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Kingsbridge Armory: No longer on thin ice
By HAYDEE CAMACHO New York Rangers hockey legend Mark Messier and Olympic Figure Skating Gold Medalist Sarah Hughes added star power to Mayor Bloomberg’s announcement today to transform the landmark Kingsbridge Armory into the world’s largest indoor ice facility. The 750,000 square foot facility will be known as Kingsbridge National Ice Center (KNIC) and will feature nine yearround indoor regulation sized ice rinks, including a rink that can seat approximately 5,000 people and be used to host national and international ice hockey tournaments, figure and speed skating competitions and ice shows. It will also include two sled-compatible rinks for people with disabilities. The design also includes 50,000 square feet of space designated for community uses. The facility is expected to draw more than 2 million visitors a year. The project is an economic boon to the borough and represents a $275 million private investment which is expected to generate 890 construction jobs and 267 permanent jobs. Also joining Bloomberg were Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert K. Steel, New York City Economic Development Corporation President
Seth W. Pinsky, KNIC Partners LLC Founder Kevin Parker, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., and City Council Member Fernando Cabrera. “Through this redevelopment the Kingsbridge Armory will now have an interior program befitting its iconic exterior architecture,” said Bloomberg. “We are sending a clear message that the revitalization of the Bronx is moving forward. It will be great for New York City because this new addition to our sports and cultural community will help us continue to draw millions of visitors and enhance our economy, quality of life and create hundreds of jobs for the local community. This plan is proof that working together we can put aside our differences and do what’s best for the city.” “This project is further proof that the Bronx continues to be a magnet for business and that our plans to bring economic investment to the neighborhood are paying dividends,” said Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert K. Steel. “Soon this building, which has been vacant for more than a decade, will be brought back to life through hundreds of millions of dollars in private investment, becoming a destination for millions of visitors each year.”
Jubilant officials announce the forthcoming construction of skating center in Kingsbridge Armory. Of the nine ice rinks, five will be located on the main floor and four will be constructed on a platform elevated approximately
40 feet above the main floor. The facility is expected to be 365 days a years from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays, and from 6 a.m. to 10
p.m. on weekends. In addition to the ice rinks, the facility will feature: a wellContinued on Page 15
Joyous spirit pervades Bronx Israel Independence Day Festival By HAYDEE CAMACHO A joyous spirit and love of Israel pervaded the Bronx Israel Independence Day Festival held at The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale on Tuesday, April 16th. The event marked the 65th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel and featured live music, vendors and outdoor games and activities. This contrasted with the somber mood in Israel, which marked the day amid increased security and worries over terrorist attacks by Palestinians which have been on the rise in the last 7 months. Attendees to the event spoke of the strong connection between America and Israel. “It’s always a great day to celebrate Israel’s birthday,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz. ”We are sending a signal in re-affirming our long lasting bond and relationship with Israel.” Diaz recalled his initial disappointment when the Democratic Convention dropped the assertion that Jerusalem was the capital of the Jewish state from the party’s platform at their convention last September, but was pleased “that the yeses prevailed” and the language restored. The specter of the bombing at the Boston Marathon was also on his mind. “We are concerned and upset and understand that in places along the Gaza Strip they go through what Boston went through frequently. We want to make sure Israel remains safe, free and democratic.” He thanked Rabbis Avi Weiss and Sarah Horotwitz of The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, as well as The Riverdale
Review for sponsoring the event. For Toby Weiss, wife of Rabbi Weiss, the day was one in solidarity with loved ones in Israel who were also celebrating. “I just spoke to my daughter and they are having a barbeque with 75 people in their home. We don’t have the same excitement that they do, but we try to bring a little of that here. It’s a very special day.” Stanley Kurtzman recently moved back to Riverdale after living in Inwood for 35 years. “This is a happy
occasion,” he said. “We remembered the trauma of the 6 million deaths earlier in the week and now end with the establishment of Israel, our second home.” Ginger Michaels calls herself a “transplant from Brooklyn” who has lived in Riverdale for 10 years. “It’s very important to stop during the day and take a breath and feel that connection to Israel. I think that is something that people of all generations feel—a strong connection with Israel.” Continued on Page 8
Arrests in W. 235th St. car chase and crash
By PAULETTE SCHNEIDER Two men involved in a car chase and crash in front of St. Gabriel School on West 235th Street last Friday were arrested, charged with criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of marijuana. Police officers from the 50th Precinct arrived minutes after several eyewitnesses called 911 to report reckless driving, Deputy Inspector Kevin Burke said. The men appeared to have been involved in some sort of dispute. Footage from a nearby surveillance camera shows a black BMW and a silver Audi driving erratically on West 235th Street until the BMW crashes into a parked car, News 12 reported. Immediately thereafter, the passenger in the BMW, holding a bag, leaves the car and runs in the direction of the school. The driver then leaves the car, reaches for a
bag in the back seat and runs toward the school as well. One was quickly apprehended in the parking lot shared by the school and St. Gabriel’s Church, located around the corner on Arlington Avenue. The other was found inside the church. The man who barged into the church did not intend to steal anything or harm anyone—he sought refuge there “to get away from us,” Burke said. “They were running away from the police. They had marijuana on them. They had a firearm.” The men were arraigned the morning of the incident. St. Gabriel School principal Deborah Pitula reported that at no time were the students in any danger, although the school was briefly locked down and parents were asked to pick up their children.
