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Making redistricting a little less partisan? n While a new independent commission is tasked with work, legislature has final say By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com
Schools at ready It’s no secret the decision to fully reopen public schools wasn’t very popular, but city leaders say they are now fully prepared. Section B
power to and ultima It’s tha $1.00 Campaign political p “It wa Dodell sa ment. But the legisl course rig But a new independent redistrictingstate sena commission in New York aims to drawcratic Par districts in a less-partisan manner thanto maintai the state lawmakers, who have controlledthe Demo the process for decades. The commission This i was created by a 2014 state constitutionalhow distr amendment, which voters approved in afactors, ac statewide ballot referendum. New York “The fi sion come Commissioning ing to be a the commission develop a Eight of the 10 members are appointednecessary by the state legislature. Democratic andboth Repu Republican party leaders in each chamber The co appoint the eight commissioners who thendrafts of collectively choose two more membershold at le with no affiliation to either party. Thosethose dra two commissioners are Brooklyn attorney and Conservative Party officer Ross Brady, and Fordham University political science professor Ivelisse Cuevas-Molina — the only commissioner from the Bronx. But how independent is this new commission? Redistricting maps proposed by the body must first be approved by the state legislature and then signed into law by the governor. Lawmakers retain the REDISTRICTING, page A4
It happens once every decade, and has major implications for how our country is run. That is, of course, the U.S. Census. But just as impactful is something that comes right after: When all 50 states redraw their congressional and state legislative districts. Including New York. And perhaps the biggest headline here is that New York will lose one of its 27 congressional seats. That means a map drawn out to re-create 26 congressional, 63 state senate, and 150 Assembly districts to be used for elections beginning next year, and continuing through 2030. For this corner of the Bronx, that could mean changes to the districts currently represented by U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat, state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, state Sen. Gustavo Rivera,
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The districts represented by U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz may change shape in next year’s redistricting. It all takes place ahead of 2022’s election season. While the state legislature still has final say on how districts will be redrawn, the process has been handed over to a new independent redistricting commission. and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz — all, at least for now, who expect to seek re-election next year. The goal of redistricting is to provide equal representation to each electoral district based on population and demographic
information. But it’s usually viewed as a highly political process, where the party controlling the state legislature redraws districts to benefit its own candidates — a process known as partisan gerrymandering.
The (unnecessary) waiting game
FACES of EVICTION Happy new year Jews get ready to usher 5782 in. But how will observances this year be different from what many had to go through last summer? Page A3
Father arrives Our Lady of Angels church welcomes a new priest with some deep Bronx and Marble Hill roots. Page A7
n Renters struggling to pay rent during the pandemic have help. The problem? It just hasn’t arrived quite yet for many By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ jdelacruz@riverdalepress.com
Like many since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Veronica Cruz has been dealt a bad hand. First, the EMS technician had her hours slashed by the New York Fire Department. Still she found a way to pay her rent, thanks in part to a second job she held. But when that went away, Cruz found herself buried in past-due notices. While some could wait for better days, others — like those she had to pay in order to keep her home — were far more pressing. “At this point I didn’t know what to do,” Cruz said. “I just knew I had to focus on not losing my place. Now I have to see how I’m going to fill that void.” But even life as an EMS tech is far from glamorous — or lucrative. Cruz depended on overtime to keep her head above water. That’s something the single mom lost ‘At this point completely with the cut in her normal hours. I didn’t know “It’s not like I didn’t try to keep up with the rent,” what to do. Cruz said. “I’ve been trying I just knew I to keep up with it.” Cruz found some relief had to focus with a small loan, but it’s that carries a high interon not losing one est rate, meaning the more she catches up, the deeper my place.’ underwater she goes. Even VERONICA CRUZ worse, Cruz couldn’t get payment deferred, meanEMS technician ing she’s already paying the loan back, leaving her little left to not only cover the $1,900 she needs for rent on her two-bedroom apartment, but the rest of her bills as well. Cruz is lucky when it comes to landlords, however. Knowing her struggles, he suggested Cruz apply for emergency rental assistance through the state — a program she admits knowing nothing about at the time. The program was part of the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress and signed into law last March by President Joe Biden. It adds $22 billion to a program that already allocated $25 billion at the height of the pandemic last year, including $2.5 billion for New York. But getting the money from Washington to renters like WAITING GAME, page A4
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Veronica Cruz stands in the doorway of her mother’s Bronx apartment. Cruz — like many other families — is waiting to hear whether she’s eligible for federal rental assistance dollars she applied for months ago. The state has $2.6 billion to distribute, but little has so far made it renters in need.
Could eviction moratorium return? n Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to call lawmakers back to Albany for a session to revive the COVID-era law By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ jdelacruz@riverdalepress.com
Time’s up! The eviction moratorium has expired. After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s federal eviction moratorium, it’s now up to states like New York to help keep tenants financially affected by the coronavirus pandemic in their homes. But the state’s own eviction moratorium expired
last week. And it’s going to take an act of a governor — one like Kathy Hochul — to put a new moratorium into place. Hochul is expected to call lawmakers back to Albany for a special session as early as Wednesday, according to published reports, with the single goal of keeping people in their homes. Reports suggest as many as a half-million people are in jeopardy of being evicted because they couldn’t pay all their rent during the public health crisis — many exposed to the possibility of ending up homeless. If that happens, an already strained homelessness program in New York City could indeed be overwhelmed. That is, unless federal dollars allocated under an emergency rental assistance program can finally MORATORIUM, page A4
You see leaves of three? Then please leave it be! n Poison ivy is a real pain to deal with, and might create an unscratchable itch By SOPHIA ROMANO Special to The Riverdale Press
Even with September arriving, there appears to be just a small respite from the heat of summer. Yet even as those hot days start to cool, wooded areas are teeming with life, and the trails of Van Cortlandt Park are no exception. While warmth meant an increase in gorgeous greenery and sunlight to shine
through the leaves, it also brings out the pesky side of nature. Poison ivy and ticks, in particular. It’s not that poison ivy is a non-issue in the colder months as ticks go dormant. In fact, poison ivy plants are said to be extremely beneficial for the ecosystem, producing life-sustaining berries when few other plants will. But how many people are there really hiking in the cold weather with large patches of exposed skin? Then again, how many people are wearing long clothes to hike in summer months? The sun warrants exposed skin for simple reasons of homeostasis. And this is where many are at risk for a rash. Vannie’s trails POISON IVY, page A4
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Van Cortlandt Park is known for some of its gorgeous greenery, but be careful — not everything visitors see is safe to be around. After spring, some plants like poison ivy find ways to really blend in with its neighbors.
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Honda CR-Vs remain easy target New York City — especially this part of the Bronx — just might not be a good place to own a Honda CR-V. What other conclusion can be drawn as one after another is stolen. At least on Aug. 14, the targeted CR-V was a 2018 model parked at the corner of Henry Hudson Parkway and West 231st Street around 7 p.m. Its owner told police when they returned the next morning, their car was missing. The victim reportedly had both sets of car keys, so police continue to investigate.
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Why take a whole car when you can just snatch expensive parts? That may have been the thought process for more than one thief after parts like tires were stolen off two Honda CRVs in the area. The first incident took place between midnight and 9 a.m., on July 31 on the southeast corner of West 235th Street and Independence Avenue. According to cops, the victim parked her 2018 CR-V at the corner, returning to find all of the tires and wheels had been stolen. Police valued those missing parts at $2,500. Then an almost identical theft took place a little more than a day later, this time involving a 2021 CR-V on the 5400 block of Fieldston Road. In that case, the owner returned to find the car had no tires or rims — a loss valued at $1,400. Authorities have few leads with no cameras or witnesses.
