(by Alfreda C.) On Juneteenth 2024 the Committee of Concern hosted a Golden Agers Celebration event for our neighbors in River View Towers. During the event sweet treats and coffee were provided for attendees. Candidates for River View Towers Board of Directors and the NYS Assembly joined us to meet their constituents. A fun time... Continue Reading →
The Primaries Are Here!
By: Brittny K. Primary Election Day is fast approaching on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Polls are open from 6am to 9pm. River View cooperators can vote across the street at Castle Gardens, located at 625 West 140th Street. Busy that day? Head on over to Storefront (formally Floridita Restaurant) at 2276 12 Avenue beginning June... Continue Reading →
This is a Co-op. Cooperate!
(by Mitch B) By now, we are all familiar with the trials and tribulations of a major capital improvement project: dust, noise, water and electrical outages, and the unavailability of balconies and parking lots have been and continue to be unwelcome parts of our lives. These necessary ills associated with the ongoing projects are aimed... Continue Reading →
Do You Enjoy Viewing the Sunset at 135th Street & Riverside Drive? ACT NOW TO SAVE THAT VIEW!
Community Board 9 Manhattan (CB9) is requesting OUR input on real estate development that can impact RVT's beautiful Hudson River horizon view. A seven-story mixed-use property is being proposed at 701 West 135th Street. Parts of this structure, if completed, will obstruct the west side view, which is one of the major perks of living on... Continue Reading →
Do You Want a Say In The Future of RVT? Consider Running for the Board: Here’s What You Need to Know
(by Alexis M.) The aim of the River View Towers (RVT) Board of Directors is to make the best decisions to keep our cooperative financially sound and our home physically healthy and safe. The Board makes those decisions with the advice of its hired professionals, on whom they are wise to rely, because those professionals... Continue Reading →
“2 to 11”: Two Sides
Brooklyn Heights Affordable Co-op Gets City Aid to Generate Cash Via Sales, Dashing Waitlisters’ Dreams “Owners in a debt-saddled Brooklyn Heights affordable co-op complex are getting city help unlocking the power to generate cash when apartments sell — infuriating people who’ve spent years on the waiting list for one of the highly coveted units at... Continue Reading →
Being a Board Member
Mitchell Lama Co Op Boards - The Basics Mitchell Lama Co-ops - Fiduciary Responsibilities HCR Mitchell-Lama Board Training Resource Page Handbook for Directors of Cooperative Housing (NYS DHCR) What New Board Members Need to Know (And How to Learn It) How to Be a Great Board Member: The Top Do’s and Don’ts RVT is not... Continue Reading →
Game Night Returns to RVT!
(by Jasmin T.) March 8th, a chill Friday night in Harlem when one can be doing laundry, watching tv, dining out with friends or even enjoying “Date Night,” several shareholders rewound the Covid clock to socialize the way we used to: playing games with friends! Sponsored by the Committee of Concern, Game Night is back by popular... Continue Reading →
The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism at The Met
(Left to Right) Fred Fripp, Graduate of Penn School, with Carol and Evelyn by Winold Reiss, 1927; Girl in a Red Dress, by Charles Henry Alston, 1934; Portrait of a Student, by Laura Wheeler Waring, c. 1930s; Josephine Baker, Adolf de Meyer American, 1925-26 (by: Brittny K.) The Metropolitan Museum of Art is honoring Black... Continue Reading →
Cynthia Scott – Jazz Legend
(by Brittny K.) There are many gems nestled within the walls of River View Towers. One such jewel is the extraordinarily talented jazz vocalist, Miss Cynthia Scott. The Grammy-nominated, former Ray Charles “Raelette” embarked upon an impressive solo career and inevitably solidified herself as a jazz legend, later earning the title of Jazz Ambassador for... Continue Reading →