Co-op City Times 08/22/15

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Riverbay begins test with new lobby monitors

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Vol. 50 No. 33

Saturday, August 22, 2015

BY BILL STUTTIG

chance to view the newly installed Earlier this week, Riverbay Technical monitor in action for the first time late Services Manager Rick Schmidt put the Thursday afternoon, and they each liked finishing touches on the installation of a what they saw. new high definition television monitor in (Continued on page 2) the lobby of Building 35.

The monitor gives the Building 35 lobby attendant the chance to view images from nine surveillance cameras in the building’s public areas and report anything that he or she deems as suspicious immediately to the Public Safety dispatcher.

Management officials, including Interim General Manager Noel Ellison, Management leaders visited the Building 35 lobby Thursday afternoon to see firsthand the prototype of a new Public Safety Chief Frank lobby monitor which displays images from surveillance Apollo, Director of Special cameras in public areas throughout the building. (L—R) Projects Joe Boiko, and Interim General Manager Noel Ellison, Section 5 CSO Director Valerie Hayes, Building 35 resident Doris Singer, Section 5 CSO Director Director of Special Projects Joe Boiko, Technical Services Valerie Hayes got the Director Rick Schmidt, and Chief Frank Apollo. Photo by Bill Stuttig

Schools in Co-op City outscore district averages in state test results

BY JIM ROBERTS

Results of the 2015 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and Math Tests released by the state Education Department this month again show that Co-op City schools outperformed the averages for schools in their Bronx district, and one school, MS 180, nearly doubled the proficiency numbers of the overall district.

The annual state tests are given to all students in grades three through eight and cover math and English. The test results are scored on four levels, with Level 4 being the highest score. This was the third year of students taking

new, harder state tests aligned with the federal Common Core standards.

Students who reach Level 4 and Level 3 are considered proficient and meet the state’s standards for that subject.

Level 1 and Level 2 results indicate that the student has a partial or below grade level mastery of the subject.

Third-grade students at PS 153 Helen Keller scored at 47.5% proficiency in ELA compared to the overall District 11 Bronx score of 21.8%, more than doubling the district average. In math, they

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Despite delays, Chinese Buffet promises improvements and expansion when new location opens

BY BILL STUTTIG

Chinese buffet coming soon.

While Seven Seas and Palombo have been gone for many, many months and the commercial space vacant, Riverbay and the owner of the Chinese Buffett, Jian Huang, have been waiting for months for the city’s Department of Buildings (DOB) to give final approval to let the renovations begin that will make the new expanded Chinese Buffet a reality in the near future.

Riverbay’s Director of Commercial Leasing, Kim Umstead, told the Co-op City Times this week that Riverbay’s architect has been in regular contact with DOB officials about clearing up past violations from one of the previous restaurant owners. AcJian Huang, owner of the Chinese Buffet on Bartow cording to Ms. Umstead, a

Visitors to the Bartow Shopping Mall this week can’t help but notice a huge sign strung across the front of the commercial spaces formerly occupied

by Seven Seas Restaurant and Palombo Bakery promising a new luxurious

Avenue, stands underneath a large banner he hung in front on the two Bartow Mall storefronts that he hopes to occupy within a few months.

Photo by Bill Stuttig

Co-op City Community Fair

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Saturday, September 12th Noon - 6 p.m.

For information on becoming a vendor, please call 718-320-3300 x3532. Applications can be picked up at our administrative office located at 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475

A job well done!

Riverbay Employee Appreciation & Team Building Day (Continued on page 4)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH

Offices will operate as normal until 12 p.m. After 12 p.m., all departments will operate on a Holiday schedule. Only emergency calls will be responded to.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding while our staff attends our appreciation and team building day programs.

—Riverbay Management

Riverbay Assistant General Manager Warren Mitchell, Building and Grounds Director Donovan Plummer and Human Resources Manager Trenise Myrie came by the Buildings and Grounds Department Thursday to personally thank each of the 31 summer interns who helped keep Co-op City’s grounds beautiful this summer. Myrie said: “I would like to thank all the young people and their families who committed to this proc ess. They have sown good seeds into the fabric of Co-op City. We are extremely grateful for their contributions to the Riverbay family.”

Photo by Bill Stuttig

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sign-off allowing renovation work to proceed by the new owner could be coming in the next few weeks, if not days.

In the meantime, Mr. Huang, who has operated the Chinese Buffet at its existing location at 2085 Bartow Avenue, next to the former Bingo Hall, for more than 18 years, tells the Co-op City Times that business continues to be good at the present location, but wants to make it clear that the new restaurant will be much improved, as promised, and asks his loyal Co-op City customers to remain patient as he and Riverbay continue to work through the governmental red tape.

“Co-op City has been good to me,” Mr. Huang said.

“The customers have been very loyal and I want to make it clear that the new restaurant will provide the same quality food that they have come to expect and much more.”

The “much more” will come in the form of an expanded menu and more options, including cuisine from a variety of Asian cultures such as Korean, Japanese, Thai and a wide variety of cuisines from different regions in China. The new expanded restaurant will also include an Hibachi table, where customers will be given the chance to see food prepared fresh before them and served right off the grill onto their plate.

In addition, the new expanded space will include a more ornate décor, more comfortable seating and possibly a lounge area, Mr. Huang said.

Mr. Huang added that the current restaurant, which he has operated at that location since 1997, is doing as well now as ever, partially because he believes the newly expanded Mall at Bay Plaza has increased foot traffic in the area while he offers what he believes to be better quality food at more affordable prices than many of the large chain restaurants just across the

Monitors

As explained to this reporter and Building 35 residents who were in the lobby at the time of the visit, when the lobby attendant in on duty, the monitor will display images from nine surveillance cameras in the building which include, among other things, shots of the interior of each elevator, the laundry rooms, the back entrances, the lobby, and the front vestibule.

Mr. Schmidt explained that the surveillance images displayed on the monitor can be adjusted to the physical configuration of each building or lobby type, or the needs of a particular building. The monitors also have the ability to display images from exterior surveillance cameras if that is needed in any particular building.

Ellison explained that when the lobby attendants are not on duty, the monitor will display the Riverbay crawler, listing events and information residents might need to know pertaining to the community. Ellison added that it is also possible for the monitors to show taped footage from community events, such as community concerts.

Chief Apollo said: “This will enhance the attendants’ ability to see what is happening in and around their building and if they do see something that is of a suspicious nature, they can call it in quickly while continuing to monitor it as they wait for officers to respond.”

The Chief added that the monitor will be tested in Building 35 exclusively for the next three months and then its effectiveness will be studied and a report will be prepared for the Riverbay Security Committee which will then decide whether to recommend to the Board that the program be expanded to all buildings after which the Board will vote on whether to install the monitors in all buildings.

Mr. Schmidt explained that the installation of each monitor and hooking it up to the computer surveillance system costs between $1,000 and $1,300 per lobby including the purchase of the high definition monitors and the computer hook-ups. If each lobby is eventually hooked-up, the approximate overall costs will be roughly $65,000. Special Projects Director

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But Mr. Huang added that he is confident that his loyal customers and new ones will follow him to the new location a very short distance away inside the shopping center at the combined spaces at 2051 and 2053 Bartow Avenue. His space will be expanded from the current 3,418 square feet to 4,806 square feet of space.

His workforce will also be expanding from the current 18 employees to possibly 25 or more which will include an expanded wait staff and the hiring of specialized Hibachi chefs.

“I know my loyal customers will follow me into the mall and I am also hoping to pick up more Riverbay employees coming in on their lunch hours,” Mr. Huang said, adding that he plans on offering discounts to Riverbay employees and to utilize coupons printed in ads in the local papers to offer deals exclusive to Co-op City newspaper readers.

When Mr. Huang and his staff vacate the space at 2085 Bartow Avenue hopefully by next month, work will begin on renovating that space to convert it into a Latin-themed restaurant and bar tentatively called the Sangria Café.

In April, the Riverbay Board of Directors unanimously approved two new long-term leases granted to both restaurant owners who earlier seemed to be competing for the same existing space at 2085 Bartow Avenue.

In early January, at a Board meeting, both restaurant ownership interests made separate pitches to the Board for the leasing of the space at 2085 Bartow Avenue – the Chinese Buffet ownership appealing to the fact that they operated out of that location for close to 20 years, providing excellent service and quality food to the community all those years and therefore feeling that they deserved a renewed lease due to that

loyalty and consistent quality.

The ownership group wishing to lease the space for the Latin-themed family-style restaurant appealed to the Board because they were offering a restaurant type that was unique to Co-op City and, in the view of the ownership group, filling a void in the community.

The Board that night seemingly appreciated both arguments for the space and seemed reluctant to turn either of the two groups away.

At the same time, the two adjacent commercial spaces in the Bartow Shopping Center were becoming available due to the previous two commercial tenants vacating in the months and days prior.

This afforded the Board of Directors, at the suggestion of Riverbay Commercial Leasing Director Umstead, to perhaps make a Solomon-like proposal which would possibly satisfy both restaurant ownership groups.

The Chinese Buffet ownership was offered the two recently-vacated commercial spaces in the Bartow Mall, which gave them an expanded space allowing the buffet ownership to expand the food selection they offered customers at the other location.

Also, the deal allowed the Sangria Café to bring a different style popular cuisine to the community while offering other options. The ownership of the Sangria Café has promised freshly prepared Latin dishes served in a family style, upscale sit down restaurant.

The space will also include a lounge area and possibly an outdoor seating area.

Both renovations will hopefully commence as soon as all the necessary government approvals are filed. The hope is that the new Chinese Buffet can open by the beginning of the holiday season.

Renovations to the Latin restaurant will be completed shortly after that with an opening tentatively set for early 2016.

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Boiko added, “For a relatively reasonable amount, it is giving Public Safety an extra set of eyes.”

Ellison said: “I think it is good for the community because it gives the lobby attendant an extra set of eyes, in this case nine extra sets of eyes. The monitors can also be used to give the community information and provide some minor entertainment for residents as they are waiting for the elevator.”

“I love this,” said long time Building 35 resident

Doris Singer. “They are doing a lot of things now that I haven’t seen in the 44 years that I have lived here and I love it.”

Building resident Terrance Williams said that he too likes the idea: “But I would like to see it on 24/7, not just when the lobby attendants are here. We all have to be able to pay attention and we have to look out for the next person and remember that if you see something, you have to say something.”

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Co-op City Times / August 22, 2015

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Free stage reading of off-Broadway show

A free staged reading of Futurology the Musical, an off-Broadway show penned by Anthony J. Dixon, a Co-op City resident, and Sandra J. Barnes, will be presented by Paper to Pen Productions at the Dreiser Auditorium on Friday, September 11 at 7:30 p.m.

In addition to writing the play, Dixon also composed the music and lyrics to the production, which is executive produced by Linda C. Hawkins and co-directed and choreographed by Nubia Santos with casting by Hillary Hawkins.

If you cannot make the Sept. 11th reading in Co-op City, Futurology the Musical will be staged at the Harlem School of the Arts on Friday, Sept. 18 through Sunday, Sept. 20 and features a talented cast of actors and singers.

Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 12

The Riverbay Fund will present the annual Co-op City Community Fair on Sunday, Sept. 12, noon – 6 p.m. on the Section 5 Greenway and all are invited to attend.

There will be great items on sale from a wide selection of vendors; food, drinks, games and prizes and much, much more. Music will be provided by Orquesta Lirica.

For vendor information, please call the Riverbay Community Relations Department at (718) 3203300, Ext. 3532. Applications can be picked up at the Riverbay administrative office at 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475.

Seniors, are you getting all your benefits?

If you are not sure if you’re receiving all of the benefits, come to the JASA NORC Office at 2049 Bartow Avenue on Friday, August 28 and September 11 & 25, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. when LiveOn NY Benefits Specialists will be on-site to help you check up, learn more and apply for Medicare, SCRIE, SNAP, HEAP and other benefits you may be eligible for.

To make the most of your time, bring copies of documents that verify your identity; address/lease; total household income (Social Security award letter, income tax returns; housing expenses (rent/mortgage); utilities and medical expenses.

For more information, please call (347) 815-5930 or email benefits@ liveon-ny.org.

FRONT PA G E

City declares South Bronx Legionnaire’s Disease outbreak ‘over’

The recent outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease in the South Bronx that claimed 12 lives has been declared over, and the original source of the infection has been determined, according to the New York City Health Department.

After extensive sampling of cooling towers and testing of Legionella bacteria, laboratories have matched the Legionella strain found in the cooling tower at the Opera House Hotel on East 149th Street with the strain found in patients, the department said in an Aug. 20 press release.

Epidemiologic and environmental investigations by the Health Department further support the conclusion that this cooling tower was the source of the outbreak.

All cooling towers in the affected

area have been disinfected, and all cooling towers across the city are being evaluated and disinfected, if necessary.

Co-op City was not affected by this outbreak. After an outbreak of legionella in the Bronx last year, Riverbay increased its monitoring, reporting and water treatment efforts above industry standards. Working with one of the top scientists in the field, Riverbay developed a protocol which provides that water in the cooling tower is tested seven days a week to ensure proper chemistry is maintained, and that cooling tower water is sampled monthly for bacteria by an independent, certified laboratory proficient in legionella detection.

In the past, Riverbay followed industry standards for water treatment and

continuously employed an outside water treatment company to chemically treat and test the water in its cooling tower.

As news spread of the South Bronx outbreak in late July, Riverbay’s monthly sample was collected on July 29 and dispatched to Special Pathogens Laboratory (SPL) in Pittsburgh, Pa. Results generally take 7-10 days. On Monday, August 10, those results came back “nondetectable” for the legionella bacteria, according to the final report that was signed by Dr. Janet Stout, Director of SPL and a renowned and highly respected expert on legionella.

