Saturday, May 31, 2014

Croton Filtration Monitoring Committee Meeting 5 - 28


This is a recap of the CFMC meeting of May 28th where the DEP did show up and afterwards is this weeks Riverdale Report from the Bronx News.

   Father Richard Gorman the 2014 Chair of the CFMC had 9 items of business on the agenda with items 4, 5, and 6 being the meat and most important. Item # 4 was a presentation by the DEP on DEP's "Water For The Future." This was presented by Associate DEP Commissioner Matthew Mahoney. 
   Mr. Mahoney began with a history of how the New York City Water supply came about before and after World War II. The Catskill/Delaware system supplying most of the NYC water goes through the limestone and is steel reinforced in certain sections. However at the time of WW II steel became precious in the war effort. He then mentioned that the system has to be repaired very soon due to several leaks in the supply line. Mr. Mahoney said that a several mile by-pass is being built so that one major leak can be repaired in Ulster County. With other leaks that will also have to be fixed NYC could loose up to 50% of its water supply. To make up for this water shortfall The DEP is going to use ground wells in Brooklyn and Queens where they will use up to 30 million gallons a day filtering the water at various scattered sites in the two boroughs since that water had not meet federal drinking water standards many years ago.
   The DEP will also use the Croton Water System which has not been used for consumption for many years due to a federal mandate to filter that water, once the Van Cortlandt Park Water Filtration Plant is completed, soon he said. While this is all going on the Jerome Park Reservoir will go through some badly needed maintenance including repairing the east wall that DEP has said is crumbling. Questions of why the JPR maintenance was not done the past several years as it lay empty waiting for the construction of the VCPWFP were answered by Assistant DEP Commissioner Matthew Mahoney simply, "I Don't Know." Mr. Mahoney also said that this work must be done by 2022. 
    Item # 5 was on the scope work already done at JPR including the removal of over 150 trees on the earthen berm of the reservoir that DEP said was compromising the integrity of the berm and had the Parks Department remove. DEP is now reneging on its verbal promise to replace the trees, and says that the Parks Department is now responsible for some since the trees were on Parkland and not DEP land. I asked Mr. Mahoney if all the work on the berm was done, or might we see more trees cut down. His answer was that DEP will have to check the site to make sure, and he could not rule out any more trees being cut down. 
   Item # 6 was on the new entrance to VCP that DEP wants to construct at East 213th Street and Jerome Avenue for use by their vehicles, and the possible need for "Alienation of Parkland due to Closure of Access Road in VCP." DEP claimed that it is a shared roadway for the golf course that is being rebuilt, and also for the Parks Department so the DEP can close the current entrance at Bainbridge Avenue. The construction by DEP has already started on the new road, and there is a large healthy tree right in the middle of the entrance that will have to be removed by the DEP. The next CFMC meeting is scheduled for Tuesday June 20th 7 PM at the DEP office located on Jerome Avenue opposite the site of the Van Cortlandt Park Water Filtration Plant. 

Caribbean-American Heritage Month 2014


Register for Boat Rides for Riverdale RiverFest 2014


This comes from the folks at the Riverdale Riverfest.

Riverdale RiverFest 2014
Sunday, June 15th, 12-6pm, College of Mount Saint Vincent
A Project of the Friends of the Hudson River Greenway in the Bronx


Sail on the Hudson River on June 14th and June 15th!
The boat rides are what sets  Riverdale RiverFest apart from all the other special festivals and events held in our community. This year, boat rides are offered throughout the weekend. For Riverdale RiverFest 2014, boat riders have three great ships to choose from!
 
AJ Meerwald Sail Times & Info:
Saturday June 14 (pre-festival)
Special pre-festival discounted sails Saturday on the A.J. Meerwald. Enjoy the River without the festival crowds!  
Adults: $20; Children (infant - age 14): $10
Saturday, June 14 11:00 am (~2-hour sail)
Saturday, June 14 1:30 pm (~2-hour sail)  
Sunday June 15
Adults: $25; Children (infant - age 14): $15
Sunday, June 15 11:00 am (~2-hour sail)
Sunday, June 15 1:30 pm (~2-hour sail)
Sunday, June 15 4:00 pm (~2-hour sail) 
 John J. Harvey Fireboat Sail Times & Info:

