Co-op City Times 07/13/13

Co-op City’s official newspaper serving the world’s largest cooperative community.

Vol. 48 No. 28

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Saturday, July 13, 2013

Riverbay Board President appoints chairpersons of Board Committees for 2013-2014

BY ROZAAN BOONE At the Riverbay Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, July 10, the newly elected Board President, Bill Gordon, named the chairpersons and cochairs of the 2013-2014 Board Committees.

Prior to this annual process, each Director is invited to submit which committee(s) they would like to be considered for to the Board President.

Based on the responses received, the Board President is then challenged to match the best suited Directors with their respective requests for committees which, in the end, will serve the best interests of the Riverbay Corporation and the community at large.

“Taking the various requests from my fellow Board members, I tried to place each Board Director on his/her choice as either chairperson or co-chairperson,” said Board President Gordon. “I have also requested each chairperson to write a viewpoint giving the cooperators information on the function of each committee and asking for volunteers.”

Board Committees, which are made up of Board Directors and shareholders, meet throughout the year and provide policy recommendations for the full

Board’s consideration. Except for the Audit Committee, any sitting Director may attend the meetings of any committee(s) they wish to.

To chair the Board Audit Committee, President Gordon assigned Director Al Shapiro, who also chaired this committee last year.

The Budget Committee, composed of the Board as a whole, will be chaired by Director Othelia Jones, the Riverbay Board Treasurer.

Board President Gordon will chair the Buildings & Grounds Committee with the former chair of this committee, Director Tony Illis, along with newly elected Board member Leslie Peterson, serving as his co-chairs.

The Commercial Leasing Committee will be chaired by Gordon, with Directors Francine Reva Jones and Othelia Jones as co-Chairs.

The Riverbay Community Relations/ Seniors/Handicapped Committee will continue to be chaired by Director Eleanor Bailey, serving with Director Evelyn Turner as co-chair.

Director Othelia Jones will also continue as chair of the Cooperator Appeals

Work on upgrades underway for cooling, heating systems

BY JIM ROBERTS An important next step in the ongoing modernization of Co-op City’s infrastructure has begun as workers start to install new control systems to regulate heating and cooling in the community’s buildings.

The building control upgrade, now just in the beginning phase, is expected to take 16 to 18 months to complete.

The new system is designed to update the existing 46-year-old control system which Riverbay can no longer get parts for.

In the new system, all buildings will have controls on the chilled water system for air conditioning that will tell a main frame computer (one in maintenance and one in power plant) what dual temp pump is running, what temperature is coming in to the building and what temperature is leaving the building.

The controls will also re-circulate water if the temperature is at the set point, saving money on fuel. These con-

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trols will also indicate if a pump has failed and whether another pump needs to be turned on or off.

The same controls will also monitor the high temp hot water system that controls the domestic hot water. The new controls will allow the Power Plant, as well as the Maintenance Department to view the discharge temperature to each building and see if one of the regulators is not working properly or if a circulating pump has failed. This can also save money by better controlling the hot water system and reducing fuel consumption.

The third part of the new control system in every building will monitor the ejector and sump pumps and set off alarms in the computer if a pump fails, allowing Maintenance or the Power Plant to respond before a flooding condition can get out of hand.

The fourth part, which is only for the (Continued on page 4)

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Co-op City residents urged to sign-up for bus transportation to MTA rally Co-op City community leaders and Riverbay are urging residents to be part of a rally on July 24th outside MTA headquarters in midtown Manhattan to help convince the massive agency to restore the service cuts made in 2010 in Co-op City and many other communities throughout New York City.

Co-op City, whose bus service is the only available means of public transportation within the community, had most of its service truncated due to budget cuts in 2010 to the point where travelling between Section 5 and the northern part of the community became nearly impossible without time-consuming transfers and longer waits for less frequent service.

Over the last three years, there have been several attempts to petition the MTA to restore much of the lost service with only a very small measure of success.

During the past few months, the community has become united in a renewed attempt to have the lost bus service in Co-op City restored through the help of the Transit Workers Union Local 100, which has made Co-op City a central

BY BILL STUTTIG

part of its city-wide campaign to restore service throughout the system and thus create more jobs for its membership.

As part of this effort, the TWU is working with Riverbay and local community organizations to arrange for buses to bring residents down to the rally planned for July 24.

Early on that morning, buses will be leaving from each of the three Co-op City community centers, transporting Co-op City residents to the rally that is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Each bus has a capacity of 55 residents, or there are a total of 165 seats available for Co-op City residents. The buses will return to Co-op City late in the morning, after the nearly two-hour rally is completed.

Advertisements have been placed in this newspaper and flyers have been posted in each building giving exact details on how to arrange to participate in the rally.

“The time is right now,” said Riverbay Ombudsman Joe Boiko who, along with Community Relations Director Michelle (Continued on page 4)

CONTACT THE GOVERNOR

Co-op City residents are being asked to contact Governor Andrew Cuomo regarding the community’s poor transportation services.

You can contact the Governor’s office by phone: (518) 474-8390.

You can mail a letter to:

The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of New York State NYS State Capitol Building, Albany, NY 12224.

You can e-mail a comment by accessing: http://www.governor.ny.gov/ contact/GovernorContactForm.php.

Spectacular show! … Co-op City’s skyline was a beautiful array of colorful bursts and sparkles as the annual Independence Day fireworks show, sponsored by the Riverbay Fund, got underway on the Main Section 2 Greenway on Wednesday night, July 3rd. Before the fireworks began, the community’s youth sports organizations sold food and drinks to help raise funds for their activities.

Photo by Ralph Henriquez

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Board Committees

Committee. She will be joined by Board President Gordon, and Directors Tony Illis and Helen Atkins, as co-chairs.

The Board’s Contract Compliance Committee will be chaired by First Vice President Khalil Abdul-Wahhab, who is also continuing with this committee having chaired it last year.

This year, the Board’s Construction Committee has been renamed to the Construction/Power Plant/Restorations Committee which will be chaired by Director Shapiro, along with Directors Abdul-Wahhab and Bernard Cylich as cochairs.

Director Leslie Peterson will chair the Garage Committee with Director Gordon as co-chair. Director Gordon chaired the Garage Committee when he previously served as a Board Director.

The Board’s IT Committee will be chaired by Director Abdul-Wahhab, and the Labor Committee of the Board as a whole, will be chaired by Director Bailey who has extensive knowledge about labor relations having also served as a Postal Union delegate for many years prior to her retirement.

The work of the Riverbay Sales Committee will be headed by Director Tony Illis who was a previous chair and

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co-chair of this committee. Directors Evelyn Turner and Leslie Peterson will serve as co-chairs.

The Security Committee will continue with Director Illis as chair, and Directors Othelia Jones and Evelyn Turner as cochairs.

The Youth Committee will be headed

by Director Eleanor Bailey. Directors Francine Reva Jones, Evelyn Turner and Leslie Peterson will serve as co-chairs.

The Board’s Historical Committee, which was started last year, will be chaired by Director Cylich and cochaired by Director Illis.

The Inventory & Purchasing Committee, will be chaired by Director Andrea Leslie.

Any shareholder who is interested in serving on a particular Board committee(s) may contact the chair of that committee at Riverbay Corporation Board Office, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. 10475. Membership is limited and all appointments will be determined by the chair of each committee.

(For a full listing of all of the 20132014 Riverbay Board Committees and their respective Chairpersons and coChairs, as approved at the July 10th Board meeting, please see right of page.)

See page 7 for “Opportunities at Co-op City.”

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BOARD CHAIRS for 2013/2014

AUDIT CHAIR – Al Shapiro

BUDGET COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE CHAIR – Othelia Jones

BUILDINGS & GROUNDS COMMITTEE CHAIR – Bill Gordon CO-CHAIRS – Tony Illis, Leslie Peterson COMMERCIAL LEASING CHAIR – Helen Atkins CO-CHAIRS – Francine Reva Jones, Othelia Jones COMMUNITY RELATIONS/ SENIORS/HANDICAPPED CHAIR – Eleanor Bailey CO-CHAIR – Evelyn Turner

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Free summer meals at P.S. 153

The New York City Department of Education is offering free breakfast and lunch each Wednesday this summer beginning July 9th at Co-op City’s P.S. 153, 650 Baychester Avenue. Any child under 18 years old is eligible for the free meals. Breakfast is available between 8:30 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. each weekday through August 29th. Lunch is served between 11 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. also on each weekday through August 29th. A different nutritionally balanced breakfast and lunch meal will be served each day of the week to give the children a healthful variety of food throughout the summer.

Summer Tennis began Monday

The Co-op City Tennis Club, in association with the New York Junior Tennis League, has begun its free summer tennis program for all youth interested in learning the game of tennis. The program meets from 9 a.m. to noon each weekday on the tennis courts behind M.S. 181.

The program is for children from 6 to 18 years old and parents need only to bring their child to the tennis courts to register. Registration will be ongoing throughout the summer.

Racquets and balls are provided.

The only thing required from the children is an interest in tennis and a desire to learn.

Black Spectrum returning

The Black Forum of Co-op City is sponsoring the Black Spectrum Theatre for a performance of the “Sing, Dance and Spoken Word Show,” on the Section 5 Greenway on Thursday evening, July 18, 7 p.m.

“Tunes on Tuesdays”

The Riverbay Fund is once again sponsoring Tunes on Tuesdays on the Section 1 Greenway, thanks to funds generated through the community’s generous use of the recycling donation bins.

The concerts will be held from 78:30 p.m. on Tuesdays throughout the month of July as follows: July 16 – Swing Y Sabor – Salsa July 23 – Jewel Tones - R&B Contemporary Bring your chairs and come join the fun.

FRONT PA G E

Active hurricane season predicted for 2013, shareholders urged to be aware

Co-op City avoided the devastation that Hurricane Sandy wreaked on the northeast United States last October. But with this month’s forecast for another season of stronger than normal Atlantic storms expected this year, it’s important for residents to start preparing now for what may be coming.

In its 2013 Atlantic hurricane season outlook, the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting an active or extremely active season this year.

For the six-month hurricane season, which began June 1, NOAA’s Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook says there is a 70% likelihood of 13 to 20 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 7 to 11 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 3 to 6 major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of 111 mph or higher).

These ranges are well above the seasonal average of 12 named storms, six hurricanes and three major hurricanes.

“As we saw first-hand with Sandy, it’s important to remember that tropical storms and hurricane impacts are not limited to the coastline,” said Kathryn Sullivan, Ph.D., NOAA acting administrator, in a prepared statement. “Strong winds, torrential rain, flooding, and tornadoes often threaten inland areas far from where the storm first makes landfall.”

Three climate factors that strongly control Atlantic hurricane activity are expected to come together to produce an active or extremely active 2013 hurricane season, according to NOAA. These are: A continuation of the atmospheric climate pattern, which includes a strong west African monsoon, that is responsible for the ongoing era of high activity for Atlantic hurricanes that began in 1995; warmer-than-average water temperatures in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea; and El Niño is not expected to develop and suppress hur-

BY JIM ROBERTS

ricane formation.

While Co-op City did lose approximately 30 trees and suffered some roof damage during Sandy, the community did not suffer a direct hit or extensive damage from flooding.

If a storm this year did pose the threat of a direct hit here, New York City officials would make an evacuation order based on its new Hurricane Evacuation Zones that were announced this month.

The new Zones, 1 through 6, which will replace Zones A, B and C, now include an additional 600,000 New Yorkers not included within the boundaries of the former zones. Co-op City is in Zone 4 of the new designations. Zone 1 is the most likely region to face evacuation.

“The goal is to create a more refined system for evacuating to avoid either over-evacuating or under-evacuating,” said Nancy Greco, a spokesperson for the New York City Office of Emergency Management. “Now that we have more refined data to determine who might be impacted by storm surge, we have a

better sense of how a particular storm might affect different areas of the city.”

The new zone system was developed using the latest Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricane storm surge inundation maps generated by the National Weather Service and processed by United States Army Corps of Engineers.

The zones are based on coastal flood risk resulting from storm surge - the “dome” of ocean water propelled by the winds and low barometric pressure of a hurricane; the geography of the city’s low-lying neighborhoods; and the accessibility of these neighborhoods by bridge and roads.

The new hurricane evacuation zones incorporate a recently updated model from the National Weather Service, and the new model accounts for larger and slower moving storms. Additionally, the resolution of the model has been increased, incorporating improved elevation data, and the new evacuation zones also assume that the storm surge will coincide with high tide.

Blood is Urgently Needed - Blood Bank Coming July 25, August 15

Locations of Bronx Evacuation Centers showing Co-op City in Zone 4 being closest to Evander Childs H.S.

Please donate & receive 2 Free tickets to the Mets

There is a severe shortage of blood for the New York City area, and the Hudson Valley Blood Services is appealing to all to please donate. The Riverbay Community Blood Bank will be hosting this blood drive in three weeks in the Bartow Community Center with the assistance of Riverbay Corporation.

Given the blood shortage, to encourage donations, all who respond to the call, even if you are rejected for whatever reason, will receive two (2) Free tickets to a Mets game.

The blood drive will be held Wednesday, July 25, in the Bartow Community Center, Room 31, from 3:00 7:30 p.m. Anyone in good health between the ages of 17 and 75, a minimum of 110 lbs. and who has not donated within the last 56 days is an eligible blood donor.

Those above the age of 75 may donate provided they have a note from their doctor stating that they may do so. Individuals 16 years of age may donate provided they have a consent form completed by a parent

or legal guardian. Consent forms are available at the donation site, or online at www.nybloodcenter.org.

The Hudson Valley Blood Services will also have their Alyx System available to donors who choose to use it. The Alyx System allows a donor to donate the same one (1) pint of blood; the difference being that the Alyx System will separate your blood components into two as you donate, allowing two persons the opportunity to receive a complete blood transfusion from your one donation. The Alyx System only takes a few minutes longer when donating, and the collection syringe is smaller than that used in the conventional method. The choice is yours, you will be asked at the time of registration which type donation you wish to make, the conventional method or by using the Alyx System. The blood center staff will be glad to answer any questions you may have.

All donors must be able to show picture ID and provide their Social Security

number. Donating blood is relatively quick and easy. Most persons who are in reasonably good health are eligible to donate, even those on medications may donate with few exceptions. Should you have any questions regarding medical eligibility, you may contact the Hudson Valley, NY Blood Center at 1-800-6880900. Please be sure to eat prior to donating. Light refreshments will be available upon completion of your donation.

Close to 2,000 men, women and children, including cancer, transplant and surgery patients, trauma victims, newborn babies and many more in our community need blood transfusions each day.

Please be a caring person and donate; The life you help to save may be that of a family member, friend or neighbor. For additional information, please contact Joe Boiko at 718-320-3300, Ext. 3409.

