Co-op City Times 06/01/13

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Vol. 48 No. 22

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Community unites behind campaign to restore bus lines

BY BILL STUTTIG Hundreds of Co-op City residents joined together with local elected officials, Riverbay Management and Board Directors, leadership and members of the Transit Workers Union, and local students in calling for the MTA to restore much, if not all, of the local bus lines cuts in 2010 due to a stated more than half- billion dollar shortfall that year.

While Co-op City groups have held similar townhall meetings and petition drives in the past producing little, if any results, people seemed to feel different about this one

for three reasons: First, the community seems more united that ever in the effort to push for the service restorations; second, many of the city’s leading officials, including the Public Advocate, the Comptroller and the City Council Transportation Chair have publicly stated their commitment to helping Co-op City restore their bus lines to pre-June 2010; and third, the MTA’s finances have reportedly improved greatly over the last three years to the point where they are publicly stating their intention to (Continued on page 3)

Riverbay Board President Helen Atkins welcomes the hundreds of Co-op City residents who turned out for the Wednesday morning town hall meeting to detail the campaign for bus route restorations in Co-op City. To her right are some of the city, elected and union officials who spoke on behalf of the community’s transportation needs.

Photo by Bill Stuttig

Co-op City honors veterans living and past during Memorial Day ceremonies

BY BILL STUTTIG For most people in the nation and this city, Memorial Day has become a symbol of the beginning of summer – a time for parties and barbecues, ballgames and beaches.

But here in Co-op City, each year more than 100 residents remember the real meaning of Memorial Day, to pay homage to those who gave their lives in defense of this nation’s freedoms and to support those who have fought and returned home to the struggles of adjusting to civilian life.

More than 100 shareholders joined visiting dignitaries and members of the community’s veterans’ organizations – including American Legion Post 1871 and the Legion Auxiliary, the Jewish War Veterans Post 500, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6470 in saluting our nation’s veterans during Memorial Day Ceremonies held this past Sunday, May 26th, at Harley J. Mosley Veterans Memorial Park on Bartow Avenue.

This year, American Legion Post 1871 was the host organization with

veteran, newly elected Board Director and long-time American Legion Post 1871 officer Bill Gordon serving as the Master of Ceremonies.

Elected officials who took part included Co-op City’s State Assemblyman Mike Benedetto, City Councilman (Continued on page 2)

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New Board Directors to be seated June 5 2013/14 Board officers to be elected on that date

BY ROZAAN BOONE The 2013 Election Committee officially certified last week’s Riverbay Board election results after a recanvass of all ballots cast in the May 22nd election resulted in the top five candidates holding onto their leads, but with the seventh and eighth place winners switching positions.

After the recount on Thursday, May 30, the official results showed Helen Atkins, the incumbent Board President running for re-election, holding onto her first place lead with 2,190 votes, followed

by Bernard Cylich maintaining second place with 2,051 votes, and Andrea Leslie also remaining in third place with 2,048 votes. William “Bill” Gordon, a former Board Director, returns to the Board with his fourth place finish in the election, having won 2,003 votes and newcomer to the Board, Leslie Peterson, maintaining fifth place with 1,997 votes.

Among the other candidates, Frank Belcher maintained his sixth place finish with 1,880 votes; incumbent Board Director Raymond Tirado, who was in eighth place after the preliminary count, moved up to the seventh place spot with 1,815 votes and Dr. Amrendra Singh moved down to eighth place with 1,812 votes; incumbent Director Evelyn

Santiago finished ninth with 1,531 votes; former Board Director Manny Torres finished tenth with 1,508 votes; Sebastian Ulanga placed eleventh with 1,414 votes; Charles Phipps came in twelfth with 1,402 votes; Emanuel Armfield came in thirteenth with 1,377 votes and Lambright and William Craft finished fourteenth and fifteenth, respectively, with 1,253 and 1,077 votes.

The unofficial results in this year’s election were announced in the May 25th issue of the Co-op City Times, and based on the preliminary results that were announced after the vote tally on election night, the results showed that Helen Atkins was the top vote getter with 2,142 votes; Bernard Cylich in second place with 2,020 votes; Andrea Leslie in third position with 2,009 votes; William “Bill” Gordon, fourth, with 1,961 votes and Leslie Peterson in fifth place with 1,959 votes.

The recount of the votes included absentee ballots which were not factored into the preliminary count on election night, May 22nd. While the recount only changed the order of the seventh and eighth place winners, all of the candidates (Continued on page 4)

M TA com p la in t p h on e-in d a y set for J u n e 4t h Raybblyn Vargas of the Transit Workers Union (TWU) has set up a phone-in day of action on Tuesday, June 4th. All Co-op City residents are being asked to call 5-1-1 anytime between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. and then follow the prompts by saying “MTA,” then “subway and buses,” then “comments,” and then press 0 (zero) and tell your story to the operator. Residents who participate are also being asked to record the time of the call and send the information to Vargas at her e-mail address, rvagas@twulocal100.org. The call-in campaign is being staged in advance of a planned MTA Board meeting on June 5th.

Open Board Meeting Wed n esd a y, J u n e 5, 7: 30 p .m .; Ba r t ow, R m . 31

Legionnaire Robert Feliciano plays Taps in honor of those who have perished fighting in this nation’s wars.

Photo by Bill Stuttig

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Andy King, and former Congressman and Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner whose presence in Co-op City drew a larger than usual media contingent to cover the event.

Deacon Linwood Wilson began the proceeding with an Invocation followed by the playing of America by the New York City Transit Authority Drums and Bagpipes and then a rendition of the National Anthem.

Board President Helen Atkins was the first of the invited guests to speak and told the gathering that she was raised in a military family and many members of her immediate family were veterans, including her late husband. Speaking not only for the military members and veterans who served and sacrificed for this nation, Atkins also thanked their family members who also sacrifice.

“The empty seat at the dinner table reminds us on a daily basis that they also sacrificed for us,” said Atkins. “We hold them in our thoughts not just on this day, but in every hour and minute. We continue to pray for them and thank them for serving our country.”

Richard Federman, who represented the office of Congressman Eliot Engel, said, “Having had a family serving in this nation’s military for generations, I think of them today.” Speaking of the work that the Congressman and his staff do for the veterans on a daily basis, Federman said that numerous requests for help in securing veterans benefits are processed daily at both district offices, including the one in Co-op City, and he promised that those offices will continue to serve veterans each day going forward.

Assemblyman Mike Benedetto, who has spoken at each Co-op City Memorial Day ceremony since his election more than 10 years ago, told the gathering of his recent appointment as chair of the Assembly’s Veterans Affairs Committee and he promised to take that leadership role seriously in helping modern day veterans returning from Afghanistan, Iraq and other places adjust to life by helping

them find meaningful employment and whatever counseling they may require saying also that the high rate of suicide among returning veterans is a major concern for him and other legislators and something they intend to address with supportive legislation in the near future.

Benedetto quoted Abraham Lincoln by saying, “The coinage of our freedoms is the life and limbs of those who serve.” Benedetto continued: “We pay for those freedoms. We send our young men and women out to preserve them. And that is why we are here today.”

Recalling all the soldiers who fought and died in the wars of this nation over the last 150 years, Benedetto added: “We come here one day a year to thank and reflect upon those who have fallen in defense of our freedoms. That is a wonderful thing. But their sacrifices really should be remembered all year round and those returning should be supported and it is up to us to make sure that we pay attention to them and support them on a daily basis.”

After Benedetto spoke, he was presented with an award for his service on behalf of veterans throughout the state over the years by Post 1871 Commander Jerome Rice. That service included helping to draft passed legislation which awards tax credits to businesses that hire returning veterans.

City Councilman Andy King told the veterans in attendance: “I salute you this day for all that you have done for this country. I am humbled and honored to be in the presence today of those who paved the way to allow this current generation to move forward.”

King also articulated his commitment to see that his office is there to help give returning veterans whatever they need in terms of benefits and assistance in finding employment and support.

Anthony Weiner spoke of arriving early for the ceremony in Co-op City and sitting in the Bartow Shopping Center while he waited and then having a man walk up to him and complain about the former Congressman’s

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support for the Affordable Care Act. Weiner said he thought at the moment that this is what Memorial Day is all about, honoring those who fought for, and in some cases, died for the right for that man to express his opinion to him so bluntly and freely.

Speaking of this and other freedoms that we enjoy as Americans, Weiner said, “None of it would be possible if not for the people who fought for us and sacrificed for us.”

General Manager Vernon Cooper quoted from a speech that President Barack Obama made at Memorial Day ceremonies in Washington, D.C. when he said that Memorial Day is about celebrating the American Legion Post 1871 Commander Jerome Rice presspirit that says, “Send me no ents a special award to State Assemblyman Mike Benedetto matter the mission, send me no for his work over the years in fighting for the rights and Photo by Bill Stuttig matter the risk, send me no benefits owed to this state’s veterans. matter the sacrifice.” Cooper but were refused medals because they were went to quote the President, saying: “On this Jewish.” Weinstein said that those heroes day, we remember what these people sacrideserve their just recognition too, not only ficed on our behalf. It is their courage, the today but every day going forward. unselfishness, the devotion to duty that has After the speeches, a wreath was laid at sustained this country through all its trials Co-op City’s Veterans Memorial which was and will sustain through all the trials to followed by a gun salute by the Post 1871 come.”

Honor Guard and then the playing of Taps by Joe Goonan, the Bronx County Adjutant Legionnaire Robert Feliciano. for the American Legion, said, “It is not just The New York City Drums and Bagpipes about remembering those who made the then played Amazing Grace. ultimate sacrifice, but also remembering the When the ceremonies concluded, as is the others who served their nation and their annual tradition, all guests were invited back communities with military service. Let us not to the Bartow Center Plaza for hot dogs and forget those who are serving now and those refreshments served by American Legion who served in the past.”

Ladies Auxiliary Post 1871.

Leon Weinstein of Co-op City Jewish War The ceremonies were sponsored and Veterans Post recalled the many Jewish veterfunded by Riverbay Corporation, Apple ans who fought over the centuries, but did not Bank, Con Edison, Municipal Credit receive due recognition for their service due Union, Co-op City Baptist Church, to anti-Semitism. “We fought in every single Allstate Insurance Agent Anthony Wright, war that this country went through,” he said.

Assemblyman Benedetto, and Drs. “Many times, Jewish veterans fought and died Drezina, Fishman and Palmer.

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2nd Combing ty p Cinext Co-oDrive Blood Co-op City Community Fair tomorrow on Greenway The Co-op City Community Fair and Caribbean Heritage Month celebration will take place tomorrow, Sunday, June 2, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., in the Section 1 Greenway.

There will be vendors, food, drinks, entertainment and much more.

For vendor information, please call (718) 320-3300, Ext. 3532.

Next CB#10 Meeting The next Community Board #10 meeting will be held on Thursday, June 20, at 7:30 p.m., at the Providence Restaurant, 3304 Waterbury Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465. Please make every effort to attend. For further information, please call contact Community Board 10 at (718) 892-1161.

Donations needed for Church of the Savior Food Pantry Church of the Savior, which maintains a food pantry at the Building 7 church, is seeking donations of nonperishable food items to help the pantry keep up with an increased demand in recent months. Rev. Dr. Robert Smith said the pantry historically helped approximately 10 Co-op City families put food on the table each month, but recent months have seen the demand jump to more than 40 families from Co-op City who go to the pantry for help. Rev. Smith said to keep up with the increased demand, the church’s pantry needs donations of non-perishable food items, such as canned vegetables, and soups and cereals. Residents who would like to donate food items can drop them off at the church between 6 and 8 p.m., Monday and Tuesday evening or on Sunday morning between 8:45 and 10:30 a.m.

Co-op City residents can also call the church at 718-925-5052 and ask for Theresa Smith to arrange to drop off their donations at another time. Co-op City families in need of help can also call the above number to register for help from the pantry.

The pantry only accepts food items that have nutritious value and does not accept donations of chips, pretzels, sodas or other snack foods that provide only empty calories with no nutritional value. The pantry also does not accept food items with an expired sell-by-date.

Church of the Savior is located on the street level ground floor of Building 7, 120 DeKruif Place.

Bus lines restore some of the service cut in 2010 throughout the city, especially in outer borough communities like Co-op City.

The city’s Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Transportation Chairman James Vacca and Comptroller John Liu each publicly stated at the townhall meeting that the MTA has much improved finances and the ability to restore all of the services cut in 2010.

When contacted following the townhall meeting about the reported improved financial picture as stated by these top officials, Charles Seaton of the MTA media relations office said: “The MTA continues to try to reduce its costs and study opportunities to better serve its customers. When we adjust our Financial Plan in July, we will be able to take into account this additional funding, as well as other changes in our revenue and expenses in order to consider where to invest any additional resources.”

The MTA Board of Directors is expected to vote on service restorations at its meeting in July and this time, Co-op City residents and leaders seem committed to make their voice heard. Wednesday’s townhall meeting is tied to a massive petition drive coordinated through Riverbay Mangement and TWU Local 100.

According to Raybblin Vargas, of TWU Local 100, who organized Wednesday’s meetings in coordination with Riverbay, a total of 686 petitions were individually signed at Wednesday’s meetings and collected. In addition, 150 shareholders took time at the meetings to write their own stories of hardship due to the cuts. These were also collected and Vargas said that she will be sending those stories to the MTA office this coming week.

Hundreds of additional petitions from Co-op City residents continue to be filed online. The e-mail address for filing such petitions is www.transitforward.org/ coopcityrestore.

Vargas has also set up a phone-in day of action of Tuesday, June 4th. All Co-op City residents are being asked to call 5-1-1 anytime between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. and then follow the prompts by saying “MTA,” then “subway and buses,” then “comments,” and then press 0 (zero) and tell your story to the operator. Residents who participate are also being asked to record the time of the call and send the information to Vargas at her email address, rvargas@twu local100.org. The call-in campaign is being staged in advance of a planned MTA Board meeting on June 5th.

In addition, TWU Local 100 is planning a massive rally outside MTA headquarters on July 24th and Riverbay has stated its intention to coordinate with the TWU to supply buses to bring hundreds of the community’s residents, seniors and students to the rally to join with other communities throughout New York City in demanding the restoration of much of the service that was cut in outer borough communities like Co-op City, communities that, because of logistics and economics, are the most dependent on public transportation for access to their jobs, personal appointments and social and community activities.

State Assemblyman Mike Benedetto, a leading force in the last three years in continually attempting to get the MTA to restore some service in Co-op City, wrote a letter to the MTA Chairman in March where he detailed an additional $40 million increase in the MTA’s annual New York State budget allocation of $4.25 billion. Benedetto specifically requested that some of those additional funds, granted by the state legislature, be used to restore Co-op City’s bus service to pre-2010 levels. In a statement on Wednesday, Benedetto said, “Co-op City has been patient for too long. We understood the MTA's financial problems and the reason for belt tightening 3 years ago; however, with an extra $40 million being given to the

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MTA in this year's budget, funds which the MTA was not expecting, we ask that those monies will be used to restore cutbacks. Over the last 2 months, I have intensified my talks and communications with the MTA on this matter, and I am hopeful that they see the reasons and the importance of it. " Riverbay General Manager Vernon Cooper, who served as the Master of Ceremonies for the morning townhall meeting on Wednesday, in his opening remarks pointed to how Co-op City provides for its own security and emergency response through a more than 100-officer Public Safety Department and also collects and processes its own refuse on a daily basis. Both these initiatives, paid for by the shareholders, save New York City millions of dollars annually, if not monthly, basis and still Co-op City always seems to suffer service cuts in times of government budget shortfalls.

Cooper said that city and MTA officials must consider this when deciding on cutting key services to Co-op City.

Transportation Chairman Vacca said the bus service cuts were “a case of the MTA being penny-wise and pound-foolish specially when considering the large percentage of people in Co-op City who are elderly or disabled with no place else to go without adequate public transportation.” He promised to continue to “nag” the MTA about restoring Co-op City’s service.

Board President Helen Atkins called on the entire community to come together in this campaign. “United, we will be victorious. We will send a message to Governor Cuomo that we will no longer be ignored.”

Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio, who is running for Mayor, said in his statement: “The farther you are from lower Manhattan, the harder it is to use our transit system. Service cuts hit outer-borough neighborhoods like Co-op City the hardest. Our seniors and working people depend on bus service on a daily basis. It stands to reason: If services are getting restored, hard-hit neighborhoods like Co-op City should be the first in line.”

City Councilman Andy King said the cuts in 2010 made it much more difficult for 70% of this community to get around, creating a variety of challenges for thousands of residents. “No longer are we going to play nice.

Restoring the bus service is the only thing that makes sense for Co-op City,” he said.

