YoNkERs RisiNG - FRidAY, AuGust 7, 2015

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Friday, August 7, 2015
Teen Librarian Dedicated
To Empowerment of Youth
Ice Bucket Challenge
Reboots at Yonkers Raceway
Yonkers Riverfront Library Teen Librarian Z with students.
The Ice Bucket Challenge Lives On, with L-R—Ryan Patrick McLaughlin, Council President
Liam McLaughlin, Jennifer Quinn, Pat Quinn, Mayor Mike Spano, and Assemblymember
Shelley Mayer Taking the plunge at Yonkers Raceway.
By Zipporah Osei
In any community, the library can be an excellent resource for its residents to learn more
and engage in community events. For teens in
downtown Yonkers, the Riverfront Library has
become a center of education and recreation,
thanks to the dedicated work of “Z.”
As the teen librarian, Z has made it her mis-
sion to create a vibrant community for teens that
fosters not only a love of reading, but literacy
for life. In coming to the library and participating in its programs, Z said she hopes teens will
find a space that helps them to further educate
themselves on how to better their lives and the
lives around them. She does this in many ways,
Continued on Page 8
Yonkers Treasure
The Palisades Preserved
The City of Yonkers recently rallied behind
resident Pat Quinn, who last year co-founded
the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge which became a
global phenomenon with more than 17 million
videos of people taking the challenge posted on
Facebook last year.
Last weekend, Quinn was joined by supporters and volunteers, including Mayor Mike
Spano, City Council President Liam McLaughlin, and the Empire City Casino at Yonkers
Raceway to renew the Ice Bucket Challenge and
Continued on Page 10
Without Mayor’s Race Dem Primary
September 10 Still a Big Deal
The pristine views of the Palisades, from Yonkers, will continue. photo by Donna Davis
By Dan Murphy
The Palisades, one of nature’s treasures, can
be viewed from a large portion of Westchester
County along the Hudson River. The future of
the pristine riverfront in New Jersey was called
into question with LG’s plans to build a corporate
headquarters in Engelwood Cliffs, N.J. However,
a negotiated settlement has kept the Palisades in
tact and basically standing alone.
Following 11 months of constructive discussions, LG Electronics USA and a number of parties interested in LG’s new North American headquarters in New Jersey have reached an agreement
on a new design, which all parties are celebrating
as a “win-win” solution.
After exploring a range of options during the
discussions, consensus has been reached on a new
design that will create a world-class, sustainably
designed building to the benefit of LG, the town
of Englewood Cliffs and the State of New Jersey,
while protecting the iconic vistas and integrity of
the Palisades Park, a national natural and historic
landmark.
LG reached the mutually-beneficial settlement with Scenic Hudson, the New Jersey State
Continued on Page 8
Christian Federico Tourney
Raises Scholarship Funds
BOL candidate Piedad Abreu at the gate of the Yonkers Joint Wastewater Treatment Plant
By Dan Murphy
The Democratic Primary in Yonkers on
September 10 may have lost some of its zest
when Dr. Fred Hernandez’s attempt to get on the
ballot were dashed in court in White Plains on
Wednesday, when a judge ruled that he did not
have 1,000 valid signatures. Mayor Mike Spano
will not have a democratic challenger and will
face republican Bill Nuckel in November.
But with Yonkers democratic primaries in
the First and Third City Council Districts, and
the 16th and 17th districts on the County Board
of Legislators, four democratic incumbents on
the city and county levels will have to get the
approval from democrats on September 10 before they can move onto the general election in
November.
The race for County Board in the 17th District, between Democrats incumbent Legislator
Continued on Page 7
Yonkers Junior Olympians
Excel at Championships
Taking a swing for charity at the Christian Federico Softball Tournament
By Phil Foley
The annual Christian Federico Softball
Tournament took place Saturday, Aug. 1 at
Redmond Field in Yonkers, to raise funds for
scholarships for students to attend college in
Christian’s honor.
According to Christian’s uncle, Vic Federico, 28 teams had signed up to play, including 16 men’s teams and 12 co-ed teams. One
team came up all the way from the University
of Maryland, where Christian attended college, and played club baseball.
The winners in the men’s division were
the Tom Emanski All-Stars, and in the co-ed
division were the Danny Mac’s.
The Federico brothers – both Yonkers natives – have worked for the City of Yonkers,
with Lou at the Yonkers Parks and Recreation
Department and Vic at the Yonkers PAL.
This writer has known both of them
since we played in the North Yonkers Softball League, going back to 1974 at Fleming
Field. They played for Federico Landscaping,
and I for the Royals. I also had the pleasure of
refereeing some of Christian’s football games
when he played for Ossining in the Scarsdale
Youth Football League. He was a great football player and a wonderful young man.
Track stars from the Notre Dame Track Club at Sacred Heart School with their medals-Jaden
Snow, Jessica Manzueta and Prizila Negrete
The Notre Dame Track Club of Sacred
Heart School in Yonkers recently competed at
the National Junior Olympics Championships
in Jacksonville, Fla., where all members performed well.
Fourth-grader Jaden Snow won a fifth-
place medal in the triathlon, with bests of 26
½ inches in the shot put; 4 feet, 1 ½ inches in
the high jump; and 1 minute, 9 seconds in the
400-meter event.
Fourth-grader Jessica Manzueta won a sixContinued on Page 8
PAGE 2 - Yonkers Rising - Friday, August 7, 2015
Yonkers On the Move 2015 WALK
20 Challenge: Phase 2, Collecting the
Miles and Forming Teams
Mayor Mike Spano and Councilman Christopher Johnson at City Hall with some of those
completing Phase 1 and receiving recognition, YOM T shirts and YOM and City Recognition
Certificates. Photo by Stuart Scott
Yonkers On the Move (YOM) is collecting
the miles/steps submitted On-line and via the
Mile Cards mailed or dropped-off at the Riverfront and Will Libraries for YONKERS WALK
20 Walk Challenge, Phase 2.
Mayor Mike Spano personally presented
recognition certificates to those completing 20
or more miles at the June 24th, 2015 Challenge
Phase 1, City Hall Recognition event. The Mayor thanked over 20 awardees for serving as role
models for Yonkers in getting outside and active.
This three part or phase challenge is an opportunity for friends, families, neighbors, church
groups, small business and work colleagues to
form and participate as individuals and in Phase
2, also form a team to contribute their walk miles
to pass this year’s 12,000 mile goal.
For those new to The YONKERS WALK
20 Challenge, the concept is simple. The land
area of Yonkers is approximately 20 square
miles –YOM asks those walking a total of 20
miles or more during a Challenge period to tell
YOM about it on the YOM Mile Card or on-line
at www.walkyom.org Participants logging 20 or
more miles are well on their way towards making exercise a regular part of their lives and will
be invited to attend the second Challenge recognition event. (The Sept. Date and details to be
determined soon)
There’s still time to start and register a walk
team of 2 or more, simply:
1-Determine a team name (up to 30 characters) and supply a few words about your group or
job based team.
2- Select a captain who will be the official
team point person for YOM
3- Provide the above information on-line click on the TEAM link at YOM website www.
walkyom.org and you can register and receive
confirmation of your team status. We encourage
registering teams and logging miles on-line but
if that is not possible let us know by sending an
e-mail to us at [email protected]
#
Solace Premier at Alamo a Hit
The Cast of Solace, with creator Ralph Puma, right at premier
Extended cast, crew and supporters of Solace
Photos by Donna Davis
Send your story ideas, photos,
announcements and upcoming events to
us at dmurphy@rising mediagroup.com
A true ‘Yonkers production’ of a movie
filmed in the city, by a Yonkers native, made its
premier on July 30 at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
As guests entered the theater they were
greeted by gift bags, comic book programs, and
tidbits about the 6 episode comedy, which was
shown together at the premier. The Cast, crew,
guests and creator Ralph Puma filled Theater #1
to watch the world premiere of Solace, popcorn
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included of course!
Puma held a Q&A after the show. We look
forward to following Solace, and the future endeavors of Puma. Follow the progress at Facebook—Solace –The Movie page.
The other positive, and Yonkers centric part
of this story is that the Alamo cinema provides
the perfect venue for a films opening, on Central
Park Avenue.
FRidAY, AuGust 7, 2015 - YoNkERs RisiNG - PAGE 3
Mayor Seeks Nominations
For Curb Appeal Awards
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano last week announced that the city is accepting nominations
for its third annual “Mayor Spano’s Curb Appeal
Awards,” which recognizes Yonkers homeowners for their homes’ exceptional curb appeal and
charming landscape. The city is accepting nominations through Sept. 1 at www.yonkersny.gov/
curbappeal.
“Yonkers is known for its unique and diverse landscape and so many of our neighborhoods reflect that uniqueness,” said Spano. “The
Curb Appeal Awards are a way to recognize the
beauty in our city and acknowledge the hard
work of those who take pride in their community
and strive each season to make their homes beautiful.”
Residents can nominate a Yonkers homeowner for Mayor Mike Spano’s Curb Appeal
Award in one of three categories: landscaping,
exterior improvement and creativity/originality.
Photos of the home and its surroundings should
be submitted along with a brief description of the
candidate’s property.
Submitted properties should have a pleasant
appearance, be well-maintained and contribute
to community appearance; show that a recent effort was made to improve and enhance the appearance of the property; demonstrates originality and creativity; and stand out as an attractive
property in its neighborhood
“If one person works to beautify his or her
home, it motivates others to do the same and the
result is a more appealing Yonkers,” said Spano.
“These awards are an opportunity to be proud of
Yonkers and continue to enhance its appearance.”
As part of their citywide recognition, homeowners will be provided a sign for their property,
recognizing their distinction.
Spano first presented the inaugural Curb Appeal Awards in 2013.
