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Photo perfect Joshua Abraham prefers not to eat during lunchtime, but instead to capture the beauty around him on film. Page A3
COVID-19’s long shadow HIRAM ALEJANDRO DURÁN
Swab fright? But what about kids who aren’t too keen about facing COVID tests on a weekly basis instead of a monthly one? Page A5
While city officials now seem to advocate keeping younger students in classes on physical campuses five days a week instead of just two or three, some schools aren’t in a position to do so. P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil and AmPark Neighborhood School — both of which reopened Monday — will not offer this option in the near future.
School doors reopen, for some all week n Some campuses saying good-bye to hybrid learning, hello to five days in-person By ROSE BRENNAN rbrennan@riverdalepress.com
After a little over two weeks of schools offering nothing but remote learning after a spike in coronavirus cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio remains committed to finding a way for some schools to reopen physical campuses. Even encouraging schools that can to let students travel to school five days a week, instead of the two or three found in the existing hybrid learning models. Campuses have reopened under de Blasio’s “phased-in” approach — a plan that as of right now seems somewhat incomplete.
‘For any school that does have the space and the ability to move to five-day-a-week in-person instruction, that will now be the preferred model.’
— Mayor Bill de Blasio
Only students in preschools and elementary schools returned to their physical classrooms on Monday. Students in specialized District 75 schools are set to return Thursday. But there’s not really a plan on deck for the city’s middle and high school students, although de Blasio hinted they might not see the inside of a classroom until the new year.
Campus return comes with conditions The plan to return to campuses has ushered in some new policies and procedures for the city’s public schools, especially as positive coronavirus cases in the city — and across the country — continue to rise. First, the 3 percent threshold for the city’s weekly positive coronavirus test rate that
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shuttered the public schools last month is going out the window — as preschool and elementary school students returned Monday with the weekly positive test rate hovering around 5 percent. Second, the city called for more extensive coronavirus testing in public schools. While they’re still working some logistics out in terms of how that will happen, two components of the plan are set in stone. First, random coronavirus testing will happen weekly as opposed to monthly. And second, only students whose parents consent to such testing will even be allowed back on campus. Those not willing to be tested will continue to attend classes, just remotely. But it’s de Blasio’s encouragement of school administrators to let students return all week instead of just part of the SCHOOL REOPEN, page A4
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It’s not clear if the facility simply has been a victim of bad luck, or if there are larger issues at play. But some neighbors and observers are concerned that the Henry Ittleson Center on Iselin Avenue has had four girls disappear from the facility in less than a month.
Another Ittleson Center girl goes missing n Although not verified by cops, some fear human traffickers could be involved By MICHAEL HINMAN & ROSE BRENNAN of The Riverdale Press
Police are still looking for an 11-yearold girl who left a Fieldston-area youth treatment center over the weekend. At the same time, some neighbors are concerned there could be bigger issues inside the Henry Ittleson Center. Deynea Fludd, 11, reportedly left the
Iselin Avenue residential facility just after 9 a.m., on Saturday, according to the New York Police Department. She’s described as Black, 5-foot-5, 120 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing a DEyNEA black-and-white jacket, fLUDD blue jeans, red sneakers, and a green durag. Fludd lived at the Ittleson Center, a 32-bed facility run by The Jewish Board that caters to emotionally traumatized
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children between 5 and 13 referred to them by the state’s mental health office, according to its website. While having an occasional resident run away might be expected of such a center, Ittleson is now facing the disappearance of a fourth resident in almost as many weeks. Three other girls had disappeared from the facility Nov. 18, but were found a short time later, police said, although no other details were offered. Hawk Newsome, who describes himself as co-founder of Black Lives Matter New York, stood outside the 50th Precinct on Kingsbridge Avenue the day MISSING GIRL, page A4
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It didn’t take Michael Heller long to come up with plans not only to ensure the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club could vote on new leadership in January, but endorse someone for Andrew Cohen’s soon-to-be-open city council seat as well. The plan? Borrow heavily from how state officials conduct mail-in voting every election cycle, and award winners simply on who gets the most votes. The problem? The majority of Ben Franklin Club members who showed up to last week’s meeting online were all for backing a city council candidate. They just had no interest in voting on club officers like president, vice president, and the FOREVER LEADERS, page A4
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Secret Santa steals some holiday spirit It’s the holiday season, and more packages than ever are making their way from delivery trucks to doorsteps. But a few didn’t make it to their destination the evening of Nov. 28. A man walked into 525 W. 236th St., that evening, although the building super told police he didn’t live there. According to the report, the man grabbed several packages from the building, and took them with him on his way out. Cameras at the scene caught the 5-foot-7, 170-pound man on tape, but he still remains at large.
Regular customer gone wrong
The relationship between a regular customer and the employees of a grocery store soured in the early morning hours of Nov. 7. The customer reportedly entered the store on the 2200 block of University Avenue with a bottle wrapped in a plastic bag, pretending it was a firearm. He then walked up to the counter and told the cashier to “give (him) the money” before making his way behind the counter to double-down on the demand. The attempted theft was caught on camera, and police arrested their suspect at the scene. He was charged with robbery in the second degree, police said, and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. — Kirstyn Brendlen
Tough travels
A man hopped off the Bx10 at the corner of Bailey Avenue and West 238th Street during the early evening hours of Nov. 10 making his way home. Instead, three men grabbed him, asking him where he was going all while sticking a sharp object against his side, according to police. The commuter thought the sharp object was
possibly a knife, but didn’t get a good look at it. The three men took $40 in cash and two MetroCards, police say, before running away. The victim was left shaken, but wasn’t seriously injured. Police searched the area but didn’t find any evidence of the thieves. — Kirstyn Brendlen
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It’s frustrating when your takeout food arrives cold. But it’s another frustration entirely when the order gets canceled without warning. Unfortunately, one delivery driver had no other choice the evening of Dec. 2. He was carrying an order while riding his e-bike on Cannon Place when three men reportedly stopped him. Brandishing a knife, the men demanded the delivery driver hand over the food, bike, money and keys — in Spanish. In addition to the knife, police said one of the men also was brandishing a gun, who reportedly whipped the delivery driver in the back of his head after he hesitated handing over the keys. With the delivery driver down, one of the mean rode off with the e-bike north on Cannon, while the other two robbers took his food order, phone and e-bike keys, taking off in the other direction. But that wasn’t the end of it. The delivery driver took off after his e-bike, despite knowing the man had a gun. Seeing he was being pursued, the e-bike thief fired two rounds into the air which, according to the police report, didn’t exactly sound like real gunshots. Instead, the delivery driver believes the man may have been carrying a BB gun. Nevertheless, the perp got away with bike, last seen heading south on Orloff Avenue. The three men remain at large, and the investigation continues.
