Co-op City Times 11/23/13

Co-op City’s official newspaper serving the world’s largest cooperative community. © Copyright 2013 Co-op City Times

Vol. 48 No. 47

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Mall, shopping center space near Co-op City set to double in size with new construction Attention Co-op City shoppers: one million square feet of new retail space is now under construction or in the pipeline here, making this area of the Bronx one of the most attractive meccas for malls in the New York City region, ultimately containing hundreds of stores in 2.3 million square feet of shopping space.

BY JIM ROBERTS

The existing Bay Plaza Shopping Center, constructed in the late 1980s, now hosts 1.3 million square feet of retail space and is home to more than 50 stores and restaurants.

Construction is underway on the new 780,000-square-foot enclosed Mall at Bay Plaza, a $303 million investment (Continued on page 4)

A Manhattan developer announced plans last week to build a 265,000-squarefoot pedestrian shopping mall near the New England Thruway directly across from the site of the new Mall at Bay Plaza now under construction.

Photo by Jim Roberts

Board votes to include Thanksgiving Day in transient Holiday parking

On Wednesday night, the Riverbay Board approved including Thanksgiving Day in the discounted holiday parking for visitors to Co-op City during the holiday season which has previously only been available on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve.

BY ROZAAN BOONE

By a vote of 9-4 on Resolution 13106, with 2 Board members absent, the Board extended the availability of the transient holiday discount parking rate of $5 between the hours of 12 p.m. and 6 a.m. to the Thanksgiving holiday as (Continued on page 14)

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Cablevision bulk sale agreement a hot topic

During the past week, Cablevision personnel have been attending building association meetings to which they have been invited to explain the Optimum Preferred bulk rate proposal to residents and have reported increased interest in the program as it is explained to them in-depth.

In addition to attending the building meetings, a Cablevision representative has also been onsite in the Bartow Center to answer questions and address concerns of residents.

From now until the forums are held, shareholders who would like to meet with the Cablevision representative prior to the open forums may walk in to the Bartow Community Center, primarily during normal business hours, where the Optimum personnel can be found at the second glass doors on the left hand side of the hallway.

The first of the three Open Forums for Cablevision representatives to explain and discuss with shareholders the proposed bulk cable agreement with Riverbay Corporation will be held on Monday, December 2, at 7 p.m. in Auditorium C of the Dreiser

BY ROZAAN BOONE

Center, followed by the second on Tuesday, December 3, also at 7 p.m. in Room 31 of the Bartow Community Center. The third and final forum will be held on Wednesday, December 4, at 7 p.m. in Room 45 of the Einstein Community Center.

In addition to the Co-op City Times, the forum dates have also been posted in the residential buildings and community centers, as well as on the Riverbay crawler.

As reported earlier this month, Riverbay Management sought and received approval from the Board of Directors to pursue a bulk sale agreement for cable services with Cablevision that would significantly lower the cost of this service to shareholders.

Cablevision, Co-op City’s primary cable provider, began discussing the possibility of a 5- year bulk sale agreement with Management several months ago whereby the housing company would pay one check for television service to all apartments in Co-op City, and then that cost would be passed on to shareholders at significant savings compared to what (Continued on page 2)

REMINDER

This Wednesday, November 27, is the last business day of the month. The Bookkeeping window will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cooperators who have business to conduct with the Finance Department are asked to come in ahead of time so as to avoid long lines.

Truck fire on I-95

Early deadline notice

Riverbay’s administrative offices will be closed next Thursday and Friday, November 28th and 29th, respectively, in observance of Thanksgiving.

Because of the holiday shortened work week, all community organizations must submit their club articles before 9 a.m. on Monday, November 25.

Material received after this time will not be considered for publication in the Saturday, November 30th issue of the Co-op City Times. Directors’ viewpoints are also due before 9 a.m. on Monday, November 25.

Please note that the regular business hours of the Co-op City Times are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each weekday. Material for publication may be emailed to cctimes@riverbaycorp.com; faxed to (718) 320-2595 or slipped under the office door at 2049 Bartow Avenue, Rm. 21.

Although the administrative offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, shareholders may contact the maintenance desk for emergency maintenance, and the Co-op City Public Safety Department at (718) 6713050, and 9-1-1 with emergencies.

We wish everyone an enjoyable and happy Chanukah, and a memorable and safe Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

A fireball reaching 12 feet high exploded on the New England Thruway right above Bartow Avenue on Friday morning, Nov. 22 at approximately 10:40 a.m.

New York City firefighters responded to the scene quickly and the fire was extinguished. Traffic backed up on the thruway for nearly three hours heading south.

Photo by Ralph Henriquez

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they are currently paying.

“Since this offer from Cablevision represents a significant savings in the monthly cable television costs of more than 13,000 Co-op City families, and upgraded cable service for those who are not cable subscribers, it is our view that Riverbay is obligated to present Cablevision’s offer to the shareholders in a comprehensive manner and then let them decide as a community whether to accept it or not,” said Herbert Freedman, principal of Co-op City’s managing agent, Marion Scott Real Estate, Inc. “The responses will be tallied and if it is overwhelmingly positive, we will bring a resolution to the Board; If negative or low response, we simply stop. As we’ve said before, there is nothing about entering this agreement which is important for the Riverbay Corporation or for your Management. The benefit is solely for individual cooperators who will save significantly on their monthly cable bill.”

The final decision as to whether or not to adopt the bulk sale agreement lies with the shareholders of Co-op City. If at least 2/3 of the community votes, with 2/3 of the voters approving of the bulk sale agreement with Cablevision, then, and only then, would Management proceed with the project.

“Management and the Board have decided to give the cooperators the opportunity to decide the future of cable television in Co-op City,” Bill Gordon, Riverbay Board President, stated earlier this month. “Cablevision has offered a bulk sale agreement to the cooperators of Co-op City and the Board has given Cablevision the opportunity to explain the process in three upcoming townhouse meetings. A survey will be conducted and depending on the response of the community, the Board will decide whether to accept the agreement. I am urging all cooperators to attend one of the townhall meetings and to cast your vote in the referendum. The bulk sale agreement will affect every cooperator.”

Late last week, Co-op City shareholders began receiving their Cablevision Optimum Preferred bulk cable ballots.

Each apartment will receive one ballot which should be filled out and returned to either the lobby attendant, CSO office, Maintenance office or the Riverbay Executive Management office at 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY. 10475 by December 11, 2013. If you did not receive a ballot, please call your local CSO and one will be mailed to you. The ballots are also available at the Riverbay Administrative offices.

Each ballot asks shareholders to check one option: OPTION 1: If you’re a current Cablevision/ Optimum subscriber and would be interested in receiving the Optimum Preferred Package for only $24 a month, including taxes and fees, for the first 2 years, and a 5% annual increase in years 3-5, through the proposed bulk rate offer for Co-op City residents, check this option.

The Optimum Preferred Package is valued at a monthly non-promotional rate of $74.95, and includes over 320 channels which are listed on the back of the ballot.

OPTION 2: If you are currently not an Optimum subscriber, but would be interested in receiving Cablevision’s Broadcast Basic Cable TV at NO charge, thereby receiving more channels and better picture quality than you are currently receiving on the master antenna, check this option.

Cooperators who choose this option will receive one cable box and a remote, free of charge.

OPTION 3: No, I am not interested in this offer.

At the bottom of the ballot, shareholders are asked to print their name, sign their signature and list their building and apartment numbers to ensure that only one ballot is filled out per apartment to maintain the integrity of the survey.

This week, it was learned that after Cablevision’s presentations at several building meetings, shareholders have asked if they could change their vote on the ballot. As a result, ballots of a different color will be made available beginning December 2 at the forums in the event residents would like to change their vote after hearing the Cablevision presentations. These colored ballots would then be cross referenced with their original ballot for that apartment to ensure that only one vote is taken per apartment during the official count.

On the reverse side of each ballot is a listing of the Cablevision channels available in the Optimum Preferred Package being offered in the Co-op City cable bulk offer.

It is important to note that if you subscribe to a higher level package, such as Optimum Silver or Optimum Gold, you will continue to receive that service. Your overall monthly expense will still come down significantly.

The Cablevision Optimum Preferred bulk cable offer

Co-op City Times / November 23, 2013 only applies to Optimum Video, and does not affect the pricing of current Optimum Online or Optimum Voice services.

Essentially, Cablevision’s current Optimum Video subscribers in Co-op City would be able to pay $24 a month as opposed to the non-promotional $74.95 for the Optimum Preferred Package, which includes over 320 channels, resulting in a savings of $50.95 per month. As long as you are a current Optimum Video subscriber paying regular rates, you will be able to save up to $50.95 a month on your cable bill. Subscribers of the Optimum Value Package would be automatically upgraded to the Optimum Preferred package offered in the bulk agreement and pay only $24 per month.

The second tier of the Cablevision bulk agreement allows for those who are not current Cablevision subscribers, to receive Broadcast Basic Cable TV with the cost being picked up by Riverbay. These shareholders will be provided with one free cable box and a remote. With Broadcast Basic, these residents will receive more channels and better picture quality than they are currently receiving on the master antenna system.

It should be pointed out that shareholders who are current Optimum subscribers, cannot downgrade to Broadcast Basic through the bulk agreement; this option is only open to those who are not current Optimum subscribers.

Since the Co-op City Times first reported on the Cablevision bulk cable offer, a number of shareholders have reached out with specific questions, which are answered below. This Q & A has also been posted in the residential buildings.

Frequently Asked Questions Co-op City Optimum Bulk Offer: Q & A Q: If I currently receive the Optimum Preferred package, will I continue to receive the same package and how much would I save?

A: Yes, you would still receive the Optimum Preferred package. Your monthly savings here would also be substantial. For example, if you currently pay the non-promotional rate of $74.95 for Optimum Preferred, your overall monthly charge for that package would be reduced to $24 (built into your monthly maintenance). Bottom line is a savings of $50.95 in this scenario.

Q: If I currently receive the Optimum Silver package, will I continue to receive the same package and how much would I save?

A: Yes, you would still receive the Optimum Silver package. Your overall monthly bill will decrease substantially should the proposal be accepted. For example, if you currently pay the non-promotional rate of $89.95 for Optimum Silver, your overall monthly charge for this package would be reduced to $39 ($24

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built into your monthly maintenance, and $15 from Optimum which represents the difference in price between the Optimum Preferred package and the Optimum Silver package). Bottom line is a savings of $50.95 per month in this scenario.

Q: If I currently receive the Optimum Gold package, will I continue to receive the same package and how much would I save?

A: Yes, you would still receive the Optimum Gold package. Your monthly bill will decrease substantially. For example, if you currently pay the non-promotional rate of $109.95 for Optimum Gold, your overall monthly charge for this package would be reduced to $59 ($24 built into your monthly maintenance and $35 from Optimum which represents the difference in price between the Optimum Preferred package and the Optimum Gold package).

Bottom line here is a savings of $50.95 per month in this scenario.

Q: I have the Optimum Triple Play, will this affect my Optimum Online or Optimum Voice pricing?

A: No. You will continue to enjoy your Optimum Online and Optimum Voice service at the same rates you currently pay. The cable TV portion of your bill will be reduced as described in some of the scenarios above.

Q: If I currently receive the Optimum Value package, will I continue to receive the same package and how much would I save?

A: In this scenario, you would be automatically upgraded to the Optimum Preferred package. You will still end up paying less money for more channels. For example, if you currently pay the non-promotional rate of $64.95 for Optimum Value, your new overall monthly charge for the Optimum Preferred package would be $24 (built into your monthly maintenance). Again, more channels for less money in this scenario.

Q: How long will I receive these reduced rates?

A: Optimum has proposed a 5-year term to Management. There would be no increase in the rates for the first 2 years. Then only a 5% increase in years 3, 4 and 5. Note: The 5% increases in years 3, 4, and 5 are only on the $24 bulk portion.

Q: Why does this charge have to be included in my maintenance?

A: This is typical of the way bulk rate agreements are structured in the cable industry. In order to give a community-wide bulk rate savings plan, Riverbay Corporation would need to enter into a contract with Optimum on behalf of the community. Optimum would be billing Riverbay for the services up to the Preferred package level. However, no matter what, you remain a Cablevision customer; Riverbay would not be your new cable provider.

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Combing ty p Cinext Co-oDrive Blood Mammography van at Church of New Vision

The Women’s Fellowship of the Church of New Vision will be promoting ‘Breast Cancer Awareness’ today, November 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. when a St. Barnabas Hospital Mobile Mammography Van will be stationed outside the church for free mammograms. To register, please contact Sis. K. Canty at (718) 379-6116 or Sis. L. Scott at (718) 671-2623. Church of New Vision is located at 115 Einstein, Bronx, NY 10475.

Neighborhood Law Day

Neighborhood Law Day, sponsored by the NAACP Co-op City branch, in association with the Black Bar Assn. of Bronx County and the Dominican Bar Assn., will be held today, Saturday, November 23rd at the Einstein Community Center, Room 38 from 1-5 p.m. Featured topics: Wills & Estate Planning, Elder Law, Article 81 Guardianships, Family Law and Police Misconduct. Limited seating - RSVP

by November 18th at NAACP Co-op City Branch, 718-320-3210.

Light refreshments - All welcome.

JASA’s Thanksgiving Feast

JASA invites the senior community to their annual Thanksgiving Day Feast on Wed., Nov. 27, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Dreiser Auditorium, Rooms A & B. Come enjoy a traditional meal, entertainment by DNA Group and 50/50 raffle.

On the menu is fresh carved turkey with gravy, bread stuffing, cranberry sauce, sweet potato pudding, green beans and apple cider.

Pick-up from Einstein will be at 10 a.m. and from Bartow, 10:30 a.m.

Tickets are $5 per person and can be purchased at your local JASA Co-op City Center. Limited tickets will also be available at the door for $7.

Holiday food drive

The Department of Public Safety, in association with City Harvest, will be holding a holiday food drive for needy families in New York City now through January 10th. Co-op City residents are encouraged to drop off non-perishable food items at any of the three designated bins situated in the three Co-op City community centers over the next two months. The ongoing food donation drive is being coordinated by Sergeant Nat Diaz of Public Safety.

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Co-op City’s donation program at community garages expanded

BY ROZAAN BOONE Shareholders who utilize the donation bins placed at each of the community’s eight garages are now able to donate more than just clothes, shoes and linens as the program has been expanded with the help of a new company.

County Recycling LLC, based in the Rye Brook, N.Y, earlier this year replaced the recycling bins from Trans-America Trading Company, the last contractor, with their bins at all eight of the community’s garages, and added three new locations in the process—a second bin in the rear of both Garages 3 & 7, and one at the rear of Garage 5 near the corner of Co-op City Blvd.

The resolution to hire County Recycling was approved by the Riverbay Board in August. The contract will be in place for 3 years and all funds generated from these donation bins go to the Riverbay Fund to help defray the cost of community events, such as the Tunes on Tuesdays program on the Section 1 Greenway, and Splash Day which was started this year.

“This program allowed me to have twelve Tunes on Tuesday concerts this summer, and four Splash Days for the kids,” said Michelle Sajous, Riverbay’s Director of Community Relations.

Previously, shareholders were able to donate used clothing, shoes and linens only.

“What I think is the most important thing now is that the bins now take books, CD’s, toys and DVD’s,” said Sajous.

Riverbay’s Ombudsman Joe Boiko,

who is an original cooperator, said that many years ago, donation bins were often seen around Co-op City, but were discontinued for various reasons. However, with emphasis nationally and worldwide on conservation efforts and green initiatives, Management sought and received approval from the Riverbay Board for the residential donation program and it was implemented in 2011 with Trans-America.

“We knew that there was a need for this type of program here on our property with so many residents who are always looking for Co-op City residents can donate clothes, shoes, toys, ways to dispose of such items, and books, CD’s and DVD’s at the green and white recythe fact that we were able to find a cling bins located at the community’s garages. company that offered a stipend back proved to be a win-win situation for County Recycling, told the Co-op City us,” said Boiko.

Times in August that he was honored and “Personally, I was always looking excited about the opportunity to serve the for recycling bins and it’s great to have residents and Management of Co-op City. it in the community and even better “Our specialized donation program not that the Riverbay Fund will generate only helps the environment by diverting funds for community programs,” said textile waste from landfills, but they also Sajous, who is also a resident of Co-op provide much needed revenue to commuCity. nity programs,” he said.

According to Resolution 13-67, According to County Recycling’s County Recycling LLC will pay the website, the company embraces the Riverbay Fund $.25 per pound, which “Wear Donate Recycle” movement includes textiles and related items, as well through community-based fundraisers as books, toys, CDs, DVDs and electronthat generate revenue, create jobs, preics (i.e. computers, televisions, etc.). This serve the earth and provide affordable is 15 cents more than Riverbay was clothing and shoe options to those in receiving from the previous recycling need. County Recycling specializes in company.

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Riverbay’s Succession Rights summarized and updated for clarity

Riverbay Corporation has summarized the Division of Housing and Community Renewal’s (DHCR) rules and regulations on succession rights to avoid confusion or misunderstanding.

The DHCR has specific rules governing the transfer or assumption of ownership of apartments within MitchellLama developments, which are spelled out in 9NYCRR Part 1727-8.1.

“The Succession Rights Policy is intended to help a cooperator be aware of the protection provided to a family member or a ‘life companion’ in the event a cooperator moves or dies,” said Michael Munns, Riverbay’s Senior Attorney. “DHCR regulations provide that eligible persons may continue to live in an apartment after the death or move-out of the cooperator. Our policy follows DHCR rules and explains succession rights to Co-op City residents.”

It should be pointed out that while

new ownership can only be assumed in cases of move-out or death, only persons who meet all of the regulatory requirements may obtain leases and stock certificates in their own names as successors.

“It is our intention to reiterate for shareholders what Riverbay’s policy is when it comes to their succession rights so that there will not be any confusion as to who they can leave their apartments to in the event that they decide to move or in cases where the primary shareholder passes away,” said Riverbay’s General Manager Vernon Cooper. “Hopefully, this will go a long way in helping to simplify the process so that we, in turn, can speed up this particular transaction. It’s also important to emphasize that these are DHCR’s rules governing MitchellLama developments and we have to ensure that we are in full compliance.”

According to the rules and regula-

tions, succession of an apartment can only take place if the primary owner of the apartment moves out or passes away. As a general rule, whenever there is a change in the number of persons living in the apartment, Riverbay should be notified within ninety (90) calendar days of any such changes through the use of an Interim Affidavit Form, which can be obtained from their respective CSO Office.

