Co-op City Times 05/09/15 by Co-op City Times

Riverbay Election Supplement on pages 29-36

Vol. 50 No. 18

Saturday, May 9, 2015

ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL HCLP-81 RIVERBAY CORPORATION, hereinafter referred to as the “applicant,” a limited-profit housing company duly organized and existing under the provisions of Article II of the Private Housing Finance Law, subject to the supervision of the Commissioner of the New York State Division of Housing and Comm-unity Renewal, owns and operates a limited-profit housing development known as Coop City in the City of New York, County of the Bronx, State of New York. The said applicant filed an application dated February 27, 2015, in the office of the Commissioner of Housing and Community Renewal requesting that the present carrying charges be increased, because the present carrying charges, together with all the other income of the said applicant, are insufficient to enable it to meet the payments required to be made by the provisions of the Private Housing Finance Law. Notice and application, together with the Division of Housing and Community Renewal financial projections, were given to the cooperator with a notification that written statements in opposition to the proposed carrying charge increase could be sent to the Commissioner not later than May 1, 2015. The purpose of such statements is to afford an opportunity for the cooperators or their representatives to refute, correct, supplement, or otherwise modify the allegations and figures contained in the statement, exhibits, and schedules attached thereto. A meeting was scheduled for May 4, 2015 at Riverbay Corporation, Auditorium “A” 177 Dreiser Loop, Bronx, N.Y 10475, at which the tenants, their representatives, and representatives of the housing company had the opportunity to meet with DHCR staff. All comments and submissions were reviewed by DHCR staff prior to this determination. NOW, on considering the entire record, from which it appears that owing to causes beyond the control of the applicant, there have been and will be substantial increases in the cost of operating the development, including, but not limited to, the increased cost of maintenance and operating expenses; and that the present maximum average carrying charges are insufficient to meet such increases in costs and to make other necessary and authorized expenditures, I FIND AND DETERMINE that, owing to causes beyond the control of the applicant, the present carrying charges are insufficient to enable it to meet, within reasonable limits, all necessary payments required to be made by the provisions of the Private Housing Finance Law and that such insufficiency cannot be corrected by reasonable economies in the management and operation of said development. I FURTHER FIND AND DETERMINE that the minimum increase in the maximum average monthly room carrying charges necessary to enable the said applicant to make the payments required to be made four point five percent (4.5%) per rental room per month, including utilities effective June 1, 2015. The increase authorized herein is not in excess of the minimum amount necessary to enable the housing company to make the payments required to be made by the provisions of the Private Housing Finance Law. I, THEREFORE, ORDER AND DIRECT the said applicant to increase the maximum average monthly room carrying charges in one stage, to an average of four point five percent (4.5%) per rental room per month, including utilities, effective June 1, 2015. A copy of this order shall be transmitted to each cooperator to be affected at least five (5) days prior to June 1, 2015. Service shall be made in the manner prescribed by the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law for the service of a notice of petition in summary proceedings, or by first-class mail.

Dated: New York, N.Y. this 7th day of May, 2015.

SCRIE & DRIE may help defray increased carrying charges for some residents (see page 3)

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HCR approves carrying charge increase following conference at Dreiser BY JIM ROBERTS

The state Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) approved the 4.5% carrying charge increase requested by Riverbay on Thursday, May 7th. There will be no carrying charge increase in the following year. “This carrying charge increase is bittersweet, in that it guarantees the stability of our homes and property for the next two years, barring any unforeseen expenses that may come up,” said Riverbay Board President Cleve Taylor. “Unfortunately our Managing Agent left quite an expensive mess for us to

pay for $8 million worth of mistakes. Riverbay Corporation will exercise all of its legal options to recover our losses. The key here is not to repeat the mistakes of a managing agent assuming such responsibility. “This money could have been used for the greater good of Co-op City. There is an old Native American saying, ‘look back but never stare.’ With that being said, let us, the citizens of Co-op City, the largest cooperative in the world, march forward with a better

Notice to Increase Parking Charges

This is to notify all shareholders that the parking charges are scheduled to increase by 10% (ten percent) effective June 1, 2015. Reserved parking spaces will increase by $8.80 per month, from $88.04 to $96.84 per month. Regular parking spaces will increase by $6.62 per month, from $66.24 to $72.86 per month. In accordance with HCR regulations, shareholders have a right to submit comments and protests to the HCR or Riverbay Corporation until May 19,

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2015. Comments addressed to HCR should be sent to NYS HCR, Attention: George Chan, 25 Beaver Street, New York, NY 10004. Riverbay’s should be sent to Riverbay Corporation, Attention: Parking Charge Comments, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475. The reason for the increase is for Riverbay Corporation to meet its financial obligations and operating expenses based of the adopted F15/16 and F16/17 Budgets. (See page 2 for a complete listing of parking charges.)

Final Candidates’ Forum Monday in Einstein Center Election Incentive being offered; Vote for chance to win $100

BY ROZAAN BOONE

Shareholders of the Riverbay Corporation who have not yet attended either of the two previous official Candidates’ Forums for the 2015 Riverbay Board of Directors election — which will be held on Wednesday, May 20 — will have one final chance when the third forum is held this Monday, May 11 in Room 45 of the Einstein Center. The forum will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. and all 9 of the candidates

running in this year’s Board election have been invited to attend. Those candidates who cannot attend on Monday, may provide the Election Committee with a reason why and, with the permission of the candidate, the Chair of the Election Committee, Director Andrea Leslie, may announce that reason to the attendees of the forum. Shareholders who would like to ask (Continued on page 2)

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questions of the candidates are advised to arrive early and sign their names on the list starting at 6:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. The forum will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. “Once again this week, I encourage everyone to come out and get the pertinent information you will need to make an informed choice for the directors who will be representing you on the Board of Directors,” said Director Leslie. “It is very important that you make an informed decision and that you also come down to your building lobby and vote on election day, Wednesday, May 20. We want major voter participation.” To increase voter participation and ensure a quorum, which this year is 5,059 votes, the 2015 Election Committee announced this week that an election incentive of $100 will be offered to 25 shareholders who vote in this year’s Board election. Voting will be conducted by voting machines in the lobbies of the 35 highrise buildings on Wednesday, May 20, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. There will be one vote per apartment for shareholders of record as of April 6, 2015. “The yearly Board elections are very important because these directors are the people you will be electing to represent you on the Riverbay Board and you should get to know who they are and what they stand for so you can vote from an informed perspective on Wednesday, May 20,” said Director Leslie. “Sign up to ask your questions of the candidates at the forums so you can get answers directly from the people who are seeking your vote.” Director Leslie also pointed out that the candidates running for a seat on the Riverbay Board are volunteers and therefore everyone should exhibit proper decorum and respect at the forums. To publicize the Candidates’ Forums, prominent notices have been placed throughout the community, and also on the Riverbay crawler, as a reminder to shareholders of the events and their importance. Shareholders are voting once again this year to fill five seats on the Riverbay Board of Directors as the terms of incumbent Directors Khalil Abdul-Wahhab, Francine Reva Jones, Othelia Jones, Al Shapiro and Evelyn Turner, are expiring. Only Directors Francine Reva Jones and Evelyn Turner are seeking re-election. In addition, 7 other candidates have also

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joined the field. The order in which the candidates’ names will appear on the ballot was determined by random drawing on Tuesday, April 14 at the Candidates’ Meeting when 9 of the eleven shareholders who returned their petitions to run for the Riverbay Board were officially certified. The order and format chosen by the candidates in which their names will appear on the ballot is: Rod Saunders, Deborah Jenkins, Sonia Feliciano, Katrina Asante, Junius Williams, Evelyn M. Turner, Francine Reva Jones, Peggy S. Diaz and Gail Sharbaan. Shareholders who require absentee ballots can pick them up at the Riverbay Legal Department located in the Administrative Building at 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475. Phone requests can also be made by calling the Legal Department at (718) 320-3300, Ext. 3326, and they will be mailed. All absentee ballots must be returned to the Legal Department by hand or postmarked no later than May 20, 2015 to be counted towards the vote tally in the 2015 Board election. Beginning on Saturday, April 25, the first of three consecutive election supplements have been published in the Co-op City Times in which each candidate is given space to place a candidate’s statement outlining their qualifications for the position of Riverbay Board Director and their views on issues facing the community, as well as a free ¼ page ad. (The third and final election supplement is published on pages 29-36 in this issue.) Following the publication of this weekend’s election supplement, shareholders will cast their votes on Wednesday, May 20th for the candidate(s) of their choice. After the polls close at 9 p.m. on election day, the tallies will be counted in Room 31 of the Bartow Community Center. A recount of the votes, if necessary, will be conducted on Thursday, May 29. The final official results of the election will be posted in the three community centers the next day and published in the Saturday, May 30th issue of the Co-op City Times. After the results are certified, the five top vote getters in this year’s election will be sworn in as new members of the Riverbay Board of Directors on Thursday, June 5th and begin serving their terms.

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Assemblyman Benedetto sponsors mammography van

Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, in conjunction with Project Renewal, will be sponsoring a free Mobile Mammography Screening Van which will be located outside of the Baychester Public Library, 2049 Asch Loop North, on Saturday, May 16, beginning at 9 a.m. This program is for women 40 years of age and older who have not had a mammogram in the past year. All insurance plans are accepted; however, if you do not have insurance, you can still sign up. An appointment is necessary, call 1-800564-6868. This program is funded by Bronx Cancer Services Program Partnership. Screening coordination & Outreach/In-reach funded by the Komen Greater NYC 2008 Community Breast Health Grant.

Volunteers needed for Greenway clean-up

Last year, Co-op City volunteers cleaned up the Hutchinson River Greenway and we’re doing it again this year. Join us on Sunday, May 17, at 10 a.m. It's OUR Greenway. Let's work together to keep it clean. We will meet at 2100 Bay Plaza (on Bartow Ave. near the Greenway entrance by the overpass going towards Section 5). Partnership for Parks is donating gloves, trash bags, and t-shirts for the first 25 people who show up! For more info., and to volunteer, please email Holly at Maloneh@hotmail.com.

Benedetto Lobby visits

After three successful visits to lobbies in Section 5 and Bellamy Loop, Assemblyman Michael R. Benedetto continues his journey through Co-op City when he visits Building 11 (140 Casals Place) on Thursday, May 14. All residents are invited to come and talk to the Assemblyman. He will be in the lobby from 5:15 to 7 p.m.

8th Annual Shred Fest in Co-op City

Protect your identity when ShredFest returns to the Co-op City Triangle Plaza on Saturday, May 17, starting at 10 a.m. Shred your personal papers for FREE! Arrive early. Shredding trucks will be available until 4 p.m. or until they fill up, which may be sooner.

2015 Board election Voting Incentive

25 shareholders who vote in the Wednesday, May 20th Riverbay Board of Directors election will be entered to win $100. Make sure you vote. You never know, you could win $100, just for going down to your building lobby and voting between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. Absentee ballots are available by calling the Riverbay Legal Dept. at (718) 320-3300, Ext. 3326.

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SCRIE & DRIE may help defray increased carrying charges for some Co-op City residents BY ROZAAN BOONE

Eligible Co-op City shareholders who are registered with the city’s Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) or the Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) programs may be able to avoid paying the monthly carrying charge increase which will be implemented on June 1, 2015. “Shareholders of Co-op City who meet all of the city’s requirements to receive SCRIE and DRIE should apply for these exemptions now that we have received the HCR Commissioner’s Increase Order since a copy of the order must be attached to your application,” said Riverbay’s Director of Finance Peter Merola. “Residents should also keep in mind that these exemptions will be retroactive to June 1 of this year, the date when the carrying charge increase becomes effective, so no one will miss out on the benefit if they qualify for either SCRIE or DRIE.” The 4.5% increase in carrying charges raises the average carrying charge from $207.11 per room to $216.43 per room in Co-op City apartments as of June 1, 2015, a difference of approximately $9.32 per room on average. The SCRIE program provides senior citizens an exemption from paying future increases in their carrying charges, thereby helping them to remain in affordable housing. To be eligible for the SCRIE program,

applicants must satisfy all of the following requirements: • They must be 62 years and over; • Have an annual household income not in excess of $50,000; • Have a valid one or two-year lease for an apartment that is regulated by the Division of Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), for example, a rent controlled, rent stabilized or hotel stabilized apartment; and • They must pay more than one-third of their household’s monthly income for rent, or in the case of Co-op City shareholders, carrying charges. The City of New York implemented the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) program in 1970 to help protect qualifying senior citizens from future rent increases thereby allowing them to remain in affordable housing. The program was expanded in 2005 to include qualifying citizens with disabilities under the Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) program. Together, these two programs are known as the NYC Rent Freeze Program whereby landlords and management agents receive tax abatements or reductions in lieu of cash for any rent increase. Under Local Law 75 which was signed in 2005 by then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the income eligibility threshold of the SCRIE program had been increasing annually by $1,000 until it reached $29,000 in the year 2009. Last

year, however, the income limit was raised to $50,000 or less for seniors who apply for SCRIE after July 1, 2014, which would include all seniors who are applying this year for the exemption. Last year following the income limit expansion, Merola cautioned Co-op City shareholders that the new income limits could exclude some senior citizens and disabled residents because one of the other eligibility requirements is that those applying must pay more than 1/3 of their total household monthly income on rent, or in the case of Co-op City, carrying charges. According to Merola, there are 935 seniors on SCRIE in Co-op City and an additional 192 receiving DRIE benefits. “During these difficult times, it is good to see that the city has continued these much needed subsidy programs to help those qualifying cooperators with their monthly living expenses” said Merola. “It should be pointed out, however, that both SCRIE and DRIE help cooperators who are 62 years of age and older, to pay for the ‘increase’ in carrying charges, not their entire carrying charge. Shareholders should also be aware that each case is different so because your neighbor qualifies for ‘X’ amount does not mean that you will also. Some may be eligible for a lot of help, while others may be eligible for some help.” (Continued on page 11)

Extension of Riverbay’s Bookkeeping window hours continue for shareholders’ convenience BY ROZAAN BOONE

In consideration of Riverbay shareholders who work outside of the community and must leave early to travel to their jobs, Riverbay Corporation will continue extended hours of the Finance Department’s Bookkeeping window throughout the summer months. The Bookkeeping window, which is located in the Riverbay administrative reception area in the Bartow Community Center, 2049 Bartow Avenue, will continue to open at 8 a.m., instead of 9 a.m., on the two busiest days of the month for the Finance Department—the 10th of the month which is the last day for shareholders to pay their maintenance charges without the $50 late fee, and the last business day of the month when maintenance charges must be paid before legal action commences and a $200 legal fee is assessed. Riverbay’s Director of Finance Peter Merola notes that this service, which was implemented several years ago, comes at no additional cost to Riverbay Corporation’s shareholders because the

Bookkeeping employees agreed to change their work schedule to accommodate the extended hours on the two busiest days of the months. Primarily, shareholders pay their monthly carrying charges by placing their payments in one of the 3 drop boxes located in each community center, but some also pay at the bookkeeping window. Prior to the extended hours being implemented, shareholders waited in the reception area for the window to open at 9 a.m., usually resulting in a crowded waiting room, sometimes with the line stretching out into the corridor. Since its implementation, many more shareholders, including seniors and those who are disabled, have been taking advantage of the extended hours. The next Bookkeeping window extended hours will be available this Monday, May 11, and again on Friday, May 29, when the window will open at 8 a.m. so those who have to leave their homes early to travel to their jobs can first stop in and make their payment. In June, the extension of the

Bookkeeping hours will continue on Wednesday, June 10 and on Tuesday, June 30. On Friday, July 10 and again on Friday, July 31, extended Bookkeeping hours will also be available starting at 8 a.m. In August, the extended hours will continue on Monday, August 10 and then again on Monday, August 31, as well as on Thursday, September 10 and on Wednesday, September 30. In addition to shareholders paying their carrying charges at the bookkeeping window, or dropping them in the boxes in each of the three community centers, carrying charges can also be dropped off at New York Community Bank branch located inside of the Pathmark store in the Bay Plaza shopping mall. Riverbay does not accept cash; all payments must be made by personal check, bank check or money order. Shareholders should also write their account number and/or building and apartment numbers on any payment to Riverbay and return it along with the stub portion of their bill to ensure proper processing.

HCR conference and greater community,” Taylor said. Nearly 100 Co-op City residents attended the carrying charge conference held by HCR on May 4, at 7 p.m. in the Dreiser Auditorium to meet with HCR staff to discuss the proposed carrying charge increase and budget for Riverbay Corporation. On Feb. 25, the Riverbay Board of Directors approved budgets for the next two fiscal years, 2015/2016 and 2016/2017, which include a 4.5% carrying charge increase to take effect on June 1, 2015, followed by zero percent increase in 2016 and until the end of the fiscal year on March 31, 2017. The proposed budget also includes a 10% increase in all parking charges, also effective June 1, 2015, to be followed by 0% increases in these charges in 2016 and until the ending of the fiscal year on March 31, 2017. Presently, the average carrying charge in Co-op City is $207.11 per room, and the 4.5% increase raises this figure by $9.32 to an average $216.43 per room in apartments as of June 1, 2015. For the four-year period from 2014 to 2017, carrying charges will have increased a total of 5.5%, an average yearly increase of 1.375%. Following the HCR’s decision to approve the increase, each cooperator will now receive a copy of the Commissioner’s determination in the form of a Carrying Charge Order, which states the amount of the carrying charge increase and the Commissioner’s basis for the decision. The Order is also published on page 1 of this issue of the Co-op City Times and will be posted in the residential buildings and townhouses for all residents to see. Denise Snyder of HCR, who oversaw the meeting on Monday night, said the HCR Commissioner would take into consideration all the comments expressed and the more than 900 written comments already received by HCR. The $6.4 million settlement of the labor lawsuit Ramirez vs. Riverbay was the major topic under discussion at the meeting. Filed as a class action lawsuit claiming that hundreds of Riverbay employees had systematically been underpaid over a number of years, the case could have cost Riverbay as much as $40 million if it had gone to trial and the housing company lost. Explaining that the extraordinary costs of the labor lawsuit settlement and the expense of dealing with legionella blasted an $8 million hole in Riverbay’s budget, Board President Cleve Taylor told shareholders gathered at the state HCR’s carrying charge conference that the majority of the Board approved a tough, but necessary decision for the financial health of Co-op City. “The Board had to make a very tough and difficult decision,” Taylor said at the May 4th hearing in the Dreiser Auditorium. “There was very little we could do in such a short period of time to come up with $6.4 million before Sept. 15 when the legal settlement money is due. “A 4.5% carrying charge increase with a zero increase in the second year was determined. I would have much preferred to have maybe split it up, maybe 2% and 2%, however it would not have given us sufficient capital by

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Sept. 15,” Taylor said. Randall Wilson of HCR said at Monday’s conference that he reviewed all the budget numbers submitted by Riverbay in support of the 4.5% increase. “When we reviewed the budget, we see that the particular problem is this lawsuit, the major item that is the elephant in the room, so to speak. “Given the short window to have this money available, and all the other factors, we could not find any unreasonable areas within the Co-op City budget. From our perspective, I concur that yes, the 4.5% increase is reasonable, and that perhaps factors in the future will give rise to adjustments once this amount is paid for,” Wilson said. Riverbay Finance Director Peter Merola explained that once the lawsuit and legionella expenses are recovered by the 4.5% increase this year, Riverbay might be able to explore the possibility of some form of a rollback of that increase next year. “That’s an excellent concept, it’s just that it’s premature at this point to determine what our exact finances will be and then possibly make an application to HCR to do that – maybe not the whole 4.5%, but maybe a portion of it. That would be evaluated roughly a year from now,” Merola said. Several speakers at the meeting questioned why shareholders now will have to pay for the failure of the previous management company, Marion Scott Real Estate, Inc., and Riverbay’s labor attorney, Trivella & Forte, to comply with state and federal labor laws. Others asked that HCR defer the decision on the carrying charge increase for a year or contribute to paying for the labor settlement. “My question to the Board is, are we suing the attorney who got us into this mess?” asked shareholder Stanley Frere. In response, Board President Taylor said: “I told the labor attorney in no uncertain terms ‘we are going to come after you,’ and we are.” Riverbay General Counsel Jeffrey Buss added that, in his opinion, Trivella & Forte has committed malpractice in their handling of the illegal labor contracts that are costing Riverbay millions of dollars to settle now. Riverbay is also pursuing a lawsuit seeking damages from Marion Scott, Inc. “In their contract, Marion Scott was responsible for all labor contracts. In my opinion, they are responsible for all of the $6.4 million,” Taylor said, pointing out, however, that pursuing claims in court to recover money for Riverbay could take a very long time. Taylor explained that the Board explored several options other than the increase, including reductions in Riverbay staff, a one-time assessment rather than a carrying charge increase, and a proposed alternative budget, but that the majority of the Board concurred that the carrying charge increase was the right decision. “One caveat that the Board considered when we looked at this situation was that we did not want to reduce the quality of life here in Co-op City,” Taylor said. “We looked at a host of things and naturally our first inclination was no carrying charge increase. “But when we looked at the bal-

ance sheet, there was no cash to settle these items. We looked at the possibility of doing assessments, but assessments would hurt the most vulnerable of our residents, our senior citizens and our disabled because they would not qualify for SCRIE and DRIE [reimbursements]. In addition, it would not meet the legal test to do so,” Taylor said. “We then went to our bank, Wells Fargo, and asked them at assist us with these extraordinary expenses and the bank told us no, that they were not going to lend us any money and that we were not going to have access to our restricted reserve accounts. “This increase is not something we wanted to do, but unfortunately we’ve been left a mess here by our managing agent,” Taylor said. “We tried to entertain other ideas, but there was no plausible proposal supported by empirical data that would lead us to any other conclusion. “We met through the entire month of January, four consecutive meetings of 7 p.m. to midnight deliberating this and by a majority vote of 8 to 4, the Board of Directors came up with the proposed budget which is balanced,” said Taylor.

The proposed budgets for the next two fiscal years total $216.126 million in 2015/16 and $220.754 million in 2016/17. Taylor pointed to two positive trends during the carrying charge conference – the zero percent increase in the recently signed one-year contract with the Co-op City PBA and savings of nearly $800,000 in management fees since Marion Scott, Inc. was removed last November. For the first time in Co-op City’s history, all 57 pages of the budget are available online at riverbaycorp.com for all shareholders to view. In addition to the 4.5% increase in carrying charge, a 10% increase in all garage fees is also slated to be implemented on June 1. Notice of that increase is printed on page 1 of this issue as well, and shareholders have until May 19, to send their comments to HCR or Riverbay Corporation. Comments addressed to HCR should be mailed to NYS HCR, Attention: George Chan, 25 Beaver Street, New York, NY 10004. Those addressed to Riverbay’s should be sent to Riverbay Corporation, Attention: Parking Charge Comments, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475. A full list of all parking charges reflecting the 10% increase is printed on page 2.