Some of the most effective testimony during the morning townhall meeting came from students at Truman High School who testified that the cuts not only mean that the majority of students now have to walk through Co-op City to Bartow Avenue to wait for up to 30 minutes for their bus ride home, but the cuts also took away special buses that came to the school at dismissal time which allowed the students to board a bus minutes after their school day ended and thus begin their trip home in a timely and safe manner. More than 80% of Truman’s students come from outside Co-op City.

Maxine Sullivan, Congressman Eliot Engel’s Co-op City representative, read a statement from the Congressman in which he said: “It’s long past time for the MTA to restore these routes for the residents of the large part of Co-op City. They deserve more than extra bus rides and transfer waiting time, especially in bad weather, including the heat and rain of summer, as well as the cold and sleet of winter. The MTA Board has to restore this service to Co-op City residents. I join with the many local Co-op City organizations, and the more than 5,000 people who have signed petitions in demanding these routes be restored. The people of Co-op City have put up with this aggravation for too long.”

Disabled advocate John Rose spoke specif-

ically about the complete absence of disabled accessible buses serving Co-op City. “We are no longer going to stand for this,” he said.

“They tell us to be quiet, but we are not going to be quiet. We are not going to give up.”

Riverbay Board Director Evelyn Turner said that the community must be vigilant in making sure that these restored funds are used to restore services and are not spent on bonuses and raises for MTA executives and perks for MTA Board Directors.

Fellow Riverbay Board Director Bernie Cylich pointed to more than 5000 petitions that were collected by the Co-op City Coalition against the MTA Cuts in the summer of 2010 and sent to the MTA in protest.

Cylich encouraged his fellow shareholders to step up and increase the protest in the weeks and months ahead.

Former Community Board 10 member Leonard Murrell recalled that a similar plan for reducing Co-op City bus service was presented to the Community Board years before 2010 under the guise of a new efficiency initiative. He said that he and other community members, including Arthur Taub and Bill Gordon, effectively argued against the cuts back then. Murrell added that in 2010, the MTA presented the same cuts again under the guise of being necessary due to a budget shortfall. He made the point that in reality these were cuts that the MTA wanted to make for years prior to their supposed budget problems.

Current Community Board 10 Vice Chairperson Martin Prince made the point that the community not only needs to demand full restoration of bus service but additional service in light of the increased commercial development coming to the community within the next year. Prince said that the community needs what they once had and much more as thousands of more visitors will be coming to the Co-op City area on a daily basis beginning in 2014 with the opening of the new Mall at Bay Plaza.

Some of the most effective speakers on the day were TWU Local 100 members who drive the buses and do other jobs for the MTA. More than 800 of them live in Co-op City, according to the union, and a few of them told the meeting that the cuts are deeper than they appear on the surface because the MTA also cuts a lot of the redundancy built into the staffing which provided back-up when a driver does not report for his or her shift due to illness and other reasons. They said that now when that happens, the run is not assigned to another driver, but simply cut for the day(s) affected which regularly leads to even more overcrowding and longer wait times.

In June of 2010, citing a more than $500 million shortfall, the MTA cut transit service throughout New York City and Co-op City was particularly hit hard as the Bx. 26, Bx. 28, Bx. 30 and Bx. 38 suffered some service cuts. With the Bx. 26 and 28 hardest hit and much of the service to Sections 1 through 4 eliminated on those lines, the significant route cuts made travelling throughout the entire community on one bus next to impossible, making the ride more costly and time-consuming for thousands of Co-op City residents. On top of that, the QBx1 was eliminated and replaced with two different lines, with one serving as a shuttle between Co-op City and Pelham Bay station and the other, the Q-50, providing infrequent service to Queens with a stop in Pelham Bay station.

The fight to restore all of that service to pre-June 2010 has now been greatly increased in this community in the wake of reported increased budget allocations provided to the MTA by New York State.

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picked up a few more votes after absentee ballots were factored into the official and final count on Thursday, May 30 at the Brooklyn Board of Elections.

During the recount, all 65 voting machines used in the election were recanvassed and emergency or standby ballots, which were included in election night’s preliminary count, were recounted, rechecked and verified. At the recanvassing, absentee ballots, which were not counted on election night, were opened, verified and counted before the final tally was certified by this year’s Election Committee.

The top five candidates who placed in the election—Helen Atkins, Bernard Cylich, Andrea Leslie, William “Bill” Gordon and Leslie Peterson—will serve full three-year terms when they are sworn in on Wednesday, June 5, during an Open Board meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Room 31 in the Bartow Community Center, and begin serving their terms as Riverbay Board Directors.

On that day, the traditional election of Board officers will also take place to fill the positions of President, First, Second and Third Vice Presidents; Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Secretary and Assistant Secretary.

The 2013 Election Committee will also give its report to the full Board, and outgoing Directors Raymond Tirado and Evelyn Santiago will be presented with plaques for their service to the community.

This year, shareholders voted to fill five open seats on the Riverbay Board. 5,013 votes were needed for a quorum. The 2013 Election Committee certified that in all, 5,572 ballots were cast in this year’s Riverbay Board Election, 273 votes more than in last year’s Board election. Of the 5,572 votes cast this year, 5,473 were machine votes, 49 were stand-by ballots and 50 were absentee ballots. There were no challenge ballots in the 2013 Board election.

The 2013 Election Committee was composed of its Chair, Director Eleanor Bailey; co-Chair Director Othelia Jones and shareholders Michelle Davy, James Estwick, Lauretta Jaysura, Deborah Henry, Sonja Maxwell and Cheryl Simmons-Oliver.

The random computerized drawing of the twentyfive incentive winners will take place on Monday, June 3, and the winners will be notified by Riverbay. Each winner will receive $100 cash.

Window Guard visit 2013 Window Guard forms will be delivered to Buildings 33, 34 and 35 from Monday, June 3 to Friday, June 7.

Window guard forms will be delivered to those who did not return their forms and those who returned them, but did not fill them out fully.

Window guard employees will wear Riverbay IDs. If you are not home, your form, as well as a selfaddressed envelope, will be placed under your door. Please fill out the form fully, sign it and return using the envelope provided.

Thank you for your cooperation.

—R iver b a y W in d ow G ua r d O ffice

Tu n es on Tu esda ys r et u r n s t o t h e G r een wa y Tunes on Tuesdays, sponsored by the Riverbay Fund with funds generated from the recycling clothing bins has returned to the Section 1 Greenway.

On Tuesday, June 11, Deep Cover will be performing from 7-8:30 p.m.

Bring your chairs, blankets and the family and have an enjoyable evening.

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MTA Cuts/Day of Action This week’s forum held to discuss the coincidentally, have a team MTA cuts of 2010 was well represented by Management Corner they call “Laundry Doctors” our cooperators. Unfortunately, once again, who do just that. Coinmach we heard of the many hardships shareholders will make arrangements for have had to endure since the cuts. However, their Laundry Doctors to we believe that working together responsibly, visit every one of our laununited as one, all of our community groups, dry rooms, preferably on churches/reli-gious organizations, senior and political Tuesdays, Thursdays and weekends, when the use is the organizations, Riverbay Management, along with the heaviest.

Riverbay Board of Directors, and our elected officials, we We will consistently place articles in the paper as well, will be victorious in having our bus transportation fully as a friendly reminder. It is important for cooperators to restored. understand that their failure to follow the proper instrucAt the forums, we discussed two action plans, the first tions for the use of the washing machines will more than being a rally to be held on July 24th in front of MTA likely result in continued outages. headquarters in midtown. We will keep you apprised of If there are any questions regarding this corresponour plans to have as many cooperators attend this rally as dence, please do not hesitate to contact your respective possible. We are currently working with the TWU to CSO Department.

M a t t r ess Disp osa l obtain buses to bring us to and from that rally. It is important that our voices are heard on this day as the MTA The City of New York requires all discarded mattresses Board will be meeting to discuss the restoration of bus routes previously cut. We also expect to have a small contingent of community leaders, along with our local political leaders, meet with members of the MTA Board.

The second call for action is a day for us to call the MTA to voice our concerns and express the hardships we face since the bus cuts and reduction of Access-A-Ride services. Originally, we planned to have a call-in day of action towards the end of June just prior to the MTA Board meeting, which is generally held the last week of the month. However, we learned as of yesterday that the MTA Board changed their meeting to Wednesday, June 5th, and given this change, we must act now and have our call for action this week. We therefore ask that you, your neighbors, friends and family members, call the MTA and ask that our buses be restored. We must act in unison; we must tie up their phone lines, and specifically ask that the BX-28, BX-26, and QBX-1 buses be restored.

You may call the MTA by dialing 5-1-1, then say “MTA,” then say “subway and buses,” then say “comments,” then press 0 or say “operator” – you will then be able to speak with someone. Once you have voiced your concerns and complaints, you will then be given a complaint number for your records. As you can see, the MTA has made it quite difficult for us to reach them, but reach them we must.

Remember, united as one, we can and will be successful in having bus service restored to Co-op City. As always, we appreciate your support.

L a u nd r y Ser vice Recently, Management met with representatives of Coinmach Industries, our laundry concessionaire, to address the issue of multiple outages of washing machines at several buildings. The LG washing machines are very sensitive and when cooperators use too much soap, the wrong type of soap and/or place too many articles of clothing or bulky items like rugs in the LG washers, they shut down. In fact, we recently placed an article in the paper regarding the proper care or use of the machines and we will continue to do so periodically in order to ensure that everyone is aware of the proper procedures.

However more recently, a new problem has come up that is not related to how the machines are being used. At the meeting, Management was informed that the new machines have a sensor that is apparently malfunctioning and what Coinmach has instructed their technicians to do is to disconnect these new sensors and use the old ones which they believe will effectively eliminate the problem.

In addition to this issue, there were several other items agreed upon at the meeting, and they are as follows: • The technicians will come in to work several hours earlier than scheduled in order to systematically change out all of these sensors (it takes approximately 1½ hrs. per laundry room).

• We have instructed the technicians to sign in and out every day, Mondays through Fridays, at CSO III and at the Emergency Desk on the weekends. This will help to ensure that the technicians are here throughout the day. In addition, it was agreed that our staff will use email to contact the technicians if, in fact, we can’t reach them by telephone in a timely manner, in order to expedite needed repairs.

• In some cases, drying machine malfunctions may be attributed to the card readers for each unit; therefore, the technicians will change them accordingly.

We suggested that Coinmach have representatives visit our laundry rooms during peak use days or hours to give cooperators tips about the use of the machines. They,

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and box springs to be fully covered in a sealed plastic bag for disposal and collection. This rule is to help prevent an increase in bed bug activity.

Under the rule, failure to place a mattress or box spring in a proper bag will result in a $100 fine imposed by the city. Co-op City residents who violate this rule may be subject to a Community Complaint with related fines and legal fees. Covered items should be brought to the basement or placed on the dumpster pads for proper trash removal.

Plastic bags to cover mattresses and box springs are available at department stores, home improvement centers and large moving companies. They can also be purchased online.

Additionally, if any shareholder suspects that they may have a bed bug infestation, they are urged to contact their CSO immediately so that Riverbay can make arrangements to have the apartment inspected, and if there is an infestation, to treat the problem expeditiously.

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Lambright thanks community To t h e E d it or : To the community, I and my family would like to thank those of you who took the opportunity to stand up and allow your voices to be heard. Though you are few, it takes a lot of courage to

challenge seemingly unmovable objects.

We, just as you, will continue to be relentless in moving this community in an upward motion.

Together, we will build a united front saturated with a spirit of unity and moral

justification that will rival all hidden negativity. Thank you again for taking that stand, for making that moral commitment and sharing your love for this community.

—Kevin L a m b r igh t

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Rozaan Boone Editor-in-Chief

Bill Stuttig

Looking forward to greater role in advancing Co-op City

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Jim Roberts Business Manager

To t h e E d it or : I would like to thank all of the shareholders who took the time to vote during the Riverbay Board election. It was an honor to run with a team comprised of incumbents that moved Co-op City forward and candidates desirous of continued progress. Many supporters from my building and throughout the community offered their assistance and encouragement. I am humbled and inspired by your support. Last year, I lost my father who was the impetus behind my seeking a

“chair” at the table. His belief in family and community is a part of my fiber. I hope to make you, the shareholders, proud of your choice and renew your enthusiasm in this fantastic community called Co-op City.

In corporate environments, ‘teamwork’ is the goal. One of the characteristics of a great team is the collaborative atmosphere. Listening to ideas being presented and then formulating even more powerful ones leads to far more profitable ways of doing business and

making decisions. My involvement on many committees has afforded me the opportunity to become acquainted with many current Board members. I look forward to “rolling up my sleeves and getting busy.”

These lyrics come to mind, “Just to do what’s good for you and inspire you a little higher, there’s no looking back for us.”

Together, let’s continue the revitalization of Co-op City. Congrats to the winners and kudos to those who ran.

—L eslie Peter son

Gratitude and commitment to continue involvement in community To t h e E d it or : I want to thank everyone who cast a vote for me in the recent election for the Riverbay Board. It was truly appreciated and I promise to remain involved in community affairs in the future and do my part to keep Co-op City a great place to live.

I also want to congratulate President Helen Atkins on her reelection. I believe she has served this community well, under difficult circumstances, and many accomplishments can be seen. And I want

to thank Evelyn Santiago, my running mate, who has contributed much as a Board Director over the past six years, and always puts the needs of others before her own.

Finally, while congratulating all the winners in the election, I think everyone who ran deserve praise because I was pleased to see that this was generally a positive campaign where negative attacks were not launched against anyone. This is how it should be in a community as diverse as ours, a community where

everyone is equal as a cooperator. The only regret I have about the campaign is that for the first time, an elected official appears to have tried to use his influence to help certain candidates, something that everyone always agreed was improper.

In closing, I’d also like to express my gratitude to Sandy Krasnove, Annette Newman, Carol Eilets, Jose and Rosa Alicia, Eddie Martinez, Dwayne Montgomery, CNN Amusements and Ocasio Financial & Paralegal Services.

—M a n ny Tor r es

Management responds to Director’s charges of improper gasoline charges Management has already explained to Director Daryl Johnson the fact that Co-op City has 330 acres and 35 high rise buildings. It is the 10th or 11th largest city in New York State and our vehicles operate 24 hours a day to provide services.

These vehicles need gasoline to run. We therefore were surprised to see his May 25, 2013 viewpoint.

It was previously explained to Director Johnson that odometers in these older vehicles are linked to the in-dashboard computers which cost between $1200 to $1800 to repair. A business judgment was therefore made by Management not to repair, but rather to do regular fills on these older vehicles.

It was also explained to Director Johnson that in addition to our vehicles, we have many machines which require gasoline to operate. Therefore, gasoline cans are regularly filled by drivers when they fill a vehicle.

Every vehicle has its own gas card and every employee has a pin number assigned specifically to them. Employees have been warned to use only the vehicle card and their pin, but in the past, this directive has not been followed 100%. It will be now, or there will be disciplinary action.

But having said that, we have checked videos at the gas station and cannot find ANY EVIDENCE of wrongdoing.

Director Johnson apparently will not

accept the reality of a 24-hour operation, gas cans that have to be filled, in addition to our vehicles or our business judgment not to repair odometers at exorbitant cost.

There can never be no cost for gasoline.

What is going on in Co-op City is a very large, around-the-clock service and security operation with machinery, equipment and vehicles.

As to Director Johnson’s reference to payroll, I for one, do not understand what appears to be an allegation of wrongdoing. If he has specifics, he should go to General Counsel or the police but, it is grossly unfair to condemn over 1,000 employees without specifics.

—H er b er t F r eedm a n

Jennifer Piovanetti Operations Manager

Ralph Henriquez Production Manager

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

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NOT I C E : P oll Wor k er s wh o wor k ed on M a y 22, 2013 Poll workers who worked on the May 22nd Riverbay Board of Directors election will be paid on Friday, June 21st provided you turned in copies of your Social Security card and New York State ID and you were also signed out by your Coordinator. If you did not sign out and worked the election, you M UST provide proof of assignment to the Riverbay Legal Department.

Check distribution on June 21st will be held at the Bartow Community Center, Room 31, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Checks must be picked up by the individual who worked.

An y in d ivid u a l wh o wa s n ot a u t h or ized t o wor k a n d wh o d id n ot a t t en d a n y of t h e m a n d a t or y t r a in in g session , bu t wor k ed on elect ion d a y, will n ot b e p a id for t h e d a y.

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Co-op City Times / June 1, 2013

Public Safety Report

CCPD urges residents to enjoy the Community Fair and follow summer fun by the rules

BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO The annual Co-op City Community Fair is taking place tomorrow Sunday, June 2. The fair is back on the main greenway for the second time since 2009. The Community Fair has always been the kick off of the summer season. If you are a regular at the Co-op City Fair or this is your first fair, come out and meet your neighbors.

A good time will be had by all. This is a good time to focus on having good, safe summer fun while reviewing Riverbay Corporation’s rules.

