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St. closures near The Rock irk firefighters union

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he head of the union representing thousands of New York City firefighters blasted the city’s plans to close several blocks near the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree starting later this week.

FDNY-Uniformed Firefighters Association President Gerard Fitzgerald said Sunday that he has “deep health and safety concerns” regarding the expanded pedestrian plaza plan, which aims to accommodate the tens of thousands of visitors who converge upon Rockefeller Center during holiday season.

The road closures, Fitzgerald charged, will compound the normal holiday related gridlock in Manhattan, making it more difficult for emergency vehicles to navigate the area and respond to various emergencies. He also claimed that the city “failed to adequately notify” the FDNY companies in the immediate vicinity of Rockefeller Center, which would be most impacted by the changes.

“The move to increase ‘pedestrian space’ surrounding Rockefeller Center is misguided and makes this city less safe — plain and simple,” Fitzgerald said in a statement. “As it is, traffic is interfering with our firefighters abilities to reach the scene of a fire, but this new plan will have wide-felt repercussions in the form of traffic from river to river. We all want pedestrian safety, but a key component of safety for all is the ability for New York’s first responders to reach the scene of an emergency, and this is not the best way to ensure the safety of New York’s over-8 million residents and millions of holiday visitors.”

In response to Fitzgerald’s charge, a Fire Department spokesperson told amNewYork Sunday, “As has happened every year during the holiday season, the Department will work closely with NYPD and DOT to ensure both the safety of New Yorkers and visitors, and that our members can quickly respond to emergencies in and around Rockefeller Center.”

Will Baskin-Gerwitz, a City Hall spokesman, added, “Keeping New Yorkers safe across the city throughout the holiday is of the utmost importance.

The NYPD and Department of Transportation employees on the ground at Rockefeller Center will have the flexibility to re-open lanes of traffic as necessary in the event of an emergency.”

The plan, which Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday during an appearance on WNYC-AM radio, involves converting two traffic lanes along Fifth Avenue near Rockefeller Center into added pedestrian space. Cars along Fifth Avenue will also be prohibited from accessing 49th and 50th Streets during certain hours of the day.

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A general view during the 86th annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, in New York.

to the growing numbers of holiday visitors at Rockefeller Center in recent years, which has created “a real safety issue” and a “congestion problem.”

The pedestrian spaces will be in effect for parts of the day from Friday,

Nov. 29, through Wednesday, Jan. 1, de Blasio said.

The city originally announced plans for extra pedestrian space along Fifth Avenue in an October letter sent to a local community board, but once word

of it became public, de Blasio initially backpedaled, saying it was prematurely leaked by someone with an “agenda” at the Department of Transportation.

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Manhattan College exhibit on veteran service

BY TODD MAISEL

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new gallery opened this week in the Flatiron Building in Manhattan showing off artworks inspired by the stories of veterans who have both served their country and who are alumni of Manhattan College.

The Manhattan College Success Center recognized that being a veteran is a different experience for everyone – some people see combat, while others serve in protective capacities and others train new soldiers for service around the world. For that reason, veterans were interviewed and then, their stories were sent to artists to create an interpretation of their experience in paintings and drawings now on exhibit.

“It tells stories of our conflicts, our wars, from the ground up, not the top down, not from the politicians, not from the generals, but form the men and women who have served,” Manhattan College Professor of Religious Studies Stephen Kaplan.

Kaplan assembled the exhibit with Professor Lee Fearnside, coming only two weeks after the Veterans Day parade, to tell the stories in pictures – to make veterans a human experience.

Fearnside said they became concerned that student veterans were

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Mar vin Alex Sosa, a veteran Marine and president of the Manhattan College Veterans A ssociation, stand at a painting that depicts the stor y of Michael Geraldo of the 82nd Airborne. becoming isolated and that “the two ticipate in the art program. His picture groups couldn’t communicate.” She depicts his two tours in Iraq, having said two years later, “we have 50 plus served in Fallujah. It shows him paraveterans and artists involved I the arts chuting into Iraq but also trying to help the people. program from all over the country.”

“It really does a great job of telling Michael Geraldo a soldier with the Army 82nd Airborne, is one of those my story, and communicating to people alumni student veteran presidents who what my story is – it shows us to be hutook the college up on the offer to par- man,” Geraldo said.

The Manhattan College Veterans Association sponsors study groups and career resources for veterans; vet-tovet mentoring program that matches student veterans with upperclassmen and alumni veterans; guest speakers, like former NYPD Commissioner and Vietnam War veteran Raymond Kelly ’63; stress-relieving yoga and meditation sessions; Picnics, social events and group outings. The school has a vibrant veterans program, dating back 150 years that focuses on assisting veterans with transition from military life and giving them skills to work a professional career.

