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THE CURSE OF MANHATTAN BUILDINGS A new campaign is launched to rein in the reviled, if omnipresent, sidewalk shed — and curb the crime, clutter and congestion it brings to the urban landscape BY DOUGLAS FEIDEN

They rob the city of sunlight and oxygen. They strip the avenues of their view corridors and the streetscape of its continuity. They undermine the street-grid system and engulf the treasured space of the sidewalk. If that’s what they take away, what do they add? In a word, blight. They attract vermin and invite litter. They provide a secluded den for drug dealers and an impromptu bedroom and bathroom for the homeless. Not only that, they create an obstacle course and an urban wind tunnel that impedes foot traffic, heightens congestion — and poses a physical barricade to shops and businesses that often drives away customers. The scourge in question is the street scaffold, also known as the sidewalk shed. Billed as a “temporary” protective structure, it has morphed instead into a permanent feature of the city’s architecture. Now, a bill has been reintroduced in the City Council that would, for the ﬁrst time, mandate the removal of a giant chunk of the scaffolds that front 7,750 buildings and envelop more than 275 miles of city sidewalk. Sponsored by Council Member Ben Kallos, whose district on the Upper East Side is pockmarked by hundreds of sheds, the legislation would require a structure to be dismantled within six months of being erected — or in seven days if no work has been performed in that time.

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A proposal designed to ease traffic on Manhattan streets and fund transit improvements would impose a congestion fee on drivers travelling below 60th Street. Photo: Steven Strasser

WEIGHING THE COST OF CLOGGED STREETS TRAFFIC Officials consider potential impacts of congestion pricing BY MICHAEL GAROFALO

A northbound view up Second Avenue from 91st Street captures an unsightly row of sidewalk sheds that has marred the vistas on Second Avenue for several years, casting shadows, scarring the streetscape and creating an unfriendly climate for pedestrians on the East Side. Photo: Douglas Feiden

Local leaders are mulling the possible effects of a proposed congestion pricing plan that would impose a new fee on traffic travelling below 60th Street in Manhattan. Under a plan recommended by an advisory panel created by Governor Andrew Cuomo, a fee of $11.52 would be imposed on passenger vehicles entering a congestion pricing zone encompassing all of Manhattan south of 60th Street. The electronically-assessed charge would apply to all passenger vehicles entering the zone between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Downtowner

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The effort to help small seems to businesses in the city be gathering steam. Two city councilmembers, Robert Margaret Chin and Cornegy, have introduced create legislation that wouldSmall a new “Office of the within Business Advocate” of Small the city’s Department Business Services. Chin The new post, which have up told us she’d like to would and running this year, for serve as an ombudsman city small businesses within them clear government, helping to get through the bureaucracy things done. Perhaps even more also importantly, the ombudsman and number will tally the type small business of complaints by taken in owners, the actions policy response, and somefor ways to recommendations If done well, begin to fix things. report would the ombudsman’s give us the first quantitative with taste of what’s wrong the city, an small businesses in towards important first step fixing the problem. of for deTo really make a difference, is a mere formality will have to the work process looking to complete their advocate are the chances course, velopers precinct, but rising rents, -- thanks to a find a way to tackle business’ is being done legally of after-hours projects quickly. their own hours,” which remain many While Chin “They pick out boom in the number throughout who lives on most vexing problem. said Mildred Angelo,of the Ruppert construction permits gauge what Buildings one said it’s too early tocould have the 19th floor in The Department of the city. number three years, the Houses on 92nd Street between role the advocate She Over the past on the is handing out a record work perThird avenues. permits, there, more information of Second and an ongoing all-hours number of after-hours bad thing. of after-hours work the city’s Dept. problem can’t be a said there’s with the mits granted by nearby where according to new data jumped 30 percent, This step, combinedBorough construction project noise Buildings has data provided in workers constantly make efforts by Manhattan to mediate BY DANIEL FITZSIMMONS according to DOB of Informacement from trucks. President Gale Brewer offer response to a Freedom classifies transferring they want. They knows the the rent renewal process, request. The city They 6 “They do whatever signs Every New Yorker clang, tion Act go as they please. work between some early, tangible small any construction on the weekend, can come and sound: the metal-on-metal or the piercing of progress. For many have no respect.” p.m. and 7 a.m., can’t come of these that the hollow boom, issuance reverse. owners, in business moving The increased beeps of a truck has generto a correspond and you as after-hours. soon enough. variances has led at the alarm clock The surge in permits

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weekdays. Buses, taxis and for-hire vehicles would be exempt from the congestion fee, but a new surcharge would be applied to taxi and for-hire vehicle trips in the zone. The measure is designed to reduce the number of cars on the road in the congestion zone by an estimated 13 percent by incentivizing drivers to adjust commutes and delivery schedules to off-peak hours where possible. It also would provide a new revenue stream for the beleaguered Metropolitan Transportation Authority. And advocates note that reduced trafﬁc would come with the added beneﬁt of improved air quality. The plan calls for a three-phase implementation scheme that would begin this year with improved enforcement of blocking-the-box and

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BREAST CANCER AND HEART RISKS Q: What are the problems and which treatments can cause them?

HEALTH The American Heart Association warns of possible side effects from some treatments. What women need to know BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE

Save your life but harm your heart? Health experts are sounding a warning as potential side effects of a growing number of breast cancer treatments come to light. In its first statement on the topic, the American Heart Association on Thursday said women should consider carefully the risks and beneﬁts of any therapies that may hurt hearts. Not all treatments carry these risks, and there may be ways to minimize or avoid some. “We want patients to get the best treatment for their breast cancer,” said Dr. Laxmi Mehta, a women’s heart health expert at Ohio State University who led the panel that wrote the statement. “Everyone should have a conversation with their doctor about what are the side effects.” There are more than 3 million breast cancer survivors and nearly 48 million women with heart disease in the United States. “Most people with breast cancer fear death from breast cancer. Even after they survive that, they still fear it,” but heart disease is more likely to kill them, especially after age 65, Mehta said. Here are some questions and answers:

A: Side effects can include abnormal rhythms, valve problems or heart failure, where the heart slowly weakens and can’t pump effectively. Symptoms may not appear until long after treatment ends. Herceptin and similar drugs for a speciﬁc type of breast cancer can cause heart failure. Sometimes it’s temporary and goes away if treatment is stopped, but it can be permanent. Radiation can affect arteries and spur narrowing or blockages. Other drugs can lead to abnormal heart rhythms or artery spasms, which can cause chest pain and possibly lead to a heart attack. Still others can damage DNA. Some research suggests that powerful new drugs that harness the immune system to ﬁght cancer may, in rare cases, cause heart damage, especially when used together. “The problem is, no one has this on their radar,” so patients are not routinely checked for it, Dr. Javid Moslehi, head of a Vanderbilt University clinic specializing in heart risks from cancer therapies, said when a study reported this problem about a year ago.

Q: What can be done to avoid harm? A: If heart failure develops early during breast cancer treatment, sometimes therapy can be slowed down or altered. Certain chemotherapies such as doxorubicin, sold as Adriamycin and in generic form, might be less risky if given more slowly, rather than all at once. Some research suggests that a drug called dexrazoxane may minimize damage if given to

Photo: Phil and Pam Gradwell, via ﬂickr women with advanced breast cancer who are getting high doses of doxorubicin.

Q: What can patients do? A: Women should make sure doctors are monitoring their heart before, during and after breast cancer treatment.

The diseases share many common risk factors such as obesity, smoking and too little exercise, so reducing these can help. “Make sure you’re working on your diet, exercise, managing your weight, following up with your doctor on your blood pressure and cholesterol,” Mehta said.

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CRIME WATCH BY JERRY DANZIG SUBWAY MUGGING

STATS FOR THE WEEK Reported crimes from the 10th district for

Police arrested one of a trio of an alleged subway muggers. On the afternoon of Saturday, January 27, a 26-year-old man just off a train at Fulton Street station was approached by a 22-year-old man who threw him to the ground, and held him as two accomplices took his phone before all three ran away, police said. The victim told police that one of the robbers damaged his sunglasses, and that he sustained an injury to his right pinky and left knee, for which he was taken to Lower Manhattan Hospital for treatment following the 2:40 p.m. incident The items stolen were a Samsung Galaxy J Prime phone valued at $150 and a pair of sunglasses. Police, though, caught up to Arrick Way later that day and arrested on robbery charges.

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probably did use his phone for a short time. When he arrived at the Park Place station, his bag, holding over $4,000 in electronics, was missing. The items included a Sony Alpha camera, a Mac laptop and other items.

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DISTRACTED ROBBING

A chair back can be a setback for diners intent on holding onto their property. At 3 p.m. on Friday, January 26, a 26-year-old Bergenﬁeld, N.J., woman placed her handbag on the back of her chair while having lunch with friends in the bar area of the Del Frisco’s Grille at 250 Vesey Street. When she went to remove an item from her bag 20 minutes, the bag,

Thieves took advantage of a transit rider’s distraction to steal his stuff. At 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday, January 23, a 24-year-old Upper West Side man boarded a crowded southbound express train at 72nd Street and Broadway and placed his book bag on the ﬂoor between his legs. He later told police he did not fall asleep, but he

along with about $2,550 in property, was gone. The restaurant manager reviewed surveillance video and spotted an unknown man removing her bag from the chair and leaving the location through a side door. Police searched the neighborhood but couldn’t locate the thief or the stolen property. The items taken included a Dell laptop valued at $2,000 and other items.