In Co-op City, it is most important that bicycle riders pay attention to Riverbay Corporation’s rules as they pertain to bike riding. Bicycle riding is prohibited in the areas near the buildings and shopping centers or any areas where it is posted that bike riding is prohibited. The reason for this is that bicycle riding in these areas presents a serious hazard to pedestrians. Cyclists need to afford the same level of consideration to pedestrians as cyclists expect from motorists. During the Community Fair, all bicycle riding, roller skating, skate boarding and scooter use on the greenway is prohibited.

Persons observed riding bicycles in restricted areas may receive a Co-op City Community Complaint for “Bike riding in prohibited areas.” Community Complaints can also be issued for “Ball playing in prohibited areas.”

All Community Complaints carry a monetary fine which doubles for repeated violations. Parents need to make certain children are aware of these rules.

Consuming alcohol in public is a violation of the law within New York City. This includes the Co-op City Fair and any other New York City Street Fairs at which alcohol is not sold. Public Safety Officers issue New York City Universal Summonses for this violation. As with any other arrest, a Co-op City Community Complaint is also issued for Anti-Social Conduct in connection with the arrest. This Complaint carries a monetary fine of One Hundred and Twenty Five Dollars ($125) and also doubles with repeated violations.

Universal Summonses are also commonly issued by the Department of Public Safety for Possession of Marijuana and Disorderly Conduct. Disorderly Conduct includes a range of behavior including fighting, being loud or boisterous or blocking a pedestrian walkway

Co-op City Department of Public Safety (718) 671-3050 www.ccpd.us If you SEE something, SAY something!

L et u s k n ow…

I f you h a ve n ews you ’d lik e t o sh a r e wit h you r n eigh b or s, p lea se give u s a ca ll a t (718) 320-3300, E xt . 3375; em a il: cct im es@ r iver b a ycor p .com or fa x (718) 320-2595.

causing public annoyance, inconvenience or alarm. All of these laws are in effect at all times including during the Community Fair. Co-op City Community Complaints are issued in these situations as well.

Residents are reminded that barbequing is not permitted on any of the public areas of Co-op City. Strict guidelines set forth by the New York City Fire Department are in effect for barbequing on terraces as terraces are within 10 feet of the buildings. Propane tanks are strictly prohibited by the New York City Fire Department in any multiple family dwellings. Food vendors with authorization to cook and sell food at the Community Fair are the exception.

Residents are also reminded that fireworks are illegal, and dangerous. New York City put in effect a Zero Tolerance policy regarding the sale or use of illegal fireworks within the limits of New York City. Here in Co-op City, the Zero Tolerance laws are enforced by both the

New York City Police Department, as well as the Co-op City Department of Public Safety. New York City offers rewards of up to $1,000 to anyone who gives information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone caught selling fireworks within New York City. Call 3-1-1 with information. Co-op City residents are also subject to receiving a Community Complaint if they are arrested by any police agency within the geographical confines of Co-op City.

Remember to stay safe this summer, especially near pools and beaches. 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. 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.

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O P P O RT UNI T I E S AT C O -O P C I T Y Tell you r fr ien d s, r ela t ives a n d em p loyer s a b ou t : C O NT R AC T SUM M ARY

C o n t r a c t 2 8 3 4 , I n s t a l la t io n o f Wa t e r Tr ea t m en t Syst em : Complete the Construction, Installation, interconnection, and successful commissioning of a complete Make Up Water Treatment System at the Riverbay Cogeneration Facility.

P r e-Bid M eet in g: April 16, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.

Bid s Du e: June 18, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.

Bon d in g: Bonding is required I n su r a n ce: Insurance is required C on t r a c t 2844, E l eva t or C on su lt a n t for

M o d er n iza t i o n a t B u i ld i n g 1 4 a n d N e w E leva t or a t C om m u n it y C en t er 2: Design, consulting and project management of the modernization of 2 elevators in Building 14 and a new elevator for Community Center 2.

P r e-Bid M eet in g: May 23, 2013 at 11 a.m.

Bid s Du e: May 30, 2013 at 2:30 p.m.

I n su r a n ce: Insurance is required C on t r a ct P 455, Sign s: Various signs that are need of repairs, sprucing up and new signs.

Bid s Du e: June 6, 2013 at 2 p.m.

C on t a ct : Lenya Garcia at Lgarcia@riverbaycorp.com; AND Barbara Penn at Bpenn@riverbaycorp.com for more information. Please note that emails should be sent to both parties.

E M P L OYM E NT O P P O R T UNI T I E S

Ap p lica t ion s for R iver b a y’s An n u a l Su m m er You t h L ot t er y a va ila b le Riverbay Corporation will once again this year be hosting a Summer Youth Lottery for Co-op City high school and college student-residents.

Applications for these seasonal grounds worker positions will be available at the Bartow Administration Office located at 2049 Bartow Avenue between the hours of 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

All applicants must apply in person. Applications will be available until Friday, June 21, 2013.

O p en t o C o-op C it y H igh Sch ool a n d C ollege St u d en t s on ly - M a y 28 – J u n e 21, 2013 O r igin a lly p ost ed : M a y 28, 2013 Sea son a l G r ou n d s Wor k er G r ou n d s Riverbay Corporation is seeking Co-op City High School and College student residents to work in Riverbay’s Grounds Department. Job duties will include performance of numerous duties in the land-

scaping, maintenance and general upkeep of company grounds and property greens. Responsibilities include basic groundskeeping duties as planting flowers, trees & shrubs, weeding and other duties as assigned by supervisors.

Candidates will be selected on a lottery basis.

Selected candidates may be required to successfully complete pre-employment screening (urinalysis; criminal background check; community complaint review) Work schedule – Monday – Friday (shift may vary)

Applicants must apply in person at the Bartow Administration Office located at 2049 Bartow Avenue, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday, until Friday, June 21, 2013. *R iver b a y C or p or a t ion is a n eq u a l op p or t u n it y em p loyer *

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Co-op City Times / June 1, 2013

The Power of Team Work Congratulations and thank you! I con- Director’s Viewpoint the residency. However, the gratulate the newly seated Board members Board receives information and I sincerely thank all those cooperators and recommendations from First Vice President that took time to vote. the various committees and Last week, in her excellent Viewpoint, acts accordingly on the Director Leah Graham provided an inspirinformation received. Committees are composed of ing quote from Henry Ford, “Coming Board members and cooperators. together is a beginning. Keeping together is I agree with Director Graham that an open soliciprogress. Working together is success.” tation should be made to cooperators to join commitThat quote resonated with me and gave me tees. Shortly after committee Chairs are chosen, a a starting point for this article. full-page invitation should be placed in the Co-op Com in g Toget her : A “quorum” (the City Times with a listing of each committee, the comrequired minimum number of votes needed mittee’s focus and duties, the names of the Chair and to validate the voting process) was reached co-Chair, the committee’s approximate meeting earlier this year than last. I do not have the count but schedule, and information on when and how to join.

Some Initiat ives based upon having reached an early quorum, I’ll venture to say that I believe more votes were cast – meaning There are a number of initiatives that I will support or put forward in this coming year. greater participation in the voting process by cooperators.

1. Annual Board Director Orientation specifically for If that is true, it means that a beginning has been estabnew Directors and/or as a refresher for standing Board lished. Greater participation is a win for the community.

Keeping Toget her : By majority vote, the community members. The orientation should include, but not be limhas elected candidates to the Board that will strive to conited to, internal communication protocols, Viewpoint tinue sound business practices, focus on stable budgeting, writing and content, Management roles and responsibiliincrease transparency, and maintain the high quality-ofties, committee structure and expectations, introduction life level to which cooperators have become accustomed. to and presentations from Riverbay department directors, Cooperator input and participation is the key to ensuring and organization charts for Riverbay and for the that the issues and concerns inherent in those tasks are Managing Agent. handled appropriately and in a timely fashion.

2. Televised Open Board meetings. I believe that teleWor king Toget her : One definition of teamwork is vising, recording, and rebroadcasting Open Board meet“people working collaboratively in order to achieve a ings will allow new access to seniors, shut-ins, and/or goal.” The success of the Co-op City community is individuals too busy to attend the actual meeting. assured if cooperators, the Board, and Management can 3. Public recognition and award given to cooperators connect and work as a team. who submit suggestions that generate revenue savings for The structures for success are already in place. The the corporation. The thrust of this initiative is three-fold: Board sets policy and provides that policy to first, to increase a sense of inclusion to all cooperators in Management for application to the overall operation of the caring for our mutually owned property; second, to

Khalil Abdul-Wahhab

show appreciation for usable suggestions and ideas; and finally, to get everyone mutually considering different ways to get the “best bang for our buck.”

4. Establish an evaluation format and schedule the evaluation of Management. I want to emphasize that an evaluation is simply a universal tool for measuring effectiveness and efficiency. A fair evaluation is one that seeks to find areas where modifications or changes may benefit operations handling and/or various other management processes but also acknowledges successful action and task handling.

Off To th e Ra ces Currently, Co-op City is in position to enjoy significant benefits in a number of areas: the immediate proximity of a “mega-mall,” increased budgeting stability due to the acquisition of a low fixed-interest mortgage, and the possibility of direct express train access to mid-town Manhattan. Each of these items holds great positive potential but each also demands careful attention and planning.

The best approach for handling community issues and concerns is to be proactive, rather than reactive. In order to acquire a proactive stance, Board Directors must be willing to respectfully debate issues and negotiate mutual points for agreement. I believe that we are up to the task. Board members have the capability to effectively face all on-coming challenges if we work as a team.

I’ll end with a quote from the Japanese poet, Ryunosuke Satoro, “Individually, we are one drop.

Together, we are an ocean.”

If you see something, say something. Share your suggestions, complaints, or special concerns with me.

Address letters to Khalil Abdul-Wahhab, c/o Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Ave., Bronx, NY 10475, call 718-3320-3300, Ext. 3351, or e-mail k wa h h a b 10475@hotm a il.com .

Building 13 Association I would like to congratulate the community on voting and hope you encourage your neighbors to do so in the future. Congratulations to the winners and kudos to those who ran.

Su m m er F u n Da y is scheduled for Saturday, June 22, (rain date: June 29th) from 12 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the Park between Carver Loop and Casals Place with Buildings 11, 12, and 14 in collaboration with Riverbay Community Relations. The event is a Block Party to celebrate a united community. Can you Name That Tune?

Can You Salsa? Do you LOVE watermelon. Are you in shape to run? Join us and enjoy an afternoon of games, music, and other fun activities. Everything is FREE to the community (popcorn, cotton candy, franks) while supplies last and Mr. Softee is offering a limited amount of free ice cream. To participate in games, waiver forms must be signed by parents for youth under 18. There will be 50 FREE T-Shirts to the first youth to arrive. Want to

volunteer? Let us know and attend the volunteer meeting; date to be announced.

Our Summer Fun Day T-shirts are currently on sale.

Pre-order yours to promote this community event. Shirts are available to everyone residing in Co-op City and to those who support our efforts. Shirt reads: “Co-op City, Summer Fun Day, A Community United.” Sales last Saturday were great. Additional sale dates will be posted.

Shirts will not be sold on the day of the event.

The cost for adults is $10 (S, M, L, XL) and $12 for 2X and above. Youth shirts cost $8 (S, M, L). The deadline for payment is June 5th. When ordering, please indicate the number and size shirts you want along with payment. You will receive your shirt prior to the day of the event. Check the bulletin board for lobby collection dates.

T h e Sa n ds C a sin o/ W iner y/O u t let Sh op p in g/Bu ffet Bon a n za in Bet h leh em , P a . event includes: Amore

Winery, Sands Casino, Sands Outlet Shopping and Old Country Buffet Dinner on Saturday, September 14, leaving 8:00 a.m. from 100 Casals Place, departing at 7:00 p.m. with a bonus of $15 slot play (offered by Casino subject to change). Cost: $85, $45 by June 15, and $40

by August 1. The outlet stores are on the premises. Drink a little wine, win a lot of money, catch a sale and eat well at the buffet. Who could ask for more?

Ha r r a h ’s C a sin o a nd Wa r m d a d d y’s Sou l Food Din ner /J a zz a n d Blu es C lub in Chester, Pennsylvania.

The second payment of $50 is due by May 31.

Checks for events should be made payable to Building 13 Assoc. Inc. and mailed to Bldg. 13 Assoc., 100 Casals Place #32K, Bronx, NY 10475. For information, contact Leslie Peterson at 718-320-1370, Gail Sharbaan at 718671-3801, our website: http://www.bldg13assoc.com or e-mail us at building13assoc@yahoo.com. Thanks for —L eslie Pet er son making our team work.

Building 12 Cooperators Civic Association Our next General Membership Meeting is Monday, June 10, 7:30 p.m., Activity Room. We would like our Floor Captains and Executive Board to attend this meeting. Topics to be discussed are Floor Issues, Security and Summer Fun Day. Some of our floors need maintenance. Please come down and help us make a list of what has to be done.

Summer is upon us, although the weather has not fully cooperated, we would like to know what Security issues are out there.

Our Second Annual Section 2 Summer Fun Day Block Party is scheduled for Saturday, June 22, 12 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the Park between Carver Loop and Casals Place. To all parents, waivers are available for you to sign

so that your kids can participate in our activities. Come down to our Building Meeting on Monday, June 10th and pick up a waiver. Once you have filled it out, return it to apartment 26L. Or, we will be in the lobby the week of June 10th. Get a head start by coming down and signing up early. Signs will be posted in our lobby as to date and time to come down and sign up. We are also selling TShirts for this event. See the Bulletin Board in the lobby.

As you all know, we had a great day and a wonderful event last year. So come out, bring your kids, family, friends, neighbors and join us.

For those of you who volunteered at last year’s Summer Fun Day, please do so again. Come down to our meeting on June 10th so that I can place your name on

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our Volunteer List. The more volunteers we have, the easier it will be to rotate folks.

If you see something, say something. Do not leave newspapers or any other material in front of your door.

Someone may think you are not at home and try your door knob or ring your bell. Discard material left at your front door in the compactor room. Please make sure you are expecting a delivery and ask for the name on the package before you open your door.

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

—Sonj a M a xwell

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Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club The Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club will hold its Regular Monthly Meeting on Thursday, June 20, in the Bartow Center, Room #31, at 7:30 p.m.

All members are requested to attend this very important meeting. This will be the last meeting before the summer recess.

There will be no meetings in July or August unless otherwise notified.

At this meeting on June 21, there will be a High School Scholarship Awards

Ceremony whereby four (4) students from the 2013 Graduating Class from Truman High School will be presented from the club for their upcoming Freshman Year at the college or university where they have been accepted for admission for the 2013 Fall Term.

So, please attend.

I would like to express the club’s thanks and gratitude to the Bronx Borough President, Ruben Diaz, Jr., for

his appearance at our meeting of May 16th as Special Guest Speaker. His presentation was very informative and brought awareness to the many projects and improvements that the Bronx has undergone during his administration.

Again, we thank him for taking time out from his rigid schedule to accommodate us.

We continue to send our prayers to all members who are recovering from injuries, illnesses, surgery, and various

medical procedures for a full recovery.

Get well soon.

Best wishes are extended to those members who are celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or special event during the month of June.

I would like to thank the membership and the community for your continued support of the Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club.

—G eor ge T. C la r k e

Building 11 Association We thank all of the Board of Director candidates who came out to our May 10th meeting. Congratulations to the winners.

Our last general membership meeting before the summer will be on Monday, June 3, at 7:30 p.m. in our meeting room rear of Building 11B. We have invited a representative from the Building and Grounds Department. We hope they will make it this time.

Shareholders, it is so important for you to get involved in your community and building. We are hearing everyday, “if you see something, say something.”

We have even encouraged you to say something if you hear or smell something. The other morning, I was

informed by a shareholder of Building 11C that her VW Jetter was stolen out of Garage #3. Please, if you see unusual behaviors or activities, leave the area and report it by calling 9-1-1. If you notice a non-working elevator, broken door or any unattended maintenance situation, call 718-320-3300. Broken washers and dryers can be reported directly to Coinmach, M-F, at 800-734-8851. On weekends, washing machine problems should be called into Riverbay at 718320-3300.

Summer Fun Day will take place on Saturday, June 22 from noon to 6:00 p.m.

We have planned an exciting day for people of all ages. Volunteers to supervise some of the activities are still needed.

Building 33 Association will be having a flea market and cake sale on Saturday, June 15 at 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. All articles are to be brought down to the meeting room between the hours of 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., starting Wednesday, May 29, and Thursday, the 30th. Please bring

items in good condition.

All of my bakers in the building will bring their baked goods down on Saturday, June 15 at 12 p.m. Everything is greatly appreciated.

All cooperators are invited to attend this building event. It has been very suc-

Please sign up at our June 3rd meeting.

Also, you will be able to order and pay for your Fun Day tee shirt at our June 3rd meeting; adult shirts will cost $10 (S,M,L,XL) and $12 for 2X and above.

