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Friday, August 17, 2012 

Yonkers: Gateway to the 

Hudson River Valley 

Photo by Donna Davis 

what’s inside 

Captain Ed Zabonik aboard his pilot boat, The Trenton 

By Donna Davis 

On any given day, there is a great variety 

f water craft going up and down the Hudson 

iver. 

If you were lucky enough to grow up with 

view of the river, tugboats, barges, cargo ships 

nd pleasure crafts were a constant. They make 

wonderful sight on a sunny day. Something I 

id not know was the importance of one small 

essel docked at 75 Alexander St. in Yonkers. 

Yonkers is Station #56 of the Hudson River 

ilot Boat Association. The vessel assigned to 

his location is The Trenton, captained by Yoners 

native Ed Zabonik. As one of the oldest 

aritime professions, pilotage is essential due 

o the environmental and economic risks from 

oday’s large cargo ships. 

Pilots are experts with in-depth knowledge 

f their local waterways. Under maritime law, 

hey are responsible for the safe navigation of 

a vessel. 

Started in 1958, The Hudson River Pilots 

Association is made up of both Federally and 

State Licensed pilots, employed to safely and 

efficiently guide vessels to ports along the Hudson 

River. 

Vessel voyages with the Hudson River 

Pilots begin at the Yonkers Pilot Station for a 

56 mile transit in the lower half of the Hudson, 

passing under six bridges, twisting through 

the sharp turns at the US Military Academy at 

West Point and, after an approximately a 5.5 

hour trip, ending at the second pilot station at 

Norrie Point. At Norrie Point, a different pilot 

boat takes over and completes the journey to 

the Port of Albany. 

The State of New York relies on the Hudson 

River Pilots Association to be the front line 

in the effort to protect the river environment 

Continued on Page 11 

Mosaic Commissioned from 

Yonkers Artist for Larkin Plaza 


Yonkers Artist Haifa Bint-Kadi (right) with her student volunteer helpers 

(l to r) Riverside High School senior Melody Pineda, Yonkers High School Seniors 

Alvin Oommen and Jovena Gjuraj and Bint-Kadi’s daughter, Isr’a Abdo, also a 

Yonkers High School senior 

By Donna Davis 

Yonkers Artist Haifa Bint-Kadi was comissioned 

last year by Groundwork Hudson 

alley to provide a mosaic for the new Larkin 

ark, scheduled to be installed on August 20. 

Born in New Jersy, Bint-Kadi came to 

ew York 23 years ago and has been a Yoners 

resident since 2001. She holds a MFA 

nd is a classically trained mosiac artist. She 

pent three years in Italy honing her craft. Her 

two daughters are studying locally. The eldest, 

Scheherzad Alsalamin, is at Sarah Lawrence 

and Isr’a Abdo is a senior at Yonkers High 

School (YHS). 

When funding for the project was confirmed 

in June of this year, it was full speed 

ahead to get the project completed by its installation 

date. The tiles used in this project are 

called smalti and are manufactured in Italy by 


Save the Date — September 8 

On September 8, Yonkers will celebrate the opening 

of the Saw Mill River at Larkin Plaza. The opening 

will coincide with Yonkers Riverfest. This will be one 

of Yonkers greatest days. Read Yonkers Rising next 

week for much more on these events… including the 

name of the new riverfront park! 

Mayor and Yonkers’ Bravest 

Headed for a Showdown 

Mayor Mike Spano 

“The city and the 

union need to have the 

tough conversations 

that will lead to fiscally 

responsible terms that 

the city’s taxpayers 

are entitled to.” 

Mayor Mike Spano 

Is this Rome or Paris? 

No — It’s Yonkers! 


The great beauty and history of Yonkers is 

exemplified by Untermeyer Gardens, located on 

945 North Broadway — a true hidden gem in 

the city. 

Mayor Mike Spano and the Yonkers Police 

Department held its 29th annual National 

Night Out on August 7, joining communities 

across the country in building support for anti-crime 

efforts. 

Yonkers Firefighters Local 628 

President Barry McGoey 

Untermeyer Gardens, a Yonkers hidden treasure 

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Samuel Untermyer commissioned Welles 

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National Night Out in Yonkers 

Photo by Ed Whitman 

See story on Page 9 

“The city’s action… was 

simply an attempt by 

Mayor Spano to blame 

firefighters for a problem 

that he caused by 

dragging his feet and 

failing to fill 37 vacant 

firefighting positions.” 

Local 628 President 

Barry McGoey 

See more story and photos on Page 11 

L to r: PAL Boxing Coach Doug Gray, PAL boxer Denzel Villar, 

Dave Villar, YPD Captain Charles Fara, PAL Boxing Coach Vincent “Zip” Green 

and PAL Boxing Director Sal Corrente 

Yonkers’ local National Night Out was 

held at its four police precincts across the city. 

Residents, community organizations and local 

businesses joined the YPD’s events, including 


See more story and photos on Page 12

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James B. Dukehouse and 

Carolann Solebello at Urban H2O 

The diverse sounds of Ameriana 

come to Yonkers as rock/roots/ 

lues trio James B. Dukehouse, led 

y songwriter Joe Iadanza, and Carlann 

Solebello and her trio share a 

tage together on Saturday, August 

8 at 7 p.m. at Urban H2O. 

Described by one reviewer 

s “apocalyptic,” James B. Dukeouse 

explores the gritty shadows 

n the writing of the trio’s founder, 

adanza. Weary of the isolation 

hat comes with being a solo artst, 

Iadanza formed this compeling 

new band to draw upon his 

lassic rock roots. Instruments are 

verdriven to create thick tones 

nd a stark interplay of rhythms 

nd harmonic ideas. Drummer 

hristian Coleman (Little Embers) 

nd bassist Craig Akin (Barnaby 

right, Red Molly) combine to add 

eppelin- and Stones-influenced 

rooves around Iadanza’s bluesy 

pen-tuned riffs and Springsteensque 

vocals. 

Most familiar to folk audinces 

as a founding member of the 

emale trio Red Molly, New York 

ative Solebello first fell in love 

ith mountain music — and the 

luegrass and country that grew 

ut of that tradition — while working as an actor 

n East Tennessee and Kansas. Tunes and techiques 

she learned from musicians in both places 

undamentally changed her approach to songriting 

and guitar playing and, subsequently, 

olored her work with Red Molly. Since parting 

ith the trio in the summer of 2010, Solebello 

ontinues to tour as a solo artist, blending traitional 

and contemporary forms into her own 

rand of New-York-inflected Americana. At this 

erformance, she will team with upright bassst 

Mike Weatherly and Westchester’s own Fred 

illen, Jr., on electric guitar. 

UrbanH2O is a riverfront music venue at 

eczak Environmental Education Center, loated 

at 35 Alexander St. Tickets are $10 and inlude 

free beer from the Hudson Valley’s awardinning 

Captain Lawrence Brewing Company. 

rban H2O is sponsored by Excelsior Packaging 

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New Yonkers Police 

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Mayor Mike Spano and some of Yonkers’ Finest in front of the prototype patrol car 

The prototype Yonkers Police Department patrol car 

On National Night Out in Yonkers last 

week, Mayor Mike Spano and the YPD 

brought out their new police car, drawing the 

curiosity and interest of many at the 1st Precinct’s 

National Night Out event, with many 

snapping pictures and checking out the new 

features. 

According to YPD Detective Lieutenant 

Patrick McCormack, the car is a prototype and 

nothing is set in stone except for the new paint 

job. 

Aspects of the new car currently under 

consideration include computer components, 

light bars, plate readers and more. The YPD 

Fleet Unit is handling technical specifications. 

Purchases of new patrol cars will be made 

through a State Contract. A number of new 

patrol cars to be purchased has not yet been 

reached. 

When the new cars are purchased, older 

vehicles will not be retrofitted with the new 

paint job. “They will be replaced by attrition,” 

said McCormack. That is, “as old cars are 

downed or taken out of service, new vehicles 

with the new paint job will replace them.” 

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The Story of John Edward Bruce 

Presented by Dr. William Seraile 

Distinguished author Professor William 

eraile, Ph.D., will speak on the life of Africanmerican 

publisher John Edward Bruce at Hisoric 

Sherwood House on Sunday, September 16 

t 2 p.m. 

Bruce, born a slave in Maryland, became 

n influential journalist, published several newsapers 

and wrote columns for more than one 

undred. He was, in his own words, one of the 

en with “iron in their souls” that advocated the 

nclusion of African people in the telling of hisory. 

In 1911, Bruce and Arthur Schomburg esablished 

the Negro Society for Historical Reearch 

in his Yonkers Warburton Avenue home. 

his society emphasized pamphlet writing, 

eminars and library readings to inform people 

bout the achievements of people in the African 

iaspora. 

Seraile earned his Ph.D in American Histoy 

from the Graduate Center of the City Univerity 

of New York. He recently retired from the 

frican and African American Studies Departent 

at CUNY Lehman College after 36 years 

Bob’s Discount Furniture, through its Bob’s 

utreach program, recently announced that it 

ill award $45,000 in cultural grants to deservng 

schools across the Northeast and mid-Atlanic 

states through its seventh annual Celebrate 

he Arts contest. 

The contest is designed to support and mainain 

dance, music and the arts in schools. Bob’s 

utreach is accepting contest entries from now 

ntil September 10 and will select nine schools 

o win $5,000 grants to support cultural arts prorams 

during the 2012-13 school year. 

Each year, Bob’s Outreach receives thouands 

of submissions and randomly selects one 

-12 school in each of the nine states (Conecticut, 

Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New 

ampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Isand 

and Virginia) where Bob’s Discount Furiture 

stores are located. Following the schools’ 

election, the Bob’s Outreach Team visits each 

You are invited to a Mass for Healing at St. 

aul the Apostle Church on Tuesday, August 28 

t 7:30 p.m. 

The celebrant is Monsignor Jose Puthenarambil 

and the Con-celebrant is Father Seastian 

of the Mission Diocese of Vijayapuram, 

erala, India. 

A passage from Luck 4:40: “While the sun 

of teaching. In 1991 the college presented him 

with the Teacher of the Year Award. 

He is the author of five books, a frequent 

guest on radio and cable television and a former 

Peace Corps volunteer. Seraile’s book on the life 

of John Edward Bruce, “Bruce Grit: The Black 

Nationalist Writings of John Edward Bruce,” 

was published by the University of Tennessee 

Press in 2003 and reprinted this year. His four 

other books are “Voice of Dissent: Theophilus 

Gould Steward and Black America,” “Fire In 

His Heart: Bishop Benjamin Tucker Tanner and 

the A.M.E Church” “New York’s Black Regiments 

During the Civil War” and “Angels of 

Mercy: White Women and the History of New 

York’s Colored Orphan Asylum.” 

This program, presented by the Yonkers 

Historical society, is free and open to the public. 

Historic Sherwood House, owned and maintained 

by the Yonkers Historical Society, is 

located at 340 Tuckahoe Rd. For more information, 

call the Yonkers Historical Society office at 

914-961-8940. 

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‘Celebrate the Arts’ Contest 

winning school to award the grant and visit with 

students and faculty. 

Bob’s Discount Furniture began the Celebrate 

the Arts contest in 2006 after observing the 

scaling back of fine arts programs and cultural 

arts assemblies across many school districts in 

the communities it serves. 

“Cultural arts programs are often the first 

targets for elimination when schools must make 

budget cuts,” said Bob’s PR Director Cathy 

Poulin. “Bob’s wants to put the arts back in 

schools, which is why we are so pleased to continue 

sponsoring the annual Celebrate the Arts 

grant program.” 

Applicants can enter the contest by filling 

out a form with their personal contact information, 

as well as their school’s information. Entry 

forms can be found online at MyBobs.com/ 

celebrate_arts and no purchase is necessary. All 

entries must be submitted by September 10. 

Healing Mass at St. Paul’s 

was setting, all those who had any who were 

sick with various disease brought them to Him; 

and laying His hands on each one of them, He 

was healing them.” 

St. Paul the Apostle is located at 602 

McLean Ave. For more information, call 914- 

965-9333. 

Events at 

St. John’s Riverside Hospital 

Senior Computer Learning Center 

St. John’s Riverside Hospital is proud to 

announce that its senior learning center is sponsoring 

computer classes. The two classes cover 

Windows, Word processing and Excel. The reasonable 

cost for the classes is $10 for the eighthour 

Beginners Course (two hours weekly for 

four weeks) or $15 for the 16-hour Advanced 

Course (two hours weekly for eight weeks). 

The Beginners Course will be held from 

8:30 to 10:30 a.m. each day, beginning Friday, 

September 7. The Advanced Course will be held 

at the same time each day, beginning Friday, October 

5. 

