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In Brief NEW SCHOOL OPENS IN FINANCIAL DISTRICT A new private elementary school opened in FiDi with a ribbon cutting and celebration last week. The Pine Street School will start its first classes this fall with preschool and early elementary grades in its Montessori-infused International Baccalaureate program. The school plans to start a sixth-grade class in 2015 and will build each year until it reaches preschool through 8th grade. Located in the Trump Building at 40 Wall St., Pine Street School will have a private entrance at 25 Pine Street and occupy 85,000 square feet spread across three floors. The space has been re-designed and modernized to create an open environment for students.
DEVELOPMENT In a surprise move, New Amsterdam founder announces end of popular monthly market BY DANIEL FITZSIMMONS
Robert LaValva appears to have given up. The founder and director of the New Amsterdam Market announced via email last week that the market is closing effective immediately, and that the last one was held in its location on South Street on June 21. LaValva said he couldn’t secure the necessary financing to make the market thrive, and blamed City Councilmember Margaret Chin for contributing to its demise. “We were dealt a mortal blow in 2013 when Council Member Chin, who had long professed to support our cause, betrayed the community in favor of a suburban shopping mall developer, Howard Hughes,” wrote LaValva. Chin’s camp fired back, accusing LaValva of going rogue and saying she has a great relationship with members of the New Amsterdam Market board and looks forward to working with them “in order to keep the market going for the good of our community.” A Chin spokesperson later said the councilmember was instrumental in securing $115,000 in city council funds for the market from 2011 t0 2013, as well as $250,000 in funding from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. LaValva’s email came as a surprise - and a blow - to the market’s board of directors, who said they had no prior knowledge of his decision. “The board of directors found out at roughly the same time as everyone else,” said Roland Lewis, chair of the New Amsterdam Market board. Lewis is also the president of the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance. In his farewell email, LaValva said the market began in December 2007
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TOURIST THRILL BECOMES A RESIDENTIAL NUISANCE NEWS Residents are incensed by nearconstant noise from tourist helicopters BY MARY KEKATOS
BATTERY PARK CITY Lower Manhattan is drowning in sound. Neighbors surrounding popular launching and landing pads for helicopters say that the constant chopper noise is practically unbearable, and they want the city to do something about it. On a recent Monday, five helicopters in a row take off from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport at Pier 6 on the East River – all within a two minute period between 12:23 and 12:25 p.m. This isn’t an unusual
schedule. “I live in Battery Park City, and there is no time between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. that there isn’t at least one helicopters flying outside,” said Delia von Neuschatz, president of Stop the Chop, a grassroots movement concerned about pollution and noise, dedicated to eradicating the helicopter tours. The heliport is owned by the City of New York and is operated by Saker Aviation, a company based out of Nevada. Members of Stop the Chop are not the only ones trying to ban the helicopter tours. Advocates for the ban include Senator Charles Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gellibrand and U.S. Congressman Jerrold Nadler. Congressman Nadler has even equated the airspace where the helicopters fly to the “Wild West,”
citing the lack of regulation of the air space. Nadler is one of many that have been trying to ban the helicopter tours for years. Assemblyman Herman D. Farrell Jr. of District 71 in Upper Manhattan stated on his website that on June 6, a closed meeting was held at City Hall regarding the helicopter situation. Approximately two dozen elected officials attended, including City Councilman Mark Levine and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. Reportedly every single official called for a ban to the helicopters, but the mayor refused to consider a ban. “I would understand if he doesn’t want to ban [the helicopter tours] because they brought in big amounts of revenue or created jobs,
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OFFICIAL RETURNS TO HEAD CITY BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT A former New York City Department of Buildings official is returning to head the agency tasked insuring the safety and proper use of the 975,000 buildings spread across the nation’s biggest city. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Rick Chandler’s appointment Thursday. Former Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri retired last winter. The agency examines plans, issues building permits, conducts inspections and responds to such emergencies as building and crane collapses. Chandler is a professional engineer. He currently runs the daily operations of the physical facilities at city-run Hunter College in Manhattan. He formerly was the Department of Buildings’ borough commissioner for Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx. He also was an assistant commissioner in the city’s Department of Homeless Services.
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS CHECK FINES SET FOR ILLEGAL CHINATOWN BUSES By August 15, the New York City Police Department and the Department of Transportation will begin issuing fines for
illegal long-distance Chinatown buses, reported DNAinfo.com. Some rules that could result in fines include: operating without permits, stopping outside of approved zone or deviating from schedule. The NYPD will be in charge issuing fines that
range from $500 - $2500. The rules went into effect last summer and the city had held off on enforcement to give bus companies time to learn about the upcoming changes. Resident and bus officials alike seem to be welcoming the change. In terms
of improving customer relations, Darryl Days, operations manager for YO! Bus told the news website, “I would like to think as you get more companies that are properly registered…customers will feel safer and people in the community will feel more comfortable.” DNAinfo.com
‘WAR ZONE’ AT NORFOLK STREET Residents at 102 Norfolk are not giving up their homes without a fight. The Bowery Boogie reported that ever since Samy Mahfar of SMA Equities bought the building back in April, controversial tactics have been used to remove tenants. Several tenants are holding out and are now saying that live in a “war zone”. Tenants say they have been subjected to constant construction, weekly water shut downs and an infestation of rodents. Additionally, the Department of Housing Preservation & Development paid a visit to conduct a lead test on the paint in the apartment. The test came back positive, leaving residents to fear they are inhaling toxic air. Bowery Boogie
JOHN MCENROE’S SON ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES CNN reports that Kevin McEnroe, the 27-year-old son of tennis champion John McEnroe and Academy Award-winning actress Tatum O’Neal, was arrested on drug charges. Kevin McEnroe was caught in the East Village after what police believe to be a drug transaction, according to police Sgt. Jessica McRorie. McEnroe was carrying six clear bags of what appeared to be cocaine, a Clorazepate anxiety pill, 10 Oxcodone painkilling pills, 10 morphine pills, and 10 orange pills that were unidentified. A second man was also arrested, according to law officials. McEnroe is to appear in court on October 16. CNN
ELAINE STRITCH, BRASH STAGE LEGEND, DIES AT 89 Elaine Stritch, the brash theater performer whose gravelly, gin-laced voice and impeccable comic timing made her a Broadway legend, has died. She was 89. The actress died Thursday of natural causes at her home in
Birmingham, Michigan. Stritch moved to Michigan last year, bidding farewell to New York after 70 years as a tart-tongued monument to old-school show business endurance. Although Stritch appeared in movies and on television, garnering three Emmys, she was best known for her stage work, particularly in her candid onewoman memoir, “Elaine Stritch: At Liberty,” and in the Stephen Sondheim musical “Company.” She worked well into her late 80s, most recently as Madame Armfeldt in a revival of Sondheim’s musical “A Little Night Music.” She replaced Angela Lansbury in 2010 to critical acclaim. In 2013, Stritch -- whose signature “no pants” style was wearing a loose-fitting white shirt over sheer black tights -- retired to Michigan after 71 years in New York City and made her final performance at the Carlyle Hotel “Elaine Stritch at the Carlyle: Movin’ Over and Out.” She said she suffered from diabetes, a broken hip and memory loss -- all of which she nakedly documented in the film “Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me,” a documentary released in February. AP
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CRIME WATCH BY JERRY DANZIG A man shoplifted some high-priced high-tops. At 12:15 PM on Monday, July 14, a man entered the Rick Owens store at 250 Hudson Street and removed a pair of sneakers from the shelf. He then put the shoes into a black bag and left the store without permission or authority to take them. Video is available of the theft. The stolen shoes were a pair of Ramones High Tops in black valued at $1,322.
injuries during the crime. The bank robber got away with $2,408 plus five $50 bills with known serial numbers.
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A man was arrested in the attempted theft of some fancy fragrances. At 4 PM on Saturday, July 12, a 45-yearold man took store merchandise from an Abercrombie and Fitch at 199 Water Street and concealed it in his personal bag before attempting to leave the store. Video is available of the CAPITAL ONE UNDONE attempted theft. The shoplifter, Edwin Morales, was arrested the same day and charged with A thief robbed a downtown grand larceny. The items he bank. At 9:23 AM on Tuesday, attempted to steal were twelve July 8, a man entered the 1.7-ounce bottles of Fierce Capital One bank at 90 West Fragrance valued at $648, Broadway, approached a eleven 3.4-ounce bottles priced 25-year-old female teller, and at $814, and two 6.7-ounce passed her a note. The teller bottles tagged at $236, read the note and complied with the robber’s directions. The making a total of $1,698. bandit then exited the bank, possibly heading eastbound on DIESEL WEASELS Chambers Street on foot. Video is available of the incident. Merchandise was shoplifted Police searched the area but at another area store. At 1:25 were unable to locate the thief. PM on Monday, July 14, two Fortunately, there were no men -- one aged 35, the
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A woman was injured in an attempted mugging. At 6:56 AM on Monday, July 14, an unknown man aged 40 asked a 19-year-old woman from Clarence, NY for a sip of her coffee inside the Crave Espresso Bar at 386 Canal Street. When she refused, the man attempted to remove her backpack from off her shoulders. During the scuffle, she fell and hit her head on the floor, sustaining minor injuries but refusing medical attention. Police searched the area but failed to locate the thwarted mugger. There is no video available of the incident.
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other unknown -- entered the Diesel Black Gold store at 68 Greene Street and removed merchandise without permission or authority. The camera inside the store was not working. Police searched the area but were unable to locate the perpetrators, who had fled in an unknown direction. The stolen merchandise was a Diesel Black Gold handbag valued at $1,095.
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a stance of confidence. The young man who started nervously, slowed down, and then began his set. “New York has a lot of characters. You see a lot of people on the train, like that one guy who is wrapped around the pole,� he said. “It’s like he doesn’t get enough love at home and is looking for love from poles on the train!� Another young comic, a girl with blonde hair, made jokes about her parents divorce. “You know it’s strange,� she said. “That when I was a baby, my parents learned to walk out before I learned how to walk! Who do you think is being childish?� Line after line, the crowd burst into laughter. You could see the joy of the young comics, the fear, and also the validation. The performers, between giggles and whispers, spun out jokes about the city, family life, and being young. There was a lot of material about the students’ families. References were made to traffic jams, ball games, and comparing food quality to subway car cleanliness. The students’ eyes were wide as their surveyed the room, looking for laughs and parents in the crowd. Some of the performers were so young they struggled to reach up for the microphone. One parent, Rebecca Watson, has been sending her son to Kids ‘N Comedy for 3 years. “It is a beautiful, creative outlet, which makes him push himself,� Watson said. “To be comfortable in front of strangers and to be able to speak is a skill he will have for life.� Many parents present clearly felt the same.