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Padernacht withdraws; will support Cohen
Surrounded by supporters and residents of the 11th Council District, Daniel Padernacht, the Community Board 8 Traffic and Transportation Chair and well known community activist today announced that he is endorsing fellow Community Board 8 member Andrew Cohen for City Council. The announcement was made in front the Shalom Aleichem Houses in the Van Cortlandt Village section of the Bronx, where Mr. Padernacht both works and lives. What makes the endorsement significant is that many were pressing Padernacht himself to make the race. Not only has Cohen gained an endorsement, but also lost a possible opponent as well. An attorney and lifelong resident of the Van Cortlandt Village area, Mr. Padernacht had been mulling his own run for City Council but decided to support Mr. Cohen instead, citing his record of achievement and commitment to the community. "Although I have chosen not to be a candidate for the City Council myself, this election is too important for me to sit on the sidelines hoping that the best candidate will win,” Padernacht said. “I know who that best candidate is--it's Andrew Cohen--and that's why I am here this morning to endorse him and pledge him my full support in the campaign. He cares about community issues and will be an advocate and problem-solver for every neighborhood in the district. He has the experience in public affairs and government to understand what it takes to make a difference. I'm proud, and my neighbors are proud, to stand with him." Padernacht is the latest in a long list of endorsers for Cohen, including several high profile citywide figures and almost every representative that shares a piece of the 11th Council District. To date, Mr. Cohen has been endorsed by Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, former NYC Comptroller Bill Thompson, current Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Congressman Eliot Engel, State Senator Jeff Klein, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj, Councilmembers Oliver Koppell and James Vacca, and former Councilmember June Eisland. Mr. Cohen is also the preferred choice of organized labor, as every union that has made an endorsement in the 11th district race has supported him. Among the organizations that are backing Cohen are the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), 1199 SEIU, 32BJ SEIU, UFCW Local 1500, The Uniformed Fire Officers Association and the Detectives Endowment Association. “Dan Padernacht's credentials as an activist committed to the community and city are familiar to all of us who care for the Bronx,” said Cohen. “As the Chair of the Traffic and Transportation Committee for Community Board 8, Dan has stood up to irresponsible developers, always putting the will of the people and the betterment of our neighborhoods first. His endorsement is an important validation for my campaign and I welcome his support with enthusiasm as we work together to make the 11th Council District even better.”
RCC Teen Theater to perform ‘Oliver!’ The Riverdale Community Center’s Teen Theater is ready to perform. For one weekend only you can watch this amazing group of students as they perform Oliver! book, music, and lyrics by Lionel Bart. This musical is based on Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist, the story of a lonely orphan boy born in a workhouse. Curtains rise on Friday, May 3rd at 7:30 pm with an encore/ final performance on Saturday, May 4th at 7:30 pm. Doors open at 7:00 pm, suggested donation $5.00. Performances are held in the RKA MS/HS 141 auditorium at 660 West 237th Street. For more information please call 718-796-4724.
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BY KIMBERLEY HYATT It’s Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz to the rescue, calling up the New York City Department of Finance (DOF) to get erroneously written parking tickets dismissed last week. The tickets were issued under the error of the Department of Transportation, with residents being confused by a new parking sign. Numerous drivers were given parking
tickets for parking in front of 525 West 236th Street, between Oxford and Cambridge Avenues. Newly installed parking signs claimed both Mondays and Thursdays were alternate side cleaning days. Motorists cried fraud, knowing the sign was incorrect, and that only Mondays were marked as cleaning days. Despite knowing the truth, they were at the mercy of Traffic Agents anyway, and traffic tickets
were flying off the legal pads for “failing to observe” the (wrong) signs. Dinowitz contacted the DOT for an inspection after numerous complaints. Since then, they have acknowledged the mistaken signs and replaced them with the correct ones. What the people knew is now there for all to see: only Mondays are alternate side cleaning days. Despite the support and investigation
Eight Bronx parks get an instant spring cleanup By HAYDEE CAMACHO New York Cares took part in New York Cares Day Spring on Saturday, April 20, 2013. Now in its 19th year, this citywide day of spring greening revitalized approximately 70 parks, gardens, playgrounds, and community centers across the five boroughs, with a special focus on areas damaged by Hurricane Sandy. This year, volunteers spruced up 8 green spaces in the Bronx, including Van Cortlandt Park, where volunteers performed an array of revitalization tasks including planting annuals that were devastated during Hurricane Sandy, waterproofing garden beds, and painting garden fences. Other sites included Crotona Park, Claremont Park, Soundview Park, Seton Falls Park Preserve, Pelham Bay Park/Orchard Beach and Bartown-Pell Mansion Museum. New York Cares Day Spring is a servea-thon, similar to a walk-a-thon, where participants raise money in honor of the time they spend volunteering to support the cost of the event and New York Cares’ year-round volunteer programs. In previous years, New York Cares mobilized 56,000 volunteers to help 400,000 New Yorkers in need. The city's largest volunteer organization, New York City Cares runs volunteer programs for 1,300 nonprofits, city agen-
cies, and public schools. “We are incredibly grateful to Presenting Sponsor HSBC and the thousands of caring New Yorkers who signed up to tackle all the work that needs to be done on New York Cares Day,” said Gary Bagley, Executive Director of New York Cares. “This year, we have a special focus on ensuring that our parks and gardens have fully recovered from Hurricane Sandy, and that all are ready for the influx of visitors during the summer months. Volunteers will restore coastline, clean, mulch, plant, and paint in green spaces throughout the city.” “For the past seven years, HSBC has supported New York Cares Day Spring, and this year is particularly meaningful for HSBC, given the focus on parks affected by Hurricane Sandy,” said Heather Nesle, Vice President, Corporate Sustainability, HSBC. “Our employees are consistently ready to lend a hand cleaning up the communities we serve, and this year we will do it knowing that it's part of the recovery and rebuilding efforts for our customers, employees and our New York City neighborhoods that we participated in from day one.” “New York City's parks benefit greatly from the thousands of volunteers who help to plant, paint, and clean-up throughout the year,” said NYC Parks and Recre-
ation Commissioner Veronica M. White. “NYC Parks and its partners have found that one of the most important measures of how well a park is doing, is how many volunteers it has and how dedicated they are. We thank New York Cares for helping to bring a new generation of volunteers Continued on Page 8
of Dinowitz, residents are still waiting for their parking tickets to be dismissed. “Dismissing these tickets should be an absolute no-brainer”, Dinowitz said in a press release marked April 18. He argues the City, through the DOT, has already admitted the mistake, but more needs to be done besides fixing the sign. “If the city admits it has made a mistake, then the Department of Finance should immediately dismiss every ticket wrongfully issued to the motorists who parked at that location.”, Dinowitz concludes. If and what will be done, however, remains to be seen. As of press time, Dinowitz’s office has not been notified of the parking ticket’s status. In a phone conversation with the Riverdale Review, the office states that, as of April 22, they do not know if the tickets have been dismissed.
