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Monday, October 7, 2019
Bronx Chamber October Events
Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association Oct. Meeting
The Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association invites you to our
October 15, 2019 Community Meeting
Our guest this month will be
From the Department of Transportation
Borough Commissioner Nivardo Lopez
Date: Tuesday October 15th 2019
Time: 7:15 PM
Location: Bronx House at 990 Pelham Parkway South
Email us: Pelham ParkwayNA@gmail.com
Also look us up on Facebook!
Sponsored by Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association
(A not-for-profit corporation)
MAYOR DE BLASIO DEPLOYS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO CHINATOWN AREA TO AID COMMUNITY AND HOMELESS OUTREACH EFFORTS
Mayor de Blasio announced today that the city is deploying additional resources to the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan to aid existing homeless outreach efforts,
provide additional social services, and increase security measures.
"What happened over the weekend shakes the conscience of who we are as New Yorkers," said
Mayor de Blasio. “We are sending experts to the neighborhood to provide support during this difficult time, and will continue to assess how to prevent tragedies like this from happening in the future."
"While our city mourns this horrible and senseless loss of life, I want to remind New Yorkers that the city has experts available to provide support for anyone facing mental health challenges. We’re committed to
providing mental health services for all New Yorkers and our mental health outreach teams stand ready to provide support to this community and anyone seeking help," said
First Lady Chirlane McCray.
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of the surrounding community, the City will immediately dispatch mental health outreach teams through the Department of Health and Thrive to the designated area. Beginning Monday, mental
health support teams will be on-site at community locations throughout the week to provide emotional support and connect people to mental health and other supportive social services. The NYPD has deployed additional officers to patrol the neighborhood.
The city will also increase frequency of outreach in the area, with HOME-STAT teams proactively engaging homeless New Yorkers, offer services and assistance, and work to gain their trust with the goal of addressing
the underlying issues that may have caused or contributed to their street homelessness in order to ultimately, help these individuals transition off the streets. To aid this effort, all street homeless outreach teams have access to:
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Licensed clinicians who work with clients on the streets, provide on-going case management, and assess each individual for immediate risk/crisis during each encounter
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Psychiatrists who perform psychiatric evaluations on the streets, as needed, helping understand and how better to meet the individual needs of each street homeless New Yorker
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Substance use resources, including ability to immediately connect individuals to detox and other rehabilitation programs—and are trained in naloxone administration
At shelters in the community, staff are reminding clients of the availability of mental health support through NYCWELL and will connect clients who may want or need additional services, including mental health
services, with qualified professionals and care in the community. DHS will also ensure shelter staff citywide are informing clients of resources available through NYCWell and how to access them.
To remain responsive to the needs of Chinatown residents and community members, the city will continue to meet with local officials and stakeholders and provide updates on the results of these initiatives.
Wave Hill events Oct 17‒Oct 24:
Thu, October 17
Garden Highlights Walk
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1PM
Fri, October 18
Garden Highlights Walk
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1PM
Sat, October 19
Family Art Project: The Walking Snag
Is your bark peeling? Are there bugs at your roots? Is there fungus among us? Which decomposers lurk within? Once a tree has lived its life, it either falls and becomes a log in the forest or a snag—a standing dead tree. Outfit yourself as a snag and cover yourself with fungus, lichens and other decomposers that you create! Join a parade of walking snags to celebrate our decomposer friends. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon. Scavengers & Decomposers Weekend event.
Wave Hill House, 10AM–1PM
Sat, October 19
Decomposition Central
What do lowly millipedes, mushrooms and land mollusks have in common? They are star players on the decomposition squad that makes life on earth sustainable for all of us. Stop by Decomposition Central to chat with entomologist Lindsay Velazco and naturalist Pam Golben as they de-mystify the de-composition process. Visit the Scavenger and Decomposer Petting Zoo to see and touch some friendly scavengers and decomposers, and observe scavenging dermestid (flesh-eating) beetles at work. Then pick up a self-guided garden scavenger hunt to look for—what else?—scavengers! Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon. Scavengers & Decomposers Weekend event.
Wave Hill House, 11AM–4PM
Sat, October 19
The Boneyard
Skulls, bones, teeth, shells, antlers—see what’s left after an animal carcass decomposes. Meet Lawrence Forcella, an oddities expert and bone collector, and learn about osteology, the study of bones and skeletal elements. Team up to try to reassemble a skeleton! Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon. Scavengers & Decomposers Weekend event.
Wave Hill House, 11AM–4PM
Sat, October 19
Decomposer Detectives Family Walk
Are you curious about worms, insects, fungi, and other creatures that live on the forest floor? Grab a magnifying glass and join us as a Decomposer Detective! Learn all about the activities of the organisms that help break down dead leaves, wood, and other organic matter in Wave Hill’s Abrons Woodland. Please wear closed-toed shoes and appropriate clothing to be out on our woodland adventure! Ages five and up welcome with an adult. Free with admission to the grounds. Scavengers & Decomposers Weekend event.
