A.G. Schneiderman Announces Indictment In Bid-Rigging Scheme, Charging Two Defendants With Colluding To Fix Construction Prices For Luxury Brooklyn Building

Christopher Chierchio and Anthony Milohnic Charged with Felony Donnelly Act Violations

Chierchio – A Reputed Genovese Mafia “Soldier” – Also Charged with Criminal Tax Fraud for Attempting to Evade Over $94,000 in Personal Income Tax Liability

  Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the arrest and indictment of Christopher Chierchio and Anthony Milohnic for their role in a bid-rigging scheme – a class E felony – in which they allegedly colluded to ensure a lack of competition for the plumbing, sprinkler, and HVAC bids for a new luxury residential building at 613 Baltic Street in Brooklyn. Chierchio is also charged with Criminal Tax Fraud – a class C felony – for his alleged evasion of $94,094 of personal income taxes owed since April 2016.

“We have zero tolerance for crooks who try to game the system to line their pockets,” said Attorney General Schneiderman. “We'll continue to work with our partners in law enforcement to crack down on bid-rigging, tax fraud, and all other forms of corruption.”

These arrests are the result of an investigation conducted by Attorney General Schneiderman’s Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF), in collaboration with the New York City Police Department’s Criminal Enterprise Investigations Section (NYPD-CEIS), the New York City Department of Investigations (DOI), the United States Department of Labor - Office of Labor Racketeering and Fraud Investigations, and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. That investigation included the scrutiny of intercepted communications from court-authorized wiretaps, the execution of search warrants, and the review of financial records. These indictments are an offshoot of a previous joint OCTF/NYPD investigation, “Operation Shark Bait,” which resulted in the indictment and arrest of 13 defendants for Enterprise Corruption in Brooklyn.

DOI Commissioner Mark Peters said, “Bid-rigging undercuts fairness and equality in the contracting process. DOI will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to expose and stop this type of pernicious corruption.”

According to the indictments, which were unsealed today in New York County Supreme Court, Christopher Chierchio, 49, of Staten Island, is charged with Agreement, Arrangement, or Combination in Restraint of Trade or Competition, in violation of the New York State Donnelly Act, as well as Criminal Tax Fraud in the Second Degree. If convicted of both counts, he faces up to 19 years in prison.Chierchio is a reputed “soldier” in the Genovese organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra. Anthony Milohnic, 43, of North Merrick, was also charged with the Donnelly Act violation.  

The tax indictment against Chierchio is a result of a joint investigation by OCTF and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance’s Criminal Investigations Division. 

The Attorney General would like to thank New York County District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. for his cooperation in this matter, and Kip Brailey, Tansey Brent, and John Yaros of the United States Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes and Enforcement Network (FinCEN) for their assistance throughout this investigation.

The charges against the defendants are merely accusations, and all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $10 Million Settlement Of Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against Centerlight Healthcare

CenterLight Healthcare Admits That 186 Adult Home Residents Did Not Receive Required Services During Certain Months and That It Failed to Timely Dis-enroll Residents From Its Managed Long-Term Care Plan

  Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in Charge for the New York Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS-OIG”), announced today a settlement of a civil fraud lawsuit against CenterLight Healthcare, Inc. (“CENTERLIGHT”), for collecting monthly Medicaid payments for 186 adult home residents who frequently did not receive required services while enrolled in CENTERLIGHT’s managed long-term care plan. 

The settlement resolves allegations that CENTERLIGHT submitted false claims to Medicaid to receive these payments.  Under the terms of the settlement approved yesterday by U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, CENTERLIGHT must pay a total sum of $10 million, with $4 million going to the United States and the remaining amount going to the State of New York.  In the settlement, CENTERLIGHT admits that the 186 adult home residents did not receive community-based long-term care services during certain months that they were enrolled in CENTERLIGHT’s managed long-term care plan.  “CENTERLIGHT also admits that it failed to timely dis-enroll these adult home residents from its plan and that, as a result, CENTERLIGHT collected Medicaid payments to which it was not entitled.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said:  “CenterLight Healthcare collected millions of dollars in Medicaid payments to provide long-term care services to adult home residents in its managed care plan, but frequently failed to deliver these services.  This Office is committed to holding recipients of government health care funds accountable when they fail to provide the care and services the government pays them to provide.” 

