Co-op City Times 09/28/13

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

Vol. 48 No. 39

Store owners billed only for taxes they owe; Daily News story inaccurate

BY JIM ROBERTS Commercial real estate tenants in Co-op City are billed only for the commercial real estate taxes that they owe based on their signed lease agreements, a fact that was reported incorrectly in the New York Daily News this week.

In his response to that article, Riverbay Director of Finance Peter Merola explains that the increase in tax bills that merchants received this year came when the New York City Department of Finance raised the commercial tax bill to Riverbay.

Riverbay pays the entire city tax bill and then charges the tenants for their portion.

When some merchants questioned the tax increase, Riverbay agreed to lower their higher bills and paid a larger portion of the taxes out of shareholder funds, Merola explains.

Merola addressed all the inaccurate statements reported in the Daily News article in his response published below, along with a comment from Riverbay General Manager Vernon Cooper.

“A recent Daily News article has reported on an event that transpired

over a year ago regarding Riverbay’s commercial tenants and Real Estate taxes. The article is very misleading and does not tell the whole story.

This incident started in July, 2012 when Riverbay Corporation received its tax bills from New York City Department of Finance (NYCDOF).

Riverbay Corporation saw that NYCDOF had allocated more taxes to its three commercial property parcels, and less to its residential parcels than in prior years. After numerous phone calls to various New York City and New York State agencies, Riverbay was still unclear as to why NYCDOF made this change.

Riverbay’s commercial tenants have all signed leases for their stores. A clause in almost all of these commercial leases requires Riverbay to allocate the commercial real estate tax bill to each of the stores based on the size of their location. Based on the lease and the bills received from NYCDOF, Riverbay allocates a small portion of the overall real estate tax bill to the (Continued on page 3)

NYS registration process for Basic STAR tax credits ongoing; Enhanced STAR recipients not affected Deadline is December 31, 2013

Co-op City shareholders should have received by now, or should be receiving soon, their specific Basic STAR code that was mailed by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance in order to register with the state by the December 31, 2013 deadline to receive the credit in 2014 and in subsequent years.

Shareholders who receive Enhanced STAR do not have to participate in this registration process with the state and should continue to do what they have been doing all along – either reapply each year for STAR or opt in for automatic annual income verification.

This Basic STAR registration process was undertaken by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance in an effort to protect taxpayers from inappropriate or fraudulent School Tax Relief Exemption (STAR) claims. This registration process is a one-time assignment.

BY ROZAAN BOONE

DHCR-ordered 1% carrying charge increase to be implemented Oct. 1

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According to the State Department of Finance and Taxation website, once registration is completed by the December 31st deadline, homeowners who are receiving Basic STAR will not have to re-register every year. Going forward, based on the information provided in the registration process, the Tax Department will monitor homeowners’ eligibility in future years.

If you are currently receiving Basic STAR credit and do not receive your code from the State Department of Taxation and Finance in the coming weeks, you should call them at (518) 457-2036 for further directions.

Basic STAR recipients can register for the 2013/2014 STAR tax credit at the New York State Taxation and Finance Department’s website at www.tax.ny.gov, or by calling the department at (518) 4572036, Mondays to Fridays, 8:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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BY ROZAAN BOONE The 1% increase in carrying charges ordered by the Commissioner of the state supervisory agency for Co-op City, the NYS Division of Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), will be implemented on Tuesday, October 1, 2013.

Riverbay’s Director of Finance, Peter Merola, told the Co-op City Times on Thursday that the maintenance bills for October reflecting the 1% increase in carrying charges were being mailed and cooperators should begin receiving them soon. A reminder of the increase is printed on each of the October maintenance bills.

In addition, each shareholder was mailed a copy of the HCR Commissioner’s Order which was issued on September 16 and published in the Saturday, September 21st issue of the paper, as well as posted in the residential buildings and townhouse

clusters.

The increase raises the average carrying charge from $205.06 per room to $207.11 per room in Co-op City apartments as of October 1, 2013.

The Commissioner’s increase order was issued after HCR heard from shareholders of the Riverbay Corporation at a rent conference which was held in the Dreiser Auditorium on September 12, 2013. Before making its final determination as to the amount of the increase, DHCR staff also reviewed written comments that were submitted by shareholders within a given time frame.

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SCRIE & DRIE may help defray increased carrying charges for some Co-op City residents

BY ROZAAN BOONE 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 carrying charge increase which goes

into effect on Tuesday, October 1.

The 1% increase in carrying charges raises the average carrying charge to $207.11 per room from $205.06 per room in Co-op City apartments as of October 1, 2013.

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TO ALL COOPERATORS: EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT DOMESTIC HOT WATER SHUTDOWN

As part of its preventive maintenance program, Riverbay’s Power Plant workers will be replacing aging valves on the main steam header within the Power Plant.

This will require a total shutdown of the Power Plant for an extended period of time. However, residents will only be affected by a temporary loss of hot water.

In an effort to minimize the inconvenience to cooperators, work will be performed overnight during the early morning hours. Activities will begin on: TUESDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 1, at 11:00 p.m.

As soon as the work is completed, the hot water will be restored. However, it may take some time for the system to build up to the proper temperature, so we anticipate hot water will be restored by WEDNESDAY MORNING, Oct. 2, around 9:00 a.m.

COLD WATER WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR YOUR USE.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding in this matter.

—Riverbay Corporation

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SCRIE

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 has been increasing annually by $1,000 until it reached $29,000 in the year 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.

“It should be pointed out, however, that both SCRIE and DRIE helps cooperators who are 62 years of age and

older, to pay for the ‘increase’ in carrying charges, not their entire carrying charge,” explained Merola.

Merola said 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 Housing and Community Renewal, for instance, rentcontrolled 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.

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• 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 were approved and at the time of the next carrying 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.

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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Hispanic Heritage Festival in Dreiser tomorrow

Riverbay Corporation and the Spanish American Community Club will present Hispanic Heritage Day tomorrow, Sunday, September 29, 16 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. Please attend.

Next CB#10 Meeting

On Thursday, October 24, Community Board #10 will hold its monthly meeting at PS 304, 2750 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. 10465. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. For further information, please call contact Community Board 10 at (718) 892-1161.

NYC Parent Academy at PS 160 on Oct. 12

The NYC Department of Education will be partnering with PS 160 in Education Park on Saturday, October 12, to present Parent Academy: Collaborating With Your School to Ensure Your Child’s Success. This activity is part of “Parents as Partners Week,” being held Oct. 5-Oct. 12.

The program at PS 160 begins at 9 a.m. and will run until 12 p.m.

There will be free giveaways.

Seating is limited, so please register today. For further information, and to register, please call (212) 374-4118 or online at face@schools.nyc.gov.

PS 160 is located at 4140 Hutchinson Riverbay Parkway.

Friends & Family Day in Co-op City

The Coalition of AfricanAmerican Churches and Community organizations will be hosting its 18th Annual Friends and Family Day on Sunday, October 20, at 3 p.m., in Room 31 of the Bartow Community Center, 2049 Bartow Ave. in Co-op City, Bronx.

This will be a day of games, prizes, entertainment, inspirational messages, refreshments, and more.

Admission is FREE.

FRONT PA G E

Co-op City resident to premiere one-woman play about breaking the mold of conformity

BY BILL STUTTIG Hoping to inspire thousands of young women like herself who during several times in their lives felt trapped by life’s circumstances and expectations, Co-op City native Shana Solomon, a 32-year-old actress and writer has created her own one-woman biographical play entitled “The Closet B——h” which she will premiere Monday evening at the Woman at Work Festival in Manhattan Stage Left Studio.

Following Monday’s special premiere, the play, directed by Kenneth Williams, will begin a limited 12-perfomance run off Broadway at the C.O.W. Theater on Manhattan’s Clinton St. Solomon moved to Co-op City at the age of three and has lived here ever since.

She is a graduate of three Co-op City schools – P.S. 153, M.S.180 and Truman High School — and has carved out a successful career in acting since graduating from Lehman College with a degree in theater more than a decade ago.

Over the years, she has landed several roles in television and film, including roles on the soap operas All My Children and As the World Turns, and in national commercial televisions spots for such firms as GEICO and Mountain Dew, including ads that have been seen during past Super Bowl telecasts.

But Solomon told the Co-op City Times this week that this fair amount of commercial acting success was never the goal of her career. Writing and producing her own material which inspire other young women to make the most of their lives is her true goal, she said, and writing, producing and performing this autobiographical offBroadway show is what she believes is the first major step to accomplishing that ambitious goal.

After her early years as a professional actress, Soloman said, “I began to get sick and tired of it being up to the casting direc-

Commercial taxes

stores. Some stores received very large bills in accordance with their specific real estate tax clause in their lease.

However, after several tenants reached out to Riverbay to discuss their bills, Riverbay decided to adjust the bills to prior year levels, plus 5%, even though Riverbay Corporation experienced a very large year over year increase in taxes which it was required to pay to New York City.

Riverbay’s policy is that whenever any billing is done, all documentation is presented to the commercial tenants and time is taken to make sure they understand it.

Riverbay is current in its Real Estate taxes paid to New York City. In fact, with the new HUD guaranteed mortgage, Riverbay is required to deposit money into an escrow account every month which allows Wells Fargo Bank to pay the taxes when they are due.

In the case of the New York Public Library, the large amount of Real Estate taxes they paid represented seven years of real estate taxes that had not previ-

Shana Solomon

tor whether I get the part or not and also you get tired of playing the part of the prostitute or other stereotypical characters. I wanted to write interesting stories where I can play many different characters and facets.”

She said, “That’s when I decided to write about my life and perform it on stage and call the shots my way.”

Writing everyday for six months, she created the first draft of her one-woman show. “And for two years after that I have cultivated it, making it pop and standout, making it hilarious and making it honest about how I see the world,” Solomon explained.

The play draws on her life from very young childhood to young adulthood and her struggles to overcome her tendencies to people please, fear success, and challenge authority and values which cause people not to do with their lives what they want.

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ously been paid. Riverbay’s policy is that before any commercial tenant’s lease is renewed that they be current on their account. Riverbay values the benefits of housing the library, and is happy to report that it has entered into a new lease so that the community can continue to enjoy its services for many years to come.”

Response from Riverbay General Manager Vernon Cooper “I was a taken aback by the call from the Daily News this week regarding property tax charges to our commercial tenants, primarily because Management, along with several Board members, met with the commercial merchants on February 28th of this year to discuss the issue.

“In February, the housing company agreed to rescind the tax bills the merchants received for now and charge what the merchants were billed last year, plus a 5% increase, until we were able to get more information from the city about the basis for the increase.

“As of this date, these are still the rates charged to the merchants. In addi-

said, “I am here to empower women, women who feel they are stuck in their past and they can’t move forward.”

She added: “We can always move forward regardless of what our stories are. We can always change our stories. We get stuck on who our mothers were or who are fathers were or the mistakes that we have made.

That does not define us.”

Since the show’s premise was first developed in 2011, excerpts were performed at theater workshops throughout New York City over the next year and then finally performed in its entirety in 2012 at the Bridge Theater.

Solomon said that the upcoming selfproduced 12-show run will hopefully attract more women throughout the communities of New York City, like Co-op City.

Her long term goal, she said, is to have the show eventually produced and performed on the Broadway stage.

When asked how that happens, Solomon said: “I need sell-out runs, I need great responses from everyone that comes to see it and I need to work my butt off and bring it to the right people who can get it to the point that it is considered for Broadway.

“I refuse to do a 9 to 5 job because I believe the same energy you put into a 9 to 5 job, you can put into your passion and get a great outcome if you just believe in yourself,” she said.

Solomon now rehearses the play up to 10 hours per day working with her director on perfecting her delivery and making it shine with each performance.

She said that she is passionate about the play because it speaks the same language as the people of her life-long community, Co-op City. “A piece of your story is a piece of their story,” she explained. “If I say something sentimental or if I joke about the (Continued on page 4)

tion, Management agreed to meet with merchants on a one-to-one basis to work out payment arrangements for their property tax charges, giving some merchants as much as 12 to 24 months to make incremental payments, along with their monthly rent payments, if needed.

“For the record, I did not hang up the phone on the Daily News reporter. I received the call from the reporter just before going into a meeting and didn’t want to try to explain the matter in just a few minutes because my experience with reporters is that after explaining your side of the story, they normally have several follow-up questions.

“We are sympathetic to the merchants’ concerns about their ability to pay even higher taxes, along with all of their other expenses, but we must also keep in mind that these charges are not assessed by Riverbay, but rather by the City of New York. Property tax charges must be paid, and if the merchants do not pay their proportionate share, then the housing company, and ultimately the shareholders, still must pay.”

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STAR

“This new requirement was included in the 20132014 state budget to help improve the program and safeguard taxpayer money,” said Assemblyman Michael Benedetto. “Improper STAR exemptions cost New Yorkers an estimated $13 million in 2010/11, and that could increase to $74 million by 2015/16. To support the registration effort and to discourage fraud and abuse of STAR, individual fines and penalties were incorporated into the program.”

STAR is a state tax relief program that reduces your school property taxes if your income is $500,000 or less. Any shareholder of record who earns $500,000 or less, and uses their Co-op City apartment as their primary residence is eligible for Basic STAR. Shareholders who may be eligible for Basic STAR, but have not yet applied for the credit, should first apply by going to the New York City Department of Finance website at www.tax.ny.gov, by calling the city’s Department of Finance at (212) 504-4080, or by contacting the city’s 3-1-1 hotline. The same applies to shareholders who may be eligible for the Enhanced STAR credit.