Steam system repairs necessitate community-wide hot water shutdown for late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning

BY BILL STUTTIG

In order to make necessary repairs to the Power Plant’s main steam header, the plant will shut down all steam production beginning at 11 p.m. Tuesday, May 12th until 11 a.m. on Wednesday May 13th. This shut down means that there will be no hot domestic hot water service for all of Co-op City during this 12-hour repair period. All residents will be notified by management of the planned interruption of hot water service through notices distributed in each building, this notice in the Co-op City Times and on Co-op City’s in-house television stations, as well as messages sent out through Riverbay’s Phone Tree notification system. Residents will be asked to try to plan their daily routines requiring the use of hot water around this planned 12-hour repair period. For residents living in buildings and townhouses served by the zone 2 High Temperature Hot Water system, the service interruption will likely last an additional five hours, until 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12th, in order to allow staff to make additional repairs to the leak in the vicinity of the Cooper Place Townhouses. The additional repairs to the zone 2 system will affect residents in Buildings 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 , 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and the Cooper, Broun, and Debs Place Townhouses, approximately 1/3 of the community’s residents. According to Power Plant Director Brian Reardon, there is a good chance that these repairs could be completed sooner than expected in which case hot water service will be restored as soon as possible. The scheduled repairs and hot water service interruption scheduled for this coming week are not related to the unexpected hot water shut down

early last Saturday afternoon which was necessary to complete emergency repairs to replace a faulty nipple on the supply header of the high temperature hot water system which sprang a leak early last Saturday morning during the overnight hours. The substantial leak in the plant caused by the bad nipple did not directly cause the hot water service interruption experienced by the community last Saturday afternoon, but in order to repair and replace the bad part in a timely manner to minimize potential water damage to other components of the plant, the community’s hot water system needed to be temporarily interrupted. Residents were informed that they were going to experience a hot water service interruption beginning at noon through notices and phone messages sent out by mid-morning. The replacement repairs began at noon and were completed by 2 p.m. at which time, according to the power plant, the system was refilled. Normal water pressure and temperature began returning shortly thereafter and was fully restored throughout the community by 3:30 p.m. “We greatly appreciate the patience of Co-op City residents during their service interruptions, either planned or unforeseen,” said Reardon. “Please know that in any system as large and as complex as Co-op City’s, they are inevitable and necessary, but when the need for repairs arises, if at all possible, we will always try to perform those repairs during periods when demand is at its lowest – such as overnight hours – and also give the whole community ample notice of the temporary service interruption period so they can adjust their daily routines and minimize their inconvenience.”

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It’s happening in Co-op City Celebrating FDNY’s 150 years of service to New Yorkers

Humanitarian Project – The Ebola Virus Campaign was a success, thanks to members of the African American Association and cooperators who donated some of everything that was requested, including food, clothing, medical supplies and funds. Last Sunday, representatives from the Amaloma Development Foundation, Inc., including Zainab Wai, Alfred Jamiru, Albert Kallay and Mustapha Brima came to collect the donations. This donation drive will go a long way in helping the people of Sierra Leone, West Africa.

Last Saturday, Assemblyman Michael Benedetto spent a large part of the day visiting firehouses in his district to congratulate members of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) on their 150th year of service. Traveling from Throggs Neck to City Island and Co-op City and all points in between, the Assemblyman joined with some of New York's Bravest and the residents they protect in enjoying the day. At Engine 66/Ladder 61 in Co-op City, Assemblyman Benedetto met the son of a former student and, together with a willing firefighter, snapped the above photo to remember the occasion.

CO-OP CITY FOOT CARE CENTER Dawn of a new day … From a perch on the upper floors of a Section 5 building, the sun is seen rising over Pelham Bay Park to the east and getting ready to shine on Co-op City for another day as the community continues its preparation for the annual Riverbay Elections on Wednesday, May 20, to elect five shareholders to new three year terms on the Board of Directors and work moves on towards a new day for Co-op City. Photo by Margaret Echevarria

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Unsightly conditions by the waterfront … Litter comprised of papers, bottles, plastic bags and other debris chronically collects on the narrow portion of unkempt, overgrown land on the south bank of the Hutchinson River on city-controlled land between the power plant property and Section 5. The land, a portion of which goes under the Hutchinson River Bridge, is fenced off, but holes have been cut in the fence and have not been repaired for some time. Noella Thomas, a Section 5 resident, said: “This is not a city dump, but an unsightly, unhealthy area near Section 5; it sits adjacent to a thoroughfare much used by the people of Co-op City, both pedestrians and drivers, who are subjected to the unsightly decaying mess on a daily basis.” The Co-op City Times filed a 3-1-1 report with New York City. The 3-1-1 representative promised to ascertain which agency was responsible for the land and order a clean-up within 45 days. The newspaper also made several calls to city agencies, but nobody claimed responsibility for the narrow waterfront vacant lot. Residents who would like to check on the progress of the clean-up request can call 3-1-1 and refer to case number 2015ML9209898. The greater the number of residents who call, the quicker the land will get cleaned up. Photo by Bill Stuttig

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Co-op City Times

Letters to the Editor To the Editor: Each year, we vote shareholders in to serve on a 15 member board. Policies and decisions are made by them along with management to serve and protect our interest. Despite the mishaps of our former professional management over the prior 15 years, we can now move on. The Board of Directors are shareholders first, and Board members second, and their loyalty should always be to the shareholders who elected them to serve and represent us. It is also pertinent that we never become so complacent that we are not concerned about what is happening around us. We have spoken that we want to keep Co-op City

Maintaining our affordability affordable, however, we cannot compare what other developments are paying in carrying charges. If one travels outside of Co-op City, one will find that these same developments have shareholders out fighting to keep their developments in the Mitchell-Lama program. The developments that bought out of the program, the carrying charges went straight to market rate; you pay or pack up and leave. I challenge you to attend the Mitchell-Lama Residents Coalition (MLRC), one of the oldest organizations around, and the Cooperators United for Mitchell-Lama (CU4ML) meetings. Look them both up.

Also, there has been talk about empowering our young adults. I agree wholeheartedly Why not have workshops for promising Board Directors? This is the largest cooperative, there are complex, technical, legal issues and fiduciary responsibilities that a Board member must take on, so I believe these workshops are essential and should be made a priority and a requirement. The Board members now and in the future will be afforded the opportunity to leave a legacy for generations to come of how they fought to keep Co-op City an affordable place to live. —H. Overman

NAACP Co-op City Branch supports decision by Baltimore State Attorney General

To the Editor: The NAACP Co-op City Branch stands side by side with the decision made by the Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby on the immediate arrest of the six police officers who were responsible for the death of Freddy Gray. While we encourage and support peaceful protest, we also ask

everyone to continue to respect our police officers, personal property, local businesses, and most of all, each other. The branch also calls for a public discussion on community relations with the police within the five boroughs of New York City. This branch will continue to work in conjunction with other civil right organizations, clergy and our

local elected officials for both police reform, and economic sustainability in our community, because “those who are paid to protect us must also respect us.” Please direct questions regarding this statement to our office at (718) 320-3210. —Jerome L. Rice

Cameras in stairwells

To the Editor: As I’m reading the Co-op Times, I’m just wondering why the cameras are not

being installed in stairwells where lots of activity occur, such as smoking, graffiti and people who live and don’t live here,

hang out. While we’re trying to keep Co-op City safe, please put cameras in stairwells too. —Grace Reynolds

Cooperators urged to check convectors prior to air-conditioning If cooperators follow the procedures recommended below, the number of malfunctioning convector units can be greatly reduced. Cleaning Procedure: 1. Make sure all switches are turned off before cleaning the convector. 2. Remove cover by lifting it up and swinging the bottom out. 3. Make sure the drain from the drip pan and drip tray is not clogged. Test by pouring one quart of hot water into the long tray. If the water does not go down the drain, or the drain becomes clogged, immediately contact the appropriate Cooperator Services Offices listed below. 4. Fan coils (that row of thin metal sheets inside the convector) should not

be cleaned or vacuumed during air cooling season. Never use a sharp object, such as a knife of screwdriver, to clean the fan coil. 5. Filters can be cleaned at anytime. During the winter, filters may be vacuumed and washed; during the summer, they should not be washed. 6. To replace the cover, place it flat against the convector, lift it up one (1) inch, and let it drop into position. 7. If there is a leak, a pot or towel should be placed under the convector until the unit is serviced. 8. Cooperators who are unable to check their convectors because of age or a physical condition can call their CSO and a Riverbay staff member will be sent

Convector cleaning video

to check for clogged or malfunctioning drains and convectors. Cooperator Services Offices: CSO 1 (Bldgs. 1-14, Carver, Debs and Defoe Pl. Townhouses) Maintenance Service, Dreiser Center, Rm. 6; (718) 320-3000, and follow the prompts · CSO II (Bldgs. 15-25, Adler, Asch, and Broun Place Townhouses) Maintenance Service, Bartow Center, Rm. B; (718) 320-3300, and follow the prompts CSO III (Bldgs. 26-35, Earhart Lane Townhouses) Maintenance Service, Einstein Center, Rm. 37; (718) 320- 3300, and follow the prompts

To view the Co-op City convector cleaning video on YouTube, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvXqhEzO2WA.

Important Notice to Shareholders of Building 21 Article SIXTH of your Occupancy Agreement provides, in part, that your lease automatically renews for an additional three (3) year period. You need to do nothing if you want your lease to extend for another three (3) year period. If you will be moving out at the end of your lease, notify Riverbay, in writing, Attention: Sales Support Office, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475, ninety (90) days prior to lease expiration.

Building 21

Current Lease Expiration Date

New 3 yr. Expiration Date

100, 120 & 140 Bellamy Loop

May 31, 2015

May 31, 2018

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The Co-op City Times welcomes issue-oriented letters to the editor to be considered for publication. All letters, in prose, not poetry, must be addressed to the editor, not to third parties. All letters must be handsigned by the writers and include their addresses and phone numbers, which will be kept confidential, so that the editor can verify the authenticity of the authors. Writers will be limited to one letter per topic. Anonymous or unsigned letters will not be accepted for publication. Letters cannot exceed 350 words. Ideally, they should be typed. All letters must be in the Co-op City Times office in Room 21, Bartow Community Center, by 3 p.m. every Monday to be considered for publication in that week’s edition. Views and opinions expressed in letters and Directors’ Viewpoint are solely the writer’s, and not necessarily shared by the Co-op City Times or Riverbay Corp. Advertisements and classified advertisements in the Co-op City Times do not necessarily reflect an endorsement from Riverbay Corporation of goods and services, but present greater options to cooperators of products and services available. The Riverbay Corporation does not assume any responsibility nor is it a party to any contract or agreement between the cooperator and the vendor. All matter published herein is copyrighted by the Co-op City Times. Permission for reprints of advertising or editorial contents produced by the Co-op City Times must be obtained in writing from Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Ave., Bronx, New York 10475.

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Co-op City Times / May 9, 2015

Public Safety Report

CCPD urges cooperators to call Public Safety for DOG violations

BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO

The Co-op City Department of Public Safety reminds residents that your lease prohibits dogs except for service animals. Cooperators need to remember that not all disabilities for residents requiring service animals are visible. Cooperators should not engage in conversations regarding the disability of a person who has an approved service dog. Even service dogs may not be aggressive or bite or scratch. Service animals must be on a leash or carrier when outside of the apartment. Co-op City is a highrise, multi-family cooperative which houses approximately 65,000 residents. Concerned residents who reasonably suspect an unapproved service dog is inside an apartment or hear a dog making unreasonable noise within an apartment should call the Department of Public Safety, (718) 671-3050, immediately or provide the information on our website www.ccpd.us. It is not necessary for persons to reveal their identity when calling. Callers may remain anonymous when calling. Please be sure to give all required information including the location of the suspected dog to the dispatcher prior to hanging up the phone. A caller’s identity is never revealed to the alleged offender even when information is provided. Public Safety officers will be dispatched if either a dog is misbehaving or there is no dog approved for the particular apartment. Public Safety officers are not dispatched to a particular apartment if the apartment has an approved service dog and the dog is not misbehaving. In addition, Public Safety should be called for any dog misbehaving in public areas. Public Safety Officers are trained to support and respect residents with disabilities. Cooperators should not confront, question or make disparaging remarks to persons observed to be in possession of dogs. Call Public Safety immediately if the dog is misbehaving and allow us to take proper action. An unapproved dog within an apartment is subject to Community Complaint. The violation code for harboring an unapproved dog within an apartment is Code “Z” which states “Keeping or harboring dogs or any animals deemed potentially harmful to the health and safety of others.” Violations of Code “Z” carry a fine of $150. In the case of unapproved dogs within the apartment, the Cooperator Service Office works with the Legal Department to insure that the offending dog is removed from the premises. Owners of service dogs must clean up after their dogs. This is a rule that must be strictly complied with to insure the health and safety of Co-op City’s residents. Service dog owners may receive a Community Complaint for noise if they permit excess barking (more than 30 minutes during the daytime or 15 minutes during the night). The enforcement of these violations serves to insure that service dogs do not infringe on the quality of life of other residents. Here in Co-op City, all dogs that have Riverbay permits are also required to have updated New York City dog licenses. Proof of dog license, updated inoculations, veterinarian statement, as well as doctor’s statement must be completed. These packets are available at the Cooperator Service Offices located in all three centers. Auto safety is always worth mentioning year round. Be sure to obey traffic and safety rules while operating a motor vehicle. Share the road safely with bicycles, skaters and pedestrians. Bicyclists should give pedestrians the same level of courtesy they expect from motorists. As an automobile driver, you must use caution regarding cyclists. If you plan to consume alco-

holic 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) 6713050 or online at www.ccpd.us. Call Public Safety if you suspect one of your neighbors has an unauthorized dog within their apartment. 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.

Public Safety Blotter May 1 - May 6, 2015

May 1 -120 Carver Loop One male was arrested for Criminal Trespass and was transported to Central Booking for further processing. May 2 - F/O Mall 3 Teen Center One male was arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Possession of a Control Substance. The individual was issued two Universal Summonses, a Community Complaint and a Parking Summons. May 6 - 140 Casals Place Two males were arrested for Criminal Trespass and another male was also charged with Possession of a Control Substance. Warrant checks revealed that both males had outstanding and they were transported to Central Booking for further processing.

OPPORTUNITIES AT CO-OP CITY

Tell your friends, relatives and employers about:

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

For information on CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES ONLY, please contact: Lenya Garcia at Lgarcia@riverbay corp.com; AND Barbara Penn at Bpenn@riverbaycorp.com. Please note that emails should be sent to both parties. Please DO NOT email resumes for EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES to the aforementioned emails. For EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, please see bottom of the employment listings for specific directions.

CONTRACT SUMMARY

Contract 2990, Replacement & Repair of Sidewalks at Various Locations: Concrete work for the replacement and repair of sidewalks on an as needed basis. Pre-bid Meeting: May 7, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Bids Due: May 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Bonding: Bonding is not required Insurance: Insurance is required

Contract 2993, A/E Service for Rehabilitation of Basketball Courts: Provide Architectural/Landscaping services in order to rehab basketball courts.

Pre-bid Meeting: April 28, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Bids Due: May 14, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Bonding: Bonding is not required Insurance: Insurance is required

Contract P792, Design Renovations for the Dreiser Auditorium Prebid Meeting: May 8, 2015 at 10 a.m. Bids Opened: May 28, 2015 at 2 p.m. Winning Architect will be required to provide insurance.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

New Job Posting: Open to 32BJ Union Members from April 1, 2015 to April 9, 2015 Open to All applicants from April 10, 2015 to May 12, 2015 • Job Reference #: 15-17 Request for transfer/promotion must be received by the Human Resources Department by April 15, 2015. Employees are responsible for submitting the transfer forms in person to the Human Resources Department. Employees who are promoted will receive the applicable rate scale for this position. Maintenance Department Utility Person Under the supervision of a Maintenance PM Shop Supervisor, this candidate will be responsible for performing carpentry, plumbing, electrical and HVAC repairs. He/she will be responsible for the removal, installation and repair of apartment cabinetry and fixtures. The Utility Person will be responsible for inspection, measurements, and other fieldrelated work as it pertains to cabinetry replacement. Candidate will be responsible for keeping track of material and time used on jobs. Job Description: Ideal candidate will: • Produce or assemble components of articles, such as store fixtures, office equipment, cabinets, or high-grade furniture. • Set up or operate machines, including power saws, jointers, mortisers, tenoners, molders, or shapers, to cut, mold, or shape woodstock or wood substitutes. • Attach parts or subassemblies together to form completed units, using glue, dowels, nails, screws, or clamps. • Cut timber to the right size and shape and trim parts of joints to ensure a snug fit, using hand tools, such as planes, chisels, or wood files. • Trim, sand, or scrape surfaces or joints to prepare articles for finishing. • Bore holes for insertion of screws or dowels, by hand or using boring machines. • Perform final touch-ups with sandpaper or steel wool. • Install hardware, such as hinges, handles, catches, or drawer pulls, using hand tools. • Repair or alter wooden furniture, cabinetry, fixtures, paneling, or other pieces. • Apply Masonite, Formica, or Vinyl surfacing materials. • Measure, cut, thread and assemble new pipe, placing the assembled pipe in hangers or other supports. • Perform

rough-ins, repair and replace fixtures and locate, repair, or remove leaking or broken pipes. • Assist pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for water systems. • Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials and equipment to work site. • Examine electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation and tighten connections, using hand tools. • Construct controllers and panels, using power drills, drill presses, taps, saws and punches. • Perform semi-skilled and unskilled laboring duties related to the installation, maintenance and repair of a wide variety of electrical systems and equipment. • Recommend, develop, or perform preventive or general maintenance procedures, such as cleaning, powerwashing, or vacuuming equipment, oiling parts, or changing filters. • Inspect and test systems to verify system compliance with plans and specifications or to detect and locate malfunctions. • Record and report time, materials, faults, deficiencies, or other unusual occurrences on work orders. Job Requirements: HS Diploma or equivalent is a plus; Successful candidate should have 1 to 3 years of experience in carpentry; Candidate should have a working knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures; Applicant must have ability to walk for long periods of time, twist, kneel, push, stoop, climb ladders; work in inclement weather; as well as lift and carry up to 100 pounds; Valid Driver License (NY, NJ, CT, PA) Required; Knowledge of OSHA and safety requirements related to performing maintenance repairs; Must be available for emergency work; Must be able to read and write in English; Bi-Lingual is a plus. Drug Screening Test; Background check. Days and Hours: Days and hours of operation will vary on a flexible schedule How to Apply: All applicants are advised to submit a resume along with the application. Applications are given out at the below address from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Continued on page 43)

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*

Any review of Co-op City’s history over the past decade would reveal that problems that developed over time were not caused by management alone. Issues also developed because of the inaction or inappropriate action of past Boards of Directors. Some of the current problems will not/cannot be resolved quickly; careful planning and focused action are required. Effective problem resolution will require time, patience, and the installation of the right individuals onto the Board of Directors. A Pivotal Point Our community is at an important, pivotal point. Cooperators need to stay informed and be a part of the process more than ever before. New management companies are being interviewed and considered. One will eventually be chosen to handle the daily operation and business processes of Co-op City. Almost simultaneously, there will be an election of new members to join the Riverbay Board of Directors. Handled correctly, these initiatives will improve efficiency, support cooperator comfort, and sustain affordability. The incoming management company must work with the Board of Directors to improve operation, create and maintain effective budgets, and seek ways to sustain a high-level quality of life for all cooperators.

Bridging the Divide Co-op City Times / May 9, 2015

Khalil Abdul-Wahhab Director’s Viewpoint Second Vice President

More than at any previous time in Co-op City’s history, these upcoming elections will offer an opportunity for cooperators to help guide community progress far into the foreseeable future. Voting cooperators will be electing a new Board to work with a new management company that together are expected to set the tone and build the structures to support future advancement. ‘Into the Breech’ – Responsible Leadership Obviously, our choice of people to serve on the Board is critical – those chosen will continue progress and make proper plans for future successes … or not. I believe that all of the current candidates are sincere in their intent to work for Co-op City. So who should we choose? My choice is for level headed individuals that are capable of looking at the “big picture” and who have management experience and good communications skills. For me, it comes down to five capable women: Francine Reva Jones, Katrina Asante, Sonia Feliciano,

Gail Sharbaan, and the Reverend Deborah Jenkins. Director Francine Jones has demonstrated her commitment to the community in myriad ways both as a Board Director, as Chairperson of Board Committees, and in executive positions of community groups. Katrina Asante’s position as Chief of Staff for a State Senator clearly indicates her ability to manage. She is also a current contributing member of the Budget Committee, providing service to the community. Sonia Feliciano, Board Secretary of the 45th Precinct Council, functions as liaison between the precinct, community residents, and businesses on issues of public safety, quality of life and security. In her professional life, she is manager of a large team of customer service representatives. Gail Sharbaan’s training, experience, creative ability, and warm personality are qualities that fit well in any setting. Her experience as a finance supervisor with knowledge in areas such as budgeting, communication, training, and development can help shape and support solid budget planning and clear communication. And finally, Reverend Deborah Jenkins’ accomplishments – one being Budget Director and Contract Manager at the Administration for Children’s Services – clearly supports her qualification to be elected to the Board. Reverend

Jenkins also currently serves as a member of the Budget Committee. These candidates have special qualities in common: they are creative thinkers with experience in solid budget planning, and most importantly, they are good communicators. By good communicators, I don’t just mean that they can speak well, I mean that they have a more important ability and that is to listen respectfully to others. The greatest benefits for the community can only be gained from Directors that are willing to work together, sharing and applying their individual perceptions on issues to acquire the widest range of options and solutions. That can only happen if Directors are willing and able to clearly state their opinions and listen respectfully when others present theirs. I believe that these candidates are well positioned to do that. I want us all to be winners in this coming election. I urge you to vote for Francine Reva Jones, Katrina Asante, Sonia Feliciano, Gail Sharbaan, and the Reverend Deborah Jenkins. If you see something, say something. Share your suggestions, complaints, or special concerns with me. Address letters to Khalil AbdulWahhab, c/o Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Ave. Bronx, NY 10475, call 718-3320-3300, ext. 3351, or email kwahhab@riverbayboard.com.

