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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 5 Bronx GOP donates golf $$ to needy veterans

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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 7 NY Rising to correct shoreline dangers

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10 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 BTR BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 11 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Failed rehetoric more diverse businesses in the ians, and the recent slaugh- events in this case are aston- Square; and the beginning for ter of French citizens are ishing! Dear editor, the new NYPL building to re- cowardly acts of misguided There is an old joke that Founded in 1981 by Re: Mario Cuomo Legacy place the old 1934 Huntington thugs. Historically and pres- asks the question: “What is and Tom Allon wrote such a Library building. Bronx gen- ently France has been a good France’s largest industry? John Collazzi glowing article about Mario erally - better service on the 6 ally of America. Specifi cally, The answer is their white CEO Cuomo that I had to check my train, which has been terrible; since the attacks on our soil, fl ag factory so that it can sur- Les Goodstein diary to be sure I lived in NYS and express bus service that their support for us has been render as quickly as possible. PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER when Mario Cuomo was gov- goes below 23rd Street. unwavering. Terrorist groups and Jew-hat- Jennifer Goodstein ernor. Orator? Yes, that he Sandi Lusk Therefore, It would be ers understand this logic and BRONX TIMES PUBLISHER Laura Guerriero was. Effective governor? Not appropriate to play La Mar- feel that France is the per- EDITOR really! He accomplished very seillaise, as well as our Na- fect place in which to commit John Collazzi little and laid the blame on ev- Walmart tional Anthem, at all of our these horrifi c acts of violence. ASSIGNMENT EDITOR erybody else; a true liberal! stadium events. I believe Until now, that is. Patrick Rocchio I came across a 1994 cover is ruthless this would demonstrate our In an unprecedented show REPORTERS story that looked back on the solidarity for the people of of unity, on this past Sunday, Steven Goodstein Rob Wirsing late governor’s term in offi ce, Dear editor, France during this difficult over 40 world leaders linked Jaime Williams before he lost his bid for re- Walmart is a ruthless com- period. Je Suis Charlie; arms and led a march of more ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES election. The article appeared pany that plays fast and loose Viva la France. than a million persons. By all Leonard Vigliotti in the August 8, 1994 issue with the law and takes advan- James Cronin estimates, it was the single- Donna Marzi of New York Magazine and I tage of its workers at every largest mass gathering in the PRODUCTION have extracted some excerpts turn. The dignity and safety history of the French Repub- Mauro DeLuca from the interview conducted of their workers is of no conse- Thanks, lic. by Jacob Weisenberg. I sug- quence to this organization as Whether if was Benyamin gest Tom Allon check it out. it greedily seeks to gain ever Jimmy! Netanyahu of Israel or Mah- “It is amazing to hear this larger market share, tram- Dear editor, mod Abbas of the PLO, arms sort of political poetry, let pling underfoot hapless com- I wanted to publically were linked in solidarity. In Subscribing Community Groups alone to hear it emerge with petitors and powerless work- thank Councilman James a split second, the old order • Throggs Neck Home Owners Association apparent spontaneity from the ers. Vacca for the program he had changed and there was a • Pelham Bay Taxpayers Community Assoc. mouth of a candidate running This is not progress, this is funds at Lehman High School new political reality in the air. • Schuyler Hill Civic Association • Ferry Point Civic Association for reelection. This is rhetoric moving backwards to a time for our neighborhood kids. There was nowhere for the • Ferry Point Community Advocates of a high order: cogent social when the business elite could Warrior Football club is terrorists to hide. They were • Chippewa Democratic Club • Throggs Neck Merchants Association criticism, which makes listen- impose their will on work- awesome. Thursday nights, shot and killed like the dogs • Bronx Chamber of Commerce ers want to be better citizens, ers desperately trying to feed our children, 7 to 9, learn how they were. A loud, resounding • Korony American Legion Post 253 better people. In our genera- their families, when work- to play different sports with message, with the impact of a • Locust Point Civic Association • Spencer Estate Civic Association tion, no one else has done it ers had no recourse and little professional supervision. shofar-blowing, changed the • Country Club Civic Association better. No one has expressed hope for the future. Fabian A. Feliciano world’s political position in a • Waterbury/LaSalle Community Association the liberal vision of society The last thing we need in fl ash. • Samuel Young American Legion Post 620 • Westchester Square/Zerega Improvement with such eloquence and force. NYC is Walmart. The only fl y in this oint- Organization No one else has made the case Pasqual Pelosi We have had ment was the embarrassment • Morris Park Community Association • East Neighborhood Assoc. with such clarity or such con- that the United States caised • Van Nest Community Association viction. But in the end, rheto- A future great enough! itself. There was absolutely • Chester Civic Improvement Association ric without action isn’t politics, no high-ranking U.S. offi cial • Bronx Chamber of Commerce • Liberty Democratic Association it’s literature. Cuomo prepared Dear editor, Dear editor; to be found at the rally. Display Advertising Rates & Deadlines: A copy his people to go somewhere, In last week’s edition of Imagine walking into your We readily admit that lo- of The Bronx Times Reporter Advertising Rates but never took them. He spoke the Bronx Times, Michael favorite supermarket to do gistically, it is diffi cult, at best is available on request. 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BY STEVEN GOODSTEIN Completed construction of the The construction of a hotel within $12 million hotel, will greatly im- close proximity to the Third Avenue prove the neighborhood’s business Bridge and the Harlem River water- and economics, especially if it draws front is in progress. tourists and residents from other The half acre parcel currently boroughs to the area. under construction at 2471 Third “We hope it brings tourism to the Avenue, located between East 135th Bronx,” said Marlene Cintron, presi- and East 136th streets, will be a new dent of the Bronx Overall Economic Comfort Inn by Marriot, according Development Corporation. to the borough president’s office. “This hotel has potential - with The site, which was formally an hotel rooms very close to Manhat- abandoned gas station, was origi- tan, and certainly, this residence is nally purchased by Jiten LLC in a future indication that people are 2009. intested in investments regarding Shortly after the deal was made, properties in the south Bronx. It’s a it was reported that there was a plan great deal.” in place to build a six-story Fairfield SoBro was also in agreement that Inn. the hotel would bring both jobs and However, the project was put visitors to the area. on hold so that an environmental “This hotel will bring approxi- cleanup of the soil could be con- mately 50 new jobs to this area of the ducted. Bronx,” said Jamila Diaz, assistant “This area was a polluted prop- vice president of community busi- erty that dragged the neighborhood ness services for SoBro. down,” said Neil Pariser, a consul- The south Bronx, home to long- tant for the South Bronx Overall The site on 2471 Third Avenue, located between 135th and 136th streets, will be a Comfort time landmarks such as the Clock- Economic Development Corpora- Inn by Marriott when construction is completed. tower and the History Channel bill- tion. board and which also includes great Community News Group / Steven Goodstein “Building a hotel will benefit the views of Manhattan, lacked a hotel. area in many ways, and it brings Nightly room rates are expected (SoBro) one step closer to their pri- Once the property was cleaned The foundation for the hotel was to range from $120 to $140. mary goal, which is to develop every up, the construction of a four-story, set in October 2013, although the ho- All Borough Group Service Inc., piece of land possible in the south 84-unit residence along with 22 park- tel’s expected completion and open- Jiten LLC, and Community Board 1 Bronx.” ing spaces began. ing have not yet been confirmed. were not available for comment.

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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 13 City Island wins on-line nabe poll

BY PATRICK ROCCHIO velopments on the island were Civic Association. Our com- City Island won an online written up in 2014 by the news munity has its challenges like contest as the best neighbor- site, including a condo devel- any other, and I hope they can hood in New York City, but opment and the City Island direct their collective talents make of it what you will! Bridge design. to this endeavor.” The island community was “People get really excited The business community recently named as 2014 Best about voting on neighbor- liked the publicity, said City Neighborhood of the Year as hoods and comparing neigh- Island Chamber of Commerce winner of the Curbed Cup borhoods, and it is just part of vice-president Paul Klein. It on ny.curbed.com, a real-es- our end-of-the-year look-back saw the neighborhood get fea- tate news site that is part of content,” she said. tured on a major metropolitan Curbed.com, after a surge of She added that the awards television news program. online voting propelled it past are not literal, tangible “Any publicity we can get is Long Island City, the semi-fi - awards, and that no actual good publicity, and certainly nalist, by a tally of 1135 to 989. honors are bestowed. something as advantageous The seaside nabe was just It was also clear, she said, as being voted the best neigh- one of two Bronx communi- that there was a campaign go- borhood in New York City,” he ties, the second being Mott ing on to push the island nabe said. Haven, that ny.curbed.com up in the rankings. The vote, while appeared placed in competition against Local activist, John Doyle, to be just for promotional pur- one another in a March Mad- City Island Civic Association poses of the news site, could ness-style vote that was even- corresponding secretary, said possibly improve the real es- tually narrowed down being that he hope the enthusiasm tate market and bring more the east Bronx enclave and the that some islanders showed tourists, said Barbara Dol- red-hot Queens community. in participating in the for-fun ensek, CICA second vice-pres- Mott Haven was eliminated in poll would translate into some ident. City Island won an online contest called the Curbed Cup as 2014 best the fi rst round. community engagement. Dolensek said that she was neighbohood in the city. File Photo The contest was not meant “It’s nice to see that Bronx- interested in the remarks to be taken too seriously, but ites and City Islanders came people left while voting on was described by ny.curbed. together to vote in an Internet the ny.curbed.com site while money for construction, while a comment on the site, which com co-editor Jessica Dailey poll,” said Doyle. “I would ask voting, with one interesting the City Island community re- the Bronx Times also located, as a way of looking back on that this activism continue remark noting to the effect mains largely unchanged ex- about how proud the City Is- the stories that made news on past their mouse-pads and that Long Island City has re- cept for a few projects. land community was to be a the website in 2014. Several de- into the next meeting of the ceived huge infl uxes of private She also said that there was part of the Bronx.

