Co-op City Times 03/19/16 by Co-op City Times

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Public Safety, NYPD talk man out of jumping to his death from Building 35 roof Vol. 51 No. 12

Saturday, March 19, 2016

There was high drama in Section 5 last Monday afternoon as Public Safety and NYPD Emergency Service Unit officers rushed to Building 35 where a reportedly distraught man had perched himself on the roof overhang of the top floor balcony of Building 35 and was threatening to jump. According to Chief Frank Apollo, the Public Safety dispatcher received a call from the distraught man himself claiming that he was going to take his life by jumping off the building. The call came in at approximately 3:35 p.m. Monday and num- NYPD ESU officers safely restrain a man who to jump from the top of Building erous Public Safety units rushed to threatened 35 Wednesday afternoon. Two Public Safety the scene as NYPD units were also officers engaged the man in conversation for alerted to the potentially deadly situ- more than 30 minutes before the NYPD units as the distraught man stood on a balation, not just for the distraught man, arrived cony overhang mere inches from suicide. The but for pedestrians below. Public Safety officers tried to convince the man Under the direction of Captain that his life was worth living for both him and loved ones and they were successful in James Keappock, Public Safety offi- his their persuasion, saving his life. cers immediately cleared the area below the jumper of any pedestrians. roof, including Chief Apollo and Many minutes before NYPD’s speCaptain Keappock. cially trained units arrived, a team of Public Safety officers rushed to the (Continued on page 2) BY BILL STUTTIG

Friday, March 25 is deadline to register to vote

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Councilman King pledges $1M to Dreiser Auditorium renovation and funds for a trolley for seniors

During his 3rd Annual State of the District Address held at the Dreiser Auditorium last Saturday, Councilman Andy King announced the allocation of $1M for the renovation of the Dreiser Auditorium and $150,000 for a trolley to help transport seniors around Co-op City. He also honored 12 women in recognition of Women’s History Month for their dedication to community service. Four of the honorees, Francine Reva Jones, Eva Lazaar, Shirley Saunders and Marlene Smith, are Co-op City shareholders. (See page 3). Photo courtesy of the Office of NYC Council Member Andy King

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Shareholders who are interested in serving on the Riverbay Board of Directors can begin picking up their qualifying petitions this Monday, March 21, for the 2016 Board election. Petitions will be available from the Riverbay receptionist at the Administrative Desk in the Bartow Community Center, located at 2049 Bartow Avenue, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. each weekday starting this Monday when the prospective candidate’s eligibility to run in the board election will be verified prior to them receiving the petition package. In Section B (1) & (3) of the 2016 election rules governing eligibility of candidates, it is stated that all candidates running for election to the Riverbay Board must be the shareholder of record as indicated on the candidate’s stock certificate, occupancy agreement and the current Occupants’ Annual Affidavit, and must continue to live in Co-op City BY ROZAAN BOONE

for the duration of their term in office. In addition, a prospective candidate cannot be indebted to the Riverbay Corporation for carrying charges or other debts when picking up petitions, on the date they are certified, and the date votes are counted. Additionally, prospective candidates must remain current throughout the election period until they are sworn into office, if elected. After 5 p.m. on weekdays and on the weekends, petition packages will be available from the Public Safety window in the Bartow Center where prospective candidates will sign the petition pick-up form, however, the petitions will not be included in the package they receive at that time. On the following business day, the candidate’s eligibility will be checked and if they qualify to enter the board race, they will be contacted and notified to pick up their petitions and continue (Continued on page 9)

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For new Board member Feliciano, teamwork comes first

report to her. Throughout her Community involvement is career, she has been involved in a way of life for Sonia Felia variety of roles, including ciano, the newest member of field work and Human Rethe Riverbay Board of Dirsources. She’s also worked to ectors. Working with others to try and bring FiOS to the Co-op make her community a better City community. place for all is what drives this Feliciano was sworn in as a 16-year resident of Co-op Riverbay Board member on Sonia Feliciano City. March 10 following the resigna“We’ve done a lot as a team, it’s tion of Rev. Calvin Owens from the never about me, it’s about the teamboard. She finished in sixth place in last work,” says Feliciano about all the year’s Riverbay Board election. things that her fellow residents active in Besides her active involvement in the Building 19 Association – where her building association, Feliciano’s she has been secretary for more than 10 long list of volunteer activities includes years – have accomplished. “One of our serving as Board Secretary for the 45th mottos is, ‘we come in as neighbors and Precinct Council, an active member of we leave as friends’.” the United Methodist Church of Co-op Making time for all her community City and the Spanish-American Club in activities takes commitment and dedicaCo-op City, and membership in the tion. A Verizon employee for nearly 38 National Council of Negro Women and years, Feliciano now oversees a customer the Riverbay Security Committee. care group in the company that includes six managers and 60 associates who (Continued on page 4) BY JIM ROBERTS

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Rescue

The man was perched on the top of the balcony overhang just steps from the roof railing. Two Public Safety officers, Officers Steve Grosvenor and Marcelo Ahmed, walked over near to the man and began engaging him in conversation. Officer Ahmed said, “What we were trying to do was have him keep his attention on us throughout the process.” The two officers said the conversation revealed that the man was distraught over a recent personal matter. The officers said they got the man, who they said was between 35 and 40 and a former Co-op City resident, to begin talking about his family, especially his mother and a teenaged son, and men-

“It seemed like 20 minutes before the NYPD arrived,” Officer Grosvenor said. “It probably wasn’t that long at all, but it just seemed that way because the situation was so tense.” Captain Keappock, who was on the roof with Chief Apollo but kept his distance because Officers Grosvenor and Ahmed were doing such a good job at establishing a rapport with the man, said that the situation was very tense because the man appeared skittish and there was a real belief that he could jump at any second. When the NYPD’s specially trained ESU officers arrived, they used lines tied around their waist and attached to heavy apparatus in the roof elevator room to secure themselves in case the jumper went over while they attempted to secure him. According to the two Public Safety officers, when the NYPD arrived they attempted to relieve the Public Safety officers of their responsibilities in the matter, but the disNYPD officers set up a air bag outside the Elgar Place side traught man threatof Building 35 as tense negotiations continued above. Photo by Bill Stuttig ened to jump if the two Public Safety offitioned the devastating effect his suicide cers left him. would have on both of them. While this was occurring, NYPD Officer Grosvenor said that the two officers on the ground were setting up a officers were careful not to get within giant air bag immediately beneath the arm’s length of the man out of concern row of balconies on the Elgar Place side for their own safety. where the distraught man was perched.

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Setting up the air bag took some time because the officers had to cut away trees and shrubs at the perimeter of the building in order to get the air bag close enough to the building to be effective if it was needed. According to Officers Ahmed and Grosvenor, the rapport with the jumper continued and he was asked if he wanted anything. He The scene from the roof of Building 35 as NYPD ESU and reportedly asked for Emergency Medical Service units began arriving Monday water and cigarettes. afternoon. They placed the cigawrote: “I want to especially commend rettes on the roof side of the railing and Officers Grosvenor and Ahmed who the distraught man climbed over the both engaged in a lengthy conversation railing onto the roof to get the cigarette. with the despondent male thus building According to eyewitness reports, as he rapport with him. This role was crucial attempted to place the cigarette in his in that they were able to keep the male mouth, the NYPD officers saw a occupied with conversation, in turn, moment where they thought he was keeping him alive. Both officers chose sufficiently distracted and then moved their words carefully and were fully in and in seconds restrained him. aware of how delicate the situation was According to the two Public Safety and how quickly the situation could officers near the scene, the man did not change. I watched how Officer Grosput up a fight and then was escorted venor seamlessly relayed the contents downstairs and placed in an ambulance of his communication with the male to to be taken for observation and evaluaresponding NYPD units while Officer tion. Ahmed remained with the male and Chief Apollo, in a memorandum continued to engage him in conversasent to the entire Public Safety staff and tion. The roles of these officers played key Riverbay personnel, commended an extremely significant part in these everyone involved in saving the young lifesaving rescue efforts.” man’s life. In the memo, the Chief

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Co-op City Spelling Bee TODAY

The 3rd Annual Co-op City Spelling Bee, co-sponsored by the African American Association and the Riverbay Fund, is being held today, Saturday, March 19, 11 a.m. in room 31 of the Bartow Center for 4-8 graders. Registration is free! First place winner will receive $100; second place, $50 and third place, $25. If you have not yet registered your child, there is still time. Registration will begin at 10:30 today in room 31. For further information, please call (718) 379-5555.

CCLL registration/ clinic today, 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, 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.

NCNW celebrates Women’s History

March is Women's History Month and April is National Poetry Month. NCNW will combine both celebratory months on Saturday, April 2, from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. The theme is Women Represent! There will be music, poetry, activities, drama and more. Free admission! If you are interested in reading a poem related to women or interested in having a woman from your church, organization or place of employment recognized for community service and/or leadership, please contact us by Monday, March 29, for more details at: elilac44@aol.com or call 917-825-5686.

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.

FRONT PA G E

Councilman King pledges $1M to Dreiser auditorium renovation and funds for a trolley for seniors at State of the District Address

More than 700 residents of Co-op stituents," Councilman King said. optimism and wants to accomplish a City and the northeast Bronx filled the During the program, the councilman number of things for us here in Co-op Dreiser Loop Auditorium last Saturday, also marked Women's History Month City and the 12th councilmanic disMarch 12, for New York City Council by honoring 12 Bronx women, includtrict demonstrating that he hasn’t forMember Andy King's 3rd State of the ing 4 from Co-op City, for their leadergotten seniors and he’s trying to help District Address. ship and service to their communities. children. I think we need more elected During the address, the councilman The honorees were Eva Lazaar, Elisa officials like him.” announced that he is working to bring Alvarez, Charity Goh, Leslie Brown, “I was pleasantly surprised and about many changes in ecstatic to be recogCo-op City, which include nized for my commusponsoring a trolley to furnity service by my ther assist the community's NYC Councilman Andy seniors in their travels King at the State of the about Co-op City and 12th District Address renovation of the Dreiser on March 12th and auditorium. for Women’s History "I am so pleased to be Month,” said Director able to work with the Francine Jones. “CounRiverbay Board and allocilman King has been cate $150,000 to establish bold enough to speak a trolley for seniors looktruth to power and I ing to travel around Co-op was extremely proud City from section to secto be honored by a tion for doctors’ appointleader of his caliber ments or grocery shopping and character. or just to visit a friend,” Now that he has said Councilman King. Councilman Andy King took to the floor to celebrate his birthday with his some status in the “Such a service to the sen- constituents after delivering his State of the District address. City Council, we will Photos courtesy of Office of NYC Council Member Andy King likely see additional iors of Co-op City can be invaluable for those just community improvetaking a quick trip, instead of the ordeal Shirley Saunders, Verna McDavid, ments and more changes in the crimof public transportation or Access-AShirley Fearon, Meghan Kelley, Joan inal justice system.” Ride." Aikens, Maribel Ramos, Marlene Marlene Smith, also a Co-op City As for the Dreiser auditorium, the Smith and Riverbay Board Secretary resident and a former political organizer councilman said this is one of the great Francine Reva Jones. with SEIU/1199, as well as a former spaces in Co-op City that “enables hunCo-op City’s Eva Lazaar said that aide to Councilman King, said that she dreds of our neighbors to come together after the councilman called her up, too was pleasantly surprised when she for meetings, performances and celehe called Ms. Saunders, and then was called up and at first didn’t know bration.” Ms. Fearon and so she thought it was going to be an Evander affair since they, along with Councilman King, are all graduates of Evander Childs High School, but as he kept calling more names, she realized that something else was going on. “I thought it was great of the councilperson to honor the women, and of course, I didn’t feel like I should have been one of them, I felt in such great company,” Bronx community advocate Pat Rolle said Ms. Lazaar. “These receives the first ever Aquita Josephine Garcia Community Service Award. Public Advocate Letitia James is presented by are all really hard working, activist women and Councilman King with the Real Leadership Award. I’m proud to know at what was going on. “A venue that has been basically least three of them well, so I really “I was very surprised; I heard all untouched since it was built in the appreciated being among them. I these names being called and I was 1970s, I'm proud to be able to commit thank the councilman very much and blown away,” said Ms. Smith. “The one million dollars to the transformation wish him good luck that he has honor is well deserved. For my part, I of this public space that is so important enough help to get everything he try to do the best I can with the knowlto the community of Co-op City and wants done because he’s really impor(Continued on page 4) will be utilized by thousands of my contant to the community. He represents

King edge and experience I have. I retired in 2006 and knew then that I was not going to sit around. I continue to be active not only in this community, but also outside of Co-op City and I am very happy that the councilman recognized my efforts. It’s a great honor.” Shirley Saunders, Female District Leader in the 82nd Assembly District and current Bronx Deputy City Clerk, was also one of Councilman King’s Women’s History Month honorees from Co-op City. “I was really shocked,” said Ms.

Feliciano “It’s all about giving and serving to the best of our ability,” Feliciano says. “We need more involvement by residents in the community. I see the same folks over and over again, but I don’t see as many of the new generation of people active. We need to communicate with the new residents that move in. “It’s very beneficial to come down to the association meetings for two hours each month and talk about what’s happening in the community, new ideas, who we should bring in from the outside to talk to us about important issues,” she says. Encouraging young people to focus on their futures is another theme of the

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Saunders. “It’s remarkable how when we’re in the public eye, we take it for granted and don’t realize that others are watching. I was horribly busy last Saturday, but the councilman called and said, ‘you need to be there’. I never thought he would give me an award, but it was a welcomed shock. It made me feel good, it made me feel special and I had my granddaughter with me which made it extra special. It’s good to know I’m doing the right thing by the community and that the councilman recognized that.”

Ms. Saunders added that she is especially thankful for what Councilman King is doing for children as well with his reading literacy program to encourage young people to read. “You can read anything, it doesn’t have to be a book,” Ms. Saunders noted. “I am so proud of him, he’s a special person. It’s good to do good. Saturday’s program went well and it was nice to see how the community turned out; to see the support that was given to Councilman King, that was great.”

In addition to the Women’s History Month honorees, Councilman King awarded the first ever Aquita Josephine Garcia Community Service Award, named after a 12th District Cabinet member, which was given to Bronx community advocate Pat Rolle. He also presented the 12th Council District Real Leadership Award to New York City Public Advocate Letitia "Tish" James. After the official program, Councilman King celebrated his birthday with the attendees.

here. I also moved my parents here 10 years ago.” She was able to be a caregiver for her father, was passed in 2014 from dementia. Feliciano succeeded Rev. Owens on the Board because of her sixth place finish in last year’s election with 2,526 votes, 93 votes behind the fifth-place finisher Junius Williams who won the last board seat that year. She ran on the Cooperators with Vision ticket that included Evelyn Turner, Rod Saunders, Pastor Deborah Jenkins and Francine Reva Jones, all of whom won seats on the board. Feliciano says she will run for the Board in this May’s election. The top

five finishers in the election will win three-year terms and the candidate running sixth will serve out the last year of Rev. Owens’ term. “I am not the type of person who would be there if I can’t make an impact,” Feliciano said. “You can’t be recycling the same people on the board, you need to have a variety. For the time that I’m there, I want to do my very best to serve my community, but I don’t think I should be on the board for evermore. “We need to include a variety of people from the community with different skill sets to serve to make us a great community. It’s all about giving and serving,” Feliciano said.

