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Opposition to Putnam Trail paving won’t go away By KIMBERLEY HYATT In October 2011, Save the Putnam Trail advocate Matthew Turov exposed the controversy surrounding the Putnam Trail improvements in Van Cortlandt Park, asking “Why does the trail have to be improved with deforestation? Why does it need to be 15 feet wide?” The questions were raised then at the public Environmental Forum at the Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale, co-sponsored by Assemblyman
Jeffrey Dinowitz, Bronx Councilman Oliver Koppell and State Senator Adriano Espaillat. The issue, then and now, is the hot button question of cutting down 400 trees and paving the trail with asphalt. Shutting down further debate on the matter, Turov said in a phone and email chat with the Riverdale Review that Koppell argued “there are plenty of trees in Van Cortlandt Park”. At press time, Koppell was unavailable for comment, on these
Teachers union endorses Cohen
By REVIEW STAFF behalf ostensibly without his knowledge, The powerful United Federation of thus skirting campaign spending limits. Teachers has taken the unusual step of The U.F.T. is one of New York’s most casting their lot with a local City Council prestigious public unions representing candidate early in the election approximately 200,000 school race. Perhaps a reflection of the teachers and employees, in his discord between the teachers bid for the City Council’s 11th and principal Donna Connelly district seat in the Bronx. It is at P.S. 24, the union has come believed that approximately down strongly on behalf of 4,000 current or retired U.F. political newcomer, Andrew T, members live in this City Cohen. Council district. Cohen’s main opponent, “Andrew Cohen underClifford Stanton, is a former stands the issues and concerns co-President of the P.S. 24 of parents and teachers,” said Michael Mulgrew Parent’s Association. MemMichael Mulgrew, President of bers of that group’s leadership have been the United Federation of Teachers. “We are critical of the teachers at the school for proud to support his candidacy for City their lack of enthusiasm for the educa- Council, knowing that he will continue tional policies of Dr. Connelly, a psycholo- to fight for smaller class sizes and ensure gist who favor a controversial approach that our children and our community called “social and emotional learning” have a voice at the table.” which puts concerns such as bullying The UFT endorsement is the latest in a above academic achievement. Teachers line of high profile early endorsements for routinely make their displeasure known Cohen, who seeks to succeed term-limited through the school environment section Councilmember Oliver Koppell. In addiof the official school report card, a segment tion to the UFT, Cohen has now received which routinely results in an “F” grade for the support of City Council Speaker Dr. Connelly. Christine Quinn, Public Advocate Bill In 2011, a key Stantion ally and con- de Blasio, Manhattan Borough President tributor, Joseph Zizzo, acting as the “official Scott Stringer, Congressman Eliot Engel, spokesperson” for the Parents Association State Senator Jeff Klein, Assemblyman Jefleadership, criticized the teachers saying frey Dinowitz and City Councilmembers that, “it is the teachers’ job to live up to the Oliver Koppell and James Vacca. standards of their new principal, it is not the “I am honored to receive the supprincipal’s job to please the teachers.” port of the UFT, one of our great public The fallout was so great that Zizzo unions here in the city, and view their was forced to retreat from his remarks. endorsement as a validation of my strong But the schism was now out in the open commitment to education,” Cohen said. and established Stanton and his allies as “As an assistant adjunct professor, I know antagonistic to the veteran teaching staff, firsthand just how dedicated our educators who are widely believed to be responsible are to their students. It takes a village--or for the long-term success of the school. in our case a city--to raise a child, and if we Stanton’s vocal support of the expan- want to give our kids the best educational sion of charter schools into the area was experience possible, we need to have a viewed as another slap at the teachers and government that treats our teachers as their union. He is a member of the Board of partners, not adversaries. Only together Trustees of the Tech International Charter can we make our schools more responsive School, and actively tried to recruit fami- to the needs of the community, whether lies of local students from the neighbor- it’s by strengthening our Parent Associahood public schools to jump ship. tions or ending the practice of teaching Stanton is widely expected to win to standardized tests. I am proud to stand “super-PAC” support of the pro-charter with the UFT, and look forward to working “Students First” group bankrolled by Mayor with them on behalf of our students as Bloomberg, money that will be spent on his Councilman for the 11th district.”
remarks, reminiscent of the statement of former Vice President Spiro Agnew who once memorably declared, “once you’ve seen one tree, you’ve see them all.” An email sent by the group in February
2013 to spread this response also lists the contact information of Council Speaker Christine Quinn, asking to “tell her we desperately need a leader on this issue.” Continued on Page 9
Manhattan College looks back to the ’60s By CAROLYN QUEST On December 13, 2012, Manhattan College broke ground on the new student commons named after Raymond “Ray” W. Kelly, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department and a member of Manhattan College’s class of 1963. The College is naming this new addition on campus after Kelly to honor his achievements since graduation. As a current student,
this made me wonder what the college was like when Kelly attended school here, and what and how his life and times and compared with ours. I took a trip to the archives to find out. One of the first surprising, yet fitting, parallels I found was that when Kelly was a freshman, the college was as now undergoing massive physical improvements to Continued on Page 14
When Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was a student at Manhattan College, the campus was a hotbed of political activism on all sides of the issues.
