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nce again, an Upper East Side private school is rankling the neighbors. This time it’s the Dalton School, which has outgrown

its space and is looking to expand via an extension of the school’s 12-story building. Dalton is planning on adding two floors to accommodate more room for robotics, computer science and other classes. But neighbors aren’t happy, petitioning against the move. Last week, Community Board 8 shot down the plan. If the story sounds familiar, that’s because it is. Nightingale Bamford All-Girls School on East 92nd Street created a stir earlier this summer when it put in a request for a roof extension, and the community asked for a re-design of the rooftop air conditioning units. Three years ago, the same school caused controversy when it allegedly pushed out elderly tenants in a neighboring building to complete a $5.3 million renovation. St. David’s all-boys Catholic School on East 89th Street slowly took over the neighboring Graham House in 2011, turning apartments into classrooms. The Continued on page 11

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This fall, Governor Cuomo is throwing down the gauntlet to hackers in New York. He wants the best of them to battle it out for scholarships to an elite workforce training program and top jobs in cybersecurity. The state cybersecurity championship will be organized by Cyber Aces, and this fall, students, veterans and jobseekers will complete online training modules to develop their basic cyberskills and compete to earn a place at the Governor’s Cyber Aces State Championship in spring 2014. The championship event will be run through NetWars: a hands-on, interactive learning environment used by the U.S. military. The top performers will earn invitations to the upcoming NY Cyber Aces Academy: an elite, hands-on training program that emphasizes “stick time” and puts them on a fast-track to high-paying cybersecurity careers. The cyber workforce is highly in demand, with cyberattacks increasing faster than technologists can counter them. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned of a “Cyber Pearl Harbor,” adding, “Our most important investment is in skilled cyber warriors needed to conduct operations in cyberspace.” “Similar to our shortage of fighter pilots at the start of World War II, now we have a critical shortage of skilled cyber defenders,” said Cyber Aces Founder Alan Paller. “And like the pilot training programs of that era, Cyber Aces initiatives like this state championship are how we will create the specialists we need.” All high school and college students, veterans and jobseekers in New York are eligible to take a shot at earning an invitation to the championship. Registration is live at www.cyberaces.org. Here, participants take a series of online tutorials and quizzes, and the top scorers will receive championship invitations.

On Friday, September 20, an international group behind PARK(ing) Day, described as “an annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks,” encouraged city residents to take over a parking space in their neighborhood and turn it into a mini-park. On the Upper East Side, a group of locals commandeered a space on East 70th Street between Lexington and 3rd Avenues. “So it was our first year doing this, and we had a group of about 7 or 8 students from the School of Interior Design; both undergraduate and graduate - a teacher’s assistant, one faculty member, and then myself on the administrative staff,” said participant Joe Minieri. “The idea for this project was to kind of combine their knowledge for interior design with creating a public space. The idea is to look out in the intersection here, and imagine if this was a whole pond or a lake. And you know if this was all real green space, what it would be like if wasn’t a cross street and parking spots.”

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Most Inconvenient Two men held up a convenience store and its customer at gunpoint. At 9:45 PM on Wednesday, September 18, two men entered a convenience store on East 80th Street. The first man approached the 29-year-old man working behind the counter, showed a silver handgun, and demanded money. The second robber entered the store wearing a ski mask and took money from a customer. Video surveillance at nearby locations may have photographed the robbers. Police searched the area but were unable to find the pair, who fled the scene in a car. The total haul amounted to $2,300.

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CRIME ALERT FROM THE 19TH PRECINCT: WARNING TO NEIGHBORHOOD SHOP AND RESTAURANT OWNERS! Once again police have been seeing a pattern of robbery in which security gates are jimmied, cash registers are broken open, and cash stolen. Shopkeepers are urged to follow these precautions: 1) Do NOT leave cash in the register when you close shop at night. 2) Leave the cash register UNLOCKED so a robber can open it without breaking it. 3) Make sure to lock the store’s front door. 4) Lock the security gate on BOTH left and right sides. The thief responsible may be the “Beanie Bandit” seen on surveillance video wearing such a hat.

A woman became a victim of identity theft. At 5:10 PM on Wednesday, September 18, a woman living on East 81st Street reported to police that back in February, she received a JC Penney credit card in the mail, along with a statement recording a $900 charge to the account in the Bronx. She called her credit reporting agency to bring this incident to their attention and destroyed both the statement and the card. Recently she received a letter from a children’s clothing store denying her application for a credit card. Then last week she went to get money from her bank account, when she was told that an unknown person had tried to deposit a fraudulent check to her account in Washington Heights on August 30 using her canceled debit card, which had been stolen on December 17 of last year.

A man was assaulted by a woman’s jealous boyfriend. At 2:12 AM on Wednesday, September 18, a 25-year-old man was leaving a bar at the northeast corner of Lexington Avenue and East 60th Street, when a man in a white T-shirt punched him, causing a cut to his right forehead. The assailant then fled into the subway. The fight started because the perpetrator thought the victim had been coming onto his girlfriend in the bar. No cameras caught the incident.

Return of the Gatecrasher A restaurant on First Avenue was broken into. Sometime after 10:30 PM on Monday, September 16 and before 10:45 the following morning, unknown perpetrators pried the bottom of the security gate outside a restaurant on First Avenue and entered the premises through the front door. They then smashed open the cash register and removed $184. There were no surveillance cameras or witnesses.

The Beanie Bandit A man appeared on a surveillance video breaking into a restaurant cash register. At 1:30 AM on Sunday, September 15, the security camera inside a restaurant on Madison Avenue captured the sight of a man wearing gloves and a beanie cap entering the premises, breaking into the register, and making off with approximately $700. He had bent the security gate outside and pulled it off his track before entering, breaking open the register, and throwing it to the floor.

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Friday, September 27 Sutton Foster at the Cafe Carlyle The Rosewood Hotel, 35 E. 76th St., rosewoodhotels.com, 8:45 p.m., $60 bar seating The Carlyle is known for the incredible musical talent it draws. Come be regaled by Sutton Foster, best known for her work on Broadway, for her last Friday evening Carlyle appearance of the fall. Friday Night Book Group Barnes & Noble, 150 E. 86th St., bn.com, 7 p.m., free The recurring Friday Night Book Group at the Upper East Side Barnes & Noble near the 86th St. stop is a great place to spend a Friday evening talking literature and enjoying refreshments in the cafe. This month’s selection is The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro.

Saturday, September 28 Penguin Feeding & Presentation Central Park Zoo, E. 64th St. & Fifth Ave., $12- Adults, $7-Children Watch the gentoos and chinstraps feed on fish and ask your penguin questions to a zoo docent. East Harlem Latino Book Fair Hunter College, 119th St. & 3rd Ave., 10 a.m.-7 p.m. The East Harlem community’s annual Latino Book Fair, “El Festival Del Libro,” will feature everything from large publishers, to nonprofit literary organizations, to food vendors.

Sunday, September 29 Taste of France Bryant Park, 6th Ave. btwn 40th and 42nd Sts., tasteoffrance.com, free The second Taste of France is back this fall, this time in Bryant Park in the heart of the city. Exciting events and special daily programs explore the diversity of the French world: its lifestyle, technology, beauty, cuisine, culture and more.

Brunch at the Carlyle The Rosewood Hotel, 35 E. 76th St., rosewoodhotels.com, 12-2 p.m., $65pp The Sunday brunch at the Carlyle restaurant is a mouth-watering three course offering with a complimentary glass of sparkling wine. Enjoy a mingling of tradition and luxury at the Rosewood Hotel’s fine restaurant.

Monday, September 30 10th Annual Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner The Colony Club, 564 Park Ave., nyccharities. org, 6:30, price varies Join the Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts at the Colony Club for an event honoring police commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, and presenting him with an ambassador to the Upper East Side award. Cocktails begin at 6:30 with dinner to follow. 28th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner Waldorf Astoria, 301 Park Ave., 5:30 p.m., 305-243-4656 Meet and mingle with sports legends and celebrities at the 28th annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, which concludes with a live performance of Jersey Boys. The Sports Legends Dinner benefits the Buoniconti Fund, which works toward finding a cure for paralysis.

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Tuesday, October 1 Fall for Dance Festival New York City Center, 131 W. 55th St., nycitycenter.org, 8 p.m., $15 New York City Center is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Fall for Dance Festival with a very special season featuring performances by 20 acclaimed dance companies and artists from around the world. Highlights include three new works commissioned by the City Center in celebration of the 10th anniversary. The Flaming Lips Terminal 5, 610 W. 56th St., 3:30 a.m., terminal5nyc.com, $66 Join The Flaming Lips, the original “freakfolkers,” for a late-night concert sure to be full of spectacle and antics.

Wednesday, October 2 The Philadelphia Orchestra Carnegie Hall Isaac Stern Auditorium, 154 W. 57th St., 7 p.m., $75 The Philadelphia Orchestra is one of the leading orchestras in the world. Don’t miss their upcoming performance at Carnegie Hall, led by chief conductor Charles Dutoit.

Amateur Night at the Apollo: Show Off Apollo Theater, 253 W. 125th St., 7:30 p.m., apollotheater.org, $32 Amateur Night at the Apollo is a legendary show which involves amateur performers showcasing their skills (or lack thereof). It’s totally up to the crowd whether they’re any good, or deserve to be booed off the stage.

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Thursday, October 3 American Decorative Arts Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave., 9:30 am., metmuseum. org, suggested donation The collection of American decorative arts at the Metropolitan Museum extends from the late 17th to the early 20th century and includes approximately 12,000 examples of furniture, silver, glass, pewter, ceramics, and textiles. This is an exhibit art-lovers won’t want to miss. The New York Philharmonic Lincoln Center Avery Fisher Hall, W. 63rd St. at Columbus Ave., 7:30 p.m., lincolncenter. org, $123 Don’t miss the New York Philharmonic playing at its very own home at the Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall. On October 3rd, the Philharmonic will be performing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The show continues through early November.

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Meet the Mayor of East 85th Street Jennifer Peterson brings her ebullience and real estate know-how to the Upper East Side block By Alissa Fleck “Many people call me the mayor [of E. 85th Street] already,� said Jennifer Peterson, a real estate agent with Caliber Associates, and one of Our Town‘s mayor of the block. She has rented space to over 50 people on E. 85th Street alone, and spends time on the block there at least two or three times a day, whether for work or pleasure. Prior to moving to her current location a little further uptown, 29-year-old Peterson lived on her favorite city block for four years in two separate locations. She is friendly with numerous people on the block, whether they be residents or local business affiliates. According to Peterson’s friend Rebecca

Elise, a former Upper East Side resident herself, “[Peterson] walks the span of 85th consistently each day.� Peterson is always the first to relay the latest news. Prior to Elise’s move, the two would spend countless hours gracing the block together. “We have literally seen robberies, fires, demolitions, fights, even memorials,� said Elise. This particular block is close to Peterson’s heart because it’s near the 86th Street subway stop but without the busyness of its close proximity to such a hub. Peterson adds there’s a Starbucks on the street with outdoor seating where “everyone loves to hang out.� It’s one of her favorite businesses and places to kick back in the area. Peterson is also looking forward to the opening of a new Tex-Mex restaurant on the block and speaks fondly of other nearby bars and restaurants, including Molly Pitcher’s Ale House, Ryan’s Daughter and the sushi restaurant, Poke. While Peterson loves E. 85th Street and its people, she says the block is not without its concerns, with which she is all too familiar. “The biggest concern right now is the subway construction,� she notes. “It overflows into 85th Street. There is noise and air pollution.� She adds, while she is uncertain about the amount of pollution actually being released, the construction is not as bad as it used to be and will eventually be over. According to Elise, our new block mayor is “beautiful, intelligent, friendly, wellknown, enthusiastic and passionate about 85th street.�

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NEWS Yet many neighbors still did not know about the meetings with the Dalton School, and some were not even aware of the construction plan. “A lot of people are concerned, mostly the elderly folk,” said Jose Vasquez, the porter at 115 East 89th Street. “So many people have signed the petition.” Jay Segal has declined to discuss construction plans until the expansion plan has been approved by the Board of Standards and Appeals, which would be the next step for the school. If all goes well for Dalton, construction on the roof will begin next summer.

