Co-op City Times 03/20/10

Co-op City’s official newspaper serving the world’s largest cooperative community. © Copyright 2010 Co-op City Times

Vol. 45 No. 12

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Riverbay receives additional J-51 real estate tax credits for improvements

BY ROZAAN BOONE elevators, new Ric Wil underground pipRiverbay Corporation recently received from the City of New York more than $2.237M in J-51 tax abatement benefits.

Barry Zweigbaum of Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP, the law firm that was hired to file for the credits, said this week that thirteen applications have been filed with the City’s Department of Housing Preservation & Development. Eight applications have already been approved which will provide Co-op City’s shareholders with an additional $12,293,000 in real estate tax benefits before they expire. There are five applications remaining that, once approved, should provide substantial additional benefits. Once entered into the city’s Department of Finance’s records for the property, Riverbay will enjoy more than $2,110,000 in annual real estate tax benefits, with more to come.

“Co-op City’s shareholders benefit from this tax abatement in that we receive a reduction in the real estate taxes which allows them to enjoy lower carrying charges, along with new windows, new

ing and other improvements,” said Peter Merola, Riverbay’s Director of Finance.

The J-51 program, which was enacted in 1955 to encourage the owners of residential buildings to upgrade cold water flats by installing heat and hot water system, has since been expanded to include real estate tax benefits for most capital improvements, certain repairs and conversions of buildings for residential use.

Essentially, the program provides two types of benefits—a tax exemption and a tax abatement.

“Riverbay Corporation receives a tax abatement which reduces existing taxes by a percentage of the cost of the work that is performed,” said Merola. “So for the most part, the work has to be performed first and then we file with HPD for the credit which is actually in the form of a certificate that is then filed with the New York City Department of Finance which handles billing.”

To pick up the certificate, which is referred to as the Certified Reasonable Cost (CRC), the city charges a small percentage of the total abatement granted.

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W e ek e n d st o r m c a u se s so m e damage but majority of community escapes major problems

BY BILL STUTTIG The most powerful coastal storm to hit the northeast in nearly two decades caused a variety of temporary problems throughout the community last weekend, but in all Co-op City got off relatively easy when compared to the damage done to other communities in our immediate area.

With sustained winds blowing out of the east at tropical storm force for more than eight hours last Saturday afternoon and evening, and many gusts even approaching hurricane force, communities immediately to the ripped from the Little Yellow Schoolhouse on north of Co-op City including Siding Baychester Avenue by the 70 mph wind gusts was Yonkers, New Rochelle, Pelham, just one example of damage in the community Photo by Bill Stuttig Mount Vernon, Scarsdale, and caused by the storm. tragically causing the death of pedestrians Eastchester faced days of lingering hardand drivers. ships due to the aftermath of the storms, such as the loss of power to hundreds of But in Co-op City, fortunately, no thousands of customers, many highways injuries were reported. According to Chief and roads closed for hours and, in some Frank Apollo, Commanding Officer of the cases, days, due to flooding and fallen Department of Public Safety, officers trees causing some severe damage to homes and in a few isolated cases, even (Continued on page 12)

Full Census participation is vital for public and private community services

BY BILL STUTTIG How any community responds to the census is directly related to not only its allocation of government services affecting transportation, education, health care, and more, but it also directly relates to the amount of private commercial and financial services that choose to serve that community over the next decade.

So says Linda Berk, the U.S. Census Partnership Specialist assigned to the northeast region of the Bronx, charged with getting full participation from the region.

Co-op City is a huge part of Berk’s region so that is why she chose the Bartow Avenue end of Bay Plaza, outside the Kids World store as the site for a 2010 Census Road Tour Stop where residents from Coop City and surrounding communities are invited to stop by today any time between noon and 6 p.m. and get information on the 2010 Census, receive free gifts, sample art work and other free entertainment and talk with U.S. Census Bureau representatives about this Census and its essential role in establishing future services for the Co-op City community.

During an interview with the Co-op

City Times this week, Berk said, “A full accounting of this or any community leads to the fair share of allocations when it comes to government services, such as government funded health clinics, schools, after-school programs, child care centers, public transportation, road improvements and much, much more. But participation in the Census also affects the amount of privately–owned services and industry that chooses to serve an area, essential services such as supermarkets, banks, restaurants, and local stores. After the entire process is complete, the Census count for each community is posted online and is readily available through other sources as well. Industry will research and check the number before deciding to place their business or service in that community. An undercount could affect the amount of local services that could be available to a community and also the number of local jobs that are created by these businesses and services in the community. It is vitally important for a community like Co-op City to be fully counted.”

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A sign of good things to come…Riverbay Board Directors and management personnel joined with Section 5 community leaders last Wednesday to officially celebrate the new “Welcome to Co-op City” sign placed at the corner of Hutchinson River Parkway East and Boller Avenue where traffic enters Co-op City after exiting from I-95 at the Palmer Avenue exit. Riverbay Ombudsman Joe Boiko, who is coordinating a campaign to improve signage throughout Co-op City, said, “This intersection is a main entrance point into the community. We want to welcome people to our community in a bright and cheery manner.” Boiko added that most of the work in redesigning the entrance points to the community was done in-house with minimal cost to the community. Section 5 President Monica Moss, said, “We appreciate the work of Mr. Boiko and his whole team. It has added a bright spot to Section 5. Taking part in the brief ceremonies were: (seated, l. to r.) Eleanor Bailey, Francine Reva Jones, Patty Cipollaro, Ezekial Ragin, Monica Moss, Joe Boiko; (standing l. to r.) Vernon Cooper, Helen Atkins, Bill Gordon, Donovan Plummer, Michelle Sajous and Nelson Sweeting.

Photo by Bill Stuttig

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Co-op City Times / March 20, 2010

Setting the record straight — once again Normally, I do not like to engage in a war of words with fellow Board members, but when the facts are distorted, I need to respond to set the record straight. How pathetic it is that I must spend time and energy to correct Andrea Leslie’s “I Got You” Viewpoint. To repeat, Colortech wa s n ot over pa id for work that was performed. Ms. Leslie, by her own admission, knows that an agreement was made with Colortech that any plaster job of 0-60 feet would be billed at a 60 ft. minimum, or $60.

This was discussed in depth at a meeting of June 20, 2007, which Leslie attended.

As an example of Ms. Leslie’s distortion in which she notes that three contracts were executed by the President of Colortech and by Board Presidents Leticia Morales and myself, well, the majority of the Board of Directors votes and approves a contract and then DHCR approves the contract. Not until these steps are completed, are any contracts signed by the President. The President does not have the sole authority to sign contracts.

In an effort to set the record straight, Ms. Leslie should re-read my President’s Report of February 27, 2010, as well as the Board of Directors Meeting Minutes (which

President’s Message

Othelia Jones President

she was present for) of June 20, 2007 – which contains more than five pages of information, charts and performance analysis. Also, our General Counsel Jeff Buss provided his legal opinion on this issue which supported payment to Colortech.

Obviously, Ms. Leslie has failed to understand what was said at the meeting and in her mind erroneously still believes that a Board Director can act individually and make unilateral decisions that affect the community and corporation.

Individual actions by any Board members are against the Riverbay By-laws that govern our actions as Directors. It bears repeating that this same topic came up during last year’s Board election Forums for political purposes and I am sure will be brought up again this year. That is why I want to set the record straight!

Colortech no longer has the painting and plastering contract with Riverbay Corporation. The Board of Directors approved the painting and plastering contract for Atlas Restoration Corporation on April 21,

2008. As a matter of fact, again, Ms. Leslie was the on ly Board member who voted NO although 11 other Directors voted in favor of the motion with three members absent, which passed.

I believe it is time for Ms. Leslie to stop “beating a dead horse” and move on to topics which benefit our residents.

In response to Director Tony Illis’ Viewpoint of March 13th, 2010, I am somewhat confused. Tony and I fought the battle continuously against the Charlie Rosen sweetheart deal that was given to the Yellow School House rental which was $200 a month. Both Tony and I stood shoulder to shoulder and wrote letters to the Commissioner of the DHCR, the then-State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, as well as to members of Management. Unfortunately, nothing was accomplished with regard to the Yellow School House rental agreement until Charlie Rosen was deposed from his “Ivory Tower” by a criminal indictment. Well, now we have another person who is now occupying the same premises for the same amount of rent and yet now, Director Illis is perfectly fine with this arrangement and wants to continue this sweetheart lease.

At the Open Board of Directors

Meeting held on Tuesday evening, February 16, 2010 (which, unfortunately, Tony Illis was unable to attend), I promised that the Board was going to see that the children who attended the Yellow School House programs would have some place to go. I stressed that Riverbay cannot go on leasing so large a space for a program at such a minimal amount of rent. The present occupant of the Yellow School House was offered a smaller space with a yard nursery school. The offer was refused and unfortunately that is where we stand now. Fair market rates for the space at 950 Baychester Avenue (Yellow School House) must be considered.

Lastly, I am very thankful as we all should be, that Co-op City was spared the worst of what last weekend’s Nor’Easter did to our close neighbors in Yonkers, Mt. Vernon and Pelham Parkway. Some of the homes have been without power since Saturday and still until late this week, remained in the dark.

Co-op City is by no means a utopia, but in my opinion, it is a great community in which to put down roots and one of the best buys around. As cooperators, let’s do our utmost to keep our community this way.

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2nd Combing Co-op City Zodiacs Track Team orientation set for April 3rd The Co-op City-based Zodiacs Track Team will hold an orientation for potential new members and their parents or guardians beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 3rd in Room 28 of the Bartow Community Center. A parent or guardian for each child must attend the orientation in order for the child to be considered. For more information, call President Thomas Francis at 718679-2060, or co-President Winston Dinkins at 917-441-6196.

Volunteers needed for ACS’s Relay for Life Relay for Life is a signature event of the American Cancer Society (ACS) where cancer survivors are honored and those who have been lost to cancer are memorialized. This year’s Relay will be held on June 12th -13th at Truman High School in Coop City. The ACS is currently recruiting committee members for this year’s event. Committee meetings are held in Room 31 of the Bartow Community Center, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. 10475. If you would like to volunteer or serve on the Recruiting Committee, please contact Olevia Brown at (718) 547–5064, Ext. 2100.

Physical condition survey conducted this week Beginning on Monday, March 22 through Friday, March 26, representatives from EMG, the company conducting the physical condition survey in order to facilitate Riverbay’s application for refinancing, will be on site. During this period of time, they will need access to a number of areas in the development, including vacant and occupied apartments, public areas of the buildings, commercial stores, garages, the power plant and the grounds, in general.

Riverbay will assign management representatives to escort the EMG teams and give them access to wherever they need to go. With respect to accessing apartments, Riverbay will try to gain access to occupied apartments that have been scheduled for repair appointments, at which time, the EMG teams will also be able to access any vacant apartments in the said building(s) as well.

We appreciate and thank you for your cooperation.

FRONT PA G E

Eva Kindaichi-Lazaar retires from Riverbay after 22 years of service

BY BILL STUTTIG Eva Kindaichi Lazaar, the advertising sales representative for the Co-op City Times and a Riverbay employee since 1988, retired last week after more than 22 years of service to the community.

Upon her retirement last week, Eva said, “I am very grateful for my experiences here at Riverbay. I worked with really good people and for the most part, I enjoyed my tenure. It was the best option I could have had. When I began working here, I was taking care of my mother and raising three daughters as a single parent, so I am thankful for the opportunity I received here.”

Eva came to Riverbay as a full-time temporary employee in 1988, serving as an assistant in various departments, including maintenance, the mail room, and the General Manager’s office where she helped in the coordination of the 20th anniversary celebration shortly after coming to the corporation.

During the early 1990s, she was given a permanent position as the administrative assistant to the Editor of the Co-op City Times.

Shortly thereafter, she was put in charge of the paper’s in-house delivery system, overseeing the duties of more than 100 teenagers and young adults from the community, who delivered the weekly newspaper to the front door of each home in the community on Saturday mornings.

Eva called those years of overseeing the young residents who distributed the

Eva Kindaichi-Lazaar

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paper each week one of the most satisfying jobs she had.

“It was a win-win situation for everybody. It provided badly needed part time jobs for more than a hundred young people here, and provided the residents with efficient delivery of their local newspaper,” Eva recalled.

After a few years of coordinating this system, the then-Riverbay Board of Directors decided that it would more cost efficient to outsource the delivery of the weekly newspaper and the circulation department was closed.

After being unemployed for a short duration, Eva was then rehired by Riverbay and assigned to the Residential Sales Department where she served as

administrative assistant for the long-time Sales Director, Steve Gold, helping to organize the comprehensive marketing push that began here in the late ‘90s and eventually resulted in the near 100% occupancy rate achieved by the community over this past decade.

“Eva was always a pleasure to work with,” Gold said. “Her enthusiasm for the community and its history was always appreciated.”

Eva assisted Gold and the sales staff with coordinating a number of initiatives that proved successful, including reinstituting the new cooperator orientations, setting up furnished model apartments and helping to coordinate a television and print advertising campaign which attracted thousands of prospective cooperators to the community between the years 2000 and 2002.

Unfortunately, with the success of the sales initiative leading to a virtual sell out of the community, the need for a large Sales Department staff diminished so Eva became part of a handful of Sales Department employees transferred to fill needs in other Riverbay departments.

Eva was reassigned to the Co-op City Times once again, this time as the advertising sales representative, replacing Cynthia Ford, who retired from that position after many years in 2002.

In that position, Eva coordinated (Continued on page 18)

Annual Income Affidavits

BY LOUIS SALEGNA, CONTROLLER The annual income affidavit process for Co-op City residents is currently underway. The Income Affidavit and related instructions were mailed out recently to all cooperators required to file (excluded are new residents who moved into Co-op City after December 31, 2009, and those cooperators on the Section 8 Program).

The due date for returning your completed Affidavit, which must be notarized, is April 30, 2010.

Currently, surcharges based upon 2008 Income Affidavit forms will expire June 30, 2010. New surcharges will be imposed for the period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011 based upon data taken from your 2009 Income Affidavit form. Please note that it is essential that every cooperator submits their

2009 Income Affidavit in a timely manner. If you filed an application for extension in lieu of a 2009 NYS Tax Return, you are still required to submit your affidavit by April 30, 2010. Please estimate your income and identify it as “Estimated Income.” File an amended affidavit once you have filed your tax return or you will be subject to the maximum 50% surcharge. Also, please note that Riverbay must be notified in writing with a copy of the extension form.

I n ca ses wh er e t her e a r e t wo sh a r eh old er s of a n a p a r tm en t, a n d if on e of th e sh a r eh old er s h a s p er m a n en t ly va ca t ed t h e a p a r t m en t , it is im p or t a nt t h a t th e r em a in in g sh a r eh old er su b mit d ocu men t a t ion t o R iver b a y C or p or a t ion a s t o wh er e t h e va ca t in g sh a r eh older cu r r en t ly (Continued on page 18)

Officer of the Month… Public Safety Officer Gary Adams was named the Department’s Officer of the Month for February during a recent ceremony. In a recommendation for the award, submitted by his supervisors, Sergeant Arnold Hughes and Lieutenant Frankie Torres, Officer Adams was praised for his enthusiasm for the job and his initiative, which in one instance last month led to the arrest of a man suspected of a series of robberies. After the arrest, the 45th Precinct Detective Squad closed investigations into three recent robberies here, believing that the suspect apprehended by Officer Adams was responsible for each one. Adams also issued a number of summonses for trespassing and another for marijuana use in the common areas of buildings in the community during the month of February.

Photo by Bill Stuttig

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Census Berk added that the top reason why people do not participate in the Census is a fear that vital personal information will be shared with other agencies. “All Census workers are sworn to protect the information provided through the census forms. A failure to do so could result in Census workers like myself being fined for up to $250,000.”

Berk said that one issue that comes up regarding Co-op City is people who sublet often avoid completing their Census form for fear of being found out and having legal proceedings started against them. No personal information from the Census is shared with management or anyone else, Berk said.

Many residents here and throughout the U.S. received the Census forms this week.

“When you receive your 2010 Census, please fill it out and mail it back,” Census Bureau Director Robert M. Groves said.

“It’s one of the shortest forms in our lifetime with just 10 questions very much like the questions James Madison and Thomas Jefferson helped craft on the very first Census.”

