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PROTESTS OVER WAGE CUTS AT EAST SIDE BUILDING NEWS Sale of Hamilton building leads to de-unionizing BY MADELEINE THOMPSON

Tenants and employees of the Hamilton building at 1735 York Avenue and 90th Street are worried about the changes afoot there. They were informed just over three weeks ago that Glenwood Management, which had owned the Hamilton

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for years, would be selling it to Bonjour Capital for $150 million. One of Bonjour’s first acts as the 265-unit building’s new owner was to announce that they would be deunionizing, much to the dismay of the 17 members of 32BJ, a service workers’ union, who work there. Bonjour has cut the workers’ pay from $23 per hour to $12, with a six-day work week and no benefits. 32BJ, by contrast, offers generous benefits, including $34 per hour for overtime work, compared to Bonjour’s offered $18, full-family healthcare and legal assistance.

ANOTHER BIG YEAR FOR INDIE BOOKSTORES NEWS Stores have now grown for seven consecutive years BY HILLEL ITALIE

Independent bookselling remains on a roll. The American Booksellers Association has grown for the seventh consecutive year, the trade group’s CEO, Oren Teicher, told The Associated Press during a recent interview. Core membership increased to 1,775, up by 63 over the previous year and by more

than 300 since 2009. And with many stores opening additional outlets, the number of individual locations rose to 2,311, compared with 2,227 at this time in 2015 and just 1,651 in 2009. With membership once well exceeding 3,000, independent sellers had been shutting down for decades, largely because of competition from Amazon.com and from the superstore chains Barnes & Noble and Borders. But Borders has gone out of business and Barnes & Noble is struggling. Independent booksellers also have benefited from the leveling of e-book sales and resilience of paper editions. According to Teicher, unit sales from

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“I keep wondering how we got here,” said Marcella Elson, the Hamilton’s 32BJ shop steward, who has worked there for more than 21 years. She said that after being told by Glenwood that the company was selling the building, Bonjour sent out a letter with the offer of $12 per hour that would be put in place starting May 10. “I love the job that I do. I love coming to work … but now it feels like something is broken,” Elson said. “I wonder how we could go from being union to

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ly opened, they now do so frequently, with some of the owners including such writers as Judy Blume and Jeff Kinney. Teicher did mention a couple of potential “clouds” in the future. With the economy recovering, real estate prices in many areas are going up and booksellers could face punishing increases in rent when their leases run out. Teicher also cited the initiatives nationwide to raise the minimum wage to as high as $15. Many booksellers are political liberals who favor the increases

CONTINUED ON PAGE 19 Photo by ricoeurian vua flickr some 580 stores reporting numbers are up 5 percent in the first four months of 2016 compared with the same period in 2015. “I am thrilled and delighted to be able to tell you that our trend has continued and we had another really

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strong year,” Teicher said. Optimism has become self-fulfilling. A decade ago, longtime store owners struggled to find successors because independent bookselling seemed so risky. Now, transitions happen routinely. While for years new stores rare-

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Chapter 12

EVE AND OTHERS BY ESTHER COHEN

PREVIOUSLY: It’s the Eighties. A pot luck was held on the Upper West Side by Naomi, Eve, and Eve’s sort of boyfriend Charles, to ask other tenants to join in finding a disappeared neighbor whose name may be Alyosha. The gathering is an exploration of whether people are willing to try. Some tenants said yes. Mrs. Israel, ever the inner bookkeeper, brought two yellow legal pads with her, and three BIC pens. She spoke with the clarity of a bookkeeper, too. “The only way to begin,â€? she declared, “is to begin.â€? Hers was an unexpected certainty. Everyone laughed, and she actually took a small bow, bending from the waist as if she’d bowed many times before. She even did a little pliĂŠ. Potluck guests all clapped for her. “I’ll take notes,â€? she said. “And distribute them to each of you.â€? she continued, “in a day or two.

Now is our actual beginning, where we have the opportunity to define our intentions. Who here has some thoughts?� She stood in place, uniting the room. Charles was the first to speak up. Small and dapper, his voice was unexpected and deep. He too knew how to project. “We need a headline,� he bellowed. “You mean a title,� said Naomi. She immediately wished she hadn’t said that. “Finding Alyosha,� said Eve. “We’ve all heard that before,� shouted Pin Ball. “How about “Not Finding Alyosha?� “Negative implications,� said Richard. “Negative titles don’t work. I was in book publishing for a while,� he added. “Lowly, but still. Of course we will find him. What makes you think we won’t?� he asked. “Not finding him is a bigger certainty,� Pin Ball explained. “There was a time when I read mysteries. I was truly addicted. I couldn’t sleep without a mystery.� Pin Ball was sitting on the high kitchen stool. His legs moved vigorously back and forth, for punctuation. “Every single one of them was the same. Someone was killed. Mysterious death. Someone else found out who the murderer was. There were false clues, and a big AHA moment.

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AHA,â€? he shouted loudly, into the room. “After a while, I wanted the mystery to be unresolved.â€? “Most of us want to know,â€? said Eve. She opened her arms to include the room. “Let’s take a vote. How many people want to know where Alyosha or whatever his name might be actually is? Even if it’s just in Puerto Rico with his new lover?â€? “But that’s why we read those books,â€? said Richard. “We want resolution, most of us. Pin Ball is the exception. If he doesn’t want to know, we won’t tell him.â€? “Of course I want to know,â€? Pin Ball laughed. “How about Finding Alyosha as our working title? Naomi asked. “That way, wherever he is, alive or dead, whatever he is doing, we will find him. It doesn’t matter if we’ve heard the word ďŹ nding before. We’ve pretty much heard everything before.â€? “Well said,â€? said Charles. “Let’s take a vote,â€? Mrs. Israel declared. “All in favor of Finding Alyosha, say AYE. “ They all agreed. Even Pin Ball. “Finding Alyosha it is, for today,â€? said Mrs. Israel. “How remains the next task at hand.â€? To see previous installments of this serialized novel, go to ourtownny. com. Esther Cohen posts a poem a day at www.esthercohen.com

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CRIME WATCH BY JERRY DANZIG

FORMER COLUMBIA PROFESSOR SENTENCED FOR FRAUD A former adjunct professor at the Columbia Business School who defrauded investors in his company of more than $3 million has been sentenced to two years in prison. Gregory Rorke was sentenced at federal court in Manhattan. He pleaded guilty a year ago to securities fraud and wire fraud charges. The 63-yearold was arrested in 2014. Prosecutors say he made false representations to at least 30 investors beginning in 2009. They say his investors included a former student. The government says Rorke carried out the fraud while he led a Manhattan-based software company he founded. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara says the former professor learned an important lesson in business ethics at his sentencing. Columbia Business School hasn’t responded to a request for comment.