Marvin Alex Sosa, president of the Manhattan College Veterans association, recently marched in the Veterans Day Parade with Kelly, a former Marine.

“The paintings depict two very different jobs with different stories to tell,” Sosa said. “We want to portray a different image of what a veteran is and change the stigma of negativity about veterans that they are angry – the stories are very different and are positive experiences to tell people. ” The exhibit, on Broadway between East 23rd and 22nd Streets, is open six days a week at the Flatiron building through the New Year, and it’s free.

Harlem Light Parade brightens up 125th Street

BY SHAYE WEAVER

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he 26th Annual “Harlem Light It Up,” the city’s only parade of lights, flowed down 125th Street from Morningside Avenue on Thursday night with performances, 10 colorful floats and costumed characters, from the Grinch to Santa Claus (and even Black Panther).

The 125th Street Business Improvement District has organized the parade to make it a tradition each year. This year, it selected three grand marshals to lead the procession — social activist and one of the exonerated “Central Park 5,” Korey Wise, actor and singer Laiona Michelle, and entrepreneur Leah Abraham.

Ten floats, along with eight slingshot cars — each sponsored by a Harlem community organization, local political leader, business or community board — made their way down the street that evening. Throughout the day, children also had photo opportunities with Disney Marvel’s superheroes Spider-Man and Back Panther, and enjoyed face painting and an appearance by the Snow Queen. There were free health and fitness screenings for all. Manhattan Borough President Gail Brewer also hosted her annual VIP reception at the event.

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Dancers at the 125th Street Harlem Lit It Up Parade on Nov. 21.

“Our goal was to make this event a signature event for New York City — it’s the only illuminated parade in the city,” said Barbara Askins, the presi-

dent and CEO of the 125th Street BID. “I think we accomplished it this year.

Harlem has so much talent and resources and this event is designed to

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Police Blotter Burglar hits Man smacked with broomstick three eateries A man was attacked with a broomstick while walking in Chelsea, police said.

On Wednesday, Nov. 13, around 4 p.m., a 24-year-old man was walking uptown on Eighth Avenue, near West 21st Street, when an unknown man approached him from behind and allegedly hit him in the head with a broomstick, officials said.

The attacker fled on foot uptown.

The victim went to St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital in stable condition. He was treated for pain and swelling on his head, and was then released.

Anyone with information about the suspect’s whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. — Gabe Herman

Cashmere sweater haul from Brooks Brothers

A man is wanted in connection with three burglaries at Midtown restaurants, police said.

All three occurred on Thursday, Nov. 21, and involved the man allegedly breaking the front door glass of each establishment.

Around 1 a.m., at Vino Tapas at 201 E. 31 St., the thief allegedly took about $700 from the cash register.

Then around 11:46, he allegedly broke the glass at Café Delectica, at 564 Third Ave., tripping the alarm. He fled before entering that location.

The third incident was just minutes later, around 11:53 p.m., when he allegedly entered Nirvana Restaurant at 346 Lexington Ave. and stole the cash register which contained $150, according to police.

— Gabe Herman

Woman robbed at Pier 84 A woman was robbed by a group of men on bicycles in front of Pier 84, at 555 12th Ave., according to police.

On Friday, Nov. 15, around 6 p.m., six males on bicycles surrounded a 41year-old woman, officials said. One of the men allegedly displayed a handgun and demanded her property.

The woman complied, officials said, and the group fled uptown on 12th Avenue on their bikes. Items in the purse included $60 in cash, the woman’s cellphone and three credit cards.

An investigation found that later that evening, two of the males in the group allegedly used the victim’s credit cards to buy over $640 worth of merchandise at three CVS pharmacies and a smoke shop, according to police.

— Gabe Herman

Perfumed prowlers Two men are wanted for grand larceny after a theft at the Rite Aid at 210 Amsterdam Ave. Store camera footage shows two men breaking the locked windowpanes of the store’s cologne section at about 12:10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8. The men fled with $1,017 of merchandise police said.

— Chriss Williams

Theft on the 1 Train A 77-year-old-woman on a southbound 1 train reported her wallet stolen. On Monday Nov. 11 at about 8:35 a.m. the victim reported feeling someone reach into her bag and take her wallet. The thief exited at the 66th and Broadway station as the doors of the train closed and the victim continued to a meeting downtown.

