Our Town July 12, 2012

SAVingS inSiDE:

$25 off DinnEr

INSIDE: SIGNS OF THE BEAST P.8

NYPRESS.COM • THE LARGEST PAPER ON THE EAST SIDE • JULY 12, 2012

ChriStoS StEAk houSE (SEE PAgE 11)

ALSO INSIDE OLIVER STONE’S SAVAGE LOOK AT POST-HIPPIE DRUGGIES P.11 INFERTILITY TREATMENTS & TIPS FOR GETTING PREGNANT P.20

TO FRACK OR NOT TO FRACK? Amy Roe

AS NEW YORK NEARS A BIG DECISION, LOCALS BEAR DOWN TO STOP A DRILL DOWN FOR NATURAL GAS P.4

The Food & Wine Event in The Hamptons Presented By: FARRELL BUILDING COMPANY

Hosted by Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten

SATURDAY JULY 14 th, 2012

Sayre Park 154 Snake Hollow Rd., Bridgehampton, NY, 11932

AC EVICTION A perilous air conditioner could cost you your apartment P.7

Get tix now to the hottest event in the Hamptons this summer Tickets available at

danstasteoftwoforks.com

CRiMe WaTCh Compiled by Amanda Woods

STReeT FighT

Visit either our Manhattan or Morristown office: New York, NY 530 First Avenue, Suite 6D 1-877-VEIN-NYU (834-6698) Morristown, NJ 95 Madison Avenue, Suite 415 1-973-538-2000

The Truth About Vein Center...

Its Really Not About Being Vein Those bulging, inflamed and unsightly veins on your legs may be more then simply a cosmetic issue.

In fact, veins that protrude from your skin like small sections of rope are really unhealthy veins that no longer function properly. Instead of acting as one-way valve that keeps blood moving toward the heart and lungs, varicose veins allow the blood to leak back down, away from the heart and lungs, and pool in the leg. This often results in fatigue, swelling, throbbing, heaviness, and aching in the leg.

But there is good news...veins that are cosmetically unappealing or cause, pain or other symptoms are prime candidates for newly developed treatments. Minimally invasive techniques are now used by

2 • O UR TOWN • July 12 , 2 012

vascular surgeons to effectively eradicate the symptoms and unsightly appearance of varicose veins.

In fact, NYC Medical Center has recently established a full service Vein Treatment Center, the first of its kind in New York. Its faculty of surgeons has developed many procedures for simple and convenient vein care (most of which are covered by insurance) The NYU Vein Center is located 530 First Avenue, Suite 6D (at 31st Street)

For more information, contact the NYU Vein Center at 212.203.8346 (VEIN) or 877.834.6698

A Friday morning dispute between two men—a driver and a pedestrian—quickly escalated into violence, until both men were arrested. A 38-year-old man told police that a 48-year-old man’s car nearly hit him as he was crossing the street. As retaliation, the pedestrian began punching the driver’s car. This offense prompted the driver to jump out of his car and spit in the pedestrian’s face, police said. In a second moment of revenge, the other man hurled a punch at the driver’s face. The driver said he suffered a scrape on his face, and the pedestrian reported blood coming out of his nose.

FUNNy MONey TRieS aT BlOOMie’S Counterfeit cash almost made the rounds at Bloomingdale’s last week, police said. In the first incident, which took place at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, two young women and one young man, all in their late teens, attempted to pay for dresses, shirts, jeans and a bath-

care, because they snatched a Rosaliac anti-redness moisturizer and a L’Oreal double-lifting cream from the Duane Reade on Third Avenue between East 73rd and 74th streets just after 4 p.m. on Thursday. One employee noticed the woman snatch the items from the shelf and place them inside a towel, and she informed her co-worker of the crime. The two employees ran outside to try to stop the woman and reclaim the products. In an attempt to hold on to the stolen creams, one of the culprits sprayed an unknown substance at the employees. The man fled the scene, but the woman was arrested, and both skin care products, totaling $55, were recovered. One of the employees was taken to the hospital.

WOMaN MUgged A 28-year-old woman was walking home along East 82nd Street near Third Avenue at 3:15 a.m. on Wednesday when a man asked her what appeared to be an innocent question: “What time is it?” After the woman responded, the man grabbed her purse and dragged her from the sidewalk into the street. When the strap broke on the woman’s purse,

halF-a-MilliON heiST R.S. Durant Jewelers was a prime target for burglars last week. Police say that in the early morning of July 3, culprits ran away with $500,000 worth of jewelry from the store located on Madison Avenue between East 75th and 76th streets. Police noticed the shop’s glass door was broken when they passed by on midnight patrol. The owner, a 63-year-old man, who was on the scene, told police he had locked the door before leaving the previous night at 5:30 p.m.

ing suit with fake bills. The cashier notified store security officers, who found a bag containing marijuana in the teens’ possession. All three were arrested.

In the second incident, which took place on Thursday just after 8 p.m., security spotted a 25-year-old man buying merchandise with counterfeit $100 bills.

He attempted to leave the store with jackets, jeans, shorts and two T-shirts totaling $933 when security stopped him and he was arrested on the scene.

SkiN CaRe SWipeS A 34-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man must have been serious about skin

the man started running eastbound. Hoping to retrieve her bag, the woman ran after him, prompting the man to toss the woman’s wallet on the ground. The bag, still in the man’s possession, contained three debit cards, $80 in cash and a New York State driver’s license.

Nypress.com NY Press.co m

TappEd iN

Get the latest news and share your opinion online at nypress.com

Compiled by Megan Bungeroth and Jon Lentz

EspaillaT EyEs sENaTE & CONCEdEs TO RaNgEl

NYPre ss.com

Andrew Schwartz

City & State reports that State Sen. Adriano Espaillat, who conceded defeat on Monday in his contested primary race against Rep. Charles Rangel, declined to say whether he would run for re-election to the state Senate.

But Espaillat signaled that he would run for his seat, revealing at a press conference Monday that he had given district leaders permission to circulate petitions on his behalf after the June 26 congressional primary.

“I authorized some of the district leaders to begin circulating petitions after the 26th, after Election Day, and I will be considering my personal decision as to whether or not I will accept those signatures and move forward with re-election,” he told reporters outside his district office. “I promise you that in 48 hours, I will have that answer for you.”

Petitions to run for the state Senate and Assembly are due by Thursday.

A source close to Mark Levine, an Espaillat ally who had been planning to run for Espaillat’s seat, also confirmed the senator will run for re-election. The source said that Espaillat will use his own petition signatures and not get on the ballot through a Levine vacancy committee, as had been speculated.

During the campaign, Espaillat said he only had his sights on the congressional seat, not his own. Rangel, the longtime congressman who faced his toughest primary challenge in over four decades in office, seized on Espaillat’s comments, saying that he didn’t know where the senator would find a new job when he lost.

Whether he runs for re-election or not, Espaillat could be a serious candidate for Rangel’s congressional seat again in two years. Espaillat, who is Dominican, came within 1,000 votes of ousting the incumbent, capitalizing on changing demographics and redrawn lines that made Latinos a majority in the district.

“There’s no question I come out of this process strengthened,” Espaillat said. “I think two years down the line is a long time.

I will not make a decision right here, but I feel very strongly that I have been strengthened in this process.”

Espaillat could also find himself taking on the state’s other leading Dominican elected official, Assemblyman Guillermo Linares.

Linares said he would run for Espaillat’s state Senate seat after Espaillat announced his run for Congress, and reiterated his intention to run when Rangel initially declared victory.

syNChRONizEd sEpTUagENaRiaNs The Harlem Honeys & Bears synchronized swimming team performs inside the Thomas Jefferson Park Pool to celebrate the expansion of the Senior Swim program to 14 outdoor public pools. The program runs through Aug. 24.

ThE NabE’s bad laNdlORds

such as lack of heat or hot water, lead paint, toxic mold or broken plumbing.

disabliNg ThE TRaiNiNg WhEEls

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio released his updated list of the city’s worst landlords last week, and four of the culprits are located on the Upper East Side.

The worst offender of the four is Golden State Holding, which according to de Blasio, operates a building at 408 E. 64th St. that has 16 units. The property has a total of 96 violations, placing it 38th on the list of the worst Manhattan buildings. The other locations on the list are M/S Capitol NY LLC, with an 81-unit building at 1531 York Ave.; 33-39 East 65th Street LLC, with a 48-unit building at 35 E. 65th St.; and 501 ½ East 83 Street LLC, with a building at the same address with 39 units.

“It takes years of neglect for a building to deteriorate to the point where it ends up on our Watch List. But with enough public pressure and strong tenant organizing, we can turn these buildings around and make life better for thousands of New Yorkers,” said de Blasio.

He began the list in 2010 in order to highlight repeat offenders and pressure landlords with dangerous conditions to make necessary repairs. According to de Blasio’s office, each entry on the list has a minimum of two hazardous housing code violations per unit,

FOR ThE WiN FOR NOW

A special training camp for children with disabilities will be held in New York City for the first time this summer. Lose the Training Wheels, a nonprofit organization that teaches people with disabilities to ride twowheeled bicycles, is holding a free camp for children Aug. 6–10 in Brooklyn sponsored by the National Down Syndrome Society and the Lyle Foundation. The event will be held at the Aviator Sports & Event Center in Floyd Bennett Field, at 3159 Flatbush Ave. The program uses special adaptive bicycles to gradually transition kids to riding regular two-wheeled bikes without assistance.

Participants must be at least 8 years old and have a disability. They must be able to walk without an assistive device and sidestep to both sides, as well as be under 220 pounds and have a minimum inseam measurement of 20 inches. All participants must be able to attend a 75-minute session for each of the five days of camp. Those with their own two-wheeled bikes are strongly encouraged to bring them the first day.

Registration is limited; email bikecampnyc@gmail.com for more information or to sign up.

While his lawsuit against Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the City Council is still pending, Assembly Member Micah Kellner is touting a temporary win in the fight against building a new marine waste transfer station (MTS) at East 91st Street. Attorney Michael Cardozo, serving as corporation counsel for the city, signed a stipulation last week that prevents the city from doing any construction at the MTS site, where a defunct station and a community recreation facility, Asphalt Green, currently sit, until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approves the permits needed to start the project.

“We don’t know the true environmental impact of this transfer station,” Kellner said of the reason for his lawsuit, which demands that the city submit and receive approval on a new environmental impact statement that takes a larger capacity for waste processing into account. “We’re going to let a jury decide who was right on the law.”

The Army Corps must issue permits in order for the city to start construction because the proposed facility sits on a body of water.

J uly 12, 2012 • O UR TOW N • 3

feature

Hydrofracking Fight Drills Toward the End

By Megan Bungeroth & Mayara Guimaraes

T

Justin Woolford

he debate over hydrofracking has been raging in New York for years, and it may be coming to a head this year as Gov. Andrew Cuomo contemplates allowing the controversial drilling technique in the state for the first time.

The state currently has a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, but the governor has recently indicated that he would be open to allowing the process in certain areas of the state near the border with Pennsylvania, where fracking is already underway.

Fracking is a process used to extract natural gas from shale rock. Large volumes of water, chemicals and sand or ceramic beads are pumped into rock at high pressures, fracturing it and releasing the gas deposits that can then be piped to the surface. It’s a process that has been in practice in the oil and gas mining industries for decades, but a surge in natural gas production in recent years has put the latest hydrofracking methods into the national spotlight, and many New Yorkers don’t like what they’re seeing.

“While I understand the economic arguments in favor, those arguments do not take into account the potential costs— both economic and environmental—associated with fracking,” said State Sen. Liz Krueger. She’s been a vocal opponent of fracking in the state, as have many of her Upper East Side constituents.

“The experience of other states with ground and surface water contamination and well blowouts, concerns about the contents of fracking fluids and the significant damage to existing infrastructure that could result from allowing fracking are simply too great,” she said.

Problems in other states— contaminated drinking water being the gravest among them—have made New Yorkers especially cautious about allowing the process at home. The potential benefits, however, are what have been swaying some upstate lawmakers and landowners to lobby to allow fracking.

Aside from the royalties offered to land-

owners in economically depressed areas of the state where farming has fallen by the wayside, allowing fracking has the potential to create jobs and tax revenue.

There’s also a large U.S. supply of natural gas, which burns cleaner than coal or oil. “You have to look at what’s available and what’s viable,” said Alan Herbst, a principal with Utilis Advisory Group, a New York-based oil and gas industry consulting company that has worked with many clients on fracking for natural gas.

“This checks off a lot of boxes. It’s clean, it’s cheap, it’s domestically available. Is it the perfect solution? Maybe not. But it’s something that’s been developed and it will lead up toward energy independence,” he said.

Some argue that energy companies should be investing in alternative fuels instead of pushing for more fracking.

“We’ve known that we need clean, renewable energy for a sustainable planet for a long time. But now, fracking and other extreme extractions are putting us in a precarious position because they’re giving us more fossil fuels at a very high price to our precious water, climate, ecosystems and environment,” said Elizabeth Kelley, a volunteer with the local anti-fracking group United For Action.

“They are delaying renewable energy development and they are taking climate change to the brink.”

Herbst said that while the industry and the state should be looking at other forms of fuel as well as large-scale energy con-

Hydrofracking site in Lancaster, Penn.

Herbst said. “You just can’t produce the power you need with solar and wind. It’s too expensive and it’s not what you call baseload—you can’t rely on it 24 hours a day.”

Upper East Side Assembly Member Micah Kellner has acknowledged the potential benefits of accessing the state’s natural gas reserves but urged the state to hold off until a thorough review can be completed.

“You are not talking about drilling for oil in places that have been used to drilling,” Kellner said. “We are talking about drilling in places throughout New York State— some of the last untouched land in the Northeast—that have never been disturbed.”

The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is taking all of these

“This checks off a lot of boxes. It’s clean, it’s cheap, it’s domestically available.

Is it the perfect solution?

Maybe not.”

4 • O UR TOWN • July 12 , 2 012

servation, natural gas will continue to be a big part of the United State’s energy plan for the foreseeable future.

“You can’t be against everything,”

factors into account as it conducts a Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) on hydrofracking—essentially a report on the potential impacts—and considers the 79,700 comments it has received from the public over two separate comment periods. The report should be completed by the end of the year.

The DEC recently came under scrutiny from several local lawmakers, including State Sens. Krueger and Tom Duane, for releasing some information about their study to the gas industry before making it public. Emily DeSantis, DEC’s spokeswoman, defended that decision.

“DEC has regularly and routinely met with environmental groups, industry, local government representatives and other stakeholders as it develops the final SGEIS for high-volume hydraulic fracturing,” DeSantis wrote in an email.

“Under the State Administrative Procedures Act, state agencies are required

NY Press.co m

AllStar ad 2012_manhattan media 7/3/12 3:18 PM Page 1

“A record 16 outstanding CUNY students in 2012 won National Science Foundation awards of $126,000 each for graduate study in the sciences.

No other University system in the Northeast won more.

CUNY students continue to win the nation’s most prestigious awards, coached by our world-class faculty.”

— Matthew Goldstein, Chancellor

1-800-CUNY-YES

NYPre ss.com

cuny.edu/allstars

J uly 12, 2012 • O UR TOW N • 5

feaTURe to assess the impacts of the regulatory action on the regulated entity. Agencies cannot gather this data without holding meetings and engaging in other forms of communication with the regulated community prior to proposing the regulation. Nothing in the regulations changed as a result,” she said.