ATTEMPTED RAPE REPORTED A woman told police that a male acquaintance with whom she had been

STATS FOR THE WEEK Reported crimes from the 19th precinct Week to Date

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out drinking and who then returned with her to the woman’s Upper East Side apartment attempted to rape her while she was asleep on April 27. Although the woman has so far declined to press charges and no arrests have been made, the incident has been categorized as a rape, and was reported as such on the Police Department CompStat system. The incident is the year’s first reported rape within the 19th Precinct’s confines. One rape was reported in the 19th all of last year. A police spokeswoman said the alleged incident took place at the woman’s apartment, whose address police gave as near East 84th Street and Third Avenue. The woman did not report the incident until April 30. The 19th precinct has seen increases this year in burglaries and grand larcenies, and decreases in robberies, felony assaults and grand larceny auto compared to 2015. A new commanding officer, Deputy Inspector Clint McPherson, was

installed in the precinct earlier this month. His predecessor, Deputy Inspector James Grant was among four high-ranking police officials placed on desk duty last month as part of a federal corruption investigation into the activities of two fundraisers for Mayor Bill de Blasio.

BONNIE AND FRAUD Another area senior became a victim of a scam. At 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, a 66-year-old West End Avenue resident was contacted by an unknown person who told her that if she did not send $27,000 for deposit to a Salem, Virginia, Wells Fargo bank account in the name of Bonnie Porter, she would go to jail. The woman told police she had previously sent $6,500 to that same person on the understanding that she would be receiving a box of military medals worth $4.7 million. The woman said she was afraid of the con artist and would not send any more money.

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Late on Friday, May 6, a 23-year-old man parked his car outside 260 West 80th St. on his way to the movies. When he returned to his car at 3 a.m., the back passenger’s-side window had been broken and his backpack removed. He tried to locate his phone using the iPhone app but did not succeed. Other items stolen included a 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro, a textbook, plus a book bag and schoolbooks, all worth a total of $2,430.

The recent rash of check forgeries continues unabated. On Thursday, May 5, a 73-year-old man living on West 93rd street went to the TD bank at 2521 Broadway to withdraw cash from the ATM only to find his account had been closed. He was told that his contact information had been changed. When he reviewed his account information, he found that four checks had been forged, totaling $8,540. The man still had the originals of two of the four checks forged, and it was unknown where the other checks had been stolen or intercepted.

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THE DAY MY WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN OP-ED BY CHANIE KRASNIANSKI

A little over 12 years ago my life changed forever. I was 38 years old and had just given birth to my ninth child. As I held my beautiful newborn daughter in my arms, I felt the heavy pounding of my heart, then numbness as my world turn black. I was being pushed into a dark narrow tunnel. I felt claustrophobic, airless, impossible to survive. As I spinned down the tunnel I lost sight of the world around me, sinking into an endless abyss. As sadness began to envelope me, I heard my newborn daughter calling out to me, “Mommy, Mommy, it will be okay, I promise, I promise, you’ll see, don’t be sad.” As I emerged, I found myself in a brilliantly lit place, the same, yet somehow different. Calm, serene, otherworldly, yet not quite of the other world. A veil had been lifted. I had re-entered the world and it looked different. It was bright, it was special, it was holy, a garden. Yet it was filled with pain and concealment. How was I reborn into this same yet different world, all

within a few moments? And why did everything seem vaguely familiar, but with an ethereal glow? It was only the beginning of many paradoxes that would surround me as the world I thought I knew unfolded like a flower. I began to feel an inexplicable sense of pride in being chosen for this unchartered journey. My newborn princess had the most exotic eyes. A telltale sign of Down Syndrome. She had a bluish tinge to her pallor, a result of difficulty breathing at birth. And yet she was the most beautiful baby, surrounded by light. And she comforted me. Reassured me. Spoke to me. The old me died that day. And a new me was born. Brocha led our family through gates we may never have entered. She taught us lessons we may never have learned. And showered wisdom way beyond her years. She illuminated a world, so special, so G-dly and so holy. Every soul is special. Every soul is handpicked. Every soul has a mission. Brocha was the impetus for Chabad Upper East Side’s branch of The Friendship Circle, where every person is cherished and valued. Where friendship is abundant

and celebrated. Where our children with all abilities, our teenage volunteers, our hanging with friends all share moments of extreme light and love that transform us all, forever. From the darkness of ignorance, indifference, and misunderstanding, to acceptance, inclusion, love and empathy! To a world where the circle is complete, as we all hold hands in a FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE! Join our family as we walk a mile for a special child and help us make a difference. The 4th Annual Friendship Walk will take place Sunday, May 22, East 77th Street Between 1st and York avenues. The Friendship Walk raises awareness and funds necessary to keep The UES Friendship Circle growing and enhancing our community. The money goes directly to a wide variety of programs and activities, including Sunday Circle, Miracle Sports, Friends at Home, Holiday programs, summer and winter Camps and more. Any amount will help make a difference. For more information or to make a donation visit www.FriendshipWalknyc. org/Brocha

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LAWN BOWLING IN CENTRAL PARK Did you know that Central Park has been home to lawn bowling for almost 90 years? It’s referred to by its 100 members as the “best kept secret” in New York. Nearly every Monday at 5 p.m. there are open bowling nights so you can try your hand and receive free lessons and demonstrations. No appoint-

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COMING UP THIS WEEK PARTNERSHIPS ACADEMY WORKSHOP — PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS City Parks Foundation is presenting a workshop where participants will gain the skills to build strong relationships with businesses, government and other organizations. You will leave knowing what type of organization you are going to approach next, and how to get them on board. This is a free event. When: June 1, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Literary Walk Restoration Marker. Located at the south end of The Mall, in the area known as the Literary Walk, this marker can be found honoring Anne Burnett and the Charles Tandy Foundation. It was dedicated to them in 1990, thanking them for the generous contribution in the restoration of The Mall. The Literary Walk, found at the southern end of the Mall, contains statues of such well-known literary figures as William Shakespeare, Sir Walter Scott, and Robert Burns among others. Congratulations to Julie Thurston, Bill Ferrarini, Gregory Holman, Joe Ornstein and Henry Bottjer for answering correctly.