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Attorney by day, photographer by lunch break n Joshua Abraham finds fascination in New York City architecture, pictures By ROSE BRENNAN rbrennan@riverdalepress.com
T
he anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks is usually quite the to-do, as it should be. But that obviously couldn’t be the case this year with the coronavirus pandemic still very much a part of our current reality. Many of the remembrance cancellations included the annual Tribute in Light ceremony — the 88 vertical search lights arranged in two columns to represent the twin towers — in a move met with widespread public outcry. City and state officials ultimately found a way to proceed, albeit in a social distancingcompliant way. Still, the anniversary felt eerily different to what’s JoShuA more traditionAbrAhAm ally held. And what caught Joshua Abraham’s eye in the days leading up to it was a health care worker — donning scrubs and a mask, and carrying a backpack — walking through a largely empty white void of the oculus at the World Trade Center. Behind her hung a larger-than-life American flag. What might have been just a fleeting image was immortalized by Abraham’s camera, and the photograph now hangs in the International Center of Photography on the Lower East Side, part of a collection documenting New York City during the coronavirus pandemic. Abraham snapped the photo during a yearly pilgrimage to the World
Trade Center. He likes to visit around the anniversary of 9/11, especially as it calls back where he was on that fateful day. “I was a couple of blocks away when the South Tower collapsed,” Abraham said. “After kind of walking around, I just decided to walk into the Oculus. I just thought it was a really important moment to capture.” Abraham is by no means a famous photographer. In fact, it’s not even his day job. He’s actually a business litigation attorney for Abraham Esquire, a boutique law firm on Madison Avenue — although he calls Riverdale home. But when he’s not knee-deep in cases, Abraham likes to wander the city and take photographs of things catching his eye during his lunch break. He has a particular soft spot for the city’s iconic architecture — especially its bridges. “They sort of connect all the boroughs and connect all the people,” Abraham said. “And they’re just beautiful, architecturally (and) aesthetically. And they attract a lot of interesting people.” Some photographers use their craft to send or inspire a message in the people who see it. But Abraham prefers to see his photography as an invitation. “I don’t have a specific agenda in terms of photography, really,” Abraham said. “It’s more of a passion. And I kind of want to invite people to participate in that passion, (and) to enjoy it as well.” But taking photos during the coronavirus pandemic has proven a bit more difficult, especially when certain photographers want to document people interacting with each other. It still happens, but it’s less organic — as they need to stay six feet apart and wear masks. Although the pandemic did challenge Abraham’s photographic pursuits, it’s not necessarily an obstacle he can’t overcome.
If you go … WHAT: ICPConcerned: Global Images for Global Crisis WHO: Joshua Abraham WHERE: International Center of Photography, 79 Essex St. WHEN: Through Jan. 3 COST: Adults $16; senior citizens, students and military $12; younger than 16, free INFO: ICPConcerned.ICP.org “I think photographing various times (is) more challenging, especially if you like street photography or documenting people in different moments,” he said. “But it’s a good challenge to kind of put some further thought in it, and stay a little bit closer to home.” In having his Sept. 11 anniversary photograph displayed in the International Center of Photography, Abraham unwittingly became a part of the city’s countless photographers aiming to document the unique — and often terrifying — reality of living in America’s largest city during a deadly pandemic. New York became one of the first American epicenters of the pandemic, and many are beginning to feel that fear and uncertainty anew as cases begin to surge once again. But these photographers can’t rely on essays or poems or journal entries to communicate how that feels to others. Instead, it comes down to one click of a button, one movement of the shutter, one image to convey a thousand words — and a certain feeling. It’s a responsibility taken up by this community of artists: To bear witness to and document a tragedy in the city — not unlike the one that shook the country nearly 20 years ago.
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Joshua Abraham’s lauded photograph of a largely empty oculus at the World Trade Center on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is currently displayed at the International Center of Photography as a part of a series documenting the coronavirus pandemic in the city. And it’s a community Abraham is proud to be a part of. “There’s so many other great photographers there,” Abraham said. “You look at some of the images, and
they’re just really incredible. But what these other photographers have done (is) capture really powerful, tender, thoughtful moments. And what they’ve done is really amazing.”
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Local activist Stephanie Coggins is raising money for both the Kingsbridge historical Society and The riverdale Press.
Many might know Stephanie Coggins for her community activism, especially when it comes to her Spuyten Duyvil neighborhood. But what many may not know is that Coggins is an avid photographer, and enjoys showcasing the beauty she sees in
and around her community. Coggins is now providing a chance for others to share in those images as well, offering several of her pictures as 5-by7-inch magnets. It’s a $15 donation for each magnet. But Coggins is offering them free for every membership someone buys for the Kingsbridge Historical Society, or for every subscription they
By Michael hinMan buy to The Riverdale Press. Coggins called the effort her unofficial way of supporting an organization and hyperlocal journalism, while also offering something in return. Historical society memberships are available at KingsbridgeHistoricalSociety.org/ donate, while newspaper subscriptions are available at RiverdalePress.com/subscribe.
Those who join or subscribe can then let Coggins know by sending their address to her, and their choice of magnets. Available images include the Spuyten Duyvil Metro-North station, the statue of Henry Hudson, and various bridges. To learn more about what Coggins is offering, visit her social media post at tinyurl.com/ SpecialMagnets.
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Ittleson Center dealing with fourth missing girl MISSING GIRL from page A1 the other girls were found, decrying what he said was the center’s failure in ensuring the girls’ safety. “There has been no accountability on behalf of the city,” Newsome told reporters that day. “These are children who went missing, and somehow crossed state lines in New Jersey.” Newsome did not comment to The Riverdale Press on Fludd’s disappearance. Police have not corroborated those claims, but Newsome — whose BLM group appears to be separate from Black Lives Matter Global Network — said the girls were found in a Newark apartment, being held by a woman wielding a knife. Newsome claims the girls may have been human trafficking victims — although such claims also have yet to be corroborated by law enforcement.