Classes will be held on the S1A Level (Visitor’s 

Parking Entrance) of the Cochran School 

of Nursing Computer Lab at St. John’s Riverside 

Hospital’s Andrus Pavilion, located at 967 

North Broadway. 

For more information and to register for 

classes, call Cecilia Pugliese at 914-964-7525. 

The Facts About Surgical Weight Loss 

St. John’s offers a seminar on the facts about 

surgical weight loss. The seminar is given by 

Dominick Artuso, M.D., of New Image Weight 

Loss Center. Classes are held 6:30 p.m. on the 

first Thursday of the month on the second floor 

St. John’s Dobbs Ferry Pavilion, located at 128 

Ashford Ave. in Dobbs Ferry. Parking is free. 

For more information, contact Brenda Lee 

Graham at 914-693-0055 or bgraham@riversi 

dehealth.org. 

Defensive Driving Course 

St. John’s is sponsoring a National Point 

and Insurance Reduction Class. This two day 

class will be held on Tuesday, August 21 and 

Wednesday, August 22 from 5 to 8 p.m. each 

day. You must attend both sessions to receive 

certification. This class will be held in Room 

111 of St. John’s Andrus Pavilion, located at 967 

North Broadway. The cost of the class is $40. 

For more information and to register, contact 

Frank Laudato at 914-964-4559 or flauda 

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Empire City Generates One-Third 

of all NYS Gaming Education Dollars 

Empire City Casino had another winning 

month in July, according to recently released 

data available on the Division of Lottery’s Web 

site. 

Of the nine racetrack casinos statewide, 

Empire City was responsible for generating 

$23 million, nearly one-third of the $71 million 

raised for education this month through gaming, 

in partnership with the New York State Lottery. 

In addition to directly funding New York’s public 

schools, the monthly revenues continue to 

help keep property taxes down for all New Yorkers 

by offsetting the cost of education. 

“One of every three dollars generated for 

education this month in gaming was done so 

right here at Empire City Casino,” said Tim 

Rooney, Jr. of Empire City. “We have produced 

well over $1.5 billion dollars for education since 

opening and we look forward to increasing that 

support for schools in Yonkers and across this 

state.” 

With seven million visitors a year, Empire 

City has become a favorite entertainment destination 

in the tri-state area. In addition to more 

than 5,300 slot machines and electronic table 

games offering roulette, craps, baccarat and sic 

bo, Empire City has year-round live harness racing, 

two restaurants and live entertainment six 

days a week which includes everything from karaoke, 

comedy nights, jazz and blues, salsa and 

great party bands. Their first ever summer concert 

series, which continues through August, has 

brought in top tier talent such as The Spin Doctors, 

The Marshall Tucker Band, Pat Benatar & 

Neil Giraldo and the Village People. 

Currently undergoing a $50 million expansion 

slated to open this fall, Empire City will be 

adding 30,000 square feet of additional gaming 

space, two new restaurants featuring nearly one 

hundred beers brewed right here in New York, 

dueling piano entertainment, antique bowling 

lanes and much more. 

“Empire City Casino continues to prove its 

worth and contribution to Yonkers and New York 

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State,” said Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano. “These 

dollars generated by Empire City provide one of 

the greatest sources of educational funding for 

our students and their future and we support the 

casino’s ongoing development which will serve 

our schools and our city.” 

To put these July revenues for education 

into perspective: Empire City supported the 

equivalent of 1,977 teaching jobs in the month 

of July alone. New York State Department of 

Labor data indicates that the average monthly 

salary for elementary and secondary school 

teachers in New York is approximately $5,800. 

In addition, more than $4.5 million was 

generated to support businesses connected to 

the racing industry, including family farms, 

the preservation of open space and more than 

35,000 jobs in the racing and breeding industry 

such as veterinarians, breeders, barn managers, 

trainers, etc. 

Statewide, the nine racetrack casinos that 

comprise the New York Gaming Association 

(NYGA) generated significant funding for education, 

contributing more than $71 million in 

education aid and supporting more than 12,000 

teachers’ jobs in July alone. 

Last month, NYGA announced that its 

members have generated nearly double the 

amount of tax revenue for their home state than 

Las Vegas Strip and Atlantic City casinos combined, 

according to statistics covering the first 

six months of 2012. 

Operating at a tax rate of 68 percent — one 

of the highest in the nation — NYGA members 

generated $620 million in tax revenue for 

New York during the first six months of 2012. 

By comparison, the Las Vegas Strip and Atlantic 

City, despite having full-fledged casinos and 

more combined gaming activity than New York, 

only generated $329 million for Nevada and 

New Jersey. That’s approximately $291 million 

fewer dollars than NYGA members. 

For more information, call 914-968-4200 

or visit EmpireCityCasino.com. 

Letters to the Editor 

As the chairwoman of the 1994 Charter 

Revision Commission that put forth the original 

effort to establish term limits in Yonkers, 

I can attest to the fact that we did not spend 

much time debating whether the terms should 

be eight years or 12. 

One year after New York City first approved 

term limits, we recognized the power 

of the incumbency in winning elections and 

wanted to establish some ending point for incumbents. 

In the years since enactment, term limits 

have forced quite a few good leaders from 

office before they could finish their agendas. 

Term limits have also tainted the second terms 

of some, as they lose motivation and staff 

members leave early for job security. 

In Yonkers, we have seen economic development 

projects approved with much public 

participation which, while desirable, increases 

Dear Yonkers Voter: 

Yonkers needs good leaders to grow the 

city. Elected officials with substantial history 

and knowledge can implement large projects 

that will help improve our local economy and 

rebuild our schools. 

The Yonkers Committee for Term Limit 

Consistency is an organization committed to 

extending (not eliminating) term limits in Yonkers 

from two four-year terms to three terms in 

order to promote consistent, long-term policymaking 

in our city. 

By allowing term limits to be extended to 

three, we would be consistent with Westchester 

County and New York City. Unlike NYC, we 

do not intend to extend term limits through an 

undemocratic legislative action. Instead, we 

are petitioning to have extended term limits 

the time it takes to bring such projects to reality. 

Council members who fought for community 

benefits are no longer in office to oversee 

their implementation when the project is finally 

built. 

New York City recognized the need for 

additional continuity in these tough economic 

times and they changed term limits to 12 years 

by legislative and executive fiat. They were 

criticized by many on the process of not changing 

by ballot proposition what had been instituted 

by ballot proposition. 

The Yonkers Committee for Term Limit 

Consistency is attempting to do it the right 

way by putting the question before the voters 

that has not been asked: Should term limits be 

eight or 12 years? I will be supporting them in 

their efforts. 

Sobeida Cruz 

Yonkers 

placed on the ballot this November so that the 

people of Yonkers can vote on and decide the 

issue themselves. 

Preventing our most effective leaders from 

seeking re-election more than once only hinders 

the ability to make the big improvements 

our city needs. 

Your help is needed in this effort. Visit 

TermConsistency.com do download and print 

a copy of our petition. Sign it and mail it to PO 

Box 247 Yonkers, NY 10704. Our deadline is 

the end of August, so please sign it today and 

if you could get a few others to sign it too, that 

would be even better. 

Sincerely, 

The Yonkers Committee for 

Term Limit Consistency 

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This, Too, is Yonkers 

By Eric W. Schoen 

Yonkers Fire Union 

vs. City Hall Saga 

Growing up on Bruce 

Avenue, we were a short 

walk from Fire Station 4 on 

Radford Street. 

Station 4 is the home 

of Engine 304 and Ladder 

74. For the uninitiated, 

firefighters hook up a hose 

from the fire hydrant to an 

engine to increase pressure 

when they are putting water 

on the fire. The ladder company 

is used to rescue those 

in the structure where the 

fire is occurring and search for those who may 

be inside. 

I can see the barbecue grill in the back yard 

of Station 4 and remember visiting the firehouse 

on school trips and to vote on Election Day. The 

poor poll workers would get truck exhaust in 

their face every time the engines would start up 

and, eventually, the polling place was moved to 

the non-handicapped accessible police station 

next door. You might have to walk up stairs, but 

at least you were not covered in exhaust fumes 

or had to wear a coat to ward off the cold, as the 

big firehouse doors would open constantly on a 

chilly Election Day in November. 

Firefighting is a dangerous job. A police 

officer is a dangerous job. Teaching is a dangerous 

job, as we have seen in schools across 

the country. There are very few jobs that do not 

have some element of danger. In the case of firefighters, 

they go through rigorous training and 

are provided with state of the art gear to prevent 

injuries. But as you and I know, there are crazies 

out there who start fires that kill people. We have 

tragically seen this in Yonkers. 

So folks around the city are wondering 

what is going on in the current feud between 

Mayor Spano and the firefighters union. Everyone 

is throwing numbers all over the place. The 

firefighters union backed Spano in the election 

last year, which makes the whole scenario even 

that more puzzling. 

I thought I would attempt, in layman’s terms, 

to explain what is going on here. I’ll let you be 

the judge as to who is right, wrong — maybe no 

one is right or wrong. But, unfortunately, we, as 

taxpayers, have to pick up the bill! 

The Firefighters union in Yonkers has been 

a powerful union for many years. They back 

candidates for Mayor and City Council and the 

©2012 Metropolitan Transportation Authority 

Eric W. Schoen 

folks that they back approve 

the contracts the union negotiates 

with the city. My 

guess is that, over the years, 

none of the city officials 

who approved the contracts 

bothered to read the documents 

they were approving. 

They are probably more to 

blame for the current mess 

then the firefighter union is. 

Firefighting in Yonkers 

is a good job. Starting salary 

of $70,000, six weeks 

vacation, unlimited line of 

duty and non-line of duty 

sick leave and the city buys 

all of your protective gear. But the kicker is that 

the contract allows firefighters and officers to 

work 24 hour periods vs. a normal eight- or 12hour 

day. So a firefighter can work two 24-hour 

periods over eight or nine days and satisfy their 

commitment. Nice job, and many firefighters 

supplement their income with second jobs. 

The union — with the approval of the Mayor 

and City Council, who vote on their contract — 

negotiated a provision where, when a firefighter 

goes out sick for non-line of duty (not related to 

work) illness he (or she) has three days before 

they have to be seen by a department physician. 

Granted you get a bad cold, fever or the flu and 

it takes 3 days to recover. And for people with 

a fixed number of sick days, this makes sense. 

But during these three days, the open position 

has to be filled with overtime, costing the city 

big bucks. 

In every bushel of apples there is bound to 

be several bad ones. Unfortunately, according to 

the city, a small number of firefighters appear to 

be going out sick quite frequently. But the city 

agreed to a contract where for non-line of duty 

illness firefighters have up to three days to be 

seen by a physician and unlimited non-line of 

duty sick leave. Over the years, the city has been 

lax in getting firefighters seen by a Department 

physician promptly. 

Since the early 1990s, when you called an 

ambulance in Yonkers, a fire engine would show 

up with the ambulance. At first glance you probably 

thought “what is the fire department doing 

here for my medical emergency?” In a city like 

Yonkers, you might have two ambulances on at 

night and four during the day. With fire companies 

strategically placed throughout the city, a 

fire company can reach you within four minutes, 



New Yonkers Web Site, 

YonkersControlsSpending.com 

In an effort to provide residents with more 

of a transparent government, Yonkers Mayor 

Mike Spano recently launched a new informational 

Web site, YonkersControlsSpending. 

com., to educate residents about the facts and 

figures pertaining to the fiscal crisis that is affecting 

the City of Yonkers. 

Included in the site is information on 

where the city stands fiscally, the steps Spano 

has and will take to get the city through this 

crisis and the facts on the issue currently being 

debated — Yonkers Fire Department costs. 

“There is a lot of misinformation out there 

about the city’s fiscal state and ways in which 

the city is looking to right the wrongs of the 

past,” said Spano. “The goal of this site is to 

provide our residents with the transparency 

they deserve in their government. I encourage 

everyone to review the site to learn the truth of 

how we got here and what we are looking to do 

so as not to continue to invoke more strain on 

Yonkers taxpayers.” 

Features of the Web site include informa- 

Palisade Pizza gets it and wants to help 

area neighbors continue and or start regular 

exercise through the free Yonkers On the Move 

(YOM) program. 

YOM is an initiative and annual campaign 

to encourage and coordinate resources so residents 

of all ages consider the benefits of being 

active. The YOM campaign focuses on taking 

regular walks and or complementing your favorite 

exercise with individual and walks including 

family, friends and neighbors. 

In addition to encouraging a northwest 

Yonkers walk group (The Palisade Avenue 

Walk Rockets) to meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday 

evenings in front of the store, Palisade Pizza 

will help support and join YOM in the Third 

Annual Palisade Avenue Pizza Walk on August 

22 — meet at Palisade Pizza at 6 p.m. and start 

walking, at your pace and distance, starting at 

6:15. 

