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THE POWER OF NEIGHBORS Some observations on small-town newspapering in the world’s largest media market

MAKING THE CUT AT THE HAIR SALON Coffee, coiffure and a dash of serendipity leads to a painting show BY MICKEY KRAMER

BY KYLE POPE

For the last three years, I have been a small-town newspaper editor in the middle of Manhattan. That means people called me to complain that the cost of paper towels at the Duane Reade store downstairs from their apartment was 30 cents higher than the store down the block. It means that they sent me photographs of potholes that not only twisted their ankle, but their neighbor’s as well. It means that when the local gym canceled its gymnastics program, I heard not only from outraged parents, but from a clutch of distraught teenage girls. The term of art for what we do here is hyper-local, and it’s a surprising slice of the media world. Who would have thought that in this age of instant communication, of Twitter and Snapchat and YouTube, that local newspapers, largely in print, would soldier on in one of the most intense media markets on earth? Yet they do, and I am convinced that one of the reasons is because they help recreate the notion of a small town. It is a return to the notion promoted by the social activist Jane Jacobs, whose 1961 book “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” noted that the vitality of a place can be found on its sidewalks and stoops, and that the glue that holds a place together is the interplay among neighbors. In many parts of New York City, her argument, about the need for central gathering places and public squares, has been lost, blasted away by gentrification and a

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Oslo Coffee Roasters has served caffeine from its small space at 422 East 75th St. for almost five years. A few months ago, Blu Bocker hair salon, which features Japanese stylings and techniques, opened just a few doors away at 436 East 75th. The hair salon’s owner, Kotaro Suzuki, manager Sakiko Cooper and much of the staff found themselves drinking lots of Oslo coffee. As it is, the coffeehouse’s manager Liz Pasqualo — who is also a fine artist — and many of Oslo’s baristas have gotten their hair done at Blu Bocker. “I came in for a haircut, and we just got to talking about my artwork and a couple days later they asked if I wanted to showcase my artwork and I said, ‘of course,’” Pasqualo said. Pasqualo, 27, who has an MFA from Queens College, recently participated in an Art Students League of New York’s residency in Nyack. It was there that an exhibition of 11 of her paintings, which she has called “The View,” was born. “I am definitely inspired by my surroundings and am particularly drawn to the human elements in these scenes. The evidence of the people who live there,” she said. Cooper thought the showing might be a way to bring in and meet new neighbors, and she was right. On Thursday last week, the salon was jammed with about 50 people. Among the attendees was Caroline Matthews, a former Oslo employee. Matthews had visited Pasqualo during her May residency and saw the development of the paintings first-

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Liz Pasqualo, left, who manages an East 75th Street coffeehouse, is having a show of paintings at a nearby hair salon. hand. “I’m so proud of her as I’ve followed her work over the years and this is an amazing evolution,” she said. Many attendees were from the neighborhood. Pasqualo’s mother, grandmother, aunt and boyfriend all mixed and mingled as well. Diane Tomash made the trip all the way from the Jersey Shore and for

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good reason: she taught Pasqualo from when she was 6-13 years old. “Everything I taught her, she just took to it,” Tomash, an artist herself, said. Oslo patrons were among attendees as well, including Davinder Sandhu, who lives on East 67th street. “I like

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Chapter 26

EVE AND OTHERS BY ESTHER COHEN

Previously: The building of amateur detectives were gathered at the 20th Precinct on West 82nd Street to listen to Detective Bruce, a former Blank Panther who claimed that he could solve any mystery. Bruce, who recited Langston Hughes, announced that he had found Alyosha. The group waited for details. Detective Bruce stood in front of the room, an imposing man, addressing his crowd with all the presence of a Shakespearean actor. He measured out his sentences, and he carefully looked at every single one of them, to make sure they were all paying close attention. “There’s a famous poem by the Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka,â€? he began. “Know what you’re looking for. You’ll ďŹ nd it more easily.â€? Mrs. Israel, clipboard in tow, her pen held around her neck by a handmade pen holder, modeled on her eyeglass holder, spoke ďŹ rst. “Can I have

the poem for the record I’m keeping?â€? she asked. “Of course,â€? Bruce replied. “I’ll mail you a copy.â€? “A handsome ex-Black Panther who recites poetry,â€? Pin Ball shouted. He was dressed Gladys Knight today. His eyelashes were particularly spectacular. “Does no one here care about where Alyosha is? We’re not here for a poetry lesson,â€? Charles replied. “We were led to believe that he was found.â€? “It’s a side benefit,â€? said Naomi. “Who would have guessed? A literary detective. Maybe what we should do next is write a TV show. Eve can play the police chief. We can all have parts. What does everyone think?â€? Richard, as logical as Mrs. Israel, responded ďŹ rst. “Not that other ideas aren’t interesting,â€? he said. “But come on people. Where is Alyosha? Tell us please, Detective Bruce.â€? “He will,â€? said Richard two. “He’s building up to letting us know.â€? “Ladies and Gentlemen and everyone else,â€? said Bruce, with a special nod to Pin Ball. Pin Ball curtseyed, a deep low seductive curtsy. Bruce watched him carefully. “I thought you would have guessed by now. Alyosha himself is right here.â€? And then he clapped twice, a proďŹ cient game show host. A clue for a thin handsome man with

Illustration by John S. Winkleman a moustache, a man they all thought they knew well although they’d never seen him in the flesh, emerged. He twirled, he glided, he pranced. “Let them hear where you were, in your own words,� Bruce asked, and Alyosha stepped to the front of the room, to stand next to Bruce. “I am grateful for all your efforts,� he said. “I didn’t know that Albert cared so much about me. How sweet he is. What actually happened,� he

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CRIME WATCH BY JERRY DANZIG

B’WAY PRODUCER CHARGED WITH SCAMMING INVESTORS FOR FICTIONAL PLAY A Broadway producer has been charged with scamming seven people by getting them to invest $165,000 in a nonexistent play about opera star Kathleen Battle supposedly starring Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o. Roland Scahill pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges of criminal possession of stolen property, grand larceny and scheming to defraud. His attorney, James DeVita, said he “stands on that not guilty plea.” Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said Scahill “put on an elaborate performance” to steal from the victims between October 2014 and January 2015. Prosecutors said Scahill falsely claimed he had secured the rights to Battle’s life story and had signed a contract with Nyong’o to star in the play, called “The KB Project.” Scahill also claimed that the Booth Theatre had been reserved for the play’s Broadway run and that Netflix had agreed to film a performance, according to an indictment. Scahill owns a production company called RMS2 Productions. Prosecutors

said the investors in the phony play included some of his closest friends. Battle is a celebrated diva who was fired from New York’s Metropolitan Opera. She is scheduled to perform a concert at the Met on Nov. 13, her first appearance there since what she called an “unexpected dismissal” in 1994. Nyong’o won an Academy Award for her role in the 2013 film “12 Years a Slave.” She made her Broadway debut in 2016 in “Eclipsed,” a drama about women caught up in the Liberian civil war. Scahill’s next court appearance is scheduled for Sept. 20. Karen Matthews

SOME PEOPLES One Upper West Side resident may want to reconsider which acquaintances he invites to his apartment. At 5:30 p.m. on July 18, a West 96th Street resident had a friend over, whom he later saw taking some of his gold rings. He recovered the rings from his friend but later told police he discovered the rings and other belonging worth about $21,000 missing again on August 2. The man’s friend, identified by police as Bailey C. Washington, is wanted for questioning. In addition to four 18k men’s gold rings, the missing items include two crocodile belts, 15 pairs of sunglasses, wallets, shirts and pants.

STATS FOR THE WEEK

PHONY CALL Police remind the public to be wary of phone calls from people claiming to represent the IRS. Always call the IRS back at their listed phone number to check on the authenticity of any such claims! At noon on August 10, a West 92nd Street resident received a phone call from a person claiming to be a representative of the IRS and demanding that she pay $5,000 using iTune cards. Unfortunately, the woman fell for the ruse, paid the sum requested using ten cards each worth $500, and lost her money.

