Co-op City Times 09/14/13 by Co-op City Times

Final decision by HCR on 1% carrying charge increase expected soon

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Vol. 48 No. 37

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Large turnout at Open Board Meeting held in Bartow Center Shareholders were updated on the ongoing needed upgrades to Co-op City’s nearly 50-year-old electrical systems and asked questions of Board members and Management at the first of three planned Open Board Meetings. Nearly 300 residents attended the meeting at the Bartow Center on

BY JIM ROBERTS

Wednesday evening, Sept. 11. Board President Bill Gordon started the meeting with a moment of silence to honor the victims of the attack on the nation 12 years ago. Bill May, the technical advisor to Riverbay for the Power Plant operations, made a presentation detailing the

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The state Division of Homes and Community Renewal held a Carrying Charge Conference on a proposed 1% carrying charge increase on Sept. 12. The increase would be effective on Oct. 1, if approved. Photo by Jim Roberts

Shareholders ask questions at an Open Riverbay Board of Directors Meeting and Gallery Session on Wednesday, Sept. 11 held at the Bartow Community Center. Photo by Jim Roberts

Quick actions by Public Safety officers result in arrests and removal of handgun from community BY ROZAAN BOONE Chief Frank Apollo, Commanding Officer of the Co-op City Public Safety Department, this week praised the quick action of some of the department’s new recruits for the arrest of a robber. According to the police report, the complainant, a 34 year old Co-op City resident, was walking from the Bay Plaza shopping mall last Friday, Sept. 6 at approximately 11:30 p.m. when he was approached and surrounded by 4 males at the corner of Co-op City Blvd and Bartow Avenue in the rear of Garage 5. Once of the males put him in a choke hold and removed his blue Beats headphones. The four perpetrators then fled toward the library. The victim quickly made his way to Public Safety headquarters in the Bartow Community Center where he reported the incident and a canvas was immediately conducted by several units during which 5 persons were stopped at the footbridge on Baychester Avenue. The complainant was brought by Public Safety to the area where he identified the robber who was promptly arrested and transported to CCPD headquarters. The

other 3 males were released. The robber was also found to be in possession of 3 bags of marijuana. Chief Apollo said this week that the footbridge is a known quick escape route out of the community so the officers quickly converged on the area where the suspects were apprehended and the robber positively identified by the victim. “I have to commend the responding officers among whom were many of the new officers who recently graduated,” said Chief Apollo. “They sealed off the footbridge immediately. These officers took someone off the streets who could potentially harm someone. Their actions sent a strong message that we will not tolerate crime and will act quickly to apprehend those who commit crimes on our grounds and to ensure that justice is done.” Two days earlier, on Wednesday, September 4, CCPD officers responded to a dispute in Building 10 involving a firearm. Upon arrival at the scene, officers witnessed two males in the hallway (Continued on page 4)

BY JIM ROBERTS Topics ranging from the millions of dollars spent on flooring replacements due to convector leaks to saving money by planting annual instead of perennial flowers were discussed at a Carrying Charge Conference held by the state Division of Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) on Thursday evening, Sept. 12 at the Dreiser Auditorium. More than 300 shareholders attended the conference, chaired by Denise Snyder

of the HCR. Shareholders who spoke at the hearing expressed their objections to the proposed 1% carrying charge increase that HCR is considering. That increase would go into effect Oct. 1, with no increase the following year until the end of the fiscal year on March 31, 2015. Peter Merola, Director of Finance for Riverbay Corp., explained that the proposed increase was needed because the (Continued on page 2)

SCRIE & DRIE may defray increased carrying charges for some Co-op City residents With an impending 1% carrying charge increase set to become effective on October 1, eligible Co-op City shareholders who are registered with the city’s Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) and the Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) programs may be able to avoid paying the monthly increases. Randall Wilson, an accountant with HCR, the state’s supervisory agency for Co-op City, said at the carrying charge increase conference on Thursday night that the agency had reviewed Riverbay’s proposed budgets for the next two years and agreed that the 1% increase was justified. “What we found was that while some items have gone up substantially, other items have been reduced through efficiencies,” Wilson said. “At the end of the day, it appears that approximately one percent will carry you through the next two years.” This rent conference was scheduled by HCR to hear directly from share-

BY ROZAAN BOONE

holders of Co-op City after the Riverbay Board approved budgets for the next two fiscal years, 2013/2014 and 2014/2015, which included a 1% carrying charge increase for Oct. 1, 2013, followed by 0% increase for 2014, and Riverbay’s subsequent application to HCR for approval to implement the increase. Before the HCR Commissioner issues his order on the increase, however, Co-op City’s shareholders were given the opportunity to send in written comments to the agency postmarked by September 2 and a rent conference was also scheduled which took place on Thursday, September 12 in the Dreiser Auditorium. At the HCR conference, chaired by Denise Snyder, a Housing and Community Renewal Manager of the New York State HCR, it was emphasized to the more than 300 shareholders in attendance that those who qualify may be eligible to receive SCRIE OR DRIE to help offset the carrying charge (Continued on page 4)

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operations of the community’s combined cogeneration and power plant, explaining that the staff of just over 50 members at the plant operates over 200 pieces of equipment. The Power Plant Department oversees the distribution of electrical power, hydronic heat water, chilled water for air conditioning, domestic hot water and maintains the plant on a 24 hour, 7-days, 365 days a year basis. May detailed the improvements made in recent years and outlined the needed upgrades that are in the planning stages now. In the past five years, improvements already completed include a combustion turbine-based cogen addition, water treatment equipment that is being rented, a Black Start generator, and a main station service substation. Over the past year, training and safety improvements at the plant have been adopted, resulting in improved operations. “Lost time due to accidents has been reduced, and the plant availability has increased for the first time over the past five months to a 90 to 95% level,” May said. “The plant was able to meet

the calls for extra energy this summer, and met our revenue producing programs and achieved a big increase in our environmental compliance.” Original equipment that is now 45 years old and has performed past its expected lifetime includes the main switch yard transformers, the main building transformers, the No. 1 and 2 low pressure boilers and the control systems in the building that regulate air conditioning and hot water. One major upcoming project that May highlighted is the planned replacement over time of the 74 main building transformers that are approximately 46 years old and are operating beyond their design life. Their failure rate is escalating, May explained, and the Power Department is doing technical due diligence with five potential vendors because the equipment must be custom made for Riverbay’s applications. Following the Power Plant presentation, the Board conducted its business session. One resolution that was presented to approve a contract was tabled by Gordon after Board members Daryl Johnson and Leah Graham asked why

federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) agency required capital repairs as a condition of their guarantee of the community’s low-interest refinancing of a $621 million mortgage last November. “We realize that there are certain projects for which there just isn’t enough money in the reserves to accomplish,” Merola said. “They include the creation of a water treatment facility at the Power Plant, work on the boilers there, and smoke detectors and GFI outlets in each apartment. They also required that the lobby entrances be upgraded. “The shortfall in the reserve funds is mainly what the 1% increase is going to cover over the next two years,” Merola said. Riverbay submitted a two-year operating budget to the Board of Directors that was approved by the Board through Resolution #13-20 at its March 13 meeting. A carrying charge increase of just 1% would take effect on Oct. 1 of this year and there would be no carrying charge increase in the second year of the budgets. The budgets cover fiscal years 2013/14 and 2014/15. The new 1% carrying charge increase would raise the average carrying charges from the current $205.06 per room, per month to $207.11 per room, per month, or $2.05 per room, per month. Randall Wilson, an accountant with HCR, said at the conference on Thursday that his agency had reviewed Riverbay’s proposed budgets for the next two years and agreed that the 1% increase was justified. “What we found was that while some items have gone up substantially, other items have been reduced through efficiencies,” Wilson said. “At the end of the day, it appears that approximately one percent will carry you through the next two years.” HCR will now review comments expressed by shareholders at the meeting on Sept. 12, along with written comments they have received. Unless the agency reevaluates what they already calculated, they are expected to issue the Commissioner’s Rent Increase Order. This order is then expected to be mailed to every shareholder five days before the Oct. 1 effective date of the increase. “I too live in a Mitchell-Lama, I understand,” said Snyder, the representative from HCR. “The HCR Commissioner

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Carrying Charge meeting

would not approve an increase that would cause a mass exodus. It’s not pleasant, but it is necessary.” Vernon Cooper, General Manager of Riverbay Corp., said that certain costs of operating a community the size of Co-op City continue to rise. “One of the things we have to come to grips with is that there are some expenses that we have very little control over, including water and sewer charge rate increases. A five percent increase in those taxes is almost $1 million. Property taxes go up all the time and we have a crumbling infrastructure that is more than 40 years old and we have to address on an ongoing basis.” Cooper also pointed to the ongoing annual expense of $5 million that Riverbay must pay for asbestos abatement due to New York City regulations that Riverbay is challenging in court. “We have to pay for licensed material handlers to remove the asbestos and independent air monitors to determine if any asbestos becomes airborne. Thousands of tests have been performed without any example of asbestos, but it’s the law. We told the candidates running for Mayor that this is one of our top issues,” Cooper said. Riverbay has sued New York City to try and stop the unnecessary asbestos handling when wood floors are replaced. Shareholders who spoke at the meeting complained that they wanted to see cuts in spending at Riverbay. Several pointed to the ongoing expenses of constantly repairing convector leaks, which Cooper acknowledged was a major problem that will ultimately require millions of dollars to correct because of the poor design of the original construction of the system. One shareholder spoke of her own situation as she faces the proposed carrying charge increase. “I cannot pay a 1% increase because I just lost my job and my husband has been diagnosed with cancer,” she said. “Soon I’ll have no place to live.” In order to avoid paying the increase, the shareholder has applied to New York City’s Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) Program. Senior citizens can also apply for an exemption through the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) Program. (See related article on page 1.)

the contract had not gone out for bid. The contract, a proposed three-year renewal for IT services, will be reviewed and might be resubmitted as a one-year request to meet a deadline. Board member Bernie Cylich presented his proposal to form a Legislative Committee to keep the Riverbay Board and community members informed of proposed laws that could affect Co-op City residents. Gordon said the proposal will be voted on at the next Board meeting. Helen Atkins, co-Chair of the Commercial Leasing Committee, reported that negotiations are underway for Subway sandwich shops in the Dreiser and Einstein Shopping Centers, while two new restaurant leases are being negotiated in the Bartow Shopping Center. There have been a number of businesses interested in the former Bingo Hall, Atkins said. Board Member Evelyn Turner reported that 27 college and career agencies

will be in attendance at this year’s College Fair on Sept. 28 along with advisors explaining how to get grant money for college. There will also be ceremonies saluting the American flag by the Maritime College color guard and students from Truman High School. During the Gallery Session following the business meeting, several cooperators offered suggestions that included placing location maps throughout the community, publication of an article explaining the principles of cooperative living and defining the roles of Riverbay Corp. and the management company. In response to a question about costs for the improvements to the Power Plant, Herbert Freedman of Marion Scott Real Estate, Inc., the management company for Riverbay, said that money was placed in capital budgets through the refinancing of the community’s mortgage with Wells Fargo. Freedman agreed with the suggestion that the budgets be published in the Co-op City Times.

Fall changeover to begin soon

In preparation for the upcoming winter months, the Power Plant shut down of air conditioning will begin on Monday, September 23, although air conditioning will be available in the shopping malls until the end of October. In compliance with New York City regulation, heat will be turned on by Monday, October 14. During the shut-down process, the chillers that are operated in the summer months will be turned off and maintenance and repair of the heating system will be conducted. The Power Plant will require a complete shut down of steam one night, but are still in the planning phase. Cooperators will be advised once arrangements have been completed. We thank you for your cooperation and patience during the shut down period. –Riverbay Power Plant

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The National Council of Negro Women Co-op City Section’s Health Committee, in conjunction with the Riverbay Fund, will host a Community Health Fair in the Dreiser Auditorium on Saturday, September 21, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. In attendance will be a number of specialists in several areas of health and fitness including the American Cancer Society, Bally Total Fitness, Bay Plaza Health Group, Bronx Adult Protective Services, Domestic Violence, EldercareElderplan/Homefirst, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Farmer’s Markets, Health First and JASA, to name a handful. For further information, please call Barbara Smith, R.N., B.S.N. at 917838-9424 or the National Council of Negro Women Co-op City Section, 718/320-1430.

Next CB#10 Meeting

The next Community Board #10 meeting will be held on Thursday, September 19, 7:30 p.m., at Schuyler House, 3077 Cross Bronx Expressway, Bronx, N.Y. 10465. For further information, please call contact Community Board 10 at (718) 892-1161.

Dads, take your child to school day at PS 153

P.S. 153x has scheduled their annual “Dads, take your child to school day” workshop for Tuesday, September 17, 8:30 a.m. at the school’s Multi-Purpose Room. The Keynote Speaker will be Adolfo Carrion, Jr., former Bronx Borough President and former Regional Director for HUD’s New York and New Jersey offices under President Barack Obama. The workshop, facilitated by PS 153x’s Parent Coordinator and Co-op City resident, Ronald Hartridge, will celebrate dads and provide resources and information to assist in their family roles. There will also be giveways and light refreshments. PS 153x is located at 650 Baychester Avenue. For further information, please contact the school at (718) 904-5550.

Hispanic Heritage Festival

Riverbay Corporation and the Spanish American Community Club will present Hispanic Heritage Day on Sunday, September 29, 1-6 p.m. in the Dreiser Auditorium. There will be performances by the Youth Dance Groups of PS 153 and 160, Danza y Fiesta, Grupo de Baile Folklorico, Garifuna, Nuetra Senora del Refugio and many, many others.

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Truman High Principal Nasser resigns

Sana Nasser, who served for 15 years as Principal at Truman High School, announced her immediate resignation from that position on Sunday, Sept. 8. Nasser has taken a new job as Executive Director for field operations at CSA, the Council of School Supervisors & Administrators, Local 1 of the American Federation of School Administrators, AFL-CIO. Widely credited with leading the revival of Truman High, Nasser wrote in a message to the community: “I leave Truman a better place and, while I am proud of the work that has been accomplished over the past 15 years, I expect it will be even better the next 15 years. Truman has always been known as the ‘beat the odds,’ so I encourage this staff, this community and our current and future Truman students to keep pushing forward,

challenge yourselves and continually strive to achieve new goals.” Ms. Keri Alfano will serve as the supervisor in charge at Truman High

School until a permanent successor is named for Nasser. Nasser cited her achievements at Truman in her letter to the community, starting with the school’s recent “A” rating for student performance on state exams and for the breadth and depth of career and college readiness programs. She also pointed to the re-opening of the school’s Planetarium and TV studio during her tenure and the construction of a courtroom and court library. Nasser was also proud of her ability to partner with parents and other members of the Co-op City community, along with organizations such as PENCIL, to bring professionals from CBS and the Fox network, along with legal and law enforcement professionals to work with Truman students on their career goals.

