Co-op City Times 07/02/11

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Vol. 46 No. 27

Saturday, July 2, 2011

All 172 recently completed balconies expected to be reopened by today

BY BILL STUTTIG The 172 balconies that were approved to be reopened last week by the city’s Department of Buildings (DOB) are expected to be reopened by today, July 2nd.

According to the Cooperator Services Office in Dreiser Center, as of Thursday afternoon, 101 of the balconies had already been reopened by Riverbay’s maintenance workers upon the request of the shareholders occupying those homes.

In the case of the remaining balconies, most were found to be sealed from the outside. Technicians All 172 balconies cleared for re-opening by city’s from Proto Construction, the con- DOB to be re-opened by today. tractor performing the balcony Photo by Bill Stuttig restoration work, have been assigned to open pletion of Local Law 11 work, are expectup all the approved balconies that were ed to be reopened by the end of the year, sealed from the exterior and it is expected management announced at the forum. that those balconies will be reopened by The uncompleted Co-op City balconies today. were ordered closed by the DOB in May of On June 23rd, the city’s DOB rescinded 2010, approximately two months after a its vacate orders for 172 recently restored man fell to his death in midtown balconies in Co-op City. Specifically, those Manhattan due to an alleged faulty balwere the D line balconies in Buildings 1, 2, cony. Several housing developments in and 3 and the G line balconies in Building New York City with pending ongoing bal5A and C – 8 lines in total. cony repairs as required by Local Law 11 It was stated at a management forum on were then ordered to shut those balconies Tuesday evening that Riverbay anticipates until the repairs were completed and that an additional 14 lines of balconies approved. (approximately 300 more balconies) will When the vacate order were handed be completed by the end of July and down in May of 2010, 28 of Co-op City’s approved to be reopened by the city’s 35 buildings had already had their balDOB by mid-August. conies fully restored as part of the capital All of the approximate 1000 balconies improvements programs launched by ordered closed last year, pending the com- Riverbay in 2005.

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Wells Fargo gives shareholders details of possible HUD refinancing

BY BILL STUTTIG Two representatives of Wells Fargo Bank this week provided the shareholders attending a management forum with the details of a possible low interest refinancing loan guarantee with HUD (United States Department of Housing and Urban Development) in the next 15 months.

At the management forum on Tuesday evening in Dreiser Center, attended by approximately 150 shareholders, Matt Weiner and Paula Levine of Wells Fargo bank took questions and provided answers which indicated that a 4.5% interest loan guaranteed by HUD is currently being negotiated and could be closed on within a year if all goes as hoped.

The negotiations with HUD continues even as Riverbay closed on a 15-year, 5.75%, $555 million loan with New York Community Bank (NYCB) on June 15th which has allowed Riverbay in recent weeks to accelerate capital improvement projects, such as window replacement.

As Levine and Weiner explained, along with Herb Freedman and Vernon Cooper of Riverbay management, even though the new NYCB loan was recently closed, written into that loan is a 15month window to allow Riverbay and its representatives to secure a possible alternative loan with HUD which would offer a much lower rate, approximately 4.5% over a much longer term, 35 years, in essence saving the community many millions in interest payments and significantly decreasing the possibility of more significant carrying charge increases into the future.

Levine, in addressing the gathering, explained that one significant advantage of the potential HUD loan is that it pays down to zero.

“It’s like a regular mortgage on a house,” Levine said. “Once the loan is done and you reach the end of the 35 years, you owe zero. It will give you a lot of flexibility.”

As the representatives explained to the (Continued on page 4)

Truman football star killed hours after graduation

BY JIM ROBERTS The entire Truman High community is in shock over The star running back of the sudden loss of Muller. this year’s championship “I am very proud of the Truman High football team students’ reaction to what is was stabbed and killed durclearly a devastating tragedy ing a fight with parking in the loss of Isayah Muller,” attendants at a Jerome said Truman High School Avenue garage just hours Principal Sana Nasser. “We after celebrating his graduaare all mourning the loss of tion. this outstanding young man, Joy turned to tragedy and our hearts are with his when Isayah Muller of 228 family during such a difficult East 115th, the Jefferson Isayah Muller Houses, in Manhattan, died on Tuesday, time. Our students are very important to us, June 28 after being stabbed in a dispute at and we are all working together as a famithe M.T. Jerome Town Corp. Parking Lot ly to support each other with this loss.”

Muller’s teammates from the Mustangs at 2801 Jerome Ave. following Truman High’s commencement ceremonies at (Continued on page 2) Lehman College. Muller was 19 years old.

R iver b a y’s I n d ep en d en ce Da y closin gs

Building 2 Fire … Firefighters struggle with flames and smoke billowing out of a window of an 8th floor apartment in Building 2B early last Friday evening, June 24th. The fire, whose cause is unknown, severely damaged that apartment and caused residual water and smoke damage to several adjacent apartments. One man living in an apartment several floors above was taken to Einstein Hospital for treatment. The fire knocked out elevator service to two cars. Service to one car was restored by the next morning and the second car was returned to service on Monday.

Photo by Ralph Henriquez

The Co-op City Times office and all other Riverbay administrative offices, as well as the three community centers will be closed on Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day, July 4, 2011.

For maintenance emergencies, please call (718) 320-3300, and follow the prompts to contact your respective CSO maintenance personnel.

(Please see page 5 for the Co-op City Times deadline notice for the upcoming week.)

We wish the Co-op City community and safe and enjoyable July 4th holiday weekend.

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Stabbing

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football team, head football coach JohnJames Shepherd and Truman High students gathered to share their grief and pay their respects to Muller at a ceremony at the Truman field.

“The football team, led by Coach Shepherd, came onto the football field in a very respectful and solemn manner,” Nasser said. “With counselors and administration on hand to support, other students made their way to the field and joined the football team in a very emotional and moving memorial service.

“The football team began with a huddle and then did a lap around the field. A picture of the team was placed under the goal posts and Coach Shepherd led the memorial service by paying tribute to Isayah.

The students then each took time kneeling by the team photo and saying goodbye to their fellow teammate and classmate,” Nasser said.

NYPD spokesman Paul J. Browne reported that an argument erupted initially between Isayah’s father, Andre Muller, and the parking attendants who he accused of stealing personal property from his auto, some time after parking the family car at

the lot at about 9:00 a.m. and walking to the Lehman campus, just blocks away.

Published reports said the missing item was cologne valued at $200 that Andre gave his son as a graduation gift.

After graduation and retrieving the car from the lot, the father discovered the property missing from the vehicle while en route to City Island for a celebratory dinner there, police said. Andre Muller immediately turned the vehicle around and drove back to the lot, where an argument and fight ensued, resulting in Isayah being stabbed in the chest.

After the stabbing, the father and son ran to the family car parked just outside the lot on Jerome Avenue. With Isayah, his mother and his girlfriend in the car, the father drove Isayah first to a clinic about 10 blocks away, police said.

When uniformed officers from the 52nd Pct. responded at 4:10 p.m. to a report of an assault in progress at the parking lot, they encountered the attendants. The Mullers had already left, according to police.

Isayah Muller was pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital at 5:56 p.m. after

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Muller was headed to Nassau Community College on Long Island in the fall.

Police arrested the father, Andre Muller, 40, of 228 East 115 St. in Manhattan, and charged him with second-degree assault, second-degree menacing, third-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon for his part in the fight with the parking attendants.

Isayah Muller rushed for 285 yards and two touchdowns during the PSAL Bowl Division championship game last November, leading Truman High to a thrilling 23-20 upset victory over the topseeded Beach Channel.

“Isayah Muller is the type of player who steps up when the game is on the line,” Truman coach Shepherd told the Daily News after the Nov. 28 victory. “The more pressure he has, the more comfortable he is.”

“The kid had all the intangibles that makes football players great,” Shepherd told the New York Post following Muller’s

death. “He was as loyal a teammate as anyone could ask for, and he was as good of a kid that anyone could hope to come across. I’m in a state of disbelief. I was hugging this kid at his graduation [Tuesday] morning.”

Here’s how the New York Post reported last November on Muller’s performance in the championship game: “There was his 80-yard touchdown run to set the game’s tone in the first quarter; his 53-yard sprint to set up another score – Xavier Hamilton’s 8-yard touchdown run – when he put a spin move on a defender at the point of attack and somehow sped up after the move; his 82-yard touchdown run to extend a one-point lead to nine with 6:59 left; and, finally, his final 33 yards rushing – the hardest 33 of the day on four carries – when the Dolphins, trailing by three points late in the fourth quarter, knew he was getting the ball, yet couldn’t stop him from picking up three championshipsealing first downs.”

The Post quoted Isayah Muller after the game ended that day: “This was the last game of my high-school career, I didn’t want to step off that field.”

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2nd Combing ty Blood p Cinext Co-oDrive CCLL holds annual Player Appreciation Day The Co-op City Little League will hold its Annual Players Appreciation Day on Saturday, July 9, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Little League fields. Festivities will include trophies presentation, inflatable amusement games, bouncers, and free BBQ, with refreshments for the players. Come out and support the Little Leaguers.

Black Spectrum comes to Co-op City July 14 T h e Bla ck For u m of C o-op C it y will once a ga in t his yea r sp on sor t he Bla ck Spectr u m T h ea t r e’s r et u r n t o C o-op C it y on T h u r sda y, J uly 14, 7 p .m . on t he Sect ion F ive G r eenwa y for a p er for m a n ce ent it led “ Wh en the Ba sketba ll Stops Bou ncin g a n d the Mu sic Stops P la yin g,” a n a d a p ta t ion b a sed on t h e movie, “ Th e Da y The E a r th Stood Still.” Ad mission is fr ee a nd ever yone is invited t o a tt en d a n d en j oy th is en ter t a in ing p la y.

Get ready for Jazz with Jan Parker Jan Parker will return to Co-op City on August 23 when JazzMobile makes a stop on the Section Five Greenway, sponsored by the Black Forum of Co-op City. Show time is 7 p.m., so bring your blankets and enjoy jazz under the stars.

Harvest Home Farmers’ Market returns to Co-op City

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Equality Charter School celebrates its first graduating class

BY BILL STUTTIG times tumultuous beginnings thanks to the the school next year will be the first to The accusations and acrimony of two hard work of staff and parents, most of graduate from the charter school’s high years ago has been replaced with nothing who now come from Co-op City and real- school program which will not be located but applause and accolades as the Equality ize the good things the school has been within P.S. 160, but elsewhere.

Charter School, housed in Co-op City’s able to accomplish.

Janelle Fernandez, Parental P.S. 160, celebrated its first graduating “The most exciting thing is that we have Involvement Committee coordinator and class at ceremonies held in the Dreiser such a strong group of parents,” said the head of the school’s Social Studies auditorium Tuesday Department, said right after morning.

Tuesday’s graduation: “It With Bronx District has been an amazing experiAttorney Robert Johnson ence especially when you serving as the special think of where we came guest commencement from. I was at some of the speaker and role model, first meetings with all the the first 75 students to yelling and having to hold successfully complete people back. And now, it’s the special course of so nice two see the shift study for the two year from the selfishness of ‘this old charter school were is my space and that is your given their diplomas space’ to now being focused along with special on what it was supposed to instructions to succeed in be, what it was intended to high school and beyond. be from the very beginning.

This day was a far cry That has been a very great for the spring of 2009, step we have been able to first 75 students to graduate from Co-op City’s Equality Charter School when many protested the The stand prior to receiving their well-earned diplomas during ceremonies at accomplish.” announcement that a the Dreiser auditorium Tuesday morning.

Co-op City resident Photo by Bill Stuttig charter school was going Tamara Hodges, whose to be housed on the vacant upper floors of Franco. “A lot of our students come from daughter, Amari, was one of the first 75 to the Section 5 school. Critics said that the the community, more than 50%, and a lot attend and graduate from the school said school space would be better utilized by an now come directly from P.S. 160 so what Tuesday: “I love the school. I feel it was a expansion of the existing elementary school started out as parents maybe not wanting great experience for my daughter and it there and that it was inappropriate to house us there, now has turned into a great oppor- opened up a lot of new avenues that maybe middle school students in the same building tunity for the students to stay in the same she wouldn’t have thought of herself.” with elementary school. But despite the building. We work very closely with P.S. Pamela Stewart, another Co-op City raucous meetings and protests, the school 160; we have a great relationship so it is resident whose twin daughters graduated administrators persevered, students came great to see the progression from where we Tuesday, said: “It is a very excellent and were selected for the program, and the started to now.” school, the teachers are very productive education process has continued with bareFranco added that 225 students are cur- and work closely with the students.” ly a ripple for the last two years. rently enrolled in the charter school and the Stewart’s daughters were selected to attend Principal Caitlin Franco said that the school will soon be adding a high school (Continued on page 5) school has succeeded despite its some- level curriculum and sixth graders entering

Caribbean flair at the Co-op City Fair

Beginning on Saturday, July 9, the Harvest Home Farmers’ Market will return to Co-op City.

This year, the market will be located in the park on Aldrich Street adjacent to the Fire House, and it will be open from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. each consecutive Saturday until November 19. As in the past, residents will be able to buy the freshest fruits, vegetables, and other products at the Harvest Home Farmers’ Market.

Happy July 4th, Co-op City!

Co-op City residents turned out for the annual June community fair on the Section 5 Greenway this past Sunday and were treated to a taste of Caribbean music, food and crafts. A variety of food vendors were on hand to offer traditional summer fare such as ice cream and lemonade, as well as Caribbean and Soul Food. Children were treated a variety of games and rides including a giant rock climbing wall and an inflatable slide. The event was sponsored by the Riverbay Fund, Cablevision and Citizens Bank.

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Mgt. Forum shareholders, Wells Fargo has been negotiating with HUD on behalf of the community for the past several years, but certain stated HUD requirements, specifically Riverbay’s required maintenance of a $65 million debt service reserve, made the agreement impractical for Riverbay, the representatives explained.

But as Levine and Weiner explained, in recent months HUD has seemed increasingly willing to renegotiate those terms, even possibly going as low as requiring only a $12 million debt service reserve at the outset which can slowly be paid up to a higher amount over the duration of the loan period.

Freedman, in response to a question from shareholder Bruce Gitelson, said he believes the turning point in HUD’s willingness to negotiate came after HUD officials, including Deputy Assistant Secretary of Multi-Family Housing Carol Galente, toured the community in early May. “She was very impressed,” Freedman said. “We did well and that is when we began receiving renewed interest.”

Levine added: “We still have to work through a lot of issues but there seems to be willingness on the part of HUD to work through those issues.”

When asked why did the Board approve a loan with NYCB in June when negotiations with HUD are still ongoing, Cooper explained that the community needed to enter into a loan agreement as soon as possible in order to accelerate needed capital improvements and pay off approximately $15 million in past due water and sewer taxes from the city or else face fines. He said that the loan with NYCB gives Riverbay the capital it

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needs to continue ongoing improvements while giving the community the ability to seek out a better long-term loan from government sources, in this case HUD. Freedman explained that if Riverbay enters into an agreement with HUD, it will be required to pay back to NYCB $9 million and the difference between the rate from the previous loan and the current amount for the period of time that the new loan was in effect. But, he added that the many millions saved by getting the much more favorable rate from HUD will quickly and easily offset any additional expenses related to terminating the NYCB loan.

In response to another question from Gitelson, it was indicated that if Riverbay enters into a 35-year loan with HUD, Co-op City will be required to stay in the Mitchell-Lama program for the duration of the loan.

Cooperator Max Schreiber requested that management keeps the community regularly informed about the ongoing state of negotiations, and Freedman responded that the Board receives written updates every two weeks and those reports can be shared with the community via the Co-op City Times with the Board’s approval.

Bob Krebs, another shareholder, suggested that Riverbay reach out to Senator Charles Schumer for help in negotiations because Schumer was instrumental in allowing HUD 223F HFA financed loans to be available to Mitchell-Lama developments. Freedman said that he was not aware of the Senator’s involvement with the issue, but added that Congressman Joe Crowley has been instrumental in

Woman stabbed to death in Carver Loop apartment

BY JIM ROBERTS Police from the 45th Precinct responding to a 9-1-1 call found the body of Luz Peralta, 50, in her apartment at 100 Carver Loop, Apt. 18F overnight Wednesday.

