Co-op City Times 10/21/17 by Co-op City Times

Vol. 52 No. 42

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Riverbay Hurricane Relief Drive Enters Final Phase BY BRANDON ORTIZ

Riverbay’s commitment to giving back to others should come as no surprise. For the past few weeks, Riverbay has set up collection boxes across Co-op City in an effort to collect supplies for victims of the devastating hurricanes that have ravaged the Caribbean and parts of the southern US. The request to initiate a donation drive came from various eager shareholders who approached Riverbay Board President Linda Berk with the idea. Since last week, using the space in the Bartow bingo hall, volunteers have generously given their time to organize and box all the supplies that have been donated. Riverbay staff have been checking the various donation bins around Co-op City twice a day and bringing the supplies to the bingo hall,

Halloween 2017

Young volunteers began designing and building the 2017 Haunted House this week which will open to the public next Saturday, Oct. 28 and Sunday, Oct. 29 to give everyone a “good scare” this Halloween. In addition to the Haunted House, there will also be a Costume Dance Party and Carnival which will be held on Thursday, Oct. 26, 6-9 p.m. in the Dreiser Auditorium. Photo by Brandon Ortiz

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Board Unanimously Approves Contract for New Energy Manager BY BILL STUTTIG

Community volunteers have begun to box the donated items and prepare them for transport next Saturday, October 28. Photo by Rozaan Boone

per Riverbay Executive General Manager Cary Smith III. With the collection drive having ended this Wednesday, October 18, some volunteers have been sorting and organizing the last of the donated supplies while others have begun to box the items for pick up and shipping. Reginald Fleming, a Co-op City resident since 1996, volunteered time several days this week. “I just retired in January and I have the time. People are in dire need and there’s nothing better, this is a privilege to help them,” he said. “I came because I couldn’t make it out to Texas or Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands, but I wanted to still help,” said Jermaine Antonetty, 20, a life-long resident of Building 3B. “So I said, ‘let me come to the Bingo Hall and support my community’s effort to help those people since I can’t be there physically’.” (Continued on page 15)

November Ballot Includes Three Proposals Regarding The NYS Constitution

Last week, the Riverbay Board of Directors unanimously approved the terms of a contract with a new energy management services provider to coordinate Riverbay’s fuel management and purchases and oversee and manage the Riverbay Power Plant’s participation in the demand response and standby programs with Con Edison and NYISO (New York Independent System Operator), the state’s power grid manager. By a vote of 15 to 0, the Board awarded the new contract to Direct Energy, described as a major participant in the retail and wholesale energy markets and a leading gas marketer and supplier for the mid-Atlantic and New England regions. According to Riverbay’s Director of Utility Assets Anthony Ligato, the Direct Energy contract with Riverbay is for two years with Riverbay holding an option for a third year. It is anticipated that the new contract will take effect on December 1st, Mr. Ligato said. The Board’s unanimous approval of the new energy management service provider brings to a successful conclusion a more than year–long process through which Riverbay management, under the direction of Executive General Manager Bob Klehammer, Mr. Ligato and the Director of Internal Audit Averil James-Bonnette worked to research and reach a variety of energy suppliers, brokers and independent energy consultants in (Continued on page 4)

Coffee With A Cop

BY ROZAAN BOONE

In this year’s General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, NewYorkers will elect their representatives for a number of city-wide offices, including mayor, public advocate, comptroller and the New York City Council. In addition, they will vote on three proposals on changes to the state constitution. By now, eligible voters in your households should have received their Voter Guide, which is prepared by the New York City (Continued on page 4)

Riverbay Recovers $8.6M In Cogen Plant Construction Lawsuit BY JIM ROBERTS

Riverbay has won an $8.6 million settlement in a long-standing, hard-fought legal dispute over the cost to complete construction of the cogeneration facility at the Co-op City Power Plant. Riverbay was represented in the dispute by General Counsel Jeffrey Buss of Smith Buss & Jacobs. The cogeneration project contractor, Fresh Meadow Mechanical Construction Company, had sought $19.5 million in damages from Riverbay, claiming that Riverbay wrongfully terminated its construction contract. As part of the settlement, all $19.5 million in claims against Riverbay were dismissed with prejudice, meaning that the legal matters are now settled. (Continued on page 2)

Riverbay’s Public Safety officers held the latest in series of informal “Coffee with a Cop” sessions yesterday morning at the Einstein Community Center in Section 5. Chief Frank Apollo started the concept last summer as a way to give community residents a chance to talk to their officers in an informal, conversational setting. Approximately a dozen residents took advantage of the opportunity yesterday to share information with the officers and enjoy a nice cup of coffee with pastries. (Above) Section 5 residents Joyce Wilson and Janin Williams with Chief Frank Apollo and the Section 5 officers. Photo by Bill Stuttig

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Lawsuit Riverbay has already applied $6.5 million of the $8.6 million settlement to the cost of completing the project. Of the remaining $2.1 million, $468,000 was paid on October 4, 2017 and the balance will be paid over the next two years in monthly installments of $68,000. “I am pleased to announce this victory for Riverbay,” said Riverbay General Counsel Buss. “This result would not have been possible without the hard work of my legal team at Smith, Buss & Jacobs, especially Heather Moran, our consultant Bill May, and the dedicated employees of Riverbay’s Power Plant and Finance Departments under the leadership of Brian Reardon and Peter Merola.” In 2006, Riverbay entered into a contract with Fresh Meadow Mechanical to build a 40-megawatt electric cogeneration facility. The contract, negotiated by previous management, provided that certain work would be performed by the contractor with the remaining work to be performed by Riverbay. Three years later the project was in disarray. Fresh Meadow brought litigation against Riverbay, claiming that Riverbay mismanaged the project and failed to timely perform its portion of the work. Fresh Meadow also sought $14.5 million in damages from Riverbay. In 2009, Riverbay’s then-newly retained General Counsel, Mr. Buss was asked to defend the corporation. Buss began his legal career as a public interest energy lawyer and had substantial experience in developing electric power plants. According to Buss, it quickly became evident that Riverbay and the outside consultants retained by previous management had failed to properly manage and perform Riverbay’s portion of the work. As a result, the project was stalled and Fresh Meadow, which had also made mistakes, was unable to proceed. Buss negotiated a detailed Settlement Agreement which set forth the responsibilities of all parties, contained specific milestones for different tasks, and provided that incremental payments to the contractor would only be made upon proof that Fresh Meadow had actually completed each specific task in a timely and satisfactory manner.

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Buss also retained the services of Bill May, an engineer with nearly 30 years of experience in the power generation field, to monitor and control the work. Buss insisted that prior management remove the engineering firm it had been using to supervise the project. Under the Settlement Agreement, May and Buss compiled detailed records of every aspect of the work, and regularly met with and notified the contractor and Riverbay of their progress. Under May’s stewardship, Riverbay successfully completed those portions of the work which were its responsibility under the Settlement Agreement. However, Fresh Meadow failed to meet its responsibilities, Buss said. Armed with detailed records and reports of Fresh Meadow’s failure to timely complete the work, Riverbay suspended Fresh Meadow and assumed control of the construction project. Riverbay assumed subcontracts with different companies on the job site, brought in other professionals with experience in commissioning, start-up and engineering, and performed some of the work itself. In response to its second suspension, Fresh Meadow filed suit again, this time seeking $19.5 million in damages for alleged wrongful termination, breach of contract, and lost profits. Confident that Riverbay had complied with the Settlement Agreement, and that Fresh Meadow had not, Buss instructed Riverbay to spend the balance of the approved contract sum to finish the work, despite Fresh Meadow’s claim to those funds. Riverbay did so, and completed the work. As part of the Settlement,

Fresh Meadow released all claims to those funds. However, Riverbay’s problems were not over. The original construction contract required Fresh Meadow to build and complete a power plant which would meet specified air emission and performance standards. When Riverbay completed construction of the plant, an independent third-party testing company was retained to measure air emissions and power output. Although the plant met the required air emission standard, it failed to achieve the required power output. According to Buss, the plant could not generate the full 40 megawatts of power. Riverbay was required to analyze the problem, engineer a solution, and pay for the necessary design changes and construction. That additional work was completed and the plant is now capable of generating 40 megawatts of power. Buss successfully claimed that the additional $1.5 million cost to achieve full generating power was the responsibility of Fresh Meadow. The settlement announced this week included full reimbursement for that sum, as well as all litigation expenses, Buss said. According to Buss, the successful result is directly attributable to the detailed preparation work of others. “Every penny spent was documented by a cancelled check, every cancelled check was directly linked to a paid invoice, every paid invoice was directly linked to a document substantiating the contract basis for the invoiced work, and detailed field minutes and inspection reports evidenced that all work was completed in a professional and cost efficient manner,” he said.

Condolences To Councilman Andy King It is with much sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Andrew D. King Jr., father of Councilman Andy King, on Sunday, October 8, 2017. A Community Walk, Viewing and Home Going Services will be held this Sunday, October 22 at 1 p.m. at the North Bronx Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3743 Bronxwood Ave., corner of East 218th Street, Bronx, NY 10469. Condolences may be sent to the councilman at 952 East 218th Street, Bronx, NY 10469.

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Tour de Bronx To Be Held Tomorrow The annual Tour de Bronx, the largest free cycling event in NYS, will be held tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 22. You may register for the 25 mile or 40-mile route and explore historic districts, beautiful waterfronts, lush green ways and lovely neighborhoods. To register online, please visit: http://www.ilovethebronx.com/ind e x . p h p / h a p p e n i n g s / t o u r- d e bronx.

PS 160 Hosts Walk To Raise ADHD Awareness To raise awareness of the prevalent condition of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), P.S. 160 will host a walk around the community beginning at 9:30 a.m. next Friday, October 27th from the school at 4140 Hutchinson River Parkway East. The community is welcome to participate.

Volunteers Needed To Box Donated Supplies For Hurricane Relief Community volunteers are still needed to help box the donated items received during the Riverbay Collection Drive to benefit the victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. If you can donate any time between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. today, Saturday, October 21; Monday, October 23 and Tuesday, October 24, please come to the Bingo Hall on Bartow Avenue. The collection drive has ended and the donations are being prepared for transport and shipping. Each box is packed, labeled and placed on pallets which will then be wrapped and ready for transport next Saturday, October 28.

Please Keep Co-op City Clean!

BY BILL STUTTIG

Linda Powell, a Co-op City resident since 2001, grew up and came of age in the Bronx of the ‘70s and ‘80s. Ms. Powell said that she survived the trials and tribulations of growing up in some of the borough’s toughest neighborhoods during those infamous times and overcame to go on to teach history in New York City high schools for close to 25 years. Upon her recent retirement, she decided to finish a book that told a different history than the one in textbooks, a history of the borough as she knew it – the good and the bad – and in doing so dispel some of the myths about the borough that still persist today. The book is a memoir entitled Resilience: We Don’t Stop and in it, Ms. Powell delves into some of the devastation that she witnessed and experienced while growing up and also, simultaneously, the cultural phenomenon of the birth of hip-hop music and culture in the 1970s and how her experiences in hearing the pioneering musicians from her neighborhood, the Bronxdale Projects in Soundview, differ from some of the popular hearsay about the birth of the movement taking place in other areas of the borough. “I feel like hip-hop started in my area and I feel that has

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been excluded from the history,” she explained. In a letter to her prospective readers posted on her website promoting the book, Ms. Powell said: “I expect this book to spark conversations about child abuse, sexual abuse and domestic violence, spiritual wakening and resilience, but especially about the era of the 70’s. Much has been said and written about the origins of Hip Hop, and the Black Spades. Again, I relied on what I personally witnessed, not what has been told to me like the age-old children’s game of ‘telephone,’ with hearsay that many times gets distorted and then freely repeated as gospel. I mulled over and over in my mind what I remembered during this period, and

whether or not to include it knowing it would stir some controversies back to life. I decided I could not be true to my story without including it.” But aside from the cultural phenomenon of Hip-Hop, Ms. Powell’s book also delves into a related but far more turbulent side of the borough dealing with street gangs, AIDS and the rise of the crack epidemic in the late ’80s, an epidemic that she said ruined many lives of friends she grew up with. “I started the book in 2005, but it was just too painful at the time so I stopped and started again when I retired three years ago,” she said. “It was one more thing on my bucket list.” “Like most people, I have gone through trials and tribulations, probably more than most, but there are some people who have gone through worse,” Ms. Powell said. “Anyway, I feel my story will speak to a lot of different audiences, mainly people who grew up in the ‘70s. I think the Bronx was a great place in the ‘70s. It was a transition period, we were going through so much and were being abandoned by everybody, but we came through and the Bronx revitalized into a beautiful place.” In the book, Ms. Powell said she (Continued on page 13)

Co-op City Artist Exhibits Works At Bartow Center BY BRANDON ORTIZ A resident of Co-op City for over 40 years, Sam Schwartz describes his work as “kind of like an everything bagel.” From woodcut assemblage, photography, mini-dioramas, acrylic painting to even custom designed walking sticks, Schwartz partakes in a diverse set of artistic mediums. “I see how many ways I can interpret one image,” Schwartz said of his creative process. “You can look at the simplest thing, but you can see it in different ways.” Nostalgia is a prevalent Sam Schwartz theme throughout Schwartz’s work. He captures the essence of a scene and turns just an old barn or garage into an image that both captures the simplistic beauty of American life and the wanderlust spirit that drives some to explore the world around them. He cites Americana artist Eric Sloane and French Impressionist Claude Monet as two of his biggest creative influences and personal favorites. For his next project, Schwartz said he is working on more customized walking sticks. A former international banking representative at Citibank for 25 years, Schwartz was born in Brooklyn and moved to Co-op City in 1972 with his wife, Ellen. He has had his work exhibited at venues such as the Mamaroneck Art Gallery, the Lumen Winter Gallery, the Lever

House and the Kathleen Moses Gallery to name a few. Currently, JASA has some of Schwartz’s work displayed at the Photos by Brandon Ortiz Bartow community center.

Energy Manager

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order to eventually broaden the choice of energy managers who would be interested in bidding on the Riverbay contract. This increased due diligence was preceded by a previous bid process in early 2016 through which Riverbay only received three bids to requests of proposals (RFPs) sent out to 26 vendors. Because of the poor response, in 2016 the Board tabled the resolution on that contract and recommended a rebid of the contract. According to a memorandum on the follow-up procedure, Management, which was now under the direction of Mr. Klehammer after Douglas Elliman Property Management took over management duties in the second half of 2016, “decided to develop a process that would assist in optimizing the response rate to the original RFP.” According to the memorandum detailing the new procedure and its eventual outcome, “management started the process of information gathering in order to analyze the reasons for the poor response rate to the original RFP and develop stronger upfront relationships with other industry energy management service leaders. Part of the process was to understand further industry information on market based fees and alternate pricing structures.” As part of that process, according to the memo, management began conducting several due diligence meetings with energy suppliers, brokers and independent energy consultant/advisors and visited their locations. As Mr. Ligato described the process to the Co-op City Times earlier this week, the outreach was an effort to find other energy service providers who had the ability and the interest in working with Riverbay. Mr. Ligato said that part of the effort was to reach out to these various energy service providers in the industry and let them know of the opportunity that Riverbay and its power plant offered to these firms. “We felt that this would generate more interest in the opportunity and, in turn, increase the number of providers bidding on the contract and give Co-op City greater choice and a stronger negotiating position,” Mr. Ligato explained. As part of this renewed search process, the original RFP was redrafted in a way, according to the memo “requiring the energy management company to have the resources available to optimize on a daily basis the power plant’s energy costs by coordinating fuel management, facility sales and demand purchase.” A second redrafted RFP was issued in late July, approximately 10 weeks ago, to 15 potential bidders after Riverbay determined which had the capability to do the job based on the more than 10 months of due diligence and relationship building. Six responded with competitive bids, doubling the response to the original RFP issued in early 2016. Among the bidders were Direct Energy and Great Eastern/Energy Spectrum, the previous energy service managers for Riverbay whose contract with the community had expired. According to the memo, Direct Energy won the bid due to a number of factors including cost of service, its ongoing experience with power plants very similar to Riverbay’s, their deep understanding of the various ever-changing factors of demand response and opportunities for increased participation in additional programs, and the back office support the contract makes accessible to Riverbay including a team of regulatory professionals focusing on all local, state, and federal levels and state-of-the-art technology to keep up with the constantly fluctuating energy market. Riverbay Board President Linda Berk was the sponsor of the board resolution which was unanimously passed last week, awarding the contract to Direct Energy. In her President’s message published in the Co-op City Times last week, she complimented Management on the thorough selection process that was under-

Constitution

Former Board President Ordained Into “Diaconate Ministry” at Community Protestant Church

Ms. Helen Atkins, a former president of the Riverbay Board of Directors, was ordained into "Diaconate Ministry" at Community Protestant Church last Sunday, October 8. Pastor of Community Protestant Church, Rev. Dr. Calvin E. Owens (center), himself a former Riverbay Board member, presided at Ordination Service of Deacons-In-Training (DIT) Helen Atkins (left) and Lorraine Folsom (right). Ordination into the Deacon Ministry of the Christian Church, acknowledged and affirmed by the church, is of the highest order, including commitment to ministering to those in need and serving Jesus Christ. Under the leadership of their pastor, Rev. Owens, and the Ordination Council, each has served as Deacon-in-Training (DIT) for over twelve months and have been found to be "worthy to be installed and ordained as deacons." Invited to witness this holy occasion were family members, fellow church members and officers, colleagues and co-workers. Photo by Joyce Alston —Lauretta Jaysura

taken. “As they learned of the various ways energy providers can charge for gas and their services, Management was able to make a confident decision to go with Direct Energy.” Also in her message, Ms. Berk publicly recognized Mr. Ligato and Ms. James-Bonnette for the long and thorough search process. Ms. James-Bonnette explained that the advantage of this new contract comes from hiring a premium energy services manager at a reduced cost. Mr. Ligato said that Riverbay’s participation in demand response and standby programs will produce approximately $2.5 million in revenue this year and a projected $3.2 million in revenue for 2018. As a result of this contract, a much greater share of that revenue will go directly to Riverbay and its shareholders, Ms. James-Bonnette explained.

