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GREENWAY Thursday, October 26, 2017 BOB RUBINSTEIN wasGALA born and Born and raised in the Bronx, ERIC raised in the Bronx, attending P.S.86 DINOWITZ is a husband and father of 5:00pm to 8:00pm and The Bronx High School of 2-year-old twin boys. After attending Hebrew Home at Riverdale Science, where he met his wife, public school in the Bronx from 5901 Palisades Avenue, Bronx, NY Barbara. After graduating from Bates kindergarten through high school, he College on the Dean’s list, where he returned from college to teach high oin KRVC to support river access along was captain of the Debate Team he school students with special needs, the Hudson River in the Bronx. This is an then served in the Korean War for two (2) years as a first at Bronx Theatre High School in opportunity to support and celebrate the work cryptographic specialist stationed in Korea and subsequently the John F. Kennedy campus, and currently at Celia Cruz of KRVC in a fun, social setting with great graduated from NYU Law School in 1958. Bob and his family Bronx High School of Music in the Walton Campus. During J music. Mingle, eat and dance. Enjoy cocktails, moved to Riverdale in 1959 at the urging of his father Max, who his time as a teacher he has served as UFT Chapter Leader, dinner, dancing, presentations and more! Live was the first principal of Junior High School 141. Bob and Department Chair, Lead Teacher, and various other music will be provided by The Eric Alexander Barbara’s children Lisa, Kenneth and Adam all attended the leadership roles. He currently serves the community as a Quartet. Our program is chock full with special local public schools and Bob immediately immersed himself in member of Community Board 8 and as Democratic District honorees and a fabulous Master of Ceremonies. Riverdale life. As a founder of the Ben Franklin Reform leader of the 81st Assembly District. In addition to his Democratic Club, he ran for Assembly in the First Democratic community service, he is a member of world renowned Jewish Primary ever held in the Bronx, with endorsements from a cappella group Six13, whose audiences include President KRVC GALA 2017 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Eleanor Roosevelt and Governor Herbert Lehman. Barack Obama, Mayor Bill de Blasio, The Central Council of Master of Ceremonies – Eric Dinowitz Bob served as first President of Riverdale Senior Services Jews in Germany, and various groups in Israel. for five (5) years and is still an active Board member and serves Opening Remarks – State Senator Jeff Klein, on several committees. He is as well a former Vice President CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Introduction of the Senator by Daniel Reingold, and Board Member to the Riverdale Neighborhood House and M.S.W., J.D., President and Chief Executive has been an active member of the Riverdale Kiwanis Club for Officer of RiverSpring Health, Hebrew Home fifty-two (52) years; where he has served as Lieutenant Governor, at Riverdale former President and present Vice President Board Member. Visit krvcdc.org/gala17 After serving under Mayor Lindsay, as General Counsel for HONOREES the then, Housing Development Administration, Bob opened for more information and his Law Office in Riverdale, where he still practices. Bob plans Terhi Edwards, award presented by to purchase tickets and Congressman Eliot Engel to continue to practice law in Riverdale and remain an active participant in community affairs. sponsor ads. Robert J. Rubinstein, ESQ., award presented by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz DETECTIVE MIGDALIA RAMOS , award (Mindy) was born and raised in Detective Migdalia Ramos (Mindy) Manhattan. She attended Fashion The evening also features presented by Councilmember Andrew Cohen Industry High School and upon an auction. If you have items graduation, she worked in the retail and fashion industry. On July 1998, to donate or any questions, TERHI EDWARDS has been a resident she was appointed to the NYC Police of Riverdale since 1987 and a real Department and after completing the contact Edan Segal at estate professional there for nearly as Police Academy, she was assigned to the 50th Police Precinct. [email protected] long. She specializes in selling this For the next 18 years, she has honorably served the 50th wonderful neighborhood that is Precinct Community in different assignments. She started as a surrounded by beauty and nature. Uniform Patrol Officer answering 911 radio calls and addressing Currently a homeowner herself, she is community concerns. Shortly after, she was assigned to the particularly aware of the special qualities of Riverdale and the Domestic Violence Unit. For the next 7 years, she conducted unique needs of those who choose to live in the area. investigations, arrested violent perpetrators, and assisted victims Originally from Finland, Terhi honed her customer service in receiving appropriate services. In 2007, Detective Ramos had prowess and flair for relating to people of different cultures the pleasure of being assigned as the Precinct Community while traveling the world as a flight attendant. She seamlessly Affairs Officer. For the next 10 years, she established a great transitioned her skills to real estate, drawing upon her love working relationship with elected officials, business district, of working with the public and passion for the architecture community board and other members of the community. On and interior design. Terhi is a member of the New York State December 2015, she was promoted to Detective. Association of Realtors, the National Association of Realtors, the Bronx Manhattan North Board of Realtors and Westchester- Putman Multiple Listing Service.