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How de Blasio Won What the frontrunner’s campaign strategy tells us about how he’d run the city By Tom Allon

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onventional wisdom is rarely correct in political campaigns, and early front-runners don’t often make it first to the finish line. Just ask Hillary Clinton. Or Mark Green. Or Christine Quinn. The old fable of the tortoise and the hare comes to mind when reflecting on the recent Democratic mayoral campaign; slow and steady won the race. I must tip my hat to Bill de Blasio and his entire campaign team. From Bill Hyers and Emma Wolfe to Jonathan Rosen and Valerie Berlin and his exceptionally talented TV commercial producer John Del Cecato, they executed a perfect, consistent and extremely impressive run. Bill de Blasio ran the most authentic campaign and his message was clear from start to finish. He didn’t waver when he was way back in the polls - as recently as six weeks before the primary - and he confidently continued to lay out a different vision for the

future than his opponents. De Blasio is a very appealing and likable man, as is his family. I got to know him and meet his wife during the campaign and even though he and I occasionally disagreed on some policy issues, he was always respectful and we even developed a light-hearted banter about our different views. I came to respect and admire him more and more as the campaign continued and I think, if he wins in November, he has the potential to be a very strong mayor. De Blasio’s rise is also a product of an interesting geographic shift in our city - he is from Brooklyn, which has steadily climbed out of Manhattan’s shadow in the past decade and is now the place talented young people yearn to live and work. As the first mayor from ouside Manhattan in awhile, it’ll be interesting to see how de Blasio is able to equalize opportunity for all New Yorkers. Joe Lhota, the Republican nominee, is also a Brooklyn resident and he has an impressive background that would make him a potentially strong mayor. However, the party registration disparity (6-1 Democrats to Republicans) and the shifting demogrpahics of the city, make his candidacy a real uphill climb. De Blasio is too smart and humble to

make some of the same mistakes Democratic nominee Mark Green made in 2001 contributed to his loss of the election. As many are saying, it will take an extraordinary event for Lhota to catch de Blasio (who is ahead by 43 points in the first poll). But remember that in politics, anything can happen, as we witnessed in 2001 with the late surge of the previously unknown Mike Bloomberg. De Blasio’s strong campaign team and coherent message bodes well for an effective administration. One of the most important aspects of the mayor’s job is to pick great deputy mayors and commissioners; if the campaign team is proof of de Blasio’s ability to spot talent, then we can be confident he’ll bring the best and the brightest to City Hall. In fact, if he wins, I wouldn’t be surprised if de Blasio brings in talent from around the country to energize city government with new ideas and best practices from other big cities. One thing that would also be interesting to see is if de Blasio would potentially take a page from President Obama’s (and Lincoln’s) playbook and form a “team of rivals.� Would Christine Quinn make a good deputy mayor like Hillary Clinton made a great Secretary of State? If Obama and Clinton could patch up their rivalry, there’s no reason de Blasio and Quinn couldn’t bury the hatchet for the good of the city. Who would be de Blasio’s Police Commissioner, arguably the second most

important job in the city? I like former Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, who seems willing to come back to his old job. His track record in New York and Los Angeles would lead me to believe he would be the right commissioner to mend “stop and frisk,� but still maintain the city’s record-breaking run of crime reduction. For Schools Chancellor, de Blasio is likely to pick someone who will anger the charter school and education reform community. Although it’s hard to imagine de Blasio continuing the Bloomberg administration’s hard-charging school reform agenda, it’ll be tricky to switch gears quickly, particularly with the new “Common Core� curriculum bedeviling educators around the city. This key choice of Chancellor will be very telling about de Blasio’s plans for his first term. This is all theoretical now; there are still six weeks left until a general election and anything can happen. But based on the overwhelming poll lead, it might make sense to start getting used to spelling de Blasio’s unconventional last name. Or just start preparing to call him Hizzoner, a favorite appelation of the late Edward I. Koch. Tom Allon, the president of City & State media, is a former Liberal Party-backed candidate for Mayor. Questions or comments? tallon@cityandstateny.com

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From the Editor Every neighborhood has the places that bring a smile to your face, a shoe back to life, music to your ears, and laughs from deep within you. And they’re not necessarily easy to find. In the 2013 Best of Manhattan, we’ve done the research for you. We’ve searched, we’ve asked, we’ve walked the avenues, and searched the streets. In short, we’ve combed Manhattan -- the East Side, the West Side, and Downtown -- searching for everything from the best new restaurants to the best places for comedy, poetry readings, music and more.

Sure, our list is subjective. We sought out places that we think will make your lives better -- more interesting, more enjoyable, easier, and, more fun. You want to get fit? We have recommendations. You want to try food trucks? We tell you which to try first. You need to get your computer fixed? We have the places. You’re searching for a hot stone massage? We’ve found it for you. You want to have a conversation where you can hear the other person? It’s here, too. Read through our Best of Manhattan. We feature our

top picks in 20 categories for each neighborhood we cover, giving you our top pick for your neighborhood, and two other choices for the two other neighborhoods we cover. It’s all here. All you have to do is turn the pages, and let your eyes take over from there! We hope you enjoy the Best of Manhattan 2013! Here’s to enjoying the best our neighborhoods have to offer! Thanks for joining us! Happy Reading! Harriet Edleson, Editor Best of Manhattan 2013

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raymoor, often called the Holy Mountain, is home to the Franciscan Friars and Sisters of the Atonement. Nestled in Putnam County, fifty miles north of New York City, Graymoor’s picturesque grounds, shrines, and chapels are open to the public year-round. The summit of Mount Atonement provides a sweeping Hudson Valley view and a life-size replica of Michelangelo’s Pieta. A few steps away is the gorgeous St. Francis Chapel. Its altar once marked the spot where St. Francis received the holy stigmata in 1224. Every June, thousands pilgrimage to Graymoor’s St. Anthony Shrine. Summertime beckons others who come to picnic or hike the Appalachian Trail, which crosses through miles of Graymoor’s expansive grounds. Autumn greets with breathtaking colors. Of special interest is the World Trade Center Memorial Cross. Erected by ironworkers assisting at Ground Zero, it is made from steel girders and ash from the north and south towers. Throughout the year, the Graymoor Spiritual Life Center welcomes hundreds to spirituality retreats and workshops, recovery programs, and special events. Many come for Bible study, Centering Prayer, and Reconciliation. While you are here, you will also find the perfect gift at the Graymoor Book & Gift Center, the Bethlehem Gift Shop, and the That Nothing Be Lost Thrift Shop. Graymoor welcomes people of all faiths. Spend a day on the Holy Mountain. You will discover the celebration of the spirit that is found here.

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This inviting 40-seat restaurant just off First Avenue has a lot appeal from the fiveseat chef’s table featuring the new menu by Antonio Morichini from Rome. It features three courses that can be paired with a selection of wines from Italy, Germany, France and California. On a recent new Sunday antipasti ranged from caponata – eggplant, celery, onion raisin, pine nut, and capers ($3) to butternut squash zuppa ($10). Primi choices included ravioli – spinach-ricotta stuffed pasta, mushroom cream sauce ($17) to fettuccine – branzino, olives, orange zest, basil, shallots ($16). Secondi choices were wild striped bass skewered with asparagus, red pepper, red onion, faro, rapini pesto ($28), duck breast with pistachio mash, red onion marmalade, port reduction ($26) or nine-ounce skirt steak with radicchio, arugula, rosemary juice ($28). Owner is Vincenzo Mangiafridda Jr., 20-year restaurant veteran of the Upper East Side.

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240 Columbus Ave. (at 71st Street) New York, NY 10023 212-209-1055 Cafetallulah.com

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Since CafĂŠ Tallulah opened in January, it has made a name for itself with its 50-foot long zinc bar, and classic French bistro dishes, too. It the infuses life in an already lively area just north of Lincoln Center. The menus range from pre-theater and pre-fixe lunch to brunch, lunch, dinner, and dessert. At night, between 5 and 7 daily the two-course pretheater menu is $25, with French onion soup and grilled salmon among the choices. The three-course pre-fixe lunch is $19. Dinner entrees run $17 to $29. Oysters, at market price, are a big attraction for those who crave them. For dessert, the flourless chocolate cake with strawberry compote, vanilla ice cream, and crème anglaise calls. The restaurant’s interior whisks you away into a world of velvet curtains, oriental rugs, a fireplace, an antique pool table, and live music in the lounge. This is no ordinary place but not everybody’s style.

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Working on the premise that dining out ought to be an experience not just good food, The Fourth, which opened five months ago in the space adjoining the Hyatt Union Square, obliges. When you dine here, you feel you’ve entered a different zone, and are glad for the experience. From the contemporary sculpture, Hypnagogia, that descends from the ceiling to the just-theright amount of edginess, The Fourth serves up interesting and palate-pleasing American cuisine. Whether you sit in the lounge section or the official dining room (check out both), you’ll find attentive service and a menu that is full of happy surprises. From lamb ragu, fresh peas, mint & pecorino to hache of ramps & spinach, the choices are new and interesting. There are also small bites for $6 on the lunch menu and small plates for two at market price.

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Dutchess County, New York Just 90 minutes north of New York, discover Dutchess! Our historic sites and museums tell unique stories, from Dutch Colonial life to WWI and barnstorming-era airplanes. Stroll past rooftops, then treetops on the Walkway Over the Hudson; soon you’re 200 feet above the river. Catch the view from the Ferris wheel at the Dutchess County Fair. See a double feature at the drive-ins. Spend “unplugged” time enjoying our scenic landscapes. Hike the Appalachian Trail. See the world from a hot air balloon or from a sightseeing boat on the Hudson. Visit www.DutchessTourism.com or call 800-445-3131 for a free travel guide.

For French cuisine that changes with the seasons, Daniel has that rare combination of food, atmosphere, and service, though service can vary if you are a regular versus a firsttime patron. Whether you eat everything or have turned vegetarian, you can dine from the early supper, dinner, tasting, or vegetarian menus. Here’s how Daniel interprets the Eckerton Hill Farm tasting of heirloom tomatoes appetizer for the vegetarian menu: chilled soup with avocado, salad with basil pistou. On the dinner menu, it’s served “en gelee” with lobster and quail egg. An example of a dinner entrée? Oven-baked black sea bass with syrah sauce. All entrees are paired with wine selections, this one with Copain Pinot Noir, “Tous Ensemble,” Anderson Valley, California, 2010.

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Asiate 80 Columbus Circle at 60th Street New York, NY 10023 212-805-8800 http://www.mandarinoriental.com/ newyork/fine-dining/asiate/ From its spectacular location on the 35th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel to its diverse menu and prix fixe and tasting options paired with wine, Asiate pleases, whether you are a tourist or a local. Chef de cuisine Angie Berry, executive pastry chef Paul Nolan, and sommelier Annie Turso have developed a collection of menus that can dazzle sophisticated tastebuds. If you want to sample the restaurant before choosing it for a special occasion, opt for the $34 prix fixe lunch menu of soup of the day or lobster medallions; cod confit, scallop or porcelet, topped off with a double chocolate panna cotta or almond financier. On the three-course prix-fixe menu ($90), there is Atlantic halibut, salmon, lobster, branzino, and Long Island duck.

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Colicchio and Sons Main Dining Room 85 Tenth Ave. (at West 15th Street) New York, NY 10011 212-400-6699 http://www.craftrestaurantsinc.com/colicchio-and-sons/ Just reading the menus entices to dine here. And there are lots of menus. First, the rankings: Colicchio and Sons Main Dining Room is #1 of 10,536 restaurants in New York. That means a lot of New Yorkers agree on something, no easy feat. If you want to try this dining adventure, we recommend the prix fixe two-course lunch for $25. This way you’ll wade in by sampling the food first. Choose an entrée with appetizer or an entrée and dessert. Add a third course appetizer or dessert for $7. For example, choose from chilled corn soup, arugula salad, butter lettuce salad, cucumber salad or steak tartare then pick from tomato, mozzarella and basil pizza; taleggio, peaches and prosciutto pizza; roasted skate; Niman Ranch top sirloin or prawns. Among the hard-to-resist desserts are warm chocolate cake with blackberries and salted caramel cashew ice cream or zeppole with blueberry jam and toasted marshmallow ice cream. Owner Tom Colicchio is a James Beard Foundation winner for best chef. Menus are seasonal.

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Best Organic Restaurant EAST SIDE

Candle 79 154 E. 79th St. New York, NY 10075 Candle79.com 212-537-7179 Those in the organic know are regulars at this two-story restaurant with its first-floor bar filled with organic wines and beers. They come for the food but the spalike atmosphere only enhances the experience. A seasonal menu brings together a range of ingredients with entrees from $19 to $24. For example, stuffed zucchini blossoms combines broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, sprouts, cashew vegetable cheese, avocado sauce and pico de gallo for $24. Candle 79, the sister restaurant to nearby Candle CafĂŠ, has been open since 2003, when owner Bart Potenza expanded his 1984 concept. Former customer and friend Joy Pierson became the in-house nutritionist, then partner, in the venture. Leave room for dessert because chocolatepeanut butter bliss, a mousse with salted peanut-caramel crust and berry coulis calls, though steep at $13. All desserts are gluten-free. Carrot cake, peach pie, anyone?