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Campaign Finance Board (CFB) and billed as “NYC’s official nonpartisan guide to city elections.” The guide lists your council district, assembly district, election district and polling site on the front cover next to your name and address. It features the official candidates for each of the offices that are up this year, as well as other valuable information relative to exercising your right to vote. In addition to electing city officials, New York residents will also vote on three proposals which will appear on this November’s ballot. Proposal 1 calls for a state Constitutional Convention (to revise and amend the state constitution). According to the Voter Guide, “Every 20 years, voters are given the opportunity to decide whether a convention should be held to revise or entirely replace the New York State convention.” If a majority of New Yorkers votes “no,” there will be no convention, and if a majority votes “yes,” then voters will elect delegates to a constitutional convention in November 2018 when the mid-term elections are held. In all, 204 delegates will be elected – one from each state senate district, and 15 at-large statewide delegates. They will assemble in April 2019 to review the state constitution and suggest amendments. These delegates can recommend changes to any part of or rewrite the entire state constitution. The delegates will then vote on their proposed amendments to the state constitution and whichever are approved will be placed on the ballot for New

York voters to decide after the convention ends. Amendments that are approved statewide by New Yorkers will go into effect on January 1 of the year following the election. Amendments that are not approved by New Yorkers will not be enacted. In addition to this information, your Voter Guide also lists reasons to vote “Yes” for a Constitutional Convention, as well as reasons to vote “No.” Proposal #2 is to adopt an amendment to Section 7 of Article 2 of the State Constitution to allow for a court to reduce or revoke a public officer’s pension if the officer is convicted of a felony that has a direct or actual relationship to the performance of the public officer’s duties. According to the CFB Summary on the proposal, the state constitution currently protects the pensions of public officers even if they are convicted of serious crimes. This proposed amendment would, however, allow a court to hold a hearing to weigh the seriousness of the crime and determine whether the loss of the public officer’s pension would result in significant hardship for the public officer’s dependents. The term “public officer” refers to elected officials within New York State; officials appointed by the governor; managers and chief financial officers of counties, cities, towns and villages; heads of state and local government departments, divisions, boards, commissions, bureaus, public benefit corporations and public authorities, in addition to judges

and justices of the state court system, and state employees designated as policy-makers. Proposal #3 authorizes the use of forest preserve land for specified purposes. The CFB summary, states, in part, “The ‘Forest Wild’ provisions in the New York State Constitution protects the Adirondack and Catskill parks by banning any new development unless it is specifically approved by state voters through a constitutional amendment.” Proposal #3 would amend the state constitution to create a land account with up to 250 acres of forest preserve land eligible for use by towns, villages and counties that have no viable alternative to using forest preserve land to address specific public health and safety concerns. To substitute for the land removed from the forest preserve, another 250 acres of land will be added to the forest preserve subject to legislative approval. The amendment would also allow bicycle trails and certain public utility lines to be located within the width of specified highways that cross the forest preserve while minimizing removal of trees and vegetation. As is the case with Proposal #1, your Voter Guide includes reasons to vote “Yes” and “No” on Proposals #2 and #3. The 2017 Voter Guide can be accessed online at nyccfb.info/voterguide. You may also confirm your polling site at voting.nyc. For all election-related question, you may contact the NYC Board of Elections at 866-VOTE-NYC or 866-868-3692.

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Stirring Performance Of “Whistle In Mississippi” In Co-op City

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HAPPENING in Co-op City! Just One Piece Workshop Unites People & Their Environment At right, Amelia Zaino (center), facilitator of “Just One Piece” at the Rivers Run Community Garden, and participants in last Sunday’s workshop, admire the product of one of their creations, a map (on the ground) representing their vision for the river and its surrounding area. The art project at top, right is made from garbage and depicts the monster. At the end of the session, the participants proudly exhibited their art work, inspired by the river and the many creatures and plant life that make the river their home. Photos by Gail Sharbaan

Cast members of “Whistle in Mississippi: The Lynching of Emmett Till” take a bow after Sunday’s powerful performance in Co-op City’s Dreiser Auditorium by the Shades of Truth Theatre Company. The play, sponsored by the African American Association and the Riverbay Fund, was supported by hundreds of Co-op City residents, family and friends as they experienced an historical event being portrayed on stage by this amazing group of actors. Photo courtesy of Claudia Sampson

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Letters to the Editor

Struggle To End Racial Injustice Continues To the Editor: What young person could imagine that a mere whistle would be a death sentence? Yet that’s what happened to Emmett Till, an impressionable 14-yearold Black boy from Chicago, visiting his uncle in a small Mississippi town in the summer of 1955. For allegedly whistling at a young, pretty, White woman, he was kidnapped, tortured, murdered, and thrown into the Tallahassee River. This incident was brought dramatically to life by the actors of Shade of Truth, when they performed “Whistle in Mississippi” to a full house on Sunday in the Dreiser Center. In spite of clear evidence of their guilt, Till’s murderers were acquitted by an all-White jury. As the character Uncle Moe says, the verdict sent a clear message: it was open season on

hunting down Blacks. Across Jim Crow South, African-American communities were terrorized and brutalized, while the federal government remained silent – and complicit. For example, FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover singled out Blacks protesting lynchings for possible charges under antiAmerican-activities laws, rather than investigating the White perpetrators of lynchings and other racial crimes. Watching the drama strengthened my resolve to continue the struggle to end racial injustice. Today, when the police murder people of color with impunity, many of us sense that Jim Crow is still alive. Although videos show obvious evidence of a crime, police officers are almost always acquitted; sometimes, prosecutors won’t even press charges

against them. Uncle Moe was right. Consider a recent incident in St. Louis: a White judge exonerated a White police officer, Jason Stockly, of the first degree murder of Anthony Lamar Smith, a 24-year-old Black man. Protesters of the verdict, attacked by police with tear gas and rubber bullets, retreated to the open doors of the Central Reform Congregation for safety. The police followed them and menacingly surrounded the synagogue. I take heart that, across the nation, similar expressions of unity against police injustice are growing. Kudos to Mark Bruh for his courageous letter (10/7/17) condemning President Trump who has emboldened White Supremacists for their racist and anti-Semitic deeds and rhetoric. —Bernard Cylich

Response To Points Raised In Director’s Viewpoint To the Editor: In response to a Board director’s views on gun control: Stephen Paddock, the Las Vegas shooter, would have passed any background check. We still don’t know why he murdered so many people. We do know that gun control laws don’t stop criminals. Paddock was able to carry out his rampage in spite of all the laws already passed by Congress. The authoritative “Review of the News” magazine published a report back in 1968 of a prisoner in San Quentin prison who was able to assem-

ble a submachine gun while incarcerated. In New York City, there were incidents several years ago of guns being sneaked into Riker’s Island, a maximum security prison. A couple of years ago, two inmates, David Sweat and Richard Matt, escaped from Clinton Correctional facility in upstate New York using power tools smuggled into this prison. Both inmates had been convicted of murder. In Matt’s case, he committed 2 murders – one with his bare hands, and one with a knife. It has been truly said that “if guns are outlawed, only the outlaws will

have guns.” As for the remarks on Christopher Columbus, I would recommend that readers see the excellent movie “Apocalypto,” which depicts the brutal and bloodthirsty treatment the Mayans of Central America inflicted on peaceful tribes. The Aztecs were also guilty of murder and cruelty toward other tribes. It is important to view the historical context of Columbus’ era. He was a brave explorer and a Christian. I think that his Christianity is one reason Columbus is reviled today. —David Hammer

Unfit To Govern And Lead To the Editor: Allowing the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to expire without any type of debate in Congress; implementing directives that are causing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to implode and completely abandon one state after another; pushing resolutions that will end health insurance for millions of lowincome Americans in 2018, including many with pre-existing conditions; abandoning our fellow Americans living in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands by treating them like second class citizens, if not worse. Hell, Puerto Ricans don’t need food, water or medical supplies, just toss them paper towels and tell them to have a “good time.” In fact, while

you are at it, Donald Trump, let’s bring up how much money Puerto Rico owes because that’s always a prerequisite for saving lives. You continue to make veiled threats of war toward North Korea and actually think this strategy is working. You spend more time and energy publicly vilifying NFL players than you did against White Supremacists and Neo-Nazi’s. Tweeting and acting like a whiny little child because someone hurt your feelings, so now you take it upon yourself to degrade and try to humiliate someone in public. This is not only reserved for your opponents, but for members of your own party and cabinet members who rightfully question your temperament

for the office you now occupy. Members of your cabinet, composed of family and close friends equally unfit, are “stealing” millions of taxpayers’ dollars with exorbitant and inexcusable travel agendas, and yet you, Donald Trump, stay silent. The resolutions you have put forth on dismantling every single policy created and implemented by the Obama Administration is not based on policy, but on you being vindictive and hateful towards your predecessor. A sad, pathetic way to govern from a sad, pathetic, childish, thin-skinned man who makes Nixon look like a boy scout. —Mark P. Bruh

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Co-op City Times / October 21, 2017

Public Safety Report

CCPD Recognizes October As Domestic Violence Awareness Month

BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO In a proclamation dated September 30, 2014 President Barack Obama officially designated October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic Violence is a multifaceted problem that takes on many different forms and affects many people. Awareness of the early stages of Domestic Violence may help people avert a serious problem. The best thing to do if you suspect domestic violence is to seek assistance. You should notify the authorities if you are the victim of domestic violence or you witness or suspect domestic violence. Immediately call 9-1-1 if a violent situation is taking place. In Co-op City, the Department of Public Safety should be notified at (718) 671-3050 if the incident is taking place within the community. The term Domestic Violence refers to any situation where persons are living together in a Domestic Partnership or have a child/children in common. Domestic Violence incidents may be heard in either Criminal Court, Family Court or both. In the case where there is violence and the persons are not in a Domestic Relationship, the cases are heard in Criminal Court only. Domestic Violence and other types of violence against a person are never acceptable regardless of a person’s sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability or any other characteristic. The laws are stricter when injuries are the result of Domestic Violence. The good news about Domestic Violence is that there is a lot of help out there. Remember, if a situation does not feel right, it probably is not. Not every case of Domestic Abuse or Violence is as obvious or as graphic as the incidents portrayed on television. If you feel as though you or a family member or a friend may be the victim of Domestic Violence, reach out for assistance. It is also wise for the person who has committed some level of abuse to seek help before the situation escalates. The sooner you seek help, the more resources will be available and the fewer penalties an offender may face. If you are in a relationship and you feel like injuring someone, leave the situation and seek help immediately. The Center against Domestic Violence is an excellent resource for information and assistance for any type of domestic violence. They can be reached by telephone at (718) 439-1000 or online at cadvny.org. According to their mission statement, the Center against Domestic Violence leads the way to a society free from abuse by offering education and prevention programs and promoting well-being and economic independence for survivors of abuse. Unfortunately, children can often be innocent victims of domestic abuse. Nearly four children die every day in this country as a result of abuse or neglect. Most of them are under four years old. Almost half will not live to their first birthday. Up to 10 million children in this country are exposed to domestic violence each year. If anyone suspects a child is the victim of neglect or abuse, notify the authorities immediately. Early intervention can easily avert a tragedy. Before striking a child reach out for help and get someone to watch the child and seek immediate assistance. In New York City, GET HELP NOW-GET SAFE, CALL 1 (800) 942-6906; TTY for the Hearing Impaired at 1 (800) 818-0656. New York City’s 24hour domestic violence hotline can be reached at 1 (800) 621-4673; TTY for hearing impaired at 1 (800) 810-7444. York City Courts’ general informa-

tion can be reached by phone at (646) 386-4500. Bronx Criminal Court can be reached at (718) 5902000 and Family Court at (718) 590-3318. Seek outside help if you have any problems or questions regarding a situation you may be encountering. Nationwide, persons can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE or visit

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OPPORTUNITIES AT CO-OP CITY For information on CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES ONLY, please contact: Lenya Garcia at Lgarcia@riverbay corp.com; and Anatoliy Budnitskiy at abudnitskiy@riverbaycorp.com. Please note that emails should be sent to both parties. Please DO NOT email resumes for EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES to the aforementioned emails. For EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, please see bottom of the employment listings for specific directions.

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Co-op City Times / October 21, 2017

Benefits of A Well-Trained Board Of Directors

Director’s Viewpoint

Rod Saunders Secretary

Back in late summer 2016, former Riverbay Board President Cleve Taylor asked our former energy suppliers, the team of Great Eastern and Energy Spectrum, to explain to the Board of Directors how they worked in tandem to bring to Riverbay Corporation the energy resources needed by our Power Plant at the cost we were paying for their services. The resources are identified as fuel oil, which is measured in gallons, and natural gas, which is measured in dekatherms (1,000 cubic feet of gas or the equivalency of 1,000,000 BTU’s). The Board, despite the recommendation of Management, disapproved Resolution 16-55, and asked our management team to look deeper into the “Energy Management Services.” This direction was required because the Board was given a better sense of the energy supply market and demand business, as well as alternative directions which the corporation could take. It took almost exactly one year before the current 2017 Board, under the leadership of President Linda Berk, finally received the management’s team researched report on the industry, the market, and its providers. Their research determined that the Contracts Administration Dept. needed to put together a revised Request for Proposal (RFP). In previous years, Riverbay’s bid packages were designed in a manner that limited the number of companies that felt they could be competitive in bidding.

Together with a revised RFP and a completely different approach to the energy purchasing methodology, Management provided the Riverbay Board with a new recommendation for approval which was adopted under Resolution 17-71 awarding the Energy Management Services to Direct Energy. The new direction that is being undertaken by Riverbay Corp. and the method in which we will be purchasing energy (natural gas & fuel oil) is the way in which most large purchasers of energy operate, or will be operating in the future. In my opinion, this Board has made a very smart business decision for our shareholders in that the difference in the proposal from Direct Energy, and our former supplier, Great Eastern/Energy Spectrum will significantly improve the economics of the Power Plant and save shareholders a considerable amount of money. This is but one example of how a better educated Board, requiring more of Management, can significantly reduce the cost of contracts and help to shift the savings of those shareholder dollars to other capital projects that must be addressed. On a different note, last Sunday (Oct. 15th), the Riverbay Fund co-sponsoring with the AfricanAmerican Association, brought the production of the play, “Whistle in Mississippi,” to the Dreiser Auditorium. I would like to thank African American Association president Kevin Lambright and Francine Reva Jones who were responsible for bringing the Shades of Truth Theatre group here for the performance. Although the subject matter, the murder of 14year old Emmett Till, is a heart-wrenching moment in history that many still find hard to recount, this production was a testament to good acting, good writing, and added an infusion of historical audio/

visual effects. Despite the fact that this play surrounded the events of one of the darkest moments in American history, in my opinion, the performance was gratifying and, from what I can gather, was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone in attendance. There are many people who would like for the evil doings of humanity to simply be forgotten and never be spoken of again, however, I believe that our Jewish brothers and sisters have it right. The Jewish Holocaust Museum documents the evil horrors perpetrated by Nazi Germany under the leadership of a madman against the Jewish people in World War II. Arguably, the most important lessons to be learned from a trip to the Holocaust Museum and the stories that we can hear from any of the remaining Holocaust survivors are there so that the world can remember those atrocities that happened during World War II and resolve to “never let it happen again.” The African American Museum, depicting the slave trade that was endured here in America for hundreds of years and the brutality of how this country devalued life of an entire race of people since the 1500’s, are also on display. Emmett Till’s story, along with the events of some 500 years of African American history, are there too. What I ask of all of us is simple. Learn the history of what has happened in our past, learn the evil perpetrated by men in the past, and then learn how through blood, sweat, and tears, we fight to insure that lessons of the past are not forgotten in the present, and most importantly, please learn how to NEVER EVER LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN! I can be reached at rsaunders@riverbayboard.com.

Co-op City Times / October 21, 2017

Committee Report

Sales And Leasing Committee Report FRANCINE R. JONES, CHAIRPERSON LESLIE PETERSON, CO-CHAIR

Meeting date: September 21, 2017 The meeting was attended by 15 cooperators. • A proposed Mission Statement was presented. It was accepted by the committee and submitted to the Committee on Committees. • The Residential Sales director reported the following as of August, 2017: Number of Move-Ins – 34 Number of Move-Outs – 41 Number of Transfers – 2 Applicants on waiting list: 4,635 Applicants on transfer waiting list: 132

Available units at end of August: 86 • The New Cooperators’ Orientation Pamphlet was reviewed and edited by the committee during the last term and will be updated by the Sales Department. • Suggestions were made regarding improving the Orientation Meetings, including having a presentation by a cooperator and/or Board director. • The Commercial Sales & Leasing director reported the following: Commercial Vacancies: Dreiser Center: 4; Bartow Center: 2; Einstein Center: 0 Professional Space Vacancies: 11 • The following tenants are expected soon: Dreiser Center: Caribbean restaurant; Pharmacy; Optical store. Bartow Center: Beauty supply warehouse (in former Bingo Hall), Arby’s, Boost Mobile. • The Dreiser Center store that was affected by the fire on March 25, 2017 has been boarded up and work has begun on repairs. • As of this date, Riverbay awaited confirmation as to when the Sangria Café would open. The delay was due to an error in the Certificate of Occupancy. This tenant is not yet paying rent, but has agreed to pay for the outstanding months that are due.

