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MP BID effort scores majority GOLF COURSE PARS FUTURE Trump’s plan is popular, but city says ‘no’ of property, BY ARTHUR CUSANO ment is their landlord, so that’s Two public hearings earlier slowing things down,” Prince said. biz owners this month offered a slew of new in- Prince said he expected the formation on competing plans for board to be able to vote on the pro- BY PATRICK ROCCHIO . posal at its next committee meet- The creation of a Morris Park A proposal by Trump Links ing in January. Business Improvement District at Ferry Point to expand the golf But would that vote carry any took a major step forward. course in exchange for renovating weight? The community board’s The BIDs steering committee other land in the park and creat- role is simply an advisory one, said announced on Wednesday, Novem- ing a nearby nature preserve was Parks media relations director ber 16 that after four years of out- presented in addition to an NYC Crystal Howard. reach and planning, they reached Parks Department proposal to use The mayor’s offi ce rejected the the threshold of 51% approval from the same waterfront land Trump Trump Links proposal last month, the owners of commercial proper- Links wants to develop to create citing desire to keep the waterfront ties and merchants who will com- passive park space while continu- land public. prise the district if it is ultimately ing its rehab of the western half of “The city is moving forward to approved. park. implement its plan for the new wa- According to the committee, Community Board 10 chairman terfront park,” she added. they now have majority support Martin Prince said the board was One of the main reasons given from all 155 commercial properties waiting to get its hands on the offi - by Trump Links for expanding the and 297 businesses in the would-be cial Trump Organization proposal. 17th and 18th holes is to make the BID’s service area: Morris Park Av- The proposal was initially submit- course attractive for a potential enue between Williamsbridge and ted to the Parks Department, he PGA major tournament, such as Unionport roads. said. the U.S. Open. John Bonizio, the chairman “They said they submitted it to An event of that nature could of the Westhchester Square Busi- [Parks] because the Parks Depart- Continued on Page 4 ness Improvement District, said he helped reformulate the Morris Park BID steering committee earlier in 2016 to get the project moving. Diaz tells NFL star who lost While not all the business and property owners responded, among those who did there was a 98% and ring: Bronx not ‘sinful’ 86% rate of approval respectively, said Bonizio. BY STEVEN GOODSTEIN side the club depicts an indi- “What that tells you is that the The borough president re- vidual extending his arm to the merchants recognize the value in cently wrote a letter in response fl oor to pick up the item near having an advocate and a unifi ed to an incident involving two Beckham at the time of the in- voice to deal with city agencies and NFL stars. cident. He apparently offered elected offi cials, working together On Tuesday, November 22, a cash reward to anybody who as one,” he said, adding that he sees Borough President Ruben Diaz, found the ring and returned it a BID as an essential component to Jr. wrote a letter to Gi- to him, to no avail. formulating a business plan for a ants wide receiver Odell Beck- In response to the incident, commercial district. ham, Jr. and Denver Broncos Diaz Jr. invited both players to The businessman said it was A Mom’s Anquished Plea linebacker Von Miller, after the explore sites in the Bronx other signifi cant that the Morris Park Mothers Against Heroin Abuse attended a ‘Free Naxloxone Training - Learn two NFL stars visited Sin City than Sin City Cabaret, which Community Association provided to Save a Life’ workshop on Tuesday, November 15 hosted by Senator Jeff Cabaret, a strip club located at has a checkered history. support for the BID steering com- Klein at the Villa Barone Manor. The emotional meeting was meant to ad- 2520 Park Avenue in Mott Ha- One can only wonder if this mittee because Morris Park has dress and remedy the heroin epidemic which has greatly impacted the ven, on Thursday, November 17. situation would have taken been without a business associa- Beckham was dancing in the place if they had visited another Bronx since this summer. The event also highlighted the tragedy of young tion for some time. strip club when his diamond Bronx destination instead. The MPCA helped with logisti- adults from the Bronx who have died or are suffering from heroin addic- pinky ring, estimated to cost “I think it is wonderful that cal support and meeting space, he tion. Angela Trotta, whose son Anthony Trotta, Jr. died of a heroin over- $25,000, fl ew off his fi nger. Mr. Beckham, who has been said. dose, wanted to know why the drug dealers aren’t arrested since everyone According to published re- a great representative for the knows who they are. 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Celebrating Botani- the New its York 25th year, Show’ cal ‘Holiday keeps Garden’s chug- Train ging along. A special media preview on Monday, November 14 showcased G-scale model trains humming alongside replicas of iconic New landmarks natural materials from created York such as bark, twigs, seeds and pone cones by Imagina- Applied at team Busse’s Paul designer tion. New replicas at this year’s exhibit include theConey Island Cyclone and ’s , Luna Park Entry Gate, the Elek- and the Ed Koch Queensborotrum Tower Bridge Monday, to located inside the Enid A. 19 Haupt Conservatory. November The must-see holiday tradition is open the to Saturday, from public January more 16 information, For visit www. nybg.org/hts16. (Left) A tree stump served as a tunnel at the highly imaginative holiday train show. (Right) Samayra Rios helped set up another train for the show. (Bottom left) G-scale locomotives, trolleys and freight trains traversed the expansive exhibit. (Above) Miguel(Above) Hernandez made sure the trains kept chugging along at the exhibit. at the New York Botanical Garden Botanical York New Garden the Botanical York New the at at HOLIDAY TRAIN SHOW SHOW TRAIN TRAIN HOLIDAY HOLIDAY Golf course pars future; Trump’s plan is popular, but city says ‘no’

