Co-op City Times 9/14/19

Pullout section: Riverbay Financials starting on page 9

Getting back to business

Vol. 54 No. 37

Linda Berk

President’s Message

President

Welcome back! The summer is winding down, our children are back in school and family vacations are now recent memories. I hope everyone had an incredible summer with family and friends.

Open Board Meeting The Board’s next business meeting will be open, held on Wednesday, Sept. 18, in room 31 of Bartow Center. On the agenda for this evening is our external auditors’, PKF O’Connor Davies, presentation of our most recent audit. In our continued effort for transparency, this is a presentation that should be made to the entire community. I continue to encourage the community to come out and be engaged as we discuss the issues around the corporation.

MTA Plans The resistance Co-op City made to the MTA’s new bus plans has proven to be worthwhile. As I said to the community our first night of call to action was that the MTA has woken a sleeping giant. There is power in numbers and in communities coming together and it was (Continued on page 2)

Saturday, September 14, 2019

Riverbay Call Center opens Monday streamlining service calls and improving customer service The Riverbay Call Center will make its grand opening on Monday, Sept. 15, under the stewardship of Ms. Lutitia Matthias, Riverbay’s associate director of Call Center operations, and a seasoned customer service professional with 20 years’ experience managing call centers.

“One of the most exciting developments at Riverbay is the hiring of an associate director for the Call Center who comes to Co-op City with impressive experience and a solid vision for what customer service is and how to deliver it to shareholders here,” said Riverbay Board President Linda Berk. “The new call center is going live next week and while it is going to take time to get the center up to full speed, the hemorrhaging will be stopped, and the forward progress and standards will eventually rise to a level of excellence.”

“I am pleased to welcome Lutitia to the Riverbay team,” Riverbay Executive General Manager Bob Klehammer said. “Her extensive experience in call center management and staff training is key to our plan to improve customer service in Co-op City. The opening of the call center is the first

BY ROZAAN BOONE

Open Board Meeting Set for Wed., Sept. 18, in Bartow Center

Lutitia Matthias, associate director, Riverbay Call Center.

step in this process.”

Ms. Matthias has been working for the past 40 days since she came on External Auditors to report to the community board at Riverbay Corporation to ready & flooring options to be decided the Call Center for opening, and training her 13-member staff who will all

BY ROZAAN BOONE The Riverbay Board will meet in open session on Wednesday, Sept. be crossed trained to handle Restora18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Bartow Center and shareholders are encouraged tions and Maintenance calls from to attend to hear the external auditors’report on the corporation’s finances. shareholders. In preparation, she has been listening in on phone calls, assess“Transparency is important, but it requires the community's involve- ing phone etiquette and how effectively ment," said Linda Berk, president of the Riverbay Board. "I encourage every shareholder to come out, be engaged (Continued on page 32) (Continued on page 4)

Grounds Dept. spruces up community benches, tree pruning begins Monday Riverbay’s Grounds Department is focusing on additional spruce up activities after a rather hectic summer that saw the community looking better than it has in quite some time.

The department has been repairing and painting benches around the development. This project, which began in August, was formerly done by the Maintenance Department.

It will continue throughout the winter, according to Grounds Director Mike Ambo, except for when it snows.

Working with a 2-member crew for now until more supplies and tools are Benches throughout Co-op City are being repaired delivered, the Bartow Cenand painted by the Grounds Department. Work will ter and Sections 3 and 4 continue throughout the winter, weather permitting. have been completed. Next

BY ROZAAN BOONE

Photo courtesy of Grounds Dept.

$1.25

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Photo by Rozaan Boone

Overnight shift for Parking attendants eliminated Corporation actively using technology and current personnel to fill departmental voids; saving jobs & money

As of September 15, garages one through eight will no longer have attendants working the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift. Riverbay employees who once worked the overnight shift have been reassigned to other areas of the corporation, including Buildings, Grounds, and Public Safety – saving their jobs and the community money.

According to Riverbay’s Assistant General Manager Warren Mitchell: “The goal is to increase efficiency and overall operations (Continued on page 6)

BY TORIEA McCAUSELAND

Councilman Andy King faces additional charges Denies all allegations; says, “They’re all lies.”

New York City Council’s Standards and Ethics Committee has reported that it is investigating new allegations made against Councilman Andy King for his attempts to retaliate against staff amid the formal charges that were made against him last month.

According to Councilman Steven Matteo (R-Staten Island), chair of the Council’s Ethics Committee, since the last committee meeting, “…Councilmember King has engaged in additional retaliatory behavior against staff (Continued on page 6)

BY TORIEA McCAUSELAND

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President’s Report

enthralling and encouraging to see so many cooperators come out to have their voices heard.

Out of this swell of interest across all generations here at Co-op City came the ad hoc committee. This committee worked diligently evenings after work and on Saturdays when necessary. Led by Blossom Johns and Aaron Carnegie, the committee came up with a very comprehensive proposal complete with statistics, schedules, photos of buses bunching at stops, maps, and strategies that included thought-provoking inter-agency coordination to eliminate some of the challenges for speed, an integral goal for MTA. I also want to thank Board directors who were involved in keeping the work going — Bernie Cylich, Rod Saunders, Mary Pearson, Francine Reva Jones, Michelle Marbury, Cheryl Jenkins and Andrea Leslie. Their support to the community activists was vital.

This community should be very proud of what we were able to do together.

Rarely has a president of the MTA come out and met with communities. Not only did President Andy Byford meet with this community and speak with us, he considered our proposal and made changes to the MTA’s original plan, adding additional money to the budget to try and meet the requests of this community. Their plans are not final, nor is our negotiating with the MTA. Those of us on the committee who met with President Byford and his executives at MTA headquarters were pleasantly surprised to see their willingness to compromise to meet the community’s needs, and for that, we will continue to push for our needs.

IT Committee This year, I will be chairing the IT Committee, assuming a responsibility I had when I began on the Board. My goal for IT is to continue to pursue Riverbay’s IT capability of the 21st century. We will provide the support and direction for our IT director to continue to build a modern IT infrastructure, equipment, software and system designs that will allow Riverbay to provide the efficient and comprehensive support for shareholders that are not only current with the times but are proactive and forward thinking. One of the biggest hindrances from being able to provide fast, comprehensive and efficient customer services has been our antiquated IT systems. While there are personnel and protocol issues that impact better customer service, the IT systems must be able to meet our needs.

We will meet the last Monday of the month. This committee need not be large but seated with shareholders who have a knowledge and understanding of the technology for which we will review and make recommendations. To that end, I (Continued from page 1)

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Laundry Rooms Upgrade of the laundry rooms is moving along and to date we have completed eight buildings. The upgrade was not without issues that have been addressed and are being resolved. The most noticeable issue was the black glass on the doors that we rejected several years ago. The black glass is the standard door CSC uses, so they did not order the clear glass door until Riverbay signed the contract between Riverbay and CSC. The preferred doors come from Europe, and there is lag time in receiving them, however, we could not wait for their receipt before upgrading the laundry rooms. So those doors will be installed when they arrive.

There were other issues that prevented a seamless roll out and left many shareholders frustrated and disappointed, from the senior discounts not being programmed, pricing of dryers and washing machines too high and necessary ramps in tower buildings (railings for ramps to come). What is important for shareholders to know, is that while we had issues, each problem has been addressed to keep to the plans the Board of Directors approved in the CSC contract.

Call Center One of the most exciting developments at Riverbay is the hiring of an associate director for the Call Center who comes to Co-op City with impressive experience and a solid vision for what customer service is and how to deliver it to shareholders here. The new call center is going live this week and while it is going to take time to get the center up to full speed, the hemorrhaging will be stopped, and the forward progress and standards will eventually rise to a level of excellence. We began to make progress with our new Yardi software by being able to analyze metrics allowing Riverbay the opportunity to identify problems and develop solutions. One of the most revealing metrics we uncovered recently is that we do not have the manpower to service the volume of calls coming into the offices. We have a challenge before us, but most importantly we have a plan and in our new associate director, we have the necessary leadership to run the call center. Stay tuned!

One by one, we will continue to tackle the problems the past years of neglect have left us with. If you are reading this report, you are effectively engaged and following our community newspaper. I ask that you continue to read our paper, stay informed, stay connected and tell a friend and a neighbor to do the same.

I cannot close without sending my prayers to the incredible islanders from Abaco, Bahamas. I spent two weeks there this summer and my heart is heavy for the destruction of the island and the lives of the beautiful people of Abaco. The Board will consider a relief effort that we can provide the devastated islands in the Bahamas to do our part knowing there are Bahamian shareholders here in Co-op City. The plans will follow and will be announced here in the Co-op City Times.

I continue to be interested in your thoughts and ideas. Please feel free to contact me at 347-913-4224, Riverbay Board, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475 or Lberk@riverbayboard.com.

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Co-op City’s Got Talent runner-up is a super star in the making

(BET) headquarters in midtown as well Eleven-year-old Section Three as shadow Frantz Cayo, executive proresident Sanai Ealy has big dreams ducer, BET Experience Fan Fest, and senior director, Programming and Talent of captivating hearts through dance, BET Experience. She explained: “That which some residents may have already experience was fun. It was like in the gotten a taste of during Co-op City’s middle of Times Square. I saw behind 50th Anniversary’s Co-op City’s Got the scenes. He told me about the artists Talent event that took place last Febthat he worked with and how they work ruary in the Einstein Center. there.”

Sanai didn’t expect for there to be When asked, “What do you want to an opportunity for her to show off her be when you grow up,” Sanai responded: art in the place where she grew up.

“When I grow up, I want to be a profes“It was something fun and different because I would’ve never thought I sional dancer, but may also want to be a teacher like my mom.” would’ve done something related to When she becomes a professional Co-op City,” said Sanai. “When I saw dancer, Sanai hopes to open her own the flyer, I told my mom I want to do dance company that will focus on all it, and we need to get on it.” forms of dance catering to all age groups.

Sanai described her performance Passionate about her craft, Sanai atthat evening as hip-hop or “Sinai-style,” tends a dance class after school where coming up with the moves on her own. she practices a combination of dance – “I danced to a mix of different oldHip-Hop, Jazz, Ballet, Acro, Majorette, school songs and I just basically made to name a few, and although she favors the choreography up from off the top Sanai Ealy of my head. I did something different Majorette and Acro, she loves them all.

While she’s actively gearing up to becoming a tripleeach time, and it got better each time. I was a little nervous, but I was so excited because the crowd was cheering for me,” threat, Sanai is spreading her wings into acting and possibly singing and as her star power continues to shine, neighbors the talented 11 year old said.

Sanai’s runner-up winning performance landed her a once can get a glimpse of her tomorrow dancing in the African in a lifetime opportunity to tour Black Entertainment Television Day Parade in Harlem.

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Find out what’s going on in Co-op City here...

NAMI Co-op City Meeting National Alliance on Mental IllnessNYC Metro (NAMI) Co-op City’s Family Support Group will resume on Thursday, Oct. 10. Meetings are held second Thursday of the month, room 35 of the Einstein Center, 7-9 p.m. For further info., please call (718) 379-2795.

Assemb. Benedetto’s Lobby Visits Assemblyman Michael Benedetto will be visiting the lobbies of more Co-op City buildings according to the following schedule. Both visits are 5:15 to 7 p.m.

• Tuesday, Sept. 17 – 600 Baychester Ave. (Bldg. 16B) • Wednesday, Sept. 18 – 120 DeKruif Place (Bldg. 7) These lobby visits give Co-op City shareholders an opportunity to discuss a broad range of topics with Assemblyman Benedetto and to hear about key highlights of the 2019 Legislative Session.

New York City Disabilities Expo Sunday, Oct. 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Einstein Community Center, the Riverbay Disabilities and Accommodations Committee in conjunction with the Co-op City Seventh-Day Adventist Church will be celebrating the 29th anniversary of the ADA with the NYC Disabilities Expo. The title of this year’s expo is “Building Inclusionary Bridges through the Arts.” The expo features exhibitors, speakers, interactive arts, clinics and workshops.

Bereavement Support Meetings resume JASA's Bereavement Support Group facilitated by Rev. Dr. Robert A. Smith, Jr. resumed its Monday meetings on Monday, Sept. 8, 1 p.m. in room 8, Dreiser Center. For more information, please call Dr. Smith at (917) 734-4058.

Annual ‘Dads Take Your Child To School Day’ Next Tuesday at MS 180 P.S.153x and M.S. 180x will unite this year to celebrate the annual “Dads Take Your Child To School” day next Tuesday, Sept. 17. The reception will be held at M.S.180x located at 700 Baychester Ave. starting promptly at 7:30 a.m.

The keynote speaker this year is Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. State Senator Jamaal Bailey will also be addressing the fathers in attendance. The theme for this year is “Community Partnerships.”

“Our community dads will be treated to resources and a broad networking opportunity to learn just how important a dad’s role is in the development and success of our children, academically and socially,” said Ron Hartridge, the parent coordinator of P.S.153x, a long-time Co-op City resident and initiator of this event.

“This is also an opportunity to be a part of a first ever collaboration between PS 153x and MS 180x. The impact of this relationship will positively enhance our children, parents, and community! Our DTYCTS event is the northeast flagship event for this year’s nationwide stage,” Mr. Hartridge said.

After over a decade of bringing this event to Co-op City, the program continues to grow. As Mr. Hartridge has remarked in the past, there used to be more panelists than attendees, but in recent years, the room has been filled to capacity.

According to data gathered by the National Fatherhood Initiative website in 2017, more than 1 in 4 children are growing up in a household without a father. Furthermore, children who grow up without a father are more likely to end up in prison and twice as likely to drop out of high school, just to name a few of the studies’ results.

BY BRANDON ORTIZ

Events like “Dads Take Your Child To School” day are a gesture that helps emphasize the importance of fatherhood.

For more information on the event, please contact Ron Hartridge at 718-904-5550, ext. 11200, or at 347-563-4957.

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and learn what you can about this corporation.”

From 6-7 p.m., Riverbay department heads will be available in Bartow Center to meet with shareholders who have specific questions or concerns. The Board meeting will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m.

Following roll call and approval of the meeting’s agenda, Riverbay Board President Linda Berk will give the president’s report, followed by Executive General Manager Bob Klehammer with the management update on capital projects and administrative improvements such as the new Riverbay Call Center opening on Monday, Sept. 16, Yardi software and other topics of interest, as well as projects such as smoke detector installation and laundry rooms.

Mr. Klehammer will also introduce Ms. Lutitia Matthias, associate director of the Riverbay Call Center.

A representative from the corporation’s external auditors, PKF O’Connor Davies, will then present their report to the Riverbay Board of Directors.

This week, the Riverbay Corporation’s financial statements for March 31, 2019 and 2018 is printed on pages 9-12 and pages 25-27 as a pull-out so shareholders can retain the document for their records.

After the Auditors’ report, the Board will focus on the second reading of resolution 19-47 for a lease to H&R Block.

The floor will then be opened for the Gallery Session where shareholders will have an opportunity to ask Board directors and Management topical questions.

After the Gallery Session closes, second reading of several resolutions on flooring options will be discussed and voted on, along with resolutions to approve a contract for the printing of the Co-op City Times, commercial rubbish removal and recycling and exclusion of Board directors removed for cause from the Riverbay Board of Directors.

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HAPPENING in Co-op City!

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Section 5 Fair and Reunion It was a family affair during the Section 5 Reunion where old residents from the neighborhood reunited for three days of fellowship. The homecoming was held Friday, Sept. 6, through Sunday, Sept. 8, starting with their Welcome Home Fish Fry and ending with a summer BBQ tent event on the Section Five greenway on Sunday.

L-R: Rod Strickland, retired NBA player and Truman alum who led the Co-op City school to the state championship; Courtney Cozart, long-time Co-op City resident and an All-City player for Bronx High School of Science; and Noel Ellison, Riverbay general manager and a school yard legend in his own right who played basketball in high school and college.

Kaira Gore, Zoe Peterson & Atira Peterson (Chicool) Photos by Shonte Armstrong

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members and additional Conflict of Interest violations.” He also went on to say that investigators have “uncovered corroborating evidence.”

The committee has since voted to issue “additional and superseding charges” against Councilman King for the above behavior.

Correspondingly, Mr. King gathered with supporters at North Bronx Seven Day Adventist Church on Thursday, Sept. 12, to clear his name in the matter.

News12Bronx reports the councilman told his supporters, “They’re lies, they’re not accurate, they’re disingenuous.

They’ve been manipulative and been

telling the people to kill my character of this year. The charges stem from a that I’m not this good person that the “preliminary inquiry” and range from Lord has created in me… It’s not in new claims of sexual harassment, “mismy DNA to be mean, nasty, and horuse of city resources,” violating rules rible to people, but to give service. of nepotism involving the councilman’s wife, who, allegedly, was allowed “to From the children that I serve, from perform Council business,” and “perthe seniors that I work with, to the mitted to engage in harassment of a NYCHA developments I helped improve.” council employee.”

Last year, Councilman King underCouncilman King’s “closed-door” went sensitivity and ethics training foldisciplinary hearing was held yesterday, lowing previous sexual harassment Sept. 13. If found guilty of violating accusations by a female staff member. ethics rules, he could face punitive Several new claims of harassment action. among other allegations against the There were no updates as of press councilman were announced in May time Friday.

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Grounds Dept.

week, work will begin in Section 2, and from there will move on to Section 1 before heading to Section 5. So far, about 90% of benches that do not require repairs have been painted.

“Previously, Maintenance was responsible for the upkeep of the benches so we inherited this project at the beginning of the budget year in April,” explained Mr. Ambo. “We were delayed because it’s new for us and we had to purchase material and new tools to handle the project, plus we had to get a few guys trained to do the work.

So we started in August because enough of the material came and we decided to go ahead. Once we get all

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of our supplies, I’d like to have two or three teams but we are still waiting on some tools.”

Mr. Ambo said he is very satisfied with the progress the team has made so far. “Especially with only one team, I am very satisfied with what they have accomplished so far. They are about 45% done.”

Next week, the Grounds Dept. will also begin pruning around the townhouses where overgrown trees are hanging over terraces and fallen leaves could block drains. Starting in Cooper Place, work will then progress to Debs Place and then to DeFoe Place. “After that, we will go to Sections 3 and 4,

and once the townhouses are completed, we will double back to Section 1 and start on the buildings,” Mr. Ambo said.

Speaking to department heads this past week, Bob Klehammer, Riverbay’s executive general manager, said: “I have to compliment Mike Ambo and his crew.

I think the grounds this year are the best I’ve seen in at least the four summers that I’ve been here. The planters all over the development look great. I love what they did in front of the Power Plant, but more importantly, Mike restarted a bench repair and painting project this year using the interns and the benches look fantastic. Great job!”

Riverbay’s general manager Noel Ellison added that at a building asso(Continued from page 1) ciation meeting, the loudest reaction came when the work of the Grounds costs for the community and residents. One shift of garage attendants cost us about Department was noted. “Everybody is $800,000 a year. We want to keep the community safe, viable, its infrastructure in noticing … the guys were even talking place and provide a high level of customer service with a nominal increase to the cost.” about it in the barber shop and I’ve The Riverbay Board approved the elimination of the overnight shift for garage never heard people talking about plants attendants as part of the 2019-2021 budget. in a barber shop!” he exclaimed.

“We presented the Board with data on the number of calls each night to the dispatcher because the garage attendants can’t lift the gates, dispatch does it. We collected a full week’s worth of data that showed calls were lowest during the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.,” said Riverbay’s Director of Parking Facilities Danielle O’Connor. “We brought that information to the Board, and they decided that we can just use the dispatcher and not have a person in the garage. We have eight garages and about ten employees who worked that shift. They’ve already been reassigned to other departments.”

With the approval of Resolution 19-38 onAugust 28, the installment of automated pay stations is already underway and will be available for use starting Sunday, Sept.

Follow us at @coopcitytimes 15. Customers will have to rely on using the stations and requesting assistance from for up-to-the-minute news and dispatch located offsite during the overnight hours. These video-equipped pay stations alerts relevant to Co-op City. You will accept cash, coin, and credit cards in addition to providing change, if needed. can also read the Co-op City Times Although customers might feel safer with an attendant present in the booth overnight, online at issuu.com/cctimes. the reality is attendants don’t make the garages safer than they already are. Ms. O’Connor Download the “issuu” app on your says, “They can’t help in those types of situations – they don’t offer any security or Android or Apple device. protection.” If customers are concerned about safety, Ms. O’Connor notes booths will Be sure to follow the Co-op City have staff when they’re significant events going on in the community. “We’re also Times on Twitter and trying to work with Co-op City Public Safety to increase rounds and possibly install at issuu.com.

Keep additional cameras,” she added. up with community As Riverbay adopts new money-saving strategies for the community, Management news at home or on will continue to introduce new technologies to make the corporation efficient without the go! sacrificing its employees. Mr. Mitchell said, “We’re trying to show the community that we’re saving jobs, while decreasing the costs to the corporation.”

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Public Safety Report

CCPD prepares Juvenile Reports to ensure quality of life on school days

BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO As we complete the first weeks of school, everyone should be in the swing of the new school year. We would like to make sure all students get through the school year without incident. It is important for parents to ensure their children are not in violation of Riverbay Corporation’s rules or New York City laws when traveling to and from school.

Public Safety enforces all applicable regulations to insure the safety of all students as well as the people and property of Co-op City.

Officers of the Co-op City Department of Public Safety are authorized to prepare Juvenile Reports when offenses of the law are committed by persons at least seven years of age but less than sixteen years of age. The Juvenile Report is a New York City Police Department form which is utilized when certain types of offenses are committed by persons under the age of 16. Preparation of a Juvenile Report takes the place of an arrest for all Violations and some Misdemeanors. When a Juvenile Report is issued, it is forwarded to the Youth Officer at the 45th Precinct. The Youth Officer at the 45th Precinct determines what type of follow-up is required.