“It is critical for all shareholders to inform Riverbay of changes in the household occupants in order for those occupants to potentially have succession rights at some point in the future,” said Peter Merola, Riverbay’s Director of Finance. “The annual filing of the Income Affidavit accomplishes this, as well as filing an Interim Affidavit in (Continued on page 16)

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New mall

scheduled to open in 2014 that will bring more than 2,000 construction jobs and 1,700 permanent jobs. The indoor mall will be the first of its kind built in New York City in almost 40 years, including the first Macy’s to open in the Bronx and will host a wide variety of new retailers and upscale restaurants, including Cheesecake Factory and Brio.

And then last Friday, Nov. 15, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced a deal to transfer a 550,000-square-foot site at the intersection of East Gun Hill Road and the New England Thruway to a developer who plans to build a pedestrian-oriented 260,000-square-foot retail space.

The site was acquired by the City and MTA in the mid-1980s to allow for the expansion of MTA New York City Transit’s adjacent Gun Hill Bus Depot.

The expansion plan has since been withdrawn and the site has accommodated a variety of uses, most recently a golf driving range.

Gun Hill Square, LLC, a joint venture between Grid Properties, Inc., and Gotham Organization, Inc., says it will build a pedestrian-oriented retail destination with 260,000 square feet of leasable space, and, if public financing is available, up to 100 units of senior housing.

The retail development is anticipated to create approximately 328 direct construction jobs and approximately 547 permanent jobs. In addition, Gun Hill Square, LLC, has committed to work with New York City Economic Development Corp., the community, and local stakeholders in the Bronx to announce available positions, develop and implement targeted hiring plans, and execute HireNYC and M/WBE program goals and initiatives.

“We’ve always had our eye on the Bronx,” said Scott Auster, a managing director with Grid Properties. “We

Donation bins

“facilitating, managing and maintaining official donation programs for municipalities, schools, nonprofits, retail chains, shopping centers and to multifamily dwellings.” Towards this end, the company offers “The Clothing Tree” program, which is a community-based giving program that provides less fortunate families, individuals and disaster victims with coats, toys and other related items free of charge.

Resolution 13-67 states that County Recycling has expressed an interest in providing a clothes donation program here in Co-op City to those families who may be in need of this service.

“Giving back is very important, and I’m especially proud to be able to help sponsor community events for the residents of Co-op City,” said Fisher. “In addition, we are currently working out the specifics and are hopeful that we will soon be able to offer our community Clothing Tree program a couple of times a year which will provide assistance to families of Co-op City who may need them with toys, coats, boots, and even

Co-op City Times / November 23, 2013 think it’s a terrific area that’s underserved for retail and this site has the size and the access that we love.”

Even with the new Mall at Bay Plaza coming on line in 2014, Auster said there is going to be plenty of retail demand. Proximity to the 55,000 residents of Co-op City was part of the appeal for his firm.

“Co-op City offers us a built-in population of potential customers and to the extent that we will offer residents the chance to stay local for their shopping needs, I think they would prefer that,” Auster said.

Grid Properties has experience developing retail space. The firm created Harlem USA, a 285,000 square foot, six-level retail and entertainment complex located at 125th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Manhattan.

Harlem USA won acclaim for both its transparent pedestrian oriented design and its role in revitalizing the community, according to Grid Properties. It was designed by Skidmore Owings and Merrill, built by Gotham Construction and is “uniquely urban in scale and appearance as all tenants have direct street level access to their spaces.”

The Harlem project opened in 2000 and is anchored by a nine screen Magic Johnson Theaters operated by AMC. Other tenants include Old Navy, Modell’s Sporting Goods, New York Sports Club, Chuck E Cheese, Nine West, JP Morgan Chase Bank and TD Bank. Harlem Commonwealth Council is the local community partner.

The site for the new development here, just opposite Bay Plaza on the other side of I-95, is currently owned by the City of New York and controlled by the MTA under a master lease agreement. Developers were invited to submit proposals through an open, competitive bidding process that began in

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books, free of charge, as well as other recycling initiatives and programs.”

Fisher added that the plan is to have a designated area where, for example during the holiday season, the date and place will be announced and residents can come and receive items that they may need.

Plans are also being worked out to accept electronics at the donation bins located throughout the community in the future.

Presently, there are twelve bins placed throughout Co-op City at each of the eight garages. Bins are situated at the front of Garages 1, 2, 4 and 6; and in the front and rear of Garages 3, 5, 7 & 8.

“As in the past, we felt that placing the donation bins by the garages was the best spot because it is a good, out of the way location and it’s also where a good majority of residents go to and from each day,” added Boiko.

Until the addition of electronics and other recyclables are announced, shareholders can continue to drop off donations of clothing and shoes at the County

March, 2012 which ultimately attracted ten competing proposals. The MTA will receive $30.5 million for the property which will go toward the MTA’s 20102014 Capital Program.

This property is one of four that are currently under contract to be surrendered by the MTA through the agency’s effort to vacate up to nine city-owned properties in exchange for criticallyneeded capital funding and redevelopment of sites that are no longer needed by the MTA. In addition to all this new construction, the three shopping centers in Co-op City at Dreiser, Einstein and Bartow will be receiving a major facelift that will address structural issues and improve the overall appearance of the malls.

The Riverbay Board of Directors approved Resolution #13-90 on Nov. 13 awarding a $3.68 million contract to Technical Construction Services that includes waterproofing, sidewalk repairs, brick work, steps and various safety items, such as railings and banisters.

Some of the work will require the closing off of some areas, sidewalks and entrances to the shopping centers, but those temporary closures will be made public through the Co-op City Times, the Riverbay crawler and postings in the residential buildings well in advance of the work.

The explosion in retail space, with the new 785,000-square-foot Mall at Bay Plaza and the proposed 265,000square-foot shopping space across the New England Thruway, will bring hundreds of new permanent jobs, but it will also bring some major headaches, primarily a potential for clogging traffic in the area on local streets surrounding Co-op City.

Riverbay Management personnel continue to work diligently to express their concerns about how all this additional traffic will impact residents of Co-op City.

In addition, State Assemblyman Mike Benedetto is planning on getting new Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration directly involved in immediately improving access and egress to the new Mall at Bay Plaza, which is expected to open later in 2014.

Benedetto is calling for a follow-up meeting in January, after the new Mayor is sworn in, to get both the Mayor’s Office and the Governor’s Office working together to put increased pressure on the involved transportation agencies to come up with a plan to alleviate some of the traffic before the Mall, and other developments, open later in the year.

In the next few weeks, the state Thruway Authority will begin work on expanding the exit off of the northbound I-95 adjacent to the main entrance to the existing Bay Plaza. The plan, for the improved access from I-95 as presented at a meeting held in Co-op City this past spring, calls for the widening of the exit which will bring traffic from the northbound I-95 into the mall.

Two additional lanes will be created at the exit, and Baychester Avenue will be widened to handle the extra exit lanes and more traffic directly into the new mall’s parking facilities, thereby minimizing traffic back-ups on I-95, which falls under the direct responsibility of the New York State Thruway Authority.

When the Thruway Authority presented their plan in the spring before a meeting of more than 40 people, including many Riverbay Board Directors and Management employees, the criticism was that while plans were being drawn up to alleviate traffic on I95 and thus create better access to the new mall, no improvements are planned to help traffic leave the new mall without directly impacting the local streets of Co-op City.

Recycling bins, as well as books, toys, CD’s and DVD’s, however, all items must be bagged and be able to fit through the door to the donation bins.

Shoes should be tied in pairs. No bags

should be left outside of the bins. After placing your donations in the bins, please ensure that the door closes, which helps to prevent rodents and animals from getting into the bin.

Happy birthday, Queen!

Happy 12th birthday, “Tween” Queen. We love you very much and wish you a year full of new adventures.

—Mom, Abuela, Grandpa, Titi, Matthew and Mima.

Best Wishes

Charle Lirio, long time Co-op City resident, has announced his engagement to Rosalie MercadoMassa on October 22nd. They will be getting married on December 1st, 2013 at Greenville, N.C. The families of the happy couple wish them much happiness and love for years to come.

—Charles Lirio

Management Report

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We have reported to the community previously that Management’s recent building inspections are being done several buildings at the same time by a group of individuals, which has included CSO Managers, Janitorial, Grounds, Maintenance and Restorations Supervisors, along with members of the Executive Management staff. These inspections have taken place at 5 to 6 buildings at a time, where each building in the group is inspected by a team of two people. Therefore, the total number of people involved in these inspections has ranged from 10 to 12 people.

The conditions found and the work to be done associated with these inspections are submitted to the CSO Department and work orders are generated and disseminated to the appropriate department to make arrangements to correct and address. This work includes doors, locks, roof fans, glass, ceilings, walls, floors and fixtures. On the grounds, the inspections include light fixtures, lawns, plants, trees, parks, walkways, etc.

The one area where we have found an abundance of work to be done is with the plastering and painting of the public areas of the buildings. What we have done to keep these conditions

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under control, is to use our in-house painting staff to address the most prominent conditions throughout the buildings, knowing that we don’t have the ability to do all of the work that we would like to have done at this time.

We are also attempting to correct some of the floor tile issues in the public hallway, with respect to their being multiple colors and, in some cases, multiple tiles that are starting to come up. The original floor tiles in the lobby are vinyl asbestos tiles, which are no longer made and they have been replaced with vinyl composition tile. As a result, when the old tiles needed to be replaced, the new tiles were not only a different color, but also a different size, which now stands out, making it easy to see where the newer tiles have been installed. There are some floors where we believe we can either make the newer, smaller tile look uniform by creating a pattern, or where we believe we need to replace altogether. In both cases, we believe cooperators will be pleased with the appearance and these

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changes will go a long way in our effort to start improving these areas until we are able to allocate enough money to change entire floors throughout the buildings.

I believe a major benefit of the group inspections is that you have several people looking to see what work needs to be done. In some cases, some of the people conducting these inspections have never done so in the building assigned to them, which I believe allows them to be more critical of conditions. Having multiple departments involved at the same time helps to expedite the repair or correction of any serious or emergency condition that the team comes across. In the last few months, all but six buildings have been inspected (the last group of buildings are in Section 3) and these buildings will be inspected by next week.

Snow removal preparations 2013-2014 At this point, we are not certain whether or not we will receive a sprinkling of snow this weekend or something a lot heavier. In any event, we have planned for months now to address snow removal. In preparation for snowfall this weekend, the following is in place: 1. All sections have been stocked

with bags of calcium (ice melt) including: a. Pear Tree Garbage facility b. Shopping Centers c. Public Safety d. Power Plant 2. All section supervisors have updated their employee emergency phone contact list.

3. All vehicles have their plows and spreaders on.

4. All buildings are stocked with snow pushers and calcium spreaders are in working order.

5. The building porters are working the weekend schedule with 2 men per building.

6. In case of an emergency, we will call them from our emergency contact list.

7. In the event that we get a snow storm, all personnel will report at 6:00 a.m. pending conditions.

As always, we ask that cooperators listen to weather reports and adjust their schedules accordingly and given that the predictions are that the snowfall may take place on Sunday, you may consider not being out in the inclement weather if you don’t have to be.

Please have a safe weekend and happy Chanukah and Thanksgiving holiday to all.

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Letters to the Editor

Fixing Co-op City Mall traffic problem

To the Editor: Last spring, Riverbay, NYDOT and the NYS Thruway Authority (I-95) had a meeting to review what traffic problems needed to be fixed. The Thruway Authority stated it needed to expand the exit into Bay Plaza to reduce bottlenecks caused by cars going into the Mall. They started the project. No other problem was reviewed.

Rep. Benedetto, a few week ago, stated in a local paper that he would call for a meeting of NYC and NYS DOT to solve the traffic problem created by the Mall at

Bay Plaza in Co-op City. This type of meeting is doomed to failure, given that the people most affected are not present and not prepared to offer concrete proposals for how to fix our traffic problems.

To fix the traffic problem created by “The Mall at Bay Plaza,” we need Riverbay to create a committee of Riverbay architects and Co-op City shareholders with knowledge and ideas on how to reduce the impact of the Mall traffic on our community.

This committee needs to create a set of simple proposals that can be sold to

the participants of the meeting which Rep. Benedetto is calling for. I know of four or five proposals, any one of which would cost less than the bicycle path created along Hutchinson River Parkway East last summer.

Given my 40 years of business experience, if you want a problem fixed, you better have a solution that will make sense to the group in charge of fixing the problems. There are many small projects that can have a major effect on reducing the impact of the new Mall.

—Bruce Gitelson

Speaking my mind on cable agreement

To the Editor: I am so fed up with this management company by the name of Marion Scott Inc. How dare management attempt to make a bulk agreement with Cablevision based on adding surcharges as a result of subscribing to this bulk rate. We are told there are many shareholders that line up at the end of every month to pay their carrying charge, plus the $50 fee as it is. Why is such an agreement necessary, why not just give the people a lower rate, that’s all. Cablevision makes lots of cash right here.

There is a flyer posted in the building lobby by the elevator asking shareholders if they agree with a bulk rate of

$24, including taxes and fees, to sign the ballot and return your vote by December 11, 2013, and if there are any questions, there will be 3 town hall meetings. Now the problem with this is the meetings should be held prior to the votes. Suppose some one votes yes, and decide to rescind after attending a forum. Why would Cablevision be explaining the surcharge to be attached to our carrying charge, this is not their responsibility?

Any charges attached to our carrying charge is a no-no situation, there is no protection cushion here. It is always saving dollars, for whom. It is strange that the savings never show up in our carrying charges or in reimburse-ments. Ever

since MSI has been in Co-op City, there has been one thing to the other in making our lives here uncomfortable.

We are censored here in Co-op City when one writes to speak their opinions.

Well, what the heck? Send your articles to outside sources, let the City and State of New York know exactly what is going on here within Co-op City.

This management company may run the Board of Directors, but they SHALL NOT run us seniors, and hard working shareholders, who have worked hard and earned the right to live here in peace without some ongoing self-interest agendas or motives. We shall speak our minds on this matter.

—H. Overman

Competition for cable services needed

To the Editor: Since we have difficulty getting 1/3 of cooperators to vote, when Management speak of 2/3 voting, are they kidding? Instead of Management

To the Editor: I have been asked my opinion about the new bulk Cablevision option for Co-op City. I personally don’t think it’s a good idea. Without competition here, Cablevision will not have incentive to do right by its customers. I find

asking 3 questions for Cablevision, they should be asking how many would like to change to Verizon? We do not need Management making the decision for us! Cablevision has all the customers

In my opinion...

it very suspicious that we are being asked for a bulk agreement without full disclosure to the public of terms as we look into having Verizon here. I would like to see perks for buildings as well. Association Rooms should get free cable and wifi, so should our cur-

because we do not have much of a choice. Competition is what is needed in Co-op City. Given the opportunity, Verizon may have most of the customer.

—Eleanor Donnley rent laundry rooms. Shareholders should also get access to the new community channel similar to bronxnet. I am willing to go to the forum and hear them out, but as of now, I don’t think it’s good for the community.

—Ericc Diaz

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Public Safety Report

CCPD offers Thanksgiving and Hanukkah tips

BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO The Co-op City Department of Public Safety would like to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving and/or a happy Hanukkah. This year, for the first time since 1888, Thanksgiving and the first night of Hanukkah fall on the same date. This day has taken on the affectionate nickname of Thanksgivukkah. Experts say this will not occur again for another 77,798 years or at least until the year 2070. Whether you are staying at home and cooking a feast for the family or traveling for the holiday, we have provided safety tips for the Thanksgiving/Hanukkah holiday. Follow these holiday safety tips for a healthy and happy Thanksgiving and a happy Hanukkah.

Thanksgiving Day has more than double the number of home cooking fires than an average day, according to the United States Fire Administration.

More than 4,000 fires occur on Thanksgiving Day across the country. Stay safe while enjoying a good home cooked meal this Thanksgiving. The Hanukkah Menorah adds an additional risk. Only use a real flame for a Menorah when it will be supervised and placed on a non flammable surface. Use an electric Menorah which is UL approved for extended time.

Both holidays are intended to be joyous celebrations of plentitude, do not let an accident change that.

The leading cause of home fires on Thanksgiving Day is unattended cooking. People may become distracted when entertaining while food is cooking.

Others may go out and leave food in the oven or on the stove. This is never a safe option. Food may cook faster than you think or drippings may catch fire on the bottom of the stove. Kitchen fires spread quickly causing fire and smoke damage throughout your home.

Frying a turkey has also been shown to be a leading cause of Thanksgiving fires. Leave exotic cooking methods to the professionals for a safe Thanksgiving.

Keep potholders and food wrappers at least three feet away from your stove. Avoid loose clothing with long flowing sleeves that may drape over a hot burner. Turn handles of pots and pans inward to avoid accidents.

Follow all manufacturers’ instructions regarding the use of all appliances. Be sure all burners are turned off when you leave the kitchen. After guests leave, have a responsible adult walk around your home to be sure all candles and smoking materials have been extinguished.

Choking is another serious hazard on any holiday which involves the consumption of large quantities of food. The most common cause of choking is talking while eating. Try to avoid talking if you have food in your mouth. Cut food into small pieces and chew each bite thoroughly. Take your time eating, especially if you are talking, do not rush the holiday meal. If you feel like you may have food caught in your throat, stay where others can see you.

The American Red Cross recommends the “FIVEand FIVE Can Keep Them Alive” procedure if someone is choking. Once you know the person is unable to cough, speak or breathe, have someone call 9-1-1 and the Department of Public Safety. If the person is coughing, just keep them under observation, the force of the cough should dislodge the object. Outside interference at this point can force the object further down.

Once you have established that the person is actually choking, lean the person forward and give FIVE sharp back blows with the heel of your hand. This is the procedure known as the Heimlich maneuver, the “FIVE and FIVE” is new terminology for the same very effective procedure. If the obstruction still is not dislodged, give the person FIVE quick, upward abdominal thrusts. The same procedure is used for children over the age of one.

Children under age one should be placed face down over your forearm and given back blows with the heel of your

hand followed by abdominal thrusts. Gravity assists in dislodging the obstruction.

If you are alone, you can perform the abdominal thrusts on yourself, just as you would on someone else.

Thrusts can also be administered by pressing your abdomen firmly against a solid object, such as the back of a chair. Call 9-1-1 and leave the line open if you are unable to speak, help will be on the way. For more Red Cross fire safety and first aid information visit www.redcross.org.

This year, Co-op City Department of Public Safety has joined City Harvest in its crusade to provide food to the hungry. Collection bins have been set up in all 3 com-

munity centers by Public Safety’s Sgt. Nat Diaz. The circular bins are white and gold in color and can be found next to the elevators on the lower level of the Dreiser and Einstein Community Centers, as well as the Public Safety base next to the Administration Offices at Bartow Avenue. There is 24-hour access to the last location.

