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Columbus Day Parade Honors
Italian-American Heritage
Columbus Day Parade Grand Marshal and Police Commissioner Charles Gardner with
Deputy Grand Marshals Frank Intervallo, William Cave and Frank Cariello – all deputy chiefs
of the Yonkers Police Department. Photo by Ed Whitman.
Yonkers celebrated its Italian-American
traditions with the 87th annual Columbus Day
parade Oct. 5. The red, white and green Italian
flag was flown along the parade route of Seminary and Midland avenues, and a large crowd
came out to see the many marching bands,
school, community and military groups that
participated in the event.
Led by this year’s grand marshal, Police
Commissioner Charles Gardner, and his three
deputy marshals – who are also his peers in
the Yonkers Police Department – First Deputy
Chief William Cave, Deputy Chief Frank Intervallo and Deputy Chief Frank Cariello, the
parade combined Italian-American pride with
Continued With More Photos on Page 10
Latino Pride Shown at 35th
Puerto Rican/Hispanic Parade
Miss Westchester Jennifer Madrigal on the parade route. Photo by Donna Davis.
The Yonkers Puerto Rican/Hispanic Parade
2014 kicked off Sept. 28 at the corner of Lincoln Park and South Broadway, working its way
to Getty Square. The weekend-long celebration
of Puerto Rican/Hispanic heritage started Sept.
26 with a fundraiser dinner-dance at the Castle
Royale, and a flag-raising ceremony Sept. 27 at
City Hall.
As always, the parade was enjoyed by thousands of spectators, who applauded the march-
ing bands, dancers, singers, community groups,
churches and schools that proudly marched in
Westchester’s largest Hispanic parade.
This year’s honorees included: Grand Marshal Olga Luz Tirado, executive director of the
Bronx Tourism Council; Madrina Sonia Velez,
M.D., J.D., program director at St. Joseph’s
Medical Center; Community Service Award –
Nader Sayegh (President of the Yonkers Board
Continued With More Photos on Page 9
Friday, October 10, 2014
Sen. Stewart-Cousins Ready
To Make Yonkers History
State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins participates in ShopRite’s Help Bag Hunger event in Yonkers, with store manager Tony Miles.
By Dan Murphy
cratic majority in the Senate, and how DemoState Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins is crats who had voted for a working majority of
seeking re-election to a 5fifth term Nov. 4 to their party were deprived that right by the IDC.
represent the 35th District, which includes the
“Part of restoring the faith in government
Westchester communiis knowing that when
ties of Scarsdale, Greenyou are electing some“When you talk about one, that person values
burgh, Hastings, East
Yonkers and parts of
your vote enough to
having a woman in
White Plains and New
what they said
the room for the first represent
Rochelle.
they would represent,”
First elected in
said Stewart-Cousins.
time, and a woman
2006, the veteran leg“New Yorkers sent a
from Yonkers, I’m
islator from Yonkers
clear message in 2012
has risen to become the humbled and honored when they elected a mafirst female leader of a
of Democrats to
should that happen. jority
legislative conference
the State Senate. This
Westchester and my election year, let’s finalin New York State history, when, in 2012, her
give New Yorkers the
hometown of Yonkers ly
Democratic colleagues
progressive government
will be highlighted
chose her to be the Demthey voted for.
ocratic conference lead“We were able to
like never before. I
er. But Stewart-Cousins
work together and achope to bring honor complish four on-time
was denied her rightful
position as the Senate
state budgets, a middleto my hometown.”
majority leader when a
class tax cut, one billion
State Sen. Andrea
renegade group of five
(dollars) more for eduDemocrats defected and
cation, and work to creStewart-Cousins
formed the Independent
ate jobs and opportuniDemocratic Caucus, and
ty,” she continued. “But
joined with the Senate Republicans to form a our two parties differ on important issues like
majority.
the minimum wage, and full women’s equalOver the past year, Stewart-Cousins clearly ity agenda, ethics reform, campaign finance
and calmly explained the rationale for a DemoContinued on Page 8
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s
Last Film Featured at Yo-Fi
Aisling Irish Community
Center Hosts Dinner-Dance
From left are Irish Consul Gen. Barbara Jones; Aisling Center Executive Director Orla
Kelleher; honorees Barry McGoey, Ursula McIntyre and John Egan; and Aisling Center Board
Chairperson Agnes Delaney.
The Aisling Irish Community Center held
their 11th annual dinner-dance Oct. 3 at Maestro’s in the Bronx, with an outpouring of attendees and supporters to the organization, which
provides much needed help and assistance to the
Irish community along McLean Avenue and in
the Bronx.
Aisling honored Barry McGoey, president
of Yonkers Firefighters Local 628; John Egan,
president of the Hibernia Provident Society; and
Ursula McIntyre from Empire Casino at Yonkers
Raceway.
Mayor Mike Spano and City Council
Continued With More Photos on Page 9
Yo-Fi Fest will feature the movie “God’s
Pocket,” which was filmed in Yonkers, on
Oct. 17.
Jess Pezzutto will be the subject of a short
film “The Yonkers Leprechaun ” at Yo-Fi
Fest.
By Dan Murphy
Yonkers and the tri-state region are anticipating the second annual Yonkers Film Festival,
better known as Yo-Fi Fest, which will be held
next weekend, Oct. 17 to 19. Yo-Fi Fest will
feature many Yonkers and Westchester filmmakers presenting their works on-screen for the first
time.
Yo-Fi Fest also announced that the movie
“God’s Pocket” will be shown in Yonkers and
at Yo-Fi on Friday, Oct. 17 at 8:30 p.m. in the
atrium theater
“God’s Pocket” is one of the final films of
actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. The film was
also shot in Yonkers, giving the city a doubletake of publicity and positive coverage, with
both the festival and the feature film showcasing
Yonkers.
Another YoFi Film with a completely “Yon-
kers” feel is the six-minute film by Stephanie
Schleicher titled “The Leprechaun of Yonkers.”
The film highlights the life of longtime Yonkers
resident Jess Buzzutto, who was known for two
things in Yonkers:
Jess dressed up like an Irish leprechaun every year and was always found at the Yonkers St.
Patrick’s Day parade. Spectators enjoyed seeing
Jess at every parade – wanting a photo – and his
legend slowly grew.
Jess was also known for putting up a great
display of Christmas lights at his house off Nepperhan Avenue. Everyone in Yonkers enjoyed
driving by Jess’ house each year to get a bit of
holiday cheer.
“The Leprechan of Yonkers” will be shown
Sunday, Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. at the Riverfront Library. For a complete list of films and to purchase tickets, visit www.YoFifest.wix.com.
PAGE 2 - YONkERs RisiNG - FRidAY, OctObER 10, 2014
Saunders High School is Named ‘School of the Month’
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano recently recognized Saunders Trades and Technical High School
as the city’s School of the Month for September
2014. Specifically recognizing the school’s PTECH Program, which offers students the opportunity to earn college credit toward an associate’s
degree in civil technology, Spano joined Superintendent Dr. Michael Yazurlo, Principal Steve
Mazzola and Saunders architectural students to
pay tribute to the school.
Saunders became a first-year recipient for the
P-TECH, or Pathways in Technology, grant and is
one of 16 schools in New York State that offers the
program, which prepares students for professional
work in the information technology industry.
“Saunders is very deserving of the School of
the Month award,” said Spano. “P-Tech is one of
many great programs the school offers its students
that puts them at an advantage when applying for
colleges or entering the workforce.”
Saunders offers students 12 different magnet
programs ranging from technical sciences to occupational and vocational sciences. It is the oldest
trades school in New York State, dating back to
1909.
In August, the Carpenters Union donated $1,000
in supplies and announced
the start of a monthly
mentorship program for
carpentry students. Additionally, the “Her Honor
Mentoring” program established by Judge Judy
Sheindlin, which matches
female students with highprofile women for mentorship kicks, off again in
September.
The School of the
Month Award program
was established in January
2014 as a way to recognize Mayor Mike Spano with elected officials, YPS Superintendent Michael Yazurlo and students and staff at Saunders
High School.
academic achievement and
community involvement.
ognize the outstanding programs offered through- and the hardest working teachers and administraSuperintendent Yazurlo said he appreciates out the district and provide an opportunity to pro- tors,” said Spano. “School of the Month is one
the efforts of the mayor to keep the education mote our staff.”
small way to show them our appreciation for what
agenda on the forefront, noting, “these events rec“In Yonkers, we have the brightest students they do.”
Fall Harvest Festival is This Weekend at Empire Casino
Assembly members, elected officials, Empire Casino staff and visitors at last year’s event.
Westchester residents and families know that
fall is in the air when the annual Fall Harvest Festival returns to Empire Casino at Yonkers Raceway.
The sixth annual event, set for Saturday, Oct.
11 from 4 to 8 p.m., includes family-fun events
such as pony rides, face painting, a pumpkin patch,
musical entertainment and more. Those over age
21 can enjoy this year’s newly added beer garden
offering a large selection of New York State craft
beer, along with a wing tent that will tempt attendees with a variety of recipes and flavors. Festivalgoers will be able to vote for their favorite wing
flavor and the winning recipe will be featured on
the menu of the trackside restaurant, Empire Ter-
race.
Also set for Saturday is the most significant
“political race” of the season, and it’s not a gubernatorial debate. A dozen elected officials – members of the New York Assembly and Senate from
Westchester, Long Island and New York’s five boroughs – will go behind the starting gate at Yonkers
Raceway in the annual “Legislators’ Pace.”
