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In honor of Women's History Month, let's celebrate another of River View Towers' jewels, Ms. Mercedes Nesfield, who was picked to open a new series by Charles E. Williams Jr. and the Urban Byte Network called The Magic of the Porch. Herstory could not be contained in just one video, so Urban Byte Network gave... Continue Reading →
In our River View Towers community, we can look out for each other by being prepared. Recently, two of our members brought us information about disaster preparedness from New York State's Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and about fire safety from the renowned FDNY - New York City Fire Department. In case you... Continue Reading →
by Myrna J. Get paid to train for your next job. See what MaturityWorks can do for you! What is MaturityWorks? MaturityWorks is a training program that helps people, age 55 and older, increase their job skills through paid community service in local non-profit organizations. Based on their employment interests and goals, participants may also receive supportive... Continue Reading →
RVT’s Committee of Concern gifted all of the River View Towers community with RVT’s first in-person Black History Celebration since before Covid and what a soul inspiring celebration it was! If you have photos and video from the event, send them to RVTVoices@gmail.com to be shared along with these. The Committee of Concern honored one... Continue Reading →
Luckily for all of us at River View Towers, The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture "Where every month is Black History Month" is part of our neighborhood. The Schomburg Center is within walking distance on 135th Street on the other side of Morningside Park, and there's no better place to learn something new.... Continue Reading →
Rosa Parks By Nikki Giovanni This is for the Pullman Porters who organized when people saidthey couldn’t. And carried the Pittsburgh Courier and the ChicagoDefender to the Black Americans in the South so they wouldknow they were not alone. This is for the Pullman Porters whohelped Thurgood Marshall go south and come back north to fightthe fight that resulted in Brown... Continue Reading →
The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment announced that applications for the 7th Annual New York City Public School Film Festival are now open. The NYC Public School Film Festival, which honors the diversity of student voices, is presented by the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) and New York City Public Schools (NYCPS). MOME and... Continue Reading →
Unity / Self-Determination / Collective Work and Responsibility / Cooperative Economics / Purpose / Creativity / Faith What's familiar about these concepts? What do they have to do with us? Can you imagine what it would look like and what it would mean for us to not only keep these concepts in mind as we... Continue Reading →
At its first opportunity after Veterans Day, at its regular meeting time on Wednesday mornings, the Committee of Concern's Coffee & Conversation took time to honor all our veterans at River View Towers, and in particular Carlos Martinez Sr., a long-time RVT cooperator and proud veteran recently deceased, and founder of the Committee of Concern's... Continue Reading →
The Committee of Concern did an outstanding job with the decorations and treats. Like magic our lobby was turned into an imaginative space to be enjoyed by all ages! Check the smiles! Like Magic? Let's hear it for the Committee of Concern members and volunteers who gave their time to make it happen for all... Continue Reading →
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