E-ZPass. 

The cash version. 

tion on: 

• How the City is Managing the City’s Fiscal 

Crisis; 

• Current Fiscal Issues the City is Facing; 

• Spending Controls Under the Spano Administration; 

and 

• News Items Related to the City’s Fiscal 

Crisis. 

“Currently, we are dealing with fiscal matters 

pertaining to the Fire Department,” Spano 

said. “This site will allow residents to see outlined 

and detailed information on how an abuse 

of the sick time policy has led to over $8 million 

in overtime costs yearly. Also, the site explains 

the fiscally responsible policy needed to 

curb these overtime costs and how this policy 

will not put our public safety in jeopardy.” 

Yonkerscontrolsspending.com will continue 

to serve as a platform for transparent government 

in Yonkers — Spano will update the 

site as fiscal topics and issues arise throughout 

his administration. 

3rd Annual Palisade Avenue 

Pizza Walk 

To encourage the participation of new 

walkers and new walk groups, Palisade Pizza 

will offer a free slice of pizza to the first 16 

registered walkers (must walk minimum of ½ 

mile- most walkers enjoy doing a brisk to moderate 

paced mile or more) and a bottled water 

for all walkers. 

New this year, you can help create the 

Palisade Avenue Walker’s Pie. The intention is 

to formulate the healthiest, tastiest and popular 

post walk pie for 2012. The goal is to have 

some fun in collecting your ideas and also 

think about eating well and making personal 

meal choices — on the run, so to speak! 

YOM will provide to the first 12 registered 

participants a pedometer and show you how to 

get the most out of using a pedometer. 

For more information, call 914-943-6368, 

e-mail NW4yonkersonthemove@yahoo.com 

or visit WalkYOM.org. 

The MTA Reload Card is the only card that lets you use MTA E-ZPass and refill your account with cash. 

You get all the benefits of MTA E-ZPass, but you control the amount of money in your account by 

reloading it with cash at hundreds of merchants in the metro area. 

Your commute will be quicker, you’ll use less fuel, and you’ll save money with MTA E-ZPass discounts. 

To order or for more information call 1-800-333-TOLL (8655), or visit ezpassny.com.


Yonkers Resident Raises 

Funds for Children’s Charities 

Bob’s Discount Furniture held its 25th annual Golf Outing on July 17 at the 

Tunxis Plantation Country Club in Farmington, Connecticut. This event raised 

more than $447,000 and these funds will benefit charities including the American Red Cross, 

Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, American Cancer Society’s Camp Rising Sun, 

Family & Children’s Aid, The Jimmy Fund and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. 

Photographed at the event are (l to r) Ian Geltner, Michael Davis, Ronald Gard and 

Bob’s Assistant General Manager Tyronne Lindsey of Yonkers. 

Rising Business Spotlight: 

Liza’s Party Supply 

By Ben Cohn 

Liza’s Party Supply, located on 16 Main 

St., is a mother-daughter run business that has 

been in the Getty Square area for almost 25 

years. 

The owner, Liza Rojas, is not around the 

store very much, but her daughter, Denin Rojas, 

spoke about their business and the changes 

they have seen Yonkers go through. 

“We cater mostly to parties, sweet 16’s 

and weddings,” she said. “Sometimes we’ll 

get clients from out of Yonkers and even out of 

state. Our busiest time of the year is the spring, 

when a lot of people get married and there are 

graduations.” 

With changes to the Downtown Yonkers 

area — like the daylighting of the Saw-Mill 

and the fairly new developments on the Hud- 

son — many business in Getty Square will be 

affected, including Liza’s. 

“It’s definitely better than when we first 

came here, much better” said Denin. “Hopefully 

that stuff going on down at the waterfront 

will help us out over here.” 

Like many of the other businesses in the 

Getty Square area, their customers are still 

mostly local. Since 2008, they’ve seen their 

business go up and down. 

“Well, it was bad after 2008, but we still 

had our locals and they brought us through. 

Since 2010, things have gotten better. 

Denin wanted to thank all of her clients 

in the neighborhood for supporting her. “I am 

grateful to the community for sticking with us 

and for continuing to be local clientele.” 

Sherwood House Open for Tours 

Historic Sherwood House will be open for 

ours from September 9 to October 28 from 2 to 

p.m. on each Sunday, or by appointment. 

Historic Sherwood House, on the National 

egister of Historic Places, is owned and mainained 

by the Yonkers Historical Society (YHS). 

t is located at 340 Tuckahoe Rd. and is one of 

he few remaining pre-Revolutionary War tenant 

armhouses in the New York Metropolitan area. 

This, Too, is Yonkers 

Continued from Page 5 

whereas it could take the smaller number of ambulances 

much longer to reach you. With many 

medical conditions, minutes count and the faster 

certified medically trained personnel (firefighters 

receive extensive first responder training) 

reach you, the better chance of survival and recovery. 

Couple this with a reduction in fire runs due 

to the fact that a lot of the housing stock in Yonkers 

older neighborhoods has burned and/or was 

torn down, so the fire department has increased 

its runs dramatically with medical runs. Yonkers 

residents are the beneficiaries. This has been 

done all over the country with great success. 

A Fire Department, like a Police Department, 

is just like an insurance policy you take 

out on your life, home or car. You hope you will 

never need it but if you need it, it’s there. And 

Yonkers has been most fortunate to have a great 

fire department for many years. Loss of life has 

Liza’s Party Supply 

It was built about 1740 by Thomas Sherwood 

on land leased from Frederick Philipse 

and was purchased in 1801 by Doctor John Ingersoll, 

who opened Yonkers’ first doctor’s office. 

All Sherwood House events are free and 

open to the public. For information, including 

scheduling off-hour tours, call YHS at 914-961- 

8940. 

been kept to a minimum because of the hard 

work of our men and women firefighters. 

Negotiating through the media does no one 

any good. Reducing starting salaries is always 

an easy cop out for a union, as those whose 

salaries are reduced are not union dues-paying 

members. To be honest, it is not a good situation 

when the person doing the same job as you is 

making considerably less than you. 

Overtime in the Fire Department is assigned 

by the Commissioner through his subordinates. 

If a small number of firefighters is receiving 

overtime, that’s not the firefighters or union’s 

fault. The fault goes all the way to the top. 

Yonkers has a new Fire Commissioner 

with impressive credentials. Yonkers has a new 

Mayor who cares deeply about his city. The 

Firefighters union understands that the overtime 

issue needs to be addressed. All parties need to 

sit down together and “put this fire out.” 

This, too, is Yonkers! 

Reach Eric Schoen at thistooisyonkers@ 

aol.com. 

Westchester Calls for Discount 

of the $14 TZ Bridge Toll 

Governor Andrew Cuomo Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner 

By Dan Murphy 

Westchester residents finally received a 

piece of important information about the new 

Tappan Zee (TZ) Bridge last week when Larry 

Schwartz, secretary to Governor Andrew Cuomo 

and point person for the new TZ project, 

told reporters that the estimated toll for the 

new bridge would be $14. 

Schwartz then pointed out that discounts 

will be given to commuters and to EZ Pass 

tag holders, reducing the toll in some cases 

to $8.40. But it appears that if you are a 

Westchester resident with no EZ pass, you will 

pay $14. 

For those of us who enjoy going to Rockland 

County and the Palisade Mall in West Nyack, 

the $14 toll may make us balk or, at the 

least, not be happy with it. Some Westchester 

residents and elected officials are calling for a 

“Westchester Discount,” a reduction in the toll 

for county residents. 

Assemblyman Tom Abinanti represents 

the 92nd District, which includes Tarrytown 

— where the TZ Bridge will make landfall in 

Westchester. He has called for EZ Pass discounts 

for Westchester residents for any new 

toll increases needed to pay for the new TZ 

Bridge. 

“In fashioning a financial plan to pay for 

the new bridge, planners should take into consideration 

an accommodation for Westchester 

residents,” said Abinanti in a letter to State 

Department of Transportation Commissioner 

Joan J. McDonald and the N.Y.S. Thruway 

Chair Howard P. Millstein. 

In another instance, Abinanti said, 

“Westchester residents shouldn’t have to pay 

more to cross a new bridge which is constructed 

to meet regional and interstate needs.” 

Paul Feiner — Town Supervisor of Greenburgh, 

of which Tarrytown is an incorporated 

village — also supports discounts and is calling 

for spreading the costs of the bridge to all 

of New York State, not just users of the bridge 

through a toll. 

“The state is now estimating that tolls on 

the Tappan Zee Bridge could jump to close to 

$14 in December 2014,” said Feiner. “Tolls 

are expected to almost triple from the current 

amount. There would be discounts for commuters 

who would pay in the neighborhood of 

$8.40 to cross the three-mile span. 

“The Tappan Zee Bridge should not be a 

bridge for only the rich. The projected increases 

are excessive, especially without bus or 

mass transit. This will be a tremendous burden 

for lower income residents of both counties, 

for seniors and for young people. The Tappan 

Zee Bridge projected toll hikes make the bridge 

unaffordable for many. I believe that the toll 

hikes will hurt local businesses and restaurants 

in Greenburgh, especially the river villages.” 

Feiner helped organize a community meeting 

this week, objecting to the toll hikes after 

hearing complaints from residents. He pointed 

to the Grand Island Bridge in Buffalo, where 

Buffalo residents pay nine cents! Nonresidents 

pay only $1. 

“Why does the Thruway Authority give 

residents of the Buffalo area a big discount 

on their local bridge and not do the same for 

residents of Westchester/Rockland?” asked 

Feiner. 

Cuomo and his team continue to push their 

most effective and compelling argument for 

building a new TZ Bridge — that the costs for 

maintaining the current bridge over 20 years 

($3 to $4 billion) are close to the costs of building 

a new $5 billion dollar bridge. 

The Governor backed up that argument 

The aging Tappan Zee Bridge 

last week, saying, “On the cost, the choice is 

clear — a new, better bridge will require about 

the same tolls as just fixing the old bridge and 

about half the toll of a new bridge plus a new 

bus system.” 

The state’s Web site on the new bridge, 

NewNYBridge.com, laid out the future tolls for 

each option (the options being: 1) repair the existing 

bridge; 2) build a new 100-year lifespan 

bridge with a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system; 

and 3) build a new, BRT-ready bridge). 

Repair toll costs would reach $7.20 for 

commuters and EZ Pass holders and $12 for 

cash. A BRT bridge toll would be $16.80, $28 

cash. A BRT-ready (capable but not yet built) 

bridge would be $8.40, $14 cash. 

In 2015, the George Washington Bridge 

toll will rise to $15. No tall increase estimates 

have been given for the Bear Mountain or 

Newburgh-Beacon bridges, both of which are 

$1.25 — a bargain but costly in gas, as they’re 

both out of the way compared to the TZ Bridge, 

depending on destination. 

Three consortiums of engineering and 

construction firms have submitted bids to build 

the new bridge. Once those bids are evaluated, 

they will be released to the public and we 

will finally know the real estimated TZ Bridge 

build and toll costs. 

The other main concern is how the project 

will be funded, to be backed by future tolls. 

Will the Federal Government provide a low interest 

loan? Will private equity companies be 

allowed to finance the costs? 

The best argument against building the 

bridge is the argument articulated by many at 

the public meetings being held by Schwartz and 

Brian Conybeare in the region — that this new 

bridge will not alleviate the current bottlenecks 

of commuters and trucks at rush hour. The new 

bridge will alleviate traffic on the bridge itself, 

but the problems on I-287 in Westchester and 

Rockland will continue. Cuomo has argued 

that building a BRT or other mass transit component, 

which reducing congestion, would 

double the cost and push the toll to $28 or, possibly, 

more. 

While there are detractors, the Governor 

has received the backing of many local elected 

officials for the new bridge. Harrison Mayor 

Ron Belmont, Ossining Supervisor Susanne 

Donnelly, City of Rye Mayor Doug French, 

North Salem Town Supervisor Warren Lucas, 

Town of Somers Supervisor Mary Beth Murphy, 

Town of Lewisboro Supervisor Peter 

Parsons, Ardsley Mayor Peter Porcino, Town 

of Pound Ridge Supervisor Gary Warshauer, 

Town of Pound Ridge and Elmsford Mayor 

Robert Williams and more from the greater 

Hudson Valley have all registered support. 

“The elected officials of the Hudson Valley 

know best what their region needs and, on 

behalf of their constituents, they are calling 

for a new bridge to replace the obsolete Tappan 

Zee,” Cuomo said. “The right option is 

clear: we need a new bridge that is safer and 

transit-ready, will ease congestion and spur job 

creation in the community. I thank these leaders 

for their efforts to keep this project moving 

forward.” 