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ERIC ALEXANDER, a local Riverdale resident and one of the premiere saxophonists of his generation, will be heading up an incredible line up of musicians for the gala including jazz legend Harold Mabern. Eric has been a t was a hot one! But RiverFest 2017 was a “way tremendous supporter of KRVC, performing at our community jazz concerts cool” success. Coming off a soggy RiverFest and our outdoor festivals. We are thrilled to have him back at the Greenway Success! Gala. 2016, the sun, at any intensity, was more than welcome. And if you were down by the water Tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander has been exploring new musical worlds listening to the sounds of Steve Oates, F/E/A/T/H/ from the outset. He started out on piano as a six-year-old, took up clarinet IE/R, Mark the Harper, Ina May Wool and Randy at nine, switched to alto sax when he was 12, and converted to tenor when Niles, you were enjoying Riverdale’s once-per-year jazz became his obsession during his studies at the University of Indiana, version of paradise. Bloomington (1986-87). Eric then went on to William Paterson College in New The tall ships were sailing, the food was Jersey. He advanced his studies there under the tutelage of Harold Mabern, Joe cooking, the kids were bouncing (in and out of the Lovano, Rufus Reid, and others. bounce house) and the vision of an all waterfront “The people I listened to in college are still the cats who are influencing Greenway along the Hudson River was alive for me today,” Eric says. “The legacy left by Bird and all the bebop pioneers, that everyone in attendance at the College of Mount language and that feel—that’s the bread and butter of everything I do.” George Saint Vincent on June 11th. Coleman is a big influence because of his very hip harmonic approach. And If you were on the main lawn you got to enjoy I’m still listening all the time to Coltrane because I feel that—even in the local talents like Seeing Voices, If But When, wildest moments of his mid- to late-60s solos—I can find these little kernels of and Spuyten Duyvil. Headliner Tom Chapin melodic information and employ them in my own playing.” entranced the audience with his performance of his During the 1990s, after placing second behind Joshua Redman in the 1991 brother Harry’s timeless classic Cat’s in the Cradle. Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition, Alexander threw All the while, the NYC DOT (compliments himself into the whirlwind life of a professional jazz musician. He made his of Councilman Andrew Cohen) was distributing recording debut in 1991 with Charles Earland, and cut his first album as leader free bike helmets, the Animal Care Center of in 1992. Eric has appeared in many capacities on record, including leader, New York was finding new homes for their sideman, producer as well as composing a number of the tunes he records. furry charges, the Arm of the Sea Theatre was His latest albums “Touching,” “Chicago Fire” and “The Real Thing” have entertaining the crowd with their imaginative all received critical acclaim. Eric continues to tour the world over to capacity performance of the Rejuvenary River Circus, and audiences. He can regularly be seen in NYC jazz clubs. RiverFest Talks, a first-ever environmental lecture series, was so successful that KRVC intends to HAROLD MABERN (born March 20, 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a hard continue and promote it throughout the year. bop and soul jazz pianist. Mabern was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee Kingsbridge Riverdale Van Cortlandt – a city that’s a capital of 20th century American music. Like fellow Memphis Development Corp’s (KRVC) Greenway Director jazz artists George Coleman, Booker Little, and Frank Strozier, Mabern attended and Lead Festival Organizer, Cliff Stanton opined, Manassas High School, and after an early attempt at playing the drums, he “we may still be several years away from breaking taught himself piano and fell under