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MTA Rally

Sajous, is coordinating the effort to have the buses filled on the morning of July 24th. “We have to act together as one community and unite as one group.”

Anyone who would like to reserve a spot on the bus can call Boiko at (718) 320-3300, Ext. 3409 or Sajous at Ext. 3532.

Riverbay is also looking for residents who would like to testify before the MTA Board that day on behalf of the community on efforts to have bus service restored. The hope is to have at least a dozen residents speak before the MTA Board regarding Co-op City specifically. Testimony will be limited to three minutes and should be well thought-out and prepared beforehand. If you would like to testify, also contact Boiko or Sajous to make arrangements at the above listed phone numbers.

Rabblin Vargas, a community organizer with the Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU), which has been working closely with Co-op City over the last several months, said that the July MTA Board meeting is the last scheduled for the summer and will set the MTA financial agenda for the coming year.

The importance of the July 24th MTA Board meeting was brought into focus by a recent letter received by State Assemblyman Mike Benedetto in answer to a letter he sent to the MTA chairman in the spring asking for consideration of the restoration of the Co-op City’s bus service in light of an additional unexpected $40 million allocation to the MTA from the state legislature in this year’s budget.

The letter from the New York City Transit Authority’s Acting President Carmen Bianco expressly acknowledged to the Assemblyman that July was likely the crucial time for the MTA to decide which, if any, of the 2010 transit service cuts will be restored.

In the letter to Benedetto answering the Assemblyman’s request for the MTA’s consideration of the restoration of some of the lost Co-op City bus service, Bianco wrote: “We will make our recommendation to the MTA Board for their consideration of our fiscal plan in July and at that time a recommendation will be made about the possibility of adding additional bus service.”

Earlier this year, the New York State Legislature voted to increase the MTA’s annual $4 billion budget allocation from the state by $358 million which included an additional $40 million increase that the MTA neither asked for nor reportedly expected.

With these additional monies, plus a reported increase in the MTA’s revenues due to the recent across-the-board fare and toll increases, in addition to the new policy to charge extra fees for MetroCard replacements, the days of the MTA’s claimed financial shortfalls are believed by some to be over and communities like Co-op City and

Upgrades

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13 buildings with either roof top tanks or Healey Rugh tanks, will allow better reliability in maintaining domestic water to the buildings and alarms in the computer to inform the two departments of a pump or compressor failure. While this will not save money, it has been a source of complaints for cooperators when they lose their hot and cold water.

“This is a complicated project which will require shutdowns in each building to install the new control valves and the new controllers,” said Brian Reardon, Riverbay’s Power Plant Director. “Presently, the contractor is running the cabling that will connect each building to the main computers. As a schedule of shutdowns is developed, it will be sent out to the cooperators.”

Some cooperators dealing with this summer’s first heat wave last week noticed that air conditioning was not working at full capacity because control valves in several buildings had been incorrectly changed, apparently by some building workers.

Riverbay Power Plant personnel have had to go into individual buildings and re-set the valves, a complex operation that can take several days. That work is ongoing and the valve settings should all be restored in the next week or two.

“Some shareholders noticed the problem that started last week when the heat rose, because all the sudden, you’re not getting enough cooling,” Reardon said. “We started to see a couple of buildings with the problem and then during the investigation, we observed the valves had been changed. You have to start from scratch each time because when you change the setting on one building, you affect everybody else.”

When the new control systems are in place, Power Plant personnel will get readings from the system that will indicate any problems with the pressure of the chilled water and can correct the situation before it even affects shareholders, Reardon said.

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dozens more throughout the city are increasing the pressure to have the MTA restore the lost service.

At a meeting held on June 27th to raise support for Co-op City’s participation in the July 24th rally, Board Director and Building 13 Association President Leslie Peterson suggested that residents should directly write, e-mail or call the Governor’s office about their concerns regarding the community’s lack of adequate public transportation due to the June 2010 MTA budget cuts. Peterson read out the mailing address, the e-mail address and the phone number of the Governor’s office and asked the community leaders in attendance to stress to their neighbors that they contact the Governor’s office directly to address their complaints and concerns. (See box on page 1 for this information.)

Vargas of the TWU said Governor Cuomo is the key player because he has direct oversight of the appointment of all the seats on the MTA Board. Vargas also said that the time to do this is now because the Governor will be running for reelection in 2014 and the size and passion of the Co-op City voting bloc must be stressed to him.

Late last month, the community picked up additional support from Community Board 10 whose members approved a resolution calling on several agencies to coordinate a full study of Co-op City’s transportation needs, especially in light of the commercial development greatly increasing around the community in recent years and in the near future with the planned 2014 opening of the new Mall at Bay Plaza.

Besides the resolution, Community Board 10 Chairperson John Marano sent a letter to MTA Chairperson Tom Prendergast, requesting that the MTA become directly involved in engineering such a study.

Community Board 10 Vice Chairman and Co-op City resident Martin Prince said at a May 29th transit forum held in Dreiser Center that not only should the community demand a full restoration of its bus service, but ask for additional bus service to be provided in light of the opening of the Mall at Bay Plaza in less than a year. The Mall at Bay Plaza would more than double the amount of retail space within the entire Bay Plaza complex, which is already one of the biggest shopping centers in the entire Tri-State area.

The Dollar Tree Store Co-op City Times / July 13, 2013

We are glad to report that the Dollar Tree Store in the Bartow Center finally received a new air conditioning unit, which will give both patrons and Dollar Tree employees much needed relief from the heat and humidity. In part, the reason for the delay was that the Dollar Tree organization failed to submit written documentation from their engineers that verified that the new air conditioning unit, which is heavier than the old unit that needed to be replaced, would be done in a manner that would not compromise the integrity of our new roof and that the existing bar joist are adequate enough to hold up and withstand the weight of this new unit. On Wednesday morning, their engineer conducted an inspection of the roof as soon as the old equipment was removed by crane and then followed up with a written certified report, verifying the aforementioned.

I visited the Dollar Tree store on Thursday and found that the store is now quite cool and comfortable, however, I was extremely disappointed with the appearance of the store. The carpeting is filthy with many large black stains throughout the entire store, their products are not stocked on the shelves in an appealing manner, boxes of their products, both empty and still unopened are strewn on the floor and in the aisles, causing an eyesore and blocking one’s ability to get to the products on the shelves they are trying to sell, light bulbs in the ceiling fixtures need to be changed and the overall appearance is extremely poor.

I met with the store manager, Mr.

Marion Scott Real Estate, Inc.

Management Corner

Nicholas, and walked the entire store with him explaining in detail all of the conditions that need to be corrected immediately. Mr. Nicholas stated that Dollar Tree will start replacing the hideous carpeting with vinyl floor tiles starting this Sunday and that it will take a few days to complete. I gave him a letter outlining the aforementioned conditions that we are not satisfied with and I am giving him a week to correct before sending a letter to their corporate offices. We will conduct periodic inspections thereafter to ensure that the conditions found this week do not re-occur. We will keep the community posted.

Installation of the new G.F.I. Outlets and Smoke Detectors As you know, we have started the mandated HUD program of installing G.F.I. outlets, smoke detectors and conducting asbestos inspections. We added that during this process, we would have all apartment entrance doors painted.

Thus far, Southside Electric Company has been in Buildings 1 through 6, and the percentages of completion to date throughout the six buildings is 75%. For those cooperators who now have the new G.F.I. outlets, please note that they should be tested twice a year by pressing the test button and then the reset button. In addition, there is a LED on the G.F.I. outlets

in the kitchen, bathroom and balcony that will be on when there is power to the outlet. If you do not see the light on, press reset. If the outlet does not reset, please call for service. Thank you.

Mary Martinez For the last two weeks, there have been articles run in the City News regarding the apartment that was sold to Ms. Mary Martinez in 2011 when she transferred. At issue is the condition in which her “As Is” apartment was turned over to her.

First and foremost, while selling apartments in an “As Is” condition allowed cooperators to transfer at the old equity rate they paid when they first moved into the development, it had its issues because subsequent to the sale of an apartment in the “As Is” condition and after the transferring cooperator has moved in, they would often times still request that work be done in the unit that they initially agreed to accept “As Is.” Therefore, the upside for transfer applicants was paying less money and being able to do work at their own convenience, which theoretically means at their own pace financially as well. The downside, however, was that apartments sold “As Is” still required all of the basic restoration work to be done that we normally would do on a daily basis through our Restoration Department had the apartment been sold in a restored condition, such as removal of any and all items that may have been left in the apartment, cleaning, replacing fixtures, flooring, cabinets, countertops, closet doors,

5 ceramic tiles, plastering and painting.

Therefore, someone who elected to transfer and take an apartment “As Is” would have to either be able to do this work themselves, or be prepared to hire people to do so.

In Ms. Martinez’ case, she took the apartment “As Is” in February of 2011.

After the apartment she vacated was sold in June, 2012 and she received a letter in August, 2012 from the housing company outlining the charges assessed to restore her vacated apartment, she began complaining about the “As Is” condition that the apartment she transferred to was turned over to her.

When I met with Ms. Martinez to discuss the charges associated with her old apartment, I gave her the benefit of the doubt based upon the photos that she submitted to us. Furthermore, a review of the inspection report filed before the previous cooperator vacated Ms. Martinez’ current apartment makes no reference to the conditions she is now complaining about.

Despite the fact that Ms. Martinez accepted her current apartment “As Is’ and is therefore responsible for the restoration of that apartment, I wanted to try to resolve the issue. Ms. Martinez kept the keys to her old apartment for more than three months, and we came to an agreement about the charges to be assessed for her keeping the keys for so long. We also arranged to have her countertop and base kitchen cabinet replaced.

Apartments today are only sold one way—completely restored—which is actually the best case scenario for all parties.

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Letter to the Editor

We are Co-op City - Not Riverbay

To the Editor: In the musical field, there is an expression that musicians who are not very skilled are “tone deaf.” This expression is used in other occupations. It describes persons who can’t see beyond the limits of their jobs such as legislators, executives, managers and board of directors.

It was reported in that other newspaper that our new Board President is concerned that many persons think of themselves as tenants, not as cooperators and act accordingly. Why do they think of themselves as tenants? Look around. Walk into our relatively new elevators and the first thing you

see is a big oval disk that says Riverbay.

Riverbay had nothing to do with it. The gall, the nerve, the insult to the Board of Directors who voted for the elevators and its financing and to the cooperators who are paying for it. Riverbay’s job is to see that the elevators go up or down when you want it and stops on the floor you want. If not, get it fixed. Section 5 wanted a sign that says welcome to Co-op City, they got their sign. The top of the sign says Riverbay, at the very bottom it says welcome to Co-op City.

In the Co-op City Times, there’s a small ad listing the cost of apartments. At

the top of the ad is the name Riverbay. I always thought that people purchased apartments here because they heard what a good deal Co-op City is, not because of Riverbay. Finally, there’s a new canopy at the entrance to the main office in Bartow Center; Of course, Management never misses a chance to flaunt the name Riverbay, which is on this awning.

People must think Riverbay is the landlord and as tenants that’s where they pay their rent.

There is one entity and it’s not Riverbay, it’s Co-op City.

—Hal Satinoff

First Readings: Board of Directors Meeting, July 10, 2013

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#13-67 - Textile Recycling #13-69 – Installation of Wood Flooring and Vinyl Composite Tiles #13-70 – Einstein Room for Cheerleading Dance Group #13-72 – Rescind #87-34

Second Reading Resolution: #13-46

SUBMITTED BY: Evelyn Turner SECONDED BY: Francine Reva Jones & Andrea Leslie

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING DATED: July 10th, 2013

WHEREAS, the Mosholu Montefiore Center (Teen Center) operates a Teen Center at 141 Einstein Loop; and the Board feels that the Einstein Teen Center provides a unique and valuable service to the youth of Co-op City; WHEREAS, Many Co-op City youth do not have access to the Einstein Teen Center and the recently vacated Bartow Bingo Hall may be able to host a Teen Center; and

WHEREAS, The Board is requesting that management prepare a feasibility report of locating a Teen Center in the Bartow Community Center in the former Bartow Bingo Hall and any other possible location(s) within the Center; and WHEREAS, Management’s feasibility report shall include, but not be limited to, the costs for design, building, operation, staffing, programming and possible sources of funding and management of such Teen Center.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Board directs that Management prepare for the Board’s review a feasibility report of locating a Teen Center in the Bartow Community Center in the former Bartow Bingo Hall and any other

Second Reading Resolution: #13-49 SUBMITTED BY: Evelyn Turner SECONDED BY: Rev. Owens, Tony Illis & Andrea Leslie

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING DATED: July 10th, 2013

WHEREAS, New York Public Library has requested an amendment to lease agreement from Riverbay Corporation for the premises at 2049 Asch Loop (9,523 sq. ft.), Bronx, New York, to be used as a public library; and WHEREAS, the term of the lease

and annual rental rates are within the provisions of Resolution #85-16 as amended by Resolution #95-44; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the amendment to lease agreement for the premises at 2049 Asch Loop, Bronx, New York, by and between Riverbay Corporation, Owner, and New York Public Library, Tenant, containing the terms as negotiated by Riverbay Corporation’s management is hereby approved as submitted by management in accordance with Resolution #85-16 as amended by

Second Reading Resolution: #13-57 SUBMITTED BY: Khalil Abdul-Wahhab SECONDED BY: Tony Illis

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING DATED: July 10th, 2013

WHEREAS, In 2004 Riverbay provided an “amnesty’ program that allowed illegal subletters to anonymously come forward to determine if they were qualified to legally buy apartments; and

WHEREAS, in the 2004 program 41 former subletters qualified to buy apartments at the then present rate of equity; and WHEREAS, Management recommends that it would be in the best interest of Co-op City to once again do an Amnesty program that encourages illegal subletters to become legal shareholders and openly share in the benefits available to all other shareholders.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The Board approves Management providing an Amnesty pro-

location(s) in the Center. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the costs for design, building, operation, staffing, programming and possible sources of funding and management of such Teen Center BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Management shall provide such feasibility report to the Board within forty-five (45) of approval of this resolution YES: Cylich, Johnson, F. Jones, Leslie, Turner NO: Atkins, Bailey, Gordon, Jones, Owens, Peterson, Shapiro, AbdulWahhab ABSTAIN: Illis ABSENT: Graham DEFEATED Resolution #95-44; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President of the Corporation is authorized to sign the amendment to lease agreement and related documents on behalf of Riverbay Corporation.

YES: Atkins, Bailey, Gordon, Illis, Johnson, F. Jones, O. Jones, Owens, Peterson, Shapiro, Turner, AbdulWahhab NO: Leslie ABSTAIN: Cylich ABSENT: Graham PASSED gram similar to the 2004 program and approved by DHCR. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution shall take effect immediately.

