Cabrera makes e-scooter push
Pilot program aims to bring scooters to boroughs outside of Manhattan
FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF THE BRONX
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In the Matter of : Docket # NN-08467-20
WISDOM WILLIAMS :
: SUMMONS
A Child(ren) Under Eighteen Years :
Alleged to be Neglected by :
RUBY WILLIAMS :
Respondent
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NOTICE: PLACEMENT OF YOUR CHILD IN FOSTER CARE MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF
YOUR RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF YOUR CHILD STAYS IN FOSTER CARE FOR 15 OF THE
MOST RECENT 22 MONTHS, THE AGENCY MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW TO FILE A
PETITION TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO COMMIT GUARDIANSHIP
AND CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD TO THE AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADOPTION. IN
SOME CASES, THE AGENCY MAY FILE BEFORE THE END OF THE 15-MONTH PERIOD. IF
SEVERE OR REPEATED CHILD ABUSE IS PROVEN BY CLEAN AND CONVINCING
EVIDENCE, THIS FINDING MAY CONSTITUTE THE BASIS TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL
RIGHTS AND TO COMMIT GUARDIANSHIP AND CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD TO THE
AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADOPTION.
A petition under ARTICLE 10 of the FAMILY COURT ACT having been filed with this court
alleging that the above-named child(ren) is a neglected child(ren), a copy of said petition being
annexed hereto:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this court at 900 SHERIDAN AVENUE,
BRONX, NY 10451, Family Court Virtual Intake Part, Dial in Phone Access: Call 1-347-378-
4143, Conference ID: 562049604#; on November 19, 2020, 9:30 o’clock in the fore-noon of
said day, to answer the petition and to show cause why said children should not be adjudicated to
be a neglected children and why you should not be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of
ARTICLE 10 of the FAMILY COURT ACT and why an order of support under Section 235 of the
FAMILY COURT ACT should not be made if the final disposition is an order of placement.
On your failure to appear as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest.
FURTHER NOTICE: Family Court Act §154(c) provides that petitions brought pursuant to Articles
4,5,6,8 and 10 of the Family Court Act, in which an order of protection is sought or in which a
violation of an order of protection is alleged, may be served outside the State of New York upon a
Respondent who is not a resident or domiciliary of the State of New York. If no other grounds for
obtaining personal jurisdiction over the Respondent exist aside from the application of this
provision, the exercise of personal jurisdiction over the respondent is limited to the issue of the
request for, or alleged violation of, the order of protection. Where the Respondent has been served
with this summons and petition and does not appear, the Family Court may proceed to a hearing
with respect to issuance or enforcement of the order of protection, as well as to inquest on the
underlying neglect allegations, and issue a finding in their absence.
STEVE BYRNES
CLERK OF THE FAMILY COURT
Dated: October 8, 2020
BRONX TIMES REPORTER,38 NOVEMBER 13-19, 2020 BTR
BY JASON COHEN
This month, Mosholu Montefi ore
Community Center’s food pantry will
hosting a series of free virtual cooking
classes.
Chefs Ricardo and Marion from
Wellness in the Schools will guide parents
during interactive Zoom classes,
teaching basic cooking principles and
healthy lifestyle skills. Parents will
learn how to transform pantry ingredients
into healthy dishes.
This series is a partnership between
the Children’s Hospital at Montefi
ore B’N Fit program, the Mosholu
Montefi ore Community Center and
Wellness in the Schools, funded by
the Robin Hood Foundation. The goal
of the program is to promote community
connection, encourage wellness
and share health-promoting strategies
that parents can adopt and pass along
to their children.
For more information about the
next series of cooking classes, which
start on Nov. 11, contact Lenora Sealey
at 917-416-7353 or Lns875@aol.com
Mosholu Montefi ore Community Center’s food pantry will hosting a series of free virtual
cooking classes Photos courtesy of Montefi ore
BY JASON COHEN
In an effort to provide another
mode of transportation
for New Yorkers and
reduce congestion on the
roadways, Councilman Fernando
Cabrera recently announced
Department of
Transportation solicitation
for an electric scooter share
pilot program.
In 2018, the lawmaker introduced
the legislation and
fi nally two years later, it is
headed in the right direction.
Between now and March,
the DOT will select between
three to fi ve e-scooter companies
and by the spring,
they will be rolled out in
all of the boroughs outside
of Manhattan.
“It’s taken two years to
get to this point, fi rst with legalization
of e-scooters and
enactment of the law authorizing
the pilot program and
this is the fi rst major step
in getting the pilot program
moving,” Cabrera said.
The DOT is also seeking
vendors to provide on-street
charging, parking, scooter
collection and impoundment
services. These services can
assist DOT to evaluate safety,
rate of utilization and sustainability
of e-scooters in
the city.
Cabrera told the Bronx
Times that cities like London
and Los Angeles have e-scooters
and he hopes to experience
similar success in New
York City. The plan is to have
scooters in areas where there
are no Citi Bikes.
He stressed that this program
will benefi t New Yorkers
especially during a pandemic.
He said that if people don’t
want to sit on a crowded subway
or bus or pay for an Uber,
they can rent a scooter.
“We’re not in the same
place today as we were in 2018
when I introduced legislation
to legalize e-scooters and create
a pilot program,” he explained.
“Today we’re dealing
with the fallout of COVID-19,
the need to socially distance,
the threat of reductions in public
transit and increased fares.
Now more than ever before, we
need accessible and affordable
transit. But this fi rst phase to
launch pilot program will allow
us to develop best practices
and get it right. We have
the potential to be the absolute
best e-scooter share program
and a model for other cities.”
Councilman Fernando Cabrera recently announced DOT solicitation for an electric scooter share pilot program
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Montefi ore debuts
virtual cooking classes
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