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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 15 Locust Point variance fi ght gains steam

BY PATRICK ROCCHIO mains on the LPCA board. community board objected, More evidence of the Lo- “The community doesn’t come said Keanrs, because the area cust Point community’s re- out unless we have major prob- where the property is located, solve in fi ghting a zoning vari- lem on our hands. We usually with a water-view of Ham- ance was evident this week. get the same 15 to 20 people at mond Cove, was in an area af- A Community Board 10 our general meeting. We had fected by Superstorm Sandy. Housing and Zoning Com- close to 100 people tonight.” The board is still wait- mittee meeting that was to Belifi ore said that reasons ing to see new drawings that have discussed the request to that the community is oppos- should include storm aspects, override some existing zon- ing the plan is an already over- Kearns said. Requirements ing rules was postponed on burdened sewer line servicing set forth by a 2013 New York Tuesday, January 6 because the tight-knit neighborhood, City Zoning Code change re- revised plans on the housing concerns about the population quire homes to be taller in ar- had not been submitted for density and overdevelopment. eas prone to fl ooding. board review, said CB 10 dis- If anything is built in the “We have problems because trict manager Ken Kearns. neighborhood, he said, the the houses are not going to be But the community came community would prefer that consistent with the resiliency out in masse at the Locust it take the place of an existing requirements,” said Kearns, Point Civic Association’s own home without adding more adding that the board should regular meeting that same houses. take up the concerns once a re- evening, board members said. “We have enough houses in vised set of plans are on fi le. The crowd, numbering up here right now,” the president The board is also con- to 100 people, unanimously said, adding “the community cerned about the lack of com- voted to oppose a developer’s is very much against the vari- pliance with the R3-1 zoning, plan to build more houses ence, and we don’t really want te relatively high prices of the then permitted through a zon- anything put there.” This undeveloped land in Locust Point is the subject of a possible vari- homes, and the nearness of ing variance for property on A local developer, John the homes to wetlands, said ance. Community News Group / Photo by Patrick Rocchio Longstreet Avenue between Comer, has informed the Kearns. Glennon and Hatting places, LPCA that he plans on seek- The Department of Build- said outgoing LPCA president ing a variance for 5 two-family zoning. submit plans to the board that ings had already turned down Al Belifi ore. homes on a parcel that would According to Kearns, the complied with the city resil- a previous building applica- “It was good to see the com- normally allow the construc- Housing and Zoning Commit- iency recommendations. Pre- tion for this site because it did munity come out to the meet- tion of 2 two-family home un- tee meeting was postponed be- vious plans had been submit- not comply with zoning, he ing,” said Belifi ore, who re- der the area’s current R3-1 cause the developer had yet to ted by the developer, but the added.

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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 17 Bariatric surgeries at Jacobi solve obesity

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BY JAIME WILLIAMS about the project, and thinks the re- Got a story to share? sulting archive will be valuable. The New York Public Library is “It should be on record how the currently collecting ‘Voices from East Bronx was in the 30s and 40s,” he said. of Bronx Park’ as part of an oral his- Interviews with residents like Pr- tory project that will archive stories ezioso illustrate the unique history of from the neighborhoods of Allerton, the area, said Kelly. Pelham Parkway, Van Nest and Mor- “His individual story epitomized ris Park. the drastic change in these neighbor- The oral history initiative, which hoods,” she said. has previously visited Greenwich Vil- The library is continuing to do out- lage and Harlem, is being facilitated by reach for the project, and Kelly is hop- the neighborhoods’ library branches. ing the fi nal archive will have a di- The oral history project is the fi rst verse group of stories that represent of its kind in the area. the neighborhood’s past. “We’re making history by record- “If people don’t step up, if they don’t ing history,” said Alexandra Kelly, take park, where is the history going outreach services coordinator for the to go?” she said. NYPL. There will be a community meet- The library will be conducting the ing for current and interested partici- project through May, which means pants at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan- there is still time for local residents to uary 28 at the Pelham Parkway-Van get involved both by interviewing oth- Nest Library. ers and by telling their own stories. For those interested in the history Community Board 11 has been an At the Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library: (l-r) staff member Jhenelle Robinson, branch man- of the area, a screening of the docu- early supporter of the project, and dis- ager David Nochimson, and NYPL Outreach Services coordinator Alexandra Kelly. mentary ‘At Home in Utopia,’ about the trict manager Jeremy Warneke has Community News Group / Jaime Williams history of the Allerton Coops, will be taken it upon himself to make sure held at the Allerton Library on Satur- their stories have been recorded. board on the map, and who better to do what the neighborhood was like 70 day, January 31 at 1 p.m. He’s been interviewing board 11 it then those who live here and volun- years ago, when he attended P.S. 83. To learn how to participate in the members, some of whom have been a teer here?” said Warneke. “It was all farmland,” said Prezioso. oral history project as either an in- part of the board since the 70s, in or- One of those board members is Vin- “It was a different kind of society.” terviewer or interviewee, contact der to capture their rich stories and ac- cent Prezioso, a long-time member who At that time, West Farms was the Alexandra Kelly at (212) 621-0552 or knowledge the work they’ve done over moved to Morris Park with his family borough’s hub, and you could rent row- AlexandraK elly@ nypl.org. the years. in 1939. boats in Bronx Park at 180th Street. Interviews from the project can be “It’s about putting the community Prezioso, 81, told Warneke about Prezioso said he was glad to hear found at oralhistor y.nypl.org. FREEFRFR FAST DELIVERY 17601767 CROSBY AVE, BRONX, NY 10461 F: 718 597-4995 T: 718 597-4993 T: 718 597-4992 T: 718 597-4994

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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 21 CB 10 park vote expected

BY PATRICK ROCCHIO are complemented by those of the advo- It appears that Community Board 10 cacy group Hart Island Project, whose will debate the merits of two new City leaders believe that having the island Council bills about jurisdiction of the made a park would make it easier for city’s Potter’s Field on Hart Island. people to visit relatives and friends The CB 10 Parks and Recreation buried there. Committee meeting hearing on Mon- At the meeting, CB 10 chairman day, January 12 included a lively dis- Martin Prince expressed his reserva- cussion about two bills currently tions about transferring jurisdiction, before the City Council’s Fire and in effect saying he would prefer to Criminal Justice Committee that seek work with the existing framework to to transfer the primary jurisdiction of make the situation more workable for Hart Island from the Department of people who want to visit the island. Correction to the Parks Department. “My belief as chairman is that we The matter has been referred to work within city agencies, we try to a full-board by the Parks and Recre- get productivity out of those agencies, ation Committee in a unanimous vote and advocate for the people who live on January 12. A committee vote was within the board,” said Prince, adding not taken because a quorum was not that he believes this means advocating Community Board 10 chairman Martin Prince (c) listens to Melinda Hunt of the Hart Island present. for the deceased on Hart Island. A group of local activists from City “We know that in dealing with city Project during a parks and recreation committee meeting on Monday, January 12. The fu- Island Civic Association want to see agencies, in city transfers a lot can get ture of Hart Island was on the agenda. Community News Group / Photo by Patrick Rocchio the island transferred to Parks be- way off track and the situation can be- cause they believe it would prevent come much worse,” he added. “I don’t City Council delegation supports the viting and welcoming to grieving fam- Hart Island, off the coast of the shore- believe that our dead deserve to be po- bills advocating the transfer. The pri- ilies who visit graves on the island. line community, from being used as liticized, they need to be revered.” mary sponsor of the bills is Queens She pointed out that many parks a full-time prison, said CB 10 district Prince said that it is easy to say Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley. were once potter’s fi elds, including manager Kenneth Kearns. transfer jurisdiction of Hart Island to “We have done all of the leg work,” Washington Square Park, Madison Currently, inmate labor buries bod- the Parks Department, but asked what he said. “We are just looking for an up Square Park, Wards Island, and Ran- ies at the city’s Potter’s Field on the is- happens once it is under the depart- or down vote on this.” dall’s Island. land, the location of approximately ment’s purview. Melinda Hunt of the Hart Island A visit to the Hart Island by a del- one million graves, for only 16 hours One of the advocates for the trans- Project believes that a 100-acre park, as egation from the City Council is being a week. fer, CICA corresponding secretary opposed to a facility run by the Depart- planned for Friday, January 16, said This City Island activists’ concerns John Doyle, said that all of the Bronx’s ment of Correction, would be more in- Hunt. Villa Maria Academy 9EARSOF%XCELLENCE!CCREDITEDBY4HE-IDDLE3TATES!SSOCIATION OPEN HOUSE 3UNDAY *ANUARY sAMTOPM A private Catholic school on an 8 acre campus located on picturesque Eastchester Bay in the Country Club area where the Campus itself is a classroom. Universal Pre-K thru Grade 8 6ILLA-ARIA!CADEMYPROVIDES s+NOWLEDGE s3MALL#LASS3IZE s3KILLS s!FTER3CHOOL#ARETILLPM s6ALUES s%XPERIENCED NURTURINGFACULTYANDSTAFF s3PECIAL%VENTS s!RT 4ECHNOLOGY -USIC 0HYS%D ,IBRARY s%XTRA#URRICULAR!CTIVITIES Knowledge and skills to succeed are only part of a Villa education - the heart, as well as the mind, is nourished. 2EGISTERYOURCHILDATTHE/PEN(OUSEFORTESTINGON&EBRUARYANDBECOME PARTOFOURINNOVATIVEPROGRAMS2EGISTRATIONWILLBEONACONTINUOUSBASIS Visit our website WWWVMA NYORGFORAVIRTUALSCHOOLTOURANDDIRECTIONSs-INUTESFROMTHE7ESTCHESTERBORDER #OUNTRY#LUB2OAD "RONX .EW9ORKs    