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volunteer work that Feliciano does. Each year, the Building 19 Association offers a scholarship to a deserving resident, and another group that Feliciano serves follows that same mission. Her work with the Hispanic Support Organization, an employee resource group through Verizon, includes speaking at middle schools about the importance of getting good grades, pursuing higher education, and considering jobs in technology. The group also offers scholarships to students with money raised at an annual golf tournament. Feliciano’s daughter and parents also live in Co-op City. “I suggested to my daughter that she buys an apartment

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It’s Happening in Co-op City

250 cases of water donated to Flint

The Co-op City branch of the NAACP, with the help of Riverbay Board Director Evelyn Turner and the Co-op City Department of Public Safety, recently collected over 250 cases of water that will be shipped to Flint, Michigan Monday morning. The shipment includes over 100 cases of water collected by the community’s Public Safety officers and the PBA, the union that represents the community’s patrol officers. Co-op City NAACP President Jerome Rice, at a press conference yesterday at the NAACP offices in Einstein Center, thanked the officers and all the Co-op City residents and organizations that dropped off cases of bottled water to help the citizens of the beleaguered Michigan City overcome their extreme shortage of safe drinking water due to unsafe levels of lead and the failure of government officials to adequately address and rectify the health emergency. Many community leaders, including Ms. Turner, Chief Frank Apollo, Adeyemi Oloruntoba, Dr. Alvin Ponder, Edward Mulraine, Joyce Wilson, and American Legion chaplain Norman Thomas and others, stood by Mr. Rice as he announced the news of the donation to local media. Mr. Rice said: “This community will continue to support our Flint, Michigan neighbors. While we are calling for justice and accountability in this matter, we must recognize that this crisis is ongoing and we must do what is necessary to preserve life and render aid to our most vulnerable population—our seniors and our children.” Board Director Turner added: “I want to thank the residents who made this one of their causes for the year. I am very proud of our community and very proud of our Public Safety Department.” Because the water crisis, not only in Flint but in other cities, will be ongoing indefinitely, Mr. Rice added that donations of cases of water can still be dropped off to the NAACP office in room 36 of Einstein Community Center. Photos by Bill Stuttig

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To the Editor: An article in the New York Times (3/5/16) reports that “the US government has pledged $1million to help provide temporary shelter, water, food, sanitation and hygiene kits to thousands of Cubans stranded in Costa Rica while trying to make their way to the American border” (Nicaragua and Mexico had closed their borders to them). The Cuban immigrants did not claim to be escaping starvation and violence, but said they were “looking for a better future.” Their entry to the United States was quickly approved, making them eligible for green cards, food stamps, and Medicaid. They then could

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apply for work. In sharp contrast, “US was spending millions of dollars blocking” refugees from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, who are fleeing starvation and violence. Those who are caught after stealing across our borders are sent to privately run detention centers - a euphemism for prisons - located in deserts, inaccessible to families and friends. Women and children, often housed in facilities lacking medical care and schools, may wait years for an asylum hearing. Many had gone on hunger strikes protesting those inhumane conditions. The refugees often appear in court

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without legal representation or translators. Recently, a reporter discovered a 4year-old alone, before a judge. The toddler was saved from deportation by an article in the press. Many youngsters are not so lucky; without due process, they may be forced to sign documents in English and are then summarily deported into the jaws of starvation and violence - their ravaged homelands. Washington spares no effort to help Cuban refugees, but treats Central Americans, including women and children, as common criminals. Our nation can do better and must do better. —Bernard Cylich

Proud of recognition

To the Editor: I was pleasantly surprised and ecstatic to be recognized for my community service by my NYC Councilman Andy King at the State of the 12th District Address on March 12th and for Women’s History Month. I met Councilman King through Co-op City shareholder Kevin Lambright when King was an aspiring NYC councilman. Early on, I discovered that we had lots in common, including developing the youth and the criminal justice system. While seeking the council seat, King also mentored a youth group called the Bronx Youth Empowerment Program. I am also a mentor and as former president of the African-American Association, we sponsor two youth programs. King, in collaboration with the association has sponsored health initiatives. My interest is in wholistic health and the African American Association has sponsored an annual health and wellness forum for more than ten years. Thereafter, I learned of King’s fight for justice. Our paths crossed at rallies and protests, such as the Central Park Five, who were five teenagers wrongfully accused of raping a woman in Central Park and later exonerated after spending years in prison. Advocates for justice supported the families of these five young men who sued the city, which paid only after years of pressure from the public. King supported the family of Ramarley Graham, who was killed by a NYC police officer who broke into the young man’s home and shot him. He is fighting to end the plea bargaining policy that encourages innocent people to plead guilty to a crime they might not have committed. King fought the “Stop & Frisk” policy where mostly Black people were stopped by police while walking or driving and were disrespectfully stopped, questioned and/ or searched by police. Recently, I learned of King’s fight to amend the United States Constitution to overturn the three-fifths clause, which classified Black people as 3/5 of a person. Councilman King has been bold enough to speak truth to power and I was extremely proud to be honored by a leader of his caliber. Now that he has some status in the City Council, we will likely see additional community improvements and more changes in the criminal justice system. —Francine Reva Jones

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Public Safety Report CCPD offers safety tips during National Poison Prevention Week

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BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO The Co-op City Department of Public Safety urges all residents to make sure that all members of their household know the number for Poison Control, 1 (800) 222-1222. The third week of March is known as National Poison Prevention Week. 2016 marks the 54th anniversary of National Poison Prevention Week. It is a good time to make sure that this number is on hand at all times. It is also a good time to make sure that all poisons are properly locked up. Poison Prevention Week is also a good time to become familiar with substances which can be a threat to members of their household. The national number for Poison Control is 1 (800) 222-1222. This number is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It is a vital resource if you believe that you or someone else has been poisoned. Poisons are very fast-acting and what you do in the first minutes or seconds can have a serious effect on the outcome of the incident. Please be sure to enter this phone number into all home and cellular telephones. It is also a good idea to post the number near all telephones and carry the number with you at all times. Enter the number into the closest telephone right now as you are reading this article. Even more important than knowing what to do in the event of an accidental poisoning is to take steps to prevent exposure to hazardous substances. More than 2 million poisonings are reported to the 57 poison control centers located in this country. Ninety percent of poisonings take place in the home, so poison prevention should start there. Most non-fatal poisonings happen to children under the age of six. Poisonings are one of the leading causes of death in adults. By taking proper steps in the home many poisonings can be avoided. Poisons can be in solid liquid or gaseous forms. Some poisons can even be invisible and odorless. Almost any household product, cosmetic or personal care product can be hazardous if not used for its intended purpose. Pesticides and disinfectants result in 150,000 calls to the nations Poison Control Centers. Prescription and over the counter medications taken by the wrong persons or in the wrong amounts can have serious effects. Take this opportunity to lock up any hazardous substances in your household. Proper storage is the most important factor in preventing poisoning. Household products should be stored in locked cabinets out of the reach of children. Keep all household products in their original container with the original label attached. Never put chemicals into different containers such as old food containers; the results can be catastrophic. Drano stored in a Snapple bottle has been known to result in serious damage to the digestive system when inadvertently consumed be a thirsty child. Keep all medicines in child-proof containers. This is especially important when people who do not have children are visiting. Elderly persons may have medications in easy access containers. Be sure to use the correct measuring device when giving medication to children. Use the cup, syringe or spoon that comes with the medication. Accidental overdose of children’s medication is a growing problem. Contact your pediatrician if you have any questions regarding dosage of medications for children. Poison Control is for use in very specific situations. Some of these situations may overlap with other medical emergencies. Therefore, it is also a good idea for

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES New Job posting. • Maintain logs of activities and completed work. Open to All NON-Co-op City Resident • Performs other duties as assigned. applicants from March 15, to March 23, 2016 Job Requirements: Job Reference #: 16-15 1. HS Diploma or equivalent required. 2. Must have basic computer skills in Microsoft Finance Office. Income Affidavit Clerks THIS IS A TEMPORARY POSITION. We antici3. Candidate will be required to adhere to corpopate the end of the assignment to be September 15th, rate confidentiality agreement. 2016. Ideal candidate will be responsible for the day4. Must be able to multitask in a fast paced envito-day duties of sorting annual income affidavit ronment and perform multifunctional assignments forms by building & apartment, access Yardi system related to shareholder information. to verify shareholder’s information is correct, enter 5. Applicant must have ability to walk or sit for accurate data that is provided on the income affidavit long periods of time, twist, kneel, push, stoop, as forms into a computer system and file completed well as lift and carry up to 20 pounds. affidavit forms into tenant’s files. 6. Bi-Lingual is a plus. Job Description: Ideal candidate will be responTesting Requirements: Drug Screening Test, sible for: Background check, as required and permitted by • Compile, sort and verify the accuracy of data applicable law. before it is entered. Days/Hours: Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. • Compare data with source documents, or reWe will endeavor to provide reasonable accomenter data in verification format to detect errors. modations as appropriate and required by the cir• Read source documents and enter data in specif- cumstances. ic data fields, using keyboards. FLSA: Non - Exempt • Store completed documents in appropriate locaHow to Apply: All applicants are advised to subtions. mit a resume along with the application. • Locate and correct data entry errors, or report Applications are given out at the below address them to supervisors. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 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.

all family members to know when and how to call 9-1-1, 1 (718) 671-3050 for Public Safety or the proper number for other situations. Young children have been known to have made life saving calls to 9-1-1. It is also important to keep important, non-emergency numbers accessibly stored in or near your telephone. Calls to 9-1-1 for situations that are not emergencies can result in persons with life or death emergencies being delayed in receiving the help they need. Calling Poison Control or 9-1-1 can be stressful and may seem overwhelming at first, but knowing what to expect can make the call go smoothly. Staying calm is most important. Never hang up until directed to do so by the dispatcher. The dispatcher may pause to obtain information from another source. Also, be prepared to take directions from the dispatcher; they may be able to provide you with life saving tips to use until help arrives. The dispatcher may direct you to induce vomiting or not induce vomiting; give milk or water depending on the substance ingested. Never take it upon yourself to do any of these things without instruction. The wrong action can make the situation worse. When in Co-op City, also call the Department of

Public Safety at (718) 671-3050, in addition to 9-1-1 for all emergencies and 1 (800) 222-1222 for poisoning emergencies. Make sure all of these numbers are in your telephone before you finish reading this article. 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. 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. 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 (Continued on page 34)

Co-op City Times / March 19, 2016

Director’s Viewpoint

Linda Berk

First Vice President Yes! The online payment is working very smoothly so far. Many shareholders have used the service and have had very positive experiences. There are questions regarding details of the process that I would like to address. First, it is important to understand that the ACH (Automatic Clearing House) is an electronic payment, as if paying by check. It provides for a clearing of the funds overnight and therefore provides payment to Riverbay on the next business day. Just as we have until the 10th to get the checks deposited into the lock box, we will also have until the 10th to make our payments online. For that matter, if the 10th of the month falls on a weekend or holiday, shareholders are allowed one extra business day to make payment “on time.” For example, if the 10th was a Saturday, then Monday, the next business day, would be the last day to make an “on time” payment. If the next business day is a holiday, as it was this past Columbus Day, Monday, October 14, 2015, then the next business day, Tuesday, October 15, 2015, would have been the last available day to pay your carrying charges “on time.” Second, it is very important to make the distinction between ACH payment, which is free, and payment by debit or credit card. If you are paying your carrying charges by debit or credit card, there will be a 2.75% charge passed from the credit card companies. This is a cost Riverbay cannot assume for shareholders paying by debit or credit card.

Online Payment We are moving towards a more equitable and convenient method of paying carrying charges. This is a more reasonable process for the shareholder and a more efficient method to collect the carrying charges. In this case, everyone wins! Lobby Renovations I have heard mixed reactions to the pilot lobby renovations underway in Buildings 7 and 25. However, overall, the reaction has been very favorable. I took the time to look over the progress of lobby 25, which, in my opinion, is looking much better than the dated wood paneling of the 1970’s. However, I can say the older lobbies had a much warmer feel to them. While I believe our staff has done an incredible job so far and have accomplished this new look at a very reasonable cost, it might be prudent to have an architect recommend the best materials for updating our lobbies. The new look is attractive, but what would be the professional advice for materials that might be more cost effective to purchase and/or install? What would serve us best for wear and tear over the next 30 years? We want to keep the cost down and improve our curb appeal; maybe we could accomplish this best with a professional architectural design. DAAC The Disability and Accommodations Committee (DAAC) is excited to report that Public Safety Chief Apollo, on the recommendation of the committee, has purchased four evacuation chairs for shareholders who are physically unable to walk down flights of steps during an emergency. The chair manufacturer came to Riverbay and gave a comprehensive demonstration of the equipment. Public Safety had the opportunity to do a test run of the chairs and we were all very

impressed. Kudos to Chief Apollo who felt it best to serve as the tester, just in case something did not work right. The chairs were ordered and delivered and the committee will plan a rollout with Public Safety to inform the community. In a residential development with 35 high-rise buildings, this equipment was long overdue. As we move forward, we will continue to put together a more complete emergency evacuation plan for those living in Co-op City with various disabilities. Our next effort will be to survey the community for which apartments have shareholders with disabilities. To be able to be responsive and make sure we meet everyone’s needs, we will need for residents to let us know what disability they may be living with. It is very important that we know where we need to be and what we need to do to make sure everyone is safe and accounted for during a time of emergency. This is very important to DAAC, management and the Riverbay Board of Directors. DAAC is also in the planning stages of sponsoring the second annual Disability Expo for New York City. Please look out for the notices and upcoming articles. We want this year to be more successful than the impressive program we had last year. We will have numerous resource information and vendors who carry products, services and equipment that will improve the quality and safety of the lives of children and adults living with disabilities. As always, I am interested in your thoughts and ideas. You may reach me here: Riverbay Board of Directors, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475 or lberk@riverbayboard.com. By the way, thank you for taking the time to read my viewpoints, I appreciate your time and attention.

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Petition period with the petition process. If they are indebted to the corporation at that time, they will be given an opportunity to satisfy their debt before being given their petitions. All petitions must be picked up and signed for by the prospective candidates, not by any representative, friend or family member. The completed petition packages are due back to the Riverbay Legal Department by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 4. Board Secretary Francine Reva Jones, chair of the 2016 Election Committee, advises candidates who pick up petition packages to carefully read and understand the 2016 election rules and regulations which are included in their petition packages and which govern the election in order to avoid being disqualified. “As the Election Committee chairperson, I urge all prospective candidates who pick up petitions to read and understand the election rules, and if you have any questions, please contact the Election Committee promptly for clarification.” The Riverbay Board voted on March 10 to approve Resolution 15-76 setting the date of this year’s annual shareholders meeting, 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. The 2016 annual meeting of shareholders to elect five candidates to serve three-year terms on the 15-member Riverbay Board, which sets policy for the Riverbay Corporation and the Co-op City community, will take place on Wednesday, May 18th when voting by machine will take place in the building lobbies from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. After the polls close on May 18th, the vote tallies will be counted in Room 31 of the Bartow Community Center. This year, 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 recently, last year’s sixth place 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 the board, 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

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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.” Therefore, the sixth place winner in the upcoming 2016 Riverbay Board election will be seated to complete the remaining year of Rev. Owen’s 3-year term. Any Co-op City shareholder who satisfies the eligibility requirements can run for a three-year 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. The 2016 election rules, which are printed on pages 22-24 of this issue, also state that no candidate shall have felony convictions or convictions of misdemeanors involving moral turpitude. In addition, the rules prohibit candidates from accepting campaign contributions from any person or entity doing business, or soliciting business with the Riverbay Corporation, including present or prospective managing agents and contractors, vendors, professionals, unions, their employees, or persons having direct or indirect interest in such companies to make campaign contributions or pay campaign expenses, whether in cash or in-kind, of persons running for the Board of Directors of a housing company. The rules further state that any candidate who knowingly accepts such campaign contributions, whether directly or indirectly, will be disqualified. A Candidates’ Meeting where candidates’ petitions will be officially certified or rejected is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12 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 16 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 advertisements 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. All candidates’ statements and ads submitted for publication in the Co-op City Times are reviewed by the Election Committee prior to publication and candidates will be notified of any changes made to their statements and ads by Riverbay’s General Counsel. This year, as was the case last year, 3 official Candidates’ Forums will be held, one in each community center. Please note that the date of the first candidates’ forum is no longer April 18th as was reported last week. It has been changed to take into consideration the 2016 Presidential Primaries to be held in New York on Tuesday, April 19. The first official Candidates’ Forum will now take place on Wednesday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m., in Auditorium B of the Dreiser Center. The second forum will be held on Monday, May 2, also at 7:30 p.m. in room 31 of the Bartow Center, and the third and final forum, on Wednesday, May 4, 7:30 p.m. in room 45 of the Einstein Community Center. Since there will be 3 official forums held this year, the housing corporation will not support individual building associations and certified community organizations which, in the past, were allowed to use their meeting rooms free of charge to host candidates’

nights meetings to which all candidates were invited. As a result, building associations and community organizations will not be receiving the customary letter requesting dates of their candidates’ meeting from the 2016 Election Committee. Potential candidates and their supporters should also be aware that the use of any outdoor space owned by Riverbay for public gatherings related to the Board election is strictly prohibited, and no candidate or community organization may use the facilities of the Riverbay Corporation for campaign activities, except for those approved by the Election Committee or unless applicable rates for the use of such facilities have been paid in advance to Riverbay, and unless all candidates can be provided with equal access to such facilities or services [election rule E (2) and (3)]. Any potential candidate who has questions about the election rules or who needs further clarification may address their questions to their 2016 Election Committee, c/o Riverbay Legal Department, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475. In addition to Board Secretary Jones, the other members of the 2016 committee are Cynthia Dixon, John Gale, Barry Lee, Rose Reyes, Yolanda C. Schumann, Harriet Silver, Jacqueline Smith and Augusta Terzol.