Here’s the lineup for the heated political battle over the historic half-mile Yonkers oval, with
post time at 5:30 p.m.: New York State Assembly:
Michael Benedetto, District 82, Bronx; Michael
DenDekker, District 34, Queens; Andrew Garbarino, District 7, Bayport; Francisco Moya, District
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Saladino, District 9, Massapequa Park; Michaelle
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Wright, District 70, Manhattan.
New York State Senate: Martin Malave Dilan,
District 18, Brooklyn; Ruth Hassell-Thompson;
District 36, Bronx/Westchester; and Kevin Parker;
District 21, Brooklyn.
Empire Casino also received good news recently, when Casino Player Magazine – America’s
premier gaming lifestyle magazine based in Las
Vegas – announced the results of its annual reader
survey awarding the best-of-the-best in the industry for casinos across North America and lauded
not one, but four of its top honors on New York’s
own Empire City Casino in Westchester County.
In the 2014 Best of Gaming Awards, Empire
City Casino received the prestigious “best casino”
in North America award in the racino category, as
well as the top spot in the categories of Best Reel
Slots, Casino Where You Feel the Luckiest, and
Casino with the Best Facebook Page – an impressive citing in today’s age of social media.
Buoyed by a recent $50 million renovation, and the dawn of two new restaurants – Dan
Rooney’s Sports Bar and pinch American Grill –
Empire City took the top prize among “racinos” in
10 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces.
New York’s pre-eminent casino isn’t just a favorite amongst its 8 million annual visitors, however; all New York residents share in the winnings
from this property through its partnership with the
New York Lottery. In just seven years, Empire City
Casino has generated more than $2 billion for New
York schools and hundreds of millions more for
state and local governments, and the racing and
agriculture industries. It is also the largest private
employer in the City of Yonkers, with nearly 1,400
employees.
Empire City has upped the ante to also become a destination for beer-lovers across the tristate area.
Featuring more than 60 beers on tap from
more than 30 craft breweries across New York
State, it comes as no surprise that Empire City’s
pinch American Grill has just been announced the
Best Beer Selection Award winner in this year’s
Best of Yonkers contest held by the Yonkers
Chamber of Commerce. Beer connoisseurs will
appreciate the fall selection of specialty brews,
some of which will be exclusive to pinch, such as
Southern Tier’s PumpKing, Warlock and Crème
Brulee brews, as well as Kuka Smoked Pumpkin
Porter and Brooklyn Oktoberfest.
Impatient brew lovers will delight in pinch’s
tableside taps that allow thirsty patrons to “pour
your own.”
Pinch is the place to be with complimentary
“tap attacks” where brew masters take over pinch
taps from 6 to 8 p.m., talking all things beer, offering gratis beer samples, fun prizes and specialty
food pairings made with the featured brews.
Speaking of getting your game on, the all-new
Dan Rooney’s Sports Pub at Empire City features
nearly 50 televisions and has quickly become a
favorite destination for beer and sports fans. This
official Pittsburgh Steelers bar (it is a replica of
the original Dan Rooney’s in Pittsburgh, after all)
offers a great selection of tap beer from local and
regional breweries, as well as Irish favorites and
domestic staples. The bar features a rotation of
house-made brews by local Yonkers Brewing Co.,
such as Rooney’s Honey Blonde Ale and Rooney’s
IPA.
These craft beers like to travel, too! There’s
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This, Too, is Yonkers
& Ebola vs. Speeding
By eric W. Schoen
destrians.
Like you, I watched and
So there I am a week
listened over the weekend
ago Tuesday night, probably
to the reports on the plane
around 6:45 p.m., crossing in
coming into Newark Airport
the crosswalk on Kraft Avfrom Brussels with passenger
enue nearest to the Haagen
vomiting profusely. Not the
Daz shop and a car comes
most appetizing talk, as I was
speeding down the avenue
getting ready to have my first
toward me. Luckily I am a
full meal after the Yom Kipbig guy and the driver who
pur fast.
seemed oblivious to what
But an experience I had
was going on saw me and
close to home in Bronxville
stopped in the nick of time
last week made me more
not to hit me.
concerned about speeding
It frightened the daycars than an Ebola outbreak –
lights
out of me!
Eric W. Schoen
or ISIL, ISIS or whatever the
Did the driver stop to
government is calling it today.
apologize? No.
Is the country going to go into panic mode
Did he continue speeding along Kraft Avevery time someone starts vomiting on a plane? enue? Yes.
Last time I looked, there were airsickness bags in
He wasn’t driving a fancy car and his car
the seat pocket in front of me on the plane I was came so close to me that I could see he wasn’t
traveling on. I must admit that I don’t venture too distracted by a cell phone or other device. He was
deep in the seat pocket, as with cutbacks you nev- just oblivious to his surroundings and in a daze.
er know what kind of garbage you will find that Unfortunately, he was going so fast that I was unwas not picked up by the airplane cleaning crew. able to jot down his license plate number. Even
Who knows, maybe to cut back on expenses if I could have noted his license plate, there is
airlines have eliminated airsickness bags. But probably little the authorities could do.
let’s just say that a passenger vomiting on a plane
Readers know that I am not a fan of red light
is not unusual or something that is unexpected. cameras, as hey are simply money-making deTurbulence, consumption of too much alcohol, vices for the municipalities that have them and
nerves, lack of sleep and stress all are factors that cause motorists to stop short, causing rear-end
contribute to airsickness.
collisions. Yonkersites are well aware of this fact.
The plane was coming from Brussels; the Friends also know that I am a slow driver.
first thing I thought was that the passenger conDo I have a problem with speed cameras eisumed too much chocolate.
ther at school zones or on any street to catch drivSo at Newark on Saturday, we had the Cen- ers going too fast? Not at all. In our fast-paced
ters for Disease Control boarding the plane in full world everyone is rushing and people are oblivihazmat suits detaining passengers for hours after ous to speed signage on our roads and – in the
a Liberian man traveling with his daughter began case of my interaction – clearly marked signage
vomiting on the flight from Brussels. It ended up at a crosswalk stating that motorists need to give
the man did not have Ebola, but had another, mi- the right-of-way to pedestrians.
nor illness that was easily treatable.
As this column goes to press, two new studThe man, we assume, is being treated. I bet ies have found that voice-activated smartphones
the other 260 passengers on the plane are still and dashboard infotainment systems may be
in a panic over the experience. Probably three making the distracted-driving problem worse
quarters of those 260 people have seen someone instead of better. These systems let drivers do
with airsickness during their aeronautic travels. I things like tune the radio, send a text message or
know this traveler certainly has.
make a phone call while keeping their eyes on
Which takes us to my experience in Bronx- the road and their hands on the wheel. The studville a week ago: Tuesday night, for those of you ies by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and
who follow these columns, is $6 movie night at the University of Utah found that many of these
the Bronxville Bowtie Cinema on Kraft Avenue. systems are so error-prone or complex that they
It’s a great night to catch a flick!
require more concentration from drivers rather
Four years ago, a dear colleague and friend than less.
lost her life when she was crossing Kraft Avenue
So much for technology.
and a driver came barreling down the street and
I don’t have a solution to drivers who are
did not see her crossing. Her loss devastated not oblivious to their surroundings, like the one who
only her family and friends, but the whole Yon- almost hit me. But I worry more about that than
kers Public Schools community.
someone with airsickness on a plane. I would
Ever since that tragic accident, when I am love to know your thoughts on this problem that
crossing Kraft Avenue in Bronxville from the plagues everyone crossing the street.
parking lot to shop at stores in the village, I am
Briefs
particularly careful to cross at the crosswalk. The
We saw a massive union protest at City Hall
crosswalks are clearly lined and there are big last week regarding the lack of contracts for most
signs alerting drivers that they must yield to peContinued on Page 8
Nepperhan Community Center
Seeks Help for Ebola Victims
NCC is trying to get contributions to help aid workers in West Africa, pictured above.
The Nepperhan Community Center, Inc., in
collaboration with community residents originally from West Africa, is seeking donations from
concerned residents and businesses for the victims
and families of the deadly outbreak of the Ebola
virus thus far concentrated in West Africa. They
are seeking specific donations of medical masks,
aprons, medical supplies, bandages, wound dressing, gauze, Posi shield gloves or Nitrile gloves,
medical gowns and financial contributions to assist with shipping costs.
All financial contributions can be made
to Nepperhan Community Center Inc., and are
tax deductible. Donations can be dropped off or
mailed to Nepperhan Community Center, 342
Warburton Ave., Yonkers, NY 10701.
The largest Ebola outbreak in history is being
held responsible for sickening more than 6,500
people and killing more than 3,000, according to
the World Health Organization. On Tuesday, the
first case of the deadly disease in the U.S. was
confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Texas health officials now say a second patient, who is a close associate of the first, is
being monitored for Ebola.
The disease, previously called Ebola hemorrhagic fever was first discovered in 1976 near
the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic
Republic of the Congo, according to the CDC.
It can be found in humans and non-human primates (monkeys, gorillas and chimpanzees) and
is caused by an infection with one of five Ebola
virus strains.
Four of the strains can cause disease in humans.
For additional information, call Nepperhan
Community Center and ask for Dr. Jim Bostic, the
executive director, at 914-965-0203.