Parents of the child are often contacted to monitor future activity. The Juvenile Report starts the process of intervention before serious delinquent activity begins.

When a child is taken into custody for the issuance of a Juvenile Report, the parents of the child are notified. It becomes necessary for the parent to respond to Public Safety Headquarters with identification to pick up the child. In the event the child is truant from school, the school is also contacted. School Safety is notified and the child is returned to school. After school hours, if the parent cannot be reached, the child is transported to a Juvenile Detention facility. Both Public Safety and the New York City Police Department take action regarding truant youths.

A Co-op City Community Complaint is also issued when the child is a Co-op City resident and the offense was committed within the confines of Co-op City.

The Co-op City Community Complaint carries a monetary fine and can be added to the monthly carrying charges. The fine for the first offense is $125. Subsequent violations result in doubled fines. Fines can be automatically added to the monthly rent. Rent will not be accepted without payment in full, including the additional charges for Community Complaints. Late fees will be assessed. Multiple violations can lead to eviction. This helps to maintain a high quality of life and low crime rate within the community.

Juvenile Reports are often issued for fighting during the school arrival and departure times. The officers of the Co-op City Department of Public Safety are strategically placed adjacent to the schools for the purpose of protecting the life and property of the residents of Co-op City. Students are encouraged to walk directly home or promptly board the bus to return home. Co-op City’s playgrounds are exclusively for the use of supervised children ages 12 and under. Tot lots are for use by children 7 and under also with adult supervision required. Co-op City children should respond right home after school and then return back to the playground with their parents after the school dismissal crowd has left the community.

Parental supervision is always a requirement for use of Co-op City’s playgrounds and Tot Lots.

Parents of school age children should encourage children to respond home without delay and refrain from engaging in fighting while on the way to and from school. Parents should also make sure students are always in possession of the proper bus pass or MetroCard for boarding the bus. Any theft or loss of a bus pass should be reported immediately in order that a replacement card can be issued.

Children should be instructed to never board the buses from the rear door. This act is dangerous and also illegal. Summonses are actively issued for boarding buses without payment or school issued MetroCard. Plainclothes MTA officers are often used for payment enforcement especially on the Special Express buses.

It is always important for cooperators to call the Department of Public Safety when they observe any suspicious activity, especially during school arrival and dismissal times. Youths observed fighting or attempting to enter the buildings for the purpose of loitering should be reported immediately.

It is important that everyone stays safe throughout the year. If you see anything

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Public Safety Blotter 09/01/2019 – 09/07/2019 09/05/2019 – 140 Elgar Place A male was located and issued community complaints after he picked up and swung a caution sign, breaking a display case.

99 Carver Loop A cooperator reported their vehicle being broken into and various items removed.

140 Benchley Place A male was arrested by CCPD after allegedly assaulting another male. The male suffered bleeding and lacerations as a result and the defendant was remanded to Bronx Central Booking.

09/06/2019 – 2049 Bartow Avenue A National Data and Surveying Systems technician filed a report with CCPD stating all their equipment left behind for testing purposes was apparently stolen by unknown persons. The matter is still under investigation. suspicious, notify the proper authorities. Always remember, if you see something, say something. Call 911 and the Department of Public Safety at (718) 671-3050.

Callers may remain anonymous when giving information.

Co-op City is a diverse community with people of all ages, abilities and characteristics. All persons should remember to respect each other and embrace their differences. Don’t forget to say “hello” to your neighbors when you pass each other in the hallway or in the street. Co-op City strives to accommodate all persons. It is also important to remember that not all disabilities are visible. Someone who appears to be healthy may have a physical or developmental disability.

September is known as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, Cholesterol Awareness Month as well as Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month. This is a good opportunity to learn about disabilities or conditions that may affect your friends, family members or neighbors. It is also a good opportunity to schedule a full physical examination with cholesterol testing and other tests recommended by your physician. Knowledge is power, the more you learn the stronger you become.

Save the date: Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Einstein Community Center the Riverbay Corporation Disabilities and Accommodations Committee in conjunction with the Co-op City Seventh-Day Adventist Church will be celebrating the 29th anniversary of the ADA with the NYC Disabilities Expo. The title of this year’s expo is “Building Inclusionary Bridges through the Arts.” The expo features exhibitors, speakers, interactive arts, clinics and workshops. This is the fifth annual disabilities expo.

Laundry Carts

The laundry carts in the Riverbay laundry facilities in the basement of your buildings are provided for the convenience of all shareholders. These carts should not be removed from the laundry room.

Shareholders who are identified removing the carts from the laundry rooms will be assessed a $125 community fine for abuse of the premises.

Thank you for your cooperation.

—Riverbay Management

If You See Something, Say Something!

Working Together To Keep Co-op City Safe!

• Report any unusual or suspicious persons or activity to CCPD. • Do not allow strangers access to your building by holding the door.

• Be aware of work being done in your building and when contractors are allowed to be on the premises.

• Never leave your car or apartment door unlocked.

• Do not leave packages or electronics in your car where they are visible.

• Remember: You can make anonymous calls to CCPD.

Emergency: 718-651-3050 or 9-1-1 Non-Emergency: 718-320-3330 www.ccpd.us • @CCPDnyc

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Cooperative Negotiations Continue

church members (Co-op City Baptist Church) in Section 5. All of these ladies have been seen at the aforementioned events, and community-based organizations and because the committee understands the imporSecond Vice President tance these surveys will play towards the future of Co-op City’s transportation needs going forward, you In a continuation of my thanking members of the will be continuing to see these hard working ladies Co-op City MTA Ad Hoc Committee, I would like to who are often joined from time to time by our hard take this time to recognize the Community Outreach working gentlemen, Justin Russell, Ron Altieri and Al Sub-Committee members.

Lynch. Board Directors Kevin Lambright & Michelle The Community Outreach subcommittee is com- Marbury have collected a couple hundred signatures prised of members: subcommittee chair – Leslie Peter- from their building and other venues. Jaqueline Smith son, committee co-chair Aaron Carnegie, Margaret has been one of those committee members who wears Chinnery, Novella Thomas, Gloria Bruce, Loretta multiple hats, however, on this subcommittee, she has Mines, Ron Altieri, Justin Russell, Alfred Lynch, Ricky been diligent at collecting townhouse signatures and Deas, Michelle Marbury, Kevin Lambright & Jacque- will be continuing to go door-to-door to do so. line Smith.

The importance of the survey is underscored by the The Community Outreach Committee was respon- importance the MTA put on theirs back in 2014. That sible for creating both the letter to MTA President 2013 survey (1,900 respondents, according to the 2014 Andy Byford, and the Co-op City MTA Ad Hoc Com- report), appears to have been taken by very few coopmittee survey. When both documents were presented erators who we’ve asked so far, but the information to the entire committee for review, they were then that they gathered was considered crucial in their decivoted on, and made ready for distribution throughout sion making and justifications regarding Co-op City’s the entire community. Additionally, the survey was bus routes. The 2013 MTA results cannot be verified. printed in our Co-op City Times. Leslie Peterson was The MTA Ad Hoc Committee’s 2019 survey will be responsible for contacting building presidents to be known throughout the Co-op City community and will supportive of the committee’s survey/letter signature absolutely be verifiable. drive, and for providing the information placed into The Needs of the One our monthly carrying charge envelopes.

In closing, I would like for the Co-op City comThe Ground Work munity to consider my opinion regarding viewpoints Margaret Chinnery & Loretta Mines, two of the that have been appearing in the Co-op City Times over first volunteers and most ardent supporters of the oppo- the past few weeks. When you are an elected represition to the MTA’s original proposal, were the origi- sentative of as large a body as Co-op City and you nators of the “Just Say Nay to the MTA” signs that serve on a committee, you have a responsibility to repyou’ve seen at many public events here in Co-op City. resent the majority. When you personally feel that your Margaret and Loretta have been extremely effective opinions and conclusions, in being a majority of one, at acquiring survey & letter signatures from coopera- is so much more important than a majority of everytors at past events such as the Jazzfest, Gospelfest, one else’s, then in my opinion, self-reflection is warTunes on Tuesdays & Wicked Wednesday evening ranted. “The needs of the many must always outweigh shows. A lot of this work was accomplished in tem- the needs of the few.” A famous Star Trek movie line peratures that often exceeded 90 degrees and while – but relative and appropriate in a democracy. fighting off hungry mosquitoes!

To those of you who read this viewpoint, I want to Joining Ms. Chinnery & Ms. Mines in collecting be clear – there was only signatures were Gloria Bruce and Novella Thomas. one Co-op City MTA Ad Both of these ladies were also at these well attended Hoc Committee. There events. I know Ms. Thomas obtained signatures from was only one document

Director’s Viewpoint

Rod Saunders

Building 35 Association

Monday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. is the next meeting of the Building 35 Association.

This is an important meeting to determine the future of our Association. We will be discussing activities, officers, dues, scheduling and any topics the attendees believe necessary. The executive board is urging cooperators in Building 35 to attend. If you are unable to attend but want to have some input, email me at Baldsgm@gmail.com.

—Bill Gordon

that was going to be considered as “the proposal” that was going to be considered by the MTA. Only one proposal was going to be endorsed by our elected representatives. Each of them received a copy, and all but one endorsed the submission (no comment either way).

Interference here could well have jeopardized everything.

The Ad Hoc Committee’s only true goal was to get Co-op City as much of what our community has been asking for with all of our bus routes for over 9 years now. The committee’s mandate from the community was crystal clear, in that it was to negotiate for what our Co-op City residents wanted. As far as the final proposal document was concerned, there was absolutely no room for self-aggrandizement.

Also, when comments appearing in the Co-op City Times contain more questions than factual statements, when hypothetical conjecture replaces a willingness to know the facts by simply getting involved, again, in my opinion, this does nothing more than completely disrespects the efforts of the decent, hardworking, volunteer committee members who stepped forward for their community, when those attempting to critique them could not, or more to the point, would not.

I want to emphatically point out again that the committee’s vote on the document (almost every member in attendance) was unanimous. Not one dissenting vote!

At the end of the vote to accept the final draft, there was an appreciative round of applause for the final document.

Again, the committee’s proposal represents a culmination of everything that we have heard from cooperators, read in our collection of surveys to that point, and what we experience ourselves as commuters every day, and we were very proud to submit it to the MTA on Aug. 27.

What the community wants and deserves will not come easily, but the committee is working extremely hard for what’s in the best interest of Co-op City commuters.

As always, thank you for reading my viewpoint, and I can be reached at rsaunders@riverbayboard.com.

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RIVERBAY CORPORATION Financial Statements For Years Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

Independent Auditors’ Report

The Board of Directors Riverbay Corporation

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Riverbay Corporation (the “Company”), which comprise the balance sheets as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related statements of comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders’ deficit and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of

these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors’ Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United

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Independent Auditors’ Report Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the years ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 Notes to Financial Statements

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Independent Auditors’ Report on Supplementary Information Supplementary Schedules 31 Schedules of Other Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses for the years ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 31 Schedule of Future Major Repairs and Replacements (Unaudited) for the year ended March 31, 2019 31 RIVERBAY CORPORATION Balance Sheets (rounded to nearest thousand)

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States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the rea-

sonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Riverbay Corporation as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

July 31, 2019

March 31, 2019 and 2018

Notes to Financial Statements 1. Organization Riverbay Corporation (the “Company”) is a limited profit housing company organized under the Private Housing Finance Law of the State of New York (the “State”) for the purpose of owning, maintaining and operating the low and middle-income cooperative housing development known as Co-op City, located in the Bronx. Certain aspects of the Company’s operations are regulated by the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (the “DHCR”) pursuant to provisions of the Private Housing Finance Law. On November 28, 2012, the Company refinanced its existing debt (see Note 5) under Sections 207/223(f) of the National Housing Act. In connection with the refinancing, certain operating policies of the Company are supervised by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) in accordance with its regulatory agreement.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates The Company prepares its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Income Taxes – Capital Contributions Effective April 1, 2015, the Company accounts for certain revenue items differently for financial reporting and income tax purposes. The principal differences are permanent in nature and relate to any portion of carrying charges applicable to mortgage amortization and capital improvements which are accounted for as contributions to additional paid-in capital for income tax purposes whereas such items are recognized as revenue for financial reporting.

As a result, the amounts credited to additional paid-in capital for income tax purposes for the years ended March 31 are as follows: 2016 $22,180,000 2017 16,978,000 2018 14,690,000 2019 23,631,000 Property, Buildings and Equipment Property, buildings and equipment are recorded at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis, as follows: Buildings 50 years Building improvements and equipment 10-50 years Furniture and equipment 5 years Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Depreciation expense amounted to $18,764,000 and $19,368,000 for the years ended March 31, 2019 and (Continued on page 11)

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RIVERBAY CORPORATION Financial Statements

RIVERBAY CORPORATION Balance Sheets (rounded to nearest thousand)

Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (rounded to nearest thousand)

RIVERBAY CORPORATION Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit (rounded to nearest thousand) For the years Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

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ical experience and review of accounts receivable.

The allowance for uncollectible receivables is established through a provision for bad debts charged to expense. Accounts receivable are charged against the allowance for uncollectible receivables when management believes that collectability is unlikely. While management uses the best information available to make its evaluation, future adjustments to the allowance may be necessary if there are significant changes in economic conditions.

Fair Value Measurement U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received from an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes the following three levels of inputs that are used to measure fair value: Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Common Stock Class B common stock is owned by the tenant-shareholders of the Company. The Company, acting as agent for the departing tenant-shareholder, pays the departing tenantshareholder his or her original purchase price plus a small appreciation in equity, only after the Company receives payment for the stock from a new tenant-shareholder. The selling price of the Company's stock to be charged to new entering tenant-shareholders has been determined by the Board of Directors and has been periodically increased. The amount received in excess of the par value is credited to additional paid-in capital. At March 31, 2019 and 2018, the selling price was $4,500 per room.

The stock purchased from departing tenant-shareholders whose apartments are considered unsalable because of construction-defect damages are held by the Company until the apartment is restored to salable condition and resold.

Class A common stock is not owned by tenant-shareholders. Each share has the same voting and distribution rights as each share of Class B common stock.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Pension Accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of the unrecognized actuarial gains and losses and unrecognized prior service costs on the Company’s defined benefit penNotes to Financial Statements by a comparison of the carrying amounts of the asset to sion plans. aggregate future undiscounted net cash flows expected to March 31, 2019 and 2018 Pension Plans be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered The cost of benefits provided by defined benefit pen(Continued from page 9) impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by sion plans is recorded in the period employees provide the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets service. The cost of pension plan amendments that provide 2018, respectively.

The New York State Housing Finance Agency (the exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed for benefits already earned by plan participants is amor"HFA") assumed a substantial share of the cost of correct- of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair tized over the expected period of benefit which may be: (1) ing defects in the original construction of Co-op City. The value less costs to sell. There is no such impairment for the duration of the applicable collective bargaining agreeCompany classified the cost of correcting these defects as the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. ment specific to the plan; (2) expected future working lifeCash and Cash Equivalents and Concentrations either a capitalized cost or a building repair based on the time; or (3) the life expectancy of the plan participants. of Credit Risk nature of the expenditure. On September 30, 2004, the Carrying Charges Cash and cash equivalents consist of highly liquid finanCompany entered into a settlement agreement with Tenant-shareholders are subject to monthly assessHFA which effectively reduced its debt to provide for cial instruments with maturities of three months or less ments to provide funds for the Company's operating its share of correcting the original construction defects. from the date of purchase. At March 31, 2019 and 2018, expenses, future capital acquisitions, and major repairs Accordingly, on September 30, 2004, the net book values substantially all of the Company’s cash was held by three and replacements. Carrying charges are subject to of the original buildings were offset against the debt financial institutions and were in excess of federally insur- DHCR's approval. On April 3, 2019, the Company’s able limits. In addition, as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Board of Directors adopted a resolution to propose an reduction in the amount of $92,604,000. balances in the reserve funds and mortgage escrow deposits increase in carrying charges of 1.9% in fiscal 2020 and Debt Issuance Costs Debt issuance costs are reported on the balance sheets were in excess of federally insured limits. The Company another 1.9% in fiscal 2021. The Board of Directors also as a direct deduction from the face amount of the debt. has not experienced any losses on its deposits. proposed a $1,000 increase in the equity per room. The Accounts Receivable and Allowance for The debt issuance costs are being amortized over the term Company submitted applications to DHCR for the Uncollectable Receivables of the debt on a method that approximates the effective increases in carrying charges and equity, and as of July 29, Accounts receivable are recorded at net realizable 2019 both applications are still pending DHCR approval. interest method. value representing the billed amount less allowance for In fiscal 2019, carrying charges were increased by 1.9% Asset Recoverability Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment when- uncollectible receivables. The Company uses the effective August 1, 2018. As of July 2, 2019 carrying ever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts charges will be increased by 1.9%. carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. receivable. Under the allowance method, an estimate of (Continued next page) Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured uncollectible receivable amounts is made based on historRIVERBAY CORPORATION Statements of Cash Flows (rounded to nearest thousand)

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RIVERBAY CORPORATION Financial Statements

ance is insured by three different government agencies as follows: $551,500,000 by Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”), $55,000,000 by State of New York Mortgage Agency ("SONYMA"), and $15,000,000 by New York City Housing Development Notes to Financial Statements Corporation (“HDC”). The loan bears interest at a rate of 2.4% per annum and requires monthly payments of principal and interest until the entire unpaid principal balance is Insurance The Company’s general liability insurance program provides standard insurance cov- fully paid.

Scheduled monthly payments are as follows: erage for insurance claims in excess of $500,000. A provision is made currently for the March 2017 - November 2017 $ 2,206,000 estimated cost of incurred claims below such limits based on an actuarial review. The December 2017 - June 2021 2,185,000 actuarial review provides for projections and analyses which rely on methods and July 2021 January 2023 2,170,000 assumptions that are in accordance with standard actuarial practice.

February 2023 - December 2047 2,163,000 Such projections and analyses are generally based on industry loss development facThe loan matures on December 1, 2047, at which time any remaining principal and tors from loss and exposure information provided by the Company to the actuary instead of the Company's historical loss development patterns. As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, accrued interest thereon shall be due. The loan is collateralized by the underlying prop$9,426,000 and $10,042,000, respectively, has been accrued relating to estimated claims erty and any improvements thereon. Estimated annual principal mortgage payments for expense below policy coverage. At March 31, 2019 and 2018, $185,000 was accrued the next five years and thereafter are as follows: relating to estimated claims expense above workers’ compensation policy coverage.

Because of the inherent uncertainty involved in estimating the loss on claims, especially the estimate of claims not yet made, it is reasonably possible that the Company's estimate of the loss will change materially in the near term. The amount of such change cannot be estimated.

Shareholders' Deficit As stipulated in the cooperative agreement, the Company is allowed to apply a shareholder’s equity balance against the respective unpaid account receivable balances. As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, shareholders' equity so applied amounted to approximately $2,222,000 and $2,063,000, respectively. The deficit by these shareholders will be settled by the Company upon sale of the stock.

Deferred Shareholders’ Deficit The Company provides a deferred equity incentive program to its new shareholders Effective November 28, 2017 and with prior written notice, the remaining principal whereby shareholders are required to deposit 35% of the purchase price (25% prior to balance may be prepaid in whole or in part. Prepayment of the loan is subject to a prepaid January 2014) and are charged interest at the rate of 5% per annum on the remaining balpremium in accordance with loan agreement. ance payable over a seven-year period. For the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, The Company is required to pay an annual mortgage insurance premium (“MIP”) to approximately $666,000 and $639,000, respectively, was recognized as interest income in the accompanying financial statements related to the deferred equity incentive pro- FHA equal to 0.45% of the FHA outstanding principal balance on each anniversary date gram. As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the outstanding balance of deferred shareholders’ of January 1. Monthly amounts of $233,000 are being paid by the Company to the lender, and the lender agrees to make the annual payment directly to FHA. deficit amounted to $10,297,000 and $11,362,000, respectively.

In connection with the SONYMA mortgage of $55,000,000, the Company is required Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes The Company follows the accounting guidance for uncertainty in income taxes which to pay a MIP to SONYMA equal to 0.5% of the SONYMA mortgage for as long as the provides a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement SONYMA mortgage is intact. In addition, HDC is entitled to an annual maintenance fee recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax equal to 0.5% of HDC's guaranty of $15,000,000 for as long as HDC's guaranty is intact. return. Using this guidance, an entity may recognize and measure the tax benefit from an Both SONYMA's MIP and HDC's maintenance fee are paid monthly by the Company uncertain tax position in its financial statements only if it is more-likely-than-not (i.e., a and are held in escrow by the lender, and the lender agrees to make the annual payments likelihood of more than 50%) that the tax position will be sustained on examination by directly to SONYMA and HDC. In accordance with the loan agreement, the Company was required to make an initial the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. Management believes the Company has no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclo- deposit to a replacement reserve account with the lender in the amount of $38,430,000, which is to be used to fund approved capital projects. In addition, the Company is sure in the financial statements as of March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018. required to make monthly contributions of $175,000 to the replacement reserve account.

Revenue Recognition As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the balances in the replacement reserve account were The Company’s revenue is derived primarily from the collection of carrying charges and other resident shareholder charges related to operating a residential housing cooper- $11,568,000 and $18,561,000, respectively. All the requisitions are subject to approval ative. Revenue is recognized on an accrual basis in accordance with resident shareholder and verification by the lender, DHCR, and HUD. HUD reserves the right to inspect the progress and quality of work performed. In addition, the Company was required to agreements.

