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(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 →
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 →
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 →
(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 →
(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 →
(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 →
(by Mitch B.) It has been brought to my attention that someone recently defaced a wall in our building with a racial slur. Such an incident begs the question, what do we do about this? However, there are more questions to be raised including what is lacking in our community that makes our building a place where this... Continue Reading →
(by Brenda T.) https://videopress.com/v/JXGrHlE6?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Models doing final walk with designer, Brenda Brunson-Bey The Wearable Art Show that took place on Saturday, 2/24/24 was a perfect ending to Black History Month. Several of our neighbors attended the small gathering at the Harlem State Office Building on West 125th Street which featured music by Craig Harris &... Continue Reading →
(by Kimberly H.) NY Phil musicians performing at Harlem’s Mother AME Zion Church April 2, 2023 Chris Lee Greetings neighbors, I am a musician with the Manhattan Wind Ensemble, a community band and I'd like to share this link of free events in our neighborhood. I will be sure to share more information about our upcoming... Continue Reading →
River View Towers is a place that defines the African proverb “it takes a village to raise a child.” Jasmin Thames, born and raised in this village, is a shining example of a village working together, caring, protecting and providing a healthy, safe environment for their children to be raised. A tradition Jasmin is proudly... Continue Reading →
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