the spell of pianist Phineas Newborn Jr., an ground, but RiverFest reminds us how much the influence that would shape and linger with Mabern for the rest of his life. residents of the Bronx and visitors to our borough Along with some other Memphis musicians, Mabern moved to Chicago in stand to gain from the Greenway. Good things 1954 where he soon found work backing up tenor sax players Johnny Griffin, come to those who wait.” Stanton went on to Gene Ammons and Clifford Jordon. He also gained further influence from explain that expectations in the community, as studying with pianist Ahmad Jamal and played in the hardbop group MJT + 3, expressed clearly by Festival-goers, were rising in before going on to New York City in 1959. advance of a long-anticipated Greenway feasibility One of his earliest significant gigs was an 18-month stay with Art Farmer and study by the MTA. The study, expected to be Benny Golson’s Jazztet. After the Jazztet disbanded, Mabern worked with Jimmy completed by the end of the year, was generously Forrest, Lionel Hampton, Donald Byrd and did a brief stint with Miles Davis funded by longtime RiverFest supporter, State in 1963. He worked with J.J. Johnson (1963-65), Lee Morgan(1965) and Hank Senator Jeff Klein. Mobley — recording the album, “Dippin’ ” — Sonny Rollins, Freddie Hubbard KRVC’s Executive Director Tracy McCabe and Joe Williams (1966-67), and Mabern also played in a quartet with guitarist Shelton looked appreciatively at the crowd Wes Montgomery. assembled for the pre-RiverFest movie night (the Decades later Mabern praised the joyous quality of Montgomery’s playing Disney classic Up) and shared her thoughts aloud, and personality and told an interviewer: “The music was challenging. He’d “they feel an undeniable connection to their River. just start playing. He’d say ‘Mabern, play this with me.’ Now, if he had a They deserve the same access to their waterfront specific thing he wanted me to play, like say maybe he wanted me to play a that so many other communities throughout the figure with him in unison, ok, and I’d pick it right up because of the fact that city and country enjoy. So help me, we will do all I’m self taught, always had to use my ears anyway… Then there’d be times we can to help them get it.” when he’d say, ‘Mabern, you play this with me,’ and it might be the harmony part to what he’s playing…whatever way, it was always a challenge. He always said, ‘Mabern, you’re a bad cat.’ And I’d say, ‘Oh, I’m just trying to keep up with you.’ ” Between 1968-70, Mabern led four albums for Prestige, the first being A Few Miles From Memphis with a lineup that featured two saxophonists, one of them fellow Memphis native George Coleman. As the 1970s began, Harold Mabern became a key member of Lee Morgan’s working group and appeared on several live and studio recordings in 1972. In more recent years, he has toured and recorded extensively with his former William Paterson University student, the tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander. To date, Mabern and Alexander have appeared on over twenty CDs together. A longtime faculty member at William Paterson University since 1981, Mabern is also a frequent instructor at the Stanford Jazz Workshop. PHOTOS: AMY KERWIN PHOTOS: STACEY NATAL Music at the Museum NATIONAL NIGHT t was a gorgeous summer day and OUT AGAINST CRIME families came out from all over the Bronx to enjoy The Sing For Hope’s piano played by acclaimed jazz pianist Sarah Jane Cion at the The Kingsbridge Art IVan Cortlandt House Museum on Wednesday, June 14th. The Sing for Hope Pianos places artist designed pianos throughout New and Music Festival York City’s parks and public spaces n August 1, 2017, we were for anyone and everyone to play in the honored to work with month of June. This year, Sing for the 50th Precinct to help Hope placed it’s 400th unique piano artwork in the five boroughs, making produce their National NYC home to more street pianos than any other city in the world. As NYC’s Night Out Against Crime street largest recurring