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Flight, a subsidiary of Saker Aviation, the city can terminate their contract with 25 days notice for any reason. “Mayor de Blasio can literally end this at any time with the stroke of a pen – and he just won’t!” von Neuschatz said. The helicopters can make life miserable for the New Yorkers subjected to the unceasing trips hovering overhead.
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“I can’t go one day without hearing the constant noise,” said Bob Parker, who works near the heliport. “It can sometimes be a distraction when I’m working.” “I have a one year old who often gets woken up from her nap due to the helicopter,” said Jean T., a resident of Battery Park City. “You would think they would be mindful of the fact
production, regional economies, and fair trade.” LaValva also said his organization held 88 markets with more than 500 food entrepreneurs and created more than 350 jobs along the way. LaValva didn’t respond to telephone mes-
that Lower Manhattan is also a residential area.” Several health studies have been released showing how harmful excessive aircraft noise can be. According to a study released by the National Resources Defense Council, adults have been shown to suffer from heart disease and hypertension as a result of exposure to such noise.
sages, and said in an email that he would have no comment. While LaValva has become known for his work at the market, he also has a long history of fighting Howard Hughes’ plan to develop the aging seaport. In January the company announced its proposal to build a 600-foot residential tower on the north side of Pier 17, a project it said would subsidize the rest of its development plans in the area, which include reconstructing and moving the landmark Tin Building, and building a marina at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge. The New Amsterdam Market sits in front of the New Market Building, and would be displaced if Howard Hughes’ original proposal went through. Opponents of the plan say the residential tower will block views of the Brooklyn Bridge, is out of character with the seaport, and that the last thing Lower Manhattan needs is more luxury housing. That resistance resulted in the Seaport Working Group – a coalition that was formed of downtown elected officials, CB1 members and community stakeholders – issuing a series of guidelines to Howard Hughes, one of which is their wish that the company keep its proposal for the residential tower at under 12 stories, according to John Fratta, a CB1 member on the Seaport Working Group. Fratta is also chair of the board’s Seaport Committee. LaValva was once at the forefront of this fight and was perhaps the most visible hardliner against any development by Howard Hughes. If the initial development plan went ahead, the New Amsterdam Market would get displaced. But in prior interviews with Our Town Downtown, LaValva said he sees his resistance to Howard Hughes as part of a larger push to preserve the seaport as public space, not just in the context of saving his market. LaValva’s initial strategy with the New Amsterdam Market was to hold it in the New Market Building and Tin Building, but that idea was nixed by the city’s Economic Development Corporation because of the condition of the buildings. Instead, he asked to rent space in front of the New Market Building on South Street, in the shadow of FDR Drive. That plan was allowed to go forward, and the New Amsterdam Market has been operating there since 2007. In January, LaValva told The New York Times he planned on trying to convince the city to regard those buildings as public space as opposed to a city-owned real estate development opportunity. Once that mindset changed, he told the Times, funding to rehabilitate the buildings could be found from a variety of sources. That plan, as far as LaValva is concerned, appears to be dead. Fratta said he believes
Helicopter tours from the West 34th Street heliport and the East 30th Street heliport have been banned due to worries about air and noise pollution. Stop the Chop’s next move is to make sure the same thing happens at the East River. “We really want to take the mayor to task about why he won’t do anything,” von Neuschatz said. “Membership
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[for Stop the Chop] is growing daily, so hopefully he will see the numbers and finally do something about this.” Saker Aviation did not respond to a request for comment in time for publication.
LaValva simply got weary of fighting Howard Hughes. “I think he was burnt out,” said Fratta, who also praised LaValva for the work he’s done on the market. “I was just disappointed at the way he did it. Fratta also said he thinks LaValva’s attack on Chin was misguided. “I think he did a disservice. Between the [Lower Manhattan Development Corp.] and city council funding, he got over $300,000 from [Chin’s office]. That doesn’t sound like somebody that was looking to not work with him. I really think that was misplaced criticism, and I’m surprised that he took that stand.” As for the future of the New Amsterdam Market, Lewis said he and the board are keen to find a way for it to continue, but that all events at the market are now on hiatus. “To Robert’s great credit, he’s created a wonderful civic institution, it has a great mission,” said Lewis. “And like all good civic institutions, the market can and should survive any one individual.” Lewis said he doesn’t know what LaValva motivations were for sending the email announcing the market’s closure. “It was surprising and a little disappointing the fashion he let us and the world know. It is hard to fight city hall but I don’t want to speculate,” said Lewis. “Certainly with the previous administration, and we’re not sure about this administration, but there’s been a difference in opinion about the larger vision of the Seaport district.” Fratta echoed Lewis’ desire to see the market continue, and said CB1’s Seaport Committee is committed to finding a solution at the traditional site or a different one. “The New Amsterdam Market was Robert’s baby, but he seems to be stepping out now,” said Fratta. “So what we want to do is meet with the board and see how we could be helpful in getting that market restore.”
A rendering of Howard Hughes’ initial proposal to build a 600-foot residential tower and marina at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge. Photo courtesy SHoP Architects.
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All nighter in the garden
BY BECCA TUCKER i, I’m Becca, and I’m a non-linear thinker. It’s not a perfect trait for an editor. Much of my life I spend trying to rein myself in, accomplish the things I wrote in my day planner, finish the column that was due three days ago, check the voicemail messages that have filled my voicemail box, but first: a cup of coffee. Anything new in the vending machine? Let me run upstairs to see if someone can split a $5. Oh, there’s a package for me at the front desk, a book about heating your house with compost?! Let me read the entire thing right this minute. The garden is where I can relax, where it’s okay to putter. I’ll go out with basil seeds in my pocket, and then I’ll notice that the strawberries are ripe and go inside for a basket and while I’m inside maybe make some iced tea and on the way back out stop to weed the asparagus patch. The kale may get overgrown, but it doesn’t complain. The broccoli never threatens to sue. In this A.D.D. way I get enough accomplished that some food eventually emerges from the garden – usually less of what I’d imagined and more of some random and forgotten underdog that outdid the weeds and grew wild. But the long slog jobs, like prepping beds to plant hundreds of squash seeds, sometimes remain stubbornly un-done far into the summer, until they’re not even worth doing anymore and get shelved ‘til
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next year. That’s okay. We’re not pioneers here; we can always buy food. But even in the la-la land that is the garden, there comes a point at which a task languishing on the to-do list stops being acceptable. I had started hundreds of seedlings way back in the bleak of February, in every location I could think of that had the requisite sunlight and protection from the cold. I had dutifully watered the puny things every day for months and months, and had obsessively adjusted the cold frames’ covers, letting in more air or less based on how hot it was that day. It was an impressive array of seedlings I had going, not to mention the quantities of exotic seeds that I’d mailordered: blonde cucumbers, scarlet runner beans, Kobocha Squash.
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And then all of a sudden it was the end of June, one day before we were leaving on our big summer trip. We’d be gone for two weeks, and most of my seedlings had not yet made it into the ground. And that wasn’t all that needed doing before we left, either. I got home from work on Day T-Minus-One and went out to survey my garden: major weeding required. If I didn’t at least thin the encroaching carpet of grass, I wouldn’t even be able to tell where my beds had been when I got home. But if I spent this evening weeding, I wouldn’t have time to plant. There just weren’t enough daylight hours before the time we had to leave for the airport. If college taught me one thing, it was to resist the instinct to panic in such situations, and instead, to get a cup
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of coffee. It had been a long time since I’d pulled an allnighter, but it’s like riding a bike. No sense in talking about it, or even in mentally tallying all of the things that needed doing. A dash of Kahlua in my coffee, to dull my mind. Just put one foot in front of the other, and do not stop. By the light of the half-moon, and the occasional flash of faraway heat lightning, I went to town on the hunks of vegetation that had grown up around my broccoli. Quickly I realized that I should have brought gloves. One of the weeds – nettles? – might as well be a miniature cactus. But there was no time to go look for a pair. Easier just to take my shirt off and use it as a sort of mitt. I stripped down to underwear, since my sweat was trickling down my spine, and there was no awake but
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the fireflies and some glowing bugs in the soil. Eventually, the mosquitos started to find me, but on I pressed, slapping at my thighs, amped up from caffeine and brim full of the cando spirit. All night seemed like an eternity! Now it was 4am. Was that the sun already, making my headlamp dim? Pick up the pace. I started planting squash seeds like an orangutan, if primates did such things: front arm swinging down to dig a furrow, back arm dropping seeds in, patting the soil down, hopping to the next section to do it again. Dig dig, drop drop drop, pat, hop. Dig dig, drop drop drop, pat, hop. Sweat was now cascading down by back, and the chickens that roost outside were stirring. It was daytime, and I hadn’t even started to
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pack yet, but I had to finish if I wanted butternut squash soup this fall. Shower. Coffee. Airport. I’m itching like a crackhead, my hands covered in cuts and rashes, the back of my thighs in welts. There was no need to tell anyone about this, I decided. It all sounded insane, and felt right. I closed my eyes, half listening about how to inflate my life vest, and I saw my strawberries, redder than the Lufthansa stewardess’ lipstick, and I saw my young bean plants, their pointed leaves pressed together and pointed upward, like hands in prayer. Becca Tucker is a former Manhattanite who now lives on a farm upstate and writes about the rural life.