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Parks subject of annual ‘Speak Up’
By HAYDEE CAMACHO The 19th annual Bronx Parks Speak Up conference held at Lehman College on Saturday, February 24th brought together hundreds of Bronx community activists to network and garner support for their pet issues concerning Bronx parks, community gardens and green spaces. The event also featured workshops and a Mayoral candidates forum which focused on the future of Bronx parks, although none of the major mayoral candidates bothered to show up. Construction on major changes to the Putnam Trail in Van Cortlandt Park is scheduled to begin this fall and angry members of Save the Putnam Trail were at the conference to encourage attendees to sign their petition and contact elected and New York City Parks Department officials to prevent the $2.4 million renovations from going forth as proposed. The trail, popular among runners and hikers for its pastoral landscape, follows the abandoned railroad right-of-way of the Old New York Central Putnam Division and connects with a paved path into Yonkers. The Parks Department is planning to increase the width of the trail from 8 feet to 15 feet and pave 10 feet of the trail with asphalt, which the agency claims will benefit cyclists, wheelchair users and people with strollers. Despite Parks Department plans to plant more than 400 saplings and trees along the trail, organizers of Save the Putnam Trail and local runners do not want the trail widened due to concerns over the environmental impact. “The changes will destroy 1.5 acres of trees and natural brush and displace the birds and nesting along the trail,” said Marsha Milan, a runner with the Van Cortlandt Track Club. “It’s a waste of tax dollars to change it.” The group is also seeking a compromise of
materials. “We don’t want asphalt. Using stone dust is easier for bikers and hikers, runners and walkers.” Also attempting to use the event to South Bronx Unite attended the conference to advocate for its boycott against online grocery retailer Fresh Direct’s plan to use $130 million in city and state funds to “occupy” public waterfront land in the Mott Haven area for a 500,000 square foot warehouse facility. The group claims that the retailer’s presence will bring an additional 1,000 diesel truck trips through a community that struggles with asthma rates that are eight times higher than the national average. Councilman Oliver Koppell countered the objections by stressing the economic benefits. “It’s a positive thing for the Bronx. It will bring a lot of jobs to the area and that’s what we need.” At the afternoon Mayoral Candidates Forum on the Future of Bronx Parks, 6 candidates were slated to address the attendees, but only three minor candidates were present—Sal Albanese, former Council Member of the 43rd District, former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, who carries the standard of the controversial Independence Party and Green Party candidate, Dr. Anthony Gronowics, a Pelham Parkway resident and CUNY professor and author. All spoke of the need for a more equitable Parks Department allocation system for the outer boroughs. “I want to make sure that when we build parks we maintain them,” said Albanese. “We want to make sure that money that comes from the private sector is not only focused on Central Park and Prospect Park, but also on the outer boroughs where people need that green space. I want to increase the budget for Continued on Page 9
None of the major candidates for mayor bothered to show up at the Bronx Parks Speak Up last Saturday. Only minor candidates former Councilman Sal Albanese, former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, and Green Party candidate Dr. Anthony Gronowics appeared at the conference.
By SUSANA COLUMNA Public Advocate and Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio, released a report last week that appears to prove that small businesses in the Bronx are inspected and fined disproportionately, especially when compared with businesses in Manhattan. The report, titled “Borough Bias: How the Bloomberg Administration Drains Outer Borough Businesses,” shows that the Department of Consumer Affairs inspected Bronx businesses 8% more frequently than the citywide average between 2010 and 2012. The Bronx’s burden of fines during the same period was 7% more than its share of business.
In fact, the Bronx fared the worst compared with all other boroughs. Manhattan, on the other hand, received 14% fewer inspections and 18% fewer fines than its share of business would suggest. The impact from the disparity was felt stronger because the DCA increased its overall inspections by 66% and received a 102% increase in fine revenue between 2010 and 2012. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene also increased their inspections by 55% and issued 90% more fines in the same two-year time period. DOHMH also inspected and fined Bronx restaurants more than their share of business in New York City. The precipitous increases come at a
North Riverdale merchants discuss future plans By MIAWLING LAM and KIMBERLEY HYATT Merchants in North Riverdale plan to relocate or even eliminate two highly trafficked bus stops in order to cultivate a town atmosphere and help spur economic activity. North Riverdale Merchants Association co-president Anthony Fella unveiled the proposal at last Tuesday night’s Community Board 8 traffic and transportation committee meeting. Under the ambitious plan, the bus stop in each direction at the intersection of Riverdale Avenue and West 259th Street would be completely removed. The bus stops currently serve five local and express routes—the Bx7, Bx10, Bx1, Bx2 and Bx18. As an alternative, Fella said straphangers could embark and disembark at the bus stop before, at West 256th Street, or after, at West 259th Street. “The crossing of Riverdale Avenue and
West 259th Street is, to me, the North Riverdale town square and it’s 50 percent bus stop at this point,” he said. “There’s a bus stop in front of St. Margaret’s and then it stops again on West 259th Street and then again on West 256th Street. There’s a lot of stoppage for those routes there.” Fella acknowledged that while some residents would object to the plan, he said many businesses supported the changes because it would create a more comfortable shopping environment. He said local merchants were trying to encourage customers to window-shop but that having a bus stop in the town square was not conducive to those efforts. “If it was more than a block or two, I wouldn’t even suggest it, but it seems like a short block move,” Fella said. “Yeah it’s going to get some grumbles at first, but I think overall, it will be way more conducive to pedestrian traffic on Continued on Page 5
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tenuous time for small business owners since they coincide with the current recession. Businesses throughout the city, but especially in the Bronx, are still recovering from the effects. In addition, two hurricanes and a nasty winter storm during the past two years have taken their toll on the bottom line. Lenny Caro, President and CEO of the Bronx Chamber of Commerce, is concerned that small businesses here are unable to contend with these unexpected increase in fines. Caro is campaigning for a “Business Bill of Rights” to increase awareness of what steps small business owners can take to comply with city ordinances and protect against the fines. Caro’s idea is supported by de Blasio’s findings. The report highlights that individual fines had plummeted by 30%,
amounting to what de Blasio terms “nuisance violations.” Still, the two agencies saw a combined $50 million in fine revenue during this time. “At the very least, [small businesses] should get a warning and not just a summons,” says Caro. “They should be able to identify where these violations are coming from so they can avoid them.” The Bronx Chamber of Commerce is slated to address these concerns with local business owners in the coming weeks by hosting information sessions. Small business owners, for their part, should prepare for these inspections to avoid being harassed. Legal action is another avenue that could be pursued, if it is show that businesses in The Bronx are targeted at a rate disproportionately greater that the rest of the city.
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Pol charges that city victimizes Bronx businesses with unfair fines
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Around the schools... Horace Mann
On Saturday, March 2, 2013 on the Upper Division Campus, the Independent School Math Tournament is holding its second annual Mathematics contest. The schedule is as follows: 8:45am- Registration/Meeting in Recital Hall; 9:15-11:45am-- Math Contests in Tillinghast Classrooms; 12:00pm –Lunch; 12:301:15pm— Special Mathematics Lecture in Recital Hall; 1:30-3:00pm— Math Contests Resume in Classrooms; 3:00pm—Closing Ceremonies in Recital Hall
Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy
The Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy once again has winners in the annual New York City Scholastic Writing Awards. There were more than 3,800 entries from prestigious public and private schools across the city, and we are pleased to congratulate them and their teacher, Mr. Charles Stahl. Gold Key: Timothee Markbreiter for his poem, “6th Grade;” Dominika Sluskiewicz for her short story, “Coming Back.” Silver Key: Kalliope Klein for her short story, “Hanging On;” Christina Liu for her flash fiction piece, “Hikari in Kurai.” Honorable Mention: Wallace Hurry for his short story, “The Hair.”
Local Scholars
Michele E. Kaplan, a resident of Riverdale, has recently been named to the Dean’s List at Boston University for the Fall semester. Boston University is the fourth largest independent university in the United States, with an enrollment of more than 29,000 students in its 17 schools and colleges. The university offers an exceptional grounding in the liberal arts, a broad range of programs in the arts, sciences, engineering, and professional areas, and state-of-the-art facilities for teaching and research.