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

BY ROZAAN BOONE Shareholders who cease maintaining their Co-op City apartments as their primary residence face eviction in accordance with the terms of their occupancy agreement and state regulations. According to the occupancy agreement of the Riverbay Corporation, which is signed by every new incoming shareholder, the shareholder agrees: “Not to sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, encumber or create any charge upon this Agreement, nor sublet the leased premises or any part thereof or cause the leased premises or any part thereof or suffer the same to be used for any business, commercial or professional purposes or for any purposes other than as a private dwelling apartment of the primary residence of the Member and his immediate family. The Member further agrees that no boarders or permanent guests shall be permitted.” Section “FOURTH,” Subsection 10. Furthermore, the New York State Division of Homes and Community Renewal (DHCR), the state supervisory agency for Mitchell-Lama developments such as Co-op City, in Section 1712-5.3 (a) of its regulations, itemizes several grounds for termination of a lease by the housing company, one of which is item #12 which states, “Tenant, cooperator, or other individual does not occupy the dwelling unit as his or her primary residence;” and item #13, “The dwelling unit is used for illegal or immoral purposes, including but not limited to the unlawful trade, manufacture, distribution, storage, and/or sale of marijuana or any controlled substance as defined in Public Health Law, Section 3306, and Penal Law, Section 220.00.” While the state regulations outline several other grounds for the housing company to terminate the lease of a shareholder, this arti-

cle highlights the use of apartments for illegal or immoral purposes and failure of the shareholder not to maintain the dwelling unit as their primary residence. Increasingly, ads are showing up on Craigslist and other websites advertising apartments either for sale or sublet in Co-op City, as well as apartments being used for illicit business endeavors. Michael Munns, Riverbay’s Senior Attorney, said shareholders cannot sublet their apartment because it must be used as their primary dwelling. For the most part, vigilant neighbors report abuses to the occupancy agreement to their CSO Office. They oftentimes report when the shareholder of record has moved out, but is illegally subletting the apartment, or when there’s a lot of traffic in and out of an apartment at all times of the day and

night. Complaints to the CSO office may be made anonymously and should contain as much details as possible. Helpful information, if known, includes, approximate date shareholder moved out, where shareholder moved to, names and family composition of illegal subletters or any other information that may help establish that the shareholder has moved out of the apartment. Riverbay investigates complaints of possible illegal subletting or an illegal business operating out of an apartment and if reasonably confirmed, legal action is commenced to evict the shareholder. Munns said that if a shareholder is evicted for violating the primary residence provision of the lease, the shareholder faces costs and fees including, attorney fees, court costs, marshal fees, locksmith fees, moving and storage costs and possible adverse credit ratings.

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SCRIE

increase which raises the average carrying charge from the current $205.06 per room, per month to $207.11 per room, per month, or $2.05 per room, per month. The SCRIE program, which is administered by the New York City Department of Finance, provides senior citizens an exemption from paying future increases in their carrying charges, thereby helping them to remain in affordable housing. To be eligible for the SCRIE program, applicants must satisfy all of the following requirements: they must be 62 years and over; have an annual household income not in excess of $29,000; have a valid one or two-year lease for an apartment that is regulated by the Division of Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), for example, a rent controlled, rent stabilized or hotel stabilized apartment; and must pay more than one-third of their household’s aggregate disposable income for rent. Household aggregate disposable income is defined as the total countable wages and other sources of income, minus allowable deductions for all members of the household. Landlords and management agents receive tax abatement credits in lieu of cash for any rent increase, and, under Local Law 75 which was signed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2005, the income eligibility threshold of the SCRIE program was increased to $29,000 in 2009. According to Riverbay’s Director of Finance, Peter Merola, there are 927 seniors on SCRIE in Co-op City and an additional 93 receiving DRIE benefits. “During these difficult times, it is nice to see that the city has continued these much needed subsidy programs to help those qualifying cooperators with their monthly living expenses” said Merola. “It should be pointed out, however, that both SCRIE and DRIE help cooperators who are 62 years of age and older, to pay for the ‘increase’ in carrying charges, not

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their entire carrying charge.” Merola explained that the SCRIE and DRIE programs work by the city notifying Riverbay how much assistance each qualifying cooperator is to receive, and, in turn, the city “pays” Riverbay by applying an abatement for this same amount to Riverbay’s Real Estate Taxes. On the other hand, the DRIE law, which was enacted on October 10, 2005, has five criteria and, like SCRIE, applicants must satisfy all of them to be eligible: • The applicant must rent an eligible apartment. An eligible apartment is defined by the DRIE law as those regulated by the state Division of Homes and Community Renewal, for instance, rent-controlled or rent stabilized apartments; those in the Mitchell-Lama program; those owned by a limited dividend housing company, redevelopment company, or housing development fund company incorporated under the private housing finance law; or those in a building where the mortgage was federally insured under Section 213 of the National Housing Act, and the applicant was a tenant of record at the time of the mortgage termination. • The applicant must be the head of household (18 years of age or older) and named on the lease or rent order, be the tenant of record, or be the spouse or registered domestic partner with a disability; or either of the above. The tenant of record may be a spouse, domestic partner, or child who has attained the right of succession to the apartment upon the death of the leaseholder. • Applicants of DRIE must receive eligible state or federal disability-related financial assistance. Only those currently receiving Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI); Federal Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI); US Department of Veterans Affairs disability pension or compensation (Must be Military service-related disability pension or compensation); or

Disability-related Medicaid (if the applicant has received either SSI or SSDI in the past) to qualify to receive DRIE. The applicant must have an annual household income of $19,284 (singleperson household) or $27,780 (for households consisting of two or more members). Income eligibility is established by using the applicant’s income from the previous calendar year. • DRIE applicants must pay more than one-third of their household’s aggregate disposable income for rent, which is the total countable wages and other sources of income, minus allowable deductions for all members of the household. “All residents with disabilities should look into this benefit, although it is our understanding that if you do not receive SSI, SSDI, a US Veterans Administration disability pension or compensation or Medicaid for a disability, you are not eligible for this exemption, even though you may have a disability,” said Vernon Cooper, Riverbay’s General Manager. “But for those who qualify, this could be an excellent opportunity to save on some money.” “For those qualifying individuals, this will be a great benefit in that the applicant will not have to pay future carrying charge increases,” said Merola. “All cooperators who think they may qualify should file their applications with New York City as soon as possible to avoid future carrying charge increases.” Essentially, once the DRIE application is filed and approved, Riverbay will be notified about which residents are approved and at the time of the next car-

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firearm. Upon arrival at the scene, officers witnessed two males in the hallway engaged in a verbal confrontation. Two other people soon emerged from the stairwell and reported to the officers that one of the males had pulled a gun on them. Detaining the suspect, officers proceeded to search the apartment in an effort to locate the gun, but it was not found inside the apartment. As officers continued to interview the witnesses, it was determined that the suspect was locked out of the apartment and trying to get in. He yelled and kicked the apartment door until he gained entry. Once inside, he yelled at the three occupants/complainants – a male and two females – and ordered them out of the apartment. He then went to the closet, pulled out a black 9 mm handgun, cocked and pointed it at the three occupants/complainants and told them to get out or else he would kill them, at which point, the occupants ran out of the apartment.

Once the responding officers were able to control the scene, they checked the compactor room and located the gun inside of a green canvas shopping bag which had groceries in it. The gun was unloaded by officers and secured. Two of the complainants identified the gun from a picture. One of the complainants was transported by EMS to Einstein for an ankle injury. “Being able to get a gun off of the streets is always very gratifying to law enforcement officers and in this instance, the officers acted quickly, professionally and because of how they reacted, no one got seriously hurt,” said Chief Apollo. “This is attributable to the training our officers receive. They were able to get an offender and a handgun off of the streets which potentially could harm or kill residents of the community. This is definitely a case where our responding officers reverted back to their training and were able to effect an arrest. This was another job well done by our officers.”

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rying charge increase, the resident’s carrying charge should remain at its current level. In turn, the DOF will send Riverbay Corporation a credit towards its property taxes which will compensate the housing development for the rent increase it would have received from the DRIE participant. “The cooperator must fill out an application which will be evaluated by the New York City Department of Finance,” said Lou Salegna, Riverbay’s Controller. “The agency will then make a determination as to eligibility and the amount of carrying charges they will absorb.” For assistance in completing the application, please call 3-1-1- or contact the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities. Merola stressed that since SCRIE and DRIE are New York City programs, shareholders must file their applications directly with the city’s Department of Finance as instructed on the application form, not with Riverbay Corporation. Applications for the SCRIE and DRIE programs can be completed online at the New York City Department of Finance website through ACCESSNYC or by calling 3-1-1. For the convenience of Riverbay shareholders, the applications for both SCRIE and DRIE are also available at the reception desk at the Riverbay administrative office, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. It should be noted that, by law, households can only receive either SCRIE or DRIE, not both of these rent increase exemptions.

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On Thursday night, the New York State Homes and Community Renewal agency held the mandatory rent increase hearing to discuss the process of a rent increase application, including what the commissioner of their agency will consider for approving said application. In addition, at the meeting, Management explained the reasons for the application of a 1% increase for the next two years and the forum also gave cooperators the opportunity to express concerns and ask questions relative to the increase. During these discussions, several points were raised by cooperators that I’d like to touch on here in this week’s report. One was the comment made about the waste of water and the need for water saving measures. The housing company has, in fact, implemented a number of water saving measures, like the installation of key valves on the outdoor spigots used to water the grass, plants and flowers, so that we limit access to the water. Our sprinkler parks are now only turned on by request, instead of letting them run all day long during the summer and we are looking to add sensors to these lines that will turn off water supply when the sensor detects rain. As you know, we have installed valves on our water supply lines that result in a more accurate account or measure of water usage, which has dramatically reduced our water bills. Comments were made about employees milling around instead of being at their designated work areas, particularly near the end of the workday or in the stores getting coffee during the hours that they should be working. It is important to note that our janitorial, grounds and maintenance staff must report to their designated stations in order to punch in and out at the beginning and end of their work day, as well as the beginning and end of their lunch period. Their supervisors are to be present during each of these events. Please also note that there is a small grace period given to staff to get to and from these designated stations. That being said, we will not tolerate abuse and we will increase the scrutiny of when these workers leave their workstations and when they arrive and leave these designated punch areas. We will do the same with respect to scrutinizing when all staff enter and leave the malls. We also want to remind cooperators that if they see something, say something. We are always willing to take advantage of accurate information provided to us, even anonymously. One of the reasons why we gave the operational staff different color uniforms is so that residents can easily identify what department a

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person works in and in what capacity, based upon the color of the uniform that he or she is wearing. As mentioned at the meeting, we have approximately 1,100 regular and temporary employees and we don’t want to paint them all with a broad brush in terms of the individuals who may be conducting themselves in the manner raised. We have consistently looked at ways to improve productivity and will continue to do so. The following are the colors of the uniforms worn by each of our service department: Maintenance – dark brown; Motor Pool & restorations – dark blue; Power Plant – light grey shirts and dark grey pants; Garage Dept. and Community Centers—light blue pants and shirts; Grounds Dept. – light green shirts and dark green pants; Janitorial – light blue shirts with dark blue pants. We have a policy in place that requires our utility men to call the CSO Department to report the completion of every work ticket. The dispatchers, in turn, will enter this information in our computer system and call the next cooperator scheduled to have work done in their apartment, confirming that they are home and informing the cooperator that the utility man is on his way. Although the process is tedious, it is a good way of measuring how long it takes to get work done and helps to increase levels of accountability. We allowed the dispat-chers to forgo the calls during the summer when the volume of work orders balloon tremendously due primarily to the number of a/c leaks they have to contend with in the summer. A comment was made about the presence of drug activity in some areas of the community with nothing being done about it. We periodically place articles or notices in the Co-op City Times asking cooperators to report what they see, even if they wish to do so anonymously. Please be mindful that we take all reports seriously and our Public Safety Department aggressively investigates each report until conditions are satisfactorily addressed. As mentioned earlier, particularly when it comes to quality of life issues, the more information we have about a particular individual and/or family will go a long way in our effort to get the NYPD involved in order to make arrest and move to have said

Garage 8 Parking Notice Please be advised that specific sections of Garage #8 will be under construction during the week of September 14th – September 21st. There will not be any significant changes with the construction. We ask that you please drive slowly, cautiously and adhere to the posted traffic signage. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you in advance for your attention and cooperation. —Riverbay Parking Facilities Dept.

individual or family evicted as undesirable residents of this community. In fact, meetings are held by Management on an ongoing basis to, in part, review such information in order to determine if, in fact, we have enough information to allow us to successfully initiate holdover proceedings in housing court. This applies to not only people who commit crimes in our community, but for any or all lease violation. The recent graduation of 22 new officers is a huge benefit for us as well. Over the summer, while our new recruits were being trained, we hired off duty NYPD officers to augment the work performed by our Public Safety officers and we believe this initiative was fruitful. The graduation of our new officers will increase our police presence throughout the development. Comment was also made about the condition of our shopping centers, particularly the Dreiser Mall. We are glad to report that monies budgeted in the recapitalization has enabled us to go out to bid for repairs to our shopping centers, which is now underway. In the interim, as always, we will do all that we can to keep our malls clean and clutter free. Clearly, the biggest complaint of the evening was the number of convector leaks cooperators are subject to every year during a/c season and the costs associated with the damage caused by said leaks. The real solution would be the replacement of the plumbing system,

5 which, unfortunately at this time, is cost prohibitive. We will continue to fight the asbestos abatement program that we were forced to undertake as a result of the asbestos found in the original glue used to install floor tiles in the apartments, as millions of dollars are spent unnecessarily on this program, money that could be better spent in other areas. As discussed at the meeting, the housing company has initiated a lawsuit against the City of New York to discontinue the program and be reimbursed for the millions of dollars spent needlessly on the asbestos abatement program. Overall, the hearing was fruitful in that it gave the cooperators of this community an opportunity to come out and have their concerns heard and questions answered. We thank the residents who were able to attend. Their comments and observations are invaluable and will help us tremendously as we work to continuously improve services provided. Earlier this week, we learned that the Principal of Truman High School, Sana Nasser, resigned her position at the school effective September 8. Ms. Nasser has been a tremendous asset to Truman during the years she served as principal and she will be truly missed. We wish her well in her future endeavors. In closing, I’d like to wish all cooperators celebrating the Jewish New Year peace and blessings in the coming year.

