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Concern was originally sparked by hot spots — neighborhoods mostly in Brooklyn and Queens that had positive coronavirus rates spiking as high as 5 percent. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “clus-
ter zones” saw some schools and non-essential businesses closed in an effort to keep infections contained. And during daily briefings, the governor separated those cluster zones from other statewide positive rates. As November began, however, rates began to climb outside of those “cluster zones.” It wasn’t
a surprise — experts had been warning of a second wave of the coronavirus since spring, one that would overlap with the annual flu season. As of Tuesday, the city’s seven-day average of positive SARS-CoV-2 tests was just above 2.7 percent, with 7,400 cases and more than 400 hospitalizations reported citywide. Cases, hospitalizations and even deaths had all increased over the weekly average from October,. In this part of the Bronx, the
seven-day positive rates were just under 3 percent in the 10471 ZIP code, including Riverdale and Fieldston, and just over 2 percent in 10463, which includes Kingsbridge and Spuyten Duyvil. Mayor Bill de Blasio had previously declared schools would close if that seven-day rolling average ever crossed the 3 percent positive mark citywide. Last Friday, the mayor warned teachers and families to prepare to move completely online by Monday. The positive rate stayed below
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that metric over the weekend, though it’s impossible to know for how long. On Monday and Tuesday, rates remained under 3 percent, keeping schools open, although updates on social media from de Blasio indicated he was taking it day-by-day. It’s the first time positive coronavirus rates have remained that high, and trended upward, since the spring. There was one big difference last spring, however. Schools, ofCOVID RISE, page A4
Bowman introduces a new age in House n It’s community’s biggest political change in over three decades By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN kbrendlen@riverdalepress.com
Blank spaces Nothing is more powerful than a vote. But what if few choose to wield that power down-ballot? Page A5
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At her Bronx caregiving company Right at Home, Enrie Morales and her employees routinely treat Alzheimer’s patients — the recipients of these stuffed animals. It’s estimated some 5.5 million Americans — most older than 65 — have Alzheimer’s disease, making it one of the most common fatal illnesses in the country.
Compassion, awareness are key n Common yet deadly, Alzheimer’s disease impacts over 5.5 million Americans By ROSE BRENNAN
Noisy park The summer and fall have been filled with complaints about noise at Vannie. Will winter help? Page A8
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aulaida Rosas is a proud woman. Family and close friends know her as “Chickie,” and few if any can deny how much pride she has. In fact, when she lived at Skyview-on-the-Hudson, she’d push around a shopping cart so people didn’t know she needed a walker. After her husband died, Chickie herself realized she wasn’t getting any younger. It wasn’t long before she welcomed a health aide into her home. That was nothing too serious. But as time went on, her son Howard started noticing some things were just not quite right with her. “She had ability, in terms of daily
living,” Howard said. “She would take a shower, no problems. But she would leave the water running maybe 30 minutes.” Following a medical emergency in late 2018 that landed her in the hospital, Chickie kept reiterating her desire to go home. That’s not an unENRIE MORALES common wish from a hospital bed. But it wasn’t the homesickness that worried Howard. It was that Chickie didn’t really know where she was. Once Chickie left the hospital, she headed to the Hebrew Home of Riverdale for rehabilitation. Her memory lapses only got worse, and Howard made the deci-
sion to make her temporary stay there permanent. That way Chickie could get the day-to-day assistance she needed. “By the time she got to the Hebrew Home, those were two different environments in two or three weeks,” Howard said. “And I think that threw her off, without a doubt.” Chickie is not alone. Millions of Americans suffer from some sort of memory loss or memory-related disease. And November spotlights one of the most common — yet most deadly — forms of memory loss. It’s Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and many might not know just how wideranging it truly is. Alzheimer’s is the sixth most common cause of death in America, according to the National Institutes of Health. Some estimates even place it as high as third, after heart disease and cancer. Regardless, Alzheimer’s is quite a comALZHEIMER’S, page A4
It’s almost impossible to dispute. New members of Congress don’t have as much experience or power as their veteran colleagues. And because of that, they might not be as effective. That was a common refrain during the campaign to become the next representative in the U.S. House for this part of the Bronx. Eliot Engel JAMAAL had served these BOWMAN same constituents for 30 years, building significant personal and political connections in the House, leading to ultimately chairing the House Foreign Affairs Committee. It was a snapshot into conversations that would start after the general election. Democrats didn’t take as many seats in the House as they had hoped, and some politicians and analysts pointed fingers at progressive Democrats like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has become the de facto head of the party’s seemingly ultra-progressive wing. Ocasio-Cortez hit back on those critics, however, saying she and other progressives had been unseating “powerful” Democrat incumbents since she beat 20-year incumbent Joseph Crowley in 2018. AOC endorsed Bowman’s campaign in June, joining former presidential candidates — and progressive U.S. Senators — Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. “The reality is, the majority of people across the country are ready BOWMAN, page A4
Coronavirus wipes away January’s state Regents exams n Still no decision yet, however, on whether the achievement tests will return once again next summer By ROSE BRENNAN rbrennan@riverdalepress.com
A No. 2 pencil perches atop the desk, ready to go at a moment’s notice. You clutch another for dear life, as you ponder the five choices in front of you: A, B, C, D or E? Is E even an option? The clock’s ticking seems louder than normal in the silence of the classroom as you look around and discover your peers pondering the same questions. Many students of a certain age are familiar with the standardized test setting. But it’s not just the specially engineered psychological torture for students it’s often made out to be. In fact, many of these tests — particularly at the state level — measure proficiency and growth throughout the academic year. But it seems New York state will be without
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these benchmarks for at least a while more. After canceling Regents exams in June, the state has done it again for January, meaning it could be next summer before anyone has a chance to stress over the achievement tests again. The culprit behind the move, of course, is the coronavirus pandemic. “Throughout the pandemic, our priority has been the health and well-being of our students and educators,” said Betty Rosa, the state’s interim education commissioner, in a release. “We determined the January Regents exams could not be safely, equitably and fairly administered across the state, given where the pandemic currently stands.”
Students not ready? There’s no decision yet about Regents exams next June. But Michael Flanagan, a social studies teacher at Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy, believes no one should mark their calendars for it, especially given the difficulties of teaching the Regents curriculum REGENTS, page A4
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While the Regents exams might not be the favorite activity of many students, some believe they’re necessary — especially if they want to fully understand the impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on the educational landscape.
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Coronavirus pushes Mount online until January n Online classes began Monday, despite wanting to stay in-person longer By ROSE BRENNAN rbrennan@riverdalepress.com
It’s a practice increasing in popularity as the holiday season approaches and as coronavirus cases begin to spike again nationwide. Many schools — especially at the high school and college level — are limping across the in-person class finish line at Thanksgiving break, and are going fully remote until mid-January. The goal? To abate any community spread after holiday travels and family gatherings. But the College of Mount Saint Vincent shifted to remote classes earlier than expected, announcing last week undergraduate classes would move off campus as early as this past Monday. All classes — except those in the accelerated nursing program — would need to move fully remote for the week of Nov. 16 and remain that way for the duration of the fall semester. The campus offices, however, would still operate in-person during that time. Unlike other colleges in the area — like Manhattan College — The Mount didn’t originally plan to shift to fully remote classes after Thanksgiving. In fact, it planned to stay in-person through final exams. That appeared to still be the case as late as Oct. 24 when college dean Lynne Bongiovanni detailed plans for the remainder of the semester, including in-person final exams. So what changed? The governor, according to Bongiovanni. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has
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The College of Mount Saint Vincent originally planned to host some in-person classes up to and including finals week. But following guidance from Gov. Andrew Cuomo — and increased coronavirus cases on campus and across the city — The Mount moved all classes fully online beginning Nov. 16. encouraged schools to consider returning to remote learning as coronavirus cases start to rise again in the state. The governor said SUNY colleges would test their students for COVID-19 before leaving campus, and that students would remain home for the rest of the semester. Bongiovanni told Mount students they had to vacate residence halls by Friday unless they requested extra time to move out — or submitted a
request to remain there for the rest of the semester. The letter also encouraged students to get tested for the coronavirus before leaving campus. That’s because there was a recent uptick in cases at The Mount’s North Riverdale campus. According to the college’s COVID-19 online dashboard, 23 students and three employees tested positive for the coronavirus since the first day of classes at the beginning of September.