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Out & About 27 26 held a sense oof optimism, ccontinuing a celebration of heritage. Mjhnyc.org
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25 OUTDOOR MOVIE ON THE RIVER Pier 46 (cross at Charles St.) 8:30 p.m.; free Bring your family to the Greenwich Village for an outdoor showing of “Ghost Busters 2”! This paranormal activity film is suitable for all ages, and will start at dusk. Don’t forget to bring a towel to sit on! hudsonriverpark.org
JEWISH RENEWAL Museum Of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place 10 a.m.; Free Following World War 2, the Jewish people emerged from the Holocaust to renew and repair their lives. This exhibit displays the two sides of Jewish life after the war. There is the side of triumph at the creation of a Jewish state, Israel, and the sadness and mourning as a result of the genocide. Nevertheless, the Jewish communities around the world
R Bar, 2 218 Bowery St ( B/t Prince & Spring St.) 7:30 p.m.;$20 p.m.;$2 Stand up com comedy, alongside pole dancing (they are not strippers). The theme of the event is the best of 70’s disco pop. Comedians alternate the stage with the dancers, for two art forms that work shockingly well together. This is an experience one does not want to miss. Nyc.com
HERE WE ARE The Living Theatre, 21 Clinton St 8 p.m.;$20 Judith Malina, at 86, continues to challenge the boundaries of art and our
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limit. This is a performance for everybody, a time to have fun and also show your skills. HD videos can be done by request for free. There are 25 slots a night, 7 minutes each, so give it try! inspiredwordnyc.com
ROLIE POLIE GUACAMOLE EVENT SERIES
South Street Seaport, Fulton Street and South Street 2 - 4 p.m.; free Bring your whole family to South Street Seaport this Sunday for a day of music, story times and games! Rolie Polie Guacamole mixes different music genres and styles, while their original tunes promote a healthy and natural lifestyle. southstreetseaport.com
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Tenement Museum, 108 Orchard St First Tour is at 11 a.m.; $25 adults, $20 student/senior Discover how immigrants survived economic depressions at 97 Orchard Street between 1863 and 1935. Visit the restored homes of the GermanJewish Gumpertz family, whose patriarch disappeared during the Panic of 1873, and the Italian-Catholic Baldizzi family, who lived through the Great Depression. The tour is a chance to step back into history, and see how far the neighborhood that housed these people has changed. The tour is 60 minutes long and connection to it. The production requires visitors to climb stairs. poses questions to the audience. Tenement.org “ What have we tried in the past that has midlead us? What BAREBURGER are the new ideas for the new UNPLUGGED MONDAYS world? How can we achieve them together and put aside Bareburger, 258 E 5th St. violence, without the fear of 7p.m.; Free to watch, $10 to retribution?” These questions perform and more are posed throughout Bareburger is now hosting the production. A piece that truly an open mic series. They are looks to analyze our world and welcoming all types of singers arts part and efficacy to exist to entertain diners on Monday within it. nights. They offer specials during the performances, and a Livingtheatre.org free drink to the first 10 people who sign up. There is no age
29 BESTSELLING AUTHOR EVENT Barnes and Noble, 33 E. 17th Street (Between Broadway & Park Ave. S.) 7 p.m.; free Join bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell this Tuesday as he discusses his new novel, David and Goliath. Gladwell’s novel gives readers a new perspective on how we face different obstacles and disadvantages in our everyday lives. barnesandnoble.com
FACES IN THE CROWD SOB’s, 204 Varick St 8 p.m.; $15 This event is one of the premiere new artist showcases ases in the entire city. It has bee running successfully for 10 consecutive years. The showcase has helped many artists who have performed, gain recognition and even record deals. Come see the newest artist of R&B, Soul, and Hip-Hop. Sobs.com
30 HONEY TASTING ON THE HIGH LINE High Line 14th Street Passage 2 - 7 p.m.; free Satisfy your sweet tooth this Wednesday on the High Line! Bring your kids for the chance to meet beekeepers and sample honey from all five boroughs of New York. The event will also offer viewers an opportunity to inspect a glass-paned demonstration hive, so you can really understand how that sweet, sticky stuff is made! thehighline.org
VOLLEY BALL AFTER WORK Battery City Park (Esplanade Plaza) 6 - 7:30 p.m.; free Get active
after a long day of work with a friendly volley ball match! All skill levels are welcome to join other adults’ get their serves and spikes on. Scorekeepers and balls are provided. bcparks.org
31 OUTDOOR MORNING WORKOUT CLASS Union Square Park (At 14th St.) 8 a.m; free Start your Thursday morning off right with Reebok’s free 50-minute CrossFit class. Register online for this free, heart-pumping workout right in the middle of union square. All levels are welcome. unionsquarenyc.org
STARS OF TOMORROW— TOMORR CLASSICAL CLASSIC Hudso River Park, Pier Hudson 45 (Cross at Christopher (C St.) 6:30 6 p.m., free Enjoy live classical music on the Hudson m this Thursday. Students from Mannes College the New School will be holding a ffree performance in Hudson River Park H this week. thi hudsonriverpark.org hu
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“QUIET”: AN ORAL HISTORY PERFORMANCE ART Artists remember Josh Harris’ seminal work from the ‘90s that introduced the concept of people being constantly watched and recorded BY GABRIELLE ALFIERO
Before Facebook, Google and “Big Brother,” there was Josh Harris. The internet entrepreneur who amassed a net worth of $80 million dollars in the late ‘90s
and lost it all has always been a few steps ahead. He started internet research firm Jupiter Communications in 1986 and founded audio and video webcasting site Pseudo in 1994, far predating YouTube. In December 1999 he opened the art installation “Quiet: We Live in Public,” an underground bunker where over 100 participants lived for free under 24hour surveillance, until the city shut him down on New Year’s Day. Harris turned the cameras on
WHO’S WHO Josh Harris Internet entrepreneur, conceptual artist and subject of the 2009 documentary “We Live in Public,” directed by Ondi Timoner Harris became enmeshed in the downtown art scene and threw parties throughout the city, uniting the art and tech worlds. In December of 1999, he opened “Quiet: We Live in Public,” an underground capsule hotel where over 100 participants lived under 24-hour surveillance. The experience was captured on film by director Ondi Timoner, whose footage resulted in the 2009 documentary, “We Live in Public.” Donna Ferrato Photojournalist Participant in “Quiet: We Live in Public” Ferrato’s photographs from the installation were shown to the public for the first time as part of “A Quiet Summer.” For over 30 years, she has documented domestic abuse, resulting in a lifetime of activism. Also a street photographer, Ferrato photographs all over downtown Manhattan, especially her neighborhood of Tribeca. Alfredo Martinez Artist involved in “Quiet: We Live in Public” Longtime friend of Josh Harris Throughout the 1990s, Martinez collaborated with Harris on large-scale installations, including “Quiet: We Live in Public,” for which he assembled an artillery range in the underground bunker. In 2002, Martinez was arrested for forging Jean-Michel Basquiat prints, and served time in a Brooklyn prison. His prints depicting the machine guns used as part of the 1999 project will show as part of “A Quiet Summer.”
himself later that year, when he wired his entire apartment and streamed a year of his life with his girlfriend, whom he claims he “cast” for the project, online, resulting in the dissolution of his relationship and his own psychic breakdown. Since t hen, Ha rris has bounced around, living in Ethiopia, Los Angeles and on an apple orchard upstate, and he’s presently in Lordville, New York, at work on his latest art project. Harris debuted “Net Band Command” as part of “A Quiet Summer,” an ongoing exhibition featuring work by participants in the 1999 “Quiet” installation, curated by downtown gallerist Amy Li. The long-term performance piece is Harris’ prediction of the mental effects of total media immersion; he hopes to find participants to live in a “human chicken factory” to demonstrate what will happen when our lives are completely programmed, not unlike his projects of 15 years ago, which now seem spookily prescient. “The idea is to sort of induce a very high-quality psychic fracture before it happens in the mainstream,” Harris said. “So that when you walk in on day one, you’re a centered, unique human individual, and 30 days later when you walk out, you’re hive-minded.” Our Town Downtown spoke with three artists participating in “A Quiet Summer” about the 1999 experiment.
Josh Harris I had the dough and that was critical, but there had been a crew of us doing this kind of installation for 10 years. Mostly from Williamsburg. That whole scene in Williamsburg I’d been corralling and working with in Manhattan since 1994. Between all of us we probably each had at least 30 big time installations under our belt. More with some of these cats. So once I had the space, and we kind of had the concept down and it was made clear that money was no object, which was very important. It’s not so much that money was no object, it was that I wasn’t going to get in the way of their vision. In order to get the best work
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that’s what you gotta do, and I Alfredo Martinez It was several floors of space in got the best work. lower Manhattan, and like the Alfredo Martinez way a cult was, one artist did By August of 1999 [Josh] was where everyone would sleep, like, ‘we gotta do something one artist did the church where big for the millennium.’ There everyone assembled, where we was a lot of paranoia in the air had ceremonies for the group, that was kind of misplaced. and an artist did where everyEven if people didn’t believe all one ate. the conspiracy theories it kind I did the firing range. of seeped into the atmosphere, Another artist did a place even if you didn’t believe it. So where if you wanted to become we had like a little bullshit ses- part of the group and sleep in sion, me, and the other artists one of the pods, you had to go and Josh, and he thought, why through interrogation. don’t we play on something Me and the guy who did the inthat’s more of a cult than a com- terrogation, we set up a system pany, and we thought, why not a where, while people were being millennium cult? interrogated, I would be [in the nearby firing range] firing a maDonna Ferrato chine gun while they were being I read about them in the paper. interrogated…we tried to freak They were getting a lot of press people out as much as possible. back in 1999 and Josh was really titillating the media back Josh Harris The beauty and the freedom then with these crazy stories about this other world he was of art is I hired this guy [who going to create, which would appears in “We Live in Public”] be very much like “1984,” “Ani- who worked for the CIA as a mal Farm.” It would be like Big professional interrogator…We Brother was watching and ev- did it professionally. We went erybody would be tested, you for blood. Usually you go to an know, to see how they would artsy-fartsy interrogation room survive in a place where there and they’re screwing around were no rules, there was no in- with you. Everybody goes to art openformation. We were pretty much guided ings and all that and they feel by whatever we saw on our comfortable and safe but you monitor and we would be con- went in to this thing, and we trolled by it. It just sounded like were gonna zonk ya. And everya fantastic mind experiment. body who was doing it knew it. I And I wanted to be one of them. guess if you think about it this was hardcore art. I wanted to be a guinea pig.
