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JUDGE SIDES WITH FAMILY IN DERSHOWITZ TRAFFIC-DEATH CASE

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THE SAD END OF THE COOPER STOCK CASE

Husband of woman who died in bike crash lashes out at D.A. Vance BY KYLE POPE

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A Manhattan federal-court judge has sided with the family of a woman killed in a high-profile traffic-death case, provoking sharp criticism of District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. from the woman’s husband. Marilyn Dershowitz, the sister-inlaw of famed trial lawyer Alan Dershowitz, was struck and killed by a postal service truck in 2011 while riding her bike in Chelsea with her husband, Nathan. Vance’s office pursued a criminal case against the truck driver, for leaving the scene of the accident, but lost that case in 2012 after less than a day of jury deliberation. Nathan Dershowitz then filed a civil wrongful-death case against the U.S. government – because the truck driver was a federal employee – and sought $17 million in damages. Last week, Judge Sarah Netburn ruled in favor of Marilyn Dershowitz’s family, saying the driver, Ian Clement, “was negligent in his operation of his vehicle, causing the accident and her death.” The judge rejected government claims that Ms. Dershowitz’s handling of her bicycle was partly to blame for the accident. “The Court

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Ruppert Park, on Second Avenue between 91st and 92nd streets . Photo by Daniel Fitzsimmons

OF RATS, DOGS AND PEOPLE IN RUPPERT PARK Effort to rehabilitate UES park faces obstacles, funding among them BY DANIEL FITZSIMMONS

Nancy Ploeger was walking to the gym one morning when a rat skittered across her path. She was passing Ruppert Park at the time, a scrubby but promising one-acre park on Second Avenue between 91st and 92nd streets, as she does most early mornings before embarking on

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her day as president of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce. “It’s a great park, it has a lot of trees and there have been efforts in the past to do some plantings,” Ploeger said. “But there are many, many, many colonies of rats living there. It ﬁnally just got to me and I said something has to be done.” The park slopes uphill to the west, at the top of which, in the southwestern corner, is a children’s playground.

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Mothers with strollers sit on benches while toddlers clamber over the jungle gym. The park is divided into four quadrants of open space hemmed in by fences about 3 feet high, which line the walkways that bend up and around to the various sitting areas and entrances. Patchy tufts of grass compete for sunlight with thirsty-looking shrubs beneath bare trees that will soon grow leaves.

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So now we know: the penalty for killing a 9-year-old boy holding his father’s hand on the streets of Manhattan is ... a traffic ticket. This week’s criminal-court decision in the case of Cooper Stock, who was struck by a taxi on the Upper West Side last year, is but the latest in a string of injustices when it comes to traffic deaths in the city. Time and again, drivers who are clearly at fault are let off with little or no penalty, even when their actions result in the death of someone else. Even though the court determined that the Stocks clearly had the right of way, the judge, Erika Edwards, determined it was “not a crime.” “It goes without saying that what happened here today does not even begin to bring justice in the death of my son, Cooper Stock,” Dr. Richard Stock and his wife, Dana Lerner, said in a joint statement read at the hearing. “Is a life worth nothing more than a traffic ticket?” Lerner, in an amazing show of courage, has spent the year since her son’s death campaigning for a change in the law, and for a shift in how prosecutors handle such cases. She also has pressed for better oversight of taxi drivers. And the taxi driver who killed her son? He, for the moment, is suspended and has to pay a $500 ﬁne. And, he now, after all of this, has been ordered to complete a driver safety course. Jewish women and girls light up the world by lighting the Shabbat candles every Friday evening 18 minutes before sunset. Friday April 17– 7:19 pm. For more information visit www.chabaduppereastside.com.

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WHAT’S MAKING NEWS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFE SLEEP INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN NYC New York City officials have launched an initiative to protect the safety of babies while they sleep. About 50 infants under 1 year old die each year in New York of sleep-related injuries. The “Safe Sleep” initiative looks to curtail or even eliminate the deaths through a series of public ad campaigns, which counsels parents and guardians to let infants sleep on their backs without toys or blankets nearby. They should also be left to sleep alone. The program, launched by the Administration for Children’s Services, the Health Department and the city’s hospitals, has a simple motto: “Stay close; sleep apart.” About three-quarters of sleep-related deaths happen when the child is less than 4 months old. “For the families of those babies, nothing will ever be the same,” Mayor de Blasio told the Daily News. “As a city, we must take every possible step to bring that number down to zero.”

COUNCILMEMBER WANTS BODY CAMERAS ON NYPD COPS

A portion of the city’s Administration for Children’s Services poster promoting the city’s “Safe Sleep” initiative, which aims to reduce or even eliminate infant deaths due to sleep injuries.

A city councilman wants every New York police officer to have a body camera and wants it to happen immediately, according to a report in Capital New York. Jumaane Williams, a Brooklyn councilman and the chairman of the council’s Task Force Against Gun Violence, called for officers to don the technology soon after the shooting death of an apparently unarmed man in South Carolina following a traffic stop. The incident, which was captured on a bystander’s camera, showed the

officer shooting the man eight times, at least several time in the back, as the man ran from the officer. Officers in New York City are currently testing out the technology as a pilot project. We are not going to have it 100 percent correct when it’s time to launch this thing citywide. We cannot wait for that. People are dying,” Capital quoted Williams as saying. “So the alternative is not better. The alternative that we have to answer all these questions is not right. I think the problem with having [the cameras] and making sure we tweak it as we go along is much better than the problem of people dying unarmed and people lying about what happened.”

BARRY’S BOOTCAMP IS MOVING ON UP TO THE EAST SIDE. Barry’s Bootcamp is moving uptown. The fitness chain, which has gained an A-list following of its rigorous workouts, will run a venue for tenants at a luxury condo building on East 64th Street, Crain’s New York reports. The public will also be able to access the gym, Crain’s says. Barry’s other three locations in the city are all downtown and this will be its first north of Chelsea, Crain’s says. It also will be its largest. “Barry’s [is looking] to take advantage of the loyal customers in this market who have been making the trek downtown to classes for years,” Crain’s quotes the broker representing Barry’s, Neal Ohm, as saying. The chain signed a 10-year lease for the 64th Street location.

This is what happens when the 25,000 landlords of 1 million rent-stabilized apartments have the financial resources to make repairs and improvements. They re-invest the rent in their buildings and our neighborhoods. They provide work to small businesses and jobs to local residents – and, most importantly, they preserve existing affordable housing.

But some Albany and City Hall politicians, like Mayor Bill de Blasio, want to turn back the clock to old policies that failed in the past. They want stricter rent laws, and they want to freeze rents while raising property taxes and water and sewer rates. That would push affordable housing right back into the 1970’s and 80’s. We need to move forward, not backwards.

IT’S TIME FOR NEW SOLUTIONS TO AN OLD PROBLEM.

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CRIME WATCH BY WILLIAM MATHIS

FORMER NYPD CHIEF, OUT OF PRISON, TAKES ON PRISON REFORM

Security secretary. In his book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;From Jailer to Jailed: My Journey from Correction and Police Commissioner to Inmate 84888-054,â&#x20AC;? he admits it took being sent away to prison to recognize the injustices found there. He writes that in too many cases, prison â&#x20AC;&#x153;is a colossal waste of time and life. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand this when I was warden and commissioner, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m embarrassed to say.â&#x20AC;? Even today, he adds, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel whole anymore. The system beats you down.â&#x20AC;? He calls someone losing their freedom â&#x20AC;&#x153;like dying with your eyes open.â&#x20AC;? Kerik devotes long passages of the book to his better days, when he reduced jail violence on Rikers and later led the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest police department in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But his nomination by President George W. Bush for the Homeland Security post in 2004 was met with a rash of news reports about stockoption windfalls, shady apartment renovations and sexual liaisons with the publisher of his first memoir at an apartment near ground zero that had been

Bernard Kerik -- the former boss of the Rikers Island prison complex, leader of the New York Police Department, loyal ally of then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani after the Sept. 11 attacks, presidential Cabinet nominee and prison inmate -- has a new incarnation spelled out in a recently published memoir: prison reform crusader. Never mind the baggage of his high-proďŹ le crash and burn -he wants to be taken seriously as a voice of reason. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one with my background has ever been inside,â&#x20AC;? Kerik told The Associated Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know the truth about it. I know how to ďŹ x it. I just hope someone will listen to me.â&#x20AC;? Kerik, 59, walked out of a minimum-security prison in Maryland in 2013 after serving just over three years of a four-year sentence for tax fraud and lying to the White House during his vetting process for Homeland W

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set aside for rescue workers. His decision to withdraw his name for consideration for the cabinet post and his later indictment in 2007 embarrassed Giuliani, then a prospective presidential candidate. Kerik pleaded guilty to federal charges in 2009. But Kerik is unrepentant, still insisting he was the victim of a political witch hunt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not saying Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m an angel, but the way they went after me was crazy,â&#x20AC;? he said.