YES: Atkins, Cylich, Gordon, Illis, F. Jones, O. Jones, Owens, Shapiro, AbdulWahhab NO: Bailey, Johnson, Peterson, Turner ABSENT FOR VOTE: Leslie ABSENT: Graham PASSED (Continued on Page 10)

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Public Safety Report

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CCPD urges residents to be prepared for potential summer emergencies

BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO July’s hot weather combined with heavy rain puts a strain on air conditioners throughout the National Grid. July’s extreme weather also increases the risks of thunderstorms with lightning. Co-op City Department of Public Safety urges all residents to make sure that they are prepared for all types of emergencies. Being prepared for all types of emergencies will allow residents to feel confident in the event of any type of emergency. It is always better to be over-prepared than not prepared at all.

Preparing for emergencies should involve all members of the family. Establishing an emergency plan which is known to all members of the family is essential. Children actually enjoy helping to prepare for an emergency. There are several websites, www.fema.gov/kids/, www.ready.gov/ kids/home.html and www.bam.gov.cdc, designed for children which help to educate them on all facets of different types of emergencies. Other websites for emergency preparedness are www.redcross.org and www.nyc.gov/ html/oem/. These websites offer information regarding emergencies most likely to affect residents of our geographical area.

Preparing for an emergency includes establishing a plan. The plan should include a family meeting place, one local and one regional. The plan should take into account family members being at home, at work or at school. A local telephone contact and a long distance contact should be included. Telephone outages often only affect local services. Establishing a long distance contact will allow families to check on the status of all family members. All family members should be familiar with the plan.

Putting together an Emergency Kit is also an important part of emergency preparedness. An emergency kit should include one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days. A three day supply of non-perishable food, include a can opener for canned foods, plates, cups, utensils and paper towels should be included. Include a battery operated radio and a flashlight with extra batteries for both.

Never burn candles for light, they are a fire hazard. A wellstocked first aid kit and basic tools should be a part of every emergency kit. Moist towelettes, personal hygiene items and garbage bags should be included for personal sanitation.

Clothing and blankets should be included for warmth and comfort. Prescription medications and eyeglasses should also be included. Books, games, puzzles and comfort items should be included for children. Infant formula and diapers should be included for babies. Important family documents, identification and cash should be ready to bring in the event you must leave your home in an emergency.

It is very important that everyone takes whatever steps they can to conserve electricity in order to decrease the risk of a Blackout. Compact fluorescent light bulbs are a green alternative to conventional light bulbs. They utilize less energy while putting out more light per watt of electricity used. There are compact fluorescent bulbs made specifically for dimmer switches and 3-way lamps. Shut off lights when leaving a room. Turn off computers and monitors when they are not in use. Avoid using Christmas lights and other non-essential lighting.

Consumer fireworks of any type are highly dangerous and are illegal in New York State. Zero-tolerance enforcement will be conducted by the Co-op City Department of Public Safety, as well as the New York City Police Department. Barbequing is also not permitted on any of the public areas of Co-op City. Strict guidelines set forth by the New York City Fire Department prohibit barbequing with charcoal or propane on terraces or townhouse patios.

Electric barbecue grills are the only permitted option for these locations. 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 buildings, in shopping malls or anywhere else signs prohibiting bicycle riding are posted.

Have a safe and healthy summer. Use caution near pools, beaches and other bodies of water. Ocean beaches are particularly dangerous this time of the year due to the effects of offshore tropical storms. Only swim in areas where and when lifeguards are on duty. Parents must supervise children at all times. Never swim alone.

If summer fun includes consuming alcoholic beverages be sure not to operate a motor vehicle. Also be sure to buckle your seatbelt, obey speed limits and avoid distractions when driving. Always remember, if you see something, say something. Call 9-1-1 and the Department of Public Safety at (718) 671-3050 or online at www.ccpd.us.

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 or sent information via our website. It is by your actions that the crime rate remains low and a high quality of life is maintained. (For Public Safety blotter, see page 20)

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OPPORTUNITIES AT CO-OP CITY

Tell your friends, relatives and employers about: CONTRACT SUMMARY

for integrity.

• Contract 2834, Installation of Water Treatment System: Complete the Construction, Installation, Bids Due: July 30, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. interconnection, and successful commissioning of a Bonding: Bonding is not required complete Make Up Water Treatment System at the Insurance: Insurance is required Riverbay Cogeneration Facility.

• Contract 2859, (2) High Temperature Heat Exchangers Retubing: The Removal of tubes, replacPre-Bid Meeting: April 16, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. ing with new tubes and pressure testing for integrity.

Bids Due: July 25, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.

Bids Due: July 30, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.

Bonding: Bonding is required Bonding: Bonding is not required Insurance: Insurance is required Insurance: Insurance is required • Contract 2820, Design & Install “H” Piles & Concrete Cap: Furnish design and installation of • Contract P501, Repair of Handball Courts in Section 5 concrete support for water storage tanks.

Bids Due: Friday, July 26, 2013 at 2 p.m.

Bids Due: July 31, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.

Insurance: Insurance is required.

Bonding: Bonding is not required • Contract P485, Terrace Repairs (as needed for Insurance: Insurance is required one year) • Contract 2858, (1) Dual Temperature Heat Exchanger Retubing: The Removal of tubes and Bids Due: Friday, July 26, 2013 at 2 p.m. replacing it with new tubes and then pressure testing it Insurance: Insurance is required.

For information on CONTRACTS OPPORTUNITIES ONLY, please contact: Lenya Garcia at Lgarcia@riverbay corp.com; AND Barbara Penn at Bpenn@riverbaycorp.com. Please note that emails should be sent to both parties EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Open to all applicants July 9, 2013 – June 19, 2013 instrumentation is required. Candidate will be responsible Originally posted: July 9, 2013 - Job Reference # 13-29 for maintaining clean work areas and observing all safety Request for transfer/promotion must be received by the rules/regulations. Must have knowledge of precision Employee Services department by July 16, 2013. meters, instructions and calibration equipment. Candidate Employees who are promoted will receive the current union will accept assignments from lead man and supervisors as scale for respective union positions, or applicable rate necessary. increase for non-union positions.

Requirements – 5 years solid work experience with Lobby Attendant Public Safety Department Combustion Turbine Controls and DCS. Applicant should Candidate will perform as liaison to the Public Safety be comfortable with BOP. Will be working with 2x Siemens Department, by monitoring building lobby activity; inter- STG-400 Gas Turbine. Knowledge of simple machine, acting with cooperators and visitors; reporting emergencies power and hand tools. Ability to walk for long periods, as necessary and maintaining a daily log; and other duties as twist, kneel, push, stoop, climb ladders/stairs and lift heavy assigned by a supervisor. objects (approx. 75 lbs.). Candidate will also have to comMust have excellent interpersonal and communication plete and pass a written exam as per the Local 94 contract. skills, a thorough knowledge of the Co-op City complex, Selected candidate must successfully complete interand the ability to remain calm in emergency situations. view/selection process as well as pre-employment screenRequirements: HS Diploma or equivalent. Candidate ing (driver license review; urinalysis; criminal background must be patient, courteous and professional. Applicant must check; verification of previous employment) possess effective written/oral communication in English, Valid Driver License (NY, NJ, CT, or PA) in good standand good interpersonal skills. Ability to stand/walk for ing required – no exceptions. extended periods, push work related equipment (approx. 40 Days and hours will vary. lbs.) and work in inclement weather.

Selected candidate must successfully complete interOpen to all applicants July 12, 2013 – July 19, 2013 view/selection process as well as pre-employment screen- Originally posted: July 12, 2013-Job Reference # 13-30 ing (driver license review; urinalysis; criminal background Request for transfer/promotion must be received by the check; and verification of previous employment) Employee Services department by July 29, 2013.

Shift – Wednesday/Thursday, 2 p.m. – 10 p.m., Friday- Employees who are transferred/promoted will receive the Sunday, 4 p.m.-12 a.m. current union scale for respective union positions, or applicable rate increase for non-union positions.

Open to Local #94-94A Union Members only from Part-Time Porters Janitorial July 9, 2013 – July 16, 2013 Candidate will perform numerous cleaning and restoraOpen to outside applicants July 17 – July 23, 2013 tion duties such as washing, sweeping, mopping, waxing, Originally posted: July 9, 2013 - Job Reference # 13-26 buffing and stripping of VCT and terrazzo floors.

Request for transfer/promotion must be received by the Responsibilities include cleaning all assigned internal and Employee Services department by July 17, 2013. external areas of the Residential Buildings and/or Shopping Employees who are promoted will receive the current union Centers. Seasonal duties, including leaf raking, snow scale for respective union positions, or applicable rate removal and power washing of assigned areas, will be increase for non-union positions. required as necessary. If assigned to Community Centers, Instrument & Control Mechanic Power Plant candidate will be responsible for set-up and breakdown of The ideal candidate should have experience in instru- center rooms for various social functions. Applicant will ment control systems as it pertains to boilers, generators, also need to respond to emergencies (floods, etc.) throughheat exchangers, gas turbines, steam turbines and other out the Co-op City complex, as well as the completion of equipment. Selected individual will be required to diagnose, other assignments from supervisor(s) as necessary. inspect, repair, replace, install, adjust, test, calibrate and Candidate must have knowledge and experience with all maintain pneumatic & electrical control systems as they janitorial procedures, techniques and machines. Applicant relate to the Power Plant and serviced buildings. Candidate must possess effective written/oral communication, and will need to exercise good judgment in performing the good interpersonal skills. Ability to walk for long periods, assigned tasks and be visually alert. Candidate must be able twist, kneel, push, stoop, lift heavy objects (approx. 100 to read, analyze and plan work from blueprints/manuals & lbs.) and work in inclement weather.

Selected candidate must successfully complete interother equipment related documents. Individual will have to assist in the preparation of records and reports on equipment view/selection process as well as pre-employment screenserviced, provide detailed lists for materials/tools, and per- ing (driver license review; urinalysis; criminal background form preventative maintenance on equipment as well. check; verification of previous employment) Days and hours will vary.

Ability to assemble/disassemble, adjust, and/or repair Applicants for EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES must apply IN PERSON at the Bartow Administrative Office, located at 2049 Bartow Avenue, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. *Riverbay Corporation is an equal opportunity employer*

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Zodiacs Track Club

The Zodiacs continue their legacy After much anticipation and several qualifying track meets later, the Zodiac TC is heading to the USATF Junior Olympics in Greensboro, N.C. hosted at the prestigious North Carolina A&T University. July 22-28, we will be competing against the best in the country from states like California, Ohio, Georgia and beyond. The one thing I can say about the Zodiacs is that we’ve never ran away from tough competition and that we’re always prepared for a challenge thanks to our wonderful coaching staff

and dedicated parents. Coach Francis, Coach Cherry and Coach Q (all accomplished athletes in their own right) have led these children straight to the top of their individual events and we will be bringing the gold back to the City of the Bronx. The following athletes are heading to NC to represent NYC: Aaliyah Wajid, Adaria Reaves, Alix Scott, Andrea Amorosa, Jared Dawson, Khaje George, Micah Johnson, Michael Rogers, Reina Carrasquilla-Chen, Richard Anderson, Taje Nelson, Tamera Rodrigues, Taylor Douglas, Xavier Wajid, and Zachary

The Co-op City Tennis Club’s popular Adult Tennis Classes will be adding additional sessions. The current class schedule is Monday and Wednesday, 8 a.m.—9 a.m. In addition to that class, there will be an evening session starting July 8th at 6 p.m. The evening sessions will be Mondays and Wednesdays, 6 p.m.—7 p.m. The cost is $30 per day.

That’s only $60 per week!! Tennis is a great way to stay in shape and to lose weight. Studies have shown that playing tennis only a few hours per week can cut your risk of death from any cause in half. In fact, there are many other benefits to play tennis such as: • Aerobic fitness – while playing, fat is being burned and higher energy levels

are maintained.

• Speed-sprinting side to side, back and up, chasing the ball during play and practice develops strong leg muscles producing increased speed.

• Agility – scoring a typical point in tennis can have a player changing direction as many as 5 times in 10 seconds.

As a side benefit, the overall challenge and joy of playing tennis, along with social interaction, makes the sport good for a person’s well being.

For more information and to register for the program, please contact Coach Aaron at 917-561-7121.

Register quick, space is limited.

—Aaron Carnegie

Co-op City Tennis Club

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Haseley. Now, of course, we realize that winning isn’t everything, but we also know that it sure feels GOOD! Wish us luck!!!

On a holiday note, the Zodiacs left yet another indelible mark on the community when we set up our Zodiac Track Club tent on the Greenway to partake in the annual firework festivities on July 3.

Our energy and exuberance was so contagious and infectious that Bronx Borough President, Ruben Diaz Jr., Bill C. Thompson, and Councilmember Letitia “Tish” James all joined in the fun

and assisted the Zodiacs with hot dog/hamburger distribution, as well as loads of picture taking fun times. It was such an exciting experience to have our athletes meet their local political representatives and, in turn, having our representatives interact with their constituents. We all simply enjoyed each others’ company in a warm and friendly environment. The Zodiac Way!!!!

Interested in learning more about the Zodiacs, send us an email at zodiacstrack@yahoo.com.

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From left to right are Co-op City residents and participants in the Adult Tennis Program: Rhonda, Kenneth and Myrna.

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We need more accountability

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Co-op City Times / July 13, 2013

Let me begin by thanking all the cooperators who have reached out to me in recent weeks. I encourage those who have problems or complaints to not hesitate in letting me know. I've been listening and hearing a lot of contradictory claims and information, however, I'm pretty good at cutting through the confusion and getting to the truth of the matter. One thing is for sure, the Restorations Department needs to get its act together.

There is still not enough supervision or accountability, and the cooperators are the ones who suffer. Our apartments are our homes, and that's where professional and timely service to make repairs or deal with damage from convector leaks must be a priority.

I first moved here because it was an affordable and safe community, and here we are, 40 years later, and Co-op City is still the most affordable housing in the New York City area. The apartments are spacious and comfortable, and we have amenities, such as air-conditioning, included in our monthly carrying charges, however, a complacent or indifferent attitude should not be allowed to prevail when it comes to providing timely repairs or proper restoration of apartments before new cooperators move in. To listen to Management, you would think all of this is a figment of everyone's imagination, though it's hard for me to believe that so many cooperators are suffering from the same hallucination. Top management is supposed to manage, not act like a traffic cop waving an arm and trying to do a sleight of hand to blame anyone except those who are responsible. We need more

Tony Illis

Director’s Viewpoint

Second Vice President

accountability, that simple. It should not be that difficult to do, and I should not be hearing from so many frustrated cooperators who don't know what to do and are at their wits end because of consistently wet walls repaired over and over from leaks up above.

