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Next year, Central Park will finally get a statue of real women, just in time for the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment BY JASON COHEN
First Lady Chirlane McCray hosts the Fourth Annual Faith Leaders ThriveNYC Breakfast at Gracie Mansion on April 11, 2019. Photo: Joanna Graham/Mayoral Photography Office
FACING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS POLICY
New effort by City Hall to address an old problem BY EMILY HIGGINBOTHAM
The fatal police shooting of a bipolar man at a Brooklyn nail salon Friday has brought even more scrutiny on the de Blasio administration, which had been facing questions last week about its management of ThriveNYC, the city’s men-
tal health initiative, after millions in funding that critics say has provided little in measurable results. Police were attempting to arrest a man for allegedly urinating inside the Brownsville store when Kwesi Ashun reportedly ran inside and struck an officer in the head with a chair, according to media accounts of the incident. Officers then shot Ashun, 33, six times and he died. The New
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There are 23 monuments in Central Park, including a Polish king, a Prussian naturalist and a sled dog. Not one depicts real women. That will change next. On Oct. 21, the NYC Parks Department and the New York City Public Design Commission approved a statue designed by the volunteer-led non-profit Monumental Women. The statue will feature women’s rights pioneers New Yorkers Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Sojourner Truth. It will be unveiled Aug. 26, 2020 at Central Park’s famed Literary Walk, which will also mark the centennial anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, when women won the right to vote. Currently, the park
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A GLIMPSE INTO SALINGER’S LIFE AND WORK New York Public Library exhibit gives fans a new look at the author. p. 13
MIXED REVIEWS FOR WEST 96TH ST. PROJECT Sculptor Meredith Bergmann at work on the statue in her studio.
CB7 reviews plans for new 23 story building. p. 18
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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 actions the owners, policy response, and somefor ways to recommendations If done well, begin to fix things. report would the ombudsman’s quantitative give us the first with taste of what’s wrong the city, an small businesses in towards important first step problem. the xing fi of deformality for To really make a difference, process is a mere complete their will have to to are the work course, the advocaterising rents, precinct, but chances-- thanks to a velopers looking 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 lives on who problem. Angelo, vexing most said Mildred construction permits gauge what Buildings one of the Ruppert 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 on the Over the past 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 Every New Yorker clang, tion Act tangible signs go as they please. work between early, and some come metal-on-metal can construction any small sound: the or on the weekend, have no respect.” the piercing of progress. For many can’t come p.m. and 7 a.m., the hollow boom, issuance of these business owners, that moving in reverse. as after-hours. The increased beeps of a truck has generto a correspond and you soon enough. variances has led at the alarm clock The surge in permits
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Noise in the Neighborhood
I have been a resident of the Upper West Side for over half a century and it has never been as noisy and ear-piercingly loud as now, mainly from the ambulances using my avenue, Amsterdam, as well as Columbus and to a lesser degree Broadway as a direct route mostly to Mt. Sinai and lately Lenox Hill. Whether it is mid-day or 3 a.m. when virtually no one is on the street, the sirens, whoops and whistles are staggering. The decibel level and the continuous blasting is impossible. Is there some way we can petition the city to moderate this ear- shattering bombardment, realizing as I do that the main purpose of the sirens is to insure a “keep away” to other vehicles in the streets and to get someone who may be in the ambulance to a facility as quickly as possible. Of course, any of us could be in this situation but a little civic understanding is needed.
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An ambulance on West 59th Street between Ninth Avenue and Tenth Avenue after transporting a patient to the emergency room of Mount Sinai West. Photo: Douglas Feiden Howard Ziff Upper West Side
The MTA’s Debts Moody’s Investment Firm recent report predicts that the proposed MTA $51 Billion 2020 - 2024 Five Year Capital Plan will add $38 billion in long term debt. This is on top of the MTA’s current $44 billion debt. Don’t be surprised if
this new plan is reduced by billions. There may also be future service cuts, reduction in employee salary increases, delays in routine maintenance, reduction in capital projects scope of work or delaying other capital projects until the next MTA plan. The MTA reminds me of Wimpy who said “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”
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Camps, Health and Safety As camps open up for enrollment, parents should be aware that not all New York State camps are inspected by
the Department of Health. Many parents assume all camps are regulated, but that isn’t the case. Thanks to a new law, over 10,000 unregulated summer camps must now disclose this information to the public. This long overdue law will allow parents to make informed decisions to choose the safest camp for their child. When selecting a camp, make sure the camp is licensed by the Department of Health. Unlicensed camps aren’t required to meet basic safety regulations: checking the state sex offender registry
before hiring staff, maintaining minimum staff to child ratios, reporting injuries and illnesses, keeping up-to-date vaccination records or hiring medical personnel. Look for a camp that is licensed by the Department of Health and accredited by the American Camp Association to ensure that a camp is committed to the safety and well-being of children. Susie Lupert Executive Director, American Camp Association, NY and NJ Manhattan
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Police said a man who tried to break up a fight and then decided to call 911 was hit over the head with a beer bottle inside the Papatzul Mexican restaurant at 55 Grant St. at West Broadway. According to the police report, around midnight on Sunday, Oct. 13, a 27-year-old woman who had been arguing with her friend allegedly hit the would-be peacemaker in the back of the head with the bottle, causing lacerations and bleeding. The victim was taken to Lenox Hill Healthplex, and Maria Paula Aljach Paez was arrested and charged with assault.
