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pper East Siders are asking Northwell Health to go back to the drawing board and produce a plan to modernize and expand Lenox Hill Hospital that abides by the neighborhood’s current zoning regulations.

The healthcare network, that took over the hospital in 2010, plans to pay for a $2.5 billion renovations by constructing a 41-story apartment building on the northwest corner of the block from Park Avenue to Lexington Avenue between East 76th and East 77th Streets, where the hospital’s main campus lies. Some mechanical space would be used in the high-rise at the 27th and 41st floors of the building.

Renovations include a renewed 516foot-tall hospital that would be filled with single bed patient rooms, a new emergency room, a new diagnostic and treatment center, new ambulance bay and a new mother and baby center. Northwell also plans to widen the building’s surrounding sidewalks which would call for moving the entrance to the 77th Subway station.

“Both of my children were born there … so in principle I am in favor of that hospital,” said Dr. Juergen Sacklowski, a Lenox Hill resident and one of the many Upper East Siders that filled the

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A rendering of the proposed Lenox Hill Hospital and tower.

nity board committee and community members who viewed the hospital’s plan as merely a vanity project.

The community board members and residents stated that they are not against modernizing a hospital but the proposed plan would require massive construction of buildings that exceed current zoning regulation and ultimately place a midtown sized tower in a purely residential area.

According to CB8 Chair Alida Camp, the site where Northwell wants to erect the 490 foot residential tower is zoned at 210 feet, making the buildings (for detractors) out of context for the community.

Besides issue of character, residents worried about the building’s potential shadows, available parking, the impact construction would have on traffic and infrastructure, and how construction dust could impact health.

“We are deeply concerned about the project,” said Derek Dillon, a member of the Committee to Protect Our Lenox Hill Neighborhood opposed to the plan as is. “We will use everything within our means to stop it.”

Nearly every seat in the New York Blood Center Auditorium was filled, with a large number of attendees from a coalition of community groups including CIVITAS and the Committee to Protect Our Lenox Hill Neighborhood, created over the summer in response to the proposed changes to Lenox Hill Hospital. During the public comments section of the meeting, the line of Upper East Siders waiting to speak stretched out of the door.

In order to keep up with current state regulations, the facilities of the over 100-year-old hospital need to be upgraded, according to a spokesperson from Northwell Health.

The full-board of Community Board 8 will vote on a resolution regarding Lenox Hill Hospital revitalization project on Oct. 23.

New York Blood Center Auditorium on Sept. 19 for a meeting in which representatives from Lenox Hill and Northwell Health presented a slideshow on proposed renovation plan details.

The presentation was made during a Community Board 8 Zoning and Development Committee meeting.

“However, what they want to do is absolutely insane,” Sacklowski added.

The presentation was met with massive criticism from the commu-

Powers seeks special elex reform

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f two City Council members have it their way, New York City will make it easier to fill vacancies for elected office.

Manhattan City Councilman Keith Powers is teaming up with Queens City Councilman Eric Ulrich on legislation introduced on Sept. 25 which would streamline special elections in New York City. The bill, if enacted, would allow those elected to fill Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough President and City Council vacancies to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.

Currently, special election winners can only hold the office through the end of the calendar year. They must run again in the next November general election if they want to fill out the remainder of the term they inherited.

Ulrich called the current special election law nonsensical.

“It does not make any sense to win a special election and then have to run again months later,” said Ulrich. “It is a complete waste of taxpayer dollars and it can decrease voter turnout.”

Supporter of the bill, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, called the

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current system “illogical” and “confusing to voters.”

Williams replaced former Public Advocate Leticia James in a special election in February after she was elected attorney general. He will be up for re-election this November to finish out the current term, though he’s an overwhelming favorite to win.

This bill comes less than two months before New Yorkers will vote on another measure meant to streamline elections, Ranked Choice Voting, where voters would be able to rank up to five candidate by order of preference on a ballot instead of casting a single vote.

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awmakers from both sides of the East River want the city to make part of the Ed KochQueensboro Bridge a walkway solely for pedestrians.

Manhattan Councilman Ben Kallos along with Queens City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and state Senator Michael Gianaris called on the Department of Transportation to not stall any longer and turn the Queensboro Bridge’s South (Queens-bound) Outer Roadway into a walkway.

“I don’t think we need to wait, I think we need to get it done before congestion pricing,” said Kallos at a press conference held at the South Outer Roadway’s entrance at 59th Street. He was joined by Van Bramer and Gianaris, along with a crowd of activists from Transportation Alternatives and Bike NY. Currently, people crossing the bridge by foot in both directions have to share a narrow pathway on the North Outer Roadway with cyclists crossing the bridge also traveling in both directions.

The DOT is currently studying the impacts of turning the South Outer Roadway in a pedestrian-only space, but the agency considers the roadway to be essential for vehicle diversions during the reconstruction of the bridge’s upper roadway.

“If found to be feasible, this conversion could be timed to coincide with the completion of the construction work,” said a DOT spokesperson.

According to DOT data, 5,400 bicyclists crossed the Queensboro Bridge per day in 2017, 35 percent more than five years earlier. Kallos added that with the implementation of Congestion pricing next year, that number of people crossing the bridge by foot or by bike was only going to increase.

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Home prices sky high near subway stops: report

BY ROBERT POZARYCKI

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ne would think that buying a home close to a Manhattan subway station would cost substantially more than a residence a few blocks away. But that’s not necessarily true, according to one study.

PropertyShark released on Oct. 1 the results of a study focused on median sales prices for homes close to subway stations across the city. On average, according to the report, the location to a Manhattan subway stop was a nonfactor, as prices were about even.

However, real estate prices for homes near specific Manhattan stations were significantly higher than other homes in certain neighborhoods.

Take, for instance, Lenox Hill residences close to the 5th Avenue-59th Street station serving the N, R and W lines. The neighborhood median sale price was $1,210,000; but for homes located within a quarter-mile of the stop, that price jumped to $4,636,000 — a 283 percent increase.

The high price near the station probably comes as no shock to anyone familiar with the area, as the entrance is located close to Central Park, the Grand Army Plaza and the Plaza Hotel, among other Midtown landmarks.

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Fifth Avenue subway station entrance sign near Central Park.

cial District near the Chambers Street/ Park Place/World Trade Center stations ($3,830,000 within a quarter-mile); and Central Midtown at the 5th Avenue-59th Street station ($4,050,000 within a quarter-mile).

On the flip side, the PropertyShark study found some bargains near Manhattan subway stations in which the median price close to the stations was actually lower than the neighborhood median.

Homes within a quarter-mile of the

the south in Central Midtown, close to the 5th Avenue-53rd Street station on the E and M lines.

