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Quart Introduces Autism Bill Upper East Side Assembly Member Dan Quart introduced legislation to create a New York State Autism Council, a body that would bring together different fields to share resources and information on how to treat and care for adults and children with autism. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows autism rates are increasing across the country, and there are 17,000 people in New York state who

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meeting Calendar Monday, May 14 • Community Board 8 Landmarks Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m., Marymount Manhattan College, 221 E. 71st St., Regina Peruggi Room, 2nd floor • Community Board 8 Youth & Education Committee meeting, 7 p.m., New York Blood Center, 310 E. 67th St., Auditorium Wednesday, May 16 • Community Board 8 Full Board meeting, 6:30 p.m., Ramaz School, 125 E. 85th St., Auditorium

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Help for Unhealthy Air Last month, Mayor Bloomberg announced deadlines for eliminating the use of heavy heating oils, No. 6 and No. 4, in all city buildings. While these oils are used in only 10,000 of the city’s buildings, a mere 1 percent, they account for more soot pollution than car and truck usage combined. Many of these buildings are located in Manhattan, emitting a substantial amount of pollution on the Upper East and West Sides, where many older buildings use the outdated systems that rely on these heavy fuel oils. Air pollution contributes to 6 percent of annual deaths in New York City, afflicting those exposed with ailments ranging from asthma to heart disease. NYC Clean Heat, an initiative to expedite the city’s conversion to cleaner fuels, anticipates that full compliance with these regulations will save 1,500 lives by 2030, alleviating the burden on our neighborhoods and health care system along the way. The initiative helps building owners by providing information,

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The Murray Hill Neighborhood Association is holding its annual Taste of Murray Hill festival next Sunday, May 20, from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. The event will be held on Park Avenue between East 34th and 40th streets, and will include food for sale and tasting as well as crafts, antiques and collectibles for sale. There will be musical acts performing continuously throughout the day on a 34th Street stage, with tunes from Rhythm & Blues ensemble The Mondays, the Gemini Brass Quartet, jazz band Blue Haze and folksinger Mara Levine. Local restaurants participating include the Black Shack, Smorgas Chef, Curry & Curry, Kitano, Libretto and Sarge’s, and this year the entire block between 39th and 40th streets will feature all Japanese food. The festival is free and open to all. Call 212-764-6330 for more information.

have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Quart said he was motivated to address the issue after he met a man in his district with a 13-yearold autistic son. “He explained to me in very personal terms, emotional terms, what it was like for him and his wife, not to have a son with autism, but to try to maintain their jobs and their home and maintain their son in their apartment,” Quart said. He hopes that the bill, which is also being sponsored by Republican Sen. Roy McDonald, would enable government services to become better equipped at working with autistic clients. “The bill sets forth a protocol to coordinate government agencies, government services, medical professionals, to try and be more holistic working together, to try and come up with guidelines,” said Quart. The Autism Council, if created, would include representatives from the Departments of Health and of Education, the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities and the Office of Children and Family Services, as well as parents of children with autism.

Members of the The French Cookin’ Blues Band entertain the crowd at the May Fair 2012 Block Party sponsored by the Church of the Holy Trinity on May 5.

technical assistance, financial resources and incentives to encourage immediate action to convert heating systems before the compliance deadlines. For more information on the program, dial 311 and ask for Clean Heat, call 212-656-9202 or email info@nyccleanheat.org.

Happy Birthday, Dear Katharine The Turtle Bay Association and the Friends of Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza are throwing the late great actress Katharine Hepburn a 105th birthday celebration this Saturday, May 12, at 1 p.m. at the Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza on East 47th Street between 1st and 2nd avenues. The event will feature a free screening of Adam’s Rib, a 1949 comedy starring Hepburn and Spencer Tracy as husband and wife attorneys working opposite sides of a case in which a woman shot her husband. Hilarity ensues! There will also be free coffee and birthday cake, an unveiling of a stone marker for a bench dedicated to Hepburn, and a tour of the Katharine Hepburn Garden.

Kellner Wants Racing Loot for NYC Schools Legislators are getting more and more creative when it comes to finding school funding. Upper East Side Assembly Member Micah Kellner, who sits on the Racing & Wagering Committee, is calling for the return of betting machines to New York City bars—provided that they give a cut to the state education budget. Before the city closed down Off Track Betting in 2010, there were six bars around the city that had pari-mutuel machines (a type of computerized betting machine), and events like the Kentucky Derby would bring in millions in revenue. The New York Racing Association has proposed returning these machines to bars, eventually installing up to 40, which would give bar owners a cut and generate an estimated $165 million for the state. “New York State is losing out on easy money. New Yorkers are losing out on the chance to bet legally and simply by going to their neighborhood bar. New York’s schoolchildren—most importantly—are losing out on resources for their future,” Kellner said. He wants the state’s Racing, Wagering & Gaming Commission to approve the plan and install machines in time for the second and third Triple Crown horse races this summer. N EW S YO U LIV E B Y

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Lending a helping hand On Monday, May 7, a man was strolling through the Upper East Side near Lexington Avenue and East 91st Street, when two men approached him. “What’s the time, what’s the time?” the first perp asked. As the victim walked away, the other man struck him on the head with a cane and wrestled an iPhone from him. A witness saw this occur, followed the men and identified them to police, who recovered the phone and charged both of the men with armed robbery.

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Playing Nice On Thursday, May 3, a man was walking down Third Avenue, minding his own business, when a seemingly random New Yorker approached him and punched the victim in the throat and took off down the street. The victim drove himself to LIJ hospital to deal with injuries from the punch. The person is now stable, but the white, about 35-year-old bruiser is still out on the streets.

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A muscular, tanned man threatened a parking garage employee with a metal pipe on Sunday, May 6, over a car that

may not have been his. The perp held up the business on East 61st Street by menacing employees and screaming that no one was leaving until he got his car back. The white sedan that the man claimed to be his remained in the garage as the employee could not confirm that the angry man was the owner. Instead of finding the proper papers, he utilized the “hit things with a metal pipe” action and threatened that he would beat the employee if he called the cops. The man left the scene, but the car is still unclaimed.

Street Crossing Crime On the afternoon of Thursday, May 3, a woman was crossing the street at 59th Street. In an act of courtesy, a middleaged black man asked the woman if she needed help crossing the street. She accepted his help and gave him two dollars to help him get back to Brooklyn. This is when the do-gooder turned bad like an M. Night Shyamalan movie. Feeling a tug on her purse, the victim noticed that the man was trying to seize her belongings while he helped her along. After calling him out on his dastardly ways, the man ran off with $200 and her wallet. So far, no arrests have been made.

Das grand theft auto Parking a car in the city is always a hairy situation. Spots are hard to come by and finding one close to home is always a hassle. For one unlucky resident of the Upper East Side, a crook took advantage of unlocked doors and scare parking to make his way into a home on 63rd Street. When the victim returned to his apartment, he found a crook standing in the foyer, knife in hand, as he demanded, “Give me the keys to the BMW.” The victim did not own the aforementioned BMW, but another work of German engineering, a Volkswagen Jetta worth $20,000. The crook took the keys and $143 in cash and sped off down the road. Thus far, no arrests have been made. N EW S YO U LIV E B Y

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Not All Is Fair in Street Fairs, Some Say By Megan Bungeroth

very summer, a string of events hit the city that provide, depending on your perspective, either a funfilled, leisurely day of shopping, eating and entertainment or a hellish, trafficjamming, noise-making governmentsanctioned takeover of public places. To many, they are just street fairs. Some love them, many enjoy them, and some scratch their heads with wonder at how such things are even allowed. There are different types of street fairs permitted by the city: multi-block and single block. (Block parties, which require only the closing of one block and don’t involve the sale of any goods or services, are categorized separately but must get similar city approvals.) The multi-block events are the big ones that take place on the avenues and span anywhere from a couple blocks up to, on the Upper East Side, 20 blocks. They’re all run for the benefit of nonprofit organizations, from churches to schools to charity groups, and they all have to go through an approval process that first lets the community board and local residents weigh in. “We hear each [application] on its own merits,” said Nick Viest, chairman of Community Board 8. There are no blanket policies when it comes to approving or denying street fair applications, but there are certain factors that members seem to weigh above others when considering them. “The board tends to approve street fairs where the public is invited. I would put that sort of high on the list of