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Dinowitz demands quick fix for parking ticket blunders
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Around the schools... P.S 24
Ms. Tripeau, Ms. Kourkoumelis, and Ms. Roth’s first graders will be visiting the Museum of Modern Art on Friday, April 26. That same day, first and second graders will be visiting the Avery Fisher Hall Little Orchestra Society. A big exam coming up for the third to fifth graders: the NYS Math Exam will be from Wednesday, April 24 to Friday, April 26. May 1 and 2nd, Wednesday and Thursday, is LAPS for Learning at P.S 24. Friday, May 3rd is Family Friday from 8 am to 8:50 for Ms. Rossi’s third graders. 5th graders will be having a Mother’s Day Fundraiser during their lunch periods on Monday, May 6. There will be a School Tour on Wednesday, May 8 at 9 AM.
Horace Mann School
A big event coming up for the students of Horace Mann! This Saturday, April 27, is the school’s sixth annual All-School Service Learning Day. School participants will be visiting Horace Mann and other locations: Kingsbridge Heights Community Center (KHCC), Marble Hill Community Center (MHCC), Van Cortlandt Park (VCP), and Riverdale Senior Services (RSS). During the day, there will be gardening, mural painting, workshops on drama/literacy and magic, intergenerational scrapbooking, tree planting, robotics, music, cooking demonstrations, sports, performances, and other fun-filled activities for all ages. 60 Horace Mann students of the Upper Division Service-Learning team will be visiting community centers to work with local residents from childhood to elderly age. There will also be recognition presentations of Horace Mann’s efforts towards Hurricane Sandy relief. The event will take place at 9 am to 3pm. It’s Middle Mania at Horace Mann! From 9 to 3, all day this Friday April 26, students will have a fun filled day to look forward to, with a Math and Trivia Contest, Tennis, and Chalk Drawing. The events are organized and will be run by the school’s teachers. Horace Mann’s Theater Company presents “Horace Mann Musical Revue”, from April 25-27. The play is a compilation of The Horace Mann Stories Project; the 125th Project; the 125th Revue and 125 Years of HM Onstage, directed by Chair of MD/UD Theatre, Dance & Film Studies, Woody Howard. It will feature a cast over 60 students and faculty. It’s Spirit Week at Horace Mann, so students, don’t forget to go all out for
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College of Mount Saint Vincent
On Monday April 29th, the College will hold its annual Scholarship Tribute Dinner at the New York Public Library at 6:30 PM. This year the Honorees are David Walsh of Carmel, N.Y., president and chief executive officer of Amalgamated Life Insurance Company and CEO of ALICO Services Corporation, and his wife, artist and theater producer Alice Chebba Walsh. They will be recognized “for their business acumen, commitment to education, and support of the College’s mission.” The Saint Vincent De Paul Award goes to His Eminence Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop Emeritus of New York. All money raised from this dinner provides scholarship funds for “talented and deserving” students. $700,000 in scholarship funds were raised at last year’s dinner. Come show support for the Award Winners and CMSV students, to purchase tickets or support the event you can visit the college’s website.
