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Jennifer Medina always had it rough growing up in the Bronx. The 33-year-old mother of five is all too familiar with having to overcome adversity. But this time it’s different. “This past year has been unbelievably hard to deal with between the pandemic and then having to deal with unemployment,” Medina said. “To now have to face homelessness is one of the worst feelings in the world.” Like many others throughout the country Medina has struggled to make ends meet since the spread of the coronavirus worldwide shut down large portions of the economy, costing many — like her — their jobs. “I mean, it was hard before all of this happened,” she said. “But now it’s just too much.”
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Jennifer Medina sits at the rear of her car where she keeps some of the things that belong to her and her son. Medina’s family is at risk of being evicted from their home if state lawmakers fail to extend the existing pandemic-related moratorium. Medina faces eviction from her home next week when the state’s moratorium for kicking out renters who are struggling to
pay landlords because of the pandemic is set to end. That has become yet another stressor among many for Medina since
losing her job as an insurance policy processor. In fact, she’s contemplated leaving Kingsbridge — or even New York City — altogether. And that’s not just because of the expiring eviction moratorium, but also rent prices that are just too steep for her to afford. “Honestly, even if I were to find another place, how am I going to afford these rent prices?” Medina asked. “The Bronx is supposed to be the most affordable part of this city, but even then, the prices are still too high.” Medina has a little breathing room — at least for the moment. Although the state’s moratorium ends when August does, at the federal level, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has its own eviction stoppage in place for those affected by EVICTION, page A4
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Spanish housing Navigating housing laws in New York City is tough enough, but even harder when there is a language barrier. Page A3
n Organization plans more outreach to neighboring Mexican, Mexican American communities By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com
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Thanks, Irving Manhattan College’s student veteran organization honored with CB8’s top service award. Page A5
Kathy Hochul is sworn in as New York’s 57th governor by Chief Judge Janet DiFiore on Tuesday, while First Gentleman Bill Hochul holds the Bible. Yet this particular ceremony was just for show from the Capitol’s Red Room, since the three had gathered just after midnight to officially make Hochul the state’s first female governor. Hochul succeeds Andrew Cuomo, who stepped down after 10 years in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal in the executive chamber. Mask, vaccine mandates coming? See Page A5
Stanley Manne gives back to help others far less fortunate to succeed n Bronx Science alum donates $18M to build alma mater research facility By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com
After decades of personal success, one core mission now drives Stanley Manne: To give back to where he came from. “It’s my dream to kind of pass on what I have, and lead others to do similar things,” Manne said, which he adds “will exponentialize the improvement (of) the U.S., America and the world.” That’s why Manne wrote a check for $18 million to the alumni foundation for his alma mater, The Bronx High School of Science. The donation will fund construction of The Stanley Manne Institute, a state-of-the-art scientific research facility that will help not just teach the students of Bronx Science, but surrounding schools as well. Bronx Science is one of the city’s eight elite specialized high schools, its students selected through a rigorous entrance exam. Schools like Bronx Science are known for producing successful alumni, and also for receiving far more resources than many other public schools in the city.
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Stanley Manne donated $18 million to build a scientific research facility on the campus of his alma mater, the Bronx High School of Science. Manne joined Mayor Bill de Blasio, Councilman Eric Dinowitz and a number of other officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for the institute last month. Manne, now 87, graduated from Bronx Science in 1952, when the United States was fighting the Korean War and Harry Truman was president. Some 70 years later, Manne says he owes much of his success as a chemical engineer to his foundational education from the West
205th Street school. Now Manne wants to give others the same opportunities he had. “I got my basis for my education, and my success at Bronx Science,” he said. “So, my job — and I consider it a job — is STANLEY MANNE, page A4
When he first started at CUNY’s City College of New York five years ago, Moises Quintero had trouble envisioning professional success for himself. “When I first started, I had a 2.8 grade point average,” he said. “And honestly, on paper, it looked like I wasn’t capable of getting into (grad) school or whatever.” But four years later, things have really changed for Quintero. The Staten Island native did indeed make it into not one graduate program, but three. Despite offers from Columbia and Yale universities, Quintero is about to embark on ad‘They vanced studies in architecture gave at Harvard me a University. Sure, it was chance. Quintero who did the hard And I work. But think his academic transformation didn’t that little chance happen magi- I got went a cally. Instead, Quintero owes long way.’ much of his success to CU- MOISES QUINTERO NY’s Mexican Mexican Studies Studies Schol- Scholarship Fund recipient arship Fund, which he won during his sophomore year at City College. The scholarship offers up to $7,000 to not just Mexican American students, but any CUNY student in need who does well academically. “They gave me a chance,” Quintero said. “And I think that little chance I got went a long way.” Quintero immigrated from Mexico when he was just 4. He earned his way into college, but his parents couldn’t afford to pay for it as they instead focused on making their own ends meet. It’s all too common a story among those earning the Mexican Studies scholarship. “So, that leaves us students not as developed emotionally, cognitively,” Quintero said. “The scholarship really knows that, and they try to fill in the gaps as far as that development goes with the workshops that they have. The little topics that they focus on. And I feel like all of that definitely contributes to career development, professional development, and just personal development. “So, it’s not just a source of funding. It’s more than that.” The scholarship comes from the Mexican Studies Institute, which is housed at Lehman College. José Higuera López, the institute’s depMEXICAN INSTITUTE, page A4
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‘One of the problems we find ourselves dealing with is the lack (of) Spanishspeaking workers in our building’s management office.’
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For Spanish-speaking residents like Stephanie Rodriguez, housing resources can be very limited. Living at Marble Hill Houses, Rodriguez often finds it difficult to get the help she and her family needs when it comes to some of the even most basic issues. “One of the problems we find ourselves dealing with is the lack (of) Spanish-speaking workers in our building’s management office,” Rodriguez said. “It’s so difficult to get our issues dealt with because of the language barrier.” Yet, even with a pandemic in full swing, Community Board 8 sought to remove many of those obstacles by publishing a new version of its popular housing resource manual from 2017 — just this time in Spanish. The original guide was developed by a CB8 housing committee led at the time by Paul Ellis. It provided more than 25 pages of the ins and outs of living in New York City, from tenants rights, to laws governing rentcontrolled apartments, and even how to find financing if a family is looking to buy. It wasn’t long after the guide’s initial release CB8 planned a Spanish language sequel. That made sense, since more than one in every five people living within the board’s boundaries say they have limited English proficiency, according to the city’s planning department. Close to have the district spend 35 percent or more of their income on rent. But there could be a small problem with CB8’s attempt at a Spanish translation. While the guide itself boasts its 2020 release date and an updated housing chair — Daris Jackson — it’s not clear how many of the city’s everchanging resources and laws were updated. Based on housing committee meetings held during the creation of the Spanish guide, this latest edition was intended to be a direct translation of its 2017 English predecessor. Yet, even outdated, some have found the guide to be far more helpful than no guide at all. In fact, looking to solve her family’s New York City Housing Authority woes, Rodriguez came across information that ultimately proved to be quite helpful. “Some way, somehow, the only way
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Hispanic tenants at Marble Hill Houses say they feel like they’re treated differently because of a language barrier between themselves and those who work for the New York City Housing Authority that manages the buildings. Community Board 8 last year released a Spanish language version of its 2017 housing guide, in hopes of breaking down some of the city’s more complex landlord-tenant laws. we’d get anything fixed is through Tony Edwards,” she said, referring to the president of the Marble Hill Tenant Association. “I actually got his number searching for it online and his info came up. I just emailed him and reached out to him, and he answered me quickly.” In fact, Rodriguez said Edwards helped her resolve one longstanding issue in her NYCHA apartment. “We didn’t have a kitchen sink or a cabinet for over a whole year,” she said. “And then COVID happened, so then it got worse because now we really had to wait because you know they didn’t have staffing.” Unfortunately, Rodriguez needs more than the kitchen sink. “The bathroom ceiling has been breaking down,” she said. “We’ve been putting in (maintenance) tickets for years, and they’ve never fixed it.” And where old problems still reside at the NYCHA complex, new ones continued to arise. Just recently, the Rodriguez family bathtub began to overflow with what appeared to be backed-up sewage water. “We put in a ticket in that Friday night to have it looked at, and no one came until that Monday morning to
check it out,” she said. “So, for three days we had to go shower at my sister’s house.” On top of that, some power outlets also stopped working. “So, in the meantime, in order to turn on the microwave in our house, we have to use an extension cord that’s about 10 feet long to plug it into a different power source to get it to work,” Rodriguez said. “So, it’s really bad.” The entire ticket process happens to be the worst part of all of it, Rodriguez says. Her family has submitted more than 10 tickets to NYCHA over the years, with barely a quarter of them actually being resolved. “You’re given a ticket for every problem, and it’s there. You just have
to wait,” she said. “But even with that process, why does it take so long to get the help we need?” Rodriguez isn’t being ignored, at least not by one of the three councilman who represent Marble Hill Houses. Fernando Cabrera sponsored a bill intended to allow the city’s 311 system handle all NYCHA complaints. “I showed Tony the tickets that we’ve collected, which haven’t been answered,” Rodriguez said. “Even he was in disbelief at how many issues we still had standing. It took Tony to pressure the complex’s management for them to actually getting around to fixing anything.” The community board’s housing guide manual not only helped her con-
nect with Edwards, but also provided some contact numbers within NYCHA itself. She also found ways to reach out to a few elected representatives who Rodriguez hoped also could help. Yet, while moving the NYCHA complaint system to 311 would certainly be a good start, Rodriguez says it’s only a start. “It’s just me and my mom, and she only speaks Spanish,” Rodriguez said. “It’s another issue because they don’t have anyone in that office that speaks Spanish.” Which doesn’t make sense, since the Spanish-speaking population is quite prevalent not just in Marble Hill, but throughout the city. “I can’t go speak for her because I’m not the head of the household on the lease, so I can never show up on her behalf,” Rodriguez said. “If I go without her, they won’t even give me the time of day.” When her mother did try to bring complaints to the management office, Rodriguez claims her mother was simply left waiting. And waiting. “I can assure you that there are so many other people in that building — and in the entire complex — that feel like they don’t have anyone to represent them because they don’t speak their language,” Rodriguez said. Where some express helplessness in their struggle to get the repairs needed for their home, Rodriguez feels optimistic about some of the efforts being put into place to address the needs of Spanish-speaking residents. And CB8’s Spanish-language housing guide certainly hasn’t hurt. “Out of all of this, I will say that I’m hopeful that our community will continue to work on including us more on solutions,” Rodriguez said. “I think the willingness to address Hispanic people in something like (the housing guide) shows that.”