one of the thing that the board looks at as far as its approval process,” Viest said. They also consider the time of day and location to factor in traffic, safety and noise concerns. The board has recently been grappling with resident complaints about the sheer number of street fairs and whether or not ones that are specifically held for private institutions, like a street closure for a private school’s graduation celebration, should be approved at all. At Community Board 8’s March meeting, several board members spoke out against specific street closures for relatively small events, based on how the sponsoring organization behaved in the community and how it ran its event. Some were opposed to allowing Marymount Manhattan College have a four-hour block party but supported churches and other schools hosting similar events. One church event drew support from some who pointed out that the church is committed to social service in the community and vitriol from others who called their event “horrible” and “outrageous.” The board disapproved a block party hosted by Lenox Hill Hospital because it’s a private event and not open to the public, as well as two applications from the Central Park Precinct Community Council for two separate block parties because they normally have their meetings on the West Side. “Let them have their street fairs in board 7 where they chose to have their meetings,” said David Rosenstein, a sentiment echoed by many members. The

board has considered amending their criteria for street fair and block party applications to address the differences between public and private events, as well as tightening the requirements for community involvement. Upper East Side City Council Member Dan Garodnick shares many of his constituents’ misgivings about the big multiblock street fairs. “People frequently view them as soulless corporate enterprises, with offerings that range only from socks to sausages and lack a community flavor,” Garodnick said. “Many people feel like it is not worth closing down our streets for that.” Garodnick has worked with the mayor’s office to try to curb the number of street fairs by shortening and consolidating some. While he recognizes the benefit to nonprofits and doesn’t take issue with the smaller single-block events, he said that the city needs to come up with better ways to manage street fairs. “The impact of the street fairs is not insignificant. They require police and sanitation overtime and they frequently create traffic and congestion headaches for people in the area,” he said. The city takes in approximately $1.5 million annually in fees from street fairs but ends up spending roughly $4 million citywide with all the associated costs. “I’m still exploring legislation which would create incentives for more local participation or requirements that you have more local participation in a street fair,” Garodnick said. The biggest complaints tend to be over

Upper East Side’s 2012 Street Fairs On a Wing Family Festival: May 19, noon – 3 p.m., Belvedere Castle in Central Park; mid-park about 79th Street Annual Murray Hill Neighborhood Festival: May 20, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Park Avenue between East 34th and 40th Sts. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House First Avenue Festival: June 9, 12 – 5 p.m., 1st Avenue betw. East 68th and 79th Sts.

MG Children and Youth Health Fair Festival: June 30, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., East 116th Street betw. Lexington and 3rd Aves. French Institute Alliance Française Bastille Day Festival: July 15, 12 – 5 p.m., East 60th Street betw. Lexington and 5th Aves.

East Sixties Neighborhood Association 60th Street Fair: Aug. 5, 12 – 5 p.m., East Museum Mile Festival: June 12, 6 – 9 p.m., 60th Street betw. Madison and 5th Aves. 5th Avenue betw. East 82nd and 105th Sts., Manhattan Chamber of Commerce 3rd 5th Avenue betw. East 105th Street and Avenue Community Benefit Festival: Frawley Circle

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Sept. 9, 12 – 5 p.m., 3rd Avenue betw. East 66th and 86th Sts. Julio Morales Fall Stickball Classic: Sept. 16, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., East 109th Street betw. 2nd and 3rd Aves. Gracie Square Art Show: Sept. 22-23, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., East End Avenue betw. East 84th and 88th Sts. 92nd Street Y Lexington Avenue Festival: Sept. 23, 12 – 5 p.m., Lexington Avenue betw. East 79th and 96th Sts. SOURCE: Citywide Events Calendar, nyc.gov

traffic—streets are rerouted and curbside parking becomes even tighter than usual when several avenue blocks are closed—and the fear that street vendors are siphoning business from the brick and mortar stores that sit just behind the temporary booths. Recently, however, some of the major street fair production companies—like Clearview Productions, which puts on many of the Upper East Side’s major festivals—have been making efforts to accommodate merchants by offering them prime spaces outside of their own stores at discounted rates and agreeing not to place a vendor selling dresses outside of a women’s clothing boutique or a cupcake truck outside of a bakery. Barry Schneider, the president of the East Sixties Neighborhood Association (ESNA), said that their annual street fair, which is run by Clearview, is an important source of revenue for the organization, and that they often hear from locals who relish the event—though he’s aware that not everyone does. “It’s an event that many people look forward to, and it’s an event that many people dread because of the disruption,” Schneider said. He said that they try to get local businesses involved, and that their White Elephant booth is so popular that people line up to get first crack at it and it’s cleared out by the end of the day. While he can see where some street fair complaints come from, ultimately holding one is an easy choice for ESNA, and for other community organizations. “Often we count on our revenues from the fair to defray our costs throughout the year,” Schneider said. “It’s a very easy way for us to raise the money.” N EW S YO U LIV E B Y

From Satmar to Satisfaction How Deborah Feldman left her orthodox roots By Marissa Maier As 25-year-old Deborah Feldman slides into a booth at an Upper East Side restaurant, wearing a trendy leather jacket and knitted blue sweater, it is difficult to imagine the path she took to get to this exact point in her life, a journey she details in her debut memoir, Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots. In the memoir, Feldman describes how she was raised mainly by her grandparents in the Satmar community in Williamsburg. Feldman writes about sneaking off to a library as a girl to consume illicit books

about her work and the community she comes from. You have said you were surprised by the reaction to—or success of—the book. What do you think people are responding to? I am surprised the book did well, because with a book like this [the sub-

ject] is niche and you expect the book to do at best mid-list. And then something very weird happened. My publicist set me up [with an interview] with the New York Post and I met this woman, [the writer] Sara Stewart, who I loved and adored. We had this great lunch together and I gave a lot to the interview. … Then the article came out and it was nothing like what I

Q&A thought this person would write … but the Post I guess edited it so that it sounded like these shallow sound bites … but then the Post piece got picked up by three newspapers. Then someone at The View saw it and called me and booked me for the show. But the Post is what got the [people from my community] angry. Is that a publication that your community reads? They read whatever is written about them. They are obsessed with how they continued on page 11

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City Revisits Plan for East River Waterfront By Megan Bungeroth East Siders have been yearning for sparkling new waterfronts and better access to their natural resources for years, and the Department of City Planning is finally heeding those calls with major revisions to the Waterfront Revitalization Program (WRP). The last time the city addressed the master plan for waterfront revitalization was in 2002, and the new additions and changes reflect the priorities for the waterfronts laid out in the city’s Vision 2020, which specifies a 10-year plan to improve all city waterfronts. Last week, Michael Morella, the director of water-

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mit, the WRP is not required; it’s only for discretionary actions,” Morella said. The revisions addresses 10 policy areas within the WRP, applying updated scientific understanding to the city’s previous policies that emerged when the city was devising Vision 2020. “After nine public meetings, an advisory board made of a city, state and federal agencies and a working group of multiple city agencies, we’ve come away with a far more nuanced understanding of the waterfront, and we’re proposing a far more robust program as a result,” Morella said. One of the areas that will especially affect the East Side is the designation of Priority Marine Activity Zones, which will become sites for shoreline infrastructure like piers for ferry landings, as well as the creation and maintenance of sites for human-powered vessels like rowboats and kayaks. Another policy area addressed in the WRP is flooding and erosion, an increasingly important issue for the East Side considering the cumulative effects of climate change and the fact that The city is looking at new ways to revitalize the many parts of the neighborhood waterfront. are in flood zones. The new revifront and open space planning at DCP, sions will require projects to take coastal presented the revisions to Community flooding and climate change projections Board 6’s Land Use committee, explaining into their construction plans. It will also what the city’s priorities will be and how strongly encourage developers to utilize the public can get involved and give input strategies against flooding, like waterto the final plans. The affected commu- proofing lower floors, and for parks along nity boards have until June 4 to respond the coast lines to use salt-water-tolerant with comments, and the borough board plantings. and borough president have until July 31, “This is where the most important before the plan goes through City Planning and longest lasting changes are,” Morella Commission hearings and a vote, a City said. “There are a set of projections, and Council review, and finally a review by the there’s quite a range, but by 2080 there New York State Department of State and may be upwards of 55 inches of sea level the U.S. Department of Commerce. rise that the city may face.” “All important aspects of the city need The plan also emphasizes the need for good planning, and I think we accom- public access, scenic resources and the plished that with Vision 2020, and a com- preservation of historic resources and ponent of that is also having good regu- spaces for historic vessels to tie up. The lations,” Morella said. He explained that WRP prioritizes waterfront open space the WRP is a set of regulations that apply for “sites within a waterfront area with to certain project located with the coastal less than 2.5 acres of open space per 1000 zones of the city. On the East Side, that residents […] or where there is a gap in encompasses any construction site from public access along the shoreline of 0.25 the East River to First Avenue that quali- miles or more,” which will give the Upper fies for public review. East Side special consideration for devel“Projects that are as-of-right, if a oping that access. developer or a building owner were to be proposing a project that would go to the The full revision plan is available at buildings department and obtain a per- nyc.gov/wrp. N EW S YO U LIV E B Y