Opponents of fracking argue that even strict regulations might not be enough to sufficiently protect the state’s water supply, and that the industry will find a way to get around the regulations regardless. Gas companies are seeking to drill the Marcellus Shale, the rock formation under which most of

the region’s natural gas deposits sit. It also encompasses the watershed region in the Catskills from which New York gets most of its fresh water, and many argue that in order to protect the water supply, the state needs to maintain the outright moratorium on fracking that is currently in place.

Daniele Gerard, president of the Upper West Side’s Three Parks Independent Democrats, said there should be a hard line to protect the state’s water. “Water is a precious natural resource. We shouldn’t be injecting it with poisonous chemicals to obtain yet another fossil fuel. Energy companies should be using

readily available technology to move wholesale to renewable energy and conservation measures,” she said.

The DEC won’t say what factors they are weighing in crafting their recommendations on hydrofracking, citing the ongoing scientific studies, but DeSantis did say that “if high-volume hydraulic fracturing moves forward in New York, it will do so with the strictest standards in the nation.”

That alone may be enough to keep the industry at bay, some argue, as other states open up for hydrofracking with more lax regulations.

“Given the intense interest and degree

‘Gasland’ Director Says Cuomo’s Legacy is on the Line

By Mayara Guimaraes

J

osh Fox has been loudly proclaiming the dangers of hydrofracking with his words and films ever since a gas company sought to lease his family’s land in Pennsylvania several years ago. After he conducted some research into the controversial process, he declined the $100,000 offer and set out to educate others on what he had discovered.

The result was his Academy Award-nominated documentary, Gasland.

Now at work on Gasland 2 and petitioning local governments to prohibit fracking, Fox spoke to Our Town about the latest

A scene from Gasland.

developments in New York State and why he thinks Gov. Andrew Cuomo is about to make a catastrophic mistake.

Our Town: Do you think that by sharing hydrofracking regulations with the gas industry before they were released to the public, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) gave the industry an advantage?

Fox: I think that this shows the deep and

6 • O UR TOWN • July 12 , 2 012

very cozy relationship between the gas industry and the agency that is supposed to be regulating on behalf of the people.

What is even more shocking is that they were answering questions about the regulations, back and forth with the gas industry, but they weren’t answering the people’s questions. We submitted a list of 25 very technical questions, very similar questions to the ones sent by the gas industry, and we received absolutely no response. This could become a moment where people will say the gas industry has bought out our democracy. Why is that the industry gets to write the rules?

How is the fracking debate here in New York different than in other states?

New York had the benefit of taking a looking at what happened in Colorado, Texas and Pennsylvania—they had the benefit of knowledge. In Pennsylvania, Gov. Rendell and Gov. Corbett rolled out the red carpet for the gas industry. The people did not know what fracking was, and as a result Pennsylvania is being trashed. It is a devastating situation. We have nightmare after nightmare in environmental disasters unfolding in Pennsylvania, and it is the same in Colorado, Wyoming and Texas. But New York had the benefit of looking at this and getting really well organized.

What are some things that the average New Yorker doesn’t know about fracking but should?

In general, we are used to turning the

Josh Fox.

light switch on and off and not thinking where the energy comes from. That has to change. The fossil fuel industry started to run out of the easily obtainable oil, coal and gas. Now, a sane person would look at that and think, well, let’s start changing to renewable energy. That is not what the fossil fuel industry did. They decided to go to the extreme type of energy—extremely dangerous, extremely hard to get, involv-

of concern expressed to date…it’s difficult to imagine that those restrictions would ever be relaxed regardless of pressure from industry,” said Telisport Putsavage, an environmental and energy law attorney and former assistant counsel at the DEC. “There are multiple shale formations and hydraulic fracturing opportunities in the United States, and I believe industry will ultimately gravitate toward the areas where resistance and regulation is less extensive, rather than continue to fight against what will most likely be the strictest regulatory regimen in the country.”

years ago with the oil spill that they had.

Right now, the clean water supply of New York City is on the hook.

What do you think of the possibility that Cuomo will only allow fracking in a few counties that are in favor of the gas industry?

There is nothing in this proposal from Cuomo that says it will stop the industry from working all over the state. The truth is that this is just a way to open the door and pass regulation; once these regulations are passed, the gas industry is just going to say, ‘Well, there is no such a thing as regulations that only are valid in parts of the state.’ And they will have a point. There is something called unequal protection under the law. There is no way to protect some people and not protect others under the same law. We went to Gov. Cuomo and told him not to do this—not to experiment with poor counties that are less politically represented and are desperate because of economic problems.

The one thing that the governor has done right so far is to not move forward with this proposal. I think that he has shown healthy skepticism. This is going to be disastrous for his legacy. We know by looking at the gas industry documents that these wells are going to leak.

We know that there is a statistical probability of blowouts, of contamination incidents.

What can you tell us about your upcoming documentary, Gasland 2?

The film is an investigation about the level of the relationship between the government and the gas industry. There is a level of communication and collaboration between the government and the industry that is outsizing the citizen right now.

Right now we are seeing a different type of contamination caused by fracking; it is not the water or the air, it is the contamination of our democracy.

“We Went to Gov. Cuomo and told him not to experiment With poor Counties that are less politiCally represented.” ing extreme amounts of energy used to get the energy. What I am talking about is fracking, nonstop removal for coal or deepwater drilling on the Gulf of Mexico, which is unpredictable, as we all saw two

NY Press.co m

NeWs

Fighting Falling Air Conditioners

By Amanda Woods

W

consequence for noncompliance is “a little bit extreme.”

Laurano said that the required brackets cost $30 each and are hard to afford.

“You live in public housing,” Laurano said. “Not everyone has the money.”

“It’s expensive to do that, but I think it’s safe so [another incident] won’t happen again,” one resident said.

Garodnick said he could not recall another incident when an air conditioner had fallen in his district, but according to an article in the New York Post, a woman was injured in 2006 when an AC unit fell out of a window on East 104th Street.

Outside of the NYCHA system, the Department of Buildings is also stepping up its enforcement of proper air conditioner installation. Window air conditioners are now designated as “safe or “unsafe,” according to a department document, instead of “safe with a repair and maintenance program,” because of a rise in unstable ACs in the city.

For those marked as unsafe, a department representative must sign off, confirming that repairs were completed.

Sally Maldonado, the director of the Eisman Day Nursery, believes NYCHA residents may have the hardest time meeting AC installation guidelines.

Andrew Schwartz

conditioners in immediate danger of falling must be immediately removed and replaced with a window guard. Only air conditioner hen India Bidaisee recently visited the Upper East Side’s installation specialists can remove the units from apartments, the spokeswoman said, Holmes Towers, she didn’t but NYCHA maintenance workers can do so expect that she would have in emergency cases. to look out for falling air conditioners.

Other air conditioner deficiencies, accord“No, stand on this side,” Bidaisee’s friend ing to a June 22 letter issued to residents, and Holmes resident, Maria Laurano, caumust be repaired within three days. Those tioned as she passed by the tower where an air conditioner had fallen out of a 20th-floor who don’t comply can face eviction, the letter outlines, but the NYCHA spokeswoman window and plummeted into the Eisman said that no one has ever been evicted for an Day Nursery playground at the end of May, improperly installed air conditioner. narrowly missing a group of children.

Council Member Dan Garodnick, who More recently, another air conditioner fell represents the Upper East Side, said he is from the building into a grassy area away helping residents of the Holmes Towers and from the pedestrian path on June 23. the neighboring Isaacs Houses understand In the wake of these incidents, the New the NYCHA guidelines “in plain language.”

York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is “Installation and removal of air condiheavily enforcing its already established tioning units is an extremely dangerous regulations for air conditioner installation. process, and people need to be aware of “NYCHA has increased its focus on proper that,” Garodnick said. air conditioning (AC) installation and has Some local residents think that the ensent additional letters on this matter to forcement is necessary. residents...We have increased our regular AC “I think it’s a good idea, because the air unit audits,” a NYCHA spokeswoman said in conditioner is in for a long time and it can a statement. loosen,” said a resident who wished to be Among the enforced guidelines is the called L.M. “It gives an extra lift and secuneed for supportive metal brackets to hold Q01244 FEC-Five Wishes:Layout 1 rity to11:38 the AC.”AMBut Page she thinks eviction as a air conditioners in residents’ windows.3Air1/30/12

AC units, with and without safety brackets, hang out of the Holmes Towers.

“You have more accidents happening in NYCHA developments because you have more people who can’t go out there and buy the bracket to install air conditioners properly,” Maldonado said.

Over a month later, Maldonado is still frightened and won’t allow children on the playground.

MAKE YOUR WISHES KNOWN TODAY

We are offering the Five Wishes® booklet, a Living Will that allows H people to document how they want to be cared for if they become unable to make decisions on their own.

It addresses medical wishes, considering emotional and spiritual needs as well. It also touches on the importance of preplanning funeral and cemetery arrangements.

To obtain your complimentary Five Wishes booklet or to learn more about preplanning options, call or visit us.

FRANK E. C AM PB EL L T H E

F U N E R A L

C H A P E L

K n o w n for Ex c e l l en c e since 18 9 8

1 0 7 6 M a d i s o n A ve n u e

at

G e o r g e M . A m at o ~ p r e s i d e n t

81s t S t re e t

212 . 2 8 8 . 3 5 0 0

Dominic Carell a ~ vice president

Owned by A Subsidiary of Service Corporation International, 1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, TX 77019 (713) 522-5141

NYPre ss.com

J uly 12, 2012 • O UR TOW N • 7

MOVIE CAPSULES

Edited by Armond White

New York’s Review of Culture • CityArtsNYC.com

Signs of the Beast BarBarian art mocks religion

By Maureen Mullarkey

I

s religion the new pornography? DC Moore Gallery, pitching its group exhibition of “American (ir)religiosity” in the exhibition Beasts of Revelation, hopes so.

Censorship battles over sexually explicit imagery have been won. That old X-rated thrill is gone. Nowadays, organs and orifices are as transgressive as your parish bulletin.

Only demon blasphemy has enough life left to pinch-hit for beaver shots and bull whips—or so the gallery wants to think.

On one level, Beasts of Revelation is a standard publicity caper, the kind that banks on the Catholic League to rise to the bait. Nothing boosts box office like a picket line of retired Knights of Columbus at the gallery door. Moreover, this is an election year, as civic minds at DC Moore remind us. The gallery is primed for Nov. 6 with latter-day riffs on Christian iconography, stand-ins for the social conservatism identified with a Republican candidacy.

To underscore the point, two LDS-raised artists are showcased for their upbringing, not talent.

But where is the sacrilege?

The trumpeted irreverence comes gilded as a testament to “Christianity’s insidious aquifer of metaphorical power.” (Insidious /adj/ 1. cunning, deceitful 2. deleterious.) Downwind of Andres Serrano, Chris Ofili, and a thriving Broadway lampoon of Mormonism, DC Moore’s claim that religion is a taboo subject in the art world is risible. Here, promotional blather about religion diverts attention from the crucial question: Is the art any good?

Some of it is, much is not. Even so, Rosary Society matrons will have a hard time finding offense. This is an unexceptional summertime porridge of appropriations and approximations of traditional iconography. Several pieces achieve a seriousness that is no less real for being unintended. The only insidious item on show is the press release.

Roger Brown’s “The Beast Rising From the Sea” (1983), the keynote piece, holds its

8 • O UR TOWN • July 12 , 2 012

Lyle Aston Harris, “Untitled,” 2008, part of Beasts of Revelations.

ground as a modern version of an ancient motif. The seven-headed symbol for Satan and his wiles has warned against mistaken conceptions of God—i.e., against idolatry— since The Book of Revelation was written early in the common era.

Chris Hammerlein follows Brown with a ceramic Whore of Babylon astride a suitably grotesque version of the Beast. The sculpture accompanies a suite of sketchy illustrations of the Passion. Hammerlein’s line is weak, yet several of the compositions do justice to the emotional tenor of the Stations of the Cross.

Robert Smithson’s expressionist drawing “Christ Carrying the Cross” (1960) is a glad surprise. A bent, bloody, striped figure, rendered in red-purple ink, evokes the lethal brutality of a Roman scourging. It recalls Lovis Corinth’s “The Red Christ” (1922) and reveals how far Smithson traveled to become himself.

Kay Rosen’s stylish stained-glass design using the letters of the name Jesus would be welcome in rectories anywhere. By contrast, Dana Frankfort’s graphic and semantic nullity, “TSIRHC” (2011)—Christ spelled backward— suggests a high schooler trying to be cool.

Carrie Mayer’s portrait drawing “Head” (1999) is eligible for inclusion on the assumption that a generic Haight Ashbury melancholic, ’60s vintage, is a ringer for a 1st-century Palestinian Jew. It is a popular cliché, a secular parallel to

the products of Sulpician piety.

Erika Rothenberg’s signboard announcing parish activities in moveable letters is a delicious send-up of typical church notice boards.

Social service (“Tues: Eating Disorders; Wed: Abusive Spouse; Sat: Soup Kitchen”) takes precedence over prayer; the social gospel trumps the Synoptics more often than not. Janine Antoni’s photo of a woman cradling her own leg in the attitude of a madonna and child is a pitch-perfect image of amour propre. Meant to burlesque a conventional composition, “Coddle” (1999) rises in spite of itself to a sharp comment on narcissism. The Spirit blows where it will.

Art is both the work of hands—craft—and an act of mind. Joyce Kozloff’s “JEEZ” (2012) runs a deficit either way. Its inane gigantism and crude execution is the apotheosis of every adolescent, aimless or resentful thread elsewhere in the ensemble. Unequal to the grandeur of the inheritance it cannibalizes, Kozloff’s altarpiece, an anarchy of fragments and fribbles, tries an end-run around creative debility. Enamored as we are of the idea that art is a civilizing force, we forget that barbarians, too, have their art.

Beasts of Revelation Through Aug. 3. DC Moore Gallery, 535 W. 22 St., 212-247-2111, dcmooregallery.com.

Ted: On a mission to sully everything, TV showrunner Seth McFarlane denigrates childhood’s teddy bear totem by turning it into an alter-ego for infantile 35-year-old Boston bachelor John (Mark Wahlberg).

Voiced by McFarlane, bear and boy-man share potty-mouth immaturity—the same vulgarity as in Bad Santa but with McFarlane’s rabid sarcasm.

Fans of TV’s Family Guy and American Dad won’t ask for meaning (which personalized Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson’s The Beaver); instead, McFarlane’s repertoire of crass jokes insists that brazen, anti-religious tastelessness is enough. Ted gets described as “a Christmas miracle. You’re just like a baby Jesus,” an easy way to pervert the poignant super-ego identification (and innocence) of the teddy bears in Spielberg’s movies.

McFarlane avoids confronting surrealism (“A miracle is what seems impossible but happens anyway”) by resorting to Family Guy cliché, as in a raucous battle royale between Ted and John. Despite some funny lines in the blackout-sketch narrative, there’s not even enough thought to satirize Luke Skywalker’s allegiance to Yoda or Elliott’s to E.T. Ted is a vulgar fantasy without a decent sense of wonder—or decency.

Co-starring lewd Mila Kunis.

To Rome with Love: What’s the polite term for a filmmaker who keeps “rebooting” himself? Woody Allen used to call it “Sex with someone I love”; now critics praise his routine ventures into bourgeois narcissism, no different from Midnight in Paris, Vicky Cristina Barcelona or Match Point.

This time, Allen’s Club Med excursion docks in Italy with at least four interconnected tales of lust, privilege, infidelity and, maybe, insanity. Romantic? No, just formulaic. Enlisting trendy actors Ellen Page, Jesse Eisenberg and Greta Gerwig doesn’t make the film fresh, it merely shows how bad these young performers can be without a filmmaker who cares to direct them. Mumblecadette Gerwig would be forgettable if her posture weren’t so regrettable, a clear sign of Allen’s deep-seated contempt for audiences and shill critics.