Each of the bunks, where we slept, we each had a TV set that was wired to be able to watch each other in our pods doing anything…The whole premise was outrageous that we would all live together, sleeping together, showering. The toilets were in public. I mean, basically you had to submit to a somewhat higher authority’s will. It was like being on a film set. Even though, although no one had any roles or scripts. It was all very spontaneous…there were usually between 60 to 75 people running around, and during the day we would allow outsiders to come in and see how we were living and talk to people. We were like animals in a zoo. I didn’t really know the people who slept near me. I really didn’t try to get to know people. It was a lot to keep my mind together to figure out what was going on.
Alfredo Martinez I didn’t sleep in the pods. I was too worried about somebody futzing with all the guns so I just slept in the vault where I kept all the guns.
Donna Ferrato There was a sign on the wall that basically said that if you come through here you will be videotaped, so you are giving up your rights to us. And I was shooting stills. For me it was like winning the jackpot to be able to take any pictures I wanted and not have to get releases. I was still a little bit shy. It was a great feeling of true liberty to just be able to walk around and take pictures.
Josh Harris You could say the same thing of Facebook or Google or Pinterest or Instagram. It’s free service. Big data, we own it. We were just saying it out loud. That’s the whole trick. You stay it before it happens and no one seems to believe you and they’re not interested. Until now, 15 years later, and you realize this isn’t free. When I was looking to rent that car 30 days ago, who knew that ad would be haunting me for 30 days after?
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SOUP BURG CLOSED AFTER RENT INCREASE SAVING SMALL BUSINESS
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Venerable Upper East Side restaurant to be replaced by a TD Bank branch BY CATHERINE ELLSBERG
Soup Burg has served up its last bowl. The restaurant, which had called its Lexington Ave. and 77th Street location home for the past 10 years, was ďŹ nally forced to call it quits June 29 after the building’s landlord tried to raise the rent exponentially. Unable to pay the higher rent, Soup Burg’s owner, Jimmy Gouvakis, had to make the difficult decision to close the restaurant—a family-owned business since 1963—to make way for the building’s new tenant, TD Bank. Gouvakis has had the difficult news hanging over him since April; since then, his customers have showered him with support -- as well as a healthy dose of outrage. Many neighborhood fans and long-time customers see the closing of Soup Burg as part of a sad, and larger, epidemic—the ousting of small businesses, and the rampant excess of banks and chain stores that replace them. Nikki Henkin, who lives above the Soup Burg and who has been a devoted customer from the beginning, described the restaurant as a favorite local hangout. Located directly across the street from Lenox Hill Hospital, Soup Burg has long “served a neighborhood function,â€? says Henkin, catering to the hospital staff, neighborhood doormen, and “just people.â€? The restaurant, which was open from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., represented a neighborhood spirit for many people, including Henkin, who describes such small restaurants as “(necessities) in every community.â€? Other Soup Burg patrons have taken the restaurant’s closing as a particular blow and, to a degree, a sign of a wider decay:
MOSTLY MOZART FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Music Festival opens with a performance of Mozart’s overture to the two-act opera “Don Giovanni,â€? which he wrote with Italian librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte. Conductor Louis Langree leads the Festival Orchestra in a program that also includes Gluck’s ďŹ nale from “Don Juanâ€? and Berlioz’s “Symphonie fantastique.â€? Tickets to the free performance are ďŹ rstcome, ďŹ rst-served. Saturday, July 26 Avery Fisher Hall 10 Lincoln Center Plaza 7:30 p.m. (tickets available at 10 a.m.) FREE
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Indie rock darling Conor Oberst started his band Bright Eyes in 1995 and went on to become one of the genres most identiďŹ able voices and songwriters. Joined on Central Park’s SummerStage with Los Angeles-based folk rock band Dawes, Oberst, who also founded independent label Saddle Creek Records, released his latest solo record, “Upside Down Mountain,â€? in May. Tuesday, July 29 Central Park SummerStage Entrance at East 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue 6 p.m. Tickets $40
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FOOD ICE CREAM MAKING WITH HAY ROSIE Stef Ferrari, founder of Brooklyn-based artisanal ice cream shop Hay Rosie, leads a course on icecream making and the science behind the craft. Ferrari, a former craft beer maker with The Bruery in California, opened Hay Rosie earlier this year, selling ice cream made from scratch from locallysourced ingredients. Monday, July 28 Story 144 10th Ave., at 19th Street 6 p.m. FREE with RSVP to hello@thisisstory.com
Brando Skyhorse’s 2011 novel, “The Madonnas of Echo Park,� explores how residents in the Los Angeles neighborhood let go of their own ethnic identities as they immerse themselves in American culture. Skyhorse, who was born and raised in Echo Park, , is joined by essayist Karen Heuler and novelist and blogger Tejas Desai as part of the Guerrilla Lit Reading Series. Wednesday, July 30 The Back Room at Jimmy’s No. 43 43 East 7th St. 7:30 p.m. FREE
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UPS tells employees to lie, overcharge customers: suit
U.P.S.’S SECRET MANHATTAN PROBLEM One of the Hagan brothers’ 11 Manhattan UPS stores, now closed.
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Store) location were so comfortable with the practice of ‌ lying about expected delivery dates, withholding accurate price quotes and overdimensioning boxes to trigger higher retail billable rates, that they would gladly engage in conversations on the topic.� A former UPS franchisee
A former franchisee accuses the shipping giant of routinely gouging customers throughout the city BY KYLE POPE
Last month, when nearly a dozen UPS Stores across the city closed down in a single day, the initial focus was on the customers put out by the shutdown: dozens of people found themselves unable to access their rented mailboxes, while others complained of packages lost in the The UPS Store believes shuffle. On the West Side, a blog surfaced the allegations made against to swap information about the fate of a store on West 57th Street. it and UPS ... to be false. What none of these customers knew at The UPS Store customer service team is doing all we the time, though, was that they had uncan to assure the customers wittingly become part of a much bigger in the Manhattan store area – and at times bizarre – dispute involving affected are taken care of� the franchisee who until the shutdowns
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What can Brown screw from you? Two former UPS franchisees accuse the worldwide delivery service of telling employees to lie about the size and weight of packages in order to jack up prices on unsuspecting customers. Brothers Robert and Thomas Hagan, who owned and operated 11 UPS stores in Manhattan, claim in a federal lawsuit that a typical scam was to “add inches to the sides of measured boxes,� as well as an “enhanced declared value,� which allowed clerks to charge customers more. For example, a package with a length, width and depth totaling 26 inches would cost $106.85 to overnight from New York to Pittsburgh, but a 29-inch package would cost $117.19. In some cases, customers were overcharged as much as 400 percent, legal papers allege. “It’s pretty ugly,� said Steve Savva, the Hagans’ attorney. “It seems to be systematic, and the customers have no way of knowing.� The Hagans allege in court filings that The UPS Store, a subsidiary of the publicly traded United Parcel Service, was responsible for violating “the covenant of good faith and fair dealing� by: t 5FMMJOH DVTUPNFST UIBU HSPVOE EFMJWFSZ DPVME OPU CF HVBSBOUFFE BOE XPVME take longer than it actually would, in order to entice them to buy expensive, guaranteed air delivery. t $PODFBMJOH UIF DPTU PG DIFBQFS TIJQQJOH TFSWJDFT t $IBSHJOH DVTUPNFST GVFM TVSDIBSHFT GPS BJS EFMJWFSZ FWFO XIFO QBDLBHFT XFSFO U shipped by plane but by truck. Videotapes offered as evidence show UPS Store employees cheating customers,
UPS, and their right to operate a UPS store was revoked. But, in an effort to clear their name, the Hagans have ďŹ led an extraordinary claim against UPS in Federal Court that lays out, over 200 detailed pages, what they say is a systemic effort by UPS to rip off its Manhattan customers. The Hagans, UPS franchise owners since 2008 whose business grossed $6 million a year at its peak, even brought in a private investigator to secretly document the abuses they say occur at every UPS store in the city. Among their claims: Customers are routinely duped into paying more than necessary for shipping Employees are encouraged to lie about the weight and dimensions of packages to result in a higher bill Customers are told that one method of shipping is the cheapest, when often it is not The Hagans, in their lawsuit, says the deception is so widespread at UPS in
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From Vandals to Artists: Time Rouses More Appreciation for Graffiti
THESE WALLS CAN TALK Current exhibits explore NYC streets’ past and present
French actor Isabelle Huppert presents two of her most celebrated ďŹ lm performances— she plays a ďŹ lmmaker who suffers a stroke in Catherine Breillat’s “Abuse of Weakness,â€? and an abusive educator in Michael Haneke’s 2001 ďŹ lm “The Piano Teacher.â€? Huppert will host a postscreening conversation about her career with director John Waters. Wednesday, July 30 Film Society Lincoln Center Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center 144 West 65th St. 6 p.m. Tickets $30 for two ďŹ lms
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been equal parts levelheaded and nostalgic. Recognizing that “a lot of people are upset,â€? Gouvakis acknowledged that this is “all part of business; it’s nothing personal against us.â€? Gouvakis, who owns Soup Burg with his two partners—his brother John and his brother-in-law Timmy— plans on relocating to somewhere else on the Upper East Side, an area they love and are now long familiar with. In the meantime, Gouvakis spent Soup Burg’s ďŹ nal day serving up last meals, to people and dogs alike. Joking that in his next life he’d “rather live with dogs than most humans,â€? Gouvakis has been known to hand out bits of ham to neighborhood pets. Gouvakis also made one of his famous cheeseburgers for his mother. “It was a pleasure being here for ten years,â€? Gouvakis told me: “This was my second family.â€?
