The Voice of the West Village WestView News VOLUME 13, NUMBER 10 OCTOBER 2017 $1.00 Diller Island is Dead Your Own Concert Hall By George Capsis mer head of Paramount, Barry Diller, per- haps in a moment of terminal pique, to say, At 7:00 a.m. on September 22nd, I “The hell with it, I’m out of here!” came out of the shower to a ringing This came as a surprise to everybody in- phone and stood, still dripping, as West- cluding the members of The City Club’s View contributor Barbara Chacour an- President, attorney Michael Gruen, and nounced with exhilaration, “Diller Island former head of the Hudson River Park is Dead.” These were the very words Trust (HRPT), Tom Fox, who were hours printed on the front page of the New York away from presenting a compromise. They Times article by Charles V. Bagli who, I were going to let the island proceed if suspect, went to P.S. 41 with my kids. Diller and/or the HRPT would recreate Wow, Diller Island Dead. You can go a beach shoreline at Pier 79 (Gansevoort through a lifetime without a victory like Street) and restore a pier for historic ships. this but it was not my victory or WestView’s What motivated 73-year-old Durst to “MY ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT”: Father Santiago Rubio has given his “enthusiastic sup- port” to opening the doors of St. Veronica’s and turning it into a concert hall. Success depends on the attendance at the Saturday, November 25th and Christmas concerts. Photo triptych by Joel Gordon. By George Capsis 149 Christopher Street on Saturday, No- vember 25th at 7:30 p.m. With your atten- You, and only you, reading these words, dance, you will be letting Cardinal Timo- can have and give to others a 120-year-old thy Dolan know that you want MUSIC marble-clad Gothic hall in which to hear AT ST. VERONICA’S. the great music of the past and allow others Father Santiago Rubio has graciously of- to hear it for the next century or more… fered his enthusiastic endorsement and has You can do that by attending the first opened the very recently locked church doors. concert at the Church of St. Veronica at Continued on page 7

THE BITTER TASTE OF VICTORY: As The City Club of New York dropped its opposition, the grown children of Diane von Furstenberg chorused resentment at spending $250 million for Rally Demands— a resisted project. It is reported that Diller has already spent $50 million. Composite render- ing by Joel Gordon. Pier 55 rendering courtesy of The City Club of New York. No Beth Israel Shutdown victory. It was that of realtor Douglas Durst write a blank check to Gruen to keep fil- By Arthur Z. Schwartz The fight to keep Beth Israel open took a who paid the City Club of New York’s at- ing actions to stop Diller even though it major step forward on September 24th. torney hundreds of thousands of dollars in seemed that Diller would inevitably get Over 100 neighbors gathered outside the legal fees, in action after action, to block the approval? hospital to demand that it cease shutting the start of construction and convince the The companion to billionaire Michael down, that services be restored, and that courts, among other things, that the 2.7- Bloomberg, Diane Taylor, who continues, nothing more be done without a thorough acre undulating, concrete “island” on gross, inexplicably, to serve as the Czarina of the government review of the potential conse- enormous, bulbous, mushroom-shaped HRPT, along with HRPT operating head quences of a shut down of the last major piles some seven stories high “was not an Madelyn Wils, got ALL of the politicians hospital south of 30th Street in Manhattan. appropriate water-related use.” (Schumer, de Blasio, and even Cuomo) to The rally, called by the Community Coali- Indeed, these legal delays stopped the say, “Sure, Diller Island is good and this tion to Save Beth Israel, which was organized U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from grant- handful of City Club old men who are by the Progressive Action of Lower Manhat- ing a permit to build, which contributed to trying to stop it are past their prime and tan (PALM), heard from Lower Manhattan the startling decision by 75-year-old for- Continued on page 5 Photo by Arthur Z. Schwartz. Continued on page 11

