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School employees face furloughs and pay cuts amidst a deficit upward of $10 million, caused primarily by loss of room and board revenue
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It’s one of the school’s largest academic programs, but there’s one face inside Manhattan College’s communication department office nearly every student and faculty member knows: Bob Coleman. Essentially the department’s jack-of-alltrades, Coleman is known to troubleshoot technical issues, rent out equipment to media production students, and even teach a class from time to time. But the communication department is now without his help, at least for the foreseeable future. Coleman was one of more than two-
dozen employees furloughed by Manhattan College. It comes as the private Bronx school faces a budget shortfall of as much as $10 million. And it’s all courtesy of the coronavirus pandemic. According to college industry news website Inside Higher Ed, furloughs are nothing new to post-secondary schools this semester. Big-name institutions like Clemson, George Washington, Tufts and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst all had to temporarily send employees home and implement other cost-cutting measures like pay reductions just to keep their heads above the water. Manhattan College was no exception. The pandemic dealt a severe blow to the college’s
budget, more than 80 percent of those losses attributed to the near non-existent room and board. Students have the option to take all classes remotely this semester, and many took the college up on the offer. That not only saves them from exposure to the coronavirus, but it also saves them nearly $17,000. All of that has forced Manhattan College leadership to find ways to close the budget gap. The initial cuts were made to line items like operating, utilities and contracting costs, spokesman Peter McHugh said. But it just wasn’t enough. Cutting employees — even temporarily — is difficult, McHugh said. But ultimately it MANHATTAN COLLEGE, page A4
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Jamaal Bowman heads to D.C., but is this the beginning of much more change to come for Democrats? Page A5
Seasons of change Voting was a whole new experience in New York. How do we make it even better next time? Page A3
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What can be done for a community center in disrepair? Daris Jackson, chair of Community Board 8’s housing committee, is trying to get some money to fix up the Marble Hill Community Center, which has struggled to repair a leaking roof and broken heater for years.
Party future Andrew Cohen is now set to become a judge. But what does that mean for the Bronx Dems power structure? Page A6
Center struggles, but community board steps up n Daris Jackson believes Marble Hill deserves home without leaks, broken heaters By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN kbrendlen@riverdalepress.com
There is usually a time and place for community boards to talk about participatory funding — the rather longshot method of convincing city council members to fund specific neighborhood projects. But Daris Jackson isn’t waiting for all
that. Instead, Community Board 8’s housing chair is ready to push now for the necessary funds — possibly from the board’s own bank account to make the Marble Hill Community Center a destination again. Located on the bottom floor of Marble Hill Houses on Broadway, the community center is home to programs for youth and senior citizens alike through the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center. Kids come for everything from homework help to prep for standardized tests and college applications. They also come for fun. In normal years, neighborhood youngsters — especially
from the New York City Housing Authority complex — could dance, play sports, and hang out with their peers at the community center. Among the adult programs run by MMCC are English language classes, work force development, and tenant education workshops. But while the community might enjoy the programming, the physical structure holding the community center is far from enjoyable, Jackson said. It’s something he’s discovered when the center hosts the occasional community board meeting, or a gathering of the Marble Hill Tenants Asso-
ciation meetings. “One of the things we noticed when we had a meeting at Marble Hill last year was that there were some infrastructure issues with plumbing, the pipes. There were issues with the roof,” Jackson said. “The structure of the roof is compromised, and that causes leaks. And there’s a concern about mold. There are a number of issues they are facing.” But that was the beginning of 2020, just before the coronavirus pandemic sent community board meetings online and shuttered most activities at the center. MARBLE HILL, page A4
Think crime is bad today? It was a lot worse in the 1970s n The 50th Precinct reports a little more than 800 major crimes this year. It used to be in the thousands
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e’ve all heard it one time or another. “In my day, no one in the neighborhood locked their doors. Everybody knew everybody, and crime was just something no one had to worry about.” That could have been the life in Sheriff Andy Taylor’s fictional town of Mayberry. But in reality, gramps might have better luck selling the grandkids his story of marching to school uphill in 10 feet of snow. There is never a convenient time for crime,
especially when it’s one of us or someone we know or love is the victim. A perusal of 50th Precinct statistics reveal more than 800 crimes through the first 10 months of the year led by grand larceny, felony assault, and grand theft auto. But was it really better back in the day? Were families going to bed throughout Riverdale, Kingsbridge and Marble Hill without worrying if the front door was bolted shut? OLD CRIME, page A4
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Tracking doesn’t always mean finding Having a tracking device in your vehicle is a good idea — but not a foolproof one. It was a hard lesson to learn for one driver who parked outside of 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway on the evening of Oct. 20. The next morning, the 2006 Vespa scooter had been driven away by a stranger. A tracking device attached to the scooter showed the lastknown location on Jerome Avenue, police said, but officers searched the area and came up emptyhanded.
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Improving elections can’t stop at short lines, easy access n With the big day here and gone, it’s time to take a closer look at balloting By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN kbrendlen@riverdalepress.com
It’s been a rough year for elections. New York introduced early voting in 2019, then had to scramble to assemble expanded absentee voting as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the city. While keeping people physically away from polls likely protected some voters from the deadly disease during the primaries, by the time Election Day rolled around, city and state elections boards suddenly found themselves preparing for record-high voter turnout. The first Saturday of early voting proved to be the most popular day to vote across the city with that trend holding locally at IN-Tech Academy on Tibbett Avenue, where long lines kicked off nine days of early balloting. But ultimately, that was the worst of it. Aside from the weather — which proved to be cold and wet for most of the week — early voting at IN-Tech went off without a hitch, election officials said, even as lines snaked around blocks in other parts of the city. The story was similar on Election Day. “I’m a teacher, so my schedule has been crazy,” said Julissa Betances while on her way to cast her ballot at P.S. 207 on Godwin Terrace. “But we’re definitely exercising our civic duty and wanted to have my vote and my voice counted, just like everyone else. As a parent. As a citizen. As a teacher.” Betances brought her young daughter along to get a glimpse of democracy. While she couldn’t cast her own ballot, the young girl didn’t leave P.S. 207 empty handed. She got a sticker proclaiming her a future voter. Later that afternoon, P.S. 207 had no
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It’s been a long week for Perry Grossman, a senior staff attorney who defends voting rights at the New York American Civil Liberties Union. While voting went fairly smoothly in this part of the Bronx, Grossman has some suggestions for the expansion of mail-in and early voting for future elections. line and plenty of help available as voters checked in and filled out their ballots. There had been busy periods, one poll worker told The Riverdale Press, but nothing they couldn’t handle. Counting Election Day itself, New York managed to put together 10 full days of voting with relative ease. That started locally with IN-Tech itself, positioned to accommodate just 40,000 voters, according to published reports. It’s not a small number, but compared to some other sites, it was a relatively light burden. Monroe College, where some voters in Kingsbridge Heights headed to vote early, was set up to welcome just over 60,000. The way the city’s elections board
allocated voters to early poll sites wasn’t quite clear, said Perry Grossman, the senior attorney with the New York American Civil Liberties Union’s voting rights project. “I think there were some sites that had 8,000 voters allocated and some sites that had 100,000,” he said. “I’m not saying it has to be equal, but it is very strange. The bigger thing is that you have got to find a way to allow voters to vote at any site in the borough, if not in the city. That would have solved some problems.” That way, Grossman said, if someone stopped by their early voting site on the way to work but found a fourhour line, they could just stop by the next one they happened past.