Co-op City Times / May 9, 2015

Understanding Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Health News

What Patients Need to Know Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), as its name suggests, is a condition that involves inflammation in the digestive tract. The two most common IBDs are Crohn’s Disease and Colitis. It is estimated that 1.6 million Americans are living with an IBD—the highest concentration of sufferers are in New York. Although IBD is chronic in nature, many treatments are available to manage the condition. Dana Lukin M.D. PhD., a gastroenterologist at Montefiore Health System in the Bronx who works with many patients who have Crohn’s and Colitis, will give an interactive presentation at Montefiore on May 21* (more information below). This week, he offers his perspective, as an IBD specialist, with Co-op City Times’ readers. What is Inflammatory Bowel Disease? DL: IBD is a group of chronic diseases of the intestine which include Crohn’s Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC). Both are thought to arise as a result of an inappropriate immune response directed against normal intestinal microbiota (bacteria and other organisms) in genetically susceptible individuals. CD is a highly variable disease, capable of causing inflammation anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus, but most typically affects the small bowel and the colon. The inflammation affects both the lining of the gut (the mucosa) and deeper tissues leading to complications, such as narrowings (strictures) or abnormal connections from the gut to other tissues or the skin (fistulae) in some patients. Due to these complications, surgery is often required to treat Crohn’s disease. UC causes disease only in the colon, and typically extends from the rectum (the last segment of colon) in a variable fashion to parts of the colon. Since it only involves the lining of the colon, it typically causes diarrhea, which is frequently bloody or mucus-containing. Who is at risk? DL: Genetics play a large role in the development of IBD, with a greater role in CD. Those patients with a family history of CD or UC are at highest risk. In the literature, the highest incidence of IBD is seen in patients of Ashkenazi Jewish or Northern European descent. The highest incidence rates are in industrialized countries, including the United States and Canada. However, in the Bronx, our population is extremely diverse. Montefiore has a large representation of African American, Afro-Caribbean, and Hispanic patients. What are the symptoms? DL: Affected patients often experience abdominal pain, weight loss, fatigue, diarrhea, and/or growth delay (children). In Crohn’s Disease, the symptoms often reflect disease complications. For example, those patients with strictures will often have abdominal pain after eating foods that are harder to digest, such as meats or raw vegetables. In UC, patients most frequently experience abdominal pain and diarrhea, which is often bloody or mucus-containing. Patients with Proctitis (inflammation in the rectum) complain of urgency and frequency of bowel movements. Additionally, many patients experience symptoms in other areas of the body related to the ongoing intestinal inflammation. These symptoms may include joint pains, eye inflammation, skin rashes, kidney stones and others. Patients with IBD are also at an increased risk for the formation of blood clots, osteoporosis, and sleep disturbances. What causes IBD? DL: The exact cause of IBD is unknown, and several factors may contribute. IBD is felt to result from an inappropriate activation of a patient’s own immune system in response to triggers that are generally tolerated by those without IBD. There are several hypotheses of disease triggers, including shifts in the bacterial composition of the intestine (the microbiome), antibiotic use, cigarette smoking, travel, and infectious causes, including bacteria, parasites, or viruses. Patients frequently have family members affected by other autoimmune conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid disease, psoriasis, or multiple sclerosis, among others. It has been well documented that the diversity of the microbiome is less robust in patients with IBD, and there are increased numbers of pro-inflammatory bacteria with a decrease in anti-inflammatory bacteria as compared to healthy controls. The interaction of these bacteria with the body’s altered immune system leads to inflammation and symptoms of the disease. Are there any diet or behavioral changes that can make to help alleviate symptoms? DL: There is no specific “IBD diet.” Dietary recommendations should be made as a collaborative effort between patients and their doctors based on disease severity and manifestations. For example, patients with structuring CD

should avoid high residue foods and cut and chew foods well to avoid obstruction. Patients with active colitis should avoid roughage and foods high in insoluble fiber, which tend to irritate the inflamed walls of the colon. In general, foods high in soluble fiber (peeled fruits, etc.) are well tolerated. Common trigger foods experienced by IBD patients are dairy, fatty foods, spicy foods, and alcohol. It is important that patients discuss any dietary changes with their physician, and if necessary, a dietitian, as nutrition is a key component of good outcomes in IBD. Restrictive diets, such as a gluten-free diet, have not been shown to have a benefit in IBD and may lead to nutritional deficiencies or may adversely affect quality of life without a clear benefit. Where can I learn more? The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation is holding a FREE

patient education event, Understanding Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: What Every Patient Needs to Know, at Montefiore Medical Center on May 21, from 6:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. at Montefiore Medical Center Moses Campus, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467, Tishman Learning Center, Room #1. The event will consist of an interactive presentation by Dr. Lukin. Topics of discussion will include: Overview of inflammatory bowel diseases; recognition of symptoms and importance of diagnosis; review of current therapies and emerging research; anagement of disease and emotional wellness and resources; and interactive question and answer session. For more information, contact Katie Pouga at (646) 3889290 or kpouga@ccfa.org.

What we spend, what we take in Co-op City Times / May 9, 2015

2.8% of total income. Asking, and answering, questions based 6) Total payroll in 2014 was on the information I obtained when I studied Director’s Viewpoint 37% of total budget the “Riverbay Corporation: Fifteen-Year 7) Carrying charge revenues Historical Data Chart” below is not only and payroll expenses increased instructive and helpful— it is essential in Treasurer at about the same rate. developing financial strategies. I draw the 8) In 2014, non-discrereader’s attention to the following: tionary (taxes, fuel, electricity, debt service, telephone) Tri-Genaration Power Plant expenses was $93M or 45% of total revenue. Our 38-megawatt tri-generation power plant was finally commissioned in early LOOKING AT OUR PAYROLL 2010, and began producing electric power Riverbay’s payroll covers 950 full-time and 100 tempofor our community. However, we are subject rary employees, a ratio of 1 employee for each 15 housing to Con Edison standby charges of about $2.5 units. The Janitorial and Maintenance staff of 450 maintain million annually, because we must purchase 35 high-rise buildings, 3 community centers, 8 garages, power from that utility when our generators and 300 acres of open space. One hundred Riverbay shut down or experience a failure. Ironically, at the same employees are Public Safety officers. The 40 megawatt time that we pay this charge, we are selling power to Con power plant operating engineers maintain, repair and operEdison. ate generators, boilers, transformers, and high-voltage Comparison between 1999 and 2014 switch-gears. The Restoration Department employs 40 1) In 2014, Riverbay earned $1.3M from sale of electricipeople to restore 500 to 600 apartments that are vacated ty. each year. In addition, Riverbay employs fifty clerical 2) Cost of purchasing electricity dropped from a high of workers — bookkeepers, legal staff, in Human Resources, $24.6 million in 2009 to $5.5 million in 2014 Community Relations and Rental Departments. 125 vehi3) Total cost of energy dropped from a high of $48 milcles are operated and maintained by our full staff. In every lion in 2009 to $28.4 million in 2014. respect, Co-op City is a city. 4) Price of gas rose by 127% COMPARING TAXES BETWEEN 1999 AND 2014 5) Cost of oil rose by a staggering 1,089% 1) Total real estate taxes — shelter rent tax abatement 6) Due to a very cold winter in 2014, Con Edison inter(based on 10% of our rent roll minus utilities) plus commerrupted sale of gas several months. Riverbay had to purchase cial property tax — paid to the City of New York rose by oil whose cost spiked to $6.6M from $647,000 the previous 27%. year. 2) When utility cost dropped in 2011 to $4.6M from Mortgage $16M in 2010, taxes jumped to $12M from $7.7M. In November, 2012, Riverbay received a 35-year, 2.4% fixed-interest loan, guaranteed by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. Of the total amount of that loan, $621 million from the Wells Fargo Bank, $83.5 million was used in 2013 in paying off numerous obligations to our previous lender, Community Bank of New York. In 2014, we paid Wells Fargo $31.5 million on the loan, and that figure will be our fixed annual debt service for the next 34 years. COMPARING REVENUES AND EXPENSES Between 1999 and 2014: (See chart) 1) Total revenue increased by 62% 2) Carrying charge revenue increased by 66% (an average 3.8% annually). 3) Garage revenue increased by 59% 4) In 2014, garage revenue, $8.8M, was 4.3 % of Riverbay’s income, $205.3M. 5) Commercial space income for 2014 was $5.7M or

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3) Water and sewer fees rose from $5 million to $19.8 million - 1 1/2 times our taxes — a 280% increase (the cost will go up another 3.5% in July, 2015). In 2014, cost per room/month was $24. BASED ON HARD DATA Based on hard data, the Riverbay financial director projects that inflationary pressures will increase our operating costs between 2 and 2.5% annually in the coming years with the hope we will be spared harsh winters. In the ongoing search for efficiencies and ways to cut costs, management and the Board have examined a number of ideas: 1) Improve efficiency of our power plant so that we can sell more electricity on the market. 2) Reduce Con Edison’s punitive standby charges. 3) Obtain credit for excess generating capacity 4) Upgrade and modernize our computer systems, so that, among other goals, cooperators can pay carrying charges online and Riverbay staff can keep track of inventories, work orders, and the like. 5) Subscribe to a pre-paid, reduced fixed-fee water use program instead of the current metered one. 6) Launch a citywide campaign to reduce the onerous sewer and water fees — a backdoor tax. 7) Establish a gray-water recycling facility. 8) End the unnecessary and expensive asbestos abatement program. 9) Install solar panels on our garage roofs. Planning based on data is the first step to determine how we operate our corporation in an economy with all its vagaries while keeping our homes affordable and retaining and enhancing our quality of life.

SCRIE & DRIE

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Merola explained that the SCRIE and DRIE programs work by the city notifying Riverbay how much assistance each qualifying cooperator is to receive, and, in turn, the city “pays” Riverbay by applying an abatement for this same amount to Riverbay’s Real Estate Taxes. The DRIE law, which was enacted on October 10, 2005, has five criteria and, like SCRIE, applicants must satisfy all of them to be eligible: • The applicant must rent an eligible apartment. • An eligible apartment is defined by the DRIE law as those regulated by the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal, for instance, rent-controlled or rent stabilized apartments; those in the Mitchell-Lama program, such as Co-op City; those owned by a limited dividend housing company, redevelopment company, or housing development fund company incorporated under the private housing finance law; or those in a building where the mortgage was federally insured under Section 213 of the National Housing Act, and the applicant was a tenant of record at the time of the mortgage termination. • The applicant must be the head of household (18 years of age or older) and named on the lease or rent order, be the tenant of record, or be the spouse or registered domestic partner with a disability; or either of the above. The tenant of record may be a spouse, domestic partner, or child who has attained the right of succession to the apartment upon the death of the leaseholder. • Applicants of DRIE must receive eligible state or federal disability-related financial assistance. Only those currently receiving Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI); Federal Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI); US Department of Veterans Affairs disability pension or compensation (Must be Military service-related disability pension or compensation); or Disability-related Medicaid (if the applicant has received either SSI or SSDI in the past) qualify to receive DRIE. • The applicant must have a total household income of $50,000 or less after allowable deductions which are federal, state, local and Social Security taxes paid. • DRIE applicants must pay more than

one-third of their household monthly income for rent, or in the case of Co-op City shareholders, carrying charges. “For those qualifying individuals, this will be a great benefit in that the applicant will not have to pay future carrying charge increases,” said Merola. “All cooperators who think they may qualify should file their applications with New York City as soon as possible to avoid having to pay the increase portion of the carrying charge increase this year.” Merola stressed that since SCRIE and DRIE are New York City programs, shareholders must file their applications directly with the city as instructed on the application form, not with Riverbay Corporation. Applications for the SCRIE and DRIE programs can be completed online at the New York City Department of Finance website through ACCESSNYC or at www.nyc.gov/rentfreeze, or by calling 3-1-1. For the convenience of Riverbay shareholders, the applications for both SCRIE and DRIE will be available at the reception desk at the Riverbay administrative office, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. “People who are eligible for SCRIE and DRIE need to put in their applications immediately now that we’ve received the HCR Increase Order,” said Noel Ellison, Riverbay’s interim General Manager. “Our staff will be available to assist and answer questions as best we can, but the best source is still the New York City Department of Finance.” Ellison further stated that even though there’s an increase in carrying charge, Management will make sure the housing company is run in a fiscally responsible manner. “We will continue in our efforts to cut costs as much as possible without adversely impacting on the quality of life of this beautiful community,” he said. Applications, as well as assistance filling out the application, will also be available at the JASA Senior Services Office, also located at 2049 Bartow Avenue. Appointments are required for this service, so please call JASA at (718) 320-2066 prior to going to the office. It should be noted that, by law, households can only receive either SCRIE or DRIE, not both of these rent increase exemptions.

Be an informed cooperator — Pick up and read your Co-op City Times Residents are reminded that the Co-op City Times is the official newspaper of the Riverbay Corporation. It is the vehicle through which your Board of Directors and management, and the state supervisory agency, the New York State Division of Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), communicate with you, the shareholder. The Co-op City Times is distributed each Saturday to each townhouse door, at the elevators in the high rise buildings, and in the three (3) community centers.

It is very important that you pick up and read your Co-op City Times to make sure you are informed about what is going on in the community, and more importantly, what your Board and management are doing to ensure efficient delivery of services to you, and the proper upkeep of the development.

When you are informed, you can be prepared to discuss issues that are pertinent to you and your household at the community meetings held by the Board of Directors.

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Sales Committee Report On April 21, the new shareholder orientation presentation by various Riverbay departments was recorded. The Sales Committee is desirous of new shareholders receiving the same, accurate information. This will also eliminate the need for the current number of employees on overtime. Copies of the recording will be given to the Department Directors to look over. The result of the examination should indicate what information should be added, deleted or revised. A DVD copy will also be given to the management staff and the Legal Department with attached revisions for their evaluation and approval. Upon reexamination, a script will be compiled and used as the narrative for the presentation to the shareholders. The Sales Committee meeting was held on April 20. The information being submitted reflects information ending March 31, 2015. • There are currently 2,519 applicants on the waiting list. 1 Bedroom 833 2 Bedrooms 1,189

3 Bedrooms 497 • There were 155 vacant apartments: 2 model apartments 18 applicants have closing dates 6 are awaiting Citibank approval 9 transfers (need updated income information and family composition) 47 applicants are awaiting HCR approval 19 being prepared for HCR 11 scheduled to see apartments 38 offered apartments, haven’t responded (approx. 10 days to respond) 5 awaiting number (#175), then can be sent to HCR Of the vacant apartments, there are 70 apartments over 90 days (accruing vacancy loss) a reduction of 17 from last month Some applicants have move-in dates or accepted and awaiting approval from HCR. There are others that have been offered, but not accepted yet and (2) two are model apartments. The next meeting is scheduled for May 18. —Prepared by Leslie Peterson, Chair

Black Forum

Next Defensive driving course The next Black Forum defensive driving course will be Saturday, June 13, in Rm. 1, Dreiser Community Center, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Lower your liability insurance cost by 10% and remove up to 4 points from your driver’s license. Please make your check in the amount of $35, payable to “the Black Forum of Co-op City,” and mail to P.O. Box 563, Bronx, N.Y. 10475 at least 1½ weeks before the class, or you can walk in on the day of the class but you must have $35 in cash to pay for the course. Discussion Sessions We will be starting discussion sessions and all cooperators are welcome to attend. We’ll meet specifically to discuss and debate issues of particular relevance to living in Co-op City, matters that affect our quality of life, social interactions, education, commercial, jobs, and other topics. Meetings will be held once or twice a month. More details to follow. Tentative start in early September. If interested, please call (718) 320-8035. Black Forum Aerobics and Zumba Summer’s coming and this is the time to get in shape, get healthy and feel healthy. Aerobics classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays; Zumba on Thursday. Classes will be held in the Dreiser Aud., 7:30 p.m. To register, please call (718) 320-8035. Nominal fee for each class. Black Forum’s Lyons Mane Track Club Register now for the fall. Youth ages 8-18. Practice sessions are held on Mondays & Wednesdays, Dreiser Auditorium. Please call (718) 320-8035. Food distribution sites added On Thursdays, residents of Buildings

27, 28, 29, 32 and 33 must pick up food at the New Vision Church, 115 Einstein Loop, 11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Likewise, residents of Building 26, 30, 31, 34 and 35 must go to the Evangelical Church, 2350 Palmer Avenue, 11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. on Thursdays to pick up food. For information, please call (718) 320-8035. Volunteers needed We need volunteers, especially men, for the Food Program, Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you live within the vicinity of the Dreiser Center and can spare 2 hours per day, between 11-12:45 p.m., please call us, (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) 320-8035 or write to Black Forum, P.O. Box 563, Bronx, NY 10475; email: coopcityblackforum@gmail.com or tonyshome10475@gmail.com. Help us keep independent community organizations alive in Co-op City. Everyone is encouraged to join. Call or visit us, Room 20 in the Dreiser Community Center. —Tony Illis

Stability, Quality of Life and Affordability Co-op City Times / May 9, 2015

Linda Berk

As I walked around Co-op City this A/C and wood floors. Director’s Viewpoint weekend, I was reminded of why I chose Every day that I serve to stay here after forty-five years. The on the Board of Directors grass was green and beautiful, the trees at the pleasure of this Assistant Secretary breathtakingly in bloom and tulips rising community, I can assure all over in all colors. I don’t know of any you that I am considering all three aspects, finanother property in NewYork City like Co-op cial stability, quality of life and affordability, as I City; 330 acres of which 80% is open and fulfill my responsibilities. We have something green! Where else in the metropolitan very special in Co-op City; we cannot repeat the New York area is there property as spaerrors of the past. cious and beautiful as Co-op City? Forward Thinking I am also reminded of why the quality of I am excited about the future of Co-op City. We life issue is important to most cooperators. are in a position to correct many of the mismanIt is the quality of life and the fact that we are an affordagement decisions of our previous managing agent, able housing option that drew most of us to Co-op City. MSI. We, as a Board, and hopefully as a community, It is also the reason why so many of us stay here for have learned how to better protect and build our comdecades. So, when people raise the quality of life and munity. Once we free ourselves of the issues we need affordable housing issues, I am very aware of how important these factors are to most of us living in Co-op City. It is something I never take for granted. As people debated the recent decisions by the Board, I requested to have some research conducted to make sure that as we were shoring up our finances and protecting our quality of life, that we were not compromising the affordability of Co-op City. In my opinion, all three of these issues are critical to the stability and solvency of our homes: financial stability, quality of life and affordability. We should never satisfy one at the expense of the other. It requires a big look, vision and attention to detail to satisfy all three simultaneously. Still the Best Deal in Town Here is what the research uncovered. Co-op City easily is the best deal in town! • Concourse Village, a Mitchell-Lama co-op is $300/room, a month - with NO A/C or wood floors. • Tracey Towers, a Mitchell-Lama rental is $260/room, a month – with NO A/C or wood floors. • Amalgamated Housing Co-op, a co-op is $234/room a month – with NO A/C • Co-op City, a NYS Mitchell-Lama co-op is $216/room, a month (with the increase) – with Central

Window Guard forms will be delivered to Bldgs. 6, 7, 8, 9 and the Defoe Townhouses from 5/12 to 5/15

Window Guard forms will be delivered to those who did not return their forms or those who did not fill them out completely. Employees will wear Riverbay IDs. Please fill form out completely, sign it and return it using the envelope provided. Thank you.

to correct, there are many forward thinking, futuristic, and systematic changes that we can make that will assure us of a more efficient and effective corporation. I look forward to the day when we are meeting the needs of all, children, young adults, seniors and the disabled. I look forward to the day where we gain the attention of our elected officials in a way we used to thirty years ago. I look forward to a community fully engaged and excited about the possibilities as well. I look forward to the future of Co-op City! I remain interested in your thoughts and ideas. I can be reached at Office of the Board of Directors, 2049 Bartow Ave., Bronx, NY 10475 or lberk@riverbayboard.com. To all the mothers, grandmothers and great grandmothers, I wish you the happiest Mother’s Day. God bless you all!