P.S. 160 To Develop A Community Advisory Board P.S. 160 at 4140 Hutchinson River Parkway East will host a community meeting to begin development of a community advisory board whose purpose will be to find ways to make young men in the community find success in all areas of life. Representatives from community organizations throughout Co-op City and beyond are invited to participate in this initial discussion. The first meeting will be held this Thursday, October 26th, in the school library. If interested in participating, contact P.S. 160 parent coordinator Kwafi Gray by sending an email to kgray6@schools.nyc.gov.

Co-op City Times / October 21, 2017

Director’s Viewpoint

The Riverbay Fund, Inc.

neighbors and/or political representatives. Your vote is do something sexually, which can range from very important. It was not very long ago that Africanunwanted kissing or touching to rape. This can also Francine Reva Jones Americans and women fought and some died for vot- involve threatening someone to perform a sexual act, Assistant Secretary ing rights. Even today, our voting privileges are being including oral sex; restricting a victim’s access to suppressed by the present administration in Washingbirth control and condoms; or repeatedly using sexual insults to demean a victim. ton, D.C. We must combat this. Evil will prevail when “Whistle in Mississippi: The Lynching of Emotional abuse. Emotional abuse is almost like good people sit back and do nothing. Emmett Till” brain washing in that it is done to wear away at a Remembering Dolores W. Rankin Thanks to all the cooperators who attended this Many members of the family and friends came victim’s self-confidence. It can be verbal abuse; play last Sunday. It was an awesome turnout and pertogether to memorialized Dolores Rankin last Frisuch as your partner repeatedly criticizing, intimiformance. The cast members of Shades of Truth Theday. There were testimonials, resolutions, music, dating or belittling you. It can also be nonverbal atre Company spoke to and answered questions of dancing and delicious food. Dolores will long be abuse or coercive control; when your partner asserts the audience. They wish to return with other imporremembered as a good person, mother, cooperator, control and tries to demean you by making decitant historical event presentations. Thanks to Kevin and a supporter who was committed and involved in sions on your behalf. This can include anything Lambright, president of the African-American Assofrom what you should wear to who your friends our community. She is already missed. ciation, and Rod Saunders, president of the Riverbay should be. “Marshall” Fund, Inc., for co-sponsoring this edu-taining event. Financial abuse. This type of abuse involves The movie “Marshall” is about a young ThurDuring intermission, I was permitted to make an stealing or withholding money from the victim, or good Marshall, the first African-American Supreme appeal for everyone to vote in the General Election Court Justice, as he battles through one of his using the victim’s name and personal information to on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. You will be voting career-defining cases through the NAACP. The actaccrue debt. The victim may feel financially for NYC Mayor, Public Advocate, Borough Presiing is superb. It stars Chadwick Boseman as Mardependent on their partner, or as though they are dent and City Council. The following are three Balshall; Josh Gad and Kate Hudson, and is directed by being forced to support their partner financially. lot Proposals for us to review and vote on, as follows: Reginald Hudlin. We liked it very much. It is a mustSpiritual abuse. Also referred to as religious Proposal 1 – A Constitutional Convention. see movie that you should support. It is conveniently abuse, this involves a partner not allowing you to Every 20 years, New Yorkers get to vote on whether practice your moral or religious beliefs. It can showing in our neighborhood. Enjoy! or not there should be a convention to review and include humiliation or harassment as a means of conDomestic Violence Awareness Month revise the state constitution. This November, you October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month trol, forcing a victim to give up their culture or values have the power to decide if we should have a consti(DVAM) which evolved from the "Day of Unity" held that are important to them. Spiritual abuse can be tutional convention in April 2019, with delegates in October 1981 and conceived by the National Coaliused by religious leaders to instill fear or guilt into a elected in November 2018. tion Against Domestic Violence. The intent was to victim, coercing them to behave a certain way. Proposal 2 – Pension Forfeiture for Convicted connect advocates across the nation who were workNeed Help? Officials. New Yorkers will also vote on whether or If you are experiencing domestic violence and ing to end violence against women and their children. not to amend the state constitution so that judges can are in immediate danger, please call 9-1-1. If you are Domestic violence isn’t always visible. There reduce or revoke the pensions of public officials not in immediate danger and would like to speak may be no outward signs of abuse, no visits to the who have been convicted of felonies directly related ER; but violence can still be occurring. It’s imporwith someone, please call a local hotline which you to their duties. tant for victims of domestic violence to understand can find by entering your zip code at DomesticShelProposal 3 – Establishing a land bank in state that just because someone doesn’t leave a bruise, it ters.org or by calling the National Domestic Vioforest preserves. Voters will decide whether to doesn’t mean abuse didn’t occur. lence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. establish a 250-acre land bank which can be used to The common types of abuses are: Contact construct, relocate, and maintain roads in the Physical abuse. This is the use of physical force It is important that you attend your building assoAdirondack and Catskill parks. It would allow water, against another person to inflict injury, or to put the ciation meetings. You may write to me: Riverbay sewer, other utility lines and intrastate gas and oil Board of Directors, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, person at risk of becoming injured. This may include pipelines to be buried beneath, and bike paths to be NY 10475 or fjones@riverbayboard.com. your partner pushing, hitting, choking you, or threatestablished, “within the widths” of park roadways. ening you with a weapon. Sexual abuse. This Please examine the information on these candiabuse often occurs in dates and proposals and cast your vote on November Please Donate; Blood is Urgently Needed tandem with physical 7th. All registered voters should have received a Voter abuse. It involves forcing Guide which will give you the information that you The Riverbay Community Blood Bank is holding its bi-annual blood drive need. Otherwise, speak with your family, friends, or coercing a victim to today, Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Bartow Community Center with the assistance of Riverbay Corporation. The blood drive will be held in room 31 of the Bartow Community Center National Council of Negro Women, Inc. North East Leadership Training from 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. Anyone in good health between the ages of 17 and Conference – NCNW alternates years with a biennial National Convention and a 75, a minimum of 110 lbs. and who has not donated within the last 56 days is an eligible blood donor. Those above the age of 75 may donate provided they have regional Leadership Training Conference. This year, our North East Leadership a note from their doctor stating that they may do so. Individuals 16 years of age Training Conference (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and may donate provided they have a consent form completed by a parent or legal Mid-Atlantic States) will be hosted by the NYS Conveners Team on December 1 guardian. Consent forms are available at the donation site, or online at – 3. The conference will be held at the beautiful Honor’s Haven Resort & Conwww.nybloodcenter.org. ference Center, 1195 Arrowhead Road, Ellenville, NY 12428. The conference theme will be “Fortified by the past … focused on the future.” Some of the workAlso available will be the use of the Alyx System should you choose to use it. shop topics will include: “NCNW Operations from A-Z”; “J.O.I.N. Workshop” The Alyx System allows a donor to donate the same one (1) pint of blood; the difference being that as you donate, the Alyx System will separate your blood (Recruitment); “Technology”; “Civic Responsibility” and “Health & Wellness.” components into two allowing two persons the opportunity to receive a complete Members will be receiving registration forms by email and extra forms will be blood transfusion from your one donation. The Alyx System only takes a few available in room 14 for members who do not have email. The prices quoted on minutes longer when donating and the collection syringe is smaller than that the registration forms include a 2-hour cocktail reception on Friday night, 2 used in the conventional method. The choice is yours, you will be asked at the breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 dinner, plus room and board and all conference materials. The 15th Uncommon Height Award Gala will be held on Friday, November time of registration which type donation you wish to make, the conventional method or by using the Alyx System. The blood center staff will be glad to 3, at the JW Marriott, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004. answer any questions you may have. NCNW’s premier signature fundraising event – Hosted to honor an individual or All donors must be able to show picture ID. Should you have a blood donor individuals who demonstrate a lifetime of service and achievement as exemplified in card, please bring with you if available. Donating blood is relatively quick and the spirit and tradition of Dr. Dorothy Irene Height—one who has the ability to extend far above and beyond oneself to achieve greatness. This year, we will be honeasy. Most persons who are in reasonably good health are eligible to donate, oring Ms. Cicely Tyson, Crystal Stair Award Recipient; Mr. Tom Joyner, NCNW even those on medications may donate with few exceptions. Should you have any questions regarding medical eligibility, you may contact the Hudson Valley, Man of the Year and Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, President Emerita of Spellman and BenNY Blood Center at 1-800-688-0900. Please be sure to eat prior to donating. nett Colleges. Contact our section president, Lori Melton, for more information. Light refreshments will be available upon completion of your donation. Vote on November 7th – Only 58% of eligible voters went to the polls during the 2016 presidential election making us among the least active voting populaClose to 2,000 men, women and children, including cancer, transplant and tions among developed countries. We have no right to grumble if we don’t particsurgery patients, trauma victims, newborn babies and many more in our community need blood transfusions each day. ipate. Those Co-op City residents who vote in Bartow Center will be able to purPlease be a caring person and donate; the life you help to save may be that of chase delicious cakes, cookies, pies and cupcakes from NCNW after voting. a family member, friend or neighbor. We look forward to your coming down and We’re following in the tradition of Mary McLeod Bethune who sold sweet potato pies to workmen on the railroad in Florida and raised money to establish a college participating. We thank you in advance for being a caring person. for African-American students that is now known as Bethune-Cookman College. “Live and Let Live is Good – Live and Help Live is Better.” —Joyce Howard —Joe Boiko

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Co-op City Times / October 21, 2017

Director’s Viewpoint

Public’s Safety By-The-Numbers

Jerome L. Rice Assistant Treasurer Current status report compared to FY2016

Let’s welcome the 12 newly assigned Public Safety officers who graduated last Friday. They are ready to do the job with courtesy, professionalism and respect. Victory for Shareholders My resolution #17-63 was passed to prevent merchants from selling illegal tobacco to underage children. So much is at-risk should they choose to engage in any form of criminality. They can lose their license and the ability to do business in our community. I also voted “yes” for mandatory training for Board directors. If you do your research you will find that Board director training is not only mandatory, but is also

fixed into the budget. You must have trained directors who can skillfully monitor a multi-million dollar property. You will also find that unlike other Board of Directors’ training that our cost is extremely low to their sixfigure minimum. Finally, you will find that training is only effective when you are outside of your element. Defacing Community Property Parents, please police your children or guest. Recently outside of Building 27A gang graffiti was sprayed on the walls. It is not Public Safety’s responsibility to raise your child. Those responsible for this behavior need to get out of our community before they get caught. We will not surrender to those who want to lower our standards of living. Do Black Lives Really Matter? It’s a classic case of déjà vu, family: The FBI’s counterterrorism division has identified a supposed new threat: “black identity extremists” (BIE). The FBI claims that BIE’s “perception of police brutality against African Americans has spurred retaliatory lethal violence against law enforcement.” In a time when White Supremacists march down city streets toting loaded weapons and shouting racist taunts, it comes as a great shock that the FBI would decide to target Black identity groups protesting police brutality and their right to exist free of harm. Sadly, this news comes as no surprise from an administration that has flaunted its disregard for the civil rights and liberties of people of color and blamed the White Supremacist rally in Charlottesville on “many sides.” President Trump and his allies have exuded a lack of compassion and historical under-

standing that increasingly infects our government, community and our society. Vote November 7, 2017 There are elections every year. November 7, 2017 is Election Day. You will be voting for mayors, city councils, local races and the ballot initiative. All unions and civil right organizations are asking you to Vote No for the Constitution Convention. Domestic Violence Month (A Silent Scream) Domestic violence (also named domestic abuse, battering or family violence) is a pattern of behavior which involves violence or other abuse by one person against another in a domestic setting, such as in marriage or cohabitation. It may be termed intimate partner violence when committed by a spouse or partner in an intimate relationship against the other spouse or partner, and can take place in heterosexual or same-sex relationships, or between former spouses or partners. Domestic violence may also involve violence against children or the elderly. It takes a number of forms, including physical, verbal, emotional, economic, religious, reproductive, and sexual abuse, which can range from subtle, coercive forms to marital rape and to violent physical abuse, such as choking, beating, female genital mutilation and acid throwing that results in disfigurement or death. Domestic murders include stoning, bride burning, honor killings, and dowry deaths. Globally, the victims of domestic violence are overwhelmingly women, and women tend to experience more severe forms of violence. In some countries, domestic violence is often seen as justified, particularly in cases of actual or suspected infidelity on the part of the woman, and is legally permitted. Research has established that there exists a direct and significant correlation between a country's level of gender equality and rates of domestic violence.[3] Domestic violence is among the most underreported crimes worldwide for both men and women. Due to social stigmas regarding male victimization, men face an increased likelihood of being overlooked by healthcare providers. Halloween During the Halloween season, parents, please escort and observe where your child is going and who they get candy from. Speaking of candy, our neighborhood Dollar Tree won’t be selling any candy during the Halloween season.

Co-op City Times / October 21, 2017

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likens the fate of her beloved borough with her own personal experiences overcoming what she claims was abuse as a child and the ravages of drugs and gangs in the community around her to find success as a teacher and a single parent with a home in Co-op City. “I think my story is another Bronx tale and I just thought there were things that needed to be said and recorded about the Bronx that I grew up in,” Ms. Powell said. “And as a result, I have gotten some great feedback from others who have had similar experiences.” She added that she hopes her story is particularly inspiring to the young women of today who are struggling now like she did at their age and that “my story may inspire them to keep going and keep moving and not give up,” she shared. “I think this book will help young women overcome and achieve.” Aside from her own story of resilience, she said she also tells the story of those who didn’t make it, those she knew who succumbed and lost their lives to the crack epidemic. “We are talking about promising young people who were overtaken, swamped by this drug,” Ms. Powell said. Her story, and she related it in her memoir, concludes with her coming to Co-op City to live with her daughter after finding success as a high school history teacher. She said she moved in with her daughter in 2001, “and I just knew it was going to be a different life for my daughter here – a better life. Here she was able to go outside, meet friends and be a kid. She was just able to be free,” she recalled. In the book, Ms. Powell also recalled visiting Co-op City in 1975 as a teenager. “I want the book to reach my contemporaries, baby boomers who had similar experiences, but also young people in the hopes that my story can teach them to become resilient like me and like the borough itself,” Ms. Powell explained. Resilience: We Don’t Stop was self-published and released in August after a long process of editing and legal review. “I thought the hardest part was going to be writing the book, but self-publishing is hard – editing and formatting and getting it to different distributors. I’m learning as I go.” The book was published through Createspace, a Division of Amazon, and is available through Amazon. Ms. Powell said she is also currently working with the book’s printer to have it distributed through Barnes and Noble. A paperback version of the book can also be ordered through Ms. Powell’s own website, www.LGPowell.com via Createspace for $19.99 or a Kindle e-books version can be downloaded for $9.99.

Letter to the Editor

Constitutional Convention on November Ballot

To the Editor: This November, New Yorkers will vote on whether the state should hold a constitutional convention that can consider amendments to the NY state constitution, or draft a new one entirely. Asked every 20 years, this is NewYork’s first constitutional referendum of the internet age, with its constitution itself accessible just a few clicks away. The last two conventions were held in 1938 and 1967, which obviously are not even 20 years apart. I think our state should give serious consideration to any method that would allow the people to create policy outside the influence of the big donor and the special interest-dominated “three men in a room” process that occurs between the governor and state legislature. I believe a new or easier public referendum process can avoid these influences.For instance, look at California. Despite being another large, diverse, heavily Democratic-controlled state, within the past decade it passed two referendums that bucked the political establishment, one restricting access by illegal immigrants to state services, and a constitutional amendment banning the legal recognition of same sex marriages (before a federal court overturned it). More than that, however, I consider a convention an opportunity to examine ourselves, what we believe in, and the broader national context. This country is experiencing great political and social uncertainty and rising partisanship. Not too long from now, this country may seek to hold a federal constitutional convention, like our city councilman is gunning for, involving the representatives of all 50 states. Let’s get the practice in. I would have our generation firmly committed to what New York’s deepest values about government are, whether that means looking at our charter and doing nothing, creating unity at the expense of sharing power, or destroying centers of power at the expense of efficiency. It is important to have a convention each generation, to have a serious look at and conversation about our state constitution, and how it fits what we want from our state in relation to this country, if not the world. It’s time. —Jorge Sierra

No Standing/Parking In Dumpster Pads Shareholders are reminded that there is no standing or parking in the dumpster pads. These areas are strictly for the use of Riverbay Corporation vehicles. All unauthorized vehicles will be towed at vehicle owners’ expense. Thank you for your cooperation.

Councilman King To Host Veterans’ Day Celebration In Co-op City New York City Council Member Andy King will host the 12th Council District’s second annual Veterans’ Day Celebration on Friday, Nov. 3rd at 11 a.m. at 135 Einstein Loop, room 45, Co-op City, Bronx. This event, co-sponsored by Riverbay Corporation and HealthFirst, is free. All are invited to attend, including veterans. The keynote speaker will be William E. Thomas of the Wounded Warrior Project. Council Member King will present awards to 12 Bronx veterans, who include John Hall, as well as a flyer with the Tuskegee Airmen and Willie Thompson, who turned 100 year old this year. King will also honor his father, Andrew King Jr., a Korean War veteran, with a posthumous award. Participants will include members of the Co-op City American Legion Post 1871. Seating is limited. To RSVP, call (718) 684-5509/11.