Yet the biggest issue isn’t the fault of the elections board, but potential voting sites refusing to participate. “It is extremely hard, and really undesirable, to try and work with a site that does not want to work with you,” Grossman said. “And the resistance that some places put up to being early voting sites is really frustrating. Especially among some of the city’s major cultural institutions.” Dozens of those institutions — from St. Ann’s Warehouse under the Brooklyn Bridge to the Bronx Museum of Arts on Grand Concourse — objected to being used as poll sites in 2019. That’s hardly being civic-minded, Grossman said, especially since many of those facilities enjoy tax breaks. The
least they could do is step up to the plate. On Election Day itself, the local communities were home to several polling sites. The largest, Riverdale/ Kingsbridge Academy, had just over 8,000 voters assigned to it, according to published reports. P.S. 81 Robert J. Christen had a similar number, while the nearby Riverdale Y was ready to accommodate just about 2,000. Marble Hill, for example, is technically part of Manhattan, despite its physical geographic location in the Bronx. So, even though IN-Tech is just blocks away — an easy walk for most — voters would have been assigned a Manhattan early balloting location, likely requiring at least one method of public transportation. For someone unable to get out on Election Day, Grossman added, getting there could be prohibitive. On Election Day, however, many of those living in Marble Hill had easy access to the Marble Hill Community Center, which made full use of two rooms to help voters get in and out. Just about 2,000 people are assigned to the site, and poll workers said they moved people through efficiently all day. This past election included a lot of chatter about voter suppression. While some of the past tactics like purging voter rolls wasn’t as common this time around, limiting poll access and creating long wait times just to cast a ballot can contribute to keeping people away from doing their civic duty. “I want everybody to be able to vote with a minimum cost,” Grossman said. “When we think about poll taxes, we think about literally taking money out of your wallet and handing it to someone in order to get a ballot. But that’s not what it is. A poll tax, if you think about it in a broader way, is anything that makes the cost of voting expensive. And the cost of voting gets more expensive when you make it harder to vote.”
PRESS POINTS Still no internet access at shelters Learning in the days of the coronavirus pandemic requires not only an electronic device to connect remotely, but internet access as well. While many less fortunate have found themselves being supplied with laptops and computer tablets, many more are still trying to just find a little bit
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of Wi-Fi. City officials have reportedly admitted to the Legal Aid Society that it has no timeline right now on when all shelters housing families and children will have access to the online world. That’s 240 sites in total that are missing it, and the de Blasio administration says it’s aiming to get each one of them connected by summer.
“The city’s plan is simply insufficient, and families in shelters will continue to grapple with shoddy internet for weeks and months, impairing access to remote learning,” said Susan Horwitz, supervising attorney of the society’s education law project, in a release. “This is another problem solely of the city’s own making that could have been avoided months — if not years — ago
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Community board vows to help community center MARBLE HILL from page A1 Yet the community center issues stayed on Jackson’s mind, to the point he finally decided to bring it up during a recent housing committee meeting to see how others felt about it. Obviously, he said, no one lives in the community center, so it’s a little out of the committee’s usual wheelhouse. But then again, it doesn’t really fit snugly into anyone else’s community board committee — either youth or aging could take it on, or maybe parks and recreation. But Jackson already had witnessed the issues firsthand, and he worried that if he didn’t introduce it to his committee now, funding might fall through the cracks. “The community center … provides so many valuable resources to the com-
munity members, and it’s affecting the way people live, I think, the conditions of the community center,” Jackson said. “They’re just not able to provide a number of services because of their infrastructure concerns. So I tried to come up with a way we can kind of capture that and acknowledge it.” During that last meeting at the community center, many committee members shivered because of the broken heat and watched water drip through the ceiling, forcing them to set the room up differently to avoid the leaks. After the meeting, several reached out to say they wanted to take up the issue. “I was really happy that that was the response, as opposed to, ‘We don’t have time for this,’ or ‘This isn’t a pressing issue,’” Jackson said. “It
was a promise that we did make at the committee level to the stakeholders — particularly the folks at the Marble Hill Community Center — because they’ve been great about letting us use their space to engage their residents.” That included events or simply allowing Jackson to drop off flyers letting people know about upcoming meetings and events. The center is a hub of information for many people, he said, especially for those who might not necessarily have regular access to the internet. Jackson’s next step will be trying to figure out how — and if — the issue can be worked into the board’s limited budget. “We just finished our budget process for fiscal year 2022, and some of the NYCHA concerns were ranked
higher this year than they have been in previous years, so the housing committee was very excited about that,” he said. “For the three years that I’ve been chair, we’ve been pushing for that.” Last year, securing new boilers for the Marble Hill and Fort Independence NYCHA complexes was top priority in the board’s capital budget requests. Yet, Jackson admits the community board’s budgeting process is complex. Because of that, he can’t guarantee funding can be secured this year for the community center repairs. The 2021 city budget was hotly contested, and, in the end, did provide some extra funds for Cornerstones programs like the one MMCC runs in Marble Hill, and funding for NYCHA recreation centers. MMCC also picked
up some additional dollars from councilmen Andrew Cohen and Ydanis Rodriguez, although it’s unclear if that money could be used for community center repairs. A request for comment from MMCC on Monday night was not immediately returned. “If we can’t, I would like for us to go to Marble Hill Community Center and say we did make a good-faith attempt at a way to capture this, but we can’t,” Jackson said. “But here’s what we’ve come up with on ways that maybe we can assist with getting this done. “Maybe we can pass a resolution highlighting the impact this is having on the community. I don’t know. But I would like for it to be brainstormed on and considered by everyone on the committee.”
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Manhattan College is one of several higher education institutions nationwide that furloughed employees in the wake of budget shortfalls — courtesy of the coronavirus pandemic. At Manhattan, more than two dozen were sent home beginning Oct. 30.
Coronavirus forces some tough choices at college MANHATTAN COLLEGE from page A1 might spare more drastic cuts down the road. “While we acknowledge that the course of the pandemic may bring us additional challenges,” McHugh said, “we remain confident that these measures will help us considerably in our efforts to weather the storm and emerge from it in a strong position.” But even employees spared by furloughs weren’t safe from losing money as the college planned payroll cuts by as much as 7.5 percent. Coleman’s cut is 100 percent, which took effect Oct. 30. The announcement came as a gut punch. “I’ve always considered myself a dedicated, hard-working, committed employee of the college,” Coleman said. “I always went above and beyond. I don’t think ‘not my job’ is even in my vocabulary.” When he told his colleagues about his impending furlough, it sparked chaos within the communication department, largely because of what Coleman’s absence would entail for them. One
communication department professor — who asked to remain anonymous as to not affect their employment status with the school — thinks the college’s decision to furlough Coleman was illadvised. They view Coleman’s work as integral to keeping the communication program running, especially during the pandemic. “He’s — in a sense — indispensable to the day-to-day work of the department, in terms of his capacity of helping us in technological terms,” the professor said. “That’s the immediate effect that’s going to have on … the (department’s) ability to provide academic programs to our students and the student experience.” Furloughs were determined for positions “where the level of service has been greatly reduced due to the pandemic,” McHugh said. But Coleman thinks his daily work duties have actually increased during the pandemic. Because he handles the bulk of the communication department’s digital needs, his skills were vital during the shift to remote — and eventually hybrid — learning.
