Co-op City Times 12/20/14

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Co-op City residents join National March for Justice in Washington, D.C. Vol. 49 No. 51

Public Safety Department to begin limited trial use of body cameras on officers

Saturday, December 20, 2014

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BY BILL STUTTIG

Co-op City residents filled two buses for the trip to the National March for Justice on Saturday, December 13, sponsored by the Riverbay Fund. Included among those who made the trip were Board President Cleve Taylor (kneeling center) who issued the call for community support.

Photo by Ebony Lambright

BY ROZAAN BOONE

More than 100 Co-op City residents were among the thousands who heeded the call to join the National March for Justice in Washington, D.C., last Saturday, December 13, in the wake of the Staten Island grand jury’s decision not to indict the police officer who killed Eric Garner.

This was compounded several weeks earlier when a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri similarly did not indict the officer in the shooting death of 18 year old Michael Brown, and also

in Cleveland where 12 year old Tamir Rice was killed in a park by a police officer who thought he had a gun.

The National March, which was sponsored by the National Action Network, was billed as a march against police violence and was attended by the families of Garner, Brown, Rice and also Akai Gurley who was shot and killed in Brooklyn, NY by a police officer on probationary housing duty who was conducting a vertical sweep of the (Continued on page 11)

Public Safety arrests drunk driver following accident in Section 5

BY BILL STUTTIG

Public Safety officers called to investigate a report of damage to several parked cars in Section 5 after they were struck by an apparently out-of-control vehicle, ended up arresting the Co-op City man who was driving the vehicle that caused the damage, charging him with driv-

ing while intoxicated.

According to the Public Safety report on the incident, during the overnight hours early Wednesday morning, officers were called to investigate a report of several parked cars sustaining damage near the (Continued on page 14)

Riverbay Holiday closing notice

All Riverbay’s administrative offices will close at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24.

Riverbay’s offices will be closed on Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, 2015.

Nevertheless, shareholders may contact Riverbay at (718) 3203300, and follow the prompts for emergency maintenance, and the Co-op City Public Safety Department for emergencies at (718) 671-3050, as well as 9-1-1.

We wish our readers a happy Chanukah, merry Christmas, happy Kwanzaa and Three Kings celebrations, and a healthy and prosperous New Year.

Co-op City’s Public Safety Department will soon begin experimenting with the limited use of officerworn body cameras which have the capability of recording encounters between officers and the public.

On Monday evening, members of the Riverbay Security Committee, chaired by Board President Cleve Taylor, heard a comprehensive twohour presentation on the effective use of two specific types of body cameras.

The presentation was made by Andrew Karn, a representative of Taser Axon, one of the leading manufacturers of body cameras.

Following Mr. Karn’s presentation, during which the Security Committee members were accorded the chance to and asked numerous questions regarding the effective use and the limitations of such cameras, the committee voted unanimously to approve the use of two such cameras on a trial basis by the Public Safety Department. The trial use of this technology over a period of approximately one month will come at no cost to Riverbay and that trial period will include the ability to download and store footage to the Taser Axon data storage system for instant retrieval when and if the review of footage becomes necessary.

Following the highly controversial deaths of two African American men

Andrew Karn, a representative of Taser Axon, demonstrates to the Riverbay Security Committee the use of one of the two types of police body cameras that Public Safety will be using in the near future on a trial basis.

Photo by Bill Stuttig

this past summer – one in Ferguson, Missouri and the other in Staten Island – and the response throughout the nation and beyond after two Grand Juries failed to indict any of the officers involved in the two deaths – the increased use of body camera technology to create a more accurate record of police-civilian encounters has been (Continued on page 2)

New procedures for disposal of electronics to be implemented January 1, 2015

BY ROZAAN BOONE

Beginning on January 1, 2015, shareholders disposing of most large electronics must bring them down to the basement area designated for bulk garage as a new state law will make it illegal for these items to be discarded with regular trash.

The New York City Department of Sanitation has informed all New York City residents, including building owners and managers, that starting on Thursday, January 1, 2015, as a result of the e-waste ban, Sanitation workers will no longer collect electronics left at curbside.

Here in Co-op City, even though garbage is picked up from the residential buildings and the dumpster pads throughout the community by Riverbay personnel and taken to the Peartree

garbage facility and then from there, Sanitation picks up and carts away the community’s garbage, the new law makes it illegal for most electronics to be discarded along with regular trash, so it will have to be separated out.

The Environmental Protection Agency has pointed out that electronics are the fastest growing category of solid waste in the United States and they contain both valuable and harmful material in which case it is very important that they are recycled responsibly.

“This new law will help keep electronics, and their potentially harmful components, out of our waste stream,” said Kathryn Garcia, NYC’s Sanitation Commissioner. “By recycling electronics, New Yorkers can help decrease disposal (Continued on page 2)

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Body cameras

looked into by many, if not most, police and security forces throughout the nation in recent weeks, with many municipal police forces introducing the use of such technology on an experimental or limited basis.

Chief Frank Apollo, Commanding Officer of Co-op City’s 100-officer Public Safety Department said that he and his department supervisors have been looking into the use of such technology since 2013 – long-before the tragic incidents of this past summer. Apollo said this week, “We have been doing indepth research on various police policies regarding body camera usage in order to design a policy of our own.”

The Chief said that his research has included being in contact with municipal police forces that have begun using the technology on a trial basis. This includes the police force of Ossining, New York, a city that has a population size similar to Co-op City. Apollo said, after talking to commanders in that city and others, that he feels that the use of officer-worn body camera technology helps police forces build trust with the civilian population they serve, increases transparency and professionalism, and leads to a reduction in civilian complaints while creating an evidence source which can lead to quicker resolution of such disputes in the future.

At the outset of Monday evening’s Security Committee meeting, Committee Chair and Board President Taylor complimented Chief Apollo for having the

New procedures

costs and protect the environment.”

Riverbay’s interim co-General Manager Noel Ellison said, “Since Riverbay is always ready to do our part to protect the environment for future generations, anything we can do regarding recycling and, in this case, electronic disposal, we hope will help keep the cost of technology down for the world in the future.”

As it stands, Co-op City residents have been placing their unwanted electronics either in the designated areas in the basements of their buildings or at the dumpster pads for Riverbay workers to pick them up. However, starting on January 1, large electronics being disposed of must be brought to the basement of the residential buildings and placed in the designated bulk garbage areas, not to the dumpster pads.

Residents in the townhouses, however, will continue to place their ewaste (electronic waste) at their respective dumpster pads for pick up by Riverbay.

Once the electronics have been picked up, they will be taken to the Peartree garbage facility where they will be sorted and placed in bins for the city’s Sanitation Department to pick up, Kevin Keenan, Riverbay’s Safety Director, said.

According to the city’s Department of Sanitation website, electronics covered under the e-waste ban are: • Computers, including items such as tablets and e-readers.

• Televisions, as well as cathode ray tubes.

• Small Scale Servers.

• Computer peripheral, which include monitors, electronic keyboards, electronic mice or similar pointing devices,

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foresight to look into the future of police monitoring technology long before the tragedies of this past summer.

“I think recent situations have now necessitated us taking a close look at this technology and possibly putting this on board,” President Taylor told his fellow Security Committee members.

Mr. Karn’s presentation included a sample video from a police encounter in another city. He then passed around a push-button-activated body camera so committee members could sample its light weight. Committee chair Taylor then asked if a live image from the camera can be shown right then on a digital phone and if the committee could sample that live image taken in low light. A live shot from the body camera taken after the meeting room was made very dim was then downloaded onto a phone and passed around for committee members to see if the clarity met their satisfaction. The consensus was that it did.

Issues such as how and when the camera would be activated were inquired about and Mr. Karn said that policy regarding the authorized use of the cameras were up to each individual police or security force and/or the communities they represent.

Each committee member was then handed a draft of Public Safety’s “work-in progress” policy regarding the use of the cameras by Public Safety officers.

Among other things, the policy

called for each officer using the camera to receive ample training on its proper use before being equipped with such a camera.

Chief Apollo said that the initial pilot phase of the cameras’ use would involve two cameras being used by trained officers assigned to varying shifts and varying locations over several weeks to ascertain in which situation is the video technology best utilized.

Public Safety is also currently working with the Riverbay Computer Services Department to determine if it is possible to store the footage from the cameras in Riverbay’s own data storage system or to pay an extra fee for outside storage capacity.

According to Mr. Karns, the cameras are $395 each. His company also offers a cloud-based, data-storage system which comes at an additional fee.

Use of the two Taser Axon body cameras for the limited trial period and the storage of the accumulated data from those two cameras are free for the trial period. During the trial period, Riverbay will be using two types of cameras, one that is worn on the chest and another smaller version that is worn on a collar or attached to eyeglasses. A potential advantage to the smaller camera positioned higher on the officer’s person is that images are less likely to be blocked by the officer’s hands or arms as he is carrying out police actions, such as drawing and aiming a gun.

According to Mr. Karn, both types of cameras are easily activated by simply pushing a button to activate the camera and once the camera is activated, it has a 130-degree range of vision and has the ability to capture images from up to 30 seconds before the camera was activated due to an ongoing short-term vision memory built into the camera.

Aside from literature on the actual product, and a draft policy potentially governing the use of such cameras in Co-op City, committee member Junius Williams also made available to the other committee members an article written by Mr. Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst of the American Civil Liberties Union, who argues for the increased use of police body-mounted cameras. In the article, written on behalf of the ACLU, Mr. Stanley writes: “Although we generally take a dim view of the proliferation of surveillance cameras in American life, policeon-body cameras are different because of their potential to serve as a check against the abuse of power by police officers. Historically, there was no documentary evidence of most encounters between police officers and the public, and due to the volatile nature of those encounters, this often resulted in radically divergent accounts of incidents.

Cameras have the potential to be a winwin, helping to protect the public against police misconduct and at the same time helping protect police against false accusations of abuse.”

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facsimile machines; document scanners and printers.

• TV peripherals, such as VCR’s, Digital Video Recorders, DVD players, Digital Converter boxes, Cable or Satellite Receivers and electronic or video game consoles • Portable devices, including Portable Digital Music Players, tablets and e-readers (considered computers).

Appliances, for example, microwaves and toasters; light bulbs, cell phones, loose/rechargeable batteries, GPS devices, and loose cables are not specifically covered under any local or state regulations, according to the Department of Sanitation, and residents may continue to dispose of these items with regular trash.

Riverbay’s Ombudsman, Joe Boiko, has reached out to County Recycling LLC, the contractor that provides the recycling program with bins located at the community’s parking garages, to determine if the items included in the ewaste ban can be included in County’s recycling pick-up which, in turn, provides an income stream for the Riverbay Fund to sponsor community events, but as of press time, no determination had been made. The community will be advised at a later date if that is a possibility that the housing company can take advantage of.

“If we are able to gain income from the recycling work that we do, so much the better for our bottom line,” said Ellison. “Nevertheless, we still look to do our part for the benefit of the world community.”

So far this year, the community’s recycling efforts have resulted in $38,000 being added to the Riverbay Fund to sponsor community events.

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18th Annual Kwanzaa celebration, Dec. 27

The Coalition of African American Churches & Community Organizations will hold their 18th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration next Saturday, December 27, 1 p.m. in Room 31 of the Bartow Center.

This event is free and all are invited to attend.

The Coalition requests donations of a dish of your choice (no pork, please), as well as fresh fruits, salads, baked goods and refreshments.

NCNW’s Holiday Collection Drive

The Co-op City branch of the NCNW is still collecting new, unwrapped winter hats, scarves, gloves, socks, toys, and books for a local shelter. The age range being collected for is newborns, 0 months, to high school, teens 19 years of age. Pull-Ups and diapers for infants and toddlers are also appreciated. Items can be dropped off in Room 14 of the Dreiser Center, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., today, Saturday, December 20. For more information, please call (917) 399-2643.

BVA exhibit at Baychester Library ongoing in Dec.

All this month of December, the Baychester Visual Arts Association is exhibiting paintings at the Baychester Library located at Bartow Avenue. The exhibit will be ongoing throughout the month, so please stop by and support local artists in the community.

Second Annual Community Feast and Fellowship

The Co-op City Seventh-Day Adventist Church, located at 1010 Baychester Avenue, will be holding their second annual Community feast and fellowship on Thursday, December 25 from 12-3 p.m.

A warm invitation is extended to anyone who would like to share a wonderful dinner and good fellowship.

For further information, please contact he church at (718) 320.0518.

FRONT PA G E

Cooperator Services Director Juanita Net retires after 37 years with Riverbay

BY BILL STUTTIG Juanita Net, an original cooperator and a member of the Riverbay Corporation family for 37 years, the past 15 as the community’s Director of Cooperator Services, is calling it a career after this week, stepping into well-deserved retirement to spend more time with her family, especially her grandchildren/great grandchildren, and, as she said earlier this week, to do some of the things she has always wanted to do but couldn’t because of work-related time constraints.

Ms. Net began her career in 1977 as a temporary employee in the Riverbay Bookkeeping Office and a year later was hired full time. In 1986, she was promoted to a supervisor for the Bookkeeping Department.

Desiring and feeling qualified to take on a new and diverse challenge, two years later she asked for and was granted a transfer to the Cooperator Services Office to work as an assistant area manager and then an area manager. In 2000, she was promoted to the director of the entire vital department, a challenging position which she said requires direct knowledge and contact with all of Co-op City’s many diverse departments, from Public Safety to the Power Plant.

“My colleagues and I have found this work to be satisfying over the years because we know that we have done our best to help each and every cooperator as much as we can, making sure that repairs are done to their satisfaction and intervening with various Riverbay Departments on behalf of the cooperators to make sure that work is done as quickly and as completely as possible,” Ms. Net said when asked to summarize the importance of the Cooperator Services Department.

In her capacity as a supervisor for Riverbay for almost three decades, Ms. Net has trained and supervised many employees who have gone on to became current and invaluable directors within the Riverbay structure.

Noel Ellison, who is now an interim, acting General Manager for Co-op City after directing CSO I for several years said this week, “Believe it or not, Juanita was my very first Riverbay supervisor. Her training went a long way in helping me understand how this company operates. I am extremely grateful for her teachings and encouragement during those early days.”

Edgar Perez, Riverbay’s current Restoration Depart-ment Director, said: “Most of my career here at Riverbay was under the supervision of Ms. Net. She has been an influential mentor and a great friend.

She will be dearly missed.”

Warren Mitchell, who currently serves as Riverbay’s Director of Parking Facilities, said: “Ms. Net is a

great listener; she is always willing to share her knowledge of the corporation. She allows people to learn and grow from her wisdom and personal experiences.”

An original Co-op City cooperator, Ms. Net said that she feels very gratified when she realized that Co-op City has been and is still a great place to raise children with its safe environment,

future they will continue to give nothing less than stellar service and always be as professional as possible.”

In a message to Ms. Net upon her retirement written collectively by all the employees of the Cooperator Services Office, they said this week: “From the very first day she began in 1977 as a bookkeeper, Ms. Net dedicated herself to the Riverbay

Juanita Net, Riverbay CSO’s Director for the past 15 years and a 37-year veteran of Riverbay was honored on the occasion of her retirement yesterday by co-workers, cooperators and Board Directors. Interim General Managers Noel Ellison and Peter Merola and President Cleve Taylor joined together in presenting Ms. Net awards commemorating both her retirement and her 37 years of outstanding service to Co-op City.