ID THIEF ARRESTED A Big Apple ID thief helped himself to some sunglasses courtesy of Texas man – for a time, police said. On the Fourth of July 4, a 26-year-old man, later identiﬁed by police as Ari Manswell, used a forged credit card

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to make unauthorized charges at a Sunglass Hut located at 157 Spring Street. The man bought two Gucci sunglasses valued at $734 and attempted to purchase another pair of sunglasses priced at $977 as well as a fourth pair tagged at $525, making a total illegal shopping spree of $2,236. The Garland, Texas, man did not report the crime last month, when police traced the fraudulent purchase to Manswell, who was arrested on grand larceny charges on January 24.

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BLUE JEAN BLUES A local Gap store had a gap in its inventory after a shoplifting couple struck. At 10:09 a.m. on Monday, January 22, a female employee of the popular clothing store at 172 Broadway saw a man and woman walk into the store, take 20 pairs of jeans with a total value of $1,399 from a table and then bolt from the store without paying.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, 6:30PM Merchant’s House Museum | 29 E. 4th St. | 212-777-1089 | merchantshouse.org Take in some old-fashioned psychic entertainment as mentalist Kent Axell takes over the Tredwell family’s Greek Revival double parlor for a night of mystery and mind reading ($40).

Chasing Consciousness: Imagination in Science and Art

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, 6PM Caveat | 21 Clinton St. | 212-228-2100 | caveat.nyc Astronomer Caleb Scharf hosts a talk with Dutch writer Pia de Jong and mathematical physicist Robbert Dijkgraaf as they look at “the similarities and differences of imagination in the sciences and the arts” ($15).

Just Announced | Leonard Mlodinow/Deepak Chopra: The Elastic Mind

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28TH, 7PM Rubin Museum of Art | 150 W. 17th St. | 212-620-5000 | rmanyc.org Theoretical physicist Leonard Mlodinow (Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Time of Change) joins mind-body medicine pioneer Deepak Chopra to talk the mind’s ability to adapt to dizzying change ($95; includes exhibition, signed copies of both authors’ books, and post-program reception).

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RECIPE: TIBETAN DUMPLING SOUP ART OF FOOD

To warm you up this winter, the Chef de Cuisine over at Garden Court Cafe, Tsering Nyima, is sharing his special Tibetan Dumpling Soup recipe. He’s one of the many UES chefs serving up high-end bites at the third annual Art of Food this weekend. To grab some last minute tickets to the event, visit artoffoodny. com.

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Tibetan Dumpling Soup Serves 4 – 6

DUMPLING FILLING 1 lb. ground chicken 2 c. chopped chives ¼ c. chopped cilantro 1 c. minced onion 1 tbsp. minced ginger 1 tbsp. sesame oil ½ c. chicken stock 2 tsp. ground Szechuan peppercorn salt & pepper to taste 1. Place ground chicken in a medium size bowl. 2. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well to incorporate evenly throughout.

DUMPLING SKIN 1 qt. all purpose flour 1 ½ c. water 1 tsp. salt 2 eggs 1. Put flour in mixing bowl. 2. Add eggs and salt and mix well until incorporated. 3. Add water a little bit at a time so that it is well absorbed by the dough.

4. Knead dough well and let stand for 30 minutes. 5. Cut into 1 oz. pieces and roll in hands to make round balls. 6. Flatten balls to make three inch rounds of dumpling skin. 7. Place about 1 oz. filling in center of each round and pinch edges together to make dumpling. 8. Bring a a large pot of water to a boil. 9. Cook dumplings in boiling water for 8 minutes. 10. Remove dumplings from water with slotted spoon and place in serving bowl.

SOUP 2 qt chicken stock 3 tbsp. soy sauce 1 tbsp. ground Szechuan peppercorn 1 c. sliced shiitake mushrooms 3 tbsp. thinly sliced scallions 5 oz. baby spinach 1. In a large pot, bring chicken stock to a boil. 2. Add mushrooms and seasoning. Quickly stir. 3. Add spinach and stir. 4. Pour soup over dumplings and garnish with scallions to serve.

Thu 8 - Sun 11 ‘A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM’ Sheen Center, Black Box 18 Bleecker St. 7:30 p.m. $26.95 212-219-3132. sheencenter.org The renowned Frog & Peach Theatre Company presents Shakespeare’s rollicking romp of romance and wizardry featuring an original score by Honey West’s Ted Zurkowski and Ian McDonald. With themes of sexual politics, climate change, and celebrity, the Bard’s classic is a startlingly modern comedy. Run ends February 25.

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MERCHANT HOUSE MIND READING

REMEMBERING FERNANDO PESSOA

The Strand, 828 Broadway 7 p.m. $15 includes admission and store gift card Schulman captures lesbian subculture in 1980s New York in this noir-style novel of heartbreak that follows a no-nonsense waitress whose girlfriend has just left her. Looking for love, the heroine traverses several hilarious, sexy as well as violent paths through the underground clubs and back alleys of the Lower East Side. 212-473-1452 strandbooks.com

Merchant’s House Museum 29 East Fourth St. 6:30 p.m. $40 Spiritualism — the belief that the living can talk to the dead — peaked in popularity after the Civil War. Not only did it provide comfort for the bereaved, it was a form of parlor entertainment. Join mentalist Kent Axell on a mind-bending night at the Merchant House, a (possibly haunted) Greek Revival-style home. 212-777-1089 merchantshouse.org

Poets House 10 River Terrace 3 p.m. $10/$7 students and seniors Join poets Patricio Ferrari, John Keene, Vijay Seshadri and Monica de la Torre for a re-examination of the seminal Portugese poet. A recently released new translation of “The Book of Disquiet,” his fragmentary “factless autobiography,” anchors his legacy. 212-431-7920 poetshouse.org

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The Strand, 828 Broadway 2 p.m. $30 Learn the secrets behind book binding tools and techniques at this comprehensive class. The instructor will cover discussion on materials and on best practices for folding, cutting, adhesives and mixes, paper types, tool selection, plus three sewing methods. No experience required. 212-473-1452 strandbooks.com

The Graduate Center at CUNY, 365 Fifth Ave. 7 p.m. Free Celebrate the life and work of the late poet. Featuring readings and remembrances from Amber Rose Tamblyn, Vijay Seshadri, Patrick Rosal, Mary Karr, Marie Howe, Edward Hirsch, Terrance Hayes and Billy Collins. The tribute will include a poem set to music by Joan As Police Woman. 877-428-6942 gc.cuny.edu

Mon 12 CELEBRATING DAVID BOWIE ► Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Pl. 7 p.m. $49-$150 Pay tribute to Ziggy Stardust with friends, Bowie bandmates and world-class musicians performing a career spanning concert of Bowie music. Featuring keyboardist Mike Garson, a member of the Bowie backup band Spiders From Mars, King Crimson’s Adrian Belew and guitarist Gerry Leonard. celebratingdavidbowie.com

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Wed 14 YOUR LOVE, OUR MUSICAL: VALENTINE’S DAY EDITION CAVEAT, 21 Clinton St. 6:30 p.m. Free with RSVP, $5 at the door Improv stars Rebecca Vigil and Evan Kaufman will interview a real couple from the audience and then turn their love story into a fully improvised musical at this wacky and slightly romantic Valentine’s version of their ongoing show. 212-228-2100 caveat.nyc

T-Bar Steak’s Ben Zwicker (right) at last year’s Art of Food

EASY TUNA TARTARE

Chef Benjamin Zwicker, of T-Bar Steak, is stepping back up to the plate for the third annual Art of Food. In anticipation for the event happening this Saturday at Sotheby’s Auction House, he’s sharing the below recipe with our readers. Last year, he created a black ink risotto doughnut with parmesan aioli, a perfect visual interpretation of his assigned artwork, Richard Serra’s Clara-Clara XI. It was easily one of the most photographed—and raved

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Tuna Tartare Makes 4 appetizer portions or 12 tasting size portions 1 lb. Sushi Quality Tuna 2 tbsp. Minced Shallot 2 tbsp. Chopped Chives 2 tsp. Minced Ginger 3 tbsp. Olive Oil

3 tsp. Soy Sauce 2 tsp. Sesame Oil ½ tsp. Shichimi Pepper Pinch of Cumin Salt and Cayenne to taste

Gently mix ingredients together, as if dressing a salad. Top with slivers of deep fried wonton or spring roll wrappers.

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changed by Percoco and an alleged co-conspirator who referred to the cash they were getting as ziti. Like in the Sopranos.

rooms, the other to get to the concession. To say nothing of how you get to the restrooms. It’s a challenge. And I don’t understand how they get away with it in this age of disability access. In all honesty, though, the layout is also a deterrent to those without disability. No question I’d be complaining if the Beekman closed down. But there has to be some accommodation so that the theater is user-friendly and accessible. Yes? Please. Thanks.

Bittersweet suites — After more than 50 years, some families are coming home. Not to the homes they left, but to the place where their homes once stood. In a poignant article on January 30, “Yes, You Can Go Home Again, Even 50 Years Later,” The Times told the story of the Santiago family forced out of their home on the Lower East Side in 1967 because of an urban renewal project that went — or didn’t go — on and on and on for a half century. The families, including the Santiagos, were promised at the time that they would be able to return to the location where their homes once stood. And now, 50 years later, the time

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Beekman blues — If ever a movie theater was designed for inaccessibility, it’s the Beekman on Second Avenue between 66th and 67th Streets. I just don’t get it. In order to get to the box office, you have to navigate several stairs going down. Then, when you enter the theater, there are two escalators — one for each screening room. Once you get down the escalator, there are more steps — one to get to the screening

The ex files — An odd couple out on the political trail these days, in the wake of the federal bribery trial of ex-Cuomo aide and comrade, Jo-

seph Percoco, are two other exes: state GOP Chairman Ed Cox and Manhattan GOP Chairwoman Andrea Catsimatidis, who is divorced from Cox’s son, Christopher. Cox and Catsimatidis joined forces as part of the state Republican Party’s campaign to bring attention to the federal bribery trial of Percoco and to bring home the connection to Cuomo. The Catsimatidis/Cox exes and their supporters rallied outside U.S. District Court in Manhattan at the start of Percoco’s trial with signs displaying colorful mock-up boxes of ziti under the brand name “Cuomo’s Bribezoni.” The reference to ziti is said to come from emails ex-

has arrived. And home is now in the massive development that is known as Essex Crossing. David Santiago, who is one of Essex Crossing’s ﬁrst tenants, recalled the old days when the neighborhood was populated by mostly Puerto Rican, AfricanAmerican, Italian, Jewish and Asian families. In those years, there were small businesses owned or run by individuals. What we came to know as or call mom and pop stores. The new neighborhood will have the mandatory blockbuster “grocery” — here, Trader Joe’s — as well as a 14-screen movie theater. No more single locally owned or run businesses. Just mega mega. Bigger may or may not be better, but it’s nice to know that some of the original tenants were able to reclaim their piece of Manhattan and go home again.

