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9th Grader’s Letter on
Education Makes It to Albany
Friday, February 15, 2013
Yonkers Residents Hope
to Save Trevor Park
Photo by Donna Davis
Citizens Committee to Save Trevor Park members (l to r) Roberta Robinson-Frazier,
Barbara Smith, Lorry Skrobola, Magaret Santos, Mary Santos, Carol Atror,
Lillie Galan and Denise Holden
Photo by Bayan Baker
Elieen Castillo (left) and Yonkers Middle/High School Principal Jane Wermuth
By Dan Murphy
When Yonkers Public Schools (YPS)
Superintendent Bernard Pierorazio recently
visited Albany to testify before Assembly and
Senate members about state education funding for the YPS, he brought along a letter from
Eileen Castillo, an 9th grade student at Yonkers Middle/High School.
Here is Eileen’s letter, written when she
was an 8th grader at Casimir Pulaski School,
which outlines the challenges the YPS faces:
“Hello, my name is Eileen Castillo. I am
currently an 8th grade student at the Casimir
Pulaski School. I have experienced all the
sudden changes made to my educational environment. All these changes made because of
the budget cuts haven’t only impacted me but
those around me, my peers.
“Due to the $39 million cut from Yonkers
Public Schools, our school has no longer a
school counselor. I, as well as my classmates,
will be entering high school in September
2012. A school counselor is a big help when
Continued on Page 8
By Dan Murphy
A group of Yonkers residents who live
near Trevor Park in northwest Yonkers are trying to get the word out about their efforts to
save the park.
Developers Glenwood POH have submitted two proposals to the Yonkers Planning
Board to redevelop the Glenwood Power Station into a convention center and hotel. Included in their proposals are the construction of a
800 to 1,000 car parking garage to be built on
Trevor Park. After hearing concerns from the
public about saving the park, the developers
have amended their proposal to include replacing the park with green space and a children’s
area — see photo on Page 9.
Remembering Mike Muro
what’s inside
Habitat Fundraiser
at New Bonefish Grill
Mayor vs YFD: Round 3
Yonkers’ Korean
War Heroes
Yonkers Hyperlocal
This, Too, is Yonkers
Seniors & Health Care
Page 2
Page 3
Pages 4, 9 & 10
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Residents still have concerns. “An athletic
field is not a proper replacement for a park,”
said Ravine Avenue resident and Citizens
Committee to Save Trevor Park member Lilli
Galan. “We will have no trees and no areas to
walk. For those of us who live in a quiet residential neighborhood nearby, this plan will
take away our backyard.”
Trevor Park consists of 21 acres. Combined with the adjacent JFK Park and Marina,
Trevor Parks makes a continual 28 acres of
Hudson riverfront green space and parkland.
The land was originally the estate of financier
John Bond Trevor who built Glenview Mansion, which is now part of the Hudson River
Continued on Page 9
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Mike Muro
This, Sunday, February 17, it will be 25
years that all of us lost a loving, caring, generous and loyal friend. Mike Muro was the Yonkers City Assessor when he died of a heart attack at the age of 47.
There will be a mass for Mike at the Annunciation Church in Crestwood at 5 p.m. on
February 17, followed by a memorial dinner at
Luciano’s at 6:30 p.m. Your donation will benefit the Exchange Club of Yonkers’ Child Abuse
Prevention Programs or the American Heart Association Heart Fund. For more information on
the dinner, call Luciano’s at 914-961-5550, ask
for Patti Savone.
The following appeared in a journal in
1990 when a scholarship dinner was held in
Mike’s honor.
“Michael Louris Muro was born July 22,
1940 at Yonkers General Hospital. Son of Maria Concetta Rolo Muro and Peter K. Muro, Sr.,
Mike grew up in the Nodine Hill section of Yonkers. He attended St. Casmir’s Grammar School
Continued on Page 8
Yonkers Charter School Gets Five-Year Renewal from State
By Dan Murphy
As our state and country continues the debate and experiment over charter schools, one
argument heard against charter schools is that
it siphons away (or diverts) education dollars
and resources away from the public schools.
But what if that argument was challenged
by statistics which show that charter schools
are able to educate students at a significantly
lower per pupil dollar amount and that test
scores from charter schools are better than
many public schools.
We uncovered these facts while visiting
the Yonkers Charter School of Educational
Excellence (CSEE), located at 260 Warburton Ave. CSEE was Westchester and Yonkers’
first charter school (there is now a charter high
school in Mt. Vernon). Opened in 2005, the
school received its five-year charter extension
from the New York State Board of Regents on
February 11 of this year.
CSEE now has 640 students in grades K
to 8 and now has a waiting list of parents eager to have their children enroll. This is the
greatest sign that the CSEE is succeeding; the
demand is greater than the supply of seats.
“Parents are seeing the achievements of
our school and hear about the rigor and the
positive atmosphere of learning and they want
their children to attend,” said CSEE Founder
and Board Chairman Eduardo LaGuerre. “We
are financially able to meet our obligations,
including the construction of a new building
expansion. All of our teachers are certified and
we are always looking to get better by tweaking our curriculum.
“A lot of our students come from homes
where education is not supported. Some are
living in shelters. We offer them support and
pay for their uniforms. Our fundraising has
also been successful and helps up pay for a
lot of supplemental programs. Our success is
based on the belief that every parent deserves
a sound education for their children.”
Test scores for the CSEE from 2012
CSEE students with (l to r): parent and Community Affairs Coordinator Carmen Gomez-Goldberg, Principal Dr. Catalina Castillo,
Assistant Principal and Yonkers native Cindy Lopez, Founder Eduardo LaGuerre and Council Minority Leader John Larkin
showed that 82 percent of CSEE students
passed the Math exam and more that 78 percent passed the English Language Arts (ELA)
state tests. CSEE’s test scores were 30 points
higher than the average scores for the Yon-
kers Public Schools (YPS). CSEE 6th graders
scored particularly well, with 92 percent passing math and 94.3 percent passing ELA.
“Our school has outperformed every
school in the YPS except for PEARLS and the
results show that we can provide a better education with less. We are a public school made
up of the children and students from Yonkers
and any child can enroll,” said LaGuerre,
Continued on Page 8
PAGE 2 - Yonkers RISING - Friday, February 15, 2013
Bonefish Grill at Ridge Hill
Hosts Habitat Fundraiser
Urban H2O Concert at Beczak:
Joe Crookston and Peter Glanville
Joe Crookston and Peter Glanville
Habitat for Humanity of Westchester Executive Director Kim Killoran
with volunteers painting a mural at community garden in Yonkers
Habitat for Humanity of Westchester is
partnering with The Bonefish Grill at Ridge
Hill for a Charity Night Fundraiser designed
to be a casually elegant evening.
Guests will be seated family-night and
treated to sampling of Bonefish Grill’s signature appetizers and entrees. The dinner is
on February 16 from 6 to 8:30 p.m., with all
proceeds going to
Habitat for Humanity
Westchester’s
efforts to provide
Hurricane Sandy relief and on improving
Westchester
neighborhoods.
“This event is a
kick off of our 25th
Anniversary,” said
Habitat for Humanity of Westchester
Executive Director
Jim Killoran. “This
year, we hope to help six Veterans families
have homes in Westchester. And our Sandy relief program has helped hundreds of families.
Everything we do is an expression of love and
helping neighbors and getting people a home.
“This is an chance to help us help your
neighbors in Westchester, and to have it at
Bonefish Grill at Ride Hill in Yonkers is a
great kick off for Habitat.”
Bonefish Grill specializes in fresh fish
grilled over a wood-burning grill, which gives
the fish a savory, even cook. A tantalizing array of sauces and featured pairings, ranging
from fresh and light to rich and flavorful, are
offered to enhance the favor of the fish, each
in a different way. For more on the menu, visit
BonefishGrill.com.
Bonefish Grill at Ridge Hill will open
to the public on
February 18 and is
hiring for various
positions, including
server, host, bartender and kitchen
staff. Applications
are available online
or in-person at the
restaurant. You can
also visit the Web
site and complete
the online application. Interviews will
be conducted with
qualified candidates. Applications are being
accepted until February 18.
Tickets to the Charity Night Fundraiser
benefitting Habitat for Humanity of Westchester are $35 per person and include two
drinks. To make reservations for the special
pre-opening party, call Killoran at 914-6368355 ext. 101, e-mail [email protected] or
visit HabitatWC.org. Tickets can also be purchased at the door, space permitting.
Ithaca’s Joe Crookston, one of New York’s
finest performers and songwriters, will showcase a remarkable range of musical talent at
Urban H2O on Saturday, February 16 at 7 p.m.,
presented by Tribes Hill.
This rare opportunity to hear Crookston
perform with his musical duo partner Peter
Glanville is his second performance at Urban
H2O.
Touring throughout the US, Ireland and
Canada, Crookston has a reputation as an ener-
getic and engaging live performer, master songwriter and was among the artists voted “Most
Wanted to Return” to the Falcon Ridge Folk
Festival in Hillsdale, NY.
Urban H20 is hosted at Beczak Environmental Education Center, located on the Hudson
River at 35 Alexander St. in Yonkers. Tickets are
$10 at the door and includes free beer, provided
by Westchester’s award-winning Captain Lawrence Brewing Company.
For more information, visit UrbanH2O.org.
YFD Donates to Children’s Hospital
Yonkers firefighters representing the Local
628 union visited the Maria Fareri Children’s
Hospital, located at 100 Woods Rd. in Valhalla,
last week.
The firefighters handed out ice cream sundaes with all the trimmings to the children, their
families and the staff at Maria Fareri Children’s
Hospital.
They also brought with them a check for
$5,000. The donated funds were raised by the
Yonkers Fire Department over the course of the
year at events like a chili cook off, a motorcycle
rally and the Pass the Boot drive on Central Park
Avenue.
