Co-op City Times 03/12/16

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Vol. 51 No. 11

Saturday, March 12, 2016

Petition period for 2016 Riverbay Board election begins on March 21

BY ROZAAN BOONE

Co-op City shareholders interested in running for a seat on the Riverbay Board of Directors can begin picking up their qualifying petitions on Monday, March 21 through Monday, April 4 when all signed petitions are due back to the Riverbay Legal Department by 5 p.m.

Starting on Monday, May 21, petition packages will be available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each weekday from the Riverbay receptionist at the Administrative Desk in the Bartow Community Center, located at 2049 Bartow Community Center, Bronx, N.Y. After 5 p.m., and on the weekends, petitions can be picked up at the Public Safety window in the Bartow Center.

All petitions must be picked up and signed for by the prospective candidates, not by any representative, friend or family member. In addition, candidates for the

Riverbay Board must be the shareholder of record as indicated on the candidate’s stock certificate, occupancy agreement and the current occupants’ Annual Affidavits of Family Income.

The Riverbay Board voted on Thursday, March 10, to approve Resolution 15-76 setting the date of this year’s annual shareholders meeting, which has been scheduled for Wednesday, May 18th, in accordance with the Riverbay Corporation By-Laws, Article II, Section 1, which stipulates that the meeting be held in the month of May on a date set by the Board of Directors.

To chair this year’s Election Committee, Riverbay Board President Cleve Taylor appointed Board Secretary Francine Reva Jones.

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Community complaint fines for smoking in interior public places increased to $300

BY BILL STUTTIG

A majority of the Riverbay Board of Directors sent a message last week to residents and visitors who illegally smoke in Co-op City’s interior public places that the unhealthy, unsanitary and unsafe behavior, a clear violation of New York City law since 2003, will no longer be tolerated in Co-op City without the offender paying a hefty price.

At a meeting of the Board of Directors on March 3rd, the Board passed, by a vote of 10 to 3, a resolution to add a $300 administrative fee for any person caught smoking in an interior public area anywhere in Co-op City. Interior public areas in which smoking is prohibited includes hallways, elevators, stairwells, lobbies and all interior areas of Co-op City’s three community centers. The resolution will take effect within 30 days of the New York State Department of Homes and Community Renewal (DHCR) approving it.

The Riverbay Legal Department explained to the Co-op City Times earlier this week that since the increased fine will take the form of a community

Rev. Owens resigns from Riverbay Board Sonia Feliciano sworn in to cover vacancy

BY JIM ROBERTS

four consecutive terms as one of Rev. Calvin E. Owens, who the top five vote getters each served on the Riverbay Board time. In 2011, he was the leading of Directors for 11 years, has vote getter. Rev. Owens has also stepped down from his seat on served as chaplain to the Co-op the board this week due to City Public Safety Department. demands on his time. Rev. Sonia Feliciano, who begins Owens serves as the pastor of her service on the Board this Community Protestant Church, week, finished in sixth place in Rev. Owens one of the largest congregations last year’s election with 2,526 serving the residents of Co-op City. votes, 93 votes behind the fifth-place finSonia Feliciano, who finished sixth in isher Junius Williams who won the last last year’s Board elections and was board seat that year.

Feliciano ran on the Cooperators with therefore the first runner-up in that year’s Vision ticket that included Evelyn Turner, election, was sworn in as a Board member at the Board’s meeting on March 10. Rod Saunders, Pastor Deborah Jenkins In the upcoming May 18th Riverbay and Francine Reva Jones, all of whom Board election, she would have to run to won seats on the board.

She has been a Co-op City resident be elected to the board to complete the final year of Rev. Owens’ 3-year term, as for 16 years and an employee with Verizon Communications for 37 years. stipulated in the Riverbay By-laws.

Rev. Owens was first elected to the Riverbay Board of Directors in 2005, won (Continued on page 3)

Register for your PayLease account at www.riverbaycorp.com to pay carrying charges electronically

BY ROZAAN BOONE

Burn mark caused by a carelessly discarded cigarette butt in Building 7 stairPhoto by Bill Stuttig well

complaint fee, in the case of a violation, it will be the shareholder of record who will be assessed the fine regardless of whether he or she was the offending smoker. This means that shareholders are responsible for the behavior of other family members or visitors in regards to smoking in interior public areas. Since the ban on smoking includes all areas of the community centers, then shareholders who host family parties or events in community center rooms will also be responsible for the behavior of their guests as far as having all guests adhere to the community-wide ban on interior public area smoking or else be subject to the hefty fine.

Riverbay Board President Cleve (Continued on page 8)

Daylight Saving Time!

Remember to turn your clocks AHEAD 1 HOUR this Sunday at 2 a.m.

It’s also a good time to change the batteries in your smoke detectors and flashlights!

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Shareholders of Co-op City can begin registering their new accounts with PayLease at the Riverbay website, www.riverbaycorp.com, in preparation for online payment of their monthly carrying charges to the Riverbay Corporation as the housing company continues to update and upgrade its business procedures for the convenience of residents.

As reported by the Co-op City Times last week, shareholders will be able to pay their carrying charges online to avoid having to send a paper check or take time off from their jobs to come into the Administrative Office to pay their bills each month. Information will be included in the April 1st carrying charge bill detailing the benefits of online payment.

New STAR applications for 2016/2017 tax year due this Tuesday, Mar. 15 (Continued on page 4)

All Co-op City shareholders are eligible; apply today

BY ROZAAN BOONE Co-op City shareholders who have not yet applied for the New York State School Tax Relief (STAR) Property Tax Exemption, are encouraged to do so by this Tuesday, March 15’s deadline.

Although all shareholders of Co-op City are eligible to receive the STAR credit, it is not automatic and must be filed for.

There are two types of STAR exemptions.

Basic STAR is available to any owner of a house, cooperative apartment, condominium or other property as long as at least one owner lives in or uses the property as their primary residence. Married couples owning more than one property

can only have STAR on one property unless they are divorced or legally separated and can provide documentation to support their claim.

There is no age limit to receive Basic STAR, however, the combined household income of the owner(s) must be $500,000 or less.

Enhanced STAR applicants must also use the residence they are filing for as the primary residence of at least one owner.

Therefore, for a married couple applying for Enhanced STAR, if one owner is absent from the property because they are receiving inpatient health related services at a residential health care facility, such as (Continued on page 4)

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Petition

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“I am pleased to have the opportunity to chair the Election Committee this year,” said Director Jones. “I have a wonderful team assisting me in order to plan and execute a successful election. I am disappointed, however, that a majority of the Board members voted against or abstained from opting for mail-in and online voting, which would have saved the corporation $60,000 or more.

However, they have a right to their opinions, and we must move forward by utilizing the more familiar Board of Election voting machines.

The members of the 2016 Election Committee are Cynthia Dixon, John Gale, Dolores W. Rankin, Rose Reyes, Yolanda C. Schumann, Harriet Silver, Jacqueline Smith and Augusta Terzol.

Once again this year, shareholders will vote to fill five open seats on the board as the terms of Directors Helen Atkins, Bill Gordon, Leslie Peterson, Andrea Leslie and Bernard Cylich are expiring.

In addition, with the resignation of Rev. Dr. Calvin E. Owens from the board last week, last year’s sixth place election winner, Sonia Feliciano, who was sworn in by Riverbay General Counsel Jeffrey Buss at the Thursday, March 10th board meeting, will also have to run and be elected to complete the final year of Rev. Owens’ 3-year term, as per the Riverbay bylaws on vacancies, Section 4 (a),

which state, “Any vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors by reason of death, resignation, removal or otherwise of any Director elected by the shareholders shall be filled until the next annual meeting by the person who received the highest number of votes in the immediately preceding election of directors, but who was not elected to a director’s position. At the next annual meeting of shareholders, successors shall be elected for the unexpired term created by any vacancy as provided herein.”

In Co-op City, any cooperator in good financial standing can run for a threeyear term on the Riverbay Board, as long as they secure seventy-five (75) valid cooperators’ signatures on their qualifying petitions and return them by the 5 p.m., Monday, April 4th deadline to the Riverbay Legal Department.

A Candidates’ Meeting where candidates’ petitions will be officially certified or rejected is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12th in Room 31 of the Bartow Community Center. The official listing of the 2016 Board election candidates will then be published in the Saturday, April 16th issue of the Co-op City Times.

The first of three consecutive special election supplements will be published in the Co-op City Times on Saturday, April 23rd, in which each of the candidates will place statements and adver-

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tisements outlining their qualifications for the position of Riverbay Board Director, and their views on issues facing the community. The second election supplement will be published on Saturday, April 30th, and the final edition on Saturday, May 7.

This year, three official Candidates’ Forums will be held, sponsored by the Riverbay Corporation, and as a result, Riverbay will once again not be supporting the individual candidates’ night meetings held by individual building associations and/or community organizations.

In addition to building and organization presidents not receiving a letter from the Election Committee this year regarding the sponsorship of candidates’ nights meetings, they should also be mindful that, as per the election rules, Co-op City facilities may not be used for campaign activities or else applicable rates may apply.

The first Candidates’ Forum has been scheduled to take place on Monday, April 18th in Room 31 of the Bartow Community Center at 7:30 p.m. The second official Candidates’ Forum will be held on Wednesday, April 20th, in the Dreiser Auditorium B at 7:30 p.m., and the third and final Candidates’ Forum will be on Wednesday, May 4th, also at 7:30 p.m., in the Einstein Community Center, Room 45.

Director Jones said: “Co-op City is

your home and it is important that you participate in selecting the leaders of your community. You can do that by signing the candidates’ petitions, reading the candidates’ statements in this newspaper, attending the Candidates’ Forums where you can ask them questions, and, most importantly, on May 18th, by casting your vote for the five candidates you believe will serve this community best.

Please encourage your friends and neighbors to do likewise. I hope to see you at one of the three forums.”

This year’s Board election will once again be conducted by voting machines.

Voting will take place in the building lobbies from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on May 18st. After the polls close on May 18th, the vote tally will be counted after 9 p.m. in Room 31 of the Bartow Community Center.

A recount, if necessary, will be conducted on Thursday, May 26th, 9:00 a.m. at the Bronx Board of Elections.

The final results of the election will be posted in the three community centers the following day and published in the next issue of the Co-op City Times, Saturday, May 28.

After the results are certified, the five top vote-getters in this year’s election will be sworn in as new members of the Riverbay Board of Directors at an open board meeting held on Thursday, June 2nd in Room 31 of the Bartow Center.

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CCLL registration/ baseball clinic today at MS 144

The Co-op City Little League, an organization with a 47-year history of providing meaningful recreation to the youth of this community, will be registering new players and hosting a free baseball clinic from 4 to 7 p.m. today and next Saturday at M.S. 144, 2562 Gunther Avenue.

Play in the various leagues of the Co-op City Little League is open to all youth – boys and girls – between 4 to 16 years old. For more information or to register during the week, call 718-379-8242 or e-mail coopcityll@yahoo.com.

Next CB #10 meeting to be held March 16

The next Community Board 10 meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 7:30 p.m. at Pilot Cove Manor, 160 Pilot Street (City Island), NY 10464. For more information, please call Community Board 10 at (718) 892-1161.

AARP Tax Aide at JASA

JASA/Co-op City Senior Services is offering FREE tax preparation and free e-File until April 13, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at 135 Einstein Loop, Room 35. For further information, please contact the JASA Senior Services office at (718) 320-2066.

Register to vote before March 25th deadline

On Tuesday, April 19th, 2016, New Yorkers will head to the polls for the Presidential Primary. To participate in the primary elections, you must be a registered voter.

The deadline to register is Friday, March 25. Make sure you are registered so you can participate in the process. You may register to vote online at www. vote.nyc.ny.us.

FRONT PA G E

A life-long love affair with bowling

BY BILL STUTTIG Ever since Keith Scarborough first walked into a bowling alley at the age of 10, it was love at first sight.

“My mom Liz took me to the bowling alley when I was a child – maybe 10 – and I sat there and watched the leagues compete and said to her, ‘This is something I would like to get involved in’,” said Keith, a resident of Co-op City since the age of 8.

Bowling has been a central part of Keith’s life. Now a 51-year-old man who works as a porter in Co-op City’s community centers during the day, at night, you can usually find Keith bowling, including bowling in money leagues three nights a week.

“It’s not enough to make a living, but you can do pretty well,” Keith said.

Prizes aren’t quite as high as they once were, he added, but he can still do pretty well on a good night. “Of course, it was never enough to quit my job because I still need my benefits, but it can be pretty good,” he said.

But Keith admits that even without the prize money, he would still bowl as much as he does.

“I just love the sport. There is nothing like getting in that zone,” Keith said.

“You just focus. I like to talk a lot of trash as well. When I am bowling, well, you can’t shut me up. It is just my personality. I really enjoy it. It is my therapy. When I am bowling, I am in my own world and nothing hurts.”

Keith said he first started participating in organized bowling shortly after that day when his mother first brought him to the lanes back in the mid-‘70s.

“The Bowlerland Bolts was my first league and on days when there was no school, I was there from 9:30 in the morning until closing,” said Keith. “We would help clean-up and the owner would let us bowl there all day in exchange for the help.”

As a teenager, Keith’s first job was working the snack bar at the bowling alley. “Then soon after,” he added, “I learned how to strip the lanes and oil the lanes to get them ready for the leagues.

When the leagues were on, I was assigned to the parking lot to watch the cars to make sure they weren’t broken into or vandalized.”

At around the same time, Keith also joined the Truman High School bowling team as a student in Co-op City and by his senior year was excelling at the sport.

“I shot my first perfect 300 game while I was a senior in high school bowling with the American Bowler Congress,” said Keith.

After that, as a young man, he joined several leagues competing at the Gun Post Lanes on Gun Hill Road for many years. Over those years, he bowled four more 300 games in sanctioned league play, giving him a total of five then. He has bowled two more since then.

Keith’s talent was obvious, obvious enough to make him think about joining the Pro Bowlers Association. “But in that era, it was about sponsorship and the lanes in the Bronx were all privately owned so it was pretty tough to get the attention of a sponsor.

“And, there was a lot of money in the

leagues then. You could make a good $500 to $600 in a night. And when you go pro, it restricts you from competing in a lot of league play,” Keith explained.

“So there was a price for turning pro.”

“Besides, I was happy doing what I was doing. This was my keeping off the streets kind of thing. I was bowling six days a week in five different leagues.

Back then, it was basketball and bowling – basketball in the summer and bowling in the winter and I just fell in love with bowling and it never stopped,” Keith said.

Keith said that his best year was in 1996 when his league play average was 222, the highest average in New York State for league bowlers.

But even today as a man in his 50s, Keith still averages at or near 200 in all leagues. Last season, he finished with an overall 210 average, still good enough to qualify for his professional bowler’s card.

A few times each year, he competes in major national tournaments for league bowlers in cities like Las Vegas, Cincinnati and Rochester, he said. “We compete for $10,000 in prize money at these big events and while I Keith Scarborough

Rev. Owens

never won the big prize, I always finished in the money,” he said. “It is not enough to support you, but it pays for your vacation.”

Also, he said, the game has become a lot more technical. “Back in the ’70s, it was one ball and wooden lanes,” Keith recalled. “Now with machines preparing and oiling the lanes, it has changed.

You know what the lane will be like beforehand and you choose your ball accordingly. I come to the lanes each night with six different balls, prepared to handle anything.”

Keith said that when he was in middle school, the teachers made him and every student write down what he wanted to do when he grew up and he always wrote “professional bowler.”

And now, nearly 40 years later, it is not a dream that he is ready to give up on just yet. “I know I can do this well into my 60s,” he said. “When I retire, I would like go on the senior tour for Grand Masters, 50 and over. I qualify for that now, but when I retire, I really want to get out there on that senior tour.

You would be surprised, there is a lot of money involved.”

But there is also a lot of preparation involved, especially later in life.

“Bowling is practice and keeping in shape. You use weights and the most important thing is keeping the legs in shape,” Keith said.

He thanked his parents, George and Liz, for supporting and encouraging his life-long love of bowling although Keith said he is still mad at his mother for turning some of his old bowling balls into flower pots by cutting them in half.

“I think above everything else, the sport has kept me focused and kept me out of trouble and that is more valuable than all the trophies and prizes I have won,” Keith said.

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She also served as the Board Secretary for the 45th Precinct Council and an active member of the United Methodist Church of Co-op City.

Rev. Owens served his 11 years as a Riverbay Board Director during tumultuous times in the community, with major infrastructure problems and a challenging financial climate.

Feliciano is sworn in by Riverbay He provided a steady hand and Sonia General Counsel Jeff Buss on Tuesday, wise counsel to many Board members March 10.

Photo by Warren Mitchell during his service and always maintained a positive outlook, offering since then, and here we are, still living in strong support to those who worked the most affordable housing within the to build Co-op City.

New York City metropolitan area. I am During his terms in office, Rev. constantly amazed when I hear those Owens stayed focused on solutions. “I screaming for change as if Co-op City want to make sure Co-op City keeps was one of the worst places to live on moving forward as it has ever since a cri- earth. I have confidence that the majority sis was faced when five of our eight of cooperators who take an honest, garages, considered in danger of collaps- objective look at recent accomplishing, were ordered closed by the City of ments feel differently. One by one, each New York,” he said in 2011. was made possible by successfully solv“We have faced many challenges ing problems or resolving issues.”

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a nursing home or any other facility that provides lodging, board and physical care, as long as the property is not occupied by anyone other than the remaining spouse or co-owner, the property may qualify for Enhanced STAR as long as the following criteria are also met: the property owner(s) must be age 65 or older as of December 31 of the exemption year and have an annual total combined household income of $84,550 or less to qualify.

Shareholders who are 60 years and older and need assistance completing their STAR applications may contact the JASA Senior Services Office at (718) 320-2066, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for an appointment.

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Total combined household income is the federal adjusted gross income minus the taxable amount of IRA distributions.

If you are a shareholder and you applied for the STAR program last year, 2015/2016, and did not receive a credit, you should contact the New York City Department of Finance at calling 3-1-1.

If you have not yet filed an application and, as a result, did not receive a credit this year, you should fill out an application before the March 15th deadline for a credit next year. All applications must be postmarked by Tuesday, March 15, 2016.

You can obtain a STAR application by calling 3-1-1, or by logging onto the DOF website at www.nyc.gov/star.

Completed STAR applications should

be mailed to: The New York City Department of Finance, P.O. Box 311, Maplewood, NJ 07040-0311. You should keep a copy of your application for your records.

Eligibility for the upcoming 2016/ 2017 STAR credit, which will be receive by those who qualify next year, is based on income information from the 2014 tax year. You will also need the following information to complete your STAR application: • Cooperators who live in Sections 1-4, and in the Adler, Asch, Cooper, Debs, DeFoe and Broun Place townhouses – “Block #: 5141; Lot#: 120.

• Cooperators who live in Section 5 and the Earhart Lane townhouses –

Block#: 5135; Lot: 51.

You can obtain a STAR application by calling 3-1-1, or by logging onto the DOF website at www.nyc.gov/star.

