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To many, it never seemed possible. But Gov. Andrew Cuomo told New York on Tuesday he’s resigning — a week after state attorney general Letitia James released a report that concluded he sexually harassed nearly a dozen women while in office. The three-term governor will leave office in 14 days, replaced by his lieutenant Kathy Hochul. When she’s sworn in Aug. 24, Hochul will be the first woman to lead New York state. In his televised news conference, Cuomo continued denying many of the sexual misconduct allegations made against him. But he said he’s choosing to step aside because a months-long impeachment process would make it impossible to govern the state while a public health crisis in the form of the coronavirus pandemic rages. “Government needs to function,” Cuomo said. “’New York tough’ means ‘New York loving.’ And I love New York, and I love you. And everything I have ever done has been motivated by that love. The best way I can help now is if I step aside.” State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi — a frequent Cuomo critic and a rumored gubernatorial candidate in next year’s primary — said she’s grateful to all of the women
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Andrew Cuomo may be going, but he won’t be going without a fight. Before the governor finally gave in to mounting political pressure to resign on Tuesday, Cuomo attorney Rita Glavin spent 45 minutes once again attempting to poke significant holes in state attorney general Letitia James’ report accusing the governor of multiple counts of sexual misconduct. As she did the day James first released those findings last week, Glavin claimed that investigation was far from complete, and because of that, failed to address a number of inconsistencies who stepped forward to share their horrific experiences they said they had with the governor. “While further accountability is necessary, this moment reflects the hard work of survivors who have been striving for an end to workplace harassment for decades,”
she says exists between some of the stories told by women who worked with Cuomo, and records she collected. Glavin also blamed the media for not conducting its own investigations, and instead taking James’ report only at face value. “Over the last eight days, the media frenzy contributed to what RITA the report was, which GLAVIN was the investigators acted as the prosecutors, the judge and the jury of Gov. Cuomo,” Glavin said. “Nobody vetted through the report. And I want to spend some time talking about it, because he’s been convicted in the media, and the Assembly — most of the members have made up their mind GLAVIN DEFENDS, page A4 Biaggi said. “New York state can now move forward and address the needs of the people we were elected to serve. I look forward to working under Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s leadership. “Let this next chapter for New York be one of integrity, optimism and progress.”
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo is resigning in the wake of multiple allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct in the workplace. Lawmakers have still not ruled out impeachment, which the Assembly could continue pursuing as early as this week. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, who recently told The Riverdale Press that he supported impeachment if the governor didn’t step down, also applauded Cuomo’s decision on social media. “The governor’s resignation is in the best interest of New York and New Yorkers,” the lawmaker said. “I look forward to CUOMO RESIGNS, page A4
Welcome interns The Y slowly rolls out return of some inperson events, with a little help from some neighborhood teenagers. Page A6
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Nitza Bravo lived at the Hudsoncrest co-op at 3215 Arlington Ave., for nearly 25 years with husband Juan Melendez until a fire last January claimed his life, and struggles with the management company made it impossible to return home.
A deadly fire, and one woman’s quest to return home n Nitza Bravo claims co-op is making it near impossible to make apartment livable By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ jdelacruz@riverdalepress.com
It’s been an exhausting and painful eight months for Nitza Bravo. The former high school educator is still dealing with the loss of her ex-husband Juan Melendez, killed during a fire earlier this year in their Hudsoncrest co-op. Even worse, not only hasn’t she been able to return home, she can’t even make the necessary repairs that would make her 3215 Arlington Ave., apartment habitable once again. “It’s been really hard for me this year,” Bravo said. “I’ve been trying with everything that I have in me to deal with the
‘I still loved him and took care of him, but I couldn’t live with him while he was still smoking. Who knows, I probably saved my own life because I moved out.’ NITZA BRAVO
on loss of her ex-husband, Juan Melendez stress. But it’s not easy.” Bravo and Melendez were married for 24 years, but had finalized their divorce in February 2020, just ahead of the coronavirus pandemic. Bravo blamed the parting on Melendez’s uncontrollable smoking habit — the same vice she believes may have cost him his life. Investigators have yet to officially de-
termine what caused the Jan. 13 fire, but believe the 84-year-old Melendez was smoking near an oxygen tank, according to reports. Since the divorce, Bravo has rented another apartment at Hudsoncrest, but would like to return to the home she had shared with Melendez since 1996. She’s disabled, relying on a wheelchair to move around.
Bravo also suffers from asthma — a condition that doesn’t mesh well with smoking, and the ultimate reason why she left. In fact, she believes that twist of fate kept her from meeting the same end. “I still loved him and took care of him, but I couldn’t live with him while he was still smoking,” she said. “Who knows, I probably saved my own life because I moved out. I probably could have died in that fire had I stayed with him.” Now Bravo wants to return home, but she says the management company overseeing the co-op, Hudsoncrest Properties, has made doing so almost impossible. On top of that, Bravo is still responsible for paying $766 in maintenance fees each month, despite the fact no one can live there. So Bravo decided to get lawyers involved. When Julie Hyman first stepped in, it seemed Hudsoncrest was willing to help RETURN HOME, page A4
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If someone calls you claiming a relative is being held in a courthouse and that they need bail money to get out, it might be good to actually call the courthouse yourself and check. Unfortunately, one victim didn’t think of that when she found herself in this exact situation on July 13 from her home near the 3000 block of Heath Avenue. According to police, she received a call claiming her nephew was being held at a Brooklyn courthouse. The woman borrowed $2,500 from her sister for “bail
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Hopes dim for Clinton garden as DOE clamps down n Even with support of Eric Dinowitz, volunteers fear its days are numbered By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@riverdalepress.com
For a brief moment, Ray Pultinas had a single glimmer of hope that his group’s garden and “edible” forest on the grounds of DeWitt Clinton High School could be saved. But those hopes have now all but been extinguished as the city’s education department prepares to bring the James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center to an abrupt end. “Schools should be a safe, collaborative space for students and staff, and this group has not been issued an extended use permit to steward the garden since 2019,” education department spokeswoman Sarah Casanovas told The Riverdale Press in a statement, blaming “violations against DOE regulations.” Those violations, according to school officials, include learning center members repeatedly visiting the garden site without permission or proper permits, and repeating ignoring directives from Clinton administrators to stop what they were doing. The education department also took issue with Pultinas and his crew referring to its primary fenced-in areas as a “community garden,” as it was supposed to be a collaboration with Clinton students. But Pultinas — a longtime educator at Clinton who retired in 2017 — says the learning center has always been about the campus students, and continues to be. “We’ve never stopped working with Clinton students,” he said. “During COVID, there were no students on campus. Despite that, we still used our interns. We still gave them jobs. We even did projects during COVID, delivering plants so people (sheltering in
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Many who live near Clinton High School off the Mosholu Parkway between Goulden and Paul avenues might be most familiar with the farmers market that takes place near campus every Saturday. But all of that started with an outdoor garden run by the James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center — a garden that, at least as far as school officials are concerned, won’t be around much longer. homes) could maintain a relationship with plants.” Pultinas started outdoor holistic sustainability projects at Clinton in 2010. But it wasn’t until he retired that he organized the James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center as a non-profit educational and charitable organization, named for the American novelist and playwright who graduated from Clinton in 1942. The outdoor projects have expanded in recent years, even becoming a Saturday farmers market that opened for the first time a year ago, even as
Pultinas tried to work out some kind of solution to continue working the nearby garden. But school officials locked the organization out this past spring, leaving them only the Saturday market, which is maintained through transportation department permits rather than school. Councilman Eric Dinowitz helped the group obtain a permit to at least enter the school grounds on weekends, but full access to the fenced-in garden remained fleeting — and now looks unlikely. It was a topic that popped up in last
June’s Democratic primary when Dinowitz and other city council hopefuls participated in a forum hosted by The Press and BronxNet. “I think it’s extremely horrible what the (school) administration did here,” said Dan Padernacht, the Kingsbridge Heights attorney who was running for Dinowitz’s seat at the time. “On very little notice, they told these folks that — after years of hard work, and years of teaching students here — they had to leave right away.” Padernacht suggested Dinowitz “nag” school officials like chancellor
Meisha Porter every day until she agrees to let the garden return. But Dinowitz countered that he already had made progress. “They were going to be evicted,” the councilman said at the time. “They were asked to remove everything by a certain date, and that has been revoked. And we are in the process of saving the garden.” But now it looks like Dinowitz wasn’t as successful as he hoped. As rumors circulated that school officials were already planning to physically dismantle the garden, the councilman scheduled a news conference for Wednesday morning. In the meantime, however, Dinowitz was happy he was able to help the group maintain its outdoor weekend permit. That makes room for the farmers market and overall outdoor gathering space which the learning center has used for poetry, art and music. “This was one of the very first community issues that was brought to my attention after I got into office,” Dinowitz said, in a statement. “After initially hearing from Ray Pultinas that there were issues with the permit, I immediately got to work with all parties involved so our children and neighbors could once again access this important outdoor space.” Pultinas says he’s disappointed in the education department for not fully considering the impact his outdoor learning center has had not just on the community, but the school itself. Especially after the rough 18 months or so some of the Bronx’s most vulnerable neighborhoods experienced with the coronavirus pandemic. “I think they underestimate the community’s commitment to the space,” Pultinas said. “Especially during COVID, you know? I think that was really the key. They were insensitive to the fact that we were meeting community needs during COVID. I don’t know what the source of that insensitivity is, and I guess that’s yet to be determined.”
