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Council bill ups illegal hotel fines, but will it make a dent?

BY SAM SPOKONY Trying to rein in an industry that its critics say is putting both residents and tourists at risk, the City Council passed a bill last week increasing fines against landlords who convert residential apartments into illegal hotel rooms.

But some of the major players in what has become a booming industry remain unfazed by the legislation, which was approved on Sept. 12 by a 38-to-5 vote.

The head of a New York City-based illegal hotel operator — one with a sizable presence in the East Village and Lower East Side — even went so far as to claim that his business model represents the next step in the hospitality industry.

The Council’s bill, set to go into effect 60 days after an expected O.K. from Mayor Bloomberg, places owners of unlawfully converted units at risk of receiving fines from $1,000 to $25,000 — a significant step up from the current penalties, which range from $800 to $2,400. The new rules would also allow enforcement agencies to hit illegal hotels with “immediately hazardous” violations, and could include continual daily fines for noncompliance rather than one-time charges.

“Time and time again, we hear from residents who have been pushed out of their homes by landlords looking to make a quick buck,” said Council Speaker Christine Quinn. “Our legislation will make sure there are immediate and severe consequences for landlords who endanger the safety of residents and tourContinued on page 14

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Push for safety upgrades at fatal Houston St. corner

BY TEQUILA MINSKY More than 70 local residents attended Community Board 2’s Traffic and Transportation Committee meeting on Tues., Sept. 11, to make their voices heard, in hopes of preventing further accidents at the deadly intersection of Sixth Ave. and Houston St. Thompson St. neighbor Jessica Dworkin was killed there on Aug. 27 by an 18-wheel, flatbed

truck making a right-hand turn from Houston onto Sixth Ave. Assemblymember Deborah Glick led off the public testimony. She said the speed limit and “Don’t Honk” prohibitions posted on signs are never enforced.

Small children and older people can’t be seen by large trucks, she added. She called

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Howard Moody, 91, activist pastor who led Judson Church Photo by Tequila Minsky

Occupy L’shana tova!

Occupy Wall Street celebrated Rosh Hashana, marking the Jewish New Year 5773, Sunday evening in Zuccotti Park. The traditional shofar, or ram’s horn, was sounded — actually, more than one. The greeting L’shana tova translates to “For a good year.”

BY ABIGAIL HASTINGS AND GRACE GOODMAN The Reverend Howard R. Moody, 91, minister emeritus of Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village, which he pastored for 35 years, from 1957 to 1992, died on the afternoon of Wed., Sept. 12, of pneumonia and complications of cancer treatment, according to Dr. Deborah L. Moody, M.D., his daughter.

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A trio of publishers at Taste Publishers past and present enjoyed the Village Alliance business improvement district’s 10th annual Taste of the Village benefit in Washington Square Park on Wed., Sept. 12. The Villager’s new publisher, Jennifer Goodstein, above left, was joined at the food-and-wine-tasting extravaganza by the newspaper’s former publishers, Elizabeth Butson and John W. Sutter. Below, the Village Alliance’s executive director, William Kelley, left, posed with a member of Archangels Security — an offshoot of the Guardian Angels — which helped ensure everyone had a peaceful Taste. More than 30 local purveyors participated in this year’s Taste. Bob Gormley, Community Board 2 district manager, and Jessica Hickey won the event’s raffle prizes from Blue Hill restaurant on Washington Place. Since its inception, the annual fundraiser has donated more than $400,000 for horticultural, sanitation and public safety services in the park. “Now that the bulk of park renovations are complete, more visitors than ever will come to admire and utilize Washington Square Park’s many features,” Kelley said. “These supplemental services are imperative to the success of the park as the city continues to trim its budget.”

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SCOOPY’S

NOTEBOOK LIGHTING IT UP: N.Y.U. Faculty Against the Sexton Plan fired their latest volley against the university’s 2031 mega-development scheme on Wednesday evening — but it was noiseless, since it was a light show. On behalf of N.Y.U. FASP, “The Illuminator Team,” who used a truck with a projector on top, spent a couple of hours beaming images around Washington Square — on Bobst Library, a building on Washington Square North and, finally, the arch. One of the pieces notably featured crime-scene tape and the slogan “Condemned by N.Y.U.” We hear that next week, N.Y.U. FASP will strike again, but this time harder, with paper — filing their lawsuit against the massive plan, which would add 2 million square feet of space to the university’s two South Village superblocks. The Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation is a co-plaintiff in the suit.

WADING INTO PIER 40 FLAP: The New York Times on Tuesday took on the Pier 40 issue in an editorial. The Gray Lady didn’t exactly come out in support of the controversial “R” word — residential — for the sprawling West Houston St. pier, but one could possibly read it between the lines, specifically, this one: “Park advocates and the deputy mayor for economic development, Robert Steel, believe the law should be broadened to include such possibilities as office space, a hotel or other developments.” Hmm, “other developments”... . What might those include? Anyway, what was clear was that the Times did make one goof in the editorial. Noting how the Hudson River Park Trust has been closing off “unsafe areas” of the crumbling pier, the Times claimed that the Trust has taken one of Pier 40’s three playing fields offline. Wondering if we’d missed something, we reached out to Trust spokesperson Lee Alman, who informed us, “None of the ball fields have been closed on Pier 40. It turns out the editorial was referring to what’s known locally as the ‘passive area’ — the unprogrammed area adjacent to the upstairs ball field. The passive area has been closed since the summer when the stairway was closed.” A day after the Times editorial, Assemblymember Deborah Glick blasted back in an e-mail blast.

“Not surprisingly, The New York Times recently published an op-ed in support of more development at Pier 40,” Glick said.

“For the uninitiated, The New York Times has long argued for inappropriate development at Pier 40. In fact in 2008 they came out in favor of a dreadful Related proposal that would have created a permanent home for Cirque du Soleil on the ball fields of Pier 40. … Once again The New York Times has demonstrated that they are out of step with the needs of residents on the West Side. … We will need an organized citizenry to overcome the power of developers who have an inside track with the city administration and the Hudson River Park Trust,” Glick stated, adding, “Residential development will put the ball fields at great risk and I will oppose efforts to change state law. Our fields would be used as a staging area while the luxury residential development is being constructed, and afterward the hours of playing time will no doubt be curtailed by the new residents of Pier 40

who will not be enthusiastic about the prospect of ball fields in operation late into the night or early in the morning on weekends.

Anyone who tells you otherwise has not clearly thought the situation through or is a developer and is being disingenuous.”

KOCH BETTER, BUT ‘DISTRESSED’: After being treated for anemia earlier this month, Mayor Ed Koch is feeling much better. “I’m fully recovered,” he told us last week. He suffers from anemia, and had been feeling a bit weak lately, so a blood transfusion was prescribed. It made Hizzoner, 87, call off his plan to campaign for Obama in Florida and elsewhere, though he assured he remains an Obama supporter. Yet, he told us he’s “very distressed” with how the president has responded to the violence in Libya and Egypt. Among other things, Koch thinks the U.S. should cut off whatever remains of the $2 billion it gives Egypt annually, as well as what we give to Libya.

TRUE BELIEVER: Village activist Sharon Woolums reports that she saw Frances Goldin down at Zuccotti Park on Sunday evening, and the legendary, lavender-clad, Lower East Side radical was looking great. “She said, ‘This is the most beautiful Rosh Hashana I’ve ever been to,’” Woolums said. “When I asked her what she thought of the Occupy movement thus far, she said, ‘I think they’re going to save the planet.’” $41 MIL FOR E.V. CHURCH? The Local: East Village, The New York Times-facilitated N.Y.U. news blog, last week reported some new information on the expected sale of Mary Help of Christians Church at E. 12th St. and Avenue A. According to The Local, court documents indicate that on Aug. 29, the Church of Mary Help of Christians and Trustees of St. Patrick’s Cathedral filed a petition to sell the East Village property, including the 100-year-old church and school buildings, the rectory and the parking lot that was home to a long-running flea market. A contract dated May 11 reportedly indicated the sellers had agreed to a total purchase price of $41 million. Evidence appears to point to Douglas Steiner, owner of Steiner Studios in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, as the prospective buyer. Steiner, based on an earlier statement he made about closing on a site for a development “south of 23rd St.,” could well be planning a 100-unit, luxury residential project at the Mary Help of Christians site. We asked Joseph Zwilling, the spokesperson for the Catholic Archdiocese, if he could confirm or deny the report, but he again told us he couldn’t say anything definite regarding a sale.

“Status hasn’t changed,” he said.

TRUCKING IN FACTS: So how can Carl Rosenstein, a.k.a.

The Angry Buddhist, be so sure the flatbed tractor-trailer that killed Soho’s Jessica Dworkin was illegal in the city, as in more than 55 feet long? “I spent many years fighting illegal trucking on Broome St. and Canal St. from the early 1990s into Alan Gerson’s first term in the City Council,” Rosenstein responded to our query. “I became completely versed in all of the trucking regulations in New York City, including the maximum length, 55 feet, and maximum weight, 80,000 pounds, as well as the difference between a Truck Route and a Local Truck Route.

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deputy commissioners and more than once with Chief Mike Scagnelli, head of N.Y.P.D. Manhattan Traffic. I worked closely with Councilmember Kathryn Freed and then-Councilmember Tom Duane. So over the course of this experience I developed an eye for all things trucking, just like a bird watcher who knows the difference between a wren and a swallow. Trailers basically come in industry standard increments, flatbed or box. They are either 43 feet, 48 feet or 53 feet. The cabs without the sleeper are about 10 feet in length. So it is feasible for a 53-foot-long tractor-trailer to legally enter the city. The cab that killed Jessica Dworkin, as pictured in the news, had a sleeper compartment. This is the dead giveaway that it is illegal. The sleepers add about another 10 feet.

The flatbed that ran over Jessica was most likely 48 feet. This is the norm for flatbeds that carry steel and other construction materials. Even if it was 43 feet (unlikely), the sleeper cab would have pushed it to around 63 feet. Houston St. is part of the Thru Truck Route system in the city as is Canal St. and possibly Sixth Ave. So if a truck was avoiding the Verrazano Bridge toll (most likely in this case) the driver came over either the Williamsburg or Manhattan Bridge and was making his way across Manhattan, probably to the Lincoln Tunnel because the Holland Tunnel has been completely closed to tractor-trailers since 9/11.” Rosenstein suggested Dworkin’s family sue both the truck driver and his employer, since the driver is obligated to know the rules. A big part of the problem, Rosenstein added, is that police don’t seem to be out there ticketing overly long trucks anymore. “Trucking enforcement has disappeared,” he said. Rosenstein suspects this is due to pressure from the trucking industry.

STREET SMARTS: Hudson Square suddenly began looking a bit beachy/Stonehengy last week, as new planters, tan gravel and large, roughhewn stone blocks were installed near the Holland Tunnel entrances. A street lane on Varick St. between Broome and Watts Sts. has been “temporarily pedestrianized” and a triangular area in front of the tunnel entrance on Canal St. is now a “pedestrian refuge.” Ellen Baer, executive director of the Hudson Square Connection business improvement district, explained it’s all part of the BID’s raison d’être. “The idea is, first and foremost, to improve pedestrian safety,” she said. “And it should also, as a side benefit, help with the traffic channelization.” Basically, there are a ton of people crowding into Hudson Square nowadays — what with all the media and tech companies coming in — so pedestrian safety is needed. “The Hudson Square neighborhood now has 50,000 people walking around every day,” Baer noted. She added that new crosswalk stripings have been added to reflect the way people actually navigate the intersections. “You will actually be able to walk safely across the east side of Hudson St. at Canal St. now,” she assured. People are welcome to sit on the craggy blocks if they like, she said, but they’re mainly there to mark off the protected areas.

The BID will be unveiling its full plan for streetscape improvements in the coming weeks.

CORRECTION: An article in last week’s issue on Trinity Real Estate’s proposed Hudson Square rezoning said that Hudson Square is currently 12 percent residential. In fact, the rezoning district is currently 4 percent residential. Trinity’s goal is, within 10 years, to boost that figure to 25 percent.

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Push for safety upgrades, enforcement at ‘hot spots’ Continued from page 1 for changes, including 10-second delay lights and “Yield to Pedestrian� signs.

Admitting she is also guilty of standing off the curb while waiting for a light to change, Glick reminded everyone not to creep into the street.

Phillip Kassen, director of Little Red School House, at Bleecker St. and Sixth Ave., just a block north of the fatal intersection, cited seeing “four or five cars a day crossing on a red light.� He said, “There’s never a day when there aren’t red lights without cars sliding through.�

He was the first of many at the meeting to call for red-light cameras — a traffic enforcement camera that photographs vehicles that enter an intersection on a red traffic light. “We tell our students to stand back 6 to 10 feet from the street,� Kassen said. “Everyone knows that someone else will be killed on that corner.�

It was mentioned that New York State had determined that the city already has its quota of 100 red-light cameras installed. Shirley Secunda, the Traffic and Transportation Committee’s chairperson, noted, “This issue is at the state level.�

Someone asked about the seeming camera device on a pole on the south side of Houston St. pointing toward the Sixth Ave. crossing and it was revealed that it is a mere prop,

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On Tuesday morning, actor John Turturro, who lives nearby, was stopped in his tracks at the memorial to Jessica Dworkin, reading a posting about the tragic accident that took the Soho resident’s life. “I know this is a dangerous intersection,� he said. “I’ll sign a petition or whatever is needed.�

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One of the most moving testimonies was from a crossing guard assigned to Sixth Ave. and Houston St. Esperanca Varela, a 35-year Thompson St. resident, has been working at that intersection for five years.

She crosses children going to six schools (Little Red, Cooke Academy on MacDougal St., P.S. 3, St. Luke’s, Our Lady of Pompeii and St. Joseph’s).

At the meeting she told of how she warns the children not to go near the curb while waiting.

Varela crosses children in three shifts, 7:45 a.m. to 9:15 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and 2:20 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. She said when she has to leave her post, “My heart is in my throat.�

The crossing guard also said her duties are under the jurisdiction of the Sixth Precinct (for which Houston St. is the southern border) and that, technically, she is not supposed to help people cross Houston St., since that would mean going into the First Precinct.

Varela has school-age children that also cross at that corner. She added, “I’ve been calling 311 for five years to put up ‘School Crossing’ signs, not one d--- sign!�

Varela is equipped with a whistle.

Even for adults the crossing is difficult, but Varela explained, “I’m not a traffic agent, I’m here for the kids, not the adults.�

She readily admitted that she too is afraid of the crossing. “I’m a cancer survivor, I have two children, I don't want to be killed by a car,� she said.

David Gruber, chairperson of Community Board 2, said the problem is widespread. “There are many hot spots, accidents waiting to happen,� he said.

He wants to identify these hot spots, and urged people to speak up, “if you know a terrible situation.�

He mentioned Sixth Ave. and Carmine St. as one. “Let’s not let Jessie’s death be in vain,� he said.

Another resident mentioned the crossing at Bedford St. and Seventh Ave. Numerous residents passionately called for a dedicated, pedestrians-only traffic light at Sixth Ave. and Houston St. to allow for safe crossing. “We need support of elected officials,�

Secunda said, “It’s good to have elected officials behind us.�

The committee will put forth two resolutions to be presented at the full C.B. 2 meeting on Thurs., Sept. 20. The first will ask the Department of Transportation to look at the problem corner, study other hot spots, and evaluate the viability of some of the suggestions that emerged at the Sept. 11 meeting.

The second resolution will ask the City Council to hold a vote on five pending City Council resolutions on traffic enforcement and policy issues.

In the meantime, Charlton St. resident Richard Blodgett, who has written a history of Charlton St. for his block association, has arranged a walk-through with Colleen Chattergoon of D.O.T.

