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2022 Board Election Voting Kiosk

A YesElection Voting Kiosk will be available at each of the three community centers according to the following schedule:

• Thursday, June 9, Dreiser Community Center, 177 Dreiser Loop, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

• Friday, June 10, Einstein Community Center, 135 Einstein Loop North, 4 - 8 p.m. and

• Saturday, June 11, Bartow Community Center, 2049 Bartow Avenue, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Please Do Your Part & VOTE!

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Erskine Place Clean-up TODAY

Join Councilman Kevin Riley, NYC Comptroller Brad Lander and Riverbay Corporation for the Erskine Place Clean-up today, Saturday, June 4, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. Clean-up route: 210 Erskine Place to Erskine Place & De Reimer Avenue.

MTA Job Information

The MTA, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and the Apprenticeship Readiness Collective are sponsoring a Learning Day event to provide New York residents with information into the construction industry. The event will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 3:30-6:30 p.m. at Residence Inn New York, 1776 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461. For more information, contact PSAOutreach@mtacd.org.

Family Day in Co-op City

NYC Parks Department and Councilmember Kevin Riley are sponsoring Family Day in Co-op City on Saturday, June 18, noon-4 p.m. The event will be held on the Section 1 Greenway (in the vicinity of 100 Benchley Place). Admission is free.

Activities will include games, obstacle courses, sports and much more.

Covid Testing Van

NYC Health & Hospitals’ Test & Trace Corps operates a Mobile Covid-19 testing unit daily in Co-op City from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. on a rotating basis.

The mobile testing van’s schedule for next week is as follows:

Mon. & Tues. – 177 Dreiser Loop

Wed. & Thurs. – 135 Einstein Loop

Fri., Sat. & Sun. – 2049 Bartow Ave.

In addition, because of increased demand for testing, a tent-based team has been dispatched to Co-op City to provide supplementary testing services. This team will be located next to the testing van and is available according to the same schedule as the van.

Appointments are not required. Walk-ups are welcome.

Scan the QR code on the side of the perwork, or a health care professional can assist you on board.

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incurs a self-closing door violation. The building owner will also be charged an additional $250 penalty daily from the date set for correction until the violation is addressed. The bill also increases the civil penalties for any indi tion of a Class A, B or C violation of the Housing Maintenance Code

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This law bans the sale of electric space heaters that do not have an automatic shut-off mechanism if the space heater tips over or overheats. Any space heater sold in NYC will have to be labeled by a nationally recognized testing laboratory, according to this law.

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safety education efforts and require the NYC Fire Department (FDNY) to both and educate more people on the proper way to use an electrical space heater inside of a home. The law would also re als to be printed in the top 10 most commonly used languages in NYC.

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This law prevents the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) from or three-family home. The law also protects dwellings or cooperative associ if they are within the same location that construction defects were found law would diminish the repair costs will be tasked with spreading awareness and educating a targeted audience on the fee-exemption program.

Back in March, Mayor Adams signed Executive Order 12 in an ef safety enforcement and outreach. The cused on strengthening the communication infrastructure in place between the FDNY and HPD. Fire safety education and outreach was the other key facet to Executive Order 12, which required FDNY and HPD to begin work education campaign that would reach all New Yorkers.

Co-op City Times / June 4, 2022 Truman High School to Receive $10M to Rehab Sports Field

BY P.M CAMPBELL

On Thursday, April 26, local legislators held a press conference at Truman High School in Co-op City’s Education Park to announce $10M in funding for for the event, and introduced several special guests including New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, state Assembly Member Michael Benedetto, and Manager Noel Ellison, Riverbay Director of Community Relations Michelle Sajous, who is a Truman alumni, Truman principal Keri Alfano, as well as the PTA Speaker Heastie, another Truman alumni, jokingly on forty years ago, yet was serious in the fact that this does not represent Co-op City, attending and coming graduated from here and since students from the val want to congratulate these two men [Assembly Member Benedetto and Councilman Riley] because it was Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, chair of the New York State Assembly’s Education Committee and a former teacher, expressed his pride to be at the home of spoke about Councilman Riley’s plan to renovate the sports the space is used for, Assemblyman Benedetto maintained that it was “what Truman High School de The assemblyman then introduced his “partner in all of this… One of the great members of the New York City Council, a young star in the local political establish ber Riley stressed the importance of spend most of their time when adults necessity of proper infrastructure in these spaces and how they serve to ensure that students learn and “become the project, and pointed out the legislative collaboration students and applauded them for their efforts these last few years, and announced the City Council’s contribu

Finally, head football coach John Shepherd then drew a comparison between athletic and academic achieve

Congratulations, Paige

Congratulations to our granddaughter Paige Adele Davisberg, who graduated on May 23, 2022, from

Paige graduated with Honors, made the Dean’s list,

With all our love, ––Grandma and Grandpa, Liz and Carlos Pelaez, Mom and Dad, sister Hailey and brother Bryce

Congratulations, Raeshana!

She excelled in all her classes and graduated as a Na tion at Equality Charter Middle school where she graduated with high achievements and went on to Equality

Raeshana is a quiet, humble young lady, who does

She has a very supportive family, especially her two brothers, Randy and

Best wishes from family and friends in Co-op City, the wider Bronx and

Submitted with pride, ––Mom and Dad and brothers Randy & Rayon