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SAVAGING THE SAFETY NET HOUSING In hundreds of apartments across Manhattan, the elderly, the disabled and the poor have lived in fear and confusion since the federal shutdown on Dec. 22. Their troubles aren’t over yet.
THE GEOGRAPHY OF PAIN A breakdown of 662 housing units at 11 separate Manhattan locations where the poor, disabled and elderly were potentially at risk. Federal contracts that provide supportive housing and rental assistance had expired, and they could not be renewed during the government shutdown. Some critical locations:
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The townhouse, center, with scaffolding, at 48 East 65th St. where a woman was trapped in the elevator for three days. Photo: Brian Demo
WOMAN RESCUED AFTER 3 DAYS IN ELEVATOR EMERGENCY Housekeeping employee at East Side townhouse in stable condition; cause of mishap under investigation BY VERENA DOBNIK
A woman stuck for three days and nights in the private elevator of a Manhattan townhouse owned by a billionaire investment banker was rescued, police said.
The 53-year-old woman, who worked for the family of the banker as a housekeeping employee, was dehydrated but in stable condition at Weill Cornell Medical Center, they said. Authorities responded to a 911 call at about 10 a.m. Monday from the home on East 65th Street, near Central Park. Firefighters freed the woman after forcing entry into the elevator that had stalled between the second and third floors of the five-story property.
From Avenue A to West 145th Street, roughly 2,000 of the city’s most vulnerable residents just got the scare of their lives. For 35 harrowing days, as the government shutdown dragged on, they faced the threat of being forced from their homes. It didn’t happen. But the abrupt cutoff of federal funding for supportive housing programs had placed them at huge risk. And though the government reopened last week, they’ll be endangered anew if there is another shutdown on Feb. 15 when a three-week stopgap spending bill passed on Jan. 25 runs out. At issue are three subsidized programs that came to a screeching halt when the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development suddenly lost its Congressional authorization to bankroll them. The shortfall impacted HUD’s Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance program, which contracts with private property owners who then rent to households with incomes averaging $13,500 a year or less. It also threatened two other HUD lifelines — the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program.
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EAST 116TH STREET BETWEEN PARK AND MADISON AVENUES Program type: Project Rental Assistance Contracts / Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program Month of expiration: Feb. 2019 100 percent seniors 5 percent disabled persons 98 assisted units
We are in uncharted territory here.” City Council Member Mark Levine
SOUTH SIDE OF EAST 111TH STREET BETWEEN PARK AND LEXINGTON AVENUES Program type: Project Rental Assistance Contracts / Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Month of expiration: Feb. 2019 11 percent seniors 100 percent disabled persons 20 assisted units
WEST SIDE OF MAIN STREET AT RIVER ROAD ON ROOSEVELT ISLAND Program type: Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance for Housing Month of expiration: Jan. 2019 54 percent seniors 17 percent disabled persons 222 assisted units
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86 MILLION SUBWAY RIDES OR ONE PICASSO, WITH CHANGE BACK BIG DEALS BY DAVID NOONAN
Leave it to the Manhattan real estate market to interrupt the relentless, screeching wail of news and headlines about the wall, the government shutdown, the Mueller investigation and the Oscar nominations
with something New Yorkers can really enjoy arguing about — a $238 million apartment! Hedge fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin bought the place — which hasn’t even been built yet, lol — to add to his collection of insanely expensive homes. The address is 220 Central Park South. The apartment is a 24,000-square-foot penthouse
with amazing views of millions of people who have less money than Griffin, and Central Park. If the most expensive home in America has to be somewhere, it might as well be in Manhattan. But that doesn’t mean it’s money well-spent. Here are a few things a savvy New Yorker might buy with a sweet $238 million.
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CRIME WATCH BY JERRY DANZIG WOMAN JOGGER ATTACKED
STATS FOR THE WEEK Reported crimes from the 19th precinct for the week ending Jan 27
A 24-year-old woman jogging on the promenade of Carl Shurz Park at East End Ave. and East 84th St. was attacked by two men in their 20s just before 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17. According to police, one of the pair tried to trip the jogger, then both men pushed her to the ground and began kicking and hitting her in the face. One of them said, “Give me anything you have!â€? After the jogger gave up her phone, the men told her to turn around and count to 20 while they ed in an unknown direction. The iPhone 7 and case they stole were valued at $1,040.
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RADIO RAGE Sharing an Uber car doesn’t always make for a relaxing ride. On Thursday night, Jan. 17, a 41-year-old man argued with two female passengers about turning on the radio. As they passed the corner of First Ave. and East 93rd St,, the argument escalated and the two women began to hit the man with their bags and one of them squirted him with pepper spray. The Uber driver later told police he had picked up the women at Fifth Ave. and East 25th St.. A search of the neighborhood failed to turn up the pair. The victim had injuries on his nose and a cut on his hand but refused medical attention at the scene.
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OUT OF THE BLUE It seems violence can rear its ugly head anytime, anywhere. At 10:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 18, a 29-year-old man was talking on the phone in front of his building at 323 E. 78th St. when he was struck in the head by an unknown object wielded by a man in his 30s. The victim suffered two lacerations to his head, and police continue to search for his assailant.
BUNGLING BURGLARS ARRESTED Two burglars were caught when they returned to the scene of a crime. According to police, two men in their 40s entered a doorman building on East 66th St, shortly after midnight on Thursday, Jan. 24. They knocked on an apartment door, and then attempted to gain unlawful entry. The intruders ďŹ rst tried to manipulate the door lock using a credit card. Failing at that, they began drilling the lock
with a power drill, causing damage. They failed to gain entry and left the scene, but later returned to try again and were apprehended by police officers responding to a call from the apartment’s occupant, a 33-year-old man. Snir Shahar, 42, and Arik Lev, 46, were arrested and charged with burglary. Shahar was found to be in possession of the power drill as well as a switchblade knife in his front right pocket, police said.
UNAUTHORIZED CHARGES Thieves charged up a storm after a man lost his credit card. On Sunday, Jan. 13, a 28-year-old man working at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1250 First Ave. realized that he had lost his credit card. He logged into his online banking portal and discovered approximately 14 unauthorized transactions totaling $3,661.05 at various locations in Manhattan, the Bronx and Yonkers.
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ELEVATOR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The woman, Marites Fortaliza, of Queens, told authorities she’d been trapped since Friday while the owners were away for the weekend. The 911 call came from inside the home but authorities did not say who made it. The stately 1920 townhouse with a garden was purchased for $8 million in 1999 by Warren A. Stephens and his wife, Harriet Stephens. Later Monday, the family issued a statement calling Fortaliza “a valued member of the Stephens extended family for 18 years.� They said they were “relieved and thankful that she is doing well in the hospital,� and added that “appropriate measures will be taken to ensure that something like this never happens again.�
Appropriate measures will be taken to ensure that something like this never happens again.� Statement from the Stephens family
Warren Stephens, 61, is the chairman, president and CEO of Stephens Inc., an investment bank based in Little Rock, Arkansas. He’s estimated to be worth $2.6 billion on Forbes’ list of the world’s top billionaires. The ďŹ rm, started by Stephens’ uncle, underwrote WalMart’s public offering in 1970, and backed the bonds for the Louisiana Superdome. The Stephens family occasionally kept
company with Bill and Hillary Clinton in Little Rock. The cause of the elevator mishap is under investigation. No violations were found during the last inspection in July, according to city Department of Buildings records. Authorities did not know whether the elevator had an emergency button, or whether the woman had a cellphone. Police do not suspect any foul play, but reported incidents of being stuck in an elevator for so many days are rare in New York City. In 2005, a Chinese restaurant worker was trapped in a Bronx elevator for about 80 hours. And in 1999, a man spent 40 hours in a Manhattan office building elevator before he was seen on a security camera. Associated Press writer Mike Sisak contributed to this report.
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ONWARD IN THE SPIRIT OF RUSSELL BAKER BY BETTE DEWING
The online list of Russell Baker quotes offers an elongated version of the “Progress Strikes Again” lament we loved in his New York Times column. All too applicable nowadays, they must be remembered and used. But consider how truly progressive if the “complications from a fall” cause of 93-year-old Baker’s death prompted infinitely more concern for the prevention and treatment of this all too common, painful, debilitating and costly condition. Stressing the cost to national health care would likely help the most. And how we wish Russell Baker were around to say all that, and
write a book called “Growing Old.” Every obituary naturally lauds his prize-winning book “Growing Up,” about his Depression-era childhood, and, of course, the 5,000 or so Observer columns, written with such gentle wry humor and grace. He was the only humorist writer to make the cover of Time. Incidentally, he and his wife Mimi moved back to his childhood town, Leesberg, Virginia, when New York had become “too much” for him. But ironically, progress had struck that city too, he told interviewer Adrienne La France in 2013. “So now there’s no place within walking distance to buy a bottle of milk,” he said. How we needed his sounding
off publicly about this all too commonplace urban tsunami. Oh, and of course, not forgetting his sounding off on White House disasters. About that 2013 interview, when asked about today’s humor programs Baker said they were no longer funny, since the four-letter word takeover, “A cheap laugh” he said. And so much more must be remembered about one of the last greatest generation writers, one who truly was a great thinker. Remember, for example, that Russell Baker was a great family man. “No better father,” said his son Alan. And no doubt no better grandfather, and by all accounts a devoted husband. Baker had to be devastated when
his wife Mimi departed this life in 2015 at age 88. Whether a short or long illness is not officially recorded, and her husband would likely agree that columns and books need to be written about the late stages of life — the hard realities, some undergirded and exacerbated by age discrimination and segregtion. And how I hope this beloved family man and revered writer, had the help and support, he needed in his late years, especially after his wife died. Men, unfortunately, don’t share their personal troubles nearly enough. Ah, that too must change. A related and important digression — just maybe Clyde Haberman will be the one to say that and much more if the Times reinstates his weekly column after his moving tribute to Russell Baker’s life and work in the Sunday paper. Some of you will re-
member Haberman’s weekly column was about city conditions, “the progress strikes again” warnings. These thankfully included traffic dangers, about which my applauding letter to the editor was found fit to print. How we need his column restored, to cover and oppose E-bike licensing, a possible transit fare hike and unprecedented street congestion, which brings more traffic, and more traffic tragedies. Russell Baker would surely agree that restoring the Haberman column would be truly progressive. It can be done if enough of us try. At least, try. That’s how we can honor you best, dear Russell Baker, your character and your life, as well as your inimitable and heartfelt prizewinning “Progress strikes again” crusades, which surely must be continued.
JIMMY BRESLIN AND PETE HAMILL: PRINCES OF THE CITY PUBLIC EYE BY JON FRIEDMAN
During the second half of the 20th century, no reporters dominated New York City’s lively tabloid scene quite like Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill. Often disrespectful, occasionally blasphemous and forever unapologetic, they wrote with an undeniable swagger — from their hearts, and, in the process, they captured ours. They were the princes of the city. Noo Yawkers of a certain age and sensibility will find it impossible to watch the HBO documentary “Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists,” which premiered on Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. (Eastern), without smiling. Yes, the stories that they covered — a plethora of crooked politicians, the Mafia, JFK’s assassination, and then his brother Bobby Kennedy’s, President Richard Nixon’s infamous Enemies List, Son of Sam, subway vigilante Bernhardt Goetz, the Crown Heights race tensions, the Central Park Five and 9/11, among them — were deadly serious. Breslin and Hamill treated these subjects with the gravity that they deserved.