Unforgivable: A head- and heart-spinning ensemble of love-searchers in the year’s deepest and most dazzling human display.

Carole Bouquet and Andre Dussollier discover middle-aged passion comparable to the confused young sexual experimenters surrounding them. Set in the teeming waters and secretive streets of Venice, their unpredictable modern-day lives evoke each character’s complicated past. Relationships with their friends and their children reveal the eternal conflict of private emotion and social imperative. It’s the rare movie about personal truths we all recognize—one of director André Téchiné’s best.

[Armond White] NY Press.co m

"ABSORBING and AFFECTING!"  THE NEW YORK TIMES

"A COMPELLING, FINELYACTED PRODUCTION"  ASSOCIATED PRESS

"MYSTERY, SUSPENSE, and DETAILED CHARACTERIZATIONS combine to make Jim Henry's 7th MONARCH a COMPELLING THRILLER."  THEATERMANIA

NEW YORK ANTIQUE JEWELRY & WATCH SHOW

July 20-23, 2012

MONARCH ESTATE JEWELRY AND WATCHES • PRECIOUS STONES RINGS • NECKLACES • BROOCHES • BRACELETS • EARRINGS

BY FAMOUS NAMES SUCH AS CARTIER • TIFFANY & CO. • ROLEX VAN CLEEF & ARPELS • BUCCELLATI

Miriam has a photographic memory ...and a secret she needs to forget.

SAVE TIME, ORDER TICKETS ON-LINE! Friday 1pm - 7pm | Saturday & Sunday 11am - 7pm | Monday 11am - 4pm Admission $20 valid all 4 days | Save time, order tickets on-line!

THEATRE ROW THE ACORN THEATRE 410 W. 42nd St., New York, NY

BUY TICKETS at TELECHARGE.COM or (212) 239-6200 7thMONARCH.COM NYPre ss.com

THE METROPOLITAN PAVILION 125 W. 18th Street, New York, NY 10011

www.NYAntiqueJewelry.com Photo Credits: David & Company, ProVockative Gems Inc. , Yafa Signed Jewels, D. Tenenbaum, Inc.

J uly 12, 2012 • O UR TOW N • 9

CLASSICAL CITYARTS

Patriotism and Fervor The Philharmonic’s new YorkY FourTh

By Jay Nordlinger

T

he New York Philharmonic gives an annual Fourth of July concert, and this year the orchestra gave it three times. I attended on July 3. As usual, the concert was conducted by a Brit, Bramwell Tovey. He is one suave and talented Brit, too. I have always called him “your genial host,” for he talks charmingly to the audience: twitting latecomers, riffing on Kim Kardashian, etc. He has the verbal facility you expect from our cousins. I was shocked to hear him say “For you and I . . .”

The concert began with Three Dance Episodes from Bernstein’s On the Town. I have often wondered why someone who could write so brilliantly in this idiom would ever have bothered with classical music. Tovey and the Philharmonic were really good in the dance episodes, really swingin’. They were not merely fun, they were excellent. I had the feeling they had actually rehearsed.

Now, the Philharmonic is supposed to be good in New Yorky music. But I have to ask:

Why should Chinese-born young people who join the Philharmonic be better in this music than Chinese-born young people who join other orchestras? Traditions linger, somehow.

Tracy Dahl, a coloratura soprano from Canada, took the stage to sing “Glitter and Be Gay,” the glittery and gay aria from Bernstein’s Candide. She gave it the old college try.

Her heart was in the right place, and so were the notes, mainly. Her E flat had no vibrato, but it was bang on pitch.

Even suaver than Tovey is Gershwin’s Promenade, or “Walking the Dog,” the next piece on the program. The orchestra played it nicely, and this was especially true of Pascual Martínez Forteza, the principal clarinet. “Walking the Dog” gives the clarinet a delicious part.

Tracy Dahl returned for four songs by Gershwin, in which she was superb—both tasteful and heartfelt, both formal and informal, if you know what I mean. Every inflection was right. The arrangements were done by Tovey himself, who also played the piano. In “They Can’t Take That Away from Me,” the singer sings, “The way you sip your tea . . .” Here, Tovey tinkled a bit of “Tea for Two.” As he did so, he gave the audience sort of a proud look.

Bramwell Tovey.

His arrangement for the verse of “Fascinating Rhythm” sounded like Carmina Burana, so help me. Weird but effective.

As a pianist, Tovey may not threaten André Previn’s reputation; he was sometimes stiff and jabbing. But he was creditable. Besides, Previn doesn’t always play like Previn either.

The second half of the program featured ensembles from West Point, as well as the Philharmonic. We heard big-band music and marches. We also heard some patriotic

and pro-military statements spoken by the West Pointers. I wasn’t sure this would fly in Manhattan, but it seemed to. The evening ended with John Philip Sousa’s masterpiece, The Stars and Stripes Forever. Let me quote Bernstein, in a humble and discerning mode: “I would give five years of my life to have written that piece.”

It was a long night, but a wonderful one, and this was thanks largely to the manifold talents of Tovey—and also to those of Sousa, Gershwin, Bernstein, et al.

THEATER CITYARTS

BAM Takes Shape melillo enables arTisTs and audiences

By Elena Oumano Responsive and initiating in just the right proportions, the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), at 38 Lafayette Ave. in Fort Greene, seems inextricably linked to its home borough, with BAM’s offerings—all the performing arts, cinema, a café, even hosting Memorial Day weekend’s sprawling outdoor African bazaar—radiating and refining the scrappy but worldly consciousness that has come to define today’s Brooklyn.

Joseph V. Melillo, BAM’s executive producer since 1999, first came to the cultural institution nearly 30 years ago to produce the first Next Wave Festival, and his sage leadership is clearly the point of equilibrium from which every BAM element flows and, at the same time, ingathers. One of his more recent successes is the completion in June of the Richard B. Fisher Center, a flexible black box space that seats 300 designed to nurture young, more experimental talent. It joins the Academy’s 2,100-seat Howard Gilman Opera House and 900-seat Harvey Theater.

Melillo was a fun-loving English major when a chance encounter in his college cafeteria steered him towards the theater. “I saw 1 0 • O UR TOWN • July 12 , 2 012

a group of kids being colorful and boisterous, and my friend said they were theater majors, so I inveigled myself into their social network and started taking theater courses, which I enjoyed immensely. It started as a social outlet. I like people very much.

“After graduate school, I realized my path was not as a director but a producer, enabling artists to do their work. After producing a theater festival in Miami, I was hired by Harvey Lichtenstein [BAM founding executive producer] to produce Next Wave and I never left. The early years gave me a tremendous education that broadened my perspectives in music and dance.”

Enabling artists working in many different forms has been a matter of “training,” Melillo says, “Pavlovian conditioning. It’s in my DNA now. A lot of research goes on with my assistants in my office. I go to performances nightly — if not here, then somewhere else.

I was in Paris and Le Havre over the weekend, then at American Ballet Theatre’s gala.

I’m constantly in the game and talking with colleagues about artists and projects. It’s a specific kind of existence when servicing an institution like BAM—I spend a lot of time thinking and reflecting upon a work of art I’ve experienced or researched or individuals I’ve engaged in conversation.

“Most artistic seasons are shaped by that research and experience. It’s also concomitant

Joseph V. Melillo.

for someone of my age and in my professional life to give license to a younger curator that invites a new generation into your cultural institution. I produced Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, but I hired twin brothers, Aaron and Brice Dessner, guitarists in The National, to curate it for us. They live in the borough and know the younger generation of indie musicians.

“The truth is I just follow my instincts on

how to service New York City and BAM-at the same time, as an international cultural capital, we have the opportunity to broaden our understanding of the globe by experiencing work coming to us from pockets of artistic energy all over the world.”

Check www.bam.org for the calendar of events and other information.

NY Press.co m

film CiTYARTS

He’s Got an Oeuvre An Oliver StOne retrOSpective in SavageS

By Armond White

O

liver Stone’s cinematic command turns Savages, his 19th film, into a reconsideration of his entire previous oeuvre. Its story of three white California-carefree young adult progeny whose post-hippie, post-yuppie initiative in the drug trade conflicts with a Mexican cartel recalls Stone’s past hits: the martyred youth Vietnam saga Platoon, the hyperbolic satire Natural Born Killers, the noir-sinister U-Turn and the drug dramas he wrote but did not direct, Midnight Express, 8 Million Ways to Die and the epochal Scarface.

Stone is as much an aesthete as Terrence Malick, deliberately manipulating fancy cinematic grammar to stimulate viewers’ awareness. But he’s also politically attuned, a different motivation than mere “social consciousness” that suggests a concern for contemporary issues of community interaction and public welfare. Stone, a political gadfly, likes to examine wayward social behavior, especially implicating his pro-

tagonists. The high-living menage a trois in Savages waste their privileges—trophy chick Ophelia (Blake Lively), their intelligence, Ben (Aaron Johnson), who devises high-THC weed then barters it hypocritically, ignoring the mercilessness learned from warped military experience by his Afghanistan-vet partner, Chon (Taylor Kitsch).

These spoiled products of their generation are contrasted with Mexican drug lords Lado (Benecio del Toro) and Elena (Salma Hayek), who also pursue privilege but with a ruthless, self-conscious sense of power; they’re hungry for what the Cali kids take for granted.

It’s hard to think of another American movie that so sharply conveys the difference between the haves and have-nots. Stone doesn’t go for naïve Occupy petulance. In Savages, Stone depicts the cultural fallout of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the recent history of international disparity.

He breezily, boldly outlines race and class differences but also the United States’ and Third World’s common ruthlessness. The sequence of Ophelia shopping at the Sun Coast Galleria unaware of indulgent cartel princess Magda (Sandra Echeverría) alongside her is as brilliant as the earrings montage in Stone’s underrated Money Never Sleeps.

Unlike ivory tower Malick’s quasi-biblical allegories, Stone charts evolving public mores. Johnson, Kitsch and Lively are strikingly perfect petulant types and Del Toro and Hayek only fall short of full tragic dimension-not their fault; their roles call for a different dramatic quality than Stone practices. But Stone dares to challenge his own previous statements about the extremes of political engagement among leaders (Alexander, Nixon, JFK, W.), civilians (Any Given Sunday, Scarface, Salvador, Talk Radio) and plebians of unique dedication (World Trade Center, Born on the Fourth of July, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps).

It’s an unusual oeuvre, oddly conscientious for this period of large-scale, unembarrassed escapism. In Ophelia, Ben and Chon’s fates, Stone muddles his sense of American privilege and opportunity run amok. Yet Savages’ study of arrogance as national character is amusingly epic. It evokes the classic paradoxes of Westerns-pleasure vs. satisfaction, business vs. idealism-with war movie metaphors (externalized psychic conflicts) all over the place. This abundance keeps Stone ahead of most of his contemporaries.

Lively and Kitsch in “Savages.”

Both American and Mexican characters refer to each other as “savages,” uninterested in the corrupted mores they share. Stone dares to illustrate this cutthroat comedy with a prodigious cinematic wit, though toned down from his usual extravagance, leaving the avant-garde extreme to Neveldine-Taylor. Having already shot the moon in Natural Born Killers, he goes for a more mature, post-9/11 sense of horror — yet this is where Stone’s own aesthetic irony gets confused with his characters’ moral chaos, a genre glitch. His double ending is less effective than the ironic endings of Death Race and Chronicle.

Still, Savages presents an exciting, principled satire of modern decadence.

Follow Armond White on Twitter at 3xchair.

Also read John Demetry’s “Stone Images,” an exclusive CityArts online series analyzing Stone’s Interrogation shorts.

INTERNATIONAL KEYBOARD INSTITUTE & FESTIVAL Jerome Rose, Founder & Director

•

Julie Kedersha, Festival Director

With the Participation of

July 15-29, 2012 Prestige Series at 6pm Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

July 15 July 16 July 17 July 18 July 19 July 20 July 21

Masters Series at 8:30pm

Jerome Rose Cyprien Katsaris Massimiliano Ferrati Akiko Ebi Alon Goldstein Nikolai Demidenko

Alexander Schimpf Alexander Beridze Georgy Tchaidze Jinsang Lee Anastasya Terenkova Paul Roberts: Debussy Lecture/Recital at 2pm (FREE) Remembering Arthur Rubinstein Eva Rubinstein with David Dubal at 4pm (FREE)

Jeffrey Swann at 8:30pm

Sun July 22 “Everything... and the Piano” with Jerome Rose & David Dubal at 3pm (FREE)

Faculty Concert at 6pm

Offer Expires 8/12/12

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

July 23 July 24 July 25 July 26 July 27 July 28 July 29

Faculty Concert at 8:30pm

Dmitri Levkovich David Dubal Yeol Eum Son Alexander Kobrin Eric Zuber Yuan Sheng Daria Rabotkina Marc-André Hamelin Jingge Yan HaeSun Paik MacKenzie Semifinal at 11am Denis Kozhukhin MacKenzie Final at 11am - 1 pm & 2 - 4pm

www.ikif.org All Concerts $20

info@ikif.org

Daily Masterclasses $15

Festival Concert Pass $250

MANNES COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC 150 West 85 Street NYC 10024 NYPre ss.com

IKIF_CityArts_2012.indd 1

J uly 12, 2012 • O UR 29/6/12 TOW N • AM 11 12:00

CITYARTS DANCE

The CityArts Interview Béatrice Massin

By Joel Lobenthal

B

éatrice Massin is a specialist in Baroque dance. She was co-choreographer of Lully’s Atys when the opera was presented by Les Arts Florissants at the Brooklyn Academy of Music last fall. She has choreographed for several films and directs her own dance troupe, Compagnie Fêtes Galantes, and school, the Atelier Baroque. She brings her company to Bard College July 6-8 to perform Massin’s work, Let My Joy Remain.

What drew you to baroque dance?

I think two reasons. First, I was a contemporary dancer before. I worked with a lot of people. When I discovered the baroque, I had the sense that music and space were together. The dancers, the dance was showing the space of the music. And the second thing [is] the idea that this dance is not an old dance—that

if I was able to really go to the fundamentals, the way to move from the inside, I will find the contemporary dance. And that’s my big project: to show something so clear, not so much connected to the story, with the history, but connected really to the way of moving in the body.

No one was more influential to baroque dance and the genesis of classical ballet than Louis XIV. How was it performing at his old stomping grounds at Versailles?

Of course it was incredible. But for me, it’s more important to perform baroque dance in the streets than in Versailles, because in Versailles we are waiting for this kind of dance.

But how to bring it, for example, here in the streets? To have the difference between the buildings, the contemporary way of life, and this dance?

How is it possible to bring them together?

It’s interesting that even though the pace of Atys was very slow, the attention level was high at BAM.

The audience was able to respond to stately rhythms and tempi. How do you develop that kind of performing capacity in your studio, the Atelier Baroque?

By a way of working with the floor, using the floor, using the idea of the volume of the body. That’s something very important in the baroque period, this idea that the body is not flat but is really a volume, like in sculpture. It has to do with a way to move in the space, bringing out all the volume.

Which creates dynamism also— even in stillness you have a sense of a potential.

Yeah, moving inside.

Which you’re supposed to have in ballet, but you don’t see it a lot today. Perhaps everyone in ballet should spend some time at your school! Maybe they need to go back to the basics.

Read more by Joel Lobenthal at Lobenthal.com

Béatrice Massin.