Co-op City Times / May 9, 2015

Building 27 Association

Hello, neighbors. Spring is here, how beautiful are our trees, pink and white blossoms, and how about our gardeners; they do such wonderful work in keeping the grass and grounds looking good and healthy. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY- A quote from my pastor, if your children turned out well, do not boast, but be eternally grateful. NEW COOPERATORS - We especially invite you to join and host any committee if you want to share your talents, as well as hosting a committee SUNSHINE COMMITTEE - One that enjoys putting a smile on one’s

face, visiting or calling about a sick neighbor in our building, birthdays, etc. Please contact Hattie Overman at oaplew789@gmail.com; and also flyers are posted in the bulletin boards of each building listing the building association officers. Building associations are established so that the shareholders may become involved in their homes, buildings and community. GARBAGE DISPOSAL - We all have a compactor room on each floor. A suggestion was offered, perhaps we could put a flyer or note on the door asking the cooperators to properly disposed

of their garbage. BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION - will take place on May 20. Each year, we vote to elect shareholders, such as yourselves, to serve on the Board of Directors as Board members of the Riverbay Corporations (shareholders). The Board consists of 15 members and each Director serves a term of three years. The 15 Board members set policies for the Riverbay Corporation, in conducting Co-op business and protecting the interest of the shareholders. Here in Section Five, will be the FINAL Candidates’ Forum on May 11th in Room 45 of the Einstein Center at

Meeting Our last meeting prior to our summer hiatus will be held on Tuesday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. We will be having two special guests. Mr. Eugene Hawkins, a personal trainer and owner/operator of the exercise facility in Einstein Center, will be enlightening us with information about the benefits of exercise for all ages. Some of us believe we are too old to get involved with an exercise program, but this is not so. Mr. Hawkins specializes in exercises for seniors, and those with bad

knees, painful backs, arthritis, etc. Our second guest will be a member of Public Safety, who will remind us of what we have to do to remain safe, both in our community and elsewhere. There will also be information available about identify theft and other important matters. We will be learning more about safety and health from our guests, which rank highly in the listings of quality of life issues. Our meeting room is located in 32B, first floor rear. Everyone is welcome and we are hoping that our new

cooperators will join us. Trip We are definitely, positively, absolutely going on our June 20 trip. There are still seats available, so it is not too late to join us. We will be going to a wine-tasting, Sands Casino with casino bonus and attached outlet mail, and all you-can-eat buffet dinner at the Golden Corral, all for $85. We will be leaving from Building 32 at 8:00 a.m., arriving back in Co-op City at approximately 8:30 p.m., with return stops at Dreiser

The Debs Place Townhouse Association will hold its May meeting on Thursday evening, May 14, beginning at 7 p.m. in Room 1 of Dreiser Center. Our guest speaker, Ray Fraticelli, the Area Manager for the Dreiser Cooperator Services Office, has been invited to begin his remarks at 7:30. We expect that he will have lots of information about the operation of the CSO office and about any new proce-

dures that we should be aware of. The Association Executive Committee wants to remind members that it is important that we all vote in the Riverbay Board of Directors election on Wednes-day, May 20. Our polling place is the lobby of Building 8 as it has been in the last few years. Voting will once again be by voting machine and the polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. This year, there are only nine

candidates from which five will be selected to serve 3 year terms on the Board. It is important that you vote so that you can help determine the five who will help to make the decisions that will affect the future of Co-op City. In addition, it is important that we have a quorum of voters in order to make this an official and valid election. We encourage members to attend

the final Candidates’ Forum on Monday, May 11, in the Einstein Center, or at least, to take advantage of the televised broadcasts in order to become familiar with the views and proposals of the candidates. We also encourage everyone to read the platforms and programs presented in the election pages of this edition of the Co-op Times. —Nels Grumer

Our next general membership meeting is Monday, May 18th, 7:30 p.m., Activity Room. We will be finalizing plans for Summer Fun Day that takes place on Saturday, June 20th, 12 p.m. –

6 p.m. On our agenda will be building issues, security issues and Bay Plaza traffic. Reminder that our Get-To-KnowYour-Neighbor Day is on Saturday,

May 16th, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in our lobby. This is an annual event where we Meet & Greet our neighbors. Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone who has suffered a loss and to

our sick and shut-in. Happy Mother’s Day. We can be reached at 718-379-7841, MLSAH@aol.com. –Sonja Maxwell

Building 32 Association

Debs Place Townhouse Association

Building 12 Cooperators Civic Association

7:30 p.m. Happy birthday to all in the month of May. We wish all of our sick and shut-in a speedy recovery. To Wilhelmina Thomas, we are so sorry for the loss of your son, but know that we offer our deepest sympathy, condolences and prayers and we are just a phone call away. To those who have lost a loved one, we extend our deepest sympathy and condolences. Please keep our Board members and each other in prayer that peace will prevail. —H. Overman

Loop, Asch Loop, and Einstein Loop. Payments can be sent to: Ms. Eleanor Bailey, 4180 Hutchinson River Pkwy. Apt. 10 A, Bronx, NY 10475, (718) 379-7754; or Ms. Dolores Rankin, 4160 Hutchinson River Pkwy. Apt. 10 E, Bronx, NY 10475, (718) 379-0910. Checks and/or money orders made out to Building 32 Association, please. Dues Building dues of $5 per year, per family, are still being collected. —Lorna Smith

Co-op City Times / May 9, 2015

This Interview Didn’t Manage to Go Well Co-op City Times / May 9, 2015

Daryl Johnson

themselves to working here On Thursday, April 30, the board conducted an interview with a management com- Director’s Viewpoint on a full-time basis? With pany named First Service Residential. They Riverbay? This board? brought nine representatives here. However, Even if the answers things quickly went south from the moment were yes, don’t you think they walked into our board room. that they would be worried Starting Out Wrong about their other million dollar properties? Of Most of our directors sat on one side of our course! large meeting table. The other side of the table And, that’s most likely why they will only was reserved, with signs, for the principals bring maybe one or two potential associates that could probably work here full-time. Thereafter, from their firm that would possibly work here they will probably hire new people. on a full-time basis. Then, behind this board But, we can also hire some other professionals table were chairs for the rest of their group. The president of their company, Dan and save over a million dollars a year. However, Wurtzel, thought that he was going to sit at our from my perspective, our main problems are with board table. So, as he was walking over, our board presiour board, the way that we operate, and the way that we dent quickly said to him. “Are you going to be working conduct our financial affairs. here full-time?” So, as mentioned before, we can have the best man“No,” responded Wurtzel. Surprised, our president agers work here. But, unfortunately, this board will probably influence them to work in a way that is conresponded in a sharp tone: “Please take a seat over there.” trary to the best interests of this community. And, this is Stunned, Wurtzel walked away from the table and took a seat in a regular chair. Thereafter, only two of the main problem that is affecting our ability to remain their representatives took a seat at the board table. as an affordable community. One gentleman, a CPA, was asked if he was going Coyotes in the Community to be working here full-time. “No,” he responded. There have been numerous sightings of coyotes runShocked, Wurtzel quickly changed that answer to a yes. ning around Co-op City, Pelham Bay Park, Van Cortland Thereafter, the other gentleman at the table stated that Park, and throughout several areas of the city. Just recently, the police caught a coyote near Battery Park. he would be involved with the power plant. Then, on Wednesday evening, April 29, a coyote was The rest of the interview didn’t go well. But, what spotted near building #2 on Co-op City Boulevard. came out was that they only have about one or maybe two associates that could possibly work here on a fullThereafter, the coyote ran towards building 11 on Carver time basis. Everyone else would supervise from their Loop, and then towards building 24 on Benchley Place. other offices and an occasional visit here, for about $1.5 Our Public Safety force responded and the coyote ran million a year. away along Co-op City Boulevard, near the water. The Real Problem Coyotes can get aggressive. In April, a coyote in New Similar to other large firms, First Service Residential Jersey bit a man on the leg. Then, there was another horrible report from New Jersey about a coyote that manages a lot of properties. According to their website, snatched up a small Yorkshire terrier. they “provide full-service, professional association management services to more than 6,500 properties and over Several cooperators have small dogs here. So, it is 1.5 million residential units across 21 U.S. states and very important to be careful and alert before you go three provinces in Canada.” outside, especially if you’re walking a dog. So, just looking at these numbers, do you think that the Please call our Public Safety department at 718-671principals of this firm could or would even want to devote 3050 and 9-1-1 immediately if you see a coyote or any

other wild animal in this community. Thank you. Clean Up After Your Dog There are lots of complaints about dog droppings on our grounds. So, our Public Safety department will issue a community complaint to capable cooperators that are not cleaning up after their dog. Throwing Garbage Away There have been several reports of piles of garbage on the grounds in some areas here. Additionally, there are reports that some residents are throwing their smelly trash on the floors of the compactor rooms. And then, there are reports that some residents are throwing their garbage out of their windows. “This place is starting to look like the projects. We’re starting to go down really bad,” are some recent complaints from cooperators that care about this community. Will we allow this to happen? No. Can we have cameras and officers in every location here? No. So, please, let’s work together and do our part to keep Co-op City nice and clean. And, please teach your family to never throw garbage on the floors, the grounds, or out of the windows. Thank you. Close Extreme odors might emanate from a cooperator’s apartment. So, there might be housekeeping issues in those apartments. However, things might be extremely bad in other apartments. So, it’s proper to call the Cooperators Services Office at 718-320-3300 or the Public Safety department at 718-671-3050 if you smell extreme odors coming from anyone’s apartment. Thank you. Questions or comments? Please send a message to: Daryl Johnson, Riverbay Board Director, c/o Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475. Or, please send a message to me at darylhjohnson @optonline.net (Please double-check the spelling of this address). Also, please call me at 718-671-4544 if you don’t receive a response from your message. You can also join me on Facebook by typing in: Daryl H. Johnson. Okay, that’s it for now. So, please have a wonderful week. And, may God bless you and your family. Thank you.

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Coalition to Save Affordable Housing

General Membership Meeting Postponed The Coalition to Save Affordable Housing will not hold its regularly scheduled General Membership monthly meeting next Monday, May 11. Instead, we’re encouraging everyone to attend the third and final Riverbay Board of

Directors Candidates’ Forum which will be held in Einstein Community Center in Room 45. The Forum begins at 7:30 p.m. However, if you plan to sign up to ask a question, you must do so between 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. All members and neighbors should plan to attend this Forum since it’s your last chance to hear

from the nine (9) candidates who are running for one of five (5) seats on the Riverbay Board. We encourage you to attend so that you can become fully informed. We look forward to seeing you at this third and final forum. So mark your calendars: Candidates’ Forum, Monday, May 11 in

Einstein Community Center, Room 45. The event starts at 7:30 p.m. sharp! Also, be sure to visit us at ctsah.net, as well as our FB page to learn more about the organization. Let us know if you like what you see. Leave a comment so that we’ll know you were there. —Claudia A. Sampson

Tomorrow, as we all know, honors mothers and all nurturing caregivers. Let us honor and respect all who have accepted the responsibility and challenges of motherhood, happy Mother’s Day. Keeping our eyes on Nepal and that part of the world as the struggle and rebuilding will continue for years. Rescuers will continue to bring aid and shelter to the people for a very long time. Here are a few secure organizations to donate to: AmeriCares, the International Red Cross and UNICEF. We have so much to be grateful for right here in Co-op City, USA. Please read in the Co-op City Times of Saturday, May 2nd, about the process of the carrying charge increase, also read the election articles. Co-op City is built

on a system of democracy and guidelines; soon we’ll have an opportunity to express support for candidates that reflect our positions. Don’t miss this opportunity. Come out and vote! It is your right and privilege. Voting is the cooperator’s contribution to keep government in Co-op City working. The Broun Place Board Executive Officers are President: Mrs. Eva Kindaichi-Lazaar; Vice President: Mrs. Vivian Burrus; Treasurer: Ms. Lillian Richardson; Secretary: Ms. Grace Emanuel and Ms. Lana Spaulding. Neighbors, please support and attend association meetings! Broun Place hosts the last meeting of the season, May 28. We have invited a representative from Congressman Eliot Engel’s office and Assemblyman Michael Benedetto. The

proposition to reduce Bartow Avenue driving lanes to two lanes cannot go through. As the traffic speeds from Bay Plaza, and delivery trucks and busses stop by our Bartow Mall now, traffic is scary! Help fight this proposal, make your voice heard. The petition for better postal service is ready and will be circulated prior to our next meeting. Broun Place neighbors have also voiced not to sacrifice our garbage removal/sanitation and recycling to spend more money, only to go back to inconsistency, inadequate, and incomplete! City sanitation services will never provide service and options for recycling as we enjoy now. However, we have to work with services and keep our grounds and walkways clean. Our gutters are not garbage cans! Please use the green Riverbay/Co-op

City waste cans placed on many corners. The signage at our northern dumpster pad is repaired and that is appreciated. Keep in mind, the three designations of town house dumpster bins at the sites: White is for mixed paper, cardboard, paper containers; Blue is for bottles, cans, metal, and foil; Green is for ALL other garbage. Electronic equipment should be sorted and bundled separately, than put at the dumpster site. Again, congratulations to everyone celebrating Mother’s Day and have a beautiful and safe holiday. For Co-op City Public Safety, dial 718-671-3050; help enforce our quality of life regulations, “If You See Something, Say, Something.” Please share your tidings with Eva or a member of our board. —Eva Lazaar

Happy Spring greetings to all of our Co-op City families, friends, neighbors, merchants, and especially, our new residents. We finally have very warm weather, so get out and enjoy the beauty of Co-op City by taking a leisurely stroll on the greenway or to our beautiful shopping mall. We send loving wishes to all of you celebrating birthdays, wedding anniversaries, new births, and other celebrated events during the month of May. 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. A very special thank you to our guest speaker, Mr. Eugene Hawkins, owner and a master trainer of the fitness center located in the basement of the Einstein Community Center. Mr. Hawkins invites everyone to visit his fitness center, which is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 7 a.m.

to 2 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mr. Hawkins is certified and you’ll be taught to train the muscular, cardio, and reflex part of your body, so come out and get in shape. Our next scheduled building association meeting is Tuesday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m., in the rear lobby of 2420 Hunter Avenue. Ms. McNaulty, Assistant Branch Manager of Apple Bank, is scheduled as our guest speaker. She will be providing us with valuable information, such as free checking accounts, savings accounts, certificate of deposits, safe deposit boxes, Christmas clubs, and vacation clubs. Ms. McNaulty will also be available to notarize affidavits. So come out and bring a neighbor. There will be a 50/50 raffle and refreshments will be served. Be an informed cooperator. 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

Hi, neighbors. It took us, your officers of the building association, three weeks to recover from our last meeting. We had, what we thought, was the perfect person to bring our neighbors down to the meeting. We were wrong! Of the 33 floors, only 12 floors attended. The 12 consisted of 7 from the high-rise and 4 from the low-rise. Well, that situation is over and we have partially recovered. In case you don’t know, Riverbay

Board elections are scheduled for May 20th. Perhaps the other floors will get out and vote and give us a feeling that they do belong. Happy birthday to the May association members. To those who are not up to par, continue to get better with the warmer weather and the sight of our beautiful pink and white trees. We are sure we have the best plantings in the Bronx. —Celestine Withey

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Come with us as we travel to Foxwoods and the Tanger Outlet Stores now located on the premises. This fundraising trip includes over 80 brands at this destination that includes shopping, dining and gaming. The trip is scheduled for October 3, leaving from 100 Casals Place at 8:00 a.m. The cost is $65. First payment of $35 due June 30; 2nd payment, $30, is due on August 28. It will include the casino with bonus, luncheon buffet and shopping with discount booklets. Join us and have some fun! Summer Fun Day is scheduled for

Hi, neighbors. Thank you all for your attendance at our general meeting on Tuesday, April 28. Cleve Taylor was our guest speaker. His presentation and reference materials were very informative and grabbed everyone’s attention. Cooperators voiced many concerns on many issues, one being the proposed 4.5% increase in carrying charges to come in June. Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26, at 7 p.m. in the meeting room. No guest speaker as of yet. A reminder: The guest speakers are scheduled with you in mind and at your

Building 13 Association June 20, from 12 p.m.-6:00 p.m. between Carver Loop and Casals Place. If you like Salsa, you don’t want to miss Juan Ortega, One Man Band. Salsa contest is tentatively scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Special game to be announced a little later. There will be free refreshments and lots of family fun. Youth under 18 years old must have a parent sign a waiver form to participate in games. Summer Fun Day shirts are currently for sale. Contact anyone from Buildings 9 -14. Youth shirts from XS-XL cost $7, Adults from S-XL $10 and 2X and 3X cost $12. A

sample shirt is available to view. No shirts will be sold the day of the event, so purchase in advance. Checks for Building 13 events should be made payable to Building 13 Assoc. Inc. and mailed to: Bldg. 13 Assoc. Inc., 100 Casals Place #32K, Bronx, NY 10475. For information, contact Gail Sharbaan at 718-671-3801 or Leslie Peterson at 718-320-1370, our website: http://www.bldg13assoc.com or e-mail us at building13assoc@ yahoo.com. Thanks for making our team work. —Leslie Peterson

request. Please try to attend these meeting as regularly as possible. “BE INFORMED!” This is your home; KNOW what’s going on. SCHOLARSHIP RAFFLE WINNERS WERE: 1st Prize, Carol Sinkler, $150; 2nd Prize, Carlene Fowler, $100 and 3rd Prize, Joseph Johnson, $50. Thanks to all who participated in this event you help to make it a success. FISH FRY (Saturday, April 18): The Building 18 Executive Board would like to give special thanks to Estelle T., Phyllis R., Carlene F., Carol

S., Gayle B., Charles S., and to all who purchased fish dinners and sandwiches, you helped to make this event a success, thank you. To our two young people on the Exe. Board, Newton and Quintin, we thank you for your assistance. All proceeds will go towards Building 18 Scholarship Fund. BAKE SALE TODAY! In the meeting room at 12 p.m. Please come and purchase your dessert for Mother’s Day. Movie Matinee is scheduled for Friday, May 22, in the meeting room at 3:30 p.m. Please come down and enjoy

Building 18 Association

Building 22A&B Association

Our Spring service was a success, good food, good company and lots of dancing. But we would have liked to have had more cooperators in attendance. Sorry you missed out. At our general meeting this month, we will decide where we’re going this summer. Looking forward to seeing you at the Pokeno Game on Saturday, May 16th from 6:30 – 10 p.m. All are welcome. Mrs. Lovella Hansan is still recovering. Send your prayers. —Betty Leak

refreshments and one of the latest movies. Deadline to submit Scholarship application is May 22. Happy birthday to all with that special day this month. May it be all you want it to be, ENJOY and be careful. To the sick and homebound, may your health be restored to your normal limits very quickly. Our deepest sympathy to the bereaved families. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! Please stay alert: If you see something, say something! —Gertie Brown

MetroCard Bus to visit Co-op City in two weeks

The MetroCard Bus will be visiting all three Co-op City locations again next week, enabling customers to sign up for or refill their Reduced-Fare MetroCard, purchase or add money to an existing MetroCard, and purchase E-Z Pass On the Go tags. On Thursday, May 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. 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 Reduced-Fare MetroCard,

buying or refilling a regular MetroCard or asking MetroCard-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). For more MetroCard information, please visit the MTA’s website at www.mta.info and click on Fares and Tolls.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS Absentee ballots may be requested from Riverbay Corporation by calling (718) 320-3300, Ext. 3326. Absentee ballots must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, May 20, 2015.

Co-op City Times / May 9, 2015

Building 19 Association

Greetings, cooperators. I want to extend thanks to Mr. Cleve Taylor for attending our April Association Meeting here in Building 19. Mr. Taylor gave us a wealth of information on the past, present and future of the Co-op City community, and listened to all our concerns. He answered all our questions and cleared up many issues that the cooperators of Building 19 had, to mention a few, the rise in carrying charges, the cable issue, spending and management of monies by Riverbay Corporation. He left us with thoughts for a positive outcome for the future of

Co-op City. We appreciate his time and his knowledge on issues and his willingness to keep cooperators current and aware of plans and goals of Co-op City management in their effort to keep this community alive, functioning and fiscally ahead. We hope Mr. Taylor will return to Building 19 in the future and again be willing to discuss and to listen to our concerns. The Building 19 Association wants to wish all mothers a HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY. I would like everyone to try to make every day a happy Mother’s Day. We can do this in so many ‘small ways.’

A phone call - more than once a week; a card just to say you are thinking of her— yes I said a card, not an email. The younger generation can often forget that cards can still have meaning to many mothers. And at the bargain price, that cards can be obtained in our community, buying two cards would not bankrupt anyone. The thought would mean so much to your mothers even if she lives in the building next to you. For many of us, our mothers have departed from us to go to a better place. But we can do for others in little ways and say silently to yourself, “this is for you, mom.” Mothers

deserve more than one day of recognition a year. Keep this thought in your mind on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays too, not just on Mother’s Day—Sunday, May10th. Have a happy Mother’s Day – to mothers who are our mothers in blood, in generations, in kinship, Godmothers, Foster mothers, ‘best friend mothers,’ adopted mothers, the names and titles can go on and on. But I want to wish a happy Mother’s Day to the woman who had such an impact on my life that I am who I am because of her and to all the women who had such an impact on yours. —Lillie Hall

The building association wants to extend our heartfelt condolence to the family of Virginia Braithwaite, one of our Building 10C family who passed away. Mark Your Calendars - Section 2 presents “Summer Fun Day,” noon-6 p.m. at the park between Carver Loop and Casals Place. This event is a block party to

celebrate family, friends and the community that brings them together. Wednesday, May 27th at 7:00 p.m. will be a collection of money for the shareholders who are interested in purchasing Fun Day t-shirts: Youth shirts XS-XL $7, adults S-XL $10 and 2X and 3X cost $12. A Building 10 Association Fun Night is

in the planning stages and you can join the planning committee at our next meeting. New cooperators are welcome and are urged to attend our next meeting. Keep an eye out for announcement of the association’s next meeting. The Building 10 Association is comprised of shareholders. We are eager to

learn about your concerns, ideas, and look forward to welcoming you to our community. Unpaid dues can be paid at any of the General Association meetings. We would like to thank all of our volunteers! —Ron Campbell

It take a village to help raise a child The Scholarship Committee extends to all that participated in our Bake Sale which helps to support our scholarship fund for 2015. We had a very successful Bake Sale because of all of you. Your thoughts of kindness shall always be remembered. If you brought us your cakes or pies and any other sweet treats displayed on the table or perhaps you

donated money, we are thankful. Our building knows that what this committee is doing is right and very much needed for our children. When someone graduates from high school or receives their GED by June, 2015 and decides to continue their education and we can be a part of their support, what a blessing we all receive. You never know if that graduate is going to be your doctor,

lawyer, mayor, or president of the USA, etc. It is our responsibility to help support our children. Our main mission has been to motivate and assist those individuals with a desire to continue their pursuit relating to a higher education and career goals. We appreciate everyone that joined in with us on this mission and ask that you continue to do so. We are looking forward to having

those Building 31 graduates file for this scholarship as per the qualifications listed in the application packet. If you need an application, call a committee member, all names and phone numbers are listed on the flyer posted between the elevators and inside the showcase in the lobby. Remember, this is our building and if you see something, then say something. —Marilyn McDaniel

Meeting: Our next general meeting will be in Room 4B rear. Our guest speaker will be Mr. Toma Kastratri, the Assistant Director of the Maintenance Dept. Come down and bring your list of questions or just listen and receive information. After the meeting, we will have light refreshment and 50/50 raffle, hope to see you. Dues: Our $5 annual building dues for those we may have missed when in

the lobby; envelopes are being placed under your door. Please return them as soon as possible. Thanks. Scholarships: Our building association scholarship applications are now ready for pick-up if you are a senior graduating from high school and planning to attend college. For more information, contact Ms. D. Windley at 347275-7565, M. McKoy at 718-671-0425 or Y. Burrus at 718-671-6922.

