in Flume, have been in Japan for the past three months. So we’ve had to coordinate with that as well. But at the start of May, we had the idea to start a GoFundMe campaign, and pledge to give the money to Part of the Solution.” The online crowdfunding could quickly get the word out about those going hungry dur-
ing the pandemic, encouraging those wanting to help to open their wallets — to the tune of $16,000. On May 6, Flume posted a classical cover of Celine Dion’s famous “Titanic” song “My Heart Will Go On” to their You-
their first video and fundraiser. In a matter of weeks, on top of the thousands of dollars raised, 2,000 new masks were delivered along with an equal number of hand sanitizer containers. Those masks have since been provided to numerous low-income families who needed protective equipment. “The need to purchase PPE is a challenge,” Hanson said. “Having Henri’s and Flume’s help is so important right now.” Flume hopes to continue providing for the borough they call home in a variety of ways in the future, be it virtual concerts or interactive pieces online. But no matter how, Yoon’s hope to help others is a deep-rooted ethos. “I used to go to church,” Yoon said. “And the pastor said, ‘It’s your job to help people.’ That resonated with me. It comes from a religious context, but I think that if more people thought they were supposed to help others, I think they would do it more often.”
Tube video channel, sharing it with the hashtag “Back the Bronx,” garnering just under 900 views. “We saw that Queens, Manhattan and Brooklyn were getting a ton of coverage and aid, even though the situation in the Bronx was no better than anywhere else,” Yoon said about food and other supplies at the height of the pandemic in New York. “We wanted to further a sense of a community by showing that we are able to help each other out in times of need.” Few would agree more than Christina Hanson, POTS’ executive director, who considered Flume’s contribution to be of the utmost finest in the fight against hunger. “We have a longstanding relationship with the Riverdale Country School,” Hanson said. “Henri reached out wanting to donate some masks, and provided 2,500 back in April. It was at a time when masks were next to unavailable.” Shortly after, Flume posted
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The Bronx knows how to celebrate its artists. With the number of cafes, art bars, museums and galleries across the borough, creatives within its confines can find an audience, a patron, or even a collaborator. This year, several artists in this part of the Bronx earned a more formal kind of celebration — the coveted Bronx Recognizes Its Own, or BRIO, award. For decades, the award has both legitimized artists that call the area home and provided cash awards of up to $5,000, which, for the present, is highly appreciated by artists and creatives of all kinds. To Rebecca Allan — artist, gardener and writer — a BRIO means a confirmation of wider-reaching artistic endeavors, despite the challenges experienced in recent months. “On a basic level, the coronavirus pandemic catalyzed something for me,” Allan said. “They were connected before, but my horticultural practice and my painting practice became something definitely interconnected. These challenges made being a painter highly essential for me.” Since spring, Allan has continued work on her gardening and design business, Painterly Gardens, as well as her own paintings. The blend of both the physical toils and joys of gardening, and the creative desires addressed by painting, assisted Allan in what she refers to as a deep investigation of the landscape. Despite the space and the time she’s been able to invest in her work, Allan also regards the BRIO as indicative of a particular loss. “When you get a BRIO, you’re supposed to do a public engagement event,” Allan said. “People usually love that because you meet other artists and discuss. But, of course, we couldn’t do that this year, and I’m not sure when we’ll be able to. In the meantime, I hope to continue exploring the natural world by pruning both my horticultural work and my artistic work.” It’s not as though every artist has the option to engage with nature in the same way, even while living in a neighborhood as green and scenic as Riverdale. Some passions require an acoustically secure space as wondrous as any garden. Professional cellist Sophie Shao has called the neighborhood home for three years. She received a BRIO for her performance of “Intercourse of Fire and Water,” from the 2000 film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” For her, the award is reflective of the borough’s long appreciation for music that withstands the tests of time. “Classical music is a term that covers a
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‘Pruning Season with Glass Cloches, Pale Pruner, and Leaf Tarp,’ was one of two pieces by artist and gardener Rebecca Allan that helped her win a BRIO, or Bronx Recognizes Its Own, award.
‘Contemporary classical has very different boundaries, and I think that’s reflected in a lot of the other players as well as composers that received the (BRIO) this year.’
