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Pharmacies fume over Cuomo bill veto BY GABE HERMAN
Improvement, and Modernization Act (“MMA”) as apovernor Andrew Cuomo plied to the Medicare Part D on Dec. 26 vetoed a bill Program. that independent phar“For these reasons,” Cuomo macists said would protect them concluded, “I am constrained to veto this bill.” and patients against health care middlemen causing higher fees. Supporters of the bill The bill would have required were very disappointed with Pharmacy Benefit Managers Cuomo’s decision. (PBMs) to be regulated and “By vetoing a bill that licensed. Advocates for the bill would have provided vulnerhave said PBMs effect the health able patients, taxpayers, and community pharmacies with care system from every angle, and desperately needed proteccan charge insurers a higher rate tions from abusive prescripfor claims and then reimburse pharmacies at lower levels, in a tion drug middlemen known method called “spread pricing.” as pharmacy benefit managers The method cost New York State (PBMs),” said John Kaliabakos, about $300 million last year in Director of Pharmacy Services (GOOGLE MAPS) its Medicaid managed care proat Village Apothecary, an indeVillage Apothecar y, an independent pharmac y in the West Village. gram, according to Pharmacists pendent pharmacy in the West Society of the State of New York increases, and establishing a commission anti-competitive conduct, and generate Village, “Governor Cuomo (PSSNY). to study the feasibility and benefits of a scrutiny from the Federal Trade Com- has failed to resolve what has become a Cuomo wrote in his veto message that program to import drugs from Canada. mission (FTC) and the Department of national healthcare crisis.” he has made regulation of the pharmaceu- “I have also proposed registering and Justice (DOJ) and sweep in plans that are In a joint statement, Steve Moore, tical sector a priority, including recently regulating PBMs, and continue to support not true PBMs, but rather health benefit president of PSSNY, and Michael Duteau, funds only.” announcing a three part plan to lower such measures,” Cuomo wrote. president of the Community Pharmacy Cuomo also wrote that this bill would Association of New York State, thanked However, Cuomo added that although prescription drug costs by capping insulin co-pays, empowering the State Dept. of he appreciates the bill’s intent, among be preempted by the Federal Employee supporters in the state Senate and AssemFinancial Services to hold drug makers his objections were that it was “likely to Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) bly, each of which passed the legislation accountable for excessive drug price increase administrative costs, facilitate and the Medicare Prescription Drug, this past June.
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Pier 76 in Hudson park plan after Pier 40 got vetoed BY MARK HALLUM
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municipal tow yard at Manhattan’s Pier 76 should be added to the Hudson River Park Trust in 2020, clearing the way for further parkland and recreational development, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Sunday. Hoping a transformation of the compound used by NYPD will complement other attractions in the area such as Javits Center and the High Line, Cuomo is calling on the trust to maximize the “green space, recreation, community access and market potential” of the 250,000 square foot tow pound. As a proposal in his 2020 State of the State agenda, the space would be fully integrated into the park which the governor’s office referred to as a “long deferred transfer” promised 20 years ago. “There is only a precious limited amount of green space left for community use, and we have to make sure we are protecting and preserving it on Pier 40 and Pier 76 and are carefully
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balancing the park’s financial needs with protection of green space,” Cuomo said. “The redevelopment of this valuable land will maximize underutilized green space and recreational and market potential with the possibility of connecting regional landmarks like Javits and the High Line.” Pier 76 will be vacated at the end of the year, the governor’s office said, claiming that the state would assist the city in finding an alternative location for the tow pound. The pier was originally within the scope of the Hudson River Park Act, passed by the legislature and signed by former Governor George Pataki in 1998. But the transfer of this land has been stalled; it’s now one of the last gaps in accessible waterfront on the West Side of Manhattan, according to Cuomo’s administration. The Hudson River Park Trust will now need to form a park-wide financial and use strategy and has until May 1 to request any legislative approval for certain actions it hopes to take, according
to Cuomo. The trust was not able to be reached for comment when amNewYork Metro reached out. Cuomo vetoed on Dec. 31 a bill to authorize development of commercial offices at Pier 40, at West Houston Street along Hudson River Park. In his veto message, Cuomo wrote that “Pier 40 is a valuable asset to the surrounding community offering recreational space in an area of the city that is more and more congested…” Cuomo noted the bill’s intention of providing more money for the park, and wrote, “Money is always the rationale to develop sites in Manhattan, hence the lack of open space, green areas, parks or recreation space.” Cuomo added in his veto message, “The State and City fund the Hudson River Park and will fund it again this year… In the next session I will work on legislation that will ensure that the Park will finally have access to Pier 76, which will ensure Pier 40 reaches its full potential.”
A Hudson River Park Trust spokesperson said about the veto, “The importance of Pier 40 for Hudson River Park’s overall financial health and as a recreational resource cannot be overstated. We appreciate that the Governor is looking for a comprehensive solution for Pier 40 and the entire park.” Connie Fishman, Executive Director of the nonprofit Hudson River Park Friends, said in a statement about the veto, “Identifying a long-term Pier 40 solution is critically important for Hudson River Park and its millions of users. Friends has built a broad coalition of support over the past year through our Pier 40 For All campaign. We had hoped this would provide a starting point for Pier 40’s redevelopment, and we are optimistic about working with our State and local officials in 2020 to identify a solution that ensures that Pier 40 can remain a beloved community resource and one of the Park’s key financial anchors for years to come. We’ll continue to advocate strongly for the economic health of the entire park.” Januar y 9, 2020
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Biden comes to Chelsea, blasts Trump on Iran Six sought BY ALEJANDR A O’CONNELLDOMENECH
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emocratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden spoke in Manhattan Tuesday on current tensions with Iran — and called on President Donald Trump to rejoin the Iran deal amid increasing tensions over the killing of Major General Qassim Suleimani. “The seeds of danger were planted by Donald Trump himself on May 8, 2019 — the day he tore up the Iran Nuclear Deal, against the advice of his own top master security adviser,” said Biden during his speech at Chelsea Piers. “He turned his back on our closest European allies and decided that it was important to destroy any progress that the Obama-Biden administration did.” Biden added that the deal was not only accomplishing the “critical mission” it was designed for and creating an environment where diplomacy was possible. Diplomacy, not one-off decisions, are the only way out of the current crisis, Biden said. The speech came five days after Trump ordered a drone attack near an airport in Baghdad that killed Suleimani, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsQuds, pushing the nation “dangerously close” to war, said Biden. The Department of Defense called the strike a preemptive measure to deter
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Vice President Joe Biden running for President, trashed the foreign polic y of President Donald Trump as reckless and a provocation for war with Iran. He spoke at Chelsea Pier in Manhattan.