Summer Reading Game
Grand Finale is Aug. 26
Celebrate the end of the Summer Reading
Game with the Yonkers Riverfront Library Children’s Department on Wednesday, Aug. 26 from
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Community Room on the
second floor.
At the grand finale, children and their families can participate in storytimes, make arts and
crafts, play games and win prizes. Refreshments
will be served, and children are encouraged to
dress as their favorite Superhero. Participants
who have read five or more books will receive a
certificate of achievement.
The Summer Reading Game is a reading in-
centive program for children in preschool to grade
seven, with participants receiving reading logs to
record each book they read. This year’s theme is
“Every Hero has Story.”
The last day for recording books is Saturday,
Aug. 22.
The Riverfront Library, located at One Larkin Center, is handicapped accessible, and parking is available at the nearby Buena Vista and
Warburton Parking Garages. For more information, visit www.ypl.org or contact Ethel Petryczka at 914-337-1500, ext 428 or epetryczka@ypl.
org.
Board of Ed Calls for
Library Trustee Applicants
The Yonkers Board of Education is accepting applications for trustees of the Yonkers Public Library to serve a five-year term and/or an
unexpired term, announced BOE President Dr.
Nader J. Sayegh last week.
Trustees are responsible for the hiring of a
library director, preparation and monitoring of
the library budget, and the development of personnel policies governing terms of employment,
salary schedule and employee benefits according
to the Taylor Law, among other duties.
Applicants should evidence a strong interest
in the library and the community, recognizing the
library’s importance as a center of information,
community culture, recreation and continuing
education. Trustees serve without compensation.
Applications are available online at www.
yonkerspublicschools.org and at the Yonkers
Board of Education, Trustees Office, One Larkin
Center, Yonkers, NY 10701. Those interested in
applying may contact Secretary Janet Cabassa at
914-376-8095.
The deadline for receipt of completed applications is Aug. 17.
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I, Too, Was in
Airbnb Bunk Bed #3
By Eric W. Schoen
keypad entry you put your
Airbnb, Uber, Lyft,
palm on the keypad, numthe Citi Bike bicycle-sharbers come up, you enter
ing program…You have
the code provided to you
heard of them all!
and then you open the
Dining at new Resdoor. At this point, everytaurants; trying new foods
thing was great.
manufacturers come out
I enter the house – a
with; being among the first
classic row house beaution new rides at Universal
fully furnished. The fresh
Studios and Disney World
fruit was there, as were
in Orlando; staying on top
granola bars. I head to my
of what’s going on in the
room on the second floor,
world – that’s me!
enter the code in the keyIt’s an election year,
pad to let me in, and nothEric W. Schoen
and the Westchester Couning happens. I then go up
ty powers-that-be finally approved money to re- a floor, not knowing if the entrance floor was
pair the long-neglected Sprain Ridge Pool.
considered floor one or the ground floor. There
Everyone is out of town somewhere; that are two bedrooms on the floor. I enter the keyoften includes me. So, sit back, relax, and we pad code, and the lights go on and I wake up
will go lightly this week and introduce you to two people sleeping in a bunk bed. I apologize
something millions of people all over the world and move to the next room.
are doing.
My keypad allows me to enter the next
At this stage of my life, should I be sleep- room – a nice spacious room with a double bed.
ing in the top bed of a bunk bed? Frankly, I Wow! I was in heaven. The only problem? There
never did it before. My experience this past was a backpack in the room, dresses hanging in
weekend in Philadelphia tops the time I camped the closet, and several pairs of female sandals
out with the Cub Scouts in a sleeping bag in a on the floor. Maybe a previous guest had left
tent in the middle of the woods with only a thin them there? So I went to sleep.
tarp between me and the bumpy ground. It even
An hour later a young couple entered the
tops my experience camping at Robin Hill Day room and woke me up. They said the room I was
Camp on Jackson Avenue when I went home in was their room. They were nice, and agreed
with more than 50 mosquito bites covering my to move downstairs to the other room, which
body.
was supposed to be my room. Five minutes later
Welcome to the World of Airbnb. For those they came back and said they wanted their room
unfamiliar, Airbnb allows you to rent unique and I would have to move to my room downplaces to stay from local hosts in 190-plus coun- stairs. It was 2:30 a.m….in the morning, what
tries. Discover amazing places; find hosts with else did I have to do?
I enter the room that was supposed to be
extra rooms, entire homes and unique accommodations like castles and igloos; book a stay; my room, and my bed was the top level of a
connect with hosts; confirm travel dates and pay bunk bed. The room consisted of two bunk beds
in extremely tight quarters, and three of the
– all through Airbnb’s trusted services.
It works just like booking a hotel room: You bunks were filled with sleeping travelers. There
put the location you want in the app, your travel was little head room for a tall person like me to
dates, and whether you want a whole house, a get into the bunk bed, a thin ladder to climb up
private room or a shared space where unrelated – and I was doing this all in the dark.
I felt like I was on a trapeze in the circus. It
people share the same room, and your requests
are matched with rooms listed by people at the took me 10 minutes in the dark to climb into the
bed, and 10 minutes to get down. At least there
destination you are going to.
You know what amenities the property was some light coming through the windows at
comes with, like parking, breakfast and a full 10 a.m. when I was climbing down to hop into
bed or twin bed – or if you will be staying in the elaborately furnished shower and be on my
a tree house or igloo. No joke, tree houses and way to Boy George and Culture club in Atlantic
City.
igloos are available!
Moral of the story: When using services
You will also know the neighborhood. Like
the Champs Élysées in Paris, London Bridge in like Airbnb, make sure you communicate with
London, the Red Light District with hookers in your hosts so you know what the accommodathe window in Amsterdam, or north Yonkers tions consist of. Get to the house/apartment/igloo early to make sure you won’t be climbing
near beautiful Untermyer Park?
Yes there are even Airbnb rentals in Yon- into a bunk bed in the dark at 2 o’clock in the
morning. If there is a problem even at a.m., call
kers. No igloos, unfortunately.
So I was invited to a party in Philadelphia your hosts (who in this case did not live in the
this past Friday night. I knew I would be out house) to deal with it.
Remember, this is not a hotel where the
late and not arrive to my room until 1 or 2 in the
morning. I needed a comfortable bed, air con- concierge can switch you to another room. This
ditioning, safe location and parking for my car is a house/apartment/igloo with a fixed (usually
close to the Fishtown section of Philadelphia. two to three) number of rooms and beds.
The room I was in was packed so tight with
Simple!
So I found a listing for $41 in Fishtown in bunk beds and travelers’ suitcases and clearly
what looked online like a great house listed by was a fire hazard. The use of the house as a hosScott and Ed. The details: “Comfy hostel with tel or boarding house is probably illegal. Don’t
amenities. Shared bedroom. Four guests in total worry, I notified the Philadelphia authorities
will share the bedroom. Keypad entry into the so no one else has to experience what I expehouse and into your room. Free parking. Neigh- rienced.
I am always up for an adventure. Airbnb
borhood surrounded by plenty of places to get
a classic Philadelphia cheese steak. Fresh fruit is an adventure people are taking all over the
world with truly positive experiences. You can
and even beer in the fridge.
It was highly rated by guests who had even find a room in little old Yonkers – but sadly, no igloo.
stayed there and sounded wonderful.
Reach Eric Schoen at thistooisyonkers@
I booked the listing, and within two hours
Scott and Ed had confirmed my reservation. I aol.com and follow him on Twitter @ericyonwas all set. I could arrive at 2 a.m., sleep, show- kers. Catch the Westchester Rising Radio Show
er and be on my way to Atlantic City to see Boy featuring Dan Murphy and Eric Schoen on
Thursdays at 10 a.m. on WVOX 1460 on the
George and Culture Club Saturday night.
I went to my party, had my usual three club A.M. dial, at wvox.com and click on listen live,
sodas with a twist of lime, set my GPS for the or via the mobile application for download free
address, and in 5 minutes I was there. With the from the APP store.
PAGE 4 - Yonkers rising - Friday, August 7, 2015
City Gives Small
Businesses a Boost
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano joins officials from U.S. Small Business Administration and
Housing and Development at Yonkers Riverfront Library to Sign Historic Strategic Alliance
agreement.
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano last week
joined officials from the U.S. Small Business
Administration and U.S. Housing and Urban
Development to announce that the city and SBA
have entered into a strategic alliance memorandum, which will bring more SBA programs and
services to entrepreneurs and small business
owners throughout Yonkers.
The agreement, signed by Spano and SBA
New York District Director Beth Goldberg at
Yonkers Riverfront Library, was coordinated by
officials from HUD and is the first time the SBA
has entered into a strategic alliance agreement
with any municipality in the State of New York.
“We are most appreciative to the SBA and
HUD for joining forces with us on a local level to
bring the resources that many of our small business owners and budding entrepreneurs are seeking so they can become even more successful,”
said Spano. “These training sessions compliment
the many tools and streamlined processes Yonkers is implementing to stimulate our economic
growth. Once again, Yonkers is leading by example to benefit our residents and neighbors.”
Also in attendance for the historic signing
were Wilson Kimball, commissioner of planning
and development for the City of Yonkers; SBA’s
Region II Regional Administrator Kellie LeDet,
who oversees all SBA programs and services for
New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands; and HUD Regional Administrator for New York and New Jersey Holly Leicht.
The strategic alliance memorandum between the SBA and the City of Yonkers calls
for more collaborations between the two entities on small business training programs; making business counseling services from SBA resource partners like SCORE, the New York State
Small Business Development Centers and the
Women’s Business Center more accessible and
readily available to area small business owners;
introducing local lenders to small businesses
that need access to capital in order to grow and
expand their businesses; and government contracting training and certifications that will allow
small businesses to gain access to federal contracting opportunities.