This year, eligible shareholders who applied for the 2015/2016 tax year received their credit on their March, 2016 carrying charge statement.

The recipients of the 2015/2016 Basic STAR received $100.88 and those who qualified for Enhanced STAR got $219.

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Out of Co-op City’s 15,372 apartments, 7,997 received the credit for 2015/2016, which amounted to a total of $1,173,367 that was shared by those households for Basic and Enhanced STAR.

The electronic payment option has been added to the “Home” page of the Riverbay website, www.riverbaycorp.com, and by clicking on the “PayLease” link in the third paragraph of the welcome message, shareholders of record can register for a “new” account which will require their Riverbay account number.

PayLease has simplified the registration process for shareholders completing their registration from the Riverbay website and Co-op City shareholders are strongly advised to access the site through the PayLease portal on the Riverbay website, and not through any extraneous websites.

Once shareholders enter their Riverbay account number in the field, they will be able to proceed with their registration. With a registered account, shareholders will then be able to process a one-time credit card or Automated Clearing House (ACH) payment directly from their designated bank account. An AutoPay option is also available for those who wish to have their carrying charges deducted automatically from their bank account on a recurring basis each month.

Last week, Riverbay Board President Cleve Taylor, who has been working with the board of directors and management to bring the corporation up-todate in how it conducts business to order to maximize savings for shareholders, said: “…This is another major step forward as we continue our efforts to modernize our corporation and conduct business in the most cost effective and efficient manner. I would like to thank the Riverbay Board of Directors for helping me to bring Co-op City into the 21st century and I hope our innovation is met with good favor among our cooperators.”

The Board’s current IT Committee, chaired by First Vice President Linda Berk, is also focused on seeing comprehensive changes in how the corporation conducts its business to maximize efficiency and reduce cost both to the corporation and to shareholders.

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bank which could take up to 5 days. An e-receipt will be provided after each transaction for your records, confirming the date that your payment was received, as well as the amount.

PayLease automatic payments are secure and easy to use, and offer a level of convenience and peace of mind to clients by eliminating late fees. The company also offers a call center for customer support and phone payments.

PayLease has about 5,000 active clients in its current portfolio that take advantage of the many benefits the company’s services and programs offer.

“We’re happy that we’ve come to this point in giving cooperators another, hopefully, more convenient way to pay their carrying charges,” said Noel Ellison, Riverbay’s General Manager.

“We would especially like to thank Board President Cleve Taylor and First Vice President Linda Berk, along with the Board’s IT Committee, for working so closely with us to bring about this service. As time goes on, we hope to bring more technological advances to the way we do business at Riverbay and to provide transparent information to the shareholders.”

PayLease

“I am so happy that we have brought Riverbay into the 21st century in terms of bill payment,” said First Vice President Berk. “I’ve worked so hard for this and I am ecstatic that we have added online payment to our operation.

I sincerely hope this will alleviate those long lines at the end of the month.”

Riverbay’s Director of Finance Peter Merola explained that while online payment of carrying charges is a convenience to shareholders, it also helps Riverbay to reduce its expenses.

“I am very pleased that we have been able to add another option for shareholders to remit their payment to Riverbay,” said Mr. Merola. “While this is an added convenience for the shareholders, online payment of carrying charges also helps Riverbay reduce its costs since the charges to process a paper check is more than receiving an electronic payment processed through PayLease.”

With the online electronic payment system, shareholders will pay all charges included on their monthly carrying charge statement. These charges include parking, appliance, basement storage, hall closet, late fees and legal fees, whichever apply to each individual’s account. Shareholders should note that when utilizing the online payment option, they must pay their entire monthly carrying charge amount as partial payments will not be accepted using this system.

In addition, while there is no charge to shareholders for ACH payments made through the PayLease online system, there is a 2.75% fee which would be passed along to those who use their credit cards to pay their monthly carrying charge. This 2.75% is the credit card company’s fees levied for such payments, and which the shareholder using a credit card would be responsible for.

Online payments processed through PayLease will be received in 1 business day, as opposed to setting up bill payment directly through your personal

For career opportunities at Riverbay, see page 7 for job listings.

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It’s Happening in Co-op City Families of children with Autism enjoy the Youth Committee’s Family Fun Day

Kudos to the Co-op City Youth Committee and members of Eta Omega Omega of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated on their second collaboration for Autism Awareness.

On Saturday, March 5, the two groups hosted "Family Fun Day for families affected by Autism," in the Dreiser Auditorium. Over 130 people participated in the awesome event.

Parents and children were seen playing games, eating healthy snacks/lunch provided by the Co-op City Youth

Com-mittee; exercising with Ms. Lisa, the Kiddie Zumba instructor; creating arts with Ms. Phyllis, and dancing to the music of BodyRock Sound system. Members of the sorority handed out winter accessories to help the children stay warm..

Ms. Toyin F. Ajasin, who grew up in Co-op City's Building 7, and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, is the brainchild behind this event.

"I wanted to give children with Autism the opportunity to socialize with their peers and families in a safe

and supportive environment,” Toyin said. “Thanks to Riverbay Board Director Ms. Evelyn Turner, the Youth Committee of Co-op City, and my supportive graduate chapter Eta Omega Omega of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, my dream is now a major success."

During Saturday's event, NYS Assemblyman Michael Benedetto stopped by and pledged to support Family Fun Day in the near future.

—Soror Toyin F. Ajasin

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Letters to the Editor

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Beware of unscrupulous sales people on the premises

To the Editor: This incident happened earlier this week and I'm writing to warn others about it.

I was expecting a Staples delivery when my doorbell rang. A very sweet young lady said her company was looking to locate in Co-op City and was offering free carpet or rug cleaning of one room that day just to let people know about their company. It seemed too good to refuse. She came in and chatted a while, saying “Dan” would be coming shortly. He was finishing up in another apartment.

“Dan” did not go to the bedroom

which I had cleared out for cleaning, but unpacked a lot of material in the living room. He said he was demonstrating the Kirby vacuum cleaner, a company over 100 years old and sold privately, not in stores. After he had assembled some of the attachments, he ran it over our fairly new living room carpet and I was horrified how much dirt it picked up after a few short passes over a small area. Though the machine was noisy and big, I wondered about buying it, which turned out to be the purpose of the promotion. He said the price was over $2000. I said I would not buy it, but he insisted on demonstrating

further how it cleaned the piano exterior and keys, and it did.

I finally got him to leave after over an hour, although he said he'd get in trouble if he didn't finish the demonstration. He never got near the bedroom rug.

I looked up the company on the internet and there are a lot of complaints about how they get into the house, how long they stay and a lot of their unethical tactics; see consumeraffairs.com.

I know sales people aren't permitted on the premises, but they were so charming and friendly and unthreatening. However, do not let them in.

—Sally Kya-Hill

Shareholder questions Board president about director’s responsibility to community

To Mr. Cleve Taylor: I can’t understand how you would allow the race card to be brought to Co-op City by Ms. Turner. It is an insult to the community, as we are a diversified community, and Co-op City is going to stay that way with your leader-

ship. Please stop the spreading of poison; Ms. Turner should concentrate more on Co-op City, the job she was elected to do, i.e., Section Five, and not on Flint, Michigan.

Mr. Taylor, since we’re on the subject of Ms. Turner, what type of accountabil-

ity do you have on the $50,000 you and the Board Directors awarded her for a youth center? You did say you will show us, the community, accountability and transparency.

Well the time has come.

—Jose L. Rosado

Board President responds to shareholder

Dear Mr. Rosado, Thank you for your letter. The Riverbay Board has taken notice of the reference to “race” in some of second vice president Turner's memorandums and sometimes it is difficult, however, my personal opinion is that it is not a "race card," but a reference of conditions that have affected all minorities in our community and indeed, across this nation. This includes everyone who is being, or once was, oppressed.

In the vice president’s writings, her experiences are those of an African American woman.

As a Board director, NYS Business Corporation Law provides Director

Turner with unfettered access to the corporate records and standing Board resolutions provide her with a written article that is reviewable by Corporate Counsel. Please note, I do not have and would not want the power to limit any Board director’s corporate speech as an elected member of our community, unless such speech exposes the Riverbay Corporation to liability.

In 2014, Director Turner, who is also president of the Riverbay Fund, took on the most promising and innovative project ever attempted by a Riverbay Fund president, and that was to design and build a state-of-the-art multi-cultural center at the former bingo hall (approx.10,000 sq. ft.).

This cultural facility, which would have benefited all cooperators, young and old, was estimated at $2-$4 million. To conceptually get that project off the ground and continue efforts for HUD’s approval, $30-$40K was spent. The architectural renderings, program plans and expense breakdown are available for your review.

Yes, the money has been spent!

And, despite Riverbay's good financial condition, the people at Wells Fargo Bank, DHCR and HUD have opted to disapprove a multi-family center for the more than 50,000 cooperators who live in this community. Go figure.

—Cleve Taylor, President Riverbay Board of Directors

Shareholders not receiving full postal service

To the Editor: cooperators in the building; no one is nance fees on time and play by the rules Living in Building 31A where the talking. The wheels of justice is slow, and what about the handicapped residmail person will not deliver packages but why are we not getting full service ing in the building unable to go to the above the 1st floor for the last 4 after 4 months and after several comfirst floor, problems causing further months because there was an attack on plaints to the post office supervisor and hardship? When we purchase items and a mail person by a cooperator has been then to our area manager who suggests pay for shipping and handling, why is a hardship and inconvenience for the a petition and I asked why and what the post office not reimbursing us for rest of the cooperators living in the would we accomplish by doing this? No not fully giving that—handling service building. When I investigated, I was reasonable answer was given. Verbal to our apartments. No one has given me told by the post office that their mail complaints were made to Assemblyman an answer as to why this one person’s persons currently have to be escorted Benedetto at our association meeting in rights are being honored, and not mine by the police from USPS daily.

February, who said he would look into it or my fellow cooperators. Is there anyNow think about this, the cooperator and also speaking and asking for help one listening? What should I do besides was arrested and charged for assaulting from one of our board members, Daryl contacting a TV news show to present the mail person and released and yet still Johnson, who also said the same. this story? Perhaps that will result in a residing in his apartment. We don't Okay folks, can I ask who cares solution for us as I can’t seem to get know what triggered his attack and it is about the rest of the cooperators in my anyone else to resolve this issue here. questionable if he will attack other building who pay their monthly mainte—Marilyn McDaniel (Editor’s Note: Riverbay Corporation has initiated legal action against the shareholder who was arrested and charged with assaulting the mail carrier.)

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.

Important Notice to Shareholders of Building 21 Building 21 100-120-140 Bellamy Loop

Current Lease Expiration Date

New 3 yr.

Expiration Date

Building 21 100-120-140 Bellamy Loop

May 31, 2016

May 31, 2019

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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 authenticity of the authors.

Writers will be limited to one letter per topic.

Anonymous or unsigned letters will not be accepted for publication.

Letters cannot exceed 350 words.

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 and Directors’ Viewpoint are solely the writer’s, and not necessarily shared by the Co-op City Times or Riverbay Corp.

Advertisements and classified advertisements in the Co-op City Times do not necessarily reflect an endorsement from Riverbay Corporation of goods and services, but present greater options to cooperators of products and services available.

The Riverbay Corporation does not assume any responsibility nor is it a party to any contract or agreement between the cooperator and the vendor.

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Permission for reprints of advertising or editorial contents produced by the Co-op City Times must be obtained in writing from Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Ave., Bronx, New York 10475.

If the Co-op City Times Was Not Delivered: Call 347-439-5632 on Saturdays ONLY, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Public Safety Report “Spring Ahead” as we set our clocks for Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday, March 13, at 2:00 a.m. Do not forget to set your clocks ahead when you go to bed on Saturday night. This year is the fourth year the clocks change in early March rather than April. As you change your clocks, also remember to test your smoke detector and change the batteries in it. If you have a smoke detector newly installed by Riverbay, it is not necessary to change the batteries as the new smoke detectors have a ten year battery. For persons outside of Co-op City or those who have not yet received the new smoke detector, it is a good habit to always change your smoke detector batteries when you change your clocks. Don’t forget to “Spring Ahead” and also change your smoke detector batteries. A smoke detector only works if it has good batteries in it.

No matter which type of smoke detector you have, while we are thinking about fire safety, it is also a good time to review fire safety with your family. The Public Safety Department would like to provide these fire safety tips. It is always good to have a plan and make certain all members of the family are familiar with it. Every family should have a plan in place for when they are at home. When traveling, make an alternate plan for your temporary accommodations. Also make certain that children away at school have a plan in place for their living quarters. Be sure your college student has working smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in their college dormitory or apartment.

The buildings in Co-op City are fireproof. This means that a fire will not travel from one apartment to another. Unless the fire is in your apartment or if directed to leave by emergency personnel, in most cases, it is safest to stay within your apartment. If it becomes necessary to leave your apartment, close the door, but do not lock it. Take your keys if you can safely reach them. Never go back in the apartment for anything unless deemed safe by emergency personnel.

Call 9-1-1 and Public Safety, (718) 671-3050, from a safe location. Go to an established meeting place so that you know all family members have gotten out of the home safely.

Always feel a door before you open it. If the door feels hot, do not open it. Keep the door closed, call 9-1-1 and Public Safety, (718) 671-3050. Wet towels can be placed at the bottom, sides and top of the door to keep smoke from entering. Apartment windows can be opened for ventilation if there is no smoke outside the window. Remember, smoke rises – do not open windows if you are above a fire location.

If it becomes necessary to travel through smoke filled areas, stay close to the ground where there is less smoke. Place a wet towel over your nose and mouth.

Provide wet towels for all family members. If clothing should catch fire, do not run and fan the flames.

Instead, “Stop, Drop and Roll.” This serves to effectively smother any flames. Have children practice these procedures so that in the event of an emergency, they know what to do. School children will be familiar with these procedures as they have most likely have seen them demonstrated at school. These drills may seem silly, but they can save your life if you are familiar with them in an emergency.

Keep matches and lighters out of the reach of children.

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OPPORTUNITIES AT CO-OP CITY

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Tell your friends, relatives and employers about:

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

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

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

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

CONTRACT SUMMARY

Contract 3052, Energy Management Services: Provide services of an electric/power/fuel, supply gas to its “cooking gas” accounts and schedule the sale of excess electricity and ancillary services.

Pre-bid Meeting: March 16, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.

Bids Due: March 31, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.

Bonding: Bonding is not required Insurance: Insurance is required

Contract 3040, Shopping Center(s) & Storefront Facade Renovations Bids Due: March 24, 2016 at 2 p.m.

Insurance: Insurance is required

Contract P899 Perennials, Trees & Shrubs Bids Due: March 18, 2016 at 11 a.m.

If you are interested in bidding on this project, contact bpenn@riverbaycorp.com.

This is a purchase only.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Open to 32BJ Union Members from February 24th to March 8th, 2016 Open to All applicants from March 9th to March 17th, 2016 • Job Reference #: 16-12

Buildings Department Bulk Truck Driver Under the Supervision of the Janitorial/Buildings Dept., this employee will be responsible for the pickup and transport of bulk garbage, residential & commercial debris and corporate equipment throughout complex to designated area(s). He/she will be required to maintain logs that pertain to assigned vehicle’s maintenance, mileage and physical condition. This employee will pick-up and deliver supplies and/or staff, in addition to general porter work.

He/she may be called upon to respond to emergencies throughout the Co-op City complex, perform seasonal duties, including snow removal, as well as the completion of other assignments from supervisor(s) as necessary.

Job Description: Ideal candidate will be able to: • Operate automated or semi-automated hoisting devices that raise refuse bins and dump contents into openings in truck bodies.

• Inspect trucks prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operating condition.

• Drive trucks, following established routes, through residential streets or alleys or through business or industrial areas.

• Operate equipment that compresses collected refuse.

• Dump refuse or recyclable materials at disposal sites.

• Dismount garbage trucks to collect garbage and remount trucks to ride to the next collection point.

• Refuel trucks or add other fluids, such as oil or brake fluid.

• Fill out defective equipment reports.

• Communicate with dispatchers concerning delays, unsafe sites, accidents, equipment breakdowns, or other maintenance problems.

• Check road or weather conditions to determine how routes will be affected.

• Clean trucks or compactor bodies after routes have been completed.

• Sort items set out for recycling and throw materials into designated truck compartments.

• Make special pickups of recyclable materials, such as food scraps, used oil, discarded computers,

or other electronic items.

• Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Job Requirements: HS Diploma or equivalent; successful candidates will be familiar with OSHA and other safety requirements related to truck driving and porter work; candidates should have 1 to 3 years of experience in the industry; Must be able to walk for long periods, twist, kneel, push, stoop, lift heavy objects (approx. 100 lbs.) and work in inclement weather; Valid Driver’s License (NY, NJ, CT or PA)/CDL license preferred; must be available for emergency work; Bi-Lingual is a plus.

Testing Requirements: Drug Screening Test; background checks, as appropriate and permitted by law.

Days and Hours: Days and hours of operation will vary on a flexible schedule.

We will attempt to provide reasonable accommodations as appropriate and required by the circumstances.

FLSA: Non - Exempt How to Apply: All applicants are advised to submit a resume along with the application.

Applications are given out at the below address from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. _______________________________________ Repost Job Posting: Open to 32BJ Union Members February 24th, 2016 to March 8th, 2016.

Open to All applicants March 9th, 2016 to March 17th, 2016. • Job Reference #: 16-14

Maintenance Department Utility Person Under the supervision of a Maintenance Emergency Desk Supervisor, candidate will be responsible for performing emergency and routine maintenance repairs throughout the development. Perform HVAC repairs, including clearing of condensation lines, blower fan and motor replacement. Perform plumbing repairs on lines up to 2 1/2 inches diameter. Snake sewer lines as required with manual and electric equipment, as well as perform electrical troubleshooting and repair of apartment & public space circuits and devices.

Job Description: Ideal candidate will have the ability to: (Continued on page 30)

Applications are given out at the following address from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Riverbay Corporation Administration Office, 2049 Bartow Ave., Bronx, NY 10475; OR Resumes can be faxed to 718-320-3672 with the Job Title and Job Reference # on the TOP RIGHT CORNER of the resume. *Riverbay Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer* Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, creed, ethnicity, alienage, citizenship, color, religion, national origin, age, sex or sexual preference, marital status, military status, disability or any other recognized protected basis under any applicable federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Please inform Human Resources if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

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I want to hear from you!

Director’s Viewpoint

Linda Berk

First Vice President

Board Elections One of the other critical subjects for discussion at the board meeting this week will be our Riverbay Board of Directors election process. The board is concerned that last year we did not get a quorum on Election Day and had to remain open for elections the following day. This cost the corporation additional money. It made us think about how we could better serve this process and get more people involved. In 2016, there are many methods of voting, specifically using the mail. Many corporations do it every year with their stockholders and colleges do it every year with their trustee elections.

The board was presented a mail-in and online option for this year’s board election. The company representative presented to the board the checks and balances built into the process to provide security of the ballots. It was a very impressive process that was not only secure, but afforded Riverbay many options to check and double check our ballot count.

Unfortunately, the board voted down the new option.