Free Wi-Fi Now Available
At Van der Donck Park
From left are Dan Lipka, executive director of Yonkers Downtown BID; Yonkers Mayor Mike
Spano; Yvette Hartsfield, commissioner of parks, recreation and conservation; Bob Cascade,
commissioner of information technologies; and City Councilman Christopher Johnson.
Mayor Mike Spano recently announced the
launch of GenY-Fi, a free Wi-Fi service now available in downtown Yonkers’ Van der Donck Park
that allows Yonkers residents, businesses and visitors the opportunity to stay connected while enjoying outdoor spaces downtown.
“The addition of free Wi-Fi access to Van der
Donck Park makes an already beautiful place even
more attractive to residents, business owners and
visitors,” he said. “It’s not only beneficial to the
businesses already in the area, but a good selling
point for prospective buyers looking to relocate
to the second-fastest growing city in New York
State.”
This marks the first time the City of Yonkers
has provided free wireless access to its residents;
Yonkers is also one of the first municipalities in
the region to provide free wireless access in a public outdoor space.
“We’ve got it all here in Yonkers,” said Spano. “From our location and accessibility to New
York City to our restaurants, parks, waterfront living and now Wi-Fi, Yonkers is a quickly becoming
the city to live, work and play in.”
GenY-Fi is an extension of the city’s “Gen-
eration Yonkers” marketing campaign targeted
at increasing economic development in the area.
(Learn more at www.generationyonkers.com.)
The GenY-Fi initiative also builds on Yonkers’ success in attracting creative industries to
the city. Last year, Spano launched the YONY
initiative, focused on bringing arts and technology
companies to the Yonkers waterfront. The initiative was created soon after technology company
Mindspark opened its headquarters in the former
Otis Elevator building, moving to Yonkers from
nearby White Plains.
“The YONY initiative is excited to see
Mayor Spano’s continued commitment to bringing technology resources downtown,” said YONY
co-founder Peter Boodell. “The mayor christened
the beautiful Van der Donck Park soon after he
was elected, and now he is bringing free wireless
access to the park and parts of the surrounding
downtown waterfront. Exciting things are happening in Yonkers.”
Wireless access is free and open to the public
all throughout Van der Donck Park and extends
past the Yonkers train station to the surrounding
Waterfront near X20.
PAGE 4 - Yonkers rising - Friday, October 10, 2014
Letter to the Editor
Op-Ed: This is No Way
To Treat Our City Workers
By Frank Spotorno
I have been watching the so called “negotiations” between city unions and the mayor over a
new contract. I also read the story last week in
Yonkers Rising about the mayor’s comments on
contract negotiations between the city and firefighters union Local 628.
The people of Yonkers elected Mayor Spano
to lead, and leadership requires you to reach across
the table and come to a deal. If you can’t come to a
deal, then agree to arbitration if mediation doesn’t
work.
There are way too many facts out there for
the people of Yonkers to make up their minds as
to what parts of what Mayor Spano or YFD Local
628 President Barry McGoey says as truth or spin.
The mayor said he has held 132 meetings with
all the city unions, and that 31 firefighters recently
called in sick after a union rally at City Hall; McGoey said the mayor is lying. Spano said he needs
givebacks in a new contract in order to give salary
increases; McGoey said he is willing to agree to
givebacks.
Who do we believe?
What I do believe is that our union workers
and city employees are not being treated with the
dignity and respect they deserve. Our civil servants, garbage collectors and firefighters keep our
city moving every day.
Mayor Spano says the city cannot afford new
contracts without givebacks. I believe the mayor
should lead and find cuts within his own budget, or
other parts of city government, and come up with
$5 million in cuts to bring to the negotiating table.
The recent raises given to high-ranking members
of the mayor’s staff were a mistake. If you can’t afford to give new contracts to your city workforce,
then nobody should get a raise.
We also need some type of public meetings to
better inform the public about contracts, pensions
and benefits for our city workforce. I understand
that contract negotiations are private, but there are
many pieces that the city and Local 628 could tell
the public.
Let us remember that there are six city unions
working without a contract for almost six years.
It’s not just the firefighters, but our DPW workers
and parks employees, and the civil servants who
could really use a raise.
Three years ago the city unions all supported Mike Spano for mayor, and he won. Now the
unions are not supportive of Mayor Spano, who is
up for re-election next year. The people of Yonkers
need to ask why that is the case.
I will always support our city workforce and
civil servants across the country. But the best way
to solve our budget crisis here in Yonkers, and have
the money to give fair contracts to our workers,
is to create jobs. We need to create private-sector
jobs that create tax revenue and are not funded by
the taxpayers.
As the founder of the Bring Our Jobs Home
campaign (www.bringourjobshome.com), I have
focused on creating good-paying jobs in America,
and ensuring we support products and services
made here in our country. As a resident of the City
of Yonkers, I firmly believe that creating good jobs
– not minimum-wage jobs that you can’t raise a
family on – is the key issue for Yonkers, our state
and our country.
Like so many cities across America, Yonkers’ humble beginnings as a farming community
quickly turned into a manufacturing powerhouse in
the 19th century, from Otis Elevator to Alexander
Smith and Sons Carpet Company, to Edwin Armstrong’s first successful FM radio transmission.
The term “American-made” had meaning,
and carried with it a genuine pride that was uniquely ours. Most important, our success was largely
determined by how hard we worked and our commitment to each other, no matter what race, color
or creed – certainly not by restrictive trade agreements, fractured alliances and divisive political
agendas.
We have too many people living in poverty in
Yonkers, and too many people working minimumwage jobs that provide no future.
Today, our city faces many challenges. The
good news is that solutions to our challenges are
available; we have the people, resources and the
know-how to fix our problems.
During my campaign for City Council president in Yonkers, last year I stated many times that
good-paying jobs, education and real commitment
to transparency in government are all necessary
“critical path” items for long-term recovery.
I have made the decision, with the strong support of family, friends and community members,
that my business and political experience would
benefit our City of Yonkers, our State of New York,
our nation and most important, our children.
My name is Frank Spotorno and I’m a candidate for Yonkers mayor. Let’s create a bold new
future for Yonkers. Please visit www.bringourjobshome.com, and email me at bringourjobshome@
gmail.com to discuss our city’s future.
Hospital Gala Coming Up
St. John’s Riverside Hospital will be holding its annual gala Friday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. at
Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle.
This year’s fundraising gala is a “Speakeasy: Roaring 20’s” theme, with proceeds go-
ing toward the renovation and expansion of
the Iris and Marty Walshin Emergency Department.
For more information, visit www.RiversideHealth.org or call 914-964-4648.
On This Day in
Yonkers History…
Philipse Manor Hall in 1882 from Harper’s Magazine.
By Mary Hoar
President, Yonkers Historical Society
Monday, Oct. 13
Oct. 13, 1894: Two important golf tournaments were held at the St. Andrews of Yonkerson-the-Hudson Golf Course – the first United
States Open tournament for professional golfers
and the first National Amateur Golf tournament.
L. B. Stoddard of Saint Andrew’s won the amateur tournament.
Tuesday, Oct. 14
Oct. 14, 1908: More than 2,000 gathered at
Phillipsburgh Hall to hear Gov. Charles Evans
Hughes, Republican candidate for re-election,
speak.
Oct. 14, 1913: After spending the night at
the Getty House, long-distance pedestrian Samuel A. Debs, who was walking from New York
City to San Francisco in 95 days, left Yonkers at
5 a.m. He had left New York City Hall just after
noon the day before and reached Getty Square by
5 p.m., a distance of 18 miles.
Oct. 14, 1930: Six-thousand feet of beer
pipeline was discovered running through the
sewers under Columbus Avenue, Elm Street,
Palisades Avenue and John Street.
Wednesday, Oct. 15
Oct. 15, 1884: The cornerstone for a permanent home for the African Zion Methodist Episcopal Church is laid; since 1860, this congregation had met in locations as varied as Flagg’s Hall
and the skin factory building.
Oct. 15, 1891: Yonkers held a parade to
show the city’s pride in its Volunteer Fire Department.
Thursday, Oct. 16
Oct. 16, 1930: Yonkers police officers and
federal prohibition agents found 1,500 more feet
of 3-inch hose running through a sewer near the
junction of Palisade Avenue and Elm Street. They
believed this hose was used to transport beer
from a local brewery.
Oct. 16, 1973: Jazz drummer Gene Krupa
died at his home in the Park Hill section of Yonkers.
Friday, Oct. 17
Oct. 17, 1776: Gen. George Washington
passed Sherwood House on his way to inspect
troops, roads and fortified places along the Bronx
River.
Oct. 17, 1888: Employees of the Waring Hat
Factory and the Empire Hat Company strike to
protest reduction of wages.
Charles Evans Hughes in 1908.
Saturday, Oct. 18
Oct. 18, 1776: General Gold Selleck Silliman
of the Connecticut militia, Continental Army under Gen. Washington, wrote the first of four letters
from Yonkers to his wife, Mary, of Fairfield.
Oct. 18, 1882: The man-o-war Kearsage, accompanied by the monitor Nantucket, opened Yonkers’ bicentennial celebration with a 21-gun salute
at dawn; the crews marched in the parade that followed. The Kearsage sunk the rebel cruiser Alabama off the coast of France, and the Nantucket
participated in the siege of Charleston. The Nantucket, which still had the marks of rebel batteries,
was open to Yonkers citizens.