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“How far can we go with this? Are we just going to end up with a lot of banks?� added Henkin. Joie Anderson, another local devotee, chastises Mayor de Blasio, who in her eyes has allowed everything to “turn into a Duane Reade and a TD Bank.� For Anderson, these “mom and pop stores give character� to the area, and are welcome remedies to the ubiquitous Starbucks or Panera chains. At places like Starbucks, Anderson complains, there are different workers there every time you visit; Soup Burg, on the other hand, promises personalized attention, regularity, and consistency. “You go into Soup Burg and they act like you’re their favorite customer,� Anderson says, noting that such local joints keep “New York from being a suburban shopping mall.� But as angry as Henkin, Anderson, and a slew of other customers are, Gouvakis, has
BY GABRIELLE ALFIERO
Last November, one of New York’s most iconic art exhibits was uncermoniously whitewashed. Outdoor art space 5Pointz, a destination in Long Island City where graffiti writers from all over the world came to leave their mark, was covered over with white paint last November at the behest of the building’s owner, Jerry Wolkoff. When the vast walls of colorful graffiti were covered, Long Island City resident Jeffrey Leder took notice. Wolkoff had allowed graffiti writers to legally create work on his property for more than a decade, but now plans to demolish the building and construct residential high-rises after winning legal disputes with the 5Pointz artists. Leder, who operates an art gallery a block away, joined forces with Marie Cecile-Flageul, a member of the 5Pointz community who also manages its press, to curate “Whitewash,� an exhibition responding to the destruction, featuring work by nine artists who once painted at 5Pointz. Included in the exhibit are paintings by Meres One, the longtime curator of 5Pointz as well as prints
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Leder about the debut of the exhibit. “It was a celebration 5Pointz of the life of 5Pointz and also showed that there mourning its death.â€? was a need for While “Whitewashâ€? is a di- graffiti culture rect response to the recent as a tourist events at 5Pointz, the Jeffrey destination spot, Leder Gallery is not the only and so therefore local space exploring graf- any gallery or art fiti’s presence in New York institution that City. In February, Museum of can provide people the City of New York opened with their graffiti “City as Canvas,â€? an exhibi- ďŹ x will do so.â€? tion of 1980s graffiti art. City Gregory J. Lore, a non-proďŹ t organiza- Snyder, author tion that preserves and pro- of “Graffiti motes folk and grassroots Lives: Beyond arts movements, opened its the Tag in New new gallery space in April York’s Urban Undergroundâ€? with “Moving Murals,â€? a photographic display of graffiti-covered subway cars shot by photographers Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper during the 1970s and early 1980s. “Graffiti is so emblematic of the way people can be creative in their own environment,â€? said Steve Zeitlin, founding director of City Lore, who noted that, while graffiti still exists in the city, painted train cars are rare. In August, Gothamist reported that a tagged 4 train was spotted in the Bronx, though Zeitlin said it didn’t stay in public view for very long. “They never make it out of the train yard,â€? Zeitlin said. While graffiti is more policed now than in the 1970s and 1980s, street art has become a more accepted public display in urban areas, thanks in no small part to the international celebrity of clandestine British street artist Banksy, who completed a month-long ‘residency’ on New York City’s streets in October. Gregory J. Snyder, a sociologist and professor at Baruch College whose book “Graffiti Lives: Beyond the Tag in New York’s Urban Undergroundâ€? resulted from a decade of immersive research into graffiti’s subculture, makes a distinction between the two forms. “A lot of what we consider street art was antici
Above, a train mural from the City Lore exhibition. Photo by Henry Chalfant Left, Henry Chalfant and graffiti writer SHARP at the City Lore exhibition opening. Photo by Fernanda Kock
the early 1990s stared deďŹ antly at Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s cleanup efforts. Snyder also acknowledged the open tension between graffiti writers and street artists. “Street artists do not necessarily have to answer for their vandalism the same way that graffiti writers do,â€? he said. “Graffiti is thought to break windows, where street art is just, ‘hey, I’m putting up art.’ So it’s a little bit easier in the public mind to be a street artist than to be a grafďŹ ti writer, and I think both of those subcultures like it the way it is.â€? Abby Ronner, director of the City Lore gallery, echoes Snyder’s sentiments. “They’re totally different aesthetics,â€? Ronner said, noting that the City Lore exhibit explores an era when graffiti was transitioning from pure vandalism to legitimate expression in the art world’s view. Graffiti’s presence in galleries and museums isn’t new, Snyder said, nor is its alignment with ďŹ ne art. Brooklyn Museum exhibited graffiti in 2006 and included some of the same artists as the Museum of the City of New York show which
sent artists rooted in graffiti and street art. Many artists who were part of graffiti’s halcyon days have gone on to professional art careers, including Barry McGee, also known by his tag name Twist, and Steve Powers, known as ESPO, who are now successful studio artists. Still, Ronner notices a recent uptick in public interest. “In New York City, the cost of living is increasing so signiďŹ cantly and quickly, and there’s so much commercial development,â€? said Ronner. “A lot of people feel New York is being lost. The very deďŹ nition of New York and the character of it are lost. People are seeking old New York City culture.â€? Snyder suggests that Banksy’s mainstream success and the current popularity of street art renewed some interest in graffiti art and its culture, though he wonders if the recent events at 5Pointz affected gallery and museum attention. “Curators have a good sense of the moment,â€? said Snyder, who said that, though 5Pointz became a prestigious space for graffiti writers from all over the world it wasn’t necessarily home to
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< POTENTIAL BAG BAN COULD CUT WASTE Anthony Shorris, Mayor de Blasio’s deputy mayor and fill-in while he and his family vacation in Italy, told WNYC’s Brian Lehrer on July 18 that the administration is “looking very closely” at a citywide plastic bag ban or fee. Washington, D.C., Seattle and San Francisco
In Brief ITALIAN RESTAURANT REOPENS AFTER GAS SHUT DOWN Italian restaurant Caravaggio will reopen after a two-day hiatus earlier this week, reported the New York Post. The restaurant, located at 23 E. 74th St. near Madison Avenue and across from the Whitney Museum of American Art, was forced to close when the building shut off its gas. When the restaurant reopened, the regulars returned to the upscale Italian dining room, including notable clientele; John Catsimatidis, owner of the Gristedes grocery chain dined with his wife, while New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman joined guests in a private dining area.
MISSION CHINESE POP-UP COMING TO MANHATTAN Chef Danny Bowien gears up to open a Manhattan pop-up of Mission Chinese this weekend. Bowien, who closed Mission Chinese on Orchard Street in November for renovations following failed inspections by the Department of Health, has yet to reopen the outpost, but has been operating a successful pop-up location behind Frankie’s 457 in Carroll Gardens since April. The Brooklyn pop-up serves Bowien’s western take on Szechuan cuisine to hungry diners—including spicy kung pao pastrami and thricecooked bacon with tofu skin and bitter melon—on a first-come, first-served basis, and offers a limited takeout menu. Though specifics for the Manhattan site haven’t yet been revealed, the chef announced his plans for the forthcoming pop-up via Twitter, and expects to open on Sunday, July 27 and operate every Sunday through August. Before closing, the popular Lower East Side brick-andmortar restaurant routinely drew crowds in droves and three-hour waits weren’t uncommon. Bowien will continue to run the Brooklyn location through August.
have already implemented measures designed to cut back on plastic bag use, Gothamist reported, and the deputy mayor indicated that such measures could be critical in cutting back on the 5.2 million plastic bags that city residents use annually. The City Council put forth a bill
in March asking for a 10 cent fee for all plastic bags, and similar efforts in other cities have spurred a significant decrease in plastic bag usage. Mayor Bloomberg attempted to implement a 6-cent fee on plastic bags in 2008 to no avail.
COOKING WITH KIDS Students from P.S. 11 learned to make vegetable biryani and Getting little ones involved in oatmeal cookies shopping, food prep and cooking through a helps them develop lifelong healthy- program with eating skills - and have a lot of fun The Sylvia Center last year. BY LIZ NEUMARK Photo courtesy The Sylvia Center Recall childhood moments in the Facebook page. kitchen with a parent or grandparent – and the joy of sweet or unexpected activities in the kitchen so the little flavors along with the beauty of or- hands can stay busy. And what worse ganized chaos? Flour everywhere. show stopper than to discover you Bowls of batter to lick clean. And the are missing a key ingredient. payoff: brownies or cookies, a hearty 2. Talk through recipe steps first so bowl of soup, pancakes. It was a spe- the kids realize they understand the cial time of focused attention and steps in the process. It is a moment exploration. to bring science, math or reading Fast forward to 2014. Home cook- into the kitchen. Even history finds ing in the Foodie Age is paradoxi- a place in cooking. cal as take-out/eat-out habits leave 3. I love the pre and post taste testhome kitchens empty; we are grap- ing. How do items change when gopling with diet-related illnesses be- ing from raw to cooked states? cause we have surrendered control 4. This is a good place to learn about over what we eat and how our food is the importance of hygiene. Hand prepared. Remember the joke refer- washing and safe food practices are ring to your cookbook as the pile of good lessons. take-out menus? Even those are rel- 5. Don’t be scared off by recipes that ics, as an app can do it all for us. call for lots of handwork. Kids love So is anyone cooking with the kids? to roll, fold and stuff so bring on the I have rarely met a child who is not dumplings, empanadas, phyllo trieager to get into the kitchen and angles and spring rolls. cook. It starts as soon as they can 6. Knives are important tools once stand on a chair at the counter, ex- kids learn the basics like the bear press their preferences and off we claw grip – even I could use a refreshgo. And the older kids get, the more er now and again. But it is a simple interesting the process becomes as skill worth learning and cultivating. additional worlds open up – foreign 7. Start a cooking adventure with words (chiffonade), exotic flavors, a trip to the market, be it your local more varied food prep skills, stories supermarket or farmers market. Exabout food – the landscape is rich plore choices together and experiwith inspiration. ment with something new (let your How do to get started with a child in child pick!) This is also a great mothe kitchen? A few tips: ment to figure out where food comes 1. I believe in spontaneity, but un- from. Compare a supermarket carrot til you have it down pat, plan your with one from the farm stand.
