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WEEK OF OCTOBER THE BRESLINIZATION OF EAST 42ND STREET

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The Department of Education fielded nearly 130,000 complaints about bus service in the first month of the 2018 school year. Photo: Chris Sampson, via Flickr Senior Pastor K Karpen (right) with Debora Barrios (center) and Associate Pastor Lea Matthews (left) inside of St. Paul and St. Andrew United Methodist Church. Photo: Stephan Russo

THE ‘SANCTUARYHOOD’ CAMPAIGN COMMUNITY A network of religious groups, non-profits and individuals hopes to turn entire neighborhoods into safe spaces for immigrants. How it works on the UWS BY STEPHAN RUSSO

The New York metropolitan area is home to 1.2 million of the nation’s 11.1 million undocumented immigrants. NYC is one of 39 cities that has declared itself a sanctuary city, which prohibits the NYPD from working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in identifying undocumented immigrants unless they have committed serious crimes. Despite threats by the federal government to punish the city and withhold needed funding, New York has held steadfast. Now there is a campaign on the Upper West Side to develop a local “SanctuaryHood” (Barrio Santuario), educating residents and busi-

The UWS is still a neighborhood where people feel connected. Where we can, we need to push back and hold our ground. Providing sanctuary is a concrete way of doing that.”

COUNCIL TAKES AIM AT SCHOOL BUS WOES STUDENTS Bills under consideration would make real-time bus GPS location data available to parents, expand DOE disclosure requirements on delays

Lea Matthews, associate pastor, St. Paul and St. Andrew United Methodist Church nesses on how to create a safe space for immigrants who live, work and shop in our community. The idea of turning entire neighborhoods into sanctuaries was an outgrowth of work by the New Sanctuary Coalition of NYC — an interfaith network of religious groups, non-profit organizations and concerned individuals that

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BY MICHAEL GAROFALO

Following a bumpy start to the school year for the 150,000 NYC public school students who rely on buses to get to class each day, city legislators are pushing a package of bills intended to improve the struggling pupil transportation system. Complaints of no-show buses, late arrivals and drivers getting lost on their routes abounded during the opening weeks of the school year. In September alone, students experienced over 27,000 bus-related delays,

according to Department of Education data, which cites heavy traffic and mechanical problems as the most common reasons for delays. The agency fielded nearly 130,000 complaints through its school bus helpline in September — 20,000 more than during the same period last year — many from worried parents in search of kids on tardy buses. The City Council is weighing a bill would address these concerns by requiring DOE to implement GPS tracking on each of the 9,000 yellow buses that transport public school students and giving parents access to real-time location data. The GPS legislation is one piece of a seven-bill bundle — known as the Student Transportation Oversight Package, or “STOP” — aimed at increasing the transparency and efficiency of the bus system.

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27,082 delays in September 2018

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On average, delayed buses run

26.9 minutes late in Manhattan (Citywide, students on delayed buses arrive 28.1 minutes

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60 percent of delays are attributed to heavy traffic

71 percent of reported delays occur in the morning

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In Brief MORE HELP FOR SMALL BUSINESS

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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A HOWLIN’ HALLOWEEN PETS Carl Schurz’s Park annual canine costume competition gives new meaning to a dog day afternoon BY CHARMAINE P. RICE

Creativity and originality were on full display at Carl Schurz Park during Sunday’s Halloween Howl and Healthy Hound Fair. Photo: Charmaine P. Rice

Costumed canines proudly paraded their Halloween spirit during the Halloween Howl and Healthy Hound Fair held at Carl Schurz Park Sunday. “This annual event grows each year. There’s a larger crowd this year and more people registered to enter the competition,” noted Patrick McCluskey, director of operations at the Carl Schurz Park Conservancy. The park boasts two fenced-in dog runs. One run caters to large dogs, and the other to those of a more petite persuasion. The park’s conservancy relies on donations to maintain the dog runs. “The first year we held this event, there were eight entrants!” exclaimed Richard Myer, one of the Howl’s co-founders Myer and this year one of seven judges pronouncing on the canine contest.

“It just caught on. There are over 200 participants this year and this event just keeps growing.” So what do the judges look for? “We look for creativity and originality,” Myer explained. “We like homemade costumes versus store-bought costumes. More importantly, we look to see if the dog appears to be comfortable in the costume. That’s a big component in our decision-making.” Creativity and originality were certainly on display — the pooches and their proud owners cheerfully showed off their thematic costumes as they paraded in front of the judges, despite the onset of chilly weather. The competition featured four categories: Kids and Dogs, Group Costumes, Large Dogs and Small Dogs. An honorable mention, second runner-up, first runner-up and a first-place winner was selected in each category. Costume inspiration drew from Star Wars, the solar system, sea creatures and foodstuffs, including hot dogs, tacos, Starbucks drinks and banana split sundaes. On the “people” front, the dashing doggies donned up as Su-

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preme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sherlock Holmes, Misty Copeland, the ‘Pink Ladies’ from Grease, the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland and Charlie from the Chocolate Factory. The event also featured the Healthy Hound Fair, where pet owners had the opportunity to learn about the latest wellness products and services. Representatives from the event’s sponsors manned tables along the park’s riverfront esplanade, and 25 volunteers assisted with everything from crowd control to photography to emceeing. A silent auction rounded out the festivities. “All of the proceeds from the Howl benefit the dog runs in the park,” McCluskey said. A $10 donation was requested to enter the costume competition. The Howl, sponsored this year by the Animal Medical Center, Animal Care Centers of NYC, Biscuits and Bath and Sotheby’s, among others, was conceived about 15 years ago by two area residents who walked their dogs in the park. Today, it is one of the park’s most popular events.

Among other criteria, judges tried to determine how comfortable a dog was in its costume. “That’s a big component in our decisionmaking,” one judge said. Photo: Charmaine P. Rice

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CRIME WATCH BY JERRY DANZIG SNACK ATTACK A shoplifter was arrested after assaulting a store employee, all over snacks worth $12, police said. At 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 8, a teenager entered the Canal Iconic Magazines store at 385 Canal St., took two bags of chips, two ice creams and a soda and

then tried to leave the store without paying. When a male store employee tried to stop the teen, later identified by police as Mister Shaw, 17, the latter pushed the man to the ground and punched him in the mouth, cutting him. Police later arrested Shaw on robbery charges.

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Scooter looters continue to wreak havoc. At 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 18, a Jersey City woman parked her 2016 Genuine Buddy 50 at the northeast corner of Greenwich and Jay Streets. When she returned the following day at 7 p.m., her vehicle was missing. A license plate reader picked up the scooter later at Canal and Varick Streets, revealing a man with a white helmet, black backpack, blue jeans and a white T-shirt driving. The scooter is valued as $3,650.

Reported crimes from the 1st precinct for the week ending Oct 14

NIGHTMARE PAIR A couple helped themselves to designer goods in a local Prada store recently. Police said that at 12:08 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9, a man and a woman working in concert entered the Prada store at 575 Broadway and took two women’s bags and two men’s wallets worth at total of $3,510.

CRUNCH CRIME Crime Watch readers know that plenty of stuff disappears from gym lockers that are locked, but unlocked

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lockers? Fuhgeddaboudit! At 8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7, a 32-year-old man returned to his locker after his workout inside the Crunch gym at 80 Leonard St. and stowed his iPhone X, Apple watch priced, wallet and other personal items the locker while he took a shower and sauna. When he returned an hour later, his property was missing. In all, he told police the missing belongings are valued at $2,390.

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WALLET LIFTED At 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14, a 45-year-old woman was returning items to the Century 21 store at 22 Cortlandt St. and placed her wallet on a register. When she next looked for the wallet it was gone. Multiple unauthorized charges later turned up on her credit cards. The victim encountered unauthorized charges of $1,131 and $311 on her American Express Card.