Photo by Bill Stuttig

Corporation as a faithful, hardlarge open spaces, and playground working em-ployee. The phrase facilities for young children to play and ‘thank you’ is used for a variety of interact with others. reasons whether minuscule or She said that she will continue to renowned, but those words are now make Co-op City her home, but now inadequate to describe the nature of she will take the time to get on the bus our appreciation for Ms. Net. From and visit the cultural wonders of the the bottom of our hearts, we wish her city that she always loved, but never all the happiness in the world and had the time to visit to her complete thank her for her faith-fulness, satisfaction. She added that she plans diligence and can-dor. To know and on taking classes in disciplines that work with someone as dedicated and interest her, such as dance and Taiknowledgeable as Ms. Net, is a once Chi, do more reading, and most in a lifetime ex-perience.” importantly, have more time to spend with her children, grandchildren and Muni-meter notice! great grandchildren in order to be a bigger part of their lives in the future.

“I plan to stay very active in the community and attend as many meetings as I can, but this time presenting my views as a shareholder,” Ms. Net said.

“I am very proud of Drivers who park their vehicles on the long stretches of my years at Riverbay,” Dreiser Loop where one-hour metered parking is required she added, “and what I often have to walk more than two blocks to pay at a muni-meter dispensing tickets. Residents are advised that am most proud of is they will still get tickets despite far too few muni-meters being part of a great (only two) in the entire busy Dreiser Loop area. team over all these Photo by Bill Stuttig years. I know in the

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It’s happening in Co-op City

March for Justice

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Scores of Co-op City residents went to Washington, D.C. last Saturday, December 13, to join with thousands of other Americans of all races to protest the killing of civilians by police officers and the refusal of grand juries to indict the officers responsible for those fatal encounters resulting in the deaths of predominantly African American men. Chanting “I can’t breathe” and carrying signs and wearing clothing that proclaimed: “Black lives matter,” and “Racism is the disease; revolution is the cure,” among many other messages, the protesters heard from many speakers, including Rev. Al Sharpton whose National Action Network organized the “day of resistance,” as well as the families of some of the victims. According to the Co-op City residents who took the time to make the trip and join the effort, it was a day well-spent. The Co-op City Times thanks all those who sent in their comments and photographs. (See report on page 1.)

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News from the Youth Committee Youth Committee Report

The Youth Committee met on December 9, in spite of the inclement weather. Our guest speaker, Sgt. Milton Gregory from Public Safety, was awesome. He provided some life-saving tips in case of an attempted robbery when walking alone. Admittedly, we will always have negative, and many times, mentally challenged individuals sharing the same space on the streets we share. Therefore, it’s better to know how to protect yourself than not, if possible. We will have a repeat of this workshop for those who were unable to attend.

Youth member takes to the Street We are so proud of one of our members who is part of the 2014 Movement in this city and across the country in connection with unarmed Black men being killed by those sworn to protect him. Our member is involved with the New York protesters. It is unfortunate that after 50 years when this Director was in her 20’s and part of a movement we had the same issues and more. My youthful generation use to sing a song (short version): The other day dear when I was walking I saw a sign saying no colored allowed and hung my head and cried - I want my freedom, I want my freedom, I want to be a free free man. This was in North Carolina.

To the youth and young adults, before my time when cameras didn’t exist, we had the “pen” that was effectively use by the late Ida B. Wells Barnett to protest the “lynching” of Black men and women in this country. Then, we had Fannie Lou Hammer who was almost beaten to death by law enforcement for her efforts to register Blacks to Vote. The list goes on.

So my message to the young adults, Black, White and other, you have the collective power at this moment in history to make a change. In my opinion, without a sustained non-violent movement, powerful people will make excuses for the actions they take to remain in power. Nevertheless, young people of this generation have creative strategies and technology to tackle the unique challenges of today. My suggestion is to keep on keeping on! Also, remember that violence affects the lives of nearly every American today and we need preventive proposals to keep us all safe.

The Riverbay Fund, Inc. is proud to have been a sponsor of two buses for cooperators to travel to

Flu vaccine mandate for children 6-59 months in NYC

Beginning on December 31st, children aged 6 – 59 months will be required by the New York City Department of Health to receive the flu shot. This new rule was designed to address the increased risk for flu facing children under 5 years of age in group settings, such as licensed child care centers or preschools.

Last flu season (2013-14), the CDC reported 109 pediatric related deaths across the U.S. due to complications from the flu. To date, this flu season (2014-15), seven pediatric deaths have been reported nationwide.

Please make sure your child is vaccinated for the flu if he/she is 6-59 months of age.

Let us know… If you have news you’d like to share with your neighbors, please give us a call at (718) 320-3300, Ext. 3375; email: cctimes @riverbaycorp.com or fax (718) 320-2595.

Washington, D.C. to express their support and outrage about what is happening to American youth of color. If any cooperator would like to assist with a Co-op City Town Hall Meeting, please call or email us. The Youth Committee members agreed that we should have such a forum and include a session with our youth on what to do if stopped by the police.

All are welcome to participate and to assist with planning this event, which will illuminate both the struggles our youth are facing with law enforcement and all that they have to offer society.

We also discussed the family homeless shelters in

our community and how we could assist the families and children in particular during this difficult time in their lives.

Websites to assist parents with building “wealth” for their child was shared. Thanks to all Committee members for your on-going support.

The next meeting is January 13, 2015. To get involved, email: eturner@riverbayboard.com or call 347-913-4224 – or 718-320-3300 Ext.3351 or 3352.

—Evelyn M. Turner, LCSW Chairman, Youth Committee President, Riverbay Fund, Inc.

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Letters to the Editor To the Editor: In his Letter to the Editor in the Co-op City Times (12/13/14), Stewart Berman seems to build a straw man in order to knock it down.

He accuses the Team for Change of fighting “against the Cablevision bulk rate deal.” He then blames Team for Change for money he claims was lost by opposition to the deal.

What are the facts?

In autumn, 2013, Cablevision approached the Riverbay Board offering a five-year bulk rate package for its Co-op City customers. The package would have reduced every subscriber’s monthly TV bills by $50, provided that Riverbay administer that program — send the bills out and col-

Knocking down straw men lect customers’ TV fees. In return, Riverbay would then pass along the subscribers’ reduced fees to Cablevision.

A referendum about the proposal was held in December, 2013. A high bar was set for the measure to pass — at least 2/3 of cooperators had to participate and 2/3 of them had to accept the package. Why – despite the promise of a $600 annual saving per subscriber – did the offer fail to attract two-thirds of families participating in the referendum?

Berman charges that it was because Team for Change campaigned against it.

But 2014 Team for Change didn’t even exist when the referendum was held in December of 2013! The 2014 Team for Change was established after the referendum, and like the Coalition to Save

Affordable Housing and the Riverbay Board, remained neutral on this issue.

Anyone who attended the public forums before the referendum would have learned why there was little appetite for the bulk rate deal. Cooperators worried that if they failed to pay the reduced TV fees attached to their monthly carrying charges, they would be subject to late fees and possible eviction. They distrusted management and rejected the Cablevision proposal.

The Board may revisit this issue in the near future with a revised program.

If he’s concerned about the welfare of the cooperators, Berman should be explaining why he thinks a bulk rate package would benefit them, instead of making false charges – setting up and knocking down straw men.

—Bernard Cylich

Exercising their Constitutional right

To the Editor: There is a justifiable anger that has been simmering beneath the surface and now it has reached a boiling point of volcanic proportions, and the issues that have brought this anger to the surface need to be addressed and solutions must be put in place to not only resolve such problems, but to begin a sustainable healing process.

Those who know the history of this country know that there is a deep-seated stain of racial injustice and inequality that has existed since our founding days. So to pretend this does not exist is a huge miscalculation of our existing institutions.

Is there racial profiling in many black and brown communities, overly aggressive

To the Editor: The Board has a new set of members who are now in charge and they now have the majority. This new President is really getting to the bottom of the business practices of our management agency, Marion Scott Realty.

At the emergency meeting, the cooperators showed their distrust of MSI, so what is all this crying about from the Directors who do not go along with our new President? I believe everything you accuse the President of doing is the same thing you did when you were in the majority. The

To the Editor: The first job of any cooperative board is to be the fiscal watchdogs, i.e., have fiduciary responsibility, for a building or a complex.

But this Board here seems to come to the table with their own individual agendas, i.e., gardens, community centers, and other social service ideas

policing and even abuse of power; the answer, I believe, is yes. But there are thousands of communities in which local police and the residents they are sworn to safeguard have a very peaceful, constructive relationship that they work hard to maintain. However, the inflammatory name calling being used from both sides of the grand jury decisions, and especially by some media outlets, will NOT work to foster such relationships in those communities already fractured. It’s said that those who do not learn their past lessons are doomed to repeat them in the future.

So let’s ALL learn from the past and work to move ahead united for future generations.

Whether you agree with the protesters

or not, Americans are guaranteed the right by our Constitution to assemble and protest peacefully. We ALL have that right, and for those who choose to deride and verbally attack the thousands of individuals exercising this Constitutional right only further emboldens a level of ignorance that not only helps to fester social, racial and economic injustices, but allows its permeation within our society.

I conclude with the words of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy: "Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation."

—Mark P. Bruh

It makes me wonder secret meetings, no transparency, no resolution, you kept a lot hidden from this community, you did not care about the cooperator, you seem to care more about MSI. The eight Board members voted to take action, you call them a select few. Well, get over it, they are the majority and they know you seven were not going along with them, so why waste time? I feel instead of throwing mud, why don't you seven try to come together and fight for us, instead of your bruised egos? The seven Directors who seem to always stick together, vote

together, think alike, seems strange to me.

You are the ones splitting the Board.

The Board should work as one. Three of you wrote articles last week saying the same thing. Trust me, I do not think anyone is listening to you, so stop crying and start working with our new President.

You heard the voices of the community at the emergency meeting, or were they so disrespectful, you couldn't hear? Why are you seven members standing by this company so much? Makes me wonder.

—Patricia Bonaparte

Who’s to be blamed? being provided by the government.

There is a growing list of empty retail spaces in Co-op City's malls, especially the Bartow and Dreiser Malls.

Empty space means less money in the coffers for the housing company.

And even if the stores and services were not big money makers for Co-op

City, they were at our disposal, and added to the quality of life here.

But now there are just empty stores, and evidently no attempt to rent them out.

I am sure MSI wanted these stores rented out, so with them sidelined, who are you going to blame?

—Gary Geleski

Important Notice to Shareholders of Building 18 Article SIXTH of your Occupancy Agreement provides, in part, that your lease automatically renews for an additional three (3) year period. You need to do nothing if you want your lease to extend for another three (3) year period. If you will be moving out at the end of your lease, notify Riverbay, in writing, Attention: Sales Support Office, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475, ninety (90) days prior to lease expiration.

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Public Safety Report

CCPD wishes everyone a happy, healthy and safe Holiday Season

BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO The Co-op City Department of Public Safety would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our readers a happy, healthy and safe Holiday Season. Whether you celebrate Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa or another winter holiday, we would like to wish you happiness and joy this season. Holidays are a busy time, but be sure to relax and enjoy yourself.

Frazzled, last-minute holiday shoppers present a variety of opportunities for unscrupulous thieves. Auto crimes are heightened this time of the year. The criminal may observe packages or other valuables inside your vehicle and choose to break into it. Try to avoid leaving packages in your auto even when shopping. If this is unavoidable, place packages in the trunk and move your vehicle to another parking spot, if possible. Avoid the temptation of using your automobile as a location to store gifts you are hiding from family members.

Parking in the garages offers residents a safer and more convenient option than street parking.

Co-op City’s eight garages are patrolled 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year by the Public Safety Department. The Department of Public Safety offers these safety tips and requests the assistance of residents in keeping the garages as safe as possible.

Co-op City’s eight garages have all exits locked with entry by key only for authorized persons who possess garage leases. The exits on all four corners, as well as front and rear doors, require a key to gain access. It is most important that residents make certain doors lock behind themselves. Garage parkers should also make certain not to open the door for anyone they do not know. It may seem rude not to hold the door, but granting access to persons who are not authorized presents a hazard to authorized parkers and their property.

Reports of suspicious persons or activities are investigated promptly. Any persons observed in the garage may be asked to provide identification, including vehicle registration for vehicle parked in the garage. Persons observed within the garages without a valid reason can be placed under arrest and receive a Universal Summons for Trespass. Arrests can also be made for crimes, including Grand Larceny Auto, Burglary or Possession of Burglars Tools. If the arrested person is a Co-op City resident, a Co-op City Community Complaint, which carries a monetary fine, can also be issued in connection with the arrest.

It is most important that garage parkers notify the Department of Public Safety at (718) 6713050 and 9-1-1 if they observe any suspicious persons or activity in the garages. Suspicious activity near vehicles parked on the street should also be reported. If you see something that just does not seem right, be sure to call immediately.

Your intuition that something is wrong usually is just that and is always worth investigating.

Observations by residents have yielded many arrests over the years. Patterns of auto crimes are readily identified and put to an end with the arrest of the person(s) responsible. Active involvement by residents allows auto crime rates within Co-op City to remain among the lowest in the city.

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OPPORTUNITIES AT CO-OP CITY

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Tell your friends, relatives and employers about:

2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475 • 718-320-3300 Riverbay Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.

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. Please DO NOT email resumes for EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES to the aforementioned emails.

For EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, please see bottom of the employment listings for specific directions.

CONTRACT SUMMARY

Contract 2937 (REBID), New High Pressure Boiler Installation: Installation of a new High Pressure Boiler in the Power Plant.

Bids Due: January 6, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Bonding: Bonding is required. Insurance: Insurance is required.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Open to 32BJ Union Members from Dec. 19-26, 2014 Open to all applicants from December 29, 2014 to January 9, 2015 • Job Reference #14-58 Request for transfer/promotion must be received by the Human Resources Department by January 5, 2015. Employees are responsible for submitting the transfer forms in person to the Human Resources Department. Employees who are promoted will receive the applicable rate scale for this position.

Grounds Mechanic Buildings and Grounds Ideal candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day responsibilities of the mechanic which includes but are not limited to; an ability to study problems and to make general repairs and replacements to the landscaping equipment used by the Grounds department (i.e. lawn mowers; hedge trimmers; weed trimmers; buffing machines); perform mechanical inspections, repairs, fabricating, rebuilding and maintain diesel and gas equipment; adjust points, valves, carburetors, distributors, and spark plug gaps, using feeler gauges; reassemble engines after repair or maintenance work is complete; record repairs made, time spent, and parts used; perform routine maintenance such as cleaning and oiling parts, honing cylinders, and tuning ignition systems; obtain problem descriptions from customers, and prepare cost estimates for repairs; test and inspect engines to determine malfunctions, to locate missing and broken parts, and to verify repairs using diagnostic instruments; repair or replace defective parts such as magnetos, water pumps, gears, pistons, and carburetors using hand tools; dismantle engines using hand tools and examine parts for defects; replace motors; grind, ream, rebore, and re-tap parts to obtain specified clearances using grinders, lathes, taps, reamers, boring machines, and micrometers; remove engines from equipment, and position and bolt engines to repair stands; perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Job Requirements: HS Diploma or equivalent required.

Candidate should have a background in mechanical applications. Candidate should have at least 3 to 5 years of experience in mechanical work. Must be fully certified by NY State as a mechanic. Must have a valid driver’s license. Having own tools is a plus.

Applicant must have ability to walk for long periods of time, twist, kneel, push, stoop, climb ladders, work in inclement weather as well as lift and carry up to 100 pounds. Familiarity of OSHA and safety requirements related to job performance is a plus. Must be able to read and write in English. Bilingual is a plus.

Days and hours will vary on a flexible schedule.

Drug screening and background check required.

Open to all applicants from December 17, 2014 to January 9, 2015 • Originally posted: August 25, 2014 Job Reference #14-21 Request for transfer/promotion must be received by the Human Resources Department by January 5, 2015. Employees are responsible for submitting the transfer forms in person to the Human Resources Department. Employees who are promoted will receive the applicable rate scale for this position.