Co-op City Times / September 14, 2013

Second Reading - Resolution #13-78 SUBMITTED BY: Al Shapiro SECONDED BY: Bill Gordon BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, DATED: September 11th, 2013

WHEREAS, the Contracts Department sent out thirteen (13) requests for proposals for Bid #2859 (REBID), (2) High temperature Heat Exchangers Retubing; and WHEREAS, we received four (4) proposals which were reviewed in detail by the Project Manager; and WHEREAS, the Project Manager

has recommended Durr Mechanical Construction, Inc., be awarded the contract as they were the lowest qualified bidder (Recommendation attached); and WHEREAS, the duration of the contract will be six to eight months for a total cost of $316,300.00. NOW THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED: that the proposed contract 2859 (REBID) with Durr Mechanical Construction, Inc. for $316,300.00 for a period of six to eight months be approved as submitted by Management in accordance with Board

Second Reading - Resolution #13-79

SUBMITTED BY: Khalil Abdul-Wahhab SECONDED BY: Francine Reva Jones & Evelyn Turner BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, DATED: September 11, 2013

WHEREAS, Computer Services needs to have a support agreement for the Microsoft software every three years; and WHEREAS, this agreement provides Riverbay with updates to the Microsoft software that are included in the proposal; and

WHEREAS, this means that when Microsoft releases a new version of the Windows operating system Riverbay can download the software and use it; and WHEREAS, Microsoft automatically provides Riverbay with updates to the software we are currently using to make changes and improve the security of the system; and WHEREAS, Microsoft is constantly monitoring and correcting bugs that come to light and have to be fixed to protect our software environment; and WHEREAS, Software One, Inc. is the company which handles the Microsoft support and licensing, and Management recom-

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, O. JONES, LESLIE, OWENS, PETERSON, TURNER, ABDUL-WAHHAB NO: JOHNSON ABSTAIN: GRAHAM, F. JONES, ABSENT: SHAPIRO PASSED mends this three year contract at a cost of $83,488.56 per year. NOW THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED: that Riverbay enter into Contract #P508 with Software One, Inc. for a cost of $250,465.68 for three (3) years 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. TABLED (See page 8 for First Readings.)

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Public Safety Report

If you see something, say something

BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO As our country remembers the 12th anniversary of the fateful events of September 11, 2001, remember how important it is to observe and report suspicious activity. “If you see something, say something” is a series of public service announcements put in place by the Department of Homeland Security, the New York City Police Department and various other agencies. The New York City Police Department reports that every year almost 2,000 people do just that. In light of the events in Boston, Massachusetts almost six months ago, it is a good time to remember how important this is at all times, in all places. Here in New York, a Times Square vendor notified officials when he saw a car smoking and averted a major tragedy. That criminal has been sentenced to life in prison with no outside contact. Here in Co-op City, calls from cooperators have always been instrumental in our success in fighting crime and maintain a high quality of life. If there is an emergency, a person is in immediate danger or you observe suspicious activity — do not take action — alert local authorities immediately by dialing 91-1. To provide the most useful information to law enforcement, record and report:

Public Safety Blotter, September 2 - September 7 September 07, 100 Erdman Place CCPD officers were moving a noisy group when one of the members refused several requests to disperse from the area. After repeated warnings, the male was placed under arrest and charged with disorderly conduct. September 06, 2099 Asch Loop A complainant reported that two males forcibly removed a set of headphones from him. After providing information, a description was broadcast and one of the suspects was observed on Baychester Avenue. The male was stopped, positively identified and placed under arrest.

September 05, 100 Alcott Place CCPD officers responded to a call of a suspicious male inside the building. The individual was observed in the building claiming that he was visiting an ex-girlfriend that no longer resided in the building. The male was placed under arrest and charged with trespass. September 04, 140 Debs Place CCPD received a call of a dispute at this location. Upon arrival, officers were notified that a man had kicked in an apartment door, then pulled a gun and pointed it at several persons within an apartment and threatened to “kill them.” CCPD officers subdued the male and recovered a loaded firearm at the scene. The male was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a firearm, menacing and other charges related to the incident.

September 02, 163 Einstein Loop A delivery man observed a man stealing his bicycle and notified CCPD. Officers apprehended the male and recovered the bike. The owner of the bike refused to press charges since the bike was recovered.

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

• Who did you observe? • What did you see? Be specific. • Where did you see it? • When did you see it? • Why is it suspicious? Callers are encouraged to be accurate, fast and complete in their reports. When describing a suspicious person, try to provide as many details as possible - height, weight, age, hair color, eye color, clothing description from top to bottom (hat, shirt, pants, shoes). If the person is driving a vehicle, callers should try to provide the vehicle’s license plate number in full or as much as you can remember, color, make and model of vehicle. In the United States as a whole with New York City being the most high profile city, terrorism alertness should always be a consideration. It is very important for all citizens to remain vigilant for the possibility of terrorism wherever they go. New York City emphasizes calling if you see something suspicious, mostly unattended packages especially in transportation facilities. This is important, but it is also important to remain observant wherever you go at all times for all types of violations. As cooperators, your observations are instrumental in helping Public Safety fight crime in the community. If you observe suspicious or suspected terrorist activity in New York State, call 1-(866) SAFE-NYS 1(866) 723-3697. In New York City, call 1-(888) NYC-SAFE 1(888) 692-7233. In Co-op City, call (718) 671-3050. If you cannot recall these numbers or if out of New York State, call 9-1-1 nationwide. Many of the serious arrests made in Co-op City begin with a telephone call from an observant cooperator. Many of the auto crime arrests are made because a cooperator calls in a suspicious person in the garage. Active involvement by residents allows auto crime rates within Co-op City to remain among the lowest in the city. Arrests for trespassing in the stairwells are often the result of a cooperator calling in that they saw, heard or smelled something in the hallway. Co-op City’s 65,000

residents have some 130,000 eyes. All of these eyes can be an effective tool in fighting crime. Call 9-1-1 and the Co-op City Department of Public Safety, (718) 6713050, immediately. Objects out the window, noise and dogs on property are areas where calls from the public are very useful in helping with enforcement. All of these are lease infractions and can be a very sensitive and technical situation. Cooperators should just call Public Safety instead of confronting the potential offender. Try to remember and convey as much information and details to the dispatcher. In the event that an affidavit needs to be signed and a Community Complaint issued, the caller’s information will not be revealed to the offender. In cases where a Community Complaint is appealed, it may become necessary for a witness who signed an affidavit to come forward. However, this does not take place until much later in the process. If a hearing takes place, it is not at the point at which the situation is ongoing when tensions may be high. There are various reasons that persons may be authorized to have a dog. It is best for cooperators not to get involved in a dialog with a person if they observe a dog on the grounds or in the buildings. Call Public Safety and give the dispatcher any relevant information. Even authorized dogs are not permitted to make excessive noise in the apartment or damage Co-op City property. With the exception of Seeing Eye dogs, owners must clean up after their dogs. Calls received from cooperators have been responsible for numerous arrests throughout the years. The Public Safety Department would like to thank members of the community who took the time to notify this department and 9-1-1 when they saw something suspicious. These calls continue to be essential in our battle against crime. Remember, “If you see something, say something.” Call 91-1 and the Co-op City Department of Public Safety, (718) 671-3050, or online at www.ccpd.us. You do not have to give your name, all information is kept confidential.

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Contract 2843, Local Law 87 Professional Engineer Survey: Consultant will perform an Energy Audit per ASHRAE Level II and New York City Local Law 87 requirements Pre-Bid Meeting: September 4, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Bids Due: September 25, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Bonding: Bonding is not required Insurance: Insurance is required

Contract 2864 Window Replacements at Community Centers: The replacement of the existing windows at all shopping and community center buildings and a limited number of doors with new matching windows Pre-Bid Meeting: September 11, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Bids Due: October 3, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Bonding: Bonding is required

Insurance: Insurance is required

Contract 2874, A/E Services for the Facade Renovation for Bartow Plaza: Furnish design services for the Facade renovation for a single story retail shopping center located at 2031-2093 Bartow Ave., Bronx New York Pre-Bid Meeting: September 18, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Bids Due: October 2, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Bonding: Bonding is not required Insurance: Insurance is required Contract P518, Purchase of Kitchen Cabinets Bids Due: September 26, 2013 at 2 p.m. (Late bids not accepted). Bonding: Bonding is not required

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It’s outrageous!

Co-op City Times / September 14, 2013

I'm looking forward to hearing Director’s Viewpoint operating our Power Plant, Management's presentation about our but common sense should Power Plant because I have many constill prevail. I keep hearing Second Vice President cerns about its overall operation. I had to good lines, plausible lines get this viewpoint in Monday before from Management to justiWednesday's open Board meeting, and before the HCR fy things, but we still have problems. hearing on the proposed 1% carrying charge increase, By now, we will know who won the Primary elecbut I must say I have problems with some of the ongotion, and who is in the running to become the next ing problems and outages that seem to be occurring Mayor of New York City. If I had a simple message to with too much frequency. deliver, it would be candidates for Mayor must pledge I believe there are fundamental problems with our to end the unnecessary asbestos abatement work we are Power Plant operation. It seems like we're trying to soup being forced to do when there is no reason or they up an old car and expecting it to perform perfectly on the shouldn't expect our vote. Sometimes I feel I'm wasting Indianapolis speedway without admitting and accepting my time continually writing about this, however, it does it's still a secondhand car. There's a lot of talk about sellinvolve an additional $4 million, the equivalent of a 4% ing excess electricity on the power grid, however, I carrying charge increase, we are being unfairly made to would like to know whether that's realistically possible or pay each year, and now we are being asked to fork over simply pie-in-the-sky promises. It seems like we're trying a 1% increase. Co-op City is my home, and I hate injusto put our cogeneration in a competitive situation with tice, and that is what the city and state are subjecting us Con Edison, however we are ignoring that right now we to by selectively enforcing this unfair financial burden would be running against super duper, high tech cars. being piled on the back of cooperators. I'll repeat it And to top it off, we are still far too vulnerable to breakagain, our floor tiles pose absolutely no threat, danger, downs, and it seems like it took forever to build it. or hazard because no asbestos is friable, or airborne. No I know it's a complicated operation, but I still don't other community or building with similar floor tiles in understand why there are so many problems. What I'm the city is being required to do this outrageously expenmost concerned about is seeing our cogeneration plant sive work that we are. Why us? Why you? There is no becoming a quagmire where we are spending so much honest, rational, legitimate reason for us to be selectivethat I begin to wonder how much we are really saving ly subjected to this simply because we have no elected in electricity use and cost, and whether we are saving officials willing to stand up for what's right and fight on much less than we should, or could. I know there were our behalf. bad conditions in existence at the Power Plant in the We have a couple of routes we can go to eliminate this beginning, like dirty rags strewn about and comunnecessary asbestos cost which has now cost us $20 bustible items, with water puddles around, and wires million and counting since we were first ordered to do it. running about with electrical extensions exposed. Some say why not just stop and not do it. Simple answer, There's big technical stuff involved in running and the resulting fines from the government would be crip-

Tony Illis

First Readings Board of Directors meeting, Sept. 11, 2013 #13-84 – Change Order (2) contract 2627 M&L Power Systems. #13-85 - Contract 2834 – Installation of Water System #13-86 – Rescind Resolution #98-71 #13-87 - Design & Install H Piles & Concrete Caps, Water Treatment #13-88 - 2865, Purchase of Boiler Feedwater Pumps – Argo International #13-89 – Directors Viewpoints (See pg. 6 for resolutions)

Thank you for donations

The Youth Committee chairs of the NCNW Co-op City Branch, Lori Melton and Michelle Davy, would like to thank you for your generous donations to the NCNW’s School Supply Drive which was held on Tuesday, September 3rd and Wednesday, September 4, in the Dreiser Community Center. All items were donated to local shelters.

pling and all flooring work in Co-op City would stop. Former Assemblyman Stephen Kaufman has taken one route by taking the city to court to try and force the DEP of the City of New York to end this unbelievable regulation, which makes no sense. A regulation that is costing us dearly in hard-earned cooperator dollars that could be paying for so many other services in the community. Fortunately, Kaufman is armed with an extensive study of some 70,000 air samples where not one tested positive. Can you believe it? There was not one positive test for asbestos out of 70,000 air samples and the city still is ordering us to do this unnecessary work. A grade school student would see this was ridiculous reasoning. The other option is legislative. Why have our State Senator and Assemblyman not proposed a bill to stop this? They can come up with excuses, but the point is no legislation was introduced before the legislative session ended this past spring. And the silence from the City Council is insulting and deafening. It's outrageous! We need people who supposedly represent this community to stand up and speak out on our behalf. I'm not that confident we have anyone who will, but time will tell. Thank you once again for your enthusiastic response to our call for donations to benefit the village of Abetifi-Kwahu in Ghana. We are asking 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 sanitizers, bottled water, first aid supplies, and other non-perishables. Let's talk, give me a call at (718) 320-8035, or email me at tonyshome10475tonyshome@gmail.com – no attachments, please.