“The SBA is pleased to join our friends at
HUD to bring as many federal resources to the
table that can benefit entrepreneurs and small
businesses in Yonkers,” said LeDet. “Yonkers is
New York’s fourth largest city – the largest city
in Westchester County and the gateway between
New York City and the Hudson Valley. By leveraging more SBA resources and making our
agency’s programs and services available to
local small businesses combined with HUD’s
neighborhood development programs, the combination is sure to transform and spur economic
growth from Main Street to the industrial sectors
of the city, and support Mayor Spano’s plan and
vision for the city.”
Yonkers is federally-designated as a Historically Underutilized Business Zone, which provides for federal contract opportunities through
programs, services and incentives to spur economic growth and development in the city.
The agreement is the result of HUD’s Community Needs Assessment, a key component of
transforming the way the federal government
does business. It seeks to support locally-driven
goals by aligning federal programs and investments, and to improve coordination with partners across all levels of government. Yonkers
is an exemplary model showing the merits of
HUD’s approach.
The CNA process leverages local knowledge and assets by bringing together stakeholders to identify resources and challenges, and by
working collaboratively to define problems and
propose solutions. Small business development
was one of several areas identified by the community with transformative potential, and HUD
coordinated an interagency response with SBA
to help the city achieve its goals.
“Today marks an important milestone in the
Obama Administration’s place-based approach
to community revitalization,” said Leicht. “Born
out of the Community Needs Assessment that
HUD conducted in collaboration with the City
of Yonkers, local organizations and our federal
partners, initiatives like the one announced today by the Small Business Administration will
help the city overcome challenges and achieve
its bold vision for the future.”
The launch of a two-year partnership between Yonkers and SBA will bolster locallyowned small business efforts in Yonkers and ensure those businesses are aware of the resources
and contract preferences available to them. The
initiative is also part of Yonkers’ partnership,
Community Needs Assessment with HUD, and
will include a series of trainings for individuals
looking to start their own businesses; government contracting training, including HUBZone
competitive preferences; and Funders Forum/
Meet and Greet for small businesses.
Local small business owners are encouraged
to attend the free “Starting Your own Business”
training series hosted at Yonkers Public Library.
“The Yonkers Public Library is happy to
support this initiative to educate the business
community and to spark entrepreneurship in
Yonkers,” said Ed Falcone, library director.
“Each program in the Basic Business Series will
offer practical advice and useful resources for
anyone who attends.”
“Starting your own Business” classes will
take place at the Riverfront Library, at One Larkin Center, on Wednesday, Aug. 12 from 2 to 4
p.m. (Youth program: How to Develop an Idea
into a Business); as well as Wednesday, Aug.
12 (Starting a Business at 50-Plus); Wednesday, Sept. 23 (How to Start a Business and How
SBA Helps Small Business); Wednesday, Oct.
21 (Business Plan Writing); and Monday, Nov. 9
(Selling your Products and Services to the Government).
Classes are from 5 to 7 p.m.
Classes will take place at Will Library,
located at 1500 Central Park Ave., on Wednesday, Aug. 19 (Starting a Business at 50-Plus);
Wednesday, Sept. 30 (How to Start a Business and How SBA can Help Your Business);
Wednesday, Oct. 28 (Business Plan Writing);
and Wednesday, Nov. 18 (Selling your Products
and Services to the Government).
These classes are also from 5 to 7 p.m.
Those interested in attending can register by
emailing [email protected] or calling James
Hackett at the Yonkers Public Library at 914375-7947.
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Letter to the Editor
Republican Nuckel Calls On
Spano to Return Contribution
Dear Editor:
The New York Post (recently) published
an article on non-profit organizations and their
contributions to political campaigns. A $350
contribution to the Mayor Mike Spano Committee was made by the Yonkers Police Athletic
League in 2014 (New York State Board of Elections, January periodic filing, 2015). The PAL is
a 501(c) not-for-profit organization and, therefore, forbidden to make political contributions.
According to the PAL website: “Due to
budget cuts, the City of Yonkers no longer assigns members of the Yonkers Police Department to service the PAL. We are keeping our
doors open through the efforts of volunteers,
including retired police officers and members
of our board who generously devote their time
to this effort.”
While the PAL organization website will
have you believe they are “struggling” to make
ends meet, they are taking money away from
the young men and women that participate in
PAL programs. The PAL website further proclaims, “Every day during the year an average
of 400 young men and women are actively participating in our program.”
I call upon the Mayor Mike Spano Committee to return the money immediately and
diligently scour your campaign contributions
for other illegal contributions.
Marty and Iris Walshin, PAL founders,
would be greatly disappointed. The values
which they helped establish – service above
self; honesty is a given; humility is a gift; bipartisanship is a must – should be foremost in the
minds of the administrators.
Who needs the $350 more, the mayor’s
campaign committee or the kids?
Bill Nuckel, Republican candidate for Yonkers Mayor
Dear Editor:
This letter is in response to the article by
Ms. Freeman Diaz, with regard to her candidacy as Michael Sabatino’s opponent. I would like
to make two brief but – I believe – important
remarks:
I agree that we do live in a democracy,
which, among other things, strives to provide
a fair election process. Mr. Sabatino, in making
challenges about signatures, is exercising his
right within our democracy to insure that this
upcoming election will be a fair one. Ms. Diaz
made the choice to allow “the democratic process to run its course.”
I would suggest that had she also taken
up the challenge process and questioned Mr.
Sabatino’s signatures, she might have found it
possible to disqualify his candidacy. This is her
democratic right, which she chose to ignore.
Instead, she chose to make this very
lengthy and somewhat personal attack on Mr.
Sabatino in the hope of discrediting him. Such a
negative approach may not be perceived as fair
play in the game of politics and will probably
end up hurting her even more. As your editorial
comment pointed out, this is a difficult (albeit
democratic) process for newcomers.
I would also go so far as to say that many
of our citizens, having the hard-earned right to
a vote, often don’t go to the polls on election
day, hoping the democratic process “will run
its course,” and in the process, disenfranchising
themselves.
Secondly, the confusion over the correct
name to use was unfortunate. Would it not
have been possible for her to use both names,
with the common use of “aka” between the two
names on all the signature sheets? This would
have prevented the subsequent confusion she
then had to deal with.
I am not in the 3rd Council District. If I
were, however, I would need a lot more convincing before I thought she had earned my
vote.
Chris Canty
Yonkers
Dear Editor:
When I read the article “Ain’t I a Feminist?
Book Explores Divide Among Women” by Zipporah Osei, I became elated. As a vocal feminist
since I was in high school in the early-1980s
(and every day since), I was so happy to read
such an insightful and well-written article about
such an important topic that does not receive
much coverage in today’s newspapers. It takes
courage for young high school women to speak
out about their opinions concerning equality for
all women as the pressure to “fit in” and fear of
ostracizing the boys’ attention is so strong during these pivotal and often tumultuous adolescent years.
I know it has not been an easy road for me
to proudly announce that I am a feminist. When
I was in law school at Vanderbilt University, I
advocated to have a “women in law” class added to the school’s curriculum. The amount of
backlash from a significant number of the male
law students was unbelievable (and this was in
the early 1990s), as they circulated a newspaper
that called me every derogatory female name
and denigrated me for thinking that a “women
in law” class could be more important than an
“oil and gas” class, which many of them felt
should be added to the curriculum.
It was very difficult to withstand the harassment, and I spent a lot of sleepless nights
worrying about whether I had done the right
thing to make my feminist views so public
when I needed a job. But, in the end, the class
was added to the curriculum; and more classes,
which teach a better understanding of underrepresented populations and how their experiences are affected and treated by the law, have
been since added to the school’s curriculum.
I am especially heartened by Ms. Osei’s
intuitive thoughts and comments about today’s
feminist movement (and that of the articulate
young women she interviewed), as they are
keeping the discussion alive and adding to it
with their unique perspectives of being women
of color. It gives me so much hope that one day
– in the not-so-distant future – we will have a
woman president of the United States, and that
her race will not prevent her from achieving this
goal.
Keep up the good work!
Gretchen Kim
Yonkers Middle/High School PTSA president
Blue Door Gallery
Displays ‘Art of Healing’
The Blue Door Gallery will present “Art of
Healing,” opening Saturday, Aug. 8 from 2 to 5
p.m., and running through Saturday, Sept. 5.
Art is known to have a healing effect; it may
be that the art was created to assist the artist to endure a hardship, or it could have a healing effect
on the viewer, as well.
How does the art heal? Is it the act of creating that heals? These are the questions that may
be asked during this exhibit.
There will be guest speakers on the art of
healing during this exhibit, and those artists who
are willing to share their story may do so during
the opening.
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FRidAY, AuGust 7, 2015 - YoNkERs RisiNG- PAGE 5
On This Day in
Yonkers History…
Postcard of Longfellow Junior High
By Mary Hoar
President emeritus, Yonkers Historical Society
Monday Aug. 10
Aug. 10, 1919: The Hudson
Navigation Company arranged to
have two ships, The Rensselaer and
The Trojan, stop at the Yonkers pier
on Sundays to enable people to go on
their excursions to Newburgh.
Aug. 10, 1929: Westchester
County union delegates went on
strike because of the employment
of New York steamfitters, which
temporarily halted the construction
of the new park building on South
Broadway and Longfellow Junior
High School on North Broadway.
Aug. 10, 1970: Basketball legend Joe Lapchick passed away.
Tuesday, Aug. 11
Aug. 11, 1923: Yonkers Police Department Patrolman Henry
Cooley disarmed and arrested a
New York City man who tried to
NBA player and legendary coach Joe Lapchick (they
use a knife on the officer; it just hapmisspelled his name on his card!)
pened to be the 43rd anniversary of
nounced the addition of a Practical School of
Cooley’s appointment to the police
Telegraphy to the school’s already excellent
department.
