Co-op owners got together Sunday in their old haunt atop X2O Xaviers on the Hudson to chat about the year’s hottest topics — reverse mortgages and criminal background checks — and to revisit a few evergreen ones — tax abatements, boiler replacements. There was nary an N95 mask in sight, just the sun glinting off the river and an operatic view of the midtown skyline in the distance. more

To the editor: In the midst of Kim Phuc Phan Thi’s heart-wrenching recollection in The New York Times on June 12 of that day 50 years ago when she was horribly wounded by napalm even as her terror was recorded on film for all time — and for which she (that beautiful young girl, running and screaming from the scorching pain of napalm) will forever symbolize the horror of the Vietnam War as the “Napalm Girl” — she took a moment to offer us all a somber suggestion that may help bring some sensitivity to those who still endorse the weapons of war for use against our neighbors inside our own country.  more

Usually it’s the first half of winter commonly known as the season of giving. But that hasn’t stopped the Association of Riverdale Cooperatives & Condominiums from creating its own season of giving, with several of its member buildings the beneficiaries. more

Background checks can make or break someone. Especially if that someone has a criminal history. Such checks may already cost people jobs and maybe even loans. But a new piece of legislation in front of the city council could take one essential piece of living off that list: homes. more

The coronavirus pandemic has been rough on many. But if you’re a co-op owner who’s struggled to make ends meet during these up and down economic times, there may finally be some relief. Reverse mortgages have been available to just about any homeowner. Except those in co-operatives. more

A very disturbing proposal is currently before the New York City Council. One that could have serious — if not devastating — consequences throughout our neighborhood, the Bronx, and all of New York City. more

For the past several years, legislation has been unsuccessfully introduced in Albany or in the city council that would seek to impede or control the legal responsibilities that co-operatives must exercise in order to operate their homes and fulfill their obligations to their shareholders. more

As we all do, the Association of Riverdale Cooperatives & Condominiums welcomes the arrival of coronavirus vaccines that have been approved for immediate distribution and inoculation. more