Inspector/Foreman Construction Ideal candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day construction inspections as of the community’s high-rise, low-rise and commercial buildings as well as surrounding grounds. He/She will plan, direct, or coordinate, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. Participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation.

Must be able to supervise an in-house staff of approximately 15 workers who will be performing a variety of repairs such as replacement of interlocking pavers, concrete walks and other related construction work. Inspect facilities or installations to determine their environmental impact. Must keep accurate records of work completed, including inventory of tools and materials used for same. Measure dimensions and verify level, alignment, or elevation of structures or fixtures to ensure compliance to building plans and codes. Maintain daily logs and supplement inspection records with photographs. Review and interpret plans, blueprints, site layouts, specifications, or construction methods to ensure compliance to legal requirements and safety regulations. Conduct inspections, using survey instruments, metering devices, tape measures, or test equipment. Monitor construction activities to ensure that environmental regulations are not violated. Inspect and monitor construction sites to ensure adherence to safety standards, building codes,

or specifications. Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve matters, such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems.

Plan, schedule, or coordinate construction project activities to meet deadlines. Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes, or other regulations. Investigate damage, accidents, or delays at construction sites to ensure that proper construction procedures are being followed. Implement new or modified plans in response to delays, bad weather, or construction site emergencies. All other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements: HS Diploma or equivalent required.

Candidate should have at least five (5) years’ experience in the Construction field. Candidate must have knowledge of SBS modified bitumen systems and familiarity with all OSHA safety rules/regulations, including protections bridges, scaffolds, etc. and have ability to read blueprints. Applicant must have ability to walk for long periods of time, twist, kneel, push, stoop, climb ladders; work in inclement weather, as well as lift and carry up to 100 pounds. Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Power Point & Outlook) is required. Valid driver’s license required. Must be able to read and write in English. Bachelor or advanced degree is a plus. Bilingual is a plus.

Days and hours will vary on a flexible schedule.

Drug screening and background check required.

Open to 32BJ Union Members Dec. 17-24, 2014 Open to all applicants from December 26, 2014 to January 9, 2015 • Originally posted: August 25, 2014 Job Reference #14-31 Utility Person Construction Under the direction of the Construction Department Director and Supervisors, ideal candidate will be responsible for construction repairs and maintenance throughout the community. Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers.

Duties will include masonry repair, ceramic tile repairs, waterproofing, installing brick & block, concrete repairs, and setting of interlocking blocks. Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards. Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials. Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications. Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed. Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, or compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, or rakes. Mix, pour, or spread concrete, using portable cement mixers. Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials, such as asphalt. Erect or dismantle scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps, or other temporary structures. Provide assistance to craft workers, such as carpenters, plasterers, or masons. Lubricate, clean, or repair machinery, equipment, or tools. Position or dismantle forms for pouring concrete, using saws, hammers, nails, or bolts. Smooth or finish freshly poured cement or concrete, using floats, trowels, screeds, or powered cement finishing tools. Operate jackhammers or drills to break up concrete or pavement. Position, join, align, or seal structural components, such as concrete wall sections or pipes.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements: Candidate must have knowledge of construction processes as it pertains to hi-rise structures and other smaller building facilities and surrounding grounds. Knowledge of OSHA and safety requirements related to performing construction work. Applicant must have ability to walk for long periods of time, twist, kneel, push, stoop, climb ladders; work in inclement weather; as well as lift and carry up to 100 pounds. Valid driver’s license required. Must be able to read and write in English. HS Diploma or equivalent is a plus. Bilingual is a plus.

Days and hours will vary on a flexible schedule.

Drug screening and background check required.

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Applications are given out at the following address from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Riverbay Corporation Administration Office, 2049 Bartow Ave., Bronx, NY 10475; OR Resumes can be faxed to 718-320-3672 with the Job Title and Job Reference # on the TOP RIGHT CORNER of the resume. *Riverbay Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer*

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MSI - Management Stays In? Co-op City Times / December 20, 2014

Daryl Johnson

ees and place them on our payLast week, I wrote that this new board quietly hired 3 employees from our sus- Director’s Viewpoint roll? When asked for an explanation, the president allegedly pended management company, Marion Scott, RE, Inc. (MSI). Thereafter, several told the City News: "I did First Vice President cooperators reacted, "Why would they hire not make this decision. This was a management decision." them?"

From the Start Nonsense! There is no way that these 3 employees would have been brought back during a I'm very sure that the majority of the cooperators that voted for change also hiring freeze and without his approval, as far as I’m convoted for candidates that would get rid of cerned. Nevertheless, a board member issued this statement in last week's paper: "Three former Marion Scott our management company. When I ran during the last election, my ad was clear, "We employees have been deemed to have been very valuable to the Corporation and, after much deliberation, the interim will immediately fire this management company." However, the candidates with managers have decided to hire them."

Valuable? They were just kicked out. Much deliberathe group, The Team for Change, ran an ad that said, "Enforce competitive bidding for tion? Who deliberated this matter? When was this matter general manager/management company." brought before the full board and before this entire comDespite repeated calls to get rid of MSI, this supposed munity? When?

No, it was done in secrecy. Therefore, that is why I'm group of anti-management candidates stalled on pushing management out of here. Nevertheless, they did manage to alerting this entire community on how this new board has suspend them on November 17. Thereafter, the NYS done everything possible to fulfill their own agenda and to Homes & Community Renewal (HCR) agency issued a work behind the scenes with this management group.

Lastly, there is a lot more to this story that cannot be letter, dated November 18, that stated: "You must immedilegally printed. But, even though the top managers of MSI ately reinstate MSI's employees, pending the completion of our investigation." So, although MSI was suspended, they are out, you can clearly see how they will probably be able to still wheel-and-deal with their people working here. might have legal grounds to come back here and continue their management operations. Therefore, we cannot legally Blame Game say that management is finished. Nevertheless, directors I cannot see how smart and capable managers, that are that ran on this so-called Team for Change slate invited new or promoted, would ever want to work with agents that MSI to bid on their own contract. Thereafter, MSI submitwere just kicked out of an organization. No, take-charge ted a bid. And now, this bid, along with 7 other bids, is managers will go in, review everything, and then make being reviewed by these same directors. positive changes, as needed.

Secretly Bringing MSI Back So, this nonsense about hiring these 3 MSI employees These new board members wanted everyone to believe and then blaming it on our interim managers doesn't sound that they were conducting business in a proper way. So, right to me. Therefore, in my opinion, everything about they called an open board meeting on November 19 to these hires point back to the actions of this president and announce that management was suspended until further this new board. notice. And the audience erupted with joy because of MSI's Bottom line: This community should seriously consider departure. Additionally, several cooperators called for an holding a shareholders' meeting to replace this entire board investigation of MSI and a few arrests. before bringing in new management.

So, with these public actions, who then would dream $500 Per Hour Overtime - RiverPay that these new board members would go behind everyone's On Wednesday, December 10, this board held a closedback, without a board vote, and hire three of MSI's employdoor meeting in Bartow and raised the overtime fee for

renting all 3 three adjacent rooms—a, b, and c—in Dreiser to $500 an hour. So, even if your event has stopped and you're cleaning up, after the contract period, then you will still get charged $500 an hour.

Yes, you must get out according to the time limits of the contract. But, people and events usually start late and they sometimes end late. However, think, does it really make sense to charge someone $500 an hour, in this community, when you can see that their event has finished and they're trying to clean up?

Baychester Footbridge Efforts are still underway to get that knocked down fence repaired near the Baychester footbridge. I'm hoping that this matter will be resolved soon by the NYC Department of Transportation or the NYS Thruway Authority.

Mall Lighting Brighter LED lights will be placed in our 3 malls very soon. However, we still have lots of problems with the brick work and the concrete along several areas of our malls.

Please Think Before You Drink A lot of holiday parties are happening now and lots of people are having a good time. Therefore, I would like to encourage everyone to please make plans before going to an event so that you will not have to drink and drive.

Thanks, and please have a safe and a happy holiday season.

Close What does it say when there is abundant evidence to show that a person is clearly doing wrong and then that person decides to use the scriptures to cover their tracks?

Thank you.

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

Or, please send a message to me at darylhjohnson @optonline.net (Please double-check the spelling of this address). Also, please call me at 718-671-4544 if you don't receive a response from your message. You can also join me on Facebook by typing in: Daryl H. Johnson.

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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New Insurance Broker Co-op City Times / December 20, 2014

Francine Reva Jones

Dear cooperators, day season on December The Board of Directors met on Director’s Viewpoint 24th (Christmas Eve), December 10th and the important issue of December 25th (Christmas health insurance for non-union management Day) and December 31st employees and PBA members in Public (New Year's Eve) can park in Secretary Safety was discussed and Emergency the Co-op City garages for a Resolution #14-74 was passed. We switched flat fee of $5 during the hours from Compass to Difference Card, where of 12:00 noon until 6:00 a.m. This will make it less the savings would be greater. I was pleased expensive and more convenient for your family and that both companies offered a “wellness” friends to visit you. component and, if the insured employees National March Against Police Violence participate, there might be additional savOn Saturday, December 13th, cooperators joined ings in the future. Many thanks to the National Action Network in the National March Riverbay’s Human Resources Director, on Washington Against Police Violence. We joined Colette Ragin, for remarkable organization with the families of the victims, Eric Garner, Mike and recommendation.

Brown, Amadou Diallo, and others, whose loved New Washing Machines Survey ones were victims, it is believed, of wrongful death by To the residents of Buildings 10 and 20, please note police officers. These deaths are believed to be racially that extra water has been added to the washing cycle for motivated, as the killings were perpetrated by White the new washing machines. Also, Riverbay’s police officers against people of color, mostly Black men.

Ombudsman, will be distributing another survey in order The marchers chanted, “I can’t breathe;” “Hands up, to get your opinion of the Wascomat washing machines don’t shoot,” and “Black lives matter.” It was a day of now that more water has been added. Also, be reminded resistance. People of all nationalities participated, calling that, for a few cents more, you will have the option of an for a special prosecutor when a person’s death is caused extra rinse cycle. The Coinmach company has already by a police officer and a prosecutor fails to obtain an agreed to change the dark glass to clear glass. Therefore, indictment by a Grand Jury. if the residents of Building 10 and 20 would respond to It is expected that this march and protest marches hapthe new washing machine survey and return it as soon as pening all across the country will result in reforms in possible that would be terrific. Other cooperators should policing legislation. That’s why it is so important to vote, feel free to visit Buildings 10 and 20 to test the machines and to vote for candidates who will attempt to pass laws and respond to the survey as well. that will hold those individuals in law enforcement For your information, the washing machine prices in accountable. Demonstrate to your family that you vote.

Co-op City are lower than the laundromats in the surYou should even take your children and grandchildren rounding area of the Bronx. The cost comparisons are: with you when you vote. Many Americans lost or risked For Co-op City, the cost is $1.25 for the small washing their lives in the pursuit for the right to vote. Thanks to machines and $2.75 for the largest. In other areas, the cost our Board President, the Riverbay Fund and the Riverbay is between $2 for the small machines and goes up to as staff for making it possible for cooperators to attend. much as $6.90, depending on the selection of hot or cold Kwanzaa Celebration water. Is there any wonder why residents in the surroundThe Coalition of African-American Churches & ing areas want it come to Co-op City to do their laundry?

Community Organizations of Co-op City, Inc. enthusiasSpecial Holiday Parking Rates tically invites you to attend its 18th Annual Kwanzaa Your family and friends that visit you during the holiCelebration on Saturday, December 27, at 1:00 p.m. in

Room 31 of the Bartow Community Center.

Kwanzaa is the seven-day (December 26-January 1) African celebration of family, community and culture as personified in African “first fruits” or harvest celebrations. Kwanzaa incorporates the spirit, value and practice of Ingathering, Reverence, Commemoration, Recommitment and Celebration, and evolves around Seven Principles, one for each day of Kwanzaa, called the Nguzo Saba.

The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa are: Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-determination), Ujima (Collective work and responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity), and Imani (Faith).

There will also be an inspirational message by Elder Clifford Simmons, Director of the Rites of Passage Program at The Abyssinian Baptist Church, and the Kuumba African Drummers and Dancers will perform for you.

In addition, there will be a Kwanzaa Ceremony, vendors, and the Karamu (feast). Everyone is required to bring an offering of a large dish of food to share with others (NO PORK, PLEASE), or a dessert or juice.

Kindly advise us of what your food offering will be by calling 718-379-5555 or 718-320-1861.

African garb is preferred, but not mandatory. We look forward to seeing you. Habara gani!

Building Associations Participation at your Building Association meetings is important. You should know your neighbors and the Building Association meetings is a perfect place to meet them in order to share information about your building and community.

Contact me If you have questions or comments, feel free to contact me. As Chair of the Community Relations Committee, your concerns are my concerns. I can be reached at: Francine Jones, Board of Directors, Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475 or call 718-671-5957.

Should you be unable to attend the Kwanzaa Celebration, please have a happy and safe Holiday.

March

building at the time of the shooting. The mother of Amadou Diallo, Kadiadou Diallo, also joined the protest. Diallo, a 23 year old immigrant from Guinea, was shot and killed in 1999 by police officers who thought that the wallet he was holding in his hand was a gun.

Two bus-loads of Co-op City residents joined Riverbay Board President Cleve Taylor, Riverbay Treasurer Bernard Cylich and other Board members in travelling to Washington to add their voices to the thousands who converged on the nation’s capital last weekend to call for justice for the families of the men who were killed at the hands of police officers, and also for the appointment of special prosecutors when civilians are killed by the police.

Soon after the Staten Island grand jury’s decision not to indict the officer who placed Eric Garner in a chokehold which contributed to his death, thousands of citizens of all races began protesting in numerous cities across the nation expressing their outrage. Here in Co-op City, Board President Taylor called for residents to join him at the National March in Washington last Saturday.

“Only days after Taylor’s appeal, there were enough responses to fill two

CCPD

Distracted shoppers also present an opportunity for thieves. As you bustle around to complete that holiday shopping, be sure to be alert to your surroundings.

Extra crowds provide an excellent opportunity for criminals, such as pickpockets.

Shop with a friend and consider giving gift cards or cash for your remaining gifts. It’s always the thought that counts.

Don’t forget, the Department of Public Safety has a lost and found for keys and eyeglasses located at our office at 2049 Bartow Avenue, lower level. Just this week, three cooperators were reunited with their property. If you find keys or eyeglasses, bring them to Public Safety. Be sure to check here if you are missing these items as well.

Don’t forget to use up any money you have left in Flexible Spending Accounts for 2014. Schedule any end of the year medical appointments for the coming week, if necessary.

In New York State, the Expanded “Move Over” law has been in effect since January 1, 2012. This law makes it a violation to fail to move over a lane when approaching a service vehicle, such as a tow truck or a stopped emergency vehicle

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buses from Co-op City - one of the buses was donated by SEIU Local 32BJ,” said Director Cylich. “They came with a message from our community: our anger, revulsion and demand for justice in the violence and killing of innocent people of color by police across our nation.”

Director Cylich observed that the many thousands that marched were multi-racial and multi-generational.

“They came from every corner of our nation answering a call issued by Rev. Al Sharpton just eight days before. They were militant and determined,” he reported.

The Co-op City trip was coordinated

by Riverbay’s Director of Community Relations, Michelle Sajous, who did a yeoman’s job of organizing the buses and working out the logistics of the trip on short notice. She was also instrumental in keeping the group together during the march.

In Washington, the crowds gathered at Freedom Plaza in downtown Washington and later marched along the National Mall.

“At the podium were dozens of family members and loved ones of victims of police violence,” said Director Cylich. “Everyone in the great crowd

was moved by their anguish and cries for justice.”

