Tower Times August 2015 by Tower Times

CELEBRATING OUR 20th ANNIVERSARY Serving the residents of North Shore Towers since 1995

August 2015

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Volume 20, Issue 8

The History of NST Concludes

Babes and Guys Event

Architectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Site Plan, High Rise Debate

Towers Celebrates American Cancer Society

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Bd. Election Wrap-Up By Michael Kohn

ne incumbent and three former directors won last month’s North Shore Towers Bd.of Directors election, with former Bd. President Robert Ricken and Steve Redlich leading the pack. Returning after resigning near the conclusion of his last term in 2013, Ricken came in first place with 3,456,044 shares. “I was very pleased and honored to finish at the top,” he said. “I have a feeling most people remembered my work in previous years.” The former Bd. President said he was ambivalent about not being elected President because of the amount of work the position entails. “It becomes an every day job,” he said. Ricken reported that nominations for the presidency were made with a secret ballot for the first time in his experience, electing Mort Gitter to continue as leader. “I guess the board felt he did a fine job and they continued with him,” he said. Although he said he was still unclear as to what his new committee assignment as Special Projects and Shareholder Relations Chairperson would entail, Ricken said his priorities would continue to be keeping the budget low, with no maintenance or country club increases. “To me that’s a very important thing, given that we have an adequate reserve fund.” he continued. “I think a lot of people don’t realize if there’s even a small increase it’s with you forever.” After a hiatus from the board, Steve Redlich returned in second place with 3,219,873 shares. The new Treasurer and Chairperson of the Budget Committee said, “I was overwhelmed with the results. I was up there with Bob Ricken and we sort of set ourselves apart, and that was a real vote of confidence from the community.” The chairman of last year’s budget subcommittee said his plans for the coming term include seeking to upgrade accounting systems, such as the way numbers are presented to the community, making them more user friendly and

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The 2015 Bd. of Directors: Felice Hannah, Robert Ricken, Fred Chernow, Mario Carmiciano, Phyllis Goldstein, Steve Redlich, and Howard Teitelbaum, with Bd. President Mort Gitter seated. understandable to those not in finance. Incumbent Felice Hannah returns as Chairperson of the Political Action Committee, with 2,692,472 shares. “I’m very grateful that so many expressed that they have appreciated the work I’ve done the last two years and would like me to continue.” She added that she is looking forward to the board

Election Controversy Resolved they should have been a little more sensitive to that and it should have been shown after the election was finalized. It could have had an effect on Pat Tulchin. With 20/20 hindsight it would have been better to delay the showing of the movie a week. Going forward I think the community learned their lesson and there will be more sensitivity to that type of thing going forward.” Fuchs said Sunday that he decided it would be in his and the cooperative’s best interest to withdraw the grievance, thereby avoiding unnecessary expenses. Tulchin said that she did not even consider a possible runoff election. “It’s not going to change what people saw,” she said. “I just didn’t want to do it and I couldn’t bring myself to go through another election. It’s very hard.” The agreement read in part: “So as to lessen the likeliContinued on Page 27

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By Michael Kohn A North Shore Towers post-election controversy was resolved this past week when Bd. of Directors candidate Al Fuchs agreed to withdraw his grievance over the publicity candidate Phyllis Goldstein received immediately prior to the election as part of the co-op’s 40th anniversary celebration. This included her being featured in a major role in the documentary video shown in the movie theater and articles in both community newspapers. Fuchs contended that the extra publicity might have made a difference in the final tally between Goldstein’s fourth place victory of 1,599,106 shares and incumbent Pat Tulchin’s 1,483,989. Winner Steve Redlich called the fourth-place position “pretty close to a dead heat,” and said of the documentary, “Obviously I think the timing wasn’t the best. I think

working together to serve the residents and not their own agendas. Her priorities include protecting the economic interests of the residents, while at the same time voting for expenditures to keep the buildings structurally sound, enhancing the quality of life through building upgrades, and maintaining a fiscally responsible reserve fund. Chairperson of the Gym, Aerobics and Pool Committee Phyllis Goldstein came in fourth place with 1,599,106 shares, and said she will begin her term by studying the gym’s equipment needs and figuring out what requires replacement. “It really is fabulous in the gym,” she said. Goldstein will continue active monitoring of aerobics classes as well. “I take a lot of the classes and I must say they are really very good,” she said. “The instructors are excellent and there’s a great deal of participation.” Upcoming projects include cosmetically upgrading the indoor pool and doing work on the outdoor pool deck, as well as prioritizing the repair of a leak in the deep pool. “I’m very excited to be working on this committee,” she said. The vote tallies for the unelected candidates were incumbent Pat Tulchin’s with 1,483,989 shares, incumbent Maria Termini-Miller with 961,378 shares, and Al Fuchs with 893,544. Bd. President Mort Gitter will serve as Country Club Chairperson, and pledged “the continued progressive and dynamic leadership of the last two years. We’re not going Continued on Page 27