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Facebook Friend or Boss? Bill would protect passwords from employers By Nick Powell Big Brother wants your Facebook password. A spate of complaints regarding companies requiring applicants and employees to divulge login information for social media accounts has forced the hand of state Sen. Liz Krueger, who introduced legislation recently that would ban such practices. Krueger cited the obvious privacy concerns as well as liability issues for employers as the primary catalysts for the bill. “Companies might think it’s fine for them to ask for the login information, but in fact you may be creating a legal minefield for the employers themselves,” said Krueger. “All of this ties into the new world that we’re living in. Now everything is online, so it becomes normal.” Part of the problem, Krueger said, is that we have not figured out rules and etiquette for new technologies. A Facebook user herself, she is not blind to its merits, such as keeping in touch with her nieces and nephews, but she makes sure that

what she and they are posting is appropriate. Nonetheless, Krueger said she sees no justification for companies requesting social media logins when there are myriad ways for companies to do background checks. “If a company tries to screen you for your employability they can crosscheck you in a million different ways,” said Krueger. “I don’t think we should be going the next step where a company can say, ‘Give me all of your passwords so I can hire or fire you.’ ” The bill, titled S. 6938, would make it illegal for employers to demand an employee’s or applicant’s personal login credentials or password. Krueger mentioned that she expects the bill to receive bipartisan support in the Senate, and that several of her Republican colleagues have already reached out to her. Maryland is the only other state with similar legislation, which passed unanimously in the Senate, and received only 10 “no” votes in the House. Krueger

State Sen. Liz Krueger’s Facebook page. envisions a scenario where many states draft similar bills, driving the issue of Internet privacy to the forefront of the national consciousness. She mentioned that Sen. Chuck Schumer has already launched an investigation into the issue, in hopes of setting a federal standard for Internet privacy.

“An excellent way to move forward and to get national attention on new issues is to watch what state legislatures are grappling with,” she said. “I would argue the states are the laboratories for much legislation that eventually becomes federal law. I think that’s a healthy model for advancing issues.”

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are portrayed in the media. They want to control everything that is said about them. They took issue with a lot of things in the [Post] interview that are the truth, but the Post misconstrued it—but it is not misconstrued to a point where you can completely deny it. So they picked the article apart. From there, the more publicity I got, the more they wanted to knock me down, [but] had the Post not published that article, the dominoes would not have fallen into place. But then I went on The View and I talked about marital purity, which is a big secret. Nobody talks about it in public ever. It is like we all agree that it is the one thing you cannot talk about because if the rest of the world knows we do this they will never look at us the same. … That’s why their excuse is “they can never understand because it’s so beautiful.” … It all boils down to [one] view and everything is built on that view that women are unpure because they menstruate.

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By Lina Zeldovich always been. In 1980s, Brill was arrested Steve Brill, a New York naturalist and for foraging. Later he appeared on David vegan, began his 30th year of leading for- Letterman’s show, where he humorously aging tours in Central Park this spring. described how he was handcuffed but Equipped with a small shovel and an eventually let go because he had “eaten iPad to demonstrate how plants look at all the evidence.” The charges were later different stages of growth, he led about dropped and Brill was allowed to con30 New York nature enthusiasts on a tinue foraging, although there is no such recent exploration of the park’s flora. The thing as an official permit. “They just look group found and collected about a dozen the other way,” he said. edibles, some of which had medicinal “We don’t condone what he does,” said qualities. Vickie Karp of the City of New York Parks Among them were common blue violet and Recreation press office. She added (Viola sororia), a stemless perennial with that foraging can be dangerous. “Some heart-shaped leaves; yellow wood sor- plants can be poisonous,” she said. rel (Oxalis stricta), a low-growing plant There is also a concern that aggreswith shamrock-like leaves and small yel- sive foraging may affect the park’s natulow flowers; and poor man’s pepper (Lepidium virginicum), which tasted like mustard. All three would be delicious in a salad and some are also good for making soups, Brill said. “They are weeds that reproduce themselves, and that’s why we can eat them,” he said, adding that people always used weeds for cooking. As the tour progressed, he cited historical anecdotes. Poor man’s pepper got its name back in the days when real pepper was imported from Asia and thus was expensive. “People Steve Brill chews on some yellow wood sorrel used it because they needed to cover from Central Park. up the taste of rotten food or starve to death,” Brill said. ral habitats. “Every plant should be left “This is my apocalypse plan,” said in its place so that Central Park’s 38 Sarah Anderson, originally from Utah million annual visitors can enjoy everyand now a New York resident, explaining thing about its landscapes while they’re what drew her to the event. She added here,” said Maria Hernandez, direcshe was only half-kidding. tor of horticulture for the Central Park Participants also chewed on vanilla- Conservancy. tasting flowers from a black locust tree Brill emphasized that he teaches and dug up sassafras roots as Brill shared responsible foraging. He harvests plants a recipe for root beer. Ignacio Parkman, that regenerate and digs up tree sprouts age 4, said “that lemony one was my favor- that won’t grow because they are under ite,” referring to wood sorrel. Another a bigger tree. He also brings attention to participant, Bill Gallagher, found a plant poisonous species, including those that Brill never saw growing in Central Park are edible early in the season or have to before: catnip. be cooked properly to dispose of the toxBrill also pointed out poisonous spe- ins. “I’ve been picking the same things in cies to stay away from, such as white the same place for 30 years,” he said. snake root (Eupatorium rugosum) with Brill does not have a degree in botany, dark green opposite leaves. “It stops your but believes in reconnecting with nature. brain from communicating with your “I learned it all on my own,” he said. “I’m a heart and lungs,” Brill said. science geek.” He leads foraging tours in Not everyone supports foraging in city other boroughs, Long Island, New Jersey parks, though. The New York City park and Connecticut. Originally from Queens, authorities are concerned about resi- he now lives in Westchester. dents harvesting from the parks, and have “There’s plenty to eat there,” he said. n y pr e s s. c o m

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Summer Wines from the Loire Look to the north of France for white wine inspiration Sooner or later, this rain is going to end. At least, that’s what I keep telling myself. Sure, we’ve gotten a couple hints of the warm, sunshiny weather that summer surely has in store for us, but it always seems to be followed by another half-week of gloom and doom. Well, I’ve already checked into the summer rental in my mind. I’ve already tucked away my trove of heavy reds and invested in at least a case-worth of refreshing and light summery whites. And there are thousands to choose from. But, when I think about my ideal summer sipper, I almost always turn to one area first: France’s Loire Valley. In the northwestern corner of France, this area is often underestimated and overlooked, but it has an amazing array of versatile offerings. At over 600 miles in length,the river offers wines that vary greatly in style, but all subregions contribute to the great summer white wine collective. Starting as far inland as the valley

extends, we find the area of the Loire that encompasses the famous white wines of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé. In this neck of the woods, Sauvignon Blanc is king, and it is argued that most great Sauvignon Blancs made around the world attempt to duplicate the flavor and nuance of these great wines. Because Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé are so well known, they tend to be the most expensive wines that come from the Loire. While only a Sauvignon Blanc By Josh Perilo made from grapes inside the strict confines of the Sancerre or Pouilly-Fumé areas can carry this prestigious name, wines made from Sauvignon Blanc from just outside of these areas can be just as good without commanding the same price. Henri Bourgeois Sauvignon Blanc 2010 ($12.99 at Yorkshire Wine and Spirits, 1646 1st Avenue at 85th Street, 212-717-5100) falls into this category. Grapefruit flavor and scents of fresh-cut grass and flint make this a pitch perfect Loire Sauvignon Blanc.

In the Central Loire, the areas tend to have more distinct personalities from subregion to subregion. While the flavor profiles may change as you travel, Chenin Blanc is almost always the grape that dominates the white wines of these collected areas. Chenin Blanc is a chameleon grape that can taste as full bodied and complex as a Chardonnay from Burgundy, or as light and sweet as a German Riesling. The best-known incarnation of this grape from the Central Loire is Vouvray. Even within this area, Chenin Blanc is made into different styles of Vouvray, from sticky sweet to austere and bone dry. The best examples tend to straddle the line between the two extremes. A great example of this is Domaine de VigneauChevreau Vouvray Sec 2010 ($21.00 at 67 Wine, 179 Columbus Ave. at 68th Street, 212-724-6767). Lots of white peach and apricot flavors burst onto the palate, and a veritable bouquet of wildflowers are present on the nose. This is the absolute best that the Central Loire has to offer at this price point.