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THE PARKING HABITS OF ERNIE ANASTOS At least one reader of Our Town has had enough with Fox 5 anchor Ernie Anastos. According to an email sent by the reader, a black Mercedes sporting a press pass belonging to Anastos has been spotted repeatedly parked illegally by a ďŹ re hydrant on East 68th between Lexington and 3rd avenues, near the Fox 5 office. Despite the appparent violation, the reader said the car never seems to be ticketed. Fox didn’t return telephone calls seeking comment. Our reader also contacted the office of City Council Member Dan Garodnick. Genevieve Michel, Garodnick’s chief of staff, said the complaint was forwarded to the 19th precinct. -- Silas White

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A STUDENT SAYS GOODBYE TO ALL THAT PERSONAL STORY BY JOSHUA COPPERMAN

I’ve lived in New York all my life. I’ve also gone to the same school for most of my life - Calhoun, a progressive school on 81st and West End Avenue. I consider myself lucky to grow up in a city as vast and as varied as New York. So when I was accepted to college for the fall, going to the University of Rochester, I was overjoyed, but I also felt a twinge of sadness. Aside from the regrets anyone would feel when they’re about to move away, I also had this idea that because I feel like being a city kid is part of my identity, that I would not necessarily fit in. Where I’m going is not in the middle of nowhere, but it is certainly far from New York; no matter what, it would take some adjusting. There are people from all over

the country, all over the world, who I will be meeting. And even though the diversity of NYC can make someone think they know every perspective, I will get to know those who have much different backgrounds than I do. I’m thinking of that New Yorker cover “View of the World from 9th Avenue,” and how my perspective -- or the perspective of a city kid in general - can at once seem so worldly and then so limited. One thing that being raised in New York has allowed me to do is harness my interest in music, whether through joining a jazz band at my school or going to small concerts around the city. While Rochester has many places to see live music, it is not quite the same experience as seeing a band yet to make it big discovering its capabilities, or a group that started playing to crowds of zero at the Mercury Lounge

playing a triumphant show at Terminal 5 or the Barclays Center. As for my jazz experience, Calhoun’s program is one of the only of its kind, and I’ve been privileged to have worked with talented musicians to develop my playing. That part has not always been the easiest, but I’ve been able to improve exponentially because of what I’ve been taught over the years. Music is far from the only reason I love New York, though. There’s just so much in New York that is difficult to find elsewhere - no equivalent of a place like Central Park in a town like Rochester, nowhere that a guidebook would call “the city’s backyard.” There’s nothing as chaotic as Times Square in most of the world, let alone my college town, with tourists and, um, superheroes constantly swarming the streets. And even those idiosyncrasies, to me, make New York

what it is, both a tightly controlled city and one where people will run around in costumes for money and attention. I acknowledge that New York is far from a perfect place, though that is because generally, no place is really “perfect.” But a few months ago I was texting with someone from outside of New York, casually mentioning that I took a subway home, and she responded to the effect of “where I’m from there aren’t any subways,” accompanied by a laugh-crying emoji. That one text speaks volumes about the things I take for granted, or the things I might complain about on a given day. Even after working at this newspaper for a couple of weeks, seeing how it treats the neighborhood like its own small town, I have begun to appreciate everything about New York a little bit more, even as I’m leaving it behind. Anyone that lives in New York al-

ready knows the hectic pace of the city. But something tells me that being away for a while will make a huge difference, especially to someone like me with a perpetual case of FOMO (fear of missing out). The best piece of advice I’ve received for heading to college is that it’s okay to fall into a “bubble,” that it’s okay to not keep up with the rest of the world, especially when work is the priority. Essentially, not only is this concept of FOMO ultimately trivial, it is also temporary, and the experiences at Rochester are ones I can keep with me forever. That said, as the moving day gets closer, I start to take more walks through Central Park and continue to ride the subways and realize this won’t be my home for much longer. But I’m excited to take the knowledge I’ve gained from growing up here to a new location, hundreds of miles away.

LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL? EAST SIDE ENCOUNTERS BY ARLENE KAYATT

A lease for life — The Second Avenue Subway has pretty much been the bane of the Upper East Side since the 1920s. Promises, promises about when there will be at the very least a light at the end of the tunnel — a functioning, operational subway. It’s nice (I guess) that the MTA has stationed a “Second Avenue Subway Community Center” in a storefront they lease on Second near 84th and 85th Streets. The knowledgeable staff gives talks and tours, explains delays and travails and the history and future of the almost century-old Second Avenue Subway project, which got “started” during the last Jazz Age. But it’s cold comfort to think that the MTA, after 100 years, is still talking about getting on track with the project and spending thousands and thousands of dollars on a landlord so that staffers can spin the delay. When I stopped by several months ago, I was told that the lease

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he insisted. This went on until I said, “Please take a paper from each rack and you’ll see that it’s not the same.” He did. And sure enough, we both were right — one said Daily News; the other New York Post. One up for moi. Both had almost identical headlines and photos. One up for him. ”See,” he said, “they’re both the same. Doesn’t matter which one you buy.” I assured him that even if he was right, I couldn’t read Cindy Adams in the News. “So let Murdoch put her on the front page, then you’ll know the difference.” OK. Wet heads — The latest pitch around town is from hair salons offering a shampoo and haircut at a discount. Two ladies of a certain age were evaluating the offer. “You mean they wash your hair and no blow-dry,” one lady opined. “I never heard of such a thing. It’s a good thing my mother’s not around. She never let me go out with my head wet,” to which the other replied, “Hmm, my mother would send me to a dry bar for a blowout.” Sounds like the open and close of a generation’s gap.

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Who gets the kids — Mom and three kids get on a crosstown bus. Kids start running to the back of the bus. Mom gets out her MetroCard. Uh oh. She has to pay outside or she can’t get on the bus. “Wait for me,” the harried mom shouted to the bus driver as she headed for the farebox. “If the light doesn’t change,” promised the charming driver. “But my kids, my kids are on the bus, don’t leave with my kids.” One of the kids, running to mom’s rescue, assured her, “Don’t worry mom, you can pick us up at the next stop. If you’re not there, we’re going home with him,” he said, pointing to the bus driver.” Couldn’t have said it better myself. Bye-bye to a not-nice guy — One of my favorite restaurants is Beygolu, a Turkish restaurant, on the corner of Third and 81st. They are famous for fabulously fresh food, good wine, casual dining. My meze favorites are sucuk izgara — cumin- and garlicspiced cured beef, taramasolota and hummus served with a puff of warm bread that’s unmatched, and mucvar

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(crisp zucchini pancakes with a soft mellow center). What they don’t have is a staple of most Turkish restaurants, haydari, a thick cream yogurt mixed with walnuts and garnished with dill. They do have cacik, also a yogurt dish, but with cucumber and mint. Doesn’t compare to haydari. I digress. Once owned by Orhan Yegen, a renowned Turkish chef, who opens fantastic restaurants, builds them up, and leaves. No loss. He’s a nasty guy. After leaving Beygolu, he opened Francela, a gourmet Turkish market, right next door to Beygolu, serving a similar menu for take-out. Among the take-outs is cacik. I asked Mr. Yegen, who was always around, if they had haydari. No, he said, they had cacik. I explained that I liked haydari because it’s mixed with walnuts. “Oh,” he said for all to hear, “she likes walnuts. I’ll buy her walnuts to throw in the cacik. No charge.” The good news: Francela’s has a store for rent sign in the window. Bye-bye Orhan Yegen better described as OY.

