Our Town - September 13, 2018

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CITY RELEASES SCHOOL SPENDING NUMBERS EDUCATION Report shows how much the Department of Education expects to spend on each student

BY MICHAEL GAROFALO

A back-to-school fact as New York City students return to class this September: the amount of money the Department of Education spends on each pupil can vary dramatically from school to school.

On the Upper East Side, for example, P.S. 146 on East 106th Street is projected to spend nearly $34,000 per student this school year — well above the citywide average of $24,173 — while P.S. 77, located nearby on Third Avenue at 96th Street, will budget just $17,681 per student.

The two elementary schools are less than a mile apart and have roughly the same number of students, but P.S. 146 receives nearly twice as much money per pupil as a result of the city’s Fair Student Funding allocation formula, which is designed to distribute funds on a weighted basis to students who require the most support. Under the Fair Student Funding formula, schools receive extra funding based on the number of pupils that fit into certain need categories, such as English language learners, students in poverty, students with disabilities and students whose standardized test scores are below grade level.

Detailed budget projections for every New York City public school were made public by the Department of Education just before the start of the school year in response to a new state transparency law passed last spring.

The graphic published here shows perpupil funding for K-5 elementary schools in our coverage area. (Figures include certain central district costs, such as pension pay-

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TOTAL SCHOOL FUNDING PER PUPIL P.S. 146 Ann M. Short 421 East 106th St., 10029 Projected Enrollment: 351

$33,919.09

P.S. 38 Roberto Clemente 232 East 103rd St., 10029 Projected Enrollment: 247

$27,992.10

The Bilingual Bicultural School 219 East 109th St., 10029 Projected Enrollment: 336

$26,737.08

Central Park East I 1573 Madison Ave., 10029 Projected Enrollment: 190

$25,988.79

P.S. 198 Isador E. Ida Straus 1700 Third Ave., 10128 Projected Enrollment: 437

$24,518.58

P.S. 083 Luis Munoz Rivera 219 East 109th St., 10029 Projected Enrollment: 400

$23,466.87

P.S. 151 Yorkville Community School 421 East 88th St., 10029 Projected Enrollment: 501

$21,970.03

P.S. 183 Robert L. Stevenson 419 East 66th St., 10065 Projected Enrollment: 579

$20,839.30

P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake 45 East 81st St., 10028 Projected Enrollment: 640

$20,637.65

P.S. 267 East Side Elementary School 213 East 63rd St., 10065 Projected Enrollment: 419

$20,550.32

Residents are battling over future of an underutilized .15-acre sliver of John Jay Park on the Upper East Side. Some seek more passive uses, while others want more active uses.

Photo: Douglas Feiden

DUELING VISIONS IN UES PARK PLAN COMMUNITY

P.S. 527 East Side School for Social Action 323 East 91st St., 10128 Projected Enrollment: 427

$19,892.96

Should an oasis on the river’s edge feature a quiet “senior space” or an active exercise yard or some combination of both? Disagreements abound

out on the monkey bars, pull-up bars and other existing equipment in the same area of the park.

At issue is the future of an underutilized 0.15-acre sliver of the 3.31-acre expanse of green, which sits atop a plateau on a 15-foot retaining wall off East 77th Street and Cherokee Place on the Upper East Side.

BY DOUGLAS FEIDEN

P.S. 290 Manhattan New School 311 East 82nd St., 10028 Projected Enrollment: 613 P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor 1458 York Ave., ,10075 Projected Enrollment: 781

A little corner of John Jay Park should be transformed into a quiet and relaxing place to sit, rest, chill and enjoy the gentle East River breezes, community activists, senior advocates and elected officials argue.

Wrong, local fitness buffs say — it could be better positioned to serve the exercise needs of residents who work

$19,492.50

P.S. 77 Lower Lab School 1700 Third Ave., 10128 Projected Enrollment: 357

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LOVE LETTER TO A BYGONE CITY PUBLIC EYE “Crossing Delancey” turns 30, evoking a time before there was a bank on every block

BY JON FRIEDMAN

Photo of Amy Irving, who starred in “Crossing Delancey,” in the window of Guss Pickles in 2009. Photo: Joyce Mohrer, via flickr

Does anybody not love the film “Crossing Delancey,” a 1988 romantic comedy and one of the most charming love letters to our city?

Now that Joan Micklin Silver’s cult classic (written by Susan Sandler, based on her play) is turning the ripe old age of 30 years, we can step back and assess what it says about us and our little town.

“Crossing Delancey” stars the dazzling Amy Irving as Izzy, a pretty, likable Jewish woman in her thirties navigating New York in the go-go 1980s. Izzy practically pats herself on the back for escaping the Lower East Side, which she regards as a quaint, if stultifying, neighborhood.

If the Lower East Side is slightly grubby, in her mind, Izzy has found fulfillment — where else? — on the upwardly mobile Upper West Side. Izzy, ambitious to make her mark in the world of the literati, is thrilled that her job in a book store puts her in close contact with New

York literary lions, despite how haughty and emotionally shallow they may be.

Izzy personifies social mobility. But Sam (the terrific as always Peter Riegert) represents a bygone era in the city.

He owns a pickle shop and reeks of an ethnic working-class ethos that Izzy looks down on — but in the nicest possible way. With the help of an old-fashioned matchmaker, Izzy and Sam get together and find common ground over pickles and books.

“Crossing Delancey” is also a snapshot of the city’s past. The Lower East Side used to be buzzing with merchants like Sam. They carried on family traditions and took tremendous pride in their work, as unglamorous as it was to the people uptown. Now, regrettably, the neighborhood resembles other corners of the city. You know the modern Manhattan, complete with a bank on every city block.

What does this say about us? Is it inherently evil to want to kill time in a Starbucks instead of a mom and pop shop a few doors down? Yes, these little stores are all odes to a simpler time that many of our grandparents embraced — but Whole Foods is so much more convenient. And closer.

I recently wrote a piece about the demise of the Village Voice, in its own

way as much of a symbol of “old” New York as anything. Now it’s gone because it couldn’t keep up with the media’s changing economics.

I bet Peter Riegert’s character read the Voice faithfully. Izzy might be more inclined to check out the Vulture culture section of New York magazine. It says a lot about you depending on which of the two you preferred to peruse every week.

Again, no blame assigned here. No guilt, either. It’s just the way it is.

But cultural dissertations should not detract from the sheer likability of “Crossing Delancey.” Amy Irving and Peter Riegert turn in intelligent, engaging performances. (I don’t know of any Jewish guy who secretly wishes he was as naturally cool as Peter’s character, Sam Posner). Sure, critics can poke holes in aspects of the film but they would be carping and quibbling.

This movie would be perfect for a family-video night. Parents could show their kids the city where they grew up, before the iPhone and texting and streaming and (oy vey) mass-market video games and (oy gevalt) Thursday Night NFL games.

