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City's racial learning gap narrows according to new math and ELA test scores (See story on page 28)

NYC POLITICOS DENOUNCE HAMAS ATTACKS ON ISRAELI CIVILIANS (See story on page 3) (Katerina Holmes via Pexels photo)

Eighth person dies while detained on Rikers Island this year (See story on page 3)

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Workers memorial dedicated to Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire victims (See story on page 10)

New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks at a Candlelight Vigil for Victims of Terrorist Attacks in Israel at Manhattan's Golda Meir Square in New York City(Photo by Ron Adar/Sipa USA/Via AP)

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Bills Targeting Housing Crisis Need Our Support

Urban Agenda by David R. Jones, President and CEO of the Community Service Society of New York - See page 5

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(GIN)— Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba ruffled a few feathers when he released a decision passed by the ruling body of the South African church that declared Israel to be an apartheid state. The decision reads in part: “As people of faith who are distressed by the pain of the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza—and who long for security and a just peace for both Palestine and Israel—we can no longer ignore the realities on the ground. “We are opposed not to the Jewish

people but to the policies of Israelis’ governments, which are becoming ever more extreme. South Africans must acknowledge that Israeli policies toward Palestinians are a carbon copy of the apartheid-era policies of South Africa or risk becoming complicit in the subjugation of Palestinians,” Makgoba said. The resolution passed last month by the Provincial Standing Committee on Israel/Palestine was published on the church website. Makgoba continued: “Our hearts ache for our Christian brothers and sisters in Palestine...People of all faiths in South Africa have a deep understanding of what it is to live under oppression. “When Black South Africans who have lived under apartheid visit Israel, the parallels to that system are impossible to ignore. If we stand by and keep quiet, we will be complicit in the continuing oppression of the Palestinians.” While the South African Zionist Organization lashed out at the resolution,

with its chairperson calling it “appalling” and “antisemitic,” other groups, including the Palestine Solidarity Committee and South African Boycott Divestment and Sanctions Coalition (BDS), welcomed the decision. The BDS coalition praised the Anglican Church for not only calling out Israeli apartheid but also taking action. “The Church will be joining millions of people around the world in a global anti-apartheid movement and participating in the international anti-apartheid conference for Palestine to be held in South Africa, now scheduled for May 2024,” the group said. Not all church groups agree with linking Israel to apartheid. The World Council of Churches based in Switzerland has declined to use the term “apartheid,” with some members calling the description “inappropriate, unhelpful, and painful.” WCC member churches, meanwhile, are called to “continue to wrestle” with the relationship between Israel and the Palestinians, and to

work together on the journey of justice and peace. Also rejecting the expression “Israeli apartheid” is the UK Labor Party in literature prepared for its upcoming conference on October 10. A fringe meeting is scheduled, titled “Justice for Palestine: End Apartheid.” Last year, the South African government expressed concern that Israel’s continued occupation of “significant portions of the West Bank” and the development of new settlements there “are glaring examples of violations of international law” as the long-running Israel-Palestine conflict goes on. “The Palestinian narrative evokes experiences of South Africa’s own history of racial segregation and oppression,” said Naledi Pandor, South Africa’s minister of international relations and cooperation, at the second meeting of the Palestinian Heads of Mission in Africa. “Israeli authorities must be held See INTERNATIONAL on page 27

Chano Pozo, the Afro Latino who transformed jazz By JESÚS CHUCHO GARCIA Special to the AmNews Translated by KAREN JUANITA CARRILLO Amsterdam News Staff Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month without including Afro Latinos is a discriminatory tendency many have made since this month was initially declared in 1968, so let’s take this opportunity to highlight a great Afro Cuban who was influential in the transformation of jazz: Luciano Pozo, better known as Chano Pozo. Luciano “Chano” Pozo González was an Afro Cuban visionary who popularized the trio of son, rumba, and jazz. His younger sister, Petrona Pozo, has said that Chano was born on January 7, 1915, in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana. After his initial start on 33rd Street, he grew up in the África Solar neighborhood. “This is where he spent his saddest time: He went through his greatest misery [living in extreme poverty]. He was here with his older brother and his partners Armando el Mono and Francisco el Africano.” This is also the neighborhood where Chano began touring the streets with the comparsas, or musical groups. And it was here that

Chano was initiated into the African spirituality-based Abakuá Secret Society of the Muñanga foundation. Chano became an extraordinary Abakuá conguero and learned all the Abakuá rhythms, from the tambor obiapá to bonko enchemillá––variants that he would incorporate into his beautifully flowery conga solos during his magnificent performances. The Cuban musician Pedro Sánchez said this about his friendship with Chano: “When we met–– those were years of misery and unemployment. Chano didn’t have a steady job. He sold newspapers, shined shoes, did whatever came his way until Rita Montaner managed to place him at RHC Cadena Azul as a cigarette pack delivery boy. Chano, of course, was not content with that. When the radio station’s orchestra would start playing, he’d pick up a drum and play along with all the music being performed, no matter what the rhythm was. That was his professional beginning, we would say, and he had such a good connection with the station’s orchestra that any day he did not go to the radio station, they would send for him. “Later he created, in the same RHC, the Azul group. He had previously tried out to be part of Casino de la Playa but was pre-

in introducing and integrating Afro Cuban music into American jazz.” Gillespie acknowledged that he and Pozo “brought Cuban music to the United States and were part of the reason for its expansion. No Cubop: Afro Cuban jazz The historic meeting between Af- musician has had a greater influrican American trumpeter Dizzy ence—perhaps Pérez Prado, but Gillespie and Chano Pozo took place the influence of Chano surpassed in New York in 1947. According to even him. Although he didn’t speak Gillespie, “When Chano arrived in English, we understood each other the United States, I had my own or- immediately through our African chestra, but the problem was that I ancestry, and I was with him until could not find a good drummer, so the day he died. His music lives on.” I went to find Mario Bauza, who has From Chano to Benny been my musical godfather, the one Fernando Ortiz, the scholar of who had even gotten me a spot in Cab Calloway’s band—the best in Afro Cuban life, wrote an article in New York…I asked Mario, who was tribute to Chano Pozo, noting that, an authority on Afro Cuban music, “[t]he impact of Chano Pozo’s music if he knew any really good drum- was so tremendous that at one of his mers. ‘I have a guy for you,’ he re- concerts, a woman had to be taken plied, ‘but he doesn’t speak English.’ away after she’d burst into tears and That’s how I took Chano Pozo and I fainted. We think, without knowing the exact reason, that the rapturous never regretted it.” On December 22, 1947, Chano rhythms of the drummer took her and Dizzy performed together at to a hypnotic ecstasy, as happens New York’s Town Hall theater, play- when the saints rise during a bembé ing the Afro Cuban drums suite; religious ceremony.” The Afro Cuban drummer, abakuá, “Manteca” and “Tin Tin Deo” were some of the well-known songs per- and santero would die at a bar at formed on that unforgettable night. 111th Street and Lenox Avenue in Gillespie added: “Chano changed Harlem, New York, on the eve of the the taste of music in the United day of the orisha Changó, god of States, and I am glad to have had thunder and music. On December something to do with that phenom- 3, 1948, this son of Changó was sad See CHANO POZO on page 27 enon. Chano was the decisive factor vented from joining that orchestra because he was Black, and we Blacks were not allowed access to the exclusive centers.”

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NYC politicos denounce Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians By ARIAMA C. LONG Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Member Over the weekend, the Palestinian paramilitary group Hamas attacked thousands of Israelis. New York City has already seen several pro-Israel vigils and at least one massive proPalestine rally in response. Most elected officials are “standing with Israel.” Hamas launched the surprise attack during Simchat Torah, a holy day on October 7. They came by land, sea, and air, killing over 900 people and wounding more than 2000, reported the Associated Press (AP). As of Wednesday, the whereabouts of about 150 Israeli soldiers and civilians that were kidnapped by Hamas are unknown. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war on Gaza and retaliated, killing hundreds of Palestinians, said the AP.

attacks, held a candlelight vigil for Israeli victims at Golda Meir Square in Manhattan upon his return; New York City is home to the largest Jewish population outside of Israel. Adams recently made a trip to Israel back in August. “The attacks we witnessed this weekend were unprovoked, atrocious and appalling. They were the sick actions of terrorists. Not militants, but terrorists,” said Communications Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy. “We’re sorry for your pain. And we feel for our Jewish brothers and sisters, and we know you’re not alright,” added Adams. “We know during the highest and one of the most sigA woman draped with Israeli flag takes care of the makeshift memorial made from memorial nificant holidays of the year, someone would candles in the shape of Star of David and flowers at a Candlelight Vigil for Victims of premeditate and carry out such a barbaric act Terrorist Attacks in Israel at Manhattan’s Golda Meir Square in New York City. that we’ve witnessed.” (Photo by Ron Adar / SOPA Images/Sipa USA) (Sipa via AP Images) Adams and Chief of Patrol John M. Chell This kind of vicious and bloody conflict be- further back than that. said there are currently no known threats tween the two groups reportedly dates back to Mayor Adams, who was on a four-day trip to to the local Jewish community but they 1949. And ancestrally, hundreds of years even Central and South America at the time of the See DENOUNCE on page 25

Eighth person dies while detained on Rikers Island this year By TANDY LAU Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Member

ment,” the public defense service wrote. “If our client had access to the services he needed and stable housing, today’s tragedy could have been avoided. “The carceral system is no place for people struggling with mental or substance abuse issues, and all criminal legal system stakeholders must pursue alternatives that prioritize community-based resources over the confines of a cage.” The medical examiner will determine the cause of death and the Board of Correction (BOC) Committee on Death, Near Death, and Serious Injuries is currently investigating the surrounding circumstances. According to the DOC, Kunwar officially entered custody on September 27, but his

Rikers Island (Tandy Lau photo)

Manish Kunwar died on Rikers Island last Thursday, Oct. 5, after reportedly entering custody just a week before. The 27-yearold Nepali native was found unresponsive in his cell at the complex’s Eric M. Taylor Center (EMTC) jail. Kunwar is the eighth person to die while held on Rikers Island and the ninth to die in NYC Department of Corrections (DOC) custody this year. His identity was first confirmed by the Legal Aid Society, which claimed him as a client in a statement. “Mr. Kunwar’s case yet again highlights the harm of incarceration in lieu of treat-

See RIKERS on page 25

City removes credit checks for affordable housing by KAREN JUANITA CARRILLO Amsterdam News Staff Prospective tenants with housing vouchers will no longer be required to undergo credit checks when applying for affordable housing, city administrators say. Renters who apply for apartments using Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) or CityFHEPS (City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement) can move forward with their permanent, affordable housing applications without having to wait on the results from long, drawn-out credit checks. The “Housing Our Neighbors” plan, touted by Mayor Eric Adams, is to have more New Yorkers qualify and get into permanent affordable homes. One way of achieving that goal is to have the city do away with a requirement that made tenants with vouchers produce credit checks when applying for affordable housing.

“Since I became mayor, our administration has been relentless in taking on the city’s affordable housing crisis from every angle, and we are taking another critical step forward today,” said Mayor Adams. “Every New Yorker knows we don’t have enough affordable homes, but once you find one, the city should do everything in its power to give you the keys as quickly as possible. Once again, we are taking bold action to make that a reality by no longer requiring New Yorkers to undergo a credit check when selected for affordable housing. This one change will help more than 4,000 New York families move more quickly into a home and take the next step towards building a more supported life.” Landlords often use credit scores as an initial screening tool, and as a way to forecast if a new tenant will be able to consistently pay their monthly rent. But Emily Osgood, the associate commissioner of housing opportunity and placement services, told the

Amsterdam News, “For tenants that have a rental housing voucher or who are moving into an apartment that has a rental subsidy attached to it, a credit check isn’t an indication of whether someone will be able to pay their bills, the rental subsidy is. “If the tenant has a portion that they pay at all it would be only maybe 30% of their income and if their income changes, they can go back and they can adjust the amount that they pay. So, the risk is very, very low if not zero that someone with a voucher won’t be able to afford the rent.” Requiring credit checks for New Yorkers with housing vouchers only slowed down the rental screening process for days and sometimes weeks, city officials said. “Credit checks create a massive and unnecessary obstacle, disproportionately harming low-income New Yorkers. For people with bad or no credit, the elimination of credit checks could mean the difference between having

a home and being homeless,” said Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Adolfo Carrión Jr. “Eliminating credit checks for voucher holders is an important step towards providing fair and efficient housing to New York City’s most vulnerable residents.” Private developers who must vet applicants with vouchers also want to remove the credit check barriers that slow down their screening process. “We all want them to move into that apartment as quickly and smoothly as possible,” Osgood added, “and the affordable housing owners, the private owners, are also very committed to making that process as quick as possible. They want to fill their units and provide the housing that they’ve been working on, so they’re also in agreement with us that removing unnecessary steps in the process and getting a household who’s qualified for an affordable unit into one of these developments, while keeping everything fair, is really the highlight here.”

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“We Stand with Israel” Biden declared By HERB BOYD Special to the AmNews

“We stand with Israel,” President Biden declared as part of an approximately ten-minute address Tuesday afternoon from the White House. “At this moment, we must be crystal clear. We stand with Israel.” “This is pure unadulterated evil,” he continued, characterizing the surprise Hamas attacks. “The loss of innocent life is heartbreaking... while our hearts are broken our resolve is clear.” Flanked by Vice President Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and after a phone call with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden put the atrocity in historical context and more recent terrorism, “The brutality of Hamas...brings to mind

the worst rampages of ISIS. Hamas does not stand for the Palestinian people’s right to dignity and self-determination. It offers nothing but terror and bloodshed, with no regard to who pays the price.” Even as the president spoke there were indications that rockets were being exchanged by Hamas and Israel. Biden said that 1,000 Israelis and 14 Americans were among the casualties. While he didn’t indicate how many, he said “it is likely” that there are Americans among the hostages held by Hamas. Clearly deeply disturbed by the tragedy, Biden said “There is no place for hate in America--not against Jews, not against Muslims, not against anybody. We reject that and we reject this terrorism.” He said that he has called on Congress for

“urgent action” to fund Israel in the wake of the attacks and also that “this is about the security of the world.” In an earlier response to the attacks, Biden expressed the sheer scope of the devastation. “My heart goes out to every family impacted by the horrible events of the past few days. The pain these families have endured, the enormity of their loss, and the agony of those still awaiting information is unfathomable.” He said that many families “made Israel a second home.” The surprise attacks occurred in more than twenty Israel locations, including hundreds killed at a concert. “The safety of American citizens — at home or abroad — is my top priority as President,” he continued in the statement. “While we are still

working to confirm, we believe it is likely that American citizens may be among those being held by Hamas.” No mention was made of Iran and Hezbollah, though many experts on the region believe that Iran is behind the attacks, and there are reports that Hezbollah has fired rockets into Israel from Lebanon. Security measures are already in place at various Jewish centers in the U.S. and domestic threats are being closely monitored, law enforcement agencies report. “We are at war,” said Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and there are reports that electricity has been cut off in Gaza along with food, fuel, and other supplies creating a humanitarian crisis on the fourth day of the conflict.

31 Days of Action: BX BP Gibson launches domestic violence awareness month campaign By ARIAMA C. LONG and TANDY LAU Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Members Purple shirts, but no purple prose: Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson is directly addressing intimate partner violence all month long through her “31 Days of Action Against DV Awareness Campaign.” After all, October has been Domestic Violence Awareness Month since 1989. The theme of this year`s initiative is “breaking the silence,” with a month of events centered on bringing visibility to survivors of gender-based domestic violence, abuse, and intimate partner homicides, many of whom are women and women of color. “My fear is that it will continue to be an issue that we deal with in the shadows of

darkness, unless we find strength in people to step up and realize that any given time, you could be a victim or know someone who is a victim,” said Gibson. NYPD statistics show a nearly 59% increase in domestic violence offenders from 2021 to 2022. Furthermore, domestic, intimate partner, and other family homicides are more likely to occur in the Bronx compared to any other borough, she said. In 2022, the Bronx had the second-highest number of total domestic violence victims reported to the NYPD, with the 47th Precinct having the highest at 4,095 complaints. Because of these staggeringly high statistics, Gibson relaunched the Bronx`s Domestic Violence Advisory Council last year. Some of the events this month include a walk/run/roller-skating 5K, a spa day for

survivors at Bronx Borough Hall, court services training, and meditation sessions. They also strive to provide culturally responsive and specific help in as many languages as possible. “It’s so emotional when you hear the stories of these survivors, of how they literally escaped with their lives just to protect their children,” said Gibson. “We want DV survivors to know that they are not alone.” Last Wednesday, Oct. 4, Gibson was one of two keynote speakers at a summit titled “A Blueprint for Change: Ending Cycles of Gender-Based Violence & Homelessness,” hosted by the Urban Resource Institute (URI), a leading domestic violence shelter service provider, and news organization City & State. The event was held at Manhattan’s Museum of Jewish Heritage.

Lauren Schuster, URI’s vice president of governmental affairs, who organized the summit, said giving a platform to Black and brown voices like Gibson’s and her fellow keynote speaker, actress Dr. Dawnn Lewis, was a deliberate decision. “The voices of the people who are the most impacted by gender-based violence shouldn’t only be included in the conversation about developing solutions but they should be leading those conversations,” she said. The panel discussions were aimed at engaging policymakers, agencies, and elected officials with advocates, survivors, and their families to find solutions for the symbiotic issues of domestic violence and homelessness. “One of the most important things See BX BP on page 35

Reinventing the wheel: New York City adapts to emerging e-bike concerns By TANDY LAU Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Member

There’s no backpedaling with electric bicycles, a.k.a e-bikes, as both an emergent technology and reliable mode of transportation. But New York City is no longer freewheeling on the issue due to fire and commuter safety concerns. According to Juan Restrepo, director of organizing for Nonprofit Transportation Alternatives, e-bikes continue to break into neighborhoods of color throughout the Big Apple, thanks to the expansion of bike share services like Citi Bike—which boasts roughly 4,000 powered devices in its fleet—into the outer boroughs. “As a transportation option, it is an incredible tool. Something that gets undersold is how

much accessibility it creates,” said Restrepo. “Over a course of a lifetime, we develop worse knees [and] backs. E-bikes, through the electrical assist that they provide in your pedal strokes, can put people back [in] the saddle who normally wouldn’t be able to ride a bike. We’re thinking about New York City’s goals in terms of transportation to reduce emissions for CO2, and e-bikes provide an incredible ability to do that. “If we think about it from a worker’s perspective, a large part of this conversation has centered around delivery workers who are one of the primary user groups of this tool.” On the other hand, FDNY Chief Marshal Daniel Flynn said the department noticed a higher volume of responses to lithium-ion battery-related fires in 2021, primarily in “powered mobility devices” like e-bikes and scooters. He said electric cars have not posed as much of a

concern. Back then, the FDNY tallied 104 lithium-ion battery-related fires responsible for six deaths. This year, more than 200 fires stemmed from lithium-ion batteries and have killed at least 14 people so far. Some fires occur inside homes, sparked by the combo of faulty batteries and a lack of safe exterior storage. A majority of lithium-ion battery fire deaths this year are from smoke inhalation, not burns. “In an ideal world, we’d be able to store these in a shed or something far from our home,” said Flynn. “In New York City, there’s not many of us that have that luxury…to store them outside, charge them outside, and be comfortable with them being outside.” Flynn was quick to point out that e-bikes are not exclusively used by app-based delivery gig workers—other New Yorkers use them for commuting and recreation. But Restrepo said there

are concerns about these gig workers being targeted as victims of theft due to immigration status. They also often pay out of pocket for their devices—for lower-wage workers, risks of faulty batteries align with purchasing cheaper, unrelated devices. Restrepo pointed to a general bike parking pilot project last year as a potential solution—the Department of Transportation implemented pods from Black and brown New Yorker-owned company Oonee, which fully encase cycles inside a pod to prevent theft. Beyond anxieties over losing their meal ticket, gig workers also face on-the-job risks. “When we talk about the youth working these jobs, they’re oftentimes having to do everything possible to do [deliveries] quickly,” said Restrepo, who is a former delivery worker. “That can sometimes create See E-BIKE on page 35

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Earnest Flowers sells ‘Earnest Foods’ Earnest Flowers (Contributed photo)

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By David R. Jones, Esq

Bills Targeting Housing Crisis Need Our Support The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a big victory for New York City tenants, when the justices this month refused to hear a challenge to the state’s rent-stabilization law. That move threw cold water, for the time being, on landlords’ hope of a freehand in setting apartment rents. New York City tenants in one million rent-stabilized apartments dodged a bullet, for now. The state’s decades-old law regulating rents remains in place as two other petitions asking the Supreme Court to review the law are pending, which still may decide to hear one or more cases. Landlords argue that rent regulation is an unconstitutional taking of private property. The pledge of property owners to continue challenging the law in court and the failure of state and city financial incentives to produce enough subsidized units at prices that working people can afford underscore the entrenched nature of the city’s housing crisis.

Black New Yorker By ARIAMA C. LONG Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Member Earnest Flowers III, 52, is owner and operator of Earnest Foods (123-01 Merrick Blvd. in Queens), a Black-owned all-natural grocery store that carries more than 40 minority- and locally owned products. Flowers’s grocery store focuses on organic and natural foods, as well as premium dry goods, plants, bath and body items, and vitamins and supplements. They proudly sell Black-owned beverage brands, baked goods, health and beauty aids, honey, ice cream, and sauces, among other items, said Flowers. The store also supports a Blackrun farm upstate. Originally from Connecticut, Flowers’s family moved to Jamaica, Queens when he was in the first grade. He grew up with his two younger brothers, his father who was a minister, and his mother who was a nurse’s aide. He said he was inspired by the cuisines of both his southern and Jamaican heritage, but it was the small-business owners in the community whom he latched onto. “I was always interested in it—fascinated with the process of moving food and food products from farms and entities into our neighborhoods,” said Flowers. “I was always concerned that our neighborhood didn’t have the same quality that I saw in other neighborhoods.” As a young adult, he received a degree in

economics from Oakwood University and an MBA from St. John’s University. After his education, Flowers began a life of public service as the former small business director for Senator Leroy Comrie. During that time, he tried to get healthy brand companies like Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods to move into southeast Queens. After several unsuccessful attempts, Flowers decided to open his own store in 2021. Flowers also has a history of community service, mentoring youth, supporting local civic associations and other community organizations, and working with elected officials. He hopes to expand his business in the future into primarily Black and brown neighborhoods in the other boroughs, and serve food deserts on Long Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey. His goal is to build social capital while supporting the community through economic empowerment and sustainable solutions that will lift all members of society. Funny enough, he said he has considered opening a flower shop because of his name, but it’s a tricky business. Ariama C. Long is a Report for America corps member and writes about politics for the Amsterdam News. Your donation to match our RFA grant helps keep her writing stories like this one; please consider making a tax-deductible gift of any amount today by visiting https://bit.ly/amnews1.

Something must change. Standard approaches to affordable housing have shown they will yield only standard —and inadequate —results. We need a rethinking, from soup to nuts, of how we approach housing for the poor and working poor. A bill sponsored by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) entitled, “Public Housing for the 21st Century Act,” which is scheduled to be introduced this week, along with the Community Land Act, a package of bills pending in the New York City Council, are examples of just this type of innovative re-thinking. With rents and homelessness on the rise across the U.S., it is important that we pursue new ways to tackle the lack of affordable housing. At the same time, the federal government must once again take an active role in affordable housing production. Both Congresswoman Tlaib’s bill and the Community Land Act deserve our support because they take a progressive approach to housing as a human right, not simply as a tool for profit, by championing permanent affordability. The proposals support “social housing,” which is a type of apartment development common in major European, Asian, and South American cities. In the U.S., they are akin to public housing, the Mitchell-Lama program, or community land trusts. The goal is to create permanently affordable apartments, located in resident-controlled buildings. Residents usually pay an affordable share of their income towards rent or maintenance fees. In some cases, wealthier tenants’ rents cross-subsidize the rents of lower-income tenants. At its core, social housing treats homes as a public good rather than commodities. To make this reality in New York City will take time and require radical change, everything from overhauling the property tax code and

abolishing the city’s tax lien sale to cracking down on landlord violations and boosting public funding for tenant organizing, according to a study by my organization, Community Service Society of New York (CSS). Specifically, Rep. Tlaib’s bill would require the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to research, publish and provide training and technical assistance that promotes publicly owned, mixed-income public housing. Her bill would turn HUD into a resource for nonprofit groups and tenant associations to get into social housing development. The City Council proposals would give nonprofit community organizations a leg up in the competition for scarce city-owned land and give qualified nonprofits and community land trusts the first right to bid on certain types of buildings when their owners put them up for sale. There is also state legislation (“Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act”; S221/ A3353) that would give tenants the right of first offer and right of first refusal when their building goes up for sale, creating potentially more than 20,000 social housing units across the state over the next five years. Taken together, the aforementioned proposals represent a fundamental departure from the traditional approach to developing affordable housing: They would unlock land at the right locations (the most important lever), prevent the loss of public resources by championing permanent affordability, and increase operational and maintenance efficiency by training and promoting nonprofit developers whose goal is less than maximum profit. That would be a great, dramatic turn of events because the for-profit real estate industry is extremely inefficient in serving low-income New Yorkers. For-profit developers built nearly 80 percent of new apartments under various city housing programs from 2014 to 2018, according to a 2021 CSS study. However, just 18 percent of those apartments were affordable to extremely low-income households. On the other hand, apartments created by nonprofit developers result in nearly double the share of affordable units for extremely low-income tenants, the CSS study found. Here’s the bottom line: The current system for creating affordable housing in our city, despite funneling billions of dollars of public investment into the for-profit real-estate sector, has not done a particularly good job of preserving and creating such housing. At a time when 50 percent of working age New Yorkers say they cannot cover their basic needs, including housing, we cannot accept the status quo. Helping community groups develop social housing would help curb the vicious cycle of apartments treated by New York real estate barons and commercial developers as commodities for ever-increasing profits.