from Page 1 be roaming Ferry Point not be a possibility for at Park on a regular basis. least another decade, said While residents have Jeff Altstadter, assistant di- lamented the lack of bath- rector of Public Relations for rooms at the park, a con- the United States Golf Asso- struction crew was busy ciation. at work building the fi rst “U.S. Open sites have comfort station in the park been announced through in almost two decades. The 2026 and we do not have project is expected to be Councilman James Vacca visited many of the community and business leaders supporting the cre- any scheduled to be held at completed by summer 2017. ation of the Morris Park Business Improvement District as the group announced that they achieved a Trump Links,” Altstadler New York City Parks Ad- majority of support from business and property owners in the would-be BID’s area. Photo courtesy of said. vocates founder Geoffrey Councilman James Vacca’s offi ce He said while major golf Croft has followed the devel- BRONX WEEKLY November 27, 2016 4 2016 NovemberBRONX WEEKLY 27, Residents have questions about tournaments have been held opposing plans for Ferry Point opment of the course for over in the suburbs around New Park, including the western side a decade. Morris Park BID effort scores York City such as Winged used by numerous soccer and He called the Trump Foot in the Westchester Links claim that a public cricket leagues on weekends. County town of Mamaron- park adjacent to the course eck and at Bethpage State Community News Group / Arthur would be unsafe due to fl y- majority of property, biz owners Park on Long Island, one has Cusano ing golf balls “absurd” and never been held in the city it- criticized the lack of rev- from Page 1 Councilman James troller’s offi ce. self for various reasons. same concerns Poggi has enue in the current con- Vacca, who provided funding “I go with what the mer- Residents have voiced over the ongoing lack of po- tract. Tony Signorile, MPCA to the Morris Park BID steer- chants want and I see a ma- concern about crime and lice presence and lack of im- While the course gener- president, said he was thank- ing committee for four years jority of the merchants want- vandalism in the park, as provements by the parks de- ated $8 million in revenue ful to the business commu- through different conduits, ing this, so it is my focus.” well as overcrowding and partment. in its fi rst year of opera- nity, landlords, merchants said that he believes BIDs en- Vacca said, adding “I think lack of bathrooms. “I don’t trust them to do it tion, Croft said the current and homeowners for their hance local commercial cor- the possibilities are end- Friends of Ferry Point quickly, or at all,” she said. competitively-bid awarded help in the effort. He said ridors and bring shoppers less.” Park president Dorothea In the early afternoon of contract allows the Trump that the results exceed ex- to areas. The councilman William Pedone, owner of Poggi said soccer and cricket Thursday, November 17 the Organization to pay the pectations in terms of speed. called the development ‘good Van Nest True Value Hard- leagues take over the park park was empty of visitors, city nothing during its fi rst Lisa Sorin, the execu- news.’ ware and chairman of the every weekend, and fi ght- save for three men fi shing four years of operation. In tive director of the nearby “Morris Park is at the BID steering committee said ing, indecent exposure, gam- near the southwestern end. addition, the city pays for Westchester Square Busi- point where they will submit that the BID would provide a bling and illegal fool and No Park Enforcement the course’s sewer and wa- ness Improvement District, their paperwork to the city unifi ed voice for the commu- alcohol vending aren’t un- Patrol members or NYPD ter costs. said that the investment and ultimately it will come nity’s small businesses. www.BXTimes.com usual sites. offi cers were to be found, The contract also al- in the area spoke volumes to the city council as a fi nal “Our primary goal is to “You have thousands and three young men were lows the Trump Links about it’s future, which she step,” said Vacca. revitalize the commercial of soccer players drinking able to enter the park on un- management to raise green indicated looked bright. The councilman added corridor and provide an on- and peeing everywhere,” licensed dirt bikes and pop fees with little oversight, “What this means is that that he will provide guid- going and consistent repre- she said. “They break every wheelies up and down the and the cost of playing at everyone agrees that Mor- ance to the effort, which sentation for the area,” he park rule every day.” asphalt walking path for the course has already in- ris Park is an amazing place now must submit paper- said. Poggi said the parks de- several minutes, seemingly creased signifi cantly in the and that the commercial cor- work to the city before going A similar effort in partment’s $9 million pro- without any fear of police ac- brief time it has been open. ridor is a huge value to the to the NYC City Council, the Throggs Neck is also in prog- posal isn’t enough to make tion. Croft also said the west- neighborhood,” she said. mayor, and the state comp- ress. either side of the park safer Poggi said ATV and dirt ern part of Ferry Point Park or suffi ciently upgrade fa- bike riders have been an on- was in need of far more cilities, and has thrown her going problem even before work than whatever the support behind the Trump Trump Links was built. Trump organization was Links proposal. Bronx Parks Commis- willing to spend or raise “I feel they can’t police sioner Iris Rosa Rodriguez from its business partners. that side, so let someone else said the number of Parks “That park needs $100 do it,” she said. Enforcement Patrol offi - million worth of work,” he Ferry Point Civic Asso- cers patrolling the borough said. ciation president Joann So- would be increased from 25 Calls to Councilman hmers has also come out in to 50 next year, but could not James Vacca, who repre- support of the Trump Links say for certain how many of sents the 13th district, were proposal, due to many of the those offi cers, if any, would not returned by press time.