Now disregard everything I’ve just written. Check out the movie. You’ll laugh. You’ll tear up in happiness. Then you can go downtown for little nosh.

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CRIME WATCH BY JERRY DANZIG STATS FOR THE WEEK Reported crimes from the 19th district for the week ending Sep 2 Week to Date

Photo by Tony Webster, via Flickr

MAN STRUCK, KILLED ON 72ND STREET

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An East 72nd Street resident crossing midblock was struck and killed shortly after 8:30 p.m. Sept.

6 by a Chevrolet Suburban whose driver remained on scene, police said.

Irwin Cohen, 84, was crossing 72nd northbound a few doors from his home when he was struck by the westbound SUV in the left travel lane. Cohen, who was badly hurt, was taken to New York Presbyterian Hospital a few blocks away where he succumbed to his injuries, police said. There have been no arrests and police are investigating.

A man who threatened employees with a knife took several dozen sunglasses worth a total of more than $13,00 from Sunglass Hut store at 1023 Third Avenue, police said. The man, said to be in his 30s, entered the stored at 5:20 p.m. on Monday, September 3, showed a razor blade or knife and took sunglasses from a display and left the store. The shoplifter was confronted by a passerby, who chased him into the subway, where the alleged shoplifter boarded a Queensbound N train. He got away with 23

three pairs of Versace sunglasses, five pairs of Guccis, 10 pairs of Burberrys, six pairs of Tory Burch and six pairs of Tom Ford, police said.

TEEN PHONE ROBBERS NABBED Police collared two teenaged cellphone thieves after they snatched a bus rider’s phone from her hands, police said. At 6:14 p.m. on Monday, September 3, five male youths approached a 59-year-old woman riding a Madison Avenue bus and took her phone. They five got off the bus at

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Madison Avenue and East 92nd Street, but two of them were apprehended by police officers in front of 222 East 93rd St. Shakeur Woods, 19, and another youth, 15, were arrested and charged with grand larceny. Woods was also found to be in possession of another stolen phone.

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4, a 28-year-old man went to check on his apartment inside 324 East 66th St. while construction was going on in the building. When he got to his apartment he saw that the front door was open, and he found a 38-year-old man in his room removing currency from his change jar. The thief then fled downstairs into a white Ford work van before driving westbound on East 66th Street. Scott Montalbano was later arrested and charged with burglary.

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It’s a battle over a public domain in which mostly older stakeholders seek passive uses and a tranquil space, while others park-goers, mostly younger, prefer active uses and a more energetic vibe.

Seeking to meld these clashing visions is the city’s Dept. of Parks and Recreation, which presented its plans to renovate the park’s southeast corner to the Parks Committee of Community Board 8 on Sept. 6 at the New York Blood Center on East 67th Street.

Its design tried to strike a balance between facilitating passive uses, preserving river views and reconfiguring the seating area on the one hand — and upgrading active workout uses by installing new ďŹ tness units on new safety surfacing on the other hand.

But if there was a bottom line the rival groups of residents could agree on after the briefing, it boiled down to this: Nobody was happy. Nobody particularly liked it. Most felt it should go back to the drawing boards.

The peace-and-quiet advocates were upset that plantings, owers and other landscaping didn’t ďŹ gure in the plans, giving the area the feel of a concrete pathway — instead of the “John Jay Gardenâ€? they’d hoped for. “I was shocked and disappointed,â€? said Betty Cooper Wallerstein, the civic activist and president of the East 79th Street Neighborhood Association who for nearly a decade had fought to create an “adult spaceâ€? in the area. “The idea was that it should be a quiet, attractive space where people can sit and relax and read a paper or play cards or have a sandwich without loud music or boom boxes or people running back and forth,â€? she added. “This is not the park that our residents need.â€?

But the exercise mavens were also angry: Some of the older equipment they value, like the monkey bars, would be re-

The art of compromise is something of a lost art, but we’ll try to revive it. My job is to make everybody happy!�

Manhattan Borough Parks Commissioner William Castro moved, while some of the newer equipment that would be installed fails to meet their needs. “The exercise area is probably one percent of the size of the park so it’s disappointing that they want to cut back on the equipment,� said Craig Starr, a nearby resident who works out in the area starting at 6:30 a.m. every morning. “The claim that exercise interferes with the peace and quiet of other park users is nonsensical,� he added. “If they want to sit and face the river, they have room to sit and face the river. Look, this is New York, the bottom line is you have to get along with everyone and share with everyone.�

A PEACEMAKER SURFACES In an interview the day after the meeting, Manhattan Borough Parks Commissioner William Castro said he believed the proposed design balanced the public interests of “both the people who use the exercise equipment and the people who go there to relax.�

But he also said he listened very carefully to the critical comments that were made and would consider them seriously before returning to CB8’s Parks Committee for a followup brieďŹ ng at some point this fall. He also made it abundantly clear that he had not promised a redesign. “Everybody has their own opinions at a community board meeting, and that’s fine, and that’s why we go, and that’s what America is all about,â€?

Castro said. “The art of compromise is something of a lost art, but we’ll try to revive it,� he added. “My job is to make everybody happy!�

Still, the initial reviews were

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not positive: “I don’t think anybody was fully satisfied with the plan,� said Tricia Shimamura, the co-chair of the Parks Committee. “I wouldn’t call it perfect. It’s not an end, it’s not a solution. We’re not there yet.

But I would call it a good start, and I think we can get there.�

The project is being funded in part by East Side City Council Member Ben Kallos, who allocated $350,000 in 2017, on top of another $50,000 in 2015, that was earmarked for the creation of a “senior space� that largely dovetails with the initial Wallerstein proposal.

SpeciďŹ cally, the discretionary funds were intended for park “fitness equipment removal,â€? ďŹ ll materials, excavation, concrete and granite ADA pavers, seating, game tables, landscaping and tree pruning, budget documents say. “This was the ďŹ rst opportunity we all had to see the design, which unfortunately, fell short of residents’ expectations,â€?

Kallos said.

He noted that “50 or so members of the community came out in the rain� to help turn this portion of the park into a more viable amenity for the community. “I believe it’s important to preserve a passive recreational space for our community’s seniors,� Kallos said. And he pledged to continue to work with CB8 and the East 79th Street Neighborhood Association in hopes that the Park Dept. plans can be updated to “green-ify this area.�

Meanwhile, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer also weighed in in support of the Wallerstein vision for the little corner of the park: “I would say it would be much more appropriate to have a quiet area where you could sit and read a book than to have exercise equipment which I don’t really think is used very much,� she said. “You’d need a substantial amount of thriving greenery that doesn’t die — almost killme-nots — and benching that’s inviting and makes you feel like you want to sit there,� Brewer added. “It’s an oddly situated space, but if it’s done correctly and creatively it could be very, very attractive.� invreporter@strausnews.com

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BY RESHMI SRINATH, M.D.