David R. Jones, Esq., is President and CEO of the Community Service Society of New York (CSS), the leading voice on behalf of low-income New Yorkers for more than 175 years. The views expressed in this column are solely those of the writer. The Urban Agenda is available on CSS’s website: www.cssny.org.

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9th Annual Indigenous Peoples Day pow wow honors ancestors By ARIAMA C. LONG Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Member The 9th Annual Indigenous Peoples Day pow wow took over Randall’s Island this past weekend. The 3-day festival invites native and non-native supporters from all over the world to share their traditions through song, dance, art, and prayer, while rethinking the impact of Christopher Columbus. This year, Native American leaders, elders, cultural performers and activists were joined by indigenous peoples from the Caribbean, Polynesian Islands, and South America for the festival. Cliff Matias, cultural director at the Redhawk Native American Arts Council, said a festival of this size takes a lot of work to put together, especially with the rain dampening things in the field and campsite. “The significance of the day is showing the survival, despite Columbus, of indigenous people. We celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day because this country celebrates Columbus Day,” said Matias. “Celebrating Columbus Day speaks of indigenous erasure.” Matias’ organization aims to change outdated holidays and remove monuments honoring figures who have brought harm and genocide to vulnerable populations. The aforementioned Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who viciously

apolis, Portland, Sante Fe, and Berkeley in officially changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day. He added that his group often debates with the Italian community in New York and that he is not (left) Jahgwa and his friend (right) Mystique Creates enjoyed the against anyone festival. (Ariama C. Long photos) celebrating their heritage. He just wishes they’d choose a historical figure who hasn’t committed massive crimes. The festival began with a series of dance and drum ceremonies, culturNative fry bread taco. al performances, colonized indigenous islanders in the Ca- speakers and even celebrities. By Monday, ribbean and kicked off the chattel slavery leaders and attendees performed a solemn of Africans in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade sunrise tobacco ceremony around a burnin the late 1400s. ing wood flame and then a water ceremony Matias and others advocate for New where members were bathed in the sands York City to join other cities like Los An- of the East River. geles, Seattle, Phoenix, Denver, MinneJaime Luis Gomez, better known as

Taboo Nawasha from the hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, flew in from a reunion tour in Mexico to attend the celebration on Monday. Nawasha is Mexican and a descendant of the Shoshone tribe. He said he was proud to use his voice to speak about native and indigenous culture whenever he can, blending his love of hip hop with family traditions. Ever since his battle with testicular cancer in 2014, he said that he’s been much more inspired to promote his history. “Being able to be a voice and activate and inspire,” said Nawasha. “This is pride. Something that my grandma instilled in me.” Nawasha said that his grandmother was the matriarch of his community and a very proud Native woman from Arizona. He considered her his “superhero” and became a performer because of her motivation. “The blessing of being able to travel the world as a Black Eyed Pea and bring music to the world and now to shine light on something that I’m passionate about,” said Nawasha, “It’s very innate in my DNA.” Ariama C. Long is a Report for America corps member and writes about politics for the Amsterdam News. Your donation to match our RFA grant helps keep her writing stories like this one; please consider making a tax-deductible gift of any amount today by visiting https://bit.ly/amnews1.

9th annual East New York 5K prevails despite rain By ARIAMA C. LONG Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Member On your mark, get set…throw on your poncho, and go! In the midst of heavy rains, this past Saturday marked the 9th annual East New York 5K Walk/Run. The event brought out hundreds of runners of all ages, shapes and sizes. “This is the best of East New York,” said Councilmember Charles Barron, who participated in the race. “We are out here to get our health together and to say to the world, city, and state that East New York is on the rise.” Barron, 73, was also celebrating his birthday at this year’s starting line. The runners eagerly sang him “Happy Birthday.” East New York Restoration sponsored the community event. The group handed out ponchos, blasted music, gave people pre-race snacks, and provided water for runners. At least 405 men, women, and children registered for the race. Before the race, everyone warmed up together as a large group with a series of stretches and dances. The route for the race began at Gateway Mall’s park and then branched into the neighborhood, all the way to Stanley Avenue and back. The first female finisher was Neema

East New York 5K Run/Walk kicks off during rainstorm on October 7 at Gateway Mall in Brooklyn. (Ariama C. Long. photos)

Official 5k runner’s T-shirt.

Organizers hand out pre-race snacks and water for runners.

East New York 5k Run/Walk finishing line.

Rowe, 30, with the BedStuy Flyers team, ners took up to two hours to complete the and the first male finisher was Nick Ruiz, 3-mile race in the punishing rain. 29, with the 3rd Leg Track Club. Both had the honor of breaking the winner’s tape in Ariama C. Long is a Report for Ameriunder 30 minutes. Meanwhile, other run- ca corps member and writes about politics

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ANTHONY Tongues are wagging that Rihanna recently threw her baby daddy, A$AP Rocky, a party on a boat in the Big Apple to celebrate his 35th birthday. The Harlem rapper’s actual birthday was October 3. The couple both wore denim and Rihanna sported a humongous diamond ring on the third finger of her left hand—although it’s unclear if it’s an engagement ring. The coosome twosome—who are parents to sons RZA and Riot Rose, were videotaped doing a dance-off, which was posted on X, formerly known as Twitter......... According to GQ, at Jay-Z’s starstudded casino night in Atlantic City on September 30, the billionaire businessman and Grammy Awardwinning rapper auctioned off his personal Jacob & Co Caviar Tourbillon World Timer watch to raise funds for his REFORM Alliance charity, which has the goal to change probation and parole laws and prevent wrongful imprisonment. The watch was sold for a cool $1.5 million. The 30.5 carat diamond timepiece is 18karat white gold with 294 diamond baguettes inset into the bezel, crown and all parts of it. All in all, the auction raised over $24 million for REFORM... Florence LaRue, the Grammy Award-winning vocalist of The 5th Dimension, is on tour and will visit Wildwood, New Jersey at Wildwoods Convention Center on October 14; Sellersville, Pennsylvania at the Sellersville Theater on October 15; Cerritos, California on December 8 at the Cerritos Center of the Performing Arts; and Phoenix, Arizona on December 10. LaRue, the only original member of the 5th Dimension, shares insights on style, beauty, fitness, diet, attitude, and aging gracefully in her debut book, “Grace in Your Second Act.” ........ The fifth annual Arthur Miller Foundation Honors will be held Monday, November 6, 2023, at City Winery NYC. Hosted by Leslie Odom Jr. and Kara Young, the Arthur Miller Foundation will honor Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright Martyna Majok, philanthropists Jerre and Mary Joy Stead, and NYC Public Schools theater teacher Talia Jarme. The Arthur Miller Foundation Honors celebrates the power of public school theater education and those who have made significant contributions to arts and culture in their own way....

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NYS senator speaks at St. Stephen’s AME New York State Senator Cordell Cleare was a recent guest speaker at Harlem’s St. Ste-

phen’s AME Community Church at their First Sunday service. St. Stephen’s AME’s

theme is “Come Worship With Us, Come Build With Us.”

Pastor Brandon Karl Allen with church members (Bill Moore photos)

Dr. Brandon Karl Allen, senior pastor at St. Stephen Community Church

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Celebrating Rev. Sharpton’s 69th birthday NAN recently held a celebration in honor with songs, a praise dancer, and a cake pre- present to wish the reverend a great day family, and friends. A highlight of the event of Rev. Al Sharpton’s 69th birthday, replete sented by the Hon. Adriano Espaillat. Those included citywide elected officials, clergy, was a special message from his grandson. Elected officials, members of the clergy, family, and friends all came out to celebrate (Bill Moore photos)

Korey Wise, Sharpton, and Sharpton’s grandson

Praise dancer

Hon. Adriano Espaillat presents Rev. Al Sharpton with a cake in honor of his 69th birthday

NYC declares ‘Biz Markie Day’ By MAL’AKIY 17 ALLAH Special to the AmNews During a recent ceremony at Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park Amphitheater, the legacy of beatbox king Biz Markie was further cemented as the city announced that August 31 is now officially recognized as “Biz Markie Day.” A number of legendary and aspiring artists were in attendance, as well as city officials. Hip-hop pioneer DJ Hollywood kicked off the event by spinning several throwback tracks, and attendees formed a Soul Train line as they absorbed the music. D. Cross paid homage to one of his major influences by doing his own renditions of some of Markie’s classics. “And we’re going to get into it like this,” he started his set before reciting “The Biz Dance,” “Vapors,” “The Biz Is Going Off,” and “Make the Music,” all while performing Biz’s dance onstage. Soul singer Oran Juice Jones reflected, “In life, it’s not the journey or destination that’s important...what’s important is the people you bump into along the way, and I didn’t grow up with him. I bumped into Biz along the way, and every time I bumped into him, he was a beautiful cat.” A local female beatboxer shined during her set in a performance Biz surely would have been proud of.

Mrs. Tara Hall (left), holds the NYC Biz Markie Day Proclamation she just received from Laurie Cumbo, NYC Commissioner of Cultural Affairs, at Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park. (Mal’akiy 17 Allah photos)

Laurie Cumbo, NYC Commissioner of Cultural Affairs, read a proclamation from the city, and acknowledged Mayor Adams’s gracious remembrance of Biz, before handing it off to Biz’s widow, Tara Hall. “I’m so touched right now, I almost was in tears because of the love he’s receiv-

ing,” Hall said before mentioning the “Just A Friend Foundation,” which has aligned with the Harlem Dowling-West Side Center for Children and Family Services in providing local youths with nourishment and school supplies. The Last Poets closed out the event with their second set of the day.

Mrs. Tara Hall, Biz Markie’s widow, addresses audience at the recent event

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Union Matters Workers memorial dedicated to Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire victims

Rendering of the Triangle Fire Memorial (Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition photo)

by KAREN JUANITA CARRILLO Amsterdam News Staff The March 25, 1911 deaths by fire of 146 mostly Italian and Jewish immigrant garment workers still haunt New York City labor unions and elected officials to this day. The fire was so devastating because Triangle Shirtwaist Company owners had locked the doors to the stairwells and fire exits, not wanting their sewing machine operators— who earned $7 to $12 for around 60 hours of work per week—to have any opportunity to potentially steal garments from the factory or even slip outside to take a work break. Workers were locked in and when the fire started and blinding smoke left them no way to get around their long work tables and scattered chairs. Trapped by flames that local firefighters did not have ladders long enough to reach, garment workers resorted to jumping from the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of the building. They landed on the sidewalk outside, where they died. The Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire led to important workplace safety reforms and stricter regulations under the New York City Department of Buildings. Its legacy helped galvanize labor organizing around the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU).

But when the Triangle Shirtwaist fire happened, it was as if nothing had occurred as far as the Amsterdam News was concerned, says Janette Gayle, assistant professor of history at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. One newspaper in the Midwest ran a short article about a Black elevator operator who saved a few of the female workers by bringing them down in an elevator, but the AmNews, which had started publishing in December of 1909, did not dedicate much coverage to the tragedy. “It’s part of what I talked about in my book,” said Dr. Gayle, author of the forthcoming, “Sewing Change: Black Dressmakers and Garment Workers and the Struggle for Rights in Early Twentieth Century New York City.” “There were but a handful of Black women in the garment industry at the time. I speculate on how those women might have felt because the fire directly impacted their workplace.” Initially, garment workers were mostly European immigrants, notes Dr. Gayle. “At that time, they had really excluded Black women from the garment workforce. There were a smattering, I mean really a smattering of Black workers: I think the number is like 11 out of 30,000 women or so. And that really didn’t change until

Scene from the March 25, 1911, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire (Kheel Center Archive at Cornell University photo)

around 1920, right after World War I.” The garment industry was mostly operated by Eastern European Jewish immigrants who employed Yiddish- and later Italian-speaking migrants on their factory floors. Black garment workers weren’t a real presence in the garment industry until the 1920s, after World War I took a toll on immigration and ushered Blacks in for employment. By that time, the aftereffects of the Shirtwaist Factory fire had taken hold. Public opinion had been galvanized and safety regulations were put in place for garment shops. What had been a largely unregulated, fly-by-night kind of business saw the state government begin to take a hard look at workday procedures. Fire safety plans and fire escapes became a requirement at many buildings that had previously had none. “Of course, this took a while: you’re talking about thousands of shops, little, tiny shops that were very difficult to regulate,” Dr. Gayle said. “In 1925, reports still show a tremendous amount of regulations that are being ignored. Something as simple as doors that should open out. They opened in so that the women were locked in and could not get out. And the doors were locked on top of that; not just closed but locked because factory owners did not want unionizers to come in

and try and unionize the women and they also did not want the women to take unregulated bathroom breaks. “It was really a sweatshop situation. This was a sweatshop in the middle of New York City. Things were grim.” The lives lost in that sweatshop are now memorialized by a new nine-story-high Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire memorial located on what is now NYU’s Brown Building, at the corner of Washington Place and Greene Street in Greenwich Village. Designed by Uri Wegman and Richard Joon Yoo, the memorial is dedicated to remembering the plight of workers. It “consists of a stainless-steel ribbon that cascades vertically down the corner of the Brown Building (23-29 Washington Place) from the windowsill of the 9th floor, marking the location where most of the victims of the Triangle fire died or jumped to their death,” Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition President Mary Anne Trasciatti notes in an article about the site, adding, "The steel ribbon is etched with patterns and textures from a 300-foot long cloth ribbon, formed from individual pieces of fabric, donated and sewed together by hundreds of volunteers. ... The names of all 146 workers who died will be laser-cut through these panels, allowing light to pass through.”

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Opinion Bridging the gap for accessible, quality healthcare and undertaking the obesity health crisis By KEVIN RILEY New York City Councilmember Almost 25 years ago, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) declared obesity an epidemic. Since then, the prevalence of this disease continues to worsen, with thousands of American communities—particularly those of color—being decimated by obesity. A study released by the National Institute on Aging in 2022 shows that obesity rates among adults over 65 have doubled since the 1990s, and it is the second leading cause of preventable death in our country with the annual number estimated to be as high as 400,000.

There is a need to address the disease head on and I urge our leaders at Washington to treat obesity as a national health crisis. We cannot afford to avoid addressing the issue of obesity any longer. The list of potential comorbidities related to obesity range from kidney damage to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and stroke. Obesity does not only affect our overall public health—the consequence of ignoring this epidemic is growing more expensive every day. One study estimated that total obesity-related government expenditures, including Medicaid and Medicare spending, are almost $92 billion per

year—approximately 30% of Medicare spending. Overall, obesity- and overweight-related costs account for $1.72 trillion, which is 9.3% of the U.S. gross domestic product. As New York City Councilmember for the 12th District, I say it is vital that we prioritize this public health crisis by addressing the root of the problem. There is an increasing need to double down on investments and resources centered on expanding education and access to healthcare, programming, healthy food options, and safe community spaces. It is no surprise that the obesity epidemic, among related health concerns, disproportionately affects

The horror, the horror! EDITORIAL

The date marks another terrible and tragic moment in Israel and Jewish history—no, in world history. Suddenly, almost as swift and surprising as the Hamas massacre, the ceaseless influx of immigrants from the southern border of the USA no longer commands attention; Trump’s ordeal in the courtrooms of America is put on hold; who cares about the rigmarole about the next speaker of the House or the outcome of the various strikes by disgruntled workers. Even the Russian onslaught in Ukraine takes second place to the brutal savagery of death in Israel. If the rumor that Putin is on the precipice of death is true, it barely gets a shrug as the casualties continue to mount in Gaza and Israel. Trying to comprehend the complexity, the longstanding conflict between these combatants, is not an easy assignment. What should be immediately understood is that Hamas is not representative of the peace-loving Palestinian, in the same way that the Klan’s outlook is not one favored by most Americans. It will take more than the space allocated here to explain the history of the current turmoil and carnage. Even lengthy books and treatises cannot properly convey the multitude of hostility and an-

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imosity that has visited these people since 1948. And it makes no sense to compare wounds, to juxtapose a paroxysm of lethal horror to what many view as the long night of apartheid suppression of citizens. Both are the denial of human dignity, and must be condemned. Let us hope that October 7 will not be remembered as a day that lives in infamy but one that will show the senselessness of war and hatred, and put an end to contests for land, human rights, and bitterness without resolution. Seeking the source of this current confrontation is an exercise in futility; and who’s to blame—the normalization process between Israel and Saudi Arabia, the heated rivalry at the Dome of the Rock at the center of Al-Aqsa mosque? It is pointless to take sides when both are experiencing the loss of family, loved ones, and a community ravaged and torn asunder. In short, there are no winners here. And if there is a victory, it’s a pyrrhic one for all those who engaged in this fruitless battle. The moral high ground in this dilemma continues to recede on the horizon for both adversaries. Does this encounter put the quest for a two-state solution in the dustbin of history, a mere illusive chimera that never had a chance to be real? Hamas cannot be the sword that severs the dream of unity and brotherhood; there are temples of hope from the Golan Heights to the border of Lebanon, and there is room there for those who seek to live as one in harmony with another. We are reminded of Dr. King’s admonition that “Until a concerted and democratic program of assistance is [in effect], tensions cannot be relieved. Neither Israel nor its neighbors can live in peace without an underlying basis of economic and social development.” And that applies to the denizens within Israel’s borders.

disenfranchised communities. These communities, particularly Black and brown populations, face higher rates of obesity due to a range of socio-economic and systemic factors. Quality healthcare is instrumental in providing necessary resources and support for individuals struggling with obesity. It offers essential services like regular check-ups, personalized dietary plans, and access to weight management programs, which are crucial for combating this complex health issue. Across New York State, the Bronx remains the lowest ranking county when it comes to health over the past three years. This is directly connected to a lack of investments, as well as socio-economic factors, in underserved communities. Ranked #62 in health in New York State and listed as the poorest congressional district in the country, the Bronx (and other urban cities) across the country are in a state of emergency. Leaders must heed the call to address the obesity epidemic plaguing all Americans. The concern of obesity and its related health factors is an issue that hits home not only for my borough, but also for me personally. My health and fitness journey was ignited by the connection to lifestyle and environmental factors and how they affected my weight and overall health. During my collegiate studies, I experienced a lifestyle change that led to poor eating habits and a lack of regular exercise. I no longer had the convenience of healthy homecooked meals or the time to stay involved in sports while adjusting to my new academic schedule. After a visit with my primary healthcare physician, I learned that I was overweight and at risk for pre-diabetes. Because I had access to this critical care and the privilege to receive strategic medical treatment tailored to my health needs, I was capable of making informed decisions and changing the direction of how I could intentionally take care of my health. This was the jumpstart of my advocacy for health and fitness, and the call to share my routines to encourage others that change is possible. This is also my driving force in calling for the need to push key legislation and investments in healthcare and our communities to combat this public health issue.

One of the primary reasons we continue to face this ongoing crisis is because Americans living with obesity don’t have access to the proper treatments, care, and support needed to fight the disease. Even though the CDC and AMA recognize obesity as a disease, too often, society treats obesity as a personal choice and not a treatable medical condition. The stigma surrounding obesity leaves individuals to fight for themselves. To address this issue, we need to enact regulations that ensure patients have access to the treatments and resources they need, including antiobesity medications. Prevention efforts need to be multilevel, aimed at New York City’s entire population, with certain initiatives to target high-risk groups. Perpetual change is only possible through partnership that establishes a comprehensive plan to treat the issue with wraparound support that includes quality and accessible healthcare. As an advocate for the Bronx’s #Not62 campaign, there is value in amplifying the call to improve the overall health of the Bronx. Providing funding to nonprofit organizations that believe in the mission allows for a grassroots, holistic approach to treating the effects of obesity. In the 12th District, establishment of the Northeast Bronx YMCA has begun to fill a void in the community, providing a safe space that is open to all residents and promoting facilities and programming for a more health-conscious lifestyle. Expanding accessibility to fresh, healthy produce and food options to more New Yorkers strengthens efforts to provide communities with pathways to treat and prevent obesity. Sustainably remedying the obesity crisis will require more than a onesided approach. With further federal investments in our healthcare, communities across the country can receive the necessary treatment needed to boost the support of resources. By treating obesity, we can lower the rate of associated diseases and lower healthcare costs. A new study from the University of Southern California Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics found that Medicare coverage of AOMs would generate about $175 billion in Medicare cost offsets in the first 10 years of coverage. After 30 See OBESITY HEALTH on page 35

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Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, ruthlessly killing over one thousand Jews in the name of their God and in furtherance of their desire for Israel’s land. These savages—as they may aptly be called—in concert with Iran and their disjointed Palestinian allies, have a single-minded goal: to obliterate Israel and its people. The good news for Israel is that this might be the extent of the attackers’ capabilities. However, despite Israel’s overwhelming might and strength, they were caught off-guard. The pressing question on everyone’s mind is how this could happen given Israel’s extensive spy network and technology that taps into conversations from every corner of the Middle East. How did they miss this? The ongoing regional conflict, tracing its roots at least as far back as the early 1900s, witnessed another episode when Hamas launched an attack on Israel. We must acknowledge that this isn’t necessarily a failure of U.S. or Israeli intelligence. The nature of the attacks experienced by Israel suggests the work of a group more akin to a militia rather than a truly centralized, coordinated effort. Militias present a unique challenge. Their lack of centralized coordination, ironically, often renders their actions more unpredictable and thus harder to anticipate. This dynamic can be seen in places like Afghanistan, which has been colloquially termed as the “the graveyard of empires.” The region’s heavy reliance on militias to confront adversaries creates a treacherous environment for invading forces. The unpredictable nature of militias, with their varying degrees of sophistication, numerous units, and dispersed operations, leaves armies essentially navigating in the dark, relying solely on the immediate intelligence gathered by their frontline troops. 9/11 serves as a reminder that even the mightiest superpowers can be caught offguard by small militia groups, no matter the intensity of their defense mechanisms. The events of that day were orchestrated by mere men armed with knives, and the fallout was arguably the most significant tragedy in American history. The U.S., in many ways like Israel, has thwarted countless plots—many more than the general public would likely want to be aware of. However, it only takes one overlooked

detail, one lapse in intelligence, to lead to immense repercussions. In the current scenario, we see individuals soaring into Israel on motorized gliders, brandishing AK-47s. This is not a conventional army; it’s not a group that can be sat down for negotiations. It’s a stark contrast to the times of Henry Kissinger, where diplomatic shuttling could lead to treaties and conflict resolutions. In this situation, there’s no room for such traditional diplomacy. The most viable course of action appears to be defense and retaliation, with the hope that lessons are learned. This way, if caught off-guard again, the response can be more swift and effective. The behavior exhibited by certain proPalestinian activists celebrating this brutality is nothing short of appalling. These aren’t advocates for peace or any noble cause; they seem to have lost all touch with humanity. Their behavior is akin to savages, taking pleasure in violence and parading their heinous actions as if collecting trophies. When groups like the New York Democratic Socialists of America rally in support of these actions in places like Times Square and outside the Israeli consulate, like they recently did, it’s a chilling reminder of the depths of depravity to which some are willing to sink. The terrifying reality is that there are backers for this kind of barbarity right on our doorstep. There’s a thought-provoking sentiment I recently encountered that offers a unique perspective on this conflict situation. It asks: “If both sides had the power to do whatever they wanted, what would they do?” Undeniably, Israel has a formidable military. They have the means, if they so choose, to exert overwhelming force. In a day, Palestine could be wiped from the face of the Earth. Yet, they show restraint. This restraint is not merely out of fear of international condemnation but rooted in their national and humanistic values. These savages are different. If the roles were reversed, they would undoubtedly kill every Jew and Israeli; seeing dead Israeli bodies paraded around Palestine proves this point. Advocates of this indiscriminate slaughter do so on the grounds that they consider it to be morally justifiable. The rationale behind engaging in ransacking followed by rape, murder, and subsequently parading bodies is beyond my comprehension. Nevertheless, even assuming it was somehow justifiable, we must remember that this is wholly based on a lie. These fringe organizations frequently express their support despite the fact that the media, which is remarkably more pro-Israeli today, dis-

seminates false information about this regional conflict regularly. The notion that Israel intentionally targets Palestinian children and adults for slaughter is an absurdity that defies the facts. Each time armaments and missiles are directed towards Israel, they retaliate by immobilizing these weapons. But, alas, these terrorists house these weapons in schools and residential buildings. Does Israel bear responsibility for Hamas deliberately storing those weapons in schools with the intention of using the bodies of children as a defense mechanism? Must Israel simply allow their own children to continually be bombarded by rockets? These behaviors are consistent with criminal savages, not saints, and they are certainly not deserving of adoration. However, they are given it, and in this world we will perpetually contend with savages and those who support them. Savages are doomed to exist. They are unreceptive to rationality. It’s pertinent that we dispel this myth that the conflict in Israel is being treated as the same by the media as Ukraine. Drawing parallels between the two is an oversimplification that doesn’t do justice to the unique histories and relationships each nation shares with the United States. Israel has been a steadfast ally to the U.S. for many decades, strategically positioned and boasting the brightest minds. Their contributions, both past and present, make them an indispensable ally worth defending. In contrast, while Ukraine’s sovereignty and safety are essential, U.S. interest in Ukraine often centers on countering Russian aggression, rather than a longstanding symbiotic relationship. The geopolitical implications of Russia overpowering Ukraine are indeed concerning for the U.S. and many of its allies. Lumping the two situations together or seeing them as similar can lead to misconceptions. It’s unfortunate that many on the right have embraced this idea that situations with vague similarities are completely alike. I firmly believe that the overwhelming majority of Palestinians, like people everywhere, are good-hearted individuals seeking peaceful lives free from the constant shadow of conflict. The world needs more voices championing love over territory, unity over division. We should be promoting understanding and coexistence, instead of allowing narrow political agendas to dictate our future. We must rise above the strife, come together, and shape a future filled with hope and prosperity for all.

