| From the Village of Brooklyn | OOURUR TTIMEIME PPRESSRESS THE LOCAL PAPER WITH THE GLOBAL VIEW | VOL. 21 NO. 16 Since 1996 April 20 – 26, 2017 | View From Here PUBLIC ADVOCATE JAMES STANDS UP, Trump Nears O'REILLY DOWN... and OUT 100 Days ■■ By David Mark Greaves

hat have you got to lose?” Trump asked the black community as a candidate.W And we knew in our bones the answer now confirmed: The right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Yes, a very busy first hundred days. Only 1,360 more to go. We are close to nuclear war says Kim Jong un, Supreme Leader of North Korea. North Korea must “Behave,” says President Trump. Crazy meets crazy at the Korean Peninsula and millions of lives are at risk. Not even 100 days into this man’s presiden- cy and we are unbelievably a hairsbreadth away from a nuclear exchange. To think of the “what ifs” that are possible is to have the mind rebel at the thoughts. What if Kim Jong un conducts another nuclear test. And what if Trump responds with a preemptive Fox News has just confirmed that they have fired Bill O’Reilly following multiple explosive allegations of sexual strike on North Korean missile targets and harassment, racial discrimination, and outrageous conduct. To be clear: I welcome this development and O’Reilly Kim responds with a nuclear attack on the will not be missed. But it is important to remember that this decision by Fox News is long overdue. The network aircraft carrier Carl Vincent strike force, tolerated his behavior for years, keeping the accusations under wraps and continuing to profit from a flood of killing military personnel and destroying advertising dollars. It was only under enormous pressure from the public—and from advertisers responding to the military assets, does the U.S. have a nuclear public’s demands—that the network finally took steps it should have taken years ago. Continued on Page 3 response that would avoid civilian casual- ties? Do civilian lives matter, even in this instance? Is he willing to sacrifice the lives of the people of South Korea and Japan now RestorationArt -- New Initiative of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration in order to stave off a possible attack on the U.S. mainland in the future? Would there Corporation Currently Celebrating its 50th Year – Restores be anyone in the Situation Room willing to reject Trump’s next order and say, “No Mr. Central Brooklyn as Epicenter of Black Culture in America President, we must stand down?” What’s Newly Renovated Billie Holiday Theatre Poised for Unveiling on May 9 a president to do? st On the other hand, assuming the Establishes Landmark Venue as 21 Century Creative Complex Apocalypse is not upon us, we can fret Committed to Revolutionary Storytelling over how we have to send an envelope * * * with economic solutions, health and fitness, “The Billie Holiday Theatre was an with check enclosed to the IRS, while the and our work with local entrepreneurs and important stepping stone for so many of us ulitzer, Tony, MacArthur president, who bragged about not having to the community, we are witnessing the true young Black actors back in the day, honing Winners will be among the pay taxes and who refuses to make public transformative impact of the arts on people’s our acting chops,” said acclaimed actor and celebrants of Spring Launch his returns, gets to “reform” the tax code lives.” film producer, Samuel L. Jackson. “I am initiatives; Among the participants: by getting rid of the estate tax which only P “RestorationArt is both a call and a re- thrilled to know that it is being preserved Lynn Nottage, Ruben Santiago, Leslie impacts the top 2% of taxpayers and the sponse to artists and audiences alike to join for the next generation of actors and theater Uggams, Jason Moran, Sonia Sanchez, Alternative Minimum Tax, which forces us to explore, as well as to tackle, issues artists.” Simone Missick, Ronald K. Brown, Bran- billionaires like those in Trump’s cabinet of inequality that are real and persistent RestorationArt also opens newly-convert- don Dirden, Roslyn Duff, Dominique to pay something for the riches the nation in Central Brooklyn and in communities ed ground floor rehearsal studios to complete Morriseau and 50 Women Writers from has provided them. across the nation,” said Dr. Indira Etwaroo, an ecosystem of diverse creative expression, all walks of life There is a growing realization among Executive Director of RestorationArt and providing its programs, artists and arts insti- Republican lawmakers that their constitu- Forged in the kiln of the Civil Rights the Billie Holiday Theatre. RestorationArt tutions-in-residence state-of-the-art spaces to ents are more interested in seeing Trump’s Movement and birthed during Central launches with the full force of our 50-year develop new works and engage the commu- taxes than they were led to believe and Brooklyn’s “urban decline,” Bedford commitment to serve on the front lines of nity in unique and meaningful ways. now they find they want to see them as Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation social justice. The critical need for a creative Restoration’s 50th anniversary year, 2017, well. The president flatly refuses, which (Restoration), founded in 1967, launches complex of both artistry and equity at this began marked by uncertainty and an emerg- only makes the clamor grow louder. What celebrations of its 50th anniversary, with moment in our nation’s history is not lost ing national agenda that has left society’s could possibly be in Donald J. Trump’s tax the establishment of a dynamic 21st century on any of us.” most vulnerable--from youth, women, and returns that would make him know he could creative complex: RestorationArt and the un- The heart of this creative complex, immigrants to people of color, Muslims survive anything but their release? veiling of the newly-renovated Billie Holiday the AUDELCO and Obie Award-winning and the LGBTQ community– anxious And now the dossier on Donald Trump Theatre on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Billie Holiday Theatre, founded in 1972 about deepening injustices and inequities. compiled by a former British agent and in- “The Billie Holiday Theatre founded by by Restoration, has just completed its first RestorationArt launches with bold, inspi- evitably described as “explosive” and con- Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation major renovation in 45 years and is opening rational and necessary programming that taining “salacious” content, has been given shares our belief in the power of dreams its doors on May 9, 2017. The Billie Holiday spotlights, often marginalized communities added credibility as FBI Director James and the power of dreamers,” stated Kevin Theatre has been a significant platform and stories, providing a platform for the un- Comey has now said it was among the evi- Chavers, Chairman, Restoration Board of for many Black theater artists, including realized aspirations of thousands in Brooklyn dence needed by the FBI to obtain a FISA Directors. “The arts have always been a Samuel L. Jackson, Ruby Dee, Debbie Allen, and beyond. critical pillar in Restoration’s 50-year nar- Wendell Pierce, John Amos, Sonia Sanchez ➔➔ Continued on page 3 rative, and as we combine arts and culture and more. (See Launch Schedule, P. 2) 2 OUR TIME PRESS April 20 – 26, 2017 VOL. 21 NO. 16

Magnolia Center’s The Board of Directors of the Magnolia Tree Earth Center

of Bedford Stuyvesant, Inc. Planting Seeds Invite you to for the Community’s A Spring Oldies but Goodies Sustainable Future Fundraising Dance oard-hosted Events Planned for school’s new tree, acquired by Magnolia May 5 and May 19 Board Vice President Nancy Wolf. To Benefit April through June historically On Friday, May 19, the Board is host- The Magnolia Tree Earth Center Bis Tree Season for the Magnolia Tree Earth ing a dance and fundraiser at the Historic Center of Bedford Stuyvesant, It kicks off Brooklyn Masonic Temple at Lafayette of Bedford Stuyvesant, Inc. with a memorializing of Hattie Carthan Avenue and Cleremont St. It will include the neighborhood’s famous Tree Lady and a Silent Auction offering selected artwork At the the Center’s founder who passed April 24, and a quilt donated by the family of the late 1983. Marcia Goldman, President emeritus of the The spring events usually include a Board. Ms. Goldman passed in August. tree planting with children and a variety An ongoing effort of the Board will Historic Brooklyn Masonic Temple of arbor-related activities involving local be Ms. Goldman’s idea of a co-naming of 317 Clermont Ave. schools and area residents. It all culminates Lafayette Avenue, between Nostrand and Brooklyn NY 11205 in the blooming around the third week in Marcus Garvey as The Hattie Carthan Way. June of the rare, City landmarked Magnolia The three-block strip includes three church- grandiflora which Ms. Carthan saved from es, two elementary schools, a basketball Friday May 19, 2017 Model Cities wrecking balls in the 1960’s. court and the Herbert Von King Park. Board The tree, located in the front yard of the member chair David Mark Greaves, also 7:00pm- Midnight Center’s headquarters on Lafayette Avenue publisher of this newspaper, informs that Tickets $50 across the street from Herbert Von King the proposed “way” is important to the Mrs. Light Buffet Served Park, is the nexus of what has been called Carthan’s legacy: “Community heroes such by a former parks manager, as the largest as Mrs. Carthan need to be remembered and greenspace in Bedford Stuyvesant proper. their stories told to encourage others to do Saluting: This year the Board celebrates Spring, trees what some call impossible.” Prof. Safiya Bandele & Dr. Evelyn Castro and Ms. Carthan through two events in May. It was during trips down the avenue in On Friday, May 5, the Board will host a the 1950’s that she first observed the tree, tree planting in at the P.S. 25 Eubie Blake and eventually set in motion the ongoing Remembering: School at Lafayette Avenue and Marcus efforts to keep ‘green’ alive in Bedford Hattie Carthan, Founder Garvey Blvd. The neighborhood is invited Stuyvesant.” Among the projects developed to come out on Saturday, April 29, 8:00am by Magnolia Board members are: Green – 12noon to support the ground preparations Horizons, celebrating its 17th year, and Please come to support the work and preservation and clean-up efforts of the 500 Hundred Project Green entering its 10th. of Brooklyn’s Oldest Center Dedicated to Increasing Men Who Make A Difference, a nonprofit For information on the May 19th fund- Community Awareness of Ecology and Environmental Concerns founded by Magnolia Board’s acting ex- raising benefit, visit: www.ourtimepress. and to have a good time! ecutive director Wayne Devonish, for the com Correction: In the April 13, issue the article Phyllis Bowdwin: RSVP: www.magnoliatreeearthcenter.com “Retired Educator Makes an Encore Performance” her name was misspelled. We regret the error.