It’s time to face this simple but annoying fact: as we age our metabolism slows down.

By our 30th birthday, it’s already started to decline. For seniors in the city, where eating out or cooking for family provides fun and social time, losing weight can be particularly challenging, but excess weight can be unhealthy.

As we gain weight the risk of chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea and certain cancers increases. Age-related aches and pains, genetics, use of certain chronic medications associated with weight gain and 24 hour/day food delivery services makes it easy to see why half of all New Yorkers are either overweight or obese and are struggling to take off the pounds. But it can be done by incorporating some simple strategies below. I’ve helped my older patients lose weight and keep it off by prioritizing a healthy diet and lifestyle.

Here are some strategies for weight-loss success: • To get started, pay attention to portions, portions and portions! Check out this helpful plate planner, also known as the plate method. www1. nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/csi/obesity-plateplanner-13.pdf. Quantity-wise, a fist is a serving of rice or pasta and a palm or deck of cards is a serving of protein. You can use measuring cups as well to get the right serving size.

• Try to get at least one cup of non-starchy vegetables at lunch and dinner. These might include lettuce, tomato, cucumbers, carrots, onions, peppers, broccoli, spinach, kale, zucchini, okra, collard greens, cabbage, artichoke, asparagus and eggplant.

• Try to limit yourself to one-half to one cup of carbohydrate/starch with your meal.

Healthy options include quinoa, lentils, whole wheat pasta,

Weight-bearing exercise like walking can reduce the risk of fractures.

Photo: Steven Strasser whole wheat bread, brown rice, sweet potato. Try to avoid white bread, white rice, white potatoes.

• If you like to snack on fruit, try and pair the fruit with a protein such as cheese, nut butters, eggs or nuts to help keep you fuller longer.

• Limit alcohol, juice and soda. They are empty calories and can even cause you to eat more later. If you feel you need it, then dilute it with water or try flavored sparkling water.

• Look at your choice of snacks. Clean out your pantry of unhealthy junk food.

• Try to eat something every four to six hours. Even something small which has a balance of protein and carbohydrates will keep you full and reduce cravings later.

• If eating is a way of coping with stress, try instead to start with a cup of hot tea or chewing gum, or try to divert yourself by calling a friend, watching TV or going for a walk.

Increasing activity is also key, but this doesn’t always mean you need to do high impact exercise like running or jumping. Exercise can even take place in your favorite chair. Remember that any activity you do is going to help raise your metabolism, burn calories and increase endorphins, which will elevate your mood and reduce joint pain and stiffness.

Weight-bearing exercise also helps promote bone strength and can reduce the risk of fractures. And it doesn’t have to be time-consuming. You can do 30 minutes over the course of the day, even in five minute bursts.

To get started: • Try sitting in a chair, lifting

your feet off the ground one at a time and kicking your legs straight out. Arm movements can be incorporated by lifting your arms to the sides, in front and moving your arms in circles. While seated, try these same arm exercises with twoto five-pound dumbbells or try using a resistance band, anchoring it under your feet and raising your arms.

• Swimming is great exercise for seniors and can help with muscle tone and mobility, so see if you can find a local Y that has swim classes.

• Walking with groceries — in the neighborhood, around the house, up and down stairs — can also burn calories, but be careful and go at a comfortable pace. Watch out for uneven ground or slippery surfaces.

• Don’t ignore the aches in your knee, back, shoulders or other joints. If you feel uncomfortable, consult with your primary physician to see if physical therapy can help.

• Don’t go it alone. It’s hard to lose weight in isolation with no support. Recruit a friend, neighbor or family member to help you stay active.

As always, make your doctor aware of your desire to lose weight. Be sure to get your new workout routines cleared by them, as well as any changes in your diet.

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RESURRECTING THE COMMON GOOD

BY BETTE DEWING

Ah, if only the millions who viewed the royal wedding had also seen the funeral of America’s noble son, Senator John McCain. There was so much to learn, above all to emulate, Especially by our leaders. But also by you and me. A maverick view maverick McCain might have taken.

He crossed all lines for the common good — the common good.

And how very good it was to see the National Cathedral’s pews packed with people — power people.

And how good it was to see “brothers and sisters dwelling in unity” — former Presidents and first ladies

Barack and Michelle Obama, George W. and Laura Bush, and Bill and Hillary Clinton seated side-by-side. Differences, for the occasion at least, all forgotten. And how very good to see enduring marriages. And don’t we need those — and the forgiveness it sometimes takes. Again, for the common good.

Also in the front row, seated in a wheelchair, was John McCain’s mother, Roberta, seated next to granddaughter Meghan who would give a most emotional and fiery tribute to her beloved father. Like her dad, she was fearless in criticizing the current commander in chief. In essence, she said her dad’s foremost duty was to

speak against whatever wrongdoing he saw working against the common good. And he never hesitated to cross party lines to achieve that.

And his tearful daughter stressed how grateful she was to have such an actively caring father. And don’t we need those, for boys especially.

But oh how the tributes from Obama, Bush, Clinton, Lieberman, Kissinger, all speaking about the myriad ways in which the senator was such a genuine leader and able to look at the complete picture.

And again the McCain tributes must stay out there as role model behavior, for not only leaders but for the citizenry who must hold every ruler’s

feet to the fire as McCain so magnificently did. And never forget his wartime service and the unspeakable 5-year suffering he endured in a North Vietnamese prison. Never forget how so heroically he wouldn’t take early release and leave fellow Americans behind. Imagine.

And imagine the 5-year agony suffered by his mother and father until his release, but not without lasting injuries which reportedly only spiked an innate drive to, yes, tirelessly work for the common good.

We need to hear McCain’s amazingly healthy albeit very elder mother, Roberta, speak to this most critical of all world concerns — peace.

Speak about the countless ways that war is the worst kind of hell and the desperate need for leaders whose foremost concern is to keep the peace — to work without cease for peace that is lasting and just.

So please add this to the myriad common good lessons gleaned from John McCain’s funeral which so need to get and stay out there — everywhere. Yes, a most maverick directive, but his funeral should be required viewing and studying for a just, peaceable, COMMON GOOD kind of world. It can be done if enough of us try. dewingbetter@aol.com

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CYCLISTS IN THE CITY In reference to the article entitled, “Let’s not wait 10 years for traffic safety” in Our Town online (Sept. 4), a picture is worth a thousand words [photo, left]. Pay attention to what’s going on within two blocks of your office, Mr. Kallos. One of many cyclists going the wrong way on the First Avenue bike lane.

Linda Gail Garvin Upper East Side

CLUB SCENE Thank you for Douglas Feiden’s “Life and Loss in the Club Scene,” (August 16-22).

