Co-op City Times 1/11/20

Vol. 55 No. 2

Saturday, January 11, 2020

DOB approved collapsed wind turbine

Three open meetings scheduled for upcoming week $1.25

Shareholders encouraged to attend

Three open meetings will be held in the Bartow Center in the upcoming week – an Open Board meeting, a report to Co-op City shareholders on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State Address and an open Legislative Committee meeting with NYPD’s Transit Bureau to discuss interactions with Co-op City commuters. All shareholders are invited to attend.

On Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, an open meeting of the Riverbay Board will take place in room 31 of the Bartow Center, beginning at 7:30 p.m. On the agenda is Riverbay Board President Linda Berk’s report, which will be followed by General Counsel Jeff Buss’presentation on the property at 500 Baychester Avenue and Riverbay Corporation’s pro-active steps to get answers once it became evident that a wind turbine was indeed being erected at the site, as well as actions taken by Mr. Buss to investigate this matter and ensure accountability (See related article on page 1.). Also on the agenda is a management report from Executive General Manager Bob Klehammer. Mr. Klehammer will lay out management’s goals for this year. The Board will also vote on a few second readings of resolutions, while others are introduced as first reads.

BY ROZAAN BOONE

Documents obtained by the Co-op City Times this week show the city Department of Buildings approved the Dec. 13 construction of the wind turbine at 500 Baychester Ave., left, that partially collapsed Dec. 30, right. The property ower had permission to build the turbine in 2018 but the size and nature of the device appear to be have been in violation of city zoning and the locals law governing wind turbines.

Photos by Ralph Henriquez

The debris and damage have been cleaned up and repaired. People are going in and out of the businesses and parking lot on the property. But there are still questions about how a wind turbine that partially collapsed Dec. 30 was built at 500 Baychester Ave. in the first place. Documents obtained by the Co-op City Times show the property owner both had permission from the city Department of Buildings to put the turbine up and, as of this week, has the department’s permission to take the apparatus

BY JASON CHIREVAS

meant to host the ill-fated turbine back down again.

But, according to city building code and local law, it doesn’t appear the turbine should have been there in the first place.

In May 2014, the property owner at 500 Baychester — doing business as Baychester Retail III LLC — obtained a permit from the Department of Buildings to erect a “structure for directly illuminated signage.” Such a sign is permissible under the property’s current zoning code, C7, which is

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Underground leak in Section 5

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Smoke detector installations delayed Co-op City shareholders who are still waiting for new smoke detector installations might have to wait a little longer than scheduled. The completion date of March 2020 is now July 2020, due to unavailability of sufficient Red Cross volunteers. The project was initially expected to last 6-7 months after its start date back in April 2019.

Co-op City residents are receiving new smoke and carbon monoxide detectors compliments of the American Red Cross of Greater New York, whose workers initially started installing the devices in every residential unit throughout the community, beginning with Buildings 1 and 35 on April 4, 2019. At that time, two teams of Riverbay managers consisting of 12 staff members from the CSO, Risk Management, Safety, and Parking & Leasing departments accompanied six teams of American Red Cross personnel to Buildings 1 and 35 to commence the smoke detector/carbon monoxide installation.

Now, due to a low number of Red Cross volunteers, Riverbay has dedicated its staff and personnel to complete around 70 percent of the work. Anthony Barzelatto, Riverbay’s director of Safety, said, a depletion

BY TORIEA McCAUSELAND

of Red Cross volunteers has led to the timeframe of the overall project taking longer than expected.

A New York City building code requirement calling for carbon monoxide detectors in all new and existing multi-family homes, apartment buildings and hotels, as well as a series of fires in Co-op City, influenced the start of the program.

According to Mr. Barzelatto: “We’re looking to extend the program until the end of July. We were hoping to be finished by March, but unfortunately, the number of volunteers being sent from the Red Cross have dwindled dramatically. We’re hoping that maybe for the new year, volunteers will pick up again. We have to keep going with what we have.”

To date, 14,845 alarms have been installed in 5,302 apartments throughout the neighborhood – over 40 percent of the community completed.

Shareholders will be notified of upcoming plans for installation. If a shareholder is unavailable on the date their apartment is scheduled, they should contact the Riverbay Call Center to reschedule their appointment. Mr. Barzelatto said Riverbay will make up to six or seven attempts to gain access to the dwelling, (Continued on page 4)

On Wednesday evening, Jan. 8, a major underground leak in one of the high temperature hot water vaults that serves all Section 5 buildings, including PS 160, was discovered at around 6 p.m., requiring quick response from the Riverbay Power Plant, Maintenance and Public Safety.

According to the Power Plant’s senior director of (Continued on page 3)

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500 Baychester

a holdover from the 1960s when the land now occupied by Co-op City was home to Freedomland, a shortlived amusement park based on U.S. history. The approved plan for the illuminated sign was amended in October 2014, July 2015 and November 2016, each time to change the parameters of the proposed sign.

While this was going on, the owner had another sign constructed on the property under a different job number, this one the 60-foot, three-sided LED monopole structure the glare from which proved a consistent problem for shareholders in Co-op City’s Building 15 and beyond. The 500 Baychester owners and the Department of Buildings later went to court to determine whether or not the sign is too close to Interstate 95. That case is on appeal.

Back to the May 2014 sign. In September 2018, the Department of Buildings approved another amendment to the original plan, this one a significant departure from the three previous ones.

“Respectfully request to add wind turbine to existing structure,” the DOB approved request reads.

From Dec. 11 to Dec. 13, 2019, the wind turbine was constructed at 500 Baychester Ave. On Dec. 30, it partially collapsed in winds it was supposed to be able to sustain and destroyed a portion of the threesided LED sign on the way to the ground. No one was hurt, but significant damage was done to cars inside and alongside the 500 Baychester parking lot.

The Department of Buildings received four complaints about the massive new monopole at 500 Baychester on Dec. 12, 2019, and one on Dec. 13, 2019, all obtained by the Co-op City Times. The wording of all five complaints suggests those informing DOB about the new monopole believed it was going to be host to another illuminated sign. This, the complaints

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asserted, shouldn’t be allowed because the city is still in litigation with the property owner about the LED sign already on the property.

As everyone is now aware, the new giant monopole wasn’t for a new sign. It was for the wind turbine.

But the Department of Buildings did know for what the new pole was going to be used. In response to one of the Dec. 12 complaints, an inspector was sent to the site.

“No action necessary. Location in compliance under active permit … with approved drawings on site,” the inspector reported. “500 Baychester Ave./Sherwin Williams monopole/wind turbine not installed at time of inspection.”

None of the Dec. 12 or 13 complaints mentioned a wind turbine, which wasn’t completed until into the day Dec. 13.

Also concerned with the sudden, unheralded-tothe-public appearance of the wind turbine, Riverbay Board President Linda Berk, Second Vice President Rod Saunders and members of Riverbay Management met with Buildings Department officials Dec. 13. As she reported in the Times last week, Ms. Berk expressed her concern with the wind turbine falling down and said she was assured that was a highly unlikely possibility.

Although documents establish the Department of Buildings approved a wind turbine for the property more than a year before it was built, city zoning code states a standalone wind turbine — the monopole at 500 Baychester comes up through the one-story building on the property — can only exist in an M-3 zone, which is a zone meant for heavy industrial uses that produce noise and/or pollutants. As stated above, 500 Baychester Ave. is zoned C7; conducive to the threesided LED sign, not, it would appear, to a wind turbine.

There’s also the city’s building code with respect to wind turbines like the one formerly at 500 Baychester, which reads, in part: “No part of a small wind turbine or small wind turbine tower shall be located within a horizontal distance of a property line that is equal or

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less than one-half the height of such turbine, including such tower, measured from the base of such tower or, if there is no such tower, the base of such turbine.”

Consulting a city planning map of the property suggests the monopole with the wind turbine attached would have to have been more than 100 feet from any of the four property lines. Although the exact height of the monopole with turbine attached is unknown at press time, the structure dwarfed the 60foot LED sign at 500 Baychester more than three times over, suggesting it was a minimum of 180 feet tall and closer to approximately 200 to 250 feet tall.

At a height of even 200 feet, the wind turbine would not have met the setback requirements for the property, particularly with respect to the northwest and southeast facing property lines, which are, as the lots form a rectangle, closer together than the other two.

In response to questions about the 500 Baychester turbine approval with respect to zoning and setback guidelines, Department of Buildings Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Kunitz told the Co-op City Times, “the application to construct the wind turbine was approved as compliant with all code and zoning requirements.”

DOB officials have said the investigation into the wind turbine collapse is ongoing. On Jan. 7, the department granted the property owner permission to dismantle the part of the monopole associated with the wind turbine. The 60-foot LED sign, now consisting of one panel of the original three following emergency damage control work, hasn’t been active since the falling wind turbine struck it Dec. 30.

Before the turbine or its monopole were even constructed, there was an effort underway to change the zoning at 500 Baychester from C7 to C8-2, which would preclude any more large LED signs from being built on the property — though what’s left of the existing 60-foot sign would be allowed to stay.

Councilman Andy King, long believed to be the person behind the application to rezone the property, told the City Planning Commission at a Jan. 8 public hearing on the matter he opposes the proposed change.

“I would ask you to deny this application so we can sit back and really make zoning laws that make sense for our communities,” Mr. King said.

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Blood Drive

Riverbay Corporation and New York Blood Center are hosting a blood drive Saturday, January 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Bartow Center, room 31. Donate and receive an AMC movie voucher, and be entered to win a trip to Cancun, Mexico. You must be at least 16 (with NYBC parental consent form) and 110 lbs. to donate; over 75 must have a doctor’s note. Be sure to eat and drink water before donating and bring donor card or valid ID with you. Visit nybc.org for more info.

Room Change – Toastmasters Club Jan. 16 meeting

Toastmasters Club will now meet in room 4, Dreiser Center, for the Jan. 16, 2020 meeting, not in room 31 of the Bartow Center, which will be hosting the governor’s office and open meeting of the Legislative Committee that evening.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

NAMI Meeting

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) invites you to take advantage of a support group offered to the community.

The next meeting is on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in room 35 of the Einstein Community Center. NAMI is a grassroots organization that provides support, education and advocacy for families and people of all ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds who live with mental illness. The support group gives individuals an opportunity to talk freely about their challenges without the fear of judgment and offer practical information for coping with stress. The facilitator for NAMI’s sessions in Co-op City is former Riverbay Board member, Marie Smith. For more information about NAMI-NYC Metro Support Group and their classes, email Helpline@naminyc.org or call their helpline at 212-684-3264.

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October 2019 Councilman King was the applicant for the zoning change at 500 Baychester. But, according to the agenda for the Jan. 8 meeting and the application for the environmental impact study of the proposed rezone, the Department of City Planning was the applicant for the change.

Community Board 10 and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz have already signed off on the 500 Baychester rezoning proposal. It is now before the Planning Commission, a spokesman for which told the Times it will vote on the matter within 60 days of Jan. 8. If the Commission approves the proposal, it will then move to the city council. If the council approves it — and Mayor Bill de Blasio doesn’t veto within five days — the 500 Baychester rezoning will be official.

Mr. Saunders, a consistent opponent of switching 500 Baychester to a C8-2 zone, also appeared before the Planning Commission Jan. 8 to reiterate his concerns.

“Our problem with the C8-2 is it allows for commercial de-

Leak

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utility assets, Anthony Ligato, two teams of Power Plant personnel were immediately mobilized, along with vendors who brought in mobile lights to illuminate the work area and an excavation team. On what was one of the coldest nights so far this winter, with gusting winds and wind chill dropping into the teens, the workers toiled throughout the night, completed the repairs by 3:30 a.m. and successfully restored hot water service by 6 a.m. Thursday in time for shareholders not to be inconvenienced as they rose to get ready for work and school.

The leak, in the vicinity of Killer Curve, was estimated to be about 250 gallons per minute – significant enough to bring down the hot water system.

“Power Plant staff, Maintenance and Public Safety, working with Riverbay’s executive management and Local 94, were able to pull this together to affect a successful outcome,” said Mr. Ligato.

Riverbay Executive General Manager Bob Klehammer said: “We have a dedicated staff of workers who are committed to maintaining and providing services to the community. This leak occurred after the end of the workday on the coldest night of the winter to date. Within a few hours we were able to call in the appropriate staff, marshal the necessary equipment and supplies, diagnose the problem and have the repair completed by 3:30 a.m.

“I want to commend the work done by Utility Assets Director Anthony Ligato, Power Plant Manager Kevin Gaddis, and their team of Local 94 members, for ensuring that the hot water was available to the residents of Section 5 when they woke up on Thursday morning.” —Rozaan Boone (Continued from page 1)

velopment that is not necessarily in the best interests of Coop City residents,” Mr. Saunders told the Planning Commission, adding something like a crematorium for animals would be allowable under C8-2 zoning. A zoning designation of C4, he said, would be more in keeping with what exists on and around 500 Baychester Ave. Riverbay First Vice President Bernard Cylich was also prepared to speak at the Jan. 8 public hearing but it was held earlier than expected and closed before Mr. Cylich could appear.

In October 2019, City Planning’s Camilleri told Community Board 10 it was her department that suggested the change to C8-2 because it, the City Planning Department, did not want to see residential development — allowable under C4 — at 500 Baychester.

—with reporting by Toriea McCauseland

DOMESTIC HOT & COLD WATER SHUT DOWNS

Domestic hot and cold water will be shut down in order to do plumbing work in the following buildings according to the schedule below: • Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 – Buildings 2A, 2B, 3A & 3B Time: 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

• Thursday, Jan. 16. 2020 – Buildings 15A, 15B, 16A & 16B Time: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Licensed plumbers will install new clay valves during the water shut downs. As soon as work is completed, hot and cold water service will be restored.

Please be sure to keep your faucets in a closed position and all drains clear of objects.

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Alert: Window Guard Forms

Riverbay’s contractor has already begun mailing the annual Window Guard forms. Shareholders who haven’t received the notice yet, should receive them soon. The deadline to complete and return the form is Feb. 15, 2020.

As per city law, managing agents must reach out to all individuals who do not return a completed Window Guard form by the deadline. As a result, home visits will begin by March 31, 2020. At that point, Riverbay employees will have a form specific for each residential unit to be filled out and signed. Employees will wear proper ID and a Riverbay-issued vest for proper identification.

If you are not home, you will be responsible for completing and returning the form that will be placed under your door. This project is time sensitive and your cooperation is required.

Shareholders do not have to wait until the annual mailing goes out to request installation of window guards and/or repairs to existing window guards. This can be done any time throughout the year by making a request through the Riverbay Call Center, 718-320-3300, press 2.

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Congratulations Leandra!

Riverbay Communications Coordinator Leandra Peters and Riverbay’s Tamara King, not pictured, were honored during Councilman Andy King’s fourth annual District Ball on Jan. 1, 2020.

Both women received awards for their tireless commitment and service to the community.

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after which a forced entry will be used. Should this be necessary, the shareholder may receive a Community Complaint for refusal of inspection and charged for the drill-out.

“We ask for shareholders’ full cooperation in allowing workers into their apartments to replace the smoke detectors,” said Mr. Barzelatto.

“This is mandatory by United States Department of Housing and Urban Development requirements that we must install. If residents don’t let us in, we will make several attempts, and then in a worst-case scenario, we’ll have to drill out,” he said.

Residents are receiving brand new smoke detectors and carbon monoxide units that are 100 percent sealed, have un-removable batteries, and have a 10-year service life.

Installations will take place all week long: Monday and Wednesdays, between 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, between 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Man shot in attempted carjacking in Bay Plaza

2019 Year in review

What a year for films! Worked on my top 10 for a while and I think I made a pretty much definitive list.