PRESS POINTS Vaccinations required for MTA workers Beginning Labor Day weekend, anyone working for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority or the New York side of the port authority are required to either be fully vaccinated, or undergo weekly COVID-19 tests. The move from state officials comes as the delta variant
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has created new spikes in infections and hospitalizations — something those same officials say afflicts primarily those who have not ventured out to get the vaccine. “The MTA has no higher priority than the health and safety of our work force,” said Janno Lieber, the MTA’s acting chair and chief executive, in a release. “This new vaccine and testing mandate is being introduced to
make sure our employees are tion sites designed to make getas protected as possible against ting the shot more convenient the delta variant as the region’s to MTA workers. They include locations not just inside the city, recovery picks up speed.” Nearly 70 percent of the but along many of the MetroMTA work force is already vac- North train routes. cinated, Lieber said. “It’s great progress, but we City accused of still can — and must — do better in the interest of public health and allowing solitary safety,” he added. The state has banned soliWith the mandate comes theT:11"tary confinement in jails. Yet, opening of several new vaccina- many — including New York
City — aren’t complying, lawmakers said, prompting a letter to city council Speaker Corey Johnson demanding his body pass legislation to end solitary confinement here. State lawmakers say the city has done nothing more than remove the term “solitary” from its practice, still locking people alone in cells for 23 hours every day, indefinitely. Legislators say the city violates the state law
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Red tape blocking co-op owner from returning home RETURN HOME from page A1 get Bravo back home. The attorney shared a letter she received from the co-op’s counsel, Jack Malley, revealing that not only is Bravo not responsible for a maintenance fee of an apartment she can’t live in, Bravo also would be refunded her July payment. Yet, when Bravo tried to collect that money back, she says a Hudsoncrest bookkeeper told her no such notice was sent to them by Malley, and nothing was due to her. Hudsoncrest management did not respond to multiple requests by The Riverdale Press for comment. “In the beginning, I did pay the maintenance to show good faith,” Bravo said. “I thought the apartment would be repaired very quickly. It’s now August, and there is no sign of movement to make any repairs.” But there are more issues than just paying maintenance fees. Bravo also is disputing what her homeowner insurance is willing to pay for repairs, claiming it’s nowhere near enough for what needs to be done. An insurance policy held by Hudsoncrest was supposed to offer up to $100,000 for repairs, she said. Her own policy through Allstate would contribute another $50,000 — all Bravo believes was more than enough to not only make repairs, but help bring the apartment in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The problem is that those funds are administered through Hudsoncrest, and the management company seems only committed to dispersing about $3,000. “They seem to only be set on patch-
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Although there’s no official report as of yet, investigators believe the Hudsoncrest fire that killed 84-year-old Juan Melendez last January started in his bedroom — likely caused by him smoking near an oxygen tank. His ex-wife and caretaker, Nitza Bravo, wants to return home, but says the co-op’s management company is making that task near impossible. ing up the apartment and not actually fixing it up,” Bravo said. But her apartment suffered structural damage from the fire as well as the water needed to douse the flames, Hyman said. Even worse, with the apartment virtually untouched since the tragedy, mold is growing on the walls and floors. “What apartment do you know sus-
tains such a large and deadly fire without having the flames put out with an immense amount of water damage?” Hyman asked. “You can’t just paint over the walls if they have mold on them. You have to get demolition to come in and take everything out and put everything new again.” Paying bills has become very hard for Bravo, who says she doesn’t qualify
for any housing assistance and already has been denied for government help to buy groceries. Instead, she’s using credit cards to make ends meet, finding it difficult to keep up with the cost of living. “My credit is all I have right now,” Bravo said. “I can’t keep using these cards to make it by. I need real help.” She’s paying not only the monthly
maintenance fee on our fire-ravaged unit, but an even higher rent payment on her adopted unit three floors up. It’s a lot for anyone to pay on a fixed income, Hyman said. “My client is a good person who paid these bills in good faith,” the lawyer said, “even after she was told by the other party’s counsel that she didn’t have to.” But Bravo fears that good faith won’t be enough, and she ultimately hopes the courts will lend a hand — although she’d prefer it not to ever get that far “I’m not looking to sue the building or management for any outrageous amount of money,” Bravo said. “I only want for them to stop charging me the fees for the apartment that is currently unlivable.”
Sexual harassment scandal pushes governor out of office CUOMO RESIGNS from page A1 a new chapter under soon-to-be-governor Kathy Hochul.”
No more second chances
Cuomo has ruled over Albany with an iron fist over the past decade, using a bare-knuckled style of politics to control the state’s policy agenda. And up until last week, he showed a remarkable ability to survive political scandals, not only from claims of sexual harassment, but also his alleged mishandling of patients still sick with COVID-19, sending them back into nursing homes last year. Both issues surfaced after New York finally seemed to be gaining full control of the pandemic before fading into the political background. Until last week, that is. Letitia James’ office released her damning report against the governor, and this time there seemed no way Cuomo could survive. Calls for his resignation came not only from longtime critics like Biaggi and fellow state Sen. Gustavo Rivera, but now from some powerful political figures in the Democratic Party like President Joe Biden. All of this left Cuomo in a vulnerable position, with virtually no allies. James’ investigation concluded Cuomo violated state and federal law by sexually harassing women inside and outside of his office, through sexualized touching and unwanted flirtations. James and her team also concluded Cuomo retaliated against Lindsey Boylan — a former aide and the first woman to publicly accuse him of sexual harassment. Investigators said they spoke to not only all the women who had previously made allegations against the governor, but new accusers as well. One was an anonymous state trooper assigned to his security detail who said Cuomo touched her so inappropriately on more than one occasion that she felt violated. The report only confirmed what Biaggi said she already believed — that the women who came forward to accuse Cuomo of sexual misconduct are telling the truth. “As I read through it, and read through all of the appendices, what it made me feel was that the governor and his team are people who don’t respect New Yorkers,” Biaggi said ahead of Cuomo’s resignation. “They see politics as a tool solely for power instead of what’s possible — which is that it’s really a tool to transform people’s lives, and to also create possibility and hope. The governor abused his position of power, and created an almost intolerable workplace for any person who decided to work there.” Rivera — also no fan of the governor — echoed Biaggi’s sentiments.
