Joan Gronowski District 3

Patricia McDow is the coucilperson for some of the addresses up the street.
Joan Gronowski is our councilperson
District 3
Office: 914.377.6313

board president is not in business with owner of managing company per john H of B&H

modified posting headline to update the information i have received from john H that he doesn not have any business dealings with Mike F.
In my simple mind when a boardmember of a newly formed bank solicts someone to invest in their bank, it is a business dealing. Per john H letter, he has no business dealing with the board president. I use the word solict, because that is the terminolgy and word the board president used in the annaul meeting.

originail post= in case you didn't know. i didn't know until recently. Our board president has some kind of business relationship with John F. Holzinger Jr.
i don't know how long this has been going on, but i have problems with it.
i believe this was first divulged to the board members when they refinanced using John F. Holzinger Jr Bank. I think out president is a big investor in this bank.
This Bank IMO has political issues that are contrary to our neighborhood.
The Bank is a big supporter of the project on Alexander street and JFK marina.
This project would be a disaster for our neighborhood.
i always wondered why no one from our co-op board was at the meetings at city hall concerning the alex street master plan.
our building has a conflict of interest with the company we pay.

rally sunday across street

lots of leaflets out from RCCY this weekend , think there is a rally today , whoops make that Sunday at 1pm.
i am pretty outspoken, so i will say it here and have said it locally,
RCCY really does not act as a community organization for us. Nor would i call them our community group.
i have contacted them quite a bit in the last two years, since i first heard of them.
They only seem to have one issue , don't block their views. Now they are getting involved with the Pit , That is a good sign. The people ar the greystone buiding 1085 Warburton , must be going nuts with that disaster, imaging trying to sell if your facing that side ?
at least on this flyer they are speaking up about the disaster that forced the people next to the "PIT" out of their house , was it one or two Easter ago?
i need to check the zoning map they are trying to change to make sure our area, especially Harriman avenue is included.
i support the low rise zoning regardless, this neighborhood has nothing of a retail, social presence, so much could be done here if we had some interested people. we have a tremendous amount of open usable green space that could be put to use as a community garden .

i'm back

it has been a long time since i kept up with this blog, without any community feedback or support, or seemingly interest , i have caught up on some of my own personal to do list. i also have medical issues that wipe me out for periods of time, and require my complete attention. This is a reason i don't want to be a board member. that can always change, and i can tell i still know more about the operation of this building , the laws, and building maintenance than a majority of out board members, on my worst days. We have a couple good members, and we need to support them. It is a real shame that bob Riley stepped down, that IMO is because we, I , did not help him out and give him support. Dealing with board members that refuse to give you the information you request , you can not do your board obligations..
getting involved in the co-op was the last thing i wanted to do, since i live here and like everyone else , just want to live my life without more stress.
hopefully with warmer weather i will see people outside and try and form some support since, as far as i see we have some big problems in the building.
i will place them under separate posts so they are easy to index.
i had done quite a bit if correspondence with the managing agent, the owner of barhite and holzinger refuses to speak to me .
i found out that the owner of our managing company has been a business partner of our board president , i don't know how long this has been going on but , IMO that explains a lot of the looked over stuff. since i haven't found much of any support or feedback in this building , i am going to go big with a co-op blog, concerning the whole metro area.

A xmas miracle

they are putting on the railing for the front steps!
a xmas miracle.

front steps?

any one know what the story is on the front steps?
did the builder take the money and run ?
did the co-op make the mistake of paying for the job before it was completed and inspected?
the story about the rails being on order is pure BS , rails are cut and welded on premises in a day.

new windows on first floor stairways look good

nice surprise to see something positive and work actually get completed.
i was thinking about the request for the windows in June's meeting and noticed that had not been installed as of last week.
i was wondering if they would still not be completed by the next annual meeting.

these scammers were in the building last month

idt energy - Consumerist

the managing agent will be asking the board for their holiday tips soon

one of the items i tried to stop when i was on the board was the tipping of the managing agents, i hear that it has even gotten worse where the managing agent has tried to get tips for their staff that handles the mailing and billing. the co-op pays for these services ,
i believe the board declined the request to tip the administration staff at b and h , maybe that is why the mailing this year have been going out late and there have been a lot of problems with maintenance bills and bookkeeping.
the super does extra work outside their contract for the building and should be tipped.
the managing agent doesn't even do the job they are paid to do , no way should they be tipped, this is not directed specifically at the current managing agent , but all the manging agents.
i member when i was on the board the managing agent at the time had the audacity to send A memo to the board requesting a tip and specifying what amount it should be.
managing agents should not be tipped, let your voices be heard, it is your maintenance monies.