It is crazy that both Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino are in the top 5 with “The Irishman” and “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood…” Both at the top of their game.

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A 52-year-old man was shot in the leg during an attempted carjacking outside Jennifer Furniture in the Bay Plaza Shopping Center at about 9 p.m. Jan. 7. The man was taken from the scene by an ambulance. Police are looking for two suspects.

Anatoliy Budnitskiy’s Top 10 Films of 2019

1) The Irishman 2) Joker 3) Avengers: Endgame 4) Once Upon A Time In Hollywood 5) Parasite 6) Uncut Gems 7) The Farewell 8) The Nightingale 9) Ad Astra 10) John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

Amazing year for comic book/ superhero films. The end of an era with “Avengers: Endgame.” It has been a wild ride. The biggest film of all time finished a 10-year run of fantastic films. “Joker” came and conquered the world in October and the hype hasn’t stopped. It isn’t just a simple film. It grabs you and doesn’t let go. It did a lot for mental health and it is no wonder social workers everywhere see this film as a masterpiece because you really don’t see those subjects covered in comic book films. “Joker” is a poignant, harrowing and immensely captivating film.

Speaking of a film that grabs you and never let’s go, “Uncut Gems,” simply starts and never lets up. Probably the most intense film I’ve ever seen; anxiety in spades. Adam Sandler is a force to be reckoned with in this relentless film. He has never been this good before in my opinion; of course, he has been in many great dramatic films but nothing like this. He and Joaquin Phoenix are my favorites for the Oscars.

“The Farewell” was a gem of a film that is quite remarkable because it was a simple yet incredible story done right. Family is family and it is everything. Awkwafina was extraordinary.

“Ad Astra” is highly underrated, and I am shocked it didn’t catch on with moviegoers. Sometimes father bonds are the most important thing in this world, but in a space epic with Brad Pitt’s most complete performance to date, it is a bona fide spectacle. Loved this one a lot.

To end off the year’s top 10 with “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” is fitting because never have I ever seen such insanity in the action genre. Talk about filmmakers elevating their game film after film. “John Wick 3” is the best one yet by country miles and I can’t wait for the fourth one.

Some honorable mentions are “Dragged Across Concrete,” an insane Tarantino-esque film made by the awesome S. Craig Zahler. Mel Gibson’s best in ages!

Can’t wait for more of Zahler’s films. The resurgence of Shia LaBeouf was in 2019. “The Peanut Butter Falcon” was a magical little film. Great year for horror in 2019 with “Us” and “It Chapter Two.” Both were fantastic. Last, but not least, “Marriage Story” is an unforgettable drama with Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson giving out-of-this-world performances. The ending is one of the most memorable scenes for me in all of 2019.

Bring on the insanity of 2020!

—report and photo by Edwin Soto

Meetings

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Shareholders will have an opportunity to address the Board and Management during the Gallery Session. Those who would like to speak during the Gallery Session should plan to arrive early to sign up. Representatives of Riverbay departments will be available from 6 to 7 p.m. to meet with shareholders.

On Thursday, Jan. 16, there will be back-to-back meetings beginning with NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by an open meeting of the Riverbay Board’s Legislative Committee, 7 to 9 p.m. Both of these presentations will be held in room 31 of the Bartow Center.

Commissioner Ruth Hassell-Thompson, Governor Cuomo’s Special Advisor for Policy and Community Affairs of NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) – Co-op City’s state supervisory agency – will present a summarized report of the governor’s State of the State Address which he delivered on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, NY. This mini-presentation will be more reflective of New York City.

Commissioner Hassell-Thompson is no stranger to Co-op City. Prior to her current appointment, she represented the 36th Senate district in New York which encompasses Co-op City.

According to a spokesperson for the Governor’s Office, after Commissioner Hassell-Thompson’s presentation, there will be opportunity for shareholders to ask questions relevant to New York State services/programs, and to engage with the governor’s staff. Questions will be taken from the floor.

The governor’s office will be immediately followed by an open meeting of the Riverbay Board’s Legislative Committee, chaired by Second Vice President Rod Saunders. This meeting was facilitated by Assemblyman Michael Benedetto to help bring clarity to Co-op City bus commuters on the role of Transit police officers as the NYPD seeks to stem the wave of fare beaters in the system.

Director Saunders reports that complaints have been received about Transit officers’ handling of bus commuters. The aim of the forum is to educate shareholders.

“As chair of the Legislative Committee, I reached out to Assemblyman Benedetto for assistance to facilitate a discussion with Transit Police,” said Director Saunders. “I wanted to make certain Co-op City residents are clear on exactly how to respond during what they believe is an unnecessary, or wrongfully, executed encounter with the Transit Police (or any other police officer).”

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The Co-op City Times welcomes issue-oriented letters to the editor to be considered for publication. All letters, in prose, not poetry, must be addressed to the editor, not to third parties. All letters must be signed by the writers and include their addresses and phone numbers, which will be kept confidential, so that the editor – can•verify the• authors. or unsigned letters will not be accepted for publication.

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– • –Ideally, they should be typed. All letters must be in the Co-op City Times office in Room 21, Bartow Community Center, by 3 p.m. every Monday to be considered for publication in that week’s edition. Views and opinions expressed in letters are solely the writer’s, and not necessarily shared by the Co-op City Times or Riverbay Corp.

Letters to the Editor

Climate change concerns and our waterfront park

To the editor: The proposed waterfront park is a good idea, but alas, in a few years, you will need to call it the “underwater” waterfront park. During high tide, the Hutchinson River is already lapping at the shoreline. With the onset of climate change and global warming, sea levels around the globe are rising.

If you want a viable structure to last for generations to come, I believe a bulkhead or durable retaining wall must be in place. We all must think forward.

—John A Hunter

A basic, streamlined waterfront is the way to go

To the editor: I don’t understand why we need a waterfront park along Co-op City Boulevard but I believe no matter what the majority here feel, in my opinion, it’s Contract City here and such expensive ideas will raise our maintenance. We have a wonderful greenway with exercise machines that are rarely used, so my suggestion is to limit the expenses to the following: • Continue with cleanup allowing marshland to be in view.

• No building of a sea wall that will cost millions, therefore a fenced border according to specific needs for city agencies to agree with.

• I believe a dog park will be wasteful as it’s too far for most of us to get to and people will not move their cars to bring their dog here. Plus, maintaining it is another annoying expense we don’t need.

• Install benches, water fountains, walking/running path with markers, and information markers along the way w/info about the wildlife/vegetation in the area.

Finally, keeping it simple is logical and getting leaders here to do their homework by investigating what is necessary for what we believe we want before hiring experts to gobble up money to tell us something that is beyond what we can afford. Have communication with city agents — D.E.P., D.O.B., etc. — then deal with a contractor to deal with what we want.

—Nick Liberati

City should bear some blame for turbine collapse

To the editor: Riding up and down Bartow Avenue any given day, I witnessed the huge crane installing what we now know was the towering steeple with the wind turbine. As I continue to travel back and forth, the towering pole gave me an uneasy feeling.

The collapse of the wind turbine in a busy intersection should finally send a message to this developer or landlord and the city. This towering pole is not the proper location in a busy intersection with youths traveling daily to school, people walking, heavy traffic and a busy I-95 highway.

It appears to be a lack of respect or regard for the safety of our community. It has now been proven the location is not proper for a towering pole with a wind turbine. During the time of Freedomland, this towering pole may have been okay. But now this location is a residential community in which, in my opinion, safety should have been the primary concern with the Department of Buildings.

By the grace of God no was injured or killed in the collapse.

The location is a prime reason the wind turbine would be subjected to strong winds. Co-op City is known for strong winds at any given time, perhaps because of the Long Island Sound. The city should be held responsible for this. How would this wind turbine have passed inspection against the possibility of strong winds to begin with?

—H. Overman

Freedom of choice for cable would be nice

To the editor: As cooperators, we should have the right to choose our cable company. For example, I am dissatisfied with Optimum. They have customer service issues and, from my experience, their billing process is horrible; the amount fluctuates from month to month for no reason. I have been told by Riverbay that Optimum is the only cable company currently providing service in this community. Why is that? We should be able to choose.

Co-op City: In my opinion, maybe not the best deal in town.

—David Hammer

Open Legislative Committee meeting with NYC Transit Police

NOTICE Bookkeeping Extended Hour Please be advised the Bookkeeping Window will have an extended hour, opening at 8 a.m. as follows: • Jan. 31 • Feb. 10 • Feb. 28 • Mar. 10 • Mar. 31 • Apr. 10 • Apr. 30 • May 11 • May 29 • Jun. 10 • Jun. 30.

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.

The Riverbay Board’s Legislative Committee, chaired by Second Vice President Rod Saunders, and the office of Assemblyman Mike Benedetto, will cosponsor an open meeting on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 in room 4 of the Dreiser Center, with commanding officers of the NYC Transit Police to discuss interactions with Co-op City bus commuters.

The meeting is scheduled for 7-9 p.m.

The agenda will center on Transit Police officers assigned to the community to prevent fare beating and their handling of Co-op City bus riders.

“Co-op City bus patrons have expressed a need to hear from commanding officers about the specific actions that the men and women of the Transit police will undertake when confronting an alleged fare beater and an appropriate response from members of the bus commuting public who feel that their interaction may have been incorrectly, or wrongfully, administered by the Transit police,” stated Director Saunders.

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Co-op City Times / January 11, 2020

Public Safety Report

CCPD works to ensure a harassmentfree community

BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO

Co-op City takes pride in being a diverse community in which more than 65,000 people live and work. The Co-op City Department of Public Safety works to ensure Co-op City is free from any type of harassment. Harassment takes on many forms and violators can face a variety of penalties.

There is a wide spectrum of offenses that fall under the category of harassment and its related charges. None of these offenses are acceptable within Co-op City and the appropriate action will be taken for each type.

In New York City, harassment is a violation of the penal law Section 240.26. A violation of the law is punishable by up to 30 days in jail as well as a possible monetary fine. However, in order for an officer, either New York City Police Department or the Co-op City Department of Public Safety, to make an arrest or issue a Universal Summons, the officer must personally witness the violation. If harassment occurs and it is not witnessed by the officer, the person harassed can respond to Bronx Criminal Court and take out a summons against the offender. The Bronx Criminal Court system has an abundant amount of resources depending on the nature of the situation. Mediation is widely used to remedy harassment issues. The Public Safety Department, as well as the Cooperator Service Office, should be notified to prepare a report for an incident that occurs in the community.

The utilization of any type of electronic means, such as a telephone or a computer, escalates harassment to aggravated harassment. Physical contact, such as shoving or kicking, also results in aggravated harassment. Aggravated harassment is an A misdemeanor, which carries a jail sentence of up to one year and a possible monetary fine. People need to make sure any comments or messages transmitted to another person are not offensive or capable to be taken out of context. This applies to phone calls, texts, e-mails, voice messages, social network sites, etc.

Parents should make sure children are aware of these rules. For school-age children, there can also be disciplinary action taken at the school.

Harassment taken to an even further level can turn into stalking, a crime which, at the highest levels, can be a felony. A felony carries a prison sentence of more than one year and often a hefty fine. We often hear about the end results of the most serious cases of stalking in the news. Most cases of stalking begin as harassment, which is taken too far. Be sure to notify 911 and the department of public safety if any of these forms of harassment are witnessed. January has been recognized as National Stalking Awareness Month since December 2011. Please visit the website stalkingawarenessmonth.org.

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OPPORTUNITIES AT CO-OP CITY For information on CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES ONLY, please contact: Lenya Garcia at Lgarcia@riverbaycorp.com; and Anatoliy Budnitskiy at abudnitskiy@riverbaycorp.com. Please note: emails should be sent to both parties.

Please DO NOT email resumes for EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES to the aforementioned emails. For EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, please see the end of the employment listings for specific directions.

CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES There are no contract opportunities to list this week. Please check next week.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Alert: Graffiti vandalism

If you witness anyone tagging or spraying graffiti on Co-op City property, notify Public Safety immediately at (718) 671-3050.

Public Safety Blotter Dec. 28, 2019 to Jan. 4, 2020 Dec. 30, 2019 500 Baychester Ave. CCPD units responded to investigate the partial collapse of a recently installed wind turbine at this location. In falling, pieces of the turbine damaged electronic billboards at location. Several vehicles also sustained damage. There were no injuries.

Jan. 1, 2020 120 DeKruif Place A man was arrested by CCPD officers after he broke a bulletin board display case glass and did other damage. He was issued a desk appearance ticket and released.

Jan. 3, 2020 150 Dreiser Loop CCPD officers issued five Community Complaints to five individuals for loitering.

120 Benchley Place An employee of Kirby Cleaning Services was found by officers and informed that soliciting within this complex is not permitted. He was warned and escorted from the building.

Numerous packages were reported missing/stolen and reports were taken.

Amazon has lock boxes throughout the complex and it is recommended that packages are sent to those locations for retrieval.

(More Opportunities on page 26)

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500 Baychester Avenue Wind Turbine – C8-2 Rezoning

Director’s Viewpoint

Rod Saunders

Second Vice President

Reminder of what makes Co-op City the greatest community on earth!

Again – I want to take a moment to wish everyone, from my family to your family, a healthy, prosperous, and Happy New Year!

The critical collapse Subsequent to the collapse of the wind turbine and part of its supporting structure at the 500 Baychester Avenue location, cooperators and many others who live and work around this community must all count our blessings that no one was badly injured or worse by the falling debris from both, the monopole extension, and the blades of the wind turbine. While the incident has been widely reported, the facts surrounding total failure of the wind turbine unit have not been made public by the city agencies responsible for ensuring catastrophic failures such as this do not happen.

It has been noted by almost everyone in Co-op City just how tragic this occurrence could have been if this collapse would have taken place when school was in session and not during the Christmas holiday vacation period (Monday, Dec. 30th @ approximately 1:30 p.m.). The daily pilgrimage of students, parents and cooperators who would have been otherwise at that location, both on Baychester and Bartow Avenues, should, in my opinion, be enough motivation for the Dept. of Buildings to double down on its efforts to ensure that neither the owner, or his current or future applicants of record (R.A.’s or P.E.’s), are allowed to file for any future development in Co-op City, without the borough commissioner’s firsthand knowledge and approval before any future permits are allowed to be issued.

In my opinion, the most critical aspect of the failure of the wind turbine and its extended structural mast lies in what appears to be its non-conformance to the DOB’s Building Bulletin 2011-004, the Dept.’s

Building Code, and the NYC Council’s L.L. 98-19.

I want to inform those reading this viewpoint that the Board, through the president and I, our attorneys and Management, are all researching every aspect to determine if the wind turbine, and the extended base structure for it, were legally permissible, erected properly, and met with every applicable requirement.

Further, I believe, and will formally recommend to the full Board, that we reach out to the NYC Dept. of Education so that they may join with us in our efforts to ensure that all future construction activity on this property consider safety above revenue, especially when it come to the lives of our student population.

Because of this structural failure and collapse, the Co-op City area became a traffic nightmare, both in the streets and on I-95 North. As shown in several pictures taken that afternoon, a parked motor vehicle was partially crushed. Can you imagine what might have happened if that pole had collapsed on or in front of our firefighting vehicles responding to a fire, or other emergency?

Last point – State Senator Bailey, State Assemblyman Benedetto, NYC Councilman King, all came to Co-op City to publically denounce the collapse of the wind turbine and supporting structure. Has anyone heard from our Mayor?

Rezoning of 500 Baychester Avenue – C7 to the Proposed C8-2 Zoning District The Co-op City community just can’t get away from having to defend itself as it relates to being associated with this particular parcel of property. As of this writing, I fully intend to appear at the City Planning Commission Hearing this week to speak in opposition to the proposed change in the property’s zoning, currently a C7 zoning district, to a C8-2.