Youth shirts cost $8 (S,M,L). The logo for the tee shirt is posted in your building’s bulletin board.

We would like to sincerely thank everyone who paid their annual Building Association membership dues. The following floors had 100% participation Bldg. 11A - 13, Bldg. 11B - 7 & 9 and Bldg. 11C 3, 9 & 24. All of the apartments on the aforementioned floors were entered into a special prize drawing that was held at our May 10th meeting. The following apart-

ments won $25 Stop and Shop gift cards - Bldg. 11A - 13D, Bldg. 11B - 7F and Bldg. 11C - 9F. We had to postpone our Rummage Sale; however, we plan to have it during the summer. Watch your bulletin boards for additional collection dates and the date for the sale. Also stay tuned for our members-only pre-summer celebration.

Congratulations to all of our graduates and those celebrating a joyous occasion. We extend speedy recovery to all of our sick and shut-in, especially Jenne Mickens. Our sincere condolences to all who have lost a loved one.

Looking forward to seeing you at our meeting on June 3 at 7:30 p.m.

—Deb or a h D. H en r y

Building 33 Association cessful in the past. Let's keep up the tradition.

This Flea Market helps us in getting the bus for the trip to Mohegan Sun Casino in June. I am trying for Sat., June 22nd. Will keep you informed.

As you know, we lost one of our

favorite cooperators. He was a very nice and enjoyable person. He will be missed, Louis Martinez, Fabeola's husband. Our sincere condolence to the family.

Get well wishes to the sick and the shut-ins in the building.

—P a t r icia Bon a p a r t e

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How Can Cooperators Help Cut Expenses The newly elected 2013 Board Directors will be sworn in on Wednesday, June 5th and you are encouraged to attend at 7:00 p.m. in the Bartow Community Center, Room 31.

Bring a friend or neighbor with you.

Again, I congratulate the five winners of the 2013 Board race, including Helen Atkins, Bernard Cylich, Andrea Leslie, Bill Gordon and Leslie Peterson.

Incumbents, Raymond Tirado and Evelyn Santiago, did not make it this time. Santiago served several terms as a Board Director and was always a pleasant person. Tirado advocated and caused several new policies to be instituted and he will be missed. I trust that the new Board Directors will at least honor the Resolution giving cooperators the right to attend three Open Board meeting with gallery sessions.

Whomever is nominated as President, should be asked this question.

Buildin g 21 Ass oc ia tion Miss Ebony Rae was a speaker at the Building 21 Association meeting on May 21st. She is an extremely talented young person who grew up in our community, graduated college, and is now the Founder and President of “A Rae of Sunshine,” an organization she is developing in Co-op City to serve our youth and young adults, which will include programs for (i) self-expression; (ii) conflict resolution; (iii) personal development and community service; (iv) nutrition and physical fitness; and (v) mentorship and counseling. She was so inspiring that many residents have already volunteered to assist her. Her parents, Kevin and Yvonne Lambright,

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have done a fantastic job of raising this young woman and I salute them. She is an example of the youth we want to develop throughout our community. The Lambrights have taken their parental responsibility seriously and the result has been positive.

I take this opportunity to thank the Executive Board of the Building 21 Association for also inviting me to speak at their meeting. The key points of my presentation included my experiences as an original cooperator since 1971 and as a Board Director; my elevation to the Presidency of the AfricanAmerican Association of Co-op City and the programs it provides to our community; the need in our community for a Youth Center in the former Bingo Hall as opposed to the basement underneath the Bartow supermarket, presently being used as Management’s storage space; Riverbay’s relationship with Truman H.S. and their senior high school trip to South Africa; mid-school student conflicts and creative ways to resolve them; the planning of the midschool spelling bee; and, using the ample community space for community vegetable gardens. The questions and comments revolved around these topics,

Broun Place Townhouse Association Thank you to all the folks who came out to our May 30th association meeting. It is very important to participate in the association meetings because that way we keep up with your issues and you keep up with what’s going on in Co-op City. Hopefully, everyone had a safe Memorial Day weekend. With May just passed and air-conditioning on, all is well and we are lucky.

Congratulations to every candidate and to all who were successful in their bid to become a Board member. It is a formidable achievement to be a candidate for the Riverbay Board of Directors. Good luck to the Riverbay Board of Directors in continuing to find the best answers for Co-op City. Neighbors, please enjoy the June 2nd Summer Fair in the Section 1 – 4 Greenway, tomorrow.

June 27th will be our last association meeting for the spring season and we will be on hiatus till September. However, being a cooperator is never on

hiatus. Please be aware of the quality of life issues that continue to manifest problems: litter in the streets, traffic, respect of property, noise pollution and what our parameters are as cooperators.

Congratulations to all the graduates and students finishing out the school year 2013. Please, neighbors, keep up the recycling efforts and let’s pick up what others have dropped to keep our townhouse cluster clean. Please keep the folks who have suffered through the extreme weather emergencies, i.e. Oklahoma Tornados, in your prayers and donate what you can to The Red Cross. We send sincere get well wishes to our neighbors recovering from surgery and illness and condolences to all who are going through the loss of someone dear.

Broun Place Townhouse Association looks forward to seeing you at the next meeting, Thursday, June 27.

— Eva La z aa r

Cooperators United of Co-op City The next meeting of Cooperators United is Tuesday, June 18th, 7:00 p.m., Room 31, Bartow. Topics: Youth Center and Building Security issues. Update on the May 29th Co-op City Townhall Meeting to restore full bus service to our community and how we can keep the pressure on.

Speaking of voting, although we reached a quorum on Wednesday, May 22nd, the question is how can we influence and get more of our shareholders to vote in our Riverbay Board Elections.

How do we get them to understand that they own a share and are shareholders and

should vote their one share once a year to elect candidates to serve on our Riverbay Board of Directors? And to impress upon them the importance of numbers in order to get our fair share of grants, monies and attention. Congratulations to our newly elected 2013 Riverbay Board members.

If you see something, say something.

Our thoughts and prayers to all who are sick and shut-in and to all who lost family and friends. Best wishes to you celebrating a special day this month. We can be reached at 718-379-7841 or MLSAH@aol.com.

— S o n j a Ma x we l l

as well as the possibility of roof top eco systems and a Co-op City farmers market. Finally, all were encouraged to vote in the recent Board elections.

Cuttin g Expenses Do you leave the light on when you are not in the room? This is a request to urge you to turn off the lights as a way this cooperative can save money. Also, turn off your radio, television, computer, printer and all electronics when they are not in use. From my window, I can see that some cooperators still have their holiday lights burning since January. If you or your neighbors have this going on, gently ask them to unplug the holiday lights until next December.

In a separate memorandum to Management, I have questioned why the light remains on at night in the community centers rooms and offices that no one is using. I live near the Bartow Center and am often in and about this center at 9:00 p.m. and later. Aside from the porters and Public Safety, I believe that there is no one in the rooms very late during the weekdays. Leaving lights on when there is no use is a waste of energy and dollars.

Now that we are in our air conditioning season, no one wants to be in a hot apartment. However, when you leave your apartment, cut off the air conditioning until you return. This also applies, of course, if you will be away for the weekend or going on vacation. It takes a very short time for the apartment to cool off and that will also save on energy and dollars.

The other ways to reduce expenses is to increase revenue into our development. An excellent way to do this is to fill

all the vacant apartments and commercial spaces. Recently, Management distributed to the Board Directors a list of twelve vacant sites, some since 2008.

When these sites are vacant, that means that cooperators are paying for them and our carrying charges are being increased, in part, because Riverbay is not receiving income from these properties. Some cooperators are suggesting that a professional realtor be hired to do this.

Director Daryl Johnson is the Assistant Treasurer and is checking into the funds expended on gasoline, cell phones and other items. Also, Management is working with him to assure that Riverbay is getting the best prices on the products and services that we purchase.

T he Co- op City Com mu nity Fa ir The Co-op City Fair will be held on Sunday, June 2nd with lots of fun, food, wares, entertainment and something for all to enjoy. Stop by to greet members of the African-American Association of Co-op City and learn more about our programs and events.

On Sunday, June 9th, at 4:00 p.m. in the Dreiser Community Center, Room 15, the African-American Association will hold its 6th Annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony. If you would like to sing or recite at this event, please contact them at 718-379-5555. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

If you have an issue that cannot be resolved through your building association or your CSO, you may contact me and I will try to help you: Francine Jones, Board Director, c/o Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475 or call me at 718-671-5957.

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We must take control of Co-op City Congratulations to all the dedicated, concerned and brave cooperators who decided to run for the Riverbay Board of Directors. Know that you are all WINNERS, however, unfortunately, only five (5) individuals can serve for the next year. In 2014, the Board will be rotating five (5) members on the Board for re-election and you can throw your hat back in the ring.

Soon we will have the elections of officers and you will be able to witness what you did last year. If you recall, there was a delay in the process last year due to one disgruntled cooperator who did not get the position requested from the majority caucus meeting. We are hopeful that the process will go smooth this year.

Please join me in thanking all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in our nation’s armed forces. You deserved to be recognized on this past Memorial Day. We are so proud that finally our military families are given a higher level of support when they return home to civilian life. I am also proud of a recent graduate from high school who wants to one day build artificial limbs for Americans who lose limbs in and out of the military.

Congratulations to all the upcoming high school seniors and college graduates. You are our present and our future and we expect great things from you to keep our great country

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Evelyn Turner Assistant Secretary

moving forward.

We also hope that college graduates can find a way for debt relief from college loans. The costs of college keep going up and up as the pay for staff at institutions of higher learning is at an all time high. As a community, we must continue to support our young people as much as possible.

At the next College & Career Fair on September 28, 2013 we will be awarding funds for elementary students to start a College Saving Plan or add to what they already have. We will have two experts to share how to begin the process.

Parents, grandparents and guardians, we must start early saving for college or a career path for our children. You may want to ask family and friends to give money at these Baby Showers for a College Saving plan instead of these designer outfits babies will outgrow in two months. Please know young parents that the cost of higher education is not getting cheaper and you also have a

responsibility. The college loan debt that this generation of college graduates owes is the largest ever and may require government intervention.

During my travels, I always ask about youth facilities. When the population is different from ours, it’s always positive. Communities offer several after school and week-end programs for their youth. When I share with them how large Co-op City is and the fact that we have NO State-of-Art Facility for our youth, the next question is why. I explain that we do have new windows, elevators, etc. and will be getting our shopping centers upgraded as we are great consumers. We are also in the process of ensuring that we upgrade our Public Safety Department so that we can have better protection from our negative youth and anyone else who breaks the law. The private prison industry is growing and the Bronx is making a great contribution in filling up the beds.

Since Gloria Wise it appears that the conversation is ‘we must bring someone in’ to run a Youth Facility.

However, we can run a Power Plant. We have a Not-For-Profit called Riverbay Fund with less than $50,000 in it for community and youth activities. So who do we point the finger at, the Board, Management, or both? Maybe we in the Bronx are such an asset for the prison industry that saving some Bronx children in not a priority.

Research the statistics! Just think, why we have allowed a Board and a Management company to get away with NOT prioritizing children, recreational and cultural services like other communities. Is it an ethnic thing?

Soon and very soon, the majority on the Board will be making a decision about the old Bingo Hall verses the space underground in Bartow as suggested by Management. Please join me in the fight to save our youth by providing quality community service opportunities. As we applaud the decisions of Corporate America to bring us approximately 87 new stores to spend our money, provide minimum wage jobs, be good consumers, let’s not forget about a potential population of builders, scientists and engineers ‘just across the street from the new mall.’

We should have a good year moving ahead as we have 15 cooperators who are willing to give of their time and expertise to make Co-op City a better place for ALL, seniors, as well as families with children. I will continue to do my part and attempt to work in partnership with the 14 other members.

Remember to get in touch with this Director or the Director of your choice for any issue you cannot resolve on your own with Management. Management is not always the last word.

Evelyn M. Turner – 718-320-8088 or evelyntinez@aol.com.

Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations The Coalition’s next general membership meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 4, at 12:00 p.m., noon, 177 Dreiser Community Center, Room 15. Please note, the Coalition meetings will be in recess for the month of July and August. Meetings will resume Tuesday, September 3.

Wishing everyone a safe and healthy summer.

Please inform the coalition of any suggestions that you may have. Mrs. Joan Murrell is the President of the Coalition.

Phone number, (718) 379-3494.

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

We also act as one voice for all Coalition members 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; Retirees of Dreiser

Loop; Harriet Tubman Independent Democratic Club; NAACP, Co-op City Branch; St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church and Zodiacs Track Club.

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

Churches and organizations that desire to join may apply for membership by

either writing or calling (718) 379-3494 or (718) 671-5957 for a membership application, which should be returned with a letter on your church/organization’s letterhead and signed by the Minister/President. Read Coalition’s weekly column for information about events and issues.

Remember the Coalition’s motto is, “Coming together is the Beginning, Keeping together is Progress and Working together is Success.”

— H a r m a n T. L e a c o c k

Building 26 Association Welcome to all of our Co-op City families, friends, neighbors, merchants, and especially our new residents.

Congratulations to all who are celebrating birthdays, new births, wedding anniversaries and other celebrated events during the month of June. And a special congratulations to our June graduates. We wish you continued success as you climb the educational ladder. Keep up the good work. Well wishes for a speedy recovery to all of you

who are sick and shut in and/or suffering with allergies. Drink plenty of fluids to stay hydrated.

Our sincere condolences and continued strength to those families for the loss of your loved one. May they be eternally blessed.

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truly appreciative for all acts of kindness bestowed upon them during their difficult time of bereavement. God bless all of you!

Do a good deed today. Check on your elderly, disabled, and/or homebound neighbor to see if they are okay. Some of our neighbors are unable to travel to the store and/or pharmacy. As you do your shopping, it would be nice for you to shop for them.

You will be blessed abundantly for your good deeds.

Please help to keep our community clean and green by properly disposing your garbage in the appropriate receptacle. Take out time to recycle your bottles, plastics, and papers. Bulk trash and large cartons are to be taken to the basement. And please be vigilant. If you see something, say something by calling 9-1-1 for emergencies and 3-1-1 for all other non-emergency complaints. The life you save could be your own.

— Yu Vo n n e L e w i s

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Zodiac Track Foundation R a in d id n ’t st op t he Z od ia c’s r eign What’s a little rain and wind when you’re making history? Would you allow nature’s elements to prevent you from carving out a spot in the annals of your sport? The professional athletes that participated in this past Saturday’s Adidas Grand Prix2013 (sponsored by the IAAF Diamond League) sure didn’t. And neither did our local elite track team, the Zodiacs.

Let me set the scene for you. Picture a wet, cold, and windy Saturday morning on Randall’s Island with cloud overcast and the sun struggling for its territory in the sky. Pockets of sunlight beamed

through when possible, but with these conditions, it was anyone’s race to win and win we did!

Our Youth Boys 4x400 Relay Team comprised of Taje Nelson, Richard Anderson, Alix Scott, and Elijah Harewood – came through with a 3rd place win to take the Bronze in their relay against some of the city’s top runners.

You showed them how true athletes compete. Bang up job, fellas!

Next up was the Boys 100m “Fastest Kid in NYC” and our own Joshua Nickens completing his race with a respectable 15.89 seconds. Way to hold your ground,

Josh! It was rough terrain out there.

But it was our very own USATF Indoor National Champion, Adaria Reaves, who brought home the Gold in the Girls 100m “Fastest Kid in NYC” sprint - having crushed her competition with a time of 15.32. This past Saturday’s win now makes “Ferrari Dari” the fastest girl in the 8 and under category in both the Indoor Season (Milrose Games 2013) and the Outdoor Season (Adidas Grand Prix 2013). Simply put, she’s the fastest girl in the State of New York and the NE Region.

After being interviewed by 3x Olympian Maurice Greene and a reporter from

Flotrack.org, when asked how she felt about running a faster time than the boys and coming in first, Adaria replied, “That was fun” adding she’s use to winning.

Congratulations Adaria “Ferrari Dari” Reaves. You’ve made HISTORY! Next in news for the Zodiacs, we’ll be participating in the highly anticipated Hershey Games for our 9-14 year olds.

Expect us to return home with plenty of “shineys” for the Bronx.

For more information about our illustrious track team, email us at zodiacs track@yahoo.com.

—Ar h em ia F id a i

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

Happy birthday to all members who will be celebrating their birthday in June: Ramon F. Bentancort, Jose Alvarez, Israel A. Cruz, William R. Craft, Raymond Dyson, William Cornwell, William Dyson, Eugene J. Fastook, Bernard Gibbs, Robert Feliciano, James Hess, Roosevelt Mason, Patricio Serrano, Aston O. Thomas, Jr., Joe Wailer, Jr. and Norman L. Cook. If you don’t see your name in this issue, please bring it to my attention and it will be placed in the next issue of the Co-op City Times. Our Post is always looking for new members to join

us. So if you are a Veteran from any branch of the military, stop by our Post and join. Please bring your DD-214 with you. Post 1871 is located in Section 5 in the Einstein Community Center at 135 Einstein Loop, Room 41. Our office telephone number is (718) 320-8165 and our e-mail address is post1871@optimum.net.