Within a quarter-mile of the station, the median sales price was $4,582,000, or 255 percent higher than the neighborhood’s $1,291,000 median price.

Other Manhattan areas experiencing subway sticker shock were the Theater District near the 59th Street-Columbus Circle stations ($4,050,000 median price within a quarter-mile); the Finan-

96th Street stop on the Q line on the Upper East Side’s Carnegie Hill had a median sales price of $515,000, or 72 percent less than the neighborhood’s $1,825,000 median sales price.

Lower median prices for homes near subway stations were seen close to the 51st Street/Lexington Avenue-53rd Street stations in Midtown ($706,000 within a quarter-mile of the stop); and near the Rector Street station in Battery Park City ($890,000 within a quarter-mile).

The PropertyShark study analyzed home sales prices at 431 subway stations across the five boroughs. They calculated the median price near subway stations for residential units (including co-ops, condo units, single family, twoto-four family homes and townhouses/ rowhouses) located within a quartermile of each station.

For stations where the radius covers multiple areas, PropertyShark indicated, the median price of the station was determined using each neighborhood section within the radius separately.

All sales data was recorded between January 2014 and June 2019. A 10-sales threshold was used for each station and neighborhood, according to PropertyShark.

Visit propertyshark.com to view the full report.

Coalition to Cuomo: Don’t blame poor for train woes

BY ROBERT POZARYCKI

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ho cares about fare evasion and subway homelessness when the trains are crowded and broken?

That’s the message 39 organizations, including the Riders Alliance, sent to Governor Andrew Cuomo during a Sept. 26 rally in Midtown Manhattan over an MTA budget that they believe doesn’t make logical sense.

Back in June, Cuomo announced the hiring of 500 additional police officers to subway stations across the city in an effort to stop fare-beaters. The following month, he ordered the MTA to come up with a plan to address homelessness in the subway system, saying the problem is “worse than ever.”

But at the Sept. 26 press conference, the Riders Alliance and members of the coalition suggested the governor’s priorities were misplaced. Meanwhile, the MTA — which approved a major five-year capital budget plan this week — is also grappling with a projected $131.6 million budget deficit, and commuters are dealing with service cuts and ongoing public transportation problems citywide.

“Fare evasion and homelessness are cruel red herrings,” said Riders Alliance Political Director Rebecca Bailin.

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Thirty-nine groups from across New York City rallied in Midtown Manhattan on Sept. 26 calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to do more to improve the MTA without blaming fare-beaters and homeless individuals.

“Riders’ number one quality-of-life issue is slow and unreliable transit service. ... The governor should focus on fi xing the subway, stopping devastating service cuts from moving forward, and not criminalizing transit-dependent New Yorkers.”

At their rally, the coalition urged the governor to reassign the 500 officers the state is hiring to other duties rather than fare control or confronting homeless individuals. They also called for the removal of banner ads from train cars,

along with signs and stickers, which they say “stigmatize low-income New Yorkers for the lengths that some must go to in order to get by.”

They also called on Cuomo to have the MTA eliminate the emergency gate alarms, which are designed to alert MTA employees and police officers to fare-beaters but often serve as a nuisance for riders with wheelchairs, strollers and suitcases entering and exiting the system.

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these items could be better spent on resolving the MTA’s infrastructure and budgetary issues, and funding other programs to help the homeless.

“Rather than placing more police officers in subways to further harass and criminalize people who are already disenfranchised, the governor must fund Home Stability Support and the remaining 14,000 units of supportive housing that he promised in 2016 — sensible actions that would actually reduce homelessness in New York,” said Giselle Routhier, policy director at the Coalition for the Homeless.

After this story was first published online on Sept. 27, MTA New York City Transit President Andy Byford said in a statement to The Villager that the additional officers in the subway system are not there strictly to throw people in jail.

“We want more officers to serve as a deterrent that encourages people—in all neighborhoods—to pay the fare. It’s not about locking people up,” Byford said. “MTA needs everyone who rides the subways and buses to pay so we can make critical investments in better service. We are not going to arrest our way out of this problem, and have asked our law enforcement partners to ensure that operations to deter fare evasion are conducted all across the transit system.”

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Police Blotter Robbery at Duane Reade

Scammin’ with Mr. Cooper An elderly Upper West Side woman was scammed out of $2,350 earlier this summer.

At 9:30 a.m. on July 21, the 76-yearold woman received a phone call from a man identifying himself as Mr. Cooper.

According to police, Mr. Cooper promised the victim that he would pay her if she purchased some gift

cards and told him the codes on the back. The woman complied, and purchased between five to 10 gift cards from a variety of stores worth a total of $2,350 and told Mr. Cooper the codes.

The woman then reported the incident to police on Sept. 7 after realizing it was a scam.

—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech

Sex assault at 86th St. station

Chelsea man gets 30 yrs. for killing dad

A man was arrested after attempting to steal medication and threatening to stab a female employee of a local Duane Reade pharmacy last month.

At 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 14, an employee of the 24-hour drug store at 1231 Madison Ave. noticed a man take boxes of Advil and Tylenol off of shelves, place them into a red handbag and walk towards the door, according to police.

Law enforcement officers said that when the employee approached the shoplifter to confront him, the 54year-old thief flashed a pair of scissors and said, “Come at me, I will give it to you.”

When officers from the 19th Precinct arrived at the scene, cops said, they searched the thief and found a crack pipe in his fanny pack along with two bottles of Advil and one bottle of Tylenol. The total value of the medication stolen was $55.

—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech

Costly jewelry caper on UES An Upper East Side woman had $4,900 worth of jewelry stolen from her 62nd St. home in August.

At 1:10 p.m. on Aug. 3, the 49-yearold Upper East Sider hired a cleaning company to tidy her apartment and the next day noticed a 14k White gold Diamond bracelet and a 14k yellow gold diamond bracelet were missing.

Officers said that the victim was unable to report the items missing to the police due to her work schedule.

—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech

bert Jr. — who lived a life of luxury and graduated from Princeton University, as the New York Post reported — had been receiving a monthly allowance from his parents, which he used for personal expenses such as travel and gain membership to elite sports clubs.

Starting in 2014, they had begun reducing his allowance and encouraging him to be more self-sufficient.

In June 2014, prosecutors said, Gilbert Jr. bought a .40-caliber Glock handgun, along with ammunition and fi rearm enhancement, from a person in Clarksburg, Ohio.

The gun was found at the crime scene, and ammunition and the firearm enhancement were found during a search of Gilbert Jr.’s home.

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A Chelsea man was sent to prison for at least the next three decades on Sept. 27 for shooting his father to death in his Midtown Manhattan apartment, prosecutors announced.

Thomas Gilbert Jr., 35, of West 18th Street was convicted back in June of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon.