future Iranian attacks such as the Dec. 27 incident at an Iraqi military base that killed an American contractor. Most Republicans have sided with the president saying that the attack was justified. But critics of Trump have called the decision reckless. Biden agreed, accusing the president of “throwing a stick of dynamite in a tinderbox.” He further criticized Trump’s decision last May to withdraw the U.S. from the Iran deal reached during the Obama Administration. The pact limited the country’s nuclear program for a
decade in return for lifting international financial and oil sanctions. “All that has materialized is an utterly predictable cycle of escalating conflict,” said Biden. Biden admitted that he had “no illusions” about Iran, which he said has long “sponsored terrorism” and continues to detain American citizens and should be held accountable. “But there is a smart way and a selfdefeating way to counter Iran,” he said. “Trump’s approach has been demonstrably the later.”
NYC Ferry ridership surged in 2019: city BY GABE HERMAN
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he NYC Ferry saw increased ridership in 2019 from the previous year, according to figures released Jan. 2 by the NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC), which oversees the aquatic transport system. In 2019, 6.3 million people rode NYC Ferry, a 32% increase from 2018 NYC Ferr y and a 38% increase from projections made back in 2015, according to Seth Myers, NYC EDC Executive Vice President and Director of Project Implementation. That brings the system’s total ridership number to 14 million since NYC Ferry’s launch in May 2017. The increase in ridership includes all original routes and those new routes launched in 2018. Last summer alone saw 2.5 million riders on the system, a 32% jump from
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ridership increased in 2019.
2018. Ridership on the four original routes, East River, Rockaway, South Brooklyn and Astoria, increased 15% from the previous year. The Lower East Side and Soundview routes, which both launched in August 2018, had 23% ridership increases in fall 2019 over fall 2018. Myers said he was pleased that the ferry system had seen steady year over year increases in ridership.
“We’re happy to see it become part of the transit fabric of the city,” he said. NYC Ferry is scheduled to expand its services in the coming years. A St. George route, complementing the free Staten Island Ferry, is set to launch in 2020 and include (COURTESY NYC EDC) stops at Vesey Street in Battery Park City and at Midtown West at Pier 79 (West 39th Street). There is no specific date for when in 2020 the new route will launch, Myers said. Three months ago, the NYC EDC released a report showing that NYC Ferry disproportionately serves upper-middleclass and white New Yorkers. And studies by watchdog groups have shown the system to rely on high subsidies. Myers said the price of an NYC Ferry ride will
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olice are asking for the public’s help in identifying six men that chased and beat a 25-year-old man on a Chelsea street on New Year’s Day. Cops said the group chased a 25-year-old man down West 25th Street near 6th Avenue at 4:15 a.m. on Jan. 1. Once they caught up to him, law enforcement sources said, they threw him against doorway of a shoe repair shop on West 25th Street, then kicked and punched the victim’s head repeatedly. Following the attack, the group took off in an unknown direction, authorities said. Officers from the 13th Precinct responded to the incident. The victim was treated at Bellevue Medical Center. On Jan. 3, the NYPD released security camera images and later video of the suspects involved in the attack. Anyone with information in regard to the identity of these individuals is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). All calls are kept confidential.
remain at $2.75, the same as for subways and buses. In the wake of the report, Myers is hopeful the new services coming over the next two years will bring further diversity in ridership. “We set out for our ferry system to go where there was demand, and target social inequities of the past where there were waterfront communities that were not served by transit,” Myers said. Schneps Media
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Police Blotter New Year’s burglaries on Mulberry
Bank robbery on Sixth Avenue There was a bank robbery in the Village on Monday, Jan. 6, around 4:50 p.m., police said. At the Chase bank at 340 Sixth Ave., a man allegedly passed a note to a teller demanding money. The 21-year-old male employee complied, officials said, and the man fled with $1,100. No injuries were reported from the incident. — Gabe Herman
Man mugged at Delancey station A man was assaulted and robbed by a group of people in the Delancey Street subway station on Monday, Dec. 23, police said. At 11:08 p.m., a 23-year-old male victim was approached by four people, officials said, who pushed him off a train onto the platform, then allegedly assaulted him and took his wallet before leaving the station. The victim suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene. Police said the group wanted for the robbery included two men and two women, all ages 20-25. — Gabe Herman
Charity revoked Ohav Sholom, a synagogue located at 270 West 84 street was burglarized on Tuesday, Dec. 24. Police say, an unknown male with dark hair and a bald spot entered the location through an unlocked door at approximately 8:23 p.m. He proceeded to take $50 from a charity box before fleeing. Police continue to investigate. —Chriss Williams
There was an apartment burglary during the early hours of Wednesday, Jan. 1, near Mulberry and Canal Streets, according to police. At 2:08 a.m., police say that a man gained access to an apartment through a window. Once inside, he allegedly took electronics worth about $2,100, then fled south on Mulberry Street. If you know his whereabouts, call 800-577TIPS. — Gabe Herman
New Year, new wallet
Eat, swipe, shop
Shortly after witnessing the ball drop in Times Square on Wednesday, Jan. 1, a 21-year-old woman boarded a northbound subway. According to police, she fell asleep holding a bag containing her Louis Vuitton wallet, Metrocard and iPhone charger. When she woke up at the East 96th St. station, her bag was missing and immediately contacted police. —Chriss Williams
On Saturday, Dec. 28, a woman paying for her meal at Gazala’s Restaurant at approximately 1:30 p.m., noticed her wallet missing from her bag. The 46-yearold Manhattan resident had hung her bag on her seat behind her, while she dined. Police say that during the meal, the perp swiped her wallet and then proceeded to make charges on her credit card. —Chriss Williams
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Residents of 43 West 85 street returned home from vacation on Sunday, Dec. 22 to find their home ransacked. Police say, the perp used a flowerpot to break a sliding glass door and enter the location. Personal items valued at $6,850 were missing from the residence including a blue Fender guitar, jewelry and a Macbook Pro. —Chriss Williams