All 1871 Post members, there will be an executive meeting on Saturday, June 1 at 11 a.m. sharp. Your presence is required. Please arrive on time. A big thank you to the Ladies Auxiliary of Post 1871 for their outstanding service in preparing the refreshments and serving the food after the Memorial Day ceremony. Another big thanks to all of the American Legion Post members of

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All Post members, we will be accepting new ideas for next year’s Memorial Day ceremony so if you have a suggestion, please bring it out in the open so the executive members can take a look and vote on it if it sounds good to have something different next year.

Veterans’ Day will be coming up soon.

Remember that Applebees will have a free entrée on Veterans Day. Year-round: 15% off for veterans at Cinnabon,

Hometown Buffet, Havana Central, Boston Market and Chevy’s. More discounts for veterans in this area: AMC Movies will give you a 1% discount, Regal theaters, matinee prices for all veterans and military.

I have two good movies that you might want to see: Fast & Furious 6 and The Hangover Part 3. They are both worth watching, the plot is good and lots of action.

For retirees, what is considered formal attire? Answer: Tied shoes.

Don’t give up what you want most, for what you want now.

This information was provided to you by your Post information officer.

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On and Running Everyone, I am so pleased to have No, you’ll just get a received so many calls and to have had so Director’s Viewpoint neighbor that will do his best many conversations about me running for to help make Co-op City the Board again. into one of the best commuAsst. Treasurer A lot of people have said, “Daryl, I nities in NYC. didn’t see your name on the ballot.

Now, let’s move on to What’s happening with you? Will you be some things that we must work on.

B u s Se r v i ce on the Board again?” Then, we have other people saying, “Daryl, we want you to be Before I start, please know that this article had to be the president here. Can we vote for you to written and turned in to our editors by Tuesday, May be the president?”

28. So unfortunately, I could not cover our scheduled R u n n i n g A g ai n meeting on the buses that occurred on Wednesday, Please let me tell you that I’m on the May 29, 2013.

Board right now. And, my 3-year term will Nevertheless, as everyone knows, we have over end next year, in 2014. Therefore, I want 50,000 people that live here. And, the majority of us are you to know that I will run for the Board again in 2014. dependent on good bus service. However, we, unfortuAnd, you can be sure that I will continue to do my best to nately, lost a lot of our bus service. help everyone in this community Now, have you been to Pelham Bay, Gun Hill Road, C o mm u n i ty S er v i c e Queens, or other locations and had to wait for a bus?

When you serve your community, you must do it from Have you seen the lines? The infrequency of the buses? your heart. So, you’re going to work with people of all Look, we need our bus service back. Moreover, we backgrounds. And, you’re going to give them the best need you to help us get our bus service back. So, please service possible. come out to the meetings, sign the petitions, and make Now, this is not about votes, a so-called title, position, your voices known that we need to have all of our bus or so-called control over people. No, I don’t personally service restored to this community. believe in those things.

Now, I would like to thank State Assemblyman Mike However, the thing that I do believe in is helping peoBenedetto, City Councilman Andy King, all of our electple. Now, even if I wasn’t a Board member, I would still ed officials, the Transit Workers Union, all of our politido my best to help people. But, that’s the way people cal and community groups, and everyone for their efforts should live in a community, in my opinion. in trying to help this community get our bus service back.

You help your neighbors. You keep your commuPlease know that all of your work and efforts to help nity clean. You make sure that your community is us are appreciated.

I n c r e as in g S er v i c es to o u r Me r c h an ts safe and quiet. You look out and care for everyone.

You make sure that there are good programs and A lot of people that drive to Bay Plaza and to other services here. And above all, you listen to and you areas of our community are not always stopping by our work with your neighbors. malls to buy additional items. However, they’ll go to So, as you can see, there’s no room for selfish motives other known locations to purchase those additional items. and control over people. Therefore, with that point, I hope Why? that everyone can see that there are no aspirations that That’s the question that we must be able to answer if will ever come from me to obtain a so-called position of we’re going to help our merchants increase their business power here. in our community.

Daryl Johnson

Now, let’s get something straight here. Despite what some people have said, our merchants contribute to our bottom line.

Therefore, helping them is equivalent to helping this entire community. Now, there have been many complaints from our merchants that we’re not helping them.

And so, I’m hoping that our Board can work together to help our merchants out in a better way. What I would like to see is for us to increase the signage and the lighting that flow to and in our malls.

Now, did you see that picture on page 3 of that worker last week, 5/25/2013, with the lawn mower cleaning the median on Bartow Avenue?

Look, if we clean it, then we should be able to use it.

Therefore, we should negotiate a deal with the city and let them know that we’ll clean that median if we can put up several signs and lighting that will direct traffic to our Bartow mall. Then, let’s take over a few other medians to direct traffic to the malls at Dreiser and in Section 5.

Will business increase if our malls are inviting, filled with good stores, safe, and have available parking? Of course business will increase.

Additionally, we can do our part by shopping in our malls. So, let’s show them that we care by purchasing their products.

Cl ose A lot of people were disappointed over the results in this election. However, we’re going to continue to fight to get this place right.

Also, I’m going to be right here to help everyone here.

So, please don’t give up. Thank you.

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

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

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

Thank you.

Retirees of Dreiser Loop REMEMBER - The next General Membership meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 5, at 1:30 p.m. in the Dreiser Community Center’s Auditorium.

The RETIREES’ 41st Annual LUNCHEON will be held on Wed., June 19th at the beautiful Marina Del Rey, featuring the Carol/DAD Productions, from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Have you heard? We are celebrating Beverly James as our WOMAN OF THEYEAR and Larry Stevens as our MAN OF THE YEAR! Come join in the fun. The donation is $75. Why drive?

Let your hair down. The bus transportation is free. We will meet and leave from Dreiser Loop at 11:20 a.m. SHARP! However, we will make 3 stops on the way back home: Einstein Loop, Asch Loop, and Dreiser Loop. Contacts: Beverly Waller and Ida Morton, 718-379-0377.

T R AV E L E V E N T S : June 29th (Sat.), SENIOR DAY Picnic, Holiday Hill.

Price: $75. This beautiful 200-acre resort has been providing first-class food, service, facilities and entertainment for many years. The RETIREES would love to have you join us for a day of fun and relaxation filled with music, games, and endless mouth-watering food. Traveling by coach bus and seats are filling up. FINAL PAYMENT DUE NOW. Sept. 16-18 (Mon.-Wed.), WASHINGTON, DC. (3 days/2 nights). During your tour, you’ll see all the DC monuments and memorials up close and personal, and learn the history and trivia surrounding the US capital.

Photo stops are made at major Washington, DC monuments, including the White House photo opportunity.

Price: $319 double/$399 single. Deposit: $75 required.

Final payment due Thursday, August 8th.

Nov. 12th & 13th (Tues. & Wed.) OVERNIGHT CASINO GETAWAY, CT. Price: $129 double/$179 single. 2 days/1 night. Play at Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Casinos and stay overnight at Howard Johnson Inn. Casino bonuses and 3 meals, eat, stop and shop at Olde Mistick Village.

Deposit: $50 required. Final payment due Thursday, Oct. 3rd. Travel contacts: Beverly James, 718-379-0377, and Claudette Davis, 718-379-4784.

T H E AT R E C O M M I T T E E : MOTOWN, the musical play, at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre. WAIT LIST available - if interested, sign up ASAP with payment.

Thursdays from 3-5 p.m., Committee members will be in clubroom 19. AFTER 7 p.m., questions regarding theatre shows, call 718-324-7847 or 718-671-8637.

G O O D A N D W E L FA R E : Get well wishes to all of you for a quick recovery and know that you are thought of warmly. Contact: Elinor Gordon, Chair, at 718-379-8755 regarding illnesses and bereavements.

The RETIREES’ Clubroom’s address is: Dreiser Loop Community Center, Room 19, Bronx, New York 10475 (718) 379-0377, where we have fun and games 4 days a

week – even in the summer. Why not join us?

N OT E : Vacation months are July and August. We will return and resume our General Meetings on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2013. Mark your calendars!

Best wishes to all for a safe fun-filled summer!

“I think I’ve discovered the secret of life – you just hang around until you get used to it.”

— C l a u d e t t e D av i s

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Black Forum Next Defensive Dr iving Our next defensive driving course will be held on Saturday, June 15, Rm. 1, Dreiser Community Center, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call today to register, 718-320-8035. Please make your check in the amount of $35, payable to “the Black Forum of Co-op City,” and mail to P.O. Box 563, Bronx, N.Y. 10475 at least 1½ weeks before the class, or you can walk in on the day of the class but you must have $35 in cash to pay for the course.

Retur ning to Aqued uct We will be returning to Aqueduct Casino on Saturday, June 15, and July 20. First pick-up from Dreiser Rehab is at 1 p.m., back of the library on Asch Loop at 1:15 p.m. and 135 Einstein Loop at 1:30 p.m. $20 per person; No refunds.

Call (917) 209-5334 for reservations.

Black Spectr um r etur ning The Black Forum will once again be sponsoring the Black Spectrum Theatre for a performance of the “Sing, Dance and Spoken Word Show,” on the Section 5 Greenway on Thursday evening, July 18, 7 p.m. There will be a show-

From the Warfront to the Homefront Because of the inclement weather and cancellation on Sunday, May 19th, our memorial service has been re-scheduled for Sunday, June 9th, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Section 1 greenway, main stage.

From the Warfront to the Homefront Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit I.R.S. tax-exempt organization located here in Co-op City and founded by long-time Co-op City resident Mark Bruh is coordinating its next major project, a “National Candle Lighting Memorial For ALL U.S. Soldiers From 1775 to Present.”

This solemn service is separate from Co-op City’s annual Memorial Day Service which is held every Memorial Day weekend behind the Bartow Community Center. Our event is strictly a candle light memorial service with music, poems and readings of letters written by soldiers back to their loved ones throughout the history of this country’s involvement in various conflicts, i.e. Civil War, World War ll, Vietnam.

We are looking for volunteers who would be interested in doing some of the readings for this solemn event. This is particularly noteworthy for those in or outside of the community who are Afghanistan, Iraq and even Vietnam War veterans. If you are a veteran and you want to attend this event in your service uniform, we truly welcome and firmly encourage you to do so. We truly feel this would bring this vast community in closer touch of the sacrifices that millions of men and women have made over centuries of conflict in making this “ultimate sacrifice.”

Music, poems and readings will represent the various major conflicts that the U.S. was involved in and we hope that this large and quite diversified community comes out greatly on this evening to show their very strong support. We are in dire need of volunteers to not only hand out flyers, but to post them in your respective buildings; pass on to your neighbors and friends, whether they live in Co-op City or not, and to present to your building associations and community civic groups.

Please contact me at (646) 359-7723 or you can email at Mark.Bruh@gmail.com or EmilyToro at —Ma r k P. Br uh goldielox59@aol.com.

Building 32 Association When you wake up on Tuesday, June 4, and 1) don't feel like going to work, 2) don't want to go to the senior center, 3) don't know what you want to do, join us for a fundraiser to Mt. Airy Casino. We are leaving from Building 32 at 8:30 a.m. and will be stopping at Asch and Dreiser Loops for drop-offs on the return. The cost for this trip is $35; you will receive $25 for slot play and a $10 food voucher. There is a shuttle bus located steps from the casino entrance which will take you to "The Crossings," a major outlet mall, for the nominal sum of $1.25 each way.

The bus will be parked opposite Garage 7, on Einstein Loop North. Please don't forget to bring government issued I. D. in order to collect your bonus. There will be round-trip movies, and a breakfast snack.

For additional information, please contact our Association President, Eleanor Bailey, at (718) 379-7754 or First Vice President Dolores Rankin at (718) 379-0910, OR meet us at the bus. Checks can be made out to Building 32 Association.

—L or na Smit h

case of 3 cooperators who wish to participate, but you have to call and let us know in advance, (718) 320-8035. Please send us a CD of your performance for pre-screening.

Not ice: All Section 5 food pant r y pa r ticipant s All Section 5 residents must pick up their food packages on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Evangelical Church of Co-op City. You must bring your white cards to be able to pick up your food. For more information, please call (718) 320-8035.

L obster fest We are going to the Nordic Lodge for Lobsterfest and Foxwood Casino on Saturday, August 17. The cost is $150.

Seats going fast! Call (718) 320-8035 for your reservation.

Black For um Lyon’s M an e Tr a ck C lub Summer’s here. Register your child(ren) 6-18 years of age for the Lyon’s Mane Track Club. Call for information, (718) 320-8035.

E mer gency Food Pr ogr a m We are open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Room 20 at the Dreiser

Community Center. Also, due to budget constraints and shortage of available food, you must live within zip code 10475 to participate in this program. You must also have your card with you and bring two clean plastic shopping bags.

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

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

We Need You - J oin Us Toda y Membership is $5 per year/person. Call (718) 320-8035 or write to Black Forum, P.O. Box 563, Bronx, NY 10475; email: coopcityblackforum@gmail.com. Help us keep independent community organizations alive in Co-op City.

Everyone is encouraged to join. Call or visit us, Room 20 in the Dreiser Community Center.

—Tony Illis

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Shareholders have spoken The annual election for five seats on the Riverbay Board of Directors is over and the people have spoken. It may not have gone exactly the way some might have wanted but on Wednesday, May 22nd, shareholders spoke with their votes in greater number than the year before.

The outcome is kind of interesting, but in the final analysis, the people of Co-op City have spoken. Some of the candidates may not have appealed to the voters as much as they would have liked, but this is a diverse community with cooperators from many backgrounds living here. I can remember a time when I was first on the Board and the composition was thirteen to two, however I always say, "Today's losing candidate may be tomorrow’s winning candidate.”

In the final analysis, I think shareholders voted for individuals, for those who they thought would best represent them.

The vote also showed that some who tout their horn loudest turned out to not have the most influence. I don't believe anyone on the Board is better than anyone else, we are all sitting in a room as equals to represent the cooperators in setting policy for Management to carry out and implement. I would like to see a unified, cohesive Board putting aside petty differences to set long range goals for Management to better serve the cooperators. We have a responsibility to the people living in this community to deliver services in the most cost effective manner for all. I am not an advocate for Management and believe they need to do a better job of providing services and repairs to cooperators in a

Director’s Viewpoint

Tony Illis more timely and professional manner.

When you think of services and the upcoming weather forecast for the first heat wave of summer, I say, thank goodness we have air-conditioning, air-conditioning that is included in our carrying charges. Where else can you find that in New York City for the amount we pay?

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, cooperators want the essentials—safety, water, cleanliness, heat and air-conditioning, and services provided in a timely manner. These are the things they have in mind when they vote in annual Board elections.

I think the Board should look into setting long term policy goals and not short term cosmetic fixes designed only to promote individual Directors. People see improvements—garages, capital improvements, new windows, and we can physically see, feel and enjoy the reality of these tangible times. This is not an endorsement of Management, but it would not be true to pretend no improvements have been made in Co-op City in recent years. We have the lowest crime rate in the city, but unfortunately, about 80% of the crimes committed here are by our own cooperators. Our Public Safety officers have to cover 300-plus acres and that is not an easy task to secure. As a

Board, we should be looking to save money in appropriate areas, cutting costs in certain departments at Riverbay where possible, but certainly not gutting them.

We should hold employees accountable, from the cook to the bottle washer.

We as a Board need to become more professional and efficient, and a big step toward this would be to cut agendas at meetings so they are not so long with too much jammed into one evening to properly consider. More meetings, and open meetings at that, including a gallery session which is part of the tradition here, with shorter agendas, I believe is the way to go in the future. Many of the gallery speakers in the past have been cooperators who want to act grandiose about issues that could be solved by the CSO Office, or in some instances represent cases that have fallen through the cracks but could have been rectified by the CSO office. The Board needs to come together and should be fighting for major items like preventing the close to $5 million per year for unnecessary asbestos work.

We, as a community, should not support any candidate for Mayor unless they agree to rectify this travesty where we in Co-op City are being selectively punished over the past five years at a cost of $20 million and rising. If the city and state are not forcing other communities with similar floor tiles to do the same unnecessary asbestos abatement work then I say, "Why us?" No one so far has come up with a legitimate reason, response, or justification for this ludicrous, completely unnecessary cost.

Also, consider this, the amount we as cooperators pay for services that other communities get from the City of New York. Shouldn't we get consideration as taxpayers for the amount of money we are paying? What about a rebate for the security we provide through our Public Safety force, and a rebate for the tremendous amounts we are saving the city in costs for garbage removal? If we didn't provide these services, the city would be up a creek to make sure we as residents of New York City received our fair share of services.