The westernmost area of the Loire sees the river empty into the Atlantic and the terrain turn from fertile to rocky. This is where the lean and minerally Muscadet wines of the Loire are made. Contrary to what the name suggests, these wines are not made from the Muscat grape, but from the obscure Melon de Bourgogne grape. The best examples of these light white wines are the ones that are left to mature on their spent yeast cells (or lees) after they ferment. This gives the otherwise flimsy wine more body and character. When choosing a Muscadet, always look for the words Sur Lie on the bottle to ensure this. Domaine de la Batardière Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, 2010 ($11.99 at Beacon Wines and Spirits, 2120 Broadway at 74th Street, 212-877-0028) is a perfect example of this style of Muscadet. Almost as light as the ocean spray, but with just enough creaminess to match perfectly with any raw shellfish, this is a must have for any summer seafood feast. So, when searching for light summer whites of any style, look to the north of France for inspiration. There’s enough variety to keep you trying something new every week till it’s time to put that seersucker suit back in mothballs. Follow Josh on Twitter: @joshperilo.

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Free Your Faculties: the best things in life are free—like the 92nd street y faculty concerts. on may 11, 2 p.m., Columbia artists keyboardist John mcCauley plays a program of solo piano. 1395 lexington ave. [JGm] GAlleRIeS Looking for Home: origins, a new exhibit at Chambers Fine art, examines the work of two Chinese artists, Cui Fen and taca sui, as they explore what their homeland means to them after years spent living in the United states. Chambers Fine art, 522 W. 19th st., may 3 through June 15 [Kate Prengel] Nicole Ari Parker makes Blanche sing.

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icole Ari Parker has a triumph in A Streetcar Named Desire that our mainstream media and the cliquish Tony Awards are ill-equipped to handle. Parker’s ravishing, statuesque presence and intelligent skill make the play what it always ought to have been: a genuine contest between America’s sexual and political hypocrisies; social sense versus personal sensuality. In her own take on Blanche DuBois, the ultimate test for an American actress (bravo, Faye Dunaway; get outta here, Cate Blanchett), Parker shows the requisite physical strength and beauty and emotional instability. She is true to Williams’ archetype—so true that she complements Vivien Leigh’s awesome performance in Kazan’s 1951 film, yet brings something fresh. It is Parker’s freshness that makes this Streetcar noteworthy. Let no less an authority than Paul Mooney explain why. Mooney broke it down in a 2010 interview with PopMatters: “Tennessee Williams knew about the South, but he would clean it up and lie about it. He knew the women, he knew the N Y P r e s s. c o m

racial thing, he knew everything. He knew the incest, the child abuse, all that shit. He had to hide it because those white folks would get angry. A Streetcar Named Desire: Trust me when I tell you that Marlon Brando’s character [Stanley Kowalski] was a Creole, he was a black man. You see that movie or read that book, you’ll see it in between the lines. All Southerners know. Northerners won’t pick up on it, but we knew right away what it was about.” African-American Parker (best known as a light-skinned, light-eyed decoration in the TV series Soul Food) embodies the switch necessary for Mooney’s theory to work that producers could/would not find an actor to fulfill. So Parker makes Blanche bear the black American’s burden. She is every socially subjugated but personally brave black woman that the movie The Help turned into a clown. Parker finds the heroic, persevering woman inside Williams’ often over-pitied conceit—an even greater archetype than Bess in Porgy & Bess—because she captures what Williams so magnificently articulated about Blanche’s sexual/spiritual struggles. She’s a victim yet she is never weak. Recalling the legacy of slavery and racist miscegenation, Parker’s Blanche keeps going—despite the

social and patriarchal cruelties embodied by alpha male Stanley. Mooney’s interpretation requires a male actor who could exemplify black sexual swagger; the Broadway and Hollywood mainstream are not quite ready for that, even though Melvin Van Peebles put it onscreen in 1971’s Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasss Song. Are SamJack and Denzel the only black actors practiced in sexual threat? Unfortunately, gymmed-up Blair Underwood is not. So Parker and director Emily Mann call on our compassion for multicultural, ambisexual struggle. This Blanche works on two levels: feminine and racial. Like Audra McDonald in Porgy & Bess, Parker brings a cumulative cultural intelligence and recognizable passion to a classic part without succumbing to cliché. The key is in her readings, the authentic Southern lilt—the blues sanity—that evokes the sensibility of Bessie Smith’s “St. Louis Blues” and matches the love-wisdom in the finest, toughest, modern R&B music—that erotic realness radio DJs called “Quiet Storm.” Thanks to Parker, Williams’ great poetry (“It wasn’t the Flamingo, it was the Tarantula! The Tarantula Arms!” and “Suddenly there is God. So quickly!”) virtually sings like never before.

Singin’ in the Gallery: dana schutz leads a merry and mad dash through her fertile imagination. Colorful and edgy, the paintings will change your day. dana schutz: Piano in the rain is at Friedrich Petzel Gallery, 537 W. 22nd st., through June 16 [melissa stern] Arnold’s Kingdom: everything old is new again in the 40-year career retrospective of contemporary sculptor anne arnold, whose extremely expressive cats, dogs, pigs and other assorted animals are on display at the alexandre Gallery in the Fuller building, 41 e. 57th st., though this upcoming week and into early summer. not strictly representational, but you’ll recognize the genus, something rare in the art world these days. [marsha mcCreadie] JAZZ Undead Jazz Festival Alive: no jazz subgenre—only the word “edgy”—covers all 70some intrepid ensembles catchable for one low price at neighboring Village venues le Poisson rouge, Kenny’s Castaways and sullivan Hall from early eve to the wee hours of Wednesday, may 8, plus smaller shows at brooklyn masonic temple, may 9; seeds (near brooklyn’s Grand army Plaza) on may 11; and 92y tribeca, may 12. [Howard mandel] Jazz Foundation’s Greatest of Nights: the Jazz Foundation of america is the most righteous of organizations, saving and enriching the lives of musicians in need. buy tickets now for its annual fundraiser, a Great night in Harlem, with Quincy Jones, randy Weston, James Carter, the treme and rebirth brass bands, macy Gray, Geri allen and many more donating performances to inspire generous ﬁnancial support. apollo theater, may 17 [Hm]

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ith his latest solo exhibition, Mettere at Stephen Haller Gallery, Lloyd Martin continues to explore the rhythms of the industrial architecture bY John GoodRICh around his Provincetown studio. To the ichael Rosenfeld Gallery’s busy artist’s great credit, his paintings are never and exuberant installation of merely descriptive. They could just as easily works on paper (…On Paper) be aerial views of city scenes, in the manner reflects the sheer diversity of American of Mondrian’s “Broadway Boogie-Woogie,” art in the 1940s through ’70s. The three only paced by large planes of scraped and dozen drawings, collages, mixed media streaked color. The artist’s recent work has taken on boldworks and paintings on paper cover a lot of ground—everything from Gaston er colors and juicier textures, as evidenced Lachaise’s breezy line drawing of a nude in the nearly 6-foot-square canvas “Check” to Nancy Grossman’s tightly wound draw- (2012). Martin is a shrewd colorist, and vivid ing of a leather-bound head. But the bulk hues animate this composition of sturdy, of the show presents an intriguing mix of repetitive horizontals divided by subtler vermid-century trends, from abstract expres- ticals. The artist knows how to set a brushy sionism to geometric abstraction to figu- scarlet against a warmer, more buoyant red, rative images ranging from the surreal to or a heavy, stilled ochre-green against an electric greenish yellow. As slim horizontal the socially conscious. Celebrated artists such as de Koon- rectangles, laid one above the other, climb ing, Krasner, Baziotes and Stamos ably up the canvas, they move through such contrasting notes, occasionrepresent the New York School, but Anne Ryan’s PAvel TChelITChew’S ally encountering a long off-white rectangle that abstraction—a remarkwATeRColoR of An compels a sideways shift, ably atmospheric collage ARTeRY-enCloSed where the climbing begins of off-white bits of paper and fabric—seems most heAd eeRIlY CombIneS anew. If a Mondrian is kind of comfortable with the usu- The SenSuAl And The visual haiku—a contained ally smaller scale of works PSYChedelIC. poem, with each note on paper; its meditative, deliberated design seems closer in spirit findings its own indispensable weight and to the spry geometric abstractions by Bur- location—a painting like “Check” is more like a prose poem. Martin may not attempt goyne Diller and Charmion von Weigand. Among several surrealism-tinged Mondrian’s elemental velocity of form, but pieces, Pavel Tchelitchew’s watercolor of his interests are wider, encompassing texan artery-enclosed head eerily combines tures, passages and surfaces. At points, though, his paintings also the sensual and the psychedelic. It could hardly differ more from Morris Graves’ achieve a Mondrianesque climax of rhythm. serene paean to nature, a painting in tem- In the 2-foot-square “Shim Series (5)” (2012), pera of a stylized falcon, on view in the a pair of thin reds, differentiated in temperature, are pressed to the canvas’s edges by gallery’s office. Other figurative works include brightly broadly competing planes of brilliant yellow colored collages by Romare Bearden and and earthy green at the center. Little prisms Benny Andrews that pointedly address of color, not bright in color but crucial in racial issues. But the most biting com- their locations, sputter in the interstices mentary of all comes from Robert Cole- between these larger forms. Why, if colors and shapes could only scott’s loopy, mock-cheerful sketch of a prancing, top-hatted pair: a leggy blonde speak … but of course they do, once you closely tailed by a limber black youth. get beyond the basic feats of style and techBeneath appears a line from a Robert Louis nique, and in a painting like this you’re liable Stevenson poem: “I have a little shadow…” to find an earful. And then there’s the gouache by Bob Thompson, who, before his death at 30, …On Paper, through June 29 at michael produced a body of paintings uniquely rosenfeld Gallery, 24 W. 57th st., 212-247-0082, inflected by Pop, surrealism and folk art. www.michaelrosenfeldart.com Charged with vibrant but measured hues, his image of fantastical creatures—they Lloyd Martin: Mettere, through may 12 at appear to be erecting a wall—adds to the stephen Haller Gallery, 542 W. 26th st., 212-741show a singular note of funky classicism. 7777, www.stephenhallergallery.com