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By PAULETTE SCHNEIDER The Holocaust Museum and Study Center at the Bronx High School of Science has just settled into its new location in the building, an impressive gallery carved out of a former gym and outfitted with custom storage cases, optimal lighting and climate control. The center was created in 1978 when Stuart Elenko, an innovative social studies teacher, launched a program of study on the Nazi Holocaust and other genocides. He offered his own collection of World War II artifacts for use as a teaching tool. More material has been donated over the years by alumni and others. Most of the items have lived in boxes and folders, but some were displayed in the center’s original space—a small room behind the school library. Now, thanks to private funds, the trove of documents, posters, letters, diaries, uniforms and other priceless testimonials—around 900 items in all—are professionally archived and inventoried. Dr. Jill Vexler, a cultural anthropologist and curator, has managed the transition. “The notion of a serious museum with organization and access to artifacts was something that was an idea over a decade ago,” she said. “But it took the energy of the alumni association…to say ‘let’s get some serious money, let’s get the city to allow the school to commit the space, which was no easy feat, and get an architect to create the space.” The construction project itself began around two years ago. Designer Robin Parkinson—who does Cooper-Hewitt’s exhibitions—worked with Vexler to set up the gallery. Because the museum’s holdings tell only portions of the entire Holocaust narrative, Parkinson suggested that the material be
organized as accessible “study storage.” Most of the artifacts are therefore mounted within acid-free, moisture-free illuminated drawers, so “we’re not showing what we’re lacking, we’re showing what we have,” Vexler explained. She sent the artifacts to the Museum of Jewish Heritage, where specialists prepared each item for archival preservation at the school. At the heart of the study center is the Holocaust Leadership Course, now taught by Sophia Sapozhnikov. Her students analyze injustice and intolerance while gaining expertise on the collection and its background. Some develop presentation skills and learn to be museum docents. As they share their knowledge and insights with fellow students and guest visitors, these young leaders wield the school’s unique on-site resource as the learning tool envisioned by Elenko. Today, more than half of the Bronx Science student body is of Asian descent. The current leadership class, two-thirds gentile, is itself diverse. Many of its 32 students can relate their own ancestors’ histories of ethnic injustice to the curriculum, and parents have offered “support, encouragement and generosity,” Sapozhnikov said. Can the center possibly quash the spread of Holocaust denial if more and more youngsters see these artifacts in person? Sapozhnikov called Holocaust denial “a growing international problem.” “It's reminiscent of what communist countries did after the war—they acknowledged the loss of lives, but they never mentioned the specificity of the people who were targeted: Jews, Roma and Sinti, Jehovah's witnesses, and many Poles and
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homosexuals. “In my knowledge, Holocaust deniers argue about numbers of people murdered, lessen the gravity of the genocide and use denial for their own political ends. “Holocaust denial threatens history and truth. From the inception of the museum, the Holocaust Museum and Study Center has attempted to educate others about the horrors of the genocide. I do hope that in seeing the artifacts, as well as hearing the testimony of survivors and thinking about truth and justice, students will be able to understand the danger and flawed logic of Holocaust deniers.” Last Friday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony featured opening remarks by major donors to the center, a keynote address by Councilman G. Oliver Koppell (class of
1953), reflections by alumni and closing remarks by Principal Valerie Reidy. Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Museum of Jewish Heritage trustee, said she was very happy about the center’s new quarters “in such a wonderful, reputable school.” She recalled her own 2008 talk at the Bronx Science Holocaust Museum when it was still annexed to the library. “I was very moved by seeing two posters that I had never seen before,” she said. The museum walls are lined with graphically powerful propaganda posters in several languages. A surprising one, published in the United States by General Electric in 1942, shows a gigantic pair of swastika-marked boots astride an entire factory complex with the caption, “It can happen here.”
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Expansion of Bronx Science Holocaust Museum opens
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Great music at Christ Church Riverdale
Great Music at Christ Church Riverdale will feature soprano Malinda Haslett in concert on Saturday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. Renowned vocalist Malinda Hasslet has appeared in operatic and concert productions around the globe making her Lincoln Center debut in 2008 with the American Symphony Orchestra. With the Quintessence Chamber Ensemble, Ms. Haslett has sung in the Baltic region including Estonia, throughout Norway and Sweden and also Russia and Turkey. Ms. Hasslet will perform a mixed program of classical and operatic repertoire. Malinda Haslett, has performed over thirty operatic roles and was noted by Le Soir for her signature role Violetta as, '...one of elegance, grandeur and refined power. Brilliant, Mademoiselle Haslett misses not even a drop of emotion to perfect each tableau.' Other roles of note include Mimí, Musetta, Juliette, Susanna, Norina, Adina, Pamina, Micaëla, and Nannetta. Outside of the musical arena, Malinda is also an award winning Pastry Chef, having graduated with Highest Honors from the Institute of Culinary Education. Ms. Haslett has been Co-Guest of Honor on Capitol Hill with President Barack Obama, is certified by the American Sailing Association, teaches culinary skills for the New York City Housing Authority, speaks three languages and will run the New York City Marathon in 2013. She holds degrees from Loyola and Temple Universities, as well as the Accademia Internazionale delle Arti in Rome. Ms. Haslett is grateful to the people of Christ Church Riverdale for providing her with a spiritual home. This recital is a partial fulfillment of her Doctorate of Musical Arts at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Christ Church Riverdale is located at 5030 Henry Hudson Parkway at 252nd Street. 718 543 1011, www.christchurchriverdale.org. Tickets are available at the door $20, $15 for students and seniors.
Chabad's new Community Torah has new home
Chabad of Riverdale invites every individual and family to participate in a joyous and unforgettable occasion on Sunday, April 28, 2013 as a new Community Torah will be welcomed into its new home. The Torah scroll will be read from, studied, celebrated and shared with generations to come. The celebrations will commence with the annual Lag B'Omer Picnic at Seton Park between 12:30-3:00 pm. Fun-filled
activities for the whole family will include Frisbee entertainment, pony rides, kite-making and flying, as well as delicious refreshments and cotton candy. Between 2:00-3:00 pm, Chabad of Riverdale's scribe, Rabbi Faitel Lewin, will write and complete the new Torah Scroll at Seton Park. Upon completion, the new Torah scroll will be dedicated in the loving memory of Rabbi Lewin's dear parents, Rabbi Tzvi Leib and Toyba Lewin OBM. At that time, donors will have the opportunity to inscribe their letters with the scribe. Following the completion of the Torah scroll, the community is invited to parade with the Torah scroll through the streets of Riverdale (via Independence Ave.) toward Chabad on W. 246th Street. Flags and mini Torahs will be distributed to children during the parade. Dancing, live music, Hors d'oeuvres and children's activities will follow outside Chabad. 'In Jewish tradition, a Torah scroll is welcomed to the community just as a new bride and groom are celebrated and honored by their families and friends. Every community member is an integral part of the celebration, just as a family member is to a wedding,' said spiritual leader, Rabbi Levi Y. Shemtov. 'Our new community Torah scroll is yet another significant milestone in the amazing growth of Chabad of Riverdale over the last few years. Not only have we touched the lives of thousands of individuals, from infants to elderly, but also have become a significant force of Jewish awareness, education, and growth in the community at large. As we enter our third decade, we aim to extend far beyond our current borders and reach out to thousands more
lives in the region.' Purchasing a letter, verse, or portion of Chabad of Riverdale's Torah scroll is an opportunity to demonstrate your commitment to the future of Bronx Jewry. For dedication opportunities, visit our website www.ChabadBronx.org/SeferTorah, or call the office at 718-549-1100 Ext. 10 for more information about this monumental event. The activities are free of charge.