Peralta had been stabbed to death with a knife by Jose Tayo, 54, who lived

at the same address, a police spokesman said. She was pronounced dead at the scene according to police.

Tayo was discovered in the apartment with self-inflicted stab wounds to the chest and wrists. He is being treated at Jacobi Hospital and being held there under police custody.

Congratulations, Isaiah!

Isaiah graduated from Calvert High School in Maryland on June 1st. He is the grandson of the late Mel Torain. Best wishes from his uncles, Lay and Kenneth; his sisters, Nichelle, Nicole and Darra; all his nieces and cousins. A special thanks to his Aunt Patricia Johnson for guiding him through life. Finally, Grandma —G r a n d m a P ea r l Pearl is very proud of you!

Deepest Sympathy It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Ralph Martello, Supervisor of the Preventive Maintenance Shop at Riverbay Corporation for the past 11 years. A viewing will be held on Sunday, July 3, 2-9 p.m. at Ortiz Funeral Home on Westchester Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, July 5 at Ortiz Funeral Home from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by burial at Rosedale Cemetery in Orange, New Jersey.

Please join us in keeping the Martello family in your thoughts and prayers during this sorrowful time.

getting Riverbay and HUD together to negotiate over the past many months.

Board Director Bernard Cylich asked the Wells Fargo representatives if HUD will gain regulating authority over Co-op City if the loan agreement goes through, and the representatives indicated that New York State HCR will continue as the regulator for the development but as the state currently requires, Co-op City will be required by both the state and HUD to present a balanced budget each year or face the possibility of government-mandated carrying charge increases.

Ken Mercer, a recent candidate for the Riverbay Board, asked for a definition of Wells Fargo’s role in the process and was told that the bank was the designated lender for HUD. The bank is due to make $1.2 million on the deal only if the loan is approved and closed. If not, the bank receives nothing, it was explained.

Tying directly into the talks regarding the HUD negotiations and the recently closed loan with NYCB, were details provided to the shareholders about the accelerated progression of a number of ongoing capital improvement projects.

Freedman told the shareholders in attendance that the window replacement project has been accelerated from nine apartments per day to 21. Building 32 is expected to be completed by midAugust, followed by Building 31 at the end of September, Building 1 in midOctober, Building 2 and 3 in midDecember and Building 5 in the first week of March 2012.

On the remaining balconies to be completed, eight balcony lines were opened last week, 14 more lines are

expected to be completed by mid-July pending approval from the city’s Department of Buildings, and then it is expected that the remaining 18 lines will be completed by the end of the year.

Currently, the seven remaining buildings to have their balconies restored are being worked on simultaneously by 14 works crews.

In the near future, the Board is expected to approve a contract to commence work on 5 buildings (3, 5, 16, 28, and 32) with completion expected next year. The remaining ten buildings to have new roofs installed are expected to begin next year with completion in 2013.

The installation of new energy efficient lighting is nearly complete in four garages (1, 3, 4 and 7) with the remaining garages expected to be fully relamped by the end of August, Freedman said.

In addition, new water valves which reduce the amount of superfluous air in the buildings’ water supply, have been installed in approximately half the buildings with the other half to be installed by the end of August. These devices have been tested and proven to reduce water bills by 15% to 20%. Riverbay’s annual water costs are up to approximately more than $19.1 million a year, more than double what it was three years ago, Cooper said at Tuesday’s management forum. The new airlock water valves, when installed in each building, are expected to save the community approximately $2 million per year. The installation of these devices comes at no cost to the community because the savings realized are shared with the manufacturer of the device.

Care And Maintenance For The Newly Coated Balcony In general, your newly restored balcony is durable and will be resistant to the most common elements.

However, certain precautions should be taken to comply with the warranty so that it may achieve its fully expected service life. The following are precautions, as well as a general list of regulations regarding the care and maintenance of your balcony.

• Do not drill, nail or fasten any item that will penetrate the concrete area of the balcony and façade. This will prevent damage to the membrane, which protects the concrete on the balcony.

• Do not place outdoor, indoor carpet or floor covering of any kind.

(This will trap moisture and quickly deteriorate the waterproof coating.)

• Do not paint, seal or apply any substance that will alter the appearance of the balcony.

• Do not use tables and chairs with sharp legs or drag these items across your balcony.

• You may clean your balcony using a mild liquid neutral cleaner

and warm water with a soft bristle scrub brush. Rinse with a generous amount of clean water.

As stated on your Lease Agreement: • Propane grills are prohibited.

Satellite dishes or any other items are not to be attached to any portions of the walls, ceilings or railing around your balcony.

• Certain pigeon netting will be allowed by obtaining approval from Riverbay Corporation. To start this processs, you may contact your Cooperator Service Office.

• Terraces are not to be used as storage space. This may result in permanent damage to the coating.

Lastly, your balcony is part of your apartment. If you decide to vacate or transfer from your apartment, you are responsible for any damage and deterioration to your balcony and if you have any questions or need further clarification, you may contact us at (718) 320-3300, Ext. 3458.

—C O O P E R AT O R SE R VI C E S O F F I C E (DR E I SE R )

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attend St. Raymond High School in the fall.

District Attorney Johnson gladly accepted the honor to be the first commencement speaker for the new charter school’s first graduating class. During his inspirational remarks, he told the students: “I want to remind all of you that it is not just the ones getting honors here today, but all of you can accomplish great things.

That is something that is within each and every one of you.”

In speaking to the students, Johnson recalled his own youth and how he wasn’t

a straight “A” student, but through special guidance and effort, he succeeded over many years of hard work to become the first African American elected to the office of District Attorney in New York City and the longest serving district attorney in the history of the Bronx.

“You may not be an ‘A’ student today, but you are going to wake up one day and say, ‘I am going to work harder. I am going to put more into this and become what I want to become’.”

Johnson went on to say that he believes

making sure students get the education they need is the most important factor behind crime prevention, more so than investigation, prosecution and incarceration. “The best way to fight crime is by creating opportunity,” the DA said.

In speaking to the graduating class, Johnson pointed to the examples of President Barack Obama and former Bronx native and Co-op City resident Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as proof that anything can be accomplished regardless of race, ethnicity, or birthplace.

Johnson added that the most important point is to realize the similarities that exists between you and the other young students of today and President Obama, Justice Sotomayor, and other successful people; that they made it through hard work and determination, not short cuts, he said, and the young students of today, also through hard work and determination, can make their own dreams come true as well.

“I do believe that each of you can make a difference in your own way,” Johnson said.

US Census Bureau conducting a Current Survey in Co-op City The US Census Bureau is currently conducting a survey in Co-op City which helps to measure current and emerging trends at the national and state levels. By responding, you help businesses, policymakers and community planners identify and provide needed services to your neighborhood.

The current survey includes many questions not asked by the last census and the two serve different purposes. In

addition, the sharing of responses across surveys is prohibited by law. While you may have answered the census, which counts everyone living in the United States every 10 years, your address—not you personally—may have also been chosen to be part of a randomly selected sample for one of the current surveys now being conducted by the Census Bureau.

Among the current surveys are the American Community Survey, the Current Population Survey, National health Interview Survey, Consumer Expenditures Survey, Survey of Income and Program participation, National Crime Victimization Survey and the American Housing Survey.

The Census has hired Co-op City residents to conduct the new community sur-

vey so the people knocking on your doors will be folks that you may recognize.

Nevertheless, all Census Bureau representatives carry an official governmentissued identification badge that you may request to see.

For further information about the Census Bureau’s Current Surveys, you may visit http://www.census.gov/survey_participants />

Co-op City Times deadline notice—Week of July 4, 2011 The Co-op City Times office and all other Riverbay administrative offices, as well as the three community centers will be closed on Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day, July 4, 2011.

In order to be able to maintain our production schedule and not add to our

costs during the upcoming holidayshortened work week, we ask all Board Directors, religious institutions, community organizations and others who submit articles and advertisements to the Co-op City Times to please do so as early as possible.

Our normal editorial and advertising deadline is Mondays at 3 p.m. (Directors’ viewpoints are due by 5 p.m. on Mondays). Material not received in our office by 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning, July 5, will not be considered for publication in the July 9th edition of the paper.

As always, you may submit your article around the clock, seven days a week via fax at (718) 320-2595 or preferably via email at cctimes@riverbaycorp.com.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Have a wonderful and safe July 4th holiday.

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Letters to the Editor

Co-op City Times Refreshing changes on the Board

To t h e E d it or : It is refreshing to see new faces and new blood on the Board who seem to bring a new sense of mission, a new way of doing business, and a real commitment to bringing about change in our community. It was sheer joy to read Director Daryl Johnson’s viewpoint (CC Times, 6/25/11) which, inter alia, states, “A lot of us voted for change. Therefore change means that we are going to stop conducting business as usual.“ What a breath of fresh air!

We are glad to see new blood on the Board who are imbued with a world view that seems compatible with the interest(s) of our community. With a newly-constituted Board, most of whom profess to be agents

of change and have zero tolerance for “business as usual,“ I would like to challenge the new Board to deal with two issues of considerable importance and interest to our community. The issues are term limits for Board members and the need to look into the pros and cons of privatization. My challenge to the Board is to put these two hot-button issues on their agenda for action.

Regarding term limits, incumbency has its pluses and minuses but, from experience, incumbency (everywhere) has been found to do more harm than good. This is why the President of the United States is limited to two terms.

Incumbency breeds inefficacy, complacency, and corruption.

With privatization, I don’t think any group of cooperators has a right to impose its views on others. Every cooperator came to Co-op City by obtaining information/data about this community and engaged in analysis before deciding to come here. The same scenario applies when it comes to privatization; what cooperators need is unbiased, accurate information/data so shareholders could engage in the same analysis that brought them to Co-op City.

To deny cooperators this basic right is tantamount to tyranny and autocracy, both of which are undemocratic in a democratic America. After all, a referendum is required for privatization to take effect.

—Solo J . Dowu on a -H a m m on d

GWCC responds to Management (The following letter, dated June 27, 2011, was sent by Mr. Frederick A. Lewis II, Executive Director of the Gloria Wise Community Center, to Mr. Herbert Freedman, principal of Marion Scott Real Estate, Inc., Riverbay’s managing agent, in response to Mr. Freedman’s memo sent to Mr. Lewis last week.)

Once again, on behalf of the Parent Advisory Committee of Gloria Wise, the children and families we serve, the many supporters of “Save Gloria Wise” and the staff of Gloria Wise, I take this opportunity to thank you and the Riverbay Board for its decision to begin negotiations for a new lease. Gloria Wise looks forward to negotiating with you and the board so that we may stay in the Yellow Schoolhouse.

I would briefly like to address your deci-

sion to publish a letter full of demands to Gloria Wise in the Co-op Times. Gloria Wise believes that negotiations are best done in private, between the parties and not through the press in order to score cheap points with the community. The folks of Co-op City know better than that and we will not reciprocate such unhelpful behavior.

Let me be clear: all Co-op City residents deserve to be kept informed of the status of Gloria Wise. But rather than negotiating

through the press, I propose that you and I jointly sit down with the community at a convenient time and location so that we can keep interested residents informed. This will allow Riverbay and Gloria Wise the freedom to negotiate in private, without unnecessary grandstanding in the press.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Gloria Wise is a part of the fabric of Coop City and the need for the services we provide are crucial.

Mortgage agreement To t h e E d it or : The ink is barely dry on the mortgage agreement with New York Community Bank, and there is already discussion of another mortgage, insured by the federal government. Partly to blame is the Co-op

City Times itself. Any article written about the new mortgage rambles off in another direction, referring to HUD. We are fortunate to obtain bank refinacing of such magnitude. Now is the time to focus on what we have, and use the extra

money to finish the outstanding capital projects, i.e., window replacement, and balcony/facade work.

Then, and only then, would be the time to think about long-term refinancing, yet again.

—Ga r y Gelesk i

Belated note of praise To the E ditor : This very belated note of praise is directed to the graduation and stepping up ceremony held on June 10 for the Gloria Wise Community Center graduates.

As one who knew personally the very selfless, beautiful person, Gloria Wise, I was awestruck to see the number of par-

ticipants and deeply moved.

I know that the occasion would have made her extremely happy and deeply moved as well.

On behalf of Gloria and myself, I applaud and am grateful for the tireless efforts of both Fred Lewis and Egeria Bennet who have stayed the course and

persevered under consistent, daunting circumstance. The modern day David & Deborah battling the Goliath of today.

To the parents and teachers go highest commendations. You have shown what can be accomplished when one heart, mind and purpose are on one accord. Best wishes to —Novella Thoma s you all.

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(The 10-year captial projects budget is printed below following requests made at the recent Management Forum.)

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Difficult decisions for the good of the community Greetings fellow cooperators, I would like to share with you information I received from Wells Fargo/HUD that led to my vote for the NYCB Loan.

During the Board Business meeting on June 14, NYCB and Wells Fargo/HUD bank representatives shared where we stood with each of the loans.

Several Board members, including myself, were against voting for the NYCB balloon loan but were not the majority. I, along with other Board members, requested additional time to review the NYCB loan terms and obtain the status of the HUD loan.

NYCB explained why their Board of Directors was no longer in a position to grant the additional time being requested and a decision had to be made that evening.

At that point, because I did not intend to accept a balloon loan, all of my attention and questions turned towards the Wells Fargo/HUD bank representatives.

The Wells Fargo/HUD bank representatives shared the following information: • The extensive amount of time spent on the Wells Fargo loan process was due in part to HUD having to develop a loan program for a community of our size.

• The most important documents needed for the HUD process was completed by Riverbay Management with assistance from Wells Fargo.

• Careful work is still in progress with the underwriters towards a loan proposal, where further loan discussions with HUD were scheduled for June 17, 2011.

• Although it is likely we would get a HUD loan by December 2011, it is

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Leah Graham Second Vice President

important for Riverbay to work out some remaining issues in order to help with the HUD process.

These Wells Fargo/HUD concerns included satisfying the $15-$18 million water and sewer bill, Local Law 11 work and establish a reserve.

• Getting a HUD loan would be a better deal. However, by taking the NYCB loan, it would allow Riverbay to pay off outstanding debts, and by doing so, would place Co-op City in a better position for a HUD loan.

• Outside of a loan with Wells Fargo/HUD, we would not get a better half-billion loan deal than what NYCB offered.

I asked if we could take the second of the two NYCB loans to pay off our debts and wait for the self-liquidating loan through HUD. NYCB advised they could not separate these loans but later offered to include a 15-month clause that would allow us to transfer out of their loan if the HUD loan comes through by Sept 15, 2012.

The Riverbay and NYCB lawyers revised the language during the meeting

NYC Department of Transportation Bronx parking changes Starting on July 25, the New York City Department of Transportation will implement new parking meter rates throughout the Bronx which will affect short and long term parking, with parking meter rates being increased for short term parking to 25 cents for 15 minutes, thereby making the new rate $1 per hour. Long-term metered spaces will be increased to $8 a day.

In addition, beginning on Monday, September 19, all remaining single-space parking meters will be replace with muni-meters. A schedule of this work in each area will be released later.

Co-op City Times deadline notice Week of July 4, 2011 The Co-op City Times office and all other Riverbay administrative offices, as well as the three community centers will be closed on Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day, July 4, 2011.

In order to be able to maintain our production schedule and not add to our costs during the upcoming holidayshortened work week, we ask all Board Directors, religious institutions, community organizations and others who submit articles and advertisements to the Co-op City Times to please do so as early as possible.

Our normal editorial and advertising deadline is Mondays at 3 p.m.

(Directors’ viewpoints are due by 5 p.m. on Mondays). Material not received in our office by 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning, July 5, will not be considered for publication in the July 9th edition of the paper.

As always, you may submit your article around the clock, seven days a week via fax at (718) 320-2595 or preferably via email at cctimes@riverbaycorp.com.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Have a wonderful and safe July 4th holiday.

If you see something, ca ll t h e P u b lic Sa fet y d isp a t ch er a t (718) 671- 3050. Be su r e t o give a s m a n y d et a ils a s p ossib le sin ce t h is will h elp t o a p p r eh en d t h e r esp on sib le p er son (s), a n d is r eq u ir ed b y 9-1-1.

to include the 15-month transfer clause to the Riverbay Board Resolution # 1145 for the loan.

Because both Wells Fargo/HUD bank representatives shared critical information and affirmation about the HUD provisions, as well as the concession made

by NYCB, I feel the most responsible decision was made by accepting the NYCB loan.