However, nearly two-thirds of those cases were tracked between Oct. 27 and Nov. 11. That has shifted the last few weeks of classes online as well as final exams. That worries Ana Mota. The sophomore took final exams remotely last semester, and isn’t looking for a repeat performance this semester. “Teachers, I feel, are less intense when we’re in person,” Mota said. “Online, the teachers worry about cheat-
ing and open book and stuff like that. So their tests are really hard.” Like many students, Mota works in a hospital in addition to taking classes. And sometimes, while learning and taking tests remotely, life can get in the way. Because while distractions are few and far between in a classroom, they’re par for the course where she works. “They assume that we’re all home, so they can assign 10 times more work, but that’s not the case,” Mota said. “I remember last time, when the pandemic was going crazy, I would literally work on my essays at the hospital. And then when a patient would start coding, I’d come out, do the code, and then come back in to finish the essay.” But one obstacle Mota didn’t face with the sudden announcement was having to move out of a dorm room — she commutes to campus for her classes. Jessica Haas, however, isn’t so lucky, having to start her moving-out process much sooner than expected. And while this move-out was a bit sudden for her liking, it was preferable to last semester’s rush to leave campus. “Compared to the last time this happened, and you only had a day to leave campus … a week in advance was better for moving out,” Haas said. “But at the same time, it did make me more nervous to stay there until I was able to leave.” While this sudden exodus from campus might feel like whiplash from last March, Haas believes the college is making the right decision. “I had heard about a few cases over the weekend, so I was starting to get nervous about being” in-person, Haas said. “From what Gov. Cuomo had told them — and from the amount of cases that we heard the school might have had — I think they made the right call to send us all home.”
SCHOOL DESK Manhattan College key to Veterans Day Stephen Kaplan is wellknown not only in Manhattan College’s religious studies department, but among its sizable student veteran population as well. And it was his experience with the latter that brought him to the New Bronx Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 10. Kaplan’s curriculum is most well-known for its first-year religion course. Although it’s a required class for all Manhattan
College students, his version of the course is a bit different. His became the basis of the college’s “Veterans at Ease” program, which became the basis of the college’s other programs for veterans — like veteran-toveteran mentorship programs and the Student Veteran Organization. The chamber honored both Kaplan and one of his students, Christopher Norberto. Now a sociology major, Norberto served nine years in the U.S. Navy. During that time, he re-
By ROse BRennan ceived four Navy Achievement Medals and one Army Achievement Medal, among other awards. He left active duty in 2019 and is now a member of the college’s Student Veteran Organization.
BedRock gets festive for Halloween Pumpkin patches promise loads of fun for young children. But at BedRock Preschool, it also promised the gift of saving lives.
To celebrate Halloween, BedRock teacher Valarie Simmons hosted a pumpkin patch for students Oct. 30. They picked their own pumpkins in the preschool’s front waiting room while raising money for the Columbia University Medical Center Babies’ Heart Fund. And no pumpkin patch is complete without a scarecrow — so Simmons dressed as one for the students. BedRock ultimately raised $340 for the Babies’ Heart Fund.
Kingsbridge native receives scholarship Kevin Narine was a recent recipient of the Serving the Mental Health Needs of the Underserved Scholarship at William James College in Newton, Massachusetts. Originally from Kingsbridge, Narine graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2018. Afterward, he worked for the university as a research assistant, studying suicide risk among HIV-positive people, as
well as anxiety, physical health and treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in underserved communities. Now pursuing a psychology doctorate at William James, Narine also is the webmaster for a sexual and gender minority special interest group. He’s also a peer support specialist for DeQH, a helpline for South Asian LGBTQ people. Narine says he hopes to implement culturally sensitive treatments for anxiety and trauma disorders.
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Could this be the beginning of the end for Regents? REGENTS from page A1 in hybrid and remote classes. “Unless this vaccine comes through and the schools open up fully within the next few months, I don’t see how they could justify holding June Regents exams,” Flanagan said. “Speaking for someone who has been teaching hybrid since September, it’s going to be almost impossible for teachers to cover the state curriculum this year, in whatever subject they are teaching. We are only covering about half of the material because of the nature of hybrid learning.” Passing the necessary Regents exams are usually necessary for a student to graduate — which Flanagan thinks makes the test too high-stakes. That requirement, of course, was waived during the coronavirus pandemic. And when June rolls around, it might need to be waived again, if the current nationwide uptick in coronavirus cases is any indicator. But while pushing through the Regents exams next summer might not be popular among some teachers — and especially among students — Paula White, the executive director of Educators for Excellence, believes they’re
absolutely necessary, and should only be canceled if absolutely necessary. Regents benchmarks have essentially become non-existent in hybrid and remote learning, White said, if certain city education department data are any indicator. Over the past few months, only 280,000 of the city’s more than 1.1 million students are attending in-person classes at all, and there are about 31,000 public school students who are unaccounted for since the shift to hybrid and remote learning. “My concern is we’re going to be in a black hole of data, where we will not know how students are doing,” White said. “We will not know what is the impact of what we are experiencing on their lives. And this is very important and very impactful because achievement gaps are going to morph into achievement gulfs, and that will have ramifications on students’ lives well into adulthood.” However, White also recognizes that the decision to cancel the Regents isn’t based on wanting to give New York’s public school students a break — it’s based on safety. With nearly each passing day, the country’s daily coronavirus case count breaks the
previous day’s record. And every day since Nov. 5 — the day the January Regents were canceled — that daily number has soared above 100,000. If it’s still not safe to conduct in-person exams come June, White believes there might be other ways to track student progress while keeping them safe — like having them take the exams remotely. “I certainly think the DOE has the resources to be able to figure it out,” White said. “But first and foremost, we have to be committed to administering these assessments so that we can be clear about where our students stand, and how much learning have they been able to acquire over this period.”
Should Regents go away permanently?
While remote testing might be a possibility, some current — and former — teachers are not enthusiastic about it. Congressman-elect Jamaal Bowman, himself a former educator, believes holding the June Regents could exacerbate educational inequalities, as many students don’t have access to the academic support they need.