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As usual, a lot to “get out there” – last column’s promise to follow up on Senior Living columiist Marcia Epstein’s “When Children Drift Away” column and now the news of 44 year-old NYPD Inspector, Michael Ameri’s suicide. And a friend emails a N.Y. Post piece needing big-time attention about the LED street light invasion turning night into day, mostly to save money, and secondly to save some energy. Now I’m all for the latter, unless it does harm. Unless it does harm! But first we need to hear about when “When Children Drift Away,” and the suicide of NYPD Inspector Michael Ameri. Both such tragic subjects, and in need of more attention than usually received. Thank you, Marcia, for alerting us to The Jewish Community Center’s recurring forum, “Walking on Eggshells, where the wide range of issues which come up between parent and adult children are addressed though interactive discussion.” Call 646-505-4400 for more information. Ah, if only such heart of the matter forums were offered at senior centers especially – and in general, were often discussed. And I hope more columnists join Marcia and me in writing about the literally crying need for adequate and caring exchange between adult offspring and their parents. The stories need to be told and the conflicts or flawed priorities to blame for its absence, need to be candidly discussed – not walked away from. Intervention is often a need. And surely more must be said about the suicide of 44-year-old NYPD Inspector Michael Ameri, apparently concerned about what seem to be relatively minor corruption charges. First, men are so vulnerable – they don’t share their problems nearly enough. Ameri was so young and with a 14-year-old son. How endlessly devastating for parents and, of course, for the son in his growing up struggles and beyond. Again, suicide deterrents need infinitely more said about - sharing of problems, and about the endless and special kind

of sorrow loved ones suffer from a suicide death. Remember most Inspector Ameri’s exemplary record in a most dangerous profession, which nowadays especially doesn’t get the thanks, or even the respect it deserves. More needs to be said about that- and in general - and also how alcohol use can spike abnormal feelings of despair. About the urgent need to stop turning night into day with those super-glaring LED streetlight bulbs, the subject of Beckie Strum’s May 14th N.Y. Post story, “Not so Bright Guys! City’s Light Switch. (I’ll email to you on request). Okay, so the mayor is, at long last, listening to citizens whose streetlights have been converted to LED bulbs, which invade their homes at night so they cannot sleep, and all outdoors now resembles “strip-mall parking lots and a zombie picnic.” So say Brooklyn residents in the online petition Change.org signed by hundreds of LED lightoppressed residents. Hey, let’s weigh in there too, because the whole city is slated for this nightmarish makeover, even though the mayor now says, lower-watt bulbs will be used in the future, but also adds “when needed” for the already converted LED street lamps. H-m-m-m-m. And what is the quality of that modified light. Lights so affect the look and the feel of the city, which now is so restfully beautiful after dark. Street trees also need that cycle of relative darkness. I say, and I hope you will. too, leave well enough alone – save energy healthfully without doing harm. Related to lighting, which so makes or breaks the look and feel of a place (or a person), reduce the excessive wattage that became du rigueur in my lifetime – in every public place imaginable, not to mention in entertainment venues where it’s just over the top. And if “efficients” must be used, warm-whites are more humane than the cool-whites. To be continued, and please, please talk and act it up. By the way this protest is worldwide. And it can succeed if enough of us try. dewingbetter@aol.com

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‘CONSTELLATION’ Albertine, 972 Fifth Ave., at 79th Street 7 p.m. French novelist Adrien Bosc and American legendary author Gay Talese will discuss “Constellation,� Bosc’s bestselling debut novel, based on the true story of the 1949 disappearance of Air France’s Lockheed Constellation and its famous passengers. 212-461-3670. www. albertine.com/

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FLOWER GARDEN STORYTIME ▲ The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, 421 East 61st St. 10:30 a.m. Free with regular admission. Historically themed stories and crafts for ages 2-6. Listen to stories about planting a garden, and explore the different plants and owers planted by the museum’s gardener. Afterward make a paper ower to take home. 212 838-6878. www.mvhm. org/

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THE ART OF THE PARK TOUR Dairy Visitor Center, mid-Park between 64th and 65th Streets 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $15, print at home only Discover the Park’s most artfully executed landscapes on this tour led by Central Park Conservancy guides. Highlights of this tour include Sheep Meadow, the Mall, Bethesda Terrace, Bow Bridge, the Ramble and Belvedere Castle. www.centralparknyc.org/ events/

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Iris van Herpen, Dress, 2012, 3-D-printed dark orange epoxy. Photo: Adel Gorgy

HIGH TECH MEETS HIGH FASHION At The Met, the Costume Institute’s “Manus x Machina” delights, challenges and surprises BY MARY GREGORY

Now that the movie stars, musicians, moguls and paparazzi have moved on to other red carpets, “Manus x Machina” at The Met’s Costume Institute is waiting to dazzle, challenge and surprise both the fashion cognoscenti and those who just love a good show. And “Manus x Machina” is an extraordinary show on many levels; exquisite designs and craftsmanship join with wildly inventive visions ensconced in a breathtaking installation (a hallmark of recent Costume Institute exhibitions). Passing through the medieval

galleries, with their soaring ceilings and hushed, religious overtones brings visitors to the Robert Lehman Wing, which the Costume Institute is filling for the first time. The space may not be immediately recognizable, as it’s been completely transformed by a cocoon of scaffolding and white scrim, creating halls and alcoves, apses and altars on which to present stunning examples of what human imagination can produce, whether by hand or machine. Soothing, hymn-like sounds from Brian Eno’s “An Ending (Ascent),” slow the pace and add an almost spiritual element to a “Wedding Ensemble” by Karl Lagerfeld for House of Chanel (2014–15), the centerpiece of the exhibition. It’s placed on a pedestal, under a towering dome onto which