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CafĂŠ Blossom

Gingersnap’s Organic

466 Columbus Ave. (bet. 82nd and 83rd streets) New York, NY 10024 212-875-2600 Blossomnyc.com

130 E. 7th St. (near Avenue A) New York, NY 10009 212-533-9939 Gingersnaporganic.com

Those who frequent the organic world know that CafĂŠ Blossom on the Upper West Side has it all. Billed as organic, vegan and kosher, it has a relaxed atmosphere and the attitude, “Blossom is first and foremost animal caring,â€? as its motto. On a recent weekday the place was packed with those who enjoy or prefer the organic life, and we even spied an editor of some note partaking in the fare. People visiting from as far as California have been known to enjoy a meal here, and love it. Entrees are reasonable ($17-$22) by New York standards, and there are sandwiches ranging from the soy bacon cheeseburger for $13 to the veggie grain burger for $14. If pasta is what you want, there’s vegetable lasagna for $19 and zucchini linguine for $17. Want to go organic? Start here.

You want vegan, gluten-free and raw food prepared with no animal products, grains or preservatives – and did we mention flavorful? – Gingersnap’s Organic is the ticket. This 18-seat cafÊ near Tompkins Square Park brings organic to new heights. Chef Jamie Graber prepares a menu for dine-in, takeout, or delivery based on what she learned from Juliano Brotman, owner of Juliano’s Raw, a Santa Monica, CA, restaurant. In 2007, she headed to Euphoria Loves Rawvolution, a raw vegan restaurant/retail store in Santa Monica. To be closer to her family and New York energy, Graber moved back to the East Village in 2010.Try the zucchini almond hummus with zaatar crackers and vegetables platter at $15 or the portobello reuben wrap with house-made kraut, sundried tomato, Russian dressing and romaine for $15. Want pasta? Pasta Puttanesca – zucchini noodles, tomato sauce with olives and capers, and brazil nut ricotta – is $12.50. Pining for pizza? Walnut hemp seed crust, sundried tomato, garlic kale, brazil nut ricotta for $12.

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Even if you’re not living the life of leisure you can pretend at the Garden Court Café where time seems to stand still, and you can live in the moment. Your pocketbook won’t be so much lighter when you get home either! Asia-inspired entrees here are $15 to $22. Relax in the sunlit interior.

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Isabella’s

The Smith

359 Columbus Ave. (at 77th Street) New York, NY 212-724-2100 isabellas.com

East Village 55 Third Ave. (bet. 10th and 11th streets) New York, NY 212-420-9800 TheSmithnyc.com

Is there ever a day when Isabella’s isn’t crowded? Not likely. This popular Upper West Side restaurant has been pleasing locals and visitors for more than 20 years. With its Mediterranean menu, Isabella’s relies on its seasonal appetizers, salads, pasta, fish, and meat to surprise diners whether for lunch, Saturday brunch, Sunday brunch, or dinner. Grilled mahi mahi for $25 or pan-roasted Scottish salmon for $26; appetizers ranging from $8 to $13; and desserts at $8 or $9 including the dark chocolate “bag” – raspberry mousse with seasonal berries filled and topped with fresh whip cream. Few can resist. If there is any downside it could be the noise level emanating from all the patrons enjoying dining in the softly-lit, plant-filled interior with French doors and rattan chairs.

The Smith’s original location with its white tile floor and friendly vibe draws you in for a menu built on local products and purveyors. Performers are among those who work as servers in this bistrostyle atmosphere. Entrees range from $19 to $27 – salmon with leeks, asparagus, oyster mushrooms, and soft herbs for $23 or trout Milanese with mustard crust, baby kale, artichokes, fingerlings, and dill aioli for $27. Or, opt for the deluxe burger for $15 or the chicken pot pie for $20. Open for breakfast, Sunday brunch, lunch, Saturday lunch, and dinner, this is a reliable restaurant but the sound volume is on the higher side. Steaks ($29 to $33) come with homemade sauces including béarnaise, green peppercorn and chimichurri, and choice of fries or field greens. Room for dessert? Try the S’mores in a Jar, hot fudge sundae or baked Alaska, $8 each.

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We walked up Amsterdam Avenue one recent August night, and spied Barley & Gain because it was jumping with activity, and simply looked like a fun place to be. The lively crowd and contemporary interior just called out to us, and we turned out to be right. Beyond the 100 types of whiskey and a dozen craft beers, the menu was tempting as well ranging from truffled foie gras for $15 to a 32-ounce Porterhouse for Two at $99, and everything in between. If you don’t drink scotch or imbibe beer, try the strawberry rhubarb crumble for $9. You’ll be in good company.

This is a place where a sophisticated after-work crowd tends to gather on week day nights sometime after 5. It’s an exotic cocktail establishment using all fresh juices and ingredients. If you want sleek – that is, atmosphere and style of dress – you’ll find it here, yet the cocktails are the stars of the show. They are seasonal, so expect something somewhat different from one visit to the next. “We consider ourselves ‘gatekeepers’ of the classic cocktail culture,” declares the club’s website. Pegu Club prides itself on squeezing lemon, lime, orange, and grapefruit juices by hand each day. Crafting infusions, tinctures, flavored syrups, and ginger beer are another specialty. The French Pearl, for example, mixes gin, pernod, muddled mint, lime juice, and simple syrup. For the uninitiated, the Pegu Club was British Colonial Officers’ club near the Gulf of Martaban in Burma. Is this for you? A younger crowd congregates weekend nights after 10.

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EAT AND DRINK Whether in the classroom or in the field, NYU is committed to giving back to NYC.

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Juice Generation More than 15,000 NYU students engage in community service every year, providing some 1.4 million hours of service—the equivalent of 700 full-time personnel dedicated to serving the community.

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This place is a magnet for Upper East Siders who want a quick snack or even a liquid meal replacement, for better or worse. The smoothie system is clearly outlined in terms of number of ounces, amount of protein, fat, and carbs as well as number of calories. How many read this is uncertain but it’s there in a neat paper pamphlet for the curious and, well, the weight or nutrition conscious. In addition, the choices are displayed on the left wall as well. Meanwhile, the music is pulsating, and the servers are efficient, telling you what kind of smoothie you’re sampling. The menu includes lots of fruit options, and most customers seem to know what they want unlike the uninitiated who politely ply the staff with questions. If you like mango, there is Mucho Mango, a blend of mango, strawberries, coconut, and raw agave mixed with fresh orange juice. Beware of the 24-ounce portions, at least with the Peanut Butter Split smoothie with its 460 calories. Half is enough but it’s hard to resist the smooth taste and texture. The good news? 16 grams of protein. The downside: 62 grams of carbs,18 grams of fat, 42 grams of sugar, and choice of soy, almond, or coconut milk. Mucho Mango has only 4 grams of fat. Most smoothies are $6 to $7.

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Energy Kitchen

Liquiteria

142 W.72nd St. (bet. Amsterdam and Columbus avenues) New York, NY 212-362-2303 Energykitchen.com

170 Second Ave. at 11th Street New York, NY 212-358-0300 Liquiteria.com

This is place prides itself on being an alternative to high-calorie, high-fat food, and it’s smoothies (called “smart shakes”) are in the same tradition: tasty but focused on health. Billed as a fast food restaurant where every item has less than 500 calories, it stands true to its word as far as we can tell. The smoothies looked good so we sampled a couple, and they stood the test of taste. They come in six flavors and two sizes – 16-ounce and 24-ounce: chocoholic, vanilla, protein punch, peanut better, the vaccinator, the energizer, and berries and cream. Chocoholic – made from chocolate protein, skim milk and non-fat chocolate yogurt – was creamy and delicious. Protein punch was almost equally as good – strawberries, bananas, mangoes, fruit punch, strawberry protein and non-fat vanilla yogurt. Calorie counts for chocoholic 16-ounce is 254; for the 18-ounce protein punch, 236. You’ll pay $4.99, lower than many smoothies we’ve seen.

This is one of those must-visit places, whether you like smoothies or not. The place whirs with the sounds of blenders turning frozen fruit and juices or soy milk into, well, smoothies. The young and not-so-young patrons linger on bar stools at the back of the tiny storefront that opened in 1996, one of the first, if not the first to start this liquid refreshment trend in Manhattan. We sampled the “peaches and dream” smoothie made of peaches, strawberries, banana, apple cider, cinnamon, energy memory and aloe vera. The menu recommends it for “detoxifying the digestive track and skin” with energy memory to boost “mental energy and clarity plus cinnamon for circulation.” Whether it works or not, we can’t say but the taste is great. There are less expensive smoothies; most of these will cost you $7 to $8.

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EAT AND DRINK Best Food Truck EAST SIDE

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With food trucks dotting the Manhattan landscape, it’s not easy to tell one from another. If you haven’t been to Brussels (Belgium, that is), a stop at Wafels & Dinges, parked regularly at 60th and Fifth Avenue, is the next best place for Belgian waffles and your choice of toppings: strawberries, whipped cream, speculoos spread (made from gingerbread cookies), walnuts, to name a few. A couple of years ago, Crown Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium visited New York, and gave Wafels & Dinges their seal of approval. Pay $6 for a regular-sized portion with one free topping, or $3 for a small portion that includes two free toppings. You decide.

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The Cinnamon Snail

The Taim Mobile

55th and Broadway New York, NY 10019 Cinnamonsnail.com

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This food truck makes vegan and organic food mainstream. Started by Adam Sobel who once ran a vegan catering business in New Jersey, it already has won numerous awards for its delectables. Billed as “food to help you transform into a being of pure delight who can serve all creatures simultaneously and eternally,” its menu is seasonal, and, that’s its secret. Consider blue corn pancakes or fresh fig pancakes but be prepared to pay $9 or $10. The corn pancakes come with pine butter and Vermont maple syrup, the fig ones, with pine nut butter and chamomile blood orange syrup. A little exotic, and that’s just breakfast. If you’re reading the men and don’t recognize a food, just ask. There are lots of choices.

Falafel or hummus sandwiches are the staple of this downtown food truck. Its menu is based on a Tel Aviv street food turned gourmet. Started by husband and wife team chef Einat Admony and Stefan Nafziger in the West Village, the business has grown since 2011 when they joined forces with architect and event organizer Nektarios Loannidis and former Wall Street broker David Shapiro. Here’s the gourmet angle: The falafel sandwich comes with hummus and Israeli salad (tomatoes and cucumbers), green cabbage and tahini sauce for $6.50. Quinoa salad, Israeli salad, green cabbage salad, and tahini top the hummus sandwich for $5.50. For $4, you can try their “French fries” & saffron aioli. Now that’s Israeli!

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OUT AND ABOUT Best Place to Hear Music EAST SIDE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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1000 5th Ave. (at 82nd Street) New York, NY 10028 212-535-7710 (museum) 212-570-3949 (MetMuseumPresents) Metmuseum.org

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When most think of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a storehouse for art comes to mind. It’s not Patti Smith, the Vienna Boys Choir, the Venice Baroque Orchestra with counter-tenor Philippe Jaroussky, or the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir that leap to the forefront. Yet, from September (2013) through June 2014, a series of concerts will mesmerize and intrigue audiences. Sixty performances are scheduled, and they range from free admission or $35 or $40 to $175, in one case. If you’re not familiar with some of the artists, check the museum’s website for videos such as the one for Jaroussky that can touch your soul. He performs Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. Tickets to the concerts include museum admission, too. By the way, the Patti Smith concert on Sept. 20 sold out.

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The Juilliard School

Joe’s Pub at The Public

60 Lincoln Center Plaza (West 62nd Street bet. Columbus and Amsterdam) New York, NY 10023 212-799-5000 Juilliard.edu

425 Lafayette St. (bet. Astor Place and East Fourth Street) New York, NY 10003 212-539-8778 Joespub.com

Most people think of Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center’s various venues for music yet The Juilliard School’s extensive concert schedule brings live classical and jazz performances -- brass quintets, string quintets, flutists, and pianists – to the Upper West Side. Founded in 1905 as the Institute of Musical Art, the school was later named for Augustus Juilliard, a wealthy textile merchant whose bequest was used to establish the original Juilliard Graduate School in 1924. After the schools two merged, the name was changed to the Juilliard School of Music, and finally, in 1968, to The Juilliard School. It draws gifted musicians as well as dancers and actors from throughout the world to study with its faculty. Upcoming concerts include a tribute to the late jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller (1955-2013) at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2. Guests artists will perform. The American Brass Quintet concert takes place at 8 p.m., Monday, Oct. 14. It is part of Juilliard’s Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series. Both concerts take place in Juilliard’s Paul Hall. For free tickets, call 212-769-7406.

Head to this clubby atmosphere to hear emerging and established artists in more than 800 shows each year. Named for Public Theater founder Joe Papp, Joe’s Pub debuted in 1998, and helps support young artists while creating a place for established artists to perform and develop new work. Top-rate Broadway, cabaret, jazz, rhythm-and-blues, swing, country and indie performers appear. When you’re here you feel like an insider in the music world. Imagine being in the company of Leonard Cohen, David Byrne, Anne Hathaway, Elvis Costello, Dolly Parton, Wynton Marsalis, and Emmylou Harris, and you’re at Joe’s Pub. The Losers Lounge returns Oct. 17 to Oct. 19 with a tribute to John Lennon – billed as “incredible songs, great performances, irreverent antics and special guest.� Tickets, $25.