FANCY WRISTS Handcuffs werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the bracelets one shopper expected to walk out with from a Madison Avenue retailer. On April 6 at about 11:30 a.m., a 60-year-old male tried to buy a $12,000 bracelet at a neighborhood jewelry store. Employees of the store realized that both the manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s photo ID and credit card were fakes. The store called 911 and officers from the 19th precinct arrived to make the arrest before the suspect could leave the store. The suspect was charged with two counts of grand larceny.

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STATS FOR THE WEEK Reported crimes from the 19th Precinct for March 30 April 5

Sometimes it seems that the perfect New York City apartment doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s especially so for one would-be Upper East Side resident. A 24-year-old female recently called about a vacant apartment she had seen advertised on a ďŹ&#x201A;ier. A man of unknown age returned her call and the two met to seal the deal. Both went to a bank where the victim withdrew $2,100 and gave it to the man as a deposit on the apartment. Told to contact him the next day, she was unable to, and soon realized the apartment did not exist.

CHECKING IN A business on Lexington Avenue appears to be the victim of check fraud. The accounting staff of the business recently noticed a few unauthorized withdrawals on the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s account. A woman with a Bronx address cashed two checks, each in the amount of $4,900. Nothing about the appearance of the checks matched those from the account, except for the account number. Someone had forged the checks.

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SURPRISINGLY GENEROUS Gifts are supposed to be surprises, but not usually for the person giving them. A 55-year-old male reported last week that someone had used his credit card to make $4,900 worth of purchases from an online retailer. The perpetrator shipped their unauthorized gifts to an address in St. Petersburg, Fla. Police are investigating for grand larceny.

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lottery playing opportunities, think again. Four months ago, a man approached an 88-yearold woman on Lexington Avenue and 87th Street. He informed her that she had won the Kansas lottery sweepstakes. He took down her contact information and informed her that she could soon collect her winnings, but would ďŹ rst have to pay a few processing fees. On April 9, four months and $12,000 of processing fees later, the woman walked into the 19th precinct and reported her bad fortune. Police are investigating.

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COLLECTING ANTIQUITY FOR THE PRESENT To read or not to read at the Antiquarian Book Fair BY WILLIAM MATHIS

It’s the Super Bowl of rare books. Collectors gathered at the Park Avenue Armory for the 55th Annual New York Antiquarian Book Fair last weekend, perusing prized old — and expensive — volumes from more than 200 rare booksellers from around the world. “This is the cream of the crop,” said Rachel Weinstein of the Heritage Book Shop in Beverly Hills, Calif. Vendors spread out under the high-ceilinged, hangar-like space at the back of the armory, which once served as a drill hall. Along neat rows, they had arranged their books on tables and sometimes in ﬂuorescentlit glass displays. Some of the most precious books were carefully staged, with a slip of neatly printed card stock describing what made the volume unique and valuable. Some of the books were labelled as priceless. Each, though, had a price. Volumes ranged from the

popular to the obscure. A signed ﬁrst edition of “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein was selling for $10,000, while a rare essay on the effects of electricity on human bodies published in 1746 by the English scientist Benjamin Martin had an asking price of $4,000. Booksellers came in the hope of matching their unique volumes with an equally particular buyer. Thomas Goldwasser, who brought a collection from his San Francisco store, cautioned potential customers to disregard a handwritten note on a book by Marcel Duchamp that read “prière de toucher” — please touch. The surrealist artist published the book in 1947 with a rubber breast protruding from the front cover. Some 70 years ago, Duchamp wanted book owners to caress its rounded surface. Goldwasser, though, suggested the volume deserved another kind of attention. “It’s a different type of engagement,” he added. “It’s about the lust to own it.” Still, many collectors do seek

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At the Antiquarian Book Fair, held at the Park Avenue Armory this past weekend, Howard Rootenberg of B&L Rootenberg, in Sherman Oaks, Calif., handles a 1669 copy of the ﬁrst reliable account of China presented in Europe by Johannes Nieuhof, and translated by John Ogilby, valued at $22,000. Photo by William Mathis

Books on display at the B&L Rootenberg booth. Photo by William Mathis a tangible connection. “There’s pleasure in that feeling you’re touching something the author actually touched himself,” Steven Lukes, a professor of sociology at New York University, said while he browsed the display cases of the Heritage Book Shop. He spoke fondly of his copy of Laurence Sterne’s “The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman.” Sterne had signed numerous pages as a way to authenticate the book during a time – the mid-18th century — when book piracy was widespread. Still, not all rare books are merely mementos, kept safely away from the hazards of potential readers. Lukes began collecting when he bought 10 volumes of a third edition of Diderot’s Encyclopedia while travelling in Budapest. He then spent years in bookstores around the world searching for the remaining volumes. His collection, though, is not a mere curiosity. “It’s an encyclopedia,” he said. “I look stuff up in it.” Howard Rootenberg, a rare book dealer from Sherman Oaks, Calif., deals in the bizarre. A sampling of antique fake eyeballs sat in a velvetlined box on top of his glass display case. “Anyone could just bring books,” he said with a smile. Visitors to his display not only eyeballed the eyeballs, but also looked over Rootenberg’s reference books on science, medicine, history and travel. His titles span several centuries as well as price ranges. An ultra-rare second edition of Copernicus’ theory of planetary orbits, from 1566, was valued at $180,000, while a two-volume illustrated atlas of liver disease from 1862 was selling for $550. Rootenberg said the books were well made; he encouraged potential buyers to take books

in hand. “Here, hold it,” he said as he handed over a 1698 tome by the Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens. It was one of the first books published in English to explore the possibility of life on other planets. It was priced at $14,500. Rootenberg watched calmly as a potential customer flipped through the thick pages as if it were the latest Marvel comic book. He then nodded toward an early medical text. A student today needs a more modern reference, of course, but there’s something special about the history and pedigree of an important old book. “Through whose hands has this book passed?” he asked. Part of his work as a collector is to research each volume and authenticate its provenance. Collectors want to know the evolution of a book’s ownership to help them feel connected to history, Rootenberg said. Without being able to touch and use the books, an owner wouldn’t be able to feel like a part of that lineage. Enough buyers agreed with Rootenberg’s sentiments to make the weekend a success. In all, he sold about a dozen books. With volumes ranging in price from $4,000-$10,000, he called the weekend a very good three days. Gregory Gillert attended the fair as a representative of Park Avenue’s Justin G. Schiller Ltd., a children’s books specialist. Among the volumes in his display was a first edition of George Nichol’s “The Story of the Three Bears” from 1837, priced at $3,500. To his mind, buying and collecting rare books can’t always be reasonably articulated. “It’s a special need that has to be fulfilled,” Gillert mused. “Maybe some people are just defective.”