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Co-op City Times / October 21, 2017

Director’s Viewpoint

Daryl Johnson There has been a lot of business activity in and around Co-op City. Therefore, you're going to be surprised to see what's going on in Bartow, Bay Plaza, and in Dreiser. Bartow - New Developments Do you remember that clothing store that used to be near the Rite Aid store? Well, that store moved on to another location. Then, it was like: "What other business might be good for this location?" Well, another store did express a lot of interest in that location. Thereafter, a resolution was drafted for the board's consideration. "WHEREAS, Bartow Meats LLC has requested a new lease for the Riverbay Corporation for the premises at 2059 Bartow Avenue. …" Bartow Meats? Yes, and after a vote that occurred on Wednesday, October 11, Bartow will be getting an Arby's restaurant. According to Arby's brochure, the design of the store should be very nice. "Arby's Inspire design features wood tones, white brick, subway tiles, stainless steel finishes, chalkboard graphics, and upgraded lighting and landscaping." Then, their slogan is: "We have the meats." Here is a brief listing of some of their menu items: "Sandwiches, chicken, sliders, salads, a kids’ meal, desserts, and beverages." With more than 3,300 stores, Arby's made more than $3.6 billion in 2016. In other business matters, the Dollar Tree Store in Bartow will be renovated soon. And, one of the big developments is that the counters will be moved to another location. Next, just outside of the Bartow mall, a large 7Eleven store will be opening up on Bartow and Baychester Avenue. Bay Plaza - New Business Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant will probably open up a store in Bay Plaza. Dreiser Update It was very sad to see that the beauty products

More Stores for Co-op City store in Dreiser had burned down. So, now, management has stated that this store should be ready to turn over to the store's owner by the end of October. Board Weekend Training Course As cited in last week's paper, a majority of our board directors voted to approve the following resolution to impose sanctions on directors who do not attend a $10,000 board weekend training course: "Resolved, that if a director misses the annual training without a confirmed conflict or just cause the director's unexcused absence will be published in the Co-op City Times, will be considered an unexcused absence from a regularly scheduled board meeting, and the director may, upon a majority vote of the board, be subject to additional sanctions, including suspension from the right to publish a viewpoint in the Co-op City Times, or to otherwise participate in board business for a period not to exceed 30 days." Here are the names of the directors that voted yes for this resolution that was submitted by Linda Berk: Linda Berk, Bernard Cylich, Sonia Feliciano, Francine Reva Jones, Kevin Lambright, Andrea Leslie, Leah Richardson, Jerome Rice, Claudia Sampson, and Rodney Saunders. Besides me, here are the names of the directors that voted no for this resolution: Deborah Jenkins, Leslie Peterson, Evelyn Turner, and Junius Williams. Nevertheless, to be transparent, it should be noted that Evelyn Turner said that she will attend this weekend course. I don't care what anyone says or what anyone thinks that they're going to try to do to us. My personal opinion is that we should not be spending $10,000 from this community to stay at a hotel for a so-called board weekend training course. Why? The income levels of our cooperators are not really that high. Also, another reason is that we have 1,000 of our cooperators pay their carrying charges on the last business day of the month. So, we need to be careful in how we spend money here. On the other hand, if all of our residents were making at least 7 figures on an annual basis and they gave us the approval to go, then, I would gladly go on a weekend training trip. Nevertheless, again, I hon-

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estly believe that we are sending a wrong message to everyone when some of our residents are just getting by on Social Security and, perhaps, a small pension. New Garage Access System We're getting a new garage access system that will include the following items: New gates, new tags for each car, handheld scanners, ticket dispensers, and a new credit card system. At times, it's been projected that we're losing between $1,000 and $2,000 a month because some cards are being shared. So, tags will be attached to each car to prevent any type of sharing scheme. Also, the tags can be scanned and even deactivated. So, vehicles that are parked illegally can be scanned for verification purposes. Thereafter, if needed, enforcement action can take place. No Parking in the Dumpster Areas - Update In the next few weeks, red “no-parking” signs should go up in the dumpster areas near our buildings. And, vehicles that are parked in those areas will be towed. The towing fee will be $100, and the daily storage fee will be $15. So, please do not park in the dumpster areas. Thank you. Donations to the Hurricane Victims Donations of food and other items are still being gathered by Riverbay and other organizations. So, I want to thank everyone for their kindness and generosity. Close Just a few years ago, several stores had closed down in Bartow. And, even with cheap rents, it was difficult to rent those stores out. But, now, established businesses are taking a strong look at Bartow and the surrounding areas. And, they want to open up new stores here. I will have an update on these developments in the near future. Thank you. Questions or comments? Please send a letter to: Daryl H. Johnson, Riverbay Board Director, c/o Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475. Also, please call me at 718-671-4544 if you would like to have a discussion with me. Okay, that’s it for now. So, please have a wonderful week. And, may God bless you and your family. Thank you.

MATTRESS DISPOSAL The City of New York requires residents to fully cover all mattresses or box springs in a sealed plastic bag for garbage disposal and collection. This rule was intended to prevent the spread of bed bug activity. Please note that mattresses that are infested by bed bugs must first be exterminated prior to bagging for disposal. You may contact your respective CSO for an appointment with the exterminator. This is a free service provided by Riverbay Corporation. Under the rule, failure to place a mattress or box spring in a proper bag will result in a $100 fine imposed by the city. In addition, Co-op City residents who violate this rule may be subject to a Community Complaint with related fines and legal fees. (The City of New York and Riverbay do not provide mattress or box spring bags or covers.) Plastic bags to cover mattresses and box springs are available at department stores, home improvement centers and large moving companies. They can also be purchased online. The covered mattress or box spring must then be brought to the basement Ash Cart room where they will be picked up for proper trash collection. Thank you for your attention and cooperation in this matter. —CSO

Co-op City Times / October 21, 2017

Donations

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The focus of the donation drive was to round up non-perishable canned and dried foods, household items, personal hygiene products, first aid supplies and paper goods. Lenore Greenwald, a resident of the DeFoe Place townhouse for 47 years, also came out a couple of days this past week to volunteer. “I saw the ad for volunteers in the Co-op City Times and I came out,” she said, “I am helping to pack up supplies to go to the hurricane survivors wherever they need them.” “I just need to help,” said shareholder Naomi Weston, also a long-time resident. “You have to help, you have to give back, that’s important.” Currently, most of Puerto Rico is without electricity and clean water. The surrounding islands of Dominica, the Leeward Islands, the US Virgin Islands and St. Martin, to name a few, all urgently need aid. According to CNN, it has been reported that Irma, Harvey and Maria combined have caused more than $10 billion in damages. Santiago Perez, a 27 year resident of Building 11, said that he has lots of family in Puerto Rico who were affected by the storm, as does Emilio Bonilla, Jr., another long-time resident.

“I want to help, I want to help make a difference,” Mr. Perez said. Mr. Bonilla, who donated supplies to the collection drive, said that he also wanted to do his part. “People need help, they need assistance, they need food, they are struggling, they are having a hard time. They don’t have clean running water, electricity; it’s a shame. I bring stuff in, help sort it. I donate my time,” he stated. Amina Abdul-Wahhab, another long-time resident of Co-op City, who was also volunteering her time this week, said, “Looking at the devastation that the people faced, you had to do something so this is my way of helping. Every time I pack something, I send it in God’s name and just hope it helps the people. We all came out to help, it’s a little bit, but it’s what we’re doing.” Pedro Bisono, a firefighter with Engine 66 in Co-op City, said: “I saw the sign on one of my runs and I felt like I hadn’t done my part to help out with what’s happened in Puerto Rico.” The boxes of donations were to be picked up today, Saturday, Oct. 21 for transport to the shipping location, however, because of the volume of donations received, it is unlikely that packing will be completed

Photos by Rozaan Boone and Brandon Ortiz

in time. In addition, Riverbay has partnered with Councilman Andy King to arrange transport and shipping of the donations to the islands, however, because of the passing of his father, the councilman is unavailable. As a result, volunteers and Riverbay staff will continue to box donations today, as well as early next week and a new transport date has been set for next Saturday, October 28 at 10 a.m. If you can volunteer some time to help pack today, Sat., Oct. 21 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., you may come to the bingo hall on Bartow Avenue. Volunteers will also be needed on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 23 and 24, respectively, to help box the donated supplies, label the boxes and prepare the pallets for shipping. 2017 saw two category 4 hurricanes make landfall on the continental US and a hurricane that went from a category 1 to 5 seemingly overnight. According to a “National Geographic” article published last month, these intense and powerful storms may become more commonplace, especially given the rate at which ocean waters are warming up. Warmer waters means a faster rate at which a hurricane can gather strength from precipitation. (See more photos on page 16)

Co-op City Times / October 21, 2017

Donation Drive Over; Supplies Being Packed And Wrapped For Transport

The cooperative spirit of Co-op City shareholders was on full display this week as volunteers generously donated their time to begin packing the volumes of donations that were collected over the course of the past two weeks since the call for donations to aid the victims of Hurricane Harvey, Irma and Maria went out. As the boxes are packed, they are placed on pallets and wrapped and secured for transport. On Monday, one of those volunteers included a firefighter stationed at Engine 66 in Co-op City who saw the notice during one of his runs and came over to help out. Throughout the week, as long as the calls went out, the community responded. Photos by Brandon Ortiz

Co-op City Times / October 21, 2017

Co-op City Sports

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Co-op City Times / October 21, 2017

Thank You, Shareholders, For The 65 Cents

Director’s Viewpoint

Evelyn Turner Thank you, shareholders, for the estimated amount of sixty-five cents (65) each to attend an offsite “Board Development Weekend.” I voted No to Resolution #17-58 submitted by Linda Berk and seconded by Jerome Rice because I am totally against, in my opinion, the “harsh sanctions” for Board members who refuse to attend without a “confirmed conflict.” We are “volunteers” elected by shareholders to make paramount decisions that may last for generations. A small minority of volunteer Board members don’t participate in any committee leadership activities by choice. Therefore, the sanction of “suspension from the right to publish a Viewpoint in the Co-op City Times” would silence the voice of Board members that cooperators may want to hear from. On the other hand, continuing education is crucial to all professionals in all walks of life. You want Board directors, who are your key decision makers, who are informed about Board business procedures, with high standards and don’t settle for second best in keeping Co-op City affordable and safe. Therefore, ongoing yearly “Board development’ is now the rule and, in my opinion, worth the approximate estimated cost of 65 cents from each shareholder. This director makes no excuses for ongoing training/ learning. Thank you! In Case You Missed It We had 72 parents and students in attendance at Pamela Johnson’s Scholarship Workshop on Saturday, October 7. We distributed free Flash Drives with awesome websites to search for FREE money for college. You can still pick up a Flash Drive by contacting me or Michelle Sajous, Riverbay’s director of community relations, at: 718-320-3300, ext. 3532 at the corporate office located at 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475. Also, please note the following… The New York Times 2018 Scholarship Program for high school seniors is open to high school public, private and parochial students. High school seniors selected will receive up to $15,000 annually. Information is online at: NYTimes.com/Scholarship or call 212-556-1923 by Friday, November 10, 2017. SourcesforStudents.com is your One Stop Source for College Funding, 914-358-1700. New York Urban League’s STEAM Boot Camp is an Afterschool Program designed to teach students how to design, build and develop business apps: www.nyul.org/stem or call 212-926-8000, ext 136. New York Metro Black Pilot Association has an Afterschool Program for students male and female who aspire to become airline pilots. Contact Brian Worthington, pilot, at 347-659-9786. NYMetroBPA@ aircraftmail.com – www.facebook.com/nymetrobpa. (This group attended the College Fair) Paid SUMMER INTERSHIP? Apply to the Emma Bowen Foundation Program to be eligible for: A paid summer internship in media or tech industries. This is a scholarship to help pay for school expenses and lifelong networks, mentors and professional development. Apply Now! bit.lyEBFapply. Facebook @emmabowenfoundation. College Access Fair @ Fordham University is October 21, Rose Hill Bronx Campus from 12:30 to 4 p.m. All are welcome. Pre-event workshop, 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Planning and paying for college. Committee Updates I am grateful to the following staff and enthusiastic cooperators for their interest and participation in the Garage/Parking & Leasing Committee: Danielle O’Connor, Alicia McCluney (staff); Marie Smith, Alethea Cherebin, Linda Collins, William Odom, Dorothea Castle, Othelia Jones, Diane Rodriquez, Marie Standford and Andrea Leslie. The mission of this committee is to ensure the safety and security of vehicles and shareholders who use the Garage. Additionally, to ensure that garage staff is available and receive proper ongoing training to service share-

holders. Here are some highlights: ]We cannot enforce the rule of not allowing cars to pull in, as well as back in. ]Cats in the garages are a concern and they are being fed by cooperators. Even though exterminators come and trap them, they keep coming back. ]The narrow speed bumps are here to stay for now. ]Signage will be revamped to include more reflective signage. The department director and staff are researching and will get back to the committee. ]A new gate system using stickers will eventually replace the Access Card. ]Garage #2 is scheduled for a $1.5 million renovation. ]Shareholders with a disability should pick up a reasonable accommodation form from CSO. ]Shareholders should remember to update telephone number and obtain a new sticker if you have purchased a new car. Also, supervisors do check for expired registrations and inspection stickers. The Community Relations Committee Report will be shared next week. We have had one meeting.

The Emmett Till Story Congratulations to the Riverbay Fund, Inc. and ‘The Black Lady Theater’ for bringing to Co-op City the heart wrenching story of “The Lynching of Emmett Till.” “I HAVE INVESTED A SON IN FREEDOM” was the headline in a Baltimore, Md. Newspaper on October 29, 1955. Mrs. Mamie Till addressed an NAACP rally five weeks after two Mississippi White men were acquitted of kidnapping and murdering her son, Emmett Till. She made the decision not to cover things up and allowed the public to see firsthand what human beings were capable of doing to a Black human being without remorse. This is an incredible story and tragedy. We look forward to more historical plays that are affordable, moving forward. Thanks to all who attended and all the organizations selling tickets. “Right is of no sex – Truth is of no color – God is the Father of us all. And we are all Brethren.” –Frederic Douglas. Yours in Truth & Service: Evelyn M. Turner, LCSW. Contact me @ eturner@riverbayboard.com or 917-324-10333.

RIVERB BAY CORPORAT ATION HAS PARTNERED W WITH OUR VISUALLY IMPAIRED C MMUNITY CO To better assist those in our community who may be visuallly impaired we have set up a telephone notification system through which we will call and advise you of important information n from Riverbay Corporation related to your building or the Co-oop City community. To register for such please call your Cooperator Services Office (CSO) at 718-320-3300, press option 3 one time and then follow the prompts for the proper CSO based upon the building in which you live. You may also complete the form below and return it to your CSO. (PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY)

Name:___________________________________ Building: _____________ Apt. _____________ Home Phone:_____________________________ Cell Phone: ________________________ Carrier: _______________ Other Cell: ________________________ Carrier: _______________ E-mail address: ___________________________ Other E-mail: ____________________________ Business Phone (Optional) _________________________ Business E-mail (Optional) _________________________ JB – January 2015

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Co-op City Times / October 21, 2017

Circle of Christ Church Our Beloved Rabbi Solomon Berl On Thursday, October 5, 2017 while leading prayers at our church, I received the heartbreaking news of Rabbi Berl’s passing and my heart sunk. My dear friend and Rabbi had been failing in health for quite some time and the evident departure was not a surprise to us as we saw him in a wheelchair just the week before. I met Rabbi Berl over 11 years ago as we sat together at a Riverbay Thanksgiving Dinner and we were both assigned to give the Invocation Thanksgiving Prayer. It was a sweet fellowship between a Jewish Rabbi and a Christian Pastor. We exchanged telephone numbers and I attended a Sabbath service where I heard Rabbi give his Thanksgiving Homily. We became instant friends and colleagues. When our church was contacted by Riverbay Management about helping Rabbi Berl retain the space needed for him to continue to hold Sabbath services, we did not hesitate. Rabbi Berl informed Riverbay Management that he would only share the space with that Colón minister he had met, and I was honored to comply. We have been neighbors for the past seven years, sharing and fellowshipping without a single discord all these years because of the profound respect and regard for each other. Despite our different faith expressions, we shared a common bond of love and regard for our community. We would become the prime examples, in a world of so much religious discord, of two faith communities that could share and work together for the common good of Co-op City. Rabbi Berl was a learned scholar in the Orthodox faith expression of Judaism and there were many mornings that we coincided just to talk about the Holy Scriptures and how they inspired us to serve the community God had assigned us to. He sat many times in my office to plan our calendars so that we could each celebrate our High Holy days without a hitch. He loved our vibrant music and especially loved hearing our Youth Worship and Praise the Lord. Rabbi Berl was also a cantor and loved music, so there were times after he had finished his Sabbath service that he would remain in the hallway to hear our youth sing their songs unto the Lord with their Gospel flair. He smiled and complimented them for their enthusiasm and musical talents. We will miss Rabbi Solomon Berl and we extend our condolences to his daughter and his son and their respective families. Our prayers are for their strength and consolation at this time. We also extend our condolences to his beloved congregation Young Israel. Co-op City has lost its beloved Rabbi, a scholar, a devout believer in the Mercies of God, a cantor of praises, a counselor and friend. He will be sorely missed and we mourn his passing because we loved him so. Circle of Christ Church will plant a tree in Israel in honor of Rabbi Solomon Berl, the beloved Rabbi of Co-op City. —Pastor Sam Colón