But most of the time, these two-of-akind city-bred Irishmen — Breslin of Queens and Hamill of Brooklyn — preferred to wink and smirk at the absurdity of life in their “little town” (with apologies to Paul Simon). No wonder Breslin once ran for City Council president on a ticket with mayoral aspirant Norman Mailer, their Jewish brother in arms. They called for New York City to be the nation’s 51st state. (Of course they did.) The nearly two-hour HBO documentary is clearly a labor of love for the producers, Jonathan Alter, John Block and Steve McCarthy. They struck a respectful tone but this is not an exercise in nostalgia or hagiography. The film details the sorry episode of Breslin berating a colleague of Korean descent (he later apologized for his invective) and doesn’t shrink from discussing Hamill’s stormy tenures as the editor of both The New York Post and The New York Daily News. For sure, Hamill, 83, has led a glittering life — and not merely because he squired Jackie Onassis, Shirley MacLaine and Linda Ronstadt (take that Jerry Brown!). But Breslin appears here as the biggest star and Hamill seems like the Robin to Breslin’s Batman, the dignified Lou Gehrig to Bre-
Photo courtesy of HBO slin’s bigger-than-life Babe Ruth and the reserved Henry Hill to Breslin’s outrageous Tommy D (a Goodfellas reference seems apt since its cowriter, Nicholas Pileggi, is quoted in the documentary, along with a host of commentators, from Spike Lee to Robert De Niro). Breslin, who died of pneumonia at
the age of 88 in 2017, was the kind of quintessential New Yorker that he loved to write about: a streetwise poet, a quote machine, someone who had no time or patience for conformity, the establishment or bullies of any stripe: “I wasn’t a (high school) dropout! I went the full five years”; “I learned early that bad news was great”; “The loser was always the better story.” “Journalist,” he scoffed, was “a college word.” Breslin forever identified himself as a reporter. When a police officer, whose cause Breslin championed after she had been kicked off the force for posing nude in a magazine, profusely thanked him, he dismissed her: “Oh, shut up! God bless you.” (I once asked Breslin a ridiculous question, something like if he ever wrote for the sheer enjoyment of the practice. He shot me a withering look and muttered, “I wouldn’t write a %&#$&* postcard if I wasn’t getting paid for it.”) And yet, Breslin was so much more than an ink-stained wretch. He could easily have written a distinctly New York version of Joseph Heller’s brilliant “Catch-22” or a Breslinesque account of Tom Wolfe’s masterpiece, “The Bonfire of the Vanities.” Consider
Breslin’s books, “Can’t Anybody Here Play This Game?” (about the first season of the New York Mets, when the team lost an eye-popping 120 games) and “The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight,” a novel about the characters who made up the Mafia, and one of the funniest novels that I’ve ever read. My favorite moments of the documentary were the sessions when Breslin and Hamill, dear friends and respectful rivals, sat side by side and talked — no, they riffed. They were funny, wise and you couldn’t help but feel the poignancy. But more than all of that, they made me think of a New York City that is memorable, evocative, cherished and gone for good. It was a time when journalists could be heroes, not only talking heads on cable news shows. The best of them talked in italics. They spoke in anecdotes, not sentences. They made us angry because they put a bright light on injustice of all kinds. They made us smile at the foolishness of politicians, who were anything but public servants, or the legions of publicity hounds who’d just about get on all fours and bark like a beagle for the media’s attention. Most of all, Breslin and Hamill, true deadline artists, made us think.
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SAFETY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The three rental-assistance measures are built around federal contracts with landlords who receive payments that underwrite the actual costs of operating their properties. That cash enables heavily subsidized and affordable rents since the building costs would otherwise be passed on to tenants. In cases where the contracts had been renewed prior to the start of the shutdown on Dec. 22, payments were already obligated. But contracts expire on a rolling basis, and in other instances, where they ran out in late December or January, they couldn’t be renewed or executed. That meant landlords didn’t receive federal funds. Their contracts were under suspension. They’d been effectively stripped of money needed to maintain plumbing and heat, fix boilers, renovate premises, provide supportive services and even make mortgage payments. And without that funding stream, the rental status of what HUD calls “very low- and extremely low-income� tenants was jeopardized. Through no fault of their own, advocates and elected officials say, they faced the prospect of increased rent burdens that would be untenable for households with marginal cushions
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West Side City Council Member Mark Levine at a recent hearing of the Housing and Buildings Committee. He sounded the alarm about the frightening prospect of evictions of the poor from federally subsidized housing during the government shutdown. Photo courtesy of Mark Levine’s office. — and the specter of eviction as their subsidies evaporated. “It is absolutely terrifying to think of what it would mean for families if evictions were to take place,� said City Council Member Mark Levine, who represents a broad swath of the West Side, Morningside Heights and Hamilton Heights between 96th and 165th Streets. “There has been a disproportionately large share of subsidized federal
funding in these Section 8 buildings in Manhattan,â€? Levine added. “And it has been a critical, critical tool for preserving long-term affordable housing for tenants — a preponderance of whom are senior citizens and people with disabilities.â€? There are at least 662 housing units scattered in 11 separate locations across the borough where expired or expiring contracts placed tenants in limbo, according to research and an interactive map prepared by the Washington-based National Low-Income Housing Coalition. The impacted sites are located in East Harlem, West Harlem, the East Village, Upper West Side, Hell’s Kitchen and Roosevelt Island, the data shows. They include 209 housing units at ďŹ ve different locations in Manhattan Valley and Hamilton Heights in City Council District 7, which Levine represents; 222 apartments at a single site on Roosevelt Island in District 5, which is served by Council Member Ben Kallos; and 93 units on West 48th and 53rd Streets in District 3, which is represented by City Council Speaker Corey Johnson. Also affected are 118 units on East 111th and 116th Streets in District 8, which is served by Council Member Diana Ayala, and 20 apartments on East Second Street in District 2, which is represented by Carlina Rivera.
THE MISERY INDEX SKYROCKETS “When you mess with funding for people’s affordable housing, you risk putting them on the street and into homelessness — and that’s just wrong,� Kallos said. “I am glad the shutdown is over, for now, and hopeful that Roosevelt Islanders and Manhattanites who are part of this Section 8 HUD program will never be put through this uncertainty again,� he added. Many of the borough’s rental assistance units are visited regularly by “service coordinators� who tend to the home-bound elderly and disabled, offering supportive services like cooking, cleaning and transport that allows them to live in their homes independently. Residents and building managers in several of the properties are also provided with technical services, advice and support from HUD regional staffers, who periodically stop by. But service coordinators, as government contractors, were pummeled by the shutdown, too. Many couldn’t get their grants funded, renewed or processed. Funding is now being restored post-shutdown, but there is a bureaucratic process at play. The spigot doesn’t reopen overnight. As for the HUD employees, most of them were furloughed, sharply curtailing visits and inspections. It wasn’t immediately clear how the 11 parcels in Manhattan were spe-
ciďŹ cally affected by the service falloff. What is known, as of press time on Jan. 29, is that service delivery could wither all over again in 16 days if there is another federal closure. “We are in uncharted territory here,â€? Levine said in an interview just hours before the shutdown came to an end. “Buildings could be put in ďŹ nancial distress. Owners could stop paying for maintenance and building services — even potentially heat in the middle of winter,â€? he added. “In theory, tenants could be exposed to eviction for nonpayment, which would be the ultimate disaster and do irrevocable harm to our families.â€? The ordeal isn’t only unfair to tenants. It’s unfair to owners, too, since they’ve been deprived of the federal funding that they have legal contracts to receive, Levine said. Larry Wood, the director of organizing at the Goddard Riverside Law Project, a tenants’ rights advocate, agreed: “Landlords are usually our adversaries, but this is a huge chunk of their cash ow and they need the funds to maintain these buildings,â€? he said. “It’s upsetting, nerve-racking and anxiety-producing for tenants, and it’s unconscionable to put landlords in this kind of bind, too,â€? he added. “It’s a slow-burning fuse, and eventually, it explodes.â€? invreporter@strausnews.com
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BEAUTY, TENSION AND MAPPLETHORPE In pursuit of “perfections in form,” the New York photographer made art that challenges and awes, in equal measure BY MARY GREGORY
Loves, lusts, lives and losses inform the creative drive. Authentic artists have no choice but to depict their reality, and realities vary in time and place. Renaissance Florence produced pious perfection. Amsterdam’s Golden Age engendered an earthy elegance. In downtown Manhattan in the 1970s, the sizzle of the streets gave off a kind of gritty glory that inspired new kinds of art. Robert Mapplethorpe captured moments within that world with technical mastery and unapologetic frankness. The Guggenheim Museum’s “Implicit Tensions: Mappletho-
IF YOU GO What: Implicit Tensions: Mapplethorpe Now Where: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York When: January 25–July 10, 2019 and July 24, 2019–January 5, 2020 www.guggenheim.org rpe Now” presents some 80 works in an effort to reintroduce him to a new generation of artists and audiences. It’s the first installment of a two-part, year-long celebration of Mapplethorpe’s life and legacy, and of a 1993 gift from the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation that transformed the museum’s photography collection and aspirations. In July, the second part will feature artists influenced by Mapplethorpe alongside more of his own works. “At the time of his death from AIDS-related complications in 1989, it was already acknowl-
Robert Mapplethorpe, “Patti Smith,” 1976, Gelatin silver print, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Gift, The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission. Photo: Adel Gorgy.
edged he was one of the most pivotal photographers of his generation,” noted co-curator, Lauren Hinkson. “Mapplethorpe the cultural icon is such a powerful figure that it’s important to rediscover what Mapplethorpe the artist accomplished.” His achievements are on view in photographs and collages that range from early, experimental works to mature mastery of his medium. Born in Queens in 1946, Mapplethorpe came of age when sex, drugs and rock and roll were an anthem and a rallying cry. At age 42, he passed away. His short career was noted for originality and candor as well as the reactions, retribution and censorship triggered by his work that continued beyond his life. The photographs include portraits of celebrities, sensual nudes, crisp still-lifes, erotic explorations and floral images. Most are in black and white. All are marked by a sensitivity to poise and a reach for beauty, regardless of subject matter. Organized by Hinkson and Susan Thompson, with Levi Prombaum, curatorial assistant, the exhibition presents thoughtful groupings and arrangements creating conversations between subjects, many of them musicians, artists, and writers. Particularly touching is a dreamy portrait of Alice Neel, the artist softened and vulnerable in her old age, alongside a self-sure, potent Louise Bourgeois, about the same age, archly smiling. In
Robert Mapplethorpe, “Self Portrait,” 1988, Platinum-palladium print, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Gift, The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission. Photo: Adel Gorgy. a deft curatorial touch, a hallway arrangement starts with a shooting gun and a horned, devilish Mapplethorpe selfportrait, hinting at the more explicit images that await just beyond them. Among the highlights are Mapplethorpe’s self-portraits. Like those done by Rembrandt or Van Gogh, they’re genuine — not about gloss and surface, but about questions, declarations, self-knowing, identity, exploration, and ultimately, mortality. “Self-Portrait,” 1988, done shortly before his death, is a poignant, arresting visual and conceptual statement. Dressed all in black, Mapplethorpe sits against a dark background.
His face hovers, disembodied. It is composed, intense, gaunt but almost hinting at a smile. In the foreground, he holds, in a strong grip, a cane topped by a carved skull. Near and far, flesh and bone, acceptance and defiance all come together for a moving memento mori. How many artists have depicted themselves with such honesty and bravery? “I’m looking for perfections in form,” Mapplethorpe once said. Hinkson shared her thoughts on the push and pull between the technical beauty and controversial imagery in Mapplethorpe’s work. “When Robert was working there was always complete control of
what was taking place within the image whether it was light or shadow, what people were wearing, where they’re positioned. And that’s all in service of this search for perfection of form and seeking out a way to communicate beauty and raise whatever the image is to an art form,” she said. “I think you’re drawn in by the beauty of the images and then you’re pushed away sometimes by the content and then you get pulled back in again by that tension. That’s one of the reasons why we used tension in the title, because there’s conflict and tension between content and images and the way they are produced.”
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THEN AND NOW:
WHY SUMMER CAMP IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER A camp director on tech and social trends — and what today’s parents are looking for BY ANDY PRITIKIN
ur children are growing up so much differently than we did, with so much of their lives spent staring at and touching glowing screens. I looked for information in my encyclopedia, dictionary or local library, while kids can find a fact through their fingertips in seconds. But while we are more connected to everything and everybody through technology, we are far less connected to each other on a personal level than ever before. For thousands and thousands of years we made friends organically, until about 15 years ago, when we began meeting people through MySpace, then Facebook, Instagram, video game headsets. We used
to be able to get from one place to another without a glowing screen directing us. While we used to play outside after school, and all day on the weekends and all summer — and now most neighborhoods look like outdoor ghost towns. Where are the children? Oh, we know where most of them are — staring at their glowing screens. Don’t get me wrong, I love IMDB, YouTube, the Red Zone channel, and seeing my high school friends’ kids grow up, but there is no doubt amongst layman and experts that we as a human race are quickly losing our social relationship skills, simply because we aren’t using them much with much frequency anymore. You don’t use it, you lose it. And with our kids, if you never do it, you never learn it.
NOT THEIR FAULT, OURS I was at an NFL tailgate party recently, one of the last bastions of old-school socializing, watching a 10-year-old boy mercilessly beg his parents for his iPad, and then proceed to sit in the car for an hour playing games on it. Not his fault — his parents enabled the behavior. When 23 percent of babies have TVs in their rooms, and 25 percent of kids under age six own a smartphone-type device with internet access, how can we be surprised that this is what so many children have become. Research shows that screen time in young children is leading to increased inattention, anxiety and depression, according to the Journal of Educational Psychology. Just like too much sugar suppresses the immune system, too much screen time is suppressing our kids’ brain development.