College of Mount St. Vincent
Following sold-out performances of Uncle Vanya, Dance at Cahill, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Red Monkey Theater Group (RMTG) continues its residency at the College of Mount Saint Vincent with a presentation of theater and dance beginning with Hidden in This Picture, a one-act comedy by Aaron Sorkin (A Few Good Men, West Wing, The Social Network, The Newsroom), followed by original dance pieces created by choreographers Danielle Aviezer, Jessica Burns, Dina-Verley Christophe, and Alexandra Taylor. Performances are March 9 at 8pm and March 10 at 2 p.m. in the newly-renovated Cahill Theater on College of Mount Saint Vincent campus, 6301 Riverdale Avenue. Riverdale, NY. Additionally, a special preview performance of Hidden In This Picture on Friday, March at 8pm will benefit the College of Mount Saint Vincent’s student theater club. Tickets are currently on sale at www. redmonkeytheater.org ($18 general admission, $15 students and seniors, free for College of Mount Saint Vincent students and staff with ID). Tickets for the benefit performance of Hidden in This Picture on March 8 are $10. “We’re delighted to share this ‘doublefeature’ of comedy and dance with our audience,” says RTMG Artistic Director Tal Aviezer. “It’s a pleasure to present the hilarious work of a brilliant contemporary writer in Aaron Sorkin, and to showcase the creativity of emerging young dancers and choreographers. To be able to do so
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CMSV President Flynn elected to NAICU Board
Dr. Charles L. Flynn, Jr., president of the College of Mount Saint Vincent, has been elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU). He assumed his directorship on Feb. 6 at the NAICU 2013 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. As a member of the NAICU board, Dr. Flynn will help set the association’s agenda on federal higher education policy; actively encourage support of NAICU priorities and initiatives; and oversee the association’s financial administration. He will serve a three-year term on the 44-member board. “President Flynn was selected by his peers because of his expertise in the field, proven leadership, and commitment to America’s college students,” said NAICU President David L. Warren. “He assumes his responsibilities at a time of great challenge and transformation for American higher education.” NAICU serves as the unified national voice of private nonprofit higher education. With more than 1,000 member institutions and associations nationwide, NAICU reflects the diversity of independent higher education in the United States. Since 1976, the association has represented private nonprofit colleges and universities on policy issues with the federal government, such as those affecting student aid, taxation, and government regulation. A graduate of the Institute on Educational Management at Harvard University, he has served as an accreditation consultant for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the Ohio Board of Regents. He has been a Visiting Scholar at the Liberty Fund and a team leader at a Lilly Endowment Workshop on the Liberal Arts. Dr. Flynn currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the Grace Institute and the board of trustees of the Commission of Independent Colleges and Universities of New York.
CMSV Chapter of Model UN Travel to Harvard University
Assistant Professor of Spanish Mariela Wong, along with the College of Mount Saint Vincent Model United Nations Club, travelled to Harvard University for the Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN) 2013 Conference held from Thursday, February 14, 2013 to Sunday, February 17, 2013, at the historic Park Plaza Hotel in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. The students representing the Mount’s new Model UN Club were Caroline Abreu ’14, Communication; LeeAnn Brathwaite ’14, History; Steven Cabrera ’13, Communication; Adam Derouin ’15, Communication; Anastasia Knapp ’13, Nursing; Daniel Miguel ’15, Sociology; Katherine Moreira ’15, Psychology; Erik Rodriguez ’13, Business. Dr. Wong says, “I think the students did exceptionally well for their first conference. The Mount’s delegation signed two passed resolutions. The Model UN is important because students learn to debate, practice public speaking, and gain knowledge of public affairs.”
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By KIMBERLEY HYATT City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) will be starting a reconstruction plan for Fordham Plaza and surrounding areas. Fordham Plaza is the borough’s largest private office building at what may be the borough’s busiest intersection. Sources report that the plan’s primary goal is to improve traffic flow amongst the retail stores, businesses, and Fordham University. While a huge and perhaps
daunting project, it is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2014. The project includes road and sewer repairs, redesigning the transportation hub, and the environmentally friendly plan to plant more trees and a focus on landscaping. Surrounding the Plaza itself, to the north of E. Fordham road, to the south of E. 188th street, the east of Third Avenue, and the west of Webster Avenue will also be exposed to massive new construction.
North Riverdale merchants discuss plans Continued from Page 3 the corridor and making it a place where people actually want to walk down the street and spend time.” Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz said although he embraced the concept in theory, he predicted that nearby residents, particularly those who reside at Skyview, would be hostile of the changes. “Even though it would certainly serve a very useful purpose not to have that area taken up by bus stops, I think you will have a lot of angry people,” he said. “The people from Skyview all use that bus stop.” Eliminating the two bus stops is part of the NRMA’s comprehensive streetscape plan, which is designed to rejuvenate the entire commercial district. Further details of the wider plan, which merchants estimate will cost $50,000 to put together and another $5 million to execute, is scheduled to be revealed at next month’s merchants meeting. However, NRMA co-president Gary Wartels dropped a hint last week and said the bold plan will call for angle parking on at least one side of Riverdale Avenue and better sidewalks and crosswalks. “Riverdale need (the renovations)
with Riverdale Crossing coming in. It’s a potential drain on small businesses,” he said. “This is a neighborhood you should want to stroll up and down. We need to redo the small shopping centers—it could determine the survival of the town,” Fella added.
CSAIR lecture in three sessions
Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale (CSAIR) will present a threesession series, ‘No One is Above the Law: Presidents and Talmudic Rabbis,’ on Thursdays, March 7, 14, 21, at 7:45pm. Taught by Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky, this course will use texts from the Talmud to explore the relationship between political leaders and the rule of the law. Discussions will reflect on questions such as, ‘Are our leaders above the law or does it apply equally to them?’ For more information on this program which is free and open to all - as well as other adult education opportunities at CSAIR, call the Synagogue office at 718-543-8400 or visit the synagogue website, www.csair.org. CSAIR is located at 475 West 250th Street at the Henry Hudson Parkway.