As I have written in my past two viewpoints, the potential for establishing commercial development, or businesses that might be undesirable and completely unacceptable to our community, absolutely outweighs any other consideration at this point in time.

I appeared at the borough president’s ULURP hearing and stated our opposition to the proposed rezoning change.

Working Families of Co-op City

Next meeting: a week from Tuesday We’re baa-aack — with a vengeance — in 2020. Come to our next meeting on Jan. 21 (that’s one week from this Tuesday) in Einstein, room 35, at 7 p.m., the usual third Tuesday of the month. Why? Because it’s now or never. It’s been an exhausting three years of this administration. Who thought this presidency would have lasted this long? Surely it wouldn’t last six months, we thought in 2017. But now it’s 2020 and Trump’s ratings are still strong, there’s no truth coming from him or his administration, and consequences remain deadly.

We must fight back against the corruption that keeps puppets in power at all levels. Changing the political financing system of the country is job one. Ridding the influence of big money will make for candidates more beholden to the voter than to big business interests. The place to start is at the grass-roots level, and those NYS roots are under attack by politicians who would rather keep their paychecks than keep democracy strong.

Case in point…When the Cuomo-appointed Public Campaign Financing Commission was formed, its job was to boost democracy by multiplying the support of small donors. Matching-dollar donations soon took a back seat to a different purpose of the commission, to weaken the competition. Currently, only seven other states — Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina and Vermont allow fusion voting (where a candidate can run on more than one party line on a ballot). The Commission first tried to lessen that number by one, but then decided a better goal would be to make it harder for new candidates to get on the ballot and nearly impossible for smaller parties to stay on the ballot without herculean petitioning efforts. Says WFP lawyer Richard Brodsky: “Fusion voting is like a marriage between two political parties. Rather than ban the marriage, the commission shot the groom.”

The Working Families Party is New York’s progressive political party. It’s the party that supported newcomers Attorney General Tish James and NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. It’s the line Cuomo himself ran on in the recent past.

Williams praises WFP and true public campaign financing. He says, “I proba-

It was the borough president’s understanding that the proposed change to the C8-2 zoning district was being done with the community’s best interest in mind, and he told me personally he would oppose any future commercial installation or development that the community objected to.

The problem there is that Co-op City residents, including the Board, always find out about proposed developments after the fact. Opposing a “done deal” is useless.

My appearance before the City Planning Commission’s (CPC) hearing will be to oppose the rezoning proposal and ask that they set aside voting for the approval of the C8-2 rezoning, until there is dialog between the CPC, the Riverbay Board which represents the community, our legal team that represents the Board, and Management, who must deal with the logistics of entities doing business in and around Co-op City. This way, we can all reach an agreement that should be satisfactory to all parties.

By the time you are read this viewpoint, you have probably read on the front pages of the Co-op Times, the details of what took place at the hearing. Here’s hoping I represented the community well.

A Reminder of What Makes Co-op City the Greatest Community on Earth The most commonly recognized attributes regarding Co-op City are: affordability, local shopping, and our quality of life factors (schools, safety, transportation, etc.).

Overlooked though, is the one reason that I moved my family here 43 years ago. Diversity.

With that spirit in mind, I want everyone to get out in front of a growing trend in NYC. I am asking that each of us stop, reflect on exactly what is happening in many places around New York City, and realize that this community must invest the time to remind our younger residents, and others, that hate, intolerance of race, color, culture, religion, or for any other twisted reason, cannot be allowed to exist in Co-op City. We are the best, and we must do whatever it takes to remain that way.

Thank you for reading my viewpoint. I can be reached at rsaunders@riverbayboard.com.

bly would not be Public Advocate without [it].”

All progressives must do what they can to fight the Goliath powers that be in 2020. Come to the Co-op City Working Families meeting on Jan. 21 in Einstein’s room 35 at 7 p.m. to discuss what we can do about it all…or at least some of it.

Our mission In essence, the mission of Working Families Co-op City is to promote tolerance and end second-class citizenship. Stand with this group.

Info? Email mpjazz@optonline.net and/or text 718-219-2211.

—Mary Pearson

Co-op City Times / January 11, 2020

Residential Sales Committee Report

Francine Reva Jones, chairperson Kevin Lambright, co-chair Meeting date: Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 Attendance: Chairs: Francine Jones, Kevin Lambright Twelve people attended the meeting.

Review Agenda – The agenda was reviewed and accepted.

Minutes from last meeting – The minutes from the last meeting were read. A motion was made and seconded: To accept the Sept. 19, 2019 minutes. The motion passed unanimously.

Review Mission Statement The Committee members reviewed the following 20192020 Mission Statement and agreed to implement the goals.

The mission of the Residential Sales Committee is to understand the process to which Co-op City apartments are sold, as well as having absolute integrity, objectivity and the highest level of professional competence in providing excellent services to fulfill our community and cooperators’ needs and to deliver added services to the highest quality.

The Short-Term Goals: A. Identify qualified applicants.

B Discuss the most efficient ways to ensure that new residents receive adequate information regarding rules and regulations.

C. Stay abreast of the renovations, vacancies, and move ins/outs to remain in good financial standing regarding the obligation to our lender.

D. Examine the New Cooperator Orientation Program.

E. Examine the 15-day complaint form for new shareholders.

F. Examine the record of keeping appointments with cooperators.

G. Review the senior downsizing pilot program.

H. Review recommendations made by the auditor.

I. Obtain updates on turnkey operations and the timely restoration of vacant apartments.

J. Display new upgraded apartments as exhibited in Building 19.

K. Examine the information the community has regarding vacating and equity returns.

Residential Sales Update – Director Sheena McNeill Director McNeill reported the following for the month of September 2019: A. Move-Ins end of month: 22 B. Move-Outs end of month: 30 C. Transfers end of month: 4 D. Applicants on waiting list end of month: 6,394 E. Applicants on Transfer waiting list: 146 F. Available Units end of month: 87 G. Vacant Units end of month: 160 Discussion: Some years ago, model apartments were shown to all cooperators at an Open House. There was discussion regarding the creation of virtual tours and to make them available for everyone. There are two model apartments in Section 5 that are not upgraded and they will eventually be sold.

Vacant Apartments: Applicants accept an apartment and it is restored afterward.

Shareholders are responsible for 90 days of carrying charges only, which is taken from the equity. In the past, shareholders were obligated to pay the remaining months of a 2-3 year lease. This change was made by NY State Homes and Community Renewal.

Succession Rights: If you are a senior who moves back in with a shareholder, you must be on the income affidavit for one year before you may claim ownership.

If you are not a senior, you should be on the income affidavit for two years. If a decision goes against you, you have the right to appeal. If someone gets the apartment through succession rights and cannot afford the maintenance, legal steps will be taken. If there is a minor in the apartment and the shareholder passes, a guardian can move in, but the apartment belongs to the child. You are allowed 50 days to obtain legal guardianship documents.

Announcements: African–American Association Swearing-in Ceremony, 10/21/19 Legends of Disco at Lehman College, 10/26/19 Karaoke Fundraiser, 12/7/19 Next meeting: Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, 6:30 p.m. in Bartow Center boardroom #26A.

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Francine Reva Jones, chairperson Kevin Lambright, co-chair Meeting date: Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, 7:30 p.m.

Attendance: Chairs: Francine Jones, Kevin Lambright Twelve people were in attendance.

Review Agenda – The agenda was reviewed and accepted.

Minutes of last meeting – The Minutes of Sept. 19, 2019 were read and accepted.

Mission Statement The following 2019-2020 Mission Statement was reviewed and accepted by the members. The chair suggested that we begin with item C: “Explore ways to increase garage spaces in Section 5.” The Parking and Leasing Facilities director advised that Management is looking into the feasibility of adding two floors to Garages 7 and 8. The chair thanked members who sent suggestions.

The mission of the Parking & Leasing Committee is to understand the process by which Co-op City utilizes parking garages, storage units and commercial spaces.

Short-Term Goals: A. Discuss the most efficient ways to ensure that lessees are provided with adequate information regarding rules and regulation.

B. Discuss views regarding the elimination of the overnight shift.

C. Explore ways to increase garage spaces in Section 5.

D. Examine how garages are maintained, i.e., cleaned, painted, etc.

E. Stay abreast of the upgrades to the parking facilities.

F. Examine the process for reserve parking spaces, i.e., waiting lists, etc.

G. Examine methods of handling illegal activities and fines.

H. Review recommendations made by the auditor.

I. Review progress for completion of storage units.

J. Discuss the cleanliness and upkeep in and around the commercial establishments.

K. Examine vacant commercial units and the longevity of the vacancy.

L. Discuss different time periods for posting flyers in buildings, townhouse clusters and community centers.

M. To whom and when are parking discounts offered.

Parking, Storage, Leasing Report – Director Danielle O’Connor The director distributed several charts showing month-to-month updates over the past year. Garages are being prepared for the installation of pay stations, starting in Garage 1 and then 2. Discussion ensued regarding reserve parking spots, vehicles hit, garage cleanliness, signage, broken elevator, etc. There had been questions about why there were problems with the Garage 7 lighting since the beams were removed from the roof, or if the lighting problem was a power plant issue. However, the lights are working now. It was especially troubling since the night shift had been eliminated. The Storage Dept. has identified all the units and will start repairs in the next few weeks.

Tour of Parking Facility Dispatch Station The Parking Facility director led the committee members to the dispatch station which displayed cameras connected to all eight garages. A demonstration was performed with a garage attendant who pressed the Help button and spoke directly to the dispatcher and committee members at the station. All questions and concerns would be handled by discussion over the phone. If there was a threat or danger, Public Safety would be contacted. All committee members, except one, now felt more accepting of the decision to eliminate the third shift.

Announcements: African-American Association Swearing-in Ceremony, 10/21/19 Legends of Disco at Lehman College, 10/26/19.

Karaoke Fundraiser, 12/7/19.

Next meeting – Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, 7:30 p.m. in Bartow Center, rm. 26A.

Parking & Leasing Committee Report

Committee Reports

Respectfully submitted, Francine Jones

Laundry Carts

The laundry carts in the Riverbay laundry facilities in the basement of your buildings are provided for the convenience of all shareholders. These carts should not be removed from the laundry room.

Shareholders who are identified removing the carts from the laundry rooms will be assessed a $125 community fine for abuse of the premises.

Thank you for your cooperation.

—Riverbay Management

Respectfully submitted, Francine Jones

Building 22 A and B Association

Hope everyone had a happy new year.

Our new year is collecting for member dues, $5 per apartment. The dates for collection will be posted on bulletin boards in both buildings.

March 14, 2020, is our trip to Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino in Pennsylvania.

Give-backs will be posted later.

The key fobs were given out, so if you didn’t get yours please contact the CSO 2 office, room 22 in Bartow Center, Monday through Saturday, or check the Co-op City Times.

Thanks to all the volunteers for decorating our buildings. They did an excellent job.

Happy birthday to all.

Prayers to all who lost loved ones. Get well greetings to all the sick and shut-ins.

If you see something, say something.

—Betty Leak

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Look Back/Look Ahead

Director’s Viewpoint

Mary Pearson Secretary

It’s look back/look ahead time, again. I trust you’ve read both 2019 Co-op City Times’ year-in-review articles and you’ve done your own nostalgic run through.

Here comes another stroll down Co-op City-centric memory lane starting with my wish list for the now defunct 2019.

Signage was big on my last year’s list — from reinstalling “Please Curb your Dog” signs in every lobby to removing the word “pet” from several existing signs sprinkled about our vast grounds. For the most part, all that falls into the department labeled: It didn’t work, did it? My list also called for more signage on and near the buildings so we know which is which and what’s what. Success? Not so much.

The list asked a lot of the Department of Transportation: add stop and yield signs around the place, paint or repaint certain dividing buffers on some of our roads, and deal with the dividers along “Killer Curve” in Section 5. Done? Not yet. But the words “definitely in the spring” have been bandied about regarding those ugly jersey barriers.

The list went on: enclose the library’s “back porch” and erect an all-weather sports dome on the underused second baseball field site on Co-op City Boulevard. (Don’t hold your breath.) Create a waterfront walkway in Section 5? That might have to have to wait till Local Law 11 is finished with us, though I do hope not. Transform the old Bingo Hall into a Co-op City Community Cultural Center? Maybe!

Talks regarding the Bingo Hall have resumed. Crack down on illegitimate placards in our cul de sacs?

There’s light at the end of those tunnels.

I made more wishes. How about installing an elevator or two in Bartow Center and building Garage 9 before the Metro North station turns Section 5 into a parking lot? Mum’s the word. But, dear reader, if you agree that Bartow elevators are a must and that Garage 9 is a no-brainer, please push to make it so!

And must I really stop harping on a Senior Fair Fare? I’m afraid so. Total senior discounts on all forms of public transportation 24/7 won’t be implemented any time soon. Until our express bus problem sorts itself out, Senior Fair Fare remains in limbo.

Should Old Obsessions Be Forgot?

Not by me, they won’t.

In addition to the above wish list, 2020 seems Ground Hog Day-destined to find me: encouraging voting in all its forms in multiple ways (forums, flyers, and fighting for logical poll sites), campaigning for a more sensible and slightly moved Metro North Station location (in agreement with Assemblyman Benedetto’s alternate plan), and, of course, battling the buses.

People are asking what’s new with the express bus situation. The answer, “not much.” The timeline still calls for an early 2020 public hearing – though not yet publicly announced as to date, time, and location — and is scheduled for full implementation in September 2020.

The 12/20/19 updated https://new.mta.info/ bronxbusredesign site includes several buttons to click on for riders to be able to: Read the Final Plan, Review Your Route, Watch Our Digital Open House, Check Out Our FAQs, Submit Your Comment.

The site also has a projected Plan Your Trip in the New Network button. Click to foresee details for a redesigned trip you might take sometime between Oct. 4 and Oct. 10, 2020. Input your Manhattan-bound BxM7 bus stop location — starting after 3:00 p.m. on a weekday — and predictably enough it quite literally tells you to take a walk … to a regular bus to catch another bus or a subway. Huff.

As for the 12/12/19 Digital Open House video, around the 32-minute marker, you can hear Andy Byford’s vow of “no extra fare” resulting from redesign changes. In the presentation, he still insists nothing is set in stone, but hopefully that tidbit is!

Slightly before that, around minute 31:00, the Bx30 is used as an example of that “no extra fare” promise. I have also been assured that the off-peak Q50 fits that “threelegged,” “second free transfer” category, as well.

Jackie Carter, assistant director at MTA NYC Transit, told me so at a December CB11 bus meeting. A free extra fare doesn’t make up for lost time and increased dis-

Building 5 Association

Happy New Year! The Building 5 Association and its Co-op Chess Club started the year off in the spirit of loving thy neighbor. Our chess club’s winter clothing/toy drive, held this past December, was a success and we truly thank each and every person who donated their time, efforts and items to this worthy cause.

On Saturday, Jan. 4, greeted by Westhab Program Specialist Monica Hurd and staff, members of the Co-op Chess Club and the Building 5 Association delivered the more than 300 items collected to our neighbors at The Westhab Town & Country Residence facility on Tillotson Avenue. We are proud of this group effort and look forward to doing more in the community in 2020.

Our chess club is back on schedule and will meet Saturday, Jan. 11, at 2 p.m. in the Building 5B community room.

Email coopchessclub@gmail.com for more info.

—Deborah Lowden

comfort, but it’s better than nothing.