“With the COVID-19 pandemic, students haven’t been able to access the full extent of education and support services via virtual learning,” Bowman said. “Too many students, especially Black, Brown and poor students, will be adversely affected if we continue to treat this time as any other and move forward with the Regents exams.” But Bowman doesn’t just support canceling the Regents this January and June: He thinks they should be abolished completely. With the exception of the English Regents exam. To Bowman, they’ve largely become defunct because they have little to no impact on college admissions. “Research shows that colleges are no longer looking at Regents exam scores to determine admission,” Bowman said. “Rather, they are looking at GPA and AP coursework. So why force our educators to spend so much time focusing on high-stake standardized testing over educating and teaching the whole child?” But the Regents might actually have some effects on other tests. While many colleges might not look closely at Regents scores for admissions, they look at SAT and ACT scores. And Enza
Alzheimer’s effects do extend far beyond just the afflicted ALZHEIMER’S from page A1 mon disease in America, and the NIH estimates some 5.5 million Americans — most of them older than 65 — have Alzheimer’s. Because the disease is irreversible, an Alzheimer’s diagnosis can be a scary one both for the patient and for their loved ones. But even if it’s scary, knowing the warning signs, symptoms and interacting with someone with the disease is necessary for the patient’s well-being in the final years of their life. Enrie Morales is the owner of Right at Home, a Bronx-based in-home care company. She’s also somewhat of an expert on Alzheimer’s. Not only is she certified in dementia and cognitive support by the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners, her mother is among those living with Alzheimer’s. Morales’ company focuses on what she calls “person-centered care.” While Alzheimer’s is an increasingly common disease in America, everyone’s experience with it is different. “We treat each person as an individual because each dementia is different in how the person reacts,” Morales said. “While one person might feel a lot of anxiety because they’re alone, another person might feel anxiety because they’re being paid too much attention to, and the family is always on top of them.” Alzheimer’s is somewhat unique among other fatal diseases because, many times, patients can observe initial symptoms of their respective diseases themselves. Heart attack patients feel chest pain, and stroke patients slur their words. That’s not the case with Alzheimer’s. Usually, a loved one needs to observe the patient’s lapses in memory or forgetfulness — usually the initial symptoms of the disease. And that might be difficult to do until the disease progresses further, because the patient can’t communicate their forgetfulness to their loved ones. But memory loss and forgetfulness aren’t the only warning signs of Alzheimer’s. “It includes memory loss that disrupts their daily lifestyle,” Morales said. “They’ll have challenges in solving problems, or even planning. They’ll have difficulties completing familiar tasks. Sometimes they’ll be confused as to the
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Howard Rosas adjusts his mask before returning to work at the Hebrew Home of Riverdale. His mother, Chickie, is a memory care patient at the Palisade Avenue facility. time or the place that they’re in — problems having conversations, speaking, writing, all of these things.” The cognitive decline of an Alzheimer’s patient might be difficult, but according to Anne Weisbrod, the Hebrew Home’s social services director, an Alzheimer’s diagnosis also can be very difficult for the patient’s loved ones — because while the patient can’t remember, their loved ones can. “For families, it’s sometimes harder because they lost their relative in some ways,” Weisbrod said. “It’s not the same person that they knew. It almost sometimes becomes like a different person.” But it’s nevertheless important to visit loved ones with Alzheimer’s. And while those visits can be difficult, there are ways to navigate them. When asking an Alzheimer’s patient to recall something from the past, according to Hebrew Home therapeutic activities director Catherine Farrell, it’s best to prompt memories through non-specific questions. “You wouldn’t say to somebody, ‘What was it like for you when you were 20?’” Farrell said. “You would say, ‘What do you imagine the story
would be for someone who is 20?’ And often … they just naturally tend to bring up their own memories of when they were 20, without the pressure to ‘remember’ something.” Farrell also suggested recalling activities or hobbies the patient enjoys, and talking about or even doing those activities. “Try to use that as a starting point,” Farrell said. “Then, perhaps, bring a golfing magazine for them to just thumb through, or … read to them the latest article (about) modern art, or anything that has to do with their interest that doesn’t really require them to actually read or to actually engage on a very intellectual level. While having a loved one with memory loss can be difficult for all parties involved, it’s absolutely essential to continue to connect with each other, because Alzheimer’s patients are more than just their disease. And for the Rosas, they can keep their relationship alive over something as simple as a favorite beverage. “She loves making coffee,” Howard said of his mom, Chickie. “She still does. And she always says to me, ‘Can’t you bring me my coffee pot?’”
Bowman ready to usher in new political era BOWMAN from page A1 for transformative change,” Bowman said. “The American people are ready for leaders who are talking about issues that connect to their everyday lived reality. Issues like ending poverty, challenging racism in all its forms, raising the federal minimum wage, holding police accountable, ending food insecurity, funding our public schools, and treating health care and housing as a human right.” Bowman’s district first saw some big change on the state level. In 2018, as Ocasio-Cortez shocked the country with her own win, Alessandra Biaggi was busy toppling Jeff Klein in the state senate after what had been a comfortable, yet controversial, 20 years in office. “What I will absolutely predict is that this is going to be brought to us at the state level,” Biaggi said. “There’s this conversation going on from the moderate Democrats about, ‘Don’t swing too far to the left, we can’t talk about Medicare for All, we can’t talk about the Green New Deal, we can’t talk about, you know, insert policy.’ “This is about the candidates who are standing up and saying, ‘The basic needs of people in these districts are not being met. Here are ways that we can solve these problems.’” In the Bronx in particular, she said, elected officials haven’t done enough to improve the health of their communities by addressing the borough’s longstanding issues like poor access to doctors and hospitals, as well as poverty. Showing up every year to hand out turkeys is important for families who can’t afford them, Biaggi added, but
Jonas-Giugni, a senior at the Bronx High School of Science, found the Regents actually helped her get ready for those national standardized tests. “The SAT subject material has a lot to do with Algebra II as a subject,” Jonas-Giugni said. “So I found that taking the Algebra II Regents in sophomore year was a really helpful thing because it allowed me to prepare for the SAT. Having to take the Regents exams forced me to study the entire subject over and over again and really get comfortable with the material.” But while Jonas-Giugni found the Regents helpful in some ways, she’s in favor of them going away for now. “If things continue at the rate they’re currently going — which is not exactly in the best direction — then I think canceling the Regents Exams would be a good thing,” Jonas-Giugni said. “But if there’s a vaccine or if something else drastically changes with the pandemic, and there’s less stress in students’ lives, I do think it’s a good thing, because it does really offer students the ability to prove to colleges — or whatever they might be pursuing after high school — that they did fulfill these requirements.”
it’s also important to think about why they can’t afford them and start to solve those problems. It was issues like that which prompted Biaggi to pull her endorsement of Engel a few weeks before the primary, and instead back Bowman. It was definitely a mind change, but there was good reason, Biaggi said. When she backed Engel in 2019, she believed it wasn’t the time to primary Democrats, but to instead focus on the presidential election. After the country was slammed with the coronavirus pandemic, things changed “practically 180,” and it was time to have “the leadership of the future” in the district. Bowman agreed. The perceived divide between progressive and moderate Democrats isn’t important, he said. But being able to work together to make notable changes in the lives of constituents is important. “COVID-19 relief, Medicare for All, a homes guarantee, and a Green New Deal with a federal jobs guarantee — these are the issues that matter the most to voters in my district, and the issues that my campaign was focused on,” Bowman said. “All Democrats — moderates and progressives alike — need to respond to the needs of their constituents if they hope to connect and engage with the voters in their district.” Throughout the campaign, Bowman has taken to social media to joke about joining “the Squad,” a group of four congresswomen who took the progressive wing of the party by storm: OcasioCortez, Ayanna Presley, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar. All elected in 2018, the four have been the subject of myriad praise — and criticism.
And although their names may have been new to many Americans when they were first elected, they quickly became the face of a movement. And some of the best-known faces in politics, at that. “The reason so many Americans have been drawn to the Squad is because we finally had people in government who were talking about the issues and needs that are connected to the lived reality of the poor and working class,” Bowman said. Bowman joined his fellow newly elected representatives in Washington last week for orientation. There the congressman-elect posted photos meeting Cori Bush, another new Squad member. Bush ran in Missouri’s First Congressional District in 2018, losing to incumbent Lacy Clay, who had represented the district since 2001. Clay’s father, Bill, had held the seat since 1969. Taking another crack at the seat in 2020, Bush picked up endorsements from Sanders and Bowman himself, ultimately winning her August primary against Clay. Bowman and Bush already are receiving national attention. And while he may not be likely to receive a high-level committee appointment like his predecessor, Bowman said his job isn’t to sit on those committees, but to deliver for his district. “The people, through their vote, have authorized me to exercise power in Congress on their behalf. But our power is collaborative,” Bowman said. “Having seniority or a prestigious committee assignment doesn’t mean a whole lot to constituents who don’t have health care, can’t pay the rent, (and) whose kids don’t have enough to eat.”