Permanent roadway changes are also in store for the area. Between E. Fordham Road and E. 189th street, Third Avenue will be closed to all traffic, excluding MTA busses, Emergency vehicles, and local delivery services. Between E. 188th and E. 189th Streets, Park Avenue will be closed to all parking and throughway traffic. Finally, E. 189th Street, Between Third and Webster Avenue, is expected to become a one-way road westbound. To appease the concerns of business owners and commuters alike, the Fordham Road Business Improvement District, hopes to hold an interactive exhibit, and other events like movie nights, to keep the public informed and up to date about the redesign. A previous project to provide faster bus service resulted in removing scores
of valuable parking spaces, hurting local businesses.. Executive Director of the BID, William Alonso, says “we’re hoping people will focus on the positive outcome”. But the reality of a difficult commute is in store for the businesses and potential customers in the coming days of construction. The construction is scheduled to take place between 7 am to 5pm Monday through Friday, with the added possibility of night and weekend work. City Officials assure that emergency vehicles will be allowed access through the construction zones, but street access will be limited on certain blocks to everyone else. “It’s going to be painful for a while”, Alonso admits, “but we have high expectations for the results”.
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Construction at Fordham Plaza promises traffic nightmares
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Rotary Club to sponsor reading hour Lecture on European modern art at Hebrew Home
Emily O’Leary, Assistant Curator, will present an illustrated talk entitled, Modern Art from Russia and Eastern Europe on Thursday, February 28 at 2:30 p.m. in the Biederman Library on the Hebrew Home campus located at 5901 Palisade Avenue in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx. This event is free and open to the public. R.S.V.P. (718) 581-1596 or art@hebrewhome.org. It takes place in conjunction with the exhibition, Under the Iron Curtain: Modern art from the Soviet Bloc (on view in the Derfner Judaica Museum and Gilbert Pavilion Gallery thru March 31), which features works of art from the Hebrew Home’s permanent collection created by artists working in the Soviet Union and its satellite states. The talk will present a survey of styles and major figures in this period of Eastern European art history, and explore the progression of modern art behind the Iron Curtain. The focus of the presentation will be the variety of ‘dissident’ forms of art that emerged in the Soviet bloc, and the challenges faced by artists who were working in these ‘unofficial,’ modern styles. Rare historic photographs will be shown in the presentation. Among the compelling images is a snapshot of the famous 1974 ‘Bulldozer Exhibition,’ an event so-named when a show of works by Russian Nonconformist artists, on view in an empty lot in a Moscow suburb, was dramatically shut down by Soviet authorities using water cannons and bulldozers. The role and significance of Oscar Rabin
(Russian, b. 1928), an artist included in the exhibition and the de-facto leader in the Nonconformist movement, will also be examined.
World premiere of new Brahms arrangement
Lyons Chamber Players, a professional chamber orchestra that modernizes classical works for today’s audiences, will travel to the Manhattan College campus next month to perform the world premiere of its new arrangement of Johannes Brahms’ Serenade No. 1 for violins, viola, cello double bass, flutes, clarinets, bassoon and French horns. The 45-minute concert will be performed Wednesday, March 6, at 4 p.m. in the Alumni Room of the O’Malley Library. It is free and open to the public. A small reception will follow. ‘What makes the Lyons Chamber Players so unique is their timbre or, one might say, their tone color or personality of sound,’ says Mark A. Pottinger, musicologist and chair of the Fine Arts department. ‘Oftentimes chamber groups are defined primarily by the noble sound of the violin and the upper string section, but in this ensemble it’s the richness of the woodwinds and the French horn that creates the unique warm texture of their sound.’ In addition to the March 6 performance, members of the public are also invited to attend the Lyons Chamber Players’ open rehearsal on March 5 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., which will also be held in the Alumni Room. The concert is funded through a gen-
erous gift made last year to the Fine Arts department by George L. McGeary, former department chair and assistant dean of the former School of Arts and Sciences, who died on July 15, 2012, at age 83. A portion of his gift will also be used to renovate and unveil the George L. McGeary Department Lounge and Office Suite in Hayden Hall. This multi-use space will feature new parquet flooring, exhibition lighting and insulated walls to allow for small recitals and art exhibitions. For more information about the performance, please contact Mark A. Pottinger, chair of the Fine Arts department, at (718) 862-7372 or mark.pottinger@manhattan. edu.
Multi-media history lecture at St. Gabriel’s Church
‘People v. Boyd: The Murder Trial That Nearly Redrew the Map of New York City,’ a multi-Media presentation by Michael Miscione, the Manhattan Borough Historian, will be held on Thursday, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m., at St. Gabriel’s Church Community Center, below the church rectory, West 235th Street & Arlington Avenue, Bronx, NY. In 1984, an otherwise unremarkable murder case generated a startling legal decision that threw the long-standing boundary between New York and Bronx counties into question and threatened to wreak havoc with New York’s criminal justice and electoral systems. Using historic images and videotaped interviews with the principal players in the story Mr Miscione will examine this little-known ruling and its aftermath. This event is presented by the Kingsbridge Historical Society. It is free and open to the public. The nearest subway station is the 238 Street stop on the #1 train.Parking is available at the site. KHS website: http://www.kingsbridgehistoricalsociety. org/KHS/Home.html
Meet the Camp Director at the Y
The Riverdale Y will host a session on ‘Meet the Camp Director’ for Summer Stage Theater Camp on Thursday, Feb. 28 from 6:00pm-7:30pm. The director will answer all your questions regarding Summer Stage Theater Camp, including all the shows and activities your young thespian will enjoy. The directors will also provide information on any of our camps including Camp Kehilla, our day camp in partnership with the 92nd Street Y. No appointment is necessary. Receive a special discount for just stopping in. For
Youngsters 2-12 years old are invited to participate in the Reading Program on Saturday, March 2, at the Kingsbridge Library, 291 West 231st Street, from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Readers will be grouped by skill level and encouraged to read, helped with pronunciation and word understanding, and for those without reading skills, interpret pictures. There is no charge for participation. The Rotary Club of Riverdale is part of Rotary International and sponsors the library reading project as a local community service. Adult volunteers who are interested in participating are asked to contact Karen Pesce, Secretary: (718) 549-4469.
Sunday morning Kollel in Riverdale
Every Sunday morning, Chabad of Riverdale hosts Sunday Morning Kollel Learning, an exciting learning program for men and women. (A kollel is an institute for adults within a community to engage in Jewish learning and explore Judaism’s classic texts in depth.) Between 9:45-11:15 am, five rabbis offer relevant and thought-provoking classes that focus on the mystical as well as practical aspects of Judaism. There are five classes to choose from: Kabbalah on the Parsha, Practical Jewish Law, Practical Parameters of Prayer, Reading Hebrew, and Talmud for Dummies. The classes are geared to all levels of learning and are open to the public. We also offer Bar Mitzvah classes. The Sunday morning schedule is as follows: 8:45 am - Morning Services; 9:30-9:45 am - Coffee/Bagels; 9:45-10:45 am - choose from one of the five classes listed above; 10:45-11:15 am - One on One Learning. The suggested donation for Kollel learning is $10. To find out about fees for our Bar Mitzvah classes, please contact Chabad of Riverdale at 718-549-1100 Ext. 10 or email Library@ChabadRiverdale.org. If you would like to sponsor a Sunday Morning Kollel Learning in honor of someone or in memory of a loved one, contact Rabbi Levi Y. Shemtov, 718-5491100 Ext. 10.