The August 10th report was consistent with prior monthly tests this year, all of which show no legionella bacteria in Riverbay’s cooling tower.

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 end of the year.

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, share-

holders 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 month-end on Monday, August 31, 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 September, the extension of the Bookkeeping hours will be available on Thursday, September 10, and again on Wednesday, September 30.

On Monday, October 12 and again on Friday, October 30, extended Bookkeeping hours will be available

starting at 8 a.m. In November, the Bookkeeping window will open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, November 10, as well as on Monday, November 30, and then again on Thursday, December 10 and Thursday, December 31.

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.

Extension of Riverbay’s Bookkeeping window hours continue through end of the year for shareholders’ convenience

REMINDER

Co-op City is your community.

Please do not deface the property with unsightly markings and litter. Remember also to curb your dog.

Be a considerate cooperator!

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Scores

tested at 55.8% proficiency compared to the district score of 27.8%. Fourthand fifth-grade students scored similar rates above the district average.

Students at PS 178 Dr. Selman Waksman generally scored at or above the district averages, while scores from PS 160 Walt Disney came in at or below the District 11 scores. IS 181 Pablo Casals students bested the district averages in several groups: seventh-grade ELA 33.8% vs. District 11 of 19%; eighth-grade ELA 43.5% vs.

24%; and eighth-grade math 32.4% vs. 15.3%. Scores at the Equality Charter School were above the district in sixth-grade ELA and math and eighth-grade math and below the district in seventh-grade ELA and math and eighth-grade ELA. The most remarkable results came at MS 180 Dr. Daniel Hale Williams where all categories of ELA and math in grades six through eight came in significantly higher than the District 11 scores. Sixth-grade MS 180s students were 37.4% proficient in ELA vs. the District score of 19.7% and math students scored 40.9% vs. 26.2% district-wide. Eighth-graders scored 38.6% vs. 24% in ELA and 27.8% vs.

15.3% in math.

Overall, students statewide have made incremental progress in ELA and math since 2013, the first year

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assessments aligned to the more rigorous learning standards were administered in grades 3-8, according to the state Education Department. In ELA, the percentage of all test takers in grades 3-8 who scored at the proficient level (Levels 3 and 4) remained consistent in 2015 at 31.3 compared to 30.6 in 2014 and 31.1 in 2013. In math, the percentage of all test takers in grades 3-8 who scored at the proficient level (Levels 3 and 4) increased by seven points in two years to 38.1 in 2015 from 36.2 in 2014 and 31.1 in 2013.

Progress for Black and Hispanic students held steady in 2015 ELA and math. While the percentage of students scoring at the proficient level edged up slightly in both subjects, Black and Hispanic students still face a significant achievement gap, the state Education Department said.

English Language Learners (ELLs) also made small gains in 2015 in ELA and math but still lag behind their non-ELL peers. However, in New York City, Ever ELLs— students who received ELL services in years prior to the 2014-15 school year, but not during the 2014-15 school year— had higher levels of ELA and math proficiency than NYC students who never received ELL services (Never ELLs).

Co-op City Times / August 22, 2015

It’s Happening in Co-op City The Black Forum of Co-op City’s food pantry This summer, seven high school students have volunteered their time to not only assist at the Black Forum of Co-op City, but also to learn professional skills.

Under the guidance of Anna Lucas, Annice Bailey and Lisa Annor, the interns are taught how to relate to and assist the clients coming into the food pantry, how to fill out paperwork and stock shelves.

The Black Forum now has a new procedure of food distribution called client choice whereby the cooperator or individual takes an assortment of food displayed on shelves. The interns help the clients to locate and reach the food items and pack them into their shopping bags.

Some of the interns have been at the Black Forum for 2-3 years and many of them will be college-bound in the next year or two. Tony Illis,

President of the Black Forum, said that some of the summer interns are Co-op City residents who were brought to the Black Forum by their parents while others came in by themselves and asked to volunteer.

Earlier this summer, there were also a couple of interns from the city’s summer program at the pantry.

“I have high expectations for these young people,” said Illis.

“They are all excellent students and they are studying to become accomplished in a variety of fields from photography, to bioengineering, law and many other fields.”

This year’s summer interns are Qiarah Stokes, Yahadiel Yoy, Kharizma Poteat, Weldon Spivey, Jaden Smith and Sandra Amoh.

DR. LEWIS WOLSTEIN Podiatrist — Foot Specialist • Practicing in Co-op City since 1975 • Board Certified in Foot Surgery • ALL conditions of the foot treated • We

accept most health insurance plans

• Participating in the Medicare Diabetic Shoe Program • Evening and Saturday appointments

Dr. Lewis Wolstein

Call:

Rivers Run Community Garden

“Se Habla Español”

718.671.7226 100 DeKruif Place

Building 8 • Ground Floor Section 1 • Co-op City • Bronx, NY 10475

New York City Council Member Andy King (center) was on hand Saturday, Aug. 16 to help harvest the tomatoes from the community’s River Run garden. King also brought along a $8,000 grant from the Parks Equity Initiative program. The garden is open on Tuesday (4 p.m. – dusk), Wednesday (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.), Friday (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.), Saturday (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Sunday (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) weather permitting.

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Co-op City Times / August 22, 2015

Co-op City Times

Letters to the Editor To the Editor: I am totally flummoxed that HUD and HCR, federal and state housing agencies which should help working and middle class people have places to live (the rich have no such problem) could require Co-op City/Riverbay to use an outside management corporation when the only eight companies who did bid for the job all proved grossly unqualified.

None would send appropriate individuals to manage us and none had anywhere near five year experience with any development like ours. (There are none.) The closest in size to Co-op City is Peter Cooper Village/Stuyvesant Town, but their management company, Compass Rock, has no skills to run our power plant and has managed there only about three years.

Work with us, not against us

To the Editor: The Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey (1887-1940) would have celebrated his 128th birthday on August 17th. Garvey was born in Jamaica. In his early 20’s, he traveled and worked in the Caribbean. Thereafter, he traveled and attended college in London where he studied law and philosophy.

Garvey was a proud Pan-Africanist who believed in uniting Black folks and fighting for the liberation of Africa from the oppression of European colonialism. With this goal in mind, and with his excellent oratory skills, Garvey organized the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), one of the largest liberation movements of Black people in America.

The Black Star Line was a shipping company that Garvey established through the UNIA in order to transport goods and eventually African Americans. The other businesses that he established were the Universal Printing House, Negro Factories Corp-oration and the Negro World weekly newspaper.

Garvey created the Red, Black and Green Flag as a symbol of unity and pride for Africans in America. For many years, people of African descent had been exploited and oppressed by the White power structure and Garvey determined that this symbol will uplift them. The color Red represented the blood shed by African people; Black was for the skin color; and Green was for the land stolen from Africans.

Noel Ellison has been doing the hands-on work of managing Co-op City and I think he’s been doing a good job.

We certainly don’t want the disaster of another company like Marion Scott Real Estate, Inc. They came here in 1999 without bidding, brought by Iris Baez, then Chair of the Board of Directors, who later went to jail, convicted of under-thetable deals with contractors. Amit Sikdar, who was probably the best general manager we’ve ever had, she put into a back room doing clerical work till his contract expired. I had been amazed by the amount of major improvements done in the 8½ months that he managed Co-op. Was he too honest for her?

Marion Scott Real Estate almost devastated Co-op City, but City News

supported them as long as they urged us to privatize. Only when the latest mortgage ruled that out, did City News turn against them.

City News, Parkchester News, Town and Village (in Stuyvesant Town) and Bronx News are all free, and belong to Hagedorn Publications, 662 Main Street, New Rochelle. The Real Estate Weekly, obtainable only by subscription, is Hagedorn Publications’ only moneymaker.

City News is owned by the real estate industry. Co-op City Times belongs to us, as Co-op City belongs to us. HUD & HCR should help us, not seek to harm us.

As for Wells Fargo Bank? We pay our mortgage on time.

—Harriet Silver

Join the parade Presently, the Red, Black and Green Flag is called the Black Liberation Flag and is flown when people of African descent gather and promote the spirit of unity, pride and resistance and to keep the legacy of Garvey alive. On September 20th, the African-American Day Parade will take place in the Village of Harlem where marchers will carry the Red, Black and Green Liberation Flag with dignity and pride.

The African-American Association is

organizing a Co-op City contingent to march in the parade. All churches, groups and organizations are welcome to join us and may contact us at 718379-5555 or 718-320-2476.

Marcus Mosiah Garvey left a legacy of great leadership, business skills and a love for Africans throughout the diaspora.

All people should know of this phenomenal human being and teach your children and grandchildren about him.

—Francine Jones

Domestic water shutdown BUILDING 10B THE “A” LINE

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

DATE: MONDAY, AUGUST 24 TIME: 9:00AM – 12:00PM

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

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

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

—CSO (Dreiser)

Important Notice to Shareholders of Building 24 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 24

Current Lease Expiration Date

New 3 yr.

Expiration Date

120 Benchley Place

Aug. 31, 2015

Aug. 31, 2018

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Co-op City Times / August 22, 2015

Public Safety Report

CCPD urges residents to be prepared for potential summer emergencies

BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO

The month of August generally brings hot weather, plus the threat of effects from tropical storms and hurricanes. August’s extreme weather also increases the risks of thunderstorms with lightning. Co-op City Department of Public Safety urges all residents to make sure that they are prepared for all types of emergencies. Being prepared for all types of emergencies will allow residents to feel confident in the event of any type of emergency. It is always better to be overprepared than not prepared at all.

Preparing for emergencies should involve all members of the family. Establishing an emergency plan which is known to all members of the family is essential.

Children actually enjoy helping to prepare for an emergency. There are several websites www.fema.gov/kids/, www.ready.gov/kids/home.html and www.bam.gov.cdc designed for children that help to educate them on all facets of different types of emergencies. Other websites for emergency preparedness are www.redcross.org and www.nyc.gov/html/oem/. These websites offer information regarding emergencies most likely to affect residents of our geographical area.

Preparing for an emergency includes establishing a plan. The plan should include a family meeting place, one local and one regional. The plan should take into account family members being at home, at work or at school. A local telephone contact and a long distance contact should be included. Telephone outages often only affect local services. Establishing a long distance contact will allow families to check on the status of all family members. All family members should be familiar with the plan.

Putting together an Emergency Kit is also an important part of emergency preparedness. An emergency kit should include one gallon of water per person, per day for at least three days. A three day supply of non-perishable food, should also include a can opener for canned foods, plates, cups, utensils and paper towels. Include a battery operated radio and a flashlight with extra batteries for both. Never burn candles for light, they are a fire hazard. A well-stocked first aid kit and basic tools should be a part of every emergency kit. Moist towelettes, personal hygiene items and garbage bags should be included for personal sanitation. Clothing and blankets should be included for warmth and comfort. Prescription medications and eyeglasses should also be included. Books, games, puzzles and comfort items should be included for children. Infant formula and diapers should be included for babies. Important family documents, identification and cash should be ready to bring in the event you must leave your home in an emergency.

It is very important that everyone takes whatever steps they can to conserve electricity in order to decrease the risk of a blackout. Compact fluorescent light bulbs are a green alternative to conventional light bulbs. They utilize less energy while putting out more light per watt of electricity used. There are compact fluorescent bulbs made specifically for dimmer switches and 3 way lamps. Shut off lights when leaving a room. Turn off computers and monitors when they are not in use. Avoid using Christmas lights and other non-essential lighting.

Consumer fireworks of any type are highly dangerous and are illegal in New York State. Zero-tolerance enforcement will be conducted by the Co-op City Department of Public Safety, as well as the New York City Police Department. Barbequing is also not permitted on any of the public areas of Co-op City. Strict guidelines set forth by the New York City Fire Department are in effect for barbequing only on terraces or townhouse patios. Propane tanks are strictly

prohibited by the New York City Fire Department in any multiple family dwellings. Residents are also reminded that Bike Riding is not permitted near buildings, in shopping malls or anywhere else signs prohibiting bicycle riding are posted.

Have a safe and healthy summer. Use caution near pools, beaches and other bodies of water. Ocean beaches are particularly dangerous this time of the year due to the effects of offshore tropical storms. Only swim in areas where and when lifeguards are on duty. Parents must supervise children at all times. Never swim alone.

If summer fun includes consuming alcoholic beverages, be sure not to operate a motor vehicle. 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—11 and the Department of Public Safety at (718) 671-3050 or online at www.ccpd.us. Callers may remain anonymous when giving information. The Co-op City Department of Public Safety would like to thank all persons who have called in suspicious activity or sent information via our website. It is by your actions that the crime rate remains low and a high quality of life is maintained.

Co-op City Department of Public Safety (718) 671-3050 • www.ccpd.us If you SEE something, SAY something!

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 3009 Commercial Rubbish Removal & Recycling at Co-op City: Rubbish removal & Recycling at Co-op City.

Pre-Bid: August 20, 2016 Bids Due: September 3, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

Bonding: Bonding is not required Insurance: Insurance is required

Contract 3007, Overhaul of Main Transformer (7X26): Disconnect 7X26 Transformer for rewinding and repairing.

Pre-Bid: August 6, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

Bids Due: August 27, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

Bonding: Bonding is required Insurance: Insurance is required

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Open to ALL applicants from August 21 2015 to August 31, 2015 • Job Reference #:15-45 The Human Resources Department must receive request for transfer/promotion by Aug. 31, 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.

Accounts Receivable Bookkeeper Finance Department |Selected candidate will be responsible for applying cooperators’ monthly payments into Yardi System.

Candidate will be responsible for responding to cooperators regarding their accounts in person and writing.

Selected person will be responsible for sending written notifications to cooperators regarding their payments/ accounts (i.e. insufficient funds, incomplete payments).