Later that evening the Kearsage was festooned
with several-hundred lanterns from the deck to the
masthead and could be seen for miles. Later, there
was a gathering of thousands at Philipse Manor
Hall for an instrumental concert in the fields on the
east side of North Broadway, followed by a grand
pyrotechnic display on North Broadway.
Sunday, Oct. 19
Oct. 19, 1895: An irate citizen placed an ad
in the Yonkers Statesman “in memory of Philipse
Manor hall, assassinated in 1895” after the Common Council announced plans to erect a new City
Hall on the grounds of the Manor Hall.
For more information on the Yonkers Historical Society, Sherwood House and upcoming
events, visit www.facebook.com/YonkersHistoricalSociety. For information on membership in
YHS, call 914-961-8940 or email yhsociety@aol.
com.
Halloween Horror Party
Returns to Riverfront Library
The Yonkers Riverfront Library Children’s
Department will host its annual Halloween Horror Party on Thursday, Oct. 30 from 4 to 6 p.m.
in the Community Room on the second floor.
Play spooky games, groove to frightening
tunes and receive a gruesome treat bag during
Miss Kat’s Halloween Horror Party, which is for
children age 8 to 12 and is limited to 30 participants.
This is a free event.
Riverfront Library, located at One Larkin
Center, is handicapped accessible and parking is
available at the Buena Vista and Warburton parking garages.
To register or to find out more about this
program, call the Children’s Department at 914337-1500, ext. 428. For information about Yonkers Public Library, visit www.ypl.org.
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‘ARTtober Sounds’ Brings
Live Music Events to Yonkers
In its fifth successful year, Urban H2O is a
cultural beacon on the industrial waterfront of
downtown Yonkers. Presenting the best local,
regional and national performers, Urban H2O
jumps into “ARTtober” with “ARTtober Sounds,”
a three-day celebration of live music in Yonkers.
At a recent Yonkers arts “meet-up” (ARTY),
Yonkers Film Festival founders Dave Steck and
Patty Schumann proposed expanding Yo-Fi,
which runs Oct. 17 to 19, into “ARTtober” by
adding additional arts-themed weekends throughout the month. Urban H2O founder and artistic director Mark Miller responded to the challenge by
expanding Urban H2O’s regular Saturday night
concert into “ARTtober Sounds” by adding a Friday night musical pub crawl on McLean Avenue
and a family music show on Sunday afternoon.
Anna Birrittella, another “meet-up” participant, helped orchestrate marketing partnerships
with Yonkers Partners in Education for the family
music show and the McLean Ave Merchant’s Association for the pub crawl.
On Friday, Oct. 24, “ARTtober Sounds”
kicks off with Urban H2O’s first Musical Pub
Crawl on McLean Avenue. Organized in partnership with MAMA, the event is free to the public
and offers participants the opportunity to explore
the musical traditions and Irish heritage of Yonkers’ dynamic McLean Avenue neighborhood.
The group meets in front of The Heritage Restaurant and Bar, 960 McLean Ave., at 8 p.m. for a
true Irish traditional session.
At 9 p.m., the group heads out to Danny
Macs for an hour of acoustic songs of Ireland.
The evening winds up at 10 p.m. at Rory Dolans
Restaurant and Bar for a rockin’ band finale with
The Narrowbacks. The first 75 people to check in
will receive a free commemorative T-shirt.
At 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, Urban H2O
presents East Texas Yankee cowgirl songstress
Monica Rizzio and New King’s Highway, with
Boston indie-folk rockers Nemes.
Rizzio, longtime front woman for the New
England band Tripping Lily, brings her latest
project to Yonkers, drawing on her Texas roots
with music that bridges folk, country and bluegrass.
Nemes’ interwoven harmonies and distinctive songwriting make seamless transitions between area-sized rock songs and violin-plucking
ballads.
The concert takes place at The Sarah Lawrence Center for the Urban River at Beczak, 35
Alexander St., Yonkers. Tickets are $10, or “pay
what you can,” and includes free craft beer (while
supplies last) from series sponsor The Captain
Lawrence Brewing Company. Delightful bites
for the artists and audience are provided by series
sponsor The Garden Gourmet Market in Kingsbridge, Bronx.
Remaining at CURB, “ARTtober Sounds”
comes to a close with a special family music show
featuring Michael Messer, founder, lead singer
and guitarist for The Dirty Sock Funtime Band
on Sunday, Oct. 26 from 3 to 5 p.m. Along with
The Dirty Sock Funtime Band, New York Citybased Mike Messer has been featured in several
episodes of “Jack’s Big Music Show” on Nick Jr.
He also guest starred and had music featured
on Sesame Street.
His other musical accomplishments include
touring and singing alongside the late, great Billy
Preston. Families are invited to experience what
MTV calls “some of the most innovative and exciting children’s music ever.”
The ticket price is $12 or “pay what you
can,” and $2 will be donated to Yonkers Partners
in Education for each ticket sold.
For more information and a detailed schedule, visit www.urbanh2o.org.
Yonkers Fire Department:
‘Smoke Alarms Save Lives’
Working smoke alarms can make a life-saving difference in a fire – that’s the message behind this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign,
“Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours
Every Month!”
Along with firefighters and safety advocates
nationwide, Mayor Mike Spano and the Yonkers
Fire Department are joining forces with the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association during Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5 to 11, to remind
local residents about the importance of having
working smoke alarms in the home and testing
them monthly.
According to the latest NFPA research,
working smoke alarms cut the chance of dying
in a fire in half. Meanwhile, almost two-thirds
of home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes
with no working smoke alarms.
“Providing safety for our residents is our
top priority,” said Spano. “I encourage our residents to review these simple yet life-saving tips
provided by the Yonkers Fire Department with
their families so they can do their best to be out
of harm’s way in the event of a fire.”
“In a fire, seconds count,” added Yonkers
Fire Commissioner John Darcy. “Roughly half
of home fire deaths result from fires reported at
night between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., when most
people are asleep. Home smoke alarms can alert
people to a fire before it spreads, giving everyone enough time to get out.”
During this year’s Fire Prevention Week
campaign, officials remind residents to install
smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each
separate sleeping area and on every level of the
home, including the basement; if possible, interconnect all smoke alarms throughout the home
so when one sounds, they all do; test alarms at
least monthly by pushing the test button; replace
all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old or
sooner if they don’t respond properly; and make
sure everyone in the home knows the sound of
the smoke alarm and understands what to do
when they hear it.
The Yonkers Fire Department will be hosting activities during Fire Prevention Week to
promote “Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives!”
Through these educational, family-oriented activities, residents can learn more about the importance of working smoke alarms and testing
them monthly.
To find out more about Fire Prevention
Week programs and activities in Yonkers, contact Deputy Chief John Flynn at 914-377-7582.
To learn more, visit the City of Yonkers website
at www.yonkersny.gov/fireprevention.
Register Today for the
Chili Hilly 5K Run/Walk!
The third annual Chili Hilly 5K Run/Walk
will start at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Palisade Avenue municipal parking lot in North Yonkers.
Race-day registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at
Kinsley Park on the corner of Park and Chase avenues. There is a registration fee of $30 on race
day, which is $5 less if pre-registered at Nugents
Pub, 782 Palisade Ave., on Oct. 17 between 4 and
8 p.m. or online at www.active.com/yonkers-ny/
running/races/chili-hilly-5k-run-walk-2014?int=.
Those younger than 18 can run or walk for
$20, and active military members can participate
for free.
Proceeds from this year’s race will go toward
the Special Program and Resource Connection,
which enhances the lives of people with developmental disabilities through high-quality therapeutic recreational activities. Participants work
on skill development in a nurturing social community that does not otherwise exist in their lives.
SPARC provides active, challenging and interesting recreation for people with special needs,
as well as a respite for their families
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The Kitchen & Bath Insider:
Is Experience Worth It?
By Paul Bookbinder, M.I.D.,
before there were any building
C.R.
codes at all and you never know
Pretty much everyone’s
what you may run into. Similarheard the old adage “a picture
ly, many older homes had work
is worth a thousand words,” but
done on them over the years by
did you know that experience
homeowners who did not follow
is worth a thousand pictures?
standard building construction
Or a thousand dollars – or even
techniques.
more – when it comes to reCommon sense dictates
modeling? In fact, some may
that someone who has worked
say experience is priceless. This
on similar homes successfully
is especially true for those that
will have a better grasp of what
have hired inexperienced conneeds to be done and how to do
tractors and found that their
it quickly and efficiently.
job had been done incorrectly
In Westchester, the DepartPaul Bookbinder
or took much too much time to
ment of Consumer Affairs has
complete.
conveniently included the year a company was
When people are thinking about remodeling, licensed as a contractor at the end of its home
I always advise them to gather pictures of what improvement license number. So a firm that has
they would like included in the plan, and to share license number WC012345-H99 was granted its
those pictures with their designer/contractor. There license in 1999; WC012346-H05 in 2005; etc.
is much less chance of miscommunication when Although this is not a completely accurate way
you can say, “Here is a picture of what I like,” as of figuring out how long an individual has been
opposed to trying to describe something you saw, working (an experienced contractor who worked
in a thousand words or less.
for someone else may have just gone into business
However, when you share these images with for himself) it is a handy way to see how long ago
your designer, it’s only the preliminary step in the a company received its license and has been leprocess. Now it falls on their shoulders to advise gally operating as a home improvement contractor.
whether these ideas are practical in your particular
If you want your remodeling experience to
situation and, if so, make sure they are constructed be worth it, it’s worth hiring someone with experiproperly. That’s where experience comes in. These ence to do it properly. Just do the math: A thousand
decisions are best made by someone that has the words times a thousand pictures equals a million
requisite knowledge, skill and “know-how” which reasons to team up with a firm that has experience.
they have amassed after dealing with many similar
Paul Bookbinder, M.I.D., C.R., is president
situations over the years.
of DreamWork Kitchens, Inc., located in MamaAnd, it’s not just for designing and building roneck. A master of design from Pratt Institute,
special things that you saw on Houzz.com or in and EPA-certified remodeler, he serves on the AdWestchester Magazine or other similar sources. visory Panel of Remodeling Magazine. A member
Experience is invaluable when remodeling older of the National Kitchen and Bath Association, he
homes like we have in our locale. Most of the is also a contributor to Do It Yourself magazine.
homes around us were built between the 1800s He can be reached for questions at 914-777-0437
and the 2000s. Some of these homes were built or www.dreamworkkitchens.com.