Trips: Plans are in the works for a trip to Atlantic City soon. Watch the Co-op City Times for more information. On September 19th, join us on a trip to Ace In The Hole in Paterson, N.J. to see a tribute to Tina Turner, What’s Love Got To Do With It. Also, comedian Melvin George II. There will be a family style luncheon, unlimited soda, two (2) complimentary drinks. Oh, don’t forget the Boutique corner. The

Building 10 Association

Building 31 Association

Donizetti Building 4 Association

Cooperators United of Co-op City

Thanks to all of you who attended the DOT meeting on Tuesday, April 28th, and CB 10 Ken Kearns and Martin Prince. After hearing from us on April 28th, the DOT plans to incorporate our suggestions into a plan to be presented to us toward the end of May. There will be two meetings. One meeting in the morning and the other in the evening. At those meetings, there will be a formal presentation and a question and answer period. Please take the time to come out and hear what the DOT has planned and to voice our con-

cerns. We, Cooperators United, are meeting on Tuesday, May 19th, 7:00 p.m., Bartow, Room 31. We are devoting most of the meeting to what we should prioritize regarding traffic. In other words, what should be done now and should be done later. Not too much later. It is important that we make a showing and that our voices be heard. Happy Mother’s Day. We can be reached at 718-379-7841 or MLSAH@aol.com. —Sonja Maxwell

Our next building association meeting will be in Thursday, May 14 at 7 p.m. in our meeting room in the rear lobby of Building 15B. We will have a guest speaker, Riverbay Interim General Manager Noel Ellison. Please make every effort to

attend our meeting and bring a neighbor. Refreshments will be served. We will also have a 50/50 raffle. Riverbay Election is May 20th. Please VOTE on Wednesday, May 20th in the lobby, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. —Sandy Krasnove

Building 15B Association

bus will leave from Donizetti Place at 10 a.m. Cost is $80. For more information, contact Y. Burrus at 718-6716922, Wendy at 347-275-7565 or M. McKoy at 718-671-0425. Happy birthday to all born in May and get well wishes to our sick and shutin. Be Safe: Remember, this is our home. If you see something, say something! —Yvonne Burrus

Rivers Run Community Garden

On Saturday, May 9th, we will be picking up all kinds of vegetable and herb seedlings to sell at the discounted price of $1. Proceeds will go towards purchasing more garden tools. So, if you haven’t already filled your bed, this will be a great opportunity. If you’d like to become a member of the garden, we will be handing out applications and collecting a $20 membership fee on Saturday afternoon from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. We are still building, planting, watering and figuring so stop by, grab a tool and get dirty. Hours of Operation: • Tuesdays, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. • Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. • Fridays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. • Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Sundays, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Bronx Green Up will conduct work-

days and lessons from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.: • Friday, May 15th • Saturday, June 13th • Friday, June 19th Garden members are also encouraged to take workshops sponsored by GreenThumb and the Botanical Garden, as well as working in other gardens. Knowledge is power and participation in some of the workshops qualifies Rivers Run to receive FREE stuff, like fruit trees, plants, seeds, dirt, compost, mulch and tools. There are committees to help manage the various aspects, including planning and design, construction, fundraising, events coordination, and composting. We have even formed a call committee for those who do not have email. We hope you join in and use your skills to grow a better Co-op City. —Denise Shelley

Co-op City Times / May 9, 2015

African-American Association

General Membership Meeting – Will be held Saturday, May 9th, 4:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. The agenda will include: Update on the White House Tour, Scholarship Awards Program, Riverbay Board elections, the Association elections, and more. As always, there will be birthday recognitions, music and refreshments. Humanitarian Project – The Ebola Virus Campaign was successful, thanks to Association members and cooperators. The community has donated some of everything that was requested, including food, clothing, medical supplies and funds. Last Sunday, representatives from the Amaloma Development Foundation, Inc., including Zainab Wai, Alfred Jamiru, Albert Kallay and Mustapha Brima came to collect the donations and the Association was proud to be able to make the offerings. Appreciation is extended to Association members Sam Barboza, Ebony Lambright and Morolyn

Hinds for accommodating this effort. We trust that the Co-op City aid will go a long way in helping the people of Sierra Leone, West Africa. Scholarship Awards Program – The Association will present its Eighth Annual Scholarship Awards presentation to two deserving Co-op City high school seniors at our June 13th meeting. Call for guidelines and application, 718-379-5555. Or, you may stop in our office at 177 Dreiser Loop, Room 15, Mondays & Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Riverbay Board Elections – The Riverbay Board of Directors elections will take place on Wednesday, 5/20. Be sure to read information about the candidates who are vying for a seat on the Board, so that you may make educated choices. Their statements are in this week’s edition of the newspaper. The Association sponsors the following ongoing programs and encourages

The RETIREES’ 42nd Annual LUNCHEON will be held on Wed., June 17th at the beautiful Marina Del Rey, featuring the Carol/DAD Productions, from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. At the luncheon, we will be honoring the following persons who have made significant contributions to our organization, our Recording Secretary, JoAnn Daniels-Harris and to Elinor Gordon, formerly Good and Welfare Coordinator, Posthumously. Donation: $75. Tickets are available for pick-up and please advise, if transportation needed. Contacts: Beverly Waller/Daisy YoungAnderson, 718-379-0377. TRAVEL EVENTS ● May 19-21 (Tues.-Thurs.). MARTHA’S VINEYARD/CAPE COD. SOLD OUT! Coach bus will be located on Dreiser Loop, across from H & R Block. Boarding/Departure: 9:00/9:15 a.m. Contacts: Serita G, 347-564-5722/ Barbara W, 718-320-0500.● August 1719 (Mon.-Wed.). DOVER DOWNS HOTEL & CASINO, Dover, DE. Price: Double $400 pp/single $490. $100 deposit required now to hold seat. Monthly payments: $150 pp/double $195/single. Final payment due Thursday, July 9th. Casino rebate: TBD. Package includes all you can eat crabs at Woody’s Crab House, shopping at Rehoboth Outlet Stores; and on day of return, stopping at the Harrington Raceway & Casino, with bonus: Free slot play and free buffet. Contacts: Serita G.,

347- 564-5722/Barbara W, 718-3200500. ● September 12 (Saturday). GOSPEL LOBSTER FEAST IN THE POCONOS. Price: $175. $50 deposit required to hold seat. Final payment due August 10th. All you can eat lobsters and a variety of 50 items on menu. Live choir with uplifting Gospel music. Shopping at Woodbury Commons. Travel by coach bus, Bob Mann Tours. Contacts: Serita G., 347564-5722/Barbara W, 718-320-0500. THEATRE COMMITTEE: (*prices include transportation/Dreiser Loop): ● Thurs., May 7th, 2:00 p.m. show. Price: $77. RADIO CITY SPRING SPECTACULAR, Manhattan, 50th St. Meet/depart: 11:45/12:00 p.m. Contact: Eleanor Barlow, 718-324-7847. • Sat., MAY 16th, 4 p.m. show. Price: $45. ALIVE 55+ AND KICKIN’. Dempsey Theatre, W. 127 St. Harlem. Meet/depart: 2:45/3:00 p.m. Contact: Lois Scott, 347-768-3943. ● Wed., Sept. 16th, 11:15 a.m. show. Price: $68. BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS. The Ginger Roger Musical, Westchester Broadway Theatre. Deposit now $30 to reserve seat. Balance due by Thursday, August 6th. Meet/depart: 10:00/10:15 a.m. Contact: Marie Green-Ryan, 718-3790377. GOOD AND WELFARE Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the family and friends of Virginia Braithwaite

music. Call Cynthia, 917-903-7073. Music, Rhythm & Dance – Most Fridays, 7:30 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. 15; most Saturdays, 10:00 a.m., Dreiser Center, Room #2. Call Keith, 917-5616211, or Iris, 917-838-7723. The Association office hours at 177 Dreiser Loop, Room 15: Mondays & Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Phone: 718-379-5555. If unable to attend Saturday’s meeting, please read our weekly column. If you wish to join or update your membership, please send a check/money order (DO NOT MAIL CASH) of $15 for a single membership or $25 for families to: African-American Association of Co-op City, P.O. Box 702, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475. From March-July, dues are reduced by one-half. Donations welcomed. Like us on Facebook: Coop cityAfricanamericanassoc. —Deborah C. Nelson

who recently passed away. Those of you still under the weather, know that you are thought of warmly and we wish you brighter days. Call Delores Debnam, 718-379-0377, regarding illnesses and bereavement. NOTE: When signing up (name and phone no.) for either travel and/or theatre event, we require a deposit (check/ money order) addressed to RETIREES OF

DREISER LOOP which will reserve your seat. Committee members will be available in Dreiser clubroom 19 (718) 3790377 on Mondays and/or Thursdays, 2:30-5:00 p.m. “Our blessings start when we wake up in the morning…with the sun shining bright, telling you ‘welcome’ to a new morning and a new day.” —Claudette Davis

Retirees of Dreiser Loop

Co-op City Toastmasters Club

Co-op City Toastmasters is happy to co-sponsor an Open House and Joint Meeting with the Bronx Advanced Speakers on Tues., May 12. All are welcome. The highlight of this meeting will be the command showing of the movie SPEAK, which follows six contest contestants on their path to be crowned “World Champion Public Speaker.” If you are interested in improving or even becoming a Public Speaker, this movie is for you. Come Celebrate the Power of Speech; See the movie “SPEAK.”

your participation. Before School Program – Your child will be cared for from 6:00-8:00 a.m. and walked to school. Call 718-379-5555. After School Program – Your child will be picked up from school and cared for from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Call 718-3795555. Adult Study Group – The Institute for Youth meets the 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:00 p.m. The Book Study Group meets every 3rd Sunday, 1:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. Call 718-379-5555. Yoga & Pilates Mat Classes – Tuesdays, 7:15 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. #2. Call Meena, 718-671-8364. Belly Dance Classes – Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. #2. A fun and healthy way to stay in shape! Call Xonia, 646-301-9438. Evening Line Dance Classes – Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. #2. Dance to Soul, Latin, and Gospel

Come dine, network, meet new likeminded people, have fun, share stories and get “FIRED UP” to go forth in your career. WHAT: Joint Meeting with Co-op City and Bronx Advanced Speakers Toastmasters Clubs. WHERE: College of New Rochelle, Co-op Campus at 755 Co-op City Blvd., Bronx, NY 10475. WHEN: Tues., May 12, at 6:30 p.m. See you there! DNQ: DO NOT QUIT, WHATEVER YOU DO! —Lauretta Jaysura

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The Williamsbridge Club

The Williamsbridge Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. is an organization dedicated to community service in the areas of health, employment, education and economic development. If you are interested in joining our organization dedicated to community service, please call Sylvia Hicks, Membership Chairperson, 917. 921.5445. Young Adults are persons 1835 years of age; you may inquire about our rapidly evolving leaders in the Young Adult section. Ombudsmen are men of the community interested in

decreasing the dropout rate of youth in the community. We are interested in your ideas concerning the accomplishment this goal. WOMEN: With the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement in full swing, we take a moment to salute all mothers. Many of us remember the sayings of our mothers when they were/are happy or sad, the songs they sang/sing, and the warnings they gave/give. We say to all, happy Mother’s Day. The Williamsbridge Club’s Thirty Eighth Annual Founder’s Day Luncheon held Saturday, May 2, from 12:00

p.m. – 5:00 p.m. was very successful, thanks to our families, friends and supporters. Many thanks to all who came out; it is this kind of support that keeps our community viable. Our honorees, Eleanor Minor, Karriem Dean, Linda Berk, Virginia B. McKenzie, Rev. Alicia Bailey and Dyane Epps were joined by their families and friends to see them receive their awards. The proceeds of the Founder’s Day Luncheon go to provide scholarships for local youth. We hope that all of the attendees will come out again next year to support our efforts in funding scholarships.

Save the date: On Saturday, June 27, our signature program, Griots’ Gate, will feature an afternoon of traditional and contemporary African music and entertainment under the theme: When Dignity Prevails (WDP). This exciting program will bring together heritages from across West Africa regions of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone that have been impacted

Thank you, thank you. Anyone wishing to render community service assisting with any of our programs, without joining any of our club areas, may do so. To obtain more information, please contact the First Vice President, Sandra Hall, 917.972.7732. Information concerning the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. may be found at www.nanbpwc.org or our mailing address: Williamsbridge Club, P.O. Box 6, Co-op City Station, Bronx, New York 10475. —Joetta Brown

greatly by the Ebola crisis. In addition to performances by renown recording artists from the African community, there will be African business and boutique shops on hand with their wares, so plan to shop for your favorite African arts and crafts, jewelry and hair products from African women businesses. The event is free to the public and is

supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department for Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Our last workshop on business startups, credit repair and running your personal life as a business was well received and we look forward to more of these sessions as part of our proposal writing series. New dates will be

posted soon. Consider becoming a member to support multimedia and cultural programs in Co-op City or, you may also write to us and send your tax-deductible contribution by check/money order payable to: The Drammeh Institute, P.O. Box 558, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475. —Elise Edwards

Reminder: General Membership meeting will be the 3rd Sunday, May 17 at 3:00 p.m. Dreiser Community Center, Room 11. Come join our Harambee program Saturday, June 6, at 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Acknowledgement to Father’s Day and Remembrance of Juneteenth Freedom Dreiser Community Center, 177 Dreiser Loop, Auditorium B. Harambee is “Pulling together,” the Journey from Africa to the Americas. Theme: “To Celebrate and Pull Our Family Together.” For additional information, call 646-671-2876. Come and join the fundraising event: Shopping at Woodbury Commons

Drammeh Center

NCNW

of America/Lunch at Gasho Hibachi and Brotherhood Tour – America’s oldest winery est. 1839 (wine-tasting), Saturday, June 13. Coach bus leaves at 8 a.m. sharp from: 177 Dreiser Loop, in front of the hardware store. Returns stops: Einstein, Bartow and Dreiser. Few tickets are available, please call 718-5489325, 718-320-2366. Cost $80. Make checks payable to: NCNW Co-op City Section. Recognition: 41st Anniversary Celebration New York State Annual Bethune/Height program and luncheon will take place on Saturday, May 16. We will be leaving from in front of the hardware store at 9:30 a.m. sharp. For more

Buildings 30A and B Association

The Board of Directors’ election is May 20th and our building association’s election is the following month. Those in our building who are interested in being an officer should come down to our next general membership meeting on Wednesday, the 13th, at 7:30 p.m. in our association room in the lobby of Building 30B. Unlike the Board of Directors, if you are interested in any position on the board you don’t need any signatures. All you need is to be a member in good standing of the buildings. All offices in our building association are open, including the president. Don’t forget Movie Night, Friday,

May 29th in the association room at 7:30 p.m. with the door opening at 7. Crochet class is canceled Wednesday, May 20th. I’m looking for some card players for the fall of this year, my phone number is 718-490-3431. Don’t forget Section 5 is having its 2nd annual Sun in the Fun on Saturday, August 22nd. Still looking for volunteers, and performers. Those who are celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, new additions, congratulations; for those under the weather, get well soon. —Linda Werner

Building 16 Association is on the map. What a wonderful turnout we had on Monday, April 27. Bravo to our guest speaker, President of the Board of Directors, Mr. Cleve Taylor. We had so many questions for him that we held him hostage until 9:30 p.m. Thank you, Mr. Taylor. You will always be welcomed by us. Our membership drive brought in 38 new and old cooperators. We sincerely welcome you all. Dues will be collected

until June, which will be our last meeting until September. Please watch the bulletin board in your lobby for our cake sale and fish fry. We are planning a trip to Flanders - all you can eat lobster in Connecticut, with casino and outlet shopping in August. To our neighbors who are under the weather, we hope you will be better soon. Let’s remember, it’s not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years. Get out and walk. See you on the Greenway. —Teri Ann Garcia

Building 16 Association

information, please call 718-320-2366. Theatre Group: Tickets for May 31 at 2:00 at the Signature Theatre to see The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek. Cost $27. For ticket information, please call 718- 320-2366. Please contact Sadie Gilmore, 718-

320-3721, to notify us of any birthdays, illness, or bereavement. Get well wishes to all of our shut in members! Happy birthday, May members. Happy Mother’s Day! —Maxine Sullivan

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Co-op City Sports Zodiacs Track Club

Although the new track season is in the elementary stages, I wanted to take this opportunity to highlight the progress and success of our illustrious organization known as the Zodiacs. Like the Aquarius, often times our children can become a bit detached and aloof when it comes to weekly practices. But when it’s time to show up and perform at a track meet, all playtime falls by the wayside and focused they become. That’s precisely what happened when Kenese IrishBramble came in 1st Place in the 8Under mile run and Tamera Rodrigues took 3rd Place in the Girls 9-10 Division. These two girls put in some of the hardest workouts that an adult wouldn’t survive. They say that Pisces are full of compassion and are mystical dreamers. Well those dreams became a reality when Aaliyah Perez took 1st place in the girls 13-14 2000m Steeple among some of the best runners in the city.

The 12 Signs of a Zodiac Star

She didn’t let a little splash of water hold her back. She powered right through. Energetic and enthusiastic like the Aries are the traits displayed when sisters Rafayah and Yahanyah Murray both snatched 2nd place in the shot put in their divisions, respectively. Taurus’ are known to be strongminded and very observant. On the field, one needs to be able to assess their opponents and react accordingly. That would explain why Bre Washington took 1st place in the 800m run and Breeze Samuels, Jared Dawson, Khaje George and Mickhi Ashman took 3rd in their 800m Sprint Medley Relay. Two sides to a Gemini reminds me of the two sides of Diamond Jackson. She came in 1st Place in the 400m and then took 1st Place in the Long Jump in the girls 15-16 yr old division. Cancers are loyal and tenacious. Sounds just like Samuel Ogunbiyi. This young guy is extremely loyal to

Zodiacs’ athletes sporting their medals.

winning! Explains why he took 3rd in his boys 9-10 yr. old division. Nothing less than 3rd place for him! Action-oriented Leo is the trait I think of when young John Mills takes the stage. He has the loudest roar of the team and the willingness to conquer his competition. John took 3rd in the 400m. Sprinting a full lap is not for the faint of heart, I can assure you.

Co-op City Little League Season 2015 Underway

The Co-op City Little League league games against 2015 Season is underway with the Astor LL teams. baseball games at the Co-op On Sundays, the Co-op fields every Saturdays from 11 teams travel to the a.m. to 6 p.m. until the end of Astor fields for baseJune. ball games there against First on the fields are the the Astor LL same diviT-ball players ages 4 through 6 sion teams. doing warm-ups and practice Practices are norprior to the game. Afterwards at 1 mally held during the p.m., one of the three Farm team week. consisting of players ages 7 The Montefiore Inthrough 8 take the field for an spired Medicine Juinter-league game against an Coach Angelo Deleon warms up the players in preparation for the nior Team (ages 13 Astor Little League team. While Opening Day baseball game. 14) and the Stop & one of the other Farm team holds Shop Senior Team (ages 15-16) play their respective interpractice, the third Farm team travels to teams also have games every Friday, league baseball games on Saturday and the Astor LL field at Bruner Ave. off 6 p.m., at the Co-op fields. Sundays at the Astor Senior field and the Bartow Ave. for a 3:45 p.m. game. This At 3:45 p.m. and at 6 p.m., the NY Yankees Major Kings team (ages 11-12) Bronxchester Senior field. Both teams is the first time that the CCLL Farm and the Capri II Pizza Junior Major started the season with winning records. Division is playing inter-league games Knights team (ages 9-10) have their interSponsors for the T-ball and Farm against the Astor LL. The CCLL Farm

Five more Zodiac signs to highlight - which one will your child project on the track? Come and meet us at Truman High School’s track and field on Tuesday/Thursday from 6-8 p.m. and see for yourself. After all, we are the premier track club in NYC. For more information, contact Coach Tommy Francis at (718) 679-2060 or email us at zodiacstrack@yahoo.com. —Arhemia Fidai

teams are Boston Road Equipment Rental, Co-op Sales, Bargold Storage System, Modell’s Sporting Goods Store, Food Universe Market Place, and The Mall At Bay Plaza. Kudos to the different divisions volunteer coaching staff consisting of Al Santiago, Les Tarlton, David Torres Sr, Earl Williams, Luis Marin, Anthony Dawson, Cyril Smith, Cedric Hawkins, John Perez, Jose Flores, Angelo Deleon, Jermaine Smith, Hafiz Khan, John Martineau Sr., Robert Martinez Sr., Ernesto Robles, Mike Arroyo, and Mario Singer. On Sundays, CCLL coach Jermaine Smith is holding a baseball clinic for the league players ages 6 through 8. For more information on the CCLL league baseball program, go to the website: www.eteamz.com/coopcityll/ —Hector Ayala

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Greetings to all of our Post members who are homebound and recovering from various medical operations. We wish you a speedy recovery. Happy birthday to all of our members who will be celebrating their birthday this month. Our Post is always looking for new members to join, so if you are a veteran from any branch of the military, stop by and join. Bring your DD-214 with you. Post 1871 is located in Section 5 in the Community Center, 135 Einstein Loop, Room 41. Our office telephone number is (718) 320-8165, and our e-mail address is post1871@optimum.net. This is for all of our Post members that receive a military retirement check and a Social Security check, the House lawmakers want to give our troops a bigger pay raise, about a 2.3% increase. Outside advocates called this move a step in the right direction, even if it doesn’t go through as far as they hoped.

On April 15, former Co-op City Post 500 Commander L. Louis Kahn was presented with a Certificate of Merit by the Bronx Borough President Rubin Diaz, Jr. on behalf of Bronx Health and Science High School and

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church

Fr. Taylor and the congregation of St. Joseph’s cordially invite you to worship with us in Co-op City at 155 Dreiser Loop, lower level. All are welcome. Weekly Schedule: Sunday service with Holy Communion and Sunday School are both at 9 a.m. Every 4th Sunday, our children participate in the reading of the lessons and every 5th Sunday, our young adults assist in the service. Bible study is held each Wednesday at 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal is on Thursday at 7 p.m. The (ECW) Episcopal Church Women meet immediately after service on the 1st Sunday of each month. Membership is open to all women of the church and dues are $2 per month. We look forward to welcoming everyone at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 10, when we will celebrate The Sixth Sunday of Easter. We will also celebrate Mother’s Day, and the men will pay tribute to the women of the church. Fundraising Event On Saturday, June 27, the ECW will be sponsoring a trip to North Fork, L.I., Pindar Vineyards for wine tasting, luncheon at the Sound View Inn Restaurant, and discount shopping at the famous Tanger Outlets. Donation: $100 per person. Bus leaving at 8:30 a.m. from Dreiser Loop. Call 718-320-0844 for more information. Outreach Program: We continue to collect nonperishable food for the feeding program at Grace Episcopal Church in West Farms. Please remember to donate. For additional information on all of the above, please call the church at 718-320-0844, or visit our website: http://www.stjosephsepcbronx.org. “Sing to the Lord a new song, *for he has done marvelous things.” (Psalm 22:25) —M. Chambers

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The U.S. Army were testing a new Field Kitchen that can feed 800 hungry troops. This field kitchen can grill, fry, steam and cook hundreds of pounds of steak while using less energy by using the Modular Appliance configuration. It also has griddles, convection ovens, and tilt skillets. The new burners will give off less heat than six open burners that were used on the old burners. This way, you can defrost meat in ten minutes. Remember metal conducts heat. Place meat in a plastic bag, then put it on top of an upside down aluminum pot. Fill another pot with room temperature water, and set it on the meat. In five to ten minutes, your meat will be defrosted. EXECUTIVE meeting will be on Wednesday, May 6 at 3:00 p.m. sharp. This is a reminder for all executive members, please arrive on time. Know your Flag? On the first Stars & Bars Stripes, what year did New York join and in what

order did New York add its Star? The correct date was July 26, 1788, and New York was the 11th position to sign on. At the next General meeting, please come out of your comfort zone and volunteer for the Memorial Day affair by showing your support for our Post. All purchased items might be in the Post by the next general meeting, so if you still owe money, please have it by the next meeting, thanks for your cooperation. Quotes: Don’t be a test dummy. When you recognize the games being played with your heart and mind, it’s time to call it quits. If you have a family, food on your table and a roof over your head, you are richer than you think. This information was provided to you by your Post information officer. —Richard l. Lawson, Jr.