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OUT AND ABOUT Best Place to Hear Poetry EAST SIDE

Lombardi’s Pizza, 32 Spring St. 212-941-7994 In 1905 Lombardi’s became America’s first pizzeria, and to this day it is regarded as not just culturally significant but one of the best pizzerias in the country. Their traditional pie is a mouthwatering blend of fresh mozzarella and special San Marzano tomato sauce topped with Romano and Basil, spiced to perfection. You can’t buy a slice here, but that’s OK, because when you taste it, you will want to eat the whole thing!

Best-Kept Banking Secret on the UWS Lomto Federal Credit Union, 180 Riverside Blvd. at 69th, 212-947-3380 Originally incorporated to serve the needs of New York City’s Taxi and Limo drivers, Lomto FCU expanded its services a couple of years back to serve the whole community. Being located on the UWS means that anyone who lives, works or prays on the UWS can take advantage of their wide array of banking services – which include some of the highest rates paid on CD’S and Money Market accounts.

The Unterberg Poetry Center 92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Ave. (at 92nd Street) New York, NY 10128 212-415-5500 92Y.org

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Best Family Boxing Center From Philip Roth to Amy Tan, the main reading series at the Unterberg Poetry Center includes 30 programs between the end of September (2013) and the end of May 2014. Founded in 1939, the center celebrates 75 years of literary tradition. Even if you’ve never heard of it, there’s plenty of time to plan which readings you might want to attend this season. To celebrate opening night, Sept. 30 at 8 p.m., Sir Patrick Stewart joins Grammy Award winner and world-renowned pianist Emanuel Ax to perform Richard Strauss’s melodramatic rendering of Tennyson’s epic poem. During the winter, E.L. Doctorow, whose new novel is Andrew’s Bain, is scheduled at 8 p.m. Jan. 14. If you want the best readings on the Upper East Side, there is no debate here. This is the place. Depending on the program, tickets start at $22 or $27 per person; get a 20 percent discount for a subscription of three.

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Selected Shorts

The Poetry Society of America

Symphony Space 2537 Broadway (at 95th Street) New York, NY 10025 212-864-5400 Symphonyspace.org

c/o 15 Gramercy Park New York, NY 10003 212-254-9628 Poetrysociety.org

Don’t be surprised if some events are sold out as one already is – the stories of John Updike featuring Tony Kushner, Sally Field, Alec Baldwin and others, Oct. 16. For 30 years, Selected Shorts has brought literary evenings to the Upper West Side. With 13 events this year, you’re in for special evenings with actors reading – short stories, creative non-fiction, short fiction and excerpts from novels Wednesday nights. The series is billed as “stars of the stage and screen” reading the works of established and emerging writers. If you’re inclined to plan ahead, there’s Pulitzer Prize-winner Jennifer Egan, Best American Non-Required Reading 2013, Nov. 20. The May 21 event features “Selected Shorts: Dorothy Parker’s Wicked Pen,” celebrating the legendary Algonquin Round Table short story queen. And that’s just one program; $28; member $24; 30 & under $15.

This national organization has numerous New York events that rank in the upper echelon of the poetry world. The readings happen in places such as New York University and Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus, and some are co-sponsored by the NYU Creative Writing Program and Poets Out Loud, Fordham University’s poetry series. The Poetry Society’s executive director is Alice Quinn, poetry editor of The New Yorker from 1987 to 2007 and an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s graduate school of the arts. The society dates to 1910, when its first meeting took place at New York’s National Arts Club. Enough said. Upcoming readings are scheduled for Oct. 15 at 7 p.m., The New Salon at Fordham University: Readings and Conversations at Fordham’s Lincoln Center Campus, 113 W. 60th St., 12th floor; Oct. 17 at 7 p.m., The New Salon at New York University: Readings and Conversations at the Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, NYU, 58 W. 10th St.; and Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. at McNally Jackson Books, 52 Prince St.; admission is free.

Mendez Boxing, 23 E. 26th Street, 212-689-5255 Francisco Mendez started his career as a boxer, but soon discovered that his real calling was training amateur boxers. For years he has been training men, women and children in old fashioned, tried and true boxing techniques and they know what they are doing. In the last Daily News Golden Gloves, Mendez boxing students took all the trophies. But what really sets this new facility apart are the people and the cleanliness of the facility. The focus is on training and safety and hard work and discipline, which leads to a great workout and tremendous confidence booster.

Best Way to Scare Up a Ride THE RIDE NYC Box Office, at 234 West 42nd Street, between 7th and 8th New York, NY 10036 THE RIDE, “the hottest way to see New York City” – NY Times, is taking a sharp turn toward the crypt in October! Get On! – and - Find Out! the hoary truths about “unseen” New York. Hop aboard The Ride: Haunted New York for a Halloween spin around New York filled with horror, humor, and an inevitable glimpse of the City’s undead in the season of “boo!” Part tour, part show, this hilariously spooky one-ofa-kind attraction is custom made for October. The Ride: Haunted New York opens October 9th and runs through November 2nd. For more information, check out www. ExperienceTheRide.com.

Best Place for Continuing Education Hunter College, 695 Park Ave. NY, NY 10065, 212.772.4000 Continuing Education Programs at Hunter College has five branches and is designed to fill an educational or professional need for non-degree students. Continuing Education offers certificate programs and courses that meet the needs of working professionals, people new to the job market, or individuals who just want to learn a new skill or explore a new hobby. The International English Language Institute has existed as a full-service provider of English as a Second Language dating back to the beginning of the 20th century, and Parliamo Italiano has over 30 years experience offering Italian language courses for beginners through advanced speakers. The Writing Center-CE offers an exciting showcase of writing workshops, special topic courses, and free events. The ELT Institute offers high quality teacher training through the TESOL Certificate program. For more than 30 years. No other school, college or university within reach offers the amplitude of courses offered at Hunter College’s Continuing Education Programs. For more information, visit www.hunter.cuny.edu/ceprograms

Best Higher Education Value CUNY, 535 E. 80th St., 212.794.5555 In a time of soaring college tuitions, education debt and loan defaults,The City University of New York is the best value in U.S. public higher education today. CUNY offers high-quality academic opportunities at a remarkably affordable price, an exceptional value that attracts accomplished faculty and high-achieving students alike. With University enrollment topping 270,000 in fall 2013, CUNY has hired its highest number of full-time faculty in a generation, and its students are consistently recognized, year after year, with prestigious national academic awards that have included the Rhodes, Fulbright, Truman and National Science Foundation fellowships. Because CUNY’s tuition rates are among the nation’s lowest, need-based federal and state financial aid fully covers college for nearly six in 10 full-time undergraduates. Beyond CUNY’s many tuition-free students, nearly 8 in 10 graduate debt-free, carrying no federal loans. With the strengthening of academic standards, an investment of more than $2 billion in modernized facilities, and an innovative model that keeps its finances stable, CUNY has been able to keep pace with student demand while providing the greatest value of all: an affordable, accessible, top-notch education that prepares graduates for high-demand jobs as well as graduate education. www.cuny.edu

Best Doctor House Calls Doctor To Your Door, 212.979.8880 We wanted to take this opportunity to tell you about our exciting, unique house call program, Doctor To Your Door. Doctor To Your Door is the premier medical house calls program in the New York City area, delivering professional, compassionate in-home medical care to aging and limited-mobility patients. We provide comprehensive medical care, including medical diagnosis, treatment, lab work, x-rays, and more. Most insurances are accepted. We at Doctor To Your Door understand how your lifestyle affects health and our goal is to meet the unique health care needs of each individual patient. Trained to work with patients and families, our providers are highly rated by patients, caregivers, and health care professionals for compassionate, comprehensive health care. We are now accepting new patients. To make an appointment or learn more, call us at 212.979.8880 or visit us on the web: www.doc2door.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

Best Place For Studio Art Classes From Working Professionals Art Students League of New York, 215 West 57th Street, 212 247 4510 Founded in 1875 and one of New York’s premiere art schools, the League provides affordable studiobased art education of the highest quality to anyone interested in making art. Classes, lectures, workshops, exhibitions, and professional development programs continue the League’s missions of cultivating a spirit of fraternity among art students and training students who intend to make art a profession. League classes cost as little as $3.00/hour. “Model to Monument: Creating Art for Public Spaces” installs sculptures in Riverside Park South. The League Residency at Vyt in Sparkill, N.Y. hosts artists from around the world. Among the League’s storied alumni and instructors: Ai Weiwei, Will Barnet, Louise Bourgeois, Thomas Hart Benton, Lee Bontecou, Alexander Calder, Donald Judd, Roy Lichtenstein, Louise Nevelson, Georgia O’Keeffe, Thomas Otterness, Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg , Norman Rockwell, James Rosenquist, and Mark Rothko. Sponsored Content

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FALL 2013

CONTINUING EDUCATION An Evening With... Cathleen Schine

EAST SIDE October 9, 2013 | 7:00pm

The Jack Burstyn Memorial Lecture Edward Hirsch October 16, 2013 | 7:00pm The Elizabeth Strong-Cuevas Lecture Kitty Pilgrim November 11, 2013 | 7:00pm Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Conner Writer In Residence Barbara Goldsmith December 2, 2013 | 7:00pm The Tina Santi Flaherty - Winston Churchill Series Randolph Churchill October 29, 2013 | 7:00pm The Kaye Playhouse Paul Reid

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Met Council is accepting applications for the waiting list of affordable housing rental apartments in our building located at 351 East 54th Street, NY These studio apartments are for one person households only. The age eligibility requirement is 62 years of age at the time of application. Current Rent Range studio: Income Range:

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*Monthly rent includes heat, hot water and gas for cooking. Seniors will be required to meet income guidelines and additional selection criteria to qualify. Income guidelines are subject to change. One application per household. Applications may be downloaded from: www.metcouncil.org/housing or requested by mail from Met Council: East 54th Street Residence 120 Broadway, 7th floor New York, NY 10271. Please include a self-addressed envelope. No Broker or application fee.

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Paris Theatre 58th Street off Fifth Avenue New York, NY 212-688-3800 theparistheatre.com For as long as most baby boomers can remember, the Paris Theatre has been the place to see French subtitled films and others of significant interest that are generally not shown in commercial movie theaters. It’s still true today. Opened in 1948, this theater will rarely disappoint for an evening out in Manhattan. It exudes the feeling that movies are a grand event, and worth the trouble to see. Generally, you’ll find little if any talking here as the patrons are serious movie-goers who respect and appreciate that a film theater is a place to be seen and not heard. Forget cell phones, as many of those who frequent the Paris are not addicted or have the sense to turn off their ringers, buzzers, or whatever sounds their devices might make. In recent years, we’ve seen Amelie here as well as Coco Before Chanel and Quartet. The films are almost always worthwhile, but the 586-seat theater, itself, makes the evening (or afternoon).

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Film Society of Lincoln Center Walter Reade Theatre 165 W. 65th St. New York, NY 212-875-5610 Filmlinc.com Founded in 1969 to celebrate American and international cinema, The Film Society of Lincoln Center has gained its reputation, in part, from being home to the New York Film Festival, set this year from Sept. 27 through Oct. 13. It also aims to recognize and support new filmmakers and to promote awareness of filmmaking. In short, this place has it all: an extensive lineup of films, a $25 dinner and a movie deal, appearances by renowned filmmakers, Indie Night, and a showcase for emerging filmmakers through Oct. 16. Brian De Palma’s 2012 film, Passion, was a recent selection. So was Jack Arnold’s The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). Whether you are an insider or just want to learn more, this place can educate and entertain.

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IFC Center 323 Sixth Ave. (at West Third Street) 212-924-7771 Ifccenter.com Whatever your taste in independent films, the IFC Center has it. Our Nixon, directed by Penny Lane, played into September. The 84-minute film combined President Nixon’s taped conversations on rolls of Super-8 film documenting his administration with current interviews. Whatever your politics, this insider’s view is the kind of film you can expect here. After a four-year renovation, the IFC Center opened in the historic Waverly theater with five state-of-the art cinemas with High-Def digital and 35mm projection. It shows new independent foreign and documentary feature films, Weekend Classics Fridays through Sunday at 11 a.m., Waverly Midnights, cult movies Fridays and Saturdays at the midnight hour, and shorts before every feature. Need a snack? Organic popcorn with natural butter sells at the concession stand. Check out the vintage movie posters from throughout the world on view in the Posteritati Gallery.

