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wo former Manhattan residences of legendary American artists have been added to a nonprofit’s registry of city sites with connections to the LGBT community that have historic social significance.

The nonprofit NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project, which looks to increase awareness of extant sites with LGBT connections, and protect such sites, added the former homes of artist Georgia O’Keeffe and author Patricia Highsmith to its website.

Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) was famous for modern paintings of flowers, Southwest landscapes and New York skyscrapers. The nonprofit has added 525 Lexington Ave., between East 48th and 49th Streets, to its website of historic sites, based on O’Keeffe living and working there in suite 3003 at the Hotel Shelton (now the Marriott East Side) from 1925 to 1936.

The nonprofit noted that although O’Keeffe was married to the photographer and art dealer Alfred Stieglitz, she also had relationships with women throughout her life.

“Georgia O’Keeffe’s 30th-floor suite factored heavily into the artist’s work,“ said Amanda Davis, project manager for the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project. “It’s especially powerful to see O’Keeffe’s paintings of her view from

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Author Patricia Highsmith lived at 48 Grove St., at Bleecker Street, from 1940-42.

the Hotel Shelton, to understand the City as she perceived it from atop, then, the tallest hotel in not only Manhattan but the world.”

O’Keeffe made several paintings between 1925 and 1929 that featured the building and the view from her suite.

The nonprofit noted a 1928 quote from O’Keeffe about working high up in a hotel.

“I know it’s unusual for an artist to want to work way up near the roof of a big hotel, in the heart of a roaring city, but I think that’s just what the artist of today needs for stimulus,” O’Keefe said. “He has to have a place where he can behold the city as a unit before his eyes but at the same time have enough space left to work …”

Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) wrote short stories and 22 novels, including “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and “Strangers on a Train.”

The nonprofit has added 48 Grove St. in the West Village, where Highsmith lived from 1940 to 1942 while studying at Barnard College. Two of her novels, “Edith’s Diary” and “Found in the Street,” featured Grove Street in the story.

Greenwich Village would influence her later work, and Highsmith often visited the area’s piano bars and lesbian bars, according to the preservation group. Her 1952 novel “The Price of Salt” featured a lesbian romance and was based on the author’s encounter with a woman while working at Bloomingdale’s.

“Patricia Highsmith’s time at Barnard shaped her as an emerging writer, and it was there that she first started to write fiction,” said Sarah Sargent, a historic preservationist and researcher who consulted with the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project on the Highsmith and O’Keeffe sites. “Highsmith also served as editor of the Barnard Quarterly, a campus literary magazine, and it was during her junior year at Barnard that she met artist Buffie Johnson and the two had a brief romantic relationship.”

More information can be found at nyclgbtsites.org.

Big donation has FDNY ‘Fired Up’

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ust in time for the holiday giving spirit, 9/11 healthcare advocates presented a generous check to support firefighters who have been diagnosed with cancer.

The $100,000 donation came from an anonymous donor and will go to the FDNY Foundation’s Fired Up for a Cure program, which supports current and retired firefighters diagnosed with cancer, and their families. The donor is a retired FDNY firefighter who survived a 9/11-related cancer, and wished to stay anonymous.

The donation will fund transportation to medical appointments, doctors and nurses with the FDNY’s oncology unit, a contribution to the American Cancer Society, and other services for FDNY members.

The check was presented by 9/11 healthcare advocates Michael Barasch and Richie Alles in a Nov. 21 ceremony at the FDNY Fire Zone at Rockefeller Center.

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Alles is a retired FDNY Deputy Chief who worked at Ground Zero following 9/11.

“This donation reflects the extraordinary commitment of FDNY firefighters to the 9/11 community,” said Barasch, who also donated $10,000 to Fired Up for a Cure. “Thanks to the FDNY Foundation, firefighters and their families who are battling cancer have a trusted friend to support their survival.”

Alles said the anonymous donor’s gift illustrated FDNY firefighters’ ongoing commitment to each other. “Firefighters understand their responsibility to protect each other in times of crisis,” Alles said. “When we learn that our brothers or sisters have cancer, we mobilize to help them, just as we would in an emergency.”