According to the fraud department of the woman’s credit card company, the wallet thief went on a shopping spree at Gap, Forever 21 and Footlocker before lunching at Melissa’s Deli and Café 1133.

— Chriss Williams

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A man stole several pieces of clothing from Brooks Brothers, at 346 Madison Ave., according to police.

On Friday, Nov. 8, around 11:30 a.m., a man entered the store and allegedly removed nine cashmere sweaters from a rack and put them in a bag, officials said.

The man then fled in an unknown direction with the merchandise, valued around $3,000.

— Gabe Herman

Newsstand worker stabbed by crooks A newsstand employee was stabbed and then robbed by two people last week on the Upper West Side, according to police.

The Nov. 21 incident occurred around 11:45 p.m. at the corner of West 60th Street and Broadway. Two men allegedly approached and demanded the male employee exit the stand.

One of the men stood in front of the newsstand, while the second man allegedly displayed a knife and stood at the stand’s entrance, according to officials.

There was then a struggle with the employee, police said, and the knife-wielding man then allegedly stabbed the employee on the back of his left shoulder.

The two alleged thieves took $1,440 in cash, police said, then fled on foot into the subway at Columbus Avenue and West 59 Street.

EMS took the victim to Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital, where he was treated for a slight laceration and then released, according to police.

The two wanted men are described by police as being in their late teens or early 20s, each wearing jeans, sneakers and multi-colored hooded jackets. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS with info on the case.

— Gabe Herman

An Uber Eats delivery man’s bike was stolen in front of Spice at 435 Amsterdam Ave. The 30-year-old Queens resident parked his electric bike outside the restaurant on Sunday, Nov. 17 at about 9:28 p.m. He returned less than a minute later to find his bike and phone missing. According to police, a witness saw the bike taken by an unknown man that peddled southbound on Amsterdam Ave. — Chriss Williams

Social scam An 86-year-old woman reported to police that she was a victim of a week-long phone scam.

According to police, on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at approximately 10 a.m., the victim received a phone call from a female caller purporting to be a representative from the Social Security Administration. The caller informed the elderly woman that her social security number was associated in a string of fraudulent activities and unless she cooperated there would be a warrant issued for her arrest. Over the course of the week the caller instructed the Upper Westside resident to withdraw various cash amounts and use Fed Ex to send them to 3 addresses in California. By Saturday, Nov. 16 the woman had sent over $39,000. The case remains open as police investigate.

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MTA: Give us money, then we’ll tell you plans

BY VINCENT BARONE

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he MTA would happily provide more details on its massive $51.5 billion capital plan — but not until it’s approved and fully funded.

The transit authority is currently looking for the city to contribute $3 billion toward its next capital plan, the five-year spending blueprint for megaprojects bringing the likes of new subway cars and buses, subway elevators and signaling technology.

But at a City Council hearing Monday, MTA officials said they wouldn’t be able to outline timelines for projects until after the funding is committed and the plan is finally approved.

“We barely have any details about this capital plan,” said Council Speaker Corey Johnson, during a committee hearing on the MTA’s proposed 2020 to 2024 capital plan.

“The council negotiates and approves the city’s announce budget we can’t make decisions on a $3 billion magnitude based on a few estimates and a Powerpoint presentation,” he continued.

The MTA’s executive responsible for carrying out the plan, Chief Development Officer Janno Lieber, said the authority was still mapping out how to execute projects as efficiently as possible and that more details wouldn’t

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come until about 60 days after the plan is approved.

Lieber reasoned that construction involving the installation of new subway signal equipment or certain maintenance in the system will likely require shutdowns of service, and that the

MTA wants to get as much work done as possible during those outages by “bundling” projects together.

“We may have to do some shutdowns, some outages, and we must make sure that every time we do an outage in the transit system … that we get every piece

of work done that can be done during that outage,” Lieber said.

The authority is currently putting together a bundling analysis — a new approach to capital plan work, Lieber said.

“I’m completely willing to commit to transparency in how do we finalize that bundling process and most important from your standpoint, how do we track it going forward,” Lieber said. “Because we do want to be more transparent.”

The MTA historically does not actually complete its five-year plans within five years and still has work to do from its last three plans. Advocates have worried that the 2020-2024 plan, the authority’s largest ever, wouldn’t be completed until years later.

Lieber argued that the bundling and a greater use of design-build would speed construction, though he has stated that the MTA only aspires to allocate all project funding within five years—not actually complete all the work in that window.