The Census mailing package includes a cover letter, the 2010 Census form and a postage-paid return envelope. The 10 questions are basic and should take about 10 minutes to complete. The 2010 Census asks the following questions: 1. The number of people living in the residence; 2. Any additional people that might be living there as of April 1, 2010; 3. Whether the residence is owned or rented; 4. Telephone number (in case the Census Bureau has follow-up questions); 5. Name; 6. Sex; 7. Age and date of birth; 8. Whether of Hispanic origin; 9. Race; 10. Whether that person sometimes lives somewhere else.

In answering question 3 on the Census form, Co-op City shareholders are reminded that they own their apartments. If you borrowed money from Citibank to pay the equity at closing, and you have not yet repaid that loan in full, then you own with a mortgage. However, if you borrowed money for the equity from a credit union or another bank, you have a personal loan and therefore not a mortgage.

This past week, the New York State Consumer Protection Board (CPB) also urged all New Yorkers to participate in the Census – and to not be deterred by the fear of identity theft or falling victim to a scam. New Yorkers can fulfill their civic duty and safely participate in the Census by taking simple precautions, the CPB said.

“U.S. citizens are required by law to respond to the Census Bureau’s requests for information. Most Census forms will arrive in the mail by the middle of March, and are due to be returned by April 1st. Census workers will then go door-todoor from April to July to households that didn’t return the questionnaire,” said the resent statement from the CPB. New York’s Secretary of State Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez said this week: “The Census is safe, easy and important.

This year’s questionnaire takes less than 10 minutes to fill out, and once you’re done, you can drop it in the mail and not worry about it until 2020. Filling out the form that arrives at your home and returning it through the mail is both the easiest and the safest way to participate. The Census is the only civic event that includes every person in the country, and I urge all New Yorkers to participate. If you are concerned if a Census activity is legitimate, call your regional census office for more information.”

The CPB is advising residents to follow these tips to avoid falling victim to fraudulent solicitors looking to capitalize on the Census activities taking place this Spring: • Do not respond to unsolicited e-mails. The Census Bureau does not send e-mails about participating in the census.

If you receive an e-mail asking you to participate in the census, do not reply, click on any links, or open any attachments.

• Do not attempt to complete the Census form online.

The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce is not conducting the Census via the Internet.

• The Census Bureau will never ask for money or a donation.

• Carefully examine the package you receive in the mail. The package will be marked from the U.S. Census

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Bureau and as Official Business of the United States.

Enclosed will be a cover letter, the census questionnaire and a return envelope.

The Census questionnaire asks just ten questions. The questions are restricted to information such as the total number of people living in the household and the name, sex, age, date of birth, race and relationship of each member of the household.

The Census questionnaire does not ask for information, such as your Social Security number, bank or credit card information, PIN code or password, income, citizenship or immigration status.

If the answers on your questionnaire are incomplete or unclear, you may receive a follow-up phone call from a census employee. A few days prior to receiving the phone call, you will receive via US mail a letter from the Census Director alerting you to expect the call. To verify that the person who calls you is a legitimate Census employee, call

the Census Bureau at 1-800-226-2864.

If you do not return the questionnaire, a Census taker may visit your home to ask you the questions from the form. A few days prior to the visit, you will receive via US mail a letter from the Census Director alerting you to expect the visit. The Census taker is required to present an official ID badge and will carry a handheld electronic device to record your answers.

Do not let the Census taker into your home. A legitimate Census taker will never ask to enter your home.

To verify that someone is a legitimate Census taker, call the Census Bureau at 1-866-226-2864.

If you believe you have been contacted as part of a bogus or fraudulent Census-related activity, report it at itso.fraud.reporting@census.gov or by contacting your regional Census office. If you receive something suspicious in the mail, you can also contact the U.S. Postal Service.

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Co-op City Times / March 20, 2010

Ignoring and distorting the truth for political gain For the most part, we have a Board comprised of intelligent, diverse Directors who offer a wide variety of experience and expertise in different specific areas. Of course, there are a few notable exceptions, and unfortunately, these exceptions tend to write Viewpoints more frequently than others and obviously believe repetition is more important than the truth. Usually, however, responsible people can be counted on to ignore these rambling Viewpoints which tend to be nothing more than the sound and fury, signifying absolutely nothing, except perhaps the negative collective voice of a parochial group of negative activists.

It’s unfortunate, but I feel it necessary, to counter such utter nonsense, and I really wish certain Board members could think independently and break away, instead of simply echoing the false mantra of the past which tries to ignore and distort the truth. Can one seriously complain so vehemently about living in Co-op City? Is it really that bad? I don’t think so. I still believe Co-op City is a great place to live, and is certainly still the best housing buy in New York City.

That’s a fact, not an opinion.

I’m grateful for the current Board leadership and I think our President, Othelia Jones, has done an excellent job of leading this community, especially during a time when the country, the city,

Director’s Viewpoint

Al Shapiro Asst. Treasurer and the state have objectively been undergoing such distressed and troubled economic times. I know and respect Othelia Jones for her integrity and service to this community, and when unwarranted criticism is leveled against her by a few, but constant detractors in Viewpoints, most of whom have never had a constructive or independent opinion in their lives, all I can do is shake my head and take note of where such negative remarks are coming from. Othelia has a proven record, and we live in a great community, so why pay attention to the lies of others, which many times are lies through omission by leaving out the whole story because it doesn’t suit their needs or ulterior motives? It’s so easy to raise inflammatory questions masquerading as legitimate concerns, but if you really want the truth about things, you must also consider the source, and when you see the source of those attacking Othelia Jones, believe me, there is no substance behind such rants.

Just ask yourself honestly, which would you prefer—a Board of Directors with individuals who have open minds and represent diverse points of views, or a collective horde of clones who simply

repeat the maxims provided by the group’s central control?

It’s amazing to me how deluded and gullible a relative few can be when they allow themselves to be led and dictated to as if they had no mind. It’s simply astounding. I think it’s far more healthy and constructive that Othelia Jones and I don’t agree on everything and can have honest, healthy debates and disagreements, but I know her character and even when we disagree, which isn’t often, I don’t question her motives because I

know she wants what’s best for Co-op City. The opposition, at any cost clones, are the ones in the collective mindset where they have surrendered their individual points of view to the negative activists who never seem to offer constructive ideas or solutions, but instead continually hammer away with attacks here, there and everywhere, hoping something will catch on and have traction. Fortunately, the people of Co-op City are too smart to fall for their hollow line of attack.

SAFETY FLASH Spring 2010 starts this weekend!

When working outdoors, remember to wear your safety equipment such as safety glasses, goggles and work gloves.

—Riverbay Safety Department

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Letters Co-generation has really come to Co-op City To the Editor: Over the last five years, we heard about the benefits of co-generation.

Many of us shareholders hope they were true. From the data I obtained from management showing the fiscal year 20092010 Actual vs. Budgeted electric costs for Riverbay, the January result and the forecasts for February and March point to the fact that co-generation is finally getting to the point of providing the anticipated benefits.

Mr. William May, the power expert hired by Riverbay, in his short presentation at the Open Board meeting in February, left some unanswered questions: 1. Given the testing to provide full power to Riverbay (25mw) is scheduled to end in March, will Riverbay then have an unlimited license to operate the plant?

2. When will testing for sale of electric, i.e. 40mw, be started and completed and Riverbay given the license to sell electric?

3. What process is the Board and Management putting in place so as to capture the savings for co-generation, so that it can be used to: a. Complete current capital projects (windows, roofs, balcony and facades) b. Restore funding to capital projects that were shelved to fund co-generation, i.e., repair or replace of the two 40 year old low pressure boilers, and the water treatment plant for the high pressure —Br u ce Git elson boiler.

Officials pass the ball on issue of doors for disabled and senior residents To t h e E d it or : I, as a disabled senior, am not only totally outraged at management’s stance re: our antiquated building entry doors which deny independent entry/exit and human dignity to pursue daily activities regardless of the extent of disability or assistive equipment required, but I also look at our Board of Directors with seething disdain for their silence. To me, they are for naught, only term limits could begin to correct.

Let it be known that directly following the ruling at the Human Resources Commission last August in favor of John Rose, whom I know and hold in the highest esteem for both his mind and determining spirit, I wrote to our Mayor requesting he advocate for all Co-op City disabled and seniors for door

replacement by extending the Human Resources ruling through their commissioner. His response was quick—advising me the issue belonged to HPD where my correspondence was forwarded.

They, in turn, stated that DHCR had jurisdiction—again forwarding a copy of my correspondence to our DHCR designee with the request that he assigns appropriate staff to investigate my claim.

I was, not surprisingly, ignored.

Persistent, I reported this entirely outrageous bureaucratic conduct to thenDHCR Commissioner Van Amerongen, who, in like manner, ignored me.

I then turned to Governor Paterson and was responded to with the most inane letter from his Chief of Staff thanking me on behalf of the Governor and notifying me that “my issue” was

being sent to Mayor Bloomberg’s Correspondence Office. The proverbial political “pass the ball” dribble it, repeat, repeat, while we all pay for jobs given out like “free samples” at doors—who, without government as an employer, would face great difficulties.

Our management, our Board match what little control we have over our lives and I am sickened by their collective attitudes and the very manner they continually exhibit. If officers of this Board struggled as the disabled here do, management would speak to them less dismissively.

These building rear or side doors were a Fire Department requirement for emergency resident evacuation, not as a substitute for normal entry.

—M a r ilyn Br a n d

Riverbay’s Bookkeeping window hours extended to accommodate working shareholders Riverbay’s Finance Department has extended the hours of operation of the Bookkeeping window twice a month to accommodate shareholders who work outside the community and need to utilize the service before leaving for work.

The Bookkeeping window, which is located in the Riverbay administrative reception area in the Bartow Community Center, 2049 Bartow Avenue, is open at 8 a.m., instead of 9 a.m., on the two busiest days of the month for the Finance Department—the 10th of the month which is the last day for shareholders to pay their maintenance charges without the $30 late fee, and the last business day of the month when maintenance charges

must be paid before legal action commences and a $150 legal fee is assessed.

The next extended hour day for the bookkeeping window is Wednesday, March 31.

Primarily, shareholders pay their monthly carrying charges by placing their payments in one of the 3 drop boxes located in each community center, but some also pay at the bookkeeping window. Prior to the extended hours being implemented, shareholders waited in the reception area for the window to open at 9 a.m., usually resulting in a crowded waiting room and sometimes with the line stretching out into the corridor.

In addition to shareholders paying

their carrying charges at the bookkeeping window, or dropping them in the boxes in each of the three community centers, carrying charges can also be dropped off at the New York Community Bank branch located inside of the Pathmark store in the Bay Plaza shopping mall.

Riverbay does not accept cash, all payments must be made by personal check, bank check or money order.

Shareholders should also write their account number and/or building and apartment numbers on any payment to Riverbay and return it along with the stub portion of their bill to ensure proper processing.

Important Notice to Shareholders of Building 33, regarding Lease Renewal Article SIXTH of your mit for either a one (1) year or you will be moving out at the end Occupancy Agreement provides, two (2) year lease. You must sub- of your lease, notify Riverbay, in in part, that your lease automati- mit your completed form for a writing, Attention: Sales Support cally renews for an additional short-term lease no later than Office, 2049 Bartow Avenue, three (3) year period. You need to thirty (30) days before the expi- Bronx, NY 10475, ninety (90) do nothing if you want your lease ration of your present lease. If days prior to lease expiration. to extend for another New Three (3) Year Last Date to Request three (3) year period. If Current Lease either a One (1) or Expiration Date you desire a lease of Expiration Date Two (2) Year Lease less than three (3) years, you may call Building 33 June 30, 2010 June 30, 2013 May 31, 2010 718-320-3373 to 140 Elgar Place request a form to sub-

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Public Safety Report

CCPD aggressively enforces “NO DOG” rules in Co-op City

BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO The Co-op City Department of Public Safety reminds residents that under most circumstances dogs are not permitted within the premises of Co-op City. Service animals and dogs required for medically approved conditions are exceptions to Coop City’s “NO DOG” rules. The Department of Public Safety works aggressively to identify households which are in violation of Co-op City’s “NO DOG” rules.

Co-op City is a high-rise, multi-family cooperative which houses approximately 65,000 residents. In order to provide residents with the high quality of life synonymous with Co-op City, it is not possible to permit dogs within the complex. E ven visit in g dogs a r e not per m it t ed. Dogs present serious health and safety concerns which potentially threaten the well-being of all residents.

The first line of defense in the enforcement of Co-op City’s “NO Dog” rules are

observant cooperators. Concerned residents who see or hear dogs within an apartment are urged to call the Department of Public Safety, (718) 671-3050, or on our website, www.ccpd.us, immediately. It is not necessary for persons to reveal their identity when calling. Callers may remain anonymous when calling. Please be sure to give all required information, including the location of the suspected dog to the dispatcher prior to hanging up the phone. A caller’s identity is never revealed to an offender even when information is provided.

Public Safety officers are dispatched out to the location without delay to investigate the complaint. Various means of detection are utilized as part of the investigation process. High frequency dog whistles are utilized to detect dogs within apartments.

They are used as part of routine building sweeps, as well as at specific locations where dogs are reported to be harbored.

Once it is detected that there is an unau-

thorized dog within an apartment, a Co-op City Community Complaint is issued. The violation code for harboring a dog within an apartment is Code “Z” which states, “Keeping or harboring dogs or any animals deemed potentially harmful to the health and safety of others.” Violations of Code “Z” carry a fine of $150. Having a dog within a Co-op City apartment is a violation of the Riverbay lease rules and regulations #17 which states, “No dogs or other animals of any kind shall be kept or harbored in the leased premises.”

After a Community Complaint is issued, the Cooperator Service Office and the Legal Department work to insure that the offending dog is removed from the premises. Violations of Co-op City’s “DOG RULES” present serious hazards to the health and safety of all residents. Dog violations are taken very seriously by Riverbay Corporation.

Be sure to obey traffic and safety rules

while operating a motor vehicle. Share the road safely with bicycles, skaters and pedestrians. Bicyclists should give pedestrians the same level of courtesy they expect from motorists. If you plan to consume alcoholic beverages, be sure not to operate a motor vehicle, designate a driver who will not drink or call a taxi. Also, be sure to buckle your seatbelt, obey speed limits and avoid distractions when driving. Always remember, if you see something, say something.

Call 9-1-1 and the Department of Public Safety at (718) 671-3050 or online at www.ccpd.us. Call Public Safety if you suspect one of your neighbors has an unauthorized dog within their apartment. Callers may remain anonymous when giving information. The Co-op City Department of Public Safety would like to thank all persons who have called in suspicious activity.

It is by your actions that the crime rate remains low and a high quality of life is maintained.

for being there. He was subsequently arrested and charged with criminal trespass and criminal possession of marijuana.

March 09, Peartree Avenue and Carver Loop A woman crossing the street was hit by a car that fled the scene. The woman was treated at the scene by CCPD ESU officers and removed via ambulance to a local hospital for evaluation. A search is

ongoing for the car that fled the scene of an accident.

March 07, 140 Debs Place A female complainant reported that she and other members of her family were assaulted by another family member receiving minor injuries. This was as the result of a dispute. An investigation into what occurred and the course of action to be taken is currently underway.

Public Safety Blotter: March 7 - March 14 March 13, 99 Einstein Loop High winds caused a dumpster to hit a parked car causing minor damage.

March 09, 140 Darrow Place A cooperator reported that an unknown male followed her into the building and boarded the same elevator as her. Once on her floor, the male attempted to grab the victim and drag her into a stairway. The victim screamed repeatedly drawing attention from

neighbors and scaring her attacker off.

The victim was not injured. A search of the area yielded negative results. An investigation is ongoing.

March 09, 100 Dreiser Loop CCPD officers were notified about suspicious activity in the stairway area.

Upon arrival, officers observed a male within holding a lit marijuana cigar. An investigation also determined the man could not provide a legitimate reason

Happy 103rd Birthday, Ms. Henson!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES to Mrs. Miriam Henson, who celebrated her 103rd birthday at the AARP Peachtree Chapter meeting on Monday, March 8th. 167 members shared cake and champagne.

Best wishes, Eddie Gomez, Jr! The 17 year old son of Eddie Gomez, Sr. of the Riverbay Buildings Department, will be competing in the Daily News Golden Gloves at Madison Square Garden next Friday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Open Division.

Eddie, Jr. won two gold medals in last year’s Junior Olympics, defeating an opponent who was 27 years old.

Eddie is co-trained by his father, who is also a former boxer and mentor to his son. We wish Eddie, Jr. continued success in the ring!