Reported crimes from the 1st precinct for the week ending Oct 20.
WOMAN AVERTS BOGUS CHARGES Not long after being jostled several times by two men inside the Soho Grand Hotel at 310 West Broadway, a 35-year-old woman received a series of fraud alert text messages informing her that someone was attempting to use her credit and debit cards to make unauthorized purchases, police said. In the incident, on Thursday evening, Oct. 17, the first attempted charge was for $8,437.81 on the victim’s Barclays card, followed by further alerts for the same amount on her JP Morgan credit and debit cards.
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Finally, she received an alert for an attempted purchase of $842.93 at an unknown location of Urban Outfitters. The woman pressed ‘2’ on all of the alerts to mark the charges as frauds. The total attempted charges came to $26,157.
IN THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR At 5:37 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, an unknown man entered through the front entrance at 121 Varick St. at Dominick St. and took an elevator to the 12th floor. There,
police said, he entered the M5 showroom without permission or authority, removed various items, and fled the location using the emergency staircase. It seems that the looted location, the only business on the floor, was a private showroom with a key card needed for access. The items stolen included an iPad valued at $900, two Stone Island garments selling for $5,016 and seven SWNY hoodies tagged at $6,965, making a total stolen of $12,881.
MINUS ONE R1 At 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, a 39-year-old man parked his white 2007 Yamaha R1 motorcycle with New York plates 75TR82 in front of 11 Jay St.,between Greenwich and Hudson Sts. When he returned at 8:00 p.m. the bike, valued at $7,000, was gone.
PARKED CAR LOOTED OVERNIGHT Police remind motorists never to
leave valuables in an unattended parked car, especially overnight. At 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, a man parked his car at the corner of Greene and Grand Sts. When he returned at 10:20 the following morning, police said, he discovered that several of his belongings were missing. The stolen items included a MacBook Pro valued at $2,500, a Ferragamo laptop bag selling for $2,500, a pair of Jabra wireless headphones priced at $300 and a pair of Bose wireless headphones selling for $200, making a total stolen of $5,500.
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The Power of Women Working Together Made up of advocates, historians and community leaders, Monumental Women raised $1.5 million to fund the new monument. Pam Elam, president of Monumental Women, said it is nice to see all of their hard work come to fruition. “With this statue we are finally breaking the bronze ceiling,” Elam said in a statement. “It’s fitting that the first statue of real women in Central Park depicts three New York women who dedicated their lives to fighting for women’s rights. This statue conveys the power of women working together to bring about revolutionary change in our society. It invites people to reflect not just on these women and their work for equality and justice, but on all the monumental women who came before us. We are pleased to have broken through every city bureau-
A one-third size model of the statue, which will be cast in bronze. Photos: Michael Bergmann
cratic barrier to make this happen.” The statue also had the support of elected officials and community boards. One person who was especially outspoken was Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. “Today is truly a monumental moment,” Brewer said in a statement. “We will finally have a statue in Central Park
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depicting real women, and I couldn’t be more proud to have taken part in this process. This would not have been possible without the hard work of Monumental Women and all the people—mostly women and girls—supporting them.”
The Work of a Woman Sculptor The monument is being designed by nationally recognized sculptor Meredith Bergmann. Bergmann is known for exploring issues of history, social justice, race, human rights and disabilities. Her work has been shown in more than two dozen exhibitions and appears in 10 institutional collections. Her work includes the September 11th Memorial at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Her FDR Hope Memorial for Roosevelt Island will be unveiled this year. “Like the women I’m portraying, my work is meant to raise questions and to provoke thought,” Bergmann said. “My hope is that all people, but especially young people, will be inspired by this image of women of different races, different religious backgrounds and different economic status working together to change the world.”
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 York Post reported that just 11 days prior to the incident, Ashun was evaluated by city mental health professionals, but was not flagged as a physical threat. “We obviously are awaiting a full investigation. This is a very, very serious situation,” Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters Saturday. “This is a very serious situation, but the one thing that we know from the information we have so far is this civilian assaulted a police officer violently and that is not acceptable. I just need to put that front and center.”
A New Approach to an Old Problem The incident raises questions about whether a new initiative the de Blasio administration announced last week could have helped prevent the death of Ashun and other similar incidents involving encounters between NYPD officers and people who suffer from serious mental illness.