details of digitally produced golden d detai embroidery are projected. The train of embr the d dress extends seemingly forever, and tthe heavenly voices surrounding it call to mind a slow, regal march of the greatest import. No doubt, it’s a g spectacular dress, but the staging elspect evates evate it to an otherworldly level. Surrounding it, in cases, are various Surr pages from one of fashion’s sacred writs, writs the one that inspired the exhibition. bition “Encyclopedia, or Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Dictio Crafts,” written by Denis Diderot Cr and Jean le Rond d’Alembert between 1751 and 1772, had the audacity and prescience to suggest that dressmaking belonged in the same realms as the other arts and sciences. Just as the book divided the craft into separate fields of expertise, the exhibition is broken into six sections. Embroidery, featherwork and floral treatments are explored on the upper floor. Pleating, lacework, u leather and even more experimental leat techniques like 3-D printing, melting techn and lasers are found in the galleries la downstairs. down Curator Andrew Bolton described Cur looking at a particular couture loo dress and realizing that every part of it was done by machine, save the hemming and the sewing of the zipper. It brought home that the idea of the handmade being somehow more desirable, more valuable and more important than a machine-made counterpart was no longer true. “Manus x Machina” sets out, he said, to “debunk and demystify” this hierarchy by presenting works from the past century, both hand and machine crafted. Bolton contends that artists make use of whatever tool best enables them to achieve their creative vision. While he pointed out that “human hands are great machines,” new technologies, like laser cutting, make previously unattainable visions possible. A dress by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen (2012) is encrusted with shells, pearls and coral, all sewn by hand. “It took days and days to finish,” the wall text tells us. It’s paired with a Givenchy evening dress (1963) in deep orange, but a more interesting contrast is with Iris van Herpen’s 3-D-printed epoxy dress (2012) on the lower floor. Both Burton’s and van Herpen’s dresses cover the torso with jutting shapes in red-orange. Burton’s is hand-stitched by seamstresses in India, while van Herpen’s, the wall texts explain, “was built layer by layer in a vessel of liquid polymer. The poly-

mer hardens when struck by a laser beam.” Manus x Machina in a nutshell. Van Herpen is the creator of some of the most dazzling, mind-bending designs in an exhibition where plastic exoskeletons and fractal progressions are as common as feathers and sequ i n s. Hu ssei n Cha laya n’s “Kaikoku” floating dress (2011–12) is a gold-painted shell of polyester resin. It has an opening in the back, and the wearer steps in and onto a motorized, wheeled platform that glides the creation across the floor. If desired, 50 crystals can be electronically jettisoned; they fall to the floor like maple tree seed pods. A video displays the process/

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performance. Issey Miyake’s pleated constructions may use technology but without touting their high-tech roots. They recall the pleated garments of ancient Egypt as well as simple, colorful paper lanterns. They’re playful and cheerful, and at the same time wonders of technique. Whether your tastes run more to space-age or timeless fashions, all garments are a mixture of man and machine. A scissor in a hand: man and machine. It’s a bit hard to believe, but intriguing and delightful to see, the extremes of both elegance and inventiveness presented in The Met Met’ss latest fashion. temple to fashion

Gallery view of two Noa Raviv 2014 creations involving 3-D-printed polymer and hand-sewn tulle with adhesive appliqué of laser-cut polyester. Photo: Adel Gorgy

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Argento New Music Project is well-primed to present songs by Tristan Murail, having worked with the French spectral music composer for a decade. The ensemble’s director, Michel Galante, talks about Murail, whose work will feature in the second “Spectralism in America” program on May 19 at the French Institute/ Alliance Française. The program will also include pieces by three composers who studied and worked with Murail, including Galante himself. This interview was edited for

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THE STYLE There is actually an infinite number of notes. Taking all of the notes in the world and bringing it down to 12 and putting it on a grid is a reductive choice that you make so that you can work with it. What

ics that come out of basically all kinds of ways of producing notes that aren’t just straight out of the 12 pitches, and they started making pieces based on that.

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THE PROGRAM What’s exciting of course is the directions that we took those pieces in, that we took these techniques in. [Huck] Hodge, his piece is just for solo cello but it explores reverb. I have one piece called “Leaves of Absence.” This piece, you know there’s an effect where a fire engine or an ambulance is coming from far away and it comes closer to you and it goes back into the distance, and actually as it’s getting closer, even when the siren stays the same, the pitch goes up in your ear because it’s getting closer,

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length and clarity.

THE COMPOSER Composers for a while were pretty frustrated. I don’t want to say bored, but frustrated with the grayness or the lack of color in the harmonic world of contemporary composition. It just wasn’t something that people felt excited about. By the end of the ‘90s people were pretty fed up, actually. And to have a composer who had all kinds of other options, and to have all kinds of other choices that he could teach people and bring via his music was really, really exciting for younger generations of composers.

[spectral music composers] did in the beginning was they started to do musical experiments without the 12 pitches, so they would take things like complex sounds from bells. If you’ve ever been in the subway and you hear someone with steel drums, they’re playing a tune, but actually if you listen really closely, every one of those notes is really complex sounding and actually has a lot of notes in it. And they’re weird. They’re really colorful but they sound kind of strange. So by working with open strings, and from the pitches that come out of open strings on a string instrument, or with the harmon-

and as it goes away the pitch goes down. But if you’re in the ambulance the pitch stays the same. It’s called the Doppler effect. So this explores that.

THE ENSEMBLE We try to bring something new to the audience. An ideal situation which is not always realizable, but in an ideal world every single person in the audience would hear something they’ve never heard before. Or they’ve never even thought of before. That’s kind of a lofty thing to say, but that would be a great thing. That’s a great day when you have a new experience.

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RESTAURANT INSPECTION RATINGS MAY 1 -13, 2016

Campagna Quattro Gatti

205 East 81 Street

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Jaiya Thai & Oriental Restaurant

1553 2 Avenue

Grade Pending (26) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation. Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared. Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

Bonjour Crepes & Wine

1585 2 Avenue

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Tal Bagels

1228 Lexington Avenue

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Juice Generation

1486 3 Avenue

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Maz Mezcal

316 East 86 Street

A

The following listings were collected from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s website and include the most recent inspection and grade reports listed. We have included every restaurant listed during this time within the zip codes of our neighborhoods. Some reports list numbers with their explanations; these are the number of violation points a restaurant has received. To see more information on restaurant grades, visit www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/services/restaurant-inspection.shtml. Shabu-Shabu 70 Restaurant

314 East 70 Street

Grade Pending (19) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies or food/ refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility’s food and/ or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies.