However, the aunt of one of the first three victims — Jadé Coachman — told The Press just before Thanksgiving that she suspected human trafficking was involved as well. “My father and brother were out there at the 50th Precinct when she arrived,” Coachman said. “The first thing she did was jump out of the car and give my dad and my brother a hug. And then she went inside. We were outside for six hours thinking that she was coming with us. That was our thought. That was all we were praying for.” Instead, Coachman’s niece and the other girls were taken away to another facility for evaluation, she said, and they didn’t get a chance to see her again that day. Coachman is grateful the girls were even found, expressing disappointment that no Amber Alert — used to help get the word out about missing
children quickly — was not activated by law enforcement. “With human trafficking in the Bronx being so big, you think there would have been an Amber Alert,” Coachman said. “There was no Amber Alert. There was never anything on the Citizen app. I watched the news every day. I didn’t see anything on the news.” The Citizen app — run by a company independent of police departments — is designed to share real-time police actions, although much of the information is unverified and simply pulled from scanners. However, at least in the greater Riverdale area, Citizen was one of the first to report the missing girls last month. “We are extremely concerned that a young resident exited the Ittleson Center last Saturday,” a Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services spokesman told The Press, in
a statement. “We are working closely with law enforcement, and we hope and pray that she will be located and returned safely.” Although there has been no official indication from law enforcement the recent missing girls’ cases are tied to it, human trafficking is a growing problem not just around the world, but even in the United States. The Polaris Project — a Washington-based nonprofit that fights against modern-day slavery and human trafficking — says last year alone, more than 22,300 people were trafficking victims inside the United States. The vast majority of those victimized by trafficking are pulled into commercial sex work. However, there are still thousands who are forced into slave labor, while a smaller percentage end up doing both. While the general percep-
tion of child sex trafficking involves girls and boys being lured into windowless vans, Polaris warns that less than 10 percent of reported child sex trafficking cases involve kidnapping. Instead, activists with the organization say traffickers tend to prey on those who are economically or socially vulnerable, like children living in poverty, on the streets, or who experience physical or sexual abuse. They can pose as a friend, offering food, gifts, or even friendship. “With this trust in place, traffickers don’t even need to kidnap their victims,” according to one Polaris report from last August. “They can convince them to show up willingly. This perceived choice in the beginning often results in feelings of shame, guilt, or self-blame for victims and survivors, who later
try to leave their traffickers.” Even children living in stable home environments can be enticed to run away, Polaris experts say. While police are not sharing any suspicions or conclusions on why Fludd disappeared, the fact remains she’s still missing. Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD’s CrimeStoppers hotling at (800) 577-8477, or by logging into the CrimeStoppers website at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com. Tips also can be submitted on Twitter through @NYPDTips. All calls, police say, are strictly confidential. Anyone with a tip about a potential case of human trafficking, or victims of human trafficking looking for help, can call the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at (888) 373-7888, or by texting “BeFree” — 233733.
Ben Franklin Club cancels January officer elections FOREVER LEADERS from page A1 club’s powerful executive committee. “I really would like to support the proposed procedures that you have outlined, particularly for the endorsement of the next city council person who would be our candidate,” said club member Helen Morik, who until last summer’s primary was a state committeewoman for the Democratic Party. “But I really would like to say that I think we should postpone the club nominations and elections. I think having a dual process like this would be extremely complicated. And right now, I think we should concentrate strictly on the endorsements for city council.”
number of candidates running, and it would interfere with the club’s own leadership selection process. “If we can vote for a special election endorsement,” Padernacht said, “then we can also do a vote for club officers.”
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A very familiar way to cast ballot
Heller’s proposed voting scheme — similar to what was proposed for endorsements to what’s expected to be a March special election — would allow those wishing to run for an officer position to collect signatures supporting a nomination. They would then be allowed to share a biography of themselves on the Ben Franklin Club website, and have a chance to make a brief presentation during an online videoconference meeting. After that, club members would vote on a single ballot for all 23 positions, mail it to the club’s recording secretary in way similar to how absentee ballots are collected by city and state officials, and those with the most votes would win. It’s different from the club’s existing officer election rules, which require numerous interviews by a nominating committee, along with nominations on the floor, and then club members would have to physically show up to cast a ballot. During this meeting, those who are not elected to higher office could then compete for other offices, like the executive committee, in subsequent ballots. But making this change, Morik said, was just too much. “We have in place officers and an executive committee,” she said. “I don’t think anybody would object to postponing the endorsement — the club elections at this time, and just concentrate on the endorsement for city council.” Last January’s elections giving an-
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Anyone looking for a rematch in last year’s race for Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club president between Morgan Evers and Michael Heller will have to wait indefinitely. The club voted to postpone its officer elections until likely after the coronavirus pandemic, but decided to move forward with city council endorsements. other term to Heller and other existing officers was challenged by what existing club leadership referred to as an “insurgent” slate led by Morgan Evers and endorsed by state Sens. Alessandra Biaggi and Gustavo Rivera. Although Evers’ slate likely received more votes than any other club officer election in recent history, the turnout to vote was record shattering, ensuring victory for the incumbents.
What’s the hurry?
Evers has not indicated if she was intending to challenge Heller again, but if she does, it’s unclear when in 2021 that will happen — if it happens at all. The club ultimately backed Morik’s recommendation, approving Heller’s plan to endorse a city council candidate and extending officer terms for people like Heller until a date yet to be determined. Those votes happened despite the concerns expressed by another club
member, Jeffrey Otto. He wanted to table the vote, at least long enough for members to read and consider Heller’s proposal. Most of them, he said, didn’t even receive Heller’s proposal until the start of the very meeting they were asked to approve it. “It seems to me that it’s inconsistent, perhaps, if we were able to decide one process was not important enough to going through this, and the other was,” Otto said. “Is it absolutely necessary that we vote to endorse a candidate? From my perspective, if we collectively think the answer is yes, then I think we should also — for purposes of fairness and trust in the process we’re proposing — I think we should also vote or candidates in a timely manner as we normally would.” Dan Padernacht, one of the city council candidates ultimately seeking an endorsement from the Ben Franklin Club, told Morik that her priorities on what should come first was wrong.
The special election in March would be good for less than a year, since whoever wins would have to immediately defend their seat in a primary election just a few months later while facing a general election in November. In fact, just last year, the club decided not to endorse in the public advocate special election, Padernacht said, because of the large number of candidates, and the fact it would conflict with holding officer elections in January. Sylvia Gottlieb, mother of another city council candidate, Eric Dinowitz, corrected Padernacht, claiming the club decided not to endorse ahead of a primary for public advocate last year because they didn’t know the results of the special election. Minutes from that January 2019 meeting obtained by The Riverdale Press show the club choosing not to endorse in the public advocate special election because there were a large
After the meeting, Heller told The Press he was surprised by Morik’s motion. “I though we would do the whole thing,” he said. “But I think people thought about what it meant to have to go through this whole thing for officers, which is even more complicated in some respects — although the procedure that was passed was fairly similar.” Heller’s role in rewriting club rules — even temporarily — was controversial initially because Padernacht and others felt such a decision should be made by the club, not just its executive committee. Even now, those same members believe a change to the bylaws — even a temporary one — should go through a standard process that usually requires two separate votes by club members. Heller, however, disagreed, saying temporary measures in extraordinary circumstances doesn’t require those rules to be followed. He also couldn’t say when and how a vote could be picked up again to restart elections, only that all the club has to do is rescind the delay in doing officer elections, and his absentee ballot proposal would then become the new standard if the pandemic still limits groups. “When it feels right, it will be right, I guess,” Heller said. “There’s no hard and fast rule as to when it will be right. But I think it will become fairly obvious when people believe they can go into a room and start talking to each other without having to sit 500 yards apart from each other.” Cohen, who was elected to the Bronx Supreme Court, is expected to resign his council seat at the end of the month. When he does, Mayor Bill de Blasio will be tasked to call a special election, which is expected to take place in March. So far, seven candidates are actively running for the seat, including Padernacht, Dinowitz, Jessica Haller, Abigail Martin, Marcos Sierra, Mino Lora and Carlton Berkley.