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He was an old-school, streetsavvy, door-knocking, pavement-pounding journalist who championed the city’s disenfranchised, railed against its ruling classes and wrote for its masses. He was also a megalomaniac — he fancied himself as “J.B. No. 1,” the “greatest columnist in the history of the world” — who believed that his words were deathless, his name eternal. On that last score, he may have been proven right: On the morning of Oct. 17, a stretch of East 42nd Street near the landmark Daily News Building was permanently renamed “Jimmy Breslin Way.” As family, friends, pols and marquee names in journalism gathered, the new street sign was unveiled at the southeast corner of Third Avenue, a few steps away from another vanished symbol of a lost New York — the site of the last Horn & Hardart Automat, where Breslin would repair to schmooze with sources before it finally closed in 1991. “His long legacy as a journalist is that he told the stories of those who seldom have their stories told,” said City Council Member Keith Powers, who sponsored legislation this summer at the request of the Breslin family co-naming the street, his first such bill since taking office in January. The idea was to “celebrate the role of journalism in society,” mark his towering accomplishments in column-writing and educate New Yorkers and tourists as to who he was, what he did, what he meant to the city, and why it mattered, Powers added. But there was an unmistakable subtext, too. In a climate in which President Donald Trump can excoriate a free press as “fake news” and “the enemy of the people” — the Breslinization of a major city thorough-

East Side City Council Member Keith Powers is flanked by James Breslin (at left) and his twin brother Kevin at the Oct. 17 unveiling of “Jimmy Breslin Way” on a stretch of East 42nd Street near the landmark Daily News Building. Photo: New York City Council Photographer John McCarten

The test of a good idea is its ability to last through a hangover.” Jimmy Breslin, the late columnist, novelist and raconteur fare provides a healthy antidote. “Jimmy would be distraught to know that the press was under fire by the leader of our country,” Powers said.

GENUINE AND AUTHENTIC NEWS, NOT FAKE Born in Queens and educated in its courtrooms, barrooms, poolrooms and anterooms of bookie parlors, bail bondsmen and mob social clubs, Breslin’s brand of two-fisted newspapering enlivened the pages of the long-gone Herald Tribune, as well as Newsday, the New York Post, and most memorably, the Daily News, where he won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1986. He left his beloved Queens Boulevard in 1982 to become a “reluctant Upper West Sider,” as he once put it, marrying the feminist politician and ex-City Council Member Ronnie Eldridge, his second wife, moving into her spread on Central Park West, and sharing the six children from his first marriage and three from hers. “The test of a good idea is its ability to last through a hangover,” Breslin liked to say. “Marrying Ronnie was a good idea.” It was there on CPW that the

gritty stylist who could be angelic and profane, poetic and offensive, all at the same time, died of pneumonia on March 19, 2017. He was 88. “Even when you were mad at him, you still went out and bought the paper,” said former Daily News columnist Denis Hamill at the unveiling ceremony. “You had to get your fix of Breslin in the morning.” Two of Breslin’s sons stood near their father’s old stomping grounds to memorialize his work. And so acute was the family resemblance that it seemed that the columnist was about to return to his old City Room one more time. Of course, The News had vacated its ancestral home in 1995. “No one — no one! — ever had a louder voice than my father,” said James Breslin, his namesake son and the sometime driver of a scribe who loved the city’s streets, but never learned how to drive upon them. “The words he pounded out on his typewriter were flooded with the human spirit,” he added. “And now, the sign ‘Jimmy Breslin Way’ will support that spirit — and help encourage lifetimes of truth and free speech.” Also paying homage was his twin brother, Kevin Breslin, who said the street sign was a crystalline reminder that the news is “honest and real, and people should never forget that.” “My father lived every day of his life for that,” he added. “This was a man who was no enemy of the people ... This was a man who was not fake news.” invreporter@strausnews.com

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A bike lane is only safe as long as it remains intact. It’s a point so obvious as to be self-evident — but too often, cycling advocates say, street work interrupts the continuity of the city’s bike lane system, forcing bikers to abruptly veer into traffic to avoid construction barricades. A bill under consideration in the City Council seeks to address the problem by requiring that bike lane protections remain in place during street work. The legislation, introduced this month by East Side Council Member Carlina Rivera, would require Department of

Transportation work permit holders to create safe detours preserving bike lanes impacted by construction. Rivera said at an Oct. 17 press conference that the bill “is going to not just protect cyclists, it is going to protect pedestrians and the people of New York City.â€? Under the bill, permit holders doing work that impedes a bike lane would be required to create a detour lane at least four feet in width (or threequarters the width of the original lane, whichever is greater) that is separated from motor vehicle traffic by a barrier. The bill’s scope encompasses any marked bike lane, included painted lanes, protected lanes and standalone bike paths in parks. Detours would be communicated to cyclists through required disclosure on DOT’s website and notiďŹ cation to local community boards. “There are so many obstacles when it comes to construc-

tion,� Rivera said. “We want people to know that when you are building in this city [...] you have to respect the green infrastructure that is so important to cyclists.� Marco Conner, the deputy director of the bike advocacy organization Transportation Alternatives, hailed the bill as “a permanent solution� to “the unacceptable status quo� that imperils New Yorkers’ safety on a daily basis. “The safety of people who walk and bike is too often compromised when construction projects take up our limited public street space,� Conner said. “The city currently responds to construction projects by accommodating motor vehicles, while the vast majority of New Yorkers who do not drive bear the burden. Pedestrians lose precious sidewalk space, while bicyclists are pushed out into the street.�

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AGING How to reduce the stress and financial burden on your heirs BY CAROL ANN RINZLER

Here’s some serious relationship advice: Don’t die. If you do, dealing with your departure won’t be a walk in the park for your heirs. In fact, it will be a marathon that starts with the dreaded probate, the process by which your executor gains the authority to run your estate. Depending on the complexity of your will, probate can take from one month to forever. Ditto for moving all your monetary assets into an estate account so your heirs can pay bills like that credit card with the balance you really meant to settle or the monthly maintenance and mortgage which continue until your apartment or other property is sold. So before death becomes your only choice, hire a trusted lawyer to walk you through the twist and turns of leaving. Other tips: Go pre-paid. Your spirit may have flown, but your remains remain and must be remaindered. To make sure they do it your way, pre-purchase a plan. You can chose a funeral plus burial or cremation or skip the formalities and go straight to

direct burial or cremation, the latter followed by ashes scattered in an appropriate manner (for New Yorkers, the ocean off Fire Island is common). The newest, greenest way is to place your ashes in a container with tree or plant seeds to grow — in permitted areas — a living reminder that you indeed were here (check it out at urnabios. com). Rana Huber, Director of Communications for the New York State Funeral Directors Association, explains that buying-while-living helps relieve stress and reduce the financial burden for those you leave behind because while the price of the cemetery or crematory services may rise, the price of the funeral stays frozen.

