Vol. 57 No. 21
Saturday, May 21, 2022
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Rally Held to Express Community Outrage about Building of Exit Ramp into Section Five
1,963 Ballots Still Needed to Make the Quorum
BY P.M CAMPBELL
BY ROZAAN BOONE
On Sunday, May 15, the Section Five Association held a rally and discussion on the building of an exit ramp into Section Five from the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway and the consequences of removal of the “Killer Curve” barriers. Mr. Nelson Sweeting, vice president of the president of the Building 27 (Continued on page 5)
2022 Voting Period Extended to June 3 As was the case last year, not enough shareholders eligible to vote in the 2022 Riverbay Board of Directors election did so by the end of the voting period at 9 p.m. on Friday, May 20, 2022, in order to validate the election. As a result, the election has been extended two extra weeks to Friday, June 3. As of press time yesterday, only 3,059 ballots had been received by YesElections, Co-op City’s
Co-op City’s Mask Policy Remains in Effect
Community residents listen to speakers at the May 14th Rally in Section Five against construction of an exit ramp from the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway at Bartow Avenue which would impact safety and health of resPhoto by P.M Campbell
NYC Increases Covid-19 Risk Level to High BY BRANDON ORTIZ
New York City raised its Covid-19 alert level to high risk this week as Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to increase citywide. The citywide alert level recently crossed the medium risk at the beginning of May and has now entered the high risk level with a rolling seven-day average of 343.69 new cases as of earlier this week. Elevating to high risk means there is high community spread of Covid-19 and “substantial pressure on the healthcare system,” according to the New York City Department of Health (NYCDOH) online Covid-19 alert tool. In response to the high alert level, the New York City Department of Health now recommends wearing a face mask in public indoor settings and crowded outdoor settings due to the increased virus transmission levels. “All individuals, regardless of vaccination (Continued on page 13)
Recapping NY’s Redistricting Situation So Far
Shareholders are reminded that Board Resolution 21-04 remains in effect requiring face mask or face covering to be properly worn over both the mouth and nose while in all common areas of residential buildings, including lobbies, hallways, stairways, laundry room and elevators; in community centers and garages. The policy stands as the city is beginning to see an uptick in Covid cases, and despite local government relaxing the indoor mask mandate. Riverbay is private property and the Board of Directors and Management retain the right to require masks while shareholders, visitors and contractors are onsite. Resolution 21-04 authoto anyone who does not or who refuses to wear a mask while in common areas of Co-op City.
AC Change-Over to Begin Monday, May 23
independent election contractor, representative of 20%, not the 33.33% of shareholders required by the corporation’s by-laws. Of the 3,059 ballots returned so far, the majority are paper ballots (1,983) and 1,076 were cast electronically. In comparison, by the end of the initial three-week voting period last year, 21% of eligible shareholders had voted. The 2022 Voting Period began at 6 a.m. on Monday, May 2, and was (Continued on page 2)
CCPD Patrol Officers Encounter and Arrest Male Engaged in Car Stripping On Wednesday, May 18, at 3:30 a.m., while apprehended a suspect actively engaged in removing tires off a late model Toyota Camry, which was parked on the street next to Garage 6 on Bellamy Loop. cle had just completed an inspection of Garage 6, and when they exited the garage, they immediately encountered a three-person auto theft team. One of the team was on the lookout for the police, but was not watching the garage entrance – he was focused on the street watching Bellamy Loop and Co-op City Blvd. diately encountered the suspects removing the tires off the vehicle. Two of the suspects jumped into their double-parked getaway vehicle, which was parked next to the vehicle that they were removing suspect began running. A short foot pursuit by 29-year-old male Hispanic. The apprehended suspect is a Bronx resident who does not reside in Co-op City. The investigation to identify and apprehend the additional two suspects is ongoing. CCPD Detectives will coordinate with the NYPD Detectives at the 45 Precinct. Chief Riley of the Co-op City Department of Public Safety stated: “The apprehension
BY BRANDON ORTIZ
BY ROZAAN BOONE
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State Assembly maps on Monday. Individuals had a chance until Wednesday to send comments in to the court on the new proposed maps. In a letter this week to Steuben County Supreme Court Judge Patrick McAllister, the Riverbay Board of Directors and Management stated their opposition to the new proposed maps in which Co-op City would no longer be part of District 16 under the new Congressional District Map, and instead would be a part of District 14. “We urge the court to reject the proposed mapping plan so we
week that the annual spring change-over from heat to air conditioning will begin on Monday, May 23, and work will then take place to prepare the chillers for air conditioning operations. Change-over from heat to AC generally takes about 1-2 weeks during which time Power Plant personnel undertake preventive maintenance on the water lines, pumps and chillers which include leak testing, checking controls, repairing leaky valves, leak testing the cooling towers, transferring refrigerant and replacing
tremely effective and observant. In reviewing the incident, I am impressed with their level of decisive, effective police work and the professional way in which they apprehended this suspect. This perpetrator is a plague on the community. He is a professional car thief who is subjecting the community to hardship by stealing hard-earned property from the com-
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New York State’s redistricting process is nearing a conclusion this week after a court-ordered special master released the
continue to remain vigilant as we address the spike in auto related crime in this community.”
