Co-op City Times 01/12/13

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Vol. 48 No. 2

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Open Management Forum on Tuesday in Dreiser features Restoration and Sales Departments

BY ROZAAN BOONE On Tuesday, January 15, an Open Management Forum will be held in the Dreiser Community Center at 7 p.m. and the topic of discussion will be the Riverbay Restorations and Sales Departments.

This open forum is a continuation of the series began last year by Riverbay Management to familiarize shareholders with the purpose and function of the various service departments that shareholders

of the Co-op City community call on to maintain and upkeep their homes. In an effort to encourage as many shareholders as possible to attend, the forums are scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. thereby allowing those who work outside of the community sufficient time to return home to Co-op City and be able to attend.

Riverbay’s General Manager Vernon (Continued on page 2)

Public Safety reports crime is down in most major categories

BY BILL STUTTIG Co-op City saw a significant drop in most major crime areas, according to a crime analysis released by the Department of Public Safety earlier this week comparing 2012 to 2011.

The report included the fact that no homicides were reported in Co-op City during 2012. One murder was committed here in 2011.

Robberies, which are defined as the

theft of property from a person through force or the threat of force, were down 39% in 2012 as opposed to 2011. 17 robberies were reported last year as opposed to 28 the year before.

Burglaries in homes were reduced by 60%. Just two burglaries were reported last year as opposed to 5 the year before.

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Judge sends Seabrook to federal prison for five years

BY JIM ROBERTS Convicted former City Council Member Larry Seabrook is expected to report to federal prison in March to begin serving the five-year prison sentence he received this week.

On Tuesday, Jan. 8, federal Judge Deborah Batts showed the former Co-op City political leader a measure of leniency in consideration of his history of public service, which includes 28 years as an elected official in the community. Federal prosecutors asked that Seabrook serve nine years in prison.

Seabrook’s long history of winning elections in Co-op City began when he was first elected in 1984, winning a seat in the New York State Assembly, where he served for 11 years.

In February, 1996, he won a special election to fill the unexpired state Senate seat of Joseph Galiber, who died.

Seabrook was re-elected in November, 1996 and then in 1998.

In 2001, Seabrook was elected to the New York City Council. He was re-elected to the Council in 2005 and in 2009 after the term-limits law was amended.

Seabrook has an undergraduate degree from John Jay College, a master’s from Long Island University, and a law degree from CUNY Law School.

While Judge Batts did not give Seabrook the nine-year sentence that prosecutors sought, she was firm in her statements condemning Seabrook’s conduct that led to his conviction on nine counts of conspiracy and fraud at his July jury trial.

Batts said Seabrook displayed “entitlement, arrogance, nepotism and greed” in his longrunning scheme to divert New York City tax dollars to friends and family members.

“Instead of holding himself to a higher fiduciary standard as a councilman, the defendant held himself above the law,” Judge Batts said in court according to press reports.

After a first trial that led to a hung jury, Seabrook was convicted at his second trial last July. The government accused Seabrook of directing numerous city contracts valued at more than $2 million to purportedly independent non-profit (Continued on page 4)

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Luncheon planned for Wednesday to detail future projects made possible by HUD loan

BY BILL STUTTIG What Co-op City residents can expect to happen in the coming weeks and months following the closing of the historic HUD-guaranteed Wells Fargo Bank refinancing loan will be the focus of a Riverbay luncheon scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 16th in the Dreiser auditorium.

The afternoon presentation is designed for seniors to give them the chance to hear firsthand the improvements they can expect to see in the coming months and to get details on the procedures for the required installation of new smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and ground fault interrupters (GFI) outlets in each of the more than 15,000 homes that comprise the community.

One of the requirements for Riverbay to qualify for the low-interest $621 million refinancing package guaranteed by HUD is the installation of new additional safety equipment in each home to bring

the community in compliance with federal HUD standards. Riverbay has 18 months to install the required equipment in each home under the terms of the loan

guarantee so work must begin shortly and that requires the establishment of a procedure for residents to follow in order for Riverbay to gain access to each Co-op City home to install these required devices.

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Riverbay and Local 78 forge working relationship

BY ROZAAN BOONE Riverbay and Local 78, which represents asbestos, lead and hazardous waste laborers, have reached an agreement whereby the three-month long demonstrations occurring in Co-op City have ended and the two entities will begin working together on developing what is hoped will be a viable asbestos handling program when flooring work is done in the community.

In a memo to the Riverbay Board dated January 9, Management reported that “through the good offices of Councilman Andy King, a meeting was arranged with Local 78 Asbestos, Lead & Hazardous Waste Laborers union.”

As a result, Herbert Freedman, principal of Riverbay’s managing agent, Marion Scott Real Estate, Inc., and General Manager Vernon Cooper, along with Board President Helen Atkins and Councilman King, met with union leaders recently and the resulting threshold agreement was that the noisy demonstrations along Co-op City Boulevard opposite Building 22 and across from Building 9 in Dreiser Loop would cease, along with all other strike activities.

“The union then advised us that they are working on a residential labor rate which will be 40% less than their contrac-

tor rate,” Freedman stated in the memo to the Board. “In addition, the union agreed to work with us to help both staff an inhouse operation, and equally important, train local residents or staff.”

Management said that they are meeting with Local 78 to develop the details of such a program and at the appropriate time, the information would be posted in the Opportunities at Co-op City ad which runs weekly on page 7 in this publication—an initiative that was started by Management last year to inform residents of contracting and employment opportunities available at Riverbay Corporation for those who qualify.

Ironically, Local 78 was not protesting against Riverbay Corporation, but a contractor, CAC of New York, because of a dispute at a job site in Nassau County.

CAC was hired by Riverbay Corporation to handle asbestos abatement work in Co-op City whenever flooring work was being done in apartments as required by the City of New York. However, after its union members opted to strike, CAC could no longer fulfill their responsibilities here at Riverbay and as result were released of their contractual obligations.

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Mgmt. Forum

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Cooper has said that there are many positive aspects to Management holding these monthly forums.

“First and foremost, we believe that the forums are an excellent way to get information to the community about how the various departments operate, what changes are taking place and what advances are being made that affect the residents of this community,” said Cooper. “In addition, the forums are designed to give cooperators an opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues or concerns that they feel are pertinent to the specific department or sub-

ject matter on the agenda for that particular evening, or in general, because there is nothing like getting information first hand.”

Each forum begins with a presentation by the department head and Management which provides a detailed overview of the respective department, personnel and operations. After the presentation, there is an opportunity for shareholders to ask questions about the department being featured, and to receive first-hand information about each department.

Following that segment, the audience can then ask any other questions or raise

Luncheon

any other issues they may have and have them addressed.

Cooper noted, “Another important aspect of these forums is that it allows us to get the opinions of the residents of the community as it relates to any initiatives that we have embarked upon or plan to embark upon in the near future.”

Last summer, Management sought and received approval from Riverbay Board President Helen Atkins to schedule the series of public forums where a different department will be featured each month.

The next public Management Forum is scheduled for February 5 when the

Maintenance Department will be presented.

That forum will be held in the Bartow Community Center. Then in March, the Construction and Buildings & Grounds Departments will take center stage in the Einstein Center.

“We believe that the forums will enable us to continually improve communication with cooperators and their families,” Cooper said. “I think that this initiative will help to ensure that cooperators feel that they are part of the process of running this massive complex that always has a myriad of diverse issues to be addressed by virtue of our size alone.”

included. Volunteers from JASA will help in serving the lunch.

Riverbay General Manager Vernon Cooper said last week: “We are hosting this luncheon to bring residents, particularly our seniors, up-to-date with procedures for getting many of these improvements done on a timely basis. We will also be there to listen to the residents and get their ideas for establishing an orderly process going forward, particularly when it comes to having our workers gain access to each home over the next 18 months. We realize that providing this access might represent an inconvenience to some shareholders, but if we can work together to establish an orderly, organized process, I feel confident that we can meet the challenges of fulfilling these new requirements as easily and as painlessly as possible.”

The free luncheon is open to all and no pre-registration is required.

The HUD guaranteed loan from Wells Fargo Bank was closed on November 28th, 2012, marking the successful conclusion of a 3 and ½ year effort to refinance Riverbay’s debt through the federal 223F program giving the community a much lower government insured rate than the previous loan agreement with New York Community Bank. The federal 223F program was previously designed for rental developments. Co-op City is the first cooperative development to receive a loan guarantee under the federal 223F program. The 2.9% rate, which includes the fees owed the various government agencies for their guarantee of the loan, will stay fixed over the entire 35-year term of the loan.

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safety equipment, there is also a federal requirement to test each home for friable asbestos. Those tests also must be completed in 18 months.

Luncheon participants will hear about preliminary plans for gaining access to each Co-op City home in an organized and orderly fashion.

Luncheon attendees will be given the chance to ask questions and offer their input and suggestions.

The luncheon will also feature a summary of the low interest terms of the new $621 million loan from Wells Fargo Bank with an interest rate of less than 3% over the entire 35-year term of the loan, saving shareholders more than $10 million annually in debt service payments over the previous loan agreement terms with New York Community Bank.

In addition, luncheon participants

will also hear about the continuance of ongoing capital improvements, such as roof replacements, façade repairs, paving and site repairs, power plant enhancements, and new capital improvements, for example, lobby enhancements including new handicapped accessible front doors and additional security enhancements, for instance, a modernized intercom system and a potential new virtual doorman system providing around-theclock, manned surveillance for each lobby in the community.

The presentations will be preceded by lunch. The lunch with be catered by Tosca Café at 4038 E. Tremont Avenue and will include the serving of a mixed garden salad and bread, plus a choice between two entrees: garlic chicken or penne ala vodka. Dessert will also be

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2nd Combing ty p Cinext Blood Co-oDrive NCNW’s annual Youth Celebration coming in February In commemoration of Black History, the Co-op City NCNW will host their 12th Annual Youth Celebration on Saturday, February 23, 1-4 p.m. in the Dreiser Auditorium, co-sponsored by the Riverbay Corporation.

Youth and youth groups that would like to showcase their talent in song, dance, poetry, music or theatrical presentation at the celebration, should contact the NCNW’s Youth Committee Chairpersons: Lori Melton, (917) 399-2643, or Michelle S. Davey, (917) 292-2397.

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2012 Kwanzaa celebration The following are highlights of the 16th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration sponsored by the Coalition of African American Churches & Community Organizations of Co-op City on Saturday, December 29, 2012.

Libation Ceremony is a tribute to the ancestors, presented by Sister Deborah Nelson Brown.

Coalition representatives present Dr. Mcintosh with a Community Service Recognition Award in recognition and appreciation for his many years of commitment to people of African ancestry.

Next CB 10 meeting in Co-op City The next meeting of Community Board 10 will take place on Thursday, January 17, 7:30 p.m., at Villa Barone Restaurant, 3289 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. For additional information, please contact Community Board 10 at (718) 892-1161.

JASA offers Caregiver Support

Assemblyman Michael Benedetto says a few words after being recognized by MC Joan Murrell.

Vendor displaying a variety of items.

Kwanzaa guests follow the Kuumba Dancers with African dance movements.

The Kuumba Dancers & Drummers provide cultural edu-tainment.

Kwanzaa guests at the Karamu (Feast) are being served a delicious meal.

State Committee Woman, Naita Semaj, says a few words.

A Caregiver Support Group can offer an atmosphere of understanding and support for caregivers to discuss issues and concerns.

Whether you care for a loved one from a distance or in your home, you are welcome to attend JASA’s Caregiver Support Group. The support group is facilitated by a social worker. If you have any questions, please contact JASA at 718-320-2066.

Free tennis instruction The NYJTL & Co-op City Tennis Club is offering Free tennis instruction for children ages 6 to 18 at Kela Indoor Tennis Center, 525 Homestead Avenue, Mt. Vernon, 67:30 a.m. This program began on Saturday, December 8, and will run until March 15, 2013.

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Crime stats Grand larceny auto or stolen vehicles were reduced by 25% in 2012 with six vehicles reported stolen as opposed to eight the year before.

Criminal mischief related to a vehicle – which usually involves a vehicle being vandalized, was reduced by more than 50% with 49 such cases being reported last year as opposed to 99 the year before.

Reports of shots fired were also down with just 13 of these reports made in 2012 as opposed to 24 the year before.

Reports of graffiti were also reduced with 36 graffiti vandalism incidents reported in 2012 as compared to 42 such reports in 2011.

Arrests for disorderly conduct remained constant although technically down slightly from 712 such arrests or summonses given in 2012 down from 718 the year before.

Chief Frank Apollo, commanding officer for Riverbay Department of Public Safety, said earlier this week following the release of the report, “The decreased crime rate in the community during this past year is the direct result of the diligence of both the uniformed patrol staff and detective squad. Patrol strategies implemented throughout the year such as post condition checks and numerous vertical sweeps, as well as ‘directed patrols’ which concentrates uniformed patrol in a certain area on the street for a certain period of time has resulted in not only reduced crime in our buildings, but also reduced crime on our streets.”

According to the report, there were 32,191 post condition checks conducted

Seabrook organizations supposedly doing communitybenefit work in the north Bronx.

Prosecutors said that in reality, Seabrook controlled those non-profit organizations, negotiating the leasing of their office space, creating their budgets and making their personnel decisions. The government said that funds of these non-profits he directed were disbursed among Seabrook’s girlfriend, brother, two sisters and nephew.

In addition to his prison term, Seabrook, 61, was sentenced to two years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $619,715 in restitution and to forfeit $418,252.

According to press reports, Seabrook intends to appeal his conviction. One of his attorneys, Edward Wilford, did not

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in 2012, a 7% increase over 2011. There were also 10,825 garage inspections conducted and 3,045 building sweeps.

“The utilization of over 700 cameras throughout the community coupled with the efforts of our knowledgeable detective squad has enabled the department to aggressively pursue individuals that have committed crimes in our community and therefore bring these individuals to justice,” Apollo added.

“The lobby attendant program aids the department in being the extra ‘eyes and ears’ of the Public Safety Department while reporting suspicious conditions in the building that our patrol force can follow up on and respond to.

“The joint operations that have been instituted throughout the year with the cooperation of the 45th Precinct past commander Deputy Inspector Russell Green and the current commander Captain James McGeown, has enabled both our department and the NYPD to work closely together to preserve the quality of life for the people of the Co-op City community.

“The people of the community have also been instrumental in keeping crime down due to their observations and phone calls to our department because we are then able to follow up on crucial information that they have supplied us with, therefore enabling us to design patrol strategies and begin investigations that many times lead to arrests and the issuances of summonses.

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return a phone call for comment.

The case against Seabrook was investigated in part by the New York City Department of Investigation. The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, prosecuted the case.

In a statement following the verdict, Bharara said: “Councilman Larry Seabrook sacrificed the public trust on the altar of greed. He was a flagrant and serial abuser of City Council discretionary funds in a far too familiar New York tale of corruption.

“Today’s sentence finally vindicates the interests of the constituents whose trust he so casually violated by his fraud,” Bharara said.

Public Safety Blotter: Jan. 1-5, 2013 January 05, 99 Asch Loop CCPD Officers responded to this location to investigate a fight in progress. Two males were then arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. The two males were then found to have outstanding warrants for their arrest. Both males were issued summonses and returned to Bronx Criminal Court to answer the warrants.

January 02, 99 Dreiser Loop A cooperator reported that two hubcaps were removed from her vehicle.

January 01, 140 Debs Place A female complainant reported that she was involved in a verbal dispute with another female who apparently pulled a rolled up newspaper and threatened her.

A search of the building was conducted, but it is believed the female fled in to an unknown apartment.

The complainant was not injured.

cooperation among the community, the Public Safety staff and the NYPD. The crime stats for the Co-op City community for 2012 have displayed that all of these factors have come together in keeping the community probably one of the safest in the City of New York. I applaud the efforts of all involved.”

The reduction in crime, while somewhat impressive when comparing it to the previous year, becomes even more significant when comparing it to numbers from 10 or 20 years ago when many of Public Safety’s current programs and tools were not yet in place.

For example, 20 years ago in 1992, there were 184 robberies committed in Co-op City, compared to 2012’s 17. In 1992, there were 81 commercial burglaries committed, compared to just three 20 years later.

Ten years later, by the year 2002, the crime rate in certain key areas had dropped significantly but the crime rate in these areas was still appreciably higher than it is today.

For example, in 2002 there were 26 assaults reported compared to 22 in 2012.

There were 27 robberies reported and just 17 reported last year. Eighteen apartments were burglarized in 2002, compared to just two last year.

Statistics for shots fired were first kept by the department in 2003 and there were 145 such reports that year as compared to

just 13 this year.