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POLICE BLOTTER Book-signing fireworks Police are looking for whoever broke in and placed fireworks inside a West Village tea shop the night before mob daughter Rita Gigante’s Sept. 18 appearance there to sign copies of her new book.

An employee of the Sullivan Street Tea & Spice Company, at 208 Sullivan St., was opening up on the morning of the book signing when he realized that someone had used extra-strength glue to seal the front-door padlock shut. He reported the criminal mischief, and when police arrived they found that two unlit fireworks were taped to the shop’s windows, with cigarettes attached to them.

Two Bomb Squad officers were called to the scene, but there were no explosions. Gigante, who is the daughter of famed mobster Vincent “The Chin” Gigante, went through with the signing of her book as planned. A memoir, it’s titled “The Godfather's Daughter: An Unlikely Story of Love, Healing and Redemption.”

Bank bandit ID’d Police have identified the wanted man who robbed multiple banks in Gramercy and Midtown over a two-week span, making off with nearly $4,000.

Jerry Walton, 48, who police said is black and about 5 feet 6 inches tall, first hit a Sovereign bank branch on Park Ave. South near E. 21st St. on Aug. 28, where he passed a demand note to the teller and walked away with $1,143, police said.

Walton then struck twice on Sept. 4, first at a Marathon bank on Fifth Ave. near 29th St., where he ended up running away with no cash after the teller refused to hand it over, and then at a Chase branch on E. 23rd and First Ave., where he made off with only $50.

On Sept. 13, the robber threatened a teller at a Citibank branch on Broadway near 56th St. by telling him that he had a gun, and walked off with $2,620.

Walton was identified after his fingerprints were lifted from the counter of his first heist location, police said.

Lohan steers into trouble Actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested early on Wed., Sept. 19, after hitting a pedestrian with her Porsche on W. 16th St., the Daily News reported.

Lohan, 26, was charged with leaving the scene of the accident, which took place at around 12:30 a.m. and resulted in a local chef being struck on the leg as she drove between the Maritime and Dream Downtown hotels.

The injured man, Jose Rodriguez, told the Daily News that Lohan was slurring her words and smelled like alcohol, but police apparently didn’t perform a Breathalyzer test on the “Mean Girls” star, and aren’t charging her with D.W.I.

N.Y.U. bathroom peeper Police arrested Felipe Castano, 21, after he was caught using a cell phone to record a video of another man using the bathroom at an N.Y.U. building on Washington Square.

The victim, 28, quickly realized he was being watched while sitting on the toilet at around 10:30 p.m. on Thurs., Sept 13., and reported the incident upon leaving the campus building at 71 Washington Square South. Castano was charged with a sex crime of unlawful surveillance.

Glass smashers gone wild Police arrested Rodney Murphy, 26, after he busted the storefront windows of a Greenwich Village bistro early on Sat., Sept. 15. Murphy was charged with criminal mischief after he was caught kicking through the glass outside Jack Bistro & Bar, at 80 University Place, around 2 a.m.

Just down the street, three men were also arrested around midnight on Sept. 15 after an employee of the Epicurean Market bodega, at 45 University Place, reported that they had smashed his front windows. Johnathan Davis, 19, Hendrick Sererino, 18, and Justin Marrero, 18, were all charged with criminal mischief.

Finally, Adam Makharita, 24, was also nabbed for criminal mischief, at around 2 a.m. on Fri., Sept. 14, when a witness saw him repeatedly punching the window of a car parked in front of 15 Charles St. until it shattered. It was unclear in the report why he decided to smash the Honda Civic, which belonged to a 26-year-old woman.

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Woman killed by train A Staten Island woman was killed after being struck by a subway train in the West Village on the morning of Tues., Sept. 11.

Police have identified the woman as Danielle Dibono, 34, who was pronounced dead at 9:16 a.m., shortly after being run over by an uptown No. 2 train entering the 14th St. station at Seventh Ave. It is still unclear how she got onto the tracks, but police said that no criminal is suspected at this time.

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Activists take down 9/11 tiles to block Albany move

BY SOPHIA ROSENBAUM Two Greenwich Village community activists recently removed iconic tiles from one of the city’s first 9/11 memorials, foiling official plans to store them at an Albany museum.

Now the director of a leading ceramics organization that was working on the Albany plan is charging that the two activists have “gone rogue.”

“We will not let the tiles go to Albany where they can never be found,” said Andretti Mullens, who has been working with Dusty Berke to keep the memorial in Greenwich Village. “We’ve been investing too much time and money into this project to have the rug pulled out from under us.”

The memorial, known as Tiles for America, filled a chainlink fence at the intersection of Seventh Ave. South and Greenwich Ave. for the past 11 years, displaying hundreds of hand-painted ceramic tiles painted locally and also sent by people worldwide in the aftermath of the terror attacks.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which owns the corner property, was set to break ground on a four-year vent construction project in Mulry Square on Mon., Sept. 17.

The tiles were supposed to be removed that day and sent to the New York State Museum in Albany with intentions to later integrate some of them into the vent structure.

But three days before the construction crew arrived, Mullens and Berke took down the memorial and put the tiles in Berke’s home with hopes of soon displaying them in a nearby Greenwich Ave. building. The surprise tile takedown rankled Dena Pearlman, executive director of the Contemporary Ceramics Society Association, who said she worked with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s Office on the museum’s plan for the tiles.

“The whole thing is that we want them to succeed, but they’re just going about it the wrong way,” Pearlman said of

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Village activists hoping to create a local 9/11 Tiles for America gallery, have removed the memorial tiles from the fence at Mulry Square.

Berke and Mullens. “They’ve gone rogue.”

Berke has acted as the site’s self-appointed curator for the past year. She worked with the community to save the memorial during Tropical Storm Irene last year, and said she believes she is the rightful owner of the tiles.

“I’m one of the good guys,” Berke said. “I’m just somebody who’s trying to save the memorial. We’re not thieves and bandits.”

What’s unclear is exactly who owns the tiles, which filled the lot’s fence at Mulry Square’s southeastern corner in the days after the terror attacks. A letter addressed to Berke from

the C.C.S.A. dated Aug. 17, 2012, suggested that she was the rightful owner, even though the ceramics society wouldn’t seem to be able to confer ownership.

“In our opinion, the best way to care for and preserve the memorial is to give the responsibility to the people who are in the local community,” the letter said. “These are the people who have truly cared for the tiles on a day-to-day basis, and have acted as stewards for this memorial on their own accord.”

Berke and Mullens have been working since August to raise money for their newly formed Tiles for America Preservation Society, and to find a West Village location to exhibit the tiles. As of last Friday, their crowd-sourcing site had collected $143 of its $911,000 goal. Berke and Mullens are hoping to strike a deal with Sasha Muniak, the owner of Gusto restaurant, to display the tiles in a small building he owns next door to Gusto, at 62 Greenwich Ave. Muniak could not be reached for comment.

Mulry Square, on which St. Vincent’s Hospital was located, became one of the city’s emotional epicenters after the attacks, and the spontaneous memorial quickly grew, drawing contributions from far beyond New York.

Ceramist Lorrie Veasey, who started the memorial by creating the first tile on Sept. 12, 2001, said that while she is happy people care deeply about the site, she never expected it to be a permanent memorial.

“It shows physically the passage of time from 9/11 onward — tiles chip, crack, break, fall away,” she said. “I never made the site to stand forever or to be protected by others. In my mind, its inevitable fate should have been to crumble and erode.”

According to a spokesperson, Speaker Quinn’s Office is working behind the scenes to resolve the dispute and locate a temporary venue to display the tiles.

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Hoylman romps in Senate primary

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Brad Hoylman, an openly gay attorney who served three terms as chairperson of Greenwich Village’s Community Board 2, easily captured the Democratic nomination for the 27th state Senate District seat currently held by Tom Duane.

Garnering more than two-thirds of the vote against Tom Greco, the straight owner of the Ritz, a gay bar on Restaurant Row in Midtown, and educator Tanika Inlaw, Hoylman is now guaranteed election in November since he holds the only other line on the ballot, that of the Working Families Party.

The 27th District runs from the Lower East Side to the West Village and then uptown to the Upper West Side. Duane, who has held the seat since 1999, announced his decision not to seek re-election in early June.

At an Aug. 20 debate sponsored by Citizens Union, a nonpartisan civic group, The Villager and its sister publications, Greco and Inlaw charged that Hoylman was handpicked by Democratic insiders to replace Duane. They also questioned his 12 years of work at the Partnership for New York City, a major business lobby that has taken some public positions at odds with those Hoylman advocated in the race –– for example, on legislation guaranteeing a living wage to employees of enterprises enjoying municipal subsidies.

The three candidates, however, agreed across the board on the substance of the issues discussed during the debate.

Hoylman enjoyed essentially unanimous support from elected officials in Manhattan, includ-

Brad Hoylman easily captured the 27th District Democratic state Senate nomination on Sept. 13.

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ing Duane, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Congressmembers Jerrold Nadler and Carolyn Maloney, and Assemblymembers Deborah Glick and Dick Gottfried. He quickly amassed a campaign war chest of more than $200,000 that dwarfed those of his opponents.

He also won the endorsement of The New York Times, as well as of The Villager and its sister publications Gay City News and Chelsea Now. Hoylman, 46, who was raised in rural West Virginia, graduated from West Virginia University, and became that school’s first Rhodes Scholar. After his work at Oxford University in England, he attended law school at Harvard University. He is engaged to his longtime partner, David Sigal, and the couple have a baby daughter, Silvia Verona HoylmanSigal, who is nearly 2 years old.

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Students join union workers to SLAM N.Y.U. trustee

BY SAM SPOKONY Several dozen New York University students, along with union workers from New Jersey, Connecticut and other states, gathered in Washington Square on Wednesday afternoon to rally against a member of the N.Y.U. Law School board of trustees who they say has mistreated his employees. They also say the trustee hired anti-union thugs to harass them at a previous protest.

The students, who represent N.Y.U.’s Student Labor Action Movement, joined the union’s ongoing fight and called for Daniel Straus to leave the board of trustees if he continues, as they claim, to shortchange his workers and take away their sick days rather than working toward a fair contract. In addition to being a major N.Y.U. donor, Straus runs multiple chains of healthcare organizations and nursing homes in several Northeastern states.

“He puts millions of dollars into this school, but he refuses to treat his own employees with respect,” said Jeffery Jimenez, 22, who works at Straus’s CareOne nursing home in New Milford, N.J. Jimenez complained of low wages and a lack of benefits.

Tim Hodges, a CareOne spokesperson, said in an e-mailed statement that Straus is not dealing unfairly with the workers, who are all members of the 1199 Service Employees International Union, also known as United Healthcare Workers East.

“Today’s demonstration was simply another manifestation of the S.E.I.U.’s playbook, which

Photo by Sam Spokony

N.Y.U. students Cecilia Gingrich and Daniel Jones rallied alongside dozens of union workers and other students at a protest against Daniel Straus, a member of the N.Y.U. Law School board of trustees, outside Bobst Library in Washington Square on Wednesday.

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to try to harass an employer,” Hodges said, “even if the venue and people in question, in this case N.Y.U. and its students, have nothing whatsoever to do with the contract dispute.”

The students and workers marched around Washington Square from N.Y.U.’s Bobst Library to the Law School’s main campus, where they gave letters to N.Y.U. President John Sexton and the dean of the Law School that urged them to pressure Straus to negotiate fairly with his workers. They ended the protest by chanting in front of the university’s Straus Institute for the Advanced Study of Law and Justice.

Adaner Usmani, a 26-year-old N.Y.U. graduate student and SLAM member, said that at a similar rally on Sept. 11, about 25 “anti-union

thugs” posed as nursing home workers and muscled their way into the gathering in order to harass the protesters.

“One of them told me he was going to find me after the protest and beat me up,” Usmani said. He, along with other students and workers, believes that Straus hired the alleged thugs.

Hodges also denied that claim, calling it an “absurd accusation.”

A spokesperson for N.Y.U. Law School said the school fully supports the right of students and workers to peacefully protest, and that the school “takes a dim view of any attempt to curtail such rights.” However, the spokesperson added, “We have known Daniel Straus for more than 10 years and have found him to be an upright and honorable person.”

‘Jessie’s death won’t be in vain’ Continued from page 4 The tour’s purpose is to show Chattergoon specific problems and dangers of the intersection, Blodgett says.

“The hope is that she will take this information back to D.O.T., and D.O.T. will then develop meaningful solutions to make the intersection safer,” Blodgett said. “The Charlton St. Block Association is committed to sticking with this effort until improvements are made,” he stressed, adding that the association is open to circulating petitions, forming a coalition, working with other community groups and C.B. 2 and pressuring elected officials.

Neighbors will gather at the northeast corner of Sixth Ave. and Houston St. at 3 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 21, for the D.O.T. walkthrough.

Juan Martinez, a member of Transportation Alternatives who attended the meeting, said the reasons for most traffic fatalities are speeding, distracted driving, failure to yield to pedestrians and drunk driving.

Afterward, Martinez commented, “When we try to fix a bad intersection, design is important, but just as important is law enforcement. Police have to be involved.

D.O.T. and N.Y.P.D. have to work together.”

Martinez emphasized that it’s critical to have a zero-tolerance policy for failure to yield to pedestrians and speeding.

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Water-tower penthouse makes a splash on E. 12th St.

BY SAM SPOKONY While Jeff Koons and other high-profile artists recently made waves by announcing that they will spend next summer placing images on rooftop water tank exteriors throughout the city, one Greenwich Village penthouse can already lay claim to having the coolest tank in town.

The apartment at 12 E. 12th St. recently hit the market with a $3.6 million price tag, and the uniqueness of its most notable element makes it easy to see why. Above the luxuriously posh, two-bedroom space, there sits a terracotta water tower that’s been converted into an inviting hangout spot, complete with windows and a skylight for added comfort.

“It’s so rare to find an opportunity to do something like that, so I think it’s a very special design,” said Brian Messana of the architecture firm Messana O’Rorke, which developed the concept.

He noted that the idea for the tank wasn’t even part of the original plan for the property, since his firm was hired in 2008 just to renovate the bathroom. But after initial delight from the owner, their work spread to include other rooms, eventually covering the entire penthouse.

Then, Messana recalled, one thing led to another, and the owner had the thought of somehow revitalizing the old, unused tank atop the building. The architects took it from there.

After taking a month to cut down the tank’s cast-iron lining with blowtorches and remove it piece by piece, Messana and his partner, Toby O’Rorke, set about envisioning a design that would effectively utilize the 11-foot-wide cylinder without over-embellishing it.

“We’re minimalists, and all of our work is very reserved,” Messana explained. “In this case, the tank’s large, empty volume was an inspiration for the project, and we took great care to maintain the simplicity and beauty of the space.”

So the end result featured only two major changes, aside from their excavation of the iron interior, which left the tank with fresh, white walls.

The first was the installation of a vertical series of steel-framed windows, which stretch nearly the tower’s full length. Messana noted that the glass panes face east, rather than south (the direction of the roof’s best view, which offers a clear line of sight to the new World Trade Center), in order to sustain a source of natural light. The other addition was that of an oculus — a small, circular skylight set into the center of the tank’s roof — to further increase the natural light.

Messana O’Rorke’s other recent work in the area includes an apartment at the corner of E. Ninth St. and University Place, and a townhouse on Charles St. that’s owned by David

Photo courtesy Prudential Douglas Elliman

An East Village penthouse loft now on the market features a water tank converted into living space.

Zinczenko, the editor in chief of Men’s Health magazine. The firm’s design for Zinczenko’s property has also won them an award from the Society of American Registered Architects, which they received at a ceremony last week.

Messana, 48, has worked alongside O’Rorke, who is originally from the United Kingdom, since 1996. Messana is a longtime East Village resident, having lived in the neighborhood since moving from California in 1989.