HHS-OIG Special Agent in Charge Scott J. Lampert said:  “CenterLight’s conduct compromised the integrity of the Medicaid program and failed to ensure that quality health care services were provided to those that needed them most.  HHS-OIG is committed to holding providers accountable for their practices.”

CENTERLIGHT administered a managed long-term care plan for Medicaid beneficiaries pursuant to a contract with the New York State Department of Health (the “Contract”).  To be eligible for enrollment into a managed long-term care plan, a Medicaid beneficiary must, among other things, be assessed as needing community-based long-term care services for more than 120 days from the effective date of enrollment.  These services include nursing services in the home, therapies in the home, home health aide services, personal care services in the home, and adult day health care.  In exchange for arranging and providing these services, CENTERLIGHT received monthly payments of approximately $3,600 - $3,800 for each member.  CENTERLIGHT contracted with licensed home care services agencies that were supposed to provide skilled nursing and home health aide services to the hundreds of adult home residents enrolled in CENTERLIGHT’s managed long-term care plan.  

As alleged in the United States’ Complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, CENTERLIGHT did not ensure that these agencies consistently provided required services to adult home residents, and failed to ensure that these vulnerable members’ medical needs were met.  Despite being aware that some of the agencies it hired provided a substandard level of care and did not maintain proper documentation reflecting the services provided, CENTERLIGHT failed to promptly take necessary steps to address these issues.  With respect to the 186 adult home residents who are the subject of the settlement (the “186 Members”), CENTERLIGHT submitted or caused to be submitted claims to Medicaid for payments for months during which no community-based long-term care services were provided to the member.  Indeed, many of the 186 Members did not receive any community-based long-term care services for most of the months during which they were enrolled in CENTERLIGHT’s managed care plan.

As part of the settlement, CenterLight Healthcare admits, acknowledges, and accepts responsibility for the following conduct:

• The 186 Members did not receive required community-based long-term care services during certain months that they were enrolled in CENTERLIGHT’s managed long-term care plan. 

• CENTERLIGHT failed to timely dis-enroll the 186 Members even though they were no longer eligible for its managed long-term care plan and, as a result, CENTERLIGHT received capitation payments to which it was not entitled.

• CENTERLIGHT failed to adequately oversee and monitor the care provided by the home care services agencies to the 186 Members to ensure that these members received the services required by the Contract.

In connection with the filing of the lawsuit and settlement, the Government joined a private whistleblower lawsuit that had been filed under seal pursuant to the False Claims Act.  The Government previously intervened in this whistleblower lawsuit and, in January 2016, entered into a $46.7 million settlement with CENTERLIGHT to resolve allegations relating to the use of social adult day care centers to enroll ineligible members in CENTERLIGHT’s managed long-term care plan.  CENTERLIGHT sold its managed long-term care plan in early 2017.

Mr. Berman thanked the Office of the Inspector General for HHS for its assistance.  Mr. Berman also thanked the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the New York State Attorney General’s Office for its investigative efforts and work on the case.    

A.G. Schneiderman Announces $10.3 Million Joint State-Federal Settlement With CenterLight Over False Medicaid Billing

CenterLight Knowingly Submitted Billing for Managed Long-Term Care Program Services That Were Never Provided, Then Failed to Repay Medicaid for Falsely-Obtained Payments

New York’s Medicaid Program to Recover $6.36 Million in Restitution and Penalties

  Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a joint state-federal settlement with CenterLight Health System, Inc. and CenterLight Healthcare, Inc. (together, “CenterLight”) over false Medicaid billing. CenterLight will pay $10.36 million to settle state and federal allegations that its former managed long-term care plan (“CenterLight MLTCP”) submitted fraudulent requests to New York’s Medicaid program for monthly premiums and failed to repay Medicaid for falsely-obtained payments, violating New York and federal False Claims Acts. New York’s Medicaid program will receive $6.36 million in restitution and penalties from the total settlement payment.