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OUT AND ABOUT Best Comedy Place EAST SIDE

Dangerfield’s 1118 First Ave. (at 61st Street) New York, NY 10065 212-593-1650 www.dangerfields.com

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Comedy Cellar

Leonard Nimoy Thalia Symphony Space 2537 Broadway (at 95th Street) New York, NY 10025 212-864-5400 Symphonyspace.org

117 MacDougal St., New York, NY 10012 212-254-3480 comedycellar.com

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American Art Marketing, americanartmarketing.com Visitors to the fourth Contemporary Art Fair NYC, October 25, 26 and 27, Javits Center North, will see the inspired efforts of established and emerging independent artists, photographers and sculptors many of whose work they might never otherwise view. In the new Red Wall Gallery at the show entrance will be additional paintings and sculptures. Exhibitors at the concurrent, juried American Fine Craft Show NYC will feature fine furniture, ceramics, glass, wood, metal, textiles, fashion, jewelry and accessories, timed for gift-giving, one month before Hanukah. Hours: Friday Oct. 25, 12pm -7pm; Saturday Oct. 26, 10am7pm; Sunday Oct. 27, 10am - 4pm. Tickets: Adults: $14; Seniors: $13; Students: $8 Children under 10: Free. Contemporary Art Fair NYC and American Fine Craft Show NYC on 11th Avenue and 39th Street. http:// www.americanartmarketing.com/. One ticket opens three doors.

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If you want to walk in the footsteps of comedic history, this is the place. Opened by famed late comedian and actor Rodney Dangerfield and his friend, Tony Bevacqua in 1969, the club was a showcase for Dangerfield, and was a favorite haunt of latenight talk show host Johnny Carson. He even had his own booth, and a phone jack for his private use, all in the days before cell phones. Through the years Dangerfield’s has weathered the ups and downs of the economy and helped Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, and Jay Leno get their start in the world of comedy. These days, Quentin Hegg, Rob Magnotti, and J.J. Ramirez are headliners. They are playing the same club where Dangerfield appeared every night for its first 10 years, and where Jackie Mason and Red Fox took over when Dangerfield went on vacation. If you’re looking for a night out filled with laughs and some nostalgia, (everything’s original from the bar to the lighting) book a show at Dangerfield’s. It’ll be time and money well spent; $20 per person.

It’s the It’s Academic or College Bowl of the comedy world where two team of comedians compete in a bi-monthly debate series designed to consider topics from trivial to well, silly, and the audience decides the winner. Is summer or winter better? Day better than night? Are books better than movies? What about cake versus pie? Were the ‘80s or ‘90s better? You get the idea. If the state of the world has got you down or wondering, take a night off, and head out for diversion. Writers A.D. Miles, Jeremy Bronson and Eric Ledgin from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as well as Michael Showalter, comedian and author of Mr. Funny Pants: A Memoir of False Starts, have been part of the “debate team.� Upcoming shows: Nov. 13, Feb. 4, March 25, May13; $15 per person.

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Comedians know they’ve made it when they perform here. Known for its first-rate acts and Greenwich Village atmosphere – tight and dark with unobstrusive service -- the Comedy Cellar draws locals and out-of-towners. Wil Sylvince, founder and producer of NBC’s Short Cuts Festival and Comedy Central’s Stand up Revelation was the MC for a recent show that headlined Kyle Dunnigan, Jeff Lamp, and Keith Robinson, Colin Quinn, and Sherrod Small. Whether you know comedy or just want to check out the real thing, go here. Groups larger than eight are not admitted because management has found them to be noisy without meaning to be. Admission is $12-$14 per person, weekdays; $20-$24 per person, Fridays and Saturdays.

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Jazz at Lincoln Center, 212.258.9922 Our talented faculty, hand-picked by WKCR host and jazz expert Phil Schaap, will introduce you to sounds new and classic, illuminating the music’s history and placing it within a modern context. Become a jazz expert with these fun, informal classes, meeting weekday evenings at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway and 60th Street, NYC. Courses include Jazz 101with Ben Young, BeBop with Vincent Gardner, and Dizzy Gillespie with Jon Faddis. www.jac.org/swingu

Best Music School The Juilliard School, 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023 (212) 799-5000 Since opening in October 1905, The Juilliard School has set this country’s standard for education in the performing arts, and in almost 800 dance, drama, and music performances each season New Yorkers can see, hear and enjoy the best of the next generation of artists that will grace world stages. One of Lincoln Center’s original constituents, Juilliard’s strikingly renovated state-of-the-art studios and theaters are home to a thriving cultural community in the US and abroad, its student body drawn from 47 states and 40 foreign countries. Any given time at Juilliard, you may find Shakespeare, jazz, new choreography, early music, opera, modern playwrights, or the classics in public performance. Many performances are free, some carry a nominal charge. The 2013-14 season just started at Juilliard, with an amazing variety of arts and culture that runs until late May. For information, please visit http://events.juilliard.edu/, or call (212) 769-7406. See the future at Juilliard.

Best Church Marble Collegiate Church, West 29th Street and 5th Avenue, www.MarbleChurch.org Come and experience the message of welcome and simple faith preached every Sunday and Wednesday that is at the heart of our congregation. Marble Collegiate Church is a diverse, inclusive, vibrant place of connection and community. Being a part of the New York City landscape since 1854, we’ve got the mix just right. From Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, whose legacy includes innovative preaching and writing “The Power of Positive Thinking� during his time here, to our Senior Minister today, noted author and lecturer, Dr. Michel B. Brown, church for us is: world class music, dynamic programming, practical Bible study, and an active community of groups. There is something for everyone at Marble. For more information visit us online or stop by in person any Sunday at 11am or Wednesday at 6:15. We do church the way you’ve always hoped it could be.

Best Spiritual Getaway Franciscan Friars and Sisters of Atonement ,1350 Route 9, Garrison NY Atonement Friars.org 845 424 3671 Among the rolling hills of nearby the Hudson River is the Mount of Atonement, commonly called Graymoor, home to the Franciscan Friars and Sisters of Atonement. If quiet reflection is your goal, there are beautiful chapels, shrines and gardens. The nearby Appalachian Trail calls to hikers, and picnickers are welcome. The Nothing Be Lost Thrift Shop is a treasure trove of vintage items and the Graymoor Book and Gift Center is the area’s largest ecumenical book store.

Best Place for Performances Symphony Space, #SPBEXBZ BU UI 4USFFU /FX :PSL /: FYU t XXX TZNQIPOZTQBDF PSH Symphony Space has created a home for art, intellect, and inspiration since its first free marathon concert, Wall to Wall Bach, held in 1978 and organized by co-founders Isaiah Sheffer and Allan Miller. Today Symphony Space presents more than 600 events each season, including music, dance, theatre, comedy, film, and literary readings. Some of its best known programs include Selected Shorts, a reading of short stories by stars of stage and screen, and one of the most popular series on public radio; the Thalia Film Club, a trendy film club hosted by film critic Marshall Fine featuring pre-release screenings and behindthe-scenes conversations with film stars; Just Kidding, one of the best family entertainment series around town; and, The Music of Now, which presents an eclectic range of music in all styles and sensibilities from emerging artists. Uptown Showdown has been called “New York’s best comedy series� by New York magazine. For more information, visit symphonyspace.org.

Best Way to Travel to the Washington Area Vamoose Bus, vamoosebus.com, 212.695.6766 Vamoose Bus riders tell us we earn their loyalty because of our Customer Service. The reservation process on-line or with a representative is user friendly and courteous. Our ground team and baggage handlers welcome riders with a smile and a helping hand. We provide clean, comfortable buses, and offer free WiFi and power outlets. For a premier experience, there is the Gold Bus service, which features 36 seats (rather than 56) which are wider with more leg room. Our routes are convenient and the cost is less than tolls and gas if you drive to Bethesda, MD; Arlington/Rosslyn, VA or Lorton, VA. Our stops are close to DC area metro stations; our NYC stop is 1 block from Penn Station. The membership benefits are a valuable reward for frequent travelers. The highest standards for ground transportation are met and we are proud to give a wonderful guest experience to the riders of Vamoose Bus

Best Hidden Gem on Museum Mile The National Academy is one of the country’s oldest art organizations, founded in 1825 by artists Samuel F. B. Morse, Thomas Cole, and Asher B. Durand. Located in the former Huntington Mansion on Fifth Avenue, the Museum includes over 7,000 works from artist and architect members (recent members include Marina Abramović, Vito Acconci, Moshe Safdie, and Renzo Piano). The permanent collection represents two centuries of innovative ideas and approaches to American art and architecture, and newly enhanced galleries showcase exceptional art from the Hudson River School to contemporary works. On view now is See It Loud: Seven Post-War American Painters, an exhibition featuring the work of painters who created a dynamic synthesis between abstraction and representation. For tickets or information please call 212-369-4880 x201 or visit www.nationalacademy.org. Sponsored Content

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OUT AND ABOUT Best Place to People Watch EAST SIDE

The Loeb Boathouse

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Central Park East 72nd Street New York, NY 212-517-2233 For romantics, birdwatchers, and nature-lovers of all kinds, The Loeb Boathouse blends an idyllic setting with 100 rowboats, three kayaks, and Venetian gondola tours. Who wouldn’t want to gaze at a scene like this? From April through November, you can rent a rowboat by the hour or reserve a gondola for up to six people. The original boathouse dated to 1872 when Central Park landscape architect Calvert Vaux designed a two-story Victorian structure. By 1924, it had been replaced, and by the 1950s was in disrepair.That’s when investment banker and philanthropist Carl M. Loeb, and his wife, Adeline, donated $305,000 to design and build the current boathouse that opened in 1954. Take in the sights – nature and people -- at the Lakeside Bar, Express Café, and Outside Bar by the lake. You’ll be glad you did.

These and many other top building service workers will be announced and profiled in a special issue October 24, 2013. Don’t miss this once a year opportunity to express your company’s appreciation for the men and women who help keep our homes, offices, schools and public buildings clean and running smoothly. Join Our Town, The West Side Spirit, Our Town Downtown and 32BJ SEIU, the property workers union, in recognizing these people. Call (212) 868-0190 or e-mail advertising@strausnews.com to find out more about this unique marketing opportunity. THE

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What, you say, a tiny square worth visiting? If it’s Verdi Square, then yes. Stop by this historic spot that served as a gathering place in the 1900s for musicians including Enrico Caruso and Arturo Toscanini. New York City Parks acquired the square in 1887, and named it for Verdi in 1921. By 1974, the Landmarks Preservation Commission designated it a Scenic Landmark, one of only nine public parks to be so named. There are just enough seats here to avoid crowding, and enough space to spend a few minutes to see who has wandered in or has stayed for a while. Either way, you’ll be glad you took the time, and you never know who or what you’ll see.

For more than 200 years, Battery Park has been an invaluable part of New York City’s history. In 1855, Castle Garden, situated inside the Park, became the world’s first immigrant depot. Decades before Ellis Island was built or the Statue of Liberty gazed down at incoming boats, millions of newcomers arrived at Battery Park from Europe and elsewhere. Although its role has changed, people from around the world still visit Battery Park for a view of the city’s past. Ferries dock at its shore to pick up visitors to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, and all summer long concerts play on its grounds. Its beautiful waterfront and flower gardens make Battery Park a lovely place to wander. For those who’d like a longer stroll, the park’s location at the southern tip of Manhattan makes it a classic starting point for walking tours through the city.

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OUT AND ABOUT Best Place for Conversation BUSINESS TRAVEL ON ANOTHER LEVEL With downtown to downtown service, electrical outlets at every seat and foldout conference tables, Acela Express® is the right choice for your business travel needs. So when business takes you to New York, Boston, Washington, DC, or another city in the Northeast, book Acela®. Take off.

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Café Sabarsky 1048 Fifth Ave. (at 86th Street) New York, NY 10028 212-288-0665 kg-ny.com When you want to retreat from the sounds of the city, slip into a booth or at this café reminiscent of the turn of 19th century Vienna. Sip espresso or coffee with whipped cream, and solve the problems of the world or, at least, try. The 60-seat room includes Adolf Loos furniture and Josef Hoffman lighting fixtures, and a Yamaha S4 grand piano. Cabaret at Café Sabarsky, which begins in October, features German and Austrian music from the 1890s to the 1930s. Cabaret doesn’t begin until 9 p.m., and requires tickets at $45 each. Other times, a bit of old Europe is here for the taking. It’s inside the Neue Galerie but you can skip admission if you’re going to the café only. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m, Monday and Wednesday; 9 a.m.to 9 p.m.,Thursday through Sunday; closed Tuesday.

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Lady Mendl’s Tea Salon

10 Columbus Circle, 4th Floor (Time Warner Center) New York, NY 10019 212-823-9482 centerbarnyc.com

The Inn at Irving Place 56 Irving Place (bet. 17th and 18th streets) New York, NY 10003 212-533-4466 innatirving.com/default.aspx?pg=dining-mendls

There are many places you could meet to converse in New York but most of them won’t be quiet enough to hear what your companion is saying. Not so here. This sleek establisment combines a view of Columbus Circle and Central Park with a muted gray interior. Small tables, banquettes, and striped pillows set the backdrop for what you and the others with you have to say. Amidst music from the Baldwin piano, you can accomplish what you wish or just relax and relish the ambience. If you’re shopping, and you need a break at the end of the day to review your evening plans, stop at the marble bar or retreat to a table. Either way, you’ll hear and be heard; hours are 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Monday to Friday; 1 p.m. to 11 p.m, Saturday and Sunday.