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8. Explore seasonings – as simple as salt and pepper to different herbs and varieties of hot accents. The same veggie or pasta or chicken with a different seasoning can be an eye opener. 9. Consider starting a little window herb garden. It’s as simple as a few seeds and soil in a paper cup. Before long, you will be snipping fresh herbs into your dishes. Don’t forget the avocado pit either! You might not see it bear fruit, but you will be able to watch it grow. 10. One of my kids used to spend hours standing on a chair at the sink washing dishes. Not only is it part of the cooking process, but it can be fun for young ones. Make clean up a fun part of your kitchen routine. 11. I love to quote Miss Frizzle from the Magic School Bus: “get messy, make mistakes.” And that is truly the most important thing to remember for grown ups as well as kids. Cooking is following recipes but it is also about creativity. Try new combinations, new ingredients. The more you experiment, the better and more confident you will be. Cooking is about letting go and giving your culinary child the chance to explore while learning a skill that is a key building block in her future ability to make good food choices. If you can’t cook for yourself, the ability to
eat well is diminished. Several independent schools have brought back cooking. One great example is Manhattan Country Day, with its affiliated farm and regular visits. Several schools have robust after-school cooking classes and clubs. Commercial enterprises have classes for kids, including Haven’s Kitchen, William Sonoma and other smaller shops like The Creative Kitchen, Freshmade NYC and Tastebuds Kitchen. In the non-profit sector, the 92Y and Asphalt Green have wonderfully innovative cooking class options for a wide range of ages. Cookshop, the nutritional education and cooking program of Food Bank N.Y., works with families in food pantries and in schools. The Sylvia Center works predominately in NYCHA community centers with young kids, youth and families to influence food choices with intense and fun six- week-long programs. Everywhere I have observed children in the kitchen I hear laughter, I see a willingness to taste something new, I see learning and feel the excitement for the meal to come. Liz Neumark is the CEO of catering company Great Performances and the author of the cookbook Sylvia’s Table, published by Knopf.
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RESTAURANT INSPECTION RATINGS JULY 9 - 15, 2014
Tue Thai Food
3 Greenwich Avenue
Grade Pending (29) 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. Live roaches 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. Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
55 Bar
55 Christopher Street
Grade Pending (21) Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan. 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.
Brooklyneer
220 West Houston Street
A
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. Kamakura Coffee Shop
543 East 5 Street
A
Il Postocanto
190 East 2 Street
A
Good Beer
422 East 9 Street
A
Dunkin Donuts
266 1 Avenue
A
7B Bar
108 Avenue B
Grade Pending (17) Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan. Evidence of rats or live rats present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.
Manhattan Monster
80 Grove Street
A
Spunto
65 Carmine Street
A
Real Estate Sales Neighborhd
Address
Price
Bed Bath Agent
Flatiron
23 E 22 St.
$2,902,012 2
2
Brown Harris Stevens
Noho
718 Broadway
$2,100,000 2
2
Sotheby’s International
Battery Park City225 Rector Place
$628,000
0
1
Corcoran
Flatiron
7 E 14 St.
$528,000
1
Douglas Elliman
Noho
718 Broadway
$2,100,000 2
2
Sotheby’s International
Battery Park City2 South End Ave.
$500,000
1
1
Bold New York
Flatiron
23 E 22 St.
$14,000,000
Soho
505 Greenwich St.
$1,660,000
Battery Park City250 South End Ave.
$579,000
1
1
Brown Harris Stevens
Flatiron
23 E 22 St.
$4,531,212 2
Brooklyn
$555,000
3
2
Keller Williams Realty
Flatiron
10 W 15 St.
$1,350,000
0
2
Brown Harris Stevens
Soho
37 Greene St.
$6,000,000 3
2
Town Residential
Soho
53 Greene St.
$6,109,500 2
3
Brown Harris Stevens
Warburg
Tribeca
8 Warren St.
$3,975,000
Chelsea
270 W 17 St.
$1,200,000
Chelsea
210 W 19 St.
$950,000
1
1
Corcoran
Gramercy Park 340 E 23Rd St.
$1,625,000 2
2
Owner
Tribeca
303 Greenwich St.
$840,000
1
1
Tabak Is Tribeca
Chelsea
130 W 19 St.
$1,780,000 1
2
Douglas Elliman
Gramercy Park 211 E 18 St.
$715,000
1
Corcoran
Tribeca
93 Worth St.
$5,630,923 3
3
Core
Chelsea
148 W 23 St.
$1,550,000
Gramercy Park 235 E 22 St.
$1,360,125
Tribeca
161 Duane St.
$4,325,000 3
2
Corcoran
Chelsea
160 Ninth Ave.
$627,000
Gramercy Park 1 Lexington Ave.
$2,600,000 4
Douglas Elliman
Tribeca
53 Warren St.
$3,000,000 2
2
Conquest Advisors
Chelsea
201 W 21 St.
$560,000
Gramercy Park 158 E 22 St.
$835,000
1
1
Citi Habitats
Tribeca
93 Worth St.
$728,049
Chelsea
334 W 17 St.
$480,000
Gramercy Park 340 E 23Rd St.
$650,000
0
1
Charles Rutenberg
Tribeca
101 Warren St.
$1,915,000 1
1
Exclusively Nyc Realty
Chelsea
360 W 21 St.
$510,000
1
1
Douglas Elliman
Gramercy Park 4 Lexington Ave.
$355,000
0
1
Citi Habitats
Tribeca
295 Greenwich St.
$1,015,000
Chelsea
155 W 20 St.
$335,000
0
1
Corcoran
Gramercy Park 235 E 22 St.
$672,500
W Village
367 Bleecker St.
$3,850,000
2
Cmb Realty, Llc
Gramercy Park 60 Gramercy Park North $3,485,000 2
1
1
Owner
1
2
2
Chelsea
305 W 16Th St.
$1,875,000 2
Gramercy Park 201 E 17 St.
$1,375,000 2
1
Fenwick Keats
W Village
15 Jones St.
$590,000
1
1
Douglas Elliman
E Village
211 E 13Th St.
$1,850,123
Greenwich Vill 77 Bleecker St.
$540,000
0
1
Halstead Property
W Village
54 Charles St.
$10,750,000 5
3
Corcoran
E Village
211 E 13Th St.
$2,776,731
Greenwich Vill 37 W 12 St.
$2,525,000 2
2
Tiffany Bauman, Lreb
W Village
72 Perry St.
$655,000
0
1
Douglas Elliman
E Village
425 E 13 St.
$820,000
Greenwich Vill 211 Thompson St.
$851,000
1
Douglas Elliman
W Village
252 Bleeker St.
$4,065,000
$1,783,937
Greenwich Vill 160 Bleecker St.
$537,500
W Village
321 W 13 St.
$2,400,000 2
1
Corcoran
Greenwich Vill 160 Bleecker St.
$537,500
W Village
688 Washington St.
$723,477
Greenwich Vill 39 E 12 St.
$780,000
1
1
Corcoran
W Village
164 Bank St.
$1,500,000 1
1
Oxford Property Group
Greenwich Vill 11 5 Ave.
$2,168,000 1
1
Corcoran
W Village
299 W 12 St.
$9,000,000
$847,000
Greenwich Vill 54 E 8 St.
$625,000
1
1
Douglas Elliman
W Village
61 Jane St.
$1,500,000 1
1
Douglas Elliman
Financial District120 Greenwich St.
$646,000
1
1
Owner
Greenwich Vill 19 W 9 St.
$1,700,000 1
2
Douglas Elliman
W Village
147 Waverly Place
$5,100,000 2
3
Stribling
Financial District88 Greenwich St.
$860,000
1
1
Corcoran
Greenwich Vill 88 Bleecker St.
$715,000
1
1
Sotheby’s International
W Village
350 Bleecker St.
$723,000
1
1
Douglas Elliman
$525,000
Greenwich Vill 130 W 12 St.
$10
W Village
92 Horatio St.
$790,000
1
1
Citi Habitats
417 Grand St.
$777,000
2
1
Halstead Property
E Village
211 E 13Th St.
E Village
333 E 14 St.
$810,000
E Village
211 E 13Th St.
$1,188,261
E Village
141 E 3 St.
$1,395,000 2
Financial District88 Greenwich St.
Financial District3 Hanover Square
1.5 1
1
Corcoran
Brown Harris Stevens
Flatiron
10 W 15 St.
$1,660,000 2
2
The Rsp Companies
Lower E Side
Flatiron
41 W 16 St.
$650,000
1
1
Brown Harris Stevens
Lower E Side
417 Grand St.
$610,000
Flatiron
10 W 15 St.
$735,000
1
1
Stribling
Lower E Side
575 Grand St.
$480,000
Flatiron
21 E 22 St.
$1,450,000 1
1
Flat Iron Real Estate
Lower E Side
570 Grand St.
$705,000
210 E Broadway
$535,000
78 Ridge St.
$865,512
Flatiron
23 E 22 St.
$11,325,000 3
3
Brown Harris Stevens
Lower E Side
Flatiron
23 E 22 St.
$12,982,687 1
1
Douglas Elliman
Lower E Side
1
1
1
Douglas Elliman
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Our Town JULY 24, 2014
Business
NY’S MEDICAID COVERING POST-BIRTH CONTRACEPTIVES BY MICHAEL R. SISAK
Emboldened and incensed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision limiting certain contraceptive coverage in the private sector, New York health officials moved forward Thursday with a plan to provide contraceptive devices to low-income women who don’t want to get pregnant soon after giving birth.
In Brief TECH COMPANY LURED TO W.T.C. Software company MediaMath will relocate its new headquarters to 4 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, according to a joint announcement by Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo. The move will create 1,000 new jobs over the next five years, as MediaMath develops the new space to consolidate its current three New York City offices. MediaMath currently has more than 450 employees around the globe, including offices in New York, San Francisco, London, and most recently, in Singapore and Tokyo. The company’s TerminalOne system provides 4,000 advertisers a more efficient way to reach consumers. “MediaMath’s move to 4 World Trade is yet another big step in the resurgence of Lower Manhattan and the growth of New York City’s tech ecosystem,” said de Blasio. “This is a career sector we want to expand because it has so much economic mobility for its workforce and represents a true path to the middle class.”
LAST GAS STATION IN EAST VILLAGE CLOSES According to the Real Deal, gas stations in the East Village are now extinct. The real estate website reported that the BP station and auto repair shop at Second Avenue and East 1st Street has been sold to a developer for $32 million. The gas station and repair shop are now reportedly closed for business. According to public records, the seller is listed as 24 Second Ave. Corp. Someone named Yan Ouaknine is listed as the cofounder of a development firm named AORE Holdings, LLC, which is listed as the borrower on the mortgage.
The state, which this spring became one of a few covering intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants through its Medicaid program, went public encouraging health providers to ensure women get the $350 to $700 devices immediately after delivery. And they’re calling on private insurers to follow their lead.