The massive Environmental Impact Statement 

for the new TZ Bridge has been completed 

and released to the public. It points to the 

significant efforts that will be made to reduce 

noise, pollution, traffic and wildlife. 

For much more information or to submit 

questions or concerns about the project, call 

855-TZBRIDGE (892-7434) or visit NewNY 

Bridge.com.

Seniors and Health Care 

Fighting Diabetes in Yonkers 

Photo by Paul Jerome 

Cross County Mall Property Manager Josette Squitieri (left) and 

WADA Manager of Special Events and Fundraising Susan Stein 

Last week, representatives from Yonkers on 

he Move (YOM) and the Westchester American 

iabetes Association (WADA), held a diabees 

risk assessment survey at the Cross County 

hopping Center. 

Interested shoppers were also encouraged 

o participate in the Step Out Walk to Stop Diaetes 

at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry on Sepember 

20. 

Getting the word out about diabetes in a 

ommunity setting is important for several reaons. 

First, the perception that Diabetes is not 

hat serious of a disease is unfortunately widepread. 

The fact is Diabetes causes more deaths 

year than breast cancer and AIDS combined. 

wo out of three people with diabetes die from 

By Susan Sobel, Social Security District 

Manager in Yonkers 

Question 

My mother receives Supplemental Security 

Income (SSI) benefits. She may have to enter a 

nursing home later this year. How does this affect 

her SSI benefits? 

Answer 

Moving to a nursing home can affect your 

mother’s SSI benefits, but it depends on the type 

of facility. In some cases, the SSI payment may be 

reduced or stopped. Whenever your mother enters 

or leaves a nursing home, assisted living facility, 

hospital, skilled nursing facility or any other kind 

of institution, it is important that you tell Social 

Security. Call Social Security’s toll-free number, 

1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778). We can 

answer specific questions from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., 

Monday to Friday. We also provide information 

by automated phone service 24 hours a day. 

Question 

What are the limits on what I can own to be 

eligible for Supplemental Security Income? 

Answer 

Social Security counts real estate, bank accounts, 

cash, stocks and bonds toward the limits 

on what you can own. You may be able to get SSI 

if your resources are worth no more than $2,000. 

A couple may be able to get SSI if they have resources 

worth no more than $3,000. If you own 

property you are trying to sell, you may be able to 

get SSI while trying to sell it. 

Social Security does not count everything 

you own in deciding whether you have too many 

resources to qualify for SSI. For example, we 

generally do not count: the home you live in and 

the land it is on; life insurance policies with a face 

value of $1,500 or less; your car; burial plots for 

you and immediate family; and up to $1,500 in 

burial funds for you and up to $1,500 in burial 

funds for your spouse. Learn more about SSI at 

SocialSecurity.gov/ssi. 

Question 

I currently receive Social Security disability 

benefits. I now have a second serious disability. 

Can my monthly benefit amount be increased? 

Average basic premiums for Medicare prescription 

drug plans are projected to remain constant 

in 2013, according to Health and Human 

Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. 

The average 2013 monthly premium for basic 

prescription drug coverage is expected to be 

$30. Average premiums for 2012 were projected 

to be $30 and ultimately averaged $29.67. At the 

same time, since the law was enacted, seniors and 

people with disabilities have saved $3.9 billion 

on prescription drugs as the Affordable Care Act 

began closing the “donut hole” coverage gap. 

Today’s projection for the average premium 

heart disease or stroke. 

Secondly, according to the Centers for Disease 

Control 2011 Fact Sheet about Diabetes, 

the number of undiagnosed people with Diabetes 

is 7 million. 

Lastly, there are an estimated 79 million 

people with pre-Diabetes. Before people develop 

type 2 Diabetes, they usually have pre-Diabetes 

— blood glucose levels that are higher than 

normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed 

as diabetes. It is a silent killer if left untreated. 

Recent research has shown that some long-term 

damage to the body, especially the heart and circulatory 

system, may already be occurring during 

pre-Diabetes. 

Social Security Column: 

Questions and Answers 

Answer 

No. Although your Social Security disability 

benefit eligibility is based on having a severe disability, 

the benefit amount is based on the amount 

of your lifetime earnings before your disability 

began and not the number, degree or severity of 

your disability. For more information, go to So 

cialSecurity.gov/dibplan/dapproval2.htm. 

Question 

Is there a time limit on how long I can collect 

Social Security disability benefits? 

Answer 

Your disability benefits will continue as long 

as your medical condition has not improved and 

you remain unable to work. Your case will be reviewed 

at regular intervals to make sure you still 

are disabled. If you still are receiving disability 

benefits when you reach full retirement age, we 

will automatically convert them to retirement 

benefits. See SocialSecurity.gov/pubs/10153. 

html#6 for more information on disability. 

Question 

My mom is interested in getting help with 

her Medicare Part D prescription costs, but she 

has about $10,000 in the bank. Would she still be 

eligible? 

Answer 

Based solely on the bank account balance 

you mention, yes. However, there are other factors 

to consider as well, including your mom’s 

income. If your mother has other resources, they 

may be included too. 

This year, a person’s total resources are, in 

most cases, limited to $13,070 (or $26,120 if married 

and living with spouse) to qualify for Extra 

Help with Medicare prescription drug costs. The 

resource limits shown on the application include 

a $1,500 per person exclusion for burial purposes. 

Resources include the value of the things you 

own, such as real estate (other than the place you 

live), cash, bank accounts, stocks, bonds and retirement 

accounts like IRAs or 401ks. There are 

exceptions. 

Read more about how to qualify and apply 

for the Extra Help at SocialSecurity.gov/prescrip 

tionhelp/index.htm. 

Medicare Prescription 

Premiums Remain Steady 

for 2013 is based on bids submitted by drug and 

health plans for basic coverage during the 2013 

benefit year and calculated by the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of 

the Actuary. 

The upcoming annual enrollment period — 

from October 15 to December 7 — allows people 

with Medicare, their families and their caregivers 

to choose their plans for next year by comparing 

their current coverage and quality ratings to other 

plan offerings. New benefit choices are effective 

January 1, 2013. 

For more information, visit HealthCare.gov. 

View your local paper at 

RisingMediaGroup.com 


Astorino Seeks Nominations 

for Senior Citizens Hall of Fame 

Do you know any seniors who are making 

or have made a positive difference in 

Westchester County though their professional 

life or volunteer work? 

Maybe they head an environmental or arts 

organization. Or perhaps they volunteer their 

time at a hospital, senior center or nonprofit 

agency. 

If so, Westchester County Executive Robert 

P. Astorino encourages you to nominate 

them to the Westchester Senior Citizens Hall 

of Fame, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary 

this year. 

“The Hall of Fame is a tribute to seniors 

who have generously given their time and 

energy to improve the quality of life in their 

communities or the county at large,” Astorino 

said. “It’s important that we honor these 

community-minded individuals and recognize 

their contributions.” 

The deadline for nominations is September 

14. Nominees must be at least 60 years old 

and live in Westchester. They also must have 

made significant and lasting contributions to 

enhance the quality of life in the county or be 

an outstanding leader or advocate in a wide 

variety of areas. Existing Hall of Fame members 

cannot be nominated — the Web site has 

a list of inductees from previous years. 

Please keep in mind that we want more 

than biographical facts. We would also like 

an anecdote that shows why that person is 

unique. 

Nominations will be reviewed by a judging 

committee of past Senior Citizens Hall of 

Fame honorees and members of the DSPS Aging 

Network, which includes the Council for 

Seniors and the Older Americans Act Advisory 

Council. 

Those selected will be inducted into the 

Hall of Fame at its annual luncheon on December 

7 at the Westchester Marriott Hotel in 

Tarrytown. 

The Hall of Fame is sponsored by the 

Westchester County Department of Senior 

Programs and Services (DSPS), Westchester 

County Parks and the Westchester Public/Private 

Partnership for Aging Services. 

For more information or to make a nomination, 

contact Annette Alve at 914-813- 

6414 or ala3@westchestergov.com or visit 

Westchestergov.com/seniors. 

Letter to the Editor 

Let the Suffering Begin 

On Sunday, August 5, the Journal News 

ran a feature front page headline, “A Scrip for 

Addiction,” and dedicated 3 or 4 inside pages 

to how “prescription painkillers have changed 

the face of illegal drug use in the northern suburbs.” 

The feature story goes on to describe all 

the evils of these drugs — Vicodin, Percocet, 

Oxycodone, etc. Although these problems with 

prescription painkillers are real and do exist, the 

story does not consider a move the state of New 

York made nearly two years ago. 

On December 1, 2010, the New York State 

Worker’s Compensation Laws changed and effectively 

cut out all chronic conditions from 

conservative care. Cases that were years old and 

had judge’s decisions awarding lifetime symptomatic 

care were all thrown out, leaving patients 

with chronic pain from past injuries with 

little recourse. 

They set up short term guidelines by which 

medical doctors, physical therapists and chiropractors 

had to abide by. If the patient needed 

surgery to the spine or other joints, they were allowed, 

but therapy and all conservative, noninvasive 

remedies were limited to these guidelines. 

If the surgery was not successful or refused, then 

let the suffering begin. 

When any practitioner sees a patient in pain 

and is not allowed to help, then it’s time to refer 

out. In most cases, the patient is referred for prescription 

pain killers, hence the problem begins. 

Many patients were managing with conservative 

and alternative care and able to maintain 

their lifestyle with out pills. That option has 

been removed by the state of New York in relation 

to work injuries. 

Let the suffering begin. 

Brian Nicoletti, D.C. 

Yonkers, NY 

Since its founding by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul in 1888, Saint 

Joseph’s Medical Center has been meeting the health care needs of Yonkers and 

surrounding communities. Located in Southwest Yonkers, Saint Joseph's Medical 

Center consists of a 194-bed acute care teaching hospital and a 200-bed nursing 

home and features comprehensive out-patient programs. It is also a sponsor of lowincome 

senior housing for frail elderly. 

In response to new developments in medicine and the needs of the community, 

Saint Joseph’s has grown dramatically over the years into a modern, progressive 

medical center. 

Today, Saint Joseph’s offers: 

s An expanded Ambulatory Surgery Center 

s On-site 64 slice spiral CT Scanner and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 

s Dedicated hospital-based Inpatient Renal Dialysis Services 

s A Hospital-based Nursing Home 

s One of the busiest Emergency Services in Westchester County 

s A Designated Stroke Center 

s Comprehensive Mental Health Services 

s A Family Health Center to provide affordable primary care 

s Oncology Services 

s Geriatrics Services and 165 units of Senior Housing 

s A State-of-the-art Department of Surgery for ambulatory, laser and laparoscopic 

surgery, micro-neurosurgery for back and neck compression pain, and Holmium 

laser and lithotripsy for treating kidney stones 

s Pain Management 

s The only accredited Family Medicine Residency Program in Westchester 

s Highly advanced diagnostic services, including Cardiology, Radiology and Laboratories, 

as well as a full range of rehabilitative therapies 

s Women’s Health Services, including accredited low-dose mammography 

s Patient Representatives and Pastoral Care for spiritual and emotional support 

For more information, call 914-378-7000 

or visit www.saintjosephs.org. 

Saint Joseph’s Medical Center 

127 South Broadway s Yonkers, New York 10701


Legal Notices 

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 

COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER- COMPLIANCE PART 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------X 

MELANIE KEENE, 

-against- 

Plaintiff(s), 

60-64 ELLIOT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND 

COPRORATION AND WESTHAB, INC., 

Defendant(s), 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------X 

LEFKOWITZ, J. 

FILED AND ENTERED ON 

7/11/2012 WESTCHESTER 

COUNTY 

DECISION AND ORDER 

INDEX NO.: 12143/10 

MOTION DATE: July 9, 2012 

Seq No. 2 

The following papers numbered 1 to 15 were read on this motion by defendants 60-64 Elliot Housing 

Development Fund Corporation and Westhab, Inc. for a protective order pursuant to CPLR 3103 precluding plaintiff 

from calling Marc Jones as a nonparty witness at trial, or, alternatively, pursuant to CPLR 2308 holding Marc Jones in 

contempt of court and compelling his deposition as a nonparty witness. 

Notice of Motion- Affirmation- Exhibits 1-11 

Affidavits of Service- Affidavit of Publication 12-14 

Affirmation in Partial Opposition 15 

Upon the foregoing papers, the motion is determined as follows” 

In this action, plaintiff seeks to recover damages for personal injuries she allegedly sustained when she 

slipped and fell in her apartment due to an alleged leak from the refrigerator. Nonparty Marc Jones was noticed by 

plaintiff as a fact witness. Mr. Jones is the father of plaintiff’s daughter and plaintiff testified at her deposition that he 

had called an ambulance after her fall. 

