Our Town June 12th, 2014

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POLITICS Running for the 76th Assembly District on the Upper East Side BY DANIEL FITZSIMMONS

The race for the 76th Assembly District seat currently occupied by Micah Kellner, who announced in February that he would not seek re-election, is heating up ahead of Primary Day on Sept. 9. Our Town asked the five candidates – one Republican and four Democrats– to introduce themselves to readers who aren’t yet in the know. The 76th Assembly District covers the Upper East Side east of Third Avenue between 61st Street and 92nd Street, as well as the entirety of Roosevelt Island. Kellner cited an ongoing probe into sexual harassment allegations against him, which he denies, as the reason he isn’t seeking reelection. He’s since announced his intention to run for a post as state committeeman, a position that, despite being unpaid, would still carry with it a certain measure of influence in the district, such as a say on who to nominate for a judgeship. Meanwhile, there’s no shortage of people looking to replace him in the Assembly.

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THE JOYS OF SUMMER IN CENTRAL PARK

BY RIKKI IEMAN

What is the biggest issue facing the 76th Assembly District? If you were elected, in what way would you address this issue? Our community’s biggest local issue is the 91st Street Marine Transfer Station. I have been an active leader in the fight against it, and I took the extreme step of being arrested in protest last week at Asphalt Green. Why? Because the facts are on our side: the MTS will be an environmental nightmare, raising air pollution levels dramatically and risking complete di-

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RIKKI KLIEMAN ow that June is here, it is finally gloriously warm and sunny after the longest unceasing winter that

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seemed to eat up spring. A perfect summer day beckons me to be outdoors and experience the joy and energy of New York City. I am an avid runner (or jogger at this stage of my life) and that means leaving those indoor cardio routines behind and heading to Central Park. There is nothing like a morning run around the reservoir followed by a leisurely walk home on another path. If I am short on time, I run along the path on the East River since it is closer to my apartment. Either way, the entire day seems different and more alive than when I am at the gym

on a treadmill or an elliptical machine. Runners in the park smile at one another, acknowledge each other with a wave or a nod, and I am transformed as I glide while listening to my programmed “Gym Tunes” on my iPod. If the music stops, I stop too. I am simply wired that way. Central Park is my source of joy and renewal all year round but it is particularly vital in the summertime. My husband and I often walk on new journeys. I believe that we have covered every inch by now, but it always seems new

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The world’ss oldest man, a retired chemist st and parapsychologist, gist, has died in New York City. y. Alexander Imich ch was 111. His niece, iece, Karen Bogen of Providence, Rhode Island, says Imich died Sunday at his home on the Upper West Side. Bogen says she had visited Imich a day earlier. She says his health declined about two weeks ago and he didn’t recognize her. Imich was born in 1903 in a town in Poland that was then part of Russia. He and his wife fled after the Nazis invaded in 1939. They eventually moved to the United States in 1951. His wife died in 1986. In news reports, Imich said his good genes and a general healthy lifestyle contributed to his longevity. Guinness is investigating the claim that 111-year-old Sakari Momoi of Japan is now the world’s oldest man. The world’s oldest person is a woman, 116-year-old Misao Okawa of Japan.

NY ROAD RUNNER H.Q. FOR SALE The Wall Street Journal reported that the Upper East Side townhouse at 9 E. 89th Street owned by the New York Road Runners has gone on sale with a price tag of $24.8 million. The New York Road Runners, most famous for hosting the NYC Marathon as well as other running events, sent an e-mail to staffers saying that the company had outgrown the building and would be going on sale. The Beaux-Arts style building, which is across the street from the Guggenheim Museum, was built in 1902 and has hosted New York Road Runners for close to 30 years.

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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS CHECK RANGEL SAYS ESPAILLAT IS RUNNING ON ETHNIC LOYALTY Rep. Charles Rangel charged in a debate Friday that his chief opponent in the Democratic primary for New York’s 13th Congressional District, which includes part of the East Side above 96th Street, is running because he wants to be “the Jackie Robinson of the

Dominicans in the Congress.” Rangel said state Sen. Adriano Espaillat should tell voters “just what the heck has he done besides saying he’s a Dominican?” Espaillat responded, “It saddens me that the congressman has to stoop and lower himself to these kind of unfounded attacks.” Rangel, Espaillat and a third candidate for the June 24 primary,

Harlem pastor Michael Walrond, debated in the Manhattan studio of WABC-TV. They sparred on issues including housing and economic development, but Rangel circled back repeatedly to his claim that Espaillat was running because the district, which spans parts of upper Manhattan and the Bronx, has become increasingly Latino. Espaillat, who narrowly lost to Rangel

in the 2012 Democratic primary for the seat, would be the first Dominican-born member of Congress if he won. AP

N.Y.U. BATTLES OVER ALLEY New York University is in a fight with an Upper East Side condominium, reported the New York Times. The university’s Institute of Fine Arts, located on East 78th Street, is looking to adjoin itself to the condo located next door via a passageway in the alley between the two buildings. The university is looking to use the condo for classrooms and as a study center. However, owners are not happy. “N.Y.U. knows this will ruin the value of the building,” Adam Leitman Bailey, the lawyer for the condo board, told the newspaper. New York Times

SMOKE-FREE BUILDINGS ON THE RISE

Far Left, Rep. Charles Rangel Left, Sen. Adriano Espaillat

DNAinfo.com reported a dramatic increase in the number of smoke-free buildings that have come on the market in the past five years. Data analyzed for them by StreetEasy shows that in 2008 there was only one listing for an apartment advertised as being in a smoke-free building, and zero co-ops or condos were listed as being smoke free. According to the StreetEasy data,

1,488 rentals, 100 condos and 66 coops were listed in smoke-free buildings citywide in 2013. So far this year, 1,200 rentals, 71 condos and 34 co-ops were listed in smoke-free buildings, a rate that’s on pace to surpass last year’s figures. A 2010 study by Berkley Labs, the research arm of University of California at Berkley, found that “nicotine in third-hand smoke, the residue from tobacco smoke that clings to virtually all surfaces long after a cigarette has been extinguished, reacts with the common indoor air pollutant nitrous acid to produce dangerous carcinogens.” DNAinfo.com spoke with the NYC Coalition for a Smoke-Free City, who said that in some apartment buildings, up to 65 percent of air is shared between units. “When one person smokes, the whole building smokes,” said coalition executive director Sheelah Feinberg. “Secondhand smoke permeates walls and crevices in multi-unit buildings and poses a significant health threat.” The article said major landlords in the city are beginning to implement smoking bans in their buildings, including Equity Residential and Related Companies, indicating that the market has shifted to a more healthconscious stance when it comes to second and third-hand smoke. DNAinfo.com

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City officials called a meeting on the Upper East Side earlier this month and addressed the ambivalence a lot of students have about after-school programs. It turns out, their parents may not be that jazzed about them, either. A meager crowd of about 10 people turned out in a recent downpour at Robert S. Wagner Middle School to hear about the city’s new initiative to spend $80 million citywide on after-school programs for middle school-aged children. Using the word “schoolâ€? in the branding of any after-school program doesn’t work, according to Susan Haskell, the Deputy Commissioner of Youth Services for the Deptartment of Youth and Community Development. She said her department saw a lack of interest in what they dubbed “out of school timeâ€? programs they initiated, or “OSTâ€? programs, and attributed it to the name’s unavoidable association with the last place kids want to be after spending all day in, well, school. “Kids don’t want to hear anything about school,â€? she told the parents at the meeting. “There are a range of options,â€? said Assemblyman Dan Quart of after-school programs currently offered in the district. “But there should be more. And not just programs that continue the school day, they have to be different from what’s taught from eight-thirty to three.â€? Quart called the meeting to gather input from district parents on what they want in an after-school program. Because of the scant showing, the meeting functioned mostly as an informational session for parents on how the funding would be disbursed. The DYCD solicited ideas from almost 400 middle schools citywide, and received back 284 proposals. Each of the proposals should be approved, according to Haskell, provided the school submitted a viable RFP. “It should be the case that every school that [submitted an RFP] gets funded,â€? said Haskell. Each approved middle school will receive $3,000 per student enrolled in the after-school program. Spread out evenly, that’s about 94 kids per program, though each program’s enrollment ďŹ gure will