A judge ordered him on Friday to serve 30 years to life in prison.

According to Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr., the junior Gilbert shot his father —Thomas Gilbert Sr., a millionaire, retired hedge fund manager — at close range on the afternoon of Jan. 4, 2015 in the victim’s Beekman Place apartment, then staged the crime scene to make it appear as if his dad had taken his own life.

According to trial testimony, Gil-

West Side bike thief sprays to get away A bike store employee was peppersprayed in the face after he tried to stop a crook from stealing a bike from the shop last month.

At 3:40 p.m. on Sept. 13, a man inside the Toga Bike Shop at 110 West End Ave. picked up a Cervelo P2 bike worth $2,900 and attempted to walk out without paying.

According to police, when a 45year-old store employee tried to stop

the thief from exiting the Upper West Side store, the perp turned around and sprayed him in the face with pepper stray. The attempted bicycle thief then ran, breaking the store’s glass door as he fled.

Officers from the 20th Precinct arrested the wannabe thief at the corner of Riverside Boulevard and West 70th Street.

—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech

Detectives need the public’s help in fi nding the pervert who sexually abused a woman at an Upper West Side subway station over the weekend.

The NYPD released on Oct. 2 video footage of the creep involved in the attack that occurred at 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 29 at the 86th Street station on the 1 line, located below Broadway and West 86th Street.

According to law enforcement sources, the perpetrator approached a 32-year-old woman from behind and pushed her against the wall. He then reached under her skirt and sexually abused her with his fi ngers.

Cops said the woman managed to fight off her attacker, who fled the station on foot in an unknown direction.

Officers from the 24th Precinct and NYPD Transit Bureau Unit 1 responded to the incident. Paramedics brought the woman to a local hospital, where she was treated and released.

Police described her attacker as a man with short black hair standing 5 feet, 10 inches tall with a medium build, who was last seen wearing a blue baseball hat, a white shirt, a gray jacket and gray sneakers.

The NYPD released two video clips showing the perpetrator walking in the vicinity of the station.

Anyone with information regarding the suspect’s whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA), visit the Crime Stoppers website, nypdcrimestoppers.com, or send a direct message on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls and messages are kept confidential.

—Robert Pozarycki

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The price was not disclosed. Schneps executives said they will expand amNewYork through events programming and broadcasting.

Launched in 2003, amNewYork is Manhattan’s highest daily circulation newspaper and has almost 1 million unique visitors to its website each month.

Newsday publisher Debby Krenek said: “amNewYork has become an important part of daily life in the city …

We are confident that this tradition of serving New Yorkers will continue with Schneps Media, whose strong commitment to local media makes them the ideal new publisher of amNewYork.”

Schneps owns 33 newspapers, 28 magazines and specialty publications and 20 websites, produces numerous podcasts and hosts 50 annual events.

Among its publications are Queens Courier, TimesLedger, The Brooklyn Paper, The Villager, Long Island Press and the Spanish-language paper Noticia Long Island.

in Melville that will feature a television studio and auditorium capable of streaming live events on newsday.com.

Schneps president and publisher Victoria Schneps said: “We are delighted to add amNewYork to our media company. We thank Newsday for this opportunity to carry on the commitment of amNewYork to deliver the best and most important local news stories.”

“Moving forward Newsday Media Group will fully focus on serving Long Islanders with news, information and experiences as we continue to expand our multimedia products and platforms, and fulfill our mission of being the primary source of powerful local journalism as ‘Your Eye on LI,’ ” Krenek said.

Last month, Newsday moved into a new multimillion-dollar headquarters

Schneps started her company in the mid-1980s with a weekly paper published from the living room of her Bayside, Queens, home.

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Blue Ribbon honors for two Manhattan schools

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arents, teachers and children at two Manhattan schools are feeling a happy shade of blue after they earned National Blue Ribbon honors from the U.S. Department of Education.

P.S. 40 in Gramercy and P.S. 59 in Midtown East were among 19 New York state schools to receive the designation recognizing outstanding academic achievement. The U.S. Education Department announced the awards on Sept. 25.

Both schools are in the 2nd School District, and Community Superintendent Donalda Chumney was thrilled they were recognized.

“The cultivation of these two communities has been a labor of love for both principals and the members of their respective faculties,” Chumney told The Villager. “The teaching in both schools demonstrates passion, intellect, expertise, and playfulness, all of which help the children to thrive.”

Susan Felder serves as principal of P.S. 40, which serves the Gramercy Park and Stuyvesant Town areas of the East Side. According to the city Department of Education’s (DOE) School Quality Snapshot for the 2017-18 year, 89 percent of all P.S. 40 students met state standards on both the English lan-

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P.S. 40 in Gramerc y Park was one of two Manhattan schools to earn National Blue Ribbons for excellence from the U.S. Depar tment of Education in 2019.

guage arts and math exams.

Additionally, 99 percent of students met next level readiness standards.

Parents and teachers at P.S. 40 also expressed great satisfaction with the school’s performance on the snapshot.

The report indicated that 99 percent of

families surveyed said they were satisfied with their child’s education, and 100 percent of teachers surveyed said they would recommend their school to any family looking for a place for their child.

P.S. 59, under the leadership of Prin-

cipal Adele Schroeter, also achieved excellent overall marks for student performance. The school serves the Midtown East and Beekman Hill areas.

The DOE’s 2017-18 School Quality Snapshot noted that 83 percent of students met state standards for English language arts performance, and 84 percent of them met state math standards.

The snapshot noted that 100 percent of all P.S. 59 students met next level readiness parameters, and 97 percent of all parents surveyed said that they were satisfied with the quality of their child’s education.

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza applauded all New York City schools that were honored with Blue Ribbons this year: “Congratulations to our schools for earning this great honor! I’m so proud of our hard-working students, teachers, and school staff and their wonderful accomplishment.”

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Editorial

At long last, some signs of transit progress

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he “L-pocalypse” many feared a year ago has been completely avoided.

Governor Andrew Cuomo touted on Sept. 29 the completion of repairs to one of the two L train tunnel linking Manhattan to Brooklyn. Work is already underway on the other tunnel, and that’s expected to be completed next April — a full three months ahead of schedule.

It’s a remarkable turnaround. Just think back to a year ago, when residents on both sides of the East River feared losing the L line for many months while repairs were planned.

The city scrambled and worked on transit contingency plans. The MTA prepared an array of service changes to provide riders alternate routes.

Even that wasn’t enough for numerous residents who chose to move out of neighborhoods serviced by the L line rather than deal with months of limited subway options.

Everything changed in January, when Cuomo announced that he was in consultation with engineering experts looking to find a way to make the necessary repairs happen through a more efficient, more commuter-friendly approach.