Director Cylich said that one speaker who made the deepest impression on him was the Mayor of Newark, NJ, Ras Baraka, who “called for the dismantling the systemic Jim Crow in employment, housing, education, and in corporate Board rooms, as well as in the police departments,” Cylich said.

“He predicted that only the eradication of systemic Jim Crow can reduce the problem of inappropriate and violent police activity,” said Director Cylich.

Board Secretary Francine Jones who also attended the march along with other cooperators who are members of the African American Association, said: “It was a day of resistance. People of all nationalities participated, calling for a special prosecutor when a person’s death is caused by a police officer and a prosecutor fails to obtain an indictment by a Grand Jury. It is expected that this march and protest marches happening all across the country will result in reforms in policing legislation.”

Cooperator Dawnette Phelps of Building 30A said: “It was an awesome day that banded many together in love and solidarity because our lives matter!”

“Going to Washington, DC for this

march was an experience of a lifetime for me,” said Devon Tull, who joined the Co-op City contingent on the trip to Washington. “To be around so many like-minded people that were there for social change was, in one word, incredible. Due to this experience, I'm planning to involve myself in more movements that will benefit social change, and in participating in more Co-op City events.”

Elizabeth Cardona, who was also a part of the Co-op City group, said: “It was an incredible experience. It's very easy to feel powerless and think, ‘Well, this how the world is and I just have to deal with it.’ The march and the overall experience, however, gave me a sense of empowerment. It made me feel like I have a voice and I need to use that voice to stop these injustices.

She continued: “I am grateful to have been part of this crucial moment in history. For this reason, I would like to thank the Riverbay Fund for sponsoring this and I would like to especially thank Michelle Sajous. She was an amazing leader. She kept order within the group, but was also very warm and welcoming, making everyone feel comfortable. It was a wonderful experience, but it cannot end here.”

you would like more information, contact City Harvest. Call 1-800-77-HARVEST or visit www.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.

This year, Public Safety has also launched its first “SPARK OF LOVE TOY DRIVE.” We will be collecting new unwrapped toys for children ages 4-13.

These toys will be given to children who are spending their Christmas in a hospital or a shelter. Choose a toy for a boy or a girl, a unisex toy, a toy for a small child or a toy for a teen. One toy can make a big difference for a child. Please help us make sure every child has at least one new toy for Christmas. Our very own Public Safety elves will deliver these gifts personally. We

will post photos here in the Co-op City Times.

Have a safe and healthy New Year 2015. Lieutenant Pam Apollo would like to thank all of my avid readers for their support and input throughout the year. Also, be sure to buckle your seatbelt and avoid distractions when driving. If you plan to consume alcoholic beverages, be sure to designate a driver who will not drink, or call a taxi. Always remember, if you see something, say something. Call 9-1-1 and the Department of Public Safety at (718) 671-3050 or online at www.ccpd.us.

Callers may remain anonymous when giving information. The Co-op City Department of Public Safety would like to thank all persons who have called in suspicious activity. It is by your actions that the crime rate remains low and a high quality of life is maintained.

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with or without its warning lights on. This violation carries a fine of up to $150 and up to two points on your license. The purpose of this law is to protect emergency responders and other service vehicles.

This year, the 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 community centers by Public Safety’s Sgt. Nat Diaz. The circular bins are beige with trees and starsand can be found next to the elevators on the lower level of the Dreiser and Einstein community centers. There are also boxes at 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 16, 2015.

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

Open to 32BJ Union Members from December 19-26, 2014 Open to all applicants from December 29, 2014 to January 9, 2015 • Job Reference #14-59

Request for transfer/promotion must be received by the Human Resources Department by January 5, 2015.

Employees are responsible for submitting the transfer forms in person to the Human Resources Department. Employees who are promoted will receive the applicable rate scale for this position.

Permanent Groundsman Buildings and Grounds Ideal candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day responsibilities of duties in the landscaping, maintenance of and general upkeep of company grounds and property greens.

Responsibilities include basic groundskeeping duties such as planting flowers, trees & shrubs, weeding, fertilizing, mowing, cutting hedges, general lawn & nursery care and seasonal duties including snow removal. Operate vehicles and powered

Public Safety Blotter: December 15, 2014

December 15 - 100 Donizetti Place Two males were arrested for larceny.

One of the individuals is a resident and

was issued a Community Complaint.

December 15 -140 Casals Place One male was arrested for Trespass.

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equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws. Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.

Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots and spread salt in those areas. Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls. Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes. Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws. Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools. Gather and remove litter. Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.

Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features.

Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans. Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds. Rake, mulch, and compost leaves. Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or

plant flowers or foliage. Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools. Decorate gardens with stones or plants. Maintain irrigation systems, including winterizing the systems and starting them up in spring. Care for natural turf fields, making sure the underlying soil has the required composition to allow proper drainage and to support the grasses used on the fields. Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste. Haul or spread topsoil or spread straw over seeded soil to hold soil in place. Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes.

Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

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Candidate should have a working knowledge of grounds equipment, tools, and material. Applicant must have ability to walk for long periods of time, twist, kneel, push, stoop, climb ladders; work in inclement weather; as well as lift and carry up to 100 pounds. Must be available for emergency work. Must be able to read and write in English. Bilingual is a plus.

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This is our community Co-op City Times / December 20, 2014

Let me start by wishing everyone a happy holiday and best wishes for a wonderful 2015!

This week, I, along with every other cooperator here at Co-op City received a letter from Marion Scott Realty. While on one hand I was inclined to ignore it because I did not believe it would have anything objective or positive to say, many of my fellow Co-op City residents asked me to set the record straight.

For the record, the letter is inaccurate in many respects. For example, it is not a handful of Board members undertaking actions without a majority. In fact, the Resolution asking HCR to investigate MSI was supported by 12 Board members and HCR is investigating MSI. In addition, although HCR did send a letter directing the Board to reinstate MSI, in fact, HCR has NOT sought to reinstate MSI pending a conclusion of the investigation.

The current Board of Directors, specifically the new majority, has been transparent. We have held critical Open Board meetings and have invited HCR to attend so that there is no confusion whether or not we are upholding Riverbay by-laws and/or NY state regulations. I understand that Board members who are not of like minds with the majority are in an uncomfortable position. Many of my fellow Board members lived in that uncomfortable position on the Board for many, many years. We who agree on efficiency, integrity and transparency may talk and discuss the issues because we can have reasonable discourse. However, it is not a handful of Board members running the Board. Every critical action on this Board has happened at a formal Board business meeting, many

Linda Berk

Director’s Viewpoint Assistant Secretary

of them open. In addition, every action has been decided by majority vote, at least 8 (as stated in my previous viewpoint and referred to by others as proof that the Board has done something wrong).

Every Board member receives resolutions within the required time and has every opportunity to discuss and persuade anyone to change their mind on the issue or amend the resolution. We have done this as witnessed by the more than 500 residents who attended the last Open Board business meeting, along with HCR. The problem this current Board is experiencing is that with the due diligence and querying that we believe is the responsibility of a Board charged with oversight of a managing agent or general manager, we have uncovered many costly and alarming situations. This board has not focused on blaming anyone for allowing these circumstances to evolve. However, we have made every effort to put a stop to the costly practices and are looking at other managing options. This is our community, not Marion Scott’s community, as he so boldly stated in his letter. Not one principal of Marion Scott lives here! This community belongs to every shareholder collectively and I look forward to contin-

Updating our look for the new year!

In keeping with one of the goals of our strategic plan to engage Co-op City residents, the Co-op City Times is calling all artists, photographers, graphic designers, and any other interested resident to help us update our masthead, which is the banner with the name of our publication that appears on page 1 of each issue.

The masthead includes the volume and number of the paper being published, and the date of the publication, among other information.

If you are creative and would like to enter this competition, your submission should be relevant to the Co-op City community. Designs should also be 9.75 inches wide and 1.9 inches high; 300 dpi and 4 color (CMYK). Please include your name, address and telephone number so we can contact you.

Submissions may be emailed to the Co-op City Times at cctimes@riverbay corp.com, or dropped off in person to our office, located at 2049 Bartow Avenue, Room 21, Bronx, N.Y. 10475.

Entries are due on Monday, January 19.

If you need further guidance, please do not hesitate to contact our office at (718) 320-3300, Ext. 3384 and speak to our staff.

We wish our readers a healthy and happy Holiday Season.

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If you have news you’d like to share with your neighbors, please give us a call at (718) 320-3300, Ext. 3375/6; email: cctimes@riverbaycorp.com or fax (718) 320-2595.

ued growth in the community’s involvement in our affairs. Do not let anyone, Marion Scott included, set a tone of fear or concern about the state of Co-op City. We have some challenges before us, but not because the current Board is dropping the ball, that was a problem of the past!

Dreiser Mall It was my intention to post the response of our community center survey in the paper by now. Unfortunately, critical Board issues and the holiday activities have consumed so much time and therefore the results will be posted in the new year.

However, there are immediate concerns with the Dreiser Mall that is absolutely unacceptable! The Dreiser Mall construction process has proven to be insensitive to merchants and residents. At the busiest time of the year, the main street in front of the mall has been blocked eliminating parking and limiting foot traffic to the mall.

This is wrong and unfair to our merchants and residents. No one, the Board, the Commercial Leasing Committee or the Commercial Leasing Department were notified of such drastic changes to this main thoroughfare for Section 2. The necessary construction work should have been planned, managed and completed to avoid the holiday season. In my opinion, there should have been more laborers assigned to the work, the preliminary engineering was inadequate, the scope of work was not properly defined, and the management of the actual work and safety issues have not been properly handled. According to our President, Cleve Taylor, this job should have been completed. He is now pushing to get the cement work completed as soon

as possible, as safely as possible.

In the meantime, I will be meeting with the merchants of Dreiser Mall with the Director of Commercial Leasing and Director of Construction. It is time to address this woeful situation. There will be improvements and requests for upgrades will be included in the budget proposal.

RAM Certification Congratulations to all my fellow Board members and Riverbay staff who received their RAM Certification last week. For two months, we met to study the principles, regulations, marketing strategies and best business practices for managing multiple residential housing developments. Kudos and our appreciation go out to President Cleve Taylor who believed that having a Board and staff well versed in the knowledge of property management would be a win/win situation for everyone. After my certification and my experience on the Board over the past six months, I believe every Board member should be required to be RAM certified! Overseeing the management of a $200 million corporation should require some training in the area of property management. Those of us certified now know what to look for!

Happy Holidays!

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa or Three Kings Day, I hope you and your family have an enjoyable holiday season. Best wishes for a wonderful, healthy and prosperous New Year! May God bless you!

As always, I am interested in knowing what you think. Please feel free to contact me at Riverbay Board of Directors, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475 or Lberk@riverbayboard.com.

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Spanish American Community Club

Please join us on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 8:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome – not just members!

Our next general membership meeting will be held on January 8th.

Our Christmas Party is scheduled for Saturday, December 20th. The Cultural and Social Committees are combining their efforts to make this a very special evening. Join us in Dreiser Auditorium ‘B’ from 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. and enjoy the music of ‘Cinco En Plena’ and DJ Salsero. Members will be admitted free;

Pastors Anthony Davis and Andrée Davis, cofounders 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

Drunk driver

intersection of Einstein Loop South and Hutchinson River Parkway East. When they arrived, they encountered a driver at the scene who claimed that the car he was driving veered out of control and into the parked cars after he was cut off by another vehicle.

According to the report, as the man was being interviewed by the Public Safety officers at the

non-members admitted for only $20. For more information, please contact Lourdes Suarez at (347) 2244954 or Antoinette Toro at (917) 744-4373.

Our ‘Social Friday’ get-together will take place on Saturday, December 27th at 7:00 p.m. Join us for the laid-back fun!

Help us ring in 2015! The ‘Social Friday’ Committee is hosting our annual New Year’s Eve party beginning at 8:00 p.m. in Dreiser Auditorium ‘C.’ ‘Sabor y Swing’ will be providing the live entertainment, with additional music

by DJ Salsero. Admission will be $10 for children under 12 years of age; $20 admission for all others. Bring your noise-makers and party supplies. Contact Jose Lopez at (347) 202-7930 for all tickets and all the details.

Additional information for all of our upcoming club events, as well as details concerning the club in general, can be found on our website: http://spanamcccc.synthasite.com. You may also contact the club at (718) 379-7017 or email us at SpanAmCCCC@gmail.com.

—Carmen Rodriguez

both the home and the community. Pastor Davis has a particular affinity towards the empowerment the youth. His approach is to meet these young people where they are and to help transform them to meet their God given destiny.

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

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

Sunday Morning Worship – 12:00 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Harvest Restoration Ministries

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A Christmas Tail

scene, the officers detected alcohol on the man’s breath and when he stepped out of his car, the officers said that he did not appear to be steady on his feet.

The 45th Precinct was notified by Public Safety and arrived at the scene moments later. The man was placed under arrest and transported to the 45th

Precinct stationhouse where NYPD highway patrol officers conducted further testing to confirm the level of the man’s intoxication.

Also, the vehicle that the man was driving was seized by the NYPD. Luckily, no injuries resulted from the alcoholinduced accident.

If You See Something, SAY SOMETHING!!!

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Twas the night before Christmas And all through the house Everyone was looking for A very small mouse Mama was standing on the table in fear Surely the mouse might be somewhere in there And Papa was running, to the left and the right Trying to find the switch to turn on the light The children were looking, at the tree did they stare, Their pussycats, they thought, were somewhere in there And all were just looking with all of their might Trying to see if the mouse was somewhere in sight When all of a sudden there came a loud noise It sounded like someone carrying a whole lot of toys And then through the chimney came a loud clop It was a man all in red who came out with a plop He found the light switch and turned everything bright He said he had traveled a whole day and a night They gave him some coffee and a big piece of pie And for his reindeer, some cookies before they fly through the sky He gave Ma and Pa some nice clothes they could wear He gave the children many toys, they could play when they care To all the cats, both young or quite old Some cat toys to play with and told them not to go where it's cold And just before he was going back up north A small looking mouse from somewhere came forth He made a small noise and Santa looked down And Santa then gave out a very big frown It wasn't a mouse that he looked down and saw It wasn't a mouse that extended his paw It was a small hamster that all did now see Now the hamster had no more reasons to flee And now Santa went back to his sleigh And he and his reindeer were soon on their way He gave out a "Ho Ho Ho" and then shouted for everyone to hear Merry Christmas to all and to all a very happy New Year

Marvin M. Warm

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Co-op City Sports

Velocity Track Club New York

The blessing continues! On Sunday, December 14, Velocity Track Club New York traveled to Tom Rivers, New Jersey to compete in the New Jersey AAU (American Amateur Union) Development Meet at the Bennett Complex – The Bubble. The competition was good and well organized.

Awards were given to the top 6 athletes/gender in their division. Due to the limited space for this article, I will mention VTC’s top 3 athletes: In the girls 8 & under division, Tiarra Jackson took 2nd in the 1500 meter race. In the boys 8 years & under division, Avery Philip took 1st place in the shot put. In the girls 9 & 10 division, River Sampson was a double threat, she took 2nd in the 55 meter dash and 3rd in the 200 meter race. In the boys 9 & 10 division,

Dontae Lindo, Julian Caldwell, Isaac Obeng & Ethan Mohan continue their dominance in the 4 x 200 meter relay.

Next year, Ethan & Isaac will be moving up to the older division. Who will step up to join this winning relay team of Dontae, Julian & Jordan? Also, Dontae took 2nd in the 1500 meter race. In the boys’ 11 & 12 years old division, Kristian Cadiz-Domville was also a double threat; he won the 400 meters race and took 2nd in the 200 meter race. Adrian Swift-Henry took 2nd & Daijon James took 3rd in the shot put. Nariah Mathis worked her way into the award category, by taking 3rd in the girls 13 & 14 division. Darius Gordon took 2nd in the boys 15 & 16 years old 800 meter race. Plus, we had many athletes that performed their per-

sonal best. Great job!!!