TROUBLED RELATIONS Another area senior fell victim to a “relative in trouble” phone scam. At 6 a.m. on August 9, a Central Park West senior received several phone calls from a man claiming her nephew had been arrested and that he had asked the caller to contact his aunt for help. The caller told the woman he had an uncle working at Rikers Island who was willing to help her nephew avoid the charges, but it would cost $4,000. The woman went to HSBC, withdrew the money, and met the caller outside her building. She later found out that her nephew had indeed not in fact been arrested.

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HOLE IN ONE GOLF A woman from Greenwich, Conn., learned the hard way that cars parked on city streets are no place to keep belongings. At 9:30 p.m. on August 8, the 34-year-old woman parked her black 2013 Volkswagen Golf in front of 143 West 94th St. When she returned the following morning at 6:40 a.m., the rear driver’s-side window had been smashed and two suitcases, a digital camera and other belongings were missing.

WAITING ON HIS TURN – FOR THE WORSE

A robber hitting up a local bank was nothing if not patient. At 3:19 p.m. on August 10, a man in the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway was waiting to be helped while a 29-year-old teller was assisting another customer. According to a police account, she apologized to the man for the wait, and he replied, “No, it’s OK.” He then passed her a note stating, “This is a robbery. Don’t do anything stupid. Give me all your money.” The teller gave the robber $1,000 in cash with no dye pack. He grabbed the money and walked away from her window. She pressed the panic button after he left her window but didn’t see his direction of flight.

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IN KILLINGS’ WAKE, MUSLIMS WARY OF MORE SURVEILLANCE Some demand additional security cameras, while others oppose more scrutiny

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BY JAKE PEARSON AND EZRA KAPLAN

At an emotional funeral service for a New York City imam and his assistant who were gunned down on a Queens street, one friend of the victims took the microphone and demanded that the city install security cameras outside mosques citywide to help protect Muslims from harassment or violence. “Each street corner should have security cameras around our places of worship,” said Anwar Hussein Khan, a teacher. But in the days following that impassioned plea, the city’s Muslim community has since backed away from that request. Muslim activists and civil liberties groups here have spent years opposing police surveillance of mosques. At a meeting Wednesday night, representatives of dozens of Muslim community groups said surveillance of mosques shouldn’t be handled by the government. “We must look within to safeguard our houses of worship,” said Debbie Almontaser, of the Muslim Community Network, said at a news conference outside City Hall last week. The killings of Imam Maulana Alauddin Akonjee and his friend Thara Uddin have forced Muslims in New York to grapple with the push-and-pull of wanting police protection, but also being nervous about exposing themselves to more scrutiny by law enforcement. In a series of stories that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2012, The Associated Press reported on efforts by the New York Police Department to seek out potential terrorists by infiltrating Muslim student groups, putting informants in mosques and sending operatives into Muslim businesses to listen to conversation. The tactics, when revealed, left many in the Muslim community feeling distrustful of the police. In 2014, the police department’s so-called Demographics Unit was disbanded

Photo: Peter Daniel, via flickr and a pair of lawsuits over the intelligence-gathering practices have been settled. “For our community we are also a target of police surveillance,” said Linda Sarsour, the executive director of the Arab American Association of New York. “It’s a difficult predicament to be in as a Muslim community right now.” Surveillance cameras are omnipresent in New York. Police regularly monitor areas of downtown and midtown Manhattan. In the boroughs, some religious groups and local government officials have used state and federal funds to put

cameras around synagogues and Jewish neighborhoods. But whether the cameras deter crime is unclear. Many are not monitored until after a crime has already occurred. For their part, police say they regularly advise businesses, places of worship and others on security practices, but can only do so much. “Ultimately at any private facility, whether it’s a religious institution, a school or a consulate, the physical security of the site is really the prime responsibility of site management,” said Stephen Davis, the police department’s top

spokesman. Authorities have not said what prompted the Aug. 13 killings, which occurred a few blocks away from a Queens mosque. They’ve declined to label the slayings a hate crime despite a feeling among some in Akonjee and Uddin’s largely Bangladeshi community in Queens that the killer was motivated by anti-Muslim political rhetoric. Prosecutors have called the killings an “assassination,” and charged a man of Hispanic origin, Oscar Morel, with murder. He has, through his lawyer, denied the charges.

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ORWASHER’S RISES ON THE WEST SIDE The Upper East Side institution will open a location on Amsterdam Avenue BY MICKEY KRAMER

Whether it’s a baguette made with specially ordered our from France or a fried donut ďŹ lled to order with Beth’s Farm Kitchen local jam, the Upper West Side will soon get to taste what has made Orwasher’s an Upper East Side institution for a century. The bakery will open its second location on Sept. 1 on the northwest corner of Amsterdam Avenue and 81st Street. “I wanted to expand the brand and thought the Upper West Side was the place for me,â€? says Keith Cohen, owner of the artisan bread company since 2007. Unlike the East 78th street location, the much larger new space allows for 18 stool seats along the front windows as well as outdoor cafĂŠ seating for 20. It will feature all the breads and specialties, such as the aforementioned donuts, as the East Side location, but will also serve sandwiches and toasts, that Cohen describes as “best in classâ€? such as avocado, radish and sunower

seeds on multi-grain bread and almond butter and grape jelly on cinnamon raisin. A full coffee bar will feature a small Brooklyn company, Nobletree. In the weeks to come, an old-fashioned soda fountain will be added for egg creams and more. The open kitchen will allow customers to see the baking process of the baguettes, pastries and, yes, another new item, bagels. Joining Cohen in this endeavor is general manager, Jules Morland. Morland, 27, is from France, a certiďŹ ed pastry chef who also earned his MBA in management from St. John’s University. “The appeal for me was the huge challenge. I am more attracted to business openings,â€? he said. “I connected with Keith right away,â€? Morland added. “Owners usually only care about money, but he’s really all about quality ingredients.â€? Morland speaks lovingly, specifically, of the pastries, noting the sticky buns, orange blossom brioche and canelĂŠ de Bordeaux as just a few of the standouts. “I saw myself in Jules when I was his age,â€? Cohen said. “That same hunger to master your craft.â€?

In addition to the grand opening, Cohen, 45, plans to celebrate the 100th year of Orwasher’s with some special promotions at both locations. “This store will give me the ability to showcase the 100 years of baking pedigree we have,â€? he said. “It’s my way of paying homage to the past bakers and becoming the mentor to bakers 100 years from now.â€? While speciďŹ c plans are not conďŹ rmed, the celebration will most likely take place in late Sep-

tember and Cohen advises customers on both sides of Manhattan to be on the lookout. Morland expects only the best on Sept. 1 and beyond. “We offer the best product in the city and I expect lines out the door, all the time,â€? he said. Cohen thinks a bit more long-term: “We want to keep innovating and constantly ďŹ nd ways to tweak our products. I want to set the tone with this store for the next 100 years.â€?

Orwasher’s, an Upper East Side institution for a century, will open on Amsterdam Avenue and 81 Street early next month.

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SPYING THE CITY OP-ED BY MELITTA ANDERMAN

New York, New York. Nobody sang it better than Frank Sinatra and nobody can beat this town in anything. The people in our town are the most unique, vibrant, diverse group that ever inhabited an urban community, with teeming cultures from the entire planet Earth. Sometimes I feel like I’m persona non grata as I mingle and listen to different voices and mannerisms while on public transportation, in cinema houses, theaters and restaurants. It’s difficult to try to be invisible with friends, making conversation while trying to catch snippets of small talk at another table or in other venues. Lately I’ve become pretty good at talking out of one side of my mouth while perking up my ears. Sometimes I get caught out by a friend who thinks I’m not paying attention to the pearls of wisdom emanating from an overwrought imagination. As a rule I blame it on my glass of wine. Nobody knows about my secret vice of spying on other people. New York is such easy prey. Can you spy in the suburbs, where you need a car to get chewing gum or where the drawn

PAINTINGS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 art, and don’t usually see things like this on the Upper East Side. I had to come, and it’s great thing,” she said. One of Blu Bocker’s colorists, Lico, is also a bartender and created two cocktails especially for the evening. The View was tequila, lime, agave nectar and pineapple juice, and was concocted to look like Pasqualo’s bright white-yellow short hair, which Lico herself colored. The Oslo Bocker featured cold brew

shades in your neighbor’s dwelling could be an indication of a homicide scene or some other melodrama and you are the only player in this game. What a bore! I’m in an uptown bus watching who gets on and off. Nothing special but I do see a black backpack on an empty seat. Who belongs to it? It’s all by itself and this worries me. I get up and make the driver aware of this, keeping my anxiety to a low. The driver merely looks at me and says he will report it. Are people blind or totally indifferent? I’m not taking any chances and get off the next stop. As the bus rolls away I expect to hear an explosion but nothing occurs. I’m very happy but now I have to walk 15 blocks out of my way. Still, my inner security blanket is having a field day having escaped a possible calamity. I am jinxed when it comes to seating arrangements in theaters. The person sitting in front of me is invariably tall and wears a hat or baseball cap. It never fails; somehow these people are drawn to me like a magnet. My usual comment is “why me?” I can either change my seat, suffer in silence or speak in a pleading voice that hopefully will appeal to the giant in front. Could he please scrunch down in his seat or keep his head to the right so I can turn my head to the left for a better view. Sometimes it works.