Williamsbridge Club The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. (NANBPWC). The Williamsbridge Club is an organization dedicated to the support and promotion of women in business and the professions. The Adult Club meets at Dreiser Center on the 2nd Friday of each month. To accomplish our goals, we have a yearly theme. The 2017 – 2018 theme is “Moving Forward with a Purpose: Empowering Women for Infinite Success.” Clubs in the association use the theme in their Programs of Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Technology and Service. We are calling women who are seeking a networking experience and sharing their interest in business and the professions to join us (www.nanbpwc.org). Reminder about our Membership Mixer is Saturday, November 4; from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. You will be able to ask questions about the organizations and hear a presentation on the organization. If you are interested in gaining a broader experience in leadership roles, come out and see if our organization is the one in which you will be able to express your desires. Are you looking to expand your expertise in Communication – oral and written; Finance; Technology; Parliamentary Procedures; Coordinating/Planning events; Outreach, etc., come out and you can find your niche within our organization. Please let us know you will attend by using the telephone contact numbers below. We have completed our outreach for Health and Nutrition, Exercise Boot Camp, NAMI Workshop, Drama Workshop, Disaster Preparedness Workshop, Food Demonstration and Gardening. On Saturday, October 14, many from Co-op City came out to enjoy the day. Some Healthy Tips: Fruit infused Water – Strawberry and Basil; Mixed Berry; and Watermelon and Mint. www.BronxHealthReach.org. Do you know about Moringa? Check it out on the internet. Bronx Salad – all healthy foods: Black Beans, Mango, Red Peppers, Avocado, Corn, Red Onion, Plantain Chips, Black Olives, Tomatoes, Cilantro, Lettuce and Kale; mix your favorites with a fresh dressing. Youth, if you are interested in serving an Internship or Community Service Project, please contact the club at the address listed. We are looking for young people who want to increase their skills. If you know of a youth, age 13 – 18, who would be interested in joining our Youth Club, please forward the information to us. Please check this column for ongoing information. Please watch our column for our 2018 Scholarship announcement. Information about the Williamsbridge Club: TheWilliamsbridgeBPWC or The Williamsbridge Club, P.O. Box 6, Co-op City Station; Bronx, New York 10475. Telephone contact: 718.328.2302, Joetta Brown; or 917.972.7732, Sandra Hall. —Joetta Brown

Community Protestant Church On behalf of our pastor, Reverend Dr. Calvin E. Owens, and our church family, welcome to Community Protestant Church, a church of love and understanding, located at 1659 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY 10469; telephone: (718) 862-9172. Regular Church Schedule Sunday School - 9:00 a.m. Worship Service - 11:00 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 7:00 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 9:00 a.m. Sunday School is really a part of our history, and because someone cared and was concerned enough, many of us benefitted and know its value. 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. Jesus came that we might have life and have it more abundantly (John 10:10). We encourage you to bring your child, children or grandchildren to Sunday School and we look forward to seeing you. Other Scheduled Events On Wednesdays, at noon, please join Pastor Owens for NOON DAY PRAYER AT CPC, an hour of Power, Prayer, Praise and Testimony. Refreshments will be served. RSVP (718) 862-9172. TODAY, Saturday, October 21st, 9:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m. – CPC presents the South Carolina Dance, “A Denim Affair.” (No sneakers), Dreiser Auditorium, 177 Dreiser Loop, Co-op City. Music by DJ Pressley. Tickets: $25 in advance. (No tickets sold at door.) For tickets, call (718) 862-9172, (718) 320-4278 or (917) 915-8237. To God be the Glory. Great things He has done! On Sunday, October 22nd at 11:00 a.m., we will celebrate the Anniversary of our Missionary Ministry, and at 3:30 p.m., we will observe the Anniversary of our Nurses Ministry. All are welcome to join us in this day of rejoicing. Please Join Us In Celebrating Our Pastor Rev. Dr. Calvin E. Owens’ 41st Pastoral Anniversary Opening Service - Sunday, November 5th, 3:30 p.m. Guest Preacher: Rev. Hugh Farrish, pastor, Bowen Memorial Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon, NY. Closing Services - Sunday, November 12th, 11:00 a.m. Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. McGhee. 3:30 p.m. - Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Carl Bruce, pastor, Mt. Carmel Church, Yonkers, NY. 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

Baychester Visual Arts Association Our new season began on September 12, 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 2017-2018 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 began on Tuesday, September 12th in room 5, Dreiser Community Center. You can choose from the two class schedules which are 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. The 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 the Art 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 201862-0847 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. Mr. Sam Schwartz, one of BVA’s artist, has his work on exhibition in the Bartow Center next to room 31. It will be on exhibit for a month. His artwork includes paintings and photography. On Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 28th and Oct. 29th, we will have an art show and bazaar in our permanent room 5 from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Artwork and items will be on display and for sale. Stop by and you’ll be glad you did! 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. Science is for the body and art is for the soul. —Sylvia Lochansky

Co-op City Times / October 21, 2017

Building 9 Association Greetings. Our guest speakers at the October 12th building association general membership meeting from the NYPD’s 45th Precinct were Captain Carlos Ghonz, commanding officer; P.O. Souhrada, Community Affairs; P.O. Malifronte, Community Affairs and P.O. Fernandez, Community Affairs. Captain Ghonz provided an overview of the NYPD’s Neighborhood Policing (NCO) Program, an overview of local crime statistics, recent drug bust and other local arrests, as well as provided safety suggestions for our members relative to personal, vehicle, holiday/ shopping awareness, nighttime Captain Carlos Ghonz addresses shareawareness, identity theft, tele- holders at the Oct. 12th building associaphone and other scams, etc. tion meeting. Elder, child and pet safety/ awareness was discussed. Due to the most recent opioid epidemic, ODs, and deaths, P.O. Souhrada discussed NarCam training and dosage availability from NYPD to those who may have a need for it. P.O. Souhrada and P.O. Malifronte provided personal alarm wrist bands, reusable shopping bags with relective ribbing, and handout material to all attendees. Contact data was also provided by the speakers. Our Foxwoods concert outing is today, Saturday, October 21st. Bus departs Dreiser Loop near H&R Block at 2 p.m. We are planning a Game Night Social event on Saturday, October 28th at 7:30 p.m. Please join us for another opportunity to get to know your neighbors and enjoy yourselves in a familiar and relaxed environment. At press time, the Community Board #10 meeting was scheduled to be held in Co-op City at Bartow Center on Thursday, October 19th. I intend to attend and will provide a report on relevant topics. Kudos to Board Director Evelyn Turner, Parking & Garage Committee chairperson, for her support of Board Resolution #17-54 which approves funding for the new Garage Access System & Revenue Controls project for Co-op City garages. The current system software is antiquated and the hardware is too often in need of repair. Please observe speed and direction signs in our garages. Please be mindful not to litter in our lobbies, our garages and on our local streets. Please observe posted laundry room etiquette rules. Please do not slam your apartment door when entering and exiting the apartment. It is disruptive and unnerving to your neighbors. Please continue to pray and provide whatever other assistance and support possible to the victims of recent natural disasters. On Sunday, October 15th, feces was observed and photographed on the walkway behind Building 9. The photos were forwarded to the CSO for review. "When you know better, you do better." –Dr. Maya Angelou —Linda Collins

Broun Place Townhouse Association From Broun Place Townhouse Association: Broun Place announces our next meeting is November 15, at 7 p.m. in rm. 28, Bartow Community Center. We hope to secure the Community Relations Officer from the 45th Precinct as our guest. Please plan to attend. It was my privilege to volunteer with everyone at the former Bingo Hall preparing donations for Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Islands. There has been a huge outpouring from Co-op City. All the items must be examined for expiration dates and sorted. All donations must be new. The earthquakes and hurricanes have really woken us up to how lucky we are here and to what is important in life. This past Monday, I went back and continued helping with the sorting and preparation for transport to the devastated areas. Today was the last day to help. Saturday, the 14th, Broun Place had what I consider an emergency, a dead squirrel in a neighbor’s patio. When we called for help, “Emergency Services” was going to deny the cooperator assistance. I insisted that the carcass be removed for health and safety reasons. The victim complained to me further about flies and bugs. I checked it out, the head was severed. There it was! If we hadn’t called repeatedly, nothing would have been done! What is going on here? Buildings and Grounds and Emergency Service will be contacted. There should never have been a question! Thank you to CSO for getting help in removing the graffiti on our wall. Plans for the 50th anniversary celebration have begun. Broun Place residents, if you have memorabilia and stories, please let Eva know. Broun Place neighbors extend sincere condolences to the King family, Andy King, Council person on his father’s passing. Broun Place acknowledges the passing of long time community leader, Rabbi Berl. You didn’t have to be Jewish to admire, respect and have a relationship with Rabbi Berl. Many, many cooperators can say Rabbi Berl presided over their family’s services. We were lucky to have a Rabbi Berl here. Congratulations to all those that participated in the Orchard Beach, Co-op City representation in the Breast Cancer Strides for Finding the Cure held last Saturday. Litter is burying Co-op City. Alert our politicians to take action to areas under and around I-95, behind Stop and Shop and other bordering streets cleaned up! Phone calls to 3-1-1 don’t seem to help. We have to make an all-out effort to keep Co-op City cleaner. Phone scams include this one, caller, “We represent Apple and we are calling to alert you to a security breach….” Last week, these got through the “Do Not Call” restrictions and “You qualify for a reduction in your credit card interest rate, press #2 to speak to a rep.” Don’t do it! Sending get well prayers to all those suffering and fighting illness. Please submit your tidings and news to us. Remember, our next meeting is November 15, rm. 31B! —Eva Lazaar

Building 30 A and B Association Building 30 A and B Association thanks Assistant CSO Margret Echavarria for her informative discussion. The association also thanks cooperator Bruce Gitelson for explaining the scaffolding and fencing around the building. On Wednesday, October 25th between 1 and 3 p.m., we will be bagging candy for Halloween. Scholarship Committee The association hopes that a Scholarship Committee has been formed for Building 30 A and B Association as of this writing. Next Meeting Our next meeting of the association is tentatively scheduled for Nov. 8th at 7:30. For all those celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, and new additions, congratulations. Those under the weather, get well soon. Those who recently suffered a loss, our condolences. —Linda Werner

Building 32 Association

Co-op City Times / October 21, 2017

The "Celebration of Life" for the late Dolores W. Rankin was a spiritually uplifting, emotional event. There was inspirational Praise Dancing by five young ladies, members of the Co-op City Baptist Church. Representatives from different organizations, including our own, that Dolores was involved with, read proclamations written in her honor and then presented to her family. Many thanks go to Sonja Brown-Clarke and Joanne Evans, treasurer and executive vice president of our building association, for all they did from assisting with the decorations, to serving food to all the guests, cutting cake, and helping with the clean-up. Many thanks also go to our president Eleanor Bailey, who took care of all the behind-the-scenes work. Dolores, we hope you enjoyed your celebration. We miss you! —Lorna Smith

Cooperators United Of Co-op City Greetings! Our next general membership meeting is Tuesday, October 24, 7 p.m., Bartow, room 31. As agreed at our last meeting, we will continue our discussion on pending ML Legislation and Get-Out-The-Vote Election Day, Tuesday, November 7. What makes this Election Day different is that we will be voting on proposed changes to the NYS Constitution that will affect all of us. Best wishes to all who are celebrating a special event this month. Our thoughts and prayers to go out to everyone who has suffered a loss or is sick and shut-in. Special thank you to everyone who so generously gave to the Hurricane Relief efforts. We can be reached at MLSAH@aol.com or 718-379-841. —Sonja Maxwell

Carver Loop Civic Association

Welcome, fellow cooperators! The meeting was led with an inspirational prayer by Jean Mickens with heavy hearts referencing recent mass killing events in Las Vegas. Praying that individuals of all faiths need to be strong; that good deeds will carry us forward. Magdalen Lewis then awarded the prize drawings of the 50/50 to our winner, Lorraine Parker! Deborah Henry opened the floor with the following items of concern: • Compactor rooms. Issues regarding garbage disposal. Encouraged cooperators to take pictures, report to CSO, and contact building president. If issues persist, we are urged to send letters and building president will propose a meeting with supervisors. • Smells in Laundry Room. Lingering odors being addressed. • Storage Units. Recent improper disposal of garbage. When cleaning units, garbage should be disposed in Ash Cart area. • Section 2 Fundraiser. Currently selling t-shirts "Straight Outta Co-op" to augment cost of Summer Fund Day events. • Halloween. Will be accepting donations. Also looking for volunteers to sit in the building lobbies. Two for each building. • Bingo. Volunteers are needed. • With sorrow, they reported on several cooperators who have passed away. Deborah then introduced Leslie Peterson, Riverbay Board director and Building 13 president who addressed the following: Rivers Run Community Garden. Encouraged all to participate in the venues and events held at the Garden. Andy King's office. Providing workshops/guidance in filing for 501(c)(3) IRS non-profit status as a tax deduction. Encourages all building Association's to file and become tax exempt to qualify for eligible funds within the City. Citizen's Committee. Offering grant writing opportunities to submit proposals to the City in awarding grants to community-based organizations up to $3,000. Community Board Meetings. Update on topics of interest discussed at recent meeting: • "Safe Disposal Bronx" – 10/7, 10:00 to 4:00, Orchard Beach. Contact NYC.gov.safe disposal for additional dates and locations or call 3-1-1. • Capital Budget Priority/Fiscal Year. Discussions involving the DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) reviewing infrastructure (hump in the road) around Bellamy Loop. • Land Giveaway. Started under the Bloomberg administration; land previously sold to the City (along Bartow Avenue) has recently been used in storing evidence trailers. (CHECK THIS) Petitioning to build a youth center with funds. Ms. Peterson then discussed Board concerns: Accountability of Events – requesting full disclosure of actual costs incurred at Riverbay events. Board Development/Team Building Meeting – her position and the impact of not attending the meeting. We thank Leslie Peterson for her time in answering questions and her discussions with shareholders. Our next meeting will be Monday, November 6th; we welcome all shareholders to attend. —Toni Thomas-Lyons

Building 13 Association Reminder: Help our community Recycle, Reduce and Re-Use – Earth Day is every day! Keep our community clean! Reminder: TODAY! Saturday, October 21 - SUGAR HOUSE CASINO, Philadelphia, Pa. and WARMDADDY’S DINNER, JAZZ and BLUES CLUB. The bus will leave from Casals Place at 9:30 a.m. and depart from Warm Daddy’s at 9 p.m. We look forward to seeing you and having a fun filled day. Our next Building 13 monthly meeting will be held on November 2, at 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Make sure to check the bulletin board in the lobby for information regarding our agenda and guest speaker. Women Keeping It Real – was held last week Saturday at 100 Casals Place (Bldg. 13) association room. Thank you to all who attended and helped make our conversation interesting and spirited. It was so good to see Yolanda Bako who is doing much better. Thank you also to Tina Dickinson and her sister who is a chef and provided refreshments for the event. WKIR is always an inspiring, insightful and informative social gathering where we exchange information, empower and encourage each other. Our next gathering will be on Saturday, December 9 (6:30-8:30) so make a note and save the date. We welcome new participants so just drop by but remember, you must be 18 and over to participate. “Straight Outta Co-op City” shirts back by popular demand as a fundraiser for our 2018 Summer Fun Day by the Section 2 Alliance (Bldgs. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14) in additional colors: black, blue and purple. If you are interested in purchasing a shirt, please contact the president of Building 11 (A, B, C) Deborah Henry at 718-379-6312 or Section 2 (Bldgs. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14) presidents Linda Collins, Maxine Sullivan, Deborah Henry, Sonja Maxwell, Leslie Peterson and Josie Ferguson (read their Building articles for contact info.). The cost is as follows: Children (small-xl) $10, adults (small-xl) $12 and adults (2X-3X) $15. Payment can be made by cash or money order payable to Summer Fun Day. Send money orders to 140 Carver Loop #24F, Bronx, NY 10475. 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: Sherrie Hernandez at 914-837-5970, Gail Sharbaan, treasurer, at 718-671-3801 or Leslie Peterson at 718-320-1370. Our website is http://www.bldg13assoc.com or email us at bthirteen.assoc@yahoo.com. Again, thanks for making our team work. —Leslie Peterson

Building 12 Cooperators Civic Association Greetings! Reminder: Our next general membership meeting is Monday, October 23rd; new time: 7:00 p.m., activity room. Come down to our meeting to discuss the trip to Sight and Sound in March or April to see “Jesus.” Next Saturday is our Building 12 Kids Halloween Party, October 28th, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., activity room. If you would like to volunteer to help with the party, call Sonja at 718-379-7841. “Straight Outta Co-op City” shirts are back. Purchases can be made by contacting president of Building 11, Deborah Henry, 718-379-6312. Sizes are children (small-xl $10), adults (small-xl $12), adults (2x-3x $15). Money orders to be made payable to Summer Fun Day, mail to Deborah Henry 140 Carver Loop, 24F, Bronx, NY 10475 or if you wish in cash. Tuesday, November 7th is Election Day. Let’s get out the Vote. It’s important that you vote as there are Proposed Constitutional Amendments on the ballot affecting all of us. For those of you who have Air Master Windows that need repair, call CSO Lois English, 718-320-3300, and follow the prompts. Lock your doors. Do not open your door unless you know who the person is. School is open, please drive carefully. Best wishes to all who are celebrating a special event this month. Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone who has suffered a loss or is sick and shut-in. If you see something, say something. To contact CCPD (Public Safety), call 718671-3050. We can be reached at MLSAH@aol.com or 718-379-7841. —Sonja Maxwell

Co-op City Times / October 21, 2017

NAACP Co-op City Branch #2210 “Civil Rights Never Sleep” Do Black Lives Really Matter? It’s a classic case of déjà vu, family. The FBI’s counterterrorism division has identified a supposed new threat: “black identity extremists” (BIE). The FBI claims that BIE’s “perception of police brutality against African Americans has spurred retaliatory lethal violence against law enforcement.” In a time when White Supremacists march down city streets toting loaded weapons and shouting racist taunts, it comes as a great shock that the FBI would decide to target Black identity groups protesting police brutality and their right to exist free of harm. Sadly, this news comes as no surprise from an administration that has flaunted its disregard for the civil rights and liberties of people of color and blamed the White supremacist rally in Charlottesville on “many sides.” President Trump and his allies have exuded a lack of compassion and historical understanding that

increasingly infects our government, community and our society. VOTE “NO” for the Constitution Convention There are elections every year. November 7, 2017 is Election Day. You will be voting for mayors, city councils, local races and the ballot initiative. As you know, the Conference at the third quarterly meeting had a discussion on the Constitution Convention. A unanimous vote was cast to “Vote No.” History – October 1871 President Grant suspended the writ of habeas corpus and declared martial law in nine South Carolina counties affected by the Klan disturbances. Because of your generosity, many who were affected by the hurricanes will receive your donations. So thanks to all who gave and to those who tried. Our next meeting is on Sunday, October 22nd at 3 p.m. We will have the Discovery for Justice educating us on CPL 240. —Jerome Rice

Rivers Run Community Garden Thank you, Amelia Zaino, for the “Just One Piece” workshops where families learned about the environment and history of Co-op City and the Hutchinson River. Fun was had by all. Also would like to thank Bronx Green Up Compost Project and The Osborne Associates for helping to build our new compost system. We are asking members and volunteers to help put the garden to sleep for the winter. While you are there, you must taste the goodness of home-grown figs straight from the bush. Amazing! We invite schools to reach out and visit the garden before we close for the season. If your group is interested in visiting Rivers Run Community Garden, the contact information is included below. 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.