Climbing instead of texting. Photo courtesy of American Camp Association, New York and New Jersey
Young people from 8 to 18 consume an average of over 7 hours of screen media per day, often while multitasking, a statistic that has increased 2.5 hours in the past 10 years. Their excessive screen time is now being linked to increased hyperactivity, emotional and behavior problems, and difficulty with peers and school. Sign of the times, or lazy parenting? A 2010 Kaiser Foundation study found that 8 out of 10 parents do not monitor their children’s screen time. Parents come home after long days of work and don’t want to spend the precious little time they have arguing with their kids to put away their devices. Weekends and summers, the majority of a child’s waking hours can be spent staring at glowing screens.
Collaborating in groups. Photo courtesy of American Camp Association, New York and New Jersey
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Research shows that screen time in young children is leading to increased inattention, anxiety and depression, according to the Journal of Educational Psychology. Making friends. Photo courtesy of American Camp Association, New York and New Jersey
THE HAPPIEST KIDS If technology is a drug, we the parents are the dealers. The research company dscout put a tracker on phones and found the average adult touching, swiping or clicking their phone 2,617 times per day. The top 10 percent over 5,000 times per day! We are living in a state of what researchers describe as “continuous partial attention,” as humans (no matter what they tell you) are simply unable to pay full attention to any one thing when the phone is within reach. We all need to put our phones away, and give our kids (and our life) our full attention. One last bit of research: A multi-year study of 50,000 high schoolers led by noted author/researcher Jean Twenge showed unequivocally that the happiest kids use screens less than an hour per day, and that teens who spend more time in face-to-face, in-person interaction with friends are happiest. We all want our kids to be happy, right? Well, there is actually an inverse relationship between happiness and time spent on screens for your children. We need to have the discipline and commitment to do what is best for our kids in the long run. So how and where can we distract our kids from their screens while giving them the best opportunities to grow into good people and contributing members of society? Two words: summer camp.
THE GOOD NEWS SUMMER CAMP Traditional, outdoor, hot, sweaty, buggy, muddy, summer camp. Because, simply put, camp is the antidote to the traps of modern society. Camp is like a vitamin supplement of the vital things our kids’ lives are missing: face-to-face interactions, collaborating together in groups, and navigating the ups and downs of relationships. It’s also a place where kind, caring people other than parents help teach them the skills of life like making friendships, using integrity, selfregulation and independence. At my camp it’s simple: Electronics are strictly forbidden. While at first the kids (and staff) may complain, in the end they literally thank us. They cry tears of joy as they hug their friends and counselors on their last day of camp, eager to return next summer to their magical utopia where they can be their authentic self, and not a social media avatar jonesing for their next Instagram/Snapchat dopamine hit.
In the 25 years that I’ve been running summer camps, I am absolutely seeing the pendulum swinging back to a sense of normalcy with today’s younger parents. The last generation was overwhelmed by the onset of internet technology, combined with the “everyone gets a trophy” mentality and keeping our precious offspring air-conditioned and sheltered from challenges. Fast forward to today, and young parents see the mistakes of the past and want no part of it for their children. They want their kids outdoors, tolerating frustrations, conquering challenges, meeting new people, and empathetically working with others. The new generation is also less interested in money/ materialism, and more about gaining new experiences, and being good people — two things that good camps specialize in. Every year, foreign parents sending tens of thousands of their kids overseas to hundreds of American summer camps — they understand the value of camp. Savvy city people get it, bussing their kids to suburban day camps and sleepaway camps in droves like never before. Yet McMansion suburbanite parents who never went to camp themselves are slow to take the leap. Look at the stats, look at your kids! Summer camp is more important than ever before, filling the societal gap left by schools focused on testing, busy parents and glowing screens.
• Andy Pritikin is the Owner/Director of Liberty Lake Day Camp in Mansfield Township, NJ, and past President of the American Camp Association, NY/NJ www.LibertyLakeDayCamp.com
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THE MAKING OF A LIFELONG CAMPER How one man’s childhood summer experiences — and a counselor named “Big Ben” — helped him overcome adversity and set him on his life’s path BY STEPHEN “SNACKS” SMIGIELSKI
I started going to camp when I was six, or more accurately, I was sent to camp at six years old. I was dropped off on the shores of Lake George for two weeks without any prep, and let’s just say it was not the most enjoyable transition. What I didn’t know as a small child was that my mom sent me to camp to keep me out of the house during a divorce proceeding at home. Camp was meant to protect me. I promptly sent letters home to complain about everything from mean campers to lazy counselors. I now know I was just angry about a situation out of my control, and many campers find themselves in a similar situation each summer. Children can feel lost as they process a departure from normalcy, being outside of their comfort zone or coming to terms with a change in their childhood support network. At this tentative time, children can choose one of many paths to cope. This tumultuous time could have consumed me with misplaced anger or feelings of inadequacy. I remember feeling guilty, that our change in family dynamic was somehow my fault. In this maelstrom of emotions one thing remained a constant: camp. Every summer for two weeks I got to reunite with the same friends, none of whom knew the struggles I faced at home — and really none of us cared. For two glorious weeks, we were all focused on the freedom of camp: the ability to go on an adventure and be among peers who withheld all judgment. At the helm of these fond escapades was a legendary class of individuals who in our minds had no equal: our counselors. The first counselor to make an impact on me was named Ben. We call him “Big Ben,” because he was tall and British. Most importantly, though, he saw me. He saw an angry child who was frustrated in unfamiliar surroundings and needed a guide. Ben, and many other fantastic counselors, accepted their roles as beacons. Under their tutelage, I was able to rebuild my confidence in myself, learn how to make the most out of my surroundings, connect with my peers and most importantly, I was reminded that I was deserving of love. At 16, I volunteered to be a counselor-in-training. Prior to this, I had only held one other job as a backroom store clerk — grunt work. Alongside a group of 20 other like-minded teenagers, I was given the opportunity to help foster the same spirit of enthusiasm and the ability to overcome adversity that my counselors
had encouraged in me. During that time I developed the patience to listen and cultivate powerful friendships with coworkers and campers alike. I felt the rush of making a difference. It instilled in me the desire to lead, not in a selfish way, but in wanting to make a difference. For the next three summers I was a camp counselor, followed by program director, assistant director for a day camp, and then an outdoor education instructor. In each of these roles, I learned to process failures and turn them into strengths. I learned how to become approachable and respected as a supervisor. I learned that the professional world of camp had so much more to offer than I had ever imagined. I found my calling. Camp’s impact on me in the real world was farreaching. I watched as many of my peers visibly struggled into adulthood with all the responsibilities that came with it. They were unable to cope without their parental support network. Camp allowed me to conduct myself in a way that belied my youth and made me seem more experienced and capable than my peers. It helped me crush interviews and presentations, conduct myself with pride, and most importantly, develop passions and meaningful relationships. Camp remained where I thrived. I was drawn to the controlled chaos, the long hours, and the difficult yet rewarding situations. After receiving my degree, I dedicated myself to camps across the country. Building bridges between East and West Coast camping sensibilities to provide the highest quality of experience to the youth of the world, I am living my passion. My personal mission is to show our campers that as long as you strive to be the best version of yourself you will find happiness in this world. I have been working in camps for over a decade, and I have no intention of slowing down anytime soon. My life’s path was set by an 18-year-old kid from London who gave a damn and made a difference. Thank you Big Ben.
Camp allowed me to conduct myself in a way that belied my youth and made me seem more experienced and capable than my peers. It helped me crush interviews and presentations, conduct myself with pride, and most importantly, develop passions and meaningful relationships.
Situated on 50 acres of beautiful Rockland County campgrounds and just 20 minutes from the George Washington Bridge, our traditional day camp has more than 60 years’ experience in creating lasting memories. We have flexible schedules and dozens of activities for “active” and “creative” children. We provide round-trip transportation in air-conditioned, lavatoryequipped luxury coach buses—with pickups throughout Manhattan, as well as parts of Brooklyn and Riverdale. Intensives and NYCbased programming are also available. Let us help plan your family’s summer! Ages 5-13.
Stephen “Snacks” Smigielski began his lifelong camp experience at Camp Chingachgook in Lake George, New York, at the age of six. He spent more than ten years as a camper before starting a camp career in 2006. In 2014, he joined Pali Institute’s Outdoor Education program as an instructor, moving to Pali Adventures summer camp in 2015 as head counselor. Snacks is now year-round leadership staff and senior camp director for Pali Adventures in Running Springs, California. Originally published in Camping Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the American Camp Association. ©2018, American Camping Association, Inc.
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Summer Camp is often the first thing that comes to mind when people think about the YMCA. And for good reason: The YMCA of Greater New York is one of the largest providers of camp programs in the city, with 70 Day Camp sites across the 5 boroughs, a Sleepaway Camp upstate, and well over a century of experience giving kids the best summer ever! Y campers stretch themselves physically and creatively. Our campers play games, have adventures, participate in science experiments, solve puzzles, craft art, and perform music shows. Parents say their kids come home tired, smiling, and frequently humming a new camp cheer. Spend a few weeks or the entire summer with us! Take advantage of our 10% Early Bird Discount by registering and paying in full by April 27th. Visit our website at www.ymcanyc.org/camp to learn more about our fantastic summer programs!
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THE BEST FIRST JOB
Spending the summer as a camp counselor can help young people develop important workplace skills BY JESS MICHAELS
Counselors learn how to live with other people and are exposed to new ideas. They learn that they may not like everyone, but they practice how to get along with everyone.” Alicia Skovera, director of camping and year-round programs for the Fresh Air Fund
In-person interactions. Photo courtesy of American Camp Association, New York and New Jersey here is no other experience that can better prepare a young person with the skills and experiences they will need at a 21st century job than working as a counselor at camp. Sam Borek, owner and director of Woodmont Day Camp in New City, NY feels the value of the working at camp for a teen or young adult truly can’t be measured. “For many, it’s their first interview, first job and the first time they are taking responsibility for themselves. Camp is the ideal place to allow young adults to learn and grown in a safe and nurturing environment.” According to research by the Partnership for 21st Century Learning, an organization comprised of leaders in the business community, education field and policymakers including Apple, Microsoft, Cisco Systems and the U.S Department of Education, soft skills are what 21st century employers are looking for in future employees. LinkedIn recently conducted research to determine which skills hiring companies need the most in 2019. Their research shows that all are skills young people gain while working as a camp counselor: time management, adaptability, collaboration, persuasion and creativity. “From following a set schedule to having to adapt activities at the last minute to making sure campers are following directions, counselors are gaining soft skills daily working at camp,” says Borek. There is no substitute for in-person interactions, and at camp, campers and staff are constantly communicating.
“In today’s technological world, we are moving further away from face-to-face communication. In the camp environment, counselors don’t spend their days “liking” a photo on their phone. Instead, they are having conversations over meals and on the fields about what they liked and didn’t like,” says Alicia Skovera, director of camping and year-round programs for the Fresh Air Fund, an organization that provides free summer camp experiences for NYC children at five overnight camps in Fishkill, NY. “Staff are also practicing communication by setting up expectations for children, explaining how an activity is done and by helping young people communicate their own needs.” Working at camp exposes young people to others from different towns, states and countries. Learning to live and/or work with others from different backgrounds helps prepare young people for college and the workplace — and become part of a caring community. “You may not be able to travel the world but camp brings the world to you,” says Skovera. “Counselors learn how to live with other people and are exposed to new ideas. They learn that they may not like everyone, but they practice how to get along with everyone.” Borek says, “While young people and parents tend to think that working at camp is ‘not a real job,’ I’d argue that it is the most ‘real’ job that you can find. Staff learn how to balance their needs with those of others, how to work together to solve a problem and how to connect with others on a face-to-face basis rather than a digital one.”