50in50: DBG MEDIA Publishers of Writing Women into Existence Our Time Press, Inc. 358 Classon Avenue A partnership with Frank Silvera Writers’ Workshop and the Billie Brooklyn, NY 11238 Holiday Theatre (718) 599-6828 Curated by acclaimed playwright Dominique Morriseau Web site: www.ourtimepress.com e-mail: [email protected] Schedule of RestorationArt Public Launch Events Sun, May 14 at 3pm (Mother’s Day) Community Open House The Billie Holiday Theatre, 1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY Publisher Tue, May 9 - All Day Fifty writers (all women and girls) have had their say, writing a DBG MEDIA We open our doors and invite community members to join us for a short monologue in response to the powerful statement shaped by dynamic and exciting day of community tours of the newly-renovated curator Morriseau which partially reads, “As Black Women writers, Editor-in-Chief David Mark Greaves Billie Holiday Theatre and rehearsal studios, as well free dance class- we fulfill a unique and un-duplicated role in theatre. We are telling the es and live music provided by the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium. stories that represent us with balance and complexity and illuminate Free Community Tours | 12pm, 12:30pm, 1pm, 1:30pm and 5pm, our side of the human experience.” Join us for a groundbreaking Consultant 5:30pm, 6pm, 6:30pm, 7pm and 7:30pm event that places the diverse, rich and challenging perspectives of Bernice Elizabeth Green Legacy Ventures Free Community Dance Classes women and girls from all walks of life at the center. These stories 5:30 - 7pm | Cumbe: The Center for African and Diaspora Dance will be read by an ensemble of women performers in an astounding Contributors 7 - 8:30pm | Ronald K. Brown Community Class 90-minute journey of truth, humor and strength. Victoria Horsford Cast: Simone Missick (Luke Cage), Pauletta Washington (Beloved, Selma Jackson The Billie Holiday Theatre presents NY Premiere of Autumn), Phyllis Yvonne Stickney (How Stella Got Margo McKenzie Priscella Mensah Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston: A Her Groove Back) and more. Aishamanne Williams Theatrical Reading Ticketing Information at www.restorationart.org Directed by Tony Award-winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson; orig- Manager inal music by Bill Sims, Jr.; and adapted by award-winning writer www.ourtimepress.com Liani Greaves Arthur Yorinks Brooklyn Celebrates Lynn Nottage Fri, May 12 at 8pm and Sat, May 13 at 2pm and 8pm Monday, May 15, 2017 Sports The Billie Holiday Theatre, 1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY Reception: 6pm at the Skylight Gallery Eddie Castro Join us for the first theatrical presentation in the newly-renovated Program: 7pm at the Billie Holiday Theatre Billie Holiday Theatre with the 80th Anniversary reading of Their 1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216 Office Manager Eyes Were Watching God helmed by the Tony Award-winner Ruben Free to the Public: RSVP Required Joanna Williams Santiago-Hudson who recently directed the critically acclaimed Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Celebrates August Wilson’s Jitney on Broadway. Read by an acclaimed cast of Two-Time Pulitzer Prize-Winning Brooklyn Playwright Lynn © 2015, DBG MEDIA Publishers of actors with original compositions performed live by Bill Sims, Jr., this Nottage. Our Time Press, Inc., seminal novel in the American literary canon prompted Alice Walker Join us at the newly-renovated Obie and AUDELCO Award- printed in New York City. All rights reserved. to say, “There is no book more important to me than this one.” Cast: winning Billie Holiday Theatre in partnership with 651 Arts, Our No part of the publication may Tony Award-winner Leslie Uggams (Roots, Hallelujah, Baby! on Time Press and BRIC Media to celebrate the historical moment be reproduced without prior permission Broadway), Roslyn Ruff (Romeo and Juliet, Fences on Broadway), in American Theatre, as Brooklyn’s own Lynn Nottage receives of the publishers. Publishers are Brandon Dirden (All the Way, Jitney on Broadway), Harvy Blanks her second Pulitzer prize for drama, the first woman to receive not responsible for any ad claims. MBE Certified in NYC, NYS (Jitney on Broadway), Ray Anthony Thomas (Jitney on Broadway), this prestigious award twice. This award was given for Nottage’s and the Port Authority of NY & NJ Ebony JoAnn (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Gem of the Ocean on “Sweat” now running on Broadway. Member: New York State Press Association Broadway), Elain R. Graham (While I Yet Live, Primary Stages), Hashtags: #RestorationArt and #BHT Mandi Masden (Jitney on Broadway) and more. VOL. 21 NO. 16 OUR TIME PRESS April 20 – 26, 2017 3 Herkimer Street NYC’s Homeless Shelters: Apartments to Go Dark What Happened to “Fair Share” Losing Line-of-Sight and Light ■■ By Akosua K. Albritton Board 8 member, views the shelter contro- versy within the context of Mayor Bill de n-‘Fair’ and against the Blasio’s February 28, 2017 announcement Tenants of 400 law!” This was the message of “the City Plan” for homeless services. Herkimer Street of a rally of Crown Heights The mayor intends to “open 90 shelters, held a rally this residentsU at the Bed-Stuy Restoration Plaza while cutting the number of facilities by past Saturday, to recently. For the residents, the unequal bed 45%; eliminating ‘cluster’ apartments by protest developer counts in the communities tell an open tale 2021; and stop using commercial hotels by Candor Capital new of inequality: Crown Heights has 1,779; 2023.” Critics of the plan contend it requires building, being right Bed-Stuy 1,527 and Park Slope has 331 more details for its feasibility. up against 400 while Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge and Borough What cannot be disregarded is the cost Herkimer Street, Park all host zero beds for the homeless. to New York in keeping the homeless in is taking out 18 Many residents of Brooklyn Community commercial hotels. NYC Comptroller Scott bedroom, kitchen Board #8, with 17 shelters, felt that a shelter Stringer issued DHS Commercial Hotel and bathroom for homeless seniors, due to open at 1173 Summary, December 14, 2016 and DHS windows affecting Bergen Street, was another blow to their Commercial Hotel Update, April 17, 2017. 12 apartments. community. The residents came together The “Update” reveals: Neither the building as petitioners Rebirth of Bergen Street Nearly 347,000 rooms were booked manager at 400 Block Association, Dean Street Block between November 1, 2016 and February Herkimer, Mr. Delwar Association and 28 individuals against the 28, 2017 Hussain of Surat NYC Department of Homeless Services, The cost for that period was $65.2 Realty or Mr. Shlomo CORE SERVICES GROUP, INC., and CSN, million. Sinay of Candor LP (the owners of 1173 Bergen Street) to “I strongly believe we need to build Capital returned petition the Kings County Supreme Court shelters. There are folks who need dedicated messages for to issue a temporary restraining order “To shelters to stabilize their lives. I view it as comment. stay the City from opening a 104-bed men’s a social justice issue. On the other hand, shelter.” The petitioners’ grounds were that Crown Heights is overloaded. I’m not sure “their neighborhood is already overburdened whether Crown Heights is shouldering more and saturated with homeless shelters and that than its fair share,” says Adem Bunkeddeko, DHS failed to conduct a Fair Share review but regarding the City Plan he says, “The in accordance with the Fair Share Criteria.” proposal, as currently presented, does PA James on O'Reilly and Fox Justice Paul Wooten issued the order on not seem fair or transparent. There are 90 Continued From Cover misclassifying settlements—or hush mon- March 24, 2017 and Justice Levine extend- proposed shelters but the public has been More broadly, O’Reilly’s conduct is ey—as regular income, and by tolerating, ed the order on March 28, 2017, “Until the informed about only five of them—three symptomatic of a pervasive and toxic culture hiding, and even enabling acts of discrim- Court has had an opportunity to review the are in the Crown Heights area. One of the at the network’s headquarters, where the ination and sexual harassment, the network Fair Share Analysis (“Analysis”) submitted three is in operation in Prospect Heights. hostile mistreatment of women and people may have broken the law. I hope a thorough by the respondent City of New York (“City”) Without a full understanding of all 90 sites, of color has festered for far too long. We investigation not only of O’Reilly but of the as well as forthcoming legal papers.” it is unfair to go forward with the plan. The saw that the network’s handling of such ap- network’s executives and their handling of From a study of ACRIS, 1173 Bergen public needs to see the whole picture.” palling behavior was inadequate in the case this fiasco will finally bring some meaning- Street (Block 1214-Lot 76) has passed It is a fact that Bronx, Brooklyn and of former chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, ful reform to the network and some relief to through several hands since 2006. Previous Manhattan bear the load of homeless and we’ve seen it again in their efforts to the women and people of color who work owners include 720 Livonia Ave. Realty shelters. Queens and Staten Island get off bury the accusations against O’Reilly. This there. Corp., Bergen LLC, City of NY, Crown lightly. Former NYC Comptroller John is an entrenched pattern of behavior and it Even more importantly, I encourage you Heights North Historic District, Metro Co. Liu issued “Down and Out: How New must end. to continue pressuring Fox’s advertisers and and, since November 20, 2014, the property York City Places Its Homeless Shelters” in As Public Advocate, I have called on urge them to hold the network accountable was owned by CSN Partners LP. However, May 2013. This report revealed: the Bronx both the U.S. Securities and Exchange for this mess. We would not have gotten this shortly after CSN Partners LP purchased had 148 homeless shelters, Brooklyn had Commission and the city’s Commission on far without your passion and determination. it, the business got involved in flipping 127, Manhattan had 74, Queens had 15 and Human Rights to investigate Fox News. By Let’s keep it up. the property between itself and 1802304 Staten Island had 6. Alberta, Ltd., Arnav Industries, Inc. and It is these concentrations of homeless Profit Sharing Plan & Trust. shelters and services that disturb New While the two Kings County Supreme Yorkers that reside in these community Court Justices see the validity of complet- boards. The public questions how does the ing the Fair Share Analysis, other quarters application of the eight Fair Share Criteria believe the community folks are callous to result in, for example, Brooklyn Community