Carrying charge

for fiscal years 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.

Riverbay Corporation then applied to DHCR—the state supervisory agency for Mitchell-Lama developments like Co-op City—for the carrying charge increase effective October 1, 2013, and zero percent increase for fiscal year 2014/2015, which ends on March 31, 2015.

Merola has explained that the increase will primarily fund capital repairs over the next two years that are required by the federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a condition of its guarantee of the community’s low-interest refinancing of a $621M mortgage last November.

“We realized that there are certain projects for which there just isn’t enough money in the reserves to accomplish,” said Merola. “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.”

Following set procedures, once DHCR received Riverbay’s application, DHCR staff reviewed the application and financial projections and formulated the agency’s own pre-

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To complete your STAR application, you will need the following information: * Buildings 1-25, and Adler, Asch, Broun, Cooper, Debs and Defoe Townhouses are all Block: 5141, Lot: 120. * Buildings 26-35 and the Earhart Townhouses are Block: 5135, Lot: 51. * To calculate your number of shares, you need to know that there are 18 shares per room. Therefore, if you have a 5 room apartment, your number of shares will be calculated by multiplying the number of rooms by the number of shares per room (5 x 18) which equals 90 shares. If you have a 4.5 room apartment, your number of shares would be (4.5 x 18) 81 shares, and so on.

All Co-op City shareholders of record are eligible for either Basic or Enhanced STAR, but this tax reduction must be filed for—it is not automatic. However, once you have been approved by the New York City Department of Finance to receive STAR benefits, there is no need to reapply each year unless you move.

In this case, the shareholder should notify the

liminary projections.

However, before a final decision was made on the proposed rent increase, shareholders were first served with notice of the increase, along with the housing company’s application and projections. Residents were then given an opportunity to review the application and projections and to submit written comments to DHCR. At the conclusion of the 30-day comment period, the rent increase conference (meeting) was scheduled where the residents and/or their representatives were able to discuss the proposed rent increase directly with representatives of the housing company and DHCR, before the HCR Commissioner made the final determination as to how much of an increase would be necessary for Co-op City to meet its operating expenses in the next two years.

At the rent conference on September 12th, 2013 DHCR accountant Randy Wilson stated 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

place, it is something that is understood, that says ‘you are from Co-op’ or ‘you are from the Bronx.’ It is an entrance into a piece of their history and a piece of their lives.”

“I am a woman who doesn’t hide behind anything,” Solomon added, “and I reveal everything. I am very blunt and anyone in any walk of life can appreciate that because I will take any stereotype and turn it on its head and make a joke out of it.

“I hope to inspire by telling my story, all the hardships I went through and laughing at it and inspiring them to laugh at their pain and all the hardships and trauma that they have been through and to keep pushing forward and to tackle their dream whatever that dream might be.”

Solomon called her play, raw and visceral, and hilarious.

Her long-term goal in the business is to start her own production company, she said, and provide jobs in the theater industry for people like her while creating her own films and theater conveying the messages she wants to bring forth. “It is about owning your own and providing jobs for people. It’s about getting up at 6 a.m. and going to work and doing what you love to do.”

Asked why she still calls Co-op City her home, Solomon explained that she loves Co-op City because it is a community that offers the best of both worlds, a quiet suburban atmosphere with a tough urban feel.

She also said she loved growing up here because of the multi-ethnic, multi-racial composition of the community then which offered a taste and an appreciation of different worlds and different cultures.

Solomon’s play will be performed at the C.O.W. Theater, 21A Clinton Street, on the evenings of October 3, 4, 7, 11, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 27 and 28.

For ticket information, contact www.thecloset bitch.com.

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Department of Finance to cancel STAR at the old address and reapply for it at the new address, if it is their primary residence.

Completed applications for both Basic and Enhanced STAR should be mailed to NYC Department of Finance, P.O. Box 311, Maplewood, NJ 07040-0311.

The deadline to file an application with the New York City Department of Finance to receive the STAR exemption is March 15, 2014. If you are approved, your annual benefit will begin on July 1, 2014.

Last year, out of Co-op City’s 15,372 total apartments, 8,714 received either Basic or Enhanced STAR for tax year 2012/2013, totaling $1,121,965.

Last year’s credit for Basic STAR was $99.28 per apartment and for Enhanced STAR, $206.04.

“These are a one-time credit provided to Riverbay for the current tax year and Riverbay, in turn, passes the credit on to the eligible shareholders,” said Peter Merola, Riverbay’s Director of Finance. “The STAR credits are reflected on the eligible shareholders’ accounts once they are received and listed on their carrying charge monthly statements when disbursed.”

have been reduced through efficiencies,” said Wilson. “At the end of the day, it appears that approximately one percent will carry you through the next two years.”

In the Order of the Commissioner, which was signed by the Assistant Commissioner of DHCR, Richmond McCurnin, it is stated: “…on considering the entire record, from which it appears that owing to causes beyond the control of the applicant [Riverbay Corporation], there have been and will be substantial increases in the cost of operating the development, including, but not limited to, the increased cost of maintenance and operating expenses, and that the present maximum average carrying charges are insufficient to meet such increases in cost and to make other necessary and authorized expenditures….” The Order further states that such insufficiency “cannot be corrected by reasonable economies in the management and operation of said development.”

“I, therefore, order and direct the said applicant to increase the maximum average monthly room carrying charges in one stage, to an average of one point zero percent (1.0%) per rental room per month, including utilities,

effective October 1, 2013.”

“Additionally,” the Order continues, “at least 90 days prior to October 1, 2014, DHCR will undertake a review of the second budget year projections to determine if any further carrying charge adjustments are warranted.”

The DHCR Commissioner has the power, pursuant to the Private Housing Finance law, to determine carrying charges, appliance and parking charges “so as to secure together with all other income of the company, sufficient income” for Co-op City to meet, within reasonable limits, all necessary payments to be made by Riverbay Corporation.

Last week, Riverbay Board President, Bill Gordon, said of the carrying charge increase: “With the understanding that any increase is going to put a burden on some cooperators in our community, the fact that HCR agrees with the Board and Management that only a 1% increase is required over the next two years is a testament to the sound management of Riverbay Corporation.” Nevertheless, President Gordon added that it is “incumbent upon Management and the Board to continue to find ways to provide services to the community at the lowest possible price.”

Management Report Co-op City Times / September 28, 2013

J-51 Tax Abatement Program is a property tax exemption and tax abatement program that is administered through the City of New York’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Property owners may be eligible for these benefits based upon the completion of certain repair and/or replacement work performed on the property. We have applied for tax abatement benefits for a number of capital projects performed here at Riverbay over the years.

The good news is that it appears that our most recent applications, associated with the replacement of our apartment windows and roofs, may now come to fruition. Starting in October, we will start receiving tax credits. Prior to this, it had been virtually impossible to get the City of New York to sign off on our applications, despite the fact that we had met all of the required criteria to receive said benefits, which includes being able to demonstrate that there are no outstanding violations on record at the various city agencies.

In fact, this round of applications was the first time that we received tax credits for the installation of our new windows, which had been a 5 year uphill struggle with the city to achieve. Working with Barry Zweigbaum, a Real Estate Tax Attorney hired by the housing company, there had been countless meetings at various city agencies, like the Department of Buildings and Housing Preservation and Development, to lobby for their assistance in helping to verify our eligibility.

Recently, several of our Management staff members, which included Joe Boiko, Michael Munns and Peter Merola, along with help from Alan Weiner from Wells Fargo Bank and Lift Tech, our elevator consultants, were able to convince the City of New York to finally approve four applica-

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tions that were released by H.P.D. totaling $10.8M in benefits.

These applications represent approximately 55% of the total applications, which in the end when all certificates are issued will result in approximately $2M a year in tax abatement that is not included in our budget.

Exceptions to No-Dog Policy Riverbay has historically been a no-pets housing complex. However, the law requires that Riverbay make an exception to that policy for persons with disabilities. The human rights laws impose heavy fines and penalties against housing providers who fail to make exceptions when required.

The federal, state and local governments each have an enforcement agency dedicated to enforcing the human rights laws, all of which have pushed Riverbay to permit more animals. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) enforces the Fair Housing Act on the federal level, the New York State Division of Human Rights enforces the New York State Human Rights Act, and the New York City Commission on Human Rights enforces the New York City Human Rights Law. It is also well-established that animals can help persons with all sorts of disabilities. While the idea of a service dog for a blind person is familiar to many people, animals help with other disabilities too. An animal might assist with hearing for someone who was deaf or whose hearing was lim-

ited. Animals can also help with psychiatric or emotional disabilities. For example, many veterans have found animals helpful in treating post-traumatic stress disorder and other combat-related conditions.

There are rules governing the conduct and type of animals permitted at Riverbay. Animals must behave appropriately; dogs that bite, scratch, or make unreasonable noise must be controlled or removed. Owners must keep animals on leash or in a carrier when outside of the apartment, and must clean up after them. All animals must be spayed or neutered, and shots and license must be kept current.

It is Riverbay’s policy to fully accommodate all residents and shareholders with disabilities. If a person has a disability that requires treatment, including a service animal, he or she should visit or call their Cooperator Services Office (CSO) to request an application package. If assistance is needed, please contact Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator Jameelah Ricks at (718) 320-3300, Ext. 3329.

Below is a list of Riverbay regulations and associated fines for the keeping of service dogs in Co-op City as per Riverbay Legal Counsel Michael Munns and Jennifer Stewart of the law firm Smith, Buss and Jacobs: Service Dogs Cooperator Rules And Regulations Service dogs must be kept in owner’s apartment, or when out of the apartment, on a leash or carried in a bag or carrier at all times. Owners must affix Riverbay service dog identification tags and the pet license tag to the collar of the pet at all times while in public. A NYC dog license tag is a round numbered metal tag with a brightly colored sticker on one side that indicates the expira-

5 tion date.

All animal waste is to be picked up and disposed of in sealed plastic bags and placed in the trash bin or cans (accordance with the Canine Waste Law Section 1310 of the New York Public Code).

Any service dog disturbing the peace of neighbors through noise, smell, animal waste or other nuisance must be permanently removed from the premises. The service dog shall not unreasonably bark or howl or bite, scratch, or damage Riverbay property or property of residents and shareholders. Two or more substantiated complaints by neighbors or Riverbay personnel will result in the owner being required to remove the service dog or face eviction. Riverbay prohibits service dogs trained for attack or with vicious tendencies, including Pit Bulls, Dobermans, Rottweilers, Akitas and Wolf Dogs.

Service dogs may not exceed 20 pounds, unless medically necessary.

Any service dog that bites, scratches, attacks or otherwise physically hurts any person or any other animal shall be permanently removed from the cooperator’s premises or the cooperator shall face eviction. One substantiated complaint shall result in the owner being required to remove the pet or face eviction.

Any insect infestation exterminations due to an animal in the owner’s unit or in other adjacent units will be the financial responsibility of the owner and will be charged to their account.

Cooperators must submit a legible copy of their service dog’s current license and rabies tag. These documents must be resubmitted as they are renewed throughout the life of the animal.

Service dog owners shall comply with all state and local laws.

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Co-op City Times / September 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor To the Editor: Those who turn their car lights on in the garage: 1. Ensure the safety of children who people let walk in the middle of the aisle without regard to their safety.

2. Ensure their own and other drivers’

Safety in garages

safety from people, who in order to take a shortcut, drive in the wrong direction.

Take it from me, an AARP safety driver instructor, the above is just a few instances where turning on your car lights in the garages is very important.

In addition to cooperators’ action,

Riverbay needs to also take a stronger stand by posting more signs and directing attendants to enforce the use of turning on the car lights while driving in the garage. Safety is everyone’s responsibility.

—Eleanor Minor

Small changes equal big financial difference

To the Editor: Having attended the recent Open Board power plant and HCR carrying charge increase hearings, I think there may be a way for us to avoid future carrying charge increases. Our large spending projects have been factored into the budgets and won’t cause increases. The one item that does stand out as a budget killer and carrying charge changer is our water use bill.

This is something we can control if we all begin to make some small changes to conserve water. Small changes made by many could reduce our water bill enough to make carrying charge increases unnecessary. I have started using a little less water doing dishes and at the bathroom sink and spending a little less time in the shower.

Acting together to conserve water would benefit us all in two significant ways. First, we could avoid future carry-

ing charge increase which, in itself, would be remarkable, and second, it would show us what is possible if we work together as cooperators to solve our problems.

There may be many issues of concern to us that could be resolved if we become more active and involved as a community. This could be a very rewarding first step in that direction.

—Bruce Silberman

Management responds to City News

Again, we are subjected to unsubstantiated accusations from those who fail to do their homework. Instead, they sensationalize on what they don't know by dredging up old news that has been fully investigated. We ask, if the State believed MSI/Co-op City continued with the bidding infraction claimed in the article in the City News, wouldn’t the management company have been removed?

Software One Inc. was a contract renewal at the same price not requiring competitive bidding. This was not computer servicing. This is a Microsoft licensing support for 200-plus desktop

Garage #7 Advisory Notice

Please be advised that specific sections of Garage #7 are under construction.

The Locations Are As Follows: • ½ of the A & C sides (closest to the shopping center) of the roof top & 6th floor • The D side of the roof top & 6th floor • The rear elevator will be inoperable for access to the roof • The roof down ramp will be closed • The down ramp between the 6th & 5th floor will accommodate 2-way traffic • The up ramp to the roof will accommodate 2-way traffic *Transient parking will be suspended during the hours of 4 p.m.-7 a.m.* Please ensure that you do not attempt to park in the designated construction areas. If your vehicle is located in any of the designated construction areas, your vehicle may be towed at your expense.