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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 23 Residential lofts to be built on Alexander Ave.

BY STEVEN GOODSTEIN apartment unit. has been involved in residence Another residential build- This property, owned by development in the Bronx ing is being constructed in the Alexander Avenue Lofts LLC, since 1999. “This area is a very rapidly developing neighbor- is just one of the Mott Haven hip and diverse community hood of Mott Haven. properties that the develop- in an underserved but blos- A new loft project has been ment company has trans- soming borough, within close announced for 136 Alexander formed into residential hous- proximity to Manhattan.” Avenue, a vacant site located ing. “I expect Alexander Av- between East 134th Street and Recently, a similar four- enue to be the scene of the Bruckner Boulevard, along- unit building was built on 55 night life in a few years,” said side the Major Deegan Ex- Bruckner Boulevard by Alex- Joshua Weissman. pressway. ander Avenue Lofts LLC, con- The area is serviced by two The four-story residential tinuing the company’s trend major thruways, the Major loft building is expected to fea- of attempting to lure a new Deegan Expressway and the ture a cafe on the fi rst fl oor breed of residents to the neigh- Bruckner Expressway. Access The four-story residential loft on 136 Alexander Avenue will include a with outdoor seating as well borhood. Two more properties to the Third Avenue and Rob- public cafe on the ground fl oor with outdoor seating as well as rooftop as rooftop decks, and will at- on Alexander Avenue are also ert F. Kennedy bridges also decks upon completion. Community News Group / Steven Goodstein tract more residents to the planned for development. enhance the project’s market- neighborhood in an attempt to The 55 Bruckner Boulevard ability. ner. That is why we eventu- Economic Development Cor- revitalize Alexander Avenue property also includes a public “As an advocator of the ally want people to move there poration was also pleased to and the Mott Haven neighbor- restaurant on the ground fl oor south Bronx, we want to at- because once they become hear of the future residential hood. which is temporarily being tract Manhattan residents residents, it will lead to them development on 136 Alexander It has not yet been con- used as a pop-up coffee shop to visit this area,” said Sid getting involved in the resur- Avenue which is expected to fi rmed if the elevatored build- named the Mix Cafe. Miller, former owner of the gence of the neighborhood,” be completed in August 2015. ing will include either fi ve or “This is my favorite area of Haven Heights Group, a real he added. “This is an neighborhood six units. the Bronx - it’s an up and com- estate company that had spe- “This is exactly what this on the rise - it’s a diverse, hip Each of the units will in- ing neighborhood fi lled with cialized in south Bronx real area of the Bronx needs - more community,” said Neil Pariser, clude modern bathrooms, active and creative individu- estate for 25 years. residents and more residential former senior vice president of kitchens and fl oors, along with als,” said Joshua Weissman, “Unfortunately, people housing at a low price,” Miller SoBro. “When it comes to im- 13 to 14-foot high ceilings. Cen- owner and president of Alex- from Manhattan won’t travel added. proving the south Bronx and tral air will provided to each ander Avenue Lofts LLC, who to the south Bronx just for din- The South Bronx Overall areas alongside Bruckner Temple Hatikva

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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 25 The 49th Precinct celebrates 30th anniversary

BY JAIME WILLIAMS sociation at the time, wanted A local police precinct cel- to know why the board didn’t ebrated an important mile- have its own precinct like stone last week. other community boards in Thursday, January 8 the city. marked the 30th anniversary They, along with other lo- of the opening of the 49th Pre- cal politicians, community cinct on Eastchester Road. and union leaders, pushed for The anniversary celebra- meetings with the police com- tion at the station house was missioner to get the precinct. attended by Police Commis- Then came the issue of sioner William Bratton, the fi nding a site for the station precinct’s past commanding house, which they sought to offi cers, police offi cers and put in the middle of the com- community leaders. munity board. The project was The Four-Nine was founded brought to the NYC Health in 1985 after a strong push and Hospital Corporation, and from community leaders to a parcel from the Jacobi Hos- NYC Police Commissioner William Bratton with current 49th Precinct Commanding Offi cer Timothy McCormack, provide Community Board 11 pital property was acquired with a precinct. Previously, for the development. past commanding offi cers, and Bronx borough commander at the precinct’s 30th anniversary celebration. The the 43rd Precinct covered the The fi rst proposed site was precinct’s fi rst captain, Ben diGregorio, is pictured standing in the center, to the right of Bratton. southern part of the board up on the corner of Pelham Park- Photo courtesy of Vic DiPierro to Pelham Parkway, while the way and Eastchester Road, 47th Precinct was responsible but advocates including Reda nity was very happy to have emony, said current precinct here,” said Thompson. for the area north of Pelham thought it would takeaway their own precinct. community council president Current commanding offi - Parkway. from the beauty of the park- Reda became the fi rst pres- Joe Thompson. cer Captain Timothy McCor- This created communica- way, leading to the choice of ident of the precinct’s com- Commissioner Bratton mack, the 14th commanding tion problems while trying the current site at 2121 East- munity council, ushering in and others at the ceremony offi cer of the precinct, said he to police the board, said long- chester Road. a new era of community-po- praised that strong relation- will continue to build on the time board member Joe Reda, Overall, the process took at lice relations in the neighbor- ship and highlighted it as an successes of commanders who who was instrumental in the least two years, said Reda. hood. achievement of the precinct, came before him. precinct’s development. “It took a lot of hard work That relationship between said Thompson. “The community and po- Reda and former board and meetings.” community members and “They recognize the close lice have worked together to chair Dom Castore, who But all that effort and time the police was the unoffi cial affi nity the police depart- make this a better place to live headed up the Morris Park As- was worth it, and the commu- theme of the anniversary cer- ment and the community have and a better place to work.” OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION selected as a BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL U.S. Department of Education National School of Excellence COME SEE HOW MUCH WE HAVE TO OFFER