“When a care provider submits phony bills to Medicaid, they rip off New Yorkers and undermine the integrity of our Medicaid system,” said Attorney General Schneiderman. “Today’s settlement should serve as another reminder that we will hold accountable those who seek to game the system for their own benefit.”

The settlement agreement resolves New York State and federal allegations thatCenterLight Healthcare:

(a) submitted false claims for monthly capitation payments for 186 CenterLight MLTCP members who lived in adult homes and who, for at least some portion of their enrollment in the CenterLight MLTCP, did not receive community-based long-term care services as required by contract and therefore should have been dis-enrolled; and

(b) knowingly failed to repay Medicaid for monthly capitation payments that CenterLight Healthcare received for many of the 186 Adult Home MLTCP Members after it became aware that the members should have been dis-enrolled earlier, meaning that CenterLight Healthcare was not entitled to those payments.

Click here to view a copy of the settlement agreement.

Medicaid is a jointly-funded state and federal program that provides health care to needy individuals. Managed Long Term Care plans (“MLTCs”) receive monthly capitation payments from Medicaid – similar to insurance premiums – for each member enrolled in the MLTC plan, in exchange for arranging and providing certain community-based long-term care services (“CBLTC”), such as skilled nursing services in the home, therapies in the home, home health aide services, personal care services in the home, and adult day health care. To be eligible for enrollment into an MLTC plan, a Medicaid beneficiary must, among other things, be assessed as needing CBLTC services for more than 120 days from the date of enrollment. CenterLight Healthcare contracted with licensed home care services agencies to provide skilled nursing and home health aide services to CenterLight MLTCP members who resided in adult homes, including the 186 Adult Home MLTCP members at issue in the case. 

In the settlement, CenterLight admitted that from April 2012 to September 2015, the 186 Adult Home MLTCP members did not receive the required CBLTC services for certain enrollment periods, and that for a number of individuals there was no record that they received CBLTC services for most of their period of enrollment. CenterLight Healthcare also admitted that it failed to timely disenroll the 186 Adult Home MLTCP members, even though they were no longer eligible for MLTCP services. CenterLight Healthcare failed to repay Medicaid for the monthly payments that it knew it had improperly received for those members. During that time, the payments that CenterLight Healthcare received from Medicaid for providing services to MLTC members were generally $3,800 to $4,200 per member per month.

This is the second settlement reached with CenterLight regarding operation of the CenterLight MLTCP. In January 2016, the court unsealed settlement agreements by the New York Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney’s Office with CenterLight for nearly $47 million to settle allegations relating to the use of social adult day care centers to enroll members in the CenterLight MLTC Plan. A year later, on or about January 31, 2017, CenterLight sold the CenterLight MLTC Plan to another provider.

This investigation was initiated after a whistleblower filed a lawsuit under the qui tam provisions of the federal and New York False Claims Acts, which allow private persons, known as “relators,” to file civil actions on behalf of the government and share in any recovery. The relator in this case will receive a portion of the settlement proceeds after full payment by CenterLight. The investigation and settlement were coordinated between the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the New York State Attorney General’s Office.  