Photo: lightningfades, via flickr The worst are the hat people, especially women. They seem to believe that wearing an ostrich feathered nest in a darkened theater is de rigueur. This is not an international venue but a New York City one where most people (especially in the summer) are attired in flip-flops and shorts and munching gluten-free popcorn and sipping diet sodas. Once I asked a young man to take off his baseball cap. He bluntly said no. Has anyone ever thought why people go to a movie and have their cellphone

open? At a recent TriBeCa Film Festival I sat next to a woman who was constantly checking her phone. She didn’t miss my leering sideway looks so she put the phone inside her jacket so now she could just flip open her lapel and peek. As the film ended I had a little speech prepared and just as I opened my mouth she vanished. Maybe she was an acrobat that was able to slither down the stairs unseen. So we are now at the point where instead of being advised where emergency exits are situ-

ated, we get tutorials about turning off phones, putting candy in one’s mouth before the lights go out and coughing beforehand. Back to grade school admonitions or you will be forced to go to the back of the class. A funny thing happened to me on the way to the pharmacy when I met my son’s dog walker with his four-legged entourage (at least ten dogs). Among them was the family Shih Tzu who recognized me, started barking and waddling towards me. A New York thrilling moment to bolster life in the city.

coffee, gin, bryrrh (a wine), plum, lime and soda. “I’m not usually a fan of gin, but this went down so smooth,” said Sandu, who also liked the paintings. “Really delicious,” Suzuki, Blu Bocker’s owner, suggested the show could be the first among others. “As an artist myself, we want to support artists and this went so much better than I expected,” he said. Pasqualo admitted to being nervous before the opening but the packed salon and a $400 sale, which she called the “icing on the cake,” helped ease the nerves.

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Politics and Primaries — It’s September and if it’s the UES and Roosevelt Island, there must be a Democratic Primary for judicial and alternate delegates and a party position, this time for male state committee member. The clubs involved are the Lenox Hill Democratic Club and the Four Freedoms Democratic Club (of which I’m a member and candidate for judicial delegate). If the two clubs could get back on track and honor a system of selection for these positions that worked for many years, it would be beneficial to taxpayers (primaries are paid for with taxpayer dollars) and to the club members and candidates who should be working together more collaboratively on community issues and interests and getting Democrats elected to county, city, statewide and national races. Each club is putting up a slate of 14 judicial/alternate delegate candidates in the Sept. 13 Primary this year and each club is running a candidate for male state committee member. Frank Wilkinson, the Four Freedoms candidate, was district leader for over 20 years and is an experienced, effective leader who has won the endorsement of the UES’s and Roosevelt Island’s former Councilwoman Jessica Lappin, and current Councilmembers Dan Garodnick and Rosie Mendez. Kudos and congratulations to Frank. Poor Piff or what is going on at the ASPCA — A reader’s 12-year-old male cat wasn’t eating or roaming around the house as he usually did. A quick look-see revealed that his right paw had ballooned to three times its normal size. Reader and her niece hurried him over to the walk-in emergency at ASPCA, three blocks from their home on a Monday at 2:30 in the afternoon. Piff was weighed and measured. Not examined. Reader paid the $85 fee and was told they would have to wait between two to ten hours for Piff to be seen; that there were other animals ahead of Piff. Amazing that he wasn’t examined to determine if he required immediate attention — and equally, if not more amazing, is that the person at the admissions desk imparting all this news, the reader learned, was a veterinarian.

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Piff and his sore paw. While Piff waited, other dogs and maybe a cat were seen. None were emergencies. At 5 p.m., reader asked the vet at the desk when Piff would be seen. She said that Piff was “next” except if a dying animal came in and then Piff would be returned to his place on the list. Piff, the reader and her niece had had enough. They got back the $85 fee and left. At a private vet visit the next day, Piff was diagnosed with either a bacterial infection or cancer. They will know more in about a week. He’s on antibiotics and is being treated. So far the bill is over $3,000. The reader’s conclusion to the ASPCA’s conduct is that they don’t want to deal with walk-ins and prefer to take people they know and who use the ASPCA for their veterinary services. If they haven’t seen you before, they aren’t interested, and from Piff’s experience at the ASPCA, thinks that they don’t care if your pet dies in their waiting room. Pretty strong stuff. Over

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the years the ASPCA has made a complete turnabout in its policies and procedures for the betterment of animals. Hopefully the reader’s experience is not emblematic that the ASPCA is on a reverse course. But something has to be done about that veterinarian at the admissions desk. Like Now. Dog days on the UES — Thanks to staffer at Gristedes (86th-87th Street/ York Avenue) for walking the aisles of the supermarket calling out and looking for whoever left their leashed dog tethered on the street while they shopped. No comers until a young child, shopping with her mother, came running out to the dog. Perhaps she could have done duty staying with the dog on the street while mom shopped, or vice versa. Or walked the dog before or after shopping. Whatever — there’s no excuse for leaving a dog tied up while you shop leaving the dog subject to theft and fear.

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Sliced, not diced — What’s a big fat juicy rare hamburger without a big fat slice of raw onion? Answer: It’s not a hamburger. A big fat juicy hamburger — rare, very rare — deserves lettuce, maybe tomato but it must have a thick slice of raw onion. Trust me, it does. But it’s not easy these days to find servers, kitchen staffers, and maybe owners who know that a slice of raw onion is NOT strands of onion (usually Bermuda). It’s not diced. It’s not chopped. It’s not frizzled. It’s not an onion ring. It’s not fried. It’s not sauteed. Anyway, none of these versions of onion belong ON a burger. They belong on the side along with an order of french fries, unless you’re in a Food Network fressing contest with Adam Richman. Where does one go to get a thick slice of raw onion on top of their burger? Designer cups — Who would think that a dollar cup of coffee would be served in seemingly high-end, ar-

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chitecturall-structured cups? It happens at Delizia on First Ave (73th-74th Streets). The oval-shaped, narrow handle is designed so that there’s no wiggle room for fingers to tilt the cup leading to spilled coffee, and the saucer has a raised cut-out to set the cup so there’s no spillage. And, let me assure you, the coffee is excellent. Out-of-store smells — This is a plea to patrons and proprietors: Keep outside food out of self-serve establishments. In recent months, in places like Lenwich and Starbucks, to name but two, I’ve encountered the smells of pickles, pastrami, curry, to name but three. If I want pickles and pastrami, I’ll go to Katz’s. I don’t want to endure the sight and smell of some guy cutting up an oversized pickle and chomping away at a sandwich he brings in from someplace else. The sight is bad enough. The smell unbearable.

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OLYMPIAN LESSONS OF THE VERY FIRST KIND MY STORY BY BETTE DEWING

Now this is pretty “out of the box,” but the greatest good to come out of the Olympic Games could be if all-out attention were paid to how just one night of excessive drinking got three champion U.S. swimmers in a whole lot of trouble, especially Ryan Lochte. Ignored too long is how what is euphemistically called “partying” has the potential for so much risky, reckless and regrettable behaviors — behaviors which would never occur sober. Except for drunk driving, the alcohol factor is seldom indicted even when present in violent disputes, assaults and other serious crimes. Also suicide. But all that deserves another column or volume. As you know — all too well — maybe it wasn’t the Olympian swimmers’ drunkenness that caused the worldwide “scandal” (maybe it should), but the false claim to media that the swimmers had been robbed at gunpoint on Rio de Janeiro’s late-night streets. That’s what Lochte originally told his mother for fear his girlfriend would learn about his all-night “partying” (with maybe some women?).