On Friday, December 19th through Sunday, December 21st, our girls will be competing in the Women Colgate Games. This is the nation’s largest amateur youth girl’s track & field event that gives out educational grants. The competition will be fierce and a great experience for young girls who are interested in track & field.

Anyone interested in supporting Velocity Track Club New York, we are a 501(c)3 - Non-for Profit. Just write the check of any size to Velocity Track Club New York. Your donation is a tax write off and we will send you a receipt. For additional information, please contact Coach Winston Dinkins at 914-441-6196 or email me at WATCLT@AOL.COM. —Winston Dinkins

Building 13 Association, Inc. is sending holiday greetings to the entire Co-op City community, as well as those outside of the community with wishes for a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year to all.

Collections for our building staff went well and we were able to give a generous gift from the Building 13 family. What a great way to say, “Thanks, we appreciate you” for all they do during the year.

We want to also say thank you to everyone that took time from their busy schedule to help with the collection during this busy holiday season.

Holiday Party – Adults - Want to kick back and listen to good music and eat good food? Well our ANNUAL “After and Before” party is for you.

Celebrate with us! The After Holiday/ Pre-New Year Event – will be held on Saturday, December 27, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Music will be provided by

DJ Val. Dishes and donations are welcome.

The Youth Holiday Fun - will be held tomorrow, Sunday, December 21, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Women Keeping It Real – Join us, Saturday, January 17, 2015 from 6:308:30 p.m., in the Association Room of Building 13 (100 Casals Place). It's an INSPIRING, INSIGHTFUL, INFORMATIVE and often HILARIOUS social gathering of women of all ages discussing various issues. Remember! You must be 18 and over to participate. YOU and your friends are welcome. DON'T MISS IT! GAME NIGHT RETURNS - Our next Game Night with Miguel and Nancy is scheduled for Saturday, January 24, 2015 from 7:00-10:00 p.m.

Come down or over 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 and by all means bring a friend.

In the near future, we will be setting the date for the “No Bullying” workshop. Please check the bulletin board in the lobby for the exact date and time.

Important information will be given to the youth, as well as the parents on the best way to handle various situations.

The workshop will be facilitated by Sgt. Gregory, from the Co-op City Public Safety Department.

Saturday, December 13th was the last association meeting of the calender year. It was combined with the annual holiday celebration/pot luck and a toy give-away for the children. There was a very poor showing, but we managed to have a good time. Our president brought us up to date with the different happenings in Co-op City and what would they mean for our future as a community.

There was also an appeal for there to be more involvement and commitment to the association in order for it and the work they do, to survive. There are so few hands of people in the association and we really need more, especially some of the younger families. Everyone is busy but if you could carve out some time in your schedules to help, it would make everyone's job easier.

The schedule for meetings for 2015 has not been decided but when they are, we hope to see more of you attending.

A heartfelt thanks goes out to all of the cooperators who contributed to the collection for the building staff. They work very hard to maintain our building and during this holiday season, it is good that we can show our appreciation.

This has been a tumultuous year both locally and nationally. There are too many incidents to even recount, but

one thing we do know is that we had better start paying closer attention to what is being done and what is being said and who is saying it. Technology has made it possible for us to know that there is something going on moments after it has occurred. You do not need to be on Facebook or Twitter to discover the events of the day, but you do need to know and as my daughter always tells me, "knowing is half the battle." The other half is action. Complacency can no longer rule the day. We have work to do for 2015 for our nation, for our community, but more importantly, for our families and their future.

Here's wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday season. Happy birthday, Sagittarians and Capricornians.

Hope your birthdays are wonderful and you have many more to come.

Get well wishes to our sick and those who have just been under the weather.

Be mindful that there are many people this holiday season who are alone and also lonely. Invite a neighbor in to share a meal. Please don't forget our seniors.

Look in on them. See if they need something from the store, make sure that they have eaten today. In this season of giving, there is nothing more valuable you can give than some of your time to someone who needs it.

—La Verne Floyd

Building 13 Association

Building 34 Association

Velocity athletes in “V” formation.

Checks for Building 13 events should be made payable to Building 13 Assoc.

Inc. and mailed to: Bldg. 13 Assoc. Inc., 100 Casals Place #32K, Bronx, NY 10475. All activities are on a first come basis. For information, contact Gail Sharbaan at 718-671-3801 or Leslie Peterson at 718-320-1370, our website: http://www.bldg13assoc.com, or e-mail us at building13assoc@yahoo.com.

Thanks for making our team work.

—Leslie Peterson

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Broun Place Townhouse Association

Five more days to Christmas, 2014 and Broun Place reflects the beauty of the year. Seems like this year, the theme in outdoor decorations is “lit presents!”

As announced last Saturday, your townhouse executive committee collected for our annual gift for our excellent groundskeepers. It was a great effort, but disappointing to learn that our cogroundskeeper, Desmond, will not be here. He is amongst those let go in the sweep. What a shame to reward good work with a pink slip! We are seeking a way to reach him to reward his good work in Broun Place. Huge thanks to Lillian and Vivian for accompanying Eva in the collection.

Misleading mail in addition to scam phone calls are on the rise in this season, be alert! You may receive mail from “American Water Resources.” It

says, “Service Line Repair, protect yourself from multiple water problem, leaks and clogs,” etc. The letter addresses us as homeowners; we are not. We own the share value of our apartments and do not have private water lines. Regarding phone calls, he says he’s a NYC policeman soliciting for the “NYC Retired Policemen’s Organization.” Register with “Do Not Call” online and avoid scammers.

On December 10th, your president attended the informative breakfast and seminar to honor “World AIDS Day,” sponsored by the Church of God’s Children, co-sponsored by the Bronx Clergy Task Force. This was an important and informative event and your president is glad she made it.

January 22nd, Room 31, from 7 p.m., is our next meeting and focus to cele-

Stay warm….

Once again, we would like to thank everyone who participated in our holiday decorating festivities. We also had a wonderful holiday celebration meeting.

Yes, true, we learned a few things and a good time was had by all. We had a special visitor from Section Five and one of our esteemed Board members of Riverbay Corporation attended. Thank you, Ms. Francine R. Jones.

Some even stayed behind to offer holiday jokes passed around, followed by some photo opportunities.

When the new year comes in, where will you be? We were thinking of a New Year’s Eve gathering. What do you think?

Please respond with your comments

ASAP because time waits for no one.

Remember that our general meetings are on the second Thursday of the month until further notice. So, the next one in January will be January 8th.

We would also like to remind everyone to dress in layers. This is flu season and the flu shot that is out there is only 40% preventive due to the fact that the most common flu now has a different strain.

Would anybody be interested in a free movie night once per month in the association room, along with maybe a game night each month on a different night? Is there anyone who would like to spearhead one of these events?

Please let us know so we can discuss it further.

Our “Think Tank” on Friday nights are about to get intense. You might not want to miss it from here on end. It is Friday nights, 8:30 p.m.

One of our highlights is our ongoing fundraiser designed not just to empower the building association, but to empower each individual who participates. I tell you it’s incredible!! You will be Neighbors gathered for our holiday celebration had a shocked at the companies we fun time. partnered with. Go to our website to learn more: www.21associaliving together. For further correspondence: 21association@gmail.com or tion.com. Oh yeah…oh yeahhh!!! call us at: 347-504-1821.

We are neighbors and we are family; —Kevin Lambright we will all win by working, sharing and

Holiday greetings to all of our Co-op City families, friends, neighbors, merchants, and especially, our new residents. We wish everyone a happy Hanukah, a very merry Christmas, and a happy Kwanzaa. Enjoy your festive holidays, but please be safe by traveling with a designated driver.

Blessings and many wishes to all who are celebrating birthdays, wedding anniversaries, new births, and other fantastic events during the month of December.

We are sending well wishes for a speedy recovery to all sick, homebound, and hospitalized persons.

Our sincere condolences to those who have experienced the recent loss of a loved one. Our prayers are with you and your family during this difficult

time of bereavement. May God bless your loved one with eternal peace.

Our three lobbies were decorated festively for the holidays. We extend our sincere thanks to Mrs. Nancy Edmunson, Mrs. Pat Malave, and the Slater family, from Buildings 26A, 26B, and 26C, respectively, for helping to make our lobbies look so beautiful.

You guys are awesome!

Thank you, President Cleve Taylor, for arranging for many of our Co-op City residents to march with you in Washington, D.C. last Saturday for the Millions March Against Police Violence. Together we stand, divided we fall. You are a true leader.

All are welcome to attend our Building Association meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 15, 2015, at

7:30 p.m. in the rear lobby of 2420 Hunter Avenue. Our guest speaker will be Ms. Lois English, Manager of Section 5 CSO. Please come out and be informed. Bring your questions, concerns, suggestions, and complaints.

Invite your neighbors to attend with you. An informed cooperative is our most valuable cooperative. There will

be refreshments served and we will have a 50/50 raffle. Good luck!

Due to increased terrorism throughout the world, it is extremely important that if you see something unusual or strange, that you say something by immediately calling 9-1-1 for emergencies. Nonemergencies, call should be telephoned to 3-1-1.

—YuVonne Lewis

Happy Holiday, cooperators, It’s a wonderful time of year where we come together with family and friends to celebrate the holiday season. It’s an opportunity to give to loved ones and recognize the people who helped make life a little easier throughout the year. Our homes and buildings are beautifully decorated with Christmas trees and ornaments that shine with a sea of red, green, silver and gold. We give thanks to all the secret Santas who poured out an extra dose of generosity to children in shelters or those less fortune to help make their

Christmas holiday a little more joyous during difficult times. While some people lost loved ones before the holidays, we hope you find comfort in the memories and look forward to creating new ones.

Come join your neighbors tonight (Saturday, Dec. 20th) for the annual Christmas party. The party will be held in the association room. Bring a dish and win a gift.

Happy Hanukkah! Merry Christmas!

Happy Kwanzaa! May you all have a blessed and prosperous 2015 New Year!

—Katrina Asante

Greetings, neighbors, and happy holidays to all. Decorations of our lobbies, Building A, B and C, and collection of donations took place on Dec. 4th and 5th.

The association pauses to take this time to thank all who participated.

THANK YOU - Cooperators who gave so generously, to the one who was waiting for us to set up, gave more and beyond, to the one who came back to add additional donation, we, with a heart of gratitude, thank you. Our porters, lobby attendants, mail carrier, Maintenance staff, I am sure felt your appreciation of the work they do for our buildings.

ON THAT NOTE - When you see flyers posted by the building association, please join us in any activities you see posted for our building.

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE We would like for you to join us in a trip to ACE IN THE HOLE, a tribute to Sam Cook (WE ARE HAVING A PARTY) on Thursday, February 19th, 2015 at the

Royal Manor, Garfield, New Jersey. Price is $85, which includes transportation, a family-style menu (braised tips, beef, roast chicken, etc.) and 2 complimentary drinks.

We are asking that you send a deposit to reserve your seat, via cash, checks or money orders. For further information, please contact Margie, 917-921-7749; Nelson Sweeting, 646-644-4055 and Sharon at 718-671-1905. Make checks payable to Building 27 Association and mail to Lillian Sumpter, 140 Erdman Pl. Apt 6D, Bronx, NY 10475.

The association thanks you and you for your continuous support. We pray for the sick and shut, wishing you a speedy recovery. We also express sympathy to all who have lost a loved one. We are going through TRYING TIMES; let us continue to pray for our Board, homes and communities. Pray for leaders everywhere and for each other.

—H. Overman

brate the New Year. This meeting will bring in the New Year in party fashion with refreshments, guests and music.

Our Executive Officers are: President: Mrs. Eva Kindaichi-Lazaar; Vice President: Mrs. Vivian Burrus; Treasurer: Ms. Lillian Richardson; Secretary: Ms. Grace Emanuel. Ms. Lana Spaulding and Mr. Jesse Seise are our support team. Neighbors are urged to follow news in the Co-op City Times.

If you are interested in a conversational book club of neighbors, please contact 31B. Good luck to Mr. Ellison, Mr. Merola and Ms. Ragin as they manage Co-op City for now. Please continue to work to enhance and maintain the quality of life in Broun Place and Co-op City.

Please make our Community Planning

Building 21 Association

Building 26 Association

Building 25 Association

Office aware to clean our adjacent areas.

Skunks are here again and scavenge because of litter.

Neighbors, prepare your terraces and patios for the inclement weather. We have to close it, tie it down, and make sure your drain is clear.

Recycling garbage correctly is important; please take the time to read the bin labels. Call Public Safety, 718-6713050, to help this department enforce our quality of life regulations. Public Safety wants our assistance, “If You See Something, Say Something.”

Holiday greetings and prayers to all and special prayers for those recovering from surgery, and illness and hope for the best recovery possible.

Please submit your question or tiding to 31B. —Eva Lazaar

Building 27 Association

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African American Association

Happy holidays to all our friends and neighbors. Thanks to everyone that donated Christmas toys for children in shelters and hospitals. Special appreciation is extended to Ms. Meena Sharpe-Hicks and her students at Martial Way Kung-Fu Training Center for several bags of toys contributed by them.

Several Association members traveled to Washington, D.C. last Saturday for the National March on Washington Against Police Violence. We expect that reformed legislation will result from the protest marches that have occurred all across the country.

The 18th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration sponsored by the Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations of Co-op City, Inc. will be held on Saturday, December 27th at 1:00 p.m. in Dreiser Center, Room 31. Please join us with your family and friends to observe this

meaningful cultural event. Elder Clifford Simmons will deliver an inspirational message and the Kuumba African Drummers and Dancers will make a cultural presentation. There will be vendors, Kwanzaa Ceremony and the Karamu Feast. Your contribution is to bring a large dish of food, dessert or juice to share with others. Please call 718-379-5555 or 718-320-1861 to tell us what you will contribute.

White House Tour: The Association is planning a one-day bus trip to Washington, D.C. to tour the White House. The tentative date is 5/2/15. If interested, call 718-379-5555.

The Association sponsors the following ongoing programs and encourages your participation.

Salsa & Zumbali Dancercise – Most Saturdays at 10:00 a.m., Dreiser Center, Room #1. Dance and exercise to Latin and R&B sounds. Call Keith at 917-561-6211 or Iris, 917-838-7723.

Creative Movement – Saturday dance classes for children, ages 3-7 at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Dreiser Center, Room #2. Contact Ms. Barnes at 646-281-4570.

Yoga & Pilates Mat Classes – Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. #2. Lose weight, tone and strengthen your muscles with exercises that reduce stress through breathing techniques.

Call Meena at 718-671-8364.

Belly Dance Classes – Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. #2. A fun and healthy way to stay in shape!

Call Xonia at 646-301-9438.

Evening Line Dance Classes – Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. #2. Dance to Soul, Latin, and Gospel music. Call Cynthia at 917903-7073.

Adult Study Group – ASCAC’s Institute For Youth, the 2nd and 4th Mondays, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15.

Next Defensive driving course The next Black Forum defensive driving course will be next Saturday, January 10, 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.

With much gratitude The Black Forum would like to express its heartfelt appreciation to Mary and Edward Harvey for their generous donations to our Food Pantry. We are extremely grateful for

all you do to help others.

Black Forum Aerobics and Zumba Aerobics classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays; Zumba on Thursday. Classes will be held in the Dreiser Aud., 7:30 p.m. To register, please call (718) 320-8035.

Nominal fee for each class.