Building 17 Association At our monthly meeting held on Monday, October 9th, we met to discuss our plans for the following upcoming events: Bags of Halloween Candy will be given out in the lobby to trick or treaters from 5:50 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. or until the candy runs out. Last year, over 100 bags of candy were given out. Building association’s raffles will be sold with the top prize of $200, 2nd prize for $125, and 3rd prize for $100. The donations collected will go to support our ongoing building association activities, such as the spectacular Holiday lobby decorations, lobby beautification programs, candy giveaways, etc. Dates for soliciting these donations in the building lobby to be determined. Our annual collection of toys and food for those in need will commence early November. Collection containers will be on prominent display in the building’s lobby. Recipient charitable organization will be decided at our next association meeting. We will be giving our residents who join the building association for 2018 a special thank you gift. Keep your eyes peeled – it’s lovely and useful too! We wish everyone good health and hope to see you at our next meeting. If everyone did a little, no one would have to do a lot. —Lisa Proto

Building 26 Association Autumn greetings to our Co-op City families, friends, merchants, and especially our new residents. Enjoy the delightful weather by taking a leisurely walk throughout our beautiful community. Best wishes to all of you celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, new births, and other celebrated events during the month of October. Well wishes for a speedy recovery to the sick, hospitalized, and home-bound persons. Sincere condolences to those families who have experienced the loss of a loved one. May God bless you with continued strength during your difficult time of bereavement. Thank you to all of you who generously donated to the Hurricane collection. Congratulations to the Building 26 volunteers who collected and transported the donations to the central staging area. Please properly discard large boxes, larges bags of garbage, furniture, and other large unwanted items in the basement; not the compactor room. If you see something, please say something by calling 9-1-1 for emergency calls and 3-1-1 for non-emergencies. The life you save, could be your own. —YuVonne Lewis

Important dates (All are welcome): • Saturday, October 21st - 1 p.m. – Member Meeting • Monday, October 23rd - 10 a.m. - PS 153 4th graders visiting garden • Thursday, October 26th - 10 a.m. – PS 153 4th graders visiting garden • Friday, October 27th - 10 a.m. – Compost Building Rivers Run is open: • Tuesdays, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (or until dusk) • Wednesdays & Fridays, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. • Saturdays & Sundays, 12:00 p.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. To schedule your volunteer hours for September, please email jam239@ aol.com and rivers_run@yahoo.com. 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

Co-op City Times / October 21, 2017

Black Forum

American Legion Post 1871

Defensive Driving On Hiatus The Black Forum defensive driving course will be on hiatus until Saturday, November 18, 8:50 a.m. – 3 p.m., Dreiser Center, rm. 1. Lower your liability insurance cost by 10% and remove up to 4 points from your driver’s license. Please make your check in the amount of $35, payable to “The Black Forum of Co-op City,” and mail to P.O. Box 563, Bronx, N.Y. 10475 at least 1½ weeks before the class, or you can walk in on the day of the class, however, you must call by Friday evening to register and assure seating. In addition, you must bring $35 in cash to pay for the course, no personal checks accepted on day of the course. Please also bring your current driver’s license and a pen. Call (718) 320-8035. Black Forum Aerobics and Zumba Get in shape, get healthy and feel healthy. Body by Andrea’s aerobics classes are held Mondays and Wednesdays, and Zumba on Thursday. Classes are in the Dreiser Aud., 7:30 p.m. To register, please call (718) 320-8035. Nominal fee for each class. Trip to Sands Casino Join us on Saturday, November 18 for a trip to the Sands Casino, Bethlehem, PA, as well as outlet shopping. Cost: $45. Casino rebate, $20; slot play and $5 meal. We are collecting now to secure your seat. Money due by Friday, Nov. 3, no exceptions, no refunds or adjustments. Please call (917) 209-5334 or (718) 320-0033. Food Pantry Volunteers Needed Volunteers are needed for Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 5-6:30 p.m.; and on Saturdays, 10 a.m. -12 p.m. Please call (718) 320-8035. Food distribution sites On Thursdays, residents of Buildings 27, 28, 29, 32 and 33 must pick up food at the New Vision Church, 115 Einstein Loop, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Likewise, residents of Buildings 26, 30, 31, 34 and 35 must go to the Evangelical Church, 2350 Palmer Avenue, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Thursdays to pick up food. Residents of all other buildings and townhouses can pick-up at Dreiser Center, room 20. Emergency Food Program We are open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., rm. 20 in Dreiser Center. Also, due to budget constraints and shortage of available food, you must live within zip code 10475 to participate in this program. You must also have your card with you and bring two clean plastic shopping bags. Please also have your current photo ID, such as a non- or driver’s license or any photo ID card with proof of address. You will then be issued a card in order to pick up food in the future. We Need You - Join Us Today Membership is $5 per year/person. Call (718) 320-8035 or write to Black Forum, P.O. Box 563, Bronx, NY 10475; email: coopcityblackforum@gmail.com or tonyshome10475 @gmail.com. Call or visit us, room 20 in the Dreiser Community Center. —Tony Illis

General Membership Meeting Our next general meeting will be this Saturday, October 21, by 11 a.m. During the meeting, members of the Bronx CERT Team 10, residents in Co-op City under the leadership of Khalil Abdul-Wahhab, will be our guest speaker. The team will discuss issues about possible preparedness in an emergency situation, especially during natural disasters. Thus, I am using this avenue to invite all veterans to make this meeting a must-attend so that we can take advantage of the resources in our midst. Memorial Reception for Late Benjamin Wright More so, immediately after the general meeting, Post 1871 will be joining the family of late Benjamin Wright around 4 p.m. for a memorial reception in room 49 of the community hall in Section Five. The late Benjamin Wright was the former past commander of American Legion Post 1871 and left a remarkable landmark that was hard to surpass while serving this community. So, let us join the family to pay our respects for this illustrious and indefatigable son who gave all through service. Veterans’ Appreciation Day by Councilman King On November 3rd at around 11 a.m., the honorable Andy King, the councilman for District 12, will be hosting veterans in the area as a way of appreciating them for their service. This event is open to veterans, both retired and those still in service and/or those who continue with the service to the nation as first responders. Thus, let us all get together for the ceremony which is to jumpstart the Veterans’ Day event for the forthcoming November 11th Memorial which signified the end of the first World War on November 11, 1949 by 11 a.m. Veterans Ceremony in Regeis For the second time in a row, American Legion of Post 1871 will be performing a Memorial service with the veterans who are resident in Regeis Care Center on November 10th by 2:30 p.m. The commander is seeking volunteers to come together on that fateful afternoon as we pay our courtesy visit to fellow veterans who are in that facility. It was such an awesome moment in our first service last year as families of veterans came to support their kinsmen. From the latest report, the number of veterans had reduced, but it is worth the efforts even if it is only one member in the facility, Commander TOBA recalled Post Everlasting Wall The commander is using this opportunity to ask that anyone who knows a professional who can assist in artistic drawing and/or craft to call the office. American Legion Post 1871 will be designating part of its wall to honor Legionnaires who were once with us, but are no more. We need experts to come and help accomplish this task. Any moment from now, the Post is ready to embark on the laudable assignment to honor our past individuals on our Post Everlasting Wall. —Lsjc Adeyemi LaCrown O’toba

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Retirees Of Dreiser Loop Hold The Date!! The RETIREES’ Holiday Luncheon will be on Thursday, December 14th at Marina del Rey. Tickets are available, see Beverley W or Daisy Y, in Retirees’ room 19, Dreiser Loop. Travel Events: (*price includes transportation via Coach Bus; located at Dreiser Loop, in front of H&R Block) • Jan. 10-11, 2018 (Wed.-Thurs.) “FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO.” Price: double $130 pp; single $175. Deposit required ASAP: double $65/single $90. FINAL/Balance Due: double $65/single $85 by Monday, Dec. 4. All passengers must have valid government issued ID. Contact: Serita G., 347-5645722/Barbara W., 718-320-0500.

Theatre Committee: (*price includes Van transportation, from Dreiser Loop opposite Rehab Center) • Nov. 15th (Wed.). Price: $75. Radio City Christmas Show. FULL PAYMENT DUE NOW. Contact: Yvonne Richardson, 718-671-8815. Remember – Your DEPOSIT, along with your name and telephone number, is required to reserve your trip &/or theatre seat. ONLY a check or money order, payable to RETIREES OF DREISER LOOP, will be accepted. Note– FIRST PAID/CONFIRMED SEAT on 20 seat VAN. Committee members will be available in the Dreiser, clubroom 19 (718-379-0377) on Mondays and/or Thursdays, 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Good And Welfare: Get well wishes to Dorothy Cates and Sandra Jackson. “We wish that each day brings you renewed strength, brighter times, and a healthier, happier you.” Call Josephine Flowers, 718-320-0539, regarding illnesses and bereavements. Our Jazz Up Your Health With A Senior Spa Day, is scheduled for Wednesday November 8th. Sorry, wait list only. Our next SPA DAY will be in January 2018 Wednesday date to be determined. Call Claudette D, 718- 379-4784 and Hattie L, 718-671-8449, and leave your name and phone number if interested in pampering your body and joining us in January. “Wishing that the Autumn brings Bountiful of Happiness and Joy! HAPPY FALL!” —Claudette Davis

Building 21 Association The Message from Whistle in Mississippi Hello from Building 21!!! Did you see presentation of “Whistle in Mississippi: The Lynching of Emmett Till???” We discussed the message it brought to us in Think Tank this past Friday. The presentation was masterful. When you walked into the auditorium the bluesy music of the Deep South transported you back in time. The use of actual footage from 1955 helped to give you the feeling and energy of the segregated south, the time when there was no civil rights movement and Jim Crow was the law of the land. We asked you last week, are you a member of the African American Association? Are you a member of the Spanish American Community Club, the Ghanaian Association of Co-op City, Young Israel of Co-op City? Are you a member of any of the clubs and associations that welcomes all of us? In the play and after the murder of Emmett Till, we hear from his mother, Mamie Till. She speaks so poised and courageously of her son and the meaning

that her life had taken on after his death. She said she thought that prior lynchings of others were not her business. She goes and eloquently states that she realized that every vicious racial crime was everyone’s business. Are you a member of the NAACP? The National Action Network? This is how “WE” got this far. Perhaps “WE ALL” should take a page out of “Mama Till’s” book. Join a club or organization in the name of Unity in our community, if for no other reason, no matter what you look like, but because we are shareholders, neighbors, friends and family. The thing that is missing is more involvement by you, the people, adults, your children, your grandchildren, nieces and nephews. The message here is “get involved. Get our youth involved.” If you missed this extraordinary production, you missed a chance to embrace our history so that we are not doomed to keep repeating it. THINK TANK at Building 21 needs your input…We meet every Friday evening, 8:30 -10

p.m. in the Gathering Room in the rear of Building 21B. Your intentions, your dreams and your foresight are as good and as welcomed as anyone else’s. You are invited to contribute to Think Tank on any Friday except Christmas and New Year’s. Our next 21 Association gathering will be Thursday, October 26…Questions regarding the 21 Association? EMAIL: 21association@gmail.com. CALL: 347.504.1821. ATTEND the monthly meetings every 4th Thursday in the Gathering Room in the rear of the B-section at 7 p.m. FYI, all monies collected (i.e., annual dues, etc.) are installed in the association’s bank account. We are now accepting annual dues for this new fiscal year, September 2017 thru June 2018. Earn valuable 21 Association Rewards Points for your involvement. We are dedicated to the empowerment of every shareholder in CO-OP City. Each one of us, multiplied by all of us, equals A FORCE FOR GOOD. See you around the neighborhood! —Michelle Marbury

Co-op City Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams and the Co-op City Baptist Church family invites 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 718-320-3774. And, be sure to extend your worship with us today and every Saturday, 4 – 5 p.m. on Principle Centered Living Radio, redeemradiofm.com. Also, learn more about our Pastor and the principles of our church, while enjoying a laugh or two on Facebook (Principle Centered Living with Rev. Sheldon Williams). Please “Like” the page and share the posts. Only those who “LIKE” the page will qualify for upcoming contests and rewards. Join us for a mid-week spiritual pick-up at our mid-week worship service held on Wednesdays at noon. Bible Study classes are held on Wednesdays

at 1:00 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. Bible Study will also be held on Wednesday, November 1 at 5:00 p.m. Prayer service is held on Fridays at noon. Making use of available technology, we will make use of the conference call line for Friday evening prayer service. On Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m., you can call 563999-2090; when asked for the PIN, enter 660065 and you will be connected. Everyone is invited to join us for this hour of prayer. The Co-op City Intergenerational Outreach Center (CCIOC) Senor Program is having a forum discussing Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease and services available for those caring for loved ones suffering with these ailments. Plan to join us on Tuesday, October 24, 10 a.m. at 135 Einstein Loop, room 51 (lower level) Einstein Center. For information or to register, call 718-671-8449. The Building Fund Ministry is having a Bake Sale and Jewelry Showcase on Saturday, November 4, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 135 Einstein Loop, rm. 51 (lower level). All are invited to come support our Building Fund.

On March 6 to March 15, 2018, we will be going to the Holy Land in Israel. Worship sailing on the Sea of Galilee; be baptized in the Jordan River; share in communion in the Garden Tomb; all where Jesus walked. The price per person from JFK is $2,995 for a double room an additional $586 for a single room. A non-refundable deposit of $500 is due immediately. Final payment is due on or before November 12. It is recommended that all purchase travel insurance for this trip. All checks/money orders should be made out to the Co-op City Baptist Church. For additional information, you may call 718-671-1918, 718-379-0541, 718-379-1776, 718671-1271 or the church at 718-320-3774. The Co-op City Baptist Church exists to glorify God and to establish a living community of people who follow the teachings of Jesus the Christ through worship, prayer, Bible study and fellowship. We seek to meet the spiritual and physical needs of the church through ministry. —Hattie L. Lucas

Newsong Church “Spirit Things” – Part Two 11-13 And that’s about it, friends. Be cheerful. Keep things in good repair. Keep your spirits up. Think in harmony. Be agreeable. Do all that, and the God of love and peace will be with you for sure. Greet one another with a holy embrace. All the brothers and sisters here say hello. 14 The amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, the extravagant love of God, the intimate friendship of the Holy Spirit, be with all of you. 2 Corinthians 13:13-14 (MSG) (emphasis mine) In this portion of the Scripture the Apostle Paul is closing his letter to the churches in Corinth. In his benediction, he reminds us of the unique role each Person of the Trinity plays in our lives. God the Father Loves you You need to know that. Perhaps you struggle with this idea because you didn’t have a good earthly father. Whenever you think about God as your heavenly Father, you immediately think about your earthly father, and tag their flaws on God. Don’t allow the devil to keep you

from the love of your heavenly Father. God loves you so much that if He had a refrigerator your face would be on it! You can always tell the value of something by what someone is willing to pay for it. God loves you so much that He paid for you with His Son Jesus (John 3:16) God the Son Saves you Thank God for His Son Jesus! Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins. He rose again on the third day and made a relationship with God possible for all who would be willing to accept Him. Our salvation is a free gift…we’re saved by grace through faith…Accept His grace today! (Ephesians 2:8-9) God the Father loves you, God the Son saves you, but it doesn’t stop there! God the Holy Spirit is with you The Holy Spirit is our advocate…He’s our helper... He’s our counselor. Without Him you and I are a sailboat with no wind. We need the Holy Spirit’s power in our life. You need the Holy Spirit to help you with your

marriage, to help you with your children, to help you put the wind back in your sails! The Holy Spirit of God empowers us to face what we must face in this life! (Acts 1:8) I encourage you to embrace the extravagant love of our heavenly Father. It’s my heart that you would find the salvation that’s provided for us through the amazing grace of Jesus Christ. It’s my prayer that you would experience the power of the Holy Spirit in your everyday life! Please join us this Sunday as we continue to learn about the Holy Spirit in our series “Spirit Things.” This Sunday’s Schedule Location: 177 Dreiser Loop Auditorium B; 10 a.m. & 12 p.m. Kidsong available at both services; Deaf interpretation available at 12 p.m. service. For information about Newsong Church, our beliefs, or our ministries, please visit our website www.newsongchurchnyc.org. —Pastor Mike Tolone