Ten stolen cars were reported in 2002 and 17 in 2003. There were six stolen cars reported in 2012.

However, not all crime was down in 2012. One troubling trend was an increase in reported incidents involving illegal narcotics which include reports of or arrests for possession, use or the sale of illegal narcotics. There were 357 such reported incidents in 2012 as compared to 275 in 2012, an increase of 30%. Also, reported assaults in the community increased from 20 to 22.

Chief Apollo stressed that the vast majority of the cases involved possession of marijuana.

Overall, Public Safety officers made 179 arrests in 2012 as compared to 187 last year. The total amount of calls responded to increased from 30,060 in 2011 to 32,191 in 2012.

To put the low crime rate of Co-op City in true perspective, in the last two years, there has been one murder committed in Co-op City, none in 2012. In the Bronx as a whole, there were 257 murders committed in 2011 and 2012. In the 45th Precinct, a precinct with a relatively low crime rate, there were eight murders committed in the last two years, (just two in 2012). Co-op City, which represents roughly half the population of the precinct, accounted for one of those eight murders.

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Progress with Local 78 This week, through the good offices of Councilman Andy King, a meeting was arranged with representatives of Local 78 which is the Asbestos, Lead & Hazardous Waste Laborers union, in an effort to come to some type of an agreement about how asbestos abatement work will be handled here at Riverbay, going forward. Representing Riverbay at the meeting was Ms. Helen Atkins, Herbert Freedman and Vernon Cooper.

The threshold agreement was that the union would stop the demonstrations here at Riverbay, which has included banging on drums, playing loud music and blocking the street, preventing motorists from being able to park their vehicles along a section of Dreiser Loop. During the discussions at the meeting, the union representatives stated that they are working on a residential labor rate which will be 40% less than their contractor rate. The union agreed to work with us to help both staff inhouse operations and train local residents or staff to perform this work.

We use outside contractors to abate the asbestos in the glue that holds down our floor tiles and as a result, every time we remove these floor tiles from occupied and vacant apartments, it must be handled by licensed, asbestos abatement material handlers. In addition, we know that there is some degree of asbestos inside some of the piping insulation in areas like the basement, including the

Management Corner

Marion Scott Real Estate, Inc. pump rooms and where large overhead piping that supplies domestic water to the apartments are located.

Early last year, even before there were any disagreements between Local 78 and CAC of New York, the company that the union had a collective bargaining agreement with, Management made an attempt to gather information to determine whether or not it is economically feasible to conduct the asbestos abatement ourselves as opposed to hiring outside contractors.

Towards that end, we met with Local 78 representatives to see if we could possibly establish a site specific agreement, where the rates that the union would charge, would take into consideration the fact that this work is not like construction, in that it would be done every day, not seasonal or for a definite period of time, as is done with construction companies and/or contractors. We were hopeful at the time, that the union would be receptive to reduced rates which would help to ensure that the program is affordable for the housing company.

The union advised us at the time that

First aid…Power plant engineers, including Director Brian Reardon practice Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) earlier this week under the guidance of Public Safety’s First Aid/CPR instructor, Sgt. Yan Gularte. Power plant staff began receiving refresher training in first aid this week as a precaution in case of any number of potential work place accidents that could possibly occur at such a large plant. The refresher training takes place over two days.

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they had no mechanism or interest in working with us on a steady maintenance basis. Their union only works with contractors who take workers as needed. Regular-steady work could not be accommodated except at their construction rates. Which is why the union’s new position now that they are creating new rates for residential developments that is 40% less expensive than their normal construction rates, is very promising and may be what is needed to enable us to come to some type of agreement.

We realize that if we attempt to do this work in-house it may adversely impact our liability, disability, health insurance and worker’s compensation.

We, therefore, are considering forming a separate corporation owned and controlled by the Riverbay Corporation to handle asbestos abatement. As mentioned coming off of the recent meeting with the union, we are receptive to working with Local 78 in determining what is needed to staff our own operation.

None of the above changes the fact that we still plan to meet with officials for the City of New York’s Department of Environmental Protection to discuss how we can discontinue the flooring abatement program, as it relates to the removal of wood floor tiles given the fact that the asbestos that is in the glue does not become friable by virtue of it

being picked up and removed. We will save well over $4 million per year if we are able to stop this process. In the meantime, we will continue to abate as required by the City of New York.

M a n a gem en t L un ch eon would like to remind cooperators We that Management will hold a Senior Luncheon on Wednesday, January 16th, starting at 11:30 a.m. in the Dreiser Auditorium to discuss the new HUD insured loan in terms of what it will mean to Riverbay, including what work is slated to be done, particularly the capital projects and what initiatives we must adhere to in order to be in compliance with the State of New York’s Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Key to having the luncheon for our seniors is the fact that we have a large retirement community here at Riverbay and we want our seniors to come out and hear about the new initiatives, including the work that we have been mandated to do as a result of HUD’S involvement, especially the fact that we are required to gain access to every single apartment throughout the complex in order to comply with HUD’s regulations and how we plan to implement these initiatives so as to minimize the impact to our senior citizens in particular and all cooperators in general, so please plan to come out and join us.

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Calling it as I see it To the Editor: The front page caption of our 1/05/03 issue “Luncheon Planned for Jan. 16 to Detail Future Projects Made Possible by HUD Loan” (cont’d with details on page 2) prompts this commentary from the prospective of this senior – an original pioneer, frankly, bone weary of all the public relations, political ploys I’ve witnessed since arrival of this over-fourdecades-ago intended “glorious mosaic” of shareholders transformed into a replica of public housing.

Repeated coverage in both this press and City News detailed our requirements re: safety devices to be installed in all apartments, obvious need for apartment

access, as well as our protracted years of failure at compliance with ADA regulations we must satisfy. Hence, the HUD loan is compelling Riverbay to do all they disregarded, treating seniors/disabled as an annoyance to tune out.

Seniors are not suffering from dementia. For all who never open our press, live here as they did in their former rentals, inflicting their thoughtlessness, anti-social habits here, downgrading all that seniors invested here, they don’t need a complimentary luncheon for Riverbay to rehash what HUD will make a new reality.

Yes, Scott management’s contract is short term; non-pro-Management Board

members are determined to sever the umbilical cord binding key leadership to this Management, but we see this sudden outreach to seniors with a luncheon for what prompted it.

By the way, who’s paying for it and will Kosher food (not available with 3 on-site markets) be served to the Jewish seniors?— (the true minority in Co-op City who can’t find their food, thanks to Board approval for all 3 supermarkets operated for years by foreign merchants. Upgrade our commercial areas for what benefit? We remain with no competitive alternative on-site supermarkets.

—Marilyn Brand

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Management responds to Director It is not Management’s intention to get into a public letter writing campaign, but we must respond to some of the nonsense being presented. A statement to cut 10% of the Co-op City budget without one specific suggestion or recommendation should not even be taken with a grain of salt. Riverbay is a multi-million dollar

operation that is subject to rules and regulations from multiple governmental agencies. In addition, the shareholders, your neighbors, expect to receive the level of services demanded by their carrying charges. A blanket 10% reduction in the Riverbay budget could result in reduced services.

We will be presenting a 2 year budget this month. We challenge you to make specific recommendations identifying cuts you propose and/or waste you perceive for Management and your colleagues to review, instead of empty rhetoric.

—Herbert Freedman

Building 27C elevator shutdown Monday Elevator #6 of Building 27C will be shut down on Monday, January 14th for four days allowing for warranty work to be performed on the

machinery by Riverbay’s previous elevator company which had done the moderni-zation.

We apologize for the inconven-

ience and appreciate your patience as we work to restore your service as soon as possible.

—R ive r b a y M a n a gem en t

Laundry room upgrade resumes in January, 2013 The laundry room renovation program which was suspended after Hurricane Sandy to allow Coinmach time to clean-up their facilities and to respond to other properties that were severely damaged as a result of the storm, resumed this week with the closure of the Building 33 laundry facility.

It is scheduled to be reopened on February 4. The following is the schedule for the renovation of the remaining 6 laundry facilities in Co-op City:

January 25 – Building 30 laundry room will be closed and is scheduled to be reopened on February 18, 2013.

February 8 – Building 27’s laundry room will be closed and is scheduled to be back in service on March 1, 2013.

February 22 – The laundry room in Building 28 will be closed and it will be reopened on March 13, 2013.

March 8 – Building 34 laundry room will be taken out of service and reopened on March 29, 2013.

March 22 – Building 29 laundry room will be closed and it will reopen on April 12, 2013.

April 5 – Building 35 laundry facility will close and it will reopen on April 26, 2013.

During the renovation period cooperators will be able to access neighboring buildings to do laundry. Neighboring buildings will have their lobby locks modified temporally allowing the use of your buildings lobby key.

Deborah Harris Editorial Assistant The Co-op City Times welcomes issue-oriented letters to the editor to be considered for publication. All letters, in prose, not poetry, must be addressed to the editor, not to third parties. All letters must be handsigned by the writers and include their addresses and phone numbers, which will be kept confidential, so that the editor can verify the authenticity of the authors.

Writers will be limited to one letter per topic. And to give everyone a chance, we will limit writers to one published letter every 30 days.

Anonymous or unsigned letters will not be accepted for publication.

Letters cannot exceed 350 words.

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Public Safety Report

If you see something, say something

BY LT. PAM APOLLO “If you see something, say something” is a series of public service announcements put in place by the New York City Police Department. The New York City Police Department reports that every year almost 2,000 people do just that. Three years ago, a Times Square vendor notified officials when he saw a car smoking and averted a major tragedy. That criminal has been sentenced to life in prison with no outside contact. Here in Co-op City, calls from cooperators have always been instrumental in our success in fighting crime and maintaining a high quality of life.

In the United States as a whole with New York City being the most high profile city, terrorism alertness should always be a consideration. It is very important for all citizens to remain vigilant for the possibility of terrorism wherever they go. New York City emphasizes calling if you see something suspicious, mostly unattended packages in a transportation facility. This is important, but it is also important to remain observant wherever you go at all times for all types of violations. As cooperators, your observations are instrumental in helping Public Safety fight crime in the community.

Many of the serious arrests made in Co-op City begin with a telephone call from an observant cooperator.

Many of the auto crime arrests are made because a cooperator calls in a suspicious person in the garage. Active involvement by residents allows auto crime rates within Co-op City to remain among the lowest in the city.

Arrests for trespassing in the stairwells are often the result of a cooperator calling in that they saw, heard or smelled something in the hallway. Co-op City’s 65,000 residents have some 130,000 eyes. All of these eyes can be an effective tool in fighting crime. Call 9-1-1 and the Co-op City Department of Public Safety, (718) 6713050, immediately.

Objects out the window, noise and dogs on property are areas where calls from the public are very useful in helping with enforcement. Future articles will address these issues in depth. All of these are lease infractions

Viewing of Presidential Inauguration in Dreiser on Jan. 21 Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, in conjunction with Congressman Eliot Engel and the Riverbay Corporation, will host a viewing of President Barack Obama’s Inauguration to celebrate the beginning of his second term as President of the United States.

The event will be held on Monday, January 21 in the Dreiser Community Center Auditoriums A, B & C. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. and the event will conclude at 2 p.m. following the completion of the ceremony. The room will be equipped with projectors and speakers to view the inauguration ceremony.

Coffee, tea, and light refreshments will be provided.

Seating is limited to the first 1,000 people. To reserve a seat, please call Assemblyman Benedetto’s office at (718) 892-2235.

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and can be a very sensitive and technical situation.

Cooperators should just call Public Safety instead of confronting the potential offender.

In the event that an affidavit needs to be signed and a Community Complaint issued, the caller’s information will not be revealed to the offender. In cases where a Community Complaint is appealed, it may become necessary for a witness who signed an affidavit to come forward. However, this does not take place until much later in the process. If a hearing takes place, it is not at the point at which the situation is ongoing when tensions may be high.

There are various reasons that persons may be authorized to have a dog. It is best for cooperators not to get involved in a dialog with a person if they observe a dog on the grounds or in the buildings. Call Public Safety and

give the dispatcher any relevant information. Even authorized dogs are not permitted to make excessive noise in the apartment or damage Co-op City property.

With the exception of Seeing Eye dogs, owners must clean up after their dogs.

Calls received from cooperators have been responsible for numerous arrests throughout the years. The Public Safety Department would like to thank members of the community who took the time to notify this department and 9-1-1 when they saw something suspicious. These calls continue to be essential in our battle against crime.

Remember, “If you see something, say something.” Call 9-1-1 and the Co-op City Department of Public Safety, (718) 671-3050, or online at www.ccpd.us. You do not have to give your name, all information is kept confidential.

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Wednesday, Januar y 16 11:30 a.m.

Dreiser Auditorium Topics of discussion: • Overview of the Wells Fargo/HUD Guaranteed Loan • Future capital improvements • Procedures for installation of smoke detectors and GFI outlets in each apartment

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New Year’s Resolutions Dear cooperators, Each year, I make a few New Year’s Resolutions on self-improvement. This year, I thought it would be a good idea to direct my resolutions to my community.

In order to be a better cooperator, I would (i) greet more of my neighbors when I see them in the lobby, on the elevator, in the laundry room, etc. (ii) report to Public Safety any suspicious incidents; (iii) report anything that is broken, damaged or in disarray to my CSO or to Management; (iv) separate my trash and place it in the incinerator chute, making sure it goes all the way down and placing the recyclables neatly in the designated areas; (v) gently remind people not to walk on the grass (vi) volunteer my time to help a friend or neighbor, church or organization; (vii) participate in my building association; (viii) attend meetings that might have an impact on the Co-op City community; (ix) discuss community issues with friends and neighbors; (x) sponsor a needy child; (xi) donate to a worthy cause; (xii) cut off the lights, heat and/or air conditioning when no one is at home in order to save energy; and (xiii) make sure there are no dripping faucets in order to save water.

These resolutions can be implemented by all cooperators.

New O fficer s At a recent meeting of the Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations of Co-op City, Inc., an election for new officers was held. I

Director’s Viewpoint

Francine Reva Jones Secretary take this opportunity to congratulate the new President, Ms. Joan Murrell. The former President, Ms. Patricia Bonaparte, held this office for several years and worked diligently toward the goals. Ms. Bonaparte has guided this organization through numerous Friends & Family Day events and Kwanzaa Celebrations. Her cooking of delicious foods was a hit with all her family, friends and neighbors. In the spirit of cooperation, she never rejected a difficult task and accomplished them with optimism and success. Her leadership in the Coalition will continue, as she was elected to the position of Vice-President. All the representatives were happy that Pat Bonaparte has accepted this position and will continue in a leadership role with the organization.

O r ga n ic Ga r d en At a recent Board of Directors meeting, Director Tony Illis mentioned the fact that the Co-op City community should organize a vegetable garden because some children don’t know where their food comes from. While some Directors

became excited about this idea, there were negative grumblings by others. In my opinion, it would be a very healthy and wholesome way to return to nature and for children to learn firsthand where some of their food comes from. I also think that the seniors of our community might like to assist in maintaining a vegetable garden, since most are no longer involved in caring for the beautiful flower gardens as they once did.

The Riverbay management company is dealing with Cushman & Wakefield, a commercial real estate consulting firm, which proposes to upgrade the Co-op City community and bring in more revenue. At the Open Board meeting on December 12th, it was suggested that cooperators be included in sharing their views regarding the changes that they would like to see in our community and that the Co-op City Times would print an announcement that they could respond to.

If you would like for an organic community garden to be created, you can state that in your response. Your suggestions will be taken into consideration and possibly implemented.

Bu ildin g L obb ies Also being discussed is an upgrade of our building lobbies. Several Board Directors feel that a full upgrade would be astronomical in cost as it would include linking the triple core buildings together and the chevron building lobbies together. They would prefer to upgrade the buildings’ lobby doors and the build-

ings’ intercommunication system only.

This matter will be discussed further.

M eet & gr eet Meet & Greet Councilmember Andy King today, Saturday, Jan. 12th, 4:00 p.m. in the Dreiser Center, Room 15 at the general membership meeting of the African American Association.

Councilmember King will hear your comments and attempt to answer your questions. For further information, please call (718) 671-5957.

P r om ot e Sa fe C om m u n it ies Be sure to make your voice heard regarding gun control. You can go online to find the contact information of your congressperson and senators. It is only when the masses of people speak out that our views will be respected and implemented. There is no guarantee that gun violence will end, but if GOOD people do nothing, the evil will certainly continue.

Therefore, I urge you to order your elected officials to push the issue and vote to ban the sale of automatic and assault weapons to ordinary citizens. Your efforts will contribute to safer communities, for our community and our country.

