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BY ALEX MITCHELL A dorsed the walk out. Councilman Mark Gjonaj ND PATRICK ROCCHIO A statement from the NYS watched alongside parents, ex- In showing of national unity, Assembly stated they stood in pressing support for the young- students from around the bor- solidarity with the students as sters, from the street side of the ough took part in the National they solemnly remember and schoolyard fence. School Walkout to protest gun honor memories of the students “We’re all encouraged by violence in schools. and teachers killed in the Flor- the youth for standing up to P.S. 71, the Academy of ida high school shooting, add- fi ght an issue that has polar- Mount St. Ursula and Fordham ing that silence holds power ized the nation,” said Gjonaj. “I Preparatory School in Ford- that words often fail to convey had hoped to be part of the sol- ham, and others elsewhere in and that the students deserve idarity and had hoped for this the borough participated in change. movement to encourage com- National School Walkout Day Contrary to de Blasio’s en- munity involvement.” on Wednesday, March 14. dorsement, the NYC Depart- Prior to the DOE’s decision Over 3,000 schools across ment of Education had barred on Tuesday, March 13, Gjonaj the United States took part in government offi cials, media, and other elected offi cials were the protest scheduled exactly and parents from school prop- invited to attend and speak dur- one month after the Parkland, erty at P.S. 71 during the pro- ing the walkout. FL school massacre at 10 a.m. test, and students were blocked Carla Carroll is the mother The walkouts lasted 17 min- from recording or photograph- of seventh grade P.S. 71 student utes, one minute for each vic- ing the action. Scarlett Carroll. She believes tim of the shooting. One student had a phone that the protest also touches on Mayor de Blasio and the confi scated during the walk- an issue more close to home for Irish Eyes Are Smiling New York State Assembly en- out. Continued on Page 71 The 20th annual Throggs Neck St. Patrick’s Day Parade had Bronx- ites cheering ‘Erin go braugh’ on Sunday, March 11 as they watched this year’s massive procession travel up East Tremont Avenue. Jerome Ave. rezone plan reaches Council (Above, l-r) Brian, Matt, Rocco, Brianna, Savino and Fitzsi Mur- BY ALEX MITCHELL the area. According to the mayor’s phy were dressed to the nines for this year’s parade. See two- The proposed rezoning for “This vote is a major vic- offi ce, of the area’s approxi- page spread on page 26. Photo by Laura Stone Jerome Avenue has reached tory after years of commu- mately 4,600 total housing the New York City Council. nity planning, bringing to- units, about a quarter of them This follows the NYC Depart- gether thousands of residents, (1,150) would be permanently ment of City Planning’s ap- business owners, community affordable through Manda- proval of the de Blasio admin- groups, community boards tory Inclusionary Housing. istration’s plan. 4,5 and 7 and elected offi cials The mayor’s offi ce also an- If approved it would infl u- to develop a shared vision of ticipates 40 percent of the new ence 95-blocks of housing de- the future of this neighbor- housing development will be cisions along Jerome Avenue hood, in which all residents locked in as permanently af- from McClellan Avenue to are served,” said Councilman fordable, when MIH and city East 184th Street, including Fernando Cabreara. fi nancing programs are fully several intersecting east-west The rezoning is expected implemented. commercial corridors. The to result in a net increase of Beyond housing subsidies, corridor of gritty auto repair 3,800 housing units, 160,000 the city is committing $189 shops and warehouses is ex- square feet of community fa- million for parks and other pected to slowly vanish as new cility space and 58,000 square housing opportunities engulf feet of commercial space. Continued on Page 78
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BY ALEX MITCHELL Residents fear that the con- tion for a jail that the city needs Raucous chants of “we struction of a jail would in- to build because it plans to close will fi ght and we will win” advertently erase decades of the Rikers Island facilities. opened a town hall meeting hard work and triumph for the Jassen Cintron has lived about Mayor de Blasio’s un- Mott Haven community. close to the Beekman housing settling plan to build a jail at “We’ve done so much to his entire life. “As a community 320 Concord Avenue in Mott build up this community. we want to focus on kids and Haven. Years ago you couldn’t catch their education,” he said. “Hav- The mayor released a plan a cab around here,” said Sonia ing a jail in the community is to construct a jail on the va- Taylor, who has lived a major- not what we want kids to see or cant parcel that currently is ity of her life in the Mott Ha- grow up around,” he added. used as a NYPD police pound ven area. “A jail would dev- When Cintron spoke at the and was the former site of Lin- astate all that we’ve done for town hall he encouraged resi- coln Hospital. women and the entire commu- dents to stick together and unite The meeting’s packed nity,” she added. to defeat the issue at hand. venue, P.S. 65, sits two blocks Residents also expressed He also recounted that from where the jail would be concern over the jail’s close while growing up in the neigh- built, one of the many issues proximity to the Diego Beek- borhood there was an element that residents took exception man houses. of shame and embarrassment to. The Mott Haven commu- in telling people that you had The noticable absence of nity had been eyeing the rub- grown up in the Bronx, but he several local elected city offi - ble-strewn square block for an and his family stayed. cials, including Borough Pres- affordable housing develop- “Now we’re proud of where ident Ruben Diaz, Jr., Coun- ment, for over two years. we are from, we haven’t had a Mott Haven resident Hector Cortez holds a sign critisizing Councilwoman cilman Raphael Salamanca “I had been an active par- meeting like this in 20 years, Diana Ayala. Community News Group/ Alex Mitchell or anyone from the mayor’s ticipant in the Diego Beekman things are changing, we watch offi ce, contributed to the com- plan. I told the mayor that the out for each other, we break munity feeling slighted in community had a very robust bread with each other,” Cintron Alrine Parks, vice chair and The fate of the Mott Haven their struggle to have their meeting on what the commu- said. CEO of Diego Beekman Mutual jail is still undecided as the voices heard. nity wanted to see more of,” While residents are in agree- Housing concluded the town community continues their or- “It’s insulting to us,” said Councilwoman Diana Ayala ment with the inmate reduction hall by exclaiming “What do ganized opposition. Mott Haven lifetime resident told residents at the meeting. initiative and the permanent we have to do to get NYC to stop Hector Cortez. “We voted for Needless to say a jail was shutting of Rikers Island, they dumping in Mott Haven?” them, shouldn’t they be here not on their list. are demanding greater support Community Board 1 voted to listen to our issues?” he ex- Ayala also mentioned the from all their elected represen- down the proposed jail by an claimed. possibility of an alternate loca- tatives as well. overwhelming majority.
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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 5 Lou Curcio remembered for M.S 101 renaming push
BY PATRICK ROCCHIO spondence and documents with the As the community came together Bronx Times that chronicled Louis’ at M.S. 101 to celebrate the 30th anni- assiduous work on the project, serving versary of the sacrifi ce made by po- as a chairman of the Dedication Com- lice offi cer Edward Byrne, a lot of the mittee that helped rename the school. people who were instrumental in the One of a handful of surviving school’s renaming are sadly, no longer members of the dedication commit- with us. tee, James Vacca, confi rmed that Cur- They include a man all credit cio, who passed away in 2012 and was with suggesting the idea to name the a teacher at Lehman High School, Throggs Neck school after the young played a key role in the effort. hero cop slain in 1988: Louis Curcio. “Louis felt the (renaming) would Curcio was an elected member of send a message to future generations. the NYC Board of Education’s School He was a teacher and he came from Board 8 and its president at the time. that background,” said Vacca. “He The BOE used to run the city’s school was an educator who saw the value of system prior to the implementation imparting to kids a respect for law en- of mayoral control and the establish- forcement.” ment of the Department of Educa- Vacca said that Curcio felt that tion. a curriculum could be developed to Curcio did much of the legwork make the school’s namesake serve a in getting approval from the school didactic purpose, and said he believes board and the district superintendent, the former school board president was Louis Curcio (far l) with a Edward Byrne’s parents at a dedication ceremony at then J.H.S. 101 Max Messer, to name what was then correct in this assertion. J.H.S. 101 after Byrne, said his friends Curcio also felt that it was a way in 1989. Photo courtesy of the Curcio family and family. Byrne was killed while on to memorialize Byrne in perpetuity, duty in Jamaica, Queens. said Vacca. Pelham Bay Taxpayers Association. thony Ferranti, Joseph Henderson, “I remember my brother spend- John Curcio said that many of his Members of the Dedication Com- Josephine Hession, Robert Iovino, Mi- ing countless hours working on this,” brother’s friends were detectives and mittee saw their worked rewarded chael Kadish, Carl Larsen, Mary Mar- said John Curcio, Louis’ brother, add- police offi cers. when the school was renamed on ingione, Joseph McNulty, Messer, Pat- ing that he was only briefl y mentioned “He was born and bred in Pel- April 27, 1989. rick Norberto, Debra Pagnozzi, Joseph at the ceremony at M.S. 101 on Tues- ham Bay and 101 was a neighborhood Committee members included its Powell, Julia Rodriguez, Anne Schus- day, February 27 commemorating the school,” said his sister-in-law and Ded- executive assistant Maureen Sheri- ter, Myron Steinfast, Vincent Tolen- 30-year anniversary of Byrne’s heroic ication Committee member Margaret dan, as well as Linda Burke, Joseph tino, Kenneth Wilkoff and Vacca. death. Curcio, adding that he also served as Calandruccio, John Collazzi, Curcio, Byrne’s parents were ceremonial John shared a mountain of corre- a board member and president of the Edward Delatorre, Jean DePesa, An- members of the committee. ARE YOU MISSING TEETH? Restore Your Smile With NEW DENTAL IMPLANTS Free Consultation and X-Rays For Dental Implants
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6 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 BTR BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 7 Traffi c signal installed at Bronx Park East & Waring
BY PATRICK ROCCHIO local residents, in partnership A long-awaited traffi c signal with my offi ce, the intersection has been installed in one bor- of Bronx Park East and Waring ough community. Avenue fi nally received a new Advocacy has been underway stoplight that will make the in- for a traffi c signal at Waring Av- tersection safer,” said Torres. enue and Bronx Park East since “The intersection was of con- at least 2012 and in late Febru- cern for many years, and now ary the light fi nally became op- residents will be able to walk erational. safely at that location.” Installing a traffi c signal at “The third traffi c study at the crossing was something that the Waring Avenue/Bronx Park the Bronx Park East Community East, which is near a school, Association has been advocating showed higher vehicle volumes for since its inception six years and less time for people to cross ago, said the organization’s co- than previous studies – deeming leader Rafael Schweizer. the location feasible,” stated the The intersection has seen a DOT spokeswoman. number of close calls with both The fi nal part of the project, children in strollers and el- marked crosswalks at the inter- ders in wheelchairs, said Sch- section, are awaiting warmer weizer, noting that it is a block weather. away from P.S. 96 and adjacent Workers installed new street lights at intersection of Bronx Park East and Waring Avenue on Wednesday, Febru- The community activist to Waring Playground in Bronx ary 21. Photo by Edwin Soto thanked Luisa Benedetto, for- Park. It has also been the scene mer chief of staff for Council- of numerous car collisions, he devices: no crosswalk, no stop for a traffi c control device at the request was initiated. Residents man Torres, and Romina Enea, said. signs and no traffi c light,” said location, said Schweizer. were delighted to learn that the Torres’s special assistant, for The two-way, four-lane road- Schweizer, adding he believes Nevertheless both Constance signal was approved in Septem- their work on the project. way is close to a New York Bo- the intersection has been an is- Moran, former Bronx DOT com- ber 2017 and the installation Additionally, BPECA is look- tanical Garden entrance gate lo- sue for at least 10 to 15 years or missioner and Nivardo Lopez, work began in January, he said. ing to tackle the troubled inter- cated near the intersection. The possibly longer. the current Bronx DOT com- Torres organized a rally and section of Thwaites Place and entrance was recently renovated Efforts to get a traffi c light missioner visited the site per- held at press conference at the Barker Avenue, where a terri- and reopened last March, said approved stalled, when NYC sonally and met with the com- formerly troubled intersection ble car crash occurred on Fri- Schweizer. Department of Transportation munity, he said. in November 2016. day, March 9, he said. The asso- “Up until recently, this road- studies in both 2012 and 2014 in- After Councilman Ritchie “Thanks to the relentless ciation is requesting a four-way way has had zero traffi c calming dicated that there wasn’t a need Torres intervened, a third study activism from the BPECA and stop.
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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 9 EARLY MORNING FIRE IN BELMONT
40 Precinct 46 Precinct Sunday, February 25 at 4:31 p.m. - Police got Saturday, March 10 at 6:28 a.m. -- Cops re- a report of a robbery that took place inside a bode- sponded to a 911 call concerning an assault tak- ga located at 344 E.148th Street. Two unidentified ing place inside of 100 W. 174th Street’s apartment perpetrators entered the location with guns and told #2D. Once reaching the scene, officers found a the store clerk to open the cash register. The indi- 31-year-old man, unconscious and unresponsive, viduals took $500 in cash before fleeing the scene who had been stabbed in his chest. Responding in an unknown direction. No injuries were reported. EMS crew members at the scene and pronounced One of the individuals involved in the robbery is de- the victim dead. According to police, the investiga- scribed as a black man who was last seen wearing tion is ongoing. a hooded black jacket. The second was a Hispanic man who was last seen in a dark colored jacket, knit cap, black face mask and black boots. Two people were killed in an early morning fi re in Belmont. According to the FDNY, the 49 Precinct fi re started inside a fi rst fl oor apartment at 2381 Hoffman Street on Monday, March Saturday, March 10 at 4:00 a.m. -- A bur- 5 at around 1:30 a.m. Approximately nine people including three fi refi ghters were in- glary occurred near the corner of Lurting Avenue 41 Precinct and Morris Park Avenue. A 22-year-old man woke jured and underwent hospitalization. Fire marshals have not yet determined a cause, Sunday, March 11 at 10:25 p.m. -- Cops re- up hearing sounds of someone breaking into his but they believe an open apartment door allowed the blaze to spread quickly. Two ceived a report of an assault that took place in front home. Subsequent investigation determined that men, whose identities have not been revealed, died after being trapped by the fl ames. of 1251 Stebbins Avenue. A 14-year-old victim was an unidentified person entered the residence and Red Cross teams were on the scene to provide temporary housing, emergency funds, chased and then assaulted by six males in their stole some personal property with a value of about blankets and other assistance to eight displaced households consisting of 12 adults teens. After attacking the victim, the young men $4,000. and 3 children. Photo by Edwin Soto fled the scene towards Prospect Avenue. The vic- The individual in involved in the burglary is de- tim suffered a broken eye socket and a stab wound scribed as a Hispanic man between 20-years-old to his stomach. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital and 30-years-old and was last seen wearing all where he was in stable condition after the incident. dark clothing. CAR PLOWS INTO MORRIS AVENUE STORE THIRD FLOOR TINTON AVENUE FIRE
Terrifi ed pedestrians and business workers narrowly avoided harm when a speeding car plowed into a local department store. According to police, a black Toyota High- lander traveling southbound on Morris Avenue on Monday, March 5 around 11:50 a.m. when it struck a minivan. The speeding vehicle then jumped the curb and slammed into the front windows of Bee and Bee Department Store at 1000 Morris Avenue. No injuries were reported following the incident. No arrests or summonses were issued. (Above) Scattered produce, folding shopping carts, fl owers, glass and car parts littered the sidewalk outside Bee & Bee Department Store following the high speed crash. (Below) Police examined the Toyota Highlander which came to a stop nearly 20 feet into the store. Photos by Edwin Soto
Three people are recovering following a recent fi re in Woodstock. According to the FDNY, 12 FDNY units and 60 fi refi ghters responded to a third fl oor fi re at 609 Tinton Avenue on Friday, March 9 at 12:07 p.m. The FDNY was successful in extinguishing the fi re and reported three injuries including one civilian and two fi refi ghters. The injured were taken to North Central Bronx Hospital for treatment. The fi re’s cause remains under investigation. (Above) FDNY Ladder 55 was on the scene as smoke billowed from a third fl oor window. Photo by Aracelis Batista
10 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 BTR BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 11 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Poor MTA New York’s post-baccalaure- my goal of becoming a physi- great things in their commu- ate program at the University cian. nities. These programs are planning at Buffalo. This state-funded I just turned 29, and as a non- important because they help diversity in medicine pipeline traditional applicant to medi- increase diversity in medicine Founded in 1981 by Dear editor, program has opened doors for cal school, there are a number by increasing the number of Michael Benedetto and John Collazzi As I look out my window me. of challenges and diffi culties underrepresented students in CEO overseeing Westchester Av- This program has helped that come with that, especially medical school. Les Goodstein enue and the I.R.T 6 subway me by allowing me the time, when combined with the chal- But despite the persistent PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER line, I see the MTA park- opportunity, and necessary lenges associated with being a lack of diversity in medicine, Jennifer Goodstein ing a out-of-service train in funding to pursue my goal of minority male. This program programs like this one which BRONX TIMES PUBLISHER the middle track north of the becoming a doctor. The in- has helped me meet these chal- address the issue are once Laura Guerriero Buhre Avenue train station. formation provided in the lenges by providing necessary again being scaled back, fac- EDITOR This train should not be there! courses I am taking will give support and the tools I need to ing a 20% budget cut. This John Collazzi ASSIGNMENT EDITOR/REPORTER Not when they are forecasting me the advantage I need to be be successful. means one in fi ve future stu- Patrick Rocchio very heavy snow later. successful in medical school. AMSNY’s programs, sup- dents from underrepresented REPORTER/PHOTO EDITOR Heaven forbid the MTA Because of this program, I will ported by the state legislature, backgrounds won’t get the op- Rob Wirsing fi nds itself in a situation be attending SUNY Upstate have helped hundreds of stu- portunity to become doctors REPORTERS around Parkchester where it Medical University in the fall, dents like myself go on to be- and improve NY’s healthcare. Sarah Valenzuela needs to reroute passenger and I am closer to achieving come doctors who have done Moje Omoruan Alex Mitchell trains on the middle track ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Leonard Vigliotti and this train is parked on the Donna Marzi track. PRODUCTION Joseph Wall WE’LL FETCH IT FOR YOU Mauro DeLuca
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I would like to start by CENTER OPPOSED cents • Schuyler Hill Civic Association thanking you and everyone New owner: I’m developing wellness center • Ferry Point Civic Association A sense of concern and out- • Ferry Point Community Advocates rage is brewing in Throggs Neck about a possible conver- from the Bronx Times for at- sion of an offi “a substance-abuse rehabili- an unwanted use. • Chippewa Democratic Club ce building into tation program recruiting Commercial tenants at staff” to work in the building 2800 Bruckner Boulevard re- and lack of community no- ceived letters to vacate the tending our breakfast on Feb- tice or engagement on what • Throggs Neck Merchants Association property, and community the NYC Department of Build- may be sited at 2800 Bruckner leaders have formed a coali- ings, including those concern- Boulevard. tion to fi ing “commercial space that is • Bronx Chamber of Commerce and drug rehab program. “The community is defi being turned into residential ght a possible alcohol nitely mobilized,” said Steven ruary 27, that commemorated space” and those saying ten- Complaints have been Kaufman, an attorney who fi ants see “beds, dressers, mir- led with the city about beds is leading the Throggs Neck being moved into the build- rors and chairs,” being moved • Korony American Legion Post 253 Strong coalition looking into - ing or illegally converting it in. the matter, adding “I believe into a residential building, the 30th anniversary of po- with mobilization, we might As of press time, a meeting with some folks planning to of the Throggs Neck Strong • Locust Point Civic Association be able to stop what they want take legal action against the coalition has been planned to do.” landlord because they have for the Crosstown Diner on leases, according to multiple Tenants in the building Thursday, August 3, with Jaen say they got letters over the • Spencer Estate Civic Association lice offi cer Edward R. Byrne’s sources. expecting around 125 people, last two weeks telling them following a lot of community Homeowners and renters to vacate the building by are also circulating petitions organizing and petitioning September, said Bobby Jaen, to protest what appears to be that led to a forceful showing • Country Club Civic Association Throggs Neck Merchants As- ( ,* ""%#' & at an earlier impromptu meet- demise at our school, MS101 sociation president and coali- ing on Friday, July 28. $%#!#' #"#"#" tion member. #&'#$'' Anthony Mameli, Charles • Waterbury/LaSalle Community Association So far, at leastRuttenberg 20 com- Realty’s Bronx plaints have been logged with Westchester Square reels overcommercial vagrants real estate man- which was renamed in his ,!$ % ',& "# ager, said the company was • Samuel Young American Legion Post 620 planning a grand opening for its new offi While Bronxites prepared to take a ‘bite out of crime’ ce at the building honor April 27, 1989. at the annual August 1 Night Continued on Page 67 • Westchester Square/Zerega Improvement Out Against Crime, one crook tion with the man. turned that around and took a bite out of a local merchant At his 25 Westchester Organization Square store, Sol recalled how who tried to interrupt his the shoplifter had on previous We, the PTA and M.S. 101 thievery. occasions been a paying cus- A.M.A.F. Fashion business tomer. A fi ght ensued and Sol said • Morris Park Community Association owner Abdul Sol felt more he “went to the ground with than an impact to his quality “He spent money here, him. I hurt my shoulder. He it’s not like I never saw him of life on the morning of Sun- took a big bite in my arm. I was before,” Sol said. “He came would like to thank the follow- at the hospital until 6 o’clock. I • Bronx Park East Neighborhood Assoc. day, July 9, when a shoplifter around two or three months tried to leave his store with still have pain in my shoulder. ago and bought a pair of a bag of clothing and Sol suf- I still can’t lift my left arm.” shoes.” fered a severe bite on his left • Van Nest Neighborhood Alliance Sol said he had seen the forearm and a dislocated right But the Sunday of the as- shoplifter associate with pa- ing people who helped make sault, the suspect asked for a shoulder during a confronta- tients from the Bronx Psychi- shopping bag, grabbed stuff, atric Center, so he fi and tried to leave, according • Chester Civic Improvement Association was a client. to Sol. ) #" ("&% As Bronx Psychiatric Cen- this possible by donating their “I told him, ‘No, you can’t ter, on Waters Place, contin-gured he take my stuff.’” • Bronx Chamber of Commerce ues to release its patients on ,&#&*** +("$!'the street during the &$day, they time and energy to our fallen interact with homeless people • Liberty Democratic Association Continued on Page 67 hero: John Marano, who went • Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association Display Advertising Rates & Deadlines: A copy out of his way to solicit items of The Bronx Times Reporter Advertising Rates from local merchants to help is available on request. 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The Bronx Democratic Party formally recognized former council members Annabel Palma and James Vacca for their commitment to public service.