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lot of ground,” Shao said. “Contemporary classical has very different boundaries, and I think that’s reflected in a lot of the other players as well as composers that received the award this year. “In the future I hope to collaborate with some of them, but I’m just not sure when I can do that.” Despite the gradual economic reopening of the city in the last few months in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the possibility of an entire musical ensemble gathering onto a public stage in order to perform shoulder-to-shoulder is a memory out of reach for the present time. Indeed, vital spaces such as studios have become entirely blocked off, leaving some artists somewhat stranded. Maya Ciarrocchi referred to it as exactly that: stranded. After sharing some of her artistic experience with The Riverdale Press in March, Ciarrocchi had to clean out her Brooklyn studio and bring all her works-inprogress back to Riverdale. “April happened and I felt very down,” Ciarrocchi said. “That’s when the virus was worse in the city. I was mourning the loss, personal and global, and my home felt so cluttered it was difficult to focus.” To occupy her time, Ciarrocchi took online classes, joined art discussions over the Zoom online videoconferencing app, but ultimately felt too stressed to manage new work. That is until May, when she was awarded the BRIO. Since then, Ciarrocchi has found a second artistic wind. “This is an entirely different way of living now,” Ciarrocchi said. “Your personal relationship to risk is examined with every day. I’m totally humble and grateful to
the council for the award, even though I haven’t been a Bronxite for as long as some of my fellow winners. I hope I’ve earned it. I’m looking for more ways to be involved in the neighborhood as well as the borough.” Much of Ciarrocchi’s work, in her own words, utilizes architectural renderings of structures and places that have been lost and shoved under the immense carpet of history, now to be observed in a new light. New light, hope, and the remembrance of those lost are major themes in the work of poet, dancer, fiction writer and filmmaker Deborah Kahan Kolb, who won her second BRIO this year. “To be recognized for your work as a Bronx artist is so wonderful,” Kolb said. “The Bronx Council on the Arts is such an incredible resource. “I won for fiction this year, which I’ve been focusing on recently, but have been having difficulty actually doing. I’ve mostly been in lockdown with my kids and family for the past four months.” Through her work, Kolb explores the struggles of women and interpersonal relationships through the lens of Judaism. Her film, “Write Me” — as well as her new book, “Escape of Light” — detail womanhood, the Holocaust, tattoos, love and loss. Despite the exceedingly difficult past few months, Kolb considers the near future to be a manageable one. “The day-to-day has changed completely,” Kolb said. “I need moments of peace to write, where no one is asking for me, calling my name. “I haven’t been able to in months, but right now I have my laptop open and I’m working on a new story.”
Judy Fettman Dreyfuss was born with familial dysautonomia, a rare Jewish genetic disease that affects the autonomic nervous system and impacts nearly every system in the body, causing fluctuating blood pressure and body temperature, and unsteady gait, among other things. Living with the disorder was a daily challenge. “Nobody understands how I feel,” she would say. With 350 cases worldwide — and fewer than a dozen people who reached her age — she was right. Very little was known about familial dysautonomia when she was diagnosed. She was the eighth documented patient. Doctors told her parents she had a 50 percent chance of living until 5, but she survived and married and celebrated her 50th birthday in January. Her 7-year marriage to Marc Dreyfuss was made in heaven, full of fun and love and laughter. She was a warrior. She fought for her well-being, adhering to a strict diet and exercising regularly at the gym at Skyview-on-the-Hudson, until the coronavirus pandemic interfered. All who saw her were impressed by her skills and grit. The Riverdale Press wrote a story in 2018 about her determination, marveling at what a feisty 95-pounder could do. A graduate of Kinneret Day School, she was bilingual. At Kennedy High School, she joined the gymnastics club, where she flew fearlessly from one bar to another on the uneven parallel bars. She completed her first year of college
JUDY FETTMAN DREYFUSS at the University of Haifa, and graduated from Hunter College. Her smile, kind nature and good spirits were contagious. She inspired others, and many people saw in her their own potential. She was social and enjoyed people, and they enjoyed her. The director of the JCC Adaptations program, Allison Kleiman, called her “a force.” Her art class at the 92nd Street Y was her creative outlet. Her life was short, but full, and as beautiful as was possible. May all those who knew her and were supportive of her be comforted that she died painlessly, of sudden cardiac arrest. She was an organ donor, and three people are alive today because of her final generous act. May her memory be for a blessing.
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A high school group where it’s great to be an outsider By MAYA KATZ Intern
Transitioning into any new environment is never easy. But it’s likely few experiences compare to the sudden fish-out-of-water feeling nearly every teenager gets when he or she walks into a high school for the first time. Yet these years are pivotal, setting the tone for the rest of someone’s life. Being ready to confront that pressure — and succeeding — is something Aisha Baiocchi and AnnaBelle Medina think about a lot. They might be incoming seniors at the High School of American Studies, but even they felt like outsiders once, and other freshmen likely feel the same. That’s where their group, Outsiders Guide, steps in. The online volunteer effort is fueled by a team made up of mostly students of color providing advice and information on different aspects of their high school experience, whether it’s something simple like good note-taking, to details on the college admissions process. “Adjusting in general to a specialized school is really hard, and I know it is a common experience,” Baiocchi said. “I realized that creating a resource that would exist for all students to access would be really helpful.” Those students share their experiences from different classes and environments, hopefully providing advice for others. The group’s website at OutsidersGuide.net features a directory listing different internships, jobs, and volunteer opportunities. The site also features a news page written by other high school students, sharing what’s happening on different campuses throughout the city. It even provides cultural experiences, helping just about anyone adjust to their new environment.