The Company has recognized contributions received from the Assisted Multi-Family deposit an aggregate amount of $28,977,000 with the lender into various escrow Building Program (“AMP”), approved by the New York State Energy Research and accounts to be used exclusively for critical and non-critical repairs, general operating Development Authority (“NYSERDA”), for the installation of energy conservation reserves, violations, SONYMA's mortgage insurance, and HDC's maintenance fee, all measures when received rather than over the period for which the Company will recog- specifically identified by HUD. Monthly deposits to these escrow accounts total nize the depreciation expense related to the costs of the energy conservation measures. $233,000. As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the balances in the other escrow accounts The Company has no obligation to maintain the energy conservation measures in place totaled $20,637,000 and $22,611,000, respectively.

Disbursements from these funds are restricted to specific performance as defined in and management believes that the cost of the energy conservation measures did not the loan agreement, and are subject to approval of the lender and HUD. exceed its benefits, even if the AMP/NYSERDA contributions are not considered.

The Company is also required to make monthly escrow deposits with the lender. Such Subsequent Events Evaluation by Management Management has evaluated subsequent events for disclosure and/or recognition in the amounts are determined by the lender to ensure sufficient funds are available to pay real financial statements through the date that the financial statements were available to be estate taxes, insurance, and the FHA MIP. As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the balances in the escrow deposit accounts totaled $5,494,000 and $6,633,000, respectively. issued, which date is July 31, 2019.

6. Income Taxes 3. Restricted Cash The U.S. Tax Court has ruled that housing cooperatives are subject to Subchapter T The Company has a number of restricted funds which are designated for specific purposes and may require HFA or DHCR approval to disburse. These funds do not include of the Internal Revenue Code. Subchapter T requires corporations to allocate income and replacement and other reserves which were established in accordance with the expenses among patronage and nonpatronage sources and limits the use of patronage Company’s mortgage debt (see note 5). The funds are primarily invested in short-term losses as deductions to the extent of patronage income. Income is patronage sourced if it is derived from an activity that is so closely intertwined with the main cooperative effort bank certificates of deposit and money market funds. that it may be characterized as directly related to, and inseparable from, the cooperative's 4. Mortgage Costs principal business activity, and thus facilitates the accomplishment of the cooperative's Mortgage costs are as follows: business purpose. However, if the transaction or activity which produces the income merely enhances the overall profitability of the cooperative, then the income is from nonpatronage sources.

The permanent differences related to contributions to additional paid in capital were sufficient to reduce taxable income and resulted in losses for income tax purposes for the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Therefore, a provision for income taxes is not reported in the accompanying financial statements.

At March 31, 2019, the Company has available operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) The Company’s mortgage loan payable is presented net of unamortized deferred loan of approximately $184 million for income tax purposes of which approximately $164 costs of $2,990,000 and $3,094,000 at March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Amortization expense for each of the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 amounted million expires during various years through March 31, 2018 and approximately $20 milto $104,000 and is reflected in mortgage interest and amortization expense in the accom- lion may be carried forward indefinitely. Approximately $81 million represents NOLs from patronage sources and $103 million represents NOLs from non-patronage sources. panying statements of comprehensive income (loss).

5. Mortgage Debt The Company maintains a mortgage with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The principal bal(Continued page 29) (Continued from preceding page)

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Building 13 Association

Our Building 13 Association Inc. meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Our guest speaker will be the Riverbay director of sales.

Recently there was an article in the Co-op City Times regarding succession rights and the downsizing transfer pilot program. All cooperators, including those new to Building 13, should attend the meeting to get accurate answers to your questions. We welcome those new to Building 13, the association room is located outside under the portico.

The renovation of one high rise elevator is completed and in service. I have requested a date for the start of the second high rise elevator. Again, we appreciate the patience you have shown. Now we must make sure we do our part to preserve the beauty and integrity of the elevator cab. When moving items (especially furniture pieces) in and out of your unit or when expecting a delivery, contact the Sales department or your CSO to inquire about a permit and/or padding for the inside of the elevator. You, the shareholder, are paying for these improvements so take care of your investment.

Soundview Ferry – One of items we requested in the MTA ad hoc committee proposal was an express bus Wall Street stop and/or a shuttle to the Soundview Ferry. The Soundview Ferry is operated by Hornblower; the ride to Manhattan is about 46 minutes. Several communities have received free shuttle service to their ferry location sponsored by Hornblower. Please Google: Contact Us – NYC Ferry by Hornblower and request Co-op City, a community of over 55,000 residents, be provided free shuttle service to the Soundview Ferry. Our recent interaction with the MTA as a community allowed us to make significant progress but there is more work to be done.

Women Keeping It Real returns Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. in the association room. Women Keeping It Real is an inspiring, insightful and informative social gathering of women of all ages exchanging information, empowering and encouraging each other. Join us! The atmosphere is fun, the refreshments delectable and the topics varied. We welcome new guests but you must be 18 and over to participate. Something on your mind…let’s talk.

Rivers Run Community Garden – Join us as we honor Spanish Heritage Month, Sunday, Sept. 15, from 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Enjoy the one man band of Juan Ortega, a very entertaining musician, and the NCNW Book Club, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. The breeze is nice and the view awesome. The Sept. 15 event is sponsored by Councilman Andy King and the Riverbay Community Relations Department, along with the Rivers Run Community Garden.

Checks for Building 13 events should be made payable to Building 13 Assoc.

Inc. and mailed to 100 Casals Place #32K, Bronx, NY 10475. Contacts: Gail Sharbaan, treasurer, at 718-671-3801 or Leslie Peterson, president, at 718-320-1370, (daddpeterson@aol.com). Our website is http://www.bldg13assoc.com or email us at bthirteen.assoc@yahoo.com.

Thanks for making our team work.

—Leslie Peterson

8th Annual College, Career & Resource Fair

Save The Date: Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, 9 – 5 p.m. Location: The Dr. Daniel Hale Middle School MS 180.

This first community youth event was developed in 2012, serves over 300 students annually with the purpose of providing access to higher education for students, while highlighting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). We invite all colleges and universities that seek all students.

Additionally, we have been able to help several parents reduce college costs by providing valuable resources. This effort has been enhanced as most parents need money for college.

At the College Fair, students will have access to college representatives, the decision makers.

In 2012, the inclusion and appeal to elementary students (3rd grade & up) was based on the new emphasis placed on college and career readiness for all students through the Common Core State Standards. Many cooperators have children attending 3rd to 12th grade. Our elementary students have been able to create their own Pepsi commercial and received money orders to open a 529 College Saving Plan, etc.

For the past three years, our youth have been introduced to the Morris HS 2Train Robotics Team. I attended their 20th Anniversary this year at Columbia University. In 2002, then-Secretary of State Colin Powell returned to his alma mater, Morris High School, class of 1954, to present a medal to the Robotic Team.

An additional special treat for the elementary students this year will be some “hands on” with engineers: The 3D Experience, Engineering Design Competition, Technology Behind the Music and Slime Time (not your ordinary slime).

We are still adding to the list of colleges and career resources. A special thank you to cooperators who support this awesome ongoing youth initiative.

Thank you, volunteers!

—Evelyn M. Turner

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Building 10 Association

Greetings, fellow cooperators.

New Cooperators – Welcome all new cooperators. We look forward to seeing you at the next general membership meeting.

Build the Block Meeting – On Aug. 29, 2019, I attended a meeting with the Neighborhood Coordination Officers and the Steady Sector Officers from the 45th Pct. During this meeting, they gave us some tips to avoid becoming a victim of a crime. Beware of phone scams, don’t leave items visible in your car, get tire locks, esp. for Honda Accords, don’t put your purse behind you (i.e. on a restaurant chair) and don’t leave your purse in the shopping cart at the grocery store. In case of an emergency, call CCPD at 718-671-3050 and NYPD at 911.

For non-emergencies, call 311.

General Membership Meeting – Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019 at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:45 p.m.) in the Building 10 Association room (rear lobby of Bldg. 10B). We will have nominations for the vacant positions on the executive board of the Building 10 Association. We are looking forward to seeing everyone. Light refreshments will be served.

Suicide Prevention – If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide or in emotional distress, the number to call for help in NYC is 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355). The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number is 1-800273-8255.

Association Dues – Collection of building association dues has begun for the year 2019. Building association dues are $10.00 per apartment. If you missed the dues collections in your building, you can bring it to the association meeting or please see any executive board member.

We would like to wish all September babies, a very happy birthday.

To the homebound and sick, we wish you a speedy recovery.

To all who have lost a loved one recently, we give our deepest condolences.

Have a great week.

—Jewel Crawford-Duncan

The deadline for submitting club articles is Mondays at 5 p.m.

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Broun Place Townhouse Association

This week, I welcomed views from neighbors on Grounds conditions and questions on what exactly grounds is supposed to do. After all, we are a state Mitchell-Lama, we own the share value of our apartments, we are not private and are not entitled to individual gardening and personal care. We do enjoy pedestrian gardening and trimming of public areas of the property and I will be sharing more specifics on that. By the way, we look forward to hearing more from you on what are your issues.

Our first meeting in September is Wednesday, the 25. It will be an election meeting. All members of Broun Place Townhouse Association are eligible to vote. To be on the ballot, membership in the association is required. Dues are $12 a household, you can pay by check or cash to our treasurer, 22A. If you wish to run for office, place a note in 31B or 22A. Neighbors, check out the renovated dumpster bins in our dumpster pad. Please take note, they are designated, named, cleaned and have wheels. Thank you to the Building and Grounds Department. Prior, our bins had been in a terrible condition. These come as a welcome relief.

Your executive committee distributed MTA petitions. Questionnaires have been collected and submitted. Mr. Saunders, Riverbay Board member, confirmed that though the agreement was signed, he appreciated the continuance of submitted surveys.

By these, learning more from the people. Ours were submitted on the 28th.

Welcome to new cooperators in 30A and 4A. New residents, please follow Co-op City rules, especially regarding BBQ; only electric grills are allowed and please take your newspapers in from your front door.

Uncovered mattresses were dumped in our dumpster pad. Mattresses must be wrapped to be discarded properly. Any information on the doers, submit a note to 31B. Please bring your garbage to the main dumpster sites and follow the recycling color chart.

Regarding the red garbage can, its lid needs to remain on. A disgusting bag of garbage was disposed of on the grounds by the flyer posting window box. Disposing of house garbage, just dumping it on the grounds, is disgusting. If anyone saw the person just leave the bag next to the flyer posting box, let a committee member know.

Vacations are still going on. Do not turn off the convector when you are out of town as long as it is warm outside. Condensation builds up if the air is not circulating and drips from the inside. If you are worried about drips or leaks, place a tray under each convector. Do unplug electrical strips when you leave for days at a time.

Our Broun Place Executive Committee wishes David Garcia continued recovery and we are hoping for the best for John Roberts. May they have many good days ahead. Birthday greetings to all born in September. Please contact us regarding publishing tidings. Keep dancing and we guarantee happy days ahead!

—Eva Kindaichi-Lazaar

Building 9 Association

Greetings, Building 9 family.

School is in session. Drive safely in the school zones. We wish the best for our students and parents in the coming year.

Our building association’s motto is Thankful,

Annual Senior Picnic: Rosemarie Bailey, Shirley Wells, Linda Holley and Mimi Hilliard.

Grateful, Blessed. Please take a moment to peruse the photos on our bulletin boards. It’s September; time to get back to work. The association room will be cleaned and set up in preparation for our next meeting. The Building 9 Association Executive Board is eager to get started. Our responsibility is to inform, engage and empower the members of the Building 9 Association of shareholders to the best of our ability.

Our profound appreciation to Linda Holley for addressing Assemblyman Benedetto with our need for obtaining funding to restore the JASA Dementia Program to the Co-op City community. Assemblyman Benedetto agreed to look into the matter and get back to us. Well done, Linda Holley!

The garage 2 roof is under construction to remove the overhead beams as required by our most recent loan agreement. Please pay attention to the ‘no roof parking’ signs or risk being towed.

Do not leave bread crumbs, rice or other food on the grassy areas near our buildings for birds or other animals. The food left for birds or squirrels during

the day, remains at night. The left-over food attracts skunks, raccoons, rats, and other wildlife to our building, shrub lines and grassy areas around our building.

Rodents and other animals will build nests near any food source. If you have extra food, please consider donating the food to one of the disaster-relief sites identified by FEMA. People first.

The Rivers Run Community Garden is hosting the Latin American month celebration on September 15 at 3 p.m. Please come out and join us for good friends, good music and good food.

The Black Forum Emergency Food Pantry is open

Building 25 Association

Let’s say goodbye to summer 2019, what a hot one it was, hope it was enjoyable.

Please pray for those affected by Hurricane Dorian.

We wish all neighbors born in September a Happy Birthday, and for those who have been under the weather, we hope you get better soon Our building association meets every third Tuesday of the month generally from September through June at 7:30 p.m. Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Please keep an eye out for updated postings outside your elevators.

If you cannot make it to meetings due to scheduling or other obstacles in your way, please log onto our building email address at building 25ca@gmail.com and address your concerns or comments to any or all members of Building 25 Association. Friendly reminder, our building annual dues are $5.00 per family. We would like to thank residents who have paid their annual dues. Dues are collected at our monthly meetings by Carol Eilets, treasurer, or Celeste Stukes, asst. treasurer.

“When all the world appears to be in a tumult, and nature itself is feeling the assault of climate change, the seasons retain their essential rhythm. Yes, fall gives us a premonition of winter, but then, winter, will be forced to relent, once again, to the new beginnings of soft greens, longer light, and the sweet air of spring.” –Madeleine M. Kunin —Wanda Bailey

We are shareholders, not tenants!

Become involved in your building association! to those in need on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. - Noon for those in need. Please bring your photo identification which includes your address with zip code to sign up. Thereafter, please bring your pantry issued card with you in order to receive pantry provisions.

“Don’t react to toxic people. Not giving them the reaction they desperately seek, is far more powerful.”

—Linda Collins

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NAACP Co-op City Branch

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 135 Einstein Loop, rm. 36, Bronx, NY 10475; (718) 320-3210; email: naacpccity2210@gmail.com.

Save the Date: 5th Annual Community Service Awards Dance, Saturday, Sept.

21, at 135 Einstein community center, room 45, 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. Advance: $40.

Sept. 15 – 50th Annual African Day Parade, Harlem, NY. Membership Meeting: Sunday, Sept. 15 at 3 p.m. Einstein Center, room #36.

All welcomed. Bring a guest.

NAACP 83rd NYS Annual Convention – Oct. 5-7 to be held in Crowne Plaza, White Plains, NY. Contact office for further information.

Honoree Spotlight: In the coming weeks, we will feature bio highlights about the honorees. This year’s 2019 Community Service Award Honorees are Carlton “Chuck” Berkley, Ronald J. Hartridge, Francine “Reva” Jones, Lori Melton, Leah Richardson, Virginia Stewart, and the youth honorees are Stephen Oyunbiyi, RickiLee Riley and Jean-Pierre Santiago. This week, we are proud to feature Leah Richardson, Carlton “Chuck” Berkley and Virginia Stewart.

Leah Richardson, community activist, her tireless work in the community has yielded such fruits as the Cooperative Leadership Action Among Youth (C.L.A.A.Y.), a civic engagement program designed to teach public polices so youth can become leaders and affect change within the community. Through Community Outreach and Professional Development training they feed the homeless, conduct toy drives and adopt a family each year for Christmas; former vice president of the Tribune Society, Inc. of the Courts of the State of New York, Mid-Atlantic Association of Court Management and Professional Development Committee member as well as Riverbay Board member.

Carlton “Chuck” Berkley, community activist and organizer, has dedicated his life to making our communities stronger as co-founder of the “Brothers and Sisters Who Care” Organization and founder of “Discovery 4 Justice.” He has broken new barriers to ensure our criminal justice system maintains a standard of fairness.

Carlton will be receiving our prestigious President’s Award for his groundbreaking work in combatting the “Blindfold Law.” Virginia Stewart, community activist and member of several Co-op City organizations. Virginia has strengthened our community with her work in health services, civil rights and democracy. Whether in her membership at the NAACP, African American Association, Retirees of Dreiser Loop, AARP, Coalition of African American Churches and Community Organizations, Inc., president or as judicial delegate, she has sought to add value to the community she resides in.

Congratulations! We look forward to celebrating all honorees at our event on Sept. 21, 2019. Come out and be part of this celebration of our community. For tickets and table reservations, please call 718-320-3210 or visit the branch office.

—Jerome Rice

Cooper Place Association

Greetings, Cooper residents and welcome back from our summer break. The Cooper Place Association will hold its September meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in room 2 of the Dreiser Community Center. We hope to see you all there. The Association will meet regularly on the third Tuesday of each month.

Building Dues – Members in attendance at the 9/17 meeting will be able to pay their 2019-2020 association dues of $10 per family and receive their membership cards. Those who are unable to attend the meeting may slip their dues in the mail slot of 13B. Please include your name and door number on the envelope. Dues enable the Association to support programming for residents and should be paid in cash.

Contact Information – If you would like to reach out to the Association, please use cooper.townhouses@gmail.com.

—Anika Green

Section 5 Association

The Section Five Association, now that the summer is over, will return to issues that concerns Section 5 community, buildings and grounds, etc.

Michelle Sajous, director of Community Relations, was here at the Community Fair. We wish her well and the best of health.

The Section 5 Reunion began on Friday, Sept. 6, with a Fish Fry. The Section 5 Association members volunteered to assist in the registration. It was a delight again to see the younger adults come together. The teens also were on duty serving food, etc. Now, was that not wonderful?

The Co-op City Community Fair took place Saturday, Noon to 6 p.m., as the Section 5 Reunion presented Big Barry Basketball Classic, 2-6 p.m., on the basketball court and an Old School Throwback Party, 10 to 2 a.m. The 3-day event was closed out with a Summer BBQ Tent Event on Sunday. Now was this a grand time or what for the Section 5 Reunion?

At the Community Fair, there were some organizations, many, many vendors, various items, foods, etc., the Brooklyn Soul Food; lines were long from 12 to 6 p.m. even as we were leaving. The children had the bounce house, the rock climber, live entertainment. The sun smiled on us once again. It appears everyone enjoyed themselves.

Mr. Robert Hedgpeth, president of the Section 5 Association, was determined to see the Family Fun Day through. He also thanked members for assisting the Section 5 Reunion. Thank you. We wish you well and continue to rest and take of yourself.

—H. Overman

Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club

Greetings, attention!

I hope your summer has been enjoyable and relaxing. As mentioned at our last meeting on May 16, we have to elect new officers for the club. Well, that time has come and that time is now – at our next meeting September 19 which will start 6:30 p.m. sharp. It is required that all attend. A heavy attendance is necessary to have a proper election.

Positions up for election are as follows: president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and sergeant-at-arms. See everyone at the meeting on September 19 at 6:30 p.m. sharp!

Remember, we are Democrats working for other Democrats.

—James Payne

Coalition to Save Affordable Housing

CTSAH Chalked up Major Victories Coalition to Save Affordable Housing (CTSAH) was founded in 2002 to challenge unchecked City News’ weekly drum beat for privatization.

CTSAH has been guided by the original intent of the sponsors and builders of Co-op City: • Provide comfortable affordable housing for working families.

• Housing as a need not a commodity for speculation.

• Against privatization, a windfall for a few move-outs, that would make our homes unaffordable for remaining families.

• Against privatization that would lock out future working class families.

In spite of formidable odds, CTSAH’s campaign against privatization resonated with the overwhelming majority of cooperators foiling attempts to privatize our community.

Burdened with costly, unavoidable capital projects, Management had no recourse, with majority cooperator sentiment against privatization, but to negotiate with HUD for a guaranteed refinanced mortgage loan to replace a costly 15 year variable commercial balloon loan with New York Community Bank. Despite concerted efforts to derail it, the loan was consummated on November 12, 2012. The refinanced HUD guaranteed loan – a 35 year, record low fixed interest rate loan – with Wells Fargo was a major historic victory for our community.

The loan promised to save our corporation hundreds of millions during the life of the mortgage, lock us into the Mitchell-Lama program, retain a cap on the equity – disallowing any privatization – and continue receiving cost saving shelter rent tax abatement and provide much needed funds for capital projects.

Over the years, scores of CTSAH candidates were elected to the Board of Directors. Although a minority, our members were nevertheless instrumental in exposing a former president’s kick-back and bribery schemes leading to her conviction and jail ending her corrupt reign.

Once our CTSAH members captured control of the Board in June of 2014 they uncovered Management’s gross and costly mismanagement. (We are still struggling to overcome and correct them.) The leadership subsequently suspended them – later terminated them – thus checked hemorrhaging of Riverbay.

When our members took over, Riverbay was left with only $900,000 in cash reserve leaving our corporation vulnerable to possible bankruptcy. Since then, Riverbay has been able to save $120 million in cash reserves enabling the corporation to keep our carrying charges below market rate while financing many urgent, costly capital projects.

The CTSAH Board leadership is turning our corporation around, upgrading and repairing our infrastructure, improving our quality of life while keeping our homes the best deal in town.

—Bruce Silberman

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Resolutions

• Tighten up some rules and laws for registered animals living in our community, that has a "no pet" policy in its occupancy agreement, unless the resident is disabled and eligible for an exception to our occuSecretary pancy agreement. These laws regard curbing, leashing licensing, vaccinating and dealing with waste.

• Replace all translucent stairwell windows with I resolve to stop obsessing over the buses. Soon. transparent glass.

But speaking of resolutions…

• Contract a plumbing company The Board went through a slew of them at the last • Hire a new asbestos abatement company meeting on August 28. There were Lease Resolutions, • Install pay stations since the garage third shift is Emergency Resolutions, one Amended Emergency Resolution, First Readings, and Second Readings. You about to be eliminated (tomorrow).

• Fix up our waterfront – in house. can find them all in the Co-op City Times’ August 31 That last item caused a bit of a stir in its last incaredition, at the paper’s offices or online at https:// nation, to say the least. But since this latest plan keeps issuu.com/cctimes/docs/cct_083119.