With $37 million in funding, the city will deploy four Health Engagement Assessment Teams (HEAT), which will include one clinician and one “peer,” a person the city describes as someone “who has previously experienced a mental health challenge,” to proactively engage people with the most frequent 911 contacts, and connect them with care options. Additionally, the city will add six Mobile Crisis Teams composed of clinicians, case managers and peers to “ensure better rapid response time to urgent situations.” Mobile Crisis Teams are sent to people’s homes to provide crisis intervention and connect people to services. According to The City website, as part of the new initiative police officers will no longer use the shorthand term EDP, for emotionally disturbed person, when referring to calls involving the mentally ill. Instead, they will use the term “mental health call.” In two “high-need” precincts, the 25th in Manhattan’s East Harlem and the
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A Critic of Thrive NYC City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, however, did not lend his support to the initiative. Rather, he was critical of ThriveNYC, which is headed by First Lady Chirlane McCray, during an appearance on Fox 5’s “Good Day” following the launch of de Blasio’s initiative. “I have concerns that we need to be doing more for people with serious mental illness. That’s what we need to focus the money on,” he told “Good Day.” “We need to be putting that money into people that people see decompensating on the subway and on the streets of New York City, who don’t know who they are, who can’t get the help they need.” Straus News reached out to Johnson, asking for more details on how the city could intervene in the “most severe cases,” but he did not respond by press time.
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SEAWRIGHT TAKES ON EXTELL OVER 79TH ST. SITE EAST SIDE OBSERVER BY ARLENE KAYATT
Blights and plights at empty lots – The so far months-
long, empty block-long stretch from 79th to 80th St. on First Ave., where developer Extell will be building a mega residential and commercial structure, has become a dangerous site in the community according to area residents, and their Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright is having none of it. In a letter to Extell dated Sept. 25th, Seawright informed the developer of growing problems at the location. Not having heard back from Extell by the end of Oct., Seawright held a press conference in front of the empty lot with community residents and CB8 Chair Alida Camp. Seawright described the danger to the neighborhood and public and cited a growing list of community complaints existing at the location - including “dark and dangerous sidewalks, rodent infestation, and related air quality concerns,“ as well as general neglect of the parcel. Contemporaneously with the press conference, held on Oct. 23rd, Extell apologized “for not getting back sooner” and said it was because they were “observing the Jewish holidays.” They noted the steps they had taken, had not taken, or will take to address
the problems, and denied any evidence of the rat activity noted by Seawright, stating that “there have been no complaints filed with 311.” Please, Extell, the complaints went to Seawright directly, and she used her bully pulpit to get a response, and one that got a response from you, by email, the very same day. It should be noted that Seawright’s letter to Extell was dated Sept. 25th, a Wednesday. The Jewish holidays weren’t observed until the evening of Oct. 8th, two weeks later. It wasn’t until Seawright went public that Extell had an immediate response. It’s a good thing that the Jewish holiday Simchat Torah ended on Oct. 22nd, the day before the press conference, so the developer was able to respond the same day. Excuses aside, and in any event, it’s unfortunate that Extell’s response to the dangers and complaints at the property are CYA and woefully insufficient. And it’s really too bad, because Extell properties are all over the East Side with more to come. A better relationship is in the interest of all.
Lap time – Used to be a time
when a seated bus rider traveling with a young child would have the child sit on their lap. Not anymore. Haven’t checked out whether fare was paid for the child. Not the point here. The point is that, when
there’s a standing-room only crowd on the bus, the adult should hold the child on their lap or stand and let the child sit. Either way frees up a seat. Kids learn from doing and from being taught and it’s obnoxious IMHO for the adult not to do the right thing. And those kids who are too big or too old for a lap who are seated when the bus is crowded and the elderly are standing should get up and give them a seat. And not to worry kids, cellphones still work for those who stand up.
Miles to go - An old saying,
“As the crow flies,“ refers to a straight line, by the shortest route to get you someplace. As opposed to going by a mountain road. Well NY taxi drivers should be able to know that getting from 90th St. and Third Ave. to 13th St. and Third Ave. – an 87-block ride – doesn’t necessitate a trip to the East River Drive to get there. When I asked the driver “Why?” he said “There’s not so much traffic.” Oh. That was before we got to the approach to the Drive at 90th St and didn’t get onto the road for another 10 minutes and had to endure the traffic, accident, and construction that took us to an exit near 23rd Street. And not counting the traffic going from the Drive to the next avenue. It may have been worth the $27+ tip for the driver. Not for moi. Following the crow’s route is the way to go.