Aug. 11, 1977: Four journalists – from the curriculum.
Aug. 14, 1910: The first services in the new
New York Daily News, New York Post, Washington Post and Time Magazine – were arrested St. Denis Chapel at Lawrence Street and Van
in the Yonkers apartment of accused “Son of Cortlandt Park Avenue were officiated by Rev.
Sam” for trespassing, breaching security and en- Richard Hughes, former assistant at St. Patrick’s
tering a crime scene without authorization. Al- Cathedral and priest in charge of the new parish.
Saturday, Aug. 15
though YPD officers confiscated all photo film
Aug. 15, 1929: The Yonkers Electric Light
from the reporters, the Post published pictures
from the Berkowitz apartment; the Post reporter and Power Company began work on a $650,000
program to place its wires underground in the
had turned over blank rolls of film.
business section of Yonkers.
Wednesday, Aug. 12
Aug. 15, 1930: The seventh airplane in four
Aug. 12, 1916: The movement to designate
Samuel Untermyer for U.S. senator failed and days landed at Empire City Racetrack; this pilot
had lost his way while flying from Ohio to CurWilliam McCombs got the nod instead.
Aug. 12, 1920: Julius Avezzano of Wood- tis Field (Roosevelt Field).
Sunday, Aug. 16
land Avenue, with the U.S. Army in Panama,
Aug. 16, 1910: Col. Theodore Roosevelt
carried a 17-year-old fellow soldier bitten by a
venomous snake six miles on a march, saving visited Yonkers and revealed that he loved music, but could not play the piano. He told a group
the young soldier’s life.
Aug. 12, 1930: When the pool at Tibbett’s of friends: “Another instrument I cannot play is
Brook was drained for cleaning, a wide assort- second fiddle.”
Aug. 16, 1929: To speed up the work pace,
ment of articles were found at the bottom including a small diamond ring and 14 others, several Yonkers Electric Light and Power Company increased the number of workmen putting wires
necklaces, beads, and a set of false teeth.
underground in the Getty Square area from 60
Thursday, Aug. 13
Aug. 13, 1899: Main Street furniture dealer to 250.
Aug. 16, 1930: Returning home to Yonkers
M. Dee received the contract to furnish the new
clubhouse at the Empire City Trotting Track. after a seven-country tour of hospitals, North
Dee competed with a large number of large deal- Broadway’s Dr. Anna Harvey Voorheis announced that more European women were eners from New York for this large order.
Aug. 13, 1920: More than 150 Yonkers men tering the medical profession. In London alone,
met to form an American Legion Post. John J. 43 women doctors were attached to the London
Flynn was named temporary chairman, and Ed- Free Hospital staff.
For more information on the Yonkers Hisward Boyd, Thomas Doyle, Garrett Fitzgerald,
Harold Smythe and John Boyes were authorized torical Society, Sherwood House and upcoming
to secure a charter from the Legion’s national events, visit www.facebook.com/YonkersHistoricalSociety, LinkedIn and Twitter @Yonkerheadquarters.
sHistoric. For information on membership in
Friday, Aug. 14
Aug. 14, 1904: Professor William But- YHS, call 914-961-8940 or email yhsociety@
ler, president of Butler’s Business School, an- aol.com.
Yonkers Improves
Waterfront Esplanade
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano recently announced that the
city has begun work on a waterfront beautification project
to replace brick pavers, make
repairs to the esplanade, and
improve the overall waterfront
experience for residents and
visitors.
The project, which began
last month, is expected to be
complete by the end of September.
“From award-winning restaurants to beautiful residential buildings and breathtaking
views of the Palisades and New
York City skyline, the waterfront is one of Yonkers’ greatest assets,” said Mayor Mike
Spano. “Improving the esplanade will help attract even more
residents and visitors to this dynamic neighborhood.”
As part of the project, the
city will remove and replace
the brick pavers on the esplanade, as suffering from years
of wear and extreme weather
conditions, many of the pavers
had begun to crack. The city
will also build a new planting
bed on the north side of the socalled tear drop, in front of The
Pier, pave a roadway around the
tear drop, and replace a portion
of the sidewalk on Alexander An aerial view of the work underway at Riverfront Esplanade
Street near the former city jail,
Last month, the city broke ground on 100
which is being transformed into
new residential units at i.Park. Called UNO Mian art gallery by Daniel Wolf and Maya Lin.
The revitalization of the waterfront has cro-Units, the project will add four stories to the
helped spur Yonkers’ growth, now the second- former Otis Elevator facility.
Earlier this year, Yonkers Brewing Comfastest growing big city in New York State. Over
the last several years, hundreds of residential pany opened in the former trolley barn buildunits have been added to the neighborhood and ing, construction began on phase two of the Saw
several projects are currently underway that will Mill River Daylighting project, and on July 4,
fuel even more growth in Yonkers’ historic dis- the city brought its fireworks celebration back to
the waterfront, attracting 30,000 spectators.
trict.
Sprain Ridge Pool Funding
Passes Board Unanimously
During a recent special meeting of the Board
of Legislators, the $8.8 million bond act to fund the
overhaul of the Sprain Ridge passed unanimously.
The bond act would go toward the rehabilitation of Pool 1, the wading pool and aquatic
play area, as well as replacement of Pool 2, and
the concrete deck. The project would also include
the bathhouse building rehabilitation to meet code
requirements, electrical/mechanical replacement,
drainage system improvements and associated
landscaping work.
“This is the fifth season that the people of
Yonkers and Greenburgh have had to live without
the Sprain Ridge Pool,” said Legislator MaryJane
Shimsky. “Unfortunately this needed recreational
facility will not be ready for use again until 2017.
But at least the Astorino administration has finally
seen the light, and has committed to repairing it.
“The board has now provided the county executive with the funding to finish the job,” continued Shimsky. “We will ask the administration for
monthly updates, to help make sure that the work
stays on track.”
Legislator Ken Jenkins added: “Since the initial vote was taken several years ago, the approvals for this project started and ended unanimously
on the Board of Legislators, and that should be a
clear indicator of why this project was delayed.
The county executive has made infrastructure improvements like this one next to impossible despite
the clear wishes of every elected legislator in Westchester. I congratulate my colleagues from Yonkers
on straddling the partisan divide between us to
bring a valuable asset back to the community.”
The earliest the pool would be available
would be the summer of 2017.
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Legal Notices
Notice of formation of PersonalityBest, LLC Arts. Of
Org. filed with the Sect’y
of State of NY (SSNY) on
June 29, 2015. Office location: Westchester County.
The street address is: 15
Rambling Brook Rd., Chappaqua, NY 10514. SSNY has
been designated as agent of
the LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process
served to: Pamela Brown, 15
Rambling Brook Rd., Chappaqua, NY 10514. Purpose:
any lawful act.
Notice of formation of TANGLED CROWNS LLC Arts.
Of Org. filed with the Sect’y
6/16/2015. Office location:
Westchester County. The
street address is: 57 Ashland
Street New Rochelle, NY
10801. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY
shall mail process served to:
TANGLED CROWNS LLC
57 Ashland Street New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose:
any lawful act.
Notice of formation of RANDOM THOUGHTS LLC Arts.
Of Org. filed with the Sect’y
January 29th, 2015. Office location: Westchester
County. The street address
is: 1 Martin Rd. Yonkers, NY
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process served to: Alexandra Carolina Vivas Lopez,
559 West 149th St. Apt 4.
New York, NY 10031. Purpose: any lawful act.
#6645 07/10 - 08/14
#6646 07/10 - 08/14
#6647 07/10 - 08/14
Notice of formation of Sunhak Peace Prize Foundation
LLC: Art. of Org. filed with
Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY)
on 5/26/15. Office in Westchester County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of
the LLC upon whom process
SSNY shall mail process to:
200 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose:
any lawful purpose.
Notice of formation of Ema
Saito, LLC, a domestic
Limited Liability Company
(LLC), filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY)
on 05/22/15. Office location:
Westchester County. Principal office of LLC: 7014 13th
Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn,
NY 11228. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon who
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process to United State Corporation Agents, Inc, 7014 13th
Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn
NY 11228.
Notice of formation of Hurricane & Lighting, LLC, a
domestic Limited Liability
Company (LLC), filed with
the Secretary of State of NY
(SSNY) on 06/12/15. Office
location: Westchester County. Principal office of LLC:
7014 13th Avenue, Suite
202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.
SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon who process
SSNY shall mail process to
United State Corporation
Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn
NY 11228.
#6648 07/17 - 08/21
Notice of Formation of Macula Designs, LLC Art. Of Org.
filed with SSNY on 7/6/15.
Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty.
SSNY desig. as agent of the
LLC upon whom process
SSNY shall mail process to
the LLC, 144 Hidden Hollow
Lane Millwood, NY 10546.
Purpose: any lawful.
#6652 07/24 - 08/28
#6649--7/17--8/21
Notice of Formation of Do
Honest Work LLC. Art. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State
of NY (SSNY) on 05/01/2015.
Office: Westchester County.
SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process
SSNY shall mail copy of process to: LLC, 209 Garth RD,
5F, Scarsdale, NY 10583.
Purpose: any lawful business, purpose or activity.
#6651 07/17 - 08/21
#6650--7/17--8/21
Notice of formation of Zero
Feet Per Second Media LLC.
Arts. Of Org. filed with the
Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY)
on July 6, 2015. Office location: Westchester County.
The street address is: 1707
Eagle Bay Drive, Ossining,
NY 10562. SSNY has been
designated as agent of the
LLC upon whom process
SSNY shall mail process
served to: Alexander Middleton, 1707 Eagle Bay Drive,
Ossining, NY 10562. Purpose: any lawful act.