Yes, Herb Freedman did state in a March 2011 memo that Co-op City can and would be fine with or without recapitalization. To me, this meant the 7-year old capital improvement projects, such as the windows, terraces, and Local Law 11 (building façade) work would take longer. This would have also resulted in a delay in paying our already late financial obligations to the window contractor and water and sewer bills, which would add to our cost in penalties and fines, thereby, having to fight off discussions for two 3% carrying charge increases.

Let me be clear, I wa n t a self-liq u id a t in g loa n for our community, especially since many of us plan to be here for a long time. If accepting the NYCB loan brings us one step closer to a selfliquidating loan by paying off our debts, as Wells Fargo/HUD suggested, it was well worth my vote.

To ensure we keep up with the HUD process, I sent a memo through the Board President for management to secure a written synopsis of our discussion with the Wells Fargo/HUD representatives to provide Board members with a record of the HUD progress made.

I also requested biweekly HUD

updates from management on their involvement and progress with the HUD process. This will ensure the loan transfer concession given by NYCB is productively used.

New Ne ws: The 1% Carrying Charge Increases will give Board Directors and management time to identify high costs, review contracts, numerous change orders, and other operating expenses to prepare a better budget package to NYS. A review of our operating budget can provide realistic alternatives and keep carrying charge increases to a minimal.

We have to get behind the numbers and review our financial statements on a regular basis.

W h a t ’s Next ? I will continue to advocate and press the issue along with my Board colleagues to keep the muchneeded services the Gloria Wise Community Center provides to the young families and single parents in our community.

The goal is to Stay the Eviction, allow them to run their summer program while management, in good faith, continues to negotiate a lease to keep them open.

Set t in g p er for m a n ce m ea su r es by evaluating the management team based on their effectiveness within departments, financial planning, and cost overruns. Fiscally responsible solutions for our community need to be an expectation for management. We deserve better and can do better.

I would like to hear from you. You may contact me at Riverbaydirector LG@gmail.com.

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Public Safety Report CCPD urges residents to enjoy a Fourth of July free of illegal fireworks

BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO The Fourth of July is a great time of the year to enjoy the summer and reflect on America’s Independence. The use of illegal fireworks has, unfortunately, become associated with this holiday. Illegal fireworks present serious risks of injuries resulting in trips to the Emergency Room. Children are especially at risk for injuries from illegal fireworks.

Fortunately, professional fireworks displays are plentiful this time of year and provide a safe and breathtaking alternative to illegal fireworks. On Monday, July 4, Macy’s presents fireworks on the Hudson River with prime viewing locations on 12th Avenue below 59th Street. There are access points on 11th Avenue from 24th Street, 26th-30th Street, 34th Street, 40th-44th Street, 47th-52nd Street and 54th-57th Street. This year’s Macy’s fireworks are entitled “The Gift of Freedom” and honor the 125th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

This fireworks display is an excellent alternative to using illegal fireworks.

New York State is one of five states in which all fireworks are illegal for use by the general public. The other four states are Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island.

The number of states completely banning illegal fireworks increases every year as injuries increase. Rhode Island most recently added itself to this list because of an indoor fireworks display which resulted in the death of 100 people. New York City put in effect a Zero Tolerance policy regarding the sale or use of illegal fireworks within the limits of NewYork 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. 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.

Emergency Rooms in the United States see an average of over 9,000 persons per year injured by illegal fireworks. A majority of fireworks related injuries occur in the time period just before and just after the 4th of July. Injuries to children under the age of 15 represent more than one third of the injuries. Males sustain 75% of fireworks related injuries. The most common body part injured by fireworks is the hands, followed by the eyes. Injuries include burns, contusions, lacerations, amputations and blindness.

Fireworks often thought to be safe are one of the leading causes of injuries. Seemingly harmless sparklers, with their over 1,000 degree white hot burning wire are the leading cause of injuries to children under five years of age. Injuries to hands, eyes or feet are the most common. Sparklers have also been known to ignite children’s clothing. Bottle rockets and firecrackers are responsible for a majority of fireworks injuries because they are commonly used. Every type of consumer firework has been associated with serious injury or death. Quality standards are non-existent on most consumer fireworks which are generally mass produced and imported from China.

Leave fireworks displays to the professionals and enjoy a

Congratulations, Sakinah!

Congratulations to Sakinah Taylor on receiving a Masters Degree in School Counseling from Lehman College. This is Sakinah’s second Masters Degree and her parents, Riverbay Board Director Francine Reva Jones, and Robert Taylor, are very proud of her and wish her much success.

—F r a n cin e R eva J on es

safe and Happy Fourth of July. Nobody wants to spend their holiday weekend seeking the help of an eye doctor or a hand specialist. Enjoy the “OOHS” and “AAHS” of a professional fireworks display and know that you will be safe.

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 only on terraces or townhouse patios. Propane tanks are strictly prohibited by the New York City Fire Department in any multiple family dwellings. Residents are also reminded that Bike Riding is not permitted near build-

ings, in shopping malls or anywhere else signs prohibiting bicycle riding are posted.

Remember to stay safe this summer, especially near pools, beaches and other bodies of water. 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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Taking our fiduciary responsibilities seriously I would like to take this opportunity to explain my “Yes” vote on the New York Community Bank (NYCB) loan and my “No” vote on the Budget.

The NYCB loan gave us money to pay off our debts and to refinance our capital projects budget. The fact that NYCB gave us a 15 month period to refinance through a HUD guaranteed loan was an offer that all but two of our Board Directors could not refuse. The NYCB offer, in short, is if we can get a HUD guaranteed loan within this 15 month period, we would pay prepayment penalty based on our original NYCB loan, not the new loan. Both the Commissioner of HCR and representatives of Wells Fargo Bank, the bank that

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Bill Gordon Treasurer

would issue the HUD loan, who were present at our Board meeting on the NYCB loan, advised us to accept the NYCB loan with this provision. A HUD guaranteed loan is not a certainty, though the Wells Fargo representatives seemed very positive about our chances for eventually qualifying for the loan, and stated that 15 months was more than enough time, although there are still waivers we are requesting and hurdles we have to overcome before the loan will become a reality.

The cooperators waiting on roofs and windows, I am sure would prefer money now, not a possibility for the future.

The vote to accept a budget with the 1% maintenance increases, in my opinion, is a rejection of our fiduciary responsibility as Board Directors. To put in place a budget that does not meet the expected expenses for the budget period and forces us to again take money from our reserves is not a budget, but a plan for disaster. Directors in years past who vilified the Board for using our Reserves, found this budget to be politically correct. The Board also knew that the chances are very slim that HCR would accept this budget and if

HCR does increase the maintenance charges we now have a scapegoat. It is not HCR’s job to come with a balanced budget for Co-op City; it is the job of Riverbay’s management and the Riverbay Board. Co-op City faces the same challenges that most municipalities face in these economic times. Many have decided to cut services, fire teachers, and other civil service workers to avoid raising taxes. I happen to favor a combination of small maintenance increases combined with service cuts.

What exactly we should cut will be the next interesting debate. As far as I was concerned, this budget was not in the best interests of the cooperators of Coop City.

Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations The African-American Association thanks everyone who attended the Gloria Lynne Concert on Saturday, June 18, in celebrating Black Music Month. Ms. Lynne sang in her familiar style—unhurried, direct and informed by a subtle mix of the stalwart and the longing. The music by her five-piece band drew on some of the cool play of supper club jazz for her devoted audience, who was well pleased.

Special thanks to Robb and Roz Nixon “Celebrating Legends-in-Music.”

The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) appoints Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams as leader of Northeast Faith Command. The installation service will be held on Saturday, July 9, at 11.00 a.m. at: Community Protestant Church, 1659 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY 10469. Phone: (718) 862-9172; Rev. Dr. Calvin E. Owens is the Pastor. All are invited for this special occasion.

The Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations of Co-op City, Inc. meetings will be in recess July and August. Meetings will resume on September 6. The Coalition wishes everyone a happy and healthy summer.

Please inform the Coalition of any suggestions that you may have. Patricia Bonaparte is the President of the Coalition.

Phone number: 1-718-320-1861.

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

We also act as one voice for all Coalition members where there are issues of common concern and human rights. Members of the Coalition include the following: African-American Association; Co-op City Baptist Church; Faith @ Work Christian Church; Harriet Tubman

Use of terraces for cooking I t is illegal within t he C ity of New Yor k t o use ga s, or char coa l t ype B-B-Q gr ills in m ult iple dwelling buildings, such as Co-op City.

Independent Democratic Club; NAACP, Co-op City Branch; Retirees of Dreiser Loop; St. Joseph Episcopal Church; and Zodiacs Track Club.

Please support our efforts by sending us your tax deductible contribution, made payable to: Coalition of AfricanAmerican Churches & Community Organizations of Co-op City, Inc., Post Office Box 619, Bronx, N.Y. 10475.

Churches and organizations that desire to join the Coalition may apply for membership by either writing or calling (718) 320-1861 or (718) 671-5957 for a mem-

bership application which should be returned with a letter on your church/organization’s stationery and signed by the minister/president.

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

Our sincere condolences to the family of Mrs. Dorothy Chinsammy, who recently passed away.

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

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Apples and Oranges; Owning versus Renting M a king a Com pa r ison A letter that I recently received from a cooperator is what prompted this Viewpoint. The letter wasn’t a complaint; it was a request for information. The cooperator said that he had lived in a rental apartment for 30 years but moved to Co-op City due to Harlem rents. Although he found the equity that he paid for his apartment to be reasonable, he was perplexed as to why he had to purchase his own refrigerator and stove, and was charged for painting and other work done in his bathroom and kitchen. He also wanted to know why he had to submit an annual income affidavit. When he was renting, he wrote, affidavits were never a requirement. His ultimate question was, what makes Co-op City affordable?

“Affordable” is a word that is liberally used by many in our community, but declarations for how to achieve and maintain affordability span the wide gap between excellent and ridiculous.

My response to the cooperator began with a comparison of the different responsibilities of renters and owners. As a renter, by signing a lease agreement, one accepts the conditions of the rented space as provided by the owner (landlord). The owner is responsible for the upkeep, repair, maintenance, and security of the rented apartment. Under optimal conditions, the renter lives comfortably and the landlord makes an expected profit.

The recent rent hikes projected for Tracey Towers (see NY Post 06/22/11) and those for rent-stabilized dwellings in

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Khalil Abdul-Wahhab Manhattan (as seen on TV) highlight problems facing people who are renting. Tracey Towers, a Mitchell-Lama residency, is facing a tremendous (62.82% in three years) rent hike.

The Rent Guidelines Board recently allowed a 3.75% rent increase for a oneyear lease and a 7.25% increase for a twoyear lease for rent-stabilized apartments.

Fortunately, we are owners and not renters. The Riverbay Corporation is made up of cooperators known as “shareholders.” Each “shareholder of record” is a part owner of all of Co-op City. It is true that the shares that we own are non-negotiable in terms such that they can only be sold back to Riverbay Corporation. However, the shares are not “worthless” – upon moving out of Co-op City, if a shareholder has abided by the terms of the occupancy agreement, they will be refunded the “equity” they paid when they moved in.

The sum that you pay as a renter to a landlord is simply money spent.

The annual income affidavit is a requirement of HCR, the state agency that

MetroCard bus to visit Co-op City next week On Thursday, July 7, and again on Thursday, July 21, the MetroCard bus will be at Bartow Mall on Co-op City Blvd., from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; at Dreiser Loop from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and at Einstein Loop from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

“Our mobile MetroCard sales vehicles are part of our outreach effort to senior citizens and people with disabilities who might have problems accessing our subway station booths,” said NYC Transit President Lawrence G. Reuter.

Senior citizens and persons with disabilities may apply for the Reduced-Fare MetroCard on the bus during regular visits to this community or other locations on scheduled dates throughout the Bronx.

To sign up for the Reduced-Fare MetroCard, seniors must be over 65 years and bring proof of age with a photo, such as a Medicare card, driver’s license

or passport. Persons with disabilities must have a valid U.S. Medicare card (red, white and blue) along with a valid federal/state issued photo identification card in order to be immediately processed.

Disabled persons without Medicare Cards must ensure that their doctors complete the physician’s section of the application.

After a review process, permanent Reduced-Fare MetroCards are mailed to qualified applicants.

Anyone can add value to their MetroCards or purchase pre-encoded MetroCards, including daily, weekly and monthly unlimited-ride passes. Also, Transit staff is on hand to answer any MetroCard-related questions.

For more information, call (212) METROCARD.

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

At our last meeting, on June 15th, we had nominations and elections of officers. The following were elected unanimously: President, Linda Werner; Vice President, Liz Penn; Secretary, Gerry Prentice; Treasurer, Miriam E. Berlofsky.

These are your new officers. This organization cannot work without the participation of the cooperators of Building 30 A&B. I

hope that we can help each other.

C oming Events: Check the Association Bulletin Board in your lobby for dates and times of events. Get involved and make a difference!!

Good & Welfar 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 SUMMER! —M ir ia m E. Ber lofsky

oversees all Mitchell-Lama residencies. I have been told that that regulation is to insure that each household’s income is within the limits set for middle-income. As owners, we are responsible for our community’s upkeep, repair, maintenance, and security. As cooperators, we share those required costs between 15,000+ families.

Mor a l Dut y a nd Fidu cia r y R esponsibility Co-op City does not exist in a vacuum.

There is no way to separate external price increases from our budgetary planning.

The fact that we are not facing the huge increases currently proposed for Tracey Towers and that the carrying charge increases that we submitted to HCR are less than the rent increases slated for rentstabilized units elsewhere in NYC was not done by magic. Maintaining the quality of life here in Co-op City was successfully done through effective budget planning and focused Board approval.

As Board Directors, our primary responsibility to cooperators is a fiduciary one – to safeguard the value of our community and bring benefit to all. Another responsibility of Board members, I believe, is the moral duty to do “what is right” for families living here.

I was at the last Board meeting where family members spoke about how vitally important childcare services were to them.

I believe that every Director on the Board was touched by their statements. No doubt,

this serious community concern was made sharply clear to each Director. Responding to that expressed concern, the Board has asked management to sit down with representatives of the Gloria Wise Center to see if a fair solution can be reached between all parties.

It is truly a “Twilight Zone” occasion when I agree with Michael Horowitz of the City News; however, in his commentary (City News 06-06-11), he asks that calm heads prevail and that a reasonable compromise come about. I fully agree with that sentiment. An agreement that resolves the issues and allows services to be provided to the families that require them is what is needed. The agreement should also recognize budgetary requirements and limitations. There is no room for inflammatory language or inflexible positioning. The ultimate solution should be one that is equitable and can be universally applied to all.

By the time this article is printed, some formal discussion should have taken place.

I hope that all parties will have taken the high road and begun negotiations in good faith.

If you see something, say something.

Share your suggestions, complaints, or special concerns with me. Send letters to Khalil Abdul-Wahhab, c/o Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475 or address e-mail to k wahha b10475@hot ma il.com.

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Co-op City Branch of the NAACP The NAACP Square Dance was a really fun way to spend a drizzly Friday evening in Co-op City. Remember, Square Dance has gained in popularity and is recognized as an excellent source of social interaction and exercise. More news on our Square Dance will be in subsequent articles.

Thank you to Chairperson Ms. Eleanor Donnley for all her hard work and to her committee for all the help they provided.

Our Freedom Fund chairperson, Ms. Eleanor Donnley, probably one of the hardest workers and most loyal volunteers in Co-op City, last week and this week presented certificates to graduating students. Last week, the following were recognized: Coldayne Hayden, P.S. 160 Walt Disney School received on 6/22; Sabrina Olavarria, P.S. 153 Helen Keller

School, on 6/23; Sophia Abraham & Brandon Spence, P.S. 178 Dr. Selman Waksman School on 6/23; Danielle Rose, I.S. 180 Dr. Daniel Hale Williams School on 6/24, and Mark Modeste & Adeola Okunoye, I.S. 181 Pablo Casals School on 6/241.

This week, on 6/28 - Jahkashi Miller accepted his award at the Equality Charter School. All these students received a certificate for: Most improved student in Academics.

The NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous, wrote an article for the Washington Post on the NAACP position on education and the lawsuit filed in New York City against the Board of Education.