CHRISTINA

GREER, PH.D. I recently saw Ghanaian playwright Jocelyn Bioh’s fantastic new work “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” and I cannot stop talking about it. I became a fan of her work when I saw “School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play” in 2017 and enjoyed the plot, acting, and set so much I saw it twice. For anyone who has ever spent a moment getting their hair braided or their hair done at a salon, this is the play for you. It was a celebration of Black womanhood, entrepreneurship, sisterhood, and Black ethnicity. It was also a complex reflection on immigration both documented and undocumented. A decade ago I wrote a book entitled “Black Ethnics” which explores the political diversity within the ethnically diverse Black electorate. I looked at the similarities and differences between Black American, Afro-Caribbean, and Africans living in the U.S. in order to better understand political attitudes, wants, and needs. Understanding how the myriad of Blacks view their chances of the American Dream is complicated and ever changing, and Bioh’s latest play takes a snapshot of some of those complexities through nuanced characters in a Harlem braid shop. The actors, the wigs, the music, and the set all came together to transport the viewer into a salon where you empathize and identify with the different characters who came in and out of the shop. I see a lot of theater and am always impressed when a director chooses to portray the mundane in a new and

creative way. This time, director Whitney White portrayed the passage of time on television screens in between African MTVstyle videos and clips of Nollywood-style movies. For me, the mark of a good play is a theater experience where I identify with characters and leave the theater thinking about various scenes and trying to replay them in my mind. On the ride home from the theater I texted almost every Black woman in my phone to make sure they made a plan to see this play. There are so many dynamics in any Black salon, and the racial, ethnic, and class dynamics were so authentic I was left wanting to immediately see it again. And the wigs!!!! How does one seemingly do a head full of microbraids in front of you in under 90 minutes?!?! “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” was a truly unique theater experience. I was so proud to see a production of brilliant Black female actors with an incredibly well written script and a visually impressive backdrop. The play runs just 90 minutes with no intermission and will be staged through October at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater at 261 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036. Do not miss it! Christina Greer, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Fordham University; author of “Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream”; and co-host of the podcast FAQ-NYC and host of The Blackest Questions podcast at TheGrio. She is a 2023-24 Moynihan Public Scholars Fellow at CCNY.

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Caribbean Update

Caricom countries prepping for Haiti deployment By BERT WILKINSON Special to the AmNews A number of Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries are preparing to send small contingents of troops or police officers to Haiti in the coming weeks as part of the region’s contribution to a multinational force to help authorities regain control of parts of the country now under siege by heavily armed gangs. Chief among those in a hurry for the force to be deployed is the neighboring Bahamas, which has borne the brunt of large numbers of Haitian economic migrants arriving by boat, seeking a better life. Local officials say their arrival has put a strain on health, housing, and other services, so any move to stabilize the situation and reduce the power of the gangs is welcomed by the Bahamas. The Turks and Caicos (TCI) and Jamaica are the others that often complain about having to find money to receive, feed, and settle migrants and care for them, either before they are deported or allowed to settle in their new home. At the weekend, Bahamian Security Minister Wayne Munroe told the Tribune newspaper that Bahamian preparation for deployment is at an advanced stage, with 150 troops already identified and being trained for the mission.

“Playing its part outside of a multinational force, Caricom has tried to mediate in the Haitian situation by bringing multiple stakeholders for talks.” “I imagine that we would have selected some who are Creole speakers,” Munroe said. “We do have Creole speakers in all of our security forces, but all of that we would disclose once the decision is made after the preliminaries have been gone through. We will then have to get down to the details of a commitment. What is proposed? What rules have to govern it? Depending on that, then we’ll make decisions, so we’re still at the preliminary stage.” A United Nations Security Council resolution from a week ago has cleared the way for the international deployment, which is being led by Kenya. The East African country has already committed not only to leading the mis-

sion but also to contributing 1,000 troops. The force had been delayed by the reluctance of the U.S. and other western nations to lead the mission for fear of once again being blamed for organizing and participating in a military mission to the Caribbean island nation of more than 11 million people. Jamaica, Guyana, Suriname, Antigua, and Trinidad have given signals that they too would send military or police personnel, with Guyana insisting that its forces would be limited only to assisting local police rather than participating in combat missions of any kind. Haiti is the last nation to become a member of the 15-nation Caricom bloc.

A major part of the groundwork for the multinational force was accomplished at the regional leaders summit in the Bahamas in February. A special guest at that conference was Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who had pledged financial and other assistance to Haiti to help it cope with the gangs. Playing its part outside of a multinational force, Caricom has tried to mediate in the Haitian situation by bringing multiple stakeholders for talks. In June, more than 50 representatives from various groups had flown to Jamaica for talks with Caricom’s so-called eminent persons group, comprising former prime minister Bruce Golding of Jamaica, Perry Christie of the Bahamas, and Kenneth Anthony of St. Lucia. They also visited Haiti in the past month, but complained afterward that some of the stakeholders had attempted to amend agreed-upon arrangements in some key areas, including who should be in a room with the ex-leaders, in addition to demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Haiti right now has no functioning parliament, president, or any elected official. It has been in additional turmoil ever since gunmen invaded the private residence of then-President Jovenel Moise and assassinated him two years ago.

Where in the world is immigration czar Kamala Harris? FELICIA PERSAUD

IMMIGRATION KORNER In March 2021, gave U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, the daughter of immigrants from the Caribbean and India, the additional title of what equated to immigration czar. This as Potus signed an executive order that called for the development of a “Root Causes Strategy” as it relates to immigration, particularly at the southern border of the U.S. At the time, Harris said the job “will not be easy, but it is important work. It is work that we demand as a people of our country.” Fast-track to October 2023 and the issue has all but disappeared from the VP’s calendar. It’s almost as if Harris no longer feels it is “important work” and has thrown in the towel or passed the baton to everyone else, including city mayors to state governors, advocates and nonprofits, and most especially the U.S. Department of Homeland Security secretary, Cuban-born Alejandro

Mayorkas, and U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. Google “Kamala Harris immigration” and the most recent comments on the issue from Harris you will find sr\\are from February 2023. At that time, Harris announced the launch of “the Central America Forward” event that was supposed to address “the root causes of irregular migration from the northern part of Central America.” At that time also, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the total encounters at the southwestern border were 212,266, up approximately 2% from 208,511 in January 2023. Seven months later, in August 2023, CBP’s total encounters along the southwest border were even higher: 232,972. Nothing has changed. The VP was noticeably absent from a meeting in Mexico last week that was largely focused on the immigration crisis at the border, which is also having a substantial impact on Mexico. That meeting instead featured Blinken, Mayorkas, and Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. The U.S. VP flew instead to St. Louis to rally the troops attending the Dem-

ocratic National Committee’s fall meeting and, according to recent White House announcements, will be part of the “Third Investing in America Tour,” which is aimed at drumming up youth voters and “touting historic investments benefiting communities across the country.” No more immigration anywhere. Now, some smart-aleck in the Biden cabinet has determined that the Biden/ Harris team can win in 2024 with a new agenda: “Build The Wall,” adopted wholesale from Donald Trump along with a spike in deportations—this time of Venezuelan immigrants. Immigration Czar Harris still remains silent, despite both her and then-candidate Biden castigating The Donald at every turn during their run for the top post in 2020. Biden promised on the campaign trail that there would “not be another foot” of the wall built on his watch. Harris, for her part, in 2019, had criticized Trump’s proposal for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border as a “medieval vanity project.” She also said then that “Trump’s border wall is a complete waste of taxpayer money and won’t make us any safer.”

The reversal just three years later is so shocking that even the president of Mexico was flabbergasted, as well as unimpressed. “It’s pure publicity,” President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said in a regular morning press conference, after the Biden administration announced it would build additional sections of the border wall, carrying forward a signature policy of the Trump administration. Publicity or clutching at straws? Either way, Lopez Obrador is right to be stunned. So, too, are the administration’s supporters and base that can’t believe that Harris and Biden now find it necessary to adopt this “medieval” project as their own to try to stop the flow of immigrants at the border— much like they felt the need to keep Trump’s Title 42 until May 2023. The hypocrisy is palpable, as is the silence of the administration’s immigration czar. Harris’s failure to lead on this issue has left Democrats in a weakened position before 2024. This past week’s policy reversals certainly will do little to help drum up their already despondent base. The writer is publisher of NewsAmericasNow.com, the Black Immigrant Daily News.

Affordable Housing for Rent

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22 NEWLY CONSTRUCTED UNITS AT 410 Warwick Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11207 Concern Pitkin 22 NEWLY CONSTRUCTED UNITS AT 410 Warwick Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11207 East New York 22 NEWLY CONSTRUCTED UNITS AT 410 Warwick Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11207 East New York East New York Amenities: 24-hour attended lobby, on-site resident manager, sun terrace, fitness center, computer lounge, party

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rooms (additional fees apply). Concern Pitkin Amenities: on-site resident manager, sun terrace, fitness center, computer lounge, party rooms apply). lobby, Transit: C,(additional Q64,24-hour Q52fees Noattended application fee • No broker’s • Smoke-free information: 22 NEWLY CONSTRUCTED UNITS AT fee 410 Warwickbuilding Street,• More Brooklyn, NY, 11207 rooms (additional apply). Transit: C, Q64, Q52fees No application fee • No broker’s fee • Smoke-free building • More information: www.concernhousing.org EastC,New Transit: Q64, York Q52 No application fee • No broker’s fee • Smoke-free building • More information: www.concernhousing.org www.concernhousing.org This building is being constructed through the Supportive Housing Loan Program, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and Inclusionary Housing

