2026 Riverbay Board of Directors Election Supplement, pgs 18-27 Voting Begins Monday, May 20! Please cast your vote by Wed., July 1.
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Vol. 61 No. 19
May 16, 2026
Annual Shareholders Meeting and Voting Period in 2026 Board Election Begin Wednesday, May 20 By ROZAAN BOONE Shareholders are invited to attend the Annual Shareholders Meeting on Wednesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. in Bartow Center, Rm. 31. This meeting marks the official opening of the voting period in the 2026 Riverbay Board of Directors election. The voting deadline is Wednesday, July 1, 2026, and this year’s quorum is 5,041 ballots. Riverbay Corporation’s independent election vendor, YesElections, began mailing green election ballot envelopes to Co-op City households this week and they are expected to arrive in mailboxes over the weekend and into next week. Shareholders of record as of April 1, 2026 are voting to fill five seats on the Riverbay Board and yes or no on a referendum question regarding an amendment to the Riverbay ByLaws on how vacancies on the Board are filled. There is also an option on the ballot to vote for quorum purposes only. The official candidates in the election are Michelle Marbury, Rod Saunders, Monique Coleman, Andrea Leslie, Yanira D. Jaime, Aaron Carnegie, Lynette Wright, Nero Graham, Darnell Lopez and Keith Logan.
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Income Affidavits Due Now Co-op City shareholders who have not yet submitted their 2025 Income Affidavit are urged to submit the form as soon as possible. Shareholders still have two options to file their 2025 Income Affidavits, either by filing out the traditional paper form or by filing an electronic form which is available on the Riverbay website at https://bit.ly/4aw5CeP. For shareholders opting to file the paper form, the completed income affidavit, along with supporting documents, can be deposited into the carrying charge boxes located in the community centers or emailed to RiverbayFinance@riverbaycorp.com. All paper income affidavits must be notarized. Completed income affidavits can also be mailed to the following address: Riverbay Corporation, Finance Department, Attention: 2025 Income Affidavit, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475. A fillable pdf of the 2025 Income Affidavit form is available on the Riverbay website. To access it, visit https://coopcity.com, click on the “Resources” (Continued on page 4)
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Candidates Discuss Youth Center and Committees at Second Candidates’ Forum By DANIELLE CRUZ On Wednesday, May 6, the gold pom-poms were out again at the second Candidates’ Forum for the 2026 Riverbay Board of Directors Election. At the forum, which was held in the Dreiser Community Center, nine of the 11 candidates running for a seat on the Board were in attendance and answered sev- Candidates answer questions at Forum #2 held Photo by Alice Moreno eral questions designed on May 6, 2026. to help shareholders get Pearson, while Election Committee to know them better before voting be- Member Lauren K. Lassiter served as gins on Wednesday, May 20. the timekeeper and Election CommitThe forum was moderated by Elec- tee Member Jewel Crawford-Duncan tion Committee Chairperson Mary served as the backup timekeeper. (Continued on page 2)
Annual Shareholders/Open Board Meeting Agenda
The annual meeting of shareholders will take place on Wednesday, May 20, in Rm. 31, Bartow Center, starting at 7 p.m. The meeting marks the beginning of the voting period in the 2026 Riverbay Board of Directors election. Voting will continue until Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Please see the Agenda for the May 20th Open Board meeting below. TO: RIVERBAY CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM: ANGELO ROSARIO, 1ST VICE PRESIDENT PLEASE BE ADVISED that an Annual Shareholders Meeting/Open Board Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Riverbay Corporation will take place on Wednesday, May 20th, 2025 at 7 p.m. in ROOM 31 of Bartow Community Center. **************************************************************************** PROPOSED AGENDA 1. 2. 3. 4.
Approval of the Agenda Approval of the Board Business Meeting Minutes of April 29th, 2026 President’s Report Management Report
5. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT RESOLUTION: #26- 42 Collective bargaining Agreement 6. LEASE RESOLUTION: #26-43 Consent to Assignment Dreiser Mall Pharmacy 7. SECOND READINGS: #26-34 Local Law 88 Work (Phase II) Contract 4274 #26-35 A & E Services as needed Contract 4236 #26-39 Turnkey Apt renovation Work (Cove Improvements) Contract 4248C #26-40 ADP Inc. renewal Contract 4297 8. Adjournment _______________________________ ANGELO ROSARIO, 1ST VICE PRESIDENT
Cc: CC: Marvin Walton, Gloria Tejeiro, Dwayne Scott, Jeff Buss, Averil James- Bonette, Jose Mendez