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6 TIPS FOR OVERNIGHT CAMP COUNSELORS From flexibility to fun, how to get the most out of the job BY MOLLY SPRAYREGEN
eing an overnight camp counselor is a demanding job, but it is also one of the most fun and rewarding. “If you are a counselor, be thankful that you got that job,” says Alex Heldman, who spent four summers as a counselor at Wisconsin’s North Star Camp for Boys. “It’s truly a once in a lifetime opportunity.” Camp is its own unique universe, and while each is distinctive, many share similar values. Understanding them is key to success. Here are six tips for first-time overnight camp counselors:
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BE FLEXIBLE “Adaptability is probably one of the most important skills you learn at camp,” says Jill Tipograph, founder of the summer consultancy firm Everything Summer, which is based in New York City and offers personalized summer planning help for young people. At camp, plans can change instantaneously. “If you had plan A, and plan A isn’t going to work because it’s raining, you have to immediately think of plan B,” says Jessica Blumenfeld, who spent 13 summers working at Camp Thunderbird for Girls in Minnesota. At Thunderbird, flexibility is so paramount they even have a word for it: thunderflexing.
INVEST IN RELATIONSHIPS WITH CAMPERS “Every single child is different and you have to treat them as such,” says Heldman. Taking time to get to know each individual camper can go a long way. Haley Umans, who spent five summers as a counselor at Lake of the Woods Camp for Girls, in Michigan, recommends going out of the way to build rapport with each camper in your cabin. The first few nights, for example, visit each camper at their bunk to check in. She also says good counselors add fun and energy to simple things. Even the walk to the dining hall can be transformed into a silly dance or game. Julian Michaels, a counselor for three summers at New Jersey’s Cedar Lake Camp, advocates focusing on campers who seem to be having less fun. “The easiest thing to do is focus your energy on the kids that are having the best time,” he says. “They’re the most fun. They want to interact with you, you want to interact with them.” It is those who are not in your face, however, who often need the most attention.
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EXPECT TO WEAR MANY HATS “Expect to do anything that needs to be done, that’s reasonable, besides what you were told you’d be doing,” says Tipograph. Being a counselor means being a team player. It’s more than likely you’ll be completing tasks beyond what you were hired for.
Camp is a 24/7 gig. Use your time off wisely. “Make sure on your days off that you really do relax. Get out of the camp environment,” says Tipograph, who encourages counselors to spend time off doing calming activities, like lying on the beach, rather than more energyconsuming pursuits. Counselors live in a highly communal space, always surrounded by others. Even when it’s not your time off, find time for yourself. “Self-care is the most important part of being able to be a good camp counselor,” says Shari Sigoloff, owner/director of Camp Thunderbird. Counselors, she says, must find time to read, exercise, draw, paint or do whatever typically helps them unwind. Getting enough sleep is also crucial.
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Working at a summer camp means giving up a lot of privacy. For many, it’s a great environment, one in which it’s easy to form strong bonds quickly. Still, you need to be mentally prepared for this lifestyle. “Being a camp counselor is a little bit like speed dating, getting married and having a family, all in a matter of a couple of weeks,” says Sigoloff. Strong communication skills are vital. Michaels suggests expressing your needs to your co-counselors early on — and listening to theirs — so you can best support one another.
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EMBRACE THE SILLINESS The more you allow yourself to be a little (or a lot) silly, the better role model you’ll be — and the more fun you’ll have. “If you’re going to camp, embrace it,” says Michaels. Get super-excited about color wars and spirit days and anything else. Michaels says one of the most valuable skills camp gave him is “being able to be spirited for no reason other than being spirited.” Camp is about showing kids how great it feels to be yourself without fear of judgment. Says Blumenfeld, “You want to wear stripes with plaid and polka dots? You can!” Sigoloff says that one of the best parts of working at camp is “really relishing all of the child antics that play out at camp. Where else can you go and jump in mud puddles and wear costumes and sit under the stars and roast s’mores for your job?”
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THE GREAT EDUCATION DEBATE:
camp has a place in childhood development If we insist on sending children to year-round school, they will have no childhood left BY PEG L. SMITH
ducation reform is big news right now. The push for a nationwide move to year-round school is gaining steam, and the rhetoric is increasing. The issue at the forefront of this debate is summer learning loss. Yes, gone is the sunny disposition with regard to â&#x20AC;&#x153;the lazy days of summer.â&#x20AC;? And, in truth, there may be reason to be concerned. According to the Center for Summer Learning, all young people experience learning loss when they do not engage in educational activities during the summer months. But, is conďŹ ning our children to classrooms year round destined to become So, how do we solve the problem part of the official deďŹ nition education? And, is that of summer learning loss without of really the best course of jeopardizing the well-being and action? Or will that â&#x20AC;&#x153;inside future success of our children the box (or classroom)â&#x20AC;? thinking cause more and our country? detriment to childhood development than good? Is the question one of education, or should we not reframe the issue around how children learn? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just possible that our children are beginning to lag behind other nations in academic achievement because we are focusing on the wrong things. Teaching children to pass standardized tests doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily teach them to think for
themselves. Education is about more than teaching answers; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about equipping our kids with the ability to develop the art of seeing the possibilities. Perhaps the answer lies beyond the classroom in much more natural, developmental settings that promote experiential learning, improve social skills and physical ďŹ tness, teach kids to take calculated risks in a safe environment and expand the creative mind. With the current trend in our education system, we are leaving little room for innovation. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more, institutionalizing children endangers the ages and stages of childhood development and threatens the maturation process that produces healthy, productive adults. So, how do we solve the problem of summer learning loss without jeopardizing the well-being and future success of our children and our country? Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we indeed want child-centric systems that understand growth and development in order to raise healthy, productive contributing adults? We need to develop â&#x20AC;&#x153;learning environments.â&#x20AC;? Childhood is not passive; it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t meant to happen inside a box, and children are natural learners if appropriate environments are provided. Summer camp certainly ďŹ ts into that equation. In fact, camp is a solution to many of the gaps in our current education system. It teaches values such as self-esteem, teamwork, and caring, areas where traditional schools sometimes cause more detriment than good. And it allows everyone, not just the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? student and the athlete, to thrive and enjoy the process of learning. Dr. Stephen Fine,
Dear Parents and Guardians, The Vanderbilt YMCA welcomes all of our returning and new campers to our 2019 Summer Camp Programs. We are excited to embark on another summer of a fun, safe, and enriching experience for kids ages 2 to 14 years. From sports and swimming to arts and culture, Vanderbilt Y camps span a broad range of interests, while focusing on developing young minds and bodies. Last year, the Y proudly served more than 13,000 campers in New York City, where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been helping parents and their children have the best summer ever since 1885. We are proud that in Midtown East, the Vanderbilt YMCA is able to engage your child in a summer of new friendships, skills and exploration. Thank you for choosing our Y summer camp. We look forward to getting to know your camper! Sincerely, Teil Samuels Summer Camp Director Vanderbilt YMCA 224 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017 t UTBNVFMT!ZNDBOZD PSH
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Campus Kids is the WEEKDAY SLEEP-AWAY CAMP - Monday through Friday at camp and home with the family on weekends. Transportation included from Manhattan and NY-NJ metro area. Each camper chooses their activities every day: squash, tennis, archery, golf, skateboarding, gymnastics, ceramics, ultimate Frisbee, theatre, drums, guitar, singing, crafts, painting, photography, rocketry, yoga, fitness, swimming, softball, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball, lots more. Fun, active staff that puts safety first. Campus Kids is on the beautiful rural campus of Blair Academy (1-hour west of GWB), providing outstanding facilities and comfortable dorms. Weekend travel program also available for campers 12 and older. Private tours given year-round at camp, by appointment on weekends. ACA- Accredited since 1991. Write to CampOffice@campuskids.com or call 973-845-9260. Online tour and video available at campuskids.com
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academic and camp owner, whose 2005 Ph.D. thesis examined residential summer camp as a unique learning experience, said, “Kids who find it difficult to learn in another setting will often succeed at camp.” Relegating our children to year-round school would be tantamount to a jail sentence. Who says learning shouldn’t be fun? As adults, we often equate play with being frivolous and without value, but fun is no four-letter word. It is learning in action. The American Academy of Pediatrics said, “Play is essential to development as it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and youth.” Play, being absolutely critical to optimal childhood development, has even been recognized by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights as a right of every child. If we insist on “warehousing” our children in year-round school and taking away more of this developmentally appropriate time, they will literally have no childhood left, because their play time, their creative time, has been steadily eroding since the ‘80s, and in the home stretch of the first decade of the 21st century, many seem singularly focused on claiming the rest in the name of standardized test preparation. It was innovative thinkers who made this country great. Where would we be without the creative minds of individuals like former President Bill Clinton, 60 Minutes journalist/host Mike Wallace, and composer Stephen Sondheim, all of whom went to camp? And what would you wager that none of them ever said, “It was the act of answering multiple choice test questions that got me where I am today?” There are thousands of summer camps across this country, and each one of them is a piece of the solution to summer learning loss. Kids learn at camp. They learn life skills that will last long after the lessons learned in traditional schools have faded into a hodge-podge of disjointed dates and sketchy equations.
At Atlantic Acting School, young actors ages 4 - 18 spend their summer days forming a theater ensemble, rehearsing a performance, exploring techniques, and developing the courage to act for an audience. All classes culminate in a final performance at the end of the week for family and friends. In addition to creating characters and scripts, actors have opportunities to produce their own work. Each summer program has a focus that varies between improvisation to film, but are all rooted in the Atlantic Technique. All classes take place at 76 Ninth Avenue, Suite 537.
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Camp Ramaquois is not like every other camp. Our day camp for boys and girls ages 3 to 15 in Pomona, NY (only 30 minutes from the George Washington Bridge and 15 minutes from the Mario Cuomo Bridge) provides a truly authentic camp experience. Our magnificent 44 acres, 5-acre lake, 9 heated swimming pools, and exceptional facilities and programs allow us to provide children with a dynamic and memorable summer filled with love, warmth, and being part of a special community. Our campers are encouraged to take healthy risks, learn new skills, develop relationships with their peers and counselors, develop independence and assume responsibility.
The Cathedral School’s Summer STEAM Camp Located on the Upper West Side, The Cathedral School’s summer STEAM Camp combines immersion in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math with classic summer camp activities for 5-12 year olds. Our STEAM Camp encourages collaborative problem-solving, critical thinking, risk-taking and perseverance through project-based learning. From field trips to summertime carnivals, our campers’ days are filled with fun. For each two-week session, STEAM Camp focuses on a specific theme. Campers spend the morning participating in age-appropriate projects geared towards instilling a passion for exploration and creative thinking. Each classroom is staffed with a senior classroom teacher and Cathedral alumni counselors. Every afternoon campers will enjoy activities led by The Cathedral School’s Athletic Director and PE teachers on our 13-acre campus or in the surrounding parks and playgrounds. Sign up for one — or all three — of our camp sessions. Session I: (June 24 - July 5) Week 1: Living Green with STEAM: urban sustainability through science Week 2: The Power of H20: water, water everywhere Session II: (July 8 - July 19) Week 3: Circuit Circus: computer coding, circuitry, and the power of computers Week 4: Beyond R2D2: our very popular robotics week Session III: (July 22 - August 2) Week 5: Block-by-Block: building, testing, and creating as engineers Week 6: STEAM Design: digital design and music production Sign up today at cathedralnyc.org. For more information, contact Camp Director Emmanuel Saldana at steamcamp@cathedralnyc.org
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A TIME TO UNPLUG Summer camp allows kids to take a much-needed break from technology BY JESS MICHAELS
ummer camp has always been a place for children to participate in a myriad of activities, to be out in nature and to form strong friendships, but with the increase in media use among children, it’s apparent that camp is needed now more than ever before. The majority of summer camps don’t allow campers to bring personal media including smart phones, tablets, laptops and TV, making camp one of the last unplugged environments for children and a place for them to take a much-needed break from technology. According to a Kaiser Family Foundation study, today’s children spend over 7.5 hours a day engaged in media, and that number increases to 10.75 hours a day when children multitask. Children are spending their time tethered to their screens, often indoors instead of outside. Camp allows children to get back to nature, be more active and enjoy their summer outdoors, technology free, instead of on the couch engaged in media. Excessive technology use has also had an effect on the way children communicate. Young people no longer speak to each other — they text or Snapchat. At camp, children can only communicate face-to-face. Without the use of screens, campers talk in their bunk, at meals, on the sports field and across the table at arts and crafts. Today’s children need the camp environment to improve their communication skills, attributes that 21st century employers say they
look for in future employees. Putting technology to the side also allows for campers to form true friendships. Research by the American Camp Association reports that 96 percent of campers say that camp helped them make new friends and 93 percent of children say camp helped them get to know kids who were different than themselves. Technology doesn’t act as a distraction to campers, so friendships happen easily while eating together, living together at overnight camp and having fun at their activities together. Friends aren’t counted by the number of comments and likes a photo gets but by getting to know each other through conversations and shared experiences. Taking a break from technology encourages creativity, which LinkedIn just named as a top soft skill that 2019 employers are looking for. While school is great for reading, writing and arithmetic, not enough time is spent being creative. Creativity is celebrated and encouraged each day of camp, from constructing a bench at wood shop to writing a new song for your age group. Without the use of smartphones or computers, children sit down and send handwritten letters at overnight camp, an almost forgotten art. In 2016, the New York Times published an article, “Why Handwriting Is Still Essential in the Keyboard Age,” with evidence that handwriting engages the mind and helps children pay attention to written language. Writing letters from camp lets children think about what they want to say, instead of just sending quick messages over so-
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time away from it is also imperative for developing important skills needed to become successful 21st century adults.