CSAIR to offer ‘Introduction to Hebrew Reading’
Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale (CSAIR) will offer an ‘Introduction to Hebrew Reading’ class on Sunday mornings, March 3 through June, 2013, 9:30-10:30am. This class, which will be taught by Cantor Elizabeth Stevens, will focus on prayerbook Hebrew and is for anyone looking to improve his or her reading skills. The course is free and open to all, but advance registration is required. To register for this class, or for more information on other adult education opportunities at CSAIR, call the Synagogue office at 718-543-8400 or visit the synagogue website, www.csair.org. CSAIR is located at 475 West 250th Street at the Henry Hudson Parkway.
Classical music concert in Kingsbridge
di.vi.sion piano trio presents the inaugural program for the ‘di.vi.sion@mediator’ concert series of classical music on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 5 pm. Suggested donation $15; $10 for students and senior citizens. Concert to be held at Church of the Mediator, 260 West 231st Street, Bronx, NY 10463. Music by Haydn, Beethoven, and Shostakovich. For additional information, (347) 3265846; www.division-artsandeducation.org
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The Riverdale Performing Arts Department presents Laurie Walton, Emily Walton, Joseph Kolinski, Joe Cassidy and other Broadway stars
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Thursday, February 28 Van Cortlandt
COMPUTER TRAINING 9 a.m. Van Cortlandt Branch Library 3874 Sedgwick Avenue The Van Cortlandt Branch Library is now offering basic computer classes for the patrons in our community. All classes require registration. All classes Offered are free. All classes will begin promptly at 9:00am. If there are any questions, please contact Mr. John Sattaur at 718-543-5150.
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ARTHRITIS BASICS 11 a.m. Riverdale Branch Library 5540 Mosholu Avenue The New York Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation will be at the Riverdale Branch to give a one hour talk covering the basics of arthritis, exercise, diet, talking to your doctor, types of medications and alternative therapies. At the conclusion of the program, participants will receive a free workbook. Registration is required. To register, please call 718-549-1212.
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ADULT MOVIE MATINEE 2 p.m. Riverdale Branch Library 5540 Mosholu Avenue Featuring the film One For The Money, starring Katherine Heigl. Unemployed and newly-divorced Stephanie Plum lands a job at her cousin’s bail-bond business, where her first assignment puts her on the trail of a wanted local cop from her romantic past. For more information, call 718-549-1212.
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ART LECTURE 2:30 p.m. Hebrew Home 5901 Palisade Avenue Emily O’Leary, Assistant Curator, will present an illustrated talk entitled, Modern Art from Russia and Eastern Europe. It takes place in conjunction with the exhibition, Under the Iron Curtain: Modern art from the Soviet Bloc (on view in the Derfner Judaica Museum and Gilbert Pavilion Gallery thru March 31). For more information, call 718-581-1596.
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Wii TIME 4 p.m. Van Cortlandt Branch Library 3874 Sedgwick Avenue Come and join us for some Wii Time at The Van Cortlandt Library. For ages 5 to 12 years. For info call 718-543-5150.
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MEET THE CAMP DIRECTOR 6 p.m. Riverdale YM-YWHA 5625 Arlington Avenue The director will answer all your questions regarding Summer Stage Theater Camp, including all the shows and activities your young thespian will enjoy. The directors will also provide information on any of our camps including Camp Kehilla, our day camp in partnership with the 92nd Street Y. For additional information, contact Joe Smith at 718-548-8200, ext. 261.
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LECTURE ON HISTORY 7:30 p.m. St. Gabriel’s Community Center West 235th St. & Arlington Ave. “People v. Boyd: The Murder Trial That Nearly Redrew the Map of New York City,” a multi-Media presentation by Michael Miscione, the Manhattan Borough Historian. This event is presented by the Kingsbridge Historical Society. It is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www. kingsbridgehistoricalsociety.org.
Friday, March 1 Riverdale
GENTLE YOGA 10 a.m. Riverdale Branch Library 5540 Mosholu Avenue Gentle Yoga is designed for students who have special needs and/or limitations. This class is a variation of basic level I yoga format, moving more slowly and includes attention to the special needs of the individual. For info, call 718-549-1212.
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STAY WELL EXERCISE 10 a.m. Kingsbridge Branch Library 291 West 231st Street Stay Well volunteers certified by the NYC’s Department for the Aging will lead participants in a well-balanced series of exercises for seniors of all ability levels. Please wear loose comfortable clothing. Exercise equipment will be provided. Those participating in the exercises must sign an activity release form. For more information, call 718-548-5656.
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FUN SCIENCE 3:30 p.m. Riverdale Branch Library 5540 Mosholu Avenue Children are welcome to come to the Riverdale Branch and learn more about the scientific process. They will conduct
experiments and have fun while learning how the world around them operates. For ages 5 to 12 years. For more information, call 718-549-1212.
Saturday, March 2 Kingsbridge
READING HOUR 1 p.m. Kingsbridge Branch Library 291 West 231st Street Youngsters 2-12 years old are invited to participate in the Reading Program. For more information, contact Karen Pesce, Secretary: (718) 549-4469.
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MOVIE 1 p.m. Kingsbridge Branch Library 291 West 231st Street Come watch some classic movies, old favorites, and new releases on the little silver screen. This month we will be showing Paths of Glory. Starring: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou. For more information, call 718-548-5656.
Sunday, March 3 Riverdale
LUNCH FOR SENIORS 12 p.m. Riverdale YM-YWHA 5625 Arlington Avenue The Riverdale Y Senior Center will be open for lunch to all seniors over the age of 60 in the community. For more information contact, Tobi at 718-548-8200, ext. 223.
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CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT 5 p.m. Church of the Mediator 260 West 231st Street di.vi.sion piano trio presents the inaugural program for the “di.vi.sion@mediator” concert series of classical music. For more info, (347) 326-5846; www.division-artsandeducation.org
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DISCUSSION ON ISRAEL 7:30 p.m. Hebrew Institute of Riverdale 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway Can Jerusalem Remain Jewish? Chaim Silberstein, President of Keep Jerusalem.org will be presenting, followed by a discussion and Q&A. A $10 donation is suggested. For more information, call 718-796-4730.