‘BIG LITTLE LIES’ OF THE EAST COAST BY LORRAINE DUFFY MERKL

May old acquaintance be forgot — especially if you’ve moved to NYC to reinvent yourself. In Caitlin Macy’s upcoming novel, “Mrs.” (out February 13), the corridors of the Upper East Side serve as the place where three well-heeled moms — the coolly elegant Philippa Lye, down to earth Gwen Hogan, and rags-to-riches Minnie Curtis — get reacquainted. Long ago, Philippa and Minnie toiled at the same company; Gwen and Philippa grew up in the same small town; Gwen, her husband, Dan, a heavydrinking prosecutor in the US Attorney’s Office, and Minnie’s husband, the perennial striver John, all went Yale together; and Philippa and John had, well, let’s call it an encounter. In this east coast version of HBO’s “Big Little Lies,” they all, plus Philippa’s innocent bystander husband Jed, a true captain of industry from a New York family that owes its wealth and status to the banking industry, end up as parents at the same private school. It’s not exactly old home week. Still-festering grudges play themselves out at drop-off, pick-up, and

townhouse cocktail parties. Although the requisite one-upmanship, brinkmanship, and mean mommies do make appearances, “Mrs.” is not your typical momzilla-esque story; it’s about what happens when the past comes back to haunt you. While my own blasts from the past never included insider trading, blackmail, and prostitution, as in “Mrs.”, they were uncomfortable all the same, whether I was on the giving or receiving end. The ﬁrst day of my now 20-year-old daughter’s pre-K, I saw a mother I’d known years before. She was a headhunter who once even made money off me when I got a copywriter job for which she’d presented my work. We had had a pleasant professional relationship, so naturally when I saw her behind the welcome desk, I waved. She gave me a pained smile and quickly turned her attention elsewhere. I realized she probably thought I was going to use school events to hound her

about career opportunities, when in fact, I didn’t know if she was even in the business anymore; besides, I had become a successful freelancer, getting almost all my gigs on my own. Whether my assumptions were wrong or right, to prove I was not there to network, I ignored her the rest of the year. Of course, I thought her setting a negative tone was ridiculous, but everything is until it happens to you. “Aren’t you ... ?” asked another mother at one of my son’s sporting events about 15 years ago when he was eight. I knew who she was. We had grown up in the same area of the Bronx. We’d never hung out; I had just known her from around. There were reminiscences about the ‘hood, which I had taken great pains to escape so I could make my way in Manhattan,

and names of people I’d long forgotten, and names of others I didn’t recall at all. I guess my impatience with the whole conversation was too obvious to ignore. “Well, I just wanted to say hello. See you next time,” she said before heading back to the side designated for her son’s team. When our boys played each other, I often avoided common areas, like the food stand or the restrooms. I believe once I forwent a game entirely. Being the avoider seemed equally as absurd as being the avoidee. I didn’t understand these feelings, until one day I read an essay by a D-list actress who described how her one-time roommate and now A-list star had gotten her booted from the lead actor’s major TV show, where the author had landed a bit role on one episode. “Why would such a successful celebrity deny a struggling one a small part on a hit program?” I asked my husband, Neil. His response: “Do you really think this big shot wants someone around regaling the cast and crew with stories about how she didn’t make her bed when she was 19?” It all made sense. We mature and change, and regret things we did when we were struggling to grow up that

Author Caitlin Macy. Photo: Deborah Copaken we indeed want to put behind us, but then someone shows up and reminds us that, even though we might not be that person anymore, it’s still a little bit of who we are. Whatever your past indiscretions, just be grateful if they don’t resemble those of the characters in the pageturner, Mrs. Lorraine Duffy Merkl is the author of the novels “Back To Work She Goes” and “Fat Chick, “ for which a movie is in the works.

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THE SINGSONG OF THE SIREN NOISE The jarring wail of the Mount Sinai ambulance fleet has been unplugged as hospital execs introduce the “HiLow,” with kinder, gentler, European-style rhythms BY DOUGLAS FEIDEN

Simon and Garfunkel told us about “The Sounds of Silence.” Now, Mount Sinai wants to talk to us again — about the sounds of sirens. For years, the hospital system fielded complaints about the unpleasant blaring of its ambulances and their unfortunate role in abetting urban noise pollution. How awful were the sounds? Even the executive responsible for Mount Sinai Health System’s fleet of 24 ambulances calls them “horrible” and “offensive.” “Our neighbors and pedestrians hated the jarring sounds and the shrieking of the sirens,” said Joseph J. Davis, the director of Emergency Medical Services at the hospital complex. “It was wailing, it had a quick pitch, and it was very penetrating,” he added. “It’s not just that it was loud. It was piercing. It was ringing in your ears. It was horrible!” Mount Sinai says it took those complaints to heart. Last September, it devised a far more melodious offering with a lower pitch that has been playing to mostly favorable reviews since it was introduced on October 13th and then phased in over the next several weeks. Out went the “Wail,” the “Yelp” and the “Piercer.” Yes, those were the actual names for the default settings on the three-position selector switch that Sinai had long used to choose the tone emitted by its sirens, Davis said. In came the “Hi-Low,” a European-style siren familiar to anyone who has ever strolled a Parisian boulevard. It will still capture the attention of passers-by and induce them to get out of the way, but it’s less likely to grate, annoy or antagonize. “It still makes the same amount of noise, but it’s no longer an offensive noise,” Davis said. “It cascades up, and then it comes down ... It tapers off. It’s more rhythmic, a lot more pleasant, much less offensive. And all of a sudden, the com-

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plaints basically stopped.”

SMILES ON COLUMBUS AVENUE Count Upper West Side City Council Member Helen Rosenthal and her staffers among those New Yorkers delighted by the reprogramming and the “noticeably lower tones” of the “Hi-Low.” Consider the scene at 563 Columbus Avenue off West 87th Street: “Last fall, our staff was working in the district office one afternoon and heard one of the new siren sounds,” she said. “There were huge smiles all around. We are absolutely delighted with this improvement in quality of life for Upper West Side residents — while still maintaining public safety.” Rosenthal said her office had received a number of constituent complaints about the “frequent, disruptive and high-pitched wails” coming from ambulance sirens. After contacting Sinai, her staff was briefed in mid-September by Davis, who described the Europeanization of Sinai’s siren song. By October, siren-related constituent complaints had fallen steeply, she said. Signiﬁcantly, all ambulance sirens still conform to all regulatory requirements, she noted. “Noise pollution is an often unrecognized but real public health issue,” Rosenthal said. “Mount Sinai has told us that they will continue to work with our office on this issue.” Initially, Sinai thought the switchover might involve buying new sirens or re-engineering the old ones to new specifications. But as the hospital researched the issue, it turned out to be much simpler. The siren manufacturer, Connecticut-based Whelen Engineering Co., told executives they could make an internal change to alter the tone, and

that they’d always had the capability to choose from 10 possible options, not just the three default tones they’d long been using. So Davis — who could also have selected the “Woop,” the “Warble” or the “Howler” — opted for the “Hi-Low” instead. Sinai mechanics then removed the sirens, made the modiﬁcations, reprogrammed all the settings and reinstalled them. The bottom line: If not exactly dulcet, the more agreeable tones are now ringing out from two dozen Sinai ambulances that respond to some 86,000 emergency assignments from the city’s 911 system every year. The ﬂeet operates from four hospital sites in Manhattan, Mount Sinai Hospital, the flagship campus, at Madison Avenue on East 100th Street; Mount Sinai West, at 1000 Tenth Avenue at 59th Street; Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, on 1111 Amsterdam Avenue at 113th Street; and Mount Sinai Beth Israel, on First Avenue at 16th Street.

LOWER FREQUENCY Of course, the ambulance sirens still generate a lot of noise. “The top output of 118 decibels has not changed,” said Davis, who has run the hospital’s ambulances for 14 years. What has changed is the fundamental nature of the noise itself in that its frequency is lower, which is akin to a higher quality, even as its intensity, or quantity, remains unchanged. Sound is measured both by frequency, meaning the speed at which sound waves vibrate as they travel, and intensity, meaning its decibel level, said Arline L. Bronzaft, who studies the adverse effects of noise on health and is a co-author of “Why Noise Matters.” Think of it in terms of the quality of the music you enjoy: “You can deal with it if it’s a little louder,” Bronzaft said. “But somebody else’s music that you don’t like, you would probably ﬁnd offensive, even if it was at the same decibel level.” Thus far, the city’s other hospital systems haven’t replicated the kinder, gentler rhythms of the Sinai ambulance siren, so that, at least for now, it is a singular sound that echoes across the urban landscape. “It is very distinctive,” Davis says with a measure of pride. “I can always tell when my ambulances are around.”