Black Forum’s Lyons Mane Track Club Register now for the fall. Youth ages 8-18. Practice sessions are held on Mondays & Wednesdays, Dreiser Auditorium. Please call (718) 3208035.

Ghanaian Association of Co-op City The community is invited to our Holiday gathering on Saturday, December 27, 3-11 p.m., Rm. 45, Dreiser Center. Please bring a traditional dish to share and enjoy, and meet the new president and execu-

tives of our association.

Food distribution sites added On Thursdays, residents of Buildings 27, 28, 29, 32 and 33 must pick up food at the New Vision Church, 115 Einstein Loop, 11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. every Thursday.

Residents of Building 26, 30, 31, 34 and 35 must go to the Evangelical Church, 2350 Palmer Avenue, 11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. on Thursdays to pick up food. For information, please call (718) 320-8035.

Volunteers needed We need volunteers for the Food Program, Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you have 2 hours, per day to spare, between 11-12:45 p.m., please call us, (718) 320-8035.

Emergency Food Program We are open on Tuesdays, Wed-nesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Room 20 in the Dreiser

The Building Association wants to thank you once again for your donations for the porters and lobby attendant's Christmas gift. You have been so gracious and giving in your contributions.

We are hosting a Pot Luck Christmas Party today. Please come down at 7 p.m. with your dishes of goodies for the building to enjoy. The

party will be in the Association Room, right across from the back door.

On Monday, December 22, we will have Santa Claus in the lobby to entertain the children. They will take a picture and receive a candy cane. Please bring the children down at 5 p.m.

Next Saturday, Dec. 27, the Coalition of African American Churches and Community Organizations will host

their Annual Kwanzaa Celebration in the Bartow Community Center Room #31 at 1 p.m. Please bring a dish (no pork, please) juice, dessert. Admission is FREE. Come and enjoy the KUUMBA DANCERS & DRUMMERS. The keynote speaker will be Elder Clifford Simmons, Director of the Rites of Passage Program at The Abyssinian Ba.ptist Church. Come out

and enjoy the afternoon.

Get well wishes go out to the sick and the shut-in; hope you feel better soon.

The Building Association wishes everyone a HAPPY HOLIDAY. MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY CHANUKAH, FELIZ NAVIDAD, HAPPY KWANZAA. —Patricia Bonaparte

We wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR, also to anyone celebrating, HANUKKAH and KWANZAA, bless us one and all.

Because we are committed in this association, we have given our all in decorating the lobbies. Those little elves were very busy and it shows the love by

making us all look in awe with appreciation that someone took the time to do this for our building.

This year, we share pictures of the B side lobby and thanks to all that helped to make it beam with the holiday spirit.

We also thank all that generously contributed at the collections in the lobbies for our porters and lobby attendants dur-

ing this season showing appreciation in maintaining the cleanliness and safety of our building.

We gathered together to celebrate the holidays with our neighbors sharing fabulous pot luck dishes and remembering those that are no longer with us. Thanks to Sharon, our VP, for coordinating this evening of sharing. If you did not attend

the gathering, you missed out. However, you're invited to join us in the monthly meetings and get to know us and become involved with the association where you receive information as to what goes on in your building and community. Looking forward to seeing all of you in 2015 bringing your new ideas to your association. —Marilyn McDaniel

Buildings 30 A and B Association thanks everyone who contributed to the porters’ and lobby attendants’ Christmas Fund. We collected $802 that was distributed as followed, $163 to each porter and $150 to the lobby

attendant in Building 30B. We had our holiday party, with a good time had by all. Every year that I have been throwing the holiday party, I find it to be little different. I would be amiss if I didn’t thank those who con-

tributed: Ruth, June and her sister, Lois, Ms. Simms, Claudia, Aida, Carlos, Miriam and Marge, for her wonderful desserts. If I missed anyone, I’m sorry. Thanks again to all for making this a great party.

For those who are celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, and new additions, congratulations.

Merry Christmas and a happy Hanukkah.

—Linda Werner

Black Forum

Building 33 Association

Building 31 Association

Building 30A&B Association

Ebola Symposium - Next Steps: The Association has decided to move forward with community action and is exploring the best way to deliver food and supplies to Liberia, Sierra Leone and/or Guinea, the three West African countries affected by the Ebola virus.

To assist, call 718-379-5555.

The next general membership meeting will be on Saturday, January 10th, 4:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. If you are unable to attend this meeting, please read our weekly column for information. 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 are welcomed. Like us on Facebook at CoopcityAfrianamericanassoc.

—Francine Jones 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. Please also have your 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) 320-8035 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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American Legion Post 1871

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 celebrate their birthday in December.

Our Post is always looking for new members to join, so if you are a veteran from any branch of the military, stop by and join us. 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.

On December 10, I had a chance

to view a free movie screening at the Bay Plaza movie house called Unbroken produced by Angelina Jolie. This was a true story about a WW2 pilot who was captured by the Japanese and placed in a prison camp. The pilot’s name was Louis Zamperinils. Jerome Rice and I had a chance to see this free movie. It was great, so if you get a chance, go see it.

If you happen to go shopping at any military base at the commissary, look for the value signs; they will help you save money on your shopping.

American Legion offers hundreds of people opportunities for homeless veterans across the country, including

temporary housing, mentoring and job training.

I would like to wish all of our Post members and their families a merry Christmas, happy Kwanzaa, Feliz Navidad, happy Hanukkah, a safe and happy New Year to all.

This is the time for SCAMMERS. I received a call last week telling me that the IRS was looking for me because I owed them money and that I should give them a call. Well, I called the number and the voice had a foreign accent and I asked him how much I owed the IRS. He told me about $20,000. I told him this was a very nice joke and he quickly hung up the phone. So if you receive

a call like this, don't give them any of your personnel information like your bank number, Social Security number and address. Do you know who invented intermittent wipers?

His name is Robert Kearns who was an engineer back in 1963. Most wipers had only two speeds — high and low, so he invented the intermittent wipers so we could drive safely on rainy days.

Daily Quote: Some people are as useful as a white crayon.

I have a condition that renders me unable to go on a diet. I get hungry.

This information was provided by the Post information officer.

—Richard I. Lawson, Jr.

The Debs Place Townhouse Association held its December meeting on Thursday, December 11th. The meeting opened with a report by Treasurer Nadine Thompson and we learned that this year’s membership dues collections of $150 brought our bank account balance to $431. Our President, Irene Robinson, reported that surveillance cameras were in place to cover roughly half of the court and a 2nd camera is being reaimed to cover the other half. She distributed information flyers with information about the donation of gifts for local shelters by the NCNW, Painting and gifts by Bronx Visual Arts on December 13th and 14th, and CCPD food drive which will extend through January 16th. Also, we were

reminded that, if we are having work done on our apartments, we should make sure that the Riverbay employee or approved contractor is wearing an ID Badge. If there is any doubt about the legitimacy of the person or persons, we should contact CSO or Public Safety for verification.

There were complaints about the water temperature in our apartments.

Some felt that the water heated up faster upstairs and that there was a need to wait longer for the downstairs.

We were advised to call the CSO to report this to management. The new UPS method for picking up packages when we are not home to accept them was discussed. We were told that, if we are not home, the undelivered package would be brought to the

Associated Market in Dreiser and held for us in a secure area for 4 days.

If we have not claimed them by that time, the packages would be brought to the UPS facility at Brush Avenue.

For pick-up, we would need ID. The majority of those present did not favor this new method and claimed that the “secure area” was not really.

Our featured speaker was Jason Ravitch from the Grounds Department. He reported that the department conducted a big drive of grounds improvement. For now, the major work is clean-up and leaf disposal with the leaves being mulched to make compost. In response to complaints that areas in the court where piles of leaves were left uncollected and allowed to scatter, we were

told that this is contrary to proper procedure and that the groundsman would be reminded to finish one row before going on to another. Some residents whose apartments looked out onto the greenway mentioned that bushes were too high, providing a hiding place for someone intending burglary or mugging. Trimming some of the bushes would be considered as a safety measure.

In view of the inclement weather usually encountered in January, we will not be meeting that month and our next meeting will be on Thursday, February 12, 2015. We wish our members and friends a joyous holiday season and a happy and healthy New Year.

–Nels Grumer

Rev. Dr. Robert A. Smith, Jr., Pastor, and Lady Theresa M. Smith, coFounders, and the Church of the Savior family extend an invitation to every person to worship with us. We are a nondenominational, 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 917-734-4058 for more information.

To our friends and neighbors: Are you searching for a church home?

Come grow with us. Do you have a gift for music? Do you want to be part of planning singles, married, youth ministries? Do you have special talents that's been ignored? Are you serious about changing your life? God has a plan just for you and today is the first day of your new life.

Message to the community: Wow, the year is quickly ending. We extend a special invitation to our community, especially new residents to attend our special New Year’s Eve service. Wednesday, December 31 at 7 p.m. God is bringing healings, forgiveness of our sins, new direction for our lives, special prayers, music, Scripture reading and inspirational message of hope will be shared. We look forward to greeting you with open arms

and hearts.

Church of the Savior is located at 920 Baychester Ave. (close to Darrow Pl.).

Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 86, Bronx, NY 10475.

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

Divine Worship - 10:30 a.m.

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

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

Dr. Smith's Sermon Topic: “Glory in a Blanket.”

Reading from Holy Scripture: Isaiah 9:2, 5 Weekly Activities Bereavement group, Monday, 5 p.m.

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

Every other Saturday - Food Pantry.

We are reaching out to the community for assistance. Please check expiration date on all items. You can drop off your donations at the church Sunday morning, 9:00 - 10:15; Monday evenings, 5:00 - 7:00. To arrange special drop off time, call Dr. Smith at 917-734-4058. Thank you in advance and God bless all our donors.

Thought of the Week: “The life of Faith is one of continued movement deeper and deeper into Jesus and into the relationship shared between the Father and the Son.” —Rev. Dr. Robert A. Smith, Jr.

Debs Place Townhouse Association

Church of the Savior

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Retirees of Dreiser Loop

Travel Events ▪ Jan. 14&15, 2015, (2 days/1 night). FOXWOODS CASINO & MOHEGAN CASINO, CT. Price: Double/triple, $179 & single, $249.

Price includes transportation, one night hotel stay at Foxwoods Resort, one breakfast, one dinner, and casino bonuses. Deposits: Double/triple, $60 & single $80 - required ASAP to hold your seat. Note: Final payment due Thursday, Dec. 18th. Contacts: Serita G, 347-564-5722 and Barbara W, 718320-0500.

▪ Come join us on May 19-21, 2015,

(3 days/2 nights) to MARTHA VINEYARD/CAPE COD. Price: Double, $429 & single, $489. $50 deposit required. Final payment due by April 2015. Package includes – WELCOME Reception, 2 dinners & 2 breakfasts, several tours, including Hyannis Port/ JFK, African American tour, and shopping at Clinton Crossing outlets.

Contacts: Serita G, 347-564-5722 and Barbara W, 718-320-0500.

Theatre Committee: (*prices include transportation/Dreiser Loop): Several good shows are being considered. Come, stop by the Dreiser

clubroom to check out the Display Wall and sign up for your performance of choice with a small deposit of $20 if interested.

Good And Welfare To all members and friends, as you rest and heal, know that you too are thought of warmly.

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

Recap: We require your name, telephone number and your DEPOSIT to reserve your seat when signing up for shows/trips (Money orders/checks

payable to - RETIREES of Dreiser Loop). Committee members will be available in Dreiser clubroom 19 (718379-0377) on Mondays and/or Thursdays approximately from 3:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m.

“As this new month of December, 2014 continues, here are our wishes for you: May this month bring you satisfaction, peace and joy. May all the desires of your heart be granted. May this be the beginning of new things in your life.

Stay strong, be positive and fulfill your dreams. Happy new month, friends.”

—Claudette Davis

The next meeting of the coalition will be on Tuesday, January 6th, 2015 at noon in the Dreiser Loop Community Center, Room #1.

The Kwanzaa Celebration will be on Saturday, December 27th, starting at 1 p.m., in the Bartow Community, Room #31. Admission is free. We are asking everyone to bring a dish of choice (no pork, please). You are asked to bring juice, fruit, salads, cakes, cookies, etc.

The keynote will be Elder Clifford Simmons. He is the Director of the Rites of Passage Program at the Abyssinian Baptist Church.

The Kuumba Dancers & Drummers will perform for you. We will have vendors with nice bargains for you to purchase.

A delightful afternoon is being planned for you.

The vendors’ list is full for this event. Thank you for your support.

The Coalition is a non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the quality of life in this community by focusing on education, community involvement, spirituality, and youth. In order to accomplish our goals, the member churches and organizations provide ongoing programs, and together, we sponsor this event and an annual Friends & Family Day event.

All free to the community.

We invite all churches and commu-

Our Saturday Academy Education Program Classes and registration resume today, December 6, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

There is limited space available for parents/guardians who want to enroll their children who are in grades 3-6.

Our instructors are Board Certified by the New York City Department of Education. For more information, call (718) 655 9034 or (718) 6671-2555.

nity organizations to come and join us.

Please support our efforts by sending a tax deductible contribution made payable to: The Coalition of AfricanAmerican Churches & Community Organizations, P.O. Box 619, Bronx, NY, 10475.

Remember our Motto: Coming together is the beginning, staying together is progress, working together is success.

—Patricia Bonaparte

The Youth Community is preparing for our Annual Holiday Drive. We are collecting new, unwrapped winter hats, scarves, gloves, socks, toys, and books for a local shelter. The age range we are collecting for are from newborn, 0 months, to high school teens, 19 years of age. We will also collect Pull-ups and diapers for infants and toddlers. Items can be dropped off today, Saturday, 12/20, at

the Dreiser Community Center, Room 14, 9 a.m. -1 p.m. For more information, please call (917) 399 2643.

Save the Date: Saturday, February 28, 2015…It’s our 14th Annual NCNW/Riverbay Fund Black History Youth Celebration at Dreiser Audito-rium, from 1-4 p.m. Youth interested in showcasing their talent in song, dance, poetry, Spoken Word,

storytelling, theatrical performances, instrument playing, etc., please call (917) 399-2643.

Please contact Sadie Gilmore, (718) 320-3721, to notify us of any birthdays, illness or bereavement.

Happy birthday, December members.

Season’s Greetings…with best wishes for every happiness this season and throughout the New Year!

—Maxine Sullivan

join us on Sunday, December 28th for an afternoon of coffee, tea and film at the Drammeh Center. The film, Hidden Colors 3, the Hidden Colors of Racism, will be screened at 1:00 p.m. This event is free to the public.

Create a Short Video of Your Family History: One workshop left at the Drammeh Center. Bring your old and new photographs and artifacts and narrate your video.

Don’t have images or recordings of

family members? Not a problem. YOU DO THE TALKING! Don’t have a camera and computer? Not a problem.

We’ve got you covered! Don’t understand genealogy research and want to include basic information? No problem.

We can help! Don’t have information on your past? Then talk about what you DO know today! Workshops are $100 (installments are accepted) Includes: • Access to Ancestry.com • Crash course in genealogy – locate

your antecedents (ancestors) • Find news articles, obituaries, church documents, cemetery records • Shooting, narrating and editing your story • A finished video on DVD Workshops will be held from 1:003:00 p.m. at the Drammeh Center, 177 Dreiser Loop, ground floor. To register or have a workshop specifically designed for you, email: Drammeh Center@gmail.com. —Elise Edwards

Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organization

Interviews: We are currently interviewing people from Co-op City of all ages that have attended any of the demonstrations for justice here in New York or Washington, DC on December 10 for a documentary project. If you would like to be contacted, please send your name, age, contact email, phone number and which demonstration to drammehcenter@ gmail.com; all minors must have parental/guardian permissions.