Join this lively presentation and discussion
by noted author and senior moving specialist,
Susan Phillips Bari
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
5:30 pm
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Friday, February 15, 2013 - Yonkers RISING - PAGE 3
Yonkers’ Korean War Heroes
Marine Corps Sergeant Dennis A. Pryzgoda
By Andrew Tobia
be a sergeant. But he
Dennis A. Pryzgot the job done. Dengoda, Junior, the third
nis was as brave as he
of three children, was
was good natured.
born on October 9, 1931
Serving as mato Dennis A. Sr., a Polchine gun section
ish immigrant, and Rose
leader in Company
Pryzgoda. He, his sister
D, 2nd Battalion, 7th
Regina and his brother
Regiment, 1st Marine
Robert were raised in
Division,
Pryzgoda
the southwest Yonkers
was involved in comneighborhood
now
bat just north of Seoul,
known as Nodine Hill.
in an area known to
Though not, strictMarines as “Nevada
ly speaking, from a miliCities.” Nevada Cities
tary family — his father
was a cluster of three
ran an insurance office
Marine Corps Combat
on Nepperhan Avenue,
Outposts — outposts
served as Justice of the
Vegas, Reno and CarPeace and was Demoson — near the nowcratic Supervisor of
abandoned
village
Yonkers’ Fifth Ward —
Panmunjom,
which
Pryzgoda grew up with
lies within the current
Marine Corps Sergeant Dennis Pryzgoda
various military influboundaries of the Koences. His father had close friends who served in rean Demilitarized Zone.
the American Expeditionary Forces during World
It was here, in the immediate vicinity of
War I and his brother Robert (five years his elder) outposts Vegas and Carson, that Pryzgoda was
was a World War II Navy Veteran.
killed during fierce combat. The day was MonPryzgoda attended St. Casimir’s School and day, July 20, 1953 — a mere seven days before
graduated from Gorton High School in 1949. the Armistice Agreement was signed, ceasing all
During high school, he played on the football, open hostilities.
basketball, track and golf teams. After college,
Pryzgoda’s parents were notified of his
Pryzgoda worked days at the John Buchanan rug death on in early August via telegram. On the
cleaning service while putting himself through very same day, they received a letter from their
night classes at Columbia University. He com- son, dated July 14, six days before his death. In
pleted three semesters toward a degree in busi- the letter, among other things, he wrote that they
ness administration before enlisting in the United were experiencing a lull in fighting.
States Marine Corps in February, 1951.
His body was returned to the United States
Pryzgoda attended Marine Corps Boot from Korea on the USS Mankato, along with 233
Camp at Parris Island, South Carolina. After a other American soldiers who had lost their lives.
10-day leave at home in Yonkers, he underwent Along with him were two other Westchester naextended training at Camp Pendleton, California. tives, Private First Class Rocco Caridi of White
He then shipped out to Korea as a Private First Plains and Alfred T. Sandford of Peekskill.
Class. On the ground in Korea, he took part in
Pryzgoda’s family received his body in early
further extended training at a noncommissioned October. He was buried with full military honofficer school. By the time of his death, he had ors in the family plot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery
risen to the rank of Sergeant, three higher than in Yonkers on what would have been his 22nd
Private First Class.
birthday, October 9, 1953.
Lee Ballenger, a Marine Veteran who has
He is the recipient of the Purple Heart, Comwritten extensively on the Korean War, served bat Infantryman’s Badge, Korean Service Medal,
alongside Pryzgoda. In his most recent book, United Nations Korea Medal and National De“The Final Crucible: U.S. Marines in Korea, Vol. fense Service Medal.
2: 1953,” published in 2006 by Potomac Books
To our knowledge, Pryzgoda has no living
as part of its History of War series, Ballenger friends or relatives. This is also the case for some
made a made a mention of Pryzgoda. The pas- of the other Yonkers Veterans who forfeit their
sage is as follows:
lives during the Korean War and who we will be
“I was bunked next to Dennis Pryzgoda, profiling in future weeks. If you knew Pryzgoda
a tall, blue-eyed Polish lad from Yonkers, New or any of Yonkers’ other Korean War Heroes,
York, who loved country music. He had a smile please contact us at 914-965-4000 or RisingMe
for everyone and was almost too good natured to [email protected].
Celebrate Black History Month
with Youth Theatre Interactions
Yonkers Riverfront Library is pleased to
host Youth Theatre Interactions (YTI) in a celebration of Black History Month through song,
dance and the spoken word.
Join us in the Riverfront Auditorium on
Wednesday, February 27 at 6 p.m. The program
will feature “A Tribute to Langston Hughes” performed by the Intimate Realities Drama Company under the direction of Paul Kwame Johnson,
and vocal solos, a performance by YTI’s Percussion Drummers and an African Dance finale.
YTI provides professional instruction in the
performing arts to Westchester County youth,
with the support and participation of their parents, for the purpose of fostering in these young
people discipline, confidence, critical thinking
and pride in accomplishments, so that they can
become positive contributors to the workplace
and to society and proceed into the professional
world of the arts if they so choose. YTI alters the
future by empowering young lives today! Mamie
Duncan-Gibbs, the Executive/Artistic Director
of YTI, is a 20-year veteran of the Broadway
stage.
This free performance is co-sponsored by
the City of Yonkers and Mayor Mike Spano. The
Riverfront Library is located at 1 Larkin Center.
For more information, call Branch Administrator
Susan Thaler at 914-337-1500 ext. 432 or visit
YPL.org.
‘True Light Revealed’
Documentary Series
“Brick by Brick”
The Important Values for Youth (IVY) Programs, in conjunction with the Yonkers Human
Rights Commission and City Council Education
Chair Michael Sabatino, will present a film and
documentary series, “True Light Revealed,” in
Celebration of Black History Month.
These films, though perhaps controversial
and often emotional, will be used to raise high
school and college students’ awareness of histor-
ical and sociological events that have taken place
in America against Black America.
Students will be asked to write a paper and/
or to participate in a discussion group after viewing the film for extra credit. Guest speakers may
be available for discussions with the audience at
the end of some of the documentaries.
The third screening, showing the film
“Brick by Brick,” will be held on Saturday, February 23 at 1:30 p.m.
In education, “Brick by Brick” details how
local public school divisions grew up around a
neighborhood overwhelmed with 7,000 units of
public housing, further entrenching the city’s
color line. Along with the harsh reality of this
situation, viewers see the community react to the
conditions in their children’s schools, fighting
back to force Yonkers to change its ways.
“Brick by Brick” tracks the resulting Federal v. Yonkers litigation, which challenged
neighborhood and educational discrimination.
Coming back out of the courtroom into the
community, the story describes the bitter local
confrontation about race and the very concept
of community that follows. From a first person
perspective, characters weave a tale of years of
work attempting to achieve justice, with a labyrinth of successes and setbacks that the struggle
entails.
“True Light Revealed,” free and open to
the public, will be held weekly during February, Black History Month, at the Yonkers Riverfront Library, located at 1 Larkin Plaza. For
more information, call 914-377-6931 or e-mail
[email protected].
By Eric W. Schoen
to clarify that — City
Watch out Yonkers!
Hall employees, some
Eric is on his soap box this
earning $35,000 a year
week. We will applaud the
or less, have to pay
good and scold the bad.
for the “privilege” of
As to the ridiculous, you
parking in the garage.
be the judge!
Commissioners
makGovernment Center
ing $160,000 don’t.
Garage & the Yonkers
And they get a reserved
Parking Authority
space. Makes no sense.
Have you visited the
Getting back to
Government Center Gayou, Mr. and Mrs. Yonrage next to City Hall latekers taxpayer, the Parkly? Let me rephrase that
ing Authority. at their
question. Have you, Mr.
January 3 meeting. votor Mrs. Yonkers taxpayer,
ed to increase fees for
tried to park your car in
the Buena Vista Parking
Eric W. Schoen
the Government Center
Garage. According to
Garage lately? Maybe
the minutes of the meetto pay your taxes, get a permit, pay a parking ing, “rate increases would need to be applied
ticket or try to view your government in action? to our other garages as we should not compete
Don’t even think you are going to find a against ourselves.” What in heaven does that
parking space if you enter the garage at 11 a.m., mean?
as I did one weekday several weeks ago. That
Buena Vista garage hourly fees are going
is, of course, unless you have a reserved park- from $2 to $3 an hour. I tried to find out if this
ing space. The top two floors of the garage, and meant that Government Center Garage fees
many of the spaces on the floors beneath, are would rise similarly from $2 to $3 an hour. No
reserved spaces. Reserved for city officials who response from Yonkers Parking Authority Exare not paying for the privilege of entering the ecutive Director Lisa Mrijaj.
garage as you, Mr. or Mrs. Yonkers taxpayer,
It is time for Mayor Mike Spano or some
would have to do.
other body of government to take control of
Oops. When I say “city officials,” I have
Continued on Page 8
PERB Declares Impasse Between
City of Yonkers & YFD Local 628
The decision last week by the NYS Public
Employee Relations Board (PERB) to declare
an impasse between the City of Yonkers and the
Yonkers Firefighters IAFF Union Local 628 on
contract negotiations was declared “a major victory” by Mayor Mike Spano as part of his efforts
to bring about budgetary reforms to Yonkers,
which is facing a $86 million budget hole this
year and $428 over the next three.
“We have been saying for several months
now that the Fire Union will not agree to meaningful discussions to reform costly and outdated
contract provisions that drive up overtime, sick
leave and reduce the effectiveness of the department,” said Spano. “Now PERB has agreed with
the city that there is an impasse and has given
us the ability to address the issues with the assistance of an outside mediator. The taxpayers
deserve a realistic discussion of costly contract
provisions that the people can no longer afford
and which reduce productivity.”
Local 628 President Barry McGoey said,
“By declaring ‘victory,’ Mike Spano has finally
come clean and admitted that he never intended
to bargain in good faith in an attempt to try to
reach an amicable agreement with the Yonkers
Firefighters. Mike Spano’s ultimate goal has
now been revealed to have been designed to
bring about an impasse by refusing to be reasonable or realistic in his dealings with the Yonkers
Firefighters.
“Local 628 has acted in good faith and has
put forth significant proposals which would have
saved the city millions of dollars over the next
several years. We now know that Mike Spano
never wanted to resolve the contractual disputes
between the Yonkers Firefighters and the city —
he only wanted to ensure that we could never
come to an agreement.”
Yonkers Firefighters in Local 628 have been
working without a contract for almost four years.
But due to the Triborough Amendment, the prior
contract’s provisions of salaries, benefits, longevity and check-in pay increases remain in effect.
Spano, who has called the Yonkers Firefighters “the highest paid firefighters in the country”
says the city can no longer afford to pay Yonkers’
Bravest at their current levels. A rookie firefighter’s starting salary, combined with check-in pay,
overtime and other salary increases, totals close
to $90,000 per year. McGoey and Local 628 have
responded by saying that the Mayor has not used
a Federal SAFER grant which could be used to
hire additional firefighters at no cost to the city
and reduce overtime.