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MUSIC IN THE WILD (UPPER) WEST “Mozart in the Jungle” author Blair Tindall on the new season of the hit show — and what she likes most about her old neighborhood BY ALIZAH SALARIO

Every New Yorker has a building that makes the heart sing. For classical oboist and “Mozart in the Jungle” author Blair Tindall, it’s the Allendale at 808 West End Avenue, where she spent 21 years living among an eclectic community of classical musicians. For the uninitiated, “Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Lies and Classical Music” was the book that inspired “Mozart in the Jungle,” the Golden Globe-winning series on Amazon Prime Video. The latter follows Hailey Rutledge, (Lola Kirke) an ambitious young oboist who develops an intricate and utterly addictive relationship with the quixotic conductor Rodrigo De Souza (Gael Garcia Bernal) of the fictional New York Symphony. Viewers can stream season four on February 16. MITJ is a love letter to New York City, and all the musicians, artist and erstwhile creatives who’ve ever tried and failed and tried to make it here. We caught up with Tindall (who lives pri-

marily in Los Angeles now) about her old digs and the sonically rich Upper West Side.

How did you wind up at the Allendale? I went to the North Carolina School of the Arts and my piano teacher had given me a reference, and I rented the apartment in 1978. If you walk by, the building is on West End between 99th and 100th, you’ll hear just tons of musicians practicing. I always called it the Ellis Island of classical music. It’s sort of where everybody landed.

“Mozart in the Jungle” really captures the energy and spirit of New York. Can you tell us what parts are ﬁlmed on location?? When you see the exterior of Lincoln Center, it’s not Lincoln Center, it’s the Public Theater at Astor Place. The interior shots are at SUNY Purchase, which has a much-used auditorium, great acoustics, no subway noise, no traffic. There’s parking for days. The ﬁrst time I drove up to the set I thought I was going to have a heart attack. There were maybe 25 trailers outside and just hundreds of people working, it was a bit of a shock. And they have a gazillion extras — actually, they’re always looking for older people, the casting department. They’re looking for people over 80. How often does that happen? And also you have to bring your own clothes, so if you have some kind of society lady gown or something, that’s going to be a big plus.

Besides the Allendale, where else can we see musicians hanging out? If you get on the subway at 96th Street going downtown between 7:15 and 7:30 in the evening, you’ll see a bunch of people carrying instruments in black clothes. They’re going to Broadway or Carnegie Hall, or Lincoln Center, and it’s kind of a fun meeting point. Even now, I see people I haven’t seen on the subway in 20 years when I’m in town.

When you would make that trek downtown, where did you go before or after your shows? Blair Tindall at the show’s premiere in 2016. Photo courtesy of Blair Tindall

Before the show, my friend and I often got this one meal that I absolutely loved at The Cottage restaurant at 103rd and Broadway. Steamed chicken

Musical moment in Season 4 of “Mozart in the Jungle.” Photo: Amazon Prime Video and broccoli, and we got peanut sauce on the side.

One my favorite episodes is ﬁlmed outside Manhattan, on Rikers Island. Can you tell me more about the inspiration behind it? I loved the Rikers Island episode. That’s one of my two favorite episodes. I had absolutely no input on that. That was Jason Schwartzman’s [idea] ... he directed it, he’s in it, I think it’s magnificent, and all the people you see onscreen are actual inmates at Rikers Island ... The piece they performed was from Messiaen, and it was written when he was incarcerated [in a prisoner-of-war camp during World War II], and that was quite meaningful. I was just really struck by it. They couldn’t really bring in equipment, so it was all done on handheld cameras and iPhones and such.

I love Hailey’s character arc, and how she starts at the bottom playing in offoff-Broadway shows, running from gig to gig sometimes. You worked on various musicals. What’s it like down in the pit? It’s a whole routine, just like coming to the office for anybody. It’s not the most glamorous thing down there. It’s a little dusty and dirty, and they don’t really vacuum that often, and there are rat traps with dead rats in them, because it is Manhattan and it’s underground, so what can you do? But I call these people my tribe, and the vast majority of them probably live on the Upper West Side and you see them

every day.

A lot has changed since your book came out [12 years ago]. Do you still maintain good relationships with your fellow musicians from back then? When it first came out, people didn’t understand what I was trying to do. I have a journalism degree that I got from Stanford when I was 40 — so the book was meant to be about the rise of culture in late 20th century America, and I knew nobody was going to read that, but it’s important information that’s actually being used in a lot of college courses now. So I realized that time period exactly paralleled my lifespan, so I alternated chapters of that with memoir ... now I’m an ingénue at 58.

No spoilers, but what can you tell me about the new season? Well I can’t say too much or they’d have to kill me. Some of it was ﬁlmed in Japan, Sapporo and Tokyo. As for the New York part, much of it takes place in this phenomenal apartment complex. It’s actually beautiful — I thought it was the Bradford on 86th Street, but it’s in Harlem. I live at the beach in Los Angeles and I still feel like I’m an Upper West Sider. The majority of my years on this planet have been on 99th Street. The fourth season of “Mozart in the Jungle” launches February 16 on Amazon Prime.

BLAIR TINDALL’S MUSICAL NEW YORK Want to hear classical on the cheap? “Just stand outside 808 WEA,” Tindall quips. Or feast your ears and nourish the soul at a few of Tindall’s favorite old haunts for about $25 or less.

Mezzrow Classical Salon with David Oei, 163 West 10th St. Classical pianist David Oei and his wife, violinist Eriko Sato, run this intimate salon. “They are wonderful people and get the very, very best musicians to play there in an intimate setting.” 646-4764346

Manhattan School of Music, 120 Claremont Ave. (Tindall’s alma mater). “The building was Juilliard until that school moved into Lincoln Center in 1965, and it’s a lovely 1910 Edwardian, hilariously built on the site of a former insane asylum.” 917-493-4428 There are also near-daily concerts at the two other music conservatories,

Mannes School of Music — The New School and Juilliard. Christ and St. Stevens Church, 122 West 69th St. 212-787-2755

New York Philharmonic open rehearsals: 10 Lincoln Center Plaza The Peoples’ Symphony Concerts, various locations

The Harlem Chamber Players, 191 Claremont Ave. 917-744-6948 St. Michael’s Church, 99th St. between Broadway and Amsterdam. 212-222-2700

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At Our Town’s 3rd Annual Art of Food Saturday February 10, top tier chefs of the Upper East Side and their restaurants serve up one-of-a-kind dishes alongside the specially-curated works of art that inspired them. Our Town, the Upper East Side’s local newspaper, presents this event each year to shed a light on the incredible restaurants the neighborhood has to offer, and bring members of the community together for a quintessential New York evening at the iconic Sotheby’s Auction House. Over the past few months, each participating Art of Food chef provided a favorite recipe for us to publish in print and online. Some shared restaurant favorites. Others turned in recipes they can’t live without. In the pages that follow, you’ll ﬁnd the top ﬁve recipes our readers loved most. Special thanks to our hosts, world-renown chef Claus Meyer, and acclaimed artist and architect Richard Meier, and our sponsors for making this special event possible.

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BREADY FOR THE ART OF FOOD World-renown chef Claus Meyer, the culinary force behind nordic UES restaurant Agern and Great Northern Food Hall, and co-founder of Noma, voted best restaurant in the world, is headlining this year’s Art of Food. The annual event brings the Upper Esat Side’s top chefs together for one night only, where each is challenged to create a unique dish based on an assigned piece of contemporary artwork. In anticipation for the upcoming event, Claus is teaching readers how to make his top-selling bread.

Claus Meyer’s Famous Øland Wheat Bread Size: 1 large loaf or 2 small ones NOTE: Don’t be intimidated by the Øland wheat, if you can’t find it, it can be replaced with any wholegrain heirloom flour, such as emmer or spelt, or any whole-grain flour--just shoot for the one with the highest possible protein content.

INGREDIENTS Young Starter 4 tbsp. wheat stock starter 1/2 c. water 4 tbsp. bread flour 4 tbsp. whole-grain Øland wheat flour (or other whole-grain wheat flour) Dough 2 1/4 c. cold water 4 tbsp. young starter 1 1/2 tsp. fresh organic baker’s yeast 1 1/4 c. whole-grain Øland wheat flour (or other whole-grain wheat flour) 3 1/2 c. bread flour 2 1/2 tsp. salt

DIRECTIONS For the starter 1. Refresh your stock starter approximately 8 hours before use. Mix the ingredients in a small bowl with a removable lid, cover loosely, and let stand at room temperature.

beating for approximately 10 minutes or longer, until the dough has transformed from a floury “glue” to a smooth, shiny, and supple dough that easily comes away from the inside of the bowl. 2.The Gluten Test: To check whether your dough has been mixed enough, lift a little of it and very gently pull it until it becomes somewhat like parchment. If you can stretch it thinly without breaking it, you have perfect dough that’s ready to rise.

FOR THE RISING 1. Grease the inside of a bowl or a plastic container with oil. Transfer the finished dough to the container and place a lid or some plastic wrap on top to keep it from drying out. 2. Let the dough stand at room temperature for about one hour. Then, place it in the fridge and leave it there for at least 12 hours, until it has approximately doubled in size. It may be a good idea to check up on your dough a few hours before you want to bake your bread. If it hasn’t risen sufficiently, you can take the container out of the fridge and let it stand at room temperature for a few hours. The warmth will stimulate the yeast cells and the dough will rise to completion.

FOR THE SHAPING 1. Preheat the oven before shaping your bread. Depending on how quickly your oven heats up, place your baking stone or pizza stone on the middle rack and switch the oven on a good 30 minutes before you start shaping your bread. If you don’t have a baking stone, you can get almost the same effect by placing a cooking sheet upside down on the middle rack. 2. Sprinkle plenty of flour on your work surface then carefully tip the dough out of its container onto it, without knocking the air out of the dough. use one or two large baking spatulas to properly tighten the surface of your dough. Brush flour on the side of the spatula you plan to use to tighten your dough. Avoid trapping extra flour inside the dough because it can create unwanted pockets of flour in the finished bread.