Our Lady of Guadalupe Hummingbirds Spooky Join Father Santiago This month, avian expert Rubio for lectures, Keith Michael explores Check out all of the free songs, and prayer, the beauty, speed, and Halloween events coming up, at the upcoming endurance of the elusive including the Village Hallow- Congress on October hummingbird. (Page 19) een Parade. (Page 34) Also 14th. (Page 18) read about its fascinating creator, Ralph Lee. (Page 26) 2 WestView News October 2017 www.westviewnews.org WestView WestViews Published by WestView, Inc. by and for the residents of the West Village. Correspondence, Commentary, Corrections

Publisher St. Veronica’s for Healing ing over much of the water area. ter area primarily for conservation of the Executive Editor Many are primarily concerned with pos- marine environment and protection of George Capsis Hi George, sible damage to the natural environment fish and other marine flora and fauna, and Managing Editor St. Veronica’s is a spectacular space with heal- and its non-human inhabitants, potential related research and education, and only Andreea Ioana Pantor ing qualities. Apart from using it for concerts, impact on traffic, and the abandonment of secondarily for the pleasure of humans. Associate Editor I feel that it could be a great space to use for space (Pier 54) intended for docking visit- As a result, the Corps did not sufficiently Andrew Buemi AA meetings, PTSD healing groups, etc. ing historic vessels. evaluate the pros and cons of, and alter- Advertising Manager & Designer Something to explore. We raised an important issue of access natives to, the project under the Federal Stephanie Phelan —­­­­ Christina Winholt Raccuia to the island and won significant conces- Clean Water Act (CWA). The Court went sions in that regard. The Hudson River Park so far as to express doubt that the project, Photo Editor Darielle Smolian Offensive Language Trust’s almost total relinquishment of con- as planned, could meet the standards of trol over the price of tickets to events would the CWA. The Trust and Mr. Diller did Traffic Manager Dear Mr. Capsis, have made it possible to charge rates many not appeal. So the decision stands as an Liza Whiting I was greatly taken aback and offended members of the public could not afford. We important precedent that the Trust will Photographer to read the copy accompanying Maggie also noted that the project was not entirely have to seriously consider in connection Maggie Berkvist Berkvist’s photo on page 29 of the Septem- a gift. It would have cost the Trust over $35 with all future water area projects. ber issue. The caption includes incorrect in- million. The Trust would have received $1 A few days after the Diller Island col- Comptroller Jolanta Meckauskaite formation (there is no bamboo pole evident) a year in rent. And after 30 years, the Trust lapse, the Whitney Museum announced a and the offensive wording “Alien Skills” is would have acquired an island that all in- desire to build a very large (but minimally Architecture Editor a stunning example of racism. There is no volved believe would never turn a profit. visible) sculpture at the Gansevoort Pen- Brian Pape basis to identify the woman in the photo as However, we recognized that much of insula. Contrary to the doomsday vision Film, Media and Music Editor an alien simply because she is Asian. this concerns taste and personal interests, of some editorialists, the Whitney dem- Jim Fouratt In a newspaper that claims to be “The and decided to focus on compliance with onstrated that the Diller Island failure will Voice of The West Village,” this language the law, especially legal procedures such as not put a damper on other major projects Food Editor David Porat is both inappropriate and offensive and in environmental laws and requirements and gifts. The Whitney effectively stated shows a surprising lack of sensitivity. Your for competitive bidding that ensure public the real lesson of the Diller Island experi- Distribution Manager editorial staff has done Maggie B. a dis- participation and careful consideration of ence by assuring that it, unlike the Trust Timothy Jambeck service with its photo caption. alternatives. in regard to Diller Island, will act openly, Regular Contributors ­—Gammy Miller While that was an uphill battle in the involve the public, and comply with ap- Barry Benepe, Caroline Benveniste, Dear Ms. Miller, State courts, where the case began, we won plicable law. Those were the major points Charles Caruso, Jim Fouratt, We thank you for your note and apologize for an extremely important victory in the Fed- we raised in our litigation. John Gilman, Mark. M. Green, Robert what was actually an editorial mistake involv- eral District Court which voided a permit We believe that there are many issues