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A STROLL ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 again. We try to stop at “our bench� (inscribed for his birthday as a memorial to his marriage proposal at that spot) facing the entrance to the Carousel and we often go for a ride, grinning and laughing like children. We also adore the zoo and wait for the Delacourte clock to strike

the hour and watch the animal ďŹ gures go round and round. We live on the East Side and often go to the Lincoln Plaza Cinema on the West Side just to be able to walk across the park. We follow that journey with a meal inside at the antipasto bar or outside on a beautiful day or night at Fiorello’s. Another outdoor destination is the High Line, where we marvel at the green space as we stroll and watch the progress of this remarkable structure as it heads north. It is one of the great outdoor spaces in Manhattan. The landscaping

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is a pleasurable education on each walk. I always want to stop on one of those glorious lounge chairs and soak up the sun, even if only for a moment. Another walking delight is going to one of favorite breakfast spots, Nectar, at 82nd and Madison, and walking leisurely while window shopping down Madison Avenue all the way into the 50s before any of the stores open. It’s beautiful, full of fantasy, and entirely free from spending. Another great outdoor spot for breakfast in the warm days is French Roast on 6th Avenue in the West Village. We can have fabulous French bread and an omelet that dreams are made of and then walk those little streets of the Village

and think of decades past. I could go on and on about my love affair with outdoor walks in New York City but I would be remiss if I did not include the beauty of Battery Park City along the Hudson down to the ferry and the sight of Statue of Liberty. Last but not least, what could be more luscious than an outdoor meal at the Seagrill at Rockefeller Center or the Annual Citymeals on Wheels event in June on the same space? Rikki Klieman is an attorney and legal correspondant for CBS This Morning.

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< COORDINATING CONSTRUCTION ON THE EAST SIDE I think it would be an interesting article to read about the construction on the Upper East Side and how traffic lanes are blocked and bus stops cancelled or moved for over a year. It seems the city issues building permits but they do not coordinate if there are two huge buildings going up at the same time creating huge traffic tie-

Feedback ON THE SIDE OF THE PROTESTORS A comment from the web on our story “An Act of Disobedience” (Our Town, May 29), about the arrest of protestors in front of the East 91st Street Marine Transfer Station construction site: “Why did it take engineers and the city officials eight years to figure out a ramp going through a park is dangerous? How can we trust their plans for the safety of this facility? This facility is in a flood zone.” roy123

A VOTE IN FAVOR OF BIKE LANES A comment from the web on a letter published in our May 29 issue, “Local Kid - Say No to Bike Lanes!”: Bike lanes intentionally take away parking spots. Less cars means less wear on the roads, less pollution, and greater health outcomes for New Yorkers like yourself. Cabs are legally not allowed to let out passengers or pick up passengers when they are 10 inches or more from the curb. It is also a violation to open a car door into traffic and you can get fined $500. Such doorings have led to the deaths of many cyclists. Cabs should not be letting passengers out or picking them up while in a bike lane. Pedestrians should not be walking in bike lanes since they are not bikes! Pedestrians get hurt at their own risk and at their own fault. Bike lanes are good. Do your research next time. Kevin

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ups. On First Ave and 79th (now 80th), a bus stop has been under construction since before Dec 2013. It’s just a bus stop! There doesn’t seem to be anyone in charge of how much construction can go on at one time. The building renovation on Lex and 79th has closed that bus stop for many months. During

this winter people had to walk from Park or 3rd to make the Lex connection. I’m sure the disabled and elderly just couldn’t travel on the snowy days. Thank you for your time. Elaine Manza E. 80th Street

CLEANING UP DIRTY BOILERS OP-ED The state should help finance programs that replace “dirty” heating oil boilers with cleaner, more efficient upgrades BY DAN QUART

UPPER EAST SIDE In the 1950s and 60s, New York City’s poor air quality was at crisis levels. Isolated smog events were widely reported as emergencies, killing hundreds over the course of a few separate weeks. Air quality improved nationwide after federal legislation was enacted in 1970. Still, New York City’s air remained notably more polluted than the rest of the country’s. Even just a few years ago, Mayor Bloomberg’s 2007 PlaNYC report attributed 3,000 deaths, 2,000 hospital admissions and 6,000 emergency room visits annually to fine particulate emissions, one of the most dangerous kinds of air pollution. The report also identified a surprising cause of much of this pollution: boilers in large apartment buildings burning dirty heating oils. Out of the roughly 250,000 apartment buildings across the city, only 10,000 of them were burning dirty fuels, but the resulting fine particulate pollution from these buildings was more than that of all of the car and truck traffic in the entirety of the city. To combat this, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enacted new regulations that would eliminate the dirtiest heating oil, #6, by 2015 and the next dirtiest heating oil, #4, by 2030. The regulations have been effective in making serious progress toward eliminating #6 oil. As of May 2014, only 1614 buildings use boilers that are still burning #6. However, many building owners have converted to #4 oil instead of cleaner fuels, including low sulfur #2 oil and natural gas. Since August 2013, the number of buildings with boilers burning #4 oil has actually increased from 3137 to 3271. While this is a small increase, it represents a

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significant failure in avoided emissions that will continue for the next 16 years, until #4 oil is outlawed in 2030. The DEP’s mandates are an important step toward reducing fine particulate emissions, but they did not address the cause of many buildings’ failure to stop using these most emissive heating oils: costs. Cleaner conversions are more costly conversions, leading many buildings to choose the intermediate step of an easier conversion that is less effective in reducing emissions. Of particular concern are rent-regulated buildings - these buildings are usually undercapitalized and find it more difficult to either raise capital or find financing for the costs associated with a boiler conversions. Defraying the costs of these investments in cleaner heating fuels is necessary to help building owners make this

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leap. The New York State Energy Research and Development Agency agrees with me. In a report they released on May 15, 2014, they declared, “To increase fuel oil efficiency and reduce emissions in the residential sector, additional funding is needed for fuel oil efficiency and or fuel oil to natural gas systems conversions.” It’s time to finish the job and finally eradicate these dirty heating oils once and for all. I have sponsored legislation that will do just that by offering financial incentives for building owners who convert to cleaner heating fuels, speeding up the process and ensuring that our air is free of heating-related fine particulate emissions. Clean air is worth the cost.

Dan Quart is the State Assemblyman for the Upper East Side’s district 73.

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Out & About 13 THE MECHANICAL MAN BY ANDRÉ DEED

MEN HAVE NEEDS TOO.

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1071 5th Avenue (at 89th Street) 1:30 p.m.; $22 André Deed’s 1921 film The Mechanical Man. Directed by André Deed in 1921, The Mechanical Man parallels an attempt by young Italian artists, writers, and activists of the same period to link the Futurist avant-garde with communist proletariat culture through the cult of the machine. The film tells the story of a city under siege by a giant robot. After the police are unable to stop its reign of terror, a second mechanical man is sent to confront the robot in a dramatic showdown at the local opera house. The film was long considered lost, but the discovery of a fragmentary Portuguese version of The Mechanical Man in Brazil led to this re-release in 2005. guggenheim.org

VELOCITÀ BY PIPPO ORIANI

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1071 5th Avenue (at 89th Street) 2 p.m.; $22 One of few remaining Futurist films, Velocità (also known as Vitesse) was directed by Pippo Oriani between 1930 and 1931. A montage of surreal and detached images, the film exemplifies the experimental nature of Futurist cinema. Speeding trains and whirring typewriters speak to the movement’s love of velocity and mechanical devices, while toy airplanes soaring above collaged landscapes embody the national fascination with flight. guggenheim.org

14 CLASSICAL GUITAR RECITAL WITH NYLON WOUND & FRIENDS 96th Street Library, 112 East 96th Street

5 p.m.; Free Nylon Wound was established in 2002 by Gregory Askins and Joseph Parisi. The duo incorporated in 2005 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) to promote the classical guitar in various venues for public enrichment. The duo performs original compositions and arrangements for two guitars in addition to the standard repertory. They have performed at various festivals and in various venues around New York City and in Europe including the River To River Festival, Adelphi Dance, The Library for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center and the Karl Koch Concert Hall, Luzern. nypl.org

ROBERTO ROENA Y SU APOLLO SOUND + LA MECÁNICA POPULAR + LITTLE LOUIE VEGA Rumsey Playfield, Central Park 6:30 p.m.; Free Roberto Roena is a salsa music percussionist, orchestra leader, and dancer. Roena was one of the original members of El Gran Combo, and he later became the leader of his own band, “Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound,” arguably one of the best Latin salsa bands in Puerto Rico summerstage.donyc.com

15 “I LIVE. SEND HELP.” 100 YEARS OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West on 77th Street 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; $18 The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) was founded in New York City in 1914 as a response to the plight ofJews in Europe and Palestine at the outset of World War I. Since then, JDC has become a premier humanitarian organization helping Jews and non-Jews the world over in times of need. On the occasion of its 100 year anniversary, this exhibition will recount the history of JDC from its creation

by Jacob Schiff and Henry Morgenthau, Sr. to its most recent relief activities rebuildng Jewish communities of the former Soviet Union and in aiding Filipinos in the wake of the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan. nyhistory.org