Coleman handles all of the communication department’s licensing agreements with software programs like the Adobe Creative Cloud, whose programs students and faculty routinely use for classes. And after his years of service, he personally found his furlough letter to be cold. In fact, it was included as an attachment to an email cryptically titled “Notification.” And the email itself simply read, “Dear Robert, please see the two attached documents. Regards, Barbara.” Coleman may be Jewish, but respects Manhattan College’s Lasallian values emphasizing concern for marginalized groups, inclusivity and respect for all people. But he says those values were noticeably absent during the furlough process. “It’s so un-Lasallian, the way they’re going about all this,” Coleman said. “They’re not being compassionate. They could have, in my opinion, handled this so much better. And they just did a terrible, terrible job, not really caring about
people’s lives, only looking at bottom lines and dollars.” Along with losing his paycheck, Coleman will also see his college-provided life, medical and dental insurance coverage terminate by year’s end. And while that consequence might’ve been devastating normally, it’s especially so during a pandemic. “It’s upsetting,” Coleman said. “My view on the college has always been so positive. And I always wanted to work hard because I love what I do.” The communication department professor says furloughing Coleman and others is simply out of touch with the needs of the college as a whole. “There aren’t enough voices in the decisionmaking space,” the professor said. “All of this is a larger, bigger issue that is happening. And frankly, the way this is done, the kindest way I can put it is that it’s extremely incompetent. “And in its worst form, I would say it’s malicious.”
The ‘70s were bad, but not Bonnie and Clyde bad, at least OLD CRIME from page A1 In 1970, there weren’t 800 major crimes locally. There were 3,000. And that was just in the first nine months of the year, not 10. “At least a dozen major crimes a day are reported to the precinct,” according to a story printed on the front page of The Riverdale Press nearly 50 years ago. “From January to September 1970, the figures total 2,964 reported crimes.” Just in case you’re about to say, “Well, people reported crimes back then — they don’t now,” let’s include the very next sentence of that news story from the NYPD: “This number would be much larger if all the victims of burglaries, muggings and hold-ups were willing to tell police about them.” Comparing the crime then and now can be a bit of an eye-opening experience. There were two murders in the 50th Precinct back in 1970 compared to one today. There were seven reported rapes then, with 10 today. Robberies had climbed to 177 a half-century ago compared to just 70 today. But assaults were actually lower back then — 108 in 1970 and 136 today. While those are certainly crimes many want to pay attention to, it’s not the one we see the most often. Especially anyone who frequents the neighborhood-specific social media
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Think you left your door unlocked in the 1970s? Might be nice to think about, but probably not reality. groups, like those found on Facebook. There — almost like clockwork — victim after victim after victim displays the broken glass and empty glove compartments of their street-parked cars, while lamenting about days when no such crime existed. In fact, grand larceny in the precinct topped 955 reports. That’s more than three such crimes reported every single day.
Sorry, wait a minute. That’s the 1970 figure. Today grand larceny is still a bit high, but just under 370 filings with the police. That means just about one vehicle theft is reported to authorities each day. Having your whole car stolen is a little bit of a different story, however. Such crime is actually up in 2020 — at least compared to last year. Through the end of October, there were 129 car
thefts in the precinct, compared to a little more than 70 in 2019. As bad as that is, however, it’s nothing compared to 1970 when 870 vehicles disappeared from their parking spots. That’s more than three cars per day, compared to 2020’s statistic of one car stolen in the precinct every three days. “It should come as no surprise to anyone in the Riverdale area that car
thefts and car strippings lead in the statistical listings of major crimes here,” according to the 1970 news story. “Sometimes as many as 20 cars a night are broken into in Riverdale apartment garages, despite security measures.” Of course, this is never to minimize anyone who has been a victim of a crime. It’s bad, no matter how many (or how few) other people also are victims. At the same time, it’s difficult to call the 50th Precinct a dangerous community when it’s not so bad — even 50 years ago when there was nearly four times the overall crime. Even with 3,000 reported incidents, the 50th Precinct was a pretty safe place to live in the Bronx in 1970. Inside the Bronx, only the 45th and 52nd precincts had better crime rates at the time — almost the same as it is today. Compared with the rest of the city, only seven other precincts could celebrate the kind of numbers Riverdale did. Crime is up so far this year compared to 2019, of course. As far as major crimes, we’re talking a tick up of about 4 percent. But we don’t have to look all the way back to 1970 to see worse days. Heck, 1990 was bad by itself with more than 5,000 reported crimes in the precinct. So maybe we don’t have it so bad after all?
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Appeals court upholds gutting of Verdi libel suit n Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz calls ruling a significant legal victory By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@riverdalepress.com
Manny Verdi may have collected more than $230,000 in settlement money from the city’s education department as part of a whistleblower suit. But if he was expecting a big payday in a separate suit filed against Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, he might need to re-evaluate. An appeals court upheld a March decision by a Bronx supreme court judge that would strip some key claims from a defamation case Verdi — a former P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil administrator — had filed against Dinowitz, and removed his ability to seek punitive damages. That means if Verdi is ultimately successful in his years-long suit against the lawmaker, the most he could seek are actual damages he can prove to a court. In a unanimous decision, the appellate judges dismissed some of the statements Verdi labeled as defamatory, claiming they were “lawsuit statements,” and thus cannot be legally challenged in a separate suit. The court also upheld Judge Lynn Kotler’s ruling that Verdi could not sue over stories in both the New York Post and the now-defunct Riverdale Review where Dinowitz was reportedly quoted as claiming the assistant principal was “derelict in his duty” in losing the Whitehall lease because Verdi waited too long to file suit on those claims.
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An appeals court delivered some good news to Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, at right, removing a large chunk of a defamation lawsuit filed against him by former P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil administrator Manny Verdi, while vastly reducing the amount of money the lawmaker could be out if a court were to ultimately find against him. Verdi cannot seek punitive damages against Dinowitz because the school administrator never alleged that the Assemblyman was “solely motivated by a desire to injure (the) plaintiff,” what appears to be a mandatory element in a defamation suit seeking such damages. Finally, the appellate court upheld a $500 fine Kotler levied against both Verdi and his attorney, Ezra Glaser, for what she described at the time as “frivolous conduct” by the two during the deposition of former Community Education Council district president Marvin Shelton that reportedly in-
cluded multiple interruptions by both Verdi and Glaser. Verdi on Monday told The Riverdale Press he was unaware of the appellate court’s decision that had been issued the week before, and didn’t want to comment until he had a chance to review it. Dinowitz, however — speaking about the lawsuit publicly for the first time — said he was not surprised by the appeals court decision. “I always believed that this is how it would go, because that’s how it should go,” Dinowitz said. “No one ever knows what the final outcome is going
to be, but so far, this was an enormous victory in the appellate division.” Verdi’s case against Dinowitz has its roots in P.S. 24’s loss of an education annex at The Whitehall residential tower on Henry Hudson Parkway in 2015. Dinowitz openly blamed both Verdi and then-principal Donna Connelly for losing the lease, according to depositions, accusing Verdi specifically of “actively recruiting” out-of-zone students into the overcrowded school. Verdi sued the city’s education department in 2016 claiming student rights were violated when it allowed Dinowitz’s chief of staff, Randi Mar-
tos, to participate in registering kindergarten students at the school. Although Verdi originally sought more than $14 million from the education department, he ultimately settled for $230,000 in 2018. Not long after Verdi sued the city, he went after Dinowitz himself for libel, not just for what he told the Post and the Review, but also a 2016 story in The Riverdale Press where he said “in a desperate attempt to create a smokescreen to divert attention from the fact that he’s the main reason for (the) severe overcrowding crisis at P.S. 24,” Verdi has “brought a lawsuit containing one lie after another.” Verdi can continue his lawsuit based on The Press story as well as comments Dinowitz reportedly made to WPIX. But if Verdi is victorious, he’ll be limited to whatever he can prove of the $5 million in actual damages he claims in his lawsuit. Since the suit was filed, Dinowitz himself has refused to comment, instead letting his attorney — longtime Community Board 8 land use chair Charles Moerdler — speak for him. While that might have put Dinowitz in what he called a “public relations disadvantage,” he said it was important to follow the advice of his attorney and “simply let the process play out.” “Obviously, this is hanging over my head, and I don’t like that,” Dinowitz said. “But it hasn’t prevented me from doing my job. Anybody can sue anybody, but when an elected official is sued for doing their job, it is very unfortunate. “And that is the case here. I just continue going about doing what I am doing.”