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简体中文访问 https://nyc.gov/housingconnect 在线申请。如要获取本广告及书面申请表的简体中文版，请将您的回邮信封寄送至：Concern Housing 312 Expressway ExpresswayDrive DriveSouth. South.Medford, Medford,NY NY11763. 11763.信封背面请用英语注明“CHINESE”。必须在以下日期之前在线提交申请或邮寄书面申请2023年信封背面请用英语注明“CHINESE”。必须在以下日期之前在线提交申请或邮寄书面申请2023年简体中文访问 https://nyc.gov/housingconnect 在线申请。如要获取本广告及书面申请表的简体中文版，请将您的回邮信封寄送至：Concern Housing 312ak aplikasyon Kreyòl11月14日. Aplike souSouth. entènèt sou sitwèb https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Pou resevwa yon tradiksyon anons sa a nan lang Kreyòl Ayisyen Expressway Drive Medford, NY 11763. 信封背面请用英语注明“CHINESE”。必须在以下日期之前在线提交申请或邮寄书面申请2023年 11月14日. Ayisyien an sou papye, voye anvlòp ki gen adrès pou retounen li nan: Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, NY 11763. Nan dèyè Expressway Drive South. Medford, 11763. 信封背面请用英语注明“CHINESE”。必须在以下日期之前在线提交申请或邮寄书面申请2023年 한국어 https://nyc.gov/housingconnect 에서NY 온라인으로 신청하십시오. 이 광고문과 신청서에 대한 한국어 번역본을 받아보시려면 반송용 봉투를 11月14日. Русский Чтобы подать заявление интернет, зайдите на Для получения объявления ииdat novanm 14, anvlòp la, ekri moчерез “HATIAN CREOLE” an Anglè. Ouhttps://nyc.gov/housingconnect. dwe remèt aplikasyon yo sou entènèt oswa받아보시려면 ouданного dwe tenbre yo anvan 한국어 https://nyc.gov/housingconnect 에서 온라인으로 신청하십시오. 이 광고문과 신청서에 대한 한국어 반송용 봉투를 Русский Чтобы подать заявление через интернет, зайдите насайт: сайт: https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Для번역본을 получения данного объявления 11月14日. Concern Housing 312 Expressway South. Medford, NY 11763 으로по 보내주십시오. 봉투 뒷면에 “KOREAN” 이라고Drive 영어로 적어주십시오. 한국어 https://nyc.gov/housingconnect 에서Drive 온라인으로 신청하십시오. 이 광고문과 신청서에 대한 한국어 번역본을 받아보시려면 반송용 봉투를 заявления на русском языке отправьте конверт с обратным адресом адресу Concern Housing 312 Expressway South. Medford, заявления на .русском языке отправьте конверт с обратным адресом по신청서에 адресу Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, Русский Чтобы подать заявление через интернет, зайдите на сайт: https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Для번역본을 получения данного объявления и 2023 Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, 11763 으로 봉투 뒷면에 “KOREAN” 이라고 영어로 적어주십시오. 한국어 https://nyc.gov/housingconnect 온라인으로 신청하십시오. 이 광고문과 한국어 받아보시려면 반송용 봉투를 NY 11763. На задней стороне 에서 конверта напишите словоNY “RUSSIAN” на보내주십시오. английском대한 языке. Заявки должны быть поданы онлайн или Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, NY 11763 으로 보내주십시오. 봉투 뒷면에 “KOREAN” 이라고 영어로 적어주십시오. 2023년11월14일 까지 온라인 신청서를 제출하거나 소인이 찍힌 신청서를 보내야 합니다. NY 11763. На задней стороне конверта напишите слово “RUSSIAN” на английском языке. Заявки должны быть поданы онлайн заявления на русском языке отправьте конверт с обратным адресом по адресу Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, Русский Чтобы подать заявление через интернет, зайдите на сайт: https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Для получения данного объявления иили 한국어 https://nyc.gov/housingconnect 에서 온라인으로 신청하십시오. 대한 한국어 번역본을 받아보시려면 반송용 봉투를 отправлены по почте (согласно дате на почтовом штемпеле)이 не광고문과 позднее신청서에 14 ноябрь 2023 Concern Housing 312 Driveна South. Medford, NY 11763 으로на 보내주십시오. 봉투 뒷면에 “KOREAN” 이라고 영어로 적어주십시오. 2023년11월14일 까지Expressway 온라인 신청서를 제출하거나 소인이 찍힌 신청서를 보내야 합니다. отправлены по почте (согласно дате почтовом штемпеле) не позднее 14 ноябрь 2023 NY 11763. На задней стороне конверта напишите слово “RUSSIAN” английском языке. Заявки должны быть поданы онлайн или‫إرسال طلب عبر اإلنترنت‬ заявления на русском языке отправьте конверт с обратным адресом по адресу Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, ً ‫العربية‬ Concern Housing 312 :‫إلى‬ ‫بالعنوان‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ف‬ ‫مظرو‬ ‫أرسل‬ ، ‫المطبوع‬ ‫والتطبيق‬ ‫اإلعالن‬ ‫لهذا‬ ‫العربية‬ ‫باللغة‬ ‫ترجمة‬ ‫لتلقي‬ . nyc.gov/housingconnect ‫على‬ 2023년11월14일 까지Expressway 온라인 신청서를 제출하거나 소인이 찍힌 보내야 합니다. 한국어 https://nyc.gov/housingconnect 에서Drive 온라인으로 신청하십시오. 이신청서를 광고문과 신청서에 대한 한국어 번역본을 받아보시려면 반송용 봉투를 Concern Housing 312 South. Medford, NY 11763 으로 보내주십시오. 봉투 뒷면에 “KOREAN” 이라고 영어로 적어주십시오. NY 11763. На задней стороне конверта напишите слово “RUSSIAN” на английском языке. Заявки должны быть поданы онлайн или отправлены по почте (согласно дате на почтовом штемпеле) не позднее 14 ноябрь 2023 Kreyòl Aplike sou entènèt sou sitwèb https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Pou resevwa yon tradiksyon anons sa ‫ظهر‬ a nan Kreyòl Ayisyen aplikasyon 한국어 https://nyc.gov/housingconnect 에서 온라인으로 신청하십시오. 이신청서를 광고문과 신청서에 번역본을 받아보시려면 반송용 봉투를 2023년11월14일 까지 신청서를 제출하거나 소인이 찍힌 합니다. . ‫بريدي قبل‬ ‫ختم‬온라인 ‫عن طريق‬ ‫اإلنترنت أو‬ ‫الطلبات عبر‬ ‫تقديم‬ ‫ يجب‬." ARABIC " ‫كلمة‬보내야 ‫اإلنجليزية‬ ‫باللغة‬대한 ‫اكتب‬한국어 ، ‫المظروف‬ ‫على‬lang .Expressway Driveak South. Medford, NY 11763 Concern Housing 312 Expressway Driveна South. Medford, NY 11763 으로 보내주십시오. 봉투 뒷면에 이라고NY 영어로 적어주십시오. Kreyòl Aplike entènèt sou sitwèb https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Pou yon tradiksyon anons sa “KOREAN” aSouth. nan lang Kreyòl Ayisyen akNan aplikasyon отправлены по почте (согласно дате почтовом штемпеле) неresevwa позднее 14 ноябрь 2023 Ayisyien an sousou papye, voye anvlòp ki gen adrès pou retounen li nan: Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive Medford, 11763. dèyè 2023년11월14일 까지 온라인 신청서를 제출하거나 소인이 찍힌 신청서를 보내야 합니다. Kreyòl Aplike sou entènèt sou sitwèb https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Pou resevwa yon tradiksyon anons sa “KOREAN” aSouth. nan lang Kreyòl Ayisyen akNan aplikasyon Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, NY 11763 으로 보내주십시오. 봉투 뒷면에 이라고 영어로 적어주십시오. Ayisyien an sou papye, voye anvlòp ki gen adrès pou retounen li nan: Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive Medford, NY 11763. dèyè2023 ،‫ نوفمبر‬14 anvlòp la, ekri mo “HATIAN CREOLE” anpou Anglè. Ou 소인이 dwe remèt aplikasyon yoyon sou entènèt oswa ou dwe tenbre yoKreyòl anvan dat novanm 14, 2023년11월14일 까지 온라인 신청서를 제출하거나 찍힌 신청서를 보내야 합니다. Kreyòl Aplike entènèt sou sitwèb https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Pou resevwa tradiksyon anons sa aSouth. nan lang Ayisyen akNan aplikasyon Ayisyien an sousou papye, voye anvlòp ki gen adrès retounen li nan: Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive Medford, NY 11763. dèyè anvlòp la, ekri mo “HATIAN CREOLE” anpou Anglè. Ou 소인이 dwe remèt aplikasyon yoyon sou entènèt oswa ou dwe tenbre yoKreyòl anvan dat novanm 14, 2023년11월14일 까지 온라인 신청서를 찍힌 신청서를 보내야 합니다. 2023 . sou Ayisyien an sou papye, voye anvlòp ki gen adrès retounen li nan: Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive Medford, NY 11763. dèyè Kreyòl Aplike entènèt sou sitwèb https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Pou resevwa tradiksyon anons sa aSouth. nan lang Ayisyen akNan aplikasyon anvlòp la, ekri mo “HATIAN CREOLE” an제출하거나 Anglè. Ou dwe remèt aplikasyon yo sou entènèt oswa ou dwe tenbre yo anvan dat novanm 14, 2023 . la, Aby złożyć wniosek online, przejdź na Ou stronę https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Aby uzyskać polskie tłumaczenie tego oraz AyisyienPolskie an sou papye, voye anvlòp ki gen adrès retounen li nan: Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive Medford, NY 11763. Nan dèyè anvlòp ekri mo “HATIAN CREOLE” anpou Anglè. dwe remèt aplikasyon yoyon sou entènèt oswa ou dwe tenbre yo anvan dat novanm 14, Kreyòl Aplike entènèt sou sitwèb https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Pou resevwa tradiksyon anons sa aSouth. nan lang Kreyòl Ayisyen akpowiadomienia aplikasyon 2023 . sou ً ‫العربية‬ Concern Housing 312 :‫إلى‬ ‫بالعنوان‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ف‬ ‫مظرو‬ ‫أرسل‬ ، ‫المطبوع‬ ‫والتطبيق‬ ‫اإلعالن‬ ‫لهذا‬ ‫العربية‬ ‫باللغة‬ ‫ترجمة‬ ‫لتلقي‬ . nyc.gov/housingconnect ‫على‬ ‫اإلنترنت‬ ‫عبر‬ ‫طلب‬ ‫إرسال‬ Kreyòl Aplike entènèt sitwèb https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Pou resevwa tradiksyon anons sa aSouth. nan lang Ayisyen akMedford, aplikasyon wniosek wsou wersji wydrukowanej, wyślij kopertę z własnym adresem: Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. NY 11763. anvlòp la, ekri mo “HATIAN CREOLE” anpou Anglè. Ou dwe remèt aplikasyon yoyon sou entènèt oswa ou dwe tenbre yoKreyòl anvan dat novanm 14, Ayisyien an sou papye, voye anvlòp ki gen adrès retounen li nan: Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive Medford, NY 11763. Nan dèyè 2023 . sou ‫العربية‬ Concern Housing 312 :‫إلى‬ ‫بالعنوان‬ ‫مظروفًا‬ ‫أرسل‬ ، odwrocie ‫المطبوع‬ ‫اإلعالن‬ ‫العربية لهذا‬ ‫باللغة‬ ‫ترجمة‬ ‫لتلقي‬ ‫على‬ ‫اإلنترنت‬ ‫عبر‬NY ‫طلب‬ ‫إرسال‬ . sou ‫قبل‬. ‫بريدي‬ ‫طريق ختم‬ ‫عن‬ ‫„أو‬POLISH” ‫اإلنترنت‬ ‫عبر‬w ‫الطلبات‬ ‫تقديم‬ ‫يجب‬ ."na ARABIC " ‫والتطبيق‬ ‫كلمة‬ ‫اإلنجليزية‬ ‫باللغة‬ ‫اكتب‬312 ، muszą ‫المظروف‬ ‫ظهر‬ ‫على‬.nyc.gov/housingconnect .Drive Expressway Drive South. Medford, 11763 Ayisyien an papye, voye anvlòp ki gen adrès pou retounen li nan: Concern Housing Expressway South. Medford, NY 11763. Nan dèyè Wpisz słowo j. angielskim koperty. Wnioski posiadać stempel pocztowy lub zostać przesłane online nie 2023 ً anvlòp la, ekri mo “HATIAN CREOLE” an Anglè. Ou dwe remèt aplikasyon yo sou entènèt oswa ou dwe tenbre yo anvan dat novanm 14, ‫العربية‬ Concern Housing 312:‫إلى‬ ‫مظروفا‬ ، ‫والتطبيق "المطبوع‬ ‫باللغةاإلعالن‬ ‫العربية لهذا‬ ‫ترجمة‬ ‫لتلقي‬ ‫على‬Medford, ‫عبر اإلنترنت‬NY ‫طلب‬ ‫إرسال‬ . ‫بريدي قبل‬ ‫ ختم‬mo ‫“طريق‬HATIAN ‫اإلنترنت أو عن‬ ‫بالعنوان عبر‬ ‫الطلبات‬ ‫أرسليجب‬ ." ARABIC ‫ كلمة‬aplikasyon ‫اإلنجليزية‬ ‫اكتب‬ ، ‫باللغة‬ ‫المظروف‬ ‫ظهر‬ ‫على‬.nyc.gov/housingconnect .Expressway South. 11763 2023‫عبر‬ ،‫نوفمبر‬ 14 anvlòp la,Concern ekri CREOLE” an‫تقديم‬ Ou remèt sou entènèt oswa ou dwe tenbreDrive yo anvan dat novanm 14, ‫العربية‬ Housing 312 :‫إلى‬ ‫ا‬.ً‫ف‬Anglè. ‫مظرو‬ ، dwe ‫المطبوع‬ ‫باللغةاإلعالن‬ ‫لهذا‬yo ‫العربية‬ ‫ترجمة‬ ‫لتلقي‬ ‫على‬ ‫اإلنترنت‬ ‫طلب‬ ‫إرسال‬ . ‫قبل‬. ‫بريدي‬ ‫طريق ختم‬ ‫عن‬14 ‫اإلنترنت أو‬ ‫بالعنوان عبر‬ ‫الطلبات‬ ‫تقديم‬ ‫أرسليجب‬ ." ARABIC " ‫والتطبيق‬ ‫اإلنجليزية كلمة‬ ‫اكتب‬ ، ‫باللغة‬ ‫المظروف‬ ‫ظهر‬ ‫على‬.nyc.gov/housingconnect .Expressway Drive South. Medford, NY 11763 2023 później niż listopad 2023 2023‫عبر‬ ،‫نوفمبر‬ 14 2023 . ‫قبل‬. ‫بريدي‬ ‫طريق ختم‬Housing ‫اإلنترنت أو عن‬ ‫بالعنوان عبر‬ ‫تقديم الطلبات‬ ‫أرسليجب‬ ."ARABIC ‫اإلنجليزية كلمة‬ ‫ اكتب‬، ‫باللغة‬ ‫المظروف‬ ‫ظهر‬ ‫على‬.nyc.gov/housingconnect .Expressway Drive South. NY 11763 ‫العربية‬ Concern 312:‫إلى‬ ‫مظروفًا‬ ، ‫والتطبيق "المطبوع‬ ‫باللغةاإلعالن‬ ‫العربية لهذا‬ ‫ترجمة‬ ‫لتلقي‬ ‫على‬Medford, ‫اإلنترنت‬ ‫طلب‬ ‫إرسال‬ 2023 ،‫ نوفمبر‬14 Polskie Aby złożyć wniosek online, przejdź na stronę https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Aby uzyskać polskie tłumaczenieDrive tegoSouth. powiadomienia oraz . ‫قبل‬ ‫بريدي‬ ‫طريق ختم‬Housing ‫عن‬ ‫اإلنترنت أو‬ ‫بالعنوان عبر‬ ‫الطلبات‬ ‫تقديم‬ ‫يجب‬ ."ARABIC ‫اإلنجليزية كلمة‬ ‫باللغة‬ ‫اكتب‬ ، ‫باللغة‬ ‫المظروف‬ ‫ظهر‬ ‫على‬.nyc.gov/housingconnect .Expressway Medford, NY 11763 2023 ،‫نوفمبر‬ 14 ‫العربية‬ Concern 312 :‫إلى‬ ‫مظروفًا‬ ‫أرسل‬ ، ‫والتطبيق "المطبوع‬ ‫لهذا‬https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. ‫العربية‬ ‫ترجمة‬ ‫لتلقي‬ ‫على‬ ‫اإلنترنت‬ ‫عبر‬ ‫طلب‬ ‫إرسال‬ Pour déposer votre demande en ligne, rendez-vous sur‫اإلعالن‬ leConcern site Pourtego recevoir une traduction en français de cet Polskie Français Aby złożyć wniosek online, przejdź na stronę https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Aby uzyskać polskie tłumaczenie powiadomienia oraz wniosek w wersji wydrukowanej, wyślij kopertę z ." własnym Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, NY 11763. ‫العربية‬ Concern Housing 312 :‫إلى‬ ‫بالعنوان‬ ‫مظروفًا‬ ‫أرسل‬ ، ‫المطبوع‬adresem: ‫اإلعالن‬ ‫العربية لهذا‬ ‫ترجمة‬ ‫لتلقي‬ ‫على‬Medford, ‫اإلنترنت‬ ‫عبر‬ ‫طلب‬ ‫إرسال‬ . ‫قبل‬ ‫بريدي‬ ‫طريق ختم‬ ‫عن‬ ‫اإلنترنت أو‬ ‫عبر‬ ‫الطلبات‬ ‫تقديم‬ ‫يجب‬ ARABIC " ‫والتطبيق‬ ‫اإلنجليزية كلمة‬ ‫باللغة‬ ‫اكتب‬ ، ‫باللغة‬ ‫المظروف‬ ‫ظهر‬ ‫على‬.nyc.gov/housingconnect .Expressway Drive South. NY 11763 2023 ،‫نوفمبر‬ 14 Polskie Aby złożyć wniosek online, przejdź na stronę https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Aby uzyskać polskie tłumaczenie tego powiadomienia oraz avis ainsi qu’un dossier de demande papier, envoyez une enveloppe libellée à votre nom et votre adresse à l’adresse suivante : Concern wniosek w wersji wydrukowanej, wyślij kopertę z ." własnym adresem: Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, NY 11763. Wpisz słowo j. przejdź angielskim na odwrocie koperty. Wnioski muszą posiadać stempel pocztowy lub zostać przesłane online nie . ‫قبل‬ ‫بريدي‬ ‫„ختم‬POLISH” ‫طريق‬ ‫عن‬ ‫أو‬w‫اإلنترنت‬ ‫عبر‬ ‫الطلبات‬ ‫تقديم‬ ‫يجب‬ ARABIC " ‫كلمة‬ ‫اإلنجليزية‬ ‫اكتب باللغة‬ ، ‫المظروف‬ ‫ظهر‬ ‫على‬ .Expressway Drive South. Medford, NY 11763 2023 ،‫نوفمبر‬ 14doivent être Polskie Aby złożyć wniosek online, na stronę https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Aby uzyskać polskie tłumaczenie tego powiadomienia oraz wniosek wHousing wersji wydrukowanej, wyślij kopertę z własnym adresem: Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford,online NY 11763. 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, NY 11763. Inscrivez le mot « FRENCH » au dos de l’enveloppe. Les demandes Wpisz słowo „POLISH” w2023 j. angielskim na odwrocie koperty. Wnioski muszą posiadać stempel pocztowy lub zostać przesłane nie później niż 14 listopad . ،‫نوفمبر‬ 14 wniosek w wersji wydrukowanej, wyślij kopertę z własnym adresem: Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford,2023 NY 11763. Polskie Aby złożyć wniosek online, na stronę https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Aby uzyskać polskie tłumaczenie tegoprzesłane powiadomienia oraz Wpisz słowo „POLISH” w j. przejdź angielskim na odwrocie koperty. Wnioski Concern muszą posiadać stempel pocztowy lub zostać online nie parwla2023 soumises en ligne au adresem: plus tard le 14 novembre 2023, le cachet deDrive la poste faisant foi. online później niż 14„POLISH” listopad . ou Wpisz słowo j.poste angielskim na odwrocie koperty. Wnioski muszą posiadać stempel pocztowy lub zostać nie wniosek wenvoyées wersji wydrukowanej, kopertę z własnym Concern Housing 312 Expressway South. Medford, NY 11763. później niż 14 listopad 2023 . wyślij Polskie Aby złożyć wniosek online, przejdź na stronę https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Aby uzyskać polskie tłumaczenie tegoprzesłane powiadomienia oraz Français Pour déposer votre demande en ligne, rendez-vous sur le site https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Pourtłumaczenie recevoir une traduction en français Polskie Aby złożyć wniosek online, na stronę https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Aby uzyskać polskie tego powiadomienia oraz Wpisz słowo „POLISH” w2023 j. przejdź angielskim na odwrocie koperty. Wnioski muszą posiadać stempel pocztowy lub zostać przesłane nie de cet później niż 14 listopad . wyślij wniosek w wersji wydrukowanej, kopertę z własnym adresem: Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford,online NY 11763. Français বাাংলা avis Pour déposer votre demande en wyślij ligne, rendez-vous sur le enveloppe site https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Pour recevoir une traduction en NY français de cet এই টিকানায় ainsi qu’un dossier de demande papier, envoyez une libellée à votre nom et votre adresse à l’adresse suivante : Concern wniosek w wersji wydrukowanej, kopertę z własnym adresem: Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, 11763. অনলাইনন আনেদন করনে, অনু গ্র হ কনর https://nyc.gov/housingconnect এ যান। এই বেজ্ঞবির বাাংলা অনু ে াদ এেং আনেদনটি ছাপাননাভানে পপনে później niż 14„POLISH” listopad . ligne, na Wpiszdéposer słowo w2023 j. angielskim odwrocie koperty. Wnioski muszą posiadać stempel pocztowy lub zostać przesłane nie de Français Pour votre demande en rendez-vous sur le enveloppe site https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Pour recevoir une traduction enonline français cet avis ainsi qu’un dossier de demande papier, envoyez une libellée à votre nom et votre adresse à l’adresse suivante : Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, NY 11763. Inscrivez le mot « FRENCH » au dos de l’enveloppe. Les demandes doivent être Wpisz słowo w j. demande angielskim na odwrocie koperty. Wnioski muszą posiadać stempel pocztowy lub zostać przesłane online nie de Français Pour déposer votre demande en ligne, rendez-vous sur le enveloppe site https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Pour recevoir une traduction français cet avis ainsi qu’un dossier de papier, envoyez une votre NY nom et adresse à “BENGALI” l’adresse suivante : Concern później niż 14„POLISH” 2023 . পািান: একটি স্ব-সম্বাধিত খাম Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drivelibellée Medford, 11763.। খানের শব্দটিen ইংনরজিনে ন। Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, NY 11763. Inscrivez leSouth. mot «à FRENCH »de auvotre de বপছনন l’enveloppe. doiventবলখু être envoyées par lalistopad poste ou soumises en ligne au plus tard leenveloppe 14 novembre 2023, le cachet lados poste faisant foi. Les demandes później niż 14 listopad 2023 . avis ainsi qu’un dossier de demande papier, envoyez une libellée à votre nom et votre adresse à l’adresse suivante : Concern Français Pour déposer votre demande enSouth. ligne, rendez-vous le site https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Pour une traduction en français de cet Housing 312 Drive NY sur 11763. Inscrivez le mot « FRENCH aulados derecevoir l’enveloppe. envoyées parExpressway la poste ou soumises en Medford, ligne au plus tard le 14 novembre 2023, le cachet»de poste faisant foi. Les demandes doivent être Housing 312 Drive Medford, NY 11763. Inscrivez le mot «à FRENCH »de auvotre de l’enveloppe. Les demandes doiventde être avis qu’un desoumises demande papier, envoyez une libellée votre nom et adresse à l’adresse suivante : Concern envoyées parExpressway la dossier poste ou en ligne 14, au plus tard 14 novembre 2023, leহনে cachet lados poste faisant foi. অ্যাধিম্েশনগুধল অ্বশযই নভেম্বর 2023 এর েনযে প াস্টমােক করনে বা অ্নলাইম্ন জমা ধিম্ত হম্ব।� Français Pourainsi déposer votre demande enSouth. ligne, rendez-vous sur leleenveloppe site https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Pour recevoir une traduction en français cet বাাংলা অনলাইনন আনেদন করনে, অনু গ্র হSouth. কনর https://nyc.gov/housingconnect এ যান। এই বেজ্ঞবির বাাংলা অনু েla াদ এেং আনেদনটি ছাপাননাভানে পপনে এই টিকানায় Français Pour déposer votre demande en ligne, rendez-vous sur le site https://nyc.gov/housingconnect. Pour recevoir une traduction en français de cet envoyées par la poste ou soumises en ligne au plus tard le 14 novembre 2023, le cachet de poste faisant foi. Housing 312 Expressway Drive Medford, NY 11763. Inscrivez le mot « FRENCH » au dos de l’enveloppe. Les demandes doivent être avis ainsi qu’un dossier de demande papier, envoyez une enveloppe libellée à votre nom et votre adresse à l’adresse suivante : Concern বাাংলা অনলাইনন আনেদন করনে, গ্রহ কনর https://nyc.gov/housingconnect এnovembre যান। এই বেজ্ঞবির অনু েvotre াদ poste এেং আনেদনটি ছাপাননাভানে পপনে এই টিকানায় avis ainsi qu’un deঅনু demande papier, envoyez une libellée votre nom et adresse à l’adresse suivante envoyées parExpressway la dossier poste ou soumises en ligne plus tard leenveloppe 14 2023, le বাাংলা cachet de faisant foi. একটি স্ব-সম্বাধিত খাম পািান: Concern Housing 312au Expressway Drive South. Medford, NY 11763.। খানের বপছনন “BENGALI” শব্দটি ইংনরজিনে বলখু ন:।Concern Housing 312 Drive Medford, NY 11763. Inscrivez le mot «à FRENCH » au dos deআনেদনটি l’enveloppe. Les demandes doivent বাাংলা আনেদন করনে, অনু গ্রহSouth. কনর https://nyc.gov/housingconnect এ যান। এই বেজ্ঞবির বাাংলা অনু েla াদ এেং ছাপাননাভানে পপনে এই টিকানায় ‫ اردو‬অনলাইনন ‫موصول‬ ‫درخواست‬ ‫شدہ‬ ‫پرنٹ‬ ‫ اور‬Expressway ‫ترجمہ‬ ‫زبان‬South. ‫اردو‬ ‫نوٹس کا‬ ‫اس‬ ‫ پر‬https://n yc.gov/housingconnect ‫کرم‬ ‫برا ِہ‬ ‫کے‬être ‫آن الئن اپالئی کرنے‬ একটি স্ব-সম্বাধিত খাম পািান: Concern Housing 312 Drive Medford, NY 11763.। খানের বপছনন “BENGALI” শব্দটি ইংনরজিনে বলখু ন।،‫لیے‬ Housing 312 Drive Medford, NY‫میں‬ 11763. Inscrivez le mot « ‫جائیں۔‬ FRENCH » au dos deআনেদনটি l’enveloppe. Les demandes doivent être বাাংলা অনলাইনন আনেদন করনে, অনু গ্রহSouth. কনর এnovembre যান। এই বেজ্ঞবির অনু ে াদ এেং ছাপাননাভানে পপনে এই টিকানায় envoyées parExpressway la poste ouনভেম্বর soumises enhttps://nyc.gov/housingconnect ligne au plus tard le South. 14 2023, le বাাংলা cachet de la poste faisant foi. অ্যাধিম্েশনগুধল অ্বশযই 14, 2023 এর েনযে প াস্টমােক করনে হনে বা অ্নলাইম্ন জমা ধিম্ত হম্ব।� একটি স্ব-সম্বাধিত খাম পািান: Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive Medford, NY 11763.। খানের বপছনন “BENGALI” শব্দটি ইংনরজিনে বলখু ন । ‫پشت‬ ‫کی‬ ‫لفافے‬ ‫بھیجیں۔‬ ‫پر‬https://nyc.gov/housingconnect Concern Housing 312 Expressway DriveleSouth. Medford, NY 11763foi. :‫لفافہ‬ ‫حامل ایک‬ ‫پتے کا‬ ‫ اپنے ذاتی‬،‫کرنے کے لیے‬ envoyées ‫پر‬ par la poste ouনভেম্বর soumises en ligne au েনযে plus tard le 14এ novembre 2023, cachet deে la poste faisant বাাংলা অনলাইনন আনেদন করনে, অনু গ্র হ কনর যান। এই বেজ্ঞবির বাাংলা অনু াদ এেং আনেদনটি ছাপাননাভানে পপনে এই টিকানায় অ্যাধিম্েশনগুধল অ্বশযই 14, 2023 এর প াস্টমােক করনে হনে বা অ্নলাইম্ন জমা ধিম্ত হম্ব।� একটি স্ব-সম্বাধিত খাম পািান: Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, NY 11763.। খানের বপছনন “BENGALI” শব্দটি ইংনরজিনে বলখুন। অ্যাধিম্েশনগুধল অ্বশযই নভেম্বর 14, 2023 এর েনযে প াস্টমােক করনে হনে বা অ্নলাইম্ন জমা ধিম্ত হম্ব।� ‫الزم‬ ‫جانا‬ ‫کرایا‬ ‫نہ‬অনু ‫جمع‬ ‫ترجمہالئن‬ ‫آن‬https://nyc.gov/housingconnect ‫سے‬ ‫تاخیر‬ ‫سے زیادہ‬ 2023 ،‫نومبر‬ 1411763.। ‫ہونا یا‬বাাংলা ‫کردہ‬ ‫مارک‬ ‫کے لیے‬ ‫درخواستوں‬ ‫کریں۔‬ ‫تحریر‬ ‫میں‬ ‫" انگریزی‬URDU" ‫لفظ‬ বাাংলা অনলাইনন আনেদন করনে, গ্রহ এ যান। এইNY বেজ্ঞবির অনু োদ‫پوسٹ‬ এেং আনেদনটি পপনে টিকানায় একটি স্ব-সম্বাধিত খাম পািান: Concern Housing 312এর Expressway South. Medford, খানের বপছনন “BENGALI” শব্দটি বলখু ন ।এই ‫اردو‬ ‫موصول‬ ‫درخواست‬ ‫شدہ‬নভেম্বর ‫پرنٹ‬ ‫اور‬কনর ‫میں‬ ‫زبان‬ ‫اردو‬প ‫کا‬Drive ‫نوٹس‬ ‫اس‬ ‫جائیں۔‬ ‫پر‬বাhttps://n yc.gov/housingconnect ‫کرم‬ছাপাননাভানে ‫ ِہ‬ইংনরজিনে ‫ برا‬،‫کے لیے‬ ‫کرنے‬ ‫اپالئی‬ ‫آن الئن‬ অ্যাধিম্েশনগুধল অ্বশযই 14, 2023 েনযে াস্টমােক করনে হনেবেজ্ঞবির অ্নলাইম্ন জমা ধিম্ত হম্ব।� বাাংলা অনলাইনন আনেদন করনে, অনু গ্রহ কনর https://nyc.gov/housingconnect এ যান। এই বাাংলা অনুে াদ এেং আনেদনটি ছাপাননাভানে পপনে এই টিকানায় ‫اردو‬ ‫موصول‬ ‫شدہ‬নভেম্বর ‫پرنٹ‬ ‫اور‬14, ‫ترجمہ‬ ‫میں‬ ‫زبان‬ ‫اردو‬ ‫کا‬Drive ‫نوٹس‬ ‫اس‬ ‫جائیں۔‬ ‫پر‬বাhttps://n yc.gov/housingconnect ‫ ِہ کرم‬ইংনরজিনে ‫پتے برا‬ ،‫ذاتیلیے‬ ‫کے‬ ‫کرنے‬ ‫اپالئی‬ ‫آن‬ ‫ہے۔‬ একটি স্ব-সম্বাধিত খাম পািান: Housing 312এর Expressway South. Medford, NY 11763.। খানের বপছনন বলখু ন। ،‫لیے‬ ‫پشت پر‬ ‫درخواستکی‬ ‫لفافے‬ ‫بھیجیں۔‬ ‫پر‬Concern Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, NY 11763 :‫ایک لفافہ‬শব্দটি ‫حامل‬ ‫کا‬ ‫اپنے‬ ‫الئنکے‬ ‫کرنے‬ অ্যাধিম্েশনগুধল অ্বশযই 2023 েনযে াস্টমােক করনে হনে অ্নলাইম্ন জমা ধিম্ত“BENGALI” হম্ব।� ‫اردو‬ ‫موصول‬ ‫درخواست‬ ‫پرنٹ شدہ‬ ‫ترجمہ اور‬ ‫میں‬ ‫زبان‬ ‫اردو‬প ‫کا‬Drive ‫نوٹس‬ ‫اس‬ ‫جائیں۔‬ ‫ پر‬https://n yc.gov/housingconnect ‫ ِہ کرم‬ইংনরজিনে ‫ برا‬،‫کے لیے‬ ‫کرنے‬ ‫آن الئن اپالئی‬ একটি স্ব-সম্বাধিত খাম পািান: Concern Housing 312 Expressway South. Medford, NY 11763.। খানের বপছনন “BENGALI” শব্দটি বলখু ন। ،‫لیے‬ ‫پر‬ ‫پشت‬ ‫کی‬ ‫لفافے‬ ‫بھیجیں۔‬ ‫پر‬ Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, NY 11763 :‫لفافہ‬ ‫ایک‬ ‫حامل‬ ‫کا‬ ‫پتے‬ ‫ذاتی‬ ‫اپنے‬ ‫کے‬ ‫کیجانا‬ ‫کرایا‬ ‫جمع نہ‬ ‫الئن‬নভেম্বর ‫آن‬ ‫تاخیر‬ ‫زیادہ‬ 2023 ‫یا‬ ‫ہونا‬ ‫کردہ‬ ‫مارک‬ ‫پوسٹ‬ ‫لیے‬ ‫ کے‬হম্ব।� ‫درخواستوں‬ ‫کریں۔‬ ‫تحریر‬ "URDU "‫کرنے‬ ‫لفظ‬ অ্যাধিম্েশনগুধল অ্বশযই 2023 এর েনযে প ‫کا‬،‫نومبر‬ াস্টমােক করনে হনে অ্নলাইম্ন জমা ধিম্ত ‫اردو‬ ‫موصول‬ ‫درخواست‬ ‫شدہ‬ ‫پرنٹ‬ ‫اور‬14, ‫ترجمہ‬ ‫سےمیں‬ ‫زبان‬ ‫اردو‬ ‫نوٹس‬14 ‫اس‬ ‫جائیں۔‬ ‫پر‬বাhttps://n yc.gov/housingconnect ‫کرم‬ ‫کا ِہ‬ ‫برا‬ ،‫میںلیے‬ ‫انگریزیکے‬ ‫کرنے‬،‫لیے‬ ‫اپالئی‬ ‫آن‬ ‫الزمپر‬ ‫پشت‬ ‫لفافے‬ ‫بھیجیں۔‬ ‫سے پر‬ Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, NY 11763 :‫لفافہ‬ ‫حامل ایک‬ ‫پتے‬ ‫ذاتی‬ ‫اپنے‬ ‫الئنکے‬ ‫کرنے‬ ‫الزم‬ ‫جانا‬ ‫کرایا‬ ‫نہ‬ ‫جمع‬ ‫الئن‬ ‫آن‬ ‫سے‬ ‫تاخیر‬ ‫زیادہ‬ ‫سے‬ 2023 ،‫نومبر‬ 14 ‫یا‬ ‫ہونا‬ ‫کردہ‬ ‫مارک‬ ‫پوسٹ‬ ‫لیے‬ ‫کے‬ ‫درخواستوں‬ ‫کریں۔‬ ‫تحریر‬ ‫میں‬ ‫انگریزی‬ " URDU " ‫لفظ‬ অ্যাধিম্েশনগুধল অ্বশযই নভেম্বর 14, 2023 এর েনযে প াস্টমােক করনে হনে বা অ্নলাইম্ন জমা ধিম্ত হম্ব।� ‫اردو‬ ‫موصول‬ ‫درخواست‬ ‫شدہ‬ ‫پرنٹ‬ ‫تاخیراور‬ ‫ترجمہ‬ ‫سےمیں‬ ‫زبان‬ ‫اردو‬ ‫کا‬،‫نومبر‬ ‫نوٹس‬14 ‫جائیں۔‬ ‫ پر‬https://n yc.gov/housingconnect ‫کرم‬ ‫کا ِہ‬ ‫برا‬ ،‫میںلیے‬ ‫انگریزیکے‬ ‫کرنے‬،‫لیے‬ ‫اپالئی‬ ‫آن‬ ‫ہے۔‬ ‫الزمپر‬ ‫پشت‬ ‫لفافے‬ ‫بھیجیں۔‬ ‫سے پر‬ Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, NY‫لیے‬ 11763 ‫حامل‬ ‫پتے‬ ‫ذاتی‬ ‫اپنے‬ ‫الئنکے‬ ‫کیجانا‬ ‫کرایا‬ ‫جمع نہ‬ ‫آن الئن‬ ‫زیادہ‬ 2023 ‫یا‬ ‫ہونا‬ ‫کردہ‬ ‫مارک‬ ‫پوسٹ‬ ‫ کے‬:‫لفافہ‬ ‫درخواستوں‬ ‫کریں۔‬ ‫تحریر‬ "URDU "‫کرنے‬ ‫لفظ‬ Mayor Eric Adams •‫اس‬ HPD Commissioner Adolfo Carrion Jr ‫ایک‬ ‫ہے۔‬ ‫الزمپر‬ ‫پشت‬ ‫لفافے‬ ‫بھیجیں۔‬ ‫سے پر‬ Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, NY‫لیے‬ 11763 ‫حامل ایک‬ ‫پتے‬ ‫ذاتی‬ ‫اپنے‬ ‫الئنکے‬ ‫اردو‬ ‫موصول‬ ‫درخواست‬ ‫شدہ‬ ‫پرنٹ‬ ‫تاخیراور‬ ‫ترجمہ‬ ‫سےمیں‬ ‫زبان‬ ‫اردو‬ ‫نوٹس‬14 ‫اس‬ ‫جائیں۔‬ ‫ پر‬https://n yc.gov/housingconnect ‫کرم‬ ‫کا ِہ‬ ‫برا‬ ،‫میںلیے‬ ‫انگریزیکے‬ ‫کرنے‬،‫لیے‬ ‫اپالئی‬ ‫آن‬ ‫کیجانا‬ ‫کرایا‬ ‫جمع نہ‬ ‫آن الئن‬ ‫زیادہ‬ 2023 ،‫نومبر‬ ‫یا‬ ‫ہونا‬ ‫کردہ‬ ‫مارک‬ ‫پوسٹ‬ ‫ کے‬:‫لفافہ‬ ‫درخواستوں‬ ‫کریں۔‬ ‫تحریر‬ "URDU "‫کرنے‬ ‫لفظ‬ ‫ہے۔‬ Mayor Eric Adams • ‫کا‬ HPD Adolfo Carrion Jr ‫حامل ایک‬ ‫اردو‬ ‫موصول‬ ‫درخواست‬ ‫شدہ‬ ‫پرنٹ‬ ‫تاخیراور‬ ‫ترجمہ‬ ‫میں‬ ‫زبان‬ ‫اردو‬ ‫کا‬ ‫نوٹس‬Commissioner ‫اس‬ ‫جائیں۔‬ ‫ پر‬https://n yc.gov/housingconnect ‫کرم‬ ‫کا ِہ‬ ‫برا‬ ،‫میںلیے‬ ‫انگریزیکے‬ ‫کرنے‬،‫لیے‬ ‫اپالئی‬ ‫آن‬ ‫الزمپر‬ ‫پشت‬ ‫لفافے‬ ‫بھیجیں۔‬ ‫سے پر‬ Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, NYJr 11763 ‫پتے‬ ‫ذاتی‬ ‫اپنے‬ ‫الئنکے‬ ‫کیجانا‬ ‫کرایا‬ ‫جمع نہ‬ ‫آن الئن‬ ‫زیادہ‬ ‫سے‬ 2023 ،‫نومبر‬ 14 ‫یا‬ ‫ہونا‬ ‫کردہ‬ ‫مارک‬ ‫پوسٹ‬ ‫لیے‬ ‫ کے‬:‫لفافہ‬ ‫درخواستوں‬ ‫کریں۔‬ ‫تحریر‬ "URDU "‫کرنے‬ ‫لفظ‬ ‫ہے۔‬ Mayor Eric Adams • HPD Commissioner Adolfo Carrion ‫الزمپر‬ ‫پشت‬ ‫کی‬ ‫لفافے‬ ‫بھیجیں۔‬ ‫پر‬ Concern Housing 312 Expressway Drive South. Medford, NY 11763 :‫لفافہ‬ ‫ایک‬ ‫حامل‬ ‫کا‬ ‫پتے‬ ‫ذاتی‬ ‫اپنے‬ ،‫لیے‬ ‫کے‬ ‫کرنے‬ ‫سے آن الئن جمع نہ کرایا جانا‬ ‫تاخیر‬ ‫زیادہ‬ ‫ سے‬2023 ،‫نومبر‬ 14 ‫کردہ ہونا یا‬ ‫مارک‬ ‫ پوسٹ‬Jr ‫" انگریزی میں تحریر کریں۔ درخواستوں کے لیے‬URDU" ‫لفظ‬ ‫ہے۔‬ Mayor Eric Adams • HPD Commissioner Adolfo Carrion Mayor Eric Adams • HPD Commissioner Adolfo Carrion ‫سے آن الئن جمع نہ کرایا جانا الزم‬ ‫تاخیر‬ ‫زیادہ‬ ‫ سے‬2023 ،‫نومبر‬ 14 ‫کردہ ہونا یا‬ ‫مارک‬ ‫ پوسٹ‬Jr ‫" انگریزی میں تحریر کریں۔ درخواستوں کے لیے‬URDU" ‫لفظ‬ ‫ہے۔‬ Mayor Eric Adams • HPD Commissioner Adolfo Carrion Jr ‫ہے۔‬