Mr. Jones failed to comply with two non-judicial subpoenas served upon him by defendants by failing to 

appear for a deposition, despite stating that he would appear. Defendants contend that without the deposition of Mr. 

Jones, they will be substantially prejudiced if he is allowed to testify at trial. Accordingly, defendants contend that 

preclusion is warranted to prevent surprise at trial. Alternatively, defendants seek an order holding Mr. Jones in 

contempt and compelling his appearance for a deposition. 

Plaintiff’s objects to that branch of the motion which seeks to preclude Mr. Jones from testifying at trial. 

Plaintiff contends that the relief is inappropriate since Mr. Jones is not in the control of plaintiff, and defendants, as 

the party seeking the discovery, are not entitles to relief pursuant to CPLR 3103 (a). Moreover, plaintiff contends that 

even if the defendants erroneously cited CPLR 3103 and is actually seeking relief pursuant to CPLR 3101 (a) (4), Mr. 

Jones has no stake or interest in the action. Plaintiff does not object to that branch of the motion which seeks to 

compel Mr. Jones to appear for a deposition and hold him in contempt. Plaintiff contends that contempt is only the 

proper remedy for disobedience of a judicial subpoena pursuant to Judiciary Law § 753 (5). 

Contrary to plaintiff’s contention, the court cannot hold Mr. Jones in contempt for failing to appear for a 

deposition upon the present motion. Notably, CPLR 2308 (b) provides that if a person fails to comply with a nonjudicial 

subpoena, the court, upon motion, may compel compliance and impose costs and damages sustained by the 

reason of the noncompliance. CPLR 2308 (b), however, does not provide that noncompliance with a non-judicial 

subpoena is punishable as contempt of court. In any event, the Order to Show Cause did not contain the contempt 

warning as required by Judiciary Law § 756. Further, an application for contempt against a nonparty must take the 

form of a special proceeding, which requires personal service on the nonparty (Long Is. Trust Co. v Rosenberg, 82 

AD2d 591 [2s Dept 1981]; Siegel’s NY Prac. §484). Here, movant was unable to personally serve the nonparty and 

served the Order to Show Cause upon the nonparty by publication as directed by the court in the Order to Show 

Cause. 

An order compelling Mr. Jones to appear for a deposition is, however, warranted pursuant to CPLR 2308 (b). 

According to plaintiff’s deposition testimony, Mr. Jones called the ambulance after she slipped and fell. Therefore, his 

testimony would be relevant and material to the issues in this action, and his personal observations cannot be obtained 

from another source (see Kooper v Kooper, 74 AD3d 6 [2d Dept 2010]). In the event that Mr. Jones fails to appear for 

a deposition by the date set forth in this order, this court, upon submission of an affidavit of noncompliance and a 

proposed preclusion order, will issue an order precluding him from testifying at trial in order to insure that the trial is 

fairly conducted (see Sarac v Bertash, 148 AD2d 436 [2d Dept1989]). 

In view of the foregoing, it is 

ORDERED that the motion is granted only to the extent that nonparty Marc Jones is directed to appear for a 

deposition on or before August 31, 2012, at the time and place to be designated by defendants’ counsel; and it is 

further 

ORDERED that, in the event that Marc Jones fails to appear for the deposition, defendants shall submit an 

affidavit of noncompliance to the court with a proposed order of preclusion on or before September 7, 2012; and it is 

further 

further 

ORDERED that the branch of the motion holding nonparty Marc Jones in contempt is denied; and it is 

ORDERED that defendants shall serve this order with notice of entry, as well as the designation of the time 

and place of the deposition, upon plaintiff by regular mail within 10 days of entry and upon nonparty Marc Jones by 

publication, pursuant to CPLR 316, in The Journal News edition which circulates in Yonkers, New York, the 

nonparty’s last known city of residence, and in either Yonkers Rising or Westchester County Business Journal at least 

once in each newspaper for four successive weeks; and it is further 

ORDERED that counsel is directed to appear for a conference in the Compliance Part, Courtroom 800, on 

September 7, 2012 at 9:30 A.M. 

The foregoing constitutes the decision & order of this court. 

Dated: White Plains, New York 

July 10, 2012 

_____________________________ 

HON. JOAN B. LEFKOWITZ, J.S.C. 

AD/sh SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 

#13545 COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER 

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MELANIE KEENE, 

Plaintiff, 

-against- 

60-64 ELLIOTT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND 

CORPORATION and WESTHAB, INC., 

Defendants. 

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S I R S: 

Index No.: 12143/10 

NOTICE TO TAKE 

DEPOSITION UPON 

ORAL EXAMINATION 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that pursuant to Article 31 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules the 

attorney, testimony, or upon employee oral examination of an attorney, of for Marc any Jones, party as or a prospective non-party will party be herein taken and before is not a notary a person public, who who would is not be an 

disqualified to act as a juror because of interest or because of consanguinity or affinity to any party herein, at 

DIAMOND REPORTING, 19 Court Street, Suite 301, White Plains, New York 10601. 

On the 31st day of August, 2012, at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon of that day with respect to 

evidence material and necessary in the defense of this action. 

Dated: Seaford, New York 

July 31, 2012 

The circumstances of reasons such notice is sought or requires are as follows: 

Yours, etc., 

FUREY, KERLEY, WALSH, MATERA 

& CINQUEMANI, P.C. 

By: 

ARGIRO DRAKOS 

Attorneys for Defendants 

60-64 ELLIOTT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION 

and WESTHAB, INC. 

2174 Jackson Avenue 

Seaford, NY 11783 

(516) 409-6200 

Yonkers Rising Drop Locations 

Grinton Will Library 1500 Central Park Avenue Yonkers 

Yonkers Downtown Waterfront BID 2 Hudson Street Yonkers 

Waterfront Deli 16 Larkin Plaza Yonkers 

Body & Soul 20 N. Broadway Yonkers 

Beans & Bulb Yonkers Train Station Yonkers 

The Pizza Place 92 Main Street Yonkers 

The Loft Dance & Fitness 92 Main Street Yonkers 

Waterfront Café 28 Wells Ave Yonkers 

Harry’s Shoe Store 11 N. Broadway Yonkers 

VJ’s Pizza Plus 137 Lake Ave Yonkers 

Contrinos Pizza 107 Lockwood Ave Yonkers 

Wells Fargo 157 Lockwood Ave Yonkers 

Citibank 86 Main St Yonkers 

A&P Market 660 McLean Ave Yonkers 

The Kozy Korner 925 McLean Ave Yonkers 

HSBC 929 McLean Ave Yonkers 

Anna Artuso’s Pastry Shop 969 McLean Ave Yonkers 

Yonkers IDA 470 Nepperhan Ave Yonkers 

A&P Market 1233 Nepperhan Ave Yonkers 

Galaxy Restaurant 1 Palisade Ave Yonkers 

Riverside Gourmet Deli 756 Palisade Ave Yonkers 

YMCA 17 Riverdale Ave Yonkers 

Chase Bank 270 Saw Mill River Rd Yonkers 

Seven Brothers Diner 900 Saw Mill River Rd Yonkers 

Stanley Pharmacy 2 South Broadway Yonkers 

HSBC 16 South Broadway Yonkers 

Social Security Administration 20 South Broadway Yonkers 

Bank of America 20 South Broadway Yonkers 

City Hall 40 South Broadway Yonkers 

St. Joseph’s Hospital 127 South Broadway Yonkers 

YWCA 87 South Broadway Yonkers 

L&J Pharmacy 284 South Broadway Yonkers 

Christina’s Bakery 301 South Broadway Yonkers 

Silvio’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria 351 South Broadway Yonkers 

Hudson Valley Bank 512 South Broadway Yonkers 

Broadway Diner Restaurant 590 South Broadway Yonkers 

Hyatt Senior Center 537 South Broadway Yonkers 

Wholey Bagels / Subway 797 Yonkers Ave Yonkers 

Wells Fargo Bank 1076 Yonkers Ave Yonkers 

Argonaut Diner 1084 Yonkers Ave Yonkers 

Raceway Diner 883 Yonkers Ave Yonkers 

Clairmont Diner (Vending Box) 929 Yonkers Ave Yonkers 

Midland Pizza 853 Midland Ave Yonkers 

PJ’s Deli 875 Midland Ave Yonkers 

Montefiore Medical Group 1010 Central Ave Yonkers 

County Animal Clinic 1574 Central Ave Yonkers 

Tanglewood Deli 2276 Central Ave Yonkers 

Better Homes Realty 2254 Central Ave Yonkers 

Atlantic Bank 2320 Central Ave Yonkers 

Mont Olympos Diner 1 Fort Hill Ave Yonkers 

Westchester Central Bank 2001 Central Ave Yonkers 

High Ridge Bagels 1805 Central Ave Yonkers 

Pathmark 2500 Central Ave Yonkers 

Pathmark 1757 Central Ave Yonkers 

Police Athletic League 127 North Broadway Yonkers 

St. John’s Riverside Hospital 967 North Broadway Yonkers 

Office Building 35 East Grassy Sprain Rd. Yonkers 

Grassy Sprain Pharmacy 640 Tuckahoe Road Yonkers 

Shop Rite 278 Tuckahoe Road Yonkers 

Wells Fargo 598 Tuckahoe Road Yonkers 

Tennis Center 493 Sprain Road Yonkers 

Yonkers Riverfront Library 1 Larkin Center Yonkers 

Yonkers Board of Education 28 Wells Avenue Yonkers 

Parkway Deli 48 Ponfield Road West Yonkers 

Polish Community Center 92 Waverly Street Yonkers 

Bank of America 176 Roberts Ave Yonkers 

Regency Extended Care 65 Ashburton Ave Yonkers 

Rivertown Liquors 47 Main Street Yonkers 

Glenwood Apartment Building 40 Glenwood Ave Yonkers 

Lemac Pharmacy 623 McLean Ave Yonkers 

Byrne & Hanrahan 640 McLean Ave Yonkers 

State Announces $1.6M to 

Combat Mid-Hudson Homelessness 

The State Office of Temporary and Disability 

Assistance (OTDA) recently announced that it has 

awarded more than $15.7 million to help prevent 

homelessness and help those in crisis find stable 

housing across New York State. 

Sixty-seven organizations have been selected 

to receive funding through OTDA’s Solutions to 

End Homelessness Program (STEHP). Eight organizations 

in the Mid-Hudson Valley will receive 

a total of $1.6 million. Three of the eight funding 

awards are for the renewal of existing projects. 

The goal of STEHP is to help individuals and 

families remain in or obtain permanent housing, 

assist them with supportive services during their 

experience of homelessness or the eviction process 

and assist in achieving housing stabilization. 

The range of activities funded under the 

STEHP awards includes: maintaining and improving 

the quality of emergency and transitional shelters 

and drop-in centers for homeless individuals 

and families; assisting in meeting the costs of operating 

such programs; providing comprehensive 

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supportive services aimed at housing stabilization; 

providing rapid re-housing services (obtaining 

a permanent living situation); and providing 

eviction prevention assistance to individuals and 

families. 

As part of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s focus 

on streamlining state government in order to 

achieve measurable outcomes, beginning with the 

2011-12 fiscal year enacted budget, four existing 

homelessness prevention programs (the Homelessness 

Intervention Program, the Supplemental 

Homelessness Intervention Program, the Homelessness 

Prevention Program, and the Emergency 

Solutions Grant Program) were combined into one 

homelessness prevention and crisis intervention 

program, STEHP. 

Cluster, The Sharing Community and Westhab, 

all of Yonkers, are three of the eight Mid- 

Hudson Valley organizations that received funding. 

Cluster’s new award is $114,073. The Sharing 

Community’s renewal is for $198,847 and Westhab’s 

renewal is for $319,683. 

Academic Excellence in Yonkers 

SUNY Fredonia 

SUNY Fredonia President Virginia S. Horvath 

recently announced that 1,677 students at 

SUNY Fredonia have been named to the Dean’s 

List for the Spring 2012 semester, including 

Yonkers resident Alexis C. Woodbury. 

Drexel University 

More than 5,000 students received degrees 

from Drexel this year at the University’s 125th 

Commencement. Congratulations to Yonkers 

resident Joseph Koovalloor for graduating with 

a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. 

James Madison University 

Yonkers resident Daniel Golden has enrolled 

at James Madison University for the fall 

2012 semester. Golden plans on majoring in finance. 

SUNY Oneonta 

Yonkers resident Jonathan Bryant was 

among the 943 students who graduated from 

SUNY Oneonta following the spring 2012 semester. 

The college’s commencement ceremony 

was held on Saturday, May 19.

Kitchen & Bath Insider: 

The Mallomar Cabinet Syndrom 

By Paul Bookbinder, M.I.D., 

C.R. 

The other evening after 

dinner, I sat down in my favorite 

chair to read and promptly fell 

asleep. 