Monday, March 4 Spuyten Duyvil
KNITTING & CROCHET 11 a.m. Spuyten Duyvil Branch Library 650 West 235th Street A get-together for knitters & crocheters at all skill levels to work on a curent project, share ideas, and learn new techniques. Registration not required. For more info, call 718-796-1202.
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PAJAMA NIGHT 5 p.m. Kingsbridge Branch Library 291 West 231st Street Stories, craft and light refreshments ages 5-12 years. For more information, call 718-548-5656.
Tuesday, March 5 Riverdale
e-READER HELP 11 a.m. Riverdale Branch Library 5540 Mosholu Avenue Learn how to download free e-books from the New York Public Library. Get help on using your iPad, Kindle or other e-reader. For more information, call 718-549-1212.
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TEEN STUDY LOUNGE 4 p.m. Riverdale Branch Library 5540 Mosholu Avenue Teen Study Lounge is a place where Teens can work with friends on group projects, study and use library resources (laptops and Google television) to do homework in a comfortable “Teen Friendly” environment. A librarian will be on hand if you have research questions. We will provide a light snack, but you are welcome to bring your own. Ages 13-18 only. For more information, call 718-549-1212.
Wednesday, March 6 Riverdale
CONCERT 4 p.m. Manhattan College O’Malley Library Alumni Room Lyons Chamber Players, a professional chamber orchestra that modernizes classical works for today’s audiences, will travel to the Manhattan College campus next month to perform the world premiere of its new arrangement of Johannes Brahms’ Serenade No. 1 for violins, viola, cello double bass, flutes, clarinets, bassoon and French horns. For more information about the performance, please contact Mark A. Pottinger, chair of the Fine Arts department, at (718) 862-737.
Continued from Page 2 parks and maintenance, not just in the wealthy areas.” He also called for fairer tolls by lowering the tolls in areas where there are few mass transit options. “I am committed to open space and sustainability,” said Carrion. “The Central Park and the Battery Park Conservancy represent residents and business partnering with the city of New York to improve our parks. Those efforts have a generous
support that doesn’t spread to the rest of the city. In other boroughs there is no infrastructure for that wealth. We have to figure out a way to take that type of program and bring it into the other boroughs. We have to support public, private partnership. We also need to tie a formula for operation and maintenance to our capital improvements.” “The Bronx parks are not maintained by the city,” said Dr. Gronowicz. “There is too much glass and garbage in Bronx
Congressman Eliot Engel appeared this past Sunday on This Week with George Stephanopoulos to discuss critical foreign affairs issues. Engel is now the ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and would become chairman should the Democrats regain control of the House of Representatives in the next election.
Putnam Trail fight goes on
Continued from Page 1 Quinn is seeking the Democratic nomination for mayor. While City Officials have yet to back the group’s cause, Quinn has written, in a letter dated January 30, 2013, “the City Council and I are closely following the progress of this redesign so that we can ensure that the Putnam Trail and any redesign of the city’s parks preserve the natural character of these valuable open spaces. Please know that we will keep your comments in mind as we move forward”. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who donated 1 million dollars to help fund the redesign, has publically supported the asphalt path, while other city officials remain either neutral or silent. Save the Putnam Trail believes there is no need for such a wide path and protests the use of asphalt. They are fighting for more natural pathways, such as stone dust, that are still accessible for bicycles and wheelchairs. Cycling groups argue, however, that such natural paths are not suitable for strollers or even wheelchairs. They also point out there are already multiple paved paths in the park itself. Another member of the Save the Putnam Trail Group, Michael Oliva, reports that during an “intimate meeting” with Koppell in September 2011, Cyclists, most reportedly not from the Bronx area, passionately disagreed with their cause, and that Koppell viewed this as “community support”. It is understood that this up and coming asphalt path will include a 3 foot wide earthen path for runners preferring non-paved surfaces, and a 2 foot wide drainage area. The historic Putnam trail follows what used to be the tracks of the New York Central Railroad’s Putnam Division,
connecting Manhattan to Brewster. It connects with the South County Trail at the Westchester County border in Yonkers, leading up through Putnam County on the North County Trailway. This asphalt path plan is part of the initiative to redesign Van Cortlandt Park, a plan started eight years ago. The Parks Department spokesman Zachary Feder has previously informed the Riverdale Review that the plans to repave the Putnam trail were approved by the Department of Transportation. “The plan will be transmitted for bid, the transmission will be reviewed, and construction will start”, he said. Save the Putnam Trail is asking the community to reach out to Koppell and help protest the construction that will, Oliva said during a phone call this Thursday, begin later this year, although there are no updates on the Parks design. But Turov, perhaps fortunately, reports that the June 6 construction has since been pushed back until fall 2013. Oliva reiterates that “We are not a funded group. But we are trying to get continual coverage on the issue”. The Save the Putnam Trail continues to work to inform the community of the redesign plan. Oliva argues “More people need to know. They need to be aware of the plan.” He has previously stated “Our job is just to bring awareness—90 percent of people don’t want this to happen”. Turov echoes Oliva’s desire to spread public awareness, believing “the public have not been given a chance to respond”. Despite the lack of support from City Officials, Oliva is confident in his cause. “We know we’re on the right side of the issue and we’re just trying to build that level of support that will push Bloomberg over the edge”, he says.
parks. I want to make sure every resident is treated equitably. I would distribute the parks capital improvement and maintenance equitably per capita. I would also bring back full-time unionized employees that the Parks Department lost. We need real significant structural change.” The event also featured discussions and workshops on a range of issues from the history of Bronx Parks, nominating new open spaces for new parks and greenways, the genesis of the hip hop movement in 1970s Bronx Parks, learning what parks mean to different cultures and the African American Heritage of the Bronx River. Morgan Powell, a landscape designer and writer who has worked with the Bronx African-American History Project for 9 out of the organization’s 10 years, led the discussion on Discovering the Bronx
River’s African-American Heritage. The Bronx African-American History Project is jointly operated by Fordham University’s Dept. of African and African-American Studies and the Bronx County Historical Society. “I was drawn to become one of its Community Researchers when I saw it was lifting the veil on key stories about the places I have lived, shopped and played for almost four decades,” said Powell. “Bronx Parks Speak Up provides a one-day marketplace of ideas for park advocates, programmers and administrators,” he added. “It’s important because it provides an annual time and place to meet and exchange ideas among Bronx open space movers and shakers who spend most of the year semi- isolated within their parochial park districts and neighborhoods.”