PERB’s declaration of an impasse means
that a mediator will attempt to resolve the dispute. Should the mediator be unable to forge a
consensus, the Mayor noted, the next step would
be binding arbitration in which the city will have
the opportunity to seek mandatory rulings from a
state-appointed arbitrator.
The PERB-supervised process will allow
the city to put a wide range of issues on the table, including not only salary, but also minimum
manning provisions of the Firefighters’ contract
as well as whether the Fire Department should
retain first responder status for all medical emergencies. Consequently, the city will hold off on
any attempts to change minimum staffing and
first responder status while the mediation process is underway.
“Now, with the appointment of a mediator,
the city will have a forum to put our issues on the
table,” said Spano. “If mediation does not produce a result, then the city will have the right to
put its case before an arbitrator whose decision
will be binding.
“The bottom line is that the Fire Union leadership’s tactics of delay are over. The city has
won the right to put the people’s case before a
mediator and, ultimately, an arbitrator, so that
we can force a decision on these costly practices,
whether the Union likes it or not.”
McGoey said, “Instead of declaring victory, Mike Spano would better serve the citizens
of Yonkers by rolling up his sleeves and sitting
down with Local 628 and resolving the Yonkers
Firefighter’s contract, which has been expired
for almost four years. Now is not the time to
pass the buck. Mike Spano was elected Mayor
of Yonkers. It’s time for Mike Spano to be the
Mayor and to resolve this dispute in Yonkers, by
Yonkers people, for the people of Yonkers.”
The two sides are, clearly, at an impasse.
New Blue Door Gallery Exhibit
Blue Door Gallery is happy to present a
new exhibition of its highly popular series,
Show and Tell, in which a group of regional
artists will exhibit their work and give demonstrations of their techniques on four successive
Saturdays.
A diverse selection of artists — including
quilters, mixed media artists, doll makers and
portrait artists — were chosen to show their
work and illustrate their talent to the public on
each Saturday during this special exhibition.
Exhibiting artists are as follows:
• Anne Bobroff-Hajal, painting and collage;
• Benedicte Caneill, fiber art;
• Alan Cohen, photography;
• Lewis Cohen, sculpture;
• Howard Eisman, vitreous glass;
• Evelyn Eidelberg, doll making;
• Randy Frost, fiber art;
• Lizzie Gill, collage;
• Mark Gilliland, photo montage;
• Maralyn Matlick, painting; and
• Susan Richman, photography.
An opening reception for the series will be
held on Friday, February 22 at 5 p.m. at Blue
Door Gallery, located at 13 Riverdale Ave. Artist demonstrations will be held on Saturdays,
February 23 and March 2, 9 and 16. The Blue
Door Gallery is open Thursdays from 3 to 8
p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 12 to 5 p.m.
For more information, call 914-375-5100,
e-mail [email protected] or visit Blue
DoorGallery.org.
Serving Our Country
Army Specialist Francis G. Kamasah has
returned to the U.S. after being deployed overseas at a forward operating base to serve in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Operation Enduring Freedom is the official
name given to anti-terrorism military operations involving U.S. troops and allied coalition
partners. Active duty and reserve component
members from all branches of the U.S. armed
forces have been deployed to support the war
against global terrorism outside the borders of
the United States. U.S. troops serve in South,
Southwest and Central Asia, the Arabian peninsula, the Horn of Africa, islands in the Pacific
and Europe.
Kamasah is a combat medic assigned to the
4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. He is the son of Vivian Gbeglo of
Yonkers.
Yonkers Humane Society
Participates in Adoption Event
The Yonkers Humane Society will participate in a big, expanded adoption event
from Friday, February 22 to Sunday, February 24.
The event will be held at PetSmart, located at 2458 Central Park Ave., from 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. each day. The Yonkers Humane Society will feature for adoption many fabulous,
friendly, healthy, beautiful felines from the
Yonkers Animal Shelter. Both adult cats and
kittens will be available.
Come visit our ever-popular cat room inside PetSmart and search for your new best
feline friend forever! Admission to the event
is free.
For more information, call the Yonkers
Humane Society at 914-439-2415.
From the Desk of the DA:
Animal Cruelty
For many of us with
cruelty cases that occur
pets, a dog or cat is lovhere in our county.
ingly treated as a member
On my staff, I have
of our family. For some,
a specially trained Asan animal is seen as a tarsistant District Attorney
get for maltreatment or
who is responsible for
physical abuse.
the investigation and
Abusive
behavior
prosecution of these castoward any animal is not
es. This assistant collabonly cruel and disturbing
orates with local police
— it is illegal. As Disdepartments and the Sotrict Attorney and chief
ciety for the Prevention
law enforcement officer
of Cruelty to Animals of
in Westchester County, I
Westchester (SPCA) to
would like to share with
maximize the effectiveyou the work my office is
ness and impact of the
doing in cases of animal
work in this area.
cruelty.
Her expertise also
Animal cruelty is deextends to police trainWestchester District Attorney
fined in New York law as
ing rooms, where she
Janet DiFiore
any act of violence or neteaches officers and vetglect that results in unjustifiable pain and suffer- erinary personnel throughout the region in idening of an animal. This not only includes denying tifying, investigating and collecting evidence,
a companion animal or pet the basic necessities including DNA, in animal cruelty and animal
such as food, water and shelter, but leaving a fighting cases. This Assistant District Attorney
companion animal in a vehicle exposed to ex- also speaks to children in local classrooms about
treme weather, hot or cold, without protection.
animal cruelty and the cases we prosecute in this
New York’s aggravated cruelty to animals area, with the ultimate goal of promoting kinder
law makes it a felony when a person intention- treatment of animals and each other.
ally kills or causes serious physical injury to a
Recent cases that have resulted in conviccompanion animal with no justifiable purpose. tions and jail sentences show the importance of
Engaging in animal fighting, which includes our work. In Rye, a concerned resident set up a
training, breeding, selling, owning or possess- concealed security camera in his apartment and
ing animals for the purpose of fighting, is also a recorded the building superintendent unlawfelony under New York law. And our New York fully enter the apartment and sexually abuse the
State laws against sexual misconduct include resident’s dog. The superintendent was arrested,
the sexual abuse of an animal.
prosecuted and convicted of burglary and sexual
As District Attorney, I pay close attention misconduct against the dog. The defendant was
to cases of animal cruelty not only because the sentenced to six and a half years in state prison.
behavior is inherently cruel and repulsive, but
When a Yorktown man intentionally killed
because these cases raise important public safety his girlfriend’s dog by yanking the dog’s collar
concerns. Research tells us that a person’s mis- so hard that he snapped the dog’s head off its
treatment of an animal is associated with a like- spine, the Yorktown Police and the SPCA inlihood of his or her committing further violence vestigated. DNA evidence was recovered and
or criminal acts against humans. We also know linked the defendant to the crime. This man was
from research that a child who abuses an ani- convicted of aggravated animal cruelty and senmal may have either witnessed or experienced tenced to 13 months in the Westchester County
violence at home. For these reasons, I consider Jail.
it extremely important to identify, thoroughly
In another crime, what began as a drug ininvestigate and appropriately prosecute animal
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NYPDC Events
The North Yonkers Preservation & Development Corporation (NYPDC) is located at 219
Ridge Ave. in Yonkers. For more information
on these and other events, or to register when
required, call 914-423-9754 Monday to Friday
from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
NYPDC Fundraiser
The NYPDC will be having a Giant Tag
Sale — everything must go! — at the center.
Gently used children and adult clothes,
books, kitchen gadgets, toys, jewelry and much,
much more will be on sale.
The Giant Tag Sale will be held from February 16 to 19. On Saturday and Sunday, it will
be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; on Monday and
Tuesday, it will be open from 12:30 to 3 p.m.
NSC Defensive Driving Course
NYPDC will sponsor a National Safety
Council (NSC) defensive driving course beginning on Saturday, March 19 from 8:30 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. at the center.
Those attending will be eligible for automobile insurance discounts for three years and
driver’s license violation point reduction. You
must attend both nights to receive certificate.
The fee is $40 and participants must register in advance, as space is limited.
Homework Help
NYPDC will be offering a Homework Help
Afterschool Program for children aged 5 to 12.
The program will run Monday to Friday
from 3 to 5:45 p.m. and will follow the Yonkers
Public School Calendar. The Yonkers Public
Schools will provide transportation to the program.
Taj Mahal Casino Trip
NYPDC will sponsor a trip to the Taj
Mahal Casino in Atlantic City on Wednesday,
February 20. The bus will leave the center at
7:45 a.m. sharp, St. Casimirs Housing located
at 289 Nepperhan Ave. at 7:55 a.m. sharp and
St. Joseph’s Nursing Home located 127 South
Broadway at 8 a.m. sharp.
The cost is $30 per person and includes
$30 in slot dollars. Participants must register in
advance, as space is limited.
Engel: Post Office Going
Down Path to Oblivion
Congressman Eliot Engel criticized the US
Postal Service plan to end Saturday delivery
service by August, calling the move part of a
program of eventual elimination of service by
the Post Office.
In recent months, the Postal Service has
closed, or threatened to close, scores of post
offices and distribution centers, debated eliminating overnight service for First-Class Mail
and wants to sell the Bronx General Post Office
building.
“It is a self-fulfilling prophecy — you provide inferior service, you drive away customers,” said Engel. “Once you remove one service, it becomes very easy to slash the next one
and, all of a sudden, it’s a downward spiral to
poorer service.
“This is a path to oblivion for the Postal
Service as they ride a business plan doomed for
failure. I want the Post Office to succeed and
for the American people to have ample access to
facilities, but I need to see that the Post Office is
serious about correcting their own flaws.”
The Postal Service will stop Saturday deliveries, which it has been making since 1860,
beginning on August 1, with delivery service
continuing for packages and vital medicine deliveries. Post office facilities will remain open
on Saturdays with reduced hours, enabling customers to drop off mail, buy stamps or use their
post office boxes.
“It is inevitable that the buildings will
eventually be closed on Saturdays as well. This
will lead to job losses and inferior services,”
continued Engel. “It is especially problematic
for seniors, working families and people living
in rural areas. Republicans in Congress have
long sought to stack the deck against the Postal
Service, culminating in the Postal Act of 2006,
which made it virtually impossible for the Postal Service to thrive.