Applicant will be responsible for ensuring compliance with court stipulations and 3 day demand notices, reviewing respective cooperator accounts, prior to commencing legal action and payment processing.

Candidate will need to respond to inquiries from outside agencies (i.e. HRA) as it pertains to cooperator accounts. He/she will be responsible for answering departmental calls, taking of messages and responding to emails as necessary. Selected candidate must be detail oriented coupled with excellent customer service skills.

Job Description: Ideal candidate will: • Operate office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems, and personal computers.

• Maintaining residential receivable accounts by posting payments, generating daily deposit tickets in

Yardi system for direct payments.

• Maintain and update status of Cooperators who are in arrears to determine when to begin legal action or to ensure adherence to court stipulated payment schedule.

• Review information presented on 3 Day Demand Notice to ensure that the information therein is valid.

• Respond to cooperator inquiries as it relates to the status of their accounts (i.e. balances, late fees, community complaints, parking fees, surcharges, deposits of daily bank receipts).

• Respond to outside agency requests pertaining to shareholder accounts.

• General administrative support.

• Other projects as assigned.

Job Requirements: HS Diploma or equivalent is required. College degree is a plus. 3 – 5 years previous accounting/bookkeeping experience. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, with strong Excel skills. Knowledge of Yardi system is a plus. Must be able to multitask in a fast paced environment. Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Knowledge of basic accounting principles. Must be available for emergency work. Must be able to read and write in English. Bi-Lingual is a plus.

Testing Requirements: Arithmetic Test, Problem Solving Test, Accounting Vocabulary Test, Bookkeeping Principles Test, Drug Screening Test, Background check.

Days and Hours: Monday – Friday; Hours will vary between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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.

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*

8 The letter from HCR/HUD and Wells Fargo has finally arrived and while they were firm about what we could and could not do, they extended the offer to meet with them. A few might say that this letter was ominous; I say no, it ended with an offer to meet with the bank and the public authorities. The Board leadership is handling this situation cool, calm and collected.

Your representatives at the table should represent Riverbay with intellect, logic and a steady hand, not with fear, intimidation or haste.

President Cleve Taylor and Board leadership heard the same cries of state takeover and Board dismantling when the Riverbay Board of Directors voted to suspend Marion Scott, Inc., while we requested HCR to investigate their business practices. This Board remains and the state did not take over Riverbay Corporation, in spite of all the doom and gloom predicted at that time by City News and some Board Directors.

Instead, six months later, the Board has hundreds of pages documenting the improper business practices of MSI, Riverbay’s managing agent for the past fourteen years.

This Board leadership stood up for Riverbay’s best interest in light of accusations that the Board was putting the corporation and the Riverbay Board in jeopardy. In my opinion, it is with the same resolve, deep commitment to doing what’s best for our community and sensitivity to the dynamics of the situation at hand, that we have asked HCR, HUD and Wells Fargo to meet with us. There are serious concerns to be considered and,

HCR, HUD and Wells Fargo Letter Co-op City Times / August 22, 2015

Linda Berk

Director’s Viewpoint First Vice President

therefore, it is important that the bank and HCR and HUD hear us out and meet with us to come up with a plan that satisfies everyone’s concerns, theirs and ours. It is not irrational or unreasonable to ask these agencies and the bank to understand our concerns and ideas. As it stands, we have paid our mortgage every month on time, responsibly. We have dealt with several crises and we never missed a beat. In addition, it will be us, the cooperators, who will also be left holding the bag if the management company does not serve our best interest in the end. We must not forget that we too have a stake in this decision.

Critical and Non-critical repairs I believe that the issues outlined in the letter regarding our failure to complete critical and non-critical repairs were made to imply current management is not maintaining the property.

However, there is more to the facts than we have not completed these repairs.

First, all of the repairs identified were projects that were scheduled to start, if not be completed, by our previous management. Of the four scenarios mentioned, one is nearly complete. The GFI outlets to date have been 99.8% com-

pleted. The only apartments that have not been completed are those that we did not obtain cooperation from the cooperator to gain access to the apartment.

Of the other projects, two have been underway for over a year, but have run up against various problems from having to get new architects and contractors because the original professionals hired by MSI were not meeting necessary criteria. Once management is able to give HCR, HUD and Wells Fargo a status report of these repairs, it will be obvious that we have performed under challenging circumstances. The biggest problems, in my opinion, were the professionals we had to replace who were contracted by our previous property manager, MSI. Do you notice a common problem?

Management has worked with what they inherited from the previous managing agent without notice or participation in the repair projects up to that point. While the interim General Managers were finding better replacement professionals, they were also dealing with one crisis after another.

From the Legionnaire’s outbreak, the labor lawsuit, record snowfall and clean up, the review of all employees with reclassification of most, and the development of a painting department when the contractor walked out with no notice as the Board investigated their business.

Yes, Riverbay has been in crisis management mode, but in my opinion, it has not been because of our interim GMs. They have handled the crises well

while they have begun to reorganize the staff and plan for future cost saving functions and improved efficiency.

We Are All Invested in Riverbay We realize that HUD and Wells Fargo have an investment to protect here at Co-op City. However, so do the cooperators. Your Board leadership is not oblivious to the mortgage agreement or our commitment to the bank. For that matter, neither are we oblivious to our commitment to the 15,372 cooperator households who have invested in their homes. We have not asked the bank to disregard any commitment to our mortgage. We have asked them to reconsider their interpretation of the document, which is not explicit regarding management.

Therefore, we will take this opportunity to meet with HCR, HUD and Wells Fargo and have a serious business discussion that is critical to all parties.

Committees Please remember that committees will start up again in September. I will be chairing the IT Committee and the Disabilities and Accommodation Committee. Please email if you are interested in services on either committee. Your participation is desired and appreciated.

I look forward to hearing from those cooperators who can contribute to our work.

I continue to be interested in your thoughts and ideas. Please feel free to contact me at lberk@riverbay board.com or write to me at: Riverbay Board of Directors, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475.

CO-OP CITY FOOT CARE CENTER SECTION 5 • BUILDING 29C 4240 HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY EAST

(718) 671-2233 DR. LOUIS JACOBS, DIRECTOR ALL FOOT CONDITIONS TREATED The in-office surgical correction of BUNIONS • HAMMERTOES • INGROWN TOENAILS PAINFUL CORNS and CALLOUSES The treatment of traumatic foot injuries, heel spurs, bursitis and arthritis of the joints of the feet, toenail and skin infections, as well as other conditions.

Most Union and Insurance Plans Accepted.

HIP CMO (Montefiore) Health Plan Accepted.

We participate in Postal Workers, Mail Handlers, Letter Carriers, Verizon Workers, 1199, GHI, Blue Shield, Empire Plan, Medicare, Travelers, United Health Care and many other union and major medical plans.

Se Habla Español MEDICARE ACCEPTED • HOUSE CALLS BY APPOINTMENT

Diabetic Patients with Medicare may be eligible for shoes.

Co-op City Times / August 22, 2015

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What is the Board waiting for?

Co-op City Times / August 22, 2015

Evelyn Turner

Cooperators are concerned about the Director’s Viewpoint by the end of the year withdelay by the Board in submitting a plan to out mentioning the option of government officials/Wells Fargo Bank General Managers.

Second Vice President detailing a plan to self-manage Co-op Hopefully, the Board will City. be making a decision soon The question asked of this Director is to ask that we hire General Managers on a perwhy is it taking so long to present a promanent basis or go back to the drawing board and again search for a management company. posal for approval of the Interim At this time, Co-op City is without government/ General Managers to HCR/HUD and bank approved General Managers or a profesWells Fargo? sional management company.

Several Directors have expressed a Additionally, we have not brought closure to desire to approve a General Manager for the MSI issue which will likely involve trementhe corporation. However, as of to date, as opposed to having a document to review from dous legal fees. those desiring to be permanent General Managers, a We will keep the community informed. new directive has been received with a new deadline You may reach me at: Eturner@riverbayboard.com suggesting that the Board select a management firm - 917-324-1033.

Broun Place Townhouse Association

From Broun Place Townhouse Association, we bring your attention to the beautiful work accomplished in Broun Place. You may not have witnessed the great garden work completed by, not our Grounds Department this time, but by our great neighbors, Kay and Frank Apollo. We want to put the spotlight on their great work: 1. The flowers planted around the 2 trees near townhouse #18 (enclosed in a garden railing around the tree).

2. The flowers and shrubbery along with a porcelain bird bath in the center garden in front of #18 townhouse.

3. The daily watering and constant maintenance of the flowers and shrubbery.

In addition to Kay and Frank Apollo, Sr., Eliezer Pagan, also of Broun Place, has contributed to the upkeep of the flowers and shrubbery by also daily watering plants and shrubbery.

This week, Broun Place Townhouse Association, your writer and president of Broun Place Townhouse Association was away but coming home, we are so very saddened to read about the passing of friend and former President of Riverbay Corporation, Al Shapiro. We extend our heartfelt condolences to Joyce Shapiro and the family. Al and Joyce are part of the best of Co-op City history.

Alert to: “This is a call from ‘Medical PSI’ medical offices calling for ‘Dora Smith’ to confirm your appointments.” You think, wrong number, I will be a ‘good Samaritan’ and call them back to correct.

DON’T! This is a scam to get your call back. Join the “Do Not Call” program that blocks some calls, unfortunately, not this one. Do not advertise you are not home! Tell a trusted neighbor your schedule and please discard your flyers and newspapers.

Please follow garbage disposal rules. There are huge, conveniently placed garbage cans throughout Co-op City. There are at least three receptacles in the basketball court next to Garage Six, but the bottles, papers and bags line the border of the court. We ask that you be vigilant, call Public Safety, 718-671-3050, and CSO or even drop your president a note if you witness community abuse. The work of our Grounds Department crew is extremely appreciated and respected. Carlos, our grounds person, is needed and highly respected. He does a wonderful job.

Reverend Grace Emanuel, Recording Secretary, brought information for young people to our attention.

There are many aspects to computer education. The folks creating apps and games lack a female presence.

Parents\guardians introduce your child to this opportunity; call Rev. Que English and the Bronx Clergy Roundtable at: 718-231-1033. Get the information over the summer and decide. This program begins in September.

As summer 2015 is fully underway, remember to carry that water bottle, keep hydrated and keep cool!

Thanks again to the Broun Place Executive Board and Lana and Jesse for all their continued help. Please share your tidings and Broun Place issues with Eva or a member of our board.

—Eva Lazaar

Riverbay Fund, Inc. A tremendous “thanks” to a group of loyal volunteers who are working really hard to make our Annual College, Career & Resource Fair a success.

When: Saturday, October 3, 2015 Where: 177 Dreiser Loop - Auditorium Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Who should attend: 3rd - 4th - 5th - 6th Grades from 10 to 12 and 7th - 12th Grades - 1 to 6 p.m.

We are so excited about new resources that will be available this year. Throughout the month, we will be sharing information with the community.

Our young people have dreams and we want to help them come true!!

For more information, please call me, Evelyn Turner, President of the Riverbay Fund: 718-3202960 or 917-324-1033.

Co-op City Times / August 22, 2015

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Moving forward with a management company Co-op City Times / August 22, 2015

A few cooperators had some ques- Director’s Viewpoint So, what was ever done to tions in regards to last week's articles curtail these practices? Did on bringing in a new management anyone ever notice that these company. So, let's review a few things items were even missing? so that everyone will have a good Look, this is our money. So, understanding of what's going on here. we need to have an inventory The Demand Letter system that can track every item that is ordered.

As reported last week, HUD, HCR, Everything! When tiles and other items are distributed, the workers must bring back the excess items and Wells Fargo issued a letter, dated that were not used.

July 31, that demanded that we bring in Will it Happen? a new management company within 30 days from the date of receipt of their Some directors are adamant in their decision to letter. Their letter was distributed to the not bring in a management company. So, I believe board, via email, on August 6. that they're going to continue fighting these issues.

According to the letter, Riverbay But, I also believe that they are going to lose this batwas supposed to "obtain written tle. Based on the letter, the oversight entities approval in advance of any change in management." declared that: "Failure to take corrective action may result in issuance of a Notice of Violation of But, as you know, Marion Scott Real Estate, Inc. was Regulatory Agreement, and the Oversight Entities dismissed by several board members. Thereafter, may pursue any and all available remedies, either Riverbay took on the status of self-management by jointly or severally." So, based on this statement, it's promoting two employees to the positions of interim general managers. But, as cited, we were supposed to get permission by HUD or HCR to self-manage our development.

In contrast to this position, we had board members writing baseless and comical articles that defied these regulations and even the advice of our paid general counsel, Jeffrey Buss. Therefore, in a dramatic move, the officials at HUD, HCR, and Wells Fargo created a new title for themselves, the oversight entities. And, now, these entities have declared that the "Riverbay Corporation cannot and will not be approved to manage this property."

CompassRock - New Managers?

Here is a big question in our community: Who will become the new managers of Co-op City? Frankly, no one knows the answer at this time. But, if you remember, the full board interviewed three management companies. Thereafter, a company named CompassRock scored well with several board members. So, without saying yes, it's probable that CompassRock might be doing business here soon if they're approved by the board, HCR, HUD, and Wells Fargo.

Managing - Will Compass Rock?

Currently, CompassRock manages 30,000 apartments across the nation. Included within this number is a tremendous development called Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village. This property is located between 14th and 23rd streets, from First Avenue to Avenue C. There are 11,241 apartments within 110 buildings at this property. Additionally, they have 1,200 employees working in offices in Atlanta, Orlando, Reno, Las Vegas, and Phoenix.

The president of Compass Rock, David Woodward, stated that he will personally "work here for 40 hours a week." Then, he stated that they can bring in some additional managers to cover all of our business operations. Here are some of their proposals.

Legal: We spend a lot of money on legal expenses.