COVID RISE from page A1 fices, restaurants and most retail stores were closed. Unless they were essential employees, most people were only venturing out for takeout and groceries. Retail employees and students were home, and most college campuses were shuttered. Public health experts have for months predicted a second wave in the fall, even while New York and surrounding states had a relatively calm summer. As cases begin to climb, some have criticized Cuomo and de Blasio for acting too slowly. While restaurants and bars must now close at 10 p.m., they are still open for indoor dining at limited capacity. Dr. David Goldberg, a primary care physician and infectious disease specialist at NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester, was most concerned about the holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. Along with keeping up with wearing masks, washing hands and keeping away from people, Goldberg says one of the most important things people can do to reduce the spread was not to gather for their annual holiday dinner next week. “The only way Thanksgiving could really be safe is for everybody who is going to come to quarantine for two full weeks before they come,” Goldberg said. “Otherwise, your Thanksgiving dinner could become a spreader event.” Keep dinner small, he said, and don’t gather with people outside of your household. As for dining and shopping, Goldberg said if you can handle the chill, dining outdoors with adequate spacing between tables — or plexiglass dividers if tables are too close — is still fine. Many restaurants are dedicated to keeping up outdoor dining through the winter, building up on their existing sidewalk setups. As the weather cools, these eateries have hauled out heaters, trying to provide some degree of insulation for their diners. Yet, these restaurants owners have to be careful not to stay too far — covering all four sides of an outdoor eating area will force the restaurant to follow indoor dining restrictions in that space. “Stores are fine, as long as everybody is wearing a mask, and staying six feet apart,” Goldberg said. “We’re not at the point where people have to hunker down and get everything ordered by takeout or delivery.” He hoped the “second wave” wouldn’t be as bad as the horror of the first, since many in New York are, by and large, complying with mask mandates. And hospitals are better prepared and equipped to handle the disease. While the summer provided a relief with low infection rates and safer ways to gather outdoors, it may also have created a false sense of security, Goldberg said, making people feel like they can still see friends and family now. Combined with “pandemic fatigue” and a desire for holiday normalcy, the typical merry months could become dangerous. But, he added, it’s important to keep things in perspective. “It’s also occurred to me that I think our grandparents might have dealt with this much better than we can,” Goldberg said. “We’ve had our ups and downs, but still none of us have had to suffer and deprive ourselves. And I think our grandparents and great-grandparents understood that sometimes you do.” Those preparing for smaller holiday celebrations should take heart, he said, at news of two potentially highly effective vaccines. Drugmakers Pfizer and Moderna both recently announced their vaccines were more than 90 percent effective in trails — with Moderna reporting an effectiveness above 95 percent. While it will take time for trials to finish and the drugs to be manufactured and distributed, Goldberg hopes to see the most at-risk people — like health care workers and nursing home patients — receiving the vaccine relatively soon. By next fall, he said, things could look relatively normal again. “If most people get it, and I really do think they eventually will, then lives will be able to go back to almost-normal, almost the way it was before,” Goldberg said. “You’ll feel OK going to a theater if you know everyone there has gotten the vaccine. You feel OK going into a restaurant knowing everyone there has gotten it. “And knowing that there is a light, I think, at the end of the tunnel, I hope will help people tolerate the deprivation we’re going to have to go through for the next few months.”
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Voters not too excited to choose county court judges n More than a third of voters decide to leave judicial lines blank By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN kbrendlen@riverdalepress.com
Even though most, if not all, the races have been called, not all the election results in New York are in yet. State and city election officials didn’t start counting absentee ballots until Nov. 10, meaning more than 700,000 ballots remained outstanding from initial counts — including nearly 13,000 in the 81st Assembly District, currently represented by Jeffrey Dinowitz. The presidential race was the big ticket this year, drawing record numbers of voters across the country. But when those same voters looked past names like Joe Biden and Donald Trump, they were confronted with down-ballot races they may not have necessarily been familiar with. Sure, there were the usual contests like those in the Assembly, the state senate, and even the U.S. House of Representatives — races decided in the primaries because of how far Democratic the Bronx leans. But then there was one race many voters may not have been familiar with: the Bronx County Supreme Court. County Democrats nominated three people to the bench last September: Kim Adair Wilson, Bianka Perez, and sitting city councilman Andrew Cohen. One person, Orlando Molina, ran as a Republican after dropping out of the race to replace Ritchie Torres on the city council. Voters were instructed to choose three. In the Democrat-leaning Bronx, the results weren’t a surprise, with Cohen, Perez and Wilson heading to the bench early next year. But even with all three picking up tens of thousands of votes, many of those selections don‘t benefit any one
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Andrew Cohen is officially headed to the Bronx Supreme Court. Observers have called the process of judicial nominations confusing — something perhaps confirmed when a third of voters chose not to cast a ballot for any of the four candidates during the general election earlier this month. candidate. In fact, what received the most votes by default was nothing more than a blank line. Of the votes counted so far, more than 110,000 people just didn’t choose a candidate. Data doesn’t specify whether all of those voters skipped the entire category, or if some may have chosen just one of three choices. But in any case, the supreme court judge category was largely neglected. In the presidential race, less than 10 percent of Bronx voters left their choice blank. Moving down the ballot, that percentage increases: Just over 6 percent left their choice blank in the congressional race easily won by Jamaal Bowman. Just over 5 percent skipped the Assembly race, while 4 percent chose to not to make a decision in the state senate race.
Still, even though there was only token competition in each of those races, the attraction to voters remained far better than it was for judges. It’s likely many didn’t know who any of the candidates were, but that’s not the only reason. “This is one of those things that I wouldn’t pin so much on low-information voters,” said Margaret Groarke, a political science professor at Manhattan College. “I think that I am a very well-informed voter, and I don’t feel like I know a lot about this. It’s kind of an odd process.” In the Bronx, Assembly districts elect six judicial delegates to serve two-year terms and attend the county judicial convention to nominate judges, Groarke said. The process isn’t really discussed outside of political venues like the Benjamin Franklin Reform
Democratic Club. And since judges are nominated at the conventions, they don’t usually have large campaigns — or any campaign at all. Cohen, as a sitting councilman, was probably the best-known person in the race, Groarke said. His departure has set up a high-profile race to replace him, expected to come in a special election next spring. How judges are selected depends on where you are in the country. Some are nominated by federal or state officials, meaning just one person is selecting them for what can be a years-long term. While the Bronx system is a little more democratic, Groarke says it still hinges on trusting the delegates nominations and “ratifying” their choices. “I think Andrew Cohen will be a good judge, but I don’t know who those two other people are,” the pro-
fessor said. “And I don’t know who picked them, and I don’t know why they picked them.” Even Cohen admits it’s likely the judicial branch voters think about the least. In part because people might only think about judges once they’ve had direct contact with them in the courts, and in part because he feels the county’s judges are a good representation of their constituencies, and function well. “If people cared and felt like the people getting nominated to the judiciary were not doing a good job or not the people they wanted, they could do something about it because we’re getting elected,” Cohen said. “If you have appointments, there’s a lack of accountability there that I think is problematic. They all are flawed in their own ways.” But it is difficult for the public to really know who would be a good judge or not, Cohen said, and they’re in a tough spot when faced with the question. In some elections, judges will send out mailers to voters to raise awareness of their campaigns and try to drum up some votes, Groarke said. Some organizations, like Citizens Union, used to send out voter guides explaining what kind of experience each candidate had and whether they had been endorsed by the American Bar Association. Beyond that, however, most information sources appear to be partisan. There’s no clear-cut solution to low participation in the race, and no clear explanation, Groarke said — but, given the trend of fewer people voting in down-ballot races, it’s possible they were just surprised to find the judicial race on the ballot at all. “This is not a primary,” Cohen said. “It’s a general election. And many of these people who came out and voted come out every four years, and they only came out because they were doing their civic duty and voting for president. “They were surprised to find there was anything else on the ballot.”
POLITICAL ARENA Solomon joins new DA’s transition team Joy Solomon is known by many for her work as director and managing attorney for the Weinberg Center for Elder Justice. But now she’ll have a chance to wear another hat while continuing to promote elder justice into New York City’s suburbs.
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Solomon was named to the transition team of Mimi Rocah, recently elected as Westchester County’s new district attorney. Solomon founded the Weinberg Center at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale in 2004. Before that, she was director of elder abuse services at the Pace Women’s Justice Center, and an assistant district attorney in Manhattan.