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Scene from Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.” Photo: Niko Tavernise-Netflix
20 QUINTESSENTIAL NEW YORK CITY MOVIES PUBLIC EYE BY JON FRIEDMAN
Will “The Irishman” live up to its hype? Crucially, will it be remembered as a classic New York City film? Let’s face it. Any movie boasting the talents of Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel and director Martin Scorsese is, by definition, a New York flick. We’ll soon find out if “The Irishman” can take its place alongside the slew of vintage New York crime and mob movies. One thing is clear: When it comes to making movies, there is no town quite like New York. Cops and robbers. Romance. Bravery. Foolishness. Heroes. Villains. And the city is often a character. And since we’re New Yorkers, we can be snobbish and provincial about this fine point. What about LA, you say? Please.
Woody Allen, perhaps the quintessential New York filmmaker, put it well in his masterpiece, “Annie Hall:” LA is forever the burg “where the only cultural advantage is being able to make a right turn on a red light.” I have compiled a list of my favorite New York films. No doubt, I’ve left out some good ones. I encourage you to set me straight. I’m interested in what seem to be the most iconic – not necessarily the best – movies set in New York City during the past 50 years. There has to be a cut off – and this is a useful one. Therefore, no “West Side Story” or “Sweet Smell of Success” or “The Apartment” or “Marty” or “Rosemary’s Baby,“ to name five gems. Sorry. One ground rule: No more than two films per director. Therefore, no Francis Ford Coppola’s “Cotton Club.” No Sidney Lumet’s “Prince of the City.” No Scorsese’s “After Hours” or – don’t hate me! – “Mean Streets.”
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“The 25th Hour” 2002 (Spike Lee) – Edgy, paranoid, messy – just like New York City, right?
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“The Devil Wears Prada” 2006 (David Frankel) – They don’t make fashion movies in Pittsburgh or the Twin Cities, do they?
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“Desperately Seeking Susan” 1985 – (Susan Seidelman) – Where else could a post-punk film co-starring Madonna possibly take place?
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“Shaft” 1971 (Gordon Parks) – No explanation required.This film screams NYC.
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“Wall Street” 1987 (Oliver Stone) – Well, where else would you set a film called “Wall Street?”
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“Midnight Cowboy” 1969 (John Schlesinger) – “I’m walkin’ here! I’M WALKIN.”
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“Annie Hall” 1977 (Woody Allen) – Yes, this is my favorite film of all time. But as a vintage NYC, it ranks fifth. Which is still not bad, Woody.
“A Little Romance” 1979 (George Roy Hill) – They don’t seem to make romantic movies set in Newport Beach.
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Webster Hall 125 East 11th St 8:00 p.m. $40 One hundred years ago, Webster Hall was known as “the Devil’s Playhouse” for the debauchery within its walls – a heritage that returns to lurid life when the venue hosts the official after party of the New York City Halloween Parade. bowerypresents.com 212-388-0300
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Gramercy Theatre 127 East 23rd St 11:00 p.m. $10 Calling all dancing queens: step out in your best jumpsuit and dance the night away with your best friends at this ABBA inspired 70’s disco dance party. thegramercytheatre.com 212-614-6932
Teatro Círculo 64 East 4th St 5:00 & 7:00 p.m. $15 $36 Join City Lyric Opera this Halloween to witness the story of Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Medium.” When a seance takes an unexpected turn, the clairvoyant Madame Flora attempts to make sense of what has transpired and succumbs to the pull of voices from the other side. citylyricopera.org 212-505-1808
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Otto’s Shrunken Head 538 East 14th St 9:00 p.m. Free A storytelling show featuring up-and-coming and professional comedians talking about experiences that they went through and thought, Why Me? This time, the topic is – you guessed it – fear. ottosshrunkenhead.com 212-228-2240
Village East Cinema 181-189 Second Ave 7:30 p.m. Free An unflinching look at the legendary reporter, who interrogated the 20th century’s biggest figures in his over fifty years on air, and his aggressive reporting style and showmanship that redefined what America came to expect from broadcasters. citycinemas.com 212-529-6998
Corlears Hook Park 397 FDR Dr 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Free Bring pumpkins, jack-olanterns, and gourds for a smashing good time! You smash them and the NYC Compost Project will turn them into compost for city parks and green spaces. Enjoy refreshments, arts and crafts activities, giveaways and more. nycgovparks.org lia@lesecologycenter.org
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Wed 6 ERIKA MEITNER & PHILIP METRES The Poetry Project 131 East 10th St 8:00 p.m. $8 Erika Meitner is the author of five books of poems, including “Ideal Cities” (2010) and “Holy Moly Carry Me” (2018), winner of the 2018 National Jewish Book Award in poetry. Philip Metres is the author of ten books, including the upcoming “Shrapnel Maps,” and winner of numerous awards. poetryproject.org 212-674-0910
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MOMA REIMAGINED MUSEUMS
New perspectives, new voices and new narratives give new life to an old favorite BY MARY GREGORY
The Museum of Modern Art is back, and bigger and better than ever. After a $450 million renovation while it remained open, followed by a four-month closure to completely rehang the collection and open new exhibitions, the museum looks and feels both brand new and reassuringly familiar. As one visitor commented, “I came looking for old friends, and found so many new ones.” That was the whole idea. The expansion did more than open new space; it also opened countless questions by regrouping, rethinking and reframing the story of art of
Lee Krasner’s “Untitled” from 1949 shares a gallery with two works by her husband, Jackson Pollock. Photo: Adel Gorgy
IF YOU GO What: Museum of Modern Art Where: 11 West 53rd St. When: Open seven days a week, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Open Fridays until 9 p.m moma.org the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. While the architects were hammering out new spaces, curators were hammering out new perspectives and narratives, putting more work by women artists, artists of color and international artists on view. By doing so, they’re helping to change the canon of art history. “The thing about the canon is that it’s not fixed in stone. It’s an idea whose value lies in its ability to be contested and revised, and I think we want to open that canon up to a richer conversation,“ director Glenn Lowry said when I interviewed him in 2017, as the renovation was announced. “There is an expansiveness and generosity to the perspective we’re taking, which embraces not only the great works from the European and North American traditions that have always been part of our conversation, but we are also trying to ensure that that conversation includes a wider variety of voices … So it’s a combination of the expansiveness of the idea of modern art – that it is active across multiple geographies – and simultaneously the richness of the arguments within this unfolding history that are
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still being played out,“ he said. “Being more inclusive will ensure that a wider variety of artists whose work deserves to be seen, heard, and judged will be available for our public and our critics to see and think about.”