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HOW TO GET YOUR CHILD READY FOR THE CAMP SWIM CHECK Amid tears and fears, many kids find their motivation to learn to swim BY ROSE SHILLING
amp swim tests go something like this: Kids jump in the water and swim a set distance. No dog-paddling allowed. They typically must also tread water and float on their backs, while camp staff and possibly other campers look on. And all this usually on the first day or two of camp. It can be stressful. Kids who aren’t strong swimmers sometimes feel nervous and might not swim their best, says Tom Wraight, waterfront director at Camp Belknap in Mirror Lake, New Hampshire. Pool swimmers can be thrown by a lake’s choppy, chilly water, cloudy bottom or lurking critters. “Swimming in a lake is potentially just mentally scarier,” he says. Wraight usually hears from a parent or two
who received a disappointed letter home about swim-test results. Kids who are restricted to shallow water or are deemed nonswimmers can feel embarrassed, though Wraight says they typically recover quickly. “There’s always a few tears, which is always unfortunate,” he says. “We remind them that everyone was there at some point.” He and other experts say there are steps parents can take to prepare children and to relieve swim-test anxiety. For one thing, remember that swimming is only one part of camp. “I would tell parents who are maybe dreading the fact that their kid might not pass the swim test. It’s not the end of the world because there are just so many other activities,” says parent Laura Gogia. Last summer, her daughter Lindsay, 10, placed in the lowest swim group at a camp near their home
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in Richmond, Virginia. So Lindsay opted for other activities, such as joining kids making friendship bracelets by the lake. Eventually, she got bored as one of the oldest kids in the shallow area and longed to use a zip line over deep water, and that motivated her to give swimming lessons another try over the winter. She clicked with a young, gentle-mannered instructor who tailored one-on-one lessons to the swim test. Camps administer swim checks for safety, to prevent water injuries and deaths, says Lindsay Mondick, the Minneapolis-based senior manager of aquatics for the national Y. The Y updated its swimming lesson curriculum in 2016 to increase the emphasis on drowning prevention. One skill, called “swim, float, swim,” has a goal similar to that of many camp swim tests: that children orient their bodies toward safety and swim for it, taking breaks
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to avoid tiring out and then starting up again. “If a child feels they have more control of their body, they will be more willing and achieve strokes faster,” Mondick says. The Boy Scouts have a standard swim test, and the Y
offers its locations a sample test. But overall, requirements vary somewhat among camps. Generally, swimming without stopping for a predetermined length — 50 yards or more is common for deep-water competency — shows endurance to
reach safety. Test givers don’t expect competitionlevel strokes, but kids should stay at the top of the water, lift their faces out to breath, kick steadily and keep moving forward.
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Here are some other pointers from experts for parents preparing children for a camp swim check:
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If you can, enroll your kid in swimming lessons —
private or group — in the winter or spring, and let the instructor know about swim test goals.
Consider refresher lessons Tell your child in detail what to expect.
Kids who aren’t prepared have a harder time.
for kids who swim consistently only in summer.
Check around for reduced-rate or free instruction or pool membership, Ask your child to set a goal,
adjust your expectations accordingly and try to provide practice time.
which the Y offers. Or take your children swimming for fun and ask a lifeguard for skills to practice on your own.
Find out the policy for retaking the test or advancing through lessons.
Don’t rule out camp just because your child hasn’t taken swim lessons or won’t pass the test.
Wraight says Camp Belknap encourages kids to take lessons during camp to try to progress through swim levels.
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CAMP SQUARED? How to decide if summer camp should be a sibling experience amp can be a beneďŹ cial, fun, life-changing experience for every child, but if you have two or more children in your household the biggest decision looking ahead to this summer may be â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do I send one or all of them to camp?â&#x20AC;? Even if your children get along famously and enjoy many of the same activities, before you decide to send anyone to a residential camp for a summer adventure theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never forget, you should ask yourself the following questions about each of your children individually:
How old is your child? Keep in mind that kids under age seven may not readily adjust to being away from home. Does your child show an interest in attending camp? Has your child had positive overnight experiences at friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; or relativesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; homes, or are sleepovers a source of anxiety? What activities does your child expect to do at camp, and are those expectations positive and realistic?
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If, after careful thought and talking to your children as a family, you decide all the siblings in the house are ready and equipped for camp, the next consideration may be â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do I send them to the same camp, or do I separate them?â&#x20AC;? There are pros and cons to both choices. Siblings who are close in age and interests and consistently get along with each other may ďŹ nd camp even more enjoyable if given the opportunity to experience it together. And when the camp experience is over, the siblings can reminisce and engage jointly in any new hobbies they picked up over the summer. Keep in mind, however, that camp also helps attendees develop better social skills and encourages independence and healthy risk-taking. If your children are too focused on each other, they could miss the opportunity to make new friends and spread their wings. If you think your childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s photos ought to appear by the term â&#x20AC;&#x153;sibling rivalryâ&#x20AC;? in the latest child psychology text book and they ďŹ ght like cats and dogs, consider sending them to different camps. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want unhealthy competition to color what ought to be a fun-ďŹ lled experience. You may also choose a compromise. You can always send your children to the same camp so they know someone is there if needed, but request that they be placed in separate cabins and activity groups. That way, they can compare notes when they are back home, but each will have had their own unique and rewarding experience. What do you do if the younger sibling in the house just isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ready to attend camp yet, but your older son or daughter is raring to go and you choose to let them?
The surreal surroundings of the Adirondack mountains serve as the backdrop for our amazing summer camp experience dating back to 1905. Rich in tradition a summer at Pok-O allows for campers to explore all that our location has to offer, while participating in new experiences, learning new skills and making new friends. Our philosophy is to help each camper develop an awareness of and appreciation for the natural environment. These opportunities are presented in a safe and supportive environment that fosters self-conďŹ dence, leadership and sportsmanship. With over 35 activities including: Wilderness trips, horseback riding, rock climbing, mountain biking, sailing, and theater, we are able to create a place for campers to grow and experience more than they ever could at home. Being technology free enables our campers to live in the moment and appreciate all elements of camp life, from the chorus of screen doors slamming in our rustic cabins, to gathering around our cobblestone ďŹ replace of the dining hall. Come explore our wonderful camping experience and learn what it means to have the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pok-Oâ&#x20AC;? spirit. For more information email Kat at pokomac@gmail.com or call 518-963-7656. We look forward to meeting you!
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Bob Ditter, family therapist and one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading experts on camp, cautions it is likely that the child left at home will experience separation anxiety and truly miss his or her older sibling. He suggests a few courses of action to relieve the longing:
Before the eldest child leaves for camp take a picture of your children together that the younger sibling can keep in their room or carry around in their pocket until big sis or bro returns. Encourage your son or daughter who is going to camp to take the time while there to write a letter home to their younger sibling. Getting personalized mail will single out the younger sibling in a positive way and reinforce the bond between siblings.
Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry about planning special activities with your stayat-home child. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All children are more caught up in the moment than adults, but younger kids especially so,â&#x20AC;? Ditter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once their brother or sister is at camp, they can easily get back to their regular routine at home.â&#x20AC;? Remind your younger child that camp is still in their future when they are a little older.
One more plus to siblings attending camp together: Camps often will offer discounts for two or more siblings. Whether you decide to send one at a time or they all go together, keep your childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interests in mind when researching potential camps.
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A SUMMER OF MUSIC Camps can train and inspire young musicians BY KATHERINE ROTH
usy schedules during the school year often limit time spent on music education, but summer music camps can offer a rare chance for kids to try a new instrument or deepen their knowledge of one they’re already studying. Camps range widely depending on a child’s age and level of expertise and commitment, as well as by musical genre. For beginners and younger children, half-day to full-day camps lasting a week or two are often best, program organizers say.
For older kids, particularly those with a higher level of experience, sleepaway music camps — many of which require an audition tape — can be transformational. The value of these camps, music educators say, is as much about the chance for students to bond with other kids passionate about music as it is about the intensive teaching and performance opportunities. “Our major summer program is quite intensive and is really a sampling of all that our undergraduate program has to offer. It’s five weeks long and is not at all a ‘dip your toe in the water’ sort of a summer camp,” explains Oisin McAuley, director of summer programs at Berklee
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College of Music in Boston. The camp attracts more than 1,000 15- to 18-yearolds each summer, he says. “These are kids who are extremely serious about music and are already preparing for careers in music,” he says. “At $9,000 [for tuition and housing], it’s a very expensive program, but the level of confidence they gain is extraordinary. They quickly find they are among their own tribe, and they leave here knowing that they have performed with some of the best musicians in the world and can hold their own at that level.” While Berklee does not require an audition tape, many advanced summer music camps do. For priority selection, audition tapes are generally expected by February or early March deadlines, “although if we receive an application from a great double bass player after that and we have room, we won’t turn them away,” says Janet Morris of Interlochen summer camps in Michigan. Interlochen Center for the Arts offers camps for kids who have completed third grade through 12th grade, and all the camps are sleepaway. Campers stay in cabins on two large lakes. That rustic atmosphere is as much an attraction as the music training, Morris says. Interlochen camp “majors” include music, creative writing, theatre, dance, motion picture arts and visual arts. For younger kids and those who aren’t as advanced or committed, shorter music day camps “can be a great chance to learn and to improve,” says McAuley, “and also to get a better feel for how in-
terested you are about an instrument.” “But if you’re trying a music camp for the first time and have any hesitation whatsoever, a shorter, less intensive music summer camp may be a better choice,” he says. While Berklee’s focus is on contemporary music genres, other music summer camps specialize in classical, jazz, rock or folk, and many offer a range of arts classes in addition to music. “We offer four summer camps for kids of different ages. Three are multidisciplinary arts camps, and there’s also Fiddle Camp, for 7- through 12-year-olds with experience on the fiddle,” says Alicia Manson of Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. All are day camps, and most are divided into two-week sessions, she says. “Every year around this time, parents ask about which music camp is a better fit for their kids. It’s a good thing to consider, and an important conversation to have, because fiddle camps, for example, are pretty intensive, and even if your child has the necessary prerequisites under their belt, they may not be ready or happy about that level of intensity,” she said.
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HOW TO FIND A CAMP The best ways to start your camp search — and important factors for parents to consider BY JESS MICHAELS
Starting to think about camp for your child this summer but don’t know where to start your search? Here are a few tips from the American Camp Association, New York and New Jersey for starting your camp search:
Rookie Days:
Talk to friends: Speaking with friends and neighbors is a good starting point when looking for camps. However, you want to make sure to do your own research and don’t just make a decision about a camp because your friend likes it for her child. Each child and family is different so the right camp for one family might not be the right fit for yours.
LOCATION 224 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017
CAMP LEADERSHIP Teil Samuels, Youth and Sports Director (212) 912-2520, tsamuels@ymcanyc.org Joan Kuo, Early Childhood Director (212) 912-2517, jkuo@ymcanyc.org
Call the American Camp Association: Not sure where to begin your search? Parents in the New York area can contact Renee Flax at the American Camp Association, NY & NJ at 212-391-5208/renee@acanynj.org for free, one-on-one advice in finding a camp. Renee will work with you to come up with a short list of camps to look at based on the conversations she has with you about your child’s interests and what type of camp you are looking for. Families can also visit www.acanynj.org to search accredited day or overnight camps.
There are many overnight camps that offer Rookie Days, weekends or weeks which are introductions to overnight camp the summer before your child would attend. The days are designed to give future campers a chance to experience the camp before actually attending.
Camp open houses/ festivals: Many camps host spring and fall festivals which are nice opportunities to visit the camp, meet the leadership team and participate in an activity.