He said that he has found plenty of inspiration from the local cityscape, but lamented some of the ways in which it’s changed over time.

“Some of the new buildings around here are interesting, but some of them aren’t at all,” he said. “I’m thinking of moving to another part of the city so I can see something else, and maybe take in a new perspective.”

And while many of his neighbors have lashed out against New York University’s expansion plans in recent years, Messana gave some very pointed criticisms of what he called the school’s inferior architectural designs.

“The N.Y.U. building program is horrible, and I think they’re destroying the fabric of the city with cheap, cookie-cutter projects,” he said. “Considering all the money the school has, they should be hiring better architects.”

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Howard Moody, Judson activist pastor, dies at 91; Continued from page 1 them, first in Greenwich Village, and later, nationally.

In 1959, Moody led Judson Church to set up the first drug treatment clinic in the Village.

Jail, not medical treatment, was the city’s only response to addicts in that era. Judson’s clinic, the Village Aid and Service Center, employed a psychologist and a street outreach worker; in consultation with the leading medical experts of the day, they detoxed and counseled heroin addicts for several years, until other social agencies got government funding for such work and the church turned it over to them. Moody continued to advocate for humane treatment of addicts for the rest of his life.

Moody was perhaps best known for his pioneering work for women’s rights in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1967 he was a co-founder of the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion, a national network of Protestant and Jewish clergy that helped women find safe, confidential and compassionate abortions before they were legal. In Renewal magazine, he wrote: “It is hard to draw any other conclusion from the background and history of the present law than that it is directly calculated, whether conscious or unconscious, to be an excessive and self-righteous punishment, physically and psychologically, of women. This example of severe sanction against women may have been understandable when men were convinced that women were witches and demons, but in the latter part of the 20th century, it is a cruel travesty on equal justice and a primitive form of retribution unworthy of both our theological and democratic traditions.”

WENT PUBLIC ON ABORTION While never particularly interested in the limelight, Moody did not want to give the impression that the mission of C.C.S. was anything but the moral high ground, that there was nothing to hide, even as C.C.S. ventured into illegal territory.

So on May 22, 1967, the world learned of this unusual service through an exclusive story given to Edward B. Fiske, religion editor of The New York Times, whose front-page story was headlined, “Clergymen Offer Abortion Advice: 21 Ministers and Rabbis Form New Group — Will Propose Alternatives.” The “alternatives” usually consisted of referrals to competent and compassionate doctors who would perform abortions, rather than the dangerous back-alley practitioners who were often the only option known to the women. With his longtime program associate at Judson, Arlene Carmen, Moody wrote the story of C.C.S. in “Abortion Counseling and Social Change: From Illegal Act to Medical Practice” (Judson Press, 1973).

When New York State legalized abortion in 1970, Moody was involved in the establishment of a freestanding, private clinic to serve C.C.S.referred women from around the country and provide affordable, compassionate and quality services. The clinic eventually became the nonprofit Center for Reproductive and Sexual Health (CRASH), and was the first stand-alone abortion clinic in the state to be approved by

Reverend Howard Moody.

both the state and city Department of Health.

After Roe v. Wade legalized abortion nationwide, the C.C.S. referrals stopped, but Judson took over operation of the clinic in order to serve poor women on Medicaid or without health insurance. Ultimately, Judson turned over the clinic to a private operator.

OUTREACH TO PROSTITUTES The concern for women’s health issues converged with a meeting of a woman from PONY (Prostitutes of New York) who alerted Moody and Carmen to a greatly underserved population — not only were sex workers not adequately cared for by existing health systems, they were often disrespected or refused any treatment at all. This discovery led Moody and Carmen to create a new Judson “ministry of presence” to street prostitutes. The church purchased a small van, outfitted it with comfortable seats and stocked it with free coffee and cookies home-baked by Judson congregants. Moody drove the van, parking it for a few hours each night in various prostitution venues, to give the women a place to relax and chat between jobs.

They started a journal for and by the women called The Hooker’s Hookup. From this beginning, Moody developed a whole new “invisible congregation” for whom he was the pastor, performing their marriages, baptizing their children, counseling them, even holding memorial services (memorably for three Queens women murdered in their home). Moody and Carmen told this story in their second book, “Working Women: The Subterranean World of Street Prostitution” (Harper & Row, 1988).

PRACTICAL AND THEOLOGICAL Although Moody would confess that not all congregants enthusiastically supported the church’s more controversial projects, he always was careful to communicate the reasoning, practical and theological, for ministries he asked the church to take on, as he did in describing the Prostitution Project: “For this church, our work with prostitutes is within a line of ministries that have been carried on for the last thirty years. In the 1950s, the scapegoats of this community and others in

the city were people called ‘juvenile delinquents’ — they were blamed for everything wrong that happened. We gave them sanctuary, furnished them with social clubs, defended them when the police harassed and hassled them. They weren’t the children of this congregation; they were tough, sometimes violent, troubled ItalianAmerican teenagers. In the late 50s this church worked with heroin addicts — fought for their humanization, and picketed for hospital beds so they could be treated as patients rather than criminals. In the 60s we befriended and stood with blacks and hippies and people that hated the war. These were not ‘our people’ or neighbors, but we learned from their lives and their struggle. In the late 60s, it was women being criminalized for getting an abortion.

We identified with them, supported them and conspired with them to break the law in order that they might exercise the God-given right of freedom of choice. Our work with prostitutes is in line with our historical role as a people. I am glad we’re there, and I am deeply grateful to Arlene and the other women who led us into

In 1959, Moody agreed to become president of the new ‘reform’ political club Village Independent Democrats when it was fighting to oust Carmine DeSapio, the longtime Tammany Hall district leader. this prophetic/priestly function of this congregation. (“Humanizing the Hooker: An Ancient Ministry,” Feb. 19, 1978)

LEADER IN LOCAL POLITICS In mid-20th-century America, clergy in general avoided getting involved in partisan politics.

However, Moody saw politics as a way to bring about necessary social change. He agreed to become president of the new “reform” political club Village Independent Democrats in January 1959, when it was fighting to oust the longtime Tammany Hall-connected district leader, Carmine DeSapio. In later years, with so many congregants following their minister into that club, Judson Church was sometimes referred to fondly as “the V.I.D. at prayer.” Later, agreeing with the positions of Republican John Lindsay, Moody became co-chairperson of Democrats for Lindsay in both his congressional and mayoral campaigns. In 1968, Moody was an elected delegate to the Democratic National Convention, supporting Eugene McCarthy, but he came home ashamed of his party that year, not only because of the riots, but also because of its retreat from a strong stance against the Vietnam War, the

shabby treatment of potential black delegates, and the dismissal of alternatives to anything but “law and order” as a response to urban violence.

Moody commented later that the delegate campaign showed him that he would be a lousy politician, and he later concluded that his efforts were better spent in movement work rather than formal politics.

CHAMPION OF FREE SPEECH Moody was a longtime board member of the New York Civil Liberties Union, with a particular interest in free speech and anti-censorship issues. In 1962, Moody intervened against the banning of a film about heroin addicts called “The Connection” (ostensibly because it used the word “shit,” a street synonym for heroin).

While the courts batted around the legality of the ban, the film was screened twice for audiences at Judson for no charge. Ephraim London, the N.Y.C.L.U. lawyer representing the film, observed in the Village Voice: “We are told that the [censorship] law was enacted to protect the health, welfare, and morals of the people of this state. The law does not prohibit a free showing of an unlicensed picture —presumably on the theory that it is not legally wrong to impair the health and morals of the people so long as they don’t have to pay for it.”

Thoughts about censorship led Moody to write one of his most widely circulated articles, titled, “Toward a New Definition of Obscenity.”

In January 1965, it appeared simultaneously in Christianity & Crisis and the Village Voice (most would be surprised to learn that the first occasion of the word “fuck” to appear in the pages of the Voice was Moody’s article) and made the case clear: “For Christians the truly obscene ought not to be slick-paper nudity, nor the vulgarities of dirty old or young literati, nor even ‘weirdo’ films showing transvestite orgies or male genitalia.

What is obscene is that material, whether sexual or not, that has as its basic motivation and purpose the degradation, debasement and dehumanizing of persons. The dirtiest word in the English language is not ‘fuck or ‘shit’ in the mouth of a tragic shaman, but the word ‘NIGGER’ from the sneering lips of a Bull Connor. Obscenity ought to be much closer to the biblical definition of blasphemy against God and man.”

INCUBATED THE ARTS With Al Carmines, who served as Moody’s associate minister from 1962 to 1981, Judson Church became a home to avant-garde arts groups, including the Judson Poets Theater (one of three founders of the Off Off Broadway theater movement) and the Judson Dance Theater.

Though the J.D.T. only lasted a few years, its democratic and spontaneous forms of experimentation were revolutionary, and earned it the designation of “the home of modern dance.”

A celebration of the 50th year of its founding is being held throughout this fall by Danspace Project in a series called “Platform 2012: Judson Now.”

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He led on abortion, drug treatment and civil rights sex workers. Also, I vividly recall him speaking at a conference in 1986, where he said the best path to gay rights was gay marriage at a time when it was a revolutionary thought. He was really an exceptional visionary and compassionate man. When he was at Judson Church, it became a center of not just compassion but activism on behalf of people living with what was H.I.V. — before anyone knew what it was. He welcomed them into his church and made it a meeting place for people who were sick with what was H.I.V. Every issue that I have ever cared about, he was way ahead in his thinking on these issues. He is going to have a nonstop trip to heaven.”

Continued from page 10 Judson Poets Theater had a longer life, and was the springboard not only for emerging playwrights but for Carmines’s music, especially in about 35 productions that he called “oratorios,” several of which later went on to commercial venues. The success of these artistic experiments was made possible by two long-held tenets of Moody’s Baptist theology, namely “soul freedom” (that no one stands between a worshiper and God’s revelation) and the autonomy of the local church. For Moody, these principles had a direct relationship to civil liberties, free speech and a devotion to anti-censorship rarely found to quite the same extent in other religious settings. The local church autonomy principle also protected Judson Church from punitive actions practiced by other religious bodies, such as excommunication.

INTERFAITH LEADER

‘FLAG SHOW’ ARRESTS Photo by Morena Saenz

Moody and Carmines were among those arrested in 1970 for hosting an art show in the church that used the American flag to make political statements — two of which the New York Police Department considered to be “flag desecration.”

Since theirs had been a “citizen’s arrest” by someone who didn’t show up in court, the Moody/Carmines case was dismissed. But three of the artists who were on the sponsoring committee — Faith Ringgold, Jon Hendricks and Jean Toche — were arrested by the district attorney and taken to “The Tombs” (the holding cells in Lower Manhattan). The art show was shut down, but the next day the church was open for its Sunday service with the “Flag Show” art still up, in defiance of the district attorney’s order. Moody reported, “The moderator, Anna Lou Pickett, made a statement of support of the arrested artists and the ministers and was met with enthusiastic applause from the congregation as well as visitors who had come to see this strange church that defied censorship.” He also related this memorable part of the ordeal: “One unintentionally hilarious moment in the arraignment came when one of the district attorneys came in with Gross’s sculpture and took his seat with the sculpture on his lap. The sculpture was a 3-by-4-foot simulation of a penis and scrotum made out of the flag. He sat right in front of Arlene Carmen and me, and the courtroom snickering was louder than theatrical applause.

That was one uncomfortable district attorney, but we felt it was sheer poetic justice.”

The artists eventually were convicted, but given suspended sentences. (Since then, the laws have changed drastically and the same “Flag Show” today would be completely legal.)

MARCHED FOR CIVIL RIGHTS Moody participated in the civil rights movement, inviting the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to speak at Judson in 1958, and traveling to the South with a number of Judson congregants in 1963, ’64 and ’65 for voter registration efforts and demonstrations. But his concern for racism was not limited to the blatant offenses of the South. Writing for Christianity & Crisis, Moody reflected on the Black Power movement as possibly being rooted in “the need for the black to define the dignity of his blackness without the reflection of the slave-master’s sons — and for this we should be grateful and accepting; and secondly, because the empty promissory notes of a white society came due, revealing the hypocrisy of the Northern whites for what it had always been — and this is to our everlasting shame.”

In more recent years, Howard Moody could be seen scootering around the Village, going to Crunch gym on Lafayette St. and other places on his rounds.

have turned patients into ‘consumers’ of medicine (without any of the protection or rights of other consumers) and treatment into a commodity,” Moody sought ways to give people access to medical information long before the Internet made such resources so readily available. In 1976, Moody and Arthur Aaron Levin, M.P.H., cofounded the Center for Medical Consumers, housed at Judson, to empower lay people as they make medical decisions for their own bodies on the basis of researchable facts rather than out of “fear, mystification and ignorance.” Another vital aspect of C.M.C.’s mission was to advocate for health reform, and the organization was served (as it continues to be today) through the remarkable talents of Levin and Associate Director Maryann Napoli.

RESPONDED ON AIDS When the AIDS epidemic emerged in the 1980s, Moody and then Associate Minister Lee Hancock led Judson to be among the first churches to respond with compassion rather than condemnation. Besides hosting an AIDS support group at Judson, Moody conducted many memorial services for gay men who died of AIDS but whose own families or churches refused them. Briefly, the church provided an “underground” test site for an alternative AIDS medicine known as Compound Q, but not without controversy given the confidential and risky nature of the trials.

Judson Church was one of the first churches to participate under its own banner in the city’s annual Gay Pride March, from the early 1970s, and has had several openly gay clergy.

In progressive Protestant circles, Moody was known as a compelling preacher and interfaith leader. He preached that the basic mission of a Christian church was to be “a church for the world,” that is, to serve the needs of the world outside the church walls, not try to convert people to a particular doctrine. Under his pastorate, Judson Church grew from the 35 members it had when he arrived to several hundred. It also attracted a large nonmember constituency who attended without joining; a number of them were Jewish — both social activists who appreciated Moody’s emphasis on the Jewish heritage of his Christian faith, and mixedmarriage, Jewish-Christian couples who could feel comfortable in the openness of Judson. Moody also made a safe and welcoming space for those with no religious background at all—preaching, as he said, “to the nonbeliever,” which to him meant preaching without religious jargon or coercion.

For all his activity outside the church, Moody was deeply connected to the purpose and meaning of worship and worked hard to make Judson services relevant to the people, our place in history, and to creative expression. Under Moody’s tenure, the pews were taken out of the sanctuary (known as the Meeting Room) to allow for more flexibility in worship, arts, and community uses. He also sought to reinvent the liturgical calendar, introducing new annual observances, such as a Celebration of the City, and Gay Pride Sunday. A typical Sunday morning service would include singing of gospel hymns alongside Broadway show tunes; and a reading from the Old Testament alongside an excerpt from Harper’s Magazine, as well as the standard elements of prayer and preaching.

Moody was ordained at Judson in October 1950, and began his ministry as Baptist chaplain to students at Ohio State University, before being called to the pastorate at Judson in 1957.

He served on several boards and committees of his denomination, the American Baptist Churches, and the National Council of Churches. He was the motivating force behind the creation of two organizations: The Coalition for Baptist Principles, as well as Religious Leaders for a More Just and Compassionate Drug Policy, a national mobilization of clergy for drug law reform.

KEPT TEACHING AND WRITING KOCH EMCEED JUDSON EVENTS Former Mayor Ed Koch recalled his own participation at Judson when he was a Democratic district leader.

“I knew Howard Moody in the early days of V.I.D. and we became very good friends,” Koch said. “He used Judson Church in a really extraordinary way to bring drama and other cultural events to the Village community, and I was a part of that. They had a thing called The Hall of something, I forget the name, where they would talk about controversial issues — and I moderated it.

“He made a mark on life that was very positive.”