Another presenter addresses the reaction to the proposed Express Bus service changes. His remarks begin around 1:05 on the video. He reiterates that, especially on the expresses, “We are absolutely hearing you loud and clear.” He claims, ”All service reductions are guideline based,” and says, “Several routes, unfortunately, showed extremely low ridership especially on the reverse-peak or off-peak directions.”

However, the only specific data mentioned, dealt solely with weekend travel, and as we now know, weekend scheduling — according to the not quite final, final plan — remains mostly unchanged while workday schedules are due to be severely slashed.

So here’s your directive, express bus riders: click the comment button at mta.info/customer-feedback or dial 511 to just say no to the proposed BxM7 scheduling cuts. You might also want to suggest — as one resident eloquently argues — postponing the whole darn thing till we know what’s what with congestion pricing. And Section 5 riders, demand the Bx29’s more convenient access to the mall stays as is. But no matter your beef, please do keep complaining!

Two More Things One: I had thought worrying about less-than-excellent customer service was so last year, but it seems I was mistaken. Please note: the “call back” option offered for maintenance, restoration and inspections does not work – at least not as of this moment, not this week, and not last week – so do stay on the line after pressing #2. I found out the tedious way.

Two: Let’s Put on a Show! Community Theater, anyone? I’ve got ideas. Call me, maybe?

You can reach me by voice or text at 718-219-2211 or by email at mpearson@riverbayboard.com.

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Public Safety

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In the event a Universal Summons for harassment is issued or any other type of arrest is made by either The New York City Police Department or The Co-op City Department of Public Safety, a Community Complaint can be issued. The issuance of a Universal Summons is viewed the same as any other arrest as it pertains to violation of Riverbay lease. A Co-op City Community Complaint is issued for anti-social conduct for any arrests which occur within the community.

A community complaint is issued to the shareholder of record for the apartment for any resident or guest of their apartment. The fines start out at $125 for the first offense and double for each repeat violation. The fees can be automatically added to the monthly carrying charges. This is another tool that is utilized to maintain a high quality of life and a low crime rate within Co-op City.

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

Never operate a motor vehicle if you have consumed alcoholic beverages. Always buckle your seatbelt; it will save your life in a serious collision. Avoid distractions and excess speed when driving; these are the two leading causes of collisions within New York State.

Always remember, if you see something, say something. If you see suspicious persons in the townhouse areas, in or around buildings or garages, notify the author-

National Council of Negro Women

Membership meeting – Our first membership meeting of 2020 will be held tomorrow, Sunday, Jan. 12, at 3 p.m. in room 11, Dreiser Community Center. This month is the last opportunity for members renewing their national dues to pay without incurring a late fee. Please come with ideas of services we can bring to the Co-op City community and ready to roll up your sleeves and get to work. If you’re curious about what we do, come visit with us on Sunday, Jan. 12.

Black History Month – Save the date, Saturday, Feb. 29, when we will have our 18th annual Black History Month youth celebration, co-sponsored by the Riverbay Fund. This free event will take place in Bartow Center, room 31, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The theme of this year’s celebration is “We Count: Our Lives, Our History, Our Voice, Our Vote.” We are calling all talent! Youth groups and young adults interested in volunteering to showcase their talent in song, dance, stepping, playing an instrument, poetry, spoken word, drama skit, etc., please call the NCNW Youth Committee at 917-826-5644 or email ncnwcoopcitysocial@gmail.com.

Our seat at the table – Our national president, Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, reminds our members our mission is to lead, advocate for and empower women of African descent, their families and communities. The 2020 Census offers the perfect opportunity to fulfill our mission in a way that will have a lasting impact.

That is why NCNW has partnered with Fair Count, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization founded by Stacy Abrams that is committed to ensuring a fair and accurate 2020 Census. As leaders, mothers, entrepreneurs, sisters, teachers, partners and mentors, NCNW sisters will lead the charge to make sure our communities receive the resources and representation that they deserve.

Social media – Remember, you can find us on Facebook: NCNWCoopcity Bethune; Twitter: @NCNWCoop City; Instagram: NCNW Co-op City and email: ncnwco.opcity @gmail.com —Joyce Howard

Building 25 Association

Thank all of you who participated in our holiday party last Saturday; there was plenty of food, anyone who wanted a doggy bag was accommodated, ambiance set the mood, laughter and conversation filled the room. If you missed it, we hope to see you next year.

The community looked so festive during the holiday season, but, as we know, all good thing must come to an end. Please be reminded to properly dispose of your Christmas Trees, use large bags to contain pine needles before bringing your tree out of your apartment, as the needles can pose a trip hazard and possibly cause the elevator to malfunction.

We wish all neighbors born in January a happy birthday, and for those who have been under the weather, we hope you get better soon.

Our building association meets every third Tuesday of the month generally from September through June. Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, at 7:30 p.m.; please keep an eye out for postings outside your elevators.

If you cannot make it to meetings due to scheduling or other obstacles in your way, please log onto our building email address at building25ca@gmail.com and address your concerns or comments to any or all members of Building 25 Association.

Friendly reminder, our building annual dues are $5 per family. We would like to thank the residents who have paid their annual dues. Dues are collected at our monthly meetings by Carol Eilets, treasurer, or Celeste Stukes, assistant treasurer.

The following quote says it all: “Be like a tree. Stay grounded. Connect with your roots. Turn over a new leaf. Bend before you break. Enjoy your unique natural beauty. Keep growing.” -Lori Deschene —Wanda Bailey

ities. Call 911 and the Department of Public Safety at 718-671-3050. Callers may remain anonymous when giving information.

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

Building 13 Association

On Jan. 20, we celebrate the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King but on Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of a Baptist minister. When we hear his name, we most often think of his legendary “I Have A Dream” speech, the civil rights movement, and, sadly, his assassination. When we celebrate his birthday, let’s take a few moments to look into the personal story of the man himself.

“Boys to Men:” Let’s talk We are requesting and need participation from men of all ages. Sunday, Jan. 12, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Where: Building 13 Association Room, 100 Casals Place, rear of building. Hosted by Devon Sanders and Malik Lynch. Come and discuss a better reason to be better men. Be heard, understood, and appreciated. Find your life’s purpose, your soul’s meaning.

Our next building meeting will be Thursday, Jan. 23, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

We have special guests attending so save the date. Check the bulletin board for additional information.

Reminders During the elevator renovation period, you can pick up your Co-op City Times from the lobby. Thank you for your cooperation and patience.

Our laundry room has new washers, dryers and carts. New signs will guide you and provide information on adding funds and reporting inoperable machines.

Please refrain from smoking in the stairway. Failure to adhere may result in a community complaint.

If you are moving furniture or large boxes or expecting a furniture delivery, please contact the CSO office to obtain a permit so our new elevators can be padded.

We are located at: 100 Casals Place, Bronx, N.Y. 10475. Contacts: President Leslie Peterson at 718-320-1370 or daddpeterson@aol.com, or Gail Sharbaan, treasurer, at 718-671-3801. Our website is bldg13assoc.com or e-mail us at bthirteen.assoc@yahoo.com.

Thanks for making our team work.

—Leslie Peterson

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“The Battle Is Not Yours”

Director’s Viewpoint

Daryl Johnson Sometimes, you can carry on and fight and get little results. Then, when you least expect it, something good happens.

No More Fights Over Those Big Lights On Monday, December 30, 2019, I received several messages that the gigantic wind turbine at 500 Baychester Avenue had fell down. Shocked, I found myself worried about many things? What if? Safety issues? Traffic? Name it. Then, lots of people started posting items on Facebook. Thereafter, I was glad to hear that there were no reported injuries.

Previously, we were outraged when the developer, Baychester Retail LLC, installed those gigantic billboards at this location. Thereafter, lots of cooperators complained that they couldn’t sleep properly because those screens were blasting lights into their apartment.

Then, on February 27, 2018, a busload of cooperators went down to the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) offices at 22 Reade Street in Manhattan to offer testimony against those bright billboards.

The BSA then denied the appeal from the developer.

Next, our politicians started proposing new legislation and zoning changes to prevent similar structures from being built in our community. But, unfortunately, disputes arose during a public hearing called by the Bronx Borough President’s office over the type of zoning changes that would be good for our community. Regardless, with community outrage along with negative media coverage, you would think that the developer would have backed down.

No, this developer was even more determined to erect another tremendous structure on this property.

So, trucks carrying heavy construction materials arrived near the site during the early morning hours on Thursday, December 12, 2019. And, within the next few days, it was clear that a very tall wind turbine was going to be erected at this site. Thereafter, more community opposition then followed. “It’s a monstrosity,” according to several people.

However, this situation would change drastically around 1:30 p.m. on December 30, 2019. On that cold and rainy day, very strong winds pushed against that tower. Thereafter, the blades on that wind turbine started spinning out of control. Then, within seconds, the blades came apart and started flying in all directions. Large portions of this wind turbine then started crashing down.

Then, amazingly, several large pieces of that wind tur-

bine hit that developer’s massive billboard.

Then, horrifically, that massive billboard came crashing down to the ground in the outdoor parking lot. Thereafter, photos clearly showed that this massive billboard took out several parking spaces that were fortunately empty at that time. Another photo showed that a tremendous pole destroyed a car that was parked on the street.

News reports stated that the NYC Department of Buildings issued two Class I violations to the developer.

Then, several news agencies appeared and described the events that occurred with this horrific incident.

Bottom line: Look at how long we’ve been battling against these outrageous billboards, the overextended poles, the bright lights, the wind turbine, and with this developer. Regardless, within a matter of seconds, all of that equipment was horribly destroyed.

But, think, no one had to touch any of that equipment.

And, all it took was a slight force of nature to take everything down.

Now, that catastrophe occurred around 1:30 p.m.— lunch time. So, on a normal day, lots of kids and other customers could have been in that area shopping and walking around. Then, everyone that was in that area could have been killed or severely injured. However, this disaster occurred during the holiday season. So, all of the nearby schools were closed.

Therefore, miraculously, not one report indicated that anyone was killed or injured. Miracle? In my opinion, yes. Again, each piece of equipment fell and amazingly crashed into other equipment. And, now, everyone can see that all of that functioning equipment is now permanently destroyed. Moreover, again, not one person was killed or even injured. Therefore, I hope that the developer has learned a powerful lesson about working with a community. And, lastly, I have no choice but to quote that famous scripture: “The battle is not yours.” God is good!

Thank you.

Laundry Machines There have been complaints about insufficient heat inside of our new laundry dryers. In fact, some cooperators have stated that they put only a small amount of light clothes into the dryers.

Then, they found out that the clothes were some-

Building 19 Association

Hello, Building 19 family. I want to remind you the association will have its general meeting next week, Friday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. in the association room. During the meeting, we will be conducting elections for positions on the executive board.

During this past November and December committee meetings, nominations of cooperators in good financial standing with the Association were made for the executive board positions. The candidates who accepted the nominations are: Saja Mobley for president-elect (vice president) Sonia Feliciano (incumbent) for secretary Francine Brown (incumbent) for treasurer Charlotte Codrington for assistant treasurer Leon Tulton (incumbent) for president Although the candidates are running unopposed, we still need you to attend the general meeting to cast your vote. So please come out and attend.

I look forward to seeing you next Friday.

—Leon Tulton

DID YOU KNOW... There is a Lost and Found located in the Bartow Community Center Public Safety office. Please check there if you have recently lost keys, glasses, or other items.

what wet after being inside of the dryers for an extended amount of time. So, management and our laundry company are aware of these issues. And, now, I’m hoping that this matter can be resolved soon.

Also, our washers were designed to use only a small amount of water along with a high-efficiency detergent that is labeled ‘HE’ to clean our clothes.

However, please do not overload the washing machines with a lot of clothes or a lot of detergent.

And, please remember to pick up your clothes on time.

Bottom line: We’re going to be stuck with these laundry machines for 8 years. So, we have to make sure that we get good service from this laundry company. However, we have to do our part to follow the outlined instructions.

Census Jobs The U.S. Census Bureau is looking to fill hundreds of thousands of temporary jobs. The pay rate is good.

Plus, they have paid training along with flexible hours.

So, please go online right now and review a few jobs.

Also, please tell your family and friends about these jobs.

Close You will be outraged if you go to 500 Baychester Avenue and see the horrific extent of that crash. So, I’m thankful that no one was hurt or killed by those falling items.

Thank you.

Questions or comments? Please send a letter to Daryl H. Johnson, Riverbay Board Director, c/o Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475/ Also, please call me ONLY at 718-671-4544 if you would like to have a brief discussion with me. Okay, that’s it for now. So, please have a wonderful week.

And, may God bless you and your family. Thank you.

Broun Place Townhouse Association

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Congratulations and happy New Year to all the building and townhouse association organizations who have accomplished so much and are working toward improving their community. Every week, we are impressed by the many press releases from other organizations announcing their projects, displaying their photos and singing praises of their members. Right now, the winter cold has hit Broun Place Townhouse Association and we are just trying to get well. We are committed to working toward what is needed and wanted. Please communicate what is on your mind.

JASA offers many opportunities to improve your lifestyle. Have you seen their JASA holiday video? It is filled with the happy faces of local participants and activities. It’s my new year’s promise to get involved more. How about you?

Our groundskeeper was very grateful to receive his holiday gift. Upon his return from vacation, local grooming resumed with eagerness and hard work.

Thank you again to those who renewed their association dues. These are necessary for acknowledging neighbors in times of hardship and illness and/or community matters.

It is time to take down the holiday decorations and bring out the live trees following Co-op City instructions so they can be removed and made into mulch.

The wind turbine debacle investigation will go on and hopefully follow-up will bring some answers. Why was it there in the first place? Who was the energy being conserved for? The story and photos from around Co-op City were detailed and complete but leave us with the questions, as stated above.

There has been no permanent action to enable smooth entry to I-95 North or traffic across Bartow Avenue. We suggest going up Co-op City Boulevard. Avoid Bartow Avenue and exiting by Section 5. Exit from Connor Street left up Boston Road and left on Eastchester and across or the I-95 service road to cross up to Eastchester. Are you travelling north and need to come into Co-op City, go one exit further, exit and go around Baychester or Co-op City Boulevard? The double parking in Section 5 and all the buses make it a terrible mess and worse on weekends; standstill traffic too. In the future, something better must be done.

New charges for garage infractions are posted in Garage 6 in the foyer to the front exit, around from the elevator. We sincerely hope these will be enforced.

We are happy to report the dumped car on the third floor has been removed.

Sincere condolences to Thea Colombo on the occasion of her dear friend, Lynn, passing on Jan. 6.

Remember, keep dancing and we guarantee happy days ahead.

—Eva Kindaichi-Lazaar

Building 21 Association

Let’s make this year count!

Hello, fellow cooperators, shareholders and 21’ers! If you live in Building 21, then you are a “21’er”! If you live in Co-op City and you are reading this article, you are part of the Co-op Community Family. We are moving swiftly through the month of January, but we can still say, “Happy New Year!” Now, ask yourself what you are doing for your community to help make it better. Meet us at one of our next gatherings.

Our next 21 Association gathering will be Thursday, Jan. 23. Please mark your calendars accordingly. If you have any questions regarding the 21 Association, you have three ways of gaining information. Email: 21association @gmail.com. Call: 347-504-1821, and you can attend the monthly meetings which are held every fourth Thursday in the gathering room in the rear of the B-section, 120 Bellamy Loop, at 7 p.m.

Be a floor captain… A necessity in every building Thanks to the cooperators of Building 21 who have stepped up to the plate and volunteered to be floor captain for their floor. You know who you are, and we truly appreciate you.

All we ask of anyone kind enough to be a floor captain is as follows: 1. Contact numbers, for your floor only – List all emergency contact numbers and distribute to each neighbor.

2. Co-op City Times – Place one at each apartment door, delivered on Saturdays 3. Elevator notices – Read them and talk to your neighbors about them.