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

Church Schedule Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

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

The following programs are at the Church’s Annex: 2053 Asch Loop North (Co-op City) Morning Prayer Services - Tuesday, 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

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

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

Other Scheduled Events The Willing Workers Annual Pecan and Pecan Cluster Sale will be held after service. Stop by their table and pick up a great holiday gift of pecans and pecan clusters.

Have a merry Christmas!

Hey, Co-op City! We would like to take this opportunity give you some really good news! In a world that's full of bad news, a little good news sounds nice, right?

So what's the "good news?" It's from a guy named Luke and after doing a thorough investigation and questioned many eyewitnesses, he said this… "And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David, a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This New church location: 120 DeKruif Place (street level).

Praise and Worship begins at 9:30 a.m. Church telephone: (347) 346-5790; 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.

Teen Church, 10:00 a.m., 2nd Sundays Children's Church, 3rd Sundays, (K-3) Older Children's Church, 4th Sundays, (4th-7th).

Church Motto: "We are Christ-centered, familyfocused 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!

All are welcome to join us any and every Sunday because our goal is to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ, in LOVE, through teaching and preaching the Word of God from the Bible.

So proud of the teens and youth for participating in the Millions March in Washington Square Park and sharing their thoughts about the recent violence against Black males and recent Grand Jury decisions in the Eric Garner and Mike Brown cases. Kudos for youth who are socially-minded.

We offer low-cost Employment Support Services (resume/cover letter writing, Soft-Skills Workshops, TARGETED Job Search, Copy and Faxing Services, etc.) to the community on a weekly basis. Pastor Jenkins was a Workforce Development Manager and has been using her skills and contacts to help people gain employment for 12 years.

Faith Cafe and Food Pantry: December 21st.

Food Pantry will not open until 12 p.m. and will remain open until all food has been distributed.

Faith Cafe for the hot meal will open from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE! New York Theological Seminary comes to

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Community Protestant Church The Women’s Guild invites you to join us on Our Christmas/New Year Extravaganza, December 22, 2015 – January 3, 2016. A fantastic 12-Night Southern Caribbean Cruise aboard The Magnificent Queen Mary 2, departing from New York, Red Hook in Brooklyn. To make a reservation or for additional information about the cruise, please call (718) 3201435, (718) 671-5961 or (718) 320-8576.

Special Holiday Services At Community Protestant Sunday, December 21st at the 11:00 a.m. Service – Our Sunday School Department presents its Annual Christmas Program.

Thursday, December 25th, 9:00 a.m. - Christmas Service at Community Protestant Church. Before or after opening your Christmas gifts, come out and give God thanks for the greatest gift of all - His Son, Jesus - and enjoy the fellowship of a wonderful Christmas morn.

Wednesday, December 31st, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Year End Celebration Service - An “End of Year Celebration Service” will be held at Community Protestant. All are welcome to join in this special service of prayers and thanksgiving for the past year and looking forward with prayerful anticipation to the com-

ing New Year 2015. If you plan to attend, please call the church at (718) 862-9172.

Kudos On Sunday, December 14th, the new Fellowship Hall at Community Protestant was dedicated in honor of the late James and Maggie Alston, parents of Mr. James Alston, proprietor of McCall’s Bronxwood Funeral Home. We sincerely appreciate and thank Mr. Alston for his generous support of our church.

Christmas Tidings!

“Merry Christmas in any language is a greeting of love to those we hold dear, “In celebration of Jesus’ birth to loved ones both far and near.

“It’s a wish of continued blessings and of hope for the year to come, “That He grants you the desires of your heart, and that always, His will be done.”

May your holidays be filled with love and laughter, friends and family and the love of Christ our Savior.

Wishing you a blessed Christmas and a wonderful New Year.

—Evan G. Mitchell

will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appears with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”

Friends, this was very good news to those shepherds, and it's very good news to us today! That night, God gave the greatest gift of all…His one and only Son. The King of kings and the Lord of lords was born in a cave, and had a feeding trough as a bed. Our God humbly came to the earth He created to show His great love for us!

This Christmas, we pray you will take a moment to thank God for the greatest gift ever given…Jesus

Christ! Praying that you and your family have a very merry Christmas!

This Sunday, we invite you to stop by our Worship Experience at 11:00 a.m.! We're located at 177 Dreiser Auditorium B. We have deaf interpretation and a fully staffed children's church called “Kidsong.” This Sunday, we continue our teaching series entitled, "He will be called." There are many names for Jesus, but what do they mean? Join us as we discover why He is called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. You'll gain a new and relevant perspective on the Savior who was born in a manger over two thousand years ago!

—Pastor Mike Tolone

Newsong Church

Faith @ Work Christian Church Co-op City!!! Thanks for the response from the community! We will be the newest site for the Certificate in Christian Ministry beginning January 27, 2015. Classes will meet Tuesday evenings from 6:15 p.m. until 9 p.m. and Saturday mornings from 9

a.m. until 12 p.m. Registration will begin January 5th at NYTS 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 500. It's not too late to learn more; feel free to contact the church.

Remember, it's never about us, but always about the goodness of the Lord. —Pastor Deborah Jenkins

Family Owned and Operated • Large Chapel on premises

• Pre-need counseling

• Ample Parking on premises

• Out of town services

• Casket Showroom on premises

• Cremations

A dignified funeral every family can afford.

All areas are handicapped accessible

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

718-231-7647 Call 24 Hours

Fax: 718-231-7665

NOW WEBCASTING TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS ABROAD

www.mccalls.net • director@mccalls.net 4035 Bronxwood Avenue, Bronx, N.Y.

Serving all cultures & faiths

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

Come & Visit Us – We welcome you to God’s House – Your House – One Family in Christ. We are a congregation with spirit-filled worship, offering a variety of opportunities for spiritual growth, fellowship and service to God and our community. We are a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and bilingual congregation and all are welcome. Services are at the church at 2350 Palmer Avenue, across the street from Building 30. Parking is available.

Sunday Services – The first Sunday of the month is a bilingual service with communion at 10 a.m.

Every other week is the English Service at 9 a.m. and the Spanish Service at 11:30 a.m.

Sunday School For Children: Starts

at 10:30 a.m. Classes are for 3 yrs. – 12 yrs. The curriculum being used will be The Super Book.

Prayer Night (English) & Prayer Morning (Spanish): The Lord said, “Whenever two or more are gathered in my name, I am in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20. Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the church building. Also on Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m., there is prayer till 11:15 a.m. in Spanish. Come and bring your prayer needs so we can pray together.

Women’s Fellowship: Meets the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m.

– 12 p.m. We are also having an exercise class immediately following the study and on the third Saturday of the month.

Emmanuel - God With Us “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name ‘Immanuel,’ which is translated, ‘God with us’.” (Matthew 1:23) HUMANKIND NEEDED GOD, AND GOD EARNESTLY SOUGHT THE RETURN OF HIS WAYWARD CHILDREN. That was why He came to earth. Without His coming, we would be eternally doomed.

God came to earth in a vastly different form from what people expected.

Not even God’s chosen people looked for the Savior to come in poverty and humility. They looked for greatness above goodness, for majesty above meekness, for power above poverty, for

stateliness above sacrifice.

Emmanuel was God in the truest and fullest sense. Jesus came to earth at a time when humanity had sunk to the lowest depths of vice and iniquity. He took on human flesh after it had been weakened by thousands of years of wickedness. But never once was He overcome by evil. He came both to die for us and to show us how to live with the help of His divine power. As He was victorious against the powers of evil, so He wanted us to know that we also could be victorious. This was Jesus, the son of Mary, the Son of God—Emmanuel.

Message from the Co-op City Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1010 Baychester Avenue; 718.320.0518;

Co-op City Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Co-op City Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams and the Co-op City Baptist Church family invite you to join us tomorrow at 8:00 or 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. Our telephone number is 718-3203774. Visit us on the web at www.coopcitybaptistchurch.org.

Join us for a mid-week spiritual pick-up at our mid-week worship service which is held on Wednesdays at 12 p.m. Bible study is held on Wednesdays at 1:00 and 7:30 p.m.

Bible study will also be held on Wednesday, December 17, 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, January 13, 2015.

The Sunday School’s Christmas Program will be held tomorrow, Saturday, December 20 at 10:00 a.m.

All are invited to come out and celebrate

Men’s Fellowship: Meets the last Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Crescendo Christian Music School: Learn piano, guitar, violin, percussion, flute, voice and theory.

Contact Maestro Frank Colon at (917) 753-3644. The school will be open from Monday – Friday, 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Private and group lessons are available. All ages are welcome.

Registration is free and rates are affordable.

Trip to the Holy Land Experience in Florida: We will be having a 9 day trip to the Holy Land Experience in Orlando, Florida from August 8 to August 16, 2015. The trip is $799 per double occupancy. A $75 deposit will hold your seat. We will be stopping at

the birth of our savior, Jesus the Christ.

Have you planned your vacation for 2015 yet? If not, why not join the Scholarship Ministry on their 9-day and 8-night trip to New Orleans from July 11 to July 19, 2015? They will travel by motor coach, 8 nights lodging including 4 consecutive nights in New Orleans; 14 meals: 8 breakfasts and 6 dinners; guided tour of a Louisiana Plantation; relaxing riverboat cruise on the Mississippi River; free time and much more. A $100 deposit is due on immediately. For additional information, call 718-6717507, 718-379-0541 or 718-320-3774.

Wishes for a happy Hanukkah, merry Christmas and happy Kwanzaa are extended to all.

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

Read and follow the Co-op City Times online at http://issuu.com/cctimes

www.coopcitysdachurch.org.

Second Annual Community Feast and Fellowship — December 25, 12-3 p.m. We want to extend a warm invitation to our community family to share a wonderful dinner and good fellowship.

Let’s celebrate God’s greatest gift to the world -Jesus.

Food Pantry - Open to community on Wednesday, December 17 (4:30-6 p.m.). Please bring identification.

different places and will spend two days at the Holy Land Experience and two extra days in Florida. For further information and pricing for triple or single, call Linda at (917) 684-6463. If there is no answer, please leave a message and she will get back to you.

Trip to Sight & Sound to see Joseph: We will be going to see Joseph at Sight & Sound in Lancaster on May 22, 2015. This will be a fun trip; first we’re going to Rockvale Square Mall, then to the theater and after to Plain & Fancy for dinner. Cost is $140 per person and make your reservations soon, seats fill up fast.

Call Barbara at (347) 603-7473. If no answer, leave a message and someone will get back to you.

—Rev. Dr. Milca C. Plaud Reading Bible Class for children – every Wednesday, from 7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. The program is facilitated by New York State Certified Teachers in preparation for the NYELA Exam for grades 3-8. All materials are provided for your children.

New Year’s Eve - Prayer & Praise Celebration -December 31- 7:30. All are welcomed!

—Pastor Terry Giles

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

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

Most Union and Insurance Plans Accepted.

HIP CMO (Montefiore) Health Plan Accepted.

We participate in Postal Workers, Mail Handlers, Letter Carriers, Verizon Workers, 1199, GHI, Blue Shield, Empire Plan, Medicare, Travelers, United Health Care and many other union and major medical plans.

Se Habla Español MEDICARE ACCEPTED • HOUSE CALLS BY APPOINTMENT

Diabetic Patients with Medicare may be eligible for shoes.

Fri., December 26

Thurs., December 25

Wed., December 24

Tues., December 23

Mon., December 22

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Bartow

Einstein

Weight Management Support Group Bartow Ave. main office; 10-11:30 a.m.

Word Games 9:30 – 11 a.m., Rm. 31 Bingo 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Rm. 31 Arthritis Exercises 11 – 12 p.m., Rm. 31 Library 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Rm. 31 Card Games 2–4 p.m., Rm. 31 Dominoes 2:30 p.m., Rm. 31 Tablet class 1st & 3rd Cellphone Class 2nd & 4th 12:40 - 1:40 p.m., Bartow Ave. Services Main office

Library 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Rm. 49 Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm 45 Line Dancing w/Ellie 10 a.m. – 11 a.m., Rm. 45 Around The Lunch Table 11:30 a.m., Rm 49 Word Search w/Sandy 11 a.m. – Noon, Rm 49

Word Games 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Rm. 31 Current Events 10 a.m., Rm. 31 Bingo 12:30-2:30 p.m., Rm. 31 Card Games 2-4 p.m., Rm. 31 Dominoes 2:30 p.m., Rm. 31 Srs. Walking Group 10:30 a.m., Rm. 31.

Ended 12/16.

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

Blood Pressure 1st & 3rd Wednesday 9-10 a.m., Rm. 31

Word Games Rm. 31 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Stay Well Exercise 10 -11 a.m., Rm. 31 Line Dancing w/Voncile 11 a.m.-Noon, Rm. 31 Bingo 12:30–2:30 p.m., Rm. 31 Card Games 2 -4 p.m., Rm. 31 Dominoes 2:30 p.m., Rm. 31

Dreiser Crochet and Knitting 10 a.m. -12 p.m., Rm. 7 Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30-10:30 a.m., Rm. 7 Stay Well Exercise on vacation until Jan. 5 Mind Teasers 12– 1 p.m., Rm. 4 Gentle Yoga w/Anne 1:15 - 2 p.m., Rm. 2 Intermediate Yoga 2 p.m. - 3 p.m., Rm. 2 Basic Cellphone & iPad 1:30-2:30 p.m., Rm. 7

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Rm. 7 Alert & Alive on vacation until Jan. 5 Cultural Dance w/Millie 10:30-11:30 a.m., Aud. B Mind Teasers 12–1 p.m., Rm. 4 Zumba 1-2 p.m., Aud. A Tuesday Movie w/ popcorn 2-4 p.m., Rm. 7

Dominoes

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

10 a.m., Rm. 45

9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Rm. 7

Spelling Bee 10 a.m., Rm. 49

Spanish Practice Class 10:30 a.m., Computer Lab

Sewing w/Raymonde on vacation Tai Chi on vacation Mind Teasers 12 p.m. – 1 p.m., Rm. 4

Zumba w/Ola 11 a.m. – Noon, Rm. 45

Art Class

Bingo 1 pm, Rm. 49

YOGA w/Bhadra

1 p.m. - 3 p.m., Rm. 7 2 p.m.-3 p.m., Rm. 2

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!

Senior Centers Closed

Senior Centers Closed

Senior Centers Closed

Men’s Line Dancing w/Voncile

Dominoes 10:00am, Rm.

Crochet and Knitting

9:00-10:00am, Rm. 31

45

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

9:30am – 11:30am, Rm. 31

Art 10:00 am, Rm. 45

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

Women’s Line Dancing w/Jenifer

Bingo 1:00pm, Rm. 49

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

Chat Session

Card Games

11:00 – 12:00pm, Rm. 8

10:00am, Rm. 31 Bingo 12:30pm – 2:30pm, Rm. 25

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

Word Games

10:00 – 11:30am, Rm. 31

Sing along w/Charles Carrington 2:00-4:00pm, Rm. 31 Dominoes 2:30pm, Rm. 31

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

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

Spanish Class 1:00pm-2:00pm, Rm. 7

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

11:00am-12:00pm Rm. 31

Card Games

Meditative Moments

Schedule subject to changes without notice*

Therapeutic Yoga 1:30pm – 2:30 pm, Rm. 8

(Schedule subject to change without notice)

Fee for lunch is $2.00 & $3.50 for guest

*Menu subject to change without notice. Lunch must be ordered a week in advance.