Mayor Eric Adams • HPD Commissioner Adolfo Carrion Jr

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Health Factcheck: False—Only elderly people get Long COVID By HEATHER M. BUTTS, JD, MPH, MA Special to the AmNews Reports about Long COVID began to emerge from the very early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to COVID.gov, “anecdotal reports from patients started to emerge that previously healthy individuals were experiencing lingering symptoms and were not fully recovering from an infection with SARS-CoV-2. These patients started to refer to themselves as ‘Long Haulers,’ and they coined the term ‘Long COVID.’” The AmNews interviewed Lindsay McAlpine, MD, director of the Yale NeuroCOVID Clinic. When asked about the myth regarding only the elderly getting Long COVID, McAlpine stated, “I mean that's totally untrue…that's a big myth…the original strain of COVID had no boundaries. There were 25 year olds in the ICU dying. Long COVID…doesn’t discrimi-

Claim: Only elderly people contract Long COVID Factcheck: False. Not only is the myth that only elderly people get Long COVID false, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), “[o]lder adults are less likely to have Long COVID than younger adults. Nearly three times as many adults ages 50–59 currently have Long COVID than those age 80 and older.” nate based on age or ethnicity… everybody can get Long COVID and really we don’t know why it’s some people and not others. We don’t know that yet.” Long COVID has been covered extensively in the AmNews. The World Health Organization defines Long COVID (also referred to as Post-COVID-19) as a condition that “occurs in individuals with a history of probable or confirmed SARS CoV-2 infection,

usually 3 months from the onset of COVID-19 with symptoms… that last for at least 2 months and cannot be explained by an alternative diagnosis. Common symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, cognitive dysfunction, but also others and generally have an impact on everyday functioning. Symptoms may be new onset [after] initial recovery from an acute COVID-19 episode or persist from the initial illness.”

As reported by the CDC, the risk of getting very ill from COVID-19 increases with age, as does the need to be hospitalized, put on a ventilator, or admitted into an intensive care unit. Death rates for older adults over the age of 65 and suffering from COVID are also the highest, with 858,323 of the 1,134,641 COVID deaths being individuals 65 years and older, according to Statista.

Not just the boomers With mounting evidence that Long COVID was affecting more and more people, myths began to form that the elderly were the main, if not the sole, population suffering from that condition, much like how they bore See HEALTH on page 27

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HopeBoykinDance springs eternal By ZITA ALLEN Special to the AmNews

Hope Boykin in “States of Hope” (Photos courtesy of HopeBoykinDance)

Hope Boykin, the phenomenally charismatic dancer had her breakout stint with Joan Myers Brown’s PHILADANCO and 20 years with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (AAADT), where she commanded the stage and captivated critics and audiences alike with her flawless fluidity and mesmerizing musicality. Boykin is now bringing her company, HopeBoykinDance, to The Joyce Theater. From October 17-22, this talented choreographer, director, and award-winning dancer, will launch the world premiere of “States of Hope,” a carefully crafted dance memoir that she says is a “fully-scripted, evening-length fusion of theater and dance.” The work is performed by eight dancer-actors, with Boykin as narrator, and brings this gifted artist’s unique movement-language to life with the help of a score by composer jazz percussionist Ali Jackson. Boykin’s impressive resume also includes performances with Dwight Rhoden’s Complexions, choreographing for numerous companies, including PHILADANCO!, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, BalletX, ABT Studio Company, Philadelphia Ballet, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. She also created three works for the AAADT, choreographed and codirected for off-Broadway and regional theater, and garnered much acclaim with her virtual work for Carolina Performing Arts, Guggenheim Works & Process Virtual Commissions initiative, and the National Black Theatre. In addition, she was the advisor for the Howard University Department of Dance for their 2021 spring semester. Even COVID did not slow her down. While the world was on lockdown, Boykin won a grant from the Mellon Foundation for her own COVID-safe residency #BoykinBubble and in the fall of 2021 premiered a full evening of her choreography, “An Evening of Hope” at 92nd Street Y to much acclaim. In 2022, she brought Jacqueline Woodson’s children’s book The Other Side to the stage for the Kennedy Center’s Family Theater, and choreographed the Kennedy Center’s 50th Anniversary Celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s “MASS,” originally choreographed by Alvin Ailey himself. Today, Boykin is the Kennedy Center’s artistic advisor for dance education and artistic lead for the Kennedy Center Dance Lab. She’s also a 2022-23 Fellow of The Center for Ballet and the Arts and has released “Beauty Size & Color,” a short film commenting on what has changed in the first twenty years of the 21st century on PBS.org, which was nominated for a 2023 NY Emmy Award.

The October 2023 debut of “States of Hope” at the Joyce is clearly the latest artistic milestone in an impressive career. As a self-reflective memoir, it reveals Boykin’s willingness to share her lived experience, offering not only a window to her soul but prompting audiences to engage introspectively with the work themselves. Boykin says the dancers reflect seven states of Hope -- the Determined, the Cynical, the Daughter of Job, the Angry, the Conformist, the Convinced, and the Word. As “Hope” it’s autobiographical, but as “hope” it’s universal. The characters’ names are symbolic and recognizable, for instance, “The Convinced,” she says, “is the preacher, a scripture slinger. I grew up in the church, where

everything was ‘In Jesus’ name’ and ‘To God be the Glory,’ so he comes off really strong ‘cause he’s constantly correcting.” “All of those states are slivers or parts of me, and each needs the others to survive,” Boykin says, highlighting the question at the heart of the work. “Since they all live inside me, how do we move forward?” she asks of these seemingly warring tendencies. Answering her own question, Boykin adds, “The only way for me to move forward is for each of those parts of me to trust each other.” Call it the portrait of the artist as a Black woman. Boykin counts herself lucky to have learned from an amazing group of friends that includes AAADT Artistic Direc-

tor Emerita Judith Jamison, former Ailey dancers Sarita Allen, Sylvia Waters, and former Associate Director Mary Barnett, and current Associate Director Matthew Rushing, among others. Then there are the lessons learned about the impact of movement and stillness from the iconic repertory she has performed. “The works that have influenced me have been dancetheater works, like Alvin Ailey’s ‘Revelations’ and ‘Masekela Language,’ (a work created during the international struggle against South Africa’s Apartheid regime),” she says. “I had two parts in “Masekela.” There was no speaking but there was stillness where you allowed the audience to see who you were.” She also mentions Ulysses Dove’s “Urban Folk Dance,” a riveting portrayal of embattled relationships. Boykin says performing works like those and other inspiring and invigorating experiences helped her find her own voice. “I tell people, ‘OK here comes Kyle (Abraham). Or, we’re going to Dwight (Rhoden) this or here comes the Ulysses (Dove), or we’re going to push up an Ailey.” Hers is the creative transparency of an artist comfortable in her skin who speaks her unique truth while also acknowledging those on whose shoulders she stands. “My mother, a retired educator who was a principal in North Carolina once told me, ‘You know Ms. Jamison is making it and doing it so that you will have something to follow. You realize that you’re reading the book that they’re writing as they go along.’” That is a fact that is not lost on Hope Boykin as she prepares for the Joyce Theater debut of “States of Hope” “All of those ingredients are inside of me,” says Boykin acknowledging the creative encounters embodied in her own distinctly different voice and vision that audiences will witness at the Joyce this month. Noting the collaborative nature of her creative process, Boykin says that list also includes the amazing dancer-actor-artists who will help bring “States of Hope” to life—Jessica Pinkett, Fana Minea Tesfagiorgis, Bahiyah Hibah Sayyed, Martina Viadana, Terri Ayanna Wright, Lauren Rothert, Davon Rashawn, Nina Gumbs, and Amina Lydia Vargas. Boykin says working with such talent involves maintaining a delicate balance that allows them the freedom to develop their characters. Now in the run-up to the Joyce performance, Boykin is engrossed in finetuning the production while managing preperformance jitters and wondering how it will be received. Taking a breath, she pauses and says, “It’s already a success because I have the perfect group of artists around me.”

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Dance Calendar October 2023 By CHARMAINE PATRICIA WARREN Special to AmNews This month’s packed dance calendar begins with Harlem Stage’s 40th anniversary celebration with acclaimed series E-Moves. From October 13-14, Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, known for melding traditional African and AfroCuban dance with contemporary choreography and spoken word, returns to Harlem Stage with the reprise of “Palo y Machete,” an excerpt of the eveninglength work “One Shot.” Also on the program is the duet “March,” set to a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as well as “Upside Down,” which reflects on the impetus that drives individuals towards their destiny. Brown has invited emerging choreographer and Harlem resident Joya Powell, who will present “Hair Ties,” “a multidisciplinary, dance-theater piece inspired by America’s fear of Black power and beauty,” according to the release. For more information visit https://www.harlemstage.org/eventslist/2023/10/13/ronaldkbrown-evidence ALSO THIS MONTH: Oct. 10-15: Malpaso Dance Company returns to the Joyce for their 8th appearance with the New York premiere of “A Dancing Island,” by artistic director Osnel Delgado set to a new score performed live by musicians from Cuba and the United States. Also on the program will be New York premieres by Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie and by Malpaso cofounder Daileidys Carrazana, who will perform “The Last Song.” For more information visit https://www.joyce.org/ performances/malpaso-dance-company Oct. 12-15: DELIRIOUS Dances/Edisa Weeks and 651ARTS will present “3 RITES: Life, Liberty, Happiness,” a trilogy featuring three interactive performance rituals that integrate dance, live music, text, visual installations, community discussions, and shared meals to interrogate why life, liberty and happiness were included as unalienable rights in the United States Declaration of Independence. For the premiere of “3 RITES: Liberty” the second installment invites audiences to engage in a powerful exploration of our past and present that challenges us to undo systematically racist structures and examine our collective and individual experiences within them. Performances take place at the Mark O’Donnell Theater. For more information visit https://www. eventbrite.com/e/3-rites-life-tickets704571370937?aff=odeimcmailchimp Oct. 17-22: In their Joyce debut, HopeBoykinDance will premiere “States Of Hope,” an evening-length performance where Boykin shares experiences and insights of self-discovery, reshaping, and renewal—a dance memoir of sorts. For more

Ronald K Brown EVIDENCE

information visit https://www.joyce.org/ performances/hopeboykindance Oct. 19-21: South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma’s Broken Chord makes its US premiere as part of BAM’s Next Wave. Broken Chord reimagines the 19th-century South African choir’s journey through North America and England using traditional Xhosa and contemporary dance. This production marks Maqoma’s farewell as a dancer and delves into complex themes of colonialism and racism, creating a unique blend of movement and storytelling. For more information visit https://www. bam.org/broken-chord Oct. 19-21: Antonio Ramos and the Gangbangers brings CEREMONIA, “a mixtape extravaganza of cultural misappropriation and reappropriation,” according to the release, to the Playhouse at Abrons Arts Center. For more information visit https://www.abronsartscenter.org/programs/ceremonia

Oct. 24-Nov. 5: The Tokyo-based company Sankai Juku which offers contemporary Butoh creations, returns to the Joyce with KŌSAr, a compilation of reimagined excerpts from the company’s repertoire. For more information visit https://www.joyce.org/performances/ sankai-juku Oct. 26–28: At Performance Space, mayfield brooks brings “Wail•Fall•Whale•Fall,” their interdisciplinary dance methodology Improvising While Black (IWB), which explores the decomposed matter of Black life and engages in dance improvisation, disorientation, dissent, and ancestral healing. “Wail Room,” an installation, is also part of the brooks’ events. For more information visit https://performancespacenewyork.org/shows/wailfallwhalefall/ Oct. 28: At Danspace Project as part of the DraftWork series, Wendell Gray II and Anna Sperber will offer worksin-development followed by a con-

versation with the DraftWork curator Ishmael Houston-Jones. This event is free with RSVP. For more information visit https://danspaceproject.org/calendar/draftwork2-fall2023/ Oct. 29: As part of the Works & Process series at the Guggenheim Museum, Dance Theatre of Harlem’s (DTH) new Artistic Director Robert Garland celebrates the DTH diaspora with a program that celebrates the company’s multifaceted founder Arthur Mitchell. Four DTH alums—Dionne Figgins, director of Eliot Feld’s Ballet Tech; Alicia Graf Mack, director of Juilliard School’s dance division; Tai Jimenez, director of Dance Theatre of Harlem School; and Melanie Person, co-director of The Ailey School and director of Ailey/Fordham BFA—will coach DTH company dancers and participate in discussions moderated by Garland that explore how their time at DTH resonates in their work. For more information visit https://www.guggenheim. org/search?s=DTH&page=1

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Incredible new books on Black Woman(ism) By JORDANNAH ELIZABETH Special to the AmNews

issue, making a compelling case for the urgent need to rectify this historical erasure.

There is never a moment in history where celebrating and exploring the boundless realms of life, experience, and unique perspectives of Black women isn’t relevant. “Black Women Taught Us” and “The New Black Woman” are books that reveal the intelligence, grace, and unbridled potential for healing in Black women. As a portion of American culture and the globe that is overlooked and underserved, Black women continue to emerge and ascend any social, cultural, and spiritual hurdles we may face. “Black Women Taught Us” by Jenn M. Jackson (Penguin Random House) The 11 original essays in “Black Women Taught Us” showcase an unparalleled historical acuity, shedding light on the intellectual and political work of Black women from various time periods and backgrounds. From the indomitable spirit of Harriet Jacobs and the fearless activism of Ida B. Wells to the groundbreaking work of the Combahee River Collec-

tive and the eloquent writings of Audre Lorde, this book paints a vivid portrait of Black women who have been at the forefront of liberation movements for generations. One of the book’s central ques-

tions is why the contributions of Black women have been systematically marginalized and their stories relegated to the shadows of history. Jackson does not shy away from critiquing soci-

New inspiring Black novels By JORDANNAH ELIZABETH Special to the AmNews

Family Planning Clinic with the noble intention of helping women shape their destinies and make choices for their lives and bodies. Little does she know that her first week on the job will lead her to a life-altering encounter with the Williams sisters, Erica and India, 11 and 13 years old. The shocking revelation that the girls are being forced on to birth control due to their poverty and race sets the stage for a harrowing tale of injustice and the resilience of the human spirit.

The powerful new novels “Bitter” by Akwaeke Emezi and “Take My Hand” by Dolen Perkins-Valdez are distinct novels in their narratives, yet share a common thread of addressing the impact of societal injustices and the individuals who rise and move through seemingly insurmountable challenges to confront them. Stories that reflect the resilience of Black characters as a reflection of the strength of our incredible “Bitter” by Akwaeke Emezi communities are portals of truth that will National Book Award finalist, Akwaeke never grow old—yet continue to be unwav- Emezi, returns with “Bitter,” a powerful comering in their strength to inspire. panion novel to their acclaimed work, “Pet.” In this deep exploration of youth, social rev“Take My Hand” by Dolen Perkins-Valdez olution, and art, Emezi transports readers to Dolen Perkins-Valdez, renowned for her the town of Lucille, a place mired in darkness evocative storytelling, shares her literary and injustice, where the young generation is prowess for historical fiction with “Take My determined to challenge the status quo. The Hand.” Inspired by true events, this searing portrayal of Lucille before the revolution is a and compassionate novel is a poignant ex- stark and vivid depiction of a world where a ploration of injustice, accountability, and few ruling elites control the destinies of the redemption set against the backdrop of many. The setting serves as a stark contrast post-segregation Alabama in 1973. The story to the burgeoning spirit of rebellion among revolves around Civil Townsend, a young the young people of Lucille. Emezi eloquentBlack nurse fresh out of nursing school, ly portrays the frustration and determination who is determined to make a difference in of a generation that refuses to accept the opher community. She joins the Montgomery pressive norms imposed upon them.

ety’s collective failure to recognize and celebrate the pivotal role of Black women in shaping our understanding of justice and equity. Jackson skillfully navigates the complexities of this

“The New Black Woman: Loves Herself, Has Boundaries, and Heals Every Day” by Marita Golden (Mango Publishing) “The New Black Woman…” encourages women to embark on a journey of self-awareness and self-love. Golden delves deep into the importance of understanding oneself and offers a range of tools and practices, including meditation, silence, prayer, affirmations, and reflections, to help readers foster internal trust and confidence. In a world that often prioritizes external validation, Golden’s emphasis on self-acceptance is a refreshing and much-needed perspective. Through Golden’s guidance, readers will learn how to establish emotional, physical, and other boundaries, freeing themselves from the burden of trying to fix everyone they encounter. This valuable lesson in self-preservation can have a transformative impact on a woman’s life, allowing her to prioritize her own wellbeing without guilt.

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Rebirth of a new nation: Major changes are occurring within the perimeter of the borders of the USA, and globally, and folks are in position to strike out, on their own and in groups, to take over as the Solar new moon in Libra at 21 degrees ushers in a new leaf. All forms of relationships, business, personal affairs, banking, infrastructure, and organizations are being challenged to apply the agenda in a forward-motion progress or call it quits. October is the trailer sneak-peak of 2024, and 2020 was the foundation to the spinoff of what’s to come in 2024 in a grandmotherly, grandfatherly, extraordinary-fashioned way. 2024 is a numerical 8 universal year that prompts business, health, death, rebirth, transformation, separation, power moves, and a date with destiny, like in the movie “Soul.” “You and I possess within ourselves at every moment of our lives, under all circumstances, the power to transform the quality of our lives.” — Werner Erhard

When the wheels and the ball get rolling, moving, and shaking up things What a huge commitment, to follow your self-worth. This cycle week, in your life, it’s to move forward. “Push it” to the limit, as Rick Ross said it’s time to showcase your service and products, upgrade your reputain his songs. Past relationships will surface for which you already ran out tion, and apply your charm. Yes, you have a magnetic nurturing charm Capricorn of patience. This is an evolving cycle week of a new you, with concepts, Cancer about you that will attract people to you. Be honest in your due diliDec 22 June 22 Jan 21 July 23 projects, and alliances forming together. Hit a glam-slam this week as you gence as you begin a new phase in your life. October is a month to realign yourself with folks of a higher caliber than you. In the days leading up brand yourself, connect with others, and attend programs in your soul to October 19, it’s about elevation and how hungry you are to follow up on your dream. to do. From October 15 around 7:04 a.m. until October 17 at 3:36 p.m., it’s all or nothing at this point, rather than lose your mind like in DMX’s “Party Up” song.

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When something falls apart or is not working out the way you need it to work, it’s time to rebuild your reputation or change up. Check where An exceptional week with a twist and turn of change in your producyou are emotionally in areas of the heart. To reach higher levels, there are tivity and a sudden “it’s raining diamonds.” There is a spiritual force Aquarius certain things you can no longer do or accept. When you are on a plane walking with you, showing you hints and clues about what’s to come. Jan 22 Leo Feb 19 during takeoff, accelerating into a higher altitude, the wings appear as Depending on your state of mind, the characters can play out in low/ July 24 Aug 23 a guide to escort the plane to its destination. The same applies to you. high vibrations. The point is to be aware of certain patterns, sequences, From October 12 around 8:22 p.m. until October 15 around 7 a.m., what are you willing signs, and messages popping up for you. A déjà vu experience will occur, to change about yourself or the way you operate to see different results? sending electromagnetic pulse waves through your body. From October 17 around 3:36 p.m. until 9 p.m. on October 19, use your six senses to comprehend.

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Flow with change just as the wind blows and water flows. There’s a stubborn funk in the midst of the flow, causing a knee-jerk reaction. It will stop Secrets of all types are hovering over you. It can be a secret affair, you in your tracks to make you think of what you are doing with your life. secret admirer, secret of yours; a rendezvous, a revelation of something Is this the life you want to live or are you living in a fairytale world? Recoming to fruition. The title of the Xscape song “Secret” is the vibe until Feb 20 Virgo Mar 20 member that Neptune in Pisces is in retrograde from June 30 through Deyou see it or reality hits. The experience is a surprise and allows your Aug 24 Sept 23 cember 6, 2023. From October 15 around 7:04 a.m. until October 17 at 3:36 intuition to guide you. In the meantime, create your brick and mortar p.m., when Neptune stations direct, its waterfall effects hit you as if you are at the bank on the foundation you are building. In the days leading up to October and the bank cannot cash your check due to funds being depleted. What are you to do? 19, working and operating in silence is key; only the selected people will be involved.