Finally, once again, the City News leaflet has proven it is not an influence here and has no credibility or clout.

While the interloper of a reporter and the pompous millionaire publisher try to continue being a nemesis to Co-op City, people here are smarter than that dastardly duo of publishing think. What do they want? What could City News possibly want by publishing such inaccurate, vile attacks on fine individuals like our past President, who proved them wrong by placing first as the top vote getter in this year's Board election? In fact, the City News pamphlet may have helped her as a candidate by attacking her in such sensationalist, completely inaccurate and misleading headlines above the interloper’s scribblings. The leaflet could be better used in a journalism course as an example for up and coming reporters of what not to do.

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

NAACP Co-op City Branch #2210 MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY: NAACP’s organizational strategy is to mobilize and grow its membership, constituting a powerful grassroots civil rights movement and energizing the nation through civic engagement and activism at every level of the political process. We have established 4 long-term goals, referred to as “Game-Changers,” and have set specific and measurable goals for achievement of success in each area.

T W E N T Y- F I R S T C E N T U RY G A M E C H A N G E R G OA L S ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY - A chance to live the American Dream for all. Every person will have equal opportu-

nity to achieve economic success, sustainability, and financial security.

EDUCATION - A free high-quality, public education for all. Every child will receive free, equitably funded, public pre-K and K-12 education, and diverse opportunities for accessible, affordable, vocational or university education.

HEALTH - Equality for all Americans including a healthy life, high-quality health care. Everyone will have equal access to affordable, high-quality health care and racially disparate health outcomes will end.

PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Equitable dispensation of justice for all. Disproportionate incarceration, discriminatory sentencing guidelines, racially motivated policing strategies, and racially influenced sentencing will end. Incarceration will reduce significantly and our communities will be safer.

WHY JOIN THE NAACP? The

NAACP is rich in history, strong in leadership, and committed to change. For more than 100 years, the NAACP has been the leading advocate for social justice and equality for people of color by holding the government and corporate America accountable. Since 1909, thousands of advocates like you have helped lead the light for freedom, justice and equality. Your membership is invaluable to the continued existence of NAACP and its programs.

WHO CAN BE A MEMBER? Anyone who supports the mission of the NAACP, irrespective of race, religion, political affiliation or ideology can become a member. Members can affiliate with the local youth, college, or adult unit in their area.

HOW DO I GET INVOLVED IN MY AREA? The NAACP has 7 regional offices and approximately 2,200 units across the country, consisting of volunteers who

advance the Association’s civil rights agenda through various programs and initiatives. The National Board granted Co-op City its Charter on July 5, 1973. Since then, the Co-op City Branch has been actively involved in education, voter registration and elections. Although the branches do not engage in politics nor sponsor or support political candidates, we encourage members to join political organizations and get involved in the political status of the community. To get involved, call 718320-2310 or mail: naacpccity221 @gmail.com or stop by the office M-W-F, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., 135 Einstein Loop, Rm. 36. Monthly meetings are held the 4th Sunday at 3 p.m. (exception July & August). All are welcomed. We have some exciting and challenging projects planned and we need your help. We look forward to working with you to go forward and meet the mandates of the NAACP. —Je rome R ic e

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African-American Association C o-op C it y Fa ir - Stop by to greet us on the Greenway tomorrow.

Sch ola r ship Awa r ds P r ogr a m - The Association will present its Sixth Annual Scholarship Awards Presentation to Co-op City high school seniors on SUNDAY, June 9th at 4:00 p.m. in the Dreiser Community Center, Room 15. Call 718379-5555 for an application and guidelines.

The following are ongoing programs which the Association sponsors and encourages your participation: E d u ca tion – The Per Ankh Study Group meets Monday, 6/10/13, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. Join us for a special celebration for Brother Kaba Hiawatha Kamene.

Z u m b a F it n ess C la sses – Mondays, 6:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room #2. Fee: $5; Registration: $15. Call 917-459-4491.

Yoga & P ila t es M a t C la sses – Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center,

Room #2. Fee: $10-$12; Registration: $15. Call 718-671-8364.

C om p u t er /L a p t op C la sses – The 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. Fee: $5; members get one free class. Call 718-379-5555.

Be lly Da n cin g C la sses – Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 2. Fee: $15, discounts available; Registration: $15. Call 646-301-9438.

E ven in g L in e Da n cin g C la sses – Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room #2. Fee: $5 per hour; Registration: $15. Call 917-903-7073.

J ob s/E n t r ep r eneu r ia l Wor k sh op s – Meets every first Thursday, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. Call 718-3201424.

Br ot h er J it u Weu si - Joined the ancestors on 5/22/13. He was a community leader, activist, educator and more.

The Celebration of Life will be Saturday, 6/1/13, 6-11 p.m., Boys & Girls H.S.,

Fulton Street, Brooklyn; Home-going Services will be Monday, 6/3/13: Viewing 9-10 a.m.; Funeral, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.; Brown Memorial Church, 484 Washington Ave., Brooklyn.

C en tr a l Pa r k F ive - The case was adjourned to 6/18/13, Federal Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, NYC. On 4/20/13, members of the Association participated in the Rally & March calling for reparations for the five young men that police coerced and the DA prosecuted for the crime of rape in 1989 that they did not commit. They were tried, sentenced and incarcerated for many years until another man confessed. Come out to show support.

J u st ice for R a m a r ley G r a ha m – On 5/15/13, Judge Barrett dismissed the indictment because the District Attorney failed to properly instruct the Grand Jury.

On 2/2/12, NYC Police Officer Richard Haste illegally entered Graham’s home at East 239th Street and shot and killed the

unarmed 18-year-old. On 6/13/12, Haste was indicted at the Bronx Courthouse and arraigned on $50,000 bail. The family intends to continue their fight for justice.

Lend your support; Request that DA Robert Johnson re-present this case to the Grand Jury. Call 718-590-2000.

Next M eetin g: SUNDAY, June 9, 4:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. If unable to attend, you may obtain updated information by reading this weekly column.

Also, if you wish to join the Association or update your membership, you may send your membership check or money order (DO NOT MAIL CASH) of $15 for a single membership and $25 for families, to: African-American Association of Coop City, P.O. Box 702, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475. Donations are also welcomed. Like us on Facebook: “CoopcityAfricanamericanassoc” and contribute your news and information.

—F r a n cin e R . J on es

National Council of Negro Women Our next Membership meeting June 9 at 3:00 p.m., Room 11, Dreiser Community Center. There will be no meeting for the months of July/August.

North East Regional Leadership Training conference dates/location has been finalized. Please come out to sign up for the training conference which is schedule for Saturday, November 2nd and half day Sunday, November 3rd at the LaDore Retreat and Conference

Center in Waymart, PA. Section Captain and co-Captain will be available to answer any questions regarding this special event.

Join us on Saturday, September 28, Coach Bus to the New Valley Forge Casino…plus shopping at Philadelphia Premium Outlet and Buffet Dinner at Old Country Restaurant before heading back home. Bus leaves at 8:00 a.m. sharp from the hardware store in Dreiser Loop.

Co-op City Toastmasters Club Toa stm aster Yea r 2012-2013 is ending soon and we would like to acknowledge our fellow - and distinguished - toastmasters, families, friends, guests who’ve visited, and say “thank you” for a very successful year. It has been an extraordinary one with challenges and hurdles, but with your support, our club is on track to once again at June 30th, finish as a “President’s Distinguished Club,” continuing this legacy for the third consecutive year! President’s Distinguished Club is a special distinction awarded by Toastmasters Int’l to only active, strong clubs whose members have met pre-set goals of their own by the deadline of June 30th. We are proud to belong to such a club.

Co-op City Toastmasters Club is for novice speakers and anyone who never imagined they could conquer their fear of public speaking, or have given up finding a familial place or club in which to practice, or gain confidence in this area. We are that club!

Here, you’ll find “everyday people” from all walks of life but with one main purpose: conquering this fear of public speaking!

You’ll find fun, enthusiasm and constructive feedback. You only have to come and be committed to your self-improvement.

We again thank members Kathy Blount and Jimmy Britt for their terrific “Fun Night” production at the Annual District Spring Conference. These toastmasters used skills “they didn’t know they had” and put together a fabulous night for the over 200 attendees.

There was networking, line dancing, karaoke, raffles and prizes for all. Everyone

had a great time and said they would like to have this feature at future conferences. If you have never attended a district conference, then you should definitely put it on your “to do” list for the fall. The experience will change and empower you. Kudos also to the winners of the prestigious International and Evaluation Speech Contests.

Members, we urge you to please be present at the June 6th meeting at 7:30 p.m. for election of officers 2013-2014 term. If you would like to volunteer or nominate a member, this is your time. Please be present.

Consider that every officer position in the club has a correlation in corporate America.

When you take on an officer position, you are honing your leadership skills which will make you perform better, be more valuable on the job, and make you a better leader at work, home or play. Come to the June 6th meeting and get started. 2049 Bartow Ave., Bronx, NY 10475.

Non-members, we urge you to become a member. Start the next year of your life. Join this strong, progressive and supportive club.

Make new friends. Do what you never imagined that you could do. Do something for You!!

Co-op City Toastmasters is on the move what we can do together we can’t do alone.

Come be a part of a down to earth and realistic team, offering something you can believe in, something you can relate to, and something you can trust. For more information, visit toastmasters46.org or 3824.toast mastersclubs.org.

—J . Br itt

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Price: $85. Call to make reservation, 718538-8606/718-320-2366…Make checks payable to NCNW, Co-op City Section, mail to: P.O. Box 93, Bx., NY 10475.

New p r ogr a m : “Teens Workshop”…Teens ages 12-17 session starts June 8, free to all Co-op City girls. From 2:00 - 3:30 in Room 11, Dreiser Community Center. Open discussion to include hair, skincare, social etiquette and so much more! Be prepared to enjoy

yourself…laugh…Meet new friends and more importantly, learn from each other.

For more information, call 646-2858699 or 718-320-2366.

Please stop by our tables at the Riverybay Fair tomorrow.

Please contact Sadie Gilmore, 718671-3721, to notify us of any birthdays, illness or bereavement.

Happy birthday to our June members!

—M a xine Su lliva n

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Thank you for your support To the just over 5,000 shareholders Director’s who exercised their voting rights on the 22nd of May, I say thank you and well done. You demonstrated your concern for your community and your corporation.

As I was voted out, I take my leave from my position and I am content in the fact that in the last 3 years as your Board Director, I proved my worth in that capacity and to this community. The resolutions I created during my term will continue to generate thousands of dollars per year for many years to come and I feel confident I served with distinction.

But such is the democratic process and my sincere

congratulations and well wishes go out to those elected and re-elected to the Board of Directors. I Treasurer must say it was refreshing to see a member of the Indian community running for a seat on the Board of Directors. I have always felt that the body and composition of the Board should reflect the shareholders and community they serve.

It was very disappointing to see that historically each Hispanic candidate myself included, Evelyn Santiago, Emanuel Torres and Sebastian Ulanga were not supported. These candidates have demonstrated their commitment to this community as a whole.

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Raymond Tirado

While Co-op City demographics are certainty predominantly African American, we do also have Hispanics, Russians, Indians and Asians. They should also be represented on the Board.

To the almost 10,000 shareholders who cared not to vote I say to you directly. You will always be known as a minority community if its majority does not elect to vote. What message are you sending to the up and coming youth of Co-op City?

As I take my leave from my position I would like to publicly thank the Riverbay employees. During my term, I was just able to have a closer look at the inner workings of each department and have a deeper appreciation for the dedicated work they perform to keep our services running in this massive development, you all are appreciated.

Faith In God Church & Bible Institute Rev. Dr. Gladys R. Little, Apostle, and Pastor & Evangelist Vernon Little greet everyone in the name of Jesus, that name which is above every name. We want you to know that you are welcome in this house of the Lord! It is His house by ownership: it is our house by stewardship: and it can be your house by membership; so come on in and join with us. May God bless you in this house!

Do you know people who need supernatural help as they spread the good news of Christ? Remember Paul’s appeal, “Brethren, pray for us,” and intercede for them before the throne of our powerful God. Intercede for others in prayer; God’s throne is always accessible.

Let’s look at scripture that supports this. 2n d T h essa lon ia n s 3: 1-5 sa ys:

1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the Word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you, 2 and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith.

3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.

4 And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, both that you do and will do the things we command you.

5 Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.

I nvit a t ion s: Our Sweet Hour of Prayer will be today at 3 p.m.

Sunday School is at 10 a.m. Our Sunday Morning Worship Service is at 11 a.m. Every 3rd Sunday follow-

ing the morning worship, we serve Holy Communion.

Thank you to all of those who attended our one night Revival service on April 14.

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

We are located at 171 Dreiser Loop in Section 1. Our phone #’s are (347) 276-4925 & (718) 671-3627. If you will, go to www.datpiff.com and listen to and download ‘The Chance To Tell You’ by Vernon Little. Jesus loves you, and so do we.

—Apost le G la d ys R . L it t le

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

We ek ly Sch ed u le: Sunday service with Holy Communion and Sunday School are both at 9 a.m. Every 4th Sunday, our children participate in the reading of the lessons and every 5th Sunday, our young adults assist in the service. Bible study is held each Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Choir rehearsal is on Thursday at 7 p.m.

The (ECW) Episcopal Church Women meet immediately after service on the 1st Sunday of each month.

Membership is open to all women of the church and dues are $2 per month.

We look forward to welcoming everyone at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, when we will celebrate T h e Secon d Su n d a y a ft er Pen t ecost . Women: Please also remember your meeting after church.

F un d r a isin g Act ivit ies: Saturday, June 22 - St. Joseph’s Sixth Annual Luncheon will take place at Eastwood Manor, 3371 Eastchester Road in the Bronx. The event, which starts at 12:00 p.m., features a Cocktail Reception and a Rolling Bar. Tickets are $75 p.p.

Saturday, August 10 - Day trip to the Sight & Sound Theatre to see “NOAH.” The bus trip includes an all-you-

can eat buffet lunch and discount shopping at Rockvale Outlets Mall. Adult tickets are $125 and children under 12, $100. Payment plan options are available.

Outreach Program - We continue to collect non-perishable food for the feeding program at Grace Episcopal Church in West Farms.

For additional information on the above, please call the church at 718-320-0844 or visit our website: http://www.stjosephsepcbronx.org.

“Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day.” (Psalm 96:2) —M . C h a m ber s

NARFE The mid-year Bronx meeting is set for Monday, June 3rd-Chained CPI, debt ceiling, Medicare. Congress will be dealing with these issues, as well as a host of other items. Where do you fit in? The best place to find out will be Chapter 23's mid-year Bronx meeting on Monday, June 3rd.

It will be held at the Dreiser Loop Community Center #1, Room 9 in Co-op City, Bronx from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Bring your questions; Bring your spouse and bring our federal friends. You don't want to miss this meeting.

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

CH URCH SCH E DULE : 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.

T h e followin g p r ogr a m s a r e a t t he C hu r ch ’s Ann ex: 2053 Asch L oop Nor t h (C o-op C it y) Morning Prayer Services Tuesday, 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

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at 10:00 a.m.

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

OTHE R SC HEDULED EVE NT S: Saturday, June 22, 1:00 p.m. – You are invited to a wonderful worship experience in song! The New Generation Youth Choir’s Concert “Perfected Praise.” Donation: $10.

For tickets and/or additional information, call (646) 244-2746, (917) 806-2672 or the church office (718) 862-9172.

Saturday, July 13 – CPC Tours’ Annual Lobsterfest at the Nordic Lodge, Charlestown, RI, home of the Giant Viking Buffet. Includes visit to Foxwoods Casino. Cost per person: $140. For additional information and/or reservations, call (718) 671-1182.

August 29 – September 2 – Come join the Nurses’ Ministry on their fantastic 4-

The Pentecostal Tabernacle welcomes everyone to attend worship service at 120 Benchley Place, Building 24, Bronx, N.Y. 10475.

Sunday School for all age group begins at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday morning.

Worship service starts at 11:45 a.m.-2 p.m. WEDNESDAYS: Prayer and fasting service will be held 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

Prayer meeting and Bible study will also be held every Wednesday evening starting at 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAYS: Youth service will be held at 7 p.m. for all young people who would like to participate in Bible study, music and singing.

F O C US: The faith of the apostle Paul

was active and visibly impacting the lives of multitudes everywhere he went.

Likewise, our faith in Jesus Christ should impact those around us. PAUL was a native of Tarsus in Asia Minor, and although he was Grecian Jew, he was a strict Pharisee. Paul was born a Roman citizen and after receiving his education in Tarsus, he came to Jerusalem and studied at the feet of Gamaliel who was a Pharisee and a celebrated doctor of the law. However, he bitterly opposed the church and became one of the leaders in persecution against the Christians, until he came in contact with Jesus who said Saul, Saul why persecutes thou me?