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atest music organization to enter the tight local real estate market: the Jazz Gallery, which lost the lease on its loft at Hudson and Spring streets after 17 years. Moving an ongoing venture at any time is painful, but seldom worse than right now in Manhattan, where the Gallery wants to stay. Still, the can-do spirit that has exemplified the Gallery since its founding prevails. Executive director Deborah Steinglass takes the task as an opportunity for growth, calling the effort “A Home Run.” The Gallery is a unique venue that has introduced scores of progressive musicians at modest prices to local audiences while also exhibiting jazz-related visual art. It’s a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, neither bar nor restaurant but lowkey listening room, with good sight lines and folding chairs. It’s larger than The Stone, its nearest relative aesthetically speaking (but way across town), and the vibe is more relaxed. It was established in 1996 by Dale Fitzgerald, who retired three years ago to work as business manager to trumpeter Roy Hargrove (also present at the Gallery’s birth), and has been booked since 2000 by Rio Sakairi. From its start, the Gallery’s focus has been on emerging artists—many of whom have been émigrés, lending the place an international cast—plus experimentation and large ensembles. It’s hard for little-known big bands to find rehearsal space, a stage, open-minded curators or curious listeners, yet the Gallery has even commissioned large ensemble works (with grants from private funders and government agencies). Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society had its “jazz venue” debut there in 2007; pianist Orrin Evans and his Captain Black Big Band performed there in early April; and Karl Berger’s Improvisers Orchestra is nearing the end of its twice-monthly residency, during which open-to-the-public rehearsals are followed by full concerts. Alto saxophonist

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ong gone, I hope, are the days when the French painter Édouard Vuillard (1868-1940) was pooh-poohed as being insufficiently radical or, if you prefer, overly bourgeois—as if art steeped in domesticity and comfort somehow precluded pictorial innovation. If Édouard Vuillard: A Painter and His Muses, 1890-1940, an exhibition at the Jewish Museum, doesn’t put that avantgardist trope to bed, nothing will. Actually, make that the first three galleries. In them, we encounter an artist of brooding intensity and startling economy. The standard telling of Intimism underlines how a select group of painters brought Impressionist facture out of the sunlight and into the dining room. Dubbing themselves the Nabis—from the Hebrew and Arabic, meaning “prophets”—these artists looked for inspiration in the color-laden symbolism of Paul Gauguin, the decorative

flourishes of Art Nouveau and the flat spaces found in Japanese prints. The resulting imagery spoke (as the novelist André Gide had it) “in a low tone, suitable to confidences.” Low, confidential and given to unnerving moments of introspection. New Yorkers familiar with MoMA’s “Interior: Mother and Sister of the Artist” (1893), a cornerstone of the permanent collection, know Vuillard wasn’t inspired by hearth and home so much as haunted by them. In the best paintings, familial complexity is distilled into images of daunting psychological nuance. (Not for nothing is Proust’s name bandied about when speaking of Vuillard’s art.) A blunt emphasis on pattern and architecture reinforces a signature strain of emotional pressurization. The curators insist on the theatricality of “Marie Opening the Window” (1893), a portrait of Vuillard’s sister, as if its cloistered drama were somehow diminished by it. The organizing conceit of A Painter and His Muses is the role Jewish patronage played in the Parisian art world—a fascinating historical fillip and as good an excuse

as any to mount a summer crowd-pleaser. But a truer title might be What’s Love Got to Do With It? It was, after all, about the time Vuillard began an extended relationship with his dealer’s wife that the art slackened, its gains in scale, vigor and sumptuousness being a lousy recompense for a marked loss in tone, pith and bite. Which is no reason to forego the astringent pleasures shunted toward the front end of this handsomely mounted, if lopsided, exhibition.

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n a Noël Coward-worthy lyric, a pop singer-songwriter once mused about “the stillness of remembering what you had and what you lost.” Seeing some of the newly restored 35mm prints of classic Noël Coward films in the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Coward on Film (May 11-13) inspires such wistfulness. As part of the citywide Noël Coward tribute Star Quality: The World of Noël Coward, the film series at the Walter Reade Theater makes it evident that current pop culture has not produced the kind of multitalented demi-giants like the 20th century’s Coward, Jean Cocteau, Orson Welles, Melvin Van Peebles. Very possibly Michael Jackson and R. Kelly might have joined their ranks, had scandal, opprobrium and racism not intervened. And George Clooney certainly doesn’t rate—no matter how relentlessly the media celebrates him or how egregiously he fails. Coward’s output as writer, composer, performer and filmmaker typifies a lost era of doubling on brass; the expectation that an artist should be good at more than one thing, even if only to create vehicles for himself. Coward’s inventiveness is nothing like today’s preening self-promoters. His film work reminds one of how an artist’s engagement with the arts also services a society’s spiritual needs—a culture in the largest sense. Note the rich, deep vein of patriotism that runs through the movies In Which We Serve and This Happy Breed as well as the social authenticity of Blithe Spirit and the magnificent Brief Encounter. Coward’s

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plays-into-film suggest a debt to the civilization that formed him, paid back with a genuine reflection of its habits and voice. The dramatic family pageant of This Happy Breed (first filmed as Cavalcade, the Academy Award-winning Best Picture of 1933) puts national portraiture and critique in proper perspective—not the polarized, obnoxious mess to which our contemporary PC entertainment has sunk. The Criterion Collection contributes to the Coward remembrance with an extraordinary box set. “David Lean Directs Noël Coward” collects the four major films made during the polymath and cinema auteur’s WWII-era partnership. Nothing else in film history is like this superb mesh of two distinct sensibilities, a clever traditional craftsman (Coward) elevated by a pioneering visionary (Lean). The Criterion box refurbishes Brief Encounter and finally makes available the three hard-to-find treasures. These movies give a fascinated view of a nation’s traditions that is so familiar it may seem superficial; yet the films transcend the trends of their time by penetrating their familiar domestic surfaces. Coward and Lean’s perceptions have stood the test of being popular, then unfashionable and now impeccable. Their influence on Terence Davies (The Deep Blue Sea), Mike Leigh (Happy-Go-Lucky), André Téchiné (Scene of the Crime) and Steven Spielberg (Schindler’s List) is clear proof of Coward and Lean’s indestructible artistry. Of course, the Lean package is just part of the Coward oeuvre; his lighter musicalcomedy work (from Bitter Sweet to Design for Living) is also represented in the Lincoln Center retrospective. Coward’s film output preserves the idea of a citizenartist as an artist of civilization. May 10, 2012

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Honest Alba Inspired by her health-conscious awakening as a new mom, actress Jessica Alba has added a new role to her résumé: eco-entrepreneur