The Weinberg Center is comprised of a multi-disciplinary professional team that brings together expertise in the law, therapeutic and social services, and public health to identify existing knowledge and service gaps, according to a release. Solomon — a frequent speaker and writer on the issues of elder justice — was
awarded the National Crime Victims Service Award by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2017. Rocah takes office Jan. 1.
Women’s grassroots group endorses Haller Jessica Haller has picked up the endorsement of 21 in ‘21 in her effort to succeed Andrew
Cohen on the city council. The group is working to elect at least 21 women to the city council in 2021. “From the devastation of a global pandemic to the inspiring groundswell of the Black Lives Matter movement, we must ensure women are fully represented on the ... city council and leading us toward a more just and equitable fu-
ture,” according to a statement from the 21 in ‘21 board. “Having moms with young children in public office will change the conversation and priorities at the decision-making table.” Voters are expected to decide in March among Haller, Eric Dinowitz, Mino Lora, Abigail Martin, Dan Padernacht, Marcos Sierra, and the newest candidate, Carlton Berkley.
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College librarian Josephine Maher Josephine “Jo” Maher died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. She was 91. The daughter of Catherine and Edward McDonald, she was a proud lifelong resident of the Bronx. She was a graduate of St. Augustine Elementary School and St. Cathedral High School. She married Thomas Maher at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in 1953. He preceded her in death in 1983.
A beloved mother, Grammy and GiGi, she is survived by her sister Maureen Canavan (Jim). She also is survived by four children, JoAnne (Bruce) Courage, Kevin (Kathryn) Maher, Dennis Maher, and Mary T. (Kevin) Maher, and six grandchildren: Jacquelynn (Sean) Hobbs, Kourtney Maher, Brittany Maher, Alexandra (Michael) Cronin, Richard Courage and John Paul Maher. She’s also survived by two great-grandsons, Kieran and Liam Hobbs. She joins her beloved brother Edmond, son Thomas Jr., and grandson Kevin in eternal rest with the Lord. Once described by her coworkers as “the China teacup among all the coffee mugs,” she worked at the Manhattan College library from 1971 until her retirement 25 years later. She frequently could be
found checking out students’ books at the circulation desk, or researching materials for faculty members — that is when she wasn’t swapping some gossip with “the gals” in the break room. Never happier than when she was getting some good sun, if she wasn’t making her way up West 238th Street to Johnson Avenue, she enjoyed her many girls’ trips to the beach with her dear friends at Spring Lake or Breezy Point, or traveling near and far with the St. Margaret’s Leisure Club. Funeral Mass was held on Nov. 6 at St. Gabriel’s Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Manhattan College, the Hunter syndrome society at MPSSociety.org, or your local health care organization.
Teacher, guidance counselor, humanist Leda Giatti Leda Maria Giatti died peacefully on Oct. 20, 2020, at the Methodist Home in Riverdale. Born in Somerville, Massachusetts to Elenora (Beretta) and Quinto Giatti, her family settled in Riverdale soon after. She attended the High School for Music and Art, where she honed her artistry. This was a continuation of the Giatti/Barreta creative legacy. After college at Mary Washington in Virginia, she attended Columbia
University’s teachers college for her master’s degree. She began her career in the Mount Vernon school district in 1955, first at Hamilton Elementary School as a science teacher, and then later at Mount Vernon High School. Leaving classroom teaching, she became a guidance counselor. She took charge of the Mount Vernon High School cheerleaders, and this “rah-rah” spirit stayed with her, cheering on her students and colleagues. She also was known to support many
of her students’ extracurricular activities, attending many events from concerts to ice skating competitions. She was a great humanist and animal lover who had many dogs over the course of her life. She championed for LGBT, knowing that all people deserve love, and to live as they choose. She raised money for the Gay Men’s Health Crisis during the height of the AIDS epidemic, and sat by the bedsides of her dear friends while the community was be-
ing ravaged. An arts supporter, she loved the theatre and was a regular at the New York City Ballet and the Metropolitan Opera, having subscriptions to both for decades. She was feisty and naughty. She had impeccable style and taste, with a nose for a bargain. She was a loyal friend and will be missed. A memorial service will be held at a time that allows for gathering.
Adored, admired Suzana Cohn, 87 Suzana Cohn passed away Nov. 6, 2020. She was 87. Born in 1933 in Bucharest, Romania, she was an extraordinary woman who survived both the Holocaust and Soviet oppression. After emigrating to New York City in 1966 with their two young daughters Odette and Luiza, she ran a dental laboratory with her husband, Isac Cohn. She lived in Riverdale suzana for more than 50 years, and was adored and adcohn mired by her neighbors and friends. She loved classical music, ballet, opera, and most of all, her family. She is survived by daughters Luiza Diamond and Dr. Odette Cohen; grandchildren Joshua Kurtz and Teddy Diamond; son-inlaw Dr. Mason Diamond, and brother Aurel Fontaine. Her loving husband Isac passed away in 2012, and her son-in-law Peter Kurtz passed away last May. Like a star whose light remains bright long after it is gone, her love and spirit will always be with us.
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Winter brings Vannie party respite
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n Parade Grounds visitors have riled up neighbors trying to get some sleep
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The air is starting to get colder as winter nears, and because of that, activity at Van Cortlandt Park has declined. While spending time at New York City’s third-largest park is part of the draw of living here, it’s the late-night antics from this past summer and early fall that has drawn the ire of those looking for a quiet night in their homes nearby. The difference in scenery at Vannie’s Parade Grounds in recent weeks is what stands out. The summer months played host to a barrage of late-night gatherings, known for their barbecues and loud music. Many of those gatherings took place well into the early hours of the morning — long past the park’s closure at 10 p.m. — and were not very welcome by neighbors. “We did receive complaints over the summer, primarily for Kelly Field,” said Community Board 8 district manager Ciara Gannon, about the park space near West 260th Street and Broadway. The Parade Grounds span 66 acres and feature a 1.5 mile-long track that is part of the cross-country trail. The open grass space in the middle is expansive, but conducive to overcrowding, even in the era of the coronavirus. The late-night visitors like to take advantage of the large real estate it provides, neighbors say, while defying recommendations for staying safe during a public health crisis. “On social media we do remind people we are living during a pandemic to please respect social distancing and to wear a mask,” Gannon said. Local entities — like CB8, the city’s parks department, Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, and the 50th Precinct — attempt to work together maintaining peace at the park. However, after park officers wrap up their 12-hour shifts for the day, regulating park activity is no longer easy. That leaves enforcement to the New York Police Department, Gannon said, with nighttime patrols ensuring everything is OK. Yet, ongoing budget cuts in the wake of the pandemic may be starting to catch up to the parks department. And because of that, it’s having a direct consequence on enforcement. “The parks department doesn’t have the staff to be out there enforcing, making sure people are wearing masks,” Gannon said. Organizing barbecues at the park is only legal at two specific sections, the Shandler Recreation Area and the lawn behind the Van Cortlandt Nature Center, according to the Vannie alliance website. Playing loud
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There are only two legal spots to hold barbecues at Van Cortlandt Park, with one located just behind the Van Cortlandt Nature Center. The last couple of months at the park were busy with the last remnants of summer and early fall, including many holding barbecues and playing music — sometimes past midnight.
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Big changes are coming to the corner of Broadway and West 251st Street where a single-story corner retail lot has languished in recent years. KR Design Group of Rego Park has filed plans with the city’s buildings department to construct a seven-story building at 6201 Broadway. Plans call for a mixed-use structure with 3,200 square feet of commercial space, 14,800 square feet of residential, and just under 5,000 square feet for what the developer is earmarking for community use. The property was purchased late last year by Mashbloc LLC for $1.68 million, according to city property records. The group appears to be fronted by Baki Celaj, a longtime partner with the Bronx development firm Celaj Management Corp. The 22 proposed residential units would average 670 square feet, according to initial plans filed with the city. A demolition permit for the property was issued last February.