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Honda should really start selling their cars, especially the CR-V, with the disclaimer they’re really easy to steal. At least that’s what it seems like in the 50th Precinct. The latest Honda theft took place sometime between the
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Synagogues celebrate slightly more normal new year n Rabbis balance safety, worship for High Holy Days amid COVID rise By ETHAN STARK-MILLER estarkmiller@riverdalepress.com
How can religious people come together and celebrate during a global pandemic? That’s a question Jewish communities all over the world are wrestling with for the second straight year as the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur approach. And the Jewish community in this part of the Bronx is no exception. Rosh Hashana is, quite simply, the Jewish new year — a time when families congregate at synagogues for two days of prayer to welcome 5782. Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, gathering people at shuls to repent their sins of the past year. Many also fast beginning at sundown. Like most Jewish holidays, both occasions revolve around the congregation of bARRy people — whether DOv kATz it be in a synagogue or at home with family — gatherings that have become far more challenging during the coronavirus pandemic. While the pandemic is far more under control this year than last, the coronavirus is again posing a mounting threat through the more contagious delta variant. So this year, local synagogues must balance a desire to return to normalcy with the ongoing threat of the virus. And that’s exactly what the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale — an Open Orthodox synagogue at 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway — is trying to do. “We’re looking to find the balance between safety and spirituality,” said Richard Langer, the synagogue’s executive director. “Just working with our medical advisory committee as the data — as the science — changes and evolves. And as the local situation changes.” In practice, that means following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Langer said, requiring people to be vaccinated and wear masks while inside the synagogue. There will be ushers, clergy and board members circulating in the service reminding those not wearing a face covering to put one on. The Bayit’s plans for this year’s
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Riverdale Temple rabbi Thomas Gardner says that with in-person services returning, the High Holy Days at his shul will be much closer to normal than they were last year when the coronavirus pandemic forced those same services to take place remotely. Those were sentiments shared with Richard Langer, below, the executive director of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale. High Holy Days have changed several times since June, Langer said, when then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifted most state-mandated pandemic restrictions. Now “we’re trying to make plans that don’t need to be revisited in two weeks,” the executive director shared just two weeks before the start of Rosh Hashana. To allow for physical distancing, the shul is only half-filling its indoor facilities, Langer said. The temple also will hold outdoor services for those who still don’t feel comfortable inside. Even with these precautions, Langer said, this year’s services should resemble something far more normal than last year’s when hard capacity and social distancing caps were enforced. Religious leaders also can extend the length of services this year thanks to the increased capacity. “Some of the things that make the holiday special — which are families coming together — are very much back this year,” Langer said. “Whereas last year you had much more family separation. So, I think that’s a huge component of the holidays. And this year in striving for that sense of spirituality and normalcy, we’ll be bringing back even more of the traditional
liturgy that resonates with people. For different individuals, different pieces of the liturgy really evoke that spiritual holiday feeling. So, they’ll have more of that this year.” The Bayit won’t have a remote option for services, Langer said, because Orthodox rules forbid the use of technology on holidays. However, those same rules don’t apply to the nearby Riverdale Temple at 4545 Independence Ave. The Reform synagogue will stream its Rosh
Hashana and Yom Kippur services online for people who aren’t vaccinated, says Rabbi Thomas Gardner, or don’t feel safe attending in-person services. However, in-person attendees are required to pre-register, Gardner added, where vaccination and face masks will be required. Those who come physically will be asked to stay socially distant. There also will be outdoor services available for kids, Gardner said, because those younger than 12 are still
ineligible for existing vaccines. “And we imagine that there will be a number of people who will not want to come in person due to fears of the delta variant,” Gardner said. “So, we don’t think that there’ll be a big problem with space. But you never know.” This year’s High Holy Days will be much closer to how they were before the pandemic than 2020’s, Gardner said, when services were entirely remote. And since returning to meeting in-person, the Riverdale Temple congregation has found a new appreciation for being able to worship physically. “One of the things about Yom Kippur is that we fast for 24 hours or 25 hours,” Gardner said. “And then the next few days, when you eat food, you really appreciate the fact you’re allowed to just eat food. And it’s kind of a similar thing. That it woke us up to how wonderful it is to be able to get together and to pray freely together.” Another bonus of meeting in-person this year, Gardner said is welcoming back members who typically worship only during the larger holidays like Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. “There are people who we basically haven’t seen for two years,” Gardner said. “I think it’s going to be very powerful for them when they come back.” After changing High Holy Day plans several times over the summer, Rabbi Barry Dov Katz says the Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale is using a similar model to what was put in place last year. That means offering multiple indoor and outdoor services that members of the West 250th Street synagogue can sign up for, with a requirement that those attending indoor services be vaccinated. Additionally, Katz said, in the month leading up to the holiday, he’s roamed the neighborhood blowing the shofar — an instrument made from a ram’s horn used in Jewish religious ceremonies. “It’s just a little piece of a holiday for people who probably won’t be able to be in-person in synagogue,” Katz said. “So, I’m taking it to the streets a bit. That’s like one little sweet thing.” Overall, the message of Rosh Hashana and Judaism is hope, Katz said, which is important to have — especially during these turbulent times. “Every year we have Rosh Hashana. Every year we have Yom Kippur,” Katz said. “We hope that things are going to be better (this) year. And we commit ourselves to working to making it better — both in terms of what we do and how we change the world, and also how we react to what happens.”
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Just 10 people could change how state is governed REDISTRICTING from page A1 power to reject maps the commission proposes and ultimately draw their own. It’s that very power that gives former city Campaign Finance Board general counsel and political process observer Sue Dodell pause. “It was supposed to be an improvement,” Dodell said. “And maybe it’s a slight improvement. But I think we’re still going to end up with the legislature coming up with a plan. And, of course right now, the same party controls the state senate and Assembly. Because of the Democratic Party control, I’m sure they’ll do anything to maintain that, if not make the districts so that the Democrats do even better in the legislature.” This independent commission’s impact on how districts are redrawn depends on several factors, according to Jeffrey Wice, a professor at New York Law School. “The first question is to see what the commission comes up with,” he said, “whether they’re going to be able to meet the September deadline to develop a plan. And that the commission gets the necessary seven votes — including support from both Republicans and Democrats — for a plan.” The commission has until Sept. 15 to release drafts of initial district maps. They then must hold at least 12 hearings to get public input on those draft maps, Wice said. The public can pro-
pose their own alternative maps using the same census data as the commission. These hearings, Wice added, are an opportunity for people to really impact the process. “It’s very important to testify and speak at these hearings because the hearings help develop the legislative record,” the professor said. “And the hearing records go into helping the commission draw districts. When the legislature considers the commission’s plans, it could look back to what people spoke about at the hearings.”
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After collecting public comment, the commission needs to vote on the maps. If at least seven agree, their work is passed on to the legislature when its session starts at the beginning of next year. There, the plan requires approval by both the Assembly and senate — with at least a twothirds super-majority, because the same party controls both chambers. If the legislature fails to approve the maps in consecutive votes, they then resume their old role of drawing their own. For a commission required to meet a high hurdle of approval to even remain relevant, Wice says there are other factors it needs to take into consideration. That’s addressing issues like how compact the districts are and how it relates to a
previous district for continuity purposes — all while developing a plan that doesn’t have any partisan advantage. “But also, a plan that looks at the cores of the existing district,” Wice said. One of the bigger issues comes back to the need to eliminate a congressional district. With Democrats controlling the state legislature, Dodell believes it’s most likely an upstate seat held by a Republican would be cut. A prime candidate for this could be U.S. Rep. Tom Reed’s district, which represents most SUE of the Southern Tier, including DODELL Corning. Reed is retiring, Dodell said, which could make such a decision easier. People living and working in Reed’s current district could ultimately have a new representative after next year like Republican Chris Jacobs from the Buffalo area, or Oneida County Republican Claudia Tenney. “So, that’s like an easy way to combine his district with the neighboring district,” Dodell said. “Then there are other ways they could do it, to get rid of one seat. But my understanding is that it probably won’t affect us here in New York City, because the census numbers in 2020 were very
similar to the city’s 2010 tally.” But some published reports are suggesting some lawmakers might significantly redraw one state senate district — the one currently represented by Alessandra Biaggi. It currently extends from Riverdale to the eastern side of the Bronx, and even picks up part of Westchester County in what appears to be a sort of dumbbell shape. A few political observers say the district was first gerrymandered after the 2000 census to benefit Biaggi’s predecessor, Jeffrey Klein, who ultimately led the breakaway group of state senate Democrats known as the Independent Democratic Conference. Biaggi is known to operate outside of the existing Bronx Democratic political establishment, as is Bowman, who some think could have his district significantly redrawn after beating longtime congressman Eliot Engel last year. Although Dodell is skeptical about the impact the new commission will have, she does hope it succeeds in making electoral districts less partisan and more representative of their communities. “My hope is that we won’t have the kinds of gerrymandered districts that we have now,” Dodell said. “And that communities that really share something in common will be kept with each other.”