The authority also took heat for the exorbitant costs of capital construction, which studies have shown is far more expensive than work in peer cities. And Council members also grilled the MTA on its separate operating budget and how it relates to the policing of “quality of life” offenses in the subway.

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Put small businesses on your holiday shop list

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lack Friday and its notorious crowds are back this week, but so is Small Business Saturday — a shopping movement that encourages making purchases from local and brick-and-mortar stores in the rush of your holiday shopping.

The day, which was originally kicked off by American Express, aims to bolster community shops and the neighborhoods they’re in each Saturday after Thanksgiving.

According to Amex’s 2018 Small Business Economic Impact Study, for every $1 spent at a small business, 67 cents stays in the community — and every cent counts, especially in New York City, which has

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seen its fair share of empty storefronts. The citywide commercial vacancy rate jumped by 45% between 2007 and 2017, going from 4% to 5.8%, with an increase of 5.2 million square-feet of empty retail space, according a report by Comptroller Scott Stringer this year.

“Local communities feel vacancies every day,” Stringer said in September. That’s why some organizations have taken steps to recapture New Yorkers’ attention to small businesses in their neighborhoods, like nonprofit Union Settlement in East Harlem.

With two years under its belt, Union Settlement’s Buy Local East Harlem initiative, which connects small businesses in East Harlem with new customers and hospitals, schools, and major cultural and

social service organizations, has led to an additional $553,000 in sales for participating small businesses, it says.

“Buy Local East Harlem has created huge opportunities for businesses to increase sales, resulting in more hiring and in more resources retained inside of the neighborhood,” said David Nocenti, executive director of Union Settlement, of the initiative’s impact.

This Saturday, many business improvement districts are making Small Business Saturday more festive — aside from just asking you to shop at your local gift shop.

Lyft is also participating with many of the city’s BIDs by offering 20% off a Lyft ride to partnering Small Business Saturday locations around the five boroughs. Use its localized discount code found at blog.lyft.com.

Amex is also partnering with NYC shops to offer freebies and specials including: Baz Bagels (corner of Lafayette and Houston) — Free blue marble bagels Happy Paws (316 Lafayette St.) — Free customized dog treats to the first 125 customers (10 a.m. to 7 p.m.)

Oddfellows (55 East Houston St.) — For purchase: Blue cotton candy and sprinkles-themed menu (9 a.m. to 11 p.m.)

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Editorial

Supporting the small businesses of our city We’ve reached a “most wonderful time of the year,” where our minds turn to big Thanksgiving meals and Black Friday deals to fulfill our holiday wish lists.

Everyone’s looking for a bargain, and thousands of shoppers across the city will head out to the malls or log on to find the best deals possible to please their families and friends next month.

And let’s face it, that’s not a bad thing. People should always go bargain-hunting and maximize how they spend their hard-earned money. But in doing so, we should spend some of our money at the local small businesses near our homes and workplaces.

Small businesses are no charity case, and we’re not here to make them sound like one. We all, however, need to be reminded of their importance to the city’s livelihood.

Every small business in New York City is an employer — perhaps not to the scale of a big-box store, but they are job creators no less.

According to the city’s Small Business Services department, 98 percent of the city’s 220,000 businesses have fewer than 100 employees; 89 percent have fewer than 20. These businesses employ millions of New Yorkers who are taxpayers and pump billions of dollars back into the local economy.

This leads to a certain co-dependence on each other. When small businesses do well, the city does well; when small businesses struggle and fail, the city suffers economically.

The late Art Buchwald wrote a column in 1975 about economics and small businesses, called “Squaring the Economic Circle.” Essentially, when one person stops using a small business, it causes a domino effect which impacts other businesses negatively, causing an economic downturn.

Amidst all the challenges of New York — the high costs of living, the even higher rents, especially — every dollar counts, and small businesses are counting on every dollar they can to stay healthy.

Part of the beauty of our city is that you don’t need to travel far or wait several days to get what you want and need — you can go right around the corner, or hop on a short subway or bus ride, to find it.

We’re thankful for our small businesses, and we urge all of you to throw some extra business their way this holiday season.

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You might as well put us to live under a bridge and die.

What is a low-income family supposed to do to survive? I pray to God you would never have to face a situation like many of us!

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NEED TO KEEP CHARACTER

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vividly remember the day I was diagnosed with HIV. It was a normal trip to my doctor, and I felt fine — like a healthy 22-yearold. Then, I was called into the doctor’s office and my life suddenly took a drastic turn.