Saul’s conversion shows how a man can

day Cruise to St. John, Canada, leaving from the “Big Apple!” Price: Inside Cabin - $750; Ocean View - $860; Balcony - $930. Initial deposit: $150. For additional information, call Joyce Fowler (718) 671-7935 or Travel Arranger Monica Smith (212) 497-7674.

September 23-27 – Come away with the Women’s Guild on a fabulous 5-day vacation at the Pine Grove Dude Ranch situated in the picturesque foothills of the Catskills Mountains. Trip includes: deluxe round trip motor coach transportation; 4 nights’ accommodations at the Dude Ranch; 3 All You Can Eat Meals daily; fun fest parties, 2-hour boat cruise on the Hudson River, nightly entertainment, social programs, indoor and outdoor activities and many more amenities.

Cost per person: $585/double; single supplement of $75 additional. For reserva-

tions and additional information, call (718) 671-5961; 320-2608; 379-7867; 320-1435.

Saturday, December 7th – Join the Willing Workers on their trip to the Evangel Multi-Media and Arts Center’s CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION 2013 in Upper Marlboro, MD. One of the most spectacular Broadway-style Musical, the trip includes VIP seating at the show, AllYou-Can-Eat Buffet at the Golden Corral Restaurant and round-trip transportation.

Tickets: $155. For reservation, call (718) 320-4278 or (718) 671-8658.

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

E va n G . M it ch ell —E

Pentecostal Tabernacle be fearfully wrong and yet think that he is right, it also shows how no case is hopeless when we turn our lives over to God. Here we see how Paul wrote words of encouragement to the church. They are as follow: {Romans 1:14-17} I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and the unwise. So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth, to the Jews first, and also to the Greeks For therein is the Righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, the just shall live by faith. (I

am a debtor) Paul described his debt as being one to two cultures, to the Greeks and those who are not Greeks, Whom the Greeks considered to be Barbarians, in other words, he was prepared to discharge his debt to all men, whether educated or uneducated, whether cultured or uncultured. His commitment included the people of Rome, the most influential and cosmopolitan city in the world. The heart of Paul’s message was faith in Jesus Christ, by which all could come before the presence of God with equal standing and all could receive the gift of eternal life. For further information, call 718324-0334.

—R ev. R . Sibb lies

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, inter-cultural, intergenerational fellowship of believers. We care about you, not your W2. We are not church as usual. Come as you are, we leave the judging to God. The Church of the Savior family extends love and affirmation to the Co-op City community; A warm welcome awaits you!! A very special invitation to our new neighbors in Co-op City. We love you for who you are, not what you have.

Please call us at 718-320-0002 or 917734-4058 for more information. Do you

want a place that allows you to meet the living God? Do you want to be connected to people who care about you, not what you have on or how much money you make? A special seat and friend awaits you.

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

Su n d a y Sch ed u le: Adult Bible Study - 9:05 -10:15 a.m.

Prayer, Meditation and Devotion 10:15 a.m.

Divine Worship - 10:30 a.m.

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

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

Dr. Sm it h ’s Ser m on Top ic: “You Can’t Fool God.” Scr ip t u r e R ea din g for t h e Week: Psalm 147:3-5; Galatians 6:7 T h ou gh t of t h e Week : “He or She who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.”

Week ly Act ivit ies – Every person is welcomed.

Bereavement Group - Mondays at 6:15 p.m. All sessions are confidential!

Bible Study - Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Dr. Smith will be teaching on the subject, “Living in the Spirit.” Comparison or the Resurrection and Passover.

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

Every other Saturday - Food Pantry.

For more information in donating or receiving food, please call 718-9255052. Because of the increase of persons attending our Food Pantry, we are reaching out to the community for assistance.

Here’s how you can help: WE NEED NON-PERISHABLE FOOD. No soda, potato chips, condiments, etc...Please check expiration date on all items. You can drop off your donations at the church on Mon., 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Tues., 6:15 - 8:30, or Sun. morning, 9:00 10:00. Thank you and God bless you all!

For more information, call Dr. Smith, 917-734-4058.

—R ev. Dr. R ob er t A. Sm it h , J r.

COMMUNITY PROTESTANT CHURCH OF CO-OP CITY

C O-OP C ITY BA PTIS T CH UR CH

1659 EAST GUN HILL ROAD BRONX, NY 10469

135 EINSTEIN LOOP (Section 5) • Rooms 50-51 Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams, Pastor

REV., DR. CALVIN E. OWENS, PASTOR CHURCH (718) 862-9172 OFFICE (718) 862-9179

An interdenominational Church of love and understanding, consisting of people of many faiths, races and cultural backgrounds, seeking to live the spirit of Christ with relevance.

CHURCH SCHEDULE WEEKLY: CHURCH SCHOOL - SUNDAY, 9:00 a.m.

WORSHIP SERVICE: SUNDAY, 11:00 a.m.

BIBLE CLASS & PRAYER MEETING - WEDNESDAY, 7:30 p.m.

MONTHLY: COMMUNION - 1 AND 3 ST

ALL ARE WELCOME!

RD

SUNDAYS

(718) 320-3774 • Sunday School – 9:15 a.m.

• Sunday Worship Services – 8:00 & 11:00 a.m.

• Midweek Worship – Wednesday @ 12 Noon • Bible Class – Wednesday @ 1:00 & 7:30 p.m.

• Prayer Service – Friday @ Noon & 7:30 p.m.

COMMUNION SERVICE EVERY FIRST SUNDAY. YOUTH DAY EVERY FOURTH SUNDAY. ALL ARE WELCOME TO WORSHIP WITH US.

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Wed., June 5

Tues., June 4

Mon., June 3

Bartow

Einstein

Dreiser

Library

Library

Crochet and Knitting

9:30am -1:00pm, Rm. 31

9:30am – 1:00 pm, Rm. 49 Dominoes 10:00am, Rm. 45

10:00am-12:00pm, Rm. 7

Line Dancing

Stay Well Exercise

10:00am-11:00am, Rm. 45

10:00 – 11:00 – Rm. 2

Gentle Yoga w/Anne

2:30 pm, Rm. 31

Around The Lunch Table

Word Games

11:30am, Rm. 49

2-3pm, Rm. 2

9:30 – 11:00 am, Rm. 31

Card Games

Walking and Exercise w/Ms. Gaskill

Basic Cellphone & iPAD Training course

2:00pm – 4:00 pm, Rm. 31

2:00 – 4:00 pm

1:30 – 3:30pm, Rm. 7

Bingo 9:30am – 11:30am Room 31 New – ZUMBA Class 10:00 – 11:00 am, Rm. 31

Dominoes

Current Events 10 a.m., Rm. 31 Bingo 1-3:30 p.m., Rm. 31 Dominoes 2:30 p.m., Rm. 31 Word Games 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Rm. 31 Card Games 2-4 p.m., Rm. 31 Jazz Dance & Music Class 10:45 a.m.-12 p.m., Rm. 31 Blood Pressure 1st & 3rd Wed 9;00-10:00am, Rm. 31 Stay Well Exercise 10:00am-11:00am, Rm. 31 Line Dancing w/Voncile 11:00am-12:30pm, Rm. 31 Dominoes 2:30 pm, Rm. 31 Word Games, Rm. 31 9:30am - 11:30am Bingo 1:00 – 3:30pm, Rm. 31 Card Games 2:00pm-4:00pm, Rm. 31

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30am -10:30am, Rm. 7

1:15 - 2:00pm, Rm. 2

Intermediate Yoga

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Rm. 7 Alert & Alive 10:30-11:30 a.m., Rm. 7 Mixed Cultural Dance 10:30-11:30 a.m. Aud. B Mind Teasers 12 – 1 p.m., Rm. 4 Zumba 1-2 p.m., Aud. A Tuesday Movie w/ popcorn 2-4 p.m., Rm. 7

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 49 Tai Chi 11 a.m., Rm. 45 Bingo 1 p.m., Rm. 49 Matinee Movie w/George 2-4 p.m., Rm. 45

Dominoes 10:00am, Rm. 45

Spelling Bee 10:00am, Rm. 49

Spanish Practice Class 10:30 am, Computer Lab Bingo 1:00pm, Rm. 49

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30 – 10:30am, Rm. 7 Sewing w/Raymonde 9:30am 11:30am, Rm. 7 Tai Chi 11:00am-12:00pm, Rm. 2 Mind Teasers 12:00pm – 1:00pm, Rm. 4 Art Class 1:00pm-3:00pm, Rm. 7 YOGA w/Bhadra Every Wednesday 2:00pm-3:00pm, Rm. 2

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45

Chat Session

Stay Well Exercise

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

10 -11 a.m., Rm. 45

Blood Pressure 1st & 3rd Thursday

Dominoes

Spelling Bee

10 – 11:30 a.m., Rm. 7

2:30 p.m., Rm. 31

11 a.m., Rm. 49

Word Games

Bingo

Line Dancing every Thurs. 10–11a.m., Aud. A Mind Teasers

Thurs., June 6

9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Rm. 7

1:00 pm-3:30 p.m., Rm. 31

Card Games 2-4 p.m., Rm. 31

1 p.m., Rm. 49

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

Basic Computer Training w/Bernice 10 - 11:30 a.m., Rm 35

Piano Sing Along 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Rm. 7

Men’s Line Dancing w/Voncile 9:00-10:00am, Rm. 31

Jazz, Dance & Music Class

Fri., June 7

10:00am-11:15am, Rm. 31

Sing along Carrington

w/Charles

11:00am-12:00pm Rm. 31

Women’s Line Dancing w/Jenifer 12:30 – 1:30pm, Rm. 31 Chat Session 10:00am, Rm. 31 Dominoes 2:30pm, Rm. 31 Word Games 9:30am – 11:30am, Rm. 31 Bingo 10:30am – 12:00pm, Rm. 25 Card Games 2:00-4:00pm, Rm. 31

Dominoes 10:00am, Rm. 45 Art 10:00 am, Rm. 45; 10:00 -11:00am, Rm. 36 Bingo 1:00pm, Rm. 49 Card Games 2:00pm-4:00pm, Rm. 49 Blood Pressure 2nd and 4th Friday 10:00 -11:30am, Rm. 49

Crochet and Knitting 10:00am-12:00pm, Rm. 7 Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30-10:30 am, Rm. 7 Meditative Moments 11:00 – 12:00, Rm. 2 Mind Teasers 12:00pm-1:00pm, Rm. 4 Card Games, Dominoes 2:00pm-4:00pm, Rm. 7 Therapeutic Yoga 1:30pm – 2:30 pm, Rm. 8

(Schedule subject to change without notice)

WEEKLY TRIPS DATES

WEEKLY TRIPS

PRICE

1st Mondays: 1st Mondays:

Stew Leonards Super Wal-Mart

Tuesdays

Bowling

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

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

$5 $15

Non-Kosher

Soups, Breads and Desserts

Mon., June 3

Apple juice Turkey leg Green beans Whole baked sweet potato in skin Alt: Chicken salad

Breaded Tilapia Macaroni & cheese Spinach

Whole wheat bread Fresh peach or canned peach

Chili w/red beans Spanish brown rice Broccoli

Whole wheat bread Baked apple

Turkey cutlet Baked sweet potato Garlic string beans

Whole wheat bread Fruit

12:00pm – 1:00pm, Rm. 4

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

Bingo

Kosher

Mind Teasers

Library

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

Date:

PICK-UP TIMES Einstein 1:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m.

11:15am

To register for trips, please call: (718) 320-2066 New Payment Schedule - Payments trips @ the Bartow office can be made Monday – Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Only) Funded by: The NYC Department for the Aging, The NYS Office for the Aging and Riverbay Corporation.

Tues., June 4

Chicken breast francaise Mashed potatoes Green peas & tomato Alt: Vegetable liver

Wed., June 5

Orange blintz w/mushroom sauce Toasted barley Sautéed cabbage & carrots Alt: Egg salad Apple juice

cider pork chops Thurs., Tilapia Morrocan style Apple w/apple chutney Quinoa June Mashed Yukon gold Mixed vegetables potatoes 6 Alt: Tuna fish

Honey carrots

Orange pineapple juice

Chicken salad plate

Spanish style roast Fri., Whole wheat Greek chicken pasta salad June Red beans & brown rice Kale & garlic Romaine salad w/red 7 Alt: Gefilte Fish

onion & tomatoes

Whole wheat bread Fruit

Challah bread Fruit cocktail packed in juice

Fee for lunch is $1.50 & $3.50 for guest

ALL meals served w/margarine and fresh milk *Menu subject to change without notice. Lu n ch mu st be or der ed a week in a dva n ce.

Bartow Center (718) 320-2066, Ext. 2010 Dreiser Center (718) 320-1345 • Einstein Center (718) 671-5161 Alternate Kosher meals are also available

Upcoming Events/Trips Ther e will be no r efunds for a ll tr ips.

I nter gener a t ional Pr ogr a m - JASA is seeking individuals interested in participating in an oral history service-learning art project involving Co-op City youths and senior citizens. If interested in participating, or to learn more, please contact Yamit Alpern Kol, JASA NORC Director, 718-320-2066.

(F R E E ) Dia b et es Self-M a n a gem ent Wor kshops – June 10, 17, & 24, 1:00 p.m. to 3:30.p.m., at 177 Dreiser Loop, Room 8.

Contact: Yamit Alpern Kol, JASA NORC Director, 718-320-2066. (10 seats available.)

(FR EE) Dia betes Community Pr ogr a m – Mondays at 1 p.m. through July 1 at 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 25. Contacts: Yael Reich, 347-886-2940, or Yamit Alpern Kol, 718-3202066.

Wa l-Ma r t – M onda y, J une 3 - $15 – Includes transportation. Pick-ups: Bartow 8:30 a.m., Dreiser - 8:45 a.m. & Einstein 9:00 a.m.

M ohegan Sun Ca sino – Tuesday, J une 4 - $30 – 6 hours at the Casino – Includes round trip transportation, box breakfast, $15 for food and $15 for wheel. Pick-ups: Dreiser - 9:00, Einstein - 9:15 and Bartow- 9:30. To reserve a seat, please call at Bartow office, 718-3202066. Coach bus. JASA Co-op City are partners with JASA Throggs Neck.

M ar ia chi Rea l de Mexico – Wednesda y, J une 5th - Mariachi Real de Mexico present the quintessential Mexican folk derived music with a full mariachi band of violinists, guitarists and singers performing traditional and popular Mariachi songs including Cielito Lindo (beautiful sky), Viva Mexico (Long Live Mexico) and Canta, Canta (Sing, Sing) in celebration and understanding of United States cultural neighbor to the South and build identity and community pride. Pick-ups: Bartow - 9:45, Dreiser - 10:00, and Einstein 10:15. To reserve a seat, call Bartow at 718320-2066. (Waiting list only.)

Big Ap p le C ir cu s – T h u r sd a y, J u n e 6t h C u n n in gh a m Pa r k in Q u een s - $20 includes round trip transportation - Show starts at 11:00 a.m. Pick-ups: Einstein 9:00 a.m., Dreiser - 9:15 a.m. & Bartow 9:30 a.m. (18 seats available.)

Fa ir wa y – Fr iday, J une 7 - $3 - 2 hrs. – Includes round trip transportation. Pick-ups:

Einstein - 9:00 a.m., Bartow - 9:15 a.m. and Dreiser - 9:30 a.m.

Woodbur y Comm ons – M onda y, J une 10. $15 – includes round trip transportation.

Pick-ups: Bartow - 8:30 a.m., Dreiser - 8:45 a.m., and Einstein - 9:00 a.m.

Fa ther ’s Da y Celebr a t ion – Wednesday, J une 12, 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., in the Bartow Courtyard, $5 in advance and $7 the day of the celebration. Music by DJ Carol. Menu: Iced tea, beef burger, franks, macaroni salad, cole slaw, potato salad, corn on-the cob, watermelon, ice cream cart, raffle and much more.

New Yor k Bota nical Ga r den – Fr iday, J une 14 - $10 – Come join us for a wonderful Exhibition on Wild Medicine Healing Plants around the World/ Renaissance Garden Includes round trip transportation. Pick-ups: 9:30 a.m., Bartow; 9:45 a.m., Einstein; 10 a.m.

Dreiser. Please call Bartow office to reserve a seat, 718-320-2066. (15 seats available.)

Ma r ina Del Rey - Come celebrate the first day of summer! Friday, June 21, 11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m., $65. Includes cocktail hour of deluxe smorgasbord table, carving station, soda, fruit juices and cocktails served throughout the afternoon, dinner choice of Sea Bass, prime rib, Salmon, or chicken Francese, vegetables, coffee, tea and desserts. Round trip transportation included. Pick-ups: TBA. Weight Ma na gement Suppor t Gr oup Next meeting, Monday, June 3, 10:00 a.m.