“That act, passed by a lame duck Republican Congress, required the Postal Service to
pre-fund its future retiree health care benefits
— a 75-year liability paid for in 10 years. This,
coupled with decades of mismanagement, has
put us in this position today. Congress needs
to reform this act and aid the Postal Service in
revamping its business plan, and enable it to
pursue a path to solvency in the years to come.
If not, we will soon be marking the end of the
Postal Service altogether.”
Former Yonkers Tax Clerk
Levied his Own Fines
Westchester County
for $320; a fifth on November 28, 2012, for $220
District Attorney Janet Disurcharge in cash for late
Fiore announced that Liofees on taxes; and a sixth
nel Thomas, 35 of Yonkers,
on November 29, 2012, for
was recently arraigned on
$360.
a Felony Complaint chargAfter the victim
ing him with one count of
would pay the “fee” in
Scheme to Defraud in the
cash, Thomas would issue
First Degree, a class “E”
an official looking “reFelony.
ceipt” for the money. The
Between October 31
scheme unraveled when
and November 29, 2012,
one of the victims thought
Thomas, a former emthe cash “fee” to be suspiployee of the City of Yoncious and called the Dekers Taxation and Finance
partment of Taxation and
Department, located at 40
Finance asking about the
South Broadway in YonLionel Thomas
policy. The investigation
kers, engaged in a scheme
by the Yonkers police dedefrauding a number of tax
partment is continuing and further victims of this
payers of the City of Yonkers.
On six separate occasions, Thomas defraud are anticipated.
“At a time when the City of Yonkers is cutmanded and received cash “fees” for processing
legitimate tax payments from Yonkers’ residents. ting services to balance its budget, collecting
The defendant did not have the authority to legitimate tax revenue matters now more than
charge the “fees” and withheld the “fees” from ever,” said DiFiore. “Although no one enjoys
paying taxes, citizens of Yonkers should feel
the City of Yonkers.
Specifically, on October 31, 2012, Thomas confident that their hard earned money is going
fraudulently induced one taxpayer to pay him to finance their quality of life and services and
a $380 surcharge in “late fees” on the victim’s not into the pocket of a city employee who estabtaxes, when in fact no such late fees were prop- lished his own taxing authority.”
Thomas was released on his own recognierly chargeable.
In similar fashion, Thomas fraudulently in- zance. His next court date is March 28.He faces
duced another taxpayer, on November 15, 2012, a maximum sentence of four years in state pristo pay him a $250 surcharge in cash for late on. Assistant District Attorney Brian Conway,
fees on taxes; a third taxpayer on November 27, Deputy Chief of the Public Integrity Bureau, is
2012, for $360; a fourth on November 28, 2012, prosecuting the case.
NAACP Yonkers Symposium
In celebration of Black History Month, the
NAACP Yonkers Branch announced that a symposium, “Lincoln, Django & The Emancipation
Proclamation — Myths & Realities,” will be
presented on Wednesday, February 20 at7 p.m.
at the Nepperhan Community Center, located at
342 Warburton Ave.
The panelists for the event are Professor
Komozi Woodard of Sarah Lawrence College
(SLC) and Professor Jim Downs of Connecticut
College.
Woodard holds the Esther Raushenbush
Chair of the SLC History Department. His special interests include African-American history,
politics and culture, emphasizing the Black
Freedom Movement. He is the author of” A Nation within a Nation: Amiri Baraka and Black
Power Politics” and has served as an adviser to
the PBS documentaries “Eyes on the Prize II”
and “America’s War on Poverty.”
An associate professor of history at Con-
necticut College, Downs is a historian of the
United States. His research examines the history of race and medicine in the 19th century.
He recently published “Sick from Freedom:
African-American Illness and Suffering during the Civil War and Reconstruction” that tells
the largely unknown story of how many former
slaves died at the moment of freedom.
“This year marks the 150 anniversary
of the Emancipation Proclamation,” said
NAACP Yonkers Acting President Andrea M.
Brown. “The movies ‘Lincoln’ and ‘Djanago
Unchained,’ based on fact and fiction, have
sparked new interest about the freeing of slaves.
The symposium provides a unique opportunity
for the public to hear from two scholars about
the myths and realities of a document that was a
catalyst for freedom and may have in fact made
the United States what it is today.”
For more information, call 914-837-9580
or e-mail [email protected].
Mayor Spano Calls for Nominations
for Woman of Distinction Award
Mayor Mike Spano recently announced the
city’ first-ever Woman of Distinction Award, to
be presented during Women’s History Month in
March.
The City of Yonkers Unsung Heroes Woman of Distinction Award will recognize women
of Yonkers whose distinct achievements have
improved the lives of others in the community
and whose impact has changed Yonkers for better.
“I am honored to recognize the unsung
heroes of Yonkers — the women leaders, activists, counselors and mentors — who give of
themselves to our community each and every
day,” said Spano. “The women of Yonkers have
made such a positive impact on our city over
the years and it is now time to give them the
recognition they so deserve.”
This year’s Women’s History Month
marks the centennial celebration of the beginning of the suffrage movement that secured
women’s voting rights. The historic women’s
suffrage procession down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., took place on March
3, 1913, and signaled the pursuit of a new national strategy — a constitutional amendment
to win voting rights and a desire for the national
spotlight.
In commemoration of the influences and
change that have been brought about by Yonkers women, Spano encourages residents to
nominate a Yonkers woman of distinction to receive this year’s inaugural award. The Woman
of Distinction nomination form is available on
the city’s Web site, YonkersNY.gov. The deadline for submission is Wednesday, February 20.
“Women’s History Month recognizes the
historic accomplishments of women, and now
it is Yonkers’ turn to pay tribute to the local heroes and leaders who live among us each day,”
said Spano.
Spano will award the deserving award
winner at a ceremony to be held on Monday,
March 4.
Westchester Begins Effort to
Get Residents Tax Credits
Once again, Westchester County and
trained volunteers are teaming up to help lowand middle-income residents get the tax credits
they may be entitled to, particularly the federal
and state Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC).
County Executive Robert P. Astorino said
that the free service will be available to qualified residents at locations in White Plains, Yonkers, Mount Vernon, Valhalla, Ossining and
Peekskill between February 4 and April 15.
“Last year through this program, we helped
6,604 residents get income tax refunds of about
$7.5 million, including $3.4 million in tax credits,” Astorino said. “Every dollar we get back
for someone not only helps that taxpayer but
returns money into our local economy.”
The IRS estimates that thousands of eligible Westchester residents fail to apply for the
EITC — either because they don’t know about
it or are unable to fill out the appropriate forms.
It is open to taxpayers with household incomes
below $51,000. Eligible taxpayers can receive
earned income tax credits of up to $7,953 on
their 2012 tax return, based on their income, filing status and household size.
This initiative is a collaboration of the following county departments and community organizations: Office of the County Executive; the
departments of Social Services and Consumer
Protection; SingeStop USA; Educational Opportunity Center of Westchester; Westchester
Chapter of the AARP; Interfaith Council for Action; Westchester Community Action Program,
Community Capital Resources; Westchester
Community College; The Volunteer Center of
United Way; United Way’s 2-1-1 Hudson Valley
Region; the Business Council of Westchester;
the Westchester County Library System; and
the Child Care Council of Westchester.
For more information, call 211, United
Way’s Help Line, or visit WestchesterGov.com/
eitc.
EITC Eligibility and Maximum Credits
Household Size
Max Eligible Income
3 or more
$45,060 (single parent)
$50,270 (married couple)
2 or more
$41,952 (single)
$47,162 (married)
1 child
$36,920 (single)
$42,130 (married)
0 children
$13,980 (single)
$19,190 (married)
Max Refund
$7,953
$7,069
$4,278
$641
‘The Full Monty’ at WST
The Westchester Sandbox Theatre (WST)
will present “The Full Monty” this winter!
What happens when six regular guys from
Buffalo decide to take it all off in the hopes of
raking it all in? This contemporary musical is
both hilarious and touching and features one
of the best new musical theatre scores to be
written in the last 20 years.
Performances run from February 22 to
March 10 — Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.,
Sundays at 3 p.m. — at WST, located at 931c
East Boston Post Rd. in Mamaroneck. Tickets are $28 for adults, $24 for students and
seniors.
For more information or tickets, call 914630-0804 or visit WSTShows.com.
Note: “The Full Monty” is not appropriate for children under the age of 16.
Zox Kitchen
David Eyres Pancakes
Chef Alan Zox
By Alan Zox
When it comes to culinary delights, some
are more worthwhile to remember than others.
Amanda Hesser, author of “The Essential
New York Times Cookbook,” reminds us of
the oven-baked David Eyres Pancake which, at
more than 50 years old, is no less delicately appetizing than ever. Craig Claiborne first wrote
about the pancake in his New York Times food
column upon returning from a trip to Hawaii
in 1966. Imagine the islands in those days: the
coral reefs were still alive and Waikiki was considered the jewel of the Pacific.
“[The pancake] was discovered some
weeks ago at an informal Sunday brunch in the
handsome, Japanese-style home of David Eyres
in Honolulu,” wrote Claiborne. “With Diamond
Head in the distance, a brilliant, palm-ringed sea
below and this delicately flavored pancake before us, we seemed to have achieved paradise.”
Not unlike a sweet yet tart Yorkshire pudding, or a popover, the pancake is sublimely
simple yet surprisingly elegant. It includes
simply a batter of flour, milk, eggs and nutmeg
all mixed together, then poured into a hot pan
filled with butter for baking. After 15 minutes,
voila. You open the oven door to find a puffedup looking pancake, which soon collapses as
confectioner’s sugar and lemon juice are sprinkled atop. The sweet-tart flavor is warm and
delicious — nostalgia in the making. Slice and
share with everyone nearby.
I am reminded of the pancake every holiday season because it is such an ideally festive
dish, perfect for a friends and family brunch
on New Year’s Day, or as a tasty treat to savor
after opening gifts on Christmas morning. I
like it with smoked bacon on the side, freshly
squeezed OJ, and coffee. It’s become a tradition
worth its richly deserved place in our memory
banks. History never tasted so good.