Hochul expected to call legislature special session MORATORIUM from page A1 be distributed to those who have hefty tabs with their landlords. If lawmakers fail to put a new moratorium into place, could the city handle a large influx of displaced families heading into its shelter system? A city social services department spokeswoman didn’t address that specific issue, but did highlight some measures city leaders have passed throughout the pandemic she believes may help in the fallout. One measure the city is banking on is the right-to-counsel program, designed to give free legal representation to tenants facing eviction because of income difficulties at housing court. The city also is “reinstating, expanding, (and) developing vital rental assistance programs.” “We have made (progress) keeping vulnerable New Yorkers in their homes and connecting New Yorkers experiencing homelessness to permanent housing,” social services department spokeswoman Neha Sharma said. That’s all “despite the significant obstacles posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and related housing challenges.” Still, the measures don’t guarantee it would save the city from a mass eviction affecting tens of thousands of families. One pandemic-era practice of sheltering some homeless in what were otherwise vacant hotel rooms ended earlier this year. Housing advocates called out that timing because while many parts of New York City are once again open, there are still some serious effects of the pandemic affecting many, including the homeless population. In what is a race against the clock, New York must now disburse more than half of its federal emergency rental assistance dollars that have just
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A homeless person pushes a cart full of cans and plastic bottles down broadway, a sight that might become more common if tens of thousands of people lose their homes because the coronavirus pandemic forced them to miss or underpay rent. Gov. Kathy hochul could recall state legislators for a special session as early as Wednesday in an attempt to revive the now-expired statewide eviction moratorium. trickled out over the past few months. On top of that, federal bonus payments to those on unemployment also is set to expire this month, potentially leaving cash-strapped residents out of options. Although the eviction moratorium is gone, lawmakers have a little more time to get a new one put together. Typical evictions can take up to three months to remove tenants from their homes. So it’s expected that even if a new moratorium is passed while courts are considering such cases, if done before renters are physically kicked out, it should be enough to allow them to stay put. Outgoing councilman Fernando Cabrera — who represents part of the New York City Housing Authority’s Marble Hill Houses — says he’s doing
his part to try and get renters caught up with their landlords. “We expect an influx of constituents needing help and have already had some coming in,” said Clark Peña, the councilman’s communications director. “We’re really concerned that December is very close by.” Cabrera has already begun training his staff members on how to get federal rental assistance funds to constituents — many times simply helping them fill out what can be a rather lengthy and complicated — application process. “We are just hoping for the best,” Peña said, “but preparing for the worst. “We understand that the money is not 100 percent available as of yet, and we do understand that there’s no legislative arm right now the councilman
can use.” Still, Peña says now is the time to act, especially since getting behind on rent is not a problem exclusive to the pandemic. “This is just going to mount up and snowball,” he said. “We know this. We cannot have people sleeping in the streets. That is completely unacceptable.” One advocacy group also ramping up efforts to help families apply for assistance is BronxWorks, the Morris Heights-based human services organization. “With the eviction moratorium lifted, it’s more important than ever that individuals and families who accrued arrears because of the pandemic apply for rent relief,” said Eileen Torres, the organization’s executive director.
BronxWorks has offered help against eviction and homelessness since its founding in 1972, and is responsible for overseeing the Jerome Avenue men’s shelter on the Norwood side of Van Cortlandt Park that can sleep as many as 200 people. “BronxWorks is working hard to get the word out on the ground about the emergency rental assistance program, in addition to helping tenants submit their applications for arrears,” Torres said. Tenants who apply for the rental assistance program cannot be evicted while the application is being processed, thanks to an order by Hochul. But still, could the city’s continuing battle against the spread of the coronavirus now be complicated by an even larger battle against uncontrolled homelessness? “We’ll continue to work hard to keep our constituents from losing their home,” Cabrera spokesman Clark Peña said. “No one deserves to live on the streets, especially as the streets start to get cold.”
Getting help with rent is taking longer than it should WAITING GAME from page A1 Cruz requires intervention by state governments. And Albany has struggled to get much of any of that money out to those who need it most. Of the more than 176,000 applications filed for rent assistance in New York — including more than 1,300 locally — only 46,000 have been approved for assistance as of Aug. 23, according the state temporary and disability assistance office. Brooklyn may have received the most help from federal dollars so far — nearly $55 million — but the Bronx has had the most payments. Nearly $49 million has been distributed in the borough so far, with checks averaging more than $11,600 each for both arrears and prospective rent. For Cruz, such rent assistance would be wins for her and her landlord. “He asked me to see if I qualified for it because he knows I’m a first
responder,” she said. “He thought I should see if could get help with the rent seeing as how I was always paying the rent on time before.” She applied in early June. Still, even with more than 4,000 payments already made in the Bronx so far, Cruz has yet to be one of them. One problem? Her landlord hadn’t submitted his own application — a part of the process Cruz didn’t even know was necessary. It’s an overall process that’s just far too complicated, Cruz said, and it probably explains why so many who need the help are getting lost in bureaucratic red tape. “I felt like all this time, I’m struggling, trying to make ends meet, and they’re not even doing their best to get the money out to people who need it,” she said. “At the very least, give us an update status so we can know where we are in the process.” These are struggles Sarah Vanga
says she’s seen all too often. She’s the chief executive and co-founder of a small non-profit, Your Network Caring Community Advocate, which aims to help displaced families across the country find shelter and permanent housing after natural disasters, and when suffering financial hardships. “You couldn’t imagine how many families we’ve helped — not just in the Bronx, but throughout the entire city — to file for rent assistance,” Vanga said. “It’s unbelievable how slow they’re moving to help get this money out to New Yorkers.” Vanga formed the advocacy group with Sonia Velazquez after many Puerto Rican families were displaced in the wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017, Velazquez is now a staffer for Brooklyn councilwoman Darma Diaz. Many problems families face in the aftermath of such events isn’t a government willing to help, but more
a government not willing to make the path in getting that help as clear and easy as possible. “It’s difficult because we deal with a lot of families who were already in despair before the pandemic,” Vanga said. “To see them having these difficulties now is so heartbreaking.” But Vanga’s organization is in it for the long haul. It’s helping families get access to housing resources and following up with their progress, she said, even after they’ve successfully found housing. “We want people to know that we will help them as much as we can,” Vanga said. “And that means making sure they get the help they need.” Yet, some of the bureaucratic mess extends beyond just complicated applications. Some recent reports, including one by City Limits reporter David Brand, claims a consultancy firm contracted by the state named
Guidehouse is falling short of meeting its benchmarks to distribute federal rental relief dollars through an online portal. It’s a job the firm reportedly received $115 million to complete. After she was sworn in last week, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced some changes of her own she said would streamline distribution of federal dollars, while making it impossible for landlords to evict anyone who is still trying to secure that help. New York has until the end of the month to distribute at least 65 percent of the allocated money. Otherwise, they’ll have to send any unused funds back to Washington. “We have to get the help out to these people like yesterday if we plan on making it past all of these deadlines,” Vanga said. “It’s hard to believe with all the time they’ve had in the age of the internet, they can’t get this money out fast enough to the people.”
Summer’s almost over, but still be wary of poison ivy POISON IVY from page A1 are lined with dense poison ivy waiting to brush any walker’s ankles and calves. While many who venture outdoors on a regular basis might know how to identify basic poison ivy — be wary of shiny, red leaves — this description doesn’t always apply, however. John Butler, the restoration and stewardship program director for the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, explains that poison ivy leaves only take on this commonly accepted appearance in the springtime. After that, poison ivy plants appear as innocent foliage — low to the ground, green, and without that tell-tale sheen. “It’s a smooth, green leaf for most of the year,” Butler said. The poison ivy plants “in Van Cortlandt and a lot of other places (are) kind of a crawling vine on the ground. And then as it grows up alongside trees and starts to get bigger, it actually becomes the rope. The rope itself kind of looks like
a hairy rope, so it has a bunch of little white hairs coming out of it, and that’s poison ivy.” Poison ivy’s leaf structure shares some similarities to that of raspberry bushes, Butler said. While raspberry plant stems have a glaucous bloom or whitish tint, leaf grouping and abundance connect the two. It’s easy for those less-knowledgeable about flora to misjOhn take poison ivy, but bUtLEr plant enthusiasts like Butler — who works closely with the city’s parks department in order to increase and improve the natural areas of Vannie — and Riverdale Press Green Scene columnist Sura Jeselsohn have no trouble making the distinction. “The raspberry has brambles,” said
Jeselsohn, who wrote the book, “A Habit of Seeing: Journeys in Natural Science.” “And poison ivy does not. So it’s sort of like an immediate signifier of different plants.” But what happens when the vegetation grows so dense in the summer months that both plants can be found in the same place? Not only is each poison ivy leaf broken up into three leaflets, similar to raspberry bushes, Butler explained, when poison ivy plants grow large enough, they gain hairs on the vines. While ivy has hairs, raspberry plants have thin thorns that might be mistaken for poison ivy hairs if someone doesn’t look close enough. An easy way to remember what to watch out for, Butler added, is the saying “leaves of three? Let it be!” Besides, as tempting as it is to wade into a sea of foliage to pluck a perfect wild raspberry mid-hike, Van
Cortlandt Park policy is very clear no plants can be removed. That includes berries in a hiker’s stomach. But it’s more than just the leaves of the poison ivy plants trail-goers should be wary of. Urushiol — the oily irritant in poison ivy — is present throughout the whole plant, Butler says. And it can affect people year-round. Even worse, many might not even realize they were exposed to the oil until well after the fact. “You would have quite a few hours before it would actually kind of seep into your skin and create any type of reaction,” Butler said. While the easiest way to avoid ticks is to show as little skin as possible, not even clothing can consistently protect someone from poison ivy. Wearing long pants — even in the summer — seems like a fool-proof way to keep skin protected from urushiol. Unfortunately, it isn’t that simple. If someone’s pant legs brush the poison ivy, collect-
ing even on the outside of the clothing, residual oil may brush against that person’s legs when they pull their pants off. Butler’s way to get rid of those irritating oils? Dish soap. Scrubbing your wrists, ankles or any other exposed skin with detergents designed to cut through grease and oils can do the job. Just be sure to wash skin before it has time to absorb the oils. But it’s extremely important to understand that while poison ivy may bring on an itch-fit for us humans as primates, poison ivy is a sturdy component of the ecosystem in Van Cortlandt Park. “It’s a really interesting plant,” Butler said. “It definitely gets a bad rap, you know, having a lot of humans being allergic to it. But as much as I am allergic to it, I actually really enjoy seeing it sometimes in the woods. It’s a nice addition to sections of our healthy forest.”