At 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 27, a 50-year-old Hong Kong resident visiting Manhattan, was approached by three men at the corner of West 72 St. and Columbus Ave. One of the trio asked the tourist for a dollar and when he responded that he did not have his wallet, was told to empty his pockets. The trio took off with the Hong Konger’s portable WiFi device. —Chriss Williams
Attacked at night while walking in the Village A woman was assaulted while walking in Greenwich Village on the night of Wednesday, Dec. 11, police said. Around 10 p.m., in front of 13 Gay St., a 25-year-old woman was walking when police said she was approached by an unknown woman, who allegedly began hitting the victim about the head with a can, causing minor lacerations and bleeding. The attacker then fled on foot. EMS took the victim to Lenox Health Greenwich Village, where she was treated and released. No property was taken from the victim during the incident. — Gabe Herman
Night club theft on 10th
Cops are looking for the crook who broke into the Marquee New York night club at 289 10th Ave., police said. On Saturday, Dec. 14, around 12 p.m., a man gained entry into the location through the unlocked front door, police said. Once inside, he allegedly took a staff member’s cell phone and then fled in an unknown direction. — Gabe Herman
Late-night assault Police said they are looking for six people in connection to a gang assault on Jan. 1 near West 25th Street and Sixth Avenue, officials said. Around 4:15 a.m., a 25-year-old man was walking in the area, when police say he was approached by six men. The group allegedly chased after the victim, pushed him into a doorway at 101 West 25 St., and punched and kicked the victim multiple times in the head. The attackers fled in an unknown direction. The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center. — Gabe Herman
Late-night assault A man is wanted for criminal mischief after causing property damage at the Covenant House New York, a homeless shelter at 550 10th Ave., police said. On Saturday, Dec. 14, around 12:20 p.m., a was reportedly frustrated with not being allowed to visit a woman who lives at the facility. On the way out, the man allegedly kicked the door open forcefully, causing the hinge to snap and break. The man fled east on West 40th Street, officials said. — Gabe Herman
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Bouncing around on Broadway seesaws
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Manhattan residents can bounce up and down on the “Impulse” seesaws through the end of this month.
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t’s not every day you see people seesawing away in the middle of a Manhattan street, but that’s what you’ll find through this month on one Broadway block near Midtown. The interactive art installation, called “Impulse,” features 12 big seesaws set up on Broadway between 37th and 38th Streets, with the block completely closed to vehicles through Jan. 31, when the installation ends. It’s part of the city Department of Transportation’s Seasonal Streets Program. The installation is presented by the Garment District Alliance, and includes seesaws ranging from 16 to 24
feet and with LED lights and speakers. As the seesaws bob back and forth, they glow with light and produce random notes and sound sequences. More importantly, the users bouncing on the devices Jan. 6 all seemed to be having a great time — if the from the laughter and smiles seen from people of all ages were any judge. “This is a truly fantastic interactive art experience that creates a unique area of urban play on our pedestrian plazas,” said Barbara A. Blair, president of the Garment District Alliance. “As part of our commitment to enhancing the pedestrian experience year-round, we are proud to introduce a new, captivating installation that brightens
Broadway in the Garment District this winter and brings joy to all who visit.” Impulse premiered at a Montreal festival in 2015-16, and was created by Lateral Office and CS Design in collaboration with EGP Group. The installation on Broadway is part of Garment District Art on the Plazas, which is year-round and part of NYC DOT’s Art Program. “Even in the cold weather, streets in Midtown Manhattan are teeming with pedestrians,” said Sean Quinn, Assistant Commissioner for Street Improvement Programs at DOT. “Initiatives like Seasonal Streets respond directly to the demand for more pedestrian space. The addition of “Impulse” is a welcome feature that activates the Seasonal Street in a unique and engaging way for all New Yorkers.” More information on “Impulse” is at garmentdistrict. nyc/arts/art-installations/impulse.
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Editorial We need ‘world class’ subways In typical grandiose fashion, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday the next big project to, in his eyes, rebuild the transportation system: the Empire Station Complex, an expansion of Penn Station. Ironically, that announcement came just hours after New York City straphangers endured one hell of a delay-stricken, problem-filled Monday morning commute. The official Twitter account of MTA New York City Transit documented the comedy of errors in great detail. Signal malfunctions crippled the 7 line for tens of thousands of commuters in Manhattan and Queens. Many straphangers sought to get to work through the F and M lines in Queens, only to be delayed even further due to signal troubles there. Brooklyn residents were not immune from the blunders. Signal trouble near the DeKalb Avenue station resulted in big delays on the B, D, N, Q and R trains due to congestion. Manhattan and Bronx riders on the 6 line were also impacted by reports of a broken rail downtown. That didn’t stop Cuomo from pushing the Empire State Complex plan as a net positive for New York commuters. It may well be, considering it expands the capacity of Penn Station to add Long Island Rail Road and Amtrak trains. Yet, that commuter focus is the inherent flaw of the Empire State Complex proposal. The subways were virtually forgotten. Six subway lines — the 1, 2, 3, A, C and E — carry tens of thousands of commuters a day through Penn Station, and Cuomo made virtually no mention of any benefit this plan will have on the ordinary straphanger. The subway system will receive billions of dollars in the next MTA five-year capital plan for various infrastructure upgrades, such as modern signals to prevent the type of rush-hour mess experienced Monday. We just wish the governor were as concerned about the state of the subway system as he is about trumpeting “world class” projects for commuter rails, airports and highways. If they can rebuild the Kosciuszko Bridge and LaGuardia Airport in five years’ time, why can’t the state commit to replacing all bad subway switches, signals and rails system-wide in the same timeframe? For once, not all of the blame should be laid at the MTA’s feet. The governor heads the MTA, which runs the subways. He needs to step up and give the subways “world class” treatment.