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CNN analyst has deep Riverdale roots Election Day dragging into “election week” might have been torturous for those just wanting to know whether Joe Biden would pull out the win against President Donald Trump for the White House. But for those who like to nerd out about numbers — hours and hours of debate surrounding vote counts was a dream come true. And there seemed to be no one more ready to challenge people’s assumptions about vote tallies and where they might trend than CNN political analyst Harry Enten.
Harry Enten, who worked alongside Chris Cuomo during CNN’s overnight election coverage. The 32-year-old was a regular presence on the cable channel last week, primarily in the
overnight hours led by anchors Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon. What many viewers might
not know, however, is that Enten was raised in Riverdale and attended Riverdale Country School. He later graduated from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, but not before a political internship at NBC News prompted him to start a blog called Margin of Error. That led Enten to political website FiveThirtyEight before joining CNN. Enten describes himself as a “renegade Jew” on his Twitter profile, which boasts more than 200,000 followers. And he credits his late father, one-time Bronx criminal court judge Harold Enten, for his introduction into politics as a child.
Bowman defends fellow progressives Democrats didn’t do as well as they hoped in congressional races across the country. But don’t anyone dare blame that poor showing on progressive Democrats. At least as far as Congressman-elect Jamaal Bowman is concerned. After U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia appeared to blame existing and incoming congressional members further left from her of costing Democrats votes, Bowman took to Twitter to strongly disagree. “Our movement is growing because we listen to, love and
hear people,” Bowman said. “We didn’t get elected by our constituents to play the blame game and intra-party politics. People want results.” Progressives were elected and re-elected “overwhelmingly,” Bowman said, and then mobilize in battleground states to push for Biden/Harris. Attacks against other House representatives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar is just playing into GOP hands, he added. “Reactionary and fear-based analysis isn’t productive,” Bowman said. “We don’t need another cycle of governance on fake news.”
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Election locks in huge changes in Dems party leadership n No surprises for the mostly Democratic Bronx, but local leadership shifts By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN kbrendlen@riverdalepress.com
Nearly 150 million votes — and counting — were cast in what became a historic voter turnout across the country as Americans took sides in a contentious presidential race. Yet, votes weren’t just limited to Joe Biden or Donald Trump. They also were shared with candidates “ downballot” as well in congressional and state government races. And, at least in New York, judicial races. After Jamaal Bowman topped Eliot Engel for his congressional seat in the Democratic primary last summer, there weren’t a whole lot of surprises come Election Day. Alessandra Biaggi handily won re-election to the state senate, as did Jeffrey Dinowitz to the Assembly. The Bronx skews heavily Democrat — and Riverdale, Kingsbridge and surrounding neighborhoods are no different. Despite the host of unsurprising results, the race is the culmination of two years of big shifts in elected leadership. Two years ago, Biaggi unseated long-term incumbent Jeff Klein. Bowman followed suit when his progressive ideals won over Engel’s 30 years in office. And, with Andrew Cohen leaving his city council seat early to take his spot as a Bronx supreme court judge, Dinowitz is the last man standing of a longstanding foursome. Hours before the polls closed on Election Day, Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy became a hotspot for local politicos. As voters filtered in and out of the site, Dinowitz, Cohen and Bowman gathered outside to chat with voters — and each other. They were joined by state Sen. Jamaal Bailey — the new chair of the Bronx Democrats — along with comptroller and mayoral candidate Scott Stringer. “I am nervous about my race, even though we should be fine,” Bowman said, as he watched would-be voters
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into days as swing states counted votes on close margins. Headed to Washington, Bowman — an unofficial member of U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Squad” — wasn’t sure if he’d be working alongside Biden or up against Trump. “That will be what it’s going to be, and either way we’re going to have to work and fight hard for the people of this district,” Bowman said. “So, it would be horrible, it would be heartbreaking, it would suck tremendously” if Trump were to win. “But we’ve still got to work, and I still believe in the values of our country, and I still believe in the American people.” While Bowman’s election brought national attention to the Bronx and Westchester, it’s not the only one drawing eyes locally. Andrew Cohen was officially nominated to the Bronx supreme court in
September. While he and the other two Democratic nominees did appear on the ballot for three open slots, it was merely a formality in the Democraticcontrolled borough. “I have not really spent a lot of time thinking about the race or anything like that,” Cohen said. “I’ve been focused on my work, but it’s starting to feel real that my time in the city council is starting to wind down.” His focus is on finishing up a busy few months as chair of the consumer affairs committee, he said, ensuring his eight staff members land on their feet after his tenure ends. A special election is expected in March — one of three city council special elections in the borough. Richie Torres will join Bowman in Washington, leaving a seat open in his district. And Andy King was expelled in a historic vote just a month ago.
WHAT’S IN / WHAT’S ON ‘Shifting Streams’ available online The Bronx Council on the Arts has joined forces with the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture to present its firstever 3-D exhibition “Shifting Streams: Twelve Artists by the Hudson River” — online. Curated by Meyken Barreto, this exhibition brings together 12 artists of Cuban origin who live and work on the west bank of the Hudson River in New Jersey, where they settled at different times of their lives and careers. The exhibition runs through Dec. 9, and can be found both at Hostos.cuny.edu, and at BronxArts.org.
Lend a hand to keep Vannie beautiful The Van Cortlandt Park Alliance will spend a day cleaning up trash along Tibbetts Brook and the Putnam Trail on Saturday, Nov. 14, beginning at 10 a.m.
The group will follow that with an end-of-season garden volunteer day on Monday, Nov. 17 at 10 a.m., where remaining produce will be harvested and donated to a Friendly Fridge, which provides free food to those in need. Advanced registration is required for both events. For more information, visit VanCortlandt.org.