David Eyres Pancake
Serves 2 to 4
This recipe appeared in a New York Times
article by Craig Claiborne in 1966.
½ cup of flour
2 eggs
½ cup milk
Pinch of ground nutmeg
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons confectioner’s sugar
Juice of half a lemon
Fig or blackberry jam, pear butter of any
kind of marmalade, for serving. (Optional)
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. In a mixing bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Add the flour,
milk and nutmeg and lightly beat until blended
but still slightly lumpy. Melt the butter in a 12inch skillet with a heatproof handle over medium-high heat. When very hot but not brown,
pour in the batter. Bake in the oven until the
pancake expands on the edges and is golden
brown, about 15 minutes.
Working quickly, remove the pan from the
oven and, using a fine-meshed sieve, sprinkle
with the sugar. Return to the oven for 1 to 2
minutes more. Sprinkle with lemon juice and
serve with jam, pear butter or marmalade.
For more information and recipes, visit
ZoxKitchen.com.
WCC Offers Small Business
Training for Mature Adults
Westchester Community College’s (WCC)
Mainstream Institute for Mature Adults is offering
a 14-session Small Business training course for
those 50 and older. The 35-hour program starts on
February 21.
As more older adults decide to start their own
businesses, there is a need for the skills that are required for such a change. Mainstream’s program is
designed for those who are either considering starting a small business and would like to know more
about the process, or have one already and would
like to expand upon this enterprise. The Valhalla
campus course, which meets on Thursday evenings from 7:30 to 9 p.m. each nights, costs $413
plus the price of a textbook.
The course will cover:
How to develop and refine a plan for your
business;
Marketing, Operations, cash flow, tips on
credit and access to capital;
Computer training designed to help you plan
for your business;
Resources to help grow your business; and
Special focus on issues that pertain to the mature business owner.
For decades, WCC’s Mainstream Institute has
provided affordable training for seniors interested
in recareering. As Westchester County’s leader in
training and education for mature adults, Mainstream has helped many individuals prepare for the
workforce.
For more information, call 914-606-6659 or
e-mail [email protected].
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The Yonkers Police Athletic League (PAL)
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Sponsored by the Amateur Boxing Association, this amateur boxing even has been held annually at the PAL building, located at 127 North
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PAL is the first boxing club in Westchester
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Legal Notices
Notice of Sale
Supreme Court: Westchester County T10 Funding v Gerald Depaul Individually and
as Executor of the Estate of Mary Ann Depaul et al, Defts Index 52048/12 pursuant
to a judgment of foreclosure filed January 15, 2013, I will sell at public auction at
the Lobby of the Westchester County Courthouse 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
White Plains NY on February 22, 2013 at 11:00 AM premises known as Block 2014
Lot 74 in the City of Yonkers. Sold subject to the terms of sale and filed judgment of
foreclosure. Daniel P. Romano Esq. Referee
Legal Notices
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR
FIVE-YEAR AGENCY PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS 2013 -2017
AND
ANNUAL PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013
The Authority will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday March 27, 2013 to discuss
and accept comments on its proposed Five Year Agency Plan for Fiscal Years
2013-2017 and the Annual Agency Plan for Fiscal Year 2013 and proposed revisions to the lease and proposed revisions to the Housing Choice Voucher
Program’s Administrative Plan. A draft copy of the proposed submission will be
available at the Office of The Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers,
Augustine J. Shea Administration Building, 1511 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, New
York beginning Monday February 11, 2013 from 8:30am until 4:30pm weekdays.
The public hearing will be held at Curran Court – Building #4 at 2:00pm in the
Community Room and 6:00pm at Ross F. Calcagno Homes (NY3-5), 10 Brook
Street -Yonkers, NY in the Gymnasium. The public hearing is open to all interested
parties. Residents are encouraged to select a spokesperson to present their comments at the public hearing. Participants in the public hearing should present their
comments orally and in writing. Persons wishing to speak at the public hearing will
be limited to five (5) minutes each. A sign up sheet for speakers will be available at
the start of the public hearing.
A summary of the issues brought up in the public hearing and the Authority’s response will be made available for review by interested parties at the Augustine J.
Shea Administration Building, 1511 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, New York.
The Municipal Housing Authority does not discriminate in admission to or access to or
participation in its federally assisted programs and activities. Provisions will be made
for persons who are handicapped so that they may fully participate if they so choose.
Requests for sign language interpreter must be made to the Authority by 4:00
pm on Tuesday March 22, 2013. Request must be directed to Joseph Shuldiner
Executive Director, The Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers, 1511
Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, New York 10710, telephone number (914) 793-8400.
THE MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
FOR THE CITY OF YONKERS
JOSEPH SHULDINER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dated: FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2013 #1169 2/15
LEGAL NOTICE
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NOTICE OF FORMATION of
ATI-Alex LLC.
Articles of Organization filed
with the Secretary of State of
NY (SSNY) on 06/13/2012.
Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been
designated as agent upon
whom process against it
may be served. The Post
Office address to which the
SSNY shall mail a copy of
any process against it is:
Knauf Shaw LLP, Attn: Linda
R. Shaw, 1125 Crossroads
Building, 2 State Street,
Rochester, NY 14614. Dissolution date: 06/13/2111.
LLC Purpose: to engage in
real estate development.
Street address of Principal
Business location is: 159
Alexander St., Yonkers, NY
10701.
NOTICE OF FORMATION of
Ravine 33 LLC.
Articles of Organization filed
NY (SSNY) on 05/04/2012.
10701.
NOTICE OF FORMATION
of Glenwood POH LLC Article of Organization filed
NY (SSNY) on 03/20/2012.
10701.
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Notice of formation of
Bluesky Capital Partners,
LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with
the Sect’y of State of NY
(SSNY) on October 1, 2012.
Office location: Westchester
County. The street address
is: 40 Memorial Highway
20C, 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: Won-Jae Lee, 40 Memorial Highway 20C, New Rochelle, NY 10801.
Purpose: any lawful act.
Notice of formation of Daphne Viders, LLC. Articles of
Organization filed with the
Secretary of
State on December 15,
2008. The street address is
Weschester County, New
York. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process served to: LLC
c/o The Viders Law Group,
PLLC, 368 Veterans Memorial Highway, Commack,
New York 11725. Purpose:
Any lawful act.
Notice of formation of Hudson Valley Till LLC Arts. Of
Org. filed with the Sect’y of
State of NY (SSNY) on December 3, 2012. Office location: Westchester County.
The street address is: 146
Ridgecrest Road, Ossining,
NY. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC
to Hudson Valley Till, LLC;
146 Ridgecrest Road, Briarcliff Manor, New York 10510.
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Notice of formation of HORIZON BUILDERS NY, LLC
Arts. Of Org. filed with the
Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY)
on JANUARY 17, 2013. Office location: Westchester
County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC
mail process served to: JOSEPH BOHM, 2131 ESPEY
CT., STE3, CROFTON, MD
21114. Purpose: any lawful
act.
Notice of formation of B & D
Motel LLC Arts. Of Org. filed
with the Sect’y of State of
NY (SSNY) on January 25,
2013. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of
the LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process
served to: 100 Prescott Ave.
White Plains, NY 10605.
John J. Greco, Esq.
Atty. for B&D Motel LLC
Governor Clinton Building
1 Albany Avenue
Kingston, NY 12401
Tel. No.: (845) 331 - 6073
Notice of formation of: CENTRAL
WESTCHESTER
HOME HEALTH SERVICES,
LLC. Articles of organization filed with the Secretary
of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on
1/29/13.
Office location:
Westchester County. SSNY
has been designated as
agent of the LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail
process to the LLC, c/o Segun Okunoye: 15 Nella Lane,
Port Chester, NY 10573.
Purpose: Any lawful activity.
Notice of formation of JPF
Consulting, LLC. Arts. Of
Org. filed with the Sect’y
of State of NY (SSNY) on
12/21/12.. Office location:
Westchester County. The
street address is: 5 Tulip
Tree Lane, Mamaroneck, NY
10543. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC
to: : United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014, 13th
Avenue, Ste. 202, Brooklyn,
NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful act.
Notice of formation of HOFFNER PLLC. Arts. Of Org.
filed with the Sect’y of State
of NY (SSNY) on 1/31/13.
Office location: Westchester. The street address is: 72
Howell Avenue, Larchmont,
NY 10538. SSNY has been
designated as agent of the
LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process
served to: David Hoffner, 72
Howell Avenue, Larchmont,
NY 10538. Purpose: any
lawful act.
Notice of formation of Lucy
Moore Design, LLC, a domestic
Limited
Liability
Company (LLC), filed with
the Secretary of State of NY
(SSNY) on 01/18/2013. Office location: Westchester
County. Principal office of
LLC: 80 Melrose Drive, New
Rochelle, NY 10804. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
mail process to Lucy Moore,
80 Melrose Drive, New Rochelle, NY 10804,
upon
whom and at which process
may be served. Purpose:
Professional Home Designer.
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Seniors and Health Care
St. John’s Senior Computer
Learning Center
St. John’s Riverside Hospital is proud to announce that its senior learning center is sponsoring
computer classes.
The next class, “Introduction to Computer
Applications,” will cover word processing, spread
sheets, databases, e-mail, the internet and music
and picture files.
The cost for the classes is $15 for 16 hours
of instruction, two hours a week for 8 weeks. The
classes will be from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. each day
they are held. They will take place in the Cochran
School of Nursing Computer Lab at St. John’s Andrus Pavillion, located at 967 North Broadway in
Yonkers.
For more information or to register, call Cecilia Pugliese at 914-964-7525.
Pilot Transportation Program
for Seniors Launched
L to r: WFR President Catherine Wynkoop, Mamaroneck Town Supervisor
Nancy Seligson, WFR Chairman Friedhilde Milburn, WESTMED Medical Director
Dr. Barney Newman, WFR registrant Eleanor Mines, Assemblyman Steven Otis,
Beverly Carter from the Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and
Services and At Home on the Sound President Lynn Reichgott
WestFair Rides (WFR) and WESTMED
Medical Group announce the launch of a
groundbreaking, collaborative pilot program
that will arrange rides to medical appointments
at WESTMED Medical Group’s 1 Theall Rd.
offices in Rye for older adults 60 and older who
do not drive.
An early participant in this collaborative
effort is At Home on the Sound, an aging in
place membership organization that serves older
adult residents of Larchmont and Mamaroneck.