There were varying opinions that essentially did not have enough support to make this new option a reality this year. Personally, I was very disappointed for two reasons. First, this process would have saved the corporation over $60,000! That should get one’s attention. Second, I believe it would encourage people to vote. It would give shareholders the opportunity to review candidate opinions, viewpoints and promises in the comfort of their home and vote for someone they feel comfortable with supporting. That is more challenging, I believe, for our shareholders who now

Smoking fines

Taylor was one of the main proponents of the resolution significantly raising the fines for violating the community’s and the city’s anti-smoking regulations.

Mr. Taylor, a retired New York City firefighter, said he has seen numerous times the devastating effects of illegal smoking in residential housing.

“Innocent people can and do lose their lives due to the irresponsible behavior of smokers in apartment buildings,” Mr. Taylor said. “I have seen it. Many, many more innocent people have suffered serious injury to themselves and their loved ones due to this irresponsible behavior and billions of dollars in property damage has been caused by illegal smoking in this city. It is a clear violation of New York City Fire Ordinances, New York City health laws, as well as New York State health laws. It is a behavior that is dangerous and unhealthy for everyone, not just the smoker. It costs this corporation many thousands of dollars each month just to clean-up our stairwells and hallways that are regularly used by smokers. If you smoke in an office building anywhere in New York City, you could likely lose your job for smoking in any of those buildings and for good reason. We have an obligation to enforce New York City’s anti-smoking laws in order to protect the general safety and health of everyone here, residents and visitors. CCPD will strictly enforce these regulations. If you have to smoke, go outside.”

Luis Salazar, Riverbay Director of Janitorial Services, said that the community’s porters regularly clean-up after smokers and the damage that their highly addictive habit causes. He said that the damage is caused by smokers who use the walls to put out their butts, and who carelessly and dangerously leave their cigarette butts on the floors of the hallways, stairwells and elevators. He also said that the cigarette smoke damages and dirties the painted walls in hallways, and stairwells, making cleaning necessary and, in some cases, repainting frequent and costly. One janitorial supervisor took this reporter on a tour of the damage caused in just one building which included burn marks on the walls, and burn damage done to the painted stairs

vote in the lobby of their building as they either leave or come home for the day. It is my strong opinion that a lot of people don’t vote in that circumstance because they are not sure who to vote for.

With that said, it is so important to get our shareholders excited about the developments at Co-op City. It is very important to get shareholders to learn more about the candidates running for the board each year. It is important that shareholders familiarize themselves with the candidates they are comfortable with supporting and voting into office to represent them. We want to see more people come out to the open board meetings. We want to see more people join the committees. We want to see new and fresh faces run for the board and we want more than ever to see the community come out and vote!

Online payment Online payment is here!!!! You will be able to go onto the Riverbay Corporation website or PayLease.com to set up an account to pay your monthly carrying charges.

No longer will there be a need for residents to stand on a line to pay their carrying charges at the two critical dates each month, the 10th and the last business day of every month. As we move forward, we will continue to update many technologies for the corporation. It could take us up to a year to get the website we desire, a website that will provide a residential portal to meet many of the needs of shareholders. Please let me know what you believe our website should include.

Express Bus to Lower Manhattan Please continue to let me know if you are interested in Express Bus service to lower Manhattan. As I commute every day, I meet more and more shareholders who express an interest. Currently, I, along with many other Co-op City residents, take the BxM7 to 34 Street where we transfer to the BxM18 (from Riverdale). The transfer is free and allows us to ride as far down as Bowling Green. I ask, why can’t several of the BxM7s continue

from 23 St. down Park Avenue onto Broadway.

Prepayment of Carrying Charges This is an idea proposed by our President, Cleve Taylor. I believe it is a very creative and forward thinking way of identifying ways to save money. This is a way we can avoid cutting services and yet save money. The prepayment plan is an opportunity for shareholders who can, to be able to pay one year of carrying charges up front and receive a discount of 6%, much more than any bank or savings plan can offer you. By getting approximately 850 families to do this, Riverbay will be able to prepay our water bill that will give us an opportunity to take advantage of the program offered by the City of New York, saving Riverbay 12% on our annual water bill of $19 million!

The shareholders who prepay and the Riverbay Corporation, which allows everyone to benefit from this opportunity, will share this 12% savings.

We clearly have to get the board to define the details and get specific answers to issues that could influence this program. However, it is an excellent opportunity to save roughly $2 million. The board has voted to pursue this idea. I believe it can work. We need additional creative ideas to save money without limiting the services we provide to the shareholders.

This is an exciting time here at Co-op City. As we continue to bring this corporation and community into the twenty-first century, we look to the community for your input. We know we have a lot of talent in this community. We ask you to come out, share your talents, ideas, and experience with the entire community.

Join our efforts in a way that works best for you.

Nevertheless, please do join us!

Please let me know your thoughts and ideas, I remain very interested. I may be reached at Board of Directors Office, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475 or Lberk@riverbayboard.com.

dues to smoldering butts burning through the paint. The supervisor said that most porters have to dedicate approximately two hours a week to cleaning up after illegal smokers, an estimate that – when spread out over 65 separate buildings, accounting for Chevron and Triple Core buildings – comes to nearly 130 personnel hours per week, or the cost of more than three full-time porter salaries.

Chief Frank Apollo said the congregation of smokers inside the community’s stairwells and hallways, like other associated activities, such as drinking in public spaces, leads to other, more serious quality of life problems which – as some instances in the past have shown – can escalate to criminal behavior. Chief Apollo said he was very pleased that the Board approved the resolution adding the administrative fine.

"I applaud the Board of Directors on pursuing and implementing fine increases for Community Complaint violations,” Chief Apollo said. “I particularity feel it will make a strong positive impact on quality of life issues in the community. By implementing this fine, it becomes an additional deterrent and can prevent certain anti-social behaviors, such as public consumption of alcohol and disorderly conduct from occurring. " Smoking in all interior public places has been illegal in New York City since 2003 under the direction of then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a staunch anti-smoking advocate. The smoking ban also includes many outdoor public areas where people congregate in close quarters, such as outdoor cafes, beaches, parks, pedestrian plazas and amphitheaters.

The unhealthful effects of second-hand smoke on non-smokers, particularly children who grow up in the household of a smoker, has been widely known for more than three decades now in that it almost equally exposes smokers and non-smokers to the deadly effects of prolonged tobacco smoking if a non-smoker is regularly in close proximity to smokers. These scientific findings into the deadly effects of second-hand smoke – particularly on innocent non-smokers – led to a vast expansion of anti-smoking laws throughout the nation

over the past quarter century, laws that have likely saved thousands of lives in this country in recent years and will continue to do so.

In addition, for several years now, the New York City Health Department has been producing numerous difficult-to-watch, but effective public service announcements for television which illustrate the terrible physical and emotional effects of diseases caused by the highly-addictive, deadly habit of smoking on both the smoker and their loved ones.

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(Note: The versions of Resolutions 16-09A and 16-09B that were printed in the Co-op City Times last Saturday, March 5, 2016, were incorrect. The resolutions below are the amended versions. We apologize for any inconvenience.)

Amended Second Reading - Resolution #16-09A Submitted by: Junius Williams Seconded by: Bill Gordon & Cleve Taylor Board of Directors meeting dated: March 3rd, 2016

WHEREAS, DHCR regulations allow charges to be imposed for unusual administrative costs caused by repeated negligence or willful acts of cooperation and charged as additional rent, subject to

prior approval of DHCR; and WHEREAS, The Community Complaint charge for moving in or out of an apartment without a moving permit, except for retail deliveries, is $300.00 and such charge should be reduced to $200.00 as a way to be more reasonable to new residents; and WHEREAS, The Community Complaint charge for Anti-social Behavior which is conduct “that is a threat to the health, safety, welfare or the right to

peaceful enjoyment” is $125.00 and should be increased to $300.00 to serve as a deterrent to such misconduct.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That subject to DHCR approval, the administrative charge for moving in or out of an apartment without a moving permit is reduced from $300.00 to $200.00 and the administrative charge for Anti-Social Behavior is increased from $125.00 to $300.00; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,

Amended Second Reading - Resolution #16-09B Submitted by: Junius Williams Seconded by: Bill Gordon & Cleve Taylor Board of Directors meeting dated: March 3rd, 2016

WHEREAS, DHCR regulations allow charges to be imposed for unusual administrative costs caused by repeated neg-

ligence or willful acts of cooperation and charged as additional rent, subject to prior approval of DHCR; and WHEREAS, Due to fire safety, health, danger and sanitary concerns there should be a new $300 community complaint charge for smoking inside a residential building (except inside an apartment) and for smoking anywhere inside a Community Center.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That subject to DHCR approval, there shall be a $300 administrative charge for smoking inside a residential building (except inside an apartment) and for smoking anywhere inside a Community Center; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That Management and the President are directed to take all necessary action to

That Management and the President are directed to take all necessary action to carry out this Resolution; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Resolution shall take effect within thirty (30) days of DHCR approval.

YES: Atkins, Gordon, Peterson, Saunders, Taylor, Williams NO: Berk, Johnson, Leslie, Turner ABSTAIN: Cylich, Jenkins, Jones ABSENT: Graham, Owens MOTION DEFEATED carry out this Resolution; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Resolution shall take effect within thirty (30) days of DHCR approval.

YES: Atkins, Berk, Cylich, Gordon, Jenkins, Jones, Peterson, Saunders, Taylor, Williams NO: Johnson, Leslie, Turner ABSENT: Graham, Owens PASSED

Board of Directors’ Meeting - March 10, 2016 First Reading - Resolution #16-17

Submitted by: Francine Reva Jones Seconded by: Linda Berk Board of Directors meeting dated: March 10th, 2016

WHEREAS, the original cooperators were equipped with heaters in the bathrooms with windows; and

WHEREAS, Management has recently reported that since all cooperators have had new windows installed that bathroom heaters would no longer be repaired or replaced; and WHEREAS, the Riverbay Corporation and Board Directors have received many calls from cooperators requesting that their bathroom heaters be repaired

Second Reading - Resolution #15-76

Submitted by: Francine Reva Jones Seconded by: Linda Berk Board of Directors meeting dated: March 10th, 2016

WHEREAS, the Riverbay Corporation By-Laws, Article II, Section 1, requires the annual shareholders meeting to take place in the month of May on a date to be set by the Board of Directors; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT

RESOLVED, that the annual shareholders meeting and election of directors of the Riverbay Corporation is hereby scheduled for Wednesday, May 18, 2016, and shall be conducted in accordance with the general rules and regulations hereby adopted and annexed hereto; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that subject to the Riverbay Corporation By-laws and the aforementioned general rules and regulations promulgated by the Riverbay Board

Second Reading - Resolution #16-13

Submitted by: Rod Saunders Seconded by: Francine Reva Jones Board of Directors meeting dated: March 10th, 2016

WHEREAS, Riverbay purchases convector boards, spouts and drip pans for the repairs of convectors; and WHEREAS, Contracts Administration did try to bid these items and only received the one bid from P&F Industries of NY Corporation; and WHEREAS, P&F Industries is the

manufacturer and owner of the dies for cutting these items, which makes them a direct buy vendor; and WHEREAS, The individual prices are as follows: (amounts to be purchased are approximate, because we can order more or less of each item according to our needs), also P&F has not raised their prices from their last contract; and • $58.92 each for 19” Convector Boards right & left • $68.50 each for 27” Convector Boards right & left • $79.16 each for 36” Convector

or replaced because they are cold; and WHEREAS, the Board Directors would like for cooperators to continue to be comfortable in their bathrooms, as they have in the past; and WHEREAS, Management should research the cost for bathroom heaters and report back to the Board within 30 days.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Management shall research the costs for bathroom heaters and report this to the Board in writing within 30 days; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President is hereby authorized to take all steps necessary to make this action effective.

of Directors, the Election Committee appointed by the President of the Corporation is hereby approved by the Board of Directors and charged with the duty and responsibility for supervising the voting for the election of Directors, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the eligibility of shareholders to vote shall be determined in accordance with the general rules and regulations annexed hereto; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,

that the President and Secretary of the Corporation shall issue proper notice of the annual meeting and election in accordance with the Riverbay Corporation By-laws by publication in the Co-op City Times.

YES: Atkins, Berk, Cylich, Feliciano, Gordon, Jenkins, Jones, Leslie, Peterson, Williams NO: Johnson ABSENT: Graham, Saunders, Taylor, Turner PASSED

Boards right & left • $136.94 each for 47” Convector Boards right & left • $4.50 each for Spouts • $12.70 each for Drip Pans w/special platform WHEREAS, the contract will have a not to exceed cost is $300,000 + tax; and NOW THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESLOVED: that Contract #P842 with P&F Industries of NY Corp. for the not to exceed amount of $300,000 + tax be approved as submitted by Management in accordance with Board of Directors

Resolution 85-16 and as amended by Board of Directors Resolution 95-44 and the President is hereby authorized to execute the contract and Management is authorized to take all steps necessary to make this action effective.

YES: Atkins, Berk, Cylich, Feliciano, Gordon, Jenkins, Jones, Leslie, Peterson, Williams NO: Johnson ABSENT: Graham, Saunders, Taylor, Turner PASSED (See page 11 for more Resolutions)

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Director’s Viewpoint

Evelyn Turner

Celebrating Women History Month

Second Vice President

The First Lady of the Co-op City Baptist Church in Section 5, is Sister Marilyn Cecelia Williams, whose motto is “Praise Be To God.” She is committed to using her knowledge and expertise for the good of her church and the community.

The tenth of 12 children, First Lady Williams grew up in Palmer Springs, Virginia where strong religious and spiritual beliefs were always an integral part of her family life. Growing up, she was an active member in the Jerusalem United Church of Christ. In 1976, she moved to the Bronx, New York where she met and married her “soul mate,” Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams in 1982. They are the proud parents of one son, Sheldon Emery Williams, Jr. First Lady Williams has always had high aspirations for educational and occupational mobility. She graduated from Park View Senior High School in South Hill, Virginia. She attended and received a Certificate at the Norfolk Technical Vocational School, in Norfolk, Va. Since arriving in New York, her educational aspirations continued. First Lady Williams received a Certificate from the American Management Association of New York City for successful completion of a program for Mastering Administrative Skills in the field of professional management. Additionally, she received the NASP – New York Distinguished Service Award at their first annual Trustee Education Seminar.

In June, First Lady Williams will celebrate 25 successful years as a high performance Administrative Assistant for Deutsche Bank.

In October, 1992 her husband, Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams was installed as the Pastor of the Co-op City Baptist Church. For ten years, she served as the church clerk. Currently, she is the advisor to the First Lady’s Ministry, where they have instituted an annual HERstory March Program; an annual Fellowship in June and providing women with information on health issues so that they can be better informed when they see their doctor for preventive measures. She also serves as the Missionaries Ministry; editor of the Newsletter Ministry and spokesperson for the Building Fund Ministry. First Lady Williams has chaired special events at the church, such as Men’s and Women’s Day, the church’s Anniversary and the New Members Brunch.

First Lady Williams enjoys reading in her spare time. She is a member of “Give God the Glory Book Club” at the church. In addition, she loves to see people succeed in life and delivers on every commitment and project that she takes on.

First Lady Marilyn Cecelia Williams is a shining example of innovative and visionary leadership. Her energetic and exuberant spirit is contagious, allowing the church to realize significant growth. She continues to be committed to using her knowledge and expertise for the good of Co-op City Baptist Church and the larger Co-op City community.

This month, we are mindful that we stand on the shoulders of women like Ida B. Wells-Barnett, who never backed down from her beliefs. She co-founded

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the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909 and was a leading exponent of the Black suffrage movement. She “believed agitation, activism, and protest were the only means of changes in the U.S.” Mary Church Terrell, an educator and activist, advanced the Black Women’s Club Movement to help women improve “their own conditions and that of their race.”

Mary McLeod Bethune became one of the most powerful and effective Black women in America. She once said, “I am a dreamer, and through dreams, many things come true.”

Youth Committee Update I wish to express my sincere thanks to parents of children on the Autism Spectrum who attended the Family Fun Day on Saturday, March 5. We appreciate all the volunteers for the time you took off on a Saturday for our kids. We are particularly grateful to our partners, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Eta Omega, Omega Chapter who believe “Service is Golden.”

Water For Flint It is extremely important that ALL cooperators participate in this initiative spearheaded by our local Co-op City NAACP Chapter. Your participation will make a difference. The deadline is March 18.

Warm regards to all women who are today shaping events in Co-op City especially. We are, because of our strength, struggle and indomitable spirit.

Please pay attention to all the wonderful events planned for Women’s History Month.

I may be reached at: evelyntinez@aol.com – 917324-1033: 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475.

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Amended Emergency Reading - Resolution #16-01 Revised (Final) Submitted by: Andrea Leslie Seconded by: Linda Berk

Board of Directors meeting dated: March 10th, 2016

WHEREAS, Riverbay’s Board of Directors wants to upgrade the Dreiser auditoriums with intent of renovating the space; and WHEREAS, Procurement generated a Request For Proposal that sent out 22 architectural & design companies and where we received 6 bids that were publicly opened and read on May 28, 2015, and WHEREAS, the Riverbay committee, which is comprised of the Commercial Leasing Director, Community Relations

Director and the Electrical Supervisor, had reviewed the 6 proposals; and created a short list of 3 companies WHEREAS, the three companies were asked to do a rendering of how they conceive the finished auditorium, also what they would charge to do the renderings; and WHEREAS, Two companies agreed to do the rendering for $2,500 each, Ben Horten & ALSA Architecture, and WHEREAS, the renderings were shown to the interested committee(s) and the committee then presented the renderings to the Board of Directors, and who agreed that Ben Horten Architecture & Design had the most appealing rendering and was the lowest priced bidder; and

Second Reading - Resolution #16-12 Submitted by:William Gordon Seconded by: Linda Berk Board of Directors meeting dated: March 10th, 2016

WHEREAS, Riverbay purchases convector covers, centrifugal fans, rubber gaskets and rolls of Rubatex for the repairs of convectors; and WHEREAS, Contracts Administration did try to bid these items and only received the one bid from Arcy Manufacturing Company, Inc.; and WHEREAS, Riverbay wants to enter into a one year contract for the

purchase of convector fan covers and rubber gaskets, centrifugal wheels (fans) and rolls of Rubatex; and WHEREAS, Contract #P841for the purchase of the Convector Fan Covers, Centrifugal Wheels (fans) and Rubber Gaskets and Rolls of Rubatex will be a direct buy with Arcy Manufacturing Co., Inc.; and WHEREAS, Arcy owns the dyes and is the manufacturer of the covers and gaskets, and they are the proprietary seller for Revcor for the centrifugal wheels; and WHEREAS, Riverbay will purchase as needed and the amounts needed for

Second Reading - Resolution #16-14 Submitted by: Linda Berk Seconded by: William Gordon Board of Directors meeting dated: March 10th, 2016

WHEREAS, Riverbay wants to enter into a one year contract for the purchase of convector motors; and WHEREAS, Contracts Administration had released a bid for the convector motors; and WHEREAS, Contracts Administration had received three bids; and WHEREAS, two of the companies backed out because the motors they were offering cannot meet the requirements of the Co-op City convector motors that A.O. Smith manufactures; and WHEREAS, Contract #P843 for the purchase of the motors will be a sole source with Romar Supply Company; and WHEREAS, Romar is the proprietary supplier for A.O. Smith, the manufacturer of the motors; and WHEREAS, Riverbay will purchase motors of various sizes as needed and pricing is as follows: • 19” motors F42E65A01 - $90.30

each • 27” motors F42E66A01 - $91.75 each • 36” motors F42E70A01 - $90.80 each • 48” motors F42E81D26 - $91.75 each There is a not to exceed cost of $350,000 + tax.

