Co-op City Times 10/05/13

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Vol. 48 No. 40

Three taken into custody by NYPD gang unit for alleged narcotics possession and sale Members of the NYPD’s Bronx Gang Unit, working with the Department of Public Safety’s detective unit, executed a warrant on an apartment in Section 2 Thursday and took three occupants of the home into custody for their possible involvement in the sale of illegal narcotics.

The warrant was executed at approximately 5:10 a.m. as investigators from the Bronx Gang Unit and Riverbay detective forced entry.

According to Public Safety, the three occupants, two males and one female, were taken into custody without incident.

In the apartment, according to Public Safety, investigators found what was described as a large quantity of U.S. currency, a large quantity of

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marijuana, and a large quantity of narcotics believed to be the street drug MDMA, popularly known as “molly” or “ecstasy.”

According to Public Safety, the three taken into custody will likely be charged with crimes related to the possession of illegal narcotics with the intent to sell.

After the occupants and evidence were removed from the home, the apartment was secured by Riverbay maintenance, according to the Public Safety report.

As of Friday morning, the three suspects had not yet been arraigned, the Bronx District Attorney’s press office reported.

One investigator said the warrant execution is part of an ongoing, active investigation.

Several buildings to be affected by domestic hot water shutdown Wednesday

BY ROZAAN BOONE Several Co-op City buildings will be impacted on Wednesday, October 9, when domestic hot water will be shut down as the Riverbay Power Plant continues preparation for the change over from air conditioning to heat to serve cooperators in the upcoming winter months.

Wednesday’s shutdown of hot water will begin at 9 a.m. and is expected to last until 9 p.m., although cold water

Benedetto requests full restoration of Co-op City’s bus service

Saturday, October 5, 2013

will remain available to residents.

During this period, 2 leaks in the underground high temperature hot water pipe, located in the vicinity of the Cooper Place Townhouses and by the valve pit near Building 24, will be repaired.

Among the buildings to be affected are Buildings 8-14, as well as Buildings 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and the Debs and

On Thursday evening, Riverbay’s Department of Public Safety recognized the contributions of each of its employees with more than two decades of service to the department and, more importantly, the community. The honors included recognition and personal thanks from their commanders, Riverbay’s General Manager and many of its current Board Directors. Taking part in the ceremonies were: (seated, l. to r.) Deputy Chief Gerardo Blanco; Chief Frank Apollo; Director Rev. Calvin Owens; Board President Bill Gordon; Director Othelia Jones; Director Bernard Cylich; and General Manager Vernon Cooper; (standing l. to r.) 20-year honorees Detective Joseph Monahan; Officer Steve Martinez; Lt. Arnold Hughes; administrator Donna Moskowitz; Officer Steven Brooks; Officer Mario Rivas; Officer Keith Strickland; Lt. Pamela Apollo; Officer George Cahill; ESU Officer Louis Salegna Jr.; Detective Michael Mabry; ESU Officer Mitchell Romano; Officer Christopher Garrio; Lt. Jeffrey Bowman; and Lt. James Keappock.

Photo by Michael Apollo, Jr.

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Report cites nearly $2 billion in additional MTA revenue

BY BILL STUTTIG Citing a report released last week by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli revealing an additional $1.9 billion in unanticipated resources available to the MTA over the course of its fiveyear financial plan, State Assemblyman Mike Benedetto has requested that the MTA fully restore all of the Co-op City bus service cut in 2010.

The report – and the basis for Benedetto’s latest request – was released by the Comptroller’s office on September 27th. Two days later, Assemblyman Mike Benedetto fired off a letter to MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast requesting full restoration of bus services in Co-op City prior to the cutbacks that took place in June of 2010.

“I understand the economic problems that the MTA has faced in recent years, but with an additional $1.9 billion in new

revenue it calls into question whether those conditions still exist,” Benedetto wrote to Prendergast earlier this week. “I, therefore, ask that the MTA act quickly and make full restoration of services before the coming of another severe winter so that the people of Co-op City can begin to reclaim the bus service they used to have and that they richly deserve.”

Co-op City’s long-serving State Assembly representative concluded, “I hope you look kindly upon my request and I will be eager to hear your response.”

Deidre Parker, an MTA media relations liaison told the Co-op City Times this week that Benedetto’s letter will be reviewed and responded to in due course.

She also released a prepared statement from the MTA commenting on the (Continued on page 2)

State mandated rules require surcharges until income discrepancies are resolved

BY JIM ROBERTS Notification of a potential surcharge that went out in August to approximately 2,600 shareholders based on questions raised by the state Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) department are part of an annual process to verify incomes that is required by state law.

More than half of those shareholders who received the original notice in August have already resolved the matter by

responding to that August letter from Riverbay. Of those 1,300 shareholders who responded, only 76 actually had to pay a surcharge for a combined total of $168,000 in surcharges because their incomes are higher than they originally reported.

The other 1,300 residents who did not respond to the August letter from (Continued on page 4)

Recognizing two decades of service…

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MTA report

Comptroller’s recent report on the MTA’s improved finances: “The MTA is pleased that the report recognizes we have reduced our future budget gaps by $400 million and are on track to cut $1.3 billion in ongoing expenses, while making vital investments in maintaining and improving the MTA network. The MTA is focused on cutting costs across all operations, including areas such as paratransit, debt service, health care and pension costs that were once considered uncontrollable. Our goal is to keep all future fare and toll increases as low as possible, even though many of those costs are still projected to increase at twice the rate of inflation.”

Benedetto told the Co-op City Times this week that since the MTA used severe budget constraints to justify the sharp cuts to the community’s bus service in 2010, that it only seems just that since it has been confirmed that the agency’s long-term financial situation has greatly improved, that these cuts, which still adversely affect Co-op City commuters more than three years later, be rescinded and service restored fully to the community as soon as possible.

“Simply put, the MTA instituted service cuts in 2010 which severely hurt the Co-op City community using lack of revenue as a reason. Now, Comptroller DiNapoli has shown to the public that this year the

Hot water

Cooper Place Townhouses.

The Power Plant shut down of air conditioning began on Monday, September 23, although air conditioning continues to be available in the community centers until the end of October.

During the shut-down process, the chillers that are operated in the summer months are turned off and maintenance and repair of the heating system is conducted.

In addition to the full-day domestic hot water interruption, the Power Plant will also be completing the preventative maintenance test of the feeders that serve several other buildings to ensure that the electrical equipment continues to operate at peak efficiency. This will take place on Monday, October 7, starting at 9 a.m.

During this activity, the feeders for Buildings 1 through 14, as well as Buildings 23, 24, 25, and the Debs, Defoe & Cooper Place Townhouses and Community Center #1 will be switched back. Shareholders should experience no interruption in electrical service during the switch and may only notice a

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authority’s finances improved almost $500 million in increased tax revenues.

Therefore, service cuts made should now be restored,” said Benedetto.

In his letter to MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast, Benedetto pointed out: “Being that Co-op City is not connected to any subway line, it is imperative that they receive superior bus services. My constituents in Co-op City were justifiably outraged by the June, 2010 bus service cutback and, as I have stated time and time again, it is imperative to the well-being of Co-op City that those services be restored.”

Benedetto also wrote to the MTA Chairman in April of this year asking for the restoration of some Co-op City bus service in the wake of a 9% increase in state allocations to the MTA as part of the 2013-14 New York State Budget which was approved by the state legislature in late March.

The revenue increase cited by Comptroller DiNapoli last week represents a figure that is nearly six times greater than the increased budget allocation of the spring of this year and only adds more fuel to the argument for full restoration of all services cuts by the MTA in 2010, including the severe bus cuts enacted upon Co-op City’s lines.

In releasing his report last week, State

Comptroller DiNapoli stated: “The MTA’s financial outlook is much improved. While funding the next capital program and improving services are critically important, reducing the size of planned fare and toll hikes must also be considered.”

DiNapoli said, “There is plenty of time before the next scheduled fare increase for the MTA to refocus its efforts on reducing waste, which could go a long way toward easing the financial burden on commuters.”

Since February, the MTA has eliminated the 2014 budget gap and reduced out-year gaps to a cumulative total of $240 million from $638 million, the Comptroller found as part of his audit of the MTA’s finances.

The report released last week said that the $1.9 billion in unanticipated resources during the financial plan period came from higher tax revenues ($482 million), lower pension contributions ($404 million), lower energy costs ($372 million), lower debt service ($317 million), and lower health insurance costs for active employees and retirees ($218 million) compared to the MTA’s previous forecasts.

DiNapoli cautions the MTA still faces budget risks, including the pace of the economic recovery and the impact of the next round of collective bargaining.

In recent months, Co-op City has stepped up its pressure on the MTA to

restore its bus service in concert with the Transit Workers Union. Those efforts have included two Co-op City rallies held in June which were attended by more than 1,000 Co-op City resident and many of the city’s leading elected officials, a protest featuring approximately 200 Co-op City residents held outside of MTA headquarters in Manhattan in July, and a meeting with the state’s Deputy Secretary of Transportation Karen Rae in Albany earlier in July attended by Benedetto and a contingent of Co-op City community leaders, including General Manager Vernon Cooper.

These campaigns have also included massive petition drives, write-in campaigns and organized call-ins to the MTA complaint desk by thousands of residents here.

The result, announced in late July, was a promise by the MTA to further study Co-op City’s transportation needs and release those findings and possible recommendations for improvement by the end of 2013.

The Comptroller’s recent report on the MTA’s dramatically improved finances will likely and rightfully increase the pressure on the massive transportation agency to restore service here and in other New York City communities negatively affected by the 2010 service cuts.

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slight flicker as the switches are swung over to another feeder. Elevator service will also not be affected. This work is expected to take most of the day to complete as well.

In addition to these two events, last week the Power Plant did a complete steam shut down for valve work in the plant. Seasonal preventive maintenance work is also being done for the shopping centers.

In compliance with New York City regulation, heat will be turned on by Monday, October 14.

The Riverbay Power Plant is coming off of a 100 day run which was the completion of the O&M (Operation and Maintenance) project performed by REV1 and Bill May. This was to show the direct improvement of the facility to Management and the Riverbay Board of Directors.

The winter performance test will commence on November 1 and will last 120 days. This test is an internal Power Plant test to continue the improvements shown to Riverbay by the O&M team.

Extended hours of Riverbay Scheduling Office

The Riverbay Scheduling Office (window) opens at 7:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, for the convenience of shareholders. The office closes at 5 p.m.

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

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JASA to offer SCRIE, DRIE & STAR clinics

JASA is offering seniors help in filling out their applications for the Senior Citizens Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE), Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) and School Property Tax Exemption (STAR).

The clinics will be held on Thursday, October 17 in Room 40 of the Einstein Center, 135 Einstein Loop, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A second clinic will be held on Friday, October 18, also from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at JASA’s Main Office at 2049 Bartow Avenue.

Please bring proof of age, 2012 income tax return, proof of income (Social Security, pension, etc.). First come, first served.

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Co-op City College and Career Fair

Students and their parents who attended the 2nd Annual College, Career & Resource Fair held in the Dreiser Auditorium last Saturday received a wealth of information on financial aid, as well as academic and career options.

According to lead organizer Evelyn Turner, for the first time, there was representation from ALL public and Charter schools in the Co-op City community.

Truman High School Cadets presented the “Colors” for the afternoon session, while Maritime College presented the

“Colors” for the morning session. The acclaimed Steppers from the Equality Charter School performed for the elementary students in the morning and one of their scholars addressed the students in attendance explaining why “It’s Cool To Be Smart.”

During the morning session for elementary students, several raffles were drawn for NY’s 529 College Saving Program, thanks to the generous support of the Lion’s Club, Marion Scott Real Estate, Inc. and individual cooperators.

In the afternoon session, raffles were held for tablets which were donated by the Riverbay General Counsel firm of Smith, Buss and Jacobs, the Riverbay Fund, the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club, Inc., the Williamsbridge Club and organizers.

The “Scholarship Lady,” Pamela Johnson, who was a hit last year, was invited back this year to offer advice and financial aid counseling.

Below are some of the highlights of the College and Career Fair.

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.

Next CB#10 Meeting

On Thursday, October 24, Community Board #10 will hold its monthly meeting at PS 304, 2750 Lafayette Ave., Bronx, N.Y. 10465. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. For further information, please call contact Community Board 10 at (718) 8921161.

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.

Top: (L) Maritime College Graduates with Assemblyman Benedetto(3rd left), who presented a Congressional Proclamation to head organizer Evelyn Turner (3rd right). (R) Student getting information from Berkley College, and Howard University.

Center: (L) Leaders from Bella Abzug Leadership Institute. (R) Guest Speaker, Author-Educator, Theresa Ann Willis (left) with Turner.

Bottom: (L) Step-team Scholars from Equality Charter School. (R) Truman High School Cadets with Turner (center).

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Surcharge

Riverbay received a 50% surcharge on their October carrying charge statements as required by state law, according to Peter Merola, Riverbay’s Director Finance. The same process is followed every year, he said.

“Riverbay needs to comply with the DHCR regulations, which specifically spell out that they will verify the income that shareholders report on their income affidavits as household members’ income,” Merola said. “The state is just verifying the income reported by the shareholder against state tax returns.

“Riverbay, unfortunately, is in the middle and is getting the blame for being ‘harsh’ to the cooperators, but actually is just carrying out the regulations that are required under the Mitchell Lama program.”

Those 1,300 shareholders who have not yet resolved the discrepancy reported by the state between what their income affidavit said and what the state report comparing that to tax returns, have now received a second letter explaining again how they can solve the issue.

In the Oct. 3rd letter to shareholders, Riverbay explained that although the surcharge will continue to appear on monthly bills until the proper documentation is submitted, “Riverbay will continue to accept your monthly carrying charges without payment of the ‘2008 Surcharge Noncompliance’ until (Nov. 15).”

The surcharge process is mandated by the New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), formerly known as the Division of Housing and Community Renewal, the agency that supervises New York State aided Mitchell-Lama developments such as Co-op City. Riverbay’s surcharges are

Co-op City Times / October 5, 2013 assessed in the same manner as all other city and state Mitchell-Lama developments, as the surcharges are a provision of the Mitchell-Lama statute.

“Surcharges are calculated by Riverbay based on a formula as required by the New York State Mitchell-Lama program regulations,” said Merola. “The maximum income limit for an apartment is based on carrying charges, size of apartment, equity amount paid when moving in, and how many people live there.”

The formula can be found in Section 1727-4.1 of the official compilation of the Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York.

This formula is also included in the income affidavit package that shareholders receive annually in the Spring.

Each year, during the income affidavit process, state law requires Riverbay Corporation to examine the household income of shareholders to determine their continued eligibility for residency in a Mitchell-Lama apartment, and/or the assessment of a surcharge.