Adults: $20
Children (infant - age 14): $10
Sunday, June 15 3:00 pm (~1-hour ride)
Sunday, June 15 4:30 pm (~1-hour ride)  
 
 
 
Mystic Whaler Sail Times & Info.
Adults: $25 
Children: (infant - age 14): $15
Sunday, June 15 9:45 am (~2-hour sail)
Sunday, June 15 12:15 pm (~2-hour sail)
Sunday, June 15 2:45 pm (~2-hour sail)
Riverdale RiverFest - on Sunday, June 15th from 12 to 6 p.m. on the riverfront campus of the College of Mount Saint Vincent - celebrates the waterfront


 
Special thanks to the College of Mount Saint Vincent for hosting this event for the 5th year in a row!



Friday, May 30, 2014

ABRAZO BORICUA IN NEW YORK INVITATION




The Dirty Tricks Some Landlords are Playing to Feed on the Pain and Suffering of Our Community


WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz
32nd Senatorial District, Bronx County, New York

You should know that there are many landlords who are forcing people out of their homes so they can make more money by using those apartments as cluster-site housing for homeless families, and my Senatorial District has become a hot spot for this scam. These landlords are playing very dirty tricks, and this is ruining many people's lives and making our neighborhoods unstable.  

You should know that when these landlords get their current tenants to move out and convert their apartments to cluster-site housing, they charge the city $100+ per night/per apartment, which is comparable to a hotel nightly rate.  (And the price they charge comes nowhere near the level of service any hotel might provide.)  Cluster-site contracts are reported to have cost the city an estimated $77.8 million last year.

You should know that there are constituents from my Senatorial District who tell us that they are being harassed by their landlords to move out of their buildings. They say that the landlords offer them $5000 to $7000 dollars incentive to vacate their homes so the landlord can make money from these apartments by charging the City of New York a lot more money to let homeless families live there.  While $7000 might sound like a lot of money, people on fixed incomes will find themselves homeless in no time if they take these incentives - and it's a small investment for landlords who will profit greatly.

These families who are being forced out of their buildings by their landlords often have no place to go, especially if they are on fixed incomes. They cannot afford to move or rent elsewhere, and if they stay, their living conditions quickly deteriorate, some landlords won't renew their leases, and make life impossible for them to live there.

You should also know that to add insult to injury, the management companies that are being subsidized by New York City to provide maintenance services to these buildings have been neglecting their responsibilities.

These management companies ignore the residents' complaints about deplorable conditions. Rats, mold, debris, holes in walls and floors, leaky roofs, sparking electrical outlets, unreliable heating, and broken fire escapes are common complaints in cluster-site housing buildings in my district. Families and children should not be living in these conditions.  No one should.

Families who reside in buildings where their landlords are converting these buildings to cluster-site housing tenants are not even allowed to have their personal mail delivered to their buildings. Instead, they must go to the local US Post Office and wait on line just to pick up their mail.

Families who reside in these buildings must suffer in silence.  Of course they can join the ranks of other New Yorkers who call 311, but the complaints of cluster-site housing families are somehow not put on the same level as others who call 311 and ask for help.

Ladies and gentlemen, I hope that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Lilliam Barrios-Paoli take notice, pay attention and work to put an end to those greedy landlords who come to our community to feed themselves on the needs and suffering of our people. No more!

This is New York State Senator Reverend Rubén Díaz and this is what you should know.
  

Wave Hill Events Jun 13–Jun 20


  SAT, JUNE 14   FAMILY ART PROJECT: MARK TWAIN GARDEN ADVENTURE
Go on a grand scavenger hunt, as Wave Hill’s illustrious resident Mark Twain did on his world comedic tour. Gather “passport” stamps from each garden area, as well as notes and images, for your own personal booklet and adventure story. Share your story with others or package it as a gift for Dad! Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon. Illustrious Residents event.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM

SAT, JUNE 14    TAI CHI CHUAN
Quiet like a mountain, moving like a river, Tai Chi is a sequence of gentle movements based on images found in nature. In this beginner-level class, Irving Yee, a member of the William CC Chen Tai Chi School, introduces students to the internal martial arts and promotes an awareness of its benefits. Sessions are held outdoors; indoors in inclement weather. Session fee: $25/$15 Wave Hill Member. Advance registration receives a $2 discount. Online registration closes at 8AM on the day of the session. Cancellations must be made by 3PM the Friday before; after that, refunds will not be made. Drop-ins will be accommodated as the limited space permits. Participants must present their Member’s ID card or a printed program registration form at the front gate.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10‒11AM