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DUANE: HE WAS A VISIONARY

Moody's interest in the health field was fueled by a growing stream of evidence that revealed medicine’s limited powers, its monopoly on healing and its refusal to include patients in decision-making. Observing that “many doctors and hospitals

State Senator Tom Duane recalled Moody as always being ahead of the curve on important issues.

“I was very fond of him,” Duane said. “It wasn’t just his being pro-choice. He was also among the most sympathetic people to

Moody retired as senior minister of Judson Church and was named its minister emeritus in 1992, after the church celebrated its centennial. In retirement, Moody continued to work for progressive causes, particularly efforts to reform harsh drug laws, and taught a course in urban ministry at Union Theological Seminary, in Morningside Heights, until the past few years when his health began to fail. Moody gave the 2002 commencement address at Union, and in 2004 an Urban Ministry Scholarship Fund was established in his name.

Moody’s articles have appeared in a variety of publications, including The Christian Century and Christianity & Crisis, as well as Playboy and the Village Voice. In 1968, Esquire named him one of “Twentyseven People Worth Saving,” and in 1968, Ms. magazine listed him as one of 21 “Men Who’ve Taken Chances and Made a Difference.”

Much of Moody’s writing still seems timely, such as his July 5, 2004, piece in The Nation, “Sacred Rite or Civil Right?” in which

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New prez steps up to bat with G.V.L.L. going strong SPORTS

BY SAM SPOKONY Friends from out of town, assuming a scarcity of youth baseball fields in New York City, are always surprised to find out what Greenwich Village resident John Economou does in his spare time.

“People are amazed by it,” said Economou, as he watched a game in James J. Walker Park, at Hudson and Leroy Sts., on Saturday afternoon. “They say, ‘Oh, you live in the city, what do your kids do? Do they even have ballparks to play in?’ And then I let them know that, yeah, I actually help run a Little League with 850 kids in it, and we have plenty of fields. Their jaws generally drop when I say that.”

Economou, 42, took the reins in June as the president of the Greenwich Village Little League. The league has been active since 1984 — always supported through volunteer work — and includes both baseball and softball leagues, for boys and girls ages 5 through 16.

The league just began its fall season. Games started on Saturday and will continue through mid-November. But the overall program runs on a year-round schedule that makes a new president’s work seem pretty daunting. After a break around Thanksgiving, the winter season features indoor instruction at Pier 40’s P3 facility, at West Houston St., from December to March. Then comes the league’s main attraction, the spring season, which runs from April to June, and finally, a summer season in July and August.

Economou, who by day is one of the principals at a real estate corporation, has watched his sons, Lucas, 11, and Nathan, 8, come up through G.V.L.L. since their T-ball

Photo by Sam Spokony

John Economou took over in June as president of Greenwich Village Little League.

days. Along the way, he has coached, coordinated and become the league’s executive vice president. So, as they say, he knows the score.

G.V.L.L. has remained steady in its fields of choice in recent years — along with James J. Walker Park and Pier 40, the league utilizes fields at Corlears Hook Park, Murry Bergtraum Field and East River Park on the Lower East Side, as well as DeWitt Clinton Park in Hell’s Kitchen and several fields in Central Park for the older divisions. But Economou explained that he has noticed a change in the league’s level of enrollment since his oldest son joined six years ago.

“I think the numbers have definitely grown,” he said, “because I remember that, back at Nathan’s opening day of T-ball, there wasn’t such a big turnout. And alongside the increased number of kids, I’ve noticed that our board has

grown as well, because it really takes a lot of dedicated and committed volunteers to run this.”

Economou also noted that collaborative work with neighboring Little Leagues has become increasingly important over the past several years, as the demand for Parks Department permits becomes greater and renovations at parks like James J. Walker — which will likely be out of commission for next spring’s season — leave G.V.L.L. with gaps to fill. Most recently, he said, partnerships had been formed with Downtown Little League, which covers Lower Manhattan, and Peter Stuyvesant Little League, which covers between 14th and 72nd Sts. on the East Side.

G.V.L.L. presidential terms run for only two years, but Economou is excited about the possibilities that await during his tenure — especially because of a recent crosscultural exchange that has resulted in two games, one in May and another in September, between one of his league’s baseball teams and a visiting team from Florence, Italy.

“It was tremendous,” he said, recalling the first game, which was held at J.J. Walker. “We played the Italian national anthem and then the American anthem before the kids played, and the whole experience showed what this league is all about. It’s a way to build bonds.”

Economou also remembered how shocked the visiting Italian coach was to find that a New York City league exuded such a sense of warmth and community.

“He was amazed by what he found here, and that’s what really stuck with me,” Economou recalled. “After the game, all of us — around 80 people, from both teams — walked over to 13th St. and had Korean barbeque for dinner. It was just a great day for everyone.”

Although there have only been discussions up to this point, he added that G.V.L.L. may even work on sending a team over to Florence in the near future, to complete the cultural exchange.

And while there are plenty of positives on the horizon, Economou also stressed that he and the league will be redoubling their efforts this year toward finding answers to the trouble surrounding Pier 40, which is falling apart and currently has no concrete solution in sight.

He and the previous G.V.L.L. president, Dan Miller, along with leaders from other local sports leagues, have begun an initiative called Pier 40 Champions, which seeks to raise awareness about the issue and inform local families that, with enough work, the problem is indeed within their power to solve.

“The concerns of Pier 40 are huge,” Economou said.

“And if we don’t mobilize to try to find some viable solution, we’re going to find ourselves without a tremendous community asset, because that’s where so many kids play baseball, soccer and football, along with other sports. It would be really terrible for the whole city if we were to lose that resource.”

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History lessons flow from two temperance fountains

BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER Supported by four columns, a square, granite canopy surmounts a fountain on the southwestern flank of Tompkins Square Park. “Faith,” “Hope,” “Charity” and “Temperance” are inscribed on the sides.

Temperance! The word sounds quaint now but when the fountain was erected in 1891, temperance, by then meaning total abstinence from alcohol, evoked as much passion as the abortion debate has in more recent times.

Temperance crusaders blamed drunkenness for poverty, crime, wife-beating and other social ills and wanted to make liquor illegal. Saloonkeepers and drinkers said that drinking was a private matter and should not be legally curtailed.

The Tompkins Square Park fountain is one of two temperance fountains in New York City. The other one is in Union Square Park and dates from 1881. They are relics of a movement that swept the country beginning in 1826 when the American Temperance Society was founded, followed by other organizations with similar goals.

The premise behind the fountains was that the availability of cool drinking water would make alcohol less tempting. In the 19th century, temperance fountains could be found in cities and towns from coast to coast. Now few of them remain.

As readers of the King James Bible may remember, the association of faith, hope and charity comes from 1 Corinthians 13: “And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three: but the greatest of these is charity.” It’s not surprising that the Tompkins Square Park fountain references scripture. Protestant Christianity laced with anti-Catholicism was predominant in the temperance movement. And charity, of course, was considered a great virtue.

Both of the city’s temperance fountains were charitable gifts from wealthy men.

Daniel Willis James, who paid for the Union Square fountain, inherited his money. His grandfather was Anson Greene Phelps of Phelps, Dodge and Company.

With the assistance of his cousin, William E. Dodge, Jr., James headed his grandfather’s company, turning it into one of the world’s largest mining companies.

Dodge, like his father before him, was the president of The National Temperance Society and persuaded his cousin to embrace the cause.

Henry D. Cogswell donated the Tompkins Square Park temperance fountain. He came from a poor Connecticut family, became a dentist and headed for California during the Gold Rush of 1848.

There, he offered his dental services to miners, investing his earnings in real estate and mining stocks. He became one of San Francisco’s first millionaires.

Cogswell planned to erect 50 temperance fountains in various parts of the country. He started on this project in 1878 and managed to put up fountains in Boston, Washington, D.C., and

Photos by Terese Loeb Kreuzer

Tompkins Square Park’s temperance fountain was erected in 1891 by Henry Cogswell, a dentist who made a fortune during the California Gold Rush.

San Francisco, as well as Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and Rockville, Connecticut, among other locations. Some of the fountains were capped with statues of himself holding a cup in one hand and a temperance leaflet in the other. The Washington, D.C., fountain, which still exists, has intertwined fish spewing water with a crane on top of the canopy. Some of Cogswell’s other fountains were crowned with mythological maidens dispensing water from a jug.

The Tompkins Square Park fountain has a maiden — Hebe, the Greek goddess of youth and cupbearer to the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus. She was modeled on an 1816 marble statue by the Danish sculptor Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen.

Cogswell’s temperance fountains were not popular. They were ridiculed, reviled and, in some cases, demolished by angry crowds. The Washington, D.C., fountain was considered so ugly that it led to the formation of fine arts commissions in other parts of the country to keep municipalities from having to deal with such gifts.

Cogswell had a hard time getting his Tompkins Square Park fountain accepted.

He was rebuffed for six years. Finally, he allied himself with the Moderation Society, which had been founded in 1877 to address drunkenness on the Lower East Side. The Moderation Society managed to push Cogswell’s temperance fountain through the necessary city channels. On

Philanthropist Daniel Willis James donated the James Fountain to Union Square Park in the 1880s. Originally, tin cups were chained to the fountain to allow passersby to quench their thirst — and avoid drinking alcohol.

Aug. 27, 1891, the water was turned on.

Though Tompkins Square Park was bordered by a community of Germanspeaking immigrants who not only brewed a lot of beer but drank a lot of it, no one took a crowbar to Cogswell’s fountain, as befell his moralizing gifts elsewhere. But time took its toll. By the 1980s, the fountain was covered with graffiti. Someone had sawed off Hebe’s hands. Tompkins Square Park, far from being salubrious, was a haven for drug addicts.

In 1992, the statue of Hebe was replaced with a bronze replica and the fountain was cleaned. Now, it appears as a picturesque embellishment amid the park’s densely planted gardens and towering elms.

Daniel Willis James’s temperance fountain on the west side of Union Square Park is far more elaborate than the Cogswell creation. James used some of his ample fortune to hire a German sculptor named Karl Adolph Donndorf to design and build a tall, bronze fountain supported by a base of rosy granite imported from Sweden.

Above decorative swags, lion’s heads on the fountain’s four sides now once again emit water, after their recent repair.

Bronze dragonflies and butterflies frolic above the lions. Then comes a richly sculpted band of acanthus leaves and birds. The ensemble is topped by a figure of a mother dressed like the Virgin Mary in a Renaissance painting. She holds a child in her right arm, while dispensing water from a jug to another child who looks at her adoringly.

Though the female figures atop New York City’s two surviving temperance fountains are idealized they are not misplaced. Saloons were for men only.

Women and children suffered when the family breadwinner drank up his week’s wages and then came home angry and violent.

The Women’s Christian Temperance Union, founded in 1874, drew its base of support from women who banded together to try to fight these abuses.

Concurrently, some women were fighting for the right to vote. To some extent, the two movements merged. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, who led the fight for women’s suffrage, also founded the New York State Women’s Temperance Society in 1852.

The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution establishing Prohibition in the United States became effective on Jan. 17, 1920. It was an outgrowth of the temperance movement. Also in 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution finally gave women the right to vote in federal elections. Prohibition was repealed in 1933 because the naysayers were right. It didn’t work. Women can vote, of course, but many don’t.

Manhattan’s two surviving temperance fountains are a testament to the heroic struggles and myopia of previous generations, always relevant but especially in this election year.

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Council ups illegal hotel fines, but will it do much?

Continued from page 1 ists and take away affordable housing from New Yorkers in need.”

The city has received more than 1,000 complaints about unlawful hotel conversions since last May, when a state law went into effect that established the illegality of rentals lasting less than 30 days in Class A residential apartments.

Along with general quality-of-life issues that the illegal hotels cause for residents — loud noise, excessive piles of trash or security concerns, among others — many of the illegal units have been equally hazardous for the tourists who use them. The illegal hostels often lack requirements, such as sprinklers, fire alarms and additional exits in case of emergency.

John Reynolds, the chief operating officer of Smart Apartments, believes that the Council’s new bill is fundamentally unfair. His company books vacation rentals — most of which last less than 30 days — in residential units through its Web site, as well as managing “hotel” service for its tourist clients.

“There are better ways of going about this than passing blanket legislation that completely vilifies the industry,” Reynolds said. “We all know that New York is driven by tourism, and our model can be a better avenue for many tourists who can’t afford high hotel prices.”

Smart Apartments is a reincarnation of the defunct company Hotel Toshi, which had become a notorious illegal hotel operator, racking up violations and angering residents in neighborhoods across the city in recent years.

Although the newly branded outfit is, for all intents and purposes, virtually the same as Toshi — it handles the same properties and uses the same model — Reynolds asserted that he has been “changing the face” of the organization by implementing stricter security policies.

“Since I came on board in March, we’ve been working hard to educate [tourists] about how they should conduct themselves, and we now have a security detail that does periodic checks in the rental units,” he said.

When asked how the steep fines in the Council’s new legislation would affect his ability to keep operating unlawfully, Reynolds did not give any direct answers, but he didn’t give the impression that he planned to cease operating his business as usual.

One of the motivations behind the new bill is that small fines have provided no real incentive for illegal hotel operators to shut down, and this has apparently been the case for Smart Apartments.

The company currently advertises heavily for vacation rentals in residential units in both the East Village and Lower East Side, among other neighborhoods. The owners of apartments at 325 E. 10th St., 317 Second Ave., 79 Clinton St., 171 Mulberry St. and 157 Suffolk St. have all been slapped with violations for illegal hotel use this year, according to city Department of Buildings records. Yet, units in all of these buildings remain available for visiting tourists, and can currently be booked for short stays through smartapartments.com.

In all of those violations, the owners were also cited for creating unsafe conditions by failing to provide adequate means of egress, fire

Photo by William Alatriste/NYC Council

At a Sept. 12 press conference announcing tougher penalties against illegal hotels, longtime East Village resident Charles Seelig spoke about how his life has been negatively impacted by the illegal use. “The transients don’t care about us, they are there for a few days and then they are gone,” he said. “I’ve had people open my door in the middle of the night when I’m sleeping. I’ve had people yell at me because they were upset with the service in the hotel.” Joining Seelig were, from left, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Councilmember Jessica Lappin (hidden behind Quinn), Assemblymember Richard Gottfried, Councilmembers Robert Jackson, Daniel Garodnick and Gale Brewer, Ann Cunningham, another East Village tenant in a building that has illegal hotel units, and state Senator Tom Duane and other tenant activists.

alarms, sprinklers or emergency exit signage.

Aside from wrist-slap fines, another problem has been a seeming lack of sufficiently swift enforcement. The city issued 1,897 violations for illegal hotel conversions in 2011 — a 244 percent increase above 2010 — and vacated an additional 55 locations for immediately hazardous conditions, according to a spokesperson from the Mayor’s Office. Yet, many more owners of the illegal units slip through unscathed.

Smart Apartments advertises for short-term rentals in multiple units at 8 Centre Market Place and 70-80 Kenmare St. — and while several conversion-related complaints about the locations were received in 2010, 2011 and 2012, they have either not been investigated or have not led to violations.

Tom Cayler, chairperson of the Westside Neighborhood Alliance’s Illegal Hotel Committee, meets at least once each year with personnel from the Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement, the agency assigned to investigate illegal-hotel conversions. Cayler explained that while O.S.E.’s dedication to enforcing the law is unwavering, their manpower seems extremely small when compared to the number of units held by the illegal hotel industry.

“They’re 100 percent committed,” Cayler said, “but my understanding is that, within the O.S.E., there are only a few building inspectors. It also takes a good deal of time to get them into a building, and to eventually prove that a given unit has been illegally converted.”

An O.S.E. representative could not be reached for comment by press time.

In what he admitted was a rough estimate, Smart Apartments’ Reynolds said he believes there are roughly 10,000 residential units currently being used as vacation rentals throughout the city.