“Each spring, during the income affidavit period, shareholders are required by state law to complete and submit their income affidavits to Riverbay which, in turn, submits them to HCR for verification of income against filed New York State income tax returns,” said Merola. “If there is a discrepancy, HCR contacts Riverbay Corporation, which, in turn, contacts the shareholder who is asked to submit documentation and failure to do so could result in a maximum 50% surcharge being assessed on the apartment, again, all in accordance with HCR guidelines.”

NYSHCR reviews and initiates income matches based on the Income Affidavits that are submitted. Discrepancies generate

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Anonymous calls to Public Safety

Periodically, cooperators may witness someone violating the housing company’s rules and regulations, however, it has been reported to Management that some people are apprehensive about reporting the situation for fear of their identity being divulged to the violator in question.

Please know that you may request to remain anonymous when you contact the Co-op City Public Safety Department (CCPD) regarding said issues and the Public Safety dispatchers, officers and supervisors have been instructed to accept these calls and investigate,

accordingly.

If, however, you feel forced to surrender your identification in order to lodge your complaint, immediately request to speak with a supervisor.

Rest assured that you should feel comfortable placing these calls to our Public Safety Department, as oftentimes residents are the first to know when an incident has taking place and in most cases who the individuals involved are, as well.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

—Riverbay Management

PROPER GARBAGE DISPOSAL A reminder to shareholders about proper garbage disposal: Clear plastic bags are used for recyclables ONLY, not regular garbage. Regular garbage should be properly dropped into the trash compactor chute, not left on the floor or shelf in the compactor room.

Any shareholder caught improperly disposing of garbage could be subject to a community complaint.

a requirement that the shareholder must submit a certified copy of their New York State tax return. It should be pointed out that in addition to failure to provide the additional required documentation, failure to do so within the allotted timeframe also results in the assessment of the maximum surcharge.

“Action is taken after HCR informs Riverbay of a discrepancy between the income on a cooperator’s Income Affidavit and the income on their NYS tax return,” reiterated Michael Munns, Riverbay’s Senior Attorney.

Changes to a shareholder’s household income can be reported in writing to Riverbay any time during the income affidavit calendar year, not only during the income affidavit verification period in the spring.

Each new incoming cooperator provides Riverbay with an affidavit at their closing listing each resident who will be residing in the apartment, and if applicable, their respective income. Based on this information, the total household income is calculated and if it is within the minimum-maximum income limit for the apartment, the family is eligible to move into Co-op City.

Each year thereafter, every household must complete an Annual Affidavit of Income, and report to Riverbay who resides in the apartment. This information should match what is reflected on the New York State tax return filed each

year. If the household income is below the maximum, no surcharge is applied.

In the event that the total household income exceeds the maximum allowable income limit for the apartment, a surcharge is assessed for that particular apartment, in accordance with the state regulations.

New York State regulations entitle residents to an income reexamination to reduce or remove surcharges, if required, if any of the following circumstance occurs: • tenant or member of family is placed upon public assistance by the Human Resources Administration; • a full-time employed member permanently leaves the family; • death or retirement of a member of the family who had income; or • long-term unemployment of a member of the family which had been continuous for at least three months.

In the event of any one of the above life experiences, the shareholder is required to provide Riverbay with written notification and appropriate documentation in order for a surcharge reassessment to be made.

Once the shareholder submits the required documentation, their surcharge is adjusted and reflected on their next month’s maintenance statement.

If anyone has questions or concerns about their maintenance surcharge, they may contact the New York State HCR.

Restoration Inspectors/Hand-Held Computers Co-op City Times / October 5, 2013

We are glad to report that effective Monday, October 14th, Inspectors from the Restorations Department will use hand held i-Pads when they do their inspections of occupied apartments in order to schedule the restoration work needed in a cooperator’s apartment. The Inspectors will generate a work order on the i-Pad in order to have work such as plastering, painting, wood and vinyl flooring and ceramic tile work done in said occupied apartment. In addition, they will now be able to use their computers to determine the next available date for the restoration work to be done.

This eliminates the need for either the inspector or the cooperator to actually speak with a clerk in the Restorations Department to schedule said work.

In addition, the Inspectors will now also generate work orders and schedule maintenance repairs at the same time that they are in a cooperator’s apartment to arrange for restoration work with the Restorations Department, if, in fact, maintenance work is needed.

Heretofore, cooperators were told that they must contact the CSO Department themselves in order to schedule maintenance-related work, for example, plumbing leaks, including convectors, toilets and faucets, smoke detectors, windows guards, etc.

There is a difference with the Inspectors scheduling maintenance work however in that their computers are not yet programmed to enable them to determine how much work is scheduled on a given day, which is paramount in avoiding overbooking. The CSO dispatchers currently keep these records manually and therefore they know just how many appointments they are booking for each utility man each day. Until our programming is in place, the Inspectors will use radios to call the CSO dispatchers for the next available appointment dates. We are anticipating that our Computer Services Department will create said program for the maintenance schedule within the next month or so, which again will enable the Inspectors to schedule this work electronically too.

Obviously, there are several advantages to this new procedure. For one, as mentioned earlier, it dramatically reduces the need to make calls into the adminis-

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trative offices to schedule things to be done; it also enables the Inspectors to coordinate the work for the cooperator, ensuring that all of the work is done in the proper order and grouping projects together in order to minimize how much time cooperators have to be home to give access to do the work.

Additionally, in some cases, the Inspector will be better able to describe exactly what work needs to be done, either by placing directly in the system or by talking with the clerical staff in the CSO Department, which will result in the work crews that come in after the inspection to have a better understanding of the job scope and be better prepared to address the problems which also helps to reduce how often we must go into the apartment to complete the work.

As a check and balance, we will use our Phone Tree system to ask cooperators how this new policy is working for them and our supervisory staff will also check with cooperators as they make periodic inspections of the work being conducted by their respective work crews.

MAINTENANCE/RESTORATION WORKERS USE OF BOOTIES The workers who routinely make repairs and do restoration work in occupied apartments have been given plastic booties to be placed over their shoes when working in occupied apartments.

If you want these men to place these booties on before working in your apartment, please feel free to ask them to use the booties. We will require that the contractors purchase the booties and supply their workers with them as well.

SERVICE REQUESTS Now that air conditioning season is over, on a TRIAL BASIS we will have our CSO dispatchers go back to contacting cooperators scheduled to have work done in their apartments, ahead of the utility men assigned to handle their requests. This procedure allows us to confirm that the men are on their way to each job they are assigned to handle on

that day, while at the same time, confirming that the cooperator is home waiting for the work to be done.

The dispatchers keep logs of the service requests scheduled for each day and as a result of their communication with the utility men, they are able to log the time each job is started and completed in order for us to monitor how long it takes to do each job. Although we received positive feedback from cooperators, we had to suspend this policy during the a/c season due to the volume of calls we anticipated that the dispatchers would have to field and therefore they would not have the time to make calls to cooperators to tell them to expect the utility man in the next few minutes.

As a side note, the dispatchers are out to lunch from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. In the event that you have an emergency during this time period, like flooding, fire, gas odors, etc., please contact CSO when prompted on the recording.

PUBLIC HALLWAY REPAIRS/RESTORATIONS The original tiles in our public hallways are made with asbestos as was commonly done in apartment buildings, schools, office buildings and commercial establishments. In fact, they are called vinyl asbestos tiles or more commonly, VAT. These tiles are no longer made because of the asbestos element and today they are replaced with vinyl

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composition tiles which are vinyl chips made in sheets. These tiles are commonly known as VCT. The old VAT tiles are also 9” x 9” tiles and the new VCT tiles are 12” x 12”, so when the old tiles are cracked or broken, in order to replace them, not only do we have the problem of matching up colors, we also have to cut tiles to size, if patching a section of the hallway floor, or remove enough tiles to evenly put the larger tiles in place.

In addition, in order to replace large sections of these tiles, we must do asbestos abatements just as is done in apartments. Therefore, this work is costly and time consuming. In order to change a large section of these tiles, we will need to have cooperators stay either inside or outside of their respective apartments until after the abatement period. That being said, we want to start doing whole sections of the old flooring, but only as needed. This will enable us, for example, to have one uniform color in front of the elevators, on floors where now there may be two or three different colors. However again, because of the expense we will have to do the floors that are in the worst condition, but I am sure that the cooperators who live on said floors will welcome the minimal inconvenience in order to improve the appearance of their public hallway.

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Letters to the Editor

Community would benefit from YMCA services

To the Editor: Co-op City would be well served by opening the former City Cinema/gambling den and inviting the YMCA to occupy this site. I cannot understand our Board’s opposition to this move. The benefits to our community will be tremendous. The YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) has been in existence for more than a century. It is well funded and

organized and its benefits are spread nation-wide. What possessed our Board of Directors to trash the honorable name of the late Gloria Wise and her efforts at the Yellow Schoolhouse as a noted sociologist and community leader? They replaced her honorable name with Marcus Garvey (who was not even a loyal American or a Christian). Certainly, there was corruption there after her death but that could have

been corrected. Those who committed the fraud there were punished. Some escaped scrutiny, but not for long.

I want to note that the highly successful YMCA, as well as the 4H clubs was influenced by the late Dr. Booker T. Washington. Our youth, as well as our seniors, will benefit tremendously by allowing that organization to operate here.

—William R. Craft

To all cooperators in Bldgs. #8 thru 14; and 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 & Debs & Cooper Place Townhouses

RE: Domestic hot water shutdown

DATE: WEDNESDAY, October 9, 2013 - TIME: 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. Hot water service will be shut down in order to repair 2 leaks in the underground high temperature hot water pipe by the cooper place townhouses and by the

valve pit near Building 24.

Cold water will remain available for your use.

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

NOTICE OF ELEVATOR SHUTDOWN GARAGE # 1 – REAR CAR (#2) Please be advised that Elevator # 2 (rear car) is being shutdown for 5 days allowing for the replacement of the buffer channel steel at the bottom of the elevator shaft beginning on: MONDAY, OCTOBER 7 and is expected to be completed by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11.

We will make every attempt to have the elevator restored into service as soon as possible.

We thank you for your patience and understanding.

We apologize for any inconveniences caused.

—RIVERBAY MANAGEMENT

the proper temperature so we anticipate the hot water will be restored by 8:00 p.m.

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

—COOPERATOR SERVICES OFFICE (Dreiser)

To all cooperators in Bldgs. #1 thru 14, Defoe, Debs & Cooper Place Townhouses RE: Power Plant Electrical Maintenance Work

Riverbay’s Power Plant workers will be completing the preventative maintenance test of the feeders that serve your buildings.

This work will be performed: Monday, October 7, beginning 9:00 a.m.

The work will take most of the day to complete.

During this activity, the feeders for your building will be switched back. You should experience no loss of electrical service; however, you may notice a slight flicker as the switches are swung over to another feeder. Elevator service will not be affected.

This activity was necessary to ensure that our electrical equipment continues to operate at peak efficiency.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we performed this necessary work.

—COOPERATOR SERVICES OFFICE (Dreiser)

Window & terrace door guarantee

The windows and terrace doors installed in Co-op City apartments are under warranty for labor and all parts.

The window warranty extends for 5 years and the balcony doors are guaran-

teed for 10 years based on a per building completion date. This warranty also extends to the perimeter sealant.

If any shareholder has problems with their windows and/or terrace doors, they

should contact their CSO as soon as possible so they can be repaired by the contractor if the needed repairs are covered under the guarantee.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Farmer’s market to return next year

The Farmer’s Market in the park beside the Firehouse at the corner of Asch Loop and Aldrich Street will not be

returning until next summer. This program was a collaboration between the Riverbay Fund and Harvest Home. A

hearty “thank you” to all cooperators who came out and supported our local farmers.

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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Anonymous or unsigned letters will not be accepted for publication.

Letters cannot exceed 350 words.

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Public Safety Report

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CCPD takes action against persons caught trespassing inside buildings

BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO As fall is upon us and colder weather seems to be starting up, people may become tempted to hang out within the buildings of Co-op City. The Department of Public Safety and New York City Police Department actively enforce New York City laws as they pertain to trespassing within the buildings of Co-op City. It is important that residents are aware of trespassing laws so that they can advise all family members and guests of these laws. There are also lease regulations which prohibit hanging out within the buildings.

Co-op City’s 35 high rise buildings are accessible by 85 lobbies which are locked in order to exclude unauthorized persons. There are also postings which exclude unauthorized persons. Co-op City’s buildings are patrolled by both the New York City Police Department and the Co-op City Department of Public Safety. Both agencies conduct vertical sweeps of buildings on a routine basis. Any persons caught to be within the buildings stairwells, basements, hallways and other common areas without a legitimate purpose may be placed under arrest.

A person may be charged with trespass when the person knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in or upon premises. A New York City Police Department Universal C-Summons can be issued for this violation of the law. Both the New York City Police Department and the Co-op City Department of Public Safety have the authority to issue these summonses.

Co-op City participates in the New York City Police Department’s “CLEAN HALLS” program. This program allows persons found to be within the buildings without a legitimate purpose to be charged with Criminal Trespass when found within designated buildings. Criminal Trespass is a class B Misdemeanor and requires a Desk Appearance Ticket or processing at Bronx Central booking to take place.

All of Co-op City’s buildings have been designated “CLEAN HALLS” buildings and affidavits have been signed by the General Manager.

The “CLEAN HALLS” program was put in place by the New York City Police Department based on the number of persons found to be within various buildings within New York City for purposes such as using or purchasing drugs.

The “CLEAN HALLS” program has been highly effective in improving the quality of life in areas where it has been put in place.

Residents should remind children and guests that it is not permissible to loiter within the hallways, basements, roof or

Public Safety Blotter, September 23 - September 27

September 27, 140 Debs Place CCPD officers were dispatched to this area to investigate reports of individuals fighting. Officers observed one male assault another individual and he was subsequently placed under arrest.

September 26, Debs Place and Dreiser Loop CCPD officers were dispersing a group from the shopping center when one male became verbally abusive to officers and refused compliance to leave the area. He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. He was issued several summonses and released.

September 23, 99 Asch Loop A cooperator reported returning to her car and found someone had entered and removed her GPS without permission or authority. This matter is under investigation.

NYPD Operation ID Program: Register your Apple devices with the NYPD for an added measure of security.

stairwells of the buildings. Co-op City residents arrested for offenses committed within the confines of Co-op City also receive a Co-op City Community Complaint for Anti-Social Conduct in connection with the arrest. Co-op City Community Complaints carry a monetary fine and increase on subsequent violations.

Residents, in some situations, may receive only a Community Complaint for loitering. One situation is being within the stairwells, hallways or basement of the building in which the person lives with no legitimate purpose. This is a specified violation of the Riverbay Corporation lease.

The Department of Public Safety encourages residents to notify 9-1-1 and the Department of Public Safety at (718) 671-3050 if they see or hear persons loitering within the buildings of Co-op City.