Please donate non-perishable items which are not expired. While picking up your holiday items, select a few items for those less fortunate. City Harvest picks up the donations and delivers them to those in need.

Collection bins will be in place until January 10, 2014.

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OPPORTUNITIES AT CO-OP CITY

Tell your friends, relatives and employers about: CONTRACT SUMMARY

Contract 2889, Demolition of Riley Stoker Boiler #2: Demo the Riley Stoker Boiler located in the Cogeneration Plant.

Pre-Bid Meeting: November 26, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.

Bids Due: December 17, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.

Bonding: Bonding is required Insurance: Insurance is required

For information on CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES ONLY, please contact: Lenya Garcia at Lgarcia@riverbay corp.com; AND Barbara Penn at Bpenn@riverbaycorp.com. Please note that emails should be sent to both parties.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Open to 32BJ members only November 18 – November 22, 2013 Open to all applicants from November 25 – November 29, 2013.

Originally posted: November 18, 2013 Job Reference #13-50 Request for transfer/promotion must be hand delivered to the Employee Services Department by November 25, 2013. Employees who are promoted will receive the current union scale for respective union positions, or applicable rate increase for non-union positions.

Attendant.....................................Parking Facilities Candidate will monitor and maintain security of vehicles at garage locations; perform visual inspections of the facilities and surrounding areas; monitor video equipment in the garage booths; control and monitor gate equipment for garage entry/exit; ensure cooperators use access cards; validate authorized passes; place and remove garage stickers on vehicles for move ins/outs; issue transient and courtesy tickets to visitors; maintain logbooks; tally daily receipts; report activities to supervisor; coordinate with other departments as necessary; check elevators to make sure operable; check bathrooms for cleanliness - clean as necessary, sweep debris from front of garage, shovel snow and all other duties as assigned.

Requirements: HS Diploma or equivalent. Candidate must be patient, courteous and professional. Applicant must possess effective written/oral communication in English, and good interpersonal skills. Ability to stand/walk for extended periods, push work related equipment (approx. 40 lbs.) and work in inclement weather.

Days and hours may vary.

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

Open to 32BJ Union Members only: November 18 – November 22, 2013 Open to all other applicants: November 25, 2013 – November 29, 2013 Originally posted: November 18, 2013 Reference # 13-51 Request for transfer/promotion must be received by the Employee Services Department by November 25, 2013. Employees who are promoted will receive the current union scale for respective union positions, or applicable rate increase for non-union positions.

Porter (2)...................................................Janitorial Candidate will perform numerous cleaning and restoration duties, such as washing, sweeping, mopping, waxing, buffing and stripping of VCT and terrazzo floors. Responsibilities include cleaning all assigned internal and external areas of the Residential Buildings and/or Shopping Centers. Seasonal duties, including leaf raking, snow removal and power washing of assigned areas, will be required as necessary. If assigned to Community Centers, candidate will be responsible for set-up and breakdown of center rooms for various social functions. Applicant will also need to respond to emergencies (floods, etc.) throughout the Co-op City complex, as well as the completion of other assignments from supervisor(s) as necessary.

Candidate must have knowledge and experience with all janitorial procedures, techniques and machines.

Applicant must possess effective written/oral communication, in English and good interpersonal skills. Ability to walk for long periods, twist, kneel, push, stoop, lift heavy objects (approx. 100 lbs.) and work in inclement weather. Days and hours will vary.

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).

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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Important Calculations Co-op City Times / November 23, 2013

I am the Chairman of two committees: Contracts Compliance and Internal Technology. I like to open committee meetings with a quote that helps to set the tone and direction of the proceedings. At a recent meeting, I read a quote from Eric Hoffer, the American writer and philosopher who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Mr. Hoffer said, "The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings." That philosophical thought kept vibrating in my mind and leads me to the question, “What are the countable blessings afforded by living in Co-op City?” As it turns out, we have quite a few.

Taking a Quick Tally

By March of 2012, we had completed nineteen capital projects – some record setting – such as the massive (133,522 windows and 5,502 doors) window and terrace-door replacement project. Other completed projects since then were the replacement of 24,000 lighting fixtures in all of the high-rise buildings; completion of balcony repairs in the high-rise buildings and townhouses; completion of the currently required Local Law 11 façade work on high-rise buildings and townhouses (note: because of the size of our buildings, we are mandated to carry out

Khalil Abdul-Wahhab Director’s Viewpoint

First Vice President

façade work every five years); completion of all roof repairs (including the three shopping centers).

Additionally, we have completed installation of the Peartree garbage facility (including 20 trash compactors) and the restoration of our greenways with nine playgrounds, two ball fields, and adult workout stations. Compare the look of our grounds to those of any other large cooperative residency and ask yourself whether or not we have been blessed.

Regardless of the level of beauty and affordability, without good security there can be no real stability or lasting comfort. Co-op City’s security has not been overlooked. The Public Safety Department’s new Security Center has a 40-foot wall of monitors connected to more than 700 cameras that are strategically placed around the community.

There are also emergency call boxes,

Building 12 Cooperators Civic Association

Our Annual Once-A-Year Building Dues Envelopes have been distributed.

As you have done in the past, your oncea-year contribution helps pay for flowers when our neighbors have passed away, participate in Section 2 Summer Fun Day, etc.

By now you should have received Cablevision’s Optimum Preferred Bulk Offer flyer to be returned no later than December 11, 2013. We know the first paragraph is confusing for those who have packages with add-ons. Before you hand in your decision, please attend one of their meetings to clarify questions you may have—Monday, December 2nd Dreiser Auditorium “A”, 7:00p.m., Tuesday, December 3rd Bartow Room 31, 7:00 p.m., Wednesday December 4th, Einstein Room 45, 7:00 p.m.

We have set our next movie night for Friday, December 6th, 7:30 p.m. Come on down, join your neighbors for a couple of hours of relaxation.

We will be attending the Lil RainMakerz’s Annual Double Dutch

Holiday Classic at the Apollo Theatre, Sunday, December 8, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., 253 W. 125th St., between 7th and 8th Avenues, featuring a world class championship team. This is a worthwhile look at a program that we may want to bring to Co-op City. Tickets are $20. Reserved seating only. For tickets, contact Board Director Eleanor G. Bailey, 718-379-7754. We need 20 people to attend and show interest.

Please note: Basic STAR registration is ongoing until December 31, 2013.

Don’t forget to sign up by calling 518457-2036 Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. or at www.tax.ny.gov. To apply for STAR: Department of Finance 212-504-4080 or dial New York City Hotline 311.

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.

Happy Thanksgiving.

We can be reached at 718-379-7841.

—Sonja Maxwell

Building 32 Association

Thanks to Mr. Ellison for his very informative presentation at our last meeting, pertaining to the installation of the smoke detectors, etc.

Upcoming News 1) Information about the departure time for our trip to the Westchester Broadway Theatre will appear in next week’s column.

2) There will be an election for positions on the Building Association Executive Board at January’s meeting.

Positions are President, Vice President, First & Second Vice President for both Building 32A & 32B, Secretary &

Treasurer. More about this in the following weeks.

3) We will be decorating the lobbies for the upcoming season—Volunteers will be needed and information will be posted in the lobbies and will appear in this paper.

4) Dues collection of $5 per year, PER FAMILY, will commence in February.

5) We would like to promote some trips in 2014, but we have had limited success in what we propose. Where would you like to go?

—Lorna Smith

also strategically located, that provide immediate access to our Public Safety Department (CCPD). These crime fighting tools accompanied by the quality and professionalism of CCPD have kept our crime statistics among the lowest in the city.

The ‘Real World’ View As residents, we have the choice to either believe the constant negativity from those who carry on a constant witch hunt, looking for negligence or ineptitude in any statement made by Management or for inaccuracy of every line item on any provided balance sheet. Or, we can individually choose to observe our surroundings and make our own assessments of the quality of life and affordability that we have gained by living in Co-op City.

It seems that others have been watching. The world is beating a path to our door. Our vacancy rate continues to drop. Currently, there are only 239 vacancies – the lowest number since February, 2011. In August of this year, we had a total of 70 move-ins/transfers, also a record number. There are augmenting record-high numbers of applications: 967 for 2011, 1013 for 2012, and 1122 (as of October) for this year. Some additional good news is

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that the turnout for new-cooperator orientation has also increased. It seems that an increasing number of new cooperators want to understand and hopefully participate in the responsibilities that come with ownership. With regard to the orientations, it is acknowledged that for our part, we still have work to do to better professionalize our presentations.

I am not saying that life is perfect here; in a community of our size, there will always be something that requires attention, maintenance, or repair. With that said, we can count our blessings because we have much to take pleasure in and to be proud of … and … much less to complain about than folks living in many other communities in the TriState area.

Speaking of blessings, I sincerely wish everyone a blessed Thanksgiving holiday, one that is filled with laughter, fun, and much enjoyment.

If you see something, say something. Share your suggestions, complaints, or special concerns with me.

Address letters to Khalil AbdulWahhab, c/o Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Ave. Bronx, NY 10475, call 718-3320-3300, Ext. 3351, or email kwahhab10475@hotmail.com.

Call 718.320.3300, Ext. 3384 for our affordable rates.

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10 We’re entering the time of year where it’s natural to reflect on life, and family and friends. I think of Co-op City as an extended family I have been fortunate enough to be part of, and I have never regretted moving here because it offered safe and affordable housing, and still does in terms of want’s available in the New York City metropolitan area. What I want to see, what we need is for the community to stop acting so passive. We need to stand up and shout out and let those in power know that we are not going to take this silence anymore.

I think of the members of the Riverbay Board of Directors and I am somewhat astounded at what is going on, or maybe I should say not going on. We have a few Directors living in the past and everything they say comes out of that context. Time does not stand still, however it appears some have not been able to accept the present and view issues through a parochial mind set. And then, there are some Directors who have no idea what serving as a Board member means, and as a result, they are completely absorbed with self, as if no others exist, and if no one else could possibly have a legitimate, much less a good idea. Fortunately, the majority of the Board is comprised of Directors who have historical and community experience, and this helps us more than not. It’s important to have leadership that accepts what is true and then works to improve Co-op City and the delivery of essential

Wake up, Co-op City!

Co-op City Times / November 23, 2013

Tony Illis

Director’s Viewpoint

Second Vice President

services to cooperators, rather than raving in incoherent rants that have nothing to do with what’s best for the people of Co-op City.

There are complaints, and some I agree with, but the close minded factionalism of a few Board members is hard to believe. Yes, there are areas that need improvement, but we should work to accomplish positive changes rather than just having inflexible positions based on personal belief systems that are far removed from regular cooperators. It’s hard to believe that we recently obtained an historic mortgage refinancing through Wells Fargo Bank, guaranteed by HUD, which will save us million of dollars in future interest payments.

This was a major accomplishment and to listen to what some detractors are continually complaining about, it’s as if this never happened at all.

I find it sad that some Directors currently on this Board are no different than a former President who was indicted and convicted of taking kickbacks when it comes to wanting to wield power and forcing everyone to do what they want, even when there is no logical reason to accept such nonsense. Directors have a fiduciary responsibility to make sure policy, implemented by Management, is financially sound and in the best

interests of the people living here.

Co-op City is a city unto itself, and our major concern should be the delivery of heat and hot water, and proven safety though our Public Safety force – the essentials. The Board of Directors was never supposed to be a hobby for those who think they know everything or genuinely believe any opposition should be destroyed in the name of those with an unhealthy, inflated sense of self.

A major issue and problem that still remains is the unnecessary payment of some $4 million per year for asbestos abatement removal in a situation where no danger or health hazard is posed by our floor tiles which are encapsulated in mastic glue and are therefore not airborne. I know former Assemblyman Stephen Kaufman has not dropped the ball and is pursuing the elimination of such an outrageous financial burden on Co-op City and continues to press the matter in court.

Whoa! Not so fast regarding the lightening speed with which Cablevision has initiated an assault on this community to monopolize cable service for the next 5 years with a pie in the sky contract which would lock us in. There are over 13,000 people who are already subscribing to them here. Why do we need a contract? Think about it folks, you control what will happen.

I encourage you to attend at least one of the forums being held by Cablevision on December 2, 3 and 4th

to hear what the Optimum bulk sale agreement is all about and how it will affect you. If you have questions, that is the time to get them answered.

Also, make sure you fill out your ballot and return it by December 11 to the lobby attendant in your building, or the CSO or Maintenance office or to the Management office. An informed cooperator is a wise cooperator.

Thank you once again for your enthusiastic response to our call for donations to benefit the village of Abetifi-Kwahu in Ghana. The Black Forum of Co-op City is still collecting donations of light clothing, school supplies, kitchen utensils, shopping bags, cooking oil, paper goods, hand sanitizer, bottled water, first aid supplies, and other non-perishables, however, we also need monetary donations since the volume of items donated so far has been overwhelming. For further information, please call (718) 320-8035.

If you are a cooperator who has moved into Co-op City within the last 3 month, I’d like to hear from you.

Were you satisfied with the condition of the apartment you were offered?

Call me at (718) 320-8035 and let’s talk.

Happy Thanksgiving and happy Hanukah to all of my neighbors.

I’d like to hear about your issues and/or concerns. You can call me at (718) 320-8035 or email me at tonyshome10475@gmail.com — no attachments, please.

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How Can This Agreement Be Good For This Community?

A lot of people here are very concerned over this proposed Cablevision agreement with Riverbay. Here are the main questions, “What is going on with Cablevision and Riverbay? What is this bulk sale agreement?”

The Agreement You can shop at a small store and get a box of cereal for about $5. However, you can also shop at large discount stores to buy items in bulk to get several boxes of that same cereal at a much lower price, per box.

Similarly, housing developments can buy cable television service in a bulk sale agreement and then pass the savings onto their residents. Now, this concept sounds good, right? However, this is the Riverbay Corporation, and things are not so simple. First of all, we have a lot of history here. Then, we have this Board of Directors. And, then, we have, um, this management company.

Now, with that understanding, let’s move forward. Riverbay will purchase cable television service for every single apartment in this community. Therefore, just like the above example, they’re buying the cable service in bulk.

Now, that doesn’t mean that every person here will have to buy cable service.

No, it just means that Riverbay will buy cable television service for all of our 15,372 apartments here. And, Cablevision will charge Riverbay $24 per apartment.

So, here’s the math. On a monthly basis, our charge will be the multiplication of 15,372 apartments by our cable television charge of $24. Thereafter, Riverbay will pay Cablevision $368,928 each and every month for the “first two years.”

But, then, the price starts to go up.

Increases According to Cablevision, the cable

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Daryl Johnson

Director’s Viewpoint

television service rate is “guaranteed for the first 2 years.” But, this agreement will be for five years. So, in the third through fifth years, the cable television rate will increase by 5% each year.

However, please take a guess who will be billing these charges for cable television service to the cooperators that will subscribe to this service?

Riverbay will have a line on the monthly carrying charge statement for cooperators that subscribe to this cable television service. Now, here is where things get interesting.

Currently, Cablevision can cut your service off and take some action against you if you stop paying your bill.

However, the road gets very, very rough when Riverbay attaches those cable television service charges alongside of your monthly carrying charges. So, Riverbay can theoretically take the non-paying subscribers into housing court and request full payment for every charge on their monthly statement.

“I don’t have money to pay my cable charges,” will probably be an argument from some cooperators.

If that’s true, then, the situation can only get worse. Therefore, financially, the entire community will eventually be forced to compensate, with carrying charge increases, from losses on this bulk cable service agreement.

Other Issues Did you notice that no one has said one word about possible price increases of Cablevision’s phone and internet services? Therefore, my question is: Will the price of their phone and internet services increase during this 5-year period? If so, will these price increases compensate for this $24 cable television service price?

Perhaps. But, then, I have to ask: Will Cablevision raise their prices even higher?

And, what will you do if they decide to substantially raise their prices higher?

Verizon FiOS (Fiber Optic Service) In an article, dated September 10, 2011, I wrote a response from a Management official here about the relationship with Riverbay, Verizon, and Cablevision. “We have worked with FiOS and they have conducted surveys.

So, they will come when they are ready.

But, when they come, we will lose substantial income from Cablevision,” the Management official said. As reported in the November 9, 2013 issue of this paper, an agreement was made back in 2007 between Riverbay and Cablevision. The agreement “provides the Riverbay Corporation with approximately $500,000 annually.” Therefore, our cooperators are very concerned about having only one cable service, competition, and the voting process for this service.

“How come there is no competition with the cable companies here? How come we can’t get FiOS?” Good questions. I will fight as hard as I can so that there will be a choice of cable services here. Additionally, I’m hoping that our cooperators will carefully review this matter before they vote.

STAR Credit Is your household income less than $500,000? If yes, then, I would like for

you to please apply or re-apply for the STAR program. Also, can you help your neighbor, if they need assistance? That would be nice.

According to the NYS website, “The New York State School Tax Relief Program (STAR) provides homeowners with partial exemptions from school property taxes. If you earn less than $500,000 and own and live in your home, you are probably eligible for the STAR exemption.”

“I applied to this program last year. So, do I have to apply again?” The answer is yes. Therefore, you have to get your application in by December 31, 2013. As mentioned before, there were only 8,714 apartments that received the STAR credit on their April 2013 statement.

The cooperators that were approved for the Basic STAR program received a $99.28 credit from Riverbay. The cooperators that were 65 or older, and were approved for the Enhanced STAR program, received a $206.04 credit from Riverbay. You can call 3-1-1 for more information or go to this NYC website: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/prop erty/star.shtml Close I hope that you and your family will have a wonderful and joyous holiday season. Thank you.

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

Or, please send a message to me at darylhjohnson@optonline.net. Also, please call me at 718-671-4544 if you don’t receive a response from your message.

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

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14 A special thanks to all cooperators who attended the exciting and informative “Open Board Meeting” on November 13. For the benefit of those who were unable to attend, some of the concerns expressed by fellow cooperators were: QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES We are fortunate to have adults who are determined that we will not allow our community to be a safe place for illegal drug use or sell. You are to be commended for staying on top of the issues. A suggestion would be to continue reporting your concerns to our Public Safety Officers and to the 45th Pct. At our last Pct meeting, numerous resources were shared. Again, all cooperators are asked to say something if you see something illegal going on.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE A youthful cooperator expressed how she is discouraged about being involved based on an incident where she was literally asked to leave the meeting.

It appears that the discussion concerned a topic she was involved with. It was made clear that involving our young adults, who have lived here most of their lives, is imperative. We, seniors, must be willing to mentor the next generation of leaders. The issue will be resolved at the next Community Relations Meeting. That said, all young adults are more than welcome to attend the different Committee Meeting and share you ideas.