Bronx Chamber of Commerce - Bronx Business Awards Gala April 18, 2018

   

he Bronx Version of the Academy Awards

RSVP today for discounts to attend

Bronx Business Awards 2018 Annual Gala 

Wednesday, April 18, 2018, 5:30-10:30 pm
Marina del Rey Caterers, Bronx NY

Honoring

The Perez Family, Mastermind, Ltd.; Developer of the Year

Gino's Pastry Shop; Made in the Bronx Award of the Year

Bronx Community College; Institutional Member of the Year

Third Avenue BID; Non-Profit of the Year

D & J Ambulette Services, Inc.; Health Provider of the Year

E.A.T. w/ Culinary Professionals, Inc.; 

M/WBE Company of the Year

Portion of the 2018 Gala Proceeds to benefit

Special Olympics New York

Key Note Speaker

Rob Walsh, Former Commissioner of  NYC Dept. Small Business Services

Mistress Of Ceremonies

Jacqueline Catona Wayans 

TV Host & Producer, "Don't Give Up and Win"

To make reservations, advertise in the Gala Journal, and/or be a Sponsor to the 2018 Gala Celebration. Call Phil Cardone 718-828-3900 or e-mail Phil@BronxChamber.org

Click for Reservations, Journal Advertising & Sponsorships

I look forward to seeing you at the excellent networking event!

Nunzio Del Greco
President and CEO
Bronx Chamber of Commerce

"Network For Business Success"
1200 Waters Place, Suite 106
Bronx, NY 10461
718-828-3900
Nunzio@bronxchamber.org

 

"You never know where your next big deal is going to come from"!

 

Engel Announces $10,149,029 to Montefiore Medical Center for Upgrades to Weiler Campus

  Congressman Eliot L. Engel, a top member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $10,149,029 in Federal funding to Montefiore Medical Center for upgrades to the Center’s Weiler Campus in the Bronx. The grant will fund the electrical service upgrade project at Weiler Hospital including the design of a new underground electric service to replace the existing overhead service for the facility.

“This upgrade is vital to maintaining Montefiore Medical Center’s ability to serve the community,” Engel said. “Montefiore is the premier health care provider in the borough and as such we must continually look for new ways to help ensure it can provide that care, no matter the situation. By running the electrical service underground, the risk of disruption from animals and extreme weather is totally mitigated, so I am pleased these FEMA funds have been allocated for such an important project.”

“We are grateful to Congressman Engel for his unwavering support,”  said Steven M. Safyer, MD, President and CEO, Montefiore Medicine. “His tenacity in fighting for Montefiore and the millions of New Yorkers who rely on us, is greatly appreciated.”

Next Croton FMC Meeting April 11th

  The next Croton FMC meeting is scheduled for April 11^th at 6:30pm at the DEP Office, 3660 Jerome Ave, Bronx.

Agenda

Croton Facility Monitoring Committee Meeting (CFMC)

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 – 6:30 PM

DEP Office – 3660 Jerome Avenue, Bronx NY 10467

I  Welcome & Call Meeting to Order                        Bill Hall, Chair

II Consider, Adopt April 11, 2018 Agenda    CFMC Representatives

III Consider, Adopt Minutes from                CFMC Representatives

     October 30, 2017 CFMC Meeting

IV Update on Project to construct Pedestrian Bridge over       DDC

    Major Deegan Expressway to Connect Sections of VCP

V Update on Golf Clubhouse Department of Design & Construction

VI Costs and Construction Update Bernard Daly/ Arne Fareth, DEP

VIII Old Business                          CFMC Representatives & Public

IX New Business                           CFMC Representatives & Public

MAYOR’S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS AND CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCE NYC IMMIGRANT INFORMATION DESK TO CONNECT NEW YORKERS TO CITY SERVICES AND RESOURCES

  The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and the City Council announced three new in-person resource hubs, called the NYC Immigrant Information Desk, creating central, hyperlocal resources for immigrant New Yorkers to access City services and receive referrals. This initiative provides full-time community navigators who can refer residents to services like access to health care, eviction prevention help, and IDNYC. Establishing physical spaces for New Yorkers to seek assistance, co-located at sites that provide other services, facilitates connections to important resources that make New York City more equitable for all. The three Immigrant Information Desks are administered by MOIA in coordination with sister agencies, Queens Library, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan. The desks are located in Flushing, Coney Island, and East Harlem, and are funded with support from the City Council.