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.

computers. As for Southside Electric, this was one of 3 bid proposals we received. It was the lowest.

Rev 1-Power Services Inc. was NOT a contract for $910,000, but rather a not to exceed including Bill May, and was competitively bid by multiple companies at prices far in excess of $910,000. As of now, Rev 1 is no longer working in Co-op City and we are under $400,000 we spent as reported at the open September 18th Board meeting.

The State Comptroller report involved not only Marion Scott Real Estate, Inc. but involved a question of whether the

State Division of Housing (DHCR) acted properly in approving contracts. We believe they did and we know Marion Scott Real Estate Inc. acted properly in seeking waivers to save Co-op City money. The editor of the City News prints lie after lie and this is why we refuse to speak to them.

All procurement is publicly bid with an extensive online bidding program. The contracts are now loaded into the same system. If quoted accurately, Director Johnson, knowing the facts, also chooses to lie. He also fails at doing his homework before he communicates with others.

Category 5 elevator inspection in Bldg. 16B

The elevator cars 3 & 4 in Building 16B are scheduled to have a Category 5 inspection this Tuesday, October 2nd beginning at 8:00 a.m. The inspection takes 2-3 hours per car for this testing. Thank you for your cooperation.

Run-off Election for Public Advocate Tuesday

There will be a run-off election for Public Advocate on Tuesday, October 1, since neither of the front runners in that race made it past the 40% mark in the September Democratic Primary.

Voting in Co-op City will take place in the 3 community centers from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Extended hours of Riverbay Scheduling Office

Commencing on Monday, Sept. 30, the Riverbay Scheduling Office (window) will open at 7:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, for the convenience of shareholders. The office will close at 5 p.m.

The Riverbay Scheduling Office is located in the Bartow Community Center, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. 10475.

Important Notice to Shareholders of Building 4

Article SIXTH of your Occupancy Agreement provides, in part, that your lease automatically renews for an additional three (3) year period. You need to do nothing if you want your lease to extend for another three (3) year period. If you will be moving out at the end of your lease, notify Riverbay, in writing, Attention: Sales Support Office, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475, ninety (90) days prior to lease expiration.

Building 4

Current Lease Expiration Date

New 3 yr.

Expiration Date

100, 120 & 140 Donizetti Place

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2016

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Public Safety Report

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Cooperators are reminded to keep NOISE levels down to maintain a high quality of life

BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO Co-op City is the world’s largest housing corporation which strives to provide a high quality of life for all residents. In order to effectively do so, we need all cooperators to respect their neighbors. Maintaining a reasonable noise level within each apartment especially between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. creates a comfortable environment for all residents. When cooperators and their guests do not abide by regulations, penalties may result.

Noise levels can vary from apartment to apartment due to varying configurations of apartments and the types of noise. It is often difficult to determine the exact source of noise due to the way sound travels through different materials. Pinpointing the exact source of a noise in a multifamily dwelling might take several steps. Different people also have different tolerance levels for noise. When playing music or watching television, pay attention to the volume level to be sure you are not disturbing a neighbor.

Certain sounds or vibrations are created by machinery necessary to the operation of the building, such as elevators, compactors or water pipes.

“IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING” is a series of public service announcements put in place by the New York City Police Department. Here in Co-op City, calls from cooperators have been instrumental in our success in fighting crime and maintaining a high quality of life. Noise complaints are no exception. If you hear noise which you feel is unreasonable, Public Safety, (718) 671-3050, can be called. In extreme cases, 9-1-1 can also be called. As cooperators, your observations are instrumental in helping Public Safety fight crime, as well as quality of life violations in the community.

When calling Public Safety for a noise complaint, the dispatcher will ask you for your location and whether you would like to be seen by the officer. They are required to ask, but you, the cooperator, are not required to give that information. You may remain anonymous and refuse to have the officer respond to your apartment if this is your request.

Please have patience with the dispatcher as the questions they ask may not seem relevant but can be essential to the issue at hand.

In Co-op City, noise travels in unpredictable patterns.

Noise may seem loud from within the rear rooms of the apartment, but cannot be heard at the front door. The noise can also be originating from an adjacent apartment or an apartment more than one floor away. In some cases, noise in a Chevron or Triple Core building may be originating in the adjacent section of the building. By giving your apartment and allowing the officers into your home, you enable the

officers the opportunity to locate the exact source of the noise and take action as quickly as possible.

Noise is a complaint that is taken very seriously by the Public Safety Department, as well as the Cooperator Service Offices. Both departments work together to identify and correct chronic noise complaints. In some cases, community complaints are issued and follow-up is conducted.

Mediation may take place which allows the two parties to discuss the problem at hand, whether it be noise or a combination issues. Sometimes, a letter can be sent out by the area manager and a noise problem can be corrected without any further intervention. In extreme cases after numerous Community Complaints, eviction may be the final option.

Objects out the window, noise and dogs on property are violations 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. Approaching a violator, writing your own letters or banging on the wall, floor or ceiling is never a good tactic.

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 that 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.

Noise complaints are one of the most common complaints the Department of Public Safety handles on a regular basis. Remember, as in “Dog” or “Objects out the Window” complaints, it is never a good idea for cooperators to ring someone’s doorbell and confront the offender. Call Public Safety and provide the information. Calls received from cooperators have been responsible for numerous Community Complaints and arrests throughout the years.

“IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING” is important for fighting crime as well. 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 and maintaining a high quality of life in the community. Call 9-1-1 and the Co-op City Department of Public Safety, (718) 671-3050, immediately.

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 and quality of life violations. Remember “IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.” Call 9-1-1 and the Co-op City Department of Public Safety, (718) 6713050, or online at www.ccpd.us. You do not have to give your name, all information is kept confidential.

Public Safety Blotter, September 16 - September 19 September 19, 100 Donizetti Place CCPD units responded to this location and observed an individual lying in the grass who had apparently jumped from the roof of the building. An investigation is ongoing.

September 18, 2049 Asch Loop (NY Public Library) Officers responded to this location to investigate the report of a youth assaulted. Upon arrival, officers located the victim and determined he had been assaulted by another male still in the library. The male was placed under arrest. The teen was charged with assault.

September 18, 99 Darrow Place A cooperator’s car was found by CCPD officers damaged and a portion of the dashboard removed. This matter is under investigation.

September 16, 140 Alcott Place A cooperator reported to CCPD that she was assaulted by another resident. She received minor injuries, but refused medical aid citing personal issues.

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OPPORTUNITIES AT CO-OP CITY

Tell your friends, relatives and employers about:

CONTRACT SUMMARY Contract 2864 Window Replacements at ices for the Façade renovation for a single story retail Community Centers: The replacement of the existshopping center located at 2031-2093 Bartow Ave., ing windows at all shopping and community center Bronx New York buildings and a limited number of doors with new Bids Due: October 2, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. matching windows Bonding: Bonding is not required Bids Due: October 3, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.

Insurance: Insurance is required Bonding: Bonding is required Insurance: Insurance is required Contract P537, Furnish & Install Fujitsu HVAC System in Bartow Center Contract 2874, A/E Services for the Façade Bids Due: October 2, 2013 at 2 p.m.

Renovation for Bartow Plaza: Furnish design servInsurance: Insurance is required For information on CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES ONLY, please contact: Lenya Garcia at Lgarcia@riverbay corp.com; AND Barbara Penn at Bpenn@riverbaycorp.com. Please note that emails should be sent to both parties.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

There are no employment opportunities to list this week. Please check back again next week.

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

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We have to start mobilizing Co-op City Times / September 28, 2013

As I continue chairing the Security Director’s Viewpoint We should all be willing to Committee and the Sales and Marketing try and do our best to help Committee and getting feedback from our fellow cooperators cooperators, I still feel there is more good when they are subjected to Second Vice President in Co-op City than bad, however that’s not unreasonable waits for to say things couldn’t be better. It seems repairs or service and not we’ve reached a point where momentum has stopped simply be preoccupied with taking unnecessary bows and many things have come to a standstill when and hoping for accolades. We should help others improvements are still called for. Simply put, I believe because it’s the right thing to do and not because we some folks who work here could do a better job, and I want to be acknowledged for extra kudos. I certainly also think it’s Management’s main responsibility to see hear a lot of noise, however I’m not sure I’m encounterthat this takes place. ing many examples of genuine compassion for others.

I’ve said it before, and I feel I must say it again, and We have a gem in Co-op City, but it will only that is problems with convector leaks and the deterioremain a gem if we all do our part to keep it that way. rating conditions of piping in the buildings aren’t getIn Co-op City, we have what I was searching for when ting any better, and in fact, much of the repair work I first moved here, safe and affordable housing. We being done is leaving a lot to be desired. When a coopshould spread the word to others. Tell a friend, tell erator tells me it has taken three times, going on four, someone if it comes up in casual conversation, Co-op to get a toilet fixed, then you know something is drasCity is still the best housing buy in the New York City tically wrong and there is no excuse for this. metropolitan area. We need to be proactive, and not The number one problem at the moment seems to be passive or indifferent. I fear some are becoming so communication. Why is it that information that should engrossed in their own sense of self-importance that easily be conveyed from one employee to another, or they are losing perspective. In many cases, it seems from a supervisor to a worker seems to be such a monsome Directors aren’t concerned with setting policy, umental undertaking, and one that is not taking place but instead think they should be running things on their properly or with clarity. And then, after communication, own, however, the Riverbay Board of Directors has the next major problem is the quality, or perhaps I never been meant to be a one-man show. It makes me should say lack of quality, of service. We are supposed wonder at times who’s doing what. Are we forgetting to be a service oriented community. I think many are that the Riverbay Board is made up of 15 individual falling down on the job when it comes to the delivery of Directors and we should be setting goals for basic services that should be delivered to cooperators.

Management to try and achieve? Chronic problems are Unfortunately, I hear a lot of self-promotion from some really going to burst on the scene and cause havoc if Directors on the Riverbay Board, however, when a frusthey are not dealt with properly now, and by that, I trated and distraught cooperator is waiting too long for don’t mean trying to rush through repairs by doing repairs, hearing lectures in Viewpoints about how one sloppy work and merely applying band-aid repairs that should live their life is not all that sensitive or helpful. are only going to do the job on a short term or tempo-

Tony Illis

rary basis. Something has to be done with the rusty and contaminated pipes in our buildings before we reach an overwhelming expensive point of no return.

I feel I must say it again, we still have not heard from our elected officials about eliminating the unnecessary asbestos abatement work that we are being selectively forced to do at a cost of $4 million per year. It’s ridiculous. Why can’t we get an answer about why this outrageous practice is being perpetrated on our community of hard working cooperators, families with household budgets bursting at the seams, and those on fixed incomes who have to carefully watch every dollar spent? Hiding within a massive invisible bureaucracy is not what I call leadership, far from it. Stephen Kaufman isn’t even an elected official anymore, but at least he has tried to help us when no one else has been willing to raise a voice or lift a hand. Think of it, we are paying $4 million per year for work that doesn’t need to be done because there is no hazard posed to anyone. No other housing with similar floor tiles as those in Co-op City is forced to do such work, and work that is astronomically expensive. Why us? Can anyone answer that question? I’ll say it again and again, why us? And I say to the next person who hopes to become the Mayor of New York City, what are you going to do about this injustice, that makes no sense, and that there is absolutely no reason or justification for doing. I keep mentioning it every week because we, all of us, should not, and cannot afford to give up and forget about this practice where the city and state are selectively and systematically punishing this community. We have to come together and let our elected offcials know we are not going to take this anymore, but it all starts with us.

Let me hear from you, give me a call at (718) 3208035, or email me at tonyshome10475@gmail.com – no attachments, please.

Coalition of African American Churches & Community Organizations

The Coalition’s next general membership meetings will be held on Tuesday, October 8, at 12 p.m., 177 Dreiser Community Center, Room 15. Please note the change of the meeting date.

On Sunday, October 20 at 3.00 p.m., the Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations of Co-op City, Inc. will sponsor its 18th Annual Friends & Family Day gathering in the Bartow Community Center, Room 31, 2049 Bartow Ave. in Co-op City, Bronx. We are planning a day of games, prizes, entertainment, inspirational messages, refreshments, and more.

Ms. Ebony Rae Lambright is MC, and Special Guest & Keynote Speaker is “Father Lawrence Lucas,” Activist Pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church. We trust that you will assist us in making this free event a success and thank you in advance for your anticipated support.

Please inform the Coalition of any sug-

gestions that you may have. Mrs. Joan Murrell is the President of the Coalition.

Phone number (718) 379-3494.

The Coalition is a non-profit organization dedicating to maintaining and improving the quality of life of cooperators while providing educational and culturally enriching programs for the community. We also act as one voice for all Coalition members where there are issues of common concern and Human Rights. We also sponsor Friends & Family Day Celebrations, and Kwanzaa free for the community. Members of the Coalition include the following: African-American Association; Co-op City Baptist Church; Retirees of Dreiser Loop; Harriet Tubman Independent Democratic Club; NAACP, Coop City Branch; St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church and Zodiacs Track Club.

Please support our efforts by sending us a tax deductible contribution made payable to Coalition of African-American Churches and

JOYFUL TRAVEL & TOURS, INC

October 12-13: Lobster Fest Mini-Weekend Includes: R/T Transportation/Hotel Accommodations/Nordic Lodge.