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music is only allowed with a permit, and bringing alcoholic beverages is prohibited. “As far as we are concerned, we’ve responded to complaints that vary widely and we have done everything within our ability to address these concerns,” 50th Precinct spokesman Caesar Sala said. “These are trying times for everyone.” The current chill in the air may be the best repellent for such late-night shenanigans, naturally deterring the partiers from showing up in recent weeks. The coronavirus has added an extra layer of park rules, including mask-wearing and social distancing as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The recommendations for visiting parks take after conventional wisdom of gathering anywhere in public, calling on
visitors to stay six feet apart and wash their hands frequently. But there are also the less obvious risks at parks, such as if parents should let their children touch playground parts. The CDC says transmission of the coronavirus can happen from a common surface like playground equipment, but is less likely than simply breathing it in. The pause in late-night festivities has coincided with the resurgence of coronavirus cases in the city. The rate of positive tests has hovered past 2 percent for the last week or so while grim new records are set nationwide. Between Nov. 4 and Nov. 10, the city’s health department reported a 2.7 percent positive rate for the 10463 ZIP code, and a 1.1 percent rate for 10471.
No stranger to running for office, Carlton “Chucky” Berkley has filed to run for city council, joining six others seeking to replace Councilman Andrew Cohen early next year. The retired New York Police Department detective has vied for several elected offices in the past, including two runs for the city council in two other districts. He even took a shot at the Assembly through his own political party, People 4 Chuck. Five years after ending his law enforcement career, Berkley first ran for city council in 2009, unsuccessfully challenging now-Assemblywoman Inez Dickens for her District 9 seat serving the greater Harlem area. The next year, using his own party, he faced Robert Rodriguez, who still represents that particular Manhattan Assembly district today. In 2013, Berkley made another run at city council, this time in District 16 — the seat held by Vanessa Gibson repre-
senting Claremont and Morris Heights. Berkley raised $13,000 in his first run, according to the city’s campaign finance board, which was a fraction of the $155,000 Dickens raised in 2009. He did about the same in 2013, building a campaign war chest of a little more than $12,000. Yet again, it was nothing compared to the $109,000 amassed by Gibson. He’s entering a race where the top three candidates — Eric Dinowitz, Jessica Haller and Dan Padernacht — already have raised nearly $165,000 combined as of the last reporting in July. Other candidates like Marcos Sierra, Abigail Martin and Mino Lora have yet to file any fundraising reports with the city, nor are they expected to until the end of the year. While in the NYPD, Berkley was a member of the 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, the Black Law Enforcement Alliance, and the National Latino Officers Association, according to a published bio in 2009. Cohen was officially nominated by Democrats to the Bronx supreme court in August, getting the nod by voters in this past week’s election. He’s expected to officially leave his council seat at the end of the year, with Mayor Bill de Blasio likely to order a special election for March. Whoever wins the seat will have to run again in November, as Cohen had just a year left in what would have been his final term.
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Incoming district high school seniors hoping to attend a U.S. service academy have until Nov. 30 to apply, according to U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat. Congressional members can nominate candidates for appointment to four of the five U.S. service academies, including the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland, the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point. To apply, visit Espaillat. house.gov.
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Dinowitz said. “This bill and the tragedy it came out of have moved me since my early days as a New York City council member,” Jackson said, in a release. “Today, with thanks to Gov. Cuomo for his signature, I am proud to stand alongside Assemblyman Dinowitz to say we did it. When we fight together, we can end landlord neglect.”
Large buildings turning green With the environment in mind, the city council voted recently on a local resolution that would require large buildings where fewer than 35 percent of units are rent-regulated must comply with greenhouse gas emission limits established by Local Law 97. City lawmakers say the measure — Intro 1947-A — could cut climate pollution by about 40 percent by 2030, and more than 80 percent by 2050. The city measure would replace what supporters describe as “outdated” state rent laws that allowed landlords to pass
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Nearly two decades after a fire claimed the life of an 8-yearold boy, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill into law capping how long a property owner can make court-ordered repairs to an apartment building at 60 days. Introduced by state Sen. Robert Jackson and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, S.3320/A.2625 is meant to honor the memory of Jashawn Parker, who was killed in a Dekalb Avenue apartment building fire in 2002. The building where the 8-year-old lived had suffered from what the lawmakers described as “extreme deterioration.” And while the landlord was ordered by a judge to make necessary repairs, nothing had been done in the two years leading up to the fire. Jackson has pushed such legislation since he served on the city council, passing a resolution supporting the bill first introduced by Dinowitz that next year. Dinowitz would then try to push the bill to the governor’s desk, getting a stamp of approval 16 times from his fellow Assembly members, only to see it stall in the state senate where one of his allies, state Sen. Jeffrey Klein, had helped Republicans maintain control of the upper chamber. “Every year for the past 18 years, I have fought to get some semblance of justice for Jashawn Parker,” Dinowitz said, in a release. “This law will not bring back the life of that young child, but it will hopefully prevent harm for countless others in years to come. I have no patience for any landlord who claims this will cause them financial harm — these are things that every property owner has an obligation to do, and it is only because of their continued negligence that tenants had to seek help from the housing court at all.” The law, which takes effect Dec. 11, also will limit what judges can consider in granting landlords extensions to ordered repairs. Housing court judges had twice extended the deadline for the landlord of Parker’s apartment building ahead of the accidental electrical fire that ultimately claimed his life,
the cost of building upgrades to tenants. The state’s own Housing Stability and Tenant Protections Act of 2019 allowed major capital improvement rent increases for rent-stabilized units so long as they made up 35 percent or more of the units in a building. The bill was part of a package that also included efforts to provide better education to tenants about their rights when it comes to dealing with their landlords. Intro 1339-A would require the city’s social services department to provide written notice to rental assistance program applicants with information about source-of-income discrimination. The notice, lawmakers say, would provide information about protections under the city’s human rights laws related to discrimination on the basis of a person’s lawful source of income. “I have seen firsthand the difficulty voucher recipients have in trying to secure housing,” said Mott Haven councilwoman Diana Ayala, in a release. “Denying someone housing based on the method of income is outright wrong. This local law will now require the Department of Social Services to provide written notice to those potentially eligible for city rental assistance programs, and inform them of their rights and resources available.”
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Breaking down another societal wall up too long
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arah McBride has led a life filled with firsts. She was the first transgender person to speak at a major party convention when she stood in front of the Democratic National Convention in 2016. She was the first out transgender White House staffer, working under President Obama as an intern. And just a couple weeks ago, she became the first transgender person to win a seat within a state senate, beating special education teacher Steve Washington in Delaware. “I hope tonight shows an LGBTQ kid that our democracy is big enough for them, too,” McBride shared on Twitter soon after her victory. McBride now joins a rapidly growing list from the transgender community who have been elected to public office, beginning with Joanne Conte — although her story was nowhere near as happy. Conte was elected to the city council of Arvada, Colorado — a city of more than 120,000 people — in 1991. She had transitioned two decades before, but kept those aspects of her life secret from her constituents. It was simply none of their business who she had been, only who she is. Her political opponents felt Conte was hiding something big, so they hired a private investigator to look into her past and discover her secret. They were about to leak that news to a local tabloid paper when Conte beat them to the punch and came out herself. Conte’s political career never recovered, later becoming an activist and an investigative journalist. Althea Garrison shared a similar story. She was elected as a Republican to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1992. But soon after, she was outed as transgender by the Rupert
Murdoch-owned Boston Herald. Sen. Garrison’s political career seemed to end on the spot, although she did re-emerge a couple years ago as an at-large member of the Boston city council — a one-year term voters did not renew. Coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual or queer has become much easier than it has in the past — although it still evokes hatred and discrimination for many. Yet, coming out as transgender seems no more easier today than it was during the days of Joanne Conte and Althea Garrison. Last year, at least 25 transgender or gender non-conforming people were violently killed, according to the Human Rights Campaign. More than 90 percent of them were Black women, and more than 80 percent of them were under the age of 30. Friday is the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, an event started in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed the year before, according to GLAAD. It’s heartbreaking to know that in 2020 we still live in a society where people are demonized because they are different from others, or because they openly pursue happiness by embracing who they are, not what people tell them they are. Sarah McBride will help lead the way to broader acceptance, as will others also elected recently, like Taylor Small to the Vermont state legislature. Or Christopher Kalcich to the borough council of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. Or even Rosemary Ketchum to Wheeling, West Virginia’s city council. We have a long way to go as a society, but we can start by agreeing that no matter how different we might seem to each other, we’re all in this together.