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One faux pas after another Last week, I felt truly sorry for cooperators whose windows have not yet been installed as they should have been.

In fact, they are now being installed at the lowest speed and for what reason you may ask? Easy answer, no money.

And why? You’ve heard Herb Scott proclaim approximately three years ago from the top of the mountains, and through a dvd that went to every apartment indicating all the miraculous work they’ve done and were going to perform, using the Bronx Borough President who has since moved on to bigger and better things under a cloud of suspicion, about how great they were.

And now three years later, the window installation has hit the speed of a snail. Why? Again, no money, the lack of money. Why should approximately one-third of this community suffer due to inclement weather, such as last week, and who knows what’s yet to come.

Another faux pas is the laundry rooms. We continue to pay for electricity, water, upkeep, and gas, and the contractor only benefits from taking home the green. Another one of Herb Scott’s brilliant ideas was to make Co-op City a garbage free zone. Every neighborhood in New York City receives the services of the Sanitation Department.

They go from home to home, from building to building, but not in Co-op City, despite the fact that you, the cooperators, pay taxes for these services. Herb Scott and the majority Board invested in a couple of sanitation trucks with the result in paying for gas,

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Tony Illis maintenance of the trucks, manpower, and the building of a refuge collection site at Peartree that has cost us over $1 million.

We receive approximately $1/4 million, and I’m being generous, in recycling material, however, we pay approximately $2 million plus for services which the city and your tax dollars have already paid for. Some years ago, another one of Herb Scott’s “Let’s waste the cooperators’ money” schemes was “Let’s rent a NYC off-duty policeman,” bringing them here in off hours to work as a special paid detail which resulted in zero arrests and these officers didn’t know Building 1 from Building 2 and stood by in clusters of a sergeant and three officers for eight hours doing absolutely nothing. There goes your money, fellow cooperators.

One of Herb Scott’s hair-brained schemes was to offer a four day work week to all management people, but why does one have to work 10 hours a day and have a day off while others work a normal five day work week, and nobody knows how this is being enforced or the productivity of two extra hours a day. The law of diminishing returns, since we’re all human, clearly shows that one is less productive during the ninth and tenth hour of work, so I think any idea that this leads to

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And who supervises these people?

This move has only served to lower morale at Riverbay among employees and cause resentments. The same thing is true with some management people who split their time between Co-op City and Rochdale Village. I ask who pays their salaries and how much is it?

Fellow cooperators, we don’t manufacture anything, oops, I made a mistake because supposedly here comes the cogeneration plant which has been hailed by Herb Scott as the ninth wonder of the world and the greatest salvation since Noah’s Ark. This cogeneration plant celebrated as the savior of Co-op City is supposed to take us from the negative to the positive, even though it is three years behind schedule and we’re nowhere near positive yet. We had a celebration that brought the Mayor here who flicked a fake switch some two years ago and the joke was on us. We were bamboozled. I would truly like to see an audit of what this plant has cost us to date. And as I mentioned in last week’s Viewpoint, the hanging noose has not yet been solved as to who was responsible for putting it up.

Another election is around the corner and it will take place at the end of May to elect five Directors to three year terms on the Board. I’m asking you, don’t wait till it’s over to use the words “if…if…,” if I knew. Things must change. We must unit. We must become unified. We all need to work together to elect Directors who will offer true positive change for a better Co-op City.

Last week, I asked you to remember what they have done to the Gloria Wise Community Center. Remember, the indignity that this management and Board of Directors have forced upon innocent parents and children to endure rather than to try and get everyone to sit down and compromise, even if the Gloria Wise Community Center has to pay a bit more than they have been expected to pay. I don’t understand why the former convicted social service mogul could dictate to Riverbay that he would only pay $200 a month and it was accepted by Herb Scott and Fred Lewis, the current Director of the Gloria Wise Community Center, is being crucified. Fellow cooperators, we cannot allow this to happen. There ought to be a compromise.

Our next defensive driving course will be on Saturday, April 17, Rm. 1, Dreiser Community Center, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call today to register, 718-3208035.

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Classes are $3 per person. Please call to register, (718) 320-8035.

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Searching For Truth In the February 27 issue of the Co-op City Times, Othelia Jones included substantial misinformation in her answer to Bernard Cylich’s letter to the editor that appeared the same week. The Board president was responding to claims that she and Eleanor Bailey, the assistant treasurer, had signed checks to Colortech, a painting and plastering contractor, after it was known that the contractor had been overpaid $800,000. As Cylich noted in his February 27 letter, memos from General Manager Vernon Cooper and Director of Finance Peter Merola had informed the Board that, during a four-year period, Colortech was overpaid by nearly $1 million. Cleve Taylor, who was treasurer at the time, suspended payment of checks to Colortech.

CONTRACTS AND “CHANGED ORDERS” President Jones dismisses the charge of overpayment to Colortech by citing a memo from Herb Freedman, dated June 21, 2007, reporting, “an agreement was made with Colortech that any plastering job 0-60 feet will be billed at 60 feet or $60.00.”

Three bid packages, signed by Cooper and by Marion Scott, soliciting proposals from painting contractors (bid #2077 in 2003, for work in 2003–2005; bid #2261 in 2005, for work in 2005–2007; bid # 2372 in 2006, for work in 2007–2009), specifically state that “the contractor will be paid for actual work ... in accordance with the bid unit prices.”

Contracts had been awarded, and the Colortech president signed them.

Each of these contracts contained Colortech’s acceptance of the following: “Unit prices are as submitted in the

Director’s Viewpoint

Andrea Leslie Form of Proposal.”

Nowhere in those documents is there any indication that the contractor would be paid a minimum of $60 for any work up to sixty feet.

Those three contracts were executed by the president of Colortech, and by Board presidents Leticia Morales and Othelia Jones.

Did Freedman sign an agreement with Colortech that overruled those unit price clauses? The contracts specifically stated that any changes “requiring additional cost to the OWNER (Riverbay) shall be approved by the OWNER (Riverbay).”

The Board is the owners and therefore are the only ones authorized to approve any changes, not Freedman. Was the Board notified of those changes? And were such changes approved—as required—by Board resolutions? Were such changeorders, as revisions to a contract are called, submitted to the Division of Housing and Community Renewal for review and approval–again, as required?

“NO” IS THE ANSWER “No” is the answer to all of these questions. I challenge President Jones to provide this community with documents proving otherwise.

Management recommended that the Board approve the first two contracts with

Colortech, which contained the restrictive unit price clause and no minimum.

Riverbay President Morales signed those contracts, not knowing that management would alter the agreed upon contract after they were signed. On June 20, 2007, the Board members first learned that we had been misled by management. Contracts we approved contained unit prices; subsequent billings to Riverbay were bolstered by the “minimums” and cost us close to $1 million.

NO SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS, NO AUDIT, NO ATTEMPT TO RECOUP As noted, Cleve Taylor, the treasurer at the time, ordered a temporary suspension of all payments to Colortech. He promptly informed the Board and recommended an audit and legal action to recoup overpayments. No thorough audit was ordered; no legal action was taken.

Instead, on July 6, 2007, without informing the Board, President Jones and Assistant Treasurer Bailey signed the first of twelve checks, amounting to nearly $800,000 to Colortech. The contractor was thus paid twice for the same work.

Generosity to contractors, contrasts sharply to hard-nosed actions, by Management and the Board, that threaten to evict daycare centers and youth centers, and to provide credit agencies with information about cooperators who have been late in paying carrying charges in these toughest of economic times without Board approval.

What are the priorities of the leaders of this cooperative community?

DUBIOUS MANAGEMENT MOVES UNCHECKED BY BOARD Once again, a dubious management

initiative is going forward unchecked by the Riverbay Board. Management has proposed to reveal to credit agencies the records of shareholders who have been late making carrying charge payments.

Such policy decisions are properly made by the Board, and require DHCR approval. Yet an attempt by Board Director Reva Jones to put the matter on the agenda of the March 10th Board meeting was disallowed by Board President Othelia Jones.

Ignored, at the very least, were basic rules generally governing procedures at meetings (Roberts Rules of Order). More important was what I believe to be the violation of the Board’s responsibility to review management initiatives and where necessary, to correct management errors.

On top of a $30 fee that late payers are currently charged, management has imposed an additional $150 penalty. I have found no Board resolutions or DHCR approval in the matter of the $150 penalty charge.

Cooperators are being squeezed by a succession of management-devised fines and fees. Not long ago, they announced penalty fines for garage infractions. The announcement and enforcement proceeding – then and as now, was BEFORE Board action or DHCR review.

Perhaps most damaging, in my opinion, is the extent to which Board leaders have permitted management to compromise the integrity of the Board. The tail is wagging the dog. The board has to restore its integrity and stop management from usurping its authority.

Keep your eyes on t he pr ize.

Contact me at the boardroom, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475.

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2. LINE DANCE (a) TEACHER SCHOOL. Learn to be a line dance teacher.

To apply, call me (Ellie), 718-379-4429. (b) Need a MARVELOUS MINOR BLOUSE? Call or sign up with me (Ellie). (c) LINE DANCE 1 & 2 (8) MONDAY AT 10 AM IN EINSTEIN. (d) DREISER LINE DANCE, 3 & 4 & 5

(18/25 APR. 1) THURSDAY. (e) EVERY THURSDAY BELLY DANCE, 12:30 PM & HANDIFLEX, 1 PM (f) ASK ELLIE FOR LINE DANCE/BELLY DANCE SCHEDULES AT LAFAYETTE ESTATES, DC 37, MARBLE CHURCH, CASTLE HILL, ST. PETERS CHURCH PRO G R AM S & T R AVE L : (1) South Africa (fund-raising, October 20 – Nov. 4): Johannesburg, Sun City, Durban, Swaziland (Capetown); approximately $4200. If still interested, call Ellie (718-379-4429) and leave your mailing address. The flyer is ready to mail. Only 10 seats available. First to deposit ($500), gets a seat. P.O. BOX 75-3333, BRONX, NY 10475. Need a roommate? Call Ellie, (718) 379-4429.

(2) ALASKA (Sept. 10-19): Grand Alaska Coach Tour ($2500 dbl. occ.). Package includes: Airfare; National Parks Tour/sea animals/Glacier cruises/Native Heritage Museum, etc. Need roommates. Send $500 deposit immediately to Single Source Productions, P.O. BOX 75-3333, BRONX, NY 10475. Need a roommate?

AARP Driver Safety (2-day) Program for 10% Insurance discount & point removal.

Classes (#1028) Apr. 6 & 7, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (# 2 - Jun. 28 & 29, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., $12/$14 members/non-members. Call to leave mailing address for application.

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Storm were dispatched to various points in the community when the storm began to pick up in intensity early Saturday afternoon and communicated with other Riverbay departments and outside contractors as to potentially dangerous situations that needed to be addressed immediately, such as loose items blowing from balconies and potential scaffolding issues.

Riverbay General Manager Vernon Cooper said, “Riverbay staff worked together diligently during the storm, along with workers from Proto Construction and Development Corp. in order to check the condition of sidewalk bridges, both those belonging to the contractor, as well as those belonging to Riverbay, to make needed repairs as a result of the strong gusts of wind and rain.

Our Public Safety officers and maintenance men conducted inspections of said locations, in addition to roofs, access doors, basements and other areas vulner-

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able to the inclement weather; our locksmith and two of his men came in on their day off to help address the issues and conditions that developed because of the storm. In fact, there were as many as eight rear lobby doors that were blown off their hinges that needed emergency repairs.

Key supervisory staff, although at home, were on the phone throughout the day to give directions and get updates of the progress during the storm and supervisory people in Public Safety and the Maintenance Department kept me informed as well. These individuals did a great job and their efforts went a long way in helping to minimize the effect of the storm on this community.”

Mike Sanders, Riverbay’s Director of Maintenance, said that the major problem during the storm was the rain driven by nearly 70 mph winds seeping into apartments and causing flooding of various degrees. Sanders said that approximately

80 homes were affected by water seepage.

In addition, rear lobby doors that were blown off their hinges had to be replaced during the storm. Sanders also reported a number of issues with balcony storm doors breaking in the wind. East facing walls and balconies were most susceptible to the consistent gale force winds.

Donovan Plummer, Riverbay’s Director of Buildings and Grounds, reported that eight trees were blown over in the wind, but crews were able to replant a few of those trees, including a large pine tree that sits in front of the Bartow Shopping Center and in the past has been used as part of the community’s holiday celebrations. Crews from the Buildings and Grounds Department also spent part of the days immediately following the storm cleaning up dozens of tree limbs broken off by the wind. Fortunately, no injuries were reported due to the trees and branches.

Liviu Zalman, Riverbay’s Assistant

Director of Construction, reported that in the aftermath of the storm, repairs had to be performed on two roofs, Building 20 and Building 28.

Parking Facilities Director, Noel Ellison, reported no flooding issues inside the garages. He said the only major issue with the garages during the storm was a fence that the wind broke loose outside Garage 7 in Section 5. The fence had to be re-secured during the height of the storm.

Perhaps the most damaging result of the storm in the tri-state area was the loss of power that affected many communities in the Bronx and Westchester, Long Island and Connecticut. Some outages, caused by downed power lines, took most of the week to repair. But in Co-op City, there were no problems with power.

Brian Reardon, the Director of the Power Plant, said the plant experienced no problems at all due to the storm.

Handicapped Adults Association Our van operates Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Call the office at 718-320-2069 to make your reservations.

Dues for the year 2010 is now due.

Dues is $12, either bring your check into

the office or mail to The Handicapped Adults, 177 Dreiser Loop, Room #13, Bronx, N.Y. 10475.

F L E A M AR K E T: Greeting cards are now two for 25¢ while sale lasts. Jewelry, soft covered books 5 for $1, hard covered

books are 50¢ each, we have a nice selection of tapes for $1 each, and DVDs for $3 each, wooden canes $5 each, a Pronto motorized wheelchair for sale, also a manual wheelchair on sale for $50. Come into the office and look around.

Our next General Membership meeting will be Sunday, March 28, at 1:00 p.m., Room 4, Dreiser Community Center.

Watch this column for information on our May Spring Party.

—Ar len e R od r iq u ez

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Co-op City Toastmasters Congratulations to the winners of our Annual Spring Speech contest: Bill Bute, Orlando Crespo, Cherryanne Nicholas and Kim Patterson.

Speech contests are held twice a year as just one of the many ways Toastmasters helps members improve their public speaking skills. Our winners will now go

on to compete in the Toastmasters Area Contest.

If you are looking for ways to improve your communication skills, all you need is to be at least 18 years of age and attend a Toastmasters meeting. Our club meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at 4160 Hutchinson River

P’Kway E., Ground Fl. And we would like very much to have you attend. Be assured meetings are always conducted in an inviting and friendly atmosphere – come see if we are what you are looking for.

Mark your calendar to attend the first and third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at 4160 Hutchinson River P’kway E.,

Bldg. 32B. Parking is free in Garage 7 on Einstein Loop, Co-op City.

For more information, please call Marva Dolphin at 914-663-0104 or log on to www.toastmasters46.org or \\\coopcity@freetoasthost.org.

—L a u r ett a J a ysur a

Building 33 Association Due to bad weather, we have been unable to get into our meeting room to sort out things for the flea market. The convector in the room is not putting out heat, so it is very cold in there. We are

going to try for Saturday, April 3, for the flea market and cake sale. Continue to call and bring down your donations. I am trying for a May date for Mohegan Sun Casino. The association is trying hard to

get the money for the bus. Due to the low turn out of building dues, we have no money. We will have a building meeting soon. Anyone interested in running for the Co-op City Board watch the Co-op

Times for the dates and time for the petitions to be picked up. All cooperators are welcome to run. Get well wishes go out to the sick and the shut-in.

—P a t r icia Bon a p a r t e

Coalition to Save Affordable Housing EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING The next meeting of the Executive Committee of CTSAH will be on March 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Bartow Center, Room 28. On the agenda will be endorsing candidates for the upcoming Board race. All are welcome to attend.

REPORTS & RESOLUTIONS AT MARCH 8th MEMBERSHIP MEETING * Action on threatened cuts of bus —The meeting unanimously service— resolved to oppose an MTA threat to reduce bus service that would create hardship for all Co-op City residents, particularly students. The resolution also authorized CASAH officers to help organize a broad community effort to oppose the bus service reductions. * Meeting with Congressman —Coalition members reported Crowley—

on a meeting they and other constituents had earlier in the day with Congressman Crowley about health care legislation. * Section Five Charter Schools— — Sebastian Ulanga, member of the Coalition’s Executive Committee, and an active children’s education advocate, claimed that Section Five charter schools, using NYC public school space and equipment are not providing adequate service and are unregulated. * Riverbay Board Election— —The th March 8 general Membership Meeting endorsed proposals of a Candidate Search Committee which recommended running six candidates for the five Board positions being contested in the upcoming Riverbay Board election.