Remember, where there’s a will there’s a way... to keep it simple. One possibility is to give stuff away before you die which not only simplifies things but also allows you to see people enjoying your gifts while you can still see. Plus, if one of your giftees is an organized charity, you get a tax deduction. As for the will itself, choose your executor/executrix carefully. Wills are generally family affairs, so the usual choice is spouse, children and then out into the family tree. But funny things may happen when relatives and money or treasured items are involved, so you may decide to name a judicious and impartial

friend instead. Stay single... in your financial and legal life: One bank, one stock broker. You may hear that if you have tons of money (lucky you!), you can’t have just one bank because the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) only insures accounts up to $250,000. But in many cases, for those of you not zillionaire rich, your banker may propose divvying up the stash into separate-but-legal accounts, each one insured for that quarter million. Now for stocks and bonds: The paperwork involved in transferring assets from one brokerage to another can reduce your heirs to tears not of grief but of fury. At you. So, choose one and done. And yes, you should be a friend with benefits ... well, beneficiaries. Be sure every bank or stock account in your name is labeled with the name of a person to whom the asset goes when you do. Keep the list on file with your bank and other financial institutions, and keep it current. If Beneficiary A dies or just plain annoys you, pick another person and update the records. Finally, because you are an individual and special person to whom general rules may not apply, check everything not once but twice with your lawyer. Then sit back, and re-read that first sentence: Don’t die. At least not today.

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FOR A SMILEFUL, SOULFUL HALLOWEEN BY BETTE DEWING

First, about smiles and, oh how the world does need them now! Except no smiles from this October baseball fan to “fan interference” where the umpire call favored the Red Sox in the Astros-Red Sox playoff. Just had to say that although there are surely worse things to snarl about. Ah, sports are often a relief from all that — maybe too much so. Oh, to find that elusive balance — the game-of-life winning balance. And, yes, Halloween may be a too all-encompassing holiday, but not when it comes to the need for JackO-Lantern smiles. But please, no

snarly pumpkin faces — too many snarls on people’s faces these days. And let’s only welcome smiling good witches and no monsters need apply. Only shop brick-and-mortar for Halloween treats! Or anything else! Halloween-costumed doggies do make us smile, although isn’t it sort of like gilding the lily? And black cats are never evil — cats, in general, just don’t like to dress up, or go out very much. Of course, when trick or treating, never forget to say thanks or give a big smile. About that Halloween soul ... well, smiling and saying thanks is pretty soulful — and so needed to be seen and heard — and in the highest of places, setting ex-

amples and yes, bridging divisions — bridging divisions. And I so gratefully remember Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church’s Dr. David H.C. Read’s All Saints Day Sunday sermons, particularly the Litany of Commemoration prayer. While the sermons didn’t slight recognized saints and church martyrs, the message that close to Halloween Sunday was also closer to home. Remembered were those we knew, church members and others, who had departed this life the previous year and in other years too. The message was also about the promise of a heavenly hereafter and strength and guidance for the life journey at hand.

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The Litany of Commemoration gave thanks for the lives of the departed and how we the living are still connected. Read aloud by the congregation, in part it said “We always give thanks for all the dear friends and kindred now ministering in the spiritual world whose faces we see no more, but whose love is with us forever… we give thanks for every hallowed memory and the abiding hope that where they are, we shall be also ...” Even unbelievers I know were moved by this Litany of Commemoration and Read’s sermons, which to my knowledge were not compiled in a book as were numerous others. My collection is available for

any publisher interested in these messages, which offer comfort for the bereaved, as well as a hope for a heaven, for which, again, even unbelievers may secretly yearn. And may this Litany of Commemoration be prayed again, perhaps on this closest to Halloween Sunday, October 28, by the senior minister, the Rev. Jenny McDevitt, and the associate minister, the Rev. Beverly Bartlett. And yes, I’ve requested it be prayed at any service which might be held for me. So, all Saints Day/Halloween blessings to one and to all — and of course, have fun and smile a whole lot. And, you kids and everyone else, don’t forget to say thanks!

THE MOST THANKLESS JOB ON BROADWAY PUBLIC EYE BY JON FRIEDMAN

Taylor Trensch has the most coveted — and thankless — gig on Broadway. He succeeded Tony winner Ben Platt as the lead character in the blockbuster “Dear Evan Hansen.” Platt was a sensation, the kind of star who graces the Great White Way in Halley’s Comet terms. If you even glimpsed him at the Tony Awards broadcast as Evan Hansen, the anxiety-tormented high school senior in Everytown USA — we’ve all either seen him or been him — you had to shake your head in admiration and possibly disbelief. It was a performance for the ages and only a snippet of what he did on stage in performance after performance. “On the two occasions I saw him in the role, I wanted to dose myself afterward with a cocktail of Zoloft and Mucinex,” Jesse Green wrote in The New York Times.” No doubt Trensch, who had con-

cluded a 10-month run as Barnaby Tucker in “Hello, Dolly!” before following Platt — also pondered Platt in wonderment. How could he hope to replace such a wunderkind. How could anyone? What audacity! I had the pleasure of watching Trensch on stage at the matinee on Oct. 17. He was terrific. And I especially appreciated his wise strategy of showing that less can be more. What’s the point of trying to be a carbon copy of Platt? That would be the most self-defeating notion of all. Instead, Trensch came at the challenge by not trying to duplicate Platt’s every anxious gesture. Trensch simply economized, staying true to the character but putting his own stamp on the role. That was a brilliant idea. As I enjoyed Trensch’s thoughtful performance, I couldn’t help look out at the big picture and consider that what he was doing was bigger than entertaining tourists from

Omaha and senior citizens from Queens. Clearly Trensch had the talent and grit to succeed on his own terms. We will no doubt hear from him again, after his run concludes in this celebrated show. But let’s step back and marvel at his risktaking flair. If he had flopped in this role or if critics and audiences alike had pigheadedly refused to accept anyone but Ben Platt? What would have become of Trensch? Could he have gone on in the theater show business at all? Would that kind of gut punch destroy his self-confidence and push him to a career as the finest vocalist at your local Progressive counter? Imagine having the task of succeeding Derek Jeter at shortstop of the Yankees or Steve Jobs as the visionary head of Apple or Shelley Long in the indelible role of the kooky, charismatic Diane Chambers on “Cheers” or Brian Jones in the Rolling Stones or —

dare I say it — even David Lee Roth as the lead singer and microphone twirler in Van Halen. Every succession carries with it unique strains. We’ve all experienced the situation in which we take the place of someone has who established herself or himself in a key position. It’s probably fair to say that Trensch’s greatest asset in this new starring role is courage. Call it toughness. Call it intestinal fortitude. Call it, even, grit. Talent alone does not guarantee success. Plus, he had the savvy to know that he had to re-create the role and tailor it to his special skill set. By reinventing the character of Evan Hansen, Trensch could fully innovate and make the part his own. Broadway can be an unforgiving place. People look for reasons to knock you down and leave it to someone else to clean up the debris. Ultimately, young Mr. Trensch’s greatest victory was remaining Taylor Trensch.

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GHOST STORIES BOOKS NYC author journeys to the past in her latest novel BY CLAIRE LEADEN

Erin Lindsey began writing about 14 years ago when she was a foreign aid worker for UNICEF, delving immediately into the fantasy genre. Though she enjoyed it as a form of escapism from the more dangerous settings she lived and worked in, she also had a personal reason for crafting tales of adventure. “They say you write what you want to read, and after spending all day reading serious documents, I guess I just wanted to read something more fun,â€? the Brooklyn writer said with a grin. Writing what she wanted paid off, as her three-book fantasy series “Bloodboundâ€? was bought and published starting in 2014. Still, her most recent novel falls more in the historical mystery genre, without leaving out a little bit of magic, of course. “Murder on Millionaires’ Row,â€? published Oct. 2 by Minotaur Books, is the ďŹ rst in Lindsey’s new Rose Gallagher Mystery Series. “I don’t think about ‘genres’ when I’m writing,â€? she explained of the switch, “but something I’ve learned about myself is that I tend to write things that fall between genres. ‘Murder on Millionaires’ Row’ has quite a bit of fantasy in it as well.â€? The novel is set in Gilded Age Manhattan, following young

Erin Lindsey started writing ďŹ ction while working as a foreign aid worker. Her new novel is set in Gilded Age Manhattan. Photo: Courtesy of Erin Lindsey