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The funding will allow WHEDco to begin * * * a refi nancing process for Urban Horizons Bronx Council on the Arts’ 2015 Bronx that will ensure the award-winning building’s Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) awards applica- long-term fi nancial security and help pay for tion and guidelines are available online at DELIVERY HOURS needed upgrades and renovations. www.bronxarts.org with a submission dead- The grants are part of $1.6 million in line of January 30, 2015, 11:59pm. BRIO ap- MONDAY - FRIDAY 9AM-11PM awards to seven nonprofi ts by the Commu- plications are available online only. SATURDAY & SUNDAY 8AM-11PM nity Resilience Fund, a collaborative effort BCA’s 2015 BRIO Fellowship program designed to bolster New York City’s social celebrates 26 years of supporting individual safety net. artists in the creation of work in literary, me- BREAKFAST * * * dia, performing and visual arts. Bronx artists The Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) may apply in one of the following categories: LUNCH and the Huntington Free Library (HFL) pres- Acting, Choreography, Crafts, Dance, Digi- ent a family-friendly, hands-on “Journal Mak- tal Arts, Fiction, Film Animation, Illustrated ing” craft workshop with Lis Ortiz on Satur- Text, Illustration/Artist Book, Installation Art, DINNER day, January 17, from 12:30 to 3:00pm at Instrumental and Vocal Music Performance, the Huntington Free Library (9 Westchester Mixed Media, Music Composition, Narra- OPEN 24 HOURS THURSDAY, Square, next to the Apple Savings Bank). tive/Documentary/Experimental Film/Video, FRIDAY & SATURDAY This workshop is free and open to the public. Non-Fiction, Painting, Performance Art, Per- All are welcome. formance Poetry, Photography, Playwriting, NOTE: This workshop is labor intensive. Poetry, Printmaking/Drawing, Screenwriting, Arrive on time so that you can leave with a Sculpture, Spoken Word, and Storytelling. completed piece. A total of 25 awards of $3,000 each are The family craft workshop series con- available to Bronx artists. Eligible applicants tinues on Saturday, February 21, 2015 from must be 18 years or older, live in the Bronx, 12:30-3 p.m, when BCA presents “Paper Pil- and may NOT be enrolled as a full-time grad- Thomas Guido George Farr low Talk” with Aleathia Brown. Using brown uate or undergraduate student. Individuals paper, participants will make paper pillows who work for BCA or who are recipients of Funeral Director Funeral Director that go beyond the typical craft lesson. The any of the Council’s awards in 2014-15 in- meshing of design and functionality is fun cluding BRIO, Arts Fund, or Community Arts and pride fi lling. Join and create and walk Grant, are also ineligible. away with something you’ll love displaying at The fi nal Application Assistance Work- home for years to come! shop with tips on presenting your work pro- Admission to all workshops is free, but fessionally is scheduled for Tuesday, Janu- space is limited. For information, call (718) ary 20, 2015, 5:00-7:00pm at Longwood Castle Hill 931-9500 x33 or (718) 829-7770, or visit Art Gallery @ Hostos, Hostos Community www.bronxarts.org. On the day of the work- College, 450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY shop, call (917) 972-2386 for information. 10451. Visit BCA’s website at www.bronx- Funeral Directors, Inc. * * * arts.org in the event that additional work- The Junior League of Pelham is work- shop dates are added. ing with Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum to in- Individual Consultations by appointment 1528 Castle Hill Avenue crease awareness in the community of the only can be arranged with the BRIO Admin- museum’s many offerings. istrator. Bronx, NY 10462 On January 24, BPMM and JLP are host- For Literary Applicants, 1-on-1 half-hour ing “Back in Time with Bartow-Pell” —a spe- consultations can be arranged with the Bronx cial day of free fun for families (especially Writers Center Director to help prepare your (718) 828-9222 those with children ages 6–10). manuscript for BRIO. Call 718-931-9500 x35 The day’s activities will feature a mansion for information or e-mail BRIO@bronxarts. scavenger hunt, a guided tour for children, org. period crafts and games, a photo booth, and The selection of awards are based AFFORDABLE CREMATION & BURIAL PACKAGES more. solely on artistic excellence and decided by While the event is completely free, space a panel of arts professionals of various dis- PRE-ARRANGED AND PREPAID SERVICES is limited and registration is required. Attend- ciplines. All materials involved in the selec- LARGE PARKING FACILITY ees can register for one of three sessions of- tion process are reviewed anonymously. 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October 18, 1960 - December 25, 2014 He put His arms around you, and lifted you to rest.

God’s garden must be beautiful, He always takes the best.

He knew that you were suffering, He knew you were in pain,

He knew that you would never, get well on earth again.

He saw the road was getting rough, and the hills were hard to climb.

So He closed your weary eyelids, and whispered, “peace be thine.”

It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn’t go alone.

For part of us went with you, The day God called you home.

You left us beautiful memories, your love is still our guide, The family of Robert would like and though we cannot see you, you are always by our side. to thank everyone for their Love and Support Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same, But as God calls us one during this diffi cult time. by one, the chain will link again.

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Two snow leopards. Photo by Julie Larsen Maher at the Wildlife Conservation Society An Amur tiger. Photo by Julie Larsen Maher at the Wildlife Conservation Society BARTOW-PELL KLEIN DONATES TEXTBOOKS TO P.S. 107 SCHOOL CHILDREN Senator Jeff Klein and Assemblyman Marcos Crespo visited P.S. 107, located at 1695 Seward CHAMBER MUSIC Avenue, to donate over 2,000 textbooks and e-readers to students for the holidays on HONORED BY UCHC Tuesday, December 23. The giveaway event included a special holiday performance by the As a kick-off to the new year at the Bartow- Recently, local school children were hon- school choir, followed by Senator Klein visiting grades K-5, and taking a tour of the school’s Pell Mansion Museum, the museum is pre- ored at Union Community Health Center’s library and science laboratory. senting an ongoing Winter Chamber Music academic challenge ceremonies, which are Series. The fi rst concert in the series of located at 2021 Grand Concourse. At the cer- chamber music, which features a relatively emonies, school children were recognized by small group of performers, was held on Sun- Union’s pediatricians for their achievement day, January 11. Classical music artist Jay and improvement inside the classroom, an Kauffman performed. Kauffmam, who has event that the Union takes part in during the had critical successes on stage from San winter and spring marking periods. Francisco to Shanghai, is also a published composer.

Senator Jeff Klein visited P.S. 107 to donate more than 2,000 textbooks and e-readers to students on Tuesday, December 23. Photo courtesy of Senator Jeff Klein’s offi ce ILCHS SENIORS MAIL APPLICATIONS Last month, seniors from International Leadership Charter High School, located at 2900 Ex- terior Street, marched to the Kingsbridge Post Offi ce to mail in their college applications. The ILCHS ceremony included many scholars who are destined to become the fi rst members in their families to attend college, as well as a brief speech by Dr. Elaine Ruiz-Lopez to cel- ebrate this exciting student milestone.

School child Jesus Mazyck recieves his ‘Cer- tifi cate of Achievement’ award from Union Community Health Center pediatrician Dr. Winipee Phupakdi at the Union’s academic Ellen Bruzelius of the Bartow-Pell Museum challenge ceremonies. and chamber music performer Jay Kauff- Seniors from ILCHS marched to the Kingsbridge Post Offi ce to mail in their college applica- Photo courtesy of Union Community Health man. Photo by Aracelis Batista tions last month. Photo courtesy of ILCHS Center’s Academic Challenge

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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 33 Three Kings Day Celebration Senator Jeff Klein and Assem- blyman Luis Sepulveda hosted their second annual Three Kings Day celebration on Sunday, Jan- uary 11 at the Chruch of the Holy Family in Castle Hill. The celebration included a children’s performance of the story of the Three Kings.

(1) Senator Klein (left) with the young perform- ers, the Three Kings, district leader Julia Rodri- guez, District Attorney Robert Johnson, As- semblyman Luis Sepulveda, and emcee Jose. Photo by Laura Stone

(2) Amber Mohvir played Mary. Photo by Laura Stone

(3) The three Kings were played by (l-r) Luis Cruz, Edwin Garcia and Cesar Diaz. Photo by Laura Stone

(4) The Three Kings present gold, frankincense and myrrh to Mary and Joseph. Photo by Laura Stone

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It was a cold and blustery morning long before sunrise when John McNamara Sr. awoke his fourteen year old son, Johnny, telling him to get ready for an adventurous trek across the East River. They both dressed ap- The spelling of Throggs ticed that the workmen were propriately and coated their Neck, by the way, always just setting up for the ribbon- faces with Vaseline as they had two g’s until the bridge cutting ceremony. One of set out on their bicycles. John was built and one g was lost. the Clinton’s, a local family, Sr. was on what he referred to That’s why the Throggs Neck is believed to have snapped as his “plasma bike” because Houses (projects) and the lo- a picture of the father and he paid for it over a period of cal United States Post Offi ce son team still smeared with time by selling his blood. branch use two g’s. Both were Vaseline as they journeyed It was a 1953 Armstrong here long before the bridge back to Edgewater Park. with four speeds and his son along with a host of busi- When they arrived home pedaled his 1958 three-speed nesses that have retained the Johnny was delighted that Humber. They winked as original spelling. he’d miss a day of school and they passed the guard shack The date was January 11, his father simply said “why?” where arrangements had al- 1961 and that year would hold that it was still very early The late Ron Schliessman took this photograph of the opening of the ready been made for the sen- other memories for Johnny as and he had plenty of time to Throgs Neck Bridge on January 11, 1961. The large white building on the try to be looking the other he was deployed to Vietnam get ready for school. He was right is the Bronx Beach and Pool. Notice the long line of cars waiting to way as they passed quietly on January 11, 1968 and re- crestfallen as a day off from be among the fi rst to cross the new span and create a life-time memory and quickly into the dark- turned stateside on January classes was a key part of the and a few bragging rights. Only John McNamara and his son, Johnny, ness. 11, 1969. Both he and his fa- grand adventure. John Sr. The privilege of being the ther, by the way, served in the went off to work and John Jr. however, could claim to be the fi rst to cross the new bridge hours before fi rst to cross the new span First Army and both were in went off to school and both it offi cially opened. was to be a memory of a life- the Pacifi c. John Sr. served had a story to tell of a once in time. The sun still wasn’t in the Philippines during a lifetime adventure. were celebrating their wed- however, could boast of the up and no one was about to World War II and had some Many locals were already ding anniversary on the 11th g r a nd e s t o f ex p e r ie nc e s by b e - watch as the two lone cyclists fascinating tales to tell. lined up waiting to be among so it was a good way to begin ing the fi rst to cross the new pedaled their way to Queens, When father and son re- the fi rst group to drive the day with a fond memory 13,400’ suspension bridge on the fi rst to cross the Throgs turned from their trip across across the new bridge. An- that would last a lifetime. that cold blustery morning. Neck Bridge. the bridge and back, they no- gelo and Mamie Mastrarrigo Only two lone cyclists,