NOW THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED: That Contract #P843 with Romar Supply Company for the not to exceed amount of $350,000 + tax be approved as submitted by Management in accordance with Board of Directors Resolution 85-16 and as amended by Board of Directors Resolution 95-44 and the President is hereby authorized to execute the contract and Management is authorized to take all steps necessary to make this action effective.

YES: Atkins, Berk, Cylich, Feliciano, Gordon, Jenkins, Jones, Leslie, Peterson, Williams NO: Johnson ABSENT: Graham, Saunders, Taylor, Turner PASSED

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WHEREAS, the management committee agreed; and WHEREAS, the cost for the base architectural services will be $22,900; for MEP Engineering services: $15,000; for Structural Engineering services: $10,750.00; for Expeditor allowance Fees of $4,500.00; Reimbursable all-owance of $2,700.00 for applicable reimbursable expenses, and there are additional items for A/V design, HVAC, and Roof Terrace which may bring the cost of all services up to $70,700.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Contract #P792 for the Design and Administration for Renovations of the Dreiser Auditorium

by Ben Horten Architecture & Design

in the amount of $70,700.00 is submitted by Management in accordance with Board of Directors Resolution #85-16 and amended by Board of Directors Resolution #95-44 and the President is hereby authorized to execute the contract and Management is authorized to take all steps necessary to make this action effective. Note that all aspects of the proposal may not be required and work authorization will be released as needed.

YES: Atkins, Berk, Cylich, Feliciano, Gordon, Jenkins, Jones, Leslie, Peterson, Williams NO: Johnson ABSENT: Graham, Saunders, Taylor, Turner PASSED

the items listed below: • Small Covers at - $48.90/unit each • Large Covers - $52.20/unit each • Revcor Plastic Centrifugal Wheels (small fans) - $20.75each • Revcor Plastic Centrifugal Wheels (large fans) - $23.30 • Small Gaskets - $4.00 each • Large Gaskets - $5.40 each • Rolls of Rubatex - $47.10/roll The not to exceed amount will be $300,000+ tax NOW THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESLOVED: That Contract #P841 with Arcy Manufacturing Co., Inc. for the not to exceed amount of $300,000

+ tax be approved as submitted by Management in accordance with Board of Directors Resolution 85-16 and as amended by Board of Directors Resolution 95-44 and the President is hereby authorized to execute the contract and Management is authorized to take all steps necessary to make this action effective.

YES: Atkins, Berk, Cylich, Feliciano, Gordon, Jenkins, Jones, Leslie, Peterson, Williams NO: Johnson ABSENT: Graham, Saunders, Taylor, Turner PASSED

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We Must Get The Word Out About The STAR Credit

Director’s Viewpoint

Daryl Johnson

Did you get a credit from the STAR program on your March carrying charge statement? If not, then you are losing out on money that rightfully belongs to you.

Tuesday, March 15 Deadline What does it say when only about a little more than half of our cooperators, 7,998 out of 15,372, received a credit on their March carrying charge statement that everyone here should have received? How do you feel knowing that your neighbors—some poor and disabled—did not receive this benefit for this year? This is a shame. So, I want to make sure that everyone gets information about this STAR program.

To start, we have the Basic and the Enhanced STAR programs. Cooperators that previously enrolled in the Basic or the Enhanced STAR program received credits of $100.88 or $219.84, respectively, on their March carrying charge statements. You will qualify, regardless of your age, for the Basic STAR credit if your combined income is below $500,000. You will qualify for the Enhanced STAR credit if you, your spouse, or your sibling will be 65 or older by December 31, 2016 and your combined income does not exceed $84,550. In both cases, Co-op City must be your primary residence.

If you are not registered, then please go to the receptionist in Bartow and ask for a STAR application. You can also call 3-1-1 or go online www.nyc.gov/star and register for this program before March 15, 2016.

Building Associations: Please feel free to make a copy of this article and post it in your buildings so that we can get more cooperators to sign up for this program. Thank you.

Councilman Andy King's State of the District Speech, Today at 2 p.m.

Councilman Andy King stated that he's going to address several issues that are affecting this community

Calling All Strong Women of Co-op City March is Women’s History Month. Your own history is being written with every breath you take. Each and every one of you has talents and probably some unrealized dream. Maybe you want to DO SOMETHING in your life that is uniquely YOU. Maybe you’d like to be a part of something to change your life and the lives of others for the better. Those are the DREAMS WE BRING TO THE TANK. THINK TANK at Building 21 is the safe haven for your dreams. We’re making miracles happen, EVERY FRIDAY at 8:30 p.m., in the rear of Building 21B in our gathering room. Come and bring a friend with you. Your community needs your dreams, your strength and your fortitude. ALL are welcome.

Tribute to Women’s History Month (Part 1 of 3) For the next 3 weeks, we will pay homage to great women in history to celebrate Women’s History Month.

Given the current political season, we thought it fitting to begin with Shirley Chisholm, who once said: “Women in this country must become revolutionaries. We must refuse to accept the old, the traditional roles and stereotypes…We must replace the old, negative thoughts about our femininity with positive thoughts and positive action affirming it, and more. But we must also remember that we will be breaking with tradition, and so we must prepare ourselves educationally, economically, and psychologically in order that we will be able to accept and bear with the sanctions that society will immediately impose upon us.”

DID YOU KNOW? … Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician, educator, and author? In 1968, she became the first African American woman elected to the United States Congress, and represented New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, she became the first major-party Black candidate for President of the United States, and the first woman ever to run for the presidential nomination.

Chisholm's legacy came into renewed prominence during the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries,

in a 'State of the District' address in the Dreiser auditorium today, March 12, at 2 p.m. So, I would like to encourage you to please attend this event. Thank you.

Kids Fighting After School On Monday, February 29, a source stated that a young person was allegedly stabbed during a fight after school.

Thereafter, lots of youths were seen running around the Dreiser mall after this unconfirmed incident. Public Safety responded and dispersed the youths that had converged in this area. Parents, please instruct your children to not get caught up in these incidents. Also, please tell them to go straight home after school.

School Bullies At times, I hear good stories about some of our students that are doing really well in school. Therefore, they should be commended for doing a good job. Then, at times, there are stories about kids getting bullied in school. For instance, there was one report awhile ago wherein some bullies went to a victim's home here to jump him. However, unexpectedly, they left his home without incident. This was horrible. So, we need to send a powerful message that we will not tolerate this type of nonsense to go on in this community. Therefore, I want you to please call our Public Safety department immediately at 718-671-3050 if anyone goes to your home and threatens you or your family. These individuals must be arrested immediately. No nonsense!

Also, the 45th precinct has excellent crime prevention programs that can help you and your family. And, their officers have given excellent presentations in our community centers about some of these programs. So, please call them at 718-822-5411 if you or your family members are being threatened.

Elevator in Bartow?

Management is again considering the idea of installing an elevator in the Bartow administrative building. If this idea goes forward, then this elevator will be installed directly across from the art store. Previously, discussions on installing an elevator in this building never moved forward. But, now, I'm hoping that this project will get done.

We Need Better Bus Service Would you like to do something nice and beneficial for your community at this very moment? If yes, then please get your cell phone or your computer right now and send an email to Martin Prince, Chairman, Community Board 10, BX10@cb.nyc.gov, about your experiences with the buses at Pelham Bay and at Gun Hill Road. Please mention the wait times and the lines that you have endured at these stations. Also, please mention how these buses are packed out when you need to get to your destination. And, please mention how we need for the bx26 and the bx28 buses to go around to all of our sections.

I want to thank the chairman for his willingness to help us with our bus problems. And, I want to thank everyone here for helping us to improve our bus transportation for this community.

Lobby Wall Tiles or Lobby Doors?

Can you believe that we're spending $25,000, per building, for new wall tiles in our lobbies? This is not a good move for us especially when we know that we need new lobby doors for all of our residents.

Close My next article will focus on our bus service and a few other community matters. But, for now, we need to work together and send those emails out to our community board. I appreciate your kindness and thoughtfulness for helping us. Thank you.

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

Or, please send a message to me at darylhjohnson@optonline.net (There are absolutely no problems with this email address. So, please double-check the spelling of this address if your message bounces back to you.) Also, please call me at 718-671-4544 if you don't receive a response from your message. You can also join me on Facebook by typing in: Daryl H. Johnson.

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

when Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton staged their historic “firsts” battle – where the victor would either be the first major party African-American nominee, or the first woman nominee – with observers crediting Chisholm's 1972 campaign as having paved the way for both of them. In 2015, Chisholm was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

The next general meeting of the Building 21 Association will be Wed., March 23rd at 7 p.m. Contact us at 21association@gmail.com or by phone at 347-5041821. We meet in the rear of 21B in the gathering room.

Come, join in and bring a friend. Let us begin again. ALL are welcome. See you around the neighborhood!

—Michelle Marbury

Building 21 Association

Richard B. Chernaik, M.D.

I have been in solo Internal Medicine practice in Co-op City for over 35 years.

I have many years of experience in Primary Care as well as consulting at Montefiore Hospital. I have taught medical students and residents at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and am a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine there. I have been recognized in Connelly's Book of "Top Doctors".

I am in the office 5 days a week and make rounds at Montefiore Hospital daily including weekends. I am also on call twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. I provide a "Medical Home" for my patients (I am willing to help make all significant medical decisions). I have excellent consultants available whom I have vetted over the years and work well with them.

Good Primary Care requires the Primary Doctor to know his patient thoroughly and guide them through our chaotic medical system.

We now accept Medicare, Centerlight, VWS Choice, Empire, GHI, HIP, United Healthcare/ Oxford and Emblem Health.

100 Elgar Place, Building 35 Telephone (718) 320-2188 • rchernaik@aol.com

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Welcome to Women's History Month!

Director’s Viewpoint

Deborah Jenkins

I would like to recognize Director Helen Atkins who has been an exemplary example of grace and knowledge for me during this my first year as a member of the Riverbay Board of Directors.

Ad Hoc Committee: Under the capable leadership of Riverbay Treasurer Director Bernie Cylich, we are moving forward with interviewing potential managing agents. I will keep you posted.

Election/Voting Changes: It's unfortunate that a potential vendor had to wait for hours before doing a presentation about switching to mail-in ballots only for the Board to vote against it. I'm all for exploring changes, but we really need to operate with clarity and consider the required community education necessary Association Dues Dues are still being collected in our lobbies. The sum of $5 per family annually helps with lobby decorations, refreshments at our meetings, the turkey raffle, Halloween bags for our children, and numerous other items. Please contribute to our annual dues collection.

Meeting Our next general membership meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. in our association room, which is located in 32B, first floor rear. Our special guest will be Mr. Joe Boiko, Riverbay’s

for new policies to be implemented.

Resolution 16-09A: I abstained from voting on this Resolution out of respect for the work done by the Cooperators Appeals Committee every month, under the leadership of Director Bill Gordon. However, I really don't believe it's fair to those who follow the move-in and move-out rules to reduce the fees from $300 just so that new cooperators will feel more welcome. New cooperators should follow the rules just as longer-standing cooperators.

Finally, as Chair of the Contracts and Compliance Committee, I felt it was important to join President Taylor, Director Peterson, Finance Director Merola and Internal Audit Director James-Bonnette in making a site visit to Coinmach. As most of you are aware, Coinmach manages our laundry rooms. As a community, we have been collectively concerned as to whether we are receiving maximum revenue from this contract. Without going into all the details, I must say

Building 32 Association

Director of Special Projects. It will be an informative meeting with time for questions. Mr. Boiko, a long-time Riverbay employee, is an informative speaker who can fill us in on what is happening in our community. There will be light refreshments, door prizes, and a fifty-fifty.

Casino Trip Join us for our fundraiser trip to Foxwood’s Casino, on Saturday, May 14.

We will be leaving at 8:30 a.m.; our bus will be parked opposite Garage 7 in Section 5 (Einstein Loop N.). On the return, we will be stopping at Dreiser Loop

NAACP Co-op City Branch #2210

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 75-3111, Einstein Station, Bronx, NY 10475. President: Jerome Rice. Office: (718) 320-3210. Address: 135 Einstein Community Center, Rm. 36.

Thanks to all who attended the public forum on the Zika virus. Special thanks to Rivebay’s Michelle Sajous, the NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Community liaison M. Delgado and Dr. Marie Bernard, MD. Information was shared about the prevention of mosquito bites while traveling; the affected areas; Zika virus and pregnant women and that there is no vaccine. For more information, and links to maps of the affected areas, visit nyc.gov/health/zika; www.cdc.gov/ zika; www.paho.org or call 3-1-1.

Water Drive For Flint - High levels of lead leached from pipes into the water supply after the city switched its water supply from the Detroit Water System to the Flint River. In an effort to help the people of Flint, Michigan, we encourage each person to donate 2 cases of water or $10 to purchase water. Donations can be dropped off at the branch M-W-F, 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. (call first). Our goal is to send 100 cases of water. Deadline for donations is Friday, March 18.

CALLING ALL COMMUNITY RESIDENTS: Voter Registration forms available in English & Spanish. VOTER REGISTRATION IS AN ONGOING ACTIVITY. Our goal is to register ALL ELIGIBLE VOTERS 18-45 years+.

FYI: Presidential Primary Election Day is April 19. Last day to register is

March 25. Last day to request absentee ballot is April 12 and last day to return absentee ballot is April 18.

Federal Primary – June 28th; State & Local Primary – September 13th; General Election – November 8th. Every election is important. Be prepared to VOTE! Attention: Building presidents, community organizations, churches and schools, to request speaker for civic engagement/voter registration at your meeting, call the office to make appointment.

Thanks to those who already scheduled.

SAVE THE DATES March is Women’s History Month March 13 – Membership meeting date changed due to Psalm Sunday & Easter.

March 18 – Collection deadline for water donations for Flint, Michigan.

April 7 – One Voice—One Vote; Voters Education & Candidates’ Forum w/Riverbay @ Dreiser B, 6-9 p.m. Democrats, Republican & Independents, all invited.

April is Financial Literacy Month April 19 – Dinners REMEMBER! Our branch is here to address the five game changers in the community. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is the oldest civil rights organization and its mission and goals are STILL RELEVANT! Ensuring the political, educational, economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate discrimination.

If you want to know more about the NAACP, invite us to your next meeting or bring your group (10-15) to us. For more information and appointment, call the office.

—Jerome L. Rice

that I was very impressed. They have very secure checks and balances in place for the collection of Riverbay funds. The question is how is our internal record keeping? Ms. James-Bonnette and Mr. Merola are charged with implementing new policies and procedures to ensure proper tracking and maximized revenue is generated.

As you can see, there is major work being conducted by your Board of Directors to ensure that we maintain positive growth, a great quality of life and accountability. If you are considering running for the Board, awesome! Please know that it is hard work, requiring long, unpaid hours of dedicated volunteerism. Our community needs people who are not only concerned with continuing age old differences, but those who genuinely want to make our community better and stronger. Is that you?

I can be reached at djenkins@riverbayboard.com; please feel free to contact me.

and Asch Loop, prior to returning to our departure point. The charge for this trip is $30 and you will receive $10 in food credits and $10 for slot play. There is a branch of Tangers Outlets located onsite, with more than eighty stores to shop in.

The bonus is subject to casino discretion, and you will need government-issued I.D. to obtain your casino card and bonuses, if you don't already have one.

Checks and/or money orders, made payable to Building 32 Association, can be

given or sent to the following ladies: Ms. Eleanor Bailey, 4180 Hutchinson River Pkwy., Apt. 10 A, Bronx, NY 10475 or Ms. Dolores Rankin, 4160 Hutchinson River Pkwy., Apt. 10 E, Bronx, NY 10475.

We will be going to the Westchester Dinner Theater in October to see Saturday Night Fever. We have great fourth row center seats. The Dinner Theatre has a new menu. More details will follow in the next few weeks.

—Lorna Smith

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Building 13 Association

Our building association meeting was held on Thursday, March 10, with scheduled guest speaker Joe Boiko, Director of Special Projects, who updated us on the state of our elevators and other topics. Many thanks to Mr. Boiko for attending and explaining the elevator service procedure and other items.

Women Keeping It Real…is scheduled for Saturday, April 2, from 6:308:30 p.m. at 100 Casals Place (Bldg. 13) association room. The scheduled speaker is attorney Christopher Edwards discussing Estate (wills), Probate, and other legal matters as time permits.

Please be prompt. Women Keeping It Real is loaded with interesting conversation. It’s an inspiring, insightful and informative social gathering of women of all ages exchanging information, empowering and encouraging each other. We welcome new participants. We are open to the community and friends of the community. Remember! You must be 18 and over to participate.

Sands Casino and Outlet Shopping (Pa.) Fundraiser… Saturday, May 14, leaving Bldg. 13 at 9:00 a.m. and departing from the casino at 5 p.m. Cost: $50.

(Casino bonus - $30 slot play, $5 food voucher - subject to change). Payment deadline: April 16. Payment information below.

YOGA classes are every Friday. Join us on Fridays from 7:15-8:15 p.m. in the association room. Cost, $12 ($2 donated to the building). Do something for yourself that will bring you peace, comfort and relaxation.

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

Inc. and mailed to Building 13 Assoc., 100 Casals Place #32K, Bronx, NY 10475. For information, contact Gail Sharbaan, Treasurer, at 718-671-3801 or Leslie Peterson at 718-320-1370. Our website is www.bldg13assoc.com or email us at bthirteen.assoc@yahoo.com.

As always, thanks for making our team work.

—Leslie Peterson

Building 33 Association

Spring is around the corner!

Upcoming events Bingo night to be held on the following dates: Thursday, March 17th & Thursday, March 31st Events will be from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. in the association room.

Please come down and have a great time at our Bingo and Pokeno nights.

They are great games filled with lots of excitement. So, come down, have fun

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and meet your neighbors!

Thoughts and prayers for any other of our sick and shut-in neighbors. Get well soon.

We have a Facebook page: Building 33 Association. We also have a website: www.building33.org and you can email us at: bldg33Assoc@gmail.com; you can also call or text our Building 33 Hotline number, 347-746-0608.

—Tobias Garcia

The Ghanaian Association of Co-op City

About Us: The Ghanaian Association of Co-op City (GACC) is a not-forprofit organization with the purpose of promoting the general welfare of the Ghanaian community in Co-op City.

The objectives of the Association include providing educational programs to members, building a capacity for greater involvement in the activities of the community, and providing a platform to address issues of common concern to members and the Co-op City community.