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TRAFFIC-DEATH CASE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ﬁnds the government 100% liable,” Judge Netburn wrote in her ruling. The decision – essentially a civil version of what the family

Attorney Alan Dershowitz is the brother-in-law of the woman who died

Our Town|Eastsider ourtownny.com had hoped to achieve in a criminal case -- renewed criticism of the DA’s handling of trafﬁc deaths in the city. Victims’ families have long complained about what they see as Vance’s reticence to pursue such cases, pointing to the fact that fewer than 7 percent of drivers in fatal crashes in the city are even ticketed, and only a tiny fraction – usually those driving drunk – face any criminal charges. Nathan Dershowitz, in a telephone interview after last week’s decision, said he’s convinced that Vance’s office mishandled his wife’s criminal case. “I suggest that Cy Vance read the civil decision and I dare him to suggest that there isn’t overwhelming material in that decision that would suggest a criminal conviction here,”

said Dershowitz, who, like his brother, is a lawyer in Manhattan. “The criminal case was reluctantly brought and was assigned to someone who had no knowledge of how to crossexamine a witness.” Asked for comment on the civil decision and on Dershowitz’ comments, a spokeswoman for Vance forwarded a copy of the statement issued by the DA following the not-guilty verdict in the criminal case. “We will continue to ﬁle charges where we believe the evidence merits them,” the statement read, “and do everything we can as an office to make our streets safer for everyone.” Nathan and Marilyn Dershowitz had been married 48 years at the time of the accident, meeting as children at summer camp when she was 13 and he was 12. They married in

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college and had two children. On the July 4th weekend in 2011, they left their home in Tudor City, and rode their bikes to Manhattan’s West Side. Marilyn was struck after crossing Ninth Avenue on 29th Street, and died shortly after arriving at the hospital. In the most recent opinion, the judge ordered the government to cover the cost of Marilyn Dershowitz’s funeral and burial expenses, awarded her children $25,000 each, and ordered her estate to be paid $300,000 for her pain and suffering. As for the rest of the monetary reward that her

family had sought, the judge said the Dershowitz family was owed money for Ms. Dershowitz’s lost wages and other income, and ordered the two sides to submit their ﬁnal calculation of what that would be within 14 days. Nathan Dershowitz said the ﬁnancial award was never the point of the civil case. “My overwhelming concern was that I did not want any suggestion that Marilyn was in any way responsible,” he said. “This was done for the catharsis that I needed and the family needed.” Asked whether the decision

District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. finally gives him that catharsis, nearly four years after his wife’s death, Dershowitz said, “Yes, it does.”

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45 Years and Counting

CATERING TO KIDS FOR EIGHT DECADES Mary Arnold Toys, an emporium of puppets, puzzles and pretend BY PANYIN CONDUAH

Every week for the rest of the year, Our Town will celebrate its 45th anniversary by proďŹ ling a neighborhood business that has been around longer than we have. Know of a local business that should be on our list? Email us at news@strausnews.com Jack-in-the-boxes, pogo sticks and pretend costumes meet with a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dreams at Mary Arnold Toys. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for both traditional and more contemporary toys, then this the Lexington Avenue shop, near located on Lexington Avenue between 72nd Street, is for you. The shop, one of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest toy stores, has been in business since it was opened in 1931, either by partners named Mary and Arnold, or by a woman named, of course, Mary Arnold. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s known is that the store then changed hands three times until Ezra Ishayik bought the shop in the

late 1970â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Prior to taking over the business, Ishayik had run his own retail gift store on 34th Street. A typical day at Mary Arnoldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of course involves restocking, lots of it. The store sells about 3,000 different items. Since space inside the store is prized, employees retrieve products from nearby warehouses to keep the shelves plentiful. Ishayik says having a variety of toys to choose from is key to doing healthy, and fun, business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any kind of different toys we ďŹ nd, we buy them and we try to see how they work,â&#x20AC;? he said. Everything has its own place. Shelves of board and card games line the walls in one corner while plush animals stand together on another wall. According to Ishayik, about 80 percent of the shopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clientele consists of repeat customers from the neighborhood. The rest of the business consists of phone sales. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We get [phone calls] from England, Florida â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a lot of grandmothers who are used to buying from us and their grandchildren hear us and we ship all over America,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Illustration by John S. Winkleman Since last year, one of the most popular toys have been tie-ins with Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s animated movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frozen.â&#x20AC;? Teenage Ninja turtles are also in demand. During spring and summer, bicycles, tricycles and scooters are high on the wish lists. The challenge for Mary Arnoldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the bigger chain toy stores, Ishayik says, but the toys themselves. Identifying and then locating uncommon and hard-to-ďŹ nd toys is

the real test, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough innovation to keep bringing different items,â&#x20AC;? said Ishayik. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So we do as best we can.â&#x20AC;? As such, the storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most precious resource are kids themselves. Mary Arnoldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tries to deliver on their wishes, Ishayik said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good feeling to be in the toy business,â&#x20AC;? he said. Ishayik enjoys seeing the smiles from the younger generation as well as their parents.

Working closely with the community through the storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s occasional story-time or arts and crafts events is also what keeps people coming. The storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memorable red and white gift wrapping paper, dotted with images of children, also keeps generations connected to Mary Arnoldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a happy business,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children, birthdays and babies.â&#x20AC;?

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Asphalt Greenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s U7 girls soccer team competed in two exhibition victories against teams from Long Island and New Jersey as they headed into the ďŹ nal weeks of their inaugural season. Tryouts for next seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s U7 girls soccer team and all other Asphalt Green teams will take place in May. For more information, visit the AG soccer website. In addition, Asphalt Green is inviting kids ages 6-12 to make a splash at the 20th Annual Big Swim Meet on Saturday, April 25. No prior competitive swimming experience is needed. Kids will get to meet Olympians and special guest Claudio Reyna, a US Soccer Hall of Famer. For more information and to register by the April 19 deadline, visit www.asphaltgreen.org/bigswim or call 888-979-4669.

MANHATTAN SOCCER CLUB: NY RESULTS Manhattan Fury (Boys U12) defeated Clarkstown Boys White (NY) 2-1 in NY Cup competition this weekend, to advance to the NY State Cup quarterďŹ nals. The quarterďŹ nals will be played on the weekend of May 15/16. Manhattan Emelec (Boys U14) defeated Primo FC 3-1 this past weekend, to advance to the NY State Cup quarterďŹ nals. The quarterďŹ nals will be played on the weekend of May 15/16. Manhattan Pride (Girls U13,) Manhattan Crew (Girls U14) and the Manhattan Titans (Boys U13) all won NY Cup matches in March to advance to the quarterďŹ nals, and the Manhattan Freedom (Boys U10) have a set up match on April 25, the winner of which will also advance to

the quarterďŹ nals. Many of the older divisions, girls and boys U15 through U18 are still in the group competition stage, and will not begin the knockout round of sixteen until the weekend of May 9/10. The Manhattan Santos (Girls U15), Manhattan River Plate (Girls U17), and Manhattan Hotspur (Girls U18) have all advanced to the knockout stage of the NY Cup, with opponents yet to be determined until the group stage has been completed across the board. NY Cup champions of all ages and genders will be crowned on the weekend of June 13/14.

MANHATTAN SOCCER CLUB PLAYER TRAVELS TO ITALY Chrissy Cannella (Manhattan River Plate Girls U17) traveled to Milan, Italy

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TRAIN RIDERS TO ALBANY: FIX THE 4-5-6 TRAINS BY CHARLES WARNER

A TRAFFIC-SAFETY SOLUTION Reader Irv Lepselter had grown weary of reading about continuing pedestrian-safety problems at the city’s biggest intersections. So he came to us with a solution, sketched out on the graphic paper you see here. Irv explained his idea in the following note: As shown, East-West traffic proceeds through the intersection on a green traffic light signal. Vehicles wishing to turn right on to the North-South avenue must come to a full stop at the pedestrian crossing (now subject to a real traffic light signal). Pedestrians cross on the green signal. With this system there is little incentive to make a fast turn as the vehicle must stop at the pedestrian crossing. I am not aware of such a system in use in other cities, but it does warrant consideration for selected crossings in N.Y.C. Sincerely, Irv Lepselter

Last month, Comptroller Scott Stringer released a report that validated what New Yorkers already know: we have the longest commutes in the nation, bar none. And if you’re like me and you’re one of the 1.3 million people riding the 4, 5 and 6 trains every day, you probably feel like your commutes are the longest in the city. Train delays, dangerously crowded platforms and trains, and the all-too-frequent breakdown add up to a hellish commute. The Comptroller’s report confirmed that our commutes are long. Another new report from the MTA tells us that we’re not crazy when we think they’re getting longer: the MTA’s data showed that weekday subway delays were up 46% in 2014. What’s worse, when it comes to wait assessment and terminal delays, the report finds the East Side lines are the worst in the city. And the problems keep getting worse. Up in Albany and in New York City, our elected representatives must decide this year whether to allocate the funds to fill a $15 billion shortfall in funding for the MTA’s $32 billion, five-year capital plan. With fares increasing, the city’s population growing, and the strains on the aging and deteriorating subway system compounding, this is the time to invest in our critical infrastructure instead of making deep cuts. Funding the MTA’s $15 billion shortfall would bring much-needed relief to the Upper East Side in the form of necessary track repairs, building the next phase of the Sec-

ond Avenue Subway and modernizing our signal system, allowing more trains to run per hour. But if our legislators don’t fund the capital plan, MTA Chairman Tom Prendergast has said that one of the first cuts they would have to make would be the second phase of the Second Avenue Subway. In other words: prepare for the overcrowded 4, 5 and 6 platforms to get worse in the foreseeable future. Industry experts have weighed in on the dire consequences of cuts to the MTA’s five-year capital plan. The Regional Plan Association’s Richard Barone said, “We will start sliding backwards. Stations will be looking worse. We won’t have the money to maintain the track infrastructure to where it should be, and therefore it will result in greater delays.” East Side subway riders are already at the breaking point. We need relief for the future, not a slide into the past. If you’re as upset as I am by the recent delays and malfunctions and interminable waits for the 6 train, don’t just yell at the MTA. Take your complaints to the people who can really fix this problem: Governor Cuomo and state lawmakers. Give them a call: Governor Cuomo is at 212-681-4580. Tell them it’s time to fully fund the MTA capital program. Because if they don’t step up, there’s no relief in sight for millions of daily subway riders. Charles Warner is a member of the Riders Alliance, a grassroots organization of subway and bus riders and is a resident of E. 95th Street.