DATES & HOURS July 1–August 23, 2019 (Closed July 4)
CAMPS AVAILABLE FOR AGES 2-14 Early Childhood Camp, Kinder Camp, Day Camp, Teen Camp, Swim Camp, Multi Sports Camp, Science Camp, Dance Camp, and Basketball Camp.
Camp Fairs: Free events that dozens of day and overnight camps attend, allowing parents to come and have one-on-one conversations with many camp directors all in a short period of time. Check out the New York Family/American Camp Association, NY & NJ camp fairs throughout NYC from January to April.www.newyorkfamily. com/camp-fairs.
Home Visits: Camp directors are happy to come to your home to meet your family and talk about their camp program. Home visits are great for getting to know the camp director and allow for a relaxed talk in the comfort of your home.
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Whether you meet a camp director at a camp fair or find out about a camp through a friend, it’s important to do your research and consider the following: Philosophy - Each camp has its own mission and philosophy. Make sure the camp you are choosing has a philosophy that reinforces your own family’s values. Director – Get to know the camp director before you register. This is one of the best ways to get a feel for how the camp is run. Program – Parents should inquire about the camp program and activities the camp offers. Think about what your “must have” activities are for your child and make sure the camp offers them. Consider your child – While you may be excited about certain aspects of different camp programs, make sure to step back and
consider who your child is and if the program is the right fit for your child. Safety – Above all, you want to make sure the camp you are choosing runs a safe program. Make sure the camp is inspected by the DOH at a minimum and ask if the camp is accredited by the American Camp Association. The ACA standards focus on health, safety, and risk management. Accreditation is a parent’s best evidence of a camp’s commitment to safety. References – Ask the camp for references of parents with children of similar age. It’s always good to speak with other parents about their child’s experience at the camp.
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Is an ACA award winning day camp celebrating serving campers ages 4-15 for 40 years! Located on over 1000 acres on a protected nature site right on majestic Lake Tiorati in Rockland County. We’ve created every camper’s paradise for our children of every interest to learn skills, be safe, and have fun! With over 100 activities including Swimming, Archery, Dance, Arts & Crafts, Kickball, Skateboarding, Ceramics, Soccer, Music, Basketball, Climbing Wall, Woodworking, Softball, Batting Cages, Tennis, plus a fully certified Nature and Hiking program. Our campers play and make friends in our incredible forest setting featuring swimming twice every day in both our lakefront swimming dock and waterpark or in our massive in-ground heated pool, plus over 25 indoor cabins, and a boating center with over 50 boats! Certified teachers lead every group and we include door-to-door A/C transportation almost anywhere in Rockland, Bergen, Westchester, Orange, and Manhattan. Only 30 minutes from the GWB on the Palisades Parkway.
EXPLO programs are uniquely designed to prepare you for middle school, high school, university, and beyond. With more than 90 courses (ranging from behavioral psychology and medical careers to video production and economics), EXPLO is the place where you can pursue an already deep-seated passion or a interest you’ve never tried before with an international community of students from over 70 different countries. Weekend trips to indoor skydiving, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, and major league baseball games. EXPLO also offers more choice than any other summer program. You’ll meet industry leaders and thought leaders to learn about their paths to success in your future careers and interests. Learn more at explore.explo.org/fun or give us a call at 781.762.7400. A summer of meaning and purpose awaits!
Dwight Summer Camp Dwight ignites the spark of genius in every camper! We offer a wide range of age-appropriate, creative, and action-packed activities for children ages 4-12. Campers enjoy well-rounded experiences in sports, the visual and performing arts, and technology. Campers can also focus on one specialty in our Spark Camps. With swim instruction in our indoor pool, trips to great destinations, theme days and weeks, and more, the fun never ends! Attend an Open House! Meet our team of camp professionals and tour our facilities: Ages 4-5 Saturdays, March 2, April 6, May 18 10 am-1 pm Dwight Preschool, 144 Riverside Blvd.
Ages 6-12 Fridays, March 8, April 12, May 24 4-6 pm Dwight School Athletic Center, 2116 First Ave.
Chaperoned bus transportation with parent GPS, day passes, and extendedday options are available. Choose the number of weeks you want; mix and match sessions to make this summer the best ever! To receive a 10% discount, use code SN19 Learn more: director@dwightsummercamp.org | 917.551.6424 www.dwightsummercamp.org
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THE BENEFITS OF SUMMER CAMP FOR YOUR CHILD More than just having fun, kids develop important skills that will serve them well when they return home BY JESS MICHAELS
hen parents think about camp, images of camp fires, sports, swimming and arts & crafts come to mind. While these are certainly fun activities and important parts of the camp experience, the true benefit of camp for your child are the life skills gained at camp while participating in all the amazing activities the camp offers.
INDEPENDENCE: When children go to day or sleepaway camp, they are given the opportunity to grow more independent. They are able to make their own decisions, such as what food to take from the salad bar or what elective activity to participate in. These small decisions help children think independently which helps build self-esteem and confidence.
Since 1969 Long Lake Camps have offered boys and girls, ages 8 to 16, two unique sleepaway camp experiences. One Performing and Fine arts, one for Adventures and the Great Outdoors. Both camps are located in the stunning Adirondack Park, amid mountains lakes and lush forests. Each camp offers a 100% self-choice schedule, so each and every camper enjoys exactly what they want, every minute of every day. Campers travel to us from all around the world to make new friends, have fun and explore their interests. We have easy bus to camp locations in Queens and Westchester. Brief overviews of each camp are below. The session dates are the same for each camp and we offer 3 or 6 week options. Please call 914 693 7111 to learn more. Long Lake Camp for the Arts www.longlakecamp.com 5IFBUSJDBM "SUT t .VTJD t %BODF t 'JOF "SUT t $JSDVT 'JMN t 3PDL #BOET t *NQSPW t $PNFEZ Fun Sports and a beautiful fully featured waterfront. Long Lake Camp Adventures www.longlakecampadventures.com "VUPNPUJWF t "57 T t )JHI 3PQFT t 1BSLPVS t 1BJOUCBMM t #MBDLTNJUIJOH )JLJOH $MJNCJOH BOE $BNQJOH t .BOZ -BOE 4QPSUT t .BOZ 8BUFSTQPSUT "OJNBM $BSF BOE )PSTFCBDL Long Lake Camps 83 Long Lake Camp Way Long Lake. NY. 12847
PLAY: Research by The American Academy of Pediatrics’ Clinical Report shows that play is important for developing a set of 21st century skills, including social, emotional, language and cognitive skills, all needed by the next generation in an economically competitive world that requires collaboration and innovation. While children are often overscheduled during the school year, camp give children plenty of time for unstructured play.
For 43 years, Fordham Prep has been offering its Higher Achievement Program (HAP) to rising eighth-grade boys. This unique five-week program combines academics, athletics and creative enrichment activities that prepare participants for 8th grade, the high school application process, and beyond. In the mornings, participants take part in critical thinking, reading, and math classes. After lunch, HAP offers both individual and team sports and games. This includes sports clinics run by members of the Fordham Prep coaching staff. In past years, we have also offered unique activities such as graphic design, cooking, rocket building, astronomy, and art. HAP participants will also take part in a service project. HAP runs from June 24 through July 24 and is located at Fordham Prep on the historic Rose Hill Campus in the Bronx, easily accessible by bus, train, and car. Applications are currently available at fordhaprep.org/HAP. Contact us at hap@fordhamprep.org or 718-367-7500 x263
If you’re looking for something to do from JuneAugust join our Future Stars Family where you can choose and combine weeks for a Unique Summer Camp Experience. Our programs include 21 individualized Sports & Specialties: Tennis, Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Lacrosse, Football, Flag Football, Chess, Adventure, Multi-Sports, Field Hockey, Cheerleading, Volleyball, Circus Arts, Magic, Softball, Diving, Horseback Riding, Swim, Academic, STEAM Education, and Rising Stars (K-1). Supervised swimming is included, as is instructional swim for Rising Stars. Lunch option and door-to-door transportation from most of Manhattan available.
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RESILIENCE: It is important for children
COLLABORATION: Another soft skill
to develop resilience for coping with the obstacles and stresses that inevitably will happen in their lives. At camp, children are often solving problems, adapting to change and overcoming hurdles such as homesickness.
employers are looking for in future employees. Camp is all about collaborating and being part of a community. Children learn to work together to clean up their bunk after breakfast, on the athletic field during field sports or getting each person over the climbing wall in trust exercises.
CONFIDENCE: American Camp Association research has found that 92 percent of campers said that camp helped them feel good about themselves and 70 percent of parents reported that their child gained self-confidence at camp. When children go down the zipline after being apprehensive or finally gets a target during archery after weeks of practicing, they gain confidence by accomplishing something they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t initially think they could do.
BREAK FROM TECHNOLOGY: According to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation, children ages 8-18 spend an average of 7 hours and 30 minutes a day using technology, more than 53 hours a week. Now more than ever, children need camp to disconnect from media and engage in interpersonal connections. Summer camp is one of the last unplugged environments, where campers leave their smartphones and tablets at home and talk, not text, with their friends.
SENSE OF COMMUNITY: Children become part of a community at camp. They learn to share in camp traditions, work together, support each other, eat together and at overnight camp, live in bunks together. Campers and staff become like family. For the majority of campers, being at summer camp is the first time they have lived with or eaten every meal with a group of people other than their family. Campers must learn to adapt, make decisions as a group and respect other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs.
NEW EXPERIENCES: Each day, children are trying something new at camp. Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s learning how to dive into the pool, play a new sport or plant vegetables in an organic garden, children are learning new skills and experiencing something different. Research by the American Camp Association shows that 63 percent of campers continue to participate in some of the new activities learned at camp when they get home.
LEADERSHIP: From teaching a new camper the camp songs to being a â&#x20AC;&#x153;big brotherâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;big sisterâ&#x20AC;? to the youngest campers to being a captain for color war, there are many ways for children to gain leadership skills at camp. Learning to be leaders in their camp community is a skill that will help them succeed in life.
CREATIVITY: Often cited as a soft skill 21st century employers are looking for in their employees, camp offers numerous opportunities for children to explore their creative side from jewelry making to wood shop to creating new songs for color war.
Spring Lake Day Camp Celebrates 31 Years of FUN
Pok-O-MacCready Camps Riverside Park Conservancy hosts a multi-sport summer camp in Riverside Park â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a weekly low-cost, high- quality sports camp experience for children ages 4 to 16. Camp runs for 12 weeks from June to August. The camp uses the sports ďŹ elds and courts in Riverside Park between 96th and 110th Streets. Well-respected local sports instructors kids love and on-site medical trainers engaging the campers to learn sports and sportsmanship while enjoying nature. All programs provide uniforms or t-shirts, healthy snacks, lunch option as well as early drop off and late pick up and an indoor location for rain dates. Riverside Park Conservancy and the sports instructors dedicate 20% of the campâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s revenues to scholarships, so that every child has the opportunity to attend camp. Riverside Park Conservancy 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 455 New York, NY 10115 sports@riversideparknyc.org 212.870.3074 (OfďŹ ce)
The surreal surroundings of the Adirondack mountains serve as the backdrop for our amazing summer camp experience dating back to 1905. Rich in tradition a summer at Pok-O allows for campers to explore all that our location has to offer, while participating in new experiences, learning new skills and making new friends. Our philosophy is to help each camper develop an awareness of and appreciation for the natural environment. These opportunities are presented in a safe and supportive environment that fosters self-conďŹ dence, leadership and sportsmanship. With over 35 activities including: Wilderness trips, horseback riding, rock climbing, mountain biking, sailing, and theater, we are able to create a place for campers to grow and experience more than they ever could at home. Being technology free enables our campers to live in the moment and appreciate all elements of camp life, from the chorus of screen doors slamming in our rustic cabins, to gathering around our cobblestone ďŹ replace of the dining hall. Come explore our wonderful camping experience and learn what it means to have the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pok-Oâ&#x20AC;? spirit.