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Director’s Viewpoint

First Robotics Competition & Expo

Evelyn Turner Second Vice President A special thanks to the Co-op City College, Career & Resource Fair volunteers for attending, along with yours truly, the 16th Annual New York City FIRST Robotics Competition & Expo. The event was held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Please Save The Date: Saturday, October 1, 2016: 5th Annual College Career & Resource Fair to be held at Dreiser Loop Auditorium. Elementary students are invited to attend from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and middle and high school students from 1 to 5 p.m. The theme this year is STEM – STEM – STEM – STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS). Today’s workforce awaits young people with these skill sets. We need a Co-op City billionaire by 2036. I am pleased to report that the Bronx did a splendid job! The Morris High School Campus Robotics Team lost in the quarterfinals, however, we were extremely proud of them. Our Bronx Morris team is preparing to travel to Rochester, NY to compete at the Rochester Institute of Technology. It is a fact that today’s global companies are clamoring for workers with advanced STEM skills. Recent studies show that occupations with the best wage growth are those with a combination of cognitive and social skills group interaction and problem-solving. It was a wonderful experience observing young people from all over the world actively explore science and technology. It took incredible skills for them to build robots and compete. There were 66 teams from the New York Tri-State area, Brazil, China, Ecuador, Turkey, the Netherlands, and the

United Kingdom. The largest teams from outside the USA were from China (36), Australia (39) and Turkey 20. Israel and Brazil had (6) teams. At this year’s college fair, we are inviting Robotic Teams to Co-op City to inspire our youth to not only use technology, but to create it. One Robotic Team and a NASA representative have already confirmed attendance and we are reaching out to others, such as, Society of Hispanic and Black Professional Engineers, Stuyvesant Robotics Team, etc. We will also be providing information on scholarship programs and career site links. There is $25 million in college scholarships available to FIRST students made available by nearly 200 colleges, universities and corporations who support FIRST. I share a concern with a Bronx STEM instructor that we must demand more of a balance in the media of career choices other than (sports, music & acting). For example, if you ask who “J Lo” is, what do you think would be the answer? Try asking who is Dr. Ellen Ochoa? She is America’s first Hispanic female astronaut and earned the right to wear the highly coveted astronaut’s wings, and fly into space aboard the STS (Space Shuttle). Dr. Ochoa received a doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University. Another female from the world of STEM is Dr. Ashanti Johnson, a Chemical Oceanographer/ Geochemist who works as an aquatic radio geochemist and was instrumental in decoding the environmental effects of potentially hazardous incidents throughout Puerto Rico. African American and Hispanic girls are underrepresented in the STEM fields. Gender bias continues to be a reality. We must continue to provide opportunities to not only inspire our girls, but help them avoid high risk behaviors like drug and alcohol abuse.

Ghanaian Association of Co-op City About Us: The Ghanaian Association of Co-op City (GACC) is a notfor-profit 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 4th, 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 March general meeting is next week: 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 due 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 t-shirts 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

We have volunteer opportunities in planning the STEM-focused College Fair and invite you to jump right in. Please contact me to get more involved. We need to continue to “ignite young minds.” Again, we are proud of any Co-op City youth who may have participated in the Robotics competition and our awesome STEM schools in the Bronx and other boroughs. Co-op City has a legacy of producing future leaders. Public Safety A special thanks to the Public Safety staff for the quick, documented follow-up of a situation in Section 5. A request was made after a cooperator observed something and said something to this director. Cooperators should continue to document anything that may not seem in the best interest of our community. Our Public Safety staff is the best! They work hard to keep us safe. They put their lives at risk every day for us. Ad Hoc Committee The board has interviewed candidates to assist with managing our corporation. Cooperators will be kept abreast. Also, we have had visits from HCR staff as part of their oversight responsibilities. Riverbay Board Election Welcome, Sonia Feliciano; best wishes to Rev. Dr. Owens and hello to all those to wish to throw their hat in the ring for 2016. It’s a great, rewarding and demanding volunteer experience. Women History Month Let us continue to uplift all the tenacious women trailblazers despite the opposition received on many levels. Let’s continue to tell our stories and our histories. On this day, March 19, 1894, Jackie ‘Moms’ Mabley, famed comedienne, was born in Brevard, NC. You may reach me at: evelyntinez@aol.com; 917324-1033: 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475.

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Director’s Viewpoint

Francine Reva Jones Secretary If you missed the State of the 12th District Address presented by NYC Council Member Andy King, you missed a fantastic affair. Last Saturday, Councilman King reported on several areas of the Bronx and a forecast for their future. The two promises made for Co-op City were: $1M to renovate the Dreiser auditorium and a “trolley” to take seniors from one area of the community to another. Councilman King recognized NYC Public Advocate, Letitia James, for her good works and all joined her in singing “Happy Birthday” to the Councilman. In recognition of Women’s History Month, Councilman King presented Women of Excellence Awards to several women, including me, which read, “In recognition of your tireless and dedicated energy to improving the lives of family, friends and community, we are deeply indebted to you as a woman of excellence.” This presentation was followed by refreshments and then all enjoyed the councilman’s birthday party. In recognition of Women’s History Month, I take the opportunity to acknowledge my board colleagues who dedicate many hours of time to make our community as wonderful as it is and who are striving to make it better, including Helen Atkins, Linda Berk, Leah Graham, Pastor Deborah Jenkins, Andrea Leslie, Leslie Peterson, Evelyn Turner, and the newest board member, Sonia Feliciano. I also honor the women of the AfricanAmerican Association of Co-op City for taking a leadership role in the organization, including Deborah C. Nelson, Sandra Mitchell, Augusta Terzol, Mercedes Terzol, Iris Steele and Cheryl Birdsall. I applaud them all for their devotion to improving the quality of life in our community. Voting On April 19th, you are expected to cast your vote in the Presidential Primary Election. The NAACP Co-op City Branch will sponsor an important Candidates’

A Trolley for Co-op City Forum for Voter’s Education on Thursday, April 7th, 6-9 p.m. in Dreiser Auditorium B. Are you a registered voter, and do you know who you are voting for? What are the candidates willing to do for you and your community? Come out and learn what is at stake during this year’s election. The Riverbay Board of Directors’ elections is just as important. On May 18th, as a shareholder, you will be expected to vote to elect or re-elect five resident Board Directors. Board President Cleve Taylor has appointed me chairperson for the 2016 Board of Directors elections this year and I am pleased to serve. At the January 13th open board meeting, the board voted to approve research into other ways to conduct the 2016 board elections because over the past two years, the Riverbay Corporation spent $100,000 or more on its annual Board elections by using the Board of Elections’ voting machines. The Election Committee did the required due diligence and the request for proposal yielded several responses from vendors, some of which would have saved the corporation $60,000. However, a majority of the Board members voted against it or abstained from voting for it. Their reasons were varied and they have a right to their opinions. However, most have stated that they might support it for 2017. In this Women’s History Month, I recognize the outstanding women on my 2016 Election Committee, including Cynthia Dixon, Augusta Terzol, Rose Reyes, Yolanda C. Schumann, Harriet Silver and Jacqueline Smith for their outstanding participation thus far. Management Agent The Board Ad Hoc Committee, led by Directors Bernard Cylich and Linda Berk, is continuing with the interviews for prospective managers for the very crucial positons of managing the Riverbay Corporation. Two additional interviews are planned and then we will make our selection. Washing Machines The Riverbay Corporation leases the washing machines and dryers that we use. For several years, board directors have considered the possibility of the corporation owning these machines and if it would be a

financially sound venture. Therefore, our Internal Auditor did a thorough analysis of the Coinmach operation and has concluded that this undertaking would not be financially advantageous for the corporation and we shall continue to lease. Bathroom Heaters I have heard your call to restore the bathroom heaters for apartments with bathroom windows. After 45 years or more of using the bathroom heaters, many have broken and cannot be repaired. Several cooperators have called to complain of being very cold. The former management agent decided against replacing them. One of our co-interim general managers, Mr. Noel Ellison, has informed me that he would see that cooperators would receive a heater. Nevertheless, in last week’s edition of this newspaper, the First Reading of a resolution was printed so that you could see that this board director is working for you in order to maintain your quality of life. The board will vote on this resolution at our March 23rd Board meeting. 3rd Annual Co-op City Spelling Bee On March 19th, the African American Association and the Riverbay Fund will present its 3rd Annual Spelling Bee for children in grades 4th-8th at 11:00 a.m. in the Bartow Community Center, room 31. If you have not yet registered your child, please arrive by 10:30 a.m. and you can still participate. The contest winner will receive $100, the second place contest $50, and the third will receive $25. All will receive recognition, gift bags and refreshments. All are welcome to attend. Admission is free. Contact Me Please remember that it is important to attend your building association meetings. There are many issues to be discussed in our community. The board elections are coming up. Talk to your neighbors about the candidates of your choice and encourage them to vote. If you have an issue that cannot be resolved at your building association meeting or by the Cooperator Services Office (CSO) Department, you may contact me, Francine Jones, Board of Directors, Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475 or call me at 718-671-5957.

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 tonys home10475@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

Co-op City Times / March 19, 2016

NYC Offers Summer Jobs For Our Youths, Ages 14 - 24

Director’s Viewpoint

Daryl Johnson I'm glad to see that the city is looking to hire thousands of youths, aged 14 - 24, for the summer. So, we have to work together to get the word out about this employment program. Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) The city has announced plans to hire youths to work in a variety of industries. Some of the industries include "government agencies, hospitals, summer camps, nonprofits, small businesses, law firms, museums, sports enterprises, and retail organizations." Participants must be between the ages of 14 and 24 and they must be NYC residents. The deadline to apply for this program is April 15. Applicants can go online and type in ‘NYC Summer Youth Employment Program 2016.’ Thereafter, they can get more information about this program and they can download an application. Typically, a lot of complaints are made during the summer about youths hanging out. So, one solution to this issue is to get these youths into employment programs. These programs can help them to develop their personal and professional skills. For instance, how would you feel if your child were to get called to work in a law firm or another type of business? At this business, they meet a mentor that helps them to see their true potential. Thereafter, you start to see some changes in your child. Next, they come home and say that they want to go to school to be a lawyer, a doctor, or they want to enter into another profession. This is joyous and it can happen. So, I would like to ask you to please help your family, this community, and other youths that you know to apply to this summer employment program. Thank you. Councilman Andy King's State of the District Speech NYC Councilman Andy King gave his 'State of District Speech' at Dreiser last Saturday. During this speech, he announced that he is going to

give $1 million to renovate the Dreiser auditorium. Then, he stated that he's going to start a trolley service so that our seniors can ride around Co-op City. Additionally, he's going to help us with our issues with the late and slow buses that serve this community. I would like to thank our councilman for helping this community. This Resolution Didn't Get Our Stamp Of Approval Last week, this paper reported that we could have saved more than $60,000 by voting online and with mailin ballots. But, one major issue that was missing from this article was that two companies that conduct elections came before a committee. Thereafter, one company was dismissed before their services were presented to the full board. Why were they dismissed? Why couldn't both companies present their services to the board? This is a big problem. So, the resolution for this matter was voted down. But, I hope that we can have several companies appear before the board for next year. Reveal These So-called Deals Three outrageous resolutions—16-12, 16-13, and 1614—were published in this paper last week. The first resolution, 16-12, was for $300,000 worth of convector parts. The second resolution, 16-13, was for $300,000 worth of convector parts. Both resolutions stated: "Contracts Administration did try to bid these items and received the one bid from. …" Really? But, a bigger problem, in my opinion, was that the quantities wanted for these convector parts were never cited in these resolutions. So, how many parts will be ordered? Then, resolution 16-14 was for 5 different sizes of convector motors. This resolution was for $350,000. But, again, the quantities wanted for each motor was never cited in this resolution. Why not? If we just laid out $950,000 for convector parts, then why couldn't the quantities of each item to be ordered be listed in these resolutions? Bottom line: Why do you think that these resolutions were prepared in this way? Would you vote yes for these

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 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, 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 - return approximately 4 p.m. in front of 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) 6711905 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.). Don't miss it!!! GENERAL MEETING - will be Thursday, March 31, at 7 p.m. in the association room in the rear lobby of Bldg. 27C. Lite refreshments and 50/50 raffles. 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, birthdays, bereavement. Ms. Rondon will respond on 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

Get involved! Co-op City is your home. If you have talents, knowledge and expertise that can be helpful and improve the quality of life in Co-op City, share your ideas. Join a Board committee, write to Riverbay’s management or pen a letter to the editor.

resolutions? We Need Better Bus Service In an article, dated March 5, 2016, the chairman of Community Board 10, Martin Prince, wrote that he would like to address the issues that we have with our buses at Pelham Bay and at the Gun Hill Road station. These issues include an insufficient amount of buses to serve the needs of this community and buses that are too small to accommodate the evening crowds. Therefore, he would like "the bus riding members of the community to provide real time data regarding their commuting experience." So, we can assist him in this area by mentioning 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. Please list the "date, time, bus route, boarding location, bus scheduled time, and the actual arrival time of the bus." And, please mention how we need for the bx26 and the bx28 buses to go around to all of our sections. These messages should be sent via email to Martin Prince, Chairman, Community Board 10, BX10@ cb.nyc.gov. Thank you. Close My next article will focus on some of the conditions of our streets. Some of our streets are bad and have potholes. And, some of the worst areas are on Bartow Avenue and on Co-op City Boulevard. 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.

Co-op City Times / March 19, 2016

Director’s Viewpoint

Sonia Feliciano Dear fellow cooperators, I am pleased, honored and humbled to accept the position of board director, a position held by Reverend Calvin Owens for the past 11 years. As a newly appointed board member and during my service, I will dedicate the time, maintain a relationship of trust to my community, tackling complex problems and being a team player. I will attend board meetings regularly and actively participate in com-

Maintaining a relationship of trust mittee meetings. I was fortunate to be a part of the Security Committee with Director Junius Williams, and while he has, unfortunately, tendered his resignation as committee chairperson, I know he will continue to drive awareness to quality of life issues important to our cooperators. In the interim, I will assist his co-chairperson, Reverend Deborah Jenkins, on the Security Committee. I am looking forward to sharing my ideas, working with my peers on the board, learning, listening and working with my community. One of the things I ran on with the Cooperators with Vision slate is to lobby our elected officials to advocate our state, local and federal government for our fair share of funding of projects for our community. We will continue to work

towards this effort. We are a community of many and one size does not fit all. I want to hear from each and every one of you as I believe that increasing the variety of cooperators who participate in helping affect change will bring about a rich pool of talent, experiences and approaches that add depth to existing skills and ideas. I wish Reverend Owens well as he steps down from board duties to devote more time to family obligations. I think we can all identify with and appreciate how important it is to have a balance in family, professional and community obligations. Please feel free to contact me on 1-917-992-7311. You can also email me, SFeliciano@riverbay board.com. Thank you.

African American Association 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 to get a book at the event, congratulations. Our new computer classes began on Saturday, March 5th with a bang!!! Classes are a donation of $5 per class for members, $8 for non-members. 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 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 – Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. starting March 5th, rm. 15, Dreiser Center. Call 718-379-5555 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 on Tuesday, 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.