School is open, DRIVE CAREFULLY. Never pass a stopped school bus with a STOP sign displayed or its red lights flashing. This means children are loading or unloading. Be aware of pedestrians and bike riders when operating a motor vehicle. Bike riders must refrain from riding bicycles near buildings and shopping centers. Bicycle riders must give pedestrians the same level of respect that they expect from motor vehicles. Everyone needs to share the road safely.

Never operate a motor vehicle if you have consumed alcoholic beverages. New legislation in New York State

increases the charges for drinking and driving if there is a child in the auto. Nationwide enforcement of D.W.I. is heightened year round and in light of ever increasing incidents. Always buckle your seatbelt; it will save your life in a serious collision. Avoid distractions and excess speed when driving; these are the two leading causes of collisions within New York State. Texting while driving now carries a minimum fine of $250 and up to 5 points on your license.

Texting while driving is the leading cause of accidents nationwide and is on the rise.

Always remember, if you see something, say something.

If you see suspicious persons in the garage or lurking near parked vehicles on the street, an auto crime could be taking place, an auto crime could be ready to happen, notify the authorities. The Co-op City garages have also been designated as CLEAN HALLS locations. Persons found trespassing can be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Call 9-1-1 and the Department of Public Safety at (718) 6713050 or online at www.ccpd.us. Callers may remain anonymous when giving information.

The Co-op City Department of Public Safety would like to thank all persons who have called in suspicious activity or sent information via our website. It is by your actions that the Public Safety Department is able to keep the crime rate low and maintain a high quality of life throughout the community.

2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475 • 718-320-3300

OPPORTUNITIES AT CO-OP CITY

Tell your friends, relatives and employers about:

CONTRACT SUMMARY Contract P542, Purchase of Various Size Roof Fans Automatic Transmission (Dealer Code DGJ) Bids Due: October 17, 2013 at 2 p.m.

Hard Top (Dealer Code MX3) Bids Due: October 9, 2013 at 3 p.m.

Contract P540, Purchase of 2 Jeep Wranglers 4X4 Colors – White Exterior & Black Interior Contract P544, Kitchen Cabinet Doors & Drawer Fronts Year – 2013 (if still available) or 2014 Bids Due: October 11 at 2 p.m.

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

Open to all staff and outside applicants from October 3. 2013 - October 18, 2013 Originally posted: October 3, 2013 Reference # 13-37

Requests for transfer/promotion must be received by the Employee Services department by October 14, 2013. Employees who are promoted will receive the current union scale for respective union positions, or applicable rate increase for non-union positions.

Quality Control Inspector Restoration Ideal candidate will be responsible for inspection of vacant and occupied residential apartments and public spaces for the purpose of providing comprehensive reporting regarding damage estimates and scope of restoration work to be completed. The inspector is responsible for checking the quality and timeliness of work by contractors. Selected candidate must be able to use independent judgment in making decisions regarding necessary repairs. Selected person will be responsible for overseeing dissemination of daily work to all trades, work schedules, and other duties as assigned.

Position requires constant interaction with managers, field supervisors, other departments, vendors and cooperators alike. Candidate must be familiar with basic con-

struction and building codes, painting, plastering, ceramic/vct/wood tiles, block work, convector and floor repairs as well. Employee may be required to work weekend and/or flex schedule as necessary.

Applicant must possess a minimum of two (2) years’ experience in construction/restoration or related facilities field. Candidate must have knowledge of inspection techniques and procedures, as well as strong troubleshooting skills of same as it pertains to hi-rise buildings and other smaller facilities. Applicant must possess effective written/oral communication with the ability to read and write English, and good interpersonal skills.

Computer literacy, with basic understanding of Microsoft Office is required and knowledge of Yardi is a plus. Applicant must have considerable knowledge of OSHA and safety requirements related to restoration operations. Applicant must have ability to walk for long periods of time, twist, kneel, push, stoop, climb ladders as well as lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

Valid Driver License (NY, NJ, CT, PA) in good standing required – no exceptions Days may vary. Shift: 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Selected candidate must successfully complete interview/selection process, as well as pre-employment screening (driver license review; urinalysis; criminal background check; verification of previous employment; community complaint review)

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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What it’s all about Co-op City Times / October 5, 2013

tinuously fall for a razzle Already as I start on this Viewpoint, dazzle rhetoric of some on Saturday and Sunday, I was hearing Director’s Viewpoint who offer absolutely no from cooperators who were shocked substance or understandafter receiving impersonal letters Second Vice President ing of most of what they demanding substantial amounts in back spout. I say to this who surcharge payments. I ask why was this may over react or act upset, if the shoe fits, wear it. never given proper or appropriate coverage to let My mother used to always say to me, "Sticks and cooperators know what was going on? Simply put, if stones can break your bones, but names can never your state income tax is checked against your income hurt you." There are some folks with pretty thin skin affidavit, you can be penalized if they do not match. around here, or at least some who think everything Why is this policy so aggressively in place now withrevolves around them when nothing could be further out properly informing cooperators about this in a from the truth. As Directors, we need to be concerned simple, informative manner? I'm not pointing the finwith ensuring delivery of services to cooperators in ger at anyone, but this policy implementation could Co-op City, the basics, heat, hot water, electricity, have been handled much better. We should all be able keeping costs down wherever possible, making sure to agree on that, and move accordingly to solve probthe community remains as safe as possible, and that lems or discrepancies in a rational, rather than a repairs are made in a timely, professional and courtepunitive, accusatory manner.

I'm looking forward this week as a member of the Riverbay Board of Directors, and a cooperator, as well as Chair of the Security Committee, to seeing our Public Safety officers with 20 and more years of service being honored on Thursday evening, Oct. 3rd. These officers, and our Chief Frank Apollo, have a tough task and I believe they handle themselves with complete professionalism in making sure we and our community is as safe as it is.

I find it interesting, and a good sign, that 1/5 of the officers on our Public Safety force have been here over 20 years, and 1/5 have been here over 10 years, and 1/5 between 10 and 20 years, because this shows continuity and proves that we have Public Safety officers who know every crook and cranny of this community, all the better to keep us safe. All one has to do is look at the newspaper headlines in other parts of the country or listen to the news on television and you know how much violence is out there, especially with so many senseless shootings and killings of young men. But we don't have that here in Co-op City. It's a credit to the cooperators who live here and our Public Safety force. Yes, there are problems and Co-op City is not crime-free, but considering its size, and the total population of people living here, some 55,000, it's truly remarkable and speaks well that our crime rate is so low. Plus, all this is largely due to our Public Safety force since we all know we have never received our fair share of protection from the 45th Precinct, even though we pay our fair share of taxes.

As Chair of the Public Safety Committee, I want to make sure efforts are increased to stop and discourage anti-social behavior. Our young people and adolescents have to learn that they just can't do what they want. And parents are part of the front line of defense. Our youth have to be taught, once you go out into the street, you have to respect others, and the law. I have no problem with the young congregating, we all did that when we were younger, but the smoking and drinking and unruly behavior cannot be allowed or tolerated, and youngsters cannot be allowed to break the law.

Unfortunately, it's easy to complain, however, I believe constructive criticism and attempts to improve things are far more important than baseless or sensationalist allegations with no merit, what I call the "spin doctors" or blatantly political moves by those who have no justification other than trying to increase power. I've said it before, and I'll keep saying it again and again, and as often as need be, Co-op City is now, and was not ever meant to be, a one-person show either in the future or what we know it was in the past. We should never allow one person to dominate and control Co-op City. We need to learn from the past and prevent the past from ever becoming prologue. Board Directors are not entitled to any special rights over cooperators and Management has to learn not to cater to individual Directors when they are trying to inappropriately interfere in day-to-day operations. Everybody knows the game and it is so phony how many act to curry favor, or to get their way, or to try and look good. The people who live here aren't stupid. They know what's real and what isn't. The people of Co-op City aren't going to con-

Tony Illis

ous manner. We need to hold Management's feet to the fire so they always remember that real people live here and Co-op City is not just made up of impersonal bricks and mortar. We need sensible policies and improvements in certain specific areas, and it's not about grandstanding or looking for special credit, but about the Board working together, 15 individual resident Directors trying to come together and make the best policy decisions for the people of Co-op City, that's what it should be all about.

Thank you for your enthusiastic response to our call for donations to benefit the village of AbetifiKwahu in Ghana. We are still collecting light clothing, school supplies, kitchen utensils, cooking oil, and other non-perishables.

Let's talk, give me a call at (718) 320-8035, or email me: tonyshome10475@gmail.com – no attachments, please.

Co-op City Times / October 5, 2013

Bronx-10 Community Emergency Response Team

Hurricanes As a result of super storm “Sandy,” New Yorkers are clearly aware that due to regional geography, hurricanes striking the NYC area can do more damage than hurricanes of similar strength in the southern United States. In fact, NYC has about 500 miles of shoreline vulnerable to these dangerous storms. The number of people living in evacuation zones has increased by 600,000 over the 2012 total. Presently, almost three million New Yorkers live in hurricane evacuation zones.

The Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. Researchers have identified cycles for hurricanes and say we are now in one of the decades in which abovenormal activity should be expected.

Some Hurricane Specifics The right atmospheric and oceanic conditions need to be present to create a hurricane; hurricanes require warm water temperatures to build and strengthen.

Tropical Depression – A tropical depression has winds up to 38 mph.

Tropical Storm – A tropical storm sustains wind speeds from 39 to 73 mph.

Hurricane – A tropical storm is classified as a hurricane when winds are sustained at 74 mph or higher.

Evacuation Zones The impact from Hurricanes Irene and Sandy were carefully studied by authorities and factored into the creation of new evacuation zones.

There are now six listed flood zones instead of three.

These zones are ranked by the risk of storm surge impact, with Zone 1 being the most likely to flood, through Zone 6, the least likely. These designations replace the previous Zone labeling of A, B, and C. Much of Co-op City has been given a “Zone 4” designation.

Although our community is considered to be an area requiring no evacuation, a major hurricane could cause storm surge flooding. In the event of an evacuation

As of Wednesday, September 18, 2013 the new iOS7 feature brings added security to your Apple devices.

• By downloading the new operating system, should your device be lost or stolen it cannot be reprogrammed without an Apple ID and password.

• The download is FREE from Apple.

• For additional information on iOS7 features visit www.Apple.com.

Register your device with the NYPD's Operation Identification Program

For additional crime prevention tips or programs, contact your local Precinct's Crime Prevention Officer or visit the NYPD's Crime Prevention Section www.nyc.gov/NYPD/crimeprevention

“Hurricane Preparedness”

request, Truman High School is designated as a Hurricane Shelter for our area.

(Go to http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/hazards/ storms.shtml for additional information).

Hurricane Preparation In the event of a hurricane: 1) Stay tuned to TV and radio broadcasts, access www.NYC.gov, or call 3-1-1.

2) Bring any loose or lightweight objects in from your balcony.

3) Make sure all windows are closed.

4) Have an in-home Emergency Supply Kit containing: • One gallon of drinking water per person per day • Nonperishable, ready-to-eat canned foods and a manual can opener

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• First-aid kit • Flashlight • Battery-operated AM/FM radio and extra batteries • Whistle • Personal hygiene items: soap, feminine hygiene products, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc.

• A phone that does not rely on electricity • Child care supplies or other special care items (prescription medications, etc.)

If you would you like to join CERT or want more information, please mail your questions or request to Bronx CERT 10, 100 Donizetti Place, Bronx, NY 10475. You can also contact us on the web at http://www.bronxcert10.com.

General information about the CERT program is available at www.nyc.gov/cert or by calling 3-1-1.

—Khalil Abdul-Wahhab

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A Great Place to Live!

Co-op City Times / October 5, 2013

Co-op City celebrates its diversity and this was again exhibited at the Hispanic Director’s Heritage Festival held in Dreiser last Sunday. There were groups from a variety of Hispanic countries who enlightened us and treated us to the dances from their homes. Kudos goes to the Spanish American Community Club and the Riverbay Corporation for a job well done.

I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

On Saturday, several schools and local vendors in the community attended the College Fair held last Saturday. I hope you came and gathered some useful facts.

Parents and youth attended and I am sure they received valuable information. Director Turner did a great job and I am sure you can contact her for more information. If you will be graduating soon and haven’t decided where you want to continue your education, there is a tour of colleges planned for 2014. If you would like to join them, now is your opportunity to register.

I attended the Cooperators United meeting and at that meeting a discussion was held regarding the delivery of the Co-op City Times. The attendees felt the papers were picked up when they were delivered at their door. The decision to place the CC Times at the elevators is a less expensive option. Years ago, youth had paper routes and this might be a consideration for our youth on Saturdays, done by lottery similar to the summer jobs. Unless we can come up with a viable

alternative, they will continue to be delivered at the elevators.

A few cooperators who Secretary live in Townhouses have told me that during inclement weather, they are exposed to the elements when trying to enter their homes and would like to have the right to purchase an awning. I will ask the Board and consult with Management to see if this is a possibility.

There are approximately 15,372 apartments in Co-op City. For every apartment in this complex, there are potentially an equal number of social problems, situations and issues. Can we satisfy all 15,372 shareholders? I would say more than likely not. It takes a long time to learn a development of this size. You can help by being the eyes and ears.

Supervisors and CCPD cannot be everywhere at every moment. If you see something, write down per-

Leslie Peterson

Blood Bank Coming October 19th; Please Donate Blood is Urgently Needed

The Riverbay Community Blood Bank will be holding its bi-annual blood drive in three weeks in the Bartow Community Center with the assistance of Riverbay Corporation.

The blood drive will be held Saturday, October 19, in the Bartow Community Center, Room 31, from 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. Anyone in good health between the ages of 17 and 75, a minimum of 110 lbs., and who has not donated within the last 56 days is an eligible blood donor. Those above the age of 75 may donate provided they have a note from their doctor stating that they may donate. Individuals 16 years of age may donate providing they have a consent form completed by a parent or legal guardian. Consent forms are available at the donation site, or online at www.nybloodcenter .org.

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

All donors must be able to show picture ID and provide their Social Security number. Donating blood is relatively quick and easy. Most persons who are in reasonably good health are eligible to donate, even those on medications may donate with few exceptions.

Should you have any questions regarding medical eligibility, you may contact the Hudson Valley, NY Blood Center at 1-800-688-0900. Please be sure to eat prior to donating. Light refreshments will be available upon completion of your donation.

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

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

“Live and Let Live is Good – Live and Help Live is Better” —Joe Boiko

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tinent information. Call Management, not just your neighbor.

When you watch TV, unfortunately a lot of media coverage is negative. Here in Co-op City, there are a small number of cooperators that do not respect the rules and regulations and consequently affect the quality of life. They receive more exposure or are discussed more frequently at open meetings than the fantastic accomplishments of many of our neighbors.