(l-r) Assemblyman Marcos Crespo, Bronx Democratic Party Executive Committee chairman; Ischia Bravo, Community Board 7 district manager; Gilberto Ortiz; Councilman Mark Gjonaj and Anthony Perez, Bronx Democratic Party executive director. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co
James Vacca (l) wished his successor Kenny Agosto, 78th Democratic As- Councilman Gjonaj well on his new career Nathalia Fernandez (l), Governor Cuomo’s sembly District committeeman, had a path. Bronx Regional representative, caught up great evening. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co with Ischia Bravo at Billy’s Sports Bar. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co Photo by Silvio Pacifi co
Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz (l), Bronx Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, Democratic Party County Committee Bronx Democratic Party treasurer, chairman and Joseph McManus, Bronx congratulated former councilwoman Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. (l) Councilman Fernando Cabrera celebrated Democratic Party vice chairman wel- Palma, Bronx Democratic Party secre- met with Congressman José Serrano with NYC Civic Court Judge Bianka Perez. comed everyone to the reception. tary, on her many years of dedicated at the soirée. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co Photo by Silvio Pacifi co public service. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co Photo by Silvio Pacifi co
BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 13 CB7 hears homeless shelter proposal for Fordham Manor
BY SARAH VALENZUELA viced,” said Jelani Mashariki, by a not-for-profi t provider At the Community Board 7 the regional director of Shelter through an open-ended Re- Housing Committee meeting Operations at Black Veterans quest For Proposal process, on Tuesday, March 13, mem- for Social Justice. according NYC Department of bers of the community and “If neighbors are having a Homeless Services representa- board listened to yet another block party, our clients offer to tives present at the meeting. proposal for a shelter, this one help clean up, if there’s a com- The board stressed to DHS set for Fordham Manor. munity garden, our clients help and Black Vets reps the im- The planned location at 360 with the upkeep because we’re portance of early and adequate E. 193rd Street, a former Mon- all part of this community,” communication to communi- tefi ore facility, is slated to add continued Mashariki. ties where shelters are to be another 110 units for single He also explained that the sited, besides coming to the homeless adult women from shelter will create job opportu- community board. throughout the borough. nities for qualifi ed Bronxites “A lot of people are not The shelter will be operated as part of the process. against shelters, some of them by Black Veterans for Social As this shelter is the fi rst of want to real ly help,” said Myrna Justice, an organization with this organizations’ to open in Calderon, a member of the CB7. over 25 years experience with the borough, one of the biggest “But you don’t even give them Jelani Mashariki, regional director of Shelter Operations (l) with Wendy homeless shelters in the city. concerns residents had at the the opportunity because shel- C. McClinton, president and CEO of Black Veterans for Social Justice, Inc This shelter promises a dif- meeting was the location and ters are often just thrown into during the CB7 Housing Committee meeting. ferent kind of experience for how it was chosen. communities with little time to Community News Group/Sarah Valenzuela both clients and residents of the “One hundred and ninety- react.” community in an effort to get third is the worst place to put a This shelter will be full women in the shelter back on shelter, I don’t even want to be service, offering clients three lance cameras and perimeter mittee found the sponsoring their feet, the operator claims. there,” said Dwayne Osborne, meals a day and provide pro- checks are standard at their fa- agency reputable, they were “We are highly invested in a resident of that area. “If you gramming all day long to im- cilities, according to Black Vets still wary of the proposed loca- the communities we open shel- don’t get robbed something’s prove the residents’ lives. for Social Justice. tion. ters in, not only because of the going to happen to you over The clients living in the pro- The organization does not CB7’s Housing Committee people we service, but because there, so you may want to re- posed all women’s shelter will tolerate loitering, according to was not asked to vote or give a we’re all human beings and we consider this location.” have a10 p.m. curfew. Mashariki. Letter of Consent for the pro- believe we all need to be ser- The location was proposed Twenty-four hour surveil- Although many on the com- posed shelter.
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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 15 CCROSBYROSBY PPETET CCENTERENTER •PUPPIES •KITTENS •REPTILES •TROPICAL FISH •BIRDS •SMALL ANIMALS •1626 CROSBY AVENUE • 718-822-6900 20%20% OOFFFF AANYNY PUURCHASERCHASE W7ITH 4HIS #OUPON s %XCLUDING 0ET &OOD s /FFERS #AN .OT "E #OMBIITH THIS COUPON - EXCLUDING PET FOOD- OFFERS CAN NNED s %X OT BE COMBINED Holcombe L. Rucker School of Community Research teacher Wendy Nathaniel addressed the PEP during the public hearing on Tuesday, March 6. Photo by Sinclair Mott Students, teachers rally against DOE merger plans
BY SARAH VALENZUELA middle school grades from its Bronx 3 On Tuesday, March 6, students, and 4 locations into the same building teachers, and parents of the Holcombe as the high school. L. Rucker School of Community Re- “You’re sitting here and saying you search protested the NYC Department support us but you really don’t care,” of Education’s plans for their school’s said HLR sophomore, Rosby Vazquez, future. to the PEP at the public hearing on the “When our schools are under at- proposals. tack, we stand up and fi ght back,” The Success Academy-Bronx Mid- chanted a crowd outside the building. dle School plan will essentially make One proposal being considered way for the expansion of the Success details plans for Rucker high school Academy network, which many in the and Longwood Preparatory Academy, HLR community believe will lead to the which share space and are both in the eventual phase out of the high school Renewal Schools program, to be con- grades, leading to a Success Academy solidated into one school. takeover of the entire building. “Our mayor made a promise to help The Holcombe Rucker School’s strengthen schools that needed it, but community has vowed not to go down he is now going back on his promise without a fi ght and promised to con- and it’s not right,” said Wendy Nathan- tinue protesting and attending all PEP $ iel, a teacher at HLR. meetings. LPA was formerly the Banana Kelly “When you combine schools, who 5 High School, which was placed into gets the resources,” asked another the Renewal program in 2014 with Hol- HLR student during the public hearing combe L. Rucker. inside the school. “We should be able to EXPIRES 03/31/18 According to the DOE, both schools get priority over everyone else because Brushing have struggled with low enrollment, our school has been here the longest.” which has created budget and pro- According to students and teachers gramming challenges. at HLR, for 11 years the school pleaded To rectify the situation, the DOE with the DOE for the resources the plans to phase out Holcombe Rucker, school lacked, such as an auditorium, while transitioning all its students gymnasium, library, as well as a ren- into LPA. ovated cafeteria, but those requests “HLR’s legacy will only be a dis- were all denied or ignored. $5.00 OFF tinct memory and that’s not fair,” said The PEP is expected to vote on the ANY FULL GROOMING Nathaniel. options on Wednesday, March 21 at the WITH7ITH 4HIS #OUPON s /FFER THIS COUPON - EXCLUDINGS #AN .OT "E #OMBINED s PET FOOD- OFFERS CAN NOTEx. B 03/31/18E COMBINED “Proposals for consolidation seek High School for Fashion Industries in to improve learning environments Manhattan. by combining the strengths and best “LPA has made signifi cant im- $200 OFF practices of both schools,” according provements, including a consistently ANY PUPPY PURCHASE to the DOE in the Panel on Education improving graduation rate. Holcombe PLUS $100 IN PUPPY SUPPLIES Policy notice. Rucker currently has a stronger grad- 7ITH 4HIS #OUPON s %XCLUDING 0ET &OOD s /FFERS #AN .OT "E #OMBIWITH THIS COUPON - EXCLUDING PET FOOD- OFFERS CAN NOTNED s BE CEx.OMBINED 03/31/18 In another proposal, the DOE is uation rate,” said the DOE in the PEP considering a plan to co-locate a char- notice. “The NYCDOE fi rmly believes ter school. that these communities will be stron- www.crosbypetcenter.net Success Academy would move its ger together.” 16 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 BTR Professional rugby team to play exhibition game at Gaelic Park
BY ALEX MITCHELL to empower and inspire youth, primar- tic professional endeavor in the city New York City’s fi rst professional ily from underserved communities, and and it provides an opportunity for the rugby team is set to host it’s biggest match Solace House, a mental health awareness wealth of talented players and coaches of 2018 on Saturday, March 24 at River- center in New York. found in our great local clubs to come dale’s iconic Gaelic Park. RUNY’s inaugural 30-man team is together as a formidable team,” he The newly formed Rugby United New entirely comprised of local players. added. York will be joining a national league Most of them live and play rugby The match at Gaelic Park will feature that is also newly formed, Major League within the city while some come from RUNY facing off against a team from the Rugby, coming 2019. surrounding areas such as New Jersey city’s traditional sporting rival, Boston. This spring, RUNY is playing an exhi- and Westchester. Before the main event kicks off, an- bition season to give New Yorkers a taste The roster was whittled down from other classic New York matchup will take of what is to come from what the league an initial 50 player group who were place between the NYPD and the FDNY calls America’s fastest growing sport. invited from clubs throughout the tri- rugby teams. “Despite living and playing rugby in state area. The annual match between the city’s the city for 20 years, I was astonished by Led by head coach Mike Tolkin, service departments is played to bene- the player numbers and the growth of the former head coach of the USA national fi t McNaughton-Engeldrum fund for the sport in the region,” said chairman and rugby team and native New Yorker, families of fallen personnel. founder James Kennedy. Rugby United NY will kick off its ex- Rugby United New York’s home match “We want to work with the entire com- hibition schedule in March with its against Boston, which will be open to the munity to grow the sport we all love and match on the 24th against the Boston public, is set for Saaturday, March 24 at 7 make it accessible and enjoyable for every- Mystics. p.m. one,” he added. Joining Tolkin on the coaching The full day of rugby will kickoff at 4 RUNY has already started to positively staff will be assistant coaches Bruce p.m. with the matchup between the FDNY impact their local community at a grass- McLane, Andrew Britt and Vili Vaka- and NYPD. roots level, one of the pillars of MLR. sisikakala. While not confi rmed, it is anticipated An advertisment for Ruby United’s exhibi- The club has partnered with Play “This is a particularly historic that RUNY will make either Gaelic Park Rugby USA, a youth development non- moment for rugby in New York,” said or Fordham University its home venue for tion game at Gaelic park. profi t that uses the unique power of rugby Tolkin. “This will be the fi rst domes- the 2019 season. Courtesy of Rugby United New York
BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 17 Tuskegee Airman, Bronxite, Floyd Carter passes at 95
BY ROBERT WIRSING the squadron’s composure. among 200 of the last surviving A legendary Tuskegee Airman He kept his men calm under pres- Tuskegee Airmen awarded the Con- has earned his angel wings. sure and his squadron successfully gressional Gold Medal of Honor, the Lieutenant Colonel Floyd Carter, reached their destination without highest civilian award, by former a highly decorated veteran of three any casualities. president George W. Bush. wars and 27-year NYPD veteran, While serving in the USAF Re- He served as the grand marshal passed away on Thursday, March 8 serves, Carter aided in the Korean for the 31st annual Bronx Veterans’ at 95-years-old. Conflict and the Vietnam War in Day Parade in Throggs Neck on No- For over 31 years, the Yorktown, which he transported troops and vember 8, 2015. VA native served his country in ac- supplies during the Tet Offensive Carter told the Bronx Times in tive and reserve roles before settling from Thailand and Japan. 2015 he kept hopeful despite experi- down in the northwest Bronx in 1956 He was also placed into active/ encing setbacks and discrimination where he resided with his grandson standby duty for the Santo Domingo by knowing that “all things are pos- Jonathan Carter. Uprising and Cuban Missile Crisis. sible with God” and “to receive His Carter’s career began in 1944 af- In 1971, Carter became the first blessing, you must do the right thing ter enlisting in the Aviation Cadet African American officer to com- and be patient.” Program and graduating as a bom- mand a C-141 four engine, heavy lift He is survived by his wife of bardier and navigator. transport squadron composed of over 70 years Atherine; their chil- Upon graduation, he was trans- white officers at McGuire Air Force dren Floyd, Jr. and Rozalind and his ferred to Tuskegee, AL to enroll in Base in New Jersey until his 1974 re- grandchildren and great-grandchil- the first class of African American tirement. dren. student officer pilots completing his In addition to his military career, Carter’s funeral arrangements triple rating and earning his pilot’s Carter served for 27 years as a NYPD were not finalized by press time. wings in 1945. Detective 2nd Grade before retiring “I extend my heartfelt condo- In September 1947, Carter joined in 1980. lences to the friends and family of the newly formed United States Air He earned many commendations Floyd Carter, Sr., one of the last of Lieutenant Colonel Floyd Carter was the Force and in the following year, for his service in the armed forces the Tuskegee Airmen and veteran proud recipient of the Congressional Gold he led the first squadron of cargo including the Meritorious Ser- of the NYPD,” stated Congressman Medal of Honor, the highest civilian award, planes into West Berlin transport- vice Award, Air Force Commenda- Adriano Espaillat. “Mr. Carter dedi- in recognition of his bravery and service as ing food and medicine for the Berlin tion Medal, the Medal for Humane cated his remarkable life to serving Tuskegee Airman. Airlift. Action for his involvement in the his country and his city and we are Photo courtesy of Lieutenant Colonel Floyd Carter At the height of the Cold War, Berlin Airlift and a proclamation grateful.” Carter and his squadron braved presented to him by former Con- Last year, Espaillat sponsored a stressful conditions while navigat- gressman Charles Rangel for his re- bill to rename the U.S. Post Office No specific date has yet been es- ing a narrow neutral air space as markable achievements in 2005. at 99 Macombs Place in the airmen’s tablished for the renaming cere- Russian Mig air craft tried to break On March 29, 2007, Carter was honor. mony. Easter Family Tradition at: $ A]opskk` I]jkn 55 Sunday, April 1, 2018 -12noon-5pm per person One Hour Cocktail Reception - Four Hours Dining & Dancing plus 10% service sales tax included Featuring: Don’t Stop The Music Entertainment
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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 19 Bay Plaza shopping center may include new hotel
BY SARAH VALENZUELA The developers have fi led On Thursday, March 1, an application to separate a an application was fi led that buildable parcel along Bar- would pave the way for a top- tow Avenue, adjacent to the notch six-story, 130-room hotel Hutchinson River Parkway’s for the northeastern corner of right-of-way, from the shop- the Bay Plaza Shopping Cen- ping center’s parking lot. ter. The new 200- by 500-foot The plans for the hotel are tax lot would be used for the still in the preliminary stage, proposed hotel. according to James Friend of Community Board 10 has Friend Development Group, been notifi ed of the project the project’s developer and and is keeping a watchful eye partner in the venture, along on its possible impact on its with Prestige Properties and host community. Development. “It’s a hotel so we want to Friend Development has make sure it’s something that The proposed location of the new hotel was for this area between Bartow Avenue (l) next to the Hutchinson built hotels before. The fi rm is respects the Co-op City com- River Parkway (front). Community News Group/Sarah Valenzuela responsible for Cross County munity,” said CB10 district Shopping Center’s 8-story manager, Matt Cruz. chise. be able to hold up to 200 guests Steakhouse, Swarovski, and a Hyatt Place hotel and an- “Second we want them to Cruz, who met with local and its design would allow it hundred other shops. other in downtown Brooklyn, be mindful of parking in that leaders and the developers to hold two events simulta- While many developers in a large Hampton Inn on Flat- community and make sure when the application was fi led, neously. An onsite warming the Bronx have built question- bush Avenue. their plans don’t interfere mentioned the project’s loca- kitchen would permit catered able motels recently, only the Friend said the project was with the current traffi c pat- tion is prized because of the parties as well. Residents Inn by Marriott at too early in its initial plan- terns,” Cruz added. anticipated 2023 completion of As the project is still in the Hutch Metro Center on Waters ning stage to say defi nitively Depending on the progress a Metro North train station in planning phase, a rendering is Place and the Bronx Opera whether the project is a go. of the project, Cruz is consid- Section 5 of Co-op City. not yet available. House on East 149th Street are More details would be forth- ering the possibility of bring- The hotel is expected to The Bay Plaza Shopping legitimate hotels. coming in the coming months. ing together the developers include a gym and an indoor Center and Mall at Bay Plaza The Residents Inn is oper- “Real estate development and RiverBay, Co-op City’s swimming pool for guests sits at 2100 Bartow Avenue be- ating at an amazing 90 percent is dependent on a lot of factors corporate entity, because of only and a conference center, tween I-95 and the Hutchinson of capacity. and we still have a lot of vari- the residential complex’ close according to details Cruz re- River Parkway. As of now, the new Bay ables out there that we need proximity to the project. ceived in his meeting with the The complex includes Plaza hotel has no set con- to nail down in order to move The hotel is rumored to be developers. stores like JC Penney, PC struction start or completion forward,” Friend said. a Hampton Inn, a Hilton fran- The conference center will Richards, Macy’s, Outback date. Get your GED
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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 21 Concourse dancer draws Dior commerical, Alvin Ailey role
BY SARAH VALENZUELA where she learned ballet, hip- I move, the way I dress, even Some children like paint- hop, jazz, African, modern, the way I talk, shows who I am ing, others like running, but and even acrobatics. and where I come from, the for Khalia Campbell, dancing Now at age 24, Khalia’s gift Bronx.” was the talent she pursued. can almost be seen as spiri- Being part of Ailey II for Since she was two-years- tually pre-ordained as her the past two years has further old, Khalia has been danc- success in the dance world enhanced her professional op- ing, an artistry her parents brought her to the Alvin Ailey portunities. predicted she would embrace theater and now to a Christian In fact, two years ago, Kha- before she even took her fi rst Dior commercial. lia was cast as a dancer for breathe. Khalia is in her fi nal year Christian Dior’s commercial “My father was a DJ and with Ailey II, the Alvin Ailey to premiere its Poison Girl fra- he used to put headphones company’s younger group of grance. around my mother’s stomach emerging modern choreogra- When the casting manager when she was pregnant with phers and dance talent from watched her audition, they me,” said Campbell, who was all over the country. knew instantly she was the born and raised and continues Khalia and the Ailey II dancer they had been looking to live in the Bronx. group has been on a world for, according to Campbell. Her father unfortunately tour performance of Aida and “Coming from the rich cul- Khalia Campbell Photo by Kyle Froman passed away when she was returned earlier in March for ture of the Bronx, I learned only one-year-old. their New York performances. to be a versatile person and “My mother said I would It was not just the opportu- dancer,” Campbell explained. experience and the fi rst time To other young dancers hear the music and start mov- nity to dance with Ailey to rep- “They were looking for a I saw the commercial on TV, from the Bronx, Campbell has ing and my father said one of resent her family and herself dancehall-style performer I screamed for my grandma, offered this advice: “Patience the things I would become is a that made this important, but and I knew I could do that who I was living with, to come is key in becoming an artist dancer.” the ability to bring her home and when I got it, it was like watch.” and you’re going to fail, but it’s Her classical training borough to every big stage she magic.” Khalia said she will con- not how you fall, it’s how you started at age four with tap would be on. Khalia said she got to per- tinue to pursue performing get back up.” dancing at the Ruth Williams “My own story can be told form in the commercial with in more commercials once You can watch Khalia per- dance school in Harlem. At in the way I move as an art- one of her best friends, Mar- her tenure with Ailey II is of- form with Ailey II in its New nine-years-old she moved on ist,” continued Campbell. tell, as her dance partner. fi cially over, among other op- York shows from March 14 to to the Uptown Dance Academy “When I perform, the way “It was an extremely fun portunities. March 25.
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Throggs Neck was awash in a sea of green for its time honored St. Patrick’s Day Parade. A hearty Irish breakfast 5 was served prior to the parade at St. Benedict Church. Celebrating two decades, the Throggs Neck St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 11 featured Celtic-clad marchers and bands traveling on East Tremont Avenue. This year’s groups consisted of local elected offi cials, schools, the FDNY, pipe and drum bands, community organizations and families representing this year’s honorary grand marshals journeyed down the route which sported a fresh green median and massive shamrock as thousands of Bronxites from all over the borough cheered from the sidelines. All Photo by Laura Stone (1) The FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums played classic Celtic tunes as they marched. (2) (l-r) Captain Carlos Ghonz, 45th Precinct commanding offi cer; volunteer Tara Maloney; Tom Messina; Council- man Gjonaj; Senator Klein; James McQuade, Throggs Neck Benevolent Association volunteers Carol Lyver and Liz Donnelly served breakfast to everyone. (3) (l-r) Inish Free School of Irish Dancing students Erin, Megan, Hailey, Kylie and Madison were dancing in the streets 9 (4) Grand marshals Peadar and Eileen Tierney enjoyed their carriage ride. (5) Grand marshal Eileen Tierney (3rd from l) proudly accepted her Senate proclamation and City Council citation. (6) (l-r) 82nd Assembly District female leader Marjorie Velazquez; Thomas Messina; Community Board 10 district man- ager Matt Cruz; Irene Guanill-Elukowich, CB 10 second vice chairman; James Vacca; Congressman Joe Crowley; Alek- sander Nilaj, Albanian American Open Hands Association president; Senator Jeff Klein; Councilman Mark Gjonaj; John Marano, CB 10 fi rst vice chairman; Adam Bermudez and 80th Assembly District male leader Joe McManus. (7) Alana Forte (l) and Gabriella Broto sported some creative headgear for the parade. (8) Gloria (l) and Nicci Dineen wore their best Celtic attire for this year’s parade. (9) The Silver Beach Kids came to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day in Throggs Neck! (10) (l-r) Throggs Neck Benevolent Association’s Chris Dalton, Karin O’Connor, Sheila Haney and Matthew O’Brien orga- nized the time honored parade. (11) Friends and family of honorary grand marshal Charlie Reilly marched in his honor. (12) The Enright Family watched the St. Patrick’s Day neighborhood procession. 12 (13) (l-r) Liza Pagan, Susan Velazquez, Khloe Perry and Rider Pagan were dressed to impress. (14) (l-r) Rocco Talarico, Patrina Caso, Angelique and Steve Tacco had fun while waiting for the parade to begin. (15) Michael Prentiss watched his fi rst St. Patrick’s Day Parade. (16) (l-r) Brooke Pasinisi, Ava Carpenter, Sophia Kroener and Samantha Polanco were ready to shamrock and roll.