2016 Programs: The program of activities for 2016 discussed and approved by the general members at the February general meeting is outlined below: January 30th – Income Tax – Mr. Samuel Sintim February 19th – General Meeting March 26th – College Admission & Preparation April 30th – Riverbay Reps. – Management & Board of Director May 21st – Rep. from PS160 or MS180 June 4 – Section 1 Fair, Membership Drive June 25th – Health Fair – A Community Event for all July 23rd – Summer Picnic July 30th – Identity Theft Education August 20th – General Meeting September 24th – Marriage Seminar at restaurant, hotel, etc.

October 29th – Vetting of Candidates November 19th – Election of Executives

December 24th – Christmas Party Date to be announced – A trip to Sight & Sound Children and Youth Program! The children and youth programs under consideration will include the following: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) activities; tutoring; homework help; career fair; Summer camp; Summer school & Summer program placement; trips to Sight & Sound, museums, Botanical Garden, zoo, movies, etc.

Details will be provided when they are finalized. We encourage all of you to get involved in the development of our future leaders!

March General Meeting: The next general meeting is on Saturday, March 26th, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Einstein Community Center, 135 Einstein Loop, Room 38.

Dues: Members are reminded to pay your dues. You can now pay using credit card. Try to pay the entire year’s dues by the end of this month (March, 2016) and get the $20 discount.

T-shirts: If you don’t have the association t-shirt yet, please get yours for only $15! You may get additional tshirts for family and friends.

Please Join Us: We need your support. Please join us. We invite you to come to our next general meeting. Call 347-773-3499. Unity is strength! Join us today!

Like us on Facebook! Coop Ghanama or www.facebook.com/gacc2013.

—Seth Osei-Fosu

Building 6 Association

Calvin Jackson, our porter for 21 years in Building 6, has retired. We will miss you so much.

Thank you for making our building lobby and floors look so good for so many years. I am glad so many people came to your Building 6 retirement party on March 4 and showed you so much love. You will be missed for sure. It was a night to remember.

Thanks to Joan Murrell and Margaret M c K i n n e y, M a d e l i ne Bunce and Geraldine Loving, Helen, Louie and the

building president, Jeffrey Schwartz, for making Calvin Jackson’s retirement party a huge success.

—Jeffrey Schwartz

Building 9 Association

The Building 9 Association is continuing on our new path to inclusion, involvement and transparency.

Our modernized bulletin board is updated on a regular basis. Please check the contents often. Remember, the association’s official communications are posted INSIDE our bulletin board and bear the president's initials for posting.

With the exception of our monthly meeting notices, which are mandated by our by-laws to be posted on each floor, no other postings outside our bulletin board should be viewed as official association communication. When in doubt, wait until you can check with me.

The NAACP is collecting water and/or money to assist the families in

Flint, Michigan. Please see their flyers on our bulletin board.

Our next general meeting will be held Thursday, March 17th.

Our next Social Event: International Food Night is scheduled for March 26th.

Please attend and bring an ethnic dish.

Our annual Bake Sale is scheduled for June 11th.

Our annual Foxwood’s bus ride is scheduled for July 30th ($50 pp).

Our bus ride to the Dinner Theater & Cabaret is scheduled for August 13th ($120 pp).

Please join us at one or all of the above.

Until next time, be well.

—Linda Collins

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Broun Place Townhouse Association From Broun Place Townhouse Association: Big news, our next meeting is March 31st at 7 p.m. in one half of room 31. We invited Mr. Donovan Plummer, Director of Grounds. He is booked. We asked him to send a representative and cooperatively he will.

Right now, a lot of groundswork is going on in Broun Place. This responds to the issues presented at the last Buildings and Grounds meeting. We were very happy to see the fence repair accomplished and brickwork has begun too. At this last meeting, I brought these issues: insonsistent groundswork, the use of broken dumpster bins, the concrete not being swept of glass, branches not being picked up, grounds around the basketball court not being maintained. Tell me what is on your mind regarding building and grounds. Your

cooperation to pick up and not litter is necessary.

On March 3rd, we attended the Interfaith Breakfast. At this meeting, a truly diversified group of participants attended. The program presented people and culture from many different religious and cultural backgrounds. The speakers were inspiring. The cultural dancing was fascinating and beautiful.

Thank you, Bishop Angelo and Nancy Rosario; Michele Sajous and the committee for organizing this event. One magnet to new cooperators here is the Public Safety Department. Another is the draw of diversification. Over 22 different places of worship are in Co-op City. Everyone can find a place to worship here. In Co-op City, we respect everyone’s right to worship their way.

Tuesday, April 19, is the Democratic

Primary, registered Democrats will vote in the Democratic Primary Election.

Last week’s CC Times announced the Riverbay Board election timeline.

Nominee petition packages will be available from March 21st. The mission of the forefathers of Co-op City on governing the largest middle-income housing development in the world can be understood from the Rules and Regulations of the election.

Participation in associations and resident boards is encouraged and part of the makeup of Co-op City, a MitchellLama middle income development.

Scam phone calls have started up again. Be on the alert for the one claiming to lower credit card APR interest.

Never give private information over the phone. Report community offenders to Public Safety at 718-671-3050. Enroll

in the “Do Not Call” list. Regarding recycling clothes and household items, take them to the local green and white bins by our garages. Put them IN the bins. We hope there will be action on moving a camera on the dumpster pad.

Illegal dumping is a correctable crime.

Just please put it in a bag and into a dumpster bin.

Remember, litter cans located within Broun Place and on street corners are not for house garbage even in bad weather. Get caught and receive a community complaint. Report road issues to Bronx Community Planning Board 10.

It is at 3165 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461; Phone: 718-8921161, Email: bx10@cb.nyc.gov.

Wishing everyone a great week as spring gets closer.

—Eva Lazaar

Building 27 Association Hello, neighbors. We are into March already, spring is in the air and we are so blessed to be able to enjoy the beautiful scenery of nature that surrounds Co-op City.

Tax Season - Listen people, please stay alert, if you receive a phone or cell call referring to the IRS, please hang up the phone, do not return the phone call to any number given. If you receive mail from the IRS, to make sure it is legitimate, take it to the IRS office located at 1200 Waters Place right here in the Bronx. Email? Do not bother to open it, go to the office, PLEASE. We

are hearing about scams all on the TV and radio, so please take heed.

Gospel Cruise - Please join us on the SPIRIT OF NEW YORK in the New York Harbor on Saturday, June 11, departing at 10 a.m. SHARP and returning approximately 4 p.m. in front of the Einstein Loop community center. The cost is $110 per person. We will accept cash, check, and money orders.

Payments will be accepted in the lobby of Building 27B on Wednesday, March 16, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Wednesday, April 13, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

in the lobby of 27A. The payments will RESERVE your seat on the bus.

FINAL PAYMENT IN FULL April 29th. There will be a delicious LUNCH STYLE BUFFET consisting of salads, roasted Salmon & Tilapia, maple & mustard glazed pork loin, herb roast chicken, baked ziti, roasted broccoli and desserts; sounds good to me. For further information, please contact Margie at (718) 379-4629 or Sharon at (718) 671-1905 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.). Don't miss it!!!

Game Night - Friday night, March 18th, 7 to 9 p.m., also light refreshments.

We wish all a happy birthday for the month of March. Please keep our sick and shut-in in prayer. Please share with the Sunshine Committee, Ms. Lydia Rondon, by calling her at (718) 5833040 if a neighbor in our building is ill, home-bound, celebrating birthdays, or having bereavement. Ms. Rondon will respond on the behalf of the bldg. association. In this new year, let’s hope for better things to come by keeping our board members and management in prayer for this is our home, building and community. Pray for leaders of the nations.

—Hattie Overman

Building 25 Association Hi, neighbors of Building 25. We would like our weekly news articles to reflect safety, peace of mind for all of us and community involvement.

The laundry room opened on March 1. It was reported to Riverbay the unacceptable condition of the laundry room once it opened, and Riverbay employees returned to the laundry room the next morning to do a thorough overall cleanup of the soot that littered the dryer filters.

The building association continues to ask neighbors to pick up your laundry once the cycle is complete and your litter from the floor. The association is also asking that you leave washing machine doors open so that it may air out for the

next neighbor to use. Remember powder detergent goes directly into the washing machine to avoid clogged cup and liquid detergent goes into the cup.

If we take a little time to follow the etiquettes of the laundry room, it will avoid machine being out of order.

Please come out to get information regarding our neighbor, Katrina Asante, who has decided to run for the 36th State Senate District. She is invited to attend our next meeting on March 15, at 7:30 p.m. to speak on her decision and answer any questions or concerns that you may have.

Building 25 Association is looking for a volunteer to fill the position as “Recording Secretary.” If you are inter-

Buildings 30 A and B Association Our building’s association itinerary for the month of March is as follows: every Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the association room, we have crochet class. On Friday, March 11th, Pokeno night with the door opening at 7 p.m. and the games starting at 7:30. We will have movie night on Friday, the 18th, with the door opening at 7 p.m. and the movie starting at 7:30 p.m. On Tuesday, March

22, we will have our building meeting with our guest speaker, General Manager Noel Ellison.

As of this writing, we are still waiting for all the elevators in Building 30 to be operational.

Those celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, and new additions, congratulations. Those under the weather get well soon.

—Linda Werner

Remember to turn clocks AHEAD one hour!!!!

SUNDAY, MARCH 13th @ 2 a.m.

It’s also a good time to change the batteries in your smoke detectors and flashlights!

ested in the position, please contact one of the members or let it be known at our next meeting.

Our building association meets every third Tuesday of the month generally from September through June at 7:30 p.m. Our next meeting is scheduled for March 15, at 7:30 p.m. 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 emails to any or all members of Building 25 Association. Friendly reminder, if you have not already done so, please pay your dues, $5 per household.

Okay, ladies, March is Women

History Month. Let’s find out what our ladies in history are quoting for the month of March: “To the wrongs that need resistance, to the right that needs assistance, to the future in the distance, give yourselves;” “In the adjustment of the new order of things, we women demand an equal voice; we shall accept nothing less;” “No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion;” and “There are whole precincts of voters in this country whose united intelligence does not equal that of one representative American woman.” –Carrie Chapman Catt, 1859-1947 USA. —Wanda Bailey

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Co-op City Sports Velocity Track Club of New York USA Track & Field Hershey Indoor National Championship, here we come!

Velocity Track Club is truly blessed! On Sunday, February 28th, we competed in the 2016 USATF New York Champ-ionships at the lovely Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex. This was also a qualifier for the 2016 USATF Hershey Youth Indoor National Championship. The top 8 individuals and relays in each event of each age group will advance to the Youth Indoor Nationals, March 11-13 at The Ocean Breeze Track in Staten Island, NY. Approximately 1,000 athletes converse at Ocean Breeze for a chance to advance to the national championship.

Medals were awarded to the top 6 athletes. I’m delighted to note that VTC won 46 medals, (11 gold) and 28 student athletes’ advanced to the nationals in all individual events! God is awesome!!

The following athletes advance to the

national: Pierce Parker, Dillon Hampton, Matthiaus Love-Anderson, Dontae Lindo, Kabir Gaydarik, Kristen CadizDomville, Tre’von James, Joseph Webster-Rutledge, James DaiJon, Kas-eam Shand, Julian Caldwell, Raseam Phillip, Darius Gordon, Ladarius Jones, Dominique Jackson, Nariah Mathis, Pearl Webster, Shanice Watkins, Brianna Burrell, Olivia Burrell, Tiarra Jackson, Danielle Jackson, Jaelah Eargle, Dakota Hickman, Saagi Hemmings, Hannah Gadpaille, Shantae Leach, and Jacqueline Kendall.

At the nationals, medals will be presented to the top 6 in each event. Age groups, 15-16 and 17-18, will receive championship rings. All competitors will receive Nike Backpacks. It will be great to return with nationals medals and championship rings. Come on out and support your future Olympians!!

Velocity Track Club New York is a

Velocity Track Club New York sporting their medals at the USA Track & Field Association Championship.

501 (C) 3 not-for-profit. One hundred percent of your donation will go to help our children. For additional information, you can go to our website,

Velocitytrack.org, or contact me, Coach Winston Dinkins, at 914-441-6196 or email me at watclt@aol.com.

—Winston Dinkins

American Legion Post 1871 Home to all who served Greetings to all our Post members who are homebound and recovering from various medical operations. We wish you a speedy recovery. Happy birthday to all of our members who will be celebrating a birthday this month.

Our Post is always looking for new members, so if you are a veteran from any branch of the military, stop by and join. Bring your DD-214 with you. Post 1871 is located in Section 5 in the community center, 135 Einstein Loop, rm.

41. Our office telephone number is (718) 320-8164 and our email address is post1871@optimum.net.

At the next general meeting, all Post members will receive raffle books for the Memorial Day affair. So get your raffle buyers lined up to buy raffles.

Post elections will be coming up. All Post positions will be vacant, so step up to the plate and grab one of those vacant positions!

On April 15, the National Commander’s Dinner will take place at Antun’s in Queens. All members who would like to attend this affair, it will cost you $65 per person. If you missed the dinner last year, now’s the chance to attend this one.

Our Post will have a water drive for Michigan. We will accept one case of water or money to buy a case of water.

When enough water is collected, it will be sent to Michigan to help the folks over there with clean water.

For all of the Post members who use the computer, now you can pay your rent online at www.paylease.com.

Come in and sign up.

President Obama gave a Medal of Honor to a member of Seal Team Six who rescued an American hostage in Afghanistan. His name is Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers, 36. He became the first living, activeduty member of the elite Navy Seals to receive the award in four decades.

Our Service Officer Silas J. Stanford was busy sending out “thank you” notes to all of the people who gave donations and he is currently working on donation letters for Memorial Day that will be here before you know it.

Thanks for the good work of our service officer for reaching out to those donors again.

Did you know, 1 in 3 dining facilities will be closed or will shrink over the next three years based on the findings of an ongoing Army study in the DFAC. To all Post members, Daylight Saving Time will begin on March 13th.

Remember to change your time on your time piece. If you’re not sure what time

Zika public forum held in Co-op City Dr. Marie Bernard speaking at the March 1st public forum on the Zika virus held in rm. 31 of the Bartow Center. The program was co-sponsored by the NAACP, Co-op City branch; Riverbay Corporation and the NYC Department of Health.

Information was shared about the prevention of mosquito bites while traveling; the affected areas; Zika virus and pregnant women and that there is no vaccine.

it is, check your cell phone.

Quotes: “Let’s stop sending money to other countries and let them hate us for free.” “Just once in my life I would

like to see a liar's pants catch on fire.”

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

—Richard I. Lawson Jr.

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Our last meeting on Thursday, March 10th was incredible. Our special guest was Dr. Robert Smith, Jr., author of the newly released book Flying With Broken Wings. He graced us with book signings and a short narrative of its contents. There were only a limited number of copies on hand. If you missed it, you can check Amazon.com for the book. If you were one of the lucky ones, congratulations.

Our new computer classes began on Saturday, March 5th with a bang!!! Classes are a donation of $5 per class. You will experience a simplistic technique in learning computer skills. Space will be limited, so be sure to register early. There are still a few spaces available.

Our annual Spelling Bee is Saturday, March 19th. It will be held at Bartow Community Center in room #31 at 11 a.m. sharp. Participants are from grades 4-8. There will be prizes and award recognition. Grand prize is $100.

Our new tee shirts will be available soon so place your orders in advance. Tee shirts are $12 in advance and $15 after they arrive. We assure you it will be like

Black Forum

Next Defensive Driving class The next Black Forum defensive driving course will be Saturday, April 9, Room 1, Dreiser Community Center, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lower your liability insurance cost by 10% and remove up to 4 points from your driver’s license. Please make your check in the amount of $35, payable to “the Black Forum of Co-op City,” and mail to P.O. Box 563, Bronx, N.Y. 10475 at least 1½ weeks before the class, or you can walk in on the day of the class but you must have $35 in cash to pay for the course.

Black Forum Aerobics and Zumba It’s time to get in shape, get healthy and feel healthy. Body by Andrea’s aerobics classes are held Mondays and Wednesdays, and Zumba on Thursday.

Classes are in the Dreiser Aud., 7:30 p.m. To register, please call (718) 320-8035. Nominal fee for each class.

Black Forum’s Lyons Mane Track Club Lyons Mane Track Club is now indoors in the Dreiser Auditorium. Register now by calling (718) 320-8035. Youth ages 8-18. Practice on Mondays & Wednesdays.

Sound Off, Co-op City, coming soon We will be starting Sound Off, Co-op City, for all cooperators to express themselves on the issues facing our community. Meetings will be held once or twice a month. More to follow. If interested, please call (718) 320-8035.

Volunteers needed We need male and female volunteers, 2 hours a day, preferably Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. -12:45 p.m., flexibly. Especially need men who live in close proximity.

Food distribution sites On Thursdays, residents of Buildings 27, 28, 29, 32 and 33 must pick up food at the New Vision Church, 115 Einstein Loop, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Likewise, residents of Building 26, 30, 31, 34 and 35 must go to the Evangelical Church, 2350 Palmer Avenue, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Thursdays to pick up food. For information, please call (718) 320-8035.

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

We Need You - Join Us Today Membership is $5 per year/person. Call (718) 3208035 or write to Black Forum, P.O. Box 563, Bronx, NY 10475; email: coopcityblackforum@gmail.com or tonyshome10475@gmail.com. Help us keep independent community organizations alive in Co-op City.

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

—Tony Illis

African-American Association no other tee shirt in your wardrobe. Some say they are ordering 4 or more because they feel these shirts will become collector’s items. Stay tuned in.

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

Computer Classes – Start Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. starting March 5th, rm. 15, Dreiser Center. Call 718379-5555 to RSVP. Children’s Programs – For information about the early morning school drop-off program and the after school programs, call 718-379-5555.

Yoga & Pilates Mat Classes – Classes resumed on Tuesday, 9/15, 7:15 p.m., Dreiser Center, rm. 2. Lose weight, tone and strengthen your muscles with exercises that reduce stress through breathing techniques.

For more information, call 718-671-8364.

Belly Dance Classes – Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, room #2. For a nominal fee, you will have fun and stay in shape. For more information, call Xonia, 646-301-9438.

Evening Line Dance Classes – Dance to Soul, Latin, and Gospel music on Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. in

Dreiser Center, room #2. Call Cynthia, 917-903-7073.

Music, Rhythm & Dance – Most Fridays, 7:30 p.m., Dreiser Center, rm. 15; most Saturdays, 10:00 a.m., Dreiser Center, room #2. Call Keith, 917-5616211.

Adult Study Group – The Institute for Youth meets on the 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:00 p.m. The Book Study Group meets every 3rd Sunday, 1:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, room 15. Please call to confirm, 718379-5555.

General Membership Meeting – The next meeting will be on Thursday, April 14. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please read our weekly column for updates. Also, if you wish to join or update your membership, please send a check or money order (DO NOT MAIL CASH) of $15 for a single membership or $25 for families to: African-American Association of Co-op City, P.O. Box 702, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475. Donations are welcomed. Like us on Facebook: CoopcityAfrianamericanassoc/email us at: aaaccpower@gmail.com.