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erry Patterson moved into North Shore Towers soon What was your Air Force experience like? after it was built when it was still a rental building. San Antonio was very uncomfortable in the summer. He’s been in the same apartment in Building One Very hot with high winds and red sand blowing in your and claims to be one of the few “originals” in that build- face. At that time the people also made me feel uncoming and the only one on his floor. “I’ve seen many changes fortable. My Caucasian buddies and I had a pass to go here, and most for the better. I’ve lived most of my life into downtown San Antonio. We decided to see a movie. here,” he said. Because I was with them we could not enter through the Where did you grow up? lobby. I would have to go in another door and sit in the I was born on what my mother described as Colored Section. My friends made a statement a freezing cold winter night in Wrens, Georgia. by joining me there. Soon after that my parents moved the family The training I received included work in comto the Parkchester section of the Bronx where my puter systems design which proved invaluable. father worked as a longshoreman and my mother They also sent me to Japan which was very exwas a skilled lace maker. My parents valued educiting. I did a lot of traveling within the country cation and they taught me to read when I was 3 and learned to speak Japanese. After Japan I was and my birthday gifts were always books. After sent to Westover AFB in Massachusetts where I Fred Chernow high school I attended NYU. My parents helped was promoted and had opportunities to visit New with the tuition but I supplemented that by driving a taxi York on a weekend pass. cab and working at Macy’s. Did you enjoy your work as a Program System Analyst? What did you do after college? I did. It afforded me opportunities to travel and I reFriends at NYU were telling me about the Air Force ceived promotions when I moved from one major compaand how they provided advanced training and an opportu- ny to another. My work took me around the United States, nity to see the world. I joined the USAF and took my basic Canada, and Europe. I spent many years in Cincinnati training in San Antonio, Texas. I got wonderful training which was great and also in Toronto where I supervised a in the area of computers that led to my successful civilian team of 35 as the General Manager of a computer software career as a Program Analyst. design team. What was special about Toronto, Canada? My firm had offices in New York and Toronto and I had to visit both sites. I was a little lonely during my stay in Toronto. The hotel magazine had an advertisement for a culinary course that was starting. I thought that would be a good way to meet some young women. It was, but they were all about to be married and wanted to cook for their husbands. I finished the course and have enjoyed cooking for myself and friends ever since. I particularly like Italian cuisine and am known for my lasagna. Do you still cook? I sure do. And I am not lazy about preparing food for myself. Some mornings I prepare Eggs Benedict. Even though it’s just for me I make my own Hollandaise sauce. My favorite store for good ingredients is Fairway in nearby Douglaston. How do you spend your free time? I married and lived with my wife at NST for a few years before getting a divorce. We enjoyed the many activities here. Now, I eat out three or four nights a week with friends. Louis in Port Washington is a favorite spot for dinner and I like Panera Bread for lunch. I enjoy watching spy films and joined the Mens’ Club. Their fishing outing was a lot of fun. I caught the second largest fluke. I served it to three other guys using my favorite recipe. The Gym is another amenity that I appreciate. For 18 years I shared ownership in a 32-foot sailboat that we kept in a Port Washington marina. It was great and we sailed to Atlantic City, Connecticut and Montauk. North Shore Towers has been a great source of pleasure for me and I treasure the many people I spend time with.

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THE BIRTH OF NORTH SHORE TOWERS: PART III

Architect’s NST Site Plan By Fred Hadley

he Site Plan drafted by Associate Architect Carl Heimberger, of the A. H. Salkowitz firm responsible for designing North Shore Towers, addressed the issue of zoning very specifically. The property, formerly the Glen Oaks Golf Course, was zoned R-3-2, a designation that would allow the builder, Sigmund Sommer, to build “out or up.” That is to say, he could have covered the golf course with low rise garden apartments, which the surrounding community preferred, or he could have opted for high rise construction which would have preserved most of the open land for future generations. Architect Salkowitz convinced Sommer to go the latter route. This approach was recognized by the Queens Chamber of Commerce in 1975 when it awarded NST a Bronze Plaque for design excellence. The Site Plan, from December, 1970, sought a 15 percent Floor Area Bonus for “good site planning” and “common open space.” Details of Plan Note: The following numbers refer to “Zoning Computations” reproduced from the 1970 site plan on the next page. 1. Area of Site: Architect Salkowitz convinced Builder Sommer to locate the project on the 106 acres of the golf course in Queens. Although the Lake Success Shopping Center that Salkowitz designed is actually in New Hyde Park, he knew that it would be virtually impossible to get the Village of Lake Success to rezone the portion of the golf course in Nassau County for high rise. Instead, it was given “R-O” (Research-Office) designation. This permitted a three-story office complex whose lowest floor is below grade. 2. Location: Originally listed as three separate blocks, Sommer was allowed to treat the golf course as one large