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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 29 Women Marines Association highlights
Saturday, March 10, was defi nitely Corps Women’s Reserve, but it also an “OOORAH” day! Women Marines pays tribute to the 100-year milestone from across Long Island and the Met- of women in the Corps, beginning with ropolitan area, along with family and Opha Mae Johnson’s enlistment in Au- friends, came together to celebrate a gust 1918. Both events were recognized trifecta of special events. This year at a special luncheon at the VFW- Wade not only marks the 75th Anniversary Burns Post in Lindenhurst, New York. of the establishment of The Marine To round out the triple celebration,
(L-r) Betty Moseley-Brown, WMA president; Maria Nuzzi, Christine Glynn, Fran Wagner, Sta- ceyAnn Castro, Bronxite Colleen McCarthy (president of the new NY-6 Cpl Ramona Valdez Chapter), and Jamie DePaola.
two new chapters of the Women Ma- behind the scenes made the forma- rines Association were recognized by tion of the new chapters possible, the keynote speaker and guest of honor, ceremony got underway. It was an ex- Dr. Betty Moseley Brown, WMA Na- citing moment when the offi cers-elect tional president. The new Chapters of NY-6 and NY-7 pledged their com- ‘NY-7 Long Island’ and ‘NY-6 Corpo- mitment and support to their respec- ral Ramona Valdez’ from Bronx/New tive chapters and the organization at (Second row from lef) Bronxite Colleen McCarthy, along with Elizabeth Rossi and Maria Soto York City are both focusing their en- large. From the applause that followed from the NY-6 Cpl Ramona Valdez Chapter. ergy on supporting homeless female for Colleen McCarthy, NY-6 President; veteran shelters in their chapter re- and the new offi cers of NY-7, presi- gions. dent StaceyAnn Castro; vice-president The guests were welcomed to this Fran Wagner; secretary Marie Nuzzi; auspicious event in Marine Corps and treasurer Christine Glynn; the in- style; which kicked off with a special stallation clearly met with everyone’s Color Guard ceremony. Four female ca- approval! dets from the Marine Corps Jr. ROTC Business aside, the agenda shifted of Lindenhurst High School proudly to dessert. No Marine Corps celebra- carried the fl ags while all those pres- tion is complete without a traditional ent rendered appropriate honors. cake cutting ceremony, and this event Chaplain Karen Pickler of the North- was no exception! The MCJROTC ca- port Veterans Administration then dets marched in with a beautifully offered the opening prayer. Following decorated cake that featured the fi t- the blessing, all were invited to par- ting image of a proud woman Marine. take of the delicious buffet luncheon A message from the present comman- that was provided by Gino’s Pizza of dant of the Marine Corps, General Lindenhurst. Robert B. Neller, was then read, and As part of the day’s program, Army the cake was promptly cut. As is cus- veteran Jordanna Mallach, Special tomary, the fi rst pieces of cake were Programs and Outreach coordina- given to the guests of honor. The next tor for the New York State Division of slice was presented to the oldest Ma- Veterans Affairs, provided very help- rine in attendance, who was Sergeant ful information for all members of the Tess Garber, a proud World War II military. She emphasized that help is veteran. Sgt. Garber then handed the always available as well as benefi ts cake to the youngest Marine present, and opportunities for female veterans Staff Sergeant Heather Kennedy, sig- and their families. nifying the passing of experience and The highlight of the afternoon knowledge from the old to the young. came when keynote speaker, Dr. Betty Raffl e prizes, coffee, cake, and conver- Moseley Brown, shared accomplish- sation soon became the order of the ments and anecdotes of Women Ma- day as Marines and their guests began rines throughout history. Her talk was to bring closure to a successful and in- informative and entertaining, and she formative afternoon. clearly captured the attention of her The day ended with everyone pres- audience with typical Marine Corps ent standing proud and singing the motivation and style! Marine’s Hymn. One thing was cer- As soon as Dr. Brown ended her tain, the women Marines had the situ- presentation, it was time for the instal- ation well under control from start to lation of the offi cers of the two newly fi nish. Mission accomplished! Sem- formed chapters of the WMA. With the per Fi, Marines! assistance of WMA Area 1 director, For more information, contact Jamie DePaola, whose tireless efforts [email protected]. 30 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 BTR O’CONNOR’S CARPET CENTER
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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 33 Message from Councilman Mark Gjonaj
The recent fl urry of storms in our addressing what is the root prob- this was a storm that was accurately area resulted in 7,140 power outages, lem of the power outages and that predicted, yet Con Ed appears to have including several that lasted for mul- is poorly maintained and positioned been caught off guard. Instead of hav- tiple days, has exposed some of the trees. The city, admirably, wants to ing crews ready to work it seemed as short comings in our electrical infra- plant a million trees, but can’t seem if they were scrambling to the news structure. These outages are unac- to maintain the ones that currently of the storm. ceptable for relatively minor storms exist. If we had better maintenance This lack of preparation and that were accurately forecasted days of trees by power lines this problem awareness on behalf of the city and in advance. These were not overly would not have become as severe as Con Ed is very unbecoming of the powerful, apocalyptic, storms. The it did. richest city in the richest country of power outages were not caused by Secondly, Con Ed has to take re- the world. We must do better. devastating forces of nature. This sponsibility for allowing the prob- (Councilman Gjonaj represents the was a preventable disaster that was lem of power outages to persist by not 13th Council District in the Bronx, a result of poor planning and main- having an adequate response system which includes the Allerton, City Is- tenance by the City of New York and in place. land, Country Club, Edgewater Park, Consolidated Edison Energy Com- Con Ed, for its part, completely let Ferry Point, Locust Point, Morris pany. the people of the Bronx down by fail- Park, Pelham Bay, Pelham Gardens While they both share blame, they ing to prepare and react to the storm. , Pelham Parkway, Silver Beach, played two separate roles that con- While the power outages aren’t their Spencer Estate, Throggs Neck, Van tributed to this. fault, they alone are responsible for Nest, Waterbury LaSalle, Westchester First, the city is to blame for not the duration of the outages. Again, Square and Zerega neighborhoods.) COUNCILMAN MARK GJONAJ TeamBronxWorks to participate in TD Five Boro Bike Tour
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Bronx House School for Perform- tic magic with the little ones, whether surrounding NYC Metro area. Air Fund will be holding registration ing Arts is currently accepting regis- you’re a mommy, daddy, sibling, care- Hundreds of New York City busi- events in all boroughs for families to tration for their spring session of group giver or a grandparent! nesses contributed nearly half of all sign up their children for free, safe and music classes beginning Saturday, Not sure you can commit to a full donated coats. A few noteworthy com- fun-fi lled programs. For more informa- April 7. Classes are offered weekdays semester? Try a short workshop to panies were responsible for over 25,000 tion, call (800) 367-0003 or visit www.fre- and weekends, run for ten weeks and get your art-making fi x. This semes- coat donations. Bloomberg LP and shair.org. include pre-school music appreciation, ter we’re offering Encaustic Painting, Bloomberg Philanthropies employees * * * pre-school instrumental classes in pi- Fruit and Flower Painting, Oil Paint- made cash and coat donations to de- The American Institute of Family ano and violin, and beginner piano and ing, a free Golden Lecture/Demo and liver 12,000 new coats for men, women Law Attorneys has recognized the ex- guitar for ages 6 to 12. more. Break away from your routine and children. KKR and its employees ceptional performance of New York’s Ongoing registration is also avail- and discover your creative talents! delivered 3,000 coats. Bank of Amer- Family Law Attorney Sylvia Gold- able for private and semi-private in- For information and registration go ica matched cash donations on Giving schmidt as Two Years 10 Best Family struction in piano, guitar, voice, violin, to Pelhamartcenter.org/education, or Tuesday to support the purchase and Law Attorney for Client Satisfaction. drums, and other instruments. call (914) 738-2525, ext. 111. Stop by any- distribution of new coats, signifi cantly The American Institute of Family The School for Performing Arts time for a catalog at 155 Fifth Avenue, raising our profi le and generating 3,500 Law Attorneys is a third-party attor- faculty is comprised of professionals Pelham, New York. coats. The Greater New York Auto ney rating organization that publishes who are active performers and music Remember, art making is not only Dealers collected over 6,700 coats from an annual list of the Top 10 Family Law educators and who hold advanced de- fun, but also improves social skills, mo- customers and employees. In total, part- Attorneys in each state. Attorneys who grees from schools including Juilliard, tor skills, personal expression, self- es- ner companies and their employees do- are selected to the “10 Best” list must Mannes, the Manhattan School of Mu- teem, visual communication and appli- nated enough money to purchase more pass AIOFLA’s rigorous selection pro- sic, New England Conservatory and cation for digital skills. Statistics show than 33,000 new coats for the drive. cess, which is based on client and/or NYU. They also include émigré instru- that children involved in the arts im- * * * peer nominations, thorough research, mentalists who once played in orches- prove academically. PAC instructors In celebration of The Fresh Air and AIOFLA’s independent evaluation. tras in Russia and Albania. are professional artists and great teach- Fund’s 142nd summer of serving New AIOFLA’s annual list was created to be All classes are held in a state-of-the- ers who inspire people of all ages to cre- York City children with free summer used as a resource for clients during the art 7,000 square foot wing that includes ate! Need-based scholarships are avail- experiences, Borough President Diaz attorney selection process. soundproof and sound enhanced music able to all students who qualify. has proclaimed Tuesday, March 20 One of the most signifi cant aspects of rooms and dance studios. The school * * * ‘Fresh Air Fund Day’ throughout the the selection process involves attorneys’ also offers scholarships to students who New York Cares collected 104,164 Borough. In 2018, The Fresh Air Fund relationships and reputation among his qualify for fi nancial assistance as well coats as part of its 29th Annual Coat will continue the tradition of giving or her clients. As clients should be an at- as instruments available for loan, free of Drive, thanks in large part to the New thousands of boys and girls the oppor- torney’s top priority, AIOFLA places the charge, which students may take home York City business community and tunity to unlock their limitless poten- utmost emphasis on selecting lawyers during the course of their instruction. more than 1,200 New Yorkers who ran tial and to experience summertime fun who have achieved signifi cant success Bronx House is located at 990 Pel- their own personal collection drives. at the homes of volunteer host families in the fi eld of Family Law without sacri- ham Parkway South. For more infor- This year, New York Cares received re- along the East Coast and Southern Can- fi cing the service and support they pro- mation or to register call (718) 792-1800, quests for more than 100,000 coats from ada or at the fi ve Fund overnight camps vide. Selection criteria therefore focus ext. 235, or visit www.bronxhouse.org. shelters, community centers, and social in Fishkill, New York. on attorneys who demonstrate the high- * * * service agencies. With the critical sup- Over the next few months, The Fresh est standards of Client Satisfaction. Pelham Art Center offers unique port of companies and the generosity of classes that explore all types of painting individual donors, they met the needs of mediums. For adults and high school nearly 600 agencies. POLICE INVESTIGATE BUHRE AVE. SHOOTING students, unveil a hidden passion with The infl ux of coats and funds not Painting Beyond the Photo, Experi- only enabled New York Cares to serve menting with Oils or our Watercolor more New Yorkers in need, but allowed class. Start or end your day by piec- the organization to collect and distrib- ing together a wide range of materials ute coats earlier. New this year, New with our Afternoon and Evening Create York Cares incorporated a GoGreen ini- with Collage or Life in a box!.For those tiative for individual donations, which of you who are interested in absorbing allowed each collection leader to print themselves in the digital world, we offer their own materials rather than having Graphic Design for Artists and Digital them mailed. Out of 1,225 total individ- Photography. ual collections, nearly 70% went green. Hands on experience for kids to New York Cares engages with com- grasp a wide range of concepts with munity partners in all fi ve boroughs. Clay, Sculpture & Mixed Media Draw- In particular, nearly 30,000 coats were Police need your help solving an apparently random shooting outside of a Pelham ing & Panting, and Improv Puppetry distributed in the Bronx alone, the larg- Bay bank. According to the 45th Precinct, police offi cers responded to a call of a Comedy! Explore STEAM concepts est number in any borough. Thanks to weapon discharged outside of a Capital One Bank at 3049 Buhre Avenue on Tuesday, with Advanced Scratch Coding, Digital the dedication of 48 Queens libraries March 6 at 1:45 p.m. Upon arrival, police recovered seven shell casings from a .40 Photography II, Comic Book, Stop Mo- that held public collections this year, caliber handgun lying on the street in front of the bank. No injuries were reported, tion Animation and 3D Printing & Mod- 72 Queens agencies received more than however a parked Honda Accord sustained gunshots to its front driver’s side panel. eling. Don’t forget about our Fashion & 13,000 coats. In Manhattan, more than It was not confi rmed if the car was targeted by the gunman. Police stated that the Illustration class tailored to meet the 150 agencies received over 28,000 coats, interests of high school students and and in Brooklyn, more than 160 agencies incident is not being investigating as a bank robbery. 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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 43 Weekly tax tips from The Bronx Tax Man
BY JOHN CERINI Do you pay mortgage interest and Some people exaggerate many de- ENROLLED AGENT real estate taxes? Are your annual ductions to increase their refunds TAX RETURN BASICS state and local taxes withheld from without regard for the consequences. Part Three your pay higher than the standard This will result in large fi nes, pen- Standard Deduction vs Item- deduction amount listed above? Do alties and interest on the underpay- ized Deductions you make large donations to your ment of taxes should you lose the au- What is the difference? Which church or house of worship? Do you dit. Even if you go to a tax preparer, do you qualify for? Which is bet- have gambling Income and Losses? you the taxpayer are always respon- ter? What are the pros and cons of Do you have unreimbursed deduct- sible for the accuracy of the return. each? Can you change from year to ible work expenses, such as uniforms Don’t assume you will not be held year? Does your fi ling status have or union dues? Do you have a casu- accountable. Therefore, it’s impor- any bearing on your deductions? alty or loss, such as a theft or fi re? tant to choose the right professional. Are there limitations on these deduc- Do you have medical expenses that Someone who will stand by your side tions? These will be answered dur- surpass 10% of your adjusted gross in the event of an audit. Some of ing this article. Let’s get started. income? If the answer to any of these the large seasonal tax franchise of- • Standard Deduction: The United could be yes, then you may be eligi- fi ces have the nerve to charge an au- States Treasury along with every ble to itemize. After calculating your dit guarantee fee of $50 or more. If state in the United States of Amer- fi gures, you would add them on the they were confi dent in their abilities ica has a ‘Standard Deduction.’ This Schedule A and deem if you are eli- as a tax professional, they shouldn’t is the amount you can earn without gible. For the NYS itemized deduc- charge you to guarantee their work. paying any taxes. The amount is tions they will not allow the deduc- If you fi le Married fi ling sepa- based on your fi ling status and your tion of the NYS and NYC taxes paid rately from your spouse, you both age. The amount typically will go up throughout the year. must fi le the exact same way. If you a little each year. For the year 2017 Another question people ask is, itemize, then your spouse must item- the amounts are as follows: what is the benefi t of itemizing and ize. If your spouse fi les the stan- Single under 65 = $6,350, Single are there disadvantages to itemiz- dard deduction, then you must fi le over 65 = $7,900; ing? The main advantage to item- the standard deduction. If you don’t Married couple fi ling joint return izing is having larger deductions communicate on how you intend to where both are under 65 =$12,700; resulting in lower taxable income, fi le, and you fi le using different de- Married couple fi ling joint return which in turn lowers taxes and ductions, one of you will be audited John Cerini, Enrolled Agent where one spouse is 65 =$13,950; yields larger refunds. However, it is and forced to follow the same method Married Couple fi ling joint return not all peaches and cream. For any- as your spouse. where both are 65 =$ 15,200; one who itemizes their deduction in You can change your method of covering this topic that cannot be Married person fi ling separately a year where they receive a New York deductions year to year. In any given covered in a small article. Please from their spouse under 65 =$6,350; State refund, that refund must now year, you may have higher deduc- seek the advice of a tax professional Married person fi ling sepa- be added back to your income in the tions for many reasons. There may for more information. If you have rately from their spouse and over 65 year in which the refund is received. have been a fi re you need to claim, any concerns, we welcome you to con- =$7,600; In some cases, the state refund may you may have won the lottery or had tact our offi ce and set up a consulta- Head of Household under 65 be a substantial increase to your fed- a bad year with high medical bills. tion. We at Bronx Tax Man Corp are =$9,350; eral income. Another down side to You may have started a new job and open all year round and here when Head of household over 65 the itemized deductions is that you have deductible non-reimbursed em- you need us. We have recently moved =$10,900. are more likely to be audited by the ployee expenses, you may have just and are now located at 3600 E. Trem- • Itemized Deductions: So, the big IRS or NYS Department of Finance. bought a home or refi nanced your ont Ave. Our phone number is (718) questions is do you qualify to item- This is due to the burden of proof existing loan. An evaluation of your 829-1040. Feel free to call on us any ize your deductions? Well let’s run now being on you ‘the taxpayer’ to circumstances should take place time. Mention this article for a $30 through a few questions. Do you own validate all your claims of additional each year with your tax advisor. discount off your tax return prepara- a home, co-op, condo or time share? expenses. There are so many more details tion fee. Elder question of the week
Dear Mr. Di Costanzo: My aid, which would help pay for be included when determining come limit. She could deposit aunt and uncle live alone, but aides at home. This is known your aunt’s income for Medic- $200.00 into a pooled trust ev- my aunt’s health has been de- as community Medicaid. aid purposes. In New York, if ery month and use the money clining. My uncle tries to do To be eligible for Medic- one has income greater than for expenses described above. his best, but it’s hard for him to aid, one cannot have assets the maximum amount set ev- Managing the fi nancial manage caring for her alone. I greater than an amount set ery year ($842.00 in 2018), one and healthcare needs of your looked into having home health every year. Certain assets has essentially two choices: loved ones is diffi cult but aides come in, but my aunt and do not count. In the case of use the excess amount to pay speaking with an elder law at- uncle don’t have much money, your aunt, if she has assets for care at home, after which torney can ease at least some and I was told that they’re just greater than $15,150.00 (in Medicaid will pay for the rest, of the burden. over the income limit to qualify 2018), we can employ the tech- or enroll in a pooled income Please contact us to dis- for any assistance. Is there any- nique known as “spousal re- trust, whereby the surplus cuss your options. We can thing I can do? fusal”, where most of her as- income is deposited into a be reached at 914-925-1010 or We’re so glad you asked sets would be transferred to pooled trust and the money so by e-mail at smd@mfd-law. this question, which shows your uncle, who would then deposited is then used for the com. You are also encouraged pervasive misinformation refuse to support her (fi nan- Medicaid recipient’s expenses to visit our website at www. that causes unnecessary cially, that is). such as food, utilities, mort- plantodayfortomorrow.com. struggle. Based on the facts Spousal refusal pertains to gage, taxes, and so on. For Questions may be submitted presented, it sounds like your income as well. Your uncle’s example: Say your aunt’s in- to [email protected] for a re- aunt could qualify for Medic- income would not necessarily come was $200.00 over the in- sponse. SALVATORE M. DI COSTANZO
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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 45 ST. CLARE’S HOSTS ANNUAL BE OUR GUEST CARD PARTY St. Clare of Assisi School hosted its 67th annual Be Our Guest Card Party on Thursday, March 8 at Villa Barone Manor. The room was fi lled to capacity with everyone purchasing tickets from nine categories and multiple raffl es and enjoying the evening which supported the Morris Park-based school.
(l-r) Sue and Dawn Grossman and Stephanie Pinghera had a great Volunteers of all ages helped make this year’s card party a success! Photo by Fernando Justiniano evening. Photo by Fernando Justiniano YOUNG ISRAEL, JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF PELHAM PKWY. CELEBRATE PURIM The Young Israel of Pelham Parkway and the Jewish Community Council of Pelham Parkway co-hosted a Purim Party on Thursday, March 1 at 900 Pelham Parkway South. Purim is a Jewish holiday commemorating the saving of the Jewish people from Haman’s plot to massacre the Jews in the ancient Achaemenid Persian Empire.
(l-r) Steve Glosser, Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association vice president and Mike Rosenzweig enjoyed this year’s Purim Party. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co (l-r) Harold Linder, Yitzi Gross, Rabbi Michael Macks and Izak Held had a great time at the party. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co ALEX RODRIGUEZ HELPS PROJECT DESTINED LAUNCH BOOTCAMP Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez joined over 50 local students recently celebrated the launch of Project Destined’s Bronx bootcamp at Viacom’s headquarters in NYC. The weekend event featured a high-tech innovation lab, musical experiences, a master class on real estate taught by a prominent Harvard Business School professor, an in-depth conversation with the famed Yankee regarding real estate and ‘speed dating for deals’ where students worked on a real presentations for actual potential investment properties. The program launched with strategic support from partner HERE to HERE along with several notable sponsors.
Alex Rodriguez and students from the Bronx launch of Project Destined at Viacom’s headquarters in NYC. Project Destined recently launched their Bronx bootcamp. Photo by Erin Lefevre/Project Destined Photo by Erin Lefevre/Project Destined
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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 47 AIM PREZ CHAMBLEE HOLDS 1ST MEETING The Allerton International Merchants Association’s recently elected president Varahn Chamblee held her fi rst meeting on Tuesday, March 6 at The Sanz Banquet Hall.
CHIPPEWA, AOH HOST ST. PAT’S DINNER Newly elected AIM president Varahn Chamblee (c) with AIM secretary Veronica Castro and The Chippewa Democratic Club and Ancient Order of Hibernians Bronx Division #3 co-hosted AIM vice president Larry Moriano. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co its time honored St. Patrick’s Dinner on Saturday, March 3 at 1447 Ferris Place. The scholarship check was presented to Chloe Strain (3rd from l), a St. Raymond’s Gaelic Football player, from the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Chippewa Democratic Club and BCHN VISITS ALBANY ON ADVOCACY DAY Congressman Joseph Crowley (back, 2nd from r). Photo by Laura Stone Bronx Community Health Network traveled to Albany on Wednesday, March 7 for Community Health Center Advocacy Day.
During their visit to Albany, BCHN met with local elected offi cials such as Senator Jamaal Bailey (l) to stress the importance to funding for health centers in the Bronx. Photo courtesy of BCHN Councilman Ritchie Torres (l) and Congressman Crowley (c) congratulated scholarship re- cipient Chloe Strain (3rd from l), her parents Timothy and Lizette (r) and her brothers Dakota MALHAAR AGRAWAL WINS BRAIN BEE (2nd from l) and Remy. Photo by Laura Stone Horace Mann School sophomore Malhaar Agrawal won the seventh annual Brain Bee compe- tition on Wednesday, February 28 at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains. The local championship for the International Brain Bee is a not-for-profi t neuroscience competition for high school students designed to encourage them to learn more about the brain while inspiring them to pursue careers in neurology and neurological research.
(l-r) David Kilkenny; Jeff Lynch, Mayor’s offi ce; AOH Bronx County president Bob Nolan; Man- hattan St. Patrick’s Parade grand marshal aide Pat McGettrick; 80th District Assembly female leader Andrea Seigel; AOH president Joe McManus; 82nd Assembly District female leader Marjorie Velazquez; Assemblyman Michael Benedetto; Congressman Crowley; Throggs Neck Frist place champion Malhaar Agrawal (c) with second place fi nisher Alyssa Iryami and third Home Owners Association Lynn Koester; Councilman Torres; and Craig Hughes. place honoree Zachariah Samuel. Photo courtesy of Horace Mann School Photo by Laura Stone 48 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 BTR BUSINESS, BROOKLYN STYLE – ADVERTISEMENT Portabella - Tailored for every community
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2017 ANNUAL BRONX TRIBUTE
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BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 49 Annual Lenten Fundraiser St. Francis Xavier Church ert Aufi eri (1948-2018), the late fundraiser by dropping their the Lenten Fundraiser has be- (718) 824-7571 and St. Clare of Assisi Church Pastor of St. Clare of Assisi sales receipts into the big come an annual tradition and For phone orders, please Holy Name Societies and Big Church, who died suddenly on jar located in the front of the raises funds for needed church be sure to tell Big Deal to drop Deal Supermarket have an- February 16. store, after they have checked repairs, church programs, and your sales receipt into the jar. nounced that this year’s an- From now through Easter out. other projects without having Rev. Salvatore DeStefano nual Lenten Fundraiser, Sunday, parishioners shop- A percentage of all sales to ask parishioners for mone- is pastor of St. Francis Xavier which raises funds for these ping at Big Deal Supermarket, during this period will be do- tary donations. Church and administrator of two Morris Park parishe,s located at 1018 Morris Park nated to each church. The Delivery service and phone St. Clare of Assisi Church. will be dedicated to Fr. Rob- Avenue, can contribute to the Holy Name Society noted that orders available by calling Bronx Jewish Center announces Passover Seder
BY RABBI PEWZNER Center is inviting all residents will be a delectable catered din- tionally and spiritually. Pass- drous freedom G-d has given Few Jewish holidays evoke to participate in community ner, complete with brisket and over inspires us to break free us with a four course dinner, the same warm sentiments as Seders to be held on Friday, matzo ball soup will be paired from the shackles restraining wine, matzah and words of wis- Passover. Memories of fam- March 30, starting at 7 p.m, and with a variety of fi ne imported us from reaching new heights dom from the Rabbi. ily and friends gathered as the again on Saturday, March 31, wines and handmade round - in our lives, relationships and All are welcome to join the four cups of wine are poured, starting at 7:30 p.m.. ‘Shmurah’ Matzah from Israel. connection with G-d.” community seder, regardless the four questions asked and The Seders take partici- “Passover is not simply a Additionally, to end the of Jewish affi liation or back- the Matzah served, all contrib- pants through the wondrous celebration of the historic liber- Passover holiday, the Bronx ground. Seder will be held at ute to Passover’s popularity in liberation of our ancestors from ation of an ancient people,” said Jewish Center will be hosting the Bronx Jewish Center, 1969 the Jewish community. Bring- Egyptian bondage, while shar- Rabbi Pewzner, director of the a Moshiach Seudah on Satur- Haight Avenue. Reservations ing the warmth and tradition ing the relevance and beauty of Bronx Jewish Center. “Pass- day, April 7, at 5 p.m. As a time can be made by emailing of- of this festival to the Bronx the age old festival in our mod- over is about our own personal of redemption, the community [email protected] community, the Bronx Jewish ern lives. Included in the Seder liberation – physically, emo- is invited to relish in the won- or calling (718) 812-1701.