Notice Of Geese Repellent Application In Your Area

Please be advised that application of geese repellent will take place in areas of Buildings 22, 24 & 25 on Wednesday, September 18 and again on Thursday, September 19, weather permitting. Thank you for understanding. —RIVERBAY MANAGEMENT

Co-op City Times / September 14, 2013 Hello, neighbors. Well, the summer is over, trust all went well and now we will again resume our meetings for the fall through next summer. By the time you read this article, we would have went out and voted hopefully for the best candidate for Mayor, and prayerfully the new Mayor of this great city will indeed make a change for the better for us all, and not just for the elite and the wealthy. Our general meetings will resume on Thursday, Sept.19, at 7:00 p.m. We expect a guest speaker from Public Safety, and hopefully, it will be Chief Apollo, if his schedule permits. But in any case, come one, come all with questions and concerns, as it appears we still have the same on going problems with young men congregating behind our buildings. There was a graduating class of officers this summer, and yet we still do not see the officers on duty 24/7, it is unbelievable. Congratulations to the new officers and hope to see them in our community real soon 24/7. FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE: Maria Delgado and Sharon Sargeant are up and running, ready to present two potential trips and we will welcome your input and the choice of which trip we will do for the month of December.

NAACP Co-op City Branch #2210

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Mailing Address: P.O. Box 75-3111, Einstein Station, Bronx, NY 10475 President: Jerome Rice Office Telephone: (718) 320-3210 Address: 135 Einstein Community Center, Room 36 Office hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Email: naacpccity2210@gmail.com ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newly elected officers: President: Jerome L. Ric.e 1st Vice President: Joyce Wilson Secretary: Brenda Brown Asst. Secretary: Carole Haque Treasurer: Hermena Smith Asst. Treasurer: Terry Gavin Notice is hereby given that the officers will serve March 2013-2015. Please direct all correspondence inquiries, etc. to the mailing address. We hope all had an enjoyable summer and have exciting plans for the coming season. Upcoming Calendar of Events at Einstein Community Center: The NAACP will resume membership meetings at 3:00 p.m. on Sundays, September 29th, October 27th and November 24th. All are welcomed. September 21st - Freedom Fund & Membership Committee presents their annual membership campaign “Old School Party,” 8:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m. at Einstein Community Center, Room 45. Tickets: $30 advance (membership is optional). Membership is the life-blood of the NAACP. We depend on our members’ generosity to insure the NAACP’s independence. We depend on you to keep the flames of freedom burning bright. Please come out and support us. TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE. At this time, we a planning Neighborhood Law Day on Saturday, November 23rd; Our Holiday Celebration on December 21st and our annual Jubilee Day Celebration is scheduled for Saturday, January 4, 2014. Community Outreach Food Drive Collection Box: We are accepting nonperishable food items for Church of the Savior Food Pantry (e.g. canned goods, oatmeal, cereal, etc. ... please check expiration dates on all items). Voter Registration Forms available in English & Spanish. Civic engagement, chair and committee members are doing voter registration for the election in 2013. The primary election will be on September 10, 2013. The last day to register for the general election in New York is October 11. Registrations must be postmarked by midnight, October 11, 2013. Join us in signing the NAACP’s petition to the Department of Justice asking them to file civil rights charges against George Zimmerman at http://wwwnaacp.org/DOJpetitions. Petitions are also available at the office. —Brenda Brown

Building 27 Association

NOMINATION OF OFFICERS…will take place in November, all positions are open, President, Vice President, Secretary, Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer. The election will take place in January of 2014. NEW COOPERATORS: Please come and join us, get to meet your neighbors. Also, you are welcome to join the association, a committee and to voice any concerns or any ideals that will enhance our association.

We say happy birthday to all in the month of September. Our sincere sympathy to all who has lost a loved one. Our thoughts and prayers are with the sick and shut-in and to those on the mend, we wish you a speedy recovery. Take the time to be kind to one another, a smile goes a long way. Stay safe and hope to see you at the meeting. Raffles, 50/50 and lite refreshments will be served. —H. Overman

Building 30 Association

Coming Events The next general meeting of the Association is Wednesday, September 18th at 7:00 p.m. Crochet classes start up again on Wednesday, September 18th at 1 p.m. in the Building 30 Association Room on the B-side.

The first Pokeno game will be Friday, September 20th in the Association Room on the B-side. Speedy get well wishes to all who are under the weather. If you are having a special day, an anniversary or birthday, we hope you enjoy the day. —Linda Werner

10 I had to send this viewpoint to our editors for publishing before our scheduled meeting the NYS Homes & Community Renewal (HCR) agency on Thursday, September 12. Nevertheless, we need for HCR to help our community and to force this Board and Management to reduce our overall expenses. Cooperator Complaints I receive a lot of complaints about things that are going on here. And, some of my biggest complaints involve these continued increases. Some cooperators indicate that they're struggling to make ends meet. Some are receiving limited benefits—unemployment, Social Security, etc. What do you say to a family that's struggling? What do you say to a family head that has lost their job? "Well, instead of us trying to reduce our expenses, we simply decided to go with management and issue an increase." Look, our fight is not about philanthropy and trying to please everyone. Plus, as a Board member, I cannot personally make a “special consideration” for anyone for financial reasons. So, the question now is: Does this community want another increase? Overwhelmingly, the majority of the people here will say no. Now, with that point in mind, how do you think this community will want these Board members to act and to vote when we discuss increases? Sensibly, this entire community should be demanding that our Board members do their best to reduce our expenses and to vote no, according to sound business principles. But, sound business principles go out the window and "philanthropy" takes over

Cooperator Complaints Co-op City Times / September 14, 2013

Daryl Johnson

Director’s Viewpoint

when we pay management $128,315 a month for a no bid contract and they want another increase. Back to School In most cases, your child should be in school by now. If so, please do your best to communicate with them to find out how things are going for them. Do they like their school, teachers, and classmates? Do they have homework, book reports, and special assignments? It's unfortunate, but some students have said that they don't receive sufficient amounts of homework from their teachers. Therefore, some kids might say, "No homework. That's great. I can just watch more television and play games." But, as you can see, this is not yielding the best results for our young ones. According to several reports, a lot of city schools did not meet certain performance levels. Thereafter, they were forced to close their doors. But, what happens to the children at that point? How do they feel knowing that their school received an overall grade of F? We, as a community, have to make sure that our children are learning and growing at a good pace. So, as parents, we need to make sure that we're doing our part to educate our children. And, that might mean buying study guides and other books for them. Additionally, there are lots of free edu-

cational videos on almost every subject on the internet. So, if you check, you'll see that our children have a lot of available resources to learn a variety of subjects. Therefore, please, let's work with our children and help them to become responsible and educated adults that can offer many good things to society. Thanks. Living Together, Working Together Several cooperators have told me that they're "seeing people selling drugs and drinking" in front of their building. Additionally, some cooperators have said that they and their small children can smell marijuana smoke from other apartments and the stairwells. Then, we have complaints about people blasting their music at all hours of the day and night. "I can hear their music blasting throughout my apartment at all hours of the day and night," is one recent complaint. First, we have to get away from illegal drugs, excessive drinking, and abusing our bodies. How would you feel knowing that families with very young children are breathing in heavy marijuana smoke from your apartment or even from the stairwells? Please think about that point for a moment. But, some people might feel pressure from their friends to engage in taking drugs and drinking heavily. However, the overall consequences—addictions, health risks, job losses, and a lengthy criminal recor—will not be good for them, you, and our society. So please, think about your life and your future. Thereafter, please stand up and make a determination to stop this negative behavior right now. Then, don't be ashamed to get help, if needed.

Loud music? Is the volume of my music affecting my neighbors? Will I disturb my neighbors if I play loud music at 1:00 in the morning? Do I allow my children to stay home and blast music and smoke marijuana whenever they want? Part of living in a community means that we're going to have to be willing to work with our neighbors in a positive manner. So please, let's be good neighbors and work together. Working together means that we're going to stop illegal drug activities and take positive steps to turn our lives around. Also, we have to be willing to watch our children and the volume of our music. So, please, let's do our best to be good neighbors. Thanks. Dreiser Conditions There have been several complaints about how Dreiser looks. "There are several cracks in the ground and along some of the walls. And, the mall doesn't look right," are the recent comments. So, Management said that a bid was sent out for a lot of repair work at this mall. Close Everyone, we are not going to allow this community to go down. Thank you. Questions or comments? Please send a message to: Daryl Johnson, Riverbay Board Director, c/o Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475. Or, please send a message to me at darylhjohnson@optonline.net (Please double-check the spelling of this address.). Also, please call me at 718-671-4544 if you don't receive a response from your message. Okay, that’s it for now. So, please have a wonderful week. And, may God bless you and your family. Thank you.

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Dear cooperators, Thus far, I have attended three Board Committee meetings. One of them was the History Committee, headed by Director Bernard Cylich, and which I wrote about in my viewpoint a couple of weeks ago. The Youth Committee is headed by Director Eleanor Bailey, who also heads the Community Relations Committee. There was a full agenda for these combined committees. Four groups applied for certification as a Co-op City community organization. Three were accepted by the committee, but this needs Board approval. Also on the agenda was updates on Summer events; volunteers recruitment; Next door and Community Garden. I am excited about the Community Garden and trust that it is something that the Board will support. Director Tony Illis has also expressed an interest in the creation of a Community Garden. Director Leslie Peterson did research and presented information on Community Gardens. She came prepared to make it happen, pending Board approval.

If you have schoolaged children or know people who need a career, please inform them about the College, Career & Resource Fair on Saturday, September 28th in the Dreiser Community Center. Director Evelyn Turner is again doing an amazing job on organizing this event. I had attended only one Commercial Leasing meeting last year, which was and is headed by Director Helen Atkins. It is always interesting to learn about the new things that are happening in the three community centers. The Board approved nine leases. We might have two “Subway” stores in Co-op City and a Boston Market. We all probably know that there is a Dunkin Donuts coming to Bartow and

Yes, I know you are tired of reading that our VERY special guest for our meeting, that is taking place on Tuesday, September 17, at 7:30 p.m. is our City Councilman, Mr. Andy King. Folks have a tendency to complain about our elected officials, be it a federal election, a local one, or even our Riverbay Board election. Councilman King is very much involved in Co-op City, which he has expressed in both his thoughts and actions. Come down and listen to Mr. King share his vision for Co-op City. Let him know what you are satisfied with, and what you think needs to be changed. Make an effort to express your views and hopes for the future. Change does happen – not always as rapidly as we wish. There will be time for questions and answers. There will be special raffle gifts at this meeting in honor of Councilman King. It is time to start paying for our trip to the Westchester Dinner Theater on Friday, December 6 for the matinee performance of “White Christmas.” The price of $80

includes round-trip transportation, a full course luncheon with a choice of entrees, all taxes and gratuities. We have marvelous seats for the performance. To reserve your seat or to obtain further information, please call Eleanor Bailey at 718379-7754 or Dolores Rankin at (718) 3790910. You can mail your check/money order to Ms. Bailey at 4180 Hutchinson River Pkwy. #10A, Bronx 10475 or Ms. Rankin at 4160 Hutchinson River Pkwy. #10 E, Bronx, NY 10475. There are a limited amount of seats; seats are being sold so don’t miss out on a great day filled with great food and grand entertainment. This can be a wonderful gift for a person who has everything – shared experiences bring joy to both the giver and the recipient and, experiences live forever. In addition, we are sponsoring another “Cash for Gold” fundraiser event on Tuesday, November 12 at our General Meeting. Gold and silver jewelry in any condition, single earrings, even gold teeth

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Edson Avenues and another one coming to the Bartow Mall, a stone’s throw away. I joined other Board Directors in requesting some type of health food store and Management said that they would look into it. Co-op City Fair It was so nice to meet and greet the community at the Annual Section 5 Fair. I had lots of things to attend on Sunday and I didn’t make it out there until after 3:00 p.m. Deborah Nelson, the African-American Association’s new Vice President; Kevin Lambright, the Association’s Assistant Treasurer and I handed out water and flyers indicating the Association’s 2013-2014 programs, including Yoga & Pilates, Belly Dancing, Evening Line Dancing, Zumba Fitness, Computer Classes, Study Group, Music Singing Group, Job-Assistance Workshops and Before and After School Program. All are welcome. Call 718-379-5555. The African-American Association’s monthly general membership takes place today, Saturday, September 14th at 4:00 p.m. in the Dreiser Community Center, Room 15.

Back to School Our children are returning to school this week. I hope that they enjoyed the summer months and are ready for learning. When my two daughters attended P.S. 153, all of my attention was devoted to them and their school environment. At grade school age, there is nothing more important than making sure that your child gets a good education. Parents or guardians should be sure that their child is prepared for learning by arriving at school on time, showing respect for the teacher, having the necessary tools/supplies, and by completing the homework assignments. Also important is that your child should consume nourishing foods and get adequate sleep at night. Prepare for your child’s future by attending the College and Career Fair on September 28th. Building Associations The Building Associations meetings will be starting again this month and you should attend. You will gain information about your community, as well as friends. I can be reached at 718-6715957.