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The June 28, 2000 issue of The Villager included photos of the 31st New York City Lesbian and Gay Pride March, which drew half a million participants and spectators. First Lady Hillary Clinton marched in the parade, while her GOP rival in the senate race, Congressmember Rick Lazio, chose to campaign Upstate. In this photo, Clinton marches with Congressmember Jerrold Nadler and Councilmember Christine Quinn.
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Battling the lung cancer crisis in America BY BR ADLEY PUA, M.D. AND BRUCE R ATNER
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en years ago, scientists from the National Cancer Institute presented findings from what should have been the most impactful lung cancer study the world had ever seen. In November 2010, the NCI-sponsored National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) released results demonstrating that testing high-risk individuals with a technology called low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) reduced lung cancer mortality by 20 percent. Subsequent studies have shown that figure could be as high as 61 percent in certain populations. We had these results in hand at the beginning of the decade. Yet, arriving now at its close, very little has changed. In 2019, lung cancer accounted for nearly a quarter of all US cancer deaths, much as it did 10 years before. Likewise, lung cancer survival rates have barely budged over the last 10 years, despite hundreds of billions of dollars spent on drug research and treatments. What began as a decade filled with promise for lung cancer sufferers has ended as a decade wasted. The key to reducing lung cancer deaths is catching the disease early. This was the main takeaway of the NLST—early detection saves lives. Yet, ten years after the study findings were released, around 70 percent of lung cancers are still diagnosed only at stage 3 or stage 4. And the NLST wasn’t the first demonstration that LDCT is an effective early detection tool. Nearly 14 years ago, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City showed that using LDCT they were able to detect lung cancer Schneps Media
while it was still at stage 1 an incredible 85 percent of the time. Yet the number of patients undergoing screening is astonishingly small. An estimated 8 million people in the US meet the criteria for receiving lung cancer screening, which are based on an individual’s age and smoking history. In 2016, less than 2 percent of those people were screened. We can’t, however, let these difficulties lead to stasis. Our lung cancer crisis demands that we put to work the very powerful tools we have available. In the past, clinicians have tackled similar public health challenges using mobile screening units, such as the mammography vans that have become a familiar part of the healthcare landscape. We believe this could be an effective approach for driving access to lung cancer screening, as well. Recently, the Center for Early Detection of Cancer, a new cancer philanthropy, launched a collaboration with physicians from Weill Cornell Medicine to bring mobile lung cancer screening to New York City, targeting at-risk populations in medically underserved neighborhoods. The Center aims over the next three months to screen 1,000 residents at multiple sites throughout the city. Reviewing our progress against lung cancer, it is hard to call the last ten years anything but a disappointment. When we look back from 2030 what will we see? Great strides made or another decade squandered? Tens of thousands of lives hinge on the answer to that question. Bradley Pua, M.D. is the Director of Lung Cancer Screening Program at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. Bruce Ratner is the Founder of the Center for Early Detection of Cancer.
WHY CAN’T WE LEAVE MITCHELL-LAMA? I think leaving the Mitchell-Lama housing program is a very viable option. As a long time shareholder at Village View, I think it is time to at least vote on a feasibility study. Lots of examples from around the neighborhood show that maintenance fees practically don’t go up outside Mitchell-Lama. Quality-oflife and services improve, and most of all, you can leave your apartment to your kids. To leave Mitchell-Lama is also voluntary, so if you don’t want to leave, you can stay in your apartment for life at the current rate. So I really don’t understand why our Board dropped the idea of exploring leaving Mitchell-Lama. Villager reader Stan
REMEMBERING A GREAT TEACHER My senior year English teacher, Warren Allen Smith, left an impression on me. Remember his driving a MG. Years later I married a man interested in MG’s we have several. My last visit with Mr. Smith was at our 40th high school reunion in 1998. My last name was Hogben and he always wanted to know if I was related to Lancelot Hogben mathematician at Yale. I never found out. I am about to read his book about New Canaan. I grew up there and left in 1974. Janice Dodrill
KEEPING UP CLEAN TRADITIONS Regarding a look back at the Village sweeping up back in 1971 (Manhattan Snaps, Jan. 2): Our block association in Chelsea held the
same events in the 1970’s with the help of the Department of Sanitation. The brooms were so huge the kids couldn’t handle them, but they tried! We filled big black bags and left them on the street corners for the trucks. It was a spring event and included cleaning the tree pits…carefully, since they were full of needles. Pamela Wolff, Chelsea West 200 Block Association
IN PRAISE OF LASALLE Tequila Minsky wrote a wonderful article about a great school that has transformed so many lives (New director of LaSalle Academy introduced, Dec. 26). Often students are not challenged who are able to just get by. La Salle Academy helps them realize their true potential. Br. Carl Malacalza, Former campus minister, president of La Salle Academy
AN INSPIRING PROFESSOR I was in bed, lights out, obsessing, I don’t know why, about Arnie Baskin. I hadn’t seen him in a half century. I googled him and saw the obit (published Oct. 22). I’m so sad. Arnie was my teacher at Boston University in the mid-1960’s. He stood out as the only professor then with the kind of verve and flair that in itself was inspiring. His personal interest in each of his students was often the reason some of us — me included — chose to follow on his footsteps. I’ll always be grateful. Bob Nesson Januar y 9, 2020
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Rally in Times Sq. against looming Iran conflict
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ere are images from the Times Square anti-war demonstration on Saturday, when hundreds protested the escalation of hostilities between the U.S. and Iran.