16 COMMUNITY BOARD 8 LANDMARKS COMMITTEE Marymount Manhattan College, 221 East 71st Street, Regina Peruggi Room 6:30 p.m.; Free 1. 15 East 90th Street (between Fifth and Madison)-Carnegie Hill Historic District-Kurt Hirschberg, Architect- A Neo-Georgian style building designed by Mott B. Schmidt and built in 1927-28. Application to correct violation received from a Landmarks Preservation Commission for work done at front elevation without the required permit. 2. 700 Park Avenue (between 69th and 70th Streets)-Upper East Side Historic District-Walter B. Melvin, LLC, Architect-A nostyle building designed by Kahn &Jacobs, Paul Resnick and Harry F. Green and built in 1959. Application for work at two street elevations. 3. 15 & 17 East 77th Street (between Fifth and Madison)-Upper East Side Historic District-Armand Dadoun, Architect-Neo-Grec style buildings designed by John G. Prague and built in 1878. Application for rear yard extension and renovate façade. cb8m.com

THE INTERNET’S OWN BOY: THE STORY OF AARON SWARTZ 92Y, Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street 8:15 p.m.; $29 The story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz. From Swartz’s help in the development of the basic internet protocol RSS to his co-founding of Reddit, his fingerprints are all over the internet. But it was Swartz’s groundbreaking work in social

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justice and political organizing combined with his aggressive approach to information access that ensnared him in a two year legal battle with the Federal government. It was a battle that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26. 92y.org

named Mason (a breakthrough performance by Ellar Coltrane), who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. Starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette as Mason’s parents and newcomer Lorelei Linklater as his sister Samantha, “Boyhood” charts the rocky terrain of childhood like no other film has before. Snapshots of adolescence from road trips and family dinners to birthdays and graduations and all the moments in between become transcendent, set to

as a waitress for the summer. When the spoken-for Margot encourages Gaspard to have a summer romance with her friend, Solène, Léna turns up, and Gaspard is forced to make a choice between the three women in his life. fiaf.org

COMMUNITY BOARD 8 FULL BOARD MEETING

FIAF, Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street 4 & 7:30 p.m.; $13 With Marina Hands, Bruno Ganz, Josiane Balasko. In French with English subtitles .The film stars Marina Hands as a talented but somewhat reckless young equestrian who is determined to succeed. Legendary German actor Bruno Ganz co-stars as a world-weary former champion who trades on his renown with the young women he now coaches. Ostensibly about the competitive world of horseback riding, the film examines how wealth and class figure prominently in this sport. fiaf.org

a soundtrack spanning the years from Coldplay’s “Yellow” to Arcade Fire’s “Deep Blue.” Boyhood is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and an ode to growing up and parenting. It’s impossible not to watch Mason and his family without thinking about our own journey. 92y.org

Memorial Sloan Kettering, 430 East 67th Street, Auditorium 6:30 p.m.; Free Those who wish to speak during the Public Session must register to do so by 6:45 p.m. There will be a presentation by NYC Office of Emergency Management on Ready New York, committee reports, and the following public hearings: Public Hearing: BSA Cal. No. 119-14-BZ, 1151 Third Avenue, Block 1422, Lot 1-Application for a special permit under 73-36 of the NYC Zoning Resolution to operate a physical culture establishment, Flywheel Sports Inc. dba Flywheel on the 2nd and 3rd Floors of the building located at 1151 Third Avenue. 121-14-BZ, 1151 Third Avenue, Block 1422, Lot 1-Application for a special permit under 73-36 of the NYC Zoning Resolution to operate a physical culture establishment, Strengthen Length Tone LLC dba SLT on the 4th Floor of the building located at 1151 Third Avenue. 120-14-BZ, 1151 Third Avenue, Block 1422, Lot 1-Application for a special permit under 73-36 of the NYC Zoning Resolution to operate a physical culture establishment, Upper East Fhitting Room LLC dba Fhitting Room on the 5th Floor of the building located at 1151 Third Avenue cb8m.com

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A SUMMER’S TALE

MEL BOCHNER: STRONG LANGUAGE

BOYHOOD: CLIPS AND CONVERSATION WITH RICHARD LINKLATER AND ELLAR COLTRANE

FIAF, Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street 7:30 p.m.; $13 With Melvil Poupaud, Amanda Langlet, Gwenaëlle Simon, Aurélia Nolin. In A Summer’s Tale Gaspard, a recent college graduate, arrives at the seaside in Bretagne for a three week vacation before starting a new job. While waiting for his sort-of girlfriend, the fickle Léna, to join him he welcomes the interest of Margot, a student working

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92Y, Lexington Avenue at 92nd St 8 p..m.; $29 Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child

The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave at 92nd street 11 a.m.; $15 The late 1960s conceptual artist work is on display. A selection of 70 of his language focused works of art in painting drawing and mixed media will be the piece de resistance. thejewishmusuem.org

CARNEGIE EAST HOUSE NEW YORK’S PREMIERE ENRICHED RESIDENCE FOR SENIORS IS HAVING AN OPEN HOUSE COME JOIN US ON OUR PATIO AS WE CELEBRATE THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER TOURS WILL BE GIVEN DATE: SUNDAY, JUNE 29TH TIME: 2—4 PM PLACE: CARNEGIE EAST HOUSE

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Milestones

REMEMBERING ROY GOODMAN BY CHRISTOPHER MOORE

My phone rang and it was State Sen. Roy Goodman. A few hours before, he’d been in our Our Town endorsement meeting, where I had asked him what exactly he was working on, what was getting accomplished and why he deserved re-election to a job he began in 1969. The year was 2000, and Goodman was facing a steep challenge from Democrat Liz Krueger. She seemed in tune with the rising tide of Democrats in Manhattan, even on the Upper East Side, where liberal Republicans actually existed. But Goodman wasn’t going down without a fight. His call proved it. He fought the notion that he was tired. He had plans for everything from rent protection to arts funding to the right of female New Yorkers to control their own bodies. It was clear there was some steel behind the gentleman-scholar façade. He was 70 then; he was 84 when he died on June 3. When someone dies, those of us in the news game like to say that an era has ended. Usually it’s an overstatement. Not with him; this really is the end of an era. There was some sense of that passage way back in 2000, during what turned out to be Goodman’s final campaign. In 2002, thenMayor Michael Bloomberg picked Goodman to be president and CEO of the United Nations Development Corporation, a wise selection that meant a special election for the Goodman seat, and Krueger beat Republican Assembly Member John Ravitz (also arguably the last of the liberal Republicans). The Goodman-Krueger matchup enlivened New Yorkers who love politics. There was a fresh questioning about the nature and value of liberal Republicans, and what if any help they could be in a Democratic city. The argument seems dated now. Democrats rule. But I do think we lost something when the Javits/Rockefeller/Ravitz/Bill Green model ended. Today, the political divisions in the city, state and nation – especially the nation – are so great that it’s hard to picture a GOP conference anywhere hosting a discussion about urban needs. It makes national news now when Republican Rep. Paul Ryan even thinks aloud about the inner cities. Goodman did good work. Understanding both his unusual role and the changing political landscape, he carefully cultivated relationships. He had about him a sense of history. He smiled when I remembered his 1977 race for mayor, one he lost overwhelmingly to Ed Koch. Goodman liked that I knew my city history. He could talk about Javits and

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Rockefeller like they were in the next room. So when we think of Goodman, and we should, I hope we remember more than the well-spoken gentleman with his wild vocabulary and personal quirks (classic clothing and tuna salad every day, if I’m remembering correctly). Think, too, of that sense of fight, the love of New York history, and all the fun he had playing in that sandbox. In his last campaign, he didn’t want to give up his Senate seat. In his lifetime, he didn’t want to give up his party registration. In both cases, he was willing to struggle to stay. Christopher Moore is a former editor of Our Town and the West Side Spirit.

Memorial for Susan Cooper Susan Cooper, a fixture in Upper East Side politics, was remembered at a memorial service at the Metropolitan Republican Club at the end of May. Susan had been chief of staff for New York State Senator Roy M. Goodman, Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, and assistant at the New York City Board of Elections in Human Resources. She served as Secretary of the New York Republican County Committee and District Leader in the 74th Assembly District. Cooper worked for Sen. Goodman for more than 20 years and represented him before Community Boards 6 and 8 and at countless other community meetings. She was a longtime resident of Stuyvesant Town.