Getting to know New York’s next leader, Kathy Hochul Gov. Andrew Cuomo surprised many in Albany and across the rest of the state Tuesday when he announced his decision to resign in 14 days in the wake of a series of sexual harassment allegations against him. When Cuomo leaves the executive chamber, it will elevate Kathy Hochul as New York’s 57th governor. Hochul rose to political prominence in the mid1990s as a member of Hamburg’s town board, a small community just south of Buffalo. She later became the Erie County Clerk, a role she filled until winning a special election in 2011 to become that region’s first Democratic U.S. House member in more than four decades. Hochul’s time in congress was short, however, thanks to redistricting. Yet she didn’t stay out of politics for long. When Cuomo’s first lieutenant governor, Robert Duffy, decided not to seek re-election, Cuomo invited Hochul to join him for the 2014 race. The pair beat Westchester County executive Rob Astorino, and Hochul was sworn in as lieutenant governor. “It just confirmed what many of us have known for a long time,” the lawmaker said. “This guy’s a bully. He creates a toxic work environment. Everything around him is ultimately about himself. And we need to have him out.”
Responding to the accusations
Both senators supported impeaching Cuomo if he didn’t resign. It was a position shared also by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz — not known to regularly agree with the lawmaking pair who work outside of the Bronx Democratic political machine. In a statement, Dinowitz said he found Cuomo’s reported behavior “nauseating and antithetical toward how our state government should operate.” “I feel horrible for the women who experienced this behavior, and it seems abundantly clear that there is a pattern of sexually inappropriate behavior that has been allowed to exist in the governor’s office,” Dinowitz said. Soon after James released her report, Cuomo responded with a pre-recorded video denying most of its findings. Like the accusation by a former aide that he touched her underneath her blouse in the governor’s mansion last year. “First, I want you to know directly from me that I never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances,” Cuomo said. “I am 63 years old. I have lived my entire
kATHy HOCHUL While Hochul is set to become the first woman to serve as governor of New York, she was not the first woman to be elected as lieutenant governor. That honor instead goes to former Assemblywoman and state senator Mary Anne Krupsak, who took over the office in 1975 under Gov. Hugh Carey. adult life in public view. That is just not who I am. This is not who I have been.” Cuomo also called the investigation’s conclusions biased and politically motivated. But Biaggi disagrees, making it clear she felt the investigation was professional and as free from politics as it could be. “He’s basically trying to say that this investigation is not credible,” the senator said. “But when you look at the thoroughness of this investigation, the number of people interviewed, the cooperating witnesses (and) testimony … I truly think he’s the sole person that believes that he has done no wrong.” In other cases, Cuomo apologized for making women feel uncomfortable, but insisted that was never his intention, and his actions were simply misconstrued. For instance, he said talking to former aide Charlotte Bennett about a past sexual assault she experienced was not harassment, but simply his attempt to comfort and support her. The video also included a slideshow of the governor hugging and kissing various people to prove that’s something the governor does all the time, and isn’t sexually motivated. Rivera didn’t buy it, accusing Cuomo of just trying to control the narrative. “It was a disgusting master class in gaslighting,” the senator said. “Like the things that he was saying, it was so textbook abuser. But the
Krupsak, however, felt Carey froze her out of many decisions, and instead of joining with the governor on his re-election ticket, decided to challenge him in the primary. Carey ultimately prevailed, but this time with a new running mate: Carey’s secretary of state, Mario Cuomo. Hochul is not exactly considered a progressive Democrat. As a congresswoman, she opposed efforts like Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s campaign to help undocumented immigrants get driver licenses, and she was one of the rare Democrats to get endorsed by the National Rifle Association. Yet, Hochul has also supported higher taxes on the wealthy, and finding ways for the government to better subsidize renewable energy. She’s married to former U.S. Attorney William Hochul Jr., who is set to become New York’s “first gentleman.” Kathy Hochul is scheduled to be sworn in as New York governor on Aug. 24. — Michael Hinman
‘The things that he was saying was so textbook abuser. It was sickening from beginning to end.’ GUSTAVO RIVERA
state senator on Andrew Cuomo fact that it was so blatant and done in this elegant fashion with the soft lighting, and his makeup, and the pre-recorded slideshow of him feeling up different people — it was sickening from beginning to end.” While Cuomo’s resignation means he’ll no longer be in office as of Aug. 24, it doesn’t preclude him from running for his old job again in 2022. That’s why, in the aftermath of his resignation, several state legislators are entertaining the possibility of moving forward with impeachment anyway. That’s something Rivera says he can get behind. “The governor must be held accountable for perpetuating sexual harassment and fostering a toxic work environment, and I am committed to making it so,” Rivera said, in a statement. “I hope my colleagues will join me.”
Cuomo lawyers try to punch holes in damaging AG report GLAVIN DEFENDS from page A1 without hearing the other side.” Glavin’s defense focused primarily on logs and email exchanges she says proved at least one of the reported incidents — where an aide said Cuomo groped her at the governor’s mansion — just couldn’t have happened. “What was so apparent when I read the report is that the investigators didn’t bother to collect or review evidence about Nov. 16 to determine if their conclusion was correct,” Glavin said. “And everyone has to ask themselves, why didn’t they do that? Why didn’t they get all of the emails from that day? Why didn’t they speak to any of the witnesses — there were so many who were in the mansion that day.” Glavin also complained that despite attorney general investigators interviewing well over 100 people, many of those discussions were not included in the final report. Without providing all the evidence collected, the lawyer says it’s difficult — if not impossible — for people to draw their own conclusions based on the complete picture. One of the former staffers who spoke with the investigators stepped forward last week to share her own experiences with MSNBC anchor Yasmin Vossoughian.
Courtesy of Gov. Andrew Cuomo/Mike Groll
A report released last week from state attorney general Letitia James accuses Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassing 11 women during his time in office. Cuomo announced he was stepping down Tuesday amidst the imminent threat of impeachment. “What motivated me to do this was my experience in the governor’s executive chamber, which I’ve described many times as a very dark period — the most dark period that I’ve lived through in a workplace setting,” said state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, who be-
fore seeking public office, worked in Cuomo’s general counsel office. “I know that that might sound very extreme to your viewers, but that is the extreme behavior that goes on in side of that office. The executive chamber is a place that is designed really to un-
dermine staff. It is designed as a place where people are berated constantly. It’s something that I think is fostered by the people that surround the governor, and it’s really reinforced on a regular basis.” Biaggi described the experience as whiplash between earning praise and being scorned. It hurt her personally because she felt the executive chamber was a place where people go to serve the public. Instead, it was a place where everyone simply served the whims of Andrew Cuomo. “What stood out to me the most almost from the moment I walked through the door was that loyalty to the governor was the currency that overrode everything else,” Biaggi said. Glavin insists many — if not all — the reports from women are politically motivated, matching similar claims made by Cuomo. In fact, she claims at least one of the accusers was simply retaliating because the governor wouldn’t back her in her own campaign for public office. And Glavin points to one line in the report claiming many of those interviewed did not see anything they considered sexual or inappropriate conduct. “The governor deserves to have a full and balanced report that laid (the
evidence) all out,” Glavin said. “But the report doesn’t identify who the witnesses were, what they said, or what they were asked.” With Cuomo set to step down on Aug. 24, some might see Glavin’s defense as moot. Yet, the governor is expected to face not just civil lawsuits, but possible criminal investigations, too. Even more, lawmakers have not ruled out moving forward with impeachment proceedings against the governor anyway, potentially barring him from seeking a return to his old job in 2022 or even 2026. Glavin says people who step forward with harrowing stories should be listened to, but what they share must be considered only with supporting evidence. “I think that women should be believed, and they should be treated fairly,” the lawyer said. “I also believe that men should be believed and treated fairly. All people should be given that, and everybody should have a chance to respond. And everybody should be scrutinized with what they say by facts, context and evidence. That hasn’t happened here. “The governor deserves to be treated fairly. And that did not happen here.”