The original site plan for North Shore Towers block. Thus, the size of the buildings would be governed by the overall size of the property. 3. Zoning - R-3-2: This was the designation called for in New York City’s Master Plan of 1969. Although East Queens was mostly low rise, the R-3-2 zoning permits high-rise structures. In the accompanying sketch from the Site Plan it can be seen that the “Sky Exposure Plane” sec-

tion of the Code states that a building can rise as high as desired as long as an observer standing outside the lot does not have to crane his neck back more than a 45 percent angle in order to see the sky. The corner of the Coleridge Tower was placed some 360 feet back from the outer sidewalk. Continued on Page 9

North Shore Towers High Rise Debate Revisited interior streets coming into existing communities. There would be multiple water and sewer connections, instead of our single sewer outlet and single water inlet for the city to maintain and repair. “With 3000 individual owners or tenants, the city would have to police and clean streets and collect individual garbage. We will have only three lobby entrances, virtually no interior streets and at most, four streets leading into Marcus Avenue (the Grand Central Parkway service road). Garbage will be compacted and easier to collect. “As for the park idea, there are so many parks around this borough not being used, it is unreasonable to add Continued on Page 9

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Reprinted from the Sunday, August 1, 1971 edition of the Long Island Press. Is the proposed development the best possible use for the land? PRO “It is certainly the least-dense possible zoning,” said [Sommer’s attorney, Abraham] Lindenbaum. The Zoning Resolution of 1961 placing this in an R3-2 zone, gives the developer the right to build “build for 3,000 families if we used the entire area horizontally,” he said. “Going vertically, we will preserve 98.3 per cent of the land for green area. “Construction of one or two-family houses or garden apartments would mean use of the entire plot, with many

Science Institute Addresses Men’s Club By Paul Nettler On July 9th about 80 members and guests of the Men’s Club had the opportunity to learn about The Weizmann Institute of Science from Stuart Chizzik, the Director of Development for the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute. Stuart has spent the last five years leading the effort to raise both funds and public awareness within the New York Tri-State area for the Institute’s important work. Stuart (an excellent and compelling speaker) spent about forty minutes speaking without notes, describing the Institute and its programs. The Weizmann Institute is populated by 2700 scientists located on 280 acres with 90 buildings in Rehovot, Israel. It’s involved only in basic scientific research, leaving it to others to develop the fruits of that research for the benefit of all. Research is performed in many diverse fields such as Alzheimer’s, robotics, archeology, and astronomy, to name only a few. Expertise in the various areas often leads to a cross pollination of ideas. For instance, a professor in Computer Science and a professor in Immunology are working together to develop personalized diets to counteract hyperglycemia. The faculty also works with leading research institutions all over the world. The Institute accepts only graduate level students. There are about 1000 enrolled and about half of them live on the campus. Those who are admitted to the faculty are expected to spend their whole lives devoted to research at Weizmann. Incidentally,

I understand that even though Stuart’s presentation was not a fund raiser, several in the audience were quite generous. If you would like to learn more about the Weizmann Institute or have some questions, Stuart would welcome your call. His number is 212-895-7934. The speaker at our next meeting on Thursday August 13th will be Sally Frishberg, a Holocaust survivor. Frishberg has a gripping story to tell of her experiences evading capture during the war. Her family lived in Poland and she was only seven when the Germans invaded. She came to this country in 1947 and continued her elementary school education at the age of 15. She attended high school in Brooklyn and City College and eventually became a teacher. Currently, she volunteers as a gallery educator at The Jewish Heritage Museum and speaks about the Holocaust, convinced that when young people know the truth, they will make the necessary effort to build a better world. August activities include our Men’s Club version of The Dating Game on Thursday August 6th at 7 PM in the large card room by the theatre, an Old Men Telling Jokes Night on Thursday August 20th at 7:00 pm in the same place and a Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament on Tuesday August 25th at 6:30 pm in the downstairs card room. Don’t forget our casual breakfasts on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the VIP room at 9:15, and on Fridays in the restaurant. For further information, go to our web site, northshoretowersmensclub.org and go to the Calendar tab, or call Arnie Rabinowitz, our Events Committee Chairman, at (516)

317-6705. Please note that Leo Tujak has resigned as Treasurer. The position is now in the capable hands of Jack Sevita. If you have any questions regarding financial matters or membership, you can reach him at (718) 631-0028. Our President, Al Fuchs, will also be happy to answer any questions that you might have. His number is (917) 6125350.