Young students encouraged to return five days a week SCHOOL REOPEN from page A1 week that’s making some waves in the city. “For any school that does have the space and the ability to move to fiveday-a-week in-person instruction, for those kids, that will now be the preferred model,” de Blasio told reporters Nov. 29. “We’ll have in-person instruction for those who are part of that approach, (and) remote for all other kids.” While this call for expanded inperson learning happened on the city level, there were hints of it far more locally long before. A group of parents at P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil led a charge for five-day-a-week in-person learning last fall — but just for kindergarteners, first graders, and students with individualized education programs. The city, however, calls for such learning across all elementary school grades, not just the youngest ones. Ironically, P.S. 24 parents already have been told in-person learning five days a week for all students just can’t be accommodated. Nevertheless, Djelena Blair, whose son attends P.S. 24, believes maximizing in-person learning is best for elementary school students. To her, it isn’t just about overcoming the academic challenges of remote learning — it can also prompt social interactions younger students might be missing out on when learning from home. Younger children are “not subjected to a variety of other people in their free time, while teenagers go out without their parents (and) hang out,”
Blair said. “Meanwhile, the younger children benefit a lot from being inperson.”
‘The parents I work with are all figuring out how to best support our children. But it’s very clear that, to me, children with special needs are going to suffer the most through this.’
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The new reopening plan also mirrors some other calls from the city’s high school students. Before the academic year even began, a group at Bronx Science asked Gov. Andrew Cuomo to make all high school instruction exclusively remote. That would allow physical high school campuses to instead be used by students with greater educational needs — like younger pupils and those with disabilities. Gabriel Lipschutz, one of the Bronx Science students who authored the letter, is somewhat satisfied with the mayor’s latest reopening plan. He believes it prioritizes in-person learning for the groups that need it most, but seemingly fails to use the largely vacant high school buildings to accommodate more in-person learning for students returning to the physical classroom. Nevertheless, Lipschutz is happy some of the students who need more in-person instruction will get it, even if it means less time in the building for him and his peers for what’s supposed to be his senior year. “I know there are some people who miss it,” Lipschutz said. “But I guess we all have to make compromises during these times. And the important thing is getting the younger ones
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The city’s latest school reopening plan ushered in several changes to coronavirus policies and procedures. Among them are increased coronavirus testing, and five-day-a-week in-person learning in schools that can accommodate it. back.” While some think the mayor’s plan is a good start, others argue it doesn’t go far enough, especially for students with disabilities. While the included District 75 schools also are slated for in-person learning all week where possible, their school buildings reopened later in the week than preschools and elementary schools. Furthermore, not all of the city’s students with disabilities attend District 75 schools. Some of them attend non-specialized public schools, and if
they happen to be in middle or high school, they’re not going back to the physical classroom any time soon. Eric Dinowitz is running for Andrew Cohen’s city council seat, but he’s also a special education teacher at a non-District 75 high school. He’s worried about the long-term effects remote and hybrid learning might have on his students. “Our children with special needs are very often struggling to begin with,” Dinowitz said. “Introducing an entirely new system with less contact
with their support services is going to have an outsized impact on them.” Dinowitz believes more transparency and communication is needed between school officials and teachers, families and students when major decisions like reopening are on the table. If that happens, parents and teachers can make plans that best suit the needs of their students and children — whether it’s opting into in-person learning, having access to support services, making child care arrangements, and acquiring computer devices and internet access for remote learning, among other things. If that doesn’t happen, the impact could be devastating. Especially for the city’s more vulnerable students. “The parents I work with are all figuring out how to best support our children,” Dinowitz said. “But it’s very clear that, to me, children with special needs are going to suffer the most through this.”
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It begins with waiting in line and ends with a celebratory sticker. No, children in preschools, elementary schools and specialized District 75 schools aren’t voting — although the process does bear some striking similarities. Instead, they’re waiting to be tested for the coronavirus. Tests of any kind might be a hard sell for any student, but the uncomfortable nasal swabs are part of an effort to keep them in the school building for the remained of this academic year. The city’s public school system had to move fully remote last month after its weekly positive coronavirus test rate reached 3 percent. Yet, this past Monday, preschools and elementary schools reopened, along with specialized District 75 schools expected to follow suit Thursday. But they’re not following the same guidelines they were earlier this academic year, particularly when it comes to coronavirus testing. Under the new reopening plan, ran-
dom coronavirus testing will happen weekly, as opposed to monthly. And unlike before, any student wanting to return must have their parents agree to be tested. If they refuse, they’ll automatically be placed into their school’s fully remote cohort. Although the process is similar to being tested for influenza, a nasal swab rubbing against the deepest part of the nose isn’t necessarily a pleasant experience for anyone. But it might be downright scary for the city’s youngest students, especially if they’ve never had such a test done before. According to Dr. Delaney Gracy, the clinical services director for Montefiore’s school health program, certain factors of a child’s life and experience might also impact how families should prepare their children about coronavirus testing. “How you talk to your kids about it depends on their age, their developmental stage, and their own personality and temperament,” Gracy said. “How much do they worry about things? What has your family already experienced with COVID? What might they think COVID means? All those things are important in how you talk to your child about that.” Regardless of circumstances, there are a few tips Gracy shares when having that conversation. The best policy
is for parents to let their children know if they want to return campus, there’s a chance they’ll be selected for random testing at some point. And they should know why this testing is happening — to keep them and their classmates and teachers safe. Gracy also thinks parents should warn steven the children about schwartz several aspects of the testing process. They might already know the nasal swab is coming, but they might not know the person testing them could be covered in full personal protective equipment. And that could frighten younger children. “It’s worth preparing them for that visual — that the person’s going to wear special clothes and have a mask and gloves, (and) probably the goggles or the face shield,” Gracy said. “It may look scary, but that’s normal, and that’s just to help prevent the spread of germs and to keep everybody safe. It’s good to have them expect that.” But being honest with children doesn’t necessarily mean parents can’t reassure them. According to Gracy, it’s important for children to know that while the test might be uncomfortable,
it won’t be painful. Seconds of discomfort is greatly preferable to a buildingwide shutdown due to unmitigated spread of SARS-CoV-2. Some students, however, won’t leave their worries behind at the testing sites. It’s an unfortunate reality that some will eventually test positive, and that could frighten children, especially if one of their classmates — or they themselves — are the unlucky ones who contract it. First, Gracy says parents should discuss the immediate consequences of a positive test — mainly, that the person who tested positive will need to learn fully remotely for a few weeks. Next, they should assure their children that testing positive doesn’t mean that they’re going to get severely ill, or even die. In fact, Gracy says many children show just mild symptoms, if any at all. But it’s important children don’t think of a positive test as a moral failing, Gracy said. Therefore, it’s important to tell children that a positive test doesn’t necessarily mean they did anything wrong. “We don’t want any stigma associated with kids who test positive and need to be out for a couple of weeks,” she said. “I think it’s worth doing that upfront, so we don’t end up in a situation where people who test positive …
come back to school, and people are afraid to be around them.” The responsibility to put children at ease with their new reality of weekly coronavirus testing doesn’t need to be on parents’ shoulders alone. There are some measures schools can take to helps students understand what happens during coronavirus testing. At P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil, for example, the adults selected for testing go first. This was done from the first time coronavirus testing was done at the school, and it’s a policy principal Steven Schwartz plans to keep in place going forward. “It’s always best to model, so we have the adults go first,” Schwartz said. “I think once you’ve gone through with that first time, you realize it’s not as bad as what you’re fearing.” Some younger students might balk at the prospect of coronavirus testing — especially if there’s a higher chance they’ll be tested this time around. But Schwartz believes children can be brave in times like this — and when it comes to testing, his students might actually be braver than him. “When it comes to needles and swabs, I’m not a big fan of those things,” Schwartz said. “So if I can do it, anyone can do it.”