ALL meals served w/margarine and fresh milk

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

For information, please call: (718) 320-2066

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

Non-Kosher

Soups, Breads and Desserts

Crispy baked ‘fried’ chicken Baked French fries Garden salad

Whole wheat bread Canned apricots

Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit

Alt: Egg salad

Beef meatloaf w/mushroom gravy Creamed spinach Homemade mashed potatoes

Apple juice, Italian or Swedish meatballs, Fusilli pasta w/parsley, Zucchini w/onions & peppers Alt: Tuna fish salad

Pork & beans Broccoli w/toasted garlic Steamed corn on the cob

Garlic bread Dinner roll Fresh fruit

Date:

Kosher

Mon., Dec., 22

Orange pineapple juice Stuffed peppers w/turkey Green beans Mashed potatoes

Tues, Dec., 23

Wed., Dec., 24

Alt: Breaded fish fillet Orange juice Chicken Francaise Barley w/lima beans California blend vegetables

MERRY CHRISTMAS & MERRY CHRISTMAS & MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAY!

HAPPY HOLIDAY! HAPPY HOLIDAY! Thurs., Dec., Senior Centers will be Senior Centers will be 25 closed

Senior Centers will be closed

Stewed Codfish Quinoa and black beans Steamed peas and carrots

Challah bread Fresh fruit

closed

Fri., Dec., 26

Orange juice Spanish style roast chicken Brown rice w/beans Steamed kale

Upcoming Events/Trips

Alt: Gelfite fish

There will be no refunds for all trips.

All trips include roundtrip transportation! Call the Bartow Office to register unless otherwise noted (718-3202066).

Effective immediately, when you bring a senior guest to eat lunch in the Bartow & Einstein Senior Centers, the guest will get their meal for free.

Social Work Office Hours: Please call 718-320-2066 for additional information.

2049 Bartow Avenue – Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

135 Einstein Loop, Room 40, by appointment 177 Dreiser Loop, Room 13, (Office will open after repairs are completed) Free SNAP (Food Stamp) Application Assistance – Friday, January 9th & 13th, 2015 at the Co-op City Senior Services Office, 2049 Bartow Avenue – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Walk-in - First come, first served!

Please bring documents that verify your identity, address, income & Expenses [rent, medical, etc.]. For more information: 718-320-2066.

Shoprite – Monday, December 22nd - $3 – Pick-ups: Bartow – 9:30 a.m.; Einstein – 9:45 a.m.; Dreiser – 10:00 a.m.

JASA will be closed on Thursday, December 25th, Christmas Day. The 3 JASA senior centers will be OPEN on Friday, December 26th. WE ARE NOT CLOSED!!

Coat Drive @ the 177 Dreiser Loop Senior Center began on Monday, November 17 and will end on Friday, January 2, 2015. Coats can be dropped off in Room 7 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Coat Drive @ the 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 31 began on Monday, November 17 and will end on Friday, January 2, 2015. Coats can be dropped off in Room 31 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Bowling - JASA has resumed Bowling on Tuesdays for seniors at the Paradise Lanes in Yonkers. If you’re interested, please call the JASA Senior Services office at 2049 Bartow Ave. to register. Pick-ups: Bartow - 11:00 a.m.; Einstein - 11:15 a.m. & Dreiser - 11:30 a.m. – Cancelled until January, 2015.

Empire Casino – Tuesday, December 23rd - $5 – Pick-ups: Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. and Dreiser, 10:00 a.m.

Fairway – Monday, December 29th – Pick-ups: Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. and Dreiser, 10:00 a.m.

Weight Management Support Group – Monday, December 22 10:00 a.m., 2049 Bartow Ave., Main Office, facilitated by social workers.

Learn techniques and information that can help you maintain a Healthy Lifestyle. For information: 718-3202066.

Caregiver Support Group – Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 1:00 p.m. 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 31. The group offers resources, as well as an atmosphere of understanding and support, whether you care for a loved one from a distance or in your home. Group is facilitated by a social worker. For information: 718-320-2066.

(Grandparents Connection) Kinship Caregiver Support Group – Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 10:30 a.m.

- 135 Einstein Loop – Teen Center. For additional information, please call the Bartow office 718-320-2066.

Riverbay Holiday Parking Rates

Holiday Parking Will Be Available On: December 24th, December 25th and December 31st. The reduced rate of $5 will apply between the hours of 12 p.m. and 6 a.m. Happy Holidays to all.

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WEEKLY SCHEDULE

AARP Chapter #4997

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Happy, healthy and joyous holidays to all members and friends of AARP Chapter #4997. May your days be merry and bright…enjoy good times with loved ones…. And look forward to a brand New Year – 2015!

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.

2014 TOUR ACTIVITIES December 30, 2014 – January 1, 2015 – The Red Carpet Party at the Desmond Hotel, Malvern, PA – Stop at the American Music Theater Christmas Show; after check-in, dinner & entertainment; choice of 4 side events next day; New Year’s Eve “Walk the Red Carpet w/a Photo Op;” Surf & Turf dinner, music/dancing and live show; Cocktail Party & Champagne Toast; New Year’s Day Champagne &

Mimosa Brunch w/a show – DEPARTURE INFO: ARRIVE at Asch Loop (in front of the library) at 7:30 a.m. to receive bus & table seating info -– LEAVING: 8 a.m. SHARP!!…..contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

2015 TOUR ACTIVITIES APRIL 23 – 26, 2015 – Azalea Festival in Norfolk (VA) w/reserved seats for the Azalea Festival Grand Parade; a Dinner Cruise on board the Spirit of Norfolk; attend the International Tattoo Show; Norfolk Botanical Gardens Tram Tour; 3 breakfasts and 3 full-course diners; evening entertainment; deluxe Motorcoach transportation — $550/person double; $719/single (correction)…$100 deposit, payable to AARP #4997, when you sign up…travel insurance available upon request….Contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

—Delores Debnam

Christmas is upon us and we wish one and all a blessed merry Christmas, a happy Kwanzaa and a prosperous, healthy New Year, 2015.

Tuesday, January 13th, we are going to Harrah’s Casino in Atlantic City. The cost per person is $33 and you receive a casino slot play of $25.

The time of pick-up is starting at 8 a.m. at Einstein Loop, followed by Asch Loop and Dreiser Loop. Don’t forget your valid photo I.D. and your casino card. Total Rewards Cards can be used from other Total Rewards casinos for comps.

We want to take this time to thank members, non-members and individual donors who have participated in our

trips, as well as the luncheon shows.

You have made it possible for our organization to have a successful fundraising year. It is your contributions which make it possible for proceeds to be donated to Calvary Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering and Cancer Care children’s program.

Thank you. Let’s make 2015 another successful year.

Please call for the above Harrah’s trip – Lydia at 718-671-3005; Annie Eutsey at 718-320-1874 and Loretta at 718-671-2958.

Please make a call to the homebound and those in nursing homes. Good health and healings are wished to all.

—Lydia Ruas

Einstein Cancer Fund

Goose Island Seniors

Baychester Library Events VISIT THE LIBRARY - A GREAT WEALTH OF INFORMATION WEEKLY EVENTS for December (Call Library for more information) Toddler Time - Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m.

Teen Lounge - Wednesdays, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Tech Connect - Wednesdays, 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Tech Connect - Thursdays, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Click On - Fridays, 10:30 a.m Film - Saturday, 2 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

Wednesday, December 24—No Bingo, Christmas Eve. Also Sunday, December 28 and December 31, New Year's Eve. Our first trip for 2015 is Abe’s Irish Rose. This story is all about a young man, Abraham Levy, tries to fool his Jewish father that her name is Rosie Murpyski. When Rosie’s father arrives that's when there’s a tug of war. Don’t miss this hilarious show. Price $79, more information will follow.

Also a great menu: Yankee Pot Roast, fried jumbo shrimps platter,

stuffed breast of chicken, lemon pepper Cod. Baked vegetable lasagna, roasted vegetables kabob, also homemade bread, mixed garden salad, over 30 fresh made desserts, coffee and tea.

For more information, see Ann or Mary at 135 Einstein Loop or call 718379-9613. We are open every Monday – Thursday from 10 a.m. till 4:30 p.m. or call Mary at 718-379-4899 in evening and I will return your call.

Happy holiday and good health to all.

—Mary Pilla

NAACP Co-op City Branch #2210

Meeting & Holiday Party December 28 at 3:00 p.m. Bring a dish (call the office). All welcomed.

Notice of November Election Results Congratulations! Jerome L. Rice, President; Adeyemi LaCrown Toba, Vice President; Brenda Brown, Secretary; Carole Haque, Assistant Secretary; Diane Rodriguez, Treasurer, Norman Thomas, Assistant Treasurer and Joyce Wilson, Member-at-Large. *Term of officers is 2 years, effective January 1, 2015December 31, 2016. Many thanks to Nominating Chair Norman Thomas and Election Chair Alfred Lynch, Jr.;

all committee members and the entire membership for your participation in this process.

Jubilee Day Celebration will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 135 Einstein Loop, Room 45.

Program begins at 2 p.m. This year's speaker is Pastor Anthony Davis and Harvest Restoration Ministries. ALL invited and ALL welcomed.

Come out and support this celebration with family and friends. For further information, call the office.

Voter Registration forms available in English & Spanish. VOTER REGISTRATION IS AN ONGING ACTIVITY. —Brenda Brown

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Reflections

by Rabbi Solomon I. Berl Spiritual Leader of Young Israel Synagogue We are now celebrating Chanukah, the festival of lights. We light candles to cut through the winter darkness. In doing so, they symbolize for us a hope for spiritual illumination.

The lighting of the Menorah occurs during the shortest days of the year. At this moment of seasonal darkness, we turn toward the light, yearning for the conquest of bleakness, despair and apathy. The light of the Menorah reminds us that that darkness can be transcended with the new commitments to the free-

dom for which the Maccabees fought.

Since the Maccabees overthrew the Greeks, Jews have seen many dark days. They have witnessed persecutions and the cruelest brutalities.

They have faced virtual extermination. But they have always survived.

The light from the Menorah is the light of survival, the light of hope, the light of our certainty that we will rise above the darkness of the season or the darkness of the moment.

It is the light of our salvation.

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 candle-lighting 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) 671-2300 and leave your name, phone number and a brief message on the synagogue’s answering machine, and your call will be returned as soon as possible.

Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City

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

Note: Our office hours are on Thursday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and on Sunday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Candle Lighting on Friday, December 26 is at 4:15 p.m. Shabbat ends today, Saturday, December 20 at 5:21 p.m.

Coming Events The festival of Chanukah commenced on Tuesday, December 16 with the lighting of the first candle at sundown, and runs for 8 days through and including Wednesday, December 24.

Chanukah luncheon on Sunday, Dec. 21, 12:30 p.m. SOLD OUT. All monies should have been paid by now.

For further information, please call Mimi at 347-427-4526.

We hope that you will sign up to sponsor a Kiddish to take place after services on Saturdays.

Raffle books have been distributed

and you should have received them by now. Be sure to start sending them in with your raffle stubs and payment as quickly as possible. The drawing will take place at the Chanukah luncheon.

We look forward to seeing you and are sure you will have a joyous afternoon.

Come pray with us and enjoy the Kiddish after services. We will be having Cholent, potato and noddle kugels, so please join us.

Good and Welfare: December birthdays: Good wishes to Gary Schwartz and Jerry Berlofsky on December 26, and Sheila Linder on December 28. Best wishes also to all else celebrating special occasions this month. We have tree certificates “in Honor of” or “in Memory for” a special occasion or a condolence. The cost is $15 per tree.

If you are feeling under the weather, we wish you all a speedy recovery.

Mimi Berlofsky welcomes all calls at 347-427-4526.

Seasons Greetings to all!

We look forward to seeing you soon.

—Miriam Berlofsky

Exciting events are happening at BVA and we hope you will be able to enjoy it with us. Beginning in December, we will be exhibiting paintings at the Baychester Library located at Bartow Avenue. They will be on display for the month of December with a list of all the paintings and artists.

Our next set of 10 classes are in session in Room 5 at the 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. You can stop by Room 5 any Tuesday between the hours of 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to register for a class.

Mr. Moses Groves, BVA’s own art instructor, will be 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.

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Pentecostal Tabernacle

The Co-op City Pentecostal Tabernacle, 120 Benchley Place, Building 24, Bronx, N.Y. 10475; Tel. 718-324-0334 or 718-320-4218.

Please attend worship service every Sunday morning.

Sunday School for all age group starts at 10:30 a.m. Mid-day worship at 11:45 a.m.

Prayer and fasting service will be held every Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Regular prayer meeting and Bible study will also be every Wednesdays evening at 7:30 p.m.

Youth service will be held on Fridays starting at 7: 30 p.m.

Watch night service: Wednesday, December 31st at 9 p.m.

FOCUS: God Alone Should Be Worshipped.

Matthew 2:11, St. Luke 2: 8-14 Worship is not a single act one can isolate from the rest of his life, but a lifestyle.

Moses instructed the Israelites to use it in their daily activity to teach their children about God. We use the creative nature He gave us to praise Him. Honoring Him for giving us creative abilities is in itself an act of worship. Singing and praising God is one act of worship.

Ephesians 5:19-20 states: “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.

Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Worship also requires obedience to God’s word, every decision that we make in life reflects the degree of our

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 starting at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday School designed to meet the spiritual needs of our young people.

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

Bible Teaching from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Be with us to learn the truth from the Word of God. Prayer services take place every Wednesday evening from 8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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

Weekly Schedule: Sunday service with Holy Communion and Sunday School are both at 9 a.m. Every 4th Sunday, our children participate in the reading of the lessons and every 5th Sunday, our young adults assist in the service. Bible study is held each Wednesday at 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal is on Thursday at 7 p.m.

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

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

We look forward to welcoming everyone at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 21, when we will celebrate The Fourth Sunday of Advent and a Service of Lessons and Carols.

On Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24, at 7:00 p.m., there will also be a Service of Lessons and Carols together with Sermon and Holy Communion.

Fundraising Event Spread the word, ECW 8-day cruise

on the Carnival Splendor, leaving out of New York on August 12, 2015: Grand Turk, Half Moon Cay, The Bahamas and Nassau, with fun days at sea. Ocean view cabins start at $1,297 and inside cabins start at $1,217, depending on how many persons per cabin.

Although the cruise is in August of next year, the cabins must be reserved early. So if you plan to go, please contact June Grimes at 347-457-8249 as soon as possible to indicate your interest and make payments. Flyers with more information, including a suggested payment plan, are available.

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 718320-0844, or visit our website: http://www.stjosephsepcbronx.org.

“Your love, O Lord, for ever will I sing; *from age to age my mouth will proclaim your faithfulness.”

(Psalm 89:1) —M. Chambers

We would like to thank our guest speakers, Chief Frank Apollo & Captain James Keappock of CCPD, for attending our meeting in December 11th. It was very informative.

We also wish Captain Keappock

good luck in his new position!

Thanks to all those cooperators who attended our meeting.

Have a very healthy & happy Chanukah & merry Christmas & happy New Year.

—Sandy Krasnove

devotion to God and His word. We can see here how devoted the Wise Men were seeking to find the Christ. And when they were come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary, His Mother, and fell down and worshiped Him, And when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto Him gifts; Gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. (Matthew 2:11) St. Luke 8-14 states: And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not, for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the

Church of the New Vision

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church

Building 15B Association

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

Students in Grades 1 through 8 can discover the joy of reading while exploring and improving their literacy levels through small groups and reading partners. Parents, we encourage you to bring your children to benefit from this free program, taught by trained profes-

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And this shall be a sign unto you, ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying.

Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace good will toward men.

True worship require commitment of our body, mind and spirit, we must have an intimate and profound relationship with God. To worship God is to express our love for him and have a genuine relationship with the Holy God. St. John 4: 24 states: God is a spirit: and they who worship him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.

—Rev. R. Sibblies sionals. Registration is ongoing. You could contact the church at the number listed below.

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

Please visit our website at: www.churchofnewvision.com.

—Carol Haque

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