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High Holy Days Welcome a sweet 5782 with Riverdale Temple
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It’s been a very hot summer, and thank goodness there’s been a place to cool off — the Van Cortlandt Park pool, of course. Whether it be swimming, sunning, or just watching the youngsters have a good time in the water, it’s a summer pastime that will soon give way to autumn.
We invite you to be a part of our growing Riverdale Temple family this High Holy Day season.
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For many, Moss Café is known as the neighborhood’s lively, farm-to-table eatery. In recent months, however, the Johnson Avenue establishment has taken on a bigger role — one as a community partner. “I think community has always been at the center of what we do,” said Tess Watts, Moss Café’s community outreach director. “It’s definitely the reason we’re successful. The reason that we are still here — especially post-pandemic — is because of our community. So HIRAM ALEJANDRO DURÁN / Photos it’s always been a value that A recent monthly donation spotlight cast by Moss Café focused on Riverdale Neighborhood we’ve upheld.” Throughout the years, Moss House on Mosholu Avenue. The Johnson Avenue eatery started the donation spotlight top connected with local organiza- help direct attention to various groups that help build a better community. tions whenever possible. However, when the coronavirus business that is within an indus- cial justice work which well- ing here in college,” Watts said. pandemic struck, café owner try that is so problematic. And positioned her to expand the “It’s the reason I decided to stay Emily Weisberg realized it was so how do we turn hospitality café’s role in the community. here. We’ve always valued susSo far, Watts has seen her role tainability, community, commutime to take a bigger step into businesses into doers of good? as extending and growing the nity development.” “I think that that ultimatelybar the community.ASIAN CUISINE & grill Watts has taken up a few “I think that every restau- has always been one of our restaurant’s relationships with dine-in, take-outgoals, and delivery and we just decided to go community organizations and key projects since. Some of the dine-in, take-out & delivery rant owner, and everybody innon-profits throughout the city. partnerships she spearheaded full throttle with it.” volved in the hospitality indus- Thursday 12:00PM Sun Sunday – Thurs 12:00PM- 9:30PM – 9:30PM Friday 11:00AM - 3:00PM “Food justice and social jus- are more about integrating Last April, Weisberg eltry throughout COVID and the Under the Supervision of the Fri 11:00AM – 2:30PM into evated Watts to the newly cre- tice is something that I’m in- community-mindedness tragedies … during this Va’adtime, Harabonim of Riverdale Under the Supervision of the felt that we need to do better,” ated community outreach role. volved with in my personal life, the daily operations of Moss Va’ad Harabonim Riverdale 3717 riverdaleofave, it’s something I’ve always Café’. For example, Moss has She’d worked at Moss Café and she said. “We need to do more. TH bronx, ny, 10463 216inW. ST.about • BRONX, NY work- partnered with the Kingsbridge 3717 Riverdale Ave, Moss since since 2017, experienced so-238valued It’s hard to be at the helm of347-275-8056 a phone Bronx, NY929-243-3100 10463 Bronx First & Best Craft Beer Bar Serving Heights Community Center to fax 16 Rotating Specialty Drafts, Cask Ale, 30+ PHONE 347-275-8056 purchase honey and produce KaiFanCuisine.com Bottled Beers & Full Food Menu Including from its on-site bee farm. The FAX KaiFanCuisine@gmail.com 929-243-3100 DeaDline for the october House-smoked BBQ, Burgers, Wings & More! eatery also has partnered with Directory is WeDnesDay, KaiFanCuisine.com • KaiFanCuisine@gmail.com www.bronxalehouse.com - 718.601.0204 the Earth ministry at the EpisHeading Strip:september Indian Cuisine 29th @ 2 pm. copal Church of the Mediator in Kingsbridge, which collects the C INDIAN&Cgrill UISINE bar AONTINENTAL SIAN CUISINE restaurant’s compost. “I think we’ve integrated beT dine-in, take-out and delivery dine-in, take-out & delivery DE LAST -OU ing a community partner and E L K 10: IVER - Thursday 12:00PM - 9:30PM TA INE-INNG community-minded entity into Sun Sunday – Thurs 12:00PM – 9:30PM 15 P Y D ERI Friday 11:00AM - 3:00PM M T our daily operations,” Watts Under the Supervision of the Fri 11:00AM – 2:30PM A C Va’ad Harabonim of Riverdale said. Under the Supervision of the Mon-Sun However, some of Watts’ Va’ad Harabonim Riverdale 3717 riverdaleofave,
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Small move, big jump for new Our Lady of Angels priest n Father Franco shares strong Bronx roots, and rep for rebuilding churches
which is where he offered his first Mass earlier this year. Callings to the priesthood is different for everyone, and that was true for Father Gonzalez. He was already deep into his sophomore year at Fordham University when his own flip switched from never even considering becoming a priest, to deciding which seminary school he wanted to attend. “I had a very strong conversion experience,” Gonzalez said. “I did a lot of research on the faith, and I felt like God was calling me to this life.” No one simply wakes up one day and decides to be a priest, Gonzalez said. Especially for a millennial like him. “It really took years to pray about it, and think about it, and to research,” he said. “I had to discern what God was calling me to do, and I ultimately felt that he was calling me to commit to this.” Although Franco’s official installation won’t happen until Oct. 2, he’s already been quite busy with Father Gonzalez introducing himself to his new Our Lady of Angels family. And the best way for them to meet their new pastor? Come to Mass, the priest said. English Masses are Sunday at 8 and 11:15 a.m., while Spanish Masses are at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Saturday vigils are at 5 p.m., in English, and 6:30 p.m., in Spanish. Our Lady of Angels is located at 2860 Sedgwick Avenue, just north of West 229th Street. “I was just counseling young Father Gonzalez to not be surprised if people don’t come right up to you right away,” Franco said. “They just need to see you a couple of Sundays. To hear you. To experience you. And even in your preaching, don’t be afraid to share a few personal things.” It simply reminds anyone in earshot that outside of their devotion to God so deep they took the cloth, these priests are no different than anyone else. “We are real people who come from real families,” Franco said. “They have lots of the same problems, and lots of the same joys. When it comes down to it, we already have a lot in common.”