Personalized Apples Large inventory, No minimum order

www.AppleAwards.com

1 2 • O UR TOWN • July 12 , 2 012

NY Press.co m

er f f eo

W

ing edd w s of ary e , l y n ons er st o i i l t t l a a a st vit ow g in rds, sh ns, n i io ca lud inc e-date invitat h a wit -th on les save ecepti cards nd sty p a &r rsv ors asion. l d o n c a c y of our oc t e i y var o fit t

+

+ +

PRESENT PRESENTTHE THE

BUILDING BUILDINGSERVICE SERVICE OF THE YEAR

PRESENTWORKERS THE

WORKERS OF BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS OF THE YEAR

THE YEAR

Nominate Nominate Your favorite doorman, Your favorite doorman,

Your favorite office or school cleaner!doorman,

office or or school office school cleaner! cleaner!

Do you you know a great doorman, porter or “handy-man” where you live?

Do know a great doorman, porter or “handy-man” where you live? Is there an Is there an office cleaner, security officer maintenance worker whowho helps offi ce cleaner, security officer or or maintenance worker helps make life a little make life little easier work? How about a school, theater, or easier atawork?

Howatabout a school, theater, eventevent or stadium cleaner who you Do you know a great doorman, porter or “handy-man” where you live?

stadium who you believe deserves some extra recognition? believecleaner deserves some extra recognition?

Do you know a great doorman, porter orservice “handy-man” where you Is there an office cleaner, security officer or maintenance worker wholive? helps Once again thisthis year, Manhattan Media and 32BJ SEIU, the property workers service Once again year, Manhattan Media and 32BJ SEIU, the property workers union–

212-279-7455 800-875-7455 Monday - Friday 7am-6pm

union–is honoring the workers who keep the city's commercial, residential and other

life little at work?

How about school, eventwho orrunning is honoring the workers who keep easier the city’s commercial, residential andtheater, other worker buildings Ismake there anaoffice cleaner, security officer oramaintenance helps

buildings running smoothly. This fall in a special awards ceremony on October 21st, we will

smoothly.

This October in believe aaspecial awardsatsome ceremony, we will feature building service workers stadium cleaner who extra recognition? makeyou life littledeserves easier work?

How about a school, theater, event or feature building service workers who go above and beyond to make tenants’, residents’ and who go above and beyond to make tenants’, residents’ and New Yorkers’ lives better. again this year, Manhattan Mediasome and 32BJ SEIU, the property service workers stadium cleaner who you believe deserves extra recognition?

New Once Yorkers’ lives better.

GO TO: WWW.BSW-AWARDS.COM TO VOTE

union–is honoring workers who keep the and city's32BJ commercial, and other Once again thisthe year, Manhattan Media SEIU, theresidential property service workers

GO TO: WWW.SEIU32BJ.ORG TO VOTE buildings running smoothly.

This fallkeep in a special awards ceremony on Octoberand 21st, we will union–is honoring the workers who the city's commercial, residential other feature buildingDeadline service workers who go aboveSeptember and beyond to15th. make tenants’, residents’ and Nomination Wednesday, buildings running smoothly.is This fall in a special awards ceremony on October 21st, we will For more information contact Jessica Christopher at 212.268.8600; jchristopher@manhattanmedia.com, New Yorkers’ lives better. more information contact Liza at 212.268.8600; featureFor building service workers whoConner go above and beyond toLconner@manhattanmedia.com make tenants’, residents’ and

Nomination Deadline is Tuesday, September 13th, 2012.

140 West 31st Street between 6th & 7th Avenues Shop online at www.jasonoffice.com

or Kwame Patterson 212.388.3676; KPatterson@seiu32bj.org

or Jessica Ramos at 212.388.3782; Jessica.Ramos@seiu32bj.org

New Yorkers’ lives better.

GO TO: WWW.SEIU32BJ.ORG TO VOTE

NYPre ss.com

GO TO:Deadline WWW.SEIU32BJ.ORG TO VOTE15th.

Nomination is Wednesday, September For more information contact Jessica Christopher at 212.268.8600; jchristopher@manhattanmedia.com,

J uly 12, 2012 • O UR TOW N • 1 3

EvENT

Susan Wagner High School teacher Lois Eder (center) and her family.

Students, P.S. 87 teacher Cara Beseda, Alex Witt, Council Member Gale Brewer and New York Family editor Eric Messinger.

International School of Brooklyn teacher Bernadette Robine with her son and daughter, Leo and Alix, and husband, Nicolas Robine.

Night of 1,000 Educational Stars

M

anhattan Media and New York Family hosted the top teachers in New York City during the 2012 Blackboard Awards on June 18 at Fordham University Law School. Alex Witt, MSNBC anchor and NBC correspondent, hosted the event, which celebrated the contributions of 17 teachers to the city’s education system.

Samuel Goldman accepts a posthumous award on behalf of his son, Beacon School teacher Jonathan Goldman.

Alex Witt, Rose Coffield and New York Family editor Eric Messinger.

MSNBC anchor and NBC correspondent Alex Witt greets the audience at the 2012 Blackboard Awards.

1 4 • O UR TOWN • July 12 , 2 012

Philosophy Day School teacher Lindsay Werner accepts her Blackboard Award.

Photos by Andrew Schwartz

Corlears Elementary School teacher Susie Kavanaugh and her students.

NY Press.co m

eveNT

Melody McEnaney, Adults and Children in Trust at St. John the Divine teacher Barbara Ciner, Laura Velez and Michelle Zuckerman.

P.S. 40 teacher Laurel Nyeboe and her students.

P.S. 290 teacher Tonia Percy and her student Rami Sigal.

Alex Witt, Lab Middle School for Collaborative Studies teacher Andrew Adler and New York Family editor Eric Messinger.

Manhattan Hunter Science High School Principal Susan Kreisman with teacher Vishwanand Jewram.

NYPre ss.com

Brooklyn Technical High School teacher Ross Grosshart accepts his Blackboard Award.

Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science teacher Sammie Smith and her students teach a latin song to the audience.

Alex Witt, Success Academy Charter School teacher Lisa Harrelson and New York Family Editor Eric Messinger.

Caitlin Franco, Equality Charter School teacher Marija Kero, Felipe Lopez and Monica Gil.

J uly 12, 2012 • O UR TOW N • 1 5

NEW YORK FAMILY

Some of the Great Things to Do in New York City by Age 15 Plus, some really good alternatives!

By Eric Messinger

I

guess you could think of this as a list of greatest hits—the New York City places, institutions and experiences that offer children the biggest wows, the most fun and some truly impactful and inspiring learning moments.

Of course, our children are so lucky to have all these things within a commute’s reach. Hopefully, they’ll get to check off many of them over the course of their childhood.

Central Park With the carousel, the zoo, picnicking, row boats, statue climbing, playgrounds galore, ice skating and simply walking around and enjoying the grand parade of humanity at its leisure, Central Park is our great green oasis of recreation and calm—and our best retort to questions about living in a city without a backyard. centralparknyc.org

Under-the-Radar Alternative: The City Parks Foundation If you live in New York City with kids, you’ve probably been to a City Parks Foundation event. This organization is everywhere, hosting free events like sports clinics, concerts, puppet shows and educational programs for kids and adults to enjoy in the great outdoors. cityparksfoundation.org The Bronx Zoo The great animal exhibits and attractions vary in geography and species, but all are full of jaw-dropping wonder—whether it’s the Congo Gorilla Forest, Himalayan Highlands or the Butterfly Gardens. On weekends, the zoo usually features special programming for kids that marries education and fun. bronxzoo.com Under-the-Radar Alternative: The Staten Island Zoo The zoo is a good reason to hop on the ferry and spend more time on Staten Island.

It’s small, perfect for little kids who like to wander around its pretty environs. It has a petting zoo, pony rides and lots of fun animal facts posted all around the property. statenislandzoo.org

16

• O UR TOWN • July 12 , 2 012

The American Museum of Natural History From the stars above us to the beginning of man, the Museum of Natural History takes kids on amazing journeys to the heart of our natural world, while bringing to life (so to speak) such incredible figures from our past and present as tyrannosaurus rex and the big blue whale. The museum also does a great job of planting the seeds of wonder and care for the environment in children. amnh.com Under-the-Radar Alternative: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Speaking of the natural world, Jamaica Bay is the only wildlife refuge in the National Park Service. It is the place to observe migrating birds; its unique landscape contains rare native habitats like salt marshes, woods, several fresh- and brackish water ponds and an open expanse of bay. There are a variety of ranger- and partner-led programs, including presentations on seasonal wildlife, sunset tours, hikes, boat trips and family programs. nps. gov (search for “Jamaica Bay”)

Metropolitan Museum of Art The Met’s collections are so vast and diverse that one of the best approaches is to let children roam around with you. The museum offers a bunch of free drop-in programs for families and, for many children, the most fun spot to drop in on is the museum shop. But at least you know that by the time you get there, they’ve gotten a world-class dose of art and culture! metmuseum.org Under-the-Radar Alternatives: The Rubin Museum of Art and The Museum of Arts and Design Almost all museums have some kind of programming for kids and families these days. Both the Rubin Museum of Art, which focuses on the Himalayas, and MAD, the Museum of Arts and Design, have become especially popular among families because of their commitment to kid-minded programming. rmanyc.org; madmuseum.org

Coney Island It may not look or feel like Disney World, but Disney doesn’t have a genuine ocean, beach or a historic boardwalk at its front door. With the aquarium, new rides and amusements, classic oldies like the Cyclone and the Wonder Wheel, Nathan’s, the Brooklyn Cyclones and the holy troika of

Coney Island’s Wonder Wheel.

beach-boardwalk-ocean, a day in Coney is the best. coneyislandfunguide.com; wonderwheel.com Under-the-Radar Alternative: Carousels There’s been an influx of new carousels around the city, including Jane’s Carousel in DUMBO and Flushing Meadows Park and Forest Park in Queens. Add to those the old regulars in Central Park, Prospect Park and Coney Island, and round and round we go! janescarousel.com; nycgovparks.org

FAO Schwarz/Toys “R” Us/ American Girl Place Being enveloped by larger-than-life stuffed animals at FAO Schwarz! Going for the Ferris wheel ride at Toys “R” Us! Having a mommy and me lunch date at American Girl Place! For a child, every day is a holiday day at our grandest mega-toy stores. fao.com; toysrus.com; americangirl. com Under-the-Radar Alternative: Madame Alexander Doll Company There’s something about seeing how stuff is made that can captivate a child. During a visit to Madame Alexander, you’ll see a gallery of dolls and storyboards that span almost 100 years, and then comes the real fun: a behind-the-scenes tour that takes you through the design and production lines as well as the doll “hospital.” madamealexander.com

Big Apple Circus The circus that bears our name and is our fun ambassador to kids all around the world makes it all—the clowns, acrobats,

jugglers, contortionists and absurdly welltrained animals—happen in just one ring, under one tent, where every seat in the house is a good one. There’s something so small-town about the experience; we just love it! bigapplecircus.org Under-the-Radar Alternative: The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Another New York City-born spectacle, the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus offers a truly unique hybrid of circus arts-vaudevilleWild West-burlesque that they fine-tune in age-appropriate ways for the audience. bindlestiff.org New York Botanical Garden/Brooklyn Botanic Garden Who says urbanites can’t get in touch with nature? Our two magnificent floral oases, the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx and Brooklyn Botanic Garden are not only pleasant to look at, they offer all sorts of kids’ classes in gardening and science and family-minded special events.

Mini green thumbs will love losing themselves amongst lush mazes, gargantuan flowers and other green curiosities. nybg. org; bbg.org Under-the-Radar Alternatives: Flower District and The High Line Blink and you might miss the leafy greens, bright blooms and creative containers in Chelsea’s Flower District on 28th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues.

But the true urban hideaway is 25 feet above ground, along the train track-turned-park High Line. Over 200 species of plants thrive in the first section alone; see if you can guess which 161 are native to New York. thehighline.org New York Hall of Science/Liberty Science Center/ Intrepid Museum Young Einsteins have a lot of local inspiration. Both the 450-exhibit New York Hall of Science and the 300,000-squarefoot Liberty Science Center hold a lifetime’s worth of sensory adventures and interactive programs. For astronaut hopefuls, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum just became the new home for the Enterprise space shuttle. nysci.org; lsc.org; intrepidmuseum.org Under-the-Radar Alternatives: Sony Wonder Technology Lab and Museum of the Moving Image The whole family can channel their inner geeks—for free—at midtown’s Sony Wonder Technology Lab, where cuttingedge software lets you make your own computer game and project dance moves into cool animation. In celebrating the history of movies, the Museum of the Moving Image has a lot of engaging exhibits about the technology that produces light and sound. sonywondertechlab.org; movingimage.us

NY Press.co m

40 RESTAURANTS! 75 Main 1770 House Agave Amarelle B. Smith Babettes Banzai Burger Beacon Bell & Anchor Beaumarchais

Blackwells Restaurant Cittanuova Cowfish Dark Horse Deli Counter Fine Foods & Catering First and South The Frisky Oyster Georgica Grana Trattoria Antica Greek Bites Grill

20 WINERIES! Bedell Cellars Castello di Borghese Channing Daughters Winery Comtesse Therese Gramercy Vineyards Harbes Family Vineyard Jason’s Vineyards Lieb Cellars Leo Family Red Martha Clara Vineyards

Mattebella Vineyards One Woman Winery Palmer Vineyards Pellegrini Winery Raphael Scarola Vineyards Sherwood House Vineyards Suhru Wines T’Jara Vineyards Wölffer Estate Vineyard

The Lobster Roll (AKA Lunch) Love Lane Kitchen Luce & Hawkins Navy Beach Nick & Toni’s Noah’s Nobu at Capri North Fork Table & Inn Old Mill Inn Osteria Salina

Page at 63 Main Plaza Cafe Race Lane The Riverhead Project Rumba Rum Bar Sarabeth’s Serafina Smokin Wolf BBQ & More Southampton Social Club Southfork Kitchen

9 LOCAL TREATS!

ONE NIGHT!

Amagansett Sea Salt Anke’s Fit Bakery Hampton Coffee Company Joe & Liza’s Ice Cream North Fork Potato Chips Open Minded Organics Plain-T The Blue Duck Bakery Café Vines & Branches

Saturday July 14 th, 2012 Sayre Park 154 Snake Hollow Rd., Bridgehampton, NY, 11932

T The Food & Wine Event in the Hamptons icke L I M I Hosted By Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten ts Av T E D aila Co-Hosted By Nicole Miller ble !!

Music By DJ PHRESH

Presented By:

PURCHASE TICKETS NOW

danstasteoftwoforks.com Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Beyond Luxury

NYPre ss.com

J uly 12, 2012 • O UR TOW N • 1 7

DINING

No Longer Playing Second Fiddle ArgentiniAn mAlbecs Are reAdy for their close-up

I

t wasn’t all that long ago that I had

N ORDER -toEmail Art to try wine from South beg people America.

I almost felt like a snake oil rth salesman giving them a spiel that, in the Media end, I always worried would overhype their h St. expectations.

Y 10018 But it never did, and the reason was twofold: 1) South American wines are delicious 724 Fax:and (212) 268-0502 2) South American wines are, by and uction@manhattanmedia.com large, cheap.

South America has been one of the rising th@manhattanmedia.com

stars of the wine world for the last two decades. Unlike Australia, however, the prices most South American wines have not 2.687”H,of1/8 page risen significantly.

Ad on Thursday, 7.12.12Chilean merlots began showing up in North American wine stores decades ago, and they remain bargains, while ultra-expensive wines like Australia’s Australis are becoming more and more common.