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Avenue, when hestruck Nereid eastbound onto left Avenueson turn then and Richard- on southbound travelling Fusion Ford ofablack operator the show by police scene at the time. at press available made were arrangements dead. pronounced The four-door vehicle four-door The The driver fl Security video obtained orfuneral No memorial xed to the rear li- rear the to xed e the ed eld eld hit- Community News Group / Arthur Cusano /Arthur Group News Community confi are calls All TIP577. ter en- then (CRIMES) 274637 or by texting their tips to nypdcrimestoppers.com Stoppers website at www. submit tips on (74782) for Spanish. the 57-PISTA (888) or Crime(8477) 577-TIPS at (800) Hotline NYPD’s Crime Stoppers denttion regarding is this inci- asked accident. fatal the in to callcating the driver involved the for help lo- asking section ing sign at the busy inter- afl placed NYPD the police. to ing Witnesses can also also can Witnesses Anyone with informa- Following the incident dential. ash- 9 BRONX WEEKLY November 27, 2016 www.BXTimes.com Photo Photo ts ts within ore Hutchin- The possible conversion conversion possible The The potential also ex- Since acquiring the Pel- “At Hampshire, we pride with meet to hope “We ore Westchester Square nest retail location in the the in location retail nest ity to Montefi son Campus, Albert Ein- stein College of Medicine, Center, Medical Jacobi Calvary Hospital and Mon- tefi Hospital make it an in-de- retail medical for location to mand tenants and retailclients. suites medical of space along the 418 feet of frontage on Westchester could make the it Avenue fi area. ists to construct a mixed- retail transit-oriented use, and residential property on parcel. this ham ProfessionalBay Cen- ter in 2007, the Hampshire Companies has optimized its value while positioning sale for it to execute its in- said strategy, vestment Igor Hamp- Derbaremdiker, shire Companies director of dispositions. ourselves on our ability to acquire and reposition for assets under-utilized markets,” growing in sale expressed Derbaremdiker. fi location “This recog- we and strategy that sell to time the that nized was now.” them to one day discuss loca- the for plan they what Com- Prince, Martin tion,” chair- 10 Board munity man. The two-story property Pelham Profes- Bay Profes- Bay “Pelham “the lo- Gardella added, The property’s proxim- USA, LP with additional re- additional with LP USA, tail and potential resident opportunitiesdevelopment along Bruckner Boulevard. situated acres on 1.77 the at corner of Bruckner Boule- vard and Westchester Ave- boastsnue 300 feet of front- Boulevard Bruckner on age and 418 feet on Westchester along with 92 above Avenue occu- ground 73% parking spots. is medical Center and sional retail by pied Indus- including tenants trial Medicine Associates; Universal PrimeCare; New Physical Therapy; Doshi Di- Imaging; Bronx agnostics Throat Asso- and Nose Ear, ciates; Advanced Dermatol- ogy Associates and Surgi- Center. Ambulatory care es- real excellent strong a sional Center sits of in the with middle market tate demographics and ame- Derek explained nities,” Gardella, Hampshire Com- manager. portfolio panies poised is property “The expandedfor mixed-use de- and redevelop-velopment ment.” cation, transit options and po- density of the surrounding this make neighborhood additional an extremely attractive with near-term value-add oppor- tunity tential retail and resident on site.” development ce ce ce space space ce rm owning, rm owning, ce ce and residential Rester USA, LP purchases LP purchases USA, Rester BY ROBERT WIRSING ROBERT BY A highly-sought after after highly-sought A Novem- Wednesday, On Rester Management is Rester Management’s Rester USA, LP is a com- Bay-based Pelham The of dif- a couple have “We Rester provides sale The rm, announced the sale of rst Bronx project. Pelham Bay Professional Ctr. Professional Bay Pelham mixed-use property in Pel- property mixed-use ham has Bay been for sold potential retail and resi- dential development. ber 16, the Hampshire Com- Pel- panies, a full service, foot pri- investment real estate vate square fi 76,529 the ham Professional Bay Cen- ter to Rester USA, LP. a real estate fi manag- and developing offi ing down- of properties primarily in the area. feet Montreal greater square portfolio exceeds one mil- lion Montreal offitown com- residential, as well as mercial and industrial properties in eastern and westernCanada and the United States. pany ran Ira by Sax with cur- investors Canadian projects developing rently and Harlem, in . multi-tenant CVS mixed by use retail and medical offi anchored property Pharmacy, Dunkin Do- nuts/Baskin and Robbins Subway is Rester USA, LP’s fi visionsferent this for prop- said Sax.erty,” courtesy of R&J Strategic Communications Pelham Bay Professional Center on 3250 Westchester has been Avenue sold Rester to USA, LP. c controls, c c is fast, espe- cial motorists to Photo by Silvio Pacifi co Photo by Silvio Pacifi c signals and are cur- “This intersection is in is “This intersection Bronx a Lisa Perrine, traffi “The Since East The current two lanes A