LETTERS TO EDITOR FROM COOPERATORS A cooperator had a concern about the policy around getting letters published and getting feedback when making an

Holiday parking

well, effective immediately.

In February, 2011, the holiday discount parking program was implemented after the Board approved Resolution 10-96, which was submitted by then-Director Raymond Tirado, to make discounted transient parking available between the hours of 5 p.m. and 3 a.m. on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve. However, last November, Mr. Tirado, submitted another resolution, 12-84, amending Resolution 10-96 to extend the hours of the discounted parking during the holidays from 12 p.m. to 6 a.m. on the named holidays.

Resolution 13-106 adding Thanksgiving Day to the list of holidays when the discounted holiday parking will be in effect, was submitted by Director Leslie Peterson and seconded by Board President Bill Gordon at the Board’s Nov. 20th meeting. In addition to Directors Peterson and Gordon, other Directors who voted in favor of the measure are Helen Atkins, Eleanor Bailey, Tony Illis, Daryl Johnson, Francine Jones, Othelia Jones and Khalil Abdul-Wahhab.

Directors Bernard Cylich, Leah Graham, Andrea Leslie and Evelyn Turner voted no, and Directors Rev. Calvin Owens and Al Shapiro were not in attendance.

The resolution calls for Management to take all the necessary steps to comply

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Evelyn Turner

Director’s Viewpoint

inquiry. The issue was seemingly resolved and cooperators are encouraged to continue to write. The Co-op City Times belongs to you.

AUDITORS The issue of NOT having an independent Auditor go over our books was of interest to many. It appears that some are still “stuck” in the past as opposed to ensuring cooperators that the Board WILL bring in an independent auditor to ensure financial stability and accountability. Just because we are being monitored by city, state & federal agencies does not guarantee that more eyes are needed to review the numbers. This issue will be addressed by the Board during the upcoming months. We will report back to you. A conflict of issue was also discussed.

NEW WASHING MACHINES A cooperator expressed her dislike with the new washing machines. It was suggested that the water level is too low to get the clothing really clean. Another cooperator is taking his clothing outside for service. The new machines are smaller and hold less water. Presently, we are locked into a five year contract with the company that installed the machines. Hopefully, cooperators will get the hang of using less detergent and smaller amount of clothing.

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with the Board’s directive, including but not limited to providing notices in all garages by yesterday, Friday, November 22 and by November 15 every year thereafter.

While the holiday parking discount will be in effect from 12 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, transient vehicles that park in the garages prior to 12 p.m. and after 6 a.m. are required to pay the community’s regular parking rates – $5 for up to 3 hours, $10 for up to 6 hours; $15 for up to 12 hours and $27 for up to 24 hours.

Visitors taking advantage of the reduced parking rate will pay the garage attendants in cash and receive the stub of a two-part, numbered transient parking ticket with the time, make, model and license plate number of their vehicle recorded. To this ticket, a holiday parking flyer will be attached and kept in the attendant’s booth, and in the event the visitor loses their parking ticket and cannot produce it upon departure, the attendant will be able to trace their vehicle by the license plate number.

“Most garages exploit the fact that it’s the holidays and an opportunity to make money,” Warren Mitchell, Director of the Riverbay Parking Facilities Department, told the Co-op City Times when the holiday discounted program was implement. “In this instance, the

proposed bulk sale Management has worked out with Cablevision.

According to one cooperator, “Why attach the Cablevision bill to our carrying charges, we can negotiate with cable to pay the bill, but it will be a no, no situation with the carrying charges plus late fees.” She further stated, “I am fed up with this management company by the name of Marion Scott Inc.” etc. etc.

Please understand that this deal will not happen if the majority of cooperators choose not to buy into this enormous discount opportunity. Also, it does not mean that Verizon is excluded from providing services in our community.

WHY THIS DIRECTOR’S NO VOTES I voted NO for Consent to Assignment for Jong Pil Lee who assigned the lease to Chang Soo Lee, who assigned the lease to Jin Young Kim because I could not get clarity on their equal opportunity hiring practices. Also, the teaching of the late Adam Clayton Power Jr. suggest that I have concerns about community youth and young adults being able to obtain jobs with the vendors who make a living in our community.

A&S Fast Food, Inc. d/b/a/ Kennedy Fried Chicken, for sale of chicken, ribs, hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream, Spanish food, beverages including beer and wine.

In my opinion, we could use a “Juice & Smoothie Bar” and an establishment serving vegetarian dishes. We have several fried foods vendors already.

Anyway, I challenge cooperators to conduct some research and have other types of food vendors CALL our Management company. Board members

cannot do what cooperators can do.

Please help!!

RESOUCES FOR COOPERATORS During the past week, I attended a workshop on “Eating Disorders” which was very informative. Did you know that “Obesity” is a considered an eating disorder? Also, insomnia is related to an eating disorder. Reportedly, young girls are so obsessed with their body image that support groups are being set up in schools. Did you know that reportedly some “models” eat cotton balls soaked in orange juice to keep from eating?

CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS “Nationally there are over 2.7 million children under age 18 with an incarcerated parent.” This Director attended a wonderful community event at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and was able to network with some dynamic men and women who are providing services for these children free of charge. If any cooperator is caring for a child who has an incarcerated parent, please call to get involved with this New York Initiative.

DIGITAL RECORDING OF ALL BOARD MEETING Thanks to the cooperator who desires to be a part of the IT Committee to share his expertise in moving Co-op City forward in this technologically age. One day, cooperators will be able to “watch” Board members in action.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Contact me: Evelyn M. Turner, 718320-8088 or 917-324-1033 – evelyntinez@aol.com.

residents benefit because hopefully, this is an opportunity for their relatives and friends to visit during the holidays without having to spend an exorbitant amount of money for parking.”

Mitchell said that visitors will be directed to park on the roof of the garages where ample parking is available.

“This is especially important in Section 5 where our garages are already overwhelmed with cooperator parking,” said Mitchell. “However, as long as the weather is good, we will have more than enough available parking on the roof in each of our garages.”

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16 A letter to the editor by L. Rosen agrees with an earlier letter by Charles Rosen. Charles Rosen, who led the carrying charge strike here in 1975-76, was later the director of the Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club. In the letter L. Rosen describes my view of the early days of Co-op City as “substituting ideology for facts.” Let me examine some of those facts.

In September 1976, Urban League’s Open Housing Center cited Co-op City for “blatant discriminatory practices.”

That charge was withdrawn two months later by Horace W. Morris, the League’s director. In criticizing me, why does Rosen ignore my acknowledgment of that fact?

On 9/11/76, the New York Times reported, “A spokesman for Eleanor Holmes Norton, chairman of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, said that Charles Rosen had recently come to the commission to seek help in ‘developing an affirmative marketing program [for Co-op City], and continued integration would be insured’.”

In advocating an “affirmative marketing program,” Rosen gave “admission priorities to relatives of current residents of Co-op City.” And priorities to “persons with recommendations from Co-op City residents.” (Co-op City Times 8/21/76).

This policy “was not racially discriminatory because the existing residency was already integrated,” claimed Rosen, who had been president of our Board for only two months. If Co-op City was “already integrated,” then it had been so during the governance of Rosen’s UHF predecessors, whom he now accuses of being

Succession Rights

between annual filings.”

If the shareholder moves out permanently, any member of the primary cooperator’s family or life companion may request, in writing, to be named as a tenant on the lease and on the stock certificate. However, this person must meet certain requirements.

“They must have resided with the cooperator in the apartment as their primary residence for a period of not less than two years, or for one year if the succeeding cooperator is a senior citizen or disabled person, immediately prior to permanent vacating of the apartment by the cooperator,” said Merola. “In cases where the occupancy or relationship is less than two years, the succeeding cooperator must have lived in the apartment from the inception of the tenancy or commencement of the relationship. The succeeding cooperator must have been listed on the Income Affidavit and/or Interim Income Affidavit during the relevant period of time.”

Per DHCR rules, the “relevant period of time” must be documented by no less than 3 affidavits and can be supported by either combination of 3 annual affidavits, or 1 interim affidavit plus 2 annual affidavits if the successor moves in between annual filings.

DHCR’s rules define “family member” as a husband, wife, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, father, mother,

Blatant Discriminatory Practices?

Co-op City Times / November 23, 2013

Bernard Cylich

Director’s Viewpoint

“racist.” It doesn’t add up.

INTEGRATION EFFORTS Despite efforts of a Bronx community and civil rights organization, Citizens Concerned About Co-op City, and by the Urban League’s Open Housing Center, as well as UHF ads in the AfricanAmerican and Spanish press, the New York Times noted (4/30/67) that only 13% of the initial applicants -- 5,000 in 1967 -- were families of minority groups.

Because at that time it was reasonable, even progressive, to advocate a 30% set-aside of apartments for nonwhite applicants, the “blatant discrimination” charge against Rosen’s administration seems unfounded.

However, by 1976, 90% of applicants for Co-op City apartments were then nonwhite. As a result, the Rosen plan to reserve 30% of vacant apartments for minority families would have turned away a majority of such families – creating, in fact, a regressive quota system.

HOW CO-OP CITY CAME TO BE Rosen claims that “people live here because the people of Co-op City organized and fought to overthrow the UHF.” Brushed aside is the crucial fact that Co-op City was built by UHF and that Co-op City is the largest cooperative

community for middle income families.

What other institution has done anything like that before or since?

UHF obtained cheap land, reasonable HFA financing, tax abatement, senior citizens rent increase exemptions, the right to retain all surcharge income, and elimination of state supervisory fees. UHF architects designed our spacious apartments with wood parquet floors and air/conditioning and laid out the grounds, 80% of which is open space. The foundation supervised Co-op City’s construction and governed the community during the early years of occupancy.

If, as claimed by Rosen, the strike was to “overthrow the UHF,” why did the protest go on for 13 months after the UHF Board resigned? And who were we striking against?

Busloads of cooperators traveled to Albany to appeal for state aid to avert a massive carrying charge increase. The state conceded nothing. The increase was mandated, the strike was triggered, and mortgage payment to the NYS Housing Agency (not the UHF) were stopped. The agreement Rosen negotiated with the state ending the strike contained a 20% carrying charge increase, a $50 per room rise in our equity (equity-overcall), and provisions for cutting services. The agreement was approved in a community referendum, but some former strike allies denounced Rosen and considered the agreement a betrayal. In a following Board election (1979), Rosen’s slate lost control of the Board.

THE STRIKE Rosen’s letter hails “those strike leaders who won the right not to pay twice for

UHF construction failures.” In fact, it was not until 1992, when the former strike leaders were long gone, that grass roots activity organized by the Co-op City Council, and a new Board president, Al Shapiro—not a strike leader—won HFA acceptance of funding for many expensive construction defect repairs.

Moreover, UHF Board leaders had served here without pay, and the UHF project managing agent received only 1% of the development cost, well below standard payment for such projects.

Rosen implies UHF fault for “construction failures.” Actually, the miles of underground pipes (for heating, hot water, and other essential services) were problematic because they were installed in an untested, salty and brackish environment.

One concrete company simply closed shop when accused of using defective concrete. A mason company disappeared years before outside leaky walls were discovered. I personally witnessed a Community Services Inc. (UHF construction contractor) inspector and the electrical general foreman find that a contractor was applying inadequate amounts of plaster wall coating.

UNITED HOUSING FOUNDATION –Valuable Then, Valuable Now Construction failures surely occurred as Co-op City was built, but attributing the flaws to “shoddy work” of union labor or the UHF is untrue and unhelpful.

Rather, both the unions and the housing foundation should be credited for helping to fill in where government failed to provide for the housing needs of middle income families.

Evidence of this can be the Income Affidavit or Interim Income Affidavit filed by the primary cooperator, as well as evidence of longevity of the relationship; sharing of or relying upon each other for payment of household or family expenses; joint ownership of bank accounts, personal and real property, credit cards, loan obligations, sharing a household budget for purposes of receiving governmental benefits; engaging in family type activities by jointly attending family functions; and formalizing of legal obligations by such means as executing wills, naming each other as executor and/or beneficiary, granting each other power of attorney, etc.

The other avenue through which a successor can be named to the apartment is through death of the primary shareholder. If this is the case, the lease and shares of stock for the decedent’s apartment shall be surrendered to the Riverbay Sales Office by the decedent’s estate or survivors for redemption.

If there are no legal disputes, Riverbay will sell or transfer the shares to any member of the decedent’s family or life companion, as long as they meet all of the requirements as stipulated by DHCR’s rules and regulations.

Munns stated that any family member or life companion of a cooperator who would like permission to remain in occupancy after the cooperator moves or dies should submit a written request within ninety (90) days to Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. 10475, Attn.: Succession Rights.

“It is imperative that shareholders understand that no other types of stock transfers or lease amendments are allowed except those directed by statute or an appropriate tribunal or court of law,” said Munns.

Shareholders may log on to Riverbay’s website at www.riverbaycorp.com to download a copy of these succession right.

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stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-inlaw or daughter-in-law of the primary cooperator.

Cousins are not defined family members and therefore are not eligible for succession under this rule. However, cousins can apply for succession under the DHCR rule of “Emotional and Financial Inter-dependence.” In addition to meeting the residency requirements in this case, a successor would have to provide similar evidence as in the case of a life companion.

“Primary residence” is defined as the housing accommodation in which the person actually resides and maintains a permanent and continuous physical presence. Proof of such residency must consist of the Income Affidavit or Interim Income Affidavits together with other evidence, for example, certified copies of tax returns, voting records, motor vehicle registration and driver’s license, school registration, bank accounts, employment records, insurance policies and other pertinent documentation.

At the same time, ‘life companion’ is defined as any other person residing with the cooperator as a primary resident who can prove emotional and financial commitment and interdependence between such person and the cooperator.

Garage 7 Notice

In lieu of the Thanksgiving holiday, all renovations in Garage 7 will be suspended from Thursday, November 25th, through Monday, December 2. All floors will be open for parking.

We ask that you please drive slowly, cautiously and adhere to the posted traffic signage. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you in advance for your attention and cooperation.

Have a safe and happy Holiday Season.

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Broun Place Townhouse Association

November 14th was our second townhouse association meeting of the year. Our next meeting will be a celebration to bring in the New Year, 2014.

It will be on January 24, 2014. Thank you to Chief Frank Apollo, Chief of Public Safety, and Co-op City and CSO Manager, Ms. Vanessa Aldea, for attending this past Thursday’s meeting.

Both spoke on the topics that were sent to them prior to the meeting. Those issues were: 1 - Trouble reaching the Maintenance Department; 2 - Not getting called back; 3 - Protocol for repair work; 4 - Length of time to get an appointment; 5 - Foyers not repaired properly; 6 - Outside water hose pipe remains broken; 7 - The cleaning and inspecting of the basements; 8 - The chain of command in the CSO and

other departments and to Public Safety, camera surveillance over Broun Place.

There was time at the meeting for an informative Q&A session with additional questions asked. Disappointing to say there wasn’t a great attendance, but we are grateful to those who came.

They heard quite a bit of important information. For example, we learned that Broun Place is a zone to try a surveillance camera. We learned about new available hours and procedures to make an appointment with the exterminator. Thank you again to our guests and neighbors for making last Thursday such a great meeting. The Broun Place Executive Board hopes that there will be a mighty turnout of our neighbors in January and hopes you will get involved in the planning of that party.

There will be more on that happening in future articles.

Many warm thanks to the new Broun Place Officers: Reverend Grace Emanuel, Secretary; Ms. Lillian Richardson, Treasurer; and Mrs. Vivian Burrus, Vice President for their support.

Thank you to Ms. Lana Spaulding and Mr. Jesse Seise for setting up a great refreshment area last Thursday. We continue to work together for the betterment of Broun Place.

The collection of dues is on-going and not pro-rated. Should you wish to renew and/or join, you can submit $12 in cash or check to any board member and it will be forwarded to our treasurer.

Thank you to everyone that helped with the meeting of November 14. We want to remind neighbors to please

report to Public Safety if you see something and always: “If you see something, say something,” call: 718-671-3050.

Broun Place Townhouse Association wishes everyone a safe and thankful Thanksgiving holiday. Please be mindful to use the great green garbage cans for street trash and recycle home garbage properly. We guarantee after Thanksgiving more folks will be taking to the Greenway exercise offerings.

The Broun Place press release is for you; please share your stories and events. Prayers are sent out to all recovering from an illness or injury.

Congratulations to all celebrating a birthday or anniversary. If you wish a celebration acknowledged in your press release, please let us know.

—Eva Lazaar

Velocity Track Club New York continues to blossom at the XC meets. On Sunday, November 17, we competed in the NYRR Youth Cross Country 1.5 mile Invitation at Van Cortland Park. We had great weather (60 degrees), good competition, plus they gave long sleeves shirts, water and Nutri Grain cereal bars to all participants. There must have been over 500 children competing from schools and club teams and all was free.

I must give thumbs up, to the NYRR Organization for hosting this meet and how well organized it was, great job!!!

Velocity Track Club performed well in the meet, co-Captain Giovanna Tolbert took 1st place and Jacqueline Kendall took 3rd place out of all girls. The official results and times were not posted when this article was written. Therefore, Jacqueline, Dontae Lindo, Jordan

Ingram, Jaysiah Moore, Jordan LopezDizon, Tiara Jackson, Adrian SwiftHenry, Danielle Jackson, Dominique Jackson and Kristian Cadiz-Domville may have won their age/gender division.

If not, they all ran well and should be in medal contention.

November 23rd and 24th is the 1st days for the Colgate Women Games.

Middle school starts on 11/23rd and Elementary and High School starts on 11/24th. Plus, USATF Regional Championship is on November 24th. Therefore, some athletes will be traveling to the 168th Armory for the Women Colgate Games and some will be traveling to Bowdoin Park, Wappingers Falls, New York. This is the qualifier for the USATF Cross Country National Championship in San Antonio, Texas.

Anyone interested in joining Velocity

Track Club New York, please contact Coach Dinkins at 914-441-6196 or you

email me at WATCLT@AOL.COM. —Winston Dinkins

Today, Saturday, November 23, the Rivers Run Community Garden is accepting applications at the Indoor Fair at the Dreiser Community Center from 12 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Applications will also be accepted at a mandatory meeting at Dreiser Center on December 19, 7:00 p.m. in Room 9. Additional information will be provided at that time. Co-op City is added to the Green Thumb Program database administered by New York City Parks & Recreation. Green Thumb: a New York City agency dedicated to the success of the community gardens will provide training and development to garden members.