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Broun Place Townhouse Association

This week, Broun Place said goodbye to Chris, one of our most excellent groundskeepers. Chris accepted a new position outside of Riverbay Corporation. Broun Place truly supported this very hard working young man and his dedication in honing his landscaping skills. Thank you to Gwen Roberts, Ann Ventrella and Jesse Seisse in helping Broun Place recognize Chris. Thank you to all the neighbors who contributed to this effort. Last evening began the most holy of Jewish celebrations, Yom Kippur. This time of atonement is an opportunity to review and think about our actions, how not to make the same mistakes going forward. It is also a time to remember those who have passed on and be grateful for the time spent together. Channel 13 is showing a wonderful documentary, “18 Voices of Kol-Nidre.” The Kol-Nidre is chanted, signaling the holy service. In this excellent and historic documentary, many religions are represented respecting KolNidre. The association extends New Year greetings to

neighbors celebrating Rosh Hashanah. We cannot forget, at this same time, we honor and remember, the tragedy of September 11th. Broun Place Townhouse Association announces the first meeting of this season: September 26, Rm. 31, 6:30 p.m. The agenda is our election to establish an executive committee for Broun Place. The positions are President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. We also need folks to help out with the set-up for meetings and other neighborly events where help is needed. We need volunteers for this important role; please offer to share the work and participate in your townhouse association. On September 26th, nominations will be taken from the floor and all Roberts Rules will be adhered to for the election. Additionally, new dues for the new year will be collected and ongoing collections will commence. Dues are just $12 per apartment, per year, September to September. Dues are used for meeting needs and to acknowledge a neighbor in the event of illness or death

and/or an event in Broun Place. Neighbors, please keep up the recycling efforts. Let’s pick up what others have dropped to keep our townhouse cluster clean. Thank you, Buildings and Grounds, for the return of both street garbage cans at both corners of Broun Place and Bellamy Loop. More and more, neighbors are taking the Greenway exercise offerings seriously. It is great to have this opportunity, free and so close to home. With the regular primary season evolving to the main election, neighbors, citizens, please get out and vote. Broun Place sends good luck and support to all students and their families as the new school year has officially begun. This press release is for you, please feel free to share your story. Prayers are sent out to all recovering from an illness or injury. Also, do let us know if you wish a celebration acknowledged in this press release. Again, please consider active participation on the Broun Place Executive Committee. —Eva Lazaar

TODAY: The Sands Casino/Winery/Outlet Shopping/ Buffet Bonanza in Bethlehem, Pa.: We left this morning at 8:00 a.m. from 100 Casals Place. We want to thank everyone who came with us today, we always have a great time and welcome everyone. Our first Building 13 Association meeting for this season is scheduled for Thursday, September 19, at 7:00 p.m. Our first guest is Mr. Ron Caesar, Director of Risk Management. Risk Management provides professional expertise in analyzing the sufficiency of insurance coverage for the corporation. This department also deals with shareholder insurance claims. Had a flood or other incident and you want to know how to handle it? This meeting is for you. See you in September. We will also be voting on various activities planned for the coming year. Game Night: Exact dates to be announced, hosted by: Miguel/Nancy, in the Association Room from 7-10 p.m. Check the bulletin board. Arts and Crafts - Sunday, September 22nd - Hosted by Bria/Assisted by Ms. Gail and Denise at the association com-

munity room. Time: 12 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Volunteers are welcome. Strokes of Joy Painting - Friday, September 27th - Hosted by Valerie and Lelia. Time: 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. $10 donation to the Association. Women Keeping It Real - Saturdays, October 12th and December 21 – Exhilarating spirited conversation with women of all ages, but must be 18 and over to participate. Place: Association Room – Light refreshments. Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. SPECIAL: October 12th prior to WKIR - Learn to put on eyelashes from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Bring your own lashes (NOT INDIVIDUALS), clear glue with a brush, a tweezer and stand alone mirror. Cost $4 for special applicator. Space limited, so call and secure a spot. Arts and Crafts - Decorating Party for kids - October 13th and 20th with Valerie from 2-5:00 p.m. Kids COSTUME PARTY – Saturday, October 26 Association Room, hosted by Doris. Time: 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Volunteers welcome. Donations welcome. Take a Holiday Family Picture – Sunday, November 3rd,

Time to be announced. Contact Vivian Campbell in advance for appointment - 718-671-3012. Location: Association Room Looming Class - Friday, November 15th and 22nd, knit a hat with Valerie and Leslie, Association Room. Time: 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Donation: $10 (for loom). Bring your yarn, preferably #6. Please note: If you currently receive BASIC STAR, you need to re-register by December 31, 2013. If you live in Co-op City, are under 65 (over 65 have Enhanced STAR) and your household income is less than $500,000, you are eligible. Go online (STAR tax credit) or call 518-4572036. 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 718-320-1370, Gail Sharbaan at 718-671-3801, our website: http://www.bldg13assoc.com or e-mail us at building 13assoc@yahoo.com. Thanks for making our team work. —Leslie Peterson

2013 Major All Star Final Playoff Game The Co-op City Little League 2013 Season came to an end as the Dymond Motor Sports sponsored Major All Star team players demonstrated an amazing display of never say die during the second playoff game against the Bronx All Star at the Astor Invitational Tournament. Trailing throughout the first five innings, the Dymond Sports All Stars scored eight runs in their last at bat to come within two runs of winning the game. Brandon Casanova started the rally with a walk after a full count. Jayden Chaparro followed with his third hit of the game to put runners at the corner. Shawn Harris then drove in a run with a strong single up the middle. David Torres, Jr., who had singled in the fifth inning to drive in two runs, walked to load the bases. Then on patient on bats and hits by Jonathan Garcia, Derek Marin, Gabriel Cuilan, Eric Spradley, and Jacob Whitfield, the CCLL All Star team was within one run to tie the game. The dramatic comeback came to an end as the last batter, with two outs, went out swinging at a third strike. Playing in their last Major Division game before moving on to the Junior Division, Gabriel Cuilan made a fantastic leaping catch in right field, and Jacob Whitfield, who was on base three times, had two RBIs. Also moving up next season to the Juniors will be Jonathan, Derek, and Eddie Rosario. Tyrique Kinnes, who contributed big time to the team success, was not present for the game due to family vacation.

Other Major Division players going to 13 & 14 years old Junior teams are Jestin Martinez, Sebastian Ulanga, Jr., Jordan Nivar and Kayin Slader. The CCLL wants to thank the coaching staff of Earl Williams, David Torres, Sr., Luis Marin and Matt Rodriquez for a great season. These coaches not only taught the players the fundamentals of baseball, but also used their own money to buy the players new jerseys for the invitational games Kudus to the Co-op City Public Safety Dept. for assigning

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16 This year at the upcoming College, Career & Resource Fair, Saturday, September 28, from 1 – 6 p.m., we will experience yet another special treat. HAIR! Hair is one of our greatest assets and has been studied for years. The economy may be bad but men and women will find a way to get their hair “done.” Therefore, we have confirmed the attendance, as a career choice, a top Manhattan Cosmetology Institute, licensed by the New York State Department of Education, as well as is accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Art and Sciences (NACCAS). We chose them because their graduates have found success and fulfillment in a remarkable range of careers. They have been hired by the finest coiffures across the country. Upon completion of their program, you will be prepared for a career as a hair stylist or technician, makeup artist, or salon owner. The We are 23! On Friday, September 6th, we had a successful distribution of back to school supplies to 50 children and young adults from Pre-K to high school. We also handed out applications for membership to the building association. Dues are $5 for the year and are to fund the association and various building activities. We hope that more in the building will join and participate in the activities and events we are

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Institute offers financial aid for those that qualify. Classes are full time and part time. Payment plans are available. Major figures in the history of Black hair were entrepreneurs such as Annie Turnbo Malone and Madam C. J. Walker. “From antiquity to the present day, Black hair especially has been both ornamentation and a medium of artistic expression.” The history of “Hair” is fascinating from various African societies to the present day showcasing of “hair extensions” utilized by all cultures. There has been a real revolution in the indus-

try since 1954 and one has to be trained to stay ahead. If you are interested in this “billion dollar” business, come to the College, Career and Resource Fair on Saturday, September 28 to find out how you can enroll in one of New York’s finest institutes. This is a very competitive field and only the best trained and gifted survive. If you are excellent, you will never be without employment. DONATIONS & REFERRALS On behalf of the College Fair core volunteers, we are so grateful for the outpouring of support for this community event. We are especially pleased with the support from our newly elected President, Bill Gordon, and Management who are ensuring that we are able to offer limited parking passes for out-of-town guest on the day of the event. For the community organizations, Board members, and corporations who were the first to send a donation, thank you very much indeed. For cooperators who are call-

ing with contacts, you are the best! We are still looking for Co-op City “authors.” We are a community with a common cause collaborating by sharing ideas, information and other resources. We live together in Co-op City practicing common ownership. This Board Director is the Lead Organizer, but this is YOUR event. Remember what George Bernard Shaw said? “The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not.” Keep active, keep busy! Thank you, cooperators for attending the last “Open Board Meeting.” If you still have concerns and unanswered questions, please contact me: Evelyn M. Turner – evelyntinez @aol.com – 718-320-8088 or 917324-1033. Mailing address: Evelyn M. Turner, Board Director, Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475.

planning. Just a reminder that our association meeting will be on September 23rd at 7:30 p.m. in the Association Room. On a personal note, I did a walkthrough of the building and found urine, cigarette burns on walls, cigarette smoke and graffiti. While doing the walk of the grounds, I found used condoms and garbage on the ground and in the bushes. In addition, a parent was letting their child urinate on the side of the building prior to

entering. Although I have been working with Riverbay to address various issues that I have found in the building and have been brought to my attention, this is not something that is Riverbay’s doing. We must take better care of our homes. We must take better care of our community. I have heard many people say that this is not a project and we should not behave as such. I have to agree. We must have higher standard for ourselves and our com-

munity. I implore you to please see this community as your home. This will make living here a better place for all. If there are any maintenance or repair issues that need to be addressed, please contact the CSO office and ask for work order # for tracking purposes. If you need to reach us, please send an email to bldg23cc@gmail.com or 347903-7523. —Erica Diaz

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Black Forum

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. Mt. Airy Casino on Oct. 19 We will be going to the Mt. Airy Casino on Saturday, October 19. Cost is $35 with $25 casino bonus and $10 food. No refunds! Pick-up at 8:30 a.m. from in front of the Dreiser Rehab; 8:45 a.m. at Asch Loop behind the library and 9 a.m. at 135 Einstein Loop. Be on time. Book today. Call (718) 320-0033 or (917) 209-5334 or (718) 320-8035. Payment must be received to reserve your seat on the bus.

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. Student volunteers needed The Black Forum is looking for student volunteers between the ages of 16-18 to help out at the food pantry from 11 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. If you are interested, please call (718) 320-8035. We would also like to thank Ashley and Monee for their invaluable assistance this summer. 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

“The mission of a Toastmasters Club is to provide a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth.” Welcome back, friends and members, to our fall session where we continue to focus on the TM Club mission. You are invited to come to our meetings and see if we can help you in your quest to gain confidence and shed your fear of speaking in public. You only need to be 18+ years of age and committed to your own selfimprovement. We do the rest! That’s it!! Are you ready to get started? Don’t put it off another day. Come to the next meeting on Thurs., Sept. 19th. at 7:30 p.m., Bartow Mall, lower level. Get started now!

Upcoming events to put on your calendar: Thurs., Sept. 19th: Club meeting at 7:30 p.m. with guest speaker TM Myrna Miller, who will bring us news on the latest in ‘Cloud Computing.’ We can learn from this advanced speaker, as well as pick up computing tips. How great is that? Sept. 19th: Members, bring your semi-annual dues to this meeting and “PAY HALF!” How great is that? Saturday, Sept. 21st at 10:00 a.m., Monroe College, 145 Huguenut St., Rm. 203, New Rochelle, NY. Free admission to Area 11 Speech Contests. Winners from club Humorous and Table Topics Contests will compete to advance to Division finals. Club members Selma Newman and Kathy Blount are contestants and they need our support. The speeches are guaranteed to make you slap your knees and laugh until you cry. Refreshments

will be served. How great is that? Saturday, Sept. 28th: Co-op City College Fair, Dreiser Loop Aud. A “must-attend” if you are a parent, grandparent, guardian, student or anyone who knows a parent, grandparent, or student. This is the place to be for information on elementary (AM), high school, college (PM), finance, scholarship resources and much, much more. Saturday, Nov. 23rd: Dist. Conference. Funday at the NY LaGuardia Marriott Hotel. Two members from our area will be presented the most prestigious and highest educational award, DTM, from Toastmasters International. Plan to be there in support of Marcia Green and Lauretta Jaysura. Register now. How great is that? Always visit www.Toastmasters46.org or 3824.toastmastersclubs.org or toastmasters.org for Toastmasters information. —Lauretta Jaysura

Welcome back. We hope you enjoyed the all too brief summer. Our Building Association will meet on Monday, September 23rd, Activity Room at 7:30 p.m. On our agenda is setting a date for our movie night, a proposed bus trip to one of the casinos, Halloween, Garden Club (all of our volunteers for the Garden Club, please attend this meeting and bring your ideas with you), holiday lobby decorations, building dues collection, building and security issues and our agenda going forward. We also need floor captains. A date has been set for our next Summer Fun Day,

Saturday, June 21, 2014. If you volunteered in the past, please do so again. If you have not volunteered, give it a thought and let me know. Please note: Basic STAR registration is ongoing until December 31, 2013. Refer to articles in this newspaper for more information. Drive carefully—school is open. Greetings to all who are celebrating a special day this month. Our thoughts and prayers to all who are sick and shut-in and to our troops. We can be reached at 718-379-7841. —Sonja Maxwell

Building 33 Association

The Association would like to remind the building of the upcoming Bus Ride to Atlantic City on Saturday, September 28, 9 a.m. The bus will leave from the Community Center in Section 5. We will be going to the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Tickets are $35 with a $25 return, plus a lunch voucher worth $10. Please call Connie, 718-320-7430, or Pat, 718-3201861, or Maude, 718-320-7066. The Board members of the building will start collecting building dues on Monday, Sept. 16. Please cooperate and pay. The dues will remain at $8 for the year. If we have a good showing, we will be able to continue doing our best for the building. Again, I remind you, without your help it will be impossible. CALLING ALL BUILDING 33 COOPERATORS TO A MEET & GREET MEETING. We will have a building meeting on Monday, Sept. 30th at 7 p.m. in our meeting room. The Board extends their invitation to all nationalities in the building. Please join us for the betterment of the building. Let’s get to know one another and stop being divided into different groups. We all live here together. Let’s get together and come down to the meeting. The association extends get well wishes to the sick and the shut-in. Peace. —Patricia Bonaparte

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We hope you enjoyed the summer. Our next meeting is Tuesday, September 24, 7:00 p.m., Bartow, Room 31. On our agenda will be building issues, Management issues, and youth center. Our thoughts and prayers to all who are sick and shut-in. To all of you celebrating a Special Day in September, enjoy. We can be reached at 718-379-7841 or MLSAH@aol.com. —Sonja Maxwell