SAT, JUNE 14    COLD PROCESS SOAP-MAKING WORKSHOP: SERENITY WITH LAVENDER
Kensico Soap Bar co-founder and certified soapmaker Kirsten Nagashima leads this fun, hands-on soap making workshop using organic lavender and good-for-you ingredients. Come discover why particular butters and oils are used as we create soap from scratch. You'll also learn about how to use essential oils in soap making. Students will create several lavender-scented soaps that will gently cleanse your skin and relax your entire body. Don’t forget to include a stroll through the gardens to check out Wave Hill’s collection of lavender in full bloom! Space is limited. Ages 12 and older welcome with an adult. Space is limited. $55/$45 Wave Hill Member per project. Registration required, online at www.wavehill.org, by calling 718.549.3200 x251 or at the Perkins Visitor Center.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 9:30AM–12:30PM

SAT, JUNE 14    COOKING DEMO: FLAVORSOME FLORA—LAVENDER
Join us for a summer-long celebration of aromatic herbs. Sample dishes prepared by chefs from Wave Hill exclusive caterer Great Performances, then stroll in the garden with a horticultural interpreter to see the featured ingredients in their summer glory. Often associated with soaps and potpourri, lavender can be a delightfully unexpected ingredient when used in sweet dishes. Taste lavender-laced treats, then follow your nose to the lavender border to enjoy our diverse collection of lavender in full bloom. Free with admission to the grounds.
ON THE GROUNDS, 1PM

SAT, JUNE 14    GALLERY TOUR
Join a curatorial fellow for a tour of three current exhibitions. In the main gallery, Gregory Crewdson’s Fireflies series is being shown for the first time in its entirety. Crewdson’s photographs capture the fleeting light of these nocturnal creatures. Experience the natural landscape from the comfort of a domestic interior in Marek and Kristyna Milde’s Sunroom Project, an installation of planters shaped as couches and chairs. In the Sun Porch space, listen to With Hidden Noise, a traveling exhibition featuring evocative sounds, some recognizable from traditional instruments and field recordings, and others masked through electronic processes. Tours take place Tuesdays and Saturdays at 2PM. Free with admission to the grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM

SUN, JUNE 15   FAMILY ART PROJECT: MARK TWAIN GARDEN ADVENTURE
Go on a grand scavenger hunt, as Wave Hill’s illustrious resident Mark Twain did on his world comedic tour. Gather “passport” stamps from each garden area, as well as notes and images, for your own personal booklet and adventure story. Share your story with others or package it as a gift for Dad! Free with admission to the grounds. Illustrious Residents event.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM

SUN, JUNE 15    HATHA YOGA
Reduce stress, increase your energy and bring strength and flexibility to mind, body and spirit with a yoga practice. Classes are led by Yoga for Bliss director Neem Dewji and other certified instructors. Ms. Dewji is certified in Hatha and Therapeutic Yoga from The Yoga for Health Foundation, England, and The Integral Yoga Institute, NYC. All levels welcome. Sessions are held outdoors, indoors in inclement weather. Session fee: $25/$15 Wave Hill Member. Advance registration receives a $2 discount. Online registration closes at 8AM on the day of the session. Cancellations must be made by 3PM the Friday before; after that, refunds will not be made. Drop-ins will be accommodated as the limited space permits. Participants must present their Member’s ID card or a printed program registration form at the front gate.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10‒11:15AM

SUN, JUNE 15    MEDITATION
This spring, take a moment to release stress and reconnect with your inner self while practicing meditation. Each session includes instruction in simple techniques followed by 20 to 30 minutes of meditation. Classes are led by Yoga for Bliss director Neem Dewji and other certified instructors. All levels welcome. Sessions are held indoors. Session fee: $25/$15 Wave Hill Member. Advance registration receives a $2 discount. Online registration closes at 8AM on the day of the session. Cancellations must be made by 3PM the Friday before; after that, refunds will not be made. Drop-ins will be accommodated as the limited space permits. Participants must present their Member’s ID card or a printed program registration form at the front gate.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 11:30AM‒12:45PM