homeless people’s plight. After all, a shelter Board #3 having 25 shelters and #8 having designated for seniors would be a relief to 17 shelters but Brooklyn Community Boards

those aged 60 years or more. Male adult #10 and #12 do not have shelters? In 2013, shelters can be hard for 18-22-year-olds to New York City had a homeless population of

be in and the same is true for the elderly in 51,000. By 2016, the population had grown terms of verbal abuse and physical threats to 60,000 homeless people. Is it time for

of harm. the Fair Share Criteria to be revised? The

Adem Bunkeddeko, a North Crown last revision occurred in 1998 during Mayor Shadidi Beatrice Kinsey, D.Ac, Diplc.Ac (NCCAOM) Lic. Ac. (NYS) Heights resident and Brooklyn Community Rudy Giuliani’s administration.

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Environment,” a day-long conference WANTED: 2017 HS and college WHAT'S GOING ON focused on West Harlem’s resilience in the grads, who are job hunting. Check out the face of neighborhood change, on April 29, LaGuardia Spring Job Fair with recruiters ■■ By Victoria Horsford Poetess Elizabeth Alexander, who wrote and from 9 am to 5 pm, at the City College of from more than 25 companies, on Thursday, recited an original poem for President Obama’s NY Spitzer School of Architecture, at 141 April 27, from 10 am to 2 pm, at Vaughn HARLEM, USA 2008 inauguration, and who was a student of Convent Avenue at 135 Street. Register College, located at 8601 23rd Avenue, East The 4/12 Schomburg Fete was quite an Nobel laureate Derek Walcott’s. Members of now at [email protected]. Will Elmhurst, Queens, NY 11369. Job Fair elaborate party. New Schomburg Center the Schomburg and Baldwin clans were well Brooklyn follow suit with its own preserva- sponsors include the Port Authority of NY/ director Kevin Young was formally intro- represented as were lots of members of the tion meeting? NJ, and Vaughn College. Visit www.caonynj. duced to library Young clan. I bought two books at the new The Carver Federal Savings Bank ranked com or call 718 523.7100. members and Schomburg street- level book store and viewed 20th in the Crain’s NY Magazine list of NY friends. Since his the BLACK POWER exhibit. Area’s Largest 25 Thrifts, with $700 million 2017: WOMEN’S YEAR December arrival The Haiti-born, Paris-based writer Joel in assets in 2016 and with $ 549.7 million The Apollo Theater present notable at the Schomburg, Dreyfuss wrote the 4/16 NY Times Travel in outstanding total loans. Carver opened in artists, activists and leader for the return of Young has been section cover story, “A LA FRANCAISE 1948, to facilitate access to mortgages for the omnibus WOW (Women of the World) named New IN HARLEM, an informative directory of African Americans, who were redlined by Festival, part of the Southbank Central Yorker Magazine Harlem’s French bistros from Barawine, mainstream banks, a practice still in place London’s Global WOW Movement, for four Poetry editor, arguably a first for an African Cherie, Ponty Bistro to Maison Harlem, today, well sorta/kinda. Carver has branches days, beginning May 4. Festival highlights American. Once the Program began, literary Chez Lucienne, and Patisserie Ambassade. and ATM ma- include a tribute to vocalist/activist Abbey lion James Baldwin emerged as the real star Owners’ bios are included. The piece really chines in Harlem, Lincoln, starring jazz vocalists Dee Dee of the evening. The Schomburg has acquired whets the appetite for more food and/or Brooklyn and Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves, Esperanza the James Baldwin info. The Chez Lucienne narrative was a Queens. Michael Spalding, live story telling, and a series of archives - papers, bit confusing. Dreyfuss said that its current T. Pugh, is Carver panel discussions, workshops and perfor- manuscripts, owner Thierry Guizonne, is a man from President/CEO and mance artists. Tamike Mallory, Carmen drafts, letters – Guadaloupe. Most people know Senegalese Robert R. Tarter Perez and Gaboury Sidibe will speak on approximately 70 Fara Fall as the owner of Chez Lucienne, is Carver Board empowerment and activism. boxes of material. Lenox Saphire, and Patisserie Ambassade! Chairman. Upper The Harlem Business Alliance hosts Archive purchase Qui est Monsieur Guizonne?. Manhattan Empowerment Zone CEO, Ken its 36th Annual Awards Celebration Gala price was not Fox TV and Apollo Theater brass an- Knuckles is a Carver trustee. on Wednesday, May 3 at Mist Harlem, 46 disclosed . The nounced the return of the popular variety West 116 Street. NY Public Library show, SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO. Steve EDUCATION UPDATES Honorees are says that acquisition was made possible Harvey will host the revived weekly, 60-minute The National Board of the NAACP’s Jeanne Warford, by donations from the Ford Foundation, Show, which will include segments from the Task Force on Quality Education will host WK Kellogg the Knight Foundation, NY Life and three Apollo’s Amateur Night, now in its 82nd year. a hearing on Thursday, April 27, 6-8 pm, at Foundation; Vera donors, possibly Ray McGuire, who spoke SHOWTIME is set for the 2017-18 season. the Harlem Hospital Center and Pavilion at Moore, Vera Moore onstage and was one of the Schomburg Fete Visit Apollotheater.org 506 Lenox Avenue, Harlem. The Task Force. Cosmetics; Dyana hosts. The Save Harlem Now, Manhattan formed at NAACP 2016 Convention, called Williams, Influence The Schomburg is one of five research li- Borough President Gale Brewer, Community for a moratorium on new charter schools na- Entertainment; Glenda Carr and Kimberly braries in the NY Public Library universe. Red Boards 9and 10, the NYC Landmarks tionally, until a more thorough examination Peeler-Allen, Higher Heights; and Jodie -carpet culturati, who attended the Schomburg Conservancy are among the sponsors of of charters’ governance and their relationship Patterson, Doobop & Georgia LGBTQ Fete include writers Jill Nelson, Pulitzer Harlem’s first preservation meeting, “Harlem to and effect on traditional public schools. Activist; and Dr. Aletha Maybank, NYC awardee Colson Whitehead; Franklin Thomas And the Future Preserving Culture and The Hearing is open to the public. Email and Kate Whitney. Columbia University Sustaining Historic Character In A Changing [email protected] ➔➔ Continued on page 8 Civil Rights Appointee Blasted Affirmative Action Programs ■■ By Safia Samee Ali and serves “student popula- tions facing discrimination and epartment of Ed- the advocates and institutions ucation Secretary promoting systemic solutions Betsy DeVos has to civil rights problems.” Dappointed as the acting head “It’s not someone I would of the department’s Office for want to see in this position,” Civil Rights a woman who said Theodore Shaw, director once complained of discrim- of the Center for Civil Rights ination for being white. The at the University of North appointment has civil rights Carolina School of Law. advocates leery of the choice. “We have good reason to be Attorney Candice Jackson, Candice Jackson deeply worried about the en- who was announced as the forcement of civil rights at the deputy assistant secretary in the Office for Civil Department of Education,” he said, adding that Rights on Wednesday, spoke out about being Jackson’s background doesn’t indicate any strong discriminated against for being white as a college experience in civil rights or education issues. In student, according to a report by ProPublica. this case, the federal government has a huge During her time at Stanford University in the role in “protecting students from discrimination mid-1990s, Jackson “gravitated towards a section on the basis of race, disability, sex, and so on,” of the class that provided students with extra said Jon Valant, a fellow at the Brown Center for help on challenging problems.” After finding Education Policy at the Brookings Institution. out it was for minority students, according to “What we should want from Office of Civil ProPublica, she wrote in the Stanford Review, Rights leaders is sincere concern, sympathy, “I am especially disappointed that the University awareness about the real issues facing students, encourages these and other discriminatory along with some thoughtfulness about the com- programs.” plexity of those issues.” Jackson also penned an op-ed blasting ACLU Legislative Representative Ian affirmative action saying it “promotes racial Thompson noted in a statement to NBC News discrimination,” according to the report. “As with that “We have been disturbed by this adminis- most liberal solutions to a problem, giving special tration’s demonstrated disregard for civil rights. assistance to minority students is a band-aid Regardless of who heads the Office for Civil solution to a deep problem,” she wrote. “No one, Rights, we are committed to making sure it does least of all the minority student, is well served by the job that the law requires: protecting students receiving special treatment based on race or eth- from discrimination.” nicity.” Jackson also has written extensively in “The Office of Civil Rights has been in the favor of an economist, Murray N. Rothbard, who crosshairs for Republicans for some time since called the Civil Rights Act of 1964 “monstrous” many Republicans see it as a prime example of and “the source of all the rest of the executive overreach from the Obama adminis- The revelations have drawn concern from tration, so some scaling back of OCR’s activities civil rights advocates who feel Jackson’s ideas on became inevitable when Trump was elected,” race may be at odds with the office’s mission of said Valant. “I definitely don’t think this move ensuring “vigorous enforcement of civil rights” changes that.” VOL. 21 NO. 16 OUR TIME PRESS April 20 – 26, 2017 5 DENTISTRY Charles Grannum DMD