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AnnaBelle Medina, left, and Aisha Baiocchi founded the Outsiders Guide to help give advice to students navigating high school for the first time. As a tutor, Baiocchi helped some of these very students get accepted into specialized high schools. But once everything locked down in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, Baiocchi realized she could no longer be there for these students, forcing her to think of other ways she could reach out and help many of them adjust to high school. Baiocchi knew she wasn’t alone in these feelings, reaching out to classmate Medina to be a part of it. As students of color themselves, they felt that they could speak about their per-
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of achieving this new educational and social level, dealing with assumptions and so-called microaggressions. “We encourage everyone who submits something to talk as honestly and blatantly about race and culture as they can,” Baiocchi said. “There is so much coded language about race and culture in these schools, and that can make it really hard to navigate.” More often than not, the success a student might have journeying through the college process depends on if their parents went to college. Outsiders Guide eliminates that disad-
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Some Dems not yet ready to embrace new player in town By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN There have been some huge political shakeups in the Bronx over the last couple years, attracting widespread media coverage and nationwide support in a borough often overlooked. Two years ago, Alexandria OcasioCortez upset longtime congressman — and someone in-line to become the next Speaker — Joe Crowley. That same year, Alessandria Biaggi and other fresh Democrats rose up and eliminated most of what had been the state senate’s Independent Democratic Conference, which had helped keep Republicans in power. This summer, it was Jamaal Bowman becoming the Democratic nominee in New York’s 16th Congressional District, ousting 30-year incumbent Eliot Engel. In the final weeks of his campaign, as Bowman gained traction and attention capitalizing on a number of Engel gaffes, observers started to wonder: Was he the next AOC? Of course, Bowman is his own person, running his own campaign in a district that has distinct differences from the one Ocasio-Cortez represents. There is one major similarity, however: Both Ocasio-Cortez and Bowman were handpicked and backed by Justice Democrats, a Tennessee-based political organization dedicated to electing progressive Democrats in districts currently run by leaders they describe as “out of touch.” The organization looks hard for potential candidates at the beginning of each election cycle. This year’s challengers hailed from nine states, with some still running. However, while some of the group’s successes like Bowman and Ocasio-Cortez get a lot of attention, the group does lose races as well. Ohio’s Morgan Harper and Texas’ Jessica Cisneros both lost to incumbents Joyce Beatty and Henry Cuellar. Betsy Sweet, who had hoped to
I’m going to do whatever paperwork needs to be done, and I’m just going to knock on more doors in the district than Congressman Engel,’” Bowman said. “’And if I do that, we’ll win.’” In the end, it took more than simply knocking on doors. A victory also required finding thousands of volunteers, making even more phone calls, and clinching dozens of high-profile endorsements. Yet, the Justice Democrats weren’t the only group offering support, Bowman said. The Justice Dems helped with funding and strategy at the beginning, but he brought in his campaign manager, and communications and finance teams separately. Bowman disagrees with criticism from other candidates and political observers who are critical of Justice Democrats. At the end of the day, he said, it’s his job to represent the constituents in the district as well as he can, and prioritizes learning from and listening to all kinds of voters. “That’s why we were able to triple voter turnout, and triple turnout among young people and people of color,” Bowman said. “Justice Democrats was a part of that, but they weren’t the reason people came out in droves to support us. It wasn’t, ‘Oh, he’s a Justice Democrats candidate, let’s go vote for him.’” At the end of the day, Amato said, the northern part of the Bronx and Westchester have shown they’re ready for large-scale political change, and that often comes at the grassroots level. “There is an appetite for a real level of change and progress in these communities, whether it’s in the Bronx or Westchester,” Amato said. “And there are activists and grassroots allies across the Bronx who are looking to the (city) council races and looking to the races in 2022 to really push forward a leftist plan to create a state that’s more aligned with the grassroots mentality that we’ve seen in these last two races.”
No stranger to Bronx politics, Christian Amato has worked with candidates like now-state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi and former congressional candidate Andom Ghebreghiorgis. While excited about seeing change come to the area, Amato worries smaller progressive candidates might be impacted by groups like Justice Democrats, who supported both Jamaal Bowman and Alexandria OcasioCortez.
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challenge Maine Republican Susan Collins for her U.S. Senate seat, also lost her primary to state lawmaker Sara Gideon. When the Justice Democrats approached him about running last year, Bowman already had been contemplating a challenge to Engel, pitching the idea to friends and family. “I spoke to some of the grassroots organizations that I had worked with while I had been a school principal, like the Coalition for Education Justice and the Alliance for Quality Education,” Bowman said. “And the executive director at the time of AQE was someone by the name of Billy Easton who nominated me to the Justice Democrats after I spoke to him about a potential run.” Bowman’s initial phone call with the group was followed by a longer video meeting, and then finally an in-person meeting. Ultimately, Bowman became Justice Democrats’ second New York endorsement after Ocasio-Cortez. From that point, Bowman said, the political group provided support “in every area you can think of.”