This causes us to sometimes lose sight of the progress made. We welcome suggestions on how to continue improving. There are more things positive about Co-op City than most neighborhoods in the city.

Although you may sometimes be bombarded with what is wrong, remember, it’s a great place to live.

Keep that thought in mind.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me. I can be reached at: Leslie Peterson, Riverbay Board Director, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475 or e-mail me at daddpeterson@aol.com.

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The College Fair and Our Young Ones Co-op City Times / October 5, 2013

College Fair We had a very nice college fair in Dreiser last Saturday, September 28. This well-attended event included lots of college recruiters from a variety of schools and lots of potential students.

As you walked by their tables, the college recruiters were ready to hand out information about their schools.

They even had students representing their schools. And, every student that I talked to said they love their school.

Moreover, they seemed very positive about their career paths.

Moving on, there was a table set up for people that wanted a career with the NYC Fire Department. At this table, I met a current Firefighter, and I asked him, “How do you like your job?” “I love my job. I get to help people and I love the excitement,” he said. And, as we talked, I could see that he was very happy with his career choice.

Then, after I left this event, I thought about how we can probably help the young men and women in our community. And, here are some of the questions that came to my mind.

Can we talk to our young ones and help them to see the benefits of going back to school? Can we say positive things to them so that they will be motivated to do very well in school and get good grades?

Look, some of our young ones are drifting and they’re looking for help. So, we have to be there to help them and show them the way to go.

Therefore, I want to encourage all of the parents here to talk to your children, if possible. And, encourage them to think about their future.

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

Your child might think about a career in business, health care, technology, or something they really like. If so, then please have them talk to career counselors and people in the field. This way, they can get a better understanding of what’s happening in the real world.

Jobs The recruiters at the FDNY table were passing out job notifications for the following positions: Firefighter, EMT, and Paramedic.

People that are interested in these jobs should call 718-999-FDNY or go to www.nyc.gov/fdny for more information.

Please make sure that you let the young ones in your family see this information. Thanks.

Section 5 Parking Issues As reported recently, the cooperators in Section 5 are having a really rough time with their parking situation. And, some cooperators are parking their vehicles in Garage #5 (across from Red Lobster) and they’re walking back to their apartment in Section 5. This is happening because they’re on a waiting list for a space in one of the garages.

Therefore, I’m going to write a resolution for Riverbay to use some available land to create new parking spaces for our

cooperators in Section 5. And, I’m going to ask that this resolution be placed on the agenda for our next Board meeting.

If this resolution passes, then these new parking spaces will be located in convenient areas near your buildings.

Contract Bidding Nearly everyone that talks to me about Riverbay says the same thing: “Management must go!”

Yet, we have some Board members that are reluctant to put management’s $128,315 a month contract out for a bid. Plus, we had an official from the NYS Homes & Community Renewal (HCR) agency that was willing to approve an increase for them to, get this, $168,968.54 a month.

How is this possible?

Look, in my opinion, we don’t need to be paying any group that much money a month for management services. And, that is why I am determined to get our management company out of this community forever.

I don’t care what anyone says. As soon as we get eight votes out of fifteen Board members, we will immediately terminate the services of our management company.

Thereafter, I’m going to fight as hard as I can to get HUD and HCR to allow us to hire a General Manager, at a reasonable price.

And, we’re going to save way over a million a year just in management fees.

Letter to the Editor Let me briefly clear up another foolish letter that was published by Management in this paper last week. Management was angry because of a story that was written in the City News.

“If quoted accurately, Director

Johnson, knowing the facts, also chooses to lie. He also fails to do his homework before he communicates with others,” read the letter by management.

Look, why would a manager that talks about doing homework write an incredibly foolish letter that says, “If quoted accurately?”

Crazy!

No, you check with Director Johnson first to confirm what he said before you publish a letter that falsely accuses him.

The article that they’re talking about was the $910,000 that was approved by the Board for two consultants to do training work at the power plant.

These two men received an apartment in Section 5. We spent $5,300 for new furniture for them. We paid them $50 per day for food. They received free parking.

And, we received an increase this week.

Management must go!

Close I would love to hear your opinion about this Board and this management company. 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 718671-4544 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.

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.

Daryl Johnson

Director’s Viewpoint

74th Season of Parkchester Chorus

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14 Dear cooperators, The College, Career and Resource Fair proved to be outstanding. Through the leadership of Riverbay Director Evelyn Turner, we made our voices heard. This could be seen by the tremendous turnout for this event by students, parents, college representatives, financial aid and college savings plan advisers.

Thanks also for the help by the Riverbay Fund Director Michelle Sajous which was supportive in many ways.

I spoke with a representative from the NY’s 529 College Savings Program inquiring as to whether or not the funds could be used in other ways and was informed that the funds could be used for any post secondary schools, including trade schools, master’s degrees, etc.

Should the child decide against attending post secondary education, there would be a 10% federal tax penalty upon withdrawal of the funds. However, the funds could be transferred to other family members who might be attending a post secondary school. The benefit of this savings plan is that there would be a state income-tax deduction for New York taxpayers of up to $10,000 on their account contributions.

The theme “It’s Cool to be Smart” was reiterated throughout the Fair and one which I hope will stick in the minds of those in attendance. It is so important that we educate the coming generation of young people so that they may have a brighter future and become quality citizens wherever they decide to live. As a young adult, I was inspired when knowledge of my cultural heritage was revealed to me. The public school teachers taught

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nothing about the greatness of the African people. Many referred to Africa as the “dark” continent that not much was known about. In order to ensure that the African-American youth in our community have the self-esteem and confidence that they should possess, the African-American Association and the Institute For Youth showed and distributed a dvd called “Hidden Colors” which reveals relevant historical information that has been left out of history text books. This information was well received.

Please note that a Rites of Passage Program will begin on October 5th for 12-16 year olds. If interested, call 718671-5957.

It was a pleasant surprise to see Dr. Yosef A.A. ben-Jochannan at the Fair in his wheelchair. Other notable people in attendance were Assemblyman Michael Benedetto and Carl Heastie, State Senator Ruth Hasell-Thompson, NYC Council members Andy King and Letitia James. It was also good seeing other members and friends supporting this event.

The Co-op City community is regularly reminded to vote. Voting is important. In the past, our community was a

strong voting bloc that requested and received their share. We need to regain our self-respect by every cooperator going to the polls to vote in every election. Had we been consistent in voting over the years, we might not now have the problems of having to fight the $4 million per year charge that we pay for asbestos abatement. We might be respected enough to have our bus service restored, rather than being insulted by being told by the MTA that a study needs to be conducted before any changes would be made, when there was no study performed in any other communities where services were restored. We might also receive adequate trash collection rather than having to establish our own sanitation facility. This also holds true for the New York City Police Department failing to provide Co-op City with an adequate number of officers to patrol our community and, consequently, the Department of Public Safety was created.

The number of residents alone state that Co-op City should have, not only more officers from the 45th Precinct, but our own precinct. However, it appears that we are not politically sophisticated enough to understand how we are being taken advantage of. This needs to change.

Building 21 It has come to my attention that there have been regular reports of improper behavior behind Building #21. I have forwarded this information to Public Safety to promptly look into what is going on in this area.

Hispanic Heritage Month Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated during September 15th until October 15th

and on September 29th, it was celebrated in Co-op City. Unfortunately, I was unable to be present, but since the event was supported by the Riverbay Fund with Director Michelle Sajous, I am certain that it was a festive success.

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 it all 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 718-671-5957.

Thank you to all the Broun Place neighbors for coming to the first meeting of the new season. We have elected a new Executive Board. The new Broun Place Officers are, Reverend Grace Emanuel Secretary; Ms. Lillian Richardson Treasurer; Mrs. Vivian Burrus - Vice President and Eva Lazaar - President. The new Executive Committee looks forward to serving Broun Place Townhouse Association and Broun Place neighbors in many ways. Additionally, Ms. Lana Spaulding and Mr. Jesse Seisse have volunteered to help with meeting set-up and break-down. We all said how much we look forward to working together for the betterment of Broun Place.

The collection of dues is ongoing and

not pro-rated. Should you wish to renew, for the time being, you can submit your fee to Lillian, Eva or Annie. You will receive a receipt and confirmation. Dues are just $12 per apartment, per year, September to September. Dues are used for meeting needs, 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 are not enough “thank you’s” and superlatives to acknowledge very well-known and loved Mrs. Ann Ventrella, who served Broun Place Association as Treasurer for many years. Her dedication and excellence in the position of Association Treasurer is well-known by

all. Additionally, Ann’s loyalty and willingness to give 100% to anything Broun Place is also known by all. Most importantly to the association, all financial information was always impeccable and correct. Everyone thanks you, Ann, for being a friend and the best Treasurer ever.

The next meeting is November 14 at 7 p.m., Room 31. The association urges you to come to your townhouse meetings. You can 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, please pick up what others have dropped to keep our townhouse clus-

ter clean. Use the great green garbage cans for street trash only. 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.

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. Thank you again to all the neighbors who attended the meeting and good luck to the new Broun Place Townhouse Association.

—Eva Lazaar

Hi, neighbors, Thanks to all who attended our general meeting on Tuesday, September 24th. Our guest speaker was Carol Sinkler, Asst. Dir. of Parking Facilities. She was well prepared and knowledgeable to questions and concerns. For those who didn’t show up, you missed a very informative meeting.

Thank you, Mrs. Sinkler, for an outstanding presentation.

Our next general meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 22nd at 7:00 p.m. in the meeting room. Please try to attend. A guest speaker is scheduled, there will be a

50/50 drawing and refreshments will be served. Please “remember these meetings and guest speakers are scheduled with you in mind.”

Movie Matinee: Our next movie is scheduled for Wednesday, October 16th at 3:30 p.m. in the meeting room. We are showing a very interesting movie and serving refreshments, so please attend, come and put up your feet, relax and let us serve you. Looking forward to seeing you.

Newsletter: Don’t forget to send your articles to our e-mail address: BLDG18 newsletter@aol.com. We love hearing from you. The address is also located on

the back of our bi-monthly newsletter. Let us hear from you. We thank our Editor, Lee Spangenberg, for doing a good job.

Halloween: We will have our Annual Halloween Costume Contest on Thursday, October 31st. We will also distribute goodie bags to the children. Children, we will need your help to assist with decorating the lobby. Please watch bulletin board for details.

SLAMMING DOORS: FYI, neighbors. There have been complaints about slamming doors to the point where it shakes your next door neighbor’s wall causing glass items, pictures, etc. on that

wall to move. They fear that those items might fall off the wall and cause bodily harm. Neighbors, please do not slam your door when entering and leaving. It is annoying and disrespectful. This is our home, please let us respect each other.

Thank you.

Happy birthday! To all with that special day this month, please enjoy and be careful.

To the sick and homebound, we wish you a speedy recovery and to the bereaved families, we extend our sincere sympathies.

Remember! If you SEE something, SAY something.

—Gertie Brown

Hi, neighbors…Well, we did it! Our second adventure outside of 120 Benchley was a delightful success. The weather was great and everything outlined on the flyer was excellent – the boat trip, the luncheon and the casino.

So, we have to say we had a GOOOD trip. Next time (if there is a next time – SMILE), you, and you, and you might also like to join us. Because of our concentration on our trip, we haven’t had a chance to welcome our new neighbors.

But, the old neighbors should have done so by now. If not, come to our Association meeting so we all can meet you. After all, you are a part of a great and exciting living experience. We had a good meeting in September – let’s keep

it up. So prepare to come on down on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9th, 7:30 p.m. in our Association Room. See you then.

Happy birthday to all October members.

—Celestine Withey

Francine Reva Jones

Director’s Viewpoint

Broun Place Townhouse Association

Building 18 Association

Building 24 Association

Co-op City Times / October 5, 2013

Shareholders asked to notify Sales Office if receiving furniture delivery

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Shareholders who are expecting new furniture delivery should notify the Riverbay Sales Office so that arrangements can be made to protect Riverbay’s property, in particular, the elevators, from damage.

As soon as cooperators have confirmed the date and/or time of delivery of their new furniture or appliances, even if they cannot get to the Sales Office right away, they should contact the office so that the information can be put into the computer and the Buildings and Grounds Department can be notified to pad the elevators and take any necessary precautionary measures to avoid scratches

and other damages.

No permit needs to be issued, but the Sales Department must be notified so steps can be taken to protect Riverbay property by placing pads in the elevators.

If a shareholder has someone moving in or out the home, and moving their furniture with them, the Sales Department again needs to be notified and in this case a permit must be issued before the move-in or out can be allowed to proceed.

Several years ago, Riverbay Board Director Othelia Jones, then and current chair of the Board’s Cooperator

Appeals Committee, brought to light the fact that shareholders were being issued community complaints and fined if their furniture arrived after 4 p.m. in adherence of a Board resolution which allows move in and move out traffic only between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

However, by Board resolution, shareholders who are expecting retail delivery of furniture or other household items and can produce a valid invoice, bill of sale or other relevant document confirming that delivery can continue to accept such deliveries beyond the 4 p.m. deadline.

The 2013 football season of the Truman Mustangs began with thrilling last second home field victory over Staten Island’s New Dorp High School on September 7th, but the young squad was brought back to earth when they returned to the Co-op City home field and were beaten by John F. Kennedy High School 34 to 20 last Sunday, September 15th.

Coming off a mediocre 4 and 5 season in 2012 which followed a City Championship in 2011, the Mustangs had dreams of returning to that championship form as they took on New Dorp in the season opener and quickly took a 20 to 0 lead behind a solid running attack keyed by their big physical offensive line and three talented running backs – Armani Williams, Giovahn Watson and Shaquan Patterson. Quarterback Marvin Burgess also contributed to the early lead when he completed a 30-yard touchdown pass to wideout Devante Letford in the second quarter.

But the ensuing kickoff was run back for an 85-yard

touchdown by New Dorp to cut the lead to 20 to 7 by halftime. Early in the third quarter, another kick was run back for a touchdown making the score 20 to 14. When Truman fumbled in their own territory a short time later, New Dorp again was able to drive the ball in for a score and the lead had vanished as Truman now trailed by two points.

Late in the forth quarter, Truman took possession of the ball one more time with a final chance to pull out the victory. When the Mustangs faced a fourth down and 15 on that last drive all seemed lost but quarterback Burgess managed to desperately scramble for the need first down to the New Dorp 5 yard line. Truman’s next run was stopped for no gain and time was running out. The offense hustled to the line and Quarterback Burgess took the snap and ran through the New Dorp defenders and into the end zone for the last second victory, 26 to 22.

The following week, on September 15th , Truman returned to their Co-op City home field to take on

Kennedy High School and the thrill of the previous week’s victory was quickly dispelled and Kennedy started the game with an onside kick which they recovered and then quickly converted that recovery into a score.