Hospice & Palliative Care
Honors Longtime Advocates
Linda and Anthony Ciarletta of Grassy Sprain Pharmacy of Yonkers, event sponsor.
Hospice and Palliative Care of Westchester
recently hosted its annual “In Celebration” gala,
honoring three outstanding individuals for their
commitment to furthering the nonprofit’s mission
of striving to provide extraordinary and dignified
comfort, care and compassion to individuals and
families facing a serious or life-limiting illness.
The event was held at the Westchester Country Club in Rye and recognized William J. McGuinness, director at Tiffany and Co.; James F.X.
Steets, retired director of communications for
Entergy; and Anna Shereff, founder of the Anna
and Louis H. Shereff Caregiver and Complementary Care Programs at HPCW, for their longtime
commitment to HPCW.
Mary Spengler, MS, executive director of
HPCW, thanked staff, volunteers and supporters
for their extraordinary commitment to HPCW’s
patients and families, and concluded her remarks
with a touching “thank you” and tribute to Anna
Shereff for her generous commitment to HPCW;
Shereff was also recognized by the county for her
dedication to the community and her longtime
advocacy of HPCW.
“HPCW is pleased to recognize our honorees for their steadfast commitment,” said Spengler.
Proceeds from this year’s gala will support
the Anna and Louis H. Shereff Caregiver and
Complementary Care programs, which provide
alternative therapies such as music, art and massage therapy along with Reiki and reflexology to
those receiving hospice care. These complementary therapies can help to alleviate pain, stress and
anxiety, and are offered to all HPCW patients.
The grand sponsor for this year’s In Celebration event was Anna L. Shereff. Additional
sponsors included Amoruso & Amoruso LLP,
Entergy, The Hildegarde D. Becher Foundation, Inc., Michele Fraser Geller, Grassy Sprain
Pharmacy, KeyBank, White Plains Hospital, and
White Plains Radiology Associates, P.C.
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NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT WESTCHESTER COUNTY
CYTL 2013, Plaintiff (s),vs. MARTIN J. MELODY, BRIDGET MELODY, CITY OF YONKERS, and BOARD OF MANAGERS OF 510 ANTHONY TOWERS, LLC, Defendant(s).
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF: Barry Nesson Law P.C., 700 White Plains Road, Scarsdale, New York 10583
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated August 22,
2014, I, the Referee will sell at public auction in the lobby of the Westchester County
Courthouse, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains, New York 10601, on
the 17th day of October, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. premises in the City of Yonkers, New York
known as tax map number Section 6; Block 6050; Lot 452
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of a filed judgment and terms of sale. A third
party Bidder shall be required to deposit 100% of the approximate judgment amount due
upon the Judgment of Foreclosure, estimated to be $8,400 or 10% of the bid, whichever
is greater.
BID DEPOSIT CHECK(S) MUST BE BY BANK OR CERTIFIED CHECK(S) DIRECTLY
PAYABLE TO THE REFEREE. CASH PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. BIDS IN
LESS THAN $500 INCREMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ENDORSED CHECKS
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED,
Index Number: 53866/2014
Dated: September, 2014
Joseph Ruggiero, Esq., Referee
#1293 09/19 – 10/10
Lien Notice
Property to be sold:
Year
2005
Make
YAMAHA
Model
YZFR6
Vehicle Identification Number
|J|Y|A|R|J|0|6|Y|6|5|A|0|0|4|5|1|9|
Name of the person for whose account the property is held:
Jonathan Sanchez
100 Co-op City Boulevard - Apt. 19B
Bronx, New York 10475-3861
Time and place of such sale:
Date:
10-17-2014
Time:
10:00 A.M.
Place: Kim’s Motorcycle Corp., 855 McLean Avenue, Yonkers,
New York 10704
#1301 10/03 -10/10
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT: WESTCHESTER COUNTY. HUDSON CITY SAVINGS BANK,
Pltf. vs. LAWRENCE MAINIERO, et al, Defts. Index #64572/12. Pursuant to judgment
of foreclosure and sale dated May 16th, 2013, I will sell at public auction in the Lobby of
the Westchester County Courthouse, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd., White Plains,
NY, on Nov. 7, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., prem. k/a 13 Baiton St. a/k/a 15 Baiton St., Yonkers,
NY. Said property lying and being in the City of Yonkers, County of Westchester and
State of New York, being shown and designated as Lot No. 6 and part of Lot No. 5 on a
certain map entitled “Map of Archer Heights on Trenchard St., 2nd Ward of Yonkers, NY”
made by Geo. Raynor, C.E. dated May 30, 1892 and filed in the Westchester County
Clerk’s Office, Division of Land Records on June 19, 1892 in Vol. 12 of Maps at page
6. Approx. amt. of judgment is $282,093.84 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to
terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. JOHN N. ROMANO, Referee.
COHN & ROTH, Attys. for Pltf., 100 East Old Country Rd., Ste. 28, Mineola, NY. #84858
#1302 10/03 – 10/24
AGENDA FOR ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
October 8, 2014
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: A Public Hearing will be held before the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Yonkers on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014 at 6:00 P.M. sharp,
in the Ceremonial Courtroom, Yonkers, New York (building is accessible to the handicapped), on applications for Appeals from the Building Commissioner’s decisions and
applications for Variances under the provisions of G.O. # 4-2000, as amended:
CONTINUED HEARINGS
# 5409– Area Variance – James J. Veneruso, Esq., on behalf of 382 Warburton LLC,
owner, on premises know as 382 Warburton Avenue, Block: 2146, Lot: 46, Zone: B
Notice of formation of EMPIREROCK, LLC Arts. Of
Org. filed with the Sect’y of
State of NY (SSNY) on July
2, 2014. Office location:
Westchester. The street address is: 25 Sunnyside Drive,
4B, Yonkers, NY, 10705.
SSNY has been designated
as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process served to: Susanne
Walker, 25 Sunnyside Drive,
4B, Yonkers, NY 10705. Purpose: any lawful act.
Notice of formation of Wael’s
Barbershop, LLC Arts. Of
Org. filed with the Sect’y
of State of NY (SSNY) on
9/22/14. Office location:
Westchester County. The
street address is: 152 Lockwood, Yonkers NY. SSNY
has been designated as
agent of the LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process served to: Wael AbuMulaweh, 152 Lockwood
Ave, Yonkers, NY, 10701.
Purpose: any lawful act.
#6577 09/19 - 10/24
# 6578 09/26 - 10/31
Notice of formation of Easton
Engineering & Inspection
PLLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with
the Sect’y of State of NY
(SSNY) on 08/08/14. Originally formed in VERMONT
on 01/15/14. Office location: Westchester County.
SSNY has been designated
as agent of the PLLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process served to: EASTON
ENGINEERING & INSPECTION, P.O. BOX 193, PERU,
VERMONT
05152-0193.
Purpose: any lawful act.
#6579 10/03 – 11/07
Notice of formation of Phoenix Machine Shop & Hydraulics, LLC, a domestic
Limited Liability Company
(LLC), filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY)
on 09/03/2014. Office location: Westchester County.
Principal office of Phoenix
Machine Shop & Hydraulics, LLC: 134 south 9th ave,
Mount Vernon, N.Y. 10550 .