public art project, the Sing for Hope Pianos impacts an Ofestival. It was a beautiful day on estimated 2 million people each year. Find out more about the program at 234th Street in the Bronx. Hundreds SingForHope.org. of people came out and enjoyed the From June 5th to 25th this one-of-a-kind piano was on the porch of the through education.” She attended the event and participated in the ribbon food, music, art and activities. Thank Van Cortlandt House Museum in the Bronx. The museum piano was painted cutting and did an art project with the kids. All the kids also enjoyed mini you to Dragonfly 13 and Steve Oates by Alexander Tuchinsky who teaches Special Education to 1st and 2nd golf, spray chalk and face painting on the lawn outside the museum. Thanks who performed live on our stage. graders. Ms. Tuchinsky said, “My first graders invented a song about never so much to Laura Carpenter Myers, Director of the Van Cortlandt House We loved having four fine artists giving up. I am an artist. How I have decided to practice being an artist is Museum for helping us host this lovely event. participate in the festival including painter Rio Davies, mixed/media artist Valerie Deas, sculptor Deborah Schreier Grinberg and photographer Kristina Thorstenson. Thank you to the elected officials who attended. And thank you to the members of the 50th Precinct who help to make Truckin’ with our neighborhood such a beautiful place to live. It is part of our mission to create opportunities for our KRVC in community members to connect with their friends and neighbors and feel a sense of pride and Marble Hill belonging. t was our pleasure to hold this great PHOTOS: FARRAH RUBIN event with the Merchants of Marble Hill on Wednesday, June 28th. The special day featured the KRVC Truck which was first introduced to the Icommunity in April at our premiere event on the rooftop of Buffalo Wild Wings located on Broadway. The fun Movie and Music at the Museum event had continuous live music, free face painting with a never- t was a perfect summer night ending line of eager kids and a special arts and crafts project July 26, 2017 to enjoy a movie with items for boys and girls to create. There was an endless on the lawn of the Van Cortlandt stream of yummy cotton candy for all ages that was provided by House Museum. Thank you Orlando Kross of Flowers By Zenda who played a big role in to the Museum for providing this making this day a big success for all. The event was followed by Ispectacular space. Before the movie a dinner meeting and discussion focusing on issues regarding started everyone enjoyed mini the Marble Hill community at Montezuma Restaurant on golf, face painting, art projects and Kingsbridge Road. 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KRVC Jobs Networking Event RVC is hosting a Jobs Networking Event on Tuesday to present their resumes. These resumes are posted on KRVC’s October 17, 2017, from 7-9pm. This free event for the Jobs Bulletin Board at http://www.krvcdc.org/resumes. community will take place at The Riverdale Y and serves Additionally, available employment positions in our community to bring local businesses and nonprofits together with can be viewed at http://www.krvcdc.org/jobs. area residents to highlight job opportunities and solicit resumes. This year, KRVC is delighted to partner with The Riverdale Y KBusinesses and nonprofits will staff tables to inform the for its Jobs Networking Event on Tuesday, October 17 2017. The public about current and future employment and volunteer multi-purpose room at The Y affords a large space for all event positions. Additionally, KRVC will staff a table with participants and for light refreshments to be served. Additionally, information about effective resume writing and how to search KRVC is very pleased that the following businesses ave already most effectively for jobs in today’s market. confirmed their participation: Kingsbridge Heights Community The Jobs Networking Event supports local businesses Center; Montefiore; Wells Fargo; Studio 360, Architecture- and