“Birth control plays a vital role in helping women plan the best time to have a baby,” acting state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said at a news conference at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. “When a woman is able to plan her subsequent pregnancies, she is better able to safeguard her health and wellbeing, as well as that of any future children.”
Officials said giving women access to the devices immediately after birth, instead of at a post-delivery appointment -- usually about six weeks later -- would guard against a recurrence of pregnancy in the interim or a growing reluctance to having a device inserted.
P.J. CLARKE’S PETITIONS FOR ITS PLACE RESTAURANTS The popular restaurant is fighting its landlord and hopes to stave off eviction from its downtown home BY GABRIELLE ALFIERO
What’s a neighborhood without a neighborhood restaurant? That’s the question that Battery Park eatery P.J. Clarke’s is asking in a campaign against its landlord, Brookfield Office Properties, which is undergoing a massive, $250-million dollar renovation to its Brookfield Place retail areas. It’s a project that, the restaurant claims, the developer is using to try to force P.J. Clarke’s out of its space. The restaurant recently launched an online petition to keep P.J. Clarke’s in its current location. The petition, which amassed 130 signatures to date, states that “Brookfield has been using construction in the building to make it almost impossible for P.J. Clarke’s to succeed,” and that the landlord wants to lease the space to another restaurant at a higher rate. The restaurant’s lease expires in November 2020. Online comments on the petition represent a range of supporters, from those unhappy with Brookfield’s management
of the ongoing renovations, to fans of the restaurant’s burgers, to concerned citizens who don’t approve of a large developer forcing out a city staple. “The petition is meant to rally people who care about P.J. Clarke’s but also all local community restaurants in New York City,” the Clarkes’ Group said in an email statement. “Our hope is that our landlord Brookfield Properties recognizes our importance to the neighborhood and works with us to mitigate the harm done by the intrusive construction to the property.” In early June, P.J. Clarke’s filed a $40 million dollar lawsuit against its landlord, claiming that Brookfield is taking “deliberate and willful” steps to force the restaurant out of the Hudson River location. The legal documents state that Brookfield has asked the restaurant to relocate “several times” in order to make room for Keith McNally’s Meatpacking District bistro Pastis, which is presently closed for renovations. The documents also claim that, since construction began in October 2012, Brookfield has obscured the restaurant’s entrance, parked food trucks directly outside the restaurant and erected scaffolding on the outdoor patio, obstructing views of the river and the Statue of Liberty. Accessible from
P.J. Clarke’s original restaurant opened on the East Side in 1884. the street through a temporary, labyrinthine maze erected for the construction project, P.J. Clarke’s claims that it has suffered a 50 percent decline in profits since construction began. The restaurant has two other locations in Manhattan, including its iconic, red-brick flagship on Third Avenue and 55th Street, which opened in 1884. On its webpage, the restaurant celebrates its resistance to change over the decades, noting that, even after renovations, the Third Avenue location remained mostly unaltered. The Battery Park restaurant opened in 2004, and the restaurant maintains that its presence helped transform the neighborhood into a desirable destination. In certain respects, the restaurant does not align with
the direction Brookfield Place is taking its dining options. Brookfield’s recently opened Hudson Eats food court houses some of the city’s more sought after eateries, including Black Seed Bagel and Umami Burger, in a sleek, modern setting, quite a contrast to P.J. Clarke’s checkered tablecloths, dark mahogany bar and black-and white-tile floors. Some might say it’s classic New York. Others could call it stuffy and stodgy. Brookfield plans to open six new restaurants in the facility, including Italian eatery Parm and a New York outpost for Philadelphia tapas spot Amada. P.J. Clarke’s familiar, laidback atmosphere serves a cross-section of downtown clientele that, amidst the regular workday crowd from within Brookfield Place and
the nearby Goldman Sachs building, also includes tourists and young families who live in the neighborhood. The bartender knows his customers by name, shakes hands with anyone who sits down and talks golf and music with the mostly male regulars. On a sunny day, young men in suits order chicken wings and Brooklyn Lagers and sit in the shadow of the scaffolding on the outdoor patio. In addition to the online petition, the restaurant is handing out postcards, asking customers to write letters of support. Featuring vintage scenes from the restaurant and positioning P.J. Clarke’s as Manhattan’s answer to “Cheers,” the postcards are addressed to Ed Hogan, director of retail leasing for Brookfield Place.
YOUR FIFTEEN MINUTES
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COLUMBUS AVENUE AS MUSICAL MUSE Q&A Musician Joe Gianono on Blue Note, turning pages at the ballet, and getting his songs on television BY ANGELA BARBUTI
New Yorkers can find inspiration in their neighborhoods just by simply stepping outside. Joe Gianono, a longtime Upper West Sider, frequently writes music as he walks home on Columbus Avenue. His career spans decades, and includes a gig with Blood Sweat & Tears, page turning for the pianist at the New York City Ballet, and arranging for Broadway. I met him at A.G. Kitchen, one of his favorite local spots, and we discussed his songs, and how New York has influenced his music. He said, “I can’t imagine living anywhere else. Things move; it’s never boring. I mean I can go to Birdland at 5 o’clock and Dizzy’s at 6.”
ing and orchestrating for Broadway, making other people’s music sound good. I was Chita Rivera’s arranger for a long time. And then I started to write my own, and for that past seven years, that’s what I’ve been doing. Now, I’m also the resident composer at the White Horse Theater Company downtown. So far, I’ve done about 10 shows and right now I’m doing “Eyes for Consuela,” by Sam Shepard.
Joe Gianono says that the streets of Manhattan provide inspiration for his musical compositions. Photo by Chris Pizzolorusso
Do you work out of your home? I work at home, yeah, but I could work anywhere. Strangely enough, most of the stuff I write, I initially get the idea from walking down the street. I’ve written so many things on Columbus Avenue, coming home from dinner.
I just listened to your song about the environment. “I Like Green” is a very funny song, but also very profound. It’s all about the environment and has a lot of factual information in it. It’s sort of like Me. Rogers meets Tiny Tim. And I’m singing it, and I’m not a singer.
How did you get started in the music industry?
You have your own record company.
I started playing the guitar at 6. I heard a guy play his guitar and I said, “That’s what I want to do for the rest of my life.” I went to college to study music and spent 30 years arrang-
It’s relatively new. It’s me and a couple of producers. Basically it’s a per project producership. I need a certain amount of dollars to get this thing done. Like for my song “Silly Girl,” I raised about 6,000 dollars, went to down to Nashville, and recorded the song. We’re supposed to be releasing it really soon. I release through CD Baby and when that happens, CD Baby automatically sends it out to iTunes, Amazon, and all those other spots. So it’s like one-stop shopping. They also have a partnership with YouTube monitors, so if you’re registered with CD Baby, when your songs are played in other people’s music videos on YouTube, you get the penny.
What are your favorite restaurants in your neighborhood? This [A.G. Kitchen] is one of them. I come here for dinner a lot. I like Arte Café, they have nice food in the restaurant part of it.
In your opinion, where are the best places to listen to music in the city? I go down to the Blue Note a lot and the Jazz Standard. I play jazz guitar and sometimes play at Birdland. I get a call once in a while, saying, “We need a guitarist.” The problem with that is you never see the music in advance. They turn the lights on and say, “Start
playing.”
Explain your page-turning job at the New York City Ballet. My good friend, Elaine Chelton, is the concert pianist over there. In fact, she does most of my recordings. A lot of times, she needs people to turn pages for her. And it’s so fantastic; I love it. It’s not simple though. You’re not there to turn pages. You’re there as a psychiatrist, an unnerver, the fall guy. At the end of every show, the conductor comes up and says, “Great job, kid.” Because they know if you screw up, the whole ballet goes down.
Do you have any interesting stories from page turning? We’re in the middle of Maurice Ravel’s “Piano Concerto In G, 2nd Movement,” which is a very slow, beautiful movement. Elaine’s mother was about to die, and she’s concentrating on getting through the ballet, which was very difficult. In the middle of nowhere, this beetle crawls right in front of the music. What would you do? Would you try to scoot it away? If it lands on the pianist, she’ll start
screaming. If it goes in the piano, it will mess up the piano. No matter what you do, you’re screwed. Plus we’re in the pit with the orchestra, so we’re in view of the audience at all times. I’m sitting there, wondering what to do, and thank God, it just crawled over the top of the music and disappeared. About a week later, I had lunch with Elaine, and said, “By the way, what did you think of the beetle?” She said, “What beetle?” She was so focused on the performance and her mother that she didn’t even see the thing.
You wrote the theme song for the TV show “The Soup.” How did that come about? Yeah, “The Soup” uses one of my pieces. I have a publisher, and his job is to get my stuff on television. “Chelsea Lately” uses some stuff. A lot of my stuff is in the “Boardwalk Empire” library. They haven’t used it yet, but they’re supposed to. For more information on Joe and his music, visit www.joegianono.com.
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CLASSIFIEDS Classified Advertising Department Information Telephone: 212-868-0190 | Fax: 212-2868-0190 Email: classified2@strausnews.com Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Deadline: 2pm the Friday before publication ACCOUNTING/FINANCIAL SERVICES ALLSTATE INSURANCE Anthony Pomponio 212-769-2899 125 West 72nd St. 5R, NYC apomponio@allstate.com LOMTO Federal Credit Union It’s hard to beat our great rates! Deposits federally insured to at least $250K (212)947-3380 ext.3144
ADOPTION Loving married couple longs to adopt newborn. We’ll provide a beautiful life, unconditional love, opportunites & security. Expenses paid. Tricia & Don anytime at 1-800-348-1748. https://donandtriciaadopt.shutterfly.com/ ANIMALS & PETS
BIDEAWEE - Animal People for People Who Love Animals! -Manhattan-Westhampton866-262-8133 www.Bideawee.org North Shore Animal League AnimalLeague.org 1-877-4-SAVE-PET Facebook.com/TheAnimalLeague ANNOUNCEMENTS
GrowNYC.org Recycle@GrowNYC.org 212-788-0225 ANTIQUES/COLLECTIBLES
Antique, Flea & Farmers Market, East 67 St Market (bet. First & York Ave). Open every Saturday, 6am-5pm, rain or shine. Indoor & Outdoor, Free Admission. Call Bob 718-8975992. Proceeds benefit PS 183. AUCTIONS
Buy or sell at AARauctions. com. Contents of homes, businesses, vehicles and real estate.Bid NOW! AARauctions. com. Lights, Camera, Auction. No longer the best kept secret.