STRENGTHENING RIVERBAY

BY WEAKENING COOPERATOR CREDIT RATINGS? Riverbay Board member, and long-

time member of the Coalition Andrea Leslie, spoke critically of action taken by management – without Board approval — to report cooperators who are late in paying carrying charges to credit agencies. As it is, late payers face a $180 fine the first month of lateness, and are subject to eviction after three months of nonpayment. Leslie urged cooperators to protest the Board’s non-action on what she considers a vindictive and self-defeating management action.

CHALLENGE TO ’09 DISQUALIFICATION OF CYLICH – SCHUMANN CONTINUES Members at the March 8th meeting heard news of the latest round in the legal battle being waged by Bernard Cylich and Yolanda Canales to challenge their disqualification in last year’s Board. Supreme Court Justice Norma Ruiz has referred the case to the

Appellate Division where it will be reviewed by a five-judge panel. The membership affirmed support for the plaintiffs and confidence in a positive outcome. The Legal Defense Committee – unlike the other side — continues raising funds from voluntary contributions of cooperators. The successful February Fish Fry will be followed by another on Saturday, April 10 from noon to 4 p.m. in the Dreiser Center. Also planned is a bus trip to Atlantic City on Saturday, April 24. Tickets will be $35, but the casino will provide each a $20 voucher. Watch this column for details.

JOIN THE COALITION TO SAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING Become a member by sending your annual membership fee of $10 to CTSAH, P.O. Box 64, Bronx, NY 10475; www.ctsah.net.

—Ber n a r d C ylich

Drammeh Institute CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: The Drammeh Institute is now accepting applications for its free intensive filmmaking workshop the “Full Circle Project,” and plans to have another exciting summer for 2010!

Participants will have the opportunity to

work one-on-one with professional filmmakers and poetry artists, and create a personal work that will be showcased as a year long e-exhibit online. Due to the limited number of spaces, the selection process will be competitive. Interested

applicants have until May 15th to submit their applications.

Requirements: Applicants must be between the ages of 14 and 18 and live within the region. Applications can be requested by email: FCProject@live.com,

or write to The Drammeh Institute, Inc., P.O. Box 558, Co-op City Station, Bronx, New York, 10475. The Full Circle Project 2010 is free. For information, please contact Elise Edwards, 718-737-1976.

—Elise Edwards

Building 26 Association Springing forward with the time change was extremely hard for many of us last weekend. This year is flying.

We’ll be falling back sooner than you can blink. Welcome to our Co-op City families, friends, neighbors, and especially our new residents. Happy birthday, anniversary, and wedding wishes to those families celebrating during the month of March. Warm blessings for a speedy recovery to Ms. Ruth of Building 26A, Mr. George Crouch of Building 26B, Ms. Jackie Chambers of Building 26C, Ms. Barbara Penn of Building 26C, and to Ms. Harriet Silver of Building 26C. Our sincere condolences to those families who have lost a loved one. May they be blessed with eternal peace.

F it n ess T ip s - Last year, the American Heart Association revised its stance on added sugars, recommending women get no more than 6 teaspoons a day and men get no more than 9 teaspoons a day. Be careful and read all labels!

Sin c er e T h a n k s - Ms. Joan Washington and family would like to extend their sincerest thanks and gratitude to everyone who helped celebrate the wonderful life of their beloved Ms. Gervis “Gerry” Tindal. The family also thanks everyone for your generous gifts, your condolence calls/visits, the beautiful flowers, and thoughtful cards. Kudos to Audrey Chambers and YuVonne Lewis for assisting with the repast after the wake. And Jessie Owens, thank for your

helping us set up. Pat yourselves on the back, for you did another splendid job!

F a r ewe ll - to Zeik Ragin, who stepped down from his position as President of our Building Association.

Thank you for your devoted service and best wishes with your retirement.

Congratulations to Patty Cipollara, our new interim President. Good luck with your new endeavor.

M eet in g M in u t es - Cooperators are reminded not to remove laundry carts from laundry room. Post office sub-stations are closed on Saturdays. Connor Street station will be open. Bus service cuts in Co-op City not a concern of the Board of Directors; it’s a Bronx problem.

Floyd, of Building 26C, asked questions regarding necessary cleaning behind

geese. 50/50 raffle won by Yvonne Stark and Arlene Schaeffer (donated it to Association).

Next M eet in g - is scheduled for Tuesday, April 13, at 7:30 in the rear community room of Building 26B. Please attend to give your input and suggestions for up coming fundraisers. We’d like to plan events for our children and a family outing for this summer.

Secu r it y - Remember, security starts at home. Ensure you know who you are allowing to enter through the front/rear lobby doors. If you don’t know them, don’t hold the door. It’s better to be safe than to be sorry! If you see something, say something by calling 9-1- 1. The life you save could be your own.

—Yu Von n e L ewis

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Broun Place Townhouse Association Thank you to everyone involved in keeping Co-op City operating because compared to other parts of the Bronx and lower Westchester, we really escaped the worst of last weekend’s emergencies due to the storm. Broun Place residents, again, thank our groundsperson, Dennis, for repairing the broken fences and readying our gardens for spring. On the other hand, it has been observed that people, even those in motorized wheelchairs break important rules. No one is supposed to feed the “wild” animals and birds. If you are caught and reported, a summons could be issued that includes a fine.

With so much garbage, as people get their spring cleaning started, we will remind readers again; that the navy bin

is for plastic and similar material, green means kitchen bagged garbage and white is for mixed paper and cardboard.

Please recycle correctly and help keep our neighborhood clean.

We welcome your thoughtful suggestions and comments regarding our association, themes for future meetings and issues you wish to discuss. Join the association for $12 a year. We start collecting each school year, after the summer hiatus. Deposit an envelope with a $12 check, money order or cash to Apt. 25A with our treasurer, Ann Ventrella, or me at 31B Broun Place. It will be acknowledged with a receipt and membership gift. Your dues enable the organization to go forward to support activi-

ties and acknowledge neighbors in case of an emergency.

If you have a question or situation regarding a public safety issue, bring it to the attention of the Public Safety Department. Co-op City rules will be enforced. Call 718-671-3050 for public safety emergencies; call 9-1-1 for life threatening emergencies only.

Congratulations on the hiring of a new assistant to our Community Services Office. And welcome back to CSO, Section 2 Supervisor Lois English who has returned to her office after an illness.

It’s important for people to be on guard against individuals and organizations who piggyback on official US Census activities with their own copy-

cat schemes to solicit private information, writes a former security services chief security officer and a former federal agent. The U.S. Census never asks for your Social Security Number. U.S. Census representatives will be properly identified and will only explain why it is important to complete the forms.

Completing the forms justifies how your tax dollars are spent.

Special birthday congratulations to Dave Lazaar and as always, we send congratulations to everyone celebrating an anniversary or birthday this week, and send best wishes to all recovering from illness and/or surgery. The next association meeting will be in April.

—E va L a za a r

Building 30 Association The Building 30 Association (A & B) is here for you! There is always an advantage to becoming a member of your association. Won’t you please join?

The Building Association will be collecting the annual dues of $5 at our next meeting. The dues will cover January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.

Be sure to read the Building 30 Bulletin Board located in your lobby to

learn of future get together events.

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 16 was cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience it may have caused the four who did come.

The next Building 30 Association meeting will be in April. The date and time will appear at a later date. Please join us as our guest speaker is the Co-op City Police Department Chief Frank

Greetings, Building 34 cooperators.

There is an old saying of Confucius, “Better Late than Never.“ I am late in bringing you up to date about what’s going on in our building. First and foremost, I want to express to our neighbors who lost loved ones in recent months, deepest sympathy and condolences in regard to your lost. As fellow cooperators and neighbors, we want to show our support. To Ms. J. Parker and Mrs. Gist and family and to all who have experienced the recent loss of a loved one, we offer condolences.

The executive committee is planning and hoping for a more successful year with cooperators attending meetings and showing more interest in the affairs of your building. We would like to welcome two new members to our executive

committee, Ann Hairston and La Verne Floyd. They come with great enthusiasm and motivation. The executive committee members, Pauline, Iona, and Lauretta are hoping this enthusiasm will encourage other cooperators.

As a group, when it comes to support and collections, Building 34 usually does well. The Haiti Relief collection was very successful. Thank you for all your support and contributions, your kindness will go a long way for those in need in Haiti. Much is going on in our building and the community, if you are not getting information from our weekly publication or other sources, you really need to make an effort to attend or come to share useful information or ideas you may have. The executive committee met on Wednesday, March

Apollo. We’re sure that you will be well informed, so bring your concerns.

At t e n t ion : We have an email address. It is: Building30@hotmail.com Join the Crochet Club every Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. in our meeting room on the “B” side. Learn how to crochet with Linda. Her students are progressing very nicely. She has patience and teaches you with feeling.

Give it a try! It’s a great way to exercise

your mind and fingers.

Coming Events: We will continue to run our 50/50 raffle at our meetings. Refreshments always follow at the end of the meeting.

Watch the Association Bulletin Board in your lobby for dates and times of events.

Get involved and make a difference!! Looking forward to meeting and greeting you at the meetings.

—M ir ia m E . Ber lofsky

Building 34 Association

Our next Building Association meeting will be on Thursday, March 25th at 7:30 p.m. in the basement. We will have guest speakers, Mr. Vernon Cooper, Riverbay Corporation General Manager, and Mr. Joe Boiko,

3, to schedule events and discuss committees and the need to get some started and others more active. Committees cannot function properly without your support. We need you to bring your ideas, skills, helping hands, as well as your concerns to meetings. Please take a moment to complete the survey which you will be receiving shortly. We hope you will also consider selecting a committee to work with. One committee is already up and running. The Chairwoman, Laveme Floyd, is spearheading our bake sale on April 10th, so get ready to bake that cake, pie, cookies, and/or your favorite specialty. Did you miss the tall plant in the lobby? It’s being repotted and hopefully nursed back to health. The cause of this partial death, over watering. The garden com-

Building 15B Association

Ombudsman.

We would like to thank everyone who donated to the Haiti Relief Fund.

We would like to welcome any new cooperators to the

mittee is gearing up for spring planting.

We want to be ready and are asking all those interested to please attend the upcoming meeting.

The Section Five Teen Center’s funding has been drastically cut. One teen and one of our executive members will be sitting in our lobby to help them collect funds. Watch out for the upcoming dates. Your donation is tax deductible.

Do you have a “Go Bag”? It’s important that you have one. At the upcoming meeting, Iona Foote will speak about the importance of having a “Go Bag”.

I am inviting everybody to attend the meeting on March 24. We will be having our 50/50 raffle. Mark your calendar.

See you there.

— L a u r et t a Bivin s

building and invite them to come join us at our meeting.

Refreshments will be served. We will have a 50/50 raffle.

You may win, ya’ never know.

—Sa nd y K r a sn ove

Building 13 Association The next general membership meeting of Building 13 Association will be on Thursday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m. at the back of the building (in the voting room).

Nominations and election of officers will be held during this March 25th meeting.

Information regarding eligibility is posted in the bulletin board located in the lobby.

We present: I Remember Harlem: The Documentary. We are still seeking interested Co-op City volunteers to tell their stories of living in Harlem. Participants will be video and tape recorded for a presentation to be held in April, 2010. Please

gather photos taken in Harlem to be scanned and returned on the same day. If interested, please call Gail at 917-2322974, Vivian at 718-671-3012, Valerie at 718-862-0308 or Leslie at 718-320-1370 to set up an appointment.

We have a bit more to raise for the insurance so we have scheduled another fundraiser for Saturday, April 10, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. The menu will consist of fish and chicken dinners (red rice or mac/cheese and string beans) for $8; fish sandwich, $5; and cake slices for $2.

Come early because the food goes fast. Funds pay for room insurance so we

can continue having our various events! We will be scheduling the return of the popular Murder Mystery and Karaoke events and other exciting activities soon.

There is information on the bulletin board regarding Community Board 10 meetings and 45th Precinct Council Meetings. Transportation can be arranged. If you are interested in attending, contact Leslie at the number above.

P lea se ob ser ve t h e followin g q ua lit y-of-life r egu la t ion s: a) NO DOG is allowed in the apartment; b) NO LOITERING in the lobby and

on the stairways. c) NO SELLING in the lobby. Period. d) NO VANDALIZING the stairs and the elevators.

Unannounced “Police sweeps” are conducted day and night to enforce these rules.

Report any criminal activities to the 45th Precinct at (718) 822-5411 and/or Riverbay Public Safety at (718) 320-3050.

For all NYC non-emergency inquiries, call 3-1-1.

NE W - For traffic updates, call 5-1-1.

“If you see something, say something.”

—O lu b iyi Seh in d em i (M r. B)

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Lazaar advertising sales, overseeing billing, ad production and sales, and handled collections as well.

“Eva served Riverbay Corporation in a variety of capacities for 22 years, and her knowledge and experience have been invaluable,” said Rozaan Boone, Editor of the Co-op City Times. “She was dedicated and took great pride in her work. On behalf of the staff at the Co-op City Times, I’d like to thank her for being a part of our team and for the contributions she made not only to the corporation, but also the entire Co-op City community. We wish her the very best in her retirement.”

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Even in retirement, Eva said that she expects to continue to serve in a leadership role in Co-op City, the community that she has called home since 1979.

She is currently the President of the Broun Place Townhouse Association, a position she has held for the last two years, and serves as a secretary for the Co-op City Branch of the NAACP, responsible for that organization’s weekly column published in the Co-op City Times. She also serves as a volunteer with the American Diabetes Association, helping to coordinate local fundraising activities for that charity, is

Income Affidavits r esides. Accep t ab le docu m en t a t ion could b e (1) d r iver ’s licen se wit h cu r r en t a dd r ess; (2) copy of t he ap a r t m ent lea se; (3) ut ilit y bill wit h cur r ent a dd r ess. I f t h is d ocum ent a t ion is n ot sub m it t ed wit h t h e I ncom e Affidavit , t he incom e affid avit will b e r et u r n ed a s in com plet e un t il t h e d ocum ent a t ion is su bm it t ed. T he sha r eh old er will be liab le for a ll sur ch ar ges a ssessed , n o cr ed it s will b e issu ed for sur cha r ges a lr ead y a ssessed.

Failure to complete and return the Income Affidavit form in a timely manner will result in the maximum surcharge of 50% of your basic carrying charges being levied on July 1, 2010.

You would then be required to pay the 50% surcharge for each month, through the end of the month you finally filed. In no event will credit be given for excess surcharges already assessed as a result of failure, neglect or refusal of the cooperator to file the Income Affidavit on a timely basis. The instructions

cooperators and the history and tradition of this great community,” she said.

Despite all her professional and volunteer achievements, which include many years as a social worker as a young woman, Eva said that her proudest achievement is raising, for many years as a single parent, three successful daughters: Mai, a PhD in psychiatric counseling currently practicing in Arlington, Virginia; Ayano, the current math curriculum advisor at Co-op City’s I.S. 181, and Miki, a real estate appraiser.

Eva lives with her beloved husband, Dave, in Broun Place.

form at the sessions.

Any cooperators wishing to have their Income Affidavit form notarized must present two (2) forms of identification, one of which must be a picture of the individual.

The affidavit will not be notarized without proper identification.

Completed forms must be returned to Riverbay Corporation by April 30, 2010.

Special boxes have been set up in the CSO Offices at Dreiser and Einstein and the Administration Office Reception area at Bartow Avenue for this purpose. The boxes will be open during regular business hours (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.). An additional box will be available after 5:00 p.m. during the week and all day on weekends at the Bartow Security Office.

Also for your convenience, there will be personnel available at the following locations to assist and/or notarize your income affidavit form: 1. Assemblyman Michael Benedetto’s

Office, Dreiser Center, Room 12.

2. Congressman Joseph Crowley’s Office, Dreiser Center, Room 3.

3. Jewish Community Council Office, Dreiser Center, Room 18.

4. Multi-Service, 140 Carver Loop.

Enclosed with the annual income affidavit packet is a letter from Mr. Ron Caesar, Director of Risk Management, regarding the submission of co-op insurance declaration page or certified letter from your insurance broker or company showing that you have the required insurance coverage on your apartment.