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When it comes to relocations, Father Joseph Franco considers himself fairly lucky his new spiritual home is just a 15-minute drive from his old one. Yet, as Franco settles in as the new pastor of Our Lady of Angels Church on Sedgwick Avenue, there are times where those three miles could feel more like 300. It’s not that Father Franco isn’t excited about introducing himself to a whole new congregation in Kingsbridge Heights — he is. It’s that it is never easy to just flip a switch after spending 17 years with a much different Catholic family, like the one he had at Highbridge’s Sacred Heart Church. “When I got to Sacred Heart in 2004, I remember those eighth-graders that were just graduating from the school, and about 10 years later, a few of them were bringing back kids to be baptized,” Franco said. “You just see the generations kind of move through. Sure, 17 years doesn’t sound like a lot, but seeing all of that is just amazing. And I don’t have that point of reference here.” Not yet, at least. Thanks to his work at Sacred Heart, Father Franco has a reputation of building vibrant congregations. And in a new parish where many have been chased away in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Franco is ready to re-build once again. “My No. 1 mission? We need to recover from the pandemic,” the priest said. “I had some parishioners come back for the first time on a recent Sunday, in the middle of a storm, and looked around and were like ‘wow.’ They remember when Mass was standing room-only.” The coronavirus has a lot to do with that, Franco says, as well as the fact that it’s summertime — which prompts
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Father Joseph Franco takes over as lead pastor of Our Lady of Angels Church in Kingsbridge Heights, bringing with him not only a significant amount of experience from a similar role at nearby Sacred Heart Church in Highbridge, but also some deep Bronx roots — including having Manhattan College as his alma mater. many Catholics to think more about enjoying the sunshine than maybe showing up to worship God. But that doesn’t mean they won’t come back in the fall. In fact, Franco is betting on it. “People are petrified,” he said. “That’s unfortunate, but it’s also understandable with the delta variant and everything else. People are petrified. I think we just have to help people recover from the pandemic. We just really need to bring people together.” Although Franco bounced around the country — and even the world — a bit as an Army brat, he spent most of his life in New York City, primarily Queens. But Franco’s Bronx roots also run deep. He graduated from Manhattan College in 1997, and delivered his
first Mass as an ordained priest at the former Visitation Church on Van Cortlandt Park South. But Franco’s particular association goes back even further. When his parents were first married, they briefly lived at an apartment on Marble Hill Avenue. While he’s sure they told him that back in his Manhattan College days, it didn’t really hit home until he took over at Our Lady of Angels. “My mom and I, we were having a real heart-to-heart,” Franco said. “I told her that I was taking this very hard. I don’t know why — it’s just that I was connected to the people (in Highbridge) for 17 years.” But Franco’s mother wasn’t surprised. He spent most of his life mov-
ing around, and it wasn’t until landing at Sacred Heart that he found himself staying put for a long time. Now it’s just getting used to something new again. Which can be exciting in itself. “She also told me that it’s funny, but it’s almost like I’ve come home,” Franco said. “Because that’s where she was pregnant with me.” Father Franco isn’t the only new face parishioners will see around Our Lady of Angels. Father Steven Gonzalez — who was just ordained last May — steps in as the church’s assistant pastor. Gonzalez was born and raised in the Bronx — coincidentally, in Highbridge. However, his family was part of St. Lucy’s Church near Pelham Gardens,
POLITICAL ARENA Food deliverers to get regulated Getting tasty food delivered straight to your door is a staple of New York City living. But now the city council says you can accept that delivery with a little more peace of mind. The council voted last week to license third-party food de-
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livery services like Seamless, Grubhub and Uber Eats. Doing that creates permanent caps on commission fees, the lawmaker says, probiting them from charging restaurants more than 15 percent per order. Once passed into law, delivery companies would have to obtained a license every other year from the city’s consumer
and worker protection department. It also would prevent them from listing restaurants on their platform without that restaurant’s permission, and also requiring them to share a restaurant’s direct phone number with customers. “We are not here to enable billion-dollar companies and
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Biden is getting some support. “We never should have begun America’s longest war in the first place,” U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman said, in a statement. “A top priority right now must be raising the refugee cap and assisting as many Afghans as possible with resettlement. My office stands ready to help.”
President Joe Biden is getting a lot of heat about how the United States withdrew from its 20-year military operations in Afghanistan. But at least within his own party — including more progressive elements that don’t always align with him —
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What’s on? Kusama, dancing find way to botanical garden
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Advance tickets are now on sale for the New York Botanical Garden’s upcoming exhibition, Kusama: Cosmic Nature. It features work by internationally celebrated Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, and will be on view through Oct. 31 across the 2900 Southern Blvd. attraction’s 250-acre landscape, as well as in and around the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, and the LuEsther T. Mertz Library building. Also coming to the gardens is Arthur Avilés, the Bronx-based dancer and choreographer who also is a cofounder of the Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance. He’s set to perform Sept. 4-6 from 2 to 5 p.m., a show that is free with regular garden admission. He will be part of his Arthur Avilés Typical Theatre group performing elements of “Ritual Dance,” a work that incorporates Avilés’ signature swift/ flow dance vocabulary that integrates water imagery. To get tickets or for more information on various events, visit NYBG.org.
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New exhibitions arrive at Wave Hill
Wave Hill, 4900 Independence Ave., has welcome some new exhibitions that bring together emerging and established artists working in a range of artistic approaches that reveal how the audience’s relationship to the natural world reflects the current moment. • Jake Brush’s “Waif Hill” runs through Oct. 10 in the Sunroom Project Space featuring the artist who visualizes Wave Hill somewhere between reality and artifice, where manicured landscapes and idyllic views belie competition, identity, class and power. Brush also hosts a meet the artist session Oct. 2 at 2 p.m., both on-site and available virtually. • Katherine Miranda’s “I Answer Back” runs through Oct. 19 in the Sunroom Project Space inspired by the artist’s familial and ancestral history. Miranda’s mixed-media installation combines found and recycled objects to transform the sun porch into a reverential space for contemplation and remembrance. Miranda also hosts a meet the artist session Oct. 2 at 3 p.m., both on-site and available virtually. • David Benjamin Sherry’s “Earth in Peril” runs through Dec. 5 at the Wave Hill House. With an unrelenting reverence for the natural world, Sherry photographs epic scenes of
landt House Museum. The event also includes yard games, live music, games of chance, German food from Loreley Beer Garden of the Lower East Side, beer from Gun Hill Brewing Co., from just outside Laconia, and cupcakes from Lloyd’s Carrot Cake. Adult tickets start at $25 for just the hike, through $75 for the entire event, if purchased by Sept. 23. After that, adult tickets run from $30 to $90. Junior tickets — for those between 13 and 20 — run from $25 to $50 before Sept. 23, and $30 to $65 afterward, and include everything except alcohol. For more information, visit VanCortlandt.org/hiketoberfest2021.
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The Bronx Toastmasters Club of Riverdale meets Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m., through the Zoom online videoconferencing app. For more information on how to join or participate, email bronxtoastmastersclub@ gmail.com. by Sept. 10, and all attendees must be vaccinated. Untermyer Gardens is located at 945 N. Broadway, in Yonkers. For tickets, call (914) 613-4502.
the American landscape with a particular focus on the west, highlighting its beauty while hinting at its precarious future. • Eco-Urgency: Now or Never runs through Dec. 5 in the Glyndor Gallery, where artists rely on research, critical analysis, observation and direct action to deepen awareness of the unfolding ecological crises. Wave Hill is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m., to 5:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at WaveHill.org. For more information, visit WaveHill.org.
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Untermyer Gardens hosts its Mughal Garden Party on Sunday, Sept. 19, beginning at 4 p.m. with garden tours. The Parul Shah Dance Company performs at 5 p.m., with a wine reception with Indian canapés scheduled for 6 p.m. Tickets are $150 for patrons, and $500 for benefactors. RSVP is required
This year’s Harlem Fine Arts Show features work by Bronx native David K. Dixon. The show itself is completely virtual, with more information available at HFAS.org.
The Riverdale Neighborhood House is now providing remote programs and classes to keep what has become a quarantined community engaged and prepared. Classes include: • An after-school program for families with children 10 and younger • Remote support for families tran-
sitioning to online courses The neighborhood house also is offering academic support to high school students with an emphasis on math (like algebra and geometry). This includes 1-on-1 tutoring with Manhattan College students and test prep support. This service is available Tuesday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m., virtually. For more information on tutoring, call (718) 549-8100, Ext. 159, or email oacevado@riverdaleonline.org. For more information on other programs, visit RiverdaleOnline.org.
Drink beer and hike through Vannie
Tickets are now on sale for Van Cortlandt Park Alliance’s Hike-toberfest, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23. Skilled guides lead all hikes, starting at 2:30, 3 and 3:30 p.m., that day. The last hikes will finish round 4:30, just in time for an after-party. The hikes begin and end at the Van Cort-
The Silver Shoes Dance Club — a health and wellness program for active adults older than 60 — begins regular free events focused on ballroom and Latin dance at both Henry Hudson and Van Cortlandt parks. Henry Hudson events continue every Wednesday at 10 a.m. Van Cortlandt events begin Sept. 14, and run every Tuesday and Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. Daniela Del Giorno leads the program, making it clear that no experience — and no partner — is necessary, although anyone wishing to participate will need to register in advance. For more information, visit SilverShoesDanceClub.com.
Riverdale Art Association feels ‘Heat’
The Riverdale Art Association returns with another online show — “Heat” — featuring work that includes collage, acrylic, watercolor, photography, fractal prints and monotype to interpret heat in all its forms. The online exhibit is juried by Matthew Turov and curated by Diana Catz, with video production from Myra Joyce. To learn more, visit RiverdaleArtAssociation.org.
Family arts available in trying times
Artist Nina Velazquez presents “Come Draw With Me,” a daily drawing activity via her Facebook page. Families can sit down together and create their own versions of Velazquez’s drawings, and are encouraged to post their new versions when complete. For more information, visit tinyurl. com/CommunityDraws.
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THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, September 2, 2021 - A9
Is coronavirus-era outdoor dining here to stay? n CB8 set to have its say on concept at Thursday night’s land use meeting
Speak up Community Board 8’s land use committee meets Thursday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m., at The Riverdale Y, located at 5625 Arlington Ave. There will be no virtual meeting option.