Kennedy quarterback Anthony Cruz was the star of the day running for 171 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries.

Despite falling behind early, Truman quarterback Marvin Burgess was effective as well rushing for 70 yards on 9 carries and throwing for an additional 107 yards which included two touchdown passes to wideout Devante Letford, one for 76 yards. Truman running back Giovahn Watson also had an outstanding game rushing for over 100 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries.

But despite the offensive proficiency, the defense was unable to keep the powerful Kennedy offense in check as the final score was 34 to 20 despite Truman amassing more than 300 yards of offense.

Riverbay Cooperator Services Office (CSO) reminds shareholders that if there have been any changes in their contact information, they should update their files with Riverbay Corporation as soon as possible so that if there is a need to contact them in an emergency, the information on record with Riverbay will be the most current and accurate.

To update your contact information, two important

steps are involved.

First, the shareholder of the unit is required to go in person to the Emergency Maintenance Office (located in the lower level of the Dreiser Mall) with photo identification and update the “Key Card.”

Secondly, shareholders should request an Emergency Contact form from their respective Cooperator Service Office (CSO). This form must be completed by the

shareholder and returned in person to their respective CSO, along with photo identification. Their new contact information will then be updated in the Maintenance system and forwarded to the shareholder’s file.

Once the information is updated at the Emergency Maintenance Office and Cooperator Service Office, the new information will then be relayed by CSO to Public Safety to be added to that department’s database as well.

Truman Mustangs split their first two football games

Shareholders urged to update contact information

16 The 2nd Annual College, Career, & Resource Fair was a knockout success this year. It never could have happened without a group of innovative, sophisticated and remarkable cooperators whose name you may not ever see in the newspaper or receive little or no recognition for their great community deeds. They are our “un-sung heroes.”

Therefore, on behalf of the hundred of participants, vendors, visitors and others, we want to give a special thanks to the “organizers.” The organizers are the individuals who worked on this Community Service Project from the first day, from sun-up to sun-down doing the grunt work, obtaining funding, and donations from local supermarkets, delivering and posting flyers, etc. They represent every section of this great community and are proof that “We Care” about the youth and their families in Co-op City and other areas who wish to visit us. They were the essential ingredient for the September 28th event: You are the BEST: Alethea Cherebin, Faith Dove, Teresa Young, Arlene Freedman, Anne Craig, Sherri Mitchell, Kristeina Dixon, Linda Morris, Valencia Pinckney, Dr. Beryl Dorsett, Claudia Sampson, Jay Stith, Ebony Brea, and Lauretta Jaysura.

A special thank you is also extended to the one-day volunteers. Your support was invaluable. Also, thank you parents, for bringing or sending your young people to the event. From all indications, no one left disappointed, thirsty or hungry.

For the first time, we had representation from ALL our community, Public and Charter Schools. Our own Truman High School Cadets presented the “Colors” for the afternoon session.

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

Happy birthday to all of our members that will be celebrating their birthday in October: William P. Garvin, Paul E. Graves, Caesar L. Alicia, Jessie H. Johnson, Alberto Ravello, Isaac F. Washington, Kelvin A. White, Llewelyn Waterman, Joseph Bruer, Sr; Ruben Cruz, John O’Neill, Wilfreda Rivera and Clearance Towns. 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. If you are a veteran

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Maritime College presented the Colors for the A.M. session.

The acclaimed Steppers from Equality Charter School performed for the elementary students and one of their scholars spoke directly to the students about why “It’s Cool To Be Smart.” A special thanks to ALL the fabulous Parent Coordinators for your support and we look forward to working with you in 2014. The event was filmed for the first time by Scholars from The Pulse Workshop.

Special Events This year, a special event was the raffle for NY’s 529 College Saving Program for the elementary students. This was a unique and rewarding experience for the parents. Support for this came from our Management Company, Building Associations, The Lion’s Club and individual cooperators. We collected over $2,000 in checks ranging from $100 to $25 to help young people save for the future. Only one (1) parent had an existing college saving plan. What a wonderful gift to the children! Thanks to all who contributed.

You are indeed a part of a unique historic gesture. These saving can be for college, vocational/technical school, or graduate school.

For the P.M. session, we had a raffle

for “Tablets.” These “Tablets” were donated by our Attorney firm, Smith, Buss, Jacobs, LLP, the Riverbay Fund, Organizers, and the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club, Inc., and Williamsbridge Club. The winners worked really hard to enter the raffle. They all had to speak to at least six vendors. The feedback from the vendors was awesome. One Scholar/ Athlete (Track Star) from Albert Leonard Middle School, New Rochelle, New York was a winner. According to her mother, this event has changed her life. She is now talking about working more in her community as a volunteer. Her mother has offered to be an “organizer” next year.

FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP We had set up 70 chairs for this workshop and still had people standing. “Had I attended this workshop before my daughter entered college, I would be saving money right now!” said one parent.

“Please have her, Scholarship Lady, Pamela Johnson back,” said another. “I learned something about filling out applications for the free money.” Another great resource that is still available is a 14-page document edited and prepared by organizer Claudia Sampson. You may contact this Director or any of the above named organizers for a copy.

CORPORATE SUPPORT This year, we expanded our corporate support, Bob’s Furniture, and now have connections via one of our vendors for additional corporate support next year.

PepsiCo provided the beverages and set up a booth at the event to share information for career opportunities with their company.

COLLEGES The organizers were successful in

ensuring that we had the full spectrum of the finest higher learning institutions in the country. We had an Ivy League, Historically Black Colleges & Universities and local community colleges. We wanted to provide choices for students and we succeeded.

CAREER CHOICES We had several vendors who offered career choices, such as Per Scholas, Bronx location to become fully versed in: Computer maintenance, installation & troubleshooting, Networking & Security concepts to Mobile technology. We had information about a Barbering Program at Riverside Church and the schedule for “free haircuts.” We had the Carsten Institute of Cosmetology who raffled off two (2) $250 “make over” gift certificates. One went to a local Parent Coordinator, Ms. Velasquez, and one was awarded, our hard working Community Relations Director, Michelle Sajous. Therefore, look out Riverbay staff for the before and after co-worker. Special thanks to everyone. We have some great youth programs and after-school programs that are forthcoming.

Thank you, elected officials, for your presence and for the “Citation” awarded to me by Assemblyman Michael R. Benedetto, Member of Assembly, on September 28, 2013.

“All of us are born for a reason, but all of us don’t discover why. Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It’s what you do for others.” (Danny Thomas) Contact me at: Evelyn M. Turner evelyntinez@aol.com – 917-324-1033 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475.

from any branch of the military, stop by and join our Post. Bring your DD-214 with you. Post 1871 is located in Section #5 in the Community Center, in 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. Any Post member who would like to have a DD-214, you can visit http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/ or mail or fax a completed SF-180; National Person-nel Records Center Military Personnel Records, 9700 Page Avenue, St. Louis,

MO 63132-5100; Fax: (314) 801-9195.

All requests must be signed and dated by the veteran or next of kin.

We wish the following Post members a speedy recovery—George Benjamin and Charles Lirio.

Any Post member who would like to attend the American College, it’s a threeday course. Submit your name to the Post commander for the 2014 class. In case you have been away starting in January 2014, the U.S. Postal Service will raise the stamps to .49 cents so hurry up and get those forever stamps.

The next executive meeting will take place on October 2, from 2 - 4:00 p.m.

Please arrive on time. A good movie to see is “Baggage Claim.” It’s a comedy

about a woman looking for a husband before she reaches 40 years old.

To all of our Post members who will be attending the legislative breakfast on October, the 6th, please wear your Post shirt, cap and arrive on time. Remember to pay your American Legion dues before January, 2014 and you will only pay $40 and after that date you will be paying $50 for your dues; it’s your call, comrades!

Q: What do you give a man that has everything? A: A woman to show him how everything works.

Q: What do you call a cow with no legs? A: Ground beef.

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

—Richard I. Lawson, Jr.

Evelyn Turner

Director’s Viewpoint

American Legion Post 1871

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CCLL 2014 Season Board of Directors

As voted for by the Co-op City Little League volunteers in good standing at the recent elections, the 2014 Season Board of Directors are as follows: Hector Ayala, Cookie Carattini, Ruben Chaparro Sr., Richard Coley, Robert Grant, Lou Mendez, Al Santiago, Les Tarlton, Sebastian Ulanga Sr., Rose Young, Nelson Santiago and George Torres.

The new Board met afterwards and selected its officers which are: President Hector, Vice President Robert, Secretary Sebastian, Treasurer Rose, Concession Stand Manager Cookie, Safety Officer Nelson, and Information Officer George.

The CCLL Board, which is responsible for the day-today operations of the league, will meet the first week in October to discuss the 2014 Season player’s registration

dates. Once a decision is made, the information will be announced and posted on the CCLL website.

Community youth from age 4 to 16 are invited to participate in the CCLL 2014 Baseball Season. The league provides a winter clinic for registered players, full uniform including jersey, pants, cap and socks, supplemental/secondary accident insurance, and playing equipment (batting helmet, bats, balls and catchers gear). The players need baseball gloves, athletic supporter, heart guard (T-ball and Farm players), and rubber cleats.

The Season normally starts in April and most of the games are played at the Co-op City Little League fields off the Co-op City Blvd. After the regular season, which ends in June, some players will be selected to participate in the summer tournaments.

As an update, the current Parks Dept Capital Project at the CCLL fields is scheduled to be completed by March, 2014. Part of the undertaking involves changing the pipes in the front bleachers area, improving the drainage system, scraping and painting the entire bleachers frame, repaving the front entrance and asphalting the bleachers area.

The Co-op City LL is grateful to all the volunteers who participated at the recent elections. Those individuals who freely offer their time are not only assisting our organization, but are also supporting our community youth. Per se, the league is seeking more volunteers to help out with next year’s program. If interested, please email us at coopll@yahoo.com.

—Hector Ayala

The first association meeting of the 2013-2014 year was held September 26.

We had some catching up to do and many topics for discussion. Our guest and speaker was Mr. Eric Stevens, head supervisor of the lobby attendants. He reminded us that the attendants are not security guards, therefore, if there are problems, they should call Public Safety. Also, they are not doormen and should not automatically open doors when you appear. Of course, when you are laden down with packages and are having a difficult time at the door, they should help as a courtesy. There is more, but a full list of duties are posted in the lobby bulletin board.

We discussed our bake sale and flea market which is

taking place today in the meeting room. We hope you will come out to sample some of the baked goods and browse through the housewares.

Volunteers are needed for the Halloween trick or treat and lobby decoration. We encourage young mothers to get involved.

The bus trip has been rescheduled to May, 2014.

Details to follow shortly.

We are looking forward to the trip and hope many of you will join us in making it successful.

All eligible cooperators, please take advantage of the STAR program. You can download an application from the NY City Department of Finance website. With the new

increase in maintenance, we need all the help we can get.

Also discussed was the need for the posting of permits for movers. If one is not posted, Public Safety should be alerted. The elevators should be padded when there is a move, to keep them from being scratched and damaged by sharp articles.

Collection of dues will begin soon. Look for us in the lobby. Due to the cost of living going up and our income has not, the dues will be $7 per household It was a very informative meeting and was topped off with delicious cupcakes made by our own Debbi Perry.

Look for her flyer in the lobby bulletin board.

—La Verne Floyd

Thanks for joining us at our Monday, September 23rd Building Meeting. One of our topics was Halloween, a date is being set and announcements will be in the lobby.

The Garden Club — We decided to purchase and plant bulbs for the Spring season and to rearrange our garden so that it looks presentable. Several building issues were discussed and concerns emailed to the CSO Office. One of our concerns is dogs without tags, large dogs and owners not picking up after their dogs.

Our Movie Night is Friday, October 18th, Activity Room, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served—more details to follow. Our Lobby Decorating Committee is in place for the Holidays.

Also decided was a trip to one of the casinos in the Spring to help offset costs for Summer Fun Day that is held in June. A date has been set for our next Summer Fun Day, Saturday, June 21, 2014. If you volunteered in the past, please do so again. If you have not volunteered, give it a thought and let me know.

Please volunteer to be a floor captain. We have floors in need of captains.

Please note: Basic STAR registration is ongoing until December 31, 2013. Don’t forget to sign up by calling 518-457-2036 Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. or at www.tax.ny.gov. For a STAR application, contact the NYC Department of Finance, 212-504-4080 or dial New York City hotline 3-1-1.

Drive carefully—school is open. Greetings to all who are celebrating a special day this month. Our thoughts and prayers to all who are sick and shut-in and to our troops.

We can be reached at 718-379-7841.

—Sonja Maxwell

Building 16 Association wants to thank everyone for their suggestions for upcoming events.

Our first one will be a trip to the Aqueduct Resorts World Casino on November 16th leaving Building 16 at 11 a.m. Come and join us.

We are in need of floor captains. Please come to the next meeting October 14th at 7 p.m. in the meeting room.

To the ones who are celebrating special occasions, congratulations!

To the sick and shut-in, get well soon.

To the bereaved, you have our sympathy.

Our next meeting will be October 14th at 7 p.m.

—Clara Coston

Building 34 Association

Building 12 Cooperators Civic Association

Building 29 Association

We held our first association meeting for the season on Sept. 25th at 7 p.m.

Our sincere thank you to Board member, Ms. Evelyn Turner, for consenting to be our initial guest speaker. She is both well spoken and professional in her demeanor.

She shared her passion for the educating of our youth, both in and outside of our community. She has worked diligently to present a college fair that was held on Sept.

28th in Dreiser Auditorium.

Several cooperators voiced their concerns on issues within our community with her. She said she would try to get them addressed. A nominating committee was formed to solicit new association officers. All positions are open.

Our aim is to have an interesting, interactive building association. We are asking for input from our fellow residents as to how this would be effectively achieved.

A big thank you to our fellow cooperators for attending and sharing their thoughts and opinions. Also, fellow cooperators, please keep in mind that indifference and lack of concern, for the space we share is not progressive. Working together to resolve quality of life issues is not an option. It is a vital necessity.

—Novella Thomas

Building 16 Association

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Frequently Asked Questions About the Installation of Apartment Safety Devices Project

1) When will workers be coming to my floor?

Notices will be sent to your building approximately 30 days before work is scheduled to begin in your building (you may have already received that 30-day notice). Approximately 5-days before we plan to do work on your floor, you will receive another notice advising you of the date scheduled for your apartment. In addition, the 5-day notice will include suggestions of how you can prepare your apartment for the planned work. Another 24 hour notice will be forwarded to you on the day before work is to begin on your floor.

2) Who will be coming to my apartment and what will they do?

Southside Electric, Inc. (Southside) has been contracted to administer this project.

Teams of workers will include an electrician from Southside to install the GFIs. Riverbay workers will install the smoke detectors and paint the exterior of your apartment entrance door. The Riverbay workers will also perform a visual asbestos inspection in your apartment.