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TURNING HOMELESSNESS INTO ART ART AND POLITICS Local artists explore a growing social problem, through tattoos, photographs and videos BY GABRIELLE ALFIERO

They’re on our trains and our street corners, holding handwritten signs, asking for food, money, shelter, compassion. Sometimes we drop change into a paper cup. But most times, we walk by, unfazed, as though the homeless aren’t there. But for some local artists, addressing homelessness is not only a social issue, but a creative endeavor. Andres Serrano, a photographer and native New Yorker who first photographed homeless New Yorkers in 1990 for a series called “Nomads,” has witnessed homelessness in New York City his whole life, but noticed more people living on the streets this past year than ever before. With the support of More Art, a nonprofit dedicated to socially conscious public art, Serrano photographed homeless New Yorkers on the streets during 2014’s brutal winter. Some held signs—‘Homeless But Hopeful. Broke Not Broken’—and many huddled in blankets and wore thick layers. A few had companions, but most of Serrano’s subjects were alone. The resulting portrait series, “Residents of New York,” was installed in the West 4th Street subway station and other public spaces in the city, where advertisements are usually plastered, and runs through June 15. “In general, people aren’t looking at advertising most of the time,” Serrano said. “We’re all on autopilot, not only with ads but with the homeless themselves. We see them but we don’t really pay attention to them.” For the city, homelessness is a perennial issue, and getting worse. More than 60,000 people are homeless in New York City, and the de Blasio administration seeks increased funding for rent subsidy plans and transition programs to help lower the record number of people who turn to local shelters. But for Serrano and other art-

Matt C. Ellis’ tattoo of his friend Jeffrey, a homeless man he met in Herald Square. He tattooed the portrait on his friend’s bicep for free.

ists, their tasks are simpler. Two years ago, Matt C. Ellis, a portraitist and tattoo artist, met a homeless man named Jeffrey in Herald Square. “All these people were walking by him, and I wanted to just spend time with him,” said Ellis. “I wasn’t interested in asking him why he was homeless and what his views were, I was interested in him just solely as a person.” He drew Jeffrey’s portrait, and tattooed it onto his friend’s bicep for free, which led to calls from clients who wanted similar tattoos; Ellis has since done four more tattoos of homeless portraits. “People tattoo portraits of famous people and people they’ve never met on a daily basis,” said Ellis, who calls the homeless men and women he meets his friends. “It was a piece of artwork, and a piece of artwork that has a purpose, which is bringing more awareness and making people question identity and our social values.” In 2012, advertising creative directors Nick Zafonte and Thompson Harrell founded the Starving Artists Project after noticing an abundance of witty, artistic signs drawn by the homeless in the East Village. They collected around 90 signs and exhibited them in a Brooklyn gallery,

Donna Darbusie, one of the homeless artists involved in Starving Artists Project. Credit: Andrew Zuckerman/ Starving Artists Project

and brought the artists to the opening. They also tapped photographer Andrew Zuckerman, who’s known for his portraits of celebrities and public figures, including Clint Eastwood, Willie Nelson and Desmond Tutu, to photograph the artists. “Imagine if you walked around saying something and were just ignored constantly,” Zafonte said. “Homeless people experience that every day. They’re standing there asking for something and people just walk right by.” Serrano gave his models $50 and had them sign release forms. Zafonte provided cab and train fare to bring his artists to the gallery opening. Ellis, whose “Homeless Project” is ongoing, often starts conversations by asking if he can take a photograph in exchange for a few dollars—but he always talks with the models before snapping their pictures. Sometimes he spends a whole day with them, other times only a few minutes. He remembers their names and calls them all his friends, even those he’s only met once. “What I found intriguing about them was this rawness,” Ellis said. “It seemed like there was a lot that they had to offer that was face value. Whereas people you run into in every day life for the most part are either selling something to you or want something from you or put on some type of mask. And with these individuals that I met on the street, I connected with them in a different way.”

With an issue as significant and pervasive as homelessness, dropping a dime in an empty Starbucks cup can seem futile. Michelle Tolson, director of public relations for New York City Rescue Mission, said that even saying hello to a homeless individual has value, and that altering perception is important. Her organization recently worked with advertising agency Silver + Partners to produce “Make Them Visible,” a video in which everyday New Yorkers posed as homeless and became unrecognizable to their families. The video went viral, with more than 4.3 million views. “It’s someone’s mother, someone’s brother, someone’s family member who’s out there,” she said. “We forget they’re human beings.” Serrano doesn’t see himself as an advocate, but an artist paying homage to those who are struggling. He wants people to notice his work, he said, though he hopes that the portraits will awaken viewers to the number of homeless men, women and children they see on their commutes and during their lunch breaks. “My criteria are not as a crusader, although this project has an aspect of public awareness,” said Serrano. “I’m an artist. This is what I choose to do. I choose to follow my muse and follow the subjects that I find interesting.” One of his recent models was 28-year-old Ryan McMann, whose friends called him Red. When Serrano photographed him, he noticed the whites of his eyes had turned yellow, a side effect of a liver condition. He had gone to the hospital and gotten medication, he told Serrano as he sat for his portrait. Two weeks later, another homeless man approached Serrano on the street and told him Red had died. “It’s sad because some of these people will disappear, and we’ll never know what happens to them,” he said. “A lot of these people will disappear and we won’t know anything about them except for maybe some of the photographs I’ve taken.”

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NEW CHAMBER BALLET New Chamber Ballet premieres a new work by the company’s artistic director, Miro Magloire, set to Claude DeBussy’s Violin Sonata. The company will also perform repertory works, including Magloire’s “Wood Nymphs,” performed to piano compositions by Franz Liszt, and “Happy Dance of the Wild Skeletons,” a duet by new choreographer-in-residence Constantine Baecher, which is performed in the round, allowing audience members to wander around the stage and view the performance from various vantage points. June 13 and June 14 City Center Studio 5 130 West 56th St. 8:00 p.m. Tickets $25

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NYC DANCE WEEK Dance companies throughout the city— including the Ailey Extension and Ballet Academy East—open up their studios for free and discounted dance lessons as part of NYC Dance Week. Participants can sign up online for a diverse array of classes and workshops, including classical ballet, salsa, Bollywood-style and Zumba. June 19 through June 28 Various locations and times Visit nycdanceweek.org/the-festival for locations and schedule FREE

“SOUNDS OF SUMMER” INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL

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Five youth ensembles, including a brass band and four orchestras from California, Ohio, Thailand and Germany, come together on the Carnegie Hall stage for the inaugural year of the “Sounds of Summer” International Music Festival, a new, annual concert series that provides performance education for budding classical musicians. Tuesday, June 17 Carnegie Hall Isaac Stern Auditorium 57th Street and Seventh Avenue 8:00 p.m. Tickets $15-$30

WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL GIRLS CHOIR

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The Washington National Cathedral Girls Choir, a group of singers between the ages of 11 and 18 who attend the National Cathedral School in Washington D.C., performs a free concert, with a repertoire including works by Felix Mendelssohn, Gustav Holst, Kenneth Leighton and other composers. Monday, June 16 St. Bartholomew’s Church 325 Park Ave. 1:30 p.m. FREE

SUMMER WINE TASTING As part of SD26’s summer wine series, Sommelier Eleonora Tirapelle leads a tasting of white wines, including Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, from Northern Italy’s Trentino Alto Adige region. A wine specialist from Alois Lageder and St. Michael-Eppan wineries will also be on hand. Class participants are offered a discounted dinner in the restaurant’s dining room. Tuesday, June 17 SD26 19 East 26th St. 6:30 p.m. Tickets $65

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< 92ND STREET GREENMARKET SET FOR SUMMER SEASON GrowNYC’s 92nd Street Greenmarket is set to open for the season on Sunday, June 22, where it offers a weekly food scrap collection, and will also begin collecting textiles. The market at 92nd Street and First Avenue takes place every Sunday, and food waste such as vegetable trimmings, stale bread and coffee grounds will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A community paper-shredding event will also take place on June 22 when

the Greenmarket kicks off its summer season. Through a partnership with the Department of Sanitation, GrowNYC has expanded its food scrap collections at Greenmarkets to include 38 locations across the city. Organic material contributed to the effort will be transformed into compost for local farming and gardening projects. GrowNYC has collected more than 2.7 million pounds of textiles and 2.85 million pounds

of food scraps at dozens of Greenmarket collection sites throughout the five boroughs. Together, food scraps and textiles comprise 23 percent of NYC’s waste, making efforts like these critical to reducing the big apple’s environmental footprint. For more information, visit www.grownyc.org or call 212-788-7964.