Even more of a Mecca for bargain vino than Chile, however, is Argentina. Many international grapes like chardonnay and sauvignon blanc thrive there, especially on the sunny, fertile plateau of the Men-

doza area. These grapes, which were originally grown to produce California-style wines are now coming into their own, and an Argentinean chardonnay now tastes like...well...an Argentinean chardonnay. Softer and riper, with tropical fruit flavors, the white wines of Argentina are a sure bet when you need something refreshing and inexpensive.

As far as reds are concerned, however, one grape rises above them all in Argentina: malbec. It has traveled a long way to get to where it is now considered king, however. A hundred years ago, malbec was used much more prominently in the blending of red Bordeaux wines. While it is still legal to use small amounts of malbec in Bordeaux, it is very rarely done.

At the same time, south of Bordeaux in the Cahors region, malbec was being blended with the rustic tannat grape to make the namesake “black wine” of that area. Once it traveled across the Atlantic to Argentina, the grape took on a softer, less tannic, riper flavor profile.

The typical Argentinean malbec can be anywhere from medium to full bodied, but it will always have dark fruit up front and a little spice on the finish. Not as jammy as a warm-climate syrah or shiraz, spicier than merlot and less tannic than cabernet sauvignon, it has a character all its own.

A great place

By Josh Perilo to start, if you’re a first-timer with malbec, is simple and inexpensive. Enrique Foster Ique Malbec 2010 ($10.33 at Park Avenue Liquor, 292 Madison Ave., betw. 40th and 41st Sts., 212-685-2442) is a fantastic basic malbec that won’t throw your palate or pocketbook for a loop. On the lighter side of the grape, it starts with ripe cherry and plum fruit. The finish balances out the fruitiness with notes of cinnamon and pipe tobacco. It’s great all by itself, but it’s even better with a chicken empanada.

The malbec grape has a dark side to it, as I mentioned before, even in sunny Argentina. When allowed to ripen to its

fullest and spend time in oak to mature, you can wind up with a serious wine that has bigger and bolder flavors. The Punto Final Malbec 2010 ($12.95 at SherryLehmann., 505 Park Ave., betw. 59th and 60th Sts., 212-838-7500, sherry-lehmann. com) is darker and more muscular than the Ique. With baked fruit flavors of black currant and blueberry, the intensity follows through the middle with smoky notes and finishes with a hefty dollop of black pepper and vanilla. While there’s a lot of fruit up front on this wine, it definitely fares better with food—preferably something grilled that was, at one point, attached to a mooing animal.

If you’re entertaining and you want to share your South American find with your friends and family, the Astica Malbec 2010 ($12.99 at 67 Wine and Spirits, 179 Columbus Ave., at 68th St., 212-724-6767, 67wine. com) comes in a party-friendly magnum.

Remarkably full on flavor for the low price point, this malbec has the signature dark berry-driven fruit up front and zing of spice on the finish, but with a slightly less smoky oak.

For a grape that once played second fiddle in Bordeaux, this storied berry needs absolutely no help being delicious and inexpensive south of the equator.

Follow Josh on Twitter: @joshperilo.

Social Tees, NYC Animal Care & Control, Bobbi & the Strays, Many Cat Groups & North Shore Animal League America

Delivered to your inbox once a week.

ADOPT A PET

Great Tips on... Parenting,

The bean

2nd Avenue & 3rd St • New York, NY FRI JULY 13 • 12PM - 6PM

Shopping, Activities and more!

newyorkfamily.com

Visit to learn more about the best parenting e-newsletter in the city.

ShUbeRT aLLeY

45TH St. Btwn 7th & 8th Avenue New York, NY SAT JULY 14 • 3PM - 6:30PM Home of the Mutt-i-gree

®

A Cooperative Adoption Program of North Shore Animal League America

Preparation classes for the entrance examination for New York City's SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS AnimalLeague.org 1.877.4.SAVE.PET

Like us on facebook.com/TheAnimalLeague

JOHN KRTIL FUNERAL HOME; YORKVILLE FUNERAL SERVICE, INC. Dignified, Affordable and Independently Owned Since 1885 WE SERVE ALL FAITHS AND COMMUNITIES • Direct Cremations $2250 Complete • Direct Burials • Expert Pre-Planning Available

$2850

STUYVESANT, BRONX SCIENCE, BROOKLYN TECH, AMERICAN STUDIES, MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING, QUEENS H.S. FOR THE SCIENCES, STATEN ISLAND TECH, AND BROOKLYN LATIN

G R eller

212-744-3084

1297 First Ave (69th & 70th St.) • John S. Krtil Owner/Manager Newly Renovated & Enlarged • www.krtilfuneralhome.com Each cremation service individually performed by fully licensed members of our staff. We use no outside agents or trade services in our cremation service. We exclusively use All Souls Chapel and Crematory at the prestigious St. Michael's Cemetery, Queens, NY for our cremations unless otherwise directed.

1 8 • O UR TOWN • July 12 , 2 012

Our summer course begins July 30, 2012 (the summer course meets once in July and 9 times during August)

Cost: $895

Fall courses begin either September 4th or 5th or 6th, 2012 osenstein

F

eldman

Ten 3-hour classes A progress report is sent home to parents each week 6 complete practice exams provided Test taking techniques taught

GRF TEST PREPARATION CLASSES

Call: Barbara Geller (212) 864-1100 Barry Feldman (201) 461-3591 Ken Rosenstein (914) 772-0011

or e-mail us for a brochure: GRFTESTPREP@aol.com

NY Press.co m

DINING

Internationally Independent NatioNal celebratioNs from arouNd the world are iN NYc this summer

By Regan Hofmann

T

he Fourth of July has come and gone, and with its weird mid-week placement on this year’s calendar, it left many feeling underwhelmed. Sure, there were fireworks and rooftop grills and too many cans of patriotically branded cheap beer, but some people took the days leading up to it off, some took the subsequent days off and some didn’t take any and stayed in the city resenting the others; there was no communal sense of vacation on the streets.

Luckily, there’s something about the sweltering summer months that foments revolution around the world; July and August are awash with national independence celebrations from all four corners. Let’s be honest: American patriotism is pretty easy to come by any day of the week, but when was the last time you got a chance to celebrate with some diehard Jamaicans? French? Here are a few other independence days coming up

this month, and how to make the most of them.

Bastille Day celebrates one of the most iconic, if less than immediately successful, fights for independence in modern history—and the chicest by a long shot. French revolutionaries were distinguished by their rejection of all things aristocratic, including their clothes, and citoyennes (female revolutionaries) went corsetless while men were identified as sans-culottes, for their rejection of fancy breeches for Regular Joe pants. And while clamoring for a crust of bread sounds grim, it becomes a lot more understandable when you remember they were after perfectly crusty baguettes— maybe with a little Camembert to go with?

Celebrate the French way of life at the French Institute Alliance Francais’ annual block party on Sunday, July 15 from 12-5 p.m., on 60th Street from Lexington to Fifth Avenue. The city’s premier Bastille Day party, it’s guaranteed to have to most genu-

ine French people—but may also have the most mimes. Buy a $20 all-access pass to the wine, cheese and cocktail tastings, and maybe by the time the roving mime makes her way to you, you’ll be willing to play along when she gets trapped in that darned box.

Jamaican independence was gained from the United Kingdom in 1962, after a slow, civilized process of governmental reform (take that, France!). The country still retains the British monarchy, and the head of state is technically the queen’s governor general, but all the power is wielded by the prime minister—just think of it as a Caribbean Canada, but with better music.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the celebration, which means the normally ebullient festival is going into overdrive. The country itself is celebrating for an entire year—you’ve still got a few months to book a trip to experience the real thing—but in New York City, it’s a day of music, food, awards and cul-

tural presentations in Roberto Clemente Park in the Bronx on Aug. 4 (go to www. jamaica50anniversary.com for tickets).

The city’s entire Jamaican community will be at the star-studded party, hosted by the “Jamaican King of Comedy” Oliver Samuels; mix and mingle while you enjoy roving steel drummers and all the patties, ginger beer and jerk chicken your spice centers can handle.

Peruvian pride is celebrated at the end of July every year to commemorate the country’s victory in its 12-year-long war for independence from Spain. The country had served as a stronghold for Spanish royalists as they fought similar rebellions in neighboring Ecuador and Chile; finally, workingclass and rural Peruvians had enough and began fighting the “Lima oligarchy,” as they were known. Now, the party officially lasts for two days, July 28-29, though most focus on the 28, the date victory was actually declared.

It’s celebrated with the country’s iconic food and drink, which just so happen to also be perfect for summer: pisco sours and ceviche. The refreshingly tart cocktail and cool seafood salad are made for enjoying a sultry day; give it a go at Mancora (99 1st Ave., at 6th St., 212-253-1101), where complimentary plantain chips and salsa are the perfect salty-rich counterpoint to all that lime. ¡Viva el Peru!

Music Reviews & News Subscribe to the PRESS Play music blog nypress.com/pressplay

BL GS

Going to the Airport?

1-212-666-6666 To JFK . . . . . . . . .$48 To Newark . . . . .$47 To LaGuardia . . .$33 Tolls & gratuities not included.

Prices subject to change without notice.

12/31/12

54

12/31/12

52

“We’ll Be There For You!”

Toll Free 1-800-9-Carmel NYPre ss.com

www.CarmelLimo.com J uly 12, 2012 • O UR TOW N • 1 9

Healthy Manhattan

Infertility Causes and Tips for Getting Pregnant

By Dr. Cynthia Paulis Wherever you go now, there seem to an explosion of babies in buggies, two, sometimes three to a stroller—but for those couples who are trying to get pregnant and can’t, you’re not alone. About one in 10 couples in the Unites States is infertile.

Infertility is a disease or condition of the reproductive system and can be present in the woman, the man or both. Certain health conditions and factors, such as age, can affect a woman’s ability to conceive. A healthy

30-year-old woman has about a 20 percent chance of getting pregnant every month, but that percentage drops by age 40, when her chances are about 5 percent each month.

Infertility can affect women regardless of age and background.

When you look at the process of conception, it is remarkable that pregnancy happens at all. When a man ejaculates, 200 million sperm are mixed with semen. In most men, only 15 to 45 million of those sperm will be healthy enough to fertilize an egg,

a monthly advertising supplement

and only 400 of those will survive after a man ejaculates. Traveling up the vagina, which is hostile to sperm as well as the toxic environment of the semen, only around 40 of the 400 will reach the vicinity of the egg. Then, only one sperm will be able to drill through the tough layer of the egg to fertilize it, and voilà, a baby is on the way—well, maybe.

There are other circumstances that can end the pregnancy.

For sperm to make it to the end goal, three factors come into play: quantity, quality and movement. Conception is a numbers game, so the more semen discharged in an ejaculation, the better. The quality of the sperm—with an oval head and long tail—is important, as is the ability to move quickly through a hostile environment.

Certain factors can create problems for sperm, with the No. 1 problem being temperature. Increased scrotal temperature can interfere with sperm production. If you are trying for a family, avoid hot tubs, saunas and steam baths. Even though exercise is important, bike riding or remaining seated for long periods at a time can interfere with

sperm production. Tight-fitting clothes such as briefs or athletic shorts will increase your body temperature, so switch to boxers.

Sperm movement and shape can be altered by smoking and marijuana, cocaine and heroin use. Excessive alcohol consumption can reduce the quantity and quality of the sperm produced. Lubricants, such as KY and skin lotions, will slow down the movement of sperm so they never reach the egg. Certain medications can also contribute to infertility issues, such as calcium channel blockers, tricyclic antidepressants, steroids, chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

For women, infertility issues are more likely structural or age-related problems.

Damage or blockage in the fallopian tube caused by inflammation can prevent the egg from moving down to the uterus. The most common cause of this is chlamydia, a sexually transmitted infection that can affect both men and women. Uterine fibroids, tumors in the uterus, and endometriosis, uterine tissue implants growing outside of the uterus, can affect the function of the egg, ovaries, uterus and fallopian tubes.

Center for Women’s Reproductive Care (CWRC) at Columbia University: World-Class Fertility Services Within Financial Reach A common misconception is that fertility treatments such as IVF (in-vitro-fertilization) is never covered by insurance. The truth is that insurance benefits for fertility vary dramatically depending on the type of contracts that employers have with insurance companies. Nowadays, a growing number of insurance plans offer fertility care that goes beyond the initial consultation and testing to include IVF. At CWRC, 85% of IVF and Donor IVF patients pay for care using their “In-Network” benefits.

For those who have insurance for IVF, a key ingredient in saving money is to select an ‘In-Network’ service provider, such as CWRC. That means that the coverage provided by the insurance will generally cover the full cost of the IVF cycle, leaving the patient responsible only for co-pays, co-insurance, and deductibles. This is important because if the patient decides to go to an ‘Out-of-Network’ facility, she will have to pay cash for doctors’ visits, laboratory testing, and procedures, then try to get insurance reimbursement. This may amount to thousands of dollars of additional expenses per IVF cycle.

For those without insurance coverage, financial assistance options are also available at CWRC making treatment possible for many who otherwise might never be able to afford it.

Call our Fertility Information and Appointments Line to find out your options: 646-756-8294 Information and Appointment Line:

646-756-8294

20 • O UR TOWN • July 12 , 2 012

You’re invited to our FREE Patient Fertility Education Workshops every Wednesday evening at 6:30pm. For the full schedule and registration, visit: www.columbiafertility.org NY Press.co m

Healthy Manhattan Another cause of infertility is polycystic ovarian syndrome, in which the body produces too much androgen, a hormone that in turn causes ovulation problems. Pelvic adhesions secondary to pelvic infections, appendicitis, pelvic and abdominal surgery can also impair fertility.

Medications, thyroid problems and cancer treatments can also affect fertility.

Fertility for women starts to decline after age 30, whereas men can maintain their fertility well past 40. For both sexes, it is important to maintain a healthy body. Stop smoking and use alcohol in moderation. A healthy weight is important, but too much exercise can be associated with ovulation problems.

A sedentary lifestyle, which can contribute to obesity, can also be a contributing factor to infertility.

For those couples who are infertile, there is still hope.

Through in vitro fertilization (IVF), many couples have gone on to have successful pregnancies. Another option that may

help that many specialists now recognize is acupuncture.

Mary Sabo, one of the clinical directors at the Yinova Center on 11th Street and Broadway, uses acupuncture to support IVF. “When couples come in to us, we look at their entire bodies and see how they are functioning,” she said. “If they have a diagnosis from their gynecologist or endocrinologist, we can help.

If the uterine lining is too thin or if the blood flow to the uterus or ovaries is not ideal, we can increase the blood flow, relax the uterus before transfer in an IVF and help balance the hormones to improve fertility. The leading reproductive endocrinologists in the city are now recognizing the importance of acupuncture.”

If you are experiencing problems with infertility, don’t despair: Reproductive medicine has advanced over the years and it is still possible for you to have a child or, sometimes with fertility clinics, multiple children.

Then you can buy one of those double-wide buggies and get a nice house in Brooklyn.

Central Park Fertility Center Brooklyn Fertility Center opened in 1986 in Brooklyn. At that time, it was the first clinic in Brooklyn to provide high-level comprehensive fertility service. It had not only a complete diagnostic laboratory for endocrinology, the science of hormones involved in all parts of body functions (the brain, ovaries and testicles in particular), but also a special laboratory for andrology, the science of sperm production and sperm ability to fertilize the eggs.