Soweto Gospel Choir – Lehman has invited them back by popular demand!

Join US, on February 15, 2014 at 8:00 p.m., at the Lehman Center for the

Performing Arts for a celebration of song and culture. The 26 singers of South Africa’s Soweto Gospel Choir celebrate the unique and inspirational power of South African gospel music with deep emotion and rich harmonies that lift the soul. Price $40 adults, $14 for children under twelve (price includes Lehman’s facility charge), orchestra seats. Send checks payable to Bldg. 13 Assoc. by December 21, 2013. Limited tickets.

Looming Class – Was a great success and we thank all that participated.

They finished making their hats and will definitely wear them well. Thank you to Valerie and Leslie.

GAME NIGHT - Our next Game Night with Miguel and Nancy is scheduled for Saturday, November 30, from

7:00-10:00 p.m. Bring your partners and play cards, Dominoes, Bingo, Heads Up or Left, Right and Center. We eat, chat and listen to good music. All are welcome to come and join the fun.

Volunteer: Lobby Decoration Committee will be decorating on Dec. 3, 4, and 5th from 7-9 p.m. Contact Doris at 646-372-7954. To volunteer for building staff collections, Dec. 1-7th (see bulletin board for times), contact Gail Sharbaan. We appreciate you and any assistance you offer.

Women Keeping It Real - Our next session of Women Keeping it Real will be on Saturday, December 21, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the Association Room. Our guest, Sgt. Gregory, will teach us self-defense tactics. You must be 18 and over to participate. Light

refreshments. All are welcome.

Holiday Party for youth will be on Sunday, December 22, from 12 to 3 p.m.

The Adult Holiday – after stress, but before the New Year Party will be held on December 28, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Dishes and donations are welcome, contact Gail Sharbaan.

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 Gail Sharbaan at 718-671-3801, Leslie Peterson at 718320-1370, our website: http://www. bldg13assoc.com or e-mail us at building13assoc@yahoo.com. Thanks for making our team work.

—Leslie Peterson

We would like to thank Vernon Cooper and Vanessa Aldea for attending our monthly meeting on November 21st. We would also like to thank CCPD for coming by and giving us a brief update. As we get closer to the holiday season, we would like to possibly have a Christmas party. I would like

to start collecting donations for this.

The more we collect, the more we can do for the kids. We will also start collecting gifts for the building staff.

We can be reached at bldg23 cc@gmail.com or 347-903-7523 or https:\\www.facebook.com\weare23cc.

—Ericc Diaz

Building 16 Association wants to thank everyone that went with us to the casino. The package was not what we expected, but I hope you enjoyed your day.

We will be having our meeting on December 9th at 7 p.m. in the meeting room “B” side, hope to see you soon.

Please find the time to check on your neighbor as some need someone to

check on them.

Please bring your ideas for the upcoming year.

To the ones that have a special occasion, congratulations.

To the sick and shut-in, get well soon. You are not forgotten.

To the bereaved, you have our sympathy.

—Clara Coston

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Bulk Rate Cablevision Deal Co-op City Times / November 23, 2013

Many cooperators have been asking for the installation of Verizon FIOS. At the same time, Cablevision has offered cooperators an enticing deal. At the Open Board Meeting on November 13th, a representative from Cablevision explained the bulk rate plan. At first read, the Cablevision deal appears to be a good one. For the Optimum Preferred Package, the cost to cooperators would be $24 per month for the first two years of a five-year plan and 320 channels. In the third to fifth year, there would be a 5% per annum increase. I doubt that that deal can be beat. The second choice is the Broadcast Basic Cable TV at no charge to the cooperator.

Some of the question that I’ve been asked include: What is the bulk rate amount that Riverbay is paying Cablevision? Will the difference be added to cooperators’ general expenses? If you take the Broadcast Basic Cable TV, what channels do you get? Will the price for additional cable boxes increase? Will the cost for phone and online Internet services increase or remain the same over the two-year or five-year period?

All cooperators’ questions will be answered at the three Management forums to be held next week at 7:00 p.m. on December 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in Dreiser Center, Auditorium C; Bartow Center, Room 31; and Einstein Center, Room 45, respectively.

Management is in the process of conducting a survey of the number of cooperators who are interested in this plan and a response from two-thirds of the cooperators is required. I trust that an accurate count will be obtained. Cooperators are The Co-op City Department of Public Safety is happy to be teaming up with City Harvest, an organization which helps to keep one million at risk New Yorkers from going hungry. If donating cash is easier, or you would like more information, contact City Harvest. Call 1-800-77-HARVEST or visit cityharvest.org/dnrc. In addition to this food drive, City Harvest also rescues unused food from stores and restaurants and delivers it to those in need. Donations are needed year round for this excellent program. 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

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advised to return the form which was delivered to each apartment to either their CSO, Maintenance Office or the Management Office as soon as possible, but no later than December 11th. In my building, a box has been placed on the floor near the mailboxes and many survey forms have been placed therein. However, there is no supervision over the box containing the surveys and they might be tampered with, with the result being an inaccurate count.

Televised Board Meetings A resolution was presented and passed for Management to research and report back to the Board on the expenses involved in installing video and audio equipment for recording Board Meetings for the purpose of rebroadcast. This would make it convenient for those cooperators who cannot attend meetings due to inclement weather, shut-ins, or whose schedule will not allow them to be there.

This resolution was a welcomed one and will be very beneficial to all cooperators.

Commercial Leases At nearly every Board meeting, there are one or more commercial leases renewed. There have been many assignments of commercial leases that the Board almost always approves. In most

cases, this happens with restaurant owners. When a restaurant has a lease with Riverbay and is good standing, the business owner may seek Riverbay’s permission to assign the lease to another restaurant owner to take over the remaining portion of the lease. Thereafter, the new leaseholder may renew the lease if the lease has an unexpired renewal clause. I would like to see a restaurant in Co-op City that serves African-American cuisine. I believe that African-Americans make up at least 50% of the residents here and such a restaurant would well serve our community. While I’m not involved in the leasing process, please let me know if you agree (718-671-5957) and I will discuss this matter with my Board colleagues and Management.

Group Homes Also at the Open Board meeting, a family residing on the same floor as a group home lodged noise disturbance complaints. Herb Freedman (Management) stated in a November 14, 2013 memo that he had not heard a complaint from this family in three years.

However, it was only a few months ago that I was contacted by this family and sent a memo to Management along with a doctor’s note from them, and asking Management to resolve this matter for these cooperators as it was disturbing their quality of life. I intend to follow-up regarding this matter and hope that it can be amicably resolved.

It was very nice to greet my friends and neighbors at the Open Board Meeting in Section 5. In the future, try to bring a neighbor with you to the Open Board meeting for better participation.

As the Holidays Approach To all my neighbors and friends, I wish you a very happy Thanksgiving.

The holiday season is a time for sharing.

It should really be done at all times, but especially during the holiday season. You might not have an abundance of everything, but if you can make a donation to family members, a neighbor or homeless shelter, you should. You can also share your time. There are many cooperators who live alone and a visit or pleasant words from you would be welcomed.

The African-American Association has planned its annual outing to the Alvin Ailey Dance Performance at City Center in New York City on Sunday, December 15th at 3:00 p.m. It is an amazing performance. If you would like to attend, give them a call at 718-379-5555.

NYC Elections Congratulations to all the winners in the November 5, 2013 elections. I trust that Mayor-elect Bill deBlasio, City Council member Andy King, and Public Advocate-elect Letitia James, will represent our community well.

Building Associations Be sure to attend the meetings in order to obtain information about your community. If there is no building association, try to gather your neighbors together and start one. If you have a problem, please inform your CSO or discuss it at your Association meeting, if it is not too personal. If they cannot resolve it, I will try to help you. I can be reached at: Francine Jones, Board Director, Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475; or telephone number, 718-671-5957.

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.

Please be aware of the new bicycle trails in and around Co-op City. These trails are a part of the East Coast Greenway, a 3,000 mile network of bicycle trails connecting Maine to Florida.

Never operate a motor vehicle if you have consumed alcoholic beverages or are tired. Designate a driver before you begin your holiday festivities. Enforcement of DWI laws is heightened from Thanksgiving to New Year’s. 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.

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. If you see someone who looks unfamiliar near the front or rear of the building, do not enter the building and notify the authorities. Persons intent to commit crimes often attempt to enter the building behind a resident who has unlocked the door, do not give them that opportunity. It may seem rude, but do

not give access to your building to anyone you are not familiar with. This will help to insure the safety of your family and other residents of the building. Call 9-1-1 and the Department of Public Safety at (718) 671-3050 or online at www.ccpd.us. Callers may remain anonymous when giving information.

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

We would like to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving, happy Hanukah and a once in a lifetime happy Thanksgivukkah.

Francine Reva Jones

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Coalition to Save Affordable Housing

MARK YOUR CALENDAR On December 9th, 2013, the CTSAH will have its Membership Meeting in Bartow Community Center, Room 28 at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend and learn about the organization’s upcoming activities for the coming year. Come out and share your concerns.

COMMUNICATION The Coalition to Save Affordable Housing has a website that provides cooperators with news and views on community issues—information that may not be easily available

from other sources. In addition, communicating via the web helps reduce wasteful consumption of natural resources and represents a local contribution to the public movement for environmental responsibility.

Visit our website for all daily information and newsletters on upto-date housing issues in our community, www.CTSAH.net. Anyone interested in reaching out to the organization can email us at CT SAH10475@gmail.com.

Thank you.

—Sebastian Ulanga

Public Safety Blotter, November 10 - 13, 2013 November 13, Co-op City Boulevard CCPD officers on patrol observed suspicious activity near a parked vehicle. When officers investigated further, they observed a male enter a double parked car and flee the area. One vehicle had apparently been broken into and no property was reported missing, according to the owner who was notified and responded to the scene.

November 10, 4200 Hutchinson River Parkway East A cab driver flagged down officers

to report that a passenger within his car is refusing to pay his fare. When officers investigated, it was determined that the male had no money, but stated he would get some from his apartment.

The male was escorted to his residence where he retrieved money. When escorted to the cab, the male became disorderly yelling, screaming and cursing at both the cab driver and the officers. The male was given the opportunity to cease his actions, but did not.

He was arrested and charged and issued several summonses.

Riverbay Board of Directors Meeting - Nov. 13 & Nov. 20, 2013 Co-op City Times / November 23, 2013

Second Resolution: #13-98 SUBMITTED BY: Helen Atkins SECONDED BY: Othelia Jones BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING DATED: November 13th, 2013

WHEREAS, on December 1, 2011, Jong Pil Lee had requested a lease from Riverbay Corporation for premises at 137 Dreiser Loop (1,596 sq. ft.), Bronx, New York, to be used for retail sale of fresh fruits & vegetables, health food, oriental groceries, cigarette and tobacco

products, soda and beer for off premise consumption; and WHEREAS, on November 14, 2012, Jong Pil Lee had requested a Consent to Assignment pursuant to the terms of the lease, to assign the lease to Chang Soo Lee; and WHEREAS, Chang Soo Lee has requested a Consent to Assignment pursuant to the terms of the lease, to assign the lease to Jin Young Kim; and WHEREAS, an inquiry was requested with the Better Business Bureau which resulted in no negative findings; and

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WHEREAS, the term of the lease and annual rental rates are within the provisions of Resolution #85-16 as amended

by Resolution #95-44; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the lease agreement for the premises at 137 Dreiser Loop, Bronx, New York, by and between Riverbay Corporation, Owner, and Jin Young Kim, Tenant, containing the terms as negotiated by Riverbay Corporation’s management is hereby approved as submitted by management in accordance with Resolution #85-16 as amended by

Resolution #95-44; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President of the Corporation is authorized to sign the lease agreement and related documents on behalf of Riverbay Corporation.

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

and annual rental rates are within the provisions of Resolution #85-16 as amended by Resolution #95-44; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the lease agreement for the premises at 157 Dreiser Loop, Bronx, New York, by and between Riverbay Corporation, Owner, and to Lucky Star 157 LLC d/b/a Kennedy Fried Chicken, Tenant, containing the terms as negotiated by Riverbay Corporation’s management is hereby approved as submitted by management in accordance with Resolution

#85-16 as amended by Resolution #9544; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President of the Corporation is authorized to sign the lease agreement and related documents on behalf of Riverbay Corporation.

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

Second Resolution: #13-99 SUBMITTED BY: Helen Atkins SECONDED BY: Othelia Jones BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING DATED: November 13th, 2013

WHEREAS, on February 1, 2010, A & S Fast Food, Inc. d/b/a Kennedy Fried Chicken had requested a lease from Riverbay Corporation for premises at 157 Dreiser Loop (2,255 sq. ft.), Bronx, New York, to be used for sale of chicken, ribs, hot dogs, ham-

burgers, ice cream, Spanish food, beverages including beer and wine; and WHEREAS, A & S Fast Food, Inc. d/b/a Kennedy Fried Chicken has requested a Consent to Assignment pursuant to the terms of the lease, to assign the lease to Lucky Star 157 LLC d/b/a Kennedy Fried Chicken; and WHEREAS, an inquiry was requested with the Better Business Bureau which resulted in no negative findings; and WHEREAS, the term of the lease

Second Resolution: #13-101 SUBMITTED BY: Rev. Owens SECONDED BY: Al Shapiro BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING DATED: November 13, 2013

WHEREAS, Assemblyman Michael Benedetto has requested a lease from Riverbay Corporation for the premises at 177 Dreiser Loop, Room #12 (577 sq, ft.), Bronx, New York, to be used as a

Congressional District Office; and WHEREAS, the term of the lease is two years and annual rental rates are within the provisions of Resolution #85-16 as amended by Resolution #95-44; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the lease agreement for the premises at 177 Dreiser Loop, Room #12, Bronx, New York, by and between Riverbay Corporation, Owner, and Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, Tenant, containing the terms as negotiated by Riverbay Corporation’s management is hereby approved as sub-

Emergency Resolution: #13-106 SUBMITTED BY: Leslie Peterson SECONDED BY: Bill Gordon BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING: November 20th, 2013

WHEREAS, The Board approved Resolution #10-96 on February 9, 2011 which established a special holiday transient parking rate of $5.00 from 5PM3AM every December 24, December 25 and December 31st; and WHEREAS, on November 14, 2012 the Board passed Resolution #12-84 to expand the hours for the special holiday transient parking to 12 noon to 6AM; and WHEREAS, The Board now wants the special holiday transient rate to include every Thanksgiving Day. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That Resolution #10-96 is hereby amended to include every

Thanksgiving Day and that the expanded hours authorized by Resolution #12-84 shall also apply to Thanksgiving Day; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Resolution shall take effect immediately and that Management is directed to take all necessary actions to comply with this Resolution, including but not limited to providing notices in all Garages by Friday, November 22, 2013 and by November 15 every year thereafter.

YES: Atkins, Bailey, Gordon, Illis, Johnson, F. Jones, O. Jones, Peterson, Abdul-Wahhab ABSENT FOR VOTE: Cylich, Graham, Leslie, Turner ABSENT: Owens, Shapiro Passed

mitted by management in accordance with Resolution #85-16 as amended by Resolution #95-44; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President of the Corporation is authorized to sign the lease agreement and related documents on behalf of Riverbay Corporation.

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

In loving memory - William “Alan” Fontaine

William “Alan” Fontaine, 71, a longtime resident of Adler Place Townhouse in Co-op City located in the Bronx, passed away at the Weill Cornell Medical Center in NYC on October 26, after battling cancer for the past few years. A celebration of his life will be held at St. Peter’s Church on Monday, November 25, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. only.

Address: 619 Lexington Avenue at East 54th Street, New York, NY 10022 (website: http://www.saintpeters.org/connect/ For most of his early career, Alan was a successful musician as an Equity guitar player for Broadway musicals, including the original production of the play “Hair” at the Biltmore Theater. In addition, he performed with various famous musical talents, traveling around the world.

Later, Alan became a Court Officer of the Civil Supreme Court at 60 Centre Street, but continued as a freelance guitarist.

Alan Fontaine leaves behind his loving wife, Maxine Powell Fontaine; his

children, William, Paul, and Llise; his stepchildren Jesse and Lisa Powell, and his grandchildren: Isabella, Michael, Joshua and Xan. You can log onto: www.fontaineouscombustion.com for info on his music legacy.

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A Choice — A Cable Bulk Agreement or Not

Fellow cooperators, There is much buzz in the community about a Cablevision bulk offer. What about Verizon many ask? Why a bulk offer? What is a bulk offer? How much will it cost? Will it improve my existing cable service? So, in preparation for the December, 2013 Bulk Agreement meetings with Cablevision, below is an update on what I know.

Background: During the first week of September, 2013, Management informed the Board that Cablevision had approached them to discuss the possibility of a bulk sale agreement. In October, Management also received a proposal for a bulk sale agreement from Verizon.

Because of information Management shared regarding wiring cost and the billing part of a bulk agreement, the Board felt it would be more appropriate to introduce a referendum so shareholders can hear Cablevision’s offer, ask questions and cast a vote to accept a bulk agreement or not. Below are some key factors: • The premise behind a cable bulk agreement is to move from an “every man for himself approach” with cable companies to a one-size fits all style.

The goal is to reduce the overall cable bill in each cooperator’s apartment.

• A bulk cable agreement is when the service provider, i.e. Cablevision, provides its services to 100% of the residential units. The Housing Company, meaning Riverbay Corporation (Co-op City), would then pay the cable provider a monthly bulk fee.

• Each resident (cooperator) would then reimburse the housing company (Riverbay Corporation) for his/her portion of the bulk fee. For us, the monthly reimbursement would show on our monthly carrying charge statement for payment.

• It’s expected that the cable bulk fee

Greetings to all of our Post members who are homebound and recovering from various medical operations.

We wish you a speedy recovery.

Happy birthday to all of our members who will be celebrating their birthday in November: Kathryn C. Brooks, Ortiz A. Hannys, William E. Gordon, John J. Jackson, Robert Moss, Sr., Henry M. Newman, Ernest A. Medaglia, Silas J. Standford, Carlos Tricoche, Stepne Werner, Andre Williams, Richard Werner, Edd Kirby and Patrice Sweeting. If you don’t see your name in this issue, please bring it to my attention and it will be placed in the next issue of the Co-op City Times.

Our Post is always looking for new members to join, so if you are a

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would come to us as a discount (a fraction of the standard retail price that an individual would pay to the service provider).

• With a bulk offer agreement, cooperators’ cable bills could cost as little as $18 to $25 per month depending on the cable provider and the type of agreement package. *This does not include movie channels.

• A bulk cable offer would result in a 5-year agreement. This too depends on the Cable Service Provider and type of agreement.