We voted on all but the First Readings. First Read- the land in the cooperators’ hands, it shouldn’t be as ings automatically become Second Readings by the controversial … except, perhaps, for the price tag. Around following meeting and those will be the ones discussed here, “the price tag” is constantly a source of conflict.

All I can say is: What about Section 5? What are and voted on at the Open Board meeting on Septemwe? Chopped liver? The water’s edge near Building ber 18 in Bartow Center, room 31, at 7 p.m.

Each resolution starts with the number 19 as in 2019 29 needs no feasibility study, waivers, or a boatload and gets an ascending number assigned to it. In the cur- of Benjamins. Extend the walkway, plop down some rent batch printed in the 8/31 edition, there are some 17 benches, clean up the brush, maybe splurge on some resolutions with numbers ranging from a revised 19-21 wrought iron railing to replace the chain link and we’re to 19-46. Sometimes, Management initiates a resolu- good to go. I’ve said it before many, many times and tion and sometimes one or more members of the Board I’m saying it again (and again and again).

Then once it’s finished, in like two or three weeks, ask for something to be looked into. Notice, First Readings don’t have anyone’s name attached to them until we’ll invite you up-north guys to come on over and they become Second Readings. Here are some snippets enjoy the view while you wait for yours!

The Missing Piece of the Puzzle of items we’ll probably deliberate this Wednesday.

I said I’d resolve to stop obsessing over the buses…

• Conduct a feasibility study on electric car chargsoon. But not yet. ing stations for our garages You may recall, I had worked out what I consider • Bar former Board members from running again a fast and flawless bus plan for Co-op City’s four most for three years after having been removed from the important lines. (Maps are posted on the “Co-op City Board for cause.

50th Anniversary” Facebook page.) My perfect plan • Purchase square foot replacement wooden tiles • Purchase more tiles. Some wood, others a more fulfilled all of our rider’s requirements: one-seat, no transfer, close to home stops, get me there and back water-resistant option.

• Procure flooring adhesive (23 thousand gallons as quick as can be. It fulfilled all of the MTA’s requirements, too: no meandering, no overlapping, routes as worth!) short as possible, and quick-quick-quick. Perfect.

• Contract a company to print this newspaper Except for just one little thing. I forgot about Bay • Choose a rubbish removal and recycling company Plaza. I believe the concession to return long lost AllerHere are some issues we dealt with last month:

Director’s Viewpoint

Mary Pearson

ton Avenue service to the upper areas probably had less to do with a “change of heart” and more to do with “oh goody, we get a new customer stream for the mall!”

That was what happened when the 28 split into the 28/38 in 2010. The 38’s Bay Plaza start and end destination proved to be an acceptable trade off: more direct routing for each half of the 28/38 and more caching for the stores. The new 26/25 split serves the exact same purpose.

So, as of now, we get the 25/26, we keep the 28/38 and the meandering 30, and we lose the Q50 and the 29. Asch Loop is kept from becoming a bus depot and the Dreiser area is kept from becoming a mini bus depot. Disaster not only averted but fairly livable, except for one little thing. What happened to all that promised extra frequency?

The Bx23 was promised to become a circulating blur at rush hour, what with its three-minute intervals.

Off-peak frequency has pin-balled from a current 30 minutes to a promised eight minutes to the newly offered 20 minutes. There might be one more chance to renegotiate a little extra frequency (plus other stuff?) in the very near future because the MTA plans, “… another round of public outreach [at] public open houses to solicit a final round of feedback from customers regarding the Final Plan.” A final Final Plan?

That’s what it still says on the MTA website. It ain’t over till it’s over in October.

So… Organize yourselves, Q50 riders. If you can’t keep your one-seat ride to Flushing, at least insist on a second free transfer for the three-legged traveling inconvenience. Organize yourselves, Soundview Ferry riders. Holler for a direct shuttle. It might not save you money but it would most definitely save you time.

Organize yourselves, senior express bus riders. Tell the MTA to stop discriminating against seniors and fully honor the Senior Discount Metro Card all hours, all days, on all mass transit choices.

And my proposed Option II? DOA? Comatose?

The split Bx26 has given us all it will give us. But outbound, rush-hour, tri-directional 28’s? Hmmm.

You can reach me by voice or text at 718-219-2211 or by email at mpearson@riverbayboard.com.

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Retirees of Dreiser Loop

National Council of Negro Women

Travel Events Price includes coach bus located on Dreiser Loop, front of H&R Block • Sept. 16-19 (Mon.-Thurs.), Niagara Falls, Canada.

Passport required. Meet/Depart: 8:45 a.m./9 a.m. sharp!

Contact: Serita Grayson, 347-564-5722.

• Oct. 14 (Mon.), MGM CASINO, Springfield, MA. Sold out! Wait list. Contact: Serita Grayson, 347-5645722; Barbara Williams, 718-320-0500.

Theatre Committee Price includes van transport from Dreiser Loop, front of Rehab Center • Nov. 15 (Fri.), “Radio City Christmas Spectacular.”

Showtime: 2 p.m. Price: $80. Down payment, $40 ASAP. Balance: $40 due Wed., Oct. 2. Contact: Eleanor Barlow, 917-952-0861.

• Dec. 10 (Tues.), The Edwards Twins, Westchester Broadway Theatre. Price: $80. Down payment: $40 ASAP. Balance: $40 due Oct. 25. Contact: Marie Green-Ryan, 718-671-4949.

We accept checks payable to Retirees of Dreiser Loop, along with your name and phone number. Committee members will be available in the Dreiser club room 19, 718379-0377, on Mondays and/or Thursdays, 2:30-5 p.m.

Good & Welfare To our members and friends on the mend, we hope that each new day brings you renewed strength and a little sunshine to brighten your day. Call Josephine Flowers, 718320-0539, regarding illnesses and bereavements.

Mark your calendar, our next Jazz Up Your Health With A Senior Spa Day will be in October, date to be determined. Call Claudette D., 718-379-4784/Hattie L., 718-671-8449, if interested in joining us.

“Always end the day with a positive thought. No matter how hard things were, tomorrow’s a fresh opportunity to make it better.” –unknown author —Claudette Davis

Miracle of Christmas – Join Center from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. MammogCo-op City Section NCNW on Satraphy van from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., but urday, Nov. 16, as we travel to Lanyou must register in advance at 917-319caster, PA to Sight & Sound The6758. The mobile van will be located in atres to see “Miracle of Christmas.” front of the NY Public Library at 2049 Asch Loop. We will have health inforOur price is $170 per adult and $120 mation, blood pressure screening, vegan per child under 12 years of age. The food demonstration, prizes, raffles, and ticket price includes admission to snacks! Also Zumba, yoga and qigong Sight & Sound, roundtrip motor at 2:15 and 3:30 p.m. coach transportation and lunch at Book Club – Our book discussions Golden Corral. The payment schedwill resume on Oct. 12 at 4 p.m. at Rivers ule of $50 was due by Aug. 24 and Run Community Center. We are all readthe balance is due by Sept. 30.

Non-refundable checks payable to Felicia R. White receives ing “The Sun Does Shine” by Anthony NCNW Co-op City Section may be Community Service Award. Ray Hinton, an Oprah’s Book Club mailed to P.O. Box 93, Bronx, NY 10475. Our bus selection. will depart from 177 Dreiser Loop at 9 a.m. sharp.

NCNW Northeast Regional Leadership TrainFor more information, contact 718-379-3788, 646- ing Conference – Sections from the northeastern United States, including New York, New Jersey, 270-1985 or 917-399-2643.

Economic Empowerment & Professional Connecticut, and Massachusetts, will be attending Development – Land the job! Excel at the job! the NCNW Northeast Regional Leadership TrainDevelop your career! Join NCNW Co-op City Sec- ing Conference that will take place Friday to Suntion at our Career Forum, today, Saturday, Sept. 14, day, Dec. 6-8, at the Westchester Hilton in Rye, New from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., room 31, Bartow Center. York. We will be discussing such topics as MemOpen to all, but main focus will be for young adults bership, Section Operations, Protocol, Programs just entering the workforce and those older making and Finance. All members of NCNW Co-op City a mid-life career change. Come even if you have not Section are invited to help plan, create, organize and registered in advance! Keynote speaker will be Déjá serve as an integral part of the Leadership Steering vu, syndicated radio speaker (WBLS, Sirius XM, Committee.

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Sharon Devonish Leid, CEO of NetStruc PR, was presented to Felicia R. White, daughter of memcelebrity publicist, speaker, TV host and author will ber Akeisha Neely, for her selfless donation of also be speaking at the program. preparing and delivering 100 homemade meals to Health Fair – Mark Sept. 28 on your calendars the homeless at Port Authority, Grand Central and now. On that date, NCNW will have our Commu- environs during the summer.

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Exclusion from the Board

Director’s Viewpoint

Francine Reva Jones Assistant Secretary Board Committees Thanks to all the cooperators who signed up to serve on the Sales & Leasing Committee and the Parking & Storage Committee. These committees are full and cannot accept any more members.

Exclusion Resolution #19-40, Exclusion from Board, was proposed as a First Reading at the last Board Business meeting. Recently, a Board director was removed from the Board for cause. I voted to remove this director.

Under the circumstances for which the director was accused, there was a professional investigation and the evidence that was revealed convinced me that the charges were correct. Therefore, I voted “yes” to remove the director, as did a majority of other directors.

A few years earlier, there was a motion to remove another director. The circumstances were different.

There was no professional investigation and, in my opinion, the circumstances were questionable. My “no” vote concurred with the majority.

In a recent Letter to the Editor, a shareholder questioned the resolution, i.e., whether “exclusion” meant temporary or permanent. It means permanent. My initial thought on this resolution was to vote “no.” I believe that no one deserves to be banned forever. However, in a case where all the evidence shows that the accused committed the offense and, the accused does not admit guilt and has no remorse, then, I will vote accordingly.

However, circumstances are different in every case.

I also believe in second chances. I think it would be fair to forgive and allow another chance following the appropriate reprimand. I trust that my Board colleagues will consider forgiveness and that individuals can change.

The outcome of this vote will determine the decision of removal in future cases and we must be objective.

Needless to say, I do not take this decision lightly.

I had even thought of proposing a similar resolution.

Many cooperators were astonished that a Board director removed for cause could turn around and run for reelection. A wise director expressed that the community should decide on whether or not the director should be a Board member. And the community decided correctly, in my opinion. In making the removal permanent, we would no longer allow the community to decide. By making it temporary, it would be a winwin outcome. The accused director would get the deserved reprimand and would have a fair chance to run again with the community’s vote deciding the result.

That is democracy.

Although I am still ambivalent about the decision I must make on this resolution, it will not be made with only the recent removals in mind. I think the resolution is needed, but I feel that “permanent” is not the way to go. At the Sept. 18th Open Board meeting, I will make an amendment to the resolution to word it in a way that would be acceptable to all directors.

Waterfront Park Development Resolution #19-39 Waterfront Park Development was proposed at the last Board Business meeting as an Emergency Resolution. The first question I raised was whether or not the Memorandum of Donation (MOD) with the city of NY had been rescinded and was informed nothing had been done in that regard. I suggest that our attorneys and Management attempt to cancel that agreement ASAP. Developing the waterfront park ourselves is the way to go. I believe we can do it.

I received an email message from a cooperator questioning the MOD. She also discussed the meeting at the Little League Field when the community spoke out about whether or not to donate the waterfront property to NYC to develop the park. Most of the cooperators at the meeting were against the MOD. Also at this meeting were several cooperators who offered to provide their expertise. Being an avid gardener, this cooperator can recommend experts in the field, which could be very useful. This is an excellent opportunity for Management to engage the community residents who are anxious to assist. It is their call.

A few years ago, a cooperator residing on Co-op City Blvd. complained about the view from her win-

dow, when the area was filled with trailers, trees and bushes. She was hopeful that beautification would happen soon.

The Riverbay Fund Congratulations to Director Claudia Sampson who was elected president of the Riverbay Fund. I commend the outgoing president, Rod Saunders, who did an exceptional job. The other officers are: Kevin Lambright, VP; Francine Jones, secretary; Bernard Cylich, assistant secretary; Andrea Leslie, treasurer; Mary Pearson, assistant secretary. The committees you may join are: Community Relations, Education, History and the Youth Committee.

Disabled Folks Can Vote If you have a disability, you can still vote in the local and national elections. I know of disabled people who cannot walk, and others who cannot talk, and they all vote. If you have a disabled child who will turn 18 shortly, be sure to register him/her to vote so that they may vote in all elections.

Save the date and plan to attend the Disabilities Expo on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in the Einstein Community Center, room 45.

Hurricane Help for the Bahamas The NAACP, Co-op City Branch #2210, is collecting donations to send to the Bahamian people. Call 718-320-3210 for more information.

I will be an honoree at the 5th Annual Community Service Dance event on Sept. 21, 2019, 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. For more information, contact me at 718-671-5957.

Condolences Former Prime Minister/President Robert Gabriel Mugabe joined the ancestors (2/21/24-9/6/19). He was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as prime minister of Zimbabwe from 1980-1987 and then president from 1987-2017. Mugabe’s contributions: Defeated colonialism, land reform and PanAfricanism. He was a hero who fought and reclaimed the land for the Zimbabwean people. I believe sanctions against Zimbabwe should be lifted.

Contact I can be reached at 718-671-5957 or fjones@riverbayboard.com. Thanks for reading my viewpoint.

Building 30 A and B Association

Our first meeting of the association will be Wednesday, Sept.18, in the association room in Building 30B. Door opens at 7 p.m. with the meeting starting at 7:30.

Please come to discuss the plans for the coming year pertaining to getting new members, association dues, holiday parties and who should be invited to speak to the membership.

Our first Po-Ke-No game night will be Friday, Sept. 20, in the association room with the door opening at 7 p.m. and the games starting promptly at 7:30.

Building 6 Association

We have new washing machines in our building now. Hope you all enjoy them. The laundry room hours are 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. The first new elevator on the express side is almost done and they should be starting to work on the second elevator on the express side soon. It will take another three months for the second elevator to be done too.

We will be looking for people to collect Halloween candy and pack them in bags and give them out on Halloween night.

We will try another building cake sale to raise money for the building. Our last cake sale didn’t go too well because we had to buy all the cakes at $16 a piece because we only got one person to donate a cake. So the profit from the cake sale was not good. We will be asking again for people to donate cakes for our bake sale soon.

I can’t do it alone, without people in the building supporting and helping the building association, the building association will close down.

Prayers and get well soon for my wife, Laurie.

Let’s all work together to make our building a better and happy place to live.

—Jeffrey Schwartz

There has been a change to the day of the week that we will have our crochet classes. As of Sept.19, classes will be on Thursdays promptly from 1 to 3 in the association room.

For those who are celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, and new additions, congratulations. For those who have suffered a loss, our condolences. Those under the weather, get well soon.

—Linda Werner

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Building 21 Association

IT: CHAPTER TWO

BY ANATOLIY BUDNITSKIY

Congressional Candidates Forum at our next 21 Association gathering; you are invited. Thursday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. is your opportunity to hear from candidates running for Congress. Mark your calendars. Everyone from all buildings, plan to attend. If you have any questions regarding the 21 Association, you have three ways of gaining information. Email: 21association@gmail.com. Call: 347.504.1821, and you can attend the monthly meetings which are usually held every fourth Thursday in the “Gathering Room” in the rear of the B-section at 7 p.m. We will host candidates for Congress in the upcoming election. It is sure to be a spirited gathering. All are welcomed.

MTA Surveys and Letters available in the lobbies Be sure to stop. Fill out the survey and letter. The rest will be taken care of for you by your building association and the MTA Ad Hoc Committee. The struggle for what we want and need from the MTA continues. Please do your part.

Floor Captains are an absolute necessity in every building Thanks to the cooperators of Building 21 who have stepped up to the plate and volunteered to be Floor Captain for their floor. You are truly appreciated. We need more volunteers.

All we ask of anyone kind enough to be a Floor Captain is as follows: 1. Contact numbers (for your floor only) List all emergency contact numbers and distribute to each neighbor 2. Co-op City Times Place them at each apartment door (delivered on Saturdays) 3. Elevator notices: Read them and talk to your neighbors about them 4. Promote: Meetings, clubs and gatherings 5. Encourage your neighbors to: Vote – vote – vote! In the Riverbay election Make calls to the Riverbay offices Security, 718-671-3050 • CSO offices, 718-320-3300 The Section 4 Partnership of Co-op City is planning its 3rd Christmas Extravaganza and activities for the remainder of 2019. The date is Saturday, Dec. 14. Have you seen the 50th Anniversary T-shirts with the Section 4 Partnership logo on the back? This limited edition collector’s item is beautiful and on sale now. The (S4P) Section 4 Partnership is raising funds for its 3rd Annual Christmas Caroling event. Saturday, Dec. 14, we will have our Christmas Parade and hopefully you will come along with us. Come support our fundraiser, be a part of the Parade and ride the Christmas Parade Float. Come, have some fun. Be involved. Make a difference.

We are passionate about our community. Aren’t you? Come join us at Building 21 sometime. Each one of us, multiplied by all of us, equals a force for good. See you around the neighborhood!

—Michelle Marbury

In my opinion, IT: CHAPTER TWO was every bit as good as the first Chapter. The only thing that CHAPTER TWO could have benefited from was perhaps a tighter running time. While I didn’t feel it being that long, I felt like some patching up could have been better for the film. But all in all, I was there for all the revelations, the amazing cinematography, the acting and the brilliant horror aspects.

The actors here were amazing, each and every one. Bill Hader was a highlight because he brought both his incredible humor and the dramatic stuff that we are not used to seeing from him. We know what James McAvoy is capable of. He is simply superb in this and very captivating.

He is an incredible actor and continues to show it every film. Jessica Chastain easily had the most grueling scene of everyone in this film. That was bloody.

So much credit has to go to Andy Muschietti, the filmmaker, he crafted another phenomenal horror film, something that doesn’t happen too often nowadays. Also, a horror film in which you are invested into every character in the film and the events that occur throughout it. Each of the adventures the characters went through in this film was crazy. The film is very deep because it really makes you think, actually. I loved the sense of friendship again this film had, with the young losers and then the old losers. Again, the credit goes to all of the actors. Their journeys were different in their life but they were brought back again by IT and had to find themselves again for better or for worse. I loved that.

IT: CHAPTER TWO, like the first Chapter had everything you want in a film in its category. Frights, thrills and a bunch of scares. And again, it succeeded tenfold. There were 2-3 scenes which were definitely pretty nuts, the crazy house with mirrors first comes to mind. That was satanic! Lol! I had loads of fun with CHAPTER TWO. It was fun, thought provoking, captivating and, at times, heart breaking at what the characters went through. 9.5/10 2019, IT: Chapter Two, Rated R, 169 minutes Director: Andy Muschietti Writers: Gary Dauberman and Stephen King The next S4P Gathering will be Friday, Sept. 27 Jessica Chastain – Beverly Marsh Mark your calendars, set your phone reminders James Mcavoy – Bill Denbrough and join us, in the “Gathering Room” at 7 p.m. (sharp Bill Hader – Richie Tozier please); Friday, Sept. 27, rear of Building 21B (120 Isaiah Mustafa – Mike Hanlon Bellamy Loop).

James Ransone – Eddie Kaspbrak It’s Fundraising Time Andy Bean – Stanley Uris Have you seen the 50th AnniverBill Skarsgard – Pennywise sary T-shirts with the Section 4 PartJaeden Martell – Young Bill Denbrough nership logo on the back? They are Jack Dylan Grazer – Young Eddie Kaspbrak beautiful and on sale now. Pictured Finn Wolfhard – Young Richie Tozier Wyatt Oleff – Young Stanley Uris right is Riverbay Board Director and S4P President, Michelle Marbury, and S4P Ombudsman, Theron Marbury, clad in the limited edition collector’s items. The (S4P) Section 4 Partnership is raising funds for its 3rd Annual Christmas Caroling Event. Saturday, Dec. 14, we will have our Christmas Parade and hopefully you will come along with us. Come support our fundraiser, be a part of the Parade and ride the Christmas Parade Float. Information is available by emailing: section4 partnership@gmail.com or Phone: 347-915-4939. All are welcomed to participate.

About the Section 4 Partnership The Section 4 Partnership is comprised of every building in Co-op City that makes up the sectional

Section 4 Partnership

geographic which is referred to as Co-op City’s Section 4 (i.e., Building 20, Asch Loop; Building 21, Bellamy Loop; Building 22, Co-op City Boulevard; Buildings 23, 24, 25, Benchley Place; the Adler Place townhouses, the Asch Loop townhouses and the Broun Place townhouses. Come and get involved. Email: section4partnership@gmail.com. Phone: 347915-4939.

Everyone’s Input is necessary for a positive Impact The Section 4 Partnership is making an important impact on the community of Co-op City each time we show up for events like Pioneer Day, the MTA Rallies, Gospel on The Greenway, Wicked Wednesdays, Tunes on Tuesday, July 3rd Fireworks, Hoops and Beats, the Ice Cream Socials, the Grand Opening of the Section 4 Basketball Courts, and other notable events, meetings and gatherings.

Help us continue this positive effort and reap the benefits of a united community. You don’t have to live in Section 4. You are already an important member of this team. You are a shareholder. Let’s show up! Let’s get it done!

—Michelle Marbury*

The Co-op City Times is YOUR community newspaper! If you have news you’d like to share with your neighbors, LET US KNOW! 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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Hurricane help for the Bahamas Director’s Viewpoint

Jerome L. Rice Because of the horrific effects of Hurricane Dorian, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Co-op City Branch, of which I am branch president, has decided to open its office to accept emergency donations for the people of the Bahamas. The branch is working in collaboration with the Association of Caribbean Americans in Correction and the NYC Department of Correction Disaster Relief Association, which will be responsible for both transporting and delivering the items directly to the people of the Bahamas. The drop-off starts from Sept. 5 and the deadline is Oct. 31.