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Ringwood, NJ is home to Spring Lake Day Camp located just 25 miles northwest of the GWB. With a private 5 acre lake, heated pool complex, indoor and outdoor shaded facilities, SLDC is the number one choice for Manhattan kids. Swim, Sports, Arts, Zip Lines, Ropes Course, Trips and Special Events all blend together to make SLDC truly amazing and unique. Discover 30 acres of FUN designed to ďŹ t the needs of all campers. The property feels like an overnight camp in Maine yet just minutes from NYC. Unplug, relax and trade concrete for country. Staff is led by professional teachers, coaches and counselors ensuring a 3:1 camper to staff ratio to create an enriching and SAFE environment. Catered lunch, snacks, uniform shirts, and door-to-door, a/c minibus transportation are all included. Mitchell & Michelle Kessler, proud residents of the UWS, are the owners/ directors of SLDC since 1989. Nothing compares to a Spring Lake Day Camp summer. Check out www.sldc.com and call us to set up your personal tour today. Spring Lake Day Camp 234 Conklintown Road, Ringwood NJ 07456 Phone: 973-831-9000 Follow us on Instagram, Facebook
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7 SURPRISING LESSONS I LEARNED AT SUMMER CAMP BY HOWARD POLSKIN
anoeing. Archery. Pottery. Camping. Tennis. Breast stroke. Riflery. Fishing. Soccer. I learned a lot in my seven years as a kid attending Camp Kenwood in Potter Place, New Hampshire. That’s one of the reasons my parents sent me and my sisters away for eight weeks every summer. They wanted us to acquire hard skills that might not be taught to us in the small suburban town of North Plainfield, New Jersey, where we were raised. They also hoped we’d develop softer social skills, like independence and resilience, and perhaps make friends for life with kids from outside of our northeast New Jersey cocoon (big sister landed a husband from Florida, so Roger that!). But there’s a whole other level of hidden and not-so-obvious lessons that I learned from attending summer camp. Here are a few of them.
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I hated religious services so much as a kid, I never explored my spiritual side. But Friday night services at Camp Kenwood, a predominantly Jewish summer camp, changed my attitude. In fact, I might call the services a blessing. They were only 30 minutes long, everyone wore t-shirts and shorts, laid-back counselors helped lead the service, and the gathering was shared with the girls from our sister camp, Evergreen. On Friday nights, a blanket of serenity settled on the camp as lengthening shadows danced across ball fields and tennis courts, and the chirp of birds pierced the stillness of the oncoming night. It made me feel connected to something vast, powerful and beautiful. It instilled in me a sense of spirituality that lasts until this day, many decades later.
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Learning about sex (theoretically) For me and my camp buddies, our counselors seemed like grown men. They shaved every day, drove cars, drank beer, smoked cigarettes and, most especially, talked knowingly (or so we thought) about women from what appeared to be deep and joyous personal knowledge. Things our dads could never quite discuss with us – or we with them – were part of everyday open conversation. I won’t go into the specifics in a family newspaper, but most of it was practical and respectful with a dose of biology, a dash men’s magazine frothy wisdom and a hint of bravado. If you had a cool guy as your counselor, it was like having Hugh Hefner as a bunkmate.
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Learning to appreciate food Before attending summer camp, I took for granted a regular, high-quality diet of food that was available on a 24/7 basis. After all, I was a spoiled kid growing up in a middle-class New York suburb with a mom who doted on her children. So it was something of a nutritional shock to be subjected to institutional food, three times a day, over the course of a summer. It made me more mindful of the bounty that filled our well-stocked New Jersey kitchen for the other ten months of the year.
Learning to engage with alternative forms of entertainment Television, radio and Saturday matinees were my primary forms of entertainment as a child. Once I landed in summer camp, those options vanished. But I and my bunkmates found other ways to amuse ourselves without relying on the electronic media crutch. We learned storytelling (ghost tale, anyone?), singing, cards, chess, and yes, even reading. And we were never bored.
Learning about college The concept of college permeated the camp experience. The older kids were studying for their SATS or they pored through college guides like Peterson’s during rest periods. Counselors wore t-shirts with colorful logos silently announcing their collegiate affiliation. They discussed fraternities, all-nighters, term papers and spring break. I asked a constant stream of questions about areas of study and the college experience. By the time I reached my junior year of high school I knew exactly what my major would be and where I wanted to study. Thank you Camp Kenwood.
Learning when to move on I returned to camp as a junior counselor after a one-year absence and it was the worst summer of my life. I was no longer as interested in organized sports activities, bunk camaraderie, capture the flag, pottery, Saturday night socials, color war and even just talking about girls. I wanted to live a life without curfews, meet young women and earn some real money. I had loved the summer camp experience, but something was whispering in my ear and I couldn’t turn off the noise. A season in my life was coming to an end and there was another chapter just over the horizon that I couldn’t quite see. Call it what you will. Self-awareness. Maturity. Growing up. Whatever. But it was the most important lesson camp ever taught me.
Learning to create a written narrative of my daily life That’s a fancy way of describing letter-writing day. It was a mostly forced activity but once I leaned into it, I honed my talents for describing the peaks of my camp experience (I hit a home run today and everyone gave me a big cheer at dinner!). Looking back, I can see that I was producing a written narrative about my life at a young age. Plus I was learning the under-appreciated art of written selfexpression, which would provide me with a solid foundation for my career in the media.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, 6:30PM NY Academy of Medicine | 1216 Fifth Ave. | 212-822-7200 | nyam.org Although more than 20,000 New Yorkers died in just two months in the fall of 1918 from influenza, it’s rare to find city memorials to those killed by infectious diseases. Artist/activist Avram Finkelstein and essayist Garnette Cadogan talk about stigma and memory ($15).
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Symphony Space | 2537 Broadway | 212-864-1414 | symphonyspace.org Philanthropist and businesswoman Melinda Gates appears in support of her new book, The Moment of Lift, which looks at female empowerment and gender equality in the cause of global advancement. A copy of the book will be included with ticket purchase ($48).
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LIVE FROM WASHINGTON: JERROLD NADLER GOVERNMENT The Upper West Side Congressman answered questions and ripped President Trump during an electronic Town Hall BY MEREDITH KURZ
The wall President Trump wants to build along the Mexican border is a “4th century solution to a 21st century problem” Democratic Congressman Jerrold Nadler told his Upper West Side consituents on Wednesday. “The president is holding the American people hostage,” said Nadler, the new head of the Judiciary Committee. “There is no crisis at the border and the president keeps scaring people ... It’s purely political.” Nadler’s comments came as he kept his promise to meet with the people of the 10th congressional district, albeit remotely. The Goddard Riverside Community Center has hosted a Town Hall meeting with Nadler every year since he took office in 1992. But thanks to the packed schedule that comes with his powerful new role in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, for the first time ever the event had to be livestreamed instead of in-person. Larry Wood has coordinated the annual forum for decades. This year’s attendees were asked to write their concerns down, and Wood asked the congressman questions. The mood of the crowd was typified by Adrienne Gorman of the Upper West Side. “We
Congressman Jerrold Nadler, at a previous town hall meeting. Photo: Courtesy Rep. Jerrold Nadler via flickr have a president who is out of control,” Gorman said. “He wants to take us out of NATO. [He] didn’t ask permission of Congress, which has oversight function ... I want to ask Congressman Nadler what he intends to do about this. Nadler’s a good guy, but we need to know.” Nadler, as usual, made his positions clear with the kind of straight talk New Yorkers have come to expect from him. “The instance of crimes committed by immigrants, legal or illegal, is substantially lower per capita than the instance of crimes of people born right here,” he pointed out. As for drugs, he added, they often come across the border in trucks, and a wall wouldn’t stop that. What’s needed, he said, is better technology, more Coast Guard cutters and more immigration judges. Trump has proposed more
detainment camps, a more costly and inhumane solution, but what’s really needed is more judges, Nadler said. As for questions about Trump’s truthfulness, “Polls show no one believes what he says,” said Nadler. There is a plethora of issues for the Democratic majority in the House to address, Nadler explained, including the Mueller investigation, gun control, voter suppression, the 2020 census, climate change, tax policy and much, much more. As chair of the powerful Judiciary Committee, Nadler’s purview includes the Mueller investigation and the web of issues and individuals touched by the special counsel’s ongoing examination of possible foreign interference in the 2016 presidential election. “We will use the subpoena power,” said Nadler, when it comes to President
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Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen. “We expect hearings to be open, public and hard hitting.” And should the Trump administration refuse to make the Mueller report public when it’s finally finished, “We can challenge [acting Attorney General Matthew] Whitaker with a subpoena.” As for gun violence, Nadler noted that there is gun legislation that’s been held captive by the NRA for decades. “It’s slanderous to say Americans are many more times mentally ill than the rest of the world,” Nadler said, referring to the common tactic of gun rights proponents to blame mass shootings on deranged individuals rather than the ready availability of weapons. Statistics show that the gun violence per capita is dramatically higher in the United States than any other country, he said. Nadler called the growing gap between the popular vote and the Electoral College “a dramatic failure of democracy,” In 2000, 500,000 more people voted for Al Gore than George W. Bush, and in 2016, Hillary Clinton nabbed 2.8 million more votes than Donald Trump. To avoid such outcomes in the future, Nadler backs the Popular Vote Initiative, which guarantees the election of the presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes. The initiative involves the passage of state statutes that award electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. The initiative would take effect once the participating states together hold a majority of electoral votes (270 of 538). Nadler sees the Trump administra-
tion’s push to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, which he says could suppress the count by 5 to 7 percent, as a threat to billions of dollars in federal support for essential state and city services, including transportation. A faulty census count could also lead to decreases in congressional representation and politicallycharged changes in the boundaries of congressional districts. The Trump administration is currently asking the Supreme Court to review a recent U.S. Disrict Court decision that spiked the question. Naturally, taxes were a hot topic, specifically the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, part of the Trump tax plan approved last year, which could hammer many Upper West Siders now that tax time is upon us. Nadler explained how people who live in states that provide more health care and other social services to their citizens, and have higher taxes as a result, are basically penalized by the SALT cap, which effectively increases federal tax bills. The higher tax bills can then lead to an erosion of support for vital state services. Of course, Nadler knows the Republican-controlled Senate is the boulder in the road for the House Democrats’ efforts. “In general, there’s a limited amount that we can do,” he acknowledged. “But we can advance legislation to tee up for passage.” With the 2020 elections already rumbling to life, and a Democratic-controlled Senate and White House among the possible outcomes, even a savvy political veteran like Jerrold Nadler can dream, can’t he?
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Recreational marijuana is legal in Colorado, where a former gas station has been repurposed as a marijuana dispensary. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, via flickr
VISIONS OF MARIJUANA As legalization looms, we still don’t know what the business will look like in New York BY MICHAEL ROCK
The evolution of New York’s marijuana laws could culminate this year with the passage of legislation legalizing recreational use by adults. But city and state drug policy advocates could see their visions of the new era go up in smoke. The items on their wish list include allowing adults to grow their own plants, the establishment of social consumption venues, voiding the sentences of people convicted on marijuana-related charges, ensuring that small business can compete fairly and healing the damage of the “war on drugs” by having the bulk of tax revenues from cannabis go to the communities most affected by it. But the obstacles are many, and among them are big business interests and some old school market realities. In 1977, New York state decriminalized possession of up to 25 grams of cannabis provided it is not in the public view, in which case it becomes a misdemeanor. Gradual easing of the laws in New York City began in 2014, when Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered the NYPD to treat marijuana-related
offenses more like speeding tickets than criminal affairs. That same year, the state legalized medical cannabis in limited forms for a select number of chronic illnesses. In the summer of 2018, de Blasio took things a step further when he forbade police from making marijuana-related arrests except in special circumstances. In November, voters ended Republican control of the state senate, removing a major roadblock to legalization. And just last month, Governor Andrew Cuomo, who had softened on the issue of legalization after Cynthia Nixon used it as a cudgel against him during the gubernatorial race, announced that he would push to legalize recreational use in 2019. Assembly health committee chairman Richard Gottfried, a longtime proponent of legal weed in New York, is optimistic about the impact of the eventual legislation, regardless of its form. He compared its rollout to existing legislation designed to allow local vineyards and breweries to compete effectively with major wine and beer makers. “There is widespread agreement that we don’t want the industry to be dominated by large, wealthy corporations,” Gottfried said. “We’ll be trying to strike a balance to make sure
the system generates a fair amount of revenue ... but also affordable enough that it can effectively compete with unregulated street sales.” Despite Gottfried’s reassurances that marijuana legalization in New York will be a smooth process, some people more directly involved in the city’s weed scene aren’t as hopeful. “The way they’re planning ... it’s really nothing but corporations that are going to get involved ... small people are not going to get a dime out of it,” said one West Village head shop owner, who preferred to remain anonymous. “It’s very good for people who are sick and who want to use it ... but for retail stores, it’s not gonna do much.” Sean, who sells marijuana, and who asked that his last name not be used, doesn’t feel that legalization will affect him “in the slightest.” “The black market has more avenues to directly reach the consumer,” he said. “There’s less barriers, regulations, taxes, etc. If it was legalized tomorrow, I would not lose a single coin.” As Sean sees it, the dealers who will be hurt most by legalization are the city’s famous high-end, illegal weed delivery services, such as those seen in the 1998 stoner film “Half Baked,” whose business models will make it
Patients with prescriptions for medical cannabis products can purchase them at MedMen, a dispensary at 433 Fifth Ave. Photo: Michael Rock almost impossible for them to beat the prices that legal dispensaries are likely to offer. Daniel Yi, senior vice president of corporate communications at MedMen, a California-based chain of marijuana dispensaries with a location at Fith Avenue and 39th Street, disagreed that a legal weed scene would be unable to compete with underground dealers. “The hallmark of legalization means regulations and rules, and that means
we need to enforce them in order to have a legal and compliant industry,” Yi said. “We expect and anticipate that the authorities in New York will crack down on illegal activities.” The legalization process is in its early stages, and there are many questions still to be answered. How the final legislation is implemented, and whether corporations, small businesses or underground dealers will dominate the city’s weed scene, remains to be seen.