All-u-Can Eat Lobster, Filet Mignon & More. Foxwoods Casino & Stop Over at Clinton Crossing Outlets. $265pp, double occupancy; $235pp, triple occupancy & $315 single occupancy.

November 30-December 1, 2013: Mini-Weekend Shopping Trip to Tanger Outlets & Dover Downs Resort Casino Includes: R/T Transportation/Hotel Accommodations at Dover Downs Casino/Buffet: Dinner & Breakfast; Free Slot Play $30 per person & Tanger Discount Coupons. $238pp, double occupancy & $285 single occupancy.

December 13-14, 2013: Mini-Weekend To Sight & Sound Theater Lancaster, Pa. (The Miracle of Christmas) Includes: R/T Transportation/Hotel Accommodations/Admission to Theater (Orchestra Seating); Dinner & Breakfast; $240pp, double occupancy; $207pp, triple occupancy & $267 single occupancy Buses Depart In Front of General Vision Center, Co-op City

For More Info call: (718) 671-6175

Community Development of Co-op City, Inc., P.O. Box 619, Bronx, NY 10475.

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

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

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

—Harman T. Leacock

Hello, neighbors. Well, the summer is over, trust all went well. The association meeting was held Thursday, September 19th, at 7 p.m. We want to thank the cooperators for their turn out, old, new and some we have not seen in a while turned out. The association and cooperators would like to thank Chief Frank Apollo for taking the time out of his busy schedule to come and speak with the cooperators about their concerns.

Quality of Life Issues: Chief Apollo shared with cooperators some things that are in place and will be soon implemented as a deterrent to the congregating of persons at all hours of the day and night. He also shared with the cooperators how the process works in terms of serving summons to those that are loitering, etc. So, we believe that the cooperators were enligthened, and that Chief Apollo is one that will listen and try to help the community. He encourages the cooperators to read and follow his articles, wherein he addresses issues that affect the community.

We were also informed that more cameras are in works to cover Co-op City. The Public Safety scooters are a plus, because they can move about within the community and buildings. A question was raised about the Public Safety kiosks located in our community. Chief Apollo stated they are no longer in use due to mechanical problems.

Also, a cooperator expressed the need for

more traffic lights in Section 5, especially at Hunter Ave. and Hutchinson Pkwy. Nelson Sweeting, the President of the association, thanked Chief Apollo for his time and informative information.

Fundraising Committee: Sharon Sargent thanked the cooperators for going with the association on their first trip to Resorts World Casino. Sharon and Margie are planning another trip to the Doo Wop Christmas show at the Ace In The Hole, in New Jersey, December, Friday 13th. More information will be forthcoming in the next article, and also keep an eye out for posted flyers concerning this trip.

Nomination of Officers: Will take place in November at our next meeting. All positions are open, President, Vice President, Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, and Treasurer. The election will take place in January of 2014. NOTE: Must be cooperators who pay their annual dues of only $5 to the building association.

Raffle 50/50 winner, Mr. George Dumas, who generously donated his winnings back to the association, NOW wasn't that nice of him? We extend a happy birthday to all in the month of September. To those that have lost a loved one, our deepest sympathy; To our sick and shut in, our prayers for a speedy recovery. Please pray for this nation, as well as for all leaders.

–H. Overman

Building 27 Association

Co-op City Times / September 28, 2013

From the Warfront to the Homefront Foundation

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From the Warfront to the Homefront Foundation, Inc. will be sponsoring the following events in the months to come in order to help provide support and assistance to veterans and their families.

First off, our organization is currently selling t-shirts it designed to help raise much needed funds. One shirt commemorates the

50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington in 1963 that culminated with his famous "I Have A Dream" speech. Our other t-shirt honors members of the armed services who have served and made the “'ULTIMATE SACRIFICE" in battle. Both shirts sell for $15 each and 2 for $25, and sizes run from medium to X-Large

(Men’s). The shirts are pre-washed.

Starting from mid-October and concluding in mid-December, our organization will collect winter coats, non-perishable food items and toys for veterans and their families. We do not have a set location as of today’s date, but we will have one before mid-October. Please email Mark Bruh at

Mark.Bruh@gmail.com with your phone number for us to get back to you and if you want a shirt, please indicate how many you want and the sizes you need.

We are also in dire need of volunteers and we are currently looking for new members for our Board of Directors.

—Mark P. Bruh

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 groups begins at 10:30 a.m. Worship Service at 11:45 a.m.

Wednesday morning prayer and fasting service will be held at 11:00a.m. - 1:00p.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 that 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 liked 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 harmo-

nized 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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Benedetto to sponsor team in breast cancer awareness walk

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Assemblyman Michael Benedetto will be sponsoring a team, “Team Benedetto” to participate in the 2013 Making Strides Walk at Orchard Beach on Sunday, October 20th. Anyone who would like to join Team Benedetto may contact the assemblyman’s office at (718) 892-2235.

“When one in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer at some point in their lives, we can’t sit back and hope for the best – we must be proactive,” said Benedetto. “So this October, join me in participating in events in and around the Bronx to show our devotion to conquering breast cancer.”

For information on local cancer service programs, visit the New York State Department of Health’s website at www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/cancer/ center/ partnerships/ or call its cancer service hotline at 866-442-2262.

REMINDER: Be careful

If you are having work done in your apartment, shareholders – especially those who are elderly and/or who live alone – are reminded that all personal items should be secured in a safe location. This is for your own peace of mind, as well as the protection of the Riverbay workers/contractors coming into your home.

Riverbay employees wear identification badges and so do the various Riverbayapproved contractors seeking access to your home. Ask to see identification before allowing anyone to enter your apartment. If you are unsure, you should contact your local CSO at (718) 320-3300 (follow the prompts), or Public Safety at (718) 671-3050.

Supermarket Form

Co-op City Residents, Riverbay Corporation is scheduling a meeting with the owner of the three supermarkets within our community. Please write your question/concern regarding our supermarkets. Please print legibly. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

Return this form to Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue – Reception

by Friday, October 4, 2013.

74th Season of Parkchester Chorus

The Parkchester Chorus recently announced its 74th season and the opportunity for you to join. This year, celebrate the world’s magnificent music with Parkchester Chorus, as a member. The first rehearsal with new voices was September 16, but there is still time to join.

Under the experienced direction of Lorraine C. Nanko, Cultural Arts Department head at Cardinal Hayes High School, Parkchester Chorus has become renowned in the Bronx community due mainly to Mrs. Nanko’s excellent teaching and leadership.

Each Parkchester Chorus concert program can offer classical works, traditional music, Broadway music, as well as other kinds of music and result in a wonderful cross-section of choral music performed under Mrs. Nanko’s direction. At this time, there are openings in all choral voice parts: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone and Bass. If you are considering returning to a chorus or it is a dream you have to be a choral singer, now is the right time to make that dream your reality. Being part of Parkchester Chorus could very well be the perfect fit for you.

Parkchester Chorus rehearses on Monday evenings from 8 to 10 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church at Throggs Neck, 3051 East Tremont Avenue.

Parkchester Chorus’ 74th annual Christmas Concert is Sunday, December 8, and the program theme is “Christmas Classics and Holiday Harmonies,” featuring works by Bach, Holst, and de Victoria. The concert includes traditional holiday offerings and some new works by Ivo Antognini, Kevin Boesiger, and Lloyd Larsen.

MetroCard Bus to visit Co-op City Thursday

The MetroCard Bus will once again be visiting all three Co-op City locations, enabling customers to sign up for or refill their Reduced-Fare MetroCard, purchase or add money to an existing Metrocard, and purchase E-Z Pass On the Go tags.

On Thursday, October 3 and again on Thursday, October 17, the MetroCard bus will be at the Bartow Mall on Co-op City Blvd. (in front of the Bingo Hall and the eyecare center), from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; at Dreiser Loop (Park on Debs Place) from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and at Einstein Loop (Elgar Place) from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

MTA New York City Transit advises its customers that there are two kinds of traveling MetroCard Service Centers: the MetroCard Bus and the MetroCard Van. Both vehicles make regularly scheduled stops in all five boroughs each month.

The MetroCard Bus, which stops in Co-op City, travels around the city, stopping at senior citizen centers, shopping centers and along major bus routes. Customers can handle all of their MetroCard needs, whether it is applying for or refilling a Reduced-Fare MetroCard, buying or refilling a regular MetroCard or asking MetroCard-related questions. Senior citizens and people with disabilities may apply for the Reduced-Fare MetroCard on the Bus. They will need photo ID and seniors must show proof of age (at least 65 years old).

The MetroCard Van, like the Bus, travels around the city with helpful on-board staff ready to sell Unlimited and Pay-Per-Ride MetroCards, add money to regular and Reduced-Fare MetroCards and answer questions. Reduced-Fare MetroCard applications are available. EZ Pass On The Go tags are also available for purchase on both the Bus and the Van. The MetroCard Bus and Van do not operate on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Customers may also want to explore the EasyPay Reduced-Fare payment option.

EasyPay lets customers link to their credit or debit card to their Reduced-Fare MetroCard so it refills automatically.

For more MetroCard information, please visit the MTA’s website at www.mta.info and click on Fares and Tolls.

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Get Involved and Let’s Make it Happen

I would like to thank the cooperators of Building 28 for having me as their guest speaker on Friday, September 28. Now, I would like to share some concerns from some cooperators about things that are going on here.

New Cooperators Are you new to this community? Did you recently move into your apartment? If yes, then I would like to welcome you and your family here.

As you can see, Co-op City is huge. We have more than 50,000 people that live in 15,372 apartments here. And, we have 320 acres of land here.

Do we have economic, crime, transportation, and other issues here? Yes. But, regardless of these things, we have to make this community work for us.

Therefore, that means that we need your help and your input on many things that happen here.

How can you help?

Building Meetings As a Board member, and as your neighbor, I want to do my part to make sure that we keep Co-op City nice and running well.

And, at the end of the day, I want you to feel like this community is working for you, your family, and everyone that visits our community.

However, the only way that everyone will know how you feel is if you make your feelings known. And, one big way that you can make your feelings known is by going to meetings that are conducted in your building.

Are there safety issues in your area? Are you worried about your kids coming home from school? Drugs? Gangs? These are real issues that need to be addressed. Therefore, we need to hear from you.

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Daryl Johnson

Director’s Viewpoint

For instance, there are many things that go on here. However, after hearing about certain things, I say, “Why are people being quiet?

Why are people letting things persist—for a very long time?”

And, many times, I feel bad because someone here might have been suffering for years for something that could probably have been settled within a short period of time.

Please look at some of the things that we’ve had to deal with here and think about your possible situations. Okay, let’s go: Drugs, crime, family issues, finances, mental health issues, loud music, repairs, leaks, faulty convectors, mold, disorderly neighbors, environmental concerns, and the list goes on.

But, we dealt with those cases. And, for the most part, we were able to help the cooperators that spoke up. Therefore, I want everyone to please consider attending our community meetings and making your voices known.

Also, please start going to your building meetings, reading the newspapers, and talking to your neighbors so that you can know what’s happening here.

For my part, I will make sure that you receive good information on many things that are happening here. Also, please know that I would love to hear from you

if you ever have any questions, comments, or concerns.

Financial Issues This community just came out and told the NYS Homes & Community Renewal (HCR) agency about our opposition to the increase, financial waste, and many other things that are going on here. And yet, they came back in lightening speed to approve the increase from the Board and Management.

Nevertheless, I am going to continue to fight certain decisions of this Board and of this Manangement company.

Once we make these changes, then we can dramatically reduce our budget in accordance with sound business principles.

And, we can get this community to function in a way that we want.

Now, I want to thank everyone for sending their petitions and letters to HCR. Also, please know that we’ve put everyone on notice that we’re not going to just sit back and let them impose unnecessary increases on us.

Parking Issues The parking situation in Section 5 is rough. The garages are full and there’s a waiting list to get a space in a Section 5 garage.

So, new cooperators that live in Section 5 that want to park in our garages must park their vehicle in Garage 5, across from Red Lobster.

Incredible, huh?

Thereafter, they must pay to get on a bus or walk home.

Now, what happens when people can’t afford to get on a bus? Moreover, what happens when people have conditions, special circumstances, or very small children and they can’t walk for long distances,

especially in freezing weather?

Look, I want everyone to see that we can do better for our cooperators if we speak up and work together.

To start, I’ve sent two suggestions to the Board and Management about our parking situation in Section 5. The first suggestion involves us starting a free shuttle service from Garage 5 to Section 5.

The second suggestion is to see if we can reorganize some of our unused areas near our buildings and other areas to create new parking spaces in Section 5. (We can review other sections also.)

However, I would like to hear from you first. Let’s start: Do you have any thoughts on this matter? Do you park in Garage 5 and live in Section 5? Is it difficult to travel back and forth from these areas?

Would you like a new shuttle service from Garage 5 to Section 5? Or, would you like for us to create parking spaces near your building or other areas in Section 5 for your convenience?

Okay, please let me know what you think. Thanks.

Close We can improve this community if we work together.

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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Community Events Co-op City Times / September 28, 2013

Dear cooperators, Many issues were discussed at last Director’s week’s meeting of the Riverbay Fund. It was agreed that we would continue to support the College, Career & Resource Fair, which promises to be fantastic. This event takes place today, Saturday, September 28th, in the Dreiser Community Center Auditorium. Flyers and other information have been distributed throughout the community indicating the time and location as beginning at 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. for the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grades and 1:00-6:00 p.m. for the 7th-12th grades. It is certain that families will obtain pertinent information at this event.