There was a will to avoid the full L train closure that seemed inevitable — and fortunately, Cuomo, the

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Governor Andrew Cuomo inspects the Canarsie Tube on Sept. 29.

cause they thought they were losing their subway line.

That being said, the advances made through the L train reconstruction project are indeed something to appreciate, and leaves us hopeful for the future of infrastructure in New York.

The MTA’s new Five-Year Capital Plan includes more than $50 billion in infrastructure improvements, including completion of the Second Avenue Subway’s second phase to

experts and the MTA found a way.

Utilizing a number of new technological advances employed in other subway systems, the plans were altered, and the timeline for completion was significantly slashed. Service remains in place on the L line, though it is limited because just one East River tunnel is open. But it could’ve been so much worse.

Sure, it would have been nice if Cuomo and the MTA thought of these more advanced construction plans more than a year ago. It could have avoided a lot of consternation and confusion, and allowed some residents to stay in the neighborhoods they love but parted only be-

125th Street and more than $7 billion in signal improvements.

The city and state, now, must make sure that this capital plan is as efficient and expedient as possible, with the most advanced construction methods in place to assure the timely completion of high-quality, longlasting construction work.

Let’s be optimistic that the state and MTA have turned a corner here, and that the future of our transit system is bright once more.

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Hispanic Heritage Month more important than ever

BY CHARLES SCHUMER

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n New York, we draw strength from our incredible diversity. It’s what we’re made from — we are the home to the Statue of Liberty, the home of Ellis Island, and home to more immigrants than just about any other state.

A huge and significant part of that diversity is New York’s Latino population.

You can see it in the proud legacy of Latinos that have called our state home—from Tito Puente, to Sonya Sotomayor, to the millions of families across generations.

You can see it in our bodegas, taste it in our food, and hear it ringing from our churches.

It’s enshrined in our murals, preserved in our libraries, and

courses through our music.

It is with all this in in mind that I wish communities across the United States a happy start to Hispanic Heritage Month.

Through war and peace, joy and sorrow, and in times of both wealth and profound poverty—Latino Americans have played a central part of our nation’s story. They give life to our national creed that out of many, we are one.

This year and all years, we celebrate that truth, while at the same time recognizing the many ways we could more closely stitch together the fabric of the American tapestry.

For America cannot celebrate the richness of its Latino heritage without also recognizing the challenges Latinos face in today’s political landscape.

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ner of the country. But today, we have an administration that has gone out of its way to exclude and intimidate Latinos in America.

Now more than ever, we need to resist the voices of intolerance and push for policies that expand opportunity for every city and every zip code in America.

That means we need to make sure that we lower the costs of healthcare and prescription drugs. It means that we need to raise wages and close the pay gap for Latino families who are working harder but still falling behind. It means we need to strengthen our democracy and make sure our census counts everyone. It means we need to provide DACA and TPS holders with a perma-

nent legislative solution that includes a path to citizenship.

And it means that we need to invest in our children’s future: from protecting our environment to instituting meaningful gun safety measures.

Behind this diverse list of priorities is a common set of values: family, hard work, and strength in the face of struggle.

These are the values that have made our country the envy of the world. It is also at the heart of what this month is all about.

So to everyone celebrating Hispanic Heritage month, I wish you all my best. It is an honor to talk with you, to fight for you, and celebrate a part of our national identity that is truly unlike any other.

Charles Schumer is a U.S. Senator and the Senate Democratic Leader.

BUSWAY’S POTENTIAL RIPPLE EFFECT I appreciate the concern of The Villager editorial writers in their proposal to keep bus-only traffic on 14th Street during the day (Sept. 26). It is a fair opinion.

However, the editorial does not address the impact of car traffic on the side streets.

As someone who lives near 12th Street and University Place, my concern is about the car traffic that will be forced onto 12th Street. W hen the street was reconfigured with a bike lane, a buffer lane, a traffic lane, and a parking lane a while ago, traffic increased dramatically. It will only get worse with a bus only 14th Street.

On 12th Street, between University Place and Broadway, the buffer lane is parked up with non-marked police cars, courtesy of the “PAL Headquarters” building at 34 1/2 East 12th St. (The building, once a beautiful school, now desperately in need of facade work, has been covered with scaffolding for many years, without any work being done. But that’s another story.)

To add to the misery, it seems to me that the ambulance traffic, complete with deafening sirens, has increased. I think this is due to the Mount Sinai Hospital on 7th Avenue.

Twelfth Street is now the go-to crosstown route for the ambulances to get to 1st Avenue and the uptown hospitals! And boy, when those ambulances get stuck on my corner in traffic, you don’t want to be here.

Susan Schenker KEEPING PRIORITIES STR AIGHT For decades, the destination has been “West Village – Abingdon Square.” The Select Bus Service destination now is “West Side.”

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terminate at Tenth Avenue? Lower East Side destinations haven’t changed.

We’ve made our needs known. Politicians should fight to maintain service below 14th Street.

Mike Conway SAVING ANIMALS AT CHECKOUT LINE As a bit of an animal lover, I have been scouring the Internet for some special occasion celebrating animals. I came across an international observance called a “day for animals,” but it wasn’t quite what I expected.

I was shocked to learn that nearly 99 percent of all domesticated animals are bred and raised for food. That, unlike our cats and dogs, they get no compassion or respect from the meat and dairy industries.

Male baby chicks are suffocated in plastic garbage bags or ground up alive because they lay no eggs. Groups of laying hens are packed into small wire cages that tear out their feathers. Breeding sows spend their entire lives pregnant in metal cages.

Dairy cows are artificially impregnated each year, and their babies are snatched from them at birth, so people can drink their milk.

Like many others, I always thought of cows, pigs, and chickens as simply “food on the hoof.”

Now, I realize that each dollar I spend on meat and dairy products at the checkout counter subsidizes animal atrocities. I will be replacing animal products in my diet with the new healthful, cruelty-free plant-based meats and dairy items offered by my supermarket.

Nelson Yancy SAVE SMALL BUSINESSES NOW Thank you, Kirsten Theodos of TakeBackN YC, for your editorial of Sept.

12. Stop stalling, indeed.

Speaker Corey Johnson needs to bring the Small Business Jobs Survival Act to a vote, as he promised when he ran for office.

The Small Business Jobs Survival Act (SBJSA) does “go far enough” (as Speaker Johnson now claims it does not) to scare the real estate bigwigs into not wanting it to pass. I fear that Johnson’s tune has changed to that of all politicians seeking to appear true to their constituents while in fact satisfying their donors’ demands.

The SBJSA has been changed seven times already. I’m sure it’s a much less powerful bill than it was and does not need more diluting.

The recently introduced “Storefront Tracker” bill reminds me of 20 years of Congressional Republicans urging study of climate control rather than legislation. We don’t need data to see that storefronts are empty.