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The Preston High School Admis- dresses to sell for $25 each. Save sions Offi ce will host a Party Expo on money and purchase the dress of your Wednesday, January 21. The Party dreams! Many different sizes, colors Expo will take place in the school gym and styles to choose from. beginning at 6:30 p.m. Admission is If you would like to donate a dress, $5. drop it off at Preston anytime before The event is open to high school stu- January 18. dents, eight graders and parents from Preston High School is a private, (L-r) Brandon Alonso and Anthony Jimenez. the local communities. Catholic, college preparatory school There will be many vendors on for girls located in the Throggs Neck hand as well as a fashion show by Fon- section. For more information about tana Couture of Greenwich, CT. Preston High School, contact Cristina St. Ray students accepted The PHS Athletic Department has Fragale or Karen Guzman at (718) 863- been collecting “gently used” Prom, 9134 ext. 132. Sweet Sixteen and Bridesmaids into HPRE Program

The New Year began with great when he heard the news and said, news for two SRHS deserving sopho- “When I found out. I was surprised. I mores and their acceptances into the am also very happy that I am the fi rst Health Professions Recruitment and in my family that will attend medical Exposure Program (HPREP) at Weill school.” Cornell Medical College as part of the The SNMA was established to Student National Medical Association serve the needs of minority medical (SNMA). students and to produce an increasing Anthony Jimenez ‘17 and Brandon number of minority physicians. In ad- Alonso ‘17 are the future doctors of dition, the SNMA serves as a gateway tomorrow and are the new members of positive interaction with young mi- of HPREP. They will engage in a ten- nority students interested in a career AP Bio students with Dr. Hudspeth. week program beginning in January in science and/or medicine. and will meet regularly with medical The students have a guaranteed students working in the fi eld in which scholarship for college after they grad- they are most interested. uate from high school. St. Barnabas H.S. at Anthony Jimenez was ecstatic Rockefeller University ST. RAYMOND STUDENTS VISIT MOMA BY C. N. COLON Students enrolled in the Advanced sessions, and the opportunity to win Placement Biology class at St. Barna- small prizes donated by the univer- bas High School spent Saturday, Jan- sity. uary 10 on the campus of Rockefeller Research in Dr. Hudspeth’s labo- University at an event led by renowned ratory at the Rockefeller University neuroscientist, A. James Hudspeth, is focused primarily on the neural M.D., PhD. mechanisms of human hearing and The students were part of this year’s how exposure to loud sounds damages Talking Science event sponsored by the ear’s sensory receptors at the cel- the university, which is intended for lular and molecular levels. Current re- high school students and their teach- search is aimed at identifying and con- ers and available only through ad- trolling stem cells that can regenerate vanced registration. the ear’s sensory receptors. Via lectures and demonstrations, It was a Saturday well spent by over students spent time exploring the fun- 300 high school students and their damental biology of perception. They teachers on a topic that is particularly On, January 8th St. Raymond High School for Boys Spanish Honors 3 students took a fi eld discovered the interdisciplinary in- timely in light of recent reports that trip to the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. On a frigid Thursday, 42 students took tersection of biology, physics, and American teenagers are now experi- the subway to MOMA to learn and see major contemporary works from the art masters. engineering leading to a deeper un- encing much higher rates of hearing Students were able to discuss and analyze Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, and Pollack derstanding of the way information impairment. to mention few. The trip to the museum was in connection to the Spanish Honors 3 class from the outside world is captured by To learn more about St. Barna- the sensory organs and relayed to the bas High School visit www.stbarna- where students studied and learned Latin American artists and who infl uenced them. At the higher centers of the brain. bashigh.com or contact Christina end of the unit studied, they had to do a research paper of a contemporary Latin American The young ladies were engaged in Washburn at (718) 325-8800 ext. 20 or artist and analyze one of the artist’s painting. presentations, question and answer [email protected] (Above) MOMA Pablo Picaso Girl Looking At A Mirror. 44 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 BTR Join Bronx House now thru Jan 31 and get a FREE MONTH of Fitness! Sign up for a Trial Month now through Jan 31 for only $ 49 and you could get a month FREE! All you need to do is exercise at least 10x during your trial. Can you do it? We’ll make sure you can! CALL 718.792.1800 or email [email protected]

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BY THOMAS X. CASEY set by the British in October County Historical Society. He The British are Coming! 1776, and up to 1783 as it hap- also is a member of the Board The British are Coming! The pened in the Bronx. These of Trustees of the Society of British are Coming! important events during the the National Shrine of the Bill “Listen my children and American Revolution took of Rights at St. Paul’s Church you shall hear, of the mid- place in 1776 right out in front National Historic Site. night ride of Paul Revere” of the Huntington Free Li- Mr. Bell is the author of the So starts the words from brary, 9 Westchester Square, books “Thomas Pell and the Henry Wadsworth Longfel- and Wednesday, January 21, Legend of the Pell Treaty Oak” low. at our 97th meeting at The and the “Town of Pelham’s Paul Revere galloped on Huntington Free Library. 350th Anniversary Celebra- horseback through the Bronx The Town of Pelham His- tion. Mr. Bell has authored four times, not to alert the pa- torian, Blake Bell will lead a more than seventy articles on triots that the British were lecture and presentation titled the history of The Pelhams. coming, but to deliver the “The Bronx in the American Please ring in the New mail as a post rider. Revolution 1776-1783 “, with a Year and join us at 7:30 p.m., The British did attack New focus on Westchester Square, Wednesday January 21 at the York City in 1776 at the Battle Pelham Bay and City Island. Huntington Free Library, 9 of Brooklyn and tried to end Mr. Blake A. Bell is Se- Westchester Square. The li- the American Revolution nior Counsel with Simpson brary is next to the Apple with the capture and surren- Thacher & Bartlett in New Bank and parking is free af- der of General George Wash- York City and serves as Town ter 7 p.m. All meetings are ington in the Bronx. Historian for the Town of Pel- free and open to the pub- The East Bronx History Fo- ham, NY and as Village Histo- lic and view the East Bronx rum will uncover the events rian of the Village of Pelham. History Forum web page at that allowed General Wash- He is a member of the Boards BronxNYC.com, or follow us Glovers Rock, Battle of Pell’s Point October 18, 1776 ington to escape from the trap of Trustees of the Westchester on Facebook. Photo courtesy of Thomas X. Casey collection Rabbi Harry’s birthday bash at Temple Hatikva

Has it really been twelve Scott Davis invited sll of the eat, plenty to drink and plenty Hatikva on January 23 at 7:30 topic: “Everything You Want months since Rabbi Harry’s synagogue’s friends and neigh- of music. Best of all, thisis a p.m. and be a part of the best to Know Aoout the Sabbath last birthday party? It must bors to be this free event. Mr. FREE event and everyone in birthday party ever!” Prayerbook”. The Adult Edu- be – because we’re celebrating Davis noted: “It’s always won- the community is welcome to The Adult Education pro- cation program is sponsored again with Rabbi Harry on derful to enjoy a ‘simcha’ to- share the joy of Rabbi Harry’s gram at Temple Hatikva will through the generosity of Sha- Friday, January 23 at 7:30 p.m. gether.” birthday. continue on Sunday, January lom Jewish Funeral Home in at Temple Hatikva at Bronx Sabbath Services will be- Temple Hatikva Cantot 25 at Bronx House, 990 Pel- Castle Hill. House located at 990 Pelham gin at 7:30 p.m.. to be followed Kyle Cherry added: “It is great ham Parkway South. At 10 For more information call Parkway South. by a truly awesome birthday to have a reason to celebrate a.m., meet for a free breakfast (917) 453-7557 or go to www. Temple Hatikva President party! There will be plenty to and rejoice. Come to Temple and a discussion on this year’s TempleHatikva.com. AARP Driver Safety Course Feb. 21st Atlantic City bus trip Feb. 16 On Monday, February. and at 8:45 a.m. at Just For Assemblyman Michael R. tion for this class begins on reduction of approximately 16, the Divas will sponsor Looks, 991 Morris Park Av- Benedetto will be sponsor- Monday, January 19, at 9:30 10% from the base rate of au- a bus to the Tropicana Ca- enue. ing an AARP Driver Safety a.m. No reservations will be tomobile and motorcycle lia- sino in Atlantic City, New Tickets are $32. and in course on Saturday, February taken prior to that time! To bility premiums each year for Jersey. case of inclement weather, 21, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. reserve a seat, call (718) 892- three years. The bus departments at the trip will be cancelled. This course is a closed class 2235. The course will be held at 8:30 a.m. at Ampere Avenue Call Fran at (718) 828- with AARP. Those who complete the the Fort Schuyler House, 3077 and Kennelworth Place; 5073. All are invited. Space is limited. Registra- 6-hour course will receive a Cross Bronx Expressway.