Indigenous dance event at JASA Senior Center
Learn about Mexica culture through dance on Sun. Apr. 28th at JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center. Members of the Kalpulli Huehuetlahtolli, an indigenous group dedicated to preserving and educating others about their ancient heritage, will present authentic Mexica (pronounced me-shee-ka) danzas as well as share their unique teachings, traditions and ceremonies which can be traced back to the Aztecs. A festive lunch of turkey leg, yams, green beans, roll and dessert will be served at 12:15 PM followed by the dance presentation. Recommended senior donation is $3.00 for the meal and $2.00 for the event. Non-senior fee is $5.00 for the meal and $3.00 for the event. Please call the center office 718-5494700 to reserve for the meal and event by Tues. April 23rd. The Center is located in the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center at 3880 Sedgwick Ave. off of Van Cortlandt Ave. West on the Bronx #1 or #10 bus routes. For more information, please call the center office at 718-549-4700.
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Pedestrian safety workshop for seniors
NYC Dept. of Transportation - Safety City Program and Methodist Home for Nursing & Rehabilitation presents: ‘Walking Wisely,’ A Pedestrian Safety Workshop. Join in for a special workshop for Seniors to learn how to be a safer pedestrian, prevent falls etc. The workshop (limited to 35 participants - gifts and refreshments) will be held on April 25 at 1 p.m. at the Methodist Home for Nursing & Rehabilitation, 4499 Manhattan College Parkway Bronx, NY 10471. RSVP to Marion at 718-732-7112 or email at: mclutchker@mchny.org
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BOOK TALK 11 a.m. Spuyten Duyvil Branch Library 650 West 235th Street Each participant briefly describes & shares thoughts about a book recently read-fiction or non-fiction. Discussion & recommendations are the happy result of this sharing. For more information, call 718-796-1202.
TAI CHI 11 a.m. Riverdale Branch Library 5540 Mosholu Avenue Tai chi has been show to reduce pain and stiffness, increase flexibility, enhance muscle strength, improve concentration and memory, and help people cope with stress and depression. This is an adult program. Registration is required. Due to limited space and a high demand, participants will be chosen by a lottery. Call the branch at 718-549-1212 to add your name to the list.
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PEDESTRIAN SAFETY WORKSHOP 1 p.m. Methodist Home 4499 Manhattan College Parkway NYC Dept. of Transportation – Safety City Program and Methodist Home for Nursing & Rehabilitation presents: “Walking Wisely,” A Pedestrian Safety Workshop. Join in for a special workshop for Seniors to learn how to be a safer pedestrian, prevent falls etc. RSVP to Marion at 718-732-7112 or email at: mclutchker@mchny.org
Spuyten Duyvil
KINDLE e-BOOKS 9:30 a.m. Spuyten Duyvil Branch Library 650 West 235th Street We lend eBooks for Kindle e-readers! Come in and find out how to download them to your Kindle device for free! For more information, call 718-796-1202. PORTRAIT DRAWING 11 a.m. Riverdale Branch Library
KNITTING CIRCLE 2 p.m. Riverdale Branch Library 5540 Mosholu Avenue Gather with other knitters, and perhaps pick up a few tips and tricks as you work on your own creations. For more information, call 718-549-1212.
Kingsbridge
MS EXCEL 2010 FOR BEGINNERS 5:30 p.m. Kingsbridge Branch Library 291 West 231st Street
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CB8 MEETING 7 p.m. Community Board 8 5676 Riverdale Avenue Meeting of the Law, Rules & Ethics Committee of Community Board 8. For more information, call 718-884-3959.
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SCRABBLE 2 p.m. Riverdale Branch Library 5540 Mosholu Avenue If words work you up and crossword puzzles keep you going, come to Riverdale and share your passion with friends every Tuesday afternoon for a lively game of Scrabble. Pre-registration required. For more information, call 718-549-1212.
Wednesday, May 1 Kingsbridge
WRITING MEMOIRS 11 a.m. Kingsbridge Branch Library 291 West 231st Street This project will use creative writing, storytelling, and group sharing to help facilitate reminiscence and art-making. Participants will use creative writing and storytelling skills developed through the project to craft short-story memoirs. For more information, call 718-548-5656.
H O L O C A U S T, G E N O C I D E , A N D I N T E R FA I T H E D U C AT I O N C E N T E R PRESENTS
Jasha Levi
Van Cortlandt
Wii TIME 4 p.m. Van Cortlandt Branch Library 3874 Sedgwick Avenue Come join in for some Wii Time fun at the Van Cortlnadt Library. For ages 5 to 12 years. For more info, call 718-543-5150.
Tuesday, April 30
HGI
Kingsbridge
SEUSSOLOGY 4 p.m. Kingsbridge Branch Library 291 West 231st Street Theodore Geisel began as a political cartoonist before he transformed how children learn to read by writing the Cat in the Hat. Explore the creative process behind the whimsical connections Dr. Seuss made between reading skills, visual literacy and moral messages in this interdisciplinary class. For children ages 5 and older. Limited to 25 participants. For info, call 718-548-5656.
Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2010. Topics include entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting & print previewing worksheets. Space is limited, registration is required. Please sign up by phone or in person. For more information, call 718-548-5656.