Please note that the insurance documentation must be submitted along with your annual income affidavit by no later than April 30, 2010 to avoid the assessment of $150 Community Complaint fine. Any questions regarding the insurance documentation should be addressed to the Risk Management Department at (718) 320-3388.

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being mailed with the Income Affidavit form include a cover letter and worksheet which will assist the cooperator in determining whether they are subject to a carrying charge surcharge. Cooperators are advised to read the material very carefully.

As required by State law, copies of Income Affidavit forms will be submitted to the State for verification of income against filed tax return. Cooperators are cautioned, therefore, to make sure that the data provided come from their NY State tax return.

Riverbay staff will hold all-day sessions to assist cooperators in filling out their Income Affidavit form on Monday, April 19th and Wednesday, April 21st from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Dreiser Center, Room 1; Bartow Center, Room 28; and Einstein Center, Room 35. Extra forms will be available at the sessions for those cooperators who do not receive their mailed copy.

Notaries will also be present so cooperators can file their completed Income Affidavit

Happy Birthday, Victoria Rose!

It has been 7 years since you entered our lives. Never a dull moment, with enough energy to power a small city.

Continue your great work at school.

Love, —Daddy Mommy, Enrique and Nikki

Notice to shareholders—Census answer Question 3 of the US Census asks if your home/apartment is owned by you or someone in the household with a mortgage or loan; owned by you or someone in the household free and clear (without a mortgage or loan); rented; or occupied without payment of rent?

Shareholders are reminded that they

a key long-time member of the Parkchester Community Chorus, is a leading member of the Evander Childs High School Alumni Association, and is also active in organizing fundraising activities for research into the cause, prevention and treatment of autism.

She said she plans to continue with her active schedule on behalf of community organizations and charities in her retirement and try to work with Riverbay in achieving improved services to the shareholders. “Upon leaving Riverbay as an employee, my advice is that they never forget how important it is to respect the

own, not rent, their apartments in Co-op City. If you borrowed money from C it ibank to pay the equity at closing, and you have not yet repaid that loan in full, then you own with a mortgage. However, if you borrowed money for the equity from a credit union or another bank, you have a personal loan and therefore not a mortgage.

2010 BOARD ELECTION SCHEDULE (Machine Vote) Monday, March 29th

Petition Period Begins (9:00 a.m.)

Monday, April 12th

Petition Period Ends (5:00 p.m.) *must be a shareholder to be eligible to vote

Tuesday, April 20th

Candidates’ Meeting (8:00 p.m.)

Bartow Community Center, Room 31

Saturday, April 24th

Official Listing of Candidates

Tuesday, April 27th

Election Committee Meeting (7:00 p.m.)

Saturday, May 8th

1st Election Edition 1st Election Notice (Co-op City Times)

Wednesday, May 12th

Candidates’ Forum (7:30 pm) (Dreiser Center, Auditorium B)

Saturday, May 15th

2nd Election Edition 2nd Election Notice (Co-op City Times)

Monday, May 17th

Candidates’ Forum (7:30 p.m.)

(Einstein Loop Community Center, Room 45)

Saturday, May 22nd

3rd Election Edition 3rd Election Notice (Co-op City Times)

Wednesday, May 26th

Annual Meeting Begins Voting from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Vote Tally – 9:00 p.m. Room 31 Bartow

Thursday, May 27th

If no quorum reached on May 26th meeting, voting with paper ballots will be available in Building Lobbies beginning at 8:00 a.m. for eligible shareholders who did not vote on May 26, 2010.

Thursday, June 3rd

Recount, 9:30 a.m. (Board of Elections)

Wednesday, June 9th

Swearing in of Elected Board Members (7:00pm) (Bartow Center, Room 31)

Physical condition survey conducted this week Beginning on Monday, March 22 through Friday, March 26, representatives from EMG, the company conducting the physical condition survey in order to facilitate Riverbay’s application for refinancing, will be on site.

During this period of time, they will need access to a number of areas in the development, including vacant and occupied apartments, public areas of the buildings, commercial stores, garages, the power plant and the grounds, in general.

Riverbay will assign management representatives to escort the EMG teams and give them access to wherever they need to go. With respect to accessing apartments, Riverbay will try to gain access to occupied apartments that have been scheduled for repair appointments, at which time, the EMG teams will also be able to access any vacant apartments in the said building(s) as well.

We appreciate and thank you for your cooperation.

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Retirees of Dreiser Loop The RETIREES welcomes new members. Join us. The annual dues are $20. Our next monthly meeting will be Wednesday, April 7, at 1 p.m. in the Dreiser Loop Auditorium.

We regret that we had to cancel our first GAME DAY which was due to Mother Nature’s snowy conditions. However, starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 27th, we hope to get the games started by having some fun playing various card and board games. We can’t do it without you! See you there. Our GAME Committee contacts are Susie Fuzzell and Marie Williams.

• ATT ENTI ON: Our fun-filled dining and dancing SPRING BASH will be held

on Wednesday,, April 21st in the Dreiser Loop Auditorium. Price: $25. See Beverly Waller in Room 19 for your tickets.

TRAVEL ACTIVITIES: • April 27 (Tues).. See the classic story of “JOSEPH” at the Sight & Sound Theatres in Strasburg, PA., which includes lunch at the Good ‘n Plenty Restaurant. Price: $115.

• Hold the da te - J uly 22nd. Our annual picnic will be at the fabulous Platzl Brauhaus in Pomona, NY. (Contact: Lorraine Parker, 671-6403).

We are also going to: • May 24-27, (4 days, 3 nights) (Mon.Thurs.). Charming Cape Cod, MA and neighboring towns. Price: $379 per person-

double occupancy (3 breakfasts & 3 dinners). We still have a few seats available.

• September 19-24 (6 days, 5 nights).

Historical Savannah, GA and neighboring towns. Price: $489 per person-double occupancy. Date: (5 breakfasts & 3 dinners).

If you are interested in either trip, Cape Cod or Savannah, contact Dolores Shivers at (917) 282-0320.

THEATRE COMMITTEE: • Diane Schuur, renowned jazz singer and pianist. Sat., April 3rd at 8 p.m. at Queens College. Ticket price: $42.

• Musical “Memphis” - Wed. matinee, April 14th at Shubert Theatre, Manhattan.

Price: $77.

• Spirit of New York cruise luncheon.

Sat., July 17th. Price: $62.

See members of the Theatre Committee on Thursday afternoons, after 3 p.m., in Room 19 or call (718) 379-0377.

GOOD AND WELFARE: We are sorry to learn that Ms. Juanita Minors has been moved to Morningside House at 1000 Pelham Parkway, Bronx, NY. Good news! George Crouch has been released from the hospital, and he is back home continuing to get his strength back.

We send our prayers and get well wishes to our sick and shut-ins.

Good health and good fortune to all!

—Cla udette Davis

Zodiacs Track Team On Saturday, March 13th, the Zodiacs Track Team had its annual banquet in the Dreiser Loop Auditorium. It was a great event with plenty of food and awards.

Sixty athletes received lovely trophies for participating in the 2009/2010 season. Awards were also given to individuals and companies for supporting the Zodiacs. There were awards for the Most Valuable Athlete, Most Improved Athlete, Athlete with the highest grade point average and athlete who wrote the best essay on why they should receive the MVA or MIA award. Many of the staff also received awards.

Plaques were presented to Congressman Joseph Crowley, Katzman Berry & Corporation, McCall’s Funeral Home, Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, Mrs. Angela Corbin-Dinkins,

Ms. Paulene Dawson, Doe Boys Inc., Ms. Felicia Anderson and Ms. Leticia Morales, representing the Riverbay Community Relations Committee.

We also recognize our athletes who participated in the PSAL City Freshman and Sophomore Championship on Sunday, March 7th. There were over 1600 student athletes in attendance at the Armory Track and Field Center for the FreshmanSophomore City Championships. We had 5 athletes out of the 1600, who all medaled.

There were Simone Grant (Christopher Columbus H.S.) who captured the sophomore Long Jump and Triple Jump championship. Erica Pate (Harry S. Truman H.S.) took 4th in the girls freshman 55 meter race and made it to the finals in the 300 meter race. Beverly Seignious (Harry S. Truman H.S.) racked up 3 medals, gold in girls

freshman 1500 meter run, silver in the 600 meter race and 5th in 300 meter race, (all in 1 day). Kevin Mathis (Harry S. Truman HS) took gold in the freshman boys 300 meter race and 3rd in the 600 meter race. Shane Cherry (Harry S. Truman HS) took 3rd in the freshman boys 300 meter race. Michael Garcia (John F. Kennedy H.S.) brought home 2 medals, gold in the 4 x 800 and silver in the 4 x 400 relay. As they continue to advance in athletics and academics, they will be able to receive scholarships to universities. We are proud of our high school athletes.

The Most Valuable Athlete awards went to Beverly Seignious and Hugh Fraser. Most Improved Athlete awards went to Erica Pate and Oneil Hylton. Awards for the Highest Grade Point Average went Tyron Ingram and Josephine Kendall. Best

essays awards went to Josephine Kendall, QueenI’Asia Thompkins, Elijah Harewood, Nicole Dawson and Oneil Hylton.

If you have or know of any children between the ages of 6 and 16 looking to utilize track and field to improve their horizon, the Zodiacs will be having orientation for new athletes on Saturday, April 3rd in the Bartow Center, Room #28 at 7:00 p.m. Help us continue to advance our children by sending a donation to the Zodiacs Track Foundation, P.O. Box 67, Bronx, New York 10475.

For additional information, please contact President Thomas Francis at 718679-2060 or co-president Winston Dinkins at 914-441-6196, email WATCLT@AOL.COM or visit our website Z O DI AC ST R AC K .OR G .

—W in st on Din k ins

New York Lions Athletic Club The New York Lions Athletic Club indoor season is winding down with one more competitive meet at Yale and the last being a JAMBOREE. The members of this team are excellent athletes, but more importantly, they are scholars. The Lions’ Mission is to produce athletes who will secure scholarships to offset the cost of furthering their education. The other is a requirement that the athlete remains in good academic standing. We are proud to say that the children on the team are meeting and/or exceeding our expectations.

Back in December of 2009, ten year old Tayla Davis of Donizetti Place scored points in both the 200m and 400m races at Colgate for four weeks.

Tayla secured second place in the 200m

dash and took home a $500 scholarship, trophy and bragging rights.

Eight year old Anthony Brodie competed in the “Fastest Kid on the Block” 55m qualifier on Wednesday, January 13 at the Armory in Washington Heights. He came in 4th place overall, running his race in 9.26 seconds. His time landed him a spot in the top six and he advanced to the finals in the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden on Friday, January 29.

Anthony came in fifth place overall. These two athletes have shined for the season, but stay tuned; we have more for the community when the outdoor season begins.

The NY Lions Athletic Club is hosting an annual Atlantic City bus trip on Saturday, May 1. The bus picks up and

drops off at Bartow Bingo Hall across the street from Bay Plaza. The cost of the trip is $40. You get $15 back in slot play. The bus ride also includes snacks, a 50/50 raffle, free bingo, free gifts and a whole lot of fun. If interested, please contact Catrenia at (646) 683-9479.

The Lions and Siblings Real-estate are going to Hyannis-Port Massachusetts for “PORGY FISHING” for a second year in a row on Sunday, June 20. The bus picks up and drops off at Bartow Bingo Hall across the street from Bay Plaza. The cost of the trip is $135. This covers the bus and the boat. Deposits are due March 1 and April 1. If interested, please contact Bernard at (845) 6259367. Come out and catch your limit of

45 before the number drops to 20.

At the present time, we are looking for assistant coaches who are knowledgeable about Track & Field sports.

Some experience as an assistant track coach is preferred, but not necessary. We are also looking to recruit more athletes to join the NY Lions Athletic Club. If your child is between the ages 7 – 17 and shows interest in track and field, check us out. If you are interested in joining the New York Lions track team as an assistant coach or an athlete, please e-mail us at NYlionstrack@gmail.com or call 347-849-9146 (Please leave a detailed message with contact information. The Lions is a Bronx-based Track Team).

—Ken ya G a d sd en

Co-op City Branch of the NAACP Please put the March meeting on your calendar for tomorrow at 3 p.m. Children from P.S. 160, selected for their excellence in composition, have been invited to read their compositions on African American History. The meeting is tomorrow, March 21, Building 31A, 100 Erskine Place.

It has been a while since we wrote on supporting health reform and getting the facts.

However, due to inaccurate information that has been publicized, we want to encourage readers to go to http://www.naacp.org/ home/index.htm and read the truth. It is one thing to have another opinion, but to misquote the truth is to deceive the public.

The campaign to educate the public on the

Census 2010 began on Monday, March 15.

The NAACP puts great emphasis on the census because it is due to the numbers from the census that the distribution of federal funds in education, political representation, infrastructure repair and so many other things are determined. At our last monthly meeting, two knowledgeable and dedicated speakers, Ms. Scottie Coads, NAACP Chairperson for Civic Engagement, NAACP NYS Conference; and Pastor Dr. David R. Holder of Census 2010 and Pastor of New York Covenant Church, attended and stressed the importance of an accurate count.

Please visit http://www.naacp.org/home/index.htm, and take the pledge promising to: 1) Fill out the

Census form when you receive it and 2) Encourage everyone to do the same. It’s fast and easy, take the Pledge today! Join the NAACP Census mobilization to educate people on the importance of Census participation.

NAACP volunteers are here and identified by their NAACP ID and logo’s.

Save June 5th to party with us and DJ Stone in Dreiser Loop Auditorium A from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., BYOBB for $30 pp. Call 718379-1648 for tickets. This will be an exciting fun event to really shake out the cobwebs.

Tickets will be issued shortly and will include information on table set-ups.

Continue giving to the Haitian and Chilean people by going to: http://www.naacp.-

org/home/index.htm. The NAACP is involved with many topical subjects, positions and causes that you may or may not agree with, but one thing we can all agree on is that education is power. Participate and contribute to your local NAACP. Meetings are held at 100 Erskine Place, Building 31A, ring the red button on the foyer panel and join the meeting.

The next meeting is March 21. Call President Elayne Cole for branch information, 718-379-1648.

We wish those that are ill or homebound a speedy and complete recovery. Our sincere sympathy and prayers go out to Lottie Townes and her family on the loss of her sister.

—Eva Lazaa r

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Black Forum Defensive Driving Our defensive driving course will be back on Saturday, April 3rd, Rm. 1, Dreiser Community Center, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Call today to register, 718-320-8035. Please mail your check in the amount of $35 to P.O. Box 563, Bronx, N.Y. 10475. All money must be received at least one week prior to the class.

No personal checks will be accepted on the day of the class, only cash.

Black Forum fundraisers On Saturday, March 6 and 13, the Black Forum will be holding fundraisers in the Dreiser Community Center lobby from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. We will have a variety of items ranging in price from $1 to $2, such as pocketbooks for little girls, thank you cards and many, many more items. Please attend.

Black Forum Aerobics classes Get in shape. Recent medical studies have shown that women who exercise 1-2 hours a week can lower their cholesterol levels by 20 points or more. Won’t you join us every Monday and Wednesday, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the Dreiser

Community Center, Auditorium A, for aerobics classes by Body by Andrea. Classes are $3 per person. Please call to register, (718) 320-8035.

New York Lyons Mane Track Club If your child, 8 - 17 years old, would like to run track, join the New York Lyons Mane Track Club, under the professional guidance of Don Lyons. Call to register, 718-3208035.

Emergency Food Program - New Hours & Days We are now open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in 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.

Monday is registration day for NEW clients, between 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. You need to provide proof of address by bringing in your driver’s license or a non-driver’s ID card.

Volunteers urgently needed!

Would you like to volunteer? Contact us at (718) 3208035.

Please help us to help you More food can be made available, however, in order to do so, we have to pay the pick-up and transportation costs. We ask the community to donate $1 - $5 payable to the Black Forum of Co-op City. Please send your donations to Black Forum, P.O. Box 563, Bronx, N.Y. 10475.

It’s Time To Get Involved Now is the time for us to get involved. Membership is $5 per year/person. Call us, (718) 320-8035.

We Need You - Join Us Today The fee is only $5 a year, per person. Call (718) 320-8035 or write to Black Forum, P.O. Box 563, Bronx, NY 10475; email: tonyshome10475@gmail.com. Help us keep independent community organizations alive in Co-op City. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Everyone is encouraged to join. Call us or visit us in Room 20 in the Dreiser Community Center.