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START SPREADIN’ THE NEWS: SINATRA TURNS 100 Exhibit at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts celebrates Ol’ Blue Eyes BY VAL CASTRONOVO

Frank Sinatra was one of the greatest performers and recording artists of the 20th century. This December marks his 100th birthday. To celebrate the man and his music, the Grammy Museum of Los Angeles, in cooperation with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and the Sinatra family, has staged a lively “official” centennial exhibit at the NYPL at Lincoln Center, now through September 4. The curators seduce you right away with the words of Bing Crosby, Sinatra’s idol, emblazoned on a wall at the show’s entrance. The admiration was mutual, of course: “Frank Sinatra is a singer who comes along once in a lifetime, but why did he have to come in mine?” What follows is part personal history, part music history and part ﬁlm

history — told through artifacts in glass cases, photos, posters, videos, timelines, a recreation of famed Studio A at Hollywood’s Capitol Records Tower, a sound-mixing station, a jukebox and other displays designed to charm and beguile visitors. You can even enter a recording booth and sing along with Ol’ Blue Eyes to “New York, New York” — and play back your duet. If you weren’t a fan going into the show, you’ll be one going out. Francis Albert Sinatra was born on Dec. 12, 1915, in Hoboken, N.J., to saloonkeepers Dolly and Marty Sinatra. His father was a ﬁreman by trade, his mother a Hoboken ward leader and midwife. Their son never forgot his working-class roots. The exhibit traces Sinatra’s rise from singing waiter and roadhouse gigs in New Jersey to featured vocalist for big bands, ﬁrst with Harry James’ band and then with Tommy Dorsey’s. From there, he went solo, signed with Columbia Records in 1943 and became a star in his own right.

Trivia buffs will relish the memorabilia provided by Sinatra’s children — keepers of the flame Nancy, Frank, and Tina — and their mother, Sinatra’s first wife, Nancy, who was serenaded with a ukulele on her ﬁrst date with the man who would become “The Voice.” The ukulele has been carefully preserved and is under glass here. Take note, too, of the mugshot in the same display case, documenting the 22-year-old Sinatra’s 1938 arrest in Bergen County, N.J., on a seduction charge, which was amended to adultery when authorities found out the woman in question was not in fact single but married. Both charges were dismissed, but the mug shot was preserved and used on a popular “bad boy” poster. Other campy personal items that thrill are Sinatra’s trademark black fedora, the tuxedo he wore when touring, his shoes from 1949’s “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” (side-by-side with co-star Gene Kelly’s matching pair), and one of his signature bowties

from the 1940s, hand-sewn by wife Nancy. The exhibit is brimming with the legend’s personal effects, culminating in a pair of pajamas, slippers, golf clubs and Jack Daniel’s decanter. But Sinatra was all about the music and performance, and the sound of his inimitable phrasing wafted through the rooms during our visit, courtesy of the jukebox that visitors can play. “Strangers in the Night” competed with video screens showing ﬁlm clips from “Pal Joey” on one side of the room, and an homage to Ella Fitzgerald, whom Sinatra worshipped, on the other. Listening stations with headphones are sprinkled throughout the gallery, with touchscreens offering commentary on the music. Sinatra wasn’t interested in songwriting; he covered other artists’ works (Cole Porter’s, for starters) and employed the talents of Sammy Cahn (lyrics) and Jule Styne (melodies) and, later, Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen, to turn out hits like “Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to

Dry,” “Time After Time,” and “Love and Marriage.” He did it his way, and just sang. The family’s inﬂuence on the Sinatra narrative presented here is palpable, however. His rocky marriage to actress Ava Gardner is noted brieﬂy — he worked out his heartbreak in the album “In the Wee Small Hours,” we learn — but his later marriage to 21-year-old Mia Farrow in 1966 is marked by a pixie headshot on a timeline, and there is no mention of his fourth wife, Barbara, unless you count her cameos in the concert DVD at the exhibit’s finale. (Their 21-year marriage ended with his death in 1998.) But the best is yet to come (literally, because he sings the song) when you reach the finale, where cushioned benches await those ready to savor more tunes. Six video screens project footage of the tuxedoed crooner at the 1982 Concert for the Americas in the Dominican Republic, an older Frank in the autumn of his years. Sit down, relax, and enjoy the show.

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“EAST SIDE STORIES” Metropolitan Playhouse’s series “East Side Stories,” now in its 11th year, brings the real tales of the East Village to the stage. This year’s run of 12 new plays includes “Tompkins 88,” about the attempts made by disparate groups to stop the Tompkins Square Riots, and “Real Estate of Emergence,” about a multigenerational family facing eviction from its longtime residence. “East Side Stories” Now through May 3 Metropolitan Playhouse 220 E. 4th St., between Avenues A and B Assorted show times Tickets $20 To purchase tickets, visit www. metropolitanplayhouse.org or call 800-8383006

“MARK FELT, SUPERSTAR” Composer Joshua Rosenblum explores aspects of history in his musicals--his recent show, “Bush is Bad,” was a humorous examination of the 43rd president. His latest production, “Mark Felt, Superstar” reveals the story of retired FBI agent Mark Felt, the Watergate informant to Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, known only as Deep Throat until he revealed his identity in until 2005. “Mark Felt, Superstar” April 16-25 Stage 72 at the Triad Theater 158 W. 72nd St., near Amsterdam Avenue Assorted show times Tickets $20-$30

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Artist Nelson Saiers’ unlikely journey into art galleries informs his geometric and minimalist aesthetic. Raised in Ethiopia and Afghanistan, the artist and math prodigy earned his PhD in mathematics at 23, and then managed his own hedge fund, Saiers Capital. Last year he left Wall Street, and his second show at Hoerle-Guggenheim Gallery explores geometry, still life and the advancements of women in math. Nelson Saiers’ “The Second Part of 1” Now through April 19 Hoerle-Guggenheim Gallery 527 West 23rd St., near Tenth Avenue Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE For more information, visit http://www.hoerle-guggenheim.com/ or call 212-366-4490

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FILM “KURT COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK” Get an advanced viewing of the much anticipated, authorized documentary of Nirvana front man and rock legend Kurt Cobain before it airs on HBO on May 4. Monday, April 20 70 Lincoln Center Plaza W. 65th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues 9 p.m. Tickets $18 To purchase tickets, visit ﬁlmlinc.com or call 212-875-5601

IN CONVERSATION DIANA HENRY WITH MELISSA CLARK Cookbook author and Sunday Telegraph food columnist Diana Henry talks about cooking, food writing, and her latest book, with New York Times writer and fellow cookbook author Melissa Clark. Thursday, April 16 92nd Street Y Lexington Avenue and 92nd Street 7 p.m. Tickets $30 To purchase tickets, visit 92y.org To be included in the Top 5 go to ourtownny.com and click on submit a press release or announcement.