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Doc on ‘Goodall of Giraffes’ debuts in Chelsea BY GABE HERMAN
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documentary called “The Woman Who Loves Giraffes” opening on Jan. 10 at the Quad Cinema in Chelsea chronicles the life and work of Anne Innis Dagg, a pioneer in the field of giraffe studies. The movie chronicles Dagg going to South Africa by herself in 1956 at age of 23 to study giraffes in the wild, something noted in the film that was not done by women at that time. Her journey was first met with resistance, a common theme throughout her professional life, but she persisted and became the first person to go to Africa to study a wild animal, four years before Jane Goodall’s journey to study chimpanzees and seven years before Dian Fossey’s work with mountain gorillas. Dagg’s love of giraffes began at age 3 at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, when she saw the tall creatures and was struck by their unusual look. “Aren’t they curious?” says Dagg, now 87, in the film in present day. “Other animals aren’t curious like that.” Very little was known of giraffes when she went to Africa. Dagg studied giraffes’ movements, what trees they ate from, and other behaviors. While those around her had trouble getting past the fact that a woman was doing this, she said she always just thought of herself as a person following her interests. “I was breaking ground without realizing it,” she says in the film. Dagg would later return to her native Canada and teach, also having writing published in top science journals. But she faced discrimination at Canadian universities, including being denied tenure and having her credentials questioned. Dagg fought for years to push back against discrimination, writing books on feminism and fighting sexism in Canada, along with publishing books on giraffes and other animals. She cowrote a 1976 book, “The Giraffe: Its Biology, Behavior and Ecology,” which
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was the only book exploring scientific aspects of giraffes at the time, and current experts in the field credit her with essentially writing the textbook on the animals. Her most recent book was the 2016 “Smitten by Giraffe.” She would never achieve fame like Jane Goodall, the film notes, perhaps because giraffes seem more unusual and alien compared to primates or other animals like elephants. The film catches up with Dagg in recent years, when she was sought out by “giraffologists” in the scientific community. She has been given awards for excellence in giraffe science, invited to conferences, and she discovered that she has inspired generations of scientists and giraffe lovers through her books, despite her being away from the field herself for years. She was also invited by a scientific team to go with them to Africa, her first trip back in half a century. The film follows Dagg on the emotional trip, where she visits once more with giraffes and talks to schoolchildren about the importance of conservation in the face of
The life of Anne Innis Dagg, dubbed the “Jane Goodall of giraffes,” is celebrated with a documentar y opening on Jan. 10 at the Quad Cinema. giraffes becoming increasingly endangered. Dagg told this paper that she receives standing ovations at showings of the documentary. “I love going to the various [screenings],” she said, adding that people ask interesting questions and are concerned about the possibility of giraffes going extinct. More people are learning of Dagg’s achievements thanks to the film, noted director Alison Reid, and Canadian universities have been trying to make amends for how she was treated, one apologizing and creating a scholarship in her name and another giving her an honorary doctorate. In late December, Dagg was appointed a member of the Order of Canada. “I’m really lucky to be alive now and be able to enjoy this,” Dagg said.
Reid said viewers marvel that they haven’t heard of Dagg’s story before. “They’re happy that it’s coming to light,” said Reid. “A lot of women are angry about what she faced at the universities.” She added that many men feel protective of Anne after seeing the movie, and say they cried during the film. “I think it’s a film that moves and inspires people, and has some beautiful giraffe photography as well. It’s a feelgood film,” Reid said. “I hope people end up being inspired by it.” Despite a growing worldwide trade of giraffe parts, Dagg and Reid said they were encouraged by legislation signed by Governor Cuomo in December that labels giraffes as “vulnerable” and bans trade of their parts. Reid hopes the film keeps spreading the word about Anne Innis Dagg and the animals she has loved for so long. “It’s nice to see a film having an effect on giraffe conservation and Anne’s story,” said Reid. Dagg and Reid will be at evening screenings of the film at Quad Cinema, 34 West 13th St., on Friday, Jan. 10 and Saturday, Jan. 11 for Q & A’s.
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Take A Delicious Survey of Thai Street Food at iCook Thai Cook
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As the Culinary King of Queens, I’m so very fortunate to live in the most diverse and delicious destination in all of New York City. Really I’m not royalty though, I’m an ambassador, and a hungry one at that. Today, a trip to Thailand for a survey of regional street food as presented at iCook Thai Cook, the newest restaurant in the Little Bangkok neighborhood of Elmhurst, Queens. I’m as excited about iCook Thai Cook, the newest entrant on the vibrant Thai dining scene in Elmhurst, Queens, as I was when I first set foot in Woodside’s storied Sripraphai 15 years ago. In case you’re wondering the name comes from, it’s because Boonnum “Nam� Thongngoen’s restaurant resides in a sliver of a space inside iCook, a Chinese style hotpot restaurant. Miniature tuktuks — the motorized rickshaws common throughout Thailand — affixed to rainbow colored slinkies dangle from the ceiling of the narrow hallway leading into the dining room. Little swatches of the type of gold foil one sees adorning the reclining Buddha at the nearby Wat Buddha Thai Thavorn Vanaram temple pepper the walls of the corridor. Inside lies a temple to Thai street food, complete with a brightly colored mural from local artist Nong Sarasin depicting a rotund Thai style Buddha against a field of orange and yellow flowers holding a platter. Behind the counter is an altar with a more serious religious icon, the Emerald Buddha. Wow! Zaab Wing, a bowl of flappers festooned with cilantro and dressed with a chili lime sauce, is a great way to start your devotional to Thai street food. The superb crunch comes from roasted rice powder and double frying. The mussel pancake packed with shrimp and mussels and served with sweet chili sauce is also quite tasty. There’s no real way to translate yum, the class of Thai dishes that feature various proteins in a zippy marinade, into English, so the menu calls them Spicy Yummy Salad. Among the 11 find liver, pork intestines, pressed pork and egg yolk — all served with a shot glass of Millionaire Sauce. Rather than flaunting gold flakes or truffles, the latter features fish sauce, birdseye chili, kaffir lime, and mint. The squidgy rounds of pork loaf and rich bright yellow-orange duck yolks were quite lovely.
Boonnum “Nam� Thongngoens holds court while Buddha looks on from a mural. It was pretty highly spiced already, but that didn’t deter my dining companions and I from enriching it with the Millionaire Sauce. Nam says the dish has its roots in a snack she whipped up for her children after school. Millionaire Sauce also accompanies a bowl of fish maw and crab meat soup. It’s a Chinese style medicinal potage with plenty of slippery fish maw, crab meat, shredded chicken, shiitakes, bamboo shoots, quail eggs, cubes of chicken blood, and goji berries. You’ll find it on the menu under the heading Mom’s Specials. Millionaire Sauce, Nam says, is a dig on her husband, Pornthep Jarumpornsakul who lost money in restaurants in Bangkok and New York City due to dishonest business partners. “I am sarcastic,� she says, noting the only thing he has to show for the failed restaurants is the sauce. Like most Thai spots in the Elmhurst-Woodside area, iCook Thai Cook is not pulling any punches when it comes to chilies. One of the spiciest dishes — clear sour curry with fish, or kaeng chak som in Thai — can also be found on the roster of Mom’s Specialties. Fillets of pla sawai, or sutchi catfish, luxuriate in a bracingly sour broth flavored vibrating with the flavors of lemongrass, shrimp paste, tamarind, and fresh chilies. This specialty of Pattaya is served with jasmine rice, which tempers the heat somewhat.