However, they have an in-house legal department that can possibly handle a wide variety of our legal matters.

Public Safety: The director of their force, with 30 years of experience, served as a deputy inspector/command officer of two Brooklyn precincts. Additionally, there are 70 officers in his department. One big feature of this department is their ability to strategically monitor 80 acres of property with 1,232 cameras that are operated with just one or two employees. Having more cameras here could work to our advantage by solving a lot of negative things that go on here. For instance, I have received reports that some people have thrown garbage out of their window. How is this possible? Why would someone buy into a cooperative development and then throw or allow garbage to be thrown from their window? Amazing, huh? Then, we just had a very bad case of vehicle smash-and-dash crimes. And, lots of people had their windows broken and items stolen from their vehicles. Bottom line: We need additional cameras to be installed throughout our entire community so that we can capture these incidents as they happen. Thereafter, the law and our regulations can be enforced by our officers.

Inventory: Compass Rock made an impressive presentation on their inventory system. Their inventory system can track an extensive amount of items from the initial order to the everyday usage of these items. In our case, I have heard stories about our items being sold in stores and on the internet. And, there were stories that our items were used to fix up different places.

Daryl Johnson

likely that these oversight entities will take action against these defiant board members. Thereafter, the next logical step might be to have the remaining board members choose a management company.

Close This community needs to move forward on so many things. So, we should choose a management company, give them some goals, and a 1-year contract.

Then, let's see how things go. 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 darylh johnson@optonline.net (Please double-check the spelling of this address.) Also, please call me at 718671-4544 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.

Section 5 Association TODAY IS FAMILY FUN DAY: The Section 5 Second Annual Family Fun Day is today, Saturday, August 22, and the rain date will be August 29th from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Section 5 Association consists of the presidents and representatives from Building 26 thru 35 and the Earhart Lane Townhouses. This event is when we celebrate our children, youth, families and getting to meet our neighbors.

VOLUNTEERS: We need you, one and all, to help serve the franks, popcorn, etc., and to monitor the games.

There will be free popcorn, cotton candy, icings, franks and other goodies until all is finished. There will be face paintings, and clowns, just to name a few of the many activities. Youth under 18 years old must have a parent sign a waiver form to participate in games.

This is our 2nd annual Family Fun Day, and we anticipate an even better event this year, with, of course, your help.

COMING ON BOARD…again this year is the Velocity Track Team, the Section 5 Teen Center, the Marvelous Minors, the Bartow Gents Dancers, Coop Baptist Church praise dancers, New Vision Baptist youth, the Parks and Fire Departments, the Baychester Library and DJ Smooth will provide the music.

OPEN MIKE for all who wish to

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share their talents. We are looking forward to a (mini farm) presentation by Kenny of the barber shop here in Einstein Loop.

SOME GOOD NEWS: Also on the Family Fun Day, the shredder truck will be here at the location of Erskine Place in the Circle from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Flyers have been posted.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES will be given out as long as the supplies last.

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS – We welcome our neighbors of all cultures to participate. Please contact Ms. Eleanor Bailey for a table at 718-3797754 right away.

MISSION…of the Section Five Association is to obtain the maximum quality of life for all shareholders residing in Section 5; to act as a liaison between management and the building and townhouse associations in all problem areas; to assist maximum participation in each individual association; to enlighten and educate all shareholders in Section 5.

If there are any questions or creative ideas, please contact the President of Section Five Association, Mr. Robert Hedgpeth, at (718) 320-2656; the chairperson of the Section Five Fun Day is Ms. Linda Werner.

—H. Overman

In memorium Morton S. Bruh, a resident of Co-op City for 45 years, 8 years at Building 12 and the last 37 years as a resident of Building 2, passed away on August 7th, 2015 after a brief, but very severe illness.

Morton was the father of Saul and Mark Bruh, former and current residents of Co-op City, respectively, and the former husband of Olga Bruh.

He was a fixture at many of my events both in and around Co-op and one of my biggest supporters in what I was trying to do for our veterans.

My dad was a Depression Era-raised child who never forgot his meager beginnings growing up and did what he had to do to support a wife and two children. For many years, he worked in retail at Westchester Square, then worked security at the former Hebrew Home for the Aged, before retiring as a security supervisor at the Jacob Javits Center.

My dad was always there for friends and family members, and not only loved his grandchildren, Robert and Jennifer, dearly, but was also so very proud of their accomplishments in life.

He will always be tremendously missed by all who knew and loved him.

Rest in peace, Dad; you have made the journey.

Until we meet again…

—Mark Bruh

Let us know…

If you have news you’d like to share with your neighbors, please give us a call at (718) 320-3300, Ext. 3375/6; email: cctimes@riverbaycorp.com or fax (718) 320-2595.

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Response to HUD’s letter and the Riverbay Fund Co-op City Times / August 22, 2015

Deborah Jenkins

Director’s Viewpoint

It is my responsibility to each of you to respond to the July 31, 2015 letter received from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD made themselves patently clear that we are out of compliance in that we failed to select a new managing agent for the development. In addition, they cited several critical and non-critical areas of repair and improvements for which we are also non-compliant.

The letter is not heavy-handed, but it is clear that we must take action by August 31, 2015. I say it isn't heavy-handed because they are doing their job as an oversight entity, along with HCR. They did suggest that we can hire an "armslength" third party management agent which I am personally in favor of exploring. Two of the 3 managing agents that were extensively interviewed and explored were unanimously rejected by the

former Board of Directors (those seated prior to June 4, 2015).

However, the third, CompassRock, received 5 votes of yes, but was also defeated. I am unsure if they remain a viable option, or if there are candidates we can suggest as a third party managing agent, but whatever the case, I will be involved with the next steps to remedy our non-compliance.

Quite frankly, I believe the managing agent issue is the lesser of the two because for us to remain out of compliance on matters of critical repairs and improvements agreed upon in our loan

Our Youth Committee will be collecting items for our Back to School Drive.

The drop off for the marble notebooks, pens, pencils, crayons, backpacks, etc., for the children at the Phipps Center will be on Wednesday, August 26th and Thursday, August 27th from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, August 29th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The drop off site is Room 14, Dreiser Community Center.

We appreciate the help of our Co-op City community as we support the school children at Phipps Center at the beginning of the school year. We all remember that childish excitement of a new notebook and new freshly sharpened pencils. Let’s help these children feel the same happiness about school that we felt when we were their age.

We are barely a month away from our annual Community Health Fair which will be on Saturday, September 26, from 1 to 4 p.m. in Dreiser Auditorium, 177 Dreiser Loop. This health fair will have exhibitors from AARP, Council of Senior Centers & Services, Jackie Cauthen, RN, an exercise specialist, Poison Prevention Services and Domestic Violence Prevention Program and many, many more. The Health

Committee is inviting members and friends to sign up in advance to schedule a mammogram which will be conducted by the St. Barnabas Hospital Mammography Mobile Van. Please contact Chairperson Rev. Lillian Mills at (718) 671-4531 or lillianhmills@aol.com to schedule an appointment or for further information.

Our members who attended the “Not on My Watch, A Call to Action: Combatting Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Conference” on August 6th report that President Obama established January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.

The Department of Homeland Security is doing a lot to fight human trafficking through law enforcement, investigations, collaborations, training and through public outreach and awareness. NCNW wants to share this fact with you because students will be returning to school soon and can be vulnerable targets as students are approached in and around schools. Talk to the children in your family about these issues and monitor their social media activities. The average age for children being trafficked is age 12. To report suspected human trafficking, call 1-866-347-

agreement is of far greater consequence to the whole community as issues of safety may be of concern.

The great news in all of this is that HUD is willing to meet with the Board President and his designee(s) which means we have a voice and in no way are they suggesting that we bring MSI back.

They were allowed to nearly bankrupt this community; those days are over! The full Board is committed to moving our community forward in excellence and there's much work to be done.

Riverbay Fund As the 1st Vice President of the Riverbay Fund, I would like to respond to a few calls from cooperators who have been disturbed about certain issues that may seem unclear.

As August is a month of vacations for many, there are currently no actions being taken in regards to the Youth and Community Enrichment Center.

During the summer, only one decision was made and that was that I would be the Fund's coordinator with our Director of Community Relations, Michelle Sajous. It was necessary to segregate her good work and the funds she raises through her extensive resources and contacts from any exploratory work being done around the proposed center. Michelle's activities, which are posted throughout the community, are the only activities currently taking place under the banner of the Fund. As the Fund's President and 2nd Vice President of the corporation, Director Turner stated the next meeting will be in September, 2015.

I appreciate you all and would like for you to know that my intent is to work for each of our good. If you should desire to contact me, please feel free to do so either by telephone, (718) 644-0951, or via email, djenkins@riverbayboard.com.

2423. To get help, call 1-888-373-7888.

Tuesday, September 1, is the deadline to submit your deposit for our exciting trip to Italy. Spend 8 glorious days in Italy visiting Rome, Florence and Venice, September 11-18, 2016. A perfect one week vacation seeing the Colosseum, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s David,

private boat ride on the Venetian canals, St. Mark’s Square and Doges’ Palace and much more! To reserve your space, mail your deposit and trip insurance to: NCNW Co-op City Section, P.O. Box 93, Bronx, NY 10475. For more information, call: 718-320-2366 or 718-6559034 or 718-538-8606.

—Joyce Howard

National Council of Negro Women

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Getting back to what we were elected to do Leslie Peterson

Co-op City (Riverbay Corporation) aims Director’s to provide affordable housing for current and future shareholders. Agreement was reached by all parties involved November, 2012 and a $621 million contract with a low interest rate was signed. A contract ensures everyone is aware of their responsibilities and expectations are written and accounted for. When you sign a contract, it is important to follow through with it completely to keep your reputation intact.

Managing Agent Selections: The letter from HUD, Wells Fargo and HCR, the “Oversight Entities,” commented on a letter they received from Riverbay in June regarding the management companies and stated it is their collective determination that Riverbay Corporation cannot and will not be approved to manage this property. HUD and HCR retain absolute authority to approve or deny management agents and to direct the type of agent an owner must utilize. They determined that Co-op City cannot self-manage due to actual and implied conflicts of interest, as well as the level of expertise that is needed to manage a project of this size and scope. Further, the reasons cited in the letter we sent them rejecting the three finalists who responded to Riverbay Corporation’s Request For Proposals do not justify failing to make a hiring decision. They believe

the finalists represent three highly qualified management companies that serve this geographic area and that they appear capable of managing a project of this size and scope.

Moving forward, we must select a management agent that need not be one of the three, however, it is with the understanding that such selection is subject to HUD and HCR review and approval/rejection.

Of the eight proposals submitted for consideration, the Ad Hoc committee selected who they felt were the top three. When a vote was taken, eleven of fifteen Board Directors were present to vote. There was only one company that came close with five (5) Directors’vote. In my opinion, it is time to make a choice.

Many on the Board now were not a part of the selection process for the former managing agent. I cannot comment on the criteria used then, but am aware of the process followed during this process. It is time to get back to what we as Board Directors were elected to do, set policy, not manage day-to-day operations.

Rivers Run Community Garden Last Saturday, Councilman Andy King visited the Rivers Run Community Garden. He took a walking tour and was very impressed with what he saw. He was even more pleased at the tomatoes and peppers he received.

Each Council District was allocated funds earmarked for Community Gardens. Fortunately, we were able to prepare and submit a proposal requesting we be one of the designated recipients. Councilman King let the members know we were one of the three gardens selected to receive funds in fiscal year 2016.

Internal Auditor The Audit Committee consists of three Directors. I am one of the Directors, along with Deborah Jenkins and the Chair of the Audit Committee, Andrea Leslie. We have been working throughout the summer to secure an Internal Auditor for Riverbay Corporation. The search is close to being completed. Interviews have been held with the Board and barring any unforeseen circumstances we hope to make an announcement in the near future.

Sales Committee I am currently accepting requests for those who would like to be a member of the Sales Committee. If you are interested, please forward a request along with your contact information to the address below or call and leave a message. Our first meeting is scheduled for September 21 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 28 at the Bartow Center.

I am always interested in hearing your thoughts on various issues. I can be reached by mail at: Leslie Peterson, Riverbay Board Director, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475, telephone at 718-320-1370, or e-mail at daddpeterson@aol.com.

participate in this program. You must also have your card with you and bring two clean plastic shopping bags.

Please also have your current photo ID, such as a non or driver’s license or any photo ID card with proof of address. You will then be issued a card in order to pick up food in the future.

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

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

—Tony Illis

To all Co-op City Post 500 members, we will need volunteers to help out at a very worthy function.

Tomorrow, Sunday, August 23rd at 11:30 a.m., we will be joining with the other Bronx JWV Posts and Ladies Auxilliaries to hold the annual summer barbecue for the hospitalized veterans of the Bronx Veterans Hospital. This has always been very well appreciated by the hospitalized vets attending. If you can help, call Adjutant Alan Kalter, 718-671-1144, and let him know.

Congratulations to Post 500 member Leon B. Weinstein on his new position as Commander of the Bronx County Jewish War Veterans for 2015-16.

Leon has also been appointed to become the Chaplain for all of the New York States JWV Veterans for 2015-16.

August birthday greetings to Marvin Warm and Louis Kahn.

—Marvin Warm

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Defensive driving returns in September Black Forum defensive driving course is on hiatus until September 12 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.

Sound Off, Co-op City, coming soon We will be starting Sound Off, Co-op City, for all cooperators 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.

Tentative start in early September. If interested, call (718) 320-8035.

Black Forum Aerobics and Zumba It’s time to get in shape, get healthy and feel healthy.

Aerobics classes are held Mondays and Wednesdays; Zumba on Thursday. Classes are in the Dreiser Aud., 7:30 p.m. To register, please call (718) 320-8035. Nominal fee for each class.