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North Shore Towers High Rise Debate Revisited Continued from Page 7 more. “Small home owners should be aware of taxes. Our development will pay the city nearly $5 million a year in taxes, or even if it is assessed as low as $60 million, the annual tax will be over $3.6 million.” CON Almost all the opponents who have been heard in public refuse to consider the comparison between what Sommer plans to build, and what he could build by going to the maximum for horizontal development. They insist the battle is between three towering skyscrapers and a park and golf course. Donald Creighton of Glen Oaks, chairman of the Eastern Queens Council for Preservation of Open Lands, said: “This is not the best possible use of the land. We oppose a high-rise development

here because it will over-flood the neighborhood with more need for services than our facilities can handle. “We propose a public park be established for educational, cultural, conservation and recreational use by the entire city.” Mrs. Sue Noreika, chairman of Community Planning Board 13, which turned down the high-rise plan last April, said: “We decided on the basis of the report by the board’s zoning, building and housing committee that the proposed development is not within the character of the community.” Would the approval of this project generate more high-risers on the same plot or elsewhere in East Queens? PRO Lindenbaum: “In the past year, I traveled over a wide area of Europe and I saw high- rise apartment houses in the midst of

The Glen Oaks Golf Clubhouse during construction of North Shore Towers.

Architect’s NST Site Plan able area was used. 6. Open Space Ratio: Under Section 23-141 of the Code the ratio of open space (golf course) to total floor area must be at least 150:1. The North Shore Towers Site Plan was more generous at 171:1. 7. Section 23-222 calls for at least 375 square feet of lot area per room. By building large rooms the future inhabitants of North Shore Towers were guaranteed 636 square feet of lot area per room. 8. Lot Coverage of Residential Building - 1.78 percent: This tiny percentage of the golf course is all that the three towers uses. Over 98 percent of the course was preserved.

is trying to pull the resolution out of committee. If he can get it to the floor, I think it has a good chance of passing. “Federal funds can be obtained to make this a park or a golf course, depending on how much the city is willing to spend for maintenance. Do we need more golf courses? Well, the waiting time to tee off on Sunday at Douglaston Park, just a few blocks away, is as long as three hours.” Creighton cited Presidents Nixon’s 1971 State of the Union message, in which he stressed the need for parks in urban areas, as indication of the availability of federal funds. Creighton said his Eastern Queens council has had “very favorable reactions” from federal departments, concluding, “The practical chances are good.” What traffic problems would the proposed project introduce, and could they be solved adequately? PRO Lindenbaum: The main thoroughfare into which all our cars will feed is Marcus Avenue.” (the Grand Central service road). “It is paved only in the middle with one car lane, with dirt shoulders on each side. “In our declaration of intentions which puts us on record before the City Planning Commission, we guarantee that the developers will install at least a three-lane paved road on Marcus Avenue, or perhaps even four if necessary.” Lindenbaum said that a survey commissioned by Sommer, done by Wilbur Smith & Associates of New Haven, indicated that by 1980, about 3,000 vehicles would leave and enter the project each day, but they would be spread over the day. During morning rush hours, the survey found, 400 would leave, and 550 would return in the evening rush hours. “A good potion of the people living in these buildings will be retired.” Lindenbaum said.” Many will be people who will sell their homes in Nassau and move here.” CON Creighton: “We have been advised by engineers that each car of the 3,000 parked in the proposed project would make three to four family trips a day. The only outlet is Marcus Avenue, an undeveloped, winding road which will be totally insufficient for 9,000 to 12,000 daily car trips. “The intersection of Lakeville Road and Marcus Avenue (in Nassau) is already jammed. It is surrounded by the Sperry plant, the Long Island Jewish Medical Center and Hillside Hospital and an industrial park. “A rustic part of Lakeville Road from Continued on Page 12

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Continued from Page 7 4. Section 23-141: The zoning code gives the builder the right to a maximum floor area equal to one half of the total lot area. Since the 106 acres in Queens equals some 4.6 million square feet, the law would allow a floor area of 2.3 million square feet. However, the builder would apply for and be granted a 15 percent floor area bonus for “good site planning” and “ common open space,” bringing the total floor area to 2.7 million square feet. Instead of adding floors and apartments, Sommer chose to build 8.5 feet ceilings when 8 feet was the norm, and to make the room sizes larger. 5. Sommer made use of the Floor Area Bonus: All but 51 square feet of the allow-