City Councilmember Rosie Mendez, whose district includes the East Village and part of the Lower East Side, said that passage of the Council’s new bill will be vital not only because of quality-of-life concerns, but also because of the additional strain illegal hotels place on the city’s housing situation.

“The problem with this industry is that they’re taking away rental apartments for residential use, in a city and an economy where the housing market is already in a lot of trouble,” Mendez said. “This is just making it worse, and we have to stand up against it by making the fines substantial enough to cause owners to actively modify their behavior and start complying.”

She added that this fight is certainly not over as long as operators like Smart Apartments, as well as other vacation rental companies, like the popular Web site Airbnb.com, continue to flout the law. Along with increasing fines, Mendez explained that another approach may be to investigate other legal tactics against illegal hotel operators, such as setting a point at which repeated civil penalties could actually result in jail time for offenders.

While discussion about new legislation of that nature hasn’t been formally discussed yet in the Council, Mendez noted, “Some of us would be very interested in exploring that approach.”

One resident of 325 E. 10th St., which has been a multiple-unit mainstay for Smart Apartments, and its predecessor, Hotel Toshi, for several years, expressed his frustration with his landlord’s apparent disregard for the building’s actual tenants.

“It pisses me off,” he said, asking to remain anonymous. “And it’s been happening with increasing frequency over the course of the year that I’ve lived here so far.”

The resident explained that the biggest problem faced at his building is the great sense of unease that comes along with the strangers who attempt to enter the door without really knowing where they are, or who don’t understand the dangers of leaving the door open for potential intruders.

“Some guy buzzed my door the other day,” the man said, “and I came out and asked him, ‘Who are you?’ All the guy said was that he was trying to get in. He couldn’t tell me what apartment he was looking for. And I’m like, ‘Why should I let you in?’ But he just kept trying.”

The resident, who was unsure whether the short-term rentals were legal or not, was visibly relieved when this reporter told him that they are, in fact, illegal in New York City.

“I always thought it was illegal,” he said. “It just feels wrong.”

September 20 - 26, 2012

Photos by Sam Spokony

Occupy gives it another try Occupy Wall Street protesters kicked off celebrating the movement’s one-year anniversary Saturday with a march from Washington Square Park to Zuccotti Park.

Sunday saw Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello and other musicians perform an O.W.S. concert in Foley Square. On Monday, the protesters tried to shut down Wall St. with a “People’s Wall,” then played cat and mouse with police all day, in the end, resulting in nearly 200 arrests. Top left: East Harlem resident Dan Shockley, 37, made a “debt boulder” and brought it to the O.W.S. gathering at Battery Park Monday afternoon, to illustrate the massive weight of debt that so many Americans carry. He posed as Sisyphus, pushing his boulder up a hill, to show the futility of fighting back. Top right: O.W.S. protesters, including many from Washington, D.C., had just gotten amped up on Saturday after turning south from Waverly Place onto Broadway to head down to Zuccotti Park. Below right: About a quarter of the way through Saturday’s march, tempers flared between protesters and police, leading to several arrests. This man was dragged out of the crowd and aggressively thrown to the pavement, after straying too far from the sidewalk. Below left: Activists dressed as a satirically fictional baseball team called the Tax Dodgers performed a demonstration outside the Chase bank at Broadway and Exchange Place on Monday afternoon, donning “1%” caps and getting a few laughs from both fellow Occupiers and passersby.

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EDITORIAL Forward on 9/11 Museum The settlement between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the National September 11 Memorial is a crucial step forward toward resolving the yearlong financial impasse that has thwarted progress at the World Trade Center site. Having a written agreement forces both sides to commit to a set of guidelines that didn’t previously exist. It requires the executives and politicians to sit across a table from one another and share budget data, offer construction updates and relay other essential information concerning the 9/11 museum’s build-out.

But the battle is only half over. Without continued leadership and close supervision by Mayor Bloomberg and the governors of New York and New Jersey, the agreement itself could become another flashpoint of contention, and delays at the site could reoccur. All parties must now systematically work to implement the agreement.

It’s clear that the rebuilding of the shattered site is one of the most complex construction projects in the world.

It entails billions of dollars, careful synchronization of construction and the build-out of millions of square feet — not to mention the necessary collaboration of a host of stakeholders, contractors, government agencies and elected leaders.

This site can ill afford to be plagued by further discord and delay. Downtown and the world have witnessed what has happened when disputes drag on too long, as exemplified by the financial standoff between developer Larry Silverstein and the Port Authority concerning the future office towers.

We hope that the agreement will provide the impetus and framework for resolving the existing problems and preventing future standoffs.

Moving forward, Downtown community members and 9/11 families must also remain vigilant by holding the involved parties and politicians accountable for construction mishaps, cost overruns and other snags. Community Board 1, in particular, must continue to invite Port Authority and 9/11 Memorial officials to its committee meetings for updates and answers.

We strongly support the agreement to seek federal funding to cover a share of the estimated $60 million a year needed for operations. A proposed law, were it to pass Congress, would oblige the federally funded National Park Service to contribute $20 million annually to the memorial. Once the museum opens, the public should also chip in financially by paying a mandatory admission fee or making a donation at the door.

Not everyone has faith in the settlement. A group of 9/11 families and firefighters is contesting the formation of an advisory board, which, according to the agreement, is meant to mitigate future disputes between the Port Authority and the 9/11 Memorial Museum. The group believes the advisory board, in fact, will precipitate years of fighting between the authority and the foundation board, and that the only viable solution is for the license of the memorial to be transferred from the memorial to the National Park Service.

One constant that we have learned after 11 years of W.T.C. discussions and deliberations is that not everyone agrees.

The Port Authority must now determine a realistic completion date for the museum. The date should allow for a modest degree of wiggle room so that, in the event of unforeseen delays, the agency doesn’t fall hopelessly behind its benchmark.

Governors Cuomo and Christie, Mayor Bloomberg and the Port Authority must maintain the momentum of this agreement and assure its successful implementation. It is estimated that, once completed, the museum will attract 2 million visitors annually.

Now is the time for the Port Authority to sprint toward the finish line.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR On front line versus pipeline

I remember Shulie…

To The Editor: Re “Frack opponents fight back by filing suit, blocking dig” (news article, Sept. 13): Kudos to The Villager for covering this important issue. I’m a longtime Village resident, and the idea of running a dangerous pipeline into our beautiful, historic neighborhood is, to say the least, curious.

As to Spectra’s assertion that the radon their pipeline will bring into our kitchens is harmless, I’d love to know who the “independent experts” who determined this are and what relationship they have to Spectra.

I’m very skeptical of this claim, especially when you consider Spectra’s boast about its safety record. To the contrary, they have a terrible safety record and have been cited numerous times.

I say hats off to the brave protesters who put their bodies on the line to call attention to this danger.

Everyone in the Village, indeed everyone in the city, who cares about public health and climate change, should be up in arms.

To The Editor: Re “Shulamith Firestone, radical feminist, wrote bestseller, 67” (obituary, Aug. 30): Of course the loss of Shulamith Firestone happened many years ago. What we have now is closure. Under heavy influence of antipsychotic drugs her life became a movie spooling inevitably toward this sorry end.

I remember Shulie as the hippie ex-girlfriend of my new boyfriend. I first met her on St. Mark’s Place. We sat on a stoop and she read my palm. It has all come true.

I remember her sense of humor, her genuine caring.

And her generosity to me.

When I think of Shulamith, I think of Prometheus or Icarus, transgressive figures who altered history. There was no measuring their pain.

Well, Joan of Arc is probably a better analogy. She heard voices.

I know that many lives today are shaped by her farsighted vision — from 50-year-old, first-time parents to gay marriage partners and their children…and all women.

Her last work, “Airless Spaces,” tells the story of her life off the deep end. You can still see flashes of her genius.

Elliot Figman

Some of my best friends drive cars To The Editor: Re “Communication breakdown: Bikers and critics just can’t see eye to eye” (Spin City, by Keegan Stephan): A thoughtful point. Yes, I have some good friends who drive cars and dislike the bike lanes, and claim that the bike lanes make the streets dangerous for cars and that bike lanes with concrete dividers cause traffic jams. This is not a cogent argument, in my opinion, to justify more gas-devouring, smog-emitting vehicles and more danger to those of us on the road, not to mention more carbon in our delicate atmosphere. Yet we remain friends.

I find myself dodging parked and standing vehicles all the time in what are supposed to be our lanes, and have to keep watching out for passengers opening their doors on me. I bet the accident rate on being doored in a bike lane is pretty high. Thanks for this article. Keep ’em coming.

Laura Zelasnic

The Leaf-Spangled Banner To The Editor: Oh, say can you see that a tree blooms in sight Which so proudly we hailed through the summer’s last greening?

Whose broad branches and leaves through the perilous fight From our windows we watched were so gallantly streaming?

Chain-sawing in the air, 2031’s big dare, It stood tall, through it all, and our tree is still there.

Oh, say may that leaf-spangled rooftop wonder long wave O’er the land of N.Y.U. and the homes of the brave!

Susan M. Silver

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See Something, Say Nothing, and try to roll with it NOTEBOOK

BY ALPHIE MCCOURT On a recent weekday morning, at about 6:15 on our faithful C train, there were about a dozen people in the carriage. At Times Square some got off and a few people boarded. Along with them came three Transportation Safety Agency personnel, two men and one woman.

I was sitting at the end of a long expanse of seating, next to the center door. The taller of the two T.S.A. men carried what looked like a large wooden briefcase, the kind of case often used by artists to carry paints and brushes. He sat down next to me, on my right. Even with a long expanse of vacant seating space, he has to sit next to me.

The woman stands beside me and to my left, with her back to the door, facing across the carriage. The second T.S.A. man takes up his post. Standing, at a right angle to her, he is facing down the carriage and, incidentally, in my direction. With T.S.A. all around me I begin to wonder if I might not be on a “noride” list.

In an odd way, I am reassured when three members of the New York Police Department, two women and a man, enter the carriage. The man is about six-foot-two, the women maybe five-eight or five-nine and marginally overweight. The male officer carries a folding table. He stands with his back to the door, right across from me, the folded table’s legs facing outward. (I fancied that he was carrying an easel to match up with the T.S.A. officer and his case of artist’s materials. Is our Mayor Bloomberg about to embark on some new initiatives? Paint and lose weight, maybe?)

One of the two female police officers stands to the left of the table, facing in my direction. The second, the female lieutenant, stands to the right, also facing in my general direction The three of them form a small semicircle directly across from me. There are no other passengers anywhere near us.

In 1980, while on vacation in Dublin, Ireland, with my wife and daughter, I decided to take a trip up to Belfast, in Northern Ireland, to see my father. I hadn’t seen him since 1955. I made a couple of phone calls and found out where he was living. Those were dangerous times in Northern Ireland,

so it was decided that I should go by myself.

At the Border a number of uniformed personnel boarded the train, two of them with their weapons in the port position. (Shades of old black-and-white World War II movies: There’s the train, the officials, in their uniforms and black overcoats, and the terror of the guttural interrogatory, “Vayre are your papers?”)

I took one look at them and my gorge rose. All the ancient angers and resentments came to the surface. If I made eye contact I would betray myself. Worse, I might say something. (Detention without trial was commonplace in Northern Ireland. Even in Southern Ireland, in the Republic, they had

Do I put up my hands and take my chances with the N.Y.P.D., or take off my shoes and risk it with the T.S.A.?

Photo by Paul DeRienzo

been “interning” suspected I.R.A. members, without trial, since World War II). I had been reading a newspaper. I had read just about everything I wanted to read, but there was nothing for it now, only to put my head down and scan the obituaries. Soon, the moment passed, the officials left the train and we moved on.

On a second trip, in 1983, I again went to visit my father in Andersonstown, the Catholic enclave in West Belfast. This time, on the train, I kept my head down as we approached the Border. That evening, in the twilight time, I went out to buy milk, or bread or something. My father lived in an apartment in a public housing estate.

The houses were nearly identical. It would be easy to mistake one street for another, even one house for another. I walked along, preoccupied with keeping track of where I was going. From around the corner of a house, a British soldier, in full fatigue regalia, jumped out in front of me. His rifle was at high port. He must have been waiting for me, playing his little game of surprise. I stopped, startled. “Good evenin’,” he said.

I almost laughed. “Good evenin’,” I replied, and continued on.

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Helped steer convention protests Longtime East Village activist John Penley was arrested at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte earlier this month as he was helping lead a veterans protest.

Hundreds of police wearing camelbacks for hydration and peddling heavily equipped bicycles shadowed the protest march, making walls of spoked wheels to pen the activists along the route as helicopters patrolled above. A Vietnam-era Navy vet, Penley moved home to Asheville, North Carolina, this spring to get treatment for serious health problems, but that hasn’t dampened his activism. Arriving in Charlotte directly from the Republican National Convention in Tampa, he went to work interfacing with the media and organizing marches. Penley was at the head of the veterans march when police blocked them from reaching the convention center. Wearing his new trademark sailor’s cap, which earned him the nickname “Skipper” from Occupy Wall Street organizers, Penley walked into the police lines and was promptly arrested. He was held at the county jail, where he said the light in each cell was on 24 hours and medical care cost $20 a visit to the nurse. Many of the prisoners, he said, were homeless folks swept up on minor charges during the convention. After 36 hours of chasing around bail money he was released, but not before the photo of his arrest went worldwide.

Paul DeRienzo A British solder in West Belfast is no surprise. But the T.S.A. on the C train?

Who is minding the store at Kennedy and La Guardia? Is it a full moon? Are we in danger of being hijacked? The “Taking of the C Train” doesn’t have much of a ring to

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Continued from page 16

The stupidity, the cruelty To The Editor: In your Aug. 30 Police Blotter there is a bizarre pattern to three items.

The items included “Didn’t lock locker,” in which a woman lost $1,000 in cash and property by not securing her gym locker; “‘Untimely’ bike loss,” in which a $12,000 wristwatch a man left attached to a bicycle was stolen along with the bike; and “Suitcase gets swiped,” in which a woman lost about $1,200 worth of property by leaving a suitcase unattended on the street.

Why would any sane or semi-sane person leave valuables unattended in a city like New York where theft is rampant?

My 95-year-old mother told me her cane was stolen when she put it aside to pay a cashier.

Theft is a major part of our morally decayed society. But the three above Police Blotter stories seem bizarre — to place valuables out there almost asking for trouble.

I was the victim of a pickpocket on the

subway some years ago. One man, at least, witnessed the theft but did not want to get involved.

Even when you secure your property, thieves can steal. The moral decay of our society is obvious. Is the moral corruption of our society, from top to bottom, as widespread and pervasive as I believe it is?

Wickedness comes in many forms and guises. Indifference to the pain and suffering of the weakest members of our society, those who are mentally and/or physically disabled — this may be the pervasive moral corruption I refer to.

As a World War II orphan, I know the cruelty, the indifference, the coldness, the brutality of our society.

Michael Gottlieb

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See Something, Say Nothing Continued from page 17 else. Many of us New Yorkers, tacitly or otherwise, welcome the separation that exists between our own police force and the feds.

Especially when it comes to immigration policy).

Now, on the C train, New York’s Finest seem distant, embarrassed, maybe, at being seen in the company of the feds. The feds, for their part, appear to be indifferent to the N.Y.P.D. Together, yet not together, they are a reluctant bride and groom.

So, what should I do? Put up my hands and take my chances with the N.Y.P.D.? Or take off my shoes and risk it with the T.S.A.?

Once again I am saved by a newspaper. So surprised was I, by the sudden arrival of all the uniforms, that I had stopped reading.

Now I take refuge in the sports section.

Baseball will legitimize me with both feds and cops.