In Brief PETE WELLS VISITS THE SIMONE Pete Wells served up a three-star review for The Simone, an 11-table eatery on East 82nd Street that opened last November. The restaurant, owned by husband and wife team Chip Smith and Tina Vaughn, maintains a more traditional method of operations than many area restaurants: reservations must be made over the phone, as the restaurant doesn’t have Open Table, and The Simone is absent on Menu Pages and social media. Wells wrote, “If you wanted to keep away anyone under 35, this is how you’d do it.” The ambiance is “old-fashioned but not starchy,” he noted, and the food is traditionally French. Smith, who helms the kitchen, served flounder that Wells considered some of the best seafood dishes of the year, as well as mains that didn’t disappoint, including “a juicy roasted chicken breast with fried croquettes of dark meat, ham and foie gras so hard to ignore that dinner came to a dead stop while we passed them around.” Dishes that didn’t satisfy—dry rabbit loin and thigh— were infrequent enough for Wells to consider them “flukes.” The Simone is located at 151 East 82nd Street, at Lexington Avenue, and is open for dinner (call 212-772-8861 for reservations) Monday through Saturday.

HUDSON EATS OPENS IN BATTERY PARK CITY RESTAURANTS 30,000 square-foot dining hall offers 14 different options BY GABRIELLE ALFIERO

BATTERY PARK CITY Hudson Eats, an upscale food court located in the new

SHAKE SHACK CELEBRATES 10 YEARS Shake Shack, the famous fast casual restaurant, is celebrating its 10th anniversary, Gothamist reported. Shake Shack started out as a cart in 2000 before its founder, Danny Meyer, decided to expand the cart to a restaurant. In 2004, the first restaurant opened in Madison Square Park where it quickly became a staple of New York. Since then, Shake Shack has opened five additional New York locations, further expanding to outside New York and even internationally, the furthest one located in Russia. The restaurant, famous for their milkshakes and burgers, is celebrating by selling a special burger each day from the week of Monday, June 9 through Friday, June 13. On Shake Shack’s actual anniversary, Thursday, June 12, a big party will be held in Madison Square Park.

The Hudson Eats food court is part of a $250 million renovation at Brookfield Place downtown.

IF YOU GO Hudson Eats at Brookfield Place 250 Vesey St., second floor Hours: Monday through Friday: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. What to eat: Black Seed Bagels, Blue Ribbon Sushi (coming soon), Chop’t, Dig Inn Seasonal Market, Dos Toros, Little Muenster, Mighty Quinn’s Barbeque, Num Pang, Olive’s, Skinny Pizza, Sprinkles Cupcakes, Tartinery, Umami Burger

Brookfield Place development on Vesey Street in Battery Park City, opened June 3, bringing 14 food vendors into one 30,000 square-foot room with a view. The dining hall can seat up to 600, with window seats and a large outdoor patio offering picturesque views of sailboats drifting along the Hudson River. A diverse array of some of the city’s popular food vendors serves at Hudson Eats, including Black Seed Bagels—which receives daily deliveries of its wood-fired bagels from its main location on Elizabeth Street—Cambodian-inspired sandwich shop Num Pang, grilled cheese eatery Little Muenster and Smorgasburg and Brooklyn Flea favorite Mighty Quinn’s Barbeque. The building is still under construction, and the food court can be accessed through a winding temporary entrance on Vesey Street; as part of a $250 million dollar renovation, Brookfield Place will soon house an Equinox health club, luxury retail shops and five sit-down restaurants, including a second Parm location, along with Le District, a 25,000 square-foot French marketplace, all by this time next year. Navigating the different options at the second-floor food court is simple and seating is abundant, whether at crushed white marble communal counters or plush leather banquettes and booths. Designed by AvroKO, BCV & Spectorgroup, the space is LEED-certified and devoid of many traditional food court features, in favor of sleek, custom elements, including shiny, white brick walls, walnut stools, hanging light fixtures and countertops inlaid with dark wood. Instead of sticky plastic trays and fountain sodas, diners carry recycled paper takeout containers and cups of Blue Bottle Coffee. However, some mainstays remain: the second New York City location of Adam Fleishman’s West Coast chain Umami Burger serves its fare, including the Brookfield Place-exclusive pastrami burger, on slender black trays.

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RESTAURANT INSPECTION RATINGS MAY 2 7 - JUNE 3, 2014 The following listings were collected from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s website and include the most recent inspection and grade reports listed. We have included every restaurant listed during this time within the zip codes of our neighborhoods. Some reports list numbers with their explanations; these are the number of violation points a restaurant has received. To see more information Subway

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UNEQUAL ACCESS RANKLES TENANTS

What’s Next, a Bouncer? Rent-Regulated Tenants Excluded From Amenities

845 West End Avenue is the latest apartment building on the Upper West Side to be added to the list of those that bar rentregulated tenants from accessing some amenities. Photo by Daniel Fitzsimmons

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U.W.S. BUILDINGS WITH UNEQUAL ACCESS TO AMENITIES

Another Upper West Side building denying rentregulated tenants access to amenities

China Taste

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Lunetta Pizza & Restaurant 1427 3 Avenue

Grade Pending (41) Cold food item held above 41Âş F (smoked ďŹ sh and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ÂşF) except during necessary preparation. Food Protection CertiďŹ cate not held by supervisor of food operations. Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, crosscontaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

UPPER WEST SIDE In another example of high-end buildings giving some low-rate renters short shrift, rent-regulated tenants at 845 West End Avenue recently told the West Side Spirit they do not have access to the building’s fitness center like their market-rate co-op owning counterparts do. Gloria Zicht was born in the building, and after moving around in the years following college returned in the 1960s to her family’s rent-regulated apartment, living there ever since About ďŹ ve years ago many of the build

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Frere De Lys

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Peri Ela

1361-65 Lexington Avenue

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May 16, 2014

The local paper for the Upper East Side

UPS tells employees to lie, overcharge customers: suit

U.P.S.’S SECRET MANHATTAN PROBLEM One of the Hagan brothers’ 11 Manhattan UPS stores, now closed.

“ Employees in virtually every Manhattan (UPS

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Store) location were so comfortable with the practice of ‌ lying about expected delivery dates, withholding accurate price quotes and overdimensioning boxes to trigger higher retail billable rates, that they would gladly engage in conversations on the topic.� A former UPS franchisee

A former franchisee accuses the shipping giant of routinely gouging customers throughout the city BY KYLE POPE

Last month, when nearly a dozen UPS Stores across the city closed down in a single day, the initial focus was on the customers put out by the shutdown: dozens of people found themselves unable to access their rented mailboxes, while others complained of packages lost in the The UPS Store believes shuffle. On the West Side, a blog surfaced the allegations made against to swap information about the fate of a store on West 57th Street. it and UPS ... to be false. What none of these customers knew at The UPS Store customer service team is doing all we the time, though, was that they had uncan to assure the customers wittingly become part of a much bigger in the Manhattan store area – and at times bizarre – dispute involving affected are taken care of� the franchisee who until the shutdowns

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What can Brown screw from you? Two former UPS franchisees accuse the worldwide delivery service of telling employees to lie about the size and weight of packages in order to jack up prices on unsuspecting customers. Brothers Robert and Thomas Hagan, who owned and operated 11 UPS stores in Manhattan, claim in a federal lawsuit that a typical scam was to “add inches to the sides of measured boxes,� as well as an “enhanced declared value,� which allowed clerks to charge customers more. For example, a package with a length, width and depth totaling 26 inches would cost $106.85 to overnight from New York to Pittsburgh, but a 29-inch package would cost $117.19. In some cases, customers were overcharged as much as 400 percent, legal papers allege. “It’s pretty ugly,� said Steve Savva, the Hagans’ attorney. “It seems to be systematic, and the customers have no way of knowing.� The Hagans allege in court filings that The UPS Store, a subsidiary of the publicly traded United Parcel Service, was responsible for violating “the covenant of good faith and fair dealing� by: t 5FMMJOH DVTUPNFST UIBU HSPVOE EFMJWFSZ DPVME OPU CF HVBSBOUFFE BOE XPVME take longer than it actually would, in order to entice them to buy expensive, guaranteed air delivery. t $PODFBMJOH UIF DPTU PG DIFBQFS TIJQQJOH TFSWJDFT t $IBSHJOH DVTUPNFST GVFM TVSDIBSHFT GPS BJS EFMJWFSZ FWFO XIFO QBDLBHFT XFSFO U shipped by plane but by truck. Videotapes offered as evidence show UPS Store employees cheating customers,