Cooking classes coming If you enjoy cooking or would like to learn how to prepare healthy meals for yourself and your/or your family, please give contact us at (718) 320-8035.

Harrah’s Casino & Golden Corral Buffet We are going to Harrah’s Casino and Golden Corral for all you can eat on Saturday, September 26. Cost is $65.

Two payments, first one due on July 31 in the amount of $35; Second payment of $30 due August 28. No refunds.

Call (718) 320-0033 or 917-209-5334.

Food distribution sites On Thursdays, residents of Buildings 27, 28, 29, 32 and 33 must pick up food at the New Vision Church, 115 Einstein Loop, 11 a.m. – 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.

Male volunteers needed If you are a male 20 years of age and older or retired and live in the Dreiser Loop or DeKruif Place area preferably, and can volunteer with us on Tuesdays and Thursdays, also standby and on call, please call (718) 320-8035.

Emergency Food Program We are open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Room 20 in the Dreiser Center. Also, due to budget constraints and shortage of available food, you must live within zip code 10475 to

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Co-op City Sports

Velocity Track Club New York Velocity Track Club New York is having a terrific year, we have so much to be thankful for! Here are some of the blessing we received: 1. We had 6 girls receive lovely trophies, sweat suits and 3 received educational grants at the Colgate Women's Games Finals and we received the Coach of the Year Award.

2. At the New Balance Games, VTC had a girls & boys 12 years old & under relay team compete. Both teams won bronze medals.

3. On Saturday, February 14th, VTC had 9 student-athletes compete in the 2015 Millrose Games and all 9 athletes won bronze medals 4. VTC were blessed to have over 12 student athletes on the honor roll 5. VTC had 19 student-athletes qualified for the 2015 USA Track & Field Hershey Youth Indoor National Championship. At the National Championship, 8 VTC student-athletes were on the podium to receive their medals and the title “All Americans.”

6. VTC won the 20th Annual Roy Wilkins Invitational on Sunday, May 3rd, at Roy Wilkins Park, Jamaica, Queens, NY and received a lovely team trophy.

7. VTC had 22 student-athletes

qualify for the 2015 AAU between the ages of 6 Junior Olympics at Norfolk, & 16 who is interested Va. (August 2nd to the 8th). in track & field, please Nine student-athletes were pass this information to able to make the trip. We them. Parent must attend orientation for returned home safe and child to try out. with a National Champion On Saturday, Au(Gold Medal). gust 22nd, we will be So far in 2015, VTC has 1 hosting races at the National Champion & 8 All Section 5 Fun Day Americans and we still have Event in Co-op City. the Cross Country Season Come on out and enjoy left. the live entertainment, If you know someone who may be interested in track & music, food, giveaways, field, VTC is where they need races and everything is to be. We have 3 USATF free. The event starts at Level 1 Certified Coaches 12 p.m. with many years of experiVelocity Track Club ence. A staff that ensures the New York is a 501(c)3 administrative responsibilinot-for-profit. One ties for the team is taking hundred percent of care. Plus, a group of parents your donation will and student-athletes who will go to help our chilmake you and your child feel dren. For additional like family. We compete all Velocity Track Club’s 2015 National Champion and All Americans! information, you can go to our website, year around. September starts our cross country and cross training sea- turbo throw. We are having our semi- Velocitytrack.org or contact me, Coach son. Besides all the running events, we annual orientation on Friday, August 21st Winston Dinkins, at 914-441-6196 or also train children in field events, such as: at 7:00 p.m. in the Bartow Community email me at watclt@aol.com. shot put, javelin, long jump, discus and Center, Room 28. If you know a child —Winston Dinkins

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NYPD continues to warn community about Green Dot MoneyPak and Money Gram and online scams

Co-op City residents, and especially seniors, are reminded to be vigilant and not become victims of scammers using Money Grams and Green Dot MoneyPak cards or unsolicited emails.

According to the NYPD, while Money Grams and Green Dot MoneyPak cards are legitimate products, scammers are using them to steal money from their intended victims.

The NYPD offers the following tips to avoid becoming a victim of this scam: • Never give out personal or financial information to anyone who emails or calls you unsolicited, and • Never wire money, provide debit or credit card numbers, banking account and/or bank routing numbers or Green Dot MoneyPak card numbers to someone you do not know.

• Be suspicious of any caller who demands immediate payment for any reason.

• Remember that anyone who has the number on a Green Dot MoneyPak card has access to the funds on the card.

The scammers utilize a variety of schemes with some of the most common being the utility company, government agencies and IRS scams in which the

victim is told that they owe money and the call is to immediately collect what is owed or else service will be shut off, or worse.

Additionally, the scammers may claim that a loved one is being held against their will, or has been involved in an accident and payment is needed to gain their freedom. They may also say that a grandchild or relative has been locked up in another country and needs bail money.

Victims are also told that they won the lottery or some type of sweepstakes and money is needed to claim the winnings or for taxes on the prize. If you have to pay for a prize you won, you didn’t win, the NYPD warns.

The Green Dot MoneyPak scam is a phone scam where the victim is called by someone claiming to work at a utility company, for example, Con Ed or a cable company, or a government agency, such as the Department of Finance, and they are collecting money that is past due. The caller then informs the victim that they can avoid service interruption, arrest or deportation, if they immediately bring their account up to date by paying the past due amount using a Money

Gram or Green Dot MoneyPak card that can be purchased at a local store. The caller instructs the victim to purchase a Money Gram or a Green Dot MoneyPak card in a specified amount and call a phone number that the caller gives to the victim once this has been done.

The victim proceeds to purchase the Green Dot card at a local store and then calls the number they were given by the caller to satisfy the debt. The victim is then instructed to scratch off and read the MoneyPak card serial number to the perpetrator. The perpetrator then drains the funds from the Green Dot MoneyPak card.

The NYPD notes that while many schemes still involve victims being asked to wire money to the scammers, MoneyPaks have the added benefit of the scammer not having to show up at an office or bank to claim the funds loaded onto the card. The cards can only be purchased using cash and consumers never have to disclose their personal or financial information to a retail cashier or to make a payment. Anyone with the 14digit number located on the back of the MoneyPak card can drain the funds.

In the IRS scam, the victim is con-

tacted and told that they owe back taxes, fees or fines to the IRS and that if they do not make immediate payment using a Money Gram or Green Dot MoneyPak card, they will be arrested or deported.

The scam is perpetrated in the same manner as the utility scam with the results also being the same – the victim’s money is stolen.

The NYPD is warning residents to be alert and not fall victim to these crimes.

Crime Prevention Officers also point out that the scammers can purchase computer apps whereby their true telephone number is disguised and can appear as a legitimate number, for example, the 45th Precinct, NYPD, 9-1-1, Con Ed, etc.

In addition to cautioning the public that the NYPD does not solicit money, and that utility companies and government agencies would not contact you demanding payment for outstanding bills using Money Grams or MoneyPak card, the NYPD is also warning residents not to call any of the phone numbers provided by the scammers since this is another layer to the scam. If you think a call is suspicious, call the number listed on your bill.

Domestic water shutdown BUILDING 10B THE “A” LINE The domestic hot & cold water will be shut down in order to do restoration work.

MONDAY, AUGUST 24 • 9:00AM – 12:00PM As soon as the work has been completed, the hot & cold water will be restored.

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

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

—CSO (Dreiser)

**GARAGE 1 ADVISORY NOTICE** Please be advised that specific sections of Garage # 1 will be under construction and closed as of Monday, August 10th, 2015.

The locations are as follows: • The roof will remain closed.

• The D-side of the 5th floor will be open.

• The B-side & 1/2 of the A & C sides of the 4th floor will be closed. The 5th floor down ramp will accommodate two-way traffic.

• The 4th floor up ramp will be a dead end.

Please ensure that your vehicle has been removed from the above-mentioned location no later than 7 a.m., Monday, July 27th. If not, your vehicle may be towed at your expense..

We ask that you please drive slowly, cautiously and adhere to posted traffic signage.

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

—Parking Facilities Dept.

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Riverbay Fund 2015 Events

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Building 33 Association

“Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation...even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.” — Leonardo da Vinci Section 5 Fun Day is TODAY! ...

Come on out and enjoy! Also, we can still use volunteers. If you’re interested in helping, please contact us!

Upcoming meeting: Building meeting, Tuesday Aug 25th at 7 p.m.

Do you like football? Well of course you do. Silly question, I know, haha.

Well, let’s get ready for some football.

This season, we will be throwing a few football parties, so we can enjoy the games together. Be on the lookout for more details to come.

Just a reminder for new residents or residents that may have forgotten. The bulk of the money fundraised and collected by this association goes to men and women who help maintain this building, the porters, lobby attendant, and USPS mail carrier. The rest of

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money goes to chipping in with Section 5 Fun Day, replacement of lobby decorations, and it goes to helping with building parties that we host. In the past, this building used to award a scholarship, but we need more residents to participate and pay association dues in order to get those extra things off the ground.

Wicked Wednesdays is jammin’...

Last week’s show was awesome, so come on out to the greenway and enjoy the music and show your support. Don’t be the one to miss out on the show.

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

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

—Tobias Garcia

Donizetti Building Four Association

Meeting Our next meeting will be on Thursday, September 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the association meeting room in rear of Building 4B. Fundraiser Trip Sorry…but there are no available seats for our trip to The Ace in The Hole on September 19th to see a tribute to Tina Turner. The final payment balance is due on or before Sept. 8th. The bus will leave at 9:30 a.m. sharp from 120 Donizetti Place, so please be on time. Arrive between 8:30 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. for a continental style breakfast. For more information, you may contact Yvonne, (718) 671-6922; Mary, (718) 671-0425 or Diane, (646) 2717377.

Nominations At our next meeting on Thursday,

September 10th, you will be able to make nominations for building association officers. Start now to think about nominating yourself or someone else you would like to see as a candidate for a position on the board.

The election itself will be held at our October monthly meeting. It is important to come to vote…the majority vote at this meeting will determine the outcome.

Congratulations to all those celebrating a birthday in August. Get well wishes are extended to the sick and shut-in. We send our condolences to those who have lost a loved one. Continue to check on the elderly during this hot weather. Be safe…see you in September.

Remember, this is our home, “IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.” —Yvonne Burrus (DW)

**GARAGE 6 ADVISORY NOTICE** Please be advised that specific sections of Garage # 6 will be under construction and closed as of Wednesday, August 12th, 2015.

The locations are as follows: • The B-side & ½ of the A & C side of the 1st, 2nd & 3rd floor will be closed • The D-side & ½ of the A & C side of the 1st, 2nd & 3rd floor will accommodate two-way traffic • The 3rd floor down ramp will accommodate two-way traffic • The 3rd floor up ramp will accommodate two-way traffic • The 4th floor down ramp will be a dead end • The rear ramp will be closed • Reserved space #’s 1- 42, 108 -129 and 168 -205 will be closed Please ensure that your vehicle has been removed from the above-mentioned location no later than 7 a.m., Wednesday, August 12th. If not, your vehicle may be towed at your own expense.

We ask that you please drive slowly, cautiously and adhere to posted traffic signage.

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

—Parking Facilities Dept.

Thank you, my little angels!

To the little angels who recently came to my rescue.

On July 13th, I was coming home from a doctor’s appointment with my mother. As we approached the rear of my building, I went to help my mother over an upgrade in the ground near the back entrance to the building. When I attempted to go around her, my foot got caught in a small rise in the pavement, and down I went.

It was raining very hard, and I tried to get up and assure my mother that I was ok (I was not). However, I didn’t want to alarm her any more than she was already after seeing me hit the ground on my face. I didn’t know how I was going to get up because there was nothing for me to grab on to. This is where the little angels come in.

A little girl, who I did not know, came over to me and asked if she could help me. I asked her to please help my mother out of the rain, and that I didn’t think she could help me by herself. Just then, about 6 or 8 children, around the ages of 10 – 12 came down the walkway and they said they would help me up. Those beautiful children grabbed my arms, elbows and shoulders and picked me up.

Now you understand why I call them my little angels.

Our children are precious; please hold them close to your hearts and let them know how much they are loved.

—Joan Murrell

Building 32 Association

TODAY is the day for the Section Five Fun Day! From noon to 6 p.m., take advantage of entertainment, free franks, cotton candy, popcorn, and fun games for the children.

Don’t forget to put your trash in the cans provided.

PLEASE watch what your children are doing. Someone in 32B threw a water balloon out of a window. Allegedly, it was a child who should not have been that close to an open window in the first place. A Community Complaint and

fine can be levied against the owners of the apartment for infractions such as this.

We have moved from dryer sheets all over the laundry room floor to plastic shopping bags. Two weeks ago, there were two bags on the floor, which I picked up and disposed of. Leave your crap in your apartment where you and your family members can fall because of your negligence; don’t endanger your fellow cooperators. Be a slob somewhere else – not in Building 32!

—Lorna Smith

On Saturday, August 16th, Councilman Andy King brought the joy in the tune of $8,000 from the Parks Equity Initiative grant that will be donated to Rivers Run in 2016. Talk about dreaming.

It was King’s first time at the garden and he envisioned the gazebo, folks getting healthier, and digging in the dirt. It was wonderful watching that man with a tomato in both hands letting us know that our dream will be a reality and he will make sure of it. Thank you, Councilman Andy King!!!

Ursula Chanse and Alyena Rodriguez of Bronx Green Up walked us through our own garden answering questions about things growing on the land. In addition, yesterday, they helped put the children’s garden together. Today, we will be putting on the finishing touches, so please try to come out and volunteer.

Folks have been dropping off some garden goodies. We’d like to thank Frank Belcher for his donation of tools, James P. for his donation of window boxes/clay pots and friends in Section 5 for their donation of plants.