—Ton y I llis

American Legion Post 1871 To reach Post 1871, it is located at 135 Einstein Loop Community Center, Room 41, and if you have a computer, you can get in touch with us by e-mail: post1871@optimum.net.

Greetings to all our members of Post 1871 located in Co-op City who are residing in the Bay Park Nursing Home. Our minds and hearts are with you each day hoping that you will have a blessed day.

Baychester Visual Arts If you’ve ever wanted to learn to draw and paint, this is the time to take the opportunity to explore your creativity. BVA gives expert art instruction so that you will be painting and drawing pictures worthy of display. It’s relaxing while learning a wonderful skill. Come to Room 5 on Tuesday and you will be glad you did.

Art classes are held on Tuesdays and Saturdays. There are three sessions on Tuesdays to choose from: 1 – 3 p.m., 3:30 –5:30 p.m. and 5:45 – 7:45 p.m. There are 10 weeks of classes with 20 hours of instruction for $60 and a membership fee of $35. Mr. Moses Groves, BVA’s own art instructor, will be the artistic guide for these Tuesday classes. Mr. Groves is an accomplished artist who has studied at New York University and the Art Students League. He exhibits in the New York and New Jersey area. You can stop by any Tuesday to join us and feel the satisfaction of creating your own pictures.

Ms. Valli Massenburg is the instructor of the Saturday morning class contingent on registration. You get 10 weeks of classes, from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. with 20 hours of instruction for $60 which is a bargain for what you are receiving. Ms. Massenburg is an accomplished artist who was granted an A.S. Diploma from the Parson School of Design and honed and expanded her artistic skills in numerous media, namely oils, acrylic, watercolor, pastels, charcoal, pen and ink, etc.

BVA will have a pre-Mother’s Day art and boutique show on April 24, from noon until 5 p.m. Vendors can participate in this show. BVA will supply a table for you to display and sell interesting gift items. The cost for the day is $15. If you are interested, please contact Moses Groves at 201-862-0847 or Karla Klaus at 718-379-6074.

BVA is a non-profit, self-supporting organization that needs your support to continue offering high level art instruction at these bargain prices. Your support – as members, donators, and events’ supporters – is sorely needed and appreciated.

So make a donation to Baychester Visual Arts Association, Inc. – it’s tax deductible. Checks can be mailed to BVA, P. O. Box 678, Co-op City Station, Bronx, New York 10475.

Contact Moses Groves at 201-862-0847 for more information.

These events have been made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council of the Arts, under aegis of the Decentralization Pilot Program as administered by the Bronx Council on the Arts.

—Sylvia Lochansky

Happy birthday to all our Post members who have a birthday in March—Clifton Adams, Raymond Riley, Herbert Rosenberg, William L. Banks, Murray M. Kerner, William Pace, Carroll Brown and Norman Thomas. The next “GENERAL” meeting will take place on March 20, Saturday at 11 a.m. sharp. Please arrive on time. Upon your arrival, turn your cell phone off, sign in and take seat.

All our Post members who have sold all their “RAFFLE BOOKS,“ upon your arrival at the meeting, turn in your raffle money and if you need more raffle books, just ask the Post Commander for more raffle books.

Post 1871 is in the process of getting new custom license plates for our Post.

The Antun’s dinner will take place on APRIL 16, Friday, at 7:30 p.m. sharp. On March 27, at 11 a.m., Saturday, a ceremony will be held for all Vietnam veterans at 55 Water Street in Manhattan across the street from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. If you would like to go, contact the Post Commander for transportation to the service.

The White House’s budget request for the 2011 Veterans Affairs Department includes $52 million to continue developing and implementing the Virtual Lifetime

Electronic Record, an initiative intended to replace the mounds of paper that make up personnel and medical files of separating service members. VA, working with a private sector hospital in San Diego, proved in December that it is possible to share electronic health records when all agencies use the same format.

The biggest threat that the Marines have in assaulting the Taliban stronghold in Marjah isn’t IED’S devices, but sniper fire. The snipers in Marjah are using 7.62mm rounds that can penetrate all the protective equipment, particularly the helmet, so the Marines are requesting private industries to develop a helmet that can stop a 7.62 round from penetrating their protective equipment.

I was always told that there are two kinds of people in the world, those who wake up in the morning and say, GOOD morning, Lord. Then there are those that wake up in the morning and say, GOOD LORD, its morning.

Cleaning up your house while your kids are home is like trying to shovel the driveway during a snow storm.

Your information officer provided this information to you.

—R ich a r d I . L a wson , J r.

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African-American Association Wom e n ’s H i st o r y M on t h C eleb r a t ion – Due to the rainstorm that occurred last Saturday, this event was postponed until today, Saturday, March 20th at 4:00 p.m. in Dreiser Center, Auditorium C. Admission is FREE. Come out and enjoy entertainment by “Joy in Motion” the fabulous Co-op City belly dancers. There will be melodious, scintillating, rhythmic sounds by some of the greatest female vocalists, such as Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughn, Stephanie Mills, Jill Scout, Alicia Keys, Mary J, and more, presented by DJ Ceno. Also, this is a Haiti Relief fundraiser and there will be an update on Haiti, a 50-50 raffle and more prizes. The dinner donation is $10 or more. Checks and money orders should be made payable to “Doctors Without Borders.”

The Association urges everyone to participate in one or more of the following programs:

Belly Da n cin g – Mondays at 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room #2. Call 646-281-4570.

Yoga & P ila t es M a t C la sses – Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room #2. Call 718-671-8364.

J o b / E n t r e p r e n eu r i a l P r o g r a m – Thursday, April 1st, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. Coordinator Roger Toppin will continue to help you search for jobs; fill out employment applications and role play for job interviews.

C om p u t e r Tr a in in g P r ogr a m – Thursday, April 15th, 6:15-9:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. Mr. Russell Allen teaches all levels. Learn about XP, Vista, and 7, Mac and PC Operating Systems. Learn to find any information you need to know about your computer; how to set up your centralized mailbox, Home Office; how to manage your workflow and other basic administrative

procedures. Become your own boss!

Admission is FREE. 718-379-5555.

Bu sin ess O p p or t u n it y Wor k sh op Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. Call 646-721-8185.

Book St u d y P r ogr a m – The next gathering will be Monday, April 12th at 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15.

Please read through chapter 2 of “ Know Thyself” by Na’im Akbar led by Brother Kaba Hiawatha Kamene. This book can be purchased at Sisters Book Store in Harlem, NY. For more information, call 718-379-5555 C u b Scou t s/Boy Scou t s – A Parents’ Meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 22nd at 7:00 p.m. in Dreiser Center, Room 15. We encourage concerned adults to volunteer, especially men. For more information, call 718379-5555.

C om m u n it y Ser vice C r ed it – If you are a student and need community serv-

ice credit, please call 718-379-5555.

C ollege Sch ola r sh ip P r ogr a m – If you are a college-bound student, or the parent of one, please contact us at 718379-5555 to obtain a Scholarship Application and Guidelines to apply.

Sa lsa Da n ce P r ogr a m – April 1-June 24 in Dreiser Center, Room #1. Early registration for 13 classes @ $10=$130 will be held on March 25th, 7 p.m. and Sat., March 27th, 10 a.m. in Bartow Center, Room 15. Registration for April 1: 13 classes at 12=$156. Plus, a $15 registration/membership fee to support the Association.

We encourage you to support the Association by sending your membership dues of $15 for individual adults and $25 for families to: AfricanAmerican Association of Co-op City, P.O. Box 702, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475.

—F r a n cin e R . J on es

Building 16 Association Building 16 Association meeting was held on March 8th. There were some discussions about loud music and banging, sex offenders and water in the basements.

Thanks to the ones who paid their dues.

All those who haven’t paid, you still have time to pay. To the new cooperators, you are welcome to join the building associa-

tion. Come to the meeting and see what we do. We are planning a trip to Atlantic City Hilton. Look at the bulletin board for all events we have. To the sick and shut-

in, get well soon. To those that have a special occasion, congratulations! To the bereaved, you have our sympathy!

—Clara Coston

The deadline for submitting club articles is Mondays at 3 p.m.

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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) 862-9172.

CHURCH SCHEDULE 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 N. (CO-OP CITY) Morning Prayer Services - Tuesday, 6:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

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

Fellowship, “Life on God’s Terms” Every Friday (except 4th Friday) 7:00 p.m.

– 8:30 p.m.

OTHER SCHEDULED EVENTS: This morning at 10:00 a.m., Soul Sisters Reading Network will be at the Annex to discuss Yann Martel’s LIFE OF PI. Join them on April 17th as they host THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB by Kate Jacob and a special craft workshop – learn to knit and crochet. Registration is $5 and includes materials. Contact cpcsisters@aol.com or (718) 320-1193 for additional information.

Sa tur da y, Ap r il 24, 9:00 p .m. - 2: 00 a .m. - The South Carolina Committee presents their First Black & White Dance at the Dreiser Community Center. Music provided

by DJ Doochie Dee Productions. Casual attire. Ticket: $20 (in advance); $25 (at the

door). For tickets and/or additional information, call: (718) 379-8514; (718) 671-0425; (718) 671-5493 or (718) 671-0231.

Wed nesda y, M a y 12 – Come have a fun-filled day by joining the Pastor’s Aid Ministry for an Ace in the Hole Production at the Brownstone featuring Maxine Brown.

Tickets: $75, available by calling (718) 6522906; (718) 379-7937 or (718) 862-9172.

Departing from the Church Annex, 2053 Asch Loop, at 9:30 a.m.

T h u r sd a y, J u n e 17 – Sa t u r d a y, J u n e 19 – Join the Missionary Ministry for their “Girlfriends Getaway Part II” for two nights’ luxurious accommodations at the Crowne Plaza Reading Hotel, Reading, PA. Price: $375/double occupancy. For reservations and/or additional information, call (718) 671-0425 or (718) 379-4237.

The Women’s Gu ild spon sors a FANTASTIC 12-DAY AL ASK AN CRUISE/ TOUR - August 10 – 22. A 4-day land tour includes 2 nights in Fairbanks; 2 nights in Denali; and 1 night in Anchorage. Then on to an 8-day cruise aboard the Magnificent Holland America Statendam. An immediate deposit of $600 per person will secure your place in one of the beautifully appointed Inside, Oceanview or Balcony Cabins or Suite. For more information or to make reservations, call: (718) 671-5961 or (718) 320-1435.

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.

—Evan G. M itch ell

Iglesia Marcos 16:15 “He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.” Is 53:5 He was bruised and brought healing!

He was pierced and eased pain! He was persecuted and brought freedom! He was dead and brought life! He is risen and brings power! He reigns and brings peace!

The world can’t understand Him. The armies can’t defeat Him, the schools can’t explain Him, and the leaders can’t ignore

Him. Herod couldn’t kill Him. The Pharisees couldn’t confuse Him, and people couldn’t hold Him. Nero couldn’t crush Him. Hitler couldn’t silence Him. The new age can’t replace Him, and Oprah can’t explain Him away!

He will never leave me, never forsake me, never mislead me, never forget me and never overlook me.

When I fall, He lifts me up! When I fail, He forgives me! When I am weak, He is strong! When I am lost, He is the way!

When I am afraid, He is my courage! When

I stumble, He steadies me! When I am hurt, He heals me! When I am broken, He mends me! When I am blind, He leads me! When I am hungry, He feeds me! When I face trials, He is with me and comforts me! When I am in need, He is my provider!

He is everything for everybody everywhere, every time and every way. He is the savior, He is God, He is faithful; His name is JESUS. We invite everyone to join us in our worship services, Bible studies and prayer meetings. Our services are in Room 42 at

the Einstein Community Center (Sec 5).

Sunda y School: for adults in Spanish and for the youth in English at 10 a.m.

Sunda y wor ship: in Spanish at 11:45 a.m.

Tuesday: Bible study at 8 p.m.

Thur sda y: Prayer service. 8 p.m.

Fr iday: worship service at 7:30 p.m.

Our new pastor is Reinaldo Martinez, and he welcomes the opportunity to serve you. For more information, please call 718671-6112.

—P. C r esp o

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Faith @ Work Christian Church Meeting at 177 Dreiser Loop/Dreiser Community Center—Room 8, 9:30 a.m. (Sundays).

Church telephone (718) 644-0951; Pastoral counseling: Wednesday evenings by appointment ONLY; email: fatwcc@aol.com.

Weekly Worship Experiences: 6:30 p.m.

Thursday Bible Study EMPOWERED LIVING BIBLE STUDY EVERY 3RD THURSDAY at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday Morning Worship, 9:30 a.m. Children’s Church, 10:00 a.m., 2nd through 4th Sundays.

C h u r ch m ot t o: “We are Christ-Centered, Family-

Focused with Power and Authority.”

C h u r ch M ission : To empower, educate and motivate men, women, boys and girls to reach their full potential and live abundant lives through preaching and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Come worship with us—where we honor tradition but are not bound by it!

The Faith Mobile Bookstore is now open on Sunday mornings and Thursday evenings during Bible Study— an educated believer is one whom God can use—drop by, the prices will surprise you! We have brand new

books at deep discounts, come by, take a look and purchase one.

We are not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation of everyone who believes! (Rom 1:16) What great power that is when you realize that you are not in this alone. Our witness is to God’s goodness and not our personal accomplishments.

Remember, it’s never about us, but always about the goodness of the Lord.

—P a st or Deb or a h J en k in s

Faith In God Church & Bible Institute Praise the Lord, everyone! No matter what our plans are, God has the final say. So, let’s fall in line with His plans for our lives. God’s plan will always lead to victory. I want to go right into the Word of God. R om a n s 8: 31-39 sa ys: 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

33 Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died,

and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?

Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36 As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for slaughter.”

37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing,

shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Invitations: Dr. Little will teach an Evangelism class this afternoon at 1 o’clock. Then, there will be a Sweet Hour of Prayer at 3 p.m. Our church doors open tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. for Sunday School. Our Morning Worship begins at 11 a.m.

We are located at 171 Dreiser Loop on the lower level of shopping center #1. If you have any questions, please call (718) 671-3627 or (347) 276-4925. Jesus loves you, and so do we!

—M in . Ver n on L it t le

St. Joseph’s Anglican Episcopal Church St. Joseph’s Anglican Episcopal Church is located at 155 Dreiser Loop, Bronx, NY 10475 on the lower level.

Telephone: (718) 320-0844.

Week ly Sch ed u le: Sunday: Service 9 a.m. Sunday School 9 a.m.

Wednesday: Bible Study 7 p.m. Thursday: Choir Rehearsal, 7-8 p.m. Friday: Youth Group 4-6:00 p.m.

Young Adults 6:30- 9 p.m. The Sunday School leads services every fourth Sunday and the Young Adults lead services every fifth Sunday. During Lent, Wednesday Night Bible Study is replaced by Stations of the Cross hosted by different organizations within the church.

Up com in g E ven t s Wednesday, March 17th, 7 p.m., Stations of the Cross

Cake Sale, March 20, 11:00 a.m. until sold out.

Pindar Vineyards & Tanger Outlets, Saturday, April 10. Join us on a fun filled day of wine tasting, lunch and outlet shopping. Price - $85.

Psalm 27: “The Lord is my light and my salvation.”

—V. R ya n

National Council of Negro Women The National Council of Negro Women Co-op City Section (NCNW) welcomes women and men to join this historically distinguished organization. All that is required is your INTEREST, COMMITMENT, FOCUS AND INVOLVEMENT. CO-OP CITY NCNW ON THE MOVE: Sa t u r d a y Sch ool: Classes are in session.

Registration for our Saturday School will continue until further notice in Dreiser, Room 14 from 10:00 a.m. to noon. The total cost for the final semester is $125 which is the $25 registration fee and the $100 tuition fee.

Classes are in session on Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. sharp.

Because of your INTEREST, COMMITMENT, FOCUS AND INVOLVEMENT, our Saturday School is OPEN. We thank all of our community and outside supporters, please keep your financial pledges coming in – Don’t stop now. We, the village, are keeping the vision of Mary McLeod Bethune Alive forever more!

On Saturday, March 27 at 3:30 p.m. in Barnes & Noble in Bay Plaza, our Book Club will be discussing “ Say You’re One of Them” by Uwem Akpan. Uwem Akpan’s stunning stories humanize the perils of poverty and violence so piercingly that few readers will feel they’ve ever encountered Africa so immediately. The eight-year-old narrator of “ An Ex-Mas Feast” needs only enough money to buy books and pay fees in order to attend school. Even when his twelve-year-old sister takes to the streets to raise these meager funds, his dream can’t be granted. The story is told by a young girl, who, with her little brother, witnesses the worst possible scenario between parents. They are asked to do the unimaginable in order to protect their children.