Its members will continue to receive transportation services as before, plus they will enjoy
enhanced scheduling options for WESTMED
appointments. Other riders will be Westchester
residents who are registered with WFR and who
need assistance getting to their appointments at
1 Theall Rd.
WESTMED schedulers at 1 Theall Rd.
have been trained in the use of the WFR software platform. They will be able to request
rides for registrants needing rides to or from
their WESTMED appointments.
“This is a good example of using staff and
volunteer time efficiently to ease the burden of
older patients having to fend for themselves to
arrange and pay for trips to critical medical appointments,” said WFR Chairman Friedhilde
Milburn.
WESTMED President and CEO Dr. Simeon Schwartz said, “WESTMED is pleased to
collaborate on this first-of-its-kind program that
will give ready access to medical appointments
at our Rye office for older adults and adults with
vision disabilities.”
WFR recruits volunteer drivers to help
their older neighbors to remain mobile and connected to healthcare providers and community
activities. WFR is building collaborative relationships with aging in place and other organizations to achieve its mission.
“We are starting with rides to Theall Road
but, over time, our service area and community
partners will grow,” said WFR President Catherine Wynkoop.
For more information, call at WFR at 914764-3533, At Home on the Sound at 914-8993150 or WESTMED at 914-681-5282.
The Bristal Hosts Reception for
AHA Heart Walk Award Winners
The Bristal at White Plains, a new assisted
living community that offers memory care support
as well as enhanced levels of care, recently hosted
a reception for the American Heart Association
(AHA) Heart Walk Awards.
Located at 305 North St. in White Plains, The
Bristal at White Plains is a new assisted living community which offers the look and feel of a luxury
hotel while offering enhanced assisted living. The
Bristal features 148 residences, including 32 apart-
ments dedicated for residents who require memory
support. For more information on The Bristal visit
www.thebristal.com or call 914.681.1800.
Pictured above at the event, held on January
22, are (l to r) The Bristal Director of Business Development Susan Yubas, AHA Regional Director
Jennifer Gelick, Heart Walk Award recipient Dora
Campoli of Ardsley and AHA Executive Director
Gregory Plage. Campoli was the Heart Walk’s top
fundraiser.
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Hot Topics in Health Care
By Michael LaMagna, Esq.
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face a penalty if the premiums are so expensive should be construed as legal advice or be relied
that a worker would qualify for a subsidy. Sub- upon as such. Michael LaMagna is a partner at
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Social Security Column:
Electronic Payments: The Best (and
Soon Only) Way to Get Your Benefits
By Susan Sobel, Social Security District
Manager in Yonkers
Chances are if you receive Social Security
benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
or any federal payment, you receive it electronically. More than 90 percent of people getting monthly Social Security benefits already
receive electronic payments. If you don’t yet,
that’s about to change.
There is a U.S. Department of Treasury
rule that does away with paper checks for
most federal benefit and non-tax payments by
March 1. With a few exceptions, this mandate
includes Social Security, SSI, Veterans Affairs,
Railroad Retirement Board, Office of Personnel Management benefits and other non-tax
payments.
People required to switch have the option of direct deposit to a bank or credit union
account, or they can have their monthly payment directed into a Direct Express debit card
account (the Treasury’s debit card program).
Visit GoDirect.org to learn more.
So, why the push for electronic payments
instead of paper checks received in the mail?
There’s a list of reasons an electronic payment
is better than an old-fashioned paper check:
• It’s safer — no risk of checks being lost
or stolen;
• It’s easy and reliable — no need to wait
for the mail or go to the bank to cash a check;
• It saves taxpayers money — no cost for
postage and paper and printing (the Treasury
estimates this will save taxpayers $1 billion
over 10 years); and
• It’s good for the environment — it saves
paper and eliminates the need for physical
transportation.
If you still get your check in the mail,
don’t wait for the new rule to go into effect
next month — sign up for electronic payments
now. Visit GoDirect.org today and begin getting your Social Security and SSI payments the
safe, easy, reliable way — electronically.
Obituary Notice
Stanley Alexander
Stanley Frederick Alexander, 75, passed
away on January 27.
Born in New York City in 1937, Stan attended James Monroe High School and was a
lifeguard at Orchard Beach, where he met and
married Betty Greenberger. The couple moved to
Yonkers in 1967, where Stan was a much-loved
member of the community, teaching swimming
lessons to children and volunteering as the Swimming Coach at the Jewish Community Center.
Stan worked for the City of Yonkers as the
Director for Consumer Protection and Weights
and Measures. He was active in local politics,
Remembering Mike
Continued from Page 1
and Sacred Heart High School.
“While at ‘the Heart,’ Mike was nicknamed
‘Mur the Mayor.’ He did well scholastically and
gave a great deal of his time to various school
clubs and activities. Yet, he learned early on that
athletics played a vital part in the development
of the whole man. Mike player center for the
basketball team, ran track and played softball.
He managed to find time after school to play
hard ball for the PAL League while also starting the Holy Eucharist basketball team for the
CYO. (All this while holding down after school
jobs.) Mike later played in one of the first slow
pitch leagues in Yonkers (at Trevor Park).
“By the time Mike arrived at Iona College,
he had already developed a love of history and
chose history and political science as his major. Dinner table discussions at home centered
around politics, as both parents had always been
politically active, his mother as district leader
and his father as district and co-ward leader
of the old Fifth Ward (later to become the 7th
Ward). Mike worked on numerous campaigns
and dreamed of the day that ‘Mur the Mayor’
would become the Mayor of Yonkers.
“While in college, Mike met Ann Villane
and the two were wed on October 10, 1965 at
the Annunciation Church in Crestwood. They
lived in the Northeast section of Yonkers or the
‘new Fifth Ward.’ Their son Michael was born
in 1972.
“Mike became active in various civic,
political and social organizations. He was a
district leader for the Democratic Party of 22
years. Twice elected president of the Fifth Ward
Democratic Club, he later became the Fifth
Ward co-leader. Mike was a charter member of
the Century Club, a charter member and Fourth
Degree Knight of the Lancer Lodge #849
Knights of Pythias, a Third Degree Knight of
the Knights of Columbus and a member of the
Exchange Club of Yonkers.
“Active in a number of youth development
activities, Mike most enjoyed coaching baseball
and soccer for the Hillcrest Lakers Organization
and coaching the basketball team at Our Lady of
Fatima where he was a member of the Father’s
Club. In his ‘spare’ time, Mike would help
young people who had difficulty with math.
“In 1969, Mike ran for the Yonkers City
Council against current County Executive Andrew P. O’Rourke, and lost by the slim margin
of 87 votes.
“Prior to his position as Yonkers City Assessor, Mike served for nine years as the Assessor for the Town of Cortlandt. An accomplished Real Estate Appraiser and Ad Valorm
Consultant, Mike was a State Certified Assessor, Advanced by the New York State Division
of Equalization and Assessment; a Certified
Appraiser-Consultant, by the American Association of Certified Appraiser; a Certified Real
Estate Appraiser, by the National Association of
Real Estate Appraisers; an International Certified Appraiser, Senior Member by the International Organization of Real Estate Appraiser; a
Certified Manufacturing Housing Appraiser, by
the International Organization of Real Estate
Appraisers, and a Certified Review Appraiser,
9th Grader’s Letter
it comes to picking which high school will
be ideal for us. Since we do not have school
counselors, I found myself searching for help.
My family and I had to do our own research.
If we had a school counselor, I do believe the
stress of looking for high schools would have
been a lot lighter.
“Another extra curriculum I grew up with
was art. We no longer have that and it saddens
me that my little brother won’t grow up with
the capability of expressing his artistic side.
For many, drawing is a tool used to express
who they are, but how will they be able to do
that if schools don’t provide it? Without art, I
truly believe many students won’t be able to
explore the creative side of life.
“Our school contains a gymnasium, but
it’s too bad we only get to use it every sixth
day. When I was younger, I faintly remember having gym every other day. I look at
the effects it could have on students. Young
children should have gym so that they can
do some physical activity since most of the
week all they are doing is sitting in a chair.
The closest thing the middle school does to
exercise is walk up stairs here and there. With
the increase in obesity and illnesses, I think
one of the major things students should be exposed to is physical activity.
“Music is an element we hear in our everyday lives. Four years ago, our school had
The Royal Hanneford Circus
is Searching for Grandma
and served as the Republican Co-Ward Leader of
the 10th ward in Yonkers and as President of the
10th Ward Republican Club.
Stan is survived by his wife Betty, brother
Charles, and daughters Lisa E. Alexander and
Andrea H. Alexander. He is predeceased by his
sister Florence Mirin. He was extremely generous, loyal and loved to laugh.
Services were held at Weinstein Memorial
Chapel with Interment at Cedar Park Cemetery
in Paramus, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations to
Westchester Jewish Community Services are accepted at WJCS.com.
by the National Association of Review Appraisers and Mortgage Underwriters.
“In addition, Mike was a member of the
New York State Assessor’s Association, the
Northeast Regional Assessor’s Association, the
International Association of Assessing Officers,
the American Association of Certified Appraisers, the International Organization of Real Estate Appraisers and Mortgage Underwriters,
and the National Association of Real Estate Appraisers.
“Mike’s Biographical Record appears in
WHO’S WHO IN REAL ESTATE and WHO’S
WHO IN THE EAST. In 1978, he was a member of the Special Advisory Committee on Formulating Country Housing Policy, Westchester
County, New York.”
Here is the poem “A Real Man,” written
read by Angelo Martinelli at Mike’s funeral.
A Real Man
Men are of two kinds, and he
Was of the kind I’d like to be.
Some preach their virtues, and a few
Express their lives by what they do.
That sort was he. No flowerly phrase
Or glibly spoken words of praise
Won friends for him. He wasn’t cheap
Or shallow, but his course ran deep,
And it was pure. You know the kind.
Not many in a life you find
Whose deeds outrun their words so far
That more than what they seem they are.
There are two kinds of lies as well:
The kind you live, the ones you tell.
Back through his years from age to youth
He never acted one untruth.
Out in the open light he fought
And didn’t care what others though
Nor what they said about his fight
If he believed that he was right.
The only deeds he ever hid
Were acts of kindness that he did.
What speech he had was plain and blunt.
His was an unattractive front.