FOR THE BAKING FOR THE DOUGH 1. Add the water and starter to a large mixing bowl. Then add the yeast, the two different types of flour, and the salt. Mix, or rather beat, the dough with a wooden spoon, while scraping the dough off the sides of the bowl from time to time (this will allow air to seep into the dough). You should give it a good

1. Carefully lift your dough onto a piece of nonstick parchment paper, using your spatulas. Then gently slide the paper and dough onto the hot cookie sheet or stone already in the oven. 2. Bake for approximately 5 minutes at the oven’s highest temperature (480°F to 530°F). Then lower the temperature to 450°F.

3. If the loaf sounds hollow when you tap it and it is nicely dark brown in color, your bread is usually done. If you’re not entirely sure, you can measure the bread’s core temperature by sticking a thermometor into the center of your bread. The temperature here should be 210°F to 212°F. 4. When in doubt, it’s better to bake your bread a little longer, but make sure you don’t scorch the crust. Move the oven rack up or down a level depending on which position darkens the bread more. You can also turn down the heat or cover the bread with aluminum foil, or simply place a cookie sheet between the bread and the heating element in the oven. 5. When done, transfer the bread to a wire rack and let cool before slicing it. If you slice it the moment it’s out of the oven you may well press down on it and ruin the texture. So do your best to ignore temptation and be patient.

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OUR FAVORITE RECIPES

Over the past few months, we’ve been publishing recipes from this year’s Art of Food Chefs: from family traditions, to popular dishes in their restaurants. The following selection were the most favored among our readers.

Five Napkin Burger Serves 4

1. MAKE THE CARAMELIZED ONIONS 2 tbsp. olive oil 2 lbs. onions, thinly sliced 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. thyme leaves

Whisk egg yolks in a medium sized stainless bowl until light in color. Add garlic and begin to add the oil very slowly, in a thin stream, while beating. As the emulsion forms, oil may be added faster. Add the lemon juice and reseason with salt & pepper.

Heat oil in a large skillet, add onions and salt, cook over low heat for 45 minutes. Stir onions every 10 minutes, being careful not to let the onions brown. After the onions have softened and have turned golden add the thyme & salt, cook 5 minutes longer and remove from heat.

3. MAKE THE BURGERS

2. MAKE THE AIOLI

Divide the meat into 4 equal portions and form each into a burger about 1 inch thick. Cook to desired doneness over a hot grill, preheated iron skillet or under the broiler. Top each burger with two slices of cheese and melt, place the burger on the bottom half of a toasted bun. Top each burger with a generous portion of onions and a heaping spoon of aioli.

2 large egg yolks 8 cloves garlic, crushed into a paste with a pinch of salt 1 cup olive oil 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice

2 ½ lbs. fresh ground beef 4 soft white hamburger rolls ¼ lb. gruyere cheese, sliced thin 1 ½ cups caramelized onions 1 cup aioli

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Mighty Quinn’s Texas Red Chili In a large Dutch oven or stockpot…

BROWN FOLLOWING: 5 lbs beef stew meat 3 lbs ground pork

THEN ADD ONIONS TO SWEAT: 3-4 onions, chopped

BUZZ THE FOLLOWING IN A FOOD PROCESSOR AND ADD TO ABOVE: 1 tbsp ground cumin 15 cloves garlic 1 tbsp ground cayenne 10 jalapeños, halved 2 lbs plum tomatoes, diced

HYDRATE IN WATER, SEED AND PURÉE IN A FOOD PROCESSOR. THEN ADD TO POT WITH ABOVE: 15 dried anchos chiles 2-3 dried New Mexico chiles

ADD TO POT: 2 beers of your choice 2-3 oz chocolate of your choice. Bitter sweet recommended. After simmering for 3-4 hours and once meat is tender, make a slurry with the below and add to pot while stirring. Simmer an additional 20-30 minutes and serve. 2 qt water 1 c corn flour Mighty Quinns serves this with Beer “chicharone,” but that recipe is top secret.

Orwashers Turkey Sandwich 1. Start with an Orwashers Baguette 2. Cut the baguette open and schmear the inside with dill mayo 3. Add 6 slices of freshly cut organic turkey breast 4. Top with 3 slices of white cheddar cheese, 4 slices of cucumber, one quarter of an avocado and a small handful of alfalfa sprouts

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Tortilla Española Serves 8-12

INGREDIENTS: 10 large eggs 4 cups extra-virgin olive oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 ½ pounds peeled and sliced russet potatoes 1 ¼ pounds diced onions 1 large green bell pepper, seeded and chopped Dash of kosher salt

DIRECTIONS: 1. Place the onions, pepper, garlic and potatoes in a large bowl. Season with a dash of kosher salt. 2. Heat the oil over high heat in a 12-inch, deep-sided skillet. Carefully add all the potatoonion mixture and stir gently. Cook the potatoes at a simmer, stirring occasionally so they become soft, not crispy, for 20 to 25 minutes. Drain the potatoes through a colander and let them cool until warm. 3. In a large bowl, lightly beat the eggs and season with kosher salt and pepper. Stir the potatoes gently into the eggs. 4. Place skillet over medium high heat until very hot. Then, pour in the potato & egg mixture, spread evenly throughout the skillet. Using a spatula, gently pull the edges of the tortilla towards the center to release them from the pan and let any liquid egg run out the sides. 5. After about 4 minutes, cover the pan with the bottom of an oiled baking sheet. Using towels or oven mitts, carefully invert the tortilla onto the sheet, and slide back into the pan. Cook, without stirring, for about 3 minutes. Both sides of the tortilla should be golden brown. Slide tortilla onto a serving plate and serve warm.

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Mini Buffalo Chicken Meatballs Makes about forty 3/4 -inch meatballs

INGREDIENTS 2 tbsp vegetable oil 4 tbsp (1/2 stick) unsalted butter 1/3 c. Frank’s RedHot Sauce 1 lb ground chicken, preferably thigh meat 1 large egg 1/2 celery stalk, minced 3/4 c. bread crumbs 1 tsp salt

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3. Combine the hot sauce mixture, ground chicken, egg, celery, bread crumbs, and salt in a large mixing bowl and mix by hand until thoroughly incorporated. 4. Roll the mixture into round, 3/4 inch balls, making sure to pack the meat firmly. Place the balls in the prepared baking dish, being careful to line them up snugly and in even rows vertically and horizontally to form a grid. The meatballs should be touching one another.

1. Preheat the oven to 450°F. Drizzle the vegetable oil into a 9×13-inch baking dish and use your hand to evenly coat the entire surface. Set aside.

5. Roast for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the meatballs are firm and cooked through. A meat thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball should read 165°F.

2. Combine the butter and hot sauce in a small saucepan, and cook over low heat, whisking until the butter is melted and fully incorporated. Remove from the heat and allow the mixture to cool for 10 minutes.

6. Allow the meatballs to cool for 5 minutes in the baking dish before serving.

Reprinted with permission from The Meatball Shop Cookbook.

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To say that expectations and pressures for high school students have increased is an understatement. The competition to get into the best universities dominates the minds of teenagers and parents alike, with colleges seemingly ever more selective. This shift has put renewed emphasis on augmenting adolescent learning experiences. For most people, learning conjures up images of classrooms. But there are other important categories as well. A less obvious one can occur during the summer through â&#x20AC;&#x153;experiential learning,â&#x20AC;? which includes gaining skills and understanding through organic, hands-on exposure. During my last six summers, such learning has come primarily from my time at camp, as both a camper and teen leader. Spending up to seven weeks with my fellow campers has allowed me to foster skills â&#x20AC;&#x201D; some seemingly basic but essential â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as well as qualities of character that would probably not have developed in the classroom. Most importantly, what I have gained from these experiences has also enabled me to ďŹ nd success elsewhere. This past summer, in addition to returning to camp, I chose to embark on foreign study, participating in a four-week language program in Rennes, France. During this â&#x20AC;&#x153;School Year Abroadâ&#x20AC;? (SYA), I stayed with a host family while taking language classes and exploring the culture of northwestern France. My friends and family were as excited as I was about this new adventure. They asked if I was nervous, thinking it might be scary to jump into the unknown, far away from home and not knowing a single person. Actually, I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worried at all. Except for possibly making a fool of myself by crashing into the language barrier with my ninth-grade, subpar-at-best French, I had done this before. Indeed, the skills that I had acquired over my ďŹ ve years at camp became some of my most valuable assets during my journey in France.