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Biaggi, Niou seek to extend state’s eviction moratorium n Biden administration calls on states like New York to stop hoarding federal rent relief funds By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@riverdalepress.com
have received any money to this point, lawmakers say. “There is no excuse for any state or locality not to promptly deploy the resources that congress appropriated to meet the critical need of so many Americans,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said last week, in a statement. “This assistance provides the funding to pay landlords current and back rent so tenants can remain in their homes or apartments, not be evicted. “No one in America should be evicted when federal funds are available — in the hands of state and local government — to pay back rent due.” Under the proposed Biaggi-Niou legislation, both residential and commercial renters would be protected from eviction if they submit a hardship declaration form to either their landlord or the court. On this form, renters must attest they have experienced financial hardship related to the coronavirus pandemic that prevents them from being able to pay their rent in full. They also could be protected if they can’t move out, or if someone in their household is at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Commercial tenants would need to attest they lost income as a result of the pandemic, had a significant increase in moving expenses, or were unable to relocate due to the cost of moving expenses. On top of that, anyone applying for eviction protection would have to attest that any government assistance they received — including rental assistance — does not fully make up for lost income. The bill also is intended to block foreclosures and tax lien sales — available to homeowners, small landlords with 10 or fewer units, and eligible commercial property owners and mortgagors through the submission of their own hardship exemption form. “I can’t imagine anything worse for our renters or our economy than evicting thousands of families just as the pandemic surges back with deadly new variants,” Niou said, in a release. The Emergency Rental Assistance Program “has failed to do what it was empowered to do: Issue federal aid to struggling renters without delay. “This isn’t the fault of renters, but it is renters who will pay the price unless we act now to protect those whose only crime was trusting the promises of our government in a time of crisis.”
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For anyone struggling to pay rent in areas where coronavirus transmission is rampant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stopping landlords from kicking them out — at least through the beginning of October. But new legislation set to be introduced in Albany will extend New York’s own eviction and mortgage foreclosure moratorium through the end of October. Offering the companion bills are state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi and Manhattan Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou. “The failure of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program to properly distribute funds — and the surge of the delta variant — has put the livelihoods of many New Yorkers at risk,” Biaggi said, in a release. “With the eviction moratorium set to expire Aug. 31 and little COVID-19 rental assistance distributed, many New Yorkers who still owe rental arrears are fearful of losing their homes come Sept. 1. “We cannot let hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers risk homelessness due to the negligence of our own government.” The federal eviction moratorium had originally ended July 31, but was extended by the CDC until the beginning of October, but only for areas that qualified as having “substantial and high levels of community transmission levels of SARS-CoV-2,” the virus that causes COVID-19. The CDC believes not kicking people out of their homes can help curb the spread of the virus, as it doesn’t force people to interact with each other more than necessary. New York has had its own moratorium in place, which was set to expire at the end of the month. With the legislative session officially over in Albany, it seemed unlikely there would be an extension. Doing so even with the Biaggi-Niou bill would require an emergency session of the legislature, which appears to be the only way any legislation would have a chance of passing. When moratoriums are lifted, not only could renters and homeowners struggling with COVID-related financial issues be forced to pay full rent again, but they could also be liable for what could be thousands of dollars of back rent — which many likely will be unable to pay. The federal government has provided New York with $2.5 billion in assistance from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan he signed into law last March. The money is intended to help 800,000 New York households, but the state has distributed only a small fraction of that assistance. Although the state has received 160,000 applications for this money, only about 50 households
A6 - THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, August 12, 2021
A summer of community action for young teens
SCHOOL DESK
By MICHAEL HINMAN
n Riverdale Y launches internship program for teens to solve problems
Lehman’s Mexican Studies gets $1M
By BRENDAN O’SULLIVAN Special to The Riverdale Press
Many internships are reserved for college students seeking experience for future job opportunities. Some even are open for juniors and seniors in high school. But how about those who have yet to reach upperclassmen status? They’ll tell you they are just as passionate and want hands-on experience, too, only to find out in the end they’ve been turned away due to their age. But not at The Riverdale Y. The Arlington Avenue facility has launched a new internship program designed not for college students, or even high school seniors. Instead, it’s for energetic boys and girls between 14 and 16. “The idea sparked (with) just two friends talking about the fact that we have the summer coming up and (we wished) we’d have more teens under our roof,” said Alexandra Nyashina, the internship program’s administrator who also doubles as The Y’s volunteer services director. Nyashina created the program with Y colleague Shira Silverman, splitting it into two sessions, each running five hours a day, four days a week for three weeks. The first focuses on researching community needs. The second implements that research to achieve the solution. While the sessions have different central focuses, both incorporate two consistent goals, Nyashina said: Learning life skills such as financial management, mental health and listening to each other, but also assessing different needs within neighborhoods. “We come from many different communities,” Nyashina said. “The representation that you see here is (not just) from Riverdale — we have people from the Upper East Side (and) from Norwood. We have people from public schools. We have people from private schools. “We have everybody here — different races, different religions — and we all have a specific need. Our goal is to find one need that is similar to every community that we represent and address it. That’s what it’s all about.” The idea behind implementing projects that can make communities a better place is key to why Jordan Schwartz applied for the internship program in the first place. “I feel like there’s a lot of community needs that a lot of people aren’t neces-
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The Riverdale Y launched a new internship for younger teenagers focusing on solving community problems. One of the leaders, Alexandra Nyashina, above, helps guide the interns on their major summer project. The program was split into two sessions where one identifies community needs and plan solutions to fix it, while the second actually put those plans into action. sarily actively trying to solve,” he said. “I feel like if we have access to it, then it should be something that we try to if we can.” Other interns like Nowshin Shah and Julian Pozo-Schmidt agreed. They each believe it’s important to help others, and accomplishing that requires some good thinking, and a lot of action. These three were part of The Y’s first session, meaning much of what they’re contributing is the creation of a social entrepreneur project. Their work was then presented to the next group of interns in a “Shark Tank”-type setting. Volunteers come to speak to the interns throughout the summer, and serve as the “sharks” — those who will evaluate the ideas, and see how they can be implemented. They give feedback on what is primarily a teen-managed project. “This internship is completely led by” the teens, Nyashina said. “The adults facilitate. They help answer questions, but that’s it.” While social entrepreneurship is the main focus of the program, it’s just one of many activities the interns take part in. For example, Marc de Konkoly Thege — a worker owner at Mi Oh My Hydroponic Farms — visited The Y to pitch his idea of growing mushrooms with recycled coffee from Moss Café along with straw from the local horse stables.
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“We had Marc pitch them the idea, so that they had the experience of being pitched an idea, and also have an example of what a pitch would be,” Silverman said. Along with every pitch there’s a decision to be made, and the interns had the opportunity to accept or deny it. Ultimately, in this particular case, they accepted, so it served as a side task they had to find time for each week. Although it may be growing mushrooms, Silverman says the project teaches more than just gardening tips. “The mushrooms serve all sorts of roles,” she said. Growing them is “a fun activity to do, number one. But also, as an example of an idea that Marc had and how he’s carrying it through.” This particular project will only take
about three hours per week, Nyashina said, so the interns will have plenty of time to listen to other speakers, consider more pitches, and work on other side projects — one of which was making artwork for lower-income children. Helping kids is exactly what attracted Shah to the program. Yet, lighting up young faces can’t continue forever. And neither can the internship. However, the lessons learned over the course of the program can be everlasting. Both Nyashina and Silverman hope the interns take home with them plenty of knowledge. “They are an amazing group,” Silverman said. “They are some of the politest people I’ve ever met of any age. And they’re engaged. That’s one of the other great things: They are really engaged.”