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The Chad Cooper Company premieres Black Lives Matter, Too: All Lives Matter Medgar Evers College, Saturday, April 22 Stage drama’s NYC Tour of Selected Venues Travels to Manhattan in June ickets are still available for Chad Lives, All Lives. something to motivate, educate and rejuvenate CC: Well, not necessarily. The reason we Cooper’s much-anticipated pro- In the promotion notes, Mr. Cooper people. say Black Lives Matter, Too is because every duction of Black Lives Matter, Too; declares, “It’s more than a play, it’s a Sitting there in Cracker Barrell, I came other life, nationality, has been appreciated TAll Lives Matter, launching its New York movement.” Which suggests to this writer up with the idea of a play centered around and readily given reparations and respect City tour, this Saturday, April 22, starting that Mr. Cooper can easily change these reparations for Black people and how that’s MM: Most of your plays have a Biblical at 7:00pm at Medgar Evers College, 1650 historical characters for different ones, from a subject we can address everything around. context. This play is a departure from that. Bedford Avenue, in Brooklyn, New York. now through impertuity, keeping the same The play is a mechanism through which Is “Black Lives Matter, Too” a turning For ticket information, call: 1.888 977.2282 courtroom. As long as there’s injustice and we can address social injustice and bring point in your vision as to what you should ext.100. the diminution of humanity so that lives are out the truth. We as a people, were brought be doing with your art? The theme, reaped with political rendered insignificant, justice will always be over here. We didn’t volunteer. This country CC I think so. The others were geared overtones, is a departure from the brand on trial. was built on free labor, our ancestors labor, more toward the church world and this is of church-oriented, gospel-thumping Following are excerpts of writer Margo over hundreds of years. We were treated like geared to everybody. I directed for the church. message-and-music fare for which writer/ McKenzie’s interview last Saturday with animals in a country that accumulated wealth, The “Family Mess” play still even though it’s producer/composer Cooper Productions has Cooper. There will be more on this play as and a net worth of billions of dollars. We get not is necessarily a church play. It’s my story. become known and very successful. it moves to its Manhattan premiere in June. nothing. Not even respect. We can’t “Black Lives Matter, Too” in a box, His audiences have been primarily So that was my inspiration: The injustices either. It’s a Christian play, it’s a Muslim church-goers. His themes are church-cen- Margo McKenzie/OTP: You plucked must be addressed, and I think that’s what play, it’s an atheist play, its everybody’s play tered. But this drama offers something the title, Black Lives Matter, from the this play does. because everybody who’s of African descent more. The title is not only plucked from the newspaper headlines. So, what’s the MM: Are you sending a message fits into it. headlines of today’s and depicts controversies message you want to get across with the through this play to some of the politicians, MM: You were able to do this without in the street outside … though when steps of couching of Black Lives Matter in the con- the people who could make reparations any other investors, any financial support? church doors, it takes a step back into the past text of some powerful, historical moments come to a reality? Did you do like Spike Lee did with his to bring Harriet Tubman, Medgar Evers and in black history? CC: Absolutely. Where we may not get credit card? Emmett Till, to life with Cooper’s voice and Chad Cooper: I was inspired to write these 6.4 trillion dollars that’s calculated in CC: Absolutely. My background is these times providing a context “Black Lives Matter, Too” as I sat in a Cracker the play, something needs to be done: it could advertising and marketing. So when I came Justice is given a front-seat in court where Barrel Restaurant in the Richmond,Virginia be free schooling for African Americans. over into this arena, God gave me a very good attorneys pursue due process, a judge balanc- area and I learned that a young man had been Who did more for America than us? We’re marketing plan. Being a national recording es what should matter and a jury of whites gunned down as he sat in a car with his wife also talking about having a real conversation artist and helping to partner with a lot of and blacks ponder the value of lives broken and child. I had heard of several incidents between white and black people. The jury de- churches and also being a pastor helped. In lives broken– why they matter, and how much like that before, but this one made me cry. liberation does that. IT gives a vivid outlook some cities, we’d get 500 tickets in a day just has been lost. Then I thought about all of the marches on how, as I see it, black people and white by doing guest appearances at churches. I Comic relief, particularly in the jury we’ve watched for year. I think everything people really think about each other. have been able to survive out here over 12 room, and Cooper’s gospel arias performed has its season, I know, but as I was sitting MM: Now from a biblical sense, okay so years and by going out to over 160 some odd by various actors including Cooper's wife there in tears I believe God spoke to me now in this you have black lives matter, all cities and pack out audiences. Alicia Robinson Cooper, offers a break in the and said, “You have to do something. The lives matter. From a biblical sense, should intensity of Cooper’s thoughts about Black way that you can do it, is through the arts, it be the reverse? ➔➔ Continued on page 12 Discounted Tickets Available: 888-977-2282 ext. 100 VOL. 21 NO. 16 OUR TIME PRESS April 20 – 26, 2017 7 In "Black Lives Matter, Too", Justice is on trial

Success: Production started early on "Black Lives Matters, Too," but some cast members and singers worked double duty: on Chad Cooper's "Family The actors portraying court personnel are, from left to right, Merieta Bayati, Mess" play presented to SRO audiences at the Brooklyn Music School and (stenographer); Britt Dias, (attorney Crump); Marcelo Ringold, (Judge); Fulton on Saturday afternoon rehearsals for "Black Lives" at the Free Will Church Hodges, (attorney) and Graham Weatherspoon (bailiff). of God in Christ on Jefferson Avenue. Chad and Alicia Cooper,center, are seen with cast members and friends including stellar gospel group Soul Tempo members Jerry Brunson, Anthony Burnett, brothers Kevin & Phillip Mitchell. Success is a family affair for the Coopers Florida natives and alumnae of FAMU where they met 22 years ago. Now, the multi-gifted recording artists, preachers and writers’ stage presentations are standing-room-only. Mr. Cooper’s original plays have enjoyed a million attendees nationwide over more than 10 years. He promises to reveal his under-the-radar infused-with-the-spirit business formula in a future book, but for now you can see all Cooper family members -- Chad, Alicia and their children, Celebrity (as Angela Davis),17, Chad Jr. (portraying Emmett Till), 16, and Caleb,9, who appears in the production and handles (behind the scenes) Celebrity Cooper (young Angela Davis) production assistant chores -- in Black Lives Matter, Too, this weekend and with mom, brother and singing group Soul Tempo in Manhattan June 29, 30 and July 1 at a venue to be announced.