Living at camp obliges people to interact and build relationships faceto-face, not just from one side of a phone or computer screen. Photo: JĂłnatas Luzia, via ďŹ&#x201A;ickr Living at camp had forced me to interact and build relationships with others face-to-face, not just on one side of a phone or computer screen. I learned how to create strong, healthy, and close friendships. From eating meals together to teaching kids tennis with fellow junior counselors, I connected with campers of different ages and genders. At SYA, despite being one of only seven boys in the 33-student program â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as well as one of the youngest â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I was easily able to break through age and gender gaps. I brought people together, even those who were shy initially. At camp, I had met kids and adults from differing backgrounds within the US and abroad. I developed a keener awareness of cultural dissimilarities and learned how to handle such barriers, whether they were eating habits, hygiene regimens, or fashion choices. Of course, constant close contact with peers can lead to problems along the way, such as conďŹ&#x201A;ict over personal space or sharing. While such seemingly minor issues are typically avoidable in the classroom, in cabins campers must confront and resolve them. The greatest challenges I faced while abroad, however, often came from within. Selfmanagement was the makeor-break task of a successful experience in Rennes. My ability to take care of myself did not magically coalesce on the plane to France; much of it came from summers of understanding that my freedom away from home necessitated my completing tasks without regular reminders or aid. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve realized that a healthy dose of responsibility early on goes a

long way toward independence down the road. Taking responsibility for myself as well as for my requirements and personal goals as a junior counselor had instilled in me the same positive habits that enabled me to manage both my daily 40-minute, two-bus commute and my progress with the French language. At camp I also experienced a culture of leadership among the junior counselors and gained essential values from that. These values have made me an asset, rather than simply a guest or participant, in other programs. In fact, the more I spoke of my time abroad, the more compelling a connection I saw between my learning experiences at camp and those in France. Last fall I began yet another new life chapter, starting my ďŹ rst year at Phillips Academy Andover. The same challenges I faced at camp and in France awaited me there. But I knew that my last six summers had equipped me with the skills, conďŹ dence, and character not only to survive, but also to thrive at Andover. At camp, I had found a preparation for life. Thomas Wiener is a sophomore at Phillips Academy Andover, in Massachusetts, where he plays soccer and tennis. A native of Greenwich, Connecticut, Thomas is a member of the teen leadership program at Cape Cod Sea Camps and, last summer, also participated in an educational exchange program in France. He enjoys volunteering and working for tutoring and after-school programs for younger students in the Andover area. Originally published in Camping Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the American Camp Association.

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RESTAURANT INSPECTION RATINGS JAN 24 - 30, 2017 The following listings were collected from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s website and include the most recent inspection and grade reports listed. We have included every restaurant listed during this time within the zip codes of our neighborhoods. Some reports list numbers with their explanations; these are the number of violation points a restaurant has received. To see more information on restaurant grades, visit www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/services/restaurant-inspection.shtml.

Hibachi Express

536 E 14th St

Three Seat Espresso

137 Avenue A

Las Ramblas

170 West 4 Street

L’aile Ou La Cuisse (L’a.O.C)

314 Bleecker St

Grade Pending (21) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. Food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal product temperature is reduced from 140º F to 70º F or less within 2 hours, and from 70º F to 41º F or less within 4 additional hours. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.

55 Bar

55 Christopher Street

Grade Pending (17) Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service. Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

220 Varick Street

Modern Gourmet

793 Broadway

Grade Pending (23) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

ABC Kitchen

35 East 18 Street

David’s Bagels

273 1 Avenue

Mudspot

307 East 9 Street

Vien NYC

Bareburger

85 2 Avenue

Sugar Factory Meatpacking 835 Washington St

Just Salad

53 East 8th Street

Lafayette

380 Lafayette Street

The Winslow

243 E 14th St

Grade Pending (26) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, crosscontaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan. Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred. Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

Oddfellows Ice Cream

75 E 4th St

Maman

837 Washington St

Mimi Cheng’s Dumplings

179 2nd Ave

Grade Pending (23) Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.

Sushi On Jones

210 W 10th St

Black Stone Coffee Roasters

502 Hudson St

Al Vicoletto

9 E 17th St

Joseph Leonard

170 Waverly Place

Bowllin’

27 Waverly Pl

Oscar’s Place

466 Hudson St

Kung Fu Tea

27 Waverly Pl

Little Italy

180 Varick St

Grk Fresh Greek

51 E 8th St

The Standard High Line

848 Washington St

Chop’t

24 East 17 Street

11 Street Cafe

327 West 11 Street

Irving Farm

71 Irving Place

Grade Pending (25) Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked ﬁsh and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service. Wiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.

Grade Pending (31) Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked ﬁsh and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation. Food Protection Certiﬁcate not held by supervisor of food operations. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/ or non-food areas. Live roaches present in facility’s food and/or nonfood areas.

Barbounia

250 Park Avenue South

Creative Edge Caterers

110 Barrow Street

Porto Bello Restaurant

Paradis To Go

114 4 Avenue

208 Thompson Street Grade Pending (25) Food Protection Certiﬁcate not held by supervisor of food operations. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.

Broken Coconut

15 E 4th St

CLOSED (61) Food Protection Certiﬁcate not held by supervisor of food operations. Food worker does not use proper utensil to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment. Toilet facility not provided for employees or for patrons when required. Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service. Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

Housing Works Food

126 Crosby Street

Little Atlas Cafe

6 West 4 Street

Burger & Barrel

25 West Houston Street

Prince St Pizza

27 Prince Street

Fukurou

87 Macdougal Street

Saigon Market

9193 University Place

Jupioca

123 W 3rd St

Boba Guys

11 Waverly Pl

Springbone Kitchen

90 W 3rd St

Corbet & Conley Caterers

145 E 17th St

New York University Palladium Food Court

140 East 14 Street

Grade Pending (22) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. Hot food item that has been cooked and refrigerated is being held for service without ﬁrst being reheated to 1 65º F or above within 2 hours. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.

Gino Sorbillo

334 Bowery

Whiskey Town

29 East 3 Street

Great Jones Cafe

54 Great Jones St

McDonald’s

102 1 Avenue

The Vig Bar

12 Spring Street

V-Nam Cafe

18-20 1 Avenue

Saigon Shack

114 Macdougal Street

ABC Beer Co.

96 Avenue C

Creperie

112 Macdougal Street

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REDISCOVERING SENECA VILLAGE BLACK HISTORY Central Park is an iconic landmark in New York City, but it displaced some of the first African-American property owners BY CHRIS DASTOOR

As part of Black History Month celebrations, Urban Park Tours is offering a free tour on Saturday, Feb. 17 of the historic site of Seneca Village. The community was predominately made up of freed African-American property owners in the early 19th century. The city claimed the area via eminent domain to allow the creation of Central Park in 1857. The village was located between 82nd and 89th Streets between what was then Seventh and Eighth Avenues. During that time in New York history, most of the population lived below 14th Street, so the area above 59th Street was sparsely

populated. On Saturday, February 17, on West 81st St. at Central Park, visitors will be guided through the location and history of the village, viewing artifacts and letters that were recovered from residents during the eminent domain process. Jill Anne Lim, an urban park ranger who will guide the tour, says that Seneca Village is an important part of Manhattan history. “Of about 1700 people who were residing on the property in Central Park, Seneca Village had 300 residents and they were really a community,” Lim says. “They had three churches, a school and several cemeteries, so more than just people residing on the property, they were an entire community of people.” Although Seneca Village was notable for its population of African-American property owners, immigrants from Europe moved in as well. “There were also German and Irish immigrants living there and one of

TRAFFIC CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 bus lane violations and an overhaul of the city’s parking placard program. It would expand to include a new congestion surcharge on taxi and for-hire vehicle trips, and culminate in the launch of the zone pricing system for all vehicles beginning in 2020. The proposed location of the congestion zone boundary at 60th Street could result in a significant impact for residents who live just outside the zone on the Upper East Side and Upper West Side. Apart from the concerns of those who drive below 60th Street regularly for work or to take children to school, some have speculated that the streets north of the boundary could become clogged with the cars of non-resident drivers seeking to park just outside the zone and walk or take transit south to avoid paying the fee. “I’m very supportive of congestion pricing, but we have to understand that there might be some folks who will drop their cars off at 60th Street,” state Sen. Brad Hoylman said this week at a budget hearing. “So we should be looking at things like residential parking, like the last plan a decade ago considered.” State Sen. Liz Krueger, whose East Side district includes areas both north and south of 60th Street and has supported the concept of congestion parking during earlier efforts to enact the policy, said she is more concerned that a final plan won’t adequately reduce congestion caused by delivery trucks and for-hire vehicles than with a potential influx of street parking north of the boundary. “If one has spent any time in the 60s on the East or West Side of Manhattan, I dare them to tell me where they’d all be parking,” she said. Community Board 7 is set to consider a resolution requesting that the congestion zone boundary be located as far north as possible, with

the churches was integrated, which makes it unique,” Lim says. “Life was not as nice in lower Manhattan where most people were living, so living further out of the city where there [weren’t] as many people provided them with their own community. “They were more accepted, they had their own property and weren’t being harassed on a day-to-day basis.” The land that became Seneca Village was originally owned by a white couple, John and Elizabeth Whitehead. They parceled out the land and sold it, says Lim. The last African-American slaves in New York were freed in 1827 and were able to purchase property in the state. “In 1825, two residents and a board of trustees from one of the churches bought property from the Whiteheads,” Lim says. “The freed AfricanAmerican slaves gained the right to vote by owning property, if their property was valued at least $250.” In 1853, there was a public post regarding taking of public land by use

consideration given to the impact the boundary will have on the surrounding neighborhood and the transit system. The resolution will request that community input be included in the any ﬁnal proposal considered for implementation and call for all revenue generated by the plan be dedicated by law exclusively to the MTA. The plan outlined in the Fix NYC report could generate over $800 million in new annual revenue. “The MTA sorely needs this money,” said Andrew Albert, who serves as co-chair of Community Board 7’s transportation committee and also sits on the MTA board. “There are all kinds of minor issues that have to be worked out, but I think overall that this is an important thing that New York needs to do to keep our streets moving, to improve our transit system and I think our way of life, really,” Albert said at a January community board meeting held before the FIX NYC plan was released. According to a study conducted by the TriState Transportation Campaign, the percentages of commuters who would be impacted by the congestion charge on the Upper West Side and Upper East Side are among the highest in the entire region. The study, which is based on census data and organized by state legislative districts, found that 9.7 percent of commuters in Assembly Member Dan Quart’s Upper East Side district would be subjected to the charge, the highest rate of any district covered in the analysis. According to the Fix NYC report, 4 percent of outer borough residents commute to jobs in Manhattan in a vehicle. In Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright’s Upper East Side district, 7.8 percent of commuters drive to work in the congestion zone and would be affected by the congestion fee, while 58.1 percent of commuters in the district take public transit. In an emailed statement, Seawright said that while the “fundamental intentions of con-