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dining facilities would move from the city’s consumer affairs department to the city’s transportation department. “Thus, residential neighborhoods will likely have concerns with latenight dining and imbibing, if only from the standpoint of noise,” Moerdler said. “DOT has demonstrated a lessthan-salutary interest in neighborhood concerns, or in meeting its responsibilities in respect of properties under its jurisdiction.” The city’s open-air dining proposal is now under public review, including soliciting feedback from all of the city’s community boards, like CB8. Advocates claim the program will remove outdated prohibitions on sidewalk cafés, support outdoor dining in more parts of the city, and even create jobs. The city is answering questions from the public as a whole through email at openrestaurantstext@planning.nyc.gov. CB8’s land use committee returns to in-person meetings Thursday with a 7 p.m. gathering at The Riverdale Y, 5625 Arlington Ave. Anyone attending is subject to a temperature check and other COVID-19 screenings, and face masks will be required.
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Eating outside became a necessity at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. And even today — with vaccination requirements and the threat of the delta variant — many are still enjoying eating and drinking while soaking in some sunshine. But could this permanent? Community Board 8’s land use committee will discuss the possibility at its Thursday night meeting. in parking — particularly in relatively busy transient areas — a further impediment to the orderly flow of buses and other vehicles, haphazard construction design and safety, and liabil-
BUSINESS BRIEFS New York City continues to struggle with unemployment The United States is adding more and more jobs, but apparently not as fast as New York is. Federal job growth was up nearly 6 percent in July compared to the year before, adding nearly 7 million private sector positions. Across New York, however, more than 490,000 new jobs accounted for a stronger 7 percent uptick. That has brought New York’s unemployment rate to 7.6 percent, according to the state’s labor department. It’s still significantly higher than the federal unemployment rate of 5.4 percent, but apparently New York City is to blame. Jobless rates in the five boroughs remained above 10 percent, while the rest of the state was half that amount. While the city added 260,000 jobs compared to last year, it only brought its unemployment rate down slightly. Still, New York City had one of the state’s largest increases in new jobs, growing at just under
ity concerns.” Introducing the concept creates two problems for Moerdler: No one has been able to test how viable an outdoor dining option will be once it’s
By Michael hinMan 8 percent. That kept pace with other areas like Westchester and Rockland counties, Rochester, and Glens Falls. But no area seems to be adding jobs at a faster rate than Buffalo. There, its 41,600 new jobs in July was enough to grow its employment base by more than 10 percent.
Good financial news at BJ’s means bonuses for all BJ’s Wholesale Club, which operates a Kingsbridge warehouse store location at 184 W. 237th St., has doled out more than $8 million in bonuses for its employees across the country. Full-timers earned an extra $300, while parttimers got $150. The news comes as sales for the chain climbed slightly over the last three months to $4.1 billion, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, while profits stayed at just under $136 million.
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Opinion
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EDITORIAL
It’s all about you and everyone around you W hat is freedom? For a country that has used freedom as its very soul for more than two centuries, one might think any of us — as Americans — would know the answer to that question. But the truth is, we don’t. Freedom for one person has an entirely different meaning to another person. Among the definitions written by Merriam-Webster, freedom is “the absence of necessity, coercion or constraint in choice or action.” One popular lay definition of freedom is often attributed to one of our most quote-worthy U.S. Supreme Court justices of all time, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., which described freedom as “your right to swing your arms ends just where the other man’s nose begins.” If Holmes really did say this, no one ever documented it. Still, whoever the author, they make a very significant point: While our freedoms in the United States are quite expansive, they are not limitless. In fact, those freedoms end where someone else’s begin. For example, one freedom we have is the right to own property. But we can’t just take someone’s property from them, because then we are infringing on their very same right. It’s also why we’re not free to murder. Life is a liberty that is granted to us by default, and if someone deprives you of
that right, then your freedom has been infringed. Plus you’re, well, dead. While the debate over freedom is a long and very old one, some new arguments have surfaced since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic that just don’t make sense. That somehow getting vaccinated or simply wearing a face covering is a matter of individual choice. We won’t even begin to get into the irony of that statement from those who also share anti-abortion views — but getting the vaccine and wearing a mask is not a personal decision. It’s not like choosing to eat chocolate cake for every meal, every day. You do that, you will become obese, you will develop other serious health problems, and ultimately it could significantly shorten your life. You don’t wear a mask, or you don’t get vaccinated, sure you are putting your own life in danger. But you’re also putting the lives of everyone else around you in danger. Your swinging fist is not stopping where the other man’s nose begins. Instead, it’s hitting him full force, and could very well be a deadly blow. It’s not that there aren’t real issues of people’s freedoms and civil liberties being violated. But if you think being forced to wear a mask or get a shot is one of those violations, it’s time to take out that civics book again.
POINT OF VIEW
Renaming the Indians insults innovative baseball owner
By PAUL PETRICK
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ore than seven decades ago, the circus came to town. In Summer 1946, Bill Veeck became controlling owner of the Cleveland Indians, and baseball would never be the same. A showman par excellence, Veeck will forever be remembered for his creative innovations and colorful promotions, many of which remain present throughout professional sports — although executed with far less panache. Despite frequent comparisons to P.T. Barnum, Veeck would never be accused — apocryphally or otherwise — of referring to a customer as a “sucker.” For Veeck respected the fans above all else. Sadly, 75 years later, respect for both Veeck and the fans is nearly undetectable in the game and the city that Veeck so indelibly impressed. Before assuming ownership of the Tribe, Veeck surveyed the city’s bars, restaurants, cab drivers and commuters to gauge how those in Cleveland felt about their team. He found that people loved the team, but found ownership detached and parsimonious. Once in charge, Veeck quickly went about improving the team on and off the field. Veeck’s strategy was simple: Win games, but win or lose, make sure the fans went home happy. Veeck permitted fans to keep balls hit into the stands, sold tickets over the telephone, and upgraded stadium amenities. He delighted female fans by personally handing out nylon stockings and orchids, and amused fans of both sexes with zany prizes like 50-pound blocks of ice, bushels of fruits and vegetables, and livestock. Veeck’s commitment to his working-class clientele reached its apotheosis on Sept. 28, 1948, with “Good Old Joe Earley Night” at Municipal Stadium in honor of one of the record-setting 2.6 million fans the Indians drew that year. On his eponymous night, Earley — a factory security guard from Lakewood, Ohio — was showered with gifts ranging from a convertible to a cocker spaniel. Veeck’s fealty to the fans did not stop at the foul lines. On the field, he created a “people’s team” of former Negro League stars and war veterans through a series of historic acquisitions and shrewd trades. Veeck’s deference to the Tribe faithful was tested and rewarded when he scrapped plans to trade star player-manager Lou Boudreau amidst a popular backlash. Veeck took to street corners, nightclubs and bars to personally express contrition to the fans for merely contemplating such a deal.