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EVICTION from page A1 COVID-19. The U.S. Supreme Court backed the CDC’s original moratorium — but by a thin margin. Justice Brett Kavanaugh was the swing vote in that decision, but already indicated if the court were to see another moratorium from the CDC, he likely would not vote the same way. And that moratorium will eventually land back on the laps of the nation’s highest court, after the CDC earned a favorable ruling from a federal appeals court to keep the moratorium in place. If Kavanaugh does flip, it would require an act of Congress to extend dents and the federal moratorium — something pandemic. that is not likely without a strong Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate. For now, state legislatures are working to extend their own version of the moratorium while trying to get federal emergency rental assistance money into the hands of tenants who need it most. Even with that federal help, Medina says it won’t be enough to square things with her landlord. She’s been out of work since the first full month of the pandemic last year, and even with the weekly bonus money, her unemployment benefits just aren’t enough to take care of her five kids — including medical expenses for her daughter. “Sometimes you have to make really tough choices,” Medina said, “and a lot of the times it’s boiled down to having to skip on the rent.” , page A4 Her landlord hasn’t been completely left in the lurch. Medina pays some of the rent when she can, but hasn’t delivered a full payment since May 2020. She’s applied for public assistance, but is caught in the slow cogs of bureaucracy, waiting to find out if she even qualifies. The assistance could help, but Medina prefers to return to work, especially since the federally backed unemployment benefit bonuses are also due to expire next month, making matters
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Jennifer Medina sits in the driver’s seat of her car, where she stores many of her family’s belongings. She’s already begun making arrangements to move her things into a storage facility if the state’s eviction moratorium expires next week. much, much worse. It’s hard enough to focus on what’s happening now, but Medina also is thinking ahead, too. If her landlord does evict her, even if she lands on her feet again at some point, that blemish on her rental record may make finding a future home for her family near impossible. “Now I have to worry about what this is going to do to my credit,” Medina said. “When I get my situation together, even after getting evicted, it’s still going to be hard to find a place to live. Finding apartments in this city is
all about good credit, whether you’re buying or renting.” Real estate experts believe one of the fallouts from the impending eviction crisis is finding a way to recover. “I mean, it’s going to be hard for a lot of people to climb out of that hole,” said Francis Fowler, a real estate agent at the Oxford Property Group in Midtown. “Even if they have all the deposits necessary, if they can’t pass a background check to the satisfactory of landlords, most will take a hard pass.” While it’s unlikely every landlord will report tenants to a credit bureau,
Fowler points out that any tenant evicted through court proceedings will certainly have that information disclosed during a typical tenant background check. Finding a landlord who would give a lease to a tenant with such a history would indeed be difficult. No longer denying the inevitable, Medina already has begun moving from her apartment, struggling to find a temporary place to store some of her things. “Getting a storage room has been nuts,” she said. “It’s like trying to get a low-income apartment through a lot-
tery system. It’s definitely added to the stress of trying to move past all of this.” Despite the odds against her, Medina remains optimistic. Her youngest child now qualified to attend the city’s free preschool program for 3-year-olds, allowing Medina to finally return to the work force this fall. “I can’t wait to get back into the swing of things, because at this point, I can only go up from here,” she said. “I feel like now I’ll have more opportunities, so I won’t be as constrained as I’ve been this past year.” But getting some of that federal rent assistance could help a lot, too, Medina said, once the state government gets its act together to distribute it. “If I can get work again and they hand out this rent relief, I feel like I’ll be OK,” she said. “I can keep my head above water.” And that just might be enough. “Honestly, I can only tell you that God has been on my side, but I don’t even know how I haven’t given up yet,” Medina said. “I know things are rough now, but they’ll get better. I just have to weather through this storm.”
a st New facility benefits more than just Bronx Science
STANLEY MANNE from page A1 to pass on and pass the opportunity. And help us improve the Bronx, but (also) improve the whole country. I see so much negativity verbalized, and to me it’s kind of depressing because this is the land of opportunity. “Like no matter where you go in the world, everybody wants to be in America.” Growing up in the South Bronx, Manne says epress.com he’s no stranger to struggling for economic sucy College cess. He’s the son of working class Russian Jewntero had ish immigrants — his father was educated, but s for him- worked as a chicken plucker. His mother? Illiterate. Bronx Science gave Manne the opportunity ade point to be the first in his family to move up and out of paper, it the working class. nto (grad) After graduating, Manne went on to earn his degree in chemical engineering from Columy changed bia University. He added a master’s in business did indeed administration from the University of Chicago. but three. Over the course of his career, Manne worked seve universi- eral chemical engineering jobs before taking over Brawny Plastics, which manufactured products like industrial plastic bags. Manne attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the institute named in his honor late last month. Joining him were Mayor Bill de Blasio, Councilman Eric Dinowitz and state Sen. Jamaal Bailey. Dinowitz, a Bronx Science alum himself, says this kind of public-private partnership is valuable for public schools, which don’t traditionally get the resources they need. “The city, the state, the federal government don’t fund what they need to fund to provide the resources for children,” the councilman said. “These private donations are providing the resources that our children deserve.” This is the biggest private donation the Bronx alumni foundation has ever received, Dinowitz said. It’s also the largest made in the history of the city’s public school system. The Manne Institute will be a 12,000-squarefoot facility that will contain three labs, equipment rooms, and a space for presentations and gatherings. It’s a collaboration between the Bronx Scilege. The ence alumni foundation, the city’s education de-
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State Sen. Jamaal Bailey, an alum of Bronx Science himself, was one of the dignitaries participating in a groundbreaking ceremony last month for the school’s new Stanley Manne Institute. The research center is funded by an $18 million donation from Manne, another Bronx Science alum. partment, and the School Construction Authority. They’ve contracted Dattner Architects and Consigli Construction to design and build the facility. Bob Grubin, an alumni foundation board member, said the primary purpose of the institute is to provide space for big scientific research projects that take place outside the classroom. “As opposed to kids going from one class to
another and then shutting down their science experiments, this will allow kids to have open-ended experimentation,” Grubin said. “Where if it takes a week, two weeks, five weeks, two months to complete a project, they’ll be able to do that. Because there’ll be separate settings, separate benches.” It’ll build upon Bronx Science’s already ex-
isting program, giving students the opportunity for long-term scientific research as well as write academic papers. They can then enter their work into national science competitions, like the Regeneron Science Talent Search. Other schools invited to participate in the future Manne Institute include the nearby High School for American Studies; DeWitt Clinton High School; the High School for Teaching and the Professions; the Marie Curie School for Medicine, Nursing and the Health Professions; Discovery High School; and the International School for Liberal Arts. There also will be a middle school partner, P.S./M.S. 95 Sheila Mencher. Outside of American StudSTANLEY ies, these participating schools MANNE aren’t specialized like Bronx Science. That means they don’t have nearly as many resources or large successful alumni networks. That’s why the partner schools may benefit the most. “Some of the partner schools only have one lab in the entire school,” Grubin said. “So, this is going to open up many labs and expands it to many more children this way. That’s our vision: to expand it to the seven partner schools. To start.” The alumni foundation hopes the Manne Institute will serve as a template for other public-private partnerships that could expand educational opportunities to underfunded schools around the city, and even the country. “This, we think, could be life-changing — for not only the Bronx Science kids, but for the Bronx in general,” Grubin said. “Eventually, as we expand this, we’ll be able to get more of the Bronx involved, more of the community development evolved and expanded. To the eastern Bronx. To the southern Bronx. And then hopefully we see Stuyvesant or some of the other schools, some of their alumni step up and do the same thing. “So, we can have a focus in Manhattan, and one in Queens. And Brooklyn Tech. And so on.”
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said. “And ng way.” when he llege, but MEXICAN INSTITUTE from page A1 it as theyuty director, says the institute focuses nds meet.on supporting the city’s Mexican e earningand Mexican American populations through both academic and cultural developedprogramming. aid. “The Next February, the institute celey try toebrates its 10th anniversary, Higuera ment goesLópez said. And the city council delive little top-ered an early birthday gift — $1 milall of thatlion. It’s the largest allocation the instiment, pro-tute has ever received. l develop- “It was easy to request this money because of the work that we’re doing, It’s moreand the reach that we have been having within the city,” Higuera López Mexicansaid. “So out of the 51 city council disLehmantricts, we have served virtually all of ute’s dep-them through one of our initiatives.” , page A4 The large cash infusion allows the Mexican Institute to finally hire many of its employees full-time. The money also allows the outreach organization to expand existing programs, reaching more people throughout the five boroughs. Outgoing Brooklyn councilman Carlos Menchaca, the first Mexican American to serve as a city council elected, was instrumental in securing these funds. Up until this year, the Mexican Studies Institute relied heavily on private donations, said Cesar Vargas, Menchaca’s chief of staff, while other
CUNY institutes got a bigger chunk of the pie. More often than not, those other institutes “didn’t even spend the money that they were allocated in previous years,” Vargas said. “Whereas the Mexican Institute has literally spent every single penny toward programming, toward services, toward research, cultural events. So, this is where the councilmember was a big champion. Really connecting with the (council) Speaker, with CUNY, to ensure that the Mexican Institute was funded on par with the other institutes.” The institute has three main goals, Higuera López said: Increasing the enrollment of Mexican and Mexican American students at CUNY. Fostering Mexican and Mexican American research. And partnering with community organizations to empower Mexican immigrants in the city. Boosting enrollment comes through programs like the Education Opportunities Imitative. It’s here educational support services are delivered to underserved communities in five locations across the city. Like applying for scholarships, getting into prekindergarten programs, signing up for English as a second language courses, or anything else dealing with education. “Our aim is to … reduce these gaps
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José Higuera López, the deputy director of Lehman College’s Mexican Studies Institute, says his organization is ready to put the $1 million allocated by city council to good use supporting the Mexican and Mexican American communities across the five boroughs. The first order of business? Expand working hours of its existing staff members to full-time. of access to education,” Higuera López said. The city already provides many of these programs, “but people sometimes don’t know where to start. So that’s where we come in.” Another one of these education initiatives is the very scholarship fund Quintero benefited from, Higuera
López said. That money comes from private donations, not public funding. “We give access to education to anybody that wants to come into CUNY,” Higuera López said. “Because, as you know, even though CUNY is one of the most affordable colleges, it’s still hard to access education. What we are
trying to do with this scholarship program — on top of providing financial support — is providing administrative support. Because most of our students are first-generation college students, so they sometimes don’t know how to navigate the system.” The institute is building an archive and materials library critical to understanding the Mexican diaspora, Higuera López said. This includes books, academic journals and news clippings, among other things. One initiative involves cable access channel BronxNet with an oral history project documenting stories from the city’s Mexican community. The institute also partners with several community organizations to support immigrants. Like a collaboration with the New York Legal Assistance Group to help those who need it with parts of the immigration process like applying for a green card, or even citizenship itself. Instead of using the $1 million allocation to start new programs, Higuera López says they’ll put it toward expanding what they already offer. “This allocation really strengthens everything, like the research activities, archiving, lectures, all the programming, the initiatives,” Higuera López said. “And so, yeah, we’re very excited (for) what the next years bring.”
THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, August 26, 2021 - A5
Hochul sworn in, vows to take coronavirus head on n Governor wants vaccines, masks for all, and testing too By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@riverdalepress.com
Just after midnight on Tuesday, Kathy Hochul made history. The woman who started her political career joining the town board of a Buffalo suburb nearly 30 years ago was sworn in as New York’s 57th governor. The state’s first female executive, she succeeds Andrew Cuomo, whose decade-long leadership ended in a sexual harassment scandal. The ceremony was small, with husband Bill Hochul holding the Bible and Chief Judge Janet DiFiore administering the oath of office. Hochul repeated all of that yet again later on Tuesday, and then outlined some of what her constituents can expect from their new governor. “To those New Yorkers who have yet to meet me, I say this,” Hochul said. “You may not know me, but I know you. In my travels to all 62 counties every
year, I’ve walked your streets, met you at diners, supported your small businesses, listened to farmers, engaged local officials, and worked to revitalize long-neglected downtowns.” When it comes to the coronavirus pandemic, Hochul calls for all school personnel to either be vaccinated, or submit to regular testing. She’s also going to ask the state health department to require anyone stepping into a school to be masked at all times. Hochul also hinted there would be more requirements coming down the pike when it comes to vaccines, especially now that the Pfizer offering has been officially approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for anyone 16 and older. The Pfizer vaccine for those who are at least 12, as well as vaccines from Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, still maintain emergency use approvals from the FDA. Hochul also says she looks forward to the implementation of booster shots for those already vaccinated, and is considering re-opening mass vaccination sites in order to distribute those booster shots as quickly as possible. When they become
available, of course. While the transition at the governor’s mansion might take a little bit of time, Hochul’s team wasted none of it scrubbing Cuomo from much of the office’s official website, including pulling down video and a rush transcript of the former governor’s farewell speech that had been included n the “pressroom” section before midnight. If Cuomo had any remorse over the sexual harassment claims against him, he didn’t show it in his pre-recorded speech released Monday, calling state attorney general Letitia James’ bombshell report documenting the claims from nearly a dozen women as a “political firecracker.” “I understand that there are moments of intense political pressure and media frenzy that caused a rush to judgment, but that is not right,” Cuomo said. “It is not fair or sustainable. Facts still matter. A firecracker can start a stampede, but at one point, everyone looks around and says, ‘Why are we running?’ The truth is ultimately always revealed.” The former governor was adamant that “the truth” about the accusations against him
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Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will push for vaccine and testing mandates as the coronavirus delta variant grows, and could explore other mandates now that the Pfizer vaccine has official FDA approval. “will out in time.” Hochul was elected to Hamburg’s town board in 1994, and remained there well into the early 2000s until she became the Erie County clerk. Just a few years later, Hochul was elected to Congress in a 2011 special election that made her
the first Democrat to represent that region in the U.S. House since the 1970s. But Hochul’s time in Congress was short thanks to redistricting that eliminated her seat, and sent her back to New York. At about the same time,
Cuomo was seeking re-election, but his then-lieutenant — former Rochester mayor Robert Duffy — decided not to return to Albany with Cuomo. Instead, Cuomo asked Hochul to join him on the ticket, winning reelection in 2014. Hochul will serve out the remainder of Cuomo’s term through the end of 2022, and will be eligible to seek re-election then. She is looking for someone to replace her as lieutenant governor — a position she’ll be able to appoint without confirmation by the legislature thanks to a court victory back in 2009 establishing broader powers of the governor. One name that has bounced around a bit, according to some reports, is state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, who has not only been a longtime Cuomo critic, but also has talked about making a run for the governor’s office of her own as early as 2022. For now, however, Hochul says she’s ready to roll up her sleeves in Albany’s executive chamber. “I’m ready to get to work as your governor, to solve the big problems that this state faces,” Hochul said. “Your priorities are my priorities.”
Thanking veterans for service in more ways than one n MC vets earn CB8’s Irving Ladimer Award for community service work By JILLEEN BARRETT Special to The Riverdale Press
Between cleaning up parks, hosting collections for Toys for Tots, organizing blood drives with the American Red Cross, and helping those in need whenever possible, the Student Veteran Organization at Manhattan College stays busy. But Community Board recently asked those hard-working members to make time for one additional event: An ceremony honoring them with its community service award named after Irving Ladimer. While there is plenty of credit to go around, a good chunk of it belongs to Tiana Sloan, according to the group’s members. She’s the administrator of Manhattan College’s veteran center who also serves as the organization’s faculty advisor. Sloan is married to a veteran, and has worked in the college’s veteran center for more than three years. “It was interesting to me that (my husband) had things he was dealing with that I wasn’t used to with civilians,” Sloan said. “It definitely piqued my interest for me in dealing with veterans.” The veterans group is an interesting one, she added, because its members always try to do more service to their country despite having already served their country. “They don’t look at it like, ‘Oh, I did my job, I’m done,’” Sloan said. “Now they’re looking for what’s their next mission. What’s the next cause, and what are ways that they can be helpful? And so it’s all about continuing for, ‘What can we do?’ And I think that’s been something amazing (with) the
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Members of Manhattan College’s Student Veteran Organization say some of their favorite volunteer experiences included doing clean-ups of Dogwood Junction near the school’s campus, as well as at Memorial Grove in Van Cortlandt Park last year. It was those efforts and more that earned them the top service award from Community Board 8, named after longtime neighborhood advocate Irving Ladimer. student veterans, even before we officially had this as a program.” Some of the more memorable efforts involved cleaning Memorial Grove in Van Cortlandt Park — an area set aside to honor those who died in service of various wars — as well as Dogwood Junction at Broadway and Manhattan College Parkway. Despite following strict coronavirus protocols, the vets collaborated with other groups such as the Jaspers men’s basketball team and the U.S. Air Force ROTC Detachment 560. Herb Barret, a U.S. Marine Corps
veteran, had originally brought attention to Memorial Grove when he noticed some years ago that part of the park was in a dismal — and disrespectful state. He not only cleaned it up, but also would host Veterans Day remembrances at the site. Andrea Toral Merchan, the veteran organization’s president, didn’t even know the grove existed, much less realize it was right across the street from the college’s campus. Helping clean Memorial Grove reminded her of her own service — for America.
“It kind of brings some flashbacks to when we were in the military,” she said. “But at the end of the day, it was very rewarding.” Chris Norberto, the group’s treasurer, is particularly interested in the chance to do more service now that the organization’s name will be more recognized by the larger veterans community in the area. “It was definitely a nice surprise,” he said. “And it’s not for the recognition. It’s honestly, I feel like just getting this nomination, the word itself opens up more doors for us to do more
community service.” The award is named for Irving Ladimer, who died just before the Fourth of July in 2018. He was 102. Ladimer joined CB8 in the 1980s, and stayed on the board right up to his passing. He was known for not only his volunteer efforts, but also his work welcoming new members to the board, including a “layman’s manual” that explained all the ins and outs of being a part of that larger volunteer community organization. Barret, on the other hand, offered Norberto and the rest of the group an opportunity not only to be of service to fallen soldiers, but connect with other veterans whom they may not have otherwise known. Meeting Barret was part of what made the event interesting. “A big thing that we want to do too is reach out to the older veteran organizations, you know like the American Legion, the” Veterans of Foreign War in the United States, Norberto said. “There’s a big gap between the older veterans and our generation of veterans.” Barret was a Korean War veteran, but so was Norberto’s grandfather — also in the Navy. “It kind of goes back to what I said about closing the generational gap.” Like war, the pandemic lingered in the background of everything the veterans organization did over the last 18 months or so, even as they tried to move their attention from events specifically created for veterans to community service that could be performed with other groups. That transition worried Toral Merchan at first. But with the help of masks, and a lot of heart, she’s glad the college group was able to make such a difference. “I’m grateful,” Toral Merchan said. “It’s not about being recognized, but we’ve been working on this for so long, and now finally somebody sees it.”