You may contact me if you have an issue that has not or cannot be resolved through your building association or your CSO. Francine Jones, Board Director, c/o Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475 or call me at 718-671-5957. I look forward to seeing you at the next Open Board Meeting.

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Local 78 November 17th, 2012 issue of the Co-op City Times, Management reported to the community: “At issue at this point is the fact that although Local 78 did not have a contract or collective bargaining agreement with Riverbay, only CAC of New York, and since CAC of New York is no longer doing the asbestos abatement here at Riverbay, the union should not be allowed to continually demonstrate at this development. The union refuses to cease and desist from demonstrating in the street along Dreiser Loop opposite Building #9 and on Co-op City Blvd. opposite Building #22, which includes putting up large rats at both locations that obscure the view of motorists and pedestrians; they have their union members beat on drums, blow whistles and clang bells, which interferes with the quiet enjoyment of the residents who live directly across the street from the demonstrations and periodically ride around in vehicles, parading the large rat throughout the community.”

Riverbay subsequently filed for an injunction and on December 3, 2012, received a court date at which time, a judge heard testimony from Riverbay’s labor attorney and the union, but was not forthcoming with a decision in a timely enough manner. Meanwhile, the noise and daily demonstrations persisted.

Councilman King told the Co-op City Times that he was contacted by frustrated constituents in Co-op City about the noise and reached out both to Riverbay and Local 78, before bringing the two sides to the table for a cordial conversation and resolution to what was going on.

“I’m glad that both sides were able to figure out a plan to bring peace and tranquility back to the residents,” said Councilman King. “There’s no more protesting and both sides have agreed to work together. They recognize that the best people to handle asbestos and to train residents for these jobs is Local 78, and that makes sense.”

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that he is pleased that he was in a position to bring both parties together and mediate a conversation that was both effective and brought about positive results.

“So coming out of the gate, I think it’s fair to say that we’re one for one,” the Councilman said jokingly, pointing out that he would like Co-op City residents to know that he is a person who will be working diligently and counting on the residents of Co-op City to also participate in any activity that is going to improve the quality of life in Co-op City.

As reported previously, Riverbay Corporation spends $4M annually for exorbitant asbestos abatement and air monitoring every time flooring work is done in Co-op City, despite the fact that the same mastic glue was used to secure flooring at other housing developments built in the city from the 1950’s through to the 1970’s, yet they are not held to the same financially burdensome requirement.

Last December, former Assemblyman Steve Kaufman, who Riverbay has retained to help with the unfair asbestos abatement and air monitoring requirement by the city, file a lawsuit in Bronx Supreme Court against the City of New York and the city’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to not only stop the city from forcing shareholders to waste millions of dollars annually on the handling and testing, but also to reimburse Riverbay for the more than $20M that has already been paid over the past years.

According to the lawsuit, the unfair asbestos abatement requirement is not being enforced anywhere else in New York City, thereby making Co-op City the only community that has to pay several millions of dollars each year for the costly handling of floor tiles during routine replacement.

“Nobody else in New York City is being punished the way we are being punished, requiring the whole hazmat outfit removal,” said Kaufman. “In fact, the federal OSHA department does not

Building 12 Cooperators Civic Association Greetings and a happy, healthy and safe New Year. Our next meeting is Monday, January 14, 7:30 p.m., Activity Room. Topics are building and quality of life issues. And the winners are: from floors 5, 9, 22 and 27. Prizes were handed out to Floor Captains from the 15th and 19th floors, along with two door prizes. Good job and thank you to all of our Floor Captains and to our neighbors who generously contributed to the building’s once-a-year-dues drive. It’s not too late if you have not turned in your envelope, please do so.

A special shout-out to all of our volunteers who decorated our lobby and our hallways.

At our meeting held on Monday, December 10th, the general discussion ranged from dogs to building maintenance to quality of life issues. We would like to thank Khalil for assisting us in bringing those issues to Management’s attention.

How safe are we? That is a discussion

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that we need to have regarding our building and our 6 schools here in Co-op.

A note of caution. Do not leave newspapers or any other material in front of your door. Someone may think you are not at home and try your door knob or ring your bell. Discard material left at your front door in the compactor room. We also have men impersonating as delivery men to gain access to your apartment. Please make sure you are expecting a delivery and ask where the package is from before you open your door.

If you see something, say something. Don’t open your door to anyone you don’t know and don’t buzz anyone in you are not expecting.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to our sick and shut-in, to the troops and to all who have lost family and friends. We welcome our new neighbors. Come and join us. To reach us via email building12@verizon.net or call 718-379-7841.

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consider this a problem at all. And the city already exempts certain sites that have the mastic glue that is here in Co-op City.”

In addition to the lawsuit filed last month, Kaufman has also prepared an extensive report, with the assistance of former DEP Commissioner Joseph Miele, and former Department of Sanitation Commissioner Brendan Sexton, in which more than 70,000 air samples were performed and not one proved positive indicating a health hazard. The tests showed conclusively that the mastic in the floor tiles is encapsulated and does not become “friable” or airborne during the removal process performed at Co-op City.

As Kaufman continues the legal work to rid the community and its shareholders of this unnecessary requirement imposed by the City of New York, Management has, in the meantime, been exploring other possible options to lessen the financial burden on residents of this community as it relates to asbestos abatement and air monitoring, which, at the current cost of $4M per year, is equivalent to a 4% increase in carrying charge.

“Early last year, even before there were any disagreements between Local 78 and CAC of New York, the company that the union had a collective bargaining agreement with, Management made an attempt to gather information to determine whether or not it is economically

feasible to conduct the asbestos abatement ourselves as opposed to hiring outside contractors,” said Cooper. “Towards that end, we met with Local 78 representatives to see if we could possibly establish a site specific agreement, where the rates that the union would charge, would take into consideration the fact that this work is not like construction, in that it would be done every day, not seasonal or for a definite period of time, as is done with construction companies and/or contractors. We were hopeful at the time, that the union would be receptive to reduced rates which would help to ensure that the program is affordable for the housing company.”

Cooper reported that at the time, the union advised management that they had no mechanism or interest in working with the corporation on a steady maintenance basis.

“Their union only works with contractors who take workers as needed,” cooper explained. “Regular/steady work could not be accommodated except at their construction rates, which is why the union’s new position now that they are creating new rates for residential developments that is 40% less expensive than their normal construction rates is very promising and may be what is needed to enable us to come to some type of agreement.”

Representatives of Local 78 did not return calls for comment by press time yesterday.

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Co-op City Times / Jaunary 12, 2013

Protecting what we have Happy NewYear to all who live and work Director’s Viewpoint until we see how the global in Co-op City. 2012 is gone and for those of economy is going? us who are still alive, be truly blessed. You The Power Plant operaAssistant Secretary have my sincere wishes for a more healthy tion has to be closely moniand prosperous 2013. We had many ups and tored. As mentioned before, downs in our community, as well as our in order to operate efficiently and effectively, we are state/nation. As a Board member, our roles required to pay enormous amounts of money for are more critical than ever as we celebrate the outside consultants. Additionally, we must continue refinancing of Co-op City. As one cooperator to budget for equipment replacement that is not has advised, “watch our money!” In other negotiable. Our Power Plant covers 90% of words, we need to protect what we have.

Riverbay’s electrical load. Most recently, it was It is my sincere hope that as we move forreported that a gas turbine generator #2 had a failure ward, we can work together to make a more and will have to be replaced. The main repair shop vibrant Board. In my opinion, and based on my observais in Lincoln, England. The lease replacement will cost tions and participation, a serious problem is the way about $700,000 to $900,000 and it is anticipated that Board committees are functioning. For an example, insurances will cover the cost, maybe. According to a Director Bailey has 4 appointments, Director Tony Ellis monthly report, training of newly-hired staff members has 5 appointments, Director Evelyn Santiago has 4 for OSHA is moving ahead and more intensive training appointments, and Director Abdul-Wahhab has 4 appointfor all supervisors should begin in mid-January. It was ments. Director Turner has two appointments. I challenge reported that initial results of the annual hearing test for you to review your papers, if you keep them, and analyze power plant staff indicate that two employees may have the feed-back to the community from each of these suffered some hearing lost. Hopefully in 2013, we will Directors? Then ask what they have done in their various have zero-lost time injuries at the plant every month. If roles? As we move forward in 2013, please consider the not, we need to evaluate the performance of the contype of Board members you want to represent you when sultants who are providing the training. the Elections come up this year. Check out viewpoints and As far as our garages are concerned, we still have the critique what each Board Chairman and co-Chairman has most spaces in Garage #5, followed by Garage #4. accomplished for your community, especially the Hopefully, cooperators will consider utilizing these Chairman. As we move forward, we cannot continue to garages. function the same way as we now have a 600 plus million Kudos to our Grounds Department for removal of dollar bill to pay. We have a management company who debris, cutting and removal of fallen trees and branches. It is only committed for one year. What if they decide to has been said that if you see something, say something. leave? Do we have a strong enough and vibrant enough Well, based on a review of our monthly report, if you Board of Directors to continue to move forward without “smell” something, say something. We have cooperators over-spending? Are we strong enough as a collective body with very poor housekeeping skills, don’t clean up behind to presently check unnecessary spending and projects their cats and have required social work intervention. Also,

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it’s important that not only our terraces be free from excessive clutter, but our apartments. We appreciate the Cooperator Services staff for all that they do to ensure more than minimal standards are maintained.

Our management company is recommending a major multi-million dollar lobby upgrade. However, we need to seriously evaluate the need for a total lobby upgrade as opposed to just the doors and intercom system. Where is the money coming from? Do we need to focus on upgrading all the old equipment at the Power Plant first? Do we want a pretty modern lobby or light, heat and air conditioning?

Additionally, we are still discussing if we should give up control of our malls in exchange for a monthly guaranteed income from a developer who has upgraded malls before. A concern I have heard is who will be able to remain in the community? Will they be able to afford the new rent? To proceed or not to proceed will be discussed by the Board during this fiscal year.

As the New Year commences, we celebrate and appreciate all departments. We could not have the type of community we have without all departments and staff working hard every day. Hopefully, the Board will take a serious look at all committees, set goals and strategies and become more vibrant and informative. We must not allow those who appear to thrive on negativity to hinder the majority as hurt people hurt people. This is not a perfect world and we don’t have perfect people on the Board, self included. However, we do have individuals who care and want the best for our community. I have learned some lessons the hard way and look forward to working smarter in 2013. Te amo!

If you attempted to contact me and I did not respond yet, please call or email me again at: Evelyn M. Turner718-320-8088 or 917-324-1033; 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475.

CCLL 2013 season registration today The Co-op City Little League will wrap up registration for the 2013 baseball season for community youth (boys & girls) ages 4 through 16, today, Saturday, January 12, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 17 of the Dreiser Community Center. Siblings discount offered and partial payment accepted. For more information on the fees, visit the

Notice to shareholders – Move out inspections Move Out Inspections will be conducted by Restorations on the same day the cooperator moves out of their apartment between the hours of 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to allow the inspectors a clear view of any and all work required to be done in the apartment. The inspector will walk through with the cooperator and indicate those areas that are beyond normal wear and tear that occurred during their tenure. The inspector will provide the quantities in square footage and/or items that will be charged back.

The inspector will not indicate dollar amounts at the time of the inspection; That information will be provided to the cooperator at a later date.

CCLL website at www.coopcityll.tk.

If enough players are registered the league will be procuring a gym for the winter baseball clinic for the signed up players only. Parents will be notified via email on the dates.

The 2013 Baseball Season will most likely start the

first week in April at the Co-op City Little League fields off Co-op City Blvd. Farm division, ages 7-8 will play on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings. For the T-Ballers, ages 4-6, games will be on Saturday mornings.

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Co-op City Times / January 12, 2013

Use of Co-op City apartments that are grounds for eviction

BY ROZAAN BOONE Shareholders who cease maintaining their Co-op City apartments as their primary residence face eviction in accordance with the terms of their occupancy agreement and state regulations.

According to the occupancy agreement of the Riverbay Corporation, which is signed by every new incoming shareholder, the shareholder agrees: “Not to sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, encumber or create any charge upon this Agreement, nor sublet the leased premises or any part thereof or cause the leased premises or any part thereof or suffer the same to be used for any business, commercial or professional purposes or for any purposes other than as a private dwelling apartment of the primary residence of the Member and his immediate family. The Member further agrees that no boarders or permanent guests shall be

permitted.”

Section “FOURTH,” Subsection 10.

Furthermore, the New York State Division of Homes and Community Renewal (DHCR), the state supervisory agency for Mitchell-Lama developments such as Co-op City, in Section 1712-5.3 (a) of its regulations, itemizes several grounds for termination of a lease by the housing company, one of which is item #12 which states, “Tenant, cooperator, or other individual does not occupy the dwelling unit as his or her primary residence;” and item #13, “The dwelling unit is used for illegal or immoral purposes, including but not limited to the unlawful trade, manufacture, distribution, storage, and/or sale of marijuana or any controlled substance as defined in Public Health Law, Section 3306, and Penal Law, Section 220.00.”

While the state regulations outline sev-

eral other grounds for the housing company to terminate the lease of a shareholder, this article highlights the use of apartments for illegal or immoral purposes and failure of the shareholder not to maintain the dwelling unit as their primary residence.

Increasingly, ads are showing up on Craigslist and other websites advertising apartments either for sale or sublet in Coop City, as well as apartments being used for illicit business endeavors.

Michael Munns, Riverbay’s Senior Attorney, said shareholders cannot sublet their apartment because it must be used as their primary dwelling.

For the most part, vigilant neighbors report abuses to the occupancy agreement to their CSO Office. They oftentimes report when the shareholder of record has moved out, but is illegally subletting the apartment, or when there’s a lot of traffic in and out of an apartment at all times of

the day and night. Complaints to the CSO office may be made anonymously and should contain as much details as possible.

Helpful information, if known, includes, approximate date shareholder moved out, where shareholder moved to, names and family composition of illegal subletters or any other information that may help establish that the shareholder has moved out of the apartment.

Riverbay investigates complaints of possible illegal subletting or an illegal business operating out of an apartment and if reasonably confirmed, legal action is commenced to evict the shareholder.

Munns said that if a shareholder is evicted for violating the primary residence provision of the lease, the shareholder faces costs and fees including, attorney fees, court costs, marshal fees, locksmith fees, moving and storage costs and possible adverse credit ratings.

Sh a r eh old er s a sk ed t o n ot ify Sa les O ffice if r eceivin g fu r n it u r e d eliver y Shareholders who are expecting new furniture delivery should notify the Riverbay Sales Office so that arrangements can be made to protect Riverbay’s property, in particular, the elevators, from damage.

As soon as cooperators have confirmed the date and/or time of delivery of their new furniture, even if they cannot get to the Sales Office right away to pick up their permit, they should call the Sales office as soon as possible at (718) 320-3373, Ext. 300, so that the information can be put into the computer and the Buildings and Grounds Department can be notified to pad the elevators and take

any necessary precautionary measures to avoid scratches and other damages.

On the other hand, if the shareholder is moving in or out old or used furniture, they need to go to the Residential Sales office to pick up a regular moving permit.

Several years ago, Director Othelia Jones, Chair of the Riverbay Board’s Cooperator Appeals Committee, brought to light the fact that shareholders were being issued community complaints and fined if their furniture arrived after 4 p.m. in adherence of a Board resolution which allows move in and move out traffic only between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. However, by Board resolution,

Co-op City Crawler has new look The Riverbay crawler has been upgraded to now offer more and updated information.

“We now give up to date weather and local forecasts on a streamer which will run across the bottom of the screen continuously,’ said Boiko. “Additionally, we can place urgent information on the streamer that will continue to flow every few seconds in the event of an emergency so that shareholders will not have to wait for that specific slide to come up.”

Boiko said that with the updated system, the slides on the crawler should look clearer and from Management’s end, they will be able to activate sooner and have better control of the system.

“In the event of an extreme emergency, with the press of one button, we will now be able to take down all of the other slides and put up only the one relative to the emergency to alert shareholders,” said Boiko. “Previously, we had to take down all of the other slides individually, before being able to put up the one slide that we wanted shareholders to focus on about that particular emergency.”

Boiko said that with the new system, Riverbay was able to transfer all of the older, but still relevant, slides to the new

system. The new system will also allow greater background choices on the crawler so that all of the slides do not have the same look.

“The weather will be updated every hour from the National Weather Service,” said Boiko, “so residents can better plan their day if they are going out.”

He explained that while Riverbay has updated and expanded the listings on the crawler, the corporation is also investigating the possibility of having another crawler channel on which community groups and organizations will be able to advertise their events for a period of 2 weeks for a fee, as is currently the case for postings on the bulletin boards in the building lobbies.