of Heide, Thomas Lamia, Keith Michael, Michael D. Minichiello, Clive Morrick, ing auto-correct. We meant to write “Asian” granted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engi- mutual interest to the City Club and The Brian J. Pape, Joy Pape, David Porat, in place of “Alien” but even that wording now neers. The Corps had failed to recognize Trust with regard to resurrecting Pier 54 Alec Pruchnicki, Christina Raccuia, seems insensitive. We will be more careful that the State’s designation of the water and moving other park projects, and hope Catherine Revland, Joseph Salas, Martica Sawin, Donna Schaper, Arthur with our word choice in the future. area of the park as an estuarine sanctuary to work closely with the Trust. Z. Schwartz, Gary Tomei, Joseph Turco, —George Capsis was not some gauzy puffery, as the Trust Michael Gruen, Esq., Robert Widmann argued, but an enforceable requirement. President of The City Club of New York The Trust was obliged to maintain the wa- Continued on page 3 We endeavor to publish all letters received, Diller Island: The City Club including those with which we disagree. Perspective The opinions put forth by contributors to WestView do not necessarily reflect the Dear George, views of the publisher or editor. As President of the City Club of New York, Missed your copy of WestView? WestView welcomes your correspondence, one of the three plaintiffs in the Pier 55 comments, and corrections: Best to subscribe! www.westviewnews.org (a.k.a. Diller Island) litigation, I’ve followed the history and collapse of this project very Or go to westviewnews.org, hit “subscribe” Contact Us closely over the past two and a half years. (212) 924-5718 The fantasy style of the island seems to or try these locations [email protected] have inspired a parallel fantasy (never sup- ported by any data) that the project had overwhelming public support, particularly DISTRIBUTION LOCATIONS: from people living near the Hudson River Available through circa the 20th: shore. Letters to the editor recently pub- Jefferson Market Library (425 6th Avenue, 1st Floor) lished in The Villager debunk this. Those neighbors opposed the project, in part Available through circa the 17th: because of anticipated noise. Personally, Hudson Park Library (NYPL) (66 Leroy Street) I’ve received at least 150 communications MCF Rare Wines (237 West 13th Street) about the collapse of the project. Almost SeaGrape Wines (512 Hudson Street) everyone I encounter has an opinion. Ex- actly one has been negative. The rest wel- Ottomanelli (285 Bleecker Street) come the project’s collapse and give a wide Available through circa the 10th: variety of reasons for their dislike. Some Senior Center at Greenwich House (27 Barrow Street) think it ugly, others not so much ugly as inappropriate for the gritty, former ship- Senior Center on the Square (20 Washington Square North) Senior Center at Our Lady of Pompei Church MIA SAYS: I wag my tail to many but only ping center of NYC. Others criticized the love one master. Photo by Andreea Ioana blockage of a substantial amount of river (Bleecker & Carmine Streets) Pantor. views and prevention of recreational boat- www.westviewnews.org October 2017 WestView News 3

Continued from page 2 Op-Ed section of the New York Times on Dear Maggie, I also treasure undeveloped open space Letters Wednesday, September 27th. Thanks so much for your kind words about along the river, and walk my dog there al- Michael Gruen is the President of The City Having lived on the west end of Bank my ad, and for the reference to the Brown- most every day. One group, of which I am Club of New York—an independent non- Street for many decades, I hated the idea of miller letter. I’ve also been closely following a member, which is keeping a close eye on profit devoted to civic advocacy. Its members Diller Island, not only for allowing Barry the coverage in the Times, and find the pa- plans for the development of Pier 40, is have advocated for New Yorkers on various Diller’s blatant ego trip, but also for the per, for the most part (especially the edito- the Village Community Boathouse (vil- issues including preventing the construction truly appalling choice of location, its os- rial page), shamefully on the side of Diller lagecommunityboathouse.org). They are of a shopping mall in Flushing Meadows tentatious vulgarity, and particularly for the and all those ‘Daddy knows best’ rich elit- strong supporters of free public access to Corona Park and downsizing the up-zoning