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A6 - THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, August 26, 2021
CB8 gets together once again — this time for real n Executive order lapses, requiring government meetings to be in-person By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@riverdalepress.com
Community Board 8 kicks off its fall meeting schedule with a gathering of all its committee chairs on Sept. 1. But anyone looking to observe firsthand what CB8’s executive committee is up to can leave their computer shut down, because seeing this meeting means traveling out to the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center. Some 18 months ago as the coronavirus pandemic just started to upset people’s lives, getting this kind of news would have been exciting. Instead, CB8 chair Laura Spalter sees what the delta variant is doing to both the unvaccinated and the vaccinated, and worries the state is going too fast, too soon. “Our ability to conduct our meetings on Zoom existed only as part of the governor’s emergency declaration that he issued in March 2020, which now no longer exists,” Spalter said. “So now I have to explain to the public that we have no choice. We must comply with the city and state mandates, which has been that board members must be physically present in order to count as quorum and vote.” Before the coronavirus pandemic, the state’s open meetings laws were quite direct — meetings were inperson, and while people could call in if they wanted, they couldn’t count toward any votes, or even toward the minimum number of committee or board members needed to actually do business. But when COVID-19 shut everything down last year, government had to go on, which means a significant relaxation in open meeting rules. With the stroke of his pen, Andrew Cuomo temporarily wiped away in-person requirements, and allowed government agencies like community boards to meet by phone, or through online videoconferencing apps like Zoom.
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Meeting online has opened the door for record attendance for city groups like Community Board 8. But videoconferencing goes away beginning next week when community boards and all other governmental bodies in the state are required to return to in-person meetings — despite the rise of the coronavirus delta variant. Yet last June, many — including the then-governor — felt the virus was well in the rearview mirror. More and more people were being vaccinated, and both infection and hospitalization rates were at levels not seen since the start of it all. And then the delta variant arrived. First surfacing in India, this particular mutation is said to be far more transmissible than the original virus, easily spreading from one person to the next. So much so that nearly all new infections now in the United States and most other parts of the world are the delta variant. It’s even responsible for more of the “breakthrough” infections — those that hit vaccinated people — than what public health experts originally projected. Spalter had hoped the state would do some sort of transition from teleconferencing to in-person meetings. Instead, it’s like Cuomo just flipped the
dale Y on Arlington Avenue — where next week’s land use committee will meet — the Fort Independence Community Center, and even an economic development committee meeting on Sept. 23 at The Bronx Public restaurant. “We’ve been very grateful about the space people donate to us,” Spalter said. “Before, you could just call the person in charge of the facilities, or you already had a connection. They checked the date, and it was that easy. Now, they have to check with their boards, and we aren’t so sure it’s going to happen.” With the Jewish High Holy Days like Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur coming right after Labor Day, many of CB8’s regular meetings got bumped to October. That was a blessing in of itself, Spalter said, because that gives her and district manager Ciara Gannon more time to find appropriate ven-
light switch without watching where he was stepping. Even with nearly two months to prepare, making the move back to physical gatherings has been a tall task for community boards like Spalter’s. “We have to have massive, massive mandatory social distancing,” the chair said. “We cannot access the vaccination status of anyone. And masks are required.” Social distancing means the number of people allowed into meeting spaces must be limited — and they must be large enough to provide that six feet of space between people, Spalter said. And, of course, some of CB8’s usual haunts like schools and senior citizen centers are out. At least for September, the community board has access to the community center at 3101 Kingsbridge Terrace, where at least two of its meetings will be held. Also available are The River-
ues to hold meetings for the rest of the committees. Spalter, however, added she was not opposed to consider encouraging some smaller committees to meet less frequently. The state’s Committee on Open Government delivered an advisory opinion last month admitting remote access to meetings could still be allowed under state law — but doing so would require the public release of every address someone was calling in from, and that they would have to welcome in anyone who showed up at their door physically. Even if the place they were calling from was their own home. Some community boards have said they’re willing to defy state law and continue remote meetings. Jeannine Kiely, chair of Manhattan Community Board 2, told Cuomo in a letter that a July in-person meeting resulted in two people testing positive for the coronavirus, according to The City’s Gabriel Sandoval. Both people who got sick had been vaccinated. Changing the law, however, requires legislative intervention. Westchester County Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti introduced a bill earlier this year that would extend remote meetings. State Sen. Brad Hoylman pushed a bill of his own — supported by colleagues Alessandra Biaggi and Gustavo Rivera. But none of the bills have made it out of committee, and it’s unclear if new governor Kathy Hochul even has the authority to waive the in-person laws without holding emergency powers like Cuomo had. Spalter is doing the best she can to comply with the law while trying to keep everyone safe. Still, even without the pandemic, there were many things about remote meetings she says worked so well. And getting rid of Zoom means giving all that up. “People got really good at it,” she said. “We were getting people from all over. We were getting attendance like we’d never seen before. But that’s because they could watch it all without having to go anywhere. Now they have to come out, and many people just may not do it.”
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Savor moment at Riverdale Ave’s new coffee hangout n Tina and Besi Bakalli open European-style spot: Savor Coffee and More By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com
For a long time, it seemed the trendy coffee shops populating Brooklyn and Manhattan were staying in Brooklyn and Manhattan. This part of the Bronx got close with Buunni Coffee on Riverdale Avenue, but they were claimed by the coronavirus pandemic. But now the tides are turning since Buunni shuttered with new independent coffee shops popping up around the neighborhood. First came Earlybird, which opened at 5628 Mosholu Ave., in North Riverdale last June, its owners Heather Kim and Katie Mayer were inspired by Buunni TINA to provide a homier BAkALLI alternative to chains like Starbucks and Dunkin’. Now comes the wife and husband team of Tina and Besi Bakalli as they open their new café not far from where Buunni once welcomed guests — Savor Coffee and More at 3725 Riverdale Ave. Savor takes over the space that up until last year was occupied by the boutique clothing store Designer’s Choice. Savor quietly opened its doors late last month, Tina said, with a full grand opening planned for September. Tina and Besi have lived in Riverdale for the past 12 years, since immigrating from the Balkan republic of Kosovo. Besi owned a coffee shop in his home country for a short time in
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According to co-owner Tina Bakalli, Savor Coffee and More offers specialty drinks like its matcha latte. Bakalli and husband Besi have asked early customers their thoughts on the food and drink menus since Savor opened at 3725 Riverdale Ave., last month. the mid-aughts, giving it up to relocate closer to his family already here in this part of the Bronx. “When we moved to America, it was always a dream (that) we could open a little piece of Europe to bring it here in Riverdale,” Tina said. “And, you know, in Europe, they love coffee shops. And it’s a little different from all the coffee shops around here,” citing the aforementioned chains like Starbucks and Dunkin’. Tina and Besi always wanted their coffee shop to be on Riverdale Avenue, but an ideal storefront wasn’t available until earlier this year. Not only would it be located in a high-traffic area, the couple wanted something closer to home so they wouldn’t have to travel to other parts of the city for that small café experience. “On Saturdays and Sundays some-
times, we didn’t want to go all the way to Manhattan so we could enjoy brunch and a coffee,” Tina said. “So we said, ‘Why not bring something here? So, they can all enjoy it without needing to go all the way to the city?’ Because you’ll find places like this in the city, but you can’t really find them around here.” Tina’s also quite familiar with the neighborhood, not just because it’s her home, but also because she worked as a hairdresser at Delaj Hair — a salon around the corner from Savor. “We basically know almost everybody in Riverdale,” she said. “I did work across the street as a hairstylist before we opened the coffee shop. I basically know 70 percent of our clients. So, we talk. We share comments.” European cafés are about relaxing, Tina said — sometimes for several
hours. Customers can pair up their beverage with a sampling of small dishes that include sandwiches, paninis and salads. The menu also has Kosovan-inspired cuisine, Tina added, like Savor Beef Patties. “They come as three meat patties,” she said. And “there’s a sauce that we do back home, which if you translated in English, it’s kind of a ricotta cheese with a taste of garlic. It’s very tasty.” They also plan to add cheese boards to the menu, as soon as Savor obtains a license to sell beer and wine. When that happens, customers will have the option of coming in for an afternoon snack and a drink that’s a little stronger than coffee. The menu rolled out so far is a limited menu while Tina and Besi collect feedback on what their early customers like and don’t like. The full menu
— including baked goods — comes with next month’s grand opening. Looking for Tina? She can be found in the kitchen as she’s always loved to cook. “Most of the stuff on the menu, some of them are my recipes,” Tina said. “I always dreamed of owning a kitchen.” And of course, there will be coffee. Savor specializes in drinks like maccha lattes and avocado espresso made with Lavazza brand coffee beans. Tina and Besi aren’t forgetting about the coronavirus pandemic. For now, Savor only requires its employees to wear masks while offering both indoor and outdoor seating. But they have a sign on the door asking that customers who come inside be vaccinated and wear masks before they sit down at a table. So far, Savor has received a very warm welcome from the community, Tina said, with lots of customers stopping in to check out the neighborhood’s new addition. One of those customers is Sokol Delaj, Tina’s old boss from the hair salon. Since Savor opened, Delaj said he’s been getting breakfast and lunch there almost every day. “The neighborhood needs this here,” he said. “It’s not just a coffee shop, it’s like a modern coffee shop. It’s like a restaurant. And I like that you can go sit there, it has a nice design. It makes you feel like you’re in the city.” No opening happens without some bumps in the road, and Tina hopes the neighborhood will be patient with her and Besi as they get Savor up to speed. “I cannot believe how supportive the (customers) are,” Tina said. It’s “so amazing. We have a lot of people (coming in). They’re very interesting. They’re asking a lot of questions. They’re so supportive, (and) we are very thankful for that.”
PRESS POINTS Vaccine mandates hit educators, nurses They may not have gotten along while he was still governor, but Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio had one cause in common: coronavirus vaccines. The problem? Not everyone agrees with them about making the vaccine mandatory. In fact, the Communications Workers of America Local 1180 union says its filing an unfair la-
bor practices complaint. Union president Gloria Middleton says the mayor’s recent edict requiring all education department employees to get at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine by Sept. 27 — teacher or not — says bypassing the negotiating table is not an option. “While education department workers are the first group of municipal workers in New York City to face a full vaccine mandate, they certainly won’t be the last,” Middleton said, in
By Michael hinMan a statement. “Out of courtesy to — and respect for — the hundreds of labor unions that keep this city operational, it would have been appropriate for the mayor to have discussed his plans with labor leaders before just announcing them. Our job is to protect the rights of our members, and while his job is to protect all New Yorkers, our members are New Yorkers, too.” CWA Local 1180 represents more than 8,000 workers. The New York State Nurses
Association has its own beef with Cuomo’s vaccine mandate effective for all health care workers to get at least one dose of the vaccine by Sept. 27. And that group hopes new governor Kathy Hochul might do something more to protect those on the front line of a continuing pandemic. “With the sharp increase in primarily unvaccinated patients entering hospitals around the state, we understand more must be done to keep our communi-
ties safe,” the group said, in a statement. “More must be done to prepare our hospitals for another COVID surge.” The state health department must take a strong role in ensuring health care facilities meet health and safety protocols that fully recognize airborne transmission, the group added. The department also needs to ensure medical facilities are staffed with enough front line health care workers, especially intensive care unit nurses.