MONDAY, APRIL 20TH, 6:30PM Japan Society | 33 E. 47th St. | 212-832-1155 | japansociety.org Take a multimedia look at Fukushima four years after its devastation, with a documentary short and a conversation between contributors to the area’s recovery. ($12)

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THURSDAY, MAY 7TH, 8PM 92nd Street Y | 1395 Lexington Ave. | 212-415-5500 | 92y.org Hear the unlikely story of two high school dropouts with a bike shop who went on to put the world in ﬂight. ($35)

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Food & Drink

< CHIPOTLE’S ONGOING CARNITAS WOES Popular Mexican fast food chain Chipotle, which has 20 locations throughout Manhattan, has run low on some of its main ingredients in recent months, a predicament that won’t change soon, Bloomberg reported. Chipotle stopped offering carnitas in about

a third of its locations nationwide earlier this year when it axed one of its pork suppliers for violating the company’s strict vendor standards, creating a shortage of responsiblyraised pork for the growing chain’s burritos, tacos and bowls. Meanwhile, Bloomberg re-

ported that Chipotle previously warned about a scarcity of guacamole and salsa, due to rising costs of ingredients, and recently has also seen a dearth of humanely raised chicken and beef.

MOCKTAIL SEASON HAS ARRIVED The boom in handmade nonalcoholic drinks BY LIZ NEUMARK

It isn’t sufficient that we have mastered the art of eating seasonal kale or succumbed to the charms of happy chicken or pork on our plate. In the relentless march of food as fashion, there is another fascinating front to explore. Beverages. There is a growing interest in the area of creative non-alcoholic drinks, many of which embrace a dedication to seasonality or use ingredients spawned by the artisanal food movement. Think back to when shirley temples, virgin daiquiris, Cel-Ray and egg creams ruled. Fueled by a new generation of mixologists, mocktails are mainstream and no longer just for kids, teetotalers or pregnant women. They are delicious and innovative — and perfect for the warm weather months, challenging traditional iced tea and lemonade. What do you need to know? Beverage and ingredient terminology can be unfamiliar. Here are some of the basic terms you will hear: Shrubs are making a splash in the craft cocktail scene. Known as drinking vinegars, these are a wonderful addition to cocktails and mocktails alike, as they add a sweet, tart, bitter and acidic layer to your drink. To make: Ferment any ripe fruit of your choice — blackberries, pineapples, raspberries, peaches, anything — by coating with equal parts sugar. Cover and refrigerate for 24 to 48 hours, when the sugar will break down the solid fruits into liquid. Strain and add vinegar. Conventional shrub recipes

call for equal parts vinegar. We recommend using as much or as little as you prefer. My favorite types of vinegar are Normandy Champagne and apple cider, which give your shrub a cleaner, more fruit-forward taste. A cordial is another term for “fruit-based liquid,” and is generally thought of as an alcoholic liqueur. To make: boil 1 part water, ½ part sugar and 1 part ripened fruit/vegetable and/or herb at medium-low heat for 20 minutes. Let cool and store in a glass bottle. For a more complex, molasses-like taste, use Demerara or turbinado sugars. Infusions are the magic that happens when you steep fruit, vegetables or herbs in your base liquid or spirit. Syrups are common in cocktail bars and very easy to make at home. The most common — simple syrup — is equal parts sugar and water. For more intricate syrups, try infusing mint or basil in a mixture of equal parts hot water and sugar and steep for 20 minutes, so that the syrup imparts all of the ﬂavors of the herb. Dehydration is a great way to both preserve a short season ingredient (peaches, citrus) or to create a garnish with an intense flavor profile (pineapple, rhubarb, apple). You can dehydrate thinly sliced fruit, vegetable or herb in an electric dehydrator in your home, or use your oven on a low temp to accomplish the same result. A well-balanced drink utilizes 5 main components: Base spirit — which we omit for our mocktails Sweetener — simple syrup, juice, straight up sugar (provided by the shrub). Substitutes for sugar include agave

or honey. Sour — citrus, lime, lemon, grapefruit (provided by the shrub) Herb — basil, mint, rosemary, cilantro Water — ﬁzzy, or shaken into the drink over ice I recruited my colleague, Luis Antonio Thompson, director of beverage innovation at Great Performances, to provide us with a few sample recipes, taking inspiration from our impending spring. Ginger Root: Celery Root Juice, Spiced Cordial, Fresh Lime, Ginger Beer INGREDIENTS (serves 1): 3 oz. celery root juice (available at supermarkets or by juicing a root) ½ oz. spiced cordial (recipe below) Squeeze of ¼ lime 2 oz. ginger beer Lime wedge Add all ingredients in shaker with ice; give light shake; pour into glass; garnish with lime wedge. To spike: add 1 oz. spiced rum for every 3 oz. ginger root To make Spiced Cordial: 2 cinnamon sticks 6 medium star anise 4 whole cloves 2 cups turbinado sugar 2 cups water Boil all for 10 minutes on medium low heat Let cool; strain into clean glass bottle Yields 16 oz. (2 cups) A Wonderful Thyme: Organic Thyme-infused Citrus-ade INGREDIENTS (yields 1 gallon): 1 ½ pints Demerara sugar 1 ½ pints water 1 ½ cups organic thyme leaves (approx. 4 bunches thyme without stems) 1 pint chilled fresh lemon juice ½ pint fresh squeezed orange juice ½ pint fresh squeezed lime juice 4 ½ pints water

Rhubarb basil sparkler with fresh squeezed orange juice and basil leaves. Serve in 5 oz. tumblers with ice. To spike: add 1 oz. organic vodka for every 4 oz. organic thyme-infused citrus-ade To Make an Infusion: Boil 1 ½ pints Demerara sugar, 1 ½ pints water, and thyme leaves for 10 minutes. Let cool and set aside. Once cool, mix with 1 pint chilled fresh lemon juice, ½ pint fresh squeezed orange juice, ½ pint fresh squeezed lime juice, and 4 ½ pints water. Yields approx. 1 gallon thyme-infused citrus-ade. Diced Pineapples | Pineapple Shrub, Fresh Mint, Sparkling Mineral Water, Pineapple Spear INGREDIENTS (serves 1) ¾ oz. pineapple shrub (recipe below) 4 mint leaves 3 oz. sparkling water Build in shaker with ice; give light

shake; pour into glass; garnish with mint sprig. To spike: add 1 oz. Kentucky bourbon for every 3 oz. diced pineapples To make Pineapple Shrub: 2 pineapples cut into cubes 8 cups sugar to fully coat Let sit 2 days; strain liquid from pulp Yields 7 cups syrup liquid Add 5 ¼ cups ponzu citrus vinegar Rhubarb Basil Sparkler: Rhubarb Basil Syrup, Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice, Club Soda, Basil Leaves: INGREDIENTS 1 oz. rhubarb basil syrup (recipe below) 1 oz. fresh squeezed orange juice 4 oz. club soda basil leaves Add all ingredients in tumbler with ice. Garnish with basil leaves. To spike:

Add 1 oz. Limoncello to 4 oz. rhubarb basil sparkler. To make Rhubarb Basil Syrup: 2 lbs. rhubarb 2 cups water 2 cups sugar 20 basil leaves Wash and slice rhubarb into 1-inch cubes. In a pot, add rhubarb, water, and sugar. Bring to boil and simmer until rhubarb is soft, approximately 10 – 15 minutes. Remove from heat, add basil leaves and let sit + cool for 30 minutes. Yields 2 cups rhubarb basil syrup. L’Chaim! Liz Neumark is CEO of Great Performances Catering and author of the cookbook Sylvia’s Table.