The two-minute ride from Times Square to Penn Station is forever. At Penn Station the three T.S.A. people, in good order, along with their case of artist’s materials, quickly leave the train. The tall N.Y.P.D. officer, carrying the easel/folding table, follows, with one of the female police officers right behind him. Not so the woman lieutenant.

The conductor closes the train doors and she

is caught in a squeeze. It may be love but the lieutenant is not amused. As she struggles to free herself, she glares down the platform, presumably in the direction of the conductor.

She is probably embarrassed, in front of her colleagues and, more especially, in front of the T.S.A. people. And she is furious. She is in a difficult situation. We’ve all been caught in the doors, at one time or another. I feel a deal of sympathy for her.

Had the conductor closed the door on the T.S.A. he or she might have been whisked away to Guantanamo. It’s much safer to take a chance on the N.Y.P.D. Detention is not high on their agenda. Given a choice, in the case of a minor infraction, a police officer may well glare, rebuke you and tell you to move on — but, for the most part, they are practical, at least as long as you are white and passably middle class. They prefer just to go about their business and deal with more serious matters. The T.S.A. has a broad, and often petty, agenda and casts a much wider net.

The doors open. The lieutenant is released from captivity and the train moves on.

Freed now from the overbearing presence of the N.Y.P.D., the T.S.A. and, for all I know, the imminent arrival of the National Guard, I relax. It’s ridiculous but I feel as if I, like the lieutenant, have been released from captivity.

Judson’s Howard Moody dies at 91 Continued from page 11 he argued a lifelong passion, the separation of church and state. In the 2008 presidential election cycle, his article in the same publication warned of threats to the body politic: “We need a new national dialogue to untangle the triumphalist Christian story line that has wrapped itself around our political discourse.”

In 2009, Moody published his autobiography, “A Voice in the Village: A Journey of a Pastor and a People.” Written primarily as a record for the church to know the context and details of his 35 years of ministry, it also contains excerpts from his writings and sermons that, according to Judson Church’s current senior minister, the Reverend Dr. Donna Schaper, “not only give a firsthand account of a half century of social change, but continue to resonate and challenge us today.” At the time of his death, Moody was working on an evaluation of Christianity and the Islamist Revolution, titled, “Religion, War and Politics.”

DESTINED FOR PULPIT Howard Russell Moody was born on April 13, 1921 in Dallas, Texas, where he grew up in the Southern Baptist Church and started preaching at the age of 5 from a milk-crate pulpit on his street corner. When World War II was declared, Moody enlisted in the Marine Air Corps, serving in the Solomon Islands campaign of the Pacific as an aerial photographer and

side gunner. Though he was awarded an Air Medal, he described himself as “an impressively incompetent warrior.” His experience left him committed to antiwar movements the rest of his life. Moody always kept his Marine haircut, however, startling many observers who did not understand what this military-looking man was doing as a leader of left-wing demonstrations.

A graduate of North Dallas High School, Moody held degrees from the University of California at Santa Barbara and Yale Divinity School, and honorary doctorates from Kalamazoo College, in Michigan, and Ottawa University, in Kansas.

Judson Church continues the legacy of urban ministry through its Community Ministry Training Program. The church also has established The Howard Moody Leadership Fund, a financial resource for continuing work; more can be read about it via the link on www.judson.org.

He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Lorraine (“Lorry”) Moody, his daughter Deborah L. Moody and her husband Dr. Frederick F. Jaffe of Scarsdale, N.Y.; and his son Daniel R. Moody, his wife Pamela, and stepsons Angus and Duncan, of Farmingdale, Long Island.

A memorial service will be held at Judson Church in the near future. Donations in his honor can be made to The Howard Moody Leadership Fund of Judson Memorial Church or to the New York Civil Liberties Union.

With repor ting by Lincoln Anderson and Bonnie Rosenstock

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VILLAGER ARTS &ENTERTAINMENT Little Tramp who could Chaplin musical strives to find colorful drama in era of black and white MUSICAL THEATER CHAPLIN At the Barrymore Theatre 243 W. 47th St. Tues./Thurs. at 7pm Wed. at 2pm & 7:30pm Fri. at 8pm Sat. at 2pm & 8pm Sun. at 3pm Tickets: $66.50-$135.50 To order, call 212-239-6200 or visit telecharge.com

BY DAVID KENNERLEY In bringing silent film legend Charlie Chaplin’s rags-to-riches-to-exile-to-redemption story to the stage, the creators of “Chaplin” faced some serious hurdles.

Among them: condensing a sprawling narrative, making a century-old star feel relevant for today’s discerning audiences, striking the right balance of pathos and comedy, and translating the spirit of black-and-white silent films onto a three-dimensional stage.

Not to mention finding an ultra-talented actor to fill the little tramp’s oversized shoes.

The result is decidedly a mixed bag. Though the new bio-tuner, directed and choreographed with flair

by Warren Carlyle (“Finian’s Rainbow”), falters here and there, “Chaplin” exudes an endearing charm and hits some magical notes.

And by far the brightest note is relative newcomer Rob McClure, who is spot-on as the broad, impish performer with a gift for making people laugh. Not only is his physical comic timing marvelous, but he delicately reveals darker depths below the surface.

Even when McClure’s Chaplin is being a brute, it’s hard not to side with him.

Also noteworthy in the 24-person ensemble are Jenn Colella as Hedda Hopper, the villainous gossip maven bent on knocking the cocky performer off his high horse, and Wayne Alan Wilcox, who makes the most of the underwritten role of Sydney, gamely playing second fiddle to his more talented younger brother.

“Chaplin” also boasts some eye-popping flourishes.

The versatile movie studio set (designed by Beowulf Boritt) features an enormous brick backdrop that allows for dazzling video projections (by Jon Driscoll) depicting London slums and Hollywood glamour. The choice to limit the color palette to black and white,

Photo by Joan Marcus

Rob McClure in the title role of Christopher Curtis and Thomas Meehan’s “Chaplin,” directed by Warren Carlyle.

with an occasional pop of red, is a bold one (the women even wear black lipstick). The costumes, by Amy Clark and Martin Pakledinaz –– especially the glittering deco-period gowns –– are impeccable.

Apparently, some of these innovations were lacking in the original 2010 staging at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, then titled “Limelight.”

No doubt Christopher Curtis and Thomas Meehan (“Hairspray”) struggled with the book, trying to distill a vibrant 88-year life into two-and-one-half hours.

Unfortunately, at times the plotting feels like a dutiful list of milestones, preventing real dramatic tension from taking hold.

Loving mother teaches young Chaplin to observe quirky human behavior and is soon thereafter committed to a mental asylum? Check. Origin of the trademark tramp character? Check. Career jumps from Mack Sennett’s Keystone Studios to Essanay to Mutual to First National, where he creates his own studio and rockets to global fame? Check. His bumpy relationship with the devoted Sydney? Check. His three failed marriages before getting it right with wife number four? Check. Being exiled for Commie leanings and having a casting couch overflowing with underage girls? Check.

And so on, until his Oscar triumph in 1972.

The score by Christopher Curtis is a pleasant mix of tender, soul-baring ballads and plangent anthems, inflected with riffs of the jazz age. Yet some songs are syrupy rehashes of what we’ve already witnessed onstage. The notions conveyed in the hopelessly buoyant Act One number “Life Can Be Like the Movies” are refuted, predictably so, late in Act Two. Likely the mawkish passages are meant to mimic the style of his movies. But that doesn’t make them feel any less cloying in this context.

Perhaps the biggest misstep by “Chaplin” is underestimating the intelligence of its audience, pounding certain themes again and again. That his hard-knock childhood is the impetus for his comedy, his need to find a place in the world to call home, his desire to bring joy to millions — all of these points are overstated.

“Once you’ve found the story, you can make it your own,” his mother says. At the height of his fame, Chaplin observes, “Everybody wants to be me. Except me.”

The impending fall from grace — symbolized by the little tramp precariously walking a tightrope high above the crowd — is also referenced repeatedly.

There are two songs about it, where Hedda and company ask “What’cha gonna do when it all falls down?”

I counted how often that sentiment appears in the script — more than 30 times.

Not since “Sunset Boulevard” has a big Broadway musical dared to revisit the heady days of silent film and its aftermath. If the goal of “Chaplin” was to renew appreciation for this fascinating cinema pioneer, whose work was the first to portray the dreams, fears, and sorrows of Everyman, then this show should be considered a success. Like the man himself, the show is deeply flawed, but the humor and humanity shine through.

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September 20 - 26, 2012

Buhmann on Art Exhibitions offer performances, embroideries, cabinet curiosities

BY STEPHANIE BUHMANN

ROBBINSCHILDS: I CAME HERE ON MY OWN This exhibition will feature a new video and performance project by robbinschilds — a collaborative duo formed by choreographers Sonya Robbins and Layla Childs in 2003. Though trained in dance, robbinschilds expands the traditional understanding of this discipline by adding site-specific installation-based performances, video, sound and sculptural components. Appealing to various layers of our perception, robbinschilds’ projects have previously been staged at the Kitchen, PS122, Dance Theater Workshop, PS1 at MoMA, The New Museum, Movement Research at Judson Church, DanceSpace Project at St. Mark’s Church and the Autumn Skate Bowl.

“I came here on my own” will encompass the entire 6th floor of Art in General. Through Dec. 15, Art in General is located at 79 Walker St. (1 block south of Canal, between Broadway & Lafayette). Hours: Tues.-Sat., 12-6pm.

For info, call 212-219-0473 or visit artingeneral.org.

Image courtesy the artist and Art in General

A 2012 video still from “robbinschilds. I came here on my own.”

ROSEMARIE BECK: EMBROIDERED MYTHOLOGIES By focusing on Beck’s late embroideries, this exhibition intends to explore the mythological themes in the artist's needlework. Beck (1923-2003) often turned to narrative in her work — depicting dramatic climaxes in Greek tragedies (such as the falling of Icarus or the foot race for Atalanta) in many intricate stitches, their angularity amplifying the drama of the story not unlike many vivid brushstrokes. Beck first began to work with embroidery by decorating blouses as a means to supplement her income. Over time, this evolved into an independent practice — leading to highly sophisticated depictions of the tales of Antigone, Daedalus, Icarus and

Copyright Brian Belott, courtesy of Zürcher Studio New York.

Brian Belott’s “Steps” (2012, reverse glass technique, 37 x 67 in).

Atalanta by the 1970s.

Through Oct. 6, at Lori Bookstein Fine Art (138 Tenth Ave., btw. 18th & 19th Sts.). Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10:30am-

6pm. Call 212-750-0949 or visit loribooksteinfineart.com.

BRIAN BELOTT: “A GOOSH NOOSH” A performer and master collagist, the New York-based Belott creates works that translate as a modern-day cabinet of curiosities. In the past, thrift store picture frames, old children’s books and abandoned family snapshots have been among the versatile ingredients that — after being altered and disguised — mark the foundation of the artist’s abstractions. Meanwhile, the occasional

Image courtesy Lori Bookstein Fine Art

Rosemarie Beck’s “Falling Icarus” (1983, embroidered fabric, 20 1/2 x 16 in).

introduction of glitter and neon colors adds a sense of sophisticated kitsch, linking Belott’s oeuvre to the joys of arts and crafts. Through Nov. 4, at Zürcher Studio (33 Bleecker St., btw. Lafayette & Bowery). For info, call 212-777-0790 or visit galeriezurcher.com.

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BY KAITLYN MEADE & SCOTT STIFFLER SARAZAD AND THE MONSTER-KING This re-imagining of “Scheherazade and 1001 Arabian Nights” written

by E. J. C. Calvert and directed by Justin Lauro, returns to Canal Park Playhouse for a limited run. Nine-year-old Sarazad escapes bullying at school by retreating into Storyland. There, she meets the grouchy Monster-King and wins his friendship by telling him fantastic stories.

When Sarazad returns to school, her experiences with the Monster-King (and her newfound confidence) help her triumph over adversity. Through Sept. 30, Sat. & Sun. at 1pm & 4pm. At Canal Park Playhouse (508 Canal St., btw. Greenwich & West Sts.). For tickets ($18) or more info, call 866-811-4111 or visit canalparkplayhouse.com.

NEW YORK CITY FIRE MUSEUM Kids will learn about fire prevention and safety through group tours led by former NYC firefighters. The program — which lasts approximately 75 minutes — includes classroom training and a simulated event in a mock apartment, where a firefighter shows how fires can start indifferent rooms in the home.

Finally, students are guided on a tour of the museum’s first floor. Tours (for groups of 20 or more) are offered Tues.-Fri. at 10:30am, 11:30am & 12:30pm. Tickets are $3 for children and $5 for adults — but for every 10 kids, admission is free for one adult. The museum offers a $700 Junior Firefighter Birthday Party package for children 3-6 years old. The birthday child and 15 guests will be treated to story time, show and tell, a coloring activity, a scavenger hunt and the opportunity to speak to areal firefighter (the museum provides a fire-themed birthday cake, juice boxes and other favors and decorations). The NYC Fire Museum is located at 278 Spring St. (btw. Varick & Hudson Sts.). For info, call 212691-1303 or visit nycfiremuseum.org.

THE SKYSCRAPER MUSEUM The Skyscraper Museum’s “Saturday Family Program” series features workshops designed to introduce children and their families to the principles of architecture and engineering through hands-on activities. At the “From Fabric to Fashion” workshop on Sept. 22 and the “So Sew Tall” workshop on Oct. 6, kids ages seven and up will learn about the past and present of NYC’s Garment District and then work together to create their own skyscraper factory from different construction materials. On October 20, a special Halloween costume workshop will help kids (ages 6+) craft costumes of their favorite skyscrapers. All workshops take place from 10:30-11:45am at The Skyscraper Museum (39 Battery Pl.). Registration required. Call 212-945-6324

or email HYPERLINK “mailto:education@skyscraper. org” education@skyscraper.org. Admission: $5 per child, free for members. Museum hours: Wed.-Sun., 12-6pm.Museum admission: $5, $2.50 for students/ seniors. For info, call 212-945-6324, visit skyscraper.org.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF THE ARTS Explore painting, collage and sculpture through self-guided art projects at this museum dedicated to inspiring the artist within.

Open art stations are ongoing throughout the afternoon, giving children the opportunity to experiment with materials such as paint, clay, fabric, paper and found objects.

CMA’s new exhibit, “Art Forms: 75 Years of Arts Education,” displays children’s artwork from the collections of celebrated arts educators Leon Bibel, Henry SchaeferSimmern and Sona Kludjian. The works, dating from the 1930s and 1960s, are juxtaposed with contemporary creations by NYC public school students. “Art Forms” runs through Sept. 30. Museum hours are Mon. & Wed., 12-5pm; Thurs.-Fri., 12-6pm; Sat.-Sun., 10am-6pm.

Admission:$10 general, free for seniors and infants (up to one year old). Pay as you wish on Thurs., 4-6pm. For group tours, call 212-274-0986, ext. 31. Call 212-2740986or visit cmany.org for more info.

duces two new books, “Let’s Go for a Drive!” and “Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs.” Fri., Sept. 27, 5-7pm. On Sun., Oct. 7, 2-4pm, Lauren Oliver and six other friends/ authors introduce their new, fantastical books. At 18 W. 18th St. (btw. Fifth & Sixth Aves.). Store hours are Mon.Sat., 11am-7pm and Sun., 11am-6pm. For more info, call 212-989-3270 or visit booksofwonder.com.

THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM During regular museum hours (Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 12-5pm), visit the Junior Officers Discovery Zone, designed for ages 3-10. It is divided into four areas (Police Academy, Park and Precinct, Emergency Services Unit and a Multi-Purpose Area). Each has interactive play experiences that teach children the role of police officers in our community. For older children, there’s a crime scene observation activity, a physical challenge similar to those used at the Police Academy. There’s also a model Emergency Services Unit vehicle where children can climb in, use the steering wheel and lights, hear radio calls with police codes and see some of the actual equipment carried by the Emergency Services Unit.