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The RETIREES invite you to their HOLIDAY PARTY on Thursday, December 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Marina del Rey. Price: $70, which includes transportation (first paid, first served), PLUS free admission to Spring Bash in April, 2014. Come, be a part of the initial holiday merriment. (Contacts: Beverly Waller, Ida Morton, and Virginia Stewart, 718-379-0377). TRAVEL EVENTS: (Travel insurance encouraged) • Sept. 16-18 (Mon.-Wed.), WASHINGTON, DC. Coach bus opposite Dreiser Loop deli. Boarding, 7:30 a.m. and departure, 8:00 a.m. SHARP! • Nov. 12th & 13th (Tues. & Wed.) OVERNIGHT CASINO GETAWAY, CT. (2 days/1 night). Price: $129/double and $179/single. Play at Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Casinos, stay overnight at Howard Johnson Inn. (Casino bonuses

and 3 meals), eat, stop and shop at Olde Mistick Village. Deposit of $75 required to hold your seat. Come join in the fun. The price is right. Final payment due Thursday, Oct. 3rd. • Sept. 19-27, 2014, (9 days/8 nights) California Coastal cruise on the Crown Princess (Princess Cruise line). Day 1, 1 night pre-cruise stay at the Universal Hilton in Los Angeles. Day 2, tour of Hollywood, later board and leave on the Crown Princess to cruise to San Francisco, Santa Barbara, San Diego, and Ensenada, Mexico. On day 9, return to Los Angeles for departure home. Prices/pp: Inside Cabin, $1980, choice of Balcony cabins, $2330 or $2360. (Rates include 1 night hotel stay, roundtrip airfare from New York, and transfers to/from ship plus various fees and taxes.) PASSPORT REQUIRED. Early Bird Special! If you book your

reservation by Mon., Sept. 23 with only a $100pp deposit, you will receive a coupon book worth up to $325 in Onboard Savings. F.Y.I. After Sept. 27th, your deposit is a minimum of $325pp double occupancy or $650 pp single occupancy required to secure reservations and assign cabins. Final balance due June 7, 2014. Travel contacts: Beverly J., 718-3790377 and Claudette D, 718-379-4784. THEATRE COMMITTEE: (prices include transportation – van will depart 11:45 a.m. SHARP): Thurs., Nov. 21st, 2:00 p.m. – Radio City Christmas Spectacular show. Price: $75. Calls will be made when tickets are available for pick-up. See Paisley. 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-

7847/671-8637. NOTE: Please include phone numbers when signing up for shows/trips. GOOD AND WELFARE: The RETIREES send get well wishes to Carolyn Ellis, our former Good and Welfare Chair, currently in the hospital. Sending healing thoughts her way for a speedy recovery. And to those of you still under the weather, we wish you brighter days. (Contact: Elinor Gordon, Chair, at 718-379-8755 regarding illnesses and bereavements.) BRIDGE CLASSES – for more information, call Alvin Lisle, 718-6718852. “Dance as though no one is watching you. Love as though you have never been hurt before. Sing as though no one can hear you. Live as though heaven is on earth.” —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 who will be celebrating their birthday in September: Rafael J. Alejandro, Charles A. Bishop, Marvin R. Brown, James Cooke, Hattie B. Harris, Grisela Holiday, Nathan Sherman, Roger M. Smith, Earl E. Watson and Anna T. Swanson. If you don’t see your name in this issue, please bring it to my attention and it will be placed in the next issue of the Co-op City Times. Our Post is always looking for new

members to join, so if you are a VETERAN from any branch of the military, stop by our Post and join us. Please bring your DD-214 with you. Post 1871 is located in Section #5 in the Community Center, 135 Einstein Loop, Room 41. Our office telephone number is (718) 320-8165, and our e-mail address is post1871@optjmum.net. Did you pay your American Legion 2014 dues yet? By renewing your American Legion membership for 2014, you will get expert assistance from our Post. All EXECUTIVE meetings will take place on a Wednesday until further notice. This was voted on by the execu-

tive members at the last meeting held on September 4th. All meetings will start at 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Please pass this on to any member who missed the last meeting. The next “GENERAL” meeting will take place on September 21, at 11 a.m. sharp. Post 1871 has a new computer for our members to use. After using the computer, PLEASE place the cover on the keyboard and treat the computer as if it were your own. October 6th, there will be breakfast served at the Turner Club from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Anyone wanting to attend this affair, please contact the Post Commander. The cost is $30 per person.

If you would like to become a paid-up Member For Life, contact the Post Commander. Put this on your calendar: On November 8th, Friday, there will be another Military Ball held at the Villa Barone so save your money if you’re planning on attending this affair. Q: How many divorced men does it take to change a light bulb? A: Who cares, they never get the house anyway. Q: Where do you get Virgin wool? A: From ugly sheep. This information was provided to you by your Post information officer. —Richard I. Lawson, Jr.

Hi, neighbors: Thanks to all of you for your support at our building Fish Fry on Saturday, September 7th. A special thanks to: Avis Clough, Carolyn Sinkler, Charles Smith, Deborah Hughes, Estelle Thomas, Geoffrey Lawrence, Gloria Watson, Helen Atkins, Joyce Delarosa, Liza

Ellis, Lorraine Turner, Norma Klabier, Pamela Thornhill and Sylvia Kwasi for bringing this event together. Thank you so very much, you all helped to make this event a huge success. All proceeds go toward the Building 18 Scholarship Fund. —Gertie Brown

Hi, neighbors…Well, we made it! Yes, we are going on our second “adventure outside of Benchley Place.” Thanks to our cooperators and their friends. Did you vote? I hope so…because we are a part of New York City. The Bronx needs our vote to stay viable in the city. We, here in Co-op City, want to show that we are a part of New York City and want to be heard. Did you attend the first Open Riverbay Board meeting? This type of meeting has been asked for by cooperators time and time again. I hope the first was a success and

more will follow. We will have our first Building Association Meeting on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, at 7:30 p.m. in our Meeting Room. Yes, it is a Wednesday – we are trying a different day. Mark your calendar and come on down. Would you believe, our dues collection is still in force due to the many who have NOT paid. Please come down and bring your dues. You know who you are…Just come to the meeting and show you want to belong. Thanks! —Celestine Withey

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African-American Association

Association Meeting Today: Saturday, September 14, 4:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. Come out to hear from the Honorable Judge Fernando Tapia and Adeyemi LaCrown Oloruntoba (Toba) regarding important legislation. NYC Councilman Andy King has also been invited. We will also discuss community issues, review programs, collect dues and celebrate September birthdays with delicious refreshments. 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 welcomed. The following are ongoing programs

which the Association sponsors and encourages your participation: Yoga & Pilates Mat Classes – Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 2. This class consists of exercises to promote weight loss, tone and strengthen muscles, gently stretch the spine, improve posture and flexibility while reducing stress with breathing techniques and meditation, to create a sense of wellbeing. Call 718-671-8364. Belly Dancing Classes – Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 2. This is a fun and healthy way to stay in shape. No experience is needed. Call 646281-4570. Evening Line Dancing Classes – Thursdays, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Dreiser Community Center, Room #2. Dance to Soul, Latin and Gospel music. The dance steps will be broken down, making it possible for all to learn. Come and enjoy! Call 917-903-7073. Computer/Laptop Classes – 2nd and

4th Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. Fee $5; members get one free class. Call 718-379-5555. Education – The Association for the Study of Classical Civilizations (ASCAC) Institute For Youth Study Group, meets 2nd Mondays, 7:00 p.m. and 4th Saturdays 10:00 a.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. Call 718-379-5555. Jobs/Entrepreneurial Workshops – Thursday, 10/3, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. Our mission is to assist and refer people to jobs. We review resumes, practice interviewing techniques and provide job leads. We do not provide jobs. This is a free service. Light refreshments and post meeting networking. Contact: RToppin120@aol.com or 718-320-1424. Children’s Early Morning Dropoff and After School Programs - School days. Call 718-379-5555. Central Park Five: Conference hearing, 9/17, 2:30 p.m., Federal Courthouse,

500 Pearl Street, NYC. Please attend. They need your support. Justice for Trayvon Martin: The rallying will continue on Sundays at 6:00 p.m., 125th Street and Malcolm X Blvd. (Lenox Avenue) in Harlem, NYC. An “Open Mike” will be provided for those who wish to speak. The rallies were spearheaded by the “not guilty” verdict in the George Zimmerman case in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman, fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on 2/26/12 after he was instructed not to follow Trayvon. Trayvon was walking home from the store and had done nothing wrong. Protestors believe that the six jurors were wrong and are calling for an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and a boycott of Florida. For more information, call 718398-1766. Like us on Facebook: “Coopcity Africanamericanassoc.” —Francine R. Jones

H-e-l-l-o, Building 14 cooperators!!! As we return from our summer recess, you are probably as surprised as most that it is already mid-September – where does the time go? In its likeness to the arrival of spring and summer, September’s ushering in of fall brings a sense of renewal and rejuvenation. Life in Co-op City has not stood still, so there is much to catch up on. You’ll be pleased to know that a line-up of guest speakers for this fall season is

already in place. The thought behind the scheduling of these guests is for the conversation to flow from gaining an understanding about a specific area that is of major importance and of common interest (Restoration), to making inquiries (to Riverbay Management) about future prospects surrounding these and other policies and, finally, to sharing our concerns and desired actions with those that represent us (the Board). Building meetings are held in our Association Room (enter from the rear

portico, under the building wing that runs parallel to the walkway leading to the bus stop) and they always start at 7:30 p.m. sharp. Mark your calendar now! Thursday, September 19th – guest speaker Edgar Perez, Director of Restoration Thursday, October 24th – guest speaker Vernon Cooper, General Manager, Riverbay Corporation Thursday, November 21st – guest speaker William (Bill) Gordon, President, Riverbay Board of Directors

Welcome to all of our new Building 14 cooperators! We invite you to become involved, sharing your thoughts, talents and goodwill. A challenge being sent out to students from K-12 and beyond is that they take their education seriously, striving to reach their highest potential! Hope to see a standing-room-only crowd at our first Association Meeting – this coming Thursday, September 19th at 7:30 p.m. See you soon! —JD Ferguson

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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 917-734-4058 for more information. Do you want a place that allows you to meet the living God? Do you want to be connected to people who care about you,

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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. Dr. Smith’s Sermon Topic: Take off your chains.

Church of the New Vision

Pastor Anne L. Palmore and the congregation of the Church of the New Vision extend a warm and friendly invitation to everyone to worship with us every Sunday at 8:00 a.m. or 11 00 a.m. We are a church where inspirational messages from the Word of God, the Bible, are delivered every Sunday morning. The church is designed to meet the spiritual needs of our community by offering anointed singing and preaching, and a general atmosphere of Christian love and friendly hospitality. We also invite the youth of our community to attend our Sunday Morning services, which are designed to meet the special needs of our young people. Parents, please send your children to learn of the Lord Jesus. Prayer Service takes place every Wednesday evening from 7:30 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 6:00 p.m. Next Generation Choir & Club meets 1st & 2nd Friday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Seniors’ Ministry meets 1st Wednesday of the month at 11:00 a.m. Mid-day Bible study meets every Tuesday afternoon from 12 to 1 p.m. The Men’s Choir Gospel Concert will be held on Saturday, September 21, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets for adults are $15, children 15 years and under, $10. For tickets, please see any member of the Men’s Fellowship. The Pastor’s Aide is sponsoring a Gospel Building Fund Banquet on Saturday, November 2nd, from 1-5 p.m. Adults, $25, children 10 years and under, $12.50. Please see any member of the Pastor’s Aide for tickets. Come join New Vision’s “Partners In Reading Program” every Sunday afternoon from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Students in Grades 1 through 8 discover the joy of reading while exploring and improving their literacy levels through small groups and reading partners. Parents, we encourage you to bring your children to benefit from this free program, taught by trained professionals. Registration is ongoing. You could contact the church at the number listed below. The Church of the New Vision is located at 115 Einstein Loop, Bronx, NY 10475; Telephone: (718) 671- 8746 or (718) 320-0409. Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 753037, Bronx, NY 10475. Please visit our website at www.church ofnewvlslon.com. —Carole Haque

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Reading from Sacred Scripture: Phillipians 3:12-14. Thought of the Week: “God whispers in our pleasures; God speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pain.” Blood Drive: Church of the Savior and the American Red Cross will be holding their bi-annual Blood Drive on Saturday, Sept. 21, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. 4. There is a shortage of blood across the city in all healthcare facilities and we would like to try to help. No appointment is necessary, but you must be 18 years of age or older to donate. You must have ID. For further information, please contact Rev. Dr. Smith at (917) 734-4058. Weekly Activities – Every person is welcomed. Bereavement Group - Begins on Monday, Sept. 9 at 6:15 p.m.

Bible Study Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. Please join us for our in depth study of the Gospel of Mark. Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. - Channel 70, Bronxnet. Every other Saturday - Food Pantry. For more information in donating or receiving food, please call 718-9255052. Because of the increase of persons attending our Food Pantry, we are reaching out to the community for assistance. Here’s how you can help: WE NEED NON-PERISHABLE FOOD. No soda, potato chips, condiments, etc...Please check expiration date on all items. You can drop off your donations at the church, Mon., 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. or Sun. morning, 9:00 - 10:00. Thank you and God bless you all! For more information, call Dr. Smith, 917734-4058. —Rev. Dr. Robert A. Smith, Jr.