UPS, and their right to operate a UPS store was revoked. But, in an effort to clear their name, the Hagans have ďŹ led an extraordinary claim against UPS in Federal Court that lays out, over 200 detailed pages, what they say is a systemic effort by UPS to rip off its Manhattan customers. The Hagans, UPS franchise owners since 2008 whose business grossed $6 million a year at its peak, even brought in a private investigator to secretly document the abuses they say occur at every UPS store in the city. Among their claims: Customers are routinely duped into paying more than necessary for shipping Employees are encouraged to lie about the weight and dimensions of packages to result in a higher bill Customers are told that one method of shipping is the cheapest, when often it is not The Hagans, in their lawsuit, says the deception is so widespread at UPS in

May 1, 2014

May 11, 2014

The local paper for Downtown

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From Vandals to Artists: Time Rouses More Appreciation for Graffiti

THESE WALLS CAN TALK ART Current exhibits explore NYC streets’ past and present BY GABRIELLE ALFIERO

Drunken Munkey

out. Those that do have protections said they’ve been barred access to amenities that have recently been built, including a ďŹ tness center and a children’s playroom. “It’s in the building, it shouldn’t be something that’s just set aside for condo owners,â€? said Zicht. “You have to have a card or a key or something.â€? Zicht said both she and her daughter, who lives with her, would use the gym if they were allowed to. Zicht showed a reporter down to the basement where, behind a locked door that appeared to open only with

May 15, 2014

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BY DANIEL FITZSIMMONS

Last November, one of New York’s most iconic art exhibits was uncermoniously whitewashed. Outdoor art space 5Pointz, a destination in Long Island City where graffiti writers from all over the world came to leave their mark, was covered over with white paint last November at the behest of the building’s owner, Jerry Wolkoff. When the vast walls of colorful graffiti were covered, Long Island City resident Jeffrey Leder took notice. Wolkoff had allowed graffiti writers to legally create work on his property for more than a decade, but now plans to demolish the building and construct residential high-rises after winning legal disputes with the 5Pointz artists. Leder, who operates an art gallery a block away, joined forces with Marie Cecile-Flageul, a member of the 5Pointz community who also manages its press, to curate “Whitewash,� an exhibition responding to the destruction, featuring work by nine artists who once painted at 5Pointz. Included in the exhibit are paintings by Meres One, the longtime curator of 5Pointz as well as prints

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Leder about the debut of the exhibit. “It was a celebration 5Pointz of the life of 5Pointz and also showed that there mourning its death.â€? was a need for While “Whitewashâ€? is a di- graffiti culture rect response to the recent as a tourist events at 5Pointz, the Jeffrey destination spot, Leder Gallery is not the only and so therefore local space exploring graf- any gallery or art fiti’s presence in New York institution that City. In February, Museum of can provide people the City of New York opened with their graffiti “City as Canvas,â€? an exhibi- ďŹ x will do so.â€? tion of 1980s graffiti art. City Gregory J. Lore, a non-proďŹ t organiza- Snyder, author tion that preserves and pro- of “Graffiti motes folk and grassroots Lives: Beyond arts movements, opened its the Tag in New new gallery space in April York’s Urban Undergroundâ€? with “Moving Murals,â€? a photographic display of graffiti-covered subway cars shot by photographers Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper during the 1970s and early 1980s. “Graffiti is so emblematic of the way people can be creative in their own environment,â€? said Steve Zeitlin, founding director of City Lore, who noted that, while graffiti still exists in the city, painted train cars are rare. In August, Gothamist reported that a tagged 4 train was spotted in the Bronx, though Zeitlin said it didn’t stay in public view for very long. “They never make it out of the train yard,â€? Zeitlin said. While graffiti is more policed now than in the 1970s and 1980s, street art has become a more accepted public display in urban areas, thanks in no small part to the international celebrity of clandestine British street artist Banksy, who completed a month-long ‘residency’ on New York City’s streets in October. Gregory J. Snyder, a sociologist and professor at Baruch College whose book “Graffiti Lives: Beyond the Tag in New York’s Urban Undergroundâ€? resulted from a decade of immersive research into graffiti’s subculture, makes a distinction between the two forms. “A lot of what we consider street art was antici

Above, a train mural from the City Lore exhibition. Photo by Henry Chalfant Left, Henry Chalfant and graffiti writer SHARP at the City Lore exhibition opening. Photo by Fernanda Kock

the early 1990s stared deďŹ antly at Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s cleanup efforts. Snyder also acknowledged the open tension between graffiti writers and street artists. “Street artists do not necessarily have to answer for their vandalism the same way that graffiti writers do,â€? he said. “Graffiti is thought to break windows, where street art is just, ‘hey, I’m putting up art.’ So it’s a little bit easier in the public mind to be a street artist than to be a grafďŹ ti writer, and I think both of those subcultures like it the way it is.â€? Abby Ronner, director of the City Lore gallery, echoes Snyder’s sentiments. “They’re totally different aesthetics,â€? Ronner said, noting that the City Lore exhibit explores an era when graffiti was transitioning from pure vandalism to legitimate expression in the art world’s view. Graffiti’s presence in galleries and museums isn’t new, Snyder said, nor is its alignment with ďŹ ne art. Brooklyn Museum exhibited graffiti in 2006 and included some of the same artists as the Museum of the City of New York show which

sent artists rooted in graffiti and street art. Many artists who were part of graffiti’s halcyon days have gone on to professional art careers, including Barry McGee, also known by his tag name Twist, and Steve Powers, known as ESPO, who are now successful studio artists. Still, Ronner notices a recent uptick in public interest. “In New York City, the cost of living is increasing so signiďŹ cantly and quickly, and there’s so much commercial development,â€? said Ronner. “A lot of people feel New York is being lost. The very deďŹ nition of New York and the character of it are lost. People are seeking old New York City culture.â€? Snyder suggests that Banksy’s mainstream success and the current popularity of street art renewed some interest in graffiti art and its culture, though he wonders if the recent events at 5Pointz affected gallery and museum attention. “Curators have a good sense of the moment,â€? said Snyder, who said that, though 5Pointz became a prestigious space for graffiti writers from all over the world it wasn’t necessarily home to

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MEET THE CANDIDATES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 saster in the next major storm; its construction budget is out of control and will double Manhattan’s waste disposal costs; and it will not reduce the garbage truck traffic in other boroughs in the slightest. We need to keep fighting, using the facts, and we need to keep building a bigger coalition around the city. New York has the worst recycling record of any major US city, and we need to make it one of the best. Looking more broadly across New York, we need to pass the Women’s Equality Act, fight for more affordable housing and better jobs (including raising the minimum wage) and invest in early childhood education and universal daycare.

Why are you the best choice to represent the 76th Assembly District? I believe that I have the best track of success in both the business and the non-profit worlds of any of the candidates, and that I will be able to bring the strongest set of skills and “can do” abilities to bear on behalf of our community. I spent 20 years working in financial services helping businesses grow and create jobs. With real world experience managing budgets and dealing with finance, I want to put my skills and progressive values to work cleaning up Albany and getting our economy working for middle class families. A budget expert, I will increase affordable housing and improve rent regulations, get our schools their fair share and protect senior services. I will stand up for middle class families on Roosevelt Island and the Upper East Side and make sure our community is not forced to shoulder an unfair burden of the city problems. I am 100 percent pro-choice and a strong supporter of a woman’s right to choose. I will vote to pass Governor Cuomo’s Women’s Equality Act that protects a woman’s right to choose and make her own reproductive health care decisions.

GUS CHRISTENSEN

• Former investment banker and hedge fund

publican this year straight down the line and the Dump nightmare will be over. Micah Kellner was very proactive on this issue and I applaud him for that. By initiating the lawsuits he attempted to defeat this environmental, financial, health and safety disaster via legal means. Unfortunately, this just hasn’t gotten the job done and we need to take the political fight to Albany where it can be defeated once and for all.

Why are you the best choice to represent the 76th Assembly District? I am the best choice to represent the Upper East Side because I am the only candidate that represents a change from the status quo. It’s no secret that the Upper East Side has experienced a marked decline in quality of life in recent years. The Dump continues to move forward, the 2nd Avenue Subway construction project was grossly mishandled, and the East River esplanade, which should be the pride of the city, remains in disarray. New York also continues to languish in dead last on job creation, unemployment levels, tax and regulatory burdens. And we’re threatening our future by poor decisions in education, such as attacking charter schools which have provided hope to so many children in our city. Did you know that every single office, at every level, in Manhattan is currently held by a Democrat? Not only is this unhealthy for our city and our state, but it also stifles new ideas and progress. All Democrats in the city are lined up under their standard-bearer Mayor de Blasio. If we continue to elect only Democrats into office, we know that nothing’s going to change. As an Independent Republican, I will be able to stand up for what I know is right for our neighborhood, rather than the politically expedient choice. As a social libertarian and a fiscal conservative, I represent the views of the vast majority of voters in our district. And as someone who wants to make sure the elderly, the unemployed and our children are cared for not just today, but also in the future, I am the only candidate with the experience to take us there.