Gracie-Mews Restaurant

1550 1 Avenue

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Bareburger

1370 1 Avenue

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Papaya King

179 East 86 Street

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Sant Ambroeus Cafe At Sotheby’s

1334 York Ave

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Dunkin’ Donuts

1248 Lexington Avenue

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Three Guy’s Restaurant

960 Madison Avenue

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Bayards Ale House

1589 1st Ave

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Tasti D-Lite

1221 3 Avenue

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1288-1290 1st Avenue

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Members Dining Room @ The Met Museum

1000 5 Avenue

Chipotle Mexican Grill

Mad River Bar & Grille

1442 3 Avenue

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Candle Cafe

1307 3 Avenue

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The Penrose

1590 2 Avenue

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Starbucks Coffee #26188

1000 S 8 Ave

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El Aguila

1020 Lexington Avenue

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1215 Lexington Avenue

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Lexington Bar And Books

Genesis Bar & Restaurant

1708 2 Avenue

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Gracie’s Cafe

1530 York Avenue

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Wok 88

1570 3 Avenue

William Greenberg Jr Desserts

1100 Madison Avenue A

Emack & Bolios

1564 1 Avenue

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16 Handles

1569 2 Avenue

Grade Pending (18) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.

Grade Pending (21) Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation. Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewageassociated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies.

Marco Polo Pizza & Deli

1289 Madison Avenue Grade Pending (26) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Tobacco use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area observed. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service. Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

Bareburger

1681 1st Ave

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Ooki Sushi

1575 3 Avenue

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Selena Rosa Mexicana

1712 2nd Ave

Grade Pending (33) Food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal product temperature is reduced from 140º F to 70º F or less within 2 hours, and from 70º F to 41º F or less within 4 additional hours. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service. Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

Yorkafe

50112 East 83 Street

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Aba Sushi

1588 York Ave

Not Yet Graded (32) Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation. Evidence of rats or live rats present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/ or non-food areas. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service. Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

Erminia Restaurant

250 East 83 Street

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Nicola’s Restaurant

146 East 84 Street

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Italianissimo Ristorante

307 East 84 Street

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Jesuit Mission House Kitchen

53 East 83 Street

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Nargila Grill

1599 York Avenue

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Biddy’s Pub

301 East 91 Street

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East End Kitchen

539 East 81 Street

Grade Pending (34) Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, crosscontaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/ sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service. Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

Newman And Leventhal Caterers

50 East 87 Street

A

The Wright

1071 5 Avenue

A

Go Cups

1838 2nd Ave

A

The Duck

2171 2 Avenue

A

Pasteles Capy

242 East 116 Street

A

Le Pain Quotidien

1399 Madison Ave

A

Adar Lounge

1637 Park Ave

A

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Neighborhood Scrapbook

JASA HOLDS MOST SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISER JASA, a not-for-profit agency serving the city’s senior population, hosted its annual cocktail reception fundraiser Celebrating Seniors at 583 Park Avenue in Manhattan. The event was the agency’s most successful fundraiser ever, raising more than $436,000 and counting, which will help support JASA’s many programs that service more than 43,000 older adults in the New York area. JASA’s primary fundraising event of the year was attended by over 200 celebrities, activists, philanthropists, government leaders, nonprofit officials, JASA Trustees, and others. Jane Marsh, the internationally acclaimed soprano and Artistic Advisor of the Metropolitan Opera Guild, was the emcee for the program, and the special guest speaker was Philip Marshall, a recognized advocate of elder justice and the grandson of late philanthropist Brooke Astor. A special auction was led by Christie’s own Toby Usnik. The honoree for the evening was Richard Cuccia, the chief executive officer of National Maintenance Supplies, Inc., which was the presenting sponsor for the event.

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Congratulations York Prep Athletes! Varsity Baseball ISAL League Tournament Champions Varsity Boys Basketball ISAL League Tournament Champions. State Tournament Semi-Finalists JV Boys Basketball ISAL League Tournament Champions Varsity Boys Soccer ISAL League Tournament Champions Varsity Cross Country and Track & Field Winner of the ISAL Championship 100m dash and NY SAIS Tournament Qualifiers.

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In Brief

Property

FAIRWAY FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY Fairway, the high-end grocery chain known for its towering aisles, filed for bankruptcy earlier this month after losing $36 million in revenues of $565 million for the nine-month period that ended on Dec. 27, 2015, according to the Wall Street Journal. Facing stiff competition from stores like Whole Foods and Trader Joes, Fairway plans to majorly reorganize the financial structure of its 15 stores, seven of which are in New York City. The company has pledged to continue paying its employees, supplier and landlords, and will ask its lenders to take on most of the financial burden by trading their debt for shares. However, Crain’s reported last week that they will have to decide at some point which locations to close.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES PARTNER TO LAUNCH WATERFRONT NAVIGATOR Thanks to the collaboration of six federal, state and city agencies including the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a new website has launched to make waterfront business and development planning a little easier. According to the press release, the website will include “comprehensive information, clear expectations on regulatory requirements and application steps, and realistic timeframes that will ultimately result in better permit applications and reduce the regulatory review time needed for permits to be issued.” Along with the Army Corps of Engineers, the three other agencies who oversee projects involving New York waterfront or wetlands: the New York Departments of State and Environmental Conservation, and the New York City Department of City Planning. Sometimes projects only require approval by one of the four agencies, but in some cases it is required by all four. This has frustrated developers for years, and the new site hopes to eliminate many of the small mistakes and bureaucratic hold-ups that can delay waterfront projects. “This is an example of how we’re making government work better,” City Planning Commission Chairman Carl Weisbrod said in the release.

STUDY SHOWS NYPD FREQUENTLY TICKETS LEGALLY PARKED CARS Last week, the data sourcing website I Quant NY released a study showing the most common spots in the city where legally parked cars are repeatedly ticketed by the NYPD. The sites founder, Ben Wellington, a professor at the Pratt Institute, found that cars parked in front of a sidewalk pedestrian ramp at 575 Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn brought in a total of $48,000 in fines in the last two-and-a-half years. According to I Quant NY, parking in front of a pedestrian ramp -- so long as it’s not connected to a crosswalk -- has been legal since 2008. “It’s a waste of everybody’s time, and most people don’t realize that what they are doing isn’t illegal, so they don’t bother to fight it and they pay,” Wellington told the New York Post. He used the city’s Open Data portal to search parking tickets according to which ones were issued for blocking a pedestrian ramp, and created a map of the most commonly ticketed legal parking spots. Wellington found that the 70th precinct, in Brooklyn, ticketed the highest number of legally parked cars, gathering $107,728 in fines in one year. The highest grossing spot in Manhattan, in Battery Park, placed 16th overall and brought in $19,140. That particular pedestrian ramp is outlined in yellow paint, but the paint “has no meaning in NYC traffic enforcement” according to the I Quant NY post, and the ramp is not connected to a crosswalk. It is perfectly legal to park there.