National Council of Negro Women Accounts of the lives of individual women are critically important during Women’s History Month because they reveal exceptionally strong role models who share a more expansive vision of what a woman can do. The stories of women’s lives, and the choices they make, encourage girls and young women to think larger and bolder, and give boys and men a fuller understanding of the female experience. Knowing women’s achievements challenges stereotypes and upends social assumptions about who women are and what women can accomplish today. There is a real power in hearing women’s stories, both personally and in a larger context. Remembering and recounting tales of our ancestors’ talents, sacrifices, and commitments inspires today’s generations and opens the way to the future. This year, NCNW has selected April 2nd for an afternoon of celebrating women, past and present, through music, poetry, essays or skits. We will, at the same time, be celebrating April as National Poetry Month. We will be recognizing women who have made contri-

butions to society and to the Co-op City community. Any organization or church who would like to suggest the name of someone to be recognized for community service or leadership, please email your nomination to elilac444@aol.com, along with 100-150 words about why you are suggesting this person or you can just call 917-825-5686 for further information. If you are a budding poet and would like to share your poetry with us, call the same phone number. This free event promises to be a beautiful afternoon. We still have one spot 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. —Joyce Howard

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Belly Dance Classes – Wednesdays, 7 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 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 a.m., Dreiser Center, room #2. Call Keith, 917-561-6211. 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, 718-379-5555. 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: AfricanAmerican Association of Co-op City, P.O. Box 702, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475. Donations are welcomed. Like us on Facebook: Coopcity Africanamericanassoc/email us at: aaaccpower@gmail.com. —Kevin Lambright

Co-op City Times / March 19, 2016

Building 21 Association Phenomenal Women of Co-op City!...and Men too! 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 dreams. DO SOMETHING in your life that is uniquely YOU. Be a part of something to change your life and the lives of others for the better. THINK TANK at Building 21 is where we make miracles and dreams come true. 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 2 of 3) Last week, we began with Shirley Chisholm, who once said: “Women in this country must become revolutionaries.” We can all agree that the following two women are definitely revolutionaries: Gloria Steinem, born Gloria Marie Steinem, is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader and spokeswoman for the feminist movement in the late 1960s and

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early 1970s. Two Steinem quotes: “Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” “The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.” Sonia Sotomayor, born Sonia Maria Sotomayor, is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving since August 2009. A quote from Justice Sotomayor: “As members of the judiciary tasked with intervening to carry out the guarantee of equal protection, we ought not sit back and wish away, rather than confront, the racial inequality that exists in our society.” DID YOU KNOW?...Justice Sonia Sotomayor was raised right here in CO-OP City?! We are an extraordinary community of diverse ethnicities with varied talents. Let us embrace and support each other. The next general meeting of the Building 21 Association will be Wednesday, March 30th at 7 p.m. Contact us at 21association@gmail.com or by phone at 347-504-1821. 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

Springtime is just days away - and some might say not a day too soon! There is much a buzz in our Co-op City community and we invite you to attend our next association meeting to get the full 4-1-1 on it all. Well, start with our own building - there’s the high rise elevator repairs that were promised last summer, concerns about trespassers and building safety, and this year’s Summer Fun Day Block Party. Larger community happenings are the proposed highway changes and new commercial developments that will impact

access points into Co-op City and the community-wide effort to increase cooperators participation in the political process, beginning with our Riverbay Board elections. There’s more and we want to hear your concerns and suggestions. Our next association meeting is Wednesday, March 23rd at 7:30 p.m. Please join us! Happy Palm Sunday. Reach your association at theab14c@hotmail.com or 917.612.1951. —J. Ferguson

Jewish War Veterans Post 500 There will be a meeting of Co-op City Post 500 on March 20th at 10 a.m. at the Town House Restaurant on Dreiser Loop. A very important meeting of the Department of New York JWV will be held on the next Sunday, March 27th at the James J. Peters Veterans Hospital, room 3D22, at 10 a.m. Prior to the meeting at 9:15, a breakfast will be served, also in room 3D22. A Testimonial Luncheon for the Department of New York Commander,

David Zwerin will take place on Sunday, May 1st at 12 p.m., held at the Holiday Inn, Westbury, Long Island. The cost is $45 per person payable to NSDC JWV. If you are attending, bring your check to our next Post meeting or mail it to me, Marvin. Congratulations to Post 500 member Alan Kalter on his appointment to the rank of Chief of Staff for the Bronx County Council, JWV. —Marvin Warm

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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) 320-8165 and our email address is post1871@optimum.net. Greetings to our Post 1871 members,

after you have signed in, please take a seat and turn down or turn off your cell phones. I hope you brought along with you a pen and paper so you can take notes of the up and coming events that you can transfer to your calendar as a reminder to what will be taking place in the coming months. Now that you have received your Memorial Day raffles, I hope you try to sell them as fast as you can so that you can stop by the post and pick up some more raffles. This is one of our ways to get money for our post to support Memorial Day to honor our past and present veterans. By selling your raffles, you will be doing your part by support-

ing our post for that day. How many of our post members have received a voice message on your cell phone telling you to call this number because you have won money in a sweepstakes or have an undelivered package? If you receive these types of calls, THEY ARE SCAMS! Disconnect when you answer because if you call that number, it could cost you up to $30 for that call back. You might find the charges on your bill as connection fee, internet advertising or minimum fee. Did you get your flu shot yet? Flu shots are given daily at the VA Hospital for free. Remember, this is the flu season. Protect yourself from this season at

all times from the flu. The post will be looking for VOLUNTEERS to help with the Honor Guard. Picking up the food, transporting items from the post to the Memorial Day location. A good movie to see is “London Is Falling." This movie has lots of action and surprises in it. Morgan Freeman and Angela Basset are co-stars in the movie. Q: How do you know when your girlfriend is getting fat? A: When she can fit in your wife's clothes. Q: What book do women like to read most? A: Their husband’s checkbook. This information is provided to you by your Post information officer. —Richard I. Lawson Jr.

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Co-op City Times / March 19, 2016

Director’s Viewpoint

Shareholders need to be more vocal

Leslie Peterson There are items in Co-op City that need to be vigorously raised with our municipal agencies. Our streets have numerous holes and the line markings are either faint or totally missing. With transportation, many shareholders have complained about the long wait time and having to transfer buses to get around Co-op City. As well, elevators are in various states of repair and traffic on a main thoroughfare, Bartow Avenue, needs to be addressed. Additionally, our effort to resolve the asbestos abatement that would save us millions of dollars should always be a part of the conversation. Hopefully, some of these matters will continue to be undertaken with our elected officials. Our community board is trying to focus on some issues, but we, the shareholders, need to be more vocal by e-mail, regular mail or telephone. In our history, one of the fervent struggles faced was the battle for the right to vote. On February 20, 2016 Co-op City hosted its first Legislative Brunch. It was evident that a great deal of effort went into the preparations. Legislative Committee Chair, Director Saunders, the Legislative Com-

mittee and the various Riverbay employees who helped put this together are all to be commended. It was good to see attendance by the board members, shareholders from various community and religious organizations, as well as, building presidents who attended to show their support. This leads to an important aspect and that is voting. Often I hear shareholders refer to the days when elected city officials were here all of the time and very responsive to our needs. Our current representatives attended the brunch and assured us they are very concerned about our needs, but in the political arena, votes speak louder, not just in our community, but citywide. Our Assemblyman Michael Benedetto said, “What it was like 30 years ago in Co-op City, it is not anymore. The political level of activity has gone down. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still good, but it’s got to be better.” Although the demographics of Co-op City has changed, the right to vote is still the same. Councilman Andy King said, “In the last three years, we have been the largest voting district in the Bronx and agencies are listening, but we must all do this together.” Key in his statement is “agencies are listening.” Well, officials who depend on the vote to be re-elected will listen also whether here or in Albany. The presidential elections are important, but your well-being is primarily affected by local city and state

Faith@ Work Christian Church 120 DeKruif Place (street level). Praise and worship begins at 9:30 a.m. Church telephone, (347) 346-5790; email: fatwcc@aol com. Weekly Worship Experiences: Tuesday Prayer Service, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Sunday Morning Worship, 9:30 a.m. Teen church, 10 a.m., 2nd Sundays; Children's Church, 3rd Sundays (K3); Older Children's Church, 4th Sundays (4th-7th). Church Motto: "We are Christ-centered, familyfocused with power and authority." Church Mission: To empower, educate and motivate men, women, boys and girls to reach their full potential and live abundant lives through preaching and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Come worship with us where we honor tradition, but are not bound by it! All are welcome to join us any and every Sunday because our goal is to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ, in LOVE, through teaching and preaching the Word of God from the Bible. Today, March 19, at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., join us for a viewing of the Passion of the Christ and War Room. Light refreshments will be served, no charge. 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

elections. I hope the many organizations present at the Legislative Brunch heed the message that was repeated, loud and clear and encourage folks to vote. We can do this if we all work together as a community and re-establish the strong voting bloc we had. On February 27th, I had the pleasure of attending the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. Co-op City Section’s 15th Annual Black History Month Youth Celebration. I want to congratulate Dorcas Lay, NCNW President, and Lori Melton, 2nd Vice President and Black History Month chairperson, for a fantastic presentation. Seeing the youth from the various schools and organizations sing, step, recite poetry and perform spoken word pieces was inspiring and surely a memory they will cherish. The art exhibits and inventors’ display tables highlighted the contributions made to this country. I especially enjoyed the duet performance by the father and daughter Carlton Smith and Misa Smith and Robin Miller’s “Jazz in the Art Class” video featuring Phyllis Hyman singing "It Don't Mean A Thing" by the great Duke Ellington. I am always interested in hearing your thoughts on various issues. I can be reached by mail at: Leslie Peterson, Riverbay Board Director, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475, telephone at 718-3201370, or e-mail at daddpeterson@aol.com.

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It’s that time again when we, cooperators, have to decide which way Co-op City should go. This Monday, petitions are being picked up for those who want to run for Riverbay board. Just as important, everyone who is eligible to vote should be registered. On Tuesday, March 22, we will have our monthly building meeting with our guest speaker General Manager Noel Ellison. Crochet is every Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the association room. For those celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, or new additions, congratulations. For those under the weather, get well soon. —Linda Werner

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Community Protestant Church On behalf of our Pastor, Reverend Dr. Calvin E. Owens, and our church family, welcome to Community Protestant Church, a church of love and understanding, located at 1659 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY 10469; telephone (718) 862-9172. Church Schedule Sunday School - 9:00 a.m. Worship Service - 11:00 a.m. Communion Service - Every first and third Sundays Prayer Meeting and Bible Study – Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. The following programs are at the Church’s Annex: 2053 Asch Loop North (Co-op City) Morning Prayer Services - Tuesday, 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.11:00 a.m. Neighborhood Bible Study Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Extension of Prayer and Worship Service – Every first, second and third

Fridays at 7:00 p.m. Sunday School Easter Play — Easter is fast approaching. On Sunday, March 20 at 11:00 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 are 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 invite you to be present as we worship the Lord, recognize, pay tribute and encourage awareness of life-changing and history- making events, including the following: Women’s History Tribute and Sunday, March 27th - Youth Sunday. Holy Week Services at Community

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 1st 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 2nd Sunday of each month. We look forward to welcoming everyone to service at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 20, when we will celebrate Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday with Liturgy of the Palms. Our Supply Priest, Father Simeon Johnson, will be the preacher and celebrant. Holy Week • Maundy Thursday, March 24 at 7 p.m. – The Last Supper/Holy Communion; Washing of Feet; Stripping of the Altar and Reserving of the Sacraments. • Good Friday, March 25 – Service, 12 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Liturgy of Good

Friday with Stations of the Cross, Veneration of the Cross and the Holy Communion. • Sunday, March 27, Easter Day – The Resurrection Mass at 9:00 a.m. 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 718320-0844, 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

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(EASTER SUNDAY) Other Scheduled Events 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 reservation and/or additional information, call (718) 3204278 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

Newsong Church Tomorrow is Palm Sunday, the day millions of Christians world-wide will celebrate the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem riding on a donkey. On that day, enthusiastic followers of Jesus waved palm branches in the air and shouted "Hosanna," "Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord!" At that time, the people of Israel were under Roman occupation and they were waiting for God to send them a King who would set them free from the chains of their oppressors. Freedom was riding into Jerusalem that day, but not the way people expected. Have you ever been anticipating something and then when it doesn't happen the way you thought it would, you become angry? That is exactly what happened to Jesus. On that Sunday, people were waving palms and praising His name, but by Friday, people were persecuting Him and driving nails into His palms! Jesus knew something that nobody else did...This was all part of God’s plan to free His people, and Jesus had a lot to do in that last week! We'll look at three days this week, and three days next week! You can find these stories in the eye witness testimonies of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John. Monday: By Monday, the parade was over. Jesus went into the Temple where the people were supposed to be worshipping God only to find that they were worshipping money. Filled with righteous anger and a zeal for God’s house, Jesus chased away all those who loved money more than they loved God. He then cursed a fruitless fig tree, a lesson to teach

God’s people that they had become fruitless and were living without true purpose in their lives. Tuesday: Tuesday was a teaching day for Jesus. He sat and taught using stories that have a deep spiritual meaning. Many people heard the stories, but few actually received what was being said. Then Jesus had lunch at a man named Simon's house. During lunch, a woman broke a very expensive bottle of perfume and poured it over Jesus' feet. The perfume was worth a year’s salary and Jesus was moved by this amazing act of worship. Days away from His death, Jesus marked this moment saying that people will forever tell the story of this woman's sacrifice. Wednesday: A strange silence fell over Jerusalem on Wednesday. Nothing of Jesus' actions are recorded in Scripture. Maybe Jesus spent some time with his mom, maybe he spent it praying to his Father in Heaven or maybe he spent it resting knowing the work that he still had to do. Maybe he just needed a day to himself, we don't know. But the silence only lasted one day and Friday was coming. Join us during Holy Week We meet at 177 Dreiser Auditorium Palm Sunday - March 20th, 11 a.m. Good Friday Communion Service - 7 p.m. Easter Sunday Services - 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. If you have any questions, you can contact us Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; 718-708-8385; www.newsong churchnyc.org. God bless you! —Pastor Mike Tolone

Riverbay Board Election Rules and Regulations Co-op City Times / March 19, 2016

✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭ GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO THE RIVERBAY CORPORATION’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION AND THE ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING GOVERNED BY RIVERBAY CORPORATION BY-LAWS WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016. A. GENERAL RULES 1. The election of Directors of Riverbay Corporation and the Annual Shareholders Meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, (hereafter "Election Day"), beginning at 6:00 a.m. and ending at 9:00 p.m. In addition, the Election Committee reserves the right to extend voting hours. 2. The election will be for five residents to serve on the Board of Directors and as many as needed to fill unexpired terms. 3. The Riverbay Board Election Committee shall be established during the month of January in any calendar year. a) The election shall be supervised by a Riverbay Board Election Committee (hereinafter "Committee"). b) The Chairperson of the Committee, (hereinafter "Chairperson") shall be a member of the Riverbay Board of Directors, (hereinafter "Board") who is not a candidate in the election. c) The Chairperson and Committee shall be appointed by the President and approved by the Board. All members shall be resident shareholders of Co-op City. d) The Committee shall be assisted by the Corporation's General Counsel or an attorney retained by the Corporation's Board of Directors. e) No member of the Committee or their immediate family shall in any way engage in any campaigning either for or against a candidate or slate of candidates. Committee members shall, to the extent reasonably possible, refrain from publicly commenting upon any issue in the campaign, and shall not engage in any activity which may create the appearance of partiality. Members of the Committee who are also members of the Corporation's Board of Directors shall refrain from writing viewpoints during the period of time commencing one week prior to the Date of Certification and continuing through the date of the election. f) A member of the Committee who violates the provisions of paragraph "e" or whose family member violates the provisions of paragraph "e" shall immediately be removed from the Committee. g) Nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting a member of the Committee or a member of his/her immediate family from signing a nominating petition or voting. 4. There will be one vote per unit by residents who were shareholders on April 4, 2016. 5. Voting will be on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 by voting machines supplied by the Board of Elections. One voting machine will be placed in each of the 65 lobbies that compromise Co-op City from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. B. RULES FOR ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES 1. A candidate must be a resident shareholder as indicated on the candidate's stock certificate, occupancy agreement and the current Occupants Annual Affidavit of Family Income and must continue to reside in Co-op City for the entire term of office in

order to serve as a Director. 2. No more than one resident shareholder of a single unit may be a candidate for the Board of Directors; and no more than one resident shareholder from a single unit may serve as a Director. 3. No candidate may be indebted to the Corporation when picking up petitions; on the date they are certified; on the date votes are counted; and must remain current throughout the election period until the candidate is sworn in if elected, for unpaid carrying charges or other debts to the Corporation. If a candidate is indebted to the Corporation on any of these days, the candidate will be disqualified. At the close of business on the date the petition period ends and weekly thereafter, River-bay's Finance Director will provide a written list to the Chair of the Election Com-mittee of all candidates' indebtedness to the Corporation, if any. After 5:00 p.m. the prospective candidate may pick up a petition package by signing a form at the Public Safety Office, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475. (Petitions are not enclosed in the package). On the following business day, the financial status of the prospective candidate will be checked and, if the prospective candidate is not indebted to the Corporation he or she will be contacted and authorized to proceed with petitioning. If he or she is indebted to the Corporation, he or she will be contacted and have an opportunity to satisfy the debt and proceed before the petitioning period ends on April 4, 2016. If not, he or she will not have qualified to be a candidate. For the purpose herein, a candidate who is current on a written arrearage agreement shall be considered current on charges to the Corporation if such candidate is not otherwise indebted to the Corporation. No candidate shall have felony convictions or convictions of misdemeanors involving moral turpitude. 4. It is inappropriate for any person or entity doing business, or soliciting business with the Corporation, including present or prospective managing agents and contractors, vendors, professionals, unions, their employees, or persons having a direct or indirect interest in such companies to make campaign contributions or pay campaign expenses, whether in cash or in-kind, of persons running for the Board of Directors of a housing company. Directors of a corporation act in a fiduciary capacity with respect to the corporation, and are required to place the corporation's interest above their personal interests. Accepting campaign contributions from parties who contract with the corporation creates at least an appearance of a conflict of interest and, in most circumstances, an actual conflict as well. Any candidate who knowingly accepts campaign contributions or payment of campaign expenses, direct or indirect, in cash or inkind from any person or entity doing business or soliciting business from the Corporation, including but not limited to the managing agent, or any vendor, union, pro-

