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July 12, 2018 • $1.00 Volume 88 • Number 27

Homeward bound! Bowery tenants ready for end-of-Aug. return BY SYDNEY PEREIR A

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ast Friday, the 85 Bowery tenants and their landlord, Joseph Betesh, signed a legal agreement setting the tenants’ return date at Aug. 31. “Tragedy after tragedy occurred to our families who reside at 83-85 Bowery,” Assem-

blymember Yuh-Line Niou said in a statement. “The beginning — almost exactly six months ago — was an unforgettable night all of us.” The settlement between Bestesh and the tenants includes the landlord’s commitment to uphold units’ rent staTENANTS continued on p. 2

Clinton’s the problem, L.E.S. locals tell D.O.T. about bridge-traffic hell BY SYDNEY PEREIR A

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he city Department of Transportation has finally detailed its shortand long-term solutions for congestion problems at Grand and Clinton Sts. The long-term fixes, however — offered at the June 28 Community Board 3 Transportation on Committee

meeting — are far from final. D.O.T. announced further investigations are necessary to determine which long-term plan for the Williamsburg Bridge traffic is viable. “I don’t have a lot of definitive answers, but I have a lot more data than I had last time,” TRAFFIC continue continued on p. 4

PHOTO BY MILO HESS

Enjoying a refreshing shpritz from the Washington Square Fountain while sheltering under an umbrella is a tried-and-true way to stay cool amid the heat.

A wheel mess: C.B. 2 says widen park path BY LINCOLN ANDERSON

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t was 6 p.m. last Sunday, and a little boy on his kick scooter was coming through a dangerous “S” curve on the Hudson River bikeway at W. 14th St. He and his dad were in a temporary pedestrian lane that has been marked out on the bike path’s

Seniors fight to save center..... p. 3

western edge — but the turn made the tot suddenly topple off of his scooter, and he fell right smack into the bike lane. The boy’s worried father anxiously reached out to grab his little son’s hand and yank him to safety, right before a lycraclad cyclist came zipping by on a high-tech bike, swerving slightly to barely miss the still-

staggering tyke. It easily could have been an awful accident. This is, at the moment, one of the most chaotic spots on the busiest bikeway in America. The “S” curve is a result of construction on Barry Diller’s Pier55 project to the south, which is creating an extraPATH continued on p. 5

Sparring over fate of Elizabeth St. Garden........p. 8 2 leaders lost: M. Bockman, R. Spadafora.......p. 10 www.TheVillager.com


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