Several cooperators have expressed a desire to participate in the Co-op City Fairs, but have stated that the entry fees are too high. These vendor fees are $80 and, if the vendor sells food, the fee is $125. As a Board Director who represents the cooperators, I brought this issue to the attention of the Riverbay Fund President and asked him to place it on the agenda for discussion. The Riverbay

Fund Direc-tor, Michelle Sajous, advised that the fees for the Co-op City Fairs are among the lowest in our area and suggested that they remain the same. It was also suggested that the Riverbay Fund sponsor a fair for shareholders and charge lower fees. All members agreed that this was a fair way to resolve this matter.

The Riverbay Fund is a non-profit corporation and is allowed to solicit for funds. There are many entities that would be willing to grant funds to a corporation such as ours and arrangements are being made to effectuate this effort.

Arrangements are being made for a community Spelling Bee in 2014. We are attempting to expand the committee. If you have planned this before or are interested in organizing it with us, please contact us as soon as possible at 718-671-5957.

Friends & Family Day The Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations of Co-op City will present its

18th Annual Friends & Family Day gathering on Sunday, 10/20, 3:00 p.m., in the Bartow Community Center, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Room 31.

Join us for an afternoon of games, prizes and refreshments. There will also be vendors, reunions, networking and inspirational messages. The entertainment will include, “Twelve Watts,” an International Performing Artist and Co-op City’s line dance group, “The Bartow Swingers.” The special guest and keynote speaker will be Father Lawrence Lucas, the Activist Pastor from Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church. The Mistress of Ceremonies who will present is the dynamic Ms. Ebony Rae Lambright. This is a free event for our friends and families.

Building Associations Be sure to attend your Building Association meeting.

You will gain information about your community and make new friends. If you have a problem, please inform your CSO or discuss it at your Association meeting, if it is not too personal. I can be reached at: Francine Jones, Board Director, Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475; or phone, 718-671-5957.

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. Please direct all correspondence inquiries, etc. to the mailing address.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newly elected officers: President: Jerome L. Rice 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.

We hope all had an enjoyable summer and have exciting plans for the coming season.

Upcoming Events at Einstein Community Center: The NAACP will resume membership meetings at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 29th, October 27th and

November 24th. All are welcomed.

At this time, we are 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. If you are interested in being part of the planning committee, please call the office.

Community Outreach Food Drive Collection Box: We are accepting non-perishable 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 last day to register for the general election in New York is October 11. Registrations must be postmarked by midnight October 11.

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://www.naacp.org/DOJpetition. Petitions are also available at the office.

—Brenda Brown

Francine Reva Jones

Spanish-American Community Club

The Spanish-American Community Club would like to remind everyone that our Cultural Committee will be cosponsoring an event with the Riverbay Fund, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, this coming Sunday, September 29th. Please join us in the Dreiser Auditorium for an afternoon filled with the music and dances of various Caribbean, Central and South American countries. Performers include our own Youth Dance Groups from P.S. 153 & 160, Danza y Fiesta, Garifuna, Nuestra Señora Del Refugio, El Mariachi Citlalli, Pajarillo Pinta’o and Juan Ortega. This free festivity begins at 1:00 p.m. and all are welcome.

We are pleased to announce that tickets for the club’s annual Christmas Party, on Saturday, December 21st, are now on sale. Celebrate the holidays with us! The Social Committee has arranged for you to dance the night away to the music of 2 live bands and the stylings of DJ Salsero.

Enjoy a wonderful evening with only a $30 donation. For tickets, please contact Antoinette Toro at (917) 744-4373 or Delia Anaya at (917) 587-7143. Details are available on the flyers page of our website. Additional information for all of our upcoming club events, as well as details concerning the club in general, can be found on our website: http://spanam cccc.synthasite.com.

—Carmen Rodriguez

Building 23 Association

Please note this article was submitted prior to the September 23rd meeting: On September 23rd, we held our first official meeting for the year. During that meeting, Lieutenant Bulat attended and gave us an update on what is going on in our area. We thank Public Safety for sending a representative to update us and address our concerns. We also held elections for our Secretary and Assistant Secretary and discussed the formation of committees.

While discussing old and new business, we emphasized the importance of keeping records of all calls made to Riverbay for any issues that you need addressed.

Please make sure to get a work order number and/or dispatch number when calling.

In addition, we discussed dates and events that we are planning and asked for suggestions. On a personal note, I just want to reiterate the importance of seeing this community as our home. We must all lead by example to be the change we want in the community. Remember the change begins with us and ends with us. If you need to contact us, we can be reached at email: bldg23cc@gmail.com. Phone: 347-903-7523. Please make sure to leave a clear message with your name and contact information if you call.

Thank you.

—Ericc Diaz

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Another investment in our youth Co-op City Times / September 28, 2013

On Saturday, September 28, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., we will be making yet another important investment in our youth. A sincere thanks to other organizations and Building Associations for your ongoing programs. Please continue to support our Teen Center in Section 5 for all the enriching activities they offer all year.

Co-op City Board members, Riverbay staff and dedicated volunteers/cooperators have organized an awesome College, Career & Resource Fair. Youth and their parents/guardians will have an array of resources to choose from.

A special thanks to members of OBMG, Organization of Black Maritime College Graduates, Inc. for

their ongoing support and encouragement. This organization will be attending and believe in “Building Bright Futures Through Scholarships and Mentoring.” “Many Drops Make Mighty Oceans.” Their purpose is to provide assistance and encouragement to Black and other minority

undergraduates who are full time students and pursuing a career in the maritime profession. The Cadets from Maritime College will present the Colors at 10:00 a.m. Cadets from Truman High School will present the Colors at 1:00 p.m. sharp.

We live in the greatest country in the world and must honor our flag first and foremost.

Please review the flyer for the day’s schedule. Among the colleges that have so far confirmed their attendance are: Wellesley College, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, Maritime College, Morgan State University, Syracuse University, Kingsborough Community College,

Bronx Community College, Nyack College, Harvard College, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Howard University, Pace University (School of Nursing), College of New Rochelle, Berkley College, Medgar Evers College, Manhattan Institute, Hartwich College, and Florida International Institute.

There will be food and refreshments for students and their parent’s enjoyment.

The anticipated support of this community is appreciated.

If you would like further information or want to help support the College Fair, please contact Director, Evelyn M. Turner, 917-324-1033; evelyntinez @aol.com.

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 us, so if you are a VETERAN from

any branch of the military, stop by our Post and sign up. Please bring your DD-214 with you. Post 1871 is located in Section #5 at 135 Einstein Loop, Room 41. Our office telephone number is (718) 320-8165, and our email address is post1871@optimum.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. September is the United States Air Force birthday. Sunday, October 1, breakfast at the Turner Club. The price will be $30 per person from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The dress is your Post shirt and cap.

On January 1, 2014 the Post dues will be $50 for the year. If you pay your dues before January, your dues will be $40. Flu shots will be given out at all VA Hospitals in the Bronx and Manhattan. The Bronx VA, Room 1, E23rd Street, go to the information desk and sign up for your shot. At the Kingsbridge Library Center, November 9th from Saturday, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., all veterans can learn components of writing a proposal to a foundation. Registration required and admission is free. Call 718579-4257 or go online to www.nypl.org.

Welcome aboard to our two new Post members, Andrian Cox, Army; Peter Keenan, U.S. Navy. All new members live

in Co-op City. Thanks for joining our Post.

All of Post 1871 members who have retired from the military will be receiving a raise in January. President Obama has set the pace by giving a raise of 1 or 1.8% increase, it’s up in the air at this time.

Whatever we receive will be the same increase on the Social Security increase too.

When I was young, we were so poor we ate cereal with a fork to save the milk for the next day.

We were so poor we used candy wrappers for wall paper.

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

—Richard I. Lawson, Jr.

If you are in a career transition or have been thinking about how to give that great presentation for your boss or to be able to speak more confidently among friends and family, then join Co-op City Toastmasters Club to improve your presentation skills, which are becoming more important to advance in your career.

After a brief summer hiatus, Co-op City Toastmasters met on Thursday September 19. We had two great speakers. Ms. Janine Brown, one of our newer members, did her fourth speech titled A Glimpse into Auditing. Janine, who is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), explained in great detail about auditing and used excellent points and props to showcase what she does on a daily basis in her job. Our second speak-

er, Ms. Lori Melton, did her seventh speech titled Obesity. She explained how people who are vastly overweight are at high risk for diseases that might very well shorten their life span. She encouraged the audience to get proactive and exercise whenever they can and make sure fruits and vegetables are included in our daily meals. Our third (guest) speaker, Ms. Myrna Miller, who is an Advanced Speaker from the Westchester Advanced Toastmasters Club came to our club and gave a wonderful speech on Cloud Computing. The overall concept of Cloud Computing is that the old-fashioned days of what electronics used to be are long gone and we are a civilization that continues to evolve and adapt to the changes in our

environment, whether it be our work, family, and even our pets.

Congratulations are in order for Kathy Blount and Selma Newman who competed in the Table Topics and Humorous Area Contest that was held at Monroe College on Saturday, September 21. Both of these women gave excellent speeches and as a result won 1st place for each contest. Both women will be competing in the Division A Fall Contest next month. Coop City Toastmasters is on a roll and you can be along for a ride too if you just come and see what we are all about. We meet

the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the Bartow Mall Community Center.

Our meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. sharp.

Upcoming Events: Monday, October 21 - Division A Contest in White Plains - Support your fellow Toastmaster contestants on this day.

Saturday, November 23 - District 46 Fall 2013 Conference - Come out for a day of great speeches, keynote speakers and great food. Please go www.toastmasters46.org to register for the event.

—Kelly Maxwell

Briefly, the bake sale taking place Saturday, October 5th, will be combined with a flea market. We are looking for donations of gently used home goods (no linens or towels). If you are looking to get rid of some things, you can bring them down to the meeting room starting September 30th; Times to be posted in the lobby. Remember, what may seem worthless to one can be a treasure for another.

We are also requesting if the bakers out there would consider bringing one of their specialty desserts to the sale. I know that everyone cannot bake or maybe you just no longer feel like baking, we will gladly accept nice store bought cakes, cookies and pies, no twinkies, please. Homemade or store bought, we will appreciate the spirit in which it was given. You can call La Verne at (718) 671-1017 or Pauline at

(718) 379-1345 for more information.

Our next event is the Halloween celebration for the children. Help is needed for lobby decoration and coordination of events for the day’s activities.

Parts of our building are experiencing problems with roaches in the compactor rooms and even in the hallways.

Please cleanup after yourselves if there is a spill in the halls. And more importantly, please do not leave raw garbage in the compactor room. If you walk all the way there to discard it, throw it down the chute. It is not only up to the porters to keep the areas outside of our apartments clean, but each and every one of us. If you are experiencing a problem with roaches, please call the CSO to schedule an exterminator.

—La Verne Floyd

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Black Forum

Defensive driving on hiatus The Black Forum Defensive driving course will resume on October 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.

Volunteers needed The Black Forum is looking for volunteers to help out 2 days a week at the food pantry from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. You choose the days. Training will take place on Tuesdays only. If you are interested, please call (718) 320-8035.

Computer help The Black Forum is looking for an experienced computer savvy individual. If interested, please call (718)

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

—Tony Illis

The Williamsbridge Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. is an organization dedicated to community service in the areas of health, employment, education and economic development.

The Adult Club meets at Dreiser Center on the second Friday of every month.

Young women 18-35, who are in or preparing for a business/professional career, can become members of the Young Adult Club. Ombudsmen are men of the community interested in decreasing the drop out rate of our youth. The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs is having a membership drive and there are attractive joining fees

from October 1 to December 31, 2013.

If you are of a like mind and are interested in community service, please join us. Call Sylvia Hicks, 917921-5445, Membership Director, to obtain information about the membership drive. You can obtain an application for any of the clubs by calling Mrs. Hicks at the above number.

The Youth Club consists of youth 12 to 18 years of age. The Youth Club is dedicated to community service, higher education, technology and activism. If you fit this description, are interested in expressing yourself, obtaining community service credit, developing new programs and leadership skills, you should contact Sandra Hall, 917-972-7732, Youth Advisor. This is your chance, as a

young person, to help plan the year’s activities of the club. Don’t delay obtaining your community service credits in a fun and interesting way. Look for our table at the Co-op City College Fair, September 28.

Anyone wishing to render community service, assist with any of our programs or obtain more information, please contact Dr. Beryl Dorsett, First Vice President.

Information concerning the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. may be found at www.nanbpwc.org or our mailing address: Williamsbridge Club, P.O. Box 6, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475.

—Sylvia Hicks

The Williamsbridge Club

Donizetti Building Four Association

Thanks to all who attended our first general meeting for the 2013/2014 year where several topics were discussed.

Topics of discussion included: Annual Halloween Party Party is scheduled for Saturday, October 26, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

We all know how much the children are always fascinated by the room’s awesome decorations. Therefore, we are asking for volunteers to help set up (decorate the room) and clean up after party. As always, donations are always welcomed.

Scholarship Fund Raiser Event Come join us on a bus ride to Mount Airy Casino in Pennsylvania on Saturday, November 9. The cost is $37 per person and the deadline for payment is 10/12.

The bus will be leaving from 120 Donizetti Pl. (Bldg. 4B) at 9:00 a.m. A continental breakfast will be served from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. in our meeting room.

Remember: Seats are available on a first come basis.

