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- ↑ Gottlieb, Martin (1993-02-07), "Growth of a New-Age Political Machine", New York Times
- 1 2 Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (IRS Form 990) (PDF), Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, 2008
- 1 2 Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (IRS Form 990) (PDF), Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, 2009
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- ↑ "Community-Driven Rezoning Aims to Stall Displacement in Bushwick". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ↑ "RBSCC is Now RiseBoro - RiseBoro". www.riseboro.org. Archived from the original on 2018-08-22.
- ↑ Goldstein, Joseph; Seifman, David (2010-09-15), Vito Lopez-backed charity led by the clueless, New York Post
- ↑ Seifman, David (2010-09-28), Vito boiling as city freezes $12M deals, New York Post
- ↑ The Criminal Case involving the Hope Gardens Senior Center of the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council (PDF), New York City Department of Investigation, 2010-07-20