Staying informed with ethical society The Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture remains busy, even though the national election season is over. It starts Friday, Nov. 13 with a “Behind the Lies” discussion through the online videoconferencing app Zoom beginning at 3 p.m., following a TED Talk discussion of a similar theme. Then, on Sat. Nov. 14, it’s a leaf cleanup at the society meeting house on Fieldston Road, beginning at 11 a.m. Don’t get too used to that physical interaction because
Both seats will likely be filled before next spring, with one special election already planned for Dec. 22 for King’s seat. Biaggi’s opponent, James Gisondi, didn’t really present much of a threat. A Republican who changed party affiliations to primary the freshman senator, Gisondi picked up 18,000 votes compared to Biaggi’s nearly 51,000 in early tallies. Still, even a challenger who is not a threat can be bothersome. Biaggi believes Gisondi was recruited to run against her, both in the primary and the general election. “The games that go on here are important for people to understand, this is just another symptom of the Bronx Democratic machine — and it’s getting pretty old,” Biaggi said. “It’s just like meant to waste people’s time, and nobody has time to waste in a borough where we have had more deaths and unemployment. Like literally Depression-level unemployment. And this man is playing games with our government.” Biaggi and Dinowitz were key to passing legislation ensuring absentee ballots were sent to every voter in November requesting one. Dinowitz has since introduced a new bill that would allow voters to track their ballots through the mail to ensure they reached their destination. He hopes to see local government move to amend the state constitution to allow permanent expanded voting by mail. And, despite seeing some of his long-term colleagues on their way to other things, Dinowitz says he’s excited to work with the new crop of leadership — which he hopes will include his son, Eric, if he were to beat out at least six other challengers now for Cohen’s council seat. “I’m very excited and optimistic about things that are coming up in the future,” the Assemblyman said. “We have a great district, and I expect to have a good relationship with Congressman-elect Bowman, just like I have a great relationship with Congressman (Adriano) Espaillat. “Things change. Nothing stays the same forever.”
whatson@riverdalepress.com the society returns to Zoom on Sunday, Nov. 15, with a discussion to understand “defund the police,” beginning at 11 a.m. It will be led by Alex Vitale, a sociology professor at Brooklyn College, who has researched policing for 30 years. To learn more, visit RYSEC. org
Museum celebrates Hispanic heritage The Hispanic Museum & Library, 613 W. 155th St., Washington Heights, continues its celebration of Hispanic heritage celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of Hispanic Americans whose ancestors come from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. • The outdoor exhibition “Treasures on the Terrace: Highlights from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library” continues through Dec. 6 on the Audubon Terrace. For more details, visit HispanicSociety.org.
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The Lehman College Art Gallery has joined forces with the school’s art department to launch a visiting lecture series online featuring some of the design industry’s more significant and diverse voices. The seven-part program — known as the Sara Little Turnbull Visiting Designer Speaker Series — runs through Nov. 17, with each hour-long discussion highlighting how a designer entered a daunting field to ultimately shape the contours of society. It’s funded through a $50,000 gift from Turnbull’s estate in an effort to support historically under-represented youth. Upcoming events: • Laura Silver, vice president for accessibility technology and design lead at Bank of America, will lead a culminating speakers panel on Tuesday, Nov. 17. To register, visit tinyurl. com/TurnbullSeries.
Prep and strategy sessions for eighth- and ninth-graders expecting to take the Specialized High School Admissions Test have begun at Riverdale Neighborhood House. Led by community classes coordinator Rob Adelman, the sessions focus on realistic practice and targeted content review, including a mock exam, time management strategies, and the review of skills and formulas in approaching the test. For more information, email radelman@riverdaleonline.org.
Get ready to get health insurance NYC Health + Hospitals offers a series of free virtual health insurance workshops in preparation for the upcoming open enrollment periods. Sessions include: • Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. The hospital group is ex-
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New exhibits at river Museum Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Ave., in Yonkers, opens two fall exhibitions: “Women to the Fore” through Jan. 3, and “Landscape Art and Virtual Travel” through next August. “Women to the Fore” explores and celebrates the multifaceted and diverse art works by more than 40 female-identifying artists over a span of 150 years. “Landscape Art and Virtual Travel: Highlights from the Collections of the HRM and Art Bridges” brings together landscape art across media at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has restricted travel and redefined the way people think WHAT’S IN, page A10
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Mentors matter to minority teens, especially now n de Blasio’s initiative is intended to provide muchneeded student guidance
By MICHAEL HINMAN
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Education remains a precious commodity, especially now when for many students, it’s balancing between learning inside a classroom and learning across the internet. Here in New York City, the mystery of what’s next for schools in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic is a stressful reality for many students and their families. After previously being welcomed back in mid-September to kick off an academic year unlike any other, many public schools continue to deal with even more adjustments after coronavirus infection rates begin to climb once again. The disease may not discriminate, but those who are impacted — especially at the academic level — are certainly being singled out, especially among minority students. And it’s what Mayor Bill de Blasio hopes to focus on with his new citywide initiative, Mentors Matter. It’s a program designed to provide guidPHOEBE ance, scholarships and DOwNES other social benefits to Black and brown students inside the school system. And while the program is meant to benefit a wide array of minority students, it targets struggling boys. Overall graduation rates in New York climb as high as 82 percent, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. But data from the Southern Regional Education Board reveals graduation rates for Black males nationwide is 59 percent — lowest of any racial group in the country. Numbers weren’t much better in New York City, where just 63 percent of young Black men receive their high school diploma. Ian Levy, Manhattan College’s school counseling programs director, looks outside the box when it comes to connecting with traditionally overlooked students, researching primarily hip-hopbased techniques being used in schools to effectively counsel minority boys and girls. Yet, one major obstacle to finding those much-needed connections is the fact that white faculty disproportionately work in inner-city schools who might lack the necessary life context. “When you look at me and I look like you, you see that I was able to go to school and get my master’s so that maybe I can do it as well,” said Phoebe Downes, career and college program manager at Riverdale Neighborhood House. “That’s something that really matters that they see someone, and therefore if they are struggling or are trying to go to college, can think back to that person who they talked to who went to college and did really well.” de Blasio has teamed up with other community entities like One Hundred
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Mayor Bill de Blasio launched the Mentors Matter initiative last September. It’s meant to provide educational, financial and social guidance for struggling minority students in the city’s schools. Mentorship programs already have proven effective, at least locally, with partnerships like the one between Riverdale Neighborhood House and IN-Tech Academy and other Kennedy Campus schools. Black Men and CUNY Tutor Corps to get Mentors Matter off the ground. Taking a multi-faceted approach, both organizations will take turns expanding academic support services — including tutoring and mentoring — to reach a few thousand additional students in the city. At the forefront of these efforts is NYC Men Teach, intended to prepare young Black men for careers as public school teachers across the city — an area severely lacking when it comes to professionals of color. By pairing students with mentors who look like them, that gap in connecting with these students will hopefully disappear. But now there’s even more added pressure for these students and their families as life is further complicated by the economic and social effects of the pandemic. Public schools are indeed trying to overcome these new barriers for learning. It’s just that some have better resources than others. “It was very difficult for a lot of kids to log on being that not everyone has Wi-FI, so some of the kids were using cell phones,” said Lidia Beqiraj, who manages the after-school middle school program at IN-Tech Academy. Many of her students get additional assistance from Riverdale Neighborhood House on Mosholu Avenue, which works directly with not only IN-Tech, but other schools on the Kennedy Campus including New Visions Charter High School for Advanced Math & Science. Knowing what many of the minority student populations face at these schools, neighborhood house leaders work with
Positive coronavirus tests are starting to surge again in the city, but doctors warn this is not the time to put regular wellness checks on hold. With that in mind, Montefiore Health System is pushing both a hotline and a website designed to let people ask questions about their health, and receive what the hospital system says is the most appropriate care moving forward. Especially as the coronavirus pandemic seems to continue both locally and nationally. Montefiore’s hotline can be reached at (833) 311-7233, while its website is available at COVIDSafeCare.montefiore.org. The hospital system also continues its follow-up clinic, the COVID-19 Recovery Clinic, or Core, for those who have recovered from the virus, but are still experiencing lingering symptoms, or maybe even some new ones. Core offers in-office and telemedicine visits intended to connect patients to experts who can address physical, cognitive, social and emotional needs. It’s also designed to help reduce symptoms while improving overall quality of life. Core is available by calling (844) 556-6683, Ext. 36.