SSNY designated as agent
of Phoenix Machine Shop &
Hydraulics, LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process to Leopoldo Burke 134
south 9th ave, Mount Vernon, NY 10550, upon whom
and at which process may be
served. Purpose: Marketing
#6580 10/03 – 11/07
Notice of formation of
StrongBolt Locksmiths LLC,
a domestic Limited Liability
Company (LLC), filed with
the Secretary of State of NY
(SSNY) on 08/28/2014. Office location: Westchester
County. Principal office of
StrongBolt Locksmiths LLC:
128 Saratoga Avenue Yonkers NY 10705. SSNY designated as agent of StrongBolt Locksmiths LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process to Orlando Ivey 128
Saratoga Avenue, Yonkers
NY 10705, upon whom and
at which process may be
served. Purpose: Locksmith
#6581 10/03 - 11/ 07
NEW HEARINGS
# 5411– Area Variance - Andrew Romano, Esq., on behalf of Ashburton Properties,
LLC, owner, on premises know as 70 Ashburton Avenue, Block: 2024, Lot: 42, Zone: BA
# 5412– Area Variance – Stonefield Engineering & Design, LLC, on behalf of MSK
Group, LLC, owner, on premises know as 928 McLean Avenue, Block: 6236, Lot: 23,
Zone: B
# 5413– Area Variance – Jason Cea, RA, on behalf of John Difrisco, owner, on premises know as 207 Bennett Avenue, Block: 5032, Lot: 47, Zone: T
# 5414– Area Variance – Karin Reyes, owner, on behalf of herself, on premises know
as 1126 Mile Square Road, Block: 5211, Lot: 43, Zone: T
# 5415– Area Variance – Snyder & Snyder, LLP, on behalf of Verizon Wireless, lessee,
on premises know as 1170 aka 1200 Midland Avenue, Block: 5125, Lot: 5.70, Zone: MG
# 5416– Area Variance – Janet Giris, Esq., on behalf of Simone Development, as agent
for the City if Yonkers, on premises know as 1086 North Broadway, Block: 3455, Lot:
66, Zone: IP
# 5417– Use & Area Variance & Satisfy Previous Conditions – Andrew Romano,
Esq., on behalf of Jerry Moylan, contract vendee, on premises know as 494 Palmer
Road, Block: 5450, Lot: 52, Zone: T/B
JOSEPH CIANCIULLI
CHAIRMAN, ZBA
#130310/10/2014
Notice of formation of Barbara Rue,LLC Arts. Of Org.
filed with the Sect’y of State
of NY (SSNY) on 9/9/2014.
Office location: Westchester.
The street address is: 626
Route 22 Croton Falls, NY
10519. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY
shall mail process served to:
Barbara Rue PO Box 893
Croton Falls, NY 10519. Purpose: any lawful act.
Notice of formation of
Chauncy Property LLC. Arts.
Of Org. filed with the Sect’y
of State of NY (SSNY) on
Oct. 2, 2014. Office location: Westchester County.
SSNY has been designated
as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process served to: c/o Walsh
& Amicucci LLP, 2900 Westchester Ave., Ste. 205, Purchase, NY 10577. Purpose:
any lawful act.
#6582 10/10- 11/ 14
#6583 10/10 - 11/ 14
Friday, October 10, 2014 - Yonkers Rising - PAGE 7
Seniors and Health Care
Youth Mental Health First
Aid Training Expanded
County Executive Robert Astorino and the
Department of Community Mental Health, in
partnership with Westchester Jewish Community Services and Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES, are expanding youth mental health
first aid training, which is part of the county’s
Safer Communities initiative. The expansion
has been made possible in part by a $100,000
“Project Aware” grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
“The ongoing demand for training sessions
shows the importance of our Safer Communities initiative,” said Astorino. “Nothing is more
important than the safety of our children. Too
often the mental health needs of our kids are
missed or overlooked. This program puts more
adults in a position of spotting warning signs
and knowing how best to address them.”
Youth Mental Health First Aid, a nationally
recognized program, teaches parents, teachers,
coaches, clergy – just ordinary people – how to
provide “first aid” to youth ages 12 to 18 for a
range of mental health challenges. The program
was first introduced to Westchester County last
March through the Safer Communities initiative – a groundbreaking collaboration of school
districts, police departments and community
mental health experts brought together by Astorino in response to the Newtown, Conn., school
shooting.
“We’re excited and honored that Putnam/
Northern Westchester BOCES received this
grant,” said Adam VanDerStuyf, director of
special education and guidance and child study
at Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES. “This
will enable us to provide critical training to
teachers, clergy, law enforcement and others on
how to recognize and respond to signs of mental
illness in children and young adults.”
Since its launch, Westchester County’s De-
partment of Mental Health in partnership with
Westchester Jewish Community Services have
sponsored seven 8-hour youth mental health
first aid training sessions for more than 300
adults.
“WJCS understands that efforts to make
communities safer and stronger must include
information and resources that promote health
and wellness,” said Alan Trager, chief executive
officer of WJCS. “Through the ‘Project Aware’
grant, we look forward to partnering with Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES and Westchester County to expand the reach and impact of youth mental health first aid training in
preparing adults to act as ‘first responders’ for
youth experiencing a mental health challenge or
crisis.”
As demand for the program increased,
Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES, Westchester Jewish Community Services and the
Department of Community Mental Health
joined together to apply for federal grant money
to offer more courses. Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES is the lead agency on the grant,
which will enable it to offer training sessions
in concert with Westchester Jewish Community
Services.
The next youth mental health first aid
training is scheduled for Oct. 2 and 3 and is already at capacity. To meet the high demand, a
second training has been added for Nov. 6 and
7 at Westchester Jewish Community Services,
845 N. Broadway, White Plains. For additional
information or to register for future trainings,
contact the Department of Community Mental
Health at 914- 995-5225.
“Westchester County looks forward to a
continued partnership with Putnam/Northern
Westchester BOCES and Westchester Jewish
Community Services in this most important
training effort,” said Astorino.
Cancer Support Team Adds
New Executive Director
The Board of Directings, in HIV/AIDS protors and staff of the Cancer
grams, and throughout the
Support Team recently anentire maternal/child health
nounced the appointment of
spectrum including labor
Rosalie Canosa as its new
and delivery, pediatrics and
executive director.
neonatal intensive care.
Canosa has an extenMuch of Canosa’s work in
sive background in health
these settings involved incare focused on helping
terceding with families to
patients and their family
provide anticipatory grief
members cope with medical
and bereavement counselcrises and life-threatening
ing services.
illnesses and conditions.
She also served in a
She brings a rich foundavariety of leadership roles
tion in the field of psychoat South Nassau Communisocial oncology, where she
ties Hospital, the William
Rosalie Canosa
is a highly-regarded leader,
F. Ryan Community Health
clinician, and advocate.
Center, St. Mary’s Hospital
Prior to joining the Cancer Support Team, for Children and St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital
Canosa served as program division director with Center.
CancerCare, a national organization headquarCanosa holds a master’s degree in public
tered in New York City, where she was respon- administration from Baruch College School of
sible for all core programs including clinical Public Affairs, a master’s degree in social work
social work services, patient assistance, educa- from New York University School of Social
tion, outreach, the national call center, and for Work, and has studied at the Fordham Universupporting fundraising initiatives and events.
sity Center for non-profit leadership executive
She has worked in acute-care hospital set- education.
Emergency Medical Services
Now Using New ‘Fly Cars’
Pictured in front of one of the new “fly cars are,” from left (standing) Dr. Emil Nigro, director
of the Department of Phelps Emergency Medicine; Nick Franzoso, captain of the Ossining
Volunteer Ambulance Corps; Keith Safian, Phelps president and CEO; Bill McCabe, captain
of Croton Emergency Medical Services; Beth Sanger, paramedic supervisor of Ossining
Volunteer Ambulance Corps; Kevin Hunt, captain of Briarcliff Ambulance; and (bottom row)
volunteer Eli Parker and EMTs George Crown and Jake Dinkler, all of Croton Emergency
Medical Services.
Social Security Q&A
By Julissa Javier
Social Security assistant district manager,
Yonkers
Question: How can I protect myself against
identity theft?
Answer: First, don’t carry your Social Security card with you. Keep it secure at home with
your other important papers. Second, don’t readily give out your Social Security number. While
many banks, schools, doctors, landlords and others will request your number, it is your decision
whether to provide it. Ask if there is some other
way to identify you in their records.
If you are the victim of identity theft, you
should report it right away. To report identity
theft, fraud or misuse of your Social Security
number, the Federal Trade Commission (the nation’s consumer protection agency) recommends
you place a fraud alert on your credit file by
contacting one of the following companies (the
company you contact is required to contact the
other two, which will then place alerts on your
reports): Equifax, 1-800-525-6285; Trans Union,
1-800-680-7289; or Experian, 1-888-397-3742.
Also, review your credit report for inquiries from companies you have not contacted,
accounts you did not open, and debts on your
accounts you cannot explain; and close any accounts you know, or believe, have been tampered
with or opened fraudulently.
Lastly, file a report with your local police or
the police in the community where the identity
theft took place, and file a complaint with the
Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-438-4338
(TTY 1-866-653-4261).
Q: Can I conduct my Social Security business online in the event of a hurricane or other
disaster that keeps me from visiting an office?
A: Yes, you can conduct most of your business with Social Security online at www.socialsecurity.gov, where you’ll find a wealth of
information and services. For example, you can
create or access your own “My Social Security”
account, apply online for Social Security benefits or Medicare, and check the status of your
pending application. If you’re already receiving
Social Security benefits, you can change your address, phone number or your direct deposit information, get a replacement Medicare card, or get
an instant proof of income letter.
You also can get your Social Security statement online. Your statement lets you check and
verify your earnings record and see estimates of
your future benefits. You also can find out if your
local office is open at www.socialsecurity.gov/
emergency. That site lists any office closings and
delays.
Also, make sure you receive your benefits
electronically. While the mail can be disrupted
during severe weather or other emergencies,
electronic payments arrive in your account on
time, all the time – no matter what. Go to www.
socialsecurity.gov/deposit to sign up or get more
information.
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INTRODUCING THE LATEST MEMBER
OF THE SAINT JOSEPH’S FAMILY
Saint Joseph’s Family Medicine
415 South Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 623-5400
Offering Comprehensive healthcare services for the entire family
Pediatrics • Adults • Older Adults
Ammir Rabadi, MD, Medical Director
Wendy Sylvester, MD • Nadeem Shahid, MD
Carol Dickman will lead “Seated Yoga” at the Yonkers Riverfront Library on Oct. 25.