It all starts at 2049 Bartow Avenue. I can’t help but wonder if the past oppressive culture is still in place here, and connecting some of the dots, and then watching some decisions, it's very curious, if not downright suspicious. I have never asked for anything for myself, and have never taken anything in my entire time in Co-op City, and I am not afraid of anyone trying to say anything negative about me because I have no ulterior motive and I don't ever have to worry about my memory because I say how I feel and believe.

That being said, some of my colleagues on the Board continue to surprise me with self-righteous trumpeting of causes and projects that seem woefully out of sync with what I hear from cooperators as major concerns. I'm not quite sure why some Directors feel the need to act like self-appointed crusaders sounding one note, on one issue, almost all the time.

One can't help but wonder what is the true motivation. Do some of these individuals really care about the cooperators first or are they more driven by personal political self-interest?

I also am somewhat dismayed that some really don't seem to quite understand the role and responsibilities of a Riverbay Board Director. Members of the Riverbay Board are elected by the shareholders of Co-op City to represent them by setting policy for Management, while also staying true to our fiduciary responsibility of making sure that Co-op City is run properly. One thing for certain, Board Directors were never meant to become mini-general managers, or financial experts, or police commissioners when it comes to day-to-day operations. Co-op City is part of the Mitchell-Lama Housing program, and Riverbay is the housing company charged with running and overseeing operations in Co-op City.

We are a cooperative where monthly carrying charge payments help to pay for operations. When most think of operations, they think of essential services, and for the most part, that's what we have.

True, I don't feel we receive our fair share of police protection from the 45th Precinct, nevertheless, I do feel we have a dedicated, professional Public Safety force. We also pay city taxes so I don't see any justification for us being the ones responsible for taking garbage to the Peartree facility instead of getting pick ups like other communities.

I do know that Riverbay was never intended to go into the child care business, or run youth centers or hospitals with cooperators money, however some don't quite understand this simple economic reality.

One thing I do know is we, as a Board, need to seriously evaluate Management

and our General Counsel. Bottom line, what are the goals, have the goals been met, where is improvement needed, and do Management and the General Counsel consistently act in the best interest of Coop City and those who live here. I realize no one is perfect, but we need to evaluate Management and our General Counsel on whether we would do better if they stayed or whether we should seek a replacement.

Now, I know where I stand on certain issues, but I also am keeping an open mind and am anxious to hear what answers will be provided to my concerns and how they will be addressed. Like I said, the buck stops at 2049 Bartow Avenue, with Management and Legal and that's what this Board should deal with. How can things be improved for cooperators, especially those on fixed incomes and during economic times when household budgets are bursting at the seams.

Thank you for your enthusiastic response to our call for donations to benefit the village of Abetifi-Kwahu in Ghana. We are targeting September/ October as the ship date, and ask for donations of light clothing, but no winter coats although light sweaters are needed; pens, pencils, paper, notebooks, t-shirts, shoes, slippers, furniture in good condition, baby products and supplies, pots, pans and cooking utensils, shopping bags, cooking oil, paper goods, hand sanitizer, bottled water, first aid supplies, and other non-perishables.

Let's talk, give me a call at (718) 3208035, or email me at tonyshome10475 @gmail.com -- no attachments, please.

CO-OP CITY FOOT CARE CENTER SECTION 5 • BUILDING 29C 4240 HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY EAST

(718) 671-2233 DR. LOUIS JACOBS, DIRECTOR ALL FOOT CONDITIONS TREATED The in-office surgical correction of BUNIONS • HAMMERTOES • INGROWN TOENAILS PAINFUL CORNS and CALLOUSES The treatment of traumatic foot injuries, heel spurs, bursitis and arthritis of the joints of the feet, toenail and skin infections, as well as other conditions.

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Diabetic Patients with Medicare may be eligible for shoes.

10 On July 3rd, hundreds of cooperators gathered along Co-op City Blvd. to watch the colorful fireworks display in celebration of Independence Day. The Riverbay Fund, headed by Michelle Sajous, is responsible for organizing this annual event, which is discussed at the Riverbay Community Relations Committee meeting and recommended to and approved by the Riverbay Board of Directors. There are many other fun events that are listed in the weekly edition of the Co-op City Times, which is delivered to cooperators on Saturday mornings.

As many of the community organizations break for the summer, other groups have actively geared up to provide services, especially for our youth. The African-American Association Summer Day Camp is one of them. It is located in the Dreiser Community Center, Room 15 and runs from July 8th until August 23rd.

For many years, it has provided children with a fun-filled summer experience.

There are a few more openings and you may register by calling 347-791-7104 or 347-368-8629.

On Thursday, July 18th at 2:00 p.m., Building 21 Association will sponsor an “Ice Cream Social” with a choice of lots of different toppings. All are welcomed.

Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Restoring Our Bus Service Our community must band together in order to get our bus service restored. At a meeting on June 27th with several leading organizations attempting to restore the Bx-26, Bx-28, QBx-1 and Access-ARide, Mr. Joseph Boiko, Riverbay’s Ombudsman, reviewed the problems that cooperators have incurred since the revamping of our bus service by the

Community Events for the Summer Co-op City Times / July 13, 2013

Francine Reva Jones

Director’s Viewpoint

Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in 2010. There is inadequate bus service to some sections of Co-op City and cooperators should not be required to transfer buses to reach another section in Co-op City or to pay an additional fare to get back and forth to work. Co-op City’s twofare zone was changed to a one-fare zone, and it is ludicrous to return to a two-fare zone. The MTA has an additional $40 million budget allocation and the time to regain our services is NOW. A Transit Justice Rally has been planned for Wednesday, July 24, at 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at MTA headquarters, 347 Madison Avenue (bet. 44th and 45th Streets). There will also be a hearing at this time and cooperators are needed to speak out about their hardships. The MTA Board needs to hear this. Community churches and organizations should reach out to their congregations and memberships with this information. We need to fill the buses to show the MTA Board that we are serious about getting our service restored.

Numbers count! Therefore, please contact Mr. Boiko (718-320-3300, Ext. 3409) or Ms. Michelle Sajous (718-320-3300, Ext. 3532) to reserve a seat on the bus and/or to speak at the hearing.

In the meantime, these leadership organizations are still seeking signatures

Emergency Resolution: #13-66 SUBMITTED BY: Rev. Owens SECONDED BY: O. Jones BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING DATED: July 10, 2013

WHEREAS, Riverbay agreed as part of the HUD loan to install GFI outlets in the kitchens, bathrooms and terraces of all Co-op City apartments by May 31, 2014; and, WHEREAS, Southside Electric Inc. of NY was competitively awarded

Contract 2827 for the supervision of the installation of the GFI outlets with the installation to be performed by Riverbay personnel at a cost of $25 per outlet; and WHEREAS, To meet the timetable for this substantial project Southside Electric agreed to also install GFI outlets at the $25 per unit price which would allow Management both a second group of installers and an opportunity to evaluate cost effectiveness between Riverbay staff and a contractor; and

Second Reading - Resolution: #13-51

SUBMITTED BY: Khalil Abdul-Wahhab SECONDED BY: Bill Gordon BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, DATED: July 10th, 2013

WHEREAS, Lizardos Mechanical & Electrical Engineering (Lizardos) is performing services under Contract 2754, Engineering Services for Boiler #1 Upgrade; and WHEREAS, Change Order Two (2)

is being requested to extend the contract for one (1) additional year as the contract has expired as of March 18, 2013; and WHEREAS, the request for an extension of time is due to time laps on the equipment purchases and permits needed.

This request requires no additional money since to date only $84,703.20 has been spent from the contract amount; and WHEREAS, the Project Manager is in agreement with the requested Change

on petitions to present to the MTA. If you are approached by someone asking you to sign the petition, please do so. Perhaps not for yourself, because the service cuts might not affect you, but do it for your neighbors, who might be required to pay a double fair to get to and from work or to reach another section of our community.

There will be three buses taking cooperators to the Transit Justice Rally on Wednesday, July 24th, holding a total of 165 people. Please tell your neighbors to go with you and GET ON THE BUS and help us restore the bus service to this community. The petition deadline is July 20th.

If you wish to help with petitioning or to reserve a seat on the bus, call Michelle Sajous at 718-320-3300 or Joe Boiko at 718-320-3300, Ext. 3409.

Serving on Riverbay Board Committees The list of Riverbay Board Committees will soon be published in the Co-op City Times inviting residents to join. Among them are: Buildings & Grounds Committee; Commercial Rental and Leasing Committee; Community Relations; Construction Committee/ Power Plant/Restorations; Contract Compliance; Cooperator Appeals; Garage Committee; IT Committee; Inventory & Purchasing; Sales Committee; Security Committee; and Youth Committee. By joining one of these committees, you will be offering your ideas and opinions on recommendations that are made to the Board of Directors. Your service will be appreciated.

Thank you to the cooperator who called me last week to ask that a summary of the committees be provided to the community in order to get an idea of what each committees does. I would like to present this

information, however, unfortunately, it doesn’t exist. Some of the committee chairs have created an outline that they use, but this is something that has not yet been created for all of the committees for the Board of Directors of the Riverbay Corporation.

That being said, please note that, on more than one occasion, Director Bernard Cylich has discussed this lack of organizational structure at the Board meetings. He also pointed out that the Riverbay Corporation By-laws mentions a structure that could be used, called “Committee on Committees.” But, nothing was done under the leadership of the former Board President. The new Board President appears to be someone who respects structure and organization. I will propose this cooperator’s request to the Board and, hopefully, it will be honored.

Building Association Meeting The following are corrections to my 6/24/13 Viewpoint. As I reported previously, Ms. Vanessa Aldea, CSO Manager, was the guest speaker at the last Building 20 Association meeting where she disseminated R U OK, SCRIE and DRIE forms and shared a great deal of information, including, if you smell marijuana in your building, you should call Public Safety at 718-671-3050. Regarding the installation of smoke detectors and ground fault interrupters (GFI), you should call if you will not be home at the appointment time, or have an adult in your apartment so that the work can be done; or call to reschedule. She also reported that HUD has discovered that the concrete is chipping away on the terraces of our building and this will be repaired at the end of the summer.

I can be reached at 718-671-5957.

WHEREAS, Management recommends that the Board approve awarding contract 2857 to Southside Electric to install GFI outlets at the price of $25 per outlet.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board approves awarding Contract 2857 to Southside Electric to install GFI outlets at the price of $25 per outlet and that the President is authorized to sign the Contract and Management is directed to take all neces-

sary action in furtherance of this Resolution.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Resolution shall take effect immediately.

YES: Atkins, Bailey, Gordon, O. Jones, Owens, Peterson, Shapiro NO: Johnson, Leslie, Turner ABSTAIN: Cylich, Illis, F. Jones, Abdul-Wahhab ABSENT: Graham DEFEATED

Order Two (2) as referenced in the attached memorandum dated May 23, 2013.

NOW THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED: that the proposed Change Order Two (2) to Contract 2754 with Lizardos Mechanical & Electrical Engineering for a one (1) year extension of time be approved as submitted by Management in accordance with Board of Directors Resolution #85-16 and amended

by Board of Directors Resolution #95-44

and the President is hereby authorized to execute the contract and Management is authorized to take all steps necessary to make this action effective.

YES: Atkins, Bailey, Cylich, Gordon, Illis, F. Jones, O. Jones, Leslie, Owens, Peterson, Shapiro, Turner, AbdulWahhab NO: Johnson ABSENT: Graham PASSED

lease approvals at the time of the first reading BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Resolution shall take effect immediately YES: Atkins, Bailey, Gordon, Illis, Johnson, F. Jones, O. Jones, Owens,

Peterson, Shapiro, Turner, Abdul-Wahhab NO: Leslie ABSTAIN: Cylich ABSENT: Graham PASSED (See page 16 for more resolutions)

Second Reading - Resolution: #13-56 SUBMITTED BY: Bill Gordon SECONDED BY: Othelia Jones & Evelyn Turner BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING: July 10th, 2013

WHEREAS, The Board has determined that lease approval resolutions should be voted on at the time of the first reading.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, Notwithstanding any prior resolutions that the Board shall vote on

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Building 13 Association

Building 13 wishes everyone a safe, healthy and happy summer. We will see you in September either on the Sands trip or at our return Association meeting scheduled for September 19.

We want to congratulate all of the graduates and wish you well in your next grade or new school.

Transportation is vital to our getting around not only NYC at large, but around Co-op City. This may be a final opportunity to let the MTA know we want our BX. 26, BX 28, QBx-1 bus routes back and restore Access-A-Ride services.

Whether you are new to the community or drive, support the cause. On July 24, buses will be leaving at 8:30 a.m. from Bartow, Dreiser and Einstein areas to

rally and show support. Call Mr. Boiko at 718-320-3300, Ext. 3409. Until then, call the Governor's office by phone (518) 4748390 or mail: The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of New York State, NYS State Capitol Building, Albany, NY 12224 and let them know we are a concerned community.

Are you ready for some smooth Jazz, Soul Food and a pocketful of money?

Next week, we leave for our trip to Harrah’s Casino and Warmdaddy’s Soul Food Dinner/Jazz and Blues Club in Chester, Pennsylvania (current bonus, $30 slot play by casino subject to change) Saturday, July 20. The bus will be leaving 9:30 a.m. from 100 Casals Place. We will depart from Warmdaddy’s at 9:00 p.m.

Please be prompt.

The Sands Casino/Winery/Outlet Shopping/Buffet Bonanza in Bethlehem, Pa. event includes: Amore Winery, Sands Casino, Sands Outlet Shopping and Old Country Buffet Dinner on Saturday, September 14, leaving 8:00 a.m. from 100 Casals Place, departing at 7:00 p.m. with a bonus of $15 slot play (offered by casino subject to change). Cost: $85, by August 1.

The outlet stores are on the premises.

Building 13 is in the process of planning some interesting activities for the coming year. Are you interested in a community garden? We need to know if you are interested. If you are, please call or log into our website listed below and leave your contact information. This is

Hopefully, you are all enjoying your summer so far. Although the association is taking a vacation until September from our meetings, we continue to be vigilant and stay focused regardless.