fessional or contractor, their employees, or persons having a direct or indirect interest in such companies, will be disqualified. C. RULES FOR CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES 1. Official Petition Forms (hereinafter "Petition"), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1, will be distributed to candidates at Riverbay Corporation's administration office, starting on Monday, March 21, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Prospective candidates are required to pick up their own petition materials. 2. Prospective candidates will also receive a copy of the Election Rules and Regulations (hereinafter "Rules"), and a copy of an agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2. This agreement must be executed acknowledging the candidate's receipt of the rules and the candidate's agreement to abide by the rules. 3. a) The name of each candidate on a Petition and on the ballot must correspond to the name of the candidate as it appears on his/her occupancy agreement and signature card, or the name by which each candidate is commonly known. b) Each candidate's name and address must appear on the Petition sheet both at the time it is being circulated for signatures and at the time it is submitted. 4. In order to be nominated, a candidate shall submit a Petition containing the signatures of at least seventy-five (75) resident shareholders (one per unit) within the time specified in these Rules. Each resident shareholder may sign the Petition of more than one candidate, but no more than one resident shareholder of a single unit may sign the Petition of any one candidate, with the earliest dated signature of a unit to be counted. In order to be verifiable, each signature should appear as it does on the shareholder's occupancy agreement, along with an address and/or building number and apartment number. Signatures that cannot be verified will be eliminated. 5. In order to assist the candidates in obtaining signatures correctly, each candi date will be given a list of building addresses containing corresponding building numbers with the petition package. 6. Completed Petitions must be returned to Riverbay no later than 5:00 p.m., on Monday, April 4, 2016. The Committee will designate an official or officials to receive the Petitions. A receipt will be issued for each Petition filed. The petitions may be returned in person or by a designee of the prospective candidate. 7. No set of Petitions will be accepted unless filed with an executed copy of the "OFFICIAL FORM" acknowledging submission of the petitions with a minimum of 75 signatures. If a candidate fails to provide the Official Form to the Committee, the set of Petitions will not be valid, and the candidate shall be disqualified. 8. The Committee will certify Petitions as valid or reject them as invalid by 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Notice of the Committee's certification will be pub-

lished in the Co-op City Times within ten days thereafter. 9. The Committee shall hold a briefing on the Rules for all candidates or their designees immediately after the random drawing called for under Section E, Paragraph 7. D. CAMPAIGNING STANDARDS OF CONDUCT 1. No audio and/or video equipment may be used in Co-op City by candidates or by those campaigning for candidates in connection with the election. 2. The posting of all campaign signs, literature and other material (posters, gummed stickers, etc.) in Co-op City is prohibited except on personal property, with the owner's permission. Campaign flyers may not be posted in commercial establishments within Co-op City. Residents, employees, and all candidates and their supporters may remove any improperly posted material as a service to Co-op City, and the Committee will cause a notice to this effect to be published in the Co-op City Times. 3. Except for the material prepared and published by Riverbay as described herein, all literature used or distributed by or for a candidate must include the name, address, or post office box of the person or organization who issued such literature, and in the case of an organization, the name of the chairperson or treasurer. 4. Campaign literature may be slipped under apartment doors between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., and campaign handouts are permitted. 5. The unauthorized use of the Riverbay logo in any form is prohibited for use in or on campaign materials. (Resolution #9396). 6. No member of the Election Committee, Riverbay Board of Directors, Riverbay employees, Riverbay's Management Staff or any contractor can participate in any prize (s) approved by the Riverbay Board of Directors during its election. 7. Notwithstanding paragraph Dl, candidates shall be allowed to use social media and email campaigns in conformance with Section D3. E. USE OF CO-OP CITY FACILITIES FOR CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES 1. There shall be three official candidates' forums. One forum shall take place on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 in the Dreiser Community Center, Auditorium B at 7:30 p.m. The second forum shall take place on Monday, May 2, 2016 in the Bartow Community Center, Rm. 31 at 7:30p.m. The third forum shall take place on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in the Einstein Community Center, Rm. 45 at 7:30 p.m. No person, other than authorized Riverbay personnel must use audio or video equipment at any of the three forums. All certified candidates will be invited to participate in the forums. If a candidate (Continued on page 23)

Riverbay Board Election Rules and Regulations Co-op City Times / March 19, 2016

✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭ cannot attend the forum, and the candidate provides the Election Committee Chairperson with the reason for non-attendance, the Committee Chairperson, with the permission of the candidate, may announce the reason to the audience. 2. The use of any outdoor space owned by Riverbay for public gatherings related to the election is prohibited. 3. No candidate or organization may use the facilities of Riverbay Corporation for campaign activities, except as provided herein, unless applicable rates for the use of such facilities have been paid in advance to the Corporation, and unless all candidates can be provided with equal access to such facilities or services. 4. At no cost, Riverbay will publish pictures of each candidate and three different narrative statements or articles by each candidate in three successive issues of the Co-op City Times beginning with the Saturday, April 23, 2016 issue. The Editor shall set the deadlines and technical standards for these submissions. All candidates' articles will be reviewed by the Committee prior to publication. The Committee reserves the right to delete any material which in its opinion contains libelous statements, personal attacks, or material misstatement of fact. 5. In conjunction with the statements described herein, Riverbay will also publish at no charge a 1/4 page campaign ad by each candidate in three successive issues of the Co-op City Times beginning with the Saturday, April 23, 2016 issue. The same ad will be used in each of the three issues and will appear opposite each candidate's article for that week. The Editor shall set the deadlines and technical standards for these submissions. All ad copy will be reviewed by the Committee prior to publication. The Committee reserves the right to delete any material, which in its opinion constitutes a libelous statement, personal attack, or material misstatement of fact. 6. a) Campaigning by prospective candidates or their supporters may not begin until the day after the candidates' meeting is held, pursuant to Section E, Paragraph 7. b) Starting on the day candidates are certified and continuing during the period of the campaigning, Board members who are not running for election shall be free to continue to write Viewpoints of a "non-political" nature except that they may endorse candidates in one viewpoint only. It shall not be deemed to be "political" for a noncandidate Board member to describe the activities and achievements of the Board as a whole, including the activities of any incumbent candidates. In the event the Board as a whole wishes to publish a joint Viewpoint, it may do so, but only if the Viewpoint has been unanimously approved by the full Board. c) Information of an operation, maintenance or emergency of a non-political nature may be published by the General Manager during this period of time. d) In the event that an article appears in a publication other than the Riverbay sponsored publication, which is currently titled the "Co-op City Times," in which the

actions of the Board as a whole, or of an individual Board member are challenged, a Board member shall have the right to respond to such challenge, without regard to whether the Board member is a candidate in the election and without regard to the political nature of the comment. e) The same right shall apply to candidates who are not members of the Board of Directors. 7. A candidates' meeting shall be held on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 8:00 pm, in the Bartow Community Center, Room 31. A random drawing will be made to determine the order of placement of candidate statements and free campaign ads in each of the three election issues of the Co-op City Times and the order of speakers at the candidates' forum. The drawing for order of speakers will also determine the relative position of each candidate's name on a ballot. Names on the ballot will automatically rotate. 8. Campaign ads other than those provided by Riverbay may be placed in the Co-op City Times but must be paid in full by money order or certified check at least 48 hours before the normal deadline of an issue. The Committee will review all paid campaign ads prior to publication and reserves the right to reject any copy which, in its sole judgment, contains libelous statements, personal attacks or material misstatement of fact. 9. The election of a Board of Directors is a right of residents of Co-op City. Employees living in Co-op City are encouraged to exercise their rights as residents of the community during the Board of Directors election within the scope of this policy. All Riverbay employees are reminded that as employees they have a duty of loyalty to Riverbay and should not engage in any activity which raises the appearance of impropriety. Participation in the electoral process must not interfere with employees' work duties. All employees shall refrain from engaging in any activity that might be construed as an attempt to abuse their positions as employees for the purpose of influencing the outcome of the election. Examples of acts that may be deemed to be an abuse of an employee position include: soliciting donations for particular candidate(s), distributing campaign material for or against particular candidate(s), or engaging in any other activity that may reasonably be viewed as an abuse of position. Non-resident employees and employee groups and organizations are prohibited from participation in the electoral process. Candidates who encourage, accept, or knowingly benefit from such prohibited participation are subject to disqualification by the Committee. This policy does not affect employees' right to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, or their right to refrain from any or all such activities. F. BALLOTING AND CERTIFICATION 1. Voting will be by machine and by absentee ballot and by paper ballot in the event that a machine breaks down or the

voting is laid over beyond May 18, 2016, in order to achieve a quorum. 2. The Election Committee shall certify to the Board of Directors the names of the candidates who have been elected, as follows: (a) The five candidates who have received the highest number of votes will be certified to the Board as having been elected to full three-year terms. (b) The candidate receiving the sixth highest vote shall be certified as having been elected to a vacant Board seat, if any, which will have the longest unexpired term. (c) The Committee shall continue the certification of candidates by certifying the candidate with the next highest vote for each vacancy by the longest unexpired terms, if necessary, until all vacant seats on the Board are filled. 3. Each candidate will be allowed to have one resident observer present at the tallying of the votes. Candidates wishing such representation must submit to the Committee the name of the observer along with their petitions. The observer shall not interfere in any way with the tallying procedures. 4. The Board of Elections of the City of New York will assist the Corporation with the election for directors, in accordance with the governance of the New York State Election Law, Chapter #3-224, which permits the opportunity for such entities as Riverbay Corporation to utilize voting machines supplied by the Board of Elections of the City of New York and Chapter #3-506.2 which pertains to the scope of other auxiliary support services available. 5. One voting machine will be placed in the lobby of each of the sixty-five (65) lobbies of the buildings that comprise Co-op City, thereby facilitating the election of certified candidates to the Corporation's Board of Directors on May 18, 2016, from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. 6. (a) The primary source of hiring of Inspectors shall be from a listing of Riverbay Corporation shareholders. Additional source shall be from The New York City Board of Election list. (b) Training sessions are to be given to ensure qualifications for working at the polls. No priority is to be given to individuals who have previously worked the polls unless they pass the training session. (c) A minimum of (6) classes of at least 25 participants will be necessary for recertification and training classes. All Inspectors shall attend their session in order to receive enumerations. (d) Riverbay will hire 130 Poll Inspectors to work in the 65 building lobbies and approximately 20 standbys as substitutes. In addition, Riverbay will hire 13 Coordinators to oversee the Poll Inspectors. 7. The Corporation will produce a computer generated register list of shareholders' signatures for each building in order to accept shareholders as duly authorized to cast a vote and to permit their signatures to be validated. Riverbay will instruct poll workers on the proper procedure to accept or challenge a shareholder's right to vote.

The register list will contain a sample of the signature for each shareholder organized by apartment or unit number. At each voting place, a number of written ballots will be available for use in the event there is a defect or breakdown in the voting machines. The emergency ballot will be deposited into a box for emergency ballots. In addition, the shareholder should sign the register and the poll worker will note after the shareholder's signature the letter "E', standing for emergency ballot. In this way, the count of the voting machine plus the emergency ballot submitted should equal the number of shareholders who have signed the voting register. There shall be signatures of two (2) Inspectors on envelopes produced for emergency ballots. These envelopes should be checked for legibility of voter name and apartment. Emergency ballots shall have signatures of person/poll inspector who receives them. 8. The Riverbay Election Committee will provide procedures for obtaining and returning absentee ballots. These procedures will be contained in the notice of shareholders meeting which will be published in the Co-op City Times in a prominent and conspicuous place. 9. No emergency ballot will be opened or counted until the register list and papers from the buildings has been delivered by Public Safety to the Committee. Absentee ballots shall not be opened nor counted until it has been determined the shareholder is valid to vote and has not voted at a voting machine. 10. Coordinators in charge of building Inspectors shall verify all forms utilized in the voting process by their signatures for completeness and legibility before they are transported to the Bartow Community Center Public Safety headquarters. 11. The Corporation's public safety officers will be responsible for maintaining control over the election results at the close of the voting time period by securing and delivering the sealed voting record from each voting machine after it is tallied and sealed by the designated poll worker to the Corporation's administrative offices for collection and counting. 12. The Board of Elections of the City of New York will have no direct involvement with the candidates except for offering them and all interested parties an opport-unity to visit the Board of Elections of the City of New York to inspect the machines and look at the rotated name placement of candidates in the machines. Any challenges to the process will be accepted through the Election Committee's system of handling inquiries and challenges posed by a shareholder or candidate. Those in charge of Inspectors (Coordinators) shall verify all polling forms which shall be submitted at the end of voting time by shareholders for completeness and legibility. 13. Each slate of candidates and each independent candidate will be entitled to have up to five resident poll watchers observing the balloting procedure. Independent candidates and slates of candidates wishing such representation must (Continued on page 24)

Riverbay Board Election Rules and Regulations Co-op City Times / March 19, 2016

✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭ submit to the Committee the names of such poll watchers along with their Petitions. The poll watchers shall not interfere in any way with the voting procedures. Photo identification will be issued by the Corporation for each poll watcher. 14. Voting machines and paper ballots will not be opened until it has been determined that a quorum exists. In the event that it has been determined that a quorum does not exist, pursuant to Article II, Section 6 of the Corporation's By-laws, the meeting shall be laid over and continued for a period of not more than eight (8) days for the sole purpose of 'conducting, counting and reporting the vote. The vote from the machines will be sealed at the end of voting at approximately 9:00 p.m. on May 18, 2016, and secured by the Corporation's Public Safety Officers. If a quorum is not reached: (a) The voting shall be extended at the discretion of the Election Committee and/or (b) Commencing Thursday, May 19, 2016, at 8:00 a.m., paper ballots will be available in the building lobbies through Riverbay's poll workers for eligible shareholders who did not vote on May 18, 2016. 15. If a quorum is not achieved within the eight days of the "laid over" meeting, then pursuant to Article II, Section 4 (Quorum) of the by-laws, the Secretary shall notify the shareholders of the time and place of an adjourned meeting which shall be held within 20 days from the eighth day of the meeting at which a quorum did not attend, by sending a notice as required by Section 3 of Article II of the Corporation's By-laws. The Election Committee will maintain an official list of the candidates and of the vote count. The Election Committee will tally the votes and certify the count. Upon completion of the tally, the Election Committee will provide the Board an official list of candidates and of the vote count. The results of the election will be posted in the three community centers by 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2016, and published in the next issue of the Co-op City Times. G. DISQUALIFICATION OF CANDIDATES FOR MISCONDUCT 1. The Committee may recommend the disqualification of a candidate for violation of these rules, or impose an administrative charge, not in excess of the actual administrative cost to the cooperative of $300.00 on any candidate that it determines, after a hearing in accordance with the Rules as set forth in "H" below, has violated, or caused or knowingly permitted others to violate these Rules. Such fee will be charged to the appropriate resident shareholder as follows: a) Notification of the Election Committee's decision will be hand delivered to the candidate by Riverbay's Department of Public Safety or if not home, left under the candidate's apartment door. b) Upon receipt of the notification of a fine, the candidate is indebted to the Corporation and payment is due at the bookkeeping office located at 2049 Bartow Avenue, along with a copy of the notice by 5:00 p.m. on the second business day following delivery of the notice by Public Safety. 2. Any candidate may object to a deter-