BY PAUL GOLLUSCIO German torpedeo hit went down with the will be fi ve different dishes. I was not Hello all! way below the water ship, arm in arm. The given a start time, but I’ll get it by the Do you know who Lts. George Fox, line. Distinguished Ser- next column. Alexander Goode, John Washington This hit killed vice Cross and Purple The Mid-winter Conference in Al- and Clark Poling are? Well, you do scores of men and Heart were awarded. bany is scheduled for the weekend of now. They were all U.S. Army Chap- wounded many more. Later on The Four February 24 and 25. lains. Fox was a Methodist, Goode was Pandemonium ensued. Chaplains’ medal was Trivia Time!! a rabbi, Washington was a Catholic The four chaplains struck and posthu- Louis Braille was born on January priest and Poling a Dutch Reformed spread out among the mously awarded. 4, 1809. minister. troops, tending the wounded and al- Why do I tell you this? On Sun- On the same date in 1896, Utah be- They were ‘The Four Chaplain’. On lying fears and guiding the disorien- day, February 1 at 11 a.m. there will came the 45th state. February 3, 1943, The USS Dorchester, tated toward safety. be a Mass at St. Frances de Chantel Henry Ford gave a minimum wage a converted ocean liner, was enroute The four opened a locker and Church honoring these men. All Le- of $5 a day on January 5, 1914. to Greenland carrying 902 service- passed out life jackets. When they ran gion members are urged to attend. Teddy Roosevelt made the’Grand men, merchant seamen and civilian out of jackets, the chaplains quickly See you there. Canyon’ a monument on January 11, workers. Only 150 miles from their gave up the ones they were wearing The Hawkins Post on City Island is 1908. destination, the Dorchester was spot- to four troops. Of 902 men aboard, hosting an Italian Night on February Keep the troops in your prayers, ted by a German Submarine U2. The only 230 survived. The chaplains 24. The cost is $20 per person. There hug a vet and God bless. BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 47 To Place Your Ad  LEGAL NOTICES Call 718-260-4595

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48 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 BTR BY FRANK V. VERNUCCIO, JR. ington Free Beacon noted that and extend deadlines, despite Russia, China, and Iran, three It is the guiding policy in fi fty members of the House of the absence of any real prog- nations that have become in- the strange, new world of in- Representatives demanded Action ress. creasing allied and increas- ternational relations in the that the Administration ex- During this same time pe- ingly powerful. The same re- past few years: treating en- plain why it is seriously con- riod, the Administration has quirement must be responded emies with respect and em- sidering imposing sanctions by word and deed weakened to by Ms. Clinton, not only for pathy, and giving allies the against Israel. “Israel is one Association American commitments and her previous failures as Secre- brush-off, or worse. of our strongest allies, and the diplomatic relations with key tary of State, but her views for At her recent Georgetown mere notion that the adminis- allies. the nation she seeks to lead in speech, former Secretary of tration would unilaterally im- up his armed forces, returns An initial attempt to im- the future. State Hillary Clinton advo- pose sanctions against Israel to cold war bases around the prove relations with opposing There is a domestic content cated: “This is what we call is not only unwise, but is ex- world, and deploys his mili- nations by a new Administra- to this problem, as well. The smart power…Using every tremely worrisome…such re- tary in a manner that clearly tion can be considered a hope- executive branch is part of a possible tool and partner to ports send a clear message to threatens Europe. ful attempt. But when those government of a free nation. advance peace and security. our friends and enemies alike The President, during his attempts clearly and dramati- The White House is answer- Leaving no one on the side- that such alliances with the recent Asia trip, gave major cally fail, as they have in the able to the voters. There has lines. Showing respect even United States government can concessions to China in envi- case of Russia, China, Iran, never been a truly open, thor- for one’s enemies. Trying to no longer be unquestionably ronmental issues and visas and Islamic extremists, then ough or cogent explanation of understand, in so far as psy- trusted.” despite Beijing’s continued there can be no excuse not to what Mr. Obama’s world vi- chologically possible, empa- President Obama has not suppression of free speech and adopt a more realistic policy. sion is. If, indeed, the Presi- thize with their perspective commented on the matter. human rights within its bor- TheWhite House has failed dent seeks to ‘fundamentally and point of view. Helping to During the tenure of the ders, major espionage efforts to do so, and has given no vi- transform’ America’s role into defi ne the problems, deter- current White House, the against the United States, able answer why it has not. It one in which enemies are now mine the solutions. That is Obama/Clinton concept of “re- terrible environmental of- has not been pressed to do by considered friends and former what we believe in the 21st spect and empathy” for enemy fenses, and aggression against a largely supportive media. allies have been discarded, century will change — change nations, including those that its neighbors, particularly The failure has become so ob- which appears to be the case, the prospects for peace.” blatantly and substantially American allies Japan and vious, serious, and dangerous, then he is compelled to reveal This came at the same time violate human rights, has pre- the Philippines. The White that the ongoing safety of the his radical new perspective to that Congress furiously de- dominated in every sphere of House stunningly ignored in- nation requires an immedi- the American people, an obli- manded an explanation of why foreign affairs. Consider these cursions by the Chinese Navy ate explanation and descrip- gation he has for far too long the White House was fl oating salient examples: which stole resources and vio- tion of what Mr. Obama’s for- ignored. the idea of imposing sanctions The Obama/Clinton “re- lated Manila’s sovereignty. eign policy goals are, what he Contact COMACTA at ny- on America’s only fi rm ally in set” with Russia came as Mr. Even as Iran moves expedi- believes America’s role in the communityaction@gmail. the region, Israel. Rep. Mark Putin squashes democracy tiously to develop its nuclear world is, and how he intends com; tune into our sponsored Meadows (R-N.C.) in a docu- in his own realm, invades a weaponry, the White House to keep the U.S. safe from the radio broadcasts, and visit our ment obtained by the Wash- neighboring nation, ramps has moved to soften sanctions burgeoning military might of website at comactainc.com.

BY MARY JANE MUSANO the right to safety as well, and the person who wants to at- and us in danger. You cannot Usually, I am so positive to make the decisions that will tend a public event, shop in a allow over development in and excited about what the allow them to go home safely store or make a living? both the residential and com- new year will bring, but right to their families every night. Mayor de Blasio is putting mercial areas to occur and now I am fi lled with fear. I They patrol our streets and the rights of the demonstra- then not respond with the ap- hope and pray that as we pro- neighborhoods and they are tors demonstrating in an ille- propriate amount of police. ceed into 2015 we will fi nd a the ones who are in charge. It gal manner before innocent, If our mayor really re- way to bring unity, harmony has to be that way if we want law abiding citizens and that spected our police he would and peace to our city. Right safe communities. If we are louder than his words. creates an air of permissive- make an effort to seek out the now, our mayor is making de- told by a police offi cer that His actions have incited ness and tolerance of crime. many offi cers doing a great job cisions that will continue to we are being placed under ar- chaos in our city. Yes, we have This puts our police offi cers in and concentrate on them. We bring chaos to our city and rest, we must submit. That is a right to free speech and to danger as well as the citizens need to hear about the won- thrust its citizens into an era the law. The courts, not the demonstrate but that right of this city. derful offi cers that not only where crime is tolerated and streets, are there to sort the comes with the responsibil- If our mayor really re- do their jobs well but do more our citizens are unsafe as they truths out later. If only Mi- ity to our fellow citizens and spected the NYPD he would than they have to. He can were before Mayor Giuliani chael Brown and Eric Garner it must also fall under the law. start by giving them the tools start right here at our precinct set real change in motion. followed the law and submit- When the mayor allows dem- they need to do their jobs, in- where two offi cers helped the No matter what, we must ted to arrest, they would be onstrators to congregate with- stead of taking away tools like First Lutheran church get a respect our police offi cers. alive today. out a permit it causes chaos. Stop, Question and Frisk. He new sign after it was defaced. They deserve respect for put- Instead of telling his son An air of unlawfulness is cre- would provide precincts with We don’t even know their ting their lives on the line ev- to be careful of police, Mayor ated when demonstrators shut the number of offi cers needed names! ery day to protect us. Their de Blasio should be telling his roads down, interfere with to do a good job. Right now, It’s not enough to honor our jobs are challenging and they son to respect police offi cers public events and prevent store our precinct is so short staffed offi cers after they have been must make life and death de- and he should lead by exam- owners from making a living. that they cannot even respond murdered. We need to keep cisions in seconds fl at. They ple. He says he respects the Who is protecting the person to serious issues in a timely them safe and honor them need our support. They have NYPD but his actions speak trying to get home from work, manner. This puts both them now!