4. Promote: Meetings, clubs and gatherings 5. Encourage your neighbors to: Vote – vote – vote! in the Riverbay election Make calls to the Riverbay offices: Security, 718-671-3050; CSO, 718-320-3300 FYI, all funds collected are installed in the 21 Association’s bank account.

Funds collected for the association are used expressly for 21 Association gatherings. Holiday gift collections, i.e., porters, lobby attendants, etc., are the responsibility of each floor individually and should be handled by the floor captains.

If you have questions regarding the 21 Association, you have three ways of gaining information. Email: 21association@gmail.com. Call: 347-504-1821.

Attend the monthly general meetings in “The Gathering Room,” in the rear of the B-section at 7 p.m. Everyone from all buildings plan to come and join us at Building 21. Bring a friend.

Each one of us, multiplied by all of us, equals a force for good.

See you around the neighborhood!

—Michelle Marbury

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We wish everyone a prosperous, healthy, happy and safe New Year. Although there were some difficult times in 2019, we were able to make it thorough as a team.

Our New Year bash was lots of fun. We had plenty food and good music. A special thanks goes out to Adobeia Fleischer for her dedication in making our first Karaoke event a great success. Family and friends gathered around the TV to count in the New Year and watch the ball drop. It was an exciting moment for everyone; especially for the children.

The executive committee would like to thank everyone for their generous donation to the building staff for the holiday. Thanks to the volunteers who dedicated their time to sit in the lobbies collecting.

Meeting Our next meeting will be Thursday, Jan. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in association room located in the rear of Building 4B lobby. We will have Riverbay Janitorial Director Mr. Joshua Blake as our guest speaker. Come down and be prepared to ask questions and state your concerns about where you live. Bring a neighbor to join in the conversation.

Update We finally have the clear glass doors to our washing machines; it is good to be able to see our clothes. We have a limited number of laundry carts in our laundry room, so please do not remove them.

Save the date Our first fundraiser bus trip is tentatively planned for Atlantic City this April 25.

More information will be highlighted as it becomes available.

Congratulations to those celebrating a birthday or other special occasion in January.

Get well wishes are extended to our sick. Take time to check-in on your senior neighbors.

Remember, this is our home. If you see something, say something.

—Yvonne Burrus

Section 4 Partnership

The next meeting of the Section 4 Partnership will be Friday, Feb. 21. Join us in the Gathering Room at 120 Bellamy Loop, Building 21B, at 7 p.m. sharp, please.

Help us continue this positive effort and reap the benefits of a united community. You are already an important member of this team. You are a shareholder. You don’t have to live in Section 4. The Section 4 Partnership is making an important impact on the community of Co-op City each time we show up for events like Pioneer Day, the MTA rallies, July 3 fireworks, Hoops and Beats, the ice cream social, the grand opening of the Section 4 basketball courts and other notable events, meetings and gatherings.

Section 4 Partnership Mission Statement The Section 4 Partnership’s purpose is to promote a community of more than just neighbors but as one family of many cultures that proactively embraces greatness and promotes neighborhood interaction. The goal of the organization is to offer solutions that will educate, elevate, inspire and mobilize our community in unity, to sustain affordability and growth in order to remain environmentally sound and vibrant for generations to come.

About the Section 4 Partnership The Section 4 Partnership is comprised of every building in Co-op City that makes up the sectional geographic which is referred to as Co-op City’s Section 4: Building 20, Asch Loop; Building 21, Bellamy Loop; Building 22, Co-op City Boulevard; Buildings 23, 24 and 25, Benchley Place; the Adler Place Townhouses, the Asch Loop Townhouses and the Broun Place Townhouses. Join us. Remember; you are already an important member of this team. You are a shareholder. You don’t have to live in Section 4. Come and get involved. Let’s show up! Let’s get it done!

Email: section4partnership@gmail.com. Phone: 347-915-4939.

—Michelle Marbury

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A Stronger and Wiser Community Director’s Viewpoint

Leah Richardson A hive of bees is a perfect example of a community working together in harmony and for the common good of all its members. After all, a bee living alone can barely survive, let alone prosper. But in a hive made up of hundreds of other bees, each taking responsibility for the various jobs necessary for the survival of the community, the lone bee not only survives, it contributes mightily to the success of the hive.

The secret of the bees’ success in living together in a close-knit community is that each bee not only understands the interrelationships that exists between it and the rest of the members of its community, but is willing to accept some of the responsibility for the hive’s prosperity by expanding their role in the community whenever necessary. As shareholders, we too can choose to recognize the interrelationships that exists between ourselves and our neighbors and how those interrelationships have a direct impact on our quality of life. We can also choose to take some of the responsibility upon ourselves to contribute to improving those relationships and, in the process, improve our community.

In order for Management to continue to protect, preserve and enhance our community assets and our property value, each member of our community has to acknowledge their individual role in our community and, at times, be willing to expand their role to take on some added responsibility. For example: We all must obey our governing documents; we agreed to do that when we closed escrow. By obeying community rules and regulations, we contribute to our community and accept the role of a rule-abiding member of the development.

Communication, Communication, Communication!

A co-operative shouldn’t be some closed entity that alienates its shareholders. Instead, it is Management’s job to promote open communication to and

from its shareholders. The Board and Management should provide a channel for feedback from its shareholders, and although we don’t have to participate in the election process, choosing to do so contributes to the success of our community. By encouraging each shareholder to participate in the annual Board election, the Board is letting each of the shareholders know that their voice matters when it comes to governing the community.

Each year, Riverbay Corporation conducts an election to elect our Board of Directors. Our role as shareholders expands to include that of a voting member.

The Riverbay Board of Directors hosts Open Board of Directors meetings so the community can better understand the business decisions made by the Board.

When you choose to attend those meetings, your role as a shareholder now expands to include that of a participating member. And, when you choose to serve on Board committees, you accept another role and become a contributing member. So, let’s all work at recognizing what roles we can choose to accept in our community and, like the bee, work together at making our community the best place to live that it can be!

Mental Health Crises in our Communities Recently, there has been an increase in violent acts in our communities. I agree with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) that this increase has been attributed to the untreated and abandoned individuals who suffer from mental illness. Despite the government’s best efforts, the lapse in judgment has proven to be devastating to our communities and change is a necessary component for intervention and prevention. At this rate, there will be many Americans who will be diagnosed with a mental illness in their lifetime. But not everyone will receive the help they need as NAMI estimates that only forty percent of adults and fifty percent of youth receive

Building 10 Association

Greetings, fellow cooperators. Happy New Year! Welcome all new cooperators. We look forward to seeing you at the next general membership meeting.

Post-holiday celebration On Saturday, Jan. 18, the Building 10 Association will be having its annual post-holiday celebration. Good food, drink, music and fun will be the order of business for the evening. Please see the flyer in the lobby for more information.

General membership meeting Our next meeting will be held Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m.; doors open at 6:45 p.m., in the Building 10 Association room, rear lobby of Building 10B. We will have a guest speaker. We are looking forward to seeing everyone. Light refreshments will be served.

Sands Casino and shopping outlet On Saturday, March 28, we will be going to the Wind Creek Casino and Shopping Outlet in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Tickets are $45 with a $30 bonus. Reserve your seat now. For more information, call 718-320-4059 or 646-220-0802.

Facebook The Building 10 Association is on Facebook. The page is “Building 10 ABC Association.” Like our page and get notified of all the happenings in and around Building 10.

Email address The Building 10 Association has a new email address, Building10Assoc@ gmail.com. Please use the email to contact the building association with your concerns and suggestions.

We would like to wish all January “babies” a very happy birthday.

To the homebound and sick, we wish you a speedy recovery.

To all who have lost a loved one recently, we give our deepest condolences.

Have a great week.

—Jewel Crawford-Duncan Please Drive Slowly and Cautiously in Co-op City’s Parking Facilities!

the medical help they need. https://www.mentalhelp.net/ aware/the-stigma-of-mental-illness/. In many cases, the mentally ill are victims, not the aggressors.

According to NAMI, there is no greater time to create a platform to discuss the overhaul of a system of care such as the mental health system in America, and, to understand what mental illness is you have to know what it means. According to https://www.thefreedictionary.com/, mental health is “a state of emotional and psychological well-being in which an individual can use his or her cognitive and emotional capabilities, function in society, and meet the ordinary demands of everyday life.” Mental illness is behavioral, psychological and emotional disorders that affect the mind. Mental illness is not something that should be ignored.

NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. We are fortunate to have a NAMI support group available in our community that meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month in room 35, Einstein Center, from 7 p.m. -9 p.m. These meetings are free & confidential. We want to end the stigma surrounding mental illness. Hope can be accomplished if you get help.

The Co-op City support group is under NAMI METRO NYC and they have an extensive library and fund many support groups and programs. For further information, please contact shareholder Marie Smith at 718-379-2795, or by email, bre824@Verizon.net.

Please put NAMI in the subject line.

Please feel free to contact me at lricharson@riverbayboard.com.

Black Forum

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Emergency food pantry Guests currently registered with the program and who pick up food packages at the 920 Baychester Ave. location are required to re-register at the pantry starting in January 2020. A valid ID NYC card or a non- or driver’s license must be shown to remain in the emergency food program. Please check back later for dates when new guests can register for the program.

Co-op City United Methodist Church at 2350 Palmer Ave. is now the only distribution location for Section 5 Black Forum food pantry recipients. Guests who normally picked up food packages from New Vision Church should now go to United Methodist Church.

Defensive Driving Next class: Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dreiser Community Center, room 4; cost: $35/person. Please arrive 15 to 20 minutes early. Walk-ins are welcomed but only a $35 cash payment, exact change, please, will be accepted the day of the class, no checks. Please bring your current driver’s license and a pen. The class location is subject to change, so please check back for updates and arrive early to class. Students arriving after 9 a.m. may be denied entry into the class.

The following class will be on Saturday, Feb. 8, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Bartow Community Center, room 28.

Sight & Sound – ‘Queen Esther’ — send payment due Jan. 24 Join us for Sight & Sound Theatre’s live epic biblical stage event of “Queen Esther” on Tuesday, April 21. Dining is at Shady Maple Smorgasbord, ranked No. 1 on TripAdvisor’s Quick Bites in East Earl, Pennsylvania list. Menu includes an all-you-can-eat full buffet including mouth-watering fried chicken, carved beef, baked fish, grilled chicken, fresh vegetables, homemade bread, salad bar, hot desserts and more! Shady Maple also has a gift shop and a 130,000-square-foot farm market with an on-site smokehouse and locally grown produce. Meal, show and transportation: $170. No refunds. Guests can pay all at once or in three installments: Nov. 15, 2019, $60; Jan, 24, 2020, $55 and Feb. 21, 2020, $55. The first payment reserves your seats. Please call 917-209-5334 or 718-320-0033 if you have questions about the trip.

Contact us We look forward to hearing from you at coopcityblackforum@gmail.com.

—D. Illis

Spanish-American Community Club

Our president, Rosaura Cruz, and both boards of directors wish all our members a very happy and healthy New Year!

Please join us on the second Thursday of every month at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

Our next meeting, though, will take place Jan. 16 in room 16 of the Dreiser Community Center.

Our traditional ‘Tres Reyes Magos’ party took place Saturday, Jan, 4. Everyone had a fantastic time. Many thanks to all who participated.

January’s ‘Social Saturday’ will take place on the 25th at 7 p.m.

Upcoming events ‘Recordar Es Vivir,’ hosted by the cultural committee, is planned for Saturday, Feb. 8, beginning at 7 p.m., in room 4 of the Dreiser Center. More information will be available on the flyers page of our website and our Facebook page once it becomes available. Donations for the pot luck will be greatly appreciated. Members will enjoy free admission; non-members will be asked for $10 at the door. If you have not renewed your membership by Jan 31, you will be considered a nonmember for admission.

February’s general membership meeting is scheduled for the 13th.

The visitation committee is planning to visit Bay Park on Feb. 16.

February’s ‘Social Saturday’ will take place on the 29th at 7 p.m.

Nomination of club officers and elections are coming in March. Nominations will take place March 12. Election night will take place March 26. Members: Please plan to attend both meetings.

The installation-of-officers dinner and dance is scheduled for Friday, April 24, at Maestro’s. Full details will be available soon.

Applications for the Tony Mondesire Scholarship for the next school year are now available. The forms will be available in room 16 of Dreiser Loop Center at any of our monthly meetings, either the second Thursday of every month or at the board of directors meetings on the first Tuesday of each month. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and residents of the Bronx. Students must carry a minimum of 12 credits per semester at an accredited institution for at least one year. Applications must be returned by May 14, either by mail or to a member of the scholarship board of trustees.

Membership renewals for this year are due by Jan. 31. A penalty fee of $48 for the year, $4 a month, will be assessed after that date.

Additional information for all of our upcoming club events, as well as details concerning the club in general, can be found on our website: spanamcccc.synthasite.com. You may also email the club at SpanAmCCCC@gmail.com or find us on Facebook — search for ‘spanamcccc.’

—Carmen Rodriguez

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After a long series the previous weekend, Chargers watched the game slip away again in the early innings and couldn’t recover in an 11-1 loss to the Bulldogs Ball Club Sept. 29, 2019.

Bulldogs scored on back-to-back walks, followed by a single, double and then error in the first inning. Another slow start, as the Chargers had a tough time defensively containing the Bulldogs and struggled to put runs on the board. Nelson Santiago and Keldrin each managed one hit to lead the Co-op City Chargers.

This third-consecutive lost sparked the offensively powered Co-op Chargers as the team grabbed the lead in fourth inning to defeat Bulldogs 9-1, splitting the weekend series.

Although falling behind by one run in the first inning off a Bulldogs solo homer, Chargers ultimately managed to control the game defensively with solid plays on the field and a great outing on the mound. Coach Lasky was proud to see the team bounce back, only allowing the opposition two hits for the game and snagging the victory. In the bottom of the third the team got on the scoreboard from the efforts of Joshua King. King had a hard ground play for a single and then headsup base running skills. After receiving the green light from Coach Wicks, King stole second base and scored on an Eric Ballenilla line drive in a hit-and-run situation. Things really opened up with a Leo Francisco single on a 2-1 count, scoring one run, then the team secured the victory with five runs in the fourth inning.

The offensive onslaught came from singles by Darius Brown, Jayden Rubio and a walk by Jayson Fernandez.

Ballenilla took the win, surrendering one run on two hits over five innings, striking out eight and walking one. The Chargers racked up 12 hits on the day.

Manny Vasquez and Keldrin each managed two hits each to lead the team. According to both coaches, the big difference in this game is our team didn’t commit a single error in the field.

—Michael Wicks

African-American Association

The next gathering of the African American Association will be Tuesday, Jan. 21. Note: The change of date, usually every third Monday, is due to celebration of Martin Luther King Day. Join us in room 15 of the Dreiser Center at 7 p.m.

Please mark your calendars. We look forward to seeing you, with a friend and new member prospect. Membership is only $15/year for a single membership and only $25/year for your household. Email: aaaccpower@gmail.com or call us at 929-430-3255, the African American Association of Co-op City, P.O. Box 702, Co-op City Station, Bronx, N.Y. 10475.

African-American History Month African American History Month aka, Black History Month is fast approaching. The AAA will host its Annual Black Film Festival on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, beginning at noon, in the Bartow Center, room 31. There will be tributes to Toni Morrison, Isaiah Cummings, John Conyers and John Witherspoon.

The African American Association sponsors the following programs for your participation: Belly Dance Classes – Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Dreiser Center, room 2. For a nominal fee, you will have fun and stay in shape. Call Xonia, 646-301-9438.