#6653 07/24 – 08/28
STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT
COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER
U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE
FOR STRUCTURED ASSET
SECURITIES CORPORATION
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005RF4,
Plaintiff,
-vs-
SUPPLEMENTAL
SUMMONS
Index No. 70480/2013
IVAN S. ANCHEV,
and JOHN DOE,
Defendants.
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 attorneys within thirty days after the service of this
summons, exclusive of the day of service, and 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 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 on 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 a 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.
This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained
will be used for that purpose.
The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication
pursuant to an Order of Honorable Robert DiBella, Justice of the
th
Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed the 16 day of
July, 2015 at White Plains, New York.
The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage on the
following property:
Tax I.D. No. 1.-447-9 AND 1.-447-10
ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and
improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City
of Yonkers, County of Westchester and State of New York,
bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of Curran’s Lane,
distant southerly measuring along the easterly side of Said
Curran’s Lane 37.24 feet from the intersection of the southerly side
of Yonkers Avenue with the easterly side of Curran’s Lane, which
point of beginning is at the southwesterly corner of land hereto
conveyed by Stuart W. Thomas and wife to John Chirico;
RUNNING THENCE easterly along the southerly boundary line of
land so conveyed to Chirico 135.22 feet to a stake;
THENCE southerly in a straight line making an interior angle with
the first described course 98 degrees 29 minutes 30 seconds,
50.56 feet to the northeasterly corner of land heretofore conveyed
by Stuart W. Thomas and wife to William W.W.Thomas;
THENCE Westerly in a straight line and along the northerly
boundary line of land so conveyed to William W. W. Thomas,
132.88 feet to the easterly side of Curran’s Lane;
THENCE westerly in a straight line and along the northerly
boundary line of land so conveyed to William W.W.Thomas, 132.88
feet to the easterly side of Curran’s Lane;
THENCE northerly along the easterly side of Curran’s Lane, 50.94
feet to the point of BEGINNING.
TOGETHER with any and all easements and rights of way
appurtenant to said premises.
These premises are also known as 49 Currans Lane,
Yonkers NY 10701 AND 51 Currans Lane, Yonkers NY, 10701.
#1395
#1398
07/31/15 – 08/21/15
Notice of formation of Sunshines Funding, LLC Arts. Of
Org. filed with the Sect’y of
State of NY (SSNY) on May
13, 2015. Office location:
Westchester. The street address is: 1333A North Avenue #309, New Rochelle, NY
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process served to: Tanika Hanks, 1333A North Avenue #309, New Rochelle,
NY 10804 . Purpose: any
lawful act.
#6654 07/31 – 09/04
Notice is hereby given that
an order entered by the Supreme Court Westchester
County, on July 23rd, bearing Index No. 2210/15, a
copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk,
located at 110 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 3rd floor,
White Plains, N.Y. grants
Erin Anne Mandeel the right
to assume the name Erin
Anne McLaughlin.
Present address is: 533
Marietta Avenue. And my
date of birth is: January 25th,
1997 and my place of birth is
Northern Westchester Hospital, 400 Main St, Mount
Kisco, NY 10549.
Notice of formation of SOUZA FIT LLC Arts. Of Org.
filed with the Sect’y of State
of NY (SSNY) on June 17,
2015. Office location: Westchester. The street address
is: 75 West Lincoln Avenue,
Mt Vernon, NY 10550. SSNY
has been designated as
agent of the LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process served to: SOUZA FIT
LLC, 75 West Lincoln Avenue, Mt Vernon, NY 10550.
Purpose: any lawful act.
#6656
08/07- 09/11
#3165 07/31/2015
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Friday, August 7, 2015 - Yonkers Rising - PAGE 7
Seniors and Health Care
GuildCare Yonkers Marks
30 Years of Health Care
NYS Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins meets clients of Lighthouse Guild’s GuildCare
program
GuildCare Yonkers Adult Day Health Care
celebrated its 30th anniversary Thursday, July
30.
For three decades now, the program has provided clients from Westchester County and the
Bronx with comprehensive health care, plus a
day full of activities designed to maximize their
function and independence.
On hand to help celebrate the milestone
were State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, and Christina Gilmartin Mayor Mike Spano’s office, along with GuildCare staff and clients. The officials praised the
program for its dedication to the care and wellbeing of the local community.
GuildCare Yonkers was recognized for its
long history of helping people with chronic health
conditions and functional limitations, as well as
its efforts to provide individuals with health and
vision problems integral services to help them
meet their everyday challenges and live more independent, healthy and fulfilling lives.
During the morning celebration, Mayer and
Stewart-Cousins were able to spend time meeting
with GuildCare clients and staff.
GuildCare Yonkers Adult Day Health Care
provides much-needed services to those with
diagnosed chronic medical conditions and functional vision problems. Registrants, who often
are faced with the challenges of vision loss as
well as diagnosed chronic medical conditions,
receive a wide range of services such as nursing
care, medication assistance, therapies and personal care as part of a full day of activities that
includes two meals and transportation.
The program helps participants learn how
to manage medical issues while having fun and
making friends. These services are covered by
Medicaid, or a client’s managed health plan.
GuildCare is an important program of Lighthouse Guild, the leading not-for-profit vision
and health care organization. For additional information or to learn more about GuildCare and
its services offered in Albany, Yonkers, Buffalo,
Niagara Falls and Manhattan, visit www.lighthouseguild.org.
Without Mayor’s
Abreu’s attempt to try and link Perez to her
votes for “raises as high as 17% to three County
Commissioners, who are already at the top of
the County pay scale,” as “an insult to the rank
and file of the county workers who are without
a contract and no raise since 2011”, are not as
strong an argument as her call to highlight the
issue of odor’s coming from the treatment plant
in the neighborhood, which is an issue of concern for all of Southwest Yonkers. Abreu called
on County officials to “quit dragging their feet”
and complete the odor remediation projects at
the Yonkers Joint Wastewater Treatment Plant,
which is owned and operated by Westchester
County. The three-stage project, initiated in
2009, stands in limbo right now, with construction work that was supposed to begin this summer stalled due to bidding problems.
“The odor from the treatment plant, even
on a good day, is awful, and the County should
be working as quickly as possible to alleviate
this problem,” said Abreu. “Since funding for
the second phase of the remediation project was
approved long ago, it is unconscionable to make
the residents living near the facility, especially
those in Ludlow Park, wait another day longer
for work to begin. County Executive Rob Astorino and Administration officials have to quit
dragging their feet on this—or come to Yonkers
and explain the delays to our residents here.”
When sewage from three new parcels in
the Town of New Castle was diverted to Yonkers four years ago, several proposed remediation projects either haven’t worked or have
been pushed back.
Abreu’s attacks on Perez have continued
and have heated up, including more on the
waste treatment fumes in recent press releases
and statements from Abreu.
“Choosing politics over the public health of
her constituents shows how little Virginia Perez
values the importance of her position on the
Board of Legislators,” said Abreu. “She should
be up in White Plains raising her voice and
loudly pushing for more odor remediation work
at the plant to start right away. Instead, she is
keeping her mouth shut and doing exactly what
her political bosses expect her to do. That’s not
the kind of representative to the Board of Legislators that southwest Yonkers needs.”
Abreu noted that BOL Chairman Michael
Kaplowitz, Perez’s political patron and whom
she has voted with to cut day care and social
services funding the past two years, led the way
in bringing Northern Sewer Districts 1, 2 and
3 in the Town of New Castle, which he represents, to the Saw Mill Valley Sanitary Sewer
District and down to the Yonkers treatment
plant in 2011.
“If Virginia Perez really cares about her
constituents, she’ll join me in calling for the
odor remediation work at the Yonkers plant to
resume as soon as possible,” said Abreu. “I look
forward to her agreeing to do this and showing
that Yonkers Democrats, no matter what, stand
together in getting this work back on track.”
More on the Democratic Primary races in
upcoming issues of Yonkers Rising
Editor’s Note: The petition challenge for
Natasha Freeman, a candidate for City Council
3rd District, continues in court, with the outcome undetermined at our press time.
Continued from Page 1
Virginia Perez and Piedad Abreu, is one of the
interesting primary races which also has county
wide implications. Perez serves as a member of
a bi-partisan coalition of republicans and democrats on the county board that hold a slim 9-8
majority, and her re-election is crucial for that
coalition to continue for another 2 years.
First time democratic candidate Piedad Abreu, who has lived in southwest Yonkers
for the past 23 years, has stepped forward to
challenge Perez, and challenge Perez’s record
on the BOL for the district. “It’s time the residents of Southwest Yonkers had a strong, reliable voice on the County Board of Legislators,”
said Abreu. “They deserve an untiring advocate
for their needs rather than a backroom participant in bad deals that have hurt our community.”
Abreu was recently endorsed by the Yonkers Democratic Party and by several unions
and organizations, including The Westchester
Putnam Central Labor Body, The Civil Service
Employees Association (CSEA) Locals 860
and 9169, together representing thousands of
county workers and Yonkers School District
employees.
“I am proud to have the endorsements of
these three major labor organizations. I look
forward to working together with them on behalf of workers and to retain existing jobs and
create new ones”, said Abreu.
Abreu has also effectively outlined several issues of concern to democrats in the district, ranging from the odors coming from the
County Treatment plant, to Perez’s support of
pay raises for county commissioners but her
unwillingness to support a contract for county
CSEA workers.
Abreu’s endorsement from the Hispanic
Democrats of Westchester highlights the political argument that Perez hasn’t served the needs
of the community. “Piedad Abreu, a longtime
community activist, has the right sense of priorities and the energy and ability to have a positive impact for change in the community,” said
Robin Bikkal, founder and co-chair of the Hispanic Democrats of Westchester, who endorsed
Abreu. “She has vowed to work to restore damaging social services and day care cuts while
also working to create jobs and bring public
improvements to the community. Piedad has a
long record of community involvement in the
City of Yonkers and wide respect from the local
constituency. We are proud to support her and
look forward to joining her campaign.”