—Kevin Lambright

Hope to see you on Thursday at the next meeting.

So many exciting things are beginning to bloom…

There will be a lot of opportunities for members and volunteers within the next few months to get involved. Committees will be formed to help manage the various aspects, including Construction and Maintenance, Community Outreach, Fundraising, Events Coordination, and Composting, among others.

We hope you join in and use your skills to grow a better community.

The 2016 membership fee of $20 per year is due.

We will be collecting this fee at the February and March meeting. If you would like to pay by mail, please make check payable to Rivers Run Community Garden and forward to Rivers Run, Attn: Gail Sharbaan, 100 Casals Pl #32K, Bronx, NY 10475.

Important dates (All are welcome) March 17th – Open Meeting at Dreiser Loop, rm. 9 beginning at 7:00 p.m.

• March 19th – GreenThumb Grow Together

Conference at Hostos Community College. For more information: http://www.greenthumbnyc.org/gardenevents.html • April 1st -- Workday with The Osborne Group and Bronx Green Up • April 21st – Open Meeting at Dreiser Loop, rm. 9 beginning at 7:00 p.m.

• April 22nd – workday with The Osborne Group and Bronx Green Up Garden members are encouraged to take workshops sponsored by GreenThumb and The Botanical Garden, as well as working in other gardens.

Knowledge is power and participation in some of the workshops qualifies Rivers Run to receive FREE stuff, like fruit trees, plants, seeds, dirt, compost, mulch and tools.

If you’d like to reach out to us, please email us at Rivers_run@yahoo.com or call Denise Shelley at 917232-2982 or me at 718-671-3801.

—Gail Sharbaan

Rivers Run Community Garden

Please Refrain From Littering in the Garages. There are Several Trash Cans on Every Level For Your Convenience. Keep Co-op City Clean! Thank you!

Family Owned and Operated

• Large Chapel on premises

• Pre-need counseling

• Ample Parking on premises

• Out of town services

• Casket Showroom on premises

• Cremations

A dignified funeral every family can afford.

All areas are handicapped accessible

Personalized & Professional Care • 50 Years Serving Our Community Worldwide Shipping including Caribbean, Africa & South America

718-231-7647 Call 24 Hours

Fax: 718-231-7665

NOW WEBCASTING TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS ABROAD

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

Serving all cultures & faiths

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Spanish-American Cultural Club

Please join us on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 8:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome!

Applications for the Tony Mondesire Scholarship Award are now available. Please note: the applications are being distributed to ALL students of higher education - NOT just members and their families. The forms will be available in room 16 of Dreiser Loop Center at any of our monthly meetings, either the 2nd Thursday of every month or at the Board of Directors meetings on the 1st 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 12th, either by mail, or to a member of the Scholarship Board of Trustees.

Nomination of officers took place on March 10th. Elections will take place the following week, on Thursday, March 17th. Members: Please attend. The Membership Committee is sponsoring a special raffle for those members who participate. Enter your name on March 10th for a chance to win a free entry to the Installation of Officers Dance. The drawing will be held on March 17th. One entry per per-

son, and participants must be present in order to be eligible to win.

We will be hosting ‘Vegas Night’ on Saturday, March 19th at 7:00 p.m. in our club room. Admission will be $2 at the door. Join us and try your luck!

The club will be also be co-sponsoring a dance in the Dreiser Community Center on Saturday, March 26th (‘Sábado de Gloria’). Performances will feature the phenomenal talents of Don Perignon y La Puertorriqueña (direct from Puerto Rico), Cita Rodriguez y Su Orquesta, and the musical stylings of DJ Joey Acosta. Advance sales are sold-out, but will be available at the door for $45.

Women's History Month is an annually declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated during March in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. In the United States, Women's History Month traces its beginnings back to the first International Women's Day in 1911. In February 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued a Presidential Proclamation declaring the week of March 8, 1980, as National Women's History Week.

In 1987, after being petitioned by the National Women's History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as Women’s History Month. Since 1988, U.S. presidents have issued annual proclamations designating the month of March as Women’s History Month.

“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily difference we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.”

—Marian Wright Edelman, activist.

This year, NCNW has selected April 2, 2016 for an afternoon of celebrating women, past and present through poetry, essays or skits. We will be recognizing women who have made contributions to

society and to the Co-op City community. Any organizations or churches who would like to suggest the name of someone to be recognized, please email your nomination to elilac444@aol.com, along with 100 words about why you are suggesting this person or you can just call 917-825-5686 for further information. This free event promises to be a beautiful afternoon.

We still have two spots available on our trip to Rome, Florence and Venice, Italy this September 11-18. This perfect one-week vacation, seeing the Colosseum, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s David, private boat ride on the Venetian canals, St. Mark’s Square and Doges’ Palace and so much more is the chance of a lifetime to see places that you’ve only seen in movies or TV. For more information, call: 718-320-2366 or 718-655-9034 or 718-538-8606 for more information.

Our March membership meeting will be held on Sunday, March 13, at 3 p.m. in room 11, Dreiser Community Center. Remember, this will be the first day of Daylight Savings Time, so be sure to set your clocks.

Happy birthday to all our members who have March birthdays.

—Joyce Howard

Sold out UN Women's Forum…

"When Our Women and Girls are Taken," has reached maximum capacity. Speakers include R. Evon Idahosa, Esq. and Dr. Abosede George of Bring Back Our Girls, Stephanie S. Franklin, Esq., founder, President & CEO of the Franklin Law Group, P.C., a child advocacy law firm located in Baltimore, Maryland dedicated to the recognition and protection of children and youth’s human rights.

Yvette Modestin, a writer, poet, activist Diaspora Coordinator of the Red de Mujeres Afrolatino americanas, Afro caribeñas y de la Diaspora, and Tina Reynolds, co-Founder and Chair of Women on the Rise Telling HerStory (WORTH), an association of formerly and currently incarcerated women who have been empowered by their own experiences while involved in the criminal justice system and beyond.

If you have not yet registered for this March 19th event, you can follow us on Facebook, facebook.com/ Drammeh Institute and Tumblr Drammeh center/tumblr.com for updates.

Women’s History Month…A discussion and photographic exhibit on Saturday, March 26 will feature the visionary photographer Marilyn Nance, who documented the African Burial Ground. The discussion opens with tea and coffee at 1:00 p.m. – 2:30, the Drammeh Center, 140

National Council of Negro Women

Make sure you are registered to vote by March 25th. Register online at www.voye.nyc.ny.us

INCOME TAX PREPARATION MARC A. GOODMAN ENROLLED AGENT & ACCREDITED TAX PREPARER SERVING CO-OP CITY SINCE 1972 VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR OUR LOW PRICES AND USEFUL INFORMATION AT:

WWW.GOODMANTAX.COM 137 EINSTEIN LOOP * SECTION 5

LEFT OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER

PARKING VALIDATED FOR GARAGE 7

FOR INFORMATION CALL: 718-379-5217

The Installation of Officers Dinner and Dance is scheduled for Friday, April 29th at Eastwood Manor. Tickets are $55 for members, $75 for non-members.

Music will be provided by DJ Salsero.

Please contact Alfonso Gonzalez at (347) 249-3403 for more information.

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

—Carmen Rodriguez

Drammeh Center

DeKruif Place (Building 6), ground floor across from dentist. Marilyn Nance grew up through many movements—the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Arts Move-ment, the Black Power Movement, the Anti War Movement, the Students Rights Movement, the Women's Movement, and the Anti-Apartheid Movement. She is a two-time finalist for the W. Eugene Smith Award in Humanistic Photography for her images of African American spiritual culture. Her photographs can be found in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and in the Library of Congress.

The exhibit will include artworks and textiles of Nigerian cultural artist Shayee Oluwaseyi Awoyom, daughter of Nike (Nike Arts Gallery) in honor of the missing Chibok girls of Nigeria. The exhibit is in partnership with Bring Back Our Girls, Marilyn Nance Archives, Shayee Arts Culture and Tours, Inc. The event is free to the public.

Please consider joining us in support of our multimedia and cultural programs in Co-op City. You may also write to us and send your tax-deductible contribution by check/ money order payable to: The Drammeh Institute, Inc. Send to: The Drammeh Institute, P.O. Box 558, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475; email: Drammehcenter@ gmail.com.

—Elise Edwards

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Travel Events: (Coach Bus, Dreiser Loop, opposite H&R Block) ● March 24 (Thurs.), SANDS CASINO RESORT, Bethlehem, PA. SOLD OUT! Lorants Coach bus.

Meet/depart: 8:45 a.m./9 a.m. SHARP! Contacts: Serita G., 347-564-5722/ Barbara W., 718-320-0500. ● April 26-28 (Tues. - Thurs.).

BALLY’S HOTEL AND CASINO, Atlantic City. Rebate: $25 slot play + $25 food credit. Travel by coach bus. A Meet & Greet upon arrival. Three days/2 nights charming hotel accommodations.

Close to boardwalk and outlet shopping.

Price: double - $190/single $250. FINAL PAYMENT DUE now. Contacts: Beverly James/Virginia Stewart, 718-379-0377.

• June 2&3 (Thurs. & Fri.). 2 Days/1 Night Getaway. Overnight stay at an Atlantic City hotel. Enjoy a cruise on the Spirit of Philadelphia. A tour of Philadelphia. Price: double/triple, $280 and single, $330. Deposit: $100 due now to reserve your seat. Two monthly payments (double/triple, $90 and $115, single) DUE Feb. 15th and April 4th (final payment). Contacts: Serita G., 347-5645722/Barbara W., 718-320-0500.

• August 6th (Sat.). SENIOR DAY PICNIC at Holiday Hill, Ct. Price: $75.

A day filled with fun, disc jockey with music for dancing and games (Bingo games with prizes awarded), and endless food, ice cream treats from ice cream truck, cotton candy and popcorn. Bring your bathing suit and towel. Contacts: Serita G., 347-564-5722/Barbara W., 718-320-0500.

• August 15-17 (Mon.-Wed.), DOVER DOWNS HOTEL & CASINO, Dover, DE. Price: double, $400 pp/single, $490. $100 deposit required now

to hold seat. Two monthly payments: $150 pp/double - $195/single. (Final payment due on or before Thursday, July 11th). Casino rebate: TBD. Package includes – Deluxe motor coach transportation, all-you-can-eat crabs at Woody’s Crab House, shopping at Rehoboth Outlet Stores; on day of return, stopping at the Harrington Raceway & Casino, with bonus: free slot play and free buffet. Contacts: Serita G., 347-564-5722/ Barbara W, 718-320-0500.

Theatre Committee: (*price includes transportation): ●Wed., May 11th. Price: $135 (check /money order; your deposit will hold a seat). SAMSON, Sight & Sound Theatre, PA. Price includes show, followed by a smorgasbord meal at Miller’s restaurant.

FINAL PAYMENT: due now. SOLD OUT! Contacts: Virginia Stewart/ Delores Debnam, 718-379-0377.

Good And Welfare Those of you 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.

Note! Without your deposit, WHICH MUST INCLUDE your telephone number along with your name. First paid, confirmed seat. Committee members available in clubroom #19 (718-3790377) on Mondays and/or Thursdays, 2:30-5:00 p.m.

Reminder! Daylight Saving Time 2016 begins at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 13 and ends at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 6.

“Hello March! Be Happy. Be Bright.

Be You.” —Claudette Davis

The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. (NANBPWC); THE WILLIAMSBRIDGE CLUB, is an organization dedicated to community service in the areas of health, employment, education and economic development.

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

WOMENS HISTORY MONTH: We salute our Matriarch Sojourner Truth and our Founders – Mrs. Ollie Chinn Porter, Emma Odessa Young, Effie Diton of New York City; Bertha Perry Rhodes, Josephine B. Keene, and Adelaide Flemming of Philadelphia; and Pearl Flippen of Atlantic City.

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, April 30, Eastwood Manor; 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. will be our 39th Annual FOUNDER’S DAY LUNCHEON. Come and join us.

Our Honorees this year are: Rev. Que English – Sojourner Truth; Mimi Jones – Business; James Loren Russell – Minister of the Year; Jenise G. Jackson – Professional; Theresa Young – Community Service; Khalil Abdul-Wahhab –

Man of the Year; Paula Miller, Ph.D. – Achievement; Scholarships – Radina Johnson, Romell Johnson and Nala McGee. We welcome all of our supporters and new friends, too. Please contact us at the phone numbers listed and call for Journal Ad information.

If you are interested in serving an internship or community service project, please contact the club at the address listed. We are looking for young people who want to increase their skills.

If you know of a youth age 13 – 18 who would be interested in joining our youth club, please forward the information to us. Please check this column for ongoing information. The date for scholarship applications has closed. Please watch our column in November for our next scholarship announcement.

Information concerning the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. (NANBPWC) may be found at www.nanbpwc.org or Facebook: The williamsbridgeBPWC or our mailing address: Williamsbridge Club, P.O. Box 6, Co-op City Station, Bronx, New York 10475. Our phone contacts are 718.328.2302, Joetta Brown, or 917. 972.7732, Sandra Hall.

—Joetta Brown

Williamsbridge Club

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church

The congregation of St. Joseph’s cordially invites you and your family to worship in Co-op City at 155 Dreiser Loop, lower level. All are welcome.

Weekly Schedule: Sunday service with Holy Communion and Sunday School are both at 9 a.m. Every 4th Sunday, our children participate in the reading of the lessons and every 5th Sunday, our young adults assist in the service.

Choir rehearsal is on Thursday at 7 p.m.

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

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

The men hold their meeting after service on the second Sunday of each month.

We look forward to welcoming everyone to service at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 13, when we will celebrate the Fifth Sunday in Lent.

Our Supply Priest, Father Simeon Johnson, will be the preacher and celebrant.

Church Calendar Sunday, March 20, Palm Sunday Holy Week • Maundy Thursday, March 24, at 7 p.m. Service with Stations of the Cross, washing of feet and stripping of the Altar.

• Good Friday, March 25, Solemn Good Friday Service, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

• Easter Sunday, The Sunday of the Resurrection, March 27.

Fundraising Events • Saturday, April 30, the ECW will be sponsoring a day trip to Pindar Vineyards in North Fork, L.I. for wine tasting, a delicious sit down luncheon at the Cooperage Inn Restaurant, and discount shopping at the famous Tanger Outlets. Donation: $105 per person. Deposit of $50 will hold your seat and the balance of $55 due by April 3. Deluxe Motorcoach leaves from Dreiser Loop at 9:00 a.m.

• In celebration of St. Joseph’s Day, raffle tickets are now available. First prize, $300; second prize, $150, and third prize $75. The tickets are $1 each and $5 for a book of 6.

Drawing takes place on May 15.

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

For additional information on all of the above, please call the church at 718-320-0844, or visit our website: http://www.stjosephsepcbronx .org.

“The Lord has done great things for us, * and we are glad indeed.”

(Psalm 126:4) —M. Chambers

Coalition of African American Churches & Community Organizations

The Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations of Co-op City, Inc.’s next general membership meeting will be on Tuesday, April 5, at 12 p.m., 177 Dreiser Community Center, room 15.

Please inform the coalition of any suggestions that you may have. Ms. Virginia Stewart is the president of the coalition.

Phone number, (718) 671-4506.

The coalition is a non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining and improving the quality of life of cooperators, while providing educational and culturally enriching programs for the community. We also act as one voice for all coalition members where there are issues of common concern and human rights. We also sponsor Friends & Family Day Celebrations, and Kwanzaa, free for the community. Members of the coalition include the following: AfricanAmerican Association; Co-op City Baptist Church; Retirees of Dreiser

Loop; Harriet Tubman Independent Democratic Club; NAACP, Co-op City Branch; St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church and Zodiacs Track Club.

Please support our efforts by sending us a tax deductible contribution made payable to Coalition of African-American Churches and Community Organization of Co-op City, Inc., P.O. Box 619, Bronx, NY 10475. Churches and organizations that desire to join the coalition may apply for membership by either writing or calling (718) 671-4506 or (718) 671-5957 for a membership application, which should be returned with a letter on your church/ organization’s letterhead and signed by the minister/president.

Read the coalition’s weekly column for information about events and issues.

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

—Harman T. Leacock

Our next special meeting for Section 1’s Family Fun Day will be held in the Donizetti Building Four association room which is located in the rear of Building 4B. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 15th at 7 p.m. The guest speaker will be Michelle Sajous who is in charge of Community Relations’ events.

We have had some positive feedback on our pre-Easter holiday celebration, but we definitely need more participation. If you have a child who enjoys egg coloring and decoration, please contact Ms. Martinez at 718-679-6802. Here's hoping you have a healthy and happy holiday season.

—Carlyn Jones

Building 2 Association

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

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

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

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

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

Neighborhood Bible Study Thursday at 10 a.m.

Newsong Church is a multi-cultural church that believes God has a purpose and a plan for your life. We exist to reach people who are far away from God, and teach them how to follow Jesus step-bystep. That's why you will find our Sunday Worship Experience to be so warm and friendly, we genuinely care about you!

We're not concerned about where you've been, but where you're going. You see, we've all got a past, we've all made mistakes, and we still do. When you step into our worship experience, you won't find a bunch of "Holier-than-thou" people pretending to have it all together.

Instead, you'll find that we're all broken people, but we're allowing God to put us

Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams and the Co-op City Baptist Church family invite you to join us tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. for worship service. We invite you to worship, study, and pray with us.

The Co-op City Baptist Church is located at 135 Einstein Loop, Rm. 50.

Our telephone number is 718-3203774.

Join us for a mid-week spiritual pick-up at our mid-week worship service on Wednesdays at 12:00 p.m. Bible study is on Wednesdays at 1:00 and 7:30 p.m. Bible study will also be held on Wednesday, March 23 at 5:00 p.m.

Prayer Service is held on Fridays at 12 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

March is Women’s History Month and the first Lady’s Ministry will celebrate HerStory on Saturday, March 12 at 10 a.m. The theme for the day is “Working to Form a More Perfect Union Honoring Women in Public Service,” but by love serve one another.

Galatians 5:13. The guest speaker will be Elizabeth Taylor, Judge of the Civil Court of New York. The cost of admission is $15 adults and $5 children ages 6-17, which will be paid at the door.

On Sunday, March 13 at 3:30 p.m., the Trustees and Diaconate will have a celebratory service. Their guest speaker will be Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Ingraham, Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Norwalk, CT. The service will be held at 135 Einstein Loop (Community Center),

Community Protestant Church

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

Sunday School Easter Play — Easter is fast approaching. On Sunday, March 20 at 11 a.m., the Sunday School of Community Protestant Church will present an Easter play entitled, “About Easter.” For Christians, Easter is a time of celebrating – celebrating the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Sunday School Children from pre-k to high school will be showcasing their talent in telling of the familiar Biblical, resurrection story. Join us on Sunday, March 20th to be blessed, learn and encourage our children. The Sunday School also invites you to be present as we worship the Lord, recognize, pay tribute and encourage awareness of lifechanging and history-making events,

including the following: Women’s History Tribute and Sunday March 27th - Youth Sunday.