mination of the Committee, pursuant to Section G (1) above, and may, within ten (10) days of the notice by Public Safety, request a review of such determination by the Riverbay Corporation Cooperator Appeals Committee. H. CHALLENGES TO VOTING RESULTS 1. Any resident may challenge the certification of a candidate for election irregularities or qualifications by notifying the Election Committee Chairperson of the challenge, c/o Legal Department. The notice of challenge must be in writing. Such letter must set forth the reason for the challenge. This letter must be delivered by hand to the Legal Department by 5:00 p.m., on Thursday, May 26, 2016. Should the Committee find the challenge to be without merit, it may dispense with a hearing and reject the challenge. If, after reviewing the notice of the challenge, the Committee determines that the challenge sets forth substantial questions concerning the certification of any candidate or candidates, then the Committee may hold a formal hearing to review the challenge. These hearings shall be scheduled with prior notice to the challenger and the candidates whose certifications are being challenged. The hearing shall take place no later than three days after the Committee's receipt of the challenge. The Chairperson may request a member recuse him/herself from the hearing if such committee member has a conflict of interest. 2. Upon notice of a formal hearing by the Committee, the challenger or candidate whose certification is being challenged (hereafter party or parties) may submit affidavits to the Election Committee Chairperson, setting forth the charges and facts. Such affidavits shall be delivered by hand to the opposing party's home address. At the hearing, either party may present testimony supporting their position. No witness will be allowed to present evidence except under oath as administered by the Chairperson. No witness will be called on behalf of a challenger, unless the challenger has submitted an affidavit from the witness prior to such testimony and served it upon the opposing party in the manner as set forth above. Challenger will also be required to appear at such hearing at the same time that the witness must appear. At any hearing, the General Counsel to the Corporation or any attorney designated by the General Counsel, shall be present to advise the Committee, and any candidate or resident participant shall be entitled to be represented by counsel of his or her own choice at his or her own expense. 3. At such hearing, the Committee Chairperson shall be the presiding officer and shall make any ruling with respect to procedure. In the event a member of the Committee who is present shall dispute such a ruling by the Chair, the Chair may be overruled by a majority vote of those members present. After testimony by a witness for either party, the opposing party shall have the right to question the witness. 4. At the conclusion of such hearing, the Committee may disqualify the candidate for a violation of these Rules, apply other sanctions as set forth in Section G (1) of

these Rules, or dismiss the charges brought. In order to disqualify a candidate, such violation must be deemed to be material by the Committee in light of the number of votes cast for the candidate and the number cast in the election. If a candidate who is disqualified received one of the highest vote counts, the candidate shall be ineligible to take office. The candidate who received the next highest count will be certified to the Board in his or her place. (If more than one candidate is disqualified, the next candidate or candidates with the highest vote will be certified). 5. The decision of the Committee shall constitute the final determination on the qualification of a candidate, and the Committee shall report any such disqualification to the Board of Directors promptly in writing, stating the reasons therefor. The Board of Directors, by majority vote, shall determine whether or not it shall confirm the Committee's determination. The Committee shall certify the elected candidates to the Board of Directors of Riverbay Corporation. If there are no charges brought against the five candidates with the highest vote totals, such certification will be made immediately after the time to file a challenge has expired. If a challenge is brought against one or more candidates, then the Committee shall certify the candidates after the Committee has made its determination. Should the Committee fail to certify candidates, or to

fill all the vacancies within ten days after election day for any reason, then the Board of Directors shall call a new election among the previously qualified candidates within thirty days, as it determines. 6. The Committee may call for a recount of all ballots cast, if it is determined by the Committee that such an action is warranted. Such recount of the ballots must be complete and the result certified by the Committee within four days of the date the Committee determines such recount is necessary. The results of this recount, upon certification by the Committee, will constitute the final election results. 7. The Committee may call for a new election if the Committee has determined that material irregularities cast doubt on the election results, or in the event the number of votes cast did not constitute the legally required quorum. Such a new election must take place in accordance with these rules on a date within thirty days after the final decision on the challenge and such election held among the previously qualified candidates. * These Election Rules were unanimously approved by the Riverbay Board of Directors.

Co-op City Times / March 19, 2016

Building 11 Civic Association We wish everyone a happy Lent, Easter and Passover Season. The Building 11 Civic Association March meeting started promptly at 7:35 p.m. Special thanks to Ms. Jean Mickens for sharing a delightful poem entitled, "I'm thankful,” which reminded us to always be thankful for the bad, as well as, good of life. It is time for our annual Building 11 dues collection of $5 per year. This collection will take place in the Building 11A lobby on March 21st, Building 11B lobby on March 22nd and Building 11C lobby on March 23rd. Please look out for information posted in your building regarding the details of this collection. The next civic association meeting will take place on April 4th, at 7:30 p.m. sharp. Guest speaker information to be announced. The 2nd Annual Building 11 High School Senior/ College Scholarship in now effect. If you are a high school senior or know someone who will be graduating this year and plan to attend a college, trade school or a diploma program, we encourage you to apply for a $500 scholarship. Details about these scholarships are now posted in all 3 building lobbies. Please come out to our fun-filled Bingo Nights, where shareholders have fun together. Bingo night will take place on Friday, April 1 and April 15th at 7 p.m. Our civic asso-

ciation president, D. Henry, welcomed and thanked shareholders for supporting the civic association and encouraged us to spread the word to our neighbors, encouraging them to become active members. Thank you to the Rivers Run Community Garden representatives Denise Shelly and Gail Sharbaan who provided an overview of the garden program which is open to shareholders and anyone with a love of planting. They informed shareholders that April 1st is a work day for the community garden located on Co-op City Blvd. next the to the baseball field. Shareholders are encouraged to become involved in this Community Garden Program. Denise Shelly shared details about the beds of arugula, corn, basil, eggplant, tomatoes, etc. that are planted in this garden and are shared with everyone. This program partners with the botanical garden and green thumb program to provide seminars, supplies and seeds. Garden hours of operation are posted in the Co-op City Times. Provide workshops that are free to all painting, Thank you to Mr. & Mrs. R. Marco, Building 11C, for the puzzles that were donated for use by the shareholders. Congratulation to our 50/50 raffle winner, Barbara, from Building 11B. —Sheila Richburg

Building 10 Association This past weekend was an exciting one for the Building 10 Association. On Saturday, the building association had two successful events running concurrently. Our third trip to Foxwoods Casino was another funfilled event. The bus was sold out and everyone told us they had a wonderful time in the casino, as well as, visiting and shopping in the Tanger Outlet Mall attached to the casino. With so much to do, people often expressed that they wished they had more time. The same day, we held an exciting and stimulating youth event, “What Does Your Future Look Like?” It was a vision session for 5-12 graders. The purpose of the workshop was to offer an opportunity for our youth and their parents to set future achievement goals. It offered tools to help them visualize their future and move toward achieving those goals. The event was successful and well attended. Thanks to all of our volunteers! We are grateful for the participation of our Fundraising and Youth Committees for making these events successful. A special thanks to Ruby & Donald Fuller for their steadfast support, planning and execution of all of our Foxwoods Casino bus trips. The mission of the Building 10 Association is to provide opportunities for fun and the improvement of the lives of our cooperator families. We will have a seminar on fire safety, conducted by the Fire Department planned for our April 5th meeting. We will devote the entire meeting to this important subject. Join us and learn how to keep your family safe. April will be our next scheduled general membership meeting. The association meetings occur in the association room behind the elevators in Building 10B. On April 29th, we will have Game Night with lots of fun, entertainment and refreshments. You will not want

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11 a.m., Bartow, Rm. 31. Registration is free and begins at 10:30 a.m. Enter your 4-8th grader for a chance to win: $100 - Grand prize $50 - Second prize $25 - Third prize

to miss it! Game Night will take place in the association room behind the elevators in Building 10B. We are planning a cake sale as a fundraiser and are calling all bakers to volunteer. So think about your favorite baked treat and look out for more information in future articles for the timing of the event and how to contribute your chosen baked donation. We are always looking for volunteers for our committees like the Hospitality, Fundraising and Youth Committees. Your participation is more than welcomed and appreciated. Together, we will continue to work together to make the Building 10 Association a strong, positive organization for all who live here. We look forward to seeing you at our next event. We also look forward to each of you sharing your thoughts and ideas since each of you are our strength. —Ron Campbell

Harriet Tubman Independent Democratic Club We are in the midst of the 2016 Presidential Campaign. Super Tuesday and the first of the winnertake-all primaries have already happened. The field of candidates has been considerably reduced in number and voters in New York State will get a chance to vote for Presidential candidates on Tuesday, April 19. The Harriet Tubman Independent Democratic Club invites all unregistered voters to take action and register to vote by Friday, March 25, 2016 to be eligible to vote in the New York Presidential Primary on Tuesday, April 19. Voter registration cards are available at post offices and libraries in the Bronx. Unregistered voters can also contact the Bronx Board of Elections Office at 1780 Grand Concourse, Bronx NY 10457, Tel #718-299-9017. Now is the time for all eligible citizens of the Bronx to GET ENERGIZED... GET INVOLVED…AND GO VOTE!!!!! Harriet Tubman Independent Democratic Club is a non-profit organization with the purpose of: 1. Promoting the basic principles of the Democratic Party on the national, state, local levels, and voter registration. 2. Active participation in the civic affairs of this community. SAVE THESE DATES April 7 - One Voice - One Vote, Voters' Education & Candidates' Forum with Riverbay at Dreiser Loop Auditorium "B," 6 to 9 p.m. Democrats, Republicans, and Independents all are welcome. April 12 - Harriet Tubman Independent Democratic Club will meet in Einstein Loop Community Center, room 35, from 7 to 9 p.m. April 19 - New York State Presidential Primary. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Harriet Tubman Independent Democratic Club is committed and dedicated to sharing information that may help cooperators and their families. Please text us with your questions and suggestions at tel#: 917-693-6509. We are looking for volunteers to do voter registration in their building lobbies. Membership dues are $20 per year. —Alethea Cherebin

Co-op City Times / March 19, 2016

Building 13 Association When this article is printed, the deadline to apply for STAR (March 15, 2016) will have passed. The majority of cooperators residing in Co-op City should receive the School Tax Relief. Regardless of age, if you make less than $500,000, you are eligible. If you are 65 years old and your total household income is less than $84,550, you are entitled to Enhanced STAR. Building 13 is going to concentrate on becoming 100% STAR Worthy. We can all do this. Sands Casino and Outlet Shopping (Pa.) Fundraiser…Saturday, May 14,

leaving Bldg. 13 at 9:00 a.m. and departing from the casino at 5:00 p.m. Cost: $50. (casino bonus - $30 slot play, $5 food voucher - subject to change). You don’t want to miss out on the fun, so hurry and secure your seat. Payment deadline: April 16. Payment information below. Women Keeping It Real…is scheduled for Saturday, April 2, from 6:30-8:30 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. 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 some-

thing 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 718-6713801 or Leslie Peterson at718-3201370. Our website is http://www. bldg13assoc.com or e-mail us at bthirteen.assoc@yahoo.com. As always, thanks for making our Team work. —Leslie Peterson

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. This article will be filled with an abundance of information starting with: Last Sunday, at 2:00 a.m., our clocks moved ahead an hour; we lost an hour of time and sprung into daylight saving time. Please let this be a reminder for us to replace our batteries in our smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, flip your mattress. Got a pillow top? Just rotate it instead of turning it over; wash your pillows, they need a good cleaning at least twice a year; take stock of your food/ medicine cabinet and pantry, toss anything that has expired; clean your

fridge's coils to keep your unit running efficiently, use your vacuum's wand to suck away layers of dirt and dust; inspect the filters in your heating and air-conditioning units to make sure your systems are still running well. Also, check the water filter in your fridge and HEPA filter in your vacuum; clean the oven by using the oven's self-cleaning function, or getting on your hands and knees and doing some old-fashioned scrubbing and last, but not least, check your emergency kit. Your supply of flashlight batteries, bandage, and other just-in-case items over the past six months, use this time to restock. STAR program applications must be postmarked by March 15, 2016 for

those who are not registered. Please do not miss out on this money saving opportunity. Riverbay has set up electronic payment through the company PayLease to pay carrying charges and any other rentals you may have through Riverbay. Please note that partial payment of carrying charges will not be accepted. Petition period for 2016 Riverbay Board election begins March 21, for shareholders interested in running for a seat on the Board of Directors. Building 25 Association is looking for a volunteer to fill the position of “Recording Secretary.” 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 April 19, 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: “A charming woman doesn't follow the crowd. She is herself." --Loretta Young. —Wanda Bailey

Building 12 Cooperators Civic Association Welcome, Spring. At our next meeting scheduled for Monday, March 21st, 7:30 p.m., activity room, the agenda items are update on building and security issues, update on the scholarship program and any other items you may want to add to the agenda. We are reminding all who have not registered to vote in the General Election scheduled for November 2016 to please register to vote. If you value all that has been accomplished for civil rights, labor rights, women’s rights,

people with disabilities, let’s not lose the rights we have fought hard to obtain and let’s not lose the freedoms we so cherish. It’s also very important that we vote in our development’s election. Our elections are important. Our legislators do take note of how many of us vote. Voting in numbers gets the legislators’ attention and, in some instances, we can ask for help and “surprise” gets it. If you are a new move-in or an apartment transfer, don’t forget to register to vote.

We elect to the board our neighbors and we give them permission, not in all things, to act on our behalf. What I mean by not all things is that from time to time the board holds open board meetings to inform us of the status of our development and we should make every effort to attend and ask questions. As a reminder taken from Building 15A article in last week’s Co-op Times is shareholders are required to clean the marble door saddle located at your apartment door and Riverbay employees are

required to wear shoe covers (booties) before entering your apartment. Best wishes to all who are celebrating a special event this month. Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone who has suffered a loss or is sick and shut-in. If you see something, say something. To contact CCPD (Public Safety), call 718-671-3050. Have a blessed Palm Sunday. We can be contacted at MLSAH @aol.com or 718-379-7841. —Sonja Maxwell

Broun Place Townhouse Association From Broun Place Townhouse Association: Our next meeting is March 31st at 7 p.m. in Room 31, Bartow Community Center. Please plan to attend. Bring your questions for “Grounds” because a representative from Buildings and Grounds will attend this meeting. The brickwork in Broun Place has been beautifully completed. We were very happy to see the fence repair accomplished as well. At the last meeting of Buildings and Grounds, these issues were stated: inconsistent 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. Skunks have been reported in Broun Place again. So, please pick-up and don’t litter. Your cooperation is appreciated..

A patio robbery was brought to our attention and reported to Public Safety. Unfortunately, we do have criminals walking through. This incident emphasized the need for a camera and more patrols in our cluster. Two of our Public Safety officers followed up on our report. We need eyes when there are no legs! Scam phone calls and mail from profiteers is on the rise. Be on the alert for the caller claiming to lower credit card APR interest. Never give private information over the phone! Report offenders to Public Safety at 718-6713050. You can enroll in the “Do Not Call” list in order to protect yourself. A few neighbors received a letter from “Homeserve” selling insurance for utility lines. Guess what, it does not pretain to Co-op City! 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 15th. 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 it’s part of the make-up of Co-op City, a Mitchell-Lama middle income development. Finally, regarding recycling clothes and household items, take them to the local green and white bins next to garage entrances. Put them IN the bins. Please do not leave donations outside the bins. Remember also, litter cans located within Broun Place and on

street corners are not for house garbage even in bad weather. Get caught putting kitchen garbage in waste cans and receive a community complaint. Broun Place attended Council Member Andy King’s, “State of the District Address.” We appreciated hearing our councilperson’s proposals and plans, some already underway for the future of Co-op City. Please report road issues to #3-1-1 and Bronx Community Planning Board 10. It is at 3165 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461; Phone: 718-892-1161, Email: bx10@cb.nyc.gov. Happy birthday to Mr. David Lazaar, enjoy everyday in good health. Broun Place Association wishes everyone a great week as we get used to having and enjoying longer days again. —Eva Lazaar

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Co-op City Times / March 19, 2016

Health News Helping Children Understand Hospitalization BY MEGHAN D. KELLY, MSED, CCLS A healthcare experience can be an especially challenging time for children and their families. In addition to the initial distress of illness and injury, unfamiliar faces, sounds, smells and surroundings may leave children feeling anxious, isolated and uncomfortable. These same feelings arise when a child is visiting a family member in the hospital with an additional layer of worry and confusion over what’s happening to their routine. A Child Life Program recognizes the unique emotional and developmental needs of children and their families throughout their healthcare experience. The role of the child life specialist is to help children successfully cope with illness, injury and treatment so that they may continue to live normal lives during their healthcare experience. Child life specialists are professionals trained at a bachelor's or master's level who have completed a clinical internship and passed a certification exam to become credentialed to provide services to patients ranging from newborns to young adults and their families to minimize stress and trauma during medical events. Many hospitals have child life programs staffed by child life specialists and other related professionals, that help to create a comfortable and famil-

iar hospital environment for children and families and educate children and their families, often through medical play where the children get hands-on experience learning about medical equipment and procedures. Child life specialists use puppets, dolls and medical tools to help children begin to understand and cope with their fears during their hospitalization. This technique also helps to prepare children and their families for tests, procedures and surgeries. Child life specialists address common fears and misunderstandings; they provide emotional support and teach vital coping techniques for managing pain and anxiety. Play is an important part of every child's life; it's essential to their growth and development. Play is also a tool for learning and can promote healing and a sense of mastery and coping through challenging situations. Recognizing this, child life specialists supply children with age-appropriate recreational activities, both in the playroom and at bedsides and provide programming including art, games, dramatic play and medical play which fosters creative expression and facilitates healing on many levels. Additionally, licensed creative arts therapists work with patients and families individually and in small groups to encourage healthy coping skills during hospitalization using