I remember my doctor’s words as if they happened today: “We ran the test twice and the result was the same. I’m so sorry — you have HIV.” This seemed inconceivable. I had been with the same partner for the past three years. I had never injected drugs. I was so young. What happened? Would I have to spend the rest of my life in and out of hospitals? How much longer did I even have to live?

Those first days, weeks, and months were filled with anger and frustration. I felt my life was over. I felt betrayed by my partner, who had concealed his HIV status. I moved out abruptly and was on my own. My entire world had collapsed in such a short period of time, and I felt completely, utterly alone, without anyone to lean on for support.

That isolation was crippling, and even now I am unsure where I found the strength to take control of my life. It likely started when I had the realization that HIV did not have to be a death sentence, that I just needed to accept the fact that this would be with me for the rest of my life and that every decision I made moving ahead would affect my health and my wellbeing.

I found compassion through Peer navigators from The Alliance for Positive Change.

These were people who had experienced similar health challenges, and trained to fan out across New York City to connect with people like me and assure me that HIV was not the final chapter, but a new chapter. They helped me find a doctor, took me to appointments, and helped me develop a medication regimen.

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What I needed most—and which helped the most—was that they met me where I was on my journey.

It has been a decade since I first spoke with a Peer. I became a Peer, too, serving as a source of comfort and knowledge to others with HIV. This is how I believe we are going to help end the HIV and AIDS epidemic, not just through medical advancements and preaching about safe sex, but through credible messengers such as Peers (which Alliance has been training for more than 25 years). These ambassadors work in communities throughout our city that need it most, and their work to connect vulnerable people to care is really helping to end this horrible epidemic.

The advances are real. Our Governor recently announced that New York State has made significant strides towards ending the epidemic, and that is heartening to hear. If only this were happening uniformly throughout our communities, our country, and our world.

I still worry about the stigma that prevents many people from coming forward to seek help, or, sadly, remaining off medication that could make the HIV virus undetectable and therefore untransmittable.

As we approach World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, I consider how my life has changed, and the lives of those around me who committed to change. I am now happily married to a man who is HIV negative. I have a home, a career as a staff member at Alliance, and a community.

It wasn’t easy to write this and be so public.

But in doing so, I hope that this in some way helps to erase the stigma about HIV and motivates those who are now facing similar fears about their future to seek support.

Regarding the recent Manhattan Community Board 2 vote against the special hotel permits south of Union Square (Nov. 21): I’m against the proposal to allow large commercial buildings to replace older structures in our neighborhood and take away protections and in some cases eliminating rent regulated apartments in the process. We need to preserve the character of the neighborhood.

Larry Barkin

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The contractor is already on site, mobilized with a staging area for workers, supplies and debris removal. There is little need for NYC Transit to provide expensive Force Account (track employees) Flagging protection for Third Party Construction Contractors workers. Third Rail power can be turned off and there is no active passenger train service.

This work could be added as an optional clause, or as a change order to the base construction contract. MTA could exercise the option at a later date during construction when future funding could become available.

Going back years or decades later to attempt any of this work west of 8th Avenue along 14th Street will be far more expensive and take many more years to complete. Any construction adjacent to 24/7 train service would require extensive expensive NYC Transit Force Account Flagging support.

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Diane Delph-Tinglin is a Lead Trainer at The Alliance for Positive Change.

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evoted denizen of the Greenwich Village community for nearly a century, beloved member and spirited staffer of the Bagel Restaurant (“What’s good to eat?!�) for 32 years, lifelong bachelor and lover of his friends and family, the Plaza Hotel and all things Kardashian — Jose “Evelio� Alvarez died on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019 in New York City after a brief illness.

Born in Cienfuegos, Cuba to Maria De Los Angeles Alvarez and Jose Alvarez, Evelio loved traveling, pop music, movies and theatre, making his acting debut in “The Night We Never Met� and enjoyed the many devoted regulars at The Bagel. He loved to talk about Ellen Barkin who waited tables (as well as the many movie stars he’d served over many years), serving French toast and eggs to Lauren Hutton, Robert De Niro, Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, Aiden Quinn, Julia Roberts and John F. Kennedy, Jr. Special friends for many years, Dr. Lawrence Ottaviano (and his staff) are among Evelio’s many devoted fans, with the two amigos sharing tea at The Plaza as well as trips to visit Evelio’s mother at a nearby cemetery.

The viewing will take place on Thursday, December 5 from 9-10 a.m. at the Greenwich Village Funeral Home, 199 Bleecker St., New York, NY 10012.

The Mass will follow, taking place at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Pompeii, 25 Carmine St., New York, NY 10014, with internment immediately following at the Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232.