CUNY’s Mexican Studies Institute, housed at Lehman College, celebrates its 10th year with a pretty hefty investment from the city council: a cool million dollars. The allocation was included as part of the council’s recent fiscal year budget that will allow the institute to not only plan for the months ahead, but also for the next five years. José Higuera López, the institute’s executive director, called the funding a “milestone,” noting it was four times the amount Lehman received jut three years ago from the city council. “This award reflects the commitment the city has to equity and promoting growth,” López said, in a release. “It also sends a strong message that the Mexican Studies Institute is fully supported.” The institute is one of just two research centers in the northeast dedicated to Mexican and Mexican American studies. As part of its mission, the institute strives to boost enrollment of Mexican and Mexican American students within CUNY, and works with international and local organizations to empower the city’s Mexican immigrants and those interested in the Mexican diaspora. The institute has served more than 48,000 people this year, compared to just 16,000 in all of 2019.
Student loan pause continues on
Good news for former college students dreading the day they have to start paying back loans. The Biden administration says it will continue its “pause” on paying students loans at least through the end of next January. “The payment pause has been a lifeline that allowed millions of Americans to focus on their families, health and finances instead of student loans during the national emergency,” said Miguel Cardona, the U.S. Secretary of Education, in a release.
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Western Beef parent buys former 24 Hour Fitness locale n If site is destined to become a supermarket, owner is not talking
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Western Beef already boasts a half-dozen Bronx locations including just West Farms, Belmont, Morrisania, Mott Haven, Soundview and Olinville. The grocery store has 20 locations overall on Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island, Westchester County, and two Florida stores not far from Miami. — Michael Hinman
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For the first time in nearly 50 years, the former home of gyms like Bally and 24 Hour Fitness won’t be owned by the Straus family. Yet, the bigger news here might not necessarily be the 1.3-acre site’s seller, but rather who owns it now. Cactus of Harlem paid $20.8 million for the vacant building and parking lot across from the Kingsbridge Library where West 231st Street meets Tibbett Avenue, according to city property records. The seller was Evelyn Wells, listed as the “surviving trustee” of Fred Straus Inc., the Yonkers-based real estate company that has owned the site since 1974. The purchase is an interesting one for Cactus since it’s been a little more than a year since 24 Hour Fitness shuttered the location at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. But then again, Cactus is no random buyer. Instead, the limited liability corporation appears to be part of Cactus Holdings, the Queens real estate company likely best known for its Western Beef supermarket chain. Could this former gym be the first Western Beef location in this part of the Bronx? If it is, executives of the supermarket chain aren’t saying. They didn’t return a request Monday for comment. But it’s likely company officials are more interested in simply being a landlord. That appears to be exactly what Cactus is doing with more than 40,000 square feet of property it acquired in 2017BY onROBBIE the corner of West 230th SEQUEIRA Street and Broadway. That string Eight members of the “30 of buildings — which excludes the Block” been arstandalonegang Dunkin’have location, but does include and the Kingsbridge office rested indicted onpost a litany building at 5517 Broadway — was purof crimes in the city, including chased by Cactus and a consortium of two bystander other innocent owners for $14 million. shoot-
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Cactus of Harlem, a limited liability corporation associated with the Western Beef chain of grocery stores, bought the former 24 Hour Fitness location at 298 W. 231st St., for $20.8 million. The company has not announced any specific plans for the site, but it joins another major acquisition the company made in the neighborhood back in 2017 when it bought a string of storefronts, below, and the Kingsbridge Post Office building near West 230th Street and Broadway for $14 million. A property portfolio Cactus maintains on its website advertises that location as having more than 100,000 buildable square feet available of both residential and commercial. One image included with that property is a rendering of what appears to be a Western Beef Market — a neighborhood version of the chain’s typically larger high-volume warehouse stores. A listing for that property at the time by commercial real estate agency Cushman & Wakefield noted none of the existing leases in those retail shops extended beyond three years. But if Cactus had any plans of transforming those mom-and-pops into a Western Beef location, it hasn’t members approached theirfiled inany plans with the city. tended target atwith Onthe The Road The same is true former 24 Hour Cactus closed Auto Fitness Grouplocation. car dealership on its deal with the and Straus estate in April, Boston Road fi red multiple although the paperwork itself wasn’t shots. Auntil 39-year-old — who finalized early July,man according to was at the dealership with his property transaction records. Cactus
Some of those sites are Western Beef locations, while others have other commercial and retail tenants. According to its published portfolio, the company owns more than 2 million square feet of real estate in the greater New York City area, and focuses on real estate inside densely populated areas. The 24 Hour Fitness location was one of more than 130 that were closed in June 2020 after the California chain sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Although 24 Hour Fitness secured $250 million to help reopen some of its clubs, chief executive Tony Ueber at the time admitted the coronavirus pandemic levied a death blow to those locations forced to shutter. The West 231st Street location became a 24 Hour Fitness in 2014 after its parent company bought 32 Bally Total Fitness clubs — a company which itself suffered through a pair of bankruptcy filings before slowly selling off all of its club locations, the final one in East Harlem in 2016. If Cactus were to simply use the existing building, it would come with a 125-space parking lot — a premium in this part of Kingsbridge. However, the zoning on the property also allows funds designated for pandemic anyone to come in and build a mix of relief. higher-density residential with retail, According the Manhatwhich could help to explain the hefty sales tan price. DA’s investigation from By comparison, when Straus first April the 2020 to May 2020, ve an 30 bought property in 1974, hefi paid Block members stole equivalent to what is allegedly today $209,000.
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What’s on? American Legion hosts blood drive Riverdale Memorial American Legion Post 1525 hosts a blood drive Sunday, Sept. 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at St. Gabriel’s Walsh Hall — behind the rectory — at 3250 Arlington Ave. Because of ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, those wishing to donate blood are asked to schedule an appointment by calling (800) 933-2566, sponsor code 15621. Walk-ins, however, will be accommodated as long as social distancing can be maintained. Everyone is asked to wear masks at all time.
Music returns for Mon Amour open mic
Amy Joy Robateau and Tim W. Brown host a live Art in the Basin Open Mic event Tuesday, Aug. 31, at 7 p.m., at Mon Amour Coffee & Wine, 234 W. 238th St. The event includes poetry, fiction, performances, storytelling and song — all genres are welcome. A virtual option also is available. To register, search for “AITB VOM” at EventBrite.com.
Make your way back to the library
Neighborhood libraries are open again, as are many of their in-person events like at the Spuyten Duyvil Library, 650 W. 235th St. Masks are required at all events, which include: • Book talk on Monday, Aug. 23 at 11 a.m. • Film discussion on “Silver Linings Playbook” on Monday, Aug. 30 at 1 p.m. • Sci-fi and fantasy book discussion on “Jade City,” a part of the Green Bone saga, on Tuesday, Aug. 31 at 1 p.m. • Fall book discussion on “The Chosen and the Beautiful” from Nghi Vo. For more information — or to register — call (718) 796-1202. The Spuyten Duyvil Library is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Riverdale Library, 5540 Mosholu Ave., is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Kingsbridge Library, 291 W. 231st St., is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Van Cortlandt Library, 3882 Cannon Place, is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Remembering Chief Nimham and his warriors
The Kingsbridge Historical Society will honor Chief Daniel Nimham and the other warriors of the Stockbridge Militia who were killed in the Battle of Kingsbridge, at the Stockbridge Indian
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Massacre Monument in Van Cortlandt Park on Tuesday, Aug. 31 at noon. The event includes a wreath laying, a flag dedication ceremony from the Sons of the American Revolution, a tobacco and sage ceremony, dedication of seven Wappinger stones, and a walking tour of the battlefield site from historical society officer Thomas Casey. The event is sponsored by the Col. Benjamin Tallmadge chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Albuquerque, New Mexico chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Additional support is offered from the Kingsbridge Historical Society. To RSVP, email cbtcregent@gmail,com, or call (347) 275-6959.
Kusama on its way to botanical garden
Advance tickets are now on sale for the New York Botanical Garden’s upcoming exhibition, Kusama: Cosmic Nature. It features work by internationally celebrated Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, and will be on view through Oct. 31 across the 2900 Southern Blvd. attraction’s 250-acre landscape, as well as in and around the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, and the LuEsther T. Mertz Library building. To get tickets or for more information on various events, visit NYBG.org.