This phenomenon is occurring 

more and more frequently 

of late; however, this night was 

unusual because I had a dream. 

A vivid, realistic dream, where 

I was having a glass of cold, 

whole milk with a box of crispy, 

fresh Mallomars! Alas, when I 

awoke and pined for such a treat (which has long 

been forbidden by both diet and doctor), I reflected 

that even if I had the ingredients to recreate the 

experience, the Mallomars wouldn’t be the same. 

Over the years, the chocolate, encapsulating the 

marshmallow and graham cracker has been reduced 

in thickness until it has became incapable 

of containing the freshness of the magical, inner 

ingredients. 

As I analyzed my dream, looking for hidden, 

Freudian meanings, I realized that what was really 

on my mind had to be the quality of cabinetry 

and how it has changed over the years. There are 

literally hundreds of cabinet manufacturers in our 

country alone, each with their own set of specifications, 

that change on a frequent basis. Have 

they paralleled the nefarious history of the Mallomar? 

The answer is a clear-cut, “yes and no.” 

Fortunately, most high- and mid-priced 

cabinets, such as custom and semi-custom, have 

maintained their integrity over the years. The biggest 

change has to do with the materials used in 

the construction of the cabinet “box.” 

Although the doors and frames of the cabinets 

are usually made from solid wood, many 

higher-end cabinet companies have started to 

offer medium density fiberboard (MDF) internal 

components to reduce cost and help save our 

natural resources. Plywood boxes are available 

at an upcharge, however MDF does offer some 

advantages over plywood. These include greater 

dimensional stability (resistance to warpage) and 

better insular qualities. MDF, also referred to as 

“engineered wood,” handles and lasts as long as 

Paul Bookbinder 

plank wood, as long as it’s not 

frequently exposed to excessive 

moisture. 

If you do consider cabinets 

that have engineered wood in 

their construction, make sure 

that the manufacturer has been 

approved by the Kitchen Cabinet 

Manufacturers Association 

(KCMA) and has received Environmental 

Stewardship Program 

certification. This certification 

ensures that the cabinets are 

made from approved materials 

in a manner that has minimal impact on the environment. 

Unfortunately, the quality of stock cabinets 

has suffered the most over the years. Being at the 

economical end of the spectrum to begin with, 

and having to complete with cheap imports, it was 

only natural that, in many cases, the manufacturers 

have cut back on construction and material to 

keep the cabinets as inexpensive as possible. 

In some cases, the quality has deteriorated to 

an unacceptable level, although the low price still 

makes it tempting to some. Remember, you get 

what you pay for! To be safe, when purchasing 

stock cabinets, look for a minimum warranty term 

of five-years. 

Not all stock cabinet companies have cheapened 

their products and not all semi-custom companies 

have maintained their standards. When 

you’re ready to purchase cabinets, it pays to 

compare their specifications with the help of a designer 

that you trust, balancing your budget with 

construction quality. 

For more information, check with the KCMA 

online at KCMA.org. After all, there’s nothing 

worse than biting into a stale Mallomar! 

Paul Bookbinder, M.I.D., C.R., is president 

of DreamWork Kitchens, Inc. located in Mamaroneck, 

New York. A Master of Design (Pratt Institute), 

and E.P.A. Certified Remodeler, he serves 

on the Advisory Panel of Remodeling Magazine. 

A member of the National Kitchen & Bath Assoc., 

he is also a contributor to Do It Yourself magazine. 

He can be reached for questions at 914-777- 

0437 or DreamWorkKitchens.com. 

Mayor and Yonkers’ Bravest 

Headed for a Showdown 

By Dan Murphy 

This is the first in a series of stories focusing 

on the budgetary constraints facing Mayor Mike 

Spano, the City of Yonkers and the needs of the 

people of Yonkers and its Fire Department. 

Both sides of this issue have merit and are 

complex. Facing a three-year, $465 million or 

more budget deficit, Spano has attempted to rein 

in costs by addressing the largest portion of any 

local budget — salaries and benefits. Unable to 

come to an agreement with the Firefighters and 

their union, Firefighters Local 628, and facing a 

property tax cap which limited higher property 

taxes, the Mayor and the City Council left unfunded 

a new class of 35 firefighters. 

The Fire Department is currently burning 

through its budgeted overtime of $8 million and, 

unless the new class of firefighters is hired, will 

exhaust its OT account, resulting in the Mayor 

and council having to add to the YFD OT or reduce 

the number of firefighters on the job. 

Spano recently stated that he is ready to hire 

the new class of firefighters, but only under terms 

that are more fiscally sustainable for the City. 

Spano has asked for: 

• More reasonable starting salary — The 

Yonkers Firefighters starting salary is $70,996. 

On average, this is at least 30 percent higher than 

what other firefighters earn in cities in the region, 

including New York City, and nearly double the 

salary in many other Westchester County cities; 

• Workload which is similar to firefighters in 

comparable cities — Yonkers Firefighters work 

25 percent fewer hours per year than firefighters 

in other cities. This low “availability” baseline 

sets the stage for excessive overtime, especially 

when compounded by the impacts of the Fire Department’s 

generous, unlimited sick leave allowance 

for non-line of duty illness or injury; and 

• More reasonable sick leave policy — Approximately 

20 percent of the total firefighters 

required to work on any given day are out due to 

non-line of duty sick leave. 

“We are ready and able to hire more brave 

men and women to the Yonkers Fire Department,” 

said Spano. “However, we need to hire this new 

class on terms that won’t break the bank. Otherwise, 

we will just be ushering in a new generation 

of public employees who the Yonkers taxpayers 

cannot afford.” 

In order to get these concessions, the Firefighters 

union must agree at the bargaining table. 

“We recognize the obligation to negotiate 

these terms with the union,” Spano said. “The city 

and the union need to have the tough conversations 

that will lead to fiscally responsible terms 

that the city’s taxpayers are entitled to.” 

The Firefighters Union — through its president, 

Barry McGoey — has its own compelling 

argument. 

Working without a contract for five years, the 

YFD is operating under its prior contract, which 

has minimum manning requirements. These requirements 

force the city to keep 57 firefighters 

on duty at all times. 

Local 628 recently won a temporary restraining 

order (TRO) in court, barring the city from 

reducing the minimum manning numbers. Last 

month, acting Fire Commissioner Charles Gard- 

ner issued General Order 12-12 which attempted 

to reduce the number of firefighters on duty below 

57 and to close two fire engines from service. 

Gardner’s order resulted in the legal action and 

the TRO. 

“This was not only a blatant violation of a 

contract but also endangered civilian and firefighter 

safety,” said McGoey. “Closing two firehouses 

not only impacts the neighborhoods surrounding 

where they are located but the city as a whole. I 

couldn’t imagine having to wait an extra minute 

or two for help while you or a family member is 

having a heart attack or stroke. In an emergency, it 

can be the difference between life and death.” 

The Yonkers Fire Department is the primary 

provider of pre-hospital emergency care; its firefighters 

are trained as Certified First Responders. 

Often, fire engines are the first to arrive to stabilize 

victims before turning the patient over to 

paramedics for further treatment and transport to 

emergency rooms. 

“The city’s action would be a severe threat 

to public safety and was simply an attempt by 

Mayor Spano to blame firefighters for a problem 

that he caused by dragging his feet and failing to 

fill 37 vacant firefighting positions [nine percent 

of Yonkers Fire Department positions are vacant] 

despite a federal grant our Members of Congress 

fought for and won for the city,” added McGoey. 

The city and Local 628 will return to court 

on August 30. 

McGoey and the firefighters will argue that 

there is little reason to negotiate. Due to the Triboro 

Amendment, the same salaries and benefits 

remain until a new contract is reached. With the 

City unable to afford to offer any salary increases 

or additional benefits (and with the Mayor looking 

to cut these same), Local 628 will give up a 

lot but get little in return — except for the new 

class of 35 firefighters, which Spano is using as 

a way to get concessions on salaries, benefits and 

hours worked. But McGoey and Local 628 argue 

that there is a Federal Safer Grant of $3.4 million 

waiting to be used to hire the new officers. 

The Safer Grant, obtained by Congresswoman 

Nita Lowey two years ago, is available but 

comes with requirements that, once the grant is 

exhausted, the city is required to continue to keep 

those new firefighters hired on the job. 

Another argument that we have heard again 

and again — not only from McGoey and the firefighters, 

but from other city unions — is that, 

with continued budget cuts coming for years, 

why should the unions give back now if they will 

be required to give back again next year and the 

years after. 

McGoey and Local 628 have been featured 

on WPIX TV and have been active in their efforts 

to get out their side of the story. Spano is 

moving forward full steam ahead with his number 

one issue — getting the city’s finances back on 

track — and is looking at a projected $89 million 

budget deficit for next year. If both sides can 

come to an agreement, it could be a model for the 

many American cities facing similar budget difficulties. 

In the weeks to come, we will sit down with 

the Mayor and Local 628 to further hash out this 

serious issue facing the city. 


Legal Notices 

Dear Mr. Murphy, 

As a recent resident as Classic Residence 

in Yonkers, I came across your local edition 

of Yonkers Rising and became very intrigued 

with the possibilities a fine local publication 

such as yours can offer the community. 

As a mature resident, a youthful 83, I am 

extremely active, participating in the multitude 

of activities provided at this facility. It is 

rewarding to see the interest and demands our 

mature audience that share in their daily life’s 

experiences… and welcome daily challenges. 

The reason for my communicating with 

you is the mature that your paper should set 

aside a small section… perhaps identified as 

“Mature Drumbeat” and Feature community 

stories, letters to the mature audience… items 

that are so much in demand to an audience 

that is growing. 

The maturity level of this group is remarkable 

and there is an opportunity for your 

publication to “catch the wave” of the maturity 

growth pattern. 

Enclosed is a recent little story that I 

wrote. I welcome your comments. 

Abe Rabinowitz 

“The Passing” 

By Abe Rabinowitz 

As though we were driven by an unknown 

force… awakened to face the day and 

pursue the unknown that we are destined to 

pursue. Race to catch up with the problems 

that we ourselves have created and must face, 

possibly solve and continue further to seek 

out the unknown mysteries that we are daily 

confronted with. Did we accomplish our daily 

tasks, did we solve or perhaps did we create 

new burdens that we are always seemed to be 

concerned with? 

Where are we going! What are we searching 

for? What is this world that we daily are 

confronted with? Stop, I say! Think about 

PS ORANGECO INC. 

LEGAL NOTICE 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT PS ORANGECO, INC. WILL BE SELLING THE 

CONTENTS OF CERTAIN STORAGE SPACES IN LIEN AT THE BELOW-LISTED PUB- 

LIC STORAGE FACILITIES TO SATISFY THE OWNER’S LIEN AT PUBLIC SALE BY 

COMPETITIVE BIDDING 

ON (Date): 8/29/12 AT (Time): 12:30pm 

PUBLIC STORAGE ADDRESS: 400 Nepperhan Avenue Yonkers, NY 10701 

The storage spaces in lien belonging to the below-identified tenants contain the following: 

Appliances/Boxes/Bags/Bedding/Clothing/Books/Electronics/Furniture/Tools/Toys 

NAME: 

Melina Barber, Josephine Sieh, Lisandra Rivera, Claudette, Campbell, Felisha Macklin, 

Odane Spence, Kiwanna Warren, Byron Greathouse, Daryl James, Annette Smith, Victor 

Morisete, Janet Cosme, Ana Ventura, Charles Cantlo, Virginia Collins, Wilfredo Montalvo, 

Tyeisha Hawkins, Cheryl Douglas, Iris Casanova, Francis Manzi, Adesina (Kia) Davis, 

Sherise J. Lawsstone, Tamarra Broadnax, Terrance Byers, Nashia Clemons, Aldemar 

Sepulveda, Brenda McLendon, Kadaya Span, Kathleen Haviland, Anthony White, Thomas 

Shealy, Lawrence Stephenson, Ilisa Cooper, Tuwanda Jacobs, Maritza Velazquez, Rayford 

Leverette 

PURCHASES MUST BE MADE IN CASH ONLY AND PAID FOR AT THE TIME OF 

SALE. ALL GOODS ARE SOLD AS IS AND MUST BE REMOVED AT THE TIME OF 

SALE. SALE IS SUBJECT TO ADJOURNMENT. 