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these students, helping them overcome the doubt they feel about their own individual worth to society — similar objectives to what de Blasio’s Mentors Matter hopes to achieve. “We try to give them closure, and I think a lot of the time for minority students with all the things happening in the world today, closure matters,” Downes said. “To have something start and finish is important for them. Even though we were going through a pandemic, having them be able to complete
an internship, still get college support, and still have access to scholarship support” is vital. While virtually every neighborhood has room for improvement, the students Downes works with tend to have good heads on their shoulders, she says, searching for opportunities beyond high school. “When you think of the Kingsbridge area,” Downes said, “these are the students that don’t take for granted the opportunities they have.”
As a society, we’ve already sacrificed so much to the coronavirus pandemic that it’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is being threatened, too. Yet, the city’s health department is cautioning people to be careful during the holidays suggesting people don’t travel, gather in groups, or hot or attend a holiday party. Meals should be shared only with household members and not outside guests. For those who would like to eat out on the holiday, health department officials say it’s important not to wait. Make a reservation, check out the menu online, and do whatever is necessary to avoid long wait times before getting a table. Of course, once the holidays are over, there will be a strong desire to head to the gym and shed some of those calories. While there, however, health officials say it’s important to wear a face mask that covers noses and mouths at all times. Bandanas, buffs and gaiters are just not effective.
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A10 - THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, November 12, 2020
Two weeks later, P.S. 24 reopens campus once again n Elementary school tries again after two students contracted COVID-19 By ROSE BRENNAN rbrennan@riverdalepress.com
Between parent-teacher conferences and a tumultuous presidential election, last week certainly had enough excitement for many city public schools. But at P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil, there was another cause of excitement: A return to the West 236th Street campus. P.S. 24 closed its doors after a pair of students tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. Initially closed for 24 hours, the city’s health department quickly told principal Steven Schwartz the shutdown would need to be longer. Thus, the school closed for two weeks, with all classes shifting online. In a world still reckoning with the coronavirus pandemic — and with cases slowly rising throughout the city — school closures aren’t unheard of, whether for a day or for two weeks. And while a closure at P.S. 24 might have been inevitable as the pandemic continues, Schwartz didn’t anticipate it being a reality so soon. “We always have to be prepared for the unknown,” the principal said. “Unfortunately, my team and I were expecting something like this eventually, although we weren’t anticipating it happening at that moment.” Still, Schwartz mobilized quickly. “Unfortunately, we’re used to this,” he said. “I think last spring prepared us
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Nov. 5 marked the end of a two-week closure for P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil, allowing many students to return to the West 236th Street campus. The school initially closed for 24 hours following two positive coronavirus tests, but saw that closure expand to 14 days as coronavirus cases start to jump up a bit citywide. for being able to very quickly … transfer from a brick-and-mortar building to a virtual school. Although it’s something we really would not want to do again, it is something, unfortunately, we have some experience with.” In the days before and after that shutdown, communication with P.S. 24 parents was key. Once Schwartz received news about the two positive cases, the principal’s first order of business was to check in with the families affected. Thankfully, both students were asymptomatic. And armed with
that information, Schwartz moved forward — with at least some good news at the front of his mind. Schwartz then connected with rest of his teachers and support staff virtually to make sure everything was ready to ensure lessons were not interrupted even as all classes went remote. He also maintained near-daily communication with parents, giving them updates about when students would return back to the physical campus. The school was prepared for the possibility of returning fully to remote,
but that didn’t mean it was without challenges. Gemma James, mom to a P.S. 24 first grader, noted her child struggled away from campus — something she attributed to age. “Having young children learning remote, I find (it) very difficult to keep your child focused and learning,” James said. “It’s very challenging to get them to do anything other than play games on their iPads.” But while children and teachers were moving forward in their classes — albeit online — Schwartz spent
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‘Faces and Places’ at Elisa gallery Elisa Contemporary Art Riverdale Gallery, 5622 Mosholu Ave., presents “Looking In and Letting Go: Faces and Places” through Dec. 16. The exhibit features portraits by San Francisco minimalist Jeffrey Palladini, and Texas artists Mitch McGee and Ray Donley. It also features landscapes by Canadian artist Marie Danielle Leblanc, Connecticut’s Dale Najarian, and Columbian artist Alexis Duque. The gallery is open Wednes-
much of the remote period on the phone with the city’s health and education departments, as well as the testing and tracing corps that initially reported the positive cases. When he wasn’t on the phone with city agencies, however, Schwartz would pop in on remote sessions to check on students and teachers. And he was encouraged by the strength he saw from the kids in the face of adversity — something apparent even through his computer screen. “It really is amazing how, I think, our children are more resilient than the adults sometimes,” Schwartz said. “By all accounts, the kids are happy. The kids are just happy to be, even virtually, with their peers and with their teachers.” Schwartz had to wait for approval from the education department to reopen Nov. 5. The news came by way of letter, something Schwartz said he was excited to share with the rest of the P.S. 24 community the night before, telling them, yes, school would reopen. And for James and her son, it wasn’t a moment too soon. “The feeling of dropping him on the school bus was a massive relief,” she said. “He was really excited.” Schwartz saw much of the same thing in the rest of the student body. “It’s rare that you can see smiles through masks, but that was what was taking place” Thursday, Schwartz said. “I have learned from the past seven, eight months that instruction will always continue. We have an unbelievable staff, and our community is very supportive in making sure learning continues.”
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The garden beyond the screen The New York Botanical Garden opens its virtual gates with “The Garden at Home,” a project where the entire garden — from its programs to tours of the spring landscape — is available online. Other events include: • A spring walk among the garden’s recently bloomed daffodils. • A virtual tour of the orchid show: Jeff Leatham’s “Kaleidoscope,” hosted by senior orchid
curator Marc Hachadourian. For more information, visit NYBG.org.
Art created in pandemic The Riverdale Art Association presents its new online art gallery in the form of a video, “Art in a Time of Quarantine,” featuring work by Doris Cordero, Maria Formoso, Thomas Maceranka, and others. For more information, visit RiverdaleArtAssociation.org.
Botanical garden opens once again
The New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd.,
has begun the second phase of its post-coronavirus pandemic reopening, with limited indoor access to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. The new, limited timedentry ticketing system allows the botanical garden to stagger visitor arrivals, promote social distancing, and is designed to mitigate the risk of crowding in high-traffic areas. Advanced purchase of tickets is required, and will be confirmed by email. On top of that, complimentary admission to Bronx health care workers from the borough’s eight public and private hospitals will continue through Feb. 28. For more information, visit NYBG.org.