farmland. They have learned what we’re going to have to learn-—if you’re going to have open land, you are going to have to build vertically. “Many cities have just begun to learn that. For instance, Toronto had a law limiting most of its home construction to one and two-family houses. Now it’s been strangled by them, They’ve changed the law so they can go up. They have to go up. “As for more high-rise buildings on the same land, we are using all the plot space allowed by law. Only by changing the Zoning Resolution could more be built. I absolutely cannot visualize any change after this construction in the next 25 years, at least. “As for the rest of East Queens, you must have a large piece of land to do this. And if you can find such land, the more of it you leave vacant, as we’re doing, the better it is for the area.” CON “As for the project in question, the builder proposes to build on only 2 percent of the land. The rest would be open land for exclusive use of the tenants. In effect, that would be a land bank for the builder to build more high-rise buildings. In time, it could become another Lefrak City. “We do not trust the builder’s assurance that this would not happen. He has never offered to put a restrictive covenant on the rest of the land. He says lenders would not approve a mortgage with such a covenant. This does not seem likely.” Mrs. Sue Noreika: “This would be only the first, with more to come. Instead of a Glen Oaks with trees, we’ll have a Glen Oaks of stone.” What are the practical chances of the city’s acquiring the land for a park or golf course? PRO Lindenbaum: “All I can say is that every time there is going to be a major development, people are going to decide they want it for a park. “We all know the need for housing of all kinds in New York, and the cost of operating the city is going higher and higher. We can’t turn all our lands into tax-exempt green areas. Isn’t it much more practical to maintain fully-taxable green areas? CON Queens Councilman-at-Large Eugene Mastropieri of Glendale had introduced a City Council resolution calling on Mayor Lindsay to purchase the Glen Oaks tract as a public Park. He said: “The chairman of the Council Housing Committee (Donald R. Manes of Flushing)

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There must be an additional strain on police protection, which is already sparse in this area.” Troy: “To throw 1,740 families into the area, with wide-open spaces around, they’ll have to have many more policemen. I imagine the 111th Precinct will at least be forced to double its number of men.” Are there problems with fire protection? Lindenbaum: “These three buildings will be of the most modern, fireproof construction. There are fewer fire calls for this type of development than for one-family houses. Our declaration of intentions on the record shows that our plans for installing water mains will provide an adequate supply of residents’ consumption and fire protection.” CON Creighton (a retired Fire Department lieutenant): “Two serious problems will crop up—the amount of water and water pressure for fighting fires. City water is inadequate for Eastern Queens as is. “High buildings in an area where pressure is adequate only for low structures cannot get the amount of water they need. Also, in the central city, fire stations are clustered. Here, they are scattered. “If many high-rises are allowed in East Queens, the area’s entire water main system will have to be re-piped, at tremendous cost, and the fire company system will have to be expanded.” Sewer problems? PRO Lindenbaum: “Our public declaration commits us to

pull in additional sewers as needed to meet the Sanitary Code, the Health Code and the Building Code, to handle the maximum outflow. More than that, Sommer just paid a $300,000 assessment for a sewer that actually serves houses to the south and won’t serve this land at all—a trunk that he isn’t going to use, but must help pay for.” CON Oscar Berenberg, Floral Park, engineer and Vice Chairman of the Eastern Queens Council, said: “Sewer service would have to be brought to these skyscrapers from some distance away, probably from the trunk line at 255th Street and 74th Avenue, at least 12 blocks from the boundary of the development plot. “That means the streets will have to be dug up, and we face the same problem that has occurred in Forest Hills, where houses are in danger of collapse and owners must shore up at their own expense. “Sewer facilities in our area right now are barely adequate to take this additional load.” SUMMATION: PRO Lindenbaum: To maintain the balance of the area, to keep real estate values up, this is a better kind of development than any other. To maintain the natural green area, it is the best kind of housing development. “You must provide housing for business executives, to help to keep upper-income people and business in New York City. Even Nassau business will be able to use this Continued on Page 24

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Three Towers Associates is the original Sponsor and the largest shareholder at North Shore Towers. All of our apartments are original sales, no screening process required and not subject to additional co-op regulations or tariffs. No closing costs if cash closing. No commissions or fees. We maintain a sales office at North Shore Towers and offer an exclusive inventory of Sponsor owned apartments. Our sales price includes an excellent renovation package completed prior to your taking occupancy, and an indoor parking space.

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Babes & Guys Event: NST Celebrates The American Cancer Society, Fri., July 9th Madelyn Stein Photos

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Judy Lev and Theresa Oropallo giving a prize to Edith Kahn for being closest to the pin.

Judy Lev and Theresa Oropallo giving prize to Janet Kremenitzer for the longest drive 227 yards.

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Arthur Ferdschneider, Stan Young, Howard Ruderman and Bill Breakstone.

Rosalyn Schwartz, Marcelyn Anhouse and Florence Davis.