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You want to woo her (or him) and alcohol just won’t work? Try tea and conversation, and see if that helps. You can go to extremes with the five-course tea, which combines classic finger sandwiches, fresh scones with clotted cream and jams, and, of course, your choice of tea. If you think you’ve flown to London for tea at Claridge’s you’d be mistaken but fantasize about London if you must. If you’re lost for words there’s plenty to discuss – which kind of tea, which sandwich to try first, and then, after sipping tea, words will come to you, perhaps ones you’ve never uttered before. $40 per person plus tax and 20 percent gratuity; seatings from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday; noon seating, Wednesday and Friday; noon, 2:30 p.m. or 5 p.m. seatings, Saturday and Sunday; reservation required.

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Natural beauty and cultural arts mix in Sullivan County. A wine festival, a craft beer festival, and a wine pairing annual fundraiser are scheduled for October at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. The reunited late 1960s rock group, Vanilla Fudge, is set for Friday, Oct. 11 and Arlo Gurthie is scheduled to perform Sunday, Nov. 24. The Wine Festival at Bethel Woods brings together more than 20 regional wineries from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5. Wineries from the Hudson Valley and the Finger Lakes region will be represented. You can sample cheese and other foods, browse the work of craftsmen, and listen to live music. Tasting admission is $15, and includes a wine glass; designated drivers pay $5. The Bethel Woods Craft Beer Festival is set for 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, with live music by Amy Helm & The Handsome Strangers and others. Admission is $40 in advance; $45, day of event; $15 for designated drivers.

outings from there. The #1 and #2 rated places to stay on Trip Advisor are Whistlewood Farm Bed and Breakfast and Olde Rhinebeck Inn (c. 1745), and there are a dozen or so others. Other things to do and see in the area include West Point, located on Route 9W.

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Old Saybrook, Conn. Places with coastal charm certainly dot the Connecticut shoreline so you can’t go wrong here. One of the oldest towns in the state, Old Saybrook dates to 1635 when a group of English Puritans settled it as an independent colony called the Saybrook Plantation. Besides the two public beaches, marina, shops and restaurants, the Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center is a major attraction. Its calendar is sprinkled with a mix of Hepburn films, Shakespeare (the National Theatre performing Othello, Oct. 9 and MacBeth, Oct. 24), a tribute to Johnny Cash, Oct. 26, and the Mystic Ballet, Oct. 20. The Saybrook Point Inn & Spa await two hours away where the Connecticut River meets the Long Island sound. Take I-95 and Route 9 to Old Saybrook or take Metro North to New Haven and Connecticut Commuter Rail (shorelineeast.com) or Amtrak to Old Saybrook.

Dutchess County, NY Dutchess County has a vibe of its own. Situated along the east bank of the Hudson, it’s one of those Hudson River Valley places that lingers in your mind. Visit the FDR National Historic Site in Hyde Park to see the house museum and library and learn about the only U.S. President elected to four terms. One option is to stay in Rhinebeck, NY, about ½ from the FDR house, and plan your

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Find your favorite shade in our historic estate gardens, modern art galleries, and foliage-lined hiking trails. Color comes to life at special events, like the Hot Air Balloon Festival, the Dutchess County Fair, or even a weekly farmers’ market. You deserve a colorful getaway which suits your mood. You Deserve Dutchess. Less than two hours away, and easily accessible by bus, train, or car.

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CITY SERVICES Best Cleaners

Best Shoe Repair

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Jeeves of Belgravia

Pavlos Shoe Repair

39 E. 65th St. (bet. Park and Madison) New York, NY 10065 212-570-9130 Jeevesny.com

125 E. 88th St. #1 (bet. Lexington and Park) New York, NY 10128 212-876-8569

This is an eco-friendly drycleaner and tailor/fur cleaner, and one of the Jeeves International franchises. It’s named for the P.G. Wodehouse character, Jeeves, and aims to please. A member of the client relationship staff in New York explained what most of us know: Some stains simply won’t come out, as they are “sometimes married to the fibers in the fabric,” or because we’ve waited too long to attend to them. Yet, Jeeves can work a “miracle” many times. “We don’t use chemicals,” he said, adding that Jeeves uses CO2 in liquid form “like fizz from sodas we compress into liquefied form to clean the garments.” The original Jeeves was founded in 1969 in the Belgravia section of London. Today there 12 branches across central London and the UK, and franchises in Hong Kong, Jakarta, Istanbul, Kula Lumpur, Bahrain, Kuwait, Singapore, Manila and Macau. Expect the cleaning method to take time, even a week.

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Leather Spa

Stanley’s Cobbler Shop

92 Greenwich Ave. (at West 12th Street) New York, NY 10011 888-458-8262 Greenapplecleaners.com

The Plaza Hotel 1 W. 58th St. New York, NY 10019 212-527-9944 Leatherspa.com

11 Thames St. New York, NY 10006 212-964-2024

As protecting the environment and ourselves becomes paramount, cleaners are switching to non-toxic methods. The liquid CO2 cleaning method has gained recognition from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Green Apple uses high-pressure CO2 to clean and disinfect garments, flushing it through fabrics to remove dirt and prevent stains from setting. For wash and fold, plant-based soaps, surfactants, and softeners are the standard here. A European steam machine launders shirts individually.

Shoe repair is like air, you need it to survive, especially in New York. Yet, as many cobbler shops as there are, we recommend this one for reliability and range of services. After more than 30 years, its reputation is well established, and luxury stores and brands such as Gucci and Salvatore Ferragamo rely on Leather Spa for shoe and accessories repair and reconditioning. The Leather Spa Repair Facility is actually located in Long Island City but you can pick up your shoes at the Plaza and several other locations in Manhattan. Leather Spa will answer questions, and provides a lot of information about what to expect from shoe and leather repair on its website. This isn’t just another neighborhood shoe repair, it’s top of the line.

Apthorp Cleaners

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383 Amsterdam Ave. (bet. 78th and 79th streets) New York, NY 10024 212-787-7182 Apthorpcleaners.com Owners Debra and Joel Kravet opened their first dry cleaning company more than 25 years ago, and have been in business ever since. As with many top dry cleaners, the plant is located off-site these days, in this case in a state-of-the-art facility in the Bronx. The couple-owners continue to strive for excellence by taking every available professional training course. Apthorp specializes in bridal gowns, alterations, and couture care, and handles garment restoration as well. Imagine, in your enthusiasm to try on your new dress you somehow rip the fabric as you take off the price tag. It happens. Re-weaving – restoration -- is the answer. If you need to update an outfit or have a treasured item cleaned by hand, Apthorp can do that, too.

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We know recommended shoe repair places that have ruined shoes by making them tighter than they originally were, and they never fit right again. So, finding a shop that can get things right is crucial, especially in Manhattan where shoes can wear like crepe paper. One travel publicist who always has comfortable, well-taken-care-of shoes recommends this place, and she’s not alone. With a 40-year track record, the name Pavlos is synonymous with quality repairs among many fashion editors as well. Customers we met return for years. If you save one pair of shoes, it’s worth the effort and time it takes to bring the shoes for repair and wait for them to be ready. If you have a pair that needs stretching, it takes just a day, as that’s when most of the actual stretching takes place. Who wants to go barefoot in New York?

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This place, mentioned by a top downtown hotel’s concierge, has been open since 1957, and proprietor Charlie Colletti has owned it for 14 years. The cobbler shop repairs and shines shoes, and fixes bags, too. Suede, nubuck, and golf shoes cleaned here as well. What’s Colletti’s specialty? “We do everything with shoes,” he said. Just off Trinity Place, and not far from the Wall Street subway stop on the 4 and 5 trains, it draws plenty of people who work in the area, and hotel guests find their way here, too. If you walk a lot in Manhattan, (and who doesn’t?) you need a reliable shoe repair, so go here.

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CITY SERVICES Best 24 Hour Place EAST SIDE

Nuthouse Hardware 202 E. 29th St. (bet. 2nd and 3rd avenues) New York, NY 10016 212-545-1447

Imagine getting a paint color mixed in the middle of the night or buying a pot or pan because that’s the only time you can find to shop for it. No need to dream because Nuthouse Hardware makes that concept a reality. Need a padlock or any plumbing equipment like a valve? They’ve got that covered, too. One recent Sunday morning at 5, a salesperson helped a customer find a padlock. Other services include tool rental, kitchen and bath supplies, and heating and cooling equipment, all in a threestory building that’s filled with everything hardware. If you need nuts or bolts, well, that’s been the crux – we mean the nut -- of this 24hour hardware establishment for approximately 10 years.

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Boom Fitness

244 W. 72nd St. (bet. Broadway and West End avenues) New York, NY 10023 212-580-0300

1438 Third Ave. (between 81st and 82nd) New York, NY 10028 212-879-6013 Boomfitness.com

If you’re locked out at 1 in the morning, help is on its way. Just how fast someone will get there depends on the location and time of day. Generally, in the middle of the night, it can take up to ½ hour, but what are your options? You need service and you can get it here. Established in 1978, AJA Lock & Key includes 24-hour emergency service in its list.

Want to a place to work out almost 24 hours? Boom Fitness is not only friendly but it’s very clean. One afternoon, general manager Luke Bradbury showed us through the facility that sells itself for neighborhood convenience and good value. You can join for $200 down and $29.99 per month. Though it’s not fancy it clearly does the job based on its popularity with young professionals and others who know a good deal when they see one. You want personal training, it’s here. You want exercise stations, weights, ellipticals, treadmills, Lifecycles, group exercise classes, spinning, yoga, Pilates, and a juice bar? That’s all part of it, too. A couple more things: kick boxing, Tai Chi, and free towel service. You’re awake and can’t sleep, here’s a place to get fit, and enjoy the ride. Club opens Monday at 5:30 AM, then is open 24 hours until Friday at 11 PM. Saturday-Sunday, 8-8.

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For audio equipment repairs and questions, Cosmophonic works to help you sort out what needs to be done and whether the repair is worth doing. They’re authorized dealers for Marantz, Samsung, SONY, JBL, Pioneer, and Toshiba, to name a few. If you have sophisticated equipment or just an amplifier from another era, the staff will take the time to work with you, and suggest alternatives to an expensive repair that may not be worth it. If you need patient, expert service, it’s available here. One customer brought in old sound equipment – a Yamaha amplifier -- and rather than fix it, a staff member sold her a SONY replacement for less than the cost of the repair.

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Lincoln Business Machines

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111 W. 68th St. (bet. Columbus and Broadway) New York, NY 10023 212-769-0606 Golbm.com For more than 18 years, Lincoln Business Machines has been serving the computer needs of businesses from law firms and accounting firms to non-profits as well as individuals. Owner is Boris Shapiro who studied computer science at DeVry and Long Island University. Be aware that LBM charges a $25 estimate fee that goes toward labor but not parts. It gets positive reviews from locals who have been more than satisfied with the service.

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119 W. 23rd St. (just west of 6th Avenue) New York, NY 10011 212-929-3645 Tekserve.com Computer issues are like toothaches, they rarely resolve on their own. So for everything Mac, iPad, iPhone, and iPod, Tekserve has been repairing for 25 years. They started with their friends’ computers, and today are one of the largest independent authorized Apple dealers nationwide. If you need data recovery services, Tekserve can help. Tekserve Academy also has seminars to help educate you about all things Apple as well. Got a new phone, and need assistance, how about Intro to iPhone, a one-hour class for $19? Repair and education go hand-inhand here. One caveat, you must drop off your computer and pick it up when it’s ready.

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If you want a smooth spin ride to get yourself into shape, Soul Cycle is the studio with the greatest appeal. It’s clean, friendly, has the aroma of grapefruit, and is a place that makes you want to get fit. With two studios, SoulCycle gives a full-body workout with group indoor cycling that includes inspirational coaching and high-energy music. The trademark SoulCycle Method helps you work your core and use hand weights to tone your upper body as well. The 45-minute class is the typical workout, and, if you just take one, it costs $34. If sign up for a series of five classes, it’s $165. The grapefruit aroma comes from grapefruit candles that burn with the intensity of the workout you just might get here, if spinning turns out to be right for you.

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The JCC in Manhattan

23 Leonard St. (bet. Hudson and Varick) New York, NY 10013 212-966-2274 Thebaristudio.com

334 Amsterdam Ave. (at 76th Street) New York, NY 10023 646-505-4444 jccmanhattan.org

This is a hip Tribeca place where you’ll do a combination of things to get fit – dancebased cardio movement, trampolines, and toning classes. The way the studio tells it, Bari combines “the most evolved and cutting edge forms of movement in an anaerobic and aerobic formula to transform your body and mind.� This means you are doing rhythmic, repetitive movements (aerobic) and using weights (anaerobic) in combination. The fun part can be jumping on a trampoline. Instructors have studied dance, Pilates, yoga, gymnastics, martial arts, and sports training. There’s another studio in East Hampton.