Note: It is suggested that before signing on the dotted line for a community bulk cable agreement, be sure to read all the fine print. I believe this would be an important step for Management in protecting the corporation and shareholders alike.

• Management informed the Board there were many factors Verizon would need to consider pertaining to wiring work needed in our buildings and to build the FIOS network could cost over $20 million.

• Now with our current marketing agreement with Cablevision, some obstacles might exist that could hinder Verizon’s ability to meet the needs of Co-op City residents. I will send Management a memo request to provide the Board with some specifics pertaining to our current “marketing agreement” with Cablevision, which I presume, based on what cooperators currently pay for

cable, is different than a bulk agreement.

FCC Ruling • In October 2013, FCC ruled against exclusive cable contracts in multi-unit dwellings.

• The FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin shared in a co-op magazine that cable prices have risen 93% in the last decade, and the goal of the new FCC ruling, is to lower prices.

It was also reported that Verizon plans to have all five boroughs wired with fiber optic network by 2014 to give individuals an option of their cable service providers and what’s being called “true competition” within the cable industry.

The Voice of Co-op City Cooperators • Some cooperators are not happy with the thought of having a monopoly for cable service, where the quality of service is diminished when only one provider exists.

• Cooperators share the opinion that the FCC ruling would create some competition. Many cooperators want a choice in selecting cable providers.

• Cooperators want to know more about having a bulk agreement.

• Many are satisfied with Cablevision service.

I believe it is important for cooperators to attend the Cablevision Bulk Agreement meetings in December and receive as much information as possible on what’s included in their bulk offer.

SCRIE, DRIE & STAR On November 12, I had the pleasure of attending the monthly association meeting of Building 2. The SCRIE, DRIE, STAR & Enhanced STAR programs were the primary topic of discussion. CSO Assistant Manager Ray Fraticelli provided the audience with a NYC/NYS assistance program information sheet, went over the information, answered questions, and secured a list

of shareholder names so the Finance Department could provide additional program assistance after the meeting. Please note the following deadlines: • SCRIE & DRIE: No deadline to apply • Basic STAR: March 15, 2014 • Annual recertification for BASIC STAR: December 31, 2013 • Enhanced STAR: No recertification required.

Some of the Bldg. 2 association members’ Quality of Life requested improvements included: • Having the ability to pay carrying charges online, Improve upkeep of the grounds area leading to Garage #1; Garage improvements for visitors; Improve the garage waiting list process; Establish a complaint panel to improve professionalism during phone conversations with shareholders; and utilize a mechanical engineer to repair and/or replace vent fans in buildings.

I appreciated hearing ways in which cooperators want to improve and maintain the quality of our neighborhood. I will prepare a memo to Management of specific cooperator’s quality of life requests. Thank you, Building 2, for inviting me to your meeting.

Closing I will continue to address things shareholders find important in this community. As Board Directors, we are expected to protect the corporation’s assets and cooperators alike. We are not renters; we own and love where we live and I will remain hopeful that the Board will find a meeting of the mind to accomplish what we were elected to do. I can be reached at 212-320-3352 or via email at riverbaydirectorlg@gmail.com.

I wish all of you a special and wonderful Thanksgiving with family & friends.

Remember, sharing is caring.

veteran from any branch of the military, stop by. Please bring your DD214 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) 3208165 and our e-mail address is post1871@optimum.net.

Did you pay your American Legion 2014 dues yet? On December 7th, Saturday, all Post members are invited to give out Christmas gifs to our veterans who are in the Bronx, VA Hospital; Time: 9 a.m., Room 3D22. This is something the Co-op City American Post has done in the past years. On December 21, the Post Commander will be giving a holiday dinner from 12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. in Room #41.

This dinner is FREE, so put this on your calendar as a reminder, December 7th. December 21, the Commanders Dinner will be held after our general meeting in Room 41; Place this date on your calendar. The breakfast at Eastwood Manor given by Senator Ruth Hassel-Thompson will take place on December 6th at 9:00 a.m. – noon.

Uniform of the day will be your Post shirt, jacket and baseball cap. Please arrive on time.

The VA has a Dental Plan for those who don’t have a dental plan. Contact number is 1 (877) 222-8387, Met Life contact number is 1 (855) 370-3303.

Geico is giving veterans discounts on car insurance.

How many female 4 star Generals

were in the United States Army? The answer is 1! Her name is retired Gen. Ann Dunwoody and she was the first woman to make a parachute jump in 1976 at Ft. Benning, Georgia. She enlisted in the Army in 1975 and rose up in the rank as a 4 star General. Gen. Dunwoody was Commanding Chief of the Material Command. The Gen. retired in 2012 with high honors.

Post member Rev. Dr. John W. Covington, Jr., JD, PhD is the VA Chaplin at the James Peters VA Hospital.

Q. What do you call a lazy Kangaroo? A. A pouch potato.

Q. What animal should you never play cards with? A: A Cheetah.

—Richard I. Lawson, Jr.

Leah Graham

Director’s Viewpoint

American Legion Post 1871

Co-op City Times / November 23, 2013 Next Defensive driving course The next Black Forum defensive driving course will be held on Saturday, December 14 in Rm. 1, Dreiser Community Center, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Lower your liability insurance cost by 10% and remove up to 4 points from your driver’s license. Please make your check in the amount of $35, payable to “the Black Forum of Co-op City,” and mail to P.O. Box 563, Bronx, N.Y. 10475 at least 1½ weeks before the class, or you can walk in on the day of the class but you must have $35 in cash to pay for the course. Remember, don’t text and drive.

Returning to Aqueduct, Saturday, Nov. 23 On Saturday, Nov. 23, we will be going to Aqueduct.

Pick–up at Dreiser, 1 p.m.; Bartow, 1:15 p.m. and Einstein, 1:30 p.m. Cost: $20 per person, round trip. No refund. Casino rebate $10. First come, first seated. Call (718) 320-0033 or (917) 209-5334. Payment must be received to reserve your seat on the bus. Please play sensibly.

Community garden If you have a green thumb, or you are willing to learn, call us today to volunteer, (718) 320-8035.

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 pick up your food. Volunteers needed for

Co-op City Toastmasters Club

The Toastmasters Club is here to help you strengthen your speaking, interpersonal and communication skills....stay in control of any situation....with tact, poise and polish. With practice, you are able to think on your feet, contribute in meetings, lead a project and not be intimidated by high pressure situations—all hallmarks of an accomplished Toastmaster. Have you put off visiting a club meeting? You are invited to visit us and observe how the program works - you can be on your way to ending your fears of speaking in public.

We had an exciting meeting on Nov. 17th. We heard three speeches from the Competent Communication Manual: TM Regina Hamilton gave a speech entitled, “Attitude Affects Altitude - always keep attitude great and your altitude will be through the roof.” Good advice for us all. Kim Patterson’s speech was entitled “Mental Illness.” Kim delivered very potent and informative data on this very real subject that can affect any of us at any time. Lauretta Jaysura spoke of “Leadership a la Toastmasters” and explained the High Performance project (HPL) that is part of the Leadership Track.

Come to our next meeting on Thurs., Dec. 5th, 2049 Bartow Ave., Co-op City Bartow Mall, LL Rm. 28 at 7:30 p.m. You will hear informative speeches on everyday topics; take away skills that will empower you to feel confident and eliminate your communication snags.

Attend the next meeting, join and start putting your speech and leadership skills to work. It’s an opportunity to join millions of other Toastmasters who believe in communicating like a pro. Why not be one of them?

Regular meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Bartow Mall, lower level.

Upcoming Events Calendar: District 46 Fall 2013 Conference - Sat., Nov. 23rd at NY LaGuardia Marriott, Flushing, NY. A full, fun day, with Toastmasters from the Tri-State area getting together to network, learn, feast on good food, hear the finalists in the Humorous and Table Topics Contests and hear the very dynamic 2005 World Champion Public Speaker Lance Miller. To our Toastmasters and friends, this is a special event and the only thing missing would be you!

Walk-ins welcome...

Social media: Visit our new and improved website 3824.toastmastersclubs.org; check us on Facebook or Tweet us @ CoopCityTMClub@cc_toastmasters.

A very happy Thanksgiving wish to one and all.

—Kathy Blount

Black Forum

Wednesdays and Fridays. For 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 Thursday 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

23 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

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Retirees of Dreiser Loop

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

TRAVEL EVENTS/2014: (Travel insurance encouraged).

Wed., Jan. 15, 2014. RESORTS WORLD CASINO at Aqueduct. Price: $30. Rebates: TBD. Contacts: Barbara W./Beverly J., 718-379-0377.

Mar. 18-20, 2014. We are going back to Atlantic City to THE ATLANTIC CLUB CASINO Hotel.

Double: $220/pp & Singles: $285. On day of return, will stop at RESORTS

casino/with rebate. Contacts: Virginia S/Beverly J, 718-379-0377.

Thurs., MAY 8, 2014, Matinee price: $125. A spring trip to see the Biblical story of “MOSES” at the Sight and Sound Theatre plus luncheon at Good n Plenty’s family style dining.

Deposit: $75 to reserve your seat.

Contacts: Serita G., 347-564-5722/ Beverly J., 718-379-0377.

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Deposit required: $325 for double pp/$650 pp single occupancy. Contacts: Claudette D., 718-379-4784/Beverly J.,

718-379-0377.

THEATRE COMMITTEE: (Prices includes transportation/van will depart 11:45 a.m. SHARP): Wed., December 18th, 2:00 p.m. – “AFTER MIDNIGHT,” Brooks Atkinson Theatre, with special guest star, Fantasia. Price: $105. SOLD OUT! Contact: Eleanor Barlow.

Sat., Jan. 4, 2014, 2:00 p.m., ALVIN AILEY Matinee show. Price: $57.

Prepayment is requested. Contact: Ione for ticket information.

On Thursdays - from 3:00-5:00 p.m., Committee members will be in clubroom 19.

GOOD AND WELFARE: Our deepest condolences to Cleo Hartfield on the loss of her daughter and to Albertha Manley on the loss of her sister. Our thoughts are with you in

this time of sorrow. To our members and friends under the weather, we hope that you perk up real soon.

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

NOTE: Please include phone numbers (with deposits to reserve seat) when signing up for shows and/or trips.

Checks payable to RETIREES of Dreiser Loop. RETIREES’ Clubroom 19, Dreiser Loop, 718-379-0377. FYI Committee members available Mondays and/or Thursdays after 3:00 p.m.

“Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling.

Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse .” To members and friends, do have a happy Thanksgiving.

—Claudette Davis

The Zodiacs are rounding out their Cross Country Season with a BANG...

ZOOM!!!

We have nine athletes heading to the USATF Cross Country Region 1 Championships: Tamara Rodrigues, Khaje George, Jared Dawson, Zackary Haseley, Micah Johnson, Aaliyah Perez, Natalia Liccese, Diamond Jackson, and Xavier Wajid. The most phenomenal thing about all of these qualifying athletes is that for half of them - this is their first cross country season!

Cross Country is challenging because the athletes are required to run and navigate through wooded terrain and steep hills, all the while keeping pace and/or leading the pack. We are super excited to have a strong Zodiac presence at the Championships in Wappingers Falls, NY. Awesome job, Zodiacs...you are truly the elite athletes of our Region.

Now while some of our athletes will be competing for their cross country medals, the remaining ladies of our team will be competing in the Annual

Colgate Women’s Games this year at the New Balance Armory in Washington Heights sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive. The Colgate Games is the nation’s largest Track & Field series where ladies from all over the country travel to participate in hopes of adding a winning title to their resume.

This is the time where our sprinters and middle distance runners can show off all their hard work during practice.

There are two consecutive weeks to earn points and a place within the

semi-finals. In addition to trophies and medals, Colgate awards educational grants-in-aid totaling $60,000 to the top three point scorers at the end of the series. Colgate has awarded nearly $1 million in educational grants-in-aid to date.

Stay tuned for the exciting updates from the Zodiac Track Foundation - the premier youth track club in NYC. Find us on Facebook and email us at zodiacstrack@yahoo.com.

—Arhemia Fidai

The Coalition’s next general membership meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 3, at 12 p.m., 177 Dreiser Community Center, Room 15.

Please inform the coalition of any suggestions that you may have. Mrs. Joan Murrell is the President of the Coalition.

Phone number, (718) 379-3494.

The Coalition is a non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining and improving the quality of life of cooperators while providing educational and

culturally enriching programs for the community. We also act as one voice for all Coalition members where there are issues of common concern and human rights. We also sponsor Friends & Family Day Celebrations, and Kwanzaa free for the community.

Members of the Coalition include the following: African-American Association, Co-op City Baptist Church, Retirees of Dreiser Loop, Harriet Tubman Independent Demo-

cratic Club, NAACP, Co-op City Branch; St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church and Zodiacs Track Club.

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

Churches and organizations that desire to join the Coalition may apply for membership by either writing or calling

(718) 379-3494 or (718) 671-5957 for a membership application, which should be returned with a letter on your 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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During this holiday season, the African-American Association will not miss the chance to share and invoke, inspire in us all the spirit of giving in which this time of year was founded.

At the suggestion of Ebony Raé Lambright, the Association will donate Christmas toys to a youth center that cares for children between the ages of 5 and 12, some of whom live in shelters. Members and friends are welcomed to join us in this holiday giftgiving mission of love and may bring new, unwrapped toy(s) to the African-American Association room at Dreiser Center, 177 Dreiser Loop, Room 15 on Friday, 12/6, and Tuesday, 12/10, 7:00 p.m. If the dates are inconvenient, please contact us at 718-379-5555.

The Association sponsors the following ongoing programs and encourages your participation: Alvin Ailey Holiday Dance Performance: Sunday, 12/15, 3:00 p.m., City Center in NYC. This is a Scholarship Fundraiser and tickets are $35 for current Association members and $40 for non-members.

Call 718-379-5555.

Yoga & Pilates Mat Classes – Tuesdays, 7 p.m.,

African-American Association Dreiser Center, Rm. 2. If your goal is to lose weight, tone and strengthen your muscles with exercises that reduce stress through breathing techniques, then this is for you! Call 718-671-8364.

Belly Dancing Classes – Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. 2. A fun and healthy way to stay in shape! No experience necessary. Call 646-301-9438.

Evening Line Dancing Classes – Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. 2. Dance to Soul, Latin, and Gospel music. Simple dance steps for easier participation. Come and enjoy! Call 917-903-7073.

Music Appreciation/Singing Classes – Fridays, 7:30 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. 15. Sing along to sweet soul oldies, R&B, gospel, and popular classics. All levels of vocal abilities accepted.

Computer Laptop Classes – 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. 15. $5 fee.

Members get one class free. Call 718-379-5555.

Children’s Early Morning Drop-off and After School Programs – School days. Call 718-379-5555.

Education – The Institute for Youth Study Group meets on 2nd Mondays, 7 p.m., and 4th Saturdays, 10

a.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. 15. Call 718-379-5555.

Employment Assistance – Contact us at 718-3795555 for information about employment.

Association Meeting – Our next meeting will be held on Saturday, December 14th at 4 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. 15. We will hold our Christmas party. If you’re unable to attend, look for our weekly column for upcoming events. Also, if you wish to join or update your membership, please send a check or money order (DO NOT MAIL CASH) of $15 for a single membership or $25 for families to: African-American Association of Co-op City, P.O. Box 702, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475. Donations welcomed. Like us on Facebook: “CoopcityAfricanamericanassoc”.

We can say we are thankful; we can believe ourselves to be thankful, but the true test of being thankful is in the act of giving back to those who are less fortunate than us. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, do not become the missing link in the chain of what it means to be thankful. Wishing a beautiful and prosperous holiday to all!

—Mercedes A. Terzol

BVA is now having an in-house art show for the month of November. Marsi Taylor will have her artwork on display for the whole month in the Dreiser Community Center, Room 5. Marsi is a member of BVA and an award-winning artist. She won first prize in the Riverdale Art Show, as well as other awards.

She also donated a beautiful picture of a mother and child to the Baychester library. Come in on any Tuesday from 12:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. and see her work and I’m sure you will be impressed by it.

Our 2013-2014 season is in progress with art

classes on Tuesdays, in Room 5, Dreiser Community Center. You can choose from the 2 class schedules which are 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. The fees are as follows: Annual membership is $35 a year and a session of 10 classes is $60. This is the best bargain in the Bronx – maybe even the city – given the quality of instruction offered.

Mr. Moses Groves, BVA’s own art instructor, is the artistic guide for these classes. Mr. Groves is an accomplished artist who has studied at the Art Students League and NYU. He has exhibited work in

the New York and New Jersey area and has won awards for his artwork.

BVA is a non-profit, self-supporting organization that needs your support to continue offering high level art instruction at these bargain prices. So come join BVA on this fabulous artistic trek, take a class, make a donation, — tax deductible, and feel the satisfaction of being a creator and/or patron of the arts.

All checks should be made out as indicated above.

Science is for the body and art is for the soul.

—Sylvia Lochansky

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

The Adult Club meets at Dreiser Center on the second Friday of every month. Young women, 18-35, who are in or preparing for a business/professional career can become members of the Young Adult Club.

There is a national membership drive from October 1 – December 31. If you take advantage of this drive the initial dues are significantly reduced. Ombudsmen are men of the community interested in decreasing the drop out rate of our youth. The Ombudsmen, along with Trinity United Methodist Church of Morrisania are presenting a Men’s Conference as we did in 2012.

The title “Addressing the challenges of Minority Males: Each One Reach One.” We are reaching out to organizations in the community who have been serving the youth as a goal to participate. The conference will take place Saturday, January 25, 2014 and you are invited to present information about your organization and enroll those interested.

If you are interested in community service and interested in addressing any of the areas mentioned above, please join us. Call Sylvia Hicks, Membership Director, 917-921-5445. Information and applications for any of the club’s sections may be obtained by calling Mrs. Hicks at the above number.

The Youth Club consists of youth 12 to 18 years of age. The Youth Club is dedicated to community service, higher education, technology and activism. If you fit this description, are interested in expressing yourself, obtaining community service credit, developing new programs and leadership skills, you should contact Sandra Hall, Youth Advisor, 917- 972-7732. 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 without joining any of our club areas, may do so, or to obtain more information, please contact Joetta Brown, First Vice President,

404-803-9869.

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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26 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 718320-0002 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

Bishop Nancy Rosario, Pastor, and Overseer Archbishop Angelo Rosario and the members invite you to visit our house of worship, or please visit any of the many houses of worship in the Co-op City community that are teaching God’s Word. Follow God’s voice where He leads you. It is important that your faith increases, and it increases by the hearing of the Word. Church of God’s Children Worship & Community Services Center cordially extends an invitation to you.