Bikkal added that the legislative district
Perez currently serves “has been neglected in
every way by County government, and as it has
a significant population of Hispanics and those
in need, the district deserves honest and competent representation. Instead of addressing the
district’s needs, the incumbent, Virginia Perez,
has proved herself a Democrat in name only, as
she has sided with Republicans to cut the social services and day care availability that her
constituents need. We feel strongly that she has
failed in her responsibilities while defying the
compassion of her heritage.”
Health Department
Issues Heat Advisory
With hot and humid weather forecast and
temperatures expected to reach or exceed 90 degrees in parts of the county throughout the week,
the Westchester County Health Department is issuing a heat advisory. As temperatures rise, residents
are advised to avoid strenuous activity; drink plenty of non-alcoholic, uncaffeinated beverages; and
take precautions to prevent heat-related illness.
Heat stroke is a serious and life-threatening
condition that claims many lives nationwide each
year. Symptoms include hot, red, dry skin; shallow breathing; a rapid, weak pulse; and confusion.
Anyone suffering from heat stroke needs to receive
emergency medical treatment immediately. Call
911 if you suspect heat stroke and immediately
cool the overheated person while waiting for emergency help to arrive.
“Heat stroke and dehydration can take you
by surprise,” said Dr. Sherlita Amler, Westchester County commissioner of health. “The elderly,
young children and those with high blood pressure,
heart disease or lung conditions need to be especially careful to avoid heat-related illnesses. High
humidity and some medications can also increase a
person’s risk for heat stroke.”
While less dangerous than heat stroke, heat
exhaustion also poses concerns. Seniors, children
up to age 4, people who are overweight or who
have high blood pressure and those who work in
hot environments are most at risk. Signs include
headache, nausea or vomiting, dizziness and exhaustion, as well as cool, moist, pale or flushed
skin. People suffering from heat exhaustion should
be moved out of the sun and have cool, wet cloths
applied to their skin.
To prevent heat-related illnesses, drink two
to four glasses of water per hour during extreme
heat, even if you aren’t thirsty; limit any strenuous
activity and exercise, especially during the sun’s
peak hours from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; take frequent
breaks and drink lots of water if you work outside;
exercise when it is cooler, during early morning
hours or in the evening; and avoid caffeine, alcohol and sugary drinks, as these cause you to lose
more body fluid.
Also, stay indoors, ideally in an air-conditioned place. If your house or apartment isn’t airconditioned, try spending a few hours at a shopping
mall, public library, movie theater or supermarket.
A few hours spent in air conditioning can help your
body stay cooler when you go back into the heat.
For addresses and phone numbers of libraries
and senior centers, go to http://health.westchestergov.com/stay-safe-in-the-sun.
For additional relief from the heat, local se-
nior centers, community centers and libraries are
often designated as cooling centers when needed.
Residents should check with their municipality for
the latest availability, hours and locations. Yonkers
has seven cooling centers open, and New Rochelle
has two.
For Mount Vernon, go to www.cmvny.com;
for New Rochelle, go to www.newrochelleny.com;
for Port Chester, go to www.portchesterny.com;
for Peekskill, go to www.cityofpeekskill.com; for
the Town of Rye, go to www.townofrye.com; for
Yonkers, go to www.yonkersny.gov/keepcool; and
for the Village of Ossining, go to www.villageofossining.org
Some other ideas to beat the heat include:
Take a cool shower or bath and reduce or eliminate strenuous activities during the hottest time of
day; wear lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting
clothing to reflect heat and sunlight; and protect
yourself from the sun by wearing a wide-brimmed
hat and sunglasses, and by using a broad spectrum
sunscreen of SPF 15 or higher.
Also, never leave anyone – a person or animal – in a closed, parked vehicle, as temperatures
inside a closed vehicle can quickly exceed 140 degrees Fahrenheit, which is life-threatening; neighbors should check on elderly neighbors to make
sure they are safe; and bring pets inside and be sure
to provide them with plenty of water.
Elevated heat and humidity can also lead to
unhealthy ozone levels. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation forecasts
daily ozone conditions on its website, www.dec.
ny.gov, for the New York-metropolitan area, which
includes Westchester County. Air quality updates
are also provided daily on the New York State Air
Quality Hotline at 1-800-535-1345.
Ozone is a gas produced by the action of
sunlight on organic air contaminants from automobile exhausts and other sources, and significant
exposure to ozone in the air has been linked with
adverse health effects. These may include nose
and throat irritation, respiratory symptoms and decreases in lung function.
People who experience these symptoms
should speak with a health care provider. Those
who may be especially sensitive to the effects of
ozone exposure include the very young, those who
exercise outdoors or are involved in strenuous outdoor work, and those with pre-existing respiratory
problems such as asthma.
When ozone levels are elevated, the Department of Health recommends limiting strenuous
physical activity outdoors to reduce the risk of adverse effects.
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The New Yorker Who Should
Be Running for President
Americans Will Come to a Third Party if Bloomberg Builds It
By Dan Murphy
On May 6 of this year, after the indictments of two of New York’s most powerful
“three men in a room” (Democratic Assembly
Speaker Sheldon Silver and Republican State
Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos), I wrote
the following post on Facebook:
“With Sen. Dean Skelos now under indictment, and the recent arrest and indictment
of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver,
when will someone in New York State step
forward and create a true, legitimate independent party movement? Mayor Bloomberg,
help us!”
Two of my friends in local Westchester
government responded to my call: former Yonkers City Councilman, and occasional News
12 commentator John Murtagh, a Republican.
“Dan, an ‘independent’ party would stand
for nothing,” wrote Murtagh. “The issue isn’t
a new independent party, the issue is freeing the current major parties from the grip
of the bipartisan cabal that currently controls
this state for its own benefit, the taxpayers be
damned. The Republican Party actually has a
set of principles which I support and the Democratic Party has a set of principles which I
respect, even when I cannot support them. The
problem is that both parties are controlled by
politicians who use the party structure without
any concern for the party principles, be they
Democrat or Republican. The solution isn’t a
new party, the solution is new leaders.”
A current Yonkers City Councilman,
Democrat Christopher Johnson, responded:
“Don’t copy this: I agree with John.”
Now, three months later, you can add the
names of former lawmakers Tom Libous and
John Sampson to Albany’s list of convicted
state senators.
The Facebook comments from Murtagh
and Johnson, and the convictions of elected
officials in Albany, point to a bipartisan philosophy of expressing outrage at corruption,
but also an unwillingness to effect political
change.
Westchester State Sen. George Latimer’s
recent comments ring true:
“With the conviction this week of two sitting state senators, both who served in leadership positions, there have been 39 state-level
officials forced from office for arrests, convictions or ethical lapses since 2003. We do need
to fix certain aspects of our ethics laws, like
closing the LLC Loophole, and pension forfeiture for elected officials who violate the public
trust. There is no shortage of wrong-doers already getting caught, but we must make rules
robust, oversight reliable, and punishment
sure.
“And it’s time for the people of the State
of New York – we, the citizens – to hold lawmakers accountable at the ballot box,” continued Latimer. “Four of the disgraced officials
were re-elected by their district voters last November. Voters need to place ethical behavior
above party affiliation if we are to truly right
the ship.”
Unfortunately, Latimer’s call for the voters to “right the ship” haven’t happened for
several reasons.
1. The current, difficult rules of getting
on the ballot, and raising campaign donations,
benefit the current two-party system and incumbents.
2. Most voters today are either too consumed with their personal lives, careers, family, etc., or are simply not interested or too lazy
to take the time and effort to seriously consider each candidate and the issues they stand for.
3. The entrenched interests of Albany,
whether it be the real estate industry, state
unions or state employees and workers, who
are all current beneficiaries of the status quo
and have no interest in significant change.
The only way for the current system of
government in Albany, and in Washington,
D.C., to change is for a seminal moment in
American politics to happen, or at least begin to
happen – to create a lasting and nationwide effort to form an independent third political party.
Our American political system is infested
with money, so an IND movement will have to
match the dollars that we see from both sides
of the aisle. But instead of a billion-dollar investment from the Koch brothers on the right
and George Soros on the left, we need a moderate American to step in and stand up for the
41 percent of Americans who identify themselves as independents, according to a recent
poll.
Ross Perot ran as the last Independent
candidate who also stood between the Republican and Democratic candidates for president
in 1992.
Two New York Republicans have already
stepped up to run for president: Former Gov.
George Pataki is seeking the nomination and
is currently polling at less than 1 percent and
will not be on the slate for the first GOP debate
this week.
Billionaire Donald Trump is currently
leading the Republican field for president
and is feeding off of some of the discontent
(on the Republican side) and disappointment
that many Americans have about our political
system. Trump is threatening an IND run, but
may not make it to the 2016 election.
One New Yorker, not Pataki or Trump,
should be running for president.
Former New York City Mayor Michael
Bloomberg is the independent-minded, successful, wealthy American that needs to step
up and run for president and create a lasting
IND movement that can impact both major political parties and move both back to the center, where most of us sit. Bloomberg has been
a registered Democrat, Republican and Independent, which makes him perfectly suited to
sit in the middle of our discourse.
Bloomberg’s continued legacy, beyond
the 12 years that he governed New York City
in a moderate, businesslike and effective manner, are in education reform groups in New
York like StudentsFirstNY and Families for
Excellent Schools, which have attempted to
level the playing field in Albany from the powerful teachers union by advocating for more
meaningful teacher evaluations and accountability to test scores, and more charter schools.
Bloomberg’s other issue that he remains
passionate about is gun control, and his funding of efforts to back candidates that support
common-sense gun control issues through
Mayor’s Against Illegal Guns. Everytown.org,
is another example of the presidential campaign, or the independent movement, that we
urge him to help create.