nonprofits to recruit qualified candidates and gives local Interior Design; Delaj Hair Salon. residents a forum to find out about full-time and part-time To participate in the Jobs Networking Event as a business or employment opportunities, speak directly with a business or nonprofit, or to request more information about attending the Club KRVC with the Riverdale Music Studio nonprofit representative and present resumes. event, please contact KRVC’s Jobs Program Coordinator, Holly n May 18th, Alma Micic KRVC’s first Jobs Networking Event in 2016 was a success, Makin, MSW at [email protected] or at (718) 543-7100. and Rale Micic of the with more than 50 people attending in the hopes of finding In our KRVC office, located at 505 West 236th Street, KRVC Riverdale Music Studio full and part time employment in our area. These job seekers hosts a workshop series. On October 3rd from 7-8:30 pm, we brought their wonderful ranged greatly in age from early twenties to early seventies; will hold a “Parent Math Night: Helping Your Kids with students to Club KRVC to perform. people with High School Diplomas, Bachelor and Masters the New Math.” This workshop will be facilitated by Robin OThe students sang and played guitar Degrees as well as PhDs. Some people were looking for first Schwartz of Math Confidence and will discuss how Math has to a wide range of pop, jazz, and time jobs but many were skilled individuals with a wealth of changed since you went to school and how we can help our kids show tunes. The Club was full with experience, looking to return to the work force having taken learn and enjoy Math. Tips for Math success will be shared friends and family who came out time out to care for children and look after aging parents. including how to study for Math tests and how to develop to support the performers. There Business and nonprofit representatives were able to talk with Math confidence. Feel free to bring your child’s homework/ was a true sense of pride in our interested applicants and job seekers were given the opportunity workbooks/textbooks. Light refreshments will be served. community, and tremendous support for these budding artists. Many thanks to Rale and Alma. Page 6 for Kingsbridge Editions Page 7 for BOTH Editions

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Thursday, October 26, 2017 ounded in 1981, the Kingsbridge-Riverdale-Van Cortlandt Greenway Gala Development Corporation (KRVC), a not-for-profit organization, Executive Director Cocktails, Dinner, Dancing, Presentations & More aims to encourage and support local initiatives that will build and 5-8pm, Hebrew Home at Riverdale, Bronx, NY enrich our community through social, cultural, environmental, all is always a busy time for KRVC. health, housing, educational and business enterprises. Our target area is We are looking forward to producing a block Fthe business and residential community comprised of Kingsbridge, festival, our gala and several other community Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Halloween Party Kingsbridge Heights, Marble Hill, Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil, Fieldston, events including a Halloween Party, Holiday 4-8pm, 505 West 236th St, Bronx, NY Woodlawn and Van Cortlandt Village. KRVC expands our work to other Celebrations, Club KRVC Cultural Events, our programs and communities when appropriate. Fannual Jobs Networking event, workshops and more. Thursday, November 16, 2017 This fall, we are also producing our first Art Show Club KRVC Cultural Event, at the Amalgamated Houses. We are so excited about Live Music with Jazz Singer Tamuz Nassim TEAM KRVC: this new partnership and event as part of our Culture 7pm, 505 W 236th St, Bronx, NY at KRVC program in Van Cortlandt Village. Tracy McCabe Shelton, Executive Director Sunday, November 19, 2017 Saturday & Sunday, June 9-10, 2018 Paul Moore, President, Board of Directors Art at Amalgamated Riverdale RiverFest Shari Hall, Chief Financial Officer I hope you enjoy this KRVC News issue which highlights some of our spring 1-6pm, Vladeck Hall College of Mt. St. Vincent, Bronx, NY and summer events. We produced block festivals, RiverFest, Movies in the 74 Van Cortlandt Park South, Farrah Rubin, Development Director Park and a Truckin’ with KRVC event. Our work, beyond events, includes Bronx, NY, 10463 September 16, 2018 Linda Manning, Cultural Program Director our Hudson River Greenway and Broadway in the Bronx Initiatives. 