SUN, JUNE 15    GARDEN HIGHLIGHTS WALK
Join us for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 2PM

MON, JUNE 16
Closed to the public

TUE, JUNE 17    GARDEN HIGHLIGHTS WALK
Join us for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 11AM

TUE, JUNE 17    GALLERY TOUR
Join a curatorial fellow for a tour of three current exhibitions. In the main gallery, Gregory Crewdson’s Fireflies series is being shown for the first time in its entirety. Crewdson’s photographs capture the fleeting light of these nocturnal creatures. Experience the natural landscape from the comfort of a domestic interior in Marek and Kristyna Milde’s Sunroom Project, an installation of planters shaped as couches and chairs. In the Sun Porch space, listen to With Hidden Noise, a traveling exhibition featuring evocative sounds, some recognizable from traditional instruments and field recordings, and others masked through electronic processes. Tours take place Tuesdays and Saturdays at 2PM. Free with admission to the grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM

A 28-acre public garden and cultural center overlooking the Hudson River  and Palisades, Wave Hill’s mission is to celebrate the artistry and legacy of its gardens and landscape, to preserve its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural world through programs in horticulture, education and the arts.

HOURS  Open all year, Tuesday through Sunday and many major holidays: 9AM—4:30PM. Closes 5:30PM, March 15October 31.  
ADMISSION  $8 adults, $4 students and seniors 65+, $2 children 6—18. Free Saturday mornings until noon. Free until noon on Tuesdays in June. Free to Wave Hill Members and children under 6.

PROGRAM FEES  Programs are free with admission to the grounds unless otherwise noted.

Visitors to Wave Hill can take advantage of Metro-North’s one-day getaway offer. Purchase a discount round-trip rail far and discount admission to the gardens. More at http://mta.info/mnr/html/getaways/outbound_wavehill.htm

DIRECTIONS – Getting here is easy! Located only 30 minutes from midtown Manhattan, Wave Hill’s free shuttle van transports you to and from our front gate and Metro-North’s Riverdale station, as well as the 242nd Street stop on the #1 subway line. Limited onsite parking is available for $8 per vehicle. Free offsite parking is available nearby with continuous, complimentary shuttle service to and from the offsite lot and our front gate. Complete directions and shuttle bus schedule at www.wavehill.org/visit/.

Information at 718.549.3200. On the web at www.wavehill.org.
 

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

City, State and Federal Legislators Announce Citywide Coalition Against Predatory Equity in Housing


  Council Members Dan Garodnick, Ritchie Torres, and Jumaane Williams announced the formation of a coalition to fight one of the major threats to New York's affordable housing stock: predatory equity.

The Coalition Against Predatory Equity (CAPE) already boasts over 40 elected officials and scores of advocates and is expected to grow considerably. They have organized around 4 principles that will protect affordable housing from being purchased in overleveraged deals that put tenants in the crosshairs. Such deals have endangered affordable units in places like Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village, the Three Boro Pool portfolio, the Urban American Portfolio, and many others. 

CAPE’s organizing principles are:

1) We need a commitment from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that they will not lend money in any residential housing deal that puts affordable housing at risk. These mortgage giants play an enormous role in securitizing mortgages for home sales, but their charge should be kept to helping Americans afford a home, not helping drive Americans from those homes. This standard should apply to them making an investment directly or through any affiliate.  Their balance sheet should have no exposure to plans that weaken our city.
2) Responsible investment of City and State pension funds.  Some recent over-leveraged deals designed to harm tenants were supported by the investment of pension funds around the country.  We must invest responsibly to ensure pension fund growth, while also avoiding deals that do harm to our affordable housing stock.
3) No subsidies for deals that create risk for affordable housing.  We want to end any special protections from government -- either through tax breaks or subsidies -- that enable the reduction of affordable housing.  Government help may exist to promote development, or to renovate apartment units, but with such benefits should also come an obligation to keep housing affordable to the maximum extent.
4) Legislative solutions defending tenants.  We will seek opportunities to support legislation that helps to limit the abuses of predatory equity, and assists tenants in over-leveraged buildings.