Meet at Wave Hill House, NOON and 1PM
Sat, October 19
Wave Hill History Walk
Discover the fascinating history of Wave Hill’s architecture and landscape on a walk with a Wave Hill Garden Guide. Hear about the people who once called Wave Hill home, among them Mark Twain, Theodore Roosevelt, Bashford Dean and Arturo Toscanini. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1PM
Sat, October 19
Vulture Culture: A Live Bird Presentation
Often misunderstood, vultures and other scavengers are essential members of nature’s clean-up crew, eating dead animals and halting the spread of dangerous diseases. Observe vultures and other scavenging birds of prey and hear about their adaptive (and somewhat cringeworthy) behaviors with Brian Robinson of Robinson Wildlife Lectures. Free, with admission to the grounds. Scavengers & Decomposers Weekend event.
Wave Hill House, 2PM
Sat, October 19
Gallery Tour
Tour Glyndor Gallery with Wave Hill’s Curatorial Assistant or Gallery Greeter to get an insider’s view of current exhibitions. A flower’s life cycle of budding, blooming and pollinating, as well as its process of decay, strongly echoes the human condition. The exhibition Figuring the Floral features artists who apply this symbolism to their work—touching on race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, aging and other facets of identity. Participating artists are Derrick Adams, Nicole Awai, Bahar Behbahani, Christian Ruiz Berman, Sanford Biggers, Cecile Chong, Max Colby, Abigail DeVille, Valerie Hegarty, Christopher K. Ho and Kevin Zucker, Diana Lozano, Natalia Nakazawa, Ebony G. Patterson, Bundith Phunsombatlert, Lina Puerta, Simonette Quamina, David Rios Ferreira, Alexandria Smith, Katherine Toukhy, Lina Iris Viktor, William Villalongo and Saya Woolfalk. In the Sunroom, Emily Oliveira creates a vibrant, installation using large-scale, textile pieces, sculpture and video to transform the Sunroom into a devotional space for a decolonized, queer utopia 1,000 years into the future. In the Sun Porch, Duy Hoàng creates a sculptural installation inspired by his research and material experimentation. In his laboratory-like setting, Hoàng creates a shelter and uses intersecting Paracords and tree branches to juxtapose found objects, such as fallen plants and photographs of fauna and flora sourced from Wave Hill. Free with admission to the grounds.
Glyndor Gallery, 2PM
Sun, October 20
Family Art Project: The Walking Snag
Is your bark peeling? Are there bugs at your roots? Is fungus among us? Which decomposers lurk within? Once a tree has lived its life, it either falls and becomes a log in the forest or a snag—a standing dead tree. Outfit yourself as a snag and cover yourself with fungus, lichens and other decomposers that you create! Join a parade of walking snags to celebrate our decomposer friends. Free with admission to the grounds. Scavengers & Decomposers Weekend event.
Wave Hill House, 10AM–1PM
Sun, October 20
Decomposition Central
What do lowly millipedes, mushrooms and land mollusks have in common? They are star players on the decomposition squad that makes life on earth sustainable for all of us. Stop by Decomposition Central to chat with entomologist Lindsay Velazco and naturalist Pam Golben as they de-mystify the de-composition process. Visit the Scavenger and Decomposer Petting Zoo to see and touch some friendly scavengers and decomposers, and observe scavenging dermestid (flesh-eating) beetles at work. Then pick up a self-guided garden scavenger hunt to look for—what else?—scavengers! Free with admission to the grounds. Scavengers & Decomposers Weekend event.
Wave Hill House, 11AM–4PM
Sun, October 20
The Boneyard
Skulls, bones, teeth, shells, antlers—see what’s left after an animal carcass decomposes. Meet Lawrence Forcella, an oddities expert and bone collector, and learn about osteology, the study of bones and skeletal elements. Team up to try to reassemble a skeleton! Free with admission to the grounds. Scavengers & Decomposers Weekend event.
Wave Hill House, 11AM–4PM
Sun, October 20
Decomposer Detectives Family Walk
Are you curious about worms, insects, fungi, and other creatures that live on the forest floor? Grab a magnifying glass and join us as a Decomposer Detective! Learn all about the activities of the organisms that help break down dead leaves, wood, and other organic matter in Wave Hill’s Abrons Woodland. Please wear closed-toed shoes and appropriate clothing to be out on our woodland adventure! Ages five and up welcome with an adult. Free with admission to the grounds. Scavengers & Decomposers Weekend event.