Developments like the Time Warner Center have attracted global buyers hit by a recent slowdown. Photo by Henning Klokkeråsen via flickr

A COOLING AT THE SUPER-HIGH END REAL ESTATE PRICES In Manhattan, luxury home sales are down 5% BY JOSH BOAK

The global luxury housing market lost some of its sheen last year as financial markets became unsettled and many wealthy buyers began to look for less expensive homes. “The return of realism,” is how Dan Conn, chief executive of Christie’s International Real Estate, described the high-end market that stretches from San Francisco to Singapore. Sales in a sector whose average home prices start at $2.2 million slowed in 2015, increasing by 8 percent, half its 2014 pace. The decline most likely reflects stability rather than weakness, according to a report released Thursday by Christie’s. Properties in London and Hong Kong are sitting on the market longer. On average, homes sold for prices 19 percent below the original asking price, compared with 14 percent below the asking price in 2014. The number of luxury-home sales in the often sizzling Manhattan market dipped 5 percent last year. Falling oil prices led sales in Dubai to tumble 25 percent. “You can’t have massive double-digit growth year after year after year,” Conn said. “In some ways, there is a limit.” But a luxury market that experts say is normalizing still looks otherworldly when compared with conventional real estate. Some homes include cigar rooms with specialized

ventilation and wine collections displayed in climate-controlled glass walls, for example, instead of in cellars. Around the world, a single square foot in a luxury home varies dramatically -- from $200 in Monterrey, Mexico, to $4,500 in Monaco. The highest price paid for a home last year was $194 million for the Barker Road Estate in Hong Kong, which, judging by pictures, was still something of a fixer-upper. Not all luxury markets reflected the consequences of weaker global economic growth. The cheaper euro helped to boost pied-a-terre purchases in Paris. Yet in an emerging trend, the luxury market last year reached beyond the traditional hubs of global commerce and posh resort towns. Places with humbler reputations enjoyed sharp increases in high-end sales, a pattern likely to continue through 2016, Conn said. Christie’s reported a 40 percent jump in the sales of luxury properties in Portland, Oregon, for example. And Auckland, New Zealand, experienced a 63 percent surge in luxury homebuying. Atlanta, supported by an expanding film industry, reported a 25 percent increase, while an improving auto industry boosted luxury home sales in the Detroit area by 17 percent. Baby boomers looking to cash out of the Vancouver housing market, which has attracted Chinese expatriates, moved to nearby Victoria, which enjoyed a 45 percent increase in luxury sales. Other brokerages see similar phenomena at the top-tier of housing. During the first three months of 2016, Redfin reported that luxury

sales prices dropped 1.1 percent from the same period a year ago. Average luxury home prices in Miami Beach, Florida, plunged 13.7 percent to $5.7 million, according to the Seattle-based brokerage. Homes for Boston-area Brahmins fell 11.8 percent to $3.2 million. San Francisco tech gurus saw the average luxury sales price dip 4.7 percent to $4.4 million, while the Washington, D.C., area slid 4.2 percent to $2 million. The main culprit appears to be a volatile stock market. The Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index plummeted until mid-February, only to undergo a jagged recovery such that the net worth of millionaires and billionaires has been in near constant flux. The turbulence has left luxury buyers wary about spending lavishly on housing, said Nela Richardson, Redfin’s chief economist. “I’m not saying there is a recession among the 1 percent, but if you look across all luxury goods you’re seeing softness,” Richardson said. “I think that is attributable to the stock market.” This doesn’t mean an absolute retreat from luxury housing. In Florida, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood have registered price gains after Miami became overheated. San Francisco’s recent excesses have spilled across the bay to the more affordable Oakland, where average luxury home prices climbed nearly 50 percent in the past year to $2.4 million. “There are only so many tech billionaires who can buy in San Francisco,” Richardson said.

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SUMMER CAMP ON A BUDGET CAMP Camp is a life-changing experience — one that’s possible for every child and every budget. Even though the experience is priceless, paying for it doesn’t have to be. “I’m a great believer that you don’t have to go to the most expensive camp to have a great camp experience,” said Phil Lilienthal, former camp director of Camp Winnebago in Maine and Global Camps Africa CEO. If you’re dealing with an experienced and caring staff of camp counselors, “you can have a program in a parking lot, and it can be great,” he said. Parents looking for budget-friendly camps should keep the following in mind: • The ACA camp community generates a projected $216 million annually for camp scholarships. Don’t be afraid to call the camp director and ask if financial assistance is available. • Contact your area’s local office of the American Camp Association. Visit www.ACAcamps.org/about/contactus to find your local office contact.

• Check with your church or synagogue. • Get in touch with social services groups in your community. • Visit individual camp web sites. Most clearly outline whether or not they offer financial assistance for their

campers. Assistance is also available from the government. Parents should inquire into whether the camp participates in income-eligible subsidy programs, for instance through Title XX. For day camps:

• A Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account allows parents to be reimbursed on a pre-tax basis for child care or adult dependent care expenses for qualified dependents that are necessary to allow parents to work, look for work, or to attend school full time. Visit the FSA Feds Web site for more information. • In certain circumstances, day care expenses, including transportation by a care provider, may be considered dependent care services and paid with pre-tax dollars. Visit the Internal Rev-

enue Service (IRS) Web site for more information. • Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit: The IRS allows an income tax credit of up to $6,000 of dependent care expenses if you have two or more dependents (up to $3,000 for one dependent). The amount of the credit is based on your adjusted gross income and applies only to your federal taxes. This applies to qualifying day camp expenses. Visit the FSA Feds Web site for more information. Reprinted with permission of the American Camp Association.

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said L. Gail. “Now [Bonjour] is proposing all sorts of changes. They closed the rec room and took the wifi out [of the common areas] … all within two days. The whole building was stunned.” Gail only moved in last summer, but she was drawn to Glenwood’s reputation and has enjoyed good relationships with the building workers. Rachel Cohen, 32BJ’s regional communications manager, called the situation “a huge blow to these workers.” “It’s going to have an impact on the safety and quality of life of the tenants, and there’s definitely been tenant support [for the workers],” she said. A petition started by the Hamilton’s tenants has gathered around 200 signatures so far. “We pay top-dollar for the professional, top-notch service provided by our employees and so we expect that these employees are treated fairly,” the petition reads. Cohen, along with 32BJ’s district director John Santos, was adamant that they will fight with their workers as long as it takes for Bonjour to revert to the original union contracts. Neither Bonjour nor Glenwood representatives responded to requests for comment.

VISIT OUR WEBSITE! at OURTOWNNY.COM Frank E. Campbell – The Funeral Chapel Hosts Annual Bus Trip to Calverton National Cemetery As the seasons change and Memorial Day approaches, we find ourselves thinking about the men and women who are serving our country around the world. We also remember those who gave of themselves when our freedom was threatened, many of whom made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of our nation. We here at Frank E. Campbell, “The Funeral Chapel” are sponsoring a trip to Calverton National Cemetery for those individuals who do not get an opportunity to visit their loved one who served our country. This FREE trip will take place on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. The bus will leave from 81st Street and Madison Avenue at 8:30 am and will return approximately 4:30 pm. A continental breakfast will be served at Frank E. Campbell between 7:30 am – 8:15 am. A box lunch will be provided on the bus at Calverton National Cemetery. If you are interested in joining us, please call 212-288-3500 by May 25, 2016, to reserve your place. Please have your section and grave information available when you call.