Tubman’s North Star: Florida native Alicia Robinson Cooper, legendary gospel singer and musician, stars as Harriet Siasha Tubman in her husband Chad’s Nance anticipated production of Black portrays Lives Matter, Too; All Lives Matter, Medgar performing this weekend at Evers' Medgar Evers College. “It’s the daughter role of lifetime,” Ms. Cooper told us. The production resurrects the lives of Tubman, Emmett Till and Medgar Evers to place the Black Lives Matter contemporary messaging in an historical context. Chad fuses his original compositions with traditional gospel favorites. If you miss the production this weekend, don’t worry. Black Lives Robert Nance, Siasha's dad, will have a run in portrays Medgar Evers Manhattan,June 29, 30 and July 1.. Also the Coopers recently relocated their home base and office headquarters from Atlanta to New York, so plan to be a witness to more of their talents. Mrs. Cooper, whose voice is compared to Stephanie Mills and Whitney Houston, will reprise her role in the June production with an original song for her character: David Arquilla is Attorney “Go Down Moses,” written Hong by Chad Lawson Cooper & Justin Farrah. Ms. Cooper, in character, also performs her special arrangement of “Let All photos: There Be Peace on Margo McKenzie Earth.” 8 OUR TIME PRESS April 20 – 26, 2017 VOL. 21 NO. 16

of the best coaches in college basketball today, so if you have had a mentor of his A Brooklyn Introduction (Calipari’s) caliber along with the capability announced the hiring of former UMass the culture of the Brooklyn program, Kellogg to recruit some of the nation’s top players, Head Coach Derek Kellogg will be the seemed quite poised and eager to get started hopefully a winning culture will be on team’s 14th head coach. This coming after saying, “I’m going to have an unrelenting the horizon for this Brooklyn basketball the 43-year-old Springfield native Kellogg focus to make this a program that will con- program. It’s an exciting time. Can Coach ■■ By Eddie Castro was fired nearly a month and a half ago by tend for NCAA tournament bids every year Kellogg work his magic? Stay tuned. his alma mater. Coach Kellogg spent nine and be at the top of the NEC Conference.” Sports Notes: (NBA) With Phil After a failed experiment with Head seasons as UMass head coach posting a win- Although the Blackhawks won 20 Jackson’s recent public comments about Coach Lionel Hollins, the Brooklyn Nets loss record of 155-137, appearing in just one games this past season, finishing in second Carmelo Anthony and reported frustration organization decided to go in a different NCAA tournament. He will now be bringing place in the NEC, the program decided to and displeasure of the organization by direction by hiring longtime assistant coach his experience to the Borough of Brooklyn. part ways with former head coach Jack Kristaps Porzingis, how and who can fix Kenny Atkinson as their new head coach. Considering there has not been too much Perri. Kellogg is well known for his affil- this horrendous mess in the Big Apple? The LIU Blackhawks Men’s basketball excitement at the Barclays this year with iation with Kentucky’s Head Coach John E-mail me at [email protected] program has made the decision to make a both the Nets and Islanders not making the Calipari. He played for Calipari during their and tell me was it the right move for the coaching change of their own. playoffs at their respective sports, the near- days at UMass and coached aside him when Knicks picking up the remaining 2 years This past Tuesday, at a press conference 7-minute press conference created a bit of a Calipari was the head man at the University of Jackson’s contract and were his public held at the Barclays Center, the program buzz. When asked about his plans to change of Memphis. With that said, Calipari is one comments about Melo inappropriate? BQLT Greets New Season of Growth, Change as Gardener Meg Fellerath Looks Back and Moves Forward n April 8th, Brooklyn Queens BQLT’s gardens are In addition to learning Land Trust (BQLT) held its annual preserved as shared public directly from gardeners, a membership meeting. For Meg spaces where everyone can highlight of my tenure has OFellerath, it had significance as her final meet- participate, have a voice, and been getting to know my fellow ing as President – a role in which she says she make an impact. In our work, Board members. Just as BQLT’s had “the honor and privilege of serving BQLT we are guided by three key gardens bring together people of since 2014.” goals: building a community diverse backgrounds and per- When she moved to Crown Heights in of gardeners to sustain these spectives, our Board represents 2010, she was drawn to the community garden spaces; preserving current a microcosm of these gardens. on her block. Growing up in North Carolina gardens by supporting their We sustain BQLT’s grassroots her family always had a vegetable garden, operation; and conserving beginnings in many ways, one and she’d lived for many years in New York new open spaces for public being that a majority of the City amidst Green Thumb gardens. But she use. Photo by Enrique Alie. Board must be BQLT gardeners. had never seen a garden sign with the words From These Roots: Pictured BQLT’s 2016-17 Board Officers (L-R): Moriba Jackson, My sincere thanks go to Brooklyn Queens Land Trust. What does that Gardens, Stories Secretary; Meera Bhat, Vice President; Meg Fellerath, President; BQLT’s 2016-17 Board and mean, she wondered? The following Spring, Building community Irene Van Slyke, Treasurer. Officers: Meera Bhat, Vice she was elected to BQLT’s Board of Directors. means recognizing many different communi- To fund garden preservation, we are President; Moriba Jackson, Secretary; Irene Meg’s notes to Our Time Press and the com- ties, over geography and over time. BQLT’s thankful for sustained support from our City Van Slyke, Treasurer; Amelia Blanquera (in munity follow. gardens are in 17 neighborhoods throughout Council members. This year, with a grant from memoriam), Sawdayah Brownlee, Sophie It’s hard to remember, but when I joined Brooklyn and Queens, each with its own our partner Land Trust Alliance (LTA), via DeLaCour, Mark Jackson, Lebasi Lashley, the Board six years ago, BQLT didn’t yet own history and personality. As new members join the New York State Conservation Partnership Andrew MacDowell, Johnathan Marr, Lillian its gardens. That momentous occasion took gardens each year, we also celebrate and honor Program, we are also supporting community Meredith, Demetrice Mills, Daisy Okas, and place in December 2011, when The Trust the legacy of BQLT’s founding gardeners. composting; soil health; rain harvesting; na- Anne Schoeneborn. for Public Land transferred 32 garden deeds This concept of legacy, for land and for tive plant diversity; and a gardens-wide tree As for me, I’m looking forward to hanging to BQLT, led by our former Board President people, is central to BQLT. One of the projects inventory. up my hat as President, pulling on my garden- Demetrice Mills. What an achievement! In a I’m proudest of is Our Gardens, Our Stories, Conserving new open space is BQLT’s ing gloves, and getting back to work growing city with soaring real estate demands, these a collaboration with Brooklyn Public Library furthest-reaching goal, challenging us to grow vegetables and flowers on my block. See you gardens would be protected as open space in (BPL). It is part of Our Streets, Our Stories, our capacity. Since 2011, BQLT has been in the gardens! perpetuity. As a brand-new Board member, BPL’s ongoing oral history project chronicling supported by Zack Schulman, staff program ABOUT BROOKLYN QUEENS LAND recognizing the many years of work leading decades of neighborhood transformation in manager, who has provided technical support TRUST to this moment, it was an exciting but intim- Brooklyn. We have recorded 20+ interviews for our gardens and office support for the or- Brooklyn Queens Land Trust (BQLT) is a idating time. with BQLT gardeners so far, all available at ganization. As he moves on to the next phase 501c3 non-profit organization that owns and In the years since, BQLT has acquired two https://soundcloud.com/ososproject. of his career, we thank him for his hard work preserves 34 community gardens in 17 diverse additional gardens, protecting even more land Preserving a Trust, Conserving Open in support of BQLT’s mission. neighborhoods. These properties cannot be for community use, and helped create two Space As BQLT grows, with expanded funding sold or developed and they are permanently ‘affiliate’ gardens on land leased from public Preserving BQLT’s gardens means many and capacity, its impact will expand throughout protected by law as open green spaces. BQLT entities. Working with many partners, BQLT things. It means pruning trees, testing and the gardening and land conservation commu- also stewards two affiliate gardens under has established an urban gardening communi- maintaining water systems, providing gar- nities. Above all, it is the dedication, skills license arrangements. For more information, ty, while building broader connections through den insurance, staying in compliance with and perseverance of our gardeners that make visit www.bqlt.org or call the BQLT office at annual events that bring us together to share non-profit regulations, and everything in BQLT a strong and growing organization. 718.963.7020. and learn from one another. between. Looking Ahead to More Gardening