Press invited to join Report for America journalism initiative n Program adds a reporter focused on city’s housing crisis By STAFF REPORT The Riverdale Press is one of more than 60 news organizations across the country that was invited Tuesday to partner with Report for America, a national service program that will place more than 300 journalists into publications like The Press in the coming year. Launched in 2017 by The GroundTruth Project — an award-winning nonprofit media organization that supports and trains teams of emerging journalists around the world — the donor-financed Report for America works to create a new, sustainable journalistic model that provides news consumers with the information they need to improve their communities,
hold powerful institutions accountable, and rebuild trust in media. Of the new class of newsroom partners for 2021, The Press is one of just four selected from New York. Others include digital media outlet Documented that covers immigration issues in the city; one of the country’s oldest African American newspapers, New York Amsterdam News; and WSKG Public Telecommunications Council, which operates a PBS-affiliated television station and two NPR-affiliated radio stations based in Binghamton. Selections were made mostly on the basis of which newsrooms defined the most compelling gaps in coverage, and plans to deploy corps members as well. More than a third of the beats — including the one The Press will focus on — will cover communities of color, reflecting a surge in demand from newsrooms to address previously
neglected beats. “With the local newsroom shrinking, it’s important that we both put more and more reporters in the field — and that we help newsrooms that are working toward becoming more sustainable and more grounded in the community,” said Steve Waldman, president and co-founder of Report for America, in a release. “It’s particularly gratifying that newsrooms have, en masse, decided that they want to do better coverage of communities of color.” Report for America is a twoyear program (with an option for three) that pays up to half of an additional reporter’s salary, provides ongoing training and mentorship, and maintains peer networking. Applications for reporters who will end up in newsrooms like The Press opened up this week, and will continued to be accepted until the end of January. Last year, more than 1,800
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ing the stories that need to be told in our community are indeed reported on,” said Stuart Richner, publisher of The Press. “Adding a journalist to the newsroom team led by our editor, Michael Hinman, will require the deepest partnership between the paper and community yet. But we know the result will be a deep dive into New York City’s housing crisis at a level and concentration that has yet to be embarked by a community newspaper. And The Press is clearly the outlet that can — and will — lead the way.” While the program is geared toward emerging journalists, Report for America also is piloting a small “experienced corps” for 2021, with positions available for mid- to late-career journalists with at least eight years of experience. Report for America has an overall goal of placing 1,000 journalists into local newsrooms by 2024. It’s supported
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WHAT’S IN / WHAT’S ON Go caroling with Manhattan College Manhattan College hosts its annual Festival of Lessons and Carols video premiere Sunday, Dec. 13 at 4:30 p.m. The Rev. Thomas Franks leads the classic Christmas tradition that features music by Manhattan College Singers and Orchestra. It was pre-recorded on campus in the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers in accordance with COVID-19 health and safety restrictions. The even can be viewed any time beginning Sunday at Manhattan.edu/ lessons-carols.
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Family arts available in trying times Artist Nina Velazquez presents “Come Draw With Me,” a daily drawing activity via her Facebook page. Families can sit down together and create their own versions of Velazquez’s drawings, and are encouraged to post their new versions when complete. For more information, visit tinyurl. com/CommunityDraws.
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The Bronx Arts Ensemble hosts the premiere of its special holiday benefit concert beginning Thursday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m., featuring two former William J, Scribner Young Artist Competition winners: Linda Collazo and Allison Arias. The show also will feature pianist Pablo Zinger and violinist Alex Estrella. For more information, visit Face-
The Riverdale Neighborhood House is now providing remote programs and classes to keep what has become a quarantined community engaged and prepared. Classes include: • An after-school program for families with children 10 and younger • Remote support for families transitioning to online courses and activities
The neighborhood house also is offering academic support to high school students with an emphasis on math (like algebra and geometry). This includes 1-on-1 tutoring with Manhattan College students and test prep support. This service is available Tuesday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m., virtually. For more information on tutoring, call (718) 549-8100, Ext. 159, or email oacevado@riverdaleonline.org. For more information on other programs, visit RiverdaleOnline.org.
CB8 meets throughout this coming December 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: • Law, rules and ethics committee Monday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. • Public safety committee meeting Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. • Environment and sanitation committee Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. • Aging committee Thursday, Dec.
17 at 4 p.m., followed by the traffic and transportation committee at 7 p.m. • Youth committee meeting Monday, Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m. • Education, libraries and cultural affairs committee Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 7:30 p.m. • Housing committee Monday, Dec. 28 at 7:30 p.m. • Economic development committee Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m.
Exploring the great women of Woodlawn A reading and discussion group celebrating Woodlawn women who made a difference continues online through the Woodlawn Conservancy. Upcoming dates and books include: • “Sex Wars: A Novel of Gilded Age New York” by Marge Piercy on Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. For more information on how to participate, visit WoodlawnConservancy.org.
SHSAT strategy sessions begin 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.
NYBG Glow set to light up gardens A new nighttime outdoor attraction at the New York Botanical Garden called NYPG Glow, runs for 14 select evenings through Jan. 9. 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 the hours of 5 and 10 p.m. To learn more about the event at the botanical garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., just outside Fordham Manor, visit NYBG.org.