Coming up on Oct.27 from 11am-2pm is the annual Halloween Party where kids can make slime and decorate trick-or-treat bags. At 100 Old Slip (btw. Front & South Sts.).For info, call 212-480-3100 or visit nycpm.org.

Admission: $8, $5 for students, seniors and children, free for children up to two years old.

POETS HOUSE The Poets House Children’s Room gives children and their parents a gateway to enter the world of rhyme through readings, group activities and interactive performances. For children ages 1-3, the Children’s Room offers “Tiny Poets Time” readings on Thursdays at 10am; for those ages4-10, “Weekly Poetry Readings” take place every Sat. at 11am. Filled with poetry books, oldfashioned typewriters and a card catalogue packed with poetic objects to trigger inspiration, the Children’s Room is open Thurs.-Sat., 11am-5pm. Free admission. At 10 River Terrace. Call 212-431-7920 or visit poetshouse.org.

BOOKS OF WONDER New York City’s oldest and largest independent children’s bookstore hosts Storytime every Fri. at 4pm and Sun. at noon in their Children’s Room.

Meet Mo Willems, award winning artist, as he intro-

THE SCHOLASTIC STORE Held every Saturday at 3pm, Scholastic’s in-store activities are designed to get kids reading, thinking, talking, creating and moving. At 11am every Tues., Wed. and Thurs., the Scholastic Storyteller brings tales to life at Daily Storytime. On Sat., Sept. 22 at 3pm, come cheer up the lonely former planet at the reading of “Poor Pluto.” Just because he’s no longer in the Planet Song, doesn’t mean we should forget him!

Then, on Sept.29, listen to a reading of the new Skip Hop book “Who’s Hiding.” Afterwards will be a free music performance, plus kids can scavenger hunt for hidden stuffed animals. At 557Broadway (btw. Prince & Spring Sts.). Store hours are Mon.-Sat., 10am-7pmand Sun., 11am-6pm. For info, call 212-343-6166 or visit scholastic.com/sohostore.

CREATURES OF LIGHT Descend into the depths of the ocean and explore the caves of New Zealand — without ever leaving Manhattan. Just visit the American Museum of Natural History’s exhibit on bioluminescence (organisms that produce light through chemical reactions). Kids will eagerly soak up this interactive twilight world where huge models of everything from fireflies to alien-like fish illuminate the dark. Through Jan. 6, 2013 at the American Museum of Natural History (79th St. & Central Park West). Open daily, 10am–5:45pm.Admission is $25, $14.50 for children, $19 for students/seniors.

Tickets can be purchased at the museum or at amnh.org.

For more info, call 212-769-5100.

Photo by David Kern

TAKE TWO: BAD GIGS GONE GOOD Mark Hayward of “Stunt Lab” fame returns to canal Park Playhouse with a solo show. The yo-yo champ will attempt to recreate his most disastrous gigs — ever! But this time, he’ll get them right… right? Stunts and gags abound along with sheer technical yo-yo brilliance. Oct. 6-28, Sat. &Sun. at 1pm & 4pm. At Canal Park Playhouse (508 Canal St., btw. Greenwich & West Sts.). For tickets ($20) or more info, call 866-8114111or visit canalparkplayhouse.com.

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September 20 - 26, 2012

Just Do Art!

BY SCOTT STIFFLER

MIKE EDISON’S FIFTH ANNUAL BANNED BOOK PARTY Celebrated in his time and frequently censored in ours, Mark Twain used to advertise his lectures with this promise: “The trouble begins at 8.” Author and provocateur Mike Edison isn’t making that claim. But it’s a safe bet that his own upcoming 8pm debacle will see Twain’s savvy marketing slogan come to pass — when Edison and friends present the fifth installment of their yearly tribute to Banned Book Week (Sept.

30-Oct. 6). This self-professed “evening of literary hi-jinks, state-sponsored fear, vampires, music, sex and smokin’-hot smarty-pants thrills” features special guests who’ll read passages from their favorite banned books. Brush up on your knowledge of forbidden titles, because the evening ends with a spirited round of “Name That Banned Book.”

Before that, however, those who’ve been burying their noses in profane pages can cut loose and dance to the outer space bop and dirty blues stylings of the Interstellar Rendezvous Band — whose members include drummers Bob Bert (Sonic Youth), Dee Pop (Bush Tetras, Gun Club) and Mickey Finn (the Left Banke), with Edison laying down

licks from his set-for-stun theremin.

Fri., Sept. 28, 8pm. At 92Y Tribeca (200 Hudson St., btw. Desbrosses & Vestry Sts.). Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 on the day of the event. For info and reservations, visit 92y.org. Also visit mikeedison.com.

Somebody’s gonna get censored: See “Banned Book Party.”

FREAK FICTION — IN THE FAB! FEST No, he won’t be reading from “Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to YouTube.” That isn’t being released until February 2013. But maybe, if cornered and plied with a little sugar, he’ll autograph your copy 2005’s “No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book that Made Vaudeville Famous.” In any event, this much is certain: Our own beloved Downtown theater columnist Trav S.D. will be turning some very compelling pages — when he presides over an afternoon of “Freak Fiction.”

As the NY Innovative Theatre Foundation’s leg of Fourth Arts Block’s annual FAB! Festival, Mr. S.D. has gathered a bevy of indie theater’s most outlandish and grotesque performers — who will enchant and amuse when original fiction escapes from their troubled mouths.

On the bill, along with your host: The incomparable Lady Aye; the lyrical and fashion-challenged Bobby Oahu (aka Josh Hartung); the impeccable Jennifer Harder; and steampunk clown Dandy Darkly. As twisted a stage persona as ever there was, Mr. Darkly is an utterly unique and potentially fatal cocktail of mince and menace that’s not to be believed…even once he’s been seen!

Free. Sat., Sept. 22, 3:30pm. At the Kraine Theatre (85 E. 4th St., btw. Bowery

& Second Ave.). For info, visit fabnyc. org./fabfestival, nyitawards and travsd. wordpress.com.

Continued on page 23

Photo by Ken Stein

A writer in a white suit: No, it’s not Mark Twain. It’s our own Trav S.D.!

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Just Do Art!

Photo by Ali Baba

All that jazz (guitar): Ariadna Castellanos, at Drom, on Sept. 30.

Continued from page 22

MUSIC: FLAMENCO JAZZ PIANIST ARIADNA CASTELLANOS Classically trained musician Ariadna Castellanos has created a new musical language all her own — by bringing her gift for improvisation and her love of Flamenco to the genre of jazz. At the upcoming 8th Annual NY Gypsy Festival, she’ll preview selections from her recently recorded debut (“Piano Flamenco with Universal Music”). Set for release by the end of the year, the album was produced by Grammy Award-winning composer and producer Javier Limón — who, in his first meeting with Castellanos, recalls being “impressed with a brutal technique and a wild intuition, rare in pianists. She is born to break taboos and go against the current.”

Sun., Sept. 30, 6:30pm, at Drom (85Avenue A, btw. 5th & 6th Sts.). Tickets are $20 at the door, $15 in advance. For info, visit dromnyc.com or call 212-7771157. Also visit nygypsyfest and ariadnacastellanos.com.

Photo by Carrie Leonard

Caroline Rhea guests at the Oct. 3 “Homo Comicus.”

Liz Eckert (L) as Bessie Marbury and Jody Flader (R) as Elsie de Wolfe (see “The Bachelor’s Tea Party”).

HOMO COMICUS Making room inside its big tent for everything from biting satire to blue humor to good old-fashioned set-up/punchline jokes, the long-running (but still fabulouslooking) “Homo Comicus” has something to offer funny bones on all ends of the Kinsey scale. The October installment skewers heavily towards females with supernatural showbiz credits and large gay followings.

Caroline Rhea (a lovable aunt on “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”) and Jackie Hoffman (Broadway’s “The Addams Family”) join Michele Balan, Jackson Ross Best Jr. and your affable host Bob Montgomery for an evening of lavender-leaning comedy.

Wed., Oct. 3, 8:30pm. At Gotham Comedy Club (208 W. 23rd St., btw. 7th & 8th Aves.).

Cover: $20, plus two-beverage minimum. For reservations, call 212-367-9000. For more info, visit homocomicus.com.

JOSÉ PICAYO: NEW WORK José Picayo’s “Magnolia kobus” (2012, silver gelatin print, 40” x 60").

José Picayo’s latest return to Robin Rice Gallery (his seventh show there) is a return to form, of sorts. A photographic exploration of 100-plus-year-old specimens of trees found in a New Jersey public arboretum, “New Work” is a follow-up study of the Florida palms featured in Picayo’s 2004 exhibition. Taken with an 8” x 10” Deardorff camera as well as his dwindling supply of 8” x 10” Polaroid film (a technique the artist employed for his 2008 “Mugshots” exhibition), Picayo’s stark black and white images find simplicity and beauty in tangled roots and branches.

If you find yourself drawn to them, head east of U.S. 1 in New Brunswick. There, in a 50-acre “utopia of trees” on the Rutgers University campus, you can channel Picayo’s muse — in living color.

Through Oct. 28, at Robin Rice Gallery (325 W.11 St., btw. Greenwich & Washington Sts.). Gallery Hours: Wed.Sun., 12-7pm. For info, call 212-366-6660 or visit robinricegallery.com.

THE BACHELOR’S TEA PARTY

Photo courtesy of Robin Rice Gallery, NYC

José Picayo’s “Magnolia kobus” (2012, silver gelatin print, 40 x 60 in).

So much for the classic five-course tea service as a gesture of civility and a gateway to tranquility. In the hands of Stolen Chair Theatre Company, the placid and polite ritual becomes a window into the intimate, combative dynamic between two unconventional movers and shakers. This “perverse take on a young girl’s imaginary tea party” is inspired by Elsie de Wolfe (credited with creating the profession of interior designer) and Bessie Marbury (credited with introducing America to Oscar Wilde). In the early 20th century, they shacked up, sans men, and referred to themselves as “The Bachelors.” With dolls at the table and audience members seated inches away, teatime becomes “a playfully perverse” take on the civilized ritual.

Every Sun. through Oct. 28, 5pm, at Lady Mendl’s Tea Salon (56 Irving Place, btw. 17th & 18th Sts.). For tickets ($55, including a 5-course tea service), visit stolenchair.org or call 212-410-2830.

Capacity is limited, so reservations are strongly recommended.

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September 20 - 26, 2012

PUBL IC NOTICE S NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an on-premise license, #1265726 has been applied for by Flatiron Room Operations LLC d/b/a The Flatiron Room to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment.

For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 37 W. 26th Street New York NY 10010.

Vil: 09/20 - 09/27/2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an on premise license, #1265943 has been applied for by K Town 32 Corp d/b/a K Town to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 34 W 32nd Street New York NY 10001.

Vil: 09/20 - 09/27/2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a tavern wine license, #TBA has been applied for

by Clos Wine Bar LLC d/b/a Clos New York to sell beer and wine at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 64 Kenmare Street aka 185 Mott St. New York NY 10012.

Vil: 09/20 - 09/27/2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a restaurant wine license, #TBA has been applied for by Fabrizio Prim Cavallacci d/b/a Caffe Reggio to sell beer and wine at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 119 MacDougal Street New York NY 10012.

Vil: 09/20 - 09/27/2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a cabaret liquor license, #TBA has been applied for by Bakers Dozen Associates LLC to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in a cabaret with two additional bars. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 199 Bowery New York NY 10012.

Vil: 09/20 - 09/27/2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an on premises license, #1265140 has been applied for by SIVAndrew Inc. to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 200 Clinton St New York NY 10002.

Vil: 09/20 - 09/27/2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Catering Establishment License for beer, wine and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to permit the sale of beer, wine and liquor at retail rates for on-premises consumption at the Residence Inn New York City Manhattan – Midtown East located at 148 East 48th Street, New York, NY 10017 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. P6 SBCO 48 St Lodging, LLC & 365 Management Company, LLC. Vil: 09/20 - 09/27/2012

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that license #1265348 has been applied by the undersigned to sell wine at retail in a restaurant under the alcoholic beverage control law at 1593 2nd Ave., New York, NY 10028 for on-premises consumption. Venky’s Food Corp. d/b/a Om Restaurant Vil: 09/20 - 09/27/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LUXLIFE REALTY LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/31/11. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal business address: 104 Forsyth St, #12A NY, NY 10002.

Vil: 09/20 - 10/25/2012

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an on premises license, #TBA has been applied for

by RA Herald Square, LLC d/b/a Stella 34 to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 151 W. 34th Street New York NY 10001.

Vil: 09/13 - 09/20/2012

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF 2130 ACP BOULEVARD INVESTORS LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/10/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/23/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. #4, Dover, DE 19101. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 09/20 - 10/25/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF JAJA 168 LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/7/12.

Office location: NY County.

SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal business address: 78 Canal St, 2/F, NY, NY 10002.

Purpose: any lawful act.

Vil: 09/20 - 10/25/2012

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an on premises license, #TBA has been applied for by 192 TM Third Tavern LLC to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment.

For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 192 Third Avenue New York NY 10003.

Vil: 09/13 - 09/20/2012

M & O ASSOCIATES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/30/12. Off. Loc.: New York County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 161 W. 61st St., New York, NY 10023. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

Vil: 09/20 - 10/25/2012

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF SYDLING WNT MASTER FUND LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/10/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/07/12. Princ. office of LLC: Attn: Daryl Dewbrey, 1285 Ave. of the Americas, 13th Fl., NY, NY 10019. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, Attn: Daryl Dewbrey, 1285 Ave. of the Americas, NY, NY 10019. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 09/20 - 10/25/2012

STEVE E. BLATZ ARCHITECT PLLC, A DOMESTIC PLLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 8/20/12. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the PLLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Steve E. Blatz, 1 Union Square West, Ste. 506, NY, NY 10003. Purpose: Architecture Vil: 09/20 - 10/25/2012

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an on premises license, #TBA has been applied for

by MBG Taverns Inc. d/b/a The Storehouse to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 69 West 23rd Street New York NY 10010.

Vil: 09/13 - 09/20/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF THE DOUG CAMERON EXPERIENCE, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/14/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is to: The Doug Cameron Experience, LLC, 145 West 30th Street, New York, NY 10001. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

Vil: 09/20 - 10/25/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF RAKOWER LAW PLLC Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 8/3/12. Office location: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O THE LLC, 747 3rd Ave. 32nd Fl., New York, NY 10017. Purpose: to engage in the practice of Law. Vil: 09/20 - 10/25/2012

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF WEST SEATTLE REALTY HOLDINGS, L.L.C. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/29/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/24/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 09/20 - 10/25/2012 NAME OF LLC: EL TORO INTERACTIVE, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 8/29/12. Office loc.: NY Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Jason Feingold, 636 Broadway, Ste. 1000, NY, NY 10012, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act.

Vil: 09/20 - 10/25/2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a catering establishment license, #TBA has been applied for by Toshi’s Penthouse Inc. to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 9 West 26th Street New York NY 10010.

Vil: 09/13 - 09/20/2012

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF ZIMMER PARTNERS GP, LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/05/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/04/12.

Princ. office of LLC: 7 W 54th St., NY, NY 10019.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of DE, Dept. of State, Div. of Corps., John Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 09/13 - 10/18/2012

MEA SUCATO WRITING, LLC, A DOMESTIC LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 8/3/12. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Mea Sucato, Esq., 9 W. 31st St, Apt 37C, NY, NY 10001.

General Purposes.

Vil: 09/13 - 10/18/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LE BILBOQUET NY, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/21/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 521 Fifth Ave., 32nd Fl., NY, NY 10175. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Vil: 09/13 - 10/18/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LBNY MANAGEMENT, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/13/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 521 Fifth Ave., 32nd Fl., NY, NY 10175. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Latest date 12/31/2057.