And, of course, there needs to be more than enough personal protective equipment supplies for everyone. “Overall, we are seeing a crisis in hospital emergency departments that indicates a general lack of preparedness,” the nurses association said. “Our health care workers are exhausted and traumatized. Their voices should be heard — not denied or characterized as vectors of infection — which is exactly what we’re trying to avoid.”
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What’s on? CB8 brings everyone back together in September
Community Board 8 returns to inperson meetings in September. The public is welcome as long as they have not experienced any symptoms of COVID-19 in the 10 days prior to the meeting — a fever of 100 degrees or more, a new cough, a new loss of taste or smell, or shortness of breath. Those attending must not have tested positive in the 10 days prior to the meeting, and have not been in close contact with anyone who has tested positive or was required to quarantine. Upcoming meetings include: • Executive committee on Wednesday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m., at the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, 3101 Kingsbridge Terrace. • Land use committee on Thursday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m., at The Riverdale Y, 5625 Arlington Ave. • Public safety committee on Thursday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m., at the 50th Precinct, 3450 Kingsbridge Ave. • Aging committee on Monday, Sept. 13 at 4 p.m., at the Fort Independence Community Center, 3350 Bailey Ave. • Both the environment and sanitation committee as well as the traffic and transportation committee on Monday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m., at the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, 3101 Kingsbridge Terrace. • Full board on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m., at The Amalgamated, 74 Van Cortlandt Park S. • Economic development committee on Thursday, Sept 23 at 7:30 p.m., at The Bronx Public, 170 W. 231st St. • Parks and recreation committee on Thursday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m., at the Van Cortlandt Golf House, Van Cortlandt Park South and Bailey Ave. Visit NYC.gov/bronxcb8.
Get a look at the birds in Yonkers
The Walter Chadwick Memorial Nature Walk is set for Saturday, Sept. 11 at 8 a.m., at Lenoir Nature Preserve, 19 Dudley St., in Yonkers. The walk includes viewing of birds, butterflies, dragonflies and nature, all ending with a hawk watch at 10 a.m., in front of the preserve’s mansion. To register, email hrasbirder@ gmail.com, or visit the Hudson River Audubon Society website at HRAS.org.
Remembering 9/11 in pictures gallery
The Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White St., in Manhattan, hosts an exhibition
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Brew at the Zoo finally returns Sept. 17 The Bronx Zoo’s annual Brew at the Zoo beer- and wine-tasting festival returns Friday, Sept. 17, from 5 to 10 p.m. The after-hours events is designed for adults 21 and older, featuring dozens of craft breweries serving more than 100 varieties of ales, lagers, porters, IPAs, and more. Food options include city food trucks, local eateries, and classic beer hall bites. All ticketholders will be required to show proof of vaccination in order to attend. Masks will be required in all indoor areas, including exhibits, restaurants and restrooms, in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, with “9-11: Our First Responder Heroes.” Running between Sept. 10 and Sept. 12 and curated by Linda Sandow, the 49 photographs featured in the exhibit were taken by members of the New York Fire Department and the New York Police Department. Hours are 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., by appointment, or viewed online at SohoPhoto.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 Librar y, 650 W. 235th St. Masks are required at all events, which include: • 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, on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. 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. Van Cortlandt Librar y hosts a family read-aloud in-person event Thursday, Aug. 26, at 2 p.m. There, a librarian will share favorite picture books for children of all ages. Then the television show edition of All Things Trivia will be available online Thursday, Aug. 26 at 3:30 p.m. The Van Cortlandt Library, 3882 Cannon Place, is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7
as well as some outdoor areas, and for certain activities. Some exhibits — like grizzly bears, lemurs and sea lions — will be open until 6:30 p.m. There also will be live bands and DJs. Tickets start at $40 for designated drivers, and $70 for those who are participating in the tastings. Proceeds support the Bronx Zoo’s mission to save wildlife and wild places throughout the world through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature. For more information, visit BronxZoo.com/Brew.
p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Kingsbridge Librar y hosts an open book discussion on Thursday, Aug. 26 at 3 p.m. The library also seeks teen ambassadors — young people who are sophomores, juniors or seniors in high school interested in working with children and exploring library-related careers. Those interested can search teen ambassadors at NYPL.org. 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 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.
Golf your way into history
The Bronx County Historical Society hosts its 20th annual golf tournament Thursday, Sept. 23 at the Pelham Split Rock Golf Course, 870 Shore Road. Honorees include Anna Rickman from Jerome Environmental Services and Steve Zervoudis from Galaxy Contracting Corp. To learn more about early registration or sponsorship opportunities, contact Teresa Brown at (718) 881-8900, or at tbrown@bronxhistoricalsociety. org.
Virtual exhibit made to be virtual
Derfner Judaica Museum + The Art Collection is gearing up for its first virtual exhibition “F11: Digital Paintings for Full Screen” with an event through the Zoom online videoconferencing app. The exhibit features works that are actually best viewed on a com-
puter screen rather than in person. It includes 10 artists from different places around the country and world including Adam Blitz, Elaine Chao, Luise Eru, Donald Hargrove, Samhita Kamisetty, Annie Lee, Carlos Torres Machado, Collin Pollard, Polina Protsenko and Stefanie Wolfson. To learn more, or to register for the artist talks, visit DerfnerOnline.org.
Flea market comes to the Bronx
It will require a little bit of traveling, but it might very well be worth it. Fordham Flea brings together a market dedicated to merchandise, arts and crafts, apparel, accessories, and self-care products. It takes place the last Sunday of each month through October at 1 Fordham Plaza. To learn more, visit TheBronxNightMarket.com/fordhamflea.
Eat healthy this summer
The Riverdale Community-Supported Agriculture program is accepting members for its summer deliveries of organic and biodynamic vegetables. Deliveries are weekly each Thursday from 3:30 to 7 p.m., running through late November. Full shares (for three to four people) and half shares (for one or two people) are available, and include up to 10 vegetables each week. Fruit shares also are available, which include organic strawberries, blueberries, stone fruits, apples and pears across the season. Visit Facebook.com/RiverdaleCSA, or email riverdalecsa@gmail.com.
It’s the season for Wave Hill
Wave Hill, 4900 Independence Ave., is open Tuesday through Sunday from
10 a.m., to 5:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at WaveHill.org. Visit WaveHill.org.
Cooling off in the flowerbeds
Would you like to help keep flowerbeds beautiful, but don’t want to work in the summer heat? The city’s parks department is looking for volunteers to help maintain the flowerbeds at West 232nd Street once the weather cools down in September. While a knowledge of plants and gardening is helpful, a willingness to learn also is essential. Anyone interested can email Dan Reynolds, the regional manager for the parks department, at dp.reynolds@verizon.net.
Stay busy at the Sunday Market
The Riverdale Y Sunday market is open every Sunday between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., in the parking lot of the Riverdale Temple, 4545 Independence Ave., near West 246th Street. Among the activities, there is a food scrap collection every week between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. This includes fruit, vegetables, eggshells, coffee, tea, nuts, dried flowers and houseplants. Visit RiverdaleY.org/community/ Sunday-market.
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.
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.
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HOUSING BLOCK Home sales take a post-pandemic ride Real estate in New York continues to swell even though listings have dropped. New single-family listings in the Bronx dropped more than 20 percent in July, according to the New York State Association of Realtors, compared to the same time last year. Closed sales more than doubled, while those homes sold at a median price of $498,000 — up nearly 34 percent. For the rest of the state, new listings dropped 16 percent to just over 19,800 in July. The same is true with pending sales, which dipped 13 percent to around 15,300. Yet, for the year, pending sales are actually up more than 32 percent, but then again that’s up against what had primarily been a period when the market was locked down in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Closed sales statewide appeared to follow the Bronx’s lead in July, rising nearly 33 percent compared to the year before. Of course, that means homes are spending less time on the market, the Realtor association said — listings in July available for 48 days compared to more than two months in 2020. Median sales prices across the state rose more than 33 percent to $390,000. That’s $10,000 more than June. But how do three months’ worth of numbers compare? Statewide, new listings climbed more
By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ than 42 percent between April and June to just under 61,000. Pending sales were up nearly 66 percent, while closed sales grew 52 percent to about 35,000. New listings more than doubled statewide to 937, while closed sales did even better growing from just under 200 during the height of the pandemic, to a little over 430 this past spring. Median sales prices grew across the state by more than 8 percent in the second quarter to $417,500.
City ready to add construction firms to pre-qualified list
The city’s design and construction department is seeking proposals from up to 15 firms looking to undertake construction work for some of New York City’s municipal buildings through the Project Excellence Program. The program pre-qualifies firms, allowing them to be more rapidly deployed to projects as needed, reducing procurement times for construction management services, while ensuring what officials describe as the highest levels of quality and professionalism. These projects can range from smaller offerings of up to $10 million to large projects valued at more than $50 million. Deadline for the requests for proposal is Sept. 24. For more information on how to apply, visit tinyurl.com/CityRFP.