“The fee would be to cover the cost of having the information transposed to fit the media,” said Boiko. “We have been working with Cablevision on this aspect and hope to have information shortly which will then be made available to the community so that groups that would like to take advantage of the service may be able to do so.”

Currently, the Riverbay crawler can be seen on Channel 12 on the master antenna, and on Channel 591 on cable.

shareholders who are expecting retail delivery of furniture or other household items and can produce a valid invoice, bill of sale or other relevant document confirming that delivery can continue to accept such deliveries beyond the 4 p.m. deadline.

“When the Sales Office is contacted,

the shareholders will be issued a permit in the event they are questioned about the delivery,” said Vernon Cooper, Riverbay’s General Manager. “They will not receive a community complaint or be fined if they fail to get this permit, however, we are asking that shareholders comply with our request.”

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Looking out for our Safety There’s been some articles in our newspaper on whether we should be reducing our expenses and saving money in case something happens here.

C ar i n g f o r t h e C o m m u n i t y Now, I thought that this would have been a matter of people using some common sense. However, this actually boils down to whether people in responsible positions are actually looking out and caring for this community.

Look, the Wells Fargo loan made us set aside $38.5 million in an account, just in case something happens. So, if we have to make a repair or something happens, then we’ll have available money for that need.

Take a look at lower Manhattan and the recent Sandy storm. In fact, have you been down to lower Manhattan in the past few weeks? If yes, have you seen the huge amount of properties that were affected by the Hurricane Sandy storm? Have you seen the backup generators on the streets?

Now, although we made out well here in Co-op City, we must make sure that we have protective measures in place to make sure that we can survive as a community.

B e P r e p ar ed As a Board member, some of my major objectives include keeping this community safe and making sure that things are running well here. Part of keeping this community safe includes making sure that our finances are sound. However, unfortunately, some people have made negative references to the security of finances.

One Board member recently wrote that it was “beyond” him that “Riverbay needs $100 million in a reserve account.” And, he questioned why we should try cutting our budget by 10% to save $20 million a year.

Director’s Viewpoint

Daryl Johnson Assistant Treasurer Look, this is nonsense. And, I want you, the shareholder, to see the wisdom of having a decent size reserve account.

There was a case that was reported in the Cooperator newspaper about a co-op on the Upper West Side that was faced with a $700,000 bill just for a roof. And, they gave each of the 100 unit owners a $7,000 special assessment. Here’s the article: http://cooperator.com/articles/718/1/Wh ere-the-Money-Comes-From/Page1.html Now, that was just for a roof. So, imagine, God forbid, if something were to happen over here and we issued a $7,000 special assessment along with your normal carrying charges to you. How would you feel?

You would be furious, right? Would you accept some foolish excuse that we should not have been saving money for these special circumstances? Crazy!

D i sa st e rs If a disaster were to occur here, where would we get the money to restore our community? Oh, our insurance would cover that disaster. Really? Insurance companies are playing games and denying claims left and right to avoid their obligations.

“Hey, your property was destroyed.

However, it was destroyed by a flood and not by a hurricane. So, if you don’t have

flood insurance, then we have to deny your entire claim.”

Now, please settle this issue yourself.

Does it make sense for your elected Board members to do their best to find ways to cut our budget to save money to protect this entire community? The answer has to be yes. And, that is why I said that we should do our best to try to intelligently (read that word again) cut our budget and save that money to help this community.

Nevertheless, here’s the problem. We have Board members that were supposedly against many concepts of our management company. Yet, as you can see now, they’re blindly following everything that Management says to them.

Look, we need to clean this Board and this community up. So, I want you to please keep reading the articles that are benefitting this community. And, please stay with the people who are really looking out for the best interests of this community.

C a r r y i n g C h ar g e I n cr ea s e People have approached me and have asked if we’re getting an increase this year.

And, I’ve responded that I have not received any information about an increase for this year. Nevertheless, I still want this entire community to understand the following HUD language: “All income, including carrying charges, will increase sufficiently to account for increased expenses, or as otherwise needed.”

So, again, we will get a future increase if we cannot sufficiently cover our expenses. Now, please keep this concept in your mind if you hear people talking about spending up to $33 million to fix up our lobbies. Get this straight. That money is not in our budget. And, we cannot refi-

nance or take out any more loans. So, it makes sense to cut and save.

Bottom line: We should simply get into compliance with the ADA doors and any additional governmental regulation and then stop.

C el l P h o n e a n d Tr a i n P l a t f o r m S a f e t y There were two troubling cases, among many, that appeared in the newspapers recently. The first case involved a young girl in another community who was allegedly robbed of two very expensive cell phones.

Now, after I read about that case, I thought about the kids in our community.

Parents, please sit down and talk to your children about displaying cell phones in public. Yes, these new phones look very nice and they’re wonderful. However, thieves are going to do their best to take them from your children.

The other case involved people standing near the edge of a subway platform and being pushed in front of an approaching train.

Folks, it’s not worth it. We’re family here. So, please stand way back and be careful.

Thank you.

Questions or comments? Please send a message to: Daryl Johnson, Riverbay Board Director, c/o Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475.

Or, please send a message to me at darylhjohnson@optonline.net (Please double-check the spelling of this address.) Also, please call me at 718-671-4544 if you don’t receive a response from your message.

Okay, that’s it for now. So, please have a wonderful week. And, may God bless you and your family. Thank you.

Donizetti Building Four Association Happy 2013.

Gee…how time does fly! The old year has gone and we are looking forward to a New (bright, joyful and healthy) Year. On Sunday, January 13, we will be removing the inside and outside decorations. We could use volunteers (men, women and children) between the hours of 3:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Hot beverages will be available.

An open invitation is extended to all old and new Building 4 cooperatives to come out and help support our (your) association.

I ask that you bring your ideas and suggestions for activities and fundraising events you would like to see take place in 2013.

We will not have a regular meeting in January…therefore, I ask that you write your ideas/suggestions down and place them in the box during our Annual Holiday End of Year Celebration. This event will take place today, Saturday, January 12, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in our meeting room. All cooperatives in Building 4A, 4B and 4C are welcomed. Come “meet, greet and eat” as we enter into a new year filled with health, hope and good tidings. As always, you may bring your favorite dish and share it with your neighbors. We look forward to seeing everyone!

Get involved and stop complaining among yourselves and others. Help

strengthen our (your) association, contribute to doing things that are constructive and not destructive. Let’s work together as a TEAM for the betterment of our building and community. We need each other’s help and support to accomplish this goal.

Coming soon… collection of our annual building dues of $5 per household.

Check lobby bulletin boards for exact dates and times.

Congratulations to all those celebrating a birthday and all other special occasions in January. Condolences are sincerely sent to those who have lost love ones near and far. Get well wishes are also sent to our sick and shut-in neigh-

bors. Continue to pray and help those in need…in any way possible. The smallest act of kindness can go a long way. *Once again…please stay alert and aware of your surroundings at all times.

Always have your door keys ready when you reach home or your vehicle. It is most important that you do not let anyone in your building that you do not know and immediately report any suspicious activity in and around your community.

To the Building 4 Association executive committee: Thank you for your support throughout 2012, without you things could not have gotten done.

— Yvo n n e Bu r r us ( d w i n d ley )

Building 18 Association Hi, neighbors.

Welcome back from a joyous holiday vacation. We trust that your time spent with family and friends will be retained in memory. Just to remind you, our general meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 22, at 7:00 p.m. in the association room. Vanessa Aldea, CSO II Mgr., is our guest speaker. You are very important to us so we look forward to seeing you at this important meeting on Tuesday, the 22nd, at 7:00 p.m. Please

check bulletin board for advanced scheduling of monthly general meetings. We encourage you to attend as many meetings as possible. As always, refreshments will be served at all meetings.

Thanks to all who attended our Holiday Party on New Year’s Eve and thanks to everyone who donated a special dish. We all enjoyed the food, the music and dancing, and being together on the first day of the year. We look forward to a productive year in 2013. We wish everyone a happy,

healthy and prosperous New Year.

Scholarship Awards: Coming soon…We will be selling raffles as one of Building 18 Scholarship Awards fundraisers. We look forward to your support in this considerable event. Please check bulletin board for details. We are still accepting applicants for Scholarship Award applications. Please call Ms. Brown at 347-275-2995, Ms. Turner at 718-379-2145 or Ms. Hughes at 718-3792551. Thank you.

Co-op City Department of Public Safety (718) 671-3050 www.ccpd.us.

If you SEE something, SAY something!

Newsletter: Please keep your articles coming to e-mail address: BLDG18 newsletter@oal.com. Thanks.

Happy birthday! To all with that special day this month. It’s your day…enjoy.

To the sick and homebound, we wish you a speedy recovery that you will be up and about very soon and to the bereaved families, we give our profound sympathies.

Stay alert!! If you see something, say something!

— Ge r t i e Br ow n

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Black Forum Next Defensive Driving Our next defensive driving course will be held on Saturday, February 16, Rm. 1, Dreiser Community Center, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call today to register, 718-3208035. Lower your insurance cost by 15% and remove up to 4 points from your driver’s license. Please make your check in the amount of $35, payable to “the Black Forum of Co-op City,â€? and mail to P.O. Box 563, Bronx, N.Y. 10475 at least 1½ weeks before the class, or you can walk in on the day of the class but you must have $35 in cash to pay for the course.

Upcoming trips to Aqueduct Casino We will be returning to Aqueduct Casino on Saturday, February 16 and Saturday, March 16, leaving from Dreiser Rehab at 1 p.m. sharp, back of the library on Asch Loop at 1:15 p.m. and 135 Einstein Loop at 1:30 p.m. Returning to Co-op City at 8 p.m. Call (718) 3200033 for your reservation TODAY. Cost: $20 per person.

Wiz of Oz a n d ch or u s a u d it ion s con t in u e Wiz of Oz rehearsals and chorus auditions every Saturday this month in Room 1 of the Dreiser Center at 1:30 p.m. SHARP. The date of the play will be announced. Come to Room 1 on Saturdays.

Notice: All Section 5 food pantry participants All Section 5 residents must pick up their food pack-

Building 26 Association Belated happy New Year to all of our Co-op City residents, families, friends, neighbors, our merchants, and especially our new residents. We wish everyone a very healthy, blessed, and prosperous 2013. Protect yourself from catching the flu. It is not too late to get a flu shot.

Frequently wash your hands with soapy water. Or use plenty of hand sanitizer that contains 60% or more alcohol. It’s better to be protected than to suffer with the flu!

Greetings and congratulations to all who are celebrating birthdays, new births, wedding anniversaries and other celebrated events during the month of January. Our sincere condolences to those families who have experienced the loss of a loved one. May your loved one be eternally blessed. And may you and your families also be blessed during your time of bereavement.

You are cordially invited to attend our next monthly Building Association meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 15, at 7:30 p.m., 2420 Hunter Avenue, rear lobby room. Refreshments will be served and we will also have a 50/50 raffle. Come out and be informed.

Bring a neighbor.

Join us on April 17, at the Westchester Broadway Dinner Theater, in Elmsford, New York, for an enjoyable dinner and show “Guys and Dolls.� A luxury coach bus will provide us with transportation. A $5 discount to the first ten people who pay for their ticket in full. For additional information, please contact Patty at (914) 5252221.

Please help to keep our community clean and green by properly disposing your garbage in the appropriate receptacle. Take out time to recycle your bottles, plastics, and papers. Bulk trash and large cartons are to be taken to the basement. Please properly discard your Christmas trees and wreaths by taking them to the basement of your respective building. And please be vigilant. If you see something, say something by calling 9-1-1 for emergencies and 3-1-1 for all other non-emergency complaints.

The life you save could be your own. —Yu Von n e L ewis

ages on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Evangelical Church of Co-op City. You must bring your white cards to be able to pick up your food. For more information, please call (718) 320-8035.

Black Forum Lyon’s Mane Track Club There’s still time to register for indoor track. Call for information, (718) 320-8035.

Lobsterfest We are going to the Nordic Lodge for Lobsterfest and Mohegan Sun Casino on Saturday, August 17. The cost is $150. First payment of $50 due February 16. Call (718) 320-8035 for your reservation.

Emergency Food Program We are open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Room 20 at the Dreiser Community Center. Also, due to budget constraints and shortage of available food, you must live within zip code 10475 to participate in this program. You

must also have your card with you and bring two clean plastic shopping bags.

In order to receive food, you must present a current photo ID such as a non or driver’s license or any photo ID card with proof of address. You will then be issued a card in order to pick up food in the future.

Volunteers wanted We need volunteers for Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Call (718) 320-8035.

We Need You - Join Us Today Now is the time for us to get involved. Membership is $5 per year/person. Call (718) 320-8035 or write to Black Forum, P.O. Box 563, Bronx, NY 10475; email: coopcityblackforum@gmail.com. Help us keep independent community organizations alive in Co-op City. Everyone is encouraged to join. Call us or visit us in Room 20 in the Dreiser Community Center. —Ton y I llis

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There is a one-time non-refundable $20.00 registration fee for new members. There is also a mandatory program orientation for all members on January 18, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. New members must bring in a copy of their birth certificate, a completed program application and a recent report card. We require all of our members to be 13-19 years old, live in Community Board 10 or 12 or attend one of our local schools. 12 year olds can register if their birthday is during the winter season. IF YOU REGISTER AFTER January 22, 2013 there will be a fee charged.

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So far, so good As we enter this new year, everything seems pretty much okay and I truly think the future looks better in Co-op City.

This year has certainly started out on a positive note and I hope we will continue to have good transparency from Management. The guaranteed HUD loan through Wells Fargo Bank should ensure a more settled and stable economic picture for Co-op City for a long time. One shouldn’t underestimate or diminish this historic $621 million mortgage refinancing agreement to keep Coop City a place where affordable housing still exists. Sure, everything’s not perfect, but look around, our community is the best housing buy in New York City, providing a safe and affordable home for low- to middle-income families. We have heat and hot water, and 24 hour protection from our Public Safety force. Where can you find a better deal?

That’s why I first moved here over 40 years ago. I’ve seen a lot over the years, and though I can’t say it’s always been smooth, and there have been some bumps along the way, including the recent fiasco with our former City Council member, however like I’ve said on many occasions, time will tell.

Overall, many major achievements have taken place over the past 10 years, and

Director’s Viewpoint

Tony Illis many of those achievements accomplished before many current Riverbay Board Directors had even been elected.

This is one of the reasons I respect my good friend and fellow Board Director Othelia Jones. She knows the history of Co-op City, and who the bad guys and the good guys are, and her honesty and integrity are beyond reproach.

While I understand many act as if Board elections never end but simply begin again the day after the most recent election, I really wish members of this Board cared for the people of Co-op City half as much as some seem to care about their own sense of selfimportance. Remember, the world according to this Director or that Director does not make what they are saying true or even remotely close to reality. No reason to mention names, you know who they are. It’s amazing that a few Directors actually believe they can run around making house calls to solve problems related to day-to-day operations. We’re not doctors, as Board members, we don’t make house calls.

That’s not what a Riverbay Board Director is supposed to do; We were elected to the Board to set policy for Management to implement, and we have been trusted with a fiduciary responsibility to act in the best interests of the cooperators here. Here’s hoping we can have a calm, sensible, and logical Board. All I can say is be careful of what some say and ask yourself if what is being said is for your benefit or really for the benefit of the person who is writing.

That’s why I want to encourage everyone, all seniors, to attend the luncheon this upcoming Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. in Dreiser to learn about the HUD guaranteed loan and what will be required. I urge you to attend and ask questions. This is your chance to get answers directly from Management. It is imperative you ask questions directly to Management. Write your questions down ahead of time.You shouldn’t allow questions to be answered secondhand or by third parties when you have an opportunity to speak and hear answers from those who were involved with making this refinancing a reality, which I must say and give credit where credit is due to Herb Freedman of Marion Scott Management and General Manager

Vernon Cooper for persistently pursuing this and not taking “no” for an answer when HUD was first approached about such a refinancing three long years ago.

Some complaints regarding the formation of mold in apartments has recently been received, however this is nothing new. Mold likes and thrives in moist, warm, and dark places and can best be dealt with and problems circumvented by spraying a mixture of nine parts water and one part bleach, especially in the bathroom, where mold is more prevalent. Mold is a plant, and the above are some of the conditions it needs to grow so you should dry your walls with a sponge to prevent mold, particularly in bathrooms and kitchens. If you do that, you will never ever have mold.

Last week, I asked people to volunteer in the community, it’s an admirable thing to do. Consider what you like to do, and what you are interested in, and do it. Call and volunteer at the organization of your choice.

Please don’t forget, and join an organization, become involved in your community now.

Give me a call at (718) 320-8035, or email me at tonyshome10475 @gmail.com — no attachments, please.