Ryan Lochte in 2012. Photo: nrcphotos, via flickr Concerned mother tells media and her son then has to back her up. Did I get that right? Well, you know what really happened

was the drunken trio had trashed a gas station, even breaking down the restroom door. Police were called. Ah, but what needs remembering most

is the Brazil police chief’s heart-ofthe-matter assessment – how their violence and trashing the gas station happened “because they were intoxicated.” Indeed his words should have been headlined and “prime-timed’ with follow-up editorials and columns about how often reckless, anti-social and even violent behavior is caused by being “intoxicated.” And how we must stop giving overdrinking a pass. But it turns out Lochte has a record of similar incidents at home — public urination, drunk and disorderly conduct — and just maybe has a problem. And the greatest good he could do is very, very publicly seek treatment — get help. High profile celebs can be powerful role models for others and especially young people who might then think, “If Lochte admits having a problem, I should also admit mine.” I might add that Alcoholic Anonymous group phone numbers are often and most commendably listed in small town newspapers. The New York City number is 212-647-1680. And to stay with the need to raise public awareness about the alcohol and things you’d never do or say sober link, the open AA meetings “before and after” true stories really need to be heard. Elected official and wannabees should

attend. Every policy maker should. So should we all. There’s also intervention (thank you, Betty Ford!), which is too seldom utilized. This too needs a’ changin’. Unfortunately, only extreme alcohol/ drug cases were portrayed in the TV Intervention series, which no longer airs in New York. The most wellknown local intervention center is the Freedom Institute at 212-838-0044. Unlike 12-step groups, there’s a fee. But if only the Olympic scandal story hadn’t drawn attention away from the unimaginable hardships and heartaches wrought by the historic Louisiana flooding and the devastating California fires. All involved in the high-risk and traumatic rescue and recovery efforts and now the arduous endless rebuilding are truly Olympian people. How can we help? Give what we can, and work for a more connected society where neighbors and relatives habitually help one another. Also remember that 12-step recovery groups’ high success rate comes from members helping each other. In Manhattan apartment houses’ staff members are the primary helpers. Maybe they should give lessons, and get medals. Yup, it can be done if enough of us try. And, hey, also remember to smile.

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Ave. 11 a.m.-5:45 p.m. Free with museum admission Program includes documentaries about LĂĄszlĂł Moholy-Nagy and the Bauhaus, selections of abstract cinema, works by contemporary ďŹ lmmakers inspired by the artist. 212-423-3500. www. guggenheim.org

Roosevelt Island, FireďŹ ghter Field, 405-425 Main Street 7:30-11 a.m. Free A 5k run/walk for the whole family that will allow participants to help raise funds to support research, education and advocacy for melanoma. 202-591-4058. join. melanoma.org

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SIGN-LANGUAGEINTERPRETED SHABBAT SERVICE Town & Village Synagogue, 334 East 14th St. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free A service with full readings from the Torah and Haftorah with Naomi Brunnlehrman and Craig Fogel. A Kiddush (refreshments and social hour) will follow Services. tandv.org/

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TOUR OF GRACIE MANSION 11 a.m., 2 & 3 p.m. Free Gracie Mansion in Carl Schurz Park, 88th Street and East End Avenue The de Blasio family have opened their doors and have introduced a new art installation, titled “Windows on the City: Looking Out at Gracie’s New York.� 212-676-3060 on.nyc.gov/ gracietour

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NATURE SANCTUARY â–˛ Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East Side 60th62nd Streets 2 p.m. Free Visitors can explore the normally closed sanctuary at their own pace along the rustic trail. See how the conservancy has restored this native woodland garden for birds and other wildlife. 212-310-6600. www. centralparknyc.org

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HEART OF THE PARK TOUR Central Park, Samuel F. B. Morse statue, Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free On this east-west walk see some of the Park’s most well-known landmarks, including Conservatory Water, Bethesda Terrace, the Lake and Strawberry Fields. 212-794-6564. www. centralparknyc.org

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MOMA’S BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME Reinstalled galleries feature art of the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s

BY MARY GREGORY

Interested in how, when and why New York came to be the capital of the art world? (And yes, it still is. Sorry, London.) MoMA’s curators have stirred the pot again, to delightful results, installing, on the fifth floor, a selection that brings across the development of the New York art scene in the 1940s and ‘50s. It’s followed by a bursting-at-the-seams overview of the 1960s that fills the entire fourth floor with iconic, signature works. The story of how it all started is not immediately obvious, and that’s a good thing. Other than selfies, the whole reason we go to museums is to consider, learn, reflect and have things revealed, gradually and wondrously. The first piece in the show is a charm-

ing painting by William H. Johnson, an African-American painter from South Carolina who worked his way to the National Academy in New York and later to Paris. “Three Girls” (1941) blends elements of realism, abstraction and folk art. It’s easily readable on one level, but hardly hints at the complexities of a life plagued by prejudice both at home and in Europe. His work was declared “degenerate,” and he had to flee Nazi persecution. Johnson wasn’t the only artist to run from the horrors of World War II. Our shining city welcomed many European artists, art dealers, intellectuals and writers, who, in turn, reinvigorated post-Depression New York. No one could deny the horrors of the war, but in this modern, elegant, free and welcoming city, together, they could face it. Maria Martins’ bronze “The Impossible III” hints at the anguish and terror of those years. Surrealism, expressing an alienated, often torturous alternate reality, seemed to ring true for many. Masters of the style, Roberto Matta and Max Ernst arrived in New

It takes an entire room to capture the zeitgeist of an era reflected in James Rosenquist’s “F111.” Photo: Adel Gorgy York just in time to influence American artists. Between Matta’s dizzying “The Vertigo of Eros” and Ernst’s unsettling “Napoleon in the Wilderness” hangs Dorothea Tanning’s “On Time Off Time.” Tanning holds her own with inexplicable, dreamlike imagery of flames, billowing smoke, halo-like sunflowers and a blindfolded woman all caught within an illogical architecture. Ernst’s influence on her — and hers on him — is hard to deny. They fell in love, married and moved back

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to Paris together. But not before getting to know the rest of the New York arty, intellectual crowd. Parties at Peggy Guggenheim’s gallery led to cross-fertilization of already fecund minds. Painters like Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko and Philip Guston are all represented in the next gallery with major works of Abstract Expressionism. To the psychological blitz of the war they added their responses, filled with American optimism. The wall texts point out that Rothko wrote in 1947 that “pictures must be miraculous.” Newman spoke of expressing “his connection to others.” Guston’s “Painting” and Rothko’s “No. 3/No. 13” pulsate with an energy that’s palpable and uplifting. Pollock’s masterpiece, “One: Number 31, 1950” vibrates on a frequency that can only be experienced in person. The following gallery covers the mid1950s. By then, Pollock and Rothko were already stars. It was time for something newer than new, and Robert Rauschenberg obliged by sticking his whole bed, droopy quilts, pillow and all, up on an easel and painting it. His “Combines” still shock in their unrepentant unconventionality. Cy Twombly, the curators point out, rejected the lofty status of oils and used only humble house paints, crayons and pencils to create his enigmatic, poetry laden art. Together with artists like Jasper Johns and Frank Stella, they ushered out Abstract Expressionism and made room for something completely different. The Sixties fill the fourth floor. There’s no time here for dawning re-

alizations. Everything happens 1960s style. Big. Brash. Bold. Hallucinogenic. Rocket fast. Warhol riffs on fame and glitz via Marilyn. James Rosenquist’s room-filling “F111” is a mind trip. Even Agnes Martin’s spiritual minimalism is gold-plated. There’s an entire wall of ‘60s concert posters, across from a life-sized photograph of a Greyhound bus. You can almost hear the twang of Bob Dylan’s guitar at a case filled with artworks inspired by and devoted to him. The Beatles get a wall, too. Social unrest and protest is addressed in — surprisingly — a group of photographs from France. Henri Cartier-Bresson’s striking students and farmers remind us that the search for justice has been played out in marches across decades and continents. Yet, as much as things never seem to change, certain moments can never be repeated. The final gallery is dedicated to 1969 — the year of the moon — and the impossible to match experience of watching humans walking on the lunar surface. There’s a wall of photographs from NASA, across from Rauschenberg’s homage “Sky Garden.” The final work is smaller than a fingernail. This tiny piece of ceramic, “The Moon Museum,” contains imagery by Rauschenberg (a line), Warhol (a phallic-looking rocket ship), John Chamberlain, Forrest Myers, David Novros and Claes Oldenberg (a Mickey Mouse drawing). It’s part of a series of 12. Myers reported that he snuck one onto the Apollo 12 spaceship and it was left on the moon. You can see it at MoMA, or imagine it next time you’re looking up.