Our sanctuary and office location is at 127 Dreiser Loop (to the right of the Montefiore Health Clinic).

Schedule: Sunday Worship – Spanish, 9:30 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.

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Church of the Savior

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.

Special Scripture Reading: “Delight yourself in the Lord, and God will give you the desires of your heart.”

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.

Dr. Smith’s Sermon Topic: “When God Speaks.”

Reading from Holy Scripture: I Corinthians 2:6-16.

Thanksgiving Thought to the Community: “Thanksgiving Day provides moments to reflect on the blessing we enjoy; thankful for special friends who love us unconditionally and family members who lift us up, and to God for providing us with an opportunity to help others.”

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 indepth study of the Gospel of Mark.

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

Every other Saturday - Food Pantry.

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Church of God’s Children

a.m.; English Worship, 1:15 p.m.; Sunday School, 11:30 a.m. Monday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. - prayer/fasting/ reflections; Wed. Prayer, 7-8:30 p.m.

Office hours: Tues./Thurs., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Fri.: credit counseling & credit restoration. The monthly Bronx Clergy Task Force meeting from the Boro President’s Office of Faith based Initiatives of which Bishop Rosario is the CEO, will be held on Wed., Nov. 20, in Rm. 28 at Bartow Ave. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. We encourage all residents and neighbors to attend the Health Information Fair for information on the Affordable Care Act – ACA on Thursday, December 5, in

Einstein Loop Community Center – Rm. 45. There will be state certified healthcare navigators onsite to assist you with all the information you need in order to enroll for healthcare and health organizations to assist you with enrollment. Bring a friend and family members. Mr. Ronald Zarza of Bronxworks will be at 159 Dreiser Loop every Thursday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. to assist individuals and businesses with enrollment. You can call for an appt. at 646-629-3245. Also, Maxine Foster of the Bronxworks Food Stamp program, will be at 159 Dreiser Loop on Thursday, 11/21, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. to assist with all

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church

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, November 24, when we will celebrate The Last Sunday after Pentecost, as well as Thanksgiving.

Remember to bring in your gifts early, before the start of service.

Calendar of Events: a) Harvest Celebrations - Sunday, November 24. b) Advent Readings Sunday, December 8 c) Lessons & Carols - Sunday, December 22 d) Christmas Eve Service Tuesday, December 24 (7 p.m.) e) Service with Christmas Pageant by children of our Sunday School - Sunday, December 29.

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 on Mondays, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. or Sunday morning, 9:00 - 10:00. To arrange special drop off time, call Ms. Weir at 347-3753837. God bless all our donors.

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Medicare questions and additional health benefits. www.rosarioministries.com. Call church office at 718790-9120.

A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses. –Hippocrates.

In order to change, we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired. It’s no coincidence that four of the six letters in health are ‘heal.’ Always trust God for your healing through a miracle or through natural remedies. Be blessed.

—Bishop Dr. Nancy Rosario Outreach Program: We continue to collect non-perishable food for the feeding program at Grace Episcopal Church in West Farms. Please remember to donate.

For additional information on the above, please call the church at 718-3200844, or visit our website: http://www.stjosephsepcbronx.org “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” —(Psalm 46: 1) —M Chambers

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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.

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

We are a community oriented non-denominational church that preaches and teaches the Bible in an exegetical style. Our focus is to teach members of the ministry to use Biblical doctrines in a practical sense to be a blessing to both the home and the

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

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

OTHER SCHEDULED EVENTS Sunday, November 24th, The Willing Workers Annual Pecan and Bake Sale will be held after service.

Stop by their table and pick up a great holiday gift of pecans and some scrumptious dessert.

Saturday, December 21st, 3:00-8:00 p.m. Come celebrate the Holiday Season with our Community

Protestant Church family at our Annual Christmas Party sponsored by the North Carolina Team. Bartow Community Center, Room 31, Co-op City. Music by DJ Lonnie Youngblood. Donation: Adults - $15; Children under 16 years of age free (must be accompanied by parent or guardian). For tickets, call (718) 994-3751 or (917) 509-2030.

We wish you a happy and blessed Thanksgiving filled with God’s grace, the generosity of sharing with others less fortunate, and the fellowship of family and friends.

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

community. Pastor Davis has a particular affinity towards the empowerment of 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

Christian Book Drive Please donate your unused or surplus Bibles, Christian books, Bible dictionaries/encyclopedias & inspirational books to the church library.

Tutoring Service Students are encouraged to take advantage of our new tutoring and homework club program. Parents: please stop in to complete a questionnaire that will allow the tutors to assess the student’s needs, or send an email to glcubc@optonline.net.

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

• 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 Choir - Open to all youth ages 15+…

Rehearsal, Tuesday Evenings 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

• Youth/Family Nite: Ages 10+ - 2nd & 4th Friday, 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

• Professional Keyboard/Drum Lessons (by request$10 per session) Greater Love is located on the ground level at 900 Co-op City Blvd. (Bldg. 2A), Bronx, N.Y., 10475; main entrance—red buzzer. Sunday Worship Service is held at 3:45 p.m.

—Pastor Carol Landrum

Harvest Restoration Ministries

Greater Love Cathedral United Baptist Church

“They worshipped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity – all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.” Acts 2:46-47, NLT Are you looking for a new church home; a place where you can give God praise openly and freely? Greater Love is a loving, teaching, preaching, tithing, faith and Bible way ministry. We believe that ANYONE can be saved according to our foundational Scripture, Romans 10:9.

Special announcements Thanksgiving Service – Begin your holiday in Holiness What are you thankful for? Come out and share your testimony. Please join us on Thanksgiving morning, November 28th from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. for a Spiritfilled Worship Service. Breakfast will be served immediately after service. Blessed Thanksgiving to all!

Free Bible Course: Do you have a desire to learn about the Bible? Training for Service – A Survey of the Bible, is a free 18 month basic Bible course that is open to ages 13 to adult. The current topic is “How We Got our Bible.” Enrollment is extended for another 2 weeks and open to ages 13 to adult.

Class meets on Thursday, 7 p.m.-8 p.m.

Prayer Requests Let us pray for you. Submit your requests via email to glcubc@optonline.net or stop in to complete a prayer card, and we will take it to the Lord in prayer.

Food Pantry: Thank you to all of our friends, family and neighbors that continue to contribute to the food pantry. We acknowledge those who have left donations anonymously; God bless you! Your support is appreciated and a blessing to those in need. We welcome donations of canned goods and non perishable items. Please bring items to the church on Sunday from 2:30 to 3:30, or place items in the pantry drop box located in front of the church main entrance (Saturdays only).

Reminder: Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, the last business day of the month is Wednesday, Nov. 27th

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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.

Thought for this week: “Come follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” Mark 1:17 Rubrics are assessment guidelines used in a classroom. They communicate the teacher’s expectations for a task. Jesus also used rubrics. He never gave assignments without clearly laying out expectations. A good teacher’s goal is the students’ success. Success leads to confidence. And confident people become world changers, which is what Jesus called His followers to be. Jesus’ methods and style are unique. His classroom moves with Him, as He uses daily occur-

rences as lessons. Jesus challenges His students to soar.

Mark 1:17 invites us into Jesus classroom. His expectations are to follow Him, “come follow me.”

Then He says, “I will show you how. His ways guide our daily performance leading us to a spiritual success.

Jesus’ life as chronicled in the Gospels, is perfect rubric for us, as we seek direction.

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

Come join us at Circle of Christ Church and experience the Love of God CHURCH SERVICE SCHEDULE Wednesday – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Prayer & Bible Study Friday – 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 – 5 years old to 12 years old Little Lambs - Potty trained.

SPECIAL EVENTS Thanksgiving dinner: November 26 at 6:30 p.m.

Christmas Dinner: December 13 at 6:30 p.m.

—Rev. Sam Colon

Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams and the Co-op City Baptist Church invite you to join us tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. for worship service. Sunday School for children and adults is held at 9:15 a.m. We invite you to worship, study, and pray with us.

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

Stop The Violence Prayer Walks are held each Saturday in each section in Co-op City. Please join one of these walks against violence in our community when you can. The walks begin at 3 p.m. at the following locations: Library (Bartow); Town House Restaurant (Dreiser) and Basketball Court (Bellamy and Benchley). The Section 5 Prayer Walk begins at 4

p.m. in front of the Teen Center.

Join us for a mid-week spiritual pick-up at our midweek 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, December 4 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, November 12 at the next Men’s Prayer Service.

The Scholarship Ministry invites you to join them next year as they sail to the Caribbean. They will be sailing on 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, 917612-1245 or 718-320-3774.

Rev. Dr. Williams is the author of Principle Centered Living: 9 Reasons To Maintain Your Values in a Pressure Filled World and founder of SEW Universal, Inc. Visit his websites: www.PrincipleCenteredLiving.com or www.RevDr SheldonEWilliams.com.

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

—Hattie L. Lucas

Hi, neighbors…Congratulations to the 206 cooperators who voted in the recent Mayoral election.

Such numbers only show up for a Presidential election, but we showed that we are concerned about our city. Now, just put that same interest and concern on the back-burner and use it for our Board election in May, 2014.

Our Thanksgiving raffle will be drawn today, Saturday, November 23rd. If you haven’t bought

your tickets yet, there will be time before the drawing to do so – the drawing will be held at 4 p.m. The prizes are two (2) $20 Pathmark Gift Certificates and two (2) bottles of wine. We don’t have many fundraisers to help upgrade our room. Our chairs are saying, “When will we finish our service?” (smile.)

Our two adventure trips were feelers to get you in the mood for something new. We kept the prices

down in order to get everyone to participate. We hope to get into another “adventure” early next year – so be on the lookout. We’re trying to set up a holiday meeting for December; more information to follow. Let’s all be thankful in our own way for any blessings we might have received prior to this Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving to all Building 24 neighbors.

—Celestine Withey

Building 33 Association

The Building Association wants to thank all cooperators who paid their building dues. Unfortunately, we did not collect enough to give the porters a little Christmas gift in appreciation for the job they do, keeping our building clean. Starting next week, we will be in the lobby collecting for the porters. Last year, you did a terrific job at giving.

This year, we will be doing the New Year's Eve Party in the Community Center Room #49. Donation is $30 per person. Because of the room size, we can only accommodate a limited amount of people.

We will be giving the party with the Harriet Tubman Ind. Democratic Club. So buy your tickets early. Thank you.

We send get well wishes to Connie Bridges for a speedy recovery from her operation.

We wish Lillita Powell all the best. She has been in a Nursing Home for some time. We wish you a blessed Thanksgiving.

Get well wishes to the sick and the shut-in.

Our next Building Meeting will be January 28th, 2014 due to the holidays.

WISHING ALL OF YOU A HAPPY THANKSGIVING! —Patricia Mayo Bonaparte

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Co-op City Times / November 23, 2013 The Pentecostal Tabernacle, 120 Benchley Place, Bldg. 24, Bronx, N.Y. 10475.

You are invited to attend service every Sunday morning. Sunday School for all age group begins at 10:30 a.m.

Worship Service starts at 11:45 a.m.

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

Bible Study and prayer meeting will also be held in the evening at 7:30 p.m.

Friday evening Youth Service will be held at 7:30 p.m.

Focus Thought: God made mankind in His image with dominion over all His creation. Mankind lost this dominion through the fall, but regains it through

Pentecostal Tabernacle

Jesus Christ. Psalm 8:3-9 (3) When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; (4) What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visits him?

(5) For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor.

(6) Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: (7) All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; (8) The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

(9) O Lord our Lord, how excellent is

thy name in all the earth!

Dominion over Spirits Before the Fall, it was God’s plan that mankind have dominion not only in the physical realm, but also in the spiritual realm. God placed two special trees in the Garden of Eden, giving mankind a choice.

One tree symbolized eternal life and the other tree symbolized carnal knowledge of good and evil. If they ate of the first tree, they would live; if they ate of the second tree, they would die. As long as Adam and Eve chose life, they had communion with God and dominion over the forces of evil.

However, when they chose to disobey God’s command and partake of the forbidden fruit, these forces of evil captured and dominated their lives. Ever since Jesus’ birth, death, and resurrection, mankind

Church of the New Vision

Pastor Anne L. Palmore and the congregation of the Church of the New Vision extend a warm and friendly invitation to everyone to worship with us every Sunday at 8:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m.

We are a church where inspirational messages from the Word of God, the Bible, are delivered every Sunday morning.

The church is designed to meet the spiritual needs of our community by offering anointed singing and preaching, and a general atmosphere of Christian love and friendly hospitality.

We also invite the youth of our community to attend our Sunday morning services, which are designed to meet the special needs of our young people.

Parents, please send your children to learn of the Lord Jesus.

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

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

Holy Communion is served the first Sunday of the month.

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

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

Our next meeting is Tuesday, December 17th, 7:00 p.m, Bartow, Room 31, refreshments will be served.

At our last meeting, Cablevision gave us an overview of their Optimum Preferred Bulk Offer. After some discussion, it was decided that more clarification is needed in order for our neighbors to make an informed decision. Meetings to be held Monday, December 2nd, Dreiser Auditorium “A”, 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 3rd, Bartow Room 31, 7:00 PM, Wednesday, December 4, Einstein Room 45, 7:00 p.m.

We will be attending the Lil RainMakerz’s Annual Double Dutch Holiday Classic at the Apollo Theatre, Sunday, December 8, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., 253 W. 125th St., between 7th and 8th Avenues, featuring a world class championship team. This is a worthwhile

look at a program that we may want to bring to Co-op City. Tickets are $20.

Reserved seating only. For tickets, contact Board Director Eleanor G. Bailey, 718379-7754. We need 20 people to attend and show interest.

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. åor at www.tax.ny.gov. To apply for STAR: Department of Finance 212-504-4080 or dial New York City Hotline 3-1-1.

We extend our thoughts and prayers to all who are sick and shut-in and to all of you celebrating a Special Day this month enjoy. We can be reached at 718-379-7841 or MLSAH@aol.com.

Have a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving.

—Sonja Maxwell

Cooperators United of Co-op City

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.

The Women’s Fellowship supports ‘Breast Cancer Awareness.’ Today, November 23, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., a St. Barnabas Hospital Mobile Mammography Van will be stationed outside the church for free mammograms. You may register by contacting Sis. K. Canty at (718) 379-6116 or Sis. L

29 again has the ability to choose the road he will follow. With the help of the Holy Spirit, God’s people can claim dominion over the forces of evil in the spiritual world. When Jesus was on Earth, there was a constant spiritual battle occurring in His ministry. Evil spirits constantly confronted Jesus, and He often cast them out.

Satan does not give up easily.

However, we can be an overcomer of all evil forces if we strive to live above sin and be obedient to God’s word.

In conclusion, since Christ crucifixion at Calvary and the outpouring of His Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, we can claim dominion over all spiritual principalities and powers. For further information, call 718-320-4218 or 718-324-0334.

—Rev. R. Sibblies

Scott at (718) 671-2623.

Come join New Vision’s Partner in Reading and Mathematics Program on most Fridays from 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Students in grades 1 thru 5 are taught by trained professionals. Parents are encouraged to bring your child/children to benefit from these free programs.

The schedule is from November, 2013 thru April, 2014. Please contact the church at the telephone number listed below.

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

Please visit our website at www.church ofnewvision.com.

—Carole Haque

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Co-op City Times / November 23, 2013

Fri., November 29

Thurs., November 28

Wed., November 27

Tues., November 26

Mon., November 25

Bartow Word Games 9:30 – 11:00 am, Rm. 31 Bingo 9:30 am – 11:30 am, Rm. 31 Library 9:30 am -1:00 pm, Rm. 31 Weight Management Support Group 10:00 - 11:30 am, Rm. 25 ZUMBA Class 10:30 – 11:30 am, Rm. 31 Card Games 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Rm. 31 Dominoes 2:30 pm, Rm. 31

Einstein

Dreiser

Library

Crochet and Knitting

9:30am – 1:00 pm, Rm. 49

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

Dominoes

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

10:00am, Rm. 45

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

Line Dancing

10:00 – 11:00am, Rm. 2

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

12:00pm – 1:00pm, Rm. 4

Stay Well Exercise

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

Mon., Nov. 25

Apple juice Turkey meatloaf w/mushroom sauce Mashed sweet potato Italian cut green beans

Turkey w/giblet gravy Potato pudding Glazed carrots

Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit

Orange thyme Cornish Hens Cranberry stuffing String beans casserole

Cake & ice cream Dinner rolls Whole wheat bread

Alt: Tuna salad Orange juice Chicken cacciatore Wheat spaghetti w/parsley/garlic Braised red cabbage

Intermediate Yoga 2-3pm, Rm. 2

Walking and Exercise w/Ms.Gaskill

Basic Cellphone & iPad Training course

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 49

Current Events 10 a.m., Rm. 31

Tai Chi 11 a.m., Rm. 45

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

Thanksgiving Day Feast Dreiser Community Center Auditorium Rooms A & B 11:00 am – 2:30 pm

Soups, Breads and Desserts

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

Word Games 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Rm. 31

Dominoes 2:30 p.m., Rm. 31

Non-Kosher

Gentle Yoga w/Anne

1:30 – 2:30pm, Rm. 7

Card Games 2-4 p.m., Rm. 31

Kosher

Mind Teasers

2:00 – 4:00 pm

Bingo 1-3:30 p.m., Rm. 31

Date:

Tues, Nov. 26

Alt: Vegetable liver

Bingo 1 p.m., Rm. 49 Matinee Movie w/George 10:00am-12:00pm Rm 45

Thanksgiving Day Feast Dreiser Community Center Auditorium Rooms A & B 11:00 am – 2:30 pm

Thanksgiving Day Feast Dreiser Community Center Auditorium Rooms A & B 11:00 am – 2:30 pm

Menu for Thanksgiving Menu for Thanksgiving Day Feast Day Feast Apple cider Apple cider Fresh carved turkey Fresh carved turkey w/gravy, Cranberry w/gravy, Cranberry sauce, sweet potato sauce, sweet potato pudding & green beans pudding & green beans

Wed., Nov. 27

Thurs., Nov 28

JASA Closed Happy Thanksgiving

JASA Closed Happy Thanksgiving

Bread stuffing

JASA Closed Happy Thanksgiving

Orange juice Roasted chicken Fri., Brown rice w/mushrooms Pollack w/lemon pepper Cous cous w/herbs Nov. Creamy spinach Sautéed kale 29

Lentil soup Whole wheat bread Fruit cocktail in natural juice

Alt: Chicken breast

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

Upcoming Events/Trips

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

Senior Centers Closed

Senior Centers Closed

Senior Centers Closed

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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

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. 8

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)

WEEKLY TRIPS DATES

1st Mondays:

1st Mondays:

Tuesdays

WEEKLY TRIPS

Stew Leonards Super Wal-Mart Bowling

PRICE

PICK-UP TIMES

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

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

$5 $15

Einstein 1:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m.