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THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, December 10, 2020 - A11
Amato pushes state further left behind scenes
POLITICAL ARENA
n Up-and-coming politico formalizes his firm aimed at helping city Democrats
By MICHAEL HINMAN Stewart-Cousins now leads super-majority
By ETHAN STARK-MILLER Correspondent
As Donald Trump was on the verge of being elected President of the United States on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, Christian Amato had a realization. “I was watching what was happening with the presidential election, and I just said to myself, ‘Wow, Democrats suck at narrative,’” Amato said. “Democrats can’t tell a story. There’s no sense of stagecraft to anything that the Democrats are doing.” Trump won the election because he had a clear narrative that resonated with voters, Amato realized. If anyone was going to have any shot of getting elected in the new Trump era, they were going to need serious help. Amato recognized his own storytelling background from working in advertising and theatre could help Democratic candidates improve their messaging. And, in turn, win more elections. Four years and a new president later, Amato is continuing that political push from his Morris Park base. He’s formalized his efforts as Consense Strategies, a political consulting firm aimed to use his narrative techniques to put far-left progressive candidates in office. And he’s already working with two Bronx city council candidates: Elisa Crespo, an education liaison for the Bronx borough president, for a seat vacated by Congressman-elect Ritchie Torres; and Amanda Farías, assistant director at the Consortium for Worker Education, in the seat now held by Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr. Amato wants to enter a consulting industry which already generates millions in revenue every campaign cycle just at the city level alone. While some groups like Raven Strategies and Sykes Global Communications — which most recently worked with city council candidates Jessica Haller and Dan Padernacht, respectively — have billed tens of thousands of dollars of work for its candidates since 2017, others like the one used by council candidate Eric Dinowitz — Washington-based Red Horse Strategies — earned $3.1 million from city council races in 2017 alone, according to campaign filings. Consense’s mission, Amato said, is to identify progressive leaders who already are organizing in the communities they want to represent, and give them the tools to compete against longtime incumbents. Neither Crespo nor Farías are
facing incumbents — Diaz announced last fall that he was stepping down after this term — but Amato hopes his work on these campaigns will help showcase what his consulting firm can do. “There are people out here who have lived our struggles and would fight for us if they were only given the access to power,” Amato said. “If they only had someone to help them build that power.” While the inspiration to dive into politics came from Trump’s election to the White House, Amato took the turn toward a consulting firm after working for state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi. Originally part of her campaign that upset Democratic stalwart Jeffrey Klein in the upper chamber, Amato transitioned to Biaggi’s deputy chief of staff in Albany. That didn’t end as Amato hoped in what was a rather public professional divorce of the two last year. Biaggi fired Amato, but he says the senator wasn’t living up to the progressive ideals of her campaign and had quickly become out of touch with her constituents. “Post working with Alessandra, I think my priorities became really laser focused on (the idea that) I don’t want to any longer help people who were using progressive ideals to elevate slightly left-of-center candidates,” Amato said. “I didn’t want progressivism to be a means for moderates to get into office.” Amato says he was never given a reason for his termination, and Biaggi’s office at the time didn’t provide one to The Riverdale Press, citing it as an internal personnel matter. Political consultants have become increasingly valuable in recent years, according to David Birdsell, dean of the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College. That’s become especially true as political parties quickly exit the roles of managing campaigns. With that ceded power, consultants have opened the door for insurgent candidates to run despite lacking support from their own party’s leadership, “most prominently exemplified by the nomination of Donald Trump to the candidacy in 2016 for the Republican Party,” Birdsell said. “Very much over the loud objections of party leadership.” Consultants can be really useful for navigating elections — especially in New York, where there are complicated processes for ballot access and candidacy certification. In today’s high-technology age, many candidates are getting significant boosts by using software to help them analyze who their potential voters are and how to reach them. But gathering that data using software from groups like NGP VAN in Washington — campaign tools that
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Christian Amato addresses the crowd at an event for Organizing for Action, a group that advocates for the agenda originally introduced by President Barack Obama during his time in the White House. Amato has struck out on his own, creating a new political consulting firm, Consense Strategies. are prohibitively expensive for many who might want to make a run for public office. Amato says his firm has built a customized algorithm for analyzing voter data, and is developing additional software that would help his candidates reach voters by both phone and text message. “Down the line, any organizer or any candidate doesn’t have to deal with these barriers to entry,” Amato said. “This stuff can be accessed by anybody. “ Those barriers to entry — the cost of hiring consultants and gathering voter data — have traditionally been significant. That means a candidate would have to have deep pockets or a large number of donors with deep pockets. Yet, if Amato does this right, Birdsell said, he could reach a more diverse group of candidates and run them for office. Amato isn’t alone attracting such candidates, of course. New American Leaders, led by former city immigrant affairs commissioner Sayu Bhojwani, is
one example, as is the political nonprofit Millennial Action Project founded by Steven Olikara. Both want to encourage younger and more diverse people to run for political office by lowering the financial barriers to campaigning. “If somebody is able to reduce the cost of entry,” Birdsell said, “that would be a tremendous contribution.” Consense limits itself only to leftist candidates whose ideologies align with his own, Amato said. That means he’ll never campaign for a Republican or even a moderate Democrat. Crespo and Farías are exactly the kind of homegrown leftist candidates his firm wants to elevate, Amato added. Both support municipal jobs programs, for example, which he believes stems from their work in organized labor. “You have two real people who have been doing this work and want to continue it as council members,” Amato said. “We have an opportunity through these council races to push New York to the left in a very meaningful way.”
State senate majority leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins will keep her job in Albany, leading the Democratic conference for yet another session after getting unanimous approval from her caucus. “During our first session as the Democratic majority, we enacted historic legislation to protect and expand New Yorkers’ rights, and build a stronger and fairer state for all residents,” Stewart-Cousins said, in a release. “The voters clearly supported our effects and agenda as they elected the largest majority in senate history, and the first modern Democratic supermajority. “We will use this mandate to help lead New York state forward as we address the ongoing pandemic, and rebuild from this economic crisis.” Stewart-Cousins and Democrats were able to officially claim the super-majority status three weeks after the November election when it became clear Democrats would control at least 42 of the 63 available seats. Maintaining a super-majority means Democrats have enough members in their caucus to help override any gubernatorial veto. It joins the super-majority already in place in the Assembly — a majority that has existed for at least 20 years. Still, it’s been a long time coming for Democrats in the upper chamber, which has only maintained such party control in the senate four times since 1992. The Republican control between 2011 and 2018 was primarily because of renegade Democratic state senator Jeffrey Klein, who created the Independent Democratic Conference and then joined with Republicans to give them the majority. Klein and many members of his IDC were voted out of office by a group of candidates led by now-state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi in the wake of Donald Trump’s ascendancy to the White House in 2016. Democrats previously had control of the senate in 2009 and 2010.
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A12 - THE RIVERDALE PRESS - Thursday, December 10, 2020
Opinion
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Editorial
One political club that’s feeling a lot like Trump
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udy Giuliani had an idea. No, not the insane Rudy Giuliani going around hosting news conferences in the parking lot of landscaping companies or creating far-fetched myths about widespread election fraud. No, this was a much more calm, an even more-respected, New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, suddenly tasked with leading his constituents through its darkest times in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that claimed 2,606 lives and destroyed tens of thousands of others. With true heroes still digging through the smoking rubble of what was the World Trade Center, the voters of New York City still had an election just weeks away. Democrat Mark Green was facing Republican Michael Bloomberg. Yet Giuliani was worried if, given the new world this cowardly terrorist act created, he could make a smooth transition from his administration to the next. “When I became the mayor, I thought the transition period I had was too short — a month and a half,” Giuliani told radio host Don Imus after the attack. “And at that time, I was facing a fiscal crisis, not the kind of crisis they have now. “Under the best of circumstances, it takes about three to four months to really get government started.” With 9/11 still very much the present, Giuliani wanted to extend his term by a few months, say April instead of January. Yet, even with that idea — which ultimately never came to pass — Giuliani was only suggesting inauguration day change, not move the election itself. He had no issue with the mayoral election proceeding on Nov. 6, despite what the city was going through. Giuliani’s position is not unique. In fact, it’s one example of many where leaders declared that nothing — and they meant nothing — would get in the way of democracy. That the democratic process was the single-most important ingredient in our free society, and that exercise would continue no matter what our free society faced. Presidential elections, for example, continued in 1864 despite the nation torn apart in the Civil War, and in 1944 with the country caught up in World War II. More recently, our country found ways to conduct not only a presidential election, but a number of state elections through the midst of the worst pandemic since 1918.