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of eminent domain, which the city of New York based on market value. “Some residents argued and wrote letters saying their property was worth more. We have some of those letters where they respectively wrote asking their property be valued higher,” Lim says. “There were a couple of years fighting over it, but by 1856 most residents were moved, and construction started in 1857.” Not much is known about what happened to the displaced residents, or if they have any living descendants. It was believed that none of the residents formed a new community, but instead left for different places. “There’s always a call to find where the Seneca Village residents ended up, and there’s not a lot of information available to find out where people dispersed to,” Lim says. “Some of the names of people we have from letters or trustees in the church, we don’t know where they ended up living.” However, one landmark survived the move. “One of the churches was dis-

gestion pricing are much appreciated,” a number of important questions should be addressed as the legislature considers congestion pricing during the state budget negotiation process. “What safeguards will there be to prevent the Upper East Side and Harlem and other contiguous or nearby neighborhoods from becoming ‘parking lots’ for those drivers seeking to avoid midtown fees?” Seawright wrote. “How will the need of residents of my district with disabilities or our senior citizens who rely on vehicles to conduct their business be addressed, particularly those on ﬁxed incomes? And is congestion pricing the very best way to generate vitally needed funding to improve the mass transit system or are there less regressive alternatives that should be considered? Robust discussion of these and related questions with key stakeholders is needed before new policies are enacted through the state budget process.” Krueger said that the eventual passage of a plan will likely require leadership from Cuomo, who convened the Fix NYC task force but has not yet endorsed a detailed congestion pricing policy. “I’m actually getting pretty negative responses from a lot of the legislature,” Krueger said. “There seems to be less support than there was for the earlier proposal six years ago, and that didn’t go anywhere. It’s still not clear to me what the governor is going to do and if he’s actually going to propose anything speciﬁcally.” Krueger, Holyman, Seawright and other elected officials will host a March 1 event at CUNY Graduate Center to discuss congestion pricing and other potential measures with a panel of transportation experts. Mayor Bill de Blasio, who said last summer he “does not believe” in congestion pricing, has called the Fix NYC plan an improvement over earlier proposals. While de Blasio has proposed a new tax on millionaires as a new dedicated revenue source for the MTA, he called the Fix NYC model “the best I’ve seen to date” in a Feb.

WHAT: Black History Month: Seneca Village WHERE: 81st Street and Central Park West in Central Park WHEN: 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m., February 17 mantled and rebuilt elsewhere,” says Lim. “I’m going to be showing people a photo of the church.” Archaeological digs have been done on the site, and the most recent in 2011 uncovered significant discoveries. Archaeologists found over 250 bags of artifacts, including a bone handle of a toothbrush and leather of a child’s shoe. “Some time has passed since they’ve been able to get in,” says Lim, citing “challenges with being able to do digs in the public parks.” “You have to work with New York City Parks and keep it safe for people using the parks during the day or at night.” For the tour, Lim says she has “access to information past rangers have collected, from the historical society, the archives, and [a] Columbia University archaeological dig.”

ESTIMATED PERCENTAGE OF COMMUTERS WHO WOULD PAY CONGESTION CHARGE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 69 Daniel J. O’Donnell

3.0%

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 67 Linda B. Rosenthal

6.8% ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 76 Rebecca A. Seawright

7.8% ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 73 Dan Quart

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5 state budget hearing. The mayor said that any plan should come with guarantees that revenue be dedicated to improving bus and subway service, and that the needs of low-income and disabled drivers should be taken into account. “There are plenty of people who are not well-off who have reasons they have to go into the core of Manhattan for medical appointments and other matters,” de Blasio said. “We need to think about how we handle that.” City Council Speaker Corey Johnson has spoken more enthusiastically about the prospect. “We need new, smart, sustainable revenue streams,” Johnson said in a Jan. 30 speech. “And one piece of that puzzle is congestion pricing. We need congestion pricing, this year, this session.”

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#METOO FOUNDER WORKING ON A BOOK PUBLISHING Tarana Burke’s memoir to be published early next year BY HILLEL ITALIE

Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo movement, is working on a book. The Simon & Schuster imprint 37 Ink told The Associated Press last

Friday that Burke’s “Where the Light Enters” is scheduled to come out early next year. Burke, who will co-write the book with asha bandele, will tell her own “ordinary, extraordinary journey from victim to survivor to thriver” and explain why #MeToo was so necessary. “The book will also help readers understand the often overlooked historical connections of the role sexual violence plays in communities of color, speciﬁcally black com-

munities, even today, while exploring ways the same communities have been both complicit and resilient,” Burke said in a statement. “More than anything, this memoir will provide survivors across the spectrum of sexual abuse a road map for healing that helps them understand that the ‘me too’ movement is more about triumph than trauma and that our wounds, though they may never fully heal, can also be the key to our survival.”

Burke started #MeToo a decade ago to raise awareness about sexual violence. After women last fall began speaking out against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and others, actress-activist Alyssa Milano followed on a suggestion from a friend of a friend on Facebook and tweeted: “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet.” The hashtag was tweeted nearly a million times in 48 hours. Milano has

said she wasn’t aware of Burke’s contributions when she made her initial tweet and has since publicly credited her. Burke and Milano appeared on the “Today” show last month after Time magazine named “The Silence Breakers” — those who have shared their stories about sexual assault and harassment — Person of the Year. At the Golden Globes ceremony in early January, Milano attended as the guest of Michelle Williams.

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It’s no secret that Manhattan is steeped in history. The Downtown Experience aims to create a multifaceted experiential tour. You can encounter the Lenni Lenape people who inhabited Manhattan 500 years ago, immigrants searching for a new life in the land of opportunity, President Washington being inaugurated, the worst day on Wall Street, and a look from the top of One World Trade Center — all while sitting on a bus. “We’re going to be re-framing the concept of people boringly talking at you on a tour, and instead bring you into the heart of the city,” says Richard Humphrey, CEO and CCO of The Ride LLC, the company that produces The Downtown Experience. “These are actors, not tour guides, they’re telling you different moody stories that stick to the facts of the history, illustrated by videos and all done by hundreds of hours of research,” Humphrey says. Humphrey works to bridge the arts, entertainment and business communities together to create exciting and innovative new technologies. He has led endeavors to develop video-conferencing technology for performing arts, streaming media, and introduced Broadway to mobile marketing. “When I was entering mid-career 15

or 16 years ago, I decided I didn’t want to be left behind on digital technology,” Humphrey says. The precursor of The Downtown Experience was The Ride, the company’s eponymous bus ride through Midtown where the streets are the stage for the performers. “When I got recruited to work on The Ride, I had a pretty strong background sitting at the intersection of digital technology and content construction.” The Downtown Experience takes a different angle, as history is the focus point and passengers are guided through the history of downtown Manhattan. “The Downtown Experience is a passion play for me, I’ve always loved downtown, it’s always had a strong history and very difficult last few years,” Humphrey says. “There was really nobody living above 14th St. until the early the 20th century, so I wanted to tell a story of the thriving pulse of New York City itself, going back 500 years to the Lenni Lenape Indians.” The Downtown Experience delivers virtual reality simultaneously with live performance. As you are intro-

Passengers getting the fully immersive VR experience. Photo courtesy of The Downtown Experience duced to the virtual reality experience on your headset, a troubadour serenades you. “I built the storytelling of The Downtown Experience around virtual reality,” Humphrey says. “The aim is to create experiential entertainment, which is the future of tourism.” Because this is no ordinary tour, there is a full team operating the bus on the day and a great deal of time and expertise was required for the produc-

tion. “The virtual reality pieces were literally hundreds of hours of work. Recreating the interior of the 1929 stock exchange took countless computergenerated hours from photographs of the period,” Humphrey says. “The [depiction] of George Washington from [the] 1789 inauguration was recreated from etchings from the period.” One of the most moving parts of the tour is its 9/11 tribute, as a video plays

on monitors inside the bus with a rap song over the top. As you look down, you notice the rapper is right in front of you, on the street performing the song live. Says Humphrey: “The thing I love about the 9/11 piece was the staging, because I had to ﬁnd the perfect place to do the performance, then do reveal of the building, then put on your headsets and go inside.”

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WINNING ARGUMENTS GIVING BACK The New York City Urban Debate League helps change prospects for inner-city kids BY STEPHAN RUSSO

I don’t know about you, but I, for one, am growing increasingly tired of the daily political theater we experience during this era of Trump. With a reality-show president and the incessant din of partisan news commentators, I yearn for a return to an era of thoughtful, rational discourse where serious social and political issues can be argued and debated. I’m not sure you’ll find this within the country’s adult population, but if you have time it is worth your while to get to know the New York City Urban Debate League (NYCUDL www.debate.nyc) — the largest urban debate league in the nation — where close to 2,000 students in 120 elementary, middle and high schools throughout the ﬁve boroughs regularly test their mettle by debating critical social issues of the day. I was introduced to the NYCUDL by a foundation that has been supporting the program. I had just retired as the executive director of Goddard Riverside Community Center and was intrigued by the idea of mentoring new non-proﬁt leaders who were passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people. I knew nothing about the world of debate but associated the idea of a debate team with well-off independent schools whose privileged students used debate as an entrée to elite universities. NYCUDL was created and developed to open up the world of debate to inner-city public