Coalition of African American Churches & Community Organizations The Coalition’s next general membership meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 5, at 12 p.m., 177 Dreiser Community Center, Room 15.

The Coalition wishes to thank everyone who attended “The Kwanzaa Celebrations” on Saturday, December 29, 2012. Special thanks to the keynote speaker Dr. James McIntosh, co-Chair of the Committee to Eliminate Media Offensive to African People (CEMOTAP).

H ave An y S u g ge st i o n s ?

Please inform us by contacting the

Coalition’s President, Patricia Bonaparte, at (718) 320-1861.

The Coalition is a non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining and improving the quality of life of cooperators while providing educational and culturally enriching programs for the community.

We also act as one voice for all Coalition members when there are issues of common concern and human rights. We also sponsor Friends & Family Day Celebrations, and Kwanzaa free for the community. Members of the Coalition

include the following: African-American Association, Co-op City Baptist Church, Retirees of Dreiser Loop, Harriet Tubman Independent Democratic Club, NAACP, Co-op City Branch; St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church and Zodiacs Track Club.

Please support our efforts by sending us a tax deductible contribution made payable to Coalition of African-American Churches and Community Organization of Co-op City, Inc., P.O. Box 619, Bronx, NY 10475.

Churches and organizations that desire

to join may apply for membership by either writing or calling (718) 320-1861 or (718) 671-5957 for a membership application, which should be returned with a letter on your church/organization’s letterhead and signed by the Minister/President.

Read the Coalition’s weekly column for information about events and issues.

Remember, the Coalition Motto is: “Coming together is a beginning, Keeping together is progress, and Working together is success.”

— H a r m a n T. L e a c o c k

Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club The Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club will hold its Regular Monthly Meeting on Thursday, January 17, in the Bartow Center, Room #28, at 7:30 p.m. It is requested that all members attend this very important meeting. This will be our first meeting of the New Year. Several issues of importance will be discussed relative to our upcoming activities for the New Year. Please attend.

The Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club cordially invites you to attend the 10th Annual St. Valentine’s Day Dance on Saturday, February 09, in the Dreiser Loop Auditorium B. The time of this event is from 4:00 p.m. thru 10:00 p.m.

Music will be provided by DJ Carol Productions. The cost is $30 per person. ($2 for each set-up). For ticket information, please contact Gloria Clarke at

(718) 379-5430, Barbara Irby at (718) 379-9294 or Sylvia Polite at (718) 3202837. Come out and have an enjoyable time while celebrating the annual observance of St. Valentine’s Day. The club continues to extend get well wishes to those members who have experienced medical problems and are recuperating/recovering. This message is also extended to those members who are

home-bound and recovering from various medical procedures. Our prayers are with you all for a full recovery. Best wishes are also extended to those members who are celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or special event during the month of January.

Happy New Year to everyone and thank you for your continued support.

— G e o r g e T. C l a r k e

MetroCard Bus to visit Co-op City Thursday

The MetroCard Bus will be visiting all three Co-op City locations again this month, enabling customers to sign up for or refill their Reduced-Fare MetroCard, purchase or add money to an existing Metrocard, and purchase E-Z Pass On the Go tags.

On Thursday, January 17, the MetroCard bus will be at the Bartow Mall on Co-op City Blvd. (in front of the Bingo Hall and the eyecare center), from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; at Dreiser Loop (Park on Debs Place) from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and at Einstein Loop (Elgar Place) from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

MTA New York City Transit advises its customers that there are two kinds of traveling MetroCard Service Centers: the MetroCard Bus and the MetroCard Van. Both vehicles make regularly scheduled stops in all five boroughs each month.

The MetroCard Bus, which stops in Co-op City, travels around the city, stopping at senior citizen centers, shopping centers and along major bus routes.

Customers can handle all of their MetroCard needs, whether it is applying for or refilling a Reduced-Fare MetroCard, buying or refilling a regular

MetroCard or asking MetroCard-related questions. Senior citizens and people with disabilities may apply for the Reduced-Fare MetroCard on the Bus. They will need photo ID and seniors must show proof of age (at least 65 years old).

The MetroCard Van, like the Bus, travels around the city with helpful on-board staff ready to sell Unlimited and Pay-PerRide MetroCards, add money to regular and Reduced-Fare MetroCards and answer questions.

Reduced-Fare MetroCard applications are available. EZ Pass On The Go tags are also available for

purchase on both the Bus and the Van. The MetroCard Bus and Van do not operate on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Customers may also want to explore the EasyPay Reduced-Fare payment option.

EasyPay lets customers link to their credit or debit card to their Reduced-Fare MetroCard so it refills automatically.

For more MetroCard information, please visit the MTA’s website at www.mta.info and click on Fares and Tolls.

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How Far Will City News Go To Malign Co-op City?

How far can the multimillionaire City News publisher and his editor go in maligning our community? Pretty far!

Editor Michael Horowitz travels from a fancy Riverdale condominium to Co-op City, where, in his latest vent, he dismisses Board members as puppets with a “ghetto mentality.”

Recently he claimed, citing no evidence, that Riverbay Corporation and the chair of a Board committee had discriminated against Latinos and Asians in apartment sales advertisements. He has also misrepresented the Board members’ support for HUDbacked refinancing as a pursuit of government handouts.

The “ghetto mentality” distortion was apparent in a City News editorial (1/3/13) claiming that the Board had chosen to “maintain Co-op City as a subsidized community.”

Subsidized? We can only dream that affordable housing would receive the kind of benefits that many large corporations and financial institutions obtain through tax breaks (some pay no tax at all, while amassing billions of dollars in profits). What we have is a loan guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, New York State, and New York City. We do not get a dime from the government. The flow of money actually goes the other way. Each year Riverbay pays, among other taxes, $11 million in shelter rent tax and $18 million in water and sewer taxes. Our cooperators pay hundreds of millions in income taxes and payroll taxes.

Horowitz apparently preferred to have the community trapped in an expensive loan from New York Community Bank rather than saving hundreds of millions in interest payments over the life of the HUD-

Director’s Viewpoint

Bernard Cylich Wells Fargo package.

Whose interests are Horowitz and his featured “civic minded cooperators” promoting?

Horowitz’s description of Board members as “puppets” is almost comical, considering the vast, obvious differences between Freedman and Board Directors, both individually and as a group.

One of Horowitz’s featured letter writers levels completely undocumented accusations at the entire Board and management.

The tactic seems to be a City News style.

Debate of community issues is highly desirable, but an undocumented charge can’t be debated. It’s just rhetoric and venting.

PAYI NG BUT NOT GE TT ING? Riverbay was charged $438,000 for 8 inches of topsoil in restoring the North Greenway. When Director Francine Reva Jones, management representatives, and I surveyed the section, just north of the new baseball field several weeks ago, we saw no topsoil only recycled debris—a potential hazard in a play area for young people.

We have questioned Management about this.

OUR POW ER PLANT – PAST, P RE SENT, FUTUR E The original United Housing Foundation sponsors of Co-op City commissioned architects to design a cogeneration plant to produce electricity as well as to provide heat, hot water, and air conditioning. They expected that the low-interest,

tax-free bonds made available by MitchellLama’s Housing Finance Agency would keep construction costs, and therefore carrying charges, down. As Co-op City rose from the marshland, however, so did inflation, spurred largely by the Vietnam War. The original selling price of the bonds (4.5%) kept rising, pushing construction cost up. Ironically, sponsors struggling to cut costs made some costly decisions.

For example, they authorized the installation of two-ply instead of four-ply roof insulation. Eventually, all the inadequate roofing had to be replaced.

In another costly decision, we “saved” more than $20 million by accepting Con Edison’s offer to purchase electricity at a low, bulk rate instead of installing electric generators in the power plant, which was already fitted for generators, that were ready for shipment to Co-op City.

To receive current from Con Ed, Riverbay built the biggest non-utility-company electric substation, next to the power plant, and Con Ed fed 50,000 volts of bulk power to it. This voltage was stepped down to 4,160 volts by oil-filled transformers at the power plant and distributed to every building with untested neoprene-type covered cables in underground duct banks.

In each building, another set of transformers stepped the voltage down further, to 480 volts, sending power to other transformers on different floors. Finally, the current was stepped down to 120 volts at apartment panel boards.

After a few years, those “less costly” underground cables began to fail. Many, and eventually all, had to be replaced.

The original Con Ed “bargain rate” was wiped out by periodic increases. For the last year before our new cogeneration began to provide 95% of our needs, Con Ed current

cost us $40 million.

Until cogeneration went online, our power plant provided only heat and distribution for Con Ed’s bulk power. Today, the power plant, which cost over $100 million to upgrade, produces not only heat, hot water, and air conditioning, but also electric power, saving Riverbay at least $20 million annually.

Yet it is a highly complex plant, with state-of-the-art generators retrofitted to accommodate aged equipment that has required costly upgrading or replacement.

The facility has thousands of moving parts, failure in any of which could potentially shut the plant down.

The safe, cost-effective operation of the plant depends on the director, Brian Reardon, his assistants, and more than 30 members of union Local #94, operating engineers. NAES, a power plant consulting company, recommended that an experienced electric plant management company be contracted to help in the operation and maintenance of the facility for a few years.

Another recommendation was made by Bill Mays, an experienced power plant manager. His proposal was approved by the Board without a thorough review of both his and the NAES report. I requested the tabling of that proposal, pending fuller review of both recommendations and abstained on the vote when the tabling was turned down.

Fortunately, preliminary reports from the power plant indicate dramatic improvement in operation and maintenance. I am still hopeful, though, that there will be a comprehensive review of the operation of our power plant by the Board of Directors.

I can be reached by mail at Riverbay Board, 2049 Bartow Ave., Bronx, NY 10475; By phone at 718-379-5874; By email at www.lichsr@earthlink.net.

Retirees of Dreiser Loop CHEERS TO A NEW YEAR AND ANOTHER CHANCE FOR US TO GET IT RIGHT.” T R AVE L I NG E VE NT S (2013): Hold the Dates: Jan. 23rd (Wed.) Resorts World Casino/Aqueduct. Price: $30. Rebate: $15 free play, $10 off food and $50 free play for first time new members only (with valid ID-state or passport).

Departing: 11:30 a.m. SHARP! Return: 6:00 p.m. A few seats still available.

May 20-25th (Mon.-Sat.), $579 per/double. Florida: Amelia Island, St. Augustine, and Jacksonville – Guided tours.

June 29th (Sat.), Senior Day Picnic, Holiday Hills. $75. A day filled with fun, games, and endless food.

Sept. 16-18th, (Mon.-Wed.), $319 per/double. Washington, DC. Guided tours, including the White House Photo Opportunity.

(Contacts: Beverly James, 718-3790377 and Claudette Davis, 718-379-4784.)

NOTE : No refund after final payment deadline (30 days prior to trip date).

Replacements gladly accepted. We encourage payment for travel insurance coverage when making initial deposit for trips.

T HEAT RE C OM MIT TE E: All program prices (check/money) include trans-

portation from Dreiser Loop.

NEW AND E XCI TI NG: Sat., January 19 - 8:00 p.m. Price: $50.

THE ULTIMATE DOOWOP show at Lehman College. (See Ione.)

Sat., February 16 – 7:30 p.m. Price $82. “Dianne Reeves, female jazz vocalist brings her robust, sultry voice back to the Carnegie Hall stage with several special guests.” FULL PAYMENT DUE NOW. (Departing: at 6:00 p.m.) See Eleanor B. On Thursdays (from 3:00-5:00 p.m.), Committee members will be in clubroom 19. AFTER 7 p.m., questions regarding theatre shows, call 718-324-

7847 or 718-671-8637.

All checks/money orders payable to: Retirees of Dreiser Loop. Mailing address: 177 Dreiser Loop, Room 19, Bronx, NY 10475.

GOOD AND W E LFARE : To all of you who have been ill or to those whose hearts are grieving for the lost of a loved one, we want you to know that you are thought of warmly and we wish you brighter days.

Contact: Elinor Gordon at 718-3798755 regarding illnesses and bereavements.

Love, peace, good health and joy in this New Year!

—Cla udette Davis

National Council of Negro Women You a r e invit ed ! National Council of Negro Women, Inc., Co-op City Section’s first meeting of 2013 will be held tomorrow, Sunday, January 13, 3 p.m., Dreiser Community Center, Room 11. Join us with our officers and members and discuss plans for the New Year!

Refreshment will be served! We meet the 2nd Sunday of each month except May. C om e see t h e ch er r y b lossom s in Wa sh in gt on , DC . Join us for a guided tour of Washington, DC, April 5 – 8, featuring tours of: Martin Luther King Jr.

Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Iwo Jima Memorial, WW II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Smithsonian Institution, US Capital, Embassy Row, Lincoln Memorial, and the White House.

Final payment is due January 28. For more information, contact 718-6714804, 718-655-9034 or 718-320-9694.

NCNW Co-op City Section’s Saturday School is back in session.

Sa ve t h e d a t e: Black History Month th 12 Annual Youth Celebration, cosponsored with Riverbay, Saturday,

February 23, at Dreiser Community Center Auditorium B, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

We are looking for youth and youth groups who would like to showcase their talent in song, dance, poetry, music or theatrical presentation for this event. If interested in performing for this event or need more information, please contact: NCNW Youth Committee Chairpersons, Lori Melton, (917) 399-2643 or Michelle S. Davey, (917) 292-2397.

Congratulations to our member Shirley Starks for being the winner of our

membership raffle. Members will also have the opportunity to pay their dues at the January meeting.

We want to thank Florence Orage for leading our Christmas Gift Wrapping team at Barnes & Noble with the support of Joy Harris, Roberta Booze, Dorcas Lay, Lori Melton, Marie Green-Ryan, Gladys Irvins, Joyce Howard, Debra Oguamah, Barbara Smith, Alma Walther, Lottie Townes and Eleanor Donnley.

Happy birthday to our January members.

—M a xine Su lliva n

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Happy New Year Greetings for the New Year! May it bring us all good health, love, joy, happiness and prosperity. May your dreams come true and may you have the courage to chase them.

The past year tested us in many ways, and we are grateful to have made it through and to arrive at a new year with new challenges.

For those who have experienced loss, as I have, you should know that there is help available for you as it has been for me. Seek it out; you can find it among those who care about you.

There is a precious resource for each of us in our loved ones.

The past year brought us much to be grateful for in Co-op City. We move forward knowing that a measure of financial security has been achieved with the refinancing of our mortgage and that we will remain in the MitchellLama program and preserve the affordability of more than fifteen thousand units of housing. Consider the importance of that when current statistics show homelessness has risen in New York City.

I hope not, but those statistics could include former cooperators.

Director’s Viewpoint

Andrea Leslie We can’t ignore the fact that, although we are relatively affordable, every carrying charge increase can drive some Co-op City families to homelessness.

T H E R E S U LT S W O U L D BE AMA ZIN G We have to be vigilant and keep a close eye on Riverbay finances. The results would be amazing if every cooperator took an interest in the way Riverbay resources are spent. We have an opportunity now to become an activist cooperative community.

Taking hold of that opportunity would pay off big time.

We are grateful for the re-election of President Barack Obama, but we must keep pressure on him and on all our elected officials to deliver what they promised. We should be particularly concerned about any cuts in

Medicare and Social Security, which would have a devastating impact on our NORC (naturally occurring retirement community).

T H E BAY P L A Z A M A L L E XT EN SION We should use every opportunity to remind our elected and appointed officials of the size and importance of our community: more than 50,000 people live in Co-op City. We must make them aware that this large population is about to be assaulted by the severe traffic congestion and air pollution produced by an 80-store mall in Bay Plaza.

Our elected officials should not have permitted Bay Plaza to circumvent the impact study process that could have protected us; the developers should not have been permitted to proceed without input from the community.

The developers had the nerve to call what they are building an extension! Any reasonable person understands that when you’re building something that’s more than double the size of the existing structure, it’s not an extension. What is being constructed is an entirely new mall.

This new mall won’t open for at least a year, but we are already feeling the

negative impact. The construction has produced an increase of rodent infestation here, and Riverbay is footing the bill for additional extermination services.

T R A N S I T S E RV I C E D O W N , FA R E S U P And we are not getting a break from the MTA either. Pressure from riders forced the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to announce restoration and expansion of service, but so far, the announcement seems to have been the end of it, in Co-op City anyway. None of the reduced bus services have been restored here.

We are justified in expecting our elected officials to work on our behalf for vital bus services and to protect us from development that pollutes the air and makes a nightmare of the traffic in our area.

E XPE RIE NCE TE L LS US Experience tells us that being justified is only the beginning. The public has to be interested and involved. The public has to make its representatives act on behalf of constituents. We have much to be grateful and thankful for, but we also have much to battle for!