Fr. Taylor and the congregation of St. Joseph’s cordially invite you to worship with us in Co-op City at 155 Dreiser Loop, lower level. All are welcome. Weekly Schedule: Sunday service with Holy Communion and Sunday School are both at 9 a.m. Every 4th Sunday, our children participate in the reading of the lessons and every 5th Sunday, our young adults assist in the service. Bible study is held each Wednesday at 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal is on Thursday at 7 p.m. The (ECW) Episcopal Church Women meets immediately after service on the 1st Sunday of each month. Membership is open to all women of the church and dues are $2 per month. We look forward to welcoming every-

one at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 15, when we will celebrate The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. Fundraising Event: Annual Home Style Dinner Sale - Please join us for a Culinary Delight of home-cooked dinners on Saturday, September 21, from 12 p.m. until sold out! Outreach Program: We continue to collect non-perishable food for the feeding program at Grace Episcopal Church in West Farms. Please remember to donate. For additional information on the above, please call the church at 718-3200844, or visit our website. “Create in me a clean heart, O God, *and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51: 11 —M. Chambers

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It was very gratifying seeing all the Nursing Home veterans enjoying their hot dogs, hamburgers, potato and cole slaw and beverages and cakes at the August 11th Bronx County JWV barbecue held in the Bronx VA Hospital. They all thanked us for a wonderful Sunday afternoon. Of the Bronx posts helping out, from Co-op City Post 500 were Marvin Warm, Alan Kalter, Leon Weinstein and his daughter, Joan. Post 500 will be holding a Poppy

Drive this month. Please, we need volunteers to help out. If you can help, call Alan at 718-671-1144. Meetings: September 15th, Post 500 at the Town House Restaurant on Dreiser Loop. September 22nd, Department of New York JWV at the Bronx VAMC, breakfast before meeting at 8:30 a.m. G’mar Chatima Tovah. —Marvin Warm

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Community Protestant Church

On behalf of our Pastor, Reverend Dr. Calvin E. Owens, and our church family, welcome to Community Protestant Church, a church of love and understanding, located at 1659 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY 10469; telephone: (718) 8629172. CHURCH SCHEDULE: Sunday School - 9:00 a.m. Worship Service - 11:00 a.m. Communion Service - Every first and third Sundays Prayer Meeting and Bible Study – Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. The following programs are at the Church’s Annex: 2053 Asch Loop 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: Tomorrow, Sunday, September 15th at the 11:00 a.m. Worship Service – Annual observance of the Hospitality Ministry’s Anniversary. Our guest preacher will be Rev. Anthony Lowe, Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Bronx, NY. All are welcome. 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 additional 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. Saturday, October 12th at 3”00 p.m. – We invite you to a grand performance by the Sepia Players in the entertaining and enlightening play “WHO KILLED

THE CHURCH.” Donation: $20. For tickets and/or additional information, call (718) 655-7241; (347) 513-1027 or (718) 671-5045. Saturday, October 26th, 9:00 p.m. 2:00 a.m. – Enjoy a great evening of entertainment at the South Carolina Committee’s Annual Dance – A Black and White Affair - in Dreiser Auditorium, Co-op City. Music by DJ Jimmy Pressley. Ticket: $20/advance; $25/at door, available by calling (718) 379-8514; (718) 671-0425, (718) 671-5493, (718) 6710231. 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. —G. Mitchell

Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams and the Co-op City Baptist Church invite you to join us tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. for worship service. 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. Stop The Violence Prayer Walks are held each Saturday in each section in Coop City. Please join one of these walks against violence in our community when you can. The walks begin at 3 p.m. at the following locations: Library (Bartow); Town House Restaurant (Dreiser) and Basketball Court (Bellamy and Benchley). The Section 5 Prayer Walk begins at 4 p.m. in front of the Teen Center. Join us for a mid-week spiritual pick up at our mid-week worship service which is held on Wednesdays at 12 p.m. Bible study is held on Wednesdays at 1:00 and 7:30 p.m. Bible study will also be held on Wednesday, September 25 at 5:00 p.m. Prayer Service is held on Fridays at noon and 7:30 p.m. Men’s prayer service is held monthly at 7:30

p.m., we invite the men of the community to join us on Tuesday, September 17. On Sunday, September 29, the Senior Choir will celebrate their anniversary at the 11 a.m. service. All are invited to this uplifting service. On Saturday, October 5, the Building Fund Ministry is having a Cake and Bake Sale with Flea Market, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Einstein Community Center, Room 50 (lower level). Please come and support us in the building of our new church edifice. For additional information, call the church at 718-320- 3774. The Scholarship Ministry invites you to join them on their annual shopping spree to the Philadelphia Premium Outlet in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, October 26. The cost of the trip will be $45. The bus will leave from the Apple Savings Bank, Bartow and Asch Loop at 7:30 a.m. There will be reserved seating. For additional information or for tickets, call 718379-0541, 917-612-1245 or 718-3203774. The Scholarship Ministry invites you to join them next year as they sail to the Caribbean. They will be sailing on the Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas

going to Kings Wharf, Bermuda, Philipsburg, St. Maarten, San Juan, Puerto Rico and Labadee, Haiti. This 10day cruise will be from Thursday, July 17, 2014 to Saturday, July 26, 2014. For additional information or reservations, please call 718-379-0541, 917-612-1245 or 718320-3774. 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.Principle CenteredLiving.com or www.RevDr SheldonEWilliams.com. The Co-op City Baptist Church exists to glorify God and to establish a living community of people who follow the teachings of Jesus the Christ through worship, prayer, Bible study and fellowship. We seek to meet the spiritual and physical needs of the church through ministry. —Hattie L. Lucas

Co-op City Baptist Church

Keep Co-op City clean! This is your home. Please do not litter.

Co-op City Times / September 14, 2013

Fri., September 20

Thurs., September 19 Wed., September 18

Tues., September 17

Mon., September 16

Bartow

Einstein

Dreiser

Word Games

Library

Crochet and Knitting

9:30 – 11:00 am, Rm. 31

9:30am – 1:00 pm, Rm. 49

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

Bingo 9:30am – 11:30am Room 31

Dominoes

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

10:00am, Rm. 45

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

Line Dancing

10:00 – 11:00am, Rm. 2

ZUMBA Class

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

12:00pm – 1:00pm, Rm. 4

10:30 am – 11:30 am, Rm. 31

Around The Lunch Table

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

Stay Well Exercise

11:30am, Rm. 49

Dominoes

Walking and Exercise w/Ms.Gaskill

2:30pm, Rm. 31

2:00 – 4:00 pm

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

Blood Pressure Rm. 31, 9am - 10am Word Games, Rm. 31 9:30am - 11:30am Stay Well Exercise 10am-11:00am, Rm. 31 Line Dancing w/Voncile 10am-11:30am, Rm. 31 Bingo 1:00 – 3:30pm, Rm. 31 Card Games 2:00-4:00pm, Rm. 31 Dominoes 2:30pm, Rm. 31

Kosher

Non-Kosher

Soups, Breads and Desserts

Mon., Sept. 16

Orange pineapple juice Turkey meatloaf w/MoJo sauce Brown rice Cauliflower mashed Alt: Tuna salad

Turkey cutlet w/stewed tomatoes/basil Spanish yellow rice Green salad

Whole wheat bread Canned apricots in juice

Tues, Sept. 17

Apple juice St. Louis ribs Chicken breast Mashed sweet potato Creamy mushroom dill Collard greens sauce, Mashed potatoes Carrots Alt: Cold breaded fish

Mind Teasers Gentle Yoga w/Anne 1:15 - 2:00pm, Rm. 2

Intermediate Yoga

Card Games 2:00pm – 4:00pm, Rm. 31

Date:

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 49

2-3pm, Rm. 2 Basic Cellphone & IPAD Training course 1:30 – 3:30pm, Rm. 7

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Rm. 7 Alert & Alive Rm. 7, 10:30-11:30 a.m. 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

Tai Chi 11 a.m., Rm. 45 Bingo 1 p.m., Rm. 49 Matinee Movie w/George 10:00am-12:00pm Rm 45 Dominoes 10:00am, Rm. 45 Spelling Bee 10:00am, Rm. 49 Spanish Practice Class 10:30 am, Computer Lab Bingo 1:00pm, Rm. 49

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

Wed., Sept. 18

Orange juice Polish beef sausage w/onions Stewed tomatoes Green beans Alt: Sliced turkey

Thurs., Sept. 19

JASA Closed for Succoth

Fri., Sept. 20

Salisbury steak w/gravy Red potatoes Carrots and peas

Whole wheat bun Fresh fruit

JASA Closed for Succoth

JASA Closed For Succoth

Orange juice Cold roast chicken ¼ Chicken soup Whole grain Fusilli Tilapia w/lemon and dill pasta w/peppers Pesto pasta w/broccoli & carrot salad Green bean salad

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

JASA Closed for Succoth

Crochet and Knitting

Dominoes

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

10:00am, Rm. 45

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

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

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

Meditative Moments

Bingo 1:00pm, Rm. 49

11:00 – 12:00am, Rm. 2

Card Games

12:00pm-1:00pm, Rm. 4

Mind Teasers

2:00pm-4:00pm, Rm. 49

Card Games, Dominoes 2:00pm-4:00pm, Rm. 7

Therapeutic Yoga

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

1:30pm – 2:30pm, Rm. 8 Schedule subject to changes without notice*

(Schedule subject to change without notice)

DATES

WEEKLY TRIPS

WEEKLY TRIPS 1st Mondays:

1st Mondays:

Tuesdays

Stew Leonards Super Wal-Mart

Bowling

PRICE

PICK-UP TIMES

Bartow Dreiser 1:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m. $2.50 11:00am 11:30am (for transportation)

$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 for 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.

Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit

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

JASA Closed for Succoth

Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit

There will be no refunds for all trips. The JASA office at 2049 Bartow will be CLOSED on THURSDAY September 19. Flu Shots – Pathmark will be administering flu shots on the following days: Monday, September 16th, 2049 Bartow Ave., 3 – 7 p.m., Rm. 25 Monday, September 30th, 10 a.m. noon at 177 Dreiser Loop, Rm. 7 Tuesday, October 1st, 3-7 p.m. at 135 Einstein Loop, Rm. 34A See flyers at JASA offices for more dates and details. Importance of immunizations VNSNY will make an educational presentation regarding the importance of immunizations on Wednesday, September 25th, 11:30 a.m., Rm. 49, Einstein Senior Center. Free Screenings for Nutrition Assistance (SNAP, the program formerly known as Food Stamps) Friday, September 20th at the Einstein Senior Center, Room 34A. First come, first served! Please bring documents that verify your identity, address, income & expenses (rent, medical, etc.). For more information: 718-320-2066. See flyers at JASA offices for more dates and details. Walking Club (The Big Apple Senior Strollers 2013) - The Walking Club will meet every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. through Nov. 26 at 2049 Bartow Avenue, Room 31. Woodbury Commons – Monday, September 16th. $15 – includes transportation. Pick-ups: Bartow Ave. – 8:30 a.m., Dreiser Loop - 8:45 a.m. & Einstein Loop – 9:00 a.m. (Only 16 seats available). Bronx Zoo – Wednesday, September 18th. $2 – includes transportation. Pick-ups: Dreiser Loop - 9:30 a.m., Bartow Ave. 9:45 a.m. and Einstein Loop - 10:00 a.m. (only 12 seats available.) Central Avenue – Friday, September 20th - $13 –Transportation to XMAS Tree Store, Trader Joe’s & Amazing Savings.

Pick-ups: Bartow Ave. – 9 a.m.; Dreiser Loop – 9:15 a.m.; Einstein Loop - 9:30 a.m. Empire Casino – Friday, September 20th - $5 includes transportation. Pick-ups: Einstein Loop - 10:00 a.m., Bartow Ave. – 10:15 a.m. & Dreiser Loop –10:30 a.m. Wal-mart – Monday, September 23rd $15 – includes roundtrip transportation. Pick-ups: Bartow – 8:30 a.m., Dreiser 8:45 a.m. & Einstein - 9:00 a.m. To register, call 718-320-2066 (only 16 seats available). Weight Management Support Group – Monday, September 16 – 10:00 a.m., 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 25, facilitated by social workers. Learn techniques and information that can help you maintain a healthy lifestyle. For information: 718-320-2066. Caregiver Support Group – Tuesday, September 17th – 1:00 p.m., 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 31. The group 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. For information: 718-320-2066. Grandparent Connection – Next grandparent caregiver support group meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 18th - 10:30 a.m. at the teen center in Einstein Loop. For information, you may contact Hattie Lucas at 718-379-0433, Ext. 2139, or 917-734-5935. Save Your Joints - Tuesday, October 1, Dreiser Center, Room 4, 11:00 a.m. to noon. Are you suffering from knee or hip pain? The clinicians at Lawrence Hospital Center can help. Join them for a special program called “Save Your Joints.” It will feature Mary Anne Rittenhouse, RN, Total Joint Coordinator; Alyssa Klein, RPT, senior physical therapist and Mian Catalano, RD, an in-patient dietitian. The team will discuss pain and ways to treat it, antiinflammatory diets, physical therapy and more. We hope to see you there!

Co-op City Times / September 14, 2013

WEEKLY SCHEDULE 9/16/13 – 9/22/13 Organizations

Function Type

Date & Time

Room

African-American Association

Yoga/Pilates Line Dancing

Tuesday, 9/17 – 7:00 pm Thursday, 9/19 – 7:00 pm

2 2

Aerobics Zumba Toning

Monday, 9/16 – 7:30 pm Wednesday, 9/18- 7:30 pm Thursday, 9/19 – 8:00 pm

C C C

Coalition to Save Affordable Housing

Meeting

Monday, 9/16 – 7:30 pm

Co-op City Toastmasters

Meeting

Thursday, 9/19 – 7:00 pm

Circle of Christ Church

Bible Study

Sunday, 9/22 – 10:00 am

Debs Place Association

Meeting

Thursday, 9/19 – 7:00 pm

Deeper Life Church

Worship

Tuesday, 9/17 – 5:00 pm

Game

Wednesday, 9/18 – 1:00 pm

Bible Study Worship

Wednesday, 9/18 – 5:00 pm Sunday, 9/22 – 8:00 am

8 8, 10

Meeting

Friday, 9/20 – 5:00 pm

1,2,4,9 ,10

Harvest Restoration Ministries

Bible Study

Sunday, 9/22 – 9:00 am

Iglesia Cristiana Marcos

Bible Study

Sunday, 9/22 – 10:00 am

Mount Calvary Baptist Church

Bible Study

Tuesday, 9/17 – 5:30 pm

Meeting

Tuesday, 9/17– 6 pm

Black Forum of Co-op City

Duplicate Bridge

Faith @ Work Church

Girl Scouts

Weight Watchers

Baychester Library Events VISIT THE LIBRARY - A GREAT WEALTH OF INFORMATION UPCOMING EVENTS Film - Saturday, September 14, 2:00 p.m. “Sparkle” with Whitney Houston Children’s Open House Back to School Informational Resource - Thursday, September 19, 3:30 p.m., and Saturday, 9/28, 2:00 p.m. Film - Saturday, Sept. 21, 2:00 p.m. “As Good As It Gets” with Jack Nicholson Film - Saturday, Sept. 28, 2:00 p.m. “People Like Us” with Michelle Pfeiffer WEEKLY EVENTS Wii Gaming - Every Monday, 3:00 p.m. (Not 9/9) Toddler Time - Every Tuesday, 11 a.m. (Not 9/30) Teens TAG - Every Tuesday, 4 p.m. Teen Lounge - Every Wednesday, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m., Chess Club - Every Thursday, 3:00 (3:30 on 9/12) 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