The following items are needed: Non-perishable food, water, clothing (all sizes), disposable diapers (all sizes), soap, shampoo, hair brushes, combs, toothbrush, toothpaste, first aide supplies, underwear (all sizes both genders), feminine hygiene products, socks, slippers, coats & jackets (all sizes), air mattress/cots, paper goods (spoons, plates, forks, knives and bowls), flashlight & batteries, toiletries.

Any questions regarding drop off, please contact the NAACP Co-op City Branch at (718) 320-3210 or (917) 671-7862. Let’s take care of our own; we did it for Flint, Michigan; we did it for Puerto Rico. Let’s do it again for the people of the Bahamas.

Coming soon, affidavit for dogs I recently put forth Resolution #19-21 which will require all resident-owners of dogs to annually provide to Management proof of compliance with state and local animal laws, including but not limited to licensing and vaccination requirements or be subject to a $250 community complaint. Out of 620 approved dogs, we had 197 dog-related calls which resulted in 76 community complaints being given out to the owners.

We also have a total of 100 holdovers for those having unapproved dogs. As I walk the greenway every day in the morning, I continue to see more animal waste on the walkway, dogs not on a leash. Every shareholder is often reminded to keep their pet on a leash, curb their pet and not allow them to go to the bathroom on the walkway or by park benches. Resolution #19-21 intends on holding those accountable.

On another note, earlier last year, I put forth another resolution calling for all stairwell exit windows to be clear so that shareholders can clearly see if anyone is hanging out in the staircases when they either step out of their apartment or are coming off the elevator and to prevent any potential crimes. I am proud to announce that Resolution #19-31 has passed which allows Man-

agement to purchase clear stairwell exit glass diamond wire & extrusions for every building.

Waterfront property I am glad that this Board agreed to make a sound decision regarding the waterfront property along the Hutchinson River in the area between the Little League fields and the Construction trailers. For so many years, that property was left unattended and neglected. After obtaining a cost for this project, we hope to break ground in 2019. Let me be clear, it will not become a park for pets, it will be a park for shareholders wanting to walk, talk or sit while looking over the waters.

Unlike the negative rumors, the Board didn’t sell any of the property to the city.

Drive safely School is back in session, please drive safely while on the road and in the garages. Also note that the amnesty period is over, and the new fines are in effect.

Riverbay Corporation will soon install secured pay stations in the absence of garage attendants during the overnight shift, which will accept cash, coins, and various credit cards.

History about the word “truth” Here is my response to those who think that I am engaged in a “Gotcha” moment when I expose what I believe to be wrongdoing…If you have not made an effort to do your own research to determine if a person was right or wrong, then the only person that is “got” is yourself. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King once said, “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.” Serving as Board director, I will continue to do what may be deem unpopular, regardless of political influence of who may be involved and how they may be offended.

“Don’t let the truth offend you.” —Malcolm X Committee assignments New committee chairs have been selected and this is your time to share your experience and give back to your community by serving on some of the committees. Don’t be on the sidelines if you are not involved with what is going on around you. I ask that you join some of these committees and support the chairs because they can’t do it by themselves.

Community Service Award, the hottest ticket in town The NAACP Co-op City Branch is hosting the 5th Annual Community Service Award event on Sept. 21.

What is unique about this event is that this event for the last five years will be held in our community where the people of the community can both afford and attend because no one should have to go broke just to see their loved one honored by the oldest civil rights organization in the world. So come out and see Co-op City’s best being honored in the community they served. This

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year, we have Ronald Hartridge, Francine Reva Jones, Lori Melton, Virginia Stewart, Leah Richardson and some of our young, talented and energetic students who are ready to take over the world. For information, please reach out to the branch at (718) 320-3210.

I love my community Because this Board often receives so many complaints about what is not right or not working in their community, I am asking you to write the Board a letter of the things that are working. Write what you like about your community and send it in to the Board.

Spanish American Community Club

Please join us on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 8 p.m. Our next general membership meeting is scheduled for Oct. 10. Everyone is welcome!

On Sunday, Sept. 22, at 1 p.m., the Visitation Committee will spend the afternoon with the Bay Park residents.

‘Social Friday’ will return on Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.

On Sunday, Sept. 29, the club and the Riverbay Fund will co-host the free ‘Hispanic Heritage Day’ celebration beginning at 1 p.m. in room 31 of the Bartow Community Center. Performers include Danza Fiesta (Puerto Rico), Garifuna (Honduras), Mariachi Citlalli (Mexico), Juan Ortega’s musical stylings and Dancers Dreamzzz.

The club will be raffling off a TV! Since room 31 can only hold 200 people, you must reserve your ticket in advance. Only one ticket per person. To reserve, please contact Aida Gonzalez at (718) 671-5922. See the flyer on our website for additional details.

Halloween Party: The annual Halloween gettogether for the adults will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19. Please see the flyer on the website for more details.

October’s Social Friday is scheduled for Saturday, the 26, at 7 p.m.

Members: Renewal dues for the coming year are now being accepted. Dues are $30 per household.

Additional information for all of our upcoming club events, as well as details concerning the club in general, can be found on our website: http://spanamcccc.synthasite.com. You may also email the club at SpanAmCCCC@gmail.com or find us on Facebook (search for ‘spanamcccc’).

—Carmen Rodriguez

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Co-op City Tennis Club

Thanks to Councilmember Andy King and the NYJTL, the fall tennis program is in full swing on the outdoor tennis courts behind IS 181, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and on Saturdays, 9 a.m. to Noon. Five year olds are on Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. (parent must remain at courts while 5 yr. old are playing).

Over 300 children enjoyed a summer of fun learning how to play tennis. They competed in tournaments, winning medals and trophies and going on fun trips. Players, ages 5 to 10, competed against other youngsters in their age category.

Eleven to 18 year old beginners showed their newly learned skills competing against city-wide players on the same level winning many trophies.

Our advance players with their smashing serves and dynamic forehand were citywide winners.

We joined Councilmember Andy King at his Carnival at Evander Childs. We saw Venus Williams, Sloane Stevens, Bob Eisner and other top tennis players at World Team Tennis held at Cary Leeds Tennis Center. Lorraine Alexander was invited by Venus to model one of her outfits. We attended Bronx Open Tournament for ladies. Six of our players were invited to be ball boys/girls at the Westchester County Country Club for a match between James Blake and Tommy Haas.

Madison Drummond and Vanessa Addai were invited by Nike to participate in their Queen of the Future event held in the city during US Open in NYC. The girls met Serena Williams, Sloane Stevens, Simona Halep, Naomi Osaka, Madison Keys. The culmination of the summer was going to Arthur Ashe Kids Day at the tennis center in Flushing, NY. For more information on the Co-op City Tennis Club, please contact Ms. Lorraine Alexander at 917-406-3260. —Lorraine Alexander

Co-op City Sports

Velocity Track Club New York

Velocity Track Club practices have been intense for these first three weeks. We were able to get a lot of hill workout completed and the weather has been a blessing. Our new athletes are coming alone fine and they will see the fruits of their labor soon. I believe this will be our best XC (cross-country) season.

On Sunday, Sept. 8, Velocity Track Club competed in the NYRR New Balance 5th Avenue Mile in Manhattan, NY. There were 9,172 total finishers at this event. In the Women’s and Men’s division, Jenny Simpson (women) and Nick Wills (men) extended their dominance at the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile, earning hard-fought victories in close battles down the famed Manhattan roadway.

Velocity’s athletes at Van Cortland Park Hills and NYRR New Balance 5th Ave. race.

Velocity’s athletes looked good in the youth race. In the boy’s 14 years & under mile race, Sachin Ramharak, who is 10 years old, took 25th overall and finished 1st among boys 10 year olds & younger. Justyce Moore, who is 8 years old, finished 4th among boys 8 years & younger. In the girls 14 & under, Hannah Gadpaille, who is known as a sprinter, showed that she can be a mid-distance runner too. She finished 35th out of 300 girls. Adonijah Washington, who is 12 years old, finished 42nd out of 300 girls. Shyenne Blake, Hannah Deflorimonte, Savannah Minter and Kaylin Strachin who are also sprinters, finished 6th, 11th, 14th & 19th place among the 10-years-old & younger girls. Sania Grant and Rakae Thomas, who are 11 years old, have only been practicing with us for two weeks and they both had respectable times. Drea Santiago who specialize in field events, showed that she can run too and finished with a respectable time. Great job to all!

Velocity Track Club New York is a 501c3 not-for profit. One hundred percent of your donation will go towards helping our children. Support our youth so they can continue to do great things!

For additional information, you can go to our website, Velocitytrack.org, or contact me, Coach Winston Dinkins, at 914-441-6196 or email watclt@aol.com.

—Coach Winston Dinkins NY 10466-3207; 718-547-8854.

And for federal-level issues: Congressman Eliot Engel, engel.house.gov/contact-me; 177 Dreiser Loop, rm. 3, Bronx, NY 10475; 718-320-2314.

Next Meeting Join us this Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Einstein Community Center, room 35. We usually meet monthly on third Tuesdays, from September to June. Remember, you don’t have to have a family or a job to join, you can be single or retired and still join the Co-op City Working Families Party. All progressives are welcome.

Text 718-219-2211 or email mpjazz@optonline.net.

—Mary Pearson

Co-op City Working Families Party

Mission As progressives, Co-op City Working Families members work to elect the most progressive candidates possible who will stand in the way of all regressive legislation.

As a civic action group, Co-op City Indivisible (an aspiring Co-op City certified community organization), promotes progressive causes.

As Co-op City WF/Indivisible members, we do both. We embrace progressive values by modeling inclusion, respect, and fairness in all of our actions; we work to make Co-op City a stronger community; and we insist our representatives serve as our voice in Co-op City, in the Bronx, in Albany, and in Washington, D.C. Who Ya Gonna Call?

Want to reach out to an elected official?

Locally, that would be: NYC District 12 Council Member Andy L. King; Andy.King@council.nyc.gov; 135 Einstein Loop, room 44, Bronx, NY 10475; (718) 684-5509 At the state level: Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, benedettom@nyassembly.gov; 177 Dreiser Loop, rm. 12, Bronx, NY 10475; 718-320-2220, 718-892-2235, 518455-5296.

State Senator Jamaal Bailey, bailey@nysenate.gov; 959 East 233rd St., Bronx,

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Two New Developments for Co-op City Blvd?

Director’s Viewpoint

Daryl Johnson Plans were filed earlier this year for a 6-story building at 801 Co-op City Boulevard. Then, just recently, our board approved resolution 19-39 so that we can possibly transform our stretch of land on Co-op City Boulevard into a park.

Rest, and Relaxation A proposal is on the table for Montefiore Hospital to get a new state of the art medical facility at 801 Co-op City Boulevard. If approved, this new 54,000 square foot facility will be near the Peartree mall. The proposal is for Montefiore to provide primary and pediatric care on the upper three floors. Then, the lower three floors will be used for 277 parking spaces.

Previously, plans called for the first floor to contain 104 parking spaces for their neighbor, the Bay Park Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Then, the other spaces would be allotted to Montefiore. But, published reports stated that the developer tried to reduce the number of parking spaces. So, let’s see

Baychester Visual Arts Association

Our new season began on Tuesday, Sept. 10, and we hope your creative juices are yearning for release.

As people have seen in the past, you will derive much pleasure from your artwork.

Our 2019-2020 season portends to be one of the most exciting in our history – with art classes, art shows, lecture/demonstrations and workshops, free and open to the public.

BVA’s classes are held in room 5, Dreiser Community Center. You can choose from two class schedules, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Fees are as follows: Annual membership is $35 a year and a session of 10 classes is $60. This is the best bargain in the Bronx – maybe even the city – given the quality of instruction offered. Come and join us.

Mr. Moses Groves, BVA’s own art instructor, will be the artistic guide for these classes. Mr. Groves is an accomplished artist who has studied at theArt Students League and NYU. He has exhibited work in the New York and New Jersey area and has won awards for his artwork. You can call M. Groves at 201-862-0847 or S. Lochansky at 718-379-1049 for more information.

You can register by mail by indicating the class time desired. Tuition can be sent to Baychester Visual Arts, P.O. Box 678, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475.

BVA is a non-profit, self-supporting organization that needs your support to continue offering high level art instruction at these bargain prices. So come join BVA on this fabulous artistic trek, take a class, make a tax deductible donation and feel the satisfaction of being a creator and/or patron of the arts. All checks should be made out as indicated above.

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what happens.

Then, not too far away, you’ll see our property by the water – a dump. In fact, I cannot see how we can spend thousands of dollars to beautify our grounds and then leave this huge stretch of land alone. Acceptable? Never! How is it possible for people to see overgrown bushes, horrible looking fences, and litter as soon as they get off of a bus? In my opinion, this neglected piece of land looks worse than any other area in Co-op City.

But, thankfully, resolution 19-39 is on the table to possibly convert a portion of this land into a waterfront park. “Management is directed to produce a report on the phased development and maintenance of a roughly four acre waterfront park for Co-op City residents along the Hutchinson River in the area between the Little League fields and the construction trailers.”

Personally, I would like to see us clean up the entire stretch of land along Co-op City Boulevard. In other words, cut down the overgrown bushes, get rid of the litter, and make that area look really nice. Money?

According to our budget, we should have 5 non-union workers and 40 union workers in our Grounds department. Plus, we can have other workers help out to save some money. So, I think that this is another job that we can do in-house to save a lot of money.

Bottom line: In my opinion, we don’t want that stretch of land to become a wild hangout for people to drink, take drugs, and to act up. Therefore, we have to be careful with our design of this place.

Riverbay Fund Just a few years ago, lots of effort and money were used to try to convert the former bingo hall into a youth center. So, was a grant in place to cover the heavy expenses of this unfinished development? No! Therefore, who do you think paid for these expenses?

That’s right, $50,000 came from our shareholders.

Now, I can go on and on and print my incontrovertible findings into this newspaper. But, we now have a new president for the Riverbay Fund. And, amazingly, she and I have agreed on a few things about how this entity should be managed. Furthermore, I was completely shocked when I heard her make some no-nonsense comments about the future direction of the Riverbay Fund.

Personally, I would like to see the Riverbay Fund operate in a better manner. Therefore, we should work with our politicians and ask for grants for certain proj-

ects. Thereafter, we can do some events, some afterschool programs, and some other good things for our community. But, all of our activities must be transparent. This way, our community knows that we’re doing our best to make Co-op City into the best housing development in NYC. Please Drive Carefully One day, a school bus stopped to let students off.

Then, a car made a right turn to go in the opposite direction of this bus. Next, there was a collision between that car and a young man that had left the bus. So, the young man was injured. Then, the school officials called for an ambulance to take him to a hospital.

In NY, we have laws concerning these types of incidents. For instance, here is a state law about school buses: In New York State, it is illegal to pass a stopped school bus when the large red lights located on top of the bus are flashing. Flashing lights mean the bus is picking up or discharging students. All motorists are required to stop whether approaching a stopped school bus from the front or overtaking it from the rear. This applies whenever red lights are flashing, even on divided and multilane highways and on school grounds.

“The first-time fine for illegally passing a school bus is $250 - $400, 5 points on your license, and/or possibly 30 days in jail. Repeat offenders can face up to $1,000 in fines and up to 180 days in jail.”

So, I would like to encourage our drivers to please follow all of the driving laws. Furthermore, we should try to remember that children can run into a street at any moment. Therefore, we need to think about the severe consequences that can occur if we hit them.

So, please drive carefully. Thank you.

Close A lot of parents are doing a very good job of making sure that their children go to school on a daily basis. So, I hope and pray that their family will stay strong and continue to do the right things.

Thank you.

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Progress for betterment of our community Director’s Viewpoint

Angelo Rosario I want to thank everyone who voted for me to obtain a seat on the Riverbay Board of Directors. I have been acclimating myself with the rules and regulations of the Board and carefully reviewing some past and present resolutions.

I have been appointed to chair the Contracts Compliance/Inventory/Purchasing Committee, which is the management of contracts made with vendors and outside contractors. The purpose of contracts adminis-

tration is to ensure that the contractor performs in accordance with all the terms and conditions of the contractual agreement. For a housing complex as huge as Co-op City, proper inventory methods are required to meet the needs of each department and to assure quality purchase of materials; including cost-saving methods and supplies. We welcome shareholders who have experience and can contribute to this committee.

Email me at arosario@riverbayboard.com. I will also be co-chair of the Building & Grounds Committee and Construction/Power Plant/Restorations Committee.

As I indicated in the first articles: My goal in keeping Co-op City affordable is to: • Create a Culture of Accountability in the Leader-

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church

The congregation of St. Joseph’s cordially invites you and your family to worship with us in Co-op City at 155 Dreiser Loop, lower level. All are welcome.

Weekly Schedule 1. 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. We look forward to welcoming you to church tomorrow, Sunday, Sept. 15, at 9 a.m. when we will celebrate The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost.

Father Simeon Johnson, our supply priest, will be the preacher and celebrant.

2. Please join us on Wednesdays for an uplifting midday service starting promptly at noon.

3. On Thursdays, Father Johnson will be available for telephone calls and visitations, interactive discussions on various topics in the Bible, 11 a.m. to noon, followed by a short noon-day service.

4. Choir rehearsal is on Thursdays at 7 p.m., and we are always looking for new members.

Group Activities The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) meet immediately after service on the first Sunday of each month. All women in the church are invited to attend and participate in planning the activities of the church.

The men hold their meeting after service on the second Sunday of each month.

Fundraising Events The bus trip last Saturday went very well. A big thank you to all. Our next

fundraiser will be the annual Dinner Sale at the church on Saturday, Sept. 28, from Noon until sold out. Do not cook! Tell your friends. Come out and enjoy home style dinners.

Saturday, Nov. 30, annual Atlantic City trip to Bally’s Casino. Deluxe motor coach will leave from Dreiser Loop in front of the Rehab Center at 8:45 a.m. $40 per person. Please contact June Grimes at 347457-8249.

General Information To those celebrating birthdays during the month of September, we wish you all a happy birthday and best wishes for many more.

To the sick and shut-in, we have you in our prayers and wish you a speedy recovery.

There is still time to submit your 2019 pledge cards and you are encouraged to complete and submit them as soon as possible.

Outreach Program Our church supports the feeding program at Grace Episcopal Church in West Farms. This program is in desperate need of food. At St. Joseph’s, we collect nonperishable food items on an ongoing basis.

Please remember to donate.

For additional information on all of the above, please call the church at 718-3200844. You may also visit our website: https://www.st.josephsepcbronx.org for more information relating to St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church, Co-op City, Bronx, New York.

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• Improve residents’ experience of apartment repairs – plaster/paint, maintenance, convectors, flooring.

In the Board meetings I have attended, I have experienced solid meetings with strong opinions, which concluded with progress for the betterment of our community. I trust that this year, we will continue to have the unity needed for the advancement and improvement of this Co-op City community.

I can be reached at arosario@riverbayboard.com.

Pentecostal Tabernacle

The Pentecostal Tabernacle welcomes everyone to attend worship service at 100 Co-op City Blvd., Building 22A, Bronx, NY 10475 (main lobby).

Services are as follow: Sunday school for all age group at 10:30 a.m. Worship Service begins at 11:45 a.m.

Evangelistic service begins at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday morning prayer and fasting service will be held at 11 a.m. –12-30 p.m. Bible study and prayer meeting will also be held every Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. Friday night youth service starts at 7:30 p.m.

Focus: The Home – A Center of Worship –Deuteronomy 6:1-9 Now these are the commandments, the statues, and the judgments, which the Lord, your God, commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: 2. That thou mightiest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

3. Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.

4. Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: 5. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine heart, and with all thy might.

6. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7. And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

8. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

9. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

Our time with our little ones is short, but we can make it really count by giving them true heroes from the Word of God. Stories read or told on their level of comprehension are usually our first building tools as we build a house of faith and worship.

Home is where we learn by examples and practice to be doers of the word and not hearers only. Although we hear the word of God regularly at church, home is where the Bible is lived daily.

For further information, call Rev. Richard Sibblies at (718) 324-0334 or 718-320-4218.

—Rev. R. Sibblies

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Building 27 Association

Hello, neighbors. Summer is about over, the kids are back to school. We wish them all a safe and educational environment and all will do well.

General Meeting It’s time to get back to the business of the Bldg. 27 Association. Meeting will be Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019 at 7 p.m. Possible speaker, flyers will be posted.

Ad Hoc Committee Good work, it appears there will not be major changes.

Thank those on the committee for the hard work being done. With 10 buses provided by MTA to serve the mall – BX5, BX12, BX23, BX26, BX28, BX29.BX30, BX38, BXM7 and the Q50 – surely MTA can also provide proper bus service for this community.

Tropicana Casino – Bldg. 27 Association’s Fundraising Committee presents a bus outing on Thursday, Sept. 26, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Sold out.

Please note on your calendar, the coach depart 8 a.m. sharp from Einstein Community Center. $40 per person, $25 slot rebate. Govt. ID required.

Pick-up at Einstein only. Three drop-offs: Bartow/library, Dreiser/H&R Block and Einstein Center.

Contact information, Margie at 718-379-4629 and Sharon Sargeant, 718-671-1905, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Come and join us.

Happy birthday to all celebrating this month. The best of health to all. Contact Lydia Rondon at 718-583-3040 to share news of an illness, or the passing of a neighbor.

Pray for peace among the world leaders now more than ever. The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness, and third, common sense. —Thomas A. Edison —H. Overman

Faith @ Work Christian Church

120 DeKruif Place, street level. Praise and Worship begins at 9:30 a.m. Church telephone: (347) 202-7006; email fatwcc@aol.com; www.faithatworkchurch.org.

Weekly Worship Experiences: Wednesday Prayer Service at 6:30p.m.

Bible Study resumes Saturday, Oct. 19 at Noon.

Sunday morning worship, 9:30 a.m.