Worship service begins at 11:00 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. Victor Hugo once wrote, “There are moments when whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.” We are doubly delighted to blend our spirits with yours as we bend both body and soul before our Heavenly Father. During this Lenten Season, we encourage you to spend time with God, and if it be His will, with us at Community Protestant.

Other Scheduled Events Sunday, March 13th, 3:30 p.m. Please join us in Service as we celebrate the Anniversary of the Ushers of Comm-

Newsong Church

back together. We're not perfect, but God is! As God puts us back together, we're realizing that although our past has shaped us, it does not define us!

We're finding out that not only does God love us with a radical and unconditional love, but that He has a purpose and a plan for each one of us! At Newsong Church, we believe that the Bible is the greatest book ever written, containing the greatest story ever told, and that each of us are part of His-story! In fact, we have a saying at our church: "If you're not dead, God's not done with you!"

We don't just believe this for the adults, but for our children as well! At Newsong Church, we're so passionate

about our children learning about Jesus, that we created a church just for them called Kidsong! At Kidsong, our children learn about Jesus in a safe, fun, ageappropriate learning environment!

We hope that you will join us this Sunday.

Our Worship Experience starts at 11 a.m. and is located at 177 Dreiser Loop in Auditorium B. Parking is available in the parking garage, just bring your ticket in for validation. Deaf interpretation is available during our adult worship experience. If you have any questions, you can contact us: Church office: 140 Alcott Place, Bldg. 19.

Co-op City Baptist Church

room 45.

On Sunday, March 20, the Prison Ministry will celebrate their 4th anniversary at the 11:00 a.m. service.

The Building Fund Ministry presents a Pre-Mother’s Day Jewelry Show on Saturday, April 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Einstein Community Center, rm. 51. They will also be selling homemade cakes and pies. You’re invited to come to the Jewelry Show and get your favorite homemade cakes and pies.

You are invited to join the Scholarship Ministry on August 13 – 21, as they travel to Memphis, TN. This 9 days/8 nights trip includes 14 meals, 8 breakfasts and 6 dinners. You will have admission to the National Civil Rights Museum, dedicated to Martin Luther King’s struggle for equality; admission to STAX Museum of American Soul Music and additionally admission to the Memphis Rock and Roll Soul Museum and much more. A $100 deposit and payment is due for those just signing up. If you are planning on purchasing travel insurance, it is suggested that you pay it along with your deposit. Full payment is due on or before May 8. The cost for doubles will be $835. For additional information and reservations, call 718-671-7507, 718379-0564 or 718- 320-3774.

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

unity Protestant Church. Theme: “He is Before All Things and in Him All Things Hold Together.”

Saturday, July 16th - Spring Fling 2016! Celebrate spring with the Willing Workers as they travel for a fun-filled day in New Jersey, including a lunch cruise and other activities. Set sail aboard the River Lady Riverboat for a delicious lunch and historical sightseeing tour along Tom’s River and Barnegat Bay. Donation: $110. For reservations and/or additional information, call (718) 320-4278 or (718) 671-8658.

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

Office hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Phone: 718-708-8385 For more information, check out our website: www.newsongchurchnyc.org; Email: info@newsongchurchnyc.org You can also interact with us on social media!

Facebook: www.facebook.com/newsongchurchbx Twitter: @newsongchurchBX Instagram: @newsongchurchBX Our Newsong family is here for you, stop by this Sunday and experience the difference!

God bless you!

—Pastor Mike Tolone

spiritual and physical needs of the church through ministry.

—Hattie L. Lucas

Faith In God Church & Bible Institute

Rev. Dr. Gladys R. Little, Apostle, and Pastor & Evangelist Vernon Little greet everyone in the name of Jesus, that name which is above every name.

We want you to know that you are welcome in this house of the Lord! It is His house by ownership: it is our house by stewardship: and it can be your house by membership; so come on in and join with us. May God bless you in this house!

It's important to take time and celebrate who Christ is. He loves us more than anyone because He knows us better than anyone. As believers, we should be encouraged to imitate Him. Let's look at verses of Scripture for motivation. Colossians 3:12-17 says: 12 Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

13 Bear with each other and forgive one another and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

15 Let the peace of Christ rule in

your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.

17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. Invitations 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. Every 3rd Sunday following the morning worship, we serve Holy Communion.

If you’re into gospel rap/holy hiphop, go to www.reverbnation.com/vernonlittle and download music from Vernon Little free of charge. He also has videos on YouTube. You will be blessed, encouraged, and inspired.

We are located at 171 Dreiser Loop in Section 1. Our phone # is (347) 2764925.

Jesus loves you, and so do we!

—Apostle Gladys R. Little

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Bartow

Einstein

Dreiser

Activities in Room 31 unless otherwise noted

Activities in Room 49 unless otherwise noted Library 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45 Line Dancing 10 - 11

Activities in Room 7 unless otherwise noted

Tues., Mar. 15

Mon., Mar. 14

Word Games 9:30 -11 a.m.

Bingo 12:30-2:00 p.m.

Arthritis Exercises

a.m., Rm 45

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

Around The Lunch Table 11:30 a.m.

Word Search 11 a.m. -

Weight Management 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. in the Bartow Main Office

Bereavement Counseling Back of Bartow Main Office 2:00 p.m.

Bartow Office 12:40 -1:40 p.m.

Card Games 2-4 p.m.

Dominoes 2:30 p.m.

12 p.m.

Bingo 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., Rm. 35 Pokeno 3:00 - 4:00 p.m., Rm. 35

10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

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

Stay Well Exercise

1:00 p.m. – Last Monday of the month Gentle Yoga 1:15 - 2 p.m., Rm. 2

Basic Cell Phone & iPad training 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Intermediate Yoga

2nd Monday - 1:00 p.m.

2 - 3 p.m.

Word Games

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

9:30-11:30 a.m.

9:30-10:30 a.m.

Bingo 12:30-2 p.m.

Walking Club

Dominoes 10 a.m.

10:30-11:30 a.m.

Tai Chi 11 a.m., Rm. 45

Cultural Dance 10:30 –

Caregiver Support Group 1 p.m. 1st & 3rd

Matinee Movie

Mind Teasers

Tues.

10 a.m.-noon, Rm. 45

12-1 p.m., Rm. 4

10:30-11:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m., Aud. B

Zumba 1-2 p.m., Aud. A Afternoon Movies

Wed., Mar. 16 Thurs., Mar. 17

3rd Wed., Rm. 31, 9-10 a.m.

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

Stay Well Exercise

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45 Spelling Bee 10 a.m.

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

10-11 a.m.

Line Dancing 11 a.m. -

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

12 p.m.

Bingo 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Card Games 2-4 p.m.

Dominoes 2:30 p.m.

Rm. 45

Library 9am-1pm Word Games 9:30am11:30am

Chat Session 9:30am1pm

Bingo 12:30- 2:00pm Card Games 2-4pm Dominoes 2:30pm

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

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

Tai Chi 11 a.m.- 12 p.m.

Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m., Rm. 4

African Brazilian Dance w/Leona Hull, Room 2, 1-2 p.m.

NEW Walk Group Starting April 6, 10 a.m.

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45 Stay Well Exercise 10-11 a.m., Rm. 45 Spelling Bee 11 a.m.

Grandparent Connection 1st & 3rd Thurs. Computer lab, 10:30 a.m.

Arthritis Exercise Class 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Rm. 45 Word search 11a.m.-12 p.m.

Art Class 1-3 p.m.

Yoga 2-3 p.m., Rm. 2 Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Blood Pressure 10 -11:30 a.m. 1st & 3rd Thurs., Rm. 8 Line Dancing, 10-11 a.m., Aud. A Piano Sing Along 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m., Rm. 4 Drama Club 1:30-4 p.m.

Men’s Line Dancing 9 10 a.m.

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45

Fri., Mar. 18

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

Women’s Line Dancing 10-11:30 a.m.

Art 10 a.m., Rm. 45

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

Bingo 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

9:30 a.m.- 10 a.m.: 11 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Card Games 2-4 p.m.

Rm. 25

Blood Pressure 2nd &

Piano

4th Friday, 10-11:30 a.m., Rm. 45

Sing-along 11

a.m.-12 p.m.

Crochet & Knitting 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Chat Session 10 a.m.

Bingo 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Meditative Moments 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Rm. 8 Mind Teasers 12 p.m. 1:00 p.m., Rm. 4

Card Games, Dominoes

Card Games 2-4 p.m.

Dominoes 2:30 p.m.

Pokeno 2-4 p.m., Rm. 35

Orange/pineapple juice, Stuffed peppers w/turkey, Green beans w/tomato, Mashed sweet potatoes, Whole wheat bread, Fruit cocktail, Alt: Breaded fish

Brown sugar and thyme pork steaks w/caramelized onions,Cauliflower soufflé, Mashed butternut squash

Tues, Mar. 15

Apple juice, Chicken francaise, Barley, California blend vegetables, Whole wheat bread, Fresh fruit, Alt: Egg salad

Italian roast chicken Whole wheat spaghetti Italian blend vegetables

Wed., Mar. 16

Apple juice, Beef and vegetable stew, Yellow rice, Zucchini w/onions and peppers, Whole wheat bread, Fresh fruit, Alt: Tuna fish salad

Classic salisbury steak Baked potato in skin Sautéed spinach

Thurs., Mar. 17

Baked Sole fish fillet, Moroccan fish sauce, Cous cous, Vegetable mix, Whole wheat bread, Fresh fruit, Alt: Chopped chicken liver

Chicken stir fry w/vegetables Brown rice w/mushrooms Carrot salad

Fri., Mar. 18

Orange juice, Spanish style roast chicken, Brown rice w/beans, Broccoli soufflé, Challah bread, Fresh fruit, Alt: Gefilte fish

Breaded fish fillet Broccoli w/teriyaki sauce Garlic and rosemary roasted potatoes

Alert & Alive

1-3 p.m. w/popcorn

Blood Pressure 1st &

Mon., Mar. 14

10 - 11 a.m., Rm. 2 Mind Teasers 12 - 1 p.m., Rm. 4

Diabetes Support Group

Non-Kosher

Kosher

Alternate Kosher Meals are also available

Crochet & Knitting

Diabetes Support Group

Card Games 2-4 p.m.

Dominoes 2:30 p.m.

Date:

2-4:00 p.m.

(Schedule subject to change without notice)

Fee for lunch is $2.00 & $5.00 for guest *Menu subject to change without notice.

Alternate Kosher Meals are also available

ALL meals served w/margarine and fresh milk Bartow Center (718) 320-2066, Ext. 2010 Dreiser Center (718) 320-1345 • Einstein Center (718) 671-5161

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

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

Upcoming Events/Trips

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! All trips must be paid in advance – No exceptions! You can register for all trips starting the Monday after it has been published in the newspaper: JASA will not accept checks under $5.00.

(FREE) LiveOn NY-SCRIE Application Assistance/SNAP (Food Stamps) – Friday, March 25th, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. First come, first served!

AARP TAX Aide - FREE TAX Preparation & Free e-File - JASA/Co-op City Senior Services, 135 Einstein Loop, rm. 35, 2nd floor; Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., February 2 to April 13. First come, first served!

(FREE) Circle of Care - Free Services for Caregivers. JASA Main Office 2049 Bartow Avenue, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Friday, April 8th; Friday, May 13th; Friday, June 10th; Friday, July 8th and Friday, August 12th.

JASA, 135 Einstein Loop, rm. 40, 1-3 p.m., Tuesday, March 22nd; Tuesday, April 19th; Tuesday, May 24; Tuesday, June 21st; Tuesday, July 19th and August 23rd.

Join Us to learn more about Breast and Cervical Cancer screening: March 18th, 1:00 p.m., 177 Dreiser Loop, rm. 7, Colorectal Cancer Screening: April 8th, 11 a.m., 177 Dreiser Loop, rm. 7; April 15th, 11 a.m., 135 Einstein Loop, rm. 49 and April 10th, 11 a.m., 2049 Bartow Avenue, rm. 31.

Shoprite – Monday, March 14th, $3. Pick-ups: Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m.

Target – Wed., March 16th, $2.

Pick-ups: Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. and Dreiser, 10 a.m.

Metropolitan Museum of Art – Friday, March 18, $10. Pick-ups: Bartow, 9 a.m.; Einstein, 9:15 a.m. and Dreiser, 9:30 a.m.

Wal-Mart – Friday, March 18th, $15. Pick-ups: Bartow, 8:30 a.m., Einstein, 8:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 9 a.m.

WAIT LIST ONLY. Free - Pampering session w/facial tutorial class at the Bartow Senior Center, 2049 Bartow Ave., March 17th, 24th & 31st, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Empire Casino – Mon., March 21st, $5. Pick-ups: Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m.

Wait list only.

Museum of Modern Art – Fri., March 25th, $20. Pick-ups: Bartow, 9 a.m.; Einstein, 9:15 a.m. and Dreiser, 9:30 a.m.

Fairway – Mon., March 28th, $3.

Pick-ups: Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m. WAIT LIST ONLY. Mohegan Sun – Mon., March 28th, $30. Pick-ups: Bartow, 8:30 a.m.; Einstein, 8:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 9 a.m. 55 Seat Coach bus. Arrival time: 11:30 a.m. Bonus package: $15 free bet & $15 meal.

Purim Celebration at JASA Van Cortlandt Center – Tues., March 29th, $2. Celebrate Purim with preschool children. Hagit and Zvi will dramatize the Purim story with puppets, costumes and songs. A meal of Shake/Bake chicken or Tuna salad, along with holiday refreshments will be served. Pickups: Bartow, 10 a.m.; Einstein, 10:15 a.m. and Dreiser, 10:30 a.m.

NY International Auto Show Jacob Javits Convention Center – Thursday, March 31st, $18. Pick-ups: Bartow, 9 a.m.; Einstein, 9:15 a.m. and Dreiser, 9:30 a.m.

Empire Casino – Fri., April 1st, $5.

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

NEW - Weekly walk group starts at Einstein Center on Wednesday, April 6, 10 a.m.

Louis Armstrong House Museum - $10, Thurs., April 7th. Pick-ups: Bartow, 9 a.m.; Einstein, 9:15 a.m. and Dreiser, 9:30 a.m.

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WEEKLY SCHEDULE

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FYI: AARP endorsed Gov. Cuomo’s proposal to create a paid family leave law that would be stronger than any already on the books to help New York’s family caregivers. The Governor is planning to speak directly to AARP members and volunteers from around the state who met with their state legislators individually at the Capital to urge them to approve the plan as part of the 2016/2017 state budget. An AARPcommissioned survey of voters 50 and older across New York State in 2014 found 73% supported paid family leave.

On February 1, 2016, a poll published found that 80% of New Yorkers support paid family leave.

Heartfelt condolences to Ida Morton on the loss of her brother.

To our sick, on the mend and shut-in members, and those bereaved members, please know that you are in our

prayers. Contact Frances Wilson, Good & Welfare Coordinator, 718-671-5493.

2016 Tour Activities March 28 – Samson: The Strongest Man who ever lived at the Sight & Sound Theater; w/a stop at the Sands Casino – 2 days/1 night; $293/double; $341/single; $277/triple. Bus leaving from Asch Loop (in front of the library) at 7:45 a.m. SHARP; assemble at 7 a.m. to get luggage tags & seat assignments. Contact: Jean, 718-3793742.

May 28 – June 8 – Alaska Cruise Tour (aboard the ISLAND PRINCESS), 11 days/10 nights; Air—Land—Rail —Sea from Anchorage (Alaska) through Denali National Park; sail 7 days; see Glacier Bay-Skagway; Juneau; Kelchikan; fly home from Vancouver, BC. Contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

—Delores Debnam

KARAOKE went well last week.

We all felt like stars. Next karaoke is Thursday, March 17th from 10 a.m. to noon. If you love to sing and want to sing, come sing with Stephen. Here's your chance to sing no matter what kind of voice you have. Members only.

Donation, $1 in our club room #39. Las Vegas tickets will be sold.

There is BINGO on Wednesday, March 16th at 1:30 p.m. with Stephen and Jeanne in our club room #39. All members are welcome. Admission, $1.25 for 3 cards and .25¢ per game.

Win up to $6 or more per game.

Refreshments will be served. Las Vegas tickets will be sold.

WEAR GREEN on Thursday for St. Patrick's Day. Happy St. Patrick's day to all the Irish and everyone who celebrate with them. Enjoy your corned beef and cabbage.

Three trips have been planned so far for 2016 (l) Come enjoy a day at the MOHEGAN SUN CASINO, CT., Tuesday, April 19th. Price is $33. Rebate: $15 to play, $15 for food. ALL MONEY DUE

by April 5th. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MEMBER TO GO. Pick-up time is 8:30 a.m. at our usual pick-up at

Einstein Loop, Asch Loop (by library) and Dreiser Loop (by the hardware store). See Ann, Mary or Stephen.

(2) A trip to the HUNTERDON HILLS PLAYHOUSE, N.J. (change of date) to Tuesday, May 17th - A Neil Simon play, “RUMORS.” Price: $79.

Very funny! MENU: Yankee pot roast, fried jumbo shrimps, Tilapia De Phillip, chicken parmesan, lasagna roulette, roast vegetables and kabobs.

(3) Eat a nice lunch with us at Crab Shanty at City Island, BX, NY, Thursday, July 21st at 1 p.m. Price, $28. More details at a later date.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY and happy anniversary to our members who celebrate in the month of March: Carla Zeman, Stephen Roberts, Adele Frank, Yvonne Starks, Vivian Weiner, Mercedes Pagan, Diana Rodriguez, Ida Nickens, Norma Janish and Jeanne Delmonico.

For more information, call 718-3799613 or visit us at 135 Einstein Loop. See Mary, Ann, Mary Smith or Stephen. You may also call Mary at 718-379-4899. If there is no answer, please leave a message and I will return your call. Don't forget to pay your dues.

GOOD HEALTH TO ALL. —Mary Pilla

Reminder – Samson – 2-day trip, May 10th and 11th. All balances are due before March 20th. Please send in your balances as soon as possible.

Give us a call if there is a problem at 718-671-3005.

Wednesday, April 6th, going to Foxwood’s Casino. Cost per person is $33 and receive a casino bonus of $10 slot play, and $10 food credit. Time of pick-up is at 8 a.m., starting at Einstein Loop, followed by Asch Loop and

Dreiser Loop. Please bring your casino card and valid photo I.D. For the above trips, please call Lydia at 718-617-3005 or Annie Eutsey at 718320-1874.

Please remember to give a call to the homebound and those in nursing homes to cheer them up and to let them know they are remembered in your thoughts and hearts.

Good health and healings to everyone.

—Lydia Ruas

Goose Island Seniors

Baychester Library Events VISIT THE LIBRARY - A GREAT WEALTH OF INFORMATION EVENTS FOR MARCH Adult Program — Monday, 3/14, 10:30 a.m., Forgotten Hollywood Kids Program — Mondays, 3:30 p.m., 3/14, 3/21 & 3/28 - Roll and Tell Knitting — Monday, 3/28, 11 a.m.