Holiday Lights return to Bronx Zoo The family-favorite Holiday Lights returns to the Bronx Zoo beginning Nov. 20, and continuing until Jan. 10. Previews for zoo members are set for Nov. 17-19. A larger area of the zoo will be included in the event to accommodate social distancing, with some 50 more animal lanterns compared to last year. There also will be five geographically representative lantern safaris that includes species from different regions of the world. Other entertainment includes holiday-themed music, ice-carving demonstrations,
costumed characters, stilt walkers, souvenirs, and seasonal treats like hot chocolate and s’mores. Tickets must be purchased in advance, and are now available at BronxZoo.com/holidaylights. The zoo is located at 2300 Southern Blvd.
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Wave Hill, 4900 Independence Ave., has reopened for special restricted hours Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m., to 5:30 p.m. Admission requires advance ticket purchase at WaveHill. org.
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Starz made its way to Kingsbridge this week, transforming Tibbett Diner into Lamont’s for ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan,’ a prequel series to the premium cable channel’s popular ‘Power’ that starred Omari Hardwick, Joseph Sikora, Lela Loren and Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson as the eponymous Kanan Stark. Tibbett Avenue was filled with contemporary cars donning the old Statue of Liberty plates from the 1990s, while most of the action took place inside the diner. Set to premiere next year on Starz, ‘Raising Kanan’ stars Mekai Curtis from ‘Kirby Buckets’ fame as Kanan.
BUSINESS BRIEFS Not much of a pay raise this year for tri-state workers People collecting paychecks in the tri-state area earned more money than they did last year — but that rise was nothing like what workers experienced the year before. Income climbed nearly 2 percent for the year ended last September, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in an area that includes the greater New York City area, along with neighboring counties in New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. For a year where unemployment soared, that
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A12 - THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, November 12, 2020
Opinion
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Editorial
Power of the blank line
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ouncilman Andrew Cohen is now Bronx Supreme Court Judgeelect Andrew Cohen, joining Kim Adair Wilson and Bianka Perez on the bench. Yet anyone who eyed preliminary election returns from last week might have noticed that Cohen wasn’t the top vote-getter. Neither was Wilson or Perez. Instead, it was “blank.” As in, no vote, which was the choice of more than a third of in-person voters. While it might be easy to get a bit of a chuckle from that after a bitter and long presidential election season, it’s actually more concerning. Especially since the Bronx was hardly alone when it came to no-votes for judges. Why did more than 100,000 voters choose to skip the judges than cast a vote for these three, or even for Republican Orlando Molina? On the presidential side, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris picked up 272,000 votes, while fewer than 1,000 left that line blank. Even Patrick McManus — token opposition to now Congressman-elect Jamaal Bowman — was able to stay ahead of the blank line, beating it by nearly 2,000 votes. So what gives with judges? Chances are because many voters have no idea who any of them are. They do very little advertising, no real campaigning, and very little is said about them in
the media. In fact, Cohen was a bit of an outlier because of the impact on his city council district. But even then, that chatter was just limited to the greater Riverdale and Kingsbridge area, and never reached the rest of the borough where judges also depend on votes. Luckily, the blank line is not eligible to become a supreme court judge, so the Democratic Party’s three picks in the Bronx are heading to a tailor to get measured for their black robes. Yet, is it really democracy if we’re being asked to vote for people we don’t know? If not, how do we fix it? Take judges off the ballot? Require judicial candidates to take out ads with local publications? Maybe ballots could include an elections board-sanctioned brief biography of each judicial candidate and their qualifications? We hate to bring up an issue without offering a solution. But for this, we don’t have one. Yet, this is an issue that requires further exploration, and maybe recommendations for real change. Judges may not introduce or ultimately make law, but they do apply and interpret it. The fate of anyone who comes before them is in judges’ hands, and choosing judges is just as important as choosing good elected officials. Sure, voters have a responsibility to head to the polls educated, but such knowledge isn’t available in a vacuum.
Point of view
Planning future begins with focus on those with disabilities
By ERIC DINOWITZ
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s a special education teacher for more than 13 years, I have worked with hundreds of students with disabilities. Held to the same standards as their general education peers, my students have taught me more about grit and perseverance than probably any other life experience. But we live in a city that was not designed for everyone. And despite the fact that there are laws in place, our friends, family and neighbors with disabilities are so often left behind. So how do we reimagine our city so that it works for everyone? First, we have to shift the conversation. We all have family members, friends and neighbors who have disabilities. While there are cases where specific accommodations must be made, we should not “otherize” people by designing a system for some, then asking how we can accommodate others. We should instead ask, “How can we universally design a system that works for everyone?” and include everyone in our infrastructure, while recognizing that everyone benefits from accessible systems. To illustrate, consider something as simple as entrances to a building, which are often either a ramp or stairs. A single step can prevent some from entering a building, where the ramp is not limiting. While essential for people in wheelchairs, ramps also benefit older adults, bikers and families with shopping carts. I myself used a ramp for years while I pushed my twins around in their double stroller. The ramp serves all. The stairs serve some. There are reportedly nearly 1 million people with disabilities in New York City, and another million older adults. And it is important to remember that not all disabilities are visible, and mental illness can be a hidden disability that also deserves support and compassion. From small business to public transit to education, our city’s infrastructure and systems are currently failing to meet the needs of all New Yorkers. Our local establishments would benefit from the universal design mindset, though retrofitting small business or training employees may be financially difficult. The city should support our small businesses in making the shift to be more inclusive with tax incentives so as not to cause significant financial burdens. This would expand the customer base for a business while being fairer and more inclusive to all New Yorkers. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority must make policy decisions with the same mindset when it comes to subway access and paying
fares. Recently, other community leaders and I successfully lobbied the MTA to install elevators at a local train station. However, the vast majority of MTA stations are still not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The MTA recently rolled out a contactless payment system, OMNY, on subways, but neglected to install it in accessible entrances. This leaves thousands of disabled riders in the lurch, and treats them as second-class citizens. Further, we must not undervalue the importance of bus service — the only 100 percentaccessible means of traversing our city, which hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers rely on. Here in the Northwest Bronx, the buses are vital to our community’s access to the subway and the rest of the city. As we talk about federal bailout money for the MTA and how to secure future funding, improving accessibility and improving bus service must be a priority. Even prior to the pandemic, our education system was not meeting the needs of our students with disabilities, and these challenges have only gotten worse. Every student is different and may have specific needs. But like our physical spaces, our educational system must first be universally designed. Most of the students I work with have learning and emotional needs that are not always as apparent as a physical disability. We have whittled our education system to a handful of high-stakes tests, which do not always address the needs of children with disabilities. We must re-imagine schools so that our curricula and assessments are centered on empathy, community, problem-solving, social-emotional learning, and mental health learning, so that all students receive the skills and knowledge they need to thrive long after they graduate, while incorporating experiential learning and vocational skills. Particularly when it comes to mental health, we see the effects of ignoring the mental health needs of our children play out through adulthood. Future funding and legislation must incentivize the implementation of learning that will benefit all students. Supporting people with disabilities is not about creating a system for some and accommodating others. It’s about creating a system that works for everyone. As we build our city back, we must work together to ensure no matter what, no New Yorker gets left behind, and that our city becomes more accessible for everyone. The author is a special education teacher, and a city council candidate.