spokeswoman DOT for one received have “We cked, Schweizer said he to be done. bedone. to traffi of needs dire c light would be and a traffi mostbenefi and pedestrians,” he said. who resident East Park crosses the with roadways her twins in an extra-long carriage, baby said she has serious safety concerns. cially the at of the end work said Perrine. day,” is not all that heavily traf- fi a is street the that believes good candidate a ‘road for is which a reduction of diet,’ lanes. travel in each direction could be reduced to in one each di- bi- with believes, he rection, lanescycle added to comple- thement street. com- of aware are they said in- the at concerns munity tersection. request from the commu- regarding possible nity traffi study,” a conducting rently stated the spokeswoman in email. an c, and c, c controls for for c controls c safety overall c studies were re- Schweizer thanked DOT DOT thanked Schweizer “Cars speed and they Several things are of con- of are things Several BPECA co-leader Ra- “We are“We relentless in The councilman said said councilman The for allfor that has it done to im- traffiprove in the Community Board 11 service area, said but that in needs something case, this (often) don’t stop when peo- stop when don’t (often) areple crossing,” he said, fear “Pedestrians adding theirfor lives because they in to go, nowhere thehave if street, wide this of middle speed.” cars cern the at crossing: lack of crosswalk markings, a very diagonally- street, wide parked cars and on one side a road that is prone to speed- ing drivers, said Schweizer. phael Schweizer said that traffi two quested of DOT in 2012 and request2014, neither but led changes.to demanding safety our for neighborhood,” he said. that this warrants consider- warrants this that DOT. by ation that the park and its play- ground, along with a soon- New the to to-be gate opened York Botanicalproduc- are 96, Garden P.S. nearby and ers of pedestrian traffi c c calm- ce is partnering partnering is ce

BY PATRICK ROCCHIO PATRICK BY A request is currently “My offi “My An effort by some in the the in some by effort An The intersection of of intersection The

Community residents residents Community

Torres: Traffi Torres: Bronx Park East & Waring & Waring East Park Bronx c controls. c down, said Torres. vious ones have been turned largely ignored.” ignored.” largely pre- but DOT, with pending three years been have we DOT three for years, and for have been pleading with the the with pleading been have Waring,” said Torres. “We tion of Bronx Park East and call for some traffi some for call ing measure the at intersec- Community Association to with the Bronx Park East East Park Bronx the with tion. call attention tothe situa- Wednesday, November 2 to who mobilizedwho a rally on Councilman Ritchie Torres, Torres, Ritchie Councilman a streetlight got a boost from to install a three-way or stop partment of Transportation Transportation of partment who arewho calling on NYC De- need of some kind of traffi of kind some of need controls, local leaders said. Bronx Park East community ground, is dangerous and in dren to access Waring Play- Waring access to dren Avenue, oftenused chil- by Avenue, Bronx Park East at Waring Waring at East Park Bronx fi lizing to ask the traf- for city ous intersection are mobi- intersection ous concerneddanger- a about trian crosswalks and other traffi c calming measures near Waring Playground.trian crosswalks and other traffi Councilman Torres (front, c) and Bronx Park East residents petitioned DOT for a traffi c light, pedes- andCouncilman (front, Bronx c) Park Torres East residents petitioned DOT a traffi for www.BXTimes.comwww.BXTimes.com BRONX WEEKLY November November 27, 27, 2016 2016 1010 ing in August and up for re-election meet- up for and re-election August in ing hall town Neck Throggs a at lief this is a priority.” we get…the more they will know that hopeful that the more signatures that Bay. Pelham “I’m and City Co-op Club, Country from signatures lected col- hehas that Doyle, who explained evening. lowing fol- the 10 meeting Board Community on Wednesday, November meeting Club Civic Association try 16 and at Coun- a a at signatures additional ered hegath- that added and petition org organizations. ofboth member Doyle,John aboard said petition, the support Association Civic Island City the and Council nity Bay Park. Pelham fi police rary, at the sound baffl New Yorkthe install to Council City and onMayor deBlasio calling org nity meetings and through Change. lected in a matter of days at commu- tion, continues. onfor agenera- going pollution noise aconfl at Neck, Rodman’s hunger today with this donation, but ofus.” all It affects care. New York, orupstate city it doesn’t Crespo said. “Whether you live in the you are,” orreligion ethnicity or race, erty don’t care what color, nationality ongoing. was hunger fi the up. Hesaid growing when hewas poverty with struggled family own his as was, food portant holidays. the through tributed dis- be will turkeys Development. The and Women’s for Research Institute Muslim and Inc., Deliverance and Power Vision, Heavenly Praise tion, Corpora- Community Bethany Bronx