Evening Line Dance Classes with Cynthia Dixon – Dance to Soul, Latin, and Gospel music on Thursdays, 7 p.m. in Dreiser Center, room 2; also first and third Tuesdays in Einstein Center, Section 5, 6 p.m. Fees are minimal. Call Cynthia, 917-903-7073.

Salsa Class – Saturdays 10:30 a.m. Dreiser Loop, room 1. Call Keith, 917561-6211.

Yoga and Zumba Classes with Meena – Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. in Dreiser Center, room 2. Contact Meena at 917-863-1507.

Healing Drum Circle – Saturdays 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Dreiser Room 15. Call the AAA at 929-430-3255. A small fee of $3 is required.

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Building 9 Association

Greetings, Building 9 family.

We welcome this New Year with hearts filled with compassion, gratitude and positivity. Our Building 9 Association mantra continues to be: Thankful, grateful, blessed.

I am pleased to report our beloved David George is doing well. Mr. George asked me to give you all his best regards. We wish Mr. George continued speedy recovery and return.

We experienced the loss of a dearly beloved neighbor and member, Rosemarie Masucci. Rosemarie was a well-loved educator. She lived with her beloved father, for whom she cared, until his death. Wanda Randall, a long-time trusted neighbor and confidante of Rosemarie’s, was informed by Rosemarie’s brother Michael Masucci that Rosemarie passed from this life on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019. We fondly recall Rosemarie most recently attended our Ladies Sip & Chat tea party in April and our volunteer recognition event in May. Rosemarie was admitted to hospital in October. Ellen Wilkins and Wanda Wanda Randall with RoseRandall were her special emissaries until she decided marie Masucci at a 2017 to share her status more widely. Ellen Wilkins and Wanda Building 9 event.

Randall took care of her mail and ran errands, as well as kept in contact with the family. We thank Ellen Wilkins, Wanda Randall, Rosemary Bailey, Linda Collins and Wanda Rodriguez for their visits and kindness.

Thank you all for your prayers and expressions of concern. We will miss Rosemarie’s quiet voice and gentle spirit. Her brother will contact Wanda Randall with the memorial information once the family decides to share the arrangements.

My vision for our building association is to be a forum for informative meetings and enjoyable social events that will afford us opportunities to make connections with our neighbors that allow us to create fond memories of one another. Our time in this world is limited. Let’s make the most of it together.

Our next association meeting, scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 16, will be held for the sole purpose of conducting our Building 9 Association executive board election.

As per our bylaws, only nominees and electorate who have paid membership dues in each of the preceding two years and who have attended at least three building association membership meetings in each of the most recent two years may participate in the election process. As previously reported in this space, the Building 9 Association’s 2020 election committee members convened, reviewed the relevant records, established and certified the eligibility roster. See you then.

A disturbing incident occurred just before Christmas. A soiled baby diaper was tossed from the 9A-side, most likely C or D line. This must not continue. It is unsanitary and it degrades our entire community.

Our favorite quotes of 2019: “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that (t)his place will be proud of him.” -Abraham Lincoln “The purpose of life should be happiness, otherwise the fire would not burn bright enough and success would not be complete.” –Theodore Dreiser The Building 9 Association prays for and stands with the people of Puerto Rico during the earthquake devastation.

—Linda Collins

Building 6 Association

Hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday season. We had a wonderful holiday brunch in the building last week; it was a big success.

Once again. we are looking for people to join our building association board.

If you are interested in joining the building association board, please let Building President Jeffrey know. Thank you.

Co-op City Little League has 2020 registration open now. Sign up your kids to play Little League Baseball this year for kids ages 4 to 16. I played Co-op City Little League Baseball when I was a kid and loved it. I fully support Co-op City Little League. They have free baseball clinics at Truman High School starting Jan. 26 to March 1.

—Jeffrey Schwartz

Building 27 Association

Hello, neighbors, we hope all enjoyed the holidays. We were blessed with reasonable weather and no snow. We wish all a year filled with goals and accomplishments met.

The holiday party was held by the association for the cooperators Saturday, Jan. 4. We trust all enjoyed the tasty food.

Our baker, Margie, treated us with a homemade cake, and we have our own DJ, Linda, who is excellent with the music.

There was also Mary, who took pictures. The good thing, each building — A, B and C — always represents.

We work well together and represent any concerns of our respective building. We are looking forward in the New Year 2020 of meeting our goals.

We will have a general meeting soon. This will be your chance to share new ideals or something one would like to see happen in our building or community.

Watch for posted flyers of the next meeting and come.

The Building 27 Association is comprised of you, our neighbors. When a household pays only $5 annually dues, this allows you to become a proud member of the association. This collection date will be coming soon. Stay tuned.

Illness or deceased If you live within the community and become aware of some who lives in Building 27 who has become sick, or sent to rehab, a nursing home or who has died, please call Lydia Rondon at 718-583-3040. We have neighbors no one has seen in a while, and sometimes there is no information available to us, so this would be helpful.

Happy birthday to all celebrating in this month. The best of health to all.

Pray for peace within our nation, that we will be granted a leader who will respect the people and the laws of this wonderful nation, now more than ever.

Be kind, be thoughtful, be genuine but, most of all, be thankful.

—H. Overman

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Toastmasters of Co-op City

New Year’s greetings to all.

It’s a new year, 2020, and a new decade, fellow members and potential members. We extend our best wishes and promises to continue serving anyone interested in overcoming their fears of speaking in public or becoming a leader at work, school, home or just making new friends in the New Year.

We had a fun time at our energetic New Year’s celebratory meeting Jan. 2. Besides good food and sparkling bubbly we heard — with encouraging feedback — two terrific speeches. First, member Renee Acosta-Johnson demonstrated how to use research in a speech, as she told us how New Year’s traditions are celebrated in other parts of the world, from breaking dishes to one that resonates here at home; eating black eye peas and rice. Secondly, Area Director Andrea Haye shared points on how important it is to “determine a need” and start our own businesses. One way she emphasized is creating and using a vision board.

Congratulations to them both as they continue to grow In Toastmasters, remember you “get your feet wet.”

Everyone speaks, including our guests. Thank you Jason Henry and Evelyn Turner for your participation and we look forward to your joining our club.

Thanks to everyone who came out.

Meetings Mark your calendar: First and third Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Come to Bartow Mall, lower level, 1249 Bartow Ave., Bronx, NY 10475.

For more Toastmaster information, go to Toastmasters46.org or Toastmasters.org or call 718-3446719 and leave a message.

See you Jan. 16 of the New Year!

—Joyce Wright

Velocity Track Club

Happy New Year! Velocity Track Club wishes everyone a healthy and prosperous New Year! We closed out 2019 with an awesome performance! VTC can have the most athletes qualify for the Colgate Women’s Games Finals since I’ve been coach, and I have been coach for many years.

From Friday, Dec. 27, to Sunday, Dec. 29, we competed in week three of the Colgate Women’s Games.

We had 12 athletes earn points. Out of the 12 athletes, 10 finished in the top six. The athletes with the most points after the four preliminary meets and semifinals will advance to the finals. After three weeks, we have eight athletes in the top six position, with four more expecting to advance.

The following athletes earned points at week three: Cameron Joseph Hannah Deflorimonte Shyenne Blake Savannah Minter Brianna Burrell Olyvia Burrell Kaylin Strachin Dakota Hickman Hannah Gadpaille Ryann Joseph Rakae Thomas Jada Clarke Congratulations to all who competed, you’re all winners!

On Friday, Dec. 27, we competed in the Ocean Breeze Holiday Festival Youth Meet at the lovely Ocean Breeze Recreation Facility in Staten Island.

Teams from throughout the tri-state area were in an attendance. Medals were given to the top three athletes in their event for each gender. The following events were contested: 55-meter hurdles, 55-meter dash, 300meter dash, 600-meter run, 1,500-meter race walk, Mile run, 4 x 200-meter relay, high jump, long jump, shot put and triple jump. VTC was able to muscle out 12 medals.

Athletes at the Colgate Women’s Games

The following athletes won medals: Cameron Joseph Shyenne Blake Ryann Joseph Dakota Hickman Saggi Hemmings Tiarra Jackson Adonijah Washington Ethan Lee Adeyemi Senior Julian Caldwell Congratulation to all who competed.

Our next meet will be Friday to Sunday, Jan. 3 to 5, at the Colgate Women’s Games week four in Brooklyn and Sunday, Jan. 5, at the AAU Mid-Season Indoor Invitational in Fort Washington.

Velocity Track Club New York is a 501(c)3 notfor- profit. One hundred percent of your donation will go toward helping our children. Support our youth, so they can continue to do great things!

For additional information, you can go to our website, Velocitytrack.org, or contact me, Coach Winston Dinkins, at 914-441-6196 or email watclt@aol.com.

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Retirees of Dreiser Loop

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Valentine’s Day get-together Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, at 1 p.m. Members only. Cover dish. Donate food, salad, dessert or beverage, or $5 donation.

Wind Creek FKA Sands Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. Price: $40. Time: 8 a.m. from Einstein Loop, 8:10 a.m. from Asch Loop, and 8:20 a.m. from Dreiser Loop. Money due

by Jan. 24. Few seats available.

Sight & Sound ‘Queen Esther’ Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Price: $145, includes free buffet at Golden Corral, then the play “Queen Esther.” Seats: Center stage balcony one to four steps down. Buses leaving from our three usual bus stops: Einstein at 8 a.m., Asch Loop at 8:10 a.m., and Dreiser at 8:20 a.m. All money is due by Wednesday, April 8. Make checks payable to Goose Island Seniors, visit us or mail to 135 Einstein Loop, room 39, Bronx N.Y. 10475. First to pay in full will be first to select theatre balcony seats.

Cruise to Bahamas July 27 to Aug. 5, 2020, on Carnival Cruise Line’s “Sunrise” Ship. Leaves New York and stops at Dominican Republic; Turks & Caicos; Nassau, Bahamas and Half Moon Cay, Bahamas. Price: Inside Cabin, $1095.64 per person; Ocean View, $1255.64 per person; Balcony, $1555.64 per person.

Reservation: $400. Final payment: April 15, 2020. For more information, please call 718-379-9613.

Bingo Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Time: 1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Members only, in our club room 39. Admission, $5 for three cards, 12 games and Jackpot. 25¢ each extra card, three extra cards maximum. Sunday Bingo will be Jan. 26.

Karaoke Tuesdays and Thursdays from l p.m. to 3 p.m. with Stephen in room 45.

All are welcome. Come and listen or come and sing. Free concert.

To all members Happy birthday to our members who celebrate their birthday in the month of January: Novella White, Emma Keslinger, Mary Roach, Yolanda Jones, Othelia Jones, Saul Weber, Linda Dorax-Werner, Sarah Arteaga, Zulma Medina and Toby Landau.

Sick and Shut-in: Ann Schlanger, Mary Smith and Adelle Lawrence.

Bronx County Chorus announces spring recruitment openings for 2020. The theme of Note: The dues for the Senior Citizens Social Club of Goose Island, Inc. this spring and the May 31 concert is celebrating this 80-year-old chorus. Yes, Bronx is $20 from January to December.

County Chorus celebrates 80. This means a salute to the 1880s, and the 1980s, as well Call Ann or Stephen at Goose Island Seniors, 718-379-9613. If there is as musical recognition of the chorus being 80 years old. no answer, please leave a message. Feel free to visit us at the Section 5 Bronx County Chorus is the oldest ecumenical chorus in the Bronx. Members come Community Center, 135 Einstein Loop, room 39, Bronx, N.Y. 10475. Office from many Bronx and lower Westchester neighborhoods. This includes Co-op City, hours: Monday to Friday, l0 a.m. to noon. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Parkchester and Throggs Neck. Come to conveniently located First Lutheran Church of noon to 8 p.m., and Tuesday and Thusday evenings, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Stephen’s Throggs Neck, 3075 Baisley Ave., Bronx 10461, on Monday evening, Jan. 27. Chorus cell: 347-847-1941. begins at 7:30. If you are trying Bronx County Chorus, come early and meet the Director: Good health to all.

Christian Aquino, and choral members. The desire to join a chorus and having some —Stephen Roberts Sr. choral or vocal experience is primary. It’s helpful to be able to read music but not mandatory.

Openings in all voice parts are available. Bronx County Chorus performs two outreach concerts and one formal concert each semester. The chorus sung for Amber Court Assisted Living and Kings Harbor Multicare Facility this past year. Bronx County Chorus is supported by public funds from the Bronx Council on the Arts, through the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program and members.

Family Owned and Operated The rehearsal home, First Lutheran Church of Throggs Neck, is accessible by train or bus. Semester • Large Chapel • Pre-need counseling dues for chorus members are $40 for individuals, $60 on premises for families and couples. For more information, please • Out of town services • Ample Parking visit Facebook or our website, Bronxcountychorus.org, on premises A dignified funeral every family can afford. or email Bronx County Chorus at: bronxcountychorus • Cremations @gmail.com.

• Casket Showroom Travel events Price includes coach bus located on Dreiser Loop front of H&R Block May 12, 2020, Tuesday, “I Left My Dignity in My Other Purse,” Hunterdon Hills Playhouse. Showtime: 11:30 a.m. Price: $85. Deposit ASAP to hold seat: $40. Balance due $45, no later than April 6, 2020. Contacts: Serita Grayson, 347-564-5722, and Barbara Williams, 718-320-0500.

Theatre committee Price includes van located on Dreiser Loop front of Rehab Center Feb. 13, 2020, Thursday, “Five Guys Named Moe,” Westchester Broadway Theatre. Showtime: 11 a.m. Sold out! Contact: Marie Green-Ryan, 718-671-4949. We accept checks/money orders payable to Retirees of Dreiser Loop, along with your name and telephone number.

Committee members will be available in the Dreiser club room 19, 718-379-0377, on Mondays and/or Thursdays, 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Good and Welfare – Wini Saltus, a long-time member of the Retirees of Co-op City, died Friday, the 3rd of January, 2020. Please accept the Retirees’ most heartfelt sympathies for your loss; our thoughts are with the family and friends during this difficult time. We will always remember Wini as “Only a moment you stayed, but what an imprint your footprints have left on our hearts.” –Dorothy Ferguson.

To our members and friends still under the weather, know that you are thought of warmly and wished brighter days. Call Josephine Flowers, 718-320-0539, regarding illnesses and bereavements.

Keep in mind, our next Jazz Up Your Health With a Senior Spa Day will be in the New Year 2020, date to be determined. If interested in joining us, Call Claudette D., 718-3794784, or Hattie L., 718-671-8449.

Attention – The Retirees need experienced, part-time, freelance drivers with a CDL license with passenger endorsement and at least three years’ experience and a clean driving record. A stipend can be expected for each trip. This position requires transporting members and friends safely to and from special events within the Bronx as well as to outer boroughs. Please call C. Davis at 718-379-4784 and leave your name, telephone number and a brief message.

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Building 15B Association

Happy New Year! We hope everyone has a healthy and happy New Year.

Our next building association meeting will be on Thursday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m., in our meeting room in the rear lobby of Building 15B. We will have a guest speaker, Ms. Tanysha Farley, our new CSO area manager.

Please come down with your concerns and she will gladly answer any questions.

We would like to welcome any new cooperators to the building and invite them to join us at our meeting. Please make every effort to attend and bring a neighbor.

Refreshments will be served. We will also have a 50/50 raffle.

—Sandy Krasnove

American Legion Post #1871

First general membership meeting The very first general membership meeting of the American Legion in the month of January will be Saturday, Jan. 18. All members of the Legion family are expected to attend the meeting. At the same time, the Legion Auxiliary meeting will be Monday, Jan. 13, immediately after the AARP meeting at the Dreiser Community Hall. The guest speaker slated for the Legion’s meeting on the 18th is our sponsored 2020 oratorical champion for the Bronx, Scott Spiegel. We will be glad to see this young man speak again for the second time in two years. His parents and the siblings will join him at this meeting.