Meet at Wave Hill House, NOON and 1PM
Sun, October 20
Secret Lives of Scavengers…A Trail Camera Project
What happens to a deer when it dies in the woods? Lots! A parade of scavengers, from common raven to bald eagle to bobcat, recycle the carcass in short order. Using dramatic images captured by motion activated cameras, Dr. Ed McGowan, Director of Science at the Trailside Museums & Zoo, with the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, chronicles the expected and unexpected wild animals drawn to the life-supporting protein of a dead deer. These images captured in NY State Parks reveal the importance of scavenging for regional rarities, such as the golden eagle, and the risks to wildlife from lead poisoning from unrecovered hunter-shot deer. Free with admission to the grounds. Scavengers & Decomposers Weekend event.
Wave Hill House, 2PM
Sun, October 20
Garden Highlights Walk
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 2PM
Mon, October 21
Wave Hill is closed.
Tue, October 22
Gallery Tour
Tour Glyndor Gallery with Wave Hill’s Curatorial Assistant or Gallery Greeter to get an insider’s view of current exhibitions. A flower’s life cycle of budding, blooming and pollinating, as well as its process of decay, strongly echoes the human condition. The exhibition Figuring the Floral features artists who apply this symbolism to their work—touching on race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, aging and other facets of identity. Participating artists are Derrick Adams, Nicole Awai, Bahar Behbahani, Christian Ruiz Berman, Sanford Biggers, Cecile Chong, Max Colby, Abigail DeVille, Valerie Hegarty, Christopher K. Ho and Kevin Zucker, Diana Lozano, Natalia Nakazawa, Ebony G. Patterson, Bundith Phunsombatlert, Lina Puerta, Simonette Quamina, David Rios Ferreira, Alexandria Smith, Katherine Toukhy, Lina Iris Viktor, William Villalongo and Saya Woolfalk. In the Sunroom, Emily Oliveira creates a vibrant, installation using large-scale, textile pieces, sculpture and video to transform the Sunroom into a devotional space for a decolonized, queer utopia 1,000 years into the future. In the Sun Porch, Duy Hoàng creates a sculptural installation inspired by his research and material experimentation. In his laboratory-like setting, Hoàng creates a shelter and uses intersecting Paracords and tree branches to juxtapose found objects, such as fallen plants and photographs of fauna and flora sourced from Wave Hill. Free with admission to the grounds.
Glyndor Gallery, 2PM
Wed, October 23
Garden Highlights Walk
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1PM
Thu, October 24
Garden Highlights Walk
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1PM
Thu, October 24
On Site Opera Presents The Turn of the Screw: Ticketed Dress Rehearsal *SOLD OUT*
Just as the chill of fall permeates the air, the acclaimed On Site Opera stages three performances of Benjamin Britten’s haunting tale The Turn of the Screw in October. This roving opera takes guests from the Great Lawn and on to Wave Hill house to watch as a terrified governess struggles to comfort her two young charges. This psychological thriller hurtles to a chilling conclusion as guests follow performers into Mark Twain Room and Armor Hall. In addition to today's dress rehearsal, The Turn of the Screw will be presented at Wave Hill on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 25, 26 and 27. All performances are sold out. $60 for dress rehearsal; Wave Hill Members save 10%.
On the Grounds & Wave Hill House, 7:30PM
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–5:30PM, March 15–October 31. Closes 4:30PM, starting November 1.
ADMISSION – $10 adults, $6 students and seniors 65+, $4 children 6–18. Free Saturday and Tuesday mornings until noon. 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/
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 W. 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/.
Attorney General James Sues NYCharities.org For Missing Funds
NYCharities.org Failed to Turn Over Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Contributions to New York Charitable Organizations
Attorney General Letitia James today sued NYCharities.org, an online fundraising platform, for failing to distribute more than $750,000 in contributions to charities throughout New York.
“I will not allow greed to profit off of the generosity of New Yorkers without a fight,” said Attorney General Letitia James. “Leaving New York charitable donors uncertain if their donations will ever make it to their intended cause is unacceptable. My office is committed to maintaining the integrity of New York’s charitable sector and protecting those who contribute to it.”
The lawsuit, filed in New York State Supreme Court today, follows an investigation conducted by the Attorney General’s Charities Bureau, which received more than 125 complaints from New York State charities. The complaints allege that those charities, which had entrusted NYCharities.org;to collect contributions on their behalf, have not received those contributions since May 2019. The claims of unpaid contributions range from $200 to more than $100,000.
The lawsuit seeks a preliminary injunction freezing NYCharities.org’s bank accounts, an accounting of all funds collected on behalf of New York charities, and appointment of a receiver to oversee payment of those funds to the charities to which they belong. The Attorney General is also seeking to bar NYCharities.org permanently from conducting any activity in New York.
