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Klein Secures Ben Franklin Club Support

By David Cruz  Senator Jeff Klein emerged victorious in securing an endorsement from the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club, after a lengthy evening of accusations of betrayal, debates, rebuttals and questions over whether their decision could cause a divide. Klein, head of the power-sharing Independent Democratic Conference, won support over challenger and deep-rooted Ben Franklin Club member Oliver Koppell. The final tally was 96 votes for Klein, 38 for Koppell and 11 abstentions. “I’m disappointed,” said Koppell, shortly after the final count was announced. The tally culminated a raucous, drawn out meeting that re-hashed political maneuvers of Koppell and Klein that


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The COVE Celebrates 25 Years

  By DAVID CRUZ At an unassuming building on Gates Place, movie magic is born. So are skills needed to be an upstanding citizen and a creative thinker. 

Neighborhood Notes

Penny Drive Tender Tots hosts its First Annual Penny Drive through May 17 to help benefit the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. Pennies can be dropped off at 3322 Decatur Ave., between 209th Street and Gun Hill Road weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (347) 865-4100. It’s My Park Day Volunteers are needed for “It’s My Park Day.” The Friends of Van Cortlandt Park meet on Sunday, May 18 at 10 a.m. at the compost site at VC Park (enter at Broadway and Mosholu Avenue). For more information, call (718) 601-1553. The Bedford-Mosholu Community Association meets


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Northwest Bronx Legislators Endorse Klein

by David Cruz  In a move that could erode turf strength from former Councilman Oliver Koppell, Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz and Councilman Andy Cohen have officially endorsed state Sen. Jeff Klein in the race for the 34th Senate District. Dinowitz and Cohen, who succeeded Koppell, represent a large swath of Riverdale, the neighborhood where Koppell has always drawn the most support. “Obviously he was not very happy that I told him that I would support Senator Klein,” said Dinowitz of Koppell.” But ultimately we have a good senator and I think it would be dishonorable for me, after I asked our


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BronxNet Celebrates 20 Years of Bronx Strong

By SHAYLA LOVE   Shirley Arrieta, now 28, was a junior at Lehman College when she realized nursing wasn’t for her. Her passion was photography, but she declared a nursing major, thinking it would provide a better salary. Now, three years in, she was giving it up. That’s when she went to a taping of daytime talk show, The View.