3) How will I be able to identify these workers?

Workers from Southside will have a yellow or blue button on their shirts that say “Riverbay Contractor” they may also have identification cards and/or printed tee

shirts from Southside. Riverbay workers will have white identification cards. All buttons and ID cards will be worn on the shirt or blouse.

4) How long will the workers be in my apartment?

Project activities should take approximately 1 hour to complete in each apartment.

5) What time during the day will work performed?

Riverbay recognizes that it will be difficult for working residents to take a day off to allow for this work to be done. As such, work will be performed between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on weekdays to accommodate residents who work. We are looking at the possibility of Saturday activities.

6) What should I do if I plan to be away on the date that work is scheduled for my floor?

In order for the project to run smoothly we ask that you make every effort to have an adult in your apartment to provide access. If you cannot be home or have someone in your apartment, please advise us as far in advance as possible and we will try to make other arrangements for you.

However, rescheduling will be extremely difficult. Residents of Building 9, 15, 16, Cooper Place Townhouses, Desb Place Townhouses, Bld. 17 and Bld. 18, should contact their CSO. All other sharehold-

ers should contact Ms. Marisol Hernandez of Southside Electric, Inc. at (914) 602-7007.

7) What is a GFI Outlet?

A Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFI or GFCI) outlet is a receptacle intended to protect you from electrical shock in areas where it is very possible for water and electricity to meet. Basically it will sense when electricity is going to pass through a person’s body and will shut off before the shock is delivered.

8) Where will the GFI Outlets be installed?

GFI Outlets will be installed in the kitchens, bathrooms, powder rooms and balconies of each apartment.

9) Where will the new smoke detectors be installed?

The new smoke detectors will be installed inside each bedroom. They will be placed on the ceiling above the bedroom door, however if the ceiling is a “popcorn ceiling” the smoke detector will be placed on the wall above the bedroom door as close to the ceiling as possible.

10) Does the Smoke Detector have a battery or is it connected to the apartment’s electrical service?

The smoke detector has a sealed lithium battery that is permanently installed and built to last for 10 years.

11) How long will it take for the paint to dry on the door?

The paint takes approximately 20 to 25 minutes to dry.

12) Can I pick a new color for my apartment door?

No. Riverbay is seeking uniformity in all of the public halls. As such the apartment doors will be painted brown with black on the door trim. We ask that you remove any decals, flags, wreaths, door mats, carpets, etc. from the door or floor outside of you apartment to conform to the uniformity standard. You are free to choose any color for the inside of your apartment. Temporary door decorations for the winter and Halloween holidays are acceptable if done tastefully.

13) Who do I call if I have any questions about the project?

Residents of Building 9, 15, 16, Cooper Place Townhouses, Debs Place Townhouses, Building 17, and Building 18, should contact their CSO. All other shareholders should contact Ms. Marisol Hernandez of Southside Electric, Inc. at (914) 602-7007. * Please note that because of the nature of this project, plans are subject to be changed, however, shareholders will be notified in a timely manner of any such changes.

GFI and Smoke Detector Installation Schedule Week of 10/7 through 10/11

NYC Parks celebrates first year of partnership with natural areas conservancy in tour of Pelham Bay

NYC Parks this week celebrated the first year of its partnership with the Natural Areas Conservancy (NAC) in a walking tour of the city’s largest and most ecologically diverse park, Pelham Bay. Parks staff joined Natural Areas Conservancy board members and members of the public to tour the park’s forests, wetlands, and coastal areas. Their tour ended with a reception at Pelham Bay’s historic Bartow-Pell Mansion.

“We are pleased to count the Natural Areas Conservancy as a partner in our efforts to restore and preserve our city’s natural areas,” said NYC Parks Commissioner Veronica M. White.

“Thanks to our collaborative work this past year, our natural spaces are better understood, better appreciated, and better protected. I encourage New Yorkers of all ages to visit our parks and enjoy the beautiful natural scenery that they have to

offer.”

The Natural Areas Conservancy was formed in 2012 to oversee the restoration and coordinated management of the City’s 10,000 acres of natural areas, which together provide an important ecological benefit. In its first year, the NAC has initiated a citywide ecological assessment of the city’s natural areas, sponsored the production of beach grass to stabilize dunes for coastal resiliency, carried out a study of community attitudes towards green spaces in the Jamaica Bay neighborhoods, and increased the scope of the City’s wetland restoration efforts.

The 1.5 hour tour traveled through the Twin Islands, an area famed for its salt marshes, its rich Native American history, and its views across the Long Island Sound. Twin Islands also marks the geologic and ecological intersection between the Mid-Atlantic and New England

Twin Islands Nature Area

regions. Tours through Pelham Bay Park are regularly available, free, and open to

the public. For more information, visit nyc.gov/parks.

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Black Forum

Defensive driving on hiatus The next Black Forum Defensive driving course will be held on Saturday, October 12 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. 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) 320-8035.

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

We Need You - Join Us Today Membership is $5 per year/person. Call (718) 3208035 or write to Black Forum, P.O. Box 563, Bronx, NY 10475; email: coopcityblackforum@gmail.com. Help us keep independent community organizations alive in Co-op City. Everyone is encouraged to join. Call or visit us, Room 20 in the Dreiser Community Center.

—Tony Illis

The Spanish-American Community Club would like to thank everyone who joined us this past Sunday, September 29th, for the Hispanic Heritage Month festivity proudly co-sponsored with the Riverbay Fund.

Participants spent a wonderful afternoon in Dreiser Auditorium enjoying music and dancing in celebration of a shared cultural experience.

We are grateful for the many great volunteers, and we’d like to extend our particular appreciation to Michelle Sajous, Community Liaison for Riverbay, and Aida Gonzalez, Chairperson of the club’s Cultural Committee. They did an exceptional job in making all the arrangements for this successful event. Hundreds

enjoyed the tasty food and excellent entertainment.

Performers included Pajarillo Pintao from Columbia, Garifuna from Honduras, Danza y Fiesta representing Puerto Rico, Nuestra Señora Del Refugio from Mexico, a performance by young dancers from P.S. 160, El Mariachi Citlalli and Juan Ortega.

We would like to extend a special thank you to our generous sponsors: Bartow Liquors, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Coca-Cola, Corona, Costco, Pepsi, Shop Rite and Stop & Shop.

Keep in mind 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. You can also drop by the club room before our monthly meetings. 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://spanamc ccc.synthasite.com.

—Carmen Rodriguez

Spanish-American Community Club

Our next General Membership meeting will be held Sunday, October 13 at 3:00 p.m., Dreiser Community Center, Room 11. Come out and join us!

Final payment is due for members attending this year’s leadership conference.

Second Session Teen Women’s Workshop— Beginning on Saturday, October 12, and every Saturday thereafter 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

Cooperators United of Co-op City

Thank you for attending our meeting Tuesday, September 24th. We would especially like to thank Directors Leah Graham and Leslie Peterson who attended our meeting. One of the topics of discussion was that Directors have committees and we would like to invite them to our meetings to hear what is going on with their respective committees. All agreed.

Special thank you to Yvonne Burrus for taking the position of Treasurer. As you know, Bill Gordon was our Treasurer and is now the President of the Riverbay Board of Directors.

We discussed dogs in our neighborhood and what are the rules. After the rules were given to us, we were told that signs are being ordered regarding dogs and that dog owners are to pick up after their dogs.

Also discussed was the weather and we were informed that Riverbay is prepared for the Winter and new Bulletin Boards will be installed.

One of our suggestions was that the Co-op City Times revisit placing the newspaper at each door. The suggestion was made so that more cooperators will pick up the paper in front of their doors and read it, because we have found that many newspapers are left by the elevators.

Our thoughts and prayers to all who are sick and shut-in. To all of you celebrating a special day this month, enjoy. We can be reached at 718-379-7841 or MLSAH@aol.com.

—Sonja Maxwell

NCNW

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) 655-9034 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- 671-4804, 718655-9034, 718 320-2366.

Theatre group has a few tickets left for the new play “After Midnight” with Fantasia, and featuring Dule Hill with the jazz at Lincoln Center All-Stars…Wynton Marsalis artistic Director. Sunday matinee, November 24. Price $89 orchestra seats. For tickets, please call 718-320-2366.

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

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In Memoriam: Langston A. McKay

Langston A. McKay, age 78, a resident and former President of the Building 8 Association, went to be with the Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 15, 2013.

A memorial service honoring the life of the late Mr. McKay will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 5, at St. Michael’s Parish located at 765 Co-op City Blvd.

Langston McKay was born in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of the late Christopher C. McKay and Almay SinksMcKay. He was one of four children, and he was predeceased by his brothers, Christopher and Myron McKay. Langston was educated in the Catholic

school system here he graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic School. After graduating high school, he attended Marquette University for engineering. He served two years in the Army and then moved to New York. He continued his education at New York City College for mathematics and Pace University for accounting. For 21 years, he worked for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 917, and Local 868 as a union representative where he negotiated contracts for the rights of labor workers across the state of New York. After retiring from the Union, he served as Grand Knight for the

Knights of Columbus, and was a former President of the Building 8 Association where he lived in Co-op City.

Langston was an active member of St. Michael’s Parish. He served on the Parish Council as an Usher, Lector, and served on the Board of Catholic Charities.

Langston was a man of honor, principle, and faith. He was loved by all who knew him. He was a loyal friend, confident, and devoted family man. He was a father to children who had none. Any child who came in his presence was treated with kindness, yet guided with wisdom and unwavering love and discipline. He valued education and always strived to be the best role model he could be for young people around him.

Langston enjoyed skiing, bowling,

In loving memory: Jose L. Otero - Jan. 29, 1962 - Sept. 26, 2013

playing cards, traveling to the Caribbean, going to the museum, attending modern dance concerts, and hearing live music, especially jazz. He loved and appreciated all the arts. He loved and appreciated all people.

A former Army veteran, Langston McKay is survived by his sister, Cynthia Lindsey; two children Stacey McKay and Stephanie McKay-Schwarz-bart; one son-in-law Jacques Schwarz-bart; four grandchildren Dominica, Alex, Chantal McKay and Ezra Schwarz-bart; six great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews, Lisa McGriff, Ka-nya McGriff, Carlos Lindsey, Reggie McKay, Lester, and Kiki McKay. Langston A. McKay will be forever loved and missed.

Jose L. Otero, a resident of Building 16A for the past 47 years, departed this life on September 26.

Jose was born on January 29, 1962 to Jose L. Otero Sr. and Beatriz Viruet in the Bronx, NY. He was educated in the Public School System of the Bronx, N.Y. in the vicinity of Co-op City, Bronx, N.Y. Jose graduated from Harry S. Truman High School in June, 1980.

In 1986, he began work as a Peace Officer for the City of New York Human Resources Department, working his way

up to the position of Fraud Investigator, and eventually landed a position as a Supervisor for the Fraud Investigator Unit, a position he maintained until the Lord took him home on September 26, 2013.

In 1994, Jose met Jeanette Alvarez, who was his loving wife for 19 years. On December 13, 2000, Jose and Jeanette welcomed their daughter, Jaelize Otero, into this world. Jaelize was the pride and joy of Jose’s life. He enjoyed every moment of fatherhood.

Jose was a fun loving man. All who knew him knew there was never a dull moment with him. He enjoyed life to its fullest. Jose always offered advice, jokes, and laughter.

Jose is survived by his mother Beatriz Viruet; wife Jeanette Alvarez, daughter Jaelize Otero; brothers Michael Toro and Edil Carror, an officer with the Riverbay Public Safety Department; sister Jeannie Carror; nephews Khaalid

Garris, Devin Carror; nieces Jazmin Carror, Jala Garris, Madison Carror; and a host of family and friends.

Funeral services were held this week and interment was at St. Raymond’s Cemetery (Holy Cross section).

The family will like to express their deep appreciation and sincere thanks to all acts of kindness shown to them at this time of sorrow.

Fall is here and two weeks ago, Building 30 A and B Association had its first general meeting. It was decided that our next meeting will be Wednesday, Oct. 8.

We also decided that the next Pokeno

game will be Friday, Oct. 11 and the next Movie Night will be Friday, Oct. 25.

Doors open at 7 p.m. for all these events.

The Association would like to thank the Construction Department for the fine brick work done for the walkway behind

our buildings.

Association dues will again be $5.

We will start collections for Halloween, Association dues and money for our porters at our next general membership meeting.

We wish those under the weather a speedy recovery. There are several tenants in our building who have recently lost family members and they have our condolences.

—Linda Werner

The Association wishes to thank everyone in the building who participated in our trip to Atlantic City on Saturday, Sept.

28th. We want to thank all of our friend in and around Co-op City who saw the article in the paper and called for tickets.

Beckey from the building sold 10 tickets to her friends; Thank you, Beckey.

On board we had three Building Presidents, Brenda Gladden from Bldg.

28; Pauline Warren, Bldg. 34; and Robert Hedgepeth, Bldg. 31. I thank you all.

The Section Five Association consists of all the Presidents in Section Five and we agreed to support each other in the building fundraisers. When you plan your events, send them your flyers.

I think we had a few winners, because the bus was very lively coming home.

The Building Meeting was cancelled last Monday. The guest speaker was unable to attend. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, Oct. 29th.

The building dues are being collected

in the lobby. Each apartment is asked to give $8 for the year. There are 384 apartments, so far we collected from 90, which is very good. If this continues, we will be able to have a Halloween Party. We need at least 200 apts. to give. If we do not reach our goal, there will be no party.

The porters’ gift will have to be collected separately. Without your help, we cannot continue doing all of the good things for the building.

There was a big College Fair in Dreiser

Loop last Saturday, I hope you attended.

There were some very good prizes given out, just for attending. There were representatives from colleges all over the country. If you missed it, please look for it next year. They plan to make it a yearly event.

The fair is a good thing for your child, because they get to see a wide variety of schools to help them make a choice.

The Association sends get well wishes to the sick and the shut-in.

—Patricia Bonaparte

Assemblyman Benedetto has participated in this important event and the seventh time that he will be sponsoring a team.

“Everyone joining together and giving a little will make a large impact and in the end the proceeds will be used towards much needed research, preven-

tion, early detection and support programs,” said Assemblyman Benedetto.

“It is also the 100th birthday of the American Cancer Society.”

Anyone interested in signing up for “Team Benedetto” can do so by either calling his district office at (718) 8922235 or registering in person at his

Building 30 Association Building 33 Association

Assemblyman Benedetto To Sponsor Team In Breast Cancer Walk Looking for volunteers to join “Team Benedetto”

Assemblyman Michael R. Benedetto is calling for volunteers to join him in the American Cancer Society’s annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk which will take place on Sunday, October 20 at Orchard Beach beginning at 10:00 a.m.