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essica Alba is one of Hollywood’s most likeable ladies. In an industry where being young and gorgeous often goes hand in hand with superficiality and irresponsibility, Alba has opted for a cleaner and classier reality. The 31-year-old actress has made her mark as one of the entertainment industry’s hottest stars with her rise to fame in the TV drama Dark Angel as well as major motion pictures like the Fantastic Four series and Sin City. More recently though, Alba has been stepping out of the sexy spotlight and into the family-friendly sphere with projects like Spy Kids 4, Little Fockers and the forthcoming animated comedy Escape from Planet Earth. As a working mother with a baby and a preschooler, Alba maintains her Hollywood appeal, but with decidedly less glitter and glam than most of her A-list cohorts. Instead, she spends her nights and weekends with Honor, Haven and her husband of four years, movie producer Cash Warren. And in her latest undertaking as founder of The Honest Company—an eco-friendly provider of diaper, skin, bath and household cleaning products—Alba seems to have found her next perfect role. “The inspiration [for The Honest Company] came out of being a mom and really just wanting this company to exist!” Alba says. When she was first pregnant with daughter Honor, who will be four next month, Alba read environmental health

expert Christopher Gavigan’s acclaimed Healthy Child Healthy World. The book opened her eyes to the hazardous chemicals found not only in household cleaning supplies, food, fragrances and makeup, but also baby care products. Like any good mother, Alba took matters into her own hands by reading about product safety and scouring the market for the best stuff available. But, like most parents, she found the process to be overwhelming and often confusing. “It has to be easier for parents,” Alba insists. “[It’s] so unfair that most of my family and friends can’t go out and afford this stuff, and they want to have healthy children and a healthy life.” So Alba made it her mission to team up with Gavigan, and together they developed a new sales model for eco-minded diaper and baby products. Based on a personalized monthly subscription delivery service, The Honest Company took about three and a half years to bring to fruition, and it’s been a true labor of love for Alba, Gavigan and the Honest team, which includes business partners Brian Lee (founder of ShoeDazzle.com) and Sean Kane (an executive from PriceGrabber. com). And while she had some concerns about knowing whether or not other parents wanted the same things that she wanted, the public’s initial response to Alba’s flexible-meets-accessible company has been overwhelmingly positive. Consumers have even been asking for the option to buy items piece by piece, as opposed to following the company’s customizable subscriptions. “They’re asking us to make more stuff,” Alba says. “[For example], there are no good eco bathroom cleaners [on the market].” Without the sticky supply-anddemand pressures of a traditional business model, Alba and her team are free to innovate as they see fit, adding new products to the line, tweaking their offerings and discovering what works. One of the most exciting innovations presented from the start was a high design factor. While most eco-conscious brands rely on color-free logos and a “less is more” approach, The Honest Company infuses its packaging with turquoise blues and floral imagery. The ripple effect is a modern yet distinctly family-focused feel—a

combination we expect to see in Alba’s forthcoming book set to release next year (tentatively titled The Honest Life). With its core team of about 10 people, and some additional customer service staff, The Honest Company houses a friendly kids corner in its L.A. offices. On days when she’s not filming, Alba spends at least eight hours there as Honor attends preschool just three blocks away. As for baby Haven, who was born in August, “it’s really just about her nap schedule,” says Alba. “We have a little room set up for her at the office so she can go sleep and she has her high chair connected to my desk. The only time it gets distracting is when she’s crying, but she’s a really good baby. She’s mostly just giggling and being cute.” Alba met Honor’s daddy while on set filming Fantastic Four in 2004. “He’s super hands-on. He and Honor hang tough on the weekends and watch golf … and he’ll let her paint his nails!” she laughs. “He’ll walk around with halfpainted blue-and-red nails—such a good look. He makes her so happy.” When Haven starts crying in the other room, Alba goes to pick her up and the baby transforms from howling to laughing instantaneously. “You’re so silly. You need to go to sleep. You haven’t had your morning nap, kiddo,” Alba coos. This leads to the topic of parenting practices, philosophies and advice, which, for Alba, was difficult to resolve because she’s a perfectionist in an area of life where perfection simply doesn’t exist. But Alba had to remember her own mother’s words of wisdom. “My mom gave me the best [advice],

which was that all you can do is your best. At the end of the day, if you love your kid unconditionally, that’s really all that matters,” she says. “And you’re gonna make mistakes along the way— nobody is perfect. Especially with a first baby, you want to do everything just so— or I did, at least—and I wanted to be in control.” Looking back at her own childhood, Alba remembers her young parents being “fun” and “totally involved.” Rather than have separate kid and adult activities, Alba and her younger brother were always part of what was going on in Mom and Dad’s lives. “They traveled with us, they included us in everything,” she remembers. “And I feel like a lot of people think that until a kid gets to a certain age … they are in two different worlds.” With Mother’s Day on the horizon, Alba actually hasn’t thought much about downtime or taking a day all to herself. When asked about her plans, she hesitates slightly. “Maybe a massage, while the [kids are] napping?” she says like it’s more of a question than a plan. Whether or not pampering is on the calendar, she mostly wants to be at home with her family. “Just hanging out with them!” she laughs. Of course, that’s just the kind of honest answer that’s endeared her with entertainment executives and moviegoers alike. And it’s undoubtedly what’s getting parents across the country on board with this down-to-earth mama’s next adventure. To read the complete interview with Jessica, visit newyorkfamily.com. N EW S YO U LIV E B Y

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Two New Drugs for Melanoma The medications are a help but don’t cure the deadliest skin cancer By Dr. Cynthia Paulis There seems be a breakthrough in treatment for melanoma patients with two drugs approved by the FDA last year, Yervoy (ipilimumab) and Zelboraf (vemurafenib). Melanoma, a skin cancer, causes death in almost 9,000 Americans annually and has had an alarming rise of occurrence in young women between the ages of 18 and 35. Though it accounts for just 4 percent of all skin cancer, it is the most lethal form of such cancer. With early detection and proper treatment the cure rate for melanoma is 95 percent, but finding it early is the key. Once the cancer spreads, patients with inoperable melanoma will live just a few months. The two new drugs work through completely different mechanisms. Yervoy, developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb, works by allowing the body’s immune system to recognize, target and attack cells in melanoma tumors. It is a monoclonal antibody that blocks a molecule known as cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen that may involve a role in slowing down or turning off the body’s immune system, thereby affecting its ability to fight off cancerous cells. The drug is administered intravenously in four infusions over a three-month period. The cost of the drug is high, $120,000. In clinical tests, patients lived an average of 10 months versus 6 months without the drugs, but some have lived for two to three See MELANOMA on page 24

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Anybody can get skin cancer, but some things that put you at higher risk are: • Being fair-skinned • A family history of melanoma • Exposure to the sun through work and play • A history of sunburns early in life • Skin that burns, freckles, reddens easily or becomes painful in the sun • Blue or green eyes The key to reducing your risk of getting skin cancer is prevention. Avoid the most intense sun rays which are between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sunscreen of an SPF or 30 or higher should be applied a minimum of 30 minutes before going out so the skin can absorb it properly. Don’t be de-

ceived by cloudy days because you can still get burned. Check your sun screen label and make sure it protects against both UVA and UVB rays. It is important to apply a liberal amount of sunscreen frequently and especially after sweating and swimming. If you are prone to sunburn wear long sleeves and a widebrimmed hat as well as sunglasses to protect your eyes. Certain meds such as tetracycline, antipsoriatics and St. John’s wort can make your sun sensitive and vulnerable to sunburn. The majority of malignant melanomas are brown to black-pigmented lesions. Melanoma will oftentimes develop from a preexisting mole or look like a new mole. Warning signs include any change in size, shape, color or elevation of a mole. The appearance of a new mole during adulthood or new pain, itching, ulceration or bleeding of

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Healthy Manhattan Melanoma from page 22 years after the treatment. Along with the cost, there is another drawback. Yervoy can take up to two weeks to work versus other chemotherapy drugs with can kill cancer cells quickly, and if a person has a very aggressive form of melanoma there may not be enough time for it to work. Yervoy does not work directly on the tumors but works on the immune system; as a result some of the side effects can be colitis, diarrhea, hepatitis, endocrine dysfunction and skin problems. According to the FDA, 12.9 percent of patients treated with Yervoy suffered severe or fatal autoimmune reactions. Zelboraf, unlike Yervoy, is a prescription medication of two capsules taken twice a day. The drug works by targeting a specific mutation in the BRAF gene that is responsible for approximately half of all stage four melanomas. It will not work on the melanomas without the BRAF gene. In clinical trials 132 patients taking Zelboraf were followed for 13 months. More than half of the patients in the study had their tumors shrink by 30% and another 33% of the patients showed that the drug slowed or stopped progression of the tumors. Fourteen percent of the clinical trial patients had no improvement. More than half the patients were alive after 16 months and some for a few years. The drug costs $9,400 a month and is also covered by insurance. The side effects of the drug include joint pain, rash, skin that burns easily in the sun, fatigue and hair loss. Approximately 25 percent of the patients who take the drug may also develop new squamous cell skin cancers. These cancers are less dangerous than melanoma and can be removed by a dermatologist. With both Yervoy and Zelboraf, these

Zelboraf (vemurafenib) is an FDA-approved drug to treat melanoma.

are not medications that will cure endstage melanoma but they have proven to extend the person’s life. Dr. Anna Pavlick, associate professor of oncology at NYU Langone Medical Center, spent nine years involved in clinical trials with the new drugs and is one of the authors of a report on melanoma in the New England Journal Medicine in February. In a phone interview, she said, “Zelboraf will make a big difference in the lives of BRAF-positive melanoma patients. We now have the capacity to analyze the patient’s melanoma tumor for the genetic mutation BRAF and use Zelboraf to attack the tumor, shrink it, and stop the progression of this deadly disease.” Dr. Pavlick remains hopeful for a future cure for this deadly disease. “This is just a small step in the management of malignant melanoma,” she said. “We still need to do research to continue to find a cure so people can lead long and productive lives.”