BY FRAN ARICO inform us about rain barrels offi ce to have the MetroCard Annual dues of $10 will be Our next monthly meet- that are available at no cost. van come to Ampere Avenue collected, your annual dues ing will be held on Wednes- The purpose of these barrels once every fi ve or six weeks entitle you to a subscription of day, March 21 at 7:15 p.m. at is to hold rain water which where our community mem- the Bronx Times Reporter, a the Knights of Columbus Hall, can be used for watering your bers can apply for a MetroCard very informative newspaper. 3243 Ampere Avenue (corner plants, lawns, trees, patios or have money put on their ex- Get well wishes are sent of Research Avenue). Our and washing your car. By us- isting card. This would avoid to Phyllis Pierro and Joanne guest speaker will be Dardan ing the rain barrel water you taking two or three buses to Volpicella from all the mem- Gjonbalaj from Councilman will be saving money on your We have requested to Andy get to East Tremont Avenue to bers, hope to see you at our Mark Gjonaj’s offi ce who will water bill. Salas from Senator Jeff Klein’s the MetroCard van. meeting soon.
BY MARY JANE MUSANO speaker. She will explain ber one killer in our country. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the First Lu- Do you want more park- how DCP works within our About 610,000 people die of theran Church. ing in our community? How city and she will answer your heart disease in the United Dues about new zoning laws for zoning questions. States every year. Thank you to those that less dense housing? Maybe When forming your ques- But it doesn’t have to be. have sent in your dues. you want to put up a fence tions, please remember that There are many things you Please remember that your but you are not sure what the DCP creates the laws and the can do to prevent heart dis- dues of only $10 must be re- zoning laws allow. NYC Department of Build- ease. Come to our April ceived by the last day in Come to our Tuesday, ings enforces the laws. So, April Meeting meeting and fi nd out how to March. As much as we don’t March 27th meeting and make sure to save your ques- We are beginning to plan stay healthy from someone want to, if your dues is not re- have your zoning questions tions regarding enforcement for our April meeting as well. who knows! ceived by March 31, we must answered. for a future meeting. We are Our guest speaker for the Please mark the meeting cancel your subscription to Christine Camilleri from planning to have the DOB April 24th meeting will be a dates on your calendar. We the Bronx Times Reporter. the NYC Department of City at one of our meetings very cardiologist. hope to see you on Tuesday, Please do not let that happen. Planning will be our guest soon. Heart disease is the num- March 27 and Tuesday, April Send in your dues today!
BY PAUL GOLLUSCIO to help with a myriad of vet We have begun our fl ag re- vented on March 10, 1876. Do Hello all. problems. They meet at the tirement collection. This is you remember who did this? Well March really came Sam Young Post, stay tuned where we collect worn, tat- I was born March 11, 1938. in like a hell of a Lion, I hope to this column for dates and tered soiled fl ags from the Nothing trivial about this. it goes out like a Lamb in an times. neighborhood. One of my daughters asked , hour. The National Command- These fl ags may be “Do you feel 80?” I replied, ev- Did you all remember to er’s Dinner is being held at dropped off at the post on the ery second. put your clocks ahead an Antun’s on Friday, April 13 at up at the Hawkins Post, the Ericson Place side. Just put General MacArthur said hour? 7:30 p.m. Check with you post sponsor. them on the table inside the “I shall return” on March 11, Happy St. Patrick’s Day to commanders for costs and ta- We here at the post are fence and thank you. 1942. And he did. every one and best wishes to ble arrangements. continuing our Go Fund Me Trivia Time ‘Uncle Sam’ Debuted as a the grand marshals, Eileen All the way into May, program for our poor con- The fi rst Ford Mustang cartoon on March 13, 1852. and Peadar Tierney. Monday, May 28 at 2 p.m. The ditioned roof. We are going rolled off the line on March Keep the troops in your Community Board 10 Memorial Day Parade steps to have some fund raising 9,1964. prayers, take a vet to lunch has a Veteran’s Help Group off on City Island and winds events so stay tuned. The telephone was in- and God bless. 50 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 BTR 8C9 BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 51 Visions Honors Leaders At Ceremony Serving the blind and visually impaired since 1926, the Visions Bronx Advisory Board celebrated its 25th annual dinner and awards ceremony on Thursday, March 8 at Tosca Marquee. The prestigious awards gala honored community leaders and innovators for their various contributions to our borough. This year’s honorees included the Florio Family and Golden Cookie Company; Roberta Gjonaj, Offi ce of School Health registered nurse; Myra Gordon, Hunts Point Produce Market executive director and Sandy Wolstein, Bronx Rotary Club president. (l-r) Westchester Square Business Improvement District director Ken Varga, Throggs Award recipient Roberta Gjonaj (2nd from r) received congratulations Neck Merchants Association president Bobby Jaen, WSBID’s executive director Lisa from (l-r) event emcee Gary Axelbank, her husband Councilman Gjonaj Sorin and chairman John Bonizio with TNMA membership director Edward Angelino. and Rosemary De Luca. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co Photo by Silvio Pacifi co (l-r) Councilman Gjonaj; Visions executive director Nancy D. Miller; Thomas Messina representing Congressman Joseph Crowley; the honorees Mike Honoree Roberta Gjonaj (back, 3rd from r) and her husband Councilman Mark Gjonaj Florio, Sandy Wolstein, Roberta Gjonaj and Myra Gordon with Rosemary (back, 3rd from l) celebrated the evening with friends and family. De Luca. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co Photo by Silvio Pacifi co (l-r) Bronx Times Reporter publisher Laura Guerriero, Thomas Messina Guest speaker Orlando Williams (c) was presented an award plaque by Visions execu- and Rosemary De Luca enjoyed this year’s awards dinner and gala at tive director Nancy D. Miller and Gary Axelbank.= Photo by Silvio Pacifi co Tosca Marquee.= Photo by Silvio Pacifi co 52 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 BTR We would like to send out a Huge “Thank You” To Karin, Sheila, Kathy, Mattie, Chris & Laurie For a wonderful day on Sunday as Grand Marshal’s of the 20th Throggs Neck St. Patrick’s Parade It was a terrifi c experience and one we will never forget You all do so much for the neighborhood and it is Truly appreciated Our Thanks also to Fr. Norton for such a lovely mass Many Thanks to Mr. James McQuade For the Breakfast at St. Benedicts Also the beautiful Horse & Carriage Ride & for being such a hospitable Master of Ceremonies To the Wicked Wolf for the lovely Meet n Greet Dinner with the Parade Committee Tommy Melendez of Master Graphics for the beautiful Tierney Banner Finally, to everyone who supported the Journal And those who came out on Tremont to cheer On the wonderful Bands, Schools, NYPD, FDNY, Societ y’s And other groups under sunny blue skies Eileen, Peadar and The Tierney Family BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 53 THE ZOO SEASON 2 RECEPTION The Bronx Zoo held an opening reception for season 2 of Animal Planet’s wildly popular ‘The Zoo’ on Thursday, March 8 at the zoo’s Schiff Family Great Hall. WWI ANTIQUES ROADSHOW HELD In commemoration of World War I’s centennial, the East Coast Doughboys hosted its second (l-r) Jim Breheny, Bronx Zoo director; Peggy Sloan, North Carolina Aquarium director and annual Great War Swap and Sale on Sunday, March 4 at the Samuel H. Young American Dan Ashe, Association of Zoos and Aquariums president. Photo by Aracelis Batista Legion Post 620. Collectors and living history enthusiasts bought, swapped and sold items dating back to the era of ‘The War to End All Wars.’ The Great War Swap and Sale featured a wide selection of WWI-era uniforms, helmets, med- als, photos, equipment and documents for interested collectors. Photo by Aracelis Batista The Zoo cast thanked all their fans for their support and dedication to the series. Photo by Aracelis Batista (l-r) The 77th Infantry’s Joe Nappi, Peter Costas, Ed Ludermann; Royal Irish Rifl es’ Michael Justin and Sanitary Dog gave an insightful history lesson of WWI. Photo by Aracelis Batista TORRES SPEAKS AT VNNA MEETING Councilman Ritchie Torres was the guest speaker at the Van Nest Neighborhood Alliance’s monthly meeting on Monday, March 5 at the Msgr. Fiorentino Apartments. (back, l-r) Thomas Messina representing Congressman Joseph Crowley; VNNA senior advisor Bob Nolan; Councilman Torres; VNNA’s vice president Charlene Jackson Mendez, secretary Eager collectors browsed the vendors’ wares which included pennets, photos and uniforms Marion Manfred, (front, l-r) treasurer John Messenge and president Bernadette Ferrara. dating back to the First World War. Photo by Aracelis Batista Photo by Silvio Pacifi co 54 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 BTR Got Hair? 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In commemoration the fi rst and second nights Young Israel of Pelham Park- 792-4744 between 9 a.m. and proximately 3300, years ago, of that deliverance from slav- of the festival. This year, the way Jewish Center, 900 Pel- 5 p.m. Monday through Fri- the Jewish People were freed ery, Jews throughout the cen- Young Israel of Pelham Park- ham Parkway South. There is day, or the Young Israel of from Egyptian slavery by turies have celebrated Pass- way Jewish Center, in coop- no charge to attend. Pelham Parkway at (718) 824- G-d acting through his ser- over every year. eration with the Jewish Com- Reservations to attend one 0630 between 10 a.m. and 2 vant Moses. When Pharoah A central part of the Pass- munity Council of Pelham or both Seders are required. p.m. Monday through Thurs- refused to free the Jews, G-d over festival is the Seder, two Parkway, invites the Pelham For further information and day. Seating is limited and sent ten plagues upon the ritual meals which follow the Parkway Jewish community to make your reservation, the deadline for reservations Egyptian People, culminat- ancient order and prayers set to celebrate the Seders on Fri- you must call either the Jew- is March 20. BY FRANK V. VERNUCCIO, JR., serving as attorney general, The acceptability of oppo- the law, ignoring the execu- J.D. seriously considered crimi- Action sition to Constitutional con- tive branch’s legal limits and The key reason for Amer- nally prosecuting those who cepts became commonplace disrespecting constitutional ica’s extraordinary political merely disagreed with the during the Obama Admin- bounds like federalism and divide is the growing lack of concept of climate change. istration. Even Mr. Obama’s the separation of powers.” adherence to the Constitu- In 2014, U.S. Senator Association supporters were left uneasy Using the IRS to intimi- tional foundation of the na- Charles Schumer (D-NY) in- with his record. Garret Epps date the Tea Party, threat- tion’s government. troduced legislation that expressed his concern in the ening to have the Federal In the past, liberals and would have limited the ap- about “our insistence on obe- Atlantic: “… even for those Communications Commis- conservatives mainly battled plication of the First Amend- dience to the Constitution, like me who admire Barack sion put “monitors” in news- over methodology, how best ment. with all its archaic, idiosyn- Obama, the constitutional rooms, assuming control of to achieve commonly shared On college campuses, con- cratic and downright evil pro- record is disturbingly mixed. aspects of the internet, using goals. servative speakers, students, visions… Our obsession with Obama leaves the Constitu- the Environmental Protec- Today, the Left sees tradi- and professors are subjected the Constitution has saddled tion weaker than at the be- tion Agency to dramatically tional concepts of individual to harassment. us with a dysfunctional polit- ginning of his terms.” expand federal power, ignor- rights and impartial govern- For the fi rst time in U.S. ical system, kept us from de- The former president’s ing the role of the Senate in ment as an obstacle to achiev- history, there is serious de- bating the merits of divisive contempt for Constitutional foreign treaties, all occurred ing their aspirations. The bate on the basic, constitu- issues and infl amed our pub- limitations was evident not during the Obama Adminis- manner in which national tional underpinnings of the lic discourse.” primarily in his direct ac- tration. discussions take place has nation. In 2012, U.S. Supreme tions, (“I’ve got a pen and I’ve These unconstitutional been dramatically altered as Earlier this year, some Court Justice Ruth Bader got a phone,”) but in the way activities laid the ground- well. Californians began advocat- Ginsberg stated during an he turned the machinery of work for the eventual use of Even the most bitter de- ing a ballot initiative to re- interview on Egyptian televi- the federal government into the Federal Bureau of Inves- bates of prior, turbulent pe- peal the section of their state sion that she wouldn’t recom- a partisan political engine. tigation to spy on the Trump riods were modifi ed by the laws that recognize the U.S. mend the U.S. Constitution This practice was a stan- campaign, cover up Clinton generally agreed upon (and Constitution as the supreme as a model. dard of totalitarian regimes misdeeds, and infl ame pas- quintessentially American) law. Another Justice, Elena throughout the 20th century sions across the nation. concept that “I disapprove In a January article in Kagan, refused to acknowl- that disregarded customary In the absence of wide- of what you say, but I will de- The Week, national corre- edge the inherent concept of laws. spread deference to Consti- fend to the death your right spondent Ryan Cooper wrote: inalienable rights during her CATO’s Ilya Shapiro notes tutional principles, excesses to say it.” (some believe the “The American Constitution 2010 confi rmation hearing. that “The Obama adminis- of power and a general sense saying originated with Pat- is an outdated, malfunction- These comments are not tration has been the most of disunity have occurred rick Henry) ing piece of junk — and it’s the work of fringe characters lawless in U.S. history … and will continue to take To some, that idea is an only getting worse.” Louis writing in obscure journals, my accusation rests on the U.S. politics and discourse outdated concept. In recent Seidman, in a New York which makes them all the 44th president’s seeing him- to a dark and unprecedented years, Loretta Lynch, while Times op-ed, complained more worrisome. self as professionally above realm. St. Patrick’s Day occurs However, let’s not forget that killed in crashes had a blood ‘A bheith sábháilte agus ag annually on March 17 in ob- we all need to remind ourselves alcohol concentration of .08 or spraoi’ (Be safe and have fun) servance of the death of St. and those around us about what higher. Ask a sober friend to For more information, visit Patrick, the patron saint of we need to do to ensure we have walk you home or arrange for www.traffi csafetymarketing. Ireland. What began as a reli- a safe celebration. a sober ride. gov. gious feast day in the 17th cen- • The law requires all alco- tury has evolved into a variety hol business to ensure they do of festivals across the globe not sell or serve alcohol to mi- been drinking gets behind the BY MICHELE TORRIONI celebrating Irish culture with nors, even if the adults say it is wheel of a car. Hello everyone. We will parades, special foods, music, ok. The establishment should • The law protects the com- be starting our meetings dancing, and a whole lot of check ID to verify proof of age. munity by making it illegal again. The fi rst meeting green. The only valid proof of ID is: to drink alcoholic beverages will be held Tuesday, March Throggs Neck will cele- DMV issued driver’s license in public places; this also in- 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the St. The- brate St. Patrick’s Day Parade or non-driver’s license; pass- cludes possession of an open resa school cafeteria. on March 11. The festivities port, passport card, visa; or container of alcohol. Please join us for the will start with a 9 a.m. Mass US Arm Forces. • Do Not Forget: Walking meeting and if you have at St. Benedict Church and • The law requires alcohol home from the bar after a not submitted your dues in our area, with many will end the day with family businesses to make sure they night out partying can be fa- for 2018, please do so. The new developments. Please and friends enjoying fi ne Irish keep their patrons “below” tal, as pedestrians can get hit address to mail the dues is join us to discuss your food and traditional music. the level of intoxication. by a drunk driver; or pedes- 1720 Mayfl ower Avenue, Apt concerns and share what TNCAP wishes everyone an • To ensure the communi- trians can fall and seriously 9H, Bronx, NY 10461. you know. We look for- enjoyable celebration with lots ty’s safety it is everyone’s job harm themselves. In 2016, There are many changes ward to seeing you. of fond memories. to make sure no one who has 34 percent of the pedestrians 56 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 BTR BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 57 Lehman College concerts; Bruce Museum exhibit; Wave Hill and NYBG programs Radio Jarocho, a New York-based vard. Attended parking is also available. lents, with a chef from Wave Hill exclu- and 3:30 p.m.: Interested in orchids that ensemble that offers a modernized take For more information, contact the Le- sive caterer Great Performances. Free will tickle your nose and stimulate your on the traditional Mexican sounds from hman Music Department by calling (718) with admission to the grounds. Cactus senses? Join us for a discussion of some Veracruz, will perform on Monday, March 960-8247, emailing music.department@ and Succulent Day event. of the best orchids to grow at home for 19, at 12:30 p.m. in the Music Building on lehman.cuny.edu, or visiting lehman. Saturday, March 24: Winter Work- both color and fragrance. Learn basic or- the Lehman College campus. The con- edu/music. space Session 2 Open Studios: This chid care and experience the fragrance cert, which is open to the public with free * * * winter, Glyndor Gallery is transformed of many orchid varieties. admission, is being present by Lehman The Bruce Museum, 1 Museum again into studio spaces for artists to Cebrating Trees in Public Gardens College’s Department of Music, Multime- Drive, Greenwich, CT, will exhibit Wild develop new work and offer opportuni- through April 22: NYBG celebrates the dia, Theatre, and Dance. Bees: Photographs by Paula Sharp and ties for public interaction in the context wonder of trees with this contemporary Radio Jarocho plays son jarocho, the Ross Eatman, opening at the Bruce Mu- of the garden. Individual artists share botanical art exhibition presented in rowdy, upbeat, and at times melancholic seum on Saturday, April 14, features ap- their studio practice with the public on conjunction with the American Society music of the countryside of Veracruz, proximately 26 exquisite photographs of this open studios day. This year’s Ses- of Botanical Artists (ASBA). Forty-two Mexico, and gives it a decidedly urban wild bees in their natural habitats, along sion 2 artists are Michele Brody, Tamara contemporary drawn and painted works twist. A combination of Spanish, Afro- with native bee specimens that can be Kostianovsky, Athena LaTocha, Maika’i from 38 artists showcase a wide array of Caribbean, and Mexican indigenous mu- viewed under a video microscope, an in- Tubbs and two New York Community trees and the ways they are seen. sic, son jarocho is customarily played in teractive website, bee houses, and giant Trust Van Lier Fellows, Ashton Agbom- Botanical art possesses a unique the fandango, a community celebration model bees at 20x scale. enou and Yelaine Rodriguez. Free with power among fi ne art forms to educate where people gather to play, sing, and While many people are aware of the admission to the grounds. about plants and promote ecological dance. collapse of European honeybee popula- Saturday, March 24: Talk & Tour: Car- awareness. The pieces in this exhibition Founded by Gabriel Guzmán, Radio tions, fewer know that native insect pol- ing for Cactus and Succulents: Cactus are beautiful, but their beauty resonates Jarocho has pioneered the promotion linators are declining globally due to a and succulents make ideal houseplants if for much longer than the time spent look- and preservation of son jarocho and the combination of habitat loss and fragmen- you understand their basic needs. Draw- ing at them. The artistry with which each fandango on the East Coast by updat- tation, pesticide use, pathogens, and in- ing on his eight-plus years of experience specimen is rendered inspires viewers ing the traditional, two-century old folk vasive species. Native bees pollinate both maintaining Wave Hill’s eclectic collec- to take greater notice of the awe-inspir- genre with original material. The group wild plants and agricultural crops – many tion, Wave Hill Gardener Harnek Singh ing qualities of the trees around them. has been featured at Lincoln Center, of which cannot be pollinated by honey- shares tips and techniques for keeping A hawthorn or magnolia might draw at- the Smithsonian’s National Museum of bees. Wild bees are important pollinators your succulents healthy and attractive. tention when in fl ower, but the botani- the American Indian, Celebrate Brook- of wildfl owers, garden fl owers and com- Afterwards, join him for an exclusive be- cal artist sees more: a gnarled root, the lyn, the Kennedy Center for the Perform- mercial crops including fruit trees, ber- hind-the-scenes tour of the Cactus and rainbow hues of lichen, or the cherry-red ing Arts, and the World Music Institute. ries, melons and garden vegetables, yet Succulent House. Select plants available clusters of seeds. Included in the exhi- The group released its second CD, Café their signifi cance in sustaining healthy for sale in The Shop at Wave Hill. Free bition are works depicting several trees Café, in 2012, and recently its members ecosystems is often overlooked. with admission to the grounds. Cactus found at NYBG and created by instruc- have also helped build communities of The photographs in the exhibition are and Succulent Day event. tors in NYBG’s Botanical Art & Illustra- son jarocho practitioners in New York, part of a three-year wild bee project un- Wave Hill is located at 675 West tion Certifi cate Program: Ingrid Finnan’s Philadelphia, and Boston. dertaken in July 2014 by photojournalist 252nd Street. For further information call Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) and Lehman College is located at Goul- and writer Paula Sharp and nature pho- (718) 549-3200, ext. 232. Snake Branch Spruce (Picea abies ‘Vir- den Avenue and Bedford Park Boule- tographer Ross Eatman to document * * * gata’); Betsy Rogers-Knox’s Goldenrain vard. Attended parking is also available. wild bees inhabiting New York’s Rock- The New York Botanical Garden, Tree (Koelreuteria paniculata); and Carol For more information, contact the efeller State Park Preserve and neigh- Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) at Ford- Woodin’s Yellow Magnolia (Magnolia Lehman College’s Department of Music, boring Stone Barns Center for Food and ham Road, offers the following: ‘Elizabeth’). Media include watercolor, Multimedia, Theatre, and Dance by call- Agriculture. The Orchid Show through April 22: oil, graphite, colored pencil, and ink. ing (718) 960-8247, emailing music.de- The Wild Bees exhibition is sup- The 2018 edition of The Orchid Show will Wintertime Wonders Saturday, [email protected], or visiting ported by Guardian Life, The Charles M. be designed by acclaimed Belgian fl oral March 17 and Sunday, March 18, 10 a.m. lehman.edu/music. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund, artist Daniel Ost. Entering its 16th year, to 5:30 p.m.: Inside the cozy Discovery * * * the Connecticut Offi ce of the Arts, Green the popular exhibition, showcasing thou- Center, kids of all ages can take a closer Members of the Lehman Cham- Fingers Garden Club and Knollwood sands of dramatically displayed orchids look at the wonders of plants and animals ber Players will be performing works Garden Club. Additional support comes in the Botanical Garden’s historic Enid A. in winter. Make bark rubbings, count tree by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert from a Committee of Honor under the Haupt Conservatory, will feature a series rings, craft a bud necklace and head Schumann, Antonín Dvoák, Gioachino leadership of Cricket Lockhart and Ingrid of installations crafted by Ost, each a liv- back into the winter garden with a fi eld Rossini, William Grant Still, Henryk Wie- Delson. Museum Coordinator is Science ing sculpture that celebrates the complex notebook to discover the vital sparks of niawski, and Baroque composer Johann Curatorial Associate Cynthia Ehlinger. beauty of these stunning fl owers. One of life that lie just below the surface of this Joachim Quantz on Saturday, March 17, For information call (203) 413-6756. the world’s leading fl oral designers, Ost quiet season in the northeast. 