Adult Program — Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m., 3/15 - Google Tips and Tricks; 3/22 Geneology 101; 3/29 - iPad Basics Toddler Time — Tuesdays, 11 a.m., 3/15, /22, 3/29 Teen Tech Time — Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m., 3/15, /22, 3/29 Kids Program — Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m., 3/16, 3/23 & 3/30 - Hedbandz Wednesdays Teen Program — Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m., 3/16, Make your own Silly Putty; 3/30, Candy Chromatography Tech Connect — Wednesdays, 5 p.m., 3/16 - No Tech Connect; 3/23 & 3/30, Excel Tech Connect — Thursdays, 10 a.m., 3/17 - iPad Basics; 3/24, iPad Basics 2; 3/31 No Tech Connect.

Kids Program — Thursdays, 11 a.m., 3/17, 3/24 & 3/31 - The Tumble Hour Kids Program — Thursdays, 3:30 p.m., 3/17 & 3/24 - The Reading Corner Teen Program — Thursdays, 3:30 p.m., 3/17 - Toothpick DNA; 3/24 - Make your own Constellation; 3/31 - Writing Group Adult Coloring — Friday, 3/18, 10:30 a.m.

Kids Program — Fridays, 3:30 p.m., 3/18 - St. Patty’s Day Rainbow Craft; 3/25 Bunny Magic Show Adult Coloring — Friday, 3/18, 10:30 a.m.

Teen Program — Friday, 3/18, 3:30 p.m., Anime Club Adult Program — Friday, 3/25, 10:30 a.m., How to Become a Memory Master Kids Program — Saturday, 3/19, 11 a.m. The Tumble Hour Kids Program — Saturday, 3/26, 2:30 p.m. Paper Bunny Craft

The New York Public Library Baychester Branch • 2049 Asch Loop • Bronx, NY 10475 (Fully Wheelchair Accessible) HOURS: Monday & Wednesday, 10-7; Tuesday & Thursday, 10-6; Friday & Saturday, 10-5. Libros En Español (Books in Spanish).

HORARIO DE LA BIBLIOTECA: Lunes 10-7, Martes 10-6, Miércoles 107, Jueves 10-6, Viernes 10-5, Sábado 10-5, Domingo Cerrado.

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Reflections

by Rabbi Solomon I. Berl Spiritual Leader of Young Israel Synagogue The answer to an old riddle contains a message, “Question: which two things in life are inevitable?

Answer: Death and taxes. The tax season is here.

Actually, death and taxes have other things in common. Both involve a settlement of accounts, both are final payments, and in both instances, we must face the ultimate authority. As human beings, we meet our Maker; as citizens we face the Internal Revenue Service. Are we more anxious about the confrontation with the IRS than about meeting the Eternal?

In this vein, there is an amusing story which will strike a chord with most taxpayers.

A pedestrian heard screams for help coming from a house he was passing. Rushing to the open door, he

found a distracted mother explaining that her little boy had just swallowed a quarter. Grabbing the child by the feet, the stranger lifted him up into the air and shook him vigorously. In a moment, the coin dropped out of the child's mouth. The relieved mother was profuse in her thanks. “Doctor, how lucky for us that you hurried to the rescue! You certainly knew how to get the money out of him.� “But madam,� replied the stranger, “I am not a doctor, I am with the Internal Revenue Service.�

Although we all complain about the burden of taxes, we have to see them in proper perspective. Taxation serves a vital purpose. It supports the community, takes care of the needy and the disadvantaged and helps to protect all citizens.

Young Israel of Co-op City

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

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

On Friday evening, Sabbath services begin at 10 minutes after candle-lighting time. Saturday morning services

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

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

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

Faith @ Work Christian Church is located at 120 DeKruif Place (street level).

Praise and Worship begins at 9:30 a.m. Church telephone: (347) 3465790; email: fatwcc@aol.com.

Weekly Worship Experiences: Tuesday Prayer Service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday Morning Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Teen Church, 10:00 a.m., 2nd Sundays; Children's Church, 3rd Sundays (K-3); Older Children's Church, 4th Sundays (4th-7th).

Church Motto: "We are Christcentered, family-focused with power and authority."

Church Mission: To empower, educate and motivate men, women, boys and girls to reach their full potential and live abundant lives through preaching and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Come worship with us – where we honor tradition, but are not bound by it! All are welcome to join us any and every Sunday because our goal is to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ, in LOVE,

Faith @ Work Christian Church

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1528 Castle Hill Avenue Bronx, NY 10462 www.shalomjewish.com Services from Our Chapel, Graveside or Synagogue Parking Facilities • Pre-Arrangements

Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City

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

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

Shabbat ends today, Saturday, March 12, at 6:50 p.m. Candle Lighting on Friday, March 18, is at 6:47 p.m.

Coming Events Saturday, March 12, at 9:00 a.m., please join Rabbi Daniel Kronengold and the congregation in prayer and be a part of the Minyon.

On Thurs., March 24, we are having a Purim luncheon after services. Cost:

$18 pp. If you are planning to attend, the money has to be in by Tuesday, March 22.

Good and Welfare We have tree certificates “in Honor of� or “in Memory of� a special occasion or a condolence. You can give a living gift for the cost of $15 per tree.

For more info., call the office at 1-718379-6920. We can accommodate you.

Mazol Tov to all who are having Simchas. If you are feeling under the weather, we wish you all a speedy recovery.

Health, peace and prosperity for our members and for Israel. Your support is always appreciated.

Shalom. —Miriam Berlofsky

Men’s Club of the Traditional Synagogue invites you to join us on our first trip of the season to the Resorts Casino in Atlantic City on Sunday, April 3rd.

By then, Palm Sunday, Easter Holidays, and the Jewish Holiday of Purim will be over. The Yankees and the Mets start the baseball season, so you know it’s officially Spring. The weather channel is predicting above normal temperature for March and April, so come to Atlantic City and have a good time.

Our bus is the only direct bus to Atlantic City on a Sunday. If you went on other trips to the Resorts Casino, please bring your Resorts Casino card. If you already made a reservation, please send money for the trip ASAP. Please check your lobby bulletin board, by the elevator for more information.

Everyone in the community can attend our trips and functions.

The cost for the trip is $35 per person. Receive a $25 slot bonus. You

need a Resort Casino card or a government ID, passport, non- or driver’s license to receive the bonus.

On the bus, we provide a drink, snack, play Bingo, 50/50 raffle, and show a movie.

We leave Einstein Loop at 8 a.m. by the supermarket, Asch Loop 8:15 a.m. by the library, and Dreiser Loop 8:25 a.m. by the hardware store.

For reservations, call Gary at 718671-8424 or Bruce at 718-320-2234.

Please make out check or money order to Men’s Club Traditional Synagogue, 120 Erdman Place, Building 27B lobby, Bronx, NY 10475.

The Synagogue has services Friday night at sundown and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. After services, we always have a snack. All Jewish men in Section 5, if you can give two hours on Saturday, between 10 a.m. and noon, we need your help to make a Minyon; it would be a blessing.

Wishing everybody a healthy, peaceful 2016. —Gary Schwartz

Men’s Club of Traditional Synagogue

through teaching and preaching the Word of God from the Looking forward to Holy Week: Good Friday Worship Service, 10 a.m., Friday, March 25. The 7 Last Sayings of Christ from the Cross, led by Pastor Frank Jenkins, Pastor Lamont Granby, Pastor Kimberly Mabry Wright, Minister Larae Shabaka, Pastor James Foreman, Pastor Dawn Snell and

Pastor Keith Williams.

Resurrection Sunday worship begins promptly at 9:30 a.m. We welcome you all to join us where you'll get no watered down version of the Gospel, but the Word of God! Remember, it's never about us, but always about the goodness of the Lord. —Pastor Deborah D. Jenkins

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Greater Love Baptist Church

“He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.” Proverbs 17:27 Spiritual Food for Thought: Frustration is your enemy. You cannot accomplish what you wish when you allow your emotions to take over in any situation. Quiet your soul, and let God bring the wisdom you need to do all that is necessary. Listen for His instructions.

Pastors Boyce and Carol Landrum and the Greater Love family welcome you to fellowship with us on Sunday mornings at 11:30 a.m. Greater Love is a teaching, preaching, tithing faith & Bible way ministry. We are conveniently

located at 900 Co-op City Blvd. (Bldg.

2A), on the ground level, Bronx, N.Y., 10475; main entrance - red button. Free parking is available in Garage #1 on Darrow Place – parking passes will be validated at the church.

Food Pantry: Donations to our food pantry are needed; all canned goods, non-perishables, staples (rice, sugar, flour), toiletries, paper goods, soap, etc.

If you would like to contribute items, kindly stop in during the hours listed on our weekly schedule (below), or Sunday between 2 p.m. & 3 p.m., or simply leave a message on the church phone.

The panty is open on the 4th

Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m.

We thank our friends and neighbors for their generous support.

Save the Date: Friday, March 25th at 4:00 p.m., Good Friday Service. Come out and hear the Seven Words of Christ on the Cross. The speakers are: Sis. Hattie Arrington, Sis. Rabi Idakowji, Walking Deacon Darryl Gilbert, Walking Deacon Richard States, Elder WilliamYancey, Elder Vinetta ArcherDyer and Pastor Carol Landrum.

Weekly Schedule Church phone: 347-920-5607 Email: glcubc@optonline.net Sunday Bible School, 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship, 11:30 a.m.

Holy Communion – First Sunday Adult Bible Study/Discipleship Class: Tuesday evenings, 7 p.m.

Prayer Meeting: Wednesday afternoon, 1:00 p.m.

Deacon Training: Alternate Thursday evenings at 7 p.m.

Food Pantry: 4th Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Mosaic Women’s Ministry: Meets 3rd Saturday Family Movie/Game Nite: 3rd Friday, 7 p.m.

—Pastor Carol Landrum

Pastor Anne L. Palmore and the congregation of the Church of the New Vision extend a warm and friendly invitation to everyone to worship with us every Sunday at 8:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. We are a church where inspirational messages from the Word of God, the Bible, are delivered every Sunday

morning.

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

We also invite the youth of our community to attend our Sunday Morning

The Pentecostal Tabernacle invites everyone to Worship Service every Sunday morning at 100 Co-op City Blvd., Building 22A, Bronx N.Y. 10475.

Sunday School for all age group begins at 10:30 a.m. Mid-day Service starts at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday morning prayer and fasting service will be held at 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday evening prayer meeting and Bible study starts at 7:30 p.m.

Fridays: Youth service will be held in the evening starting at 7:30 p.m.

Focus: The Christian’s Warfare. The victory over the devil is accomplished only when we obediently put on the armor of God and come against him in the power of the Spirit.

(Ephesians 6:11-17) Put on the whole armor of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to stand.

Stand therefore, having your lions girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all taking the shield of faith, where with ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the

word of God. It is vital to put on the whole armor of God, not just part of it. Every piece of the armor is vital for the spiritual soldier if he is to keep fighting the fight of faith. Winning a single battle against Satan does not win the war.

It’s continuing to fight the wicked one that ultimately wins the spiritual war. Fortunately, God has given the Christian everything he needs to keep on fighting if he will use all of his spiritual armor. The term “that ye may be able to stand” reveals much about early warfare. The soldier still standing in the end is the winner. Christians do not have to lie dying in the dust of this life.

It is God’s will that they be “standing” winners in the contest of life (Ephesians 6:14). When a person has fought his last battle, the Lord will take his dented helmet of salvation, scarred shield of faith, and worn breastplate, and replace them with a crown of life for the victorious faithful soldier. A wile is a “strategy or trick intended to deceive and cause defeat.”

The Scriptures are explicit how the devil works, Paul wrote. “Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices” (2 Corinthians 2:11). His devices are the “tricks of the devil’ that the enemy of our soul uses against us. Satan is an enemy, and uses many stratagems to deceive us.

For further information, call (718) 324-0334, 646-345-6707 or (718) 3204218.

—Rev. R. Sibblies

services, which are designed to meet the special needs of our young people.

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

Prayer Service takes place every Wednesday evening from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., followed by Bible Teaching from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Be with us to learn the truth from the Word of God. List of Events Saturday, April 9 – Sight and Sound Theatre presenting Samson. Adults, $150, and youth 12 and under, $145.

One-day package includes round-trip transportation, all you can eat at Old Country Buffet, all taxes and gratuities, show and outlet shopping. For tickets, call the church at (718) 671-8746 of

Sis. Brenda Brown at (718) 671-3748.

Please join us for our Good Friday Service as we celebrate the last Seven words of Jesus on the Cross on Friday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Please join us on Easter Sunday, March 27th for a 6:30 a.m. sunrise service and a regular Easter Sunday service at 11 a.m.

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

Please visit our website at www. churchofnewvision.com.

—Carol Haque

Church of the New Vision

Pentecostal Tabernacle

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Become involved in your community!!

If you SEE something, SAY something!

Notify Public Safety, 718-671-3050

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• Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.

• Dismantle machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, or power tools.

• Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.

• Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.

• Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices.

• Maintain or repair specialized equipment or machinery located in laundries, stores, or offices.

• Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.

• Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.

• Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.

• Order parts, supplies, or equipment from catalogs or suppliers.

• Plan and lay out repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, or schematic diagrams.

• Perform general cleaning duties after repairs conducted.

• Record type and cost of maintenance or repair work.

• Install equipment to improve the energy or operational efficiency of residential or commercial buildings.

• Set up and operate machine tools to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs, fixtures, or tools.

• Train or manage maintenance personnel or subcontractors.

• Align and balance new equipment after installation.

• Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements, using rules, calipers, micrometers, or other measuring instruments.

• Position, attach, or blow insulating materials to prevent energy losses from buildings, pipes, or other structures or objects.

• Repair or replace defective equipment, components, or wiring.

• Measure, cut, thread and assemble new pipe, placing the assembled pipe in hangers or other supports.

• Cut or drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes.

• Perform rough-ins, repair and replace fixtures and water heaters, and locate, repair, or remove leaking or broken pipes.

• Assist pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for air and water systems.

• Cut pipe and lift up to fitters.

• Fit or assist in fitting valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems, using hand tools.

Avoid using candles for any reason.

They are a leading cause of fires in the home. Candles can easily be knocked over by children or pets. Safer, battery operated, L.E.D. simulated candles are an excellent alternate. Smoking is also an extreme fire hazard. Many fires are caused by lit smoking material catching fire to beds, couches or upholstery.

If you are speaking about the time change, remember it is called Daylight Saving Time. It is often erroneously referred to as Daylight Savings Time.

The time change has nothing to do with banking, just about “saving” daylight.

It has been put in effect for the purpose of saving energy because it says light longer during the summer months. The dark period in the morning is a time when most people are asleep anyway.

Daylight Saving Time is not observed worldwide. Puerto Rico is one place that does not utilize Daylight Saving Time. New York time will be in sync with Puerto Rico time once we spring ahead on Sunday. When we fall behind, we are one hour behind Puerto Rico.

Remember, if you plan to consume alcoholic beverages, be sure not to operate a motor vehicle, designate a driver who will not drink or call a taxi.

Also be sure to buckle your seatbelt, obey speed limits and avoid distractions when driving.

Co-op City is a diverse community with people of all ages, abilities and

characteristics. All persons should remember to respect each other and embrace their differences. Don’t forget to say “hello” to your neighbors when you pass each other in the hallway or in the street. Co-op City strives to accommodate all persons. As Stevie Wonder said at the Grammys, “We need to make every single thing accessible to every person with a disability”.

March is known as American Red Cross Month, Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month and Developmental Disabilities Month. It is a good opportunity to take a First Aid course or learn about a disability that affects your friends or neighbors. March 16th is known as Brain Injury Awareness Month. This is a good opportunity to make sure that all members of your family have proper fitting helmets for any sports or activities they participate in. Staying healthy is a key component in staying safe.

Stay safe as you “Spring Ahead.”

Always remember, if you see something, say something. Call 9-1-1 and the Department of Public Safety at (718) 671-3050 or online at www. ccpd.us. Callers may remain anonymous when giving information. The Co-op City Department of Public Safety would like to thank all persons who have called in suspicious activity.

It is by your actions that the crime rate remains low and a high quality of life is maintained.

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• Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials and equipment to work site.

• Mount brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes, and set sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes.

• Excavate and grade ditches, and lay and join pipe for water and sewer service.

• Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.

• Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags.

• Clean and renew steam traps.

• Perform preventive or general maintenance procedures, such as cleaning, power-washing, or vacuuming equipment, oiling parts, or changing filters.

• Cut or drill holes in floors, walls, or roof to install equipment, using power saws or drills.

• Measure, cut, thread, or bend pipe or tubing, using pipe fitter's tools.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements: HS Diploma or equivalent; successful candidate should

have 1 to 3 years of experience in maintenance; candidate should have a working knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures; applicant must have ability to walk for long periods of time, twist, kneel, push, stoop, climb ladders, work in inclement weather, as well as lift and carry up to 80 pounds; Valid Driver License (NY, NJ, CT, or PA); knowledge of OSHA and safety requirements related to performing maintenance repairs; must be available for emergency work; Bi-Lingual is a plus.

Testing Requirements: Drug Screening Test, background checks, as appropriate and permitted by law.

Days and Hours: Days and hours of operation will vary on a flexible schedule.

We will attempt to provide reasonable accommodations as appropriate and required by the circumstances.

How to Apply: All applicants are advised to submit a resume along with the application.

Applications are given out at the following address from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Riverbay Corporation Administration Office, 2049 Bartow Ave., Bronx, NY 10475; OR Resumes can be faxed to 718-320-3672 with the Job Title and Job Reference # on the TOP RIGHT CORNER of the resume. *Riverbay Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer* Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, creed, ethnicity, alienage, citizenship, color, religion, national origin, age, sex or sexual preference, marital status, military status, disability or any other recognized protected basis under any applicable federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Please inform Human Resources if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Public Safety Blotter • March 7, 2016

March 7 - 120 Erdman Place One male was arrested for Assault. He was transported for further processing and also issued a Community Complaint.

Proper disposal of household grease

Shareholders, please DO NOT pour or allow grease to go down the drains.

First, make sure that a strainer is placed over your kitchen sink drain so that materials that should not go down the drain are caught.

Secondly, used oil and grease should be poured into old cans and/or bottles with a lid so as to prevent spillage. Place these cans and/or bottles inside a plastic bag, tie it up and then leave it inside the compactor room on your floor for the porters to collect.

Please do not place the cans or bottles down the compactor chutes as these heavy items will damage the compactor equipment.

If there are any questions regarding the proper disposal of grease or used cooking oil, please contact your respective Cooperators Services Office (CSO).

Thank you for your cooperation.

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Computer Consultant, Sales & Repair 10/8

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Repair Closet Doors and Sell New Bi-Fold Doors!

Call Mike at: 718-974-1290 3/26 Quality work! Lowest Prices in Town!

Call Anytime • Seven Days/Week • “When You See Me, You’ll Know Me!”

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Home Improvement

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1-800-479-2667 CO-OP SALES - JASON LASH

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Caning; Venetian Blinds; Drapes - Custom made Refinishing, Touch up & Polishing of Furniture

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