To honor Evelio’s memory, flowers may be sent to the Greenwich Village Funeral Home (by Wednesday, Dec. 4) or donations may be made to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 220 East 42 Street, New York, NY 10017.

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THOUSANDS OF CSA MEMBERS RALLY FOR A NEW CONTRACT AT CITY HALL

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housands of CSA members rallied near City Hall last month for an overwhelming show of support by CSA members as President Mark Cannizzaro and his team continue their efforts to hash out a contract with a recalcitrant city government.

Mr. Cannizzaro gave a thunderous speech in which he took the city to task for offering many platitudes about the great job that school leaders do, all the while holding up a family leave policy that would benefit some of CSA’s most vulnerable members. “Platitudes are nice, but it’s your support here today that fuels us,” he told the crowd.

He hammered home the fact that the constant micromanaging of principals, combined with chronic underfunding of schools, ultimately leaves

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students unsafe. He cited some statistics from a recent survey of our members that CSA commissioned. “Seventy percent of you believe you are not given the resources you need to keep your students safe,” he said. “Twenty eight percent of those surveyed are satisfied with the direction the DOE is taking.”

More than a dozen elected officials also spoke at the event, including City Council Education Chair Mark Treyger, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.

Council Member Treyger noted the casual way the Mayor and Department of education breed programs and initiatives, each one creating new supervisory demands on already bureaucrati-

cally burdened school leaders. He recited a litany of “for-all” programs, from Pre-K For All, to College Access For All, to Algebra for All, and after each one, said, “There’s a school leader for that.”

“You cannot have equity and excellence for all without a fair and just contract for CSA members,” he said. “You cannot have a fair system if consultants are making more money than starting assistant principals. As a member of city council’s budget negotiation team, I know for a fact that there are resources in the budget right now to deliver a fair and just contract and the City Council does not work for the Mayor of New York. We work for you!”

Comptroller Stringer also registered his disdain for the notion that budgetary constraints should hold up a contract for CSA

members. “We’re going to make sure this whole city understands that without you, we do not have a future,” he said. “We can afford this. I’ve got the books! There’s a whole lot of waste. Maybe we don’t have to invest in the bureaucracy — maybe we’ll invest in the people who invest in our kids. When

we invest in you, it’s a multiplier for our economy and our city and this is the best deal in town.”

A host of labor leaders addressed the crowd, including CLC President Vinny Alvarez, DC 372 VP Donald Nesbitt and UFT VP LeRoy Barr and Janella Hinds, UFT’s VP for High Schools.

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Poignant ‘63up’ doc debuted at Film Forum

BY GABE HERMAN

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he latest installment of the “Up” documentary series, which has followed the lives of a group of English people from childhood into old age, opens this week in Greenwich Village.

A new film in the series is made every seven years to update the subjects’ lives, and the latest one is “63 Up.” It debuted on Wednesday, Nov. 27, at the Film Forum, at 209 W. Houston St., and includes its typically poignant look at how people change, and remain the same, over time.

The series follows the lives of 14 people. The original intent was to choose subjects from a range of socio-economic backgrounds, and with the assumption that the class a person is born into determines his or her future.

The first film, “7 Up,” was made in 1964. Every film since then, starting with “14 Up,” has been directed by Michael Apted, who was a researcher on the original film and was involved in choosing the group of children.

The film’s premise was taken from a Jesuit saying: “Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man.”

Many movies try to tell the story of peoples’ lives over time, but in this film there is no need for special effects or creative storytelling: we see the people age, seven years at a time from 7 to 63 years old, as each person’ story is told and updated in 15-minute segments.

There is Tony the London cabbie, Nick the university professor, and Lynn the children’s librarian. There are divorces, illnesses, family deaths, and marriages. Interviews along the way show worries at various stages of life, from daily concerns to bigger life issues,

The “Up” series follows the lives of 14 British people throughout their lives.

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and we then see how those lives have progressed and matured and taken unexpected turns.

The series has received much acclaim over the years. Roger Ebert once included the series on his list of the ten best films of all time, and it was named the best documentary ever on a 2005 British list by Channel 4.

The “Up” series has gained a following worldwide, including in America, but the British director Apted said the series seems to have extra significance for English audiences. “I think they possess it more than the Americans do,” said Apted, “because the language is fairly different about education, and lots of things.”

Apted said he spends little time with the film subjects in between shooting ev-

ery seven years, as a way to get fresh reactions in the interviews. For the movie, each subject is filmed for about two days and the interview can take over six hours.