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Music Building * * * uses fl owers as a means of expression. Bird Walk, Saturday, March 17, 11 on the Lehman College campus. The Upcoming Wave Hill programs in- His artistic creations will be tailored to a.m.: Bring your binoculars and walk concert is open to the public and admis- clude: the unique environment of the landmark the Garden grounds with a bird expert. sion is free; donations are welcome. Saturday, March 24; Sunday, March Victorian-style Conservatory, comple- You’ll search for our feathered friends The musical artists scheduled to 25: Family Art Project: Palisades in Plas- menting the architecture of the building and learn more about bird-friendly habi- appear at this concert include colora- ter: Take a look at the rock formations while creating a transformative, dazzling tats, passage birds, and those that make tura soprano Osceola Davis, a member that make up the magnifi cent cliffs of spectacle of color, form, and texture. a permanent home at NYBG. of Lehman College’s voice faculty who the Palisades facing Wave Hill. Learn Orchid Evening Saturday, March Meet at the Refl ecting Pool at the has appeared at the Metropolitan Opera about the minerals that make up the 17, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.: Stroll through The Leon Levy Visitor Center. and internationally as concerto soloist; soil around us. Use plaster made from Orchid Show in the lush Conserva- Saturday, March 17, 12:30 and 2:30 critically acclaimed violinist Alexander the mineral gypsum to create your own tory while music, performers, and un- p.m.: Meet at the Refl ecting Pool and Meshibovsky, a student of Jascha Heif- sculptural rock formation, or tint or color matched beauty create one of New York embark on an invigorating 45-minute etz; oboist Alan Hollander, an adjunct it to make a gem. Free, and admission to City’s most unique and spectacular eve- walk to view the Garden’s stately coni- professor of music at Lehman, conductor the grounds is free until noon. ning outings.This year’s exhibition show- fer collection and old growth forest in the of the Lehman College Community Band Saturday, March 24: In The Shop: cases a series of installations crafted by beauty of winter. Even in cold weather and mainstay in the Lehman Woodwind 20% Off All Succulents: In honor of Cac- Belgian fl oral artist Daniel Ost—each a there’s plenty of interest in our gardens Quintet; and pianist Diana Mittler-Batti- tus and Succulent Day, save on your pur- living sculpture celebrating the complex and collections. paglia, professor of music and choral di- chase of succulent plants. Cactus and beauty of these stunning fl owers. Ex- Garden Highlights, Sunday, March rector at Lehman. Succulent Day event. plore the exhibition after hours and enjoy 18, 2:30 p.m.: The sights and scents of On the program will be a Trio Sonata Saturday, March 24: Cooking Demo: music and performers with a sea of vi- the season fl ourish across the 250 acres by Quantz, arias by Mozart and Rossini, Cactus and Succulents: Prickly pear, brant orchids cascading behind them. of the Botanical Garden. Join a Garden plus various works featuring violin or aloe and dragon fruit are a few examples Ticket for non-members are $38 and Tour Guide for a walking tour featuring oboe with piano by Schumann, Wien- of edible succulents. Find out how to se- members are $28 (adults 21 and over). highlights of the gardens and plant col- iawski, Dvoák, Still. lect, prepare and serve these unlikely Orchid Care Demonstrations: Fan- lections. Lehman College is located at Goul- edibles, and sample some out-of-the-or- tastically Fragrant Orchids, Saturday, For information, call (718) 817-8700 den Avenue and Bedford Park Boule- dinary recipes featuring cacti and succu- March 17 and Sunday, March 18, 2:30 or visit nybg.org. 58 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 BTR ST. FRANCIS XAVIER SCHOOL’S ANNUAL BOYS NIGHT St. Francis Xavier School hosted its annual Boys Night on Friday, March 9 inside the school’s gymnasium. St. Francis Xavier School’s Black Team were ready to have a great time! (l-r) Green Team players Erjon, Johnnie, Matthew, Jack and James got ready for the next Photo by Laura Stone competition. Photo by Laura Stone (front, l-r) Gray Team players Matthew, Lorenzo, Noah, John, Joseph, Evan with their dads/ Blue Team’s dad/coaches (back, l -r) Ben Ferron, Willie Sanchez and Anthony Ranieri with coaches (back, l-r) David Duillermo, Frank Tirabasso and Robert Andriach. players (front, l-r) Andy, Rocco, Carlo, Andrew, Anthony, G.P. Elijod and Felipo. Photo by Laura Stone Photo by Laura Stone PPNA, AAOHA AND KEY FOOD HOSTS FOOD DRIVE With Passover and Easter approaching, the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association, Albanian American Open Hand Association and Key Food hosted a Food Drive for local needy families on Saturday, March 3 at 2141 Holland Avenue. (l-r) Marcello Turkiman; Mire Nilaj; Miguel Blanco; Nicolas Peleaz; Daniel and Annabella Nilaj; Edith Blitzer; Emanuel Musaj and Edith Blitzer (r), PPNA president, thanked Charles Mar- Aleksander Nilaj, AAOHA president. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co tinez for his contribution. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 59 COUNCILMAN MARK GJONAJ CELEBRATES WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH In recognition of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, Councilman Mark Gjonaj celebrated with the Albanian American Woman’s Organization. Councilman Gjonaj (back, c) and his wife Roberta (back, 3rd from l) with AAWO members. Photo courtesy of Councilman Mark Gjonaj’s Offi ce BRONXITES CELEBRATE HOLI, FESTIVAL OF COLORS It was a burst of colors on Sunday, March 4 as the community joined the Vishnu Mandir Hindu Temple and Bharati Dance Academy for Holi, a celebration embracing the festival of colors, positive energy and the coming of Spring. The celebration of Holi, often called Phagwah, is observed with the sprinkling of colored powder (‘gulal) or colored water on each other symbol- izing the breaking down of all barriers of discrimination so that everyone looks the same. One legend associated with the holiday is of Prahlada and Hiranyaksha which reminds us all of victories of ‘Good over Evil.’ (l-r) Richie Lekhram; Christina Kemraj; Steve Singh; Pandit Vishnu Sukul, Vishnu Mandir founder; Nicholas Himidian, Jr., Bharati Kemraj (l), Bharati Dance Academy founder, prepared to Community Board 9 chairman; Sarojini Sanchoo; Bharati Kemraj and Bronxites enjoyed participating in the Hindu Festi- rub some ‘abrack’ colored powder on her grandmother Seeta val of Colors. Photo courtesy of Bharati Kemraj Persaud (r). Photo courtesy of Bharati Kemraj S SHOP OUR CLASSIFIED S PAGES EVERY WEEK AND SAVE MONEY 60 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 BTR FREE CLASSES English Classes, TASC (GED) Classes, Citizenship Classes, & Computer Classes All Ages 18 and up are Welcome Registration for ESL, Citizenship, and Computers on: April 4th from 3pm-6pm April 6th from 11am-1pm For TASC (GED) Registration: April 5th at 10am SHARP!! 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Articles of Organization In pursuance and by virtue of a Dennis, Mysti Lanell Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed with Secretary of State on filed with Secretary of State on Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly 1330 Post Oak Blvd. Suite 1800 fi led judgment and terms of sale. OLA 12/07/2017. NY Offi ce location: BRONX 1/16/2018. NY Office location: BRONX granted and entered in an action entitled Houston, TX 77056 AZEEZ, Referee. FRENKEL LAMBERT County. Secretary of State is designated County. Secretary of State is designated NYCTL 2015-A Trust and The Bank of Tel: (832) 730-2965 WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP, as agent upon whom process against as agent upon whom process against New York Mellon as Collateral Agent CHRIS DANIEL, Attys. for Pltf., 53 Gibson St., Bay the LLC may be served. Secretary of the LLC may be served. Secretary of and Custodian for the NYCTL 2015-A District Clerk Shore, NY 11706. File No. 42412. State shall mail a copy of any process State shall mail a copy of any process Trust v. Diffo Properties Corp., et al., Harris County, Texas #94224 against the LLC served upon to Nevada against the LLC to United States bearing Index No. 25211-2016E, before 201 Caroline, Houston, Texas 77002 Corporation Headquarters Inc., 4730 S. Corporate Agents Inc, 7014 13th ave, IAS Part 21 (Barbato, J.) on or about (P.O. Box 4651, Houston, Texas Forte Apache Rd, Suite 300. Las Vegas, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY, 11228. January 10, 2018, I, the Referee, duly 77210) NV 89147-7947. Purpose: Any lawful activity. appointed in this action for such LEGAL NOTICE purpose, will expose for sale and sell at public auction to the highest bidder on NOTICE OF SALE LEGAL NOTICE March 26, 2018, at 2:00 p.m., in LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT: BRONX LEGAL NOTICE Courtroom 600 of the Bronx County COUNTY Notice of formation of: Renovah LLC Supreme Court located at 851 Grand WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS Notice of Formation of BRONXVIEW Articles of Organization. filed with Notice is hereby given that an Order LLC. Arts. of Org. fi led with NY Dept. of Concourse, Bronx, New York, the liened entered by the Civil Court, Bronx County TRUSTEE FOR CARRINGTON NY Secretary of State (SSNY) on premises designated as Block 2607, Lot MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES State on 4/24/17. Offi ce location: Bronx 11/06/2017, office location: Bronx on February 1, 2018, bearing Index County. Sec. of State designated agent 4, in the City of New York, County and Number NC-000010-18/BX, a copy of 2006 FRE1 ASSET-BACKED PASS- County, SSNY is designated as agent Borough of Bronx, State of New York THROUGH CERTIFICATES; Plaintiff(s) of LLC upon whom process against it upon whom process may be served, which may be examined at the Offi ce of may be served and shall mail process and known as 3304 Third Avenue, the Clerk, located at 851 Grand vs. CAROL STERLING; SHANE SSNY shall mail service of process to Bronx, New York 10456, directed in and STERLING; et al; Defendant(s) to: c/o Fordham-Bedford Housing Corp., Registered Agent LLC at: 863 Melrose Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451, grants 2751 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY by said judgment to be sold. me (us) the right to: Assume the name Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): Ave, suite 1B, Bronx, NY. The approximate amount of the ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, 10468, principal business address. The principal business address of of (First) Bratcher (Last) Martinez. My Purpose: any lawful activity. judgment is $16,549.52 plus interest present name is (First) Cesar (Middle) P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, the LLC is: 863 Melrose Ave, suite 1B, and other charges, and the property is Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Bronx, NY Vrache (Last) Martinez (infant). My being sold subject to the terms and present address is 65 W. 192nd Street, Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure conditions stated in the judgment, any Apt 5B, Bronx, NY 10468. My place of and sale granted herein on or about LEGAL NOTICE prior encumbrances and the terms of birth is Manhattan, N.Y. My date of birth May 7, 2015, I will sell at Public Auction LEGAL NOTICE sale which shall be available at the time is April 06, 2012. to the highest bidder at The Bronx Notice of Formation of CleanWork Notice Of Non Discriminatory Policy of sale. County Courthouse, Room 600, 851 Solutions, LLC, a domestic or foreign Dated: February 16, 2018 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451. Limited Liability Company (CleanWork Concourse Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Inc., Located at 1072 Grand New York, New York On April 2, 2018 at 2:00 pm. Solutions, LLC.). Articles of DANIEL A. PADERNACHT, ESQ. LEGAL NOTICE Premises known as 3306 FISH Organization filed with Secretary of Concourse, Bronx, NY 10456. A Participant in the Medicare and Referee AVENUE, BRONX, NY 10469 State on September 14, 2016. NY Offi ce Padernacht Law, P.C. NOTICE OF SALE Block: 4736 Lot: 41 location: Bronx County. Secretary of Medicaid Programs Does Not SUPREME COURT: BRONX Discriminate In Its Policies Regarding 3605 Sedgwick Avenue, Apt. A1 ALL THAT CERTAIN REAL State is designated as agent upon Bronx, New York 10463-6040 COUNTY PROPERTY SIUATED IN THE whom process against the LLC may be Admissions, Employment or the FREEDOM MORTGAGE Provision of services because of Race, (718) 601-3292 COUNTY OF BRONX, STATE OF NEW served. Secretary of State shall mail a ...DAVID P. STICH, ESQ. CORPORATION; Plaintiff(s) YORK. copy of any process against the LLC Creed, Color, Age, Gender, Sexual vs. MIKAL-ALEXANDER A/K/A Orientation, Disability, Sponsorship, Attorney for Plaintiff As more particularly described in the served upon him/her to C/O Diane 521 Fifth Avenue, 17th Floor MIKOL ALEXANDER SMITH; et al; judgment of foreclosure and sale. Moore, 1231 Lafayette Ave., Ste. L2, Marital Status, Citizenship or National & Defendant(s) Ethnic Origin or source of payment. New York, New York 10175 Sold subject to all of the terms and Bronx, NY 10474. Any lawful activity (646) 554-4421 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): conditions contained in said judgment ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, and terms of sale. P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Approximate amount of judgment LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 $389,548.10 plus interest and costs. LEGAL NOTICE Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure INDEX NO. 380793/11 and sale granted herein on or about Notice of Formation of E & G Events Cause No. 201767349 Leonard C. Aloi, Esq., Referee NOTICE OF SALE June 6, 2017, I will sell at Public Auction & Decor, LLC. Articles of Organization PLAINTIFF: LAWRENCE, CYNTHIA SUPREME COURT: BRONX to the highest bidder at The Bronx fi led with Secretary of State of New York ALFORD COUNTY County Courthouse, Room 600, 851 on July 17, 2017. Offi ce location: Bronx vs. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451. County. Secretary of State is designated DEFENDANT: LAWRENCE, ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff(s) On April 2, 2018 at 2:00 pm. as agent upon who process against the JOSEPH ALEXANDER LEGAL NOTICE vs. ALFREDO D ALBA AS HEIR AT Premises known as 4048 HARPER LLC may be served. Secretary of State In The 246th Judicial District Court of LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF CARMEN AVENUE, BRONX, NY 10469 NOTICE OF SALE shall mail a copy of any process against Harris County, Texas 246th District A ALBA; NOVEL A ALBA AS HEIR AT Block: 4967 Lot: 64 SUPREME COURT: BRONX the LLC service upon the LLC to c/o Court, Houston TX LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF CARMEN ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel COUNTY 1805-1807 Carter Avenue, Bronx, NY PUBLICATION (DIVORCE) A ALBA; et al; Defendant(s) of land, situate, lying and being in the SELENE FINANCE LP; Plaintiff(s) 10457. Purpose: Any lawful activity. THE STATE OF TEXAS Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): Borough and County of Bronx, City and vs. JOSE HERNANDEZ; et al; ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, County of Harris TO: LAWRENCE, JOSEPH State of New York. Defendant(s) P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, As more particularly described in the Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 ALEXANDER, whose residence and LEGAL NOTICE whereabouts are unknown judgment of foreclosure and sale. ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure Sold subject to all of the terms and P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, and sale granted herein on or about You have been sued. You may NOTICE OF FORMATION OF employ an attorney. If you or your conditions contained in said judgment Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Goody Caddy, LLC. Articles of April 15, 2016, I will sell at Public and terms of sale. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure Auction to the highest bidder at The attorney do not fi le a written answer with Organization fi led with the Secretary of the Clerk who issued this citation by Approximate amount of judgment and sale granted herein on or about State of NY (SSNY) on 2/2/2018. Offi ce Bronx County Courthouse, Room 600, $445,808.34 plus interest and costs. May 11, 2017, I will sell at Public 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, New 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following location: BRONX County. SSNY has the expiration of 20 days after you were INDEX NO. 35699/2015E Auction to the highest bidder at The been designated as agent upon whom York. David Lesch, Esq., Referee Bronx County Courthouse, Room 600, On March 26, 2018 at 2:00 pm. served this citation and petition, a process against it may be served. The default judgment may be taken against 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY Post Offi ce address to which the SSNY Premises known as 453 BEACH 10451. AVE, BRONX, NY 10473 you. The Petition of LAWRENCE, shall mail a copy of any process against CYNTHIA ALFORD, Petitioner, was fi led On April 9, 2018 at 2:00 pm. the LLC served upon him/her is: 235 E Block: 3494 Lot: 53 Premises known as 580 EAST ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel in the Court of Harris County, Texas on 239th St BX, NY 10470. The principal the 11th day of October, 2017 against LEGAL NOTICE 166TH STREET, BRONX, NY 10456 business address of the LLC is: 235 E of land, with the buildings and Block: 2607 Lot: 58 improvements thereon erected, situate, LAWRENCE, JOSEPH ALEXANDER NOTICE OF SALE 239th St BX, NY 10470. Purpose: any Respondent(s), numbered 201767349, All that certain plot, piece or parcel lawful act or activity lying and being in the Borough and SUPREME COURT: BRONX and entitled “In the Matter of the COUNTY. PENNYMAC HOLDINGS, of land, situate, lying and being in the County of the Bronx, City and State of Borough and County of Bronx, City and New York. Marriage of LAWRENCE, CYNTHIA LLC FKA PENNYMAC MORTGAGE ALFORD and LAWRENCE, JOSEPH INVESTMENT TRUST HOLDINGS I, State of New York. As more particularly described in the As more particularly described in the LEGAL NOTICE judgment of foreclosure and sale. ALEXANDER. The Suit Requests LLC, Pltf. vs. ANA DISLA, et al, Defts. DIVORCE NO CHILDREN. judgment of foreclosure and sale. T.U Sound LLC. Filed With The NY Sold subject to all of the terms and Index #35788/2014E. Pursuant to The Court has authority in this suit to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Sold subject to all of the terms and Secretary of State 12/19/2017. Office: conditions contained in said judgment conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale. enter any judgment or decree dissolving Aug. 23, 2016, I will sell at public Bronx, NY. NYSS is named as the agent the marriage and providing for the and terms of sale. for service of process. SSNY to mail Approximate amount of judgment auction at the Bronx County division of property, which will be Courthouse, 851 Grand Concourse, Approximate amount of judgment copy of process to The LLC at 3308 $516,249.60 plus interest and costs. $774,133.45 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 380354-13 binding on you. Room 600, Bronx, NY on Apr. 9, 2018 at Lurting Ave, Bronx, NY 10469. Purpose: issued AND GIVEN UNDER MY INDEX NO. 35488/2015E Providing DJ service in the Tri-State Laura C. Browne, Esq., Referee 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a 3215 Mickle Ave., HAND AND SEAL OF SAID COURT at Bronx, NY 10469 a/k/a Block 4747, Lot Alberto Torres, Esq., Referee Area. Houston, Texas, this the 16th day of 62 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 BTR SOLVE YOUR CHILD’S READING PROBLEM ACHIEVE 3 TO 6 YEARS OF READING IMPROVEMENT IN ONE YEAR!!! 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WELLS FARGO BANK, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National BRONX COMMUNITY RESTORATION EVERBANK; Plaintiff(s) N.A., Pltf. vs. HARRIPERAUD Association, Plaintiff against U.S. BANK NATIONAL CORPORATION; Plaintiff(s) vs. SHARLENE JACKSON; et al; RAMNANDAN, et al, Defts. Index Juan Velez, et al Defendants ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR vs. VALERIE COBURN; MAXINE Defendant(s) #381184/10. Pursuant to judgment of Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BEAR MAITLAND; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): foreclosure and sale entered May 30, STEARNS ASSET BACKED Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, 2017, I will sell at public auction in Crane, LLP 1400 Old Country Road, SECURITIES 1 LLC, ASSET BACKED ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Room 600 at the Bronx County Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-AC8, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Courthouse, 851 Grand Concourse, Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s). Plaintiff, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure Bronx, NY on Monday, March 26, 2018 Pursuant to a Judgment of Against Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about at 2:00 p.m., prem. k/a 1602 Glover St., Foreclosure and Sale Entered August 8, CAROL ROSSO, ET AL., and sale granted herein on or about August 3, 2017, I will sell at Public Bronx, NY. Said property located in the 2017 I will sell at Public Auction to the Defendant(s). January 19, 2018, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Borough and County of Bronx, City and highest bidder at the Bronx County Pursuant to a Judgment of Auction to the highest bidder at the Bronx County Courthouse, Room 600, State of NY, and designated as a Courthouse, Room 600 at 851 Grand Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered on Bronx County Courthouse, 851 Grand 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY portion of Lot 77 on a certain map Concourse, Bronx, New York on any 8/11/2017, I, the undersigned Referee, Concourse, Room 600. 10451. entitled, “Map of Property Belonging to Monday except holidays on April 16, will sell at public auction at the Bronx On April 2, 2018 at 2:00 pm. On March 26, 2018 at 2:00 pm. Hudson P. Rose,” known as St. 2018 at 2:00 PM. Premises known as County Courthouse, 851 Grand Premises known as 4227 WICKHAM Premises known as 1647 TAYLOR Raymond Park situate in the 4th Ward, Concourse, Room 600, Bronx, NY on AVENUE, BRONX, NY 10466 AVENUE, BRONX, NY 10460 New York City, and fi led in the Offi ce of 1507 Commonwealth Avenue, Bronx, 4/9/2018 at 2:00 pm, premises known Block: 5011 Lot: 14 Block: 4023 Lot: 10 The Register The New York County on NY 10460. Block 3917 Lot 49. ALL that as 4686 Park Avenue, Bronx, NY ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel Mar. 10, 1899 as Map No. 277. certain plot, piece or parcel of land, 10458, and described as follows: of land, with the buildings and of land, situate, lying and being in the Approx. amt. of judgment is situate, lying and being in the Borough ALL that certain plot piece or parcel improvements thereon erected, situate, Borough and County of Bronx, City and $571,487.20 plus costs and interest. and County of the Bronx, City and State of land, with the buildings and lying and being in the Borough and State of New York. Sold subject to terms and conditions of of New York. Approximate Amount of improvements thereon erected, situate, County of the Bronx, City and State of As more particularly described in the filed judgment and terms of sale. Judgment is $456,372.02 plus interest lying and being in the Borough and New York. judgment of foreclosure and sale. LARRY ALFONSO ARIAS, Referee. and costs. Premises will be sold subject County of the Bronx, City and State of As more particularly described in the Sold subject to all of the terms and COHN & ROTH, Attys. for Pltf., 100 to provisions of fi led Judgment Index No New York, and designated on the tax judgment of foreclosure and sale. conditions contained in said judgment East Old Country Rd., Mineola, NY. 35075/13E. maps of the Bronx County Treasurer as Sold subject to all of the terms and and terms of sale. #94184 Orlando Cavallo, Jr. Esq., Referee Block 3041 and Lot 6. conditions contained in said judgment Approximate amount of judgment The approximate amount of the and terms of sale. $417,456.27 plus interest and costs. XCHJN195 current Judgment lien is $629,250.54 Approximate amount of judgment INDEX NO. 381447/11 plus interest and costs. The premises $123,652.65 plus interest and costs. Henry M. Adler, Esq., Referee LEGAL NOTICE will be sold subject to provisions of the INDEX NO. 32957/2016E aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and David Lesch, Esq., Referee NOTICE OF SALE Sale; Index # 35164/2013. SUPREME COURT: BRONX LEGAL NOTICE ALBERT CORNACHIO III, Esq., COUNTY. H & R BLOCK BANK, A Referee. LEGAL NOTICE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, Pltf. vs. NOTICE OF SALE SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES CISLYN CRISP, et al, Defts. Index SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, NOTICE OF SALE #35099/2013E. Pursuant to judgment of BRONX Rockville Centre, NY 11570 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF foreclosure and sale dated Jan. 14, U.S. BANK NATIONAL Dated: 2/7/2018 File Number: BRONX 2016, I will sell at public auction at the ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR 27865 MNB NOTICE OF SALE NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Bronx County Courthouse, 851 Grand MASTR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES SUPREME COURT: BRONX Concourse, Room 600, Bronx, NY on TRUST UBS 2006-WMC3, COUNTY Plaintiff(s), April 9, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a Against Plaintiff, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND 2232 Light St. Bronx, NY 10466 a/k/a Against ..Index No.: 35818/2015E SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF Block 4950, Lot 42. Approx. amt. of Index No.: 380329/2008 STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN judgment is $598,422.98 plus costs and TANUZA ASHEKIN A/K/A TANUZA JOAN LIMEHOUSE, ET AL., TRUST; Plaintiff(s) interest. Sold subject to terms and LEGAL NOTICE ASKEHIN A/K/A TANUZA R. ASHEKIN Defendant(s). vs. LOIDA ARIAS; et al; A/K/A TANUZA R. ASKEHIN, ET AL., conditions of fi led judgment and terms of NOTICE OF SALE Defendant(s) sale. LORRAINE COYLE, Referee. Pursuant to a Judgment of Defendant(s). Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered in SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS BRONX Pursuant to a Judgment of the Bronx County Clerk’s Office on ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP, Attys. for JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered Pltf., 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore, NY 8/31/2017, I, the undersigned Referee, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 2/7/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, 11706. File No. 39890. #94253 will sell at public auction, at the Bronx Plaintiff, Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure will sell at public auction at the Bronx County Courthouse, 851 Grand Against and sale granted herein on or about July County Courthouse, 851 Grand Concourse, Room 600, Bronx, NY on Index No.: 380883/12 25, 2017, I will sell at Public Auction to Concourse, Room 600, Bronx, NY on 4/16/2018 at 2:00 pm, premises known YARON ZIEGEL, ET AL., the highest bidder at The Bronx County as 4042 Baychester Ave, Bronx, NY 4/2/2018 at 2:00 pm, premises known Defendant(s). Courthouse, Room 600, 851 Grand 10466, and described as follows: as 1575 Odell Street #6D, Bronx, NY LEGAL NOTICE Pursuant to a Judgment of Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered in On April 2, 2018 at 2:00 pm. 10462, and described as follows: NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME of land, with the buildings and the Bronx County Clerk’s Office on Premises known as 712 EAST ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel COURT BRONX COUNTY improvements thereon erected, situate, 9/18/2014, I, the undersigned Referee, 211TH ST, BRONX, NY 10467 of land, with the buildings and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National lying and being in the Borough and will sell at public auction at the Bronx Section: 16 Block: 4657 Lot: 31 improvements thereon erected, situate, Association, Plaintiff against County of Bronx, City and State of New County Courthouse, 851 Grand ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel lying and being a part of the Parkchester Sukching Yeung, et al Defendants York, and designated on the tax maps of Concourse, Room 600, Bronx, NY on of land, with the buildings and Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & the Bronx County as Treasurer Block 3/26/2018 at 2:00 pm, premises known improvements thereon erected, situate, South Condominium, designated as Unit Crane, LLP 1400 Old Country Road, 4982 Lot 15 as 3909 Dyre Avenue, Bronx, NY lying and being in the Village of No. 6D in the Borough and County of Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 The approximate amount of the 10466, and described as follows: Williamsbridge in the County of the Bronx, City and State of New York, Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s). ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel Westchester, and State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Pursuant to a Judgment of current Judgment lien is $965,382.03 plus interest and costs. The premises of land, with the buildings and known and designated on a certain map Bronx County Treasurer as Block 3943 Foreclosure and Sale Entered June 1, improvements thereon erected, situate, will be sold subject to provisions of the entitled, “Map of Lots in the Village of and Lot 3986 together with an undivided 2016 I will sell at Public Auction to the lying and being in the Borough and Williamsbridge, Westchester County, highest bidder at the Bronx County aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and 0.0101% interest in the Common County of the Bronx, City and State of New York, property of W.F. Duncan, Courthouse, Room 600 at 851 Grand Sale; Index # 380329/2008. Elements. New York, and designated on the tax made by Henry C. Thompson, Civil Concourse, Bronx, New York on any If the sale is set aside for any maps of the Bronx County Treasurer as Engineer, and dated March 25, 1891 as The approximate amount of the Monday except holidays on March 26, reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall Block 4968 Lot 20. Lot No. 1” said premises being known current Judgment lien is $86,017.25 2018 at 2:00 PM. Premises known as be entitled only to a return of the deposit The approximate amount of the as 712 East 211th Street in the Borough plus interest and costs. The premises 1237 Fulton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456. paid. The Purchaser shall have no current Judgment lien is $306,484.86 of Bronx, City and State of New York. will be sold subject to provisions of the Block 2610 Lot 57. ALL that certain plot, further recourse against the Mortgagor, plus interest and costs. The premises As more particularly described in the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s will be sold subject to provisions of the judgment of foreclosure and sale. being in the Borough and County of the Sale; Index # 35818/2015E. attorney. aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sold subject to all of the terms and Bronx, City and State of New York. Sale; Index # 380883/12. Jeffrey Dinowitz, Esq., Referee. Heddyeh P. Broumand, Esq., conditions contained in said judgment Approximate Amount of Judgment is Referee. Linda G. March, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C., and terms of sale. $310,937.29 plus interest and costs. Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 STIENE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Approximate amount of judgment 145 Huguenot Street, Suite 210, New Premises will be sold subject to Business Park Drive, Suite 110, (Attorneys for Plaintiff), 167 Main Street, $565,163.20 plus interest and costs. Rochelle, NY 10801 provisions of filed Judgment Index No Armonk, NY 10504 Northport, NY 11768 INDEX NO. 380260/12 35632/14. Dated: 2/15/2018 File Number: Dated: 2/28/2018 Dated: 1/26/2018 File Number: Mark F. 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Index Concourse, Room 600, Bronx, New Only cash or certifi ed funds payable LEGAL NOTICE the Bronx, the City and State of New #380851/10 York on April 9, 2018 at 2:00PM, to the Referee will be accepted as a York GEORGE HEADLEY, ESQ., premises known as 2102 Newbold NOTICE OF SALE deposit in the amount of ten percent of Block: 3944 Lot: 2585 Together with Referee, Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462. All that SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF the purchase price. ***NO CASH an undivided .0225 percent interest Aldridge Pite, LLP - Attorneys for certain plot piece or parcel of land, with BRONX ACCEPTED*** appurtenant to the unit in the common Plaintiff – 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, the buildings and improvements L Selene Finance LP, Gary Slobin, Esq., Referee elements Melville, NY 11747 erected, situate, lying and being in the Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Plaintiff Approximate amount of lien Borough and County of Bronx, City and -against- Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff $132,529.58 plus interest and costs. State of New York, Block 3813 Lot 8. 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Janice Reid as Administratrix, heir at Premises will be sold subject to Approximate amount of judgment law, next of kin, and distributee of the LEGAL NOTICE Rochester, New York 14624 provisions of filed judgment Index # $479,850.93 plus interest and costs. (877) 759-1835 Estate of Michael Carter, New York NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME 380505/12 Premises will be sold subject to Dated: January 17, 2018- #93969 State Department of Taxation and Larry Alfonso Arias, Esq. ,REFEREE COURT COUNTY OF BRONX HSBC provisions of filed Judgment Index# Finance, City of New York Department STEIN, WIENER AND ROTH, BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 32726/2016E. of Finance Parking Violations Bureau L.L.P., ATTORNEYS FOR THE AS TRUSTEE FOR CITIGROUP Only cash or certifi ed funds payable City Collector & Bronx Redemption PLAINTIFF MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., to the Referee will be accepted as a Center, City of New York Environmental ONE OLD COUNTRY ROAD, SUITE ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH deposit in the amount of ten percent of LEGAL NOTICE Control Board, Bronx Supreme Court, 113 CARLE PLACE, NY 11514 CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-RP1, the purchase price. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, DATED:February 15, 2018 Plaintiff AGAINST CLARENCE Victor Negron, Esq., Referee NOTICE OF SALE Criminal Court of the City of New York, FILE #: RUSHMORE 56770 JOSEPH, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Graham Clarke, Midland Funding LLC, to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff BRONX Lois Carter, as heir at law, next of kin duly dated February 10, 2015 I, the 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard U.S Bank, as trustee, on behalf of and distributee of the Estate of Michael LEGAL NOTICE undersigned Referee will sell at public Rochester, New York 14624 the holders of the J.P. Morgan Y Carter, auction at the Bronx County (877) 759-1835 Alternative Loan Trust 2007-S1 Defendant(s) NOTICE OF SALE Courthouse, Room 600, 851 Grand Dated: February 21, 2018 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Pursuant to a judgment of SUPREME COURT- COUNTY OF Concourse, City of Bronx, NY, on April #94286 Plaintiff foreclosure and sale entered on January BRONX 09, 2018 at 2:00PM, premises known as AGAINST 12, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will U.S BANK, NATIONAL 634 ROSEDALE AVENUE, BRONX, NY Edwin A. Flores; et al., Defendant(s) sell at public auction to the highest ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR 10473. All that certain plot piece or Pursuant to a Judgment of bidder at BRONX COUNTY WAMU MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH parcel of land, with the buildings and LEGAL NOTICE Foreclosure and Sale duly dated COURTHOUSE, ROOM 600, 851 CERTIFICATE FOR WMALT SERIES improvements erected, situate, lying and September 25, 2017 I, the undersigned GRAND CONCOURSE, BRONX, NEW 2007-3, Plaintiff, being in the Borough and County of NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME Referee will sell at public auction at the YORK on April 16, 2018 at 2:00 PM AGAINST Bronx, City and State of New York, COURT COUNTY OF BRONX WELLS Bronx County Courthouse, 851 Grand premises known as 3856 Amundson DAVID FLORES, et al. Defendant(s) Block 3555, Lot 19 and FKA Section14, FARGO BANK, NA, Plaintiff AGAINST Concourse, Room 600, Bronx, New Avenue, Bronx, NY 10466. Pursuant to a judgment of Block 3555, Lot 19. Approximate SILVIA DONKOR, KWAKU BOFFOUR, York on April 16, 2018 at 2:00PM, ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel foreclosure and sale duly entered April amount of judgment $428,250.80 plus et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a premises known as 1842 Hunt Avenue, of land, with the buildings and 1, 2016 interest and costs. Only cash or certifi ed Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly Bronx, NY 10462. All that certain plot improvements thereon erected, situate, I the undersigned Referee will sell at funds payable to the Referee will be dated September 29, 2015 I, the piece or parcel of land, with the lying and being in the Borough of Bronx, public auction at the The Bronx County accepted as deposit. Premises will be undersigned Referee will sell at public buildings and improvements erected, County of BRONX, City and State of Courthouse, Room 600, 851 Grand sold subject to provisions of filed auction at the Bronx County situate, lying and being in the Borough New York. Concourse, Bronx, NY on April 16, 2018 Judgment for Index #14244/07. John Courthouse, Room 600, 851 Grand and County of Bronx, City and State of Block: 4940 Lot: 53 at 2:00 PM premises known as 1028 Brickman, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, Concourse, City of Bronx, on April 16, New York, Block 4051 Lot 24. Approximate amount of lien WARD AVE, BRONX , NY 10472 LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle 2018 at 2:00PM, premises known as Approximate amount of judgment $338,765.81 plus interest and costs. All that certain plot piece or parcel of Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 1026 EAST 218TH STREET, BRONX, $494,527.78 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to land, with the buildings and 52101 NY 10469. All that certain plot piece or Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment Index # improvements thereon erected, situate, parcel of land, with the buildings and provisions of filed Judgment Index# 32361/2016E lying and being in the Borough of the improvements erected, situate, lying and 380313-10. Only cash or certifi ed funds Betty Lugo, Esq., REFEREE Bronx, County of Bronx and State of LEGAL NOTICE being in the Borough and County of payable to the Referee will be accepted STEIN, WIENER AND ROTH, New York. Section 0, Block 3716 and Bronx, City and State of New York, as a deposit in the amount of ten L.L.P., ATTORNEYS FOR THE Lot 15 NOTICE OF SALE BLOCK 4700, LOT 46. Approximate percent of the purchase price. PLAINTIFF Approximate amount of judgment SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF amount of judgment $510,478.72 plus Mark F. Bernstein, Esq., Referee ONE OLD COUNTRY ROAD, SUITE $684,085.98 plus interest and costs. BRONX, EMIGRANT BANK, Plaintiff, interest and costs. Only cash or certifi ed Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC 113 CARLE PLACE, NY 11514 Premises will be sold subject to vs. MICHAEL SCUDDER, II, ET AL., funds payable to the referee will be Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff DATED: March 08, 2018 FILE #: provisions of filed Judgment. Index Defendant(s). accepted as deposit. Premises will be 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard SELENE 70991 #381039/09 Pursuant to a Judgment of sold subject to provisions of filed Rochester, New York 14624 SYLVIA FRENKEL, ESQ., Referee, Foreclosure and Sale duly fi led on June Judgment for Index# 380707/10. (877) 759-1835 Aldridge Pite, LLP - Attorneys for 27, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will Youngik Yoon Esq., Referee Gross Dated: February 21, 2018 LEGAL NOTICE Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, sell at public auction at the Bronx Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 #94287 Melville, NY 11747 County Courthouse, Room 600, 851 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NOTICE OF SALE Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY on March NY 14221 52072 SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF 26, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., premises known BRONX as 1407 Burke Avenue, Bronx, NY. All Wilmington Savings Fund Society, LEGAL NOTICE that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust, not with the buildings and improvements LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE individually but as trustee for Pretium NOTICE OF SALE thereon erected, situate, lying and being NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME Mortgage Acquisition Trust SUPREME COURT- COUNTY OF in the Borough of Bronx, County of NOTICE OF SALE COURT COUNTY OF BRONX Wells Plaintiff BRONX Bronx, City and State of New York, SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST -against- U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS Block 4741 and Lot 33. Approximate BRONX Cecily Palmer a/k/a Cecily O. Palmer, Rakibul H. Khan, Board of Managers TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER amount of judgment is $65,408.96 plus U.S. Bank, National Association, as Sentueal M. Jones, et al., Defendant(s) of the Parkchester North Condominium, PARTICIPATION TRUST, interest and costs. Premises will be sold Trustee for Structured Asset Investment Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure CSGA LLC, New York City Plaintiff, subject to provisions of fi led Judgment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through and Sale duly dated 11-10-2015 I, the YEnvironmental Control Board, New York AGAINST Index # 35763/2014E. Certifi cates, Series 2006-4, Plaintiff undersigned Referee will sell at public State Department of Taxation and KEFIRA YISRAEL, et al. Henry M. Adler, Esq., Referee AGAINST auction at the Bronx County Finance, New York City Transit Defendant(s) Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, Jamal Dudley a/k/a Jamal A. Dudley; Courthouse, Room 600, 851 Grand Adjudication Bureau, Hubert Jeffry Pursuant to a judgment of LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Ste. 590, et al., Defendant(s) Concourse, Bronx, New York on Defendant(s) foreclosure and sale duly entered May Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Pursuant to a Judgment of 4-16-2018 at 2:00PM, premises known Pursuant to a judgment of 18, 2017 Plaintiff Foreclosure and Sale duly dated as 445 Bolton Avenue, Bronx, NY foreclosure and sale entered on I the undersigned Referee will sell at Cash will not be accepted. November 20, 2015 I, the undersigned 10473. All that certain plot piece or November 17, 2017 public auction at The Bronx County Referee will sell at public auction at the parcel of land, with the buildings and I, the undersigned Referee will sell at Courthouse, Room 600, 851 Grand Bronx County Courthouse, 851 Grand improvements erected, situate, lying and public auction to the highest bidder at Concourse, Bronx, NY on April 09, 2018 LEGAL NOTICE Concourse, Room 600, Bronx, New being in the Borough and County of BRONX York on March 26, 2018 at 2:00PM, at 2:00 PM premises known as 1675 NOTICE OF SALE Bronx, City and State of New York, COUNTY COURTHOUSE, ROOM premises known as 1247 Bronx River METROPOLITAN AVE 1-F, BRONX, SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF BLOCK: 3499, LOT: 54. Approximate 600, 851 GRAND CONCOURSE, Avenue, Bronx, NY 10472. All that NY 10462-0000 BRONX amount of judgment $547,196.53 plus BRONX, certain plot piece or parcel of land, with All that certain plot piece or parcel of Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff interest and costs. Premises will be sold NEW YORK on March 26, 2018 at the buildings and improvements land, with the buildings and AGAINST subject to provisions of fi led Judgment 2:00 PM premises known as 1501 erected, situate, lying and being in the improvements thereon erected, situate, Robert Negron a/k/a Robert L. Index #35322/2013E. Only cash or Metropolitan Avenue, Unit #9E, Bronx, City of New York, County of Bronx and lying and being in the Borough and Negron; et al., Defendant(s) certified funds payable to the Referee NY 10462-6166. State of NY, Block 3769 Lot 43. County of the Bronx, City and State of Pursuant to a Judgment of will be accepted as deposit. Larry A. The Unit known as apartment no. Approximate amount of judgment New York. Block 3944 and Lot 3643 Foreclosure and Sale duly dated Arias, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert 9E(hereinafter called “the Unit”) in the $651,466.63 plus interest and costs. Approximate amount of judgment February 6, 2018 I, the undersigned Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Building known as Number N-6 and by Premises will be sold subject to $120,684.86 plus interest and costs. Referee will sell at public auction at the Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 the street number 1501 Metropolitan Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 01-049505-F02 52303 Bronx County Courthouse, 851 Grand 35231/2014E. 66 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 BTR BAAD! 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Referee will sell at public auction at the LEGAL NOTICE erected, situate, lying and being in the Daniel Cassidy, Esq., Referee Bronx County Courthouse, Room 600, LEGAL NOTICE Borough and County of Bronx, City and Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY on NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME State of New York, Block 5430, Lot 40. Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff April 02, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., premises COURT COUNTY OF BRONX U.S. COURT COUNTY OF BRONX LIVE Approximate amount of judgment 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard known as 205 East 163rd Street, Bronx, BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS WELL FINANCIAL, INC., Plaintiff $230,967.65 plus interest and costs. Rochester, New York 14624 NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AGAINST ANA ROZON, et al., Only cash or certifi ed funds payable to (877) 759-1835 of land, with the buildings and AMERICA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR BY Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of the referee will be accepted as deposit. Dated: February 26, 2018 improvements thereon erected, situate, MERGER TO LASALLE BANK, N.A. AS Foreclosure and Sale duly dated June Premises will be sold subject to #94313 lying and being in the Borough of Bronx, TRUSTEE FOR THE 06, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will provisions of filed Judgment for Index County of Bronx, City and State of New CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE sell at public auction at the Bronx #32036/2017E. Leonard Aloi, Esq., York, Block 2455 and Lot 49. MLMI TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN County Courthouse, Room 600, 851 Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Approximate amount of judgment is ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, LEGAL NOTICE Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY, on April Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 $240,076.29 plus interest and costs. SERIES 2006-WMC2, Plaintiff 02, 2018 at 2:00PM, premises known as Williamsville, NY 14221 52067 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME Premises will be sold subject to AGAINST MOHAN P. JAGROOP, et al., 4638 BRONX BOULEVARD, BRONX, COURT COUNTY OF BRONX provisions of filed Judgment Index # Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of NY 10470. All that certain plot piece or NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC DBA 21750/17E. Foreclosure and Sale duly dated parcel of land, with the buildings and CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Betty Lugo, Esq., Referee December 29, 2016 I, the undersigned improvements erected, situate, lying and LEGAL NOTICE Plaintiff AGAINST Maria V. Reyes, et Windels, Marx, Lane & Mittendorf, Referee will sell at public auction at the being in the Borough and County of al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a LLP, 156 West 56th Street, New York, Bronx County Courthouse, 851 Grand Bronx, City and State of New York, NOTICE OF SALE Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly New York 10019, Attorneys for Plaintiff Concourse, Bronx, New York, on April SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF dated January 12, 2018 I, the Block 5078, Lot 29. Approximate 09, 2018 at 2:00PM, premises known as BRONX undersigned Referee will sell at public amount of judgment $320,587.76 plus 1147 ANDERSON AVENUE, BRONX, Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff auction at the Bronx County LEGAL NOTICE interest and costs. Only cash or certifi ed NY 10452. All that certain plot piece or AGAINST Courthouse, 851 Grand Concourse, funds payable to the referee will be parcel of land, with the buildings and Emmanuel Koudjoji a/k/a Emmanuel Room 600, Bronx, on April 02, 2018 at NOTICE OF SALE accepted as deposit. Premises will be improvements erected, situate, lying and K. Koudjoji a/k/a Koudjodji Sossah a/k/a 2:00PM, premises known as 751 EAST SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF sold subject to provisions of filed being in the Borough of the Bronx, Koudjodji S. Sossah; et al., 223RD STREET, BRONX, NY 10466. BRONX, M&T BANK, Plaintiff, vs. Judgment for Index #35697/2015E. County of Bronx, City and State of New Defendant(s) All that certain plot piece or parcel of CARMEN MAISONETTE A/K/A Jeffrey Dinowitz, Esq., Referee Gross York, Block 2509, Lot 57. Approximate Pursuant to a Judgment of land, with the buildings and CARMEN GARCIA, ET AL., Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 amount of judgment $511,595.58 plus Foreclosure and Sale duly dated improvements erected, situate, lying and Defendant(s). Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, interest and costs. Only cash or certifi ed February 14, 2018 I, the undersigned being in the Borough and County of Pursuant to a Judgment of NY 14221 51330 funds payable to the referee will be Referee will sell at public auction at the Bronx, City and State of New York, Foreclosure and Sale duly fi led on June accepted as deposit. Premises will be Bronx County Courthouse, 851 Grand BLOCK 4837, LOT 20. Approximate 01, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sold subject to provisions of filed Concourse, Room 600, Bronx, New amount of judgment $323,728.04 plus sell at public auction at the Bronx Judgment for Index #381334/11. Alberto York on April 16, 2018 at 2:00PM, interest and costs. Only cash or certifi ed County Courthouse, Room 600, 851 Torres, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, premises known as 1854 Harrison funds payable to the referee will be Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY on March LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Avenue, Bronx, NY 10453. All that accepted as deposit. Premises will be 26, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., premises known LEGAL NOTICE Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 certain plot piece or parcel of land, with sold subject to provisions of filed as 3334 Tiemann Avenue, Bronx, NY 51993 the buildings and improvements SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF Judgment for Index# 32108/2016E. 10469. All that certain plot, piece or BRONX erected, situate, lying and being in the David Lesch, Esq., Referee Gross parcel of land, with the buildings and Borough and County of Bronx, City and FRONTLINE FUNDING LLC, Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 improvements thereon erected, situate, Plaintiff -against- EDENWALD REALTY, State of New York, Block 2869 Lot 24. Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, lying and being in the Borough of Bronx, Approximate amount of judgment LLC, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a LEGAL NOTICE NY 14221 51615 County of Bronx, City and State of New Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale $468,376.76 plus interest and costs. York, Block 4750 and Lot 56. NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME Premises will be sold subject to dated October 4, 2017 and entered on Approximate amount of judgment is October 11, 2017, I, the undersigned COURT COUNTY OF BRONX U.S. provisions of filed Judgment Index# LEGAL NOTICE $360,053.89 plus interest and costs. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE 32159/2017E. Referee will sell in one or more parcels Premises will be sold subject to at public auction at the Bronx Supreme FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION Only cash or certifi ed funds payable NOTICE OF SALE provisions of filed Judgment Index # TRUST, Plaintiff AGAINST Homaira to the Referee will be accepted as a SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Courthouse, Room 600, 851 Grand 32061/2015E. Concourse, Bronx, NY on April 2, 2018 Ortiz and Maximo Ortiz, et al., deposit in the amount of ten percent of BRONX, NYCTL 1998-2 TRUST, AND Flora Edwards, Esq., Referee Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of the purchase price. THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS at 2:00p.m. premises situate, lying and Schiller, Knapp, Lefkowitz & Hertzel, being in the Borough of the Bronx, City Foreclosure and Sale duly dated Heddyeh Broumand, Esq., Referee COLLATERAL AGENT AND LLP, 1412 Sweet Home Road, Suite 12, January 19, 2018 I, the undersigned Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC CUSTODIAN FOR THE NYCTL 1998-2 and State of New York, bounded and Amherst, New York 14228, Attorneys for described as follows: BEGINNING at a Referee will sell at public auction at the Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL Plaintiff Bronx County Courthouse, 851 Grand 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard VITELLO, JR., ET AL., Defendant(s). point on the Southerly side of Edenwald Concourse, Room 600, Bronx on April Rochester, New York 14624 Pursuant to a Judgment of Avenue, distant 45 feet Easterly from 16, 2018 at 2:00PM, premises known as (877) 759-1835 Foreclosure and Sale duly fi led on July LEGAL NOTICE the corner formed by the intersection of 713 CALHOUN AVENUE, BRONX, NY Dated: February 21, 2018- #94283 03, 2017 and the Order dated January the Easterly side Monticello Avenue with 10465. All that certain plot piece or 03, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF the Southerly side of Edenwald Avenue; parcel of land, with the buildings and sell at public auction at the Bronx BRONX being a plot 100.00 feet by 29 feet by improvements erected, situate, lying and County Courthouse, Room 600, 851 CARRINGTON MORTGAGE 100.00 feet by 29 feet. ALSO, being in the Borough and County of LEGAL NOTICE Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY on March SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff -against- BEGINNING at the corner formed by the ASHLEY L. JONES, et al Defendant(s). intersection of the Easterly side of Bronx, City and State of New York, NOTICE OF SALE 26, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., premises known BLOCK 5545, LOT 112. Approximate as 1926 Muliner Avenue, Bronx, NY. All Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure Monticello Avenue with the Southerly SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF and Sale dated February 1, 2018 and side of Edenwald Avenue; being a plot amount of judgment $463,639.70 plus BRONX that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, interest and costs. Only cash or certifi ed with the buildings and improvements entered on February 6, 2018, I, the 45 feet by 100.00 feet by 45 feet by HRB Mortgage Holdings, LLC, undersigned Referee will sell at public 100.00. ALSO, BEGINNING at the funds payable to the referee will be Plaintiff thereon erected, situate, lying and being accepted as deposit. Premises will be in the Borough of Bronx, County of auction at the Bronx Supreme corner formed by the intersection of the AGAINST Courthouse, Room 600, 851 Grand Northerly side of Edenwald Avenue with sold subject to provisions of filed Oseyemi Adeyekun; Funmilola Bronx, City and State of New York, Judgment for Index# 32191/2017E. Block 4264 and Lot 20. Approximate Concourse, Bronx, NY on April 9, 2018 the Westerly side of Monticello Avenue; Adeyekun; et al., Defendant(s) at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being a plot 100 feet by 30 feet by 100 Heddyeh P. Broumand, Esq., Referee Pursuant to a Judgment of amount of judgment is $77,957.14 plus Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff interest and costs. Premises will be sold being in the Borough and County of feet by 30 feet. Foreclosure and Sale duly dated May 2, Bronx, City and State of New York, Said premises known as 2128 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell subject to provisions of fi led Judgment Williamsville, NY 14221 51831 Index # 260183/15. bounded and described as follows: EDENWALD AVENUE, BRONX, NY at public auction at the at the Bronx BEGINNING at a point on the Easterly (Block 4987 Lot 136), 4092 County Courthouse, 851 Grand Joyce Randazzo, Esq., Referee Windels, Marx, Lane & Mittendorf, side of Ely Avenue, distant 273.50 feet MONTICELLO AVENUE a/k/a 2124 Concourse, Room 600, Bronx, New Southerly from the corner formed by the EDENWALD AVENUE, BRONX, NY York on April 16, 2018 at 2:00PM, LLP, 156 West 56th Street, New York, New York 10019, Attorneys for Plaintiff intersection of the Easterly side of Ely (Block 4987 LOT 34) and 4101/4103 LEGAL NOTICE premises known as 3490 Eastchester Avenue; being a plot 95 feet by 25 feet MONTICELLO AVENUE, BRONX, NY Road, Bronx, NY 10469. All that certain by 95 feet by 25 feet. Block: 4885 Lot: (Block 5027 Lot 32) NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME plot piece or parcel of land, with the COURT COUNTY OF BRONX WELLS 72 Approximate amount of lien buildings and improvements erected, LEGAL NOTICE Said premises known as 3452 ELY $922,218.58 plus interest & costs. FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST situate, lying and being in the Borough MARIANO AMBROSELLI, et al., NOTICE OF SALE AVENUE, BRONX, NY Premises will be sold subject to and County of Bronx, City and State of Approximate amount of lien provisions of fi led Judgment and Terms Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of New York, Block: 4723 Lot: 61 f/k/a SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Foreclosure and Sale duly dated BRONX, NYCTL 1998-2 TRUST, AND $323,604.93 plus interest & costs. of Sale. Block: 4723 Part of Old Lot: 61. Premises will be sold subject to Index Number 35383/2013E. January 29, 2018 I, the undersigned Approximate amount of judgment THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON Referee will sell at public auction at the AS COLLATERAL AGENT AND provisions of fi led Judgment and Terms JOSEPH STRASBURG, ESQ., $689,713.08 plus interest and costs. of Sale. Referee Bronx County Courthouse, 851 Grand Premises will be sold subject to CUSTODIAN FOR THE NYCTL 1998-2 Concourse, Room 600, Bronx, NY, on TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. VIVIAN BROWN, Index Number 32013/2017E. Konner Teitelbaum & Gallagher provisions of filed Judgment Index# LARRY ARIAS, ESQ., Referee Attorney(s) for Plaintiff April 16, 2018 at 2:00PM, premises 380643/12. ET AL., Defendant(s). known as 865 THROGS NECK Pursuant to a Judgment of Jeffrey A. Kosterich, LLC 462 Seventh Avenue, 12th, New Only cash or certifi ed funds payable Attorney(s) for Plaintiff York, NY 10018 EXPRESSWAY, BRONX, NY 10465. All to the Referee will be accepted as a Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on that certain plot piece or parcel of land, January 26, 2018, I, the undersigned 68 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Tuckahoe, deposit in the amount of ten percent of NY 10707 68 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 BTR Fiorello LaGuardia read comics from Fieldston home Fiorello LaGuardia had a lovely home in the Bronx at REPRINTED FROM 2-10-2011 5020 Goodridge Avenue in the exclusive community of Field- ston. It was from this home that he read Dick Tracy, Little Orphan Annie, and the other popular comic strips of the his staff into the building us- less to say, the challenger day to the children of the city ing it as his summer City Hall backed down. over WNYC radio. The rea- and he even brought along the He loved nothing more son, of course, was the news- entire Press Corps. This was than a debate and drifted to- paper strike of 1945. Interest- in 1936 and it was an oppres- wards politics winning a seat ingly, when he passed away sively hot summer. His quick in Congress in 1916. When just two years later, the mort- and decisive action saved the World War I broke out, he gage to that house was one mansion which remains one proved his patriotism and of the few items they found of the great treasures of the the love of his country by in his bank safe deposit box. Bronx. leaving the House of Repre- The other item was $8,000 in La Guardia worked his sentatives and enlisting in war bonds and the meager way through law school at the United States Air Corps contents are often cited as a New York University by where he saw action in Italy clue to his honesty and integ- working as an interpreter. and Austria. He achieved the rity while in offi ce. He spoke several languages rank of Major. Perhaps that’s Another oft mentioned con- fl uently including Italian why it was appropriate that nection to the Bronx has to do which he learned from his fa- the North Beach Airport in Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia reads the comics to children over the air during with the Bartow-Pell Mansion ther and perhaps it was this Queens which was opened on the newspaper strike. at 895 Shore Road in Pelham commonality of language October 15, 1939 as the New Bay Park. When Robert Mo- that created the deep friend- York Municipal Airport was as Director General of the “the little fl ower,” as he was ses was ousting the tenants of ship with the Piccirilli fam- later named for him. The United Nations Relief and Re- called, when he was laid out the various mansions in Pel- ily of Bronx sculptors. He original name was the Glenn habilitation Administration. for viewing. The simple in- ham Bay Park owned by the also learned Yiddish from his H. Curtiss Airport but it was He passed away on September scription on the modest white City of New York, he was also Jewish mother though few re-christened for LaGuardia 20, 1947 and was interred in stone reads “Statesman, Hu- preparing to evict the Interna- people knew of his Jewish on June 1, 1947. a simple grave on Alpine Av- manitarian.” Both descrip- tional Garden Club who had background and once when Fiorello LaGuardia served enue in the Oakwood Plot of tions are appropriate for the been leasing the Bartow-Pell accused of being anti-Semitic, as Mayor of New York for three Woodlawn Cemetery here in man who devoted his life to mansion since 1914. LaGuar- he challenged the accuser to terms spanning the years 1934 the Bronx. Over 45,000 peo- easing the burdens on his fel- dia simply moved himself and debate him in Yiddish. Need- to 1945. He then took a post ple came out to pay tribute to low man. We’ll help take the mystery out of cremation. Family Owned & Operated for over 60 years BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 69 To Place Your Ad LEGAL NOTICES Call 718-260-4595 Foreclosure and Sale and Order to Premises known as 897 Home County Courthouse, Bronx, County of LEGAL NOTICE Appoint Successor Referee duly fi led on Street, Bronx, City of New York) New Bronx, State of New York, at 2:00 P.M., LEGAL NOTICE January 16, 2018, I, the undersigned York 10459. the premises described as follows: NOTICE OF SALE Referee will sell at public auction at the (Block: 2974, Lot: 125 FKA 26) 30 Patricia Lane #312 a/k/a SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Bronx County Courthouse, Room 600, Approximate amount of lien 1 Patricia Lane Unit No. 312 BRONX BRONX 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY on $877,624.33 plus interest and costs. Bronx, NY 10465 NYCTL 1998-2 TRUST AND THE U.S Bank, National Association, as April 09, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., premises Premises will be sold subject to SBL No.: 5519 - 1032 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS Trustee For Merrill Lynch First Franklin known as 2939 Bruckner Boulevard, provisions of fi led judgment and terms of ALL THAT TRACT OF PARCEL OF COLLATERAL AGENT AND Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Bronx, NY. All that certain plot, piece or sale. LAND situate in the Borough and CUSTODIAN, Plaintiffs -against- Asset-Backed Certificates, Series parcel of land, with the buildings and Index No. 381058-2012. Philip County of Bronx, City and State of New TERESITA WILKES, if living, or if she 2007-5, Plaintiff improvements thereon erected, situate, Coleman, Esq., Referee. York be dead, her husband, heirs-at-law, next AGAINST lying and being in the Borough of Bronx, Davidson Fink LLP The premises are sold subject to the of kin, distributees, executors, Jose Garcia; et al., Defendant(s) County of Bronx, City and State of New Attorney(s) for Plaintiff provisions of the filed judgment, Index administrators, assignees, lienors, Pursuant to a Judgment of York, Block 5309 and Lot 41. 28 East Main Street, Suite 1700 No. 32700/2016E in the amount of creditors, successors-in-interest and Foreclosure and Sale duly dated June Approximate amount of judgment is Rochester, NY 14614-1990 $409,222.56 plus interest and costs. generally all persons having or claiming 14, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will $127,803.13 plus interest and costs. Tel. 585/760-8218 Arden L. Florian, Esq. under, by or through said TERESITA sell at public auction at the Bronx Premises will be sold subject to Dated: February 21, 2018 Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP WILKES, et al; MATEO TERESIT County Courthouse, 851 Grand provisions of filed Judgment Index # Plaintiff’s Attorney WILKES, if living, or if he be dead, his Concourse, Room 600, Bronx, New 35321/2014E. 700 Crossroads Building, 2 State St. wife, heirs-at-law, next of kin, York on April 9, 2018 at 2:00PM, Frank Lombardi, Esq., Referee LEGAL NOTICE Rochester, New York 14614 distributees, executors, administrators, premises known as 1828 Holland Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, Tel.: 855-227-5072 assignees, lienors, creditors, Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462. All that LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Ste. 590, STATE OF NEW YORK successors-in-interest and generally all certain plot piece or parcel of land, with Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF persons having or claiming under, by or the buildings and improvements Plaintiff BRONX through said MATEO TERESIT erected, situate, lying and being in the Cash will not be accepted. BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC WILKES, et al; PALLADIUM ROAD Borough and County of Bronx, City and Plaintiff, LEGAL NOTICE CORP., et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to State of New York, Block 4052 Lot 17. vs. a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Approximate amount of judgment LEGAL NOTICE ALIDA CAMACHO A/K/A ALIDA A. SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF entered herein on February 1, 2018, I, $733,921.70 plus interest and costs. CAMACHO, JOSE ORTIZ, VERONICA BRONX the undersigned Referee will sell at Premises will be sold subject to NOTICE OF SALE ORTIZ, JOHN CLEAR, MARIO PEREZ, CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff - public auction at the Bronx Supreme provisions of filed Judgment Index# SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF CHERYL KEMPTON- CLEAR, against- FAREEDAH GARCIA, GLORIA Courthouse, Room 600, 851 Grand 35416/2014E. BRONX Defendants BOOSE, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to Concourse, Bronx, NY on April 16, 2018 Only cash or certifi ed funds payable Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff NOTICE OF SALE IN a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and to the Referee will be accepted as a AGAINST FORECLOSURE entered herein and dated September being in the Borough of Bronx, County deposit in the amount of ten percent of of Bronx, City and State of New York, Joseph Thompson a/k/a Joseph L. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT 20, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will the purchase price. Thompson; Diedre McDonald a/k/a In pursuance of a Judgment of known and designated as Block 3276 sell at public auction at the Bronx Joseph A. Wilson, Esq., Referee Diedre Harris a/k/a Diedre Thompson Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Lot 44 on the Bronx County Tax Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC a/k/a Diedre Y. McDonald a/k/a Diedre office of the County Clerk of Bronx Supreme Courthouse, Room 600, 851 Assessment Map. Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff Y Harris a/k/a Diedre Y. Thompson; et County on February 6, 2018, I, Jeffrey E Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY on March Said premises known as 344 EAST 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard al., Defendant(s) Dinowitz, Esq., the Referee named in 26, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, 194TH STREET, BRONX, NY Rochester, New York 14624 Pursuant to a Judgment of said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at lying and being in the Borough and Approximate amount of lien (877) 759-1835 Foreclosure and Sale duly dated July public auction on April 2, 2018 at Room County of Bronx, City and State of New $91,927.51 plus interest & costs. Dated: February 16, 2018 17, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will 600 of the Bronx County Courthouse, York, bounded and described as Premises will be sold subject to #94255 sell at public auction at the Bronx 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, County of follows: BEGINNING at the corner provisions of fi led Judgment and Terms County Courthouse, 851 Grand Bronx, State of New York, at 2:00 P.M., formed by the intersection of the of Sale. Concourse, Room 600, Bronx, New the premises described as follows: westerly side of Intervale Avenue with Index Number 301133/2014. York on April 9, 2018 at 2:00PM, 408 E 142nd St the southerly side of Freeman Street; I. SCOTT EDELSTEIN, ESQ., LEGAL NOTICE premises known as 3041 Wickham Bronx, NY 10454 being a plot 102.49 feet by 16.37 feet by Referee Avenue, Bronx, NY 10469. All that SBL No.: 2286 - 15 99.58 feet by 36.50 feet. Phillips Lytle LLP NOTICE OF SALE certain plot piece or parcel of land, with ALL THAT TRACT OF PARCEL OF Said premises known as 1299 Attorney(s) for Plaintiffs SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF the buildings and improvements LAND situate in the Borough of Bronx, INTERVALE AVENUE, BRONX, NY 28 East Main Street, Suite 1400, BRONX, HOME BANK, Plaintiff, vs. Rochester, NY 14614 erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Bronx, City and State of New Approximate amount of lien ALEXANDRA CONTRERA, ET AL., Borough and County of Bronx, City and York $558,953.04 plus interest & costs. Defendant(s). State of New York, Block 4774 Lot 13. The premises are sold subject to the Pursuant to a Judgment of Approximate amount of judgment provisions of the filed judgment, Index Premises will be sold subject to Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on $317,208.38 plus interest and costs. No. 32431/2016E in the amount of provisions of fi led Judgment and Terms February 07, 2017, I, the undersigned Premises will be sold subject to $648,767.36 plus interest and costs. of Sale. Referee will sell at public auction at the provisions of filed Judgment Index# Megan S. Kale, Esq. If the sale is set aside for any LEGAL NOTICE Bronx County Courthouse, Room 600, reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall 32297/2016E. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY on be entitled only to a return of the deposit Only cash or certifi ed funds payable Plaintiff’s Attorney BRONX March 26, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., premises to the Referee will be accepted as a 700 Crossroads Building, 2 State St. paid. The Purchaser shall have no SELENE FINANCE LP, Plaintiff known as 2263 Creston Avenue, Bronx, deposit in the amount of ten percent of Rochester, New York 14614 further recourse against the Mortgagor, against NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel the purchase price. Tel.: 855-227-5072 the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s EDWIN ROSADO, JR. A/K/A of land, with the buildings and Charmaine L. Miles, Esq., Referee attorney. EDWIN ROSADO, et al Defendant(s). improvements thereon erected, situate, Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Index Number 380314/2014. Pursuant to a Judgment of lying and being in the Borough of Bronx, Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff DANIEL PADERNACHT, ESQ., Foreclosure and Sale entered on County of Bronx, City and State of New LEGAL NOTICE 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Referee November 17, 2017. York, Block 3171 and Lot 29. Rochester, New York 14624 STATE OF NEW YORK David A. Gallo & Associates LLP I, the undersigned Referee will sell at Approximate amount of judgment is (877) 759-1835 SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF public auction at the Bronx County $601,091.79 plus interest and costs. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff Dated: February 13, 2018-94234 BRONX Courthouse, 851 Grand Concourse, Premises will be sold subject to 99 Powerhouse Road, First Floor, U.S. BANK NATIONAL Room 600, Bronx, N.Y. on the 2nd day provisions of filed Judgment Index # Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE of April, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. premises 35171/13. File# 4722.983 TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ARM described as follows: All that certain Y Philip W. Coleman, Esq., Referee LEGAL NOTICE TRUST 2005-9, MORTGAGE-BACKED plot, piece or parcel of land, with the Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN NOTES, SERIES 2005-9 buildings and improvements thereon, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Ste. 590, FORECLOSURE Plaintiff, lying and being in the Borough of Bronx, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF vs. County of Bronx, City and State of New Plaintiff BRONX EMANUEL SARIS A/K/A York. Cash will not be accepted. HRB MORTGAGE HOLDINGS LLC, EMMANUEL SARIS, STEPHANIE Said premises known as 1160 Plaintiff – against – GILBERTO SARIS, et al., Forest Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. 10456. CHAVEZ, et al Defendant(s). Defendants (Block: 2662, Lot: 1). LEGAL NOTICE Pursuant to a Judgment of NOTICE OF SALE IN Approximate amount of lien $ Foreclosure and Sale entered on August FORECLOSURE 435,383.09 plus interest and costs. NOTICE OF SALE 1, 2017. I, the undersigned Referee will PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Premises will be sold subject to SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF sell at public auction, at the Bronx In pursuance of a Judgment of provisions of fi led judgment and terms of BRONX, SACCENTE FAMILY TRUST, County Courthouse, Room 600 – 6th Foreclosure and Sale entered in the sale. UTW OF MICHAEL T. SACCENTE, Floor, 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, office of the County Clerk of Bronx Need to put some money Index No. 380816-11. Mark F. DATED MAY 5, 1998, FRANK A. Bronx County, New York on the 16th County on February 21, 2018, I, Hyong in your pocket? Bernstein, Esq., Referee. SACCENTE AND CATHERINE Day of April, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. All that Son Hong, Esq., the Referee named in McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC STUBENVOLL AS TRUSTEES, Plaintiff, certain plot, piece or parcel of land, said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at Sell your unwanted Attorney(s) for Plaintiff vs. LOUIS J. ZUCCARELLO, ET AL., situate, lying and being in the Borough public auction on April 16, 2018 at 851 in our classifieds sections 145 Huguenot Street - Suite 210 Defendant(s). and County of Bronx, City and State of Grand Concourse, Bronx County Today! New Rochelle, New York 10801 Pursuant to a Judgment of New York. Courthouse - Room 600 of the Bronx (914) 636-8900 70 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 BTR Student walkout protests violence; marks Parkland, FL massacre From page 1 the school’s community. “The school has twice been on lock- down due to an active shooter in the area, one of them being last week, and parents were not notifi ed either time,” said Carroll. “Students have called par- ents crying hysterically because they were hiding in closets.” She added: “These students are also protesting shortcomings within the school’s safety protocol.” Scarlett had been a key engineer in coordinating the walkout and read an essay she had written during the pro- test. “We, as students, need to be part of the decision on what to do to make Fordham Prep and Mount St. Ursula students met at Bedford Park Boulevard with creative signs that were visible to passersby and motor- our school’s safety stronger,” stated ists. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co Scarlett’s essay. “We demand to meet with our principal, our teachers, par- ents, our local police department, and our fellow students to decide on a com- prehensive policy on how to safeguard lives in the event of a code red emer- gency. “We shouldn’t be afraid of going to our school, the place where we should feel most safe...Just look at us, we’ve been locked down twice due to active shooter situations outside our school,” she added. Carla agrees with her daughter’s idea of having students more involved with the school’s safety protocol. “These kids know every nook and cranny of the building, when it comes Fordham Prep students walk from their to defi ning safety zones, who’s better to school to meet Academy of Mount St. Ursula ask than these kids?” said Carroll. students at Bedford Park and Southern bou- Steve and Sue Nadel who have lived across from the school for over 25 years, levards. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co joined a few parents and Gjonaj in sup- port of the students’ activism. opposing gun violence and signs with Councilman Mark Gjonaj speaks with parent Carla Carroll at P.S. 71’s fence. “When we were kids the worst thing anti-shooting messages like ‘Armed Community News Group/ Alex Mitchell that could happen at school was being with Peace Tactics’ and ‘Ban the sale of sent to the principal’s offi ce, these kids AR-15s.’ students Fredricka Wade, Quenlynn Feliciano said that the Parkland in- shouldn’t fear being shot,” said Sue Na- At the service, the crowd responded Jowers, Blerentina Krasniqi, Genesis cident might have been avoided if the del. “present” when the names of the Park- Feliciano and Arion Gilmore jointly system hadn’t failed. “I hope that what is going on today land fallen were read, to show they are suggested that the federal government Gilmore said she thought the rally’s will prompt better safety regulations still with us and alive in the student take action rather than offer condo- visibility would draw attention to the within schools,” said Steve Nadel. movement. lences, and called for more counseling, larger issue of stopping gun violence in In a jointly held walkout approved “To come out as a school with the ad- mental health services and gun owner- schools. by both school administrations, Ford- ministration supporting us says a lot as ship restrictions. “We decided to participate (in the ham Preparatory School and Academy an institution,” said Arthur Mabaka, Wade said she doesn’t believe anyone National School Walkout) because we of Mount St. Ursula students met at a Fordham Prep senior, adding “A lot of deserves to die, especially at the young are very concerned about the violence midway point between their schools it was run by the students because we ages of many of the Parkland massacre going on in schools,” said Jean Marie near Southern Boulevard and Bedford wanted to show our empathy for what victims. Humphries, AMSU principal. “We be- Park Boulevard and then walked back happened in Parkland and to connect as Teenagers shouldn’t be worried lieve very strongly that there needs to to Fordham Prep’s Joe Fox Memorial much as we can with those going on the about going to school, and there should be better mental health services and de- Track for a brief prayer service. walkout today through the nation.” be no reason that a teenager should own tection to see what can be done to stop Hundreds of students took part in the At both high schools, participation or buy a gun, said Krasniqi. this violence.” walkout, and there were many chants was voluntary, and Mount St. Ursula Students amass on the Fordham University campus for a joint Fordham Prep and Acad- Academy of Mount St. Ursula students gath- emy of Mount St. Ursula prayer service as er at 10 a.m. on Bedford Park Boulevard. part of the National School Walkout. View of P.S. 71’s walkout from Jarvis Avenue Community News Group/ Alex Mitchell Photo by Silvio Pacifi co Photo by Silvio Pacifi co BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 71 To Place Your Ad LEGAL NOTICES Call 718-260-4595 MILLER, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Independent LEGAL NOTICE Foreclosure and Sale entered on SUPREME TO: Taurian Keith Rogers, whose COURT OF THE STATE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF February 7, 2018. ACCOUNTING CITATION File No. whereabouts are unknown and after due OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF BRONX BRONX I, the undersigned Referee will sell at 2015-603 diligence cannot be ascertained, if they DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, public auction at the Bronx County SURROGATE’S COURT - BRONX be living and if dead, to their heirs at TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE IN Plaintiff against Courthouse, 851 Grand Concourse, COUNTY law, distributees, executors, TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ANTOINETTE GREGORY, Room 600, Bronx, N.Y. on the 9th day C I T A T I O N administrators, creditors, lienors, their CERTIFICATEHOLDERS FOR JEFFERSON GREGORY, et al of April, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. premises THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF husbands or wives or successors in AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE Defendant(s). described as follows: All that certain NEW YORK, interest and to the unknown heirs at law, SECURITIES TRUST 2005-R4, ASSET- Pursuant to a Judgment of plot, piece or parcel of land, with the By the Grace of God Free and and next of kin of Mary Gordon BACKED PASS-THROUGHM Foreclosure and Sale entered on buildings and improvements thereon deceased if they be living and if they be Independent, CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R4, October 5, 2017. erected, situate, lying and being in the dead to their executors, administrators, TO: Attorney General of the State of V. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at Borough and County of Bronx, City and creditors and lienors, their husbands or New York; and THE ESTATE OF MAUREEN A. public auction at the Bronx County State of New York. wives or successors in interest. The unknown distributees, next of RAY A/K/A MAUREEN RAY; ET. AL. Courthouse, 851 Grand Concourse, Said premises known as 1836 A petition having been duly fi led by kin and heirs at law of JEANETTE NOTICE OF SALE Room 600, Bronx, N.Y. on the 26th day Edenwald Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. 10466. Robin Walker, who is domiciled at 276 WALKER a/k/a JEANNETTE WALKER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of March, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. premises (Block: 4978, Lot: 44). Maple Ave, Dunellen, NJ 08812. deceased, if living, or if dead, to their pursuant to a Final Judgment of described as follows: All that certain Approximate amount of lien $ YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO respective distributees, next of kin, heirs Foreclosure dated December 11, 2017, plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, 543,260.40 plus interest and costs. SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s at law, legatees, devisees, benefi ciaries, and entered in the Offi ce of the Clerk of lying and being in the Borough and Premises will be sold subject to Court, Bronx County at 851 Grand fi duciaries, assignees, creditors or other the County of Bronx, wherein County of Bronx, City and State of New provisions of fi led judgment and terms of Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451, New successors in interest, whose names DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST York. sale. York, on May 15, 2018 at 9:30 o’clock in COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE IN TRUST Said premises known as 1122 Fox Index No. 32093-15E. Edmond J. and post offi ce addresses are unknown the forenoon of that day, why a decree FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE Street, Bronx, N.Y. 10459. Pryor, Esq., Referee. and cannot be ascertained after due should not be made in the estate of CERTIFICATEHOLDERS FOR (Block: 2719, Lot: 39). McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C. diligence; Mary Gordon, lately domiciled at 1507 AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE Approximate amount of lien $ Attorney(s) for Plaintiff A Petition having been duly fi led by Metropolitan Ave, Bronx, NY 10462 SECURITIES TRUST 2005-R4, ASSET- 547,845.36 plus interest and costs. 145 Huguenot Street - Suite 210 the Public Administrator of the County of admitting to probate a Will dated BACKED PASS-THROUGHM Premises will be sold subject to New Rochelle, New York 10801 Bronx, having offices at 851 Grand October 25, 2007 CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R4, is provisions of fi led judgment and terms of (914) 636-8900 Concourse, Room 336, Bronx, New the Plaintiff and THE ESTATE OF sale. a copy of which is attached, as the York 10451; MAUREEN A. RAY A/K/A MAUREEN Index No. 381194-11. Garry Will of Mary Gordon deceased, relating YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO RAY; ET. AL. are the Defendant(s). I, Boucher, Esq., Referee. to real and personal property, and SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s directing that the undersigned Referee will sell at McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC LEGAL NOTICE Court of the State of New York, Bronx X Letters Testamentary issue to: public auction at the BRONX COUNTY Attorney(s) for Plaintiff County, at 851 Grand Concourse, Room COURTHOUSE, 851 GRAND 145 Huguenot Street - Suite 210 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE Robin Walker OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF BRONX Dated, Attested and Sealed 406, Bronx, New York 10451 on April CONCOURSE, ROOM 600, BRONX, New Rochelle, New York 10801 17, 2018 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon NY 10451, on April 16, 2018 at 2:00PM, (914) 636-8900 WELLS FARGO BANK, NA. AS February 27, 2017 of that day, why the Court should not premises known as 6038 TYNDALL (REFEREE WILL NOT ACCEPT TRUSTEE FOR THE HON. Nelida Malave-Gonzalez grant the following relief: (1) that the AVENUE, BRONX, NY 10471: Block CASH AT THE SALE)!!! CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BANC OF Surrogate 5877, Lot 847: AMERICA ALTERNANTIVE LOAN Michael P. Hausler account of the Public Administrator of ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE TRUST 2006-7 MORTGAGE PASS- Chief Clerk the County of Bronx, a summary of OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES Barry S. Hecht which will be served therewith, as BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS LEGAL NOTICE 2006-7, Attorney for Petitioner Administrator of the Estate of THEREON ERECTED SITUATE, V. 64 Metropolitan Oval, Bronx, NY JEANETTE WALKER a/k/a LYING AND BEING IN THE BOROUGH SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE JULIO PLACENCIA; ET. AL. 10462 JEANNETTE WALKER, deceased, who AND COUNTY OF BRONX, IN THE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF BRONX NOTICE OF SALE Address of Attorney at the time of his death was a CITY OF NEW YORK GREENPOINT MORTGAGE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 718-892-4000 domiciliary of 1725 Purdy Street, 6C, Premises will be sold subject to FUNDING, INC., pursuant to a Final Judgment of Telephone Number Bronx, NY, be judicially settled; (2) that provisions of filed Judgment Index # V. Foreclosure dated September 25, 2017, (NOTE: This citation is served upon legal fees of $2,615.99 as listed in 381580/2010. Heddyeh P. Broumand, BERNARDA PROCEL; ET. AL. and entered in the Offi ce of the Clerk of you as required by law. You are not Schedule C-1 of the account, of which Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 NOTICE OF SALE the County of Bronx, wherein WELLS required to appear. If you fail to appear $1,307.99 will be paid upon the Merchants Concourse, Suite 106, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN FARGO BANK, NA. AS TRUSTEE FOR it will be assumed you do not object to completion of jurisdiction herein and the Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys pursuant to a Final Judgment of THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF the relief requested. You have a right to remaining $1,308.00 will be paid upon for Plaintiff. Foreclosure dated October 1, 2010, and BANC OF AMERICA ALTERNANTIVE have an attorney appear for you.) the entry of a Decree herein, to Rodman entered in the Offi ce of the Clerk of the LOAN TRUST 2006-7 MORTGAGE & Campbell, P.C. as attorneys for the PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, County of Bronx, wherein Public Administrator be allowed; (3) that GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, SERIES 2006-7 is the Plaintiff and JULIO PLACENCIA; ET. AL. are the LEGAL NOTICE the Administrator be allowed its INC., is the Plaintiff and BERNARDA statutory charges calculated pursuant to LEGAL NOTICE PROCEL; ET. AL. are the Defendant(s). Defendant(s). I, the undersigned The NYC Board of Standards and SCPA 1106(3); (4) that the commissions I, the undersigned Referee will sell at Referee will sell at public auction at the SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE Appeals has scheduled a public hearing calculated pursuant to SCPA 2307 and OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF BRONX public auction at the BRONX COUNTY BRONX COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 851 on the following application: COURTHOUSE, ROOM 600, 851 GRAND CONCOURSE, ROOM 600, 1106 (1) & (2) be allowed; (5) that, in the OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Variance (§72-21) to permit the absence of anyone appearing and fi ling V. GRAND CONCOURSE, BRONX, NY BRONX, NY 10451, on April 2, 2018 at construction of a new school (UG 3) objections hereto, the entire net estate NICHOLA BROWN, ET. AL. 10451, on April 2, 2018 at 2:00PM, 2:00PM, premises known as 186 (Academic Leadership Charter School) be paid to NYC Commissioner of NOTICE OF SALE premises known as 1256 BRINSMADE AVENUE, BRONX, NY contrary to ZR §24-11 (Maximum Finance f/b/o unknown distributees; (7) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, BRONX, 10465: Block 5593, Lot 101: Allowable Lot Coverage), ZR §24-522 pursuant to a Final Judgment of NY 10472: Block 3785, Lot 11: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, (Heights and Setbacks) and ZR §2436 that, in the event objections are filed Foreclosure dated November 08, 2017, ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH (Rear Yard). R6 zoning district. herein, the Court hold a hearing to and entered in the Offi ce of the Clerk of OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE THE BUILDINGS AND Address: 356-362 East 139th Street, establish the identity of the decedent’s the County of Bronx, wherein OCWEN BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS IMPROVEMENTS THEREON Block 2301, Lot(s) 12, 13, 14, 15, distributees and grant pursuant to SCPA LOAN SERVICING, LLC is the Plaintiff THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND Borough of Bronx. 2225 if appropriate; (8) that such other and NICHOLA BROWN, ET AL. are the LYING AND BEING IN THE BOROUGH BEING BOROUGH OF BRONX, BSA Calendar Number: 2017-8-BZ and further relief as the Court may deem Defendant(s). I, the undersigned AND COUNTY OF BRONX, CITY AND COUNTY OF BRONX, CITY AND Applicant: Sheldon Lobel, P.C., for just and proper be granted. Referee will sell at public auction at the STATE OF NEW YORK STATE OF NEW YORK Academic Leadership Charter School, HON. NELIDA MALAVE- BRONX COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 851 Premises will be sold subject to Premises will be sold subject to owner. GONZALEZ GRAND CONCOURSE ROOM 600, provisions of filed Judgment Index # provisions of filed Judgment Index # Community Board No.: 1BX Surrogate BRONX, NY 10451, on March 26, 2018 13836/2007. Steven I. Lubowitz, Esq. - 35793/2014. Jeffrey E. Dinowitz, Esq. - This application has been Michael P. Hausler at 2:00PM, premises known as 3314 Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 calendared for Public Hearing *Tuesday, Chief Clerk Merchants Concourse, Suite 106, BOUCK AVENUE, BRONX, NY 10469: Merchants Concourse, Suite 106, March 27, 2018, 1:00 P.M. session, in Dated, Attested and Sealed, Block 4734, Lot 50: Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys Spector Hall, 22 Reade Street, Borough for Plaintiff. February 27, 2018 ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE for Plaintiff. of Manhattan. Interested persons or (Seal) OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, associations may appear at the hearing Attorney for Petitioner(s): RODMAN LYING AND BEING IN THE BOROUGH LEGAL NOTICE to present testimony regarding this AND CAMPBELL, P.C. Tel. No. AND COUNTY OF BRONX, CITY AND LEGAL NOTICE application. The referenced application (718) 882-2681 STATE OF NEW YORK may be reviewed by appointment at the SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF PROBATE Address of Attorney: 1428 East Gun Premises will be sold subject to CITATION BSA’s office, Monday through Friday, BRONX File No. 2014-2712 Hill Road, Bronx, New York 10469 provisions of filed Judgment Index # U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. To schedule an 32153/2016E. Larry Alfonso Arias, Esq. SURROGATE’S COURT - BRONX This Citation is served upon you as TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER appointment or to obtain subsequent required by law. You are not required to - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 COUNTY information regarding additional hearing PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff appear. If you fail to appear it will be Merchants Concourse, Suite 106, CITATION dates, please call 212-386-0009 and against THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF assumed you do not object to the relief Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys IVY MILLER A/K/A IVY E. MILLER, reference BSA Calendar Number. for Plaintiff. NEW YORK requested. You have a right to have an LASCELLES MILLER, JAKKASHI By the Grace of God Free and attorney-at- law appear for you. 72 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 BTR ADVERTORIAL TOP DRIVER DISTRACTIONS Using mobile phones phone conversations. The haps they’re checking out chewing gum at the same a rest area and spend 10 Leading the list of the use of a hands-free device a house in a new neighbor- time may want to avoid minutes snacking there top distractions behind the does not lower distraction hood or thought they saw eating while driving. The before resuming the wheel are mobile phones. levels. The percentage of someone they knew on the majority of foods require a trip. vehicle crashes and near- street corner. It can be easy person’s hands to be taken Phones now do more than Reading just place calls, and driv- crashes attributed to di- to veer into the direction off of the wheel and their ers often cannot pull away aling is nearly identical your eyes are focused, caus- eyes to be diverted from the Glancing at an adver- from their phones, even to the number associated ing an accident. In addition road. Reaching in the back tisement, updating a Fa- when driving. According to with talking or listening. to trying to stay focused on seat to share some French cebook status or reading the road, some drivers pre- fries with the kids is also a book are all activities the California Department Daydreaming of Motor Vehicles, studies fer the help of lane depar- distracting. that should be avoided have shown that driving Many people will admit ture warning systems. Try to eat meals before when driving. Even pour- to daydreaming behind getting in the car. For ing over a traffic map or performance is lowered Eating and the level of distraction the wheel or looking at a those who must snack consulting the digital is higher for drivers who person or object outside of Those who haven’t quite while en route, take a display of a GPS system are heavily engaged in cell the car for too long. Per- mastered walking and moment to pull over at can be distracting. BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 73 Jerome Ave. rezone plan reaches Council LEGAL NOTICES From page 1 NY 10460. The relief sought in the LEGAL NOTICE within action is a fi nal judgment directing public realm improvements. the sale of the premises described “I am proud of the work SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE above to satisfy the debt secured by the we’ve accomplished through OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF BRONX Mortgage described above. BRONX SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Plaintiff the Jerome Neighborhood pro- County is designated as the place of designates BRONX as the place of trial trial because the real property affected cess and look forward to wit- situs of the real property Mortgaged by this action is located in said county. nessing the Jerome Corridor Premises: 2153 1/2 MAPES AVENUE NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF fl ourish in the years ahead.” BRONX, NY 10460 Block: 3110 Lot: LOSING YOUR HOME Said Councilwoman Vanessa 171 INDEX NO. 32037/2015E CIT If you do not respond to this BANK, N.A, Plaintiff, vs. summons and complaint by serving a Gibson. EDWIN DEJESUS, AS HEIR AND copy of the answer on the attorney for According to the mayor, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF the mortgage company who filed this JOSEFINA DEJESUS; any and all other major investments that foreclosure proceeding against you and are earmarked for the zone persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, fi ling the answer with the court, a default or who may claim to have an interest in, include: two state-of-the-art judgment may be entered and you can or general or specifi c lien upon the real lose your home. schools in District 9 and 10; property described in this action; such Speak to an attorney or go to the approximately $56 million in unknown persons being herein court where your case is pending for park improvements; commu- generally described and intended to be further information on how to answer the nity assets and public safety included in the following designation, summons and protect your property. namely: the wife, widow, husband, improvements; improved ac- Sending a payment to the mortgage widower, heirs at law, next of kin, company will not stop the foreclosure cess and an addition to the descendants, executors, administrators, action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY Davidson Community Cen- devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ter; improved public safety committees, lienors, and assignees of ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE through the installation of such deceased, any and all persons PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) deriving interest in or lien upon, or title AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE ARGUS cameras through-out to said real property by, through or COURT. the Jerome Corridor; trans- under them, or either of them, and their Dated: August 8, 2017 Westbury, portation upgrades achieved respective wives, widows, husbands, New York RAS BORISKIN, LLC through major commercial widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, Attorney for Plaintiff BY: IRINA descendants, executors, administrators, corridor improvements that DULARIDZE, ESQ. 900 Merchants devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, Concourse, Suite 106 include new lighting, cross- committees, lienors and assigns, all of Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 walks, benches, wayfi nding, whom and whose names, except as ADA upgrades, repaving, and stated, are unknown to plaintiff; other Vision Zero Upgrades; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND LEGAL NOTICE URBAN DEVELOPMENT; THE Public Realm Improvements PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW NOTICE OF LEGAL upgrades, ‘Under the El’ with YORK; UNITED STATES OF POSTPONEMENT OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF new bus bulbs, sidewalks, pub- A map of the Jerome Avenue proposed rezoning. AMERICA, ‘’JOHN DOE #1’’ through BRONX, U.S. BANK NATIONAL lic space access among other ‘’JOHN DOE #12,’’ the last twelve Courtesy of NYC Planning ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. OSCAR improvements; investments names being fi ctitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended BETANCOURT, MARGARITA to increase mobility, open up being the tenants, occupants, persons BETANCOURT, ET AL., Defendant(s). new public space under the el- as well. plan for our community’s fu- or corporations, if any, having or Pursuant to a Judgment of claiming an interest in or lien upon the Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on evated tracks, and strengthen CB 5 also seeks more fund- ture,” said Gibson. October 04, 2017, I, the undersigned connections to local retail; ing in addition to implement- “Throughout this process, premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above-named Referee will sell at public auction at the dedicated SBS programming; ing ways to track progression I affi rmed my commitment Bronx County Courthouse, Room 600, Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY compliance assistance and of the rezoning itself. to this community, recogniz- SUMMONED to answer the complaint in 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY on business grants of $20,000 “It is a work in progress, ing the tremendous needs this action and to serve a copy of your April 02, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 1420 Edwards Avenue, for auto and other industrial we are also looking for more and challenges that we face. answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of Bronx, NY 10461. All that certain plot, businesses on the Jerome Av- commitment from the city,” The Jerome Avenue Rezon- piece or parcel of land, with the appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney enue corridor; and a dedicated Omotosho added. ing serves as a primer for all within 20 days after the service of this buildings and improvements thereon training program for auto and “The commitments se- future rezoning projects, set- summons, exclusive of the day of erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Bronx, County of Bronx, City other workers in the area. cured in this plan are a di- ting high standards for collab- service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is and State of New York, Block 05371 “This is something we rect result of input from our oration and community input. and Lot 00011. Approximate amount of voted in favor of,” said Com- passionate community, and I I’m proud of the work we have not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the judgment is $462,624.00 plus interest munity Board 5 chairman, Dr. remain thankful to the many done to build a bright future United States of America is made a and costs. Premises will be sold subject Bola Omotosho. advocates, stakeholders, gov- for the west Bronx,” said Ca- party defendant, the time to answer for to provisions of fi led Judgment Index # 380978/12. He explained that his dis- ernment partners, and col- brera. the said United States of America shall The original sale was scheduled for trict seeks enhancement of its leagues who worked with The full City Council vote not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your March 5, 2018 at the same time and schools as well as the improve- Council Member Cabrera and will be on Wednesday, March failure to appear or answer, judgment location. ment of its community center I to arrive the best possible 21. will be taken against you by default for If the sale is set aside for any Athe relief demanded in the complaint. reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND be entitled only to a return of the deposit RELIEF SOUGHT paid. The Purchaser shall have no THE OBJECT of the above caption further recourse against the Mortgagor, Shop In Our the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $532,500.00 and attorney, or the Referee. interest, recorded on April 1, 2009, at Joseph Strasburg, Esq., Referee Instrument number 2009000095157, of Peter T. Roach & Associates, P.C., Classified the Public Records of BRONX County, 6901 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 240, New York, covering premises known as Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for 2153 1/2 MAPES AVENUE, BRONX, Plaintiff Pages and Save More Classifi eds online at www.bxtimes.com Money 78 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MARCH 16-22, 2018 BTR Cappie Pondexter visits the BronxWorks SONYC Velocity Track Club’s New York highlights WINSTON DINKINS alist. He earned a 5th place medal in PRESIDENT / HEAD COACH 200 & 800 meters race and 6th place Approximately 6,500 athletes con- medal in the 400 meters. In the 9 & 10 verge at the Ocean Breeze Athletic age division (Girls) Brianna Burrell Complex in Staten Island for the USA took 3rd place in the long jump and re- Track & Field Hershey Youth In-door ceived a 6th place medal for the 55-me- National Championship! Teams from ters. (Boys) Pierce Parker earned a as far Texas, Michigan, Florida and 3rd place medal in the 800 meters and more competed in the USA Track & 4th medal in the 1500 meters race. In Field Hershey National Championship the 11 & 12 age division, Olyvia Burrell to claim that title of being the best in took 2nd place in the long jump, Jada the country in youth athletes. After Clark took 3rd place in the high jump 3 days (Friday, March 9th to Sunday, and 5th place in the long jump and Da- March 11th) of competing, Velocity kota Hickman took 4th place in the Track Club earned 14 medals and many high jump. In the 1500 race walk, Ti- athletes broke their personal record. I arra Jackson took 4th place and Adoni- been to a lot of In-door Championships jah Washington took 5th place. Great and this meet was more competitive job, athletes, parents, coaches and all than any other In-door national cham- who support us! This was a total Vil- pionship meet. To earn a medal was lage accomplishment! a great accomplishment! Plus, I be- Athletes and Coaches will take lieved our children performed a lit- a much-needed month break before tle harder to make my happy for my training for our outdoor season. Birthday (Friday, March 9th)! . Velocity Track Club New York is a Medals were giving to the top 6 ath- 501C3 Non-for profi t. 100% of your do- Cappie Pondexter visits the BronxWorks SONYC (School’s Out New York) Program at South letes in their event and division. 30 nation will go towards Bronx Prep. on Friday, March 9, 2018. Photo by BronxWorks minutes after the fi nals, all medalist helping our children. Support would meet at the award area to re- your youth, so they can continue to do ceive their medals on the podium. The great things! For additional informa- WNBA LA Sparks Point Guard, talked about her journey to becoming following Velocity Athletes medal: tion, you can go to our web site Veloci- Cappie Pondexter visits the Bronx- a professional basketball player. She In the 8 & under age division: (Girls) tytrack.org or contact me, Coach Win- Works SONYC (School’s Out New York) stressed the importance of hard work Cameron Joseph took 6th place in the ston Dinkins at 914-441-6196 or email Program at South Bronx Prep. on Fri- and the struggles of being a WNBA 55- meter dash. (Boys) Justice Wel- [email protected]. day, March 9, 2018. Cappie gave an in- player. Cappie also took lots of ques- lington was our most decorated med- spiring speech to the students and tions from the students. 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