Co-op City Times / October 21, 2017

Church of the New Vision

Co-op City Seventh-day Adventist Church

Pastors Kenneth Hodge 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 44 years, we offer a warm, friendly, spirit-filled atmosphere of Christian love. AII are welcome. Please keep the hurricane victims in your prayers. Order of Services: Sunday Worship Service: 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Adult and Youth Sunday School – 9:45 -10:45 a.m. Mid-day Bible Study – Tuesdays, 12:00-1:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Prayer and Bible Study – 7:00-8:30 p.m. Youth Ministry – Fridays, 6:00- 9:00 p.m. Upcoming Events • REVIVAL – October 25th and 26th. Come out to rejuvenate your faith with two nights of preaching, teaching, singing and praising! • Join us as we travel to the Blue Mountain Christian Youth Retreat, New Ringgold, PA on Friday, October 27 - Sunday, October 29. Children: $108/ Youth: $138.80/adults: $158.80. Rates include accommodations, meals, snacks, juice and water. All are welcome! If you are interested in sponsoring a child, please contact Rev. Deborah Hodge, Sis. Indria Drayton or Sis. Dominique Hodge. • Saturday, November 4, is our Annual Building Fund Banquet at the Seashore Restaurant & Marina on City Island. Come and enjoy a delicious, four-course meal, fellowship and fun. Donation: Adults, $70/youth, $30. Time: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. For tickets, please contact Sis. Sadie James at 718-642-8943 or call the church at 718-671-8746. Final date for ticket purchase is October 22. • Next Generation for Christ Ministry YOUTH EXPLOSION on Saturday, November 11th at 2:30 p.m. Theme: “I’m Not Ashamed.” Scripture: Romans 1:16 NIV “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believed: first to the Jew, then the Gentiles. Donation: $10/youth 18 years and under. FREE ADMISSION. • FREE MAMMOGRAMS, the Church of New Visions supports Breast Cancer Awareness on Saturday, November 18th, from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. The Women’s Fellowship will sponsor a St. Barnabas Hospital Mobile Mammography Van which will be stationed outside the church in Section 5. You may register by contacting Sis. L. Scott at 718-671-2623 or email@ LJScott2000@yahoo .com. • Women’s Bible Study: held on the second Saturday of each month at 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., November (canceled); next scheduled date is December 9. • Cruise with us in 2018 on the Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Sea. Going to Port Canaveral, Fl., Cococay, Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas. Interior, $1,025; Ocean View, $1,175; Balcony, $1,320. $100 deposit due November 19. (Includes taxes, fees, transportation to/from cruise ship in NJ). Church of the New Vision is located at 115 Einstein Loop, Bronx, NY 10475. Telephone: (718) 671-8746 or (203) 374-3020. Mailing address: P.O. Box 75303, Bronx, NY 10475. Visit our Facebook page: Church of the New Vision concerning upcoming events and trips, or call the church. —Sis. Carol Haque

Justification In Epistemology And In Romans When is belief justified? Belief must be proven as a fact for it to be justified. That is the basic premise of epistemology, a branch of philosophy regarding the theory of knowledge. The Epistle of Romans, written by Paul as his introduction before arriving in Rome to stave off doctrinal predators after the fiasco in Galatia which led to the letters to the Galatians, emphasizes the fact that salvation is through faith in Jesus and not by any works that we think will make us good in the eyes of God. Paul and Martin Luther debunked these false notions citing the gospel. Paul in the fact of Christ as gospel (Rom 1:3), his commitment to the cause, and of not being ashamed because the gospel is the power of God unto salvation through faith had Paul declaring, “The just shall live by faith.” (Rom 1:16, 17). Martin Luther in his 95 theses and of his introduction to Romans declaring it “the clearest of all gospels.” Both believed in ‘The Good News’ of the salvation of humanity through the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. That by the death of Christ, humanity was justified (rendered innocent), if one accepted that fact. This brings me to the issue of epistemology. The tenets of Epistemology are truth, belief, and knowledge as justified. The American philosopher Edmund L. Gettier in his 1963 paper ‘Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?’ posited that it is possible to have one’s belief justified and true yet fail to count as knowledge. http://philosophyfaculty.ucsd.edu/faculty/rarneson/Courses/gettierphilreading.pdf. Amen! That’s the purpose of the gospel or “The Good News,” to declare the fact that Christ lived and died to buy our pardon, and to secure that knowledge

as faith. Let’s cover the four tenets of epistemology as it relates to certain crucial concepts in Romans. Truth as Propitiation: Christ took our punishment for sin through His perfect sacrifice and stands in our place. (Romans 3:25) Belief as Redemption: People are made right with God when they believe Jesus sacrificed His life for their sake (Romans 3:25). Knowledge as Sanctification: We have been brought into a place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory. (Romans 5:2) Justified as Justification: “He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised to life to make us right.” (Romans 4:25) Our joy is in a secure truth, belief and knowledge of our justification. Join us in Bible studies. Services and Community Outreach Wednesdays — Midafternoon Prayer Service, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday — Food Pantry every 1st and 3rd, 4:30 – 6 p.m. Wednesday — night Prayer meeting, 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Saturday — Sabbath School, 9:15 a.m. Saturday — Divine Worship, 11:00 a.m. Saturday — Adventist Youth Program, 2:30 p.m. Saturday — Bible Study, 4:30 p.m. Saturday — Vespers @ sunset The Co-op City Seventh-day Adventist Church is located at 1010 Baychester Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475; http://coopcity22.adventistchurchconnect.org/ —Cheryl C. Silvera

Association of Building 14 Cooperators Cooperators, don’t forget. There’s a lot happening in the coming weeks. Please mark your calendar and plan to be present and accountable! Volunteers needed. October 25th – Monthly Association Meeting; scheduled speaker, Luis Salazar, director of Janitorial and Maintenance Department. October 26th and 27th – Decorate lobby for Halloween. October 27th – Fall Fling Building Party. Back by popular demand and for purchase – “Straight Outta Co-op City” shirts in black, blue and purple. Shirt sales are a fundraiser for our 2018 Summer Fun Day Block Party. Questions/suggestions? Call 917.612.1951. Be safe and see you on October 25th! —Josie Ferguson

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Room 7 unless otherwise noted

Alternate Kosher Meals are also available

Word Games 9:30-11 a.m. Library 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Weight Management Bartow Center – 10:00 a.m. Arthritis Exercises 11 a.m.-noon Bingo 1-2 p.m. Card Games 2-4 p.m. Dominoes 2:30 p.m. Word Games:9:30-11:30 a.m. Walking Club: 10:30 a.m. Bingo: 12:30-2:00 p.m. Caregiver Support Group: 1:00 p.m.,1st and 3rd Tues. Card Games: 2-4 p.m. Dominoes: 2:30 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 27

Thurs., Oct. 26

Wed., Oct. 25

Mon., Oct. 23

Einstein Room 49 unless otherwise noted

Tues., Oct. 24

Bartow Room 31 unless otherwise noted

Blood Pressure: Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday 9-10 a.m. Games 9:30-11 a.m. Stay Well Exercise 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Line Dancing 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Bingo 1-2 p.m. Card Games 2-4 p.m. Dominoes 2:30 p.m. Smartphone Class Bartow Main office Beginner – 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Intermediate 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Library 9 a.m.-1p.m. Word Games 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Crochet & Knitting 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Spanish Class 11 a.m. -12 p.m. Bartow Main Office

Session: 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Bingo 1- 2 p.m. Card Games 2-4 p.m. Dominoes 2:30 p.m. Men’s Line Dancing 9 -10 a.m. Word Games 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Women’s Line Dancing 10-11:30 a.m. Chat Session 10 a.m. Piano Sing-along 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Bingo 1 -2 p.m. Card Games 2 - 4 p.m. Dominoes 2:30 p.m.

Library 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45 Line Dancing 10-11 a.m., Rm. 45 Around The Lunch Table 11:30 a.m. Word Search 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Bingo 1-3 p.m., Rm. 35 Diabetes Support Group 2nd Monday, 1:00 p.m.

Dominoes 10 a.m. Matinee Movie 10 a.m., Rm. 45 Karaoke by Steven 1-2 p.m., Rm. 45

Walk Group 9:30 a.m., Rm. 40 Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45 Spelling Bee 10 a.m. Spanish Practice Class 10:30 a.m., Computer Lab Zumba 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Rm. 45 Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45 Grandparent Connection 1st Thurs., Rm. 35, 10:30

Arthritis Exercise 11 a.m., Rm. 45 Spelling Bee 11 a.m. Word Search 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Karaoke By Steven 1:00 p.m., Rm. 45 Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45 Art 10 a.m., Rm. 45 Bingo 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Card Games 2-4 p.m. Pokeno 2-4pm, Rm. 35 Blood Pressure 2nd & 4th Fri., 10:00 11:30 a.m., Rm. 45

(New) Free Oil Painting Classes Rm. 38, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

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.

Crochet & Knitting 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session: 9:3010:30 a.m. Stay Well Exercise 10-11 a.m., Rm. 2 Color Your Stress Away 11 a.m., Rm. 4 Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m., Rm. 4 Diabetes Support Group 1 p.m. – Last Monday of the month Bereavement Counseling 1 p.m., Rm. 13 Gentle Yoga 1:15-2 p.m., Rm. 2 Basic Cell Phone & iPad Training 11:0012:00 p.m., Rm. 7 Intermediate Yoga 2-3 p.m.

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Apple juice Turkey Meatloaf Yellow rice Garden salad Whole Wheat Bread Fresh Fruit Alt: Tuna salad

Baked turkey breast Brown rice Steamed Kale

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session Orange Juice 9:30-10:30 a.m. Grilled Caribbean Meat sauce Alert & Alive 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. chicken breast w/chunky peppers Cultural Dance 10:30 a.m.–11:30 O’Brien potatoes in Tomato sauce a.m., Aud. B Steamed carrots Spaghetti Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m., Rm. 4 Whole wheat bread Sautéed Spinach Zumba 1-2 p.m., Aud. A Fresh fruit Alt: Egg salad Afternoon Movie 1 p.m. Computer Class – Rm. 13; Beginner 1011 a.m.; Intermediate – 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Orange Pineapple Juice Only 6 seats available. Beef stew Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session Oven fried chicken Egg noodles 9:30-10:30 a.m. Sewing 9:30 -11:30 a.m. Yellow rice Broccoli Soufflé Tai Chi 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Mixed vegetables Whole wheat bread Mind Teasers 12 p.m.-1 p.m., Rm. 4 Fresh fruit African Brazilian Dance 1 p.m., Rm. 2 Art Class 1-3 p.m. Alt: Salmon salad Yoga 2 p.m.-3 p.m., Rm. 2 Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Blood Pressure 10-11:30 a.m., 1st & 3rd Rm. 8 Line Dancing, 10-11 a.m., Aud. A Piano Sing Along 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Spanish Class 1-2 p.m., Rm. 13 Purple Life Trail Fitness w/Damion 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Section 1 Greenway Drama Club 1:30-4:00 p.m.

Crochet & Knitting 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30-10 a.m., 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Meditative Moments 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Rm. 8 Pokeno 3rd Fri., 1- 2:30 p.m. Bingo – Rm. 7, 1 -3 p.m. Card Games, Dominoes 2 - 4 p.m.

Orange Juice Fish w/Creole sauce Beef Salisbury steak California blend w/mushroom sauce vegetables Mashed red potatoes Mashed potatoes Steamed peas Whole wheat bread & carrots Alt: Chicken salad Apple Juice Hawaiian chicken legs Mauzone toasted barley & onion Fresh Fruit Challah bread Alt: Gefilte Fish

Pork Stir fry w/vegetables White rice Steamed broccoli

Fee for lunch is $2.00 & $5.00 for guest

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Upcoming Events/Trips JASA WELCOMES EVERYONE AGE 60 AND OLDER! Trip registration policy: Payments for trips can be made at all 3 centers. There will be no refunds for all trips. All trips include roundtrip transportation! All trips must be paid in advance – JASA will not accept checks under $5. (FREE) LiveOn NY-SCRIE/SNAP (Food Stamps) Assistance – Fri., Oct. 27th; 9 a.m. – 2 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, which will speed up the process. Empire – Tues., Oct. 31st; $5. Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m.; Dreiser, 10 a.m. St. Mary’s Recreation Center Pool – Fri., Oct. 27th & Mon., Oct. 30th; $3. Pool aerobics for seniors, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Bartow, 8:30 a.m.; Einstein, 8:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 9 a.m. There is a $25 yearly fee to use the facility. If you wish to become a member, please come into the JASA Bartow office and fill out an application. Membership is non-refundable. Jersey Garden Outlet Mall – Tues., Oct. 24th; $15. Bartow, 8:30 a.m.; Einstein, 8:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 9 a.m.

Aldi – Wed., Oct. 25th; $2. Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m. Woodbury Commons – Wed., Oct. 25th; $15. Bartow, 8:30 a.m.; Einstein, 8:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 9 a.m. Ridgehill – Tues., Oct. 24th; $7. Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m. Flu Clinic – Fri., Oct. 27th; Bartow Senior Center, Rm. 31, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Please register in the Senior Center. IKEA/Bed Bath & Beyond & Christmas Tree Store, NJ – Mon., Oct. 30th; $15. Bartow, 9 a.m.; Einstein, 9:15 a.m. & Dreiser, 9:30 a.m. Co-op City NORC Halloween Costume Party – Sat., Oct. 28th; $2. 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Bartow Senior Center, Rm. 31. Tickets will be sold at Bartow main office beginning Monday Oct 9th. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Music by DJ Woody, Lunch/Costume Contest/50-50 Raffle/Arts & Crafts. Menu: baked ziti, roasted chicken drum sticks, Caesar salad, garlic bread, dessert, water and juice. Sands Casino in Pennsylvania – Saturday, Nov. 11; $40. Coach bus. Pick-up: Bartow, 8 a.m.; Dreiser, 8:15 a.m. and Einstein, 8:30 a.m. (6 seats available). Deadline for payment is Fri., Oct. 27th. On-Call driver needed, with CDL Passenger Endorsement License. Applications available at

JASA NORC Office, 2049 Bartow Ave., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Volunteer needed (will train) to teach Stay Well Exercise Class – Dreiser Senior Center, Mondays, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Contact Dreiser Senior Center, 718-320-1345, 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Mon. to Fri. “Calling All Thespians” – If you love volunteerism and enjoy acting, please consider joining the Dreiser Drama Bunch of Co-op City. Our schedule is on the JASA page located in the Co-op City Times in the “Activities” section. You must be a senior of 60 years of above. Big Apple Circus, Lincoln Center – Wed., Nov. 29th; $35 (cash only, no checks). Payment due by Fri., Nov. 10th. Show starts 11 a.m. sharp. Pick-ups: Dreiser, 8:15 a.m.; Bartow, 8:30 a.m. and Einstein, 8:45 a.m. Tenement Museum Tour – Thurs., Nov. 2nd; $20. Tour starts at 10:30 in the gift shop. Bartow, 8:15 a.m.; Dreiser, 8:30 a.m. & Einstein, 8:45 a.m. Tour ends 12 p.m. Driver will pick you up at 12:30 at the gift shop. Aldi – Thurs., Nov. 2nd; $2. Bartow, 9:30 a.m.; Einstein, 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser, 10 a.m. IKEA/Bed Bath & Beyond & Christmas Tree Store, NJ – Mon., Nov. 6th; $15. Bartow, 9 a.m.; Einstein, 9:15 a.m. & Dreiser, 9:30 a.m.