11:15am

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

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

No refunds for all trips. All trips include R/T transportation.

Ongoing STAR and SCRIE help is available. Please call 718-320-2066 to make an appointment.

Free Screenings for Nutrition Assistance SNAP, the program formerly known as Food Stamps, Fridays, December 13th & 20th - 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 25 – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - 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 meets every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. through Nov. 26 at 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 31.

JASA Thanksgiving Feast, Wed., November 27th – Dreiser Community Center Auditorium A & B – 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Entertainment by DNA Group and 50/50 raffle. Tickets available for purchase at Co-op City Senior Centers for $5. Limited tickets will be available at the door for $7. Menu: Fresh carved turkey w/gravy, bread stuffing, cranberry sauce, sweet potato pudding, green beans and apple cider. Pick-ups: Einstein Loop, 10 a.m. & Bartow, 10:30 a.m.

JASA closed Thursday, Nov. 28th, Happy Thanksgiving! JASA senior centers will be open Friday, Nov. 29th.

Stew Leonard’s – Monday, Dec. 2nd - $5 – Pick-ups: Einstein Loop - 1 p.m.; Bartow -1:15 p.m. & Dreiser Loop – 1:30 p.m. 10 seats available.

Empire Casino – Friday, December 6th - $5 – Pick-ups: Einstein Loop – 10 a.m., Bartow -10:15 a.m. & Dreiser Loop – 10:30 a.m. $5 voucher to play & $5 voucher for a meal 20 seats available.

Ridge Hill Mall – Friday, December 6th - $7 – Pick-ups: Bartow - 9 a.m.,

Dreiser Loop – 9:15 a.m. & Einstein Loop - 9:30 a.m. 10 seats available.

Palisades Mall – Monday, December 9th - $12 – Pick-ups: Bartow – 9 a.m., Dreiser Loop - 9:15 a.m., Einstein Loop - 9:30 a.m. 16 seats available.

Central Ave – 2 hrs. Xmas Tree store, 1 hr. Trader Joe’s, 2 hrs. Amazing Savings. Thursday, December 12th, $13.

Pick-ups: Bartow – 9 a.m., Dreiser Loop – 9:15 a.m., Einstein Loop – 9:30 a.m.

Cross County Shopping Center (Macy’s, etc.) – Fri., Dec. 13th, $12.

Pick-ups: Bartow - 9 a.m., Dreiser Loop – 9:15 a.m., Einstein Loop – 9:30 a.m. (4 hrs.)

Keeping Your Mind Sharp Workshops – Tuesday, Dec. 3rd Bartow Ave. – Room 31- 11 a.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 4th - Einstein Loop – Room 49 - 11 a.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 3rd – Dreiser Loop - 1 p.m. – Room 7.

Weight Management Support Group – Monday, November 25th - 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, November 26th - 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, December 12th at 10:30 a.m. at the teen center in Einstein Loop. For information, you may contact Hattie Lucas, 718-3790433, Ext. 2139, or 917-734-5935.

Co-op City Times / November 23, 2013

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

AARP Chapter #4997

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FYI: Our Holiday Luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, December 12th at Marina Del Rey, 12 p.m.-4:30 p.m. $75/person. ALL tickets must be paid for

by December 5th. Bring money to the AARP Room “O” in Dreiser Center on Thursdays or Fridays after 1 p.m. It is also requested that you pay for transportation ($12) at that time. – Call 718-320-1946 – leave a message for a return call.

Heartfelt condolences to Daisy Young-Anderson on the loss of her brother, Robert Smith, in Jamaica, WI. 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 December 30- January 1, 2014 – New Year’s Eve Gala: 1920’s Great Gatsby – trip includes deluxe Motor Coach transportation; first stop at the Sands Casino in Bethleham (PA); then to the Desmond Hotel (Malvern, PA) w/dinner after check-in; next day All-American buffet breakfast; side trips include a choice of sightseeing; or shopping at King of Prussia Mall; or a 4-hour stay at an Atlantic City Casino; New Year’s Eve entertainment w/surf & turf dinner and

an open bar; hats, noise-makers and Champagne toast at midnight; buffet breakfast & show before departure for home – A few seats available with FULL PAYMENT NOW!!!… $535/person (double); $645 (single); $525/person (triple); travel insurance (to be included w/payment, if you want it): $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, 718-379-3742.

August 28 – September 6, 2014 – Canada & New England Cruise – Sail on the Royal Caribbean, 10 days/9 nights…

Double inside cabin: N-$1,108; outside cabin: I-$1,438; Balcony: E-2-$1,738; Balcony: E-1-$1,788; Single inside cabin: N-$1,827; Outside cabin: I-$2,487; Balcony E-1-$3,187 — $350 deposit will secure early-bird rates….contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

—Delores Debnam

We wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving and a happy Hanukkah to all families, friends and especially to all our men and women serving our country in the Armed Forces.

Tuesday, December 3rd - General membership meeting at 1 p.m., Room 38.

“Moses” at the Millennium Theatre, Lancaster, PA. This will be a 2-day trip, Wednesday, May 14th and Thursday, May 15th in 2014.

Day 1 - Lunch at the Hershey Farm restaurant on your own. After lunch at 2 p.m., showing of “Moses.” Room accommodations at the Hawthorne Inn and dinner at Millers Restaurant.

Day 2 – after breakfast, off to the Sands

Casino, plus casino bonus package of the day. Cost per person – double - $245; triple - $235; and singles - $287. Please send in your deposit of $25 or more to hold your reservations. All balances of full payments are due by March 17th, 2014.

For the above trip, please call Mildred at 718-320-0288, Loretta at 718-671-2958 or Lydia at 718-6713005, mornings, 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and 5:00 p.m. to 8 p.m., Mondays through Saturday.

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

—Lydia Ruas

Einstein Cancer Fund

Baychester Library Events VISIT THE LIBRARY - A GREAT WEALTH OF INFORMATION FILMS: Saturdays @ 2 p.m.: Nov. 23, The Lucky One w/Zac Efron; Nov. 30 NO FILM UPCOMING EVENTS Career Path Services (Resume Writing & Job Resources): Tues., Nov. 26, 10am-4pm LIBRARY CLOSED - Thanksgiving: Thursday, Nov. 28th Day of Opera w/Allegro Singers: Inna Leytush, Pianist; Sat., Nov. 30 @ 2 p.m.

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

Handiccaped Adult Association

We are open two days a week, Monday and Thursday. Monday, 9:00 11:00 a.m.; Thursday, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

We are now selling jewelry, many choices of necklaces and earrings and bracelets. Our soft covered books are 25¢ each or 5 for $1, hard covered

books are 50¢ each. There is also a small selection of canes for $5, walkers for $10.

We are located in Dreiser Community Center, 177 Dreiser Loop, Room #13, second floor.

—Arlene Rodriquez

Goose Island Seniors

Sunday, November 24—Bingo game in Room 39 at 1:30 p.m. Admission in $31. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun. Snacks and refreshments served.

Wednesday, November 2—There will be NO BINGO. Getting ready for Hanukkah and Thanksgiving.

Wednesday, April 23—Join us for AN ENJOYABLE DAY AND Comedy and Music from the FAUX “THE RAT PACK.” Special guest joining is Marilyn Monroe singing and including members of Audience. Lunch before show.

Appetizer, salad, choice of 3 entrees, dessert, coffee, tea, soda, also complementary drink, wine or beer. Price is $69.

Pick-up at 9 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops - Einstein Loop, Asch Loop and Dreiser

Loop.

Monday, June 2—Going to VILLA ROMA for “THE JERSEY BOYS.” Wonderful music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Full luncheon included. Price is $79. Pick-up time is 8 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops. MENU: Fruit cup - Minestrone soup, half chicken, London Broil, and Tilapia. All served with potato and assorted vegetable, dessert, coffee, tea and soda.

For more information, call Ann or Mary at 718-379-9613 or come to 135 Einstein Loop in the fifth section, Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. or call Mary, 718-379-4899, in the evening. GOOD HEALTH TO ALL. —Mary Pilla

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Co-op City Times / November 23, 2013

Spiritual Leader of Young Israel Synagogue

In large groups and in small, people all over the United States and Canada will gather on Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving.

During the early years of our nation, Thanksgiving represented an ingathering of the harvest. Today, as most of us lead compartmentalized urban lives, Thanksgiving more accurately represents an ingathering of the clan. Relatives, extended family and friends come together at Thanksgiving from across the miles and down the street.

On Thanksgiving, we take special delight in preparing and eating a festive turkey dinner complete with all the table-laden trimmings.

We enjoy the long weekend holi-

day that follows, and the opportunity it affords for family members and friends to come together on a happy occasion.

On a more serious note, Thanksgiving - to Jew and Christian alike, is a time for religious reflection and prayer; it is a special occasion to acknowledge G-d’s role in helping provide the bountiful harvest – the good life - we are privileged to enjoy.

Finally, occurring as it does on the very precipice of winter, Thanksgiving reminds us that at the same time we partake of the cornucopia of plenty, we must also prepare for the leaner times and greater challenges that inevitably lie ahead.

Young Israel of Co-op City

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

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

On Friday evening, Sabbath services begin at 10 minutes after the candlelighting time. Saturday morning services

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

The Rabbi's class on the Torah reading of the week begins one hour before sunset every Saturday afternoon.

For office hours or any information you may seek, feel free to call (718) 6712300 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.

The Co-op City Jewish Community Council is pleased to announce that we will be taking participants to the Boro President's annual Menorah Lighting festivities to be held on Tuesday, December 3. As always, there will be singing, speeches, and above all, latkes!

The guest speaker is Dr. Ruth Westheimer. We will leave by bus at approximately 12:15 from Dreiser Loop (in front of the hardware store), and return at about 3:30. We will also be taking names for the Dreydl Ball, to be held at the Riverdale Conservative Synagogue on Tuesday, December

10th. The bus will pick us up at 5:15 on that evening, and you will be dropped off in front of your building later in the evening. Please contact Lynn Levine at 718-320-1234 or come into the office at 177 Dreiser Loop, Room #18 to reserve a seat for either of these events. There is no charge, but seating is limited! Please do not leave a message on our answering maching over the weekend. We will start taking names as of Monday morning, November 25th.

We wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving and Hanuka!

—Lynn Levine

Co-op City Jewish Community Council

SHALOM Jewish George Farr - Funeral Director Funeral “The Bronx Jewish Community Home, Inc. Memorial Chapel” (718) 828-9222 (718) 828-1700 1528 Castle Hill Avenue Bronx, New York 10462 Keeping Tradition Under Rabbinical Supervision Services from Our Chapel, Graveside or Synagogue Parking Facilities • Pre-Arrangements

Men’s Club of Traditional Synagogue

The Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City is planning a Chanukah Luncheon Date: December 8, 2013.

Time: 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

They will be serve latkes, apple sauce, sour cream, Tuna fish and egg

and garden salads; Coffee, tea and donuts. Bring your games and we will also run a mini BINGO. For cost and other details, call Mimi at (347) 427-4526.

—Bruce Gitelson

From the Warfront to the Homefront

WINTER COAT DRIVE It’s back!!!! Our 2nd Annual Winter Coat Drive for veterans and their families will be held on Saturday, December 7th, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The location of our drop-off is the H and R Block Tax Consultants office located at 169 Dreiser Loop in the Dreiser Community Center.

We are accepting winter coats for both adults and children, since veterans have families too and these coats MUST be cleaned. Heavy sweaters and pull-overs will be accepted as

well; again, they MUST be clean.

December 14th, will mark the one year anniversary of the mass killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut in which 20 children and 6 adults were murdered.

Our organization will be sponsoring a memorial program to remember those who were killed. The location of this memorial site is yet to be determined.

Please contact Mark Bruh at (646) 359-7723 or email me at Mark.

Bruh@gmail.com.

—Mark P. Bruh

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Bring your games and we will also run a mini-bingo. You’re sure to have a great time. Make reservations by calling Mimi at 1-347-427-4526 and your checks in the amount of $12 per person payable to Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City and mail to 120 Erdman Place, Bronx, NY 10475. Space is limited, but we will have a waiting list.

Good and Welfare: Do you need a tree certificate sent “in Honor of” or “in Memory of” a special occasion or a condolence? You can give a living gift for the cost of $15 per tree. For more information, you can call Mimi at 1-347-427-4526. We can accommodate you.

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

Your help is always appreciated.

Thank you.

Shalom!

—Miriam Evelyn Berlofsky

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by Rabbi Solomon I. Berl

The Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City, Young Israel of Baychester, Section 5 (new address) at Bldg. 27B at 120 Erdman Place (behind the lobby), welcomes you to pray with them. Tel. for the Shule (same old number), 1718-379-6920.

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

Candle lighting on Friday, November 29, is before 4:10 p.m. Shabbat ends today, Saturday, November 23, at 5:15.

Wednesday, November 27 begins the eight days of Chanikah, also known as the Festival of Lights. The first candle is kindled on this evening.

Sunday, December 8 at 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - We are having a Chanukah/ End of Year Luncheon. The menu includes potato latkes, apple sauce, sour cream, egg salad, tuna salad, garden salad, donuts, plus more. We hope that you will join us for a fun afternoon.

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Thanksgiving Reflections

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Faith In God Church & Bible Institute

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

May God bless you in this house!

God’s power to restore is stronger than Satan’s power to destroy. Let’s look at scripture to support this. Ephesians 3:14-21 says: 14 For this reason I bow my knees to

the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height19 to know the love of Christ which

passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

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. Please come out and support these services.

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. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

We are located at 171 Dreiser Loop in Section 1. Our phone #’s are (347) 2764925 & (718) 671-3627. Jesus loves you, and so do we.

—Apostle Gladys R. Little

Meeting at 177 Dreiser Loop/Dreiser Community Center, Room 8, 9:30 a.m.

(Sundays).

Church telephone: (718) 644-0951; email: fatwcc@aol.com.

Weekly Worship Experiences: 6:00 p.m. - Wednesday Prayer Service 6:30 p.m. - Wednesday Bible Study Sunday Morning Worship - 9:30 a.m.

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

Church Motto: “We are ChristCentered, Family-Focused with Power and Authority.”

Church Mission: To empower, educate and motivate men, women, boys and

girls to reach their full potential and live abundant lives through preaching and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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

PRAYER: I pray for unity within the community, from the Board of Directors, to Marion Scott Realty and the entire Riverbay staff. I pray that there will always be a recognition and high regard for all cooperators and that all will be treated with respect. I pray that cooperators will do the same. I pray that all will galvanize around one single goal, to make our unique community as positive and safe as possible. In Jesus’ name,

amen.

Blood Pressure Check: The Health and Wellness Ministry will be doing FREE blood pressure checks every 3rd Sunday at 12 p.m. ALL ARE WELCOME! November 20, Faith @ Work Christian Church is hosting its annual PreThanksgiving Community Meal and Turkey Giveaway at 6:30. Turkey giveaway is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The meal is FREE for all until all is gone.

Dreiser, Room 1.

Faith leaders and community against violence formed after the January 13th

us and call to find out how we can and are willing to help you!! PRAYER WALKS EVERY SATURDAY AT 3 p.m. IN EVERY SECTION. Section 5 meets at 4 p.m.

We are not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for it is the power of Good unto salvation of everyone who believes! (Rom 1:16) What great power that is when you realize that you are in this alone. Our witness is to God’s goodness and not our personal accomplishments.

Remember, it’s never about us, but always about the goodness of the Lord.

—Pastor Deborah

National Council of Negro Women, Inc. held it’s first North East Regional Leadership Training Conference in Waymart, Pa. the weekend of November 1-3. Five members of our Co-op City Section, Dorcas Lay, Joyce Howard, Lori Melton, Jeanne Murray and Marie Green-Ryan were among the 214 NCNW members from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

At the conference, with the theme “Transformational Leadership; the Change Agent That Motivates and Empowers Members,” workshops were held discussing such topics as the NCNW Brand, National Initiatives, Collegiate Sections, Recruitment, Retention & Reactivation, and Planning & Implementing Effective meetings. The opportunity to talk with members of NCNW from across the region was so interesting and inspiring to our Co-op City section members.

Teen’s Workshop today, Saturday, November 23 at Dreiser Community Center, Room 11. Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Ages 12-17. Open discussion just between us girls! Hair & make-up, presence & appearances and whatever else you want to talk about…

Comfortable setting, no notebooks or pens needed…and a whole lot more!

For more information, call: 646-285-

8699.

Saturday Educational Program: Children in Grades 3-6 will receive small group instruction in reading and mathematics each Saturday during the school year with certified teachers.

Registration: began September 21 & continues each Saturday as space allows from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at Dreiser Community Center, Room 14.

Classes start: October 5, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fee for total year: $225 includes non-refundable registration fee: $25.

All fees to be paid by December 31.

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

Few spaces available for our next year trip: London & Paris August 1421, 2014. Yes, we have 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, 718-655-9034, 718-320-2366.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Happy birthday to our November members.

—Maxine Sullivan

Faith @ Work Christian Church

National Council of Negro Women

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Cash Paid For Antiques, old items, collectibles, pre-1950 furniture, gold, silver, diamonds, costume jewelry, oil paintings, coins, stamps, pre-1970 Latin, Jazz, R&B records, rare books, pre1970 sports cards/memorabilia, vintage clothing, toys, bric-a-brac, contents of homes, estates. Call Mark 718-882-0598, Cell 347-734-9261.

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Spaces for Rent

1. CHURCH WORSHIP SPACE AVAILABLE: St. Paul's Episcopal /Anglican Church on 489 St. Paul's Place off Washington Avenue, Bronx, wishes to rent out its Worship space on Saturdays and other week days. The Worship space can also be made available for rent on Sundays after 3pm.

The Church can seat over three hundred people.

2. 7,500 SQUARE FOOT SPACE, comprising a two story attached annex building to St. Paul's Episcopal Church available for rent. The space was used as a Pre-School until June 2012.

If interested, call Father Scott on 914-384-2929 for an appointment.

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Houses, Apts., Offices cleaned. Reasonable Rates. References. 718-882-0598. 11/23

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Please be considerate of others when sharing use of the laundry room. While using the machines or waiting for your clothes to finish: • Please refrain from playing loud music; • Keep an eye on young children accompanying you; • Do not leave clothes unattended in washers and dryers for long periods of time;

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