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New York City Department of Education Notice of Disclosure of Directory Information Dear Parent/Guardian, Current or Former Student: The New York City Department of Education (DOE) is helping the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (Health Department) begin a research study. The research study is about health and education- al impacts of the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster on students. The study will include students in school during and after 9/11. DOE will give information about parents, guardians, former students and current student to the Health Department. 7KH )DPLO\ (GXFDWLRQDO 5LJKWV DQG 3ULYDF\ $FW LV D IHGHUDO ODZ WKDW SURWHFWV WKH SULYDF\ DQG FRQÂżGHQWLDOLW\ RI VWXGHQWV 7KH ODZ DOORZV '2( to share student directory information, which includes the information listed below. You have a chance to say you do not want DOE to share your directory information. Whose information will DOE be sharing? DOE will share information about students in certain areas that were enrolled in school at the WLPH RI 6HSWHPEHU RU WKRVH ÂżUVW HQUROOHG E\ 7KH DUHDV DUH Â&#x2021; Northwest Brooklyn Â&#x2021; Flushing, Queens Â&#x2021; Lower Manhattan Â&#x2021; Sunset Park, Brooklyn Â&#x2021; Upper West Side, Manhattan What directory information will be shared? DOE will share: Â&#x2021; Whether student was born inside NYC or NY State Â&#x2021; Student, parent and guardian names Â&#x2021; Spoken and written language(s) Â&#x2021; Parent/guardian relationship to student Â&#x2021; Any schools/educational institutions of enrollment Â&#x2021; Phone number, email & home address history Â&#x2021; Enrollment time periods Â&#x2021; Studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sex and date of birth Who will receive the directory information and how will it be used? The Health Department will receive the information. Contractors will be hired to help the Health Department conduct the research study, and the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) may receive the information. No one else will have access to the information. Contractors will help get updated contact information by searching various records available to them. NSC may help get updated school information on students after high school. The Health Department will use the information to reach out to individuals to learn if they want to be a part of the research study. How will your information be protected? DOE and the Health Department will have written agreements to re- quire those who get the information to protect and secure it. Individuals will not be allowed to sell, use, or share the information for any advertising, marketing, commercial purposes, or for any purpose besides for the research study. What do you need to do? 1. Do nothing: you or your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s directory information will be shared with the Health Department. 2. Fill out this form if you do not want your directory information or your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s directory information to be shared with the Health Department, and return it by February 15, 2019 to: Attn: 9/11 Opt Outs Room 310 1HZ <RUN &LW\ 'HSDUWPHQW RI (GXFDWLRQ &KDPEHUV 6W 1HZ <RUN 1< I DO NOT WANT Directory Information to be shared with the Health Department. Studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Name: Studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Last Name: School (current or last school attended): Parent/Guardian Printed Name:
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A MASTER OF THE EXTREME His father broke the sound barrier in a rocket car. His godfather was Paul Newman. And he’s pretty cool himself. BY MAC BLAUNER
David Barrett, once an extremesports athlete, has parlayed his taste for high-stakes competition into a successful career as an Emmy-nominated director and co-producer of the hit CBS police drama Blue Bloods. The scion of a family of accomplished stuntmen, Barrett grew up on movie sets, watching his father double for A-list stars like Burt Reynolds and Paul Newman. He used his skills as a stuntman to break into the industry, eventually ascending the hierarchy of the film business becoming stunt coordinator, second unit director, first unit director and eventually show creator, while gaining a reputation for speed, efficiency, and meticulous attention to detail.
How did you get your start in film? My dad [Stan Barrett] was Burt Reynolds’ and Paul Newman’s stunt double. Paul Newman was my godfather, so as a kid we would visit all the sets that my dad was on. All the big
movies [like] Smokey and the Bandit, Hooper, Cannonball Run. I was always asking every director what they were doing and why they were doing it. I knew from a very early age that directing was what I wanted to do. I knew growing up in the business and given my own background in extreme sports like motocross racing, that the best way to break in was to become a stuntman, and to become a very good stuntman. I knew that I could ... climb the ladder, so to speak.
Is there anything about your background as a stuntman that enables you to bring something different to the table as a director? Absolutely. [As a stuntman] when you are risking your life for a scene, and the [director has put the] camera is in the wrong place and it’s not going to capture the most exciting moment, and it’s really going to hurt, [you learn] exactly where that camera should be placed. Early on, I paid very close attention, and that eye for detail has really paid off as a director.
What about your experience as an extreme sports athlete has influenced your work as a director? I want to be the best that I can pos-
David Barrett on the set of Blue Bloods, behind the desk where Tom Selleck’s character, Frank Reagan, usually sits. Photo: Levi Perlman sibly be, as a motocross racer, as a ski racer, as a stuntman, and as a director. You want to get that perfect shot. I want to know that I have left it all on that set, and that I was able to capture the perfect arc, that I have given as much as I possibly could. Ultimately, I always think about the mistakes, and how I could have done better. Because
we are competing. We are competing for audiences; we are competing with every other network show on television. Every new episode should be better and more refined than the last episode, and if it’s not, I’m not doing my job. We are invited into the living rooms of people on Friday night, and they have a choice whether to turn it off or on, and for me it is a competition that at the end of the show they are moved on an emotional level, and that they have grown a little bit closer to this family that we are depicting.
How did you end up working on Blue Bloods? I begged my agents to get me the job because it was a story that I could really identify with. In season three, I was able to do an episode [which was nominated for an Emmy for an action sequence] where the grandfather of one of our characters, Jamie Reagan (played by Will Estes), is mugged at an ATM at the beginning. Ultimately Jamie finds the perpetrator — and the guy ends up hanging off the side of the building. He has every opportunity to let him fall to his death, but that character, Jamie, will always do the right thing and he chooses to pull him to safety. So that episode got some attention, not just for the production value, but from the emotional connection that he had with his grandfather. I think the actors and the writers and the executive producers Leonard Goldberg and Kevin Wade saw the passion and enthusiasm I had for the
David Barrett’s years as a stuntman gave him an eye for detail that helped make him a successful TV director. Photo: Levi Perlman.
show. Ultimately they asked me to produce the show the next year.
Is there any similarity between the family of cops you depict on the show, and the family of stuntmen and extreme sports athletes you grew up with? One reason I really identified with Blue Bloods is because of how I grew up, with the patriarch being my grandfather, who founded Mammoth Mountain ski area. He is very gracious and the morals and the ethics and the vision that he had is a lot like Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck). Also, having a stuntman for a father, I never knew if my dad was coming home, which is a lot like a cop’s son. My dad was the fastest man in the world. He drove a rocket car at 740 miles an hour, and was the first man to break the sound barrier. He drove it eighteen different runs, and each time, we said goodbye to our father. On run eighteen, he tells me, “I want you to promise me to take care of your mother, brother, and sister if something happens.” I’m eight years old. My situation is not any more unique than any of those sons or daughters of the military of law enforcement, but I was really able to understand love and what is worth dying for.
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PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE OF SALE OF COOPERATIVE APARMENT SECURITY PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: By Virtue of a Default under Loan Security Agreement, and other Security Documents, Karen Loiacano, Auctioneer, License #DCA1435601 or Jessica L Prince-Clateman, Auctioneer, License #1097640 or Vincent DeAngelis Auctioneer, License #1127571 will sell at public auction, with reserve, on February 20,2019,in the Rotunda, at the New York County Courthouse, 60 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 commencing at 1:30 PM for the following account: Mark Savet, as borrower, 804 shares of capital stock of 50 Sutton Place South Owners Inc. and all right, title and interest in the Proprietary Lease to 50 S Sutton Place, Unit #19F, New York, NY 10022 Sale held to enforce rights of Citibank N.A., who reserves the right to bid. Ten percent (10%) Bank/Certified check required at sale, balance due at closing within thirty (30) days. The Cooperative Apartment will be sold “AS IS” and possession is to be obtained by the purchaser. Pursuant to Section 201 of the Lien Law you must answer within 10 days from receipt of this notice in which redemption of the above captioned premises can occur. There is presently an outstanding debt owed to Citibank N.A. (lender) as of the date of this notice in the amount of $179,239.21. This figure is for the outstanding balance due under UCC1, which was secured by Financing Statement in favor of Citbank, N.A which was recorded on April 17, 2009 at CRFN 2009000113020. Said loan was then assigned to Bank of New York as Trustee for the Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass through Certificates, Series 2003-31A which UCC3 was recorded on April 15, 2015 at CRFN 2015000126121. The loan was subsequently assigned to Citibank, N.A. which UCC3 was recorded on May 4, 2016 at CRFN 2016000153159 then further assigned to Nationstar Mortgage LLC and recorded on October 6, 2017at CRFN 2017000370940. The loan was then assigned to Citibank, N.A. on October 23, 2018, CRFN 2018000352782. Please note this is not a payoff amount as additional interest/fees/penalties may be incurred. You must contact the undersigned to obtain a final payoff quote or if you dispute any information presented herein. The estimated value of the above captioned premises is $1,210,000.00. Pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code Article 9-623, the above captioned premises may be redeemed at any time prior to the foreclosure sale. You may contact the undersigned and either pay the principal balance due along with all accrued interest, late charges, attorney fees and out of pocket expenses incurred by Citibank N.A.. and the undersigned, or pay the outstanding loan arrears along with all accrued interest, late
charges, attorney fees and out of pocket expenses incurred by Citibank N.A., and the undersigned, with respect to the foreclosure proceedings. Failure to cure the default prior to the sale will result in the termination of the proprietary lease. If you have received a discharge from the Bankruptcy Court, you are not personally liable for the payment of the loan and this notice is for compliance and information purposes only. However, Citibank N.A., still has the right under the loan security agreement and other collateral documents to foreclosure on the shares of stock and rights under the proprietary lease allocated to the cooperative apartment. Dated: January 11, 2019 Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP Attorneys for Citibank N.A. 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706631-969-3100 File #01-084236-F00 #96329
NOTICE OF SALE OF COOPERATIVE APARTMENT SECURITY BY VIRTUE OF A DEFAULT under the terms of a Security Agreement dated May 4, 2004 executed by R. Hayden Schofield Jr, debtor(s), to JPMorgan Chase Bank, secured party, in accordance with its rights as holder of the Security, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2006A2 by Jessica Prince-Clateman, DCA #1097640 and/or Vincent DeAngelis, DCA # 1127571 and/or Karen Loiacano, DCA #1435601 will conduct a public foreclosure sale of the security consisting of 581 shares of stock of 230 East 73rd Owners Corp,, all right, title and interest in and to a Proprietary Lease between said Corporation and debtor for apartment 8DEF, in building known as 230 East 73rd Street, New York, NY 10021 together with all fixtures and articles of personal property now or hereafter affixed to or used in connection with said apartment on February 20, 2019 at 1:15 pm at the Rotunda located at the New York County Courthouse, 60 Centre St., New York, NY 10007 in satisfaction of an indebtedness in the principal amount of $552,593.03 plus interest, late fees, attorney fees, maintenance in arrears and all other advanced charges. Apartment is sold “AS IS” and possession to be obtained by the purchaser. Said sale is subject to: payment of all sums due, if any, to 230 East 73rd Owners Corp, and the consent if necessary, of said corporation; any existing tenancy; payment of all expenses and fees of the secured party with respect thereto; terms of the sale and auctioneer’s fees. The secured party reserves the right to bid. A 10% down payment in certified funds or bank check payable to Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC is required at sale with a balance of bid due within thirty (30) days. File No. 17-067910- #96334
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