I almost certainly will join East River Democratic Club when my voting membership runs out with Four Freedoms Democratic Club at the end of 2018. East River absorbed a number of defectors from FFDC as well. It’s too early to be certain, but East River seems to have a very promising fresh energy.

I have been a member of FFDC, Lenox Hill and East Side Democratic Clubs over the last few years. You know me. I’m one of an army of senior citizens holding clipboards on street corners before and during election season. I pass out flyers as well.

Bette Davis said it best when she said, “They are either too young or too old.” Those of us who are active in local Democratic politics are supposed to hold to a more enlightened point of view, but alas, that is not always the case. If Lenox Hill Democratic Club follows an older standard, Four Freedoms is chuck full of millennials ready to pick up the cudgels for inexperienced youth. On-the-job training alone, however, doesn’t always prepare the uninitiated with the tools necessary for a stress filled political position.

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Lenox Hill Democratic Club and East River Democratic Club had the good sense to favor experience over youth, particularly in these uncertain times, when they endorsed Ruth C. Halberg.

Ruth is a vibrant State Committee Woman who has made many personal sacrifices to serve all of us who live, vote and yes, carry clipboards, on the upper east side. Ruth has been our State Committee Woman for many years and is re-upping for another term. She often takes young, unproven political fledglings under her wing to teach them first hand, the joys and pitfalls of a life of giving.

I’m happy to stuff envelopes, eat cold pizza

and drink warm soda with Ruth, any and every election season. Why? I learn something new every time I talk to her. I’m sure you would as well.

Peggy O’Reilly Upper East Side

ON ELDER ORPHANS I am writing to applaud and encourage more articles on elder orphans as Bette Dewing has currently been covering (“A Few Words About Taking Care,” Aug. 16-22). I think this is an extremely important subject. I am an elder orphan due to the fact that I have no children and many of my friends and family members are as well. It seems the elderly get no respect in this country and are considered a burden. We need to educate the population and bring this subject front and center.

I have been reading Our Town for many years and Ms. Dewing’s column was one that always caught my attention. I love her writing style and she has always addressed events and subjects that need attention.

Patricia A. Banks Upper East Side

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RE-ELECT: Ruth C. Halberg, NYS Committeewoman, 76th AD Jonathan Piel, NYS Committeeman, 76th AD Composting bins at the Union Square Greenmarket. Photo: Nao Okawa, via flickr

THE BIG APPLE TAKES ON COMPOSTING ENVIRONMENT How one teenager and New Yorkers across the city are fighting for the environment within their homes

BY ARIANA GIULIA REICHLER

At six years of age, Emma Venarde was nicknamed “nature girl” by her kindergarten classmates. At 12, she emailed her property manager requesting that her 60-unit Upper West Side high-rise begin composting. At 15, she presented a proposal for an organics waste collection program to her building’s board. Now 16, Venarde is responsible for convincing her neighbors to participate in one of New York City’s recent pushes towards sustainability.

This spring, after months of back-and-forth with the property manager, superintendent and board, brown bins and composting instructions were delivered to Venarde’s building on 85th Street, signaling its participation in the city’s organic curbside collection program. Venarde and her neighbors constitute only a fraction of the 3.5 million New Yorkers for whom the service is now available.

Along with the materials pro-

vided by the city, residents in her building received a letter from Venarde, who explained the importance of composting and invited questions.

“Since then, I’ve gotten some really sweet emails about cat food and really specific Zabar’s products, asking if they’re compostable,” Venarde said, laughing. “But it’s good that people are paying attention.”

Venarde had initially hoped for one out of the four units on each floor to participate in the program. So, when the superintendent told her that two or three families per floor had joined, they had to order more bins.

This willingness of New Yorkers to start composting is something that former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s administration pointed to when the city first introduced the curbside initiative in 2013, even though officials had long hesitated to implement a composting program due to New York’s size and vertical density.

The city piloted the program in Westerleigh, Staten Island, with 3,500 households in the spring of 2013. Within a year, nearly 100,000 households throughout the city had joined.

After another year, that number was well on its way to 200,000.

$400 million every year shipping roughly 14 million tons of waste out of the city. The composting program has the potential to significantly reduce both the amount of landfill produced by the city and the cost of handling it. During the 2018 fiscal year, the city’s Department of Sanitation collected more than 45,900 tons of organic waste.

Data collected by the Department of Sanitation indicate that 34 percent of residential trash is compostable. Estimates suggest that successful diversion could save New York around $100 million annually.

Instead of shipping organic waste to landfill as far as South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Ohio, the city can send it to facilities in the city, like Fresh Kills in Staten Island, or nearby ones, most of which are under 150 miles away.

For the time being, participation in the composting program is entirely voluntary and there are no fines for refusing to partake or for making mistakes. All five boroughs have service available in some parts, though only 24 community boards, including all 12 in Manhattan, have full service in all neighborhoods.

When compared to cities

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ENDORSED BY YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS: CAROLYN B. MALONEY, Congresswoman, 12th Congressional District REBECCA SEAWRIGHT, New York State Assemblymember, 76th AD DAN QUART, New York State Assemblymember, 73rd AD TISH JAMES, NYC Public Advocate; Candidate for NYS Attorney General TOM DiNAPOLI, New York State Comptroller BEN KALLOS, NYC Councilmember (for Ruth C. Halberg)

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LUNCHTIME LECTURE: EDUCATION IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden, 421 East 61st St. 12:30 p.m. $8 In the 19th century, this countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatness increasingly rested on a well-educated citizenry, starting with our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children, and this period saw the development of public schools. Learn more about how younger New Yorkers learned back in the day. Beverages provided; bring your lunch.

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Society of Illustrators 128 East 63rd St. 7 p.m. $10 As part of the Brooklyn Book Festival, come hear presentations of graphic novels and comics as read by artists Jordan Crane, Maria Hoey, Paul Levitz & Tim Hamilton, Connie Sun and others.

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The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden’s new exhibit, “Style, Myth & Modernity in Greek Revival New York,” is at the East 61st Street institution until Jan. 13. Photo: Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden

ANCIENT GREECE IN OLD NEW YORK The penchant for furniture, designs and all things Hellenic among 19th century New Yorkers is the subject of a timely new exhibit

BY ALIZAH SALARIO

Ever wonder about origins behind the fluted columns and egg-and-dart motifs that adorn many a Manhattan facade? “Style, Myth & Modernity in Greek Revival New York,” a new exhibit at the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, has a few answers — and Aristotelian appeals to modern pathos and logos. The exhibit presents some of the myriad designs, artifacts and literature which inspired 19th century New Yorkers to embrace the aesthetics of this ancient civilization.

At a time when modern Greece was fighting for independence from the Ottoman Empire, and the U.S. was keen on exploring the virtues of civic engagement and democracy, lofty ideals from ancient Athens infused the lives of everyday Manhattanites, suggests Ruth Osborne, curator of collections at the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden.