Since celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2012, the JCC has become a central part of life on the Upper West Side, and its health, wellness and fitness programs offer “fitness for everyBODY,� as the motto goes. From the 25-meter heated, lap-lane pool to the group classes – aerobics, conditioning, Pilates, spin, yoga, martial arts, boxercise, and others – the facilities include full-court basketball, soccer, pick-up games, children’s free play, steam room, personal training, massage, and wellness coaching. This is a friendly, inclusive place where there are different kinds of memberships including health club, pool, and basketball options. Drop-in classes are free for members and open to non-members who purchase a class pass. For anyone trying to get fit or stay fit, there are programs to spare.

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Exhale Spa 980 Madison Ave. (bet. 76th and 77th streets) New York, NY 10075 212-561-6400 http://www.exhalespa.com/ locations/upper-east-side/ Just entering this spa makes you feel good. Its friendly, efficient style, and clean locker room sends the message that Exhale is the best place to unwind, pamper, and restore your body and soul. From its Core Fusion classes to its deep tissue massage, glow body scrub, shiatsu, acupuncture, craniosacral therapy, reflexology, and reiki, Exhale has quite an array of treatments as well as classes. One thing missing is hot stone massage, the kind that sends you to another zone by relaxing every muscle it touches. Ah well! Nothing’s perfect but this comes close. Monthly memberships at $150 for spa; $265 for all classes. A “week of transformation” is available for $40 Monday through Sunday, for example, so you can experience Exhale firsthand. Exhale has four other Manhattan locations.

range from facial, body, hand and foot therapies to massage of all types – Swedish, deep tissue, herbal poultice, and head, neck recovery herbal poultice. You can even indulge in a hot stone massage. Heated, smooth, polished basalt lava stones will penetrate particular muscle areas for deep relaxation. If that’s not your style, book an herbal poultice massage, a deep heat treatment that dates back to 14th Thailand when a hot pack was used to treat soldiers returning from battle. An hour of either costs $135; 90 minutes, $175. You’ll be back in action in no time!

The Spa at Mandarin Oriental 80 Columbus Circle (at 60th Street) New York, NY 10023 212-805-8880 mandarinoriental.com/newyork/luxury-spa/ Imagine a spa suite that is just for you. Picture an oasis that takes you far away from the city below. Then, conjure up a world in which money is no object. Head for the Spa at the Mandarin Oriental in the Time Warner Center, and leave your reality behind. This place has a deep soaking tub in the Thai Yoga Suite and a

fireplace with private steam and shower in the VIP Spa Suite. Or, you can retreat to the Oriental Tea Lounge. Treatments here have been developed with specialists in Traditional Chinese Medicine and master aromatherapists using custom-blended essential oils for the Mandarin Oriental. All this comes at a price. For the hour and 50-minute signature spa therapy, $450, Monday through Wednesday and $470, Thursday through Sunday. Too much time and money? Chose the 50-minute therapeutic body massage, $220, Monday through Wednesday; $230, Thursday through Sunday. There’s also a fitness center, the 75-foot lap pool, and yoga. We call this place the Big Splurge. A gift for someone special, or maybe, yourself?

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Edited by Armond White

New York’s Review of Culture . CityArtsNYC.com

Jonathan Groff in C.O.G.

Hugh Jackman in Prisoners

A Thriller-in-Transition Villeneuve’s Prisoners vs. Alvarez’ C.O.G. By Armond White

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eller Dover is a modern man possessed of Biblical rage when his six-year-old daughter and a neighbor’s child are kidnapped in Denis Villeneuve’s Prisoners. Dover (played by Hugh Jackman) is also a Pennsylvanian who loves to hunt, craft and is caught up in the difficulty of providing for a family in this current economic downturn yet holds on to fundamental beliefs in God and country. The crisis that befalls him on Thanksgiving Day is distractingly similar to the Red State/ Blue State divisiveness that has overrun American movies for the past 10 years but Prisoners goes deeper than that. When Dover captures the suspected kidnapper (Paul Dano), holds him hostage and tortures him with the aid of the other grieving father, Franklin (Terrence Howard), the film goes deeper still--past facile Guantanamo allegories to conflicting impulses of anger, justice and faith. Such complexity makes Prisoners more than a thriller; it’s an imperfectly structured, nearly great thriller-in-transition. C.O.G. is not great. Its story about a young

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gay man’s crisis of faith is just a faddish schema that combines sexual guilt and cultural arrogance into an identity politics cabaret (starting with the most repugnant and maudlin opening scene in years). The film’s title acronym means “Child of God”--a facile irony deriding those Christians trying to convert clever gay atheist Samuel (Jonathan Groff ) who has unaccountably run from his Yalie background. Yet his skeptical encounters with rural Americans ring false. Director Kyle Patrick Alvarez, working from an essay by the voguish David Sedaris, pretends taking religion and atheism seriously as Villeneuve does, yet C.O.G. is a la mode--either geared to or stemming from mainstream media bias that traps contemporary gay politics in superficial opposition to Christianity. Lockstep Liberalism. Villeneuve dares examine the profundity of Christian faith through Dover’s worldly challenges. Prisoners tests law and lawlessness (Dover’s antagonist is police detective Loki played by Jake Gyllenhaal) while dramatizing the phenomena of earthly horror, daily desperation and hope vs. hopelessness. It is an adult correction of the fateful dread in The Place Beyond the Pines and that David Fincher exploited in Zodiac. Villeneuve transitions genre formula to a level of philosophical (not political) concentration. Prisoners considers mankind’s emotional

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traps--the mistakes that result from the neediest intentions. Bringing this to bear on genre formula, Villeneuve’s long, crisscrossing story acquires puzzling, discomforting power--whereas C.O.G.’s mechanical, religious trifling becomes obvious and offensive. Samuel’s contempt for working-class believers is matched only by Alvarez’s petty characterizations: grim, hostile, idiotic zealots who resent Samuel’s apparent gayness and freedom and respond to it spitefully. Each is a lamestream media cliché (as is Groff ’s geewhiz saintliness) while Villanueve dares push Dover toward villainy. The deeper he sinks into his own angry righteousness and white privilege, the more questionable and pitiable he becomes. Villeneuve and screenwriter Aaron Guzikowski aren’t easy on Christianity. Dover says the Lord’s Prayer when stalking deer and the creepiest characters recite homey platitudes. The pop chestnut “Put your hand in the hand of the man who stills the waters…” makes for an eerie motif. But the second half of that lyric “Take a look at yourself and you may look at others differently” suggests an extraordinary view of our twisted spirituality, beyond Hollywood’s usual good-vs.-evil conflicts. An amazing Confessional image flips any preconceived notion of piety. And Villeneuve strips his actors to desperation: Jackman’s holy man lacks Mel Gibson’s old

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charm yet recalls George C. Scott’s intractable Old Abraham in John Huston’s The Bible. Gyllenhaal abandons his haughtiness in Zodiac; here his faith is tested yet dogged. When a co-worker dismisses a clue, Loki insists “Everything matters.” That’s Villeneuve’s credo. Prisoners transforms the hackneyed revenge drama, though without the familiar satisfactions. Anyone who saw Villeneuve’s 2011 Incendies, the modern epic connecting the war in Lebanon to the generational crisis of a Canadian (i.e., American) family, will recognize his interest in moral complexity but be surprised by it, too. Over the past decade we’ve come to expect cynical, despairing films about our spiritual crises. (That’s Alvarez’s ultimate failure in C.O.G.; he’s lost the sensitivity of his debut Easier With Practice. Leaving smug Samuel to wander on a lonely road accepts nihilism. It’s the piety of “progressive” politics.) Villeneuve’s focus on everyday anxiety--on the specter of godlessness--allows him to reconcile despair with his distinctly solemn perception of phenomenal, unfathomable life. Prisoners isn’t frothy spirituality or feel-good politics; it’s tough--and its transitional hope cannot be dismissed. Follow Armond White on Twitter at 3xchair

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Only Engage Soto-Diaz and Bisbing shows stay connected and personal By John Goodrich

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hese days we’re nothing if not connected. And so is our art; one of the most salient features of contemporary art is the drive for inclusiveness—for the dismantling of the last barriers between art object and viewer, using new technologies, novel mixtures of media, and site-specific installations. When reduced to a recipe, the inclusiveness can actually work to exclude the kind of complex and intimate expression we expect of more traditional art. Two solo installations at Soho20, however, succeed at engaging the viewer personally even as they exploit new trends and technologies. Venezuelan native Mariángeles Soto-Díaz turns to new media to analyze personal perceptions. A CalArts alumna, she has put her MA in Aesthetics and Politics to practical use, building through the social media a database of individual responses to her query: what color represents your current status? The string of replies (many in Spanish) are printed in a paragraph on one wall, and reappear in fragmentary form in the backgrounds of small wood panels featuring triangles painted in the relevant colors. The panels in turn are connected by zigzagging lines of small, similarly colored felt triangles that connect gallery Diaz-Soto's Pink Elephant walls and floor. The effect is more arresting conceptually than pictorially—considered independently, the panels are closer in spirit to the decorativeness of Vasarely than the poetry of Klee—but the artist’s will to engage vitalizes the installation, as does her layering of the paradoxes of high-tech culture: the global extraction of very individual predilections, and their translation from the optical to the verbal and back. Elizabeth Bisbing’s collages and animations explore perceptions of nature in more personal fashion. A series of a dozen collages presents an intriguingly updated version of old-fashioned botanical studies. Delicately cut-out bits of colored paper, layered with the blunt physicality of collage, convey the exuberance of individual flowering plants – thistle, knapweed, tansy, and others—down to tiny veins and stamens; subtle shifts of color evoke the luminous turnings of petals from light to shade. Another series adds a mixture of the innocent and the sinister, combining the flower motif with images of the artist’s childhood alter ego (“Little Betty Jane”) and her encounter with giant insects and other monsters. A natural outgrowth of her collages, two of the artist’s stop-action animations are also on view. The storylines of these videos, both depicting a little girl emerging from and finally subsumed by nature, may not be groundbreaking, but they possess a poignant intimacy of description and technique. For good measure, the installation includes a site-specific work: a collage of a hibiscus plant with four small Betty Janes (constructed originally for the animation “The Swamp”), clambering up one of the gallery’s walls. Mariángeles Soto-Díaz and Elizabeth Bisbing at Soho20 Chelsea, Sept. 3-28, 547 West 27th Street, www.soho20gallery.com

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shop window of the very type of business they portray. Baumann is a painter with a light touch. Soft color, gentle light and a little fuzziness create the mood of contemplation. The light in these paintings suggests early morning before the city has awakened. There are no hard edges in Baumann’s New York City. Devoid of people, the city is quiet, expectant and solitary. Clearly influenced by Edward Hopper these paintings are like little time capsules of a time past. They convey a longing for a New York without the bustle of contemporary life.  I wish that there were more than just six paintings. It would be powerful to see a room full of these intimate visions; an entire city created from these snapshots from the past.  So as you’re hustling down west 14th Street to see whose wearing what in the Meatpacking District. Or on your way to stand in line to shuffle down the Highline with the tourists, be on the lookout for a small respite from the modern era. Take a minute and lose yourself in Richard Baumann’s New York. Richard Baumann Show through October 12 at 14th Street Framing Gallery, 225 West 14th Street between 7th and 8th Ave.Â

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The Spoiled Brats of Ganja and Hess Rebooting the Black stoner comedy in Newlyweeds By Armond White