Church Motto: “We are Christ-centered, familyfocused with power and authority.”

Church Mission: To empower, educate and motivate men, women, boys and girls to reach their full potential and live abundant lives through preaching and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Come worship with us – where we honor tradition but are not bound by it! All are welcome to join us any and every Sunday because our goal is to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ, in love, through teaching and preaching the Word of God from the Bible.

3rd Sunday Food Pantry Family (room 2 is our new room for worship and to serve): Looking forward to seeing everyone who’s been on vacation and sharing in the fellowship.

Join us for our church’s 14th anniversary Oct. 13, 2019, at 9:30 a.m. with our guest preacher, Minister Evangelist Onleilove Chika Alston, author of Prophetic Whirlwind: Uncovering the Black Biblical Destiny.

She will have copies of her dynamic to sign, if interested. Lite brunch will be served. Please join us.

Remember, it’s never about us but always about the goodness of the Lord.

—Pastor Deborah D. Jenkins hold); or $2,607/month (for a 2-person household); or $3,289/month (for a 3-person household). Please bring proof of age (i.e. ID NYC card or a non- or driver’s license) and income. Recipients who picked up coupons from another location this year cannot receive additional coupons. Records will be cross checked.

Defensive Driving, moving to Bartow, rm. 28 Next class is Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; $35 (cash) per person, Bartow Community Center, 2049 Bartow Ave., rm. 28. Space is limited because of the room change. Parking is also limited. Those who call will have first priority.

Harrah’s Casino trip Join us Saturday, Oct. 19, for a trip to Harrah’s Casino in Chester, PA. The cost is $45, due by Sept.

20. We are collecting money now. You are welcome to bring the money to the pantry during hours of operation (listed above). Rebate: TBA. No refunds. Call 917-209-5334 or 718-320-0033 if you have questions.

Contact We look forward to hearing from you, coopcityblackforum@gmail.com.

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Emergency Food Pantry 920 Baychester Avenue, Building 1A. The pantry faces the yellow school house and basketball court at the back of the building. We open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Pantry guests do not have to be affiliated with a church or place of worship to receive food support. We are not affiliated with any state agency/program and do not share your personal information with anyone.

Guests must live within 10475 due to budget constraints and food shortage. Please bring an up to date photo ID when registering or picking up food for the first time. The only accepted ID is the ID NYC card or a non- or driver’s license. Your ID must show a 10475 address. Bring three clean/doubled shopping bags and a shopping cart. Guests will be issued a card that must be shown on every visit in order to pick up anything (even non-food items). Canned food pick up occurs on a thirty day rotation (once a month).

We will distribute Senior Farmer Market coupons on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. at the pantry. Recipients must be 60 years of age or older and have a monthly income at or below $1,926/month (for a 1-person house-

Rivers Run Community Garden

Thank you to the families and friends who joined us for the Paint and Chat held on Sept. 7. It was great serving such a large crowd of creative people.

Tomorrow at 3 p.m., Juan Ortega will help us celebrate Spanish American Heritage Month by filling the garden with music and good cheer. See you there!

Just purchased 600 Tulips and other bulbs for the school children to plant on their visit to the garden.

Please contact us and make an appointment for your school to visit before the season ends.

Please tell your friends and family about this amazing place where we not only grow fruits and vegetables, but we grow knowledge and friendships. Rivers Run Community Garden is a movement towards improved mental and physical health. We provide all types of workshops including nutrition, meditation, edible and medicinal wilds identification, planting, building and crafting. We are the outdoor classroom

for the local schools, daycares as well as residents and neighbors. We are a place of beauty and peace.

Visit. Stay. Experience us.

Event Dates (All are welcome): Sept. 15 – Juan Ortega @ 3:00 p.m.

Beginning May 1, 2019 Rivers Run is open: Tuesday – 4:00 p.m. to Dusk Wednesdays & Fridays – 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Saturdays & Sundays – 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Membership requirements: $20 per year fee and 20 hours of work. There is a waiting list for beds.

Members who are actively fulfilling the 20 hours of volunteer work requirement are moved up on the waiting list. Volunteers are welcome.

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.

—Gail Sharbaan

Newsong Church Getting Advice 13 Who is wise and understanding among you?

Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. –James 3:13 (NIV) James asks us an interesting question. Who do you consider to be a “wise” person? Maybe it’s someone that you turn to for advice, or look up to because they’ve “arrived” in their field of expertise. Perhaps it’s a person who’s older, and has life experience.

One thing I’ve learned in life, is having a degree or lots of life experience, doesn’t necessarily mean a person is wise. Let me explain. A person can have a PhD in their field but be flat broke. They have experiences with money, but experience hasn’t made them wise when it comes to finances. Another person may be a mathematical genius, but they can’t seem to keep friends. When they date, they replay the same mistakes over and over again. When it comes to relationships, they haven’t found wisdom. There’s a difference between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge is knowing the truth. Wisdom is knowing what to do with the truth!

James says that true wisdom will show in a person’s life. This means that when we seek advice we should consider how the person lives, before we accept what they have to say. Who are you allowing to speak into your life? Are you getting financial advice from a person who lives paycheck to paycheck? Are you getting marriage advice from a person who’s never been married? Are you getting spiritual advice from a person who doesn’t know God? Wisdom should be seen before it’s heard.

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.

–Proverbs 9:10 (ESV) True wisdom is found in the word of God. The Holy Spirit is the greatest advisor that we have. He will never direct you against what God has spoken.

In my life, I’m learning to go to God’s word for answers, to go to His throne in prayer, before I ask a friend. When I do ask a friend, I ask someone who not only says they love God, but their life reflects that they love God! Join us this Sunday!

Newsong Church is located at 135 Einstein Loop in room 45. Discounted parking is available in parking garage 7 & 8.

While you’re enjoying our worship experience, your children will be enjoying “Kidsong.” At Kidsong, children from nursery to 6 grade will learn about Jesus in fun interactive ways!

We also have a youth ministry called Against the Flow. At “ATF,” teens from 12-18 years old enjoy Christ-centered discussion groups, cafe’ nights, and other outings. ATF meets every Friday night at 7 p.m. at 2049 Bartow Ave., rm. 28!

If you have any questions, you can contact us: Church Office: 718-708-8385 Website: www.newsongchurchnyc.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/newsongchurchbx Twitter: @newsongchurchBX IG: @newsongchurchBX @againsttheflow.nyc Our Newsong Family is here for you! Join us this Sunday and experience the difference!

—Pastor Mike Tolone

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Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City

General Information: The Traditional Synagogue is located in Section 5, 120 Erdman Place in the rear lobby of 27B. It is on the ground floor of Building 27B, it is handicap accessible, no steps. Phone #: 718-379-6920.

Office hours are Thursday and Sunday, Noon to 2 p.m. Please call the office before coming over. If no one is in the office, leave a message.

The 5780 High holidays Rabbi Daniel Kronengold and Cantor Joseph Ringel will conduct our High Holy Day Services.

For information about holiday tickets, please call our office at 718-379-6920 and leave your name and phone number; we will get back to you.

The schedule for candle lighting and services: Erev Rosh Hashanah — Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019.

Candle Lighting, 6:23 p.m. Mincha service, 6:30 p.m.

Rosh Hashanah – Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. Services, 8:30 a.m. Shofar, 10:45 a.m. Tashlich, 5:45 p.m. (at the water). Mincha, 6:25 p.m. Candle Lighting, not before 7:20 p.m.

Rosh Hashanah – Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Services, 8:30 a.m. Shofar, 10:45 a.m. Sermon by Cantor Ringel.

Rosh Hashanah ends, 7:19 p.m.

Circle of Christ Church Iglesia Circulo de Cristo

147 Dreiser Loop, Bronx, NY 10475 (lower level) Come as you are Psalm 122:1 – I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

If you are looking for a place of worship in the local area that is aimed at teaching the transforming word of God, Circle of Christ Church invites you to fellowship with us this Easter Sunday. We are a nondenominational, multicultural, and loving church that accepts you just the way you are. Our Senior Pastor Elisamuel Colón and the body of Christ are committed to love people into a life changing-liberating relationship with God. We are located at 147 Dreiser Loop, patio level (located in the Dreiser community center).

Our Sunday services are in Spanish and English.

We have an anointed worship team and dance ministry that minister regularly. The English service has bible-centered nursery program and children’s church where children are ministered to from the cradle to 12 years of age. Please see our schedule below and followed us on Facebook and our website circleofchristchurch.com.

Circle of Christ Church responds to Isaiah 68:10 says: Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon. We have a food pantry that serves the community and we offer family counseling based on need. If you are interested, please contact us at (347) 945-1992 or on Facebook at Circle of Christ Church.

English Services Tuesday Prayer: 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Wednesday: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Prayer/ Bible Study Thursday: 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Friday: 7:00-8:30 p.m., Operation Grace Youth Service, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday: 7:00-9:00 p.m., Young Adults Sunday Service: 11:00 a.m.

Servicios en Español Salmos 122:1 Yo me alegré con los que me decían, “a la casa de Jehova iremos.”

Nuestros servicios dominicales son en español e inglés. Tenemos un equipo de adoración ungido y un ministerio de danza que ministran regularmente. El servicio de inglés tiene una iglesia infantil centrada en la biblia y un programa de guardería donde se atiende a los niños desde la cuna hasta los 12 años de edad. Tenemos ministerios para todas las edades.

Consulte nuestro programa a continuación y síganos en Facebook y en nuestro sitio web circleofchrist church.com. Distribuimos alimentos y ofrecemos asesoramiento familiar según las necesidades. Si está interesado, contáctenos al (347) 945-1992 o en Facebook Circle of Christ Church.

Domingo: Culto de Adoración de 9:00-10:30 a.m.

Jueves: Oración y Estudio Bíblico de 12-2 p.m.

—Rev. Sam Colon

Shabbat Shuva – Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Services, 9:00 a.m.

Erev Yom Kippur – Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. Candle Lighting, 6:08 p.m. Kol Nidre Services, 6:15 p.m.

Yom Kippur — Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Services, 9 a.m.

Yizkor at Noon. Mincha, 4:00 p.m. Neila (closing of the gates) at 5:15 p.m. Maariv, 6:50 p.m. Shofar blown, fast ends 7:06 p.m.

Please come on time so our prayers will not be rushed and forced to fast until later than required.

Saying Yizkor for a loved one requires a pledge of Tzedaka (Charity). Please support our Shul.

The synagogue has services on Saturday morning starting at 9:00 a.m. After services, we always have a kiddush. The synagogue has a Facebook page, Traditional Synagogue.

The synagogue needs donations. Whatever amount you can donate, big or small, would help our finances.

The synagogue needs men to help make a minyan.

There are a lot of Jewish men who live in Co-op City who don’t come to services. Please come by 9:00 a.m. so we can take out the Torah.

Church of God’s Children

Church of God’s Children located at 127 Dreiser Loop, patio level, and Bishops Angelo & Nancy Rosario invite you with open arms to visit our church or one of the many houses of worship in Co-op City.

Community: After School registration at Ms. Melinda’s Garden is still open. Email: msmelindasgarden@gmail.com or call 718-671-7265.

COGC Schedule: Monday: Bible Study & Prayer, 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer in Sanctuary at 6:30 p.m.

Bishop Rosario’s 75th birthday fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Foundation on 9/27/19 at the Eastwood Manor, 7 p.m.; $100 per person. Mail checks to Bronx Clergy Task Force, 159 Dreiser Loop, Bx, NY 10475. Put a smile on a child’s face. For additional information, email bxctf@aol.com or call 718-790-9120. Table of 10, $1000.

Today’s Thought: And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s ...

You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’

Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you.” –2 Chronicles 20:15 & 17 (NKJV) This scripture here is a promise we can hold on to when going through difficult circumstances that seem out of our control and overwhelming. There are some battles that we simply can’t fight - and shouldn’t fight in our own strength. Sometimes God tells us to take our positions, stand still and see His deliverance. Sometimes we need to take our hands off, stand back and let God fight for us. We needn’t fear what comes against us, but to stand firm in our faith. God knows the whole situation. Though we feel overwhelmed when we look at our circumstances, the Lord sees the whole picture and sees the way out for us. We need to let God have control and fight the battle we’re facing. He has promised that He is with us and that He will bring us through. If you are facing a battle today that seems overwhelming, give it over to God and let Him fight for you. He will work it all out and make a way where it seems there is no way. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you. –Isaiah 43:2 (NKJV) God Bless you. Peace to our nation. Email: cogcministries@aol.com, call 718-790-9120.

—Bishop Nancy Rosario

The Traditional Synagogue is the only synagogue in Co-op City.

Sabbath ends on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 at 7:58 p.m.

Candle lighting, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 is 6:36 p.m.

Good and Welfare: We sell tree certificates in honor or memory of a loved one. The cost is only $15.00 per tree. Mazel Tov, to all having Simchas. If you’re ill, wishing you good health. If you asked the Rabbi to say prayers for a sick person, you should make your donation to the synagogue.

To All members: Happy birthday to all members who will celebrate their birthday in Sept. For members celebrating their birthday/anniversary in Sept., please send me your names and I will add them to the list.

Fun And Games: After services and kiddush, some men and women play Rummy-cube.

Your support for the Traditional Synagogue is greatly appreciated.

Wishing all our members and friends, peace and good health.

—Bruce Gitelson

Open Door Ministries Jesus our Savior Adapted from The Passion of Jesus Christ by John Piper Full sermon at Open Door Ministries YouTube

Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a High Priest who is unable to understand and sympathize and have a shared feeling with our weaknesses and infirmities and liability to the assaults of temptation, but One who has been tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sinning.

Philippians 2:3 Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. 4 Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. 5 You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. 6 Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. 7 Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, 8 he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.

In other words, the Lord’s human life enables Him to know what human life is – at its worst!

Socially, He knows what it is to be poor and uneducated. He knows what it is to have the accent and customs of a hillbilly. He knows what it is to have a mother whose morals people wonder about. He knows what it is to be a minority. He knows what it is to be a slave.

Domestically, He knows what it is to have parents who don’t understand Him and brothers who are not saved and find Him a huge embarrassment.

Physically, He knows what it is to hurt, and to be hungry, tired, and unable to sleep.

Psychologically, He knows what it is to lose a loved one, to be disappointed by friends, to be lonely, to be hated without a cause, and to suffer God’s No – “This cup will not pass from you!”

Spiritually, He knows what it is to be tempted. The Gospels list only a few of His temptations, but Hebrews says He was tempted in all ways as we are. I won’t develop this at the moment but think about how many temptations you have—just you. I’ve got plenty of my own. But the Bible doesn’t say He was tempted in all ways I am, but we are. All of us. Put together. How many temptations are in this one little room? How many temptations are there in the world? He suffered every last one of them!

God has become one of us! And, unlike some who are embarrassed by their families, Jesus Christ is not ashamed of His! Sunday services are at 11 a.m. in Bartow Community Center, room 28. Contact Pastor Luis by text 917334-4407 or email opendoorministries.net.

Blessings in Christ.

—Pastor Luis Ramos

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RIVERBAY CORPORATION Financial Statements (Continued from page 12)

Notes to Financial Statements

Utilization will be subject to limitation pursuant to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) of 2017. The TCJA provides that utilization of NOLs arising in tax years beginning after March 31, 2018 will be limited to 80% taxable income and any remaining NOLs may be carried forward indefinitely. Because the future utilization of these tax carryforward losses is uncertain, no related deferred tax asset account has been reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

The Company’s tax returns for all fiscal years since 2016 remain open to examination by the respective taxing authorities. There are currently no tax examinations in progress.

7. Pension Plans The Riverbay Corporation Retirement Plan (the “Management Plan”) covers nonunion employees. Benefits are based on years of service and the employee’s compensation during the last five years of employment. The Company funds an annual amount which satisfies the minimum requirement for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The Management Plan’s assets are invested with an insurance company.

The Riverbay Corporation Co-op City Security Department Pension Plan (the “Security Plan”) covers unionized security personnel. Benefits are based on years of service applied to a flat-benefit formula. The Company funds an annual amount which satisfies the minimum requirement of ERISA. The Security Plan’s assets are invested with an insurance company.

The funded status of the Company’s pension benefit obligation and amounts recognized in the accompanying balance sheets are as follows as of March 31:

The accumulated benefit obligations for the Management Plan were $43,534,000 and $43,774,000 at March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The accumulated benefit obligations for the Security Plan were $14,392,000 and $12,817,000 at March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The table below reflects the net (loss) gain and amortization of prior service cost recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended March 31:

(a) Included in the net periodic pension cost is a settlement charge of $1,318,000 for the year ended March 31, 2019 in connection with a partial termination of the Management Plan.

The Company expects to contribute $3,506,000 to its Management Plan and $725,000 to its Security Plan for the year ending March 31, 2020. In accordance with the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (“PPA”), the Company has made all minimum contributions under the IRS minimum funding rules for the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

The Company’s Management Plan and Security Plan weighted-average asset allocations at March 31, 2019 and 2018 by asset category are as follows:

The Plan’s investment strategy with respect to pension plan assets is to allocate assets so as to maximize returns while preserving capital giving, consideration to the weighted expected time until participant retirement.

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at March 31, 2019 and 2018.

Separate Accounts Separate accounts are maintained by MassMutual Financial Group (the “Custodian”) for the Management and Security Plans, and invest exclusively in the underlying mutual funds traded in an established market. The separate accounts are stated at fair value and are reported at the value reported by the Custodian. The number of units issued is calculated to match the current fair value of the underlying mutual fund holdings. The rate of return of each investment will be consistent with the market, taking into account any expenses.

General Investment Account The general investment account primarily consists of assets of the insurance company that support the insurance and retirement income products of the Custodian to the Management and Security Plans. The general investment account has a conservative investment strategy consisting primarily of bond holdings and debt instruments issued by governments, corporations and other entities. The general investment account is valued by discounting the related cash flows based on changes in annual interest rates of similar instruments with comparable durations.

The preceding methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although management believes the valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in different fair value measurements at the reporting date.

The Company follows accounting guidance which removed the requirements to categorize within the fair value hierarchy alternative investments where fair value is measured using NAV as a practical expedient.

The following table sets forth the Management Plan’s and Security Plan’s separate accounts at March 31, 2019 and 2018 and are valued using level 2 inputs:

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations are as follows at March 31:

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost are as follows for the years ended March 31:

The expected rate of return is an aggregation of expected return within each asset category. The return with respect to each asset class considers both historical returns and the future expectation for such returns.

The Company’s Management Plan and Security Plan also include the following components for the years ended March 31:

(A) This investment is reported at contract value which represents contributions made under the contract, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses.

Therefore, it is not categorized within the fair value hierarchy.

(1) The objective of this class of funds is to provide capital appreciation and current income by investing primarily in debt securities.

(2) The objective of this class of funds is to produce long-term capital appreciation through investing in growth-oriented companies.

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RIVERBAY CORPORATION Financial Statements None of the employer contributions to the aforementioned pension plans exceeded more than 5% of the total contributions made to the plans by all contributing employers.

(3) The objective of this class of funds is to provide a rate of return consistent with 9. Future Major Repairs and Replacements the Standard & Poor’s 500.

The Company's governing documents require that funds be accumulated for future (4) The objective of this class of funds is to provide long-term growth of capital by major repairs and replacements. Accumulated funds are held in separate savings accounts investing in securities of issuers from countries outside the U.S. and are generally not available for expenditures for normal operations.

(5) The objective of this class of funds is to provide long-term capital appreciation by The Company conducted a study in July 2012 to estimate the remaining useful lives investing primarily in funds which investment managers believe to be undervalued in the and the replacement costs of the components of common property. The estimates were market place at the time of purchase. based on future estimated replacement costs. Funding requirements consider an annual There are no restrictions or unfunded commitments on the Management Plan and inflation rate of 2 percent and interest of 2 percent, "net of taxes," on amounts funded for Security Plan assets. future major repairs and replacements.

Pension benefit payments are expected to be paid as follows: In accordance with the loan agreement, the Company is required to fund for major repairs and replacements over the remaining useful lives of the components based on the study's estimates of future replacement costs and considering amounts previously accumulated in the replacement reserve. Annual deposits required to be made to the replacement reserve total $2,106,000. As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the replacement reserve balance totaled $11,568,000 and $18,561,000, respectively, (see Note 5).

Funds are being accumulated in the replacement reserve based on estimated future costs for repairs and replacements of common property components, actual expenditures and investment income may vary from the estimated amounts, and the variations may be material. Therefore, amounts accumulated in the replacements reserve may not be adequate to meet all future need for major repairs and replacements. If additional funds are needed, the Company may seek increased regular assessments, pass special assessments, During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized delay major repairs and replacements or take other actions until funds are available. pension expense of approximately $6,096,000 and $4,553,000, respectively, which is 10. Real Estate Taxes included in payroll and related employee benefits in the accompanying statements of Real estate taxes are based on a 10% Shelter Rent Formula. This amount is subject to comprehensive income. change upon review by New York City.

The Company also maintains a defined contribution savings plan, the Riverbay During 2004 through 2012, the Company received J-51 tax abatements in the total Corporation 401(k) Plan, which covers certain employees. The plan is subject to the pro- amount of approximately $23,000,000. The abatements are applied against the annual visions of ERISA. The Company has elected not to match employee contributions for the shelter rent tax assessments over a 10.8-year period, approximating $2,200,000 per years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. annum.