A New Democracy of Media Architecturally, you’ll be surprised to find new galleries, one after another, where you don’t remember them, as though they just magically appeared. There are now lots of ways to move through the museum, and lots of new things to see and ways to see them. Rather than separate areas for photography, painting, installation, sound and sculpture, all coexist in a new democracy of media. Pay close attention to sight lines – the way things line up, how they look next to each other, lead to each other, or even partially obscure each other. The curators worked magic arranging objects to create visual delights, intellectual juxtapositions, and surprises. In one of the lobbies, Martin Puryear’s sculpture “Verge,“ with oval white geometries, stands out against the dark marble stairs. A branching vertical form (like a Cupid’s arrow in a Renaissance allegory) points directly to a Georgia O’Keeffe painting hanging nearby, making it unmissable and unforgettable. Visual alchemy like this is everywhere. The rich carmine of Matisse’s “Red Studio” appears also in the adjacent painting by African American artist Alma Woodsey Thomas, “Fiery Sunset,“ done decades later. By doing away with chronological arrangements, the curators have opened questions about the reach of artists’ influence as well as about whose stories get told. Vladimir BaranoffRossiné’s sculpture “Symphony Number 1” from 1913,
Haegue Yang’s “Handles” in MoMa’S second floor atrium fills the space with light and sound, but also makes subtle references to history, politics, nature and spirituality. Photo: Adel Gorgy
with curves and angles painted in red, blue and stripes, greets you as you enter gallery 505. It looks great in front of Fernand Léger’s “Exit the Ballets Russes” from 1914. One is familiar, the other completely new to me.
Van Gogh, Monet and Much More The sixth floor has been given over to eleven installations. “Surrounds” opens with a bright, dense, rainbowhued fiber work by Sheila Hicks; moves through several galleries filled with photographs, sculptures, sound and video; and ends with a complex piece by Sarah Sze. The fifth floor presents highlights from the collection from the 1880s-1940s, where Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” awaits, along with masterpieces of Cubism, Dada, Surrealism and more. Eventually, you’ll find a resting spot in front of Monet’s “Water Lilies.”
On the fourth floor, the collection from the 1940s-1970s brings iconic works from Abstract Expressionism, Pop, Idea Art (the art formerly known as conceptual) and more. Look for “In and Around Harlem” with selections from Jacob Lawrence’s “Migration Series,“ portraits by Alice Neel, and William H. Johnson’s wonderful painting, “Children.” “Rainforest V,“ a sound art/installation by David Tudor and Composers Inside Electronics Inc., is fun, surprising, and easy to get lost in. One of the third floor exhibitions, “Sur moderno: Journeys of Abstraction,“ presents an extensive collection of South America at mid-century work, while contemporary art packs the second floor galleries. “Betye Saar: The Legends of Black Girl’s Window” is mystical and moving, and by the time you reach it, you’ve already seen Haegue Yang’s “Handles,“ a
wonderful special commission that fills the atrium with light, sound, shape, color, reflections and ebullient energy.
Never Boring It’s not the same MoMA you remember. It’s so much more. It’s not possible to see everything in one visit, nor is it meant to be. And get ready for more change, since a third of the collection will be rotated every six months. That means in year and a half, it’ll all be new again. You’ll find lots of information on MoMA’s website. “Our responsibility is to recognize that art is a great language. It’s one that can build culture…You can come and experience a set of ideas and see works of art along with other people with different positions than you might have, and in the process forge a common sense of value.” said Lowry. “It’s never boring to be here.”