Award-winning “Seated Yoga DVD” creator Carol Dickman will lead a free introductory class Saturday, Oct. 25 from 2 to 3 p.m. in the
second-floor community room at the Yonkers
Riverfront Library. Learn about the benefits of
yoga, have your questions answered and participate in a brief yoga session, including simple
warm-up stretches, breathing exercises, yoga
postures and relaxation – all done sitting down.
No special clothing or equipment is required. The class is suitable for the mobilitychallenged (bring your canes and walkers), and
for the blind and visually impaired. Attend for
one hour and you might just open the door to
improved health for a lifetime! All ages and
skill levels are welcome.
Dickman recently conducted her workshops in Los Angeles at 12 public libraries.
With libraries throughout the nation searching
to widen their involvement in community life,
these workshops offer an opportunity for people
to connect with their neighbors while sharing a
common interest.
“As a resident of Yonkers, I’m eager to
bring the many benefits of yoga here, especially
to those who might think they can’t do yoga either because of age, lack of flexibility, illness or
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 Basic Testing Services On-Site
 Most Insurance Plans Accepted
 Same day appointments available
Hours of Operation
Monday-Thursday 8am-8pm • Friday 8am-5pm • Saturday 9am-2pm
FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, PLEASE GO TO OUR ER AT:
Saint Joseph’s Medical Center
127 South Broadway
Yonkers, New York 10701
(914) 378-7000
www.saintjoseph.org
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Sweet, Sweet Speckles
Westchester Residents Gather
To Fight Poverty & Inequality
Attendees at the Westchester People’s Assembly Against Poverty event. Photo by AJ
Woodson.
Speckles needs a loving family.
The Yonkers Animal Shelter has many pets
available for adoption.
Speckles has been at the shelter for about 10
days after showing up as a stray. He is a beautiful
1-year-old boy who is polite and easy to walk. He
is thought to be a pointer, spaniel and maybe part
hound mix.
Speckles is small – about 35 to 38 pounds
– and loves to run and fetch a ball. He will make
some family a wonderful companion.
Visit Speckles at the Yonkers Animal Shelter
at 1000 Ridge Hill Blvd., between 11 a.m. and 4
p.m. weekdays or noon and 4 p.m. weekends, or
call 914-377-6730 during business hours or 201981-3215 at any time. Emails may be sent to lesliem147@gmail.com.
Business Meets Broadway
In a Red Carpet Affair
Business, Broadway and politics converge
Thursday, Oct. 16 when the leading business organization in the state, The Business Council of New
York, teams up with award-winning writer, director, producer and actor Tony Lo Bianco to host an
exclusive performance of “The Little Flower” to
benefit the Business Council Political Action Committee.
This renowned one-man show, set in the 1945
City Hall office of Fiorello H. La Guardia during
his final day as three-term mayor of New York
City, will take place at 8 p.m. at The Dicapo Theatre, 184 East 76th Street.
“Our members understand the role government and policy play in the success of their businesses, so they’ll really enjoy this performance,”
said Heather Briccetti, Esq., president and CEO of
The Business Council.
An exclusive pre-production reception for
Business Council members and future members,
hosted by Lo Bianco, will begin at 6 p.m.
Lo Bianco is a stage, film and television actor best known for his roles in the cult classics
“The Honeymoon Killers,” “God Told Me To” and
“The French Connection” with Gene Hackman.
Fans will also recall his performances in “Bloodbrothers” with Richard Gere, “Heat” with Clint
Eastwood, Oliver Stone’s “Nixon” with Anthony
Hopkins, and “The Juror” with Alec Baldwin and
Demi Moore.
The Little Flower has been hailed as “mustsee” by politicians and critics alike. Seating is limited and ticket prices range from $50 for general
admission, $100 for select seating, and $250 for
preferred seating. For tickets and more information, contact Howard Becker, vice president of
membership, at Howard.Becker@bcnys.org or
518-465-7511, ext. 216.
Library Offers
the benefits.”
A senior herself and with certifications
in Pilates, Zumba and yoga, Dickman is now
bringing her expertise to people who might
be in a hospital bed. With her newest series of
DVDs, one video has viewers moving just the
upper body, arms and hands; the second video
has movements only from the waist down, including the feet and toes; and the third video
offers the same slow, safe, clearly explained
and gentle method, this time in a chair using the
entire body.
Her website with more detailed information is available at www.stretch.com.
“Helping people get engaged in their own
health care is very important,” she said.
Riverfront Library, located at One Larkin
Center, is handicapped accessible. Limited metered street parking is available, and parking is
also available at the Buena Vista Parking Garage and the Warburton Parking Garage.
For more information, call 914-375-7966
or visit www.ypl.org.
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various other challenges,” said Dickman. “My
teacher always said yoga is not about what you
can’t do, it’s all about what you can do and if
you try 100 percent, you’ll get 100 percent of
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of our municipal unions. Next year is a local election year in Yonkers – watch how fast the contracts get settled.
Numerous readers emailed me wondering
why Mayor Mike Spano did not march in the
Yonkers Columbus Day parade. I have known
the Spano family for many years and, of course,
the first thing you worry about is health issues.
I posed the question to City Hall and got the response that “he was committed to be the grand
marshal of the Pulaski Parade in New York City
at the same day/time. He was committed to it
before the Columbus Day (parade) was determined.” In fact, according to the 2014 New York
City Pulaski Day Parade orders posted online, he
was a contingent marshal in the New York City
parade.
Reach Eric Schoen at thistooisyonkers@aol.
com and follow him on Twitter @ericyonkers.
Catch the Westchester Rising Radio Show featuring Dan Murphy and Eric Schoen on Thursdays
at 10 a.m. on WVOX 1460 on the A.M. dial.
Last Saturday, a hundred Westchester residents braved the rain to attend the Westchester
People’s Assembly Against Poverty, a gathering
organized by the grassroots group Community
Voices Heard. Together, residents demanded their
county elected leaders take action by supporting
the Westchester People’s Agenda Against Poverty.
The agenda includes policy proposals to
address the need for free and low-cost childcare
and afterschool programs, fair-chance hiring
practices for people with criminal records, and
truly affordable housing. According to Community Voices Heard member-leader and Ossining
High School student Carlos Panjon, the people’s
agenda was created through “conversations with
members of the most poverty-stricken areas in
Westchester County…We spoke with people in
Yonkers, White Plains, Port Chester, Ossining,
Mt Vernon and Peekskill in libraries, community
centers, churches and homes…to create a shared
vision for our communities.”
Although Community Voices Heard members and staff invited all 17 county legislators
and seven committed to attending themselves
or sending a representative, only one legislator,
Catherine Borgia attended the gathering and one
legislator, MaryJane Shimsky, sent a statement to
be read on her behalf.
Borgia and Shimsky publicly committed to
work with Community Voices Heard in order to
create legislation around each of their policy proposals: increased funding for childcare subsidies
and free/low-cost afterschool programs, banning
the box that asks job applicants whether they
have ever been convicted of a felony, and an affordable housing needs assessment based on the
Sen. Stewart-Cousins
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reform and the Dream Act. If you give Dean
Skelos (Republican Senate leader) the power to
say ‘no, you can’t,’ it’s impossible to deliver on
what you promised. We need to respect the will
of the electorate.”
Stewart-Cousins is poised to become the
first female majority leader in the State Senate
if a majority of Democrats remain in control
this year.
Over the summer, a compromise was
reached with the IDC whereby Stewart-Cousins will share the leadership of the Democratic
Senate majority with Sen. Jeff Klein, the head
of the IDC.
“We are all on the same road now and I
think we will have a cohesive group going forward,” said Stewart-Cousins.
A brief look at the election map this year
for State Senate shows the likelihood of Republicans winning a majority of 63 seats is slim.
Even if two Republican Senate candidates from
Westchester (Joe Dillon and Terrence Murphy)
win, Republicans may still not have a majority.
So the likelihood that Westchester, and
the residents of the 35th District, will have a
Senate majority leader in Albany, is great.
Stewart-Cousins will become the first female
leader in the Legislature and will be the first to
break through the ceiling of the “three men in a
room” (governor, Assembly speaker and Senate
majority leader) adage.
“When you talk about having a woman in
the room for the first time, and a woman from
Westchester, I’m humbled and honored should
that happen,” said Stewart-Cousins. “For the
past two years I have already served as the first
female conference leader in the history of the
state, and I thank the voters in my district, and
my colleagues, for that opportunity. Having a
majority leader come out of Westchester will be
incredible. “
How will Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins impact the district?
“I have a perspective that represents my
district – and I’ve been privileged to represent
a diverse district,” she said. “I have one of the
state’s largest cities (Yonkers) and one of the
state’s richest communities (Scarsdale), and
everybody in between. It’s the depth of that diversity that is Westchester, and that will impact
my policy initiatives, should it work out that we
have the majority.”
Stewart-Cousins has sponsored and passed
transformative legislation that has become law,
such as the landmark Government Reorganization and Citizen Empowerment Act. This law
empowers communities across the state to
consolidate local governments, which reduces
overlap of municipal services and saves taxpayer dollars. With her help, the community
hospital at Dobbs Ferry remains open today,
2010 Census.
Even though the county executive wasn’t
able to attend, his office sent a statement that
read: “Each day, he and his office hear from
so many individuals in desperate need of food
stamps, rent assistance and other services. With
the help, vision and compassion of groups such
as Community Voices Heard, many can look forward to a brighter tomorrow.”