8. Labor Concentration and Employee Benefits 11. Related Party Transactions A significant portion of the Company's direct labor is supplied by union employees, On August 1, 2010, the Company entered into a lease agreement as landlord with the which are covered by collective bargaining agreements which expire during various Riverbay Fund, Inc., a 501(c) (3) Not-For-Profit Corporation, which shares the same dates ranging through 2021. The Company contributes to the Building Service 32B-32J board of directors with the Company. The lease provides the tenant to possess, use, and Pension Fund (“32BJ Plan”), Local 94 Central Pension Fund ("94 Plan") and Local 153 access the roofs, exterior walls, power systems, utility risers, electrical and lighting fixPension Plan ("153 Plan"). All plans are multi-employer, non-contributory defined ben- tures and related fixtures and improvements of the Company's eight garages. The lease efit pension plans. The 32BJ Plan, 94 Plan, and 153 Plan provide retirement benefits to provides for an annual rent of $100,000 and expires on July 31, 2020. For the years ended eligible participants who are covered by their respective collective bargaining agree- March 31, 2019 and 2018, the tenant did not make any rent payments and such amount ments. The 32BJ Plan, 94 Plan, and 153 Plan are administered by separate Boards of was not accrued in the Company's accompanying financial statements as the Company Trustees. The 32BJ Plan, 94 Plan, and 153 Plan are subject to the provisions of ERISA. opted to make a non-cash contribution to the non-profit in lieu of rent. During the year The risks of participating in multiemployer pension plans are different from single- ended March 31, 2019, the Company made a $150,000 cash contribution to Riverbay employer plans in that: assets contributed to a multiemployer plan by one employer may Fund, Inc. be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers; if a participat12. Commitment and Contingencies ing employer stops contributing to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be Major Repairs and Capital Improvements borne by the remaining participating employers; and if the Company stops participating The Company has entered into several contracts for various replacements, improvein the multiemployer plan, the Company may be required to pay the plan an amount ments and repairs of the premises. Amounts for major contracts aggregate $51,200,000 based on the underfunded status of the plan, referred to as a withdrawal liability. The of which approximately $12,100,000 of such work has been completed as of March 31, Company has no plans to withdraw. The zone status is based on information obtained 2019. from the individual plans and certified by the plan actuaries. Under the Pension Litigation Protection Act of 2006 (“PPA”) plans in the green zone are generally more than 80% The Company, through the normal course of business, is a defendant to various lawfunded, plans in the yellow zone are generally less than 80% funded but more than 65% suits. The lawsuit include litigation concerning disputes with vendors, environmental funded, and plans in the red zone are generally less than 65% funded, among other fac- issues, breach of management contract and personal injury claims. The lawsuits that are tors. anticipated to be in excess of the policy deductibles are being handled by the company’s The 32BJ Plan is a multiemployer, non-contributory defined benefit pension plan that insurance carriers (see Note 2). Management believes that such claims will be settled reports on a fiscal year from July 1 to June 30 and operates under employer identification within policy limits. In the opinion of management, final judgments for such pending number 13-1879376. Separate actuarial information regarding such plan is not made claims will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, available to the contributing employers by the union administrators or trustees since the results of operations or cash flows. plan does not maintain separate records for each reporting unit. According to the latest 13. Commercial Rentals available information, as of July 1, 2018, the 32BJ Plan was in critical status (red zone) The Company is lessor under various commercial leases for rental of its retail stores under the PPA. The 32BJ Plan trustees have implemented a rehabilitation plan consistent and professional office space which expire on various dates through 2031. The lease with this requirement. A Health Plan is also maintained which provides health and other agreements provide that the Company will receive minimum base rents and escalations benefits to eligible participants employed in the building service industry who are cov- based on increases in real estate taxes, certain operating costs and the consumer price ered under collective bargaining agreements and operates under employer identification index. The minimum base rents to be received in each of the next five years and in the number 13-2928869. aggregate over the remaining terms of the leases are as follows: The Company’s contributions to 32BJ Plan totaled $2,014,000 and $1,938,000 and to the Health Plan totaled $7,848,000 and $7,269,000 for the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The 94 Plan is a multiemployer, non-contributory defined benefit pension plan that reports on a fiscal year from February 1 to January 31 and operates under employer identification number 36-6052390. According to the latest available information for the plan year beginning February 1, 2018, the 94 Plan is not in endangered or critical status (green zone) under the PPA. The Company’s pension contributions to 94 Plan amounted to $1,073,000 and $998,000 for the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The 153 Plan is a multiemployer, non-contributory defined benefit pension plan that reports on a calendar year and operates under employer identification number 132864289. According to the latest available information for the plan year beginning January 1, 2018, the 153 Plan is in critical status (red zone) under the PPA. The 153 Plan ***** trustees have implemented a rehabilitation plan consistent with this requirement. The Company’s pension contributions to 153 Plan amounted to $355,000 and $364,000 for the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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Notes to Financial Statements Riverbay Corporation Supplementary Schedules Years Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 Independent Auditors’ Report on Supplementary Information The Board of Directors Riverbay Corporation

We have audited the financial statements of Riverbay Corporation as of and for the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and our report thereon dated July 31, 2019, which expressed an unmodified opinion on those financial statements, appears on page 2. Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements as a whole. The supplementary information on page 27 is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the financial statements. The information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the financial statements or to the financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the information appearing on page 27 is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the schedule of future major repairs and replacements on page 28 be presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information, although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, which considers it to be an essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with management’s responses to our inquiries, the basic financials statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audits of the basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.

July 31, 2019 Riverbay Corporation Schedules of Other Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses (rounded to the nearest thousand)

Riverbay Corporation Schedule of Future Major Repairs and Replacements For the Year Ended March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

The Company conducted a study in July 2012 to estimate the remaining useful lives and the replacement costs of the components of common property. The estimates were based on future estimated replacement costs. Funding requirements consider an annual inflation rate of 2% and interest of 2% on amounts funded for future major repairs and replacements.

The following table is based on the study and presents significant information about the components of common property.

See independent auditors’ report on supplementary information

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service requests are handled. and I need to figure out why can’t you do the whole sions and my decisions basically led to call centers.”

“Walking into Riverbay, there were so many difcall while you’re on the phone. Why are you having After Verizon, Ms. Matthias took a break to try to ferent things I saw that needed some sprucing up, one to close, I need to figure out what’s going on.” figure out which direction she wanted to head in. being, definitely, customer service,” said Ms. Matthias.

Each agent will have a 60 seconds wrap-up time “Then an opportunity came with LifePhone where “For the first two weeks, I listened to calls and to my after each call which means their line will go down it was an open canvas,” she said. “They did not know staff without knowing who they were, I just wanted for a minute during which time they can finish writhow to start a call center and with the background I to hear how they sound on the phone and that took ing any notes, confer with their supervisor, etc. before had from Verizon, I knew what a call center should me back a bit. Before I even started running numbers their line rings again. “This was not happening before; run like because they are a well-oiled machine and I and trying to understand call flow here, I realized at any given time, the staff had at least three calls took some of that knowledge and I applied it to Lifethere’s a lot to do. It wasn’t just answering the phones, waiting so any time they hung up one, another call Phone and started very small.” it was manning the window where people Ms. Matthias’ staff at LifePhone comprised would walk up and want help because they of only five agents while at Verizon she couldn’t get someone on the phone, and as managed more than 25 customer service soon as the staff finished one call, there representatives. were two more calls waiting for them. So Despite her title as director of the Lifefor me, it was how is that even possible?”

Phone’s call center, Ms. Matthias initially Ms. Matthias has since met with and gotspent some time functioning as a customer ten to know her staff much better, measurservice rep. to learn the system and ing their strengths, noting that there are defprocesses in place before ultimately initely a couple of gems in the group – those increasing staff, improving their work enviwho go above and beyond to resolve servronment and schedules to boost morale so ice issues, know how to empathize with shareas to better serve the needs of the company holders and to skillfully deescalate irate callers. and its clientele. She also upgraded the “The other ones that are not as well versed, company’s call center infrastructure installing that’s an opportunity for me to shine, for updated technology and building a backme to kind of build them and that’s what I up center in Syracuse, NY. Within the last love,” Ms. Matthias said. “I love someone two years of her tenure with LifePhone, who just doesn’t get it, doesn’t understand; she also opened a second back-up call censo what, it’s just a call, just a job, I’m just ter in Ohio. here to get a check. It’s more than that. Now, “I want to bring those same metrics to there are those people that you just can’t Riverbay at this point, definitely heightentrain and they really are here just for a check The Riverbay Call Center is in the Dreiser Center and will be the cen- ing the customer service aspect of our rep– those aren’t the people that I want here.” tral destination for Maintenance and Restorations calls as well as resentatives,” said Ms. Matthias. “We fell The Riverbay Call Center is housed in requests for inspections when shareholders call the Riverbay switch- short a little bit but we are going to bring Photo by Rozaan Boone those things back up and kind of set the the Dreiser Center. It is equipped with about board beginning Monday, Sept. 16.

18 cubicles and two supervisors’ stations, standard for everyone. There are some one at each end of the room. There are also three wall came in and they had no time to breathe so now it things that have been missed and we’re going to kind monitors to keep track of the customer service repallows everything to stop for a minute before they go of rise to the occasion in order for everyone to meet resentatives’ work flow and productivity, and to monagain,” said Ms. Matthias. the Riverbay standard.” itor the Maintenance and Restorations staff in the field.

Mr. Mitchell said with the new technology, the This past week, Ms. Matthias engaged the staff in “If an emergency happens in Section Five, the Call goal is to observe and study established patterns, continued training from 4-8 p.m. after their normal Center staff can see which workers are in that section address gaps in the process, utilize resources more work hours in preparation for Monday’s opening. She and who needs to get that emergency beep,” Ms. effectively, and improve accountability. cautions that the training is long and extensive and Matthias explained. “Soon, all Maintenance and Restora“It has been a pleasant experience working with she remains hopeful that even though the call center tions workers will have a GPS tracker on their phones Leticia since she started with us just forty days ago,” is long overdue, shareholders will continue to be so we can see where each worker is. For the ones who said Mr. Mitchell. “She comes with a lot of knowlpatient a bit longer. have it right now, we’ll be able to get them out immeedge, she has a very good customer training style. She Ms. Matthias said: “At the meetings I have been diately, and if not, we can get to the supervisors.” has a very good personality when it comes to balgoing to, I’ve emphasized this is not an overnight fix, Riverbay’s Assistant General Manager Warren ancing the work and personal relationships that’s it is going to take some time. We are building a model Mitchell said: “We’ve been talking about this for sevneeded to conduct the work each and every day. I feel to where the customer service representatives all speak eral years now and one of the biggest complaints we confident that we picked the right person to lead the the same language, and understanding that it’s two get as a management company is that our customer team into a new direction.” different departments coming together and learning service and our hold times have been extensive and Ms. Matthias began her professional career at Vereach other’s jobs and still being able to function, that’s not the best so this is the first phase in what I conizon where she spent 10 years working her way up a task in itself, so it’s going to take some time. I’m sider to be a call center becoming a command center from her starting position as a customer service repasking that in that process while I am still showing because what this is going to do is put everyone under resentative in their call center at the age of 18, to manconstant progress, constant improvement, that’s what one umbrella.” agement. She said she spent the first five years of her I’m hoping for and as long as we can show that, then Previously, there were four different satellite servemployment there learning the business.

I think we’re moving in the right direction.” ice offices – three CSO’s and Restorations – with four “In those first five years, I would shadow my manMr. Mitchell points out that although shareholders different sets of supervisors and four different ways ager and she would teach me the ropes and I loved will be able to use the call center for their service of managing. that part of it, I loved the part of actually instructing requests, they will not be able to walk into the center “So we’ve taken the four different call centers and and teaching others and I didn’t want to sit in the chair as they are accustomed to, however, they can still visit placed them in this one room with one leader and anymore, I didn’t want to be the one taking the calls their respective Cooperator Service Office (CSO) and she’ll have an assistant as well and you’ll have a all the time, I wanted to lead and so it just so hapthe Restorations office. steady pattern of consistency,” said Mr. Mitchell. “So, pened that, unfortunately, my manager got sick and “For a place like this, changing the culture is going raising that consistency and the fact that we used to I was able to step into those shoes,” said Ms. Matthias. to be impactful because even the residents have to transfer from one location to another throughout the “I was the acting manager for about a year. At the time, change since they can’t go to the call center,” Mr. complex, everyone now, at least for Maintenance and I was 22, and then the position was offered to me. I Mitchell said. “That’s a different mentality in itself.

Restorations, is under one umbrella.” took it, I ran with it. I’m very excited to say I was a We’re still going to have the CSO’s and Restorations Starting Monday, shareholders who need to conmanager at the age of 23.” available but we anticipate the trend will start going tact Maintenance, Restorations or to schedule inspecWhile at Verizon, Ms. Matthias enrolled at the Coldown where people don’t have to come into the office tions will be directed to the Call Center when they lege of Westchester and earned a Bachelor’s degree anymore. They can use the Call Center.” call the Riverbay switchboard at (718) 320-3300. The in Communications.

Asked if there’s anything she’d like to say to shareprompts are being changed so callers will hear, “For “I wanted to do that only because I love to comholders, Ms. Matthias said: “Shareholders should know Maintenance, Restorations and inspections,” press municate with people, I love that interaction and I it’s not that the agents don’t care; they care about being #2, instead of pressing different prompts for each. In love the thought of helping someone in whatever at Riverbay, but the problem is that when you have so the future, this information will be available not only capacity that is; it could be something so minor but many different perceptions no one is listening anyin English, but also in Spanish. the chance to actually deposit my knowledge into more. I’m asking for patience from shareholders. I Once the call is transferred to the call center, all someone else that could help them grow is what I don’t expect or want much because they are entitled of the phone lines will ring and the call will go to the thrive on,” Ms. Matthias said, adding that her dream to have someone answer that phone with kindness and agent who has the most “idle” time first. was to become a nurse practitioner, and to teach, with empathy, but I am asking that they give us some “I did not want the calls to come into the Call Cenalthough she was unsure in which capacity. time so I can retrain and reprogram some of the mindter where the agent has the choice of answering; it will “When I received my degree, I was working with sets here as well because people have been worked to ring to your phone if you’re the most idle,” said Ms. Verizon but my vision was not to remain in a call centhe core. Now that there is a bigger team to help, a lot Matthias. “I can also control how that works through ter but to teach, and to be honest, I didn’t know what of that should go away but it’s a lot of reprogramming our wall board so if I find ‘Susie’ is taking twenty calls I wanted to teach,” Ms. Matthias said. “I just knew I so I’m just asking for patience, just give me a little bit and ‘Robert’ is only taking ten, something has to change. had the ability to talk and for people to actually underof time to get everybody on board.”

Now, ‘Robert’ could be working on a special project stand and grasp on to what I am doing and saying.

Born and raised in Westchester, Ms. Matthias curand that could be the reason but if I’m finding that Some of my dreams kind of fell a little bit and then rently lives in Yonkers, NY. She is the mother of four you’re closing after every call, then there’s a problem jobs and family took over so I had to make some decichildren ranging in ages from 21 to 8.

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Church of the New Vision

Pastors Kenneth and Deborah Hodge and the New Vision congregation invite you and your family to come and worship the Lord with us. Church of the New Vision is designed to meet the spiritual needs of God’s people. Serving the community for over 45 years, we offer a warm, friendly, spirit-filled atmosphere of Christian love. All are welcome.

Order of Services Sunday Worship Service: 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Adult and Youth Sunday school: 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Mid-day Bible Study: Canceled until further notice Wednesday Night Prayer and Bible Study: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Youth Ministry: Fridays, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Upcoming Events/Programs Come one, come all to uplift the Lord in an afternoon of praise, worship and fellowship on Sunday, Sept. 22; on this day, our morning service will be at 9:30 a.m. We will also have a 3:30 p.m. service to celebrate the anniversaries of the New Vision Choir and Pastor’s Aide Ministry. Theme “Make a Joyful Noise unto the Lord.” –Psalm100:1.

Sunday, Sept. 29, the Youth Ministry will sponsor a Breakfast Sale after the 8:00 a.m. service.

Reserve your space now! Church of the New Vision’s Women’s Retreat is scheduled for Oct. 17-19, 2019 at Eddy’s Farm in Sparrow Bush, NY. This twonight, three-day event’s theme is “Just a Closer Walk with Thee.” Double occupancy, $400 per person; single occupancy, $550, and includes meals, transportation, workshops and retreat material. Full balance is due by Sept. 21. We ask that each person brings one person. See Sis. Loretta Scott, Sis. Sadie James or Sis. Hermena Smith for additional information or call the church.

Youth Retreat, Oct. 25-27, 2019. Calling all youth to join us on God’s mountain at the Blue Mountain Christian Retreat Center for a weekend full of faith, fellowship and fun! Adults (18+), $166; Teens (13-17), $146; Children (4-12,) $118. Includes 2 nights, 5 meals and transportation. If interested, please see our youth leaders, Rev. Deborah Hodge, Sis. Indria Drayton or Sis. Dominique Hodge.

Save the Date: Church Annual Banquet, Saturday, Nov. 2. Time 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. at the Seashore Restaurant on City Island, NY. Donation, $75.

Notice: We are seeking a minister of music who is familiar with hymns and songs of the Baptist Church. Feel free to contact the church or the Pastor.

Church of the New Vision is located at 115 Einstein Loop, Bronx, NY 10475.

Office: 718-671-8746 or 203-374-3020. Mailing address: P.O. Box 753037, Bronx, NY 10475.

Visit our Facebook page: Church of the New Vision, concerning upcoming events and trips, email us at info.churchnewvisionbx@gmail.com or call the church office.

—Sis. Carol Haque

Greater Love Refuge Ministries

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” –Philippians 4:6-7 Word for the Week: You will find safety in the flow of God’s Spirit. Refuse to allow anyone to distract you from what you know is right to do or where you need to be. There is protection for those who are obedient to God’s will. In that place of security, you will also find peace that is beyond your understanding.

Senior Pastor, Presiding Elder Boyce Landrum, Pastor Carol Landrum and the Greater Love family invite you, friends and family to worship with us on Sunday mornings at 11:30 a.m. Greater Love Refuge Ministries is a multi-generational, teaching, preaching faith & Bible way church with an old school flavor and a new school feel. The SWAG Youth Church/Morning Worship is held on the 1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday. Interactive Bible School for children and adults is held on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. We are conveniently located at 900 Co-op City Blvd.

(Bldg. 2A), on the ground level, Bronx, NY 10475; main entrance – red button.

Parking vouchers are available at the church. Our phone number is 347-920-5607.

Christian Prayer Line: All are invited to join our weekly Prayer Line on Wednesday afternoon from 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. and Thursday night from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. The dial in number is 712-775-7031 and the access code is 578165132#.

Fellowship with Cathedral United Baptist Church: Tomorrow, at 3:30 p.m., Greater Love will be in Fellowship with Cathedral United Baptist Church (3425 Boston Road, 2nd Floor, Bronx, NY 10469 for their Missionary & Mothers Board Anniversary Service. Theme: “Walking in the Newness of Christ” – Romans 6:4.

Pastor Carol Landrum is the guest preacher for the afternoon. All welcome.

New York State Chaplains Task Force Certification Program: Begins Thursday, Sept. 19, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Greater Love Church is a host site only. For more information, please contact Rev./Chaplain Kim Osorio at 646-265-2173, program instructor.

Two Fish and Five Loaves Food Panty & Prayer Station: Will open on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10:00 a.m. to Noon. Our neighborhood Food Drive is currently underway and we gratefully accept donations from our community, family and friends. We appreciate your continued support.

Discipleship/Bible Study: Building Your Life in Christ – New Start Date: Thursday, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., bi-weekly.

Our “Seasoned Saints Ministry” will launch on Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. The purpose for the ministry is to meet the needs of those who are growing older in God’s family (ages 55+). It is a ministry designed to reach the psychological, social, spiritual, emotional and financial needs that are seen and unforeseen. God’s plan is for us to utilize the collective strengths, seasonings, testimonies and experiences of our Seasoned Saints to guide our walk through life’s journey. All are welcome; light refreshments will be provided.

—Pastor Carol Landrum

Community Protestant Church

On behalf of our pastor, Rev. 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) 8629172.

Regular Church Schedule Sunday School – 9 a.m.

Worship Service – 11 a.m.

Communion Service – Every first and third Sundays Noon Day Prayer – Hour of Power – Wednesday at Noon Prayer Meeting and Bible Study – Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The following program is at the Church’s Annex: 2053 Asch Loop North (Co-op City: Neighborhood Bible Study, Thursday at 10:00 a.m.

Sunday school is now in session every Sunday at 9 a.m. In Sunday School, in a nurturing Christian education environment, an opportunity is provided for children to learn about the Bible, to grow in grace, to show love and respect for one another and to live more abundant lives.

Worship service begins at 11 a.m. Everyone is invited to come and be a part of this special moment set aside each Sunday morning to be in the presence of God. We will be delighted to blend our spirits with yours as we bend both body and soul before our Heavenly Father. We encourage you to spend time with God, and if it be His will, with us at Community Protestant.

Other Scheduled Events Beautiful 50th anniversary commemorative t-shirts in celebration of Community Protestant’s half century anniversary are being sold by the Missionary Ministry.

Sizes range from small to 2xx. Donation: $20 each. To place an order for t-shirts, please contact Sister Julia Nicholson at (917) 836-9701.

Sunday, Sept. 22, at the 3:30 p.m. – Please join us for our Annual Celebration of the Hospitality and Missionary Ministries Anniversary.

Sunday, Oct. 6, at 11 a.m. – Observance of All Clubs Day, honoring some of the organizations of our church. On these special occasions of the organizations we are celebrating, we extend our prayers and thanks for their continued, loyal support of our church. All are welcome!

Saturday, Oct. 5 – The Missionary Ministry sponsors a positively inspiring Gospel Lunch Cruise, departing from Chelsea Pier, NYC, Noon – 2 p.m., featuring live Gospel Entertainment by the New York Gospel Choir, live DJ and dancing, fresh buffet lunch, onboard games and outdoor observation deck. Bus departs Community Protestant Church at 9 a.m. and CPC Annex in Co-op City at 9:15 sharp. Donation: $94 ($50 deposit due immediately; $44 balance due by September 15.) For additional information, contact Julia Nicholson at (917) 836-9701 or Sarita Tidball at the church, (718) 862-9172.