“Even though design can seem like more of an academic topic that doesn’t touch everyday lives, the Greek revival really did touch them [19th century New Yorkers],” says Osborne. “They studied Greek texts, and ancient Greek philosophers’ names would come up in newspapers, which were exploding at the time.”

In addition to traditional displays

“The Merchants’ Exchange, N.Y.,” a lithograph engraving from 1830 is part of the exhibit, “Style, Myth & Modernity in Greek Revival New York” at the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden. C. Burton (artist); Fenner Sears & Co. (engraver, printer); Simpkin & Marshall & I.T. Hinton, London (publisher). Courtesy of Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden and specially designated objects that patrons can touch to learn more about their craftsmanship, the exhibit features plaster cast replicas of numerous design motifs like the egg-and-dart, prevalent in the plaster moldings of many homes constructed during the 1800s. Highlights include 1830s plasterwork on loan from the Merchant’s House Museum, formerly owned by the Seabury Tredwell family and the only the only 19th century family home in New York City

preserved intact. These same design motifs are present on columns in buildings in SoHo and on railings throughout Greenwich Village — and that’s just the beginning.

The Greek revival was more than just a style trend. It was also a way to signal modern tastes. This melding of form and function meets at Mount Vernon, which is itself an architectural example of 19th century Greek revival.

“The building was built in 1799 [and] it was conceived as a carriage house for a larger estate. When a new owner came in 1826, that’s when he decided to turn the house that remains [the carriage house] into a little moneymaking operation,” says Osborne.

The estate, once remodeled, became a fashionable hotel that advertised itself as a country escape “intended for only the most genteel and respectable” clientele. Travelers coming up through New York might have seen the stately building with fluted columns and carved marble fireplaces, visual clues that they’d come across a place of refined sensibility and taste.

Yes, the Upper East Side really was the country back then, and plenty of the neighborhood’s 19th century neo-Greek architecture still exists, from discreet decorative flourishes to blocks of row houses, like those on First Avenue between 60th and 61st Streets, painted in tones and blue and green. One of Osborne’s favorite examples is located at 311 East 58th St., home to antique English furniture dealer Philip Colleck, Ltd.

Ruth Osborne, the curator of collections at the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, organized the museum’s “Style, Myth & Modernity in Greek Revival New York” exhibit. Credit: Lindsey Mullholand.

“It’s just sitting there south of the bridge ... it’s Greek revival in design and it’s just a fabulous example, almost like a time capsule, of what the Upper East Side was like in the 19th century,” says Osborne. “There’s this beautiful front lawn and picket fence.

It’s right near one of the busiest bridges [Queensboro], but it’s so calming visually.”

In contemporary New York, Osborne sees a connect between the visual boldness of street art — and the way it is often used to signal the culture of a neighborhood — and the Greek designs of yore. Both then and now, people tend to be drawn to clear, bold statements when it comes to design.

Says Osborne, “I’m hoping this ex-

hibit will help visitors make visual connections with the way design and architecture plays into their everyday surroundings in New York, and [help them] discover new neighborhoods and layers of history.”

IF YOU GO WHAT: Style, Myth and Modernity in Greek Revival New York WHERE: Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, 421 East 61st St. WHEN: Sept. 11 to Jan. 13, 11 a.m. daily ADMISSION: $8 adults/$7 seniors and students

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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.

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He cuts a rather dashing figure. Strolling the streets near his home on 91st and Park, Sandro Manzo is typically dressed in casual slacks and bright colored sweaters. Who would know that this soft-spoken man of Italian descent has lived a rather remarkable life, filled with famous names, (though he has to be persuaded to drop them) impacting the world of artists in this country as well as his native one?

On September 20, he will be the special guest at Casa Italiana at NYU, where, along with his wife, art journalist Fiamma Arditi, he will discuss his autobiography, “La Stanza Verde,” (translation: The Green Room) that was published (so far only in Italian) earlier his year.

It has been quite a year for the 77-year old Manzo, who also just became a U.S. citizen after owning a home here for some 30 years. And he has faced, and seemingly conquered, recent health challenges: “I have broken bones and got a new valve,” he says proudly. He and Arditi also have an apartment in Rome, the city where he ran a gallery, Il Gabbiano, for more than 45 years.

That gallery became the place to be, not only for those whose work he exhibited (some 200 shows of artists of all nationalities), but for film directors, writers, philosophers, and politicos. The title of the book, by the way, refers to the room in the back of the gallery (“more of a club, the soul and nerve center of the gallery,” he writes) where much of the talking, debating and drinking happened. Three years ago, Manzo finally shut it down, but it comes vividly back to life in the pages of his book.

There you read about the exhibit he did for then-upcoming artist Robert Rauschenberg in the late 80’s. “They had to close down the street,” recalls Manzo, “because there was so much excitement about the show.

Rauschenberg was so nervous, he hid in the bathroom. Years later, when there was something for him here in New York,

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I fell completely in love with New York, and this neighborhood, when I first came here all those decades ago. Then, when we decided to make this our main home, I realized that I was different but New York was the same.”

Sandro Manzo and no one could find him, I said ‘try the men’s room.’”

Over the years, gallery-goers included cinematic figures like Bertolucci, Antonioni, Visconti, and actors, including Audrey Hepburn. “She was exactly the way she seemed, “says Manzo, “sweet, kind with a rather lost air about her.”

Such recollections fill the autobiography. “The book is a breezy read about a boy from Naples who follows his heart and lands smack in the middle of the art world, at a time when Rome was an intellectual and creative capital,” says Patrick Smalley, an East Side neighbor who is mastering Italian.

Smalley met Manzo at Juliano’s, a far-from-glamorous coffee house on 91st Street. It has become a true neighborhood community (it is where I first met Manzo), and the ambience was exactly what he was seeking. “Especially when my gallery closed, I wanted some place where people just sat

around and discussed issues and their lives,” he says. The spot has even made it into his book. “When Sandro arrives in the morning at Juliano’s, dressed like only a man from Italy can, in bright colors, casual and elegante at once, I’m immediately transported to La Stanza Verde,” says Smalley.

The Upper East Side book celebration was hosted by Dan and Margo Sinclair, friends in the neighborhood. “Though we haven’t known Sandro and Fiamma a long time, they are those unique and special people that make you feel as though you have,” says Margo Sinclair. One of the guests was film producer Caroline Baron, whose film “Bel Canto” is opening this month. About Manzo she says, “he’s the most lovely, beautiful, generous man who has never lost his curiosity.”

Adds Baron’s husband, Anthony Weintraub, “Sandro loves the good things in life but more then that he loves to share them. Sandro is a famous gallerista, a passionate voice for artists with a discerning eye and a salesman’s gusto.”