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Do something shockingly new and grand during the solar eclipse new Is it an amazing coincidence how opportunities and things are landmoon in Libra at 21 degrees—go for it. Jump off the porch, boat, plantaing in your lap? You are on a serious mission, like an entrepreneur on tion, bandwagon: You name it. You are making your mark on a global scale, steroids delegating tasks. You have no time for distractions. DoubleLibra Aries Sept 24 with the north node in Aries and south node in Libra from July 17, 2023, check your accounts, inventory, invoices, schedules, and check your Mar 21 Oct 23 Apr 21 to January 11, 2025. You have everything to gain, so what if someone said email, voicemails, and other business matters. It’s a cycle to organize, no? That’s the way of the universe, preparing you for another opportunity as if you have an auditor coming to audit you. From October 12 around or time to sharpen your skills. From October 17 around 3:36 p.m. until 9 p.m. on October 8:22 p.m. until October 15 around 7 a.m., check your attitude this week because your 19, get your mind in the game with a player and boss mindset, like in the game Monopoly. patience is low due to high demands.

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An opportunity will come to you that’s been a passion of yours to do. A It’s a toss-up cycle, where it feels like personal and business relationships decision has to be made. Physically, mentally, spiritually, take the initiaare coming at you, full of holes and lopsided. In the moment before proceedtive to change the course or the direction of your life. Do what’s in your ing, gather up the facts, figures, and leads, because you are at a standstill to Scorpio Taurus heart. Think of the grand elevation taking place to accelerate you to the receive the 411. You are planning a grand investment or taking a leap of faith Oct 24 Apr 22 Nov 22 next level. Be cautious of the people you associate with and the environin something close to your heart. It’s a cycle week to allow certain matters to May 21 ments you enter. Old and new folks will test your patience; in your relatransform, die, and give birth, to give you more meaning of self and things tionships, don’t fold, stay true to yourself. In the days leading up to October 19, you are occurring within your environment. From October 15 around 7:04 a.m. until October 17 at your greatest investment. 3:36 p.m., the messages become clear when you take time to be still as the movie plays out.

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Cozy up to fall with this delicious squash dish By KELLY TORRES Special to the AmNews Leaf-peeping season is upon us. To celebrate fall foliage and all of the hygge this time of year transmits to our collective moods, I present a roasted honeynut squash dish. It is topped off with a cashew crumble, farmer cheese, and a pomegranate gastrique. Honeynut squash is a hybrid between butternut and buttercup squash. Dan Barber, chef and owner of Blue Hill in Greenwich Village and at Stone Barns in Upstate, N.Y., is credited with assisting a professor at Cornell University in the cultivation of this somewhat (Kelly Torres photo)

still newish hybrid squash that condenses all the good things in squash into one. I remember being interviewed by Barber himself in 2013, when I was deciding to leave my server job at Tertulia, where I had been for almost three years. I didn’t understand who he was, or that the restaurant I was interviewing for—Blue Hill—was a big deal at the time. I took it very lightly and didn’t prepare much for that interview. (Looking back, I can only imagine if by then he had decided not to bother with interviewing anyone himself anymore. I understand now why I didn’t get offered the job.) Fast-forward a few short years later, I saw

him on the Netflix show “Chef’s Table” and laughed at myself for being so awkward and mindless in that interview. It was in the episode where Barber was featured that I learned about the honeynut squash. Since then, everytime I see that cute, dusty-looking tiny gourd, I truly cannot help myself but buy it. A pomegranate gastrique adds variety and a playfulness to the plate with pops of juicy pomegranate seeds sprinkled throughout. Here’s a suggestion: Use already seeded pomegranate seeds and pomegranate juice because ain’t nobody got time for that. Cashew crumble will confuse you into thinking this dish is a dessert, but the crum-

bly texture adds a layer of nuttiness to it. Let the farmer cheese sit out at the start so it is at room temperature by the time you assemble your meal. You can also substitute a goat’s or sheep’s milk cheese if your heart desires. Pour your favorite beverage. If it's wine, may I recommend a sharp Chablis? If it’s nonalcoholic, may I recommend a lime or lemon Spindrift? As you warm up your oven, go ahead and play your favorite Spotify playlist or break out your Ella Fitzgerald records, because you want to be present for the various steps that go into making this dish.

Honeynut Squash with Cashew Crumble, Farmer Cheese, and Pomegranate Gastrique Yields: 4 Ingredients for the honeynut squash: 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 4 honeynut squash, halved, seeded, scored Salt & pepper, to taste

Instructions for the honeynut squash: Preheat the oven to 405 degrees Fahrenheit. Drizzle olive oil over the honeynut squash halves. Season with salt and pepper. Roast cut side up in the oven for 35–40 minutes. Set aside.

Ingredients for the cashew crumble (yields 2 cups): 1 cup whole unroasted, unsalted cashews 1/3 cup light-brown sugar, packed ¼ cup all-purpose flour 1 tsp Maldon flaky sea salt (or ½ tsp regular salt) 4 tbsp unsalted butter, cut into small chunks

350 degree Fahrenheit oven for 4–5 minutes, or until golden brown. Place toasted cashews in a food processor and pulse a few times until crumbly. Add the sugar, flour, and salt. Pulse again until combined. Add butter. Pulse until combined. Transfer mixture to a sheet tray and spread the crumble evenly. Toast until golden brown, approximately 8 minutes. Let cool until ready to use. Save leftover cashew crumble for ice cream or oatmeal topping. Use within 5 days.

Instructions for the cashew crumble: Toast the cashews on a sheet tray in a

Ingredients for the pomegranate gastrique 4 tbsp unsalted butter 1 cup pomegranate juice 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar 3 tbsp light-brown sugar Pomegranate seeds, as garnish Instructions for the pomegranate gastrique: Melt butter in a small nonstick skillet or small saucepan on medium heat. Add the pomegranate juice, rice wine vinegar, and sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves. Reduce until liquid is syrupy, approximately 8 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit until ready to use. Assembly: Place two halves of honey squash side by side on a serving plate. Place an odd number (three or five) of small dollops of farmer cheese on and around the squash. Using a spoon, drizzle some of the pomegranate gastrique over the squash and another spoonful in a circle around the honeynut squash. Top liberally with cashew crumble and pomegranate seeds. Enjoy!

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Strength and resilience on display at BK gallery By BRENIKA BANKS Special to the AmNews Giving a person their “flowers” has the significant, metaphorical meaning of verbally saying kind words to people while they can still receive them. Earlier this month, Tanya Weddemire Gallery presented Guy Stanley Philoche’s “Give Us Our Flowers” series at Art on Paper 2023. The art fair gave collectors, fellow artists, and other visitors the opportunity to speak with Philoche at the Brooklyn gallery. “This was my debut fair, and my gallery has been open for nine months,” said owner Weddemire. This series, which features 20 works on paper, contains limited editions unavailable after the originals are sold. Philoche was unexpectedly inspired by a tragic loss to create “Give Us Our Flowers.” The Haitian American mixed-media, abstract, and visual artist has been creating professionally for the past 22 years. Philoche had a friend and lawyer who was one of his biggest collectors. The friend purchased his fifth and final piece right before the two had dinner. A couple of days later, Philoche learned his friend had died. “I’ve dealt with grief before and I’ve dealt with friends passing, but this hit me really, really hard,” said Philoche. At his friend’s funeral, Philoche heard many loved ones say how great the friend was and that they wished they had spoken more meaningful words to him. While grieving, Philoche found himself drawing a portrait of his friend on canvas, something he doesn’t usually do. “And then boom! I had my new series.” A statement from Tanya Weddemire Gallery about the series reads: “These works show strength and resilience in families rarely celebrated. The intention is to celebrate and give people recognition, love, and respect every day. Too often we wait to honor people when they are gone. We should be saluting and toasting the people in our lives today and giving them their flowers while we can.” Philoche’s works are all based on real-life people or reference photos of a real person. These differ from his museum-quality paintings. His pieces include an image of Muhammad Ali while representing other positive Black images such as “The Professor,” based on a real-life Haitian painter and lawyer. One work that represents young Black girls, called “Black Barbie,” and replaces the stereotypical tall, white, and blonde Barbie. “I wanted Barbie to have afro puffs. She has attitude, she’s from Harlem,” said Philoche. He loves all his creations from the series because “we’re honoring us.” His “us”—Black people—is worthy of celebratory art not showcased in most museums. According to demographic diversity results from the scientific journal PLOS One, African-American artists have the lowest share of art collections in all major U.S.

Guy Stanley Philoche with guest in front of his works at Art on Paper 2023 (Brenika Banks photos) Tanya Weddemire with guests by Tanya Weddemire Gallery’s booth at Art on Paper 2023

museums at 1.2%. “There’s not enough ‘us’ hanging in museums, art writers, curators, critics,” said Philoche. “But I want to honor us while we’re still alive.” He said that too often, people are honored or given their flowers after they are no longer here. It’s more effective to celebrate people while they are still alive. Weddemire discussed how essential it is for people to receive their flowers “in the moment.” “It’s really important for us to honor our loved ones—just everybody,” she said. Giving flowers goes beyond a physical gift. “We want to make sure that we honor people, give the sense of confidence, have them feel appreciated,” she continued. She applauded how well Philoche detailed “This

Little Piggy,” which caught her eye because of the young girl’s smile. “Her cheekbones are so full and vibrant, and she’s holding a piggy —and she’s wearing her Converse. That’s amazing!” As for Philoche receiving his own flowers, he appreciates those who love his work. “New York has been really good to me, and I have amazing collectors,” he said. “I’m just glad people love the work.” He strives to be remembered as “one of the greatest.” “I want my work to be hanging in every major museum.” Seven pieces from “Give Us Our Flowers” were sold at the time this article was written. For more information, visit https://tanyaweddemiregallery.org/ and https://www.

Guy Stanley Philoche’s piece, “Muhammad Ali”

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‘Swing State’ is stunningly dramatic, sad, and beautiful By LINDA ARMSTRONG Special to the AmNews “Swing State” is one of the most moving plays you will see this season, and Audible Theater is presenting it at the Minetta Lane Theatre (18 Minetta Lane in Manhattan). It tells the story of Peg, a widow and a nature lover, living on the prairie in Wisconsin during the pandemic. After the sudden death of Jim, her husband of 20 years, and the passing of a year since his death, Peg finds herself depressed. Not only has she lost her love, but she is witnessing animal species dying out on the prairie due to manmade causes like pesticides. The only person she comes in contact with is Ryan, a young man with a troubled past who has lost both of his parents. Theirs is a complicated relationship. Both these characters need each other to find any purpose in life. The truly amazing part of witnessing this powerful play is to watch as the phenomenal story by Rebecca Gilman unfolds before your eyes. This play is about loss, about finding new purpose in life, and about the bitterness that you can carry deep inside when another person is connected with taking something away from you. There are only four characters on the stage—Peg; Ryan; Kris, a female sheriff; and Dani, her niece who is also her deputy—but

Scene from Swing State (l-r) Mary Beth Fisher and Bubba Weiler, photo by Liz Lauren.jpg (l–r) Mary Beth Fisher and Bubba Weiler in scene from “Swing State” (Liz Lauren photo)

the stories of these characters and the beautiful, vivid way that Gilman connects them is something with which we can all identify. There are several moments in this play that will make you smile, moments that will make you sob, moments that will make you sad beyond comfort, but there are also moments of the rebirth of hope, and that is what life is all about. Peg goes through a very dark patch, but the question about dark patches in our lives is how do you face the next day? There is something so very real, touching, and inspiring about this play. I love the fact that this production— which is dramatic perfection incarnate— is the original cast who performed the play in Chicago at the Goodman Theatre. Mary Beth Fisher delivers a lovely, touching, powerhouse performance as Peg. You understand the stages of grief that her character is going through and you under-

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stand her love and appreciation for Ryan, her love of the prairie and the animals that mankind has put in danger, and her dilemma about finding a purpose—to want to be here. Fisher is so at ease on stage; she is a sterling example of what an acting masterclass looks like. Bubba Weiler gives an extraordinary performance as Ryan, a young man who came into the lives of Peg and her husband Jim as a child in need, and they fulfilled his needs for positive attention and love that he did not receive from his parents when they were alive. Weiler plays Ryan as an almost basic character with a negative childhood, who’s been in trouble with the law and still associates with troublemakers in his community, but who also has a deeper level to his character. Weiler lets the character show his vulnerability and makes it sympathetic. Well done!

Kirsten Fitzgerald is stunning as Sheriff Kris. She is a very human character who is not only the law but has an ax to grind and does it with great aggression and purpose. Anne E. Thompson is moving as Dani. Thompson plays the role with a lot of heart, innocence, and compassion. I must warn you that people were not only crying during the show, but afterward in the bathroom line. This is a show that will touch your soul. You will be moved. It is a show that makes you realize that whatever has befallen us in life, we must find a purpose to go on. You can’t change anything wrong for the better if you’re not here. And Gilman makes you realize we are all connected and need to interact with each other in positive ways to encourage and counsel each other. Robert Falls’s direction is flawless. The creation of the detailed home—kitchen, dining room, living room area—was the incredible work of Todd Rosenthal. This set was impeccable! Evelyn Danner provided costumes, Eric Southern did lighting design, and original music and sound design were the work of Richard Woodbury. I felt blessed to have seen this show; go and receive your blessing. You have through Oct. 21 to experience this show. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by. For more info, visit www.swingstateplay.com.

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For over six decades, tenor saxophonist/ flautist and composer Charles Lloyd has enjoyed a most luminous career. His musical concepts incorporating varied genres of music have played an influential role in pollinating the rich, fertile foundation of jazz. While many of his albums ignite his fans, the album that remains the most significant to me was his 1966 recording of “Forest Flower Live” at the Monterey Jazz Festival. The quartet consisted of the accelerating young gun pianist Keith Jarrett, bassist Cecil McBee, and drummer Jack DeJohnette. Although they had only been together for under one year, they were an intuitive force implementing a lively, colorful mosaic of defining textures that took me on an uncharted improvisational journey through his magic music forest from “Sunrise” to “Sunset.” Philosophically speaking, Lloyd’s prominent career has continually grown, similarly to the forest flower; they are both diverse with bright colors, his style formulated from world music to his days with blues musi-

cians Howlin’ Wolf, Bobby “Blue” Bland, and R&B singer Johnny Ace; Chico Hamilton, Cannonball Adderley, the Beach Boys, Lucinda Williams; and his Greek playing partner Maria Farantouri. His music, like the forest flower, is intricate and complex, with a hip abandonment, yet the flower offers that prickly stem—the crashing cymbals; the wild, sometimes wallin’ sax riffs; that sharp edge from playing with Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, and Don Cherry. And, like the forest flower, Lloyd has never stopped growing, or delighting enthusiasts, students, and musicians around the world. On October 13–14, the NEA Jazz Master will give us an opportunity to bear witness to stunning performances live at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater (60th Street at Broadway), as he celebrates his 85th birthday with two separate all-star bands on each night. Lloyd opens on October 13 with his noted Trio Sangam, featuring percussionist Zakir Hussain and drummer Eric Harland. On October 14, the saxophonist brings his longtime celebrated New Quartet, with pianist Jason Moran, drummer Eric Harland, and bassist Reuben Rogers. Both shows are at 8 p.m. Lloyd has led an impressive list of groups, including Charles Lloyd and the Marvels,

which featured various musicians, from guitarist Bill Frisell (Tone Poem, Blue Note, 2021) to country/ blues singer Lucinda Williams (Vanished Gardens, Blue Note 2018), and his noted trios with Trio: Ocean featuring pianist Gerald Clayton and guitarist Anthony Wilson (Blue Note, 2022); Trio: Sacred Thread with guitarist Julian Lage and percussionist Hussain; as well as his EMI recording of duets with his longtime friend and drummer Billy Higgins on the album Which Way is East. His diversified music repertoire spans six decades, from the flower child movement of love and peace, to Black Power, to President Obama, Black Lives Matter, and Coco Gauff, and now has me wondering what the two bands will be performing. Since Lloyd remains compelled to move forward, he may or may not treat audiences to many of his standards, such as “Dream Weaver,” “How Can I Tell You,” “Sweet Georgia Bright,” “Of Course, Of Course,” and, for my money, anything from his album Manhattan Stories (recorded in 1965 but released in 2014 on Resonance Records), which is a true classic whose personnel included bassist Ron Carter, guitarist Gabor Szabo, and drummer Pete La Roca. It doesn’t really matter what the soft-spoken Lloyd decides

to play, though; it will assuredly be nothing more than amazing. For ticket info, visit 2023jazz.org. From October 13–22, Harlem Late Night Jazz will present “Harlem Jazz Club Revival”: 10 days of exciting evenings of swinging live music at 18 Harlem venues, with 40 events featuring a roster of 80 artists. It kicks off on October 13 at a host of Harlem venues that include noted jazz promoter Berta Indeed Presents at Hamilton’s Bar & Grill (3570 Broadway), 7 p.m.–11 p.m. That same evening, visit Harlem’s only authentic former speakeasy at Bill’s Place (148 W. 133rd Street), featuring saxophonist and composer Bill Saxton & the Harlem All-Stars. Two shows, at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. (call venue for reservations). Patrick’s Place (2385 Frederick Douglass Blvd.) will offer more live music, featuring saxophonist Patience Higgins’s Jazz Jam (8 p.m.–12 midnight). Also on the roster is Harlem’s cozy little spot with a living room ambience, Room 623 (271 West 119th Street), with featured artist saxophonist Alison Shearer (10 p.m.–1 a.m.). All venues serve food with the exception of Bill’s Place. For a complete listing, visit www.harlemlatenightjazz.org/ jazz-club-revival.

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are remaining vigilant in their attempts to keep people safe while attacks are ramped up overseas. Plenty of other New York elected officials reiterated Adams’ sentiment while others are denouncing violence on either side of the war. Speaker Adrienne Adams participated in a Queens vigil for the victims of attacks in Israel and called for lasting peace in the region. “My heart is heavy with sadness after the tragic and devastating attacks on Israel by Hamas over the weekend, and the continued violence inflicted on all civilians, women, and children—Israeli, Palestinian, and those of other nationalities,” said Speaker Adams. “We must acknowledge the real fear and pain that many New Yorkers are feeling, especially those with family and friends in the region, as they watch these events unfold from afar.” House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he strongly condemns the “violent and ghastly attack by the terrorist organization Hamas on the Jewish people and the State of Israel.” He asserted that Congress must stand with Israel until the invasion by Hamas has been crushed. Congressmember Jamaal Bowman said that the deadly violence and the blockade of Gaza needs to end. “I have been to the Gaza border and know that Israelis and Palestinians are constantly living in fear. We must work harder

to ensure peace in the region,” said Bowman. State Senator James Sanders Jr. said that he condemns the killing of innocent civilians on both sides and calls for the immediate release of all civilian hostages. “Many people tell me now is not the time for peace, when the cries for retribution are at an all-time high. But this is the exact moment when those who believe in equity and fairness must raise the unpopular, but just, call for peace,” said Sanders in a statement. “It is hard to call for peace when the innocent are being slaughtered and group punishment seems to be the law of the land. And that’s exactly when those who stand for peace must stand the tallest and shout the loudest.” Meanwhile, the city’s Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) political group and the People’s Forum, which put together the rally in Manhattan to stand with the people of Palestine, called statements from New York elected officials “reckless and violent.” “We stand firm in our solidarity with Palestine and their right to resist,” they said. Travel, flights, and cruises to the Israeli and Gaza region have been limited. And Israel has stopped sending food, fuel, and medical aid to Gaza, said the AP. Ariama C. Long is a Report for America corps member and writes about politics for the Amsterdam News. Your donation to match our RFA grant helps keep her writing stories like this one; please consider making a tax-deductible gift of any amount today by visiting https:// bit.ly/amnews1.

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lawyers say he was in Rikers custody for “just seven days.” The Eric M. Taylor Center, which is frequently used for intake and short sentences, was shuttered in 2020 as part of the Rikers Island’s mandated closure, now scheduled for 2027. But the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a nearly immediate reopening to house infected detainees. Sharlene Melendez, a member of the community organization Katal Center, called Kunwar’s passing “heart-shattering” and mentioned her own anxieties for her son, who is being held at Rikers. “No matter what you did, no one should have to pay for a mistake they may or may not have made with their lives,” she said. “On days like these, I worry even more about the safety of my child. How are you supposed to show up to work with a heavy heart and mind?” Kunwar’s death coincided with a federal monitor’s newest report detailing Rikers Island conditions, which was also released on October 5. The findings detailed unsafe jail conditions, including three serious injury incidents that the monitor says “illustrate how poor staff practice exacerbates the grave risk of harm to people in custody.” They detailed how unstaffed housing units

October 12, 2023 - October 18, 2023 • 25 led to one detainee getting assaulted with scalding hot water and another attacked in his cell, as well as unit staff not properly assisting an assaulted detainee who was later hospitalized for “a fractured nose, injury to the eye, and post-concussive syndrome.” None of the three incidents were reported in a timely manner, according to the monitor. As aforementioned, Rikers Island jails including the EMTC are scheduled to close before the end of summer 2027. A BOC status update on the move to replace the facilities with four borough-based jails was released two weeks ago and found August’s average daily population on Rikers was “nearly double” the total number of detainees the city can hold once the plan is completed. The four borough-based jails combined can house around 3,300 people, based on current specifications. The BOC also reported those held at the Anna M. Kross Center—Rikers’ largest jail, where multiple deaths this year occurred—were transferred to other facilities in August. That leaves a reported seven Rikers Island jails housing those in custody, including the Eric M. Taylor Center. Tandy Lau is a Report for America corps member and writes about public safety for the Amsterdam News. Your donation to match our RFA grant helps keep him writing stories like this one; please consider making a tax-deductible gift of any amount today by visiting https://bit.ly/ amnews1.

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ACTIVITIES FIND OUT MORE As we have noted, Maria Smilios’s book is a good starting point, but there are so many other precedents and continuations of her solid research. DISCUSSION Perhaps, should fate provide the chance, we will further explore this important subject and provide additional context and insight. PLACE IN CONTEXT The Black Angels were most vital from early years of the twentieth century when the TB epidemic devastated the nation.

Stiversa Bethel’s affidavit and application which notes that she lived in Harlem on 144th Street

By HERB BOYD Special to the AmNews If the current flow of reviews and promos are any indication, Maria Smilios’s new book “The Black Angels: The Untold Stories of the Nurses who Helped Cure Tuberculosis,” should be a welcomed addition to our canon, and, for the most part, certainly consistent with the aim and purpose of this weekly column. Nearly two years ago, Lisa Herndon, the Schomburg Center’s manager of communications and publications, featured a story on Virginia Allen, deemed the last surviving “Black Angel.” According to Herndon’s vivid account of Allen’s life and her maternal aunt Edna Sutton Ballard, there is sure to be some overlap with Smilios’s research and discussion. But let’s stay with Herndon’s story, where she says that Allen has been a volunteer at the Schomburg since 2010 and spent 10 years at Seaview, the hospi-

tal on Staten Island. It was during family visits to Detroit that Allen learned of the Black Angels and their dedication to treat the afflicted, which influenced her own desire to become a nurse. Then there is the story of another Michigander, Stiversa Bethel, who became a Black Angel after graduating from Lincoln School of Nurses in 1935. According to a citation from the Staten Island Museum, “she joined the WWII Cadet Nurse Corps in 1943 and went back to school, graduating with a B.S. from Columbia University. She rose to the position of acting assistant director of nurses at Harlem [Hospital] before transferring to Seaview in 1950. She became superintendent of nurses at Seaview Hospital in 1958 and served in that role until 1966.” So remarkable was her service that in 1984 the Stiversa Bethel Healthcare Museum at Seaview was named in her honor. Bethel died just months after attending the opening ceremony.

Marjorie Tucker Reed was another notable angel whose legacy was documented in a film by Denetra Hampton. Marjorie was born December 15, 1925 to Damond and Lula Tucker in Norfolk, Virgina. She arrived in Staten Island in 1935 and attended Public School 18 and McKee High School. In 1946, she began employment at Seaview Hospital and later was accepted under what was called a “waiver program,” moving her to the corps of Black Angels at the hospital to care for tuberculosis patients. A diligent and determined caretaker, she went on to become a licensed practical nurse, applying those skills at other hospitals in the Metropolitan Area. However, she returned to Seaview Hospital Rehab Center and Home to complete the circle and retired in 1988. She died in 2018. We should note that Seaview was built around 1913 and was soon the largest sanatorium in the United States to treat those with tuberculosis. The state of New

York was hit the hardest of any state in the nation. Unfortunately, there was no cure at the time, and white nurses walked away from their posts at Seaview. During a time of segregation, African American nurses were not allowed to work with white nurses, but this soon changed and the state issued a call for nurses around the nation. Black nurses came from far and near. They were coined “The Black Angels” by the patients they cared for, and became instrumental in the cure for tuberculosis, pioneered at Seaview Hospital in the early 1950s by Dr. Edward Robitzek. Edna, Virginia, Stiversa, and Marjorie are just three of the 300 nurses who comprised the Black Angels and hopefully they are included with more biography, along with others in Smilios’s book. The document above is Stiversa Bethel’s affidavit and application which notes that she lived in Harlem on 144th Street—just two blocks from my address.

THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY Oct. 9, 1920: Yusef Lateef, proponent of world music, was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He died in 2013. Oct. 9, 1944: Singer Nona Hendryx, famous as a member of Labelle, was born in Trenton, N.J. Oct. 10, 1927: David Dinkins, the first African American mayor of NYC, was born in Trenton, N.J. He died in 2020.

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accountable for committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians,” Amnesty International wrote in a 278-page report compiled over a period of four years. “(Our) investigation details how Israel enforces a system of oppression and domination against the Palestinian people wherever it has control over their rights.” The London-based rights group joined Human Rights Watch and the Israeli rights group B’Tselem in linking Israel to apartheid—both within its borders and in the occupied territories. The report, titled “Israel’s Apartheid against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime Against Humanity,” reveals the true extent of Israel’s apartheid regime, Amnesty said. “Whether they live in Gaza, East Jerusalem, and the rest of the West Bank, or Israel itself, Palestinians are treated as an inferior racial group and systematically deprived of their rights.” They concluded: “We found that Israel’s cruel policies of segregation, dispossession, and exclusion across all territories under its control clearly amount to apartheid. The international community has an obligation to act,” said Agnes Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General. Their findings seek to redefine the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a struggle for equal rights rather than a territorial dispute. OPPOSITION RALLIES OUTLAWED AND JOURNOS SEEKING TO COVER ELECTIONS DETAINED (GIN)—Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has held office for almost 40 years. To many, that would seem like more than enough. But in poll after poll, Museveni was the candidate to beat and he eked out victories six

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the brunt of COVID-19 deaths. Even with the higher rates of COVID-19 deat hs among the elderly, both death and serious illness from COVID-19 can strike at any age. According to experts at Stanford Medicine, “[a]nyone can get COVID-19, and anyone can become seriously ill. There are people who have an increased risk of severe illness, such as those with underlying medical conditions and pregnant women, but everyone is susceptible. Staying up to date on your vaccinations and booster shots lowers your chance of infection and severe illness.” This holds true for Long COVID as well. In stark contrast to the myth that only elderly individuals suffer from Long COVID, the United States Census Household Pulse Survey (COVID-19) (census.gov) reported in May 2023 that “[p]eople between ages 40 and 59 were the most likely to report Long COVID symptoms, while those in the oldest age category (70 and over) were the least likely.” The U.S Census also found that “Hispanic and Black respondents were more likely than other racial or ethnic groups to report COVID-19 symptoms last-

times until a close call with rapper-turnedpolitician Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known by his stage name “Bobi Wine.” This time, Museveni’s team was filmed stuffing ballot boxes, showing 400 polling stations with 100% voter turnout and other human rights violations. Museveni won that round and there’s no new election until January 2026. But the president is already turning up the heat on his likely contender—most recently, putting Wine in handcuffs on his return from South Africa this week. Wine claims he was grabbed by goons and put under arrest. Wine was in South Africa as part of what his party termed a mobilization effort of the Ugandan diaspora. According to local media, more than a dozen Ugandan journalists were assaulted and had their equipment vandalized by security agents deployed to control anti-government protests. Police said the journalists were disrupting their operations at Entebbe International Airport, where Wine was arriving from South Africa. The 41-year-old artist has been arrested numerous times and has faced several charges, including treason. While a candidate in 2021, he was forced to campaign in a bulletproof vest and helmet, and move around in an armored car. “Disregard rumors of his arrest by propagandists,” the police said in a statement. Muthoki Mumo, Sub-Saharan Africa representative of the Committee to Protect Journalists, said on Friday that “It is a great shame that Uganda’s security sector repeatedly treat[s] reporting on the political opposition as a criminal offense… “Police should drop any pending investigations into journalists arrested while covering Bobi Wine’s return home, investigate ing three months or longer.” Dr. Lisa Sanders, medical director of Yale's Long Covid Multidisciplinary Care Center, shared McAlpine’s thoughts about the age of Long COVID sufferers. Sanders told the AmNews that “most of the people that I see are not elderly…seeing people in their 20s and 30s and 40s with Long COVID is not unusual.” It is important for individuals to be up to date on vaccinations. As reported in the AmNews, on September 11, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to include the 2023–2024 formulas. Individuals are being directed to https://vaccinefinder.nyc.gov and https://www.vaccines.gov/ for information on obtaining the current vaccine. If you are recovering from #COVID19 or experiencing #LongCOVID, you can call 212COVID19 to receive specialty care, or visit www.nychealthandhospitals.org/services/ covid-19 to learn more about NYC’s COVID19 Centers of Excellence. For additional resources about COVID-19, visit www1.nyc. gov/site/coronavirus/index.page COVID-19 testing, masks, and vaccination resources can also be accessed on the AmNews COVID19 page: www.amsterdamnews.com/covid.

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reports that security personnel assaulted journalists, and ensure that those responsible are held to account.” Wine’s supporters had planned to welcome him at Entebbe International Airport and accompany him to his home about 50 km (30 miles) away in a “One Million March,” but the police said this was illegal. Senior Officer Patrick Onyango told the East African that police were holding dozens of Wine supporters and charging them in courts of law. He said the supporters will be charged with inciting violence and planning to hold an illegal procession from the airport up to Kampala, a busy 43-kilometer route. Meanwhile, the U.S. Embassy in Uganda said it is tracking reports of the alleged arrest and detention of Wine at his home. “Reports indicate that opposition supporters were also detained. Respect for freedom of assembly and allowing political parties to operate freely are fundamental values of democratic societies,” the Embassy said. No word has been received from the African Union, although unpopular leaders overstaying in power have been ousted recently by the military forces of those countries.

and alone in New York. “It was still two hours before midnight when Chano entered the El Rio Bar. After greeting his friends, he went to the jukebox, for he had found a way to greet his orisha. Chano Pozo could not imagine that minutes later, he would be taken out of that place wrapped in two red tablecloths and with seven bullets in his chest.” His death supposedly was the result of an old score with a local bookie/ marijuana dealer. Chano’s story is not that of Machito or of Miguelito Valdés, each of whom brought distinctive Cuban rhythms to the United States. Chano had a direct influence on American music. To close this brief profile of Chano Pozo, let’s allow Fernando Ortiz to express it with his fine pen: “Chano’s ancestors spoke through his drums, but so did all of Cuba.” After the death of Chano Pozo, the great rhythm drummer Benny Moré wrote a song that refers to his condition as a drummer. In “Rumberos de ayer,” he said: “What a feeling it gives me “Oh, Chano...Chano Pozo has died “Without Chano, I don’t want to dance “May God rest your soul!” Chano left us with extraordinary Afro Cuban compositions such as “Ariñañara,” “Zarabanda,” “Tin Tin Deo,” “Blem Blem Blem,” “Manteca,” and “Nagüe.” In Chano’s repertoire, African music was always present.

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Education City’s racial learning gap narrows, according to new math and ELA test scores

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By ARIAMA C. LONG Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Member New York City Department of Education (DOE) released its 2023 test scores, showing some growth in the math and English language arts (ELA) scores of Black and brown students. The test scores are based on student performance on statedetermined cut scores. With the exception of 2020, which didn’t administer any tests because of the global pandemic, there’s usually been a wide racial disparity for Black and Latino students compared to white and Asian students in New York City scores for grades 3-8. It’s also important to note that the criteria for the test was adjusted this year, said education groups.

Over 75% of Asian American students and 70% of white students passed their math exams, while only 34% of Black students and 36% of Latino students passed. Similarly, 72% of Asian students and 70% of white students passed, compared to 40% of Black students and 39% of Latino students, said the city. Between 2022 and 2023, the gap narrowed a bit. Black students increased their math scores by 13.8% in math and 4.5% in ELA, reducing the gap with white students by about 2% all around, said the city. “We are elated to see strong growth under this administration’s first full school year. As a student I struggled with an undiagnosed disability, so I know firsthand how the right support at school can change a stu-

dent’s trajectory. That’s why we introduced critical investments like dyslexia screenings, NYC Reads, and more to ensure students are provided with the tools needed to unlock their true potential,” said Mayor Eric Adams in a statement. “This is only the beginning.” StudentsFirstNY Executive Director Crystal McQueen-Taylor said that the test scores were shocking and a clear indicator of the need for a new approach. She is definitely encouraged by Adams’ and Chancellor David Banks’ education plan. “New York City Reads, which is informed by proven, research-backed strategies to give teachers dynamic new tools for their students, is an immensely promising step forward,” said McQueen-Taylor. “The curricu-

lum’s renewed focus on building students’ decoding skills, in particular, will support English language learners and students whose families have come to New York to seek asylum.” Trineka Greer is the senior director of communications for EL Education (formerly Expeditionary Learning), which is an organization that implements the “culturally responsive” curriculum for the NYC Reads Initiative. “We are committed to bridging the opportunity gap for all learners, and our students’ hard work is paying off. A growing body of evidence shows that the EL curriculum, school model, and services empower many Black and Latinx students nationally to achieve remarkable growth,” said Greer in a statement. “We disaggregate data with the dis-

tricts we serve and with researchers testing our curriculum to ensure we can appropriately track our results by various demographic sectors. Those results show that some Black and Latinx students, among others like multilingual learners, are outperforming their state peers.” She added that El Education is committed to making sure the curriculum works well for all students, including kids from marginalized backgrounds. Ariama C. Long is a Report for America corps member and writes about politics for the Amsterdam News. Your donation to match our RFA grant helps keep her writing stories like this one; please consider making a tax-deductible gift of any amount today by visiting https://bit.ly/amnews1.

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Religion & Spirituality An atheist in northern Nigeria was arrested. Then the attacks against the others worsened

Leo Igwe, a founder of the humanist association (center), speaks during a meeting with atheists members at a park in Lagos, Nigeria. Nonbelievers in Nigeria said they have been perennially treated as second-class citizens in the deeply religious country, whose 210 million population is almost evenly divided between Christians dominant in the south and Muslims who are the majority in the north. Some nonbelievers say threats and attacks have worsened in the north since the leader of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, Mubarak Bala, was arrested and later jailed for blasphemy (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba photo)

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dominant in the south and Muslims who are the majority in the north. Some nonbelievers say threats and attacks have worsIn parts of the world, religiously unaffili- ened in the north since the leader of the ated people are increasing in numbers, and Humanist Association of Nigeria was jailed can safely and publicly be atheist or agnos- for blasphemy last year. tic. In countries like Nigeria, the situation is When the megaphone called out for starkly different. the daily Islamic prayers, a nonbelievNonbelievers in Nigeria said they have er grabbed his prayer beads and ambled perennially been treated as second-class through the streets to join others at the citizens in the deeply religious African mosque in Kano, northern Nigeria’s largcountry. Its population of 210 million is est city. Formerly a Muslim, he now idenalmost evenly divided between Christians tifies as an atheist but remains closeted,

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performing religious obligations as a cover. “To survive as an atheist, you cannot act like one,” said the man, who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity due to fears for his safety. He said he narrowly escaped being killed by a mob in 2015 after some people found out he had forsaken Islam. “If I ever come out in northern Nigeria to say I am an atheist, it will be an automatic death sentence,” said the man, a business owner in his 30s. In parts of the world, the religiously un-

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for nonbelievers, some say threats and attacks have worsened in the north since the leader of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, Mubarak Bala, was arrested and later jailed for blasphemy. The Associated Press spoke to seven nonbelievers to document their experiences. Most spoke anonymously and in secret locations over concerns for their safety. “Bala’s imprisonment rolled our movement underground,” said Leo Igwe, a founder of the humanist association, of the group’s leader, who was jailed in 2022 for 24 years. A court convicted him on an 18-count charge of blaspheming Islam and breach of public peace through his posts on Facebook. Since Bala was prosecuted by the Kano state government, the humanist association, which has several hundred members, has gone underground, struggling with unprecedented threats to members who no longer hold meetings, Igwe said. Nigeria’s constitution provides for freedom of religion and expression, but activists say threats to religious freedom are common, especially in the north. Almost half of the countries in Africa, including Nigeria, have statutes outlawing blasphemy. In most secular courts in Nigeria, the stiffest penalty for a blasphemy charge is two years in prison, while it carries a death penalty in the country’s Islamic courts, which are active in the majority Muslim north. There are no records of any such executions in recent years. The most recent instance of a death sentence, issued in December against an Islamic cleric, Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, has not been carried out. The Shariah law that operates in Islamic courts defines blasphemous acts as those committed by anyone who “intentionally abuses, insults, derogates, humiliates or seeks to incite contempt of the holy Prophet Muhammad.” However, exactly what constitutes actions that insult Islam is often open to interpretation by accusers, Igwe said. As a result, some alleged offenders have been attacked and killed before any trial. At least three people have been killed for alleged blasphemy in northern Nigeria in the past year. The latest victim, killed in June, was a Muslim stoned to death after being accused of making comments that blasphemed Islam. Authorities in Nigeria have failed to act to prevent such attacks, and prosecutions have been rare, said Isa Sanusi, director of Amnesty International in Nigeria. “The alarming uptick in blasphemy killings and accusations underscores the urgency with which the authorities must wake up to Nigeria’s international legal obligations to respect and protect human rights,” Sanusi said. Threats against the nonreligious in Nigeria are common on social media. On Facebook, a group called Anti-Atheist, users frequently posted messages that trolled or

threatened atheists. The atheist in Kano spoke with a mix of grit and fear about his experiences as a nonbeliever in a nation where about 98% of the population are Christians or Muslims, according to the Pew Research Center. A Facebook post from Bala in 2015, critiquing some Islamic teachings, influenced the man’s shift to atheism. Once a Muslim, Bala was seen as an influential member of the humanist community; most of the nonbelievers who spoke to the AP credited him as a source of inspiration. Life as a nonbeliever in Nigeria is also difficult for women, who already are severely underrepresented in government and other key sectors. “Your achievements are reduced to nothing if you are irreligious,” said Abosuahi Nimatu, who dropped out of a university in Katsina state in 2020 to escape being killed after her peers learned she was no longer a Muslim. Nimatu was so close to Bala that his prolonged detention depressed her for a year, she said. She used her Facebook account to campaign for his release, prompting threats that reached her cellphone and email inbox. Her home address was shared among people threatening to attack her and her family. Even at home, she is often reminded that no man would marry her. “You are seen as a rebel and as a wayward person,” she said. In 2020, Nigeria became the first secular democracy designated by the U.S. State Department as a “Country of Particular Concern” for engaging in or tolerating “systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom.” It later was dropped from that list of countries, prompting criticism from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, which says Nigeria should be re-added. It is a different reality for the openly faithless in southern Nigeria; they even hold public meetings occasionally. The two atheists who spoke to AP in the commercial hub of Lagos said they had never been attacked or threatened. Busayo Cole, a former Christian, said his family is indifferent about his religious status. Beyond his family, the worst consequences he faces are occasional snide remarks. “People are more liberal about things like that down here,” said Cole. At the Kuje prison in Abuja, Bala continues to serve his jail term, receiving visitors from time to time, including his wife Amina Ahmed, also a humanist. She went to see him most recently with their threeyear-old son. He was in good spirits, Ahmed said of her husband, but it has been difficult for her. “I am trying to be strong (but) my strength sometimes fails me,” she said. ___ Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP’s collaboration with the Conversation US, with funding from the Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NEW YORK, WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR MFRA TRUST 2014-2, Plaintiff, vs. ANTONIOS GABRIEL A/K/A ANTHONY GABRIEL, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale and Decision + Order on Motion duly entered on May 26, 2023 and a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale and Decision + Order on Motion duly entered on June 27, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the portico of the New York County Courthouse, 60 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 on October 25, 2023 at 2:15 p.m., premises known as 77 West 55th Street, Unit 15G, New York, NY 10019. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Manhattan, County, City and State of New York, Block 1271 and Lot 1507 together with an undivided 0.5147 percent interest in the Common Elements. Approximate amount of judgment is $995,652.99 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #850250/2019. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. Joseph F. Buono, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 171138-3 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK HSBC BANK USA, V. KAREN KENNEY A/K/A KAREN KENNY, ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 19, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of New York, wherein HSBC BANK USA is the Plaintiff and KAREN KENNEY A/K/A KAREN KENNY, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at at the PORTICO OF THE NEW YORK COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 60 CENTRE STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10007, on October 25, 2023 at 2:15PM, premises known as 144 WEST 123RD STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10027: Block 1907, Lot 53: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, COUNTY, CITY AND STATE OF N.Y. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 810040/2012. Elaine Shay, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. Supreme Court - New York County - Hilton Resorts Corp., Pltf. v. Jean B. Dubois and Marie H. Dubois, Defts. Index # 850087/2021. The foregoing supplemental summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable FRANCIS KAHN, III, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, dated the 27th day of September 2023 and duly entered the 28th day of September 2023 in the office of the Clerk of the County of New York, State of New York. Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston, & Zimet LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 341 Conklin Street, Farmingdale, NY, 5165868513. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff's attorney, within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State) In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is for the foreclosure of: An undivided 10,000/16,783,800 tenants in common interest in Phase 2 of HNY Club Suites located at 1335 Avenue of the Americas NY, NY. Section: 4 Block: 1006 Lot: 1303. Mortgage bearing the date of April 4, 2015, executed by Jean B. Dubois and Marie H. Dubois to Hilton Resorts Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, to secure the sum of $71,257.12, and interest and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of New York County on September 25, 2015 in CRFN: 2015000342332. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the Mortgaged Premises as described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF New York, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Benefit of the Holders of Benchmark 2019B10 Mortgage Trust Commercial Mortgage Pass, Plaintiff, vs. 116 Retail Owner, LLC, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale and Decision + Order on Motion duly entered on January 27, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the portico of the New York County Courthouse, 60 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 on October 25, 2023 at 2:15 p.m., premises known as 116 University Place, Unit No. Commercial, New York, NY 10003. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Manhattan, County, City and State of New York, Block 570 and Lot 1401 together with an undivided 20.00 percent interest in the Common Elements. Approximate amount of judgment is $11,361,148.47 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #850093/2022. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. Matthew D. Hunter III, Esq., Referee McCarter & English, LLP, Worldwide Plaza, 825 Eighth Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, New York 10019, Attorneys for Plaintiff

Notice of Formation of 2 HORATIO STREET LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/29/23. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 55 Fifth Ave., 15th Fl., NY, NY 10003. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Time Equities Inc. at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of VERIS GROUP, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/24/23. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Virginia (VA) on 01/27/05. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. VA addr. of LLC: 13800 Coppermine Rd., Ste. 177, Herndon, VA 20171. Cert. of Form. filed with VA State Corp. Commission, 1300 E. Main St., Richmond, VA 23219. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of GRIFFITH SUTTON TOWER 38A LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/10/23. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Steven J. Sedereas, Esq., c/o Mandelbaum Barrett PC, 570 Lexington Ave., 21st Fl., NY, NY 10022. Purpose: Any lawful activity. MTA REAL ESTATE (MTA RE) Request For Proposals – Lease opportunity for Retail, at the MTA Long Island Rail Road (“LIRR”) Lynbrook, Freeport and Seaford train stations. For more info visit http://enterprise. nymta.info/MTA_Real_Estate_ RFP/. Points of Contact: Robert Goldberg, 212-878-7035 and Selina Storz, 212-878-4753. CHART INDUSTRIES II, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/14/23. Office: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Hyman & Gilbert, Esqs., 1843 Palmer Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BLUE REEF LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/25/23. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 138 Cucumber Creek Rd., Breckenridge, CO 80424. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation: RADIANT LIFE RESOURCES LLC. Arts of Org filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/12/2023. Office location: NY COUNTY. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail a copy of process against the LLC to R/A at US Corp Agnt, Inc, 7014 13th Ave, #202, Bklyn, NY, 11228. Purpose: any lawful act. Notice of Qualification of SOM IW HOLDINGS, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/23/23. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/17/22. Princ. office of LLC: 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St., NY, NY 10007. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of SRU MANAGEMENT, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/23/23. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/28/10. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Blue Haven Initiative, One Mifflin Pl., Ste. 400, Cambridge, MA 02138. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of WILLIAMSBURG 157-159 WYTHE AVENUE, L.L.C. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/31/23. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/24/23. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of WILLIAMSBURG 161 WYTHE AVENUE, L.L.C. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/05/23. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/24/23. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. NY Trout Squad LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/26/2023. Office: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail copy to: 228 Park Ave S #258207, NY, NY, 10003. R/A: U.S. Corp Agents Inc., 7014 13th Ave. #202, Bklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Trueveteran Consulting LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/19/2023. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail copy to: 425 Williams Drive 1231, Marietta, GA 30066. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NEW YORK COUNTY

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF CSMC 2019RPL11 TRUST,

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR DEUTSCHE ALT-A SECURITIES INC. MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-3,

Plaintiff against UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF HYUNJEONG HAN, AND IF THEY BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS UNKONOWN TO PLAINTIFF, CLAIMING, OR WHO MAY CLAIM TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN, OR GENERALLY OR SPECIFIC LIEN UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THIS ACTION, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered May 17, 2023, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the Portico of the New York County Courthouse, 60 Centre St, New York, NY 10007 on November 1, 2023 at 2:15 PM. Premises known as 70 Little West Street, Unit 22G, New York, NY 10004 aka 70 Battery Place, Unit 22G, New York, NY 10280. Block 16 Lot 1878. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Battery Park City South, in the Borough of Manhattan, City, County, and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $665,379.10 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 850044/2021. Cash will not be accepted at the sale. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 1st Judicial District's Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. Referee will only accept a certified bank check made payable to the referee. Thomas R. Kleinberger, Esq., Referee 2267-003898

V. ROBERT A. DEL VENTO, ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 09, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of New York, wherein HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR DEUTSCHE ALT-A SECURITIES INC. MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-3 is the Plaintiff and ROBERT A. DEL VENTO, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the PORTICO OF THE NEW YORK COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 60 CENTRE STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10007, on November 08, 2023 at 2:15PM, premises known as 335 EAST 51ST STREET, APARTMENT 9D, NEW YORK, NY 10022: Block 1344, Lot 1074: THE CONDOMINIUM UNIT (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE "UNIT") KNOWN AS UNIT NO, 9D IN THE BUILDING (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE "BUILDING") KNOWN AS THE SENATE EAST CONDOMINIUM AND BY THE STREET NUMBER 335 EAST 51ST, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, CITY. COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 850055/2019. Mark McKew, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NEW YORK COUNTY JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against NERA PROPERTY HOLDING LLC, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Parker Ibrahim & Berg LLP, 5 Penn Plaza, Suite 2371, New York, NY 10001. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered June 3, 2022, and Amended on June 30, 2022 I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at Room 130 at the Supreme Court, New York County, 60 Centre Street, New York, New York on November 15, 2023 at 2:15 PM. Premises known as 531 West 162nd Street, New York, NY 10032. Block 2122 Lot 13. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Manhattan, County of New York, City and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $829,409.72 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 850232/2018. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 1st Judicial District's Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. Referee will only accept a certified bank check made payable to the referee. Elaine Shay, Esq., Referee File # 850232/2018

Notice of Qualification of ZIMMER SPC LP Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/23/23. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/12/23. Princ. office of LP: 9 W. 57th St., 33rd Fl., NY, NY 10019. NYS fictitious name: ZIMMER SPC L.P. Duration of LP is Perpetual. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the L.P. at the princ. office of the LP. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State of DE, Dept. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Brooklyn Bread Apparel, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/30/2022. Office: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail to: 1740 Broadway Ave., Fl. 15, NY, NY 10019. Purpose: Any lawful act.