“For 102 years, the NAACP has fought to ensure that all our children have access to high-quality public education. Our

founders made improving education our primary strategy for improving America.

They did so because they knew from experience that educational inequities are not only the product of broader inequalities and dangerous social tensions but also maintain them.” The NAACP believes that if we make all our schools great places to learn, we will have more than better institutions and better-prepared students — we will have a better country. This is the reason the lawsuit was filed.

Praises go to Lottie Townes for her work on the “At Home Tea Fund Raiser.”

Its supporters continue to forge ahead peacefully to make the NAACP stronger.

Participation guaranteed entry for one of three prizes to be awarded at the end of the campaign.

Please keep the Coles family in your thoughts and prayers as former president, Elayne Coles, and her husband are hospitalized. We hope for their full return to health. July 10th is the last meeting for this season. We will be welcoming expert guests to discuss cardiac health issues.

Join us at 3 p.m. at Building 31A, 100 Erskine Place. Visit our website: http://action.naacp.org/ or the New York State branch website.

NAACP membership comes to students for $15 and adults $30. “The Crisis” magazine is part of the membership pack. The Co-op City Branch of the NAACP congratulates all the 2011 graduates.

This press release is submitted with the approval of President Jeannette Graves.

—E va L a za a r

Building 19 Association We celebrated our Building 19 fathers and father figures last week Friday with a night of games and “picnic-like” refreshments. Everyone had a great time playing spades, bid whist, dominoes, and taboo.

Our $1 refreshments consisted of franks, hamburgers, fried chicken, potato salad and cole slaw, topped off with a wonderful sheet cake and beverage. A hearty thank you to the committee contributors (in alphabetical first name order): Bartu Cottle, Bertha Means, Catherine Ryans, Chelsea Francois, Courtney Saunders, DaReese Frierson, Edwina Francois, Jennie Colon, Laura Morgan, Lillie Hall, Lisa Proto, Lorene Moss, Marie Beaudouin, Rosetta Jenkins, Sonia Feliciano, Sylvia Small, Valencia Pinckney, and Voncile Mallory. Betty James, Leon Tulton, Madge Haynes and Sharon Bryan were active committee members in many of this year’s past events, but were unable to participate this time. The Association’s success is owed to every one of them. Let’s not forget our current 196 members, who, I am certain, will surpass our 2010 end of year membership number of 207. Thanks to all of you for your continued support. A special mention goes to Lisa Proto, who made

five trips to various stores to shop for our refreshments.

We also send a huge thanks to our resident poet, Dominick Bonanno, for his wonderful tribute to fathers and father figures with a poem. Everyone took pleasure in listening to Mark Hershkowitz’s and Gina Salley’s music from yesterday, and for that, we thank you. The event culminated with the winners of our annual Father’s Day raffle drawing.

Congratulations to our first prize winner from our building, Raine Diaz, who won the 23” Samsung HD television, with the second prize of a $50 Red Lobster gift certificate going to Rebecca Miller from Building 3A and the third prize of two AMC Gold Movie theatre tickets going to Louisa Castro, also from our building.

Tremendous thanks to everyone who donated funds and purchased raffles in hopes of winning while supporting our scholarship and building fund.

The Association congratulates our 2011 Francis Williams Scholarship recipient, Saja Mobley-Goodwin, with a $500 scholarship. Miss Mobley-Goodwin is currently attending Mercy College, going into her second year in the fall. She is majoring in their Bachelor of Science degree in

Building 19 celebrates its Fathers and Father Figures...Committee members from left to right are: Lisa Proto, Chelsea Francois, Bartu Cottle, Valencia Pinckney-PresidentElect, Sonia Feliciano, Secretary, Raine Diaz, 1st Prize Winner of TV; Charlotte Codrington, President; Jennie Colon; Treasurer; Lorene Moss, Voncile Mallory, Catherine Ryans, and kneeling, Gina Salley.

International Business and is currently holding an overall 3.133 grade average.

Our renowned artist and active Association member, Ralph Tricoche, is currently recovering from heart failure.

Please keep him in your prayers for a speedy recovery. Please also pray for

Robert Dandridge, who is recovering from serious illnesses.

“Cooperators Doing Something” will recess and return to the second half of our calendar business in September. May all of you have a fantastic July 4th and safe sum—C ha r lot t e C od r in gt on mer, enjoy!

Do Not T E XT AND DR I VE ! I t is Da n ger ou s a n d Aga in st t h e L a w!

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Co-op City Times / July 2, 2011

Working together for a better Co-op City G r e et in gs t o a ll In my twenty-five years plus of experience in the Security field, there's one thing I have learned.

Inaction can have disastrous results.

The Riverbay Board of Directors came together, took action, made a decision and passed a resolution to infuse our Corporation with much needed dollars.

Wa s it t h e r i gh t ch oic e?

I think so. We were given a unique opportunity to accept the offer from New York Community Bank while still leaving the door open for a HUD loan which some feel would provide

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Raymond Tirado better terms.

I can tell you it was a heated debate, but in the end, your Board made a decision in the best interests of the Corporation and its people.

I myself am happy to know the window program will be accelerated

to completion and we will have an infusion of funds and rebuild our reserves.

Those of you with questions had the opportunity to attend the management forum on June 28 to address your concerns.

P r ed a t o r s We had an opportunity to pass a resolution to set policy on the expulsion of sexual predators in our community, but the resolution did not pass with just myself and Khalil Abdul-Wahhab voting in favor of the resolution.

G l or i a W i se C om m u n it y C e n t er The Board voted to give the Gloria

Wise Community Center a stay of eviction from the yellow schoolhouse pending adherence to conditions set in place by Mr. Freedman after listening to the parents’ emotional pleas.

Our President did an excellent job of maintaining order during some rather loud, emotional moments.

In the end, the children's best interests were served.

New n ei gh b or s I would like to welcome the new shareholders to Co-op City. May you and yours be well and prosper with us.

I can be reached at 718-320-5531 or at ccdirector@optonline.net.

Working Families Party Co-op City Club Cooperators attending a Working Families Party meeting on Monday, June 20th heard health care costs labeled “the chief obstacle to economic recovery.”

The speaker was Tim Foley who works as Policy Director for Greater NYC for Change and is associated with Physicians and Residents for Social Responsibility.

He said that the tripling of health care costs in recent years has slowed business activity, put millions out of work, and

drained public resources by lowering tax revenues across the board – local, state and federal.

“Fixing the economy,” he said, “depends on fixing health care.”

Comparing the Obama administration’s health care reform act with the Republican proposal by Representative Ryan he said reveals stark differences.

The reform act expands health care coverage and cuts costs by emphasizing pri-

mary care, prevention and computerization of medical records.

The Ryan plan tells 55 year olds that when they are 65, they’ll get a voucher worth less than the general cost of good private insurance and will have to go out into the market and shop for it.

Foley said that public knowledge about Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and health care is being bombarded with myths. The Congressional Budget Office,

for example, estimates that Medicare in its present form, financed by FICA payroll taxation, can meet its obligations fully for decades to come, and as far into the future as 74 years from now. At that point in 2085, it will still be paying an easily repairable 88% of commitments.

Foley said whether or not sensible health care is implemented in our nation ultimately depends on what the people do to demand it. —C h er yl Sim m on s-O liver

Building 31 Association Congratulations once again to RAINA ROBINSON, the recipient of our 2011 scholarship which was awarded on June 20th at our last general meeting before our summer break. We all wish her well as she continues on her educational road to Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. We had a room filled with neighbors, friends and family to honor her. It was a festive occasion as usual with the Scholarship Committee hosting the majority of the meeting and serving refreshments to also honor all of us who participated and helped to make this scholarship happen. As in past years, the committee recognized everyone in the room with opening remarks “IT TAKES A VILLAGE.” How very satisfying it is to know we have

helped in a small way. This is our 8th award given since the committee was organized in 2007. We were honored with the return of past recipients: Sekou Bandele, 2008; Leandra Ramirez, 2010; Luke Davis, 2010 (mother represented him in his absence). Thank you for sharing words of wisdom to our new recipient.

The committee wishes to thank Joyce Hedgepeth and Auvril Anderson. Both of you deserve an honorable mention for helping serve the refreshments. Your help was greatly appreciated.

Our President shared our window replacement process and handed out some of our plans moving forward into 20112012 when we return from our summer break in September. He also wishes all a

safe and healthy summer and look forward to everyone returning with us as we plan our election for the association’s cabinet officers in October, according to the by-laws.

We jump started our 2012 Scholarship fund by raffling off a picnic backpack containing cutlery and plates with napkins, goblets for 4 and a bonus bottle of sherry and sparkling cider. The winner was Doris Bailey from the B side. Our door prize was won by Mary Bumford from the A side.

Congratulations to both of you and thanks to everyone for supporting the scholarship fund by purchasing a raffle ticket.

R E M I NDE R S: • Laundry baskets should never be removed from the laundry room to take

your clothes to your apartment.

• Boxes/furniture or large toys that you are throwing out should be taken to the basement and not placed in the compactor room on your floor.

• Dropping food and/or liquid on the floor in a common area should be cleaned up and not left for someone to slip and fall on.

We share this home and should be considerate of others. Don’t forget, if you see something, say something and pay attention to your surroundings. We have an email address in case you wish to leave messages or ask questions: bldg31assoc@gmail.com. We will respond a.s.a.p.

—M a r ilyn M cDa n iel

Building 33 Association The bus ride to Sugar House Casino was a very enjoyable ride to Philadelphia.

We had a bus of very nice cooperators.

Everyone was in good spirit and fun to be with. We collected a very nice amount of money for the bus driver. I know he was very happy that people were so generous.

In September, we will start collecting the building dues. Please think about contributing this year. It would be nice to get

100% cooperation. With more cooperation, we can do more.

Congratulations to all the graduates in the building.

My granddaughter, Christie Black, graduated with honors from St. Catharine Academy. She will be attending Williams College in the fall.

My other granddaughter, Chariue Black, graduated from Middle School

Building 12 Association At our last meeting held on Monday, June 20, the following issues were raised: fireworks, water pressure, window treatments, floor tiles needing repair, cigarettes and food thrown from balconies, handicapped signs, compacter room issues, move in/out procedures, etc. Our concerns were passed on to the CSO and some were responded to and we are awaiting response on others. The responses can be found in the lobby behind the glass that is titled Building 12 Gazette.

We would like to welcome our new neighbor, “Charles,” to our building, as well as other new neighbors who did not attend

our meeting. This was our last meeting before the summer break. Have a safe and good summer to all.

If you see something, say something. Call 9-1-1 and Riverbay Security at 718-6713050.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who are sick, shut-in and have lost relatives/friends and to our troops. The best to everyone celebrating a special day this month.

Enjoy July 4, 2011. Be safe.

We can be reached at MLSAH@aol.com.

—Sonj a M axwell

180. She will be attending The Collegiate Institute for Math & Science (S.LM.S.) High School in September.

The Co-op City fair was very nice. The weather cooperated so that made the event more enjoyable. It is amazing the way the fair brings people out. You see people you haven't seen in a while. Many of us who have moved away, come back for the fair. It is a very nice affair and a

good tradition that we have here in Co-op City.

Our sincere prayers for a speedy recovery to Joe Moore who is in the hospital.

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

HAVE A NICE AND SAFE SUMMER EVERYONE. —P a t r icia M a yo Bon a p a r t e

Section 5 Association The Section Five Association met Tuesday, June 21st and elected officers for the next two years. Elected for two year terms are: President: R. Hedgepeth, Bldg. 31 Vice President: H. Overman, Bldg. 27

Treasurer: C. Arthur, Bldg. 35 Recording Secretary: P. Warren, Bldg. 34 We thank our outgoing President, M. Moss from Building 30, for her service during her term of office.

—Bill G or d on

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Zodiacs Track Club The 3rd Annual Elizabeth Gaynor/Robert Taylor track meet was cancelled due to a situation out of our control.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused. Things happen for a reason, and due to the cancellation of the meet, the Zodiacs were able to attend the Adidas Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium to witness some of the greatest athletes in the world compete.

We witnessed our Boy Youth 4 X 400 meter relay team bring home the gold medal. They ran a blistering 4 X 400 in a time of 3.55 minutes. Also competing at the event were Kendra Todd in the Fastest Girl in New York 7 - 8 year old race. Plus, we had Julian Coley and Kendall Todd in the Fastest 7 - 8 year old Boy in New York race. Julian medaled with a second place finish and Kendra medaled with a third place finish. Kendall placed fifth in his first time competing in this prestigious race.

Beside witnessing our children compete, we were able to witness a breathtaking photo finish victory by Jamaica’s Steve Mullings over American Tyson Gay in the 100 meters race. Plus, Lukas

Verzbicas, of Orland Park, Ill., became only the fifth athlete in U.S. high school history to run a sub-4 minute mile when he won the Adidas Boys’ Dream Mile in 3:59.71.

For additional information, go to: h t t p : / / w w w. d i a m o n d l e a g u e newyork.com/en/Home/ On Saturday, June 4th, the Zodiacs competed in the NY METROPOLITAN AAU series #1. This is a team competition that consist of all of the teams NY Metro AAU track team competing against each other in 3 track meets. Series #1 took place in Astoria Park, Queens, NY. Points are given to the top 10 finishers in each event, with first place receiving 10 points, second place receiving 8 points, third place 6 points, fourth place 5 points, fifth place receiving 4 points, then 3, 2, and 1.

The Zodiacs is currently in first place with a total of 592 points. In second place is Metro Eagles track team with 517 points, then Ruff Kutz with 349 points, Jeuness Track Team with 222 point and fifth place is Bronx Tigers with 186 points. To see the remaining team points, go to:

Zodiacs athletes with Olympian Bernard Lagat (third from left).

http://coachoregistration.com/meet/info/ ny _ m e t r o / 2 0 1 1 / 0 6 - 0 4 _ A AU _ Metropolitan_District_Series/ If you have or know of any children between the ages of 6 and 16, who are looking to utilize track and field to improve their horizon, please contact us.

Please continue to help us advance our children by sending a tax deductible dona-

tion to the Zodiacs Track Foundation at P.O. Box 67, Bronx. New York 10475.

For additional information, please contact President Thomas Francis at 718-6792060 or co-President Winston Dinkins at 914-441-6196, email WATCLT@ AOL.COM or visit our web site ZODIACSTRACK.ORG. —W in st on Din k in s

Broun Place Townhouse Association Chief Frank Apollo of Riverbay Public Safety Department was our guest speaker at our meeting on Thursday, June 23rd. He provided us with extremely helpful information. He also distributed Complaint Forms and warned us to be alert when shopping, etc., but also to be aware of any unusual activities in our community. We cannot thank him enough for assigning the Command Mobile Unit in Broun Place for several days. It most certainly made an impact on our quality of life. We look forward to him reassigning it to us again. The Mobile Unit is rotated randomly throughout Co-op City. Chief Apollo also encouraged us to call 9-1-1 and Public Safety if we observe any suspicious behavior. Both will respond to your calls. He advised us to be specific and patient when reporting anything. The questions that are asked by the Dispatcher such as location, description of activities/persons involved, etc., will assist them in acting quickly to get to the right location and to know what and whom to

look for and expect. That applies to 9-1-1 and Public Safety. The Chief also reminded us that some may think something they observed may not be anything. However, no call is insignificant. They have made many arrests from these types of calls. He quoted us the statistics on thefts of GPS systems in cars in garages and the street.

They have decreased significantly because of Public Safety Officers patrolling the garages and streets. The only way to stop anti-social behavior is to act. When you see something, not only say something, but DO something.

Thank you to everyone who attended the meeting. We had a great time mingling and meeting our new neighbors and eating great food. If you weren’t there, you missed having a good time. Thanks to Romelle Gonzalez for all her hard work throughout the year in providing refreshments and for her outstanding decorations/displays for our special meetings.

Thanks also to her assistant, Gloria Abdul.

I thank my Executive Board: Ms. Gwendolyn Roberts, Vice President; Ms. Carolyn Nathaniel, Secretary; Ms. Ann Ventrella, Treasurer; and Ms. Iris Sanchez, Good & Welfare Committee, for their support and dedication. Together, we all worked as a team and were able to make many improvements in Broun Place. I thank all our neighbors who also made us aware of needed repairs/services and who provided the information to the Executive Board and to the CSO/Management. With all that being said, the saying “THERE IS STRENGTH IN NUMBERS” is absolutely true. We must continue to work together as one body to ensure we enjoy the best quality of life we are entitled to.