Our last meeting held June 24th was a celebration. We ended on a good note with the awarding of our scholarships and sharing that event with members of the association and might I add it was standing room only. Congratulations to all graduates of our building. A special congratulations to those who applied and were awarded our 2013 scholarship. We were fortunate to give three scholarships at $500 this year to each high school graduate. The recipients are: Elise Clarke, Naa-Afi Tackie, Samuel Ohiomah, all from the B-side of our building. Thanks

to Robert and Joyce Hedgepeth who generously donated toward this cause, what a wonderful thing to do, what wonderful people they are. How fortunate and lucky we are to have supporters of the vision just as others have done in the past. It takes a village to raise our children and the strong support you all give. This is just one of the many areas where your association reaches out to the membership. Thanks to the Scholarship Committee for your dedication to the cause: Loretta Paul, Marilyn McDaniel from the A-side and Robert Hedgepeth, Auvril Anderson, Margo Rosario from the B-side. Once again, volunteerism is working at its best.

Join us at our September meeting and become involved in the many areas to

help the organization.

NOTE: Section 5 has a Splash Day on Wednesday, July 17 and on Wednesday, August 21st, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on the greenway.

Keep an eye out for notices so that you can plan these activity days for your children.

Please remember, this is our home and we Building 31 Scholarship recipients are Elise Clarke, Naa-Afi should all pay attention Tackie and Samuel Ohiomah. to how we dispose of garbage, how we pick up after ourselves something. Reporting to the appropriate once we drop something anywhere in our authority means action will be taken and building. No borrowing any carts from the we can all live in a better environment. laundry room. If you see something, say —Marilyn McDaniel

Building 31 Association

an invitation to the entire community.

We are currently looking for a suitable location and if successful we will contact you.

Note: Forgot to mention Willette Judd and Taurian Nunn who were a great help Summer Fun Day. Checks for events should be made payable to Building 13 Assoc. Inc. and mailed to Bldg. 13 Assoc., 100 Casals Place #32K, Bronx, NY 10475. All activities are on a first come basis. For information, contact Leslie Peterson at 718-3201370, Gail Sharbaan at 718-671-3801, our website: www.bldg13assoc.com or e-mail us at building13assoc@yahoo.com.

Thanks for making our team work.

—Leslie Peterson

Jul y 17 & Aug. 21s t

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16 This article was written on Saturday, July 6, however, I was very thankful to see everyone on the greenway to see the fireworks. The fireworks were great and I’m glad that everyone had a safe and an enjoyable time.

The CSO Office As you saw recently, some cooperators are going through some tough times in their buildings and in their apartments. Therefore, what should we do when there is clear evidence that a fellow cooperator has severe issues with their apartment? The issue might be a flood, a mold condition, a leak, or something else.

Now, as far as I’m concerned, no one here should be suffering from any of these conditions. However, there is evidence that these issues are a cause for concern. Therefore, I would like to see the Board and Management work together to improve the services that we offer to our cooperators.

Are problems lingering? Why are problems being reported to the City News? This is wrong and I want us to work for the benefit of our cooperators.

Now, I will do my part to help anyone in this community with issues. But Management has told me that they want all of these issues to be reported to the CSO office first.

So, I want all of us to please call the CSO Department at 718-320-3300 when you have problems in your apartment.

However, what happens when things get out of control?

Board Responsiveness It breaks my heart as a cooperator and a Board member to see some cooperator complaints spiral out of control here.

Improving our Services Co-op City Times / July 13, 2013

Daryl Johnson

Director’s Viewpoint

Look, we’re projected to spend over $205 million, just for this year. So, how is it that we can let complaints about negative apartment conditions hit the newspapers? What does the Board and Management do when they see clear evidence of bad apartment conditions?

Do we let these problems continue for extended periods of time? Do we let the media prove that inaction exists here? No, this is wrong and it should not be happening here.

When a cooperator has complaints, the Board and Management needs to be responsive to those complaints.

Floods? Leaks? Mold? Other problems? The Board, that was elected by this community, should be on Management to fix those issues immediately.

Now, I take pride in my community.

And, I don’t have tolerance for any type of nonsense or misguided bureaucracy.

When someone calls me, I want that problem to be fixed—period. Everyone will go through the CSO first. But, that problem must be addressed and fixed.

Bottom line: All of you know how I feel about our management company.

However, there are 15 people on this Board, and it takes 8 votes, the majority, to make decisions here.

Nevertheless, I want this entire com-

Second Reading Resolution: #13-50 SUBMITTED BY: Othelia Jones SECONDED BY: Tony Ills & Al Shapiro

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING DATED: July 10th, 2013

WHEREAS, Contract Administration sent out 11 requests for proposals for Bid 2839, Leasing & Maintenance of 21 Copiers for 3 Years; and WHEREAS, Contract Administration received 11 proposals; and WHEREAS, Representatives from Contract Administration and Office Services went out and viewed the different machines (Sharp, Konica Minolta &

Toshiba/Lanier) that the three lowest bidders were offering; and WHEREAS, after reading all the proposals, seeing all the machines, checking references we found that TGI Office Automation had the best machines and connectivity for our networking needs; and WHEREAS, TGI is offering one Lanier (which is made by Ricoh) machine for the mailroom since Toshiba does not make a large volume machine and they are offering Toshiba’s for the other 20 machines, which is based on the capabilities the machines have that fulfill our needs at Riverbay; and

Second Reading Resolution: #13-52 SUBMITTED BY: Othelia Jones SECONDED BY: Evelyn Turner & Tony Illis

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING DATED: July 10th, 2013

WHEREAS, On February 9, 2011 the Board approved Resolution #10-95 awarding contract #2670 to Green Energy Management Services, Inc. (GEM) to lease proprietary airlocks to help Riverbay reduce water and sewage charges which exceed $17,000,000 per year; and WHEREAS, Management recommends Change Order #1 to extend Contract #2670 for an additional three years and give Riverbay ownership of the leased water savings devices at the end of the extended term. Payments to GEM

during the extended period would be 50% of the agreed upon savings.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The Board approves Change Order #1 to Contract #2670 to extend the contract by three years and give Riverbay ownership of the leased GEM water savings devices at the end of the extended term; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the President is authorized to sign Change Order #1 to Contract #2670 and Management is directed to take all necessary action in support of this Resolution.

YES: Atkins, Bailey, Cylich, Gordon, Illis, F. Jones, O. Jones, Leslie, Owens, Peterson, Shapiro, Turner, Abdul-Wahhab NO: Johnson ABSENT: Graham PASSED

munity to be strong and to stand up for what is right. Moreover, I want every cooperator here to hold every person on this Board accountable for what goes on here. If Board members are not living up to your demands, then they must be voted out of office—period!

Nevertheless, I am going to continue to fight as hard as I can to make sure that all of you get the proper and professional services that you deserve.

Youth Programs There are a lot youths on the street with very little to do. And, some of them are getting into a lot of trouble. Go online and see the violent videos that some kids are recording with their cell phones.

Some of these fights are staged. And, then some of these fights are real and contain extreme amounts of violence.

Now, as a family community, we need to keep our children away from these negative things. And, one way that we can do that is to set up positive things for them to do here.

The first positive thing that we can do is to develop a youth center for our children here. With community input, we can think about using our community centers.

Additionally, we can even use the former bingo hall on Bartow Avenue.

Now, there was talk about a large storage space under the supermarket in Bartow. However currently, that space is horrible. And, there is no way that I would even consider even talking about that space.

But, that viewpoint shouldn’t stop us from using other spaces, especially the former bingo hall.

Now, apart from what you see on the outside, that space is huge. And, you and

your family would absolutely love that space.

Oh, what about stores that want to rent that space? Let them bring a good proposal to the table and then let us make a decision on that proposal.

But, as it stands now, the big money is going inside of that new indoor mall in Bay Plaza. That’s where the big stores will be located.

Either way, we can still set up indoor games and have weekly trips to many places for our youths.

Money? Our budget will surpass $205 million just for this year. So, there are many things that we can cut. In fact, I sent an updated list of things to the Board and to Management about many things that we can cut here, with no layoffs.

And, there will not be a reduction of services.

Therefore, we have to demand that we use some of that money for youth and other types of programs here.

Close Let’s work together to show that we care about our community.

Thank you.

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

Or, please send a message to me at darylhjohnson@optonline.net. (Please double-check the spelling of this address.) Also, please call me at 718-6714544 if you don’t receive a response from your message.

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

WHEREAS, Contract Administration and Office Services have agreed after reviewing all the information that it would be in Riverbay’s best interest to enter into a lease/maintenance agreement with TGI Office Automation at a cost of $7,495 per month for the leasing and maintenance of 21 copiers over the 3 year leasing period, with overage charges of $.005 for black & white and $.05 for color. We have allowed for 330,000 black & white copies/month and 16,000 color copies/month.

NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED: That Contract 2839 be entered into with TGI Office Automation for the cost of

$269,820 + tax for the three years, and said contract be approved as submitted by Management in accordance with Board of Directors Resolution 85-16 and as amended by Board of Directors Resolution 95-44 and the President is hereby authorized to execute the contract and Management is authorized to take all steps necessary to make this action effective.

YES: Atkins, Bailey, Cylich, Gordon, Illis, F. Jones, O. Jones, Leslie, Owens, Peterson, Shapiro, Turner, AbdulWahhab NO: Johnson ABSENT: Graham PASSED

Second Reading Resolution: #13-68 SUBMITTED BY: Rev. Owens & Eleanor Bailey SECONDED BY: Othelia Jones

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING DATED: July 10, 2013

WHEREAS, the Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Riverbay Corporation and Local 153 of the Office & Professional Employees International Union, AFL-CIO (“Local 153’) expired on January 31, 2013; and WHEREAS, the representatives of Riverbay Corporation and the representatives of Local 153 did undertake Collective Bargaining negotiations; and WHEREAS, as a result of these negotiations the parties have, with the assistance of a Federal Mediator, agreed to a ninety (90) day Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) covering continuing health coverage and withdrawal of NLRB

charges while continuing negotiations; and WHEREAS, Riverbay Management recommends that the Riverbay Board of Directors ratify the attached Local 153Riverbay MOA. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Riverbay Board of Directors ratifies the ninety (90) day Memorandum of Agreement by and between Riverbay and Local 153 of the Office & Professional Employees International Union, AFL-CIO and authorizes Riverbay’s President to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Corporation.

YES: Atkins, Bailey, Cylich, Gordon, Illis, Johnson, F. Jones, O. Jones, Leslie, Owens, Peterson, Shapiro, Turner, AbdulWahhab ABSENT: Graham PASSED

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Retirees of Dreiser Loop

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TRAVEL EVENTS: Come join in the fun on: JULY 24th (Wed.) – Mt. AIRY CASINO, PA. Price $35. Boarding, 8:45 a.m./Departure, 9:00 a.m. Bonus/giveaway to be determined.

AUG. 21st (Wed.) – SANDS CASINO RESORT, PA. Price $35. Boarding, 8:45 a.m./Departure, 9:00 a.m. Bonus/giveaway to be determined.

Sept. 16-18 (Mon.-Wed.), WASHINGTON, DC. (3 days/2 nights). Price: $319/ double and $399/single. Transportation in a top-quality motor coach. During your exciting guided tours, you will see all the DC monuments and memorials up close and personal, and learn the history and trivia

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

Deposit of $75 is required. Travel insurance encouraged. Final payment due Thursday, August 8th.

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

Deposit of $50 required to hold your seat. Final payment due Thursday, Oct.

3rd. Travel insurance encouraged.

(Travel contacts: Beverly J., 718-3790377 and Claudette D., 718-379-4784).

THEATRE COMMITTEE (prices include transportation): Think about it! A WAIT LIST for: (a) musical, MOTOWN, price $135, (See Paisley), (b) the drama, THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, price is $110 (see Lois), and (c) musical, KINKY BOOTS, approximately, $135, (see Delores D). If interested in one or more, please sign up with payment ASAP. Thursdays (from 3:00-5:00 p.m.), Committee members will be in clubroom 19.

AFTER 7 p.m., questions regarding

theatre shows, call 718-324-7847 or 718671-8637.

GOOD AND WELFARE: To members, resting and healing, know that you are thought of warmly and wished a quick recovery.

(Contact: Elinor Gordon, Chair, at 718379-8755 regarding illnesses and bereavements.) The RETIREES’ Clubroom is open year-round where we have fun and games 4 days a week (except Wednesdays).

“If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up.”

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

—Claudette Davis

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

Happy birthday to all of our members that will be celebrating their birthday in July: Edward Alonzo, Leroy J. Barr, Ray Holloway, Norman E. Dallas, Charles M. Jordan, Angelo L. Martinez, Gregory A. Parris, Jose M. Ramos, Sidney V. Richards, Jose A. Santana, Jr.; Wilbert R. Surphlis, Joan R. Davis and Lenard O. Asher. If you don’t see your name in this issue please bring it to my attention and it will be placed in the next issue of the Coop City Times.

Our Post is always looking for new

members so if you are a veteran from any branch of the military, join our Post. Bring your DD-214 with you. Post 1871 is located in Section # 5 in the Community Center at 135 Einstein Loop, Room 41.

Our office telephone number is (718) 3208165. And our e-mail address is post1871@optimum.net.

I trust all of our Post members are enjoying their summer vacation with their families and friends. Hoping you have a safe and happy summer. A lot of our Post members have gained a few pounds over the last winter; well here is a way you could lose a few pounds. Green coffee is the best weight-loss supplement in the weight-loss field. Dr. Oz is known to have

called it the miracle fat burner that can help boost the body’s fat burning ability by increasing its metabolic rate. The coffee reduces appetite, regulates blood and sugar levels, ensures quick weight loss even without diet or exercise, reduces cellulite, increases energy and with no side effects.

All Post members, if you happen to meet a veteran who would like to join an American Legion Post, steer them to our Post with all your effort. Any Post member who would like to purchase a Post shirt, baseball cap and any other item, have your money ready for the September meeting and see our finance officer to fill your order.

If you decide to work out in your house,

here’s a good way to work out: keep music constantly playing around your house; try some upbeat music. You’ll dance without knowing it. You’ll sway when you’re watching TV. You’ll move your hips when cooking. There will always be a little extra activity around the house.

If you have any American Legion literature around the house, try reading a couple of pages every day to keep you up to date with what’s going on in the American Legion.

My cooking is so awesome that even the smoke alarm cheers me on! This information was provided to you by your post information officer.

—Richard I. Lawson, Jr.

American Legion Post 1871

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Most of the programs of the Association are on summer break. However, the following programs are open and we encourage your participation: Children’s Summer Day Camp: Join the fun-filled Summer Day Camp, which runs from 7/8/13 until 8/23/13. Register today by calling 347-791-7104 or 347-368-8629.

Education: Monday, 7/15/13, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. Baba Kaba’s classes can be viewed on Wednesdays, from 9:00-10:00 p.m. at www.Town zonetv.com and from 10:00-11:00 p.m. If you would like a copy of “Hidden Colors,” call 718-671-5957.