Building 18 Association Hi, neighbors. A thank you to our steadfast neighbors who attended our general meeting on Tuesday, February 23rd. We accomplished a lot, including meeting our new executive board members. We discussed making changes on the scholarship application, increasing the number of floor captains in attempts to have a captain on each floor. If you are interested in being a floor captain, please call Ms. Arlene Kelly, our vice president, at 718-320-0302. A bake sale is scheduled for Saturday, April 30th; more details will follow. We encourage all of you to attend these imperative meetings that are scheduled with you in mind, you are important to us. A 50/50 drawing and refreshments are served at these meetings. Our next general meeting will be Tuesday, March 22nd in the meeting room at 7:00 p.m. Our guest speaker is Luis Salazar, Riverbay Director of Building Janitorial Services; if you have concerns, complaints, and comments, this is the meeting for you, so come and hear Mr. Salazar. Membership Dues: We collected membership dues on March 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th; dues are only $10 per household for the whole year and you can’t beat the benefits worth more than $10. At present, we have 105 member-

ship families. We would like to congratulate the 19th floor; you have 8 membership families. We encourage more families to join us. Please view the list of membership benefits posted on the bulletin board. You can pay your dues to any member on the executive board. We wish to thank all who assisted with collecting the dues in the lobby during the cold weather. Movie Matinee: We continue to show our movies on the third Wednesday of each month unless there is a conflict. Please come and join us. We promise you an enjoyable time, looking forward to seeing you. Laundry Carts: Please do not put your dirty clothes in the laundry carts. It is hazardous to our health; respect your neighbors. Please sort your clothes in your home, bag them and bring them down ready to put in the washers. There has been complaints that people from outside communities are coming into Co-op City to wash their clothes. Keep in mind that our machines are not for public use. To the sick and home-bound, we wish you a speedy recovery and to the bereaved families, we give you our deepest sympathies. STAY ALERT! If you see something, say something! —Gertie Brown

modalities such as art, music, dance, and more. A vital role of the Child Life team is to recognize that many professionals and clinicians will see patients and families during their hospital stay and all will work together to create the best experience possible, however, the most important players shouldn’t be overlooked: the patient and family members! Patients and family members need to have a strong voice in developing a patient and family centered care plan. Think about it, who would know better what will help support their experience? Through involving the patient and family in the treatment care plan, whether it’s a quick visit to the pediatrician for a well checkup or a hospitalization, each experience is important to the development of a trusting relationship between patient, family and providers. Here are some tips for caregivers to encourage successful experiences: Give the child choices whenever possible - "Do you like to watch what the doctor is doing or would you rather look away?" "Which arm do you want the doctor to check first before they place the needle?” Be honest - "We are going to the doctor today so they can figure out why you’re not feeling well and make a plan to help you feel better.” Don't make promises you can't uphold - Don't promise that it is the last time the doctor will do something; rather reassure them: "They are going to try and place this needle in the best vein they can find. They will try to get it on the first try and if they can't, we will take a short break before they try again." Reinforce for all cooperative behaviors and validate their expression of emotions - Avoid making them responsible for the success of the procedure, i.e., "If you would just hold

still, then the doctor could finish the exam." Instead, try saying, "It's okay if you need to cry now, and if you can hold still, we can be finished even more quickly!" Use concrete language and choose your words carefully - You can avoid increasing the anxiety of anticipation with your language. Anxiety is heightened by the use of words like "yucky, hurt, burn, sting." Try saying things like "this medicine may have a taste that is different for you." If possible, offer a favorite drink to wash it down. For injections or blood draws, reassure your child, "You will feel the doctor pressing on your arm as the medicine goes in/blood comes out and when they are finished, you will feel more comfortable." Offer comfort - Patients can use transitional comfort items, such as teddy bears and blankets, to soothe themselves. Parental/caregiver involvement may provide comfort, offer lap sitting or hugging as needed. Use soothing tones and touch to calm the patient. Provide distraction with favorite stories, music or games. When patients, families and healthcare providers work together as a team, the experience will enhance coping, build trust and improve the overall outcome. If your child is being hospitalized, inquire about child life services. Many hospitals have a pre-op tour program where patients can visit in advance of their hospitalization to learn what to expect. March is Child Life Month, during this month at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore events will be held to celebrate and honor child life specialists and increase awareness about their important work. For more information on the child life profession, visit www.childlife.org. For more information on The Phoebe H. Stein Child life Program at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, visit http://www.cham.org/

(Meghan D. Kelly, MSEd, CCLS, director, Phoebe H. Stein Child Life Program, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore has been working as a certified child life specialist since 1999 with patients of varying ages and diagnoses. Her areas of expertise include pain management, bereavement, customer service, and program development. Meghan has presented at several local, regional and national conferences on child life topics; she lectures regularly and has held board positions with both Child Life Council and Child Life of Greater New York. Meghan coteaches a Child Life Certification Exam Prep Course online at www.theconvenientclassroom.com. (Montefiore Health System is a premier academic health system and the University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Montefiore has two locations in Co-op City: 2100 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475; and 115 Dreiser Loop, Bronx, NY 10475.)

Building 15B Association We would like to thank our guest speaker, Tanysha Farley, Assistant Manager (CSO #2) for attending our meeting on March 10th. She answered our questions and concerns that we had.

We had a nice turn out and we’d like to thank all the cooperators who attended. Look on the bulletin board for our building association meeting in April. —Sandy Krasnove

Co-op City Times / March 19, 2016

Building 32 Association 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, Special Projects Director. It will be an informative meeting with time for ques-

tions. 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 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 on-site, with more than eighty stores to shop in. Upon payment, you will receive both a receipt and a ticket. Please bring this ticket, along with government issued identification, with you. The I.D. is required by the casino to receive your bonus if you don't already have a Foxwood’s card. 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. 10A, Bronx, NY 10475 or Ms. Dolores Rankin, 4160 Hutchinson River Pkwy., Apt. 10E,

Bronx, NY 10475. Dinner Theatre We will be going to the Westchester Dinner Theater on October 20th for a matinee performance of Saturday Night Fever. This is a marvelous show with music by the Bee Gees. It will bring back a lot of memories. We have great fourth row center seats. The Dinner Theatre has a new menu. Payment details will be in next week's paper. Bake Sale We have tentatively scheduled a fundraiser Bake Sale for Saturday, June 11. Again, more details will follow. —Lorna Smith

Building 31 Association Our next general meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 22nd, in our meeting room located on the B-side rear of the lobby. Our guest speaker will be Jerome Wright from the NAACP. His topic will be on voting and he will share information that we all need for this crucial election of 2016 for the President of the United States. He will share information so that we are prepared to make a very important decision that will affect our lives for the next 4 years. March is our month to collect associ-

ation dues of $5 per apartment. If you don’t know about your association, that means you have not been paying attention to our articles and coming to our meetings. We are focused on our building and its cleanliness, and safety. We are a group of volunteers willing to attend outside community meetings to gather information on your behalf, which is keeping us all aware. We are dedicated on guiding cooperators on getting thru issues affecting their quality of life. We host social groups, such as knitting and crochet and game nights, along with hol-

iday celebrations, and bus rides to raise money for our scholarships. In order to maintain our association, it is necessary for every cooperator to participate by joining the association by paying dues of $5 per apt. There will be an envelope with a return address of the President, R. Hedgepeth, B-side, or the Secretary, M. McDaniel, A-side. Bring it to their apartment listed and leave it under their apartment door or bring it to the lobby on Friday, April 1st at 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. or Saturday, April 2nd, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Get prepared, 2016 high school

graduates, as April 18th, the scholarship applications will be ready for you to pick-up. Notices will be posted in the lobby on our board. We are hoping that those who paid their dues last year and this year and are members, which is clearly part of the qualifications that will completely address all that is needed to get the scholarship. Please look for the notices posted in our lobby. Hopefully, you will all be at our meeting on Tuesday, March 22nd —Marilyn McDaniel

Building 26 Association Warm greetings to all of our Co-op City families, friends, neighbors, merchants, and especially our new residents. Spring weather is here with daylight savings time, so get out and enjoy our beautiful community with a leisurely stroll throughout Co-op City. We send loving wishes to all of you celebrating birthdays, wedding anniversaries, new births, and other celebrated events during the month of March. Well wishes for a speedy recovery

to all home-bound, sick, and hospitalized persons. Our deepest condolences are sent to those families who have experienced the recent loss of a loved one. May you be blessed during this difficult time of bereavement. We would like to extend sincere thanks to Ms. Katrina Asante for attending our last building association meeting. We wish you much success with your NYS Senatorial campaign. As per our February 9th meeting, it was decided by majority vote

Cooperators United of Co-op City Happy Spring: Our next meeting is Tuesday, March 22nd, 7:00 p.m., Bartow, room 31. It’s important that you attend this meeting and/or send a representative. At our Legislative Brunch, we asked Board President Cleve Taylor to meet with the building/townhouse presidents only and sent an email to set up a date for the meeting. The reason we asked for this meeting is that we are the frontline concerning issues involving our buildings/townhouses, all of Co-op City and we would appre-

ciate meeting with him. Let’s discuss the above at our meeting on Tuesday, March 22nd. Also on the agenda will be traffic updates (have you noticed any changes or additions, such as lights and/or signs), getting out the vote for both our election and the November General Election. Congratulations to all who are celebrating a special day this month. Have a Blessed Palm Sunday. We can be reached at MLSAH@aol.com, 718-379-7841. —Sonja Maxwell

to raise the annual building association dues from $5 to $10. Yearly, affidavit submission is shortly approaching. Pat Cippollaro, our building president, will be available to notarize your annual affidavit, but you must bring proof of identity. Additional information regarding dates and times when Pat is available is forthcoming. As a safety precaution, when driving your vehicle in our parking garages, please obey the traffic rules

and regulations. Traffic signs posted therein the garage, such as, NO LEFT TURN and STOP are to be obeyed. Please, let’s work to prevent unnecessary vehicular accidents. Let’s all work to help keep Co-op City clean by properly disposing trash into the nearest garbage receptacle. If you see something, say something by calling 9-1-1 for emergencies and 3-1-1 for all non- emergency incidents. —YuVonne Lewis

Building 33 Association If you have any event ideas or something you would like to do during the summer, please let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Tech Tuesday!…On Tuesday, March 22nd at 7 p.m., we will be having a Tech Tuesday session to go over the new online payment option feature that’s going into effect in April. Upcoming events Tech Tuesday: March 22nd at 7 p.m. Bingo Night be held on the following date: Thursday, March 31st. Events will be from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. in 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 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

Church of the New Vision Pastor Kenneth Hodge and the congregation of the Church of the New Vision extend a warm and friendly invitation to everyone to worship with us every Sunday at 8:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. We are a church where inspirational messages from the Word of God, the Bible, are delivered every Sunday morning. The church is designed to meet the spiritual needs of our community by offering anointed singing and preaching, and a general atmosphere of Christian love and friendly hospitality.

We also invite the youth of our community to attend our Sunday Morning services, which are designed to meet the special needs of our young people. Parents, please send your children to learn of the Lord Jesus. Prayer Service takes place every Wednesday evening from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., followed by Bible Teaching from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Be with us to learn the truth from the Word of God. List of 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) 6718746 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 25 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

Co-op City Times / March 19, 2016

Co-op City Sports Velocity Track Club New York 19 National medals and 2 National Champions Velocity Track Club New York closed its indoor season on a high note with 28 student-athletes qualifying for the 2016 USA Track & Field Hershey Youth Indoor National Championship at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex, Staten Island, NY on March 11 – 13th. After months of practicing 3 – 4 days per week, attending local & away meets to compete against the best competition, it all came together at the right time. We were blessed with 19 National medals and 2 National Champions. Medals were presented to the top 6 in their event/age division & gender. Age groups 15 – 16 and 17 – 18 will receive championship rings and all competitors received Nike Backpacks. The following athletes medaled: Olivia Burrell, who won the 2015 AAU Junior Olympics 9 years old girls long jump, also won the 2016 USATF Hershey 9 – 10 girls long jump! Olivia is a 2-time National Champion! She also took 4th in the 55 meter dash and earned a 2nd medal. Then, Dontae Lindo showed why he was USATF’s January Athlete of the Month by winning a bronze medal in the 3000 meter race. He broke his personal

record by 21 seconds. Next, Dakota Hickman tried high jump during the Colgate Women Games. She didn’t make the finals at the games, but she continued to practice hard and it paid off. She took 5th place at the Nationals. Pierce Parker and Dillon Hampton competed in the boys 8 & under 800 & 1500 meters run. These two have big hearts and it showed. Pierce took second and Dillon took 5th in the 800 meter run. Prior to the 1500 meter boys 8 & under run, Pierce stated that he dreamt that he ran the 1500 meters in 5.45 minutes. He did better than that; he ran the 1500 meter race in 5:43 to earn the title National Champion! His teammate, Dillon, also got on the podium with a 5th place finish. Next, Tiarra Jackson is used to the national stage. She has a regional outdoor facility meet record in the race walk. With that experience, she was able to take 2nd in the 9 – 10 girls 1500 meter race walk. In the 4 x 200 Meter Relay USATF Club 15 – 18 age division girls team of Marion Osei-Boateng, Shanice Watkins, Dylann Core & Dominique Jackson, muscled out a 5th place medal after a collision with another team that caused the baton to drop. Then, 6 year old Brianna Burrell competed in the 8 & under girl’s long

Congratulations, Darien!

Darien Young, a 17 year old Co-op City resident of Building 12, recently passed his black sash exam at the Martial Way Kung-Fu Training Center in Co-op City. Though sick with the flu, running a fever, and nursing an injury, Darien fought all the way through the exam over the past two Saturdays and passed. He was promoted to 1st Dan black sash. Darien (second right in photo at left above,) is photographed above with (L-R) black sash Amir Rahman, Master Chris Robinson, and Black sash Matthew Miller. At right, he is congratulated by his proud parents, Wanda Trinidad-La Santa and Roger Young. Photos by Michael Miller

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Velocity Track Club New York medalists.

jump. This was Brianna’s 1st national meet, but after watching her sister on the podium, she was determined to do the same, and took 2nd in the long jump. The 1st place finisher and Brianna broke the meet record. She also took 5th in the 55 meter dash to earn a 2nd medal. Nariah Mathis, who also made the Colgate Women’s Game finals, took 6th in the 15 – 16 age division. Pearl

Webster came on strong in the 15 – 16 girls shot put division with a throw of 37-00 ft. to earn her a 3rd place finish. Great job to all athletes who competed at the nationals. You are all winners and we are proud of all of you. Great job, Coaches Destry Gordon, George Samuels, Sr.; and Assistant Coaches Kendall Jackson and Garry Caldwell. —Winston Dinkins

Building 9 Association Greetings. Thank you to all our fellow shareholders who have supported the 2016 Building 9 Association annual membership drive. We conducted dues collections on Thursdays from January 28th through March 10th. If we missed you (or you missed us), you may pay your dues at any monthly meeting or any organized Building 9 Association social event. Please remember to get your receipt. The membership roster will be posted on our bulletin boards, soon. Please report any inaccuracies so that your membership is accurately recorded and reported. We are not perfect. With your assistance, we strive to do our very best. Please be vigilant about your personal safety and security. Do not enter the lobby, the elevator nor your home if you are not completely comfortable. Ring a neighbor's bell, knock on a neighbor's door or call Public Safety. It is always better to be safe, than to be sorry. Our next general meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 17th. Our next Social Event: International Food Night is scheduled for Saturday, March 26th, 7 -10 p.m.; April's Social Event: Paint Party is scheduled for Saturday, April 30th, 7 10 p.m. Our Annual Bake Sale: Saturday, June 11th; Our Annual Foxwoods Bus Ride: Saturday, July 30th; Our bus ride to the Newport Playhouse Theater & Cabaret: Sat-

urday, August 13th. Please join us for one or all of these events. Until next time, be well. —Linda Collins

Co-op City Inspiration!