Truman High School for the large amount of blood that was donated by the high school students and teachers, and the teachers of the various Co-op City Public Schools. L. Louis Kahn has been running the blood

drives for the high schools for the past 35 years. His Post is very proud of him and hopes he will continue to run these successful blood drives for many more years to come. —Marvin Warm

On Saturday, July 18, we will be traveling to Warmdaddy’s in Philadelphia, Pa. for a southern style delicious dinner and legendary Blues and R&B. We will also try our luck at the famous Sugar House Casino for those who cannot gamble during the week. The trip will cost $110 in installments of ($30, $40 & $40) which includes a continental breakfast. This is a trip that’s not to be missed, so “treat yourself;” come join us and eat, drink and gamble. For further information, please call June Grimes at (347) 427-6940 or Shirley Saunders at (646) 245-1795. The first installment of $30 is due by May 9. The CCDC congratulates our first AfricanAmerican “Lady” United States Attorney General, Ms. Loretta Lynch. Ms. Lynch was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York taking in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Long Island prior to her nomination to succeed Eric Holder.

We also congratulate another lady, the youngest Prosecutor for the State Maryland, Ms. Marilyn Mosby. She has already made history in the City of Baltimore with the arrest of the 6 law enforcement officers believed to have had anything to do with the death of Freddie Gray. We urge all cooperators to vote in the upcoming election of the Riverbay Board of Directors on May 20. Please do not take this election for granted by not voting. There are 9 candidates who appear to really be willing to work for our corporation and improve our future not only for us but for our children as well. Remember to VOTE. The voting machines will be in the lobby of your building from 6:00 a.m. till 9:00 p.m. on May 20. Just vote. Our next meeting will be on June 9 in the Bartow Community Center at 6:00 p.m. in Room 28. —Shirley J. Saunders

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Faith In God Church & Bible Institute

Rev. Dr. Gladys R. Little, Apostle, and Pastor & Evangelist Vernon Little greet everyone in the name of Jesus, that name which is above every name. We want you to know that you are welcome in this house of the Lord! It is His house by ownership; it is our house by stewardship, and it can be your house by membership; so come on in and join with us. May God bless you in this house! Scripture carries spiritual vitality. That’s why it doesn’t return void. Wherever it encounters an open heart, it brings refreshment, nourishment, and

new life. The resurrection of Christ is the basis of our faith. Let’s look at Scripture to support this. 1st Corinthians 15:12-19 says: 12 Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. 14 And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. 15 Yes, and we are found false wit-

nesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up - if in fact the dead do not rise. 16 For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. 17 And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! 18 Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ perished. 19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. 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.soundcloud.com 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

120 DeKruif Place (street level) Praise and Worship begins at 9:30 a.m. Church telephone: (347) 346-5790; email: fatwcc@aol.com. Weekly Worship Experiences 6:00 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Service 6:30 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study Sunday Morning Worship, 9:30 a.m. Teen Church, 10:00 a.m., 2nd Sundays; Children’s Church, 3rd Sundays (K-3); Older Children’s

Church, 4th Sundays (4th-7th). Church Motto: “We are Christ-centered, family-focused with power and authority.” Church Mission: To empower, educate and motivate men, women, boys and girls to reach their full potential and live abundant lives through preaching and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Come worship with us—where we honor tradition, but are not bound by it!

All are welcome to join us any and every Sunday because our goal is to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ, in LOVE, through teaching and preaching the Word of God from the Bible. SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION ONGOING: The Faith S.T.E.A.M. Camp will run from June 29-August 21, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. (7:30 a.m. early arrival/6:00 p.m. late pick-up add’l. fee) S.T.E.A.M. =

Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. Our camp will enroll 1st through 8th grade students on a first come, first serve basis. August 17th-21st is a BONUS FREE week of Vacation Bible School! Trips are scheduled for each Friday through August 14th. Please stop by the church for a flyer and for fees. Remember, it’s never about us, but always about the goodness of the Lord. —Deacon Juanita E. Pressley

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” Matthew 5:43-45 Spiritual Food For Thought: God is vitally interested in how you treat others. It is His desire that you respect and value every human being regardless of their position or station in life. It is time for God’s chosen ones to be done with all prejudice and unrighteous

judgment. You may disagree with the decisions and actions of others, but that must not be a basis for mistreatment. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT – MOTHER’S DAY Beginning tomorrow, Sunday, May 10th, Greater Love’s Weekly Worship Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. We will begin our morning worship with a Mother’s Day tribute followed by a light brunch. Come out and give glory to God for our mothers and those who have been like mothers to us. Pastor Carol Landrum will preach this year’s Mother’s Day message. The church doors are open to ALL! Happy Mother’s Day! Sr. Pastor Presiding Elder Boyce

Landrum, Pastor Carol and the entire Greater Love family invite you to fellowship with us. We are conveniently located at 900 Co-op City Blvd. (Bldg. 2A), on the ground level, Bronx, N.Y., 10475; main entrance - red buzzer. Free parking is available in Garage #1 on Darrow Place. Parking stubs will be validated at the church. We still accept non-perishable and toiletry donations for our food pantry. Feel free to stop in or give us a call. God bless all in the community who continue to support our pantry and Christian library. Greater Love’s Weekly Schedule Church phone: 347-920-5607; Email: glcubc@optonline.net.

Sunday Bible School for Young People: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion – First Sunday Adult Bible Study/Discipleship Class: Tuesday evenings: 7:00 p.m. Mid-Week Prayer: Wednesdays at noon; Date: TBA. Training for Service - A Survey of the Bible: Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. Family Movie/Game Nite: Third Friday: 6:30 p.m. (Next: May 15th) Youth Bible Study/Rehearsal: 2nd & 4th Fri. at 6:30 p.m. Youth Service: Every 4th Sunday Blessing/Dedication of Children Men/Women’s Fellowship —Pastor Carol Landrum

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On behalf of our Pastor, Reverend Dr. Calvin E. Owens, and our church family, welcome to Community Protestant Church, a church of love and understanding, located at 1659 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY 10469; telephone: (718) 862-9172. Church Schedule Sunday School - 9:00 a.m. Worship Service - 11:00 a.m. Communion Service - Every first and third Sundays Prayer Meeting and Bible Study – Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. The following programs are at the Church’s Annex: 2053 Asch Loop North (Co-op City) Morning Prayer Services - Tuesday, 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Neighborhood Bible Study - Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Extension of Prayer and Worship Service – Every first, second and third Fridays at 7:00 p.m. Other Scheduled Events Saturday, May 30th, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Deborah Women’s Ministry’s FIRST WOMEN’S CONFERENCE - “VICTORIOUS WOMEN OF

Circle of Christ Church

The Circle of Christ Church family extends a warm welcome to you and your family and invites you to come and worship with us at 147 Dreiser Loop, patio level (located in the Dreiser Community Center). Thought for this week: Living one day at the time. The ability to stay focused and to concentrate can only come from discipline. When we try to do things without being focused, it will deplete our strength and leave us drained and exhausted to do work and do it well. We cannot put our hands to do one thing and our mind to another, this will make the task before us much more difficult. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6 Anxiety is not a good thing. Let us not live ahead of where we are currently. Don’t spend today trying to figure out tomorrow. Trust God and rest on Him. 34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Mathews 6:34 Practice living one day at the time, give all you have to the day at hand. Don’t fear that you will not accomplish as much. You will enjoy what you do a whole lot more. Know that quality is far better than quantitative. We want to remind you that we are collecting nonperishable items and supplies in order to provide and support families in need of food. We also are providing counseling and referrals for families in the community. If you need or know someone in need, please call 347-945-1992. Please leave a message and we will gladly call you back. Come join us at Circle of Christ Church and experience the Love of God. Church Service Schedule Wednesday, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Prayer & Bible Study Friday, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Youth Night Sunday, 11:00 a.m., Worship and the Word Children Church, 5 years old to 12 years old Little lamb nursery. All are welcome. —Rev. Sam Colon

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Community Protestant Church GREATNESS.” Guest Worship Leader: Bishop Mary Freeman, Emmanuel Church of Christ, NYC; Facilitators: Lady Antoinette Crawford, Union Grove Baptist Church, Bronx, NY; Lady Bernita Washington, New Mount Zion Baptist Church, NYC; Rev. Audrey Jones, Friendly Baptist Church, Bronx, NY; Rev. Deborah Davis, First Baptist Church, NYC. Conference Preacher: Min. Alonda Hassel, Kingdom Christian Cultural Center, Yonkers, NY. Registration: $30. (18 years and older). To register and for more information, contact the church office at (718) 862-9172. Friday, June 5th, 7:00 p.m. - One Night Revival sponsored by the Deborah Women’s Ministry. Our Guest Preacher will be Rev. Lois Giles, Seven Lights Baptist Church, Bronx, NY. All are welcome. Sunday, June 7th, 11:00 a.m. – We invite you to worship with us as we celebrate our ANNUAL WOMEN’S DAY in honor of the women of Community Protestant Church. Our Theme: “Victorious Women of Greatness.” Our Guest Preacher is Rev. Deborah Davis, First Baptist Church, New York, NY. All are welcome! Saturday, June 13th, 5:00 p.m. – The Sepia Players

Ministry presents AN EVENING OF CABARET, FEATURING BARBARA PURDY AND HER TRIO. Ms. Purdy is a song stylist who maintains an intimate relationship with her audience throughout the show. The show will be held at Bartow Community Center in Co-op City, Room 31, 2049 Bartow Avenue, lower level. Admission: $30. For tickets and/or additional information, contact: (718) 655-7241, (718) 671-8691 or (718) 513-3308. THE WOMEN’S GUILD INVITES YOU TO JOIN US ON OUR CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR EXTRAVAGANZA, December 22, 2015 – January 3, 2016. A FANTASTIC 12-NIGHT SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE ABOARD THE MAGNIFICENT QUEEN MARY 2, departing from New York, Red Hook in Brooklyn. To make a reservation or for additional information about the cruise, please call (718) 320-1435, (718) 671-5961 or (718) 320-8576. 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

Pastor Anne L. Palmore and the congregation of the Church of The New Vision extend a warm and friendly invitation to everyone to worship with us every Sunday at 8:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. We are a church where inspirational messages from the Word of God, the Bible, are delivered every Sunday morning. The church is designed to meet the spiritual needs of our community by offering anointed singing and preaching, and a general atmosphere of Christian love and friendly hospitality. We also invite the youth of our community to attend our Sunday Morning services, starting at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday School designed to meet the spiritual needs of our young people. Parents, please send your children to learn of the Lord Jesus. Bible teaching from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; and Prayer Service from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. every Wednesday evening. Be with us to learn the Truth from the Word of God. List of Events Come join New Vision’s Partners in Math &

Reading Program every Friday evening from 6:00 7:30 p.m. Students in Grades 1 through 6, can discover the joy of reading while exploring and improving their literacy levels through small groups and reading partners. Parents, we encourage you to bring your children to benefit from this free program, taught by trained professionals. Registration is ongoing. You could contact the church at the number listed below. Join us for Senior, Family and Friends Day, which will be held on Sunday, June 14 during the 11:00 a.m. service, with lunch served immediately after. Enjoy an afternoon of praise, worship and fellowship. The Church of The New Vision is located at 115 Einstein Loop, Bronx, NY 10475; Telephone: (718) 671-8746 or (718) 320-0409. Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 753037, Bronx NY 10475. Please visit our website at www.churchofnew vision.com. —Carole Haque

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Candidate statements appear on pages 29-36 • Candidate order determined by lottery. NOTE: THE VIEWS EXPRESSED WITHIN ARE SOLELY THOSE OF THE CANDIDATES AND NOT THOSE OF RIVERBAY CORPORATION.

BALLOTING

ABSENTEE BALLOTING

Voting will be conducted by machine in your building lobby on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Absentee ballots may be requested from Riverbay Corporation by calling (718) 320-3300, Ext. 3326. Absentee ballots postmarked no later than Wednesday, May 20, 2015, may be received by Riverbay Corporation until seven days after Wednesday, May 20, 2015.

Saturday, April 25, 2015 Monday, April 27, 2015 Saturday, May 2, 2015 Wednesday, May 6, 2015 Saturday, May 9, 2015 Monday, May 11, 2015 Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Thursday, May 28, 2015 Thursday, June 4, 2015

2015 Board Election Schedule

1st Election Edition; 1st Election Notice; (Co-op City Times) Candidates’ Forum (7:30 p.m..), Bartow Center, Rm. 31 2nd Election Edition; 2nd Election Notice; (Co-op City Times) Candidates’ Forum (7:30 p.m.); Dreiser Auditorium B 3rd Election Edition; 3rd Election Notice; (Co-op City Times) Candidates’ Forum (7:30 p.m.), Einstein Center, Rm. 45 Annual Meeting Begins; Voting from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Vote Tally - 9:00 p.m., Room 31, Bartow Center Recount, 9:30 a.m. (if necessary) Swearing in of Elected Board Members (7:00 p.m.); (Bartow Center, Room 31)

— Remember to VOTE — WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015

2015 Riverbay Candidates

Rod Saunders Deborah Jenkins Sonia Feliciano Katrina Asante Junius Williams Evelyn M. Turner* Francine Reva Jones* Peggy S. Diaz Gail Sharbaan *Denotes incumbents

✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭ 100 Debs Place (Bldg. 10C) 4100 Hutch. River Pkwy E. (Bldg. 30B) Notice of Annual Meeting 100 Carver Loop (Bldg. 11A) 100 Erskine Place (Bldg. 31A)

VOTING Voting by machine will be conducted by the Board of Elections of the City of New York and shall begin at 6:00 a.m. and end at 9:00 p.m. on May 20, 2015, in the lobbies of the following buildings (unless otherwise specified): 920 Baychester Avenue (Bldg. 1A) 900 Baychester Avenue (Bldg. 1B) 900 Co-op City Blvd. (Bldg. 2A) 920 Co-op City Blvd. (Bldg. 2B) 150 Dreiser Loop (Bldg. 3A) 170 Dreiser Loop (Bldg. 3B)

140 Donizetti Place (Bldg. 4A) 120 Donizetti Place (Bldg. 4B) 100 Donizetti Place (Bldg. 4C) 100 Darrow Place (Bldg. 5A) 120 Darrow Place (Bldg. 5B) 140 Darrow Place (Bldg. 5C) 140 DeKruif Place (Bldg. 6) 120 DeKruif Place (Bldg. 7) 100 DeKruif Place (Bldg. 8) 100 Dreiser Loop (Bldg. 9A) 120 Dreiser Loop (Bldg. 9B) 140 Debs Place (Bldg. 10A) 120 Debs Place (Bldg. l0B)

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120 Carver Loop (Bldg. 11B) 140 Carver Loop (Bldg. 11C) 120 Casals Place (Bldg. 12) 100 Casals Place (Bldg. 13) 140 Casals Place (Bldg. 14) 100 Aldrich Street (Bldg. 15A) 120 Aldrich Street (Bldg. 15B) 620 Baychester Ave. (Bldg. 16A) 600 Baychester Ave. (Bldg. 16B) 120 Alcott Place (Bldg. 17) 100 Alcott Place (Bldg. 18) 140 Alcott Place (Bldg. 19) 140 Asch Loop (Bldg. 20A) 120 Asch Loop (Bldg. 20B) 100 Asch Loop (Bldg. 20C) 100 Bellamy Loop (Bldg. 21A) 120 Bellamy Loop (Bldg. 21B) 140 Bellamy Loop (Bldg. 21C) 100 Co-op City Blvd. (Bldg. 22A) 120 Co-op City Blvd. (Bldg. 22B) 140 Benchley Place (Bldg. 23) 120 Benchley Place (Bldg. 24) 100 Benchley Place (Bldg. 25) 2440 Hunter Avenue (Bldg. 26A) 2420 Hunter Avenue (Bldg. 26B) 2400 Hunter Avenue (Bldg. 26C) 100 Erdman Place (Bldg. 27A) 120 Erdman Place (Bldg. 27B) 140 Erdman Place (Bldg. 27C) 140 Einstein Loop North (Bldg. 28A) 120 Einstein Loop North (Bldg. 28B) 100 Einstein Loop North (Bldg. 28C) 4200 Hutch. River Pkwy E. (Bldg. 29A) 4220 Hutch. River Pkwy E. (Bldg. 29B) 4240 Hutch. River Pkwy E. (Bldg. 29C) 4120 Hutch. River Pkwy E. (Bldg. 30A)

120 Erskine Place (Bldg. 31B) 4180 Hutch. River Pkwy E. (Bldg. 32A) 4160 Hutch. River Pkwy E. (Bldg. 32B) 140 Elgar Place (Bldg. 33) 120 Elgar Place (Bldg. 34) 100 Elgar Place (Bldg. 35) Townhouses Earhart Lane (Bldg. 26C) Cooper Place (Bldg. 11A) Debs Place (Bldg. 8) Broun Place (Bldg. 21C) Adler Place (Bldg. 20A) Defoe Place (Bldg 6) Asch Loop (Bldg. 17) Absentee ballots may be requested from Riverbay Corporation by calling 718-3203300, Ext. 3326. Absentee ballots postmarked not later than May 20, 2015, may be received by Riverbay Corporation until seven days after May 20, 2015. In the event it is determined that a quorum has not been achieved by machine voting on May 20, 2015, the vote from the machines will be sealed at the end of voting at approximately 9:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as all voters in line have been accommodated, and secured by the Board of Elections of the City of New York. Commencing Thursday, May 21, 2015, at 8:00 a.m., paper ballots will be available in the above 65 building lobbies, from the New York City Board of Elections’ poll workers, for eligible shareholders to vote who did not vote on May 20, 2015, until a quorum is achieved.

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Co-op City Times / May 9, 2015

Katrina Asante Greetings, Shareholders First, First, I would like to wish a happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers in Co-op City. I hope you enjoy your day with family and friends. Second, thank you to all who attended the Candidates’ Forums and gave me an opportunity to lay out my vision for the shareholders. As I continue to listen and speak to shareholders about their concerns, I have learned that there is a constant message that they all echo which is a lack of trust in Co-op City’s leadership. We have a poor track record of producing and accepting individuals that have led this corporation in a direction that hasn’t been fruitful, but has cost us to lose millions of dollars. From poor management to ineffective contractors, we have seen a gamut of characters come in and out of our community. It is the shareholders that end up losing and we must give these bad business practices a shelf life. I recognize that this is a major problem in our development and if I am elected, I will stay fully committed in working hard in bringing trust and strong leadership that stands up for the rights of

the shareholders back into our community. I know how to face tough challenges, like the financial challenge we face today and not be so quick to throw in the towel all because people think there are no other options. I believe in going to the people, therefore I would implement monthly meet and greets in the buildings where shareholders would have the leisure of expressing themselves and together we can develop a plan that aims to help resolve the issues. Your Concerns Are My Concerns, so let’s keep Shareholders First! I, Katrina Asante, ask for your vote on Wednesday, May 20, 2015.

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Shareholders First!

Katrina Asante

Your Concerns Are My Concerns

Aspirations For Shareholders:

• Focus on keeping Co-op City affordable • Improve quality of life conditions • Improve quality of services and repairs • Enforce pet owner’s responsibilities and regulations • Review contracts and reduce wasteful spending

Fellow shareholders, I ask for your vote on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Thank you in advance for your support.

✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭ Evelyn M. Turner Thank you again, community, for your vote of confidence and I ask that you vote for my re-election along with Francine Reva Jones, Sonia Feliciano, Rod Saunders, and Rev. Deborah Jenkins. I am pleased where the corporation is headed under the leadership of Cleve Taylor and believe he was the best person for my vote to be President of our Corporation. Once elected, Mr. Taylor appointed me my first Chairmanship, the Youth Committee, and later President of the Riverbay Fund. He allowed me, for the first time in 2 years, to sore like an “eagle” putting years of my resource-rich experience to practice for you. Sharing my passion that young people should come first, a Resolution was passed to lease the former “Bingo Hall” to the Riverbay Fund for 10 years. Another Resolution was passed to allocate $50,000 for seed money to hire part-time staff to design the program, facility and hire extraordinary grant writers with proven track records of identifying and obtaining grants over a million dollars. The Enrichment Center seeks to strengthen youth leadership, and job readiness and entrepreneur skills in preparation for college and future careers. Program Model Snapshot: Culinary Arts program, Half-Court Basketball, a

collapsible stage for a Bronx Apollo Theater, Fashion Shows, (clothing created on site), STEM, Creative Arts programs and an Organic Roof-Top Garden. Two new Riverbay Fund resources, to be submitted for immediate approval, will be a Boot Ready Career Development Program to increase employment rates of cooperators regardless of age, disability and length of time out of work. Also waiting for implementation is a bi-lingual “Credit Repair and Credit Counseling Program” to improve your credit scores; a shared vision with candidate Sonia Feliciano. I am a “resource rich” Social Worker/Community Organizer/Mother/Grandmother/Great Grandmother, with a “Resource Rich Comm-unity” supporting CARING FOR OUR OWN! Many thanks for your VOTE!

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Vote for

Peggy S. Diaz To the shareholders in Co-op City, My name is Peggy S. Diaz and I am campaigning to get on the Board of Directors in Co-op City. If elected, I will work and push for these programs and issues: • Work to bring an after school, social, recreational and tutoring programs for our teenage children, summer jobs and recreational programs. • Address once and for all the repairs needed in the parking garages and give residents a reduction until repairs are completed. It is not fair for people to pay for reserved spots and have signs around; if needed, we can park in Garage 1 or Garage 3. • Dogs in Co-op City must be licensed, walked on a leash and their poop must be picked up by their owners. As I stated before, the dog situation has gotten out of control, rules and regulations and laws must be strictly enforced. The dogs need Riverbay designed dog

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chains and that way people will know that they are here legally. • Generate much needed revenue by renting or selling every single vacant apt in Co-op City. I would love to hear your concerns. I hope I can count on your votes. If needed, my email is peggylhh @gmail.com. You are more than welcome to send me an email. Thank you.