Justice Democrats require candidates to pledge not to take money from corporate PACs or lobbyists, and must agree generally with the group’s political platform, typically considered a little more left than more traditional Democrats. Yet, even with their success, they haven’t won over all Democrats quite yet. Some, like Bronx political operative Christian Amato, has some reservations about the organization. “It’s a little bit polarizing,” said Amato, who ran Andom Ghebreghiorgis in the Democratic primary Bowman ultimately won. “What ends up happening is institutional support, or institutional organizations, you know, kind of are throwing their support behind Justice Democrats without doing the proper vetting on their own, almost as though Justice Democrats allows them to move around those other barriers to other candidates. I think that can be a little bit unhealthy for the democratic process.” During the campaign, both Bowman and Ghebreghiorgis managed
to find their own pockets of support throughout the district. “One thing was really clear throughout (the) campaign, and that was that we had the support of the grassroots,” Amato said. “We had people on the ground who were diehard Andom supporters. And so that pressure, oddly enough, didn’t really exist.” Ghebreghiorgis’ campaign wasn’t the first time Amato had worked to unseat a long-term incumbent. He also was part of Alessandra Biaggi’s campaign against Jeff Klein in 2018, later serving as her deputy chief of staff. Amato was impressed by the Engel campaign’s ability to mobilize voters on the ground, encouraging them to volunteer, carry petitions and phone bank in the months leading up to the election. Klein, he said, hadn’t had such deep-rooted support. Having a plan is essential — something Bowman admits he didn’t have much of before Justice Democrats backed him. “My goal, the mission in my head, was, ‘OK, I’m going to announce a run,
POLITICAL ARENA Barack Obama endorses Bowman Electing Democrats used to be something Barack Obama did all the time. And two terms as President of the United States isn’t going to stop that. Obama announced a string of down-ballot endorsements Monday for the general election, including one for Jamaal Bowman in his quest to succeed Eliot Engel in New York’s 16th
Congressional District. Bowman announced the endorsement with a video from his car on social media. There, he revealed the backing came with a phone call from the president himself, praising Bowman on a letter to the editor he published in The Riverdale Press. “This is a huge endorsement,” Bowman told his supporters on Monday. “It’s symbolic, and it allows us to push this movement forward.”
Obama read the letter Bowman wrote to Hebrew Institute of Riverdale rabbi Avi Weiss that was published a week before the June primary. Weiss, through the help of supporters, published a letter to Bowman in The Press in the form of an advertisement since he missed the open submission deadline. In his letter, Weiss questioned Bowman’s support of Israel, citing some of the opposition to current Middle East
policy maintained by others who endorsed Bowman during the campaign, including U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “Our community is proud of its commitment to American values including, of course, racial harmony and equality for all,” Weiss said. “And amongst the issues most important to us is the well being of the state of Israel, one of America’s greatest allies. “Unfortunately, your com-
ments on Israel have fallen far, far short.” Bowman, however, admitted his views on Israel differed from that of the rabbi, but believed they were positions still worth considering and discussing. “As a Black man living in America, there is nothing I value more than people struggling for the rights enshrined in their democracy in solidarity with other peoples,” Bowman wrote in his response, read by
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Obama. “My experiences in this country shape my values and guide my thinking on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as the rising tide of anti-Semitism in America.” Bowman may have won the June primary, but he still has to win the November general election. However, he’s expected to have no problem defeating Conservative Party challenger Patrick McManus.
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Opinion
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Editorial
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Bus is safer, and greener
n an age where being anywhere near someone could expose you — and the people you love — to a deadly, highly infectious disease, there’s probably no such thing as being too safe. That is unless you’re using that rationale to avoid mass transit. Although New York City remains in the final phase of reopening, the migration back to our trains and buses has not been anywhere near as dramatic as it should have been. And we get it — both involve sharing small, interior spaces for longer periods of time. How could that not be a breeding ground to spread the coronavirus? Except it really isn’t, at least according to extensive data collected in both Asia and Europe. Epidemiologists have not been able to link any significant spread of the virus simply from taking the bus. In fact, according to Scientific American, driving your car might actually make the pandemic worse — not in terms of spreading it, but in how our neighbors might fight the disease that can become COVID-19. Subways produce 76 percent less carbon emissions every mile than a car with a single passenger. All that extra
exhaust pollutes the air we breathe, conditions that are simply perfect to exacerbate a disease that doesn’t need any encouragement. If you wear a mask and do your best to maintain social distance, your level of danger is not much different than if you were driving in your own car, according to the publication. And because the virus is not commonly spread by contaminated surfaces, that’s something else you don’t have to worry about as much — although you should avoid touching surfaces and then touching your face without first washing or sanitizing your hands. Even better, at least as of this past week, riding a bus remains free. Sure, even a small risk is still a risk. But we take many acceptable risks in our lives with little thought of consequences. For example, every time you get behind the wheel of a car, your chance of ending up in a car accident is far greater than your chance of being injured in a train or bus accident. Mask up, keep your distance, and help the environment. Leave your car at home, and let the subways or the buses help you safely get to where you’re going.