Keep your eyes on the prize.

African-American Association Meet & Greet Councilmember Andy King today on January 12th, 4:00 p.m. in the Dreiser Center, Room 15 at our general membership meeting.

Councilmember King will hear your comments and attempt to answer your questions. If you cannot attend, you may send your membership check or money order (DO NOT MAIL CASH) of $15 for a single membership and $25 for families, to: African-American Association of Coop City, P.O. Box 702, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475.

Bla ck H isto ry M o nth Film F e s t i v a l – In collaboration with the Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations of Co-op City, the Gullah Film Festival will be presented on Saturday, 2/2, 12:00 p.m., Bartow Center, Room 28. Bring your family, friends and neighbors for an afternoon of edu-tainment and to support the organizations that support our community. Suggested donation: $5.

P r e - Va l e n t i n e ’ s D a y P a r t y – Celebrate LOVE at the Association’s Pre-Valentine’s Day Party. You might “Win a Date” or “Meet a Mate” playing The Dating Game on Friday, 2/8, 9 p.m.-1:00 a.m., Bartow Center, Room 31. DJ Smooth. Dress to impress.

BYOBB; set-ups and refreshments available. Tickets: $25; members, $20.

Purchase tickets on 1/8, 1/14, 1/22 at Dreiser Center, Room 15, 7-8 p.m.

Spread the word. For more information, call 718-379-5555.

The following are ongoing programs which the Association sponsors and encourages your participation: Z umb a F it n e ss C las ses – Mondays, 6:00 p.m. Dreiser Center, Room #2. Fee: $5; Registration: $15. Call 917-459-4491.

E d u c a t i o n – The Per Ankh Study Group meets again Monday, 1/14, then 2/11, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15, to review African countries and learn the

Kiswahili language. Call 718-379-5555.

Yo g a & P i l a t e s M a t C l a s s e s – Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room #2. Fee: $10-$12; Registration: $15. Call 718-671-8364.

C o m p u t e r / L a p t o p C l a s s e s – Next class: Tuesday, 1/22, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. Fee: $5; members get one free class. Call 718-379-5555.

B elly Da ncing Cla ss es – Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 2. Fee: $15, discounts available; Registration: $15. Call 646-301-9438.

Ev en in g Lin e D an c in g C las se s – Next class: Thursday, 1/17, 7-9 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room #2. Fee $5 per hour; Registration: $15. Call 917-9037073.

J o b s / E n t r e p r e n e u r i a l Wo r k s h o p s – Meets every first Thursday, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. Call 718-3201424.

F i g h t i n g f o r J u s t i c e – Over ten years after being exonerated, the Central

Park 5 have yet to receive reparations and the community will gather for a Day of Outrage on 1/17, 4 p.m. at Foley Square, Duane & Lafayette Streets, NYC. All are welcome. Association members viewed The Central Park 5 documentary, showing at International Festival Center, 323 Avenue of the Americas at 3rd Street, NYC (212) 9247771; *Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. case: White Plains Officer Anthony Carelli was cleared of the fatal shooting of the 68-year old Marine.

Kenneth Chamberlain Jr. and his attorneys requested that the U.S. Attorney General perform a Federal investigation. Please sign the online petition. *The Ramarley Graham case: The trial was scheduled for 9/13/12, adjourned to 2/11/12, then 3/26/13, 9:00 a.m., Bronx Criminal Courthouse, 265 E. 161st Street. The Association will continue its vigilance on these matters.

— F r a nc i n e R. J o ne s

American Legion Post 1871 Greetings to all of our Post members who are homebound and recovering from various medical operations. We wish you a speedy recovery.

Happy birthday to all of our Post members who have a birthday in January: Lenard Blacovich, Jr., Carl Barr, Nehemiah E. Eutsey, Julio Figueroa, Thomas L. Gatison, Rodney Gouldings, Sr., Lowell A. James, William Martinez, Ruban McCann, Jr., Richard A. Shade, Hector R. Rosado, Lawrence Shaneed and Hector R. Rosado-Flores. If you

don’t see your name in for your birthday for this month, please let me know and it will appear in the next Co-op City Times edition.

Post 1871 is located in Section # 5 Community Center, 135 Einstein Loop, Room 41. Our office number is (718) 230-8165 and you can also reach us by e-mail at post1871@optimum.net.

Did you pay your dues for this year?

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are in need of alcohol counseling while serving their tour of duty. A great movie to see is D’Jango, which has lots of action along with some forgotten history.

Did you renew your American Legion membership today? I hope all of our Post members had a great and safe New Year and when you return to the General meeting, I hope you have some new ideas dancing in your head to bring forward at the meeting for the 2013 year.

Remember, our members make the Post, along with your support in every activity

in the Post.

January 19th will be the last day we will be collecting money for the jackets, so come with your check or money order in your hand and we accept cash too.

Q u o t e f o r t h e d a y : Putting your cell phone away and pay attention to those talking to you? There’s an app for that, it’s call “ RESPECT.” This information was provided by your Post 1871 information officer.

— R i c h a r d I . L a w s o n , J r.

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Community Protestant Church On behalf of our Pastor, Reverend Dr. Calvin E. Owens, and our church family, welcome to Community Protestant Church, a church of love and understanding, located at 1659 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY 10469; telephone: (718) 8629172.

C H UR C H SC H E DUL E : *Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

Communion Service - Every first and third Sundays Prayer Meeting and Bible Study – Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS ARE AT THE CHURCH’S ANNEX: 2053 ASCH LOOP NORTH (CO-OP CITY)

Morning Prayer Services - Tuesday, 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Neighborhood Bible Study - Thursday at 10:00 a.m.

Extension of Prayer and Worship Service – Every first and second Fridays at 7:00 p.m.

SUNDAY SC H O OL BR E AKFAST P R OG R AM F O R O UR C HI L DR E N AND YO UT H Sunday School for children and youth is now in session. Our program begins at 9:00 a.m. with 25 minutes for breakfast.

We welcome new and returning students and look forward to another opportunity to help train our children for a lifetime of

faith and Christian growth.

OT H E R SC H E DUL E D E VE NT S: Please join us on Sunday, January 13 at 3:30 p.m. – Observance of 12th Annual Official Boards Day. Theme: “Servants of God United to Serve.”

The Nehemiah Men’s Ministry sponsors its First Annual Raffle Drawing on Sunday, March 3, with great prizes: 1st Prize – Samsung 46” Led 1080P HD TV; 2nd Prize – Apple iPad “Mini”; 3rd Prize – (HP) Laptop Notebook Computer w/ Windows 8. $5 book of 6 raffles. Winner need not be present.

Thursday, March 21, 2013 – Join CPC Tours for the return presentation of NOAH THE MUSICAL at the Sight

& Sound Theater, Lancaster, PA. Then enjoy a wonderful dinner at Miller’s Restaurant. Tickets: $134, available by contacting CPC Tours at (718) 671-1182.

H OL D T HE DAT E : August 29 – September 2 – The Nurses Ministry sponsors a Cruise to St. John, Canada, leaving from New York City! Additional information to follow.

The doors of Community Protestant Church are open to all to worship and fellowship with Christian believers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. You are cordially invited to come in, join in and receive your blessing.

E va n G . M it ch ell —E

Circle of Christ Church The Circle of Christ Church family extends a warm welcome to you and your family and invites you to come and worship with us at 147 Dreiser Loop, patio level.

Thought for this week: Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, Ephesians 3:20.

God turns pain in to purpose, misery in to ministry and devastation into

anointed messages of hope and restoration. Difficult times are pregnant with glory moments just waiting to be birthed in the lives of those who are willing to labor to the pain. The key is not to allow bitterness and anger to make our hearts infertile to God’s gift. We need to remain focused on God and His glory and love will seep through the broken places.

We remind you that we are collecting non-perishable items and supplies in

order to provide and support families in need of food. We also are providing counseling and referral services for families in the community. If you need or know someone in need, please call 347-945-1992. Please leave a message and we will gladly call you back.

Come join us at Circle of Christ Church and experience the love of God. C H UR C H SE RVI C E SC H E DUL E Wednesday – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Prayer

& Bible Study Friday – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Youth Night and Children’s Bible Club Sunday - 11 a.m., Worship and the Word Children’s Church - 5 years old to 12 years old Little Lambs - Potty trained Spanish Service – January 27; Time: 3:30 p.m.

—R ev. Sa m C olon

Iglesia Cristiana Marcos 16:15 Pastor Fernando Figueroa and Pastor Thomas Garrett and the congregation of Iglesia Cristiana Marcos extend an invitation for you to come together and celebrate the day that the Lord has made, worshipping his precious and holy name.

Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm rings. Thank you, Lord, that I can hear. There are many who are deaf.

Even though I keep my eyes closed against the morning light as long as possible. Thank you, Lord, that I can see.

Many are blind.

Even though I huddle in my bed and put off rising. Thank you, Lord, that I have the strength to rise. There are many who are bedridden.

Even though the first hour of my day is hectic, when socks are lost, toast is burned, tempers are short, and my children are so loud.

Thank you, Lord, for my family. There

are many who are lonely.

Even though our breakfast table never looks like the picture in magazines and the menu is at times unbalanced.

Thank you, Lord, for the food we have. There are many who are hungry.

Even though the routine of my job often is monotonous. Thank you, Lord, for the opportunity to work. There are many who have no job.

Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to day and wish my circumstances were not so modest.

Thank you, Lord, for life.

C H UR C H H O UR S: Sp a n ish Tuesday: Prayer Service 8:00 p.m.

Friday: Bible Study 8:00 p.m.

Sunday: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. — Evangelistic Service: 12:00 p.m.

C h u r ch H ou r s: E n glish Sunday: Evangelistic Service 4:00 p.m.

All are welcome. We are located in the Section 5 community center,

Room 42.

For any questions or prayers, call 718671-6112 or 347-275-5500

God bless you, and may the Lord’s face shine upon you.

—P a st or s F igu er oa /Ga r r et t

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Being part of tangible, real improvements in Co-op City While it’s always nice to have my efforts as a Board Director recognized, I have to say that I am grateful to have been able to work with some great fellow colleagues on the Board over the years.

Much has been accomplished in recent years, but nothing has been the work of one Director alone, despite the bows one or two Directors seem compelled to try and take for anything and everything. I view my position as a Board Director, one in which I’m grateful shareholders elected me to on more than one occasion, as a great honor in which I am dedicated to represent the people of Co-op City and support and help implement policy that is in the best interests of the community.

It’s easy to forget recent history, and to minimize some of the crisis situations we have been through, coming out stronger on the other side, especially under the responsible leadership of Othelia Jones when she was President, and now under our current President Helen Atkins. I feel I must remind everyone it was not that long ago that we had no money for repairs and five of our eight garages were ordered closed due to hazardous conditions. Default on our mortgage, and the end of Co-op City as we know it was just ahead as a very real possibility and threat. Also, at the time, the

Director’s Viewpoint

Al Shapiro Housing Finance Agency of the State of New York was claiming that we owed $150 million in alleged arrearages. I say alleged because the state never provided any proof that we in Co-op City owed such money for any construction repairs.

In fact, eliminating that unfair and unjustified amount of money the state wanted from our pockets was the main reason I became involved by running for the Riverbay Board of Directors.

Once again, I didn’t do anything alone, but under responsible leadership, we, as a Board, were able to obtain a refinancing from New York Community Bank for $250 million which, in reality, and as an irrefutable fact, saved Co-op City from going under and prevented us from becoming rent stabilized tenants living under the decree of state bureaucrats who had no connection or care about the quality of life in our community.

As part of the refinancing, when we escaped from HFA, we also finally were able to eliminate the alleged $150 million that we supposedly owed in arrearages.

That in itself was a major accomplish-

ment, but due to the refinancing with New York Community Bank, we were also able to successfully construct our own cogeneration plant, making us energy self-sufficient and saving on our electricity costs, plus Management was able to implement a successful window replacement program. These are all major accomplishments, accomplishments performed under Marion Scott Management, and they cannot be easily dismissed if anyone is viewing the record with any degree of honesty and objectivity. It’s easy to be excessively critical on minor points about this and that, and political rhetoric is easy to spout, but propaganda, especially truly dishonest propaganda, or lying through omission to create a misleading picture, is not a responsible way to serve the interests of the great people living in Co-op City. As for me, I’m happy and content to be a team player. I don’t need or seek applause or accolades, and I am proud to have been part of a Riverbay Board that has accomplished real, tangible improvements, and at the same time, have made sure that Co-op City remains an affordable and safe place to live.

Unfortunately, it seems a few Board members are completely removed from reality when they comment on operations

in Co-op City and at Riverbay Corporation. It’s almost as if some live in a prehistoric vacuum where nothing ever changes. Nobody likes to pay more for things, but to pretend that costs don’t rise is simply foolish. Everything from the cost of gas to the rising cost of food has an impact on family budgets. I don’t know why anyone would think the same isn’t true for the costs of providing services in a community the size of Co-op City. The astronomical costs of the city water bill for Co-op City, currently costing some $11 million a year, the equivalent of an 11% carrying charge increase, is one example. I’m afraid some who think there is too much waste and believe costs can be made to disappear by waving a magic wand, simply don’t have any idea or clue about basic economics.

In closing, I would like to encourage cooperators to attend the luncheon scheduled this upcoming week, on Wednesday, January 16th, in Dreiser Auditorium, to hear first-hand some of the requirements called for under the historic HUD-guaranteed Wells Fargo Bank refinancing loan. The luncheon will feature a summary of the low interest terms of the new $621 million loan from Wells Fargo, with an interest rate of less than 3% over the 35-year term of the loan.

Co-op City Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams and the Co-op City Baptist Church family invite you to join us tomorrow for worship service at 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Sunday School is held at 9:15 a.m. for children and adults. We invite you to worship, study, and pray with us.

The Co-op City Baptist Church is located at 135 Einstein Loop, Room 50 (lower level). Our telephone number is 718-320-3774. Visit us on the web at www.coopcitybaptistchurch.org.

Join us for a mid-week spiritual pick-up at our midweek worship service which is held on Wednesdays at 12 p.m. Bible study is held on Wednesdays at 1:00 and 7:30 p.m. Bible study is also held on alternate Wednesdays, 5:00 p.m. Prayer Service is held on Fridays at noon and 7:30 p.m. Men’s prayer service is held monthly at 7:30 p.m.; We invite the men of the community to join us on Tuesday, February 12.

The Scholarship Ministry is on the move again and they are inviting you to join them on August 11, as they travel to Chicago. This 6 night, 7 day trip includes

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church Fr. Taylor and the congregation of St. Joseph’s cordially invite you to worship with us in Co-op City at 155 Dreiser Loop, lower level, (718) 320-0844. All are welcome.

We e k l y S c h e d u l e : Sunday service and Sunday School are both at 9 a.m. Every 4th Sunday, our children participate in the reading of the lessons and every 5th Sunday, our young adults assist in the service. Bible study is held each Wednesday at 7 p.m. and Choir rehearsal is on Thursday at 7 p.m.

We look forward to welcoming everyone at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 13, the second Sunday in the New Year - Service with Holy Communion.

For additional information, please call the church at 718-320-0844.

“Great is our LORD and mighty in power; *there is no limit to his wisdom.” (Psalm 147:5) —M. Chambers

10 meals (6 breakfasts and 4 dinners), motor coach transportation and lodging. We will visit the historic Navy Pier, the world class Shedd Aquarium, the DeSable Museum of African American History and many other sights. The cost of the trip is $650 double occupancy. A $100 deposit is due on or before January 20. For additional information, call the church at 718320-3774.

Rev. Dr. Williams has a radio show on WMCA 570 AM every Friday at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Dr. Williams is the author

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The Co-op City Baptist Church exists to glorify God and to establish a living community of people who follow the teachings of Jesus the Christ through worship, prayer, Bible study and fellowship. We seek to meet the spiritual and physical needs of the church through ministry.

—H a t t i e L . Lu c as

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Faith In God Church & Bible Institute Rev. Dr. Gladys R. Little, Apostle, and Pastor & Evangelist Vernon Little greet everyone in the name of Jesus, that name which is above every name.

We want you to know that you are welcome in this house of the Lord! It is His house by ownership: it is our house by stewardship: and it can be your house by membership; so come on in and join with us. May God bless you in this house!

Saints, we need something to equip us to survive spiritually in this sinful world.

God has given us His Word, a kind of spiritual knife for the soul. Let’s look at 2 Timothy 3:14-17.

14 But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from who you have learned them.

15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for

reproof, for correction, or instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

I nvit a t ions: Our Sweet Hour of Prayer will be today at 3 p.m. Sunday School is at 10 a.m. Our Sunday Morning Worship Service is at 11 a.m. Every 3rd Sunday following the morning worship, we serve Holy Communion.