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• JASA Art Salon with Ann Slavit Gordon, public artist, will be on Mon. Mar. 4th at 12:30 PM followed by Michael Ferris Jr.’s Narrative Portrait class. • Join us on Sunday, March 10th for a delectable salmon lunch followed by superb entertainment at 1:00 PM. The NY Toubadours, twin singers Sam and Nick Klein, joined by Jay Almeida on guitar will perform hits from the 50’s and 60’s (Elvis, the Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel) plus Latin and Hebrew music at 1:00 PM. Senior contribution of $3.00 for the meal and $2.00 fee for the event is recommended. Non-senior fee is $5.00 for the meal and $3.00 for the event. Kindly reserve with the center office at 718-5494700 by Thurs. March. 6th. • Celebrate Verdi’s 200th Anniversary with Jacqueline Ballarin, Soprano and the Allegro Singers on Wed. March 13th at 1:00 PM. She will perform beloved arias and duets from La Traviata, Don Carlo and Un Ballo in Maschera and others. A nutritious kosher lunch will be served at 12:15 PM. Senior contribution of $3.00 for the meal and $2.00 fee for the event is recommended. Non-senior fee is $5.00 for the meal and $3.00 for the event. Kindly reserve with the center office at 718-5494700 by Friday, March 8th. • Learn about ‘Pedestrian Safety’ in a three-part series sponsored by NYC DOT
Safe Streets for Seniors Program beginning on Thurs. March 14th at 11:15 AM. Plays for Living will present ‘The First Step,’ a dramatic presentation to stimulate discussion about pedestrian safety on Thurs. Mar. 21st at 11:15 AM. • Join us for the JASA Bronx Passover Model Seder on Tues. March 19th at 11:15 AM. We will commemorate the holiday with traditional blessings, songs and appetizers followed by a festive meal. The Doug Leblang Duo will provide holiday entertainment at 1:15 PM. The senior contribution for this special event is $4.00 for seniors and $7.00 fee for non-seniors. Advance reservations to the center office at 718-549-4700 must be made by Wednesday, March 14th. Transportation will be available. Call Sugey at the senior center office to make arrangements. The center also offers day trips to area casinos, movie theaters and shopping. For information and reservations, please contact Maritza Silva at 718-549-4700. JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center offers Senior Fitness on Mon., Movement on Tues., Meditation on Tues. afternoon, Gentle Exercise and Tai Chi on Wed., Yoga on Thurs. and Tone & Stretch on Fri. Call the center at 718-549-4700 for specific dates and times of these classes. All meals at JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center are catered by Mauzone (kosher) Meal Service. We offer a daily alternate choice of main dish. We are located in the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center at 3880 Sedgwick Ave.
off of Van Cortlandt Ave. West on the Bronx #1 or #10 bus routes. For more information, please call the center office at 718-549-4700. JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center is funded by NYC Dept. for the Aging, UJAFederation of NY and by special grants from Council Member Oliver Koppell and other NYS representatives.
Dinowitz praises Gov. Cuomo’s address to Bronxites
Governor Andrew Cuomo came to the 81st Assembly District last week, visiting Lehman College to present an abbreviated version of his recent State of the State address. Lehman President Ricardo Fernandez, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, State Senator Jeff Klein and a Lehman College student addressed the crowd before the governor gave his remarks, which were interrupted many times by applause and standing ovations. Assemblyman Dinowitz, who also attended the full State of the State address in Albany, was once again impressed by the governor’s remarks and stated goals for New York. ‘I am very pleased that the governor came to our district to address the people of the Bronx on the important issues facing New York State,” Dinowitz said. “The State of the State is a blueprint for the governor’s goals for this legislative session, and they are very worthwhile goals indeed. I strongly support his efforts
to raise the minimum wage, to fight for equal rights for women, to strengthen our anti-gun violence laws and to fight for a fair and equitable state budget. Just as the governor’s leadership was crucial in enacting marriage equality and tougher gun laws, we are also counting on his strong support on these other key issues facing the Bronx and the people of New York.”
Lunch for seniors at the Riverdale Y
On Sunday, March 3, 2013, The Riverdale Y Senior Center will be open for lunch to all seniors over the age of 60 in the community. Lunch will be served at 12:00pm. Our chef, Ian will be serving barbequed chicken. The suggested contribution is $2.25. No reservation is required. The Y is located at 5625 Arlington Avenue. For more information contact, Tobi at 718548-8200, ext. 223.
Discussion on Israel at Hebrew Institute
Can Jerusalem Remain Jewish? Chaim Silberstein, President of Keep Jerusalem. org will be presenting at The Bayit, the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, on Sunday March 3 at 7:30 pm followed by a discussion and Q&A. A $10 donation is suggested. Contact israel.action.hir@gmail.com with questions. 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx NY 10463, 718-796-4730.
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Upcoming special events at JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center
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Manhattan College students look back at Police Commissioner’s days on campus
Continued from Page 1 the campus. In an article in the college newspaper The Quadrangle published on January 13, 1960, “James A. Farley to Launch New Development Program: Engineering Phase set at $5 Million,” a reporter wrote of a dinner meeting held to raise money for the erection of a new engineering building at the college. Farley, the former United States Postmaster General and a most distinguished Irish Catholic politician of the time, presided over the dinner, and Cardinal Spellman was a speaker. The school sought to raise “$27 million over the next fifteen years” for various improvements to campus. With the new engineering building, the College hoped to enroll more technical students and expand the engineering programs from civil and electrical to chemical, mechanical and nuclear science. The purchase of the Leo building took place in Kelly’s senior year. Robert F. Wagner, Jr., who was mayor of New York City at the time, was also in attendance and delivered a speech describing MC’s School of Engineering as having “‘probably the finest possible program’ in its field.” On May 18, 1960, “Manhattan Looks to Future with New Student Center” reported the grand opening of Thomas Hall. “A dream of our college is now but a step from reality,” the reporter states. Another trend I found was the host of distinguished lecturers and students’ strong, political voice on campus. In the September 28, 1960 issue of the school paper I found this fascinating article, “Mrs. Kennedy Speaks Before Capacity Crowd,” The Quadrangle covered the speech of Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy, mother of the then Democratic nominee for president, Senator John F. Kennedy. She addressed a packed audience of Manhattan College students in Thomas Hall on Sept. 19. The reporter writes: “In her address, Mrs. Kennedy delivered an account of the somewhat hidden life of her son and the Kennedy family as a whole in the field of politics, mentioning Jack’s father and his grandfather, who both took an active part in the U.S. government.” Mrs. Kennedy might have campaigned for her son at Manhattan College because of the school’s strong Irish Catholic roots, but that did not stop the school from presenting both sides of the 1960 presidential race. A November 9, 1960 article, “Rockefeller, Keating Address Sat. Night’s Nixon-Lodge Rally,” was about “One of the most impressive political gatherings ever at Manhattan.” MC hosted Republican Governor Nelson Rockefeller to speak at Smith Auditorium about his presidential candidate, Republican Richard Nixon. Manhattan’s Student Council sponsored the event. Other speakers present were U.S. Senator Kenneth Keating (who was ultimately defeated by Sen. Kennedy’s brother Robert in 1968), Lieutenant Governor Malcolm Wilson, State Attorney General Louis Lefkowitz and Acting U.S. Attorney General Walsh. “Mr. Rockefeller pointed to Mr. Kennedy’s failure to affect any of his proposals as an indication of the type of leadership that he would provide in the White House,” The Quadrangle reported. Another renowned lecturer that Kelly might have heard was anthropologist Margaret Mead who lectured on “Keeping the Future Open Ended.” In the article, “Margaret Mead Delivers Address in Smith Auditorium” from the April 25, 1963 Quadrangle, the reporter cites Mead as stating, “It is the duty of each generation to see that nothing irreversible happens.” Utilizing examples including the growing population (Baby Boom), the Dust Bowl and the “timely threat of a nuclear holocaust,” Mead emphasized that we have to think about the repercussion of our decisions on future generations. “No generation has known so much about its past, and its future hazards,” Mead said. The evidence is that “Ray” Kelly’s class of 1963 was progressive, involved in the politics of the time and vocal about their opinions. Students today can look back to the 1963 class for further inspiration to achieve success in school and in life just like so many Manhattan College students who walked the same path 50 years before them did. Carolyn Quest is a member of the Manhattan College Class of 2014.