“I wanted to do food from the north, from the south, from the northeast, and the west mixed together,� says Nam. So it makes sense that the logo for the restaurant is a mortar and pestle emblazoned an outline of Thailand. Representing the northeast is a signature papaya salad, Tom Thai Cook Pla Ra. The heap of raw crab, fermented fish, and other seafood, shot through with slivers of green papaya, limes, and long beans is best ordered medium spicy, which means plenty of red birdseye chilies. Order some sticky rice to dredge through the liquor pooled at the bottom of the plate. One of the best dishes I tried — tom yum noodle crepe —hails from Elmhurst. That’s because it is purely Nam’s creation. Known as pak mor tom yum in Thai, it consists of several delicate rice crepes filled with shrimp buried under a mountain of pork crackling, ground pork, and sliced pork belly all united by the flavors of tom yum noodle soup: chili, roast peanut, lime, fish sauce, and just a hint of sugar. Cool your belly down with the traditional dessert bua loi. It’s rainbow of chewy rice flour balls in comforting sweet salty coconut milk topped with a poached egg. The recipe comes not from Nam, but from one of her cooks, dessert chef Daeng, who she met while cooking at the annual Thai New Year’s festival at the temple. In case you are wondering iCook Thai Cook does serve what it calls “Superbowl Hot Pot.� Rather than a broth used to cook meats, it’s a larger format soup served in a Thai style caldron with a chimney rising out of the middle. The nuer toon hot pot, beef stew and beef tendon in a five spice broth, was perfect for a winter’s night.
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Family’s East Village home is full of ‘good vibes’ house east of Avenue B on 2nd Street twelve years ago, they rented various spaces in the East Village and did a stint on the Upper East Side. Like most people who live here, they love it. “It’s the most relaxed neighborhood in New York – nobody judges you,” offers Roger, who, like the rest of the family speaks Spanish and French as well as English. “We actually say hello to people – not like the Upper East Side, where you say hello to your doorman and that’s it.” “It’s very mixed, very creative,” adds Bara. “There’s good music – sometimes bad music – and there’s still characters running around. I’ve lived in a lot of beautiful places, like Paris, but what I love about it here is the people.” And, she adds, “Tompkins park has the best dog run in New York!” Although she had a career as a jewelry designer, Bara now works with Roger in his interior design business. His
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The De Cabrol family: L-R: Bara (holding Wilfred), Annabelle, Sebastien, Roger with Ludwig on a chair that Roger designed, inspired by Dali.
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oday, the East Village home of Bara and Roger de Cabrol houses their children Annabelle and Sebastien, the fluffy canines Ludwig and Wilfried, artwork, books, music and some fabulous furniture. But back in 1905, their second-floor dwelling held nothing but horse drawn
Bara De Cabrol in a swing that came from Colombia.
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carriages. The first floor was a stable with an elevator, where the children’s rooms are now, that carried the carriages to the upper floors (there are six in all). Thanks to an architect who renovated the building several years ago, the space was converted beautifully, retaining the brick walls and wood beam ceilings. “We were lucky though,” says Roger (pronounced roe-zhay). “He ran out of money when he got to the upper floors – they are not as nice.” Though the loft is filled with hints of their profession – they are interior decorators – it is not a stuffy designer showcase. There are striking elements throughout – such as their son’s bed tucked into an elevator shaft and the chairs designed by Roger that look like stiletto heels – but it is a comfortable, eclectic home filled with the warmth of their energy and ideas, as well as memorabilia of lives that were already quite full before they met, through mutual friends. Bara, notably the daughter of singer/ actress Petula Clark, was born in London and lived in Paris, but the family left during the riots of 1968 to live in Geneva, a place she is not particularly fond of. “You have to have a lobotomy to live in Switzerland,” she casually remarks. She attended school in Geneva, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, but “officially
L-R: Roger De Cabrol holding Ludwig, Bara De Cabrol holding Wilfred. resided” in Switzerland. Roger (a Baron, incidentally) was born in San Francisco, but comes from a French family that can claim to be descended from the man who invented Toile de Jouy, the first French process for printing onto fabric. He’s lived in Mexico, gone to boarding school in France, owned a recording studio in Ibiza, worked for Salvador Dali and luckily ended up in New York, where he met Bara at a party in 1995. She happened to be in the city, taking a break from her home in Miami, where she was working for a food magazine and studying psychology. “I was never going to get married or have children!” she exclaims. Nevertheless, a year later they tied the knot during a snowstorm in the French Alps and began a family. Before settling into the carriage
Roger De Cabrol in a tug of war with Ludwig.
work has earned much praise from his clients, some of whom he has worked with for decades. His first pro gig was designing Paloma Picasso’s showroom and his work has been showcased in Architectural Digest, New York Magazine, Elle Decor, House Beautiful and even the New York Post, among many others. The couples’ love of art and music is evident everywhere and Roger – who once managed Alan Vega – is happy to point out whose work is hanging on the walls, including their good friend Dustin Pittman’s images of David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed. More info: rogerdecabrol.com Schneps Media
Eats Archer & Goat in Harlem offers diverse array of cuisines BY GABE HERMAN
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rcher & Goat, a restaurant in Harlem that opened in 2019, is family-owned and family-run and offers dishes of Latin, South Asian and American cuisines. The restaurant is located at the garden level of a townhouse at 187 Lenox Ave., at West 119th Street, in the Mount Morris Park Historic District. It’s run by a family of first-generation Ecuadorian, Puerto Rican, Bangladeshi Americans. Much of the dinner menu is glutenfree. Menu highlights include many vegetable dishes, including Crispy Brussels Sprouts, Roasted Baby Carrots, Grilled Cauliflower and Seared Zucchini. There is also Lamb Arepas, Chicken Vindaloo Arepas and Carne Asada. Dinner dishes range in price from about $10-25. Other menu items include a snacks
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Seared Zucchini at Archer & Goat.