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Opinion
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EDITORIAL
Avoiding voter’s remorse
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or the second time in 18 years, ballots are being cast in California — not to elect a new governor, but to recall one already elected. Gavin Newsom, the former San Francisco mayor who made a name for himself by defying state law to push legalization of same-sex marriage in his city, is the first governor since Gray Davis to face removal by voters just halfway through his first term. Closer to home, we know exactly how important it is to have mechanisms in place to challenge the governor. It took the allegations of nearly a dozen women to finally bring down Andrew Cuomo. Yet that’s not even close to the kinds of issues Newsom faces in his state. There, voters are seemingly unhappy about two things — Newsom under-reacted to the coronavirus pandemic, and Newsom over-reacted to the coronavirus pandemic. We’re not kidding. In fact, those efforts were recently pushed by Robert Smullen, a Republican Assemblyman representing the North Country and Mohawk Valley. But not only should New York rebuff any attempts to create a recall system here, California needs to seriously consider getting rid of theirs. We’re sure the original intention behind the recall laws in California were well-meaning — the voters giveth elected office, and the voters taketh away elected office. But it’s not that simple. After a couple successful recall attempts at the start of World War I, California didn’t see one of these work
again until the mid-1990s when two Republican state lawmakers were replaced by two other state lawmakers. Those were the warm-up acts to go after Gray Davis, who angered Republicans for his statewide assault weapons ban. Getting such a ballot measure moving is tricky — it requires enough signatures to equal 12 percent of votes cast in the most recent gubernatorial election. For both Davis and Newsom, that’s nearly 1.5 million signatures. Back in the early 20th century, organizing such petition drives weren’t easy. Today? It’s a professional enterprise that requires little more than will and cash. Once that’s accomplished, all it takes is a simple majority to remove the governor. And on the same ballot, voters choose among a bunch of primarily political newcomers to replace the governor. Many say the effort to oust Davis was successful because film star Arnold Schwarzenegger jumped into the race. There is no such big name going after Newsom, yet come Sept. 14, the sitting governor could very well be out of a job. It’s one thing to remove an elected leader for violating the law or abusing his office. It’s another going after someone purely for political reasons. There’s nothing wrong with challenging someone over political issues. But there’s a time and place to do it — not during a recall election, but during an actual election. Here in New York? We’re happy to wait.
POINT OF VIEW
The 800-pound ghost you’ll find in your doctor’s office
By MICHAEL GOLD
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very time you go to a doctor, you have an unwanted 800-pound ghost in the office, injecting itself into every conversation about your treatment. That ghost is, of course, your insurance company. The doctor’s goal is to use her medical training to restore you to good health, while the insurance company — despite all its demonstrative protestations — seems to care primarily about profits, creating a fundamental tension. That tension requires both the patient and the doctor to do a delicate dance to make sure the treatment you need to get better will be covered by your insurer. The insurance company stands as the ultimate authority judging whether you can get the care you need. The vast majority of Americans jealously guard their freedoms, but they also willingly allow countless restrictions on their ability to get decent health care by powerful, faceless private organizations that are rarely held accountable by government. Or anyone else. I’m a retired teacher, and I have relatively good health insurance. And yet the conflict between the doctor and the insurance company is always there whenever I have a problem requiring treatment more serious than a prescription, physical therapy, or vaccine. For instance, I currently need minor dental surgery, or I’m going to lose some teeth. My insurance company is giving my dental surgeon and me a really hard time. The surgeon submitted the pre-approval submission for the procedure. The insurance company responded by sending me a letter stating, “A claim on the above referenced patient is delayed pending receipt of additional information. If we do not receive it, we will have to deny the claim.” I made an urgent call to the dentist to provide the information, which he did. A week later, I got a second letter stating that the dentist did not use “a valid procedure code” in submitting the preapproval for part of the procedure, so the company could not cover the claim. I made a second urgent phone call to the dentist’s office to make sure they used the correct code in submitting the pre-approval a second time. Now, here I will make the jump to sheer speculation — but I confess, it’s crossed my mind.
I question whether the delay in approving the procedure is part of a deliberate strategy by the insurance company to slow down the processing of the ultimate payout to the dentist. On a far more critical level, several years ago while trying to shovel my car out from about two feet of snow that had piled up after a storm so I could get to work, I experienced severe chest pain. I called my doctor. He said to get the hospital. Fast. The emergency room personnel gave me nitroglycerin. The attending physician decided I needed to be admitted. This created a dilemma many patients must face. If I stay in the hospital, will the insurance company cover it? With up to 10 years of rigorous medical training, doctors have far more knowledge about your condition than you do. Should you disregard their judgment and possibly face a worsening of your health? The hospital will require you to sign a waiver clearing them of liability if you decide to walk out. That’s an additional, powerful reason to trust the doctor’s conclusions. But insurance companies contradict doctors’ judgments all the time — often after the fact. On the doctor’s authority, I stayed in the hospital, took the stress test, got treated, and was discharged two days later. Weeks after that, the insurance company sent me a letter denying my claim because, in their words, my stay was not medically necessary. How could they possibly know? The insurer can come up with all kinds of jargon to justify their decisions that ordinary people like me usually don’t understand. Thankfully, after this scare, the hospital and insurance company worked it out, and I didn’t have to pay much for the cost of my stay. But there are many other people who don’t enjoy that experience. It seems to come down to one thing: The insurance companies don’t seem as interested as your doctor in helping you heal. Not incidentally, the chief executive pay at a health insurance company is extremely rewarding. The chief executive of my hospital insurer received $17 million in compensation in 2020. The chief executive of my dental insurer received $13 million in compensation in 2019, and $79 million in 2020. This system is terribly broken, except for health insurance CEOs. For them, everything is just great!
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The election is over —move on To the editor:
(re: “It’s déjà vu — all over again,” Aug. 19)
In the past, when elections were over, the losers congratulated the winners and worked together for the good of the community and the country. That changed with Trump. Now some of the losers want to place blame where it doesn’t belong. The recent letter from Elizabeth Cooke Levy and the Riverdale Huddle shows disrespect and contempt for the thousands who cast their ballots for their preferred council candidate, Eric Dinowitz. The conspiracy that Ms. Levy paints is unfounded and full of misinformation. To say that the Bronx Democratic Party timed its nomination of Councilman Andrew Cohen to a judgeship in order to vacate his position before the end of his term is false. The timing is set by state law. The Democratic Party has nothing to do with it. Further, Ms. Levy claims that the timing — also set up by law — was tight. However, every candidate had the same amount of time to mount a campaign. No one had an advantage. Eric Dinowitz won the special election by a wide margin, and hit the ground running to serve his constituents. For Ms. Levy to complain that he won the primary because he provided service is ludicrous. He was doing his job. Even before he ran for office, Eric was an activist and committed to our community because he cared. He even organized phone banking
across the country for Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy — a critically successful effort. Voters in the council district elected Eric Adams for mayor and Eric Dinowitz for city council. Ms. Levy mentions that other local districts supported women candidates. We are not sure what the implication is, but we believe candidates should be elected based on experience, capabilities, and positions on issues — not based on race, or gender, or ethnicity. As far as the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club is concerned, we have long supported progressive candidates, including former presidential candidates Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, as well as congressional candidates like Jonathan Bingham, Ted Weiss and Eliot Engel, and local candidates like June Eisland and Jeffrey Dinowitz, among others. We are proud of our record of supporting candidates with progressive priorities and values. We lament the divisiveness and anger that now permeate election results. Let’s move forward to provide our neighbors with good representation in local, state and federal offices, and focus on Democrats winning this November, and in 2022. Helen Morik ira Bigeleisen EDITOR’S NOTE: Kathryn Garcia won Eric Dinowitz’s council district with 54 percent of the vote after rankedchoice ballots were counted, according to Sam Hudis and Competitive Advantage Research compiling certified election results.