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By Dr. Cynthia Paulis y cellphone rang the other night, and a chirpy voice wanted to know where I had been. It was the food police. After losing 40 pounds on Jenny Craig, I figured I could go it n y pr e s s. c o m

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merry-go-round. I have been through Weight Watchers, lost 50 pounds, Atkins Diet, lost 40 pounds but was cranky all the time from not eating any carbs, Optifast, where you drink protein drinks and water, lost 30 pounds and was hungry and cranky all the time and lived in the bathroom. Over the years I have lost and gained back the weight of a person. I marvel at the brave souls who go on The Biggest Loser and watch them transform over months from morbidly obese to fit and buff. The problem with the show is that it doesn’t equate to reality. Who can work out all day long every single day, unless you are a gym instructor? Now there is a new trend for a fast weight-loss fix called the K-E diet, otherwise known as the feeding-tube diet. Started one month ago in Miami, the K-E or Ketogenic Enteral Nutrition diet is a radical program that promises a 20-pound weight loss in 10 days without hunger pangs or the need for exercise. Here’s one catch: You walk around for 10 days wearing a feeding tube through your nose while you are being infused an 800-calorie diet of a powdered food supplement diluted in water. The tube is connected to a battery powered pump, and the powder is delivered 24/7. You wear the pump like a purse over your shoulder. Bridezillas in their quest for the perfect figure on their big day have been flocking to this concierge clinic run by Dr. Oliver Di Pietro of Bay Harbor Islands, Fla. For $1,500, brides are shedding pounds as they trot around town with a tube hanging out of their nose. Di Pietro is importing this radical weight-loss program from Europe, where, according to his video, it has been used “over 100,000 times in 33,000 patients.” De Pietro claims it is “a hunger-free way of dieting. Being fed a high-protein, high-fat diet with no carbohydrates causes a state of profound ketosis. You burn fat, not muscle. It is painless. You feel no hunger and no

appetite.” The diet reminded me of Optifast, which was all of the rage in the ’80s. Like the K-E, you were not allowed to eat solid food—only water, unsweetened tea and black coffee with no additives of any kind. On both diets, patients have to take a laxative because they become constipated due to the lack of fiber in their systems and they are likely to develop bad breath from the ketosis. On the K-E, the patient checks their urine for ketones using a dip stick and sees the doctor three times a week, but blood is drawn only once at the beginning. The K-E dieter goes cold turkey on food to a ketotic state and then after 10 days back to food. This yo-yo diet is problematic in that patients can develop kidney stones, headaches and dehydration, not to mention the problems involved with a nasal tube dangling around in a non-sterile environment. Nasal infection, perforated throat, lung damage, GI bleeding and pneumonia are some of the other possible complications. The problem with crash diets of any kind is that once food is introduced back into the system, the person starts to regain weight. The solution to any successful weight-loss program is portion size. We have become such a super-sized nation in our food portions that our girth is also getting supersized. Keeping a food diary in which you write down everything that passes your lips gives you a good idea of how many calories you are actually consuming. So often we wind up snacking through the day, not realizing the number of calories we are actually consuming, so keeping a diary reminds us of what we are eating. Exercise is also important, even if it consists of brisk walking several times a week or biking to help burn off the calories. While I begin my quest again to shed the pounds in time for summer, I can guarantee that as I ride my bike around town, I will not be sporting a tube dangling out of my nose.

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Saturday, June 2. The course includes the Walkway Over the Hudson loop trail. Start on the east side of the Hudson River and end at the expo in Waryas Park. There will also be a children’s road race. You can also sign up now for two Open Water Swims, with the 5K taking place Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and the 2.5K at 12:15 p.m. Plans are also under way for 5- and 10-mile kayak races, plus a mountain biking race. The short, adventure-packed urban style mountain bike event will have a qualifying round, with a time trail, a semifinal, and final race over both days of the expo. The Expo’s main site is directly across from the Poughkeepsie Metro-North train station and admission is only $10. Visit www.outdooradventureexpoHV.com for more details.

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Wine Tours The Distillery Tour & Tasting features local artisans displaying whiskey, vodka and liqueurs, all made from locally grown ingredients. Patrons are also advised to enjoy a glass of hard apple cider and watch the sunset from the scenic Tuthilltown Spirits Farm Distillery located at 14 Gristmill Lane in Gardiner, N.Y. Tickets are $15 a person and the tour is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, call 845-633-8734.

Hudson Valley Fair New York City may be chock-full of fun stuff to do, but what the city cannot provide is the fun of a good, old-fashioned country fair. This weekend and next, through May 20, the Hudson Valley Fair in Fishkill, N.Y., is open noon to midnight. Tickets are about six dollars a pop and will give customers access to over 100

rides, games, animals, free entertainment and other attractions. Each Saturday, there will also be a free fireworks show. For more information, visit www.hudsonvalleyfair.com or call 631-920-2309.

Farm Animals The Catskill Animal Sanctuary Tours in Saugerties, N.Y., are an opportunity to display farm animals and rescued animals to children. The sanctuary is over 110 acres of beautiful farmland where the animals live. Stories behind the rescues will be told and there are tours held every half hour between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The sanctuary will be offering the tours until Oct. 28. Tickets for the event cost $10 for general admission and $5 for seniors and children. For more information, call 845-336-8447.

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While NYC is a world-renowned hotspot for clothing and accessories, the rest of the state also has its own material to display. “Passion for Fashion,” presented by Cornell Street Studios, is hosting an opening night art exhibit on Saturday, May 12, from 6 to 10 p.m. The event features art from Helen Schofield along with other artists from the area. Admission costs $10 and the event will have food,

In the spirit of Mother’s Day and blossoming tulips, the Honor’s Haven Resort and Spa is hosting the 2nd Annual Tulip Festival & Mother’s Day Celebration. The event is day two of a weekend-long celebration that begins May 12 and ends on Sunday. The Mother’s Day expo will begin at 11 a.m. and continue through 4

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p.m. Admission to the event is free and patrons are encouraged to explore the floor, which will display a vast and diverse selection of gifts along with handcrafted items, personalized gifts, keepsakes and gourmet foods from an array of local artists and craftspeople. Not only does the event cater to those looking for a novel Mother’s Day gift, but it also will be hosting a photography contest based around the best shot of a tulip from the weekend. Those interested in going can make reservations by calling 845-210-1600.

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A funny thing happened on the way to Cuomo’s 2016 presidential bid By Alan S. Chartock So what’s really going on between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton? It is nearly universally accepted that Cuomo will make a bid for the presidency in 2016. While he denies it, he invites comparison with his father, who he says “peaked too soon.” To me, that means that Andrew has no intention of peaking too soon. Andrew has said that he finds all this talk about his running for president “distracting.” No, I am sure Andrew never really thinks about running for president, probably not more than every second of every hour of every day of the year. Meanwhile, something else is going on. An interesting group of people is encouraging the immensely popular Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president, despite her having said she’s done with politics. There is her successor as United States senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, for example. I know Gillibrand, and I can tell you that she is one tough cookie. She is a hell of a smart woman who knows how to play the cards, and I have never seen her make a political error. When she recently said she would be a charter member of the

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To the Editor: It is ironic that Christopher Moore’s acerbic column (“Smoking Mad About the Neighbors,” May 3) supporting Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to make city landlords clearly state their building’s smoking policy is printed on the same page of Our Town as a Glenwood advertisement extolling themselves as “Responsibly Green!” As a resident of a Glenwood building for three and a half years, I have been forced to endure the secondhand smoke from my neighbor’s apartment. While Glenwood is a fine organization providing first-class amenities to their residents, they seem to be powerless in forcing smokers to cease and desist from spreading harmful and disgusting secondhand smoke to other apartments! Considering that 85 percent of New York City residents are non-smokers, wouldn’t it make eminent sense for companies like Glenwood to have at least a