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arvey Weinstein may call 2013 “a great moment” for “great black filmmakers” just because he happens to be releasing three high-profile films with Black subjects, but the first real sign of new life and energy in movies about Black Americans is the low-budget Newlyweeds, written and directed by Shaka King, a recent New York University graduate who has either the audacity or naivete to make a Black stoner flick as his debut feature (now showing at Film Forum). Unlike Method Man and Redman in How High (2001), the two young lovers, Lyle (Amari Cheatom) and Nina (Trae Harris), who blaze their time away in Newlyweeds, are not pop icons--so they ought to be explained as characters. It isn’t enough that King imagines an audience of young Black stoners who might identify with his Brooklyn-based couple; he needs to go deeper than Mumblecore and examine Lyle and Nina’s decision to constantly escape reality. King begins promisingly with lazy macho Lyle’s pillow talk response to Nina’s description of her dream about Busta Rhymes: “I don’t dream. That’s why I burn.” In her own private haze, Nina retorts “That’s why you don’t remember your dreams.” Serious alienation. These Black youths’ dreams are not sociologically deferred as in the Langston Hughes poem; they’re consciously delayed. Newlyweeds (which drops the premise of Lyle and Nina’s impending marriage and their Galapagos Islands honeymoon in the manner of stoner forgetfulness) uses the vague state of dreaming to show Lyle and Nina’s idle hopes. Lyle’s an itinerant repo man and Nina’s a guide at Brooklyn’s Childrens Museum. These unambitious weed-smokers, of the post-Civil Rights and post-hip-hop generation, could only be conceived by a college student privileged enough to escape the social deprivations of the past. Film-brat King, like his characters,

is one of the unencumbered children of Bill Gunn’s Ganja and Hess--unburdened because unaware of social responsibility or personal heritage. Their failures are their own which at least signals King’s honesty. (A puzzling shot from inside Nina’s Balinese death mask jest presents the idea that this generation enjoys a new spoiled-brat solipsism; it contrasts the milestone of Bill Gunn’s desperate fascination with Black cultural heritage in the 1973 Ganja and Hess.) That Lyle can slip so easily off the social grid indicates a harsh alternative for the pessimistic stoner (he actually dreams about being in the ‘70s Blaxploitation film Tough Guys) but it’s not mysterious that Nina is attracted to him. Cheatom has bad dude sex appeal, more street than Michael B. Jordan in Fruitvale Station-and witty, as when, doning a bearded Melvin Van Peebles guise to catch a deadbeat old lady,

he grumbles “Nothin’ slick to a can of oil” or tells an unhelpful pot dealer “Stay in school, Shorty!” Movies rarely depict Black recklessness without judgment and that’s King’s comic approach; his bemused view of stoner habit has a freewheeling quality, indifferent to old-time fear of how drugs effect the Black community--the do-gooder impulse that often turns Black stories into sociological lessons. But King is unafraid of local color or literal color; clothes and décor and wacky situations sometimes make Newlyweeds bloom into very amusing anecdotes (in a tenement, a playground and a memorable jail cell scene). Imagine a rebirth of the Fauve-like palette Spike Lee got with cinematographer Ernest Dickerson yet without Lee’s polemical harangues. King’s comic vision is derived from Method Man and Redman’s impudence-

-with an assist from Snoop Dogg‘s popular tree-smoking habits. But King’s narrative also has an inevitable fecklessness. He drops the tension of Lyle and Nina’s relationship. The hazards of their tandem laziness (“She smoke like a dude!”) are ignored for sentimental indulgence of Lyle’s self-pity--as in a “family” scene where a street-running brother sets him straight. Nina’s bourgie background is revealed in the superficial manner of TV class critique (what’s King got against the Huxtables?) rather than the complex depth of Bill Gunn’s script for The Landlord or Benny Boom’s Next Day Air, that great drug comedy of August Wilson richness. Newlyweeds displays promising talent but King won’t signify a rebirth of Black filmmaking until he satisfies his cinematic heritage. Follow Armond White on Twitter at 3xchair

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Don’t Overlook the Violent Video Game Factor When considering recent mass shootings, we can’t forget the potential role that violent entertainment plays By Bette Dewing

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es, I wish guns had never been invented, indeed all explosive devices, But they were, and I despair that the call to strictly control them after every mass shooting of innocents, fails to include defusing a culture whose entertainment and arts more and more glorify killings and maimings. Not to mention violent video games which reportedly were often avidly played by at least two recent mass killers. A great many Americans haven’t a clue about the incredibly cruel and vicious content of these wildly popular games. And how timely and appropriately placed is a video game story next to the November 18th Daily News’ two page layout of photos and captions of the twelve innocent women and men victims of a mass shooter in the Washington Naval Yard. The “Billion-dollar bonanza for violent games” report by Vera Chinese and Stephen Rex Brown should be read by everyone sickened by these unspeakable mass murders, and by violence, in general. Much of the story will appear here for wider sharing and especially with elected officials and wannabees. They sometimes need reminding that government’s first duty is to protect public safety and if they can’t legislate against potentially toxic entertainment, at least, they should repeatedly warn against it. “The game of Crime pays - even in the wake of another gun massacre,” the reporters write. “The latest installment of the ultra–violent video game franchise, Grand Theft Auto will generate $1 billion in sales this month –

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analysts predict – despite Monday’s massacre at the Washington Navy Yard which killed 12 people.” “And if he were alive today, the dead gunman, Aaron Alexis – an avid game player - might have been among the thousands who lined up worldwide Tuesday to buy Grand Theft V which allows gamers to cause all manner of mayhem in Los Santos, a model of Los Angeles. There he’d find players can hijack anything from motorcycles to zeppelins and kill targets with a variety of weapons – machetes, AK-47s, grenade launchers and sniper rifles. In one episode already becoming notorious, players are asked to pull out a victim’s tooth with a pair of pliers. The British Mirror reports the players waterboard a victim.” Violent game influence on behavior is widely debated, the article notes, but I go with findings that “gamers do show signs of increased aggression after playing violent games.” And why do they want to play these demonic games anyway? Gun access and mental illness are surely paramount factors, but how mindless to deny or slight the influence of violent games and entertainment and arts. Why were cigarette ads banned years ago? This must-read Daily News story concludes: “In gaming circles, GTA V is being hailed as a masterpiece. Its over the top violence didn’t bother gaming site IGN, which gives it a perfect 10, calling it ‘preposterously enjoyable, breathtaking in scope and bitingly funny.’” Read it and weep, yes, but then get up and shout out this often unpopular truth: “It’s not only gun violence and metal illness which must be overcome!”

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NEIGHBORHOOD REAL ESTATE SALES Reported September 13 - 20, 2013

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140 E 63 St.

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1095 Park Ave.

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26 E 63 St.

#4A

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160 E 91 St.

#7D

$290,000

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404 E 66 St.

#3K

$540,000

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50 E 89 St.

#9A

$1,510,000

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233 E 69 St.

#5K

$505,000

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170 E 88 St.

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14 E 90 St.

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502 Park Ave.

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$350,000

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301 E 64 St.

#12E

$290,000

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245 E 54 St.

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250 E 54 St.

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$990,000

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233 E 69 St.

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250 E 54 St.

#20B

$560,000

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136 E 64 St.

#10E

$4,100,000

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520 E 72 St.

#5H

$440,000

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Bond New York

132 E 65 St.

#9A

$4,789,031

132 E 65 St.

#10A

$5,149,618

166 E 35 St.

#2D

$382,500

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315 E 70 St.

#3K

$600,000

211 Madison Ave.

#18A

$2,341,975

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400 E 54 St.

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BR BA Listing Brokerage

415 E 37 St.

#33C

$1,350,000

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137 E 36 St.

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310 E 46 St.

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212 E 47 St.

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430 E 56 St.

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343 E 74 St.

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$850,000

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$3,600,000

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178 E 80 St.

#3Abc

$2,275,000

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161 E 79 St.

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$3,250,000

171 E 84 St.

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$700,000

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Warburg

345 E 73 St.

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$1,295,000

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401 E 74 St.

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Douglas Elliman

1025 5 Ave.

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$1,220,000

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363 E 76 St.

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Corcoran

308 E 79 St.

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$1,550,000

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345 E 73 St.

#6D

$607,000

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Stribling

799 Park Ave.

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301 E 78 St.

#17D

$665,000

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Nestseekers

515 E 72 St.

#5F

$864,494

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408 E 73 St.

#3B

$270,000

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311 E 75 St.

#1C

$225,000

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343 E 74 St.

#19D

$865,000

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2

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1474 3 Ave.

#4S

$1,755,000

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2

Corcoran

125 E 72 St.

#10/11B

$12,315,000

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Sotheby’s International

315 E 72 St.

#10M

$575,000

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1

Brown Harris Stevens

1045 5 Ave.

#2B

$1,325,000

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2

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350 E 82 St.

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$600,000

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301 E 79 St.

#18S

$870,000

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320 E 86 St.

#2F

$445,000

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Corcoran

301 E 87 St.

#25D

$700,000

500 E 83 St.

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Douglas Elliman

450 E 83 St.

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2

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$3,650,000

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$653,750

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$557,500

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1

Douglas Elliman

333 E 80 St.

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$427,500

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1

Brown Harris Stevens

525 E 82 St.

#Phb

$635,000

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1

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205 E 85 St.

#4B

$950,000

1

1

Corcoran

350 E 82 St.

#14A

$4,300,000

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3

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535 E 86 St.

#16E

$1,650,000

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$369,000

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208 E 84 St.

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$285,000

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A New Yorker Who Knows His Shakespeare New York native Christian Camargo gives life to Mercutio in the Broadway revival of Romeo and Juliet By Angela Barbuti

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ot many New Yorkers can pull off reciting Shakespeare. But Christian Camargo doesn’t play by the book. When the Julliard graduate takes the stage in his skinny jeans and leather jacket (this is a modernized take on the classic play) all eyes and ears are on him as he effortlessly rattles off Mercutio’s lines and weaves playfully across the floor. It is not surprising to learn that the 42-year-old has extensive training in Shakespeare, having been part of the Globe Theatre in London. Now he’s back in New York again, living in Harlem and traveling to the Richard Rodgers Theatre each night to play the sidekick to Orlando Bloom’s Romeo. Although you already know what tragedy awaits his character, you wish the outcome was changed in this version, just to have Camargo on stage a little longer. For the audience, Mercutio’s parting is such sweet sorrow. I may be biased, but I saw the play and think yours stands out as the best performance. You know what, that’s an alright bias. [Laughs] Even though I knew what was going to happen, I didn’t want you to leave. I know. Well that’s the trick- to suck everyone in and then say goodbye. You’ve done Shakespeare before. I have. I sort of love it. I didn’t always love it, but I do now. I did Coriolanus, Hamlet, As You Like It, The Tempest. I also worked The Globe in London. I happen to be a New Yorker who does a lot of Shakespeare. That’s not very common. While you were at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, you met your wife. I did. I got hired by her dad. I couldn’t touch her because she was too young. So I waited a couple of years and we got together. And Mark Ryland went from my friend to my fatherin-law, so I call him “dad.” So you really owe a lot to Shakespeare. I do. Yeah, Shakespeare in love. I guess so. [Laughs] How did you prepare for this play?

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Basically just reading it over and over and over again. Because with Shakespeare, the first time I read it, it doesn’t go in for me. And I think that happens with a lot of people. They read it once and go, “I can’t understand this.” But you read it three times and then after the third time, you’re like, “This is like a bottomless pit. It can go on and on.” Did you base Mercutio on anyone in particular? After a couple times reading the play, I said, “I know someone like this.” And I studied that person unbeknownst to him. I didn’t tell him at all. He’s in a band and he’s a real nihilist and free spirit. He never thinks he’s gonna get old. And he’s a little older, so it’s perfect, like Peter Pan, a guy who never grows up. And then I just used my own kind of characterization. Mercutio has sort of a neutral sexuality. Is he gay or straight? Who knows? He’s just a guy who’s full of life. How did you create his accent? Well Orlando’s British, and the guy playing Benvolio is South African. So you got two non-Americans. I wanted to make it neutral so you can’t tell where Mercutio is really from. It sounds like there’s some British, but then sometimes it sounds very New York. Try to throw people off the scent. Mercutio is a mix of highbrow and lowbrow - very fancy in words and then all of the sudden, gross humor. I just play with the accent giving him a posh accent sometimes and then a real street one. Mercutio’s accent has a New York influence because you grew up in the city. Well, it was a split family, so one parent was in the city and one was out in Westchester. So I went back and forth. I was really into lacrosse and got recruited to play sports in college, but injured myself. I decided to try the family business because my mom, my grandfather, my great grandmother…I’m like the fourth or fifth-generation actor. I thought, I’ll audition for Julliard, if I get in, that means I’m meant to do it. Now where are you living in the city? What are your favorite places there? I’m in Harlem. I’m very excited that they are restoring the playhouse up on 118th Street, which is a legendary jazz place. That will be my favorite place because I live very close. Vinateria just opened up. I love that. You were also in two Twilight movies. Do people recognize you around town for that? They do. Mainly from “Dexter” to tell you the truth. I had enough makeup on in Twilight. It was fun doing those movies; it’s a great group of people. I made some really good friends. That’s the most important.

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I feel like this show is geared toward a younger audience. It’s not necessarily to a young audience because there’s some adult humor. I meant more 20 and 30-year-olds. Yeah, I think so, if you look at who Orlando is and his draw of fans. We’re creating a modern production to that fan base in a way. There’s going to be plenty of Original Practice Shakespeare that comes through town. This is not one of them. This takes the play and makes it very relevant and accessible to our day. Instead of corsets, we have leather jackets. It’s much more what Baz Luhrmann was doing with his movie [1996’s Romeo and Juliet] than your typical image of a Shakespeare play. They even have Romeo and Juliet-themed mixed drinks you can bring into the theater. Yeah, the more people are having fun in the audience, the more we’re having fun on stage. After the fun of this show ends, what are your future plans? To take a vacation because this play goes ‘til the end of January. I have a house in the middle of the desert, so I go there and chill out. But I’m also writing a movie. I wrote and directed my first movie last year, so I’m in the middle of writing another one. I want to take a little bit of a creative break. Now I say that and some other job’s gonna come through and you’re going to be calling me later, saying, “I thought you said you were going to take a break.”

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