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Taking out the trash trucks in E. Vil. smell of success! Thanks to the work of neighbors, the community board, and elected officials including Mayor de Blasio, the Sanitation Department has finally moved their garbage trucks off this residential block in the East Village to a more suitable location. Hopefully, life will resume to normal for the residents and small businesses along East 10th Street who’ve been dealing with this stinky situation for over a year.”

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inally, the saga of an East Village residential block being used to park garbage trucks overnight for the past 14 months seems to be coming to an end.

Community members and local officials have been protesting the situation since last September, when the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) started using a block on East 10th Street, between First and Second Avenues, to park its trucks after its nearby garage lease expired.

The trucks have been parked every night from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., and all day on Sundays, causing complaints of noise and bad smells. Legislation was recently introduced by State Senator Brad Hoylman and Assemblymember Deborah Glick to address the issue by banning garbage trucks from parking overnight on any city street.

On Thursday, the city finally said it is dumping the scheme.

Mayor de Blasio and DSNY Commissioner Kathryn Garcia announced

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Garbage trucks parked on East 10th Street this past summer.

that the trucks have been moved and are now being temporarily stationed at Pier 42, on the Lower East Side. The new location will allow DSNY to still provide essential services like collec-

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he displays of SoHo florist Julia Testa, at 111 Thompson St., just south of Prince Street, decorated the sidewalk this

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week in all the symbols and color vibrancy of autumn. Red maple leaves, squash and pumpkins were all included, brightening up what can be gray days in November.

Passersby were invited to add what they are thankful for.

tion and snow removal, the city said.

“When New Yorkers want something done, they want it done yesterday, which is why we’d like to thank our neighbors in the East Village for bearing with us while we found a new home for our sanitation trucks,” said Mayor de Blasio. “We heard their concerns and we’ve responded. Residents can once again enjoy the clean streets and sidewalks that the Department of Sanitation provides without obstruction.”

The garbage trucks will be stationed at Pier 42 until construction starts early next year on a new park there, according to the announcement. DSNY said it’s still working on a long-term solution for finding nearby garage space, including a proposed new garage at the Brookdale Campus on East 25 Street near the FDR Drive.

DSNY Commissioner Kathryn Garcia said it’s essential for the Department to be stationed near the areas it serves.

“Finding garage locations in the city’s tight real estate landscape has been a challenge,” she said. “Parking on East 10th Street was a matter of last resort, which is why we are happy to have been able to find a suitable alternative that allows us to continue our essential services.”

The Sanitation Department said it would continue working with elected officials and community leaders to find a permanent facility for Manhattan’s East Side.

“I am happy that DSNY is providing the residents and small businesses of East 10th Street with relief from the garbage trucks that have impacted their quality of life for over a year,” said Council Member Carlina Rivera. “But as the park we fought for and secured at Pier 42 begins development in 2020, I look forward to working with the City to find an appropriate, more permanent location for these trucks.”

State Senator Hoylman said after the city’s announcement, “The sweet

A beefy fundraiser with the Finest

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he holiday season in Greenwich Village will once again include the Annual Police Roast Beef Dinner, the fundraiser where Sixth Precinct officers cook and serve meals to those in attendance.

The charming neighborhood event, which goes back more than 20 years, will be on Monday, Dec. 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. It will be at Our Lady of Pompeii Senior Center, Father Demo Hall, at 25 Carmine St. Admission is $13 at the door, with all proceeds going to Greenwich House/Our Lady of Pompeii Senior Center Fund. All of the food is donated by local merchants and the Sixth Precinct Community Council, and there will be a vegetarian option and takeout available.

And as usual, there will be Christmas caroling and light entertainment at the party. For more information, call 212-989-3620.

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Police Blotter Thrift shop jewelry theft

With acquaintances like her...

A man was robbed on Nov. 8 by a woman he had just met, according to police.

Around 11:45 a.m., inside an apartment at 227 Cherry St., a 51-year-old man was with a woman he met earlier in the day, when the woman allegedly produced a knife and demanded his

bank card and PIN number.

The male complied, officials said, and the woman left the location and then allegedly took $2,000 from an ATM at 183 Canal St. before fleeing.

There were no reported injuries from the incident.

— Gabe Herman

Theft, assault at the 7-Eleven

Cashmere sweater haul from Brooks Brothers

A case of shoplifting at a 7-Eleven led to an altercation with a store employee, according to police.