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I r ish hou sema id Rose Gallagher as she searches for her missing boss, Mr. Wiltshire. As ghostly apparitions start to appear, Rose realizes it may be more than just a typical missing persons’ case. Lindsey said one of the most difficult-and most fun — parts of writing the book was channeling historical New York, through buildings and architecture, social mores and even the speech of the day. “If you’re writing a character who lives at a particular time in history, you have to make sure everything you express through her voice is true to her character, her background and is historically accurate,â€? she said. Lindsey had a trusty website she used to verify if certain words or phrases were part of the vernacular at the time — and also thoroughly enjoyed “The City in Slangâ€? by Irving Lewis Allen. But for the rest of the period research, she had to go digging. “The historical research was challenging because it was very time-consuming, but I loved every minute of it,â€? she said. She bought every book she could ďŹ nd on the subject, made frequent visits to the Tenement Museum and to the New York Public Library, reviewed newspaper archives online (from the Library of Congress and others), and listened to one of her favorites: “The Bowery Boys New York History Podcast.â€? “That’s the beauty of New York,â€? she explained. “I feel like every detail of its history, no matter how small, has been meticulously documented by some enthusiast somewhere ...it’s all there for the ďŹ nding.â€? The story travels all over 19th century Manhattan — from the townhouses of the elite on Fifth Avenue (where Rose works), to Grand Central Depot, to the elevated train lines, to traipses through Washington and Tompkins Squares, to visits to Bellevue Hospital, and to Rose’s home neighborhood of Five Points, the immigrant-heavy and notorious “slumâ€? occupying that is now Chinatown. Staying true to her fantasy

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The Sheen Center 18 Bleecker St. 7:30 p.m. $37 The time is October 1976. The place is the Improv comedy club. Freddie Prinze is giving one of his last performances, just a few months before his death. This one-man show, written and performed by Jose Sonera, chronicles the extraordinary life of the late actor and comedian Freddie Prinze, the halfHungarian, half-Puerto Rican pioneer that paved the way for future Latino entertainers. 212-219-3132 sheencenter.org

Housing Works Bookstore 126 Crosby St. 7 p.m. $35 Brooklyn-based cult band will serve up an atmospheric acoustic set complete with costumes, visuals, special guests and spooky surprises — all in a site-specific performance at the unique bookstore. Demonically delicious cocktails available too. 212-966-0466 housingworksbookstore.org

Sat 27 ‘PARDON MY TANGENT’: A COMEDY AND MUSICAL BENEFIT The Cooper Union 7 East Seventh St. 7 p.m. $25-$250 Join actors/comedians Janeane Garofalo and Arden Myrin for a benefit show and live taping of their podcast “Pardon My Tangent.” All proceeds benefit The Cooper Union’s return to full-tuition scholarships for undergrads. With special guests Lawrence O’Donnell, host of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” actor Dallas Roberts, actor/comedian Amy Sedaris and others. 212-353-4100 cooper.edu

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The Half King 505 West 23rd St. 7 p.m. Free Warning that the Trump presidency presages America’s decline, the political commentator Max Boot recounts his extraordinary journey from lifelong Republican to vehement Trump opponent in his new book, “The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right.� 212-462-4300 thehalfking.com

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Wed 31 BENEFIT CONCERT: ‘BUCKET O’ BLOOD CABARET’ The Flea Theater 20 Thomas St. 7:30 p.m. party, 9 p.m. show $30, $50 Opera on Tap brings its signature irreverent approach to opera to The Flea in its resident cabaret series. In honor of the season, Bucket o’Blood Cabaret presents an eclectic array of creepy operaticallytinged songs. Tickets include a costume competition, party and cocktails prior to the performance. Through Nov. 3. 212-226-0051 theea.org

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MAN ABOUT TOWN Dance and Broadway legend Jerome Robbins’s centennial year is celebrated at the Library for the Performing Arts with a major exhibit BY VAL CASTRONOVO

Close on the heels of the late Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday in August came collaborator Jerome Robbins’s 100th on October 11 (he died after suffering a stroke in 1998). The city marked the occasion with a string of performances of the choreographer’s iconic ballets at Lincoln Center and three male solo dances at the Guggenheim, featuring members of the Pacific Northwest Ballet, among other celebratory events. The Wright café at the Guggenheim even offered a prix fixe “Robbins Centennial Tribute Dinner” — think Steak à la Robbins and Birthday Pâté à la Tanaquil (after French ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq, who was married to George Balanchine and was a Robbins confidante). Delicious. Now, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is showcasing an exhibit of some 250 items in homage to Robbins (born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz on the Lower East Side), the vast majority culled from the archives of its Jerome Robbins Dance Division. “Voice of My City: Jerome Robbins and New York” is curated by histo-

rian Julia Foulkes, author of “A Place for Us: ‘West Side Story’ and New York” (2016). She hopes visitors will be drawn to “the kind of things that he made that are not dances — because people already know them,” referring to legendary works such as “Fancy Free” (1944), his breakout ballet; “On the Town” (1944), the Broadway musical spin-off; “Fiddler on the Roof” (1964), which he both directed and choreographed; and “West Side Story” (stage, 1957; screen, 1961). The latter won 10 Oscars in 1962, with Robbins snagging two awards, one for Best Director with Robert Wise, and an honorary award for “brilliant” choreography on film. This dance master was a tireless observer of the city and its folkways, obsessively recording his impressions of ordinary things (sidewalks, walkers, rooftops, stoop dwellers, ferry riders, shoes, trash) in letters, diaries, journals, poems, drawings, paintings and films, all on abundant view here. He wrote volumes about everything he saw, heard or felt and saved everything. No experience, it seems, was left unexamined. He liked to hang out and watch people hang out, camera in hand. And it was these very random observations of a city in motion that fed the art and helped forge an American style. As Foulkes said: “I kind of love that the Library and his vast archive have allowed us to see the flip side of those

One of the accordion journals in the section devoted to Robbins’s diaries. There is a mirror underneath to reflect the reverse side. Photo: Jonathan Blanc/The New York Public Library

New York City Ballet in Robbins’ “Glass Pieces” (1983), a dance in three parts, with music by Philip Glass. It captures the rhythm of the city. Photo: Costas Cacaroukas. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts very polished, perfected visions [on] stage ... how he was kind of messing around in the city in general, figuring out how to put these things on display.” Some of the writings are quite endearing. Upon settling into his first apartment in Manhattan in 1940 on Seventh Avenue in midtown, he typed two pages describing his new digs — e.g., “The bathtub is half a tub long and a tub and a half high” — and made loopy sketches of himself scrunched up in the tub. But in a city where you’ve gotta be tough, he was tough — famously so. There’s a caricature from 1958 in the “West Side Story” section depicting Robbins as a taskmaster with a whip. “He may well have been the most hated man on Broadway. ‘Mean as a snake,’ said Helen Gallagher, a performer who worked with him on several shows,” Wendy Lesser writes in the opener of her new book, “Jerome Robbins: A Life in Dance.” “He felt he had to break everything down in order to build it up in a better form,” she continues. Foulkes agrees that Robbins did “treat people badly sometimes ... I don’t want to deny that.” One of the most novel parts of the exhibit is the display of diaries Robbins created from 1971 to 1984. All 24 are shown together for the first time, with mirrors underneath two long foldouts to reflect the reverse sides. “He meant them as aesthetic objects. He didn’t just choose a Woolworth scrapbook. He chose expensive, wellmade, paper accordion journals from Takashimaya, a high-end Japanese department store on Fifth Avenue. He was deliberately creating something here not only for himself, but also as a kind of legacy,” the curator said.