But Apted tries not to get into a rhythm when making the films, despite having made the series through many decades. “That’s what you mustn’t do,” he said, and he added there are always new issues that appear in people’s lives to keep things fresh.

Apted also tries to keep the subjects happy, by giving them the chance to take out parts that they’re uncomfortable with, out of respect and also to keep them coming back for the next installment. “I have to, it is a partnership,” he said. “On the whole, we come to an understanding.”

He said the nature versus nurture question is complicated, and sometimes you can see how a life event or situation affects a person over time. “Sometimes things stick out,” he said, like only having one parent, or other family issues.

“You can see how their life is changing because of what’s happening.”

Apted wants to keep making the series as long as possible. “I’d at least love to get them to 70,” he said. “Who knows, I might go on until I’m 100.”

The unique nature of the series makes it uncharted territory for each new film and next step in the process, and Apted has noted that the series is linked with his own life. “I’m always amazed that it’s still going on,” he said. “No one’s ever tried it.”

ABC Carpet Santa making a one-day visit

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BC Carpet & Home’s long-time Santa will return to the store this holiday season — albeit for one day only.

“We’ve been in touch with Santa and he will indeed be visiting ABC Carpet & home,” said ABC marketing associate Katharine Boris in an email.

Some parents worried that ABC’s long-time Santa Claus, who has listened to children’s Christmas wishes for nearly 30 years, would not be stopping by the store this year since the store had yet to post a visiting schedule

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ABC Carpet & Home is bringing back Santa Claus this holiday season – but just for a day.

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on their website or social media platforms.

A source told amNewYork that they had received an email from the home decor store stating that Santa would not be stopping by this year.

Now, according to Boris’ email, Santa will be visiting on Dec. 8, but only 100 children will be able to sit on his lap, according to Boris.

The store will host a lottery for the spots and will release details on how to enter in their newsletter and social media soon, she said.

Children have traditionally been able to visit Santa and ABC Carpet & Home on Saturdays and Sundays starting in late November.

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Chelsea’s Motel Morris brings family feel to area

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he Chelsea restaurant Motel Morris is family-owned and focuses on offering the same neighborhood feel as a nearby café that’s owned by the same people.

The eatery is at Seventh Avenue and West 18 Street, and offers American food with slightly elevated versions of classic dishes, according to co-owner Sam Nidel.

Nidel opened the restaurant in 2016, along with his brother and sister-inlaw. They all live upstairs in the same building, as do other family members, and cousins designed the restaurant.

This family spirit led to the idea to give the place a family name, after Morris, one of Sam’s grandfathers.

In 2009, Sam opened a small café on the High Line, and was the first place to sell food and beverages there. He worked there in the winter and at Pier 45 at Christopher Street during the summer.

In 2011, rents at the park went up and that led to opening a coffee shop, The Commons Chelsea, which is just a few doors down on Seventh Ave. from where Motel Morris is now.

Nidel said of the Chelsea area, “We knew it needed a coffee shop. And then in 2015, we knew it needed a restaurant.”

The idea was to open a neighborhood restaurant, which meant not just good food but good service and a friendly environment. “A place that was more upscale but not too high end,” he said.

“Our goal is to build a neighborhood restaurant that’s approachable and accessible to people,” Nidel said. That includes serving good food and cocktails.

“We feel we’ve done that, and know we want to work to maintain that level of consistency we’ve gotten so far.”

The owners wanted the restaurant to serve new American food, said Nidel, including a little bit of everything. He

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Motel Morris ser ves American food in Chelsea.

said that consistency and reliability are key. “I think that’s so important to a neighborhood place,” he said.

The menu, from executive chef Bill McDaniel, includes entrees like grilled marinated skirt steak, grilled Idaho brook trout, and oven roast chicken, which Nidel said is a favorite of his.

Daily specials include baby back ribs, lobster pot pie, housemade pasta and buttermilk fried chicken.

Nidel credits a great team and staff for the restaurant’s success, and said it makes a difference when there’s a happy workplace. “I think it permeates throughout the restaurant,” he said.

There have been some challenges in running a restaurant, Nidel said. People have stolen items from the bathroom,

which is decorated with interesting items like posters and tchotchkes and a pink flamingo plunger. “We didn’t think people would have the nerve,” he said, and added that items have since been removed or fi xed in place so they can’t be taken.

There is also the occasional difficult person to deal with, which comes with being in the customer service industry. But there are also good things like a person randomly leaving a big tip.

And funny moments like people coming with a suitcase, thinking from the name that the place is an actual motel.