Dixon leads virtual display in Harlem
This year’s Harlem Fine Arts Show features work by Bronx native David K. Dixon. The show itself is completely virtual, with more information available at HFAS.org. A military retiree, Dixon concentrates on oil and acrylics creating both figurative and abstract pieces, and showcases his love for music.
Neighborhood House comes to your door
The Riverdale Neighborhood House is now providing remote programs and classes to keep what has become a quarantined community engaged and prepared. Classes include: • An after-school program for families with children 10 and younger • Remote support for families transitioning to online courses and activities The neighborhood house also is offering academic support to high school students with an emphasis on math (like algebra and geometry). This includes 1-on-1 tutoring with Manhattan College students and test prep support. This service is available Tuesday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m., virtually. For more information on tutoring, call (718) 549-8100, Ext. 159, or email oacevado@riverdaleonline.org. For more information on other programs, visit RiverdaleOnline.org.
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A10 - THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, August 12, 2021
Opinion
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EDITORIAL
Cuomo right to step down
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t’s a concept so important to society that it’s found in the U.S. Constitution not just once, but twice. It’s due process — otherwise known as fair treatment under the law — first found in the Fifth Amendment by our Founding Fathers, and then again in the 14th Amendment, adopted in 1868. Both times, it makes it clear that no one should be deprived of “life, liberty or property without due process of the law.” As Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced serious allegations from those who worked for him and around him in the executive chamber, there have been plenty of cries for due process — especially from Cuomo’s attorneys. And yes, everyone has a right to due process. Yet, the governor is wrong in his claims that demanding his resignation is somehow denying that right. Due process is a judicial right, not a political one. And as much as any of us would like impeachment and removal to be a product of justice, in the end it’s nothing more than political. The jurors — both state senators and judges from the appeals court — are not necessarily a jury of the governor’s peers determining his guilt or innocence, but instead tasked with concluding whether the accusations against Cuomo would interfere in his duty to govern. Actual courts — both civil and criminal — will look at the rest, if cases get that far. But at least leading up to Tuesday’s resignation, the real question was whether Andrew Cuomo can remain an effective leader while surrounded by very serious — and seemingly quite grounded — accusations. The answer is simple: No. Cuomo had to resign. He had to show us through action his commitment of putting the interests of New York state ahead of his own. And the only way he can do that is by moving out of the governor’s mansion
and allowing Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul to take over. The governor, through his lawyers, claims he’s not getting a fair shake by state attorney general Letitia James. And maybe he isn’t — maybe he is. Except those aren’t disputes that will be decided anytime in the near future. At least for now, New York needs a governor. It needs a leader. And it simply can’t be one so tarnished and so distracted as Andrew Cuomo is now. Since his attorneys — led by Rita Glavin and Paul Fishman — responded to James’ report, Cuomo has provided multiple updates on rising coronavirus infections in the state as well as completion of a $28.9 million overpass in Putnam Valley. But it’s impossible to hear the governor speak about any of this, because when he opens his mouth, all any of us can hear are the allegations from women like Charlotte Bennett. Lindsey Boylan. Brittany Commisso. Virginia Limmiatis. Ana Liss. Alyssa McGrath. Anna Ruch. And that’s not even close to being everyone. The governor has a right to defend himself against these allegations, but he has no right to attack any of these women. He has no right to smear them in any way. He has no right to retaliate. Cuomo’s behavior since the allegations alone are enough to demand his removal. No one takes pride in making such a demand. And it’s not one that’s made lightly. However, these are allegations that simply cannot be ignored. Andrew Cuomo needs time to hear them and address them — outside of the executive chamber. And New York needs to be governed. Cuomo simply could not do both. And for the good of New York, his resignation was just.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Return to school is ‘homecoming’ To the editor: In early July, we were elated to welcome students to classrooms for Summer Rising, the city’s free summer academic and enrichment program. Children were clearly excited to be back with their teachers and friends, and those feelings have only grown over the past few weeks. In an elementary school in East Harlem, youngsters proudly displayed the solar-powered ovens they’d built to cook s’mores. In a school in Chinatown, students gasped with joy over the “magical” science experiments performed by Jason Latimer of YouTube’s Impossible Science channel. And in a school in the Bronx, students dove into their lessons and demonstrated an outdoor mindfulness activity. Experiences like these are reflected in the smiles of hundreds of thousands of children who are in school to learn, play, connect and grow this summer. Both children and their parents are grateful to have this bridge to the next academic year. We see the first day of school — Monday, Sept. 13 — as a homecoming. In fact, it comes shortly after NYC Homecoming Week, a five-borough celebration of the city’s resilience throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As we think ahead to the fall, the health and safety of students and school communities are at the forefront of our planning. We are asking New Yorkers to help with a crucial part of this work: get vaccinated. If your child is between 12 and 17, Aug. 9 was the last day for your child to get the Pfizer vaccine in order to be fully vaccinated in time for school. This date is important to remember because the vaccine for adolescents involves a two-dose regimen, and it takes two weeks from the second shot for someone to be considered fully vaccinated. So think of this as your doctor’s orders: Schedule your vaccine today if you have not already. Safely and fully reopening schools this fall is a milestone for our city, and we are eager to see students back in their school communities. We are doing everything in our power to create a safe learning environment — from disinfecting every school, to reconfiguring classrooms and improv-
ing ventilation, to stocking up on face masks and hand sanitizer. Just recently, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that school staff members must show a one-time proof of vaccination, or weekly COVID-19 tests. The new requirement recognizes that the single most important way we can help our children go back to learning and save lives is with vaccination. As parents ourselves, we know the decision to vaccinate is important, and we would do anything to protect our children. The vaccine is safe and very effective. More than 250,000 young New Yorkers have now gotten the shot. At school, vaccination allows children to be in the classroom, participate in after-school activities and sports, and gather with friends — safely. It also provides a more stable learning environment. For example, students who are considered fully vaccinated are not required to quarantine. Getting the shot has never been easier in New York City. Access to vaccination is widely available in all five boroughs, and the city is offering a new $100 incentive for anyone — including children — who gets their first dose at a city-run site. Nearly all New Yorkers live within a half-mile of a public vaccination site, and everyone is eligible to request and receive at-home vaccination. Pediatricians and our health care providers can also help answer questions. And many are able to give the COVID-19 vaccine at a back-to-school check-up, along with other routine immunizations. If you need a provider, call (888) 692-4692, and you will be transferred. We’re so excited to welcome all New York City students back into classrooms in September. Because of vaccination, our buildings will soon be fully open, and our young people will be learning. We deeply appreciate the partnership of the city’s families, and the commitment to keeping our school communities safe and healthy. MeisHa PorTer Dave CHoksHi Meisha Porter is chancellor of the city’s education department, while Dr. Dave Chokshi is commissioner of the city’s health and mental hygiene department.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
When our fear becomes hope To the editor: “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” President Franklin Delano Roosevelt asserted in his first inaugural address on March 4, 1933: “Nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror, which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.” When you listen to Roosevelt’s ringing, patrician presentation of that famous declaration — which you can do instantly now, thanks to the marvels of the internet — you might automatically assume that he uttered words of profound wisdom. But exactly what did he mean? To whom was he referring when he spoke of being consumed by that nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror? I assume he meant decision-makers and those of influence within and outside of government. But I wish he had been specific. Is nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror actually common among human beings? Could Roosevelt’s words have immediately or quickly allayed the fears of the millions of people out of work during the Depression? The fears of the millions of people who were ill-housed, illclothed and ill-fed? The fears of the thousands of Dust Bowl farmers who lost everything, and then traveled to build new lives in distant places, not knowing what awaited them? The daily terrible fears of people of color in the South and elsewhere? The fears of people suffering from tuberculosis and other infectious diseases for which there were no cures? The fears of people acutely aware (to the extent possible then) of events in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, and what they might portend? I suspect it was not Roosevelt’s vague and even mysterious words that gave many people hope for a better future, but rather the forcefulness, conviction and self-confidence with which he uttered them. Later, as the Depression continued — and then World War II raged with no end in sight — Roosevelt’s fireside chats comforted
Who should Israel make peace? To the editor:
(re: “Don’t tell me about latest Israeli conflict: I was there,” July 1)
Mr. Charles Moerdler’s tirade is starting to sound like an educated person’s version of the rants from the questionable mind of Alvin Gordon. Actually piggy-backing these rants in the same print edition makes for an interesting comparison — neither leaves room for a dissenting viewpoint. However, that begs a question to the more rational ranter, Mr. Moerdler: Just who is Israel to make peace with if not its sworn enemy? Perhaps Israel should try making peace with
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Italy and Mexico? Or Canada? Yes, a friendly face! There you go, sir! Menachem Begin made peace with sworn enemies of the state of Israel, who at the time of peace talks, continued to talk the line of belief of Israel’s destruction. So there’s a reason Mr. Moerdler is no diplomat, nor could he qualify as one: He’s blind to opportunity. As for irrational and ad hominem-slurring Alvin Gordon, ignoring him seems a better choice. Maybe he will just go away. There’s always hope. aDaM sToLer
I resigned the union over Israel To the editor:
(re: “CUNY union sides against Israel,” July 29)
I am among those who have resigned from our union, the Professional Staff Congress, in response to its June 10 resolution. My parents were survivors of Auschwitz, so I know antiSemitism when I see it. PSC has crossed that line with its characterization of Israel as a
“settler/colonialist” country. I have never been a fan of PSC’s activism on issues that don’t directly affect faculty and staff working conditions and salaries, but now it’s personal. With all due respect to my Lehman College colleague who believes that the number of resignations is overstated, I have it on pretty good authority that the number often cited — 50 — is, in fact, understated.