Mid-winter conference As announced in our last report, the 101stAnnual American Legion Department of New York Mid-Winter Conference will take place in two weeks on Friday, Jan. 24, to Sunday, Jan. 26, at the Desmond Hotel & Conference Center in Albany. In addition to meetings and seminars on a variety of topics and programs that will be the agenda of this conference, there will be a reception and banquet on Saturday evening. Commander Toba and Adjutant Codrington will be leading delegates from Post 1871 to the conference. Thus, members of the post are encouraged to attend this event for better ideas and new developments in the American Legion, especially in

this year of its 100th year celebration.

Raffle booklet for Memorial Day As we begin the preparation for this year’s Memorial Day celebration, we are working on printing the raffle tickets for this event. So far, it is our only means of fundraising since the inception of the group. So, I am making passionate appeal to veterans and families to use this opportunity to support the post. Once the raffle booklets are printed, I want to appeal to both Legionnaires and the auxiliaries to pick up these tickets so we can reach out to our loved ones in the neighborhood.

What you should know American Legion Post 1871 will be 50 years into its charter here in Co-op City in 2020. So, let us plug into the mood of the celebration as we cross over to the New Year. If you have any idea or suggestion on how and what we should do to celebrate this moment, do not hesitate to reach out to the commander or the adjutant or the president of the Legion Auxiliary. At this juncture, I will also appeal to several of our people who are yet to pay their dues for this year to go ahead and do so in time. I know you must have been tired of receiving those unwarranted mails from the headquarters. Thus, I encourage you to just pay up so you will not be harassed by frequent mails again.

—Lsjc Adeyemi LaCrown Toba

AARP Chapter #4997

The first meeting for the New Year is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, 1 p.m. in Dreiser Loop Community Center, room 1. Please come and join the chapter. We need you to be included in letting our voice be heard for the issues related to AARP. Get well wishes to Agatha Edwards Please contact our Good and Welfare Coordinator, Frances Wilson, 718-6715493, if you have a family member who has passed or one of our members who is sick, in the hospital or in a nursing home.

2020 tour plans March 23 to 25, 2020: Del Lago Resort & Casino in Finger Lakes, N.Y. Three days, two nights; two hot breakfasts, two dinners; visit Ventosa Vineyards, a local winery; admission to the Corning Museum of Glass; visit the Muranda Cheese Co.; $60 Free play…$100 deposit due A.S.A.P… $399/person, double occupancy; add $165 for single; Final payment due Feb. 28. Contact Judith, 718-379-3370, or Hannah, 718-379-7962 April 8, 2020: “Queen Esther” at the Sight &Sound Theater with lunch at Good & Plenty; shopping at Tangers Outlet includes motor coach transportation; $170/person; $50 non-refundable deposit due at sign-up. Contact Hannah, 718-379-7962, or Judith,

718-379-3370.

May 1 to 3, 2020: Passport, Washington, DC; 3 days-2 nights; visiting the various embassies that open their doors to the public; sample the different cultures; taste the foods from around the world…$495/person, Double; $634/single; $480/person, Triple…contact Judith, 718-379-3370, or Hannah, 718 3797962.

July 16 – 19, 2020: Ocean City Maryland…4 days-3 nights;Guided tour of Assateague Island; evening entertainment at the Red Rooster Restaurant; Sightseeing boat ride; shopping at Tanger Outlet; gambling at Ocean Downs Casino; $789/person, double; $1,064/single; $50 non-refundable deposit due when signing up. Contact Judith, 718-379-3370, or Hannah, 718379-7962.

When signing up for the above trips, please give your name, phone number and a deposit. Checks/money orders made payable to AARP Chapter 4997 with the name of the trip in the memo section of your check/money order.

Room 0, Dreiser Community Center, is open Monday or Thursday, noon to 3 p.m. for checks to be dropped off in an envelope w/group/trip leader name.

They may be mailed to the group/trip leader.

—Delores Debnam

Building 30 A and B Association

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Our first building meeting will be on Wednesday, Jan. 15, with the door opening at 7 p.m. and the meeting starting at 7:30 p.m.

Our guest speaker for this meeting will be Margret Echevarria, assistant manager of CSO III. Hope those who played Pokeno with us this past Friday had a good time.

Don’t forget crochet is still on Thursday in the association room from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

For those celebrating birthdays, anniversaries or new additions, congratulations.

Those who suffered a loss, our condolences.

Those who are under the weather, get well soon.

—Linda Werner

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 a.m. and 11 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, lower level, room 50. Our telephone number is 718-320-3774. Visit us on the web at coopcitybaptistchurch.org.

You are invited to join us for a midweek spiritual pick-up at our worship service held on Wednesdays at noon.

Bible study is held Wednesday at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Prayer service is held on Fridays at noon.

Prayer service is also held on Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to join us from the comfort of their home for an hour of prayer using a conference call line. On Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m., you can call 563999-2090 and, when asked for the PIN, enter 660065 and you will be connected.

Prayer service is not held on the first

Friday of the month.

The scholarship ministry is going to Mount Rushmore, the Badlands and Black Hills of South Dakota on July 17.

This trip includes motor coach transportation, 10 nights lodging, 18 meals, visits to the spectacular Badlands National Park and to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial and much more. Partial payments are now being accepted. At the present time, all seats have been sold but a wait list is being formed. For additional information, or to be placed on the wait list, please call 718-379-0541, 718-671-1271, 718-6711918 or 917-612-1245.

Wishes for a blessed, healthy and happy 2020!

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

Community Protestant Church

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

Regular church schedule Sunday school, 9 a.m.

Worship service, 11 a.m.

Communion service every first and third Sunday Noon day prayer – Hour of Power – Wednesday at noon Prayer meeting and Bible study, Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The following program is at the Church’s annex: 2053 Asch Loop North: Neighborhood Bible study, Thursday at 10 a.m.

Sunday school is now in session every week at 9 a.m.

Sunday School is really a part of our history, and because someone cared and was concerned enough, many of us benefitted and know its value. In Sunday school, a nurturing Christian education environment, an opportunity is provided for children to learn about the Bible, to grow in grace, to show love and respect for one another and to live more abundant lives. Jesus

came that we might have life and have it more abundantly. (John 10:10) We encourage you to bring your child, children or grandchildren to Sunday school and we look forward to seeing you.

Worship service begins at 11 a.m.

Everyone is invited to come and be a part of this special moment set aside each Sunday morning to be in the presence of God. We will be delighted to blend our spirits with yours as we bend both body and soul before our heavenly father. We encourage you to spend time with God, and if it be His will, with us at Community Protestant.

Other scheduled events On Wednesdays, at noon, you are cordially invited to prayer at CPC, an hour of power, prayer, praise and testimony. Refreshments will be served.

RSVP: 718-862-9172.

Sunday, Feb. 9, at 3:30 p.m. Annual observance of Official Boards Day. All are welcome.

The doors of Community Protestant Church are open to all to worship and fellowship with Christian believers of the gospel of Jesus Christ. You are cordially invited to come in, join in and receive your blessing.

—Evan G. Mitchell

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Blood Pressure Every 1st & 3rd Wed., 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Games 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Stay Well Exercise 10 a.m. -11 am Line Dancing 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Card Games 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Dominos 2:30 p.m.

NORC Computer Class Bartow main office 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Smartphone Class: Beginner – 12:30 p.m.

– 1:30 p.m.; Inter. 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.; Bartow main office

Library 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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

Crochet & Knitting 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Card Games 2-4 p.m.

Fri., Jan. 17

Tues., Jan. 14

Mon., Jan. 13

Room 7 unless otherwise noted Crochet & Knitting 10 a.m. - noon Word Games 9:30-11a.m.

Library 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session Library 9:30 a.m.-1p.m.

Line Dancing 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., rm. 45 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Health & Wellness Support Around The Lunch Table 11:30 a.m. Stay Well Exercise 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., rm. 2 Group 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Basic Cell Phone & iPad training 11a.m.

Word Search 11 a.m. - noon Mind Teasers Noon - 1 p.m., rm. 4 YOGA w/Peggy 11a.m. - noon, Bingo 1 p.m. - 3 p.m., rm. 35 JASA main office Diabetes Support Group 2nd Mon. - Diabetes Support Group 1 p.m. – Last Monday of the month Arthritis Exercises11 a.m. - noon 1 p.m., rm. 49 Bereavement Counseling 1 p.m., rm. 8 Computer Class for Beg. 9:30 a.m., Gentle Yoga 1:15 p.m. - 2 p.m., rm. 2 Card Games 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Int. 10:30 a.m. & Adv. 11:30 a.m.

Dominoes 2:30 p.m.

Intermediate Yoga 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session Word Games 9:30-11:30 a.m.

9:30-10:30 a.m.

Social Worker Royvi 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Health & Wellness Support Alert & Alive 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Cultural Dance 10:30-11:30 a.m., rm. 2 Walking Club 10:30 a.m.

Group 10-11 a.m.

Computer Class 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Caregiver Support Group 1:30 p.m.

Mind Teasers 12-1p.m., rm. 4 Karaoke by Steven 1p.m., rm. 45 Zumba 1-2 p.m., Aud A 1st & 3rd Tues., JASA main office Matinee Tuesday 1 p.m.

Card Games 2-4 p.m.

Social Worker Royvi 1-4 p.m.

Wed., Jan. 15

Einstein Room 49 unless otherwise noted

Thu., Jan. 16

Bartow Room 31 unless otherwise noted

Dominos 10 a.m., rm. 45 Spelling Bee 10 a.m.

Body in motion w/Ola 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Spanish Practice Class 10:30 a.m.

Zumba 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., rm. 4

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Sewing 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Tai Chi 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., rm. 10 Art Class 1-3 p.m.

Yoga 2 p.m. - 3 p.m., rm. 2

Alternate Kosher Meals are also available

Kosher

Non-Kosher

Juice, Roast beef Hamburger bun Lettuce, tomato, onion, garlic & rosemary potatoes Carrot salad Fresh Fruit Alt: Egg salad

Beef Meatballs in tomato sauce Spaghetti Broccoli & Red beans

Juice Oven fried chicken Baked yams Roasted vegetables Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit Alt: Baked breaded fish

BBQ chicken leg quarters Braised collard greens Garlic & rosemary roasted potatoes

Juice Sweet & sour meatballs Spaghetti & sauce California blend vegetables Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit Alt: Tuna wrap

Pernil (roasted pork shoulder) Yellow rice Sautéed Zucchini

Juice Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Baked flounder Toasted egg barley Blood Pressure 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. w/onion 1st & 3rd, rm. 8 Ratatouille Line Dancing 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Aud. A Whole wheat bread Piano Sing Along 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Fresh fruit Drama Club 1:30 - 4 p.m Alt: sliced turkey deli Dominos 10 a.m., rm. 45 Men’s Line Dancing 9 -10 a.m.

Crochet & Knitting 10 a.m.-noon Juice 10 a.m., rm. 45 Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session Moroccan chicken Word Games 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Art Bingo 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

9:30-10; 11 a.m. - noon Brown rice Women’s Line Dancing 10-11:30 a.m. Pokeno 2-4 p.m., rm. 35 Meditative Moments 11 a.m. - noon, rm. 8 Sautéed string beans Blood Pressure 2nd & 4th Fri., 10 Chat Session 10 a.m.

Pokeno 3rd Fri., 1- 2:30 p.m.

Whole wheat bread 11:30 a.m., rm. 45 Piano Sing-along 11 a.m.-noon Bingo rm.

7, 1 -3 p.m.

Fresh fruit Free Oil Painting Classes rm. 38, Yoga w/Peggy 11 a.m. - noon, rm. 2 Alt: Gefilte fish Card Games 2-4 p.m.

10 – 11:30 a.m.

Dominos 10 a.m., rm. 45 Grandparent Connection Meeting 1st Thurs., rm. 40, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Arthritis Exercise 11 a.m., rm. 45 Spelling Bee 11 a.m.

Word Search 11 a.m. - noon Karaoke by Steven 1 p.m. rm. 45

For information, please call: (718) 320-2066 (Schedule subject to change without notice) Payments for trips at the Bartow office can be made Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. only Funded by: The NYC Department for the Aging, the NYS Office for the Aging and Riverbay Corporation.

JASA WELCOMES EVERYONE AGE 60 AND OLDER! Payments for trips can be made at all three centers. Trip registration policy: there will be no refunds for all trips. All trips include roundtrip transportation– JASA will not accept checks under $5. All trips must be paid in advance. Drivers will no longer accept money for trips on the bus!

FREE LiveOn NY - SCRIE/SNAP (Food Stamps) Assistance – Fri., Jan. 24; Feb. 7 & 21, 9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. JASA main office, 2049 Bartow Ave. No appointments! Walk-ins! First come! First served!

Please make copies of your documents before coming to the office.

Fairway/BJ’s – Wed., Jan. 15, $4, Bartow – 9:30 a.m.; Einstein – 9:45 a.m.; Dreiser – 10 a.m.

Medicare Presentation – Wed., Jan. 15; 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., 177 Dreiser Loop, rm. 4.

Free Paint & Sip – Thurs., Jan. 16, 23, 30; JASA main office, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Space is limited, only 12 participants. Join us for this painting class, have fun while you paint on canvas. No experience necessary.

Juice will be served. To register call 718-320-2066.

Want to learn how voice technology can keep you connected to your community? Join us for a free presentation – “Introducing Your Connected Community” (Alexa project) – JASA main office, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Fri., Jan. 17; 10 to 11 a.m. Due to limited seating in the Bartow main office please call to

Oven fried chicken Baked macaroni & cheese Steamed kale

Baked tilapia Mashed butternut squash Steamed green beans

Fee for lunch is $2.00; $5.00 for guest

ALL meals served w/margarine and fresh milk *Menu subject to change without notice.

Alternate Kosher Meals are also available Bartow Center (929) 399-1394 Dreiser Center (718) 320-1345 • Einstein Center (718) 671-5161

Upcoming Events/Trips

register (only 40 seats available), 718-320-2066, Dreiser Loop Senior Center, 177 Dreiser Loop, rm. 4, Jan. 17, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 50 seats available.

St. Mary’s Pool – $3, Fri., Jan. 17; Mon., Jan. 27; Fri., Feb. 7 & 21. Pool aerobics for seniors, 10 a.m. to noon. Bartow – 8:30 a.m.; Einstein – 8:45 a.m.; Dreiser – 9 a.m.

JASA will be closed Mon., Jan. 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. day.

Empire Casino – Tues., Jan. 21, $5. Bartow – 9 a.m.; Einstein – 9:15 a.m.; Dreiser – 9:30 a.m.

IKEA/Christmas Tree Store/Bed Bath and Beyond – Thurs., Jan 23, $15. Bartow – 9 a.m.; Einstein – 9:15 a.m.; Dreiser – 9:30 a.m.

Shoprite New Rochelle – Mon., Jan. 27, $4. Bartow – 9:30 a.m.; Einstein – 9:45 a.m.; Dreiser – 10 a.m.

Common Pantry will return on Tues., Jan. 28, at the Bartow Senior Center, rm. 31 at 9 a.m.

Walmart – Thurs., Jan. 30, $15. Bartow – 8:30 a.m.; Einstein - 8:45 a.m.; Dreiser 9 a.m.

Empire Casino – Tues., Feb. 4, $5. Bartow – 9 a.m.; Einstein – 9:15 a.m.; Dreiser – 9:30 a.m.

Aldi/Home Depot – Wed. Feb. 5, $3. Bartow – 9:30; Einstein – 9:45 a.m.; Dreiser – 10 a.m.