No meetings are scheduled during the months of July and August. We will meet again in September, 2011. If you wish to join the Association, you can join at the meeting or see Ann in 25A. Dues are $12/per year, per family.

We wish everyone a “Happy July 4th”

and a happy and safe summer.

If you have any complaints regarding repairs or any other issues, I implore you to first and always contact Mr. Edgar Perez at 718-320-3300, Ext. 3408, or his assistant, Ms. Valerie Hayes. Your complaints must be documented by him and he will contact the appropriate department to address your specific complaints. Call 9-1-1 first and Public Safety at 718-671-3050 to report any suspicious activities you observe. Your calls will remain anonymous.

Our prayers go out to the sick and homebound. We wish you a speedy recovery. Congratulations to those celebrating a special event and our condolences to those who have lost loved ones. If you have acknowledgements of any kind that you wish to share with us, please contact Ms. Iris Sanchez or any officer on the Executive Board. If you wish to contact us, you can email us at brounplaceassoc@hotmail.com. See you in September!

—M a r j or ie H elm s

Building 13 Association Building 13 Association would like to thank Mr. Donovan Plummer, Director of Grounds Department for the 'Walk-Thru' with Vice President Leslie Peterson on Friday, June 24th.

PLEASE KEEP OFF THE GRASS AND THE FLOWER BEDS. We want to keep the surroundings beautiful.

There are no Building 13 Association meetings in July. We wish you ALL a won-

derful and safe summer.

Crime, as we all know, does not take a vacation. Therefore, remain alert and report any crime to the police. The security and safety of our home is our collective responsibility and requires the cooperation of all of us.

P lea se ob ey th e following q ua lity-oflife r egula t ions: a) NO DOG is allowed in the apartment;

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

Unannounced police sweeps are conducted day and night to enforce these rules.

SE AT BE LT S SAVE L I VE S: Always buckle up. "It is not an option, it is the law.”

Please avoid texting and unnecessary distractions while driving.

Observe speed limit and STOP for yellow school bus with flashing red lights.

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

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

For traffic updates, call 5-1-1.

"IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING." —O lu biyi Seh in demi (M r. B)

Building 34 Association The association of Building 34 would like to thank all of the friends and neighbors who donated and bought goods for our bake sale and flea market on Saturday, June 25th. You all made our effort a wonderful success.

We would also like to wish you a safe and happy summer and look forward to everyones’ return in September when we resume our regular association meetings and events. Our health information sessions, the planning of the bus trip in May

of 2012, the start of movie night, and the recruitment of cooperators, are some of the issues that are included in our agenda for the upcoming year. 2011 was a good year for Building 34, thanks to you. 2012 can be even better with more participa-

tion. Don’t forget, “in unity there is strength.” We need all of those eyes, ears, hands, and ideas to make this work and move us forward.

Have a happy 4th of July.

—L a Ver n e F loyd

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Co-op City Times / July 2, 2011

Co-op City Times Readers: The best people I know are

Larry and Aline Felton, my parents. I don’t know where I would be or who I would be without their love, guidance, insight and patience. Read on: Dear Daddy and Mommy, On the occasion of my retirement from the U.S. Marine Corps after 20-plus years, I wanted to take a moment to thank you. It’s because of you that I survived the years in the Corps and I am the woman that I am today.

From you, I learned about the importance of not only respecting others, but more importantly, respecting myself. You raised me as a decent human being and I am grateful. Just so you know, I always try to do the right thing because I always want you to feel proud of me.

You taught me determination and perseverance, regardless of the blood, sweat and tears I shed. You told me that the profound sense of pride and accomplishment I would feel afterward would be something no one could ever take from me. You were right. Thank you.

You taught me, “God bless the child that has her own” and you taught me, “Don’t take no wooden nickels.” Dad, I’m sure it seemed to you like I wasn’t listening when you were imparting these “nuggets” of wisdom, but I was. Thank you.

You educated me on the importance of always knowing my worth and never letting anyone sell me short. You also taught me the value of being complete and thorough in everything I do.

Clearly, I took your lessons to heart Ma, because they don’t call me “Perry Junior” or “Little Perry” for nothing. Thank you.

Thank you both for trusting my judgement, even when you didn’t always agree with my logic or my decisions. You let me make my own mistakes, but more importantly, you were always there to help me pick up the pieces whenever I messed up big time and you never once said, “We told you so.” Thank you.

Although I can never repay the debt for your care, love and upbringing, I just want to tell you that I recognize and appreciate all of the sacrifices you’ve made for me and I am grateful. I am proud to be your daughter.

I love you,

Dawn

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Level heads will prevail I hope that the management forum which is to be held this Tuesday, June 28, Director’s will clear up a lot of the concerns of cooperators who are anxiously waiting to ask questions regarding this new $500 million plus loan with New York Community Bank. It’s a shame that of the first loan we got from NYCB, which totaled $480M out of which $200M was used to pay off our old mortgage, that as of today, we still owe the bank $475M even after almost 7 years since the first loan was secured. Only $5M was paid towards the principal; the rest all being interest charged.

I must say that I had the dubious distinction of not voting for that previous loan especially since we have hardly even dented the principal. And then we also became suckered into bundling and selling part of our mortgage to various investment houses, and we all know what happened in the massive Wall Street money scandal.

This time, I feel a whole lot better about the loan with NYCB because hopefully, somewhere down the line, we will be able to incorporate another loan with Wells Fargo and with HUD as our guarantor.

Fellow shareholders, this is not a simple, one, two, three deal. This means that 1, we will remain in the Mitchell-Lama program, and 2, we hope to maintain affordability compared to what other folks are paying throughout the city.

Another issue that definitely needs to be addressed since it has been festering for far too long is the Gloria Wise Community Center. For those who may not know, Gloria Wise was a heroine of this community. From the day she moved into Co-op City some 40 plus years ago, her only concern was the youth. Co-op City in those days did not have any kind of outlet for youngsters. Yes, there was Shore Haven, but invitations to enjoy the amenities of that facility were not extended to everyone in this community and therefore left a segment of youngsters here

with nothing to do and nowhere to go. Ms. Gloria Wise began a program called YAK, Youth Activities Committee, and struggled for years using her own funds to subsidize some of its programs. Some of the youngsters, now grown, who still live here may remember and may have even participated in the standing-room only plays Ms. Wise offered, e.g. Mahalia Jackson, and other youth activities through her program directors, Ms. Charlene and Roger Donson, until she became ill with a brain tumor and was then befriended by the social services mogul who I believe preyed upon this noble woman and took possession of her little conglomerate and built it into a social services empire where monies were thrown at him from every direction, so much so that it evidently became his own personal financial institution. Even we, the shareholders of Co-op City, were plundered by the activities of this individual, such as for the refurbishing of the yellow school house at a cost of almost half a million dollars, and free usage of utilities without paying a red cent to the shareholders of Riverbay.

As a matter of fact, the mogul struck up his own financial arrangement for the schoolhouse to which his partner in crime, the convicted former Board president, used this corporation like they owned it. Myself and my Board colleague Othelia Jones were the only ones who continuously spoke out about this sweetheart deal. And when the social services mogul was caught red handed for stealing over $1M from the Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club, for which he served not even five minutes in jail, every politician ran away from the Gloria Wise Club as though it had leprosy. Monies that they languished on the social services mogul and his conglomerate just dried up, leaving Frederick Lewis, who then took the helm of the club, to struggle for the last couple of years to keep it afloat and

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service, first and foremost, the young children of mothers who have to go out to work everyday.

But something else happened that was interesting to me, in that the Board of Directors and management of this community tended to avoid Mr. Lewis and categorized him as a persona non-grata and would not even have a humanly discussion with him to help save the Gloria Wise Community Center. It wasn’t until approximately 2 weeks ago when Mr. Lewis and some of the mothers and children showed up at a Board meeting down in the dungeon and were offered a time slot way later in the evening to address the Board. By this time, though, Riverbay Corporation had had an ongoing legal battle to evict Mr. Lewis and the program out of the yellow schoolhouse.

My question is why couldn’t management sit down with Mr. Lewis and have a face-to-face discussion in a civil manner, instead of innuendos flying from both sides that turned out to be grossly over-exaggerated?

I only hope that this Board, as I said in the past couple of weeks, comes together and takes a second look at the Gloria Wise Community Center to see how we can help those mothers and children, 99% of whom are cooperators, to retain a place within the yellow school house and save this meaningful program. When all is said and done, we are paying lawyers oodles of money to evict cooperators, commercial tenants, and former Board members, which in the end, amounts to an empty victory perhaps for us, but at what cost?

This corporation needs to look at all of its needless legal expenditures. Perhaps also, we need to have a forum on the Gloria Wise Community Center with the community at large to explain what Gloria Wise meant to this community and why it’s vital that we maintain her name as part of this community’s legacy.

Please call me at (718) 320-8035 or email me at tonyshome10475@gmail.com so we can set up a date to come together in the near future.

National Council of Negro Women We would like to congratulate all the graduates from the class of 2011. We had the privilege of presenting awards to the following graduates: Faridah Adeyemi for Academic Achievement and Ramata Cisse for Community Service. The graduates are from Harry S. Truman HS, and the awards were presented by Michelle Davy. Nancy Asante and Fehintola Falana for Academic Achievement from P.S. 160 were presented their awards

by Patricia Banner. Imani Maliti for Academics and Community Service, graduates of P.S. 153. Their awards were presented by Deborah O. Ashley McKenzie struggled to make the grade and succeeded. She is a graduate of P.S. 178, and her award was presented by Mildred

Davis. Danielle Peterkin for Academic and Malaka Morrison for Community Service, both are graduates of M.S. 180, and their awards were presented by Vivian Wescott. Alwi Mathew for Academic Achievement and Elsie Dowuona for Community Service, graduates of M.S. 181. They were presented with their awards by Joyce Howard. Jacinth Francis, a graduate of the Garvey School, received her award for Citizenship.

Health Committee presents a Discussion on Health Change, Saturday, September 17, at 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., 177 Dreiser Loop, Section 1 Community Center, Room 14. Please come out and share your ideas; Bring a friend or two. Refreshment and door prizes & special

prize for the 50th guest.

Ou r An n u a l Fa ll Tr ip : Saturday, October 22, tour the home of Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, ValKill Cottage/lunch at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY/shopping at Woodbury Commons Shopping Outlet. Tickets: $85. Please make checks payable to: NCNW Co-op City Section. Mail to: P.O. Box 93, Bronx, NY 10475. For tickets and more information, contact: 718-538-8606, 718-320-2366 or 718-655-9034.

Please contact Sadie Gilmore, 718-671 3721, to notify us of birthdays, illness or bereavement.

We wish all of you a happy, healthy and safe summer.

Happy birthday to July members! —M a xin e Sulliva n

Co-op City Toastmasters Club We have moved! This is a new year for Toastmasters, and at Co-op City Toastmasters, there have been some changes. We have a new meeting space, which is at 2049 Bartow Avenue-Bartow Community Center. We will be meeting in Room 28, as of Thursday, July 7. Our meetings will be starting promptly at 7:30 p.m., as before, and we will still meet on the first and third Thursday of the month.

Parking is available in Garage Five; please mention you are coming to a Toastmasters’ meeting and don't forget to bring your parking stub so that it can be validated.

Additionally, we have a new slate of officers, and you will be reading about them in forthcoming articles.

Come to a meeting and find out how to be more comfortable when speaking. Improve the skills you have and

learn about those you did not know existed. We offer a positive, friendly, learning environment where everyone feels welcome. The Co-op City Toastmasters’ e-mail is co-optoastmasters@hotmail.com; you can also visit www.toastmasters46.org, or call 1-800-we speak for additional information. Hope to see you on July 7.

—L or n a Sm it h

Harriet Tubman Independent Democratic Club To all clubs, churches and organizations in Co-op City, let’s get started on our mission together, to provide free shoes to those who cannot afford them. At our last meeting, the club agreed that the dates for the Shoe Drive would be in September. This will give us time to network with other organizations in the Bronx,

Manhattan and Westchester County. Just think, there are billions of shoes sitting in closets nationwide and there are millions in the world who have never owned a pair of shoes...doesn't seem right, does it?

Please visit www.ShareOur Shoes.org for more information about the "legitimate" organization we

are partnering with. (Call 718-320-8088).

Children are our future and our club continues to support efforts to ensure that we have AFFORDABLE services for working parents in our own community.

—E ve lyn M . Tu r n e r

Remember: Dogs are not allowed on Co-op City premises.

If you see or hear dogs in your building, report it!

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African-American Association The following are programs sponsored by the African-American Association and you are encouraged to participate: Yoga & P ila t es M a t C la sses – Thursdays, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 2. Call 718-671-8364.

Belly Da n ce C la sses – Mondays at 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 2. Call 646-281-4570.

Bu sin ess O p p or t u n it y Wor k sh op Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 2. Call 646-721-8185.

Su m m er Da y C a m p – This program will begin next week. We are booked solid.

E d u ca tion – The Communiversity of African-Centered Education will meet on Tuesday, July 12th and August 9th at 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15 to discuss classical African history that is essential for the survival of people of color. Brother Kaba Hiawatha Kamene will continue

teaching the Kiswahili language. “ The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander will be discussed on Tuesday, July 19th at 7:00 p.m. in Dreiser Center, Room 15. This book can be purchased at most book stores or online. All are welcome.

On June 26th, the Board for the Education of People of African Ancestry held its 13th Annual Tribute to Dr. John Henrik Clarke to discuss “What Was Dr. John Henrik Clarke’s ‘Message to the Grassroots’” with keynote speaker, Brother Larry Hamm, Chairman of People’s Organization for Progress, and a response by Dr. Adelaide Sanford, Vice Chancellor Emeritus, N.Y.S. Board of Regents. Dr. Clarke (1915-1998) was a Pan-Africanist American writer, historian, professor and a pioneer in the creation of Africana studies and professional institutions in academia starting in the late 1960s.

Americans should take the responsibility to learn of the accomplishments of Dr. Clarke so that their children and grandchildren will know of his legacy.

Sta y In for med – Democracy cannot exist without an informed public. Tune in and support the following programs for information vital to the African-American community: “Global Beat Experience” with Imhotep Gary Byrd, Fridays, 7:00-9:00 p.m., WBAI Pacifica Radio, 99.5 FM; “Health is Here,” Saturdays, 6:00-8:00 a.m. and Sundays, 7:00-8:00 a.m. WRTN 93.5 FM; “Gil Noble” Sundays, 12:00 p.m., WABC TV Channel 7; “Open Line” with Brothers Bob Slade, James Mtume and Bob Pickett; “Hour of Power,” with Rev. Al Sharpton, Sundays, 9:00 p.m. on 98.7 KISS FM; WBAI Pacifica Radio, 99.5 FM, all day, everyday; Democracy Now.CUNY Cable channel 75 daily at 6:30 p.m. with

Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales; Community Cop, Tuesdays 5:00 p.m., BXNT3 Channel 70; Kemetic Legacy Today, Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m., BXNT3 Channel 70. Also, read the NY Amsterdam News and the Caribbean News.

Gen er a l M emb er sh ip M eet ing – The next general membership meeting will be held on Saturday, September 10, 4:00 p.m. in the Dreiser Center, Room 15. We always welcome new members. You can join or renew your membership at any time. If you cannot attend a meeting, you may send your check or money order (DO NOT MAIL CASH) of $15 for a single membership and $25 for families to: African-American Association of Co-op City, P.O. Box 702, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475. Your membership helps to support this organization that sustains our community.

—F r a n cin e R eva J on es

Retirees of Dreiser Loop Our Saturday Social and Game Day get-togethers are now on vacation and will return in September. We look forward to seeing you then. However, RETIREES and friends, keep in mind that our Clubroom 19 (718-379-0377) continues to be available for your weekday socializing pleasure to have fun and laughs, play cards, board games, or just watch one of your favorite TV programs with friends. Come join us.

The RETIREES of Dreiser Loop congratulate Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams’ recent appointment as the Northeast Faith Command Leader of the National Black Church Initiative. We are sure Rev. Williams will meet the challenges they bring with his usual optimism and capability. Recognition of this kind is well deserved.