Entire blocks that were once full of restaurants and small stores are vacant. We all see what is happening and we all know why; meanwhile, politicians dither and postpone, the rich get richer, and the world burns.

District 3 voters, please let Speaker Johnson know that you want the SBJSA voted on and passed. We need action that will keep our city from becoming a ghost town.

Sonya Sobieski Email letters to news @ thevillager.com, leave a comment to any story on our website at thevillager. com or write to The Villager, Letters to the Editor, 1 MetroTech Center, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Please include phone number for verification. The Villager reserves the right to edit letters for space, grammar, clarity and libel. Anonymous letters will not be published, but writers may request that their names be withheld from publication.

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EMTs seek ‘equal pay for equal work’ from City Hall

BY BILL PARRY

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eeking equal pay for EMS first responders, City Councilman I. Daneek Miller and Attorney General Letitia James joined advocates and three local unions representing FDNY EMS workers to rally on Sept. 25 on the steps of City Hall.

Unlike firefighters and fire officers, some 4,000 FDNY EMS Bureau members are predominantly comprised of people of color and consist of the highest percentage of women in any uniformed services and first responders and they receive $8,000 less in starting salary than other first responders: a gap PHOTO COURTESY OF COUNCILMAN I. DANEEK MILLER’S OFFICE

Cit y Councilman I. Daneek Miller demands fair salaries for FDNY EMS personnel who are mainly minorit y and female as opposed to firefighters.

that becomes wider by tens of thousands of dollars after five years of service.

“Our city’s greatness is owed to the work and performance of its dedicated civil servants, but the municipal legacy system that has suppressed generations of Black and Brown New Yorkers aspiring to serve our city endures in 2019, and that is a tragedy,” said Miller, who represents a portion of southeast Queens. “Our first responders of color at EMS love their jobs, but don’t get a fair salary that keeps food on their families tables, and reluctantly leave for gainful employment as firefighters or sanitation workers. The Council’s Committee on Civil Service and Labor has led the way on the principle of pay equity on behalf of our city, and will continue to push this administration to be consistent with its progressive values these brave women and men equal pay for equal work.”

The de Blasio administration has denied the inequity allegation, and claimed the underpayment is simply due to their work being “different” from that of firefighters. FDNY EMS personnel responded to

80 percent of the 1.8 million calls received by the NYPD last year, provide emergency medical care in the midst of life-threatening situations, and are assaulted by patients.

Officials said that more than 1,000 members actually left EMS to become firefighters over a 12-month period and 80 percent of new EMS hires leave within four years, taking with them their extensive medical expertise and training.

“Equal pay for equal work is a basic human right,” James said. “Our EMS and EMT workers dedicate their lives to supporting us, and it’s past time that we give them the support they deserve. I’m proud to stand with them in solidarity in their fight for fairness.”

During the rally, Miller announced that he is introducing new legislation that would require the FDNY to report on EMS resignations, and particularly count the members that leave the division to become FDNY firefighters or gain employment with another municipal agency.

Miller is also sponsoring a resolution calling on the city to provide salary parity for FDNY EMS personnel as first responders.

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NYU Oral Cancer Walk this weekend on East Side

BY GABE HERMAN

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YU’s College of Dentistry will host its annual NYU Oral Cancer Walk on Sunday, Oct. 6, which follows a three-mile path through Kips Bay and the East Village.

The walk supports the NYU Oral Cancer Center and the university’s Bluestone Center for Clinical Research, both at 421 First Ave., at East 25th St. This will be the fourth year that the walk is benefitting the NYU Oral Cancer Center. Previously, NYU’s College of Dentistry held the walk in partnership with the Oral Cancer Foundation.

Over 600 people registered for last year’s walk, including students, faculty, alumni, and oral cancer survivors and their families. Over $30,000 was raised for oral cancer research.

Along with the walk, the College of Dentistry will offer free oral cancer and health screenings to the public.

Oral cancer kills over 8,000 people in America every year. While it is a rare cancer, according to Dr. Brian

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A previous year of the NYU Oral Cancer Walk in Manhattan.

Schmidt, director of the NYU Oral Cancer Center, its impact can be severe if not treated at an early stage.

“Unfortunately it often gets detected

late,” said Dr. Schmidt. “[Oral cancer] has such an impact on quality of life.”

He noted that it can be a difficult cancer to deal with, and the only treatment

is surgical, often involving removal of teeth and the tongue.

The primary symptom of oral cancer is pain and an ulcer in the mouth. Even if a person doesn’t drink alcohol or smoke tobacco, which are the two biggest risk factors for the disease, a painful ulcer should still be checked out immediately by a dentist, Dr. Schmidt said.

Oral cancer rates are rising among younger people, Dr. Schmidt said, though for reasons that are unclear.

In terms of raising awareness about oral cancer, “there’s still a lot of work to be done,” he said.

Dr. Schmidt participates in the walk every year. He also gives a short talk and introduces a video featuring patients that have survived the disease.

“It’s a fantastic experience because you have a lot of students and faculty who participate,” said Dr. Schmidt of the event, “and because dental students are the ones picking up the cause, and that’s very exciting.”

Inspectors ignored kids with harmful lead levels: Stringer

BY GREG B. SMITH, THE CIT Y This story was first published on Sept. 26 by The City. ayor Bill de Blasio often boasts of his “robust” effort to eradicate lead poisoning in public housing, but a new report shows the city failed to check thousands of private apartments where nearly 12,000 children had elevated levels of lead in their blood.

A report released by City Comptroller Scott Stringer found that, from 2013 through October 2018, the city Health Department was aware that 11,972 children registered blood-lead levels that the federal Centers for Disease Control says should warrant an inspection.

The CDC toughened its standard for flagging lead-poisoning risks in 2012. But city health officials refused to adopt the new CDC standard and instead stuck with a much higher threshold until last year.

Because of the delay, they did not pass this information on to city housing inspectors to perform a lead test in the nearly 10,000 apartments where these endangered children lived.

That included 503 buildings where three or more children had registered 5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood, the level the CDC says should require an automatic environmental investigation of the apartment where the child lives.

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showed that city agencies “missed crucial opportunities to protect children from the immense harms associated with lead exposure.”

The findings demonstrate “a clear failure by the city to leverage its own data related to lead exposure and utilize that data to PHOTO : BEN FRACTENBERG/THE CITY precisely and Comptroller Scott Stringer. methodically inspect buildings “This is about the mayor’s office doing the obvious and getting these in- and areas most likely to pose a threat to spections done,” Stringer said at a press children,” the report states.