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Wrong for America, New York To the editor: The American profit-based health care system isn’t working for too many Americans. The parents of a dear friend of mine had to sell their home and move into a nursing home because home care was so expensive. My cousin lost his son to a drug overdose because they couldn’t afford treatment for him. One friend of mine lost her and her family’s health insurance when her husband died suddenly and unexpectedly. The cost of insurance keeps rising, now costing nearly $20,000 per year for a family of four. And increasingly, people can’t afford to use insurance because the cost of co-pays and deductibles is more than they can afford. With the exception of the very wealthy, people delay getting medical care — including routine checkups — and end up in the emergency room with serious conditions. A minor cut becomes a major infection. A discoloration on the skin develops into cancer. Most drugs in America cost three times more than they do in Europe. Stories abound of people rationing their insulin or blood pressure medicine, sometimes losing their lives as a result. On a national scale, 60 percent of bankruptcies are the result of medical debt incurred by people with health insurance — and millions of people still have no insurance. The stress, insecurity and poor health outcomes caused by the health care system are further evidence the system is failing. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed struc-
tural problems within the American system. Hospital facilities proved to be inadequate because our system is based on profit. Unprofitable hospitals were closed, and spare beds weren’t maintained, resulting in an inadequate supply when the pandemic struck. Some 120 rural hospitals closed in the 10 years ending in 2019. Some 30 million people have lost their jobs — and consequently their health insurance — because of the pandemic. The brunt is falling disproportionately on Black and brown communities, exacerbating racial tensions. It is time to change the system before the next pandemic. The New York Health Act is a single-payer health care system that manages payments to doctors and hospitals. Doctors and hospitals are privately owned. Like Medicare, another single-payer system, the act would eliminate the enormous administrative expenses needed to track payments to multiple insurance companies with varying plans and formularies. It is twice-vetted in reputable studies by the Rand Corp., in 2018, and the University of Massachusetts study by Gerald Freidman in 2015. Achievable savings are large enough to provide health care to every resident of New York, and to include long-term care as well. New York needs the New York Health Act now. Write to your state senator and Assemblyman, and tell them to support the New York Health Act. Helen MelTzer-KriM
Tennis courts are for everyone A fight for our delivery drivers To the editor: I write this letter to try and raise a groundswell of support to rescind a parks department policy that is unfair. At the Seton Park public tennis courts on Thursday, Oct. 21 — just before 4 p.m. — the coach of the Fieldston School’s women’s tennis team, along with eight women players, entered the court area. He explained that he had a permit and the right to take over four of the six public courts at Seton Park. Anyone who uses Seton Park knows that these tennis courts are in high demand and constantly full. In recent weeks, I have had to wait an hour to get a court. The city’s website says that “your permit application will be denied (if) a location that NYC Parks determines would prevent members of the public from the reasonable simultaneous use of all or part of the park for recreational purposes.” Fieldston’s use of four out of six tennis courts certainly prevents the public from reasonable use. I do not believe the parks department should give permits for daily use of these courts in the fall and spring season to private schools. Although he was polite, the Fieldston coach both kicked people off courts on which they were playing, and cut in front of others who were waiting at the gate. This left essentially one court for all waiting players, and given the waning daylight in October, stopped people from playing at all that day. Although this may be the parks department’s current policy, I contest it because it privileges the wealthy and deprives taxpayers from using a public amenity they pay for, and is therefore — in principle — unjust and wrong. It is objectionable that the parks department gives preferential treatment to a private school, which has the money to rent private indoor space for their team. In fact, Fieldston School had tennis courts on its property, but decided to eliminate them to build a huge gymnasium. We taxpayers, who can only afford to play ten-
nis on public courts, should not have to suffer the consequences of that decision. If schools must be given preferential access to the courts, they should wait like the rest of us for available courts, or use them in the early morning before school, or in the middle of the day when the courts are not so crowded or in demand as between 3 and 6 p.m. I have seen other tennis players at the courts who were terribly frustrated by this, and I believe that if this is publicized, there will be a groundswell of support to change this policy. I hope to get the parks department and private schools to review and change this policy before the next tennis season. But I for one will purchase a tennis permit as I have in the past, and feel that I will have the right to challenge this unjust policy and anyone who asks me to leave a court or who attempts to get in front of me. I will, of course, use completely nonviolent methods like sit-ins and marching, but I will not leave. I will encourage others to do this as well. I hope the Fieldston administration and students who have privilege of their parents paying $55,000 tuition each year will see that receiving this benefit on the back of the public is unfair and unjust, and that the school should use that tuition to pay for private court time elsewhere. I have written to, and sincerely hope that, Fieldston School will reflect on their role and responsibility in the community, and cease applying for public tennis court permits. I have also strongly urged the parks department to stop allowing this practice as well. This may seem like a small issue in the scope of the world’s problems, but when issues of equity and fairness — and examples of rich and powerful actors pushing around the little guy are so present in our society — I think this is a good local issue on which to seek justice. I invite other tennis players and park users to join me. Gay rosenbluM-KuMar
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To the editor: Nearly eight months ago, I began driving for Uber Eats. It was late March, and COVID-19 was nearing its peak in New York City. Hostos Community College — where I was going to school — stopped letting students attend in person. Suddenly, so much of our world changed. My two sons began taking virtual classes while my wife continued going to work at a private clinic from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., during the week. Our family had to adjust quickly, and one of the changes I made was to begin working as a delivery worker using the Uber Eats app in the Bronx. I’ll be the first to say Uber Eats and similar companies aren’t perfect. But when I signed up to deliver with Uber Eats, it quickly became a net positive for me in a time of incredible stress. Not only could I bring in additional financial support to my family by doing deliveries on weekends, but I could utilize the flexibility this work allows to help my sons with their remote learning, and juggle additional family priorities. I also was able to find purpose in doing this work because I could tell that I was directly helping the people who I was delivering food to — many of them senior citizens who were unable to leave their homes. Cut to Nov. 3. Proposition 22 passed in California, and the conversation around the country — and in New York — immediately picked up, as journalists, politicians and seemingly everyone on
social media began talking about what this means for New York, where gig worker classification has been a point of conversation for the last few years. From my perspective, Prop 22 — which provides drivers with benefits without requiring them to become full-time employees for Uber, Lyft or other app-based companies — was a win for those workers. Not only does it preserve the flexibility and independence that drivers and delivery workers want, but now these workers also get a higher wage and other protections. Being able to find work through a smartphone, on your own schedule — and for as little or as long as you want — is a new concept. It’s not like regular jobs where you clock in and out, and have a boss set a schedule a week in advance. This opportunity to have complete control of your schedule is unique and should be preserved. Finding additional ways to provide protections or a safety net that makes sense for those who find flexible work also should be explored. If COVID-19 demonstrated anything, it was that too many people in this country don’t have very basic protections. I hope that as our leadership in New York picks back up the conversation, they do so with people like me in mind. Consider ways to support workers while also guaranteeing that we can keep our flexibility and independence. Gary TalaMone
Don’t be afraid to share story To the editor: I live in the Bronx and work in Riverdale as a home health aide — a job I’ve had for 22 years. I am also a mother for three kids, and a grandmother. I was born on the Lower East Side, and when I was 7 or 8, I was put into a special education class. In junior high, I was diagnosed as dyslexic. I remember being in third grade when I could not read a book in front of kids — It was the most embarrassing thing to me in my life. I dealt with that all through my life, even being a mother to my own kids. I struggled throughout my life trying to make do with my dyslexia. It’s embarrassing to tell people about my dyslexia. But as I got older, I realized that I’m not in this by myself. So I began to share my story with people. My kids were the first ones to know about my dyslexia and could not read. They encouraged me and helped me out through the years, reading my mail and spelling words. They would show me different things on the computer. That was a hard thing to swallow because, me as a mother, it’s supposed to be me doing that for them. But they understood their mother needed help, so I decided to write a book about my secret. It’s called “Mommy’s Secret,” and I successfully got it on Amazon. Once my secret was out, I decided to write another book, “Mommy Teaches About Dyslexia,” sharing my secret.