Exile and Memory in Italy during the Holocaust
Riverdale
BOOK DISCUSSION 7 p.m. Manhattan College Smith Auditorium Author Jasha Levi will discuss his autobiography, The Last Exile: The Tapestry of a Life. The book depicts his experiences growing up in Europe during World War I and II in the midst of the Holocaust, and continues with his transition to the United States as an adult. For info about the HGI events, contact Mehnaz Afridi at (718) 862-7284 or mehnaz.afridi@manhattan.edu.
Thursday, April 25 7:00 p.m.
Friday, April 26
Smith Auditorium
Kingsbridge
STAY WELL EXERCISE 10 a.m. Kingsbridge Branch Library 291 West 231st Street Stay Well volunteers certified by the NYC's Department for the Aging will lead participants in a well-balanced series of exercises for seniors of all ability levels. Please wear loose comfortable clothing. Exercise equipment will be provided. Those participating in the exercises must sign an activity release form. For more information, call 718-548-5656.
Riverdale
FUN SCIENCE 3:30 p.m. Riverdale Branch Library 5540 Mosholu Avenue Children are welcome to come to the Riverdale Branch and learn more about the scientific process. They will conduct experiments and have fun while learning how the world around them operates. For ages 5 to 12 years. For info, call 718-549-1212.
Saturday, April 27 Riverdale
CONCERT 7:30 p.m. Christ Church Riverdale 5030 Henry Hudson Parkway Great Music at Christ Church Riverdale will feature soprano Malinda Haslett in concert. For more information, call 718 543 1011, or visit www.christchurchriverdale.org.
6:00 P.M. RECEPTION JASHA LEVI
Bigotry and racism fighter • Holocaust survivor • Journalist ALONGSIDE
Andre DiMino
pnp of unico advocate for anti bias against italians
Nick Franki
national president of alpha phi delta leadership for undergraduates
Sunday, April 28 Van Cortlandt
INDIGENOUS DANCE PRESENTATION 12:15 p.m. Van Cortlandt Senior Center 3880 Sedgwick Avenue Members of the Kalpulli Huehuetlahtolli, an indigenous group dedicated to preserving and educating others about their ancient heritage, will present authentic Mexica (pronounced me-shee-ka) danzas as well as share their unique teachings, traditions and ceremonies which can be traced back to the Aztecs. A festive lunch of turkey leg, yams, green beans, roll
This event is sponsored by support from UNICO and Alpha Phi Delta. Bus transportation will be arranged from central meeting places in New Jersey. For questions please contact M. D'Addato at (973) 263-2612 or A. Branchi at (973) 454-2155. If you have any questions about this, or any other HGI Center event, please contact Mehnaz Afridi, Ph.D., at mehnaz.afridi@manhattan.edu.
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5540 Mosholu Avenue This free drawing workshop taught by Josh Millis, is an introduction and investigation into portrait drawing as a subject in both historical and contemporary art. For info, call 718-549-1212.
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RNH Community and Teen Center On Friday, April 19th the Riverdale Neighborhood House Board of Directors, friends and elected officials celebrated the long-anticipated groundbreaking of the RNH Community and Teen Center, marking an important milestone in orga-
Gallery 18 to exhibit works of Romie Gumpel Gallery 18 will exhibit the works of Romie Gumpel for the month of May. Romie Gumpel has always been involved with arts and crafts. After graduating from London University in 1952, she taught at the Briantcroft Schoolin, in Neasden, London until she emigrated to the United States in 1957.Romie taught in Riverdale for 35 years. She later attended Teachers College at Columbia University and the College of New Rochelle where she received her MA in Art Education. After retiring in 1992, Romie continued her art projects. She enjoyed jewelry designing, and took courses in metal smithing and worked in copper, Nugold, brass, nickel, silver and gold. She is a member of the Riverdale Arts Association and has displayed her art at the Bronxville Library, and the Yonkers Library. Her paintings will be shown in Gallery 18 for the month of May. A reception is scheduled on May 5 from 5-7 pm. The entire community is welcomed to the reception. The Y is located at 5625 Arlington Avenue.
nization’s 150-year history. The completely redesigned Teen Center will feature an open-layout first floor with two computer/study rooms and a large, congregate study room and renovated men’s and women’s locker rooms. The new second story will house the gymnasium, warming pantry and bathrooms. The building will feature a solar panel rooftop that will provide much of the electrical power for the building. RNH plans a full array of programs and services in the new building from sports to classroom study, and public meeting spaces. The children in our early childhood, after school and camp programs will have the opportunity to use our indoor space for exercise; local teens will have a more attractive place to meet along with quiet spots for serious study; and the pool’s snack spot will be right on the terrace.
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Bronx parks cleanup Continued from Page 3 into the parks, especially this year, as we work to restore facilities across the city damaged by Hurricane Sandy.” “Parks and gardens are an important part of the city,” said Steven Streicher, Marketing and Communications Director for New York City Cares. “They give people a bit of respite. “This year preparing for the busy time is all the more difficult because of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. Volunteer help is going to be all the more important.” Enjoying a walk on the track in Van Cortlandt Park on a blustery Saturday, Kim Moore remarked, “I think the way they have revitalized the park is beautiful. I grew up in this area. It makes you want to come out. You can enjoy the park much more.”