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n every single instance, the right of the people to choose their leaders was paramount to anything — and everything — else. Those are ideals that remain no matter what your political beliefs are, or what party you choose to affiliate yourself with. Yet, even the most sacrosanct of practices have limits. And the democratic process found its limit last week at the hands of those leading the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club. This is a private club, why should we care? Except it’s not so private. And at least up until recent years, it played a key role in deciding who led us in government — at the city, the state, and sometimes even the federal level. Club leadership rushed through what it deemed an emergency proposal to handle its officer elections in January. Club rules required such elections be held in person, but the coronavirus pandemic was not going to allow that. Ben Franklin Club president Michael
Heller introduced a resolution last week that would borrow from successful mailin local elections and use that system not just to elect officers, but also to help endorse candidates in the upcoming city council special election. Helen Morik — recently voted out as a state committeewoman — called on the club to delay its officer elections. Sure, that would mean the terms of people like Heller and others would extend further than what the club had originally intended when they cast their ballots a year ago, but conducting such an election right now was just too much of a hassle, and totally unnecessary. But endorsing a candidate in the upcoming city council election? That had to continue, Morik said, despite the fact it was planned using the same exact procedure in how officers would have been elected.
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his rush to endorse a city council candidate is a real head-scratcher — especially since most, if not all, of the candidates are Democrats. Even more, no matter who wins, they’ll have to gear up for a primary just a few months later and seek overall election yet again in November. So even if a preferred candidate doesn’t win in the March special election, that person could prevail in the June primary. But for some key members of the Ben Franklin Club, this city council election isn’t just any election. This is one involving Eric Dinowitz, son of Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz — who essentially runs the Ben Franklin Club from behind the scenes. The older Dinowitz likely hopes there’s still some heft in a Ben Franklin Club endorsement — despite being on the wrong side of a few key races in recent years, most recently backing U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel against now Congressman-elect Jamaal Bowman. Heller, the club’s president, has donated to Eric Dinowitz’s campaign, as has Heller’s right-hand man, vice president Bruce Feld. And let’s not forget the corresponding secretary — the one man who wields all the power on who is eligible to vote and who isn’t — is none other than Ivan Nedds, a paid staffer of Jeffrey Dinowitz. Our political clubs should be representative of the very democracy all of us yearn for. Sadly, the Ben Franklin Club is anything but. Nothing about what has happened in the past week or so at the club has made much sense. From the whole “emergency” of setting up a new way of voting — as if the pandemic just erupted a few days ago, and not 10 months ago — to pushing an almost unnecessary endorsement over officer elections. It makes one wonder if maybe the next order of business is to replace Ben Franklin’s name with Donald Trump. That might feel like an extreme, but this feels too much like a Trumpian approach to governance, putting personal power ahead of the people’s power. And in the end, that’s exactly what elections are, by the way. It’s the power of the people. It’s pure democracy, the way it’s intended. Nothing should ever get in the way of the people exercising that power. Sadly, the leaders of the Ben Franklin Club don’t understand that. And this is exactly why what was once a vaunted organization now slips further and further into obscurity. Normally, we would say “vote them out.” But thanks to last week’s decision, you can’t.
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End party rule over the courts To the editor:
(re: “Power of the blank line,” Nov. 12)
The recent Press editorial serves as a reminder how fortunate we are to have a journal such as The Riverdale Press reporting on matters of importance to us. In noting that the “blank” line on the Election Day ballot box out-voted the three judicial candidates selected by the Bronx Democratic Party insiders, I submit that the only lesson to be drawn is that we, the people of this community, are being served badly by our political leadership. Many of us bray at the abuses committed by President Trump in placing judicial appointments in the hands of a small group imposing its will on the third branch of government. But here in the Bronx — in a court system every bit as important to its users as decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court — Democratic Party officials hunker down, thereby insisting that we accept that judges in black robes are simply part of the politician’s right to patronage. We read daily of flaws in the criminal justice system. And yet we are given candidates who, in a moment of candor, would acknowledge they are not competent to represent a client facing criminal charges. But once enrobed, these same men and women are assigned to make irrevocably scarring decisions relating to “stop and frisk,” or release on bail, or “no knock” search warrants. As the campaign to elect a council person revs up, each candidate should be heard on the subject of how to bring the nominees for supreme
No respect for fallen heroes To the editor: When our writing circle met recently just a couple of days past Election Day, I thought it would be great to get some closure by reflecting on our respective post-election emotions. I feared — but didn’t know for sure then — that “45” and his flock of Republican enablers would be attempting a coup one week later. Unfortunately, this has come to pass. Our country now faces one of the gravest threats to democracy in its history. The threat of fascism is no longer one of hyperbole, but is instead now palpable and eerily real to many of us. As I write this, Trump is doing a photo-op at Arlington Cemetery for Veterans Day. He’s saluting the brave souls he so recently referred to as “suckers and losers.”