Yoga & Pilates Mat Classes: Tuesdays, 7:00p.m., Dreiser Center, Room #2. Call: 718-671-8364.

Music Program: The Association invites you to be a part of The Music Appreciation & Singing Club. Our Motto: Everyone with a voice can sing. Learn the elements of music, including melody, harmony, phrasing, rhythm, background, poetry, etc. Experience the joy in building musical works of art together, known as song.

All levels of vocal abilities accepted, categorized and placed. So come, bring your voice and join the fun. Call 718-379-5555.

Defensive driving on hiatus The Black Forum Defensive driving course will resume on September 14 in Rm. 1, Dreiser Community Center, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Lower your insurance cost by 15% and remove up to 4 points from your driver’s license.

Please make your check in the amount of $35 payable to “the Black Forum of Co-op City,” and mail to P.O. Box 563, Bronx, N.Y. 10475 at least 1½ weeks before the class, or you can walk in on the day of the class but you must have $35 in cash to pay for the course. Remember, don’t text and drive.

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

Call (917) 209-5334 for reservations.

Black Spectrum returning The Black Forum will once again be sponsoring the Black Spectrum Theatre for a performance of the “Sing, Dance and Spoken Word Show,” on the Section 5

African-American Association The Zumba Fitness Classes, Belly Dancing, Evening Line Dancing, Computer Class and Jobs Workshop will resume in September.

Stop & Frisk: The trial ended on 5/20/13. The public awaits a ruling by U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin.

In the meantime, on 6/28/13, the NYC Council passed “The Community Safety Act,” to counteract NYPD Stop & Frisk practices. This legislation directs NYPD to indicate the age, gender, sexual orientation and immigrant status of the persons they stop, as well as creating an independent inspector general for the purpose of monitoring the NYPD. It will go into effect 1/1/14.

Justice for Ramarley Graham: On 5/15/13, Judge Barrett dismissed the indictment because the District Attorney failed to properly instruct the Grand Jury. The family continues to fight for justice and asks that everyone support them by calling Bronx DA Robert Johnson (718-590-2000) and ask him to reconvene a Grand Jury in this case.

Central Park Five: This case was rescheduled: 7/23/13, 10 a.m., Federal Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, NYC. The Association is planning to show the docu-

Black Forum

mentary very soon.

Stay Informed: Democracy cannot exist without an informed public. Tune in to: “PoliticsNation” M-F 6:00-7:00p.m., MSNBC TV and “Hour of Power” Sundays, 9:00-10:00a.m. WBLS 107.5 FM with Rev. Al Sharpton; “Health is Here,” Saturdays, 6:00-8:00 a.m. and Sundays, 7:00-8:00 a.m. WRTN 93.5 FM with Junior Jawara Blake; “Open Line” Saturdays, 8:00-9:00 a.m., WBLS 107.5 FM with Bob Slade and Bob Pickett; WBAI Pacifica Radio, 99.5 FM, all day, every day.

Next Meeting: The next meeting will be on 9/14/13, 4:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. If you are unable to attend, you may obtain updated information by reading this weekly column. Also, if you wish to join the Association or update your membership, you may send your membership check or money order (DO NOT MAIL CASH) of $15 for a single membership and $25 for families, to: African-American Association of Co-op City, P.O. Box 702, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475. Donations are also welcomed. Like us on Facebook: “CoopcityAfricanamericanassoc”.

—Francine R. Jones

Greenway on Thursday evening, July 18, 7 p.m. There will be a showcase of 3 cooperators who wish to participate, but you have to call and let us know in advance, (718) 3208035. Please send us a CD of your performance for prescreening.

Lobsterfest We are going to the Nordic Lodge for Lobsterfest and Foxwoods Casino on Saturday, August 17. The cost is $150. Few seats left! Call (718) 320-8035 for your reservation.

Notice: All Section 5 food pantry participants All Section 5 residents must pick up their food packages on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Evangelical Church of Co-op City. You must bring your white cards to be able to pick up your food. Volunteers needed for Wednesdays and Fridays. For more information, please call (718) 320-8035.

Black Forum Lyon’s Mane Track Club Summer’s here. Register your child(ren) 6-18 years of age for the Lyon’s Mane Track Club. Call for information, (718) 320-8035.

Emergency Food Program We are open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Room 20, at the Dreiser Community Center. Also, due to budget constraints and shortage of available food, you must live within zip code 10475 to participate in this program. You must also have your card with you and bring two clean plastic shopping bags. In order to receive food, you must present a current photo ID, such as a non or driver’s license or any photo ID card with proof of address. You will then be issued a card in order to pick up food in the future.

We Need You - Join Us Today Membership is $5 per year/person. Call (718) 3208035 or write to Black Forum, P.O. Box 563, Bronx, NY 10475; email: coopcityblackforum@gmail.com.

Help us keep independent community organizations alive in Co-op City. Everyone is encouraged to join.

Call or visit us, Room 20 in the Dreiser Community Center.

—Tony Illis

church/organization’s letterhead and signed by the Minister/President. Read Coalition’s weekly column for information about events and issues.

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

—Harman T. Leacock

Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations

The Coalition’s general membership meetings in recess for the month of July and August. Meetings will resume Tuesday, September 3. Wishing everyone a safe and healthy summer.

On Sunday, October 20, at 3.00 p.m. the Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Oganizations of Co-op City, Inc. will sponsor its 18th Annual Friends & Family Day gathering in the Dreiser Community Center, 177 Dreiser Loop, Auditorium A & B in Co-op City, Bronx.

We are planning a day of games, prizes, entertainment, inspirational messages, refreshments, and more. We trust that you will assist us in making this event a success and thank you in advance for your anticipated support.

Please inform the coalition of any suggestions that you may have. Mrs. Joan Murrell is the President of the Coalition. Phone number, (718) 379-3494.

The Coalition is a non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining and improving the quality of life of cooperators while providing educational and culturally enriching programs for the community. We also act as one voice for all Coalition members where there are issues of common concern and human rights. We also sponsor Friends & Family Day Celebrations, and Kwanzaa free for the community.

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

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

Churches and organizations that desire to join the Coalition may apply for membership by either writing or calling (718) 379-3494 or (718) 671-5957 for a membership application, which should be returned with a letter on your

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Here at Toastmasters, we REMEMBER! Come to Co-op City Toastmasters, where we reconnect you to the best in yourself. Here you learn to boldly be yourself, and SPEAK (speaking is recognized as the number one fear, surpassing even the fear of death) in front of groups of friends or strangers. Here you

will find support to overcome your fears. We also learn leadership skills, organization, and most of all, selfconfidence.

Remember - if you’re feeling like this is something you cannot do, then Toastmasters is definitely the place for you! Bring a friend, family member or

co-worker. All are welcome and you only need to be 18 years of age to join.

Meeting Dates: We meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Due to the 4th of July, there is a change this month.

Upcoming meetings are July 18th, Aug. 1st and Aug. 15th. We are located at 2049 Bartow Avenue, in the Bartow Mall, LL,

Bronx, NY 10475. Parking is free in Garage 5 on Asch Loop and we’d love to have you.

Additional information for you can be found on the District webpage: www.Toastmasters46.org or www.toastmasters.org.

—R. Dunniehigh

Hi neighbors; thanks to all who attended our general meeting on Tuesday, June 25th.

A $500 scholarship award was presented to high school graduate Steven Hill.

Congratulations to Steven and congratulations to his mother, Ms. Avis Clough. We also had very tasty refreshments and a 50/50 drawing. This is our last meeting before summer vacation. We will return on

Thursday, September 24th at 7:00 p.m. A guest speaker has been invited.

Again, we want to thank everyone who assisted with our scholarship fundraiser. You help to make its success.

FISH FRY is scheduled for Saturday.

September 7th. Please mark your calendar. We look forward to seeing you again.

“ICE CREAM DAY”—We will be giv-

ing out ice cream to our neighbors in Building 18 in the near future; please watch the bulletin board for date and time. There will be no movie until September.

Newsletters will be coming out soon, please continue to send your articles to the e-mail address: BLDG18newsletter@aol.com.

Happy birthday is wished to all with that special day this month of July. May it

be all you want it to be; enjoy it, but please be careful. To the sick and homebound, we wish you a speedy recovery.

To the bereaved families, we give our profound sympathies.

Have a happy and safe summer. STAY COOL! Please stay alert: If you SEE something, SAY something!

—Gertie Brown

Our Annual Community Health Fair will be held Saturday, September 21, at the Dreiser Auditorium, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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

in Dreiser Loop. Price: $85. Call to make reservation, 718-538-8606/718320-2366…Make checks payable to NCNW, Co-op City Section, and mail to: P.O. Box 93, BX, NY 10475.

London & Paris, August, 2014…NCNW is sponsoring a wonderful trip to London & Paris, August 14-21, 2014.

Yes, August, 2014. That gives you a year to complete installment payments of the $3,750 price. To make your reservation, a

$500 deposit is due by August 1, 2013. Trip insurance is an additional $300. Join us as we see the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, and cruise on the Thames River and so much more. In Paris, we’ll ascend to Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, cruise the Seine River and much more. Of course, there will be shopping galore. Start planning now! For further information: 718671-4804, 718-655-9034, 718-320-2366.

Theatre group is heading: Sunday,

August 25, 2:00 p.m. to see the two new plays, Stop. Reset, written and directed by: Regina Taylor; and on Saturday, September 14, The Old Friends by Horton Foote, directed by Michael Wilson…Tickets, $25.

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

Members/friends, have a safe and wonderful summer!

—Maxine Sullivan

Building 18 Association

NCNW

July 16 7:00 - 8:30 PM Swing Y Sabor

Bring out your chairs & Come Join Us

TUNES ON TUESDAYS Section 1 Greenway

In case of rain, go to Dreiser Auditorium B

Sponsored by the Riverbay Fund with funds from the recycling clothing bins

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The Circle of Christ Church family extends a warm welcome to you and your family and invites you to come and worship with us at 147 Dreiser Loop, patio level. (located in the Dreiser Community Center) Thought for this week “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power to the weak. Even youth grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40: 29-31.

How can we experience this power in our life? By getting alone with God, by reading the Bible, and listening for His voice each day. Ask, seek and knock and you shall receive. Mathews 7: 7-8 So Faith comes by hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. Romans 10: 17 We should get up each morning with a desire to be with God, to be in His presence, to listen for His still small voice. With a new daily fresh faith, that will strength us, renew us, and enable us to mount up with wings like

Circle of Christ Church

eagles, to experience the power of God in our lives, to run and not grow weary, to walk and not faint. One way to build your faith is by remembering and believing the word of God. When David was a shepherd boy, he had the courage to face a giant. His past victories fueled his faith and helped him to trust God for his present deliverance.

We can face our giants with equal confidence when we pause to remember how God has worked in our past.

Corrie Ten Boon said, “Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible.”

Choose to trust Him to bring you through all you face today and tomorrow.

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

Come join us at Circle of Christ Church and Experience the Love of God CHURCH SERVICE SCHEDULE Wednesday - 7 to 9 p.m. Prayer & Bible Study Friday 7 to 9 p.m. Youth Night and Children’s Bible Club Sunday 11 a.m. Worship and the Word Children’s Church, 5 to 12 years old Little Lambs - Potty Trained Special Events VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL July 11, 12, and 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Applications available at 147 Dreiser Loop Community Center, lower level Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:00 p.m., Sundays at 11:00 a.m.

Space limit for the first 50 applicants.

All are welcome.

—Rev. Sam Colon

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church

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

Weekly Schedule: Sunday service with Holy Communion and Sunday School are both at 9:00 a.m.

Every 4th Sunday, our children participate in the reading of the lessons and every 5th Sunday, our young adults assist in the service. Bible Study is held each Wednesday at 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal is on Thursday at 7 p.m.

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

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

Summer Break: • Sunday School and Bible Study Group on break for

the summer months of July & August.

• Choir on break for the month of August.

We look forward to welcoming everyone at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 14, when we will celebrate The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost.

Annual Church Picnic: Will take place at Pelham Bay Park on Saturday, July 27.

Please note: During our service on the last Sunday in July (7/28), we will be recognizing our graduates. The graduates will wear their caps and gowns.

Fundraising Activities: • Saturday, August 10 - Day trip to the Sight & Sound Theatre to see “NOAH”. The bus trip includes an all-youcan eat buffet lunch and discount shopping at Rockvale

Outlets Mall. Adult tickets are $125 and children under 12 years, $100. Payment plan options are available. But hurry, tickets are going fast.

• St. Joseph’s Boutique will open on August 22 and 23.

Lots of items will be on sale!

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

For additional information on all of the above, please call the church at 718-320-0844 or visit our website: http://www.stjosephsepcbronx.org “Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; in you have I trusted all the day long.” Psalm 25:4 —M. Chambers

Ice cream!!! Ice cream!!! Come one! Come all! Hello fellow cooperators! You are cordially invited to our 1st Ice Cream Social…Come and bring your sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, friends and neighbors…

Here’s what you need to know: The Ice Cream Social begins at 2 p.m.

When: Thursday, July 18th Where: Meeting Room (rear of Building 21B) Ice Cream provided by: The Building 21 Association ***You must bring a topping. NO EXCEPTIONS*** Example of toppings: Nuts, wet nuts, whipped cream, sprinkles, fruit preserves, hot fudge, caramel sauce, cones, etc.

CHILDREN UNDER 12 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED

BY AN ADULT. There will be games, prizes, raffles, music and lots and lots of fun! Be there before the ice cream runs out!

Email us at: 21association@gmail.com or call us at 347504-1821. Future activities will include story-telling time and a Back To School Celebration…Ideas for activities come from you. Come and give your opinion and support.

See you around the neighborhood!

—Michelle Marbury

Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams and the Co-op City Baptist Church family invite you to join us tomorrow for worship service at 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Sunday School is on hiatus for the summer and will resume in the fall. We invite you to worship, study, and pray with us.

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

Please note: Mid-week service and Bible study classes are on hiatus and will resume in the fall.

It’s a family affair!! The greatest family reunion of all time is here! This one celebrates being in the family of God with Bible truths and plenty of fun. Don’t miss out.

So grab your family members (pre-school to adult), bar-

beque apron and join them. Vacation Bible school continues next week, July 8 – July 12 (6-8 p.m.) We invite you to join us. For additional information, call the church at 718-320-3774.

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 websites: www.PrincipleCenteredLiving.com or www.RevDrSheldonEWilliams.com.

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

—Hattie L. Lucas

Building 21 Association

Public Safety Blotter, July 2-4

July 04, 100 Dreiser Loop CCPD officers were called to this location for a report of a dispute. Upon arrival, officers discovered that a male had apparently attacked a female causing numerous injuries about the face and head. After an investigation, the male was arrested and charged with assault. He was remanded to the Bronx Central Booking facility for processing.