Central Ave. – Thurs., Feb. 6–13. Christmas Tree store, Trader Joe’s and Amazing Savings. Bartow – 8:30 a.m.; Einstein – 8:45 a.m.; Dreiser – 9 a.m. There is a Shoprite right next door to Amazing Savings.

Shoprite New Rochelle – Thurs., Feb. 6, $4. Bartow – 9:30 a.m.; Einstein – 9:45 a.m.; Dreiser – 10 a.m.

Target/Throggs Neck Mall – Mon., Feb. 10, $3.

Bartow – 9:30; Einstein – 9:45; Dreiser – 10 a.m.

IKEA/Christmas Tree Store/Bed Bath and Beyond – Tues., Feb. 11, $15. Bartow – 9; Einstein – 9:15; Dreiser – 9:30 a.m.

Tina Turner Broadway Show, Lunt Fontanne Theatre, rear orchestra center and far side seating, $145.

Wed., Feb. 12, 2020. Pickups: Bartow – 11:15 a.m.; Dreiser – 11:30 a.m.; Einstein – 11:45 a.m. Motor coach bus. Payment deadline Fri., Nov. 29, 2019. Wait list.

Walmart – Thurs., Feb. 13, $15. Bartow – 8:30 a.m.; Einstein – 8:45 a.m.; Dreiser – 9 a.m.

JASA Bartow Valentine’s Day Party – Fri., Feb. 14, Bartow Sr. Ctr., 2049 Bartow Ave., rm. 31, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets will be sold at all three senior centers, $5. Tickets will not be sold at the door! DJ TBA. Co-op City NORC & Einstein Senior Center Presents “Soul Train” a Black History Month celebration featuring Ola & the Olettes – Wed., Feb. 19, $5, at the Einstein Sr. Ctr., rm. 45, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Menu: baked chicken, BBQ ribs, potato salad, corn on the cob, garden salad & rolls. Tickets will be sold at all three senior centers. Tickets will not be sold at the door!

Free Black History Month Art Exhibition – Fri., Feb. 21, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., rm. 38, 135 Einstein Loop Senior Center. Light refreshments to be served.

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church

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The congregation of St. Joseph’s cordially invites you and your family 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 fourth Sunday, our children participate in the reading of the lessons and every Fifth Sunday, our young adults assist in the service.

We look forward to welcoming you to church tomorrow, Sunday, Jan. 12, at 9 a.m. when we will celebrate the first Sunday after the Epiphany. Father Simeon Johnson, our supply priest, will be the preacher and celebrant.

Please join us Wednesdays for an uplifting midday service starting promptly at noon.

On Thursdays, Father Johnson will be available for telephone calls and visitations, interactive discussions on various topics in the bible 11 a.m. to noon, followed by a short noon-day service.

Choir rehearsal is Thursdays at 7 p.m., and we are always looking for new members.

Group activities The Episcopal Church Women meet immediately after service on the first Sunday in each month. All women in the church are invited to attend and participate in planning the activities of the church. The men hold their meeting after service on the second Sunday of each month.

Bishop’s visit The Rt. Rev. Andrew ML Dietsche, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, will be visiting our church on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. Please make every effort to join us for this worship service at 9 a.m.

Upcoming events Sunday, Jan. 26: Annual general meeting immediately following the service.

Saturday, Feb. 22: Cake sale at the church starting at noon, until everything is sold out.

Saturday, March 28: Prayer breakfast at 10 a.m.

Saturday, May 23: St. Joseph’s Day Luncheon at the Eastwood Manor in the Bronx, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Adults $100, children 12 and under, $50. Flyers are out and we are depending on our members to distribute them and spread the word. Tickets are available from Merville, at 718-320-2089; Renee, 718-379-6511; Yvonne, 718-671-8815; Eileen, 718-379-8624; or Aretha, 718-379-0028. Please be sure to purchase your tickets early.

General information To those celebrating birthdays during the month of January, we wish you all a happy birthday and best wishes for many more.

To the sick and shut-in, we have you in our prayers and wish you a speedy recovery.

New pledge cards for the year 2020 are now available.

Please collect yours, pray on your ability to pledge, then complete and return them to the church as soon as possible. Bear in mind that a workable budget depends largely on your commitment.

Outreach program Our church supports the feeding program at Grace Episcopal Church in West Farms. This program is in desperate need of food. At St. Joseph’s, we collect nonperishable food items on an ongoing basis. Please remember to donate. A special thank you to all our friends and neighbors who have been responding to this request.

For additional information on all of the above, please call the church at 718-320-0844. You may also visit our website, stjosephsepcbronx.org, for more information relating to St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church, Coop City, Bronx, New York.

“The Lord shall give strength to his people; the Lord shall give his people the blessing of peace.” –Psalm 29:11 —Merville Chambers

Pentecostal Tabernacle

The Pentecostal Tabernacle welcomes everyone to attend worship service at 100 Co-op City Blvd., Building 22A, Bronx, N.Y.10475, 718-324-0334 or 718-320-4218.

Sunday school for all age group starts at 10:30 a.m. Midday worship service begins 11:45 a.m.

Wednesday: Prayer and fasting service will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer meeting will be held every Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m.

Friday: Youth service begins at 7:30 p.m.

Focus The giver’s great love Paul exclaimed thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

(11 Corinthians 9:15) The Greek word translated “unspeakable” in the King James Version has also been translated as indescribable, or too wonderful for words. Such giving is humanly incomprehensible. Paul had been commending the Corinthians for their generosity in meeting the needs of others, but for the Apostle, nothing could compare with what God has given through his son.

What could a Holy God share with sinful humanity? Ultimately, with those who obey the gospel, the Lord will share Heaven itself.

Eventually, for the redeemed people of God there will be a great inheritance in His Kingdom (Romans 8:17) And if children, then heirs, heirs of God, and join heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. But before there could be a joyful experience and fellowship

between God and his people, there first had to be a painful process of reconciliation.

Something had to be done to bridge the gap between the two. God was determined to bridge the gap, to personally cross the great divide between himself and his creation.

St. John 1:1, 14 In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God… And the word was made flesh, and dwell among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the father full of grace and truth.

Here was the divine plan in fulfillment, see Isaiah 9:6 He came to live among his own creation as a human and gave Himself as a ransom for all because nothing greater he could give. He gave himself for our sins, 11 Corinthians 5:19 states To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them ; and committed unto us the word of reconciliation . God could not overlook our sins; rather in his great love he provided one great sacrifice to take away our sins forever.

All the animal sacrifice of the Old Testament were insufficient, Hebrews 10: 4 states, dor it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. An overcoming believer who walks daily with the Lord can have a rock-solid assurance of salvation, and can also have a glorious walk in truth and light through the indwelling presence of Jesus Christ, He is the truth and He is the light.

—Pastor Richard Sibblies

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“Reframe: Remembering the past with hope”

Open Door Ministries

Church of the New Vision

Full sermon on the Open Door Ministries YouTube channel When we reframe something, we remove it from its place and look at it from a new perspective.

We examine it and sometimes place it in another location where it is better suited for its purpose.

We should reframe past hurts, fears and bad decisions before they take hold of us and make us captive. By reframing we gain power over negative things. If you forget where you came from, you weaken who you have become. We should not dwell in the past, but we also cannot forget what we have suffered and where we have sinned. A healthy memory will help us push forward despite past failures while at the same time making us cautious as we travel new roads in 2020.

1 Corinthians 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

Paul regretted the evil he had done but used it as an impetus to do greater good. Jesus still bears the scars of his crucifixion as proof that he has overcome. Our past does not dictate our future but will mark and define us. The lines of maturity on our faces should give us pause to reflect before we make foolish choices or decide to continue to live in the past. “The butterfly does not look back at the caterpillar in shame, just as you should not look back at your past in shame. Your past was part of your own transformation.” –Anthony Gucciardi Things to remember: Deuteronomy 8:2 Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.

Deuteronomy 8:18 Remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

Genesis 50:20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Philippians 1:6 I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

Sunday services are at 11 a.m. in the Bartow Community Center, room 28.

Contact Open Door Ministries by text, 917-334-4407, or email opendoorministries.net.

—Pastor Luis Ramos

Pastors Kenneth Hodge and Deborah Hodge and the New Vision congregation invite you and your family to come and worship the Lord with us. Church of the New Vision is designed to meet the spiritual needs of God’s people. Serving the community for more than 45 years, we offer a warm, friendly, spirit-filled atmosphere of Christian love. All are welcomed.

Order of services Sunday worship service: 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Adult and youth Sunday school: 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Midday Bible study: Canceled until further notice Wednesday night prayer and Bible study: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Youth ministry: Fridays 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Join us on our Pre-Mother’s Day trip to the Sight & Sound Theater on Thursday, May 7, 2020, to see the play “Queen Esther.”

Motor coach transportation and lunch at the Shady Maple Restaurant is included. Adults rates $170 adults/youth 12 and under $125. Payments in full will guarantee an assigned seat. For additional information, contact B. Brown at 718-671-3748 or T. Gavin at 917-587-5057. Taxes and meal gratuities included.

All are invited to join us travelling to Niagara Falls, Canada, July 21 to 24, 2020, 4 days/3 nights Tuesday to Friday. Accommodations per person: Quad, $565/triple, $585/double, $645/single, $825. Includes: Round trip motor coach transportation, three full breakfasts and three full dinners, two professional guided tours, Chocolate factory visit, Hornblower Cruise at the falls, all taxes and meal gratuities included and much, much more. For additional information, contact Brenda Brown at 718-671-3748 or Terry Gavin at 917-587-5057. There is a $50 deposit non-refundable deposit due now and a payment plan available.

Church of the New Vision is located at 115 Einstein Loop, Bronx, N.Y. 10475. Office: 718-671-8746 or 203-374-3020. Mailing address: P.O. Box 753037, Bronx, N.Y. 10475. Visit our Facebook page: Church of the New Vision concerning upcoming events and trips, email us at info.churchnewvisionbx@gmail.com or call the church office.

—Sis. Carol Haque

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Evangelical UM Church of Co-op City Open doors, open hearts and open minds

You’re always welcome in God’s house, your house! We are a Bible centered 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, all are welcome! Services are held at 2350 Palmer Ave., across from Building 30. Parking is available. Our Pastor is Rev. Arnaldo Sánchez-Orta. Phone: 718-320-3795. Email: coopcityevangelicalumc@gmail.com.

Schedule for Sundays - Come and receive a blessing Bilingual service: Bilingual service will be held on Jan. 12 at 10 a.m., Holy Communion.

English service: 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Spanish service: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., bilingual service: first Sunday of each month, 10 a.m. to noon. Children’s Sunday school: 9:45 a.m., bring your children, they will have a great time while learning God’s word. Adult Sunday Bible Study: English, 8:45 a.m., Spanish, 10 a.m.

English prayer/Bible study night and Spanish prayer/Bible study afternoon Tuesday Spanish prayer/Bible study: noon to 2 p.m., Tuesday evening Bible study: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday English prayer service: 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Come let’s pray together. “I have heard the prayer and plea you have made before me; I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting my Name there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.” 1 Kings 9:3 (NIV) Friday night is Fun Night for youth ages 13 to 21, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

This is a great time for the youth of our community to learn God’s word, enjoy each other’s company and make new friends. There will also be many activities.

Exciting things are happening.

Food pantry The Black Forum food pantry distribution center at our church will now be serving all Section 5 recipients. Registration for new recipients and distribution of food is on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Those registering must present one of the following government issued, up-to-date ID’s showing a 10475 zip code: Driver, non-driver, or NYC ID. Anyone 18 or older can register. Only one participant per household may register.

Health education workshop Join us for upcoming the health education workshop, “Exercise Your Mind,” Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 2 p.m. at your local community church, Co-op City UMC, 2350 Palmer Ave. Entrance ramp on Boller Avenue, parking lot entrance is on Palmer Ave. Sight & Sound Theatre trip Join us to see the show “Queen Esther” on Friday, April 17, 2020. Trip includes: Visit/shop at Kitchen Kettle Village, “Queen Esther” at Sight & Sound and dinner at Miller’s Smorgasbord. Cost: $203 p.p., children 5 to 12, $153. Payments can be made as follows: Pay in full or three payments plan, deposit of $75 p.p. to hold seat. Checks payable to: Co-op City United Methodist Church can be mailed to 2350 Palmer Ave., Bronx, N.Y. 10475. For more information, contact: Barbara, 347-603-7473, or church, 718-320-3795; if no answer, leave a detailed message and someone will get back to you ASAP. “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:10 (NIV) —Marilyn Méndez-González

Faith in God Church and Bible Institute

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

The Holy Spirit provides what we need to follow Jesus in obedience. In the big and little things, the Spirit motivates us to confidently by faith do what will honor God and reveal our love for Him and others.

Let’s look at scripture to support this. John 14:15-21 says: 15 “If you love me, keep my commands.

16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.

18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

19 Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.

20 On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.

21 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”

Invitation Sweet Hour of Prayer is today at 3 p.m. Sunday school is tomorrow at 10 a.m.

Our Sunday morning worship service is at 11 a.m. We have clothing items available that were donated to the church. If interested in picking some up, stop by the church in the 11 o’clock hour on Sunday. Every third Sunday following the morning worship, we serve Holy Communion.

Vernon Little has an EP titled “Double Minded.” It’s a fusion of gospel, R&B and rap. He also has videos on YouTube. His music encourages, inspires and informs.

We are located at 171 Dreiser Loop in Section 1. Our phone, 347-276-4925.

Jesus loves you, and so do we! Happy New Year.

—Vernon Little

Circle of Christ Church Iglesia Circulo De Cristo

147 Dreiser Loop, Bronx, N.Y. 10475, lower level. Come as you are.

Psalm 122:1 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

If you are looking for a place of worship in the local area aimed at teaching the transforming word of God, Circle of Christ Church invites you to fellowship with us. We are a non-denominational, multicultural and loving church that accepts you just the way you are.

Senior Pastor Elisamuel Colón and the body of Christ are committed to love people into a life changing-liberating relationship with God. We are located at 147 Dreiser Loop, patio level, in the Dreiser Community Center.

Our Sunday services are in Spanish and English. We have an anointed worship team and dance ministry that minister regularly. The English service has Bible-centered nursery program and children’s church where children are ministered to from the cradle to 12 years of age. Please see our schedule below and followed us on Facebook and our website, circleofchristchurch.com.

Circle of Christ Church responds to Isaiah 68:10, which says: Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon. We have a food pantry that serves the community and we offer family counseling based on need. If you are interested please contact us at 347-

945-1992 or on facebook@Circle of Christ Church.

English services Tuesday prayer, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Wednesday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. prayer/Bible study Thursday, 9 a.m. to 11 am Friday, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Operation Grace Youth Service, 7 p.m.

Saturday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. young adults Sunday service, 11:00 a.m.

Servicios en Español Salmos 122:1 Yo me alegré con los que me decían, “a la casa de Jehova iremos.”

Nuestros servicios dominicales son en español e inglés. Tenemos un equipo de adoración ungido y un ministerio de danza que ministran regularmente. El servicio de inglés tiene una iglesia infantil centrada en la biblia y un programa de guardería donde se atiende a los niños desde la cuna hasta los 12 años de edad.

Tenemos ministerios para todas las edades. Consulte nuestro programa a continuación y síganos en Facebook y en nuestro sitio web circleofchrist church.com. Distribuimos alimentos y ofrecemos asesoramiento familiar según las necesidades. Si está interesado, contáctenos al 347-945-1992 o en Facebook Circle of Christ Church.

Domingo:Culto de Adoración de 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Jueves Oración y Estudio Bíblico de 12:00 p.m. - 2 p.m.

—Nancy Rodriguez

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