#08107 8/17 


LEGAL NOTICE 







PUBLIC STORAGE ADDRESS: 137 Saw Mill River Rd. Yonkers, NY 10701 



NAME: 

Elizabeth Lurry, Robert Mcmanamy, Luigi Sardelli, Gustavo Reyes, Phylisia Daley, Dennis 

Hemmath, Hector Rodriguez, Margarita Marte, Julie Piraneo, Victor Poy-Perez, Patricia 

Smith-Linkhorn, Wade Spence, Tanya Hairston, Eddie Alvarez, Paula Newman, Shawn 

Adams, Becky Dalmasi, Thomas Ingram, Leonard J. Rochester, Roy Watson, Gisell Castro, 

Barbara Towles, Wendell Comer, Jonathan Santos, Marcin Strzalka, Marvin Matos, 

Andrey Voronin, Sobeyra Peralta, Michael Sparno 




#34108 8/17 

Letter to the Editor 

what you are involved with. Time does not 

stop its mystical passage of change while you 

are searching for your answer. We may be 

missing the excitement of existence. 

We may be overlooking the joy and beauty 

that nature has provided for all of us… if 

only we gave it the time and wisdom to appreciate 

what has been blessed to all mankind but 

overlooked and taken for granted that it will 

be there forever… and that is the skies, the 

beauty of the heavens above, the cloud formations 

that portray the most lavish designs and 

patterns that mankind can appreciate. 

We run and we’re constantly involved 

with our daily stressful obligations but never 

have time to look up and appreciate the artistic 

portrayal that mankind has been blessed with. 

Look up, mankind! And what do you see?! A 

portrait of our world that has been beautifully 

presented to us… to enjoy, to marvel and to 

soothe our weary befuddled minds. The slow 

moving passages of thick billowing clouds 

displaying a performance of peace and comfort 

in patterns that constantly change… one 

more beautiful than the other. There is never a 

moment of duplication that exists in this heavenly 

artistic portrayal of a view for all of us 

to enjoy. 

To absorb and to appreciate this beauty 

helps soothes our burdensome minds and 

clears our vision to create wise decisions in 

our daily living experience. Man has alternate 

solutions for the solving of his daily pressures… 

the drink, the thrill and most costly 

experience of gambling, the illicit sexual experience, 

etc. But the solutions are rarely palatable 

and offer little comfort. 

We are all blessed with a natural comfort 

that truly can soothe the daily bruises that 

mankind is confronted with. Look up mankind… 

enjoy the blessings that are bestowed 

upon us. 

Send your letters and 

opinions to us at 

dmurphy@risingmediagroup.com


Legal Notices 

LEGAL NOTICE 

NOTICE OF FORMATION 

OF ACD Consulting LLC. 

Arts of Org filed with Secy 

of State of NY (SSNY) on 

4/16/12. Office location: NY 

County. SSNY designated 

as agent upon whom process 

may be served. PO address 

to which SSNY shall 

mail copy of process against 

LLC: Business Filings Inc., 

187 Wolf Rd, Ste 101, Albany, 

NY 12205. Principal business 

address: 50 Columbus 

Ave, B21, Tuckahoe, NY 

10707. Purpose: any lawful 

act. 1913867 

#6309 7/13 – 8/17 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of formation of Vivid 

Ad Agency, filed with the 

Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) 

on 5/10/2012. Office location: 

Westchester The street 

address is: 211 East Main 

Street – Ste 213, New Rochelle, 

New York 10801. 

SSNY has been designated 

as agent of the LLC upon 

whom process against it may 

be served. SSNY shall mail 

process served to: 211 East 

Main Street – Ste 213, New 

Rochelle, New York 10801. 

Purpose: any lawful act. 

#6312 7/13 – 8/17 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of Formation of Cedar 

Hill Consulting LLC. Arts. of 

Org. filed with Secy. of State 

NY (SSNY) on 7/19/12. Office 

location: Westchester 


as agent of LLC upon whom 

process may be served. 

SSNY shall mail process to 

84 Cedar Hill Road, Bedford, 

NY 10506. Purpose: any 

lawful act or activity. 

#6315 7/27 – 8/31 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of Formation of a Limited 

Liability Company (LLC): 

Name: LAURA P. LIVIDINI, 

LLC, Articles of Organization 

filed with the Secretary 

of State of New York (SSNY) 


Westchester County. 





a copy of process to: C/O 

LAURA P. LIVIDINI, LLC, 

807 Syska Road, Ossining, 

NY 10562. Purpose: Any 

Lawful Purpose. Latest date 

upon which LLC is to dissolve: 

No specific date. 

#6318 8/10 – 9/14 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of formation of Chord 

Advisors, LLC Arts. Of Org. 

filed with the Sect’y of State 

of NY (SSNY) on 4/24/2012. 

Office location: Westchester 

County. The street address 

is: 6 Legget Road, Bronxville, 

NY 10708. SSNY has 

been designated as agent of 

the LLC upon whom process 

against it may be served. 

SSNY shall mail process 

served to: David Horin, 6 

Legget Road, Bronxville, NY 

10708. Purpose: any lawful 

act. 

#6321 8/17 – 9/21 

LEGAL NOTICE 

COLUMBIA TECHNOLO- 

GIES LLC Art. Of Org. 

Filed Sec. of State of 

NY 06/07/2012. Off. 

Loc.:Westchester Co. SSNY 

designated as agent upon 


be served. SSNY to mail 

copy of process to THE LLC 

C/O Ye Guo, 359 North Greeley 

Avenue, Chappaqua, NY 

10514. Purpose: Any lawful 

act or activity. 

#172900 7/20 – 8/24 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of formation of Cold 

Hard Look, LLC. Articles Of 

Organization filed with the 

Secretary of State of NY 

(SSNY) on April 6th, 2012. 



is: 260 Madison Rd, Scarsdale, 

NY 10583. SSNY has 

been designated as agent of 

the LLC upon whom process 

against it may be served. 

SSNY shall mail process 

served to: Cold Hard Look, 

260 Madison Rd, Scarsdale 


lawful act. 

#6310 7/13 – 8/17 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of formation of 12 Parsons 

St. LLC Arts. Of Org. 

filed with the Sect’y of State 

of NY (SSNY) on 7/5/12. Office 


County. SSNY is designated 


process against it may be 

served. SSNY shall mail process 

to: 80 Canterbury Ln., 

Trumbull, CT 06611. Purpose: 

any lawful act. 

#6313 7/20 – 8/24 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of formation of Oasis 

Professional Cleaning Service. 

Arts. Of Org. filed with 

the Sect’y of State of NY 

(SSNY) on 6/12/12. Office 

location: Westchester County. 

The street address is: Po 

Box 414, Rye, NY,10580. 





process served to: Jessica 

Rosario, 22 Highview ave, 

Rye Brook, NY,10573. Purpose: 

any lawful act. 

#6316 8/3 – 9/7 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of formation of Bahar 

Books, LLC Arts. Of Org. filed 

with the Sect’y of State of NY 

(SSNY) on 06/14/2012. Office 



is: 785 Old Kensico Rd, 

White Plains, NY 10603. 





process served to: Nazanin 

Mirsadeghi, 785 Old Kensico 

Rd, White Plains, NY 10603. 


#6319 8/10 – 9/14 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of formation of 

TRANSMISSION DEPOT & 

CAR CARE SERVICE, LLC. 

Articles of Organization filed 

with the Secretary of State of 

New York (SSNY) on July 31, 

2012. Location: Westchester 

County. SSNY designated as 

agent for service of process 

on LLC. SSNY shall mail a 

copy of process to: TRANS- 

MISSION DEPOT & CAR 

CARE SERVICE, LLC, c/o 

William S. Anderson, 99 Hillside 

Avenue, Mt. Vernon, NY 

10553-1332. Purpose: any 

lawful purpose. Latest date 

for LLC to dissolve: no date. 

#6322 8/17 – 9/21 

LEGAL NOTICE 

HARLYM NITEZ ARCADE 

LIMITED LIABILITY COM- 

PANY Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. 

of State of NY 06/15/2012. 

Off. Loc.:Westchester Co. 

SSNY designated as agent 

upon whom process against 

it may be served. SSNY to 

mail copy of process to THE 

LLC, 11 Glen Ave., 2nd Flr., 

Mount Vernon, NY 10550. 

Purpose: Any lawful act or 

activity. 

#172906 7/20 – 8/24 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of formation of Lucente 

Management LLC 

Arts. Of Org. filed with the 

Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) 


Westchester County. SSNY 

is designated agent of LLC 

to whom process be served. 

SSNY may mail a copy of 

any process to The LLC at 

9 Jackson Avenue, Tuckahoe 


lawful act. 

#6311 7/13 – 8/17 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of formation of MAS 

Engieering, PLLC. Arts. Of 

Org. filed with the Sect’y 

of State of NY (SSNY) on 

March, 26, 2012. Office location: 

Westchester County. 

The street address is: 24 Nelson 

Avenue, Harrison, NY. 





process served to: United 

States Corporation Agents, 

Inc 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 

202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. 


#6314 7/20 – 8/24 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of Formation of Zen 

Under 10 LLC. Arts. Of Org. 

filed with Secy. of State of 

NY (SSNY) on 10/25/2007. 




process against it may be 

served. SSNY shall mail 

process to: The LLC, 112 

Stonewall Circle, West Harrison, 

NY 10604. Purpose/ 

character of LLC: Any lawful 

purpose. 

#6317 8/3 – 9/7 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of Formation of Dcap 

of Mt Vernon, LLC. Arts. 

of Org. filed with SSNY on 

6/14/12. Office location: 

Westchester County. SSNY 

designated as agent of LLC 

upon whom process may 


process to 7 Edgewood Rd, 

Hartsdale, NY 10530. Purpose: 

any lawful act or activity. 

#6320 8/10 – 9/14 

LEGAL NOTICE 

THE DESSERT TABLE 

LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. 

Of State of NY 05/15/2012 

Off. Loc. :Westchester Co. 





LLC, 52 Sagamore Road, 

E4, Bronxvillle, NY 10708. 

Purpose: Any lawful act or 

activity. 

#172827 7/13 – 8/17 

LEGAL NOTICE 

LYNN SOBEL AND AS- 

SOCIATES, LLC Art. Of 

Org. Filed Sec. of State 

of NY 07/24/2012. Off. 




be served. SSNY to mail 

copy of process to THE LLC, 

28 Beechdale Road, Dobbs 

Ferry, NY 10522. Purpose: 

Any lawful act or activity. 

#172996 8/3 – 9/7 

Classifieds 

Medical-Lawrence Hosp Ctr (Bronxville 

NY) seeks Medical Technologists w/ 

valid NY license to perform diagnostics testing/lab 

proced using such equipt as Hematol/ 

Immunol/Coag Analyzers. Must have MSc 

(Clin Lab/Med Tech), or BSc +5yrs rel profl 

exp (US/foreign degrees). To apply, fax resume 

to HR Dept,914-787-3069. 

Voice and Piano Lessons Beginners to 

advanced Voice Therapy Dr. David Fairchild 

Doctorate in Voice from Columbia University 

914-337-6405 Web site Dr David Fairchild 

.com 

ANTIQUES • ART • COLLECTIBLES 

Most cash paid for paintings, antiques, furniture, 

silver, sculpture, jewelry, books, cameras, 

records, instruments, coins, watches, gold, 

comics, sports cards, etc. Please call Aaron at 

914-654-1683. 

BASEBALL / SPORT CARDS / AU- 

TOGRAPHS WANTED Cash paid for Baseball, 

Football, basketball, Hockey cards, also 

sport autographs, silver dollars, gold coins/ 

jewelry, old comics. Please call Jim at 914- 

310-5153 or call 914-835-1937 

TAkE NOTICE that in accordance with 

N.J.S.A 39:10 A-8 ET.Seq Application has 

been made to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle 

Commission, Trenton, N.J. to receive title 

papers authorizing the sale of: 1969 Cadillac 

F9256461. Objections, if any, should be made 

immediately in writing to special title section/ 

abandoned vehicle unit, P.O. Box 017, Trenton, 

N.J. 08666-0017. 

TRI-PHI TRAINING PROGRAMS: 

Running Coach, Writing Coach, Canine Fitness. 

508-965-3467, www.Tri-Phi.com. 

AFFORDABLE RECORDING STU- 

DIO for your Music and Videos. All styles. 

Record your demo songs and videos. 914- 

513-0075. 

MAkE A DIFFERENCE: PART- 

TIME SALES OPPORTUNITY Promote 

renewable energy at Westchester storefront 

tables and event booths. Excellent paid training, 

flexible hours & locations. Earn $500- 

$1000/week! Apply now 212.710.2657 NY- 

Jobs@GreenMountain.com 

AUTONOMY PREPARATION through 

daily encounters. Debriefing, revisioning, inner 

concepts. First session free. Singles preferred. 

718-994-2657. 

ADOPT: A happy, devoted, married couple 

(stay-at-home-mom) will giveyour baby 

endless love, warmth, bright future. Expenses 

paid. CallChristine/ John 1-855-320-3840 

ADOPT: A wonderful life awaits your 

baby! We’ll provide warmth,security, devoted 

extended family, opportunities and endless 

love.Expenses Paid. Anne & Marc 1-877-977- 

5411. www.anneandmarcadopt.com. 