Yet children loved him; babe and boy
Played with the strength he could employ,
Without one fear, and they are fleet
To sense injustice and deceit.
No back door gossip linked his name
With any shady tale of shame.
He did not have to compromise
With evil-doers, shrewd and wise,
And let them ply their vicious trade
Because of some past escapade.
Men are of two kinds, and he
Was of the kind I’d like to be.
No door at which he ever knocked
Against his manly form was locked.
If ever man on earth was free
And independent, it was he.
No broken pledge lost him respect,
He met all men with head erect,
And when he passed, I think there went
A soul to yonder firmament
So white, so splendid and so fine
It came almost to God’s design.
“Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two
bodies.”
Aristotle
a band, where we performed in concert. My
two brothers and I were involved in the school
band. I played the clarinet. There was one
point when we even performed in the Yonkers
City Hall. My brother was a saxophone player
but now his instrument, as well as everyone
else’s, is in the closet collecting dust. Music
and art is used as an outlet to express emotions. If schools provide these activities, many
students will be our potential artist and musicians.
“Many questions circulate my head when
I think about this subject, especially, without
the proper education, what future is expected from us? I am concerned about the consequence it will have on the development of
young children, like me. If children are provided a better education, they will turn out to
be great citizens in a successful society.
“School is a place where we learn, create
memories, make new friends and grow as human beings. It’s too bad that all we have lately
experienced is our extra curriculum activity and gym class being taken away from us.
When the budget is cut, it puts a limit on our
capability of exploring what our strengths and
weaknesses are. I hope that, with the support
of the government, we will soon have our art,
gym, music and counselors back. I am optimistic; we can soon change for the better. We
are the future of our Community…our City…
our Country.”
Best regards,
Eileen Castillo
Grandma the Clown
The Royal Hanneford Circus, making its
39th consecutive appearance at The Westchester County Center, is searching for Grandma!
The Circus has always been for “kids of
all ages,” but it is more so this year! To cel-
Yonkers Charter School
who pointed out that per pupil expenditures at
CSEE are $14,000, compared with $19,000 in
the YPS.
Students are selected to attend CSEE
from a lottery and, once enrolled in the school,
can attend through 8th grade. After 8th grade,
most CSEE students attend a YPS high school.
This year’s lottery will have 100 students applying for 40 slots.
CSEE Principal Catalina Castillo said the
school’s successes are “because of the passion
that our teachers and leaders take in educating
our children. We love what we do and our test
scores are fabulous.
“At first, families were waiting to see what
we could do. Now our successes are known,
we have become a distinguished school drawing parents and students from every part of the
city. We do more with less.”
Castillo said that, while some students
come from outside Yonkers (New Rochelle,
Greenburgh and the Bronx), “We want Yonkers students first. We want to take kids from
our community.
Castillo urged us to help her clear up a
few misconceptions about CSEE.
“We are a free public school, there is no
tuition,” said Castillo. She also noted that “We
Desk of the DA
vestigation by Yonkers Police resulted in the discovery of a dog fighting ring run by a Yonkers
man. Sixteen dogs, some emaciated and some
severely injured, were found in a garage behind
his home. In the end, three of these dogs had
to be euthanized and 13 were taken to shelters.
the Yonkers Parking Authority, install qualified
managers and tame this wild beast. The Government Center Garage is an embarrassment.
Two floors of reserved spaces with insufficient
parking for the general public is a disgrace.
Walking in the stairwells to reach City Hall at
the top of the garage with water dripping on
your clothes is a disgrace. And forcing the good
men and women on the bottom of the salary totem pole who work at City Hall to pay to park,
while the higher ups don’t, is just not right.
A reader of this column took me to task
for my comments several weeks ago where I
observed two or three Yonkers Parking Authority employees working as a team collecting money from on street meters. He claimed
that the machines the workers use to collect
the quarters from the meters is quite heavy. It’s
2013 — maybe the Parking Authority needs to
find a lighter machine or better way to collect
the quarters from meters!
Yonkers Snow Removal
Congratulations to the Department of Public Works for a job well done in dealing with
the snowstorm last weekend. Trucks were out
salting roads during the day on Friday in advance of the snow. As the snow started to come
down in buckets, crews kept on top of it, keeping the roads as clear as possible.
People wonder why snow removal in Yonkers is so difficult. Granted the hills of Yonkers
don’t help the situation but, as I have stated in
this column many times before and tell those
who complain about Yonkers snow removal,
the city, unlike many communities in Westchester, allows cars to park on the street. The
ebrate the guest star appearance of
“Grandma the Clown,” The Royal
Hanneford Circus Clowns will do
a Grandma search and select one
Grandma in the audience from
each of the nine Shows. Each
lucky Grandma will be honored
by “Grandma the Clown” and
Ringmaster Billy Martin in the
Center Ring and will also receive
free admission for four to a 2014
Royal Hanneford Circus Performance.
So bring your Grandma to this
year’s Royal Hanneford Circus at
The Westchester County Center.
Enjoy three rings of international
Circus stars, plus ferocious tigers,
entertaining Bears and the famous
Hanneford elephants!
The Royal Hanneford Circus will perform nine shows over
President’s Day Weekend, February 16 to 18, at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and
6 p.m. each day.
Tickets, on sale now at the Westchester
County Box Office and online at TicketMaster.com, are $23.50 for regular seats, $29.50
for premium seats.
don’t take students based on ability and there
is no testing involved to get into the school.
We serve students of all challenges, with special needs. Admission is based on a lottery.”
What has been the CSEE’s greatest challenge?
“The early years when we were just beginning,” Castillo said. “Now we are established and have the support of the community
with great teachers.”
LaGuerre said that while he has an interest in a charter high school in Yonkers, the
cost of $25 million to buy a two-acre property
and build a new high school, “requires a partnership with the city, Mayor and the Yonkers
Public Schools.”
“I would love to have a charter high
school and build it in southwest Yonkers
where the need is greatest and where there
isn’t a high school,” he said. “There has never
been a high school built south of City Hall and
that whole community, with a large and growing Hispanic community, those students have
to get bused to high school. I know there is a
need.”
On our visit to CSEE, we met Council
Minority Leader John Larkin, who was also
visiting. He said, “This was my first visit to
the school and I was very impressed with the
energy, enthusiasm and dedication from the
teachers and the students. It’s a wonderful
learning environment.”
This defendant was prosecuted and convicted on
drug and animal fighting charges and was sentenced to five to nine years in state prison.
Our work in the area of animal cruelty is
an important priority for us. If you see an animal being mistreated or you are aware of a case
involving animal cruelty, please help by contacting your local police department.
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snow plow comes down the street and plows
snow on to the parked cars. The owners of the
parked cars want to get out and throw the snow
back into the street.
If Yonkers outlawed parking on the street,
snow removal would be phenomenal. Unfortunately, the leaders of our great city over the
years allowed overbuilding without sufficient
off-street parking, so this is not going to happen. One car families are now two and three
car families.
When city employees do a good job, they
should receive praise. Congratulations to the
Department of Public Works employees for
keeping Yonkers moving in spite of a major
snowstorm.
Chickens and Bees
Four hundred million dollars in budget
deficit projected through 2016. Expired labor
contracts. Aging infrastructure using bandaids
to mend. Development plans for downtown
Yonkers (i.e. ballpark) up in the air. In our
schools, half day prekindergarten versus full
day. Minimal music and art education. Increasing enrollments.
And the hot topic before the City Council is whether or not to allow residents to raise
chickens and bees? Something is seriously
wrong with this picture.
Our elected officials should be spending
their time coming up with ways to generate
revenue, reduce expenses and deal with the real
problems facing Yonkers. As for me, I am fine
going to the A&P to buy my honey and chickens. Or visiting one of three Kentucky Fried
Chicken restaurants in Yonkers if I need a quick
chicken fix!
This, too, is Yonkers!
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Yonkers Child Enjoys Day of
Theater and 3D Mask Making
The abandoned Glenwood Power Station
The New Victory Theater member helps Ernesto Martinez create a 3D mask
Last month, The New Victory Theater in
midtown Manhattan donated 30 tickets to seriously ill children and their families to experience their celebrated show, “Erth’s Dinosaur
Zoo.”
New Victory also provided an interactive
mask making workshop directly following,
where children were able explore their creative
sides and try their hand at making their own 3D
masks. This event was the jumping off point for
an ongoing partnership in which The New Victory Theater will contribute tickets and workshop experiences to Starlight children.
One of the lucky children invited to attend
this fun-filled, educational day was 9-year-old
Ernesto Martinez from Yonkers. Ernesto suffers
from Acute Leukemia Lymphoma and is part of
the Starlight Children’s Foundation, which helps
children experience the simple joys of being a
child while they battle a serious illness or disability.
The experience is part of Starlight’s Great
Escapes program, which provides sick children
with an opportunity to connect with other children undergoing similar challenges and helps
them break away from the cycle of isolation, depression and loneliness that often accompanies
an illness. Outings and special trips are offered
to bring seriously ill children out in the world
and help them have normal childhood experiences. Siblings and parents are also a part of
Great Escapes, as they have their own needs for
socialization and relief from the day to day pressures of caring for a sick child.
For more information on the Starlight Children’s Foundation, visit Starlight-NewYork.org.
Judge Janet Malone to
Run for Supreme Court
Judge Janet Malone
Judge Janet Malone has declared herself a candidate for New York State Supreme
Court Justice in the Ninth Judicial District,
comprised of Westchester, Rockland, Orange,
Dutchess and Putnam counties.
Malone’s diverse 23-year legal career —
Proudly serving the City of Yonkers
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Manhattan Assistant District Attorney, private
practitioner, consultant to the New York City
Transit Authority, Support Magistrate, Westchester County Family Court Judge and Acting Supreme Court Justice — makes her experienced and prepared to be a Supreme Court
Justice.
Malone has served the Westchester
Family Court since 2003, first as a Support
Magistrate and then, in 2007, as an elected
Westchester Family Court Judge. In addition
to presiding over approximately 2,500 cases each year — involving child neglect and
abuse, juvenile delinquency, persons in need
of supervision (PINS), domestic violence,
child custody and visitation and aspects of paternity and support — Malone presides over
uncontested divorces assigned to her from
the Matrimonial Part of the Supreme Court in
Westchester.