"We are not going to just sit back and watch as properties get ravaged and tenants get harassed repeatedly in this city, " said Council Member Dan Garodnick, who represents Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village, and released a report about the dangers of over-leveraged housing last month.  "This is a broad and determined coalition, and together we are determined to fight to end these predatory practices." 

“One of enduring lessons the recent housing collapse taught us is that there are certain investors who will take out risky mortgages with no solid plan to avoid default. When defaults occur, tenants suffer from unlivable conditions and are often constructively evicted from their homes. Those engaged in predatory equity not only threaten the homes that people have lived in for decades, but they help deplete this city of desperately needed affordable units,” said Council Member Williams. “As chair of the council’s Committee on Housing and Buildings, I’ll do everything I can to end this dangerous practice and protect tenants and income-targeted housing. I am proud to stand with Council Members Garodnick and Torres on this effort.”

“ We cannot allow bad-actor landlords to overleverage the value of our homes and threaten the city’s already limited availability of affordable housing. In forming this coalition we are taking a stand against the degradation of a vital public resource,” Said Council Member Ritchie Torres, a leader in the fight against predator equity.

"I am proud to join this coalition and its mission to protect and preserve our city's affordable housing.  Nothing was more shocking about the Tishman Speyer - Stuy Town/Peter Cooper transaction than finding out that the federally-chartered Government-Sponsored-Enterprises tasked with expanding affordable housing were actually investing in a deal that could only succeed by converting as many affordable units as possible into  luxury rent apartments.  I introduced legislation at the time to reform these agencies and I will be introducing my bill again this week to send a message that these GSEs cannot game the system and fail to comply with their affordable housing responsibilities. I would like to thank Council Members Garodnick, Torres and Williams for their leadership on this issue," said Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12).

“I commend Council members Garodnick, Williams and Torres for creating this coalition, which will serve as an important tool to address the problem of risky, predatory investment in New York City’s affordable housing stock," said Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. “Too often, high-leverage deals have led to disturbing reports of tenant harassment and high levels of disinvestment. Recently, for example, my office confronted the owners of a 1700-unit portfolio - where landlords were resorting to illegal tactics to salvage a bad business deal - and forced them to respect the rights of tenants and compensate renters for their hardship. My office will continue to keep a close watch on these deals as they evolve, and I look forward to working with the coalition to enforce the laws protect New York City’s renters."

"Too many New Yorkers are in desperate need of affordable housing throughout our city. We can no longer sit idly by as big banks and big-money investors engage in over-leveraged deals that put our economy and limited housing stock at risk. As a trustee of NYCERS, I am committed to taking a closer look at these deals to ensure that the City is not using pension monies that adversely affect New Yorkers. I am proud to stand with the members of the Council as we call for new policies to protect against predatory equity transactions," said New York City Public Advocate Letitia James.

“New York’s families can’t afford to see their access to quality affordable housing undermined by the purveyors of predatory equity financing and our families need creative solutions that will expand the pool of capital that is invested in meeting the housing needs of all New Yorkers,” Council Member Vanessa L. Gibson said. “Innovative initiatives such as strengthening the Community Reinvestment Act to encourage lending to responsible building owners, ensuring that government subsidies result in the creation of truly affordable quality housing and expanding the investment of City and State pension funds in the affordable housing market are essential measure that will go a long way toward making housing more affordable for the families I represent in the Bronx.”

“The practice of predatory equity investing is the worst thing to hit the NYC housing market since the 2007 crash! The practice is dangerous to our affordable housing market and the working people of New York City, creating a ‘lose-lose’ situation. In order for investors to profit, rents must be raised and the old tenants must move out. If this doesn’t work, the owners disinvest from the buildings, forcing the tenants to live in substandard living conditions. This is unacceptable and it must end. I commend Council Members Daniel R. Garodnick, Ritchie Torres and Jumaane D. Williams for bringing this issue to the forefront and working to put an end to this practice our city,” said Council Member Andy King, Co-Chair, Black, Latino and Asian Caucus.

Monday, May 26, 2014

Cuomo to Go After Senate Republicans Unless They Agree to Campaign Finance


  In what has to be a blow to die hard Democrats who are against the Independent Democratic Conference In a Daily News story If Republicans don't get a campaign finance deal done this session, Cuomo will move to toss them out of power, say sources.