The NY Times makes clear what the left wants To The Editor: The lead editorial in The New York Times, February 22 (once called “Washington’s Birthday”) explained that “new taxes on high-income Americans are a matter of necessity and fairness....” How soon until “high-income” includes $50,000 and up? After all, $50 thousand is an awful lot to this senior on social security, augmented with food stamps.) And over on the Times op-ed page, the same issue declared that “gas prices need to be even higher” than the $3.78 national average (Riverdale prices are always higher than the national average!). Meanwhile, prices on most consumer necessities continue to spike. I’d like, here, to thank Mother’s Bake Shop for making day-old pastries and bread and rolls available at discount. And thanks , too, to Entenmann’s on Broadway, above 231st Street, for providing us with affordable baked goods. Isn’t it interesting that no NYC pol calls for affordable food prices for city residents? Or is this part of a tough love plan to get us really to lose weight? I guess the left really won’t
be satisfied until the national economy is turned into a desert interspersed by the gated oases of all those leftists enjoying the “ambitious sacrifice of the many, to the aggrandizement of the few.” (Quoting from Federalist No. 57.) Of course, the media
Congress needs to act on co-op terms To The Editor: The Association of Riverdale Cooperatives & Condominiums (ARC) recently learned of the gross inequity in the policy of Homeland Security and in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with regard to supporting the disastrous losses suffered by co-op and condo owners following Hurricane Sandy, as compared to those borne by individual homeowners. We believe that FEMA has misinterpreted the Stafford Act by arbitrarily classifying housing cooperatives, condominiums and homeowners associations as “business associations” which are excluded from the assistance provisions of the Stafford legislation. The issue is not that FEMA nor Homeland Security deliberately wants to exclude co-ops from assistance, but rather that
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the law does not currently specifically cite individually owned and run “co-ops” anywhere in its text, and therefore, the agencies have no specific guideline in their regard. Hurricane Sandy brought severe damage and loss to many co-ops (as well as other types of homes), including items like torn off roofs, falling trees and their resultant damage to walls, windows and the like. One multi-resident co-op in northern Queens suffered more than $1 million in damage from the hurricane! Terrible storms should prudently be expected to recur, and virtually all government agencies are currently taking appropriate steps to limit future damage and to protect life and property. ARC has joined other local and national housing associations in calling for a correction to the existing legislative language. Now is the time for Congress to be proactive and include co-op and condominium owners in the wording of Stafford and in the policies of all relief agencies, so that there is no inequity among homeowners, in any category. Stephen Budihas, President Assn of Riverdale Cooperatives & Condominiums
South Bronx needs Fresh Direct jobs new jobs. The company’s move will help revitalize the local economy through job creation and spur a “trickle down” effect that is already beginning to positively impact other nearby businesses. When FreshDirect announced it would relocate to and expand in the South Bronx, the company also said it would move to a 100 percent green transportation fleet to lessen its environmental footprint. To that end, FreshDirect has purchased 10 electric delivery trucks from Smith Electric Vehicles, another small business that recently moved to the South Bronx. But jobs and business activity alone do not always revitalize neighborhoods. People have to want to live there, too. Ultimately, new residents will only flock to neighborhoods that they see as thriving and abundant with opportunities they want like jobs, fresh food, or other retail and cultural options. As more businesses relocate to or start up in the South Bronx, there is no doubt that the neighborhood can keep pace with the flourishing real estate development of the borough’s other areas. We all know the South Bronx’s negative story: It is consistently ranked one of the poorest Congressional districts in the country and suffers from a 14 percent unemployment rate and equally jarring obesity rates due to the lack of fresh food. But there is an alternate, more encouraging story beginning to break through. Vibrant businesses like FreshDirect are making the South Bronx their new home, creating jobs and helping stimulate growth for other surrounding retailers. Leaders emerging from this year’s Bronx Real Estate Summit should take note of these positive changes in the South Bronx as they make plans for work ahead.
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By PHILLIP MORROW President, South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp. The Bronx is poised to experience something of a renaissance with the addition of emerging businesses and signs of positive real estate growth, but advocacy groups and corporate leaders need to work together to ensure it actually happens. We should use last week’s Bronx Real Estate Summit, where local leaders discussed ways to make the borough more economically vibrant, as a springboard for action. We also need to make sure growth is distributed evenly throughout our borough so that areas like the South Bronx are not overlooked. Last year, commercial real estate sales in the Bronx spiked to their highest levels since the financial crisis. An astounding $1.28 billion was invested into the borough’s real estate market, up 63 percent from 2011. While these numbers are encouraging, most of the real estate activity was concentrated in the North and Midwest Bronx. One of the ways we can help spur real estate development in other areas is by encouraging more small- and mediumsized businesses to set up shop here and create jobs and retail options that will eventually attract new residents. In many ways, the South Bronx is already heading toward its own development boom. The City-sponsored Sunshine Bronx Business Incubator in Hunts Point is attracting technology businesses to the area and raising the profile of our community as a startup hotbed. And online grocer FreshDirect plans to open a new state-of-the-art operations center at the Harlem River Yard in the South Bronx in the coming years. The company is already providing new fresh food options to an area often described as a “food desert” and will create a thousand
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