T R AVE L AC T I VI T I E S: Join the fun as we travel to: Dover, DE and Crab Feast – August 9-11

(3 day/2 night vacation) at the Dover Downs Hotel Casino. We’ll have 2 buffet breakfasts; 2 wonderful dinners including ALL you can eat spiced and steamed Maryland Style Blue Crab Feast at the Old Mill Crab House.

Shop at the Rehoboth Outlet Stores, as well as enjoy non-stop action at the Dover Downs Slots. Price: $409 double/$499 single. A few seats are still available. Final payment due Thurs., July 7th.

(Contact Beverly James/Virginia Stewart at 718-379-0377.)

Biloxi, MS – Aug. 27 – Sept. (9 days/8 nights). Price: $750 double and $1020 single. The trip includes 8 nights lodging with 4 consecutive nights at a Casino Hotel on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, 14 meals: 8 breakfasts and 6 dinners, guided tour of Bay St. Louis, admission to NASA’S Stennis Space Center and much more. (Contact Eleanora Jones, 718-671-

5707/Harriet Ford, 718-379-0377).

•Harrah’s Chester Casino and Racetrack, PA – Wed., Sept. 14. Price: $65 per person. A 6 hour casino stay, a $10 slot bonus, and All You Can Eat at the TEMPTATION Buffet. A fun-filled exciting and fruitful day is waiting.

(Contact Lorraine Parker, 718-6716403 or Beverly James, 718-379-0377).

All checks payable to - RETIREES of Dreiser Loop..

T H E AT R E C O M M I T T E E (50% deposit required for all theatre tickets). (All prices include transportation).

• Sat., July 16th, NY Spirit Cruise (luncheon); Price: $65.

• All you can eat Grande Buffet, live Musical Show starring Broadway-quality performers • Lunch also includes a tour narration of New York’s famous skyline!

• (Departure - 10:00 a.m., Dreiser Loop) Committee members in Clubroom 19 on Thursdays after 3 p.m.

G OO D AND W E L FAR E : We support all of our members on the mend, and wish you a speedy recovery and a subsequent long and healthy life.

“Sending a little sunshine to sprinkle in your day, reminding you that you’re thought of in a warm and special way!”

Contact Elinor Gordon at 718-379-0377 regarding illnesses and bereavements.

H E L P WANT E D: Volunteer part-time van drivers needed. (Call 718-379-0377 for additional information) “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.”

Good health, good fortune, and a happy and safe summer to all!

—C la u d et t e Da vis

American Legion Post 1871 Our Post is located in Section Five, Co-op City, at the Community Center, 135 Einstein Loop, Room 41. Our office phone number is 718-320-8165. You can also reach us by e-mail at post1871@optimum.com.

Greetings to all of our comrades who are home-bound and recovering from various medical operations.

Happy birthday to all our Post members who have a birthday in the month of July: Edward Alonzo, Gregory A. Parris, Joan R. Davis, Jose A. Santana Jr., Lenard O. Asher, Norman E. Dallas, Sidney V. Richards and Ray Holloway.

Did you know that the Military medical workers at Fort Detrick, MD are preparing for the first time to send a magnetic resonance imaging machine into a combat

zone. These machines can improve the diagnosis of traumatic brain injuries. Each machine weighs 70,000 pounds when installed on a trailer. The first three MRI machines will be sent to Afghanistan in less than a year.

The Army’s lawyers and paralegals are members of the service’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Many are neither judges nor generals, so why are they called JAG’s?

It all started during the Revolutionary War in 1775. George Washington became the Army’s commander in chief in 1775, and he urged the Continental Congress to choose a lawyer to help with the many court martials taking place, according to the Army. The Congress named William Tudor the first judge advocate in the Army

Defen sive Dr ivin g r et u r n s in Sep t em b er Our defensive driving course has been suspended until September. Please keep checking back as we will keep you informed as to when the course will resume.

Bla ck For u m Aer ob ics in session Aerobics classes have begun. Classes are held every Monday and Wednesday, Dreiser, Aud. A, 7:30 p.m. To register, please call us at (718) 320-8035. There is a nominal fee for each of these classes.

Bla ck For u m ’s Lyon s M a n e Tr a ck C lu b Try-outs are ongoing. A small fee is required for participation. For further information, please call (718) 320-8035.

E m er gen cy Food P r ogr a m New H ou r s & Da ys We are now open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in Room 20 at the Dreiser Community Center. Also, due to budget constraints and shortage of available food, you must live within zip code

and part of Washington’s staff. By 1776, Tudor was known as “judge advocate general.” He not only conducted trials before court martials, but worked with the accused and as a legal advisor to the court. His work quickly led to the development of the JAG Corps, and is still in place today.

All Post members can pay their 2012 dues early so next year, you will have paid your $40 dues in advance. This will ease the paperwork at the Post. Also remember that if you need a baseball cap, or dress hat or Post shirt, you can place your order at the Post for a speedy delivery.

For our Post members who are planning to cook out for the 4th of July, try to cut down or out the sodium during your cook out. Try using this to spice things up—

purée jarred red cherry peppers, red wine vinegar, ground red pepper and a dash of ketchup for a homemade relish. Or, mix curry powder with white vinegar and yogurt. You can also make your own spread by using a mashed avocado with lime juice as a topping for grilled meats. Or, purée white beans, garlic and fresh parsley in a blender and spread on hot dogs.

I would like to wish all of our Post members, family and friends a happy and safe 4th of July.

Q uest ion : Why did the turkey cross the road?

An swer : It was the chicken’s day off.

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

—R ich a r d I . L a wson, J r.

Black Forum 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.

New em a il a d d r ess The Black Forum has a new email address, coopcityblackforum@gmail.com.

For membership applications, inquiries or

to join the Black Forum, call anytime and leave a message or email us.

We Need You - J oin Us Tod a y Now is the time for us to get involved.

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

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Keeping Co-op City affordable Wow, what a meeting! Can you believe that a group of parents from the Gloria Wise Community Center came to our board meeting on June 22, 2011?

They were fed up with the back and forth. And, they wanted their community center back. And, you know what?

They won.

Now, let me give you a little background. Those parents came to the Bartow Center at 7:00 p.m. And, unfortunately, they had to wait for four hours in the hallway to see the Board. Can you imagine that wait? It was terrible.

However, by the time they were finished, they had some of those Board members in tears.

A few parents said that child care outside of Co-op City was unaffordable. One parent said that she was unemployed. Yet, she stated that she was going to school and sending her child to GWCC. Other parents told how helpful it was that their children were receiving three meals a day, and their children could stay from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Amazing!

Now, the bigger issue is how these parents could depend on a community center while they could work at a job or do something to improve their lives.

And, of most importance, how this center could provide good child care during school holidays and after regular school hours, say 3:00 p.m.

You could see the determination in their faces. And, they succeeded in getting their point across. After they left the room, the majority of the Board mem-

Director’s Viewpoint

Daryl Johnson bers decided that they were right.

And, therefore, a decision was made to start negotiating with GWCC. Now, can you see how the parents, primarily ladies, from this group took their center back? Moreover, they’ve raised the awareness of affordable child care in Co-op City.

Therefore, since this community is based primarily on families, then, we should make that issue one of our focal points for incoming residents. Do we have safe places where we can send our children when we work? And, are the centers for our children safe, clean, dependable, and affordable?

Now, as mentioned before, I will fight for legitimate causes as they adversely affect our community. And, this was one example where I felt that we had to do something to help this group. I could not see anyone putting those children, families, and employees out on the street—for no valid reason.

T h e Bu d get Now, I know that a lot of cooperators

are worried about future carrying charge increases. And, unfortunately, the majority of the Board voted for a 1% increase. Why? How is a 1% increase in our carrying charges going to substantially meet the needs of this community when the majority of the people cannot afford an increase? Moreover, how did we ever determine this 1% figure?

In my opinion, that’s not budgeting.

You simply can’t say, well, we need to have some type of increase.

Now, what we need to do is to sit down and have a line-by-line review of our budget, in a proper format. You do not start reviewing your budgets at midnight when your fellow Board members must go to work the next day—by 9:00 a.m. Moreover, you do not say, we can stay here all night. Imagine that?

I’ve prepared lots of budgets over the years. Therefore, I’m interested in knowing the schedules that were used to prepare the budget. I want to see detailed schedules involving personnel expenses, benefits, and then other expenses. Where are the organizational charts? Where are the financial records when we are reviewing the budget?

These are just some of the items that must be considered when you are developing a budget. However, we also need to have several goals in mind. With good budgeting, you need to adjust items to make sure that you hit your target.

Now, as mentioned before, this is one of my primary goals as a Board member.

I want to make sure that we hit new tar-

gets. These new targets are going to mean substantial, yet beneficial, budget cuts.

This community will still be able to run in a good manner. However, any type of excess spending must be stopped. Any type of wasteful spending that you see in this community must be stopped. However, we’re going to still make sure that we keep this development clean, safe, and in order.

Now, I would like to have your viewpoint on this matter. So, do you see areas around this community where we can save money? One big area is in our vendor contracts. Therefore, this and many other areas are some of the things that we’re going to be reviewing.

However, again, I always appreciate input from my fellow cooperators.

Now, in closing, I want to thank all of those parents and their children for standing up and making a difference in the way that people will now think about issues regarding child care. Hey, would you believe that one Board member was so touched that he said to me that we “have” to take care of them?

Makes you think, huh?

All right, I would love to hear from you. So, please send your letters 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.

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

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

Parking is available. Visit our website at www.co-opcityumchurch.org.

Su n d a y Se r vice s – The first Sunday of the month is a bilingual service with

communion at 10 a.m. Every other Sunday, the services are as follows: English Service at 9 a.m. and the Spanish Service at 11:30 a.m. There are Bible studies in English and Spanish at 10:30 a.m. We also have a children’s service during the English service.

Neos P r ogr a m s – The teens, tweens and children’s programs every Friday night at 8 p.m. at the church, ages 5 & up. We also have for girls & boys liturgical dancing, ages 5 to 12, 8 p.m. on Fridays. Every last Friday night is pizza and movie night at 8 p.m. at the church.

C r escen d o C h r ist ia n M u sic Sch ool:

Learn piano, guitar, percussion, voice and theory. Contact Maestro Frank Colon at (917) 753-3644. The school will be open from Monday – Thursday, 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. Private and group lessons are available. Earlier lessons can be arranged. All ages welcome. Registration is free and rates are affordable.

L a n ca st er, P a . t r ip – We are going to Lancaster on September 30 to October 1.

The trip will consist of shopping at Rockville Square Outlets, Dutch Apple Dinner Theater to see “ I Love a Piano,” staying at the Heritage Hotel, breakfast at the hotel and going to Bird-in-Hand

Farmers Markets and luncheon at Shady Maple Smorgasbord. Travel by deluxe coach. Cost is $237 per person, double occupancy; $295 single occupancy; $229 for triple occupancy; $165, children 13 to 18, and $133, children 12 and under.

Children must have 2 adults in the room in order to get the double occupancy rate.

Call Barbara at (347) 603-7473 to find out more and make your reservation. If no answer, please leave a message.

If you are interested in going on the trip, you must call soon. Limited number of seats available.

—R ev. Dr. M ilca Alva r ez -P la u d

Pentecostal Tabernacle Pentecostal Tabernacle is at 120 Benchley Place, Building 24, on the street level.

We welcome everyone to attend worship service every Sunday Morning.

Sunday School for all age groups begin at 10:30 a.m. Mid-day worship service at 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday evening prayer meeting starts at 7:30. Friday evening Bible study starts at 7 p.m.

Focus: All living things have the fingerprints of Divinity upon them because all things were made by Him and for Him. Colossians 1:16 states – For by him were all things created, that are in heaven,

and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him.

God did more than experiment with a weekend hobby. He put his own breath into his creation. God created mankind in his own image as His representatives and gave them His leadership ability. All mankind is created in His master plan.

On those grounds, no one should criticize individuals for differences in skin, hair, eye color or mental capacity. To speak evil against the creation of God is to speak evil against the creator.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them Be fruitful, and multiply and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that

moveth upon the earth. (Genesis 1:26-28) God’s creativity reflects in our development of tools, selectively bred animals, hybridized plants, and invented technology. The creator not only developed incredible life forms, but he also put his very creative power into those living creatures.

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shall say, I have no pleasure in them.

Ecclesiastes 12:1 For further information, call 718-324-0334 or 718-320-4218.

—R ev. R ich a r d Sibb lies

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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.

SUM M E R C H UR C H SC H E DUL E (Dress-down Summer Attire, July 3 – September 4) Adult Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m. (10:00 a.m., July 24 – September 4) Communion Service - Every first and third Sundays Prayer Meeting and Bible Study – Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

T H E F O L L OW I NG P RO GR AM S AR E AT T H E C H UR C H ’S ANNE X: 2053 ASC H L OO P NO RT H (C O -O P C I T Y) Morning Prayer Services - Tuesday, 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

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

OT HE R SC H E DUL E D E VE NT S: The Women’s Guild announces travel plans for 2012! A FANTASTIC 17-DAY AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL…WEST TOUR - June 26-July 12. We invite you to get additional information about the tour, meet fellow travelers, the Travel Agent and representatives from AMTRAK by attending AMERICA WEST TOUR DAY, Saturday, July 30, at 2:00 p.m. at Community Protestant Church, 1659 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx. For additional information and/or to RSVP, call (718) 671-5961;(718) 320-1435; (718) 7983337, (718) 671-3181 or (718) 320-2608.

A $50 discount for reservations made on tour day.

Saturday, August 27th – Nurses Ministry’s Annual Shopping Spree to Reading, Pa. (Vanity Fair and Burlington Outlets). Bus departs 7:30 a.m. from Church Annex (2053 Asch Loop North,

Co-op City). Donation: $43. For tickets and/or additional information, call (718) 671-7935 or (718) 671-1754.

Wednesday, September 14th, 9:00 a.m.

- AARP Driver Safety Program (6-hour course) at Community Protestant Church.

Instructor: Mrs. Gwendolyn Richardson.

Cost: $12, AARP members; $14, nonAARP members. (M.O. or Check, payable to: AARP). To register, call the church office at (718) 862-9172 Saturday, September 17th, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Dreiser Auditorium B, the Missionary Ministry presents a RED CARPET FASHION SHOW AND BRUNCH, featuring the fashions of Dressed to A “T” by Theresa Ferguson.

Tickets: $40. For additional information and to purchase tickets, call (718) 3798514; (718) 671-6922, (718) 671-0425 or (718) 671-6122.

Saturday, September 24th – Join the Nurses Ministry on their Annual Trip to The Big “E” State Fair in Springfield,

Mass. Departure from Church Annex (2053 Asch Loop North, Co-op City) at 7:30 a.m. Tickets: $60/adults; $35/children (3-10). For additional information and/or to make reservations, call (718) 671-7935 or 671-1754.

Saturday, October 8, 3:00 p.m., get on board the “GLORY TRAIN,” a fantastic play presented by the Sepia Players at Community Protestant Church, 1659 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx. Donation: $20. For additional information and/or to purchase tickets, call (718) 513-3308; (718) 6712187; (718) 655-7241 or (718) 671-5961.

H OL D T H E DAT E ! Thursday, March 22, 2012, CPC Tours sponsors a trip to Sight and Sound Theatre to see JONAH, with dinner at Miller’s Restaurant.

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.

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

We are a non-denominational, inter-racial, inter-cultural, intergenerational fellowship of believers. We care about you, not your W2. We are not church as usual. Come as you are, we leave the judging to God. The Church of the Savior family extends love and affirmation to the Co-op City community; A warm welcome awaits you!! We love you for who you are, not what you have. Please call us at 718-3200002 or 917-734-4058 for more information. Do you want a place that allows you to meet the living God? Do you want to be connected to people who care about you not what you have on or how much money you make? A special seat and friend awaits you.

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

Su n da y M or ning Sch edu le: Adult Bible Study – 9:15 a.m.

Summer Worship - 10:00 a.m.

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

July 3 - Special guest Preacher, Rev. Michael Teague, Senior Pastor, Christ Church International, Piscataway, NJ. Reading from God’s word - Proverbs 15:1.

Upcom in g E vent s Sunday, June 26 Our Morning Worship begins at 10:00 a.m. Time of Meditation 9:10; Come and be refreshed; have quiet time with God. Everyone is welcomed. God loves you and so do we.