Draft Hillary for President Club, I think we can assume she knew exactly what she was doing. She also had to know that when Cuomo heard what she’d said, he would not be a happy camper. Gillibrand must have assessed the risk and figured it was worth it. To know Cuomo is to know that all other politicians are seen as rivals and, in many cases, as the enemy. I suspect he learned that from his pop. Politics is a tough game, and only one person gets to be president. Cuomo is immensely popular in the polls. Nonetheless, the jury is still out as to whether the voters like him personally as much as they like what he has done in New York. While Gov. Cuomo may be popular with the people, I think it is fair to say that the political insiders aren’t exactly crazy about him. Maybe that’s why Gillibrand was recently joined by fellow Democrat Sheldon Silver, the sharpest, smartest and sliest politician in politics, when he issued what appeared to be a forceful endorsement of Hillary for president. When pressed, Silver said Cuomo was good as well. We know that the Senate Democrats, who are in the minority, don’t like Cuomo. They will probably stay in the

minority because of Cuomo’s support for the Republicans in the state Senate. While Cuomo’s credentials are arguable, those Democrats in the state Senate are old-style tax-the-rich Democrats. A third person with encouraging words for a Hillary candidacy is none other than Bill Clinton, who says he hopes that she will change her mind and run. Now I ask you, Would he do that without his wife’s tacit support? We know that Hillary says she will not do a second term as secretary of State and she has said she won’t campaign for President Obama. That sounds like she wants to clear the boards to run. If the state and national polls are telling us anything, it is that Hillary would mop the floor with Cuomo in a head-to-head confrontation. Of course, it’s still very early, and we do not know why Hillary has said that she wouldn’t run. But the tea leaves are all suggesting that a Clinton candidacy is what the people and the political community want. Hey, it’s a good thing that Cuomo and his people don’t read my column. Alan S. Chartock is president and CEO of WAMC/Northeast Public Radio and an executive publisher at The Legislative Gazette.

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few smoke-free buildings? Now that would be “Responsibly Green!” Gerard rosenthal

Off-Base Column

To the Editor: This column is so off base and outdated as to verge on being offensive (“Why Are Kosher Wines So Bad?” May 3). There are numerous kosher wines, mevushal and not, that have been given scores in the 80s and 90s by Wine Spectator, Robert Parker and others for the last 15-plus years. The concord-grape nonsense makes up a minuscule part of the kosher wine world, and even so is relegated to ritual purposes—it is not drunk as a table wine. The kosher wine world is no stranger to mediocre wines, but neither is the wine world in general. As with all things, standouts are the minority, where

mediocre makes up much of the field. I happen to be a fan of the wineries whose wines got a mention in this column, but they are far from the only quality entrants. And Israel isn’t the only or necessarily the best producer of kosher wines. There are a number of U.S. wineries producing fantastic kosher wine (mev and non-mev), as is the case in France, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Australia and elsewhere. The NYT and WSJ continue the trot out this “kosher wine doesn’t suck anymore” trope for their annual pre-Passover columns, but at least the content that follows does a reasonable review of the offerings out there. Also, “mevushal” does not mean “purified.” It translates to “cooked” or “boiled” and, for purposes of Jewish law, renders the product “not wine” rather than “purified.” M. Melzer Letters have been edited for clarity, style and brevity. N EW S YO U LIV E B Y

ironic hopes

The Movement’s Next Move? Occupy Wall Street’s window for real change is closing By Josh Rogers An Occupy Wall Street group invited me last week to a Facebook page outlining all of the financial corruption issues the media was ignoring. The first post I saw involved portable toilets at one of their encampments. Now surely a grassroots movement with protests in many countries has plenty of logistical worries, but I couldn’t help but wonder if the movement will ever try to use its power to make significant policy changes. Occupy has of course been quieter in New York since the mayor stopped them from sleeping in Zuccotti Park at the end of last year. Last week, the movement revived with large May Day protests, although they didn’t get the mass arrests that had helped fuel their movement when they were sleeping in

the park. Many gathered to march in Bryant Park, and police ignored the small number who were violating Mayor Bloomberg’s anti-smoking rules. Occupy Wall Street has clearly tapped into a broader anger about income inequality and corporate excesses, but it’s far from clear how much more of a tangible effect they will have. Matthew Bolton, 31, an Occupy protester and political science professor at Pace University, acknowledged that the efforts so far have been symbolic, although he said “symbolism is incredibly important.” He’s hoping to see change in Washington at some point. Certainly there has been some. President Obama’s tougher language about inequality was undoubtedly influenced by the protests. And in Albany,

Gov. Andrew Cuomo dropped his opposition to continuing the so-called millionaire’s tax (it affects wealthier people who make considerably less) and extended part of it.

Occupy still has not tried to use its power to make tangible changes. But is anything more coming? There are hundreds of congressional races this year, and the types of curbs Occupy wants on Wall Street firms ultimately would have to be implemented in Washington. Occupy could look to the Tea Party movement for guidance. Usually, neither the left- or right-wing groups like to be linked in any way, but given the timing of their creations and at least a few similari-

ties, that’s a losing battle. The Tea Party did accomplish many of its goals by sending more conservatives to Congress, which stiffened GOP opposition to tax increases as well as government investments to stimulate the economy such as transportation projects. But the caution for Occupy is that the Tea Party may very well have cost the Republicans control of the Senate by nominating a couple of extremists who were not able to win general elections. These were races more moderate Republicans could have won. Occupy prides itself on its leaderless nature and so far has shown little interest in the upcoming congressional races or in setting up a specific agenda. Longterm, a national change in attitude perhaps will lead to the real change Occupy hopes for, but that patience likely will mean change for the worse at first, As they say for the lottery, you have to be in it to win it. Josh Rogers, contributing editor at Manhattan Media, is a lifelong New Yorker. Follow him @JoshRogersNYC.

Dewing Things BeTTer

Pounding Suicide Prevention into the Public Consciousness Life-affirming books and music aren’t just for Mother’s Day By Bette Dewing If “a picture is worth a thousand words,” the AP photo of Junior Seau’s anguished mother, Luisa, could save a thousand lives by drumming into the national consciousness the endless sorrow of a son or daughter’s suicide. Such graphic examples of grief could be a deterrent to what Jimmy Breslin once said were “lives ruined all about by one mad moment in the night.” Even “under the influence,” the person just might reconsider inflicting neverending sadness on those who love them. This photo is worth infinitely more than the famous Munch painting The Scream, which just sold for $119 million. So yet another “Dewing Better” cries out for your help to “get it out there”— in photo, word, music and, above all, “virally.” The long-range effect on Junior Seau’s three teenage children and his brother also needs to stay “out there.” So does the alcohol or other judgment-disabling drug possibility. It’s n y pr e s s. c o m

surely not only football-caused head injuries that deserve major attention. And now our usual early May reminder: “Don’t let Mother’s Day be one day of remembering in a year of forgetting.” And coming to the rescue is Kate Stone Lombardi’s breakthrough book The Mama’s Boy Myth, with its subtitle, “Keeping our sons close makes them stronger.” It just might overcome that family-disabling myth that “a daughter is a daughter all of her life, but a son is a son until he takes a wife.” And I have a dream where brides give this book to their grooms! Incidentally, Lombardi finds that football players don’t worry about being a “mama’s boy,” because they “don’t have to prove their manhood.” Proving personhood is what really matters, and is surely shown by staying vitally connected to one’s family of origin (when it exists), and working out the problems that arise. Share the talk

and smile a lot. Jeanette Kossuth, counselor to preboomer generations, is giving the book to a friend with two little boys for Mother’s Day. Mothers with big boys need it big-time; a bereavement counselor tells me her older clients are reluctant to discuss the hurtful behavior of their own offspring. And that’s the problem, which could be reduced by reading this book, and also Susan Cain’s book, Quiet, about getting shy people heard in a world of nonstop talkers. Meanwhile, music we need to hear and support is surely the New Amsterdam Boys and Girls Choir benefit concert on Saturday, May 19, at 4 p.m. at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, which is on 90th Street at Fifth Avenue. And Irving Fields, at 90-plus, plays piano nightly at Nino’s Tuscany restaurant, I have a dream that both his

and the children’s choir repertoire will include “My Mother’s Eyes.” (heard on Willie Nelson’s Over the Rainbow). And get everyone singing along! But could that restaurant piano sound be toned down a bit? And maybe add some “specials” so pre-rock era folks who long to hear “live playing” of these inimitable standards, can hear them more often? Sadly, we’ve lost another legend of that incomparable musical era. Phoebe Jacobs, noted publicist and tireless advocate and devoted friend of countless golden-era music artists like Ella, Louis and Peggy, departed this life at age 93, said her son Jerry Fella (May 6 Times). Ah, if only I’d been able to talk with her about saving and promoting this beneficent and magnificent music and hear her speak at the March 25 NYU music conference. But now to get her legacy “out there”—and gratefully remember your mother and mine. dewingbetter@aol.com May 10, 2012

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