The fans were vindicated when Boudreau went on to win the American League most valuable player award while leading his team to victory in the 1948 World Series. Through it all, Veeck could be found chatting with fans in the bleachers sans necktie and right leg — the result of a wartime injury. Such populism is missing in the Major Leagues today. And nowhere is its absence more conspicuous than in Cleveland, where in recent years, Indians chief executive Paul Dolan has managed to insult Veeck’s memory and betray his spirit. The insult came when Dolan removed the Indians’ “Chief Wahoo” logo from the team’s uniforms. In doing so, Dolan genuflected to the notion that the logo was demeaning to American Indians — an idea in conflict with the exculpatory fact that the logo was originally commissioned by Veeck, the man who integrated the American League, and whose commitment to racial tolerance is beyond question. In his 1962 memoir, “Veeck-As in Wreck,” Veeck candidly expressed distaste for ethnic jokes. He also had a lifelong appreciation for Indigenous culture, and recognized American Indians as the “most underprivileged, mistreated and neglected of our citizens.” Veeck’s greatest unfulfilled ambition was to become a lawyer and advocate on behalf of American Indians. Dolan’s implied suggestion that Veeck would have commissioned a logo demeaning to American Indians is further belied by the presence of the Wahoo logo on Indian reservations. But Dolan’s treatment of Veeck was a mere dress rehearsal for his recent decision to discontinue the “Indians” name at season’s end. By doing so, Dolan joined Art Modell, Ted Stepien and the fictional Rachel Phelps from the Paramount Pictures film “Major League” among Cleveland sports executives who have repudiated Veeck’s “fans first” ethos. Dolan reneged on prior assurances to fans, having previously stated that he was “adamant” about keeping the team’s name. Worse was Dolan’s citing of George Floyd’s death as the impetus behind the change. The local chasm displayed by Dolan’s linking an act of police brutality — in which race played no part, according to the trial record — to the “Indians” moniker, must make Indiana residents relieved that Dolan is not their governor. Less fortunate are those in Cleveland, who wanted nothing more than to see the Indians win their first championship since the days of Veeck. Now that hope has been forever foreclosed. And under the arc lights, the grinning ghost of Bill Veeck is nowhere to be found.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Mental health stigma still exists To the editor:
(re: “Don’t let mental health crisis get better of you,” Aug. 5)
In a recent Point of View, the question was asked that if there was acknowledgement of mental illness in the early 1900s, why is there still such a stigma today? You pose the wrong question. Why do we still teach there is? What is there in us that is attracted to that mind game? This is not the first time it has occurred. I am 84, but early in my youth, we assiduously taught one another to say “there is a stigma” to rape, stopping only in the early 1970s when a group of highly personally empowered women told us to stop. That we had done enough harm. We stopped. And, as I recall, not a single voice was raised in opposition. Our consciousnesses were raised to what we had been doing, so we stopped. Before that, the world witnessed in 1930s Germany the most egregious use of that mind game: The insistence that people believe — and act upon — “the stigma” of Jews. Few there dared resist. Any who did risked their own lives. It was that instance, etched in my mind, that made me realize the power inherent in declaring a “stigma.” The creation of a “them.” The next version, that for a brief and terrible time resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of
No spraying without any warnings To the editor: It’s 2:30 a.m., and I hear a buzzing sound that is familiar coming from a vehicle. I run to the window to see a vehicle with lights followed by another vehicle with lights spraying a poison aerosol on West 259th Street. My eyes begin to sting seconds later. Unlike in years past, we were given no prior warning via megaphone or street signage to close our windows. My husband and I ran franti-
lives, was the AIDS stigma. Even doctors pledged to first do no harm stood by as life after life was lost before accepting it was an illness, and to address it as an illness and not a plague upon a “them.” Today we are being urged to direct a “stigma” again — this time against the illnesses we are mistakenly led to call “mental,” of the mind, not of the physical brain. And again, we are far too willingly responding with compliance. The negative consequences were predictable. There are two singular consequences directing a stigma, to participating in directing one, to give assent. One is the actions upon those at whom it is directed. Those results — invariably negative — are well documented. The second is the effect on the minds of those accepting it. Prejudice can fog the mind so completely that seeing clearly is impossible. Research into these illnesses is underfunded, progress is thereby limited. We know far too little about each of these major illnesses, largely because we have not treated them as illnesses, but as inconveniences. We spend millions “fighting the stigma” of these illnesses, and not one cent fighting those who taught and are teaching it, so they prevail. It is time we said, “Enough! Stop! You have done enough harm!” Harold Maio
cally through our house to close windows on this very warm night. Too late. It has seeped into our house. This is outrageous! Who is responsible for this? I have an organic garden, and was given no lead time to prepare to cover it. I feel it in my throat. They make a second pass at 3:30 a.m. The public needs to be warned in advance of spray for West Nile mosquito control. debbi dolan EDITOR’S NOTE: The city stepped up pesticide spraying to kill adult mosquitoes after three new cases of West Nile virus were reported here. The city’s health
department says that while these pesticides are safe for humans and pets, some people may experience short-term eye or throat irritation, or may develop a rash.
Clean up the path To the editor:
(re: “Treasure hidden behind Seton Park tennis courts,” Aug. 19)
Rather than move the grotto at Seton Park, the informal dirt walking path behind the tennis courts can be cleaned up, made attractive — like maybe with some interesting plantings — and maintained. Frank levy
Just don’t believe the government To the editor: Some of the doctors with Children’s Health Defense said the public is being lied to about mask wearing, and told us why. • Mask wearing can cause carbon dioxide toxicity, and is emotionally damaging to children. • Breathing in oxygen, without obstruction, strengthens the heart and immunity. • On the back of a box of masks, it states “this does not eliminate the transmission of COVID-19 or any other virus or disease of which we were shown.” I also checked this out at a local pharmacy. • Studies have been done showing mask wearing by surgeons does not cut down on transmission of germs, but hand-washing between patients significantly does. Surgeons wear masks out of habit and tradition. We are pumped with so much propaganda that people believe it as truth. There are posters on the Metro-North train with a picture of a woman wearing a mask with the title “state of respect,” when in reality, nothing could be further from the truth. Posters like this contribute to you losing your Constitutional rights. Masks are just one form of domination and control used by our government. Every Constitutional right you enjoy came at a high cost because our soldiers served, died or were injured, and these Constitutional rights are slowly being taken away from you. I respect people who make the choice to get a vaccine, but I also respect the people who have made the decision not to. As we know, too many people who have been vaccinated are now testing positive for COVID-19. Our government lied about us being protected from this virus, as they
ABOUT LETTERS
lied when they said the vaccinated will no longer have to wear masks. Ah, yes. The delta variant is the reason. Well, folks, there are two more variants coming our way. One is called “alligator alley” and the other “crawdaddy.” I’m kidding, of course. There will always be a reason to keep you under their thumb. Judges, doctors, scientists, Mark Zuckerberg and the Bill Gates of the world are making millions on this vaccine. I do believe in the honest frontline doctors such as Simone Gold and scientists such as Michael Yeadon who have been fired and censored from Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for voicing their concerns about this vaccine. Our nation is supposed to be about freedom of speech. These doctors and scientists are heroes, too, because they risked their jobs to try to get the truth to the people. Our government and politicians are trying to pit Americans against each other using fear tactics, propaganda, and leaning toward a communist dictatorship regime. It is your government and politicians who stole your freedom, destroyed your businesses, and ruined your children’s futures — not the unvaccinated. andrea Tekirian EDITOR’S NOTE: There is no evidence to support some of the claims in this letter, and is presented here solely as the author’s opinion. Children’s Health Defense is an anti-vaccination group founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which presents claims that have been systemically debunked not only during this pandemic, but also when the group was formerly known as World Mercury Project.
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Op-Ed POINT OF VIEW
Hope remains for community garden at Clinton High School
I want to let your readers know they should not expect to determine the truth of what is happening at DeWitt Clinton High School Educational Campus by reading the headlines of your newspaper. All is not as hopeless as your headlines suggest. Bulldozers have not yet flattened the garden. And thanks to our volunteer efforts, our peaceful protests, our students and our community support, that drastic scenario is unlikely. The James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center garden community continues to blossom. Thanks to Councilman Eric Dinowitz, we are presently permitted on the grounds on Saturdays during our ongoing farmers market, and on Sundays for maintenance. We have been invited to sit on a Clinton campus garden advisory committee, which may lead us back to the negotiation table. I’m not being naïve — we are not out of the woods yet. First of all, the permit still does not allow us to maintain Meg’s Garden that is presently overgrown. This year, the garden will yield little more than weeds and not the fresh vegetables and herbs we grew for the community last summer in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Even more threatening is the fact that in the same email kindly inviting us to participate on a planning committee, there was a mention of a plan already decided upon to scale back the gardening program to two garden plots on the Paul Avenue side of the Clinton high school building, and return all remaining garden plots to prior landscaping. On Monday, Aug. 9, that plan seemed to have begun when campus ground crew mowed down numerous native pollinator plants, raspberry and basil, and two fruit trees — including an espaliered pear tree along the fence. It also was disclosed that contractors were about to remove the chain-linked fence surrounding Meg’s Garden. These facts prompted Eric Dinowitz to call a news conference that took place near the site on Aug. 11. There has been no further destruction of the gardens. I would also like to address the statements made by education department spokeswoman Sarah Casanovas (re: “Hopes dim for Clinton garden as DOE clamps down,” Aug. 12). First, we could not agree more that schools should be safe, collaborative spaces for students and staff members. What is now James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center was conceived and built by students and staff members starting in 2016. The idea was good enough to have earned a National Endowment of the Arts design award in 2015. And while it is technically correct the learning center has not been issued an extended use permit to steward the garden since 2019, let’s not forget we were permitted to steward the gardens we created starting in 2016 right through 2019. There were no incidents or accidents or negative reports of any kind during our tenure as stewards of the gardens. When we began our gardening in the early spring of 2020, let us recall that it was still the dawn of COVID-19 — there were no personnel in the building for us to get a permit from. As gardeners, we chose to do what we needed to do. We needed to plant, and we did.
The author is a retired Clinton High School teacher who founded the James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center in 2018.