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DAVID GARLAND

• Wife, Courtney, pregnant with first child. “We’re very excited,” said Christensen. • Has never run for elected office • Endorsements: Lenox Hill Dem. Club

• CEO of real estate development company • Ran for State Senate in 2012, and City Council in 2013. • “As they say, third time’s the charm!” said Garland. • Endorsements: New York Republican County Committee; New York State Republican Committee

DAVID GARLAND REPUBLICAN What is the biggest issue facing the 76th Assembly District? If you were elected, in what way would you address this issue? How might it differ from the approaches of other lawmakers or your predecessor? The single biggest issue facing the 76th Assembly District is, as last year, The Dump next to Asphalt Green on East 91st Street. Voters always ask me if this is a “done deal,” and the answer is absolutely not. It baffles me that voters voted Democrat last November, and now are shocked that the Dump is moving forward. The party standard-bearer, now Mayor Bill de Blasio, has always supported the Dump and continues to be intransigent on this issue. Once again, we are at a crossroads: the 76th Assembly District can vote Democrat from governor down to assemblyman and nothing will change. Or voters can vote Re-

ED HARTZOG DEMOCRAT

DAVID MENEGON DEMOCRAT

What is the biggest issue facing the 76th Assembly District? If you were elected, in what way would you address this issue? How might it differ from the approaches of other lawmakers or your predecessor?

What is the biggest issue facing the 7th Assembly District? If you were elected, in what way would you address this issue? How might it differ from the approaches of other lawmakers or your predecessor?

The biggest issue facing the district is development. Whether it involves the 2nd Avenue Subway, the Marine Transfer Station, Cornell Tech or the ongoing construction along York Avenue, we need to think comprehensively and long-term about the consequences of these and other projects. We also need to ensure we have enough middle school seats for the children filling up our K-5 schools, protect our dwindling stock of affordable housing and fight for self-governance on Roosevelt Island. One way I would address this issue is to introduce and enact legislation that implements my plan to create and maintain open and green space for the Upper East Side. In terms of differing from other lawmakers or my predecessor, I don’t believe it is a matter of differing as much as it is building upon the work of those who have come before us and looking to contribute to the overall effort moving forward.

Why are you the best choice to represent the 76th Assembly District? I am the best choice to represent this district because my personal and professional experience make me uniquely qualified to serve as the advocate for the residents of this community. As a two-term member of Community Board 8, I have a steady and proven record of advocacy and results – including calling for 100 percent barging for the Cornell Tech project, preserving the playground and green space for the residents of Ruppert Towers, or advocating for more open and green space as part of the CUNY-MSK and Rockefeller University projects. Additionally, my years of involvement with the New York Democratic Lawyers Council, Pledge 2 Protect, Residents for Reasonable Development and other reform and advocacy groups, have given me a full understanding of the issues and concerns facing our community. All this coupled with my experience in the private sector make me the best equipped to achieve results for our Assembly District.

ED HARTZOG

• Attorney specializing in insurance, employment, and commercial law

• Wife, Nalika; son, Alex • Ran for City Council in 2013 • Endorsements: Former

Congressman Peter Kostmayer; Americans for Economic Justice

I believe the biggest issue facing the district is preserving affordable housing so that middleclass families can still call Manhattan and Roosevelt Island home. New York is in an affordable housing crises. Reports show the median rent surged over the last decade while incomes stagnated, and Albany stood idly by. In the Assembly, I will fight to repeal the Urstadt Law and return the authority to regulate rents where it belongs: New York City. I will also take up the fight against illegal hotels, which hurt our community and rob New Yorkers of affordable housing options. I will make sure the Attorney General has more resources to step up enforcement measures. Seniors living on fixed incomes are particularly vulnerable to increased housing costs. The current population of New Yorkers over 65 is expected to double to nearly two million by the year 2040. We need to protect the programs that allow seniors to live in security. I will fight for affordable and expanded senior housing so we can get ahead of a coming a crisis.

Why are you the best choice to represent the 76th Assembly District? I’m a community leader, a mentor, and a veteran. My experience in business, management, leadership, and community service help me understand the issues in our community and empower me to tackle these challenges in Albany. As a veteran, my work with a Civil Affairs unit gives me very good perspective on long-term strategic planning for a community and what needs to be done on a state and national level. I want to bring those skills to the Assembly to stop the Marine Transfer Station; create and preserve affordable housing; ensure the 2nd Avenue Subway is fully funded; enact real campaign finance reform; stop the overcrowding in our schools and ensure that all children have access to a great education; increase New York’s commitment to renewable energy; and protect seniors. We need leaders in the Assembly to provide greater accountability and transparency in how government delivers services and spends our tax dollars. If I can exceed goals in Iraq, I can take on Albany.

DAVID MENEGON

• Former marketing

executive at Xerox, Iraq War veteran in the U.S. Army Reserves • Has never run for elected office • Endorsements: Four Freedoms Democratic Club

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grams from short-sighted budget cuts. I will demand that our green spaces remain public and open and that we encourage the development of new open spaces for future generations. The Marine Transfer Station is a real threat to the safety of our children and seniors. The East Side is already congested with traffic that causes fatal crashes and asthma. We don’t need hundreds of garbage trucks spewing exhaust next to a children’s recreation center. I pledge to be an activist ďŹ ghting against the dump, building a coalition against it, and making sure the needs of our neighborhood are on the governor’s agenda as he seeks reelection this fall.

What is the biggest issue facing the 76th Assembly District? If you were elected, in what way would you address this issue? How might it differ from the approaches of other lawmakers or your predecessor? The biggest issue facing the 76th Assembly District is how to keep the East Side, Yorkville, and Roosevelt Island a safe and affordable place for families and seniors. That means advocating for public schools, supporting affordable housing, and promoting greater quality of life by ensuring access to parks and open space. Community Board 8 faces a dire school overcrowding problem. Cramming countless students into the same number of classrooms is a recipe for disaster. We need to give our already great public schools on the UES the resources they need to thrive. I will ďŹ ght for preschool seats and against overcrowding. New construction must include affordable housing so that sen iors, work i n g families, and people with disabilities can continue to make their homes in our community. We must expand our senior centers and protect senior meal pro-

Why are you the best choice to represent the 76th Assembly District? I am a life-long Democrat and I am committed to representing the values of the voters in this neighborhood. Voters can trust me to ďŹ ght for public schools because I sent my kids to public schools. Voters can trust me to ďŹ ght for the Women’s Equality Agenda because I’ve been ďŹ ghting for women my whole life. Voters can trust me to ďŹ ght the dump, because I raised my family in this neighborhood and know the importance of protecting families and seniors. I am an activist and leader who will bring much needed energy and reform to Albany.

REBECCA SEAWRIGHT

• Attorney specializing in contract law • Husband, Jay Hershenson; son, Brad; daughter, Haley • Has never run for elected office • Endorsements: Comptroller Scott Stringer;

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“THE PERFECT FATHER’S DAY GIFT” DRAW YOUR DAD FOR FATHER’S DAY JUNE 15, 2014 Draw a picture of Dad, scan it (or send it to us)

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On Father’s Day, a call for a restaurant revolution

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BY BETTE DEWING o where do longtime daddies get taken to lunch, brunch or dinner on Father’s Day, now that the look and sound of many old-timey places have been radically changed? “It’s a matter of survival,” said Dermott Kelly, owner of the 94-year-old Dresner’s Restaurant on York near 79th Street, which has just reopened after a lengthy renovation. The community really wants Dresner’s (“The Irish pub with a German name”) to survive and to thrive under its new name Flight. But I have a dream about making it more elder and intergenerational friendly, at least some of the time. And why not starting on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15, when Kelly, a mid-life dad several times over, says a special menu is planned. Live music may be asking too much (for now) at Flight, but it sure would make longtime daddies happy, if some

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pre-rock American standard songs were mixed in with today’s pop sounds coming out of the restaurant loud speakers. And would younger generations really object if this happened at every lunch and brunch time? And maybe just at an earlier dinner time (at first) when many older people find it more convenient to dine out. “Early Bird Special Music” would really be great. But younger people need the musical diversity, too, not to mention being in the same place with older people, which many younger people admit to finding “depressing.” Yes, I have documentation, and related to the greatly missed 40-year-old Le Boeuf a la Mode off East End, and Meltemi’s restaurant next door to Dresner’s, a father and son operation with oldtimey ambience and music, and a most considerate staff. But neither attracted enough younger, more consistent restaurant goers. Exorbitant rent hikes are also a sizable factor. And many longtime upper Second Avenue restaurants have been mortally wounded or critically injured by the years of subway construction. Two recent “replacements” at 85th and First only have high stools and tables. To my shocked “What, no regular-sized tables and chairs at all?” a younger family member said the trend was “quite widespread.”