The comptroller’s office looked at conference announcing the lead report health department blood lead data goin his Lower Manhattan office. ing back to the Bloomberg adminis‘Crucial Opportunities’ Missed This problem mirrors the same lapse tration and continuing through 2018 already exposed at the New York City in the de Blasio administration, when Housing Authority, where health of- the NYCHA lead scandal forced the ficials ignored the CDC standard and Health Department to begin adopting didn’t trigger inspections for NYCHA the CDC’s 5 microgram standard.

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tions that his administration has made an aggressive effort to reduce lead exposure in children.

Lead-Affected Kids Likely Undercounted In July 2018, de Blasio announced the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene would start applying the CDC’s 5 microgram standard to private sector apartments as the threshold that would trigger an investigation.

Until then, it had been relying on the far more conservative 10 microgram standard for children under 6 and a 15 microgram standard for children 6 to 18 years old.

In a press release announcing the change, the mayor’s office stated the adoption of the CDC standard “will significantly expand the city’s robust lead prevention programs.”

The release made no mention of the fact that the city hadn’t tested private sector apartments housing thousands of children the Health Department knew had registered elevated bloodlead levels.

This story was originally published

by THE CITY, an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to hard-hitting reporting that serves the people of New York.

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Village Trip concert at Washington Square draws big crowd

BY BOB KR ASNER

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he second-annual Village Trip concert in Washington Square Park on Sept. 28 looked like a success, judging by the audience who listened raptly to Marc Ribot, sang along to Steve Earle, and danced to The Tall Pines.

Ribot, primarily an electric guitarist whose resume includes stints with, among others, Tom Waits, John Zorn, Elvis Costello, the Lounge Lizards, Diana Krall, Wilson Pickett and Elton John as well as numerous solo albums, chose to perform on an acoustic guitar.

“It was dumb of me,” he admitted after. “Next time, I’ll bring a huge amp.”

Nevertheless, the crowd hung on every note as he played a set that included two pieces by Frantz Casseus, his first guitar teacher.

“After a lesson, Frantz and I would sit on a blanket here in the park, playing our guitars and hoping someone would listen,” Ribot recalled after the show. “That was 50 years ago.”

Earle, a singer/songwriter from Texas, made Greenwich Village his home 14 years ago.

“I’m going to live here till I die,” he told the crowd, which organizers estimated to be about 1,000 people.

His set began with Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land” (“I always wanted to sing that song in this park,” he said) and worked its way through original tunes about drugs, guns, lost loves and, occasionally, politics.

Although the talkative and generally outspoken Earle stayed out of current events in his banter, a song like “City of Immigrants” summed up his feelings about that subject perfectly.

As for performing in Washington

Square Park, the musician couldn’t have been happier.

“This is my son’s front yard,” he told us before walking home. “I’m working on a musical set in the park, dealing with its history.”

After a brief reading by Mary Lee Kortes from her book “Dreaming of Dylan,” husband-and-wife team Connie Lynn Petruck and Christmas Davis (a.k.a. The Tall Pines) followed Earle

“Do you like to dance ?” asked Chris of the Tall Pines (seen in back on stage).

Apparently, the answer was yes.

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The Tall Pines (l. to r.) Julia Joseph, Marcy Harriell (hidden), Katia Floreska, Connie Lynn Petruck and Christmas Davis, Jeremy Chatzk y and Eric Ambel.

with a rocking set as the sun went down.

They began their set as a duo, but expanded to include, variously, Tammy Faye Starlite (channelling Nico), Jeremy Chatzky on bass, Eric Ambel on guitar and backup singers Julia Joseph, Marcy Harriell , Katia Floreska with Mary Lee Kortes. A rousing version of the Stones classic “Gimme Shelter” left the crowd calling for an encore just as their time was up.

A quick negotiation with concert producer Danny Kapilian gave them a little extra time.

“We’ve got two minutes!” announced Connie, and they used it well.

Mar y Lee Kor tes reading from her book “Dreaming of Dylan” , which is a compilation of 115 dreams about Bob Dylan.

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Second Village Trip bigger & better than first

BY GABE HERMAN

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he second-avenue Village Trip festival, which ran from Sept.

26-29 across Greenwich Village, featured an expanded lineup of events including social justice panels, writing seminars, poetry readings and concerts showcasing a variety of musical genres.

After a pre-festival poetry reading on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at St. Mark’s in the Bowery, the following night featured the Village Trip’s Hootenanny at The Bitter End. It was also a salute to Izzy Young, who was at the center of the Village folk scene and died earlier this year.

There was also an opening night event on Sept. 26 at NYU’s Bobst Library in honor of David Amram, the celebrated composer who is Artist Emeritus of the Village Trip.

“David is the spirit of the Village,” said Liz Thomson, founder and executive producer of the Village Trip. She presented Amram with a personalized Village Trip jacket and a portrait of him by local artist Rita Paul, whose work is featured throughout the nearby Washington Square Hotel.

Amram noted that he first came to Greenwich Village in 1955, and met all kinds of artists and interesting people.

“All coming to be together in the concrete jungle and hang out and support each other,” Amram said.

“I still love the Village,” Amram added, “I just live somewhere else because I can’t afford to be here.” But he noted that the area still has a spiritual feel to it, and said it’s an amazing place just to walk through.

Thomson also noted the Village’s great history in so many fields, including art, history and social movements.

“These crooked streets speak volumes,” she said. “I hope we can make it an an-

nual festival.”

Friday’s lineup included a social justice panel at the Jefferson Market Library called “Censorship and Erosion of First Amendment Rights.” The panel included George Gibson of Grove Press, Arthur Eisenberg of the ACLU and Jeremy Kutner of Pro Publica. Discussion topics included the history of banned and censored books in America, President Trump’s efforts to subvert democracy by suppressing speech and the media, and the current state of local and investigative journalism.

Weekend events included another social Founder and executive producer Liz Thomson justice panel, on LGBTQ with David Amram at an opening night event. issues, and a classical PHOTO BY GABE HERMAN music concert of musi“The New School all-star l-star jazz concians performing compositions written hool

by Amram during his years in the Vil- cert was a blast, while memories of the lage that were inspired by the neighbor- great Izzy Young and the folk revival were conjured up at The he Bitter End in hood.

There was also a concert in Wash- an emotive hootenan-es ington Square Park, featuring Steve ny that brought Blues ory Rory Earle, Mark Ribot and The Tall Pines. Awards-winner reets An evening performance at Joe’s Pub Block back to the streets starred singer-songwriter Shaina Taub, where she grew up and honed and a jazz concert at the New School her craft.

“And of course glorious featured performances by faculty and weather ensured that Bringing It All other guests.

After the festival concluded, Thom- Back Home to Washington Square, our son summed up the weekend to the free concert in the Park headlined by Villager: “The Village Trip 2019 was Steve Earle, was a great success. His set a broader event than our inaugural spoke directly to the history of Greenfestival last year, including social jus- wich Village – which is exactly what tice discussions and a creative writing The Village Trip aims to do.”