However, some residents weren’t convinced
that the county executive would commit to working on the anti-poverty agenda without a fight.
“Notice how he didn’t say anything about his role
to address poverty,” said CVH member-leader
Louie Romain.
Yonkers resident and Community Voices
Heard member-leader Doris Pemberton was disappointed that there weren’t more legislators in
attendance. “We need to wake them up as to the
needs that are growing here in Westchester,” he
said. “They’ve got to get on the ball and address
these growing numbers and discontent.”
During the meeting, Community Voices
Heard member-leaders made a plan to bring their
agenda straight to the legislators who did not attend, as well as to County Executive Rob Astorino. Community Voices Heard members will also
attend the County Board of Legislators meeting
Monday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m.
Community Voices Heard is a member-led,
multi-racial organization, principally made up of
women of color and low-income families in New
York State, which builds power to secure social,
economic and racial justice for all. It does so
through grassroots organizing, leadership development, policy changes and creating new models
of direct democracy.
continuing to serve the health care needs in her
district.
Recognizing the flawed roll-out of the
Common Core, Stewart-Cousins led the fight
for reforms that are now in place, including student privacy protections and a parents’ Bill of
Rights, student testing reductions, an indefinite
moratorium on how these tests will affect student records and a two-year teacher evaluation
moratorium.
“Common Core was a flawed and uneven roll out,” she said. “We met with people
throughout the district and held a hearing. I also
met with Dr. King (state education commissioner). We couldn’t jeopardize our kids’ future
anymore.”
Stewart-Cousins also highlighted her work
in obtaining additional state education aid for
Yonkers Public Schools and all of the school
districts in the 35th Senate District. “We were
able to provide additional funding for our
schools, especially in Yonkers, working with
the mayor and our legislators and the governor
to make sure that the Yonkers School District
continued without catastrophic results. And we
also continued to support additional funding for
schools in my district.”
The aid package for YPS included $28
million in additional funding for one year,
$17.5 million in additional state education aid
and $45 million in borrowing authority if the
district and the city need it.
What can a majority leader deliver to her
district?
“I’m never one to go out and make promises,” said Stewart-Cousins. “I find that if you
do your work every day, and show a level of
commitment and honesty, and work with partners that works better for me than any grand
proclamation.
“I hope that my leadership will be beneficial to the people in my district, and all of
Westchester,” she continued. “Westchester, and
my hometown of Yonkers, will be highlighted
like never before. I hope to bring honor to my
hometown and county.”
Stewart-Cousins said she looks forward to
the future with great optimism for the Empire
State.
“There is a new day dawning for a new
New York,” she said. “I remain committed
to working hard for my constituents whom I
proudly represent in Greenburgh and Scarsdale,
and part of Yonkers, White Plains and New Rochelle. I continue to see the opportunities we
have to create a better New York, while also
recognizing the numerous achievements we
have already accomplished.”
Stewart-Cousins has an opponent on Nov.
4, as Republican Robert Foti was placed on
the ballot. However, he has not actively campaigned and Rising was unable to reach him for
this story.
Learn more at www.andreastewartcousins.
com.
Friday, October 10, 2014 - Yonkers Rising - PAGE 9
City officials, parade committee members and honorees.
Photos by Donna Davis
Pathways to Success marches proudly.
Latino Pride
Continued from Page 1
of Education; Excellence in Education Award
winner Luis Rodriguez of Yonkers Public
School; Excellence in Educational Leadership
Award winner Nydia Perez, former Yonkers
Board of Education trustee; Union and Community Award winner Junio Leamsi Alvarado,
vice president at CSEA Unit 9200 Union; and
Latin Spirit Award winners Mayra Avila, who
was Miss Westchester 2013, as well as Joseph
Reynoso, who is president of Amigo Travel
Agency, and Tarcisio Tovar, who is a member
of the Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce.
Also honored were Business Women of the
Year Jaleene and Jewelle Rodriguez, co-owners
of Don Coqui Restaurant; and Jerry Galella,
ShopRite manager at the Greenway Plaza.
Dr. Fred Hernández acted as master of ceremonies.
The parade was organized by the Yonkers
Puerto Rican/Hispanic Day Parade Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit-organization founded
in 1979. It is dedicated to the preservation of
Puerto Rico’s cultural heritage, promoting understanding and knowledge of its history and
the significant contributions Puerto Ricans
made to the diversity of our society.
Thanks to foundation President Jose Roman and the City of Yonkers for giving the
people another wonderful parade!
This Saturday, Oct. 11, the Yonkers YMCA
will hold a Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration from noon to 5 p.m. at 17 Riverdale Ave.
The day will include food and games for all
ages and a celebration of Hispanic traditions of
history, art music and culture.
Great music and dance filled the air at the parade.
Volunteering were Clare McCartney, Sister Christine Hennessy, Margaret Kelly, Lorraine
Fallon and Ruth Cunnane.
MAMA President RJ Puma and MAMA Vice Chairperson Deirdre O’ Mara.
Aisling Irish
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President Liam McLaughlin attended and congratulated the honorees and the work of Aisling.
McLaughlin and Ancient Order of Hibernians
Myles Scully Division One Yonkers presented
Aisling President Orla Kelleher with a check for
$3,000.
The 250-page journal, filled with supporters
and well-wishers for both Aisling and the honorees, points to the support in the Yonkers-Bronx
community for the work that Aisling does for seniors, immigrants and in providing Irish cultural
programs for all.
Members of Ancient Order of Hibernians Myles Scully Division One Yonkers presented Orla
Kelleher with a donation check of $3,000 for the Aisling Center.
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A Sukkah Grows in Yonkers
Westchester Hill School 29, above, and St. Ann’s School, below, were two of the schools
marching in the parade.
Rabbi Rigoberto Emmanuel Viñas of the Lincoln Park Jewish Center building the sukkah.
Photographs© 2014 Robert Kalfus.
From left are Robert Ferrito, Columbus Day parade chief of staff; Grand Marshal Gardner and
Parade MC Dee Barbato.
Miss Columbus Carolyn Rotante with Mom Donna Rotante.
Yonkers City Council Minority Leader Michael Sabatino, who served as co-chairman of
the Columbus Day dinner, with Councilman Mike Breen and Council Majority Leader
John Larkin.
Photos by Ed Whitman
Columbus Day
Continued from Page 1
Yonkers’ finest.
Miss Columbus 2014 Carolyn Rotante
was another popular member of the parade,
with many spectators offering her their applause.
Many elected officials came out to enjoy
the parade, including City Council Minority
Leader Michael Sabatino, who was co-chairman of the dinner committee.
The parade also included, as always, a
visit from Christopher Columbus himself, who
joined in the week-long festivities that included the line-painting along Midland Avenue in
the Italian colors, the annual dinner-dance at
Westchester Manor, and the Mass at Our Lady
of Mt. Carmel Church.
Congratulations to the Yonkers Columbus
Day Committee for another great parade!
By Robert Kalfus
Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish New Year, inaugurates the cycle of the High Holidays, culminating with the final shofar blast heard 10
days later on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, on which observant Jews fast, refraining
from all food and liquids for a 25-hour period,
which ended at sunset Oct. 3.
Having survived being judged and forgiven by God, and hopefully having truly confessed and atoned for one’s sins, immediately
after partaking of food and drink – and thanking God for sustaining us – the members of
the Lincoln Park Jewish Center started building its sukkah, a temporary structure meant to
recall the Hebrew nations’ 40 years of wandering after being freed from the slavery of
Egypt.
The sukkah also recalls the “clouds of
glory,” which sheltered and protected the
Jews as they wandered in the scorching desert
sun, and are also similar to the temporary huts
erected in farmers’ fields, giving the workers
shade as the autumn crops are gathered – a
time to thank the Lord for a bountiful harvest.
People all too easily become smug, even
arrogant, and one of the messages of the Sukkot holiday is to yet again remind us that all we
have – all that we think we acquired through
our own efforts, skills, creativity and cunning,
or by having married well, or by having rich
parents – all these things are in our possession
only temporarily. We are reminded that we
have fared well only due to the benevolence of
our Creator. Our things, even our very health,
can all too easily disappear in an instant.
So while alive, we eat, drink, celebrate
and enjoy life – but the Jewish tradition is to
do so sitting outside, not in the seeming safety and security of our homes, but sitting in a
shack; one with temporary, easily breached
“walls,” and a “roof” usually made of bamboo
rods, fulfilling the requirement that the stars
must be visible through the “roof.”
Such a roof is one through which rain easily falls, and yellow jackets and bees arrive at
the festive luncheons, intoxicated by the aromas of food and honey with which the holiday
challah loaves are enjoyed.
Rabbi Rigoberto Emmanuel Viñas of the
Lincoln Park Jewish Center organized the
members who assisted him in erecting the
sukkah, which then was decorated with flowers, fruit and pictures and words of Biblical
figures special to the holiday. Sukkot started at
sundown on Wednesday evening, Oct. 8; and
on Sunday, Oct. 12, the Lincoln Park Jewish
Center sukkah will be open for a marvelous
party starting at 5 p.m., at which delicious
dairy food, wine and beer will be available
for purchase, as musical entertainment will be
heard.