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RUPPERT PARK

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Ploeger is spearheading an effort to rehabilitate the park, which means cutting back on some of the accumulated brush and rounding up all the rats that call the park home. But there are other, more people-oriented issues to tackle as well. While there are no dogs allowed in the park, many residents in the neighborhood use the semi-enclosed areas of the park as an unofficial dog run. Bryan Norton moved into the neighborhood about a year and a half ago from Greenwich Village, where he enjoyed what he said was a phenomenal dog run at Tompkins Square Park. His Pomeranian, who goes by the name of Rusty Jones, is too small to make the walk to Carl Schurz Park. “By the time we get there he’s out of gas,” said Norton. So the pair come to Ruppert for exercise, and risk getting ticketed for violating the park’s no-dog policy. “Technically we’re not supposed to be here, I’ve been threatened with a $150 fine.” Ploeger formed a group called Friends of Ruppert Park to explore what residents in the neighborhood want to see fixed at the park. The group is currently being run under the auspices of the chamber and has held three meetings. Ploeger said residents expressed interest in creating an official dog run and parents would like to see a swing set. But first, she said, there’s the rat issue to address. Soon after Ploeger decided to do something about the park, she contacted the city’s parks and health departments. The agencies embarked on a sixweek rat-trapping campaign. In the meantime, Ploeger is coordinating park cleanup days. The second priority is removing food sources that could invite the rats. Ploeger wants to raise funds to install Big Belly trash cans, which function like a mailbox in that they don’t allow items to be retrieved once they’re inside. But the high-tech garbage cans cost about $3,000 each, and currently aren’t eligible for funding under city council rules. Another main thrust of the friends group will be finding ways to raise funds for improving the park. Ploeger is also trying to get signage to discourage those that come to the park to feed the birds, which contributes to the rat problem. “The idea is to remove any potential food source to keep the rodents away,” she said. “That

A parks department rat trap at Ruppert Park, on Second Avenue between 91st and 92nd streets. Photo by Daniel Fitzsimmons would eliminate much of the problem.” And while the biggest obstacle facing the groups is a lack of funds, council member Ben Kallos secured $100,000 in the city council’s budget to install an irrigation system and there are signs that Friends of Ruppert Park could grow in size. “Every time we have a meeting there are more people coming,” said Ploeger. And not everyone who has a stake in Ruppert Park would like to see it become more dogfriendly than it already is. “There are big dogs that come here, and I’m worried that they can just snap and attack the kids,” said one nearby resident, who asked that her name not be used, as her twin daughters zipped around on scooters. She’s also seen that the park is home to an abundance of rats. “They’re huge, too, and they come out especially at night time,” she said. While nobody is likely to oppose a plan to rid the park of rats, the community is likely to be divided about whether to include a dog run. During a recent visit to the park, over a half dozen dogs and owners were seen walking through the park or playing with their unleashed dogs. None said they had been ticketed for having a dog, on or off-leash, in the park, though two had been warned. One woman walking her dog said she’s aware of Friends of Ruppert Park and supportive of an idea to create a facility for animals to play. “The funny thing is, most people use the park as a dog run anyway,” she said.

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Because it’s a relatively new initiative with no funding, Friends of Ruppert Park is currently being run under the auspices of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, though that could change once the group gets more members and funding. But Ploeger said the group’s goal of rehabilitating the park is in keeping with the chamber’s mission, to boost local business. “The chamber’s mission is on point with supporting the park,” said Ploeger. “What’s good for open space is good for local business. It’s just going to be a better environment for all the businesses around the park.” And in the end, it seems as if Ploeger has taken it upon herself to negotiate the various interests of everyone involved. So in an ideal world, what would Ruppert Park look like? “A clean, rodent free park that has a fun facility for kids and families, a nice dog run, and you can go in there and read and sit on a bench and not worry if a rat was sitting there ten minutes before you,” said Ploeger. “Just a really beautiful open parks space that can be used by the whole community.” Ploeger will be meeting soon with Community Board 8’s parks committee before going before the full board in May to discuss the status of the rehabilitation and what her group wants to do moving forward. In the meantime, she’s organizing park cleanup days like the one on May 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information on how to get involved, email projects@manhattancc.org.

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Real Estate Sales Neighborhd Address

Price

Bed Bath Agent

Lenox Hill

875 5 Ave.

$3,825,000 3

Brown Harris Stevens

Sutton Place 430 E 56 St.

Beekman

439 E 51 St.

$833,334

Stribling

Lenox Hill

150 E 69 St.

$2,100,000 2

Sotheby’s

Beekman

433 E 51 St.

$1,218,750

Warburg

Lenox Hill

200 E 66Th St.

$3,742,068

Beekman

400 E 51 St.

$7,500,000 5

Corcoran

Lenox Hill

300 E 71 St.

$660,000

Lenox Hill

116 E 63 St.

$720,000

Fenwick Keats Real Estate

Sutton Place 60 Sutton Place South $1,595,000

Halstead Property

Corcoran

Turtle Bay

342 E 53 St.

$410,000

Douglas Elliman

Turtle Bay

321 E 45 St.

$314,000

Brown Harris Stevens

$2,800,000 3

Corcoran

Turtle Bay

240 E 46 St.

$448,000

Citi Habitats

Carnegie Hill 115 E 87 St.

$2,300,000

Carnegie Hill 166 E 92 St.

$512,500

Corcoran

Midtown

135 E 54 St.

$1,700,000

Keller Williams Nyc

Turtle Bay

225 E 47 St.

$402,000

Corcoran

Carnegie Hill 11 E 86 St.

$3,420,000 3

Halstead Property

Midtown E

325 Lexington Ave.

$1,715,751

Corcoran

Turtle Bay

310 E 49 St.

$625,000

City Connections Realty

Carnegie Hill 141 E 88Th St.

$6,500,000 4

Stribling

Midtown E

325 Lexington Ave.

$1,303,360

Corcoran

Turtle Bay

845 United Nations Plaz $3,600,000 2

Corcoran

Carnegie Hill 4 E 95 St.

$1,900,000

Midtown E

150 E 56 St.

$495,000

Corcoran

Upper E Side 200 E 74 St.

$650,000

Lenox Hill

233 E 69 St.

$345,000

Midtown South 445 5 Ave.

$869,000

Next Stop Ny

Upper E Side 152 E 83 St.

$405,000

Spire Group

Lenox Hill

350 E 62 St.

$525,000

Midtown South 425 5 Ave.

$1,238,000

Douglas Elliman

Upper E Side 404 E 76 St.

$1,050,000 2

Corcoran

Lenox Hill

118 E 60 St.

$910,000

Corcoran

Murray Hill

5 Tudor City Place

$267,000

City Connections Realty

Upper E Side 200 E 74 St.

$900,000

Lenox Hill

737 Park Ave.

$12,918,589 5

Corcoran

Murray Hill

160 E 38 St.

$1,655,000

Miriam Izsak Realty Llc

Upper E Side 1036 Lexington Ave.

$857,500

Lenox Hill

21 E 61St St.

$24,237,600

Murray Hill

415 E 37 St.

$900,000

Argo Residential

Upper E Side 178 E 80 St.

$472,500

Compass

Lenox Hill

330 E 72 St.

$6,713,000

Murray Hill

330 E 38 St.

$1,200,000 1

Corcoran

Upper E Side 319 E 73 St.

$305,000

Sandra Greer Real Estate

Lenox Hill

502 Park Ave.

$2,200,000 1

Douglas Elliman

Murray Hill

140 E 40 St.

$339,500

Douglas Elliman

Upper E Side 419 E 78 St.

$317,777

Compass

Lenox Hill

21 E 61St St.

$4,941,762

Extell Development Company

Murray Hill

225 E 36 St.

$351,000

0.5 1

Town Residential

Upper E Side 440 E 79 St.

$1,400,000 2

Firstservice Realty

Lenox Hill

755 Park Ave.

$6,700,000 4

Douglas Elliman

Murray Hill

45 Park Ave.

$2,875,000

Upper E Side 175 E 79 St.

$825,000

Lenox Hill

781 5 Ave.

$10,000,000

Murray Hill

104 E 37 St.

$475,000

Upper E Side 530 E 76 St.

$860,000

Lenox Hill

360 E 72 St.

$565,000

Douglas Elliman

Murray Hill

330 E 38 St.

$1,340,000

Upper E Side 509 E 77 St.

$300,000

Lenox Hill

118 E 60 St.

$474,500

Brown Harris Stevens

Sutton Place 50 Sutton Place South $1,425,000

Brown Harris Stevens

Upper E Side 181 E 73 St.

$1,336,000

Fox Residential Group

Lenox Hill

200 E 66Th St.

$4,395,000

Sutton Place 303 E 57 St.

$585,000

Citi Habitats

Upper E Side 196 E 75 St.

$1,630,000 2

Douglas Elliman

Lenox Hill

870 5 Ave.

$2,100,000 2

Sutton Place 425 E 58 St.

$1,600,000 2

Douglas Elliman

Upper E Side 1049 5 Ave.

$3,500,000

Lenox Hill

220 E 60 St.

$625,000

Sutton Place 30 Sutton Place

$3,500,000 4

Brown Harris Stevens

Upper E Side 223 E 78 St.

$305,000

Douglas Elliman

Lenox Hill

1160 3 Ave.