Malone holds admissions to the United
States Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the Second Judicial
Department of the State of New York, and has
received numerous awards for her community
service and professional achievements, including the Community Service Award of the
Bethany African Methodist Church, the Finer
Womanhood Award of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,
Inc., and the Business and Professional Award
of the F. Willa Davis Women’s Club of New
Rochelle. The Westchester Black Women’s
Political Caucus honored her as a Cheerleader
for Social Change.
Malone serves on the International Child
Abduction Committee of the National Association of Women Judges, the Committee on
Children and the Law of the New York State
Bar Association, and the Committee on Families, Children and the Courts of the Westchester Women’s Bar Association. In 2011, Chief
Judge Jonathan Lippman honored her with the
invitation to testify at the Public Hearing on
Civil Legal Services for low-income families
and individuals.
Malone is an Officer and Director of
the Westchester Black Bar Association, and
serves on the Advisory Boards of the Mercy
College Legal Studies Program and the Lois
Bronz Children’s Center. She is a member
of the New York State Family Court Judges
Association, the Westchester County Bar Association, the Westchester Women’s Bar Association, the Yonkers Lawyers Association
and New Rochelle Bar Association, where she
served on the Board of Directors from 2006
to 2008.
She is a Life Member of the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored
People and a long-standing member of the
All Islands Association and Sister to Sister
International. For several years, Malone has
participated in the Her Honor mentoring program for high school senior girls established
by Judge Judith Scheindlin.
To learn more about Malone, donate to
her campaign or volunteer for Team Malone
2013, visit ElectJudgeMalone2013.com.
A rendering of Glenwood POH’s revised proposal to build a parking lot at Trevor Park with
green space on top
Trevor Park
Museum, and much of the land in the estate
became Trevor Park.
“This is Trevor Park,” said Denise Holden,
who also lives on Ravine. “People want to see
the grass growing when they visit. We hope
that someone stands up for the residents in the
existing neighborhood and doesn’t let the developers do as the want. The impacts need to
be considered.”
The Citizens Committee to Save Trevor
Park has met with Ron Shemesh, a principal in
Glenwood POH, and exchanged ideas.
“Our committee has offered Mr. Shamesh
several proposals and we have walked the park
with him,” said Galan. “We didn’t come to an
agreement and we are still negotiating. We
don’t want the most important part of the park
used as a parking structure.”
At a planning board meeting last month,
attorney for Glenwood POH Linda Shaw
stressed that the developers were listening to
the community to try and come up with a suitable compromise.
“We understand it’s early in the process,
but if we wait too long there will be no chance
of changing the plan,” said Galan. “This will
have a terrible socioeconomic impact out the
community. This is a city park, a people’s park,
and nobody asked us if it was OK to give it to
a private entity.”
The plans are currently before the Yonkers
Planning Board, which has neither taken a position nor made a recommendation yet. Eventually, the plan will come before the City Coun-
cil with a recommendation from the Planning
Board. A majority council vote is needed for
approval and the state must approve the giving
up of parkland — replacement parkland acres
could be required of the developer by the state.
The process is lengthy and could take up to one
year before it lands before the Council.
Councilman Christopher Johnson, whose
district includes Trevor Park and surrounding
neighborhoods, said, “It is my duty and responsibility to keep the process as open and
transparent as possible and to make sure that
everyone’s opinions are heard and all questions
are answered.”
Galan said, “We are not opposed to development. The power station is a beautiful building. But we are opposed to using our park for a
parking structure. It’s not right.”
The Citizens Committee to Save Trevor
Park has created a petition drive urging the
Mayor and City Council to Save Trevor Park.
The online petition, located at Change.org, has
only 110 signatures as of press time.
“Ron Shemesh brought two proposals after he realized the opposition to the first plan,”
said Yonkers Committee for Smart Development President and Yonkers resident Terry
Joshi.
“Plan B move the garage off site but still
has a road through the park. This is the absolute
beginning of a long process, which will include
a more thorough study of alternative plans.
“I support the notion that residents are
getting involved, but I would urge them not
to expend too much energy until the process
is more complete. I think that Ron [Shemesh]
will come up with something in the end that
doesn’t take the park away.”
ALC Honors
Archbishop Dolan
Archbishop Timothy Dolan
The Adult Learning Center of New Rochelle (ALC), a mission of Ursuline Social Outreach, will honor His Eminence Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, at their
annual benefit gala on March 7.
The ALC is a non-profit organization created to increase the economic and social empowerment of persons with low to moderate income
through literacy education, citizen preparation
and the facilitation of social services available in
the community. Their programs
teach recent immigrants basic skills in written and spoken
English, as well as preparation
for US citizenship.
“We are grateful that His
Eminence has acknowledged
the wonderful work of The
Adult Learning Center and all
of us involved with organizing
the event are delighted to honor
him with The Spirit of Angela
Award,” said ALC Board President Sharon Parente.
The award, inspired by a
painting of St. Angela Merici,
founder of the Ursuline Order, acknowledges the importance the Cardinal’s role in the
Church’s service to those in
need.
The 16th annual gala fundraising dinner will be held at the
Fountainhead in New Rochelle.
Emmy award-winning Broadcaster Jane Hanson will serve
as the Mistress of Ceremonies.
In addition to the wonderful
program, the event will include
entertainment, dancing, a silent
auction and raffles.
Funds raised at the event will help to
achieve ALC’s mission to empower, improve
and transform the lives of an underserved segment of lower Westchester’s population.
For more information or tickets, call 914633-7298, e-mail events@aldultlearningcen
ternr.org or visit AdultLearningCenterNR.org.
Sponsorship opportunities are available.
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Yonkers DWBID Kicks Off International Restaurant Week
The Yonkers Downtown Waterfront Business Improvement District (DWBID) and board members were joined by Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, other local dignitaries and
local restaurant owners and chefs to ofﬁcially kick-off the second annual Yonkers International Restaurant Week. Diners will enjoy special discounts and delicious international
cuisines for lunch and dinner from February 3 to 10. Pictured above are: (back, l to r) DWBID Board Members Roger Ayuso and Bruce Goldman, Yonkers Chamber of Commerce (YCC)
President Kevin Cacace, Councilman Christopher Johnson, DWBID Interim Executive Director Greg Arcaro, DWBID Board Chairman Ken Dearden and Council President Chuck Lesnick;
and (front, l to r) Khangri’s Kenny Zhanc, YCC’s Jeanne Martinelli, Peter Kelly of X2O Xaviars on the Hudson, Mayor Mike Spano, La Bella Havana co-owner Frankie Goris,
Councilmen Michael Sabatino and Wilson Terrero and La Bella Havana co-owner Jason Adolphus.
Veterans Serving Veterans:
AMVETS Raises Money
for Sandy Victims
Dr. Jim Bostic Holds Book Signing
Dr. Jim Bostic signing a copy of his new book
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, AMVETS
National Headquarters sent a $5,000 check to
the NYS Service Foundation for the benefit of
AMVET members. This move prompted other
AMVETS and soon had a fund totaling $33,800
contributed by individuals and posts across
Long Island and from as far away as Buffalo
and Massachusetts. Eighteen AMVETS members from five posts applied for relief and funds
were distributed according to need. AMVETS
also donated clothing and other supplies. Pictured above at the ceremony where checks were
presented to the Sandy victims are (l to r) Past
Department Commander John Gaeta, NYS
AMVETS Public Relations and Post 40 Commander Sam Riti, Past Department Commander
Joe Bishop, NYS Service Foundation Treasurer
Ed Kelly and NYS Service Foundation President and Past Department Commander Frank
DeMarco.
School’s Out, Stars Are In:
Winter Break at HRM
Students on break from school can still
learn and have a good time doing it at the Hudson River Museum (HRM) during February
Vacation, February 18 to 22, from 1 to 4 p.m.
daily.
Led by Junior Docents, star shows, creative activities and arts and crafts make for
entertaining and informational afternoons at
HRM. The schedule is as follows:
Monday — Learn about the tide and flow
of the River;
Tuesday — What’s a marsh? Find out
when you make a marsh diorama;
Wednesday — Get to know muskrats and
sculpt your own muskrat model;
Thursday — See the different plants on the
Hudson and make your own cattail; and
Friday — Make your own marsh bird
within a landscape.
In addition, Planetarium shows will be
held daily at 2 and 3:30 p.m. In “The Sky Tonight,” take a live tour of the heavens from our
area — but without the city lights! In “Ocean
of Air, Ocean of Space,” explore the “invisible
miracle” of the air we breathe and the remarkable planet whose life it sustains.
HRM is located at 511 Warburton Ave. in
Yonkers. All programs, excluding Planetarium
shows, are free with HRM admission, which is
$5 for adults, $3 for seniors and kids and free
for those under 5. Child must be accompanied
by an adult.
For more information, call 914-963-4550
or visit HRM.org.
L to r: Bostic, Reverend Dr. Calvin Sampson and Reverend James Hassell
Bostic and his wife, Pearlie
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On Friday, February 1, Dr. Jim Bostic held
the first signing to support his newly published
book, “Daily Words of Encouragement to Live
By.”
Several dozen friends and community
residents spent the evening listening to remarks
from the gathered clergy and Bostic’s wife,
Pearlie Bostic. Volunteers and staff manned the
welcome table and served appetizers and punch
afterwards. Dr. Calvin G. Sampson of Shiloh
Baptist Church gave opening remarks followed
by Reverend Willa Mae King of Mt. Carmel
Baptist Church, who gave the prayer.
Reverend James Hassell of the Kingdon
Christian Cultural Center and Mrs. Bostic gave
their thoughts on watching Bostic go through
the process of putting the book together and
providing support and encouragement.
Bostic then read a few pages aloud and
spoke about how God guided his hands during
the writing of the book. A lifetime of observing
others and personal tragedy gave him a wealth
of inspiration.
“I wanted it to be a blessing to people going
through — those who are hurting and looking
for answers,” said Bostic.
Much of the writing was done late into the
night after a full day at the Nepperhan Community Center, while on vacation and during
goodwill trips to Haiti. Along the way, Bostic
learned the lesson of backing up data when he
accidentally deleted a good portion of the book.
He described that the themes and chapters are
laid out so that anyone from a 12-year-old to
a highly educated person will hopefully gain
something from it.
There were lots of hugs, smiles and congratulations on this accomplishment as the
guests lined up to have their books autographed.
Many had purchased two or more copies to
share with family and friends.
For more information, visit JimBostic.com.

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