On Saturday, May 16, our Bethune Recognition Program (BRP) Luncheon will be held at the LaGuardia Marriott. We encourage members to support our national effort by: achieving, becoming a life member or a legacy life member and purchasing raffles. If you desire to attend the luncheon, reservations are available at $100. Persons who have purchased raffles or plan on purchasing raffles, please turn in your finances as soon

as possible. Any questions? Please dial 718/320-1430.

Haiti Donations to Our Lady of Grace Church, 3985 Bronxwood Avenue, Bronx, NY 10466, 718/652-4817.

We are collecting: First Aid kits, band-aids, antibiotic ointment Neosporin, toothpaste, tooth brushes, hand wipes, deodorants, soap, diapers, etc. Please come during our Saturday School to drop off your donations in

Room 14. Any questions? Contact NCNW Co-op City Office at 718/320-1430.

F O R AL L T R I P S/E VE NT S: Please make your checks or money orders payable to: NCNW Co-op City Section, and mail to: P.O. Box 93, Bronx, NY 10475.

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Pentecostal Tabernacle The Pentecostal Tabernacle Invite everyone to attend worship service at 120 Benchley Pl., Building 24 (street level); Tel. 718-324-0334 or 718-320-4218.

Sunday School starts at 10:30 a.m.

Midday worship begins at 11:45 a.m.

Prayer meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday evening. Bible study starts every Friday evening at 7:30 p.m.

Focu s: Grace is divine power that causes the heart to rejoice and reflects in the lives of those who find favor with God. And with great power gave the apos-

tles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. (Acts 4:33) The promises of God are given by His grace.

Peter explained that the outcome of God’s grace working in our lives is the giving of “great and precious promises’’ Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. (II Peter 1:1-4). At a glance, we may credit these

promises to God’s power, but a closer examination of scripture reveals that all scriptural promises are ultimately the result of God’s grace. Apart from his grace, we receive no promises from God. It should not be a strange thing for one who has experienced the grace of God to ask for more. Although there are several means of obtaining more grace, one way is through seeking a greater knowledge of Jesus Christ from the study of his word.

—R ev. R . Sib b lies

Co-op City Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams and the Co-op City Baptist Church family invite the community to join us tomorrow for worship service at 8:00 a.m. and at 11:00 a.m. Sunday School for adults and children is held at 9:15 a.m. Bible class and prayer service is held on Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m.

Bible study is held on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. and on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 5 p.m. Prayer Service is held on Fridays at noon and at 7:30 p.m.

We are located at 135 Einstein Loop, Room 50 on the lower level. Our telephone number is 718-320-3774. We invite you to worship, study, and pray with us. Visit us on

the web at www.coopcitybaptistchurch.org to find out about our ministries and programs. If you are unable to attend church service, you may dial in to listen on PODCAST. You may call (646) 929-2953 at noon to hear the service.

Join the Co-op City Baptist Church for midweek worship service on Wednesdays from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. for a mid-week spiritual pick-up. Come as you are and spend an hour with the Lord.

“Feast Delivers,” hosted by the Just For Men Ministry, invites everyone to participate. Make your selection by circling the item(s) on the menu. Add $5 to your total

as a service charge and bring your receipt at pick-up time. This month, there is a shrimp dinner special for $21. The deadline for payment is April 4 and distribution will be at the church on Saturday, February 10 from 9 to 11 a.m. Call the church for additional information.

The Co-op City Intergenerational Outreach Center’s Saturday Tutoring Program for students in grades 2 through 5 offers tutoring in Mathematics and English on Saturdays from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Our program can help your child prepare for the ELA, Math and Science state tests that will be held in the Spring.

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The Building Fund Ministry invites you to join them for their Mother’s Day Dinner Cruise on May 9. The ship will sail from Chelsea Piers. Ticket price is adults, $125; children, 2-12, $60. Ticket price also includes transportation to the ship. A $25 non-refundable deposit is due now. For additional information, call 718-671-2964, 718-671-5813, 718-6717088 or 718-320-3774.

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Monday, March 22

Bartow

Einstein

Dreiser

Date:

Kosher

Non-Kosher

Soups, Breads and Desserts

Mon., Mar. 22

Orange-pineapple juice, beef noodle casserole, buttered carrots

Garlic chicken, baked potato, creamed spinach

Whole wheat bread, red apples

Tues., Mar. 23

Baked chicken, baked potato, tossed potato, tossed salad /dressing

Breaded tilapia, Mexicorn corn, broccoli florets

Rye bread, fresh oranges

Wed., Mar. 17

Apple juice, tilapia, yellow rice, collard greens

Tacos w/ground beef, Mexican rice, Italian blend

Whole wheat bread, canned plums

Thurs., Mar. 24

Pineapple juice, bbq chicken, linguine, summer blend

Beef stew, noodles, carrots

Rye bread, fruit cocktail

Fri., Mar. 25

Baked salmon, garlic macaroni, Harvard beets

Cod fish, yucca fries, avocado salad w/dressing

Whole wheat bread, B-day cake

Library

Library

Library, Exercise, Chat Session

9:30 - 1 in Rm. 31

9:30 - 1:00 in Rm. 49

9:30 - 1:00 in Rm. 7

Alert & Alive

Dominoes

Crochet & Knitting

10:00 in Rm. 31

10:00 in Rm. 45

9:00 in Rm. 7

11:00 in Rm. 31

Around The Lunch Table

Stay Well Exercise

11:30 in Rm. 49

Walking Club

Dominoes

Bingo

12:30 in Rm. 31

1:00 in Rm. 49

Bingo

10:00 in Rm. 2 11:00 in Rm. 7

Freestyle Dancing 1:00 in Rm. 7

Current Events

Tuesday, March 23

10:00 in Rm 31

Dominoes

Library, Exercise, Chat session,

10:00 in Rm. 49

9:30 – 1:00 in Rm. 7

Tai Chi

Alert & Alive

11:00 in Rm. 45

10:30 in Rm. 7

Bingo

Mixed Cultural Dance

Bingo 10:00 in Rm. 31

Self Defense 10:00 am in Rm 31

1:00 in Rm. 49

Dominoes

10:30 in Aud. A

All meals served w/margarine and fresh milk *Schedule subject to change without notice. We ask that members please

12:30 pm in Rm.31

Wednesday, March 24

call their center at least one day in advance to register for lunch:

Bingo

Dominoes

10:00 in Rm. 31

10:00 in Rm. 45

Stay Well Exercise 10:00 in Rm. 31

10:00 in Rm. 49

Line Dancing 11:00 am in Rm. 31

Word Games 10:30 am in Rm. 31

Thursday, March 25

10:30 in Computer lab

Art

12:30 in Rm. 31

1:00 in Rm. 49

Library 9:30 am – 1:00 pm in Rm. 31

Chat session 9:30 – 1:00, Rm. 31

12:30 pm in Rm.31

11:00 am in Rm. 2 1:00 pm in Rm. 7

Library, Exercise, Chat

10:00 in Rm. 45

9:30 – 1:00 in Rm. 7

Stay Well Exercise 10 -11 in Rm. 45

Line Dancing 10:00 pm in Aud. A

Belly Dancing 12:30 pm in Aud. A

“Handi-Flex”

Spelling Bee

1:00 p.m. in Aud. A

11:00 in Rm. 49

Drama 1:30 - 3:30 pm, Rm. 7

1:00 in Rm. 49

“Movie Madness”

Dominoes

9:30 a.m., Rm. 31

10 am, Rm. 45

Bingo

Tai Chi

Dominoes

Bingo

Dominoes

Garden Club 10:30 in Rm. 7

Bingo

10:00 in Rm. 31

9:30 – 1:00 in Rm. 7

Spanish Practice Class

Dominoes

Bingo

Blood Pressure 1st & 3rd Thursday 10:00 -11:30 in Rm. 7

Library, Exercise, Chat session 9:30 – 1:00 in Rm. 7

10:00 in Rm. 31

Friday, March 19

Spelling Bee

Library, Exercise, Chat session,

Spelling Bee

Art

Crochet & Knitting

10:00 in Rm. 45

9:00 in Rm. 2

Dominoes

Bingo

Day at the Movies w/popcorn

12:30 pm, Rm.31

1:00 in Rm. 49

10:00 in Rm. 7

Blood Pressure 2nd & 4th Friday

11:00 in Rm. 8

10:00-11:30 in Rm. 49

*Schedule subject to changes without notice*

11:00 in Rm. 31

We ask that members please call their center at least one day in advance to register for lunch:

Meditative Moments

WEEKLY TRIPS 1st Monday: 1st & 3rd Mondays: Every Friday: Every Tuesday:

Stew Leonard’s Super Wal-Mart Swimming Bowling

$5 $10 $3 $10

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

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

Upcoming Events/Trips Line Dancing with Eli will be back twice a month at Einstein and twice a month at Dreiser. For this month, line dancing will take place at the following centers. All other activities held at Dreiser will remain every Thursday, for Belly Dancing and Handi-flex. Schedule for the month of March: Thursday, March 4th, Dreiser; Monday, March 8th, Einstein; Thursday, March 18th, Dreiser; Thursday, March 25th, Dreiser. Starting April 1st and 2nd, Mondays, line dancing will be held at Einstein and the 3rd and 4th, line dancing will be held at Dreiser.

BJ’s Representative-James Collier will be Bartow Monday, March 22nd in Room 31 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. for both centers to give a presentation. If seniors want to enroll, this is the time.

Save the Date: Co-op City’s Annual Passover Luncheon 2010, A Celebration of Freedom. Date: Wednesday, March 24.

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Location: Dreiser Community Center, 177 Dreiser Loop, Second Floor Aud. B. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door on the day of the event. For guaranteed seating, $3 tickets may be purchased in advance at your local center, Monday –Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or at the Bartow office from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be $5 at the door. FREE transportation is available for senior guests as follows: Asch Loop by the Baychester Library and Einstein Loop in front of the shopping center at 9:20 a.m. and 9:40 a.m. More information to follow next week, (718) 320-2066.

Woodbury Commons-Thursday, March 25th - Transportation/boxed lunch only $10. Pick-up information: Asch Loop at 9:00 a.m., Dreiser Loop at 9:15 a.m., Einstein Loop at 9:30 a.m. Phone registration will begin immediately at 10 a.m.

Please sign up by calling the Bartow office at (718) 320-2066.

BJ’s Shopping Day–Pelham Manor, Monday, March 29th – 4 hours of shopping, 10 a.m.-2 p.m./transportation: $5.

Pick-up information: Bartow at 9:00 a.m., Dreiser Loop at 9:15 a.m., Einstein Loop at 9:30 a.m. Return at 2:00 p.m. Phone registration will begin immediately at 10 a.m., please sign up by calling the Bartow office at (718) 320-2066.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE A MEMBER IN ORDER TO SHOP. YOU CAN APPLY FOR A BJ’S CARD AT EINSTEIN ON 3/19, OR BARTOW, 3/22.

DETAILS ARE ABOVE. DISABILITY/SOCIALIZATION GROUP…(for people with disabilities) The Support and Socialization group is expected to meet Friday, April 9th from 12 p.m. at the Dreiser Senior Center, located at 177 Dreiser Loop in Room 4. For more information and to register, please call: John Sullivan, (718) 671-2090, Ext. 3010. FREE TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED, IF NEEDED. Central Avenue Shopping-Thursday, April 1st - Transportation/boxed lunch only $13. Three stops – 1st stop - Christmas Shop - 2 hours, 2nd Stop - Trader Joe’s -1 hour, 3rd stop-Amazing Savings-2 hours of shopping. Pick-up information: Bartow9:00 a.m., Dreiser Loop - 9:15 a.m., Einstein Loop - 9:30 a.m. Departure: 3:00 p.m.

Phone registration will begin immediately at 10 a.m., please sign up by calling the Bartow office at (718) 320-2066.

SPACE IS LIMITED-Upcoming TripPLEASE SIGN UP FAST TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT-CORNERSTONE PRODUCTIONS presents Sunshine, Lollipops, & Rainbows. Monday and Tuesday, April 26th and 27th-$200 per person. ROOMS ARE DOUBLE OCCUPANCY. (One room, separate beds-for 2 people). Unbeatable value-trip includes coach bus transportation, 2 days, 1 night stay at Comfort Inn, 5 meals, live theatre show & 2 casinos, Mohegan Sun & 5 hours at Foxwoods –Lunch at historic 250 year old Daniel Packer Inne, shopping in (Continued on page 31)

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WEEKLY SCHEDULE BUILDING & TOWNHOUSES ASSOCIATIONS Coalition To Save Affordable Housing: Mon; 7:00 pm (Bartow Room 28)

POLITICAL Working Families “Meeting”: Thurs., 3/23; 7:00 pm (Einstein Room 35)

HOBBIES African-American Association, Yoga/Pilates Classes”: Tues., 3/23; & Thurs., 3/24; 6:00 pm all classes being held in (Dreiser Room 2)

Co-op City Duplicate Bridge Club: Wed., 3/24; 6:00 pm (Dreiser Room 9)

RELIGIOUS Circle of Christ Church: Fri., 3/26; 6:00 pm & Sun., 3/28; 9:00 am Church Service (Bartow Rooms 28 & 31)

Church of the New Vision Bible Study: Sun., 3/28; 9:00 am (Einstein Rm. 38) Deeper Life Bible Church: Tues., 3/23; 5:00 pm (Dreiser Room 1) Faith @ Work Christian Church: Thurs., 3/25; 5:30 pm & Sun., 3/14; 8:00 am (Dreiser Room 8 )

Iglesia Cristiana Marcos 16:15: Sun., 3/28; 10:00 am (Einstein Room 35) Harvest Restoration Ministries: Sun., 3/28; 10:00 am (Dreiser Room 10) Mt. Calvary Baptist Church: Thurs., 3/25; 6:00 pm (Dreiser Room 9)

SCOUTS Girl Scouts Greater New York: Fri., 3/26; 3:00 pm (Dreiser Rooms 1, 2, 4, & 9)

SENIORS Seniors Nutrition Program: Mon. – Fri. 3/22 - 3/26; 9:00 am (Bartow Room 31) (Dreiser Room 4) (Einstein Room 49)

Handicapped Adults “General Meeting”: Fri., 3/28; 1:00 pm (Dreiser Room 4)

SERVICE & CIVIC Weight Watchers Nutrition Program: Tues., 3/23; 6:00 pm (Dreiser Room 4)

SOCIAL

AARP Chapter # 4997 F YI : AARP Driver Safety Class Saturday, April 10, 8:30 a.m. -- $12 AARP members; $14, non-members; Location: AARP Peachtree Chapter Room “0” in Dreiser Loop Community Center. To register, please call 718-320-1946. Speak clearly and leave your name and phone number.

R E M I NDE R : We are collecting donations of canned goods to be delivered to neighboring food pantries. NO OUTDATED CANS. They may be brought to the AARP office, Room 0 in Dreiser Loop Community Center, Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. and Friday, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Get-well wishes to William (Bill) Seufert. To notify Peachtree Chapter of illness or bereavement, contact Frances Wilson, Good & Welfare Coordinator, 718-671-5493.

2010 T OUR C O M M I T T E E AC T I VI T I E S April 21 (Wed.) Warm Daddy’s an exciting Blues and Jazz Show w/a delicious Southern-style dinner; and 5-hours at Harrah’s Casino in Philadelphia (PA); $97 per person; SOLD OUT. Contact Daisy, 718-671-3241.

June 4 (Fri.) -5-hour stay at Mohègan Sun Casino w/a cash bonus; buffet dinner;

Patti LaBelle in concert (in CT); Mid-mezzanine seats (suggest that you bring a “buddy” to walk home with you late return) -$125/person - SOLD OUT (a waiting list is available). Contact Wini.

June 26 & 27 (Sat./Sun.) - Saratoga Jazz Festival - TRIP CANCELLED!!!

July 20 (Tues.) Return of the 3-in-1 Day Outing - trip includes lunch at Phillips Seafood Restaurant; a boatride in Atlantic City Harbor and 6-hour stay at an Atlantic City Casino (to be announced) -$75 - See Jeanne – 718-379-3742.