Central Park Fertility Center 55 Central Park West Suite 1C • New York, NY 10023 Phone 212.721.4545 • dovgoldsteinmd@hotmail.com

We were able to diagnose female anovulation (the lack of egg production or release) and azoospermia (the lack of sperm production/quantitative and qualitative sperm problems related to infertility).

In addition, we performed Intrauterine Inseminations that require a laboratory process of sperm washing and preparation prior to injecting the sperm directly inside the uterine cavity close to the area where the egg (Oocyte) arrives.

We were the first in Brooklyn to perform In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) with the first IVF babies in 1988. In Manhattan, we opened the Central Park Fertility Center (CPFC) in 1989, but in 1987 we already had the first New York IVF baby boy born at St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital, where the original IVF program was created in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Goldstein graduated from Technion Medical School in Israel and completed his first residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Rothchild University Hospital in Haifa, Israel. His second residency program in Obstetrics and Gynecology was completed at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn.

He finished a Clinical Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) at SUNYDownstate Medical Center and a research fellowship in Reproduction at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, concentrating on the neuro-endocrine physiology of ovulation and menstruation in primates.

This was followed by a visiting fellowship at the Jones Institute in Norfolk, Virginia where he learned the basics of In Vitro Fertilization procedures and another fellowship at Yale University’s Division of Reproductive Endocrinology.

In 1986, together with a newly erected IVF program, the first baby was delivered in 1987 followed by many others generated through dedication and hard labor in his two clinics in Brooklyn and Manhattan. On July 1st 1991 Dr.Goldstein was instrumental in creating the New York Reproductive Medical Society which gathers Reproductive Endocrinologists, Scientists, fellows and residents offering superb Educational Activities to these days.

(212) 721 4545 • www.fertilitynewyork.com NYPre ss.com

THE SCOPE OF OUR PRACTICE 1. History and Physical Examination 2. Plan of Investigation (Female and Male) 3. Sonohysterogram 4. Semen Anaylsis ( WHO, Kruger -strict Morphology) 5. Ovulation Induction (clomiphene, injectables etc..)

6. Intrauterine Insemination (Partner or Donor Sperm)

7.In Vitro Fertilization with or without: -Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) -Assisted Hatching -Extended Embryo growth (Blastocyst) 8.Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (Detection of Diseases, Gender Selections) 9.Donor Egg program 10.General Gynecology

www.fertilitynewyork.com If you have any questions please feel free to call us at (212) 721-4545

J uly 12, 2012 • O UR TOW N • 21

A Colonoscopy Can Save Your Life Get screened for colorectal cancer.

A colonoscopy is one of the few tests that can help in early cancer detection and prevention.

Dr. Forrest Manheimer is the Chief of Gastroenterology at New York Downtown Hospital.

He oversees an interdisciplinary group of physicians and the skilled endoscopy nursing team.

The Hospital’s multi-lingual endoscopy staff has decades of experience, which ensures safe, efficient and comfortable examinations.

Dr. Manheimer is a board certified gastro-enterologist with more than 20 years of experience in the field.

For an appointment with Dr. Manheimer call: (212) 238-0189 or (212) 312-5090

Tired of Rushing to the Ladies Room?

Thanks to the specialists at the Center for Pelvic Health for Women at New York Downtown Hospital, women of all ages can be free from the embarrassment of a frequent need to urinate as well as urine leaking while they’re exercising, laughing, coughing or sneezing.

Dr. Giti Bensinger, a Urogynecologist, leads the Hospital’s Center for Pelvic Health for Women.

She and her team at New York Downtown Hospital offer a wide range of treatments from simple exercises to medications to noninvasive surgery.

Call (212) 238-0180 to learn how they can help you, or to make an appointment with Dr. Bensinger today.

Giti Bensinger MD, FACOG Director of Urogynecology THE WOMENS’ HEALTH CENTER a component of the WELLNESS & PREVENTION CENTER

156 William Street, New York 10038 www.downtownhospital.org 22 • O UR TOWN • July 12 , 2 012

170 William Street, New York, NY 10038 Telephone: (212) 312-5000 www.downtownwellness.org NY Press.co m

Healthy Manhattan

HELP GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE Become An Egg Donor

Understanding $8000 Artificial Insemination and IVF

Infertility affects millions of women every year.

By donating your eggs you can help someone have the family they are trying to achieve.

You could earn

per donation*

By Laura Shin

T

rying to conceive a baby can be a challenging time for some couples, and when it comes to understanding the different fertility treatments that are available, it can be even more stressful.

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is an effective and well-known procedure. It involves removing eggs from the woman’s body, fertilizing the egg or eggs outside of the body and then placing the embryo in the uterus to establish pregnancy.

Though IVF has become much more common since it was first done in the late 1970s, it is still costly and invasive. Because of this, most patients begin with intrauterine insemination (IUI), also known as artificial insemination, said Dr. Jamie Grifo, director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology at NYU Langone Medical Center.

IUI is a simple, less expensive procedure that involves injecting sperm into the uterus with a catheter. Grifo explained the benefits and risks of both procedures.

In what situations are intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilization used?

It’s highly individualized and it depends on a lot of things, including patient age and diagnosis. In general, for patients who have unexplained infertility, IVF is a last resort option, not a first resort option. Depending on the kind of male factor infertility—how low the sperm count, how low the mobility—we offer IUI before IVF. In general, IUI is done in addition to fertility medicine to improve the odds. The first round of IUI therapy usually involves Clomid, which is a fertility medicine that stimulates ovaries. We usually do Clomid with IUI three to six tries before moving on to IVF. What is the risk of multiple births with IUI and IVF?

NYPre ss.com

The risk of multiple births comes from the stimulation you use for the ovaries. Clomid, the oral medication used with initial IUI attempts, has a very low multiple pregnancy rate—it has an 8 percent multiple pregnancy rate, and the majority are twins.

Most of the high order multiple pregnancies these days don’t come from IVF, they come from the injectable medications—the stronger fertility medicines—that we use for IVF and with IUI. In those cases, patients make multiple follicles, multiple eggs, and are more at risk.

There was a study done to see what was more cost-effective after three failed Clomid IUI cycles. The question is, do you go right to IVF or to injectable IUI? The conclusion was that it was cheaper and safer, with less risk of multiples, if you went to IVF. Even though IVF is more involved, more invasive and more expensive, the actual cost was lower, and part of the reason was that the multiple pregnancies that occur from injectable IUI eat up a lot of health care dollars, taking care of triplets and quadruplets and beyond.

You don’t get those with IVF because you can manage which embryos you put back. I think multiple births will be less and less of a problem as we shift away from injectable IUI cycles and go straight to IVF.

Does insurance typically cover both IUI and IVF? It depends on the policy. It varies so much, and it often influences patients’ decisions about what to do. A lot of policies cover IUI but don’t cover IVF. Some cover none of it and some cover all of it. But those that cover all of it often require three to six cycles of IUI before covering IVF. What are the success rates for these procedures?

All of it is age dependent. But in general, if X is the at-home, in-bed pregnancy rate, Clomid IUI is 2X [twice as likely], injectable IUI is 2.1X and IVF is 5X. Are there any negative effects of trying IUI multiple times?

See IVF on page 27

• Our program is anonymous & completely confidential.

• All pre-approved applicants receive a comprehensive medical screening. Health insurance coverage for the procedure is provided.

• Your care is our top priority.

• If you are a healthy woman between 21-32 with some college education

Apply on-line today!

www.eggdonorcornell.com The Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College

646-962-3447 *donors may donate up to six times. Must be eligible to work in the US.

HELP GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE BECOME AN EGG DONOR Millions of women are diagnosed with infertility each year. Egg donation enables these women to realize their dreams of having a family when they are unable to do it on their own. Being an egg donor at Weill Cornell's Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility is a positive and rewarding experience. Our program is compliant with all national and state regulations surrounding tissue donation and our doctors make your medical care our top priority. You will receive a full medical, psychological and genetic screening and your medical records and testing results are yours to keep. Our exclusive program is anonymous. We do not show adult photos. We will restrict your donations to the types of families you wish to donate to. Many of our donors have a positive experience and return to donate multiple times. Once you have been approved to donate you become a member of the Donor Egg team and could potentially donate up to six times. If you have ever known anyone to experience infertility you know what a difference your donation can make. Being an egg donor is an extraordinary way to make your contribution.

Visit our website for our on-line application and for more information.

www.eggdonorcornell.com The Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College 646-962-3447 J uly 12, 2012 • O UR TOW N • 23

o

24 • O UR TOWN • July 12 , 2 012

NY Press.co m

o

NYPre ss.com

J uly 12, 2012 • O UR TOW N • 25

T:5.541”

Need to see a doctor now ?

New Location Opening in July 205 Lexington Ave. (Corner of 32nd & Lex.)

212-684-4700

We are here for you on weekends, too!

Sounds

Monday - Friday 8am - 8pm SATURDAY & SUNDAY 9AM-6PM Also visit us at 65 West 13th St. (Between 5th and 6th Ave) T:10”

212-414-2800

{ amazing }

www.NYDoctorsUrgentCare.com

NEW YORK DOCTORS URGENT CARE

Mariella Paulino can hear again, thanks to Dr. J. Thomas Roland, Jr., Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at NYU Langone Medical Center. As one of the largest and busiest cochlear implant centers in the world, we improve and restore hearing for thousands of people every year. Whether the hearing loss is present at birth, or lost during childhood or adulthood, our specialists provide a full range of cutting-edge treatment options to help. To find an NYU Langone ear, nose and throat specialist, call 888.769.8633 or visit www.NYULMC.org/findadoc.

NYULMCP2054_Sounds_10x5.5_V.indd

None

otes

ue New York, N.Y. 10011 rding this material please call

By choosing an urgent care center over the emergency department, you could save hundreds of dollars. In fact, the cost of an urgent care visit is between 1/6th and 1/8th of an emergency department visit. The facility is staffed by Board-Certified Emergency Medicine and Family Practice Physicians. Equipped with X-Ray and lab equipment, New York Doctors is prepared to provide a timely diagnosis and treatment for non-life threatening illnesses and injuries. Other services include physicals, occupational medicine, and vaccines. Come visit us at our new location at 205 Lexingffernandez/Susana Marquez ton Avenue, on the corner of 32nd and Lexington.

Last Modified 10-26-2011 12:07 PM Prev. Users Location ffernandez (quad core)

Personnel

/24/11 Art Director Allison Navon U MEDICAL Copy Writer Liz Donnelly ne Acct Mgr. Lauren Pulwer 541” x 10” Proj. Manager Jacquelyn Schanck 26 • O UR TOWN • July , 2 012 ne Frank12 Fernandez Studio Artist

Inks

Content

4_sounds_5x11 Filename

Cyan Magenta Yellow Black

Across the United States, the demand for primary care physician practices has grown. Getting an immediate appointment with your practitioner can take time, and many people do not even have access to a health care provider. The urgent care environment that New York Doctors Urgent Care provides is designed to support the community physicians and offer immediate and accessible health care to community residents and employees. By utilizing this center, needless long waits in the emergency department are avoided, and all patients are referred back to their personal practitioners.

No appointment is necessary and wait times are minimal. The approach to service excellence delivers affordable, efficient, quality health care for all of its patients. You will find that out brand new center at 205 Lexington, has a clean, state-of-the-art, relaxing atmosphere. The team of medical professionals at New York Doctors understands the need for immediate health care. They realize the necessity for alternatives to emergency departments for people affected by common, non-life threatening illnesses or injuries.

Fonts & Placed Graphics

Visit us on the web to get more information at www.nydoctorsurgentcare.com or call 212-684-4700

Family Baskerville Old Face Bickham Script Pro Baskerville

Style Regular Regular SemiBold, Bold, Regular

Name 50835_E1_DSC0127_snap-5.tif _DSC0127_Purple_snap.tif NYULMC_NEW_SEPT2011_WHT.eps

Color Space Gray CMYK

Eff. Res. 395 ppi 395 ppi

NY Press.co m

Save Time. Feel Better.

Emergency care and

General Health Care

JUST WALK IN...

Waiting time: ONLY MINUTES!

919 2nd Ave (Bet. 48 and 49) - 212.935.3333

X- ray and lab onsite - O p ens early till late

Healthy Manhattan

WWW.MEDRITEURGENTCARE.COM

Your Urgent Care Center in New York City If you have a condition or treatment that needs immediate attention, MedRite Urgent Care Center is here to serve you. Now there’s an alternative to the impersonal and often expensive visits to the Hospital Emergency Room and the long waits to see your doctor. You don’t need an appointment, and we accept most medical plans.

Dr. Jamie Grifo said because “IVF is more involved, more invasive and more expensive,” he usually recommends that infertile couples try intrauterine insemination (IUI) first.

IVF from page 23 No. IUI is really simple. It’s like a pap smear in terms of what you experience as a patient. You may feel more cramps when you push the sperm into the uterus, but basically you use a speculum, put a little plastic tube in the cervix and inject the sperm. Injection implies needle, but there’s no needle, just a small tube that goes in the natural opening of the cervix and the sperm is then inserted. It usually takes a few minutes and you’re done.

In what situations might a patient skip NYPre ss.com

IUI altogether and go to IVF? I think most patients don’t skip IUI. A patient over 40 might, but still, a few months of IUI is usually done because a few months wouldn’t change the outcome. Patients don’t choose IVF right away. If they did, people would get pregnant a lot faster, but there’s always the cost barrier. IVF is much more expensive, usually around $10,000, whereas IUI might be around $2,000, so it’s five times less, but it’s also two and half times less efficient. It’s highly individual. It depends on the patients; that’s why you really need to have a good dialogue with your doctor and talk about the pros and cons of the different options.

Our staff of experienced doctors and medical professionals treats a wide range of injuries and medical conditions. We’re here for small injuries like cuts and bruises or more severe problems like fractures and lacerations. If you are sick and need immediate treatment, we are here for you.MedRite is open when you need us. We are open early every morning and we stay open late. Our trained professional staff is ready to treat a wide range of ilnesses and injuries on your schedule. When you can’t wait for a doctor’s appointment or need to schedule around your work and other commitments we’re ready to give you the treatment you need. Walk–ins are always welcomed.

Check in is easy and comfortable. We have several exam rooms, an X-Ray department, and an on-site lab so you will receive high quality medical care that’s both fast and convenient.

Contact us to find out more about MedRite Urgent Care services and its location.

MedRite Urgent Care 919 2nd Ave.(Bet 48th & 49th St.) P:( 212) 935-3333 www.medriteurgentcare.com

J uly 12, 2012 • O UR TOW N • 27

Turning Patients into Parents

The Fertility Preservation Program at the Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine of Weill Cornell Medical College gives cancer patients the greatest chance of having a baby. Infertility is often a by-product of life-saving treatments like chemotherapy and radiation. And whether you’re newly diagnosed about to begin treatment, in the middle of that treatment or in remission, our team stands ready to expedite the process and support you through this challenging time.

For many women, the path to fertility preservation begins with freezing eggs or embryos. Before beginning cancer treatment, women can undergo a cycle of ovarian stimulation. The eggs are then removed and either frozen or fertilized with available sperm. Both frozen eggs and embryos can be used after cancer treatments are completed.

Women who cannot delay their treatments and take the time for an IVF cycle can have their ovarian tissue frozen.

Using a state-of-the-art minimally invasive technique, surgeons can remove tissue from the ovary and freeze it.

After cancer treatments are complete, the tissue can be transplanted back into the woman.

Men who have been diagnosed with cancer can choose to have their sperm or testicular tissue frozen prior to treatment. And for men who have no sperm after cancer treatment, surgeons can perform microscopic sperm recovery. Any sperm found in the testicular tissue is then used to fertilize eggs.