Game Day Game Day is now on Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in our meeting room. Cooperatives present at meeting suggested that Game Day be changed from Wednesday to Thursday. It was voted on and majority voted for the change. *This is just one example of how your voice can be heard and things can be improved or changed in and around our building and community. Have ideas or suggestions? Come to your building monthly meeting…always held the 2nd

Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in our meeting room.

Our next meeting will be Thursday, October 10. Our planned guest speaker will be from the NYC Fire Education Department. Come and learn about safety and procedures, especially in high-rise buildings, etc. The life you save could be your own or a loved one. Hope to see you there.

Basic STAR Application Did you complete your application for Basic STAR tax credit? You are eligible!

See lobby bulletin boards for additional information.

PROBLEM? The school buses are becoming an increasing everyday complaint/problem (e.g. coming early, double parking and sometimes triple parking, using both sides of street, sitting with STOP sign extended but no children boarding or existing, etc.).

It has become a safety issue, as well as an inconvenience to us and others trying to enter into our loop…what can we do about it? Tell me YOUR story (in writing)…your input is seriously needed.

Congratulations to those celebrating a birthday or any special occasion. Prayers go out to our sick and shut-in neighbors.

Continue to support our military personnel in your prayers. Immediately report any suspicious activity in and around your community. *Remember, this is our home. “IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.” —Yvonne Burrus (DW)

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African-American Association

The following are ongoing programs which the Association sponsors and encourages your participation: Zumba Fitness - This class will begin on Monday, October 7th at 7:00 p.m. in Dreiser Center, Room 2. Fee: $5.

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 well being. 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 646301-9438.

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.

Friends & Family Day: The Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations of Co-op City, of which the Association is a member, will present its 18th Annual Friends & Family Day gathering on Sunday, 10/20, 3:00 p.m., in the Bartow Community Center, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Room 31. Join us for an afternoon of games, prizes and refreshments. There will also be vendors, reunions, networking and inspirational messages. The entertainment will include “Twelve Watts,” an International Performing Artist and the line dance group “The Bartow Swingers.” The special guest and keynote speaker will be Father Lawrence Lucas, Activist Pastor from Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church. We look forward to

seeing you. This is a free event. Donations are welcomed.

Justice for Ramarley Graham: The Ramarley Graham family has requested a federal investigation into the killing of their son by NYPD. Association Meeting: Saturday, October 12th, 4:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. If you are unable to attend, you may obtain updated information by reading this weekly column.

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

—Francine R. Jones

REMINDER: The next General Meeting which will be held on Wednesday, October 2nd at 1:30 p.m. in the Dreiser Auditorium.

• 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 this initial holiday merriment.

(Contacts: Beverly Waller, Ida Morton, and Virginia Stewart, 718-379-0377).

TRAVEL EVENTS: (Travel insurance encouraged) • 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. Full payment required to hold your seat. Come join in the fun. What are you waiting for? Final payment due Thursday, Oct. 3rd.

• Sept. 20-27, 2014, (8 days/7 nights) California Coastal cruise on the Crown Princess (Princess Cruise line). Day 1, fly

into Los Angeles, board the Crown Princess ship, then begin your cruise to sunny San Francisco, Santa Barbara, San Diego, and Ensenada, Mexico. On day 8, sail back to Los Angeles for departure home. Cabin prices: Inside ID: Single $2729/double/pp - $1980; Ocean view OC: Single - $3189/double $2210; Balcony BD Single - $3429/double/pp $2330; and Balcony BC Single $3489/double/pp $2360. (Rates include roundtrip airfare from New York, cruise, port charges, and transfers to/from ship plus various other fees and taxes.) Travel insurance premium includes pre-existing conditions IF purchased at time of deposit - Payable to Grand American Tours. PASSPORT REQUIRED. NOTE: The initial deposit of $325 pp double occupancy or $650 pp single occupancy is required to secure reservations and assign cabins. Final balance due June 7, 2014. Flyers available.

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

THEATRE COMMITTEE: (price includes transportation – Van will depart 11:45 a.m. SHARP): Interested in seeing “After Midnight” (jazz musical) with special guest star

Fantasia, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre?

Date and price TBD. See Eleanor Barlow.

• 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.

NOTE: Please include phone numbers (WITH DEPOSITS) when signing up for shows and/or trips.

GOOD AND WELFARE: Remorsefully, one of our longtime members, Ruth Hampton, entered eternal peace on Sunday, 9/15. Our deepest sympathy to her family. And to those of you

still under the weather, may each new day bring you brighter times. (Contact: Elinor Gordon, Chair, at 718-379-8755 regarding illnesses and bereavements.)

BRIDGE CLASSES – for more information, call Alvin Lisle, 718-671-8852.

RETIREES Clubroom 19, Dreiser Loop – 718-379-4784.

“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

NCNW would like to thank everyone who made donations to the “Back to School Supply Drive.” The items were donated to the students at the Phipps Town & Country Residence Home. Ms. Christina Guzman, who works with the students at the residence home, expressed her gratitude for the much needed school supplies. We are in the process of partnering with a school in the South Bronx that services students who reside in shelters that attend the selected school. Thank you for helping NCNW keep the legacy alive of Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of NCNW. Second Session Teen Women’s Workshop: Beginning Saturday, October 12, and each Saturday following, at Dreiser Community Center, Room 11; Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., ages 12-17. Open discussion just between us girls! Hair & make-up, presence & appearances, and whatever else you want to talk about…Comfortable setting, no notebooks or pens needed…and a whole lot more! For more information, call: 646-285-8699.

Saturday Educational Program: Children in Grades 3-6 will receive small

group instruction in reading and mathematics each Saturday during the school year with certified teachers. Registration: beginning September 21 & continuing each Saturday as space allows from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Dreiser Community Center, Room 14. Classes start: October 5, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fee for total year: $225 includes non-refundable registration fee: $25. All fees to be paid by December 31.

For further information, call (718) 6559034 or (718) 671-2555.

Start planning now! A wonderful trip to London & Paris, August 14-21, 2014.

That gives you a year to complete installment payments of the $3,750 price. To make your reservation, $500 deposit is due by now. Trip insurance is an additional $300. Join us as we see the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, and cruise on the Thames River and so much more. In Paris, we’ll ascend to Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, cruise the Seine River and much more. Yes, there will be shopping galore. For further information: 718-6714804, 718-655-9034, 718-320-2366.

—Maxine Sullivan

Retirees of Dresier Loop

National Council of Negro Women

A. Singh, DDS

DENTAL CARE Dentures Repaired & Relined While You Wait Custom Dentures • Toothache • Can’t Sleep at Night • Root Canal • Extractions • Crown & Bridges • Cosmetic Bonding Laminates • Emphasis on Gum Disease (Bleeding Gums) • Implants • Cosmetic Dentistry We Accept Insurance including: 1199 & 1180 Union, PBA, CSEA, MetLife, Con Edison, NY Nursing Assn., 32BJ, HIP Dental, U.F.T., SIDS, GHI, Healthplex, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Aetna.

120-1 Benchley Place (Building 24) Co-op City • Bronx, NY 10475 OFFICE HOURS:

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Saturday & Evening Hours Available.

718 379.4800

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Church of the Savior

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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, 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.

Sunday Schedule: Meditation and Adult Bible Study 9:15 -10:15 a.m.

Divine Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Come and be blessed. We want an

opportunity to love you. See you in church.

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

Thought of the Week: “Does your life portray the love of the living God, or betray God’s beauty and holiness.”

Weekly Activities – Every person is welcomed.

Bereavement Group - Monday evenings 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 Mondays, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. or Sunday mornings, 9:00 - 10:00. To arrange special drop off time, call Dr. Smith, 917-734-4058. God bless all our donors.

—Rev. Dr. Robert A. Smith, Jr.

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 and 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 noon to 1:00 p.m.

The Pastor’s Aide is sponsorship 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 after-

noon from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Students in Grades 1 through 8 discover the joy of reading while exploring and improving their literacy levels through small groups and reading partners. Parents, we encourage you to bring your children to benefit from this free program taught by trained professionals. Registration is ongoing.

You could contact the church at the number listed below.

The Church of the New Vision is located at 115 Einstein, Bronx, NY 10475; Telephone: (718) 671-8746 or (718) 3200409. Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 753037, Bronx, NY 10475.

Please visit our website at www.churchofnewvision.com.

—Carole Haque

Happy Fall greetings to all of our Co-op City families, friends, neighbors, and especially our new residents. We hope all of you had a very enjoyable summer.

Congratulations to all who are celebrating birthdays, new births, wedding anniversaries and other celebrated events during the month of September. Well wishes for a speedy recovery to all of you who are sick/shut in. Our sincere condolences to those families who have experienced the loss of a loved one. May they be eternally blessed. And may you and your families also be blessed during your time of bereavement.

Bill Gordon, Riverbay President of Board of Directors, attended our monthly building association meeting on Tuesday, 9/17, and the following are brief notes regarding same: • 1% maintenance increase effective 10/1/13 • Time to re-register for Basic Star, Enhanced Basic Star, and SCRIE • Asbestos lawsuit still in court and awaiting decision • Complaints re: Debris left in washing machines • Complaint re: Being charged by Riverbay for the repair to bathroom heater.

President Gordon said he will check it out.

• Complaint of insufficient security cameras throughout Co-op City, especially in parking garages • Complaints re: Lack of CCPD omni presence in Section 5 after 10 p.m.

President Gordon said he would confer with Chief of CCPD • Complaint re: Solicitors throughout Building 26 • Complaint re: Rent arrears being so high and why does it take Riverbay so

long to collect. Rent arrears should not be $18M • Complaint re: Decibel level of door buzzer being too loud in Building 26C • Complaint of blind spot at the intersection of Hunter Avenue & Hutchinson River Parkway East. Unable to make a left turn; very dangerous. Need a traffic light.

• Complaint re: Fencing alongside Garage 8 is still incomplete.

• Complaint re: No lobby attendant provided as vacation relief for Building 26C • Complaint re: Need Internet hot spot near Garage 8 • Recommendation - Sign should be displayed indicating City Council King’s office on Einstein Loop President Gordon, we extend our sincere thanks for you attending our meeting.

50/50 raffle was won by Lorraine, Zeik and Tony Seda.

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

Please help to keep our community clean and green by properly disposing your garbage in the appropriate receptacle. Take out time to recycle your bottles, plastics, and papers. Bulk trash and large cartons are to be taken to the basement. And please be vigilant. If you see something, say something by calling 91-1 for emergencies and 3-1-1 for all other non-emergency complaints. The life you save could be your own.

—YuVonne Lewis

Church of the New Vision

Building 26 Association

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Church of God’s Children

Bishop Nancy Rosario, Pastor, and Overseer, Archbishop Angelo Rosario, and the members invite you to visit our house of worship, or please visit any of the many houses of worship in the Co-op City community that are teaching God’s Word. Follow God’s voice where He leads you. It is important that your faith increases, and it increases by the hearing of the Word. Church of God’s Children Worship & Community Services Center cordially extend an invitation to you. Our sanctuary and office location is at 127 Dreiser Loop (to the right of the Montefiore Health Clinic).

Schedule: Sunday Worship – Spanish, 9:30 a.m.; English Worship, 1:15 p.m.; Sunday School, 11:30 a.m.

Monday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. - prayer/fasting/reflections; Wed. Prayer, 7-8:30 p.m. Office hours: Tues./Thurs., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Fri.: credit counseling & credit restora-

tion. Book Shop/Goodwill Ministry: Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.5 p.m.–163 Dreiser Loop. After School program in progress – call 718-671-7265 for information and speak with Rev. Melinda Reyes.

What exactly is a demonic home? A demonic home is a fleshly environment by which gives it access and ability to live in a person. This is not a physical home, but a spiritual home. A root of bitterness, for example, will create an environment or place in that person’s life by which demonic spirits can enter and dwell among. If we go about casting out demons, but fail to remove the “place” that we’ve given to the devil (or his demons), then they still have a home within us. Jesus described a demon as a strongman who is armored and keeps his home, but by removing his armor (and take away his home), we can spoil his goods (the area of the person’s life that was once held in bondage). Jesus went on to tell us that demons

like to return to their homes: Luke 11:21-22, 24, 26.

Demons cannot just come back and reenter a person without having a home there. That is why it is so important that we minister to the whole person, and figure out what is the root to their bondage, then minister to the root so that the demon has no home to return to. The price for generational curses has been paid! Join us for a series of Spiritual Warfare seminars-Breaking Generational Curses – Tuesdays, 10/1, 10/8 and 10/15 at 7 p.m. Theme for Tuesday, 10/1 – “Once you’re free – how to stay free.” 10/8 – “Breaking Family Witchcraft Curses.”

10/15 – “Breaking Emotional Demonology.” You will hear sound Biblical teaching and testimonies. Join us for a life changing experience in your life. We have the authority and we have the victory. www.rosarioministries.com. Call church office at 718-790-9120.

—Bishop Dr. Nancy Rosario

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

It is certainly acceptable to plan some rest and relaxation time to rejuvenate your body and soul for more fruitful service to others. Jesus advised it, and we all need it. He will meet you there. Spending quiet time with God can bring quiet rest from God. Let’s look at scripture to support this. Mark 6:30 -32 says:

30 Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught.

31 And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

32 So they departed to a deserted place in the boat by themselves.

Invitations: Our Sweet Hour of Prayer will be today at 3 p.m.

Sunday School is tomorrow at 10 a.m. Our Sunday Morning Worship Service is at 11 a.m. Every 3rd Sunday following the morning worship, we serve Holy Communion. Late registration is now available for a

class on the book of Revelation, which began on September 21. The General Bible class has been cancelled due to the fact that I couldn’t get an instructor to come in and assist me.