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Letters to the Editor Letters are welcomed at the Tower Times by e-mail to towertimesonline@gmail.com, or postal mail to Tower Times Letters, 8 Colonial St., East Northport, NY 11731. Letters must include the writer’s name, address and telephone number, typed and doublespaced. The editor reserves the right to edit for space, clarity, civility and accuracy.

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When I ran for the NST board one year ago, I promised that I would be transparent in all my actions while serving on the board. I repeated this promise this past election. In keeping with my promise, I feel I must inform you as to what has transpired. My only goal is to make everyone aware of what happened and to insure that our rules for election periods be adjusted. An excellent movie was shown in our movie theater about the history of North Shore Towers. When our counsel reviewed it two nights before its ﬁrst public showing, counsel for NST ascertained that it was not appropriate for this movie to be shown during the election period. His view was overruled. As the vote count later showed, some residents revised their ballots and the ranking order of the candidates signiﬁcantly changed. Many residents have expressed dismay that the movie was shown during

an election time. Why was the independent advice of counsel not heeded nor discussed by the board? At a quick board meeting after the election, it was decided that the election results would not be made known to anyone until after the weekend, as a grievance had been registered. It was my hope that the board would have been transparent in this matter, admit the impropriety and adopt changes for future elections. It pains me to write this letter but I must, in fairness to all residents, report on what happened. I hope this clariﬁes the mystery of this election and moves the board to address the other occurrences that compromised the impartiality of this election. Only then will our board embrace what is meant by “transparency”. Respectfully Submitted, Pat Tulchin

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Towers Library Reminders By Arlene Kelvin For the many recent residents of our wonderful community, we, the library volunteers, would like to inform you of our library policies. We have a small committee of dedicated volunteers who give many hours to keep the shelves orderly and to process the books. Our library is run on an honor system and all our books have been donated by the residents. We accept

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Facts of Life at NST Did you know that there is a lost and This helps control the spread of germs. found at the security office which is Hope you are remembering to drink a located in the arcade in Building Three? lot of water in the warm days that are due to be ahead. No promises made, but if you Summertime is a good time are missing something, why not to sit on one another’s terrace stop in? or enjoy our beautifully kept Here is a tip recently told me. grounds. Count your blessings that If you press the handicap button you live at North Shore Towers to open a door, do it with the back and appreciate and participate in of your hand rather than with your all that it has to offer. palm or the tip of your fingers. Pat Tulchin

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North Shore Towers Social Clubs Calendar Visit the new Mens Club Website at: NorthShoreTowersMensClub.org Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 1

AUGUST 2015

Tennis Club Breakfast 10:30 am Towers Restaurant

Tennis Club Breakfast 10:30 am Towers Restaurant Men’s Golf Tennis Club Charity Brunch at the Gazebo

Tennis Club Breakfast 10:30 am Towers Restaurant Golf Club Championship Final Round Ladies and Men Men’s Club BINGO 7:00 pm • Card Room by the Theater

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Tennis Club Breakfast 10:30 am • Restaurant Men’s Golf

Camera Club 7:00 pm • Room 1 Coleridge Lounge Men’s Club Current Events 10:30 am Coleridge Lounge

Ladies’ Golf 7:00 pm • Coleridge Lounge Men’s Book Club Organization Meeting 10:30 - 12 noon Coleridge Lounge

Camera Club 7:00 pm • Room 1 Coleridge Lounge

92nd Street Andy Borowitz VIP Room 7:30 pm

Parkinson Support 2:00 pm Coleridge Lounge

Men’s Club Weekly Breakfast 9:15 am • VIP Room Ladies’ Golf N.O.S.E. Tournament Yiddish Club Hadassah 10 am • Coleridge Lounge Bridge Club 7 pm • Card Room by the Theater Investment Club 7:30 pm • Coleridge Lounge

Men’s Club Weekly Breakfast 9:15 am • VIP Room French Group 3:00 pm • Room 3 Coleridge Lounge Writers Circle 1:00 pm • Room 1 Coleridge Lounge Womens’ Club 7:30 pm • Card Room by the Theater

Ladies’ Golf Babe Zaharias Tournament Men’s Club Meeting 9:30 am • VIP Room Knitting Club 7:00 pm • Card Room by the Theater Sing-A-Long 2:00 pm • Coleridge Lounge Men’s Club Dating Game 7 pm Card Room by the Theater