This will be the eighth year that

office located at 3602 East Tremont Avenue, Suite 201.

Assemblyman Michael Benedetto is asking all “Team Benedetto” members to make a minimum donation of $20.

With their $20 contribution, each participant will receive a personalized “Team Benedetto” polo shirt.

If you SEE something, SAY SOMETHING!!! 718-671-3050 • Co-op City Public Safety

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Building 23 Association

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We would like to thank the cooperators who attended our first meeting on Sept. 23.

It was a great turnout and we look forward to more cooperators attending. We would like to congratulate our new Secretary Andrea Kennedy! We still have a vacancy for Assistant Secretary for those interested.

At the meeting, we presented a change of association name which was passed. We will submit “We are 23 Building Association” to the appropriate committee for final approval. We also presented the new Bylaws which were tabled for approval at the next meeting.

There was also a guest speaker, Sergeant Gregory of the CCPD. He discussed programs that address sexual harassment and self-defense classes. We plan to schedule a training with Sergeant

Gregory in the near future. Please feel free to visit the association room for pamphlets with more information about these programs and applications for SCRIE, DRIE, and the STAR program. The association is also looking to do activities in the building. Any suggestions from the cooperators would be helpful. We also collected dues at the meeting which are $5 for the year. If you haven’t done so, please come and join the association to help make this a better place for us all.

We will also be having a 50/50 raffle at every meeting and fundraising events.

The cost of the raffle is $1 per ticket. Half will go to the winner and the other half towards the association. Our first movie night will be October 9th at 7 p.m. in the Association Room. Refreshments will be

sold for fundraising. We look forward to seeing you there!

President’s Note I would like to thank Mr. Cooper for taking his personal time this weekend to address numerous issues that we have found in the building and grounds while doing a walk through with me. He was very helpful in addressing immediate concerns and even speaking with shareholders. I look forward to working with him to resolve our building issues.

However, we must now do our part. We cannot continuously fault Riverbay and not be accountable for our own actions.

When I spoke to Chief Apollo about security issues, he increased sweeps. When I speak to the Porters about cleaning, they address it. Is the stairway a smoking

lounge, bathroom or a hangout spot? It is not! Do our ceilings need to be burned and graffiti left? They do not. Should garbage and diapers be left on the floor instead of properly disposed? They should not! Are our hallways for storage?

They are not! We must be accountable for our actions in the community. These are things I found during my walk through. I would much prefer to discuss the movie nights, game nights and trips the association plans than things like this. Please take care of your home, your building and your community. Remember, if you See Something, Say Something! Please contact us for an e-Copy of our monthly newsletter, bldg23cc@gmail.com or 347903-7523.

—Ericc Diaz

The Association would like to welcome the new cooperators that moved in during the past few months and hope they will join and participate in the Building Association. Of course, our other cooperators are welcome also.

The Association would like to thank those cooperators who came out to our first meeting after the Summer break.

Suggestions were solicited from those present for ways to interest cooperators in building activities, such as a

Reminder of Upcoming Events 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. There-fore, we are asking for volunteers to help set up and decorate the room. Also, a cleanup crew will be needed 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.

SEATS ARE STILL AVAILABLE 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 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.

Next Meeting 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.

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, Bldg. 4B. Basic STAR Application Did you complete your application for Basic STAR tax credit? You are eligible! Full details are printed in last week’s CC Times.

Problem?

The school buses are becoming an increasing everyday complaint/problem (ex. 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)

cake sale or a bus ride, etc. for holiday decorations. Also arts and crafts for the young people in the building.

There was an in-depth report from Director Johnson regarding conditions in our building. There are people loitering in the stairwell on certain floors for the purpose of using drugs and/or consuming alcohol. Both of which are illegal and could subject violators to arrest.

We must find a way to reduce our water usage. Make sure your water faucets are turned completely off and the water in the toilets does not continue to run after the flushing cycle and try not to

let water run unnecessarily.

The door prize was won by Ms. Harvey, #33B. Check the lobby bulletin board for information about a 5K walk at Orchard Beach on October 20, regarding breast cancer.

There were light refreshments available at the conclusion of the meeting.

REMEMBER, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. Shareholders, not tenants.

Someone said, “The only people you should try to get even with are the ones who have helped you.”

—Dock Harvey

Building 25 Association

Donizetti Building Four Association

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

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Building 13 Association

Association Meeting info: The Association’s next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 10, at 7:00 p.m. Our scheduled guest is Sheena McNeill, Director of the Sales Department. Shareholders’ questions about transferring to another apartment, guidelines on moving, what you are responsible for when you move, cost to transfer, how to make someone a co-shareholder (or remove someone) and succession rights will be addressed. If you need information about any of these things or just want to know what’s going on in the community, join us.

GAME NIGHT with Miguel and Nancy Santiago was a lot of fun. Some folks played Bingo; some played Heads Up while others played Left, Right and Center. We ate, chatted and listened to good music by our DJ Valerie Gunn. Our next Game Night is scheduled for

Saturday, October 19, from 7:00-10:00 p.m.

All are welcome to come and join the fun.

Thank you to all who came and participated in the Strokes of Joy Painting class. It is always amazing to see how people interpret what they see. While most of the attendees are not artists, our works were masterpieces.

Thanks to Valerie Gunn and Lelia Dickerson for their guidance during this class.

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 INDIVIDU-

ALS), 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. The decorations will be in preparation for the COSTUME PARTY - in the Association Room hosted by Doris Sanchez. Volunteers welcome. Donations welcome.

Floor Captain Meeting: Mark your calendar, Thursday, November 7 at 7:30 p.m.

Complaints must be previously reported.

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.

On Saturday, February 15, 2014, 26 singers from South Africa’s Soweto Gospel Choir will be performing at Lehman Center.

When we receive the contract, we will let you know the price so keep reading our articles. In conjunction with other buildings, we will be announcing a fundraiser for 2014 Summer Fun Day Block Party.

Checks for events should be made payable to Building 13 Assoc., Inc. and mailed to Bldg. 13 Assoc., 100 Casals Place #32K, Bronx, NY 10475. All activities are on a first come basis. For information, contact Leslie Peterson at 718-3201370, Gail Sharbaan at 718-671-3801, our website: http://www.bldg13assoc.com or email us at building13assoc@yahoo.com.

Thanks for making our team work.

—Leslie Peterson

Let’s make it official! We’re back, and we welcome all the cooperators back from their summer holiday. Now with summer completely gone, we now switch our gears towards the fall and winter seasons, however, before we move forward, we’d like to thank all the cooperators who came out to Building 8’s first family day event. Great turnout! Everyone had a great time, especially the kids.

Impressive! On September 10th, the cooperators of Building 8 came out in great numbers to vote in the primary elections.

We understand that for some shareholders, the 1% increase may be a financial challenge. Shareholders 62 and over may want to look into SCRIE and DRIE programs.

Shareholders can obtain a SCRIE and DRIE application at 2049 Bartow Avenue, Riverbay

administrative office, at the reception desk.

Excellent turnout! We thank everyone who took time out of their busy schedule to come out to September 26th association general meeting. We were impressed by the many questions the cooperators asked. The cooperators relaxed in new chairs that were purchased during the summer, while enjoying the newly uplifted environment of the association room.

The next Building General Association Meeting will be Thursday, October 24, in Building 8 Association Room at 7:30 p.m.

The meeting agenda … Guest Speaker, to be announced.

Gone, but not Forgotten … On Sunday, September 15, Langston McKay, the former President of the Building 8 Association, went on to be with the Lord. We ask that everyone keep the McKay family in their prayers.

There is still time to pay the $5 per apartment association dues for 2013. Association dues collection will be held during the month of October, dates and times will be posted inside the association bulletin board, located in the lobby. Cooperators, remember association dues goes towards building events and association expenses. Any questions concerning the association dues can be answered by any Building 8 Association board member.

Make sure to register with the Basic “STAR” Program, registration ends on December 31, 2013. To get information or a STAR application, go online, www.tax.ny.gov ... or call (212) 504-4080.

On October 16, Joseph Baldock, Chairperson for the Floor Captains, will hold a meeting with all Building 8 floor captains.

Check bulletin board for more information.

This year for Halloween, we decided to give out small bags of treats, and show a Halloween movie. Bring the kids down to the building association room on November 2.

Check the association bulletin board for more information.

As an ongoing effort to provide the cooperators of our building with valuable information, we have developed a blog site and a building newsletter. Shareholders with a computer can checkout Building 8 official blog site at http://building8associationofficialsite.blogspot.com. No computer, no problem, check out Building 8 newsletter.

Cooperators can pick up a newsletter at Building 8 general association meeting, or during association collections. Remember, knowledge is power.

—Lee Rivers

Building 8 Association

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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 Co-op City Pentecostal Tabernacle, 120 Benchley Place, Bldg. 24, Bronx, N.Y. 10475.

Order of Services: You are invited to attend service every Sunday morning.

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

Worship Service starts at 11:45 a.m.

Wednesday morning prayer and fasting service will be held at 11:00a.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 dishar-

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One Queens-bound lane at the Throgs Neck Bridge will be closed from the toll plaza across bridge beginning 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4 through 5 a.m., Monday, Oct. 7 for binder and asphalt replacement work.

An additional Queens-bound lane will be closed during overnight hours. The closures are necessary to accommodate ongoing work to replace 67,000-squarefeet of binder and asphalt overlay that has become uneven.

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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

mony and confusion. Godly Unity, on the other hand, produces harmony. Like the unison of the joined, harmonic voices of a choir or the blending of the harmonized instruments of a symphony, godly unity produces the sweet strains of holy productivity.

United In Purpose Although pride is the wrong motivator, it does motivate. Over the centuries, evil people have been able to accomplish much only because their common pride

united them in evil purpose. It seems that God would thwart all the evil purposes of mankind, but there are some fundamental principles involved that cause God to restrain Himself from prematurely intercepting evil. Just as the law of gravity works for both the godly and the godless, principles of industry work for anyone regardless of their purpose.

For further information, call 718-320-4218 or 718324-0334.

— Rev. R. Sibbles

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Are you in debt? Would you like to get rid of it? Find answers to these questions at the African-American Association meeting Saturday, October 12th, 4:00 p.m. in Dreiser Center, Room 15. We will present a Financial Wellness Seminar which will focus on debt elimination.

Spread the word to your family and friends.

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

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. A few seats left. Come join in the fun. What are you waiting 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 Williamsbridge Club will have an event highlighting employment, entrepreneurship and economic development on October 26 at Dreiser Center from 10-2 p.m.

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

African-American Association

of wellbeing. Call 718-671-8364.

Belly Dancing Classes – Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 2.

This is a fun and healthy way to stay in shape. No experience is needed. Call 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.

Job Assistance – Contact us at 718379-5555 for information about employment.

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 Sunday, 10/20, 3:00 p.m., Rm. 31, Bartow Community Center, 2049 Bartow Avenue. 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. Admission: FREE. 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 unable to attend, you may obtain updated information by reading this weekly column. If you wish to join the Association or update your membership, you may send your membership check or money order (DO NOT MAIL CASH) of $15 for a single membership and $25 for families, to: African-American Association of Co-op City, P.O. Box 702, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475. Donations are welcomed. Like us on Facebook: “CoopcityAfricanamericanassoc.”

—Francine R. Jones

Retirees of Dreiser Loop

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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 incredible cruise to key sunshiny California cities. On day 8, sail back to Los Angeles for departure home. Cabin prices: - Inside ID: Double pp - $1980/Single $2729; Ocean view OC: Double pp $2210/Single $3189; Balcony BD: Double pp - $2330/ Single $3429; and Balcony BC: Double pp $2360/Single $3489. The Initial Deposit required $325 for double pp/$650 pp Single occupancy). ALL checks - for travel insurance premiums, cruise deposits and monthly payments - PAYABLE to GRAND AMERICAN TOURS – to be given to a Travel Committee member.

Final payment 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): Well, we heard you, and we got tickets for Wed., December 18th, 2:00 p.m.

– for “AFTER MIDNIGHT” with special guest star, Fantasia, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. This production’s score includes songs by great jazz composers of the time and, of course, the songs by the legendary Duke Ellington’s years at the famed Cotton Club. The Price is $105. Ticket prepayment is requested. See Eleanor Barlow for tickets.

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: Member Jackie Nelson spent a few days in the hospital and fortunately, she’s back home now. Jackie, as you rest and heal, know that you are thought of warmly and wished a quick recovery.

And to our other members and friends still under the weather, we hope you perk up real soon.

(Contact: Elinor Gordon, Chair, at 718-379-8755 regarding illnesses and bereavements.)

RETIREES Clubroom 19, Dreiser Loop, 718-379-0377.

“Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day” —Claudette Davis

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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. If you are of a like mind and are interested in community service, please join us. Call Sylvia Hicks, 917-921-5445, Membership Director, to obtain information about the membership drive. Thanks to all who stopped by our table during the College Fair

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at Dreiser Auditorium and requested an application or brochure. We ran out of applications, however, you can receive an application or brochure if you call 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.

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, New York 10475.

—Sylvia Hicks

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Church of the Savior

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

We are a non-denominational, inter-racial, inter-cultural, intergenerational fellowship of believers. We care about you, not your W2. We are not church as usual. Come as you are, we leave the judging to God. The Church of the Savior family extends love and affirmation to the Co-op City community; A warm welcome awaits you!! 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.

Dr. Smith’s Sermon Topic: “Stay in Your Lane” Reading from Sacred Scripture: Book of Revelation 3:7-8 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: “Fear is the MS of the soul, that prevents you from walking in faith.”

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.

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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 a.m. To arrange special drop off time, call Dr. Smith, 917-734-4058. God bless all our donors.

—Rev. Dr. Robert A. Smith, Jr.

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 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, MC, Special Guest & Keynote

Speaker “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 suggestions that you may have. Mrs. Joan Murrell is the President of the Coalition.

Phone number, (718) 379-3494.

The Coalition is a non-profit organization 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, Co-op City Branch; St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church and Zodiacs Track Club.

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

City, Inc., P.O. Box 619, Bronx, NY 10475.

Churches and organizations that desire to join 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

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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.

Community Protestant Church 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) 671-5045.

Saturday, October 26th, 9:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. – Enjoy a great evening of entertainment at the South Carolina Committee’s Annual Dance – A Black and White Affair - in Dreiser Auditorium, Co-op City. Music by DJ Jimmy Pressley. Ticket: $20/advance; $25/at door, available by calling (718) 379-8514; (718) 671-0425, (718) 671-5493, (718) 671-0231.

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

at 10:30 a.m., there is prayer till 11:15 a.m. in Spanish.

Crescendo Christian Music School: Learn piano, guitar, percussion, voice and theory. Contact Maestro Frank Colon at (917) 753-3644. The school will be open from Monday – Friday, 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. Private and group lessons are available. Earlier lessons can be arranged. All ages are welcome. We are adding some new classes to the curriculum, call Maestro to find out about these new classes. Registration for the Fall semester is free and rates are affordable.