A Miracle, Day Is Every pantries: food for fi destined holiday birds with loaded was truck 18-wheeler an Yorksentatives onnas Thursday, School Aqui- Thomas St. nearby the from joined from November Crespo families. Bronx keys needy to Food tur- frozen store’s and of2,300 the donation celebrate to week last repre- Street 174th BankEast 17 on as $Shop Supermarket Stop the ited of New Locals to NYPD: Baffle Rodman’s Neck sound temporarily With the mayor pledging some re- “This is a regional issue,” said Change. the hecreated He said Both the 45th Precinct Commu- col- were signatures 165 At least By no means are we going to solve solve to we going are nomeans By pov- and hunger insecurity, “Food Crespo said he knew how im- fi and fourth A dozen Assemblyman Marcos Crespo vis- The fi Stop &Shop earmarks turkeys for food banks abatement getsound to ght BY ARTHUR CUSANO BY PATRICK ROCCHIO es, even if they are tempo- are they even if es, ring range next to fth-graders ghtagainst ve Bronx Bronx ve ict about about ict chain. supermarket Stop bythe &Shop weredonated turkeys The banks. food to Bronx Nov. turkeys to donate 17 School Aquinas Thomas St. from students and For York Food Sabella New Bank joined Rachel City’s Crespo Marcos Assemblyman east. north- the across programs charity to turkeys which over delivers 21,000 program, Express Turkey oftheir part as chain &Shop supermarket Stop important: very what this does is two things that are The turkeys were donated by the by the donated were turkeys The looking into getting the state and also am “I Dolensek. “said noise, the much of sive, quick way eliminate to temporary baffl made. be can improvements adding that she believes temporary shesaid, noise, about the ofanger els sooner.tion to get sound attenua- tosure NYPD apply to CICA like pres- would the lately,” adding insufferable shesaid, become really which has situation, CICA vice-president. main in it, said Barbara Dolensek, of the part be to city’s guaranteed not necessarily capital fi least abatement for sound at notbe would budgettold or to re- by said. NYPD CICA November, at early the sources offioffi NYPD with ameeting after petition documents. to cording Mayor Dinkins in writing in 1993, ac- by legislature state the to made was issue. the press to time right the it is that 2017, hebelieves in that Doyle said cials about the range’s future in in future range’s about the cials “At the moment, I am looking into into “At looking Iam moment, the She said that there were many lev- the with notdealing are “They recently were leaders Community Organization members the started abatement sound study to A pledge ve years, and the funding was was funding the and ve years, ing as an inexpen- cials that there only providing goods and making prof- making and goods providing only ing business in our community, not do- notonly is that acompany is here porate citizens need to give profi it back,community and the helping and neighbors good being “We always talk about how cor- our “We always talk Crespo Credited Stop $ Shop with Community News Group/Patrick Rocchio Group/Patrick News Community isrestricted. facility NYPD to the Access isupgraded. facility the before baffl sound rary even Rodman’s at Neck ing tempo- seeks petition online (Right) Anew at-rodman-s-neck. at-rodman-s-neck. sio-sound-proof-the-shooting-range- visit: www.change.org/p/bill-de-bla- . detonations trolled con- its off sets Squad Bomb NYPD’s when the range at the explosions periodic the notquiet would range is a good thing. thing. agood is issues, sound the aside putting Neck, lieves having the range at Rodman’s hebe- that and place, takes practice which pistol in hours the minimized issues.” ofthe some viate would be something that would alle- methat “To done,”be Carena. said the most reasonable thing that would Civictate Association. Es- Spencer president ofthe Carena, Al said conditions, atmospheric tain cer- under facility the from noise range, Spencer Estate does get some (funding).” with in chip to government federal To see the petition on Change.org, onChange.org, petition the To see However, the effort to baffl Carena said that the NYPD had be would barriers sound think “I While City Island is closer to the ted from. for 24 percent of their citywide total. total. citywide oftheir percent for 24 which accounts Bronx, the in schools per year to member charities and meals free million 14.8 approximately provides her organization said Sabella said. back,” gives he that a partner butits, is Food Bank of New York’s Rachel e the the e Arthur Cusano Arthur said. she programs,” to donations etary ormon- food make can obviously they orwork and at asoup kitchen, meals www.foodbanknyc.org. list of waysteer to in the community, do and so offers a on their volun- and advocate donate, to dents website, state.” our in of difference aworld makes really “It said. Crespo sa out, to fi to out, borough. the in rates poverty ployment and with the higher-than-average unem- percent. higher than the overall 14 city percent insecure, food are residents rate of 16 for. thankful was York which herorganization state, New the in for banks aid food get state said. Sabella Bronx,” ofthe corners all more than 150 programs throughout year. each miss residents borough te for the 46.8 million meals she said shesaid meals million 46.8 forte the “People can volunteer to repack repack to volunteer can “People The food bank encourages resi- That number still doesn’t compen- doesn’t still number That “The work they do, day in and day day and work do, dayin they “The That number goes hand in hand Bronx of percent 18 Approximately Sabella said Crespo had fought to we work with Bronx the in “Here ght hunger,ght fi to ght poverty,” 11 BRONX WEEKLY November 27, 2016 www.BXTimes.comwww.BXTimes.com Photo by Edwin Soto Photo by Edwin Soto Photo by Aracelis Batista SALE HOSTS PENNY HOSTS TN AL POST 1456 1456 POST AL TN