Manzo’s work in the art world is greatly reduced these days, mostly managing the career of close friend, the successful painter Mel Bochner.

“I fell completely in love with New York, and this neighborhood, when I first came here all those decades ago,” Manzo says. “Then, when we decided to make this our main home, I realized that I was different but New York was the same.”

Many would say the opposite: New York is different but Sandro Manzo, fortunately, has stayed the same.

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GIVING FOR THE NEW YEAR CHARITY Advice about long-term philanthropy in a season devoted to helping those less fortunate

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donors to receive an income stream for a fixed period or lifetime, at the end of which remaining funds are distributed to a designated charity. There are a variety of other types of trusts worthy of consideration and discussion with your legal, tax, and financial advisors.

BY SCOTT J. FRANKLIN

Gift Annuities In this season of the High Holidays, it is time again to reflect on how we can help those less fortunate than ourselves. Our mailboxes are filled with requests to help hungry children, families coping with illness and organizations devoted to an array of social and environmental causes. This is the season in which we actively pursue remedying the world’s injustices.

Pragmatically, we must consider how best to be philanthropic. That means maximizing what we can give by maximizing the wealth we have.

It also means planning what we will leave behind.

Charitable giving works best with a methodical, long-term strategy. Such a strategy can be rewarding, not only from an emotional standpoint but from a financial one as well. When strategically executed, a long-term charitable giving plan means a designated cause can be supported, with the potential of generating returns on your investment, thus advancing an overall wealth management plan.

There are many tools that will help accomplish this goal:

Charitable Remainder Trusts Charitable remainder trusts allow for

This is a contract between a donor and a charity: the donor transfers cash or property to the charity in exchange for a partial tax deduction and a lifetime stream of annual income from the charity. When the donor dies, the charity keeps the remainder of the gift. The amount of the income stream is often determined by payout rates defined by the American Council on Gift Annuities as well as other factors, including the donor’s age and the policy of the charity.

Donor Advised Funds Easy to establish, low cost and flexible, these funds are a good way to engage in giving. A donor advised fund (DAF) is administered by a public charity and is created to manage donations on behalf of the family or individual. They are administratively convenient and offer tax advantages.

Naming a DAF as a beneficiary of your retirement accounts may circumvent both estate and income tax on the gift.

No matter what the strategy, that remember not all charities are created equal. The beneficiary organization must be reputable. It needs to meet the qualifications under the IRS code, and

At City Harvest, a food rescue organization in New York City. Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture, via flickr must provide proof that its funds are used for charitable purposes. IRS regulations are in place to guard against corruption, but also to protect philanthropists themselves by ensuring that charitable gifts are put to good use, and done so in a transparent fashion.

Look for organizations that withhold only a small proportion of donations for administrative costs, and channel the rest to the intended cause, need or benevolent opportunity.

Most charitable organizations are transparent and disclose their financial and other information willingly, without cost; in fact, much of the necessary information can be found on the internet. Remember to document everything while assessing the benefits of philanthropy and while implementing it.

Also keep in mind the limits and what they mean for tax liability. For

INCLUSION ON THE RUNWAYS FASHION NYFW highlighted designs for people with disabiliities

BY RAGAN CLARK

New York Fashion Week has opened its glamorous tent wider to feature models with disabilities wearing adaptive clothing designs by Tommy Hilfiger, Nike and Target.

Organized by the Runway of Dreams Foundation, the show on Wednesday included a catwalk welcoming to wheelchairs, crutches, walking canes and more. Actor and model RJ Mitte of “Breaking Bad” was host.

Mitte said he understood the importance of inclusion on a personal level, having been diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age 3. “I’m really excited to see all this inclusivity and all of these strides to be diverse,” he said.

The founder of Runway of Dreams, Mindy Scheier, was inspired to start

her foundation when her son, Oliver, who has muscular dystrophy, told her he wanted to wear clothes like everyone else. His request was for blue jeans — a clothing item that would prove difficult to pull on and off with his condition unless the pants were modified. She decided to make him an adaptive pair on her own and realized the need for more adaptive clothing lines for individuals with disabilities.

“Fashion is a direct correlation to how we feel about ourselves, our confidence, our self-esteem,” said Schei-

instance, the individual lifetime federal gift tax exemption is $5.6 million.

Individuals are urged to consult their personal tax or legal advisors to understand the tax consequences of any actions.

We are a generous nation; charitable donations from private citizens topped $400 billion for the first time in 2017, according to a recent annual report on philanthropy. The impetus behind the surge in giving, according to the report, was the soaring stock market, aided by large gifts from high net worth individuals, ultimately totaling $410 billion from individuals, estates, foundations and corporations — up 5.2 percent from the estimate of $389.64 billion for 2016.

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er. “And if you don’t have that, if you don’t have options, it can really affect how you feel about yourself. So truly, clothing is a basic need. So, shouldn’t we all feel really good and have options like everybody else?”

Model Mama Cax, recently featured on the cover of Teen Vogue’s September issue for “The New Faces of Fashion,” lost her leg during a battle with cancer. She is now an advocate for inclusion in the fashion industry and walked the runway Wednesday.

She said she wanted to see people with disabilities cast in movies and TV in lead roles or as love interests but without any “inspiration piece attached to it,” adding: “We want to see

help to feed the millions of New Yorkers who are struggling to put meals on their tables. Such organizations have saved over 600 million pounds of food and delivered it to hundreds of food pantries, soup kitchens and other community partners across the five boroughs.

During this time of year, it is customary to give generously particularly before Yom Kippur; no matter how you choose to donate or how much, charitable giving is a great source of merit to help us be inscribed favorably for another year.

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them in a normal role, average role, like we do in our everyday lives.”

Jason Redman never expected to find himself at a fashion show. Redman was a U.S. Navy SEAL who suffered injury to his face and body when he was struck by machine gun fire during a special operative mission in Iraq. He received the Inspirational Achievement Award for the clothing company he founded, Wounded Wear.

“People underestimate the power of clothing, the power of wanting to feel good and look like everybody else around us. And that’s what this organization does. So to be here, to be an awardee, to be a part of it, it’s pretty awesome.”

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ics, textiles and electronics recycling programs, the city hopes to cease all contribution to landfills, which Hoyles said is still a realistic target, despite the indefinite interruption.

In addition to residential collection, the city has also developed programs to promote composting in schools and commercial organizations. Around 40 percent of public schools, as well as some private schools, separate their food waste, and certain businesses are required to do so.

An alternative for those currently unable to participate in the curbside program, and the way in which 12-year-old Venarde got started, is to bring compost to drop-off sites throughout the city. In lieu of expanding curbside collection, the city is adding drop-off locations and expects the number of sites to reach 150 by the end of the year, as compared to 113 as of June.

Venarde emphasized the minimal effort required of individuals.