Men’s Fellowship: Every Thursday evening at 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Come and share your testimonies, explore your gifts and be blessed in the Word of our Lord. Hope to see you there.

Sunday School For Children: Every Sunday at 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., classes are for 3 yrs. – 12 yrs. The cur-

riculum 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

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

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church

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

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, October 6, when we will celebrate The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost.

Fundraising Activities: Save the Date: a) Women’s Day - Sunday, October 20 b) Friends and Family Day - Sunday, October 27 c) Harvest Celebrations - Sunday, November 24 d) Atlantic City bus trip - Saturday, November 30 Outreach Program: We continue to collect nonperishable 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.stjosephsepcbronx.org.

“God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; *he does great things beyond our understanding.” (Psalm 37:5) —M. Chambers

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 Riverbay-approved 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.

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

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Serving all cultures & faiths

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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: So we fix our eyes not on what is seen but on what is not unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18 Difficult days will come in life. We live in a fallen world, and suffering is a part of it. Jesus said in this world you will have trouble, John 16:33 When we are faced with pain and suffering, it can be difficult to feel God’s presence, to see His

hand, and to hear His voice. Men and women throughout the Bible voiced their disappointment when God didn’t act as they had hoped. And while we complain of God’s silence or seeming indifference during difficult times, He is always working behind the scenes in ways we may never understand.

Glory moments do not require a physical vision, but a spiritual revelation, an understanding of a great reality than this physical world in which we live. The unseen world is very real, and while we may not see God’s activity with our physical eyes, we can be assured of His provision and protection in ways we may never understand.

When He said, “I will never leave you or forsake you,” He meant it.

“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen (our circumstances), but on what is unseen (God’s presence). For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal” 2 Corinthians 4:18 One day, it will make sense. Until then, we trust.

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 347945-1992. 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 – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Youth Night and Children’s Bible Club Sunday - 11 a.m., Worship and the Word Children’s Church 5years 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

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. Come join us at House of Mercy on 569 Pennsylvania Ave., in Elizabeth, NJ tomorrow at 4 p.m. They’ll be having their annual Family & Friends Day. Bishop James Gaylord from Kelly Temple

C.O.G.I.C. will be the guest speaker.

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) 2764925 & (718) 671-3627. If you will, go to www.datpiff.com and listen to and download ‘The Chance To Tell You’ by Vernon Little. Jesus loves you, and so do we.

—Apostle Gladys R. Little

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 pickup at our mid-week worship service which is held on Wednesdays at 12 noon.

Bible study is held on Wednesdays at 1:00

and 7:30 p.m. Bible study will also be held on Wednesday, October 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.

TODAY, 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.

Tomorrow, 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 addi-

tional 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 10-day 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.PrincipleCentered Living.com or www.RevDrSheldonE Williams.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

Faith In God Church & Bible Institute

Co-op City Baptist Church

From the CSO Department:

Noise at night

Every cooperator has the right to enjoy the sanctity of their apartment. We ask all cooperators to be kind and keep noise down during the late evening hours. Those who do not are subject to a community complaint and possible fine.

Please be courteous to your fellow cooperators. Thank you for your cooperation.

COMMUNITY PROTESTANT

CO-OP CITY BAPTIST CHURCH

1659 eaSt gUn Hill ROad bROnx, ny 10469

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

CHURCH OF CO-OP CITY

Rev., dR. Calvin e. OWenS, paStOR CHURCH

(718) 862-9172 OFFICE (718) 862-9179

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

CHURCH SCHedUle WEEKLY:

CHURCH SCHOOl - SUnday, 9:00 a.m.

WORSHip SeRviCe: SUnday, 11:00 a.m. bible ClaSS & pRayeR meeting - WedneSday, 7:30 p.m.

MONTHLY: COmmUniOn - 1St and 3Rd SUndayS

ALL ARE WELCOME!

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

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

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

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

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

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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 8

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

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 49

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

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

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

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

Mind Teasers 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*

(Schedule subject to change without notice)

DATES

WEEKLY TRIPS

WEEKLY TRIPS 1st Mondays:

1st Mondays:

Tuesdays

Stew Leonards Super Wal-Mart

Bowling

PRICE

PICK-UP TIMES

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

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

$5 $15

Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit

Tues, Oct. 8

Arroz con pollo Apple juice (chicken thighs Shake & Bake chicken w/sofrito) cutlet Yellow rice Brown rice w/red beans Sautéed red peppers & Kale & garlic onions Alt: Hummus

Wed., Oct. 9

Orange juice Beef meatballs w/marinara sauce Wholegrain spaghetti Green beans Alt: Sliced turkey

Thurs., Oct. 10

Orange pineapple juice Baked Salmon w/spinach sauce Toasted orzo Mixed vegetables Alt: Grilled chicken

Turkey medallions Yucca w/onions Spinach w/feta & onions

Challah bread Fresh apple

Fri., Oct. 11

Orange juice Roast chicken Potato kugel Carrots & dill

Turkey rice soup Cod poached w/tomato Brown rice pilaf Mixed vegetables

Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit

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

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

11:00am, Rm. 49

Fish cakes Orzo w/vegetables Carrot cole slaw

Mon., Oct. 7

Orange juice, Turkey Shepherd Pie w/mashed potatoes on top of pie, Winter squash, Stewed tomatoes Alt: Tuna & egg salad mix

Gentle Yoga w/Anne

Dominos

Spelling Bee

Soups, Breads and Desserts

Kosher

Mind Teasers

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

Non-Kosher

Date:

Intermediate Yoga

Card Games

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 10

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 11

Einstein

Word Games

Wed., October 9

Mon., October 7

Bartow

Einstein 1:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m.

11:15am

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

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

Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit

Cheeseburger Whole wheat w/caramelized onions hamburger bun Baked fries Whole wheat bread Green salad (mixed Apricots packed in juice greens)

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/ Rite Aid on the following days: Mon., October 7th – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. 2049 - Bartow Avenue, Rm. 31 (Rite Aid) Thurs., October 10th -10 a.m. to noon - 135 Einstein Loop – Rm. 49 (Pathmark) Mon., October 14th – 10 a.m. to noon - 2049 Bartow Ave., Rm. 31 (Pathmark) Wed., October 16th – 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 177 Dreiser Loop, Rm. 7 (Rite Aid) Mon., October 21st – 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 135 Einstein Loop – Rm. 49 (Rite Aid) Free Screenings for Nutrition Assistance (SNAP, the program formerly known as Food Stamps) Friday, October 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.

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 Ave., Room 31.

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 a.m. Tour starts at 10 a.m. 12 seats available.

Shoprite – Friday, October 11th - $3 – includes transportation. Pick-ups: Einstein Loop – 9:00 a.m., Bartow – 9:15 a.m. & Dreiser Loop – 9:30 a.m.

Fairway – Monday, October 14th - $3 – includes transportation. Pick-ups: Einstein Loop – 9:00 a.m., Bartow – 9:15 a.m. & Dreiser Loop – 9:30 a.m.

Brooklyn Botanical Gardens – Tuesday, October 15th - $6 – includes transportation. Pick-ups: Bartow - 8:00 a.m., Dreiser Loop – 8:15 a.m. & Einstein Loop – 8:30 a.m. (12 seats available).

Gracie Mansion Tour – Wednesday, October 16th - $6 – includes transportation. Pick-ups: Dreiser Loop, 8:30 a.m., Bartow, 8:45 a.m. & Einstein Loop, 9 a.m.

Tour starts at 10 a.m. 12 seats available.

Empire Casino – Wednesday, October 23rd - $5 includes transportation. Pickups: Einstein Loop - 10:00 a.m., Bartow 10:15 a.m. & Dreiser Loop - 10:30 a.m.

Bronx Zoo – Friday, October 18th - $5 includes transportation & a boxed lunch.

Pick-ups: Bartow – 10 a.m., Dreiser Loop - 10:15 a.m. & Einstein Loop – 10:30 a.m.

20 seats available.

Weight Management Support Group – Monday, October 7th – CANCELLED. Next meeting: Monday, October 14th, 10 a.m., 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 25, facilitated by social workers.

Learn techniques and information that can help you maintain a Healthy Lifestyle. For information: 718-320-2066.

Caregiver Support Group – Tuesday, October 15th - 1 p.m., 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 31. The group offers resources, as well as an atmosphere of understanding and support, whether you care for a loved one from a distance or in your home.

Facilitated by a social worker. For information: 718-320-2066.

Grandparent Connection – Next grandparent caregiver support group meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 17th - 10:30 a.m. at the teen center in Einstein Loop. For information, you may contact Hattie Lucas at 718-3790433, Ext. 2139, or 917-734-5935.

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WEEKLY SCHEDULE

AARP Chapter #4997

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AARP CHAPTER #4997 FYI: Our next General Meeting is scheduled for MONDAY, OCTOBER 14TH at 1 p.m. in Dreiser Auditorium “A.” Come early to pick-up and/or pay for your Holiday luncheon tickets, pay dues or pay for the below listed trips.

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.

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 – SPACE AVAILABLE - 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 checkin; next day All-American buffet breakfast; side trips include a choice of sightseeing; or shopping at King of Prussia Mall; or a 4hour stay at an Atlantic City Casino; New Year’s Eve entertainment w/surf & turf dinner and an open bar; hats, noise-makers and champagne toast at midnight; buffet breakfast & show before departure for home — $100 deposit due at sign-up: $535/person (double); $645 (single); $525/person (triple); travel insurance (to be included w/deposit): $28/person (double or triple); $37/single …contact Jean 718 379-3742.

2014 TOUR ACTIVITIES March 31-April 1, 2014 – Sands Casino w/a $20 free play & lunch voucher; then to the hotel w/dinner and a show; full buffet breakfast and then to see MOSES at the Millennium Theater; traveling on Deluxe Motor Coach transportation…$295/double; $285/triple; $345/single (travel insurance to be determined)…contact Jean, 718-3793742.

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

Happy birthday and happy anniversary to all who celebrate in the month of October.

Wednesday, October 9—Bingo game in Room 39 at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $2 for members only. Refreshments served.

Thursday, October 17—Going to Bethwood, N.J. to see Shut Up, Sit Down and Eat. Price is $69. All money must be paid by October 3. See Ann or Mary.

Please call to let us know what you want for entree: Chicken Picatta, roast beef, or fish with lemon sauce.

We will try to have a POKENO GAME. It will have to be on a Tuesday.

Please call Mary to let us know if you are interested.

Tuesday, October 29—Going to ShowBoat Casino. Price is $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.

For more information, see Ann or Mary at l35 Einstein Loop, Room 39, Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. or call office at 718-379-9613 or call Mary in evening at 718-179-4899.

GOOD HEALTH TO ALL. —Mary Pilla

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

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 718671-2958, mornings, 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Mondays through Saturday.

Happy birthday wishes to all celebrating during the month of October.

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

Goose Island Seniors

Baychester Library Events VISIT THE LIBRARY - A GREAT WEALTH OF INFORMATION

WEEKLY EVENTS Wii Gaming - Every Monday, 3:00 p.m.

Toddler Time - Every Tuesday, 11 a.m.

Teens TAG - Every Tuesday, 4 p.m.

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

Handicapped Adults Association

Einstein Cancer Fund

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Reflections

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

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, October 05, Shabbat ends 7:11 p.m.

Friday, October 11, 2013 Shabbas Candle Lighting 6:03 pm Saturday, October 12, Shabbat ends 7:00 p.m.

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

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

Rabbi Daniel Kronengold will conduct services for Shabbas.

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 1-718-379-6920.

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.

Wishing Marilyn Sherman a very happy birthday and a very happy anniversary to Gary and Debra Schwartz.

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

Your support is always appreciated.

Thank you. Shalom.

—Mimi Berlofsky

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.

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 onboard 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.

by Rabbi Solomon I. Berl Spiritual Leader of Young Israel Synagogue We are living in an age of “disposables,” Not only tin cans, but almost all kinds of utensils are made to be thrown away after use - napkins, tablecloths, paper dishes, forks, spoons, knives, etc.

But there is a different and more serious kind of “throw-away” living in which many people are indulging today.

People are throwing away moral convictions and principles which are needed for essential living. We cannot dispose of our religious and moral heritage to suit our particular convenience.

Actually, this is the basic distinction between a materialistic and a religious outlook. Materialism seeks satisfactions from living through the world of things and the amassing of material possessions.

In the spiritual approach, matters of the spirit are primary, material acquisitions are valuable only in so far as they advance the life of the spirit. Things are to be used and not loved. On the other hand, people and ideals are to be loved and not used.

From the Warfront to the Homefront Foundation

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

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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 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.

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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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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.

“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.

We thank God for the “Youth for Christ” ministry, from the Cathedral United Baptist Church on Prospect Ave., for their fellowship with us on Youth Nite.

It was truly a blessing to hear testimonies from youth who are on fire for Jesus Christ. Our next Youth Nite is Friday,

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Prayer Service takes place every Wednesday evening from 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. followed by Bible Teaching from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Be with us to learn the truth from the Word of God. List of Programs and Events: Adult Sunday School is from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

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

Holy Communion is served the first Sunday of the month.

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

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

fifth Sunday of the month.

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

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

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

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

Come join New Vision’s “Partners in Reading Program” every Sunday afternoon from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.

Students in Grades 1 through 8 discover the joy of reading while exploring and improving their literacy levels through small groups and reading partners.

Parents, we encourage you to bring your children to benefit from this free pro-

gram, taught by trained professionals.

The Pastor’s Aide is sponsoring a Gospel Building Fund Banquet on Saturday, November 2nd from 1-5 p.m.

Adults, $25; children 10 years and under, $12.50. Please see any member of the Pastor’s Aide for tickets. Join us for our Fall Revival on October 22, 23 and 24 at 7:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Rev. Aubrey Adams from Soul Saving Station.

Church of the New Vision is located at 115 Einstein Loop, Bronx, NY 10475; Telephone#: (718) 671-8746 or (718) 320-0409. Our mailing address is: Church of the New Vision. P.O. Box 753037, Bronx, NY. 10475.

Please visit our website at www.churchofnewvision.com —Carole Haque

October 10th from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30. Ages 10+ are invited. Parents are welcome and encouraged to accompany their children.

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 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.

Holy Communion – First Sunday, Oct. 6th 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 10+ - 2nd & 4th Friday, 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Keyboard/Drum Lessons for youth 2nd & 4th Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Tutoring Services available for youth:

Math, Reading, SAT. Please call or 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.

Pick up a registration form on Sunday afternoon or Tuesday evening or simply register during orientation. Reserve your seat NOW! For more information, feel free to call or text Pastor Landrum at 917-476-2326.

God bless you and keep you.

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