There was a great deal of fun at the Throggs 1456’s Post Legion American Memorial Neck 1456 at 20 November Sunday, on Sale Penny Shore Drive. Throggs Neck American Legion Penny Sale chairwomen and (front, Rita Brenda l-r) Faix Nardella with other sale organizers.

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VETERANS MEMORIAL

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Joel, who added that the the who that added Joel, turkey,” a said purchase harder and harder it is to gets to Thanksgiving, the States. United congressional district in the idents in need, in the poorest keys were distributed to res- Precinct. nity liaisons from the 40th commu- with along event, the in participated Home at ArchCare from volunteers Avenue. 40 to of30 Upwards onAlexander northbound continued and facility of the Mott Haven, from ofresidents consisted began in front day. home onThanksgiving able at enjoybe to ahot meal would they so turkey free a up receive to lined residents Bronx south of thousands Avenue,Alexander where Care at Home facility Arch- ofthe front heldin onwas 279 Thanksgiving. for preparation in residents Giveaway to feed needy local 33rd Community Turkey hostthe to family his and nity activist Joel Fishman commu- and businessman collaborated with estate real ters Family Sis- Dominican the as known HealthArchCare Service, at Home, formerly annual giveaway event. ists partnered activ- ofcommunity a family up to host an thew and Alex Roth. AlexRoth. and thew Mat- Fishman, Sky and Aidan, Jonah, Joanna, Sherry, Fishman-Roth, Dena hisfamily; and Fishman Joel Bronx activist and health care “The closer and closer it closer and closer “The In total, over 2,000 tur- which mostly line, The The Turkey Giveaway On Monday, November 21, and organization A local BY STEVEN GOODSTEIN agency hold Turkey Giveaway the year. turkey distribution day of busiest the usually is ing Monday before Thanksgiv- many years.” for so community the to that has helped contribute eventto participate an in feeling ter. “It’s awonderful daugh- Fishman’s Joel Roth, year,” said Dena Fishman- giveaway of this part each Thanksgiving.” aproper celebrate to entitled is “Everybody Joel. asked how -and doyou stop?” year coming back year after back. always away found give to hehas then, Since legs. his ofone use the affected whicha condition greatly pel-Trenaunay syndrome, Klip- from suffering pital life at County Kings Hos- ing the fi spend- after retirement, his estatea real in career until resident,Brooklyn pursued turkeys. purchased of the made up the cost difference event he the before towards which allocated were tions dona- states, over 30 in tacts con- from ceived donations a.m. that morning. 3 since line onthe waiting been had residents some that a year in advance. He nearly turkeys ofthe most noted event, he had to purchase for this properly prepare to “I am very proud to be a “I always fi Fishman, originally a He also said that he re- Joel said that, in order ofhis 14rst years nd myself myself nd York. ofNew Archdiocese of the with the healthcare system Service, Health Family Sisters can when Domini- the as known was itthis year, the partnered organization Up until seniors. and needs with specialized health for people programs based services and community- with a wide range of social ternal/child health, along aides, pastoral care and ma- tive therapies, home health rehabilita- care, nursing vices, including in-home ser- similar and healthcare livers comprehensive home year. lies in Suffolk fami- to dinners turkey 150 Countyorganization donates also each tutesaid that a culinary insti- of ArchCare associated CEO president and gajeski, into at Home, action,” mission that putting - and who most it the who need ties said Mary communi- serving and ing Za- withthe community.” my grandfather give back to help proudto I’m and need her in people helping are we know to mehappy makes “It old enough. when are they grandchildren other his with carry tradition same on the will says Joel who son, grand- Fishman’s Joel Roth, giveaway,” said Matthew ple actually show how peo- many see to prised up to this ArchCare at Home de- help- is here notion “The “Each year, I am so sur- so year, Iam “Each Photo by Silvio Pacifi Silvio by Photo co 13 BRONX WEEKLY November 27, 2016 www.BXTimes.com Photo by Silvio Pacifi co Pacifi Silvio by Photo Photo by SIlvio Pacifi co Pacifi SIlvio by Photo Photo courtesy of Judy