BY TONY SALIMBENE del Rey. All are invited, ap- Army Troop Transport USS will be the Sunday, January Attention readers, we propriate American Legion / Dorchester. The Ameri- 18 at 11a.m. at the Turner will be reintroducing an old veteran’s attire is required. can Legion petitioned Con- Club. Please try to make it, Legion tradition. More information to fol- gress for the awarding of the please try to bring a poten- There will be a Mass for low on a small gathering af- Medal of Honor. tial member! Four Chaplains on Sunday, terwards. Technically not ‘in com- Until next time: There are February 1 at 11 a.m. at St. The chaplains gave up bat’, they were posthu- two types of people, takers Frances de Chantal Church, their lifejackets and assisted mously awarded a specially and givers. Takers may eat E.Tremont Avenue and Hard- the troops, also giving up others, during the torpedo designed medal. a lot but givers will always ing Avenue, by the Marina their places in lifeboats to attack and sinking of the Our regular post meeting sleep better. -unknown. FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (718) 260-4593 BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 49 To Place Your Ad  LEGAL NOTICES Call 718-260-4595

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50 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 BTR Vacca draws protestors over horse-drawn carriages from Page 1 ine the issue, since the current bill is CLASS, said the bill offers an oppor- pending while an environmental im- tunities for the drivers in an outdated pact study is conducted. It will be sev- industry to get 21st Century jobs. eral months before a hearing or vote “We know its not politically fea- on the bill is held. sible for councilmembers to vote for Fellow Bronx Councilman Andy this with out an alternative,” said King has made up his mind on the Bhuiyan. subject. He was listed as a sponsor on But Vacca said he feels the cur- previous legislation, but has changed rent bill doesn’t adequately address his stand. the threat to employment. “I do not support the ban on horse “I think this could end up with and carriages,” he said. “I do not see people losing jobs,” said Vacca. any justifi able reason to do away with The councilman’s other reserva- an industry that has been an exciting tion about the current bill concerns part of New York City’s history and the historic nature of the horse- employs more than 400 – just because drawn carriage industry. someone says so.” “Tradition’s no reason to keep an He said one reason, among oth- inhumane industry alive,” Bhuiyan. ers, is that he doesn’t understand the Vacca said he thinks there could argument that the horses are a dan- be some compromise by making the ger to the public because they can industry more humane or limiting become spooked by cars, yet police it’s scope. horses don’t fi t into that category. “I don’t think wiping out the in- “And besides, we have a whole dustry is the answer,” he said. lot of issues in New York to address It seems the protestors outside his other than an industry that has done offi ce won’t have much effect on Vac- nothing but enhance the love and en- ca’s decision making process. chantment of New York City.” “I’m not going to be swayed by Councilman re- them,” he said. “I think the issue cently told Capital New York that he should be studied outside of demon- is undecided on the legislation, and is Protestors outside Councilman James Vacca’s offi ce want him to support legislation to ban strations.” frustrated by the amount of time and horse-drawn carraiges in the city. He still has plenty of time to exam- attention the issue has garnered. Community News Group / Jaime Williams Violent crime down in 2014 TOP BRONX NEWS STORIES from Page 1 RHOOD - causes of domestic violence and drugs, HBO YOU get distracted and put their purses and and focusing on those two aspects,” IG R bags down. said McCormack. NE N While malls pose a new challenge Car thefts were up about 20 percent EW for the precinct, an old problem has this year, with the majority of cars sto- R seen some improvements—car thefts len being Honda Accords and Civics. U S ® were down about 17 percent this year. The issue is not new, said McCor- O Y “We’ve always had that as one of the mack, and it persists partially because major complaints,” said McGeown.

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56 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 BTR “We were on a five-game losing streak and didn’t like it one bit, especially being kicked around by our rival Iona. It was definitely some- thing we needed to get done.” KYLAN GUERRA ...... 58 SLUMPING ST. RAYS HAS THIRD STRAIGHT LOSS