$590,000

Halstead Property

Upper E Side 300 E 74 St.

$730,000

Stribling

Keller Williams Nyc

Warburg

Douglas Elliman

Sutton Place 60 Sutton Place South $1,395,000

Douglas Elliman

RESTAURANT INSPECTION RATINGS APR 6 - 10, 2015 The following listings were collected from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s website and include the most recent inspection and grade reports listed. We have included every restaurant listed during this time within the zip codes of our neighborhoods. Some reports list numbers with their explanations; these are the number of violation points a restaurant has received. To see more information on restaurant grades, visit www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/services/restaurant-inspection.shtml.

Dunkin Donuts Baskin Robbins

1703 Third Avenue

Oriental Cafe / Sunny

1580 1 Avenue

Grade Pending (33) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked ﬁsh and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation. Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service. Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

Bangkok Cuisine

1586 2nd Ave

Not Graded Yet (20) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked ﬁsh and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.

Good Taste

360 E 116th St

Pee Dee Steak

2006 3 Avenue

Grade Pending (21) Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked ﬁsh and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.

Crusty & Tasty Bagel

1323 2nd Ave

Not Graded Yet (5)

Bella Blu

967 Lexington Avenue A

Lexington Bar And Books

1020 Lexington Avenue

A Starbucks Coffee

1515 York Avenue

Sushi Sasabune New York

401 East 73 Street

Balon

245 East 81 Street

Bkb

321 East 73 Street

Merrion Square

1840 2 Avenue

Tanoshi Sushi Saki Bar

1372 York Avenue

83 1/2

345 East 83 Street

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

Panera Bread

120 East 86 Street

The Parlour Yorkville

1804 2 Avenue

Sabor A Mexico

1744 First Avenue

Le Paris Bistrot Francais

1312 Madison Avenue

Corado Bread & Pastry

1361 Lexington Ave

Rathbones Pub

1702 2 Avenue

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Real Estate Sales Upper E Side 215 E 73 St.

$1,650,000 3

Town Residential

Upper E Side 174 E 74 St.

$815,000

Douglas Elliman

Yorkville

1601 3 Ave.

$1,450,000

Yorkville

250 E 87 St.

$1,647,500

Halstead Property

Yorkville

313 E 89 St.

$430,000

Core

Yorkville

444 E 84 St.

$319,000

Yorkville

239 E 79 St.

$637,500

Yorkville

229 E 79 St.

$705,000

Yorkville

446 E 86 St.

$304,000

Douglas Elliman

Yorkville

200 E End Ave.

$834,000

Halstead Property

Yorkville

200 E 89 St.

$750,000

Douglas Elliman

Yorkville

345 E 80 St.

$500,000

Yorkville

455 E 86 St.

$693,000

Douglas Elliman

Yorkville

1623 3 Ave.

$775,000

Yorkville

206 E 95 St.

$680,000

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Covello sernios at the fashion show

MODELS OF FASHION AT CARTER BURDEN

Rachel Oddman

Seniors, volunteers and staff from the Carter Burden Center for the Aging walked the runway at the centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual fashion show last month. Several seniors showcased traditional ethnic clothing from China, Africa and the Philippines, while others displayed ensembles created in sewing class at the Covello Program. The Carter Burden/Leonard Covello Senior Program, located in a 28,125-square-foot building on E. 109th Street, provides socialization, recreation and education through daily breakfast and luncheon meals, activities, day trips, computer training and holiday parties. Daily activities such as yoga, art, movies and dance classes are offered for free. dditionally, the Covello Program offers case assistance to members who need help in applying for government beneďŹ t programs, addressing landlord/tenant disputes or accessing medical care.

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KEEPING CAMP COSTS DOWN CAMP Help is available to defray expenses Even though the camp experience is priceless, paying for it doesn’t have to be. “I’m a great believer that you don’t have to go to the most expensive camp to have a great camp experience,” said Phil Lilienthal, former camp director of Camp Winnebago in Maine and Global Camps Africa CEO. If you’re dealing with an experienced and caring staff of camp counselors, “you can have a program in a parking lot, and it can be great,” he said. Parents looking for budgetfriendly camps should keep the following in mind: • The American Camp Association camp community generates a projected $216 mil-

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lion annually for camp scholarships. Don’t be afraid to call the camp director and ask if ﬁnancial assistance is available. • Contact your area’s local office of the American Camp Association. Visit www.ACAcamps.org/about/contactus to ﬁnd your local office contact. • Check with your church or synagogue. • Get in touch with social services groups in your community. • Visit individual camp web sites. Most clearly outline whether or not they offer financial assistance for their campers. Assistance is also available from the government. Families should explore the following options: For day camps: • A Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account allows

parents to be reimbursed on a pre-tax basis for child care or adult dependent care expenses for qualified dependents that are necessary to allow parents to work, look for work, or to attend school full time. Visit the FSA Feds web site for more information. • In certain circumstances, day care expenses, including transportation by a care provider, may be considered dependent care services and paid with pre-tax dollars. Visit the Internal Revenue Service web site for more information. • Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit: The IRS allows an income tax credit of up to $6,000 of dependent care expenses if you have two or more dependents (up to $3,000 for one dependent). The amount of the credit is based on your adjusted gross income and applies only to your federal taxes. This applies to qualifying day camp expenses. Visit the FSA Feds web site for more information. Originally published in the March 2014 Camp e-News. Reprinted with permission of the American Camp Association. ©2014 American Camping Association, Inc.

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TAKING THE STREET OUT OF THE STREET FAIR The community board in Chelsea is looking for ways to have the fairs face local shops BY ZACH WILLIAMS

Some Chelsea neighborhood officials are hoping to pioneer a new approach to street festivals in the city. City fairs currently “look in” by placing vendors in two rows, facing the street, with pedestrians walking in between. But Community Board 4 member Brett Firfer wants to change that by pushing the vendors

into the center of the street with two rows facing out, towards the sidewalk and brick and mortar businesses. This format would result in fairs more reflective of local community ﬂavors, Firfer told his colleagues at an April 6 meeting of the CB4 Quality of Life Committee. “We know that street fairs have a lot of negative impacts on our neighborhoods ... It should be a local thing. It should be an opportunity to fund local non-profits, but

In Toronto, where this photo was taken, street-fair vendors are adjacent to brick-and-mortar stores.

above all it should be of benefit to the local businesses. It shouldn’t be something they hate. It should be something they look forward to,” he said. A group of mobile vendors currently dominate city street fairs, making events resemble each other more than the individual neighborhoods which host them, committee members agreed. Local businesses can lose business even when fairs generate pedestrian trafﬁc nearby, Firfer said. Any one of the annual festivities in Chelsea also invite a fair amount of temporary inconveniences to local communities: streets closures, noise, crowds, bus and bike lane reroutes. Neighborhood outsiders reap too much of the beneﬁt and local businesses are losing money, committee members said. “(Local business owners) come in and complain all the time and there’s nothing they can do and they’re not invited in. They don’t get discounted rates. They don’t get brought into the mix,” said committee member Paul Seres, who added that the “inside out” approach

could also help block relatively unsightly elements of fairs such as electrical generators. Committee members agreed to pursue a pilot version of the plan. The West 23rd St. Food Fair was mentioned by the committee as one possible candidate. But first they have to convince the organizers of local fairs and city officials to get on board with the idea. The city application for a street fair permit lists nine agencies with possible jurisdiction over an event, depending on its nature. About five years ago, a similar effort to reinvent New York City street fairs bogged down, said Firfer, who first began advocating for the change seven years ago. “NYPD killed it officially ... The way that they set up the street festivals now is they mark off the booths on the sidewalk and if they have to mark them off in the middle of the street NYPD has to close them off an hour earlier,” he said. Demonstrating that the extroverted format would provide adequate emergency egress is one way to pre-empt

bureaucratic objections, Firfer said. Key to the committee’s strategy moving forward is new CB4 District Manager Jesse Bodine, who will try to set up a meeting with lowerlevel stakeholders such as fair organizers before bringing the matter up with city agencies. Outreach to other community boards could ignite their own efforts to adopt the idea, committee members suggested. Given the length of the permit process, a pilot would likely have to wait until next year. But other cities already follow the “inside out” model. A presentation of the concept by Firfer cites the example of the Pecan St. Fair of Austin, Texas. “Sometimes if the street is wide and there is a median in the middle of the street you can have two aisles,” Tracy Baskerville of the Baltimore, Md., Ofﬁce of Promotion and the Arts said in a telephone interview. In Toronto, organizers have their own way of weaving local businesses into the fabric of festivities, according to Howard Lichtman, spokesperson for city’s annual Taste of the