Peggy Diaz If elected, I will address: 1. Vacant Townhouses: I want to sell/lease these vacant town houses and start generating much needed revenue. Stop the hold up for progress. 2. Closet spaces: There are vacant closet spaces and people need these spaces. 3. Quality Living: There is no accountability and enforcement of quality of living issues. Some people do not respect their neighbors, dogs barking, people not picking up behind their dogs, people throwing food, water bottles and other items out their windows. It has gotten out of control. We must improve the quality of life in Co-op City. 4. There is much more to be addressed, and I would like to hear what are your issues.

I hope I can count on your Vote!

✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭ Sonia Feliciano Greetings, my fellow cooperators, For the last 15 years, we have been managed by a management company that clearly created declining profits, inadequate quality and cost controls, ineffective communications, and inconsistent guidance. Protecting Riverbay’s financial integrity is a must. It ensures that every dollar spent is meaningful and practical. By implementing cost measures that are prudent, we will be able to manage effectively. I support President Cleve Taylor’s resolve that led to the suspension of the management company, putting individuals in place that have a stake in keeping our corporation solvent where directors and management owe fiduciary care, loyalty and good faith to the shareholders. Cleve recognized that good governance is not just about compliance, but about establishing oversight and internal controls as a fundamental role of the Board and management. Where there is transparency and trust, there is a vision for creating the best community. I support the charge to optimize operations at Riverbay by working with management and experienced members of the community that will look at revising Riverbay’s outdated handbook, reviewing goals and clearly defined work rules, problem resolution, policies, and job descriptions.

Empowering our employees brings about a better relationship with the community. Imagine getting the New York City Parks Department to beautify our entire waterfront and build a beach club with a swimming pool just north of the power plant or optimize the efficiency of our power plant where we can competitively sell power and earn millions of dollars. These visions have merit. Cooperators with Vision is the team that can set those expectations and deliver a sound business plan that will create the best community. I respectfully ask that you vote for Sonia Feliciano, Evelyn M. Turner, Rod Saunders, Pastor Deborah Jenkins and Francine Reva Jones on May, 20, 2015. “Juntos, Podemos”

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Deborah Jenkins Dear fellow cooperators, We deserve to have well-maintained grounds, garbage pick-ups that are consistent and done well, our community should be fully ADA compliant and our children deserve quality services that are funded. These issues are my vision for our community. I don’t believe we can afford to allow carrying charge increases to prevent us from maintaining the quality of life we deserve. While no one likes increases, this latest increase is to pay off debt incurred by MSI’s mismanagement. However, the proposed $9 increase per room per month will increase our charges from $207 to $216. We still have the best deal in town! As a member of the Budget Committee, I voiced my opposition to consideration of raising late and legal fees because I understood that if for reasons beyond one’s control raising those fees would not be an incentive to pay by the 10th of the month. I add that to say that while this is a business, it is one that depends greatly on each of us. This dependence should lead to the development of a Youth and Enrichment Center which has services that will propel our

young people into successful futures, we should utilize our common grounds in such a way that we’re not compelled to find other places to enjoy ourselves. For instance, imagine building an ice and roller skating rink behind the Garvey School (Yellow School House)! Imagine every recognized organization receiving workshop training in grant writing and receiving public funds. I believe there are great opportunities for greater vision and I would like to be a part of shaping our future. I humbly ask for your vote on May 20th, as well as for the Cooperators with Vision Team: Sonia Feliciano, Rod Saunders, Francine Reva Jones, Evelyn Turner and Deborah Jenkins.

✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭ Rod Saunders A shared belief among many shareholders conclude that no matter whom you vote onto the Riverbay Board of Directors, that individual will ultimately not make a difference. Incorrect! Please take this into consideration since 2003, under Marion Scott Real Estate (MSI), cooperators have been made to pay an increase in carrying charges 12 times, with the last 4.5% increase needed to avoid a possible foreclosure due to MSI’s mishandling of the labor law with employees of Riverbay Corporation. As a direct result of the 2014 election, the MSI reign is over, and judging from the turnout of cooperators at the meeting following MSI’s removal from our premises, it was long overdue. A new majority, under Cleve Taylor’s leadership, has brought cooperators unprecedented transparency, a greater understanding of where we’ve been for the past fifteen years, and discussions on the new direction we must take in the immediate future. The Cooperators with Vision team promises to extend this new era of fiduciary responsibility and shareholder inclusion into your future. In doing so, we want to make the quality of life for

all cooperators considerably better. No more - no bid contracts that cost us millions for inferior work. No more - signing of contracts committing cooperators to long-term deals that are not in our best interest. With your vote and support, we can stand for both, a commitment to fiduciary responsibility to shareholders, and a setting of policies for management that clearly outline/define the direction of continued success for the stability of Co-op City now and the foreseeable future. Thank you for your continued support. I’m asking you to come out and vote for the Cooperators with Vision team: Francine Reva Jones — Evelyn M. Turner — Rev Deborah Jenkins — Sonia Feliciano.

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Gail Sharbaan Co-op City recently experienced some financial setbacks. Experiences good or bad - teach us a lesson and hopefully what we’ve learned will prevent us from being in this position again. What you can do is elect Board members who have the knowledge and skill to accomplish that task. One of the things that prompted me to run for the Board was reviewing the proposed budget and finding that although being told we were cash poor, money was being allocated for non-critical expenditures. In my opinion, diversity of thought would have resulted in a different outcome other than the proposed 4.5% carrying charge increase. If elected, you can be sure that any information I put before you will be thoroughly investigated and researched. If I do not understand something, I will devote the time and effort necessary for clarity so that I can pass that information onto you in a way that is easily understood. As a Board member, I will enforce strict accountability of expenditures and staff, assist in marketing our commercial spaces to increase cash flow, increase community policing, promote departmental training and development

and bring fresh new ideas to the table. I will stay objective, reasonable, trustworthy and efficient. I have in the past and will continue to act in the best interest of the community. I will always exercise reasonable care in all decisions, without placing the community under unnecessary legal and/or financial risk. There are no short cuts or magic bullets that will resolve issues that took years to create. To effectively change the direction of the future of Co-op City, it’s going to require diligent participation of all involved (Management Company, Board of Directors, CCPD, employees, and you) because running for a seat on the Board isn’t about me, it’s about us.

✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭ Francine Reva Jones The 15-year reign of MSI has ended. The Board is searching for a new managing agent and has already interviewed one. A point that was reiterated several times was that the carrying charges are not keeping pace with the Riverbay Corporation’s expenses. To cover the expenses of the recent settlement of the Ramirez class action labor lawsuit and the Legionella issue, the 4.5% increase over two years was the responsible decision made by the Board. This was done through several meetings and careful analysis by the Board and the CFO. Other positions were presented, but fell short of the funds needed to cover the Corporation’s expenses. COOPERATORS WITH VISION is committed to protecting Riverbay’s financial integrity. Many shareholders are on a fixed income of Social Security and perhaps a pension, and that includes me. With this increase, many will be covered by NYC SCRIE and DRIE exemptions. However, what is the alternative? Most affordable living spaces are based in the Mitchell-Lama developments. Presently, our carrying charge is $207 per room, per month. With the 4.5% increase, it will be $216, including central heat and air conditioning. In comparison, other housing developments charge more and give less, such

as Concourse Village ($300 per rm.); Tracey Towers ($260). Think about where you would live and what you would pay elsewhere. COOPERATORS WITH VISION will work to enhance our quality of life and continue to give you the best deal in the Bronx. Lastly, cooperators are enjoying the transparency we are experiencing with open, televised, rebroadcast Board meetings and gallery sessions. You should refuse to be SHUT OUT again. COOPERATORS WITH VISION intends to initiate Quarterly Cooperator Forums so that your voice will be heard. On May 20th, please vote for COOPERATORS WITH VISION, including: Francine Reva Jones, Evelyn Turner, Sonia Feliciano, Rev. Deborah Jenkins and Rodney Saunders.

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Junius Williams MY VISION and MY DREAM My vision and my dream for this community is for Co-op City to become one of the best communities in the country. I’ll do everything within my powers to make this a reality. I want this community to become how Riverbay describes it in order to get people to move here. Imagine my surprise upon moving here to find that most of the rules were not being enforced and the people breaking all the rules were basically in charge. To find most cooperators I spoke to had very little trust for CCPD (I found out the hard way). To find, in my opinion, management was busy digging a hole for us and no one stopped them and the Board members that sided with them were allowing all of this to take place. I was so disappointed and knew I had to fight. Not just for myself, but for all of us. I’ve met many wonderful people here and looking forward to meeting many more. It’s partly because of you guys that make me never want to give up. My dream is to make this community what I envision it can become...a place where no one is afraid to walk in

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HELP WANTED Cooperators, if you’re tired of being put on the back burner and ready for someone to put you first…then,

VOTE FOR ME!!

certain areas of this community, where you can get a good night’s sleep after working hard, where your children can play outside without being introduced to the wrong elements, a place where the law abiding people start getting to know CCPD and CCPD starts getting to know you and a place where we can start trusting them to have our backs and they can trust us to have their’s. I believe by working together, looking out for one another, being considerate of each other and respecting each other, we can achieve this. VOTE FOR ME, JUNIUS WILLIAMS.

JUNIUS WILLIAMS

With all of the bickering, fighting and choosing sides, it seems that we are an after-thought.

Well, I too have chosen a side…and I’m proud to say I will be running under the People’s slate.

JUNIUS WILLIAMS The Original quality of life candidate

Riverbay Board Election Rules and Regulations

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Members of the Committee who are holder of a single unit may be a candidate nies to make campaign contributions or May 20, 2015, (hereafter "Election Day"), also members of the Corporation's Board for the Board of Directors; and no more pay campaign expenses, whether in cash or beginning at 6:00 a.m. and ending at 9:00 of Directors shall refrain from writing than one resident shareholder from a single in-kind, of persons running for the Board of Directors of a housing company. p.m. In addition, the Election Committee viewpoints during the period of time com- unit may serve as a Director. 3. No candidate may be indebted to the Directors of a corporation act in a fiduciary mencing one week prior to the Date of reserves the right to extend voting hours. 2. The election will be for five residents Certification and continuing through the Corporation when picking up petitions; on capacity with respect to the corporation, the date they are certified; on the date votes and are required to place the corporation's to serve on the Board of Directors and as date of the election. f) A member of the Committee who are counted; and must remain current interest above their personal interests. many as needed to fill unexpired terms. 3. The Riverbay Board Election violates the provisions of paragraph "e" or throughout the election period until the Accepting campaign contributions from Committee shall be established during the whose family member violates the provi- candidate is sworn in if elected, for unpaid parties who contract with the corporation sions of paragraph "e" shall immediately carrying charges or other debts to the creates at least an appearance of a conflict month of January in any calendar year. Corporation. If a candidate is indebted to of interest and, in most circumstances, an a) The election shall be supervised by a be removed from the Committee. g) Nothing contained herein shall be the Corporation after the 10th of the actual conflict as well. Any candidate who Riverbay Board Election Committee construed as limiting a member of the month, the candidate will be disqualified. knowingly accepts campaign contributions (hereinafter "Committee"). b) The Chairman of the Committee Committee or a member of his/her imme- At the close of business on the date the or payment of campaign expenses, direct shall be a member of the Riverbay Board diate family from signing a nominating petition period ends and weekly thereafter, or indirect, in cash or in-kind from any perRiverbay's Finance Director will provide a son or entity doing business or soliciting of Directors, (hereinafter "Board") who is petition or voting. 4. There will be one vote per unit by written list to the Chair of the Election business from the Corporation, including not a candidate in the election. c) The Chairman and Committee shall residents who were shareholders on April Committee of all candidates' indebtedness but not limited to the managing agent, or to the Corporation, if any. any vendor, union, professional or contracbe appointed by the President and approved 6, 2015. For the purpose herein, a candidate who tor, their employees, or persons having a 5. Voting will be on May 20, 2015 by votby the Board. All members shall be resiing machines supplied by the Board of is current on a written arrearage agreement direct or indirect interest in such compadent shareholders of Co-op City. d) The Committee shall be assisted by Elections. One voting machine will be placed shall be considered current on charges to nies, will be disqualified. C. RULES FOR CERTIFICATION the Corporation's General Counsel or an in each of the 65 lobbies that compromise the Corporation if such candidate is not otherwise indebted to the Corporation. No OF CANDIDATES attorney retained by the Corporation's Co-op City from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. 1. Official Petition Forms (hereinafter B. RULES FOR ELIGIBILITY OF candidate shall have felony convictions or Board of Directors. convictions of misdemeanors involving "Petition"), in the form attached hereto as e) No member of the Committee or CANDIDATES Exhibit 1, will be distributed to candidates 1. A candidate must be a resident share- moral turpitude. their immediate family shall in any way 4. It is inappropriate for any person or at Riverbay Corporation's administration engage in any campaigning either for or holder as indicated on the candidate's stock against a candidate or slate of candidates. certificate, occupancy agreement and the entity doing business, or soliciting busi- office, starting on Monday, March 23, Committee members shall, to the extent current Occupants Annual Affidavit of ness with the Corporation, including presreasonably possible, refrain from publicly Family Income and must continue to ent or prospective managing agents and (Continued on next page)

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2015 at 9:00 a.m. Prospective candidates will also receive a copy of these Election Rules and Regulations (hereinafter "Rules"), and a copy of an agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2. Prospective candidates are required to pick up their own petition materials. 2. 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. c) No Petition shall be left in a commercial establishment located in Co-op City, nor shall any employee of such establishment circulate a petition in such establishment. This shall not preclude a cooperator who is employed in such a commercial establishment from circulating Petitions during the period when he/she is not working, or is outside of the premises of such establishment. 3. 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. 4. In order to assist the candidates in obtaining signatures correctly, each candidate will be given a list of building addresses containing corresponding building numbers with the petition package. 5. Completed Petitions must be returned to Riverbay no later than 5:00 p.m., on Monday, April 6, 2015. The Committee will designate an official or officials to receive the Petitions. A receipt will be issued for each Petition filed. 6. No set of Petitions will be accepted unless filed with an executed copy of the agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 2, acknowledging the candidate's receipt of these Rules and the candidate's agreement to abide by the Rules. If a candidate fails to provide such agreement to the Committee, the set of Petitions will not be valid, and the candidate shall be disqualified. 7. The Committee will certify Petitions as valid or reject them as invalid by 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Notice of the Committee's certification will be published in the Co-op City Times within ten days thereafter. 8. 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 8. 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,

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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 #93-96). 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. Candidates will be allowed to use social media and email with the exception of Twitter. E. USE OF CO-OP CITY FACILITIES FOR CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES 1. There shall be three official candidates' forums. One forum shall take place on Monday, April 27, 2015 in Bartow Community Center, Rm. 31 at 7:30 p.m. The second forum shall take place on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 in the Dreiser Community Center, Auditorium B at 7:30 p.m. The third forum shall take place on Monday, May 11, 2015 in the Einstein Community Center, Rm. 45 at 7:30 p.m. All certified candidates will be invited to participate in the forums. If a candidate cannot attend the forum, and the candidate provides the Election Committee Chairman with the reason for nonattendance, the Committee Chairman, 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 25, 2015 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 pub-

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lish 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 25, 2015 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 8. 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 "nonpolitical" nature except that they may endorse candidates in one viewpoint only. It shall not be deemed to be "political" for a non-candidate 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 14, 2015 at 8:00 pm, in the Bartow Community Center, Room 31. Only certified candidates or their written designee may attend this meeting. 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 20, 2015, 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) (Continued on next page)

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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 20, 2015, 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 minmum 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. 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. a) 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 offer-

ing them and all interested parties an opportunity 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 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 20, 2015, and secured by the Corporation's Public Safety Officers if a quorum is not reached. Commencing Thursday, May 21, 2015, 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 20,2015. 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 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2015, 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 or any other resident 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

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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 determination 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 Chair of the Election Committee 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 28, 2015. 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/her self 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 Chairman of the Election Committee), 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 of the Committee. 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 candidate 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.

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Newsong Church

Hey, Co-op City! Have you ever glanced through your Instagram or Facebook feed and thought, “Why doesn’t my life look as ‘good’ as all of my friends?” When we compare our unfiltered lives to a world “cropped and edited” where everything is perfect, we’re left with thoughts of misery and frustration. The struggle to know who we are in the world without compromising who we are in Christ is a battle as old as mankind, BUT God has an answer for finding peace. We invite you to check out our new sermon series, Death To Selfie. In this series, we’ll discover how finding our identity in Christ can save us from the greatest obstacle standing in our way…us! Newsong Church is a multi-cultural church that believes God has a purpose

and a plan for your life. We exist to reach people who are far away from God, and teach them how to follow Jesus step by step. That’s why you will find our Sunday Worship Experience to be so warm and friendly, we genuinely care about you! We’re not concerned about where you’ve been, but where you’re going. You see, we’ve all got a past, we’ve all made mistakes, and we still do. When you step into our worship experience, you won’t find a bunch of “Holier-than-thou” people pretending to have it all together. Instead, you’ll find that we’re all broken people, but we’re allowing God to put us back together. We’re not perfect, but God is! As God puts us back together, we’re realizing that although our past has shaped us, it does not define us! We’re finding out that not only does God love us with a radical

and unconditional love, but that He loves us just as we are! At Newsong Church, we believe that the Bible is the greatest book ever written, containing the greatest story ever told, and that each of us is part of Hisstory! In fact, we have a saying at our church: “If you’re not dead, God’s not done with you!” We don’t just believe this for the adults, but for our children as well! At Newsong Church, we’re so passionate about our children learning about Jesus, that we created a church just for them called Kidsong! At Kidsong, our children learn about Jesus in a safe, fun, age-appropriate learning environment! We also have a fully staffed nursery! We hope that you will join us this Sunday! We meet at 177 Dreiser Loop in Auditorium B at 11:00 a.m. Parking is

available in the parking garage located on Dreiser Loop. Please bring your ticket to our connection tent for validation. Deaf interpretation is available during our adult worship experience. If you have any questions, you can contact us: Website: www.newsongchurchnyc. org; Email: info@newsongchurchnyc .org You can also interact with us on social media! Facebook: www.facebook.com/new songchurchbx; Twitter: @newsongchurchBX; Instagram:@newsongchurchBX. Our Newsong family is here for you, stop by this Sunday and experience the difference! God bless you! —Pastor Mike Tolone

Pastors Anthony and Andrée Davis, co-founders of Harvest Restoration Ministries, Inc., extend to you a warm invitation to come and worship the Lord Jesus Christ with us. We are a small community oriented non-denominational church that is seeking to be actively involved in the community. We emphasize the need to build up the families, especially the equipping of men to be the heads of

their homes and leaders in their community. We also empower women to exercise their gifts as preachers and teachers of the Gospel. Our worship style includes great music, thoughtful sermons and great fellowship! If you are looking for a church where you can be fed the Word of God and be active in the community, then Harvest Restoration Ministries is for you!!

On May 16th, the Men of Harvest will be passing out Bibles and evangelizing the community! Come be a part of this movement! We meet at: 135 Einstein Loop Community Center, Room 42 Order of Services Sunday School – 11:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship – 12:00 p.m. Tuesday night Prayer – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday night Bible Study – 7:30 p.m. Thursday night Choir Rehearsal – 7:00 1st and 3rd Saturday, Discipleship Class – 8:30 a.m. Communion – Every 1st Sunday of every month Check our website at: www.harvestrestoration.org. —Pastor Anthony Davis

Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams and the Co-op City Baptist Church family invite you to join us tomorrow at 8:00 or 11:00 a.m. for worship service. Sunday School for children and adults is held at 9:15 a.m. We invite you to worship, study, and pray with us. The Co-op City Baptist Church is located at 135 Einstein Loop, Room 50. Our telephone number is 718-3203774. Visit us on the web at www.coopcitybaptistchurch.org. Join us for a mid-week spiritual pick-up at our mid-week worship service which is held on Wednesdays at 12 p.m. Bible study is held on Wednesdays at 1:00 and 7:30 p.m.

Bible study will also be held on Wednesday, April 1 at 5:00 p.m. Prayer Service is held on Fridays at noon and 7:30 p.m. Men’s prayer service is held monthly at 7:30 p.m., we invite the men of the community to join us on Tuesday, May 12. On Saturday, May 23, the Praise Dance Ministry will begin celebrating 10th anniversary in the Dreiser Auditorium B at 2 p.m., along with invited guest praise dancers. On Sunday, May 24, at 11 a.m., they will have a celebratory service in the Einstein Community Center, Room 45, with an invited guest speaker. The theme is “Faith That Moves Mountains.” We

invite all to these uplifting services and to support our young people. On Saturday, June 6, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the First Lady’s Ministry will host a Gospel Luncheon featuring the Ecstatistics in Einstein Center, Room 45. Donations for adults is $25, children 6-18 is $10. For additional information or tickets, call 718-862-9243 or 646-842-2458. Beginning July 6 to August 28, the church will have a summer Liturgical Performing Arts intensive day program for ages 6 – 17. This program will include daily Bible study, prayer, and writing, African drumming, theatre, poetry, literature, gospel music,

field trips and games. This summer program will end with two performances that will showcase their program experience. Registration will be held every week on Mondays from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m., Tuesdays from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m., and Thursdays from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. 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

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Co-op City Baptist Church

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Word Games 9:30-11am Bingo 12:30-2:30pm Library 9:30am-1pm Weight Management1011:30am, Bartow Office Arthritis Exercises 11am -noon Tablet class 1st & 3rd; Cell Phone 2nd & 4th, 12:40-1:40pm, Bartow office Card Games 2-4pm Dominos 2:30pm

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Center Closed Annual Co-op City Health Fair 177 Dreiser Center Auditorium 10:00am – 3:00pm

Blood Pressure 9-10am 1st & 3rd Wed. Word Games 9:3011:30am Stay Well Exercise 1011am Line Dancing 11am12pm Bingo 12:30-2:30pm Card Games 2-4pm Dominoes 2:30pm

Word Games 9:30am11:30am Chat Session 9:30am1pm Bingo 12:30- 2:30pm Card Games 2-4pm Dominoes 2:30pm

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Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:3010:30am

Spelling Bee 10am

Sewing 9:30-11:30am

Spanish Practice Class 10:30am, Computer Lab

Tai Chi 11am-12pm

Zumba 11am-12pm, Rm. 45

Mind Teasers 12-1pm, Rm. 4 Art Class 1-3pm

Bingo 1-3pm, Rm. 35

Yoga 2-3pm, Rm. 2

Dominoes 10am, Rm. 45 Stay Well Exercise 10-11am, Rm. 45 Spelling Bee 11am Grandparent Connection 1st & 3rd Thurs computer lab, 10:30am Arthritis Exercise Class 11am-12pm, Rm. 45 Word search 11am-12pm Bingo & Pokeno 1-3pm, Rm. 35

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat 9:30-10:30am Blood Pressure 1011:30am, 1st & 3rd Thu., Rm. 8 Line Dancing 10-11am, Aud. A Piano Sing Along 11am-12pm Mind Teasers 12-1pm Rm. 4 Drama Club 1:30-4pm

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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.