sections that has house pickles, spicy chick peas and plantain chips. Desserts include Tres Leches Panna Cotta and House Donuts. Archer & Goat has positive reviews on Yelp, averaging four-and-a-half out of five stars. While some wrote that the food was good but not great, others enjoyed the food a lot and found the ambience cozy and charming. “The food was really good and very healthy,” one reviewer wrote. “Most of their options on the menu are vegetarian, dairy free, and gluten free which is really a plus because it is not labelled as a GF or DF cuisine. We will keep going.” The restaurant and bar are open every day except Monday, including open for evenings during the week and also late mornings and afternoons on the weekend. There are also Trivia Tuesdays every Tuesday evening. More information on Archer & Goat can be found at archerandgoat.com.
Peek inside new East Vil. Trader Joe’s BY GABE HERMAN
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he newest Trader Joe’s held its grand opening on Monday morning in the East Village, at 436 East 14th St., between First Avenue and Avenue A. This was the first Trader Joe’s to open this year, and the ninth overall in Manhattan. This store opens three avenues east of the location near Union Square, on East 14th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues, which opened in 2006 and was the first Trader Joe’s in New York City. That location is perpetually crowded, with long lines that often wrap around the entire perimeter of the store. “This [East Village] store will definitely help relieve pressure from that store,” said the new location’s manager, store captain John Martinelli, a day before its opening. He said he has seen many people walking by with Trader Joe’s shopping bags, and has been asked often when this new store opens, so he hoped East Village residents would make this their new goto location. “All of them are going to be busy,” Martinelli said of the stores. “But this one’s so close that maybe it will get some of the people that walk by here.” The aisles of the new location are extra wide, Martinelli said, allowing for two carts to fit plus room for other people. Schneps Media
This will hopefully still give space for shoppers if it gets very busy or if long lines stretch throughout the store, he said. Martinelli has been with Trader Joe’s for 14 years, and previously opened locations on Staten Island and in Murray Hill. This rollout has been the smoothest one yet for him, he said, with everything going ahead of schedule. “It’s really nice to open this location because it’s an area we’ve been looking at for quite a while,” Martinelli said. He added that he was looking forward to the
grand opening. The new East Village location will also feature local art, by illustrator Peter Arkle, who has lived in the East Village since 2002. Over 180 illustrations appear on the store’s walls, each an image or sculpture or other work of art that Arkle observed in the neighborhood. Each image is numbered and a map near the entrance shows the location of each object in the neighborhood. The new location will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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The newest Trader Joe’s before its grand opening. Januar y 9, 2020
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Manhattan Happenings
Plenty to do around town this week, Jan. 9-16 Thursday, Jan. 9 Scales of the Universe at the Hayden Planetarium This unique exhibit is open to show Museum of Natural History goers at 15 W. 81st Street just how big the things around us and above us are. 10:00 a.m. $22
Tomatoland Pop up Like the Museum Of Ice Cream… but for tomatoes at 484 Broome Street, open from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. $22 https://www.showclix.com/event/ thetomatoland ROBERT ALTMAN
Gigantic see saws in the Garment District What you see is what you get. These big fellas will be on Broadway between 37th and 38th Streets until the end of the month, public and free of charge.
The Imbible: A Spirited History of Drinking Head to New World Stages at 340 West 50th Street for this 10,000 year old journey of booze for $90, starting at 8:00 p.m. with other nights running throughout the week. https://www.broadway.com/shows/ imbible-spirited-history-drinking/
Friday, Jan. 10 Mulchfest continues Use this weekend to dispose of your wooded holiday decorations responsibly and for free! https://www.nycgovparks.org/highlights/festivals/mulchfest
Harlem Stage presents: Immigrant Song: The Diva This $25 special show at Harlem Stage’s 150 Convent Avenue and W. 135th Street is a must see music performance. https://www.harlemstage.org/events
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Ephrat A sherie Dance presents her new work Odeon at the Guggenheim Museum’s Works & Process program.
Sound It Out at Greenwich House
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Head to 46 Barrow Street for an evening of piano, saxophone, and so many more musical treats in theme of New York jazz. $20 Time and details: www.greenwichhouse.org
Open Orchard School Winter Fruit Tree Pruning Basics
Saturday Jan. 11 Astrology Zone at Bloomingdales 59th StreetAstrologist Susan Miller talks about the year at the Bloomingdales Carousel with light bites and music and much more at 1000 Third Avenue. $75, 1-4 p.m. on the 9th floor. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/theyear-ahead-2020-with-susan-millertickets-85528641469
Head to the Generation X Cultural Garden at 270 East 4th Street for this eco friendly, free event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. https://www1.nyc.gov/events/openorchard-school-winter-fruit-tree-pruning-basics/280449/1
Monday Jan. 13 Works & Process at the Guggenheim Works & Process will commission and premiere two works, one each by
Les Ballet Afrik and Ephrat Asherie Dance, an additional performance will be the next evening on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Starting at $40 https://www.guggenheim.org/event/ les-ballet-afrik-and-ephrat-asheriedance
Wednesday, Jan. 15 2020 Vision Pop Up in Washington Heights Beginning the Golden Era will be an experience consisting of vendors, guest speakers, networking, and friend-making. In the spirit of the Tenth Avenue, the presentation will be dynamic, engaging, and include lots of cocktails, amazing pizza, plus much more at 3795 Tenth Ave from 6pm-11pm. RSVP: https://beginningthegoldenera.splashthat.com/
Video editing classes at Manhattan Neighborhood Network Learn non linear editing software at the network’s 59th Street Studio at 537 W 59th St from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Details: https://www.mnn.org/ learn/events/59th-st-video-editingadobe-premiere-cc-0
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Murder, hate crimes up as overall crime fell: NYPD BY EMILY DAVENPORT
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ven amid a troubling rise in murders and hate crimes, the NYPD touted a decrease in overall crime in 2019 during its year-in-review report released Monday. According to their findings, in 2019, overall crime was lower than in 2018, dropping to a new benchmark of approximately 95,000 incidents with 872 fewer victims than in 2018. The NYPD cites some of their success to their efforts to effectively respond to an increasing volume of calls for help. Radio runs increased to 6.4 million in 2019, compared with 4.8 million in 2015, an increase of roughly 1.5 million radio runs citywide. Since 2015, response times for both crimes in progress and critical crimes have dropped 23 and 43 seconds, respectively. “Every man and woman who wears an NYPD uniform is dedicated to serving New Yorkers in every neighborhood and to working around the clock to keep families and individuals safe from the trauma of crime and violence. We will not cede an inch in our mission to vigorously fight and prevent crime while, at the same time, continuing to build trust with the residents of New York who remain our greatest partners in ensuring the highest levels of public safety for all,” said Police Commissioner Dermot Shea. According to the statistics, burglaries are down -8.7 percent, dropping from 11,777 recorded crimes in 2018 to 10,751 in 2019, and grand larcenies are down -1.2 percent overall, decreasing from 43,761 in 2018 to 43,227 in
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Police Commissioner Dermot Shea and Mayor Bill de Blasio, along with NYPD brass, released the overall crime repor t for 2019 in Queens on Jan. 6.