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Why America mourns, misses icon John Lewis
By EZRA FRIEDLANDER
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s America mourns the death of Congressman John Lewis, the Jewish community mourns alongside its fellow Americans. John Lewis was a rare individual who was able to transform our society and American at large: A task requiring bold, strong and aggressive leadership. These leadership characteristics certainly describe the tools by which he could accomplish such change, yet he was able to meet his objective in the most peaceful manner possible, a victory stronger than any other. That specific attribute is a reflection of his sincerity and largerthan-life ability to inspire an entire country. In the 1950s and ‘60s, America first began grappling with the institutionalized racism that was in place. John Lewis was a young man who saw his brothers and sisters facing severe discrimination on a daily basis. John Lewis was one of the “Big Six” leaders of the civil rights movement, working closely with his mentor, Martin Luther King Jr. He was instrumental in the social discourse and political maneuvering that led to the passing of the monumental Voting Rights Act. However, I believe John Lewis would have acted the same way and provided the same quality leadership even if it were not his people facing such discrimination. His advocacy was truly universal. John Lewis was a staunch friend of the Jewish community. He even co-lead the effort to award a Congressional Gold Meal in honor of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, whose effect on the Jewish community he likened to Martin Luther King Jr.’s effect on his. Lewis was reported remarking: “I am sorry to say that I never got to meet the Rebbe. I know I would have liked him. I know Dr. King would have liked him.” Support of this measure is sufficient enough of a window into the true universality of John Lewis’ hopes for freedom and equality. However, even more compelling than his otherwise inexplicable adamant support, is his support of such an effort alongside his ideological nemesis, Republican Newt Gingrich. John Lewis made it clear that this was no accident, that appreciation of those who improve the world through loving “the other” transcends all other affiliations. “Some people will say that we agree on almost nothing, nothing at all. But there is at least one thing on which we do agree. That is the awarding of this medal.” A comparable example of the universality of John Lewis’ advocacy is his support of Soviet Jewry. Supporting those from identities other
than his own nationality is an amazing achievement, but supporting those who may not be from his identity in a nation halfway across the world is truly the full breath of freedom. At a rally for Soviet Jewry in 1987, he said, “Our message — the message of the Black community — is one that is very simple. We are saying to President Reagan, ‘Mr. President, tell Mr. Gorbachev to open the doors, open the gates, and let the people out.’ I say that as long as one Jew is denied the right to immigrate, as long as one Jew is denied the right to be Jewish in the Soviet Union, we all are Jews in the Soviet Union.” John Lewis believed in an America that could not only ensure freedom for those within its borders, but for every single human being around the globe. In 1995, John Lewis refused to attend the Million Man March, promoting African-American unity, because of its organizer, Louis Farrakhan. A leader of the Nation of Islam, Farrakhan has been recorded many vile anti-Semitic remarks. When questioned on his absence from the event, John Lewis answered, “I cannot overlook past statements by Louis Farrakhan — and others associated with the Nation of Islam — which are divisive and bigoted.” John Lewis understood that unity through division is not unity at all. Even when it came to the cause for which he fought his entire life, if hate toward the Jewish community was involved in an aspect of it, he could not support that aspect. He understood that bringing together people of all backgrounds was the only way to make long-lasting change. There are very few individuals who haven’t been able to replicate, let alone capture, in words the heart he possessed. He was respected because he exuded sincerity and authenticity. For him, it wasn’t political. For him, it was trying to create a world that reflected the intent of our Founding Fathers. Yes, we have deep and current problems in this nation. But fighting them alone is not the answer. And in the spirit of John Lewis — who saw the need for real human connection along tremendously important civil rights policy — we should work on not only fighting for institutional change, but diving social change. Political change often seems alien and far off, but John Lewis was a perfect example of how our daily actions — irrelevant of the bigger political picture — can directly lead to tangible change. The author is chief executive of The Friedlander Group, a public policy consulting group based in New York City and Washington, D.C.
Letters to the editor
Motivation to serve community To the editor: Early in my business career, an industrial psychologist showed me a report explaining the motivations of employees to go to work during adverse circumstances. It indicated that during a heavy snowstorm, the people who arrived for work on time were the top management and the lowest paid hourly workers. It was motivation that drove those people to get to work on time. In case of top management, it was responsibility. In case of the hourly workers, it was the need for money. Middle management and higher-paid hourly workers stayed home — they didn’t have the motivation to go to work under adverse conditions. The coronavirus issue affecting our society called that report to my memory. When the epidemic began, the clerks at Key Food, Garden Gourmet and Stop & Shop all showed up on time and served their customers. Top management arrived on the job as well. Meanwhile, government workers such as the U.S. Postal Service had high rates of absenteeism. They had vacation days, sick days and personal days that they took. Consequently, service deteriorated. They had no monetary incentive to
Keep the kids home To the editor:
(re: “Countless questions, few answers as schools eye reopen,” July 16)
The hybrid model of one to three school days planned for the fall puts everyone at some risk for COVID-19, and doesn’t allow the parents of young children to go to work. Scheduling gets very complicated, with parents allowed to opt out and keep some children home. Why not turn high school buildings over to the lower grades? With the additional space, elementary and middle school students can come in every day, and their parents can go to work. These are the students most at risk for having their academic careers jeopardized by interrupted education in reading and math, not to mention socialization.