“This initiative was born out of the Council’s desire to provide rapid-response assistance to immigrants in need of city services at a time when distrust of government is at an all-time high. The new immigrant resource desks will play a critical role in helping immigrant and mixed status families connect with the breadth of resources available to them,” said New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson. “We are proud to continue building bridges between city agencies, community based organizations, and our immigrant New Yorkers and appreciate the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs’ partnership in this endeavor.”

“The NYC Immigrant Information Desk is our latest effort to make government work better and more efficiently for city residents,” said Bitta Mostofi, Acting Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. “Immigrant New Yorkers in Flushing, Coney Island, and East Harlem are now able to walk into a one-stop shop and connect with City services to address issues like health care access, immigration legal services, and affordable housing. Thanks to the leadership of the City Council and our partnerships with sister agencies and community providers, we’ve taken another step in making New York City the most immigrant-inclusive city in America.”

The NYC Immigrant Information Desk responds to a need for a single location where immigrant New Yorkers can feel comfortable asking questions in the languages they speak, and full-time staff can facilitate access to resources aimed at tackling a range of needs. To administer this initiative, the City will employ seven staffers, including one program manager and two on-site navigators at each of the three locations. The navigators will connect immigrant New Yorkers with resources and make direct referrals to additional support services. Through funding from the City Council, the following legal and community-based organizations will accept direct referrals from the NYC Immigrant Information Desk: Brooklyn Alliance, CAMBA, Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New York, Catholic Migration Services, Center for Family Representation, City University of New York/LaGuardia Community College, New York Legal Assistance Group, Public Health Solutions, and South Asian Council for Social Services.

The NYC Immigrant Information Desk provides assistance to New Yorkers on key City priorities, including:

• Eviction prevention
• Immigration legal services
• Health insurance navigation
• Case management/social services
• Workforce development

In 2018, the NYC Immigrant Information Desk is available in the following locations:

Flushing Library

196-36 Northern Blvd

Flushing, NY 11358

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM; Saturday, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM; Sunday 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Coney Island S22 SNAP Center

2857-2865 West 8th Street

1st Fl.

Brooklyn, NY 11224

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

NYC Health + Hospital/Metropolitan

1901 1st Ave

New York, NY 10029

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

EDITOR'S NOTE:

To the Bronx City Council members - We do not see a Bronx location listed here. Is there a reason why there is no Bronx location listed?

Or is it as usual the Bronx is getting the short end of the stick when it comes to city services?

Wave Hill Events April 13‒April 20

Thu, April 12    Art Workshop Series Begins: Plumage to Quill: Studies and Renderings of Birds in the Landscape

Draw inspiration from a private collection of mounted birds, and from photographs, poetry and outdoor observation, to create avian portraits with Wave Hill as the setting. Sessions include demo lessons, plein-air drawing and critiques with Wennie Huang, member of the American Museum of Natural History’s Animal Drawing Program. A nature walk with birding expertGabriel Willow is included. Basic hardware materials included; a supply list will be provided. $160; 10% discount to Wave Hill Members. Registration required, online at wavehill.org or onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center. This four-session series continues April 19, 26 and May 3.

WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM–1PM

Sat, April 14    Family Art Project: Budding Birdwatchers

With returning visiting artist and bird enthusiast Ash Ferlito, learn to compare size and shape—the first step in bird identification. Make binoculars out of cardboard tubes to help spot avian species at Wave Hill, with drawings and cutouts of various species to help ID them. We’ll show you how to use colored pencils in multiple thin layers to create rich, feathery effects and exciting likenesses of birdy qualities. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.

WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM

Sat, April 14    Garden Highlights Walk

Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide 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

Sat, April 14    Gallery Tour

Learn about Glyndor Gallery exhibitions on a tour led by Wave Hill’s Curatorial Fellow. Avifauna: Interplay of Birds + Habitatfeatures artworks that delve into the relationship between birds and their habitats—from the role birds play in propagating plants to changes in how natural and built environments affect migration patterns. Artists working in photography, video, artist books, wall painting, installation, drawing and sound include Tatiana Arocha, Tanya Chaly, Marna Chester, Nina Katchadourian, Paula McCartney, Jeff Mertz, Peter Morgan, Sarah Nicholls, James Prosek, Jenna Speveck and Fred Tomaselli. In the Sunroom Project Space, Adrienne Elise Tarver builds tactile plant sculptures that create an immersive, sheltering landscape. Free with admission to the grounds.

GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM

Sun, April 15    Family Art Project: Budding Birdwatchers

With returning visiting artist and bird enthusiast Ash Ferlito, learn to compare size and shape—the first step in bird identification. Make binoculars out of cardboard tubes to help spot avian species at Wave Hill, with drawings and cutouts of various species to help ID them. We’ll show you how to use colored pencils in multiple thin layers to create rich, feathery effects and exciting likenesses of birdy qualities. Free with admission to the grounds.

WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM

Sun, April 15    Pre-Concert Tea

Enjoy Afternoon Tea in the Mark Twain Room prior to today’s concert in Armor Hall. The Café at Wave Hill pairs a classic menu with an assortment of green, black and herbal teas. This traditional tea service includes the four classic elements of savory, scones, sweets and tea. The menu, presented by Great Performances, includes an array of tea sandwiches, scones and bite-sized desserts. Afternoon Tea also includes a glass of sparkling wine. Afternoon Tea Service is $36. Wave Hill Members receive a 10% discount. Advance registration is required online. We will take reservations until 5PM, Thursday, April 12.

WAVE HILL HOUSE, NOON–2PM

Sun, April 15    Concert: Sirius Quartet

Back by popular demand, Sirius Quartet is acclaimed for “savoring the life of each richly inflected note" (Los Angeles Times), with performances that combine exhilarating repertoire with unequalled improvisational fire. These conservatory-trained performer-composers shine with precision, soul and a raw energy that audiences adore. The ensemble has appeared at venues including Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, the Stuttgart Jazz Fest and the Beijing Music Festival. Its members are:Fung Chern Hwei and Gregor Huebner, violins; Ron Lawrence, viola; and Jeremy Harman, cello. At Wave Hill, the ensemble will offer original works inspired by Argentinian tango, Afro-Cuban rhythms and one-of-a-kind takes on pop tunes. Tickets for this concert are $28 plus admission to the grounds/$24 Wave Hill Member/$12 Children ages 8–18. Order tickets online at wavehill.org or onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center. For additional information, please call 718.549.3200 x251.

WAVE HILL HOUSE, 2PM

Sun, April 15    Garden Highlights Walk

Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.

MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 2PM

Mon, April 16

Closed to the public.

Tue, April 17    Garden Highlights Walk

Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide 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, April 17    Gallery Tour

Learn about Glyndor Gallery exhibitions on a tour led by Wave Hill’s Curatorial Fellow. Avifauna: Interplay of Birds + Habitatfeatures artworks that delve into the relationship between birds and their habitats—from the role birds play in propagating plants to changes in how natural and built environments affect migration patterns. Artists working in photography, video, artist books, wall painting, installation, drawing and sound include Tatiana Arocha, Tanya Chaly, Marna Chester, Nina Katchadourian, Paula McCartney, Jeff Mertz, Peter Morgan, Sarah Nicholls, James Prosek, Jenna Speveck and Fred Tomaselli. In the Sunroom Project Space, Adrienne Elise Tarver builds tactile plant sculptures that create an immersive, sheltering landscape. 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–5:30PM,  March 15–October 31. Closes 4:30PM, starting November 1.

ADMISSION  $8 adults, $4 students and seniors 65+, $2 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/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 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/.

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