BY STEPHEN ZITOLO St. Raymond’s struggles PIPE continue. The young Ravens boys’ basketball team lost for the DREAMS fourth time in its last five games and its third in a row By Bob Connolly after falling 78-52 to PSAL power Abraham Lincoln 78- 52 in the Apparel Challenge at Christ the King last Sun- day. The four-game event pit- Giants ted team sponsored by Nike against ones sponsored by Un- der Armour. Sidelines St. Raymond’s, which started the season 5-0, ends a tough four-game stretch. It Dan Graziano (ESPNNY. beat St. Mary’s, but lost to di- com) wrote, “The Giants an- vision rivals Cardinal Hayes nounced Fewell’s ouster and Iona Prep, and lost to Lin- Wednesday as part of a “re- coln on Sunday. The Ravens structuring of their defen- (7-4) got behind early and sive coaching staff.” Defensive could never get back against backs coach Peter Giunta also the Railsplitters (12-2). will not return next season, the “I thought we had lapses de- team announced. fensively,” St Raymond coach The Giants’ defense ranked Jorge Lopez said. “They did a eighth in the NFL in total yard- good job attacking us, but we age in 2013 but took a major step had to many breakdowns de- back in 2014 amid season-end- fensively and a difficult time ing injuries to three of its top guarding tour man in front four cornerbacks, middle line- of us. We just had a hard time backer Jon Beason and defen- containing them. They are a sive ends Mathias Kiwanuka quick and a very aggressive and Robert Ayers.” team.” I’m rooting for Pepper John- St. Raymond’s struggles son or Steve Spagnuolo, but early on really hampered more for Pepper, to get brought their efforts to get back into in. the contest in the second half. NFL Games On TV Lincoln got off to a fast start Fan interest in watching on both sides of the ball in the pro-football on television spiked first quarter, and by the time after CBS broadcasted “The Vi- the quarter was over Lincoln olent World Of Sam Huff.” This led 22-8. was the fi rst time that real-time Both teams were sloppy sights and sounds were seen in the second stanza. There and heard by “Joe-Fan.” wasn’t much scoring on either I still remember Sam Huff side, but St. Raymond’s had covered in game dirt saying to their opportunity to get back an opposing player, “If you do into the game. It held Lincoln that one more time, number 63, scoreless for the final five St. Raymond’s Omar Silverio takes the ball strong to the hoop. Photo by Caroll Alvarado I’m gonna break your nose!” minutes before the half, but That was it for me. I was the Ravens were not able to coln took any momentum that game high 22 points to lead will try to get back on track as hooked. capitalize on the opportunity the Ravens had away. St. Ray- Abraham Lincoln and Tyler quickly as possible. There has recently of talk and trailed 33-18 at halftime. mond’s got sloppy its ball han- Bourne added 18 points. Ca- “We told the guys to put about preventing permanent in- St. Raymond was able to dling as Lincoln went on a hiem Brown paced St. Ray- the loss behind them,” Lopez juries to NFL players as well as fight back after the break and 12-2 run to end the quarter to mond with 13 points and Sid- said. “We have to play to- poor post-game player behavior. get back into the contest. It take a 57-36 lead into the final ney Wilson added 12. Lopez gether, we have to be more The Sports Curmudgeon talked cut the deficit to 10 with four frame. did not make his players avail- unselfish, and we have to do Continued on Page 58 minutes left in the third. Lin- Ezekiel Charles scored a able to the media. His Ravens a better job defending.” BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 57 Scoring droughts doom Mount in loss to Stepinac BY JOSEPH STASZEWSKI the best position to score. Buchanan Offensive struggles kept Mount St. (15 points) and James Brady hurt Michael from a fast start and strong Stepinac from the outside. Forward fi nish, ultimately costing it a victory Romani Hansen score inside and de- over division rival Archbishop Stepi- fended at the basketball. nac. “I think the second and third quar- The Mountaineers, who trailed by ter showed how we can play when we 16 early in the second quarter, railed have our top off offense and top de- to take a nine-point lead in the fourth. fense,” Singleton said. Unfortunately, good shots again They didn’t maintain it enough to didn’t fall and Mount had to stomach be a Stepinac team hungry for a win a tough 76-68 home defeat in CHSAA following a 35-point loss to Iona Prep Class AA boys’ basketball last Satur- the night before. Kylan Guerra and day afternoon. Kobie Miranda each scored 21 points. “I thought we had enough looks,” Jordan Tucker chipped in eight points Mountaineers coach Tom Fraher and 12 boards. said. “The game ended the way the “We were on a fi ve-game losing game started.” streak and didn’t like it one bit, es- Stepinac again took advantage in pecially being kicked around by our the fourth quarter. The Crusaders, rival Iona,” Guerra said. “It was def- who had lost six of their last seven initely something we needed to get games, rattled of a 9-0 run to take a done.” 70-66 lead with 3:32 remaining in the While the loss certainly sung game. Mount had chances to tie or re- Mount afterward it hasn’t dampened take the lead, but could not cash in. their optimism for the team’s poten- The defeat kept them from build- Mount St. Michael coach Tom Fraher saw his team suffer a tough defeat at the hands of tial this season. It’s a matter of keep- ing momentum off beating St. Ray- Archbishop Stepinac. Photo by Joseph Staszewski ing droughts to a minimum and play- mond on Jan. 6. The offensive strug- ing at the level the Mountaineers gles is something Fraher has seen know they are capable of. The margin before. in the second quarter, did show how put them ahead 59-50 going int the for era is however slim. “We are inconsistent offensively,” dangerous is can be during the middle fourth. “If we can beat [St. Ray’s] and they he said. “We can score the ball and to quarter. A 14-0 run cut the Stepinac Mount road the fearless driving are anchoring the whole league than other times there is a sewer cap on lead to 27-23 midway through the sec- and playmaking ability of point guard we can play with the whole league,” the rim and nothing goes in.” ond quarter and an 11-0 spurt, capped Nukoy Singleton. He scored 26 points Singleton said. “But we can lose to His team, which trailed 27-9 early by an Elijah Buchanan three-pointer, and kept fi nding his teammates in the whole league as well” Scanlan High School’s Pipe Dreams: Conspiracy? from Page 57 The guys were giving me the busi- about the leagues reaction, “I think ness about this. From Bob Molinaro- Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Her- “I had no dog in the fi ght, but I fi nd it Track & Field highlights ald has cracked the code on NFL dis- mystifying that the wisest minds of ciplinary measures: “The NFL has a our age - talk-show hosts - strenuously BY WINSTON DINKINS tougher personal conduct policy. Now, downplayed the importance of the Great Monsignor Scanlan High School’s when players mess up, they will get both Picked-Up-Hanky Incident in the Cow- Track & Field Team is starting to wrists slapped simultaneously.” boys’ playoff victory over the Lions. The the received the blessings from their Scott Ostler (SF Chronicle) wrote, wise men argue that one play or a single hard work. On Friday, January 9th at “Normally I don’t root against the Cow- egregious call can’t determine the out- the 21st Cardinal Hayes Invitational boys, but I’m making an exception. Don’t come of a game. But this fl ies in the face & Sophomore Boys Bronx Catholic want to be subjected again to the owner’s of everything we longtime couch pota- High School Championship, we won box tableau of Jerry Jones and his BFF, toes know because bad calls can and do two medals. The meets were held at Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, doing their alter results. You don’t have to be a con- the Fordham University’s Lombardi awkward — and borderline dangerous spiracy theorist to understand that.” Center in the Bronx, New York. In — victory hug. Dwight Perry- “Conspiracy alert the Sophomore Boys Bronx Catholic What is that dance, the Texas Mis- Coincidence? Jethro Pugh, the for- High School Championship, Darbby Step?” mer Dallas defensive tackle, passed Gonzalez took 5th place in the 55 me- Conspiracy? away within 10 days of: ter fi nals. This was Darbby’s 2nd time I’ve been pretty clear as to how I feel The Cowboys’ fi rst playoff game in that he ever competed in a track & about the Dallas Cowboys. I want to Green Bay since the 1967 Ice Bowl. fi eld meet. To make the fi nals in the know why all of those strange decisions AND Elly May Clampett.” 55 meter race among the Bronx best is made by NFL refs seem to always go the Kerr Was Smart a great accomplishment. Cowboys’ way. Steve Kerr saw what was ahead of After the boys sophomore cham- This time a Dallas defender ran him if he gave into the offer from Phil pionship track meet, all of the boys, straight into a Lions’ pass receiver Jackson to become the Knicks’ coach. (Nicholas Jackson, Joseph Santos, Monsignor Scanlan track & fi eld team. knocking him down. Two offi cials threw Bob Molinaro (pilotonline.com) unre- Darbby Gonzalez & Javon Wilson) an interference penalty fl ag, but after a tired and wrote an opinion. “Close call: competed in the Cardinal Hayes In- quick conference with the other zebras Knowing what we do now about the de- vitational. Medals were given to the lan’s pride. In just competing in their the fl ag was picked up. No penalty. Two bacle that is the New York Knicks - 5-34 top 5 athletes in the division. Most of second track meet ever, Javon Wilson minutes later, Dallas had a 4th and 6 on after a loss Thursday night - it’s hard to the top track & fi eld Catholic Schools took 3rd and Darbby Gonzalez took the on the Lions’ 42, Romo calls a pass. believe Steve Kerr may have seriously teams from throughout New York 5th in the Boys JV 55 meter race, win- Lions’ DT Suh is held and tackled to the contemplated accepting Phil Jackson’s were participating. All of our boys ning bronze medals. Congratulation ground-no penalty.This put the Cowboys coaching offer before making the soul- ran the 55 and 300 meters race. They to all that competed, your all are win- in position to go ahead 24-20 for the win. saving choice to lead Golden State (28- competed hard, showing the Scan- ners! All I could say was- JEEZ. 5). 58 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 BTR Horace Mann’s victory slips away in closing minutes BY JOSEPH STASZEWSKI absence opened the door for Wright to Horace Mann was in position to steal hurt Horace Mann inside. Poly began to a big victory on the road only to see it score on second chance points. get way in the closing minutes. “A lot of their points came on second The Lions led most of the way on chances in the fourth quarter,” Barile homecoming night at Poly Prep and tied said. the score with four minutes left to play Barile felt his team did a good job in the contest. The Blue Devils executed handling the Poly double teaming star better in the fourth quarter and exer- freshman guard Jordan Nixon and cised its advantage in the paint to hand player her a box and 1. Nixon scored 15 Horace Mann an eventual 44-38 loss in points and Reiss had 14. The Lions just Ivy League girls’ basketball last Friday couldn’t get the key points down the night. stretch. “We were in the game,” Lions coach “For the most part we were able get Ray Barile said. “We were ready win.” her the ball, even though they were face Blue Devils freshman forward Shan- guarding her,” Reiss said. niah Wright scored a game-high 17 The loss is Horace Mann’s second in points and became to0 much hand in league play, the other coming to favor- paint n the fourth quarter. Poly closed ite Dalton. That was Nixon’s very game the game on an 8-2 run to claim the vic- back after missing time because she tory. was sick, but was still not 100 percent. “It’s tough,” senior guard Jenni- The defeats haven’t discouraged the fer Reiss said. “We were in it the whole team’s hopes of winning the Ivy League. time, 4:00 left we were tied. At the end The Lions have younger players looking we just weren’t able to fi nish. to mesh with seniors. There is plenty of The Lions played the fi nal frame room for improvement moving forward. without starting forward Caroline Poly Prep 57, Horace Mann 17: Rob- Levy, who fouled out in the third quar- ert Gulub paced Horace Mann with 10 ter. Barile said a miscommunication be- points. Najee Taylor led the Poly Prep tween him and his assistant led to her boy’s basketball team wit eight points. Jack Galub #24 of Hrace Mann splits the middle a lays up for 2 points friday night being out there with four foals when she David Dixon had six points and J.D. Schnibbe would have been on the bench. Levy’s Levine chipped in four. Velocity Track Club at the Colgate Women’s Games

BY WINSTON DINKINS This was truly a regional champion- The blessings continue, Week 3 at ship atmosphere meet. Medals were the Colgate Women’s Games, we con- given to the top 5 athletes in their in- tinue to get better and better. In week dividual events and top 3 relay teams. 2, we have 4 girls earn medals. In There also was a parents / coaches 4 week 3, we have 5 girls earn medals. x 200 meter relay race. The following Velocity pride continues to be conta- athletes won medals: Our top runners gious. More of our athletes are trying were Danielle Jackson; she won the 11 harder, attending practice and more / 12 girls’ age division 200 and 400 me- focus. This week we had Nariah Ma- ters race earning her 2 gold medals. this medal in the middle school 55 me- Dontae Lindo won the 9 / 10 boys’ 1500 ter dash, Dominick Jackson medal in meter race, earning him a gold medal. the high school 200 meter dash, Pearl Jordan Samuels won a silver medal in Webster in the high school shot put, the 13 / 14 boy’s long jump. In the girls River Sampson to elementary 55 meter 13 / 14 division, Jaelah Eargle took 3rd dash and Olyvia Burrell, who earned in the long jump and Nariah Mathis points in the elementary A 55 meters, took 4th in the 200 meter race, earning then came back and ran the 55 meters them bronze medals. Our 13 / 14 girls hurdles for the 1st time and won a sil- 4 x 200 relay team of Jaelah, Nariah, ver medal. Last year, VTC only had 1 Zaria Wright and Shantea Leach took girl in the Colgate Women Games fi nal. 3rd place to earn bronze medals, just With the blessings from hard work and missing the gold by 1.7 seconds. Good dedication from coaches, parents, ath- job to all!!! letes and the community, we could Anyone interested in supporting have 5 girls in the fi nals. Velocity Track Club New York. We are As our elementary girls were com- a 501(c)3 - Non-for Profi t. Just write the peting at the Women Colgate Games, check of any size to Velocity Track Club the rest of the team was competing at New York. Your donation is a tax write the lovely YMCA Brooklyn Armory. off and we will send you a receipt. For This was the YMCA Youth Meet #2. additional information, please Contact There were over 600 athletes compet- Coach Winston Dinkins at 914-441-6196 Velocity Track Club parents 4 x 200 meter relay with 2 gold medalists Danielle Jackson. ing, they came from as far Pa. and NJ. or email me at [email protected] BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 16-22, 2015 59 The Highest Standards of Care

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