court and civil court in the Bronx to a level of excellence. Candidates Jessica Haller and Dan Padernacht have publicly declared their support for reformation, lifting the selection process from a closed-door cabal to an impartial nominating group accessible to the community at large, regardless of political affiliation. This merit-based process has been in effect for years with considerable success in another borough with Democratic Party dominance: Manhattan. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, secretary to the Bronx Democrats, apparently has concluded that he can ignore the public requests for information. His son, Eric Dinowitz — another of those running for the open council seat — asks that his independence be assessed on his own merits. Fair enough, but what use will he make of his public platform as a candidate to press for judicial selection reformation? What role does he take as a current insider in the existing judicial selection process? The slate of announced candidates for the city council opening bring a variety of talents of benefit to this constituency. Surely it should be mandatory that each declare publicly, and act upon it in the few months before election, and demand that judicial selection be removed from patronage. How wonderful it would be if their financial providers made that a condition of support this year, and of party boss Jeffrey Dinowitz, next. Eric SEiff
As he tries to undermine the most basic tenets of our democracy, he rails against “Antifa.” Little does he understand that the true heroes of antifascist struggle lie buried here. I hope their brave spirits can somehow haunt and torment Capt. Bone Spurs for the rest of his days, if not all eternity. Silvia blumEnfEld
People are afraid of AOC To the editor:
(re: “AOC and how she works with Jews: It’s personal,” Nov. 19)
The McCarthyite smearing of U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by Elchanan Poupko reveals more than anything else that the forces of Palestinian repression and Zionist monomania are afraid of her (and justifiably so, we’re happy to say). They are afraid of her increasingly effective calls for democracy, both in the United States and Israel. They are
afraid of her clear stands opposing anti-Semitism, racism and Islamophobia. They fear her brilliant leadership in bringing a longdormant progressive vitality to Congress and the national discourse. Rabbi Poupko should be ashamed of himself for his vile and dishonest comparing of AOC to white supremacists and the repulsive Steve King. He does the cause of fighting anti-Semitism no favors with such garbage. STEvE SiEgElbaum bobbi SiEgElbaum
Smooth election To the editor: Just a quick note to acknowledge the great job the Bronx elections board did in getting mail-in ballots out to Bronxites. I got my ballot in a timely fashion, and they (the staff members) were most helpful. gEoffrEy SmiTh
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I read with great disappointment your story concerning drag racing in the north Bronx. The story does not adequately describe the problem, and the initiatives being worked on by our local politicians will not resolve it. First, the story suggests that this is a problem on Independence Avenue alone — it is not. I have observed drag racers on not only Independence Avenue, but on Bailey Avenue and Broadway, as well as on several side streets. If there is a stretch of road that is conducive to speeding, that’s where they will be. Second, both the story and the proposals put forth by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and Community Board 8 traffic and transportation committee chair Dan Padernacht treat this matter as merely a noise problem, and do not address the more significant public safety problem that this drag racing causes. I have observed the drag racing in the north Bronx on numerous occasions during the last few months. I have seen groups of motorcycles, mopeds and cars speeding through red lights, “popping wheelies,” and acting out their Fast and
Furious fantasies as they endanger themselves and everyone else around them, including anyone who happens to be crossing the street at the wrong time. The speed bumps on Independence Avenue proposed by CB8 won’t stop them — it will only encourage them, because it will make the ride more dangerous. The speed cameras and noise detectors proposed by Assemblyman Dinowitz won’t deter them — it will just result in tickets that will never be paid. What is absent from the story, where these noise pollution proposals are silent, is also what is missing from the streets — the police department. Where is the police department on our roads? Where are the car stops? Where are the vehicle seizures? Where are the arrests? Why are the enforcers of Vision Zero so blind to what is occurring right in front of their eyes? What we need is CB8 and Assemblyman Dinowitz to engage the police, to summon the district attorney, to use their public offices not to propose legislative acts, but to take action — now — before someone gets hurt. Before someone gets killed. Before it is too late. robErT bErnard EiSman
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AOC fights against anti-Semitism To the editor:
(re: “AOC and how she works with Jews: It’s personal,” Nov. 19)
I am taken aback and deeply saddened that The Riverdale Press would publish an op-ed of the likes of what Elchanan Poupko recently wrote, indicating that it meets The Press’ standards of evidentiary truth and decency. Regarding the latter, this is the equivalent of a blood libel accusation of anti-Semitism against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. At the broadest level, the analogies to the rank anti-Semitism of a certain historical era is appalling and without foundation. On the specific level, there is no evidence of fact of denial of meetings with Jews. To the contrary, the piece itself points out AOC’s meetings with Jews whose values are about global human rights and against racism and against anti-Semitism of any form. This piece reveals more about the prejudices and biases of the author than about the distin-
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How do you learn about candidates for this job? In recent years, access to information has become easier thanks to the internet and social media. We can research candidates and engage in the election process from our homes and on our phones. A few small steps you can take are to view the content on a candidate’s website, attend a Zoom meeting in which you can ask questions, or reach out to a candidate by email or phone. However, while there are new forms of media to learn about candidates, there remain old tricks, empty promises and surface soundbites. A well-produced Instagram video and an impassioned speech can make it difficult to distinguish substance and experience from bluster and flash. Dig deeper. To aid in the process of selecting the right candidate for the job, I’ll throw down a challenge to you and the other candidates in this race. Contact a group, association, building or organization which you belong in our district. Ask that group to host a Zoom meeting. Invite the candidates. Pick a few topics of interest to your members. And question the candidates. I will do the same. I will host a bi-weekly forum for all candidates in our district beginning in January. I will invite each candidate to a Zoom meeting and ask each campaign to provide the link to the public. I will invite media outlets, community organizations and community leaders to moderate. This approach will give you, the voters, a chance to get answers on issues of importance to you. When a candidate screams that we need affordable housing, you can ask them what “affordable” means. When a candidate says we need better education, ask them what actions they will take to make it better. When candidates say they will increase funds in a particular area, ask where that money is coming from, and what’s the trade-off. Pete Buttigieg said, “In local government, it’s very clear to your customers — to your citizens — whether or not you’re delivering. Either that pothole gets filled in, or it doesn’t. The results are very much on display, and that creates a very healthy pressure to innovate.” I will put my results on display in these forums, and for any individual who asks. March is quickly approaching. Please engage, and don’t forget to vote.
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upon him/her is 1565 Thieriot Avenue, apt. 2F, Bronx, NY 10460. The principal business address of the LLC is1565 Thieriot Avenue, apt. 2F, Bronx, NY 10460. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. 3383 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on Nov. 12, 2020, bearing Index Number NC-00026520/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) Aladdin (Middle) Muhammad (Last) Bhuiyan. My present name is (First) MD (Middle) Alauddin (Last) Bhuiyan. The city and state of my present address are Brooklyn, NY. My place of birth is Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh. The month and year of my birth are December 1995. 3394 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on Dec. 3, 2020, bearing Index Number NC-000276-20/ 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) Darylin (Last) Melendez. My present name is (First) Christian (Middle) Gabriel (Last) Moran Reyes AKA Christian G Moran Reyes, AKA Christian Moran. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. The month and year of my birth are January 1981. 3395
Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on Dec. 3, 2020, bearing Index Number NC-000283-20/ 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) Shenequa (Middle) Julia (Last) Moore. My present name is (First) Female (Last) Moore AKA Shenequa Moore. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Manhattan, NY. The month and year of my birth are January 1988. 3396 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on Nov. 5, 2020, bearing Index Number NC-000222-20/ 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) Serena (Middle) Alayzia (Last) Romero. My present name is (First) Serena (Middle) Alayzia (Last) Seabrook Alayzia Romero. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Bronx, NY. The month and year of my birth are June 2000. 3397 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on Dec. 3, 2020, bearing Index Number NC-000275-20/ 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) Maria (Middle) Lourdes (Last) Candelaria. My present name is (First) Maria (Middle) Lourdes (Last) Candelario AKA Maria L Candelaria. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is San Juan, Puerto Rico. The month and year of my birth are May 1958. 3398 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on 10/22/2020, bearing Index Number NC-000180-20/ 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) Jomar (Middle) Gabriel (Last) Adames Francisco. My present name is (First) Jomar (Middle) Gabriel (Last) Francisco AKA Jomar Olivo, AKA Jomar G. Olivo, AKA Jomar Gabriel Olivo. The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Bronx, NY. The month and year of my birth are December 2001. 3399 Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County on 10/15/20, bearing Index Number NC-000247-20/ 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) Jeffrey (Last) Gomez. My present name is (First) Jeffrey (Last) Peralta Gomez (infant). The city and state of my present address are Bronx, NY. My place of birth is Bronx, NY. The month and year of my birth are December 2018. 3400
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