Where’s the protest against high stools and tables being elder or any disabled personexclusionary? Not to mention nowadays taxi cabs. Even as the population ages... But back to Dresner’s, I mean Flight, which, again, the whole community really wants its survival, and here’s to its being a role model place where old and young can comfortably occupy the same premises. And at least acknowledge one another with a nod and a smile. Maybe a few words will also be shared, and who knows, a little understanding of, say, how elders are allergic to today’s pop music and also need a more quiet environment to carry on a conversation which can be more important than the food served on top of the plate. That goes for all generations. And Father’s Day needs the same attention Mother’s Day gets, and never be a day of remembering in a year of forgetting. How I wish I’d realized that before it was too late. Not that I didn’t truly love my widowed dad, a most caring father who lived half a country away, but my flawed, albeit socially acceptable priorities, got in the way of my really being there for him, even as his health began to fail. Don’t let that happen to you. Remembering your father and mine and with blessings to all you, dear, dear daddies! dewingbetter@aol.com

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A NEW NOVELIST ‘HAVING SO MUCH FUN’ THIS SUMMER Q&A Author Courtney Maum on Tompkins Square Park, Benedict Cumberbatch, and celebrity book reviews BY ANGELA BARBUTI

EAST VILLAGE This summer is looking especially bright for Courtney Maum. After 10 years of being on the e York o C y writing g sce e, her e de New City scene, debut novel, “I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You,” is being released on June 10th. Set in Paris, where Maum herself lived after college and still resides part time, it follows an artist who has fallen out of love with his wife, only to learn his mistress is getting married. The East Village resident, who can be found writing on her balcony or inside City Bakery, has chosen to keep her book launch party, at Powerhouse Arena, close to home by having Ray’s Candy Store, which is a legend in her neighborhood, provide the snacks. Apple and Fodor’s, to name only two, sang your book’s praises. Were you expecting all those accolades? Oh, of course not.

[Laughs] The thing is, I’ve been trying to get published for a long time, and I have a decade of rejections behind me. So when the book sold, for me, that was kind of it. I had absolutely no expectations, which I think was a good thing. I work outside out of academia, I don’t have an MFA or anything, so I didn’t even know what I should be expecting. So all the good news we have is just wonderful, really.

in Paris and like you can fall in love with a person, I think you can fall in love with a city. It just felt like the right place for me and I wanted to try to actually live there. And by the time I graduated, I actually had a French boyfriend, so it made it easier to go back. That being said, we broke up almost immediately after arriving. But I just stayed, since I didn’t go there for him.

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Where did you grow up?

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Maum got her literary start by attending reading series’ every night she was in the city.

I pretty much don’t don’ leave the two blocks around my ap apartment. I love Barnyard, which is on 9th and C. I get me everything - fine meats, cheese, olop ives. And ABC Beer opened up on 7th and C. And then I love getting a latte at Ninth Street Espre Espresso, that’s right across from my apartm apartment. And walking in Tompkins Squa Square dog park and just watching people be in love with their pets.

Courtney Maum’s debut novel will be released on June 10th.

Your first job was at Maxim, Ma right? My first job was at M Maxim, yes it was. Oh my goodness! I was the only female intern and they had these th scorecards up in the hallway that anyone in the company could add their comments to. t It was separated into tthings like “attitude,” “dre “dress,” “stamina” and we go got public grades. I loved it. it I worked for the enter entertainment division ther there. It was really fun. Most of my jobs were in New York Y because I had to support s myself while I was writing. So I worked wor at Maxim in Ne New York, then I worke worked in fashion PR at Kal Kaleidoscope Consulting sulting, we did all the PR for T Thom Browne. From there there, I went to Victoria’s Secret, Secre and I’m still working for Int Interbrand, which is right near Union Uni Square.

When you took that job, you vowed to go to a reading series se every night. The rent on th the East Village apartment was, and an still is, so ex-

pensive, that I said to myself, because I was living in the Berkshires from Friday until Sunday, that I need to make it worth my literal while. And so I pledged to myself that every single night I was in New York, I would go to one reading series and introduce myself to one person there. It worked, I met people. Then I participated in reading series like H.I.P. Lit, Literary Death Match, Sunday Salon, Steamboat Humor Series, Real Characters at McNally Jackson, The How I Learned Series, Freerange Nonfiction, and Franklin Park.

In the book, you made Lisa, the other woman, an American journalist. Well I wanted to have someone American in the book. I really wanted Richard to be British, and I wanted Anne to be French. When you’re living in Europe, Americans are seen as highly optimistic and energetic people, and I think of Lisa as that type of person. I mean, I had to get a little bit of myself in there, and I’m American.

If there was a movie version, who would you want to play the main characters? Okay, as if I hadn’t thought about

MORE FROM COURTNEY On July 16th, Courtney will be at Word for Word Reading Series at Bryant Park Reading Room courtneymaum.tumblr.com Follow Courtney on Twitter: @ cmaum this. [Laughs] So, Lisa is Jennifer Lawrence. She’s a little young, but it will take time for the movie to come out. Richard is Benedict Cumberbatch, the guy from [the BBC series] “Sherlock.” And Anne, if it’s a truly French cast, then Marion Cotillard would be good. Otherwise, Natalie Portman.

You write the Celebrity Book Reviews on the site Electric Literature. Explain them to our readers. I impersonate a celebrity reviewing a book that has recently come out. The very first one was John Mayer reviewing Jeffrey Eugenides’ “The Marriage Plot.” And it goes back and forth between highbrow and lowbrow. I also did Michael Dell, of Dell computers, reviewing Steve Jobs’ biography. That was one of my favorites.

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HEALTH Make sure you’re getting enough protection this season From new “sunscreen” pills to a wide range of SPF numbers, consumers may be confused this summer when trying to protect themselves from the sun’s damaging effects. “It can be confusing, but with a little knowledge, you can enjoy the sun safely this summer,” said Dr. Shannon Trotter, a dermatologist and skin cancer expert at the Ohio State University Comprehen-

sive Cancer Center–Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute. Trotter said extensive research is underway to develop a true “sunburn pill,” but the pills on the market today are supplements, not drugs. “Talk to your doctor before using them,” Trotter said, adding that there is no evidence that pills alone offer sufficient protection from the sun’s damaging rays. In addition these pills might interfere with other medications a person is taking. “Some products have undergone some testing and have shown to be potentially preventive for sunburn, but more research is needed. We also need to learn more at the basic science level and to perform clinical trials,” Trotter said. “Those pills are not regulated by the FDA in the traditional sense like your blood pressure medication, for example, and they are not a substitute for protecting yourself with sunscreen.”

sunscreen — the higher the SPF, the more protection a sunscreen offers against UV-B, which is the ultraviolet radiation that causes sunburn. According to the National Cancer Institute, most skin cancers form in older people on part of the body exposed to the sun. Sunlight causes damage to the skin through ultraviolet, or UV rays. But SPF numbers can be deceiving, Trotter said. An SPF 15 blocks about 93 percent of harmful sun rays, and SPF 30 blocks about 97 percent, so buying higher numbers doesn’t necessarily mean that much more protection. “Don’t fool yourself when you’re buying SPF 50 and above, thinking that you can be out longer and don’t need to reapply every 2 hours,” said Trotter, who is also an assistant professor-clinical in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Dermatology, at the Ohio State University College of Medicine.

Wear dark colors Apply enough, apply often When it comes to sunscreen, Trotter cautions against using too little. “Some people mistakenly buy sunscreen with a higher SPF number, and then use less of it thinking they are adequately protected,” she said. The SPF, or sun protection factor, is a laboratory measure of the effectiveness of

Trotter says if you wear clothing as a cover up, avoid white. “Darker shades, such as red or black, can increase your sun protection because they absorb ultraviolet light,” Trotter said. A white T-shirt, on the other hand, has an SPF less than 15 and offers less protection.

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