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April 26, 2018 • $1.00 Volume 88 • Number 17
24 / 7 or bust! Transit advocates say make 14th all-day busway BY SYDNEY PEREIR A
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ith less than one year left before a potential shutdown of the Manhattan leg of the L train, critical details about the plan still remain unclear — including, notably, how many hours a day the mitigation plan for the shutdown would be
implemented. Transportation A lter natives and other transit advocacy groups are calling for a 24 / 7 plan — warning that, otherwise, the so-called “Lpocalypse” would also become a “carmageddon,” T.A.’s Paul Steely White said at a City Hall BUSWAY continued on p. 8
Comics spot Louis C.K. at the Comedy Cellar, ‘but he doesn’t go up’ BY GABE HERMAN
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fter multiple accusations of sexual misconduct were reported against Louis C.K. last November, the comedian quickly admitted to wrongdoing, expressed remorse and disappeared from public life. He wrote that, after a long career
of saying anything he wanted, he would “now step back and take a long time to listen.” Half a year later, New York comedians say that Louis C.K. not only can come back, but his return to the stage is inevitable. Several comics said they have recently seen him at the ComC.K. continued on p. 4
PHOTO BY TEQUILA MINSKY
Savitri D. and her daughter, Lena, high-fiving a fellow little easy rider, c ycled in a circle around Hudson Square near the ICE detention center as dad, Reverend Billy, helped lead the bic ycle anti-ICE protest. See Page 11.
Under fire, Landmarks leader readies to resign BY SYDNEY PEREIR A
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hen Meenakshi Srinivasan a nnounced last Thursday that she would be resigning as chairperson of the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission, the timing struck many as peculiar. Less than a month earlier, a public hearing at L.P.C. over a proposed rules change for the agency was standing room only, and the overwhelming
Focus on Union Square..........p. 13
majority of those in attendance were opposed to Srinivasan’s proposal. A leading member of at least one group called for Srinivasan to resign from her post, as the audience applauded. Yet, Srinivasan denies that the hearing — and the outpouring of opposition to the proposal — had anything to do with her decision to resign. In fact, Srinivasan had been planning to leave the post for
months now, according to a spokesperson for the 53-yearold city agency. She plans to take a position at New York Law School’s Center for New York City Law to develop curricula for it, as reported by the Architect’s Newspaper. The TimesLedger of Queens, a sister paper of The Villager, broke the news about her resignation, which comes after four years as L.P.C. chairperson and 28 years in city govLANDMARKS continued on p. 6
Friends, family remember Soho’s ‘Roni’...........p. 17 Play ball! G.V.L.L. Opening Day a big hit ..........p. 26 www.TheVillager.com