Lanci Judy of courtesy Photo BX CHAMBERBX SERVES VETERAN LUNCHEON Bronx Chamber president Nunzio Del Greco (2nd from l) thanked honorees Dexter (l-r) Yan- ore, Belfi Al Warneke, Jeremy Hendon, itza Betances-Leger, Allan Ray Hipol and Ron Watson for their service. eran Heroes Luncheon on Wednesday, No- Wednesday, on The Bronx Chamber of Commerce saluted a Luncheon select local few veterans at its annual Vet- Heroes eran vember 16 at Maestro’s Caterers.This year’s U.S. Ma- included honorees distinguished rine Corps. lieutenant colonel Ron Watson;, rst class Yanitza U.S. Army staff sergeant fi Betances, U.S. staff Air Force sergeant Al- lan Ray Hipol, U.S. Marines Corps. sergeant Jeremy specialist Army U.S. Hendon, Dexter Warneke and U.S. Navy third class commis- ore. Belfi sary Al o Paulino Little League and champions Grand Slam Little CERINI NAMED P.S. 304’S ‘PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY’ A FOR ‘PRINCIPAL 304’S P.S. NAMED CERINI Diaz (back, 3rd from l) and Marissa Shorenstein (front, 4th from l) with the Borough Presi- dent’s Cup champions, the Grand Slam Little League team. Throggs Neck Merchants Association treasurer John 304’s Cerini ‘Principal served as P.S. November 4.Day’for a on Friday, Principal for a Day John Cerini 304 (l) with longtime principal P.S. Joseph Nobile.

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DIAZ, AT&T HOST LITTLE LEAGUE AWARDS DIAZ, AT&T Photo courtesy of AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary Post 38 Post Auxiliary Ladies AMVETS of courtesy Photo AMVETS VETERANS’ LADIES DAY CELEBRATE League. year’s sixth annual Borough President’s Cup. Held at the Hard Rock Stadium, Cafe at Yankee the event honored runner’s up Roland Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and AT&T’s NYSBorough president Marissa President and Ruben AT&T’s Shorenstein Diaz, co-hosted Jr. a celebration November on Sunday, 20 for the little league teams who participated in this and Marie Montalto honored veterans. our nation’s Pictured, (l-r) AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary Post 38’s Fannie Sclafani, Dorothy Madden, Eleanor Crean Madden, Eleanor Dorothy Sclafani, Fannie Post AMVETS 38’s Ladies Auxiliary (l-r) Pictured, memorial service held at the Winged Victory Monument November 11. in Pelham Bay Park on Friday, To commemorate Veterans’ Day, members of the AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary Post 38 attended the the Post attended 38 AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary the of members Day, Veterans’ commemorate To Borough President’s Cup runners up, the Rolando Paulino Little League team. Borough President Diaz (front, and c) Marissa Shorenstein, president, NYS AT&T with the

Seabury and Lyons parks get fi xups as part of Community Parks Initiative 15 27, WEEKLY BRONX November 2016

BY ROBERT CHRISTIE renovations. park over many years. Community members “It gives them a sense of “Now we fi nally have and borough offi cials gath- hope,” Dudley said of the ef- this,” he said of the new ered on Thursday, Novem- fect the upgrades will have project. “We hope that this ber 17 to break ground on on the community. project fi nishes on time and the renovation of two parks, “It’s almost like if you we hope that the school and Seabury and Lyons parks. get neglected to the point its students get the best use The Seabury Park green you don’t receive anything out of it.” space was a popular hang- as a child...there’s a sense The $833,000 in upgrades out for children at the of despair,” he continued. at Seabury park are apart neighboring East Bronx “So in a very real way the of the larger Community Academy for the Future. children that will be con- Parks Initiative initiative However, it had been in nected to this park will un- from the city offi cials to disrepair for years. derstand that despair does fi x parks which have been “We’re doing this for not always last.” neglected throughout New you,” NYC Parks Commis- Chris Acosta, the park York City. sioner Mitchell J. Silver manager at Seabury Park, Seabury Park, for exam- said to some of the East said the renovations will be ple, had not received suffi - Bronx Academy students a big deal for the school next cient attention from the city who attended the ground- door, especially because of in 27 years. breaking. how the park used to look. Mayor de Blasio allo- NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver (4th from r) and Bronx Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez- The changes to the park According to Acosta, cated $285 million for the Rosa (2nd from r) joined community leaders in breaking ground for Seabury Park. will include a new basket- most of the park was unus- Parks Department to fi x Photo by Daniel Avila, NYC Parks ball court - with a color seal able for the children who these parks. coating - and two basket- came to play there. Earlier in the day, city ball hoops at the back of the He said the students offi cials and community site as well as a new comfort Hunts Point/Longwood had mitment to all residents and park. could only play with one members also broke ground station. been neglected for far too the potential of the many In addition there will be basketball hoop near the at Lyons Playground in In addition there will be long leaving local children beautiful open spaces in our new lighting, picnic tables, entrance of the park. Hunts Point. ADA-accessible play equip- and families with little ac- great borough.” benches, volleyball posts, Acosta added that the Lyons Playground will ment, a spray shower, bas- cess to safe and fun public The renovations at