Saturday, Oct. 19, 3 p.m. at the church – The Trustees Ministry sponsors a Gospel Extravaganza featuring Bishop Mary Freeman, Rev. Dr. Lois Giles, Rev. Audrey Jones and Sister Keisha Washington, with Renewed in Christ and the Angels in Christ, Liturgical Dance Ministry. Brother Troy Murray, Worship leader.

Donation: $25 (in advance); $30 at the door.

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

Co-op City Public Safety Dept.

Emergency: 718-671-3050 www.ccpd.us

Non-Emergency: 718-320-3330 @CCPDnyc

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Einstein

Dreiser

MENU

Room 49 unless otherwise noted

Room 7 unless otherwise noted

Alternate Kosher Meals are also available

Mon., Sept. 16

Word Games 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.

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

Health & Wellness Support Group 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

YOGA w/Peggy 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., JASA main office Arthritis Exercises11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Card Games 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Dominos 2:30 p.m.

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

Dominos 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 Diabetes Support Group 2nd Mon. 1 p.m. rm. 49 Computer Class for Beg. 9:30 a.m.; Int 10:30 a.m.; Adv 11:30 a.m.

Word Games 9:30-11:30 a.m.

New: Social Worker Royvi 9 a.m.

-12 p.m.

Walking Club 10:30 a.m.

Caregiver Support Group 1:30 p.m., 1st & 3rd Tues.

Card Games 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 20 Thu., Sept. 19

Wed., Sept. 18

Bartow Room 31 unless otherwise noted

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Blood Pressure Every 1st & 3rd Wed., 9 – 10 a.m.

Games 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Stay Well Exercise 10 - 11 a.m.

Line Dancing 11a.m. - 12 p.m.

Card Games 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Dominoes 2:30 p.m.

NORC Computer Class Bartow main office 11:15 a.m. -12:15 p.m.

Smartphone Class Beginner 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.; Intermediate 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.; Bartow main office Library 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Word Games 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Crochet & Knitting 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Spanish Class 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., JASA main office Dancercise w/Damion 1 - 2 p.m., JASA main office Card Games 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Dominoes 10 a.m., rm. 45 Health & Wellness Support Group 10 - 11 a.m.

Karaoke by Steven 1 p.m., rm. 45 Dominoes 10 a.m., rm. 45 Spelling Bee 10 a.m.

Body in Motion w/Ola 10 a.m.– 11 a.m.

Spanish Practice Class 10:30 a.m., Computer Lab Zumba 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., rm. 4 Arts w/Becky 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Dominoes 10 a.m., rm. 45 Grandparent Connection Meeting & Exercise class 1st Thurs., rm. 40, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Arthritis Exercise 11 a.m., rm. 45 Spelling Bee 11 a.m.

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

Karaoke by Steven 1 p.m., rm. 45 Arts w/Becky 10 a.m.-12 p.m., rm. 49 Men’s Line Dancing 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Dominoes 10 a.m., rm. 45 Word Games 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Art 10 a.m., rm. 45 Bingo 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Women’s Line Dancing 10 a.m. Pokeno 2-4 p.m., rm. 35 11:30 a.m.

Blood Pressure 2nd & 4th Fri., 10 Chat Session 10 a.m. a.m. - 11:30 a.m., rm. 45 Piano Sing-along 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Free Oil Painting Classes 10 a.m. – Card Games 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

11:30 a.m., rm. 38

For information, please call: (718) 320-2066 (Schedule subject to change without notice) Payments for trips @ the Bartow office can be made Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., & 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. only Funded by: The NYC Department for the Aging, The NYS Office for the Aging and Riverbay Corporation.

JASA WELCOMES EVERYONE AGE 60 AND OLDER! Payments for trips can be made at all 3 centers.

Trip registration policy: There will be NO REFUNDS for all trips. All trips include roundtrip transportation– JASA will not accept checks under $5. All trips must be paid in advance. Drivers will no longer accept money for trips on the bus!

In order to participate in any JASA Senior Activities or go on any Senior trips you must be a member of JASA. You may pick up an application in the main office or at any of the three senior centers.

FREE LiveOn NY - SCRIE/SNAP (Food Stamps) Assistance – Fri., Sept. 27, Oct. 11 & 25, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., JASA Main Office, 2049 Bartow Ave. No appointments!

Walk-ins! First come! First served! Please make copies of your documents before coming to the office.

Social Worker, Royvi, will be on staff at the Bartow Senior Center, rm. 31 on Tuesdays, 9 a.m. – noon. Walkins! First come! First served!

Social Worker, Royvi, will be on staff at the Dreiser Senior Center, rm. 7 on Tuesdays, 1 to 4 p.m. Walkins! First come! First served!

Mary’s Pool–$3. Fri., Sept. 20; Mon., Sept. 23 & Fri., Sept. 27. Pool aerobics for seniors, 10 a.m. – Noon.

Bartow, 8:30 a.m.; Einstein, 8:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 9 a.m.

Ridgehill – Wed., Sept. 18; $7. Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m.

Palisades Center Mall – Thurs., Sept. 19; $12. Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m.

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

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

Stay Well Exercise 10-11 a.m. rm. 2 Basic Cell Phone & IPad training 11 a.m.

Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m. rm. 4 Diabetes Support Group 1 p.m. – Last Monday of the month Bereavement Counseling 1p.m. rm. 8 Gentle Yoga 1:15 p.m. - 2 p.m. rm 2 Intermediate Yoga 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Kosher

Non-Kosher

Juice Hamburger Hamburger bun Potato salad Lettuce, tomato, onion Fresh fruit Alt: Veggie burger

Baked Asian style honey chicken Sautéed Green beans Mashed red potatoes

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

Oven fried chicken Alert & Alive 10:30 – 11:30 Orzo w/onion Cultural Dance 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Aud. B Roasted Zucchini in Computer Class 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. tomato sauce Mind Teasers 12 p.m. - 1 p.m., rm. 4 Whole wheat bread Zumba 1 p.m. - 2 p.m., Aud. A Fresh fruit Matinee 1 p.m.

Alt: Egg Frittata New: Social Worker, Royvi 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Juice Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session Sweet & sour 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. meatballs Sewing 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Spaghetti & sauce Normandy blend (New) Tai Chi 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., Whole wheat bread rm. 10, until Aug. 28 Fresh Fruit Art Class 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Alt: Baked breaded Yoga 2 p.m. - 3 p.m., rm. 2 fish

BBQ pork chops Rice & Beans Normandy blend

Rosemary chicken Baby carrots w/parsley Baked potatoes

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

Baked Flounder Blood Pressure 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Wild rice 1st & 3rd, rm. 8 Roasted zucchini Line Dancing, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., Aud. A Whole Wheat bread Fresh Fruit Piano Sing Along 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Alt: Sliced deli turkey Drama Club 1:30 – 4 p.m.

Baked breaded fish Pasta Primavera Steamed broccoli

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

Juice Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session Italian roast chicken 9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m., 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Meditative Moments 11 a.m.-12 p.m. rm 8 Sweet noodle kugel Purple Life Trail Fitness 11 a.m. Greenway Steamed spinach Pokeno 3rd Fri., 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Fresh Fruit Bingo rm. 7, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Alt: Gefilte fish Yoga w/Peggy 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., rm. 2

Homemade Turkey salad Garden salad Sweet potato salad

Fee for lunch is $2.00 & $5.00 for guest

ALL meals served w/margarine and fresh milk *Menu subject to change without notice.

Alternate Kosher Meals are also available Bartow Center (929) 399-1394 Dreiser Center (718) 320-1345 • Einstein Center (718) 671-5161

Upcoming Events/Trips

Dreiser Sr. Ctr Walk w/Ease 6 weeks starting Fri., Sept. 20 – Fri., Oct. 25, 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Meet in rm. 7. Walking the greenway weather permitting, rainy day option will be in the Dreiser Loop Community Center hallway.

Empire Casino – Tues., Sept. 24, $5. Bartow, 9 a.m.; Einstein, 9:15 a.m. & Dreiser, 9:30 a.m.

Fall Prevention Presentation – Tues., Sept. 24, 12:30-1:30 p.m., 177 Dreiser Loop, rm. 2.

IKEA/Christmas Tree Store/Bed Bath and Beyond – Wed., Sept. 25, $15. Bartow, 9 a.m.; Einstein, 9:15 a.m. & Dreiser, 9:30 a.m.

14th Street Farmers Market – Wed., Sept. 25, $5.

Pick-ups: Bartow, 9 a.m.; Dreiser, 9:15 a.m. & Einstein, 9:30 a.m. Only 12 seats available.

Central Ave. – Thurs., Sept. 26, $13. Christmas Tree Store, Trader Joe’s and Amazing Savings; Bartow, 8:30 a.m.; Einstein, 8:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 9 a.m. Waiting list.

Paint & Sip – Thurs., Oct. 3 & 31; $5. JASA Main Office, 5-7 p.m. Space is limited; only 12 participants. Join us for this painting class, have fun while you paint on canvas. No experience necessary. Juice will be served.

To register, call 718.320.2066.

Living Beyond Breast Cancer – JASA Bartow and Einstein Senior Centers recognize October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, $4, Tue., Oct. 15. Join us in celebrating “A Survivors Story.” Einstein Senior Center, rm. 45, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets available at Bartow and Einstein Senior Centers.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Presentation –

Wed., Oct. 23; 12:30 -1 p.m., 177 Dreiser Loop, rm. 2.

Call Dreiser Sr. Ctr. (718-320-1345) to sign up for lunch.

Halloween Party – Wed., Oct. 30; $7; 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Einstein Sr. Ctr., rm. 45; 100 tickets available.

Music by “DJ Woody.” Tickets will be sold in all three senior centers starting Mon., Sept. 23. Menu: TBD! FREE Diabetes Self-Management 7-Week Program –Tues., Oct. 8, 15, 22, 29; Nov. 5, 12, 19; 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. with free lunch in the senior center lunchroom, 135 Einstein Loop, rm. 45. Certificates for the completion of the program will be distributed at the diabetes event on Thurs., Nov. 14. Call the Bartow main office to register, 718-320-2066. Only 12 seats available.

FREE Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementia 4-Week Program – Mon., Nov. 4, 11, 18 & 25; 1-2 p.m., 177 Dreiser Loop, rm. 7. Participants will receive a free giveaway at the last session. Call the Bartow main office to register, 718-320-2066. Only 12 seats available.

JASA Bartow and Einstein Senior Center presents “Hope for a Cure” – Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, Sat., Nov. 9; Einstein Senior Center, rm. 38, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Please call JASA main office to register for lunch, $2. Please sign up at Bartow or Einstein Senior Center for lunch. Only 50 seats available.

Sight & Sound Theatre – Thurs., Dec. 5; $150.

See the Miracle of Christmas w/center stage seating.

Enjoy a Penn Dutch luncheon at Good N Plenty; Bartow, 9 a.m.; Dreiser, 9:15 a.m. & Einstein, 9:30 a.m. Deluxe Motor Coach bus. Depart destination, 5:30 p.m. Payment deadline Fri., Nov. 8. No refunds! Waiting list.

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Goose Island Seniors

We will like to thank everyone who came with us to see the play “Mambo Italiano” at the Westchester Broadway Theatre on the 5th of September. It was a great show and the food was so good. It was like being at an opera. The singing was great.

Goose Island Seniors Get-Together – Today, Saturday, Sept. 14. The party will start at noon for all the members of the Goose Island Seniors in our club room 39 at 135 Einstein Loop. Members may bring a person or two. It’s a cover dish party so bring your favorite dish or donate something to eat or drink. Donation, $5 at the door if no donation of food or beverage is given. Let’s party, sing, play games, win prizes, etc.

To become a member, it’s $15 a year from January to December. It will cost only $8 now thru Dec. 31 since more than half the year is gone.

Wind Creek (Sands) Casino – Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 at Bethlehem, PA. Price: $40. Time: 8:30 a.m. from Einstein Loop; 8:40 a.m. from Asch Loop; 8:50 a.m. from Dreiser Loop. More information will follow.

Call today. A few seats left.

Bingo – Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Time: 1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Members only, in our club room 39. Admission, $5 for three cards, 12 games and Jackpot Extra cards are 25¢ each. Sunday bingo will be the 4th Sunday, Sept. 22. All are welcome, you don’t have to be a member.

Karaoke – Tuesdays and Thursdays from l p.m. to 3 p.m. with Stephen in room 45. All are welcome.

To all members: Happy birthday to our members who celebrate in the month of September: Mary Smith, Patricia Harris, Alma Alequin, Veratta Rhames, Bettie Ward, Joyce Wilson and Beryl Hines.

Note: Call Ann or Stephen at Goose Island Seniors, 718-379-9613, or visit us at the Section 5 Community Center, 135 Einstein Loop, room 39, Bronx, NY 10475.

Office hours: (mornings) Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. to noon. (evenings) Mon., Wed. & Fri., Noon to 8 p.m., and Tue. & Thu. evenings, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Stephen cell: 347-847-1941.

Good health to all.

—Stephen Roberts, Sr.

Building 22 A & B Association

Hi, the summer is over, it’s back to school. Watch for school buses when its “Stop” sign is out. Wait until it’s withdrawn before you continue driving. Keep our children safe. I’m very proud of my neighbors on the “A” side for their patience and cooperation while the elevator is being replaced. Keep up the good work; we’re half way there.

Many of our machines are not working so please check the time on the washers and dryers and return within five to ten minutes before to remove your clothes so others can also use them. Your clothes can be removed by shareholders. Machines are for everyone, so please be courteous.

In the compactor room, follow the instructions.

Place newspaper, cereal boxes, cardboard boxes (flattened) on the wooden shelf, and larger boxes should be taken to the basement. Recyclables should go in the plastic bag. Raw garbage should go in the chute, we don’t want bugs.

Our next meeting is Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. on the “B” side. It’s time for election of officers. Looking forward to seeing you.

Happy birthdays to all in the months of July, August and September. Prayers to all who lost loved ones.

Get well greetings to all the sick and shut-ins. If you see something, say something.

—Betty Leak

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Call 347-439-5632 on Saturday from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

AARP Chapter #4997

Reminder: Welcome-Back Luncheon and Fashion Show scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, 12 p.m.

- 4 p.m. at Marina Del Rey, $90 (transportation provided for a small charge). Tickets available. Contact Stella Baker, (718) 379-2088, for tickets.

Reminder: Ellie Minor will be conducting an AARP Driver Safety Class on Friday, Oct. 25, & Saturday, Oct. 26, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Classes will be held in the American Legion room 41, 135 Einstein Loop, Bronx, NY. Cost: $20, AARP members; $25, non-members.

Check or money order only (no cash). To register, call 718-379-4429.

Heartfelt Condolence to Evelyn Watson on the loss of her brother, Charles, and to Judith Wright on the loss of her sister, Mildred.

Please contact our Good & Welfare Coordinator, Frances Wilson, 718-671-5493, if you have a family member who has passed or one of our members who

is sick, in the hospital or in a nursing home.

2019 Tour Activities December 10, 2019: Miracle of Christmas at the Sight & Sound Theater with Lunch at Golden Corral; includes Motor Coach Transportation; 11 a.m. show, $150 ($40 non-refundable deposit due at signup). Contact Hannah, 718-379-7962, or Judith, 718379-3370.

Attention: When signing up for the above trips, please give your name, phone number and a deposit.

Checks/money orders made payable to AARP Chapter 4997 with the name of the trip in the memo section of your check/money order. Room 0 (Dreiser Community Center) is opened Monday or Thursday, noon – 3 p.m. for checks to be dropped off (in an envelope w/Group/ Trip Leader name). They may be mailed to the Group/ Trip Leader.

—Delores Debnam

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Faith In God Church & Bible Institute

Pastor and 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!

We need to follow God when we face challenges in life, and when we’re enjoying good times as well. Let’s look at scripture to support this. Hebrews 6:9 - 12 says: 9 Dear friends, even though we are talking this way, we really don’t believe it applies to you. We are confident that you are meant for better things, things that come with salvation.

10 For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers,[a] as you still do.

11 Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true.

12 Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God’s promises because of their faith and endurance.

Invitation: Sweet Hour of Prayer is today at 3 p.m. Sunday school is tomorrow at 10 a.m. Our Sunday Morning Worship Service is at 11 a.m. We have clothing items available that were donated to the church. If interested in picking some up, stop by the church in the 11 o’clock hour on Sunday. Every 3rd Sunday following the morning worship, we serve Holy Communion.

Vernon Little has an EP on the market. It’s titled ‘Double Minded.’ It’s a fusion of gospel, R&B, and rap. He also has videos on YouTube. His music encourages, inspires, and informs.

We are located at 171 Dreiser Loop in Section 1. Our phone # is (347) 2764925. Jesus loves you, and so do we!

—Evangelist Vernon Little

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

Come & Visit Us – You’re always welcome in God’s House, your house! We are a Bible centered 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, all are welcome!

Services are held at 2350 Palmer Avenue, across from Building 30. Parking is available. Our pastor is Rev. Arnaldo Sánchez-Orta.

Telephone number: (718) 320-3795; Email: coopcityevangelicalumc@gmail.com.

Schedule for Sundays - Come and Receive a Blessing English Service: 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m., Spanish Service: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Bilingual Service: First Sunday of each month, 10 a.m. -12 p.m.

Children Sunday School: 9:45 a.m., bring your children, they will have a great time while learning God’s word.

Adult Sunday Bible Study: English, 8:45 a.m./Spanish, 10 a.m.

English Prayer/Bible Study Night & Spanish Prayer/Bible Study Afternoon Monday Evening Bible Study: 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Tuesday Spanish Prayer/Bible Study: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Tuesday English Prayer Service: 7:00 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Young Adults Bible Study: Tuesday, 8 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Come let’s pray together!

“Now, my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.” –2 Chronicles 6:40 (NIV) Friday Night is Fun Night for the Youth (ages 13 – 21) 7:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.: This is a great time for the youth of our community to learn God’s word, enjoy each other’s company and make new friends. There will also be many activities.

Exciting things are happening...

Food Pantry: Food Pantry distribution center at our church serves Buildings #26A, B, C; #30A, B; #31A, B; #34; #35 & Earhart Townhouses. We are registering and distributing food on Thursdays, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Those registering must present one of the following government issued up-to-date ID’s showing a 10475 zip code: Driver, Non-Driver, or NYC ID. Anyone 18+ of age can register. Only one participant per household may register.

Health Education Workshop: Join us for a Health Education Workshop on “Causes of Memory Loss,” Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the church, from 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Free Basic Computer Classes: Classes start on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 3-5 p.m. To register, call the church (718) 320-3795. If no answer, leave a detailed message with name, telephone # and someone will get back to you.

Flea Market: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (Rain date: Saturday, 9/28/19). Vendors Wanted: registration, space & chair, $35.00. Addt’l. chair, $5.00.

For application, contact: Pauline, (718) 320-1552; Jackie, (361) 249-7033; church, (718) 320-3795. If no answer, leave a detailed message and someone will get back to you.

“This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, the Holy One…: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.” –Isaiah 48:17 (NIV) Blessings.

—Marilyn Méndez-González

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Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams and the Co-op City Baptist Church family invite you to join us tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. for worship service. Sunday school for children and adults is held at 9:15 a.m. We invite you to worship, study, and pray with us.

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

Our telephone number is 718-320-377. Visit us on the web at www.coopcitybaptistchurch.org.

You are invited to join us for a mid-week spiritual pickup at our worship service held on Wednesdays at Noon. Bible Study is held on Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Prayer Service is held on Fridays at Noon.

Prayer Service is also held on Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to join us from the comfort of their home for an hour of prayer. Using available technology, prayer service is held using a conference call line. On Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m., you can call 563-999-2090; when asked for the PIN, enter 660065 and you will be connected. Prayer Service is not held on the first Friday of the month.

The last Leadership Class for 2019 is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28, from 9:30 a.m. to Noon. The presenter will be Minister Yolanda Richard, Faith Based Engagement and Outreach Coordinator for the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA). CCBC ministry officers, members and friends are invited to join us as Minister Richard introduces attendees to FPWA and how to assist CCBC members and our community at large to access FPWA services.

You are invited to join the Scholarship Ministry on a trip to Mount Rushmore, the Badlands and Black Hills of South Dakotaon July 17, 2020. The trip includes motor coach transportation, 10 nights lodging, 18 meals,visits to the spectacular Badlands National Park, to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial and much more. The cost for double occupancy is $1145. A $100.00 nonrefundable deposit is due by October 27, 2019. For additional information, call 718-379-0541, 718671-1271, 718-671-1918 or 917-612-1245.

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

—Hattie L. Lucas

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Photos by Shonte Armstrong

It’s

HAPPENING in Co-op City!

Rivers Run Paint & Chat

Rivers Run Community Garden held a Paint & Chat session on Saturday, Sept. 7. The family event was a success with dozens of cooperators coming out to enjoy a creative and friendly afternoon with their neighbors.

Photos by Gail Sharbaan

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SPACE FOR RENT

St. Paul’s Episcopal/Anglican Church on 489 St. Paul’s Place off Washington Ave., Bronx.

1. Church Worship Center on first level that can seat over 300 worshipers available for rent on Sundays after 2:30 p.m. and other weekdays can be arranged.

2. Worship center on lower level that seats over 100 people also available for rent.

If interested in renting any of the spaces, call or text Father Horton Scott on 914-384-2929 for an appointment.

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If you have knowledge or a concern of possible violations of law, accounting irregularities, or other suspected wrongdoing affecting Riverbay, you are encouraged to report it to law enforcement, or you may report it through an anonymous hotline by the following methods: Go to an independent website, www.lighthouse-services/riverbaycorp, to complete an online disclosure form; Call the following independent third party whistleblower hotline at 1-833-290-0009 (English); or 1-800-216-1288 (Spanish);

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