I want to accomplish a mission for the glory of God at this time. December 8, at 5 p.m. will be the beginning of a Holy Spirit End of the Year Blessing Night at Faith In God Church, Inc. Please save this date.

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

—Apostle Gladys R. Little

Pastors Anthony and Andrée Davis, co-founders of Harvest Restoration Ministries, Inc., extend to you a warm invitation to come and worship the Lord Jesus Christ with us.

We are a community oriented non-denominational church that preaches and teaches the Bible in an exegetical style. Our focus is to teach members of the ministry to use Biblical doctrines in a practical sense to be a blessing to both the home and the community. Pastor Davis has a particular affinity towards the empowerment the youth. His approach is to meet these young people where they are and to help transform them to meet their God given destiny.

We meet at: 135 Einstein Loop Community Center, Room 42.

Order of Services Sunday school – 11:00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship – 12:00 p.m.

Tuesday night Prayer Service – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday night Bible Study – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday night Praise Team rehearsal – 7:30 p.m.

Children’s Church – Sunday at noon (during main service) Communion – Every 1st Sunday of every month —Pastor Anthony Davis

Faith In God Church & Bible Institute

Greater Love Cathedral United Baptist Church

“Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends” John 15:13.

Presiding Elder Boyce Landrum, Elder Carol Landrum, and the Greater Love Church family welcome our friends and neighbors to join us for afternoon Praise and Worship Service every Sunday at 3:45 p.m. We are located on the ground level at 900 Co-op City Blvd.

(Bldg. 2A), Bronx, N.Y., 10475; main entrance - red buzzer.

Are you looking for a new church home or a place where you can give God praise openly and freely?

Greater Love is a teaching, preaching, tithing, faith and Bible way ministry. We believe that anyone can be saved according to our foundational Scripture, Romans 10:9, “For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. “ Our vision is to change hearts, change minds and change lives by teaching you how to allow the Word of God to transform you by the renewal of your mind one step and one day at a time. When you change your attitude, you can change your altitude!

Weekly Schedule: • Sunday Bible School/Study: 3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

• Sunday Praise & Worship: 3:45 p.m.

• Prayer Service: Tuesday Evenings: 7:15 p.m.- 8:15 p.m.

• Training for Service - A Survey of the Bible: Thursday, 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.** • Youth/Family Nite: Ages 12 to adult - 2nd & 4th Friday, 7:00 p.m.- 9:30 p.m.

• Keyboard/Drum Lessons for youth - 2nd & 4th Saturday, 11 a.m. – 12 (10/12, 10/26) • Tutoring Services available for youth: Math, Reading, SAT. Please email clandrum82@gmail.com with your contact info. ** Do you have a desire to learn more about the Bible? Under the auspices of the Berry Bible Institute of the Cathedral United Baptist Church, Greater Love is offering A FREE 18th month certificate program for ages 13 to adult. Class begins with orientation on October 10th at 7 p.m. Reserve your space NOW! For more information, feel free to call or text Pastor Landrum at 917-476-2326.

God bless you and keep you.

—Pastor Carol Landrum

Harvest Restoration Ministries

Family Owned and Operated • Large Chapel on premises

• Pre-need counseling

• Ample Parking on premises

• Out of town services • Cremations

• Casket Showroom on premises

A dignified funeral every family can afford.

All areas are handicapped accessible

Personalized & Professional Care • 48 Years Serving Our Community Worldwide Shipping including Caribbean, Africa & South America

718-231-7647 Call 24 Hours

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Serving all cultures & faiths

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Community Protestant Church

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

CHURCH SCHEDULE: Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

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

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

SUNDAY SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM FOR OUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH Sunday School for children and youth is now in session. Our program begins at 9:00 a.m. with breakfast to follow. We welcome new and returning students and look forward to another opportunity to help train our children for a lifetime of faith and Christian growth.

Our Adult Sunday School class is now in session and begins at 9:00 a.m. each Sunday. We invite you to come and

study with us as we expand our knowledge of the Bible and go out to practice our faith.

We invite the community to our Sunday morning service which begins at 11:00 a.m. Come and be refreshed in mind and renewed in spirit by the sermons in song from our wonderful choirs and the preached word of God by our Pastor and the ministerial staff of Community Protestant. We look forward to welcoming you to our service.

OTHER SCHEDULED EVENTS: 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) 6715045.

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.

—Evan 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. Sunday School for children and adults is held at 9:15 a.m.

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 Co-op 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, October 9 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, October 8.

Tomorrow, 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.

On Sunday, October 6, we will celebrate the Pastor’s 21st Pastoral Anniversary. All are invited to this celebration.

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

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 meet immediately after service on the 1st Sunday of each month. Membership is open to all women of the church and dues are $2 per month.

We look forward to welcoming everyone at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 29, when we will celebrate The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Also, this will be our Homecoming Sunday when we reconnect and reflect on our summer break.

Please bring your favorite dish for a pot luck luncheon!

Fundraising Activities: The dinner sale last Saturday was very successful.

Thanks to everyone who made it possible.

Save the Date: a) Women’s Day - Sunday, October 20 b) Friends and Family Day - Sunday, October 27 c) Atlantic City bus trip - Saturday, November 30 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 718-320-0844, or visit our website: http://www.stjosephs epcbronx.org “Hallelujah! Praise the Lord, O my soul! *I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.” Psalm 146:1 —M. Chambers

Co-op City Baptist Church

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church

Keep Co-op City clean! Please do not litter.

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• FREE CONSULTATION • FLEXIBLE PAYMENT PLANS

“COURTEOUS AND PROMPT SERVICE AT AN AFFORDABLE FEE”

VISION CARE SPECIALIST

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• COMPLETE VISION CARE - EYE EXAMINATION

• OCULAR DISEASE TREATMENT

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• CONTACT LENSES • GLAUCOMA TREATMENT High Fashion Frames on Premises. “Your Vision Health Is My Concern.”

Much of Learning Is Done Through The Eyes. Insist on a Professional Eye Examination.

120 ALCOTT PLACE

633 Lydig Ave • Bronx, NY

(Bldg. 17 • Sect. 3) • Co-op City

1 block from Pelham Parkway & White Plains Road Accessible by #2 & #5 trains • #12, #22 & #39 buses

Medicare and many insurances accepted.

DAVID BRODMAN,Esq.

718.239.7110

718-379-8029 DOCTOR’S HOURS: MONDAY: 1:30 - 7:00 PM • WEDNESDAY: 2:00 - 7:00 PM FRIDAY: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM • SATURDAY: 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT!

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Library

Crochet and Knitting

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

Tues., October 1

2:00pm – 4:00pm, Rm. 31

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

Word Games 9:30am-11:30am, Rm. 31

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

Bingo 1:00- 3:30pm, Rm. 31

Card Games 2:00pm-4:00pm, Rm. 31

Dominos 2:30pm, Rm. 31 Men’s Line Dancing w/Voncile 9-10am, Rm. 31 Word Games 9:30 – 11:30am, Rm. 31 Women’s Line Dancing w/ Jenifer 10–11:30am, 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

1:15 - 2:00pm, Rm. 2 2-3pm, Rm. 2 Basic Cellphone & IPAD Training course 1:30 – 3:30pm, Rm. 7

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

Dominos

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

10:00am, Rm. 45

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

Stay Well Exercise

Blood Pressure 1st & 3rd Thursday

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

10:00 -11:30am, Rm. 7

Line Dancing w/Ellie 10:00am-11:00am, Aud. A

Spelling Bee

Mind Teasers

11:00am, Rm. 49

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

Drama Club

Bingo

1:30 – 4:00, Rm. 7

1:00pm, Rm. 49

Piano Sing Along 11:00 am – 12:00pm, Rm. 7

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*

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.

Non-Kosher

Soups, Breads and Desserts

Barbecue pork chops Warm corn & black bean salad Tomato, onion, pepper, avocado salad

Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit

Rosemary turkey Burgers w/onions & pepper Baked steak “fried” potatoes Green salad (mixed greens)

Whole wheat bread Whole wheat burger buns Fresh fruit

Chicken teriyaki Oven ‘fried’ rice w/vegetables Broccoli w/garlic

Whole wheat bread Apricots packed in juice

Swedish meatballs Noodles Honey glazed carrots

Challah bread Canned peaches

Alt: Tuna salad

Gentle Yoga w/Anne

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

WEEKLY TRIPS

Mon., Sept.

30

Apple juice Turkey Italian sausage w/onions Peas & carrots Steamed zucchini

Mind Teasers

(Schedule subject to change without notice)

DATES

Kosher

Orange pineapple juice Chicken paprikash Toasted orzo Waxed beans

Tues, Oct. 1

Alt: Vegetable liver

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 49

WEEKLY TRIPS

Date:

Intermediate Yoga

Card Games

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

Thurs., October 3

Dreiser

9:30 – 11:00 am, Rm. 31

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

Fri., October 4

Einstein

Word Games

Wed., October 2

Mon., September 30

Bartow

Orange juice Stuffed cabbage Mashed potatoes Sliced carrots

Wed., Oct. 2

Alt: Sliced turkey

Thurs., Oct. 3

Fri., Oct. 4

Apple juice Gefilte fish w/horseradish Bow tie w/sun dried tomatoes Coleslaw w/green & red cabbage Alt: Vegetable cutlet/ hard boiled egg

Orange pineapple juice Roast chicken Parmesan baked tilapia Noodle kugel Brown rice pilaf Sautéed spinach String beans

Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit

Alt: Poached Salmon

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

ALL meals served w/margarine and fresh milk

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

Upcoming Events/Trips

There will be no refunds for all trips.

Flu Shots – JASA will be offering flu shots with Pathmark and Rite Aid on the following days: Monday, September 30th – 10:00 a.m. noon at 177 Dreiser Loop – Rm. 7, Tuesday, October 1st – 3:00-7:00 p.m. at 135 Einstein Loop, Rm. 34A Mon., October 7, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., 2049 Bartow Avenue, Room 31 Thursday, October 10th - 10:00 a.m. to noon at 135 Einstein Loop, Rm. 49 SEE FLYERS AT JASA LOCATIONS FOR MORE DATES AND DETAILS. Free Screenings for Nutrition Assistance (SNAP, the program formerly known as Food Stamps) Fridays, October 4th & 18th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 177 Dreiser Loop, Rm. 7 – 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 LOCATIONS FOR MORE DATES AND DETAILS. (NEW) - 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.

Ripley’s Believe It or Not – Monday, September 30th - $17 – includes transportation. Pick-ups: Dreiser Loop - 9:00 a.m., Bartow - 9:15 a.m. & Einstein Loop - 9:30 a.m. Tour starts at 11:15 a.m. (20 seats available).

National Museum of the American Indians – Monday, September 30th, $10 includes transportation. Pick-ups: Dreiser Loop - 9:00 a.m., Bartow - 9:15 a.m. & Einstein Loop – 9:30 a.m. The Tour of the Infinity Nations starts at 11:00 a.m. The tour will be 45-60 minutes. (12 seats available).

Woodbury Commons – Thursday,

October 3rd - $15 – includes transportation.

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

(Only 12 seats available).

Central Avenue – Friday, October 4th $13 – includes transportation. Pick-ups: Bartow - 9:00 a.m., Dreiser Loop – 9:15 a.m. and Einstein Loop - 9:30 a.m. (12 seats available).

Wavehill Garden & Cultural Center Tour – Wednesday, October 9th - $7 – includes transportation. Pick-ups: Dreiser Loop – 8:30 a.m., Bartow - 8:45 a.m. & Einstein Loop – 9:00 a.m. Tour starts at 10:00. (12 seats available).

Weight Management Support Group – Monday, September 30th - 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: 718320-2066.

Caregiver Support Group – Tuesday, October 1 - 1:00 p.m., 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 31. Facilitated by a social worker.

For information: 718-320-2066.

Grandparent Connection – Next grandparent caregiver support group meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 3rd - 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. 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, anti-inflammatory diets, physical therapy and more. We hope to see you there!

Co-op City Times / September 28, 2013

WEEKLY SCHEDULE Co-op City Times Schedule 9/30/13 – 10/6/13

Organizations

Function Type

Date & Time

Room

African-American Association

Yoga/Pilates Belly Dancing Line Dancing

Tuesday, 10/1 – 7:00 pm Wednesday, 10/2 – 7:00 pm Thursday, 10/3 – 7:00 pm

2 2 2

Black Forum of Co-op City

Aerobics Zumba Toning

Monday, 9/30 – 7:30 pm Wednesday, 10/2- 7:30 pm Thursday, 10/3 – 8:00 pm

C C C

Co-op City Toastmasters

Meeting

Thursday, 10/3 – 7:00 pm

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Circle of Christ Church

Bible Study

Sunday, 10/6 – 10:00 am

2

Worship

Tuesday, 10/1 – 5:00 pm

1

Game

Wednesday, 10/2 – 1:00 pm

9

Meeting

Tuesday, 10/1-1:30 pm

38

Dance

Saturday, 10/5 – 8:00 pm

B

Bible Study Worship

Wednesday, 10/2 – 5:00 pm Sunday, 10/6 – 8:00 am

8 8, 10

Meeting

Friday, 10/4 – 5:00 pm

1,2,4,9 ,10

Harvest Restoration Ministries

Bible Study

Sunday, 10/6 – 9:00 am

38

Iglesia Cristiana Marcos

Bible Study

Sunday, 10/6 – 10:00 am

35

Mount Calvary Baptist Church

Bible Study

Tuesday, 10/1 – 5:30 pm

9

Meeting

Tuesday, 10/1– 6 pm

4

Meeting

Friday, 10/4 – 5:00 pm

8

Meeting

Wednesday, 10/2 – 6:00 pm

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Deeper Life Church

Duplicate Bridge

Einstein Cancer Fund

Elite Society of Co-op City Faith @ Work Church

Girl Scouts

Weight Watchers Willimasbridge Club

Zodiacs Track Team

Baychester Library Events VISIT THE LIBRARY - A GREAT WEALTH OF INFORMATION UPCOMING EVENTS Children’s Open House Back to School Informational Resource - Saturday, 9/28, 2:00 p.m.