“The First World Festival of Negro Artists Masekela, appear in concert at Town Hall, + African Rhythmus” is on the AFF bill. 123 West 43 Street, Manhattan, on April WHAT'S GOING ON The brainchild of Sierra Leone-born Mahen 27. Their performance will be captured ➔➔ Continued from page 4 NYUL Young Adults will host an After Party, Bonetti, the AFF, is the first festival which for Jazz Night In America on NPR and the which begins at 9 -11 pm. Visit nyul.org. celebrates African culture through moving CHECKOUT produced by WGBO. Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene. Visit images, in the USA. The AFF co-presents HBANY. ORG. ARTS/ CULTURE the Festival with the Film Society at Lincoln SPRING BREAKS The New York Urban League , NYUL, The 24th Annual African Film Festival Center and the Brooklyn Academy of The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy hosts its 52nd Annual Frederick Douglass (AFF) opens at the Film Society of Lincoln Music. Visit Africanfilmny.org. and Brooklyn Bridge Park, BBP, announced Dinner Awards, Center; the Maysles Cinema in Harlem; and Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad is back the 2017 Spring/Summer events calendar at the Chelsea the Brooklyn Academy of Music, from May in the news. Read his NY Times Book which runs from April 8 through August Pier Piers, 3 to May 29. The festival showcases feature Section cover story/reviews, titled “Power 24, along the waterfront park. The activi- Pier Sixty, films, shorts, documentaries by Africans and Punishment” about two non-fiction ties offer omnibus pleasures from movies, Manhattan, and African Diasporans. The opening night books, LOCKING UP OUR OWN: Crime fitness sessions, storytelling, basketball on May 16. film, VAYA, is a feature which reveals how and Punishment in Black America, by James clinics, to vendor pavilions, kayaking, Gala honor- three strangers on Forman, Jr. and A COLONY IN A NATION foods, fine arts exhibits and installations. ees include a train, traveling by Chris Hayes. Former Schomburg director, The Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Tracy Reese, from a coastal Dr. Muhammad is a Harvard Kennedy School Summer Program returns to 99 Plymouth. American fash- town to Joburg, professor of history, race and public policy, BBP Spring/Summer events boast over ion designer; South Africa, are and the author of non-fiction book, “The 600 free and low costs events. Visit Erica Payne, President Patriotic Millionaires; bound by inter- Condemnation of Blackness: Race Crime Brooklynbridgepark.org. and Tiffany R. Warren, Sr. Vice President, locking destinies. and the Making of Modern Urban America.” A Harlem-based writer, Victoria Chief Diversity Officer, Omnicom Group Bill Greaves 1966 South Africa’s jazz epistles, pianist Horsford can be reached at Victoria.hors- and founder/President ADCOLOR. The documentary, Abdullah Ibrahim and trumpeter Hugh [email protected] VOL. 21 NO. 16 OUR TIME PRESS April 20 – 26, 2017 9

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of the day of service (or within 30 days after parcel of land, situated, lying and being in LEGAL NOTICES the service is complete if this summons is the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, not personally delivered to you within the City and State of New York. Said premises SUPREME COURT - COUNTY trial situs of the real property INDEX NO. State of New York) in the event the United known as 3324 Clarendon Road, Brooklyn, OF KINGS US BANK, N.A., V. SYED 505401/2016 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE States of America is made a party defendant, N.Y. 11203. (Block: 4950, Lot: 0010). AHMED A/K/A A. SYED A/K/A AHMED LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE the time to answer for the said United States Approximate amount of lien $ 472,085.81 SYED, et al. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. LEILA JOSEPH, of America shall not expire until (60) days plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE after service of the Summons; and in case of subject to provisions of filed judgment and Judgment of Foreclosure dated September ESTATE OF ALFRED JOSEPH; EDMUND your failure to appear or answer, judgment terms of sale. Index No. 2758-13. Judy S. 29, 2015, and entered in the Office of the JOSEPH, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE will be taken against you by default for the Mock, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Clerk of the County of KINGS, wherein OF THE ESTATE OF ALFRED JOSEPH; relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE Conway, P.C. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 US BANK, N.A. is the Plaintiff and SYED CRAWFORD JOSEPH, AS HEIR AND OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF Huguenot Street – Suite 210, New Rochelle, AHMED, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at ALFRED JOSEPH; NADINE WILLIAMS, caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to public auction at the KINGS COUNTY AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE secure the sum of $656,250.00 and interest, SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF COURTHOUSE, ROOM 224, 360 ADAMS ESTATE OF ALFRED JOSEPH; ALMA recorded on May 14, 2009, at Instrument KINGS LIBERTY DABAR ASSOCIATES, STREET, BROOKLYN NY 11201, on May VERONICA JOSEPH, AS HEIR AND number 2009000143958, of the Public Plaintiff -against- JENNIFER 18, 2017 at 2:30pm, premises known as DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF Records of KINGS County, New York, cov- MOHAMMED, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant 2298 ATLANTIC AVE, BROOKLYN, NY ALFRED JOSEPH; OLIVIA HARRIS, ering premises known as 627 VERMONT to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated 11233: Block 1435 Lot 29 ALL THAT AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11207. The October 13, 2015 and entered on October CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL THE ESTATE OF ALFRED JOSEPH; relief sought in the within action is a final 19, 2015, I, the undersigned Referee will OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS CARLITHIA HARRIS, AS HEIR AND judgment directing the sale of the premises sell at public auction at the Kings County AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF described above to satisfy the debt secured Courthouse 360 Adams Street, Room 224, ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND ALFRED JOSEPH, any and all persons by the Mortgage described above. KINGS Brooklyn, NY on May 18, 2017 at 2:30 BEING IN THE BOROUGH OF unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may County is designated as the place of trial be- p.m. premises situate, lying and being in BROOKLYN, COUNTY OF KINGS, claim to have an interest in, or general or cause the real property affected by this action the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK specific lien upon the real property described is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE City and State of New York, bounded and Premises will be sold subject to provisions in this action; such unknown persons being IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME described as follows: BEGINNING at a point of filed Judgment Index # 21876/2012. Lee herein generally described and intended to If you do not respond to this summons and on the southerly side of Liberty Avenue, dis- M. Huttner, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, be included in the following designation, complaint by serving a copy of the answer tant 60 feet westerly from the corner formed LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widow- on the attorney for the mortgage company by the intersection of the southerly side of Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for er, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, who filed this foreclosure proceeding against Liberty Avenue with the westerly side of Plaintiff executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, you and filing the answer with the court, a Autumn Avenue; being a plot 100 feet by 25 NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and default judgment may be entered and you feet by 100 feet by 25 feet. Block 4200 Lot County Of Kings Bank of America, N.A., assignees of such deceased, any and all can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or 18. Said premises known as 1088 LIBERTY Plaintiff persons deriving interest in or lien upon, go to the court where your case is pending AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY Approximate AGAINST Ramon Burgos, Myrna or title to said real property by, through or for further information on how to answer the amount of lien $438,954.67 plus interest Burgos, et al, Defendant Pursuant to a under them, or either of them, and their summons and protect your property. Sending & costs. Premises will be sold subject to Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly respective wives, widows, husbands, wid- a payment to the mortgage company will provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of dated 5/10/2016 and entered on 6/3/2016, I, owers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST Sale. Index Number 500771/2013. AARON the undersigned Referee, will sell at public executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF TYK, ESQ., Referee The Law Office of auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY Jason Chang, Esq. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY on May assigns, all of whom and whose names, FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE 252 West 37th Street, Suite 600, New York, 18, 2017 at 02:30 PM premises known as except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER NY 10018 120 Bradford Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207. SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN WITH THE COURT. Dated: November 10, All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK CITY 2016 RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME with the buildings and improvements erect- ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; Plaintiff BY: COREY ROBSON, ESQ. 900 COURT COUNTY OF KINGS, BANK ed, situate, lying and being in the Borough NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. and County of Kings, City and State of New TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED NY 11590 516-280-7675 JEAN ROBERT SELAMY, JEAN GUY York, BLOCK: 3673, LOT: 33. Approximate STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #1” SELAMY, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant amount of judgment is $449,586.97 plus through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly interests and costs. Premises will be sold names being fictitious and unknown to plain- KINGS THE BANK OF NEW YORK filed on April 06, 2016, I, the undersigned subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index tiff, the persons or parties intended being the MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., Referee will sell at public auction at the # 504574/2013. Angelicque M. Moreno, tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, AS FHA QUALIFIED TRUSTEE FOR Kings County Supreme Court, Room 224, Referee, FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS if any, having or claiming an interest in RESCAP LIQUIDATING TRUST, Plaintiff 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY on May WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson or lien upon the premises, described in against JEAN LEON LOUIS, MARC 11, 2017 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 the complaint, Defendants. To the above LOUIS, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a 1315 Troy Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. All that named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE SUMMONED to answer the complaint on June 28, 2016. I, the undersigned Referee buildings and improvements thereon erected, OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF KINGS in this action and to serve a copy of your will sell at public auction in Room 224 of situate, lying and being in the Borough of SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the Kings County Courthouse, 360 Adams Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of Premises: 627 VERMONT STREET this summons, to serve a notice of appearance Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. on the 25th day of New York, Block 4978 and Lot 64. Premises BROOKLYN, NY 11207 Block: 3825 Lot: on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days May, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. premises described 7 Plaintiff designates KINGS as the place of after the service of this summons, exclusive as follows: All that certain plot, piece or ➔➔ Continued on page 10 10 OUR TIME PRESS April 20 – 26, 2017 VOL. 21 NO. 16