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MY CITY LAB: Art all Around

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 11AM Museum of the City of New York | 1220 Fifth Ave. | 212-534-1672 | mcny.org Children and adults explore public art and urban design across New York City history with handson activities; this week’s theme is “Living Art.” (Free with museum admission)

Not So Different: Finding Human Nature in Animals

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 6:30PM Mid-Manhattan Library | 455 Fifth Ave. | 212-340-0863 | nypl.org This illustrated lecture delves into the identical evolutionary forces that have shaped both humans and animals, with looks at the same basic drives that control our actions. (Free)

Just Announced | Antonio Damasio & David Chalmers with Marcelo Gleiser: The Mystery of Consciousness

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Victor Bailey, on bass, at Shapeshifter Lab. Photo: Amy B. Barone

TWO POEMS BY AMY B. BARONE

SWINGING JAZZ (Inspired by bass player Victor Bailey) A steamy July set the mood for jazz. Victor Bailey’s putting on a party to tape music he adores. Doesn’t have time to wait or waste. Dropping our Manhattan cool, we give in to Brooklyn’s pull — air and space, Shapeshifter Lab’s wide white room, walls splashed with vibrant murals of musicians at play. Fans and friends jive to a booming bass. The ensemble elicits a high. Drummer Lenny White carries the beat. Alex Foster’s horn seduces.

Mino Cinelu on percussion creates magical sounds. Sweet guitar licks fill the night. A flirting filmmaker records the show. We salute the moment with Spanish white. Victor basks in rhythm and swing, inspires and energizes. A sapping illness lurks, but Victor’s faith and funk drive his spirit. A spontaneous family formed. Ready to dance again.

A BRIDGE TO ANTONIO My lone recollection is visiting you at Lankenau Hospital, as a curious four-year-old granddaughter. In a post-stroke state, a mop of white hair and round wire-rimmed glasses framed

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wondered what went through your head as you trudged home from a laborer’s job to a family of eight kids, tucked into a three-bedroom row home. I hear you carried debts when you courted my grandmother, and feared her ire. I hear you loved to joke with friends. I hear you helped build the Brooklyn Bridge, a landmark in the city where we both landed. Amy B. Barone’s latest chapbook, “Kamikaze Dance,” is from Finishing Line Press, which recognized her as a finalist in the annual New Women’s Voices Competition.

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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.

Lexington Candy Shop

1226 Lexington Avenue

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Barnes & Noble Cafe

150 East 86 Street

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Sushi Suki

1577 York Ave

Grade Pending (27) Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation. 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.

Squeeze

1729 1st Ave

Not Yet Graded (5)

Vico Ristorante

1302 Madison Avenue A

Russ & Daughters At The Jewish Museum

1109 5th Ave

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Saba’s Pizza

1376 Lexington Avenue

Grade Pending (34) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations. Evidence of rats or live rats present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

East Garden

1685 1st Ave

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Island

1305 Madison Avenue A

Huang’s Garden

1834 2nd Ave

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San Matteo Pizza Espresso 1739 2 Avenue Bar

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JG Melon Restaurant

1291 3 Avenue

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PJ Bernstein Deli & Restaurant

1215 Third Avenue

Grade Pending (34) Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation. 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. Live roaches 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.

E.J Luncheonette

1271 Third Avenue

Grade Pending (26) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. 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. Live roaches present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.

Little Vincent’s Pizza

1399 2nd Ave

Grade Pending (26) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. Food prepared from ingredients at ambient temperature not cooled to 41º F or below within 4 hours. Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan. Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

Brasserie Cognac East

963 Lexington Ave

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Hotel Carlyle

35 East 76 Street

Grade Pending (23) 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/ sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies.

Ray’s Pizza

1827 2 Avenue

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Gina Americana

27 E 92nd St

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Gyro 96

141 E 96th St

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Korali Estiatorio

1662 3rd Ave

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Bagels & Co

500 E 76th St

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Joy Burger Bar

1567 Lexington Ave

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Eli Zabar

922 Madison Ave

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Burritos Y Mas

1571 Lexington Ave

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Mariella Pizza

965 Lexington Avenue A

Roast

1569 Lexington Ave

Eats

1055 Lexington Avenue

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Cafe Boulud/Bar Pleiades

20 East 76 Street

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Just Salad

1471 Third Ave

A

Peng’s Noodle Folk

1659 1st Ave

Not Yet Graded (36) Food worker does not use proper utensil to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment. Appropriately scaled metal stem-type thermometer or thermocouple not provided or used to evaluate temperatures of potentially hazardous foods during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

Grade Pending (30) 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. Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.

Domino’s

153 East 116 Street

A

El Paso Restaurante Mexicano

1643 Lexington Avenue

Grade Pending (20) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. 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.

My Ny Bakery Cafe

1565 Lexington Avenue

A

Fu Wing Garden

153 E 106th St

A

Tasti D-Lite

1276 Lexington Avenue

A

City Swiggers

320 East 86 Street

A

Ricardo Steak House

2145 2 Avenue

A

Demarchelier Restaurant

50 East 86 Street

A

El Barrio Restaurant

158 East 116 Street

A

Casa Pizza

1427 3rd Ave

Grade Pending (26) 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/ 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.

El Aguila

1634 Lexington Avenue

Grade Pending (26) 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/ 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.

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WHERE IN CENTRAL PARK? Do you know where in Central Park this photo was taken? To submit your answer, visit: centralpark.com/where-incentral-park. The answers and names of the people who guess right will appear in the paper and online in two weeks.

ANSWER FROM TWO WEEKS AGO: Reservoir Bridge #28. The bridge, also known as Gothic Bridge, spans the bridle path between the Reservoir and the tennis courts. Designed by Calvert Vaux and the Cornell Ironworks in 1864, is the third of the great Central Park cast iron bridges around the Reservoir. Congratulations to Joe Ornstein, Gregory Holman and Leet Reichman for answering correctly.

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In Brief STUDY TOUTS SUCCESS OF IDNYC PROGRAM Mayor Bill de Blasio praised his IDNYC program for signing up more than 860,000 New Yorkers for valid identification documents that allow them to open bank accounts, vote and access many of the city’s cultural attractions for free or at discounted rates. “For too long, many New Yorkers struggled to get affordable, accepted, government-issued proof of identification,” de Blasio said. “With IDNYC, my team and I set out to right that wrong. This evaluation demonstrates how IDNYC creates a stronger and safer city that works for all New Yorkers.” According to the press release, more than 50 percent of survey respondents use the card as their primary form of identification, and for 25 percent of respondents it is their only form of photo ID. “Seventy-seven percent of survey respondents who were immigrants reported that IDNYC has increased their sense of belonging to the city, and focus group participants appreciated that IDNYC conveys no information about one’s country of origin or legal status,” the release states. During the mayor’s weekly radio appearance on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show,” one teenager articulated why proper identification was so important. “It would help a lot with traveling purposes because it’s very annoying and complicated when my ID doesn’t match what I look like,” the caller said. Anyone over the age of 14 can apply for IDNYC if they are able to present certain required documents.