autocratic way it was foisted on us. ists and their political enablers, who seem the river, and also (like me) very strong of East Midtown. I was also stunned by the Times’ obses- to assume that they know what’s best for supporters of keeping the playing fields sion with it! In case you missed it, I recom- the poor, beleaguered masses hungering for there—a vital resource treasured by thou- A Common Perspective mend perusing Susan Brownmiller’s letter their dose of free entertainment. sands of New Yorkers. I think this may in The Villager (dated September 21st) re- I did notice, however, several articles be our next big battle, assuming that the on Diller Island garding the neighborhood’s reaction. She which gave a much more balanced account whole sorry saga of Diller Island is now Dear James, so succinctly hit the nail on the head! of the whole saga, and (in the case of one really behind us. I wanted to thank you for the commentary Thank you again. article) actually seemed to be subtly on the Thanks again, and best wishes to you, you provided in your advertisement in the —Maggie B anti-development side. —James Ward BRIEFLY NOTED bars for years, as well as Deborah Hyman, a said, “Block’s Race to Judgement is the inside particularly the Village. Obituary: young Hasidic woman, an unfortunate victim skinny on the justice system from a man One does not need to walk far to witness Bernadyne M. Pape of sexual abuse. Each step of the way, Wil- who lives it every day, but it’s the story that the unsightly empty shell of a bicycle where Bernadyne M. Pape (née Eckl), 96, passed liams discovers more and more evidence of shines. Read and enjoy.” It’s a book that will most accoutrements have been stripped. Of- away in her sleep at home on Sunday, Sep- corruption leading straight to the DA’s of- grab readers’ attention from the very first ten only the frame remains—no chain, no tember 3, 2017, surrounded by her loving fice. Williams soon begins to receive death page and keep them enthralled to the end. pedals, no seat, no handle bar, and no wheels. family. Mrs. Pape is the mother of Brian J. threats, his office is firebombed, and he is ar- —Jane­­ Wesman I think it makes our neighborhood look Pape, a WestView News contributor. She rested on the Brooklyn Bridge for disobeying unkempt and dirty, which is why I keep married Norman E. Pape (1919-1994) at a police officer. Judge Frederic Block was appointed United filing reports to the NYC Department of Zion Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, Wis- With Race to Judgement, Frederic Block States District Judge for the Eastern District Sanitation (DSNY). They often remove consin on January 17, 1941. They moved to has not only created an exciting novel, but of New York in 1994 and assumed senior them, but as with many of de Blasio’s Grafton, Wisconsin in 1945 to raise their also provides an insider’s look at the New status in 2005. He received a Bachelor’s Degree heavily-unionized departments, it usually family. She is survived by seven children, 24 York criminal justice system—from the de- from Indiana University and an LL.B. from takes them a while. grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren. plorable conditions at Rikers Island, to the Cornell Law School. He is the author of the One DSNY worker informed me that In lieu of flowers, please give charitable mistreatment of African-American prison- bestselling book, DISROBED: An Inside this problem is, in part, due to the success- donations to WestView News in her name. ers, to the practice of stop-and-frisk, which Look at the Life and Work of a Federal Trial ful introduction of Citi Bike. People can —Brian J. Pape has disproportionately targeted minorities. Judge, and has published articles on a variety now rent a bicycle when needed and no Block has also created a stellar array of char- of legal topics. He also co-authored the 1985 longer want one taking up precious space Legal Thriller Explores the acters whose quirks, ambitions, and hobbies Off-Broadway musical Professionally Speaking in a tiny Manhattan apartment. So, they Gritty World of Brooklyn’s add comic relief to the novel. Ken Williams, (music and lyrics). Formore information, visit simply chain the bicycle some place and for example, is more than just a lawyer. He’s fredericblock.com. leave it there. Perhaps Citi Bike could con- Criminal Justice System an accomplished piano player who composes tribute to the clean-up costs? Another un- Woken in the middle of the night by a call country