Thomson added about the festival’s masterclass with Adriana Trigiani, who held her capacity audience spellbound second year, “Our thanks to everyone who took part, and to those who came for three hours.

Shaina Taub per forming at Joe’s Pub. PHOTO BY MILO HESS

– and of course to all the sponsors, partners and donors whose support has made The Village Trip possible.

“Now we need to evaluate what works and create a sustainable festival that is both ofand for the Village community yet which brings people in from across New York and far beyond to spend money downtown and boost the local economy.”

A social justice panel focused on First Amendment issues. From left: George Gibson of Grove Press, Jeremy Kutner of Pro Publica and Ar thur Eisenberg of the ACLU. PHOTO BY GABE HERMAN

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A unique taste of India on the Upper West Side

BY GABE HERMAN

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ndian restaurant Roasted Masala opened earlier this year on the Upper West Side, and offers incredible northern Indian dishes made by those who know the area well.

Owner Samson Severes, who was born in Goa, has worked in the restaurant business in both India and the U.S. for over 25 years. Chef Jawad Rehman, longtime friends with Severes, learned to cook from his grandfather in India, who would create big wedding feasts and always experiment with new dishes and flavors. The restaurant features these recipes that Rehman learned while growing up.

The restaurant opened in January, and is at 914 Columbus Ave., at West 105th Street. The space seats 46 and features high ceilings in an open space. It is beautifully decorated, by Stellar Design, to invoke Indian themes, such as gold and red inspired by lavish Indian palaces, and plants and other greenery to pay tribute to gardens in

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Tandoori chicken from Roasted Masala.

those palaces.

The menu has plenty of vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. Appetizers include samosas, spinach chaat, a tandoori vegetable platter, chicken tikka and crab cakes.

Chicken entrees, which go for $14.95, include chicken vindaloo, tikka masala, butter chicken and chicken kadai, with bell peppers.

Other offerings include entrees with goat, lamb, beef and seafood, plus

vegetarian and vegan dishes. There are also plenty of breads, biryanis, and kati rolls, which are ingredients wrapped in bread and are traditionally a street food.

Desserts, for $4.95, include gulab jamun, a golden dough puff with organic honey, and kheer, which has rice and orange peel cooked in milk with shredded coconut.

There is also a 50-percent-off lunch special for those seeking a deal, and weekly special Indo-Chinese and tandoori dishes, which change based on the seasons.

Roasted Masala has been popular with diners, averaging four and a half stars on Yelp. “The food here is consistently excellent,” one man wrote on the site. “The owner is experienced, and super friendly. As frequenters of several Indian restaurants in the area over the past few years, my wife and I have happily settled on ‘Roasted’ as our go-to spot.”

Roasted Masala is open seven days a week, and more information can be found at roastedmasala.com.

Chelsea perks up for upcoming Coffee Festival also available for purchase.

Proceeds from the event will go to support Project Waterfall and charity: water, which brings water to coffeeproducing countries.

One of the highlights of the festival will be the inaugural Roast Masters™ – North America competition. Roasters will compete over the three-day festival to showcase coffee roasting and espresso blending. The contenders include Joe Coffee Company, Bolt Coffee, Café Integral, Elixr Coffee, Sweetleaf Coffee Roasters, Brooklyn Roasting Company, and more.

The festival will be held in conjunc-

tion with the New York’s Best Barista competition. New York City residents are invited to nominate their local barista to compete who goes above and beyond to make an impact in their community. The winner, which will be announced at the festival, will receive a free trip to The London Coffee Festival.

Applications must be submitted by Friday, Oct. 4 at newyorkcoffeefestival. com/NewYorksBestBarista. Nominators will also be entered for a chance to win tickets to the London festival.

For more information, visit newyorkcoffeefestival.com.

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Rosh Hashanah justice renewal

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Rabbis Josh Stanton (l.) and Amichai LauLavi explain the meaning of the Tashlich at Stuy vesant Cove Park on Oct. 1.

BY TEQUIL A MINSK Y The idea percolated among some Jewish congregations and organizations in Manhattan to come together for a communal multi-faith shedding ritual.

So on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, at the far reaches of Stuyvesant Cove Park, on the East River near East 20th Street, faithful members of the community joined with those who wanted and needed a casting off of social and political compromises and wrongs. Young and old, all assembled, committed to social justice.

The participants included Rabbis Josh Stanton of East End Synagogue and Amichai Lau-Lavi and Emily Cohen of Lab/Shul and Ravi Ragbir of the New Sanctuary Coalition (Sanctuary).

After Naomi Less brought together all through music and song, Ravi, who faces permanent exile, introduced two friends.

One mother described the pain of separation and support from her son who, having lived in the U.S. since he was 14 for almost 19 years was deported to Bahamas, knowing no one.

“I am not young, he was my helper,” she said.

Testimony from another friend, Celia, shared how being a Latina and a member of the LGBTQ community gave her two strikes.

Supporters with the New Sanctuary Coalition accompany friends and provide moral support when they have to report to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), usually at the Federal Building downtown, but sometimes other locations.

Rabbi Lau-Lavi reminded all, “These are the days we remember the creation of the world and we are responsible for all members of the world. All of us are refugees. This is one of the biggest challenges on the planet.”

He held up a bagel explaining the Tashlich to the untutored. Bread crumbs are thrown into the water used symbolically in order to cast transgressions and unwanted baggage away — shame, guilt, lack of stepping up.

The shredding ritual is a time to pause, reflect, mediate, pray, and cast bread into the water. Those attending cast off jealousy, prejudice, racism, apathy, injustice, homophobia, baseless hatred, littering.

They shared what they were taking up and committing to: being bold and stepping up, bearing witness, universal love.

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Manhattan Happenings

Your guide to Manhattan events, Oct. 3-10

BY SAMANTHA WANDERER

THURSDAY, OCT. 3 Atrium 360: 47Sou. And AfrotroniX Enjoy a double set of 47Soul’s Arabic Dabke dance music and AfrotroniX’s Afrofuturist funk. Seating is free, but available only on a first-come, firstserved basis. 7:30 p.m. at David Rubenstein Atrium, Broadway between 62nd and 63rd Streets. Free.

FRIDAY, OCT. 4 Playlist release event Eat, drink, and listen to the violin/ viola duo, andPlay, for the release of its debut CD, playlist. 7-9 p.m. at Metropolis Ensemble, 1 Rivington St., 2nd floor,. www.andplayduo.com. Admission $10-20 Open House and Artist Information Session Find out what is happening for the 2019 season at Mark DeGarmo Dance.