Men’s Club Men’s Club Knitting Weekly Breakfast Weekly Breakfast Club 9:15 am • VIP Room 9:15 am • VIP Room 6:30 pm • Card Room Ladies’ Golf and Lunch Writers Circle by the Theater Club Championship 1:00 pm • Room 1 Ladies’ Golf and Lunch Yiddish Club Hadassah French Group Club Champ. Raindate 10:00 am • Coleridge Lounge 3:00 pm • Room 3 Men’s Club Meeting Bridge Club Coleridge Lounge 7:30 pm 7:00 pm • Card Room Hadassah Book Club Sing-A-Long by the Theater 2:00 pm • Coleridge Lounge 2:00 pm • Coleridge Lounge Men’s Club Men’s Club Knitting Club Weekly Breakfast Weekly Breakfast 7:00 pm • Card Room 9:15am • VIP Room 9:15 am • VIP Room by the Theater Ladies’ Golf French Group 3pm Men’s Club Jokes Odd Man Out Tournament Coleridge Lounge Room 3 Card Room Yiddish Club Writers Circle 1:00 pm by the Theater Hadassah Coleridge Lounge Room 1 7:00 pm 10:00 am • Coleridge Lounge Sing-A-Long Bridge Club 2:00 pm • Coleridge Lounge 7:00 pm • Card Room by the Theater Men’s Club Men’s Club Knitting Club Weekly Breakfast Weekly Breakfast 7:00 pm • Card Room 9:15 am • VIP Room 9:15 am • VIP Room by the Theater French Group 3 pm Yiddish Club Hadassah University Book Club Coleridge Lounge Room 3 10:00 am 2:00 pm • Room 1 Writers Circle 1 pm Coleridge Lounge Coleridge Lounge Coleridge Lounge Room 1 Bridge Club University Club 7:00 pm • Card Room 7:00 pm • Card Room by the Theater by the Theater Men’s Club Poker Tourn. Sing-A-Long Texas Hold’em • 6:30 pm 2:00 pm • Coleridge Lounge Lower Level Card Room

Men’s Golf

Men’s Club Breakfast 9:15 am • Restaurant Happy Hour 5:00 -8:00 pm

Men’s Club Breakfast 9:15a m • Restaurant Happy Hour 5:00 -8:00 pm

Men’s Club Breakfast 9:15 am • Restaurant Happy Hour 5:00 -8:00 pm

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For more information or to schedule your club on the next months calendar contact Al Fuchs at AFuchs98@aol.com or call: 917-612-5350

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Pages From Our Past AUGUST 2006 Transfer Fee Proposal Shareholders were being asked to vote for the Bd. of Director’s proposed Transfer Fee increase of 1 percent of the gross purchase price of apartments from both the buyer and seller. This would replace the previous $1 per share fixed fee, and would generate money to be used for the Capital Improvements fund. “I believe that this fee increase is very important to North Shore Towers and I think it should be passed,” Board President Ira Rubin said. “It’s a way for a co-op to share in the increasing prices.” Bd. Pres: Election Count ‘Baffling’ The reason for a switch of winners for fifth place in last month’s election recount remained a question at the new Bd. of Director’s first open meeting, Wednesday, July 26th. “Why the count was different I really don’t know. I can’t tell you,” Bd. President Ira Rubin said. “...I’m as frustrated by it as you are...It’s a baffling question for me, frankly.” UJA Dinner-Dance The UJA held its annual NST Dinner-Dance and Golf Tournament Sunday, August 13th at the Towers on the Green, honoring Ira Rubin and his wife, Madeline. In addition to raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for a worthy cause, the event is one of the community’s social highlights of the year. Co-op Finance Report at Bd. Meeting The co-op’s Treasurer reported a “strong financial posi-

tion” for North Shore Towers at the new Bd. of Director’s first open meeting, Wednesday, July 26th at the Towers on the Green. Although the projected surplus for the first six months of the year was $512,000, Bd. Director Mort Gitter said revenue exceeded disbursements by $1.25 million, for an additional surplus of $743,000. This is attributed to reduced fuel, repair, and maintenance expenses, as well as a reduction in service contract costs. AUGUST 2011 Community Website Launched NST officially launched their mybuilding.org community website at their Tuesday, June 28th special meeting. Following the introduction residents were encouraged to sign up for the program at their building’s concierge desk. “We live in an age where new and innovative machines and ideas are constantly replacing what we have held dear in our culture,” Claire Levitan said. Annual Shareholder’s Meeting The NST Annual Shareholders meeting was held Thursday, June 16th at the co-op’s movie theater, and Bd. President Ricken reviewed the year’s accomplishments, including a positive financial report during difficult financial times. He said that the co-op was the only one he knew of that had not had a maintenance increase in the last two years and has also quadrupled reserve funds in recent years. Also, despite Country Club improvements and refurbishments there has been no club membership increase in the last two years. This was accomplished in part due to

the new sponsored golf membership program. Rothstein Honored The Hollis Hills Jewish Center honored Lillian Rothstein for her five decades of membership and service to the organization, including founding and singing in their choir beginning 30 years ago. It was also where she worked with the world famous Cantor Matthew Lazer three decades ago.