  The first line of the story reads - Gov. Cuomo will work to toss the Senate Republicans from power by reuniting the chamber’s fractured Democrats if the GOP does not agree to create a statewide public financing system for campaigns, according to sources with direct knowledge of the situation. 

  After reading just the first line one has to wonder if Governor Cuomo wants Senate Republicans to stay in a leadership role in the State Senate. That would explain why two years ago Governor Cuomo did little if anything to help Democratic State Senate candidates win over their Republican opponents.

  The Daily News story goes on to say that State Senate Republican Leader Dean Skellows in March promised to finalize a campaign finance deal, one that State Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein had agree to with Governor Cuomo by the end of May. There are only a few days left for this to happen.

  Another source in the Daily News article confirmed that Klein isn’t ruling out aligning the mainstream Democrats, and quotes Klein as saying “If Dean is reneging, then all options have to be on the table come November,” 

  I asked Senator Klein last week at the Riverdale endorsement if he is thinking of having the same co-leadership of the state senate with the Senate Democratic Conference instead of the current co-leadership with senate  Republicans. Senator Jeff Klein's answer was "we will have to wait until after the election in November." One of Klein's aides then asked me why I asked that question.

  It would seem that by the Governors action (or lack of), new State Democratic Party Leader David Paterson's statement that it is not important that Democrats win back the State senate this year, and Senator Klein's coyness, that an eminent agreement will be reached with State Senate Democrats for a co-leadership with the IDC whether the Senate Democrats like it or not.

  It is only a matter of time in which we will see what happens to the two IDC challenges Oliver Koppell and John Liu now that this deal between the Senate Democratic Conference and the IDC seems to be a done deal.

Senator Klein Kicks Off First Ever Bronx Jewish Film Festival


  Bronx Jewish Film Festival to feature six films over three days in five locations across the Bronx 

 
  In honor of Jewish-American Heritage Month, Senator Jeff Klein will host the first ever Bronx Jewish Film Festival, featuring six films over three days in five locations across the Bronx. Popcorn and water will be provided and the films are free and open to the public. On Tuesday evening, Senator Klein will kick-off the film festival with a red carpet event at 7:30pm before the showing of Goodbye, Columbus in Seton Park in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx. For a full list of Senator Klein’s first ever Bronx Jewish Film Festival, see below.

World-famous actress, comedian and writer, Joan Rivers said: "I am thrilled for the First Annual Jewish Film Festival in the Bronx. As a New Yorker through and through, there is no better place to celebrate Jewish films - both classic features and more contemporary hits - than the Bronx. Thank you to Senator Klein for presenting this festival and for giving New Yorkers an excuse to re-watch these films or see them for the first time."

"As a life-long New Yorker,  I have always had a strong appreciation for Jewish film and culture.  I am thrilled that the first Bronx Jewish Film Festival will take place later this month in Riverdale.  Thank you to Senator Jeff Klein for giving New Yorkers of all ages and background the opportunity to see these wonderful films,” said acting and comic legend Jerry Stiller.

Movie dates - Times - Locations - Stars

May 27th

The Chosen @ 1 p.m.
Starring Maximilian Schell & Robby Benson
Location: Bronx House, 990 Pelham Parkway S, Bronx, NY 10461

Goodbye, Columbus @ 8 p.m. 
Starring Ali McGraw & Jack Klugman
Special 7:30pm “Red Carpet”
Location:  Seton Park, Independence Ave (between W. 232nd St. and W. 235th St.), Bronx, NY 10463

 
May 28th 
Lost in Yonkers @ 1 p.m
Starring Richard Dreyfuss & Mercedes Ruehl
Location: Riverdale Y, 5625 Arlington Avenue, Bronx, NY 10471

Yentl @ 6:30 p.m.
Starring Barbara Streisand & Mandy Patinkin
Location: P.S. 24, 660 W 236th St, Bronx, NY 10463


May 29th 
Gentleman’s Agreement  @ 1 p.m
Starring Gregory Peck & Dorothy McGuire
Location: Bronx House,  990 Pelham Pkwy S, Bronx, NY 10461

Annie Hall  @ 6:30 p.m
Starring Woody Allen & Diane Keaton
Location: Riverdale Neighborhood House, 5521 Mosholu Ave, Bronx, NY 10471