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AOC and how she works with Jews: It’s personal
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Support community-based doctors in COVID-19 fight To the editor: For more than four months, my colleagues and I have focused our efforts to address the ongoing needs of Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic, and we have been successful in providing much-needed relief through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Securities Act and the Health and Economy Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act. I have witnessed firsthand the disproportionate impact the pandemic is having on lower-income and minority communities like New York’s 13th Congressional District. My constituents deserve high-quality health care, and their providers — community-based primary care and independent physicians — want to safely and appropriately treat them as cities and localities around New York state begin to reopen. For this reason, I have requested that any forthcoming COVID-19 relief package prioritize direct financial support to community-based primary care physicians, independent physicians, and independent physician association groups to purchase and receive reimbursement for personal protective equipment. We know that PPE is a vital necessity for the safety of patients and health care providers, not only responding to COVID-19, but also those who are reopening and seeing patients for routine and non-COVID visits. This is particularly important for health care providers in low-income communities, where many patients are Medicaid beneficiaries. While the threat and dangers of COVID-19 have not fully abated, some areas are slowly reopening under the guidance and instruction of social distancing and use of PPE. Many health care professionals I have spoken with agree wholeheartedly that PPE and other upgrades to office infrastructure and organization are necessary for the health and safety of their patients and staff, as well as for the greater public health. As doctors begin to see more in-person patients, it is critical they take the precautions necessary to minimize the spread of COVID-19. This includes acquiring N95 surgical masks, N95 respirators, mechanical ventilators, protective eyewear goggles, face shields, disposable gloves, hand sanitizer, protective gowns, alcohol wipes, disinfectant spray, disinfectant wipes, and
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commercial-grade high-efficiency particulate air filters to augment existing ventilation systems to care for COVID-19 patients. It also may require other changes in their office’s construction to ensure proper social distancing. Due to the current climate, many health care professionals are rightly concerned about the cost associated with purchasing the required PPE and making other changes to their offices. As the early days of this pandemic made clear, the demand for expensive and often single-use PPE will create a new cost barrier to care in lowincome communities. For practices whose patients are primarily Medicaid beneficiaries, the cost of PPE — coupled with the reimbursement for care — may not be enough to sustain their reopening, meaning some of our most at-risk communities will not receive the care they need. While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services allows states to increase their reimbursement to Medicaid and CHIP providers to include the cost of PPE, many states are facing such difficult fiscal conditions that their budgets may not permit for such increases. This is why I’m asking that the next COVID-19 supplemental include money specifically for the purchase and reimbursement of PPE — including retroactive reimbursement — to communitybased independent primary care and small independent physician groups that treat low-income and Medicaid-eligible patients. The COVID-19 response is leaving behind our most vulnerable populations: Specifically, communities of color, seniors, those with limited mobility, and immigrants. We must act now to protect the New Yorkers most at risk during this crisis. Many of our local city and state health care providers are ready to reopen and see their patients, but face a cost barrier that disproportionately impacts low-income communities, and communities of color. Providing this dedicated funding stream for PPE will be a key step as we safely navigate reopening our communities. AdriAno EspAillAT The author is the U.S. Representative for the 13th Congressional District, which includes parts of Kingsbridge Heights. A version of this letter originally published in American Healthcare Journal.
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Longtime Bronx resident Dennis Shelton is the featured artist at Gallery 505, located at 505 W. 236th St., through the end of the year with his exhibit, “We Are Family.” The Lehman College graduate and adjunct professor spent more than 35 years teaching at the Kennedy Campus before retiring in 2016. He’s been featured in solo shows at Gallery 18, Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, and RSS-Riverdale Senior Services. Viewing the latest exhibit is available by appointment only, emailing lindakrvc@gmail.com.
Zoom is for the (Ecuadorian) birds
The Hudson River Audubon Society hosts a discussion with Museum of Natural History ornithologist Carole Griffiths on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m., through the Zoom online videoconferencing app. Griffiths will share thoughts on bird biodiversity in Ecuador. For more information, email hrasbirder@gmail.com.
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A number of community groups are sponsoring a forum exploring the New York Health Act as a legislative necessity Monday, Nov. 23, at 5 p.m. The online Zoom conference will feature New York Health Act author Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, state Sen. Gustavo Rivera, and Elizabeth Rosenthal of Physicians for a National Health Program. The discussion is organized by Concerned Citizens for Change, Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, and Northwest Bronx Indivisible. To register, visit tinyurl.com/NYHABronx.
The Riverdale Neighborhood House is now providing remote programs and classes to keep what has become a quarantined community engaged and prepared. Classes include: • An after-school program for families with children 10 and younger • Remote support for families transitioning to online courses and activities The neighborhood house also is offering academic support to high school students with an emphasis on math (like algebra and geometry). This includes 1-on-1 tutoring with Manhattan College students and test prep support. This service is available Tuesday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m.
A new nighttime outdoor attraction at the New York Botanical Garden called NYPG Glow, runs for 14 select evenings beginning Friday, Nov. 27. Visitors will have a chance to explore a glowing world of color and light featuring the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, as well as the reflecting pool at the visitor center and surrounding gardens and collections. Glow runs between 5 and 10 p.m., on 14 days between Friday, Nov. 27 and Saturday, Jan. 9.
Community Board 8’s land use committee hosts a public hearing Monday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m., to discuss proposed zoning for coastal flood resiliency. The board is required to provide input on the city’s proposed changes affecting
Community Board 8 continues to meet via the Zoom online videoconferencing app. For links or how to access those meetings, visit NYC.org/CB8. Upcoming meetings include: • Aging on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 4 p.m., with traffic and transportation following at 7 p.m. • Housing on Monday, Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. • Education, libraries and cultural affairs on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m. • Racial equity (special committee) on Monday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.
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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.
Some upcoming events at Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St., include: • Meet artist Frances Palmer in a virtual conversation with Jennifer McGregor on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. Palmer will chat about her exhibition, Life in the Studio. • Join in a family art project focused on heartwood heatbeat wreaths on Saturday, Nov. 21 and Sunday, Nov. 22 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Restricted hours at Wave Hill run Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information, visit WaveHill.org.
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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.
To learn more about the event at the botanical garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., just outside Fordham Manor, visit NYBG.org.
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‘Shifting Streams’ available online The Bronx Council on the Arts has joined forces with the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture to present its first-ever 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.
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month and year of my birth are October 1989. 3377 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on October 29, 2020, bearing Index Number NC-00025220/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) Ashlynn (Middle) Grace (Last) Cueto. My present name is (First) Jeanette (Last) Cueto (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 January 2019. 3378 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on November 5, 2020, bearing Index Number NC-00025820/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) Allen (Last) Landberry. My present name is (First) Joshua (Middle) Roberson (Last) Collier AKA Joshua R Collier, AKA Joshua Collier. 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 1987. 3379 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on October 29, 2020, bearing Index Number NC-00025520/BX, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY
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5715 mosholu ave cc635 3755 hh pKWay - the imperial - Walk-in level doctor’s Bright L-shaped 2-bdrm office with reception area and 2 exam rooms. $360K postwar co-op. Hrdwd flrs, North riverdale - Office Space Available. $1,500/mo South & West expos. $208K
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3875 Waldo ave cc640 Charming & updated Jr4 with large dining foyer and sunken living room. $209K
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445 West 240th st cc637 Postwar 2-bdrm condo with large entry foyer, living rm & windowed kitchen. $375K
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611 West 239th st cc645 Spacious split-design, 2-bdrm, 2-bath co-op w/ indoor parking, balcony and doorman. $425K