A national Independent Party build on a
moderate stance on social issues (gay marriage, marijuana), while fiscally conservative
(Bloomberg is perhaps the only American who
could balance the U.S. budget and preserve
Social Security and Medicare for future generations), and most of all willing to compromise,
would be appealing to millions of Americans.
Bloomberg recently talked to Matt Lauer
on the Today Show about running for president.
“‘No’ is the answer – plain and simple,”
he said. “I’m going to spend the rest of my life
trying to make a better world for myself, for
my kids, for my grandchildren.”
If you won’t lead the movement, Mayor
Bloomberg, please help create an independent
movement that returns the dialogue and discussion back to a serious conversation.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump is lashing
out at everyone who questions his stances
and comments (he even attacked Bloomberg
when his news group estimated his net worth
at “only” $2.9 billion instead of the $10 billion
Trump claims to be worth.
“Now maybe Michael told them to do it.
Maybe he did, because he always wanted to do
what I’m doing,” Trump was quoted as saying.
We wonder what Bloomberg thinks about
the prospect of Trump standing on a debate
stage late next year, as the Independent candidate for president, next to the Republican
and Democratic candidates. We hope that day
never happens.
Bloomberg has been burned before funding the fraudulent and corrupt Independence
Party here in New York State, but he needs to
take another stab at it.
The only way Americans will consider,
and vote for, a third-party candidate is if the
candidate is presented to them in a well-funded and professional manner. If you build it,
Mr. Bloomberg, they will come.
Yonkers Junior
place medal in the shot put, with a best throw of
25 ½ inches; and Prizila Negrete, also a fourthgrader, won a seventh-place medal hurling the
javelin 79 feet.
Eight-thousand youths from all over the
country participated in the seven-day series in
a variety of track and field events. The Notre
Dame team had already advanced through the
opening round in New York at Icahn Stadium
on Randall’s Island, and continued through the
New England Regional in Fitchburg, Mass.,
Teen Librarian
whether it be organizing community outreach,
coordinating young adult participation in planning programs and services in the library, supervising the “Volunteen” program at the library, or
keeping up with the maintenance of the library’s
third-floor Teen Room.
In all the work she does for the library, Z
keeps in mind five characteristics that she said
she hopes all the teens she interacts with take
with them after they leave the library: dignity,
respect, character, honesty and kindness.
“Reading is one aspect of coming to the library, but the library can help you in so many
other ways,” she said. “I want to give teens a
way to learn and grow intellectually, physically
and socially. That would be my greater goal.”
Part of the job of any librarian is to constantly discover new ways to improve the experience of the library. For Z, this job is done
by organizing interactive events for the teens
of Yonkers to participate in. Any young person
that goes to the Riverfront Library is met with a
warm welcome from Z, and instantly informed
of a variety of events to attend.
This summer – as with every summer at the
library – the teen activities have a central theme.
This year’s is “Every Hero Has a Story: Escape
the Ordinary.”
All summer long, teens can become involved in programs in which they can meet and
interact with therapy dogs; participate in free
creative writing workshops during the week of
Aug. 10; or enjoy Crafts for a Cause, which will
be hosted Aug. 27 and will give teens the opportunity to create jewelry for women living in
Westchester’s Treasure:
Federation of Women’s Clubs, the Natural Resources Defense Council, New Jersey Conservation Foundation and New York-New Jersey Trail
Conference.
As part of the settlement, the conservation
groups agreed to withdraw their pending legal
appeal regarding zoning approvals in Englewood
Cliffs and pledged to work with LG to secure
necessary municipal approvals so the project can
move forward as expeditiously as possible.
The new building design, reflecting compromises by all the parties, calls for a five-story north
wing just shy of 70 feet in height and a three-story
south wing, protecting the scenic views of the
Palisades. LG will implement landscape, lighting
and other design features to further reduce visual
impacts, while retaining the scale of the complex
as home for LG’s growing U.S. business.
The plan maintains the LG complex’s design
that aspires for LEED Platinum certification and
includes protecting woodlands and six wetlands
on the 27-acre site in Englewood Cliffs. The new
360,000-square-foot corporate campus at 111 Sylvan Ave. will allow LG to double its local employment to more than 1,000 by 2019, while creating
thousands of much-needed New Jersey construction jobs in the shorter term.
“We have found a solution that satisfies LG’s
business needs and addresses concerns of our
neighbors on both sides of the Hudson,” said William Cho, president and CEO of LG Electronics
USA. “The discussions were constructive, and
parties on both sides showed a willingness to compromise, recognizing that there is a greater good
to be acknowledged for the people, economy and
environment of New Jersey.”
Laurance Rockefeller, an environmental lawyer whose family donated the land 80 years ago
that became the basis for the Palisades Interstate
Park, was a leading participant in the discussions,
along with representatives of the five conservation
groups.
“This truly is a ‘win-win’ resolution,” he
said. “I would like to publicly commend LG for its
willingness to listen and work with us in seeking
a mutually agreeable solution. The new design,
which results in an outstanding new headquarters
for LG, will help preserve the Palisades as a treasured national landmark.”
With its newly designed building, LG continues to contribute significantly to the local economic and tax base – an estimated $26 million
annually in direct, indirect and induced recurring
revenues, including thousands of much-needed local construction jobs.
Scenic Hudson was the leading plaintiffintervenor in the lawsuit challenging the zoning
approvals.
“By partnering in this win-win settlement
that preserves the majesty of the Palisades while
meeting its business needs, LG has demonstrated
its commitment to cooperating with stakeholders
to protect the environment,” said Ned Sullivan,
president of Scenic Hudson. “The beauty of the
Palisades will now continue to be a source of inspiration for generations to come.”
The $300 million project, which has been in
the works since 2009, had previously received all
necessary approvals from the State of New Jersey,
prior to the championships.
Along with the medal winners, qualifiers
included first-grader Quincy Morrison in the
shot put; second-grader Kyle Snow in the shot
put and 1,500-meter race; sixth-grader Deja
Mitchell in the pentathlon, shot put and high
jump; seventh-grader Miguel Negrete in the
triple jump, pole vault, high jump and javelin;
eighth-grader Michael Barrett in the triple jump;
and 10th-grader Jayson Morrison (Salesian
High School) in the javelin.
Everyone enjoyed a great week of competition against the best athletes in the land, and
the team looks forward to competing next year,
when the Olympics will be in Sacramento, Calif.
a shelter for battered women.
For teens with more time on their hands, Z
hosts weekly programs at the library. Teens can
enjoy Mind Monday, Teen Talk Tuesday, Word
Wednesday, Try it Out Teen Thursday and Film
Friday. This summer’s activities will conclude
with an end-of-summer party where teens who
have participated in summer reading can get the
chance to win a new Kindle or gift cards from
iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and Barnes and
Noble.
Riverfront Library has become a hub of
fun learning for Yonkers teens, and Z’s work
is now extending outside the library walls and
into the homes of the teens. Since joining the
library staff, Z has pushed for proving its visitors with free technology resources in and out
of the library. As a result, the library now offers free computer video courses in Excel, Photoshop, iMovie and more that can be accessed
from computers at home.
The library also offers “freegal,” a music
downloading site that allows teens to download
five free songs a day, and “indieflix,” which
gives free movies to anyone with a library card.
The teen floor is even working on building a
technology center to further this aspect of the
library. It is services like these that keep young
people involved in the library.
In all the difference she’s making with her
work at the Riverfront Library, the most important aspect to her is the ability to give back to her
community every day by making a difference in
the lives of young people.
“I’m proud to be able to not only help people, but to empower them, as well,” said Z. “It
makes me feel really good to know the library
has become a cornerstone of the community
here in Yonkers.”
Bergen County and the borough of Englewood
Cliffs. The zoning approvals, challenged by the
lawsuits, were affirmed by the New Jersey Superior Court, but have been on appeal to the state’s
Appellate Division.
“This agreement is a testament to LG and all
parties’ commitment to find a solution that both
protects this iconic landmark and benefits the local
economy,” said Mark Izeman, director of the New
York Regional Program of the Natural Resources
Defense Council. “Preserving the cliffs and these
majestic Hudson River views more than a century
ago marked an early milestone of the conservation
movement in America. Today’s agreement shows
we can keep this tradition alive in the 21st century
when we work together to find common ground.”
“I spearheaded the fight to protect the beautiful vista of the Palisades, and today’s agreement
with LG Electronics to reduce the height of its
building is a victory in preserving this national
treasure that would have towered over the treetops,” added State Sen. Jeff Klein. “I led the way
by filing an amicus brief in support of an appeal in
New Jersey Appellate Court, fought side-by-side
with environmental advocates and won the battle
against LG’s plan to forever ruin the verdant bluffs
that we enjoy so much. My years-long battle paid
off for the residents of The Bronx, and especially
for our environment.”
The agreement resolves litigation that has
been pending for more than a year in New Jersey, with a coalition of individuals and advocacy
groups seeking to void LG’s approval to build a
143-foot-high corporate headquarters in Englewood Cliffs. Under the agreement, which is subject to court and local approval, the building will
be approximately 69 feet and will not pierce the
tree line.
“I am pleased that LG, Scenic Hudson,
NRDC and others were able to reach an agreement that benefits the economic and environmental interests of the people of the Bronx, Westchester and all of New York and New Jersey,” said
Congressman Eliot Engel, a senior member of
the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and
Commerce Committee. “We filed our amicus
brief to protect the otherwise undisturbed Palisades tree line on the Hudson River, which has
gone untouched for centuries. Today’s agreement
preserves that historic vista while simultaneously
allowing LG to bring more high-quality jobs to
our region.”