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

718.379.6700 FREE ADMISSION TO ALL

AARP Chapter #4997

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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 to be picked up, and paid for, in the AARP Room “O” in Dreiser Center on Thursdays or Fridays after 1 p.m. Call 718-320-1946 – leave a message for a return call.

Heartfelt condolences to Mary Askew on the loss of her sister.

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 – A 2-in-1 Trip to Bethlehem, PA – $49 – Trip 1 – For Shoppers Only – an upscale mall for you to start holiday shopping early - 10% off for seniors; Trip 2 – Gamblers ONLY – try your luck in the Sands Casino; both in 1 location…Gamblers and shoppers may separate; then meet for lunch at 1 of 4 locations; everyone will receive a $30 rebate + $5 food coupon = $35; contact Jean, 718379-3742 or Wini, 718-671-6386.

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 include a choice of sightseeing; or 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.

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, 718-379-3742.

August 28 – September 6, 2014 – Canada & New England Cruise – Sail on the Royal Caribbean, 10 days 9 nights…Double inside cabin: N-$1,108; outside cabin: I-$1,438; Balcony: E-2$1,738; Balcony: E-1-$1,788; Single inside cabin: N-$1,827; Outside cabin: I$2,487; Balcony E-1-$3,187 -- $300 deposit will secure your reservation …contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

—Delores Debnam

TUESDAY: October 29 - Going to Showboat. Cost $33, Rebate is $25 slot play. Pick-up time is 8:00 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops: Einstein Loop, Asch Loop (back of library) and Dreiser Loop.

WEDNESDAY: October 2 - Bingo game in Einstein, Rm. 39. Admission: $2.

SUNDAY: September 29 — Bingo game in Room 39 at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $3. Everyone is welcome to come and play. Snacks and refreshments served.

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 8:30 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops: Einstein, Asch Loop and Dreiser Loop.

MENU: Salad, pasta with vodka

sauce, chicken piccata, roast beef, fish with lemon sauce, potato, vegetable, soda, coffee, tea. Also, a special dessert with a complimentary drink, wine or beer.

For information, see Ann or Mary at 135 Einstein Loop, Rm. 39 from Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. or call 718-379-9613 or call Mary in evening at 718-379-4899.

JUST A NOTE: For the future, our 2014 dues is going to be increased from $12 -$15 per year. Due to the fact that we have lost so many members, we are forced to increase our yearly dues.

GOOD HEALTH IS WISHED TO ALL. —Mary Pilla

We thank all who attended our Annual Raffle Luncheon by making our luncheon a huge success. Toby Landau and our members’ contribution of gift cards from the local business merchants enabled everyone to go home with gift cards and fond memories. Once again, our heartfelt thanks to all.

Reminder – Tuesday, October 1st, General membership meeting at 1:30 p.m., Room 38. Dues are still at $12. There will be Bingo for members and non-members alike. Refreshments will be served.

Monday, October 14th, we are going to Mt. Airy. The cost per person is $33, casino bonus $25 slot play and a $10 food voucher. Time of pick-up is 8:30 a.m. starting at Einstein Loop, followed by Asch and Dreiser Loop.

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, at 2 p.m., a 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.

Please remember those who are homebound or in nursing homes. Give them a call. Our prayers of good health 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

Goose Island Seniors

Einstein Cancer Fund

Handicapped Adults Association

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Reflections

by Rabbi Solomon I. Berl Spiritual Leader of Young Israel Synagogue Maimonides, the great Jewish sage of the middle ages, pointed out that philosophically, it is easier to make a negative statement about G-d than a positive statement. Let us for a moment, take a deliberate negative approach and note some of the things that G-d cannot do.

G-d does not cause accidents involving drunken drivers. People who drink

do that. G-d does not cause wars.

People who hate do that. G-d does not build hospitals. This is done by planning committees, contributors, builders, doctors and nurses.

G-d does not put astronauts on the moon. We put astronauts there. And there is one thing G-d cannot do. G-d cannot please everyone.

Young Israel of Co-op City

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

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

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

ices start at 9 a.m. Rabbi Berl delivers his sermon at 10:30 a.m.

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

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

Our next schedule meeting is Tuesday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m. For our new cooperators, our meeting room is in Building 32B, first floor rear. This will be a Cash for Gold fundraiser; start going through your jewelry boxes, drawers, and cabinets as broken jewelry, single earrings, gold teeth, silver flatware, candy dishes, etc., can be sold. We have already sponsored two of these events, and your fellow cooperators have been very pleased with the results. Invite your friends, family, colleagues, and everyone else you know. Please remember to bring identification with you for this event—it is required.

Soon, it will be time to decorate our lobbies for Halloween. There will be signs posted indicating the date and time. Please come down and try to help. In addition to hanging items high, there are also items that are displayed at arm’s length so that all ages can participate. It would be nice to see some teens and pre-teens coming to help as some of us are getting older.

Also, please send in your payments for our trip to the Westchester Broadway Theatre 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. To reserve your seat or to obtain further information, please call Eleanor Bailey at (718) 379-7754 or Dolores Rankin at (718) 379-0910. You can mail your check/money order to Ms. Bailey at 4180 Hutchinson River Pkwy. #10 A, Bronx NY 10475 or Ms. Rankin at 4160 Hutchinson River Pkwy. #10 E, Bronx NY 10475. There are a limited number of seats available.

Last but not least, someone moved the signs that were posted for our last meeting. The reasoning behind this action is unknown, and, it does not matter. Please, do not move/remove signs posted by the Building Association or by Riverbay.

—Lorna Smith

Building 32 Association

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Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City

Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City at 120 Erdman Place (behind the lobby, 27B), welcomes you to pray with them.

Tel. for the Synagogue, 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.

Saturday, September 28, Shabbat ends, 7:25 p.m.

Reminder to bring in or mail your Yom Kippur donations in remembrance of those close to our hearts who have passed.

Sunday, October 20, Synagogue Bingo at 1:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

Rabbi Daniel Kronengold will conduct services for the Holidays and Shabbat.

We always look forward to greeting you with a warm smile.

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 the office at 1-718-3796920. We can accommodate you.

If you are feeling under the weather, we wish you all a speedy and complete recovery in double quick time. We want to wish Mimi Berlofsky a speedy recovery.

Gary Schwartz and Beverly Davidoff are now home and feeling much better.

Nat Sherman, a very happy birthday.

Wishing all our members health, happiness, peace and prosperity.

Your support is always appreciated.

Thank you. Shalom —Miriam Berlofsky

By this publication, Broun Place Townhouse Association will have had the first meeting of the season, however, the results of that meeting will have to wait for the next issue of the Co-op City Times. The agenda of the meeting was to hold an election and establish an executive committee for Broun Place Townhouse Association.

Volunteer positions are available too as we need neighbors to help out with the set-up for meetings and other neighborly events.

Please offer to share the work and participate in your townhouse association.

On September 26th, nominations were taken from the floor and all Roberts Rules were adhered to for the election.

Additionally, new dues for the new year will be collected and ongoing collections have commenced. 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. Your suggestions regarding meeting planning are welcome and hoped for.

There is a lot of news and many events going on in the community with many organizations gearing up for this season.

Community organizations have already hosted health fairs and an information packed college/career fair, just to name two offerings. It is of great advantage to have these events local and available to cooperators. Soon, we will also be participating in an

election. Come to your townhouse meetings and buddy up with a neighbor to go to these events, shopping or even to voting polls together. With the regular primary season evolving to the main election, neighbors, citizens, please plan to get out and vote.

Neighbors, don’t forget to keep up the recycling efforts. Let’s pick up what others have dropped to keep our townhouse cluster clean. Have you noticed that more and more neighbors are taking the Greenway exercise offerings seriously. It is great to have this opportunity, free, and so close to home.

It is appreciated that Cooperator Services had the broken convector motor removed from the gardens in Broun Place. 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 Townhouse Association. Depending on the meeting of the 26th of September, this could be the final submission from Eva Lazaar, Acting President of Broun Place Townhouse Association. The Association and neighbors are thanked for their assistance and support during this difficult period of transition.

—Eva Lazaar

Broun Place Townhouse Association

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Circle of Christ Church

The Circle of Christ Church family extends a warm welcome to you and your family and invites you to come and worship with us at 147 Dreiser Loop, patio level (Located in the Dreiser Community Center).

Thought for this week: IN DIFFICULT TIMES THINK ABOUT HIS PROMISES. There is peace The peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:7 There is Hope May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15: 13.

There is a Plan For I know the plans I have for you, “declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 We want to remind you that we are

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

Come join us at Circle of Christ Church and experience the love of God. CHURCH SERVICE SCHEDULE Wednesday – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Prayer

& Bible Study Friday – 7p.m. to 9 p.m., Youth Night and Children’s Bible Club Sunday – 11 a.m., Worship and the Word Children’s church – 5 years old to 12 years old Little Lambs - Potty trained SPECIAL EVENT Every first Sunday of the month, the service is bilingual.

ALL ARE WELCOME. —Rev. Sam Colon

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, multicultural 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 the Spanish Service at 11:30 a.m. There are Bible studies in English

and Spanish at 10:30 a.m. We also have a children’s service during the English service.

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 3yrs. – 12 yrs. The curriculum being used will be The Super Book.

Family Night: Friday night family

night is back. Come and have an enjoyable 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. 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

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

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WE ARE BACK. We have returned from vacation to a newly painted room ready to resume business. We appreciated Section 5 Area Manager Lois English and her assistant, Margaret Echevaria, for attending our general meeting on Tues., 9/17, and sharing information which was very informative for most of us. They handed out brochures which showed maintenance services and a list of charges and non-chargeable maintenance services. We received a compactor room regulations list, a huge reminder for some cooperators as there seem to be many not disposing their garbage properly. Have you updated your emergency contact information recently? Some of us living here 20+ years need to reevaluate that information. A clear wake up call for most of us was the emergency apartment access policy.

There are many policies in place that we must all familiar-

Building 13 Assoc. Inc. wants to thank Ron Caesar, Director of Risk Management, for the information we received regarding our apartment insurance coverage.

Cooperators shared their experiences and asked questions about the amount of coverage and how and why rates can vary.

Our next meeting will be on October 10 at 7:00 p.m. due to scheduling and other events. The invited guest will be Sheena McNeil, Director of the Sales Department. If you need information about succession rights, transfers, what you are responsible for when you move, apartment costs and charges, this is the meeting for you.

TODAY! GAME NIGHT is here hosted by Miguel and Nancy. Play dominoes, left right and center, heads up! Cards and other fun games. There is no charge for this night, but to offset the cost of refreshments we will have a slight fee in the future. Donations are welcome.

On Sunday, September 22nd – the Dream Catcher - Arts and Crafts workshop hosted by Bria Lemon-Johnson was a big success. There were approximately 35 participants, kids

Building 31 Association

ize ourselves with to avoid your next of kin from having a hassle if you, the shareholder, should pass away in your apt.

Balconies are not for storage and if you look up at them, you can sometimes see many residents didn't get that memo.

There is an R U O K program which might suit your living situation through Public Safety; you might want to look into it and get more information if you’re a senior or someone living alone. These were just a few items we needed to hear about. If you live here, you need to become more vigilant as to what goes on here in your community. This is the reason for our monthly meetings and you should lend your voice to it. We thank both of our CSOIII Managers.

Note: It is time for a general election of all of our officers now holding positions. We are in need of a committee to officiate this election. If interested, please contact R.

Building 13 Association

with their parents and grandparents. She did a fantastic job and everyone had an awesome time. We want to thank Bria for her positive community spirit.

Women Keeping It Real - Saturday, 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 with Jacquie from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Bring your own lashes (NOT INDIVIDUALS), clear glue with a brush, a tweezer and stand-alone mirror. You will receive a special applicator, cost $4. Spaces 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 - in the 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

Hedgepeth, 718-320-2656.

Our Knitting and Crochet group has started back as of Mon., 9/23. They will be looking for all interested in joining in with them for a fun filled time of learning or sharing the gift of making something from yarn.

Our Treasurer, Loretta Paul, should be home soon from rehab and we are looking forward to her return to our group.

We wish her well as she was very much missed.

Margo won our door prize and Esther took the 50/50 this time; Perhaps next time it will be yours. Congratulations, ladies, both from the B-side of our bldg.

Please remember, this is our home. Let’s treat it like such and don’t allow people to ruin what we have so if you see something, say something. See you at our next month meeting.

—Marilyn McDaniel

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 STAR, you need to re-register by December 31. 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 for this annual one-time credit. Go online (STAR tax credit) or call 518-457-2036.

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 718-6713801, our website: http://www.bldg13assoc.com or e-mail us at building13assoc@yahoo.com. Thanks for making our team work.

—Leslie Peterson

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