7 p.m., Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center, Mark DeGarmo Dance Studio 310, 107 Suffolk St., www.markdegarmodance.org. Free.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 5 Qi Gong Class Learn to connect better with yourself and others through guided exercises. This practice will help build energy and teach you to better access your own strength. 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Elizabeth Street Garden, between Prince and Spring Streets, www.elizabethstreetgarden.com. Free.

Third Street Block Party The whole family’s invited to take part in a day of great games, entertainment, food and fun. The program includes instrument exploration, face painting, balloon sculptures, skeeball, minigolf, an imagination playground and more. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Third Street Music School Settlement, 235 East 11th St. thirdstreetmusicschool. org. Admission free.

FDNY Open House Come to your neighborhood Firehouse and EMS stations to see demonstrations, take tours, and learn about FDNY careers. Also receive a free smoke/co alarm to take home with you.

1 to 3 p.m. at your local firehouses. To find them, visit fdny.maps.arcgis.com.

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Central Park Learn about Central Park’s history and see some of its iconic features during this walking tour. 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Dairy Visitor Center and Gift Shop, Mid-park between 64th and 65th Streets www.nycgovparks.org. $10-15.

SUNDAY, OCT. 6 New York Times Food Festival Experience the food of Smorgasburg and shop at the Marketplace for ingredients. There will also be an outdoor bar. Noon to 5 p.m., Bryant Park, 6th Avenue between West 40th and 42nd Streets, www.nytfoodfestival.com. Free for non-ticketed area.

TUESDAY, OCT. 8 Vegas Style Legends See Steve Mitvhell, one of America’s top Elvis performers take over the stage. Performers Charles Gange and Larry Lombardi will also be on stage with vocal and comedic performances.

5 p.m. at The Broadway Comedy Club, 318 West 53rd St., broadwaycomedyclub.com. $12 plus two drink minimum.

Preschool Story and Fun Time Children ages 3-5, along with their parents, will be able to sing and hear stories at the Stephen A. Scharzman branch of the New York Public Library.

4 p.m. at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Children’s Center, 476 5th Ave., www.nypl.org. Free.

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Central Park Tour: Iconic Views of

New York Experience this exhibition at Merchant’s House Museum (“Manhattan’s Most Haunted House”) and see photos that put 19th-century customs on display. You will also be able to enter the room where Seabury Tredwell’s deathbed is set. Noon to 3 p.m. at Merchant’s House Museum, 29 East 4th St. www. nycgovparks.org. Admission $15.

THURSDAY, OCT. 10 Salon Performance Series Watch dance and performance arts come together at Mark Degarmo Dance’s Salon Performance Series.

The art on stage will combine different disciplines and cultures. 7 p.m. at Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center, Mark DeGarmo Dance Studio 310, 107 Suffolk St. www.markdegarmodance.org. Admission $15.

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Accessibility improvements on the way for Lower Man. stations

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The 14th St. station for the 1-2-3 lines, at Seventh Avenue in Manhattan, has been fast-tracked for more accessibilit y.

BY GABE HERMAN

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ith much of the city’s subway system still lacking accessibility, the MTA has announced 48 stations citywide will become ADA-compliant and get elevators under its proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan.

The plan puts $5.5 billion toward making 70 stations accessible. The remaining 22 have not yet been identified. Among the 48 stations selected thus far, 12 are in Manhattan.

They include several Lower Manhattan stations, including Essex Street on the J, M and Z lines; Delancey Street for the F train; 14th Street stations for the F, M, 1, 2 and 3 trains; and Sixth Avenue for the L train.

Four of the stations will be fasttracked for completion by being added into the current 2015-2019 Capital Plan. Three of those stations are Manhattan locations on 14th Street.

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ly have elevators, which provide access for disabled people and others with mobility issues, including the elderly.

“These 48 stations are a terrific first step and help get us closer than ever to achieving systemwide accessibility that all New Yorkers deserve,” said MTA NYC Transit President Andy Byford. “We look forward to hearing from our customers and the community as we work to identify the additional 22 stations.”

NYC Transit had set a goal of adding elevators to 50 more stations, so that riders would be no more than two stops away from an accessible station anywhere in the system.

“We are committed to expanding accessibility and the proposed investment in the next capital plan is a massive boost to our efforts,” said Alex Elegudin, NYC Transit’s Senior Advisor for Systemwide Accessibility. “We worked collaboratively with communities across the city to identify these stations where our resources can

be put to use to benefit the largest number of customers.”

Factors for selecting stations also included locations where renovations could be made most efficiently in the shortest amount of time, and with the least disruption to service. “ Fast-track ing accessibilit y in subway stations is the surest way to elevate the socioeco nomic status of New Yorkers w ith disabilities,” said James Weisman, president & CEO of the United Spinal A ssociation. “ T he abilit y to use mass transit in our cit y is fundamental to work, recreation and education. More stations made accessible as quick ly as possible is a new, welcome and insightful approach. T his is a histor ic invest ment in that direction, so we applaud the M TA for tak ing this step.”

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Hudson Yards earns award for eco-friendly design

BY ROBERT POZARYCKI

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he first phase in the development of Manhattan’s newest neighborhood, Hudson Yards, has earned high environmental marks for its selfsufficient construction.

Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group celebrated on Sept.

25 news that the Eastern Yard development received “LEED Neighborhood Development” Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The award recognizes the area’s green infrastructure, community design and overall innovation.

“Building a neighborhood from the ground up in the heart of New York City gave us the opportunity to create a blueprint for the future of sustainable urban living,” said Hudson Yards President L. Jay Cross. “Being designated as the first LEED Gold neighborhood in Manhattan underscores our commitment to responsible urban design, building a greener future for New Yorkers, and establishing new benchmarks for cities globally.”

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A view of Hudson Yards from the Hudson River

Hudson Yards is being built over the West Side Railyard as a city within the city, operating on a microgrid powered

by two modern cogeneration plants.

The efficient electrical system is said to save 25,000 megatons of carbon diox-

ide emissions annually; Related Companies said that’s equal to the annual emissions of 5,100 cars.

The development also includes a stormwater reuse system in which rainfall is collected from rooftops and public spaces, stored in a 60,000gallon tank and then pumped through an irrigation system to water more than 200 trees and 28,000 plants in the neighborhood’s Public Square and Gardens.

Hudson Yards’ park is also considered the “smartest park” in the city, with a layered approach to root growth, nutrient delivery, temperature regulation, irrigation and drainage.

Once completed, according to Related Companies, Hudson Yards will include more than 1,000 units of newly-created or preserved affordable housing along with tens of thousands of jobs within its commercial and business spaces.

It’s expected to pump nearly $19 billion annually into the city’s economy, and generate $1 billion in city and state tax revenue.

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