as follows: BEGINNING at a point on Dated: Bay Shore, New York March 2, relief sought in the within action is a final LEGAL NOTICES the southerly side of India Street, distant 2017 FRENKEL, LAMBERT, WEISS, judgment directing the sale of the premises seventy-five (75) feet, westerly from the WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP BY: described above to satisfy the debt secured ➔➔ Continued from page 9 southwesterly corner of said India Street and Pamela Flink Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 by the Mortgage described above. KINGS Manhattan Avenue; RUNNING THENCE Gibson Street, Bay Shore, New York 11706 County is designated as the place of trial be- will be sold subject to provisions of filed southerly, parallel with Manhattan Avenue, (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 01-046959- cause the real property affected by this action Judgment Index # 13825/09. Deborah M. sixty seven (67) feet; THENCE westerly F00 TO: Kings County Public Administrator is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE Marshall, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, parallel with said India Street, twenty-five as Administrator for the Estate of Norma IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C., 100 (25) feet; THENCE northerly, parallel Cummings 360 Adams Street, Room If you do not respond to this summons and Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, with Manhattan Avenue, sixty-seven (67) 144 Brooklyn, NY 11203 New York City complaint by serving a copy of the answer Attorneys for Plaintiff feet, to the southerly side of India Street; Environmental Control Board 100 Church on the attorney for the mortgage company THENCE easterly along the southerly side Street, 4th Floor New York, New York 10007 who filed this foreclosure proceeding against STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME of said India Street, twenty-five (25) feet to New York City Parking Violations Bureau you and filing the answer with the court, a COURT COUNTY OF KINGS the point or place of BEGINNING. Subject 100 Church Street, 4th Floor New York, default judgment may be entered and you SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS to easements, covenants, and restriction New York 10007 New York City Transit can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or Index No. 509799/2015 WELLS of record. These premises are also known Adjudication Bureau 130 Livingston Street, go to the court where your case is pending FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, -vs- as 128 India Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222. Brooklyn, New York 11201 United States for further information on how to answer the FRED KILICHOWSKI, KRISTINA WOODS OVIATT GILMAN LLP Attorney of America New York State Department summons and protect your property. Sending KNECHT, RAYMOND MARCIAL, for Plaintiff 700 Crossroads Building 2 State of Taxation and Finance Rutland Nursing a payment to the mortgage company will BENJAMIN MARCIAL, UNITED STATES Street Rochester, NY 14614 Home, Inc. 585 Schenectady Avenue not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST OF AMERICA BY THE INTERNAL Brooklyn, NY 11203 RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF REVENUE SERVICE, NEW YORK SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE SUPREME COURT OF THE FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, CITY OF NEW YORK OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF KINGS STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, INDEX # 15558/2010 Filed 03/21/17 KINGS INDEX NO. 508750/2016 Plaintiff WITH THE COURT. Dated: September 9, CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT Plaintiff designates Kings County as the designates KINGS as the place of trial situs 2016 RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for OF FINANCE PARKING VIOLATIONS place of trial. Venue is based upon the of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL Plaintiff BY: DANIEL GREENBAUM, BUREAU, CRIMINAL COURT OF County in which the mortgaged premises is SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 3304 ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 THE CITY OF NEW YORK, KINGS situated. Nationstar Mortgage LLC Plaintiff, AVENUE J BROOKLYN, NY 11210 Block: Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 SUPREME COURT, ANY UNKNOWN -against- Kings County Public Administrator 7615 Lot: 42 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES as Administrator for the estate of Norma LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF Cummings, Norma Cummings’ respective COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. HEIRS AND NEW YORK COUNTY OF KINGS Plaintiff THE LATE KATHERINE KILICHOWSKI heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF designates KINGS as the place of trial situs A/K/A KATHERINE M. KILICHOWSKI, executors, administrators, trustees, devi- BARBARA SOLOMON, any and all persons of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL JOHN KILICHOWSKI AND OTILLIERA sees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 222A KILICHOWSKI IF LIVING, AND IF ANY and successors in interest and generally claim to have an interest in, or general or SCHAEFER STREET BROOKLYN, NY BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS all persons having or claiming under, by specific lien upon the real property described 11207 Block: 3430 Lot: 14 INDEX NO. WHO ARE SPOUSES, WIDOWS, or through said defendant who may be in this action; such unknown persons being 513198/2015 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE GRANTEES, MORTGAGEES, LIENORS, deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or herein generally described and intended to be LLC, Plaintiff, vs. JULIO RIVERA, if liv- HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTES, otherwise, any right, title or interest in the included in the following designation, name- ing, and if he be dead, any and all persons EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS OR real property described in the complaint ly: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF SUCH herein, Leonard C. Spector Esq, Guardian at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, claim to have an interest in, or general or OF THEM AS MAY BE DEAD, AND Ad Litem on behalf of Reinaldo Cummings administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, specific lien upon the real property described THEIR SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, as Heir to the Estate of Norma Cummings, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees in this action; such unknown persons being DISTRIBUTES AND SUCCESSORS if he be living and if he be dead, any and all of such deceased, any and all persons deriv- herein generally described and intended to IN INTEREST, ALL OF WHOM AND persons who are spouses, widows, grantees, ing interest in or lien upon, or title to said real be included in the following designation, WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distrib- property by, through or under them, or either namely: the wife, widow, husband, widow- RESIDENT ARE UNKNOWN TO utees, or successors in interest of such of the of them, and their respective wives, widows, er, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, PLAINTIFF, and JOHN DOE, Defendants. above as maybe dead, and her spouses, heirs, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, To the above named Defendants: You are devisees, distributees, and successors in descendants, executors, administrators, devi- creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and hereby summoned to answer the Complaint interest, all of whom and whose names and sees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, assignees of such deceased, any and all in this action and to serve a copy of your places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or answer, or if the Complaint is not served New York City Environmental Control names, except as stated, are unknown to title to said real property by, through or under with this Summons, to serve a notice of Board, New York City Parking Violations plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND them, or either of them, and their respective appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys Bureau, New York City Transit Adjudication URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs within thirty days after the service of this Bureau, United States of America, New York STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, Summons, exclusive of the day of service, State Department of Taxation and Finance, AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, and in case of your failure to appear or Rutland Nursing Home, Inc. Defendants. TO AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #1” through trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all answer, judgment will be taken against THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names of whom and whose names, except as stated, you by default for the relief demanded in YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the are unknown to plaintiff; NEW YORK CITY the Complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN answer the Complaint in this action and persons or parties intended being the tenants, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the occupants, persons or corporations, if any, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint is not served with this Summons, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN Complaint by serving a copy of the answer to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attor- the premises, described in the complaint, DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last on the attorney for the mortgage company neys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days Defendants. To the above named Defendants twelve names being fictitious and unknown who filed this foreclosure proceeding against after service of this Summons, exclusive of YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended you and filing the answer with the court, a the day of service; or within thirty (30) days answer the complaint in this action and being the tenants, occupants, persons or default judgment may be entered and you after service is complete if this Summons is to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the corporations, if any, having or claiming can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or not personally delivered to you within the complaint is not served with this summons, an interest in or lien upon the premises, go to the court where your case is pending State of New York; or within sixty (60) days to serve a notice of appearance on the described in the complaint, Defendants. To for further information on how to answer if it is the United States of America. In case Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the the above named Defendants YOU ARE the Summons and protect your property. of your failure to appear or answer, judgment service of this summons, exclusive of the HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the com- Sending a payment to your mortgage compa- will be taken against you by default for the day of service (or within 30 days after the plaint in this action and to serve a copy of ny will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE service is complete if this summons is not your answer, or, if the complaint is not served MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING personally delivered to you within the State with this summons, to serve a notice of ap- OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY YOUR HOME If you do not respond to of New York) in the event the United States pearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE this summons and complaint by serving a of America is made a party defendant, the 20 days after the service of this summons, COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER copy of the answer on the attorney for the time to answer for the said United States exclusive of the day of service (or within WITH THE COURT. This is an attempt to mortgage company who filed this foreclo- of America shall not expire until (60) days 30 days after the service is complete if this collect a debt and any information obtained sure proceeding against you and filing the after service of the Summons; and in case of summons is not personally delivered to you will be used for that purpose. The foregoing answer with the court, a default judgment your failure to appear or answer, judgment within the State of New York) in the event Summons is served upon you by publication may be entered and you can lose your home. will be taken against you by default for the the United States of America is made a party pursuant to an order of Honorable Noach Speak to an attorney or go to the court where relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE defendant, the time to answer for the said Dear, Justice of the Supreme Court of the your case is pending for further information OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF United States of America shall not expire State of New York, signed the 1st day of on how to answer the summons and protect SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above until (60) days after service of the Summons; March, 2017, at Brooklyn, New York. Tax your property. Sending a payment to your caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage and in case of your failure to appear or an- I.D. No. Block: 2540 Lot: 37 ALL that mortgage company will not stop this fore- to secure the sum of $922,500.00 and swer, judgment will be taken against you by certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the closure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY interest, recorded on November 18, 2010, default for the relief demanded in the com- buildings and improvements thereon erect- SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON at Instrument number 2010000388803, of plaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION ed, situate, lying and being in the Borough THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF the Public Records of KINGS County, New AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING York, covering premises known as 3304 the above caption action is to foreclose a State of New York, bounded and described THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. AVENUE J BROOKLYN, NY 11210. The Mortgage to secure the sum of $569,832.00 VOL. 21 NO. 16 OUR TIME PRESS April 20 – 26, 2017 11