Week ly Activit y – Church of the Savior summer worship at 10:00 a.m. Come and be blessed, we want an opportunity to love you. See you in church.

Each Thursday at 10:00 a.m., Channel 70, Bronxnet. Tune in and be blessed. If this program has lifted you, please let us know. Dr. Smith can be contacted at 718320-0002. If you prefer to drop a personal note: P.O. Box 86, Bronx, NY 10475 is our mailing address.

Bereavement Support Group meets

Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. Are you grieving the loss of a loved one? Come, our arms and hearts are open to you. God bless you! “ I wa s hu n gr y a n d you fed m e...”

Church of the Savior is reaching out to individuals and families who need nutritious food. Our food pantry, coordinated by First Lady Theresa Smith is just a phone

call away. For more information in donating or receiving food, please call her at 718-925-5052.

T h ou gh t of t h e Week : “A man or woman is a fool who thinks that because he/she doesn’t believe in hell, their opinion shuts the door and puts out the fire.” —Billy Sunday —R ev. Dr. R ob er t A. Sm it h

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

accept most health insurance plans

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

Dr. Lewis Wolstein

Call:

“Se Habla Español”

718.671.7226 100 DeKruif Place

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

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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 for children and adults is held at 9:30 a.m. We invite you to worship, study, and pray with us.

Wednesday evening Bible study is suspended for the summer. The mid-week service and Wednesday afternoon Bible study is suspended for the summer. Evening Prayer Service is suspended for the summer.

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.

Come and join the Christian Education Ministry Vacation Bible School which began last Monday, June 27 and will continue next week through July 8 at 6:00 p.m. each evening. The theme will be “Jesus Truth Seekers – A Mission Possible.” Join us for an exciting adventure with a group of Jesus Truth Seekers. You are invited to join us next week.

Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams has been appointed to be the Leader of the Northeast Faith Command which is located in New York City. Rev. Williams will be installed on Saturday, July 9, at 11 a.m. The service will be held at

Community Protestant Church, located at 1659 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY. The guest speaker will be Rev. Anthony Evans, President of the National Black Church Initiative. All are invited for this momentous occasion.

Rev. Dr. Williams has a radio show on WMCA 570 AM every Friday at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Dr. Williams is the author of Principle Centered Living: 9 Reasons To Maintain Your Values in a Pressure Filled World and Founder of SEW Universal, Inc. Visit his w e b sites: www.PrincipleCenteredLiving.com or www.RevDrSheldonEWilliams.com.

—H a t t ie L . L u ca s

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 and friendly hospitality.

We also invite the youth of our community to attend our Sunday morning services, which are designed to meet the special needs of our young people. Parents, please send your children to learn of the Lord Jesus.

Prayer Service takes place every Wednesday evening from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. followed by Bible Teaching from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Be with us to learn the truth

from the Word of God. L ist of P r ogr a m s a n d E vent s: Adult Sunday School is from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 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 8:00 p.m.

Kids For Christ Choir & Club meets 1st & 2nd Friday of the month at 6:30 p.m.

Seniors’ Ministry meet 1st Tuesday of the month at 11:00 a.m.

Mid-day Bible Study meets every Tuesday afternoon from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

Come join New Vision’s “Partners in Reading Program” every Sunday afternoon from 1:40 p.m. to 2:30 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.

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

—C a r ol H a q u e

Faith @ Work Christian Church Meeting at 177 Dreiser Loop/Dreiser Community Center—Room 8, 9:30 a.m. (Sundays). Church telephone: (718) 644-0951; email: fatwcc@aol.com.

Week ly Wor ship E xper ien ces: 6:30 p.m., Thursday Bible Study Sunday Morning Worship, 9:30 a.m.

Children’s Church, 9:00 a.m., 2nd - 4th Sundays.

C h u r ch M ot t o: “We are Christ-Centered, FamilyFocused with Power and Authority.”

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

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

Thank you, Sis. Fqira for Coordinating our End of the School Year Outing to Great Adventures!!

First Sunday Lord’s Supper Fellowship—join us as we

Einstein Cancer Fund Happy birthday, America and to everyone celebrating this month of July!

Tuesday, July 12th — We will be going to Showboat Casino. Cost per person, $30 with a slot play bonus of $30. Come and enjoy a day at the beach, music and the Boardwalk. Time of pick-up is at 8 a.m. starting at Einstein Loop, followed by Asch Loop and Dreiser Loop.

Always, please bring a valid photo I.D. Saturday, Sept. 17 — Our annual raffle luncheon at the Seashore Restaurant, City Island. Cost per person, $48, which includes entrée choice of broiled filet of sole, shrimp (fried, broiled or scampi), chicken parmesan or prime rib roast of beef, plus fruit cup, salad, pasta, veggies, cake, soda, tea, and coffee. The luncheon is based on the successful premises we had in making sure everyone attending will receive a raffled-off gift card. Your participation in joining and contributing enables us to have another successful year.

For the above activities, please call Mildred at 718320-0288, Loretta at 718-671-2958 or Lydia at 718-6713005. For memorial cards, please call Loretta.

Good health and healing is wished to all. Have a safe, —Lyd ia R ua s healthy summer.

worship God in spirit and in truth.

FAITH CAFE OPENS TO THE HOMELESS AND HUNGRY EVERY 3RD SUNDAY. Immediately following morning worship, we are honoring the homeless with a great meal—our treat—join us!

Pa r t -T im e E m p loym en t: Looking for a church home to worship in, be a blessing and be blessed? Join us as we answer the unemployment issue and save a generation, all at the same time. The economy is not only a government issue, it’s a church issue. If you have a heart for young people and want to take part in positively impacting their

lives, if you have been looking for a “do-something” church and can be dedicated and committed, this is the right fellowship for you. Join us for Sunday worship and speak to the pastor after service. NO PHONE CALLS! We are not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation of everyone who believes! (Rom 1:16). What great power that is when you realize that you are not in this alone. Our witness is to God’s goodness and not our personal accomplishments.

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

May God bless you in this house!

Saints, when you’re weary in life’s struggles, find your rest in the Lord. We are more than conquerors in Christ Jesus! Romans 8:31-39 supports this.

31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be

against us?

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

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

34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

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

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

38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Now I extend our weekly invitations to you.

The church will open today at 3 p.m. for a sweet hour of prayer. Tomorrow morning at 10 is Sunday School.

Morning Worship begins at 11. Every 3rd Sunday following the morning worship, we serve Holy Communion.

Congratulations to the graduates…keep up the good work! We love you, and may God forever bless you is our prayer. We don’t worry about anything, but we pray about everything.

We are located at 171 Dreiser Loop in Section 1. Our phone #’s are (347) 276-4925 & (718) 671-3627. Jesus loves you, and so do we.

—Ap ost le G la d ys R . L it t le

Circle of Christ Church - Hearts of Love Ministry of NY Reverend Elisamuel “Sam” Colon and the congregation of Circle of Christ Church would like to extend an invitation of love and peace in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Please join us for a time of adoring worship, praise and the Word of God. Allow the Lord to reach into your heart and help you see the road of light and joy.

Circle of Christ Church is a beacon which the Lord has lit onto Co-op City and it is our purpose as a church and as children of God to serve, teach and bring forth the Gospel for all to hear and witness.

F OC US SC R I P T UR E F O R T H E WE EK: Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let

your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! -Psalm 27:14 (NRSV) ANNOUNCE ME NTS: Saturday, July 9th at 4 p.m. – You are invited to join us for our Youth Summer Production, “The Fall,” a play that depicts The Beginning, The Fall and The Victory in Christ through music and dance. All are welcome. This is a FREE event.

Sunday, July 3rd at 11 a.m. – Communion Service: All are welcomed at the Lord’s Table.

Schedule of Ser vice: Sundays: Worship Service** 11 a.m. start ** First Sunday of each month is our Communion Service.

Children’s Church (4-12 years old), 12 a.m. start (Dreiser, Rm. #2) Little Lambs (2–4 years old) 12 a.m. start (Dreiser, Rm. #2) Wednesdays: Spanish Bible Study Please contact church for time & location Worship, Prayer, & Bible Study 7 p.m. start Fridays: Teen Church 7 p.m.–9 p.m.

Children’s Church 7 p.m.–9 p.m.

F Y I: You can now see portions of our services and worship on our website www.circleof christchurch.org, Facebook, Youtube and Bronxnet Cable, Channel #70, Saturdays at 4 p.m.

You can submit your prayer request online at prayer@circleofchristchurch.org or give your request to an usher during Friday or Sunday services.

Circle of Christ Church helps support missions in Peru, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Bronx and Africa. Join us in our goal to expand God’s work throughout the world. Please make all donations to Circle of Christ Church – memo Missions.

Please m ail a ll your inquir ies or dona tions to the following a ddr ess: Circle of Christ Church, 147 Dreiser Loop, plaza level, Bronx, NY 10475; 347-945-1992.

Ema il: admin@circleofchristchurch.org.

Website: www.circleofchristchurch.org.

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church Father Taylor and the congregation of St. Joseph’s invite you to worship with us at 155 Dreiser Loop (lower level) here in Co-op City; telephone: (718) 320-0844.

Week ly Sch ed u le: Sunday: Service at

9 a.m. (Sunday School and Bible study on recess during July & August).

Thursday: Choir Rehearsal at 7 p.m. Friday: Young Adults 6:30 - 9 p.m.

Up com in g E ven t :

July 9: Deluxe bus transportation to Duck Walk Vineyard in Montauk, Long Island. Donation: $85. Trip includes lunch at Gurney’s Inn, wine tasting and tour of the facility. Tickets still available. Please con-

tact the church at (718) 320-0844 or June Grimes at (347) 427-6940 for reservations.

Your love, O Lord, for ever will I sing. (Psalm 89:1) —D. Sin glet on & M . C h a m b er s

Church of God’s Children Pastors Angelo and Nancy Rosario and the members of Church of God’s Children invite you to come and worship with us.

Sunday, July 3rd, there will be a 9:30 a.m. service only. We are at 127 Dreiser Loop downstairs adjacent to the Montefiore Health Clinic. You may call the church

office at 718-790-9120 or email: cogcministries@aol.com.

We are not just a church; we are a family and a house of Prayer.

Sunday – Bible Studies – 11:30 a.m. – English class Topic: “How do you Walk the Walk you Talk?” Spanish Class Topic:

Freedom in Christ (Libertad en Cristo).

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

We are offering Free Discount Prescription Cards—no registration required – call 718-790-9120.

Come to the Health Fair being held on Wednesday, July 13 at Dreiser Center Auditorium, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Health screenings, free items on tables. Senior Exercise Class and a meditation class. For information, call 718-790-9120.

—Bish op Na n cy R osa r io

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Bartow

Dreiser

Mon., July 4

Independence Day

Independence Day

Independence Day

JASA Closed

JASA Closed

JASA Closed

Bingo 10:00 in Rm. 31

Dominos 10:00 in Rm. 49

Alert & Alive on vacation until September

Dominos 2:30 p.m., Rm. 25

Bingo 1:00 in Rm. 49

Mixed Cultural dance 10:30 in Aud. A

Word Games 9:30 –11:30 a.m., Rm. 31

Matinee Movie w/George Rm. 49, 2-4 p.m.

Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m., Rm. 7

Wed., July 6

Dominos 2:30 p.m., Rm. 25

Dominos 10 a.m., Rm. 45

Word Games 9:30– 1:30 p.m., Rm. 31

Spelling Bee10 a.m., Rm. 49

Bingo 2 p.m. in Rm. 25

Spanish Practice Class 10:30 in Computer lab

Blood Pressure on vacation until Sept. 21

Bingo 1:00 in Rm. 49

Card Games 2-4 p.m., Rm. 25 Library 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Rm. 31 Chat session 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Rm. 31 Dominos 2:30 p.m., Rm. 25 Word Games 9:30 -11:30, Rm. 31

Dominos 10 a.m., Rm. 45 Stay Well Exercise 10-11, Rm. 45 Spelling Bee 11 a.m., Rm. 49

Bingo 2 p.m. in Rm. 25 Bingo 1:00 in Rm. 49 Card Games p.m., Rm. 25

2:30-4

“Movie Madness” 9:30 a.m., Rm. 31 Spelling Bee 11 a.m., Rm. 31 Dominos 2:30 p.m., Rm. 31 Word Games 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Rm. 31 Bingo 2 p.m. in Rm. 25 Card Games 2-4 p.m., Rm. 25 Line Dancing 10-11 a.m., Rm. 31

Dominos 10 a.m., Rm. 45 Art 10:00 in Rm. 45 Bingo 1:00 p.m. in Rm. 49 Card Games Rm. 49 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Blood Pressure 2nd & 4th Friday 10-11:30, Rm. 49

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session, Rm. 7, 9:30 – 1:00 Garden Club, Rm. 7, 10:00 Sewing w/Raymonde on vacation until Sept.

Tai Chi 11 a.m., Rm. 2 Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m., Rm. 7 Art Class 1-4 p.m., Rm. 7 Library, Exercise, Chat session, Rm. 7, 9:30 – 1 Blood Pressure 1st & 3rd Thursday 10-11:30, Rm. 7 Line Dancing 10:00 a.m. Aud. A Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m., Rm. 7 Belly Dancing 12:30 p.m., Aud. A Handi-Flex 1 p.m., Aud. A Drama Rm. 7, 1:30–4 p.m.

Crochet & Knitting 9:00 in Rm. 2 Day at the Movies w/ popcorn 10 a.m., Rm. 7 Meditative Moments on vacation until September Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m., Rm. 7 Whist Card Game/ Scrabble 2-4 pm, Rm. 7 *Schedule subject to change without notice*

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

WEEKLY TRIPS DATES

WEEKLY TRIPS

PRICE

1st Monday: Stew Leonards 1st & 3rd Mondays: Super Wal-Mart

$5 $12

Fridays Tuesdays

$3 $10

Swimming Bowling

Kosher

Non-Kosher

Soups, Breads and Desserts

Independence Day Independence Day Independence Day JASA Closed JASA Closed JASA Closed

Tues., July 5

Apple juice Beef burger Peas/corn

Taco Rice Lettuce/tomato

Rye bread Nectarine

Wed., July 6

Pineapple juice Rosemary chicken Brown rice Broccoli florets

Chicken salad Macaroni salad Cucumber salad

Whole wheat bread Banana

Thurs., July 7

Meatballs Spaghetti Mixed vegetable

Pot roast w/gravy Mashed potato Broccoli florets

Whole wheat bread Orange

Fri., July 8

Orange juice Tuna salad Tricolor pasta salad Carrot/raisin salad

Pollack fish Lo mein Collard greens Mexican corn

Whole wheat bread Pear

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

Tuesday Movie w/popcorn 2-4 p.m., Rm. 7

Stay Well Exercise on vacation until Sept. 14

Thurs., July 7

Library, Exercise, Chat Session, Rm. 7, 9:30 – 10:30

Tai Chi 11:00 in Rm. 45

Card Games 2:30-4 p.m., Rm. 25

Fri., July 8

Date: Mon., July 4

Current Events 10 a.m., Rm. 31

Tues., July 5

Einstein

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

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

Upcoming Events/Trips E F F E C T IVE I M M E DI AT E LY DOOR TO DOO R DROP OF FS FO R SHOPP ING T RIPS ONLY. E M PIRE CIT Y CASINO-July 6th, July 13th, July 20th - $3. Trip includes transportation, boxed lunch and 4 hours at casino, $10 food coupon. Pick-ups: Einstein, 10:00 a.m.; Bartow, 10:15 a.m. and Dreiser, 10:30 a.m.

DROP OFF AT ASCH LOOP IN FRONT OF LIBRARY, DREISER LOOP AND EINSTEIN LOOP ONLY. FAIRWAY – Monday, July 18. Pick-ups: Einstein, 1:30 p.m.; Bartow, 1:45 p.m.; Dreiser, 2 p.m. Round trip transportation, $3.

NE W YORK AQUARIUM – Monday, July 18, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. $15 includes round trip transportation, admission to Aquarium, boxed lunch. Souvenir shops and food courts available. Pick-ups: Dreiser, 8 a.m.; Bartow, 8:15 a.m., Einstein, 8:30 a.m.

ORCHARD BE ACH - Monday, July 25 and Friday, July 29. $7 includes transportation, boxed lunch, 5 hours at Beach. Pick-ups: Bartow 9:00 a.m., Dreiser 9:15 a.m. and Einstein 9:30 a.m.