“Composting is a really effective and easy way of creating environmental change,” she said. “Instead of landfill decomposing anaerobically, which creates methane, you actually turn it into renewable energy or create fertilizer.... We’re quite literally reversing the climate warming by separating our food scraps into a different bin.”

She suggested that one more reason composting has succeeded is simply because its effects are quickly apparent.

like San Francisco, Seattle and Portland, where composting is mandated by law, New York lags behind in its sustainability efforts. For instance, within three years of the passage of a law mandating composting, San Francisco’s diversion rate hit 80 percent, higher than any other major U.S. city.

But New York, with a population nearly four times that of those three cities combined, has challenges of its own, notably the city’s vertical density. Still, even with its voluntary status, New York’s is the largest composting program of its kind in the country.

Sanitation Department officials introduced the program with hopes that it would be available to — and possibly even mandatory for — all New York City residents by 2016. In 2017, that date was pushed to the end of 2018.

But this spring, the department’s commissioner, Kathryn Garcia, announced that expansion would be suspended temporarily.

Before expanding the program, the Department wants to “streamline the service and increase the overall number of people who are participating in the existing districts,” said Andrew Hoyles, the Sanitation Department’s program manager of organics outreach. “The city is trying to look at each district that has the program to make sure that when the service is of-

Emma Venarde prevailed on most residents in her Upper West Side building to participate in one of hte city’s recent pushes towards sustainability.

Photo courtesy of Emma Venarde fered, it will be streamlined service.”

Although anyone who is already eligible will be able to continue participating, some neighborhoods have experienced decreases in collection frequency.

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“With any social justice issue, it’s nice to be able to see the change you’re making, and environmentalism doesn’t have that as much because everything adds up to this large scientific thing that is hard to understand,” she said. “But with composting ... it’s very easy to visualize. You can weigh it.”

18 For Venarde, youth involvement in composting is critical: “Seeing people our age stepping in makes adult realize that this isn’t about them — this is about our futures. So, even if they’re kind of grumpy about one more bin in our stairway, [they know] this is about something larger than that.”

New Yorkers across the city are collecting food waste in their homes as part of the city’s effort to achieve zero waste by 2030. Many receive curbside collection services from the Department of Sanitation, while others bring their waste to drop-off sites in all five boroughs. Photo: Ariana Giulia Reichler

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CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION RELEASES BALLOT PROPOSALS GOVERNMENT Voters to weigh in on campaign finance reform measures, new civic engagement agency, community board term limits on Election Day

BY MICHAEL GAROFALO

Candidates for state and federal office wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the only items on New York City ballots this November. General election voters will also be asked to weigh in on government reform measures impacting New York Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign ďŹ nance system and community board membership.

After several months of public hearings and deliberation, the Charter Revision Commission convened by Mayor Bill de Blasio voted last week to send three ballot questions to voters. The proposals would tighten campaign contribution limits in city elections and expand the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public matching funds program; establish a new agency tasked with promoting

civic engagement; and impose term limits on community board members. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These reforms will go a long way toward strengthening our democracy and limiting the inďŹ&#x201A;uence of big money in our elections,â&#x20AC;? de Blasio said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no doubt in my mind that these measures will help us build a more fair and equitable city.â&#x20AC;?

eight-to-one if voters approve the ballot measure, meaning a $250 donation could be worth $2,250 to a campaign.

The proposal would also make matching funds available to participating candidates earlier in the election cycle.

Question # 1: Campaign Finance

This measure would amend the City Charter to create a new Civic Engagement Commission that would work to promote public participation in civic life. The commission would be responsible for providing language interpreters at poll sites and working with community organizations and city agencies to spread awareness of city services and increase engagement in public affairs.

The Civic Engagement Commission would consist of 15 members; each borough president would appoint one member, the City Council speaker would appoint two, and the remaining eight would be appointed by the mayor.

This proposal would dramatically lower the maximum contribution amount candidates for city office may accept from campaign donors. Contribution limits would be reduced by more than 60 percent for candidates running for mayor, borough president and the City Council.

If approved, the measure would also expand the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public matching program, through which candidates are eligible to receive public funding based on the amount raised in small contributions from city residents.

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The proposal would also create a citywide participatory budgeting program under the direction of the mayor. The mayoral participatory budgeting initiative would be similar to the City Council program that allows residents as young as 11 years old to vote on which local projects should receive capital funding. The City Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program recently completed its seventh cycle and is active in 32 of 51 Council districts.

Question #3: Community Boards The third and most controversial ballot question will ask voters whether they believe community board members should be subject to term limits. Currently, members of the neighborhood advisory councils may serve an unlimited number of twoyear terms, subject to reappointment by the borough president. The Charter Revision Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal would enact a limit of four consecutive two-year terms and would impose uniform citywide standards for the appointment process, which can

currently vary widely by borough.

Advocates of term limits believe the increased turnover would result in more diverse and representative boards. Critics of the proposal, including Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, say that term limits would result in community boards that lack the experience and institutional memory necessary to function effectively, particularly in dealing with land use and zoning issues.

If both the second and third ballot measures are approved, the Civic Engagement Commission would be required to provide community boards with resources, assistance and training related to land use issues.

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STRAND LITERARY QUIZ (Match each title with the authors listed below) 1. The White Album 2. A Light in the Attic 3. Waiting for Lefty 4. Electric Kool Aid Acid Test 5. The Weary Blues 6. Ghost World 7. Pnin 8. Motherless Brooklyn 9. Birds of America 10. The Power Broker

Nancy Bass Wyden has gone from sharpening pencils at her family’s store to leading an iconic Manhattan establishment

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How does it feel to be surrounded by 23 miles of books every day?

And to have customers that have included Mick Jagger, Richard Geer, Lee Strasberg, Yoko Ono, Benicio del Toro, Ben Stiller, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Diane Keaton?

And what’s it like to have participated in the filming of feature films like “Absolutely Fabulous,” “Julia and Julia,” “Unfaithful” and “Six Degrees of Separation”?

If you are Nancy Bass Wyden, it all feels like just another day at work in Manhattan at your bookstore. That’s because Wyden is now the third generation of the Bass family to own and manage Strand Books.

Wyden, who started working at the store at the age of 17 where she answered phones, sharpened pencils and managed the book kiosks, recently took over from her father Fred, who died last January. She always knew the store would be a part of her life and she says “coming to the store as a little girl picking out books, I felt like a princess. It was magical.”

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Nancy Bass Wyden with her father, Fred Bass. Photo courtesy of Strand Books

Coming to the store as a little girl picking out books, I felt like a princess.”