Vil: 09/13 - 10/18/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ENCHANTED HILL LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/30/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to Att: Darren Berger, c/o Kane Kessler, 1350 Ave of the Americas, 26th Fl., NY, NY 10019. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Vil: 09/13 - 10/18/2012

NOTICE OF QUAL. OF LONG RIDGE OFFSHORE SUBSIDIARY HOLDINGS, LLC Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/1/12. Office loc.: NY County. LLC org. in DE 2/29/12. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to Att: Kevin Bhatt, 1120 Ave of the Americas, 18th Fl., NY, NY 10036. DE off. addr.: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp.: any lawful activities.

Vil: 09/13 - 10/18/2012

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF SWORDFISH REALTY LLC Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/23/12.

Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: One World Financial Ctr., NY, NY 10281. LLC formed in DE on 8/10/12. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: The Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801.

Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil: 09/13 - 10/18/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF TRADING LIAISON LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/6/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal business address: 204 E 77th St Apt 3C NY, NY 10075. Purpose: any lawful act. 1936470.

Vil: 09/13 - 10/18/2012

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICES COMPANY, LLC Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/10/12.

Office location: NY County.

Princ. bus. addr.: One Williams Ctr., Tulsa, OK 74172.

LLC formed in DE on 2/3/06.

NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil: 09/13 - 10/18/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF KINGSLAND REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/14/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Gene Pullo, 500 Kingsland Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11222. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 09/13 - 10/18/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 3 FACES FILMS, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/08/2012 Office location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is to: 119 Payson Ave NYC, NY 10034. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

Vil: 09/13 - 10/18/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LANCASTER HOPE LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/10/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 174 E. 104th St., NY, NY 10029. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Vil: 09/13 - 10/18/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF RSSM ADVISORY GROUP, LLC Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/29/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 757 Third Ave., 6th Fl., NY, NY 100172049. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 09/13 - 10/18/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Notice is given of the formation of Kelly & Curtis, PLLC by the filing of the Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on August 17, 2012. Office Location: New York County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Ronald J. Nelson, Esq., PC, at 161 Washington Valley Road, Suite 207, Warren, NJ 07059. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Vil: 09/13 - 10/18/201

NOTICE OF QUAL. OF LANA LUFT LLC Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/25/12. Office loc.: NY County. LLC org. in DE 1/17/12. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to NRAI, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, the Reg. Agt. upon whom proc. may be served. DE off. addr.: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp.: any lawful activities.

Vil: 09/13 - 10/18/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PRI VILLA AVENUE L.P. Certificate filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/30/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Project Renewal, Inc., 200 Varick St., NY, NY 10014. Name/ address of each genl. ptr. available from SSNY. Term: until 12/31/2072. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 09/13 - 10/18/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION FOR 231 EAST 111TH STREET LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 6/26/12. Office location: NY county. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail a copy of any process to: 45 North Station Plaza, Ste 400, Great Neck, NY 11021. Purpose: any lawful act.

Vil: 09/06 - 10/11/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS VII.TE.8 L.P. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/27/12. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/21/12.

Princ. office of LP: c/o the Blackstone Group L.P., 345 Park Ave., NY, NY 10154.

SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Blackstone Real Estate Associates VII L.P., c/o C T Corporation System, 111 Eighth Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: c/o The Corporation Trust Co., Corp.

Trust Cntr., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, New Castle Cnty., DE 19801. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Manage assets.

Vil: 09/06 - 10/11/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ALENYA LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/24/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 09/06 - 10/11/2012 1485 HOLDINGS LLC, A DOMESTIC LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 5/30/12. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Elizabeth M. Kovac, Esq., 90 Park Ave., Fl. 18, NY, NY 10016. General Purposes.

Vil: 09/06 - 10/11/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF SLC CORAM, LLC App. for Auth. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY): 7/20/12.

Off. loc.: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE): 5/16/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 217 E. 70th St., #627, NY, NY 10021.

DE address of LLC: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 1521 Concord Pike, #301, Wilmington, DE 19803. Arts. of Org. filed DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 09/06 - 10/11/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LINDA RICH ASSOCIATES LLC Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/14/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 200 W. 86th St., Apt. 14K, NY, NY 10024. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 09/06 - 10/11/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF WCS PRODUCTIONS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/20/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1 Irving Place, #V10B, NY, NY 10003.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 09/06 - 10/11/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 2/24/12.

Office location: NY County.

Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to the principal business addr.: c/o The Community Preservation Corp., 28 E. 28th St., 9th Fl., NY, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 09/06 - 10/11/2012

September 20 - 26, 2012

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PUBL IC NOTICE S NOTICE OF FORMATION OF JFK JAMAICA REALTY LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/10/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Allied Partners Management LLC, 770 Lexington Ave., NY, NY 10065.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Vil: 08/30 - 10/04/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF KWF DESIGN LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/26/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/30 - 10/04/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF WEST 57TH HUDSON, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/21/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/30 - 10/04/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF JEM VENTURES (NEW YORK) LLC Authority filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/11/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE 2/3/12. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal business address: 519 W 142nd St Apt PH, NY, NY 10031. Cert of LLC filed with Secy of State of DE located: DE Secy of State, Division of Corps, John G. Townsend Bldg, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful act.

Vil: 08/30 - 10/04/2012 ORC 12 LLC Arts. of Org filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 6/1/12. OFC in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 5826 Tyndall Av Bronx NY 10471. Purpose: any lawful act.1928233 Vil: 08/30 - 10/04/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 860 SIGN LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/15/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Rosenberg & Estis, P.C., Attn: Gary M. Rosenberg Esq., 733 Third Ave., NY, NY 10017. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/30 - 10/04/2012

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF GOODY5 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/17/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/15/12. Princ. office of LLC: 285 Central Park West, Apt. 3-S, NY, NY 10024. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Mr. Ian R. Goodman, c/o Zukerman Gore Brandeis & Crossman, LLP, Attn: Jeffrey D. Zukerman, Esq., 11 Times Sq., NY, NY 10036. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/30 - 10/04/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF WEST 12 ELEVEN C, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/17/12. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: Pryor Cashman LLP, 7 Times Sq., NY, NY 100366569. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Lawrence Remmel at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/30 - 10/04/2012 THE MARROW RESTAURANT, LLC, A DOMESTIC LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 4/26/12. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Perilla Restaurants, 9 Jones St., NY, NY 10014. General Purposes.

Vil: 08/30 - 10/04/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CREATIVE X MEDIA LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/27/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 38 W. 69th St., Apt. 1B, NY, NY 10023-5261.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/30 - 10/04/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF BITE COMMUNICATIONS LLC Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/3/12.

Office location: NY County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 345 Spear St., #750, San Francisco, CA 94105. LLC formed in DE on 8/1/12. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil: 08/30 - 10/04/2012

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF BLACK SUB 2 LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/21/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/19/12. Princ. office of LLC: 11 Madison Ave., NY, NY 10010-3629.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/23 - 09/27/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF PARTNERS GROUP HERCULES, L.P. INC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/09/12. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Guernsey on 01/12/12. Princ. office of LP: 1114 Ave. of the Americas, 37th Fl., NY, NY 10036. NYS fictitious name: PARTNERS GROUP HERCULES, L.P. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Partners Group (USA) Inc., 150 Spear St., 18th Fl., San Francisco, CA 94105. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. Guernsey addr. of LP: Tudor House, Le Bordage, St. Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1BT. Arts. of Org. filed with Her Majesty’s Deputy Greffier, Mrs. Helen Proudlove-Gains, Market Bldg., PO Box 451, Fountain St., St. Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 3GX. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/23 - 09/27/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF SILVER SUITES 7 WTC LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/03/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/09/12. Princ. office of LLC: 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St., 38th Fl., NY, NY 10007. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, New Castle Cnty., DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with State of DE, Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., PO Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/23 - 09/27/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BIG PROPERTIES HANA, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/09/12. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 11 E. 44th St., Ste. 500, NY, NY 10017. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/23 - 09/27/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: NY FURS, L.L.C. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/06/11. Office location: New York County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 216 West 30th Street, New York, New York 10001. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Vil: 08/23 - 09/27/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF SIMPLY WEB 2 LLC App for Authority filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/23/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in SC on 4/30/12. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served. PO address to which SSNY shall mail copy of process against LLC: 114 Peachtree Ct, Orangeburg, SC 29118. Principal business address: 40 Worth St, NY 10013. Cert of LLC filed with Secy of State of SC located: 1205 Pendleton St #525 , Colombia, SC 29201.

Purpose: any lawful act.

1909092 Vil: 08/23 - 09/27/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NEW SUFFOLK LAND CO. II LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/19/05. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/23 - 09/27/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BRP VENDORS MASTER TENANT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/1/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o BRP Development Corp., 18 E. 41st St., Ste. 1201, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/23 - 09/27/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NUCLEAR BLAST ENTERTAINMENT LLC Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/11/12.

Office location: NY County.

Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Serling Rooks Ferrara McKoy & Worob LLP, Attn: Joseph Lloyd Serling, Esq., 119 Fifth Ave., 3rd Fl., NY, NY 10003. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/23 - 09/27/2012

NOTICE OF QUAL. OF POWER STEWART LENDER LLC Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/28/12. Office loc.: NY County. LLC org. in DE 9/27/11. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to c/o Hudson Realty Capital, 250 Park Ave. South, 3rd Fl., NY, NY 10003. DE off. addr.: CTC, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801.

Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp.: any lawful activities.

Vil: 08/16 - 09/20/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF VERITAS, LLC. Fictitious name: Veritas JV, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/25/2012. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 7/20/2012.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 875 Ave. of the Americas, Ste. 501, NY, NY 10001. Principal office Address: 555 West 18th St., 8th Fl., NY, NY 10011.

Address to be maintained in DE: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904. Arts of Org. filed with the DE Secretary of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Vil: 08/16 - 09/20/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LITTLE CIRCUS, LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/11/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal business address: c/o the LLC 300 E 77th St, ste 4B NY, NY 10075. Purpose: any lawful act. 1927184 Vil: 08/16 - 09/20/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: JORDAN BACKHUS STUDIO LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/02/12. Office location: New York County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 45 Grove Street, #2B, New York, New York 10014. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Vil: 08/16 - 09/20/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CLAYTON BOOKS, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/2/12.

Office location: NY County.

SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is to: Clayton Patterson , 161 Essex St, New York, NY 10002. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity, including but not limited to publishing and distribution of publications.

Vil: 08/16 - 09/20/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF IRON MULE, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/17/2012. Office location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is to: Iron Mule LLC, 226 c/o Jay Stern, 226 West 17th Street, #3D, New York, NY 10011. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

Vil: 08/16 - 09/20/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF WB RESIDENTIAL REALTY MANAGER LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/11/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Webb & Brooker, Inc., 2534 Adam Clayton Powell Jr., NY, NY 10039.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Vil: 08/16 - 09/20/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NATIONAL RECRUITING NETWORK LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/9/12.

Office location: NY County.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal business address: 307E 44th St, Ste 814, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful act.

Vil: 08/16 - 09/20/2012

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF SHDP HZ LLC App. for Auth. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/27/12. Off. loc.: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 7/6/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 700 17th St., Ste. 2250, Denver, CO 80202. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801.

Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Vil: 08/16 - 09/20/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF THE ILLUSTRATED COURTROOM LLC Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/5/12.

Office location: NY County.

Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to the principal business addr.: 26 Beaver St., #9, NY, NY 10004. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/16 - 09/20/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SOULCYCLE WEST 19TH STREET, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/17/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o SoulCycle, LLC, 103 Warren St., NY, NY 10007. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/16 - 09/20/2012

DRFT HOLDINGS LLC, A DOMESTIC LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/12/12. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Michael L. Landsman, Esq., 3 W. 35th St., 9th Flr., NY, NY 10001. General Purposes.

Vil: 08/16 - 09/20/2012

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The battle of the bike ban SPIN CITY

BY KEEGAN STEPHAN This month marks the one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street.

Activists across the world are celebrating effective direct actions and strategizing ways to move forward. In New York, we have a special victory to celebrate and an important opportunity to facilitate next steps: a victory 25 years ago in a struggle that’s at the forefront of New York City politics again today, and a celebratory event to recall the lessons of the past and regroup for the future.

In 1987, Mayor Koch issued an edict banning bicycling on Fifth, Madison and Park Aves. from 31st St. to 59th St., between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The ban was a clear attack on bike messengers, who were being scapegoated in the press and public for unsafe streets. In response, six messengers rode up Sixth Ave., taking up the road width, slowing down traffic, and stopping at red lights to let pedestrians cross safely. The rides were repeated almost daily and soon attracted thousands of participants. Pedestrians joined the demonstrations, and the press began to criticize the mayor’s action.

In less than two months, the ban was defeated. The courts pointed out that the regulation had not been published in the public record, and instead of going back and doing so, Koch dropped the idea.

This victory was a testament to the powers of direct action: to humanize a cause, create dialogue, demonstrate a possibility other than the mainstream narrative, and most important, to cultivate community. When those six messengers took the streets, they cut through the ideological arguments for the ban by showing the faces and bodies of the people whose jobs were on the line, and gave others the opportunity to talk to those messengers. They certified that cycling could be city-friendly, and they formed communities between formerly disparate groups of cyclists, and between formerly oppositional road users.

Before then, sustainable infrastructure was being rolled back and the streets were becoming less livable — the first few bike lanes installed in New York City in decades had recently been removed. After defeating the Midtown ban, activists went on to win more victories for bicycle infrastructure — a permanent bike lane over the Queensboro Bridge, legal access to the ramped south side of the George Washington Bridge, and groundwork for the Hudson River bike path and other greenways.

Direct action creates community, which creates positive change. But the

communities that created those positive changes from 1987 to 1992 have been damaged. Cyclists and other road users are often at odds — constant controversies over bike lanes testify to this. And the cycling community feels internally fragmented, as shown in comments to previous installments of this column. I believe the damage to these communities can be traced back to an assault on direct action, and I believe this is detrimental to creating positive change to our city’s infrastructure.

Twenty-five years ago, city transportation officials were a roadblock to positive infrastructure change, but the New York Police Department mostly allowed direct actions to occur. Now, D.O.T. strongly supports positive infrastructure change, but the N.Y.P.D. routinely suppresses direct actions. The history of Critical Mass clearly documents this reversal.

For more than a decade starting in the early 1990s, Critical Mass bike rides drew thousands of New Yorkers into the streets. In the years following the demonstrations at the 2004 Republic National Convention, the N.Y.P.D. illegally arrested hundreds of Critical Mass riders. Those riders won a class-action lawsuit for more than $900,000, but the police effectively stamped out Critical Mass. Fewer than 20 cyclists now attend each ride and they largely obey all traffic laws, yet the Police Department still sends at least 40 officers to each ride and tickets the riders for violations (most of which do not apply in New York City) at a rate exponentially greater than at any other time or place in the city.

Occupy Wall Street smashed into the same roadblock. Direct action is being suppressed across New York City, and as a result, communities and positive change are being suppressed. We cannot rely on government to dole out the changes we want. We must get together in public space and talk to one another about what those changes should be and demand them from the institutions that supposedly exist to serve us.

For these reasons, the cycling community will once again gather in the spirit of direct action. At 6:30 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 28, the 20th anniversary of Critical Mass, we will meet at Sixth Ave. and Houston St. and bike the ride that defeated the 1987 ban. At 9 p.m., we will convene at Cooper Union’s Great Hall, at 7 E. Seventh St., for a free movie screening about the ban, followed by a panel discussion on how to cultivate community and create positive change with cyclists and other road users. For more details, visit www.battleofthebikeban.com.

Stephan is a member of Time’s Up!, a New York City-based cycling advocacy and environmental organization.

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