At a time when anti-Semitic violence is on a steep rise — even in New York City — the last thing we need is an “activist” faculty union that adds fuel to the fire. I applaud Councilman Eric Dinowitz for speaking out. sTeve GreenbauM The author is a distinguished professor of physics at CUNY Hunter College.
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(re: “CUNY union sides against Israel,” “When unions stop being unions,” July 29)
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Americans and eased their fears. Barack Obama, in my opinion, has similar oratorical skills. But unlike Roosevelt, as president he failed to use his bully pulpit regularly or often to convey hopeful messages. We desperately need a leader who can help to ease the fears that grip many millions of us today. We need someone whose words and manner — along with his or her proposed legislation and other mechanisms for relief — will help to comfort those who are unemployed, or live paycheck-to-paycheck, or worry about how they will pay their rent or mortgages, or where their next meal will come from. We need someone who can lessen our fears about nuclear holocaust while nine nations — among them Pakistan, India, China, North Korea and Russia — maintain stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Someone who can diminish our anxiety about voter suppression and other devices that erode democracy through the machinations of state and national Republican elected officials. And through undemocratic rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court, with its six-member conservative majority. Someone who can deal with our fears of news outlets and social media that disseminate dangerous, false information about the coronavirus and other things. Someone who will address the anxiety of those who are afraid that women’s right to choose will be drastically abridged or destroyed. Someone who can diminish our terror about the menace of global warming. President Biden, in my opinion, is fighting for what is right, and he is well aware of the myriad threats to people’s well-being, understands emotionally as well as intellectually what worries people and causes them anxiety, and feels true compassion for all of us. But he has yet to demonstrate that he can emulate President Roosevelt and serve as a sort of caring parent who inspires hope and provides reassurance. I fervently hope that he will do whatever he possibly can to take on that role. MiriaM Levine HeLbok
The principal officers of the Professional Staff Congress recognize and regret the real distress the PSC’s June 10 resolution about Israel and Palestine provoked in some members. In fact, we voted against the resolution because we believed it risked dividing our membership at a time when we need a strong union to protect the health and livelihood of our members during a pandemic and economic crisis. We respect Councilman Eric Dinowitz’s instinct to stand with constituents who feel marginalized. But we disagree that criticism of the policies of the state of Israel in general — or that the PSC resolution in particular —= is anti-Semitic. That said, Israel and Palestine is an issue over which the PSC has little influence, and the members who are engaged about it have deeply held, divergent views. PSC members in Riverdale who are offended by the resolution should know they have the support of both their councilman and their union.
We believe the process that led to the June 10 resolution has revealed a need to modify the PSC’s policy on resolutions to enhance member engagement and affirm the representative role of our union delegates. The PSC should not shy away from taking positions of broad political import — the fight for workers’ rights is intersectional and international. But the stances we take must strengthen our union. Most PSC members — including many of those we have spoken to about their objections to the resolution — know that quitting the union in protest makes us all weaker. It diminishes our ability to win good contracts and raises, to protect health and safety, and to fight for respect and dignity on the job. And it leaves us without important, passionate voices that deserve to be heard. JaMes Davis The author is president of Professional Staff Congress, a union that represents some 3,000 CUNY faculty and staff members.
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here’s something about turning 15 that seems to transform many teenagers into know-it-alls that really don’t know anywhere near as much as they should. And I can’t lie, I was absolutely one of those teens. It was the very last day of my freshman year, and I was feeling rebellious. While my classmates may have found satisfaction in simply skipping these last hours inside our high school, I decided to do something different. I was going to wear my prized Buffalo Bills hat. Inside the building. This was 1991, and yes the Bills had lost their first Super Bowl at this point, but it was only because of a missed Scott Norwood field goal and no one could even begin to imagine the years of disappointment that were still ahead. Being the last day, most teachers saw me in the hallways and didn’t think much of it. A couple even poked fun at my team, especially since this was Pittsburgh Steelers territory after all. One teacher, however, wasn’t willing to look the other way. “Take off your hat,” she said to me as I walked by. Deep into my defiance, I rudely (and regrettably) ignored her. “Mike,” she called out again. “Take off your hat!” I wasn’t going to give in. Not this day. The other 179 days of school were all about conformity. But this was Day 180. I had a right to be a malcontent on this particular day. Right? No. And I learned that lesson the hard way with detention at the beginning of my sophomore year in the fall. I knew it was coming, and spent most of my summer developing a defense that I was sure would not only save me from punishment, but open the doors for everyone to wear hats in classes. I would be hailed a hero. No longer would the boys in school have to wake up five minutes earlier to brush their hair. It was a new age, and I would be the one to usher it in. And who was hurt by me wearing a hat? How was it different than wearing a T-shirt? Or stonewashed jeans. Or a varsity jacket. Except it was harmful. It’s distracting. It’s discourteous. And most important of all, it was the rules. This one teacher was not out to kill the fun. She was doing her job. And she was ensuring that even on this wasted last day, each and every one of us understood the importance of listening, and respecting the rules — even the simple rules of high school.
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aybe that’s why I don’t get this whole backlash to wearing masks in the classroom. Or better yet, getting every kid 12 and older vaccinated. Many parents are doing the right thing and bringing their child in for their shots. But then there are others — a minority, but large enough to matter — who think science is nonsense, and that no one will tell them what needs to be injected into the bodies of their children. In fact, one group of parents has gone as far as buying billboards around Albany proclaiming “my child, my choice,” and to “stop vaccine mandates.” These parents admit to not being doctors or scientists or even researchers. But somehow they know better than doctors or scientists or even researchers. To them, the vaccine is still in “clinical trials” — which must be the largest clinical trial of all time, considering more than 350 million doses have already been administered in the United States alone. And then there’s the dreaded “many people
are sick and dying from the vaccine,” but of course, the media — usually accused of finding the negative in everything — is choosing to cover all that up because, I don’t know, we love syringes that much? I really try hard to respect opinions, especially those quite different from mine. But this anti-vaccine mentality, to me, is no different than QAnon or the government turning Area 51 into a soundstage to fake the moon landing. This mentality is dangerous. Any person making a decision for themselves or their children not to get the vaccine is not just making this decision for themselves, but for all of us. It’s like driving down the Deegan. Sure, it’s my choice to go 100 mph. I’m the one that’s going to get the ticket. But I’m also making choices for everyone else around me with my reckless behavior. It’s easy to lose control, or not anticipate what another car is going to do. And in a blink of an eye, all of us are trapped in twisted metal, with our chances of survival fleeting if not already gone.