go to work, and there was no community sense of involvement to motivate them to do their jobs. All governmental offices closed down as well. They had no motivation to stay open. Like the postal workers, their incomes did not change. The commissars stayed home while the peasants provided the services necessary for them to exist. The offices of the state Assemblyman, city councilman and government representatives were all closed. I have not received my Social Security supplement check, and called Eliot Engel’s office a half-dozen times, and never received a response. The local office is closed, and the Washington office apparently doesn’t return calls. The government workers cannot be fired. We have to accept their services, or lack of them. We are rapidly degenerating into a society of centralized control and personal impotence. Those in charge are becoming increasingly indifferent to our needs, and when they do care, have no sense of ethics to guide them. They only have the law, and the law is not compassionate or caring. GeorGe SiloS
High school staff members can double-down on their efforts to provide a sound education for their students remotely. High school students’ younger siblings won’t be home to distract them. Their parents can go to work. This might be for the beginning of the academic year only. Until there’s a vaccine or no COVID-19 in the community, or we’ve made our schools safe enough to have all students in every day. Valerie Kaufman
Who would help you? To the editor:
(re: “It happened in Germany, it can happen here, too,” July 2)
To all, please stay safe. Look out after your neighbors. Take care. To Alvin Gordon, just one question after your free-tosay-what-you-want rant: Who
would have spoken up for you as a Jew in Nazi Germany? Your insulting comparison of people fighting 150-plus years of second-class citizenship, being murdered in plain sight by people paid to protect them (aka, the police), and comparing that to “your right to do and say as you wish” is nothing short of blasphemy to those who died in the Holocaust. Too bad they are not here to put you in your place. But I will. You don’t speak for anyone but yourself. And that, sir, is your problem. Just like the cretin at whose feet you worship — Trump — it’s all about just little old angry Alvin Gordon. Me, me, me. If more people were to empathize with the plight of others compared to this angry drivel, we’d be a great country once more. Grow up already, will you please? It’s never too late. Even for you. adam SToler
Use force, but only if necessary To the editor: The use of force — up to and including lethal force as a last resort — is justified not to protect a patch of private property, but to preserve the rule of law itself. Refusal of government to enforce constitutional laws is the worst of all forms of civil disobedience. It is an absolute violation of the social contract. If it is done on a very small scale, then a coup to oust the lawless government is not warranted. People should show restraint and patience. However, if government goes too far too long, remain-
ing unchecked by checks and balances, “we the people” would be forced to restore the U.S. Constitution by force of arms, if necessary. That won’t happen in this particular situation, which is nothing but a sick political provocation by depraved leftists. But they’re pushing it right to the limit. This is extremely incendiary behavior and it must stop. We need to get organized and put serious pressure on politicians to put an end to this reckless, mindless experiment with anarchy. howard Cohn
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To the editor: Charles Moerdler, former chair of Community Board 8 and current land use committee chair, has written several times in this newspaper about the rising tide of anti-Semitism. I am a baby boomer, and as such, have always felt that the United States was indeed the “Goldene Medinah,” or the “Golden Land.” By the time I was ready for college, Jews were accepted in most professions, and all that stood between a person and success was ability. I have been watching for
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more than 25 years how the tide of anti-Semitism has been rising in this country. Much of it has been coming from our colleges and universities, which despite lip service to freedom of speech, have been using diverse ways to delegitimize Jews. Lest you, the reader, think this is really about the red herring of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, go back to the ‘90s when the howl on campus was that “Jews ran the slave trade.” During the recent protests, Jewish stores and synagogues in Los Angeles were targeted
and damaged. The American papers did not run the story. Recently, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed Ilhan Omar, a proud and outspoken anti-Semite for her re-election campaign. Again, the story did not run. And now, Twitter has decided that the Star of David — a Jewish symbol for more than a thousand years — is a symbol of hate. I do not expect that story to run either. Remember, for hate to win, all it takes is for good people to do nothing. What do you stand for? Sura JeSelSohn
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nd there began my great love affair with writing, a relationship that has outlived many others despite its ebb and flow over the years. I’d like to say that Jo March in “Little Women” was the catalyst for my ambitions. But if I’m completely honest, it was the teacher who gave me that book and never asked for it back. A dog-eared 1970s pink paperback edition (the very one!) sits on my shelf above my computer screen. I need not take it down to see its cover of the four March girls nestled together. The image is seared into my brain, having read it so many times. Mrs. Goldberg was a stickler for details, and pried them out of me with endless questions: What is it exactly about a moment in time that makes it more than just a happenstance? What infuses it with universal truth? What makes it
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recently reached out to a Facebook group of Riverdale alum, asking if any of them knew what happened to Mrs. Goldberg. I had lost touch with her so long ago, sometime after I left for college in Syracuse. It was before the era of email and text, and I didn’t just want to call. Instead, I wrote her a long letter, letting her know I was indeed going to be a writer — a journalist, to be exact — and I would never forget how she encouraged me. She wrote me back a note on a monogrammed card, and didn’t seem very surprised by my news. “How marvelous,” she replied. “You will shine.” But it’s Mrs. G that shines on. My classmates quickly responded with many fond memories of her — particularly her spaghetti luncheon she organized in class each year. Somewhere, in an old photo album, I have a picture of her stirring a large pot over a kerosene burner. She’s dressed in a red-checkered apron that reads, “Kiss the cook!” She boasted that she made the best meatballs and marinara sauce — and, for the record, she was right. I smiled and paged through more of the Facebook comments until I landed on one which contained a link to an obituary. I suppose I knew it was likely she had died. She would have been nearly 100 by now. But seeing her name and reading a terse summation of her life, barely a paragraph with not a single glowing adjective, seemed wrong for such a dynamic woman. It made me feel sad and angry at the same time: She should have been celebrated in a manner befitting he impact on so many. Guilt and regret swept over me. How had I never known she was gone? Maybe I didn’t want to know. Perhaps I prefer to think of Mrs. Goldberg as an omnipresent light in my life, coaxing and coaching me to put pen to paper (or, in my case, fingers to laptop) and capture life, love, loss and everything else. She would have through that was splendiferous. The author is a New York Times bestselling writer who began her journalism career as an intern for The Riverdale Press 35 years ago. This essay is planned to become the opening piece in a book of personal reflections.