Nancy Bass Wyden, owner, Strand Books

Nancy Bass Wyden with Olympic fencer and author Ibtihaj Muhammad. Photo courtesy of Strand Books

The store, which has become a world-famous icon, was founded by her grandfather in 1927 on fourth Avenue in Greenwich Village. Strand Books was one of 48 book stores that saturated the local neighborhood then known as “Book Row.” Today, of those original 48 stores in the “Book Row” neighborhood, only Strand Books survives. The other having moved to find cheaper rents or sadly just gone out of business.

But Strand Books survives and thrives with an average of 5,000 customers a day, growing to 9,000 a day around the holiday season. In 2006, one anonymous buyer purchased a second folio Shakespeare dating back to 1632. The purchase price was $100,000.

The store now has over 200 employees who all must pass a literary test (sidebar). And there are over 2.5 million books in the store, leading to the store’s famous slogan “18,000 miles of books.”

The slogan itself has an interesting history.

It was first used by the columnist George Will back in 1970 during an interview about New York. The city was going through a rough period and Will proclaimed the store as “8 miles of books and the only thing worth saving in New York.”

Then in 1997 it became the store’s official slogan and the number has been twice raised, first to 16 miles and then again later to 18 miles. The store now actually has over 23 miles of books but the slogan remains at 18 miles.

Every year, there are more than 400 events at the store, including over 200 events for children. One of the more interesting events is “Read Dating.” It’s a combination of speed dating and literary high culture. It runs on three nights — one M4W + W4M, one M4M and the third W4W.

Each participant wears a name tag that includes their favorite book. They move from one dating prospect to another and spend about six minutes at each stop discussing literature.

Many leave together, stay in touch and have begun serious relationships. One man, very clearly stating his intentions, chose to put the book “The Joy of Sex” along with his name on his tag. He left all alone.

The store now also sells items such as socks and its well-known tote bags. There are over 100 versions of the tote bag, all designed by store employees, and include everythig from inspirational sayings to tributes to Michelle Obama and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. One of the top selling pairs of socks says, “Make America Read Again.”

Wyden, who was born in Queens and grew up in Westchester, always dreamed of moving to Manhattan. She lives nearby in Greenwich Village, and shares a home with her husband Ron, a U.S. Senator, in Oregon. They actually met in a bookstore in Oregon.

Wyden is a true Manhattanite, enjoying the food, culture and intellectual environment, loving the restaurants, theaters other stimulating places. Her favorites include the Gotham Bar and Grill, the Roundabout Theater and jazz performances.

Perhaps her favorite spot is Washington Square Park, where she is in the process of dedicating a bench to her father. She admits to a guilty pleasure of getting foot massages on Eighth Avenue. So one could easily say, she loves Manhattan from head to toe.

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COSIMA, REIMAGINED Claire Brownell, who stars as Richard Wagner’s wife in “My Parsifal Conductor” off-Broadway, talks about the comedic role’s challenges

BY MARK NIMAR

Toward the end of his life, Richard Wagner faced a dilemma. King Ludwig II of Bavaria demanded that Hermann Levi conduct the legendary German composer’s last opera, “Parsifal.”

The problem? Levi was Jewish, and Wagner was a notorious anti-Semite who balked at the prospect of a Jew conducting his Christian-themed opera. Wagner’s anti-Semitism is the subject of Allan Leicht’s new comedy, “My Parsifal Conductor,” which will be opening off-Broadway later this month.

We sat down with Claire Brownell, the actress playing Wagner’s wife, Cosima, and talked about the rehearsal process, her home state of Montana, and the importance of the theater as a forum to discuss sensitive issues.

What initially attracted you to this project?

When I was sent this script, I fell in love with both the complexity of the character and the writing Al [playwright Allan Leicht] has given us. And the comedy is so funny and important to telling this story, which has some serious and weighty subject matter. The way the story is told is exciting to me.

What has the rehearsal process been like so far? How have you navigated the character’s anti-Semitism in rehearsal?

The first week we got together, and did a lot of table work, which we went through scene by scene. Then, the beginning of this week, we started staging. And [director Robert Kalfin] is so welcoming and encouraging, and encourages us to invest. There are a lot of lines in the play that illustrates their anti-Semitism, and he encourages us to go where we need to go.

It’s a very safe space. He’s OK with us trying things, and making mistakes, and the subject matter is difficult and uncomfortable to talk about, And yet we are exploring it in a humorous way.

People are doing all kinds of fun stuff.

Everyone feels like they can do what they need to do.

Being given the freedom to try and make mistakes is a real gift as an actor.

It’s been a good room for that.

What is it like playing someone on stage that is so anti-Semitic? How do you relate to her as a person?

It’s daunting. That’s the first thing I noticed about this project. I looked at

Claire Brownell, standing far right, stars as Cosima Wagner in Allan Leicht’s “My Parsifal Conductor,” opening at the Marjorie S. Deane Theater later this month. Also pictured, left to right standing, are Carlo Bosticco, Eddie Korbich, Logan James Hall and Alison Cimmet. Sitting are Jazmin Gorsline and Geoffrey Cantor. Photo: Carol Rosegg it as a challenge. And the way Alan has written her, it’s a woman on a journey who is confronting that. In the act of confronting those opinions and confronting her own anti-Semitism, she is trying to navigate and come to terms with it. It’s not an easy journey. We are all deeply flawed people and the act of trying to understand that is something we all hopefully try to do.

I relate to her, because people are many things. Yes, she was a notorious anti-Semite. But she was also a lover of art, and the engine behind this festival that honored Wagner’s work. She was a mother. She was married multiple times. She was a lot of things.

How did you get your start in acting?

Where did your journey start?

Well, I am from Montana originally.

And I went to this small college in Helena called Carroll College, and I auditioned for a play because I wanted to meet people. I didn’t get it the first time.

But I got [cast] the second time. I started acting there, and my mentor, Kim DeLong, encouraged me to go to graduate school. And I ended going to ACT [American Conservatory Theater] in San Francisco, and it’s a wonderful program. Then, I moved to New York City, and I hit the pavement and just started looking for work. And from the moment I visited New York, I just loved it.

With anti-Semitism on the rise in France, the Middle East and around the world, why do you think it’s important to humanize an anti-Semite on stage? Is it ultimately productive to do so, or does it endorse their behavior?

I think that discussing something is not necessarily an endorsement of behavior. And it’s important to tell stories that make us think about issues without telling us how to think about them. I do think it’s important to tell stories from this specific instance.... It’s important to have the conversation. That’s one of the most important things theater can do, to bring up topics that are hard to talk about. And whether it happens in this play or a play like it, I hope that a positive outcome comes out of discussing it. Discussion is good, and I hope it’s a productive discussion. I do.

“My Parsifal Conductor” begins performances September 25 at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater at the West Side YMCA, 5 West 63rd St. Tickets can be purchased at myparsifalconductor.com

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Claire Brownell plays Cosima Wagner in “My Parsifal Conductor,” opening offBroadway later this month. Photo courtesy of Claire Brownell

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