Here's a story from this week's edition of the Riverdale Review.
By Brendan McHugh
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| Reingold (right)
and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn listen to constituent complaints at the Hebrew Home. |
The Hebrew Home is planning to add new buildings for more
senior services on the adjacent 14-acre plot, recently sold to them by the
Passionist Fathers of Riverdale.
A meditation center, possibly an underground garage and a consolidated
entrance are also preliminary ideas Hebrew Home president and CEO Daniel
Reingold said he has for the future.
The land was bought for $16 million about two months ago
from the Passionists, who could no longer afford the land with increased expenses,
fewer retreat guests and fewer new recruits.
“We are excited about this opportunity,” Reingold said
Friday. “We think it will be something the community will be proud of. We hope
to involve the community early on in discussions about what we’re going to try
and do.”
He added that the Hebrew Home will go through the Uniform
Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), which requires months of public review and
community involvement.
“The Hebrew Home is considered among the best, if not the
best nursing institution in the country,” Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz said.
“Increasing their ability to provide services to seniors is a good thing.”
Reingold said he was excited to work with the community,
noting that the Hebrew Home was the first institution in the area to submit a
‘master plan’ to the community board.
“This is very premature, but our plan would be to demolish
the existing structures and replace them with an environmentally sound green
building,” he said, calling the larger building an “eyesore.”