On Oct. 28, around 12:10 p.m., a man entered the 7-Eleven at 194 Seventh Ave., and allegedly shoplifted a can of beer.

When he was stopped by a store employee, the man allegedly pushed and struck the employee, then fled the location, officials said.

— Gabe Herman A thrift shop had over $6,000 worth of merchandise stolen on Thursday, Nov. 14, police said.

Around 2 p.m., a man entered the Cure Thrift Shop, at 111 E. 12 St., and allegedly took jewelry from over the counter while the store clerk was helping other customers, officials said.

The man then allegedly fled with property valued around $6,375, according to police. There were no reported injuries.

— Gabe Herman

Met at club, then robbed A man was robbed by a man he met at an East Village club, officials said.

On Nov. 17, around 9:30 p.m., a 63year-old man met another man inside Club Cummings, at 505 E. 6 St. After some time, the two left the club together, police said, and were walking along the sidewalk, when the man allegedly reached into the victim’s bag and took his wallet, before fleeing.

— Gabe Herman

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

Astor Place purchases with stolen card A stolen credit card was used to make several purchases near Astor Place on Saturday, Nov. 9, according to police.

Around 4:15 a.m., a man allegedly used a Chase credit card, which belonged to a 23-year-old victim, at CVS, Walgreens and Duane Reade stores near 101 Astor Place.

The card had previously been reported stolen, police said, and the unauthorized purchases totaled around $300.

Serial subway wallet thief A man is wanted by police in connection to two separate incidents of allegedly stealing wallets in the subway and then making unauthorized charges on stolen cards, police said. The first incident was on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the 14th Street/Seventh Avenue subway station. Around 9 a.m., a 30-year-old woman was riding a downtown 2 train, when she discovered that her wallet had been taken from her bag, according to officials. An investigation found that a man was allegedly seen on surveillance making $53 worth of purchases at a local deli. The second incident was on Nov. 11, around 8:25 a.m., when a 77-year-old woman on a downtown 1 train, realized at the 66th Street/ Broadway station that her wallet wasn’t in her bag. An investigation found the man allegedly seen on surveillance using the victim’s credit card at a deli at 62 W. 62nd St. — Gabe Herman

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

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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.)

The Jones Restaurant (54 Great Jones St.) — Special “Small Adds Up” menu offering three options to choose from including a Doughnut Project doughnut, special potato chips and non-alcoholic apple cider (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Gasoline Alley Coffee (325 Lafayette) — Free Shop Small-branded brownies to the first 200 customers who purchase a beverage (10 a.m. 7 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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Letters to the Editor A PLEA FOR RELIEF My husband and I are retirees with Social Security as our income, living in New York City Housing, which is what we could afford. However, the rent still goes up every year and the cost of my husband’s most important medicines for his diabetes goes up too!

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.

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MAKE IMPROVEMENTS NOW The most cost effective time to do any additional work along the L line in Manhattan would be when the stations are shut down during tunnel reconstruction.

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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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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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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Follow professional guides on a 90minute walking tour of the Flatiron District to learn more about some of the city’s most notable landmarks. This walking tour will also have a holiday theme! 11 a.m. at Flatiron Building 23rd St., east of 5th Ave, www.flatirondistrict.nyc . Free.

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.

Come to see the tree lighting in Dante Park, and stay for food tasting, free entertainment, and other activities. 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Dante Park Broadway, Columbus Ave., W 63rd St., www.nycgovparks.org . Free.

Tuesday, Dec. 3 Baby Storytime Provide your 18 month old or younger baby with early learning experiences through this interactive program. Please RSVP to attend. 11 a.m. at Grand Central Library 135 East 46th St., www. nypl.org . Free.

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Join in the holiday spirit with the lighting of the 2019 Rockefeller Center tree. The ceremony will include musical performances and more. 8 to 10 p.m. at Rockefeller Plaza (30 Rockefeller Plaza, www.rockefellercenter.com . Free.

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Residents sign petition against Lenox Hill plan

BY ALEJANDR A O’CONNELL DOMENECH

RENDERING COURTESY OF NORTHWELL LENOX HILL HOSPITAL

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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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