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AARP Chapter #4997

FYI: The percentage of federal expenditures that went to Social Security & Medicare in fiscal year 2012 was 38%; the percentage of unpaid caregivers who manage medications for a loved one is 39%; and Medicare paid $8.2 billion for lab tests in 2010. REMINDER: Our Holiday Luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, December 12th at Marina Del Rey; 12 p.m.-4:30 p.m. - $75/person. Tickets are available NOW! Call Stella, (718) 379-2088, or the AARP office – 718-320-1946 – leave a message for a return call. 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, 718-671-5493. 2013 TOUR ACTIVITIES October 22 – Holiday Outlet Shopping and Sands Casino – 10% off for seniors; play with your bonus and enjoy lunch bonus too…$49/person for a Fun Day Trip… contact Jean, 718-379-3742 December 30-January 1, 2014 – New Year’s Eve Gala: 1920’s Great Gatsby – trip includes Deluxe Motor Coach transportation; first stop at the Sands Casino in Bethleham (PA); then to the Desmond Hotel (Malvern, PA) w/dinner after

check-in; next day All-American buffet breakfast; side trips for the day include a choice of sightseeing; shopping at King of Prussia Mall; or a 4-hour stay at an Atlantic City Casino; New Year’s Eve entertainment w/surf & turf dinner and an open bar; hats, noise-makers and Champagne toast at midnight; buffet breakfast & show before departure for home — $100 deposit due at sign-up: $535/person (double); $645 (single); $525/person (triple); travel insurance (to be included w/deposit): $28/person (double or triple); $37/single …contact Jean, 718-379-3742. 2014 TOUR ACTIVITIES March 31-April 1, 2014 – Sands Casino w/a $20 free play & lunch voucher; then to the hotel w/dinner and a show; full buffet breakfast and then to see MOSES at the Millennium Theater; traveling on Deluxe Motor Coach transportation…$295/double; $285/triple; $345/single (travel insurance to be determined)…contact Jean, 718379-3742. August 28 – September 6, 2014 – Canada & New England Cruise – Sail on the Royal Caribbean, 10 days/9 nights…pricing info to follow…contact Jean, 718-379-3742. —Delores Debnam

Monday, Oct. 14 – Mount Airy Casino. Cost per person, $33, casino package, $25 slot play and $10 food voucher. Time of pick-up: 8:30 a.m. at Einstein Loop, followed by Asch Loop and Dreiser Loop. Please bring your casino card, plus a valid photo I.D. Saturday, Sept. 21st - Our annual Raffle Luncheon. Cost per person is $48. Each guest will receive a raffle ticket for the drawings. Grand prize to be determined. Everyone welcomed to attend. Time: 1:00 p.m. at the Seashore Restaurant, City Island. Moses at the Millenium Theater – Lancaster, PA. – This will be a 2-day trip. Wednesday, May 14th and Thursday, May 15th, 2014. Day 1 - Lunch at the Hershey Farm Restaurant on your own. After lunch, a 2 p.m. showing of Moses. Room accommodations at the Hawthrone Inn and dinner at Millers Restaurant. Day 2 - After breakfast,

off to the Sands Casino and casino package of the day. Cost per person – double $245; triple $235; and singles $287. Please send in your deposits to hold your reservations. All balances or full payments must be paid by March 17, 2014. For all of the above trips or functions, please call Mildred at 718-320-0288, Lydia at 718-671-3005 or Loretta at 718-6712958. Mornings, 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Mondays through Saturday. Our prayers and condolences go out to Edit Sims and family on the passing of their beloved niece Monica Montgomery. Also, to the family of Eleanor Niles on her passing. May they know of no more sorrow. Please remember those in nursing homes or who are homebound – give them a call. Good health and healings are wished to all. —Lydia Ruas

We are open two 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. We are located in Dreiser Community Center, 177 Dreiser Loop, Room #13, second floor. —Arlene Rodriquez

Einstein Cancer Fund

Handicapped Adults Association

Goose Island Seniors

Wednesday, September 18—Bingo game in Room 39 at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $2 for members only. Refreshments served. Tuesday, September 24—Going to Mt. Airy Casino in the Pocono’s. Price is $33. Rebate is $25 slot play and $10 for food. Pick-up time is 8:30 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops: Einstein Loop, Asch Loop (back of library) and Dreiser Loop. Thursday, October 17—Going to luncheon and show in New Jersey, SHUT UP, SIT DOWN AND EAT. All payments must be paid before October 3. Pick-up time is 9:30 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops. MENU: Salad, pasta with vodka sauce, chicken piccata, roast

beef, fish with lemon sauce, potato, vegetable, soda, coffee, tea, also special dessert and complimentary drink, wine or beer. We are taking names for waiting list. For more information, see Ann or Mary at 135 Einstein Loop, Room 39, from Monday – Thursday, 10:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. or call office, 718-379-9613, or call Mary at 718-379-4899. Marilyn DeLeonardis is still in Workman Circle Rehab. Loretta Paul may be coming home from Morningside Rehab. Wishing all our friends and members good health to all! —Mary Pilla

Co-op City Times / September 14, 2013

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

Money and power do not really bring you happiness. Happiness does not depend on things, but on attitudes. No one is born happy, but all of us are born with the ability to create happiness. A laugh expresses the joy of living and costs nothing, and the person who laughs is a delight to be with. But more important is enjoying life. Someone once questioned a clergyman, “How do you account for so

much evil in the world?” The clergyman responded by asking, “How do you account for so much goodness in the world?” There is evil in the world, but there is also goodness in the world. We see what we choose to see. If we have the right perspective, we can see the beauty, the joy, the wonder of life all about us, and most important, in us.

Young Israel of Co-op City

HIGH HOLY DAY PRAYER SCHEDULE Rabbi Solomon I. Berl will officiate as Cantor and deliver the Holy Day sermons. YOM KIPPUR EVE - Friday, September 13th Mincha – 3:15 p.m. KOL NIDRE – 7:00 p.m. YOM KIPPUR DAY – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th Morning Service – 8:00 a.m.

PUBLIC YIZKOR SERVICE 11:00 a.m. FAST ENDS: 7:50 p.m. Rabbi Solomon Berl, Spiritual Leader of Young Israel, wishes all Co-op City residents a happy New Year of good health, good tidings, contentment and fulfillment in the year to come. May peace and harmony throughout the world become a reality in the coming year.

Building 21 Association

Elections!!! Once again, it is time for us to step up!!! We are asking for all to participate in our next meeting. If you are interested in being on the board of your building association, now is the time to stand up. The positions that are available are as follows: President, Vice President, Second Vice President, Treasurer, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, Sgt. At Arms, and Ombudsman. All of these positions are open. We are looking for positive, responsible shareholders to hold these positions. You must be shareholder of record. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, September 17 at 7:00 p.m. At our next meeting, we will also celebrate the new officers of our Building Association with refreshments and testimonies of years remembered. We will discuss the projections for activities forthcoming and proposed ideas. It is important for everyone to attend this meeting because it is important for the future of our building and our community. There will be $1 premi-

um scoop ice cream cones at this meeting. So please bring your entire family. Special announcements will also be made at this meeting, so you really want to be there. If you are proficient with Zumba skills, contact the African American Association of Co-op City, they are in need of a Zumba instructor. I know there are at least 4 qualified people in Bld. 21. It had been mentioned that jobs are going to be readily available real soon at the new mall. Roger Toppin has an excellent Job Preparedness program at the African American Association. Get the info. from this paper. There are so many things here that we can take advantage of if we take the initiative. Be sure to come to your next Building Association meeting to find out what some of them are. Remember, we are neighbors and we are family. We will all win by working, sharing and living together. For further correspondence:21association@gmail.com, or call us at (347) 504-1821. —Kevin Lambright

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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, September 20, is before 6:40 p.m. Shabbat ends today, Yom Kippur Day, Saturday, September 14, at 7:49 p.m. S.O.S. Urgent! Calling all Jewish men to make a Minyon. Hopefully, you did not miss the beautiful harmony between Rabbi Daniel Kronengold and Chasin Chaim Holtzer during the High Holy Day services. For further information, call Mimi at 1-347427-4526. We always look forward to

greeting you with a warm smile. For our holiday schedule, please see the Men’s Club of Traditional Synagogue article below. The community is always welcome to attend our various functions and enjoy a great day of fun and friendship. Good and Welfare: Do you need a tree certificate sent “in honor of” or “in Memory of” a special occasion or a condolence? You can give a living gift for the cost of $15 per tree. For more information, you can call Mimi at 1347-427-4526. We can accommodate you. If you are feeling under the weather, we wish you all a speedy, painless and complete recovery in double quick time. Your help is always appreciated. Thank you. Shalom! —Miriam Evelyn Berlofsky

The Holidays Services will be conducted by: Rabbi Daniel Zalman Kronengold. SUKKOT Wednesday, September 13th Light Candles by 6:43 p.m. First Day—Thursday, September 19th Morning Services at 9:00 a.m. Light Candles by 6:40 p.m. Second Day—Friday, September 20th Morning Services at 9:00 a.m. Light Candles by 6:40 p.m. Sabbath Evening Services at 7:00 p.m. Sabbath Saturday, September 21st Morning Services at 9:00 a.m. Evening Services at 7:00 p.m. Sabbath ends at 7:37 p.m. HOSHANNAH RABBAH: Wednesday night, September 25th Light Candles by 6:31 p.m.

Shemini Atzeret Thursday, September 26th Morning Services at 9:00 a.m. Yizkor at 11:00 a.m. Light Candles by 6:28 p.m. Simchat Torah—Friday, September 27th Morning Services at 9:00 a.m. Light Candles by 6:28 p.m. Sabbath Evening Services at 7:00 p.m. Sabbath Saturday, September 28th Morning Services at 9:00 a.m. Evening Services at 7:00 p.m. Sabbath ends at 7:37 p.m. We have box sets of Menorah and candles available for a small donation. We also have some electric Menorahs for a larger donation. Shalom! —Bruce Gitelson

The Co-op City Jewish Community Council is planning a trip to Lehman College on Tuesday, October 1 to see the Golem Klezmer Group with Zalmon Mlotok perform “Farbotene Lider” - forbidden songs which were shared among Jewish families behind the Iron Curtain. A bus will pick us up at 1:15 on

that day and we should be back in Co-op City by about 4 p.m. There is no charge for the event, but you need to reserve a seat on the bus by contacting the Council office in Room 18 of the Dreiser Community Center. Our telephone number is 718-320-1234. —Lynn Levine

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Co-op City Times / September 14, 2013

Evangelical Church of Co-op City – UMC Open Doors, Open Hearts and Open Minds

Come & Visit Us – We welcome you to God’s House – Your House – One Family in Christ. We are a congregation with spirit-filled worship, offering a variety of opportunities for spiritual growth, fellowship and service to God and our community. We are a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and bilingual congregation and all are welcome. Services are at the church at 2350 Palmer Avenue, across the street from Building 30. Parking is available. Sunday Services – The first Sunday of the month is a bilingual service with communion at 10 a.m. All other Sunday services are as follows: English Service at 9 a.m. and Spanish Service at 11:30 a.m. There are Bible studies in English and

Spanish at 10:30 a.m. We also have a children’s service during the English service. Prayer Night (English) & Prayer Morning (Spanish): The Lord said, “Whenever two or more are gathered in my name I am in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20. We will be having a prayer night on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the church building. Come and bring your prayer needs so we can all pray. Also on Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m., there is prayer till 11:15 a.m. in Spanish. Crescendo Christian Music School: Learn piano, guitar, percussion, voice and theory. Contact Maestro Frank Colon at (917) 753-3644. The school will be open from Monday – Friday, 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Private and group lessons are available. Earlier lessons can be arranged. All ages are welcome. We are adding some new classes to the curriculum, call Maestro to find out about these new classes. Registration for the Fall semester is free and rates are affordable. Men’s Fellowship: Every Thursday evening at 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Come and share your testimonies, explore your gifts and be blessed in the Word of our Lord. Hope to see you there. Sunday School For Children: Every Sunday at 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Classes are for 3 yrs. – 12 yrs. The curriculum being used will be The Super Book. Family Night: Friday night family night is back. Come and have an enjoy-

able time for the whole family. Starts at 7:30 p.m. every Friday. Bible Study will be in Spanish or English, whichever you prefer. Trip to Lancaster to see Moses: We are going to Lancaster, Pa. on March 21, 2014 to see Moses at Sight & Sound Theater. We will also be going to Miller’s Smorgasbord and a Farmers Market. Cost is $150/adult, $129/teens and $108/child. If you are interested, please call Barbara at (347) 603-7473. If there is no answer, please leave a message. Deposits must be in no later than November 3, 2013. Be aware that even though the trip is in March, the bus fills up fast so get your reservations in as soon as possible. —Rev. Dr. Milca C. Plaud

The Co-op City Pentecostal Tabernacle, 120 Benchley Place, Bldg. 24, Bronx, N.Y. 10475. Order of Services: You are invited to attend service every Sunday morning. Sunday School for all age group begins at 10:30 a.m. Worship Service starts at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday morning prayer and fasting service will be held at 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Bible Study and prayer meeting will also be held Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. Friday evening Youth Service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Focus Thought: The Power of Unity There is strength in “UNITY,” which is necessary to bring revival. Genesis 11: 1-9

1. And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. 2. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. 3. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. 4. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower whose top may reach unto the heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered aboard upon the face of the whole earth. “When we all pull together” There is something spiritually nourishing about unity. Working together

with godly unity produces a keen sense of satisfaction, and effective productivity skyrockets. We can accomplish so much more through the synergy of cooperative unity than we could ever hope to achieve alone. The power of unity is incredible, but the lesson to be learned from our study today is that unity can achieve great evil or great good. It is insufficient only to possess unity; we must have godly unity – joined together with who are like-minded to do the holy will of God. Like Babel, ungodly unity always produces disharmony and confusion. Godly Unity, on the other hand, produces harmony. Like the unison of the joined, harmonic voices of a choir or the blending of the harmonized instruments of a

symphony, godly unity produces the sweet strains of holy productivity. United In Purpose Although pride is the wrong motivator, it does motivate. Over the centuries, evil people have been able to accomplish much only because their common pride united them in evil purpose. It seems that God would thwart all the evil purposes of mankind, but there are some fundamental principles involved that cause God to restrain Himself from prematurely intercepting evil. Just as the law of gravity works for both the godly and the godless, principles of industry work for anyone regardless of their purpose. For further information, call 718-3204218 or 718-324-0334.

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