Jerome Robbins dancing in his living room in 1959. Silver gelatin print. Photo: Philippe Halsman. ©Halsman Archive The handwriting is tiny and, in some cases, awash with watercolor. The journals are bright collages riddled with ticket stubs, art photos, stamps, postmarks, pressed leaves and a cutout of Leo Tolstoy. These keepers are “incredibly intimate,” Foulkes said. “You get the sense of a person who is constantly on a quest.” From an early age, Robbins yearned to belong and to find his place in the world. He was bisexual and racked with anxiety and doubt throughout his life, always questioning his worth despite his immense success and tall ego. When he migrated to Manhattan from Weehawken, New Jersey, as a young adult, New York became his comfort and his muse. “The city is a meeting place between

the self and the world for him,” the curator said. “He’s somebody who was incredibly interior, incredibly reflective and analytic.... But he wasn’t just that. He was constantly going out and observing. And it’s this play between himself and the world that I think makes so much of his art work so rich.”

IF YOU GO WHAT: “Voice of My City: Jerome Robbins and New York” WHERE: The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza (65th St and Columbus Ave) WHEN: through March 30 www.nypl.org/locations/lpa

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Ave Nida

25 Avenue B

Grade Pending (27) Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation. Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, crosscontaminated, 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.

The Garret East

206 Avenue A

Grade Pending (67) Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations. Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/ sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies. Hand washing facility not provided in or near food preparation area and toilet room. Hot and cold running water at adequate pressure to enable cleanliness of employees not provided at facility. Soap and an acceptable hand-drying device not provided. 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.

Hunan Slurp Shop

112 1st Ave

A

Pizza Rollio

437 E 9th St

CLOSED (90) Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations. Appropriately scaled metal stem-type thermometer or thermocouple not provided or used to evaluate temperatures of potentially hazardous foods during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies. Hand washing facility not provided in or near food preparation area and toilet room. Hot and cold running water at adequate pressure to enable cleanliness of employees not provided at facility. Soap and an acceptable hand-drying device not provided. No facilities available to wash, rinse and sanitize utensils and/or equipment. Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

Boulton & Watt

5 Avenue A

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Tartine

253 West 11 Street

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En Japanese Brasserie

435 Hudson Street

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OCT 10 - 16, 2018 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. Wichcraft

11 East 20 Street

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Baohaus

238 East 14 Street

Grade Pending (22) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. Filth flies or food/refuse/ sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility’s food and/or nonfood areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies.

Le Coq Rico

30 E 20th St

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Make Sandwich

135 4th Ave

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Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company

63 E 8th St

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Old Town Bar & Restaurant 45 East 18 Street

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National Arts Club

15 Gramercy Park South

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Maoz Vegetarian

38 Union Square East

Grade Pending (21) 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. Filth flies or food/ refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility’s food and/ or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies.

The Smith

55 3 Avenue

Grade Pending (27) Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation. Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies. Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

Gramercy Kitchen

184 3rd Ave

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The Dumpling Shop

124 2nd Ave

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Nowhere

322 East 14 Street

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No.1 Kitchen

265 1 Avenue

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Mango Mango Dessert

23 Saint Marks Pl

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Sakebar Decibel

240 East 9 Street

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Bayard’s Alehouse

533 Hudson Street

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Jennifer Cafe

67 1 Avenue

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Dunkin’ Donuts

75 Christopher Street

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Cacio & Pepe

182 2 Avenue

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Soho Park

62 Prince Street

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B Bar and Grill

40 East 4 Street

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Little Rascal

163 Elizabeth Street

Grade Pending (27) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. 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.

Niagara / Lovers Of Today / 112 Avenue A Sister Midnight

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Sahara East Restaurant

Grade Pending (48) Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation. Evidence of rats or live rats present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/ refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies. Tobacco use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area observed.

Pho Bar

82 W 3rd St

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Volare Restaurant

147 West Fourth Street

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Lovely Day

196 Elizabeth Street

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Broadway Gourmet

584 Broadway

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184 1 Avenue

Darkstar Coffee + Espresso 2 Great Jones St

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Playa Bowls

108 Macdougal St

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Edi & The Wolf

102 Avenue C

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Frozen Sweet

184-186 Mulberry St

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Angelina

37 Avenue A

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Bar Patea

85 Kenmare St

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Authoring Advocacy: Pioneering Anti-Prison Activist Theresa Martinez in Conversation with Rachel Kushner

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 7PM SubCulture | 45 Bleecker St. | 212-533-5470 | subculturenewyork.com Kushner, whose The Mars Room looks at a women’s correctional facility, joins formerly incarcerated activist Martinez at PEN America’s launch of its Writing For Justice Fellowship (free).

Village Den interior. Photo: Karissa Ong for BeccaPR

REDEFINING COMFORT HANGOUTS The Village Den transformed from greasy spoon to healthconscious fare, thanks to a reality television star’s revamp. Can locals still get satisfaction at this neighborhood staple? Antoni Porowski, the food and wine expert on Netflix’s hit show “Queer Eye,” introduced simple recipes that helped revamp the lives of everyday people from the inside out. Now he’s behind another reboot: The Village Den, a classic West Village diner, was reopened earlier this month by Porowski, along with his partners and restaurateurs Lisle Richards and Eric Marx. The new fastcasual cafe offers healthy options, and all that remains of the erstwhile Den is the name. It’s a choice the owners thought long and hard about. “[The name] is symbol of what it was, a meeting place, a crossroads of the West Village. It stands for community, and it stands for local, and those are two things we’ve been really focused on,” says Richards. “I mean, the food itself looks different than the food that was served [at the old Village Den], but I think the concept is very similar. It’s just a new dialogue.” The menu is already generating plenty of conversation. It features “TV dinners,” gussied-up versions of the

compartmentalized frozen variety. Favorites include the macadamia nut-crusted fish sticks and the meatloaf, says Richards. They also serve a variety of salads, smoothies and baked goods, some of which are sourced from Sans gluten-free bakery. Catering to various diets (gluten-free, vegan, paleo) without compromising taste is a priority. The space is bright and clean, and a colorful mural of the West Village covers part of one wall. A board with a list of “things that matter” includes “recycling,” “dreaming’ and “eating your veggies” quite literally defines their “it takes a village” ethos. The focus on community makes for a lovely aesthetic. But will New Yorkers find comfort in quinoa and kale the same way they once did in brisket on a kaiser roll? “Delis and diners in New York are disappearing right and left,” says Marx. “It’s tough, because as a New Yorker, that’s something that you’re very used to, and it’s part of what New York is. But I think that things change, and dietary habits change.” Comfort, in large part, comes from familiarity. For those who watched “Queer Eye,” Porowski seemed to know this instinctively. He didn’t barge in with outlandish new recipes, but instead traded mayo for Greek yogurt in a classic salad dressing, and taught a microwave cook to make homemade pasta. The idea that healthy eating can be achieved through rela-

tively small changes isn’t new, but perhaps a restaurant concept based around it is. “Food doesn’t have to be difficult, food should be good. It shouldn’t be complicated because you want to make it complicated. [Antoni’s] got a really wide ability, to make something really ooey gooey and all that stuff, and then he has the ability to make something really healthy,” says Richards, who notes he still goes to diners, with La Bomboniere and Waverly Diner ranking among his favorites. When it comes to food, New Yorkers can still get the best of both worlds: there is no shortage of both decadent and health-conscious options available. But in an age of online delivery and apps like Ritual that allow busy professionals to order from impersonal lunch spots in advance, human interaction and familiarity with those who make and serve our meals is rapidly disappearing. The sassy diners waitress who remembers your standing order is a largely a myth, but that’s where the nostalgia comes from. And though Porowski likely isn’t going to be blending your smoothie, friendly-seeming celebrities who put their personal stamp on a menu can make a place feel familiar even — if we only know them through the screen. If you go: The Village Den, 225 West 12th St.