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Come clean about COVID deaths First and foremost, I am a proud Democrat. What an unfortunate situation it is for New Yorkers to find themselves in the middle of our COVID-19 and social justice crises while our governor is defending multiple accusations and distracted from effectively leading our state. We deserve better. This is why I am writing to you. As the lieutenant governor, you are familiar with these accusations and are likely readying yourself to become New York’s next chief executive. I have complete faith that you will be the light that New York needs, who will lead us to health, safety, justice, prosperity and truth. I lost my father to COVID-19 in the nursing home debacle. My brother and I have been very vocal about it, appearing in multiple media outlets. You may have read about the mock funeral we held last October in front of the nursing home where our father contracted COVID-19. We called it the “funeral for Gov. Cuomo’s leadership and integrity.” A coffin, 6,500 copies of Gov. Cuomo’s book, and many New York nursing home “orphans,” were all part of the demonstration, where we asked the governor publicly for empathy. We wanted an apology. We wanted to understand the numbers. We wanted this issue escalated to discover the truth. My brother and I publicly invited Gov. Cuomo to my father’s house for an open and honest chat multiple times. All we got back from the governor is a public statement, dismissing us as right-wing political agitators. I am a lifelong Democrat, not a Republican! Tom DiNapoli accepted my invitation to my beloved father’s home. All my siblings were there, and the state comptroller listened to our plight with great kindness and empathy. It was very cathartic, but more needs to be done.
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As you prepare to be our next governor, my siblings and I wish to extend a heartfelt invitation to you to visit us at our father’s home in Brooklyn. We’d love to share with you our vision for how to make this wrong a right — not just for us, but for all the other COVID “orphans” affected by the nursing home fiasco. Our family mission has been to learn the true nursing home death numbers and start a fair, bipartisan investigation into why sending the COVID-positive patients into nursing homes was the first and only strategy for discharged hospital COVID-19 patients, and not the absolute last option. Nursing home families deserve full transparency in the interest of public trust. We understand that people make mistakes, and this was an unprecedented time for everyone. Even after people questioned the governor about this policy, he publicly stated that the nursing home families should ask the federal government for an apology because he was following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — although the CDC flatly disputes this. His ego led him to misdirecting the patients, smearing my family as right-wing political agitators, forging numbers, and all the troubles he has now. We would have been happy with a simple apology, but he has denied us this dignity. I hope you can help me restore my faith in our Democratic Party. The media that I grew up on largely ignored Cuomo’s lies because they were preoccupied with the Trump news cycle. But, growing up in my family’s Brooklyn home — the same home my father lived in for 89 years — we were taught that a lie is a lie, and no lie is acceptable. You have a chance to restore many people’s faith in democracy. The Cuomo administration has been on the wrong side of history. Our elected leadership in Albany would benefit from a clean break. Please accept my invitation. Peter Charles arbeeny
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3530 HenrY Hudson PrKWY #cc674 Spacious top floor 2-bdrm (Conv 3), 2-bath w/ great closet space, windowed kitchen, balcony& 24-hr DM. $555,000
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exclusiVe 750 KAPPocK street #cc659 Spacious & bright top-flr 2-bdrm, 2-bath w/ enclosed sunrise balcony, 24-hr DM & parking avail. $499,000
620 West 239tH street #cc673 Spacious and renovated 3-bdrm, 2-bath with entry foyer with custom built-ins and windowed kitchen. $650,000
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609 KAPPocK st cc663 Bright & spacious 2-bdrm, 1.5-bath corner unit w/ eat-in kitch. Pool & indr prkg. $350K
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exclusiVe 3935 blAcKstone cc652 Spacious 3-bdrm, 2-bath with sunset balcony, majestic river vus & 24-hr DM. $795K
exclusiVe 3935 blAcKstone cc646 Spacious 2-bdrm, 2-bath with open plan living, dining area and balcony. $415K
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exclusiVe 3001 HH PArKWAY cc853 Spacious 3-bdrm, 2-bth, PT DM. Entry foyer, large entral foyer & sunken LR. $625K
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3475 greYstone AVe cc667 Bright 2-bdrm, 2-bath with entry foyer, living rm with picture window and dining “L”. $330K
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2711 HH PArKWAY cc666 Spacious low floor 2-bdrm, 2-bath with windowed kitchen and large dining “L”. $375K
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Pet-friendlY rentAls West of PArKWAY - Spacious 3-bdrm, 2-bath, balcony, partial river views, DM & fitness room. Dogs ok. $3,375/mo West of PArKWAY - 2-bdrm, 2-bath, balcony, partial river views, DM & fitness rm. Dogs ok. rented $2,550/mo West of PArKWAY - Rent stabilized 1-bdrm, parquet floors, balcony, DM & fitness room. Dogs ok. rented $2,075/mo
exclusiVe condo 3800 blAcKstone cc630 2-bdrm, 2-bath duplex penthouse w/ private roof terrace & indoor parking. $675K
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exclusiVe 3530 HH PArKWAY cc664 Renov 2-bdrm conv 3, 2-bath with dining foyer, large living rm and open views. $565K
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no fee rentAls West of PArKWAY - Large and luxurious 2-bdrm conv. 3, 2-bth with great closet space, balcony, doorman, healthclub and pool. 2 months free rent rented $4,095/mo West of PArKWAY - Large and luxurious 2-bdrm convertible to 3, 2-bath with great closet space, balcony, doorman, healthclub and pool. 2 months free rent rented $3,895/mo West of PArKWAY - Large & bright 2-bdrm w/ balcony. D/M, fitness rm, tennis courts & pool . 2 months free rent $3,495/mo West of PArKWAY - Large and luxurious Junior-4 with great closet space, balcony, doorman, healthclub and pool. 2 months free rent rented $2,695/mo West of PArKWAY - Renovated rent stabilized 1-bdrm w/ patio. D/M, fitness rm, tennis courts & pool. rented $2,044/mo
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2727 PAlisAde AVe cc656 Bright 2-bdrm, 2-bath w/ remodeled kitchen, balcony, 24-hr DM & parking avail. $525K
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3235 cAmbridge cc675 Bright L-shaped studio with separate updated kitchen, entry foyer and renovated bth. $149K
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West of PArKWAY - 3-bdrm, 2-bath, w/ balcony, L-shaped LR/DR area, DM, fitness room, private playground and childrens recreation room. Dogs OK. Indoor parking available. $525K West of PArKWAY - 3-bdrm, 2-bath, w/ balcony, L-shaped LR/DR area, DM, fitness room, private playground and childrens recreation room. Dogs OK. Indoor parking available. $515K West of PArKWAY - Top floor Junior-4 with stunning river and sunset views, doorman, fitness room, private playground and childrens recreation room. Dogs OK. sold $305K West of PArKWAY - 1-bdrm with L-shaped living/dining room area, doorman, fitness room, private playground and childrens recreation room. Dogs OK. $290K
exclusiVe 4555 HH PArKWAY cc665 Bright & renov Jr-4 (conv 2-BR) w/ 24-hr doorman & majestic river views. $305K
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3536 cAmbridge AVe cc660 Contemporary 3-bdrm, 2-bath condo w/bright open views & in unit lndry. $639K
4555 HH PArKWAY cc670 Bright Jr4 conv. 2-bdrm w/ renovated kitchen, 24-hr DM and river views. $325K
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3614 JoHnson AVe cc646 2-bdrm, 2-bth with open plan living and dining area with glass sliding doors to balcony. $425K