Israel Independence Day
Continued from Page 1 Seth Herstic, a first-year Rabbinical student at Chovevei Torah of The Hebrew Institute was a testament to Michael’s sentiment. As he and his friends enjoyed the festive Israeli music, he reflected on the significance of the day. “In the Jewish tradition, the idea of thanksgiving is very central. It infuses a lot of what we do. After thousands of years, God returned us back to our homeland and we are thanking God.” Paul Weinberg, President of Alden Films in New Jersey which distributes films about Israel, called the creation of Israel a “miracle” and spoke of its unique role in history. “Three years after the greatest catastrophe in Jewish history, a Jewish state arises. Every day of Israel’s history has been a fight for survival. It shows the resilience of the Jewish people.” He called the continuing anti-Semitism in Europe “a legacy which is not going away. In spite of all that, Israel is an energetic, forward thinking country in every way.” “I want people to build upon and learn more about Israel and Judaism,” said Felicia Weinberg, who stood next to her husband at a table brimming with the Judaica she designs. “We are a unique people and we should be proud.”
Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell Music and Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
May 2 at 7:30pm (special preview show, all tickets $10) Saturdays, May 4 & May 11 at 9:00pm Sundays, May 5 & May 12 at 3:00pm & 7:00pm Thursday, May 9 at 7:30pm Tickets online: $20 adults;$12 seniors and students Tickets at the door $22 adults; $14 seniors and students To purchase tickets go to www.RiverdaleRisingStars.com or riverdaley.org. Tickets may also be purchased by phone, by calling 1-800-838-3006 and selecting option 1.
5625 Arlington Avenue Bronx, NY 10471 (718)548-8200 www.Riverdaley.org
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Bash Dibra invites dog owners to "take a walk in the park"
Saturday, May 4, 2013 • 12 pm - 2 pm at the Canine Court Dog Run & Playground
Van Cortlandt Park, The Bronx (enter the park at Broadway and Lakeview Place)
A Night Of Opera with MALINDA HASLETT Soprano
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Excercising for fitness and good health that will benefit children, adults and seniors All proceeds will go toward upkeep of the Canine Court dog playground Registration: $10 donation per dog $5 each additional dog.
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The parish of Saint Margaret of Cortona has scheduled a special 24 Hour Eucharistic Adoration during the weekend of May 3 to May 4 in the church located at 6000 Riverdale Avenue. The adoration will commence at 12:30 PM on Friday, May 3 and conclude on Saturday, May 4 at 11:30 AM. This is an excellent spiritual opportunity during this Easter Season. More information is available by contacting 718 549-8053.
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Community Benefits Extortion
When a new arrival in your neighborhood is about to get mugged, it is only decency to warn them when the mugger approaches. It may be too late for the Kingsbridge National Ice Center that will occupy the Kingsbridge Armory. They may have already been mugged. They may have already been suckered to give away a big chunk of that building (50,000 square feet) to one of the most venal, dishonest and destructive groups you can find on these mean streets, a group sure to turn on them. We’re not talking about the Bloods or Crips or Latin Kings. At least street gangs will honestly show their true colors. We’re talking about a group that hides their intents and actual agenda, a group that has harmed more lives in our borough than any other – the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC). This group is a proud follower of the late Saul Alinsky, their ideological guru. While most of us seek leadership that brings people together, Alinsky promoted the opposite. You can’t organize, he warned, without inter-group “friction.” Following their master’s game plan, the NWBCCC has made The Bronx the capital of a burgeoning victimization industry by pitting the workers against the capitalists and the poor against the middle class. The Alinsky way is to look at neighborhoods, identify the ones whose residents can rub two nickels together, and then pronounce them as the privileged “enemy.” If such a community includes white faces, so much the better. This is why the NWBCCC spent the better part of the last 20 years creating “friction” between supposedly “affluent” Riverdale and surrounding largely minority communities over school issues. In the north Bronx stands the imposing Kingsbridge Armory. Until the Houston Astrodome was built in the 1960s, the Armory boasted the largest unsupported roof in the world. Before New York had a convention center, events such as the annual boat show, the dog show and others were held there. We recall in those ancient times watching the motor boats on their trailers improbably making their way under the elevated train on Jerome Avenue. But for decades the huge building has lain fallow. Plans to develop this unique structure as a retail and sports venue were thwarted for over a decade by this local Alinskyite outpost. The deal currently in the works was held hostage to demands for a “community benefits agreement” by the radical group, a thinly disguised form of extortion. But the sad truth is that the NWBCCC is so impotent that it can’t really organize its way out of a paper bag. In 1999, in an attempt to stop the folks in Riverdale from obtaining a much-needed high school, they were forced to do what good Alinskyites never do – actually put their ideas before the public in a real democratic election. And this supposed “voice of the people” that the folks at the Ice Center fear, couldn’t even muster a paltry 10% of the vote! But despite that, the next time this group surfaced they were given control over a New York City High School by the clueless Bloomberg administration. This is Leadership Institute High School. The sponsor of this school? The Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC). Their stated purpose? The official theme of the school is to train youth to “take charge of their schools and communities.” Even before the school opened we saw what this meant. Members of the NWBCCC’s youth front group, Sistas and Brothas United, testified at a public hearing that police were using stink bombs to discipline and control students on the Walton High School Campus, a story which was quickly proven to be a bald-faced lie. That’s how they rewarded the hapless Mr. Bloomberg for giving them a new school to control. As we predicted, the school is an utter academic failure, boasting graduation rates so low that the Bloomberg administration has put it on the list for possible closure. In 2010, as calls for the removal of then State Senator Pedro Espada escalated, the President of the NWBCCC, Desiree Pilgrim Hunter loudly declared her candidacy to replace him. These crackerjack community organizers, however, couldn’t even organize enough local residents to qualify her for the ballot, an awfully low bar. Or maybe cooler heads prevailed, realizing that having their leader blown out of the water in an election, would diminish their perceived power. So we warn our friends at the Kingsbridge National Ice Center: just tell these phonies “no!” Get your lawyers to extricate you from this mess. You are not buying community peace, you are empowering your enemy, and you will pay the price. The future of the Bronx’s poor is not to be found in Saul Alinsky’s race-driven socialist vision embodied by the NWBCCC. Sentencing the poor to a future devoid of individual economic opportunity is their true goal. After all, if the poor were achieving prosperity, where would they find more “victims” to organize?