July 04, 120 Alcott Place Parents of a teenager notified CCPD that another teen punched their daughter causing a fight to ensue.

The matter is still under investigation.

July 03, 100 Bellamy Loop CCPD officers responded to this location to search for a 95 year old female missing from her home. After searching the building, she was found in good condition and returned home.

July 03, 2099 Bartow Avenue A female reported that her boyfriend assaulted her, causing injury and took property from her. NYPD is awaiting the complainant to file a report so further action can be taken. Due to her injuries, she was taken to a hospital for treatment July 02, Location intentionally omitted A 4 year old was found wandering alone in the building. The child was reunited with his family and the matter is under investigation.

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On behalf of our Pastor, the Reverend Dr. Calvin E. Owens, and our Church family, welcome to Community Protestant Church, a church of love and understanding, located at 1659 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY 10469; telephone (718) 862-9172.

SUMMER CHURCH SCHEDULE (DRESS-DOWN SUMMER ATTIRE JULY 7 – SEPTEMBER 1) Adult Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service - 10:00 a.m.

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

The following programs are at the Church’s Annex: 2053 Asch Loop

North (Co-op City) Morning Prayer Services - Tuesday, 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m., and 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

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

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

OTHER SCHEDULED EVENTS: Sunday, August 11th, 11:00 a.m. – Family and Friends Day. Theme: “Family and Friends Praising God Together.” Our Guest Preacher will be Rev. Geraldine Harris, Pastor, Greater File Chapel Baptist Church, New York City. All are welcome!

Saturday, August 17th – The New York Committee invites you to attend the

Spectacular Mohegan Wigwam Festival at the Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Ct. Tickets: $55, available by calling (718) 320-0539 or (718) 320-0691.

September 23-27 – Come away with the Women’s Guild on a fabulous 5-day vacation at the Pine Grove Dude Ranch situated in the picturesque foothills of the Catskills Mountains. Trip includes: deluxe round trip motor coach transportation; 4 nights’ accommodations at the Dude Ranch; 3 All You Can Eat Meals daily; fun fest parties, 2-hour boat cruise on the Hudson River, nightly entertainment, social programs, indoor and outdoor activities and many more amenities. Cost per person: $585/double; single supplement of $75 additional. For reservations and addi-

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

Saturday, September 28th – 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: $65/adults; $35/children (3-10). For additional information and/or to make reservations, call (718) 671-7935 or 671-1754.

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

—Evan G. Mitchell

Rev. Dr. Robert A. Smith, Jr., Pastor; Lady Theresa M. Smith, co-founder; Rev. McMillian, Assistant Pastor, and the Church of the Savior family extend an invitation to every person to worship with us. We are a non-denominational, interracial, inter-cultural, intergenerational fellowship of believers. We care about you, not your W2. We are not church as usual. Come as you are, we leave the judging to God. The Church of the Savior family extends love and affirmation to the Co-op City community; A warm welcome awaits you!! A very special invitation to our new neighbors in Co-op City. We love you for who you are, not what you have. Please call us at 718-320-0002 or 917-7344058 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.

Summer Sunday Schedule: Meditation and Adult Bible Study - 9:00 -9:50 a.m. Divine Worship - 10:00 a.m.

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

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

worship service.

Reading from Holy Scripture: “Just Shall Live by Faith” Habbakkuk 2:4 Thought of the Week: “It’s better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.” Whitney Young Weekly Activities – Every person is welcomed.

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

No meetings during the month of August.

We will resume Monday, Sept. 9.

No Bible Study during July and August. Will resume Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 6:30 p.m. Please join us for our in-depth study of the Gospel of Mark. If you plan to be with us, begin reading the Gospel of Mark now.

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

Every other Saturday - Food Pantry.

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

Because of the increase of persons attending our Food Pantry, we are reaching out to the community for assistance. Here’s how you can help: WE NEED NONPERISHABLE FOOD. No soda, potato chips, condiments, etc... Please check expiration date on all items. You can drop off your donations at the church, Mon., 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. or Sunday morning, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Thank you and God Bless you all! For more information, call Dr. Smith 917734-4058.

—Rev. Dr. Robert A. Smith

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

SUNDAYS: Sunday School for all age groups begin at 10:30 a.m. Mid-day Worship Service starts at 11:45. You are invited to attend prayer and fasting service every Wednesday morning at 11 a.m.

- 12:30 p.m. Prayer meeting and Bible study will also be held every Wednesday evening starting at 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY: Youth service will be held every evening starting at 7:30 p.m.

FOCUS: Seeking A City - The continuing city of God will be inhabited by those who continue in the grace of Jesus Christ and the practice of Christian principles.

(Hebrews 13:14-15)

For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

One songwriter says: “THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME, I’M JUST A-PASSING THROUGH” My treasures are laid up, somewhere beyond the blue. The angels beckon me from heaven’s open door. And I can’t feel at home in this world any more’.

We have no continuing city here on earth. We are as Abraham, looking for a city whose builder and maker is God. (Hebrews 11: 9-10) When new believers experience salvation they need to be established in the

faith.

Read Romans 8:8-10 Living for God involves much more than offering lively and enthusiastic worship on Sundays and at midweek service. The new birth experience involves developing and nurturing a daily relationship with Christ.

By carefully heeding and obeying the principles of the Word of God, we will be fully equipped and able to bear fruit for Jesus Christ.

A sure sign of a maturing saint of God is the ability to praise God in all circumstances. We have many examples from the Holy Scripture.

If everything temporal and earthly falls around us, we can and will rejoice in the salvation of God, purchased by the

precious blood of Christ.

Romans 12, 1-2: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be ye not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Our duty is to serve the Lord with a clean heart looking for His coming.

James stated, be ye also patient, establish your hearts for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. (James 5:8) For further information, call (718) 324-0334.

—Rev. R. Sibblies

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Bartow

Dreiser

9:30am-1pm, Rm. 31

Library

10am-12pm, Rm. 7

9:30am – 1:00 pm, Rm. 49

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

Bingo Dominoes 10am, Rm. 45 Line Dancing

Mind Teasers

Dominoes

10am-11am, Rm. 45

12pm – 1pm, Rm. 4

Gentle Yoga w/Anne

2:30 pm, Rm. 31

Word Games 9:30 – 11:00 am, Rm. 31

Around The Lunch Table 11:30am, Rm. 49

Tues., July 16 Wed., July 17 Thurs., July 18

Blood Pressure On vacation July and August Word Games, Rm. 31 9:30am - 11:30pm Stay Well Exercise On vacation July and August Line Dancing w/Voncile 11:00am-12:30pm, Rm. 31 Bingo 1:00 – 3:30pm, Rm. 31 Card Games 2:00pm-4:00pm, Rm. 31 Dominoes 2:30 pm, Rm. 31

2-3pm, Rm. 2

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

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 49 Tai Chi 11 a.m., Rm. 45 Bingo 1 p.m., Rm. 49 Matinee Movie w/George 10:00am-12:00 noon Rm 45

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

Dominoes 10:00am, Rm. 45

Sewing w/Raymonde On Vacation July and August

Spelling Bee 10:00am, Rm. 49

Tai Chi 11am-12pm, Rm. 2

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

Mind Teasers 12:00pm – 1:00pm, Rm. 4 Art Class 1:00pm-3:00pm, Rm. 7 YOGA w/Bhadra Every Wednesday, 2-3pm, Rm. 2

Dominoes 10:00am Rm 45 Stay Well Exercise 10:00 -11:00am Rm 45 Spelling Bee 11:00am Rm 49 Bingo 1:00pm Rm 49 Basic Computer Training w/Bernice 10:00 – 11:30am Rm 35

Men’s Line Dancing w/Voncile

Dominoes 10:00am, Rm. 45

9:00-10:00am, Rm. 31 11:00am-12:00pm Rm. 31

Art 10:00 am, Rm. 45; 10:00 -11:00am, Rm. 36

Women’s Line Dancing w/Jenifer

Bingo 1:00pm, Rm. 49

12:30 – 1:30pm, Rm. 31 Chat Session 10:00am, Rm. 31 Dominoes 2:30pm, Rm. 31 Word Games 9:30am – 11:30am, Rm. 31 Bingo 10:30am – 12:00pm, Rm. 25 Card Games 2:00-4:00pm, Rm. 31

Intermediate Yoga

Card Games 2:00pm-4:00pm, Rm. 49 Blood Pressure 2nd and 4th Friday 10:00 -11:30am, Rm. 49

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30-10:30pm Rm 7 Blood Pressure 1st & 3rd Thursday 10:00 -11:30am Rm 7 Line Dancing (Every Thursday) 10:00am-11:00am Aud A Mind Teasers 12:00pm-1:00pm Rm 4 Drama Club - On Vacation July & August Piano Sing Along 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, Rm 7 Crochet and Knitting 10:00am-12:00pm, Rm. 7 Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30-10:30 am, Rm. 7 Meditative Moments 11:00 – 12:00, Rm. 2 Mind Teasers 12:00pm-1:00pm, Rm. 4 Card Games, Dominoes 2:00pm-4:00pm, Rm. 7 Therapeutic Yoga 1:30pm – 2:30 pm, Rm. 8

(Schedule subject to change without notice)

DATES

WEEKLY TRIPS

WEEKLY TRIPS 1st Mondays:

1st Mondays:

Tuesdays

Stew Leonards Super Wal-Mart

Bowling

Tues., July 16

PRICE

PICK-UP TIMES

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

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

$5 $15

Einstein 1:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m.

11:15am

To register for trips, please call: (718) 320-2066

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

Kosher Apple juice Turkey leg Green beans Whole baked sweet potato in skin Alt: Tuna salad Chicken breast Francaise Mashed potatoes Green peas & tomato

Non-Kosher

Soups, Breads and Desserts

Breaded Tilapia Macaroni & cheese Spinach

Whole wheat bread Fresh or canned fruit

Chili w/red beans Spanish brown rice Broccoli

Whole wheat bread Baked apple

Alt: Vegetable liver

1:30 – 3:30pm, Rm. 7

Library 9:00am-1:00pm Rm 31 Word Games 9:30am-11:30am Rm 31 Chat Session 9:30am-1:00pm Rm 31 Bingo 1:00- 3:30pm Rm 31 Card Games 2:00pm-4:00pm Rm 31 Dominoes 2:30pm Rm 31

w/Charles

1:15 - 2pm, Rm. 2

Basic Cellphone & iPAD Training course

2:00pm – 4:00 pm, Rm. 31

Current Events 10 a.m., Rm. 31 Bingo 1-3:30 p.m., Rm. 31 Dominoes 2:30 p.m., Rm. 31 Word Games 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Rm. 31 Card Games 2-4 p.m., Rm. 31

Stay Well Exercise

Mon., July 15

On Vacation July and August

Card Games

Fri., July 19

9:30am -10:30am, Rm. 7

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

Sing along Carrington

Date:

Crochet and Knitting

Library

Mon., July 15

Einstein

Wed., July 17

Orange juice, Beef Blintz w/mushroom sauce, Toasted barley, Sautéed cabbage & carrots, Alt: Egg salad

Turkey cutlet Baked sweet potato Garlic string beans

Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit

Apple juice

Thurs., Tilapia Moroccan style Apple cider pork chops quinoa w/apple chutney July Mixed vegetables Mashed Yukon gold 18 honey carrots

Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit

Alt: Chicken salad

Fri., July 19

Orange pineapple juice Chicken salad plate Spanish style roast Whole wheat Greek chicken pasta salad Red beans & brown rice Romaine salad w/red Kale & garlic onions & tomatoes Alt: Gefilte Fish

Whole wheat bread Challah bread Fruit cocktail packed in juice

Fee for lunch is $1.50 & $3.50 for guest *Menu subject to change without notice. Lunch must be ordered a week in advance.

ALL meals served w/margarine and fresh milk

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

Upcoming Events/Trips

There will be no refunds for all trips.

Discovery Times Square – Wednesday, July 17, $10, 1½-hour presentation - Body Worlds Exhibit (Pulse).

See the mystery beneath your skin.

Includes roundtrip transportation. Pickups: Einstein Loop, 8:30 a.m.; Bartow, 8:45 a.m. & Dreiser Loop, 9:00 a.m. (12 seats available).

Stew Leonard’s – Monday July 22 (2hrs) $5 – includes round trip transportation. Pick-ups: Einstein Loop, 1:00 p.m.; Bartow, 1:15 p.m. and Dreiser, 1:30 p.m.

Empire City Casino – Friday, July 26, $5 – includes round trip transportation. Pick-ups: Dreiser Loop, 10:00 a.m.; Bartow, 10:15 a.m. & Einstein Loop, 10:30 a.m. – (20 seats available).

Jersey Gardens – Monday, July 29, $15 – trip includes roundtrip transportation. Pick-ups: Bartow, 8 a.m., Dreiser, 8:15 a.m. & Einstein Loop, 8:30 a.m.

Discovery Times Square – Wednesday, July 31, $10, 1½-hour presentation – Shipwreck! Pirates & Treasure.

Shipwreck will capture your imagination and take you on an incredible journey through thousands of years of maritime history. Trip includes roundtrip transportation. Pick-ups: Einstein Loop, 8:30

a.m.; Bartow, 8:45 a.m. & Dreiser Loop, 9:00 a.m. (12 seats available).

Nutrition Assistance – Two Fridays a month, beginning July 12 – Someone dedicated to helping you obtain nutrition assistance will be available at our sites.

Schedule and details will be available shortly. Please call 718-320-2066 for more information.

Weight Management Support Group - Next meeting, Monday, July 15, 10:00 a.m. Every Monday, 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 25, facilitated by social workers. Learn techniques and information that can help you maintain a healthy lifestyle. Contact JASA, 718-320-2066.

Caregiver Support Group - Next meeting Tuesday, August 6, 1:00 p.m., 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 31. Meetings for July 23, and September 3, are CANCELLED. Offers resources, as well as an atmosphere of understanding and support, whether you care for a loved one from a distance or in your home.

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

Disability Support/Socialization Group – Facilitated by a social worker.

Transportation can be provided. Contact John Sullivan, 718-671-2090, Ext. 2142.

Clothing bins

Shareholders are reminded that the clothing bins placed at the garages are for your convenience to donate used clothing, linens and shoes. Trans-America picks up twice a week to avoid overflow at the drop-off sites. However, it has become noticeable that instead of placing their bags of donated items inside the bins, some residents are leaving the bags on the ground outside of the bins, regardless of whether the bins are full or not.

Please place your donated bags inside the donation bins and DO NOT leave them on the ground. When packing, make sure not to overfill your bag(s) to avoid it not being able to pass through the bins’ openings. If you must, place the donated items in several small bags. Thank you very much for your cooperation.