Just Announced | Jeff Goldblum in Conversation: The Capitol Studio Sessions

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2 RARE HEMINGWAY STORIES COMING OUT PUBLISHING A special reissue in 2019 of “For Whom the Bell Tolls” will include scarcely-seen fiction BY HILLEL ITALIE

Ernest Hemingway in Spain, circa 1959. Photo: Mary Hemingway, in the Ernest Hemingway Photograph Collection, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, via Wikimedia Commons

Two Ernest Hemingway stories written in the mid-1950s and rarely seen since will be published next year. The director of Hemingway’s literary estate, Michael Katakis, told The Associated Press recently that “The Monument” and “Indian Country and the White Army” will be included with a special reissue of the author’s classic “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” The new edition also will include the story “A Room on the Garden Side,” which had been little known beyond the scholarly community before The Strand Magazine

published it over the summer. “For Whom the Bell Tolls: The Hemingway Library Edition” is scheduled for the summer of 2019. The celebrated novel, set during the Spanish Civil War, was in the news earlier this year. It was a favorite of Sen. John McCain, who died in August, and the title of an HBO documentary about the Arizona Republican and Vietnam War veteran. Katakis, whose “Ernest Hemingway: Artifacts from a Life” comes out this week, has overseen numerous posthumous projects. He has worked in coordination with the author’s son, Patrick Hemingway, on reissues of “A Moveable Feast,” “Green Hills of Africa” and other books, along with the controversial publication of “True at First Light,” which Ernest Hemingway had left unfinished when he killed himself in 1961. “I’ve been talking to Patrick for

a long time and we always ask the same question, ‘Is there a reason for this to be released?’” Katakis said during a telephone interview. He declined to comment further on why they had decided to publish the 1950s stories, part of the Ernest Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston. Hemingway wrote five pieces in 1956, reflecting upon his time as a correspondent and participant in World War II. He would tell his publisher, Charles Scribner Jr., the stories likely needed to come out after his death because they were “a little shocking” and dealt “with irregular troops and combat and with people who actually kill people.” One of those works, “Black Ass at the Crossroads,” was released years ago. Another story, “The Bubble Reputation,” will for now remain unpublished.

“Ernest Hemingway: Artifacts from a Life” also draws from the collection at the JFK library. It features photographs, letters and extensive annotations. In a brief foreword, Patrick Hemingway cites a memento not pictured in the book, or anywhere since he was a child: a trout fishing trunk used by the author on outings with his family. “That fishing trunk for me enhanced the elegant ritual of my mom and dad as they waded side by side six feet off each bank downstream, casting toward each other their terminal cluster of three wet flies, letting their lines drift and straighten out before raising their rods and casting again,” Patrick Hemingway wrote. But, he added, “even the finest bowl and bell will crack.” The marriage was over by 1940, the trunk was gone a few years later.

LITERARY ORGANIZATION SUES TRUMP LAWSUITS PEN America alleges president has failed to uphold Constitution, particularly the First Amendment BY HILLEL ITALIE

In the three years that Donald Trump rocketed from candidate to president, the PEN American Center has criticized him as a bully, an autocrat, a user of hate speech and an enemy of free expression. It has published studies, organized petitions and established a Press Freedom Incentive Fund. Now the literary and human rights organization, which includes thousands of authors and journalists, is taking a more direct step: PEN is suing the president. In a suit filed last week in federal court in Manhattan, the center, also known as PEN America, alleges that “official acts” by Trump have “violated the First Amendment and his oath to uphold the Constitution.” PEN cites such examples as reports that Trump was meddling in the proposed merger of AT&T and CNN, a frequent target of Trump’s anger (The Justice Department has sought to block the merger).

President Donald Trump talks to members of the press aboard Air Force One in January 2017. Photo: Shealah Craighead, chief official White House photographer The suit also notes Trump’s comments on Washington Post owner and Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos. Trump, unhappy with the Post’s coverage, has threatened antitrust action against Amazon and suggested raising its shipping costs. According to the Post, he has pressured U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan to double the rates. (Last week, the United States Postal Service proposed some hikes for 2019, among them increases which would affect Amazon. Shipping costs have been raised several times over the past decade). “President Trump has First Amendment rights and is free to criticize the press vehemently, but he is not free to use the power and authority of the United States government to punish and stifle it,” the complaint reads.

An email sent to a White House spokeswoman shortly before the suit was filed was not immediately returned. In an interview this week with The Associated Press, PEN chief executive officer Suzanne Nossel said that Trump had moved beyond harsh (and legally protected) rhetoric such as “fake news” and “enemy of the people.” “There is widespread concern that the president is actually extracting reprisals on the media for coverage he considers unfavorable,” she said. PEN is asking that Trump be enjoined from “directing or ordering any officer, employee, agency, or other agent or instrumentality of the United States government to take any action against any person or entity with intent to retaliate against, intimidate, or

otherwise constrain speech critical of him or his Administration.” The organization seeks no money beyond “costs, including attorneys’ fees,” and other “relief as the Court deems just and proper.” Trump has been sued thousands of times over past the few decades, and shortly before taking office agreed to pay $25 million in a settlement over fraud allegations against the now-defunct Trump University. He also has been sued as president, including on First Amendment grounds. Last month, a federal court in Cincinnati ruled that protesters at a Trump rally in March 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky, could not sue him for inciting violence, finding nothing incriminating in his remarks. Earlier this year, the Knight First Amendment Institute sued Trump and his communications team for blocking several people from the president’s Twitter account. A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, where PEN’s suit was filed Tuesday, ruled in May that blocking Twitter critics violated the First Amendment. “We wouldn’t be filing this lawsuit if we didn’t think it would be meritorious,” said David A. Schulz, co-director of the Media Freedom and Information

Access Clinic, a Yale Law School program serving as co-counsel with the nonprofit, nonpartisan Protect Democracy on the lawsuit. “There is so much evidence of the president’s motives.” One issue for PEN might be how the organization and its members have been affected by President Trump, what is known as legal standing. Kristy Parker of Protect Democracy said that “PEN’s members, especially those who are journalists covering current affairs, are indeed directly affected by the President’s retaliatory acts and credible threats because they are forced to work in an atmosphere where they could be punished by the President for their speech.” Nossel added that PEN was not yet “actively asking” Bezos or CNN or other media outlets to join the lawsuit. “Media organizations are focused on covering the news objectively and providing the essential transparency and accountability that is the work of a free press,” she said. “Every organization has to make their own determination of how best to play their role in this environment. That media organizations might determine to focus on journalism should not mean that the President’s violations go unchallenged by those affected by them.”

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A FEW OF PETE HOLMBERG’S FAVORITE THINGS IN THE 28TH STATE SENATE DISTRICT Favorite restaurant: Mansion Diner on 86th Street and York Avenue. “It has the best chicken noodle soup in New York, and the burgers are incredible. But most importantly, the staff is amazingly friendly.” Favorite street corner: 52nd Street and Park Avenue. “Home of my favorite building in all of the world: The Seagram Building, designed by Mies van der Rohe.” Favorite bar: Dorrian’s Red Hand, 1616 Second Ave. “I don’t drink alcohol anymore, but you don’t need to drink in order to have a good time at Dorrian’s.” Favorite religious institution: St. Monica’s Church at 79th Street and First Avenue. “Whenever I’m in that building, I feel closer to God, and I know that I’m going to be okay.”