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Orange juice, Sweet & Salisbury steak Mon., sour meatballs, Zucchini Beef w/mushroom sauce May rice pilaf, Steamed kale Brown rice w/beans Alt: Baked tilapia Broccoli w/toasted 11 w/sauce

Tues, May 12

Apple juice Breaded chicken breast Kasha Varnishkes Steamed peas & carrots Alt: Tuna Nicoise

Wed., May 13

Orange juice, Turkey wing roasted, Mashed sweet potatoes, Steamed red or green cabbage, Alt: Egg salad

Whole wheat bread Apple sauce, unsweetened

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Library 9am-1pm

Thurs., May 14

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Baked Flounder fish Baked macaroni & cheese Cucumber tomato salad

Upcoming Events/Trips

(Free) SNAP (Food Stamp) Application Assistance – Friday, May 22nd, June 12th & 26th at the Office, 2049 Bartow Avenue. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. First come, first served! Please bring documents that verify your identity, address, income & expenses (rent, medical, etc.). For more information: 718-320-2066. JASA has a Phone Tree. We will be using this system periodically to send announcements to you by phone about JASA's activities and services. Annual Co-op City Health & Wellness Community Fair, Tuesday, May 12th, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., 177 Dreiser Auditorium. Raffles! Music by DJ Woody! Performances by Bobby Harden, Soul Man of NY & others. Pick-ups: Einstein, 9:30 a.m. & Bartow, 9:30 a.m. Senior centers will be closed. Word Play - Is an intergenerational program for children and older people to create and perform poetry together. Participants will have opportunities to create and perform poetry. Students learn public speaking skills. 15 spots are available. Series dates: Mon., May 11; Fri., May 15; Tue., May 26, & Fri., May 29, 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., 2049 Bartow Avenue, Room 25, Bronx, NY 10475. Call 718-320-2066 to sign up. Fairway – Wednesday, May 13th, $3, Bartow – 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m. Health Literacy Series – Thursdays, 10:30–11:45 a.m.: May 14-Medications, the Good and the Bad; May 21Nutrition and Supplements; May 28Advance Directives; June 4-Pain Management, June 11-Hospice and Palliative Care, 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 31. (FREE) Mariella Bisson: Sunlight, Water and Gravity at The Arsenal in Central Park, Mon., May 18. Pick-ups: Bartow, 10 a.m.; Einstein, 10:15 a.m. & Dreiser, 10:30 a.m. Weight Loss Surgery Presentation – Monday, May 18, 10 a.m., Bartow Community Center, Room 25. Stress & Anxiety Management Presentation – Thurs., May 21, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.,135 Einstein Loop, Room 35. (FREE) Bronx Museum of the

Challah bread Fresh fruit

Arts celebrating Art Museum Day 2015 - Monday, May 18. Full access to exhibition spaces and offering 20% off memberships at all levels. New members will also receive a complimentary Bronx Museum tote bag. Pick-ups: 10:30 a.m., Bartow; 10:45 a.m., Dreiser; and 11 a.m., Einstein. Empire Casino – Tuesday, May 19th, $5. Bartow – 9:30 a.m., Einstein – 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser - 10 a.m. Ace in the Hole Productions (Royal Manor, in New Jersey) The Prince of Harlem Lonnie Youngblood, Wednesday, May 20th $45. 2 complimentary drinks. Menu: rolls, garden salad, corn chowder, braised tips of beef, roast chicken, mashed potatoes, fresh vegetable medley; dessert, coffee, tea. Pick-ups changed: Bartow, 9 a.m.; Einstein, 9:15 a.m. & Dreiser, 9:30 a.m. Wait list only. Woodbury Commons – Friday, May 22nd, $15. Bartow – 8:30 a.m., Einstein – 8:45 a.m. & Dreiser – 9 a.m. 97th Street Green Market Tour, Friday. May 22nd, $4. Tour starts at 11 a.m. Pick-ups: Bartow - 9:00 a.m., Einstein – 9:15 a.m. & Dreiser – 9:30 a.m. Senior tours at Greenmarkets explain the concepts of seasonality, local food, and sustainable agriculture and involve an exploratory walkthrough of the market, fun seasonal tasting of Greenmarket farmer products, and take-home recipes. JASA CLOSED Monday, May 25th, Memorial Day. Planetarium - Museum of Natural History – Wednesday, May 27th, $22. Bartow, 11 a.m.; Dreiser, 11:15 a.m.; Einstein, 11:30 a.m. Wait list only. Bronx Botanical Gardens: Frida Kahlo Art Garden Life - Thursday, May 28th, $17. Lunch included. Bartow, 8:30 a.m.; Einstein, 8:45 a.m. and Dreiser, 9 a.m. Wave Hill Garden Tour – Friday, May 29th, $15. Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Dreiser, 9:45 a.m. & Einstein, 10 a.m. Caregivers Support Group will be cancelled on Tuesday, May 12th. Diabetic Support Group date has been changed to Monday, May 18th due to the Memorial Day holiday.

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AARP Chapter #4997

FYI: Our next meeting is scheduled for MONDAY, MAY 11, 1:00 p.m. in Dreiser Auditorium “A.” Here’s wishing all a happy Mother’s Day… and many more… Heartfelt condolences to MaryAnn Baker, our Treasurer, who lost her sister in Savannah, GA; and to Wilhelmina Thomas, who loss her son. 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. 2015 TOUR ACTIVITIES JULY 23 – Ace in the Hole: A Tribute to the Temptations at the Brownstone – Deluxe Motorcoach, family-style luncheon; entertainment w/a live band and the Boutique

Corner… $98/person. All money due at the May 11th meeting. Contact Jean, 718-379-3742. OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 13 – Autumn Repositioning 15-day Cruise on the Norwegian Dawn – WAITING LIST ONLY. Deluxe Motorcoach to Boston, MA to board the ship going to San Juan, PR; Bonaire Curacao and Aruba; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Georgetown in Cayman Islands; Cozumel, Mexico; returning to New Orleans, LA to fly back to New York. Double Occupancy - Inside State Room - $1,853; Ocean View - $2,253 and Balcony - $2,553; Insurance and 1st deposit ($600/person) due at time of reservation; 2nd payment due June 5th and final payment due 7/15. Contact Jean, 718-379-3742. —Delores Debnam

Goose Island Senior Citizens

There will be a Bingo game on Wednesday, May 13th at 1:30 p.m., in Room 39. On Tuesday, May 26, we are going to the Sands Casino. The price is $33, the return is $20 slot and $5 for food. Pick-up will be at 8:30 a.m. at Einstein Loop, Asch Loop and Dreiser Loop. Wednesday, August 12th, we’re going to La Neves for a rollicking Motown Show. Dancing and singing along is certainly encouraged. The price is $75 for an all-inclusive menu, two free drinks per person, pasta marinara, and chicken francese or roast beef

with gravy; for dessert, cheesecake, coffee or tea. Pick-up time is 8:30 a.m. at the same places, listed above. Wednesday, October 14th, we are going to Westchester Dinner Theater to see a performance of Show Boat, everyone’s favorite. The luncheon menu has six different entrees to choose from. The price is $80. The pick-up time is 9 a.m. at the same places listed above. Mary Pilla welcomes your calls while she is recuperating. Please call the club at 718-379-9613 to get her number. Good health to all. —Ann Schlanger

Einstein Cancer Fund

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A happy Mother’s Day is wished to all members and friends. Enjoy the day. Reminder – Tuesday, May 12th, Mohegan Sun Casino – Poconos. Cost per person, $33; casino bonus of $25 slot play and a $5 food voucher. Time of pick-up at 8:30 a.m., starting at Einstein Loop, followed by Asch Loop and Dreiser Loop. Please bring a valid I.D. We will be going to the Sands Casino on Tuesday, June 9th. Cost per person is $33 and a casino bonus of $20 slot play and a $5 food voucher. Pick-up time at 8:30 a.m. at the three usual stops. Thursday, September 17th — Hunterdon Hills Playhouse for the luncheon show comedy of Social

Security. Enjoy their delicious menu choices of Yankee pot roast, fried chicken platter, chicken marsala, parmesan Tilapia, baked vegetable lasagna and roasted vegetable kabob. Indulge in their famous unlimited dessert buffet. The above entrée includes mixed salad, coffee, tea. The cost per person is $79 which can be paid off at your discretion. Final payments are due by September 1st. For all of the above trips, please call Loretta at 718-671-2958, Annie Eutsey at 718-320-1874 or Lydia at 718-671-3005. Good health and healings are wished to all. —Lydia Ruas

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Reflections by Rabbi Solomon I. Berl Spiritual Leader of Young Israel Synagogue A Rabbi once asked, “If one has to make a choice between first serving man or G-d, what should he do? He found the answer in the well-known verse in Leviticus 19:18. “You shall love your neighbor as yourself, I am the Lord.” The Rabbi said: “Notice the order of the phrases—first comes man and then comes G-d. If there is a conflict, then man is first.” Every human being is created in the image of G-d. Therefore, if we are serving our fellow human beings, in a very real sense, we are serving G-d as well. This is a very important insight into Jewish tradition, if not all of reli-

gion. When we help our fellow man and woman, we are not only serving them, but in a very real sense doing a “mitzvah,” a good deed which is carrying out the will of G-d. A minister was giving a lecture before a group of nurses on the religious implications of patient care. Following the presentation, the nurses were given the opportunity to ask questions, “Why did you enter nursing?” One bright nurse stood up and said, “Because I want to serve G-d. Her words are not only wise and wonderful, but also very thoughtful. For consider how close is the service of man and the service of G-d.”

Young Israel of Co-op City

Young Israel of Co-op City (lower level of the Dreiser Loop Shopping Center) is a house of worship that opens its doors every morning from 6 until 7 a.m. Anyone who wishes to start the daily routine with prayers, during which our spiritual leader, Rabbi Solomon I. Berl, offers a brief Bible teaching, is welcome. On Friday evening, Sabbath services begin at 10 minutes after the candlelighting time. Saturday morning services

start at 9 a.m. Rabbi Berl delivers his sermon at 10:30 a.m. The Rabbi’s class on the Torah reading of the week begins one hour before sunset every Saturday afternoon. For office hours or any information you may seek, feel free to call (718) 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.

Art lessons began on Tuesday, April 14th with our instructor, Moses Groves, who is an award winning artist. Mr. Groves studied at NYU and the Art Students League. He has also won many awards for his artwork. You can stop by Room 5 in the Dreiser Community Center on Tuesdays from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. or call Moses Groves at 201-862-0847 or K. Klaus at 718-2-379-6074 if you are interested

in taking art classes. Our annual library art show will begin in June at the Baychester Library located in the Bartow Mall in Co-op City. Our paintings are exhibited in the library for the month of June in celebration of Bronx Month. Stop by and see our work. We know you’ll be impressed. Science is for the body and art is for the soul. —Sylvia Lochansky

Baychester Visual Arts Association

Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City

Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City, Young Israel of Baychester, Section 5 at 120 Erdman Place (behind the lobby 27B), welcomes you to pray with them. Tel. for the Synagogue: 1718-379-6920. Note: Our office hours are on Thursday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and on Sunday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Candle Lighting on Friday, May 15, is at 7:46 p.m. Shabbat ends on Saturday, May 9 at 8:50 p.m. Coming Events From now through the summer, Friday night services will be held at 7 p.m. Services will be held on Saturday, May 9 at 9 a.m. Join Rabbi Daniel Kronengold in prayer. We hope that you will sign up to sponsor a Kiddish to take place after services on Saturdays. Sunday, June 14, at 1 p.m., we will have bingo. Cost $3 per person. Snacks and refreshments are provided. We look forward to seeing everybody. Today, Saturday, May 9, Sisterhood is sponsoring a Mother’s Day Kiddish. We wish everyone a happy Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 10. Sunday, May 17, Yom Yerushalayim.

Saturday, May 23, Erev Shavuot. Candle lighting on Sunday, May 24, first day of Shavuot is at 9:04 p.m. Monday, May 25, second day of Shavuot, Yizkor is at 11 a.m. Holiday ends at 9:05 p.m. Dues are due for both the synagogue and Sisterhood. Good and Welfare Get well wishes to Goldie Nieman, to Nora Singer and also to our friend, Mary Pilla. We wish them all a speedy recovery. We mourn the passing of Martin Dick, a former president of the Men’s Club of Traditional Synagogue and also a past member of the synagogue. We extend condolences to his wife, Gail; his son, Darren, and their family. May they know no more sorrow. Best wishes to all celebrating special occasions this month. We have tree certificates “in Honor of” or “in Memory of” a special occasion or a condolence. The cost is $15 per tree. If you are feeling under the weather, we wish you all a speedy recovery. Mimi Berlofsky welcomes all calls at 347-427-4526. We welcome the warmth and birth of Spring. We look forward to seeing you soon. —Miriam Berlofsky

Men’s Club Traditional Synagogue is running a trip to TAJ MAHAL CASINO in Atlantic City on Tuesday, May 19. Have a day of fun on the Boardwalk, shopping and all the sights and sounds of Atlantic City. The COST: $35 per person with a $35 slot. It is as if the bus trip is FREE. The player may use the $35 on any slot machine or table. I would like to remind you that you need a TAJ MAHAL Casino Card or Government Photo ID card (such as a Passport, Driver or Non-Driver License) to get your bonus slot play. Payment is due by May 12. Please send checks and make it

out to the following: Men’s Club Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City, 120 Erdman Place, Building 27B, Bronx, NY 10475. We provide a free snack going, play games, and on the return trip, we show a movie. FOR RESERVATIONS, CALL: Gary, (718) 671-8424, or Bruce, (718) 320-2234. PLEASE NOTE PICK-UP TIMES: Einstein Loop, 8:00 a.m.; Asch Loop, 8:10 a.m.; Dreiser Loop, 8:20 a.m. Everyone is invited to all our functions. We hope you will join us. Shalom! —Bruce Gitelson

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

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

communion at 10 a.m. Every other week, English Service at 9 a.m. and Spanish Service at 11:30 a.m. Children: At 10:30 a.m., classes are for 3 yrs. – 12 yrs. The curriculum being used is The Super Book. Prayer Night (English) & Prayer Morning (Spanish): The Lord said, “Whenever two or more are gathered in my name, I am in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20. Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Come and bring your prayer needs, so we can

pray together. Remember that prayer brings many blessings, which God has promised to all his children that have a personal relationship with Him. Trip to the Holy Land Experience in Florida: We will be having a 9 day trip to the Holy Land Experience in Orlando, Florida from August 8 to August 16. The trip is $799 per double occupancy. A $75 deposit will hold your seat. We will be stopping at different places and will spend two days at the Holy Land Experience and two extra days in Florida. For information,

call Linda at (917) 684-6463. If there is no answer, leave a message and she will get back to you. There are still seats available. Flea Market: We are having a Flea Market on May 9, from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. If you are interested in being a vendor, call Pauline (718) 320-1552 (mornings, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. or evenings between 5 p.m. & 8 p.m. only) or Priscilla (347) 987-8219 (if no answer, leave a message). Space is $30 and add $5 if you need a table. —Rev. Dr. Milca C. Plaud

Pentecostal Tabernacle, 120 Benchley Pl., Building 24, Bronx, N.Y 10475; Tel., 718-324-0334. You are invited to attend services on the following days. Sundays: Sunday School for all age group starts at 10:30 a.m. Worship service starts at 11:45 a.m. Wednesdays: Prayer and fasting service will be held in the morning starting at 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Regular prayer meeting and Bible will be held every Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. Friday: Youth service starts at 7:30 p.m. Focus: God is touched by the problems and difficulties of His people, and He will rescue them from oppression. Exodus 6, 6-7, Wherefore, say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord,

and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgements. And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. While leading bleating sheep along the backside of the desert, and after arriving at Mount Horeb, Moses witnessed an amazing sight, a burning bush that was not burned by fire. A voice addressed Moses from the bush commanding to remove his sandals for he is standing on holy ground. There God revealed himself to Moses and gave him the command to go and tell Pharaoh to

let my people go. The Hebrew children had been reduced to slavery in a foreign nation; the pathetic cry of the Hebrews had not gone unnoticed. A loving compassionate God delivered them by raising up a miracle man, Moses. God providentially rescued Moses from certain death as an infant, allowed him to be raised in the Egyptians palace, received proper nursing care and later received very good education. However, Moses had to leave Egypt and spend several years in the wilderness caring for his father-in-law’s sheep. Then God called him and prepared him with a miraculous ministry, (Exodus 6:13, 30) And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh, King of Egypt, to bring the children of

Israel out of the land of Egypt. And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me? God sent Moses to Pharaoh to secure the release of the Israelite slaves, obstinately refusing to comply with Moses’ request, Pharaoh saw his kingdom ruined around him by God’s judgments. After the death of the firstborn of the Egyptians, Pharaoh ordered the Hebrews to leave. However, he pursued them, and his army was destroyed in the red sea. Today, God still hears our cry for help, and He knows our emotional and physical pain. And he will hear and deliver us. Happy Mother’s Day greetings to all mothers. —Rev. R. Sibblies

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Open to All Internal Candidates from May 7, 2014 to May 18, 2015 • Job Reference #: 15-27 Request for transfer/promotion must be received by the Human Resources Department by May 14, 2015. Employees are responsible for submitting the transfer forms in person to the Human Resources Department. Employees who are promoted will receive the applicable rate scale for this position. Grounds Department Supervisor Ideal candidate will have a working knowledge and experience of all aspects of gardening, grounds maintenance and landscaping. He/she must be able to supervise a large group of both union and non-union employees, assist the Director of Grounds with the seasonal planning, planting of shrubs, trees and flowers. This candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day duties of overseeing annual mowing, landscaping schedules, responding to all emergency situations, including preparing equipment for snow emergencies. The selected candidate must be familiar with grounds tools, equipment and related materials. Under the directions of the Grounds Director, the Lead Supervisor will direct staff and other team members in the landscaping, maintenance and general upkeep of company grounds and property greens. Responsibilities include basic grounds keeping duties as planting flowers, trees & shrubs, weeding, fertilizing, mowing, cutting hedges, general lawn & nursery care and seasonal duties including snow removal. Job Description: Ideal candidate will: • Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety. • Inspect completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards, and other requirements. • Direct activities of workers who perform duties, such as landscaping, cultivating lawns, or pruning trees and shrubs. • Schedule work for crews, depending on work priorities, crew or equipment availability, or weather conditions. • Plant or maintain vegetation through activities such as mulching, fertilizing, watering, mowing, or pruning. • Monitor project activities to ensure that instructions are followed, deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained. • Train workers in tasks such as transplanting or pruning trees or shrubs, finishing cement, using equipment, or caring for turf. • Provide workers with assistance in performing duties as necessary to meet deadlines. • Supply an inventory of tools, equipment, or materials to ensure that sufficient supplies are available and items are in usable condition. • Confer with other supervisors to coordinate work activities with those of other departments or units. • Perform personnel-related activities, such as hiring workers, evaluating staff performance, or taking disciplinary actions when performance problems occur. • Direct or perform mixing or application of fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, or fungicides. • Review work assignments to determine service, machine, or workforce requirements for jobs. • Prepare or maintain required records, such as work activity or personnel reports. • Order the performance of corrective work when problems occur and recommend procedural changes to avoid such problems. • Identify diseases or pests affecting landscaping and order appropriate treatments. • Investigate work-related complaints to verify problems and to determine responses. • Direct or assist workers engaged in the maintenance or repair of equipment, such as power tools or motorized equipment. • Install or maintain landscaped areas, performing tasks such as removing snow. • Perform administrative duties, such as authorizing leaves or processing time sheets. • Recommend changes in working conditions or equipment use to increase crew efficiency. • Confer with the Grounds Director or other managers to develop plans or schedules for landscaping maintenance or improvement. • Tour grounds, such as parks, gardens areas and other property areas to inspect conditions of plants and soil. • Supervise the installation of sprinkler systems, calculating water pressure, or valve and pipe coverage needs. • Oversee employees that operate vehicles and powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws. • Direct teammates to shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots and spread salt in those areas.

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Job Requirements: HS Diploma or equivalent is a plus; 1 to 2 years of supervisor experience is a plus; Candidate must have a working knowledge of grounds equipment, tools, and material; Valid NY, NJ, CT, or PA Driver’s license is required; Applicant must have ability to walk for long periods of time, twist, kneel, push, stoop, climb ladders; work in inclement weather; as well as lift and carry up to 100 pounds; Must be available for emergency work; Must be able to read and write in English; Bi-Lingual is a plus. Testing Requirements: Drug Screening Test; Background check Days and Hours: Days and hours will vary. How to Apply: Applications are given out at the below address from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All applicants are advised to submit a resume along with the application. Open to All applicants from May 8 to May 19, 2015 Job Reference #: 15-28

Grounds Department Groundsman THIS IS A TEMPORARY POSITION. Ideal candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day responsibilities of duties in the landscaping, maintenance of and general upkeep of company grounds and property greens. Responsibilities include basic grounds keeping duties as planting flowers, trees & shrubs, weeding, fertilizing, mowing, cutting hedges, general lawn & nursery care and seasonal duties including snow removal. Job Description: Ideal candidate will be responsible for: • Operate vehicles and powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws. • Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers. • Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots and spread salt in those areas. • Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls. • Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes. • Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws. • Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools. • Gather and remove litter. • Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders. • Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features. • Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans. • Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds. • Rake, mulch, and compost leaves. • Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage. • Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools. • Decorate gardens with stones or plants. • Maintain irrigation systems, including winterizing the systems and starting them up in spring. • Care for natural turf fields, making sure the underlying soil has the required composition to allow proper drainage and to support the grasses used on the fields. • Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste. • Haul or spread topsoil or spread straw over seeded soil to hold soil in place. • Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes. • Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor. Job Requirements: HS Diploma or equivalent is a plus; Candidate should have a working knowledge of grounds equipment, tools, and material; Applicant must have ability to walk for long periods of time, twist, kneel, push, stoop, climb ladders; work in inclement weather; as well as lift and carry up to 100 pounds; Must be available for emergency work; Must be able to read and write in English; Bi-Lingual is a plus. Drug Screening Test; Background check. Days and Hours: Days and hours of operation will vary on a flexible schedule. How to Apply: Applications are given out at the below address from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Co-op City Times / May 9, 2015