THE BASKETBALL TITANS AT CHELSEA REC SPORTS The local co-ed wheelchair basketball team heads to nationals BY ZACH WILLIAMS

Saturday practices at the Chelsea Recreation Center transformed 20-year-old Justin Williams from a dejected high-school drop-out to a stand-out basketball player with the motivation to complete his education -- and an aspiration to roll over the competition. He has the protective glare and defensive aggression becoming for a big man on the court, but he’s not the only player who plays with intensity on the co-ed New York Rolling Fury — a local youth wheelchair basketball team. They were scrimmaging April 12 on W. 25th Street during a final practice before the upcoming national championship tournament in Louisville, Kentucky. Hopes are high that the team will do well upon its return to national competition, but Wil-

liams and his teammates are competing for more than a trophy in the near future. Williams was using an electric wheelchair and in a slump when he met Coach Christopher Bacon a year ago. Then he joined the team and began to get serious about his life. “It just motivates me like: ‘Alright, I wanna go back to school.’ I have a reason, you know? It made me feel comfortable in my wheelchair. I just take a lot of pride in putting on my jersey,” said Williams. He returned to school with a focus on maintaining the grades that would make him eligible for Division 1 college sports. Five other members of the Rolling Fury have moved on to college competition since 2012, according to the team’s website. “It’s exhilarating and I can definitely prove what I got,” said Breanna Clark, 13. Wheelchair basketball shifted focus for the adolescents from disabilities to ability, according to Sean Clark, an assistant coach who is Breanna’s father. Bacon describes the

Rolling Fury as the “segue to college.” However, on the court, the squad works on getting physical with opponents in order to force them to play their brand of B-ball. Breanna Clark whips through the paint and, with a quick turning pivot, knocks into opponents in order to contest shots. The team’s offense relies on the classic “pick and roll,” whereby one offensive player blocks the defender of a teammate with the ball before turning in the opposite direction to receive a potential pass or rebound. On each side of the court, the Fury doesn’t shirk physicality. They move fast but are still honing their communication skills in order to balance strategy with intensity. “The reason I crash into people is because the less they move the less opportunities they get to make baskets and also it’s pretty much all you got to do,” said Clark. For years the team — then called the Long Island Lightning — accommodated youth from Long Island proper until three years ago when Bacon

realized that New York City was home to many kids who could benefit from the program and further the team’s success along the way. He then made an arrangement for the West Side practice facility with Parks Department officials. In exchange, his team instructs youth interested in trying the sport, though there were no new takers on April 12. The

team also has a weekly practice in Suffolk County, Long Island. The arrangement helps stabilize his roster, which in recent years has vacillated in size from having enough members for several teams to not featuring enough to compete in last year’s tournament. Only three players returned this season, but Bacon reckons that with the inﬂux of six Man-

Danforth festival. The event began in 1994 with the idea of drawing people to sample local Greek cuisine, but advertising dollars were limited for individual businesses, he said in a telephone interview. Then the idea arose to have sampling stations on sidewalks with a Canadian $5 price limit. This allows visitors to taste many different flavors while also interacting with booths for nonprofit causes and other types of businesses, big and small, such as banks, the NBA’s Toronto Raptors and The New York Times international edition, he added. Though the arrangement is different than Firfer’s idea in its specific layout, there is a common emphasis on the involvement of local businesses. Five thousand people came the first year. Now it is the largest street festival in Canada, noted Lichtman who credited the format for a hefty amount of the success. “In order to do this right, there is a science to it and an art,” he said.

hattan kids, his team could win the NIT division, the lower 16team bracket of the 32-team national tournament even though 2015 was a “rebuilding year,” he said. The Fury were ﬁfth in the nation in 2012 and 2013, he added. Winning comes often enough for the team, but success comes most consistently in others ways. As the only youth basketball program in the city, a new opportunity arrives every Saturday to the Chelsea Recreation Facility for local disabled youth who might not know that their physical condition enables them to play an exciting, physical sport. Donations allow the team to compete against teams from across the country as well as help secure athletic wheelchairs — which cost from $1,000 to $3,000 — for players. Sean Clark said that since Breanna began with the team, her grades, self-conﬁdence and ambition have increased. She wants to become a Para-Olympian, but focus for now remains on taking it to the competition in Kentucky. “For a lot of kids it gives them hope, a new way of seeing things that maybe they wouldn’t have had being a wheelchair user,” he said.

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A LIFETIME OF PERFECT NOTES TOGETHER Pianists Max Barros and James Melo prep a pair of fully staged concerts BY MICKEY KRAMER

Pianist Max Barros was a self-described “almost legal” 17 and musicologist James Melo was 21 when they met in Brazil in 1981 at a piano audition for a college music program. They have been near-inseparable ever since. Barros and Melo, both from Brazil, had vastly divergent paths to their meeting at the Faculdade Santa Marcelina, in Sao Paulo. Barros started playing piano at age 6. Melo went to medical school for two years and worked as a chemist for Dow Chemical, before beginning to play in earnest after he turned 17. Melo and Barros would both receive their B.A. degrees in piano. Barros left Melo and Brazil in 1984 to begin a Master’s of Arts program at New York University. The two spent summers and holidays together, with

many letters exchanged, and though not easy, according to Melo, the much quieter of the two, “the love bond was already so strong, we weren’t really worried [that it wouldn’t work out].” Barros lived at the 92nd Street Y dorms from 1984-1987, while attaining his Master’s degree from NYU. During his stay, he met Eve Wolf, who taught a chamber music program at the Y and became his first friend in New York City. Barros has performed and recorded all over the world. “I did my ﬁrst recording at 26 and have not stopped.” Melo, after spending three years teaching in Brazil, joined Barros in New York City in 1987, where they have lived together ever since. He writes for music magazines, liner notes for CDs and for the past 16 years has worked for the ongoing bibliography and database project, RILM Abstracts of Music Literature at the CUNY Graduate Center, where he’s now senior editor, while also teaching piano and music theory at the upper east side’s Diller-

Quaile Music School. In 2001, Melo and Barros, along with Wolf, founded the Ensemble for the Romantic Century (ERC), a group that presents fully staged theatrical concerts merging music, staged and scripted theater, literature, and visual arts. Jules Verne: From the Earth to the Moon will be performed from April 8-April 12 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The production dramatizes the face-to-face meeting between the French writer Jules Verne and the young American journalist Nelly Bly and interweaves a script based on Verne’s and Bly’s own words with French chamber music performed by Barros, Wolf, and others. In addition, American music by Stephen Foster featuring live banjo, a barbershop quartet, and elaborate ﬁlm and video projections will be included. ERC’s second 2015 production, The Sorrows of Young Werther, is slated for two shows on June 3-4 at Symphony Space on the Upper West Side. This production will weave the

drama of Goethe’s tale of obsessive and unrequited love with the music of Schumann, Schubert, Liszt, Brahms and others. Sitting down in their spacious living room, it’s impossible not to notice that Barros, at 6’1”, towers over the more diminutive Melo. Both wear eyeglasses, and have been together so long they truly can finish each other’s thoughts; that, along with a Steinway piano and floor-to-ceiling book collection which includes works by Shakespeare and Dickens, Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and at least six copies of The Iliad. Melo estimates they have about 3,000 books. Following 16 years on West 79th street, Barros and Melo moved across the park to East 79th Street on December 31st, 2012. Their first meal as Upper East siders was New Year’s Eve dinner at Italian restaurant, Firenze. For bibliophile Melo, the new locale is a dream. Along with being a member of the Morgan Library, he visits the New York Society Library, also on East

79th st, nearly every day. When asked about marriage, Barros recalled that they had a civil union ceremony, but, amusingly, neither recalled the date or year. Melo checked, and for the record, it was April 21, 2003. After 33 years together, Melo explains that “we’re such a compliment to each other. If it wasn’t for Max, I never would’ve come to New York and had the great life and career that I love… The companionship, love, and care he shows for me… ” “James grounds me. I can easily ‘ﬂoat’ with the art sometimes,” Barros concludes. “Everything I do, I do better [with James].”

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