Warm days bring refreshment to the soul; let us drink! Photo by John Hunter

Co-op City Times / March 19, 2016

Bartow

Einstein

Dreiser

Activities in Room 31 unless otherwise noted

Activities in Room 7 unless otherwise noted

9:30 -11 a.m. Bingo 12:30-2:00 p.m.

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

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. -

Mon., Mar. 21

Word Games

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

Tues., Mar. 22

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.

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

9:30-11:30 a.m.

Dominoes 10 a.m.

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

Tai Chi 11 a.m., Rm. 45

10:30-11:30 a.m.

Matinee Movie

11:30 a.m., Aud. B

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

10 a.m.-noon, Rm. 45

Tues.

Karaoke by Steven

12-1 p.m., Rm. 4

Card Games 2-4 p.m. Dominoes 2:30 p.m.

1 p.m. - 2 p.m., Rm. 45

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

Wed., Mar. 23 Thurs., Mar. 24

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

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

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

10-11 a.m., Rm. 45 Spelling Bee 11 a.m.

9:30-10:30 a.m.

Chat Session 9:30am-

Grandparent Connection 1st & 3rd Thurs. Computer lab,

1pm

10:30 a.m.

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

Arthritis Exercise Class

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.

11:30am

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

Karaoke by Steven 1 p.m. - 2 p.m., Rm. 45

Blood Pressure

Men’s Line Dancing 9 10 a.m.

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45

Fri., Mar. 25

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

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

Chat Session 10 a.m. Bingo 12:30-2:30 p.m.

a.m.-12 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.

Orange pineapple juice, Barbecue chicken breasts, Baked brown rice Kale w/garlic sauce, Whole wheat bread, Fresh fruit Alt: Egg salad

Salmon fettuccine alfredo Kale in garlic sauce

Wed., Mar. 23

Apple juice, Beef moussaka Penne pasta w/garlic sauce Roasted eggplant, Whole wheat bread, Fresh fruit Alt: Baked Ocean Perch fish

Chicken parmesan Pasta Broccoli and red peppers

Thurs., Mar. 24

Lemon Salmon, Zucchini rice pilaf Winter blend vegetables Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit Alt: Turkey salad

Pork spare ribs Mixed vegetables Sweet baked yams

Fri., Mar. 25

Orange juice, Baked oregano chicken, Barley, Steamed carrots Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit Alt: Gefilte fish

Lemon pepper fish Rice pilaf Smashed mixed potatoes and cauliflower

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

Art Class 1-3 p.m. Yoga 2-3 p.m., Rm. 2

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

Tues, Mar. 22

Mind Teasers

1-3 p.m. w/popcorn

Stay Well Exercise

Manicotti w/tomato sauce Italian blend Garlic breadsticks

9:30-10:30 a.m.

Cultural Dance 10:30 –

3rd Wed., Rm. 31, 9-10 a.m. Word Games 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Apple juice, Southwest turkey loaf Garlic mashed potatoes, Mixed vegetables, Whole wheat bread Canned apricots Alt: Veggie burger patty

Alert & Alive

10:30-11:30 a.m.

Blood Pressure 1st &

Mon., Mar. 21

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

Diabetes Support Group

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

Non-Kosher

Kosher

Alternate Kosher Meals are also available

Crochet & Knitting

Diabetes Support Group

Word Games

Date:

2-4:00 p.m.

(Schedule subject to change without notice)

Fee for lunch is $2.00 & $5.00 for guest

ALL meals served w/margarine and fresh milk *Menu subject to change without notice. Alternate Kosher Meals are also available

Bartow Center (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 3 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. (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 fl. 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., Fris., April 8th, May 13th, June 10th, July 8th and August 12th. JASA, 135 Einstein Loop, rm. 40, 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays, March 22nd, April 19th, May 24, June 21st, July 19th and August 23rd. Join Us to learn more about Breast and Cervical Cancer screening: March 18th, 1 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 Ave., rm. 31. Shingles Event – FREE – Thurs., March 24th, JASA Sue Ginsburg Senior Center, Waring Avenue, Bronx. Pick-ups: Bartow-8:30 a.m., Einstein-8:45 a.m. and Dreiser-9 a.m. Fashion Show and Lunch - $3; Thurs., March 24th, Bartow Center, rm. 31, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Models must sign up March 14th thru March 18th. Menu: Pork spare ribs, baked sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables, orange juice, whole wheat bread, dessert. 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. 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. Pick-ups: Bartow10 a.m., Einstein-10:15 a.m. and Dreiser10:30 a.m. Target – Wed., March 30th, $2. Pickups: Bartow - 9:30 a.m., Einstein—9:45 a.m. and Dreiser – 10 a.m. NY International Auto Show - Jacob Javits Convention Center – Thurs., 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. Tanger Outlet, Deer Park, Long Island - Wed., April 6th. Pick-ups: Bartow - 8:30 a.m., Einstein – 8:45 a.m. and Dreiser - 9 a.m. Louis Armstrong House Museum, Corona, NY - $10. Thurs., April 7th. Pick-ups: Bartow - 9 a.m.; Einstein - 9:15 a.m. and Dreiser - 9:30 a.m. Wal-Mart – Fri., April 8th, $15. Pickups: Bartow - 8:30 a.m., Einstein – 8:45 a.m. and Dreiser – 9 a.m. ShopRite – Mon., April 11th, $3. Pick-ups: Bartow-9:30 a.m., Einstein9:45 a.m. and Dreiser - 10 a.m. Central Avenue – Tues., April 12th, $13. 2 hours - Xmas Tree Store, 1 hour Trader Joe’s and 2 hours - Amazing Savings. Pick-ups: Bartow-9:30 a.m., Eisntein-9:45 a.m. and Dreiser-10 a.m. SeaFood City, City Island - Wed., April 13th, $3. Pick-ups: Bartow-11:15 a.m., Einstein-11:30 a.m. and Dreiser11:45 a.m. WalMart - Thursday April 14th – $15. Pick-ups: Bartow-8:30 a.m., Einstein – 8:45 a.m. and Dreiser – 9 a.m. Empire Casino – Fri., April 15th, $5. Pick-ups: Bartow-9:30 a.m., Einstein9:45 a.m. and Dreiser-10 a.m.

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AARP Chapter #4997 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

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Baychester Library Events VISIT THE LIBRARY - A GREAT WEALTH OF INFORMATION EVENTS FOR MARCH Kids Program — Mondays, 3:30 p.m., 3/21 & 3/28 - Roll and Tell Knitting — Monday, 3/28, 11 a.m. Adult Program — Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m., 3/22 - Geneology 101; 3/29 - iPad Basics Toddler Time — Tuesdays, 11 a.m., 3/22, 3/29 Teen Tech Time — Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m., 3/22, 3/29 Kids Program — Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m., 3/23 & 3/30 - Hedbandz Wednesdays Teen Program — Wednesday, 3:30 p.m., 3/30, Candy Chromatography Tech Connect — Wednesdays, 5 p.m., 3/23 & 3/30, Excel Tech Connect — Thursdays, 10 a.m., 3/24, iPad Basics 2; 3/31 - No Tech Connect. Kids Program — Thursdays, 11 a.m., 3/24 & 3/31 - The Tumble Hour Kids Program — Thursdays, 3:30 p.m., 3/24 - The Reading Corner Teen Program — Thursdays, 3:30 p.m., 3/24 - Make your own Constellation; 3/31 Writing Group Kids Program — Fridays, 3:30 p.m., 3/25 - Bunny Magic Show 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

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Sunday is Palm Sunday. It's the beginning of Holy Week. There will be No BINGO Wednesday, March 23rd and EASTER SUNDAY, March 27th. Have a Happy Easter. On Wednesday, March 30th, BINGO will start again at 1:30 p.m. in our club room 39. Admission $1.25 for 3 cards and .25¢ each game. Win up to $6 or more each game. Wednesdays are members only, Sundays all are welcome. KARAOKE has been moved to Tuesday and Thursdays at 1 p.m., room 45. All are welcome. If you love to sing and want to sing, come sing with Stephen Roberts. Here's your chance to entertain no matter what kind of voice you have. 3 TRIPS are planned for 2016 (1) Come enjoy a day with Stephen 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. All are welcome. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MEMBER TO GO. Pick-up time is 8:30 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops: 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, NJ. Tuesday, May 17th - A Neil Simon play,

"RUMORS." Price $79. Very funny! MENU: Yankee Pot Roast, Fried Jumbo Shrimps, Tilapia DePhillip, Chicken Parmigiano, Lasagna Rollette, Vegetable Kabob. Pick-up time: 9:30 a.m. at our usual bus stops. (3) Eat a nice lunch with us at CRAB SHANTY AT CITY ISLAND, BX, NY, Thursday, July 21st. Change of time: 12:30 p.m. Price: $28. Menu: whole lobster, shrimps (boiled or fried), filet of Sole (boiled or fried), BBQ chicken or ribs, chicken parmigiana or snow crab legs. All served with baked potato & vegetables, coffee, tea, cake or ice cream. Everybody is welcome. 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, Nortna 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 718-3794899. If there is no answer, please leave a message and I will return your call. DON’T FORGET TO PAY YOUR DUES. Still only $15. GOOD HEALTH TO ALL. —Mary Pilla

Einstein Cancer Fund 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 8:30 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 718-671-3005 or Annie Eutsey at 718-320-1874. 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

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Reflections by Rabbi Solomon I. Berl Spiritual Leader of Young Israel Synagogue Purim, which marks the first serious anti-Semitic event in history, is celebrated in an unusual way. Instead of observing the day in seriousness and gravity and contemplating the possible dreadful consequences, we traditionally treat the whole event as a huge joke. In fact, Haman - the archetype of the classic anti-Semite - is portrayed as a clumsy clown. Children masquerade as Haman, musicals and parodies are the order of the day, and even a special cookie has been created bearing the name of Haman. This kind of observance gives us a great insight into the Jewish mind. It is precisely the ability to accept life with

a sense of humor that has helped the Jew to survive. This saving humor comes out of the wellsprings of the Jewish character, which affirms life and enables the Jew in every generation to gain a perspective of Jewish history from his contemporary vantage point. When it can be shown that the antiSemites of history have hurled themselves in vain at Jewish existence, then it becomes clear that to try to stamp out Jews and Judaism is an act of supreme folly. It is laughable. And Haman has been treated to the supreme insult of being reduced to a biscuit - the Hamantaschen, which we polish off in one mouthful.

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.

Drammeh Center Today is our women’s forum at the United Nations, "When Our Women and Girls are Taken," which has reached maximum capacity. This important event addresses the issue of missing Black women and girls from society through kidnapping, institutionalization and incarceration. The event will open up with a performance by our cultural partners Cubraiti, featuring Rosse Taveras, Saint Louis drummer Emilio Valdes, and back up vocalist Charnea Betton. You can follow us on Facebook, facebook.com/DrammehInstitute and Tumblr, Drammehcenter/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 p.m., the Drammeh Center, 140 DeKruif Place (Building 6) ground floor across from dentist. Marilyn Nance grew up through many movements—The Civil Rights Move-ment, 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,

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 19, at 7:48 p.m. Candle Lighting on Friday, March 25, is at 6:55 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 Traditional Synagogue 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. The weather channel is predicating above normal temperature for March and April, so come to Atlantic City with us, 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. There is a limited amount of seats still available, so please make a reservation 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, Saturday morning at 9 a.m. After Services, we always have a snack. All Jewish men in ALL SECTIONS of CO-OP CITY, if you can give two hours on Saturday, between 10 a.m. and at noon, we need your help to make a Minyon, it would be a blessing. Wishing everybody peace, good health and happy holidays. —Gary Schwartz

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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Co-op City Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams and the Co-op City Baptist Church family invite you to join us tomorrow at 8:00 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, Room 50. Our phone number is 718-320-3774. 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. Tomorrow, 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, room 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 day/8 night trip includes 14 meals, 8 breakfasts and 6 dinners. You will have admission to the National Civil Rights Museum, dedicated to Martin Luther Kings’ 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 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

Pentacostal Tabernacle 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

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enemy, and uses many stratagems to deceive us. For further information, call (718)

324-0334, 646-345-6707 or (718) 3204218. —Rev. R. Sibblies

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 75-3111, Einstein Station, Bronx, NY 10475. President: Jerome Rice. Office telephone: (718) 3203210. Address: 135 Einstein Community Center, room 36. March is Membership Campaign Month - Membership is the lifeblood of the organization. Your membership dollars help lead the fight for freedom, justice and equality. The community at large is invited to join the Co-op City Branch #2210. Become a new member, renew, recruit, gift or sponsor an annual membership for self or another. Adult regular membership is $30 and Youth membership is $10. We have some exciting and challenging projects planned and we need your help. We look forward to working with you to go forward and meet the mandates of the NAACP. Water Drive For Flint - High levels

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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

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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. Although the March 18th deadline for donations has expired, we are still accepting donations. 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, 2016. Last day to register is March 25. Last day to request absentee ballot is April 12 and last day to return absentee ballot is (Continued from page 7)

Month. It is a good opportunity to take a First Aid course or learn about a disability that affects your friends or neighbors. March 2016 is also 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.

Public Safety Blotter • March 10-13, 2016

March 10 - 120 Casals Place One male was arrested for Unlawful Possession of Marijuana. He was issued a Universal Summons and released. March 13 - 100 DeKruif Place One male was arrested for Attempted Assault, Resisting Arrest, Disorderly Conduct and Harassment. He was transported for further processing.

MetroCard Bus to visit Co-op City next month

The MetroCard Bus will be visiting all three Co-op City locations next month, enabling customers to sign up for or refill their Reduced-Fare MetroCard, purchase or add money to an existing Metrocard, and purchase EZ Pass On the Go tags. On Thursday, April 7, and again on Thursday, April 21, the MetroCard bus will be at the Bartow Mall on Co-op City Blvd. (in front of the Bingo Hall and the eyecare center), from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; at Dreiser Loop (Park on Debs Place) from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and at Einstein Loop (Elgar Place) from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. MTA New York City Transit advises its customers that there are two kinds of traveling MetroCard Service Centers: the MetroCard Bus and the MetroCard Van. Both vehicles make regularly scheduled stops in all five boroughs each month. The MetroCard Bus, which stops in Co-op City, travels around the city, stopping at senior citizen centers, shopping centers and along major bus routes. Customers can handle all of their MetroCard needs, whether it is applying for or refilling a ReducedFare MetroCard, buying or refilling a

regular MetroCard or asking Metro Card-related questions. Senior citizens and people with disabilities may apply for the Reduced-Fare MetroCard on the Bus. They will need photo ID and seniors must show proof of age (at least 65 years old). The MetroCard Van, like the Bus, travels around the city with helpful on-board staff ready to sell Unlimited and Pay-PerRide MetroCards, add money to regular and Reduced-Fare MetroCards and answer questions. Reduced-Fare Metro Card applications are available. EZ Pass On The Go tags are also available for purchase on both the Bus and the Van. The MetroCard Bus and Van do not operate on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Customers may also want to explore the EasyPay Reduced-Fare payment option. EasyPay lets customers link to their credit or debit card to their Reduced-Fare MetroCard so it refills automatically. For more MetroCard information, please visit the MTA’s website at www.mta.info and click on Fares and Tolls.

April 18. Federal Primary – June 28th; State & Local Primary – September 13th; General Election – November 8th. Every election is an important election. Be prepared to VOTE! If you don’t vote, don’t complain. 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. Join us March 30th, 1-3 p.m. April 7 – One Voice-One Vote. Voters Education & Candidate’s Forum with Riverbay at Dreiser B, 6-9 p.m. Democrats, Republicans & Independents ALL INVITED. April is Financial Literacy Month – Guest Speaker @ Membership Meeting

April 19 – Dinners April 24 – Membership Meeting @ 3 p.m. Speaker & refreshments. May 14- 2nd Quarterly Meeting Host - Mid-Hudson Region. TBA October 6-8 - 80th NY State Convention @ Sheraton Hotel. 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 you next meeting or bring your group (10-15) to us. For more information and appointment, call the office. —Jerome L. Rice, President

DOMESTIC HOT & COLD WATER SHUT DOWN BUILDING 13, “F” LINE

The domestic hot & cold water will be shut down in order to do restoration work.

DATE: MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2016 TIME: 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

As soon as the work has been completed, the hot & cold water will be restored.

Please make sure that you keep your faucets in a closed position and all drains cleared of objects.

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

—CSO (Dreiser, rm. 6)

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