CIRQUE du SO LE IL Zar k an a - World Premiere at Radio City, Wednesday, September 21, $52 per person (includes admission/round trip transportation/boxed lunch). Payment due by July 15. Pick-ups: Bartow, 11:45 a.m; Dreiser, 12:00 p.m. and Einstein, 12:15 p.m.

WAL -M ART – July 11. Bartow, 8:30 a.m.; Dreiser, 8:45 a.m.; Einstein, 9:00 a.m.

CARE GIVE R SUP P ORT GROUP Do You Need Support For An Older Person?

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

Whether you care for a loved one from a distance or in your home, you are most welcome. The group meets every other Tuesday at: 2049 Bartow Avenue, Room 31 from 1-2

p.m. The next session is Tuesday, July 5th and Tuesday, July 19. The support group is facilitated by a social worker. If you have any questions, please contact JASA at 718-3202066.

DI SABI L I T Y SUP P O RT /SO C I AL IZ AT ION G ROUP - First Friday of every month – 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 25.

The next meeting for the DIABET IC SUP P O RT G RO UP is scheduled for Monday, July 25.

Sen ior Cen t er F ield Tr ip Per mission Slip – All senior center participants are required to fill out a Senior Center Field Trip Permission Slip before going on any JASA senior center trips. If you are paying for someone to go on the trip, you mu st make sure that they bring the form with them on the day of the trip. All forms must be filled out prior to going on the trip. No exceptions.

NOW HIRING: PART T IME DRIVER WANTE D - The Co-op City Bartow Senior Center is searching for a responsible part-time driver with a valid CDL License to work 20 hrs. per week. You can obtain an application or submit your resume to the Co-op City Senior Center Office located at 2049 Bartow Ave., 718-320-2066.

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

L OCAT IONS & SCHEDULE 135 Einstein Loop, Room 45, every 2nd & 4th Friday at 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

177 Dreiser Loop, Room 7, every 1st & 3rd Thursday at 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Bartow at 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 31, on vacation until September 21.

PICK UP TIMES Bartow Dreiser Einstein 1 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m.

8:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m.

(June, July & August only) 1 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m.

11 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m.

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

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

BASEMENT STORAGE Shareholders, please ensure that you secure your personal belongings in the unit you pay for.

Do not leave items outside of your unit door, the aisles, or on top of the units.

Unsecured items (regardless of what it is) can and will be discarded. This includes items tucked away in unauthorized units.

Riverbay Corporation is not responsible for personal items left unsecured for any reason in the basement storage room or outside of the room.

—R iver b a y C om m er cia l P r op er t ies Dep a r t m en t

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WEEKLY SCHEDULE EDUCATION African American Association: “Business Education Classes” Wed., 7/6; 6:00 pm (Dreiser Room #2)

HOBBIES African American Association: “Yoga & Pilates” Thurs., 7/7; 7:00 pm (Dreiser Room #2)

RELIGIOUS Deeper Life Church: Tues., 7/5; 7:00 pm, (Dreiser Room #1) Church of the New Vision: “Bible Studies” Sun., 7/10; 9:30 am (Einstein Room #38) Faith @ Work Christian Church: Thurs., 7/7; 5:30 pm and Sun., 7/10; 8:00 am (Dreiser Room #8)

Iglesia Cristiana Marcos 16:15: Sun., 7/10; 10:00 am (Einstein Rm #35) Harvest Restoration Ministries: “Bible Study” Wed., 7/6; 7:00 pm (Dreiser Room #10), “Church Service” Sun., 7/10; 10:00 am (Dreiser Room #10)

Mt. Calvary Baptist Church: Thurs., 7/7; 5:30 pm (Dreiser Room #9) Circle of Christ: “Children’s Bible Study” Sun., 7/10; 10:00 am (Dreiser Room #2)

SENIORS JASA Senior Services: “luncheon” Tues.,- Fri., 7/5;-7/8; 8:00 am (Bartow Room #31)

SERVICE & CIVIC Weight Watchers Nutrition Program: Tues., 7/5; “Meeting Time” 6:00 pm (Dreiser Room #4)

Co-op City Toastmasters: “Meeting” Thurs., 7/7; 6:30 pm (Bartow Room #28)

Baychester Library Events VISIT THE LIBRARY - A GREAT WEALTH OF INFORMATION WEEKLY EVENTS Children’s Read Aloud - Everyday @ 11:30 a.m. • Chess Club - Every Monday & Thursday, 2:00 p.m. except July 21 @ 3:30 pm • KIDS Game On Nintendo Wii! - Every Monday, 3:30 p.m. • Yugioh! - Every Tuesday, 2 p.m., Teen TAG - Every Tuesday, 4 p.m., ages 12-18 • Arts/Crafts - Wednesday, July 6, 13 & 27, 2 p.m., ages 3-8 • Teen Book Café - Every Wednesday, 4 p.m., Talk about books or listen. • Chess Club - Every Thursday, 2:00 p.m. • Teen Time - Every Friday, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Come and hang out in the library’s community room: Bring a snack, talk to friends, play games. • Film - Every Saturday, 2:00 p.m.; CLOSED SATURDAY, JULY 2ND & MONDAY, JULY 4TH! SPECIAL EVENTS: CR Program - Wednesday, July 20th @ 2:00 p.m. • Adult Book Discussion Thursday, July 20th @ 1:30 p.m. • BLA Meeting - Thursday, July 21st @ 2:00 p.m.

SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN: WEDNESDAY, JULY 20TH - COOL RAINFOREST CONNECTION, 2 PM In The Adventures of Captain Cocoa, the audience will join the humorous superhero Captain Cocoa on a journey to save the rain forest-only to discover it might be the average person who can really save the day. Plus, the intrepid Jungle Explorer and her puppet sidekick, Youcan the Toucan, will be on hand to talk about geography and share some poetry. Presented by the Central Park Zoo Wildlife Theatre. For ages 4 to 8 years old.

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

AARP Chapter #4997 F YI : Here’s wishing all AARP #4997 members, friends and neighbors a happy, healthy, fun-filled summer. The office (Room “O”) in Dreiser Loop Community Center will be closed for July/August. If you have questions about the trips listed below, contact the Tour Committee member listed after each trip. We look forward to “see(ing) you in September…”

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.

2011 T OUR C O M M I T T E E AC T I VI T I E S R E M I NDE R : You don’t have to be a member of Peachtree Chapter to attend any of the trips — so, come and go with us…let’s have fun together.

July 21 (Thurs.) – 4-hour stay at the “new” & “exciting” Sugar House Casino (PA) – w/a 3-course luncheon aboard the Moshula Historic Ship; casino bonus (to be announced) – $87/person — contact Daisy, 718-671-3241.

Aug. 23 (Tues.) – Boston Harbor Cruise; includes roundtrip motor coach; scenic 2-hour Harbor Cruise (aboard the beautiful Odyssey); elegant served 3course luncheon; and musical entertainment – A “WAITING LIST” IS AVAILABLE. (NOTE: If you were on the list and I have not heard from you since April, you are now on the waiting list) — $90/person – contact Delores, 718-379-2176.

Sept. 22 (Thurs.) – Opus “Casino Cruise” Line – trip includes sailing out of Freeport (NY); free hot/cold buffet & dessert; free “top-shelf” drinks while gaming; deluxe motor coach transportation to ship; slot bonus to be announced – $60/person – for payment info. (make check payable to AARP #4997). Contact Jeanne, 718-379-3742 A.S.A.P. Oct. 17th & 18th – Rocking Horse Resort Fall Foliage – overnight stay; 3 meals; resort activities; Monticello Raceway/Casino on return trip home — $199/double; $249/single — $50 deposit due with registration – balance due by Sept. meeting – contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

Dec. 30 – Jan. 1, 2012 – New Year’s Eve Weekend Celebration at the DESMOND – Lavish New Year’s Eve Party; cocktail party w/hot hors d’oeuvres & pasta station; 5 hours open bar; surf & turf dinner; champagne toast; music/dancing; all new Christmas Show at the American Music Theater; after check-in, dinner w/fun & games; full-hot buffet breakfast; then you can go to an Atlantic City Casino or shopping at QVC Studio Tour or shopping at King of Prussia Mall or relaxing at the Desmond; 2 nights deluxe accommodations; New Year’s Day champagne brunch & show; - $534/person - double; $634 – single; $526/person triple; $50/per person trip insurance available – $50 deposit due at registration – Contact Delores, 718-379-2176 for registration form to be mailed to you.

—Delor es Deb n a m

Handicapped Adults Association VAN—During the month of June, there will be no van service. Check our weekly articles for further information.

F L E A M AR KE T—Come into Room #13 and shop in our Flea Market. Greeting cards are 25¢ each, canes are $5 each, jewelry, soft covered books are five (5) for $1, hard covered books are 50¢ each, CD’smusic in Spanish and English-$1 each; new items arrive daily. We are open from

9:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

T H E O F F I C E —Our office hours are from 9:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. If you need information, please call 718-3202069. When leaving a message, please do not leave a nasty one. It is not fair to the staff.

Pennies, pennies, pennies…please bring them to the office.

—Ar len e R od r igu ez

Goose Island Seniors HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE IN THE MONTH OF JULY! Monday is July 4th. All centers will be closed to celebrate Independence Day. Wednesday, July 6—Bingo game in Room 39. Admission is $2. We welcome all members and guests. Refreshments served.

Thursday, July 14—Going to Platzl Brauháus. We now have a waiting list.

Price is $57 (fifty-seven). Pick-up time is 8 a.m. at our usual bus stops. Last payment is due July 7.

Tuesday, July 26—Going to Showboat Casino. Price is $30. Rebate is $30 slot play. Pick-up at our 3 usual bus stops— Einstein Center, Asch Loop (back of library) and Dreiser Loop. Always bring your picture I.D. card.

October 19, that’s a Wednesday, we’re going to Villa Roma for an Octoberfest.

Price is $55. Pick-up time is 8 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops. We have a full bus, but we are taking standby’s on both trips.

Thursday, Nov. 11—Having an End of Year Party at Seashore Restaurant. Price is $55 (fifty-five). Music by Mr. Willard.

Everyone enjoys his music and entertainment. Menu – Appetizers, also pasta, salad. Entrée: Grilled or baked salmon filet or swordfish, shrimp scampi or fried, or parmigiana, filet of sole, seafood combination, prime rib of beef, or roast chicken, chicken parmigiana or BBQ chicken, BBG baby back ribs, BBQ combo chicken and ribs, vegetables and baked potatoes.

Unlimited soft drinks, ice tea, juices, coffee, tea and special cake.

We are saddened by the passing of a dear member, RACHEL GITTERMAN. Our sympathy and condolences was sent to the family.

Also, I wish Yvone Stark a speedy recovery. I met Yvone the other day and she is improving, but very slowly. Get well, Yvone. We do miss you!

See Ann or Mary for more information, or call 718-379-9613 or come to 135 Einstein Center, Room 39, MondayThursday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. You may also call Mary in the evening, 718-379-4899.

Good health to all.

We still have our Garage Sale in Room 39.

—Mary Pilla

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Traditional Synagogue

Reflections

by Rabbi Solomon I. Berl Spiritual Leader of Young Israel Synagogue

It was Disreali who said, “It is easier to be critical than correct.” A young man once had a dream. He saw himself on a barren road, struggling beneath a heavy burden. He cried out as he strove to support it, “what is this weight that I must carry? Why must I carry it?”

From somewhere he seemed to hear: “It is the weight of the faults you have found in others. Why do you complain?

You discovered them, should they not belong to you now?”

The rung of a ladder was never

meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man’s foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher. Do you want to be a better person than you now are? Good! Think of that better person. Form a mental image.

Keep on thinking about that better person and then act to make yourself fit that mold. It may take some time, but you will succeed. There are no hopeless situations. There are only people who have grown hopeless about them.

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 serv-

ices 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 answering machine, and your call will be returned as soon as possible.

Men’s Club Traditional Synagogue I would like to remind everyone that the Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City has MOVED to a new location in Section 5. The new address is 120 Erdman Place, Building 27B. The Men’s Club is running a trip to the MOUNT AIRY CASINO in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, August 17.

C OST: $28 per person with a $35 slot.

There is a SENIOR Buffet Special, $9.99 (55 and older). Player may use any machine or table. Remember, you need a government photo ID card to get your bonus slot play.

Payment is due by August 14. We provide a

free snack going, play games, and on the return trip, we show a movie..

For r eser va tion s, ca ll: Marty, (718) 671-7809; Gary, (718) 671-8424; Bruce, (718) 320-2234.

(P L E ASE NOT E : PICK-UP TIMES HAVE CHANGED.) P ick -up st op s: Einstein Loop, 8:15 a.m.; Asch Loop, 8:20 a.m.; Dreiser Loop, 8:25 a.m.

Everyone is invited to all our functions.

We hope you will join us.

Shalom!

Br uce Git elson —B

Please Drive Slowly and Cautiously in all Co-op City’s Parking Facilities!

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

The Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City, Young Israel of Baychester, Section 5 (new address) at Bldg. 27B-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, we are here from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Candle lighting on Friday, July 8, is before 8:11p.m. Shabbat ends today, Saturday, July 2, at 9:21 p.m. We recite Havdallah (The Recital over the Wine) at the end of Shabbos.

Mincha services on Saturday, July 2 are 7:00 p.m.

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

Coming Events: Saturday, July 2—Morning Services are at 9:00 a.m. Mincha is at 7:00 p.m. and the Rabbi’s class is at 7:15 p.m. The parsha this week is “Chukat.” Shabbat ends at 9:21 p.m.

July 2 and 3-Rosh Chodesh Sunday, July 3 at 1:30 p.m.—Join the Sisterhood for an afternoon of Bingo. The admission cost is $3/person.

Saturday, July 9 after services, a Kiddush will be presented by the Linder’s in honor of their 40th Anniversary.

Sunday, July 17 at 1:30 p.m.–Enjoy an afternoon of Bingo at the synagogue. Bring

your friends and neighbors. The cost is $3 per person and includes admission, snacks and refreshments. Where else can you keep cool and have fun at the same time?

Good a nd Welfa r e Dues for 2011: Dues are now in order and payment would be greatly appreciated.

Please honor your Yiskor pledges. Send your checks to: Traditional Synagogue at 120 Erdman Place, Bronx, NY 10475. Thank you!

Come on down to the synagogue to purchase kosher wine.

Do you need a tree certificate sent “in Honor” or “in Memory” of a special occasion or a condolence? For information, you can call Mimi at 1-347-427-4526 and we can accommodate you.

Hope that Nat Sherman is feeling much better after taking a flop at home. Thank goodness nothing was broken.

So sorry to hear about Mr. Goldstein’s painful bout with the shingles. Hope you feel better soon. Guess who’s having a birthday She’s a Yankee Doodle Dandy and was born on the Fourth of July and her name is Miriam Berlofsky. Sharing the Fourth of July, are Sheila and Martin Linder who are celebrating their 40th Anniversary.

Please! Support the Synagogue. We always need your help. Thank you.

Shalom!

Mir iam E velyn Ber lofsky —M

Co-op City Jewish Center The Co-op City Jewish Center is located at 900 Co-op City Blvd., Bronx, N.Y. 10475.

Saturday services are continuing thanks to those people who attend. Please try to attend whenever possible.

We would like to remind our members and any Jewish people in Co-op City

looking for a conservative synagogue, we are still here, and all are welcome. Try to take a Saturday and come to services when you can.

DONATIONS OR DUES CAN BE SENT TO THE OFFICE. —M a r vin Seid m a n

Co-op City Jewish Community Council The Co-op City Jewish Community Council is pleased to sponsor a trip to the Jewish Museum on July 7. The bus will pick us up in front of the hardware store in Dreiser Loop at 11 a.m., and we should be back in Co-op City by 3:30 p.m. Featured at the museum this month is an exhibition of the collection of the Cone sisters of Baltimore, who bought late 19th and early 20th Century painters’

works (Picasso, Matisse, Renoir, and others). It is an exciting display, and I hope to see many of you on our bus! The cost is $5, and you may bring your own lunch if you wish, or purchase food at their cafe. Please call Lynn at the Council (718-320-1234) or come into the office (Room #18, Dreiser Community Center) to make a reservation.

—Lyn n L evine

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