Klein joined Congressman Eliot Engel, State
Sen. Adriano Espaillat, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and New York City Councilman Andrew
Cohen in filing amici curiae briefs April 7, 2014,
urging New Jersey’s Superior Court, Appellate
Division to invalidate LG’s variance to exceed the
traditional 35-foot height limit in towns surrounding the park by more than fourfold.
In their brief, elected officials argued that
the variance allowed “one municipal board to
defeat over a century of collaborative work and
investment by New York and New Jersey citizens, legislators, and courts, as well as by the federal government, to preserve the historic Hudson
River Palisades north of the George Washington
Bridge.”
“The unanimous support of Senators Klein
and Espaillat, and other local elected officials, was
critical in protecting the views that their Bronx
constituents have enjoyed for centuries,” said Sullivan.
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Hudson River Museum
August Special Events
Free Entertainment at
Outdoor Amphitheater
The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival will perform an adaptation of “An Iliad” on Aug. 8.
Photo by William Marsh.
Hear Regina Ress tell folk and fairy tales about envy at the Hudson River Museum on
Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 1:30 p.m. Photo courtesy of Ress.
Timothy Bloom will perform this Friday August 7
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival will perform “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in the museum gallery Sunday, Aug. 9 at 1 and 3 p.m. Photo courtesy of HVSF.
The Hudson River Museum has a number
of special programs coming up.
The Saturday, Aug. 8 “Crafting Community” project will be “mirrors” themed. From 2 to
4 p.m., participants can make decorated mirror
frames with Sarah Divi. Crafting Community
meets again Sept. 12.
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will be
presented on the gallery stage Sunday, Aug. 9
at 1 and 3 p.m., when Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival performers bring the galleries to
life with a 30-minute production on one of three
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stage sets. In this story, an envious king conjures
magic and mischief to win his queen back.
“Arts in the Afternoon” will take place
Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 1:30 p.m., when Regina Ress will tell folk and fairy tales filled with
themes of desire and envy of money, power,
fame or love. She will also tell a rarely-heard
tale by Hans Christian Anderson. Coffee and
cookies will be provided.
A performance of “Mufaro’s Beautiful
Daughters” will take place Saturday, Aug. 15
at 5 p.m. An African tale of envy presented by
Youth Theatre Interactions tells of two beautiful
girls who react in different ways to the king’s
search for a wife.
“Cinderella” will be presented on the gallery stage Sundays, Aug. 16 and 23 at 1 and 3
p.m., when Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
performers bring the galleries to life with a 30
minute production on one of three stage sets.
Tours of Glenview will be held Saturdays
and Sundays in August at 1 and 3 p.m. Tour
Glenview with an “explainer” as your guide.
See the restored 19th-century period rooms, furniture and paintings.
Creative activities inspired by the Museum’s collections and exhibitions, led by junior
docents and arts and science professionals, will
be held during “Family Studio: Arts and Science
Projects” on Saturdays and Sundays in August,
from 1 to 4 p.m.
On Saturdays, as the New Horizons spacecraft reaches Pluto, see new information added
to the giant globe in the gallery. On Saturday
and Sunday, fairy tales are taking over the museum, like the stories in the summer exhibition
“Envy: One Sin, Seven Stories.” Participants
can make costume crowns or hats in the family studio, or decorate the courtyard with Fairy
Houses. Use environmental materials like pinecones and grass to build houses from your favorite fairy tales.
The Hudson River Museum is located at
511 Warburton Ave., Yonkers, and programs are
included with museum admission.
Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for youth
age 3 to 18 and $4 for seniors age 62-plus and
students with proper identification, from noon
to 5 pm. Wednesday to Sunday. Planetarium admission is $4, $2 and $3, respectively. Through
Sept. 5, admission is free from 5 to 8 p.m. on
Fridays and Saturdays, and planetarium shows
are free at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays though
Sept. 5.
For more information, visit www.hrm.org
or call 914-963-4550.
The Hudson River Amphitheater presents
its summer 2015 season of free shows Friday
and Saturday nights through Aug. 22. Drama,
film and music programs have been organized
by the Hudson River Museum in association
with the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival,
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and Purpl.
On Friday, Aug. 7, Timothy Bloom will
perform. A Grammy Award-winning songwriter
for Ne-Yo and Chris Brown, Bloom started recording on his own in 2010. His sound, a mix
of R&B, rock and soul, has won acclaim from
Billboard, iTunes and VH1.
“An Iliad” will be presented Saturday, Aug.
8. Adapted from Homer’s original epic, the
“poet” tells a tale of heroes, battles and ancient
fury. Friday, Aug. 14 will feature Oserkre. Originally from Ghana, Oserkre offers a lively blend
of Afropop and ska, punk and reggae. The band
has an improvisational, jam-session quality that
Oserkre relates to Ghanaian jama music, when
a circle of people create polyrhythms using
drums, gongs, clapping and singing as a form of
cheerleading.
“Raiders of the Lost Ark” (115 minutes, rated PG, 1981) will be shown Saturday, Aug. 15.
A pre-show question-and-answer session with
archaeologist Claudia B. Ocello will precede the
showing.
Friday, Aug. 21, the Yonkers Community
Music Showcase will feature performers from
the neighborhood with song, dance, drama and
spoken word.
“The Tempest” will be shown Saturday,
Aug. 22. This is a modern take on Shakespeare’s
comedy about the exiled sorcerer Prospero and
his shipwrecked enemies; will he take revenge
or conjure a happy ending? The Hudson Valley
Shakespeare Festival will also perform.
Programs take place at 8 p.m., with doors
opening at 7:30 p.m. Free parking is available
at the JFK Marina and Trevor Park, off Warburton Avenue and JFK Memorial Drive, one block
north of the museum.
Amphitheater 2015 programs have been
sponsored, in part, by Astoria Bank and the Henry E. Niles Foundation. Additional support for
Friday night music is provided by Verizon FIOS,
and Saturday movies by Affinity Health Plan.
The museum is open Friday and Saturday
nights for free from 5 to 8 p.m., with a free planetarium show Fridays at 7 p.m. (Free Friday
nights have been made possible by Entergy.)
Muse Paintbar Opens
Up in Ridge Hill
Muse Paintbar is now open at Ridge Hill.
Those in search of creative inspiration and
a fun night out can soon uncork their muse as
Muse Paintbar opens its doors this summer at
Westchester’s Ridge Hill, 265 Market St., Yonkers.
The new location is the second in Westchester, following the company’s White Plains
studio, which opened in June.
Combining painting instruction from professional local artists with a full selection of
wine, beer and tapas, Muse Paintbar at Ridge
Hill will offer a variety of painting sessions
each week with no art experience needed.
Bring a date, celebrate a birthday, or enjoy a
night out with friends.
Muse also offers private parties for bachelorettes, birthdays, kids’ parties, charity fundraisers, girls’ nights out or an afternoon/evening team building sessions with co-workers.
For the latest news and updates, call 914-6185400 or visit www.musepaintbar.com or www.
facebook.com/MuseRidgeHill.
PAGE 10 - Yonkers RISING - Friday, August 7, 2015
L-R—Hector Santiago, Assemblymember Shelley Mayer, Taryn Duffy Empire Casinoxx, Council President Liam McLaughlin, Jennifer Quinn, Pat Quinn, Mayor Mike Spano
Pat and Jennifer Quinn
Pat Quinn Sr. with Yonkers Rising photographer Donna Davis
Former Mayor John Spencer, with YFD Officers Union President Eric Dronzek
Photos by Donna Davis
Volunteers load the buckets with ice
Ice Bucket
continue Quinn’s efforts to raise funds for ALS
research.
Quinn, who has ALS, led hundreds of participants in a simultaneous ice bucket challenge
to reignite the viral social media movement
through the month of August to benefit ALS
research, by dumping a bucket of ice and water over his or her head, and challenging three
friends to either do the same, donate to the ALS
charity of their choice, or both.
Members of the Yonkers Fire Department
helped load the buckets up with ice for the effort,
which to date has generated more than $220 million in donations for ALS-oriented nonprofits.
Many of those donations have been invested or
allocated to support new ALS research efforts,
increased advocacy and expanded and improved
local care and services for people diagnosed
with ALS, their families and care providers.
There is no known cure for the disease.
However, as a result of the ALS Ice Bucket
Challenge, significant new investments in research on the cause of and potential treatments
for ALS have been made. For the first time in
a long time, the ALS community has reason to
hope.
“Pat Quinn’s fight and determination to
combat this horrible disease has been nothing
short of inspirational,” said Spano. “With Pat as
our fearless leader, the City of Yonkers hopes to
recharge the energy we all felt last summer as
part of the Ice Bucket Challenge.”
“We are excited and proud to be involved
in such an important effort,” said Tim Rooney,
president and CEO of Empire City Casino at
Yonkers Raceway. “Having lost my uncle Fr. Silas Rooney to this disease, my family is all too
familiar with its devastating effects. Efforts to
raise awareness and research funds are vital and
must continue.”
For more information, visit www.facebook.
com/pages/Quinn-for-the-win.
Henry Needs a Home
Henry is a distinguished gentleman about
8 years, weighing about 55’lbs...he came here
one month ago when he was discovered in the
hallway of an appartment building...No owner
came forward so Henry joined us at the shelter...
He seems to have been well cared for by
someone...He is a nice size,has a very nice temperament and was well fed...also,while we are
never sure, Henry seems to be house trained...
He is very friendly with both people and
dogs,however, he would not do well in a home
with cats as he seems to want to,chase them....
Henry has already been neutered so he can pack
his bags anytime !!
Come see Henry at The Yonkers Animal
Shelter located at 1000 Ridge Hill Blvd, hours
are 11 to 4:00 daily and weekends. For more
information ,call 914-377-6730 during business
hours or 201-981-3215 at anytime..emails may
be sent to [email protected].

YoNkERs RisiNG - FRidAY, AuGust 7, 2015

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