Best subway stop in the district: 51st Street and Lexington Avenue. Worst subway stop in the district: “I can’t complain about any of them!” Most hospitable part of the district to a Republican: Madison Square Park. Least hospitable part of the district to a Republican: Union Square Park. Favorite place in the district for entertainment: AMC Kips Bay Theater. Favorite place in the district for education and enlightenment: Carl Schurz Park. “Specifically the John Finley Walk overlooking the East River.” —Douglas Feiden

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I got a lot less grief for coming out gay than I did for coming out as a Republican.” Pete Holmberg, state Senate candidate on the East Side

BY DOUGLAS FEIDEN

The political odyssey of Pete Holmberg began when he was a 13-year-old Chicagoan who volunteered in the losing GOP primary campaign of George H.W. Bush in his race against Ronald Reagan in 1980. A dyed-in-the wool Republican, he hugely enjoyed the nitty-gritty of the electoral process — canvassing and phone-banking, knocking on doors, licking envelopes, even fetching drinks at the local sweet shop. It was also around this time that Holmberg first started to realize, as an eighth-grader, that he was gay. By 1992, along with legions of other gays who trod the same path, he had become both a Democrat and a Manhattanite. “I was 25, and my friends told me, ‘If you want to be relevant in this town, you’ve got to be a Democrat,’” he recalled. “And I thought, ‘Well, if I had wanted to stay irrelevant, I would have stayed in Chicago.’” Of course, there was another pivotal factor that informed his political calculations: “If I hadn’t been gay, I probably would never have left the Republican Party, to be perfectly honest,” Holmberg said. But leave it he did. For a quarter-century. He voted for Bill Clinton. Not once, but twice. Then Al Gore, followed by John Kerry. Barack Obama in 2008. Obama again in 2012. And finally, Hillary Clinton in 2016. Now, at 52, he’s back in the GOP fold. Not only that, he’s seeking to topple Democratic state Senator Liz Krueger, one of the most liberal members of the state Legislature, in the Nov. 6 general election. Holmberg is challenging the incumbent, who first won election in 2002, in New York’s 28th Senate District, which takes in the Upper East Side, Murray Hill, Turtle Bay, Kips Bay, Tudor City, Flatiron, Union Square and Midtown East including

Born-again Republican Pete Holmberg, a former Democrat, collects signatures at the corner of Madison Avenue and 87th Street in his long-shot bid to topple East Side Democratic state Senator Liz Krueger in the Nov. 6 general election.Photo: Courtesy of Holmberg for New York Trump Tower. A licensed real estate sales agent with Keller Williams NYC, Holmberg, who lives in a rent-stabilized apartment in the East 30s, brands himself a “pro-rent-stabilization Republican.” He’s also worked in corporate communications and luxury hotel management at the New York Palace Hotel and the Plaza hotel. “I never was an authentic Democrat,” he said, noting his votes for ex-Mayors Rudolph Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg and ex-Gov. George Pataki. “You register as a Democrat, but inside that voting booth, you’re holding your tongue – and secretly voting for a lot of Republicans.” The concealment of partisan identity, Holmberg contends, is akin in multiple ways to the masking of sexual identity: “If someone is pretending, they’re not going to be that effective, not that engaged and not that happy,” he said. Referring to closeted gay male friends who are married to women, he added, “Pretending to be something you’re not sexually is not that different from pretending to be something you’re not politically.... I was never that much in the closet sexually — but I was totally in the closet politically.” And he soon learned that coming out as a proud GOP

standard-bearer, in deep-blue Manhattan, during the hyperpolarization of the Trump era, can be especially trying. It started at 3:20 a.m. on the morning after Election Day in 2016. Shortly after the unexpected triumph of Donald Trump and the Clinton concession, Holmberg took to Facebook, observed that “our democracy has spoken,” and posted a simple “congratulations” to Trump “on your hard-won victory.” He added that “you are my President, and you have my prayers and my support. God bless America!” Some response was positive. Some was muted. But some was “vicious,” he said. One old friend demanded to know how he could “possibly support someone so morally depraved.” Seconds after hanging up on him, she became the first of many ex-friends to block him on Facebook. “In order to be declared a good person by a certain group of people in our society today, you have to hate Donald Trump, and I simply reject that,” he said. “I rejected the hate and obstruction that was directed at Obama, and similarly, I reject the hate and obstruction that is directed at Trump.” The long journey back to his GOP roots had begun, Holmberg said. And he added, “I got

a lot less grief for coming out gay than I did for coming out as a Republican, and that’s a common experience for gay conservatives.” On that score, Krueger is quick to agree: “I actually think that’s a true reflection of the district, which is not particularly homophobic,” she said. “It’s really not so surprising that he’s gay and running for office,” the senator added, noting that many other gay officeseekers had vied in the political arena in recent years. “What’s more surprising is that he’s a Trump-identified Republican running for office.” Krueger is an odds-on favorite to retain her seat. In her last reelection race in 2016, she trounced GOP opponent Michael Zumbluskas by a vote of 101,117 to 33,788. She also boasts a $145,960 campaign treasury, compared to the $5,680 closing balance Holmberg posted as of his most recent state Board of Elections filing. Underdogs typically go on the attack. But don’t expect either candidate to savage the other. Holmberg first crossed paths with Krueger on First Avenue at 79th Street, and as he tells the story, “I ran into her when I was petitioning on a street corner to take her job, and she was nothing but gracious and respectful to me,” he said. His first words to his opponent: “Senator Kruger, I’m going to guess that you’re not a registered Republican,” he said. Krueger confirms the incident. “He keeps being surprised that I’m nice to him, and that I’m nice,” she laughed. “He’s a perfectly pleasant gentleman, we had a very nice conversation, and I agree with him, I’m nice!” invreporter@strausnews.com

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SCHOOL BUS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 At an Oct. 16 hearing on the STOP bills, Council Speaker Corey Johnson noted that delays have been a chronic problem with the start of each school year and attributed recurring issues to DOE “mismanagement.” “Every year starts with a higher rate of delays caused by major traffic because the Department of Education has not equipped bus companies or drivers with information early enough for drivers to familiarize themselves with their route and map out their timing,” Johnson said. “It is unconscionable to me that year after year the Department of Education’s insufficient planning is exacerbating the stress felt by families starting a new school year.” Johnson is the sponsor of a bill that would expand DOE disclosure requirements of

SANCTUARYHOOD CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 have organized to resist the detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants. The Coalition provides legal help including asylum applications, “know your rights” training, accompaniment for families who must attend ICE check-ins, as well as rapid response networks to mobilize volunteers to observe and bear witness if ICE appears in the neighborhood. Ravi Ragbir, one of the Coalition leaders, has been spearheading this effort to organize neighborhoods. “By developing a network of SanctuaryHoods, ICE will get the message that communities are watching and ready to resist if they indiscriminately come into a neighborhood,” he said . Local activists Carolyn Eubanks, Dan Fleshler, Jory Plevel, and Kathy Wouk were searching for ways to resist the anti-immigration sentiment so pervasive in the current administration’s rhetoric and actions. They were already involved in the Coalition which had begun organizing businesses in Brooklyn to inform them what they could do if ICE appeared at their doorstep. They organized a cadre of close to 50 volunteers and went to work. Since last spring, volunteers have can-