Israel not good reason to leave To the editor:
(re: “I resigned the union over Israel,” Aug. 12)
Steve Greenbaum has the absolute right to resign his union over Israel. But it’s ludicrous to do so. A distant cousin of mine was interred in the death camps during World War II. She survived only because she was old enough to do laundry, and it was toward the end of the war. I still don’t understand why everyone gets a tear in the eye and a lump in the throat at the mention of Israel. Is it the Holocaust? There are too many stories about the harm
Israel is doing in the Gaza Strip and the occupied territories. If they are true, simply because 6 million Jews died does not give Israel the right to do what it pleases to the Palestinians. More than 2 million were slaughtered by the Khmer Rouge. A million Armenians were slaughtered by the Turks. There are many reasons to leave a union. Among them are failure to negotiate decent wages, failure to win decent benefits, and failure to intervene when its membership is working under abysmal conditions. A union’s lack of support is not one of them. naT weiner
Learn more about Lyme disease To the editor: Lyme disease is a bacterial infection carried by tiny ticks that live mostly in wooded, grassy and brushy areas. Lyme disease season generally runs from May through August. While this month is drawing to a close, ticks that carry Lyme disease don’t know that. How do I know? Because I got infected. And I didn’t even know I had been bitten. So take
care that you don’t become infected. You can protect yourself from Lyme disease by wearing long-sleeved shirts and, most important, closed-toe shoes, socks, and long pants. For extra protection, tuck your pants into your socks. When you finish your gardening, hiking, picnicking, or other outdoor activities, check your clothing — and yourself
— carefully. If you find a tick on your body, remove it with a tweezer and call your doctor. Often tick bites go undetected. If you develop flu-like symptoms of fever, headache, muscle pain or dizziness, call your doctor and ask for a blood test for Lyme. Or call the Lyme disease diagnostic center at New York Medical College at (914) 493-8425. Judy MaTTHews
Putting the family back together To the editor:
(re: “Feeding the world, especially the children,” May 27)
A more apt headline for your recent front-page story about feeding the world would be “government complicity is destroying the family.” Gang membership increased 40 percent over the first decade of the 21st century because children are seeking a sense of belonging. Having meals with family is a part of instilling a sense of belongingness. Here a former gang member described the importance of family and eating together: “The reasons why children/young adults join gangs is they have lost a sense of family value. The love which should emanate from families. “Families are no longer bonding. Everyone to each his own. And that includes children. “No longer are families seating together at breakfast or supper tables to talk about life’s agendas, or sharing what has happened in their day. We are being asked to defend ourselves in our walk in life. What happened to the father is the ‘king of his castle’ and the mother is to be the queen for that is her domain? And to the children it is their place of learning and a safe place to play? “We do not see that. Family values have gone. Children are seeking safety in their own peer groups, or older children. Wanting to be accepted and loved. “Love is the greatest need with these children. And they will find it in everything: drugs, alcohol
and sex. “What happened in raising up the next generation with love? So that they will show their children the value of family and love? Sad, but true! I know, ‘cause I was one of them children of rejection.” How sad this is. Such a simple requirement. They want a home and a sense of belonging. Their parents didn’t give it to them. The government is working at full tilt to keep them from having it under the guise of helping the poor. How many are so poor in New York City they can’t feed their children? I was born at the onset of the Great Depression, and I lived through the poverty that it produced. I can go on a lecture circuit describing poverty that this generation has no concept of. Yet mothers were at home and fed their children. An ingredient not found in school cafeteria food is love. Good mothers put love in everything they cook and prepare. The food prepared by a loving mother always tastes good, and the environment created by loving parents always feels good. America represents the greatest level of financial attainment in the world, and we are sending our children to institutions to be fed. Something is fundamentally wrong in our society. If there are others who share my views, I would appreciate hearing from you. It’s time to rebuild and support the basis of human existence — the family. george silos
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Legal Notices Legal Notice SHERIFF’S SALE BY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED OUT OF THE SUPREME COURT, BRONX COUNTY, in favor of JOHNNIE MAE ROMERO, AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ALBERTO ROMERO, and against ANTHONY ROBERTS, to me directed and delivered, I WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, by Dennis Alestra DCA# 0840217., auctioneer, as the law directs, FOR CASH ONLY, on the 6TH day of October 2021 at 12:00 o’clock in the afternoon, at: 3030 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor, Bronx NY 10455 in the county of Bronx all the right, title and interest which ANTHONY ROBERTS, the judgment debtor, had on the 15TH day of April, 2008, or at any time thereafter, of, in and to the following properties: 2251 LORING PLACE NORTH, BRONX, NY 10468 BLOCK # 3225 LOT # 89 All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of the Bronx, city and state of New York, being portion of the plot known as Lots 26, 27 and 28 on a “Map of Property” in the 24th Ward of the County of New York, belonging to Alfred Taylor, William D. Leckano, made by S.W. Hong, JR., May 22nd, 1986 and filed in the office of the County of New York as Map Number 965. The premises hereby sold being bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point of the westerly side of Loring Place, distant 16.6 feet northerly from the intersection of the northerly side of 183rd street with the westerly side of Loring Place; running THENCE westerly and parallel or nearly so with the southerly side of Lot 26 on said map, 106.64 feet; THENCE northerly at right angles or nearly so with the said southerly side of Lot 26, 21.45 feet; THENCE easterly again parallel, or nearly so, with the said southerly side of Lot number 28 and part of the distance through a party wall, 105.27 feet to the westerly side of Loring Place; THENCE southerly along the westerly side of Loring Place, 21.5 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. SAID PREMISES BEING KNOWN AS 2251 Loring Place, Bronx, New York JOSEPH FUCITO Sheriff of the City of New
York DEPUTY MIGUEL PEPEN CASE# 21018300 3030 THIRD AVENUE, 2ND FL BRONX NY 10455 718-993-3880 3645
summons is complete and in case of your failure to appear, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the notice set forth below. Dated: March 16, 2021 Yaniv & Associates, PC, Attorneys for Plaintiff 972 Route 45, Suite 205, Pomona, NY 10970 646-395-9100. NOTICE: To the abovenamed Defendant, the above Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Donna M. Siwek, JS.C.. of the Supreme Court; County of Erie, dated the August 12, 2021 The nature of this action is to dissolve the marriage between the parties, on the grounds: DRL Section 170 subd. (7) - Irretrievable Breakdown in Relationship for at Least Six Months. The relief sought is a judgment of absolute divorce in favor of the Plaintiff, dissolving the marriage between the parties in this action. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to DRL §253, to the best of Plaintiff’s knowledge, Plaintiff has taken all steps solely within Plaintiff’s power to remove all barriers to the Defendant’s remarriage following the divorce. NOTICE OF AUTOMATIC ORDERS. Pursuant to Domestic Relations Law Section 236 part b sec. 2, the parties are bound by certain automatic orders which shall remain in full force and effect during the pendency of the action. NOTICE ABOUT HEALTH CARE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that once a judgment of divorce is signed in this action, both you and your spouse may or may not continue to be eligible for coverage under each other’s health insurance plan, depending on the terms of the plan. NOTICE OF GUIDELINE MAINTENANCE FOR UNCONTESTED DIVORCE: If your divorce was commenced on or after January 25, 2016, this Notice is required to be given to you by the Supreme Court of the county where your divorce was filed to comply with the Maintenance Guidelines Law The complete text of the notice is available at https://www.nycourts.gov/ divorce/forms_instructions/ NoticeGuidelineMaintenan ce.pdf 3657
Legal Notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Fluidity Consulting Services LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on Aug 05, 2021. 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 30 West 126th Street Apt 4, New York, NY 10027. The principal business address of the LLC is 30 West 126th Street Apt 4, New York, NY 10027. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. 3655 Legal Notice The following vehicles will be sold on Wednesday 9/29/2021 at 9:30am at Insurance Auto Auctions, 39 Stone Castle Road, Rock Tavern, NY 12575. New York State Garageman’s Lien Law: 2003 Chevy Corvette vin 1G1YY32G135135382 re: O Siniscalchi 2007 Chevy monte Carlo vin 2G1WJ15K079417750 re: J Salerno 2004 Nissan Altima vin 1N4AL11D94C126726 re: J June 2013 Dodge Dart vin 1C3CDFBA4DD259152 re: J Echevarria 2014 Ford Focus vin 1FADP3K24EL285150 re: F Harris 2016 Ford F150 vin 1FTEW1EG0GFC77920 re: D Vodzogbe 2016 BMW 5 vin WBA5A7C51GG643877 re: U Polizzi 3656 Legal Notice SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF ERIE, Index No. 803350/2021; Date Purchased: March 16, 2021 SUMMONS WITH NOTICE dated March 16, 2021 Plaintiff designates ERIE County as the place of trial Basis of venue: Plaintiff’s Residence. AMINE CHAOUI, Plaintiff against ONS CHEBBI, Defendant. ACTION FOR A DIVORCE To the above-named Defendant YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to serve a notice of appearance on Plaintiff’s attorneys within thirty (30) days after the service of this
Legal Notice The following vehicles will be sold on Wednesday 10/2/2021 at 9:30am at
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Insurance Auto Auctions, 39 Stone Castle Road, Rock Tavern, NY 12575. New York State Garageman’s Lien Law: 2012 Harley Davidson vin 1HD1CZ31XCC427496 re: K Gerth 2018 Nissan vin 1N4AL3AP3JC151963 re: M Lavandowski 2013 dodge vin 2C4RDGBGXDR606481 re: W Haynes 2016 Nissan vin KNMAT2MV7GP632556 re: M Rodriguez 2021 kia vin 5XXG14J24MG043098 re: Hyundai Lease 2011 Chevy vin 2G1WC5EM3B1193092 re: M Costello 3667
business days after notification of acceptance of the bid. Balance Due: Balance of the purchase price is due and payable 120 days after approval of the Contract of Sale by the Office of the State Comptroller. Broker’s Commission: A 2.5% broker commission will be paid by the State of New York to a qualified real estate broker who represents the successful bidder. Bidder and Broker Affidavits must be submitted to the Office of General Services, Legal Services, by close of business 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 24, 2021. Bidder Notice: The Commissioner of General Services retains the right to reject any and all bids. Other important terms and conditions are applicable to this sale, including, but not limited to bond defeasance, broker commission and pre-registration, bidder pre-qualification, auction bidding through authorized representative, and forfeiture and default provisions. See Public Lands Law Section 33 as well as 9 NYCRR § 276. To obtain a copy of the Contract of Sale with applicable terms and conditions, together with a copy of a more detailed description of the premises, call (518) 474-2195 or write to: State of New York, Office of General Services, State Asset & Land Management, 39th Floor, Corning Tower, The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12242. Web site: https://ogs. ny.gov/nysstore RoAnn M. Destito, COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES Dated: August 3, 2021 3668
Legal Notice NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF NEW YORK EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Pursuant to Section 33 of the Public Lands Law and Findings of the Commissioner of General Services in the Executive Department of the State of New York dated August 3, 2021, I shall offer for sale at public auction all the right, title and interest of the People of the State of New York in and to the following described real property at the place and time indicated or at such other place and time to which the sale may be adjourned: All that certain piece or parcel of land known as 1471 Teller Avenue located in the Borough of the Bronx, Bronx County. The property consists of a 2,990± square foot two-story group living facility on an 0.042± acre lot. The property is identified on the Bronx County Tax Map Block 2784, Lot 56. Place of Auction: Residence Inn New York the Bronx at Metro Center Atriumm, 1776 Eastchester Road, Bronx, New York Date and Time of Auction: September 29, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. Registration begins at 10:00 A.M. Minimum Bid: $380,000.00 Deposit: $38,000.00 in certified check or bank draft only, drawn on a bank or other financial institution authorized to do business in the State of New York, and made payable to the “Commissioner of General Services,” or yourself. Additional Deposit: A non-refundable amount which when added to the initial deposit constitutes 10% of the successful bid; said amount is payable within ten
Legal Notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF UPTOWN TALES LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on July 27, 2021. 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 Uptown Tales LLC served upon her is: 950 Underhill Ave 10H, Bronx, NY 10473. The principal business address of Uptown Tales LLC is: 950 Underhill Ave 10H, Bronx, NY 10473. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. 3669 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County
on July 08, 2021, bearing Index Number NC-00016221/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) Joshua (Middle) Chidi (Last) David. My present name is (First) Chidi (Middle) Joshua (Last) David (Seniority) II (infant). The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY. The month and year of my birth are May 2013. 3670 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on July 28, 2021, bearing Index Number NC-00019721/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) Armonie (Middle) Monaliyah (Last) Black. My present name is (First) Armonie (Middle) Monaliyah (Last) Sullivan AKA Armonie M Sullivan. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Queens, NY. The month and year of my birth are February 1998. 3671 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on January 15, 2020, bearing Index Number NC-00072519/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) Luther (Middle) Wayne (Last) Waggoner. My present name is (First) Luther (Middle) Wayne (Last) Waggoner. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Nashville, Tennessee. The month and year of my birth are June 1959. 3672 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on August 05, 2021, bearing Index Number NC-00019921/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) Emely (Last) Palomo. My present name is (First) Emely (Last) Cruz (infant).