Let the voters decide about Anthony Weiner To The Editor: Our crooked former Bronx Borough President, Adolfo Carrion — now a candidate for mayor on the Independence Party line — attacked Anthony Weiner, who is thinking of entering the Democratic Primary for that office, with the following statement (NY Post, April 12): “It’s not good for him or the city for him to be running for mayor. He has a long way to go after having lied to the press, to his family, to the public, to his colleagues in Congress — bald faced lies on camera.” Honest to G-d (except for the office in question) I thought he was talking about Bill Clinton. Remember when our former president appeared on national television and publicly declared in a somber voice of practiced fake sincerity, “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.” Fortunately, Monica Lewinsky had kept her semen-stained blue dress that proved that “Slick Willie” was just a lying S.O.B. Even so, I’m willing to bet that Adolfo Carrion voted for Clinton. Congressman Charlie Rangel is an unindicted (because of a
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political coverup) tax evader who should be doing time. Instead, this bum was recently reelected. Rangel committed an actual crime; Weiner didn’t. I never heard Adolfo Carrion say Rangel shouldn’t have run. I strongly believe that Antho-
Setting the record straight
To the Editor: Last week’s story about the Putnam Trail in Van Cortlandt Park reprints verbatim a letter from the organizers of a group opposing the paving of the trail to Tom Lucania in the Borough President’s office. This letter contains inaccurate statements. It is unfortunate that no one from the Riverdale Review bothered to contact me for comment before reprinting the letter. I wish to set the record straight. The organizers of the group allege that I sent a letter endorsing the design presented to the Parks & Recreation Committee of Community Board 8 without approval by the board chair or the board itself. They also allege that I sent the letter on behalf of the full board. In fact, the letter I sent was approved in advance
ANDREW WOLF, Editor and Publisher JOEL PAL Production Manager ROBERT NILVA Marketing Director
ny Weiner has every right — and definitely should — enter the Democratic Primary for mayor and give the voters one more choice to consider. That is what Democracy is supposed to be about — voters making choices. Alvin Gordon
CECILIA McNALLY Office Manager
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by the then-chair of the board, who had attended the meeting where the design was presented to the committee. In addition I briefed the executive committee of Community Board 8 on the design and on the committee’s response to the design before sending the letter. Finally, the letter I sent clearly stated that it reflected the views of the committee. Since the initial presentation of the design, the Parks & Recreation Committee has discussed the Putnam Trail plans at three additional committee meetings. We have now agreed to discuss the matter yet again at our May committee meeting. Bob Bender, Chair Parks & Recreation Committee Community Board 8
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Plans unveiled for Kingsbridge Armory ice center opportunity the Bronx has to offer, and I am proud to have helped move the redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory forward.” Bloomberg praised Bronx Borough President Diaz’ role in bringing the project to fruition. “Ruben Diaz deserves all the accolades on this project for getting this done. We had a choice to let this empty building stand as a monument to failure or we could make it into a boon of opportunity.” He joked that Steel spend so much time working on the project with Diaz that his office was “ready to install a shuttle between City Hall and the Bronx.”
“The redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory is a significant milestone in our ongoing efforts across the borough to create well-paying jobs and economic opportunity,” said New York City Economic Development Corporation President Seth W. Pinsky. “On top of this, the project will bring millions of people to the Bronx each year, further promoting economic activity throughout the Borough, and the City.” KNIC also plans to create a foundation to establish free after-school ice sports and academic tutoring programs for disadvantaged youth. The program will be modeled after the Ed
environmental review with an anticipated groundbreaking in late 2014. The entire project will be built in two phases, with the first phase, consisting of five ice rinks, 50,000 square feet community space, concessions and parking, expected to be complete by September 2018. The remainder of the project will be built in the second phase that is expected to open by September 2019. The announcement of the project ended months of bidding speculation. KNIC Partners LLC was selected through a competitive public process that began with the issuance of an RFP by NYCEDC in January 2012, and will now enter into a 99-year lease for the property.
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Continued from Page 1 ness center, with off-ice training fitness, rehabilitation and sports therapy programs; dressing rooms and lockers with storage for individual hockey equipment; concession space; retail space for ice sport goods; and parking for approximately 480 cars. “This is a fantastic project, one that will bring living wage jobs and new recreation opportunities to the northwest Bronx while completely transforming a long-vacant space into a new amenity that will complement the surrounding community,” said Diaz. “This project shows the tremendous
Snider Youth Hockey Foundation in Philadelphia with the goal of providing 12 hours of ice time each weekday during the school year and 9 hours each weekday during summer. KNIC Partners LLC Founder Kevin Parker called the new facility, “a place where champions will be born.” “It will draw athletes from New York City, across the United States and the world. It will be the global center of ice hockey, figure skating, synchronized skating and curling.” The City has invested about $30 million in capital funds for environmental cleanup in the building, replacement of its roof and repairs to the façade. The project will begin a comprehensive public and
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Cinco de Market Grand Opening of the
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Natural Organic, Local and Fresh, Kosher and Non-Kosher The Market is open: Come shop our regular vendors for meats, produce, cheeses, dairy products soaps, honey, baked goods, pickles, Starbucks cofffee, homemade lemonade, herbal ice tea and now our new vendor: Fresh Fish from - Pura Vida
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