and permeable pavers. ground was shifting, there receive, $7,400,000 worth of ketball courts, park light- spaces to build memories Seabury park are expected www.BXTimes.com John Dudley, district were divots and also debris renovations. ing, a picnic area, ping pong around,” said Assemblyman to be fi nished by fall 2017 manager for Community in the park. The fi xes include recon- tables, and fi tness equip- Marcos A. Crespo. “These while Lyons Playground is Board 3, was extremely Acosta said his staff had struction of the playground ment. much needed improvements supposed to be completed pleased with the upcoming to do multiple fi xes to the and multi-use area at the “Lyons Playground in yet again prove our com- by early 2018. Diaz tells NFL star who lost ring: Bronx not ‘sinful’ from Page 1 risk losing more than City of New York and the your valuables,” Diaz also New York Giants, is show- wrote in the letter. “If you ing his friends from out would like to see what the of town, like Mr. Miller, Bronx is really about and that there is more to New visit numerous establish- York City than Manhat- ments that our residents tan,” wrote Diaz, Jr., who are actually proud of, I signed the letter as ‘The hope you will take me up Bronx’s #1 Giants Fan.’ on this offer.” “However, you could have In mid-July, nine picked a better place than bouncers and dancers Sin City Cabaret, which were charged with sell- has a long history as a ing $22,000 worth of co- nuisance to our borough caine to undercover cops, and as a poor corporate who allegedly purchased citizen to the people of the the drugs from Sin City Bronx.” Cabaret employees, ac- Along with his letter, cording to published re- Diaz included a copy of ports. the 2016 Bronx Visitors In his third NFL sea- Guide along with a let- son, Beckham has been ter that he had sent to named to two Pro Bowls, the New York State Li- Second-team All-Pro in quor Authority commis- 2015 and was named the sioner Kevin Kim in Au- Associated Press NFL gust, calling for the club Offensive Rookie Of The to have its liquor license Year Award in 2014. He rescinded. also holds more than 20 “I would love to show franchise records for the both of you gentleman New York Giants, includ- there is more to the Bronx ing most receiving yards than establishments such in a season for a rookie, Borough President Diaz, Jr. mails a letter and a 2016 Bronx Visitors Guide to Beckham, Jr. after Beckham’s visit to Sin City Cabaret last as Sin City, where you with 1,305. week. Photo courtesy of Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.’s offi ce www.BXTimes.com BRONX WEEKLY November 27, 2016 16 are heavily engaged in cell cell in engaged heavily are who for drivers higher is distraction levelof the and lowered is performance have shown that driving Vehicles, Motor of studies the California Department when driving. According to even phones, their from away pull cannot often ers j Phones now do more than than now domore Phones phones. mobile are wheel top distractions behind the ust place calls, and driv- and calls, place ust Using mobile phones Leading the list of the with talking or listening. to the number associated identical nearly is aling crashes attributed to di- near- and crashes vehicle of levels. percentage The notlower distraction does use of a hands-free device The phone conversations. the car for too long. Per- long. for too car the or object outsideperson of at a orlooking wheel the behindto daydreaming Many people admit will Daydreaming TOP DRIVER DISTRACTIONS ture warning systems. warning ture depar- lane helpof fer the pre- drivers some road, the to stay focused on to trying addition In accident. an ing caus- focused, are eyes your to veer into the direction easy be corner. It can street onthe knew they someone hood or thought they saw anew neighbor- in a house out checking they’re haps mastered walking and and walking mastered Those who haven’t quite Those ADVERTORIAL Eating moment a take route, en while to pullthose who must snack overgetting in at the car. For distracting. fries with the kids is also French some share to seat road. Reaching the in back the from diverted be to eyes their and wheel the of off taken be to person’s hands majority of foods require a eating while driving. The avoid to maywant time same at the gum chewing Try to eat meals before before meals eat to Try trip. before resuming the minutes snacking there 10 spend and area a rest can be distracting. be can system aGPS of display consulting the digital or map over atraffic ing pour- Even when driving. that activities all are a book should be avoided cebook status or readin aFa- updating tisement, Glancing at an adver- at an Glancing Reading g