INDIE BOOKSTORES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 in principle, but in practice they will end up paying more. Teicher says a significant hike in salaries could mean the difference between a store making money or at best breaking even. “We’re in a low-margin business, and that upward pressure on wages is a big deal,” says Teicher, adding that a traditional solution for retailers is complicated for bookstores. “Someone might tell you, `Well, you know, do what the supermarket does and charge a quarter more for milk. Pass on the increases to the consumer.’ But as long as publishers continue to print the suggested retail price on the product, it’s hard to put a surcharge on it. It puts us in a peculiar position.” Teicher speculated on a variety of options: “Increase efficiencies” in the supply chain, tax breaks to offset wage hikes, the removal of price stickers from books and deeper discounts from publishers. And maybe, he says, publishers will raise the cost. “It would not surprise me if there’s some upward pressure on prices,” Teicher said. Publishers have advocated higher e-book prices as a way of helping printed books and physical stores remain viable, a stance that has led to fierce clashes with Amazon.com and an antitrust suit filed in 2012 by the federal government that led to multimillion dollar settlements. Understandably, they are at most non-committal about making traditional books more expensive. “The truth is how much books cost is not specific to the minimum wage,” said Heather Fain, senior vice president and director of marketing

strategy at Hachette Book Group. “It’s something we talk about all the time, especially in relation to print versus electronic prices.” The latest ABA numbers arrive on the eve of BookExpo America, the industry’s annual trade show, which takes place this week in Chicago after being in New York since 2009. For the third straight year, BookExpo will be immediately followed by the fan-oriented BookCon. Featured authors at Chicago’s McCormick Place will include Veronica Roth, Sebastian Junger and Dav Pilkey of “Captain Underpants” fame, while panel discussions will range from the role of public libraries in the book industry to marketing through Facebook and other social media. BookExpo America once routinely changed locations, but major publishers have grown used to the New York setting and the savings of not having to travel. Brien McDonald, the event director for BookExpo and BookCon, said BookExpo’s floor space at McCormick Place will be 126,284 square feet, a drop of nearly 20 percent from last year. (BookCon, meanwhile, is expanding from 41,756 square feet in 2015 to 61,496 square feet.) Hachette, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins and others based in Manhattan are sending fewer people than in previous years and none of the featured authors approach the star power of such past convention speakers as former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Barbra Streisand. “We will have a smaller contingent and a smaller booth, which is a reflection of looking at the show and what’s important about it,” Fain said. “You want to have a place to meet with the booksellers and you want to have a way to elevate the titles you’re focused on. But you don’t have to have a lot of people to do it.”

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FOR THE FAMOUS, NYC CAN BE TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT An unspoken rule giving celebrities space in the city seems to have broken down BY JENNIFER PELTZ

When famed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates backed away from moving into a New York City brownstone, he gave voice to celebrities’ qualms about city living. The National Book Award winner wrote this week that media coverage of his $2.1 million home purchase slammed the door on his planned move, saying he was concerned for his family’s safety and uneasy about the idea of fans showing up on his stoop after the address was published. “Within a day of reading these articles, my wife and I knew that we could never live” there, he wrote in an essay at TheAtlantic.com. Coates, whose “Between the World and Me” offers a searing assessment of being black in America, isn’t the first prominent person to try to shield his address or to rue the up-close-andpersonal nature of New York. But in a city where spotting celebrities can be

easier than snagging a cab, the idea of a writer lamenting lost privacy to the point of abandoning a low-key neighborhood seemed to draw a new -- to some, puzzling -- line. “In New York, a lot of `celebrity’ people live among non-celebrities,” notes Ainslie Binder, a 20-year resident of the neighborhood where Coates bought the brownstone. She’d been pleased to think a best-selling author would burnish the area’s growing reputation as a hotspot for writers and other creative people. In a community where residents stage an annual house tour and plant sidewalk flower barrels together, Coates would be treated “just like everybody else,” she said. The nation’s biggest city has long been home to the famous and rich, living in settings from Central Parkfacing apartments to Brooklyn townhouses. Even in the see-it-tweet-it era, many New Yorkers pride themselves on understated reactions to encountering off-duty stars on the streets, in cafes and elsewhere.

Still, tabloids and widely-read realestate media regularly delight in reporting who bought where, to the consternation of high-profile buyers. “Privacy is a huge concern,” says Jared Seligman, a broker with Douglas Elliman Real Estate’s Sports and Entertainment division, which caters to celebrity clients. Whether the stumbling block is a building board that won’t allow purchases in corporate names or simply a passer-by who sees a celeb walking from limo to lobby, “in New York, it’s very hard to make a move without going onto the radar.” Not that luminaries don’t try. Doormen are prevalent, and famously discreet, in high-end buildings. And some notables put a premium on homes or buildings with internal garages or courtyards, so they can drive in unseen, said John Burger, a Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales broker who specializes in super-high-end Manhattan properties. Fears about being on the public’s map aren’t unfounded in a city that, by nature, can’t match the seclusion

The singer Taylor Swift signing autographs in Times Square. Swift has been the subject of harrassment by a fan in New York City. Photo by paolopv.com of a gated estate. Celebrities ranging from Uma Thurman to Alec Baldwin have had stalkers show up at their Manhattan homes. A man described by police as emotionally disturbed was detained outside Taylor Swift’s building just this Tues-

day (she wasn’t there, and the man was taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation). A Madonna fan, meanwhile, scrawled messages of adoration on the sidewalk near a Manhattan building where she lived for a time. The Material Girl later moved to a townhouse with an unusual privacy feature -- its own garage. And some celebs simply grow weary of having the nation’s biggest city as a sometimes nosy neighbor. After testifying at his stalker’s trial, having run-ins with photographers, and being suspended from his ultimately short-lived MSNBC show because of his behavior during one of the encounters, Baldwin wrote a New York magazine cover story in 2014 decrying the constant tabloid coverage of his comings and goings. “I just can’t live in New York anymore,” the longtime New Yorker wrote, saying he was beginning to crave instead the gates, cars and ability to shut out the public that Los Angeles offers. At one time, “to be a New Yorker meant you gave everybody five feet,” he wrote. “And now we don’t leave each other alone.” Yet even for Baldwin, New York evidently has its pluses. He still lives here.

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