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759-1835 Dated: March 7, 2017 us on the web and find Visit 12 OUR TIME PRESS April 20 – 26, 2017 VOL. 21 NO. 16 Educator Cynthia Tompkins Makes Children’s Encore Performance as Storyteller Literacy iola Davis reads children’s book ■■ By Margo Janet McKenzie “Rent Party Jazz” for Storyline Online® for Jazz Appreciation t six o’clock one evening came MonthV Cynthia Goodison Tompkins Academy Award winner Viola Davis taking deliberate steps and stead- shines a light on the unsung tradition of rent iedA by a thick black cane as she walked parties for Jazz Appreciation Month in the toward the church where she would sit newest Storyline Online® (storylineonline. to talk about one of her second acts in net) video released today by the SAG- life--storytelling. AFTRA Foundation. Tompkins, whose first act was teaching Davis reads the critically acclaimed chil- for 30 years, boasts about working with dren’s book “Rent Party Jazz” (storylineon- Adelaide Sanford. She discovered, “There’s line.net/rent-party-jazz), written by William life after the Department of Education” Miller, illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb and jump-started her encore performance a storytelling festival.” She also learned to Tompkins’ knees slow her down slightly and published by Lee & Low Books. in life by joining the National Association listen intently and how to receive criticism but that does not dampen her enthusiasm of Black Storytellers (NABS) seventeen without giving up writing all together. nor her resolve to continue the African years ago. Each year since then, she has Her efforts have paid off. The Center for tradition of storytelling. “We have a job to traveled to a different city convening with Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, do; we’re not here by accident.” Her next professional storytellers and studying the under the leadership of Executive Director project is a story about York, an African- art of the craft. Brenda Greene, has published two volumes American freed slave and member of the In 2012, she joined a local storytelling of the works of these elder griots. “They are Lewis and Clark Expedition of May 1804, group, the Elder’s Writing Workshop, under leaving a legacy rich with powerful images the first American expedition into the west- current workshop leader Nefertari Ulen at of their lives as women,” says Dr. Greene ern United States. Siloam Presbyterian Church on Jefferson in the foreword of one book. Tompkins has She’s also looking forward to her Avenue, meeting on Friday’s from noon made five contributions to the two volumes. daughter purchasing Dragon transcription to 2pm to keep her storytelling chops alive Though she has been networking with software so she doesn’t have to write her during the year. storytellers since 2000, she wishes she had stories by hand. Viola Davis Once a month, these ladies read stories known about the art form earlier, feeling it Taking it easy is not in Tompkins’ “Rent Party Jazz” tells the story of to one another while the others listen intent- would have enhanced her teaching and she genes. She comes from a traveling family. Sonny Comeaux, a young boy living in ly. Then each listener provides feedback. would have accomplished so much more. “My mother would take all five of us and New Orleans during the 1930’s, his mother, Tompkins credits the local and national She might have become a professional pack a lunch and head to Prospect Park, who is trying to make ends meet, and a workshops with teaching her about the art storyteller. Coney Island or take us on a bus trip around musician who offers to help. “Rent Party of telling a good story and little-known Professional storytellers travel the world town. People used to say we had wings on Jazz” showcases profound values related facts about Black history. “Did you know telling their stories and getting paid. Just our feet.” In that tradition, she will fly to to compassion, family and supporting your that Frederick Douglass used to offer before a NABS regional conference, they Wichita, Kansas in November so she can friends and neighbors in times of need. morsels of bread to poor white children in contacted the city and are invited to perform take her feet to the seventeenth NABS con- Davis concludes her reading by sharing, exchange for information about what they at promotional festivities. “My friend was ference to continue developing her voice as “I love ‘Rent Party Jazz’ because African- learned in school that day? I learned that at paid $600 for one event.” a storyteller. American characters are the focus of the story. It’s about jazz and it’s about people success. Even to be able to put together a cast. lives matter. kind of moving beyond the helping one another. Great message.” All Lives Matter MM: That’s today. What does success church audience. The Storyline Online® site is available ➔➔ Continued from page 6 look like tomorrow? MM: As a pastor your mission is to save 24 hours a day at no cost to children, parents To be able to come to new York and pack CC: Doing movies, less traveling, and souls. What’s your mission now? and educators worldwide, and receives over out audiences without doing one radio spot is being more commercialized with like black CC: It’s still to save souls. 13 million views every month.

Benefits: this committee hosts events at intergenerational reading program at four Age-Friendly Ambassadors churches and senior centers informing the schools throughout the district and have community of available services for older up to 20 volunteers! We also assist with ■■ By Selma M. Jackson Committee is tasked with implementing a adults, including SCRIE, SNAP, health care school Science and Book Fairs. It’s an Neighborhood Action Plan and recruiting and other services. opportunity to nurture and be involved in y mother and my grand- Age-Friendly Ambassadors to help spread Social Inclusion/Events: this committee the growth of our young children. mother both lived to be 94 the word and help do the work. plans events for older adults to have a good Besides the above committees, we years old. The year before So you can imagine I was excited to find time. We recently hosted a Red and White also help out with Council District 36 Mmy mother died I asked myself how did I out that Council member Robert Cornegy’s Ball for Valentine’s Day and are responsible Participatory Budgeting voting, senior want to enjoy my golden years. If I wanted office was recruiting AGE-FRIENDLY for the Senior Swim Days at Kosciuszko crawl and housing ideas for older adults to be around as long as they were and what AMBASSADORS to volunteer on the Pool. Have an idea for fun, let us know. like home sharing and this September we would I do for the next 30+ years? How following four subcommittees: Fostering Academic and Cultural will host Active Aging Week, a weeklong would I live in my autumn season? Retail: this committee is developing a Excellence: this committee volunteers campaign that celebrates the positive as- This is a new column for seniors: dis- guide for older adults informing them of once a month during school hours at our pects of aging today. covery, news, information and a place to discounts, special services and age-friendly adopted school PS 308 to read to elementa- But it’s not all work, we have fun while share! environments in retail stores--like not hav- ry school children primarily in grades K-3. we work and we have just plain fun! Last I have always been involved in my com- ing to bend down to the bottom shelf for Along with the Brownstoners of Bedford- week, we hosted an afternoon of cultural munity wherever I find myself: my church, what you want. Stuyvesant and the Links, we enjoy our enrichment at Weeksville Heritage Center my job, my residence and my interests. I called “Tea with Tia”, curated by President heard of the Age-Friendly Neighborhood and Executive Director Tia Powell Harris. initiative (AFN) and discovered that my We experienced the new addition at neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant has Tea With Tia Weeksville: one of the houses provides been an AFN since 2009! information on tablets about the lives of What is an AFN and what does it mean Weeksville residents and you can listen to for you and me? An AFN is a community stories. We ended with an intergenerational that makes sure services are inclusive of afternoon tea and sweets with Mrs. Harris older adults. This includes affordable and the youth from MY BASE (Motivated housing, retail stores that price and display Youth Building All Self-Empowerment), items for elders, provide affordable cultural a community organization for youth 18-25 events, keep seniors informed of services, years. It was enjoyable and a wonderful and have opportunities for older adults to time to discuss our shared history with the enjoy walking, swimming and other forms younger generation. of exercise. Want to get involved? We meet the Each AFN works with the local Council second Tuesday from 4-6pm at Quincy member and has an Advisory Committee Senior Residence, 625 Quincy St. Join made up of community stakeholders from us! For more information about AFN the local Business Improvement District, Ambassadors contact: Andrea Green, AFN nonprofit organizations, city officials and Program Associate at (718) 919-2100 or others representing cultural, educational Age Friendly Ambassadors at Weeksville Heritage Center call the Council Member’s office at (718) and religious institutions. The Advisory 919-0740.