August 23 (Sun.) - September 4 (Sat.) Scandinavia and Russia on Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Sea, 13 days/12 nights - ports of call include Harwich, England; Copenhagen, Denmark; Stockholm, Sweden; Helsinki, Finland; St. Petersburg, Russia; Tallinn, Estonia; and Gothenburg, Sweden. Prices include roundtrip airfare, cruise, port charges, government fee, transfers and taxes, initial deposit required to secure reservations and assign cabins - deposit $550 per person, double occupancy or $1,100 single occupancy; final payment due May 14 - contact Jeanne – 718-379-3742 - for pricing information and reservation form.

—Delor es Deb n a m

NY Emperors Stickball League “Latin Dance” Sat., 3/27; 8:00 pm

Einstein Cancer Fund

(Dreiser Auditorium B)

SPORTS Co-op City Little League “Award Ceremony”: Wed. 3/24; 7:00 pm (Dreiser Auditorium B)

Baychester Library Events Today, March 20 • Sounds of Spring • 2:30 p.m. — Beloved Arias and duets from favorite Operas by Verdi, Puccini & others. Ruth Ann Cunnugham soprano, sings repertoire ranging from Bach to Puccini. Recent solo engagements included Bach’s Mass in B Minor with the Choral Symphony Society. Antonio Calaf, tenor, a native of Puerto Rico, made his debut in Un Ballo in Maschera, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, Edgardo in Lucia di Lamermoor and the Tales of Huffman with the NY Opera Forum. Inna Leytush, pianist, worked as musical director for “Opera at Noon” at Trinity Church for the concert version of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin”.

March 27 • A Piano Recital, Nataliya Medvedovskaya • 2:30 p.m. Medvedovskaya, a professional concert pianist and composer graduated from St. Petersburg Conservatory in 1989. Medvedovskaya will perform works by Marlow, McBride, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and her own compositions including “Suite of Original Jewish Songs and Dances”.

Mar. 26 - Apr. 15 — Taiwan Sublime Special Photography Exhibition — This exhibit is part of the “Faces of Taiwan” series of programs at Baychester during April. • Wed., Mar. 31 • 2 p.m. — Shrek: Join us during spring break for the classic first Shrek film based on the book William Steig.

Kids Game On (Nintendo Wii) — Mon., Mar. 29 • 3:30 p.m. • Teen “Action Racket Theatre Labs/Teen Advisory Group: What’s the hottest book, movie or cd right now? Let us know & you can earn community service for your school. For all ages 12 to 18.

Teens Tag — Tues., Mar. 16 & 23 • US Census Workshop (10:30 a.m - 1 p.m. & 5 - 7:30 p.m.)

Adults Computer Class — Tues., Mar. 23 • 10:30 a.m. • Kids Reading Aloud — Wed., Mar. 24 • 3:30 p.m. • Kids’ Movie Shrek — Wed., March 31• 2 p.m. • Chess Club — Thurs., Mar. 25 • 3:30 p.m. • Teen Book Group — Friday, March 27 • 3:00 p.m. Talk about books you’ve read and how the books relate to our lives!

Sneak A Snack (Monday - Friday) 2:15 p.m. — 3:15 p.m • Bring snack, read magazines, play Sodoku, or do a crossword puzzle exclusively in the library’s Community Room.

The New York Public Library Baychester Branch • 2049 Asch Loop • Bronx, NY 10475 (Fully Wheelchair Accessible) NEW HOURS: Monday & Wednesday, 10-8; Tuesday & Thursday, 10-8 & Friday & Saturday, 10-5 Libros En Español (Books in Spanish) Horario de la biblioteca: Lunes 10-8, Martes 10-8, Miércoles 10-8, Jueves 10-8, Viernes 10-5, Sábado 10-5, Domingo Cerrado

718.379.6700

FREE ADMISSION TO ALL

As we enter the Holy Week a Happy Palm Sunday and Happy Passover is wished to all.

Tuesday, April 13th: Mt Airy Casino.

Cost per person is $27 with a bonus $30 slot play and a $5 food credit. Please bring a valid photo I.D.Time of pick-up 8 a.m. at Einstein Loop, followed by Asch and Dreiser Loop.

Wednesday and Thursday, May 12th & 13th — Day 1: Sight & Sound Theatre for “Josef The Musical,” followed by check-in at the Hawthorne Inn and dinner at

Millers’ Smorgasboard Restaurant. Day 2: After breakfast, check-out, we leave for shopping at the Lehigh Valley Mall and the Sands Casino for the package bonus of the day. Cost per person: $225/triple, $235/double and $275/single. Please join us for this fundraiser for cancer. For the above trips, please call: Mildred at 718-671-0288; Loretta at 718-671-2958; Lydia at 718-671-3005.

Good health and healings are wished —Lyd ia R u a s to all.

Goose Island Seniors Tuesday, March 23—Going to Atlantic City Showboat Casino. Price is $27.

Rebate is $30 slot card. Pick-up time is 8 a.m. at our usual bus stops: Einstein Center, Asch Loop (back of library) and Dreiser Loop.

Wednesday, March 24—Bingo Game in Room 38 at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $2 for members only. Refreshment served.

Sunday, March 28—There will not be a Bingo Game, because it’s a Passover and Holy Week.

Thursday, April 8—Going to La Neve’s Haledon, N.J. Classic Oldies. Price is $60 (sixty dollar). Pick-up time is 9:30 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops. Menu – anti-pasta platters, pasta, roast beef, chicken Francese, dessert, wine, beer, soda on table, coffee, one hour open bar.

Wednesday, June 9—Royal Manor Garfield, N.J. Fabulous Las Vegas show.

Price is $60 (sixty dollars). Pick-up time is 9:30 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops. Menu: pasta, salad, roast beef, chicken, dessert, wine, beer on table and one hour of open bar.

Thursday, July 15—Platzl Brauhaus, N.Y. A day of fun, food and games.

Pick-up time is 8:30 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops. Price is $56 (fifty-six dollars).

See Ann or Mary for more information.

We are located at 135 Einstein Center in Room 38 from Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., or call 718-379-9613, or call Ann at 718-379-0644. When making reservations, please leave a deposit or full payment.

—M a r y P illa

Blood Pressure Trained volunteers are providing FREE blood pressure screenings to the 60+ community conveniently located at all three Co-op City community centers. All you need is to become a member by simply filling out a short application form available at any of the local centers.

L O C AT I O NS & SC H E DUL E : • 135 Einstein Loop, Room 45, every 2nd & 4th Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. • 2049 Bartow Avenue, Room 28, every 1st & 3rd Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. • 177 Dreiser Loop, Room 7, every 1st & 3rd Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

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Traditional Synagogue The Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City, Young Israel of Baychester, Section 5 at 115 Einstein Loop, welcomes you to pray with them. Tel. 718-379-6920 Not e: NEW office hours are on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Candle lighting on Friday, March 26, is before 6:55 p.m. Shabbos ends today, Saturday, March 20, at 7:49 p.m. We recite Havdallah (The Recital over the Wine) at the end of Shabbos. Mincha services on Saturday, March 20 are at 6:45 p.m.

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

Rabbi Kronengold is encouraging you all to attend his most informative classes.

The evening class will take place at 7:00 p.m. The topic for this week is “Study of the Passover Haggadah.”

Coming Events Saturday, March 20--Services are at 9 a.m. The parsha is Vayikra.

Sale of Chometz--Saturday, March 20 and March 27. Rabbi Kronengold will remain for a half hour after the evening services for you to sell your Chametz.

Sunday, March 21 at 11:30 a.m.– Sisterhood Paid-up Brunch. Your dues for 2010 must be paid in full in order to attend the Brunch. No dues will be accepted at the door.

Sunday, March 28 from 9 a.m. to noon, Rabbi Kronengold will be available for the final sale of Chametz. Be advised that on this evening you must search for

Young Israel of Co-op City There is good news! Rabbi Berl will be back after recuperating at his daughter’s home from the fall in the synagogue.

He will be in the synagogue on Sunday, March 21st, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to buy your chamotz. Please be there on time.

On behalf of Rabbi Berl, the officers and members of Young Israel, we wish you all a very happy and healthy Passover.

Remember, Sunday, March 21st from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to buy your chamotz.

—Gene Kaufman

Chametz.

Monday, March 29--The Fast of the First Born.

Monday, March 29 is the first Seder (in the evening). Candle lighting is at 6:59 p.m.

Tuesday, March 30 is the second Seder (in the evening). Candle lighting is after 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 31--Commences the Counting of the Omer and continues for 49 days until May 18. Yom Tov ends at 8:02 p.m.

Sunday, April 4 – A joyous Easter to our many friends of the Christian faith.

Sunday, April 18 at 1:00 p.m. – The Synagogue sponsors an afternoon of Bingo. The cost is $3/person and includes noshes and refreshments.

Good and Welfare: Happy birthday and anniversary greetings to all who are celebrating during the month of March.

We, the Officers and congregation of Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City, wish sincerest get well wishes to Rabbi Berl who took a bad fall and suffered a broken arm. A speedy recovery to you and may you know no more pain.

Happy 51st Anniversary is wished to Nat and Marilyn Sherman. Many more joyous occasions and always in good health.

Dues for 2010 are now in order!

Please! Support the Synagogue. Thank you.

Shalom!

—M ir ia m E velyn Ber lofsky

Co-op City Jewish Center Saturday services are continuing thanks to those people who attend Services.

Please try to attend whenever possible.

We would like to remind our members and any Jewish people in Co-op City looking for a conservative synagogue, we are still here, and all are welcome. Try to take a Saturday and come to services when you can.

Frieda will be in the office Monday and Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. if anyone wants to drop off their donations or dues.

For information regarding the Synagogue or questions, please get in touch with Freida at (718) 671-3679.

Hope all had a Happy Purim.

—Frieda Epstein

Coalition of African- American Churches & Community Organizations The Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations of Co-op City, Inc.’s next general membership meeting is on Tuesday, April 6, at 7 p.m., 177 Dreiser Loop Community Center, Room15.

Wom en ’s H ist or y M on t h C eleb r a t ion —The African-American Association is sponsoring a Music, Dinner, Show “Haiti Relief Fundraiser,” today, Saturday, March 20, 4:00-8:00 p.m., Dreiser Community Center, Auditorium “C,” 177 Dreiser Loop (Co-op City), Bronx, NY. Music by DJ Ceno, Special Live Performance by “Joy in Motion” Belly Dancers, and much more. Note: Free

admission. Dinner & Dessert donation, $10 or more. Checks or money orders payable to Doctors Without Borders are acceptable. For additional information, call (917) 337-0621 or (718) 379-5555.

The Coalition continues to plan activities that will enhance the quality of life in our community. Please inform the Coalition of any suggestions that you may have. Patricia Bonaparte is the President of the Coalition. Phone number: 718-320-1861.

The Coalition is a non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining and improving the quality of life of cooperators and providing educational and culturally

Advertising works! Call: 718.320.3300, ext. 3384

Castle Hill Funeral Directors, Inc. George Farr — Funeral Director “The Bronx Jewish Community Memorial Chapel” 1528 Castle Hill Avenue Bronx, New York 10462

(718) 828-9222 Keeping Tradition Under Rabbinical Supervision Services from Our Chapel, Graveside or Synagogue

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enriching programs for the community.

We also act as one voice for all Coalition members where there are issues of common concern and human rights. Members of the Coalition include the following: African-American Association; Co-op City Baptist Church; Faith at Work Christian Church; Harriet Tubman Independent Democratic Club; NAACP, Co-op City Branch; Retirees of Dreiser Loop; St. Joseph Episcopal Church, and Zodiacs Track Club.

Please support our efforts by sending us your tax deductible contribution, made payable to: Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations of

Co-op City, Inc., Post Office Box 619, Bronx, N.Y. 10475. Churches and organizations that desire to join the Coalition 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 stationery and signed by the minister/president.

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

Remember the Coalition motto is: “Coming Together is a Beginning, Keeping Together is Progress, Working Together is Success.”

—Ha r m a n T. L ea cock

Co-op City Jewish Center Sisterhood There is always room for new players, canasta, mahjong, rummy-O, etc. For a $3 donation, you can enjoy company and refreshments. We are hoping to meet new

players and members.

You may call Frieda for any other information at 718-671-3679.

—Frieda Epstein

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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, interracial, intercultural, 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; may 2010 bring you healing, new direction and peace. A warm welcome awaits you!! We love you for who you are,

not what you have. Please call us at 718320-0002 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 no matter 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 26, 28, 30 or QBX1 to Dreiser Loop and DeKruif Pl. Sea son of L ent – Lent is special time during a 40-day period to name our sins – Selfishness, Greed, Pride and Repent and

ask the Lord for forgiveness.

Divine Word delivered by Rev. Dr. Smith, topic: “It’s A Done Deal!”

Scr iptur e Rea ding: Romans 5: 8.

T hought t o Wa r m the Hea r t - “God grades on the cross, not the curve.”

Sunda y Mor ning Schedule: Adult Bible Study – 9:15 a.m.

Divine Worship 10:30 a.m.

Weekly Activity – Good news!! – Each Tuesday at 7:00 a.m., tune into a “Word” from Church of the Savior on BronxNet Channel 70. Tune in and be blessed!

Bereavement Support Group – Monday, 7:00 p.m. Do you need a safe, confidential

place where you can share your grief? Have you lost a spouse, mother, father, significant other, child, brother, sister or treasured friend. Are you hurting, feeling no one understands your pain? Members of our group are also grieving a loss and are here for you. All sessions are confidential. We welcome you to join us. We respect and affirm all persons.

Up coming EventsSpring Revival - Thurs., April 15; Friday, April 16. Speaker will be the anointed Pastor of Co-op City Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams. Join us to receive a miracle from God. —Rev. Dr. Rober t A. Smith , J r.

Church of the New Vision Pastor Anne L. Palmore and the congregation of New Vision Church extend a warm and friendly welcome to everyone to worship with us every Sunday at 8:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. We are a church where inspirational messages from the Word of God, the Bible, are delivered every Sunday morning.

The church is designed to meet the spiritual needs of our community by offering anointed singing and preaching, and a general atmosphere of Christian love and friendly hospitality.

We also invite the youth of our community to attend our Sunday Morning services, which are designed to meet the special needs of our young people. Parents, please

send your children to learn of the Lord.

Prayer Service takes place every Wednesday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. followed by Bible Teaching from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Be with us to learn the truth from the Word of God. List of Pr ogr a ms a nd Event: Adult Sunday School - 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Youth Sunday School - 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion is served the first Sunday of the month.

Youth Sunday takes place the second Sunday of the month.

Seniors Sunday - the fifth Sunday of the month.

Ask us about your

Teeth

and

Gums

We will help you maintain them by offering: • White Fillings • Gum Treatment (Periodontist on Staff)

• Root Canal • Cosmetics

• Replacing Missing Teeth with Fixed or Removable Bridges • Implants • Bleaching

ALL AT AFFORDABLE FEES!!

Single’s Ministry meet every 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m.

Midday Bible Study - every Tuesday from noon to 1:00 p.m.

Come join New Vision’s Partners in Reading Program every Sunday from 1:40 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Students in Grades 1 to 8 enjoy, explore, and improve reading through small groups and reading partners.

Parents, we encourage you to bring your children to benefit from this free program, taught by trained professionals.

Please join us for a time of worship as we present “The Seven Last Words” of Jesus on the cross on Friday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m.

Church of the New Vision presents a

Gospel Spirit of Baltimore Bus Trip on Saturday, June 12. Departing from 135 Einstein Loop at 6:30 and leaving Baltimore at 5:00 p.m. Adults, $120, children under 12 years old, $115. Enjoy delightful Deluxe Motor Coach Transportation, Gospel Cruise on the Spirit of Baltimore, live Gospel Entertainment, 2 hour luncheon, Buffet (gratuities & taxes included), plus time to enjoy beautiful Inner Harbor and Great Blacks in Wax Museum.

Church of New Vision is located at 135 Einstein Loop, Room #33, Bronx, NY 10475; Telephone: (718) 671-8746 or (718) 320-0409.

—Ca r ole Ha que

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Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Thursday: 12 - 7 p.m.

Friday: Closed • Saturday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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718-671-6600

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Checks or Money Orders ONLY payable to Co-op City Times must accompany ad. (We will no longer accept cash.)

Deadline is MONDAY at 3 P.M., except when there is a holiday, in which case the deadline is moved up one day or as announced. Classifieds advertising the sale of land, homes, or apartments outside Co-op City or advertising businesses operating within homes in Co-op City cannot be accepted. No blind ads accepted.

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