AG James Files Motion To Oppose Purdue Pharma's $38 Million In Bonus Payments To Company Executives
New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with a coalition of 24 additional attorneys general from around the nation, today filed a “joinder” in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to formally oppose Purdue Pharma’s decision to pay out $38 million in bonuses to company executives, despite the fact that the company has filed for bankruptcy.
“As Purdue Pharma argues in court that they cannot afford to pay creditors what they owe, the company wants to hand out $38 million in bonuses to their top executives,” said Attorney General James. “The company needs to be held to account, not be allowed to recklessly spend what they claim are limited funds. Our broad coalition of attorneys general is taking action today to stop this waste from proceeding.”
The attorneys general filed a joinder to the United States Trustee’s objection to Purdue’s authorization request for their multi-million dollar incentive, bonus, and severance plans. Purdue submitted this request just two weeks after declaring bankruptcy in the face of multi-billion dollar liabilities for their role in engineering the opioid epidemic.
Joining Attorney General James in filing today’s joinder to the U.S. Trustee’s opposition filing are the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.
Bronx Man Sentenced To Life Plus 75 Years In Prison In Connection With Murders Of Marvin Harris
Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMES FELTON was sentenced today to life plus 75 years in prison for the June 11, 2016, murder of Marvin Harris, whom FELTON shot 13 times, and the December 11, 2016, murder of Jose Morales, whom FELTON shot in the head. FELTON’s sentence also encompassed his participation in a drug conspiracy and firearms offenses. FELTON was convicted on June 19, 2019, after a jury trial before U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III, who imposed today’s sentence.
U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: “James Felton murdered two people in cold blood and attempted to murder two others. The sentence imposed today is a just punishment for a brutal, unrepentant killer. We thank our partners at Homeland Security Investigations and the New York City Police Department for their outstanding work on this case and for their dedication in bringing Felton to justice.”
According to the allegations in the Indictment and evidence at trial:
Between 2010 and 2017, FELTON was a member of a long-running narcotics conspiracy centered around 240 East 175th Street in the Bronx, New York, as well as a criminal enterprise consisting of members of his family and other associates. On June 11, 2016, at the corner of East 175th Street and Monroe Avenue, FELTON shot Marvin Harris 13 times after Harris insulted FELTON and challenged FELTON’s status within the drug territory. Six months later, at the corner of East 175th Street and Weeks Avenue, one block away from the scene of the Harris murder, FELTON shot rival drug dealer Edwin Romero four times, attempted to shoot Romero’s girlfriend, and shot Jose Morales in the head, killing him.
In addition to the prison term, FELTON, 50, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced to five years of supervised release.
Mr. Berman praised the outstanding investigative work of the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, and the New York City Police Department.
Saturday, October 5, 2019
A Tribute to the Life and Legacy of Claudette Colvin
Sixty-five years ago on an Alabama bus fifteen year old Claudette Colvin (a black teenager in the 1950's) refused to give her seat to a white woman. The bus driver called the police, and Ms. Colvin was taken off the bus and arrested. This did not make headlines because the Civil Rights Movement was just getting started. It would be Rosa Parks the head of the local Alabama NAACP chapter nine months later who would be credited with refusing to give up he seat on an Alabama bus.
Local Bronx elected officials spoke, with City Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr. and Parkchester District Leader John Perez presenting a ceremonial NYC street sign "Claudette Colvin Plaza" to Ms. Colvin. Councilman Diaz Sr. proposed a street co-naming for Ms. Colvin this year, but City Council Speaker Cory Johnson said that a street can not be named after a living person. While that is false as former New York Yankee pitcher Mariano Rivera had a street by Yankee Stadium co-named for him after retiring from the Yankees, and former Mayor Ed Koch was at the re-naming of the 59th Street Bridge the Ed Koch Bridge. The street co-naming will take place next year.
There was a congratulatory video from former first lady Hillary Clinton, and daughter Chelsea, as well as several others. A portrait of Ms. Claudette Colvin was unveiled by former Parkchester NAACP President Beverly. Roberts, and there was a toast honoring Ms. Colvin. The invite only event took place at Maestros Caterers on Bronxdale Avenue. .
Above - (L-R) District Leader John Perez, Edna Thompson Grager, Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr., Councilman Andy King.
Below - City Council members Ruben Diaz Sr. and. Andy King with Civil Rights Legend Claudette Colvin.
Above - Former Parkchester NAACP President with Senator Luis Sepulveda and Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark.
Below - Former Parkchester NAACP President Roberts Roberts with Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr. and Parkchester District Leader John Perez.
Ms. Beverly Roberts unveiled this rendering of the history of Claudette Colvin.