CURSE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Failure to complete necessary building repairs and demolish the nuisance structure after 180 days would call for the city to intervene, ﬁnish the job, take down the shed and bill the property owner for all costs, according to the language of the bill. Built with planks, poles and a steel roof, the pop-up eyesores are designed to keep pedestrians safe as they pass beneath construction sites. But the structures typically stay put when a project is delayed for years, runs out of ﬁnancing or encounters other stumbling blocks. “Sidewalk sheds are like the oncewelcomed house guest who never leaves,” Kallos said. Addressing fellow City Council members on Wednesday, January 31, he termed scaffolding “my number

school kids who face serious obstacles to success. I ventured downtown to meet Erik Fogel, the NYCUDL’s energetic executive director. Erik is a born and bred Californian but hardly laid back. He came east in 2002 to become a public school teacher in the South Bronx after graduating from U.C. Berkeley and with a law degree from the San Francisco-based Hastings College of Law. Erik had been an accomplished debater in high school who, when asked why he does this, answered, “Debate was a life-changer for me. It is the most rigorous academic program that can have a profound impact on a school’s success and future direction of those who get hooked.” While teaching history at the Bronx School of Law, Government and Justice, Erik expanded his role and created one of the most successful innercity debate teams in the nation. His South Bronx team challenged the conventional wisdom that a public school in one of the nation’s poorest communities could not produce topnotch debaters. More importantly, the program changed the trajectory of its students. But one debate program in the Bronx was not enough for Erik. In 2011, there were fewer than 10 New York City Title 1 low-income public schools that had debate programs. The cost of such programs can be prohibitive and includes funding for coaches, computers, tournament registration, travel and hotel costs. Erik dreamed big. The Bronx program became an incubator for other New York City schools and the NYUCDL was formed. In 2012, the NYCUDL was honored by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as one of top afterschool pro-

one pet peeve.” The issue has long been one of his top priorities, and it was the last topic he brought up in his last appearance at City Hall before starting a six-week paid paternity leave. “The scaffolding goes up, and it doesn’t come down — for months or years, even decades — all while no work is taking place,” he said. “Some scaffolding is almost old enough to vote!” In cases where the city is forced to step in to remedy the problem, Kallos added, the solution is to “make bad landlords pay.” The measure, which he ﬁrst introduced in 2016, faced steep opposition at the time from the Rent Stabilization Association, which represents residential landlords, and the Real Estate Board of New York, which represents mostly large commercial property owners. Both RSA and REBNY argued that

At the Middle School Tournament on Jan. 13 at the Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (WHEELS). Photo courtesy of NYCUDL grams in the nation. Starr Arroyo was one of those students who made it to the White House. “Growing up in the South Bronx, many people didn’t expect me to get this far,” she said. “I love the NYC Urban Debate League. You won’t find any activity that makes you think and question so many ideas, read and research so many books, write and speak about the biggest problems in our world, and meet and compete against students across the nation.” On a rainy day in the fall, I accompanied Erik to a downtown law firm to witness a debate firsthand. A group of high school students had assembled to demonstrate their debate skills to

a potential supporter who, himself, was a college debater. The topic for the day was whether the NCAA should pay college athletes for competing for their schools. One by one, the students presented their rapid-ﬁre arguments — well-researched and articulated — within a short time frame. They respectfully “went at each other,” asking pointed questions and poking holes in each other’s arguments. We could use such a thoughtful exchange of ideas in our current national discourse. Erik represents a next generation of caring leaders who toil in the trenches to improve our educational system and make the city a better place. He struggles to raise private dollars to

it would place an unfair burden on building owners, and said that the majority of sidewalk scaffolding is taken down in roughly one to two years.

2017 from the Council’s Committee on Housing and Building. But it never advanced in the full Council. Now, the legislative process starts all over again – at a time when hundreds of new sheds are going up amid a development boom and a robust construction-industry economy. It’s hard to miss them: There are currently 3,510 scaffoldings installed throughout Manhattan, almost half of the citywide tally, according to data from the city’s Department of Buildings. That includes 491 structures in Community Board 8 on the Upper East Side; 390 in CB7 on the Upper West Side; 302 in CB4, which takes in Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen; and 245 in CB1, which runs from Tribeca to the Battery. Among the West Side’s longtime street ﬁxtures is a 90-foot length of scaffolding that has fronted 360 Central Park West — a 1929 Rosario Can-

PAINFUL TOLL ON SMALL BIZ Trade groups supporting the bill include the New York State Restaurant Association and the New York City Hospitality Alliance. “Scaffolding that’s left up for months or years on end can devastate restaurants and bars,” said Andrew Rigie, executive director of the hospitality group. “It deters customers, reduces foot traffic and decimates sidewalk café business.” The bottom line in many cases: Owners of the establishments are forced to reduce employee hours, lay off workers — and even shutter their businesses, Rigie said in a statement. In Kallos’ ﬁrst attempt to steer the bill to passage, he won support in

keep the program aﬂoat, and has developed a smart and dedicated staff who believe deeply in the power of debate to change lives. You, too, can become involved. The NYCUDL recruits volunteers from the community to serve as judges for each of their tournaments. No experience is necessary — they will train you. The next Manhattan tournaments will take place on Saturday, February 10 at 8:30 am at the Hamilton Grange School (500 West 138th St.) and PS 180 Hugo Newman (370 West 120th St.). The topic: whether the capital gains tax should be abolished. I hope the president and Congress will be listening!

dela-designed limestone apartment building at West 96th Street — since October 2008. Meanwhile, on the East Side, a 44-foot-long shed has stood outside 1850 Second Avenue, an apartment tower at 96th Street, since September 2009. And right around the corner from Kallos’ district office, an unsightly 56-foot-long structure has fronted 1772 Second Avenue, an old tenement at 92nd Street, since August 2009. “It’s like walking through an urban catacombs,” said Donald McCabe, a software consultant who lives off Second Avenue and passes under the two structures almost daily on his way to or from the 96th Street Q train station. “It’s supposed to be 2018, but I still see beer cans and the occasional drug paraphernalia on the sidewalk,” McCabe said.

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CULTIVATING CULTURES Chinese businesswoman devotes her career to building a relationship between her native and adopted countries BY ANGELA BARBUTI

Yanchun “Lily” Li travels so frequently between New York and China that she’s become a very familiar face on Air China ﬂights. All that airborne time is all spent with one goal in mind: to bridge the cultural gap between the two countries. In 2016, she launched Harvard Wealth Strategy and Management with this mission at its core. Through the organization, which she started with a business partner, she hosts cultural exchanges, bringing American students and adults to China. In her opinion, that is the path to peace in the world. “By doing things together, we gradually understand why people think and talk this way,” she explained. “And then, with understanding, we can create more respect.” She grew up in China’s northeast, attended college in Beijing, and earned her MBA at Harvard. She now sits on the Harvard Women’s Leadership Board and is its only member from mainland China. This month, the Midtown East resident is preparing for the Chinese New Year Spectacular at Carnegie Hall on February 24. The concert celebrates the musical talent of artists from both China and the U.S.

Tell us how Harvard Wealth Strategy came about. After my entrepreneurship for almost 24 years in the pharmaceutical industry and with all the experiences from my travels, I started to realize how important cultural exchange could be. And also how important it is to cultivate new generations to have a better understanding about different countries, especially China and the U.S., two of the biggest powers in the world right now. So, with that motivation, I started this company.

What was your mission in creating it? One of the missions is to bridge the cultural gap, especially between the U.S. and China. I don’t view it in a very complicated way. Actually, it is very simple and practical. That is, let us do things together. I see the whole path and, I think, the starting point will be cultural exchange.... More and more young people in China are starting to come to the U.S. Half a million come to study. They are not only contributing to the growth of the economy of the U.S., but the more significant part is they learn the culture here. And also, I see

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more visionary American families have started to send their kids to China to learn Chinese culture. The real hope is the future generations. So why not use my resources, funds and experience to do this?

You’ve been hosting cultural exchanges to China for the past 10 years. I’ve been inviting Wall Street brokers, managers, lawyers, auditors, to China. Many groups came with me to China, including, in 2013, 20 members of the Harvard Women’s Leadership Board, who came with me for a 10-day trip. All of those experiences are really amazing, even to me. I’m also really surprised because for a lot of them, this is their ﬁrst trip to China, and all of the women on the board are global leaders. I would have never imagined that if it didn’t happen in front of me.

Who are the students you have brought there and what have their experiences been like? Last year, with my business partner, Charles Sullivan, we took 12 PAL [Police Athletic League] performing arts high school students to China to join the Joy Dance Beijing Youth International Festival. Students paid the airfare, but all the other expenses were covered by the Beijing government. We were the ﬁrst who took American students to join this event. Our company is the representative of the Beijing government for this festival. In 2016, we also took 20 Regis High School students to join this event. Some students were so excited, they cried. We couldn’t control our tears when we saw that. We also invited 18 high school teachers to come to China. They were all ﬁrst timers. We couldn’t imagine. And a lot of them didn’t have passports or Visas, so we facilitated them to go through all those complicated procedures. All of these experiences really encouraged me and my company to go further along this road. We feel it is so important and meaningful.

Explain how the Chinese New Year Spectacular was born. Charles and I are the initiators of this project. At the very beginning, it was a very simple idea. Jiaxin Tian is a really talented pianist who graduated from the Manhattan School of Music. Her mom, who is a very good friend of mine, said, “My daughter is desperately eager to have an international stage. She has accumulated so many skills and is so talented, but there’s no stage for her.” So I talked with Charles, who is very experienced in the entertainment business, to help. That was the starting point. Young Chinese artists are really in the demand to have this kind of stage. It’s exciting to have the capability to have these talented artists become so suc-

cessful and to realize their dream.

What are some of the Chinese se companies you work with here? Ton Ren Tang, a 340-year ar old company. It is the number-one ne brand in traditional Chinese medicine. icine. So we have helped them to acquire re their ﬁrst mainstream clinic in Manhattan anhattan on Madison Avenue. This is something very meaningful for the entire tire industry, because 90 percent of the patients are American. Harvard Wealth th also has a section of investment, so we also invest in education and high-tech h companies. One is UBI Blockchain Technology, echnology, a company using biomedicall technology to focus on food and drug safety afety issues.

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