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Keep reading your local newspaper To the editor:
(re: “A future for newspapers,” July 23)
Wiser words could not be written. Weekly newspapers such as our own Riverdale Press provide more in-depth coverage of local news not found in daily newspapers. The New York Times, New York Post and the New York Daily News concentrate on international, Washington, Albany, city hall, business and sports stories. They have few reporters assigned to cover local neighborhood news stories. These reporters have to compete against colleagues for limited available print space. As a result, daily newspapers miss significant news and political stories from Riverdale and other nearby Bronx communities. We are fortunate to live in one of the few remaining free societies, with a wealth of information sources available. Most American cities and suburbs are down to one local daily or weekly newspaper. Newspapers have to deal with increasing costs for newsprint, delivery and distribution, along with reduced advertising revenues and declining readership. Surveys reveal that “letters to the editor” is one of the most widely read and popular sections of any newspaper. It helps to have a snappy intro-
duction, good hook, be timely, precise, have an interesting or different viewpoint, to increase the odds of being published. Many welcome letters commenting on their own editorials, stories or previously published letters to the editor. Let us be grateful that The Riverdale Press affords letter to the editor writers the opportunity to express our views and differing opinions on issues of the day. Thanks to you, ordinary citizens have the freedom to comment on the actions and legislation of elected officials. Give thanks to those souls willing to take on the establishment and powerful special interest groups. They fill a valuable niche in our dialogue on issues. Join me and your neighbors in reading your local weekly community newspaper. Patronize their advertisers — they provide the revenues necessary to keep them going. Let them know you saw their ad. This is what helps keep our neighbors employed, the local economy growing, and provide space for letter writers who appear in The Riverdale Press. In the marketplace of ideas, they fill a valuable niche in the information highway. Larry Penner
Court right to block public charge To the editor: The Workers Circle applauds the decision of the Southern District Court in New York that halts the dangerous public charge policy, temporarily, as our nation continues to battle a deadly pandemic. This pause means immigrants can access the health care and social services they need for themselves and their families without fear, strengthening public health for all. The Trump administration has relentlessly and viciously pursued policies that jeopardize the health and safety of immigrant families, terrorizing immi-
grant communities across the nation for the last four years. The administration’s expansion of the public charge rule has caused well-documented confusion among immigrants, impeding their access to critical services to which they are legally entitled. Thanks to the court’s decision, during the pandemic, immigrants will no longer have these benefits weaponized against them. Still, this injunction only provides temporary respite. Our organization remains committed to a future in which the public charge rule is eliminated
once and for all. America is better off when all immigrants, regardless of socioeconomic status, are welcomed for their myriad contributions to our economy and society. The Workers Circle will continue to stand shoulder-toshoulder with immigrant communities in the fight to remove the public charge language from the Immigration and Nationality Act for good. ann Toback The author is the chief executive of the Workers Circle, a Jewish social justice organization.
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rs. Goldberg, my second-grade teacher at P.S. 24, gave me my first writing award, a gold star for “excellence in book reports.” The stickered index card is still pinned to my bulletin board more than 40 years later, a testament to the woman who ignited my passion for the written word, and taught me to put things into much-needed perspective. “You’re a writer,” she told me. “ I know one when I see one.” It was a fact, stated with absolute certainty, despite how much I insisted I wanted to be a pop star like Donny and Marie Osmond. Writing seemed a very serious career to commit to at such a young age — and not nearly as glamorous as having a world tour. But it made sense, especially since I wasn’t a Mormon and didn’t have seven or eight siblings (just one younger sister) to sing backup. When I asked my teacher what, exactly, writers were supposed to write about, she peered at me over her small, round glasses, and smile mischievously. “Well, Sheryl, what do you think they should write about?” I tried to visualize all the books I’d borrowed from the library: “Something bit and important, like ‘Little House on the Prairie’ and ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ and …” “And everything else.” I twisted my mouth and bit deeply into my cheek — a bad habit I employed when I was in deep contemplation. “Do you understand?” She knelt close to my face. At barely 5 feet tall, she was almost my size, a heavyset, middle-aged lady with short, feathery, salt-and-pepper hair. Her perfume always reminded me of the smell of my grandma’s Washington Heights elevator. Though she was tiny, she was my teacher, and therefore, very intimidating. “I don’t know,” I replied. “Maybe?” So she explained to me in a simple, concise way so it would stick in my memory forever: “It means even the smallest things that barely seem important are worthy of having their stories told.” “Why” I asked, puzzled but intrigued. “Because you see them that way.”
echo in your ears? As I set at my desk these days, writing bits and pieces of essays born out of quarantine boredom, I recall her prodding: “What things hold on to your heart and don’t let go?” The answer literally leaps out at me in a burst of enthusiasm similar to Mrs. Goldberg’s exuberant reactions scribbled in red ink on my homework: “Stupendous!” “Splendiferous!” “Phenomenal!” Her comments sent me running to the dictionary to look up their meanings. But after a while, I got the point: My teacher was my cheerleader, the one person in the world who believed not just in my ability to learn, but in my future. She saw infinite potential in a precocious 8-yearold, and ran with it, pushing me. Challenging me. Inspiring me to dig deep into my soul and share what was there without fear or hesitation. Good teachers teach. Great teachers light a fire and stoke the flames.