CAMPS/SCHOOLS Alexander Robertson School Independent School for Pre-K through Grade 5 212-663-2844, 3 West 95th St. www.AlexanderRobertson.com
Boys & Girls Harbor “A vibrant hub for education and the arts.” 1 East 104th Street, 212.427.2244 www.theharbor.org German Classes for Children NY State Accredited Language Program. No previous experience necessary. www.German-AmericanSchool.org. 212-787-7543
CAMPS/SCHOOLS GRF Test Prep Classes We prepare students to take the SHSAT! 120 W 76th St, New York, NY 10025 201) 592-1592 www.grftestprep.com Huntington Learning Center Your tutoring solution! UWS. 212-362-0100 www.HuntingtonHelps.com Learn Something New Today! Free computer classes at The New York Public Library LEARN MORE nypl.org/LearnToday 917-ASK-NYPL Success Academy Charter Schools “A proven record of excellence…” We are applying to open new schools in Manhattan and encourage your input! www.SuccessAcademies. org /NewSchools
CARS & TRUCKS & RV’S Donate your car to Wheels For Wishes, benefiting Make-AWish. We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Call (855) 376-9474 COUNSELING
Non-traditional therapist & problem solver, 40 years exp, formerly w/Casriel Institute & Daytop Village.Raise self-esteem, overcome insecurities. Hazel James, 212-645-3135 Psychotherapy Services: Addiction/Recovery; Depression/Anxiety; Relationship Issues; Lesbian & Gay Issues; Approved provider for DWI Offenses; Some Insurance Accepted. Private, convenient UWS office. Laura-Ann Robb, LCSW CASAC, 646-753-2879, robb.lauraann@gmail.com Weill Cornell Medical College Department of Psychology Barbara Milrod M.D. 212-746-5868 ENTERTAINMENT
Carino on Second Blending traditional Italian favorites with contemporary accents. 1710 2nd Avenue (bet. 88th & 89th) NYC 212-860-0566 www.carino2nd.com Chirping Chicken - We Deliver & Cater! Mon/Sun 11am-11pm 1560 2nd Ave,(212)517-9888-9 Ask about our daily Greek specialty dish! LIPS The Ultimate in Drag Dining & Best Place in NYC to Celebrate Your Birthday! 227 E 56th St., 212-675-7710 www.LipsUSA.com Mohegan Sun Why D rive? For info call Academy: 1-800-442-7272 ext. 2353 - www.academybus.com
HEALTH SERVICES
Are you HIV positive? ASCNYC is here for you. Call or visit today! 212-645-0875 www.ascnyc.com Carnegie Hill Endoscopy 212-860-6300 www.carnegiehillendo.com Columbia Doctors of Ophthalmology - Our newest location at 15 West 65th Street (Broadway) is now open. www.ColumbiaEye.org 212.305.9535 NYU Langone Medical Center Introduces the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Men’s Health. 555 Madison Ave bet. 55th & 56th, 646-754-2000 HELP WANTED
$8,000 COMPENSATION. EGG DONORS NEEDED. Women 21-31. Help Couples Become Families using Physicians from the BEST DOCTOR’S LIST. Personalized Care. 100% Confidential. 1-877-9-DONATE; 1-877936-6283; www.longislandivf.com AIRLINE CAREERS begin here Get FAA approved Aviation Maintenance Technician training. Financial aid for qualified students – Housing available. Job placement assistance. Call AIM 866-296-7093 HOME IMPROVEMENTS
Expert on-site repair and restoration of antiques & new furniture in your home or office Quality custom-made furniture & cabinetry. FURNITURE MEDIC, (212)470-3850, Visit us on Facebook FurnitureMedicBH Serving NYC Go Green Finishing,Residential & Commercial Renovations. Kitchens, Baths. Eco-friendly. Carpentry, sheetrock, taping/skimcoating, painting. OSHA & Lead Certified. 347-339-6913.
LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL Anthony Pomponio, Allstate 212-769-2899 apomponio@allstate.com Rick Bryan, Attorney & Counselor at Law. Wills, Living Trusts, Probate, Elder Law, Guardianships, Legal Advice. Home Visits Available. We honor all AARP and Legal Service Plan Discounts, 237 1st Ave, 2nd Fl, S.W. Corner of 14th St and 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003, 212-979-2868. Selling/Buying a home? Lic. Broker/Attorney can help. 1 on 1 attention. List with me! Richard H. Lovell, Esq. 718 8359300. LovellLawnewyork@gmail.com
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Massage by Melissa (917)620-2787
L EN D ER O R D ER ED FA R M SALE! 3 acres Well/ Septic $ 39,90 0 1 2 acres Stream$39,900 17 acres 30 Mile View$44,900 10 tracts available! Half market prices! 3 hrs NY City. EZ terms! No Closing costs! Call 888-905-8847 Newyorklandandlakes.com
SENSUAL BODYWORK young, handsome, smooth, athletic Asian. InCall/OutCall. Phillip. 212-787-9116 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
Imperial Fine Books & Oriental Art - Rare & fine books, Chinese ceramics and art from the Ming to Qing Dynasties. 790 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor New York, New York 10065 (212)861-6620 www.imperialfinebooks.com Pandora Jewelry -Unforgettable Moments412 W. Broadway · Soho, NYC 212-226-3414 PAINT & WALLPAPER
SABBY PAINTING (917) 292-9595 Interior/Exterior Painting Wallpaper Removal Free Estimates, Affordable Prices, Neat & Clean Work Licensed & Insured REAL ESTATE - RENT
GLENWOOD - Manhattan’s Finest Luxury Rentals Uptown office 212-535-0500 Downtown office 212-4305900. glenwoodNYC.com
OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND. Best selection of affordable rentals. Full/ partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Real Estate. 1800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com LET US FIND YOUR DREAM APARTMENT! 1BR/1BA, Inwood - $1,450; 1BR/1BA, Inwood - $1,600; 1BR/1BA Hamilton Heights $1,775; 1BR/1BA, HarlemSugar Hill - $1,525. CALL OR TEXT TODAY 917-689-2944, Tim Heath, The Homefinder, Lic R.E. Agent Tim@Bohemiarealtygroup.com Bohemia Realty Group Now Leasing! SHARED OFFICES Park Avenue 212-231-8500 www.410park.com REAL ESTATE - SALE
Victor Ferrer , Licensed Real Estate Agent, Douglas Elliman Real Estate. 347-573-3882 / 212-712-6083 - victor.ferrer@ elliman.com
LOVELY MEADOW AND FOREST. 5.4 acres, $49,900. Was $199,900. Bank ordered sale. Beautiful Bethel NY. Near Woodstock site. 85 miles from Manhattan. Assorted hardwoods, approved building site, underground utilities, across from lake, walk to Performing Arts Center, financing. 877836-1820 Salmon River Region Redfield/Tug Hill Area Snowmobile Trails Close By. Beautiful Woods & Meadows 5.2 Acres: $17,995 15 Acres: $29,995 5 Acres w/ Cabin: $35,995 Buy Now & Get Free Closing Costs! Call Christmas & Associates: 800-229-7843. www.landandcamps.com Owner/Broker Sebastian, Florida Beautiful 55+ manufactured home community. 4.4 miles to the beach, 2 miles to the riverfront district. Homes starting at $39,000. 772-581-0080, www.beach-cove.com. Unique Co-op for Sale 2BR/2BA mint condition corner unit, Gracie Gardens, 525 E 89 St, Apt. 4K, NYC. $1,295,000 only. Call or text Lisa Levina, 917330-8423, or Email lisa@nvhny. com. Lic. Real Estate Broker, New Vista Horizons, Inc. 4 W 37 St, 3rd Fl, New York, NY 10018. WATERFRONT LOTS-Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Was 325K Now from $65,000-Community Center/Pool. 1acre+ lots, Bay & Ocean Access, Great Fishing, Crabbing, Kayaking. Custom Homes. www.oldemillpointe.com 757-824-0808 SERVICES OFFERED
CARMEL Car & Limousine Service To JFK… $52 To Newark… $51 To LaGuardia… $34 1-212-666-6666 Toll Free 1-800-9-Carmel
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House Calls, Events & Salon 347-243-3170 for Appointment www.sharimelisabeauty.com Hudson Valley Public Relations Optimizing connections. Building reputations. 24 Merrit Ave Millbrook, NY 12545, (845) 702-6226 Marble Collegiate Church Dr. Michael B. Brown, Senior Minister, 1 West 29th St. NYC, NY 10001, (212) 689-2770. www.MarbleChurch.org New-York Historical Society Making history matter! 170 Central Park West www.nyhistory.org (212) 873-3400 Riverside Memorial Chapel Leaders in funeral pre-planning. 180 W 76th St (212) 362-6600 SPORTS CENTER at Chelsea Piers Join in July, pay $0 initiation & get July FREE! ChelseaPiers.com/SC 212-336-6000 Vamoose Bus Providing premium bus service between: NYC|MD|VA www.vamoosebus.com VACATIONS
Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises HIDDEN HARBOR TOURS For tix, visit: www.circleline42.com/hiddenharbor or call 1-855-382-0397
Dutchess County Tourism Make plans for an easy weekend escape at www.DutchessTourism.com, 800-445-3131
Interlaken Inn A resort getaway in the hills of CT. Lodging, Dining, Spa and More! 800-222-2909 www.InterlakenInn.com
WANTED TO BUY
Frank E. Campbell The Funeral Chapel Known for excellence since 1898 - 1076 Madison Ave, at 81st St., 212-288-3500
ANTIQUES WANTED Top Prices Paid. Chinese Objects, Paintings, Jewelry, Silver, Etc. Entire Estates Purchased. 800530-0006.
John Krtil Funeral Home; Yorkville Funeral Service, INC. Independently Owned Since 1885. WE SERVE ALL FAITHS AND COMMUNITIES 212-744-3084
CASH for Coins! Buying ALL Gold & Silver. Also Stamps & Paper Money, Entire Collections, Estates. Travel to your home. Call Marc in NY 1-800959-3419
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