Tomorrow is session 3 of the threepart journal writing workshops entitled “Perfect Peace by the Waterfront” starting at 5:30 p.m. Hope you can make it.

This adult writing workshop is a part of The Fantastical Side of Being series of workshops that are made possible with public funds from the Bronx Council on the Arts through the Department of Cultural Affairs’ Greater New York Arts Development Fund Program. Hope to see you there.

The garden is open on Tuesday (4 p.m. – dusk), Wednesday (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.), Friday (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.), Saturday (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Sunday (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.), weather permitting.

There are lots of opportunities for members and volunteers at the garden, so stop by, grab a tool and get dirty, or just come by and take a stroll.

If you’d like to reach out to us, please email us at Rivers_run@yahoo.com or call Denise Shelley at 917-232-2982 or me at 718-671-3801.

See you soon.

—Gail Sharbaan

Rivers Run Community Garden

From the CSO Dept.:

Noise at night

Every cooperator has the right to enjoy the sanctity of their apartment.

We ask all cooperators to be kind and keep noise down during the late evening hours.

Those who do not are subject to a community complaint and possible fine. Please be courteous to your fellow cooperators. Thank you for your cooperation.

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African-American Association

The African-American Association (“Association”) will launch Co-op City Volleyball for girls and young women from 13-40 years of age today, August 22nd (rain date: 8/29) at 10:00 a.m. on the volleyball court behind The Garvey School, 950 Baychester Avenue at Darrow Place. Volunteer coaches are needed. Sports are important in the life of our young folks.

Volleyball is good exercise, will fill their free time with positive, constructive activity and is believed to be a deterrent to unplanned pregnancy. In the words of First Lady, Michelle Obama, “Let’s Move.” Please spread the word. For additional information, call 718-379-5555.

Stop by and greet us at Section 5 Fun Day, today, August 22nd from noon until 6:00 p.m. on the Section 5 Greenway.

The Association is planning to partic-

ipate in the 46th Annual AfricanAmerican Harlem Day Parade on Sunday, 9/20, 1:00 p.m. Ebony Lambright has registered the Association and Cheryl Birdsall is inviting Co-op City churches and organizations to march with us, so that we will have a sizeable contingent from Co-op City. If you would like to join in, call 718-379-5555.

All groups are welcome.

The Association will participate in the Co-op City Fair on Saturday, 9/12, on the Section 5 Greenway. Ask about our free raffle drawing.

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

Children’s Programs – Call 718379-5555 for information about the early morning school drop off and the after school programs.

Music, Rhythm & Dance – Most Fridays 7:30 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm.

Travel Events: (Coach Bus - located Dreiser Loop, opposite H&R Block) ● September 12, (Saturday). Gospel Lobster Feast In The Poconos. SOLD OUT! All You Can Eat Lobsters and a variety of 50+ items on menu. Live Choir with uplifting Gospel Music.

Shopping Woodbury Commons.

Boarding/depart: 8:45 a.m./9:00 a.m. sharp. Travelling by BOB MANN TOURS coach bus. 3 stops on return.

Contacts: Serita G., 347-564-5722 /Barbara W, 718-320-0500.

Theatre Committee: (*prices include VAN transportation/Dreiser Loop/Rehab Center): ● Wed., Sept. 16th, 11:15 a.m. show.

Price: $68. Backwards In High Heels, Westchester Broadway Theatre. The Ginger Roger Music. Wait list. Vanboard/depart: 9:45 a.m./10:00 a.m.

Contact: Green-Ryan, 718-379-0377. ● Fri., Nov. 20th, 11 a.m. show.

Price: $69. Radio City Christmas Spectacular. $30 deposit to hold seat.

Pay in full ASAP. NOTE: A FEW SEATS STILL AVAILABLE - traveling

by Lorants Coach Bus. Come join in the fun. Contact: Ione Edwards, 718-3797756. ● March 10, 2016. Price: $117. Color Purple, Jacob Theatre, 242 W. 45 St. Contact: Eleanor Barlow, 718-324-7847.

Good And Welfare It is with deep regret that we announce the recent passing of Ms. Ernestine Walker-Jones, sister of member, Bernice Reese. Our heartfelt condolences to you, Bernice, and to your family. Those of you still under the weather, know that you are thought of warmly and wished brighter days.

Hello, neighbors. Happy summer.

Enjoy and stay safe, drink plenty of water, walking with a wet paper towel to refresh is helpful. Also, use an umbrella when the sun is bearing down with temperature over 80 degrees.

Well, we got a taste of a heat wave.

Hope we all stayed cool.

We are fortunate to have wonderful groundskeepers, and porters, the gardens in my area are so beautiful.

This month is August already, my goodness, where did the summer go?

EMERGENCY SITUATIONS Things happen beyond our control; water shuts down unexpectedly. Keep plenty of gallons of bottled water which you can purchase from your local supermarket A SENIOR AND SPECIAL NEEDS FORUM…was given by Councilman Andy King at Dreiser Loop Center on Thursday, August 6th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There were many vendors to offer help to our seniors. Believe it or not, there are people, including seniors, who need help, even if it is just to clean their homes or wash their clothes once a month. So many seniors do not realize what is available to them. Co-op City has JASA offices here to render help. If you know of any seniors who need some assistance, take them or let them know there is help available to help them with their needs. THANK YOU, CONCILMAN ANDY KING, for remembering the seniors.

SECTION 5 FAMILY FUN DAY Scheduled for today, an update will be

15; most Saturdays, 10:00 a.m., Dreiser Center, Room #2. Call Keith, 917-5616211, or Iris, 917-838-7723.

Yoga & Pilates Mat Classes – This class will resume on Tuesday, 9/15, 7:15 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. 2. Lose weight, tone and strengthen your muscles with exercises that reduce stress through breathing techniques. For more information, call 718-671-8364.

Belly Dance Classes – Classes resume on Wednesday, 9/9, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room #2. Join them! For a nominal fee, you will have fun and stay in shape. For more information, call Xonia, 646-301-9438.

Evening Line Dance Classes – Dance to Soul, Latin, and Gospel music.

This class will resume on Thursday, 9/10/15, 7:00 p.m. in Dreiser Center, Room #2. Call Cynthia, 917-903-7073.

Adult Study Group – The Institute for Youth meets on the 2nd & 4th

Mondays, 7:00 p.m. The Book Study Group meets every 3rd Sunday, 1:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15. The summer schedule is subject to change. Please call to confirm 718-379-5555.

General Membership Meeting – The Association is on summer recess.

The next general membership meeting will be held on Thursday, September 10, at 7:00 p.m. in Room 15 of the Dreiser Community Center. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please read our weekly column for updates. Also, if you wish to join or update your membership, please send a check or money order (DO NOT MAIL CASH) of $15 for a single membership or $25 for families to: African-American Association of Co-op City, P.O. Box 702, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475. Donations are welcomed. Like us on Facebook: Coopcity Afrianamericanassoc.

—Francine Jones

Call Josephine Flowers, 718-3200539, regarding illnesses and bereavements.

Don’t miss a great opportunity to learn how to play BRIDGE as it keeps your mind alert. The 2015-2016 Bridge Classes Will Resume On September 11th and will be held in the Dreiser Loop Retirees Clubroom 19 on Fridays: The (new) Beginners and Advanced class - 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and the Intermediate class - 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Call Alvin Lisle, the master teacher, at 718-671-8852, to pre-register

for one of the above classes.

REMEMBER – a deposit, along with your name and telephone number, is required to reserve your trip &/or theatre seat. NO deposit, NO seat. Check/money order addressed to Retirees of Dreiser Loop. Committee members will be available in Dreiser clubroom 19 (718-3790377) on Mondays and/or Thursdays, 2:30-5:00 p.m.

“A smile is the light in the window of your face that tells people you’re at home.” —Author Unknown —Claudette Davis

Retirees of Dreiser Loop

Building 27 Association

given in the next article.

JOIN US ON A BUS OUTING to the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, on Wednesday, September 23, departing 8:00 a.m. sharp at Einstein Loop Center, Section 5. Return drop off in each section. The price is $40, $25 slots rebate (a government ID, state ID or driver’s license or passport is required), to receive the bonus rebates.

Make checks payable to Building 27 Association and mail to Lillian Sumpter, 140 Erdman Pl. Apt. 6D, Bronx, NY 10475; also accepting cash or money order.

NOTE: Payments are being accepted on Thursday, August 27 in the lobby of Building 27C from 4 to 7 p.m. If any question, please contact Margie at (718) 379-4629 or (718) 671-1905 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

REMINDER - During the summer, if you encounter any issues regarding your apartment, etc., please call CSO (Cooperator Services Office) at 718320-3300.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY – to those celebrating in the month of August. To those celebrating that special occasion, congratulations. We wish all of our sick and shut-in a speedy recovery.

To those who lost a loved one, we extend our deepest sympathy and condolences. Please keep our Board members and Management in prayer as they lead this great community and pray for this nation.

—H. Overman

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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. Each Sunday, the English Service is at 9 a.m. and the Spanish Service is at 11:30 a.m. Children: Sunday School is 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

The Co-op City Pentecostal Tabernacle invites everyone to worship service at 100 Co-op City Blvd., Building 22A; Tel. 718-324-0334 or 646-345-6707.

Sunday School for all age group begins at 10:30 a.m.

Sundays: Worship service starts at 11:45 a.m.

Evangelistic service will be held every Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday morning prayer and fasting service will be held at 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Bible Study and prayer meeting will also be held Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m.

Friday evening Youth Service starts at 7:30 p.m.

Focus God created mankind with the freedom of choice.

His will is that we choose him with a heart of love.

Joshua 24: 14-16 14 Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord.

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 meets immediately after service on the 1st Sunday of each month.

Membership is open to all women of the church and dues are $2 per month. The men hold their meeting after service on the 2nd Sunday of each month.

P.S. Summer Break: All groups are on summer break for the month of August returning to regular schedule by Sunday, September 13.

We look forward to welcoming everyone to service at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 23, when we will celebrate the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost.

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.

“The righteous cry, and the Lord hears them * and delivers them from all their troubles.” –(Psalm 34:17) —M. Chambers

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. Crescendo Christian Music School: Are you interested in learning how to play an instrument or to sing? Come and join the music school. They teach piano, guitar, drums, violin, voice and other instruments. Registration for the summer & fall seasons are beginning and cost is very reasonable. Registration for fall semester is free. Call Maestro Frank Colon (917) 753-3644 to set up a time to come and register.

Students range in age from 5 years to seniors.

Remember, music is a wonderful way of getting children to learn.

Trip to Lancaster, Pa.: On Friday, December 18, we are going to Sight & Sound Theater to see Miracle of Christmas. Also included in the trip is shopping at

Pentacostal Tabernacle

15 And if it seemed evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served were was on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

16 And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods.

God desires a relationship with mankind One of the wonderful revelations of Scripture is that God longs for a relationship with mankind. He does not need us, but he desires us, He loves us. He wants communion and intimacy with those whom He created and redeemed. It was for this purpose Jesus Christ died on the cross.

When God created mankind, He enjoyed a close connection with Adam and Eve. He enjoyed daily fellowship with them, for when He arrived after their sin they were not surprised by His presence, just ashamed for their nakedness. It was evidently common for them to enjoy time with Him daily. What a precious thing it

Rockville Square Mall and dinner at Shady Maple.

Transportation is included. The cost is $140/person and $100 for children 12 and under. A $50 deposit is required when making reservations, the reservations must be made no later than August 30th, second payment by September 20th and final payment by October 25th. Call Barbara at 347-603-7473; if no answer, leave a message and someone will get back to you as soon as possible. Make your reservations soon because seats are filling up fast.

Flea Market: On Saturday, September 5, we will be having our second bi-annual flea market. Hope everyone will come out and support us. If you are interested in being a vendor, you can contact Pauline at 718-320-1552 (between 8 a.m. & 9 a.m. or 5 p.m. & 9 p.m.) or the church at 718-320-3795 (if no answer, leave a message). Cost for being a vendor is $30/space and $5/table.

—Barbara Penn must have been to have ongoing, regular, intimate fellowship with Him! It still is.

Some people are more decisive than others and seem not to have a problem making up their minds regarding natural choices both big and small. Others chose between their options, whether the decision is as significant as which job offer to take or as mundane as “paper or plastic.”

Choices have consequences. We have observed this pattern throughout our lives. In matters great and small, this principle holds true, and it is no less true, regarding one’s spiritual standing before God. Life and Death hang in the balance of the choice to repent and to obey the gospel. Our decision either to live for God or reject his appeal leads us ultimately either to Heaven or to Hell. It is this knowledge and understanding that should cause us to approach every decision about our spiritual life soberly and in the fear of God. Deuteronomy 30:19 I have set before you life & death, therefore choose life.

—Rev. R. Sibblies

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• Pre-need counseling

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Serving all cultures & faiths

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Community Protestant Church

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

Summer Church Schedule (DressDown Attire July 5th – September 6th) Adult Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service - 10:00 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, October 10th, The Sepia Players Ministry presents the play The Bingo Hall, written by Roosevelt Wright III, at the church. Donation: $20. For additional information and or tickets, contact (718) 513-3308, (718) 671-5961 or (718) 671-8691.

Saturday, October 17th, 9:00 p.m. 2:00 a.m. – Enjoy a great evening of

entertainment at the South Carolina Committee’s Annual Black and White Affair in Dreiser Auditorium, 177 Dreiser Loop, Co-op City. Music by DJ Jimmy Pressley. Ticket: $25 in advance (no tickets sold at door) available by calling (718) 379-8514, (718) 6715493, (718) 671-0231.

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.

Ports of Call: St. Thomas, Charlotte Amalie; St. Kitts, Basseterre; St. Lucia, Castries; St. Maarten, Phillipsburg;

Tortola, Road Town.