The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Bronx, NY. The month and year of my birth are June 2017. 3673 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on August 05, 2021, bearing Index Number NC-00020021/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) Juana (Last) Garcia. My present name is (First) Juana (Last) Garcia Polanco AKA Juana Garcia. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Gasper Hernandez, Dominican Republic. The month and year of my birth are April 1956. 3674 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on August 12, 2021, bearing Index Number NC-00021321/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 (Middle) Kyle (Last) Lupo. My present name is (First) Robert (Middle) Kyle (Last) Coleman AKA Robert Coleman. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Manhattan, NY. The month and year of my birth are October 1990. 3675 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on August 19, 2021, bearing Index Number NC-00022321/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) Benjamin (Middle) Louis Eli (Last) Vasquez. My present name is (First) Benjamin (Middle) Louis Eli (Last) Gonzalez (infant). The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Bronx, NY. The month and year of my birth are December 2017. 3676 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on August 05, 2020, bearing Index Number NC-00015321/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) Andre (Middle) Nicholas (Last) Roberts. My present name is (First) Rolando (Middle) Nicholas (Last) Roberts AKA Rolando N. Roberts, AKA Rolando Roberts. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Kingston, Jamaica. The month and year of my birth are February 1985. 3677 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on 08/19/2021, bearing Index Number NC-000220-21/ 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) James (Middle) Frankie (Last) Smith (Seniority) Jr. My present name is (First) James (Last) Saunders AKA James F Smith Jr, AKA James Frankie Smith. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Charleston, South Carolina. The month and year of my birth are August 1940. 3678
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THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, August 26, 2021 - A13
Turn What You Love Into Where You Live
4715 Independence Avenue $6,995,000 | 8 BR, 6.5 BA | Web# 20849844
640 West 237th Street, 14C $2,495,000 | 5 BR, 4.5 BA | Web# 21144595
Mary Phelan-Kavanagh: M 718.877.2686 | O 718.884.5815 Ari Susswein: M 914.450.9665 | O 718.884.5815
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264 West 256th Street $849,000 | 4 BR, 2.5 BA | Web# 21178885
2575 Palisade Avenue, 4L $650,000 | 3 BR, 2 BA | Web# 20890425
Mary Phelan-Kavanagh: M 718.877.2686 | O 718.884.5815
Charles Brophy: M 646.295.6296 | O 718.884.5815
26 Beechwood Terrace $625,000 | 5 BR, 1 Full, 2 Half BA | Web# 6133162
3636 Greystone Avenue, 6AB $625,000 | 3 BR, 2 BA | Web# 21202380
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255 Fieldston Terrace, 3L $399,000 | 2 BR, 2 BA | Web# 21202676
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5715 Mosholu Avenue, 3B $249,500 | 2 BR, 1.5 BA | Web# 21022863
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Ramy Rakotomalala: M 212.365.4830 | O 718.884.5815
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A14 - THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, August 26, 2021
HOME OF THE WEEK John Edwards of John Edwards Real Estate
An apartment that truly redefines term ‘gracious’ F rom the moment you step inside this classic pre-war apartment at 525 W. 238th St., you’ll know the best way to describe your next home is with a big “wow.” Seven full rooms — seven! — plus two full bathrooms. All spread out over 1,350 square feet. A large foyer welcomes you the moment you walk through the door, leading to a windowed eat-in kitchen with pantry and stainless steel appliances. There is a working dumbwaiter as well as a large living room with wood-burning fireplace, full dining room, two full-sized bedrooms, plus a bonus room that can serve as a small windowed office. Don’t want a dining room? No worries. You can easily convert it into a third
bedroom. Imagine that — a three-bedroom apartment at Fieldston Gardens for just $469,500. We’ll need a minute for that. You’ll also find 9-foot ceilings and lovely hardwood floors. Because the hallway is so wide, you’ll find it perfect for bookcases or shelving. Views are easterly and to the south, with lots of green, trees and a private park for kids. It’s a prime location — just 30 minutes from Midtown by express bus, subway, car or the Rail Link to the Metro-North. Welcome to Fieldston Gardens, a rare and timeless Tudor-style walk-up located in central Riverdale with a live-in super and storage for bicycles, strollers, or just your regular, everyday stuff.
NOTE: Each week’s featured home is chosen at random from among houses and apartments offered by Riverdale Press advertisers. The opinions expressed are those of the advertiser and not The Riverdale Press news department. For further information, write to advertising@riverdalepress.com.
Open House Sunday - August 29th 12pm-3:30pm 3015 Riverdale Avenue – 2A For Sale or Rent This lovely 1 bdrm Co-op is located in a bucolic setting next to Ewen Park and within walking distance to the Subway, Express Bus to Manhattan as well as Hudson Rail Link Bus to Metro-North’s Spuyten Duyvil Station, with less than 30 minute commute to mid-town Manhattan. This beautiful family-friendly building includes updated elevators & lobby, laundry room, security cameras and courtyard. This quiet unit has beautiful wood floors, large living room and bedroom, and is within walking distance to good schools, gym, library, parks and restaurants. Street Parking or nearby private garage parking is available.
Sale $205,000 / Rent $1600 To schedule an appointment call Joe Pavone 914-316-7657 495 Odell Ave, Yonkers, NY 10703
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3333 Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale, NY 3671 Hudson Manor Terrace, Riverdale, NY Studios starting from $1725 One bedrooms starting from $2050 Two bedrooms starting from $2525
THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, August 26, 2021 - A15
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Riverdale. 3BR. 2 Bath. $895K. Web# 20901378. Lee Moskof 718-878-1921
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west of PArKwAy web #924 Classic 4-bdrm, 3.5-bath brick colonial house with WBFP in living room, formal dining room and terrace. $1,695,000
west of tHe PArKwAy web #897 Renovated 5-bdrm, 5.5-bath Tudor-style house with spacious grounds on cul-desac. Living room with frplc. $2,495,000
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sPuyten duyVil web #921 Multi-family house w/ yard. 3-bdrm, 1.5bth over 3-bdrm, 1.5-bth over 2-bdrm, 1.5-bth over 1-bdrm, 1-bth. $1,500,000
fieldston web #898 Elegant mansion overlooking a pond. 8-bdrms, 8-full & 2-half baths, living rm with marble WBFP & FDR. $4,590,000
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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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exclusiVe sPuyten duyVil web #925 Newly built 6-bdrm, 5-full and 2-half bath house with front porch, rear deck, covered patio and level grassy yard. $2,400,000
exclusiVe nortH riVerdAle web #913 3-Family townhouse with driveway, patio and garage. Laundry room in basement with coin-operated W/D. $1,295,000
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exclusiVe fieldston web #905 Bright 3-bdrm, 2.5-bath Tudor-Style house w/ sunken living room with ceiling beams, WBFP, patios & yard. $1,700,000
sPuyten duyVil web #901 Newly built 5-bdrm, 5.5-bath 3,920 sq ft house w/ main floor guest rm with full bath and open plan living. $1,790,000
exclusiVe nortH riVerdAle web #911 Classic 3-bdrm, 3.5-bath house features living rm with WBFP, finished attic w/ 2 rms and landscaped yard. $1,200,000
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fieldston web #904 Spacious 4-bdrm, 5.5-bath stucco house with patio and level grassy yard. Center hall, gas fireplace and FDR. $2,350,000
fieldston web #919 Bright and open 5-bdrm, 2.5-bath with wide welcoming porch, formal entry vestibule w/ ample storage. $1,395,000
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new exclusiVe 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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3800 blAcKstone AVe #cc630 Contemporary 2-bdrm, 2-bath duplex penthouse with private roof terrace & indoor parking. $675,000
620 west 239tH street #cc668 Bright & renov 2-bdrm, 2-bath corner unit w/ dining foyer & southern picture window from living room. $425,000
620 west 239tH street #cc673 Spacious and renovated 3-bdrm, 2-bath with entry foyer with custom built-ins and windowed kitchen. $650,000
exclusiVe 750 KAPPocK street #cc659 Spacious & bright top-flr 2-bdrm, 2-bath w/ enclosed sunrise balcony, 24-hr DM & parking avail. $499,000
new exclusiVe 3299 cAmbridge AVenue #cc676 Spacious 3-bdrm, 2-bath w/ lrg entry foyer, living room w/ picture window, kitchen with S/S appls. $499,000
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exclusiVe 3935 blAcKstone cc652 Spacious 3-bdrm, 2-bath with sunset balcony, majestic river vus & 24-hr DM. $795K
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3001 HH PArKwAy cc853 Spacious 3-bdrm, 2-bth, PT DM. Entry foyer, large entral foyer & sunken LR. $625K
4555 HH PArKwAy cc665 Bright & renov Jr-4 (conv 2-BR) w/ 24-hr doorman & majestic river views. $305K
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fieldston Vic. rr642 6-bdrm, 3.5-bath, 7,500 sq. ft. house w/ Expansive wraparound porch & pool. $19,500/mo
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condo exclusiVe 640 west 237tH st cc671 Contemporary lux 4-bdrm, 4.5-bth with balcony, 24-hr DM and river views. $8000
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3614 JoHnson AVe cc646 2-bdrm, 2-bth with open plan living and dining area with glass sliding doors to balcony. $425K
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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 3601 JoHnson AVe. cc587 Walk-in level doctor’s office with separate entrance and reception area. $295K
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
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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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exclusiVe 3530 HH PArKwAy cc654 2-bdrm (conv. 3), 2-bath with windowed kitchen, balcony & 24-hr DM. $605K
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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
new exclusiVe 601 KAPPocK st cc677 Spacious, newly renov 1-bdrm corner unit w/ eat-in kitchen and PT DM. $205K
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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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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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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
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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
3935 blAcKstone cc646 Spacious 2-bdrm, 2-bath with open plan living, dining area and balcony. $415K
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