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Torkin is wrong, very wrong To the editor:
(re: “Torkin takes offensive on Palisade, Waldo projects,” Oct. 15)
Jeff Torkin’s contention that he has no choice but to go on the offensive regarding Timber Equities’ development plans at Brust Park and on Palisade Avenue is absurd. Timber Equities misled the community regarding its plans for the Villa Rosa Bonheur on Palisade Avenue in an attempt to lull it into complacency, so it could proceed with plans it knew would be opposed. Exactly one year to the day that Timber Equities filed for just an interior demolition at Villa Rosa, Timber filed for full demolition, then proceeded to tear the roof off the building, ensuring that it would not be salvageable. Asbestos concerns were expressed at the first community board land use meeting dealing with the demolition of the Villa. Timber’s representative was a public relations consultant able only to provide bland, canned statements that did not address any of the problems being presented. No follow-up was provided to deal with the fear of asbestos contamination. This led to the community having to dig into the asbestos filings to try and determine what was found by inspectors. If, as Torkin claims, Timber was in communication with the community, the process of asbestos inspection and abatement could have been communicated through the emails that passed for construction updates. These dispatches were
no more than scheduling notices — very few and far between. Claiming to be constructing buildings that are the “best in class” means nothing when you are replacing a building that was in a class of its own. The Villa had historic significance. The “some” the story refers to as describing it as such includes Bronx borough historian Lloyd Ultan. The suite of villas along Palisade Avenue kicked off development in Spuyten Duyvil. There was vision and intent in their design, and they lend unique character to the neighborhood. Timber’s design for the new building is no more than a box delineating the applicable zoning diagram. The villa as a gateway to our neighborhood set a tone, set it apart — whether you were coming out of the Metro-North station, or coming up the hill past the Henry Hudson Bridge. Timber’s design doesn’t even gesture to what it replaces. Likewise at Brust Park, the new building is designed without regard to its surroundings, and the qualities that set that neighborhood apart. Given Timber’s dismal record when it comes to community engagement, the Brust Park neighbors can’t be blamed for being distrustful. We can’t be blamed for wanting development that is pleasing and sensitive to its setting. It must be nice for Torkin to live in Fieldston, whose setting and ambience are inviolable, while constructing soulless and uninspiring boxes for the rest of the community. Alex MusTelier
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Don’t be fooled by the DSA
(re: “Leaving out the little guy,” Oct. 22)
I don’t visit my local bank because of “the smell of money.” I, and many of the people who bank in Knolls Crescent, are on walkers, canes or similar assistive devices. There may well be “150 bank branches within a fivemile radius from the center of Riverdale,” but it would be impossible for me, at this age, to get anywhere except Knolls Crescent without assistance. You may think “a recent rally seemed more about someone’s political ambition” — I don’t know whose, but I can tell you from personal experience that it is all about accessibility. Perhaps you should actu-
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(re: “DSA Question not antiSemitic,” Aug. 27)
One only has to access the boycott-divestment-sanction website to understand why the Democratic Socialists of America in supporting BDS is, in fact, supporting an antiSemitic position. Anti-Semitic because a core demand of BDS is, in fact, enshrining the “right of return” of Palestinians to their pre-Israel homes. DSA and BDS understand full well that if this were im-
plemented, then Israel’s existence as the single, autonomous, sovereign Jewish state would cease to exist, replaced by a single “democratic” binational state with a Muslim majority. I suggest the reader should acquaint himself with how well Jews and Jewish rights were protected in Muslim majority states. Throughout history — and especially in the 1940s — when more than 900,000 Middle Eastern Jews, whose communities often predated the Muslim conquest, were driven out destitute and at pain of imprisonment and death. What happened to those non-mentioned refugees? They were absorbed by Israel, of course. The same cannot be said of the Palestinians’ plight and their Arab “brothers” who have cynically used the Palestinians for their own gain. isAAc GelD
Need policing, not mental health To the editor:
(re: “Some reflections on the first presidential debate,” Oct. 15)
It would have been most helpful, Mr. Derek Garrison-Bedell, in your recent Point of View if you could have elaborated on your support of “having mental health professionals present during 911 responses.” Do you know any therapists, social workers or psychologists who would be willing to respond with police to a 911 call often involving violent individuals, or to assist with a search warrant with the risk of being fired upon? I do not. Are the mental health professionals there to support the police? Or the person who is robbing the store, violating an order of protection, threatening their girlfriend, or resisting arrest? How do you think the scenario would play out? The social worker advising the person who is resisting arrest to please comply with the officer’s request? Or will the therapist ask how the suspect is feeling today, and maybe they can express themselves and use their words? Again, please elaborate as to what you see exactly to be “community policing.” Do you remember what happened to the woman in Brooklyn this summer who, as suggested by our mayor, politely asked a person on her street corner to stop lighting fireworks? She was immediately shot and killed for trying to be a good neighbor.
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I have no interest in policing my community. I find it difficult enough just to politely ask people to pick up after their dogs without getting an angry response. The nation’s police force is increasingly coming under attack for providing vital enforcement of our laws. Do you remember the footage from the looting of Macy’s in addition to many stores in SoHo this summer? Did you drive down to Manhattan after the violent protesters ransacked stores to see most of the city boarded up with plywood and barbed wire? Did you drive down to Broadway here in the Riverdale area and see the boarded-up stores, or venture out to Fordham Road? How do you respond to the incident in Seattle in August where rioters allegedly sealed the police precinct doors using quick-dry concrete and threw fireworks at police, attempting to burn the precinct house down? Finally, who will pay for all these therapists and mental health professionals to be trained? Or is the answer fewer police and more psychologists responding to 911? I’ll back the blue, and hope that when I need the police, they’ll be there. And you can have Dr. Phil or the likes when you pick up the phone and dial 911. NAoMi DorfMAN
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and Al Gore came down to the very state I was calling home at the time. Could Donald Trump win this? No. Everything about his run was a trainwreck, almost as if he was doing everything he could not to get elected. Surely, no one thought these actions were presidential, let alone normal. I believe in America, and I believe in American’s ability to make the right decision. Whether it was the right decision or the wrong, America did indeed make a decision on that night. And it wasn’t Hillary Clinton. She conceded before CNN called the election in Trump’s favor. But by then, I was home. In shock. Devastated. Like I’m sure so many other Americans were as well. In the days that followed, my friends were convinced that Clinton would fight the results. She would demand recounts, go to court. But over what? For what? The people had spoken. Yes, our Electoral College system is terribly flawed and must be dismantled. But back then — as it is now — it’s still the law of the land, and we have to abide by it. Hillary Clinton conceded, not because she had no fight in her, but because unless it’s actually going to change the outcome of the race — and there’s a legitimate reason to do so — the country doesn’t benefit at all from such a protracted fight. The beauty of our presidency, of our government, is that every four years, we the people get to decide who leads us. It’s majority rules — more or less, at the presidential level — and we might not be part of that majority. But the Oval Office is an office representing all Americans, not just the majority. It’s not about the man — or woman, or any gender — who occupies it, but the responsibility they shoulder for every single person who calls the United States home. All of our lives, we’ve had some presidents who did great things. We’ve had others that we’d rather forget. Our president is a reflection of who we are as Americans — and if we don’t like what we see, then we must work to change it. Election results will never satisfy everyone. And it could even be devastating, as it was for many of us in 2016. But the elections themselves are satisfying, because it represents democracy itself. And with democracy comes the very freedom each of us cherish.
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