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WEEKLY SCHEDULE

AARP Chapter #4997

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FYI: Something to cool you off…

Our Holiday Luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, December 12th at Marina del Rey, noon - 4:30 p.m. - $75/person.

Tickets are available now! Call Stella, (718) 379-2088, or the AARP office – 718 320-1946 — speak slowly and leave your name and phone number (someone will get back to you).

Get well wishes to MaryAnn Baker and Gay Brown.

NOTE: 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, 718-6715493.

2013 TOUR ACTIVITIES July 25 – Spirit of Baltimore Cruise includes a delightful buffet luncheon and entertainment on board; followed by a stay at the Maryland Line Casino with Vegas-style machines (bonus to be

announced)… $117/person…DEPARTURE at 7:00 a.m. SHARP from Asch Loop in back of the library….contact Daisy, 718-671-3241.

August 22 – 23, 2013 – “Menopause” the Musical (Lancaster, PA), Shopping & the Sands Casino (Bethlehem, PA) - First stop will be Rockvale Square Outlets (Lancaster, PA); hotel check-in; buffet dinner w/the performance of “Menopause” the Musical at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theater; full American breakfast in the hotel; enjoy a narrated Amish Farmlands tour; then to the Sands Casino, with a casino bonus of $30 in free slot play + $5 food coupon; depart for home in the late afternoon…$220 per person/double; $275 single; $216 per person triple; Travel insurance available - $21/person….SEATS AVAILABLE; contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

—Delores Debnam

Wednesday, July l7—Bingo game in Room 39 at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $2 for members only. Refreshments served.

Tuesday, July 30—Going to Mt. Airy Casino in Pocono’s. Price is $33.

Rebate is $25 slot play and $10 towards food. Pick-up is 8:30 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops: Einstein Loop, Asch Loop (back of library) and Dreiser Loop.

Thursday, August 15—For members only...Going to CRAB SHANTY, City Island. Price is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Time is 1:00 p.m.

Menu: Soup or salad, broiled or steamed lobster, broiled or fried shrimps or filet of sole, BBQ chicken with ribs, chicken parmigiana and snow crab legs.

Dessert, soda, coffee, tea.

Thursday, October 17—Going to

New Jersey to The Bethwood. Name of Show: SHUT UP, SIT DOWN AND EAT. Price $69. Menu: Pasta, with vodka sauce, salad, eye round roast beef, fish with lemon sauce. Dessert, coffee, tea and soda, one complimentary drink wine or beer.

We are saddened to say that one of our dearest members, ESTER WAXMAN, has passed on. Goose Island has sent our sympathy and condolence to the family.

For more information, see Ann or Mary at 135 Einstein Loop in Room 39 or call 718-379-9613 or come to office Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. or call Ann, 347-267-4751, or Mary, 718-379-4800.

GOOD HEALTH TO ALL. —Mary Pilla

Sunday, August 18th – Woodlock Pines – Poconos for their awesome Sunday Smorgasbord. You will receive upon arrival, complimentary coffee, tea and baked goods.

This will be a day of entertainment, boat rides on the lake, swimming, Bingo, shopping at their country store and gift shop. Enjoy an array of hot and cold selections of Alaskan king crab legs, fresh jumbo shrimps, smoked salmon, bruschetta, peppers stuffed with multigrain salad, chilled asparagus in a dill mustard sauce, marinated artichoke

salad, Tuscan chicken, teriyaki steak tips with fried rice and dessert, etc. Cost per person is $78. Please send in a deposit of full payment to hold your spot. Due August 12th.

For the above trip, please call Mildred – 718-320-0288, Loretta – 718-671-2958 or Lydia – 718-671-3005. We are available Monday thru Saturday, 9 a.m. – to noon and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Remember the homebound and those in nursing homes, give them a call. Good health and healings are wished to all.

—Lydia Ruas

We are open 2 days a week, Monday and Thursday. Monday, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Thursday, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

We are now selling jewelry, many choices of necklaces and earrings and bracelets. Our soft covered books are 25¢

each or 5 for $1, hard covered books are 50¢ each. There is also a small selection of canes for $5, walkers for $10, one shower chair for $20, a fairly new wheelchair for $50.

—Arlene Rodriquez

Goose Island Senior Citizens

Baychester Library Events VISIT THE LIBRARY - A GREAT WEALTH OF INFORMATION UPCOMING EVENTS Saturday Films - October Sky w/Jake Gyllenhaal, 7/13, 2:00 p.m.

Saturday Films - Sea Biscuit w/Jeff Bridges, 7/20, 2:00 p.m.

Saturday Films - The Young Victoria w/Emily Blunt, 7/27, 2:00 p.m.

WEEKLY EVENTS Wii Gaming - Every Monday, 3:00 p.m. (except 7/8) Toddler Time - Tales for the Teeny Tiny - Every Tuesday, 11 a.m. (except 7/30) Teens TAG - Every Tuesday, 4 p.m.

Teen Lounge - Every Wednesday, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m., (except 7/10) Chess Club - No Chess in July Teen Lounge - Every Friday, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

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

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

718.379.6700 FREE ADMISSION TO ALL

Einstein Cancer Fund

Handicapped Adults Association

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Reflections

by Rabbi Solomon I. Berl Spiritual Leader of Young Israel Synagogue Tisha B’Av, the Jewish day of mourning the destruction of the First and Second Temple of Jerusalem will be observed this year on Monday evening, July 15th and Tuesday, July 16th.

Tisha B’Av services will begin Monday, July 15th at 8:20 p.m. at Young Israel. Service on Tuesday morning, July 16th, will begin at 6:00 a.m.

The destruction of the Temples, first by the Babylonians and then by the Romans, are not the only calamities that distinguish this tragic day in Jewish history.

On the Ninth of Av, Jerusalem was seized in the Bar Kochba war and turned into a pagan city where Jews were not allowed.

Also on this day, in 1492, the Jews

were expelled from Spain during the inquisition.

Tisha B’Av has thus become a day of mourning the great persecutions suffered by the Jewish people, including the loss of national independence and the sufferings in exile.

But as we mourn the tragedies of old, we are now sustained by the redemption of the Jewish homeland. It is our obligation to continue developing this land left desolate for centuries, thus fulfilling the dream of our ancestors.

During Tisha B’Av, we remember the tragedies our forefathers suffered and the will it took to survive them. Yet, while we mourn their tribulations, we also hail their perseverance with a continued commitment to their ancient dream.

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 l0:30 a.m.

The Rabbi’s class on the Ethics of our Fathers begins one hour before sunset every Saturday afternoon.

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

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

Have a safe and healthy summer.

Election results: Pres., Linda Werner; Vice Pres., Carlos Moray; Sect., Miriam E. Berlofsky and Treas., Arlene Tupe.

Congratulations and wishing all a good successful year.

Coming Events: The next meeting of the Association: Wed., September 18 at 7:00 p.m.

Pokeno is Friday, September 20. We meet in the Association Room on the “B” side of the building. The doors open at

7:30 p.m. Bring your nickels and have some fun. Snacks are served.

Crochet class is always on Wednesday afternoons. The class starts at 1:00 p.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m. We meet at the Building 30 Association Room on the “B” side. The class begins on Wednesday, September 18. See you then!

Good & Welfare: 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.

SEE YOU SOON. —Miriam E. Berlofsky

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Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City

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

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

Candle lighting on Friday, July 19, is before 8:12 p.m. Shabbat ends today, Saturday, July 13, at 9:16 p.m.

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

Men you are needed for a Minyon.

A Minyon is the number of men needed to read the Torah. The important number needed is 10. Please be counted as part of the 10 men and make the Minyon. You will be doing a Mitzvah (a good deed).

Thank you!

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

Coming Event: Sunday, July 21, at 1:00 p.m. – The Synagogue sponsors a great afternoon of Bingo and friendship. The cost is $3 per

person includes admission, refreshments and snacks.

Good and Welfare: It is with a huge amount of sadness that I report the passing of Esther Waxman.

Never before have I known such a vivacious, wonderful mother and powerful business savvy woman. She was always involved on the board of the Synagogue and the Sisterhood. We will always remember this beautiful nonagenarian (90 year old) Square Dancing Lady.

Mazel Tov to Bruce and Edie on the graduation of grand-daughter Chaya Gitelson to middle school.

Do you need a tree certificate sent “in Honor of” or “in Memory of” a special occasion or a condolence? You can give a living gift for the cost of $15 per tree.

For more information, you can call Mimi at 1-347-427-4526. We can accommodate you.

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

Your help is always appreciated.

Thank you.

Shalom!

—Miriam Evelyn Berlofsky

NOTICE OF GEESE REPELLENT APPLICATION IN YOUR AREA Please be advised that application of geese repellent will take place in the rear of Buildings 28, 29 and 32 on Thursday, July 18, weather permitting.

We use a product called “liquid fence” which was recommended to us by the N.Y.S. Department of Environmental Conservation as it is harmless to humans and animals. This product will not harm the geese in any way; it only makes the grass distasteful forcing the geese to relocate.

While there is no negative health conditions related to this product, our contractor is, however, placing notice 24 hours in advance around the outer perimeters where this product is to be applied. At most, there may be a lingering odor from this product for up to 24 hours.

Thank you for understanding.

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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!

How can we be the strong person that God meant for us to be? Only by putting ourselves in God’s hands and asking Him to make us that way through His power 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 6:00 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.

Faith In God Church & Bible Institute Inc. HQ. and enablement. True strength is the power of God in the soul. Let’s go into scripture to support this 1 Corinthians 16:9-13 says: 9 For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

10 And if Timothy comes, see that he may be with you without fear; for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.

11 Therefore let no one despise him.

But send him on his journey in peace, that he may come to me; for I am waiting for him with the brethren.

12 Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brethren, but he was quite unwilling to come at this time; however, he will come when he has a convenient time.

13 Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.

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

Holy Communion.

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

We are located at 171 Dreiser Loop in Section 1. Our phone #’s are (347) 2764925 & (718) 671-3627. If you will, go to www.datpiff.com and listen to and download ‘The Chance To Tell You’ by Vernon Little. Jesus loves you, and so do we.

—Apostle Gladys R. Little

Prayer Service takes place every Wednesday evening from 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., followed by Bible Teaching from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Be with us to learn the truth from the Word of God. List of Programs and Events: 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 6 p.m.

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

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

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

The Usher Board and Senior Ministry is sponsoring a trip to Canada on August 21st thru 23rd. Valid Passport Required.

Departing—Einstein Loop Mall. Return transportation, 2 night hotel accommodations (Canadian side), guided tour of Niagara Falls, Skyline Tour, 2 breakfasts, 2 dinners, Niagara Falls Casino, Duty Free shopping and Maid of the Mist Boatride. Double occupancy $455 per person, Triple $435 per person, Quad occupancy $405 per person. Few seats

still available. Down payment due NOW. Please call the church at 718-671-8746.

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

You could contact the church at the number listed below.

The Church of New Vision is located at 115 Einstein Loop; telephone 718-6719746 or 718-320-0409. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 753037, Bronx, NY 10475. Please visit us at www.church ofnewvision.com.

—Carole Haque

Church of New Vision

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(except vacuums and lamps)

SPOONERS DOMESTIC SERVICE

All Colors • Vertical • Minis • Woods • 2 in. Regulars • Wash, Tape, Cord Blinds

Refrigerators, stoves, air conditioners, washers, dryers, dishwashers. Free service call with repairs.

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718.792.2655 2951 Middletown Road, Bronx, NY 10461 (Near Pelham Bay Station)

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7/20 Floors

10/19

M & M FLOORS

Hardwood floors installed - Sanding & Refinishing. Polyurethane, Fabulon & Moisture Cure Finishes. Staining in all colors. Free estimates.

10% Co-op City resident discount. Call Mike (718) 792-0024

EMERGENCY SERVICE

L&L APPLIANCE REPAIR

$20 OFF

Present This Coupon (except vacuums/lamps)

STOVES • WASHERS • REFRIGERATORS Fully VACUUM CLEANERS and more Insured NYC License #1233497

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10/19

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CLASSIFIEDS Home Improvement

Locksmith

Painting

1-800-479-2667

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Licensed and Bonded

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• VERTICAL BLINDS • MINI BLINDS • SINK VANITIES • SPACE SAVERS • MATCHING HAMPERS • BATHTUB ENCLOSURES • CLIP-ON MIRROR FRAMES

• RANGE HOODS • LIGHT FIXTURES • KITCHEN CABINETS • CABINET REFACING • COUNTERTOPS • CUSTOM CLOSET MIRROR DOORS • CUSTOM WALL MIRRORS

CO-OP SALES

20% Off Any Lock Job!

Medeco • MultiLock • Wilson

High Quality Labor For a Low Price!

Serving Co-op City for over 25 years.

“When you see me, You’ll know me.”

Call Anytime • Seven Days A Week

Call Mike at: 718-974-1290

- Grout & Carpet Cleaning Eliminate e Breath Easy

HIGH SECURITY LOCKS

Bugs

1-800-479-2667

Co-op City Resident Specials

CO-OP SALES BLINDS! — since 1969 —

Vertical, Mini, Wood, Pleats

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7/27

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718.320.5270

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7/27

FATHER & SON

Moving

R O N ’S

Bathroom, paint included, Kitchen $110 paint included, Bedroom - paint included • Floors Refinished • Doors Repaired • Wallpaper, Panel, Carpet Removal • Blinds, Doors & Kitchen Cabinets - Moderate Repairs • Closet Doors Repaired (very cheap)

MOVING Low Low Rates Residential/Commercial Local & Long Distance NO Extra Charge for Stairs, Weekends or Holidays.

FREE Mattress Covers Flat Rate/Free Estimates NYSDOT #T-35528 USDOT #1060058

Top Quality Work Painting, Plastering, Wallpapering, Floor Sanding & Refinishing.

Also, Floor Waxing.

8/31 Call Wesley 212.996.7347 or 917.325.5334

Pigeon Problems

RUBBISH REMOVAL Residential/Commercial Estate Clean-Outs ✔ Construction ✔ Appliances ✔ Furniture ✔ Paint Cans ✔ Wood

7/27

Upholstery/Blinds

Building Management Companies Welcome to Enquire!

Custom Craftsmen - 40 yrs. experience. Sofas & Chairs upholstered; Slipcovers-Fabric & Plastic; Kitchen Chairs - $8.99 & up: Caning; Venetian Blinds; Drapes - Custom made Refinishing, Touch up & Polishing of Furniture

10/25

3314 White Plains Rd. • Bronx, NY 10467

Anything Non-Hazardous Heavy-Duty Cleaning

REUPHOLSTERING

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