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Some shameful revisionist history To the editor:
(re: “Don’t forget about democracy,” Aug. 5)
Question: When is the truth a lie? Answer: When the statement turns out to be only a half-truth, which is a partial or incomplete truth intended to deceive or mislead its intended targets. In this particular case, the voters. Local Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is particularly adept at this form of lying, but that’s to be expected. After all, he’s a partisan politician, and politicians — as a generality — not only deal in half-truths, but blatantly and shamelessly lie. Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi are noted examples. However, the person I am referring to in this letter as being a liar is a person who has a reputation of being above reproach when it comes to telling the truth: Blair Horner, the executive director of the supposedly non-partisan New York Public Interest Research Group. Mr. Horner recently wrote a letter to the editor in this paper which he advocated for the passage of a federal voting rights bill introduced as S.B. 1, but which has no chance of passing because it can be filibustered and needs 60 votes to pass the U.S. Senate — which it will never get. His solution is for the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, and the Democrats to change the Senate rules so that only a majority — 51 votes — are needed, which the Democrats have. So far, Mr. Horner is on the straight and narrow. He gave his reasons as to why the bill is important, and what he suggests should be done to get it passed. But then in a dishonest attempt to convince those readers of The Riverdale Press
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who may have had no opinion on this issue — and might have been open to being persuaded to his point of view — he wrote the following paragraph, which is a half-truth lie meant to deceive and mislead them: “The Senate has trimmed back the use of the filibuster’s rule in the case of approving federal judges. Most recently, in April 2017, the Republican Senate majority changed the rule to allow a simple majority to approve U.S. Supreme Court nominees, which enabled Trump nominee Neil Gorsuch to proceed to a vote. “Why not apply the same rule used for approving Supreme Court nominees to measures to protect American democracy?” The above statement is completely factual, and anyone unfamiliar with the history of the “nuclear option” would reasonably say to himself or herself that it would certainly be fair for the Democrats to do what the Republicans did. But what that (former) icon of ethical conduct, Blair Horner, did with that paragraph was to promulgate upon the unsuspecting reader a deceitful, dishonorable and disgraceful half-truth. Here is what Blair Horner did not tell the readers, because it would have destroyed his presentation: Former Senate Democratic majority leader Harry Reid was the first to use the “nuclear option” on Nov. 21, 2013, when under his direction, the bare majority of Democrats in the Senate removed the ability to filibuster for judicial nominees below the U.S. Supreme Court level. Blair Horner should hang his head in shame. Alvin Gordon
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(re: “Bulldozer flattened garden, destroyed a good community,” Aug. 19)
We grew more than 700 pounds of food for our community. Last August, we started the farmers market, and it blossomed into a community space — a space for children to wander through the trails of the edible forest chasing a monarch butterfly. By providing a safe outdoor market in a beautiful location next to thriving gardens, we felt we were holding another front line — caring for our green spaces — growing food, ensuring more food security, learning, and practicing food sovereignty. The only violations cited by the Clinton building council and the education department seem to be our “repeatedly visiting the garden site without permission or proper permits,” or repeatedly “ignoring directives from the Clinton administration to stop what they are doing.” Well, let me make this as plain as possible: Gardens need to be maintained. Beginning in March 2020, we continued to fulfill what we thought was our obligation — to work the soil, grow more food. Aside from the 700 pounds of vegetables that we grew last year, we also processed more than 800 pounds of food scraps into compost to remediate damaged soil left from a five-year construction job on the building when at least half the campus lawn on the Goulden Avenue side of the school building became a staging area and parking lot for heavy trucks and machinery. We found the most sustainable solution to the compacted and ruined soils left by construction to be a community-led composting operation that not only gave environmentally conscious community members an opportunity to take direct action and improve soil quality, but also at no cost to the DOE, the city, or Clinton High School. This was honest volunteer service for the common benefit of our community. The Aug. 12 story in The Riverdale Press also states “the education department took issue with Pultinas and his crew referring to its primary fenced-in areas as a ‘community garden,’ as it was supposed to be a collaboration with Clinton students.” Again, a few facts might shed light on this issue. We have never — even with COVID-19 — stopped working with students. Our internship programs have continued to serve Clinton High School students without interruption. Just ask any of the learning center interns who work at our farmers market on Saturdays. Just for a moment, I’m willing to imagine the worst-case scenario — if indeed the bulldozers do come to flatten Meg’s Garden. As sad as this may be, it would certainly not be the end of the James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center. We have received numerous offers from partners to collaborate on gardening projects in other Bronx locations. It would be a tremendously sad reflection on the DOE and the Clinton campus building council to destroy a garden that has taken five years to establish. This year’s growing season for students and community was interrupted, and we were unable to grow like we did last year. But the garden is still there, and can be as productive as always. New protocols regarding garden spaces in schools need to be created. Only then might sustainability projects like ours be sustainable in New York City schools.
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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 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 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 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, dissolv-
ing 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 The following vehicles will be sold on Wednesday 10/2/2021 at 9:30am at 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 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 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 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 The following vehicles will be sold on Wednesday 10/13/2021 at 9:30am at Insurance Auto Auctions, 39 Stone Castle Road, Rock Tavern, NY 12575. New York State Garageman’s Lien Law: 2013 Nissan vin 1N4AL3AP9DN455100 re: B Mohammed 2013 Nissan vin 1N4AL3AP9DN573776 re: J Sheedy 3679 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on July 15, 2021, bearing Index Number NC-00017121/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) Davita (Middle) Chineye (Last) Okoro. My present name is (First) Davita (Last) Onyemauwa. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of
birth is Brooklyn, NY. The month and year of my birth are April 2003. 3680 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on July 22, 2021, bearing Index Number NC-00018821/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) Marcus (Middle) Nyrell (Last) Mckoy. My present name is (First) Marcus (Middle) Nyrell (Last) Brown AKA Marcus Mckoy Brown. 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 February 2002. 3681 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on August 19, 2021, bearing Index Number NC-00022721/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) Chris (Middle) Joan (Last) Velasquez. My present name is (First) Chris (Middle) Joan (Last) Chavez Velasquez AKA Chris J Chavez Velasquez, AKA Chris Chavez (infant). The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Brooklyn, NY. The month and year of my birth are August 2004. 3682 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on 5/27/21, bearing Index Number NC-000100-21/ 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) Romelo (Last) Lopez. My present name is (First) Ramelo (Last) Lopez AKA Romelo Lopez. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Brooklyn, NY. The month and year of my birth are March 1996. 3683 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on 08/26/2021, bearing Index Number NC-000228-21/ 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) Walter (Middle) Anthony (Last) Cates. My present name is (First) Walter (Middle) Anthony (Last) Johnson AKA Walter Anthony Cates, AKA Walter Cates. 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 July 1975. 3684 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on August 26, 2021, bearing Index Number NC-00023221/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) Bert (Last) Blackwood. My present name is (First) Bert (Middle) Emanuel (Last) Blackwood AKA Bert Blackwood. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is St Andrew Parish Jamaica. The month and year of my birth are May 1959. 3685 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on July 29, 2021, bearing Index Number NC-00009321/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) Mayra (Middle) Castroviego (Last) Rodriguez. My present name is (First) Mayra (Last) Velasquez AKA Mayra C Rodriguez, AKA Mayra
Castroviego Rodriguez, AKA Mayra Rodriguez, AKA Mayra Castroviego. 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 May 1960. 3686 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on 8/26/2021, bearing Index Number NC-000299-21/ 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) Victoria (Middle) Pilar (Last) James Echavarria. My present name is (First) Victoria (Middle) Pilar (Last) Echavarria (infant). 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 June 2005. 3687 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on August 19, 2021, bearing Index Number NC-00021721/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) Cheyanne (Middle) Claudette (Last) Ferguson. My present name is (First) Cheyanne (Middle) Claudette (Last) Reynolds. 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 March 2002. 3688
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12. Urbanism Luxury Condominium Community Yonkers. 2BR. 2 Bath. $499K. Web# 20862294. Gus Perry 212-381-2470
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18. Design and Create Your Own Home North Riverdale. 3BR. 1.5 Bath. $600K. Web# 21167460. Sandhya “Sanjya” Tidke 212-381-2485
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exclusiVe 3601 JoHnson AVe. cc587 Walk-in level doctor’s office with separate entrance and reception area. $295K
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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 cc664 Renov 2-bdrm conv 3, 2-bath with dining foyer, large living rm and open views. $565K
Pet-friendly rentAls west of PArKwAy - Spac. 3-bdrm, 2-bath, balcony, partial river views, DM & fitness rm. Dogs ok. rented $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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2727 PAlisAde AVe cc656 Bright 2-bdrm, 2-bath w/ remodeled kitchen, balcony, 24-hr DM & parking avail. $525K
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3235 cAmbridge cc675 Bright L-shaped studio with separate updated kitchen, entry foyer and renovated bth. $149K
no fee rentAls 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 3-bdrm, 2-bath with great closet space, balcony, doorman, healthclub and pool. $3,495/mo west of PArKwAy - Large and luxurious Junior-4 with great closet space, balcony, DM, healthclub and pool. $2,795/mo west of PArKwAy - Spacious 1-bdrm with great closet space, doorman, healthclub and pool. $2,550/mo west of PArKwAy - Large renovated 1-bdrm with balcony, doorman, healthclub and pool. $2,395/mo west of PArKwAy - Luxurious L-shaped studio with dishwasher, granite counters, DM, healthclub & pool. $1,925/mo west of PArKwAy - Newly renovated rent stabilized studio with doorman, healthclub and pool. $1,823.93/mo
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no boArd APProVAl west of PArKwAy - 3-bdrm, 2-bath, w/ balcony, L-shaped LR/DR area, DM, fitness room, private playground and childrens recreation room. Dogs OK. Indoor parking available. $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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