By using these cutting-edge techniques, our doctors try to minimize the effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatments and preserve your ability to become a parent in the future.

If you or someone you know is of child-bearing years and has been recently diagnosed with cancer, please call us at (646) 962-5450.

T h e R o n a l d O. P e r e l m a n a n d C l a u d i a C o h e n

CENTER

FOR

REPRODUCTIVE

MEDICINE

o f We i l l C o r n e l l M e d i c a l C o l l e g e

www.ivf.org

28 • O UR TOWN • July 12 , 2 012

NY Press.co m

Take Charge Of Your Fertility For anyone a diagnosis of cancer is overwhelming.

And while it may be difficult to think about, it is critically important that you take steps to preserve your fertility before, during and after life-saving cancer treatments.

The doctors at the Fertility Preservation Program at the Center for Reproductive Medicine stand ready to help both male and female patients have a baby after cancer.* If you or someone you know is of child- bearing years and has been recently diagnosed with cancer, please contact us at (646) 962-5450.

We can help. *IRB approved protocol

T h e R o n a l d O. P e r e l m a n a n d C l a u d i a C o h e n

CENTER

FOR

REPRODUCTIVE

MEDICINE

o f We i l l C o r n e l l M e d i c a l C o l l e g e

New York 646 • 962 • 2764 | Garden City 516 • 742 • 4100 | Flushing 646 • 962 • 5626 | Westchester 914 • 242 • 3700

Turning Patients into Parents www.ivf.org

NYPre ss.com

J uly 12, 2012 • O UR TOW N • 29

o

Upper East Side’s Premium Holistic Chiropractic Office “I have suffered from a running injury for almost 3 years now and have tried everything to help cure it: two physical therapy offices yoga, accupuncture, exercise physiology, injections and nothing worked for more than a few days. I started seeing Dr. Mango about 8 weeks ago with marked improvement. Even my friends and colleagues say I’m walking better and with less pain on my face. A few more weeks and I’ll be able to run pain free again! I can’t wait to get back my old life back.” T.O.C, upper east side, NY

Call today for a complimentary consultation offer expires July 25th, 2012 (917) 338-6048 • 2 East 76th Street, New York, NY 10021

NEW HOPE FERTILITY CENTER That first year of trying to conceive without luck may mean you’re struggling with infertility. In fact, infertility affects 7.3 million women and couples in the United States alone. Anything from endometriosis to a bad diet can contribute to your difficulty conceiving, and if you don’t understand why you’re having trouble, New Hope Fertility can help.

At New Hope Fertility Center we offer fertility treatment plans for everyone. Dr. John Zhang and his team of fertility specialists have developed the most innovative techniques using the most state-of-the art technology available today. With centers located around the world, New Hope has helped a diverse set of women realize their dreams of motherhood.

You’re not alone in your struggle with infertility. We promise to guide you every step of the way to build a fertility treatment plan that is customized to meet your personal health history.

Chiropractic and Fertility “Fertility issues may be associated with improper nervous system function, poor nutrition, high stress and poor lifestyle habits. Chiropractors are nervous system specialists and reducing interference in the nervous system is their primary goal. Keeping the spine properly aligned, clearing the nervous system of excessive interference, and counseling patients in nutrition, exercise and changes to lifestyle, make the chiropractor one of your best options to help your body function in harmony with the way it was designed.”

- American Pregnancy Association.

Contact Mango Chiropractic to learn more. www.mangochiropractic.com • (917) 338-6048 2 East 76th Street, New York, NY 10021

Call us at 212-400-9614 or visit us at www.newhopefertility.com 30 • O UR TOWN • July 12 , 2 012

NY Press.co m

Healthy Manhattan

Keep the Beach Fun by Avoiding Ticks & Lyme Disease

S

By Dr. Cynthia Paulis

ummer is upon us, when Manhattanites flee the sweltering heat of the city for the beautiful beaches of Long Island and Fire Island, where woodland creatures, deer, raccoon, mice and opossums wander amidst densely wooded areas, spreading the threat of Lyme disease.

July is peak season for Lyme disease because it’s the time when ticks are most active. Last year, there were more than 5,800 confirmed cases of Lyme disease in New York State. The disease is a serious bacterial infection caused by the bite of the blacklegged deer tick, no larger than a poppy seed. If the bite is left untreated it can lead to memory loss, joint pain, paralysis and, in some cases, heart block. Pregnant women with Lyme disease can miscarry.

Ticks will attach themselves anywhere but tend to seek out the area where the blood supply is the greatest, such as the scalp, armpit or groin. A tick must be attached for 36-48 hours before Lyme disease can be transmitted. Once the tick has fed, the body becomes engorged and the tick falls off. Since the bite is painless, people are often unaware they have been bitten, so it is essential to always check for ticks, especially if you are camping or at the beach.

Lyme disease symptoms fall into three stages: early, middle and late. The early stage occurs three days to one month after being bitten. The person will experience flulike symptoms, including fever, chills, stiff neck, headache, muscle aches and joint pain. The classic bull’s-eye rash can be seen during this time, but not always.

The middle stage occurs one to four months after the bite, with painful and swollen joints as the most common symptom. People experience arthritis-type symptoms that migrate, though the knees are the most affected. An inability to concentrate and facial paralysis can also occur at this stage.

Tommy Hilfiger’s daughter, Ali Hilfiger, herself a designer, was bitten by a tick as a child in Bridgehampton. She spoke last year at a seminar in Sag Harbor about how she suffered for years with leg pains and difficulty concentrating; it wasn’t until she NYPre ss.com

Photo by Karl Norling

July is the month when ticks are most active.

saw a psychiatrist that she made the startling discovery that she had second-stage Lyme disease. Hilfiger now speaks often for A Time for Lyme to bring awareness of how serious this disease is, especially if left untreated.

The late stage of Lyme disease can cause the heart to slow down, causing dizziness, shortness of breath and at times even the need for a pacemaker.

Lyme disease is treatable with antibiotics when recognized and diagnosed early.

•

• •

• When you go outside this summer, here are some safety tips: • Stay off dunes and away from high

grassy areas and wooded areas where ticks breed.

Wear light-colored clothes and long sleeves and slacks if you are in a wooded area so you can see the ticks.

Keep you hair pulled back and wear a hat.

Use insect repellent with 20-30 percent DEET on exposed skin and clothing—10 percent DEET for children—to prevent bites.

Treat your clothes, especially pants, socks and shoes, with Permethrin, which kills ticks on contact. NEVER use this on your skin.

•

Treat your pets with tick solution and check them carefully for ticks before they enter your house.

• Check yourself and children daily for ticks and shower daily to eliminate any loose ticks.

• If you find a tick, use fine tweezers, grasp the head and pull the tick upward, never crushing the body, which will introduce bacteria into your bloodstream. Clean the area with an antiseptic and see your doctor. Try to save the tick for identification.

Now go out and enjoy the beautiful beaches, but be careful.

J uly 12, 2012 • O UR TOW N • 3 1

C LASS I FI E D S Classified Advertising Department Information Telephone: 212-268-0384 | Fax: 212-268-0502 | Email: advertising@manhattanmedia.com Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Deadline: Monday 12 noon for same weeks’ issue

sErvICEs

Manhattan ExprEss DElivEry Moving & Delivery Servicing NY/ NJ/ CT $10 OFF Furniture Delivery $100 OFF Moving Jobs over $800 Call: (646) 509-8181

CArPET CLEANING

CarpEts & UphOlstEry professionally steam-cleaned. 20 years experience. JP Carpet. 212-831-1189

HOmE sErvICEs hanDyMan, paintEr, ODD JOBs Basic plumbing, Repair leaky faucets, Replace faucets, sinks and toilets.

Replace window and door screens.

Paint any standard size room, 1 color - $175. Power-washing also available.

Call 212.203.1936

TuTOrIAL sErvICEs

tUtOrinG all lEvEls all sUBJECts, from elementary to college level, short term or long term, highly qualified (PhD level Teacher), very reasonable rates. Please contact me so we can discuss your needs & how I can help you. 646.761.4183 or elotstein@nyc.rr.com

EmPLOYmENT MarKEtinG DirECtOr-partnEr, Biomedical Engineering co. is looking for an experienced, motivated & results-oriented marketing expert to be part of our fast-growing firm.

We have a unique niche, specializing in restoring diagnostic medical equipment that are no longer being supported by their manufacturers, but are still viable & acceptable for medical use. We are looking for a marketing guru who will help us expand our client base on a national level. Compensation will be based on your experience & yur propsed strategy to begin with & then increased based on your results. DO NOT SEND A RESUME. Send bullet points outlining why you are qualified for this position: tw@medequitech.com

rEAL EsTATE

thinKinG OF MOvinG tO COnnECtiCUt? Full-time and Vacation homes. 15 years exp. selling in Fairfield County, CT. Rob Grodman, Realtor. The Riverside Realty Group. 203-952-6117 www.RobGrodman.com email: westportagent@hotmail.com havEn OFF thE hUDsOn. Friendly, historic 3-season wooded community in Westchester County. Co-op offers hiking, tennis, pool, wifi café, social activities, organic community garden.

Beautiful Hudson riverfront nearby.

Studio, one-bedroom cottages, $35,000-129,000. www.reynoldshills. org/bungalowshop. Mel: 347-307-4642 or melgarfinkel@yahoo.com

healy Woodworks inc. coMPleTe renovaTionS interior remodeling, custom carpentry Kitchen, Bathroom, closets, Moldings, doors, floors, framing, Sheetrock, Skimcoating, Painting, decks a fully insured / license no: 1085217

www.healywoodworks.com

office Tel: 212 470 6236 email: freeestimate@healywoodworks.com

POLICY NOTICE: We make every effort to avoid mistakes in your classified ads. Check your ad the first week it runs. We will only accept responsibility for the first incorrect insertion. Manhattan Media Classifieds assumes no financial responsibility for errors or omissions. We reserve the right to edit, reject, or re-classify any ad. Contact your sales rep directly for copy changes. All classified ads are pre-paid.

rEAL EsTATE

sOhO lt MFG nO rEtail/FOOD +/- 350sf Gd Fl $75sf +/- 2900sf $40 Cellar 6’X9’Elevator to lower level Call Simone @Sinvin Realty 646-673-8748

LAND FOr sALE hUDsOn vallEy, ny 2.9 aCr, Mountain view, private, Pine Bush School, EZ commute to many locations $110,000 RJ Smith Realty 845-744-2095 or 845-325-9569

PuBLIC NOTICE

nOtiCE is hErEBy GivEn nEw yOrK City DEpartMEnt OF transpOrtatiOn nOtiCE OF pUBliC hEarinG The New York City Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing on Thursday July 19, 2012 at 2:00 P.M., at 55 Water St., 9th Floor Room 938, on the following petition for revocable consent, in the Borough of Manhattan: #1 The New York and Presbyterian Hospitals, Inc. -to continue to maintain and use a tunnel under and across Fort Washington Ave., north of W 165th St. Interested parties can obtain copies of proposed agreements or request sign-language interpreters (with at least seven days prior notice) at 55 Water St., 9th Fl. SW New York, NY 10041, or by calling (212) 839-6550.

BAYSIDE, BEll BlvD medical center, (directly opposite Bay Terrace shopping center) Furnished & Equipped.

PErfEct for: DDS, MD, psych, other professionals. On-site valet parking. P/T & F/T. Signage!

Location! 718-229-3598

LOOkING TO BuY

EstatEs pUrChasED Antiques, Jewlry, Etc.) Clean-out service available.

Call 212-260-1851. brooklynbridgebuyers.com

BuY/sELL place your ad here. 212-268-0384

Is Your Computer Running Slow Or In A Coma?

Don’t Throw Out Your Old Computer!

Save Your MoneY! Save The PlaneT!

leT uS reSTore Your old coMPuTer for aS liTTle aS $195 Your computer Will Be re-newed & run @ lightning Speeds

BuY/sELL place your ad here. 212-268-0384

M.e. TechnoloGieS 212.758.9280

GET ABsOLuTELY by

1-800-NEW-FLOOrs 1-800-639-3566 Floor covering auction! Huge $aving$$$

32 • O UR TOWN • July 12 , 2 012

NY Press.co m

rs

C LASS I FI E D S

www.

BODYWORK

MASSAGE

FULL BODYWORK STRESS...GONE

by Stefan Upper West Side

646-496-3981

YOU WILL KEEP COMING BACK! Talented, trained bodyworker does amazing Swedish and Shiatsu work on a table in a beautiful Chelsea apartment. Friendly guy who will focus on your specific requests. Very high repeat clients because you will like it!

Call 646-734-3042

MASSAGE

SEXY LATINA — J.LO Midtown Loc. West 40’s Incalls only. 845-332-1891 Ask About Specials.

No Blocked Calls.

SENSUAL BODYWORK -young, handsome, smooth, athletic Asian. In/Out. Phillip. 212-787-9116

HAVE A SERVICE TO OFFER? After Hours Place your ad here.

212-268-0384

EHEALTH SERVICES ***HIV/STD TESTING*** IMMEDIATE RESULTS! LOWEST FEE. Discreet. Expert Genital Wart Treatment & STD Treatment. Dermatology. www.CentralParkMedicalAssociates.com 212-246-0800

E!

44

Sudoku 12x12 - Medium (141803649)

3

c 5

b a

Sensual Body Work Private Dancing & Light Fetish/ Domination w/Beautiful Girls 917-463-3739

6

3

c 4

5 7

b 7

9

2

a

6

4 a

6 a 6 c

8

1

b

5

7 9

1

1 c

8 5

c

3

a

7 4

9 2

a

ENJOY THE BEST

5 9

5

4

6 www.sudoku-puzzles.net

Puzzle 141803649

Solution: Answers at www.sudoku-puzzles.net www.sudoku-puzzles.net

Hot Guys! Hot Chat! Hot Fun! Hook up with local guys now!

Call FREE! 646-201-5127

MASSAGE

Sudoku, Kakuro & Futoshiki Puzzles

MASSAGE

SWEDISH/SHIATSU CHINESE GUY Expert masseur. Swedish & Shiatsu.

Therapeutic & relaxing.

Private. 52nd St & 3rd Ave. Stephen: 646-996-9030 AWESOME BODYWORK BY STEVE. Experienced hands will take your stress away. M4M. By appt. only. Call or text 917-686-4160 • bodyworknownyc@ aol.com

CHAT LINE

BEAUTIFUL, RELAXING MASSAGE BY SYLVIA My massage session is a wonderfully pleasant experience that creates harmony and peace.

Quality service. Please call me at 212-888-0611

Sudoku-Puzzles .net

MASSAGE

REJUVENATING MASSAGE BODY WAXING. By dual-licensed, experienced male therapist. Deep Tissue massage men's facial & body wax. Private. Shower available. West Side location. Cell: 718.612.1719

GREAT BODYWORK

BY EUROPEAN Open late, Midtown East 212-813-0038

Real hook ups, real fast.