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North Shore Towers High Rise Debate Revisited Continued from Page 12 housing for their higher income people. “If we don’t have more housing of this type, as well as other types of housing in their right places, you’ll have less business coming in. New York will lose its attractiveness as the ﬁrst city of the world.” CON Eli Lieberman, Floral Park president of the Royal Ranch Civic Association (the costlier one-family houses bordering the golf course) and treasurer of the Eastern Queens Council, said he could not understand the City Planning Commission’s

“deliberate haste” in rushing through the high-rise. “The commission is currently planning open land needs and policies for the year 2000,” he said. “One of its members has told us it has not investigated policy regarding this magniﬁcent and unique 106 acres which is the best piece of land of its size and type in Queens. Nor has it studied the possibility of funding its acquisition for public use by federal and state agencies.” Mrs. Noreika: “The community should be listened to. We held a public hearing and no one came forth and said they liked the

proposal. We’ve lived here for years and paid taxes here. “Why should we not have what we strongly believe the community needs?”

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Women’s Club Activities By Vicki Mazel The newly formed North Shore Towers Women’s Club announces their upcoming activities. A “Getting To Know You” luncheon is planned for Tuesday, August 11th at Towers On The Green at 12:00 pm, with an open menu and pay as you go basis. Members are invited to meet and greet old and new friends. The September event is a trip to the Nassau County Museum slated for Wed. September 9th. The docent led tour, admission $12, will accommodate the first

50 women who sign up. “The Moderns” includes the works of Chagall, Degas, Leger, Miro, Picasso, and more. Car pools will be forming, and museum arrival time is 10:30. Sign up sheets will be available at the August 11th meeting. Luncheon following the museum trip will be held at Towers On The Green with an open menu and pay as you go basis. Please note that programs are open to paid up dues members only. Questions? Call Roberta Gould (718) 224-4388.

Singer Joycee Driesen

Gloria Beck and Annette Weinert.

Great Neck REAP Adult Ed. REAP, retired, energetic, active people, meets Tuesdays offered through the Great Neck Adult Education Program held at the Cumberland School, 30 Cumberland Ave., Great Neck. At 9:00 am we join together in a lively discussion on significant issues providing an opportunity for members to sound off and air their concerns. Our Business Meeting begins at 10:30

am. My Opinion will be presented by Joan Weiner. The guest speaker is Louise Cella Caruso, who will discuss “Art Infiltrates WWII.” We break at 11:45 am for lunch so bring your lunch and join us! Current Events roundtable meets at 12:30 pm led by Peter Lubell. Refreshments, coffee and tea are served.

Board Election Wrap-Up Continued from Page 3 to stand still and will continuously move the co-op forward.” Priorities of the coming tern will include focusing on swimming pool updates and alleviating parking congestion, Gitter said, as well as getting the restaurants into shape. “Hopefully we can improve on the perception of transparency,” he added. Gitter said that with such a “solid board” a lot should be accomplished. “I think we have a good solid experienced board and

Ellen and Marc Steinhacker.

Vocalist Jaycee Driesen’s “Tribute to the Divas,,” Wednesday, July 15th in the VIP Room. Dawn Steinberg with sister Beth.

I’m confident that it will carry on pretty well in the future.” In addition, Fred Chernow was appointed Chairperson of the Screening Committee and will supervise the 92nd St Y programs and film festival, Howard Teitelbaum will be in charge of House and Grounds, First Vice-President Mario Carmiciano will be Chairman of the Capital Improvements Committee, and Howard Teitelbaum will chair the House and Grounds Committee.

Election Controversy Resolved candidacy of any Board candidate.” The agreement made Tulchin feel a little better about the outcome, she said. “I’m glad the board took some action,” she continued, “but why did we have to bring it to their attention? Why didn’t the board step up immediately after the election and say that there were certain errors of judgment in the process? I just think that people did not use their heads. It was such poor judgment.” “I talked about history not current events,” Goldstein said of her role in the documentary. “To me it’s a non issue. The election is over and done with and we’re moving on.”

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Continued from Page 3 hood of controversies in the future and allegations that the conduct of any candidate during our election process enabled such candidate to gain an unfair advantage over any other candidate, the Board of Directors has amended the Election Rules to provide that within the thirty (30) day period prior to the closing date of any election of corporate directors, no incumbent or non incumbent candidate for election to the Board, shall use, cause to be used or permit the use of corporate communications of any kind, which have as its purpose the promotion or enhancement of any candidate or which communications may give rise to the appearance of promoting or enhancing the

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