ADOPT: A Loving professional educated 

energetic couple seeks bundle of joy to love 

unconditionally, cherish forever and complete 

our family. Expenses Paid: Lisa/Brian 1-888- 

939-8399 www.Lbadopt.info 

DONATE A CAR-HELP HOMELESS 

PETS! Free Next-Day Towing. Tax Deductible. 

Non-Runners OK. Receive $1,000 Grocery 

Coupons. Call National Animal Welfare 

Foundation 1-888-333-3848 

HAS YOUR BUILDING SHIFTED 

OR SETTLED? Contact Woodford Brothers 

LEGAL NOTICE 

25 DOGWOOD DRIVE 

OWNERS LLC Art. Of 

Org. Filed Sec. of State 

of NY 07/02/2012. Off. 



whom process against it 

may be served. SSNY to 


LLC, 123 Bell Road, Scarsdale, 

NY 10583. Purpose: 


#172997 8/3 – 9/7 


LEGAL NOTICE 

102 POTTER ROAD LLC 

Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of 

State of NY 06/14/2012. 

Off. Loc.:Westchester Co. 





LLC C/O Annie Jennings, 

609 Kappock Street, #4A, 

Bronx, NY 10463. Purpose: 


#172983 8/3 – 9/7 

Inc,for straightening, leveling, foundation and 

wood frame repairs at1-800-OLD-BARN. 

www.woodfordbros.com. “Not applicable in 

Queenscounty” 

BUYING/ SELLING-gold, gold-filled, 

sterling silver, silver plate, diamonds, fine 

watches (Rolex, Cartier, Patek Philippe) 

coins,paintings, furs, estates. Call for appointment 

917-696-2024 JAY 

WE’RE HIRING! Tupper Lake, New 

York State Facility needs Nurses,Dentist, 

Doctor, Physician’s Assistant, Nurse 

Practicioners,Psychologists. NY State License 

and Experience required.Arlene.mace@opwdd.ny.gov 

518-359-4155 

Medical Office Trainees Needed! 

Train to become a Medical Office Assistant! 

No Experience Needed! Career Training & 

Job PlacementAssistance at CTI! HS Diploma/ 

GED & Computer/ Internet to qualify.1-888-528-7110 

Yorktown Flea Market Most Sundays 

Great location center of town Free admission 

& parking Entrance between 257 & 271 Veterans 

Road Yorktown Heights, NY Please visit 

Yorktownflea.com for dates & more info. 

RINALDIFLEAMARkETS.COM Every 

Sunday Weather Permitting 900 Dutchess 

Turnpike (rt44) Poughkeepsie NY. Free Admission 

& Parking, Great Food & Bargains. 

Vendors Wanted! Please visit RINALDI- 

FLEAMARKETS.COM See You There! 

CLASS A DRIVERS: SIGN ON BO- 

NUS Paid Holidays, Vacation, & More.Weekly 

Pay. Direct Deposit. REGIONAL with 

Home Time. 2 Years T/T EXP.800-524-5051 

www.gomcilvaine.com 

Drivers-Annual Salary $45K to $60k. 

$0.01 increase per mile after 6 months. Quarterly 

Bonuses. CDL-A, 3 months current OTR 

experience.800-414-9569 www.driveknight. 

com 

AIRLINES ARE HIRING –Train for 

hands on Aviation Career. FAA approvedprogram. 

Financial aid if qualified -Job placement 

assistance. CALLAviation Institute of 

Maintenance 866-296-7093 

CLASS A DRIVERS: SIGN ON BO- 

NUS Paid Holidays, Vacation, & More.Weekly 

Pay. Direct Deposit. REGIONAL with 

Home Time. 2 Years T/T EXP.800-524-5051 

www.gomcilvaine.com 

ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE from 

home. *Medical, *Business, *CriminalJustice, 

*Hospitality, Job placement assistance. 

Computer available.Financial Aid if qualified. 

SCHEV certified. Call 888-201-8657www. 

CenturaOnline.com 

CANADA DRUG CENTER. Safe and 

affordable medications. Save up to 90%on 

your medication needs. Call 1-888-432-1479 

($25.00 off your firstprescription and free 

shipping) 

OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND. Best 

selection of affordable rentals. Full/partial 

weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. 

Holiday RealEstate. 1-800-638-2102. Online 

reservations: www.holidayoc.com 

CASH for Coins! Buying ALL Gold & 

Silver. Also Stamps & Paper Money, Entire 

Collections, Estates. Travel to your home. 

Call Marc in Near NYC 1-800-959-3419 

LEGAL NOTICE 







PUBLIC STORAGE ADDRESS: 955 Saw Mill River Rd. Yonkers, NY 10710 



NAME: 

Robin Walker, Wilfred Petterson, Morelia Nova, Patricia Trinidad, La-Toyia Ramsey, Edward 

Heiss, Ernie Chen, Deborah Anne Bell, Sara Voit, Peter J. Villanueva, Lenford Linkhorn 

(#C563), Lenford Linkhorn (#C565), Manuel Hernandez, Kris Erskine, Taylor Millen 




#27821 8/17 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice is hereby given that 

a license, number pending 

for beer and or wine has 

been applied for by the undersigned 

to sell beer, liquor 

and or wine at retail in a bar/ 

restaurant under the Alcoholic 

Beverage Control Law at 

12 Croton Avenue,Ossining 

New York 10562 for on premise 

consumption 

#3046 8/17 – 8/24

Above & below: The Persion Garden at Untermeyer 

View of the hudson from the top of The Vista Steps 

The top of The Vista Steps Part of The Persian Garden 

Is this Rome or Paris? 


John D. Rockefeller, Sr., at Kykuit and created 

Persian gardens with Roman Columns on a 150acre 

hillside property overlooking the Hudson 

River, maintained by 60 gardeners and supplied 

by 60 greenhouses. It was open to the public on 

a weekly basis during the 1920s and ‘30s. On 

one day in 1930, 30,000 people visited. 

A core part of the gardens was acquired 

by the City of Yonkers in 1946. In the 1990s, 

another parcel was acquired, bringing the total 

today to around 43 acres, all that remains of the 

original gardens. While the core of this treasure 

is intact, as can be seen in photos by Yonkers 

Rising photographer Donna Davis, much of the 

gardens are in ruin. 

The Untermyer Gardens Conservancy is a 

non-profit organization that will facilitate the 

restoration of the Untermyer’s gardens and, 

with the cooperation of the Yonkers Parks Department 

and input from Wave Hill Founding 

Director of Horticulture Marco Polo Stufano, 

Untermyer Gardens hopes to restore this landmark 

to is original beauty. 

Guided tours will introduce Samuel Unteryer 

— the man, the lawyer, the activist — and 

is grand gardens, including: 

Photos by Donna Davis 

• The Persian Garden — canals surrounded 

by Greek architecture, adorned with intricate 

mosaic panels and punctuated with Paul Manship 

sculpture; 

• The Vista Steps — descending from the 

Persian garden, past the ruins of old color gardens, 

leading to ancient Roman columns that 

frame views of the Hudson river; and 

• The Temple of Love — a romantic, naturalistic 

rock outcropping with cantilevered terraces, 

winding steps and water courses, subtended 

by pools and streams. 

Tours are available on: Saturday, August 18 

at 11 a.m.; Sunday, August 26 at 11 a.m.; Sunday, 

September 2 at 2 p.m.; Saturday, September 

8 at 11 a.m.; Sunday, September 16 at 4 p.m.; 

Sunday, October 7 at 2 p.m.; and Saturday, October 

20 at 11 a.m. A five dollar donation is requested. 

Children 12 and under are free. Please 

wear sturdy shoes. 

The walled gardens are open Monday to 

Friday from 7 a.m. to sunset. They are also open 

Saturdays and most Sundays through October 

from 12 p.m. to dusk. The rest of the park is 

open daily from dawn to dusk. 

The conservancy’s Web site — UntermeyerGardens.org 

— is a great resource to learn 

more and find out how to get involved, or call 

914-512-0436. 


Haifa Bint-Kadi with the finished mural, to be installed 

at the daylighted Saw Mill River at Larkin Plaza 

Mosaic Commissioned 


the Orsoni Mosaici company, founded in 1888. 

The color goes all the way through the product 

which comes in handy as the surface of the 

work gets worn as it ages in the elements, or is 

chipped or damaged. 

Helping with the mosaic are adult volunteers 

and four dedicated high school students 

— her daughter Isr’a Abdo, YHS seniors Jovena 

Gjuraj and Alvin Oommen and Riverside 

A view north along the Hudson River from pilot boat The Trenton’s dock 

The Hudson River Pilot 


and maintain safe commerce to all the ports 

along the river. 

I had the opportunity to spend some time 

with Zabonik aboard the Trenton as he went 

about his duties exchanging river pilots for the 

cargo vessel Sichem Montreal and assisting 

a client in acquiring a riverside view of their 

properties. 

Zabonik, a life long Yonkers native, grew 

up with a long-time love of the waterfront in 

the Buena Vista Avenue area. From the time he 

was five, he spent his free time at the old Hudson 

Boat Club, pumping gas, running errands 

or getting into the kind of mischief that living 

near the water provides. 

He went on to join the Yonkers Police Department 

as a patrol officer from 1969 to 1991. 

He spent the majority of that time assigned to 

the 3rd Precinct. One night, while having drinks 

at Tyrone House on Main Street, a fellow officer 

suggested he get his Coast Guard license. In 

1990, he did just that. 

Not long after that, the previous pilot boat 

captain, upon retiring, tracked Zabonik down 

and suggested he take the job. In September 

Photos by Donna Davis 

Bint-Kadi in her downtown Yonkers studio 

High senior Melody Pineda. 

These students had already fulfilled their 

community work quotas for the year but are 

assisting four to five days a week in the studio 

to help meet Bint-Kadi meet the project’s 

deadline. 

I was pleased to take part in the artist’s 

tradition of having her visitor’s placing their 

initials on a tile to be inserted into the current 

project. 

The next area of Yonkers to be beautified 

by Haifa’s talent will be near the Ludlow train 

station. 

1995, he took over the duties of the Yonkers 

Pilot Boat Station. It is a 24/7 on call job. The 

only things that prevent the pilot boat from 

heading out are rough waters and ice more than 

three inches thick. 

The Pilot Boat Association office allows a 

great view upriver and has all the basics needed 

for long desk and on call hours. A roster of approved 

pilots cover the station when Zabonik 

takes time off. He is divorced and the proud 

father of two daughters, Kerry and Cory, and 

a son, Eddie. 

A gun and history enthusiast, Zabonik 

proudly showed off a collection of bullets from 

the Civil War era to modern military grade. 

In light of recent high profile boating accidents 

in the tri-state area, I asked Zabonik 

what were the most important things he could 

advise the public to do. To take a basic boater 

safety course was at the top of his list — he 

has seen such reckless behavior and costly mistakes 

over that years which owners of pleasure 

crafts could have avoided by educating themselves 

before making a purchase or taking to 

the water. 

So wave and say hello the next time you 

see the Trenton pilot boat on the water, or stop 

by and get some tips from a home grown treasure. 

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L to r: PAL Boxing Coach Brian O’Shea, PAL boxer Tony Harris, County Legislator Virginia 

Perez, PAL boxer Denzel Villar and YPD Lieutenant Henry Trabucco 

L to r: PAL boxers Chris Ventura and Greg Taylor give National Night Out attendees 

a boxing demonstration while PAL Boxing Coach Dave Villar referees 

PAL members, coaches and boxers 

Fara and a group of National Night Out attendees 

Car Wash l Oil Change l Detailing 

999 Saw Mill River Road 

Yonkers, NY 10710 

(914) 963-8787 

www.starautospa.com Fleet Discounts 

YPD Captain Charles Fara (2nd from left), Councilman Michael Sabatino (3rd from right) 

and others learning how to paddle a kayak during Yonkers’ National Night Out 

L to r: Trabucco, Police Offi cer Mark Wisner, YPD K-9 Doc, PO Felix Rios and Fara 

L to r: PO Javier Lugo, Trabucco, Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, Fara and PO Daniel Drago 

National Night Out 


police demonstrations, children’s activities, 

entertainment and food. 

Yonkers Rising volunteers extraordinaire 

Mike Bennett and photographer Ed Whitman 

Photos by Ed Whitman 

made it to the 3rd Police Precinct’s event at 

Lincoln Park, at the corner of South Broadway 

and McLean Avenue. 

The Yonkers Police Athletic League 

(PAL) and boxing coach Sal Corrente held 

a boxing demonstration and clinic. Several 

young PAL boxers sparred for the crowd.

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