Free TRY FOR

646.429.1300 Local #s: 1.800.926.6000 www.livelinks.com Ahora en Español 18+

NYPre ss.com

J uly 12, 2012 • O UR TOW N • 3 3

OpeN fORUM

Declawing the State Comptroller MaNhaTTaN Media President/CeO Tom Allon tallon@manhattanmedia.com grOuP PuBLisHer Alex Schweitzer aschweitzer@manhattanmedia.com CFO/COO Joanne Harras jharras@manhattanmedia.com

ediTORial

exeCutive editOr Allen Houston ahouston@manhattanmedia.com sPeCiaL seCtiOns editOr Josh Rogers jrogers@manhattanmedia.com Cityarts editOr Armond White awhite@manhattanmedia.com staFF rePOrter Megan Bungeroth mbungeroth@manhattanmedia.com PHOtO editOr/editOriaL assistant Andrew Schwartz aschwartz@manhattanmedia.com Featured COntriButOrs Alan S. Chartock, Bette Dewing, Jeanne Martinet, Malachy McCourt, Josh Perilo, Christopher Moore, Regan Hofmann

adVeRTiSiNG

advertising@manhattanmedia.com PuBLisHer Gerry Gavin ggavin@manhattanmedia.com direCtOr OF new Business deveLOPment Dan Newman assOCiate PuBLisHers Seth L. Miller, Ceil Ainsworth, Mary Ann Oklesson advertising manager Marty Strongin sPeCiaL PrOjeCts direCtOr Jim Katocin seniOr aCCOunt exeCutives Verne Vergara, Mike Suscavage direCtOr OF events & marketing Joanna Virello jvirello@manhattanmedia.com exeCutive assistant OF saLes Jennie Valenti jvalenti@manhattanmedia.com

BUSiNeSS adMiNiSTRaTiON

COntrOLLer Shawn Scott Credit manager Kathy Pollyea BiLLing COOrdinatOr Colleen Conklin CirCuLatiOn Joe Bendik circ@manhattanmedia.com

pROdUcTiON

PrOduCtiOn manager Heather Mulcahey hmulcahey@manhattanmedia.com editOriaL designer Monica Tang advertising design Quran Corley

Move to strip DiNapoli’s auDitiNg power DoesN’t pass sMell test

p

olitical theorists have long raved about the advantages of balanced government. It is always best to have one independent branch looking over the shoulder of the others; balanced government helps prevent abuses.

When the very popular Andrew Cuomo was elected governor, it could easily be said that he had a mandate from the people to clean up Albany. In fact, that’s exactly what he said he would do. Unfortunately, from this perch, Albany looks pretty much the same as it always has.

We still see the powerful legislative majority leaders drawing districts that give them a better chance of winning. We still see legislators asking for raises and likely getting them while they dismiss the possibility of raises or pensions for civil servants, including our teachers.

There are some very dangerous things happening in the state capital. One of the most dangerous is a move by the powerful governor to take away the “pre-auditing” function from the independently elected state comptroller. The people who wrote the state constitution made the comptroller independent so he or she could audit the other branches. Anyone who runs a business or a not-for-profit organization knows that at least once a year, businesses have to be audited.

In New York State, the comptroller has al-

leTTeRS hard-won Blocks

OUR TOWN is published weekly Copyright © 2012 Manhattan Media, LLC 79 Madison Avenue, 16th Floor New York, N.Y. 10016 Editorial (212) 284-9734 Fax (212) 268-2935 Advertising (212) 284-9715 General (212) 268-8600 E-mail: otdowntown@manhattanmedia.com Website: NYPress.com OUR TOWN is a division of Manhattan Media, LLC, publisher of West Side Spirit, Our Town Downtown Chelsea Clinton News, The Westsider, City & State, The Blackboard Awards, New York Family, and Avenue magazine.

To subscribe for 1 year, please send $75 to OUR TOWN, 79 Madison Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10016 Recognized for excellence by the New York Press Association

To the Editor: We volunteers here at Transportation Alternatives and East Coast Greenway Alliance fought for over two years to reopen the bike/walk underpass at 37th Street (“Eastern Thought and a Better Waterfront,” July 5). It’s a shame you wrote you had to backtrack to 35th Street, ignoring those two hard-won blocks!

At least you correctly identified the new entrance on 60th Street, instead of the old one at 63rd (past five entrances and exits to the FDR and a busy gas station), but in fact, the bottom of that entrance ramp enters the Esplanade at 61st, so the “real” U.N. gap is from the end of Glick Park at 38th-61 streets.

—Scott Baker

ways had the ability to pre-audit contracts. be no other moves like this one to cut down That means that before a state contract can on the comptroller’s powers. He has always be let, the comptroller has to take a look at it said, “It is my responsibility to be an indeto determine if there is any bad smell to it. pendent voice, and I take that very seriously.”

Is a contract about to be let to people It is no secret that DiNapoli was not who are fiscally enigmatic? You wouldn’t Cuomo’s choice for the comptroller’s job. want suspicious people DiNapoli is the kind of guy like the mob pouring the who gets along with everyone. concrete for the soon-toCuomo’s reticence in supportbe-rebuilt Tappan Zee ing his fellow Democrat was Bridge. You wouldn’t want perplexing. suspicious people running When the comptroller’s a large gambling casino office is vacant, it is the Legisin Queens. Without this lature’s responsibility to fill the important pre-auditing office. The Legislature elected function, by the time the DiNapoli, who then went on contract had been let, the to run for a full term without horse would have long fellow Democrat Cuomo’s been out of the barn. support. Anyone besides alaN chaRTOck DiNapoli might have resented Unfortunately, the power to pre-audit major that just a little, but DiNapoli contracts was taken away from the compis like Ferdinand the Bull: He does not like troller in the powerful governor’s budget. these things to become personal, he’d rather When that happened, my eyebrows shot up just smell the flowers. toward the sky. Why in the world would you Despite that attitude, the more bellicose take this kind of protection away from the Cuomo has carried the fight to the comppeople of New York? I wrote about it in this troller for no good reason that I can see. column; I opined about it on the radio, but Maybe it’s that the comptroller could get in the response was anything but deafening. the way of some of the governor’s plans.

The subject, esoteric as it was, was ignored In any case, I’m glad I asked DiNapoli by almost everyone. the question and I’m especially glad that he I recently spoke with State Comptroller answered it. Sometimes, even Ferdinand Tom DiNapoli about it on the radio. He was got angry—like that time he got stung by not reticent in his response. When I asked the bee. him about the governor’s move to strip him of the important pre-audit function, he said Alan S. Chartock is president and CEO of the move “made no sense.” And, with imagiWAMC/Northeast Public Radio and an nary dark music playing in the background, executive publisher at The Legislative DiNapoli said that he hoped that there would Gazette.

horse Sense To the Editor: If horses like work (“Go the Way of the Horse and Buggy,” June 28), it is because it keeps them physically and mentally stimulated. Fair enough. It is, however, a logical fallacy to say that horses are happiest when they have a job and, as such, the city carriage industry is good for horses and makes them happy. The conditions under which they are expected to pull carriages in New York City is inhumane. Not all jobs are created equal. There is a difference between having a job that suits you and having a job that is detriment to your mental and physical well-being. I’ve been involved with horses for 20 years and have followed the various sides of this debate quite closely. To say that the horses who pull under these conditions are enjoying it simply ridiculous.

—Casey Myers To the Editor:

3 4 • O UR TOWN • July 12 , 2 012

No, the New York City carriage horse are not abused—if they were, there are at least four different agencies that people could report the owners and drivers to for a looksee. There is nothing inherently cruel about carriage horse driving. These horses are trained and acclimated to their surroundings. They get vet and farrier care and a fiveweek vacation—at a minimum—each year.

—H.B. Willis To the Editor: Oh, there may be laws regulating the carriage horses; however, the business blithely ignores them. One need look no farther than the recent heat wave, in which, in defiance of the (mostly useless) ASPCA and the law, drivers continued to work their horses. Then there was the recent SUV/carriage collision, in which the driver, again in defiance of the law, scurried away from the scene of the accident. Nice way to impress upon the public their oft-stated claim that they “love” their horses.

—Bob Pomilla

NY Press.co m

MOORe ThOUghTs

June’s Primary, July’s News Wrangling With rangel, the elections Board, redistricting and even voters

i

s it too late to complain about Rep. Charlie Rangel? Or the Board of Elections? Or the way people voted last month?

I thought it was, given that the congressional primary election was held June 26. That night, we learned that Rangel had beaten back a serious challenge from State Sen. Adriano Espaillat.

Or we thought we’d learned that. As I write this, though, the Rangel lead over Espaillat has narrowed considerably. The June primary is making July news.

Now it turns out that the Board of Elections, consistent with its ongoing efforts to screw up, did not report correctly the early returns. Everybody is ripping into the board—and rightly so. But our state, local and legal leaders need to

got redrawn, I moved out of Rangel’s 15th actually do something. Wanted: a system Congressional District without even leavfor tallying ballots that is both accurate ing my apartment. Nobody ever sent me and reasonably fast. Then we can go anything about how my congressional disback to worrying about the quality of the trict has changed—I googled candidates, like Rangel, it. Repeatedly. Then a smart who has become, sad neighbor told me Google to say, a considerable was right. embarrassment.

Now I’m living in the disHis ethical lapses trict of Rep. Jerrold Nadler. include improperly using He’s fairly verbose. I once his office to raise funds saw him almost talk his way from businesses and, my through a fire drill. I was personal favorite, not interviewing him and people paying taxes for 17 years were leaving the building. It on a rental property in was awkward; he just kept the Dominican Republic.

His ability to function chRisTOPheR MOORe speaking. At least he says smart things, like when he effectively has been serisaved Bill Clinton’s butt durously hampered, but our ing the impeachment hearings. political elites gutlessly lined up for him Even living in a new district, I kept during his recent re-election bid. getting calls from the campaign of Clyde But who really deserves the disdain in all Williams, another Rangel challenger. “I’m of this? Voters. They finally got a congresgetting your mailings and your messages,” sional primary that mattered and most still I told the staffer, “but I’m not in the district could not be bothered to participate. any more. You really need not to waste I couldn’t participate. After the lines

money and time on me.”

The Rangel race amounted to one frustration after another, and it contains lessons for people all over town. First off, we could have used a little less clubhouse politicking on the part of Rangel’s supporters, who should have known better, and more from his opponents, because there were too many of them. They split the antiRangel vote. They needed to get in a room and decide who was going to run.

I get that Rangel delivers for his district.

He votes well, which is not nothing.

Certainly, when I moved into his district, I was thrilled to support someone with a keen understanding of congressional maneuvering, a progressive unafraid to do the horse-trading of an effective legislator.

Eagerly, I backed an esteemed veteran as he took the chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee. I thought Rangel rocked. But hey…my excuse is I was coming from Jersey. Even today, Rangel is the least embarrassing congressman I’ve ever had.

Unfortunately, that’s not saying much.

Christopher Moore is a writer living in Manhattan. He’s available through email at ccmnj@aol.com and on Twitter @cmoorenyc.

ciTiqUeTTe

If It Worked for Gidget…

Beach tips for meeting singles

R

ecently, my friend Elizabeth told me about a guy she had started seeing. “How did you meet him?”

I wanted to know. “From work?

Match.com?” When she told me she had met the man while she was on the beach at Far Rockaway, I confess I nearly dropped my drink. “I noticed he was burning and so I offered to share my sunscreen,” she said.

“Who are you, Gidget?” I asked in amazement. “Who finds romance at the beach in real life?”

But then I thought about it. The truth is, if you can get past the whole “I look horrible in a bathing suit” feeling—and can bring yourself to unplug from your iPhone for long enough—the beach is a perfect place to mingle. People at the beach are already relaxed and in pleasure-seeking mode, not to mention that everyone is semiclothed.

And so, inspired by my friend Elizabeth and with a nod to Gidget, here are some of Miss Mingle’s hottest tips for those who want to lend Cupid a helping hand this summer: Location, location, location: Choose a beach where there are likely to be other single people. Also, place your towel and chair

NYPre ss.com

in a crowded section of the beach—near the surf line—rather than in a more secluded spot. This is like positioning yourself near the food table at a party—where the action is, rather than against an out-of-the-way wall.

Hunt the Stray: People who are by themselves are easier to approach than groups, especially straight men; something dreadful happens to straight men when they are male bonding. And if you should notice that great guy before you have committed to a spot, try to arrange your towel or chair so he is between you and the ocean. That way, you can not only check him out thoroughly, you can also pass him on your way to and from frequent dips. After a while, you will seem like old friends; your neighborly smile can extend to comments like “The water is so cold!” and “It’s heaven in there.”

Eavesdropping: This the most common beach pick-up technique, also known as the “Fade-in.” Listen carefully to what’s being said by two or more strangers and—at an appropriate moment—make a pertinent remark, as if you had been there all along.

Often it is the lone man who will insinuate himself into women’s conversation, so girls, if you think he’s listening, be sure to allow him an opening.

The Art of Observation: This is the perfect tactic if you are alone and so is she.

she always got her man—try: The Exhibitionist: Build a large sand castle or a sand sculpture and see who comes to watch. Don’t worry if you attract children; Making a nonpersonal comment is safe and there are plenty of divorcees out there. unobtrusive. Dogs, kids, things in the sky Old-fashioned Girl: Ask him to help you and things in the water make perfect subwith your beach umbrella or a bottle that jects for casual conversation. “Excuse me, won’t open. but does that look like a shark out there?” is The Flatterer: Approach her with “OK, always certain to get her attention.

I know I’ve seen you on TV.” Or tap him Surf or Turf?: When gently on the shoulder and asked whether they are say, “Excuse me, would you more likely to strike up mind keeping half an eye a conversation with a on me while I am in the stranger in the water or out, water? You look like a strong most women will choose swimmer.” dry land and men water.

Risqué Business: Ask him Women say they feel they or her to apply sunscreen to look better on their towels your back. or in their chairs, with their The Accidental Tourist: If hair and suits dry. I find this you should be lucky enough surprising, since I myself to be knocked by a boogie feel much more confident board into an attractive JeaNNe MaRTiNeT with the lower half of my person’s waiting arms or body submerged. But hey, tumbled together in a crashthat’s just me. ing wave, quip “We’ve simply got to stop I find water conversation preferable, meeting like this!” or “I think I just fell for because the common activity of swimming you.” Or even “In some countries, we’d have creates a sense of camaraderie. After all, to get married now.” you’re in there together. More important, it is much easier to abort the conversation OK, I’ll see you out there. I’ll be the one when you are in the water—just ride a wave packing the extra Coppertone. or quietly sink.

Jeanne Martinet, aka Miss Mingle, is the If you are feeling adventurous—rememauthor of seven books on social interacber, Gidget wasn’t above a few tricks, and tion. Read her blog at MissMingle.com.

J uly 12, 2012 • O UR TOW N • 35

Responsibly Green, Elegantly Glenwood

The finest Manhattan rentals in the neighborhood of your choice.

Near the Best NYC Schools • Unparalleled Service • Fitness Center • Children’s Playroom & Swimming Pool • 24-Hour Doorman • Magnificent Lobbies • Landscaped Gardens • Exciting City Views • Spacious Layouts • Building-Wide Water Filtration Systems • On-Site Parking Garage UPPER EAST SIDE

1 Bedrooms from $2,795

2 Bedrooms from $4,595

3 Bedrooms from $6,395

MIDTOWN & UPPER WEST SIDE

1 Bedrooms from $3,295

2 Bedrooms from $5,095

3 Bedrooms from $6,895

TRIBECA & FINANCIAL DISTRICT

1 Bedrooms from $3,795

2 Bedrooms from $5,395

3 Bedrooms from $7,995

GLENWOOD BUILDER OWNER MANAGER

212-535-0500 DOWNTOWN LUXURY LEASING OFFICE 212-430-5900 UPTOWN LUXURY LEASING OFFICE

Open 7 days, 10AM-6PM • NO FEE Free parking while viewing apartments

glenwoodnyc.com 36 • O UR TOWN • July 12 , 2 012

Equal Housing Opportunity

NY Press.co m