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J.D. Salinger with typewriter in Normandy, France in 1944. Photo courtesy of New York Public Library
A GLIMPSE INTO SALINGER’S LIFE AND WORK BOOKS
An exhibition at the New York Public Library allows the author’s fans to get to know him better BY HILLEL ITALIE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
As he worked on early drafts of “The Catcher in the Rye,‘’ a novel which proved both scandalous and lifechanging, J.D. Salinger considered adding his generation’s idea of a trigger alert. “I think there’s going to be a lot of swearing and sexy stuff in this book,‘’ warns narrator Holden Caulfield, in a paragraph on page 18 of Salin-
ger’s manuscript, part of an exhibition at the New York Public Library. “I can’t help it. You’ll probably think I’m a very dirty guy and that I come from a terrible family and all.’’ “The trouble is,‘’ Holden adds, “everybody swears all the time. And everybody’s pretty sexy.’’ Salinger apparently changed his mind. He drew a large X through the passage and wrote “delete’’ in the margins. Starting in 1951, when the book was published, millions of readers would discover the truth for themselves. The library exhibit, titled “JD Salinger,‘’ runs through Jan. 19 at the historic Fifth Avenue branch in Manhattan.
It continues a surprisingly eventful centennial for Salinger, who died in 2010 and avoided publicity for much of his writing life. His literary estate approved new print editions for the first time in decades of the four books he allowed to come out in his lifetime - “The Catcher in the Rye,‘’ “Franny and Zooey,‘’ “Nine Stories’’ and “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction.’’ And for the first time ever, the literary estate authorized e-book editions.
“A Famously Private Man” Salinger’s estate is overseen in part by his son, Matt Salinger, who has also said
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RESTAURANT INSPECTION RATINGS OCTOBER 16 - 22, 2019 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. Magnolia Bakery
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that readers will, at some point, see the books his father worked on after he stopped publishing in the 1960s. In announcing the exhibit, the younger Salinger cited the public’s lasting curiosity. “When my father’s longtime publisher, Little, Brown and Company, first approached me with plans for his centennial year my immediate reaction was that he would not like the attention,‘’ Matt Salinger wrote. “He was a famously private man who shared his work with millions, but his life and non-published thoughts with less than a handful of people, including me. But I’ve learned that while he may have only fathered two children there are a great, great many readers out there who have their own rather profound relationships with him, through his work, and who have long wanted an opportunity to get to know him better.’’ Drawing upon archives made available by Matt Salinger, the exhibit is not the tellall that some fans might have wanted. There are no unreleased novels or stories, and no images of Salinger’s widow, Colleen Salinger, or of the mother of Salinger’s two children, Claire Douglas. His affair in the early 1970s with author Joyce Maynard, a college student when he befriended her, is not mentioned. But the library does offer an eclectic, revelatory and sometimes quirky range of materials, from a Royal manual typewriter to a bowl Salinger made as a boy to videocassettes of Marx
Working Draft of “Franny and Zooey” Salinger’s career as an author is captured through clippings of his early stories, manuscripts, copies of his books and letters to his publishers. A working draft of “Franny and Zooey’’ was titled “Ivanoff the Terrible,“ subtitled, “An Ontological Comic Drama With a Little Morning Music,‘’ and included an opening section which apparently refers to his years as a counter-intelligence officer in Europe during World War II. (Salinger fans had long wondered whether “Ivanoff’’ was a separate, unreleased book). “Early in the Normandy campaign, we were issued lit-
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tle olive-drab crystal balls to help pass the time in the foxholes,‘’ Salinger writes, a reference to the D-Day invasion, when he was among those landing on Utah Beach. “Mine came with a rather ominous looking crack in it, but I see a few things, I see a few things ...’’ The one-room library exhibit tracks Salinger’s life. There are childhood photos and images from his military service, many highlighting his dark eyes, extended jaw and the hint of a Holden-like smirk. Pictures from the 1960s and 1970s with his children, Matt and Margaret, capture Salinger in middle age, in rural Cornish, New Hampshire. A handful of shots show him in old age, holding a grandchild or relaxing on the grounds of his home. After Salinger’s death, an old friend from the military, John L. Keenan, wrote to Matt, telling him about his father’s horrifying experiences, which led to his being hospitalized after the war. “He was among the first American troops to enter Paris, as well as with the first American to cross the German border at the Siegfried Line. He endured the hardship and perils of the battles of the Bulge and the Ardennes forest,‘’ Keenan’s letter reads. “Though like the rest of us, not happy to be there, he accepted his ‘lot’ and did more than what was expected of him. He was brave under fire and a loyal and dependable partner. On many occasions in the course of an assignment, although pinned down by artillery, machine gun or small arms fire, he did what had to be done. “I admired him then and I grieve for him now.’’