God gave me my church in order to

fellowship with others and meet with Jesus. We love you, and may God forever bless you is our prayer. We don’t worry about anything, but we pray about everything. Thank you, Father!

We are located at 171 Dreiser Loop in Section 1. Our phone #’s are (347) 276-4925 & (718) 671-3627. If you will, check out (Pastor) Vernon Little’s CD ‘A New Beginning’ on iTunes, amazon, etc. You can also see his videos on YouTube. Jesus loves you, and so do we.

—Ap ost le G la d ys R . L it t le

Church of God’s Children Commencing a New Year usually gives everyone a boost because it allows for new beginnings. New Year’s resolutions tend to become an obsession for the first few weeks, and then, oops! The psalmist says that we are to be obsessed

by God. The total being of our life inside and out is to be absolutely obsessed by the presence of God. A child’s awareness is so absorbed in his mother that although he is not consciously thinking of her, when a problem arises, the abiding relationship is that with the mother. “Abide in me and I will abide in you.” In that same way we are to ‘live and move and have our being’ in God. (Acts 17:28), looking at everything in relation to Him, because

our abiding awareness of Him continually pushes itself to the forefront of our lives.

In Sunday School, we were speaking of “His Presence,” if we are obsessed by God, nothing else can get into our lives— not concerns, nor tribulation, nor worries.

Now we can begin to understand why our Lord emphasized the sin of worrying.

How can we dare to be so absolutely unbelieving when God totally surrounds us? To be obsessed by God is like having an effective barricade against all the assaults of the enemy. We rob ourselves of the miraculous truth of this abiding companionship with God. “God is our refuge… (Psalm 46:1). Nothing can break through His shelter of protection.

We invite you to visit our house of worship, or visit any one of the many houses of worship in the Co-op City community.

Follow God’s voice where He leads you.

It is important that your faith increases, and it increases by the hearing of the Word. Let your New Year’s resolution be to attend a house of worship.

Church of God’s Children worship center cordially extend an invitation to you. Our location is at 127 Dreiser Loop (to the right of the Montefiore Health Clinic). Church office is open daily, Tues. & Thurs., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; sanctuary is open for prayer. Call 718-790-9120.

Sunday - Worship Service in Spanish at 9:30 a.m.; English at 1:15p.m.

Sunday – Bible Studies for children, youth & adults – 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

Wednesday – Prayer 7-8:30 p.m.; 12 step fellowship at 159 Dreiser Loop, 7 p.m.

After School Program – Mon.-Fri. – Drop off & pick up at Educational Park.

Goodwill/Fundraising Ministry: 163 Dreiser Loop (next to shoe repair shop) - open Mon.-Fri., 1-3 p.m. We have a rack of free coats available.

Bibles, study books, toys, gifts, etc.

Stop by and browse, we’re sure you will leave with something, even if it’s a prayer or free tract. Be blessed during this new year.

—Bish op Dr. Na n cy R osa r io

Co-op City Seventh-Day Adventist Church Hope in Troubled Times.

According to Genesis chapter 1:31 God took time to make a perfect world.

From the Sunlight to the darkness of night, we are told that “... God saw all that he had made and it was very good.”

The world we live in today is not the same world that God created. After God made this world in its perfect state, he planned to spend all eternity with us as a Friend, as Creator and most importantly, as a loving Father. He wanted us to be free to relate with him in our own special way, so he gave us the ability to choose.

Genesis 2:16,17 “And the LORD God commanded the man, You are free to eat from any tree in the Garden; but you

must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will die.” Sadly, we didn’t accept God’s choice for us, and as a result, the perfect world that God had planned to be our home forever was corrupted by sin, the manifestation of which we now see in the violence and destruction in our present world.

But because God never gives up on his own creatures, he has put in place a plan to restore the perfection that he had originally created. This plan is summarized in John 3:16 as “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him will not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Once again, he gives us a choice... to believe or not to believe. Here is our chance to get it right once and for all.

Our regular programs include: Children’s Exercise Program Sundays, 11:00— 12:00 p.m., Free Adult Exercise Program Sundays, 12:00 p.m.—1:00 p.m., Free Bread Ministry pick up on Saturdays between (2:30 p.m.—3:30 p.m.). Please take one for a neighbor.

Used Clothes Drive: The Children’s Department of Co-op City SDA is requesting donations for either used or new children’s clothing to be given to the needy in the community.

Weekly Wednesday Prayer Meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Sabbath Worship Services, 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Afternoon Bible Studies at 3:00 p.m.

Adventist Youth program at 5:00 p.m.

If you would like to learn more about how God plans to restore the earth to perfection, please call or write: Co-op City SDA Church is located at 1010 Baychester Ave., Bronx, NY 10475.

Pastor Okezie Erondu can be reached at 718-320-0518. Visit us on the web at www.CoopCitySDAChurch.org.

—Ak in sola O yela k in

Throwing garbage/objects from apartment windows is UNLAWFUL, DANGEROUS and could cause you to receive a community complaint and fine.

VISION CARE SPECIALIST

DR. DAVID HORN, O.D. FAAO • FELLOW, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPTOMETRY • OCULAR DISEASE TREATMENT

• COMPLETE VISION CARE - EYE EXAMINATION • VISUAL PERCEPTUAL TRAINING • CONTACT LENSES

High Fashion Frames on Premises. “Your Vision Health Is My Concern.”

Much of Learning Is Done Through The Eyes. Insist on a Professional Eye Examination.

120 ALCOTT PLACE

(Bldg. 17 • Sect. 3) • Co-op City

718-379-8029 Medicare and many insurances accepted.

DOCTOR’S HOURS: MONDAY: 1:30 - 7:30 PM • WEDNESDAY: 2:00 - 7:00 PM FRIDAY: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM • SATURDAY: 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT!

Mon., Jan. 14

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Bartow

Einstein

Library 9:30 a.m. -1 p.m.,

Library 9:30 a.m. – 1:00

Rm. 31

Bingo 10 - 11:30 a.m., Room 31

Dominoes 2:30 p.m., Room 31

Word Games 9:30 – 11:00 a.m., Rm. 31

Card Games 2 – 4 p.m., Room 31

Current Events

Tues., Jan. 15

10am, Rm. 31 10:00- 11:30, Rm. 31

Dominoes 2:30pm, Rm. 31

Word Games 9:30 –11:30am, Rm. 31

Card Games 2:00-4pm, Rm. 31

Self Defense Class w/David Hammer

Date:

Kosher

Non-Kosher

Soups, Breads and Desserts

Mon., Jan. 14

Apple juice Turkey leg Green beans Whole baked sweet potato in the skin

Turkey meatloaf w/gravy Baked red potatoes Italian blend

Whole wheat bread Fresh pear

Poached Salmon wine & lemon Brown rice w/basil and peas Sautéed kale

Whole wheat bread Baked apple

Senior Centers Closed

Senior Centers Closed

Crochet and Knitting

p.m., Rm. 49

10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Rm. 7

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm.

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

45

9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Rm. 7

Line Dancing

Stay Well Exercise

10-11 a.m., Rm. 45

(10 – 11 a.m., Rm. 2)

Around The Lunch Table 11:30 a.m., Rm. 49 Walking and Exercise w/Ms. Gaskill

Mind Teasers

2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Afternoon Movie

Alt: Cold chicken salad

2 – 4 p.m., Rm. 7

Senior Centers Closed

12 – 1 p.m., Rm. 4

Gentle Yoga w/Anne 2 – 3 p.m., Rm. 2

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

Dominoes 10:00am, Rm. 49

Bingo

9:00-10:00 am, Rm. 31

Wed., Jan. 16

Dreiser

9:30 – 10:30, Rm. 7

Alert & Alive Tai Chi

10:30am-11:30am, Rm. 7

11:00 am, Rm. 45

Mixed Cultural Dance

Alt: Egg salad

Tues., Jan. 15

Wed., Jan. 16

10:30-11:30am in Aud. B

Bingo

Mind Teasers

1:00pm, Rm. 49

12:00pm – 1:00pm, Rm. 4

Zumba w/Eva Matinee Movie w/George

Thurs., Jan. 17

1-2pm, Aud. A

Tuesday Movie w/popcorn

2:00-4:00 pm, Rm. 45

2:00-4:00pm, Rm. 7

Fri., Jan. 18

Orange juice Sweet & sour meatballs Toasted barley Sautéed cabbage & carrots

Menu for Senior Luncheon in the Dreiser Auditorium Penne alla vodka, garlic chicken, mixed green salad, Bread & dessert Apple juice Baked Salmon/chive Quinoa Mixed vegetables

Menu for Senior Luncheon Menu for Senior Luncheon in the Dreiser Auditorium in the Dreiser Auditorium Penne alla vodka, Penne alla vodka, garlic garlic chicken, mixed green salad, chicken, mixed green Bread & dessert salad,Bread & dessert

Beef stew (with potatoes) Mashed potatoes Broccoli w/carrots

Whole wheat bread Banana

BBQ chicken Baked yam French cut green bean almodine

Challah roll Fruit cocktail packed in juice

Alt: Cold chicken salad Orange pineapple juice Spanish style roast chicken Red beans and brown rice Kale & garlic Alt: Cold Tuna fish

SENIOR CENTERS Closed due to Senior Luncheon & HUD Loan presentation in the Dreiser Auditorium

SENIOR CENTERS Closed due to Senior Luncheon & HUD Loan presentation in the Dreiser Auditorium

SENIOR CENTERS Closed due to Senior Luncheon & HUD Loan presentation in the Dreiser Auditorium

ALL meals served w/margarine and fresh milk *Menu subject to change without notice. We ask that the members please call their center in order to register for lunch for the week. Registr a tion for lu n ch a da y in a dva n ce h a s been discon tin u ed.

Bartow Center (718) 320-2066, Ext. 2010 Dreiser Center (718) 320-1345 • Einstein Center (718) 671-5161

Upcoming Events/Trips 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Rm. 31

Dominoes

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

10:00 a.m., Rm. 45

9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Rm. 7

Chat Session

Stay Well Exercise

Blood Pressure 1st & 3rd Thursday

Thurs., Jan. 17

Library

9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Rm. 31

Dominoes

10:00 -11:00 a.m., Rm. 45

Word Games

Spelling Bee

10 – 11 a.m., Aud. A

11:00 a.m., Rm. 49

Mind Teasers

10 – 11:30 a.m., Rm. 31

Bingo

12 – 1 p.m., Rm. 4 Drama 1:30 – 4 p.m., Rm. 7

Card Games

1:00 p.m., Rm. 49

Piano Sing Along

9:30 -11:30 a.m., Rm. 31

Line Dancing

Bingo

2-4 p.m., Rm. 31

11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Rm. 7

Movie Madness

Fri., Jan. 18

10 – 11:30 a.m., Rm. 7

2:30 p.m., Rm. 31

Crochet and Knitting

9:30 a.m., Rm. 31

Dominoes

10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Rm. 7

Men’s Line Dancing

10 a.m., Rm. 45

9-10 a.m., Rm. 31

Art 10 a.m., Rm. 45 & 10 -11 a.m., Rm. 36

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

Women’s Line Dancing 10 – 11 a.m., Rm. 31

9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Rm. 7

Meditative Moments

Dominoes

Bingo

(11 – 12 p.m., Rm. 2)

2:30 p.m., Rm. 31

1 p.m., Rm. 49

Mind Teasers 12 – 1 p.m., Rm. 4

Word Games 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Rm. 31 Bingo 10–11:30 a.m., Rm. 31

Card Games

Card Games, Dominoes

2-4 p.m., Rm. 49

2 – 4 p.m., Rm. 7

Card Games

Therapeutic Yoga

2-4 p.m., Rm. 31

Blood Pressure 2nd and 4th Friday

Chat Session

10 -11:30 a.m., Rm. 49

(Schedule subject to change without notice*)

10 a.m., Rm. 31

1:30 – 2:30 p.m., Rm. 8

WEEKLY TRIPS DATES

WEEKLY TRIPS

As scheduled: 1st Mondays:

Stew Leonards Super Wal-Mart

TBD

Bowling

PRICE

PICK-UP TIMES

Bartow Dreiser 1:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m.

8:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m. $2.50 11:00am 11:30am (for transportation)

$3 $12

Einstein 1:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m.

11:15am

To register for trips and classes, please call: (718) 320-2066 Monday – Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Funded by: The NYC Department for the Aging, The NYS Office for the Aging and Riverbay Corporation.

At t en t ion a ll sen ior s: T h er e will b e n o r efu nd s for a ll t r ip s.

Effective January 1, the cost for some of the JASA trips has been increased due to the increase of bridge tolls: Palisades Mall - $12, Bergen Mall - $15, Jersey Gardens Mall – $15 & Tanger Outlet Deer Park - $15.

Effective January 1, the cost for the Empire Casino and Stew Leonard’s will be $5.

Deer Pa r k – M on d a y, J a n u a r y 14 $15 – Trip includes round trip transportation. Pick-ups: Bartow, 8:30 a.m.; Dreiser – 8:45 and Einstein – 9:00 a.m.

AI L E Y I I – T h ur sd a y, J a nu a r y 17, Hostos Center for the Arts - $9 per person includes round trip transportation and admission. Show time: 12:15 p.m. Pickups: Bartow -10:00 a.m.; Dreiser - 10:15 a.m. and Einstein - 10:30 a.m. (Only 12 seats available).

E m p ir e C a sin o – F r id a y, J a n ua r y 18 - $5 per person. Pick-ups: Einstein 10:00 a.m.; Bartow - 10:15 a.m. and Dreiser - 10:30 a.m. Bus departs at 3 p.m., please be on time.

J ASA C L O SE D M O NDAY, J ANUARY 21 – M ART I N L UT H E R K I NG’S BI RT H DAY. E m p ir e C a sin o – F r id a y, J a n ua r y 25 - $5 per person. Pick-ups: Einstein 10:00 a.m.; Bartow - 10:15 a.m. and Dreiser - 10:30 a.m. Bus departs at 3 p.m., please be on time.

R esor t s Wor ld C a sin o a t Aqu edu ct – Decemb er 4, 2012 trip has been resched-

uled for Tuesday, January 22 – (54 seat Coach Bus). $20. See revised time for pick-ups. Pick-up times: Bartow – 9:30 a.m., Dreiser – 9:45 a.m. & Einstein – 10:00 a.m. Departure time from Casino is 3:30 p.m.

R id ge H ill – M ond a y, J a n u a r y 28 – $7 includes round trip transportation.

Pick-ups: Bartow - 9:00 a.m.; Dreiser 9:15 a.m. and Einstein - 9:30 a.m.

Weigh t M a n a gem en t Su p p or t Gr ou p - The next meetings are scheduled for Monday, January 14th & 28th - 10:00 a.m. - 2049 Bartow Avenue, Room 25, every Monday. Maintaining a healthy weight is not easy but with knowledge and practice it can be. Come join the Weight Management Support Group to learn techniques and information that can help you maintain a healthy lifestyle.

C a r egiver Su p p or t G r ou p - The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 22. A Caregiver Support Group can offer an atmosphere of understanding and support for caregivers to discuss issues and concerns. Whether you care for a loved one from a distance or in your home, you are most welcome.

The support group is facilitated by a social worker. If you have any questions, please contact JASA at 718-3202066.

DI SABI L I T Y SUP P ORT /SO C I AL I Z AT I O N G RO UP – The group meets every 1st Friday of the month. For more information, contact John Sullivan at 718671-2090 (Ext. 2142). Transportation is provided, if available.

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WEEKLY SCHEDULE

AARP Chapter #4997 F YI: AARP has been fighting to keep Social Security strong throughout our history. AARP is committed to continue to fight to ensure that any final plan is based on these critical values: SS should continue to guarantee that Americans who work and pay into the system receive benefits based on what they earn and contribute; benefits should keep up with inflation and last for as long as an individual lives; we must protect benefits for people who count on them most, including surviving spouses and families, low-wage workers, and individuals who become disabled and can no longer work; and SS must be put on stable financial ground, but any adjustments should be implemented gradually so changes do not impact those in or near retirement.

Get-well wish es to Eldra Wheatland (mother) and Patricia Grayson (daughter) – both recuperating at home.

H ea r tfelt con dolen ces to the family of Gladys Chisholm who passed away on Jan. 4th.

NOT E : To our sick, on the mend and shut-in members, and those bereaved members, please know that you are in our prayers. Contact Frances Wilson, Good & Welfare Coordinator, 718-671-5493.