ZIKA VIRUS SPREADS AMONG NEW YORKERS The Olympics in Rio de Janeiro may be coming to a close, but concern about the Zika virus persists. The mosquito-born illness that is believed to cause significant birth defects if contracted by a pregnant woman, resulted in widespread concern in the lead-up to the Olympics. According to Gothamist, 482 New Yorkers have tested positive for the disease as of last week. “Mayor de Blasio teamed up with Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, State Senator Adriano Espaillat, and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Mary Bassett at a press conference yesterday, urging Congress to pass a bill that would provide $1.9 billion to fight the virus,” Gothamist reported. “The bill was blocked by Senate Democrats in June ... but de Blasio & co. say this is a crisis that demands urgent action.” Though the majority of people who contract the virus show no symptoms, the CDC has issued travel warnings for pregnant women for Miami, Fla., where the disease has recently established a foothold. The DOH sprayed parts of Manhattan and Queens last week in an effort to keep the city free of Zikainfected mosquitos.

COMPLAINTS ABOUT SUBWAY CARS WITHOUT A/C GO UNATTENDED Within the last week, both WNYC and the New York Times have investigated the way the MTA responds to complaints about hot subway cars. In what has recently been deemed the hottest year in recorded history, New Yorkers are more aware than ever of the discomfort a un-air-conditioned car. “Car 1662 was flagged as problematic by a passenger on July 14th. But that wouldn’t be the last time,” WNYC reported. “The transit agency responded with a reference number and a promise to notify supervision. But on July 18, the same car was reported to the MTA. ... All told, 12 people tweeted at @ NYCTSubway or @MTA, notifying the agency that car 1662’s air conditioning was broken.” Ultimately, it wasn’t until August 16 that Car 1662 got its air conditioning fixed. According to The Times, the subway lines most commonly reported are the 1 and the 6, which typically use older trains that don’t have backup compressors like newer trains do. “They always raise the fares and they don’t do the right maintenance to the trains,” one rider told The Times. The MTA responded that they can’t take trains out of service to fix their air conditioning without disrupting or slowing down service.

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WORLD TRADE CENTER MALL REOPENS Hundreds of retailers will eventually occupy the 365,000-square-foot center BY ANNE D’INNOCENZIO

The reopening — and reinvention — of the World Trade Center mall last week reflects how much lower Manhattan has changed since the 9/11 attacks. Once a scene of massive destruction, the area is now a vibrant one of office towers and upscale hotels, with three times the number of residents as before the attacks, weekday employees in industries beyond Wall Street, and millions of tourists visiting every year. Shops from Apple to Forever 21 to H&M to John Varvatos will serve the increasingly diverse area where real estate experts say people have been eager for new stores and restaurants. The new spaces also let customers tap into technology, as some retailers use the space for their latest ideas. The location is a “symbol of hope, opportunity, progress and perseverance,” said Bill Hecht, chief operating officer of Westfield Corp.’s U.S. division. Westfield manages the retail properties, while the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey owns the real estate. More than 100 stores will occupy the 365,000-square-foot center, with about 60 opening earlier this month and the rest by the winter holiday season. Ford Motor Co. is set to open this fall the first FordHub, a showroom for innovations that’s not a dealership. Shoe purveyor Aldo Group Inc. is using the opening to launch an app feature for its store, which will be rolled out to other locations. Digital billboards include a 280-foot-long one. Food options include Eataly’s second Manhattan location, which features foods from Italy and coffee and gelato bars. It stretches along a four-block underground network that spans the bases of three office towers. While mostly below street level, light beams in through the windows of the winged Oculus, designed by Santiago Calatrava, that top the transportation hub of 13 subway trains and river ferries. More than 300,000 commuters use it on a daily basis, many for jobs beyond finance in advertising and media. “When you look at how many people now live in the neighborhood, how many commuters work in the neighborhood and how many tourists now are coming to the memorial, emotionally it was a no-brainer and financially it was a no-brainer,” Angela Ahrendts, Apple’s retailing chief, said at the store’s opening. More than 60,000 residents live within blocks of the World Trade Center area, about three times the number from right before 9/11. The former shopping mall in the World Trade Center was one of the most successful properties in the world,

Photo: Marianne O’Leary, via flickr but catered to daytime weekday shopping, said Robin Abrams, vice chairman of The Lansco Corp., a real estate advisory firm. The new mall is expected to have a vibrant night and weekend atmosphere, and Hecht noted a deliberate move to include shops with necessities like drugstore Duane Reade. Westfield says 15 million travelers are expected to visit the areas from the U.S. and around the world next year to see the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and other nearby places of interest. There is no signage on the side of the mall that faces the 9/11 memorial. “We have huge respect for this site,” Hecht said. On the anniversary of the attacks, the skylight of the Oculus — meant to symbolize the image of a dove released from a child’s hand — will open to bring in a slice of the open New York sky. Westfield said ensuring safety and security at the mall is the highest priority for it and the Port Authority. Uniformed police and private security will be present at the mall, Port Authority spokesman Joe Pentangelo said, but declined to give specifics about any other measures. “As with any high-profile public location and transit center, there are extensive security measures that have been put in place with law enforcement and others,” Westfield said. The lower downtown area has about $6.5

billion in annual buying potential, said Jessica Lappin, head of the Downtown Alliance, which manages the downtownlower Manhattan business improvement district. Hecht expects the mall will eventually generate about $1 billion in retail sales annually, making it one of the most productive of the company’s sites. Smythson of Bond Street, a British maker of luxury stationery and leather goods, has a store in midtown Manhattan but is “really excited to be downtown,” said Ruby Victor, the head of marketing. Given all the foot traffic, she hopes being there will raise awareness of the company. “We’re still a niche brand,” she said. Real estate experts believe the mall will complement the nearby Brookfield Place, which opened in 2015 and features highend shops like Gucci and Hermes. It will also be different from the Seaport Mall, which is being reopened next year and is focusing on catering to local residents. In addition to retail, a Beekman Hotel and Four Seasons Hotel as well as a performing arts center are coming, part of the $30 billion poured into the downtown area from public and private investment since 9/11. “Our sense is that there has been demand for a long time that wasn’t met,” said Lappin. “There may be some bumps along the way. This is an area that needs places to shop and eat.”

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“What if Jennifer Aniston, Adrian Grenier, or Robert DeNiro didn’t have the chance to study drama at a high school for the arts? ... Unfortunately, the next generation of talented artists may not have the same opportunity to develop their skills.” So begins an online petition put together a week ago by students, teachers, parents and alumni of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for Music & Arts and Performing Arts demanding that the school’s admission process refocus on talent rather than test scores. LaGuardia High School, on Amsterdam Avenue near West 65th Street, is renowned as a generator of successful artists of all kinds, and served as the basis for the 1980 film “Fame” and its 2009 remake. The petition, online at Change.org, was started by some who fear the school has veered away from its roots by giving priority to applicants’ grades and test scores instead of their artistic talent. Initially the petition’s goal was to gather 7,000 signatures, but it quickly surpassed that number and reset its goal at 10,000 names. As of Monday, there were almost 9,000. “Performing Arts was always a vocational high school,” said Sue Wartur, a former English teacher and public relations director at LaGuardia from 1971 to 1996. “For somebody to be a principal of this school requires something very special and something very expansive. ... Who’s getting the jobs today? I think the artists and dancers are much more likely to be employed.” Much of the blame for the school’s supposed shift in direction has been placed on the shoulders of its current principal, Lisa Mars, who did not respond to request for comment. “Since the 2013 arrival of principal Dr. Lisa Mars, LaGuardia’s admission process has been radically altered in favor of academic scores and attendance records,” the petition reads. “With these new admission criteria, talent counts for only

Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts on Amsterdam Avenue. Photo: Beyond My Ken, via Wikimedia 14 percent of the admission decision.” It goes on to list statistics from a Department of Education survey showing that teacher trust in and communication with Mars is worryingly low. According to a DOE spokesperson, “academic information is only considered for those students who successfully audition.” “LaGuardia’s policies are in accordance with all laws and regulations,” the spokesperson said. “The school continues to thrive academically and artistically.” A 2015 LaGuardia alum, who asked to remain anonymous, said she stopped wanting to recommend the school to prospective students. “What [Mars] is doing maybe would be great in another school,” the alum said. “She wants to raise the academic standard — awesome. But this is not the place to do it.” The former student cited several nixed policies, like having dance classes instead of gym and being able to rehearse in the hallways, as evidence of Mars’ differing ideology. The alum added that she has personally known several talented applicants who were not accepted for grade-related reasons or, in one case, because of a prolonged medical leave from middle school. She also said teachers and students who spoke out against Mars have faced retribution

from the principal, which is why she did not want her name used. “Even though I’m out of that school, I’m not sure what she’s capable of,” she said. “I’m sure that she’s not trying to ruin the school, I just think it’s really sad that such a prestigious school ... for kids who find solace in their art that they’re not going to be able to hone their craft because of someone who just doesn’t belong.” However, concern for the arts focus at LaGuardia High School is not new. An April 2014 article in The New York Times addressed the issue, brought up at the time by then-head of the dance department Michelle Mathesius. According to a letter she wrote to current schools chancellor Carmen Fariña, Mars rejected 43 of the 92 students recommended for acceptance by the dance department that year but admitted 25 students with good grades who had been rejected by the dance department. “Such a practice is more than unjust: it is discrimination, pure and simple, a disservice to the children of this city,” Mathesius wrote in her letter. This time around, supporters of the petition have been similarly adamant that prospective students’ talent be valued more highly than their GPAs. Reporter Madeleine Thompson can be reached at newsreporter@strausnews.com

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EDITOR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 transient population. So we’ve been forced to find other approaches to re-villaging. Sometimes it’s through the internet, where we seek out and socialize with like-minded people, regardless of where they live. But it’s also in our own communities, where we find small, but significant, ways to picket fence our worlds. An example from our pages: Just before Memorial Day last year, a gaggle of ducklings was born in a fountain outside the lobby of a building on the Upper East Side. People sent us photos of the chicks and their mother hen. The superintendent at the building made sure they were fed and protected. Residents put up a sign announcing their birth. Then one day they disappeared. People were distraught. These hard-core city people, many of whom wouldn’t look you in the eye if you sat next to them on the subway, called to beg for our help in tracking down the ducklings. They feared local dogs, or Central Park foxes, or teenage pranksters. In fact, it turned out to be none of the above; an animal-rescue group, which had been approached by the residents to find a home for the ducks, carted them off to Long Island, and the word never filtered back to the people who had appointed themselves the keepers of the East Side ducks. That day, on that corner of Manhattan, nothing in The Times or Post or Daily News was as important to those people as the story of the missing ducks. The fact that we were interested told these readers that we understood why this story mattered: in a city so devoid of nature, finding such a pure, defenseless example of it steps from your front door meant something. In our community newspapers, we report on both the ugly and the beautiful sides of the return to small-town Manhattan. There is, for instance, the increasingly common effort by landlords to create an urban universe that is bucolic and self-contained, regardless of what they have to do to get there. Faced with pressure from Mayor Bill de Blasio to increase the affordable-housing stock in a cripplingly expensive city, developers are now pressured to add lower-cost units to their new apartment buildings. But some of them fear that the people who will occupy the affordable apartments in a luxury tower don’t fit in the kind of small town that the rest of the tenants are hoping to create for themselves. So developers, first on the Upper West Side and now throughout the city, built separate entrances for people who aren’t paying full price. It is the Manhattan version of the gated community, except here it’s vertical instead of sprawling. But the intention is the same: to create, artificially, a community we craft ourselves, welcoming the people we want

The Upper West Side is one of the city’s “small towns,” where vigor, vitality and texture is best experienced on its stoops and sidewalks. Photo: Roberto Faccenda, via flickr while keeping everybody else out. Liberal Manhattanites, who make fun of people living in golf courses on private country clubs in the suburbs, have essentially created that very lifestyle, a half mile from the Metropolitan Opera. This, then, is one consequence of America’s retreat into a small-town cocoon, of a piece with shutting off our borders, folding in on ourselves and turning away from the rest of

the world. It is the dark and ominous side of a shift driven by fear and the unknown. But it isn’t always ominous. A couple of months ago, an irate mom of two kids called our newspapers hoping we could help her find the family dog. The dad, who never liked the pooch, took it upon himself to go on Craigslist and find a new owner. Without telling anyone else in the family, he met up with someone in a park on the Upper West Side and gave

Kyle Pope was for three years the editor-in-chief of Straus News Manhattan.

the dog away. Once his wife and kids discovered what he had done, they papered the neighborhood with posters seeking the dog’s return, then called to enlist us in the search. We sent our reporter to interview the mom, who was furious with the husband and spoke darkly of divorce. But mainly she just wanted the dog back. She eventually found him. While I don’t know whether the father ever made his peace with the dog, or the husband with the wife, I do know that our readers who followed this little urban drama were drawn together in a very real way. One final story: Because our newspapers have been around for decades — a couple of them, nearly half a century — we often get calls from people wanting to search back issues for whatever reason. We oblige if at all possible. One day, I got a call from someone wanting to find out if we had run a police blotter item nine years ago about a teenager who had fallen out of a fifth-floor apartment in Chelsea. I don’t know if we did, I told the caller, but I’ll look. I asked, “Why are you interested?” “Because,” he said, “I’m the guy who fell.” Over the next three months, I worked with that guy, who turns out to be an actor named Ryan Casey, to recreate the events of that night in 2006 when he fell — or, he now suspects, was pushed — out of the window. And here’s where his story illustrates not just our interest in a minor police matter, but in the coming together of the

small town of Chelsea: neighbors began to get interested, as he went door to door, and apartment to apartment, asking people if they remembered him or that night. Seeing our story, a state assembly member helped cut through the bureaucracy of the police department to get answers. For years, Casey had lived with a secret shame: he had been convinced that his accident in 2006, which left him badly injured and hospitalized for months, was his fault. He was embarrassed to have put himself in such a dangerous situation. But now, thanks to the paper’s interest and the compassion of the community, he was rethinking that shame. Maybe he did nothing wrong, after all, or at least maybe someone else was as complicit in his injury. Maybe he shouldn’t spend his life feeling humiliated about it after all. This story, of someone going home with a stranger, and either jumping or getting tossed out of an apartment window, is not your typical smalltown yarn. But the response to it is, showing the contours of the picket fencing of New York City. After three years as the editor of these newspapers, I’ll soon be stepping down. Next month, I take over as editor and publisher of the Columbia Journalism Review, where I’ll study my profession from a different perch. But I know I’ll miss these small towns, the boundaries visible only to their neighbors, hidden inside the biggest city in America.

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Annual Household Earnings*** $29,898 - $38,100 $32,058 - $38,100 $32,058 - $43,500 $38,503 - $43,500 $38,503 - $48,960 $38,503 - $54,360 $44,606 - $48,960 $44,606 - $54,360 $44,606 - $58,740 $44,606 - $63,060

* Rent includes gas for cooking and heating. ** Household size includes everyone who will live with you, including parents and children. Subject to occupancy criteria. *** Household earnings includes salary, hourly wages, tips, Social Security, child support, and other income. Income guidelines subject to change.

How Do You Apply? Apply online or through mail. To apply online, please go to nyc.gov/housingconnect. To request an application by mail, send a selfth addressed envelope to: East 39 Street Apartments, 1357 Broadway, Box 309, New York, NY 10018. Only send one application per development. Do not submit duplicate applications. Do not apply online and also send in a paper application. Applicants who submit more than one application may be disqualified. When is the Deadline? Applications must be postmarked or submitted online no later than September 27, 2016. Late applications will not be considered. What Happens After You Submit an Application? After the deadline, applications are selected for review through a lottery process. If yours is selected and you appear to qualify, you will be invited to an interview to continue the process of determining your eligibility. Interviews are usually scheduled from 2 to 10 months after the application deadline. You will be asked to bring documents that verify your household size, identity of members of your household, and your household income.

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Presente una solicitud en línea en nyc.gov/housingconnect. Para recibir una traducción de español de este anuncio y la solicitud impresa, th envíe un sobre con la dirección a: East 39 Street Apartments, 1357 Broadway, Box 309, New York, NY 10018. En el reverso del sobre, escriba en inglés la palabra “SPANISH.” Las solicitudes se deben enviar en línea o con sello postal antes de 27 de septiembre 2016.