To make a reservation or for additional information about the cruise, please call (718) 320-1435 or (718) 671-5961.

For Devotion…

“He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you?

To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8) 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

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.

Isaiah 55:8-11 supports this. It says: 8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.

10 “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and

make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 11 so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”

Invitations Our Sweet Hour of Prayer will be 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

"Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the hole of the pit from which you were dug." Isaiah 51:1 Spiritual Food For Thought: When you are facing difficulties and disappointments, remember who you are – where you came from and who you belong to. God has chosen you and called you by your name, and you belong to Him. God is the King of Glory.

You are being transformed into His image. Do not live beneath your station, but live by grace in God’s kingdom.

On behalf of Pastors Boyce and Carol Landrum and the Greater Love family, we welcome and encourage you

to fellowship with us. Greater Love is a teaching, preaching, tithing, faith and Bible way ministry. We believe that anyone can be saved according to our foundational Scripture, Romans 10:9, “For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Our vision is to change hearts, change minds and change lives by teaching you about the salvation that is graciously offered and freely given in Jesus Christ.

Greater Love Baptist Church is conveniently located at 900 Co-op City Blvd. (Bldg. 2A), on the ground level, Bronx, N.Y., 10475; main entrance red button. Free parking is available in Garage #1 on Darrow Place.

Prayer Meetings: All are invited to attend our weekly prayer meetings held on Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Prayer warrior, Elder Vinetta Archer Dyer, will lead the fellowship.

Save The Date Friends & Family Day will be held on Sunday, August 30th at 11:00 a.m.

We invite our neighbors from the Co-op City community to fellowship with the Greater Love family.

Weekly Schedule Church phone: 347-920-5607; Email: glcubc@optonline.net.

Sunday Bible School for Young People: 10 a.m. (sharp) Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Holy Communion – First Sunday

Faith In God Church & Bible Institute

Greater Love Baptist Church

Adult Bible Study/Discipleship Class: Tuesday evenings: 7:00 p.m.

Prayer Meeting: Wednesday Afternoon, 1–2 p.m.

Training for Service - A Survey of the Bible: Thursdays at 7 p.m.

Deacon Training: 2nd & 4th Saturday at 11 a.m.

Family Movie Nite (Resumes Sept.)

Youth Bible Study/Rehearsal: (Resumes Sept.)

The Bible Institute & Bible Study/ Discipleship classes are in recess for three weeks - from 8/17 through Labor Day, Sept. 7th. Bible Study/Discipleship class resumes on Tuesday, Sept.

8th at 7 p.m.

Happy summer!

—Pastor Carol Landrum

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Much of Learning Is Done Through The Eyes. Insist on a Professional Eye Examination.

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(Bldg. 17 • Sect. 3) • Co-op City

718-379-8029 Medicare and many insurances accepted.

DOCTOR’S HOURS: MONDAY: 1:30 - 7:00 PM • WEDNESDAY: 2:00 - 7:00 PM FRIDAY: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM • SATURDAY: 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT!

Wed., Aug. 26

Tues., Aug. 25

Mon., Aug. 24

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Bartow,

Einstein,

Dreiser,

Activities in Room 31 unless otherwise noted

Activities in Room 49 unless otherwise noted

Activities in Room 7 unless otherwise noted

Word Games 9:30-11am Bingo 12:30-2:00 p.m.

Weight Management 10 11:30 a.m., Bartow Office Arthritis Exercises 11 a.m.-noon Library 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Tablet class 1st & 3rd Bereavement Counseling 2:00pm, Rm. 25, 12:401:40pm, Bartow Office Cell Phone Class 2nd & 4th Card Games 2-4 p.m.

Dominoes 2:30 p.m.

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

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45 Line Dancing 10-11 a.m., Rm. 45 Around The Lunch Table 11:30 a.m.

Word Search 11 a.m. 12 p.m.

Bingo 1-3 p.m., Rm. 35 Pokeno 3-4 p.m., Rm. 35 Diabetes Support Group 2nd Monday of the month, 1 p.m.

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

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

Stay Well Exercise (On Vacation until Sept. 14th) Mind Teasers 12-1pm, Rm 4 Diabetes Support Group 1 p.m. – Last Monday of the month Gentle Yoga 1:15-2 p.m., Rm 2 Basic Cell Phone & iPad Training 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Intermediate Yoga 2-3 p.m., Rm. 2

Word Games 9:3011:30 a.m.

Current Events 10 a.m.

Health Current Events Club 10 a.m., Bartow office Bingo 12:30-2 p.m.

Walking Club 9:3010:30 a.m. (For summer) Caregiver Support Group 1 p.m., 1st & 3rd Tues Card Games 2-4 p.m.

Dominoes 2:30 p.m.

Blood Pressure (on vacation until Sept. 2nd) Word Games 9:3011:30 a.m.

Stay Well Exercise (on vacation until September) Line Dancing 11 a.m.12 p.m.

Bingo 12:30-2 p.m.

Card Games 2-4 p.m.

Dominoes 2:30 p.m.

Thurs.,Aug. 27

Library 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Word Games 9:3011:30 a.m.

Chat Session 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Bingo 12:30- 2 p.m.

Card Games 2-4 p.m.

Dominoes 2:30 p.m.

Men’s Line Dancing

Fri., Aug. 28

9 -10am

Dominoes 10 a.m.

Tai Chi 11 a.m., Rm. 45

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

Alert & Alive (On Vacation until Sept. 8th)

Matinee Movie 10 a.m.-noon, Rm. 45 Pokeno 1-3 p.m., Rm. 35

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45

Cultural Dance 10:30– 11:30 a.m., Aud. B Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m., Rm. 4 Zumba 1-2 p.m., Aud. A Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:3010:30 a.m.

Sewing (On Vacation until

Spelling Bee 10 a.m.

Sept. 9th)

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

Sept. 9)

Zumba 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Rm. 45

Tai Chi (On Vacation until Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m., Rm. 4 Art Class 1-3 p.m.

Yoga 2-3 p.m., Rm. 2

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

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

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

Pokeno 1-3 p.m., Rm. 35

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:3010:30 a.m.

Blood Pressure 1011:30 a.m., 1st & 3rd Thu., Rm. 8 Line Dancing 10-11 a.m., Aud. A Piano Sing Along 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m., Rm. 4 Drama Club (On Vacation until Sept. 10th)

Dominoes 10am, Rm. 45 Crochet & Knitting

Word Games

Art 10am, Rm. 45

10am-12:00pm

9:30am-11:30am

Bingo 1pm

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

Women’s Line Dancing Card Games 2-4pm

9:30-10: 11am-12:00pm

Rm. 25

Blood Pressure 2nd & 4th Friday 10:00 -

Piano Sing-along

11:30am, Rm. 45

11am-12pm

Bingo 1-3pm, Rm. 35

(On Vacation until Sept.

11th) Mind Teasers 12pm1:00pm, Rm. 4 Card Games, Dominoes 2-4:00pm

10-11:30am

Chat Session 10am Bingo 12:30-2:30pm

Card Games 2-4pm Dominoes 2:30pm

Pokeno 3-4pm, Rm. 35

Meditative Moments

(Schedule subject to change without notice)

Fee for lunch is $2.00 & $4.00 for guest *Menu subject to change without notice.

Alternate Kosher Meals are also available

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

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

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

Date:

Kosher

Soups, Breads and Desserts

Non-Kosher Alternate Kosher Meals are also available

Mon., Aug. 24

Tues, Aug. 25

Orange pineapple juice Southwest turkey loaf Garlic mashed Mixed vegetables Alt: veggie burger patty Apple juice Barbecue chicken breasts Baked brown rice pilaf Kale w/garlic sauce

Cheese manicotti Tomato sauce Italian blend vegetables

Whole wheat bread Canned apricots

Deluxe cheeseburger w/onions Baked French fries Garden salad

Whole wheat bread Hamburger bun Fresh fruit

Spanish chicken Cuban style yellow rice Steamed cauliflower

Whole wheat bread Mushroom barley soup fresh fruit

BBQ pork Kale in garlic sauce Vedura

Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit

Alt: Egg salad

Wed., Aug. 26

Beef moussaka Mashed sweet potatoes Steamed red or green cabbage

Alt: Baked ocean perch fish Apple juice glazed Salmon Thurs., Pineapple Zucchini rice pilaf Aug. Winter blend vegetables

27 Alt: Tuna fish salad

Fri., Aug. 28

Orange juice Lemon pepper fish Baked oregano Chicken Whole wheat bread Cucumber tomato salad Barley Steamed carrots Mexican corn confetti Whole wheat dinner roll Fresh fruit salad Alt: Gefilte

Upcoming Events/Trips

There will be no refunds for all trips. All trips include roundtrip transportation! All trips must be paid in advance - No exceptions. Trip registration policy: You can register for all trips starting the Monday after it has been published in the newspaper.

FREE) LiveOn NY - SCRIE Application Assistance/SNAP (food stamps) Medicare Savings Program & Medicaid, Friday, August 28th, September 11th & 25th - Bring documents that verify the following: Government issued ID, address/affidavit, and total household income (such as 2015 Social Security award letter which will include monthly or yearly benefits, 2014 pension letter, 2014 income tax returns & maintenance/carrying charge receipt) 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. First come, first served!

Shoprite – Monday, August 24th, $3; Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m. (Only 16 seats available; WAIT LIST ONLY.) Thursday, August 27, is NOT a Birthday Party. You are invited to our Luau Picnic, Thursday, August 27th, at the Little League Baseball Field, Co-op City Blvd., (across from Bellamy Loop), 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Live entertainment. Menu: Rotisserie chicken, potato salad, corn-on-the cob, hot dogs, hamburgers, cookies, ices, juice. $5. Raffles and gifts!!!

Seafood City - City Island, Friday, August 28th, $3. Bartow, 11:15 a.m.; Einstein, 11:30 a.m. and Dreiser, 11:45 a.m.

Stew Leonard’s – Monday, August 31st; $5. Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m.

Open Computer Lab @ Eastchester Library - Gunhill Road branch– Monday, Aug. 31st, 10:15

a.m. – 12 p.m. Having trouble with email or cut & pasting? Curious about Twitter? Bring your technology questions and get one-on-one assistance.

Bartow: 9:15 a.m.; Einstein: 9:30 a.m. & Dreiser: 9:45 a.m. 20 seats available.

AARP Back to Work 50+ Career Network – Wednesday, Sept. 2nd, 13 p.m. Explore job strategies for 50+ workers at The New York Public Library Madison Avenue branch. The virtual network can help you prepare and qualify for a well-paying job and a rewarding career in healthcare.

Bartow: 10:45 a.m.; Einstein: 11 a.m. & Dreiser: 11:15 a.m.

(NEW) Cellphone/Tablet Class – Thursday, Sept. 3rd at 12:30 p.m., 2049 Bartow Avenue main office. To register, call 718-320-2066. Instructor: Ralph Lucenti.

Super Wal-Mart – Friday, Sept.

4th, $15. Bartow: 8:30 a.m.; Einstein: 8:45 a.m. & Dreiser: 9 a.m.

Empire Casino – Wed., Sept. 9th, $5. Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m.

Ace In the Hole – Thurs., Sept.

17th, $45. A Tribute to Tina Turner at the Royal Manor in Garfield, NJ. Show time: 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 2 complimentary drinks. Menu: rolls, garden salad, corn chowder, braised tips of beef, roast chicken, mashed potatoes, fresh vegetable medley, dessert, coffee & tea. Bartow: 9 a.m.; Einstein: 9:15 a.m. & Dreiser: 9:30 a.m. (19 seats available).

Fairway – Friday, Sept. 18th, $3.

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

Shoprite – Mon., Sept. 21st, $3.

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

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Co-op City Times / August 22, 2015

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Baychester Library Events VISIT THE LIBRARY - A GREAT WEALTH OF INFORMATION Events for August Toddler Time - Tuesdays, 11 a.m.

CR Spy Academy - Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m.

Summer Superheroes program for 1-8 Grades - July 6 - August 20, Mondays/Wednesdays or Tuesdays/Thursdays, 2-5 p.m. Enrollment required.

The New York Public Library Baychester Branch • 2049 Asch Loop • Bronx, NY 10475 (Fully Wheelchair Accessible) HOURS: Monday & Wednesday, 10-7; Tuesday & Thursday, 10-6; Friday & Saturday, 10-5. Libros En Español (Books in Spanish). HORARIO DE LA BIBLIOTECA: Lunes 10-7, Martes 10-6, Miércoles 10-7, Jueves 10-6, Viernes 10-5, Sábado 10-5, Domingo Cerrado.

718.379.6700 FREE ADMISSION TO ALL Laundry Room Etiquette & Safety Cooperators, please pick up your discarded fabric softener sheets and plastic shopping bags from the floor in the laundry rooms, for your safety and that of your fellow neighbors.

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Reminder: With the sponsorship of Blue Sky Travel, we will be raffling off an Evening for Two on the Essex Clipper Dinner Train – October 3. It will include: a 2-1/2 hour train ride; 4-course meal w/coffee/tea (gratuities and beverages not included); departing from the Bronx; deluxe Coach Bus transportation to/from Essex, CT. Raffle tickets are $5 – on sale NOW! Drawing will be held on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th at 1 p.m. in the AARP Office, Room “O” in Dreiser Community Center. Contact Stella Baker, 718-379-2088 or 718-3201946 (office) for raffle tickets and additional information.

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 October 13 – Share Fall Foliage w/us at Mt. Airy Lodge – Musical group “The Marcels” will perform; all you can eat buffet at the casino…. $75/person.

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.

Contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

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December 5 – A Christmas Show at the Evangelical Cathedral – w/a visit to Maryland Live Casino and shopping; followed by supper at the Golden Coral… $150/person…initial deposit of $50 (a.s.a.p.) w/2 additional payments of $50 each. Contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

December 30 – January 1, 2016 – Royal New Year’s Eve Gala at the Desmond – Stopping at the Sands Casino w/shopping in Bethlehem, PA; then to the hotel w/dinner and a show; next day choice of sightseeing, shopping at King of Prussia Mall or activities at the hotel; New Year’s Eve cocktail party w/5 hour Open Bar; a show and a Surf & Turf dinner; midnight Royal Champaign Toast; before leaving next day, a Mimosa Brunch w/a show and dancing…$559/Double; $669/single and $549/Triple…Trip insurance available. Contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

2016 Tour Activities March 28 - 29, 2016 – Sampson: the Strongest Man who ever lived...at the Sight & Sound Theater; w/a stop at the Sands Casino – 2 days/1 night; $293/ double; $341/single; $277/triple. Contact Jean, 718-379-3742, for additional information.

May 28 – June 8, 2016 – Alaska Cruise Tour (ISLAND PRINCESS). 11 days/10 nights; Air—Land—Rail—Sea from Anchorage (Alaska) through Denali National Park; Sail 7 days; see Glacier Bay-Skagway; Juneau; Kelchikan; fly home from Vancouver, BC. Book before September 30 - $100/ deposit required (price increase after that date). Contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

—Delores Debnam

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Tuesday, September 1st – General membership meeting at 1:30 p.m. in Room 38. Refreshments will be served.

Thursday, September 10th – Sands Casino, PA. Cost per person, $33. Casino bonus, $20 slot play and a $5 food voucher. Pick-ups are at 8:30 a.m., starting at Einstein Loop, followed by Asch Loop and Dreiser Loop. Don’t forget your casino card and a valid photo I.D. Thursday, September 17th – Social Security Comedy Luncheon Show at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse. $79 per person which includes the show, their delicious entrees and their famous buffet of cakes and pastries which you can enjoy with your coffee, tea, etc. Time of pick-up, 8:30 a.m. at the usual three stops.

Saturday, October 3rd – Our annual raffle luncheon at the Sea Shore Restaurant in City Island.

Cost per person, $52. Our lunch starts with the serving of an appetizer, penne pasta, salad and a choice of the following entrees – grilled or baked Salmon filet, shrimp scampi, fried shrimp, broiled filet of sole, broiled seafood combo, chicken parmigiana, barbecue chicken, barbecue ribs, or barbecue chicken and ribs all served with vegetables and roasted potatoes, unlimited tea, coffee, and a delicious dessert, straw-berry short cake.

Join us for this special fundraiser for a successful luncheon.

For all of the above, please call Lydia at (718) 671-3005, or Annie Eutsey at (718) 320- 1874 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Remember and pray for those in nursing homes (Mary Pilla and Loretta Paul – hospital).

Health and healings are wished to all.

—Lydia Ruas

Goose Island Seniors

Trip to Resorts Casino, A.C. is on August 25th. Don’t forget your government I.D. Price for this trip is $33 with a return of $25 slot cash. Pick-up time is 8 a.m. Snacks as always on the bus, with a film on return.

Sunday Bingo will be played on August 30th, 1:30 p.m., in Room 39.

Snacks on tables, coffee, tea and cake will be served during intermission.

The October 14th trip, to Westchester Broadway Theater, to see the iconic musical “Showboat,” includes a full lunch, 6 different entrees to choose from. The price is $80 and may be paid out at your convenience. The final payment is due, September 15th. Pick-up time is 9 a.m.

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All pick up spots are always at the following locations: Einstein Loop, front of shopping center, Asch Loop, back of library, and Dreiser Loop, front of the hardware store.

The club room is located at 135 Einstein Loop, Room 39. We are open, Mon. - Thur., 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Our number is 718-379-9613. If no one answers, leave your name and phone number where you can be reached.

Our condolences to the family of Al Shapiro. We have lost a wonderful and caring individual. Our sincere wishes for good health for all our friends and neighbors.

—Ann Schlanger

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Co-op City Times / August 22, 2015

Reflections

by Rabbi Solomon I. Berl Spiritual Leader of Young Israel Synagogue Light is a symbol of learning. Do we not speak of enlightenment?

Learning, like light, is quiet, is thoughtful, and gives one a real feeling of fulfillment. What this world really needs is more light and less heat.

Abraham Lincoln, the man of a few words, was fond of telling the story of a man lost in a dark, dense forest.

Thunder crashed on all sides and occasionally a streak of lightning would illuminate his way. Being very much disconcerted over the infrequency of the lightning and the intensity of the thunder, he turned to heaven and prayed: “lf it’s all the same with you,

O Lord, give us a little more light and a little less noise.”

The point is that faith means increasing enlightenment and involvement in human life to protect it, to preserve it, to improve it. We must do everything in our power to improve life. Medicine, engineering, social science are but some of the means to help make our lives more worthwhile.

Religion not only supports, but encourages research and its applications. If God gave us brains to think and hearts to feel, God meant for us to use them.

The world was created unfinished; human beings must complete it.

Young Israel—High Holy Day Services

Young Israel of Co-op City is pleased to once again inform the residents of the Co-op City Community that tickets for the forthcoming High Holy Day Services are now available.

Rabbi Solomon I. Berl, Young Israel’s Spiritual Leader and Cantor, will conduct the High Holy Day Services and deliver inspiring and meaningful sermons. For a full meaning of the High Holy Days, don’t miss experiencing Rabbi Berl chanting of the

liturgy and his thoughtful Holiday messages. You will enjoy Rabbi Berl’s eloquent sermon and cantorial renditions.

If you require additional information, please call 671-2300 and leave a message and a number where you can be reached on our answering machine and your call will be returned. Seats are limited, so please respond as soon as possible.

Thank you and we look forward to welcoming you to our High Holy Day Services.

We hope you will join the Men’s Club on its our last trip of the summer going to the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City on Sunday, August 30.

There are many things to do other than gambling, such as walking on the boardwalk, shop in the outlet stores, visit the many hotels and enjoy walking on the beach.

The cost: $35 per person with a $25 slot and a $5 food voucher. Player may use any machine or table.

I would like to remind you that you need a Tropicana Casino Card or Government Photo ID card (such as a Driver or Non-Driver License or Passport) to get your bonus slot play.

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 Marty, (718) 671-7809; Bruce, (718) 320-2234; or Gary, (718) 671-8424.

Please note: Pick-up times have changed: Einstein Loop, 8:15 a.m.; Asch Loop, 8:25 a.m.; Dreiser Loop, 8:35 a.m.

Everyone is invited to all our functions. We hope you will join us.

Shalom!

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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, Aug. 28, is at 7:17 p.m.

Shabbat ends on today, Saturday, Aug. 22, at 8:27 p.m.

Coming Events From now through the summer, Friday night services will be held at 7 p.m.

Services will be held today, Saturday, Aug. 22, 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.

For Rosh Hashanah andYom Kippur, we are happy to announce that Cantor Ringel will be returning to us.

Dues are due for both the synagogue and Sisterhood.

Good and Welfare Happy birthday to Barbara Rose.

Keep open the date of November 8 for a Kosher Chinese luncheon. More details to follow at a later date.

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 look forward to seeing you soon.

—Miriam Berlofsky

Chavurah Temple Beth El of Co-op City

High Holiday Services Schedule Chavurah - Temple Beth El is celebrating the High Holidays again this year.

Come join us in Dreiser Community Center, Rm. 9.

Rosh Hashanah Evening, Sun., Sept. 13, 8 p.m., Rm. 4.

Morning, Mon., Sept. 14, 10:30 a.m.

Yom Kippur Kol Nidre, Tues., Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m.

Morning, Wed., Sept. 23, 10 a.m.

Public Yiskor, Wed., Sept. 23, 1 p.m.

Public Yiskor, Wed., Sept. 23, 2:30 p.m.

Mincha and Neliah, Wed., Sept. 23, 4 p.m.

We are only asking for a donation for a ticket to the services and we are open to all members of the community.

Chavurah - Temple Beth El…is dedicated to Judaism as a living and growing

faith. It provides its members with a strong sense of Jewish identity. We invite all people to attend our services and be a part of our caring congregational family.

Tickets will be mailed out to the members and those that have worshiped with us prior.

Information is also being mailed out for names to be listed in the Book of Remembrance.

At Yiskor on Yom Kippur, we will recite the names of those in our Memorial Book of Remembrance.

We wish you and your families a happy and healthy New Year, L'Shana Tova T'katavoo. May you be inscribed in the book of life.

For further information, please contact Rabbi Dennis Tobin, RabbiDennis Tobin@aol.com; 973-769-3915.

—Dennis Tobin

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Co-op City Times / August 22, 2015

Church of New Vision

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 p.m. to 8 p.m.; and Prayer Service from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Wednesday evening. Be with us to learn the Truth from the Word of God. List of Events What's your shoe size? We are having a Building Fund Shoe Rally during the months of July and August.

Everyone can participate in this spirit fun-filled event: men, women and children, from the youngest to the oldest. All you have to do to partici-

Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams and the Co-op City Baptist Church family invite you to join us tomorrow at 9 a.m. for worship service. We invite you to worship, study, and pray with us.

Summer schedule is in effect and there will be only one worship service at 9 a.m. This summer schedule will remain in effect through Sunday, September 13.

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

Our telephone number is 718-320-3774.

Visit us on the web at www.coopcitybaptistchurch.org.

Mid-week worship service and Bible study classes are on hiatus for the summer and will resume on Wednesday, September 9. Prayer Services are also

on hiatus and will resume on Friday, September 11.

On Saturday, September 19, the 2016 Men’s and Women’s Day Committee will present a Fashion Show and Luncheon in Einstein Center( Room 38) from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. For additional information or to purchase tickets, please call 718-862-9243, 718-6711918 or the church at 718-320-3774.

The Co-op City Baptist Church exists to glorify God and to establish a living community of people who follow the teachings of Jesus the Christ through worship, prayer, Bible study and fellowship.

We seek to meet the spiritual and physical needs of the church through ministry.

—Hattie L. Lucas

Co-op City Baptist Church

pate is donate an amount equal to your shoe size. (i.e., if you wear a size 5, your donation would be $5, and so on, whatever your shoe size.) Cash and check donation are accepted.

(Make all checks payable to Church of the New Vision). For more information, see any member on the Pantry Ministry.

Save The Date Saturday, December 19 - Sight & Sound Theatre presenting The Miracle of Christmas.

Saturday, April 9 - Sight &. Sound Theatre presenting Sampson. Adults:

$150 and youth 12 and under, $145.

One-day package includes: Roundtrip transportation, all you can eat at Old Country Buffet, all taxes & gratuities, show and outlet shopping. For tickets, call church, 718-671-8746, or B. Brown, 718-671-3748.

The Church of the New Vision is located at 115 Einstein, 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. churchofnewvision.com.

—Carole Haque

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY August 22, 1950

Co-op City Times / August 22, 2015

Althea Gibson becomes first African-American on U.S. tennis tour On this day in 1950, officials of the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) accept Althea Gibson into their annual championship at Forest Hills, New York, making her the first African-American player to compete in a U.S. national tennis competition.

Growing up in Harlem, the young Gibson was a natural athlete. She started playing tennis at the age of 14 and the very next year won her first tournament, the New York State girls’ championship, sponsored by the American Tennis Association (ATA), which was organized in 1916 by black players as an alternative to the exclusively white USLTA. After prominent doctors and tennis enthusiasts Hubert Eaton and R. Walter Johnson took Gibson under their wing, she won her first of what would be 10 straight ATA championships in 1947.

In 1949, Gibson attempted to gain entry into the USLTA’s National Grass Court Championships at Forest Hills, the precursor of the U.S. Open. When the USLTA failed to invite her to any qualifying tournaments, Alice Marble–a four-time winner at Forest Hills–wrote a letter on Gibson’s behalf to the editor of American Lawn Tennis magazine.

Marble criticized the “bigotry” of her fellow USLTA members, suggesting that if Gibson posed a challenge to current tour players, “it’s only fair that they meet this challenge on the courts.” Gibson was subsequently invited to participate in a New Jersey qualifying event, where she earned a berth at Forest Hills.

On August 28, 1950, Gibson beat Barbara Knapp 6-2, 6-2 in her first USLTA tournament match. She lost a tight match in the second round to Louise Brough, three-time defending Wimbledon champion. Gibson struggled over her first several years on tour but finally won her first major victory in 1956, at the French Open in Paris. She came into her own the following year, winning Wimbledon and the U.S. Open at the relatively advanced age of 30.

Gibson repeated at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open the next year but soon decided to retire from the amateur ranks and go pro. At the time, the pro tennis league was poorly developed, and Gibson at one point went on tour with the Harlem Globetrotters, playing tennis during halftime of their basketball games. In the early 1960s, Gibson became the first black player to compete on the women’s golf tour, though she never won a tournament. She was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971.

Though she once brushed off comparisons to Jackie Robinson, the trailblazing black baseball player, Gibson has been credited with paving the way for African-American tennis champions such as Arthur Ashe and, more recently, Venus and Serena Williams.

After a long illness, she died in 2003 at the age of 76.

Source: history.com

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WE ARE AUTHORIZED GE CAPITAL, ARI & PHH DEALERS.

6 cyl

• New Spark Plugs • Adjust Timing & Carb when needed • Inspect Emission Control • Inspect Cables & Hoses • Most American Cars • Foreign Plugs Extra

$

99

4 cyl

$

99

95

COMPLETE CV AXLE INSTALLED MOST CARS

WE NOW SERVICE LARGE VEHICLES: STRETCH LIMOS, TRUCKS, VANS

COMPUTERIZED ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC

FREE

*

INCLUDING PRINTOUT *Most U.S. Cars

*with most Related Repairs. $39.95 Diagnostic only.