HIDDEN BRIDGES NYC, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/05/2023. Office: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail to: 515 E 88th St, Apt 3H, NY, NY 10128. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Stone Way Trucking LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/10/2023. Office: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail to: 30 Broad St., 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of BRIDGETON 396 BROADWAY F&B MANAGEMENT LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/06/23. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/17/23. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 820 N. French St., 4th Fl., Wilmington, DE 19801. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of KDS MANAGEMENT LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/06/23. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/21/23. Princ. office of LLC: Unit 15-138, 575 Fifth Ave., NY, NY 10017. NYS fictitious name: KEROGEN DIGITAL MANAGEMENT LLC. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of CHAPTER 33, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/14/23. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/10/23. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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SUMMONS Index No. 850268/2023 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF NEW YORK U.S. BANK NA, AS TRUSTEE, FOR THE CHASE MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION MULTICLASS MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-S1 Plaintiff, -vs- THE HEIRS AT LARGE OF BALKRISHENA KAUL, deceased, and all persons who are spouses, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, successors in interest of such of them as may be dead, and their husbands and wives, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors of interest of all of whom and whose names and places are unknown to Plaintiff; SARITA KAUL A/K/A SARITKA S. KAUL; PRASHANT KAUL; AKASH KAUL; ASHEESH KAUL; BOARD OF MANAGERS OF 555W23 CONDOMINIUM; JOHN DOE, individual who refused to provide their name; JANE DOE, individual who refused to provide their name; Defendants. Mortgaged Premises: 555 West 23rd Street, Unit S12L, New York, NY 10011 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. Your failure to appear or answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you, unless the Defendant obtained a bankruptcy discharge and such other or further relief as may be just and equitable. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer to the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. NEW YORK County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises. Dated: April 5, 2023 Mark K. Broyles, Esq. FEIN SUCH & CRANE, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff Office and P.O. Address 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone No. (585) 232-7400 Block: 695 Lot: 1602 NATURE AND OBJECT OF ACTION The object of the above action is to foreclose a mortgage held by the Plaintiff recorded in the County of NEW YORK, State of New York as more particularly described in the Complaint herein. TO THE DEFENDANT, the plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of HON. FRANCIS A. KAHN, III Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated September 27, 2023 and filed along with the supporting papers in the NEW YORK County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a Mortgage. Parcel 1 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land together with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the County, City and State of New York Parcel 2 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land together with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the County, City and State of New York Parcel 3 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land together with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the County, City and State of New York Parcel 4 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land together with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the County, City and State of New York Mortgaged Premises: 555 West 23rd Street, Unit S12L, New York, NY 10011 Tax Map/Parcel ID No.: Block: 695 Lot: 1602 of the Borough of Manhattan, NY 10011 78130 Notice of Qualification of 4160 MAIN STREET OWNER LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/06/23. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/05/23. Princ. office of LLC: 520 Madison Ave., Ste. 3501, NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Real estate investment. Notice of Formation of DKH METS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/19/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Cohen & Cohen, LLP, 767 Third Ave., 31st Fl., NY, NY 10017. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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PROBATE CITATION FILE NO. 2023-2969 SURROGATE’S COURT – NEW YORK COUNTY - CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: Jane Doe or John Doe, issue of John Eaton, Jr., if living and if dead, to their heirs at law, next of kin and distributes whose names and places of residence are unknown and if they died subsequent to the decedent herein, to their executors, administrators, legatees, devisees, assignees and successors in interest whose names and places of residence are unknown and to all other heirs at law, next of kin and distributees of Lulu Scott, the decedent herein, whose names and places of residence are unknown and cannot, after diligent inquiry, be ascertained. Janine Taylor, Kinyetta Nicole Rhone, Rashanna Ryder, Latasha Angela Rainey, Sharronda Rainey, Thomas Joseph Ryder, Harold Ryder, Anthony Ryder, George Eaton, Rhonda Eaton, Leon Eaton An amended petition having been duly filed by Allyson Eaton, who is domiciled at 120-7 Aschloop, Bronx, NY 10475. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s County, NEW YORK County, at 31 Chambers Street, New York, on October 30th, 2023, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Lulu Scott lately domiciled at 41 Convent Avenue, Apt. 5J, New York, NY 10027 admitting to probate a Will dated November 1, 2011, (Codicil(s) dated), a copy of which is attached, as Will of Lulu Scott, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that [X] Letters Testamentary issue to: ALLYSON EATON [ ] Letters of Trusteeship issue to: [ ] Letters of Administration c.t.a. issue to: (State any further relief requested) *To all Parties: No in person appearances shall be made at the return date. If you wish to object to this matter, you may do so in writing in accordance with the annexed New York County Surrogate’s Court Notice to the Cited Parties. September 15th, 2023, Dated, Attested and Sealed. HON. Rita Mella, Surrogate, Diana Sanabria, Chief Clerk. Ira Kleiman, Esq., Attorney for Petitioner, 212-758-6160, Telephone Number, Brief Carmen & Kleiman, LLC, 488 Madison Avenue, NY, NY 10022, Address of Attorney, ik@ briefjustice.com, E-mail Address of Attorney. [NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.] P-5 (10/96) SURROGATE'S COURT OF THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, 31 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10007, (646) 386-5800. NOTICE TO CITED PARTIES You have been served with a citation for a matter that is scheduled to be heard at a New York County Surrogate's Court calendar. Please be advised that pursuant to Governor Andrew Cuomo's Executive Orders and Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks' Administrative Orders now in effect in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this court is serving the public and court users primarily through virtual or electronic appearances; in person appearances are limited at this time. The citation that you have received contains a return date. Please do not appear in the courthouse on that date. The following choices are available to you: - If you do not object to the relief requested, you do not need to contact the court or do anything else. - If you do object to the relief sought on the citation, you or your lawyer must send a document to the court signed by you or your lawyer indicating that: 1. You object to the relief or you are requesting discovery; OR 2. You are requesting the opportunity to appear in person or by using Skype for Business or by telephone conference; OR 3. You are requesting an adjournment to consult with or retain counsel. Your written response must be received by the court three (3) business days before the return date and must include either an email address or telephone number, or both, where you or your lawyer can be reached during business hours. Your communication to the court may be sent by email to: Probate_General@nycourts.gov or by mail addressed to the Probate Department of this court at the address listed above. The attorney for the petitioner must be copied in your communication. If your written communication to the court indicates that you would like to proceed as described in choice number I above, your case may be referred to a court attorney-referee for a conference. The case will be adjourned to a future date, if you request the opportunity to appear in person or by electronic means or to consult or retain counsel (choices number 2 and 3). If you do not contact the court by the date on the citation, the record will reflect that you do not object to the relief requested. If an attorney plans to appear on your behalf, he or she must file a Notice of Appearance. This Notice may be filed by mail addressed to the Probate Department of this court at the address listed above or through thee-filing system (NYSCEF), at www.nycourts.gov/efile. If you have questions about responding to the citation, you may contact the Probate Department at Probate_General@nycourts.gov. Please note that court staff are prohibited from giving legal advice but they are available to answer any question about procedure. The Probate Department of the New York County Surrogate's Court

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years of coverage, the offsets would increase to $700 billion. Combining the individual impact of AOM coverage with the potential savings to our healthcare system, we can no longer afford to wait. Having access to a well-rounded healthcare system that includes comprehensive medical care and various strategies for managing obesity is crucial. This encompasses not just medical treatments, but extends to behavioral and nutritional assistance. This all-encompassing approach acknowledges the complex origins of obesity and the interplay of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle elements. By placing emphasis on

October 12, 2023 - October 18, 2023 • 35 members Farah Louis and Rita Joseph. But the Bronx isn’t alone. Statewide, municipal buildings are lit up in purple, the official color of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Next Thursday, Oct. 19, marks the state’s “Purple Tuesday” recognition of survivors. “My mother dedicated her life to helping survivors of domestic violence, and her memory inspires me every day to take action,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement. “While we take time to uplift survivors this month, we also acknowledge our commitment to preventing domestic violence and keeping New Yorkers safe. I am committed to using every tool at my disposal to end domestic violence and support survivors.” The national domestic violence hotline is 800-799-7233. For a list of events planned for Domestic Violence Awareness Month by Gibson and the community, go to bronxboropres.nyc.gov/events/.

Ariama C. Long and Tandy Lau are Report for America corps members and write about politics and public safety for the Amsterdam News. Your donation to match our RFA grant helps keep them writing stories like this one; please consider making a tax-deductible gift of any amount today by visiting https://bit. ly/amnews1. way to get thousands of unsafe batteries out of our homes and off our streets. While we must continue to explore long-term solutions, this is a huge step forward for public safety,” said sponsoring councilmember Keith Powers in a statement. A police spokesperson (no pun intended) told the Amsterdam News that the NYPD does not track e-bike theft “to that level of specificity” and pointed to motorcycle/scooter theft prevention tips. Tandy Lau is a Report for America corps member and writes about public safety for the Amsterdam News. Your donation to match our RFA grant helps keep him writing stories like this one; please consider making a tax-deductible gift of any amount today by visiting https://bit.ly/amnews1. high-quality healthcare, we can establish a healthcare system that is fair and empowers individuals from diverse backgrounds to conquer health hurdles such as obesity, ultimately leading to more enriching and healthier lives. Leaders in Washington have been working on expanding access to these and other treatments for years. We can no longer wait. We have ignored the obesity epidemic for far too long and we are now at a turning point. We must use this moment to reinvest in healthcare for our communities. We need our congressional leaders to work with the administration on Medicare coverage policy updates that will help the millions of Americans who need access to lifesaving care by making these medications available through Medicare Part D.

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Knicks give a glimpse of their potential in the preseason opener By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor

Knicks guard Immanuel Quickley, last season’s runner up for the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award, is one of the team’s most impactful players (Bill Moore photo)

The Knicks began their four-game preseason schedule on Monday night at Madison Square Garden versus the Boston Celtics, who are entering the regular season as one of the preeminent favorites to win the NBA title. The 114–107 victory will soon be forgotten as the October 25 regular season opener for the Knicks against the Celtics draws near. But it did serve as a glimpse at what the Knicks can become. “I liked the start of the game, I thought the starters got off to a good start,” said head coach Tom Thibodeau, who is starting his fourth season guiding the Knicks. “Choppy, but it gives us a good baseline, it will give us film where we can really dig into the things we need to work. Some good things, some things not as good as we

would like, but overall, pretty solid.” The Knicks finished fifth in the Eastern Conference last season and made it to conference semifinals, in which they fell 4–2 to the Miami Heat. The goal is to ascend and make measurable progress. The obvious means to achieve that objective is for the core of young veterans to raise their level of performance. Mitchell Robinson and RJ Barrett are in their fifth seasons. Immanuel Quickley, the NBA’s runner up for Sixth Man of the Year a season ago, is in his fourth year and eligible for an extension on his rookie scale deal. He and the Knicks have until October 24, the day before the start of the regular season to agree on an extension or the 24-year-old combo guard will become a restricted free-agent next summer. Quentin Grimes is at the beginning of his third season.

If those five, four of them starters, make leaps and improve in key areas—for example Robinson becoming more of a scoring threat foul line down besides catching lobs—the Knicks could once again be in the mix near the top of the East. Julius Randle, All-NBA twice in four seasons as a Knick, and Jalen Brunson, who emerged as one of the best point guards in the league last season in his debut campaign with the franchise, can be penciled in to provide proficient and efficient production. The Knicks will play their second preseason game on Saturday at the Garden facing the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Brooklyn Nets lost 109–106 to the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday in Las Vegas and are scheduled to meet Maccabi Ra’anana of Israel tonight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Champion Claressa Shields has changed the face of women’s boxing By DERREL JOHNSON Special to the AmNews

Boxing sensation Claressa Shields displays her multiple championship belts after a victory over Maricela Cornejo last June (TrappFotos photo)

Boxer Claressa Shields has a seemingly endless list of accomplishments during her amateur and professional career. The Michigan native won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in London at the age of only 17, and repeated the feat at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, competing in the middleweight division. As a professional, it’s easy to see why her nickname is the GWOAT (greatest woman of all time). Not only is she 14-0, but she is the only boxer, male or female, to be undisputed champion simultaneously in two weight divisions. Shields is also a pioneer in the sport for women, as she headlined the first women’s boxing main event on premium television when she defeated Szilvia Szabados in her second professional fight. The Amsterdam News spoke exclusively with Dmitriy Salita, president of Salita Promotions, who has been the promoter of Shields since 2017, about what he saw in the young fighter that made him want to work with her, and the progression of her history-making career. “I read that article and I read

her story and I read about her incredible amateur boxing accomplishments and I said to myself, there’s no better fighter coming out of the 2016 Olympics than Claressa Shields,” he recalled. “Because [it] could be that there are great American fighters, but someone like Clarissa is historic.”

Salita also saw something in this country happening in 2016 that made him believe that signing Shields would be fruitful. “2016 was the year that Hillary Clinton was running for president and the women’s empowerment movement was coming alive in a real signifi-

cant way,” he said. Salita also aimed to share the uniqueness of Shields earlier in her career. “It's all interconnected because boxing is about promoting and boxing is about storytelling,” he said. “HBO and Showtime are great networks, great networks that tell

stories. And one of the things that I wanted to do was tell her story, tell her life story to make her appeal to boxing fans and more important then non boxing fans because true superstars in the sport can cross over.” Shields is the recipient of a Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Award and won a 2023 ESPY Award earlier this year for best boxer. It’s easy to imagine how many young girls and boys watching Shields are so inspired by her. Salita, whose fighters have appeared on ESPN, HBO, Showtime, Sky Sports, and DAZN, relishes his underdog role. “I really had to build everything from scratch,” he said. “I'm very blessed to have had the eyes to identify top-tier talent very early in their career.” Salita shares that his fighter Shohjahon Ergashev (23-0, 20 KOs) is in action on November 4 against IBF junior welterweight champion Subriel Matias (19-1, 19 KOs). Joshua Pagan (8-0, 4 KOs) will battle Braulio Rodriguez (20-7, 17 KOs) on October 21, and he looks for undefeated fighter Vladimir Shishkin (14-0, 8 KOs) to fight before the year’s end with an opponent to be announced soon.

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The Dusty Baker-led Astros won’t relinquish their title easily

The Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins are engaged in a tough best-of-five American League Division Series matchup (David Grubb photo)

By JR GAMBLE, MLBbro Special to the AmNews

If baseball fans penciled in the Houston Astros for another American League Championship Division Series appearance and maybe a second straight trip to the World Series at the start of this postseason, the Minnesota Twins weren’t going to be willing participants in the script. After losing Game 1 in Houston on Saturday 6–4, the Twins blitzed the Astros and their stellar manager Dusty Baker early enroute to a resounding 6–2 win in Game 2 on Sunday to tie up the best-of-five American League Division Series at 1–1. Former Astros shortstop Carlos Correa, who drove in three of those five runs to help Minnesota jump out to a 5–0 lead, continued to shine in the postseason, delivering three hits, plenty of emotion, and the leadership he was brought there to assert in the postseason. The series against the Astros is special for Correa, who played for the Astros from 2015–2021, winning the 2017 World Series with them. Correa signed a threeyear, $105 million deal with the Twins in March of 2022.

In Game 3 on Tuesday, his previous team showed why they are the defending World Series champions, bashing the Twins 9–1 as the series moved from Houston to Minneapolis. Game 4 was also in Minneapolis last night with Game 5 if necessary tomorrow back in Houston. Astros first baseman Jose Abreu hit a

three-run homer in the first inning of Game 3, which is all Houston would need with their pitching staff, led by starter Cristian Javier, going five innings and allowing just one hit with nine strikeouts. “It's a very confident club, not a cocky club. We don't showboat too much. We just play," Baker said of his team’s busi-

ness-like approach. “The guys have a knack of picking each other up. From day to day, there could be a number of heroes.” Baker is continuing his quest of joining Cito Gaston (Toronto Blue Jays, 1992. 1993) as the only Black managers to win back-to-back World Series rings.

The Rangers eliminate the cold Orioles’ bats in the ALDS By MARY GRAY, MLBbro Special to the AmNews For the first time in 19 years, the Baltimore Orioles hosted a playoff game. Despite the rain which delayed the start of their American League Division Series against the Texas Rangers, that didn’t delay the Rangers quickly eliminating the Orioles. They took control of the best-of five-series with a 3–2 win in Game 1 that turned the bedlam of Baltimore into a funeral procession by the time the shadows took over the ballpark. The misery continued for the Orioles in Games 2 and 3, losing 11–8 and 7–1 respectively as the Rangers closed out Baltimore on Tuesday in their American League Division

Series and advanced to the American League Championship Series in which they will meet the winner of the Houston Astros-Minnesota Twins matchup. The Rangers, who went 90–72 during the regular season to finish second in the American League West behind the 90–72 Astros, dominated the Orioles, who at 101–61 had the second most wins in MLB (the Atlanta Braves were 104–58) to capture the AL East. They did so without a typically strong performance from All-Star second baseman and leadoff hitter Marcus Semien, who was 1–4 in the seriesclinching Game 3 and has just four hits in 23 at-bats in five games this postseason, including the Rangers

wildcard series against the Tampa Bay Rays. But Rangers manager Bruce Bochy, who piloted the San Francisco Giants to three World Series titles (2010, 2012, 2014) received key contributions from players throughout his lineup that mitigated Siemen’s struggles. Four-time All-Star Corey Seager led the charge. The shortstop, who was the 2020 World Series MVP as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, hit a first-inning homer on Tuesday to kickstart the Rangers offense. “That’s what he does. He’s done it before in the big moments,” Semien said of Seager. “He picks his game up in the playoffs. It’ll be really fun to see what he can do as we move on.”

Marcus Semien and the Texas Rangers are moving on the American League Championship Series after a 3–0 sweep of the Baltimore Orioles in the ALDS (MLB.com photo)

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New head coach Motz fuels Monroe women’s soccer By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews

With her team currently 6–2–1, the new head coach of the Monroe College Mustangs is excited to see how the next three games play out. In her first year as head coach of the women’s soccer team, Dr. Mercedes Motz wants to see the Mustangs achieve the highest level of the sport and win the NJCAA Division I Women’s Soccer National Championship, which they accomplished in 2018. “The thing I love the most is how diverse they are,” said Motz of her players. Although Monroe is a four-year institution, its sports compete against two-year colleges. That means new players are coming in every year, many of whom are international students who want to set themselves up to be seen and recruited by four-year institutions. The team has players from Spain, Scotland, England, Japan, Brazil, Ireland, Israel, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, Chile, the Netherlands, and the U.S. “There is always a language barrier, but our preseason enables us to be successful,” said Motz. “Preseason is a month long and in that month…we do a lot of team bonding. We learn each other’s languages enough where we learn certain soccer commands. The more they get exposed to each other and the coaching staff, the easier it is to communicate.” Motz has a doctorate in physical therapy. After coaching youth soccer part-time,

Sophomore forward Faith Lemmert

she decided that she wanted to coach fulltime. While she does not currently practice in physical therapy, her knowledge and skills play a big role in injury prevention. She also consults with other professionals, such as a sports psychologist and a dietician/nutritionist, to have players ready to compete. “Everything we do related to soccer is around nutrition, sports performance,

Assistant coach Tia Briggs-Thompson (l) and head coach Mercedes Motz (Monroe College Athletics photos)

and sleep,” Motz said. “We help the players with everything related to moving on to their next school.” Motz complimented the high level of play each student-athlete is contributing. The players also embrace their schoolwork and enjoy coming into New York City to soak up the energy. “My goals are to continue to have each

player improve every single game and in training, and to continue to play as a team and push each other, because I do believe if we can do both of those things, we can find ourselves at the national tournament,” said Motz. “…I think we have the personnel to get it done.” Monroe takes on Sussex County Community College on Saturday.

International competition builds Bland and Sperry’s competitive edge By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews The news that they needed to pack their suitcases and pull out their passports came somewhat unexpectedly for U.S. ice dancers Kristina Bland and Matthew Sperry, who are now in their third season as a team. The duo was tapped to represent the U.S. at the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating competition in Gdansk, Poland, at the end of September. “It was a really nice surprise,” said Bland. “We didn’t really expect it. It was an exciting, fun opportunity, and we’re happy that we got a Junior Grand Prix assignment.” The competition schedule provided some downtime to explore the city. “You definitely get new experiences,” said Sperry. “Even the airports are completely different than traveling domestically.” The trip gave them a chance to perform their new programs, which is crucial in the build-up to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Their dramatic free dance is set to music by Klergy that Sperry found awhile ago. It provides maturity and character development to their skating.

This year’s rhythm dance is centered “Straight Up” and “Cold Hearted Snake.” on the theme of 1980s music. Bland and “It actually took us a long time to pick our Sperry have selected the Paula Abdul songs music because there’s so much music from Kristina Bland and Matthew Sperry (Photo courtesy of Bland and Sperry)

the ’80s, and it’s hard to find something that you think is going to be unique, but you can also skate to,” said Bland. “There’s pop, rock, and R&B…We were drawn to Paula Abdul because it’s a fun piece of music that we could really dance to.” Sperry said busloads of school kids came to watch the competition. “Every time we would do a lift or a spin, this group of very enthusiastic children would burst into applause,” he said. “They’d yell our names.” Both Bland, 19, and Sperry, 21, are students at the University of Michigan, so an international competition meant missing a week of classes. They admitted it’s not easy to balance school and skating, but they value the college experience. Their next competition is the U.S. Ice Dance Final in mid-November, the final qualifying event for the 2024 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. They hope to not only qualify but vie for a spot on the podium. “As we’re getting deeper into our partnership, it’s becoming easier to understand what the other person is thinking,” said Bland. “We’re able to do programs that better suit our style.”

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Sports Giants and Jets face critical in-season decisions as injuries mount By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor

Kayvon Thibodeaux (No. 5) and the Giants had little to celebrate after a 31–16 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday put them at 1–4 while Breece Hall and the Jets improved to 2–3 with a 31–21 victory against the Denver Broncos (L: Giants.com photo, R: Jets.com photo)

Neither the Giants nor the Jets are making the playoffs. While that isn’t a statement of fact, it isn’t a bold prognostication either. The Giants are 1–4 after losing the Miami Dolphins 31–16 this past Sunday on the road and the Jets are 2–3 following a 31–21 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Both teams are statistically and by the fundamental eye-test two of the worst in the NFL. It contrasts with the reasonably high expectations the Giants and Jets had coming into this season. However, the Giants have played without All-Pro left tackle Andrew Thomas since he sustained a left hamstring injury in Week 1 and Pro Bowl running back Saquon Barkley suffered a high right ankle sprain in Week 2. The Jets lost future Pro Football of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a torn left Achilles tendon on their first offensive series of the regular season. Then this past Sunday, the Jets’ best offensive lineman, Alijah VeraTucker, also tore an Achilles and is out for the remainder of this season. It now may change the Jets’ calculus in considering trading for a quarterback that could help

them rise back into playoff contention. The Minnesota Vikings’ Kirk Cousins, who will be a free-agent at the conclusion of the season, and is second in the league in passing yards (1,498), has been prominently reported as a possible option. The Jets’ current starter, third-year quarterback Zach Wilson, who the Jets drafted with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 draft, has labored filling in for Rodgers. The Giants also have some decisions to

make ahead of the October 31 trade deadline. Barkley signed a one-year, $11 million contract with the Giants in July after he and the team failed to agree on a long-term deal. Colts running back Jonathan Taylor inked a 3-year, $42 million extension this past weekend with $26.5 million guaranteed—setting the market for top players at the position. The Giants may not view equal or similar money for their leading offensive player as a prudent long-term financial investment.

The deliberation of the Giants moving Barkley to a playoff contender is highly plausible and analogous to the Carolina Panthers trading running back Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers last October for second, third and fourth round picks in last April’s draft, and a 2024 fifth round pick. McCaffrey is an MVP candidate this season and has elevated the 49ers offense to one of the most balanced and potent in the league. Barkley could have a comparable impact.

The Aces and Liberty, the WNBA’s best, continue their Finals battle By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews In the first half of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals this past Sunday, the New York Liberty were looking strong against the Las Vegas Aces. Guard Marine Johannès made a couple of spectacular off-balance 3-pointers, helping the Liberty lead at the half. But it was a different Aces team that emerged after halftime, ruling the second half and coming away with the win 99–82. The Aces’ starting guard trio of Kelsey Plum, Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young led the way, outscoring the Liberty’s starting guards 72–28. “We didn’t do a great job of stopping them, obviously, but they’re great players,” said Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello. “Jackie, obviously, was making a lot of 3s. … Their movement got us out of position a little bit. Defense was critical for us, and they got the upper hand in this game. We know we can defend better.” This is the Liberty’s first trip to the WNBA Finals since 2002, but Brondello, who coached the Phoenix Mercury from 2014–21, has more recent experience. The Mercury were 2014 WNBA Champions

Liberty guard Marine Johannès made four 3-point shots in Game 1 (Brandon Todd/New York Liberty photo)

and made it to the Finals in 2021 despite having to play every round of the playoffs (the format was different). So Brondello knows the quest for a championship isn’t decided in a single game. “[Our guards] had a little bit of a tough night; that’s not going to happen two games in a row,” said Brondello. “We’ll still put the ball in their hands, and we want them to be confident and do what they do. There are

Jackie Young had five 3-pointers for Las Vegas Aces’ (WNBA photo)

other ways. How can we help them get a little bit more open so they can get comfortable in making some shots? “It’s a [best-of-five] series,” she added. “They took the first punch and now we have to respond.” Prior to Game 1, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert met with the media. An obvious topic was the announcement that the WNBA has approved an expansion

team in the Bay Area that is being led by ownership of the Golden State Warriors. It will commence play in 2025. “Now you’re seeing one of the most tangible signs of the strong momentum behind the WNBA,” said Engelbert. “The goal is to add a second one or a 14th team by 2025.” Game 2 took place last night in Las Vegas. Game 3 is at Barclays Center on Sunday afternoon.

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