2019. Crime taking place in transit also experienced a -3.4 percent decrease last year. The NYPD’s reported rape cases went down 2.5 percent in 2019, going from 137 cases in 2018 to 103 in 2019. However, the NYPD acknowledges that rape cases are continuing to go unreported. Despite the all-time low, hate crimes are continuing to grow throughout the five boroughs, rising from 356 in 2018 to 428 in 2019. The statistics found that 55 percent of the hate crimes were anti-Semitic in motivation, rising from 186 reported crimes in 2018 to 234 in 2019.
The number of murder cases in 2019 rose from 295 in 2018 to 318 in 2019. Felony assaults, robberies and grand larceny autos all saw rises as well, increasing 1.4 percent, 3.1 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively. With the highs and lows of crime last year, the NYPD is committed to focusing on gangs, crews and the drivers of violence, in an effort to furthering their Neighborhood Policing philosophy and to engage with the city’s youth to improve people’s lives, keep guns off the streets and prevent crime from occurring. The department is officially launching a “Youth Forum,” where NYPD and City agency partners will
work together to design the most effective enforcement and prevention strategies to address rising youth crime. “While crime is at a record low in New York City, there is more work to do to ensure that every New Yorker feels safe in their neighborhood. We will continue to use precision policing to target enforcement and deepen our work with communities to fight crime,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “With Commissioner Shea at the helm, I have full confidence the NYPD will continue to make our city even safer.”
Guv seeks to ban sex offenders from transit BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
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onvicted creeps shouldn’t be able to ride a bus or train in New York City for at least three years, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo. A day before his State of the State address, Cuomo announced Tuesday his plan to temporarily ban repeat and high-risk sexual offenders from the MTA’s transit systems. This includes individuals found to have committed repeat sex-related violations of the MTA code of conduct and registered Level 3 sex offenders. The governor said the matter comes down to public safety. “MTA riders deserve to feel safe, and we have an obligation to ensure they will not be targeted by sex offenders,” Cuomo said. “Enough is enough. If we want our public transit system to improve, we need balance between someone’s right to access public transit and the riders’ right to safety, which is why
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Governor Andrew Cuomo is seeking to ban sex offenders from the MTA for a minimum of three years.
I am proposing a three-year ban from
the MTA transit systems as a penalty
for individuals who repeatedly engage in this abhorrent behavior.” The governor’s plan also includes a new bill that would enable judges to impose temporary bans from transit systems against any offender accused of a transit-related sex crime before their trial. Anyone who violates the ban would be at risk of facing charges of transit trespass, which is a grade A misdemeanor. The Riders Alliance, however, doesn’t think Cuomo has the authority to keep any New Yorker out of a public space such as the transit system — regardless of the offense. “Public transit is public space. People shouldn’t be banned from public space,” according to a statement from the Riders Alliance. “We oppose banning New Yorkers from subways and buses.”
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Tenant laws helped drop eviction rate: report BY GABE HERMAN
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victions are down nearly 20 percent in New York City since rent laws were enacted last June, city Aid Society credited the new laws with contributing to the decline. The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 was enacted on June 14, 2019, and included more legal protections for tenants against evictions, limits on security deposits, and notice to be given on rent increases over a certain amount. From June 14 through the end of 2019, evictions across the city were down 18.3 percent, going from 10,958 between those dates in 2018, to 8,951 during the same timeframe in 2019, according to city data. The Legal Aid Society said the decline was also impacted by the city’s Right to Counsel program, which launched in 2017 and gives New Yorkers with lower incomes the right to have an attorney when facing an eviction in housing court.
The eviction rate dropped over the last six months of 2019, according to a recent repor t.
“These laws and programs are noticeably working and more New Yorkers are remaining in their homes as a result,� said Judith Goldiner, Attorney-In-Charge of the Civil Law Reform Unit at The Legal Aid Society. “However, we still have more to do and it starts with Albany enacting
Good Cause legislation and Home Stability Support, investing in public housing across New York, and ending useless developers. These measures are needed to meaningfully address our sprawling affordable housing and homelessness
crises.� Good Cause legislation would prevent tenants from being evicted due to large rent increases, and Home Stability Support would provide rent supplements to those eligible for public assistance who face eviction or other possible housing loss. The Real Estate Board of New York, a real estate industry trade association, did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the report. Broken down by borough, the city date shows that Queens and Manhattan had the biggest declines in evictions in 2019 from June 14 through Dec. 31. Queens saw a 26.4 percent drop in evictions, from 2,291 to 1,686, while Manhattan evictions declined by 24.4 percent, from 1,700 to 1,286. The other three boroughs also saw decreases in evictions. The Bronx saw evictions fall by 15.2 percent, from 3,505 to 2,972. Staten Island evictions declined by 14 percent, from 364 to 313. And in Brooklyn, evictions fell by 13 percent, from 3,098 to 2,694.
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