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Legal Notices NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Edgar Pimentel, Family Medicine, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/30/2020. Office location: Bronx County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the PLLC served upon him/her is: Edgar Pimentel 143 Reville Street, Bronx, NY 10464. The principal business address of the PLLC is: 143 Reville Street, Bronx, NY 10464. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. 3271
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him/her is 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. The principal business address of the LLC is 1053 East 222nd Street, Bronx, NY 10469. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. 3275
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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF McCullough Firm LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on March 25,2019. Office location: Bronx County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is 875 Morrison Ave #3c, Bronx NY 10473. The principal business address of the LLC is 875 Morrison Ave #3c, Bronx NY 10473. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. 3285
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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Renova Star LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on June 15, 2020. Office location: Bronx
County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Legalinc Corporate Services Inc, 1967 Wehrle Drive, Suite 1 #086, Buffalo, NY 14221. The principal business address of the LLC is 1173 Colgate Avenue, Apt. 1F, Bronx, NY 10472. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. 3289
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Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on June 30, 2020, bearing Index Number NC-000145-20/BX, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451, grants me the right to assume the name of (First) Robert (Last) Robinson. My present name is (First) Dwight (Middle) Michael (Last) Robinson AKA Robert Robinson, AKA Dwight Robinson, AKA Dwight Brady Robinson. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Brooklyn, NY. The month and
year of my birth are March 1964.
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Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on July 29, 2020, bearing Index Number NC-000193-20/BX, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451, grants me the right to assume the name of (First) Georgia (Middle) Amalia (Last) Vicioso Katsikas. My present name is (First) Georgia (Middle) Amalia (Last) Vicioso (infant). The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is New Rochelle, NY. The month and year of my birth are December 2018. 3292
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Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on July 7, 2020, bearing Index Number NC-000059-20/BX, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451, grants me the right
1-800-404-9776 Legal Notices to assume the name of (First) Marian (Last) Eaddy. My present name is (First) Marion (Last) Eaddy AKA Marian Haskins. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Manhattan, New York. The month and year of my birth are June 1952. 3293
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Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: JUSTCAMI LLC,
Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/17/2020. Office Location: Bronx County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O JUSTCAMI LLC, 1223 Wheeler Avenue Apt. 5L, Bronx, NY 10472. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date. 3294
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Home of the Week Charles Brophy of Douglas Elliman Real Estate
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The homes of
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hat’s the worst thing about having a lot of bedrooms? Not having enough bathrooms to accommodate each and every one of them. And that’s what makes this brick singlefamily townhouse at 445 W. 259th St., so perfect. It has four bedrooms, and four bathrooms. It’s the kind of perfect symmetry no one ever thought to ask for. That’s just the beginning. Listed for $1.1 million, you’ll find a first-floor living room with a formal dining room, used as a bedroom. It’s all adjacent to a modern eat-in kitchen, connected to an enclosed porch that makes for a much bet-
ter dining room. The second floor has three more bedrooms, two bathrooms, and hall linens. The third floor has three finished rooms, all windowed, heated and with a fire escape. Did we mention the basement? Here’s where you’ll find a finished family room with a shower, two walk-in closets, a one-car garage, along with gas-fired heating with separate water heater. The basement leads to a rear fenced yard. All the quality workmanship of a home built in the 1920s, but totally ready for 21st century living. No time to waste, make your move to West 259th now.
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9 bedrooms/ 6 full baths/ 1 half bath/ Elevator/ Pool
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FieldstoN Web #881 Classic and Spacious 6-bdrm, 3-full and 2-half bath Craftsman-Sytle house with sunroom, patio and garden. Entry hall flows to a spacious living room with WBFP, formal dining room adjacent to spacious kitchen with a breakfast nook. $2,175,000
NeW exclusive North riverdale Web #892 Two-family, semi-attached brick house with wide entry terrace & backyard with a deck & patio on Cul-de-Sac. $985,000
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North riverdale Web #889 Renovated 3-bdrm, 2-bath house with side and back yards, patio and garden. Living room with fireplace. $1,095,000
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West oF parKWay Web #755 3-bdrm, 2.5-bath center hall colonial. WBFP in living rm, open plan kitchen & dining & finished basement. $1,420,000
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south riverdale Web #884 Renov 6-bdrm, 2-full and 2-half bath brick house. Tiled entry foyer, formal dining rm & renov kitchen. $1,395,000
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North riverdale Web #888 Sunny and spacious 3-bdrm, 3.5-bath with sunken living room, dining room with bay windows and deck. $969,000
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FieldstoN Web #844 Classic & Elegant 4-bdrm, 3.5-bath with abundant French doors leading out to expansive front terrace, a stone patio, an open, shady side porch and a level grassy yard. Living room with WBFP, formal dining room and eat-in kitchen. $1,895,000
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NeW exclusive West oF parKWay Web #882 Vacant site of approx 0.37 acres is a rare opportunity to build a home with commanding views of river. $1,495,000
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3800 blacKstoNe ave Web #cc630 Contemporary 2-bdrm, 2-bath duplex penthouse with private roof terraces, laundry & indoor parking. $699,000
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