Vol. 59 No. 9
THE COOPERATORS’ NEWSPAPER
September 2022
SERVING OVER 25,000 COOPERATORS IN THE WORLD’S SECOND LARGEST HOUSING COOPERATIVE
Rochdale Hosts Fall Festival Pictures on Page 17
(Photo Credit : Larry ‘Love’ Moore.).
Mayor Eric Adams Hosts Southeast Queens Town Hall IMPORTANT ELECTION NOTICE
The election for the Board of Directors is next week. You have two ways you can vote: 1. USE THE ABSENTEE BALLOT. The election company (HONEST BALLOT) sent you an Absentee Ballot. Fill this out and mail it ASAP. Your ballot must be received by this Tuesday October 4, 2022. If you mail this in time, you do not have to vote again in person. Your Absentee Ballot counts the same as in person voting. 2. VOTE IN PERSON ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5, 2022. It is extremely important that you VOTE!!! Thank you. The Election Committee
By Cynthia Bernadine
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s a 20-year veteran of the NYPD it is not a stretch to say that security is one of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ platforms. Since transitioning into politics, he has taken a nononsense stance against crime that persists today in his current position to seek out policies and systems to improve the living conditions and safety of his fellow New Yorkers. That is why Mayor Eric
Adams and several representatives from municipal agencies hosted a town hall on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, in the Rochdale Village Grand Ballroom to address community concerns about public safety in Southeast Queens after Clifton Stanley Diaz, Rochdale’s Board Chairman and a serving member of the Commission to combat police corruption along with Board President Jean Randolph-Castro extended the invitation to the Mayor to host the town (continued on page 15)
General Manager’s Report - Pg. 4 | Public Safety - Pg. 10 & 11 | NYC General Election 2022 - Pg. 12 & 13 | Back to School Giveaway Photos- Pg. 16