Velocity at Greystone development in Yonkers faces foreclosure | lohud.com | The Journal News

Velocity at Greystone development in Yonkers faces foreclosure | lohud.com | The Journal News

stairs and sidewalk completion

The stairs are being unusable for over 4 months, and the railings by Hawley terrace are about 5 or 6 months overdue.
The story is that we are awaiting the railings, the reality has to be something else.
it takes less than one day to weld and place railings .
the non shareholders here probably have more bargaining power since the tenants may be able to get a rent decrease for the amount of time the terrace stairs have been under construction, the 2 week time frame was sufficient to complete the project.

going on 4 months for stairs ?

what is going on? The railings can be made by any local welder, it is iron not imported brazaillian hardwood.
this is [past crazy and the continued lack of communication from the top of the co-0p board, plus the vice pres and pres using their position for personal gain, and their refusal to remove themselves from discussions where they had finical interest in the outcome is just heaps more of shady dealings that will be moving forward to higher leveled.
note to co -op board members you should investigate and talk to the people that are using some board members of discriminatory and homophobic/racist actions, and not just let the president lead you down a personal liable path. do not let their personal liability become your personal liability. you are NOT indemnified for these actions, especially if you haven't performed due diligence.

how to handle problems with a co-op board

NYS Attorney Generals CO-OP FAQ

A New Board Member Asks to See Old Minutes - Real Estate Q&A Blog - NYTimes.com

this is from a co-op legal question article in the NY times, this is something the newer board members should be aware of, they have the right to look at any document t since incorporation.
A New Board Member Asks to See Old Minutes - Real Estate Q&A Blog - NYTimes.com

words of the day for president and vice president of our board

bad faith , self dealing, intentional misconduct, and more to come

i dropped a couple of these in the lobby

i have nothing against RCCY even though it may sound like i do, i used to drop off their pamphlets and post them in the lobby too. The more i got involved in the city and the more meetings i went to i realized what the deal was.
RCCY really does not serve our local community. They only appear when their views and values are affected at David’s Lane. We never hear from them otherwise. There has been this huge hole in the ground across the street with steel plates and a missing sidewalk and poor lighting on the east side of the street. If they were a community group, involved in this area, these unsafe conditions would have been resolved.

I agree this area should be rezoned as low rise buildings, but this neighborhood, where we live, also needs to be changed, so if you are going to make any phone calls or write any letter to city council on this topic make sure you speak up for OUR neighborhood. RCCY is only addressing their loss of views. If that area is rezoned, we are still vulnerable.

Our neighborhood needs Harriman Avenue rezoned to low rise if it is high-rise now.

yellow leaflet in lobby RCCY

i have gone to a couple meetings concerning the development in this area , and at first i was surprised and happy to find out there was an organized community group in this area. However after a couple meetings in downtown yonkers i realized they were only concerned with projects that would block their views up on Davids lane, which is up next to the Lenoir preserve.
i have seen no evidence that that they are involved in the community in any way more than that function. i would like to get a community group organized here , i don't know how feasible that is, i think the parents that go to the children's playground have a much better feel on that possibility.
i never thought of this before, where do the people live that drop off their kids to get on the school buses?

independent shareholders meeting to discuss the co-op

a couple of shareholders are going to have a meeting to discuss the goings on at our co-op. The date is to be announced. We will do it informally , if we pick a nice weekend we can meet outside on the terrace, if we meet in the evening we can meet downstairs in the lobby.
This meeting is not being organized by the board of directors of the building .
This meeting is being put together by a couple shareholders that see things are not being run well due to a too controlling board hierarchy .
There is very little if any communication in this building.
some of the board members would like to continue that and keep the shareholders in the dark.
the shareholders need to take some ownership of this building and realize if they don't speak up they will get nothing. More likely they will be screwed by their neighbor and board members.
as far as i i am concerned the recent elections of board members was a farce, the board president did not release damaging information to his reelection bid until after the elections were carried out at the annual meeting.
the information on the budget accounting error should have been made known to the other board members and shareholders when it was discovered.
the concealment of this error was a violation of the fiduciary duties if the board president.

have we refinaced?

i see the interest rates are at a all time low, have we refinanced yet.
if we have would the board members know?

four parking spaces for one family

i think this is a new record for the building, one family steals three extra parking spaces for their family.
all you suckers are on the waiting list for going upstairs and they have a unauthorized upstairs space.
i guess that is one of the pay offs expected when your president of the board, have parking spaces assigned for yourself your wife and your two kids.
that is a violation of about a half dozen parking garage rules.

suckers