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Brothers comedies and other films he liked to watch. A bookcase from his bedroom includes “The Oxford Book of Detective Stories,‘’ a collection of Robert Browning poems and three volumes on ``Zen and the Zen Classics,‘’ reflecting his immersion in Eastern religion and philosophy. Letters to his literary representatives document his immersion in the publishing process, from sales and royalties to the cover design of paperbacks. Declan Kiely, the library’s director of special collections and exhibitions, said that the materials on display demonstrated Salinger’s “meticulousness, possibly bordering on the obsessive,‘’ although “obsessive in a good way.’’ “You have to be obsessive to produce a body of work, to be true to your art,‘’ Kelly said. “It [the exhibit] reveals Salinger the man - in terms of simple hobbies, the modesty, the quotidian aspects of his life. There’s nothing fancy or frilly about Salinger.’’
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HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES CELEBRATIONS
The East Midtown Partnership expects thousands to turn out “Trick-or-Treat With East Midtown” is in its fifth year, looking to the biggest Halloween turnout yet. When East Midtown Partnership started
the event in 2015, 1,000 people attended. Last year’s celebration welcomed some 6,000 people, and East Midtown anticipates those numbers will continue to grow. This year the Partnership will partner with ‘Ween Dream, a nonprofit that provides free costumes to children who are facing challenges such as homelessness, special needs, the foster care system and se-
rious medical issues. This page features some scenes from Halloween 2018. For parents and kids ready for this year’s festivities, East Midtown Partnership invites people to check in at the plaza outside 919 Third Avenue - at East 56th Street - to pick up bags for treats and a map of local businesses. Here’s to 2019’s fun costumes and happy faces.
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BUILDING PROPOSED FOR WEST 96TH STREET GETS MIXED REVIEWS BY JASON COHEN
A plan to construct a 23story building on West 96th Street, which would include 68 affordable housing units, was met with mixed reviews when it was presented to the Land Use and Housing Committees of Community Board 7 on Oct. 16th. Fetner Properties and the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) are proposing an as-of-right, mixed-use project that will combine 266 West 96th Street with two privatelyowned parcels to create new mixed-income housing and community facility space. The proposed project includes 80 “micro” studio units and 91 regular-sized one and two bedroom units. Micro units are typically 350 square feet or less.
Affordable Housing Criteria Eligibility for affordable housing is based on “area median income,“ or AMI, as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The 2019 AMI
The proposed project was accepted into the Brownfield Cleanup Program; Fetner Properties will be required to remediate the development site under the oversight of the Department of Environmental Conservation.
Criticisms and Concerns Co-Chairs of the Housing and Land Use Committee, Louisa Craddock and Page Cowley, said that while these micro units will be furnished, they simply would not provide adequate space for seniors, who often have walkers, wheelchairs or other equipment to help them with their daily life, so they need room. Living in an apartment that’s less than 350 feet would not benefit them. Furthermore, they said the micro units are planned to have Murphy beds, which fold into the wall. Craddock and Crowley agreed that some seniors would not have the strength to fold a bed in and out of the wall each day. “I can’t see seniors taking them (bed) down every night,” Craddock said. “It seemed to us that basically what they’re doing is providing housing for people just getting out of college,” Craddock added. Cowley noted that some
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The new building (center) would include 68 affordable housing units. Rendering: Courtesy of Fetner Properties
people are concerned about how much it would cost for someone on a low income to live in this affordable housing. Despite such criticisms and concerns, “the good news is the project is still on track,” Cowley said. “But I think as times are getting harder for people, the wish is that there could be more affordable housing.”
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Elected officials also weighed in on the project. Sarah Crean, a spokesman for Council Member Helen Rosenthal, said Rosenthal is always in favor of affordable housing, as long as it appeals to people with different income brackets. “I think she is generally supportive, but what she is going to continue to push on
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and is the most interested in is how much affordable housing and the various levels of affordable housing,” Crean said. The developer will appear before the committee again Nov. 20 and before the full board Dec. 3 The project is anticipated to be complete by 2022.
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for the New York City region is $96,100 for a three-person family. The new affordable housing will serve very low- to middleincome New Yorkers and will be set aside for households earning up to 50, 70 and 130 percent of the area median income (AMI). “We are pleased to work with the city to provide new, much-needed affordable housing in the Upper West Side community,” Hal Fetner, president and CEO of Fetner Properties said. “We value good communication with our neighbors and always do our best to work with members of the local communities in which we are developing new projects.” The proposed project is required to undergo the City’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) because it includes a disposition of cityowned land. The Salvation Army, located at 268 West 96th, would acquire a portion of the community facility floor area that would be developed as part of the project. This proposal is entirely asof-right under city zoning regulations and includes no requests for changes to density, height, or other zoning rules.