“You definitely get to see the best of people and the worst of people,” Nidel said. He added that they have a good team, and “whatever comes our way we

seem to be able to figure out.”

The family feel of Motel Morris extends beyond the vibes to the art inside, which was curated by Nidel’s sister-inlaw and includes a wall of family photos, including Grandpa Morris and Grandma Sylvia.

The two businesses on the block have also been a good way to meet neighbors in the area, Nidel said. “It is a nice neighborhood, we’ve gotten to know a lot of local businesses in the area,” he said. “I feel like a lot of people in the neighborhood are an extension of my own family.”

More information on Motel Morris can be found at motelmorris.com.

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Plenty of amazing things to do, Nov. 28-Dec. 4 Thursday, Nov. 28 Morning Fitness at Fort Tryon Park Get your morning sweat in at Fort Tryon Park with exercises led by trained professionals.

7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at Heather Garden in Fort Tryon Park, Cabrini Blvd. and Fort Washington Ave., www.nycgovparks.org. Free.

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade See your favorite celebrities, unique balloons, and more at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Central Park West West 75th to West 59th Streets, www.macys.com. Free.

Friday, Nov. 29 Photos with Santa COURTESY LINCOLN SQUARE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

Walk in or reserve your spot ahead of time for a photo with Santa. 12 to 8 p.m. at Brookfield Place 230 Vesey St., www.bfplny.com . Starting at $29.

Black Friday Hike: Central Park South to North Hike Hike the length of Central Park for a calmer alternative to more typical Black Friday activities. 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Doris Freedman Plaza 60th St. and 5th Ave., www.nycgovparks.org . Free.

Saturday, Nov. 30 Linda Loves Bingo Linda Simpson will lead this funfilled night of bingo with real prizes, like a cash jackpot and store discounts.

There will be food and a full bar. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St., www.lpr. com. Free.

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Get in the holiday spirit this Monday at ‘ Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Square,’ which will feature a tree lighting as well as holiday-themed music and enter tainment.

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Experience a performance that mixes VR, cinema, and music. Cosmos With Us will explore the connection between memory and the senses through the story of Aiken, a 60 year old man facing Alzheimer’s. 7 p.m. at New York Live Arts Theater 219 W 19th St., www. newyorklivearts.org . $35/$20.

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Urban Park Rangers will lead this hike which will highlight the Pinetum in Central Park. You will also learn about the other pine trees and evergreens in the park. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Central Park 85th St. and Central Park West, www.

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Residents sign petition against Lenox Hill plan

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ver a thousand Upper East Siders have signed an online petition calling for state and city lawmakers to oppose Northwell Health’s $2.5 million renovation plan of Lenox Hill Hospital.

The petition comes a month after Manhattan Community Board 8 passed a resolution opposing the renovation plan which calls for the creation of a 490-foot-tall residential tower next door to a revamped 516-foot-tall Lenox Hill hospital.

“The incredible momentum building around this campaign should send a clear message to our elected officials that Northwell Health’s plan is simply not viable,” wrote Andy Gaspar and Stephanie Reckler, members of the Committee to Protect Our Lenox Hill Neighborhood, in a statement. The community group has received a total of 1,569 signatures since the petition’s creation 11 days ago.

Opponents of the plan have repeat-

edly said that they are not against upgrading the hospital, which is in need of an expanded emergency room and neonatal unit. Instead, opponents are afraid that Northwell wants to transform the hospital to a medical tourism destination. And, they worry about the impacts of construction on traffic, nearby businesses and air quality.

The proposed plan calls for the expanded emergency room, a new diagnostic and treatment center, an ambulance bay and a mother and baby center, which would be completed in phases over 10 years. The double rooms in the hospital would be changed to spacious single patient rooms where future patients would be able to receive food

prepared by a Michelin-star chef, as part of the hospital’s efforts to “promote wellness.” As medicine advances, the size of single-patient rooms is meant to accommodate equipment for bed-side procedures, according to a Lenox Hill representative. Representatives also said the space is meant to better accommodate visiting friends and family.

Representatives from Lenox Hill Hospital and Northwell Health have said that they are open to working with the community before the project formally enters the land-use process. In order to start work on the plan, Northwell would have to obtain zoning variances. Current zoning law prevents new development from exceeding 170 on Lexington Avenue and 210 on Park Avenue.

A week before the October community board meeting, both Brewer and Powers reached out to Northwell and requested that it examine the scale, planning and timeline of the project.

Both elected officials have stated that they are open to listening to both sides on the project and take community input seriously.

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