2013 TO UR AC T I VI T I E S Feb. 7 (date change) – Ira & Isabella’s Jewish/Italian Wedding Comedy at

Lakeside Manor (Hazlet, NJ) – includes luncheon and show; Deluxe motor coach transportation…$75/person…contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

April 11– Ace in the Hole presents Joe Coleman’s “Platters Review” – includes lunch, dancing and boutique shopping at the Royal Manor; w/deluxe motor coach transportation…$88/person….contact Jean, 718- 379-3742.

May 16– Culinary Institute of America & Hudson River Boat Cruise includes a guided tour of the World’s Premier Culinary College followed by a gourmet meal prepared by students of the Institute; then have a relaxing afternoon on a Hudson River Cruise….$110/person… contact Daisy, 718-671-3241.

June 3 – 4 – Sands Casino (on the way), shopping in Bethlehem, PA and the show “ Noah’s Ark” – included overnight stay at Crown Plaza Hotel w/dinner and show; buffet breakfast; in the afternoon experience the Biblical show “ Noah’s Ark” at Sight/Sound Theater; dinner after show in Amish Country (on your own)…$50 deposit (check payable to AARP-4997) + $21 for travel insurance…$275 per person/double; $265 per person/triple; $345/single; final payment due May 3…contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

—Delor es Deb n a m

Handicapped Adults Association O FF I C E – As of Monday, January th 7 , the office will be open 2 days a week.

MONDAY, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.; FRIDAY, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

F L E A M AR K E T – Come visit our flea market in Room #13, Dreiser

Baychester Library Events VISIT THE LIBRARY - A GREAT WEALTH OF INFORMATION The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Sat., Jan. 12 @ 11 a.m. - Leap into the exquisite Land of Narnia! In a mysterious old house, children find a musty, magical wardrobe containing a secret entrance that leads them into a fantastic world.

More than just a delicious story of make believe, CS. Lewis' Narnia is a land where a malicious Witch and a beautiful and dear Lion touch the hearts and influence the choices of all who enter. Presented by Traveling Lantern Theatre Company. For ages 4 and older.

Resume & "Pitch" Intensive, Craft Messages that Land Interviews & Offers with Robert Hellmann - Monday, January 14 @ 2:00 PM - Is your resume communicating how you can help a prospective employer in the 15 seconds a hiring manager is going to look at it? Are you positioning yourself correctly for the job you want or are you too focused on your last job?

WEEKLY EVENTS CLOSED, MONDAY, JANUARY 21 - MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr. DAY KIDS Game On Nintendo Wii! - Mondays, Jan. 14 & Jan. 28 @ 3:30 p.m.

Adult Workshop - Jan. 14 @ 2 pm - Resume & “Pitch” Toddler Time - Every Tuesday, 11 a.m.

Teens TAG - Every Tuesday, 4 p.m.

Teen Lounge - Every Wednesday, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m., Jan. 31 (Anime Night) 4 p.m.

Chess Club - Every Thursday, 3 p.m.

Kids Tech Time - Jan. 31 @ 4 pm Teen Lounge - Every Friday, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Film - Every Saturday: Kids Flicks @ 11 am: Jan 12 - Toy Story; Jan. 19 - Toy Story 2; Jan. 26 - Toy Story 3 Films @ 2 pm: Jan 12 - That Evening Sun; Jan. 19 - I Have a Dream (Martin Luther King, Jr.); Jan. 26 - Evita

The New York Public Library Baychester Branch • 2049 Asch Loop • Bronx, NY 10475 (Fully Wheelchair Accessible) HOURS: Monday & Wednesday, 10-7; Tuesday & Thursday, 10-6; Friday & Saturday, 10-5. Libros En Español (Books in Spanish). HORARIO DE LA BIBLIOTECA: Lunes 10-7, Martes 10-6, Miércoles 10-7, Jueves 10-6, Viernes 10-5, Sábado 10-5, Domingo Cerrado

718.379.6700 FREE ADMISSION TO ALL

Community Center. For information, call 1-718-320-2069.

Once again, we will be open Mondays, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and Fridays, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

—Ar len e R od r igu ez

Goose Island Seniors Wednesday, January 16—Bingo game in Room 39 at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $2 for members only. Refreshments served.

Also January 23, 27, & 30, Bingo game in Room 39 at 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 17—Going to Westchester Theater at Elmsford for Guys and Dolls. Price is $78 (seventy eight dollars). Pick up time is 9 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops: Einstein Loop, Asch Loop, (back of library) and Dreiser Loop. You must leave a deposit to be on list for seating. A small deposit would help.

Trip to Atlantic City is February 26, going to Showboat Casino. Price is $30.

Rebate is $25. Pick-up time is 8 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops.

Don’t forget to pay your yearly dues of $12.

For more information, call Ann or Mary at 718-379-9613 or visit our office at 135 Einstein Loop, Room 39, Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Also call Ann at 347-267-4571 or Call Mary at 718-379-4899.

GOOD HEALTH TO ALL. —M a r y P illa

Einstein Cancer Fund Our next trip to a casino will be on February 12th. The cost per person is still $33. Full details will be in our next article.

A two-day trip — Wednesday and Thursday, May 15th and 16th, for the amazing show of “Noah’s Ark” at the Millenium Theatre, Lancaster, Pa. Day 1 – Noah’s Ark,” followed by check-in at the Hawthorne Inn and a smorgasbord dinner at Miller’s Restaurant. Day 2 – After breakfast and check out, we leave to the Sands Casino for bonus of the day, plus a food voucher. Cost per person— double, $245; triple, $235 and single,

$287. Come and enjoy a relaxing trip and a fantastic show. Please call for reservations, deposits of $25 and up are being accepted.

For the above trips, please call Mildred at 718-320-0288, Lydia at 718671-3005 and Loretta at 718-671-2958.

You can reach us on Monday through Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to noon, and in the evening after 6:00 p.m.

Good health and healings are wished to all. Remember those who are homebound or in nursing homes. Give them a call.

—Lyd ia R u a s

Co-op City Department of Public Safety (718) 671-3050 • www.ccpd.us.

If you SEE something, SAY something!

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Reflections

by Rabbi Solomon I. Berl Spiritual Leader of Young Israel Synagogue Who said the Cold War is over?

With the break up of the Soviet Union came some freedom of movement for those who wanted to leave the borders of the countries which made up the USSR. That was a good thing. But the relationship between Russia, the largest state to emerge from the Soviet

break up and the U.S. is anything but warm.

The latest: Russia upper house of parliament approved banning adoption of Russian children to U.S. families.

Freedom of movement?

Apparently not for innocent children needing a chance for a good life.

Young Israel of Co-op City Young Israel of Co-op City (lower level of the Dreiser Loop shopping center) is house of worship that opens its doors every morning from 6 a.m. until 7 a.m.

Anyone who wishes to start the daily routine with prayers, during which our spiritual leader, Rabbi Solomon I. Berl, offers a brief Bible teaching is welcome.

On Friday evening, Sabbath service begins at 10 minutes after the candlelight time. Saturday morning services starting

at 9 a.m. Rabbi Berl delivers his sermon at 10:30 a.m.

The Rabbi’s class on the Torah reading of the week begins one hour before sunset every Saturday afternoon.

For office hours or any information you may seek, feel free to call (718) 671-2300 and leave your name, phone number and a brief message on the synagogue’s answering machine, and your call will be returned as soon as possible.

Williamsbridge Club The Williamsbridge Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. wishes all our friends and neighbors a happy New Year. We hope it is healthy and prosperous. We are an organization dedicated to service in the areas of health, education, employment and economic development. Ombudsmen are men of the community dedicated to decreasing the drop out rate of the youth in our community. We are always looking for women and men of a like mind to join us. The Adult Club meets every second Friday at Dreiser Center. If you are interested in becoming part of this community service minded organization, call Sandra Hall, Membership Director, 917-972-7732.

The Youth Club consists of youth 12 to

18 years of age. The youth club is dedicated to Community Service, Higher Education, Technology and Activism. If you fit this description, are interested in expressing yourself, obtaining service credit, developing new programs and leadership skills, you should contact Sylvia Hicks, Youth Advisor, at 917-921-5445.

The Williamsbridge Club regrets the cancellation of the Men’s Conference for 2013 and we hope this will afford a stronger program for 2014. We look forward to your input with all our programs and welcome suggestions for our men’s conference. If you would like to render community service and/or assist with any of our programs, please contact Eloise Paige, First Vice President.

—Sylvia Hick s

Baychester Visual Arts Association The new year is here and if you’ve ever wanted to learn to draw and paint, this is your chance to get expert instruction at a very low cost. Mr. Moses Groves, an award winning artist, is the instructor for classes given on Tuesdays.

Classes are held every Tuesday with 2 sessions to choose from: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Membership dues are $35 for the year and a session of 10 lessons

is $60. BVA’s art instructor will guide you along a creative path that will bring hours, weeks and years of joy into the life of those who avail themselves of this opportunity.

For more information about our classes, please call Mr. Groves at 201-862-0847 or K. Klaus at 719-379-6074.

Science is for the body, but art is for the soul.

—Sylvia L och a nsky

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Memorial Chapel” (718) 828-9222 (718) 828-1700 1528 Castle Hill Avenue Bronx, New York 10462 Keeping Tradition Under Rabbinical Supervision Services from Our Chapel, Graveside or Synagogue Parking Facilities • Pre-Arrangements

Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City The Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City, Young Israel of Baychester, Section 5 (new address) at Bldg. 27B at 120 Erdman Place (behind the lobby), welcomes you to pray with them. Tel. for the Shule (same old number) 1-718-3796920.

Not e: Office hours are on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Candle lighting on Friday, January 18, is before 4:38 p.m. Shabbat ends today, Saturday, January 12, at 5:34 p.m.

S.O.S. Urgent! Calling all Jewish men to make a Minyon.

M en you a r e n eed ed for a M inyon. A Minyon is the number of men needed to read the Torah. The important number needed is 10. Please be counted as part of the 10 men and make the Minyon. You will be doing a Mitzvah (a good deed).

Thank you!

The community is always welcome to attend our various functions and enjoy a great day of fun and friendship.

C om in g E ven ts: Sunday, January 20 at 1:00 p.m.—

Synagogue sponsors an afternoon of Bingo. The cost is $3 per person and includes admission and refreshments.

Hope to see you at this fun time.

Sunday, February 24—We are asking you to save this date so that you can plan to attend the Purim Luncheon. More information will appear in this article at a later date. I’ll keep you posted.

G ood a n d Welfa r e: All women are invited to join the Sisterhood. The dues for 2013 are due. $18 is the annual amount.

Do you need a tree certificate sent “in Honor of” or “in Memory of” a special occasion or a condolence? You can give a living gift for the cost of $15 per tree. For more information, you can call Mimi at 1-347-427-4526. We can accommodate you.

If you are feeling under the weather, we wish you all a speedy and painless recovery in double quick time.

Your help is always appreciated.

Thank you.

Shalom!

M ir ia m E velyn Ber lofsky —M

Building 30 Association We have an email address. It is: Building30@hotmail.com.

This organization cannot work without the participation of the cooperators of Building 30 A&B. I hope that we can help each other.

C om in g E ven t s: The next meeting of the Association is Wednesday, January 9. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the meeting commences promptly at 7:30 p.m.

Pokeno is back! Friday, January 11 will be our night for Pokeno fun. We meet in the Association Room on the “B” side of the building. The doors open at 7:30 p.m. Bring your nickels and have some fun. Snacks are served.

Crochet class is on Wednesday, January 2. The class will start at 1:00 p.m. and end at 3:00 p.m. We meet at the Building 30 association room on the “B” side.

C a len d a r of E ven t s: Tuesday, January 1 – The officers and members of the Building 30 A&B extend a very happy and healthy New Year to all.

G ood & Welfa r e: Speedy get gell wishes to all who are under the weather. If you are celebrating a special occasion, an anniversary or a birthday, we hope that you enjoy your day. Especially, a get well wish to Lois who is suffering with a pulled leg muscle.

SEE YOU SOON. M ir ia m E . Ber lofsky —M

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Evangelical Church of Co-op City – UMC Open Doors, Open Hearts and Open Minds Come & Visit Us – We welcome you to God’s House – Your House – One Family in Christ. We are a congregation with spiritfilled worship, offering a variety of opportunities for spiritual growth, fellowship and service to God and our community. We are a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and bilingual congregation and all are welcome. Services are at the church at 2350 Palmer Avenue, across the street from Building 30. Parking is available. Visit our website at www.coopcityumchurch.org.

Sunda y Ser vices – The first Sunday of the month is a bilingual service with communion at 10 a.m. All other Sunday services are as follows: English Service at 9 a.m. and the Spanish Service at 11:30 a.m. There

are Bible studies in English and Spanish at 10:30 a.m. We also have a children’s service during the English service.

P r a y e r N i g h t : The Lord said, “Whenever two or more are gathered in my name I am in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20. We will be having a prayer night on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the church building. Come and bring your prayer needs so we can all pray. Also on Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m., there is prayer till 11:15 a.m. in Spanish.

C r escendo Chr istia n Music School: Learn piano, guitar, percussion, voice and theory. Contact Maestro Frank Colon at (917) 753-3644. The school will be open from Monday – Friday, 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Private and group lessons are available.

Earlier lessons can be arranged. All ages are welcome. Registration is free and rates are affordable.

M en’s Fellowsh ip : Every Thursday evening at 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Come and share your testimonies, explore your gifts and be blessed in the Word of our Lord. Hope to see you there.

Fa mily Night: Friday nights are for the family. We will be having Bible studies and other spiritual growth activities for all ages.

There will be English & Spanish groups.

Bring a friend or two or more.

Sunda y School For Childr en: Every Sunday at 10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. We just started a new Sunday School for children of

all ages. There will be three groups 3 yrs. – 7 yrs., 8 yrs. – 12 yrs. and teens 13 yrs. and up. The curriculum being used will be The Super Book.

Tr ip t o See Noa h : We are going to see Noah at Sight & Sound Theater on Saturday, March 23. We will also be having dinner at Shady Maple Restaurant and some time for shopping at their store.

Transportation provided and cost will be $155/adult, $123/teen and $105/child.

Deposits need to be received as soon as possible, seats are filling up fast. If you are interested in coming, call Barbara at (347) 603-7473. If no answer, please leave a message.

—Rev. Dr. Milca C . Plaud

Church of the Savior Rev. Dr. Robert A. Smith, Jr., Pastor; Lady Theresa M. Smith, co-founder; Rev. McMillian, Assistant Pastor, and the Church of the Savior family extend an invitation to every person to worship with us.

We are a non-denominational, inter-racial, inter-cultural, intergenerational fellowship of believers. We care about you, not your W2. We are not church as usual. Come as you are, we leave the judging to God. The Church of the Savior family extends love and affirmation to the Co-op City community; A warm welcome awaits you!! We love you for who you are, not what you have. Please call us at 718-

320-0002 or 917-734-4058 for more information. Do you want a place that allows you to meet the living God? Do you want to be connected to people who care about you not what you have on or how much money you make? A special seat and friend awaits you.

Church of the Savior is located at 120 DeKruif Place – street level, (under Building #7 near Dreiser Loop). Take the 38 to Dreiser Loop and DeKruif Pl. Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 86, Bronx, NY 10475.

Sun da y Sch edule: Adult Bible Study - 9:05 -10:00 a.m.

Prayer, Meditation and Devotion 10:00 a.m.

Divine Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Come and be blessed. We want an opportunity to love you. See you in church.

Our children’s Sunday School will teach and nurture your child/children in the word of God. All sessions are during worship service.

Dr. Sm it h ’s Ser m on Top ic: “God Never Fails.”

Reading from Holy Scripture Book of Numbers 23:13-19.

Weekly Activities – Every person is

welcomed.

Mondays at 6:15 - Bereavement Group..

Tuesdays at 6:30 - Bible Study.

Subject: God’s Grace and Human Suffering.

Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. - Channel 70, Bronxnet.

Every other Saturday - Food Pantry.

For more information in donating or receiving food, please call 718-9255052.

T hou ght for th e Week : “Happiness often comes through the doors you didn’t know you left open.”

—R ev. Dr. R ober t A. Smith , J r.

DR. LEWIS WOLSTEIN Podiatrist — Foot Specialist • Practicing in Co-op City since 1975 • Board Certified in Foot Surgery • ALL conditions of the foot treated

Our services include:

• We

accept most health insurance plans

• Participating in the Medicare Diabetic Shoe Program • Evening and Saturday appointments

Dr. Lewis Wolstein

“Se Habla Español”

We have evening and weekend hours and accept most insurances and unions, including:

Call:

718.671.7226 100 DeKruif Place

Building 8 • Ground Floor Section 1 • Co-op City • Bronx, NY 10475

and many more. We look forward to seeing you. Call us at 718-708-7171 to shedule an appointment.

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