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Aplike sou entènèt sou sitwèb nyc.gov/housingconnect. Pou resevwa yon tradiksyon anons sa a nan lang Kreyòl Ayisyen ak aplikasyon an th sou papye, voye anvlòp ki gen adrès pou retounen li nan: East 39 Street Apartments, 1357 Broadway, Box 309, New York, NY 10018. Nan dèyè anvlòp la, ekri mo “HATIAN CREOLE” an Anglè. Ou dwe remèt aplikasyon yo sou entènèt oswa ou dwe tenbre yo anvan dat septanm 27, 2016.

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ϑϭέυϣ ϝγέ΃ ˬϲϗέϭϟ΍ ΏϠρϟ΍ ΝΫϭϣϧϟϭ ϥϼϋϹ΍ ΍ΫϬϟ ΔϳΑέόϟ΍ ΔϐϠϟΎΑ ΔϣΟέΗ ϰϠϋ ϝϭλΣϠϟ nyc.gov/housingconnect ϲϧϭέΗϛϟϹ΍ ϊϗϭϣϟ΍ ϰϠϋ ΕϧέΗϧϹ΍ ϕϳέρ ϥϋ ΏϠρΑ ϡΩϘΗ th ˬϑϭέυϣϠϟ ΔϳϔϠΧϟ΍ ΔϬΟϟ΍ ϰϠϋ East 39 Street Apartments, 1357 Broadway, Box 309, New York, NY 10018 ϰϟ· ϙϧ΍ϭϧϋϭ ϙϣγ΍ ϝϣΣϳ ˬέΑϣΗΑγ 27 ϝΑϗ ΩϳέΑϟ΍ ϡΗΧΑ ΎϬϣΗΧ ϭ΃ ΕϧέΗϧϹ΍ ϕϳέρ ϥϋ ΕΎΑϠρϟ΍ ΝΫΎϣϧ ϝΎγέ· ΏΟϳ ARABIC ΔϣϠϛ ΔϳίϳϠΟϧϹ΍ ΔϐϠϟΎΑ ΏΗϛ΍ Mayor Bill de Blasio ͻ HPD Commissioner Vicki Been

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AN UPTOWN GIRL IN THE SADDLE Georgina Bloomberg on her riding career, philanthropy and her Upper West Side neighborhood BY ANGELA BARBUTI

From Sept. 21 to 25, Wollman Rink will be transformed into an equestrian playground for the Rolex Central Park Horse Show. Manhattan’s own Georgina Bloomberg will be participating in the one-of-kind competition, now in its third year. In 2014, she placed first in the event’s Grand Prix, only eight months after her son was born. Bloomberg became a professional equestrian in 2005. After graduating NYU, she competed in Europe with the United States Equestrian Team Foundation and credits that experience with influencing her decision. “That was the first time that I really saw what showjumping could be and the opportunities I could have if I really dedicated myself to it,” she explained. The 33-year-old has enjoyed an accomplished career, which includes penning equestrian-themed young adult novels and starting a philanthropy that provides riding attire to those in need. When asked about her father, she

said, “He’s very supportive of what I do and I’m very supportive of him. We do very different things, but I’ve been very lucky that’s he’s been very supportive in many ways in my career and with me as a person.”

Your mother introduced you to riding at 4 years old. When did decide to commit to it? I competed a lot in my junior career and took it very seriously. I always saw myself going to college and doing other things, having the door open to pursue other careers. I went to college and am glad I had the opportunity to do that. I started competing a little bit more overseas and in Europe being part of the US team. My first time going over and competing in Europe was in 2004, and that is when I really decided that I wanted to make a go for it and turn professional and see if I could make it at the top level.

You won first place in 2014 after having a baby the winter prior. Having a kid took me out of the sport for a little bit, but I stayed very fit during my pregnancy. And I made a pretty good comeback I think from being as fit as I could before I had Jasper. And I think having that time off mentally and physically was a good thing. Ev-

ery time I’ve been forced to take time off, whether it’s from an injury or a surgery or with my son, I thought it was a good thing and I came back well rested and very certain that I wanted to make another go at it. I think having that time off really made me come back stronger. And when I came back at the top level, it was probably July, right before the Central Park Horse Show, and I just started having success at the top level again. And it was sort of the perfect storm of being back in the sport for a couple of months and having the confidence, but still being very well rested and my horses were also rested. So everything came together at the right time for that night.

The equestrian community is a tightknit one. You must be close with one another. Yeah, we are. It’s a sport that is intense and time consuming and we travel a lot. We all spend a ton of time together. And when you go into the arena, you’re competing against each other and you want to win and you want the other person to lose. But at the same time, you form friendships and very strong bonds with other people in the sport. I really consider the people that I ride against, family. They are people I’ve grown up with and have gone through similar situations with me. The amount of time that this sport takes and the amount of traveling it takes and the way it sort of takes over your life, you really need to be able to rely on your fellow competitors.

Tell us about the philanthropy you started, The Rider’s Closet.

Georgina Bloomberg, daughter of the former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, rides Juvina at the Central Park Horse Show at Trump Rink on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 in New York. She was the winner of the Central Park Grand Prix sponsored by Rolex. Photo by David Handschuh copyright 2014

This is actually the tenth anniversary of starting The Rider’s Closet. It was something that I started sort of randomly collecting clothes when I was at NYU. I wanted to do something with the old riding clothes that I had outgrown. I became good friends with a girl who went to NYU with me and loved horses and wanted to join the equestrian team at NYU but couldn’t because she couldn’t afford the riding clothing and equipment. And you really can’t do without the proper safety equipment and boots. You need to have that stuff and it’s expensive. And that was how the idea came to me. So I started collecting riding clothing from people at horse shows and people started hearing about it and giving to me. And I began sending it off to different college programs and then pretty soon I started getting letters from individuals asking for clothing, boots and helmets, and it sort of grew from there. And now we’re based in Brewster, New York, at Pegasus Therapeutic Riding. They have amazing volunteers who take care of everything for me because it grew to be bigger than something I could just handle and that’s

Georgina Bloomberg a good thing. I wanted to help other people and we’ve been able to provide clothing for thousands of people each year all across the country.

look and consider to be just for tourists. My friends are always surprised when I suggest it, but that’s probably one of my favorite places.

You live on the Upper West Side. Why did you choose that neighborhood?

What are your future plans?

It’s funny; I grew up on the Upper East Side, then moved downtown for a few years and really hated it. I tried to fit in downtown and just decided I really couldn’t. I was definitely an uptown girl and just felt at home and more comfortable there. I had always spent a lot of time on the Upper West Side. I had a couple of friends growing up who lived over there and I loved it and really wanted to try it. I still, to this day, am madly in love with my neighborhood and walk around and am completely in awe of how great it is to live there. I’m obsessed with the Upper West Side and will never ever leave.

What are your favorite places there? I don’t even know where to begin with the things I like on the Upper West Side. There’s a new bar called the Dakota Bar which I love. It’s a great addition to the neighborhood and a nice surprise on the Upper West Side. One of my favorite restaurants is Santa Fe, which is just around the corner from my apartment. Another favorite of mine is Tavern on the Green, which is very touristy, but ever since they redid it, I just think it’s so beautiful. In the spring and summer, you can sit inside and in the winter, they have a great bar. It’s funny to say, but it’s a hidden gem. I think it’s one of those things that as a New Yorker, you sort of over-

This sport is so full of ups and downs, so if you’re healthy and riding well and have a couple of good horses, you need to pay attention to that and need to give it your all. Because it could all change tomorrow. Every rider will tell you, one injury and you’re out or one injury to a horse and all of the sudden you have no horses. If you have things going in your favor, you need to ride that wave. I have lots of other things I’d love to do with my life. There’s lots of other business ventures in the riding world such as a riding clothing line. But I feel those are things I have to do in the future when I’m no longer riding. This is something I want to pay full attention to and really take advantage of while I have it. Because I’ve had those times when I haven’t had it and I know how that feels. For more information, visit www.centralparkhorseshow.com To learn about Georgina’s philanthropy, visit www.pegasustr.org/riders-closet

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