Every Monday, a Diabetes Educator will be our guest speaker at 2049 Bartow Ave, Room 25. Facilitated by social workers. Learn techniques and information that can help you maintain a healthy lifestyle. Contact JASA, 718-320-2066.

C a r e giver Su p p or t G r ou p - Next meeting, Tuesday, June 11, 1:00 p.m., 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 31. Offers resources, as well as an atmosphere of understanding and support, whether you care for a loved one from a distance or in your home.

Facilitated by a social worker. Contact JASA, 718-320-2066.

DI SABI L I T Y SUP P O RT /SO CI AL I ZATI ON GROUP – 1st Friday of every month, 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 25.

Facilitated by a social worker. Transportation can be provided. Contact John Sullivan, 718671-2090, x.2142.

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AARP Chapter #4997

WEEKLY SCHEDULE 6/3/13 – 6/9/13 Organizations

Function Type

Date & Time

Room

Zumba Yoga/Pilates Belly Dancing Line Dancing

Monday, 6/4 – 6:00 pm Tuesday, 6/4 – 7:00 pm Wednesday, 6/5 – 7:00 pm Thursday, 6/6 – 7:00 pm

2 2 2 2

Aerobics Zumba

Wednesday, 6/3-6/5 7:30 pm Thursday, 6/6 – 8:00 pm

A C

Bible Study

Sunday, 6/9 – 10:00 am

2

Worship

Tuesday, 6/4 – 5:00 pm

1

Game

Wednesday, 6/5 – 1:00 pm

9

Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club

Scholarship Application

Tuesday, 6/4 – 7:00 pm

28

Faith @ Work Church

Bible Study Worship

Wednesday, 6/5 – 5:00 pm Sunday, 6/9 – 8:00 am

8 8, 10

Greater Love Cathedral Church

Worship Bible Study

Sunday, 6/9 - 2:00 pm Wednesday, 6/5 - 6:00 pm

1

Greater New York Girl Scouts

Meeting

Friday, 6/7 – 5:00 pm

1, 2, 9, 10

Harvest Restoration Ministries

Worship Bible Study

Sunday, 6/9 – 10:00 am Wednesday, 6/5 – 6:00 pm

4&9 10

Meeting

Tuesday, 6/4 – 7:00 pm

35

Iglesia Cristiana Marcos

Bible Study

Sunday, 6/9 – 10:00 am

35

Mount Calvary Baptist Church

Bible Study

Tuesday, 6/4 – 5:30 pm

9

Retirees of Dreiser Loop

Meeting

Wednesday, 6/5– 1:00 pm

A

Toastmasters of Co-op City

Meeting

Thursday, 6/6 – 7:30 pm

28

Weight Watchers

Meeting

Tuesday, 6/4– 6 pm

4

Williamsbridge Club

Meeting

Friday, 6/7 – 5:00 pm

8

African -American Association

Black Forum of Co-op City

Circle of Christ Church

Deeper Life Church

Duplicate Bridge Club

Harriet Tubman Democratic Club

Baychester Library Events VISIT THE LIBRARY - A GREAT WEALTH OF INFORMATION UPCOMING EVENTS Book Donation - Now through Saturday, 6/8 - Must be in good condition.

F YI : Our last meeting before the summer season is scheduled for MONDAY, JUNE 10TH, 1:00 p.m. in Dreiser Loop Auditorium “A.” We will not meet in July and August – returning in September (the second Monday).

However, this column will be printed throughout the summer. Check for info. on the below scheduled trips, activities presented by AARP New York and new plans for September-December, 2013.

F YI -2: Last Wednesday, May 29th, the New York City Council held a hearing to discuss funding for crucial programs and services that help older New Yorkers live with dignity and independence. The number of older New Yorkers is on the rise and cuts to these programs will affect our parents, relatives, neighbors and in many cases, us! AARP wants to make sure they restore $26 million to programs and services like senior centers, meals and transportation to ensure older New Yorkers can live independently in the community. Your help can make sure the City Council hears the message they need to: NO Cuts to Programs older New Yorkers need! AARP needs your help to make sure these programs don’t get cut!

R E M I NDE R: Our Holiday Luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, December 12th at Marina del Rey, 12 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

- $75/person. Tickets will be available at the June 10th meeting – see Stella.

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

2013 TO UR AC T I VI T I E S June 3 – 4 – TRIP CANCELLED — Sands Casino, Shopping in Bethlehem, PA and the show “Noah’s Ark” – … contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

July 25 – Spirit of Baltimore Cruise includes a delightful buffet luncheon and entertainment on board; followed by a stay at the Maryland Line Casino with Vegas-style machines (bonus to be announced)…$117/person…contact Daisy, 718-671-3241.

August 22–23 – “ Menopause,” the Musical (Lancaster, PA), shopping & the Sands Casino (Bethlehem, PA) First stop will be Rockvale Square Outlets (Lancaster, PA); hotel check-in; Buffet dinner w/the performance of “Menopause” the Musical at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theater; full American breakfast in the hotel; enjoy a narrated Amish Farmlands tour; then to the Sands Casino, w/a casino bonus of $30 in free slot play + $5 food coupon; depart for home in the late afternoon…$220 per person/double; $275 single; $216 per person triple; Travel insurance available - $21/person…contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

—Delor es Deb n a m

Einstein Cancer Fund Happy birthday or anniversary to all celebrating this month of June.

Tuesday, June 4 — Members luncheon at Crab Shanty Restaurant at 1 p.m. All payments have been made by those who are attending. The deadline for payment was today, June 1st.

Tuesday, June 18th, Taj Mahal for the tribute to Diana Ross and the Supremes.

Cost per person is $75 which includes a $25 slot play, buffet, show and transportation. Time of pick-up is 8 a.m. starting at Einstein Loop, followed by Asch and Dreiser Loop. Final payments are due by June 4th.

We have made reservations to Woodloch Pines — Poconos on Sunday August, 18th for their Sunday awesome

smorgasbord and entertainment including swimming, boat ride, Bingo, shopping at their gift shop, etc. There will be an array of hot and cold selections along with the assortment of salads, plus dessert. Cost per person is $78. A deposit will hold your reservation.

For all of the above, please call Loretta at 718-671-2958, Lydia at 718-671-3005, Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon, and 6 to 8 p.m. For memorial cards, please call Loretta.

It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of Joan Zuckerman.

Our condolences go out to her family.

May they know of no more sorrows.

Good health and healings go out to all.

—Lyd ia R u a s

Goose Island Seniors

WEEKLY EVENTS Toddler Time - Every Tuesday, 11 a.m.

Teens TAG - Every Tuesday, 4 p.m.

Teen Lounge - Every Wednesday, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m., Chess Club - Every Thursday, 3 p.m.

Teen Lounge - Every Friday, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

The New York Public Library Baychester Branch • 2049 Asch Loop • Bronx, NY 10475 (Fully Wheelchair Accessible)

HOURS: Monday & Wednesday, 10-7; Tuesday & Thursday, 10-6; Friday & Saturday, 10-5. Libros En Español (Books in Spanish). HORARIO DE LA BIBLIOTECA: Lunes 10-7, Martes 10-6, Miércoles 10-7, Jueves 10-6, Viernes 10-5, Sábado 10-5, Domingo Cerrado

718.379.6700 FREE ADMISSION TO ALL

Happy birthday and happy anniversary to all friends and members who celebrate in the month of JUNE. Wednesday, June 5—Bingo game in Room 39 at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $2 for members only. Refreshments served.

Tuesday, June 25, going to Atlantic City to Showboat Casino. Price is $33.

Rebate is $25 slot play. Pick-up time is 8 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stop: Einstein Loop, Asch Loop, (back of library) and Dreiser Loop. Call office, 718-379-9613.

Thursday July 11—Going to Brauhaus, Pomona, N.Y. Price is $58.

Pick-up time is 9 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops.

M en u: Danish and donuts, coffee, tea.

L u n c h : Frankfurters, hamburgers, sausages and peppers, all kinds of salads, corn on cob, and watermelon.

Din n er : Roast beef, roast chicken, Tilapia.

E n t er t a in m en t : Music, dancing, mini golf, swimming pool, and big Bingo

game, also lovely Gift Shop.

Thursday, August 15—For members only. Going to CRAB SHANTY. Price is $20. If you bring an aide, $25. Time is 1 p.m.

Menu: 1-lb. lobster, broiled or fried shrimps, broiled or fried filet of Sole, BBQ chicken and ribs, chicken parmigana and snow crab legs.

Goose Island seniors and friends are with saddened HEARTS for the loss of two WONDERFUL MEMBERS, SOPHIE FRANCOMANO AND JOAN ZUCKERMAN. They will be missed especially with their Mah Jongg players.

Our condolences and sympathy are sent to both family.

For more information, call Ann or Mary at 718-379-9613 or come to 135 Einstein Loop, Room 39, Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. or call Ann at 347-267-4751 or Mary, 718-379-0489.

Good health to all.

—M a r y P illa

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Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City

Reflections

by Rabbi Solomon I. Berl Spiritual Leader of Young Israel Synagogue Anyone who has ever visited our city or any other large metropolis cannot help but be amazed by its complicated system of communications. Yet, as a prominent neurologist has pointed out, the nervous system of any human being is more complicated in structure than is the trunk telephone line system of all of New York City. Indeed, the human body functions in an unbelievably complex and amazingly wise manner.

This ought to give us good cause to acknowledge our Creator who gave us a wonderful mind and body to enjoy the world, serve Him and answer to our responsibilities. In so many marvelous ways does our body sing of a great and

magnificent G-d. The continuous and reliable processes of the body are a living tribute to the Divine sculptor.

If we really respect our bodies as the handiwork of the Creator, we must learn to trust the wisdom of the body.

We must accept the warnings of fatigue and weariness. We must trust in our ability to summon the extra strength to meet an emotional or physical crisis.

We must patiently accept our physical limitations and, at the same time, be alert to tap our resources for energy and satisfying our daily needs. He who learns to heed the wisdom of the body is wise indeed.

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

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

On Friday evening, Sabbath services begin at 7 p.m. Saturday morning services

start at 9 a.m. Rabbi Berl delivers his sermon at 10:30 a.m. The Rabbi’s class on the Ethics of our Fathers begins one hour before sunset every Saturday afternoon.

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

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

Our last meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 5. The doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the meeting starts promptly at 7:30 p.m.

E lect ion r esu lt s: Pres. Linda Werner, Vice Pres. Carlos Moray, Sect. Miriam E. Berlofsky and Treas. Arlene Tupe.

Congratulations and wishing all a good successful year.

C omin g E ven t s: The next meeting of the Association, Wed., June 5 at 7:00 p.m.

Pokeno is Friday, June 7. We meet in the Association Room on the “B” side of the building. The doors open at 7:30 p.m.

A Big Thank You We want to thank the women who paid for Post 500's breakfast at our meeting at the Seven Seas Restaurant on Sunday, May 26—Memorial Day

Services from Our Chapel, Graveside or Synagogue

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Saturday, June 15 - Services are at 9 a.m.

Following services, there will be a Kiddish in honor of Father’s Day. Sunday, June 23, at 1:00 p.m. — The Synagogue sponsors a friendly fun afternoon of Bingo. The cost is $3 per person.

The price includes admission, snacks and refreshments. Looking forward to seeing you all.

Good a nd Welfa r e: Happy birthday to Sharon Abel who celebrates her special day on June 29. Many more happy birthdays to you.

Please honor your Yiskor pledges. This is greatly appreciated.

Do you need a tree certificate sent “in Honor of” or “in Memory of” a special occasion or a condolence? You can give a living gift for the cost of $15 per tree. For more information, you can call Mimi at 1347-427-4526. We can accommodate you.

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

Your help is always appreciated.

Thank you.

Mir iam E velyn Ber lofsky Shalom! —M

Bring your nickels and have some fun.

Snacks are served.

Crochet class is always on Wednesday afternoons. The class starts at 1:00 p.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m. We meet at the Building 30 Association Room on the “B” side. The last class before the summer hiatus is on Wednesday, June 19, at 1:00 p.m.

Happy summer!

Movie Night is Friday, June 21. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.

G ood & Welfa r e: Speedy get well wishes to all who are under the weather. If you are celebrating a special occasion, an anniversary or a birthday, we hope that you enjoy your day.

Have a safe and healthy summer.

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

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The Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City, Young Israel of Baychester, Section 5 (new address) at Bldg. 27B at 120 Erdman Place (behind the lobby), welcomes you to pray with them. Tel. for the Shule (same old number) 1-718-379-6920.

Note: Office hours are on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Candle lighting on Friday, June 7, is before 8:06 p.m. Shabbat ends today, Saturday, June 1, at 9:10 p.m.

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

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

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

C om ing E vent Sunday, June 2, at 1:00 p.m. - The Sisterhood sponsors an afternoon of Bingo.

The cost of $3 per person includes admission, snacks and refreshments. Come to us

weekend.

The waitress told us that they appreciated what we veterans had done for our country and, in some way, show their —M a r vin Wa r m gratitude.

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Church of the New Vision Pastor Anne L. Palmore and the congregation of the Church of the New Vision extend a warm and friendly invitation 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 arid 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 Jesus.

Prayer Service takes place every Wednesday evening from 7:30 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. L ist of Pr ogr a ms a nd Events: Adult Sunday School is from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Youth Sunday School is also from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion is served the first Sunday of the month.

Youth Sunday takes place on the second Sunday of the month.

Missionary Sunday takes place on the third Sunday of the month Memorial Sunday (Men’s Day) takes place on the fourth Sunday of the month Seniors’ Sunday takes place on the fifth Sunday of the month.

Singles’ Ministry meets every third Tuesday evening of the month at 6:00 p.m.

Next Generation Choir & Club meets 1st & 2nd Friday of the month at 6:30 p.m.

Seniors’ Ministry meets 1st Wednesday of the month at 11:00 a.m.

Mid-day Bible Study meets every

Tuesday afternoon from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

Please come out and support the Senior’s Ministry with their cake sale on Saturday, June 1st from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Church of the New Vision.

The Usher Board and Senior Ministry are sponsoring a trip to Canada on August 21—23. Valid passport required. Departing Einstein Loop Mall. Return transportation, 2-night hotel accommodations (Canadian side), guided tour of Niagara Falls, skyline tour, 2 breakfasts, 2 dinners, Niagara Falls Casino, duty free shopping and Maid of the Mist boatride. Double occupancy, $455 per person; triple $455 per person. Few seats still available. Contact: Sister Y. Brightman at 917-969-0761 or call the church office at 718-671-8746.

Please come out and support the Seniors Ministry with their cake sale on Saturday, June 1st from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Church of the New Vision.

Senior, Family and Friends Day will be

held on Sunday, June 9 during the 11 a.m. service, with dinner served immediately after. Family and friends are invited for an afternoon of praise, worship and fellowship.

Come join New Vision’s “Partners in Reading Program” every Sunday afternoon from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Students in Grades 1 through 8 discover the joy of reading while exploring and improving their literacy levels through small groups and reading partners. Parents, we encourage you to bring your children to benefit from this free program, taught by trained professionals.

Registration is ongoing. You could contact the church at the number listed below.

The Church of the New Vision is located at 115 Einstein, Bronx, NY 10475; Telephone: (718) 671-8740 or (718) 320-0409. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 753037, Bronx NY 10475.

Please visit our website at www.churchofnewvision.com.

—Ca r ol Ha que

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

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

Join us for a mid-week spiritual pickup at our mid-week worship service

which is held on Wednesdays at 12 p.m.

Bible study is held on Wednesdays at 1:00 and 7:30 p.m. Bible study will also be held on Wednesday, June 12 at 5:00 p.m. Prayer Service is held on Fridays at noon and 7:30 p.m. Men’s prayer service is held monthly at 7:30 p.m. We invite the men of the community to join us on Tuesday, June 11.

Tomorrow, Sunday, May 26, at our 11 a.m. service, which will be held in Room 45, Einstein Center, we will celebrate the anniversary of the Praise Dance Ministry.

Rev. Keisha Agard, Associate Minister,

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Greater Centennial AME Zion Church in Mt. Vernon, NY will be the guest speaker. We invite all to this celebration as Jesus is lifted up in praise.

Today, Saturday, June 1, at 10:30 a.m., the First Lady’s Ministry presents A Gospel Brunch featuring The Ecstatistics.

The brunch will be held here in the Einstein Center, Room 45. Donation for adults is $25 and for children 6-12 years old is $5. For tickets or additional information, call 718-862-9243, 646-842-248 or 718-320-3774.

Rev. Dr. Williams is the author of

Principle Centered Living: 9 ReasonsTo Maintain Your Values in a Pressure Filled World and founder of SEW Universal, Inc. Visit his websites: www.Principle CenteredLiving.com or www.RevDr SheldonEWilliams.com.

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

—H a t t ie L . L u ca s

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