1-5pm, Johnson Avenue Block Festival Cliff Stanton, Greenway Director We hope to have more news soon on the Hudson River Greenway when the Sunday, September 17, 2017 Saturday, December 9, 2017 Johnson Avenue 235th-236th Street, Bronx, NY Holly Makin, Jobs Program Director MTA releases the report funded by State Senator Jeff Klein. We have also South Riverdale Block Festival, with Marble Hill Holiday Trolley of Fun enjoyed working with Senator Klein and Councilmember Andrew Cohen’s live music and other fun attractions! 1-4pm, 225th St and Broadway, Bronx, NY Martin DeBenedictis, Webmaster office on our street beautification initiative for the Broadway Commercial 1-5pm, South Riverdale Ave, Edan Segal, Administrator Corridor. Many ideas have been generated for ways to improve and enhance 236th-238th St, Bronx, NY Stacey Natal, Social Networking Director Broadway in the Bronx. Arnie Adler, Photographer Thursday, September 28, 2017 Club KRVC Cultural Event, Ari Oshinsky, Videographer KRVC Works is our jobs program, which continues to thrive with eleven Irish Music with Mary Courtney (pictured below) Ty Cumbie, Visual Marketing & Design Consultant consultants. Over the summer, under the program, KRVC had three fabulous 7pm, 505 W 236th St, Bronx, NY Ana Gonzalez Ribeiro, Development Assistant college interns: Alexa Edwards, Sophia Pinney and Jordan Stanton. Nancy Moukas, Development Assistant Suzanne Hockstein, Curator In the fall, KRVC is saying goodbye to Farrah Rubin. Farrah will move on to work for Senator Klein. She will be missed at KRVC! Our new Development Team will include Shari Hall, Linda Manning and Nancy Moukas. We look forward to a productive fall and to continue to work with everyone in the community on a range of issues and initiatives.

Thursday, December 14, 2017 Club KRVC Cultural Event, Thank you! Details TBA —Tracy McCabe Shelton 7pm, 505 W 236th St, Bronx, NY

Sunday, December 17, 2017 Holiday Party Tuesday, October 3, 2017 2-5pm, 505 W 236th St Workshop: “Parent Math Night: Bronx, NY Helping Your Kids with the New Math” 7-8:30pm, 505 West 236th St, Bronx, NY Thursday, April 26, 2018 Rooftop Concert Tuesday October 17, 2017 5:30-8pm, NewYork- Painting by Sylvia Vigilani. See November 19, Art at Amalgamated event. Jobs Networking Event Presbyterian/The Allen 7-9pm, Riverdale Y, 2nd Floor, Hospital, 5141 Broadway Multi-purpose room New York, NY Club KRVC Cultural events feature live Thursday, October 19, 2017 music and other performances by local Club KRVC Cultural Event, community artists! State Senator Jeff Klein presented Tracy McCabe Shelton with a ceremonial Singer/songwriter Michelle DeAngelis $250,000 check at RiverFest. Later in the summer, KRVC executed a new state (pictured below) Check krvcdc.org/events for more details on working capital contract, our fourth, for $250,000. Farrah Rubin and Tracy Shelton, friends and 7pm, 505 W 236th St, Bronx, NY these events. colleagues since 2012.

KRVC also maintains an online community calendar. Check it out at krvcdc.org/ community-events/calendar. Contact Ana Gonzalez Ribeiro at [email protected] to post an event.

KRVC’s Executive Director Tracy McCabe being interviewed by News 12 and with Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Councilmember Andrew Cohen and Senator Klein at the North Riverdale Block Festival in May. Tracy Shelton with Senator Klein and children who attended the Movie at the Museum in July. Page 8 for BOTH Editions

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MORE SPONSORS NEEDED! Find out how you can sponsor at krvcdc.org/sponsorships or contact Tracy Shelton at [email protected].