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Goose Island Seniors I am so glad God held up the rain and gave us a wonderful day for the play “Come Blow Your Horn” at the Hunterdon Playhouse in Jersey, on October 12th. It was so good to see so many of our members and friends. On behalf of Ann, Mary and Stephen, we thank you so much for coming. I hope you enjoyed everything as much as we did. Sands Casino, PA – This Tuesday, October 24th. Price is $33. Rebate $20 for play and $5 toward food. All the prices are going up, but we kept our price the same to finish out the year. Next year, we are forced to charge a little more for all trips. There is a Steelworks, all-you-can-eat buffet and grill among other restaurants at the Sands. If you like to shop, there is an outlet mall in the building. There are seats left. Pick-up time is 8:30 a.m. at our usual bus stops. Einstein Loop – Asch Loop (by library) and Dreiser Loop (in front of the hardware store). The bus is a white USA Coach bus. Please be on time. Looking forward to seeing you. For tickets, see Ann, Mary or Stephen. Bingo – Wednesday, October 25th, 1:30 p.m. with Stephen in our club room 39. Members only. Admission is $5 for 3 cards, 12 games and jackpot. Extra cards are 25 cents each. Refreshments and snacks will be served. Sunday Bingo this month

will be next Sunday, October 29th. 2018 “Sister Act” – The Westchester Broadway Theatre, Elmsford, NY. Friday, June 15, 2018. Come and enjoy a delicious lunch and a terrific show. More information will follow. To all members: Happy birthday and happy anniversary to all members who celebrate their day in the month of October: Miriam Lunenfeld, Lydia Ruas, Marilyn Sherman, Dorothy Lichtman, Yolanda Osorio and Joan Rosa. Our Lounge – Come sit and relax, read a book from our large library, play cards every Tuesday and Thursday from 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ($1 for refreshments and snacks). Play bingo every Wednesday and last Sunday of each month for only $15 per year. Also, come with us on wonderful trips. Note: Call Ann, Mary, or Stephen at Goose Island Seniors, 718-379-9613 or visit us MondayThursday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., at 135 Einstein Loop, rm. 39. You can also call Mary at 718-3794899 and she will return your call. Leave a message and your phone number. To call Stephen, it’s 347-847-1941. Visit Stephen in room #39, every Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. – 6p.m. Good health to all. —Mary Pilla

AARP Chapter #4997 FYI: After years of cutbacks, New York City will increase its Senior Services Budget. It has boosted funding for the agency that is in charge of senior services. The $366 million appropriation for the Department for the Aging in the current budget includes about $23 million that won’t have to be for at least 3 years. The funds are expected to get thousands of older people off wait lists for home care and case management services and add a sixth weekly meal (either at a senior center or home delivered) for those who depend on the meal program. A coalition of advocacy groups including AARP New York fought to secure the funding. FYI-2: AARP #4997 Holiday Luncheon scheduled for Monday, December 11…Details to follow. Good & Welfare: Get-well wishes to Dorothy Cates. 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. 2017 Tour Activities December 29, 2017-January 2, 2018: Swingin’ New Year’s Eve Celebration in Savannah (GA) – Motor coach trip (2-night lodging to & from Savannah); 4 breakfasts; 2 full course dinners including a Riverboat Dinner Cruise; guided tour of Savannah, historic Davenport House, and Savannah’s River Street District; New Year’s Eve Show & Party at the Savannah Theater; New Year’s Day Buffet Lunch; $609/person – double; $798 - single; Balance due: 10/31. Trip insurance available. Contact Judith, 718-379-3370. Attention: Listed below are trips planned for 2018. When signing up, 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 (NO CASH). Room O (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. 2018 Tour Activities April 10, 2018-April 11, 2018: Sight & Sound Theatre & Sands Casino – Motorcoach trip to Sands Casino with casino bonus and shopping; next day (after breakfast) to Sight & Sound spectacular production of “Jesus” to experience the greatest rescue story of all time (reserved seating); dinner & breakfast coupons; $309/person - double; $395 – single; $295/person triple; $50/per person deposit + optional travel protection due A.S.A.P. Final payment due February 23, 2018. Contact Judith, 718-379-3370. —Delores Debnam

Einstein Cancer Fund Thursday, November 9, Sands Casino. Cost per person $38 and receive a casino bonus of $20 slot play and $5 for food. Bus pick–up at the usual three stops: at 8 a.m. starting at Einstein Loop, Asch Loop and Dreiser Loop. Please bring your casino card. Tuesday, April 3, 2018 – We are going to the Hunterington Hills Playhouse for the Luncheon Show of “Steel Magnolia.” Cost per person $79. More details will follow in next week’s article. As always, good health and healing are wished to all. Remember to give a call to those who are homebound or in nursing homes. Your calls will cheer them up and they will know that they are in your thoughts and prayers. —Lydia Ruas Read and follow the Co-op City Times online at http://issuu.com/cctimes

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Traditional Synagogue Of Co-op City The Traditional Synagogue is located in Section 5, 120 Erdman Place in the rear lobby of Building 27B. Phone #: 718-379-6920 Note: Office hours are Thursday and Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. Please call the office before you attempt to come over. If no one is in the office, leave a message and we will get back as soon as possible. The synagogue has services on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. After services, we always have a Kiddush. We need few Jewish men on Saturday morning. If a member can bring a friend to enjoy services between 10 a.m. and noon, we need your help to make a minyan. Our services are open to all Jewish people in the community. Sabbath ends on Saturday, October 21, at 7:19 p.m.

Candle lighting for Friday, October 27, at 5:43 p.m. Please honor your donations for the holiday. Please come to the Synagogue, or mail your donations to Traditional Synagogue, 120 Erdman Pl. Building 27B lobby, Bronx. N.Y. 10475. Good & Welfare: We sell tree certificates in honor or memory of a loved one. The cost is only $15 per tree. Mazel tov to all having Simchas. If you’re ill, wishing you a speedy recovery. If you asked the Rabbi to say prayers for the sick, you should make a donation in that person’s name to the synagogue. This Saturday, we will have a special Kiddush for Rabbi Kronengold’s birthday and Gary’s and Debbie’s anniversary.

Bingo: The synagogue will have a Bingo Sunday, November 12, at 1 p.m. The cost is only $3 admission which includes refreshments and 10 games of Bingo. Also, there is a Jackpot game which costs $2. This is a 3-part game in which you have a chance to win $30 if you win all three games. Come on down and have an afternoon with your friends and neighbors. The Bingo games are open to all residents in the community. So if you like to play Bingo, please attend. Your support of the Traditional Synagogue, and Men’s Club is greatly appreciated. Wishing all our members and friends peace and good health, and happy holidays. —Gary Schwartz

Men’s Club Traditional Synagogue Try Your Luck With The Men’s Club Our next trip is Monday, October 30th, which is one week away to the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City. Walk the boardwalk, shop at the outlets, enjoy the sights, enjoy the food, have a good time. ALL MEN AND WOMEN over 21 years old can attend our trips and functions. The cost of the trip is still $35 per person. This trip, you will receive $30 slot play bonus. This is the best bonus in Co-op City. You need a Tropicana Casino card or a Government ID, passport, non- or driver’s license to receive the bonus. It’s like costing

you only $5 for a round trip to Atlantic City after the bonus. On the bus, we provide a drink, snack, play Bingo, 50/50 raffle, and show a recent movie on the way home. We keep you entertained, the trip goes fast to Atlantic City. See our sign in you lobby for additional information. Payment is due by October 27. The bus stops by all three shopping centers going and returning. We leave Einstein Loop at 8 a.m. by the supermarket, Asch Loop at 8:15 a.m. by the library, and Dreiser Loop by 8:25 a.m.

Coalition To Save Affordable Housing We are happy to announce the return of the Bardekova Ensemble to Co-op City for a free concert to be held this Sunday, October 22nd at 3:00 p.m. in Dreiser, Auditorium A. This talented brass and woodwind quintet will entertain us for the fifth consecutive year with the music of Celia Cruz, Miles Davis and Franz Danzi in addition to other renowned composers. This free concert is sponsored by the Coalition to Save Affordable Housing with public funds from the Bronx Council of the Arts. We cordially invite all cooperators to come out and enjoy an afternoon of fine music. At our October 9th meeting, we elected new officers, amended our bylaws to allow for changes in membership dues then changed dues to $20/yr. per person and $30/yr. for a family; resolved to vote on allowing Riverbay Board Directors to serve on the Coalition’s Executive Committee. This resolution will be voted on at our next meeting. Announcements were made including a weekend trip to Washington, D.C. on Nov. 4th and 5th. The trip includes a visit to the Museum of African American History, dinner and an evening of entertainment. For details and ticket information, please contact Andrea Leslie at 917821-2419. We are also beginning to plan for our annual Mardi Gras Dance which will probably be held in Section 5 this year. Our next meeting will take place on November 13th in Bartow, rm. 28 at 7:30 p.m. —Bruce Silberman

For reservation, call Gary at 718-671-8424 or Bruce at 718-320-2234. If no one is available, please leave a message at either number. Please make out check or money order to Men’s Club Traditional Synagogue and mail it to Men’s Club Traditional Synagogue, 120 Erdman Place, Building 27B lobby, Bronx, NY 10475. Your support of the Men’s Club is greatly appreciated. Wishing everyone peace and good health. —Gary Schwartz

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church The congregation of St. Joseph’s cordially invites you and your family to worship in Coop City at 155 Dreiser Loop, lower level. All are welcome. Weekly Schedule: Sunday service with Holy Communion and Sunday School are both at 9 a.m. Every 4th Sunday, our children participate in the reading of the lessons and every 5th Sunday, our young adults assist in the service. Choir rehearsal is on Thursdays at 7 p.m. The (ECW) Episcopal Church Women meet immediately after service on the 1st Sunday of each month. Membership is open to all women of the church. The men hold their meeting after service on the 2nd Sunday of each month. We look forward to welcoming everyone to service at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 22, when we will celebrate The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost. Our supply priest, Father Simeon Johnson, will be the preacher and celebrant.

Fundraising Event: The Annual Post Thanksgiving Day Atlantic City trip to Bally’s Casino will be on Saturday, November 25. $40 p.p. Deluxe Motor Coach leaves Dreiser Loop at 9:00 a.m. As soon as possible, please call June Grimes at 347-357-8249 to reserve your seat. We are depending on your support. Outreach Program: We continue to collect non-perishable food for the feeding program at Grace Episcopal Church in West Farms. At this time of the year, we are also collecting clean, slightly used warm clothes for St. Margaret’s Church. Please remember to donate. For additional information on all of the above, please call the church at 718-320-0844, or visit our website: http://www.stjosephsepcbronx.org. “Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples; * ascribe to the Lord honor and power.” —Psalm 96:7 —Merville Chambers

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Pentecostal Tabernacle The Pentecostal Tabernacle, 100 Co-op City Blvd., Building 22A (Main Lobby), Bronx, N.Y. 10475 You are invited to attend services on the following days: • Sunday School for all age group begins at 10:30 a.m. Worship starts at 11:45 a.m. each Sunday. • Wednesdays: Prayer and fasting service will be held in the morning at 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Bible study & prayer meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. • Friday evening Youth service will start at 7:30 p.m. Focus: Miracles are a normal part of revival that includes physical wonders, salvation, and the establishing of the people of truth. And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being cripple from his mother’s womb, who never walked. The same man heard Paul speak: who steadfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet, and he leaped and walked. And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia. The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. (Acts 14:8-11) The role of signs and wonders in the confirmation of truth is seen in Hebrews 2:3-4 Which states: How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; God also bearing them witness,

both with signs and wonders, and with diverse miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will? Simon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name (Acts 15:14) When the first church council met in Jerusalem about A.D. 50 to consider whether it was necessary for Gentiles to keep the Law of Moses, the argument ended when the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them. (Acts 15:12) The fact that God worked miracles and wonders among the Gentiles was considered to be proof of God’s approval of the Gentile’s faith. If he honored their faith with miracles and wonders, they must have been acceptable to Him even though they were not keeping the Law of Moses. Miracles, signs, and wonders accompanied the ministry of the early Christians and played an important role in the church. Moreover, the days of miracles are not over. God still works through miracles today and they are still important to the ministry of the church in this world. It is important, however, that we meditate on the word of God daily and we will be able to experience great miracles in our lives. God take great delight in his people when they worship him with all their heart and walk in his way. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly. (Psalm 1:1) For more information, call 718324-0334 or 718-430-4218. —Rev. R. Sibblies

Evangelical Church of Co-op City – UMC Open Doors, Open Hearts and Open Minds Come & Visit Us – We welcome you to God’s House – Your House – One Family in Christ. We are a congregation with spirit-filled worship, offering a variety of opportunities for spiritual growth, fellowship and service to God and our community. We are a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and bilingual congregation and all are welcome. Services are at the church at 2350 Palmer Avenue, across the street from Building 30. Parking is available. Our phone number is (718) 3203795, and leave a message if there is no answer. Sunday Services – Come and receive a blessing. The first Sunday of the month is a bilingual service with communion at 10 a.m. Each Sunday, the English Service is at 10 a.m. and the Spanish Service is at 12:30 p.m. Children: Sunday School time will be at 10:30 a.m., bring your children, they will have a great time while learning God’s word. Sunday morning Bible study for adults at 8:45 a.m. Prayer Night (English) & Prayer/Bible Study Afternoon (Spanish): The Lord said, “Whenever two or more are gathered in my name, I am in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20. Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday mornings at noon to 1 p.m. Come and bring your prayer needs so we can pray together. Remember that prayer brings many blessings, which God has promised to all his children that have a personal relationship with Him. Friday Family Night: starts at 7:30 p.m. Come and enjoy the different groups for parents, young adults, teens and children. Learn the Bible and also other activities. It’s a fun time for all. “Jesus” in Lancaster Pa.: Come join us on March 30, 2018 to see “Jesus” at Sight & Sound Theater (their newest show), shopping at Bird in Hand Farmers Market and dinner at Miller’s Smorgasbord. Cost is $175/person and $120/child 12 and under. If you are interested in going, call Barbara at 347-603-7473, if no answer, leave a message and someone will get back to you. Hurry to reserve your spot, we expect a great response for this new show. —Barbara Penn

Open Door Ministries First Things First Matthew 6:33 First and most importantly seek God’s kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you also. “The early church was married to poverty, prisons and persecutions. Today, the church is married to prosperity, personality, and popularity.” –Leonard Ravenhill Jeremiah 9:23 Thus says the Lord, “Let not one who is wise and skillful boast in his insight; let not one who is mighty and powerful boast in his strength; let not one who is rich boast in his temporal satisfactions and earthly abundance; 24 but let the one who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me and acknowledges Me and honors Me as God and recognizes without any doubt, that I am the Lord who practices loving kindness, justice and righteousness on the earth, for in these things I delight,” says the Lord. Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Ephesians 2:8–9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast. 1 John 4:9–10 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

1 Corinthians 1:30-31 But it is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God revealing His plan of salvation, and righteousness making us acceptable to God, and sanctification making us holy and setting us apart for God, and redemption providing our ransom from the penalty for sin, 31 so then, as it is written in Scripture, “He who boasts and glories, let him boast and glory in the Lord.” Scott J. Hafemann: “In our day of self-help and age of technology and technique, it is important to keep in mind that God is both the initiator and object of this reconciliation. Our propensity is to view the gospel as our opportunity to reconcile God to us by showing him how much we love him, rather than seeing it as God’s act in Christ by which he reconciles us to himself by demonstrating his own love for us. The gospel is not our chance to get right with God, but God’s declaration that he has already made us right with him. The gospel does not call us to do something for God that he might save us; it announces what God has done to save us that we might trust him.” We will be meeting in Bartow, room 31, on 10/22, 29 and 11/5. Open Door Ministries’ Therapeutic Mentoring Program offers free counseling. Contact Pastor Luis by text 917-3344407 or email opendoorministries.net. Blessings in Christ. —Pastor Luis Ramos

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operating a motor vehicle. Bike riders must refrain from riding bicycles near buildings and shopping centers. Bicycle riders must give pedestrians the same level of respect that they expect from motor vehicles. Everyone needs to share the road safely. Never operate a motor vehicle if you have consumed alcoholic beverages. Always buckle your seatbelt; it will save your life in a serious collision. Avoid distractions and excess speed when driving; these are the two leading causes of collisions within New York State. Always remember, if you see something, say something. If you see suspicious persons in the garage or lurking near parked vehicles on the street, an auto crime could be taking place, an auto crime could be ready to happen, notify the authorities. Call 9-1-1 and the Department of Public Safety at (718) 671-3050 or online at www.ccpd.us. 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. As Stevie Wonder said at the Grammys, “We need to make every single thing accessible to every person with a disability.” 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. October is awareness month for AIDS, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Depression, Down syndrome and Spina Bifida. This is a good opportunity to learn about these diseases and disabilities or others which may affect your friends, family members or neighbors. It is a good time to learn about your neighbors and celebrate your differences and similarities. Knowledge is power, the more you learn the stronger you become. I would like to take this opportunity to remind cooperators the Co-op City Department of Public Safety is on Twitter @CCPDnyc. Our department always appreciates when you reach out to us on social media, on our website www.CCPD.us or by telephone. Please continue to follow our department and communicate with us. Safety savvy, observant cooperators are our best allies, keep up the great job. Stay safe, stay healthy and call us anytime at (718) 671-3050 and 9-1-1 if something doesn’t seem quite right.

Public Safety Blotter October 08 – 100 Casals Place Officers responded to a report of a dispute and one individual was placed under arrest. October 08 – 140 Einstein Loop CCPD officers on patrol were flagged down by a NYC Dept. of Sanitation worker who reported seeing a male slumped over the wheel of vehicle that was idling in front of 140 Einstein Loop. Upon further exam and investigation, officers spotted an open beer can within the vehicle and were able to determine that the man was intoxicated. The male was arrested and taken to the NYPD Highway Unit Facility for IDTU testing. He was booked for DWI by CCPD officers. October 08 – 99 Earhart Lane A report was taken for a stolen car wheel from within Garage 8. October 09 – 100 DeKruif Place One youth was arrested after being identified by a victim who stated the youth threw garbage into her face. The youth was processed and released to his family. October 12 – R/O 100 Aldrich Street An officer observed a male apparently attempting to light a marijuana cigar. The individual attempted to flee the scene, however, he was apprehended and placed under arrest.

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 21, 1959 Guggenheim Museum opens in NYC On this day in 1959, on New York City’s Fifth Ave., thousands of people line up outside a bizarrely shaped white concrete building that resembled a giant upside-down cupcake. It was opening day at the new Guggenheim Museum, home to one of the world’s top collections of contemporary art. Mining tycoon Solomon R. Guggenheim began collecting art seriously when he retired in the 1930s. With the help of Hilla Rebay, a German baroness and artist, Guggenheim displayed his purchases for the first time in 1939 in a former car showroom in New York. Within a few years, the collection— including works by Vasily Kandinsky, Paul Klee and Marc Chagall—had outgrown the small space. In 1943, Rebay contacted architect Frank Lloyd Wright and asked him to take on the work of designing not just a museum, but a “temple of spirit,” where people would learn to see art in a new way. Over the next 16 years, until his death six months before the museum opened, Wright worked to bring his unique vision to life. To Wright’s fans, the museum that opened on October 21, 1959, was a work of art in itself. Inside, a long ramp spiraled upwards for a total of a quarter-mile around a large central rotunda, topped by a domed glass ceiling. Reflecting Wright’s love of nature, the 50,000-meter space resembled a giant seashell, with each room opening fluidly into the next. Wright’s groundbreaking design drew criticism as well as admiration. Some felt the oddly-shaped building didn’t complement the artwork. They complained the museum was less about art and more about Frank Lloyd Wright. On the flip side, many others thought the architect had achieved his goal: a museum where building and art work together to create “an uninterrupted, beautiful symphony.” Located on New York’s impressive Museum Mile, at the edge of Central Park, the Guggenheim has become one of the city’s most popular attractions. In 1993, the original building was renovated and expanded to create even more exhibition space. Today, Wright’s creation continues to inspire awe for many of the 900,000-plus visitors who visit the Guggenheim each year. History.com

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