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RAINY DAY DOG COSTUME CONTEST On Sunday, Oct. 20, the Carl Schurz Park Conservancy held its annual Halloween Howl Dog Costume Contest. It was a rainy day, and the turnout wasn’t as sizable as in previous years, but that didn’t deter the canine contestants and their owners. More than 100 people entered their pups in the contest before a blue-chip fashion industry panel of judges. Among the winners was Dave, who won First Prize for Small Dogs. As one participant noted, there are lots of people who come to the event but don’t enter their dogs, so basically the park becomes a meetand-greet fest for all the costumed pups.
Dave struts his stuff. Photos: Kristen O'Connell
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Dave with owner Rachel Morris.
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Tammeca Rochester, founder of Harlem Cycle, kick-started the growth of health and wellness businesses in the neighborhood BY EMILY HIGGINBOTHAM
When Tammeca Rochester moved to Harlem 10 years ago, the wellness industry had not yet planted a flag in the upper Manhattan neighborhood. Above 92nd Street at that time, you would have been hard-pressed to find a juice bar or boutique fitness studios. Rochester, who earned an MBA from New York University, saw a market for health and wellness in the neighborhood and wondered, “Why hadn’t anyone tried this before?” The question drove her to open her own boutique cycling studio, Harlem Cycle, on 125th St. in 2016. In effect, Rochester, 38, kick-started the growth of small businesses that focus on health and fitness in Harlem. She also created a strong community of clients by offering a different environment than what she saw at downtown studios, as
well as special events such as hiking excursions upstate or an upcoming “glamping” retreat on Governor’s Island in May. Recently, Rochester spoke with Straus News about her business being the flagship wellness enterprise in Harlem and what sets the studio apart from the rest:
there was a studio in Harlem.” You know how you just get this idea in implanted, and you can’t stop thinking about it? I started putting together my business plan did the numbers and I was like, wait a minute, I could do this. And then we opened our doors like five months later.
What was the catalyst for Harlem Cycle?
Do you feel like you have to compete with like a Soul Cycle or others?
I just kind of love cycling. This was the workout I had finally chosen that was for me. It was about the music, the kind of atmosphere, the crowd and the energy of people around you. I just wasn’t in love with the options. I didn’t love the downtown options. I didn’t love kind of the atmosphere that it created. I always felt like I was the outsider in every class. And it didn’t matter how in shape I was in. I didn’t look like the people in front of me, and I didn’t look like the typical person in class. But I loved their facilities. I loved the customer service. I love how nice the studio spaces were. And we didn’t have a studio in Harlem. One day I was just out for a run and I saw a vacant storefront and I thought, “Wow, would be great if
In my mind, we’re completely different. I think it’s just kind of the atmosphere that we’ve created. That community aspect of just being at ease and being comfortable being who you are, being comfortable at your fitness level, not feeling out of place, no matter who else is in the class with you. That’s one. And two is our music. Our music is very true to Harlem. We have a Spanish Harlem class. We have a hip-hop class. We have a soulful Sunday class. Three is really just kind of the community. We bring in a lot of the wellness businesses from Harlem. We do a healthy food option night so you can discover what those healthy options are when you go to Red Rooster or Melbas and those great Harlem restaurants, and that I think helps solidifies how much we’re here for the community. We give a holistic approach to health and wellness. I think that really has made a difference for us. I mean, that’s the reason why we’re here is to make an impact in the community.
Do you lead some of the classes? Yeah, I teach a few classes as well.
Is that one of your favorite parts of the business? Yes, absolutely. I love watching someone develop over time. You’ve seen when they first come in: just barely holding on; just trying to make it through the class; head down trying to make it through. Then to where they graduated. So you know the form is improved, they’re pushing through and their resistance levels are higher. It’s like watching a baby take the first step, that progression as they go on. To me that’s the most like satisfying part of it, just watching how clients develop over this whole process.
Have there been any challenges being the flagship wellness business in the neighborhood? Tammeca Rochester: “I just kind of love cycling.”
First we’ve had to educate people
Tammeca Rochester at work. Photos: HFLS New York
on the boutique aspect of studio spaces where you have to pay per class versus “I just come in whenever I want to.” That’s part of why we’re here: to continue to educate and continue to educate people on wellness and their different options. If you say, “Well, I want to just come in and lift some weights,“ we’ll say we’re not the space for you, but here’s a good place to go. But I would say people welcomed us with open arms. When we got here, people were excited about the idea of having a cycling studio. And people were more excited about having a cycling studio that they could resonate with.
What would you say your mission is as a business owner? I’m trying to make change across generations within this community. Generationally, because this is a
community that hasn’t had a lot of health and wellness options. Like none of this existed. It’s great to see juice bars coming in, health and wellness coming in, those boutique spaces coming in. We’re impacting this generation, but now I want to make sure that every generation from this state, going forward, knows health and wellness is a lifestyle and is part of your everyday life, not just something you do every now and then when you feel bored. That’s always been my goal coming in: generationally uplifting my community that I’m in and leaving that footprint.
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