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Our Town|Downtowner otdowntown.com policies regarding complaints about bus drivers. Other STOP legislation would require DOE to establish a “school bus bill of rights,” make bus routes public at least one month before the start of the school year, and file regular reports on transportation times, driver qualifications and other topics. Ben Kallos, who represents much of the Upper East Side in the City Council, is the sponsor of the GPS bill. “Once parents are able to track their children’s buses, we’ll no longer hear the annual first-weekof-school stories from parent whose kids got lost on a bus and were missing for several hours,” Kallos said. School Chancellor Richard Carranza, who joined the Department of Education in April, apologized to students and families affected by bussing delays in the first weeks of school, which he called “completely unacceptable.” In the midst of the September

bus failures, Carranza fired Eric Goldstein, a top DOE official in charge of transportation. Carranza subsequently assigned longtime DOE administrator Kevin Moran to oversee the agency’s Office of Pupil Transportation, which contracts with private vendors to provide bus school bus service. Special education and elementary school students make up the bulk of the population eligible for bus service. Moran explained that all buses serving special education students, accounting for roughly two-thirds of all buses, are already equipped with GPS. Moran said that he is “interested in exploring” the expansion of the technology to all buses. Last summer, Moran said, DOE undertook a small-scale study to explore the viability of sharing location data with parents via a phone application. Moran said DOE plans to expand the study in the spring of 2019.

vassed over 500 businesses between 72nd and 125th Streets. They volunhave distributed thousands of fliers and “Beyond Your Rights” pamphlets which provide information such as not having to let in an ICE agent unless there is a warrant signed by a judge, or how to provide a private space for anyone who is threatened by ICE. My wife, Susan, and I were two of the volunteers. We canvassed more than 20 shops and stores in the Manhattan Valley area. We spoke with business owners who were concerned about their employees as well as the shoppers who frequent their stores and restaurants. Many owners expressed alarm with how immigrant communities are being treated and stressed the importance of protecting their neighbors. Senior Pastor K Karpen and Associate Pastor Lea Matthews at St. Paul and St. Andrew United Methodist Church on West 86th Street have been strong supporters of the SanctuaryHood effort. The group uses the church for its meetings and trainings. The church has also become a physical sanctuary for Debora Barrios, a native of Guatemala, who lives there with her two children. Barrios, who has been in this country since 2005 and had been complying with her regular ICE check-ins, was told

by ICE in May of this year to purchase her own plane ticket since she was being forced to self-deport. Barrios had been stopped by the police for an unsubstantiated traffic violation in 2011 and had been on ICE’s radar since then. She contacted the Coalition, which put her in touch with Karpen and Matthews. They agreed to provide temporary shelter. Barrios has been there since May and cannot leave the building. She occupies her time volunteering at the food pantry in the church’s basement but is saddened by the fact that she cannot leave. “The church has done everything for me,” she said. “The volunteers who come visit me have been like my new family.” There are now over 150 volunteers who support Barrios — cooking meals, doing laundry, shopping or just stopping by to lend any support they can. Matthews was proud that the congregation decided not turn its back on someone like Barrios and became a sanctuary site. Karpen believes the concept of SanctuaryHood will take hold and grow. “This is a good example of basic, grassroots organizing,” he said. For more information on SanctuaryHood: The New Sanctuary Coalition, 239 Thompson Street, NY, NY 10012 646-450-2770 info@ newsanctuarynyc.org

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SAVING LIVES EVERY DAY How one man went from cleaning emergency rooms to running them BY HARVEY COHEN

If you think your doctor’s office is busy, meet Dr. Robert Femia. His emergency departments see an average of 880 patients a day, 7 days a week, and 52 weeks a year — that’s over 320,000 patients a year. That’s because Femia is chair of the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, responsible for all the hospitals within NYU Langone Health, including the main hospital, Bellevue Hospital and other affiliated hospitals. In addition, NYU recently launched a Virtual Urgent Care Service, where patients make an advance appointment and are treated over their phone or computer p o eo co pute for o problems p ob e s like e infections, ect o s, rashes and other non-critical ailments. With all these patients, Femia actually maintains an average waiting time of just 10 minutes per patient. Of course, a child with a runny nose will wait longer than a patient with cardiac arrest. But with 325 doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and residents, plus the flexibility to staff up as needed, Femia is able to meet those goals. As a child, Femia dreamed of becoming a sports-

No one wakes up planning to go to an emergency room, so when it happens, they’re scared and their families are scared.” Dr. Robert Femia, chair of the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, NYU Langone Health

caster. Then when he was 16, his aunt, who was a nurse, got him a part time job as an orderly in the emergency room at her hospital. In this job, he transported patients, made beds and spent many with a y hours ou s w t a mop o and a broom. a new world where But he also discovered discove he knew he belonged. belonge It was a world where quick decisions needed need to be accurate, where had to replace emostrength under pressure press right diagnosis with limited tion and where the rig information, could save sav lives. medical school at the UniverHe then went to med did his internship and resisity of Connecticut, di State University and before dency at Michigan Sta coming to NYU, was Chairman of Emergency Services at Lenox Hill Hospital. position he has three main reIn his current positi treating patients, training resisponsibilities; treatin dents and conducting research. The research includes finding new and better ways to deal demands of emergency room with the unique dema patients and their families. fam “No one wakes up planning to go to an emerpl when it happens, they’re gency room, so w and their families are scared,” scared andt Femia. That’s why undersays Fe standing and communication stand are ssuch critical skills and why he and a his staff are continually receiving new training that includes learning how tha to have difficult conversations under the most stresstio ful conditions. There is one difficult conT versation Femia had that ve does stand out. It was durdo ing the holiday season and in a young couple left their baby with grandparents ba who were babysitting. Afwh ter a while, the grandparents went to check on the ent child and found him unconchil scious in his crib. The child sciou was rrushed to the emergency where he was pronounced room w of SIDS (sudden indead, a victim v syndrome). fant disease dis As Femia was informing the Fe child’s parents, the mother in

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DR. ROBERT FEMIA’S SUGGESTIONS FOR HOW TO AVOID EMERGENCY MEDICINE: 1. ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP WITH A PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR

3. EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES and teach

and get an annual checkup; catching something early before you become symptomatic will help you manage your condition and keep it in check before you end up in an emergency situation.

the same to your children early on.

2. KNOW YOUR SYMPTOMS IF YOU HAVE A CHRONIC CONDITION such as, asthma or diabetes. If symptoms start to worsen more than normal, get them checked out. an outburst of sadness and anger confronted Femia with words that still ring in his ears: “My baby isn’t dead. You’re supposed to save them. That’s why they gave you the white coat.” Of course, Femia has had many other conversations that are far more pleasant — with the heart attack victims brought back to life who just say thank you; with the stroke victims who regain their speech and say their first words to him; with the mother of a child whose broken leg is reset and the pain removed. One growing issue Femia now faces is the rise of opioid addiction in Manhattan. The problem is often compounded when patients can no longer afford their prescriptions and then turn to a less expensive but even more dangerous substitute for their pain, heroin. Femia is seeing more of these patients arrive by ambulance, barely breathing. Fortunately, they can be saved if Naloxone is given in time.

4. DON’T LET YOUR MEDICATION REFILLS LAPSE – if you are having trouble paying for medical care or prescriptions, reach out to social services. You may be eligible to get help! 5. FOCUS ON WELLNESS – keep your weight down, exercise regularly and don’t smoke.

Despite the pressure of his job, Femia loves it. “There are no bad days,” he says, “just busy days and it’s a privilege to do what I do.” He also points out, that unlike on TV, there isn’t a lot of romance going on in the ER, with most everybody just going home to relax with their families. Even with his intense work schedule, Femia does find time to enjoy Manhattan. He lives in Greenwich Village with his wife and three children and goes out with them to restaurants like Little Owl, Via Carota and Bar Pitti, all right in his neighborhood. He can also be found walking his dog Vella in Washington Square Park and he loves Broadway shows. The last show he saw was “Waitress” starring Sara Bareilles. He is a big fan of the New York Knicks and goes to several games a year at Madison Square Garden. So one might say, that even when he relaxes, he’s surrounded by pain and suffering.

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