music and performs in local bars. The Thoughts on the savory cause of these bike abandonments from a panicked woman whose husband had actual songs were written by Block himself, is pure apathy by way of theft—a bike can just been arrested, Ken Williams, an Afri- and the sheet music is included in the book. Skeletal Remains of the become stripped overnight, leaving the can-American attorney based in Brooklyn, (Recordings are also available for download, City’s Abandoned Bikes owner to jettison the leftover frame. is drawn into a murder case that turns out adding a special twist to the novel.) An interesting quality-of-life matter in the In fact, there was a story on this topic on to be more complex and dangerous than he Reed Farrel Coleman, the New York Village concerns the enormous amount of WCBS-TV about two years ago. Some- bargained for. Powerful political forces are Times bestselling author of What You Break, abandoned bicycles all over the City—and one on the Upper West Side moved out at work, sending innocent people to prison. of town and did not know what to do with Williams’ client may be next. Selected, Trained, and Motivated to Vanquish the Opposition his bicycle, so he simply left it chained to a In his provocative debut novel, Race ‘No Parking’ sign on West 81st Street. Two to Judgement, Frederic Block, a longtime years later, he came back for a visit and federal court judge, provides readers with found the skeletal remains of his old bike a gripping legal thriller that takes a hard still chained there. WCBS-TV tracked look at racial tensions and corruption in him down in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, New York’s largest borough. and he readily admitted what happened. According to Block, Race to Judgement is The DSNY will not remove an aban- “reality fiction,” loosely based on several high- doned bike if it is deemed “operable.” But profile cases he handled during his 23 years residents are of course encouraged to keep on the bench. reporting them. This is an issue that cries These include the Crown Heights riots out for action by the de Blasio administra- and the trial of mafia boss Peter Gotti. The tion and the City Council. character of Ken Williams is based on real- —Ben Benson life lawyer Ken Thompson who, in his me- Correction teoric rise to Brooklyn District Attorney, unseated the long-term incumbent who Teddy Capsis (Number 91) lunges onto the field for one of his best games of the new The photo credit for the expanded caption was involved in a spate of false convictions. season on September 9, 2017. Teddy ended the game against Bucknell with one sack, in the August 2017 issue, “New Construc- As the story progresses, Williams takes on one forced fumble, and one quarterback hurry, helping Holy Cross to snag a 20-0 tion Above Gourmet Garage” (page 3), additional clients, including the falsely ac- win. The photo above is featured on the current Holy Cross Football website. Text by should be IBI Group — Gruzen Samton cused JoJo Jones who has languished behind Ariadne Capsis. Photo by Mark Seliger Photography. Architects, not Cruzen Samton Architects. 4 WestView News October 2017 www.westviewnews.org West Village Original: My Mother, the Richard Eric Weigle Screenwriter (Sort Of) with my husband, Michael, I got started by By Barbara Riddle Fast forward to 2001: I am sitting in the au- raising money and facilitating contacts. We dience with my husband and daughter at the helped them take the festival to three nights Museum of Modern Art for a retrospective last year. This year, it will run for four nights It’s in the nature of teenage girls—it’s al- of three films directed by Morris Engel, all of and hopefully it will keep growing.” most their job description—to disrespect which are now in the museum’s archives. The As for the festival’s premise, Weigle claims their mothers, to assert their independence films—Little Fugitive, Lovers and Lollipops, they’re trying to bring back the Village as a as part of the necessary task of growing up and Weddings and Babies—are considered center for creativity and the arts. “It’s such an and cutting that adult umbilical cord. early classics of American independent cin- iconic place but it’s getting a reputation for be- That said, I may have been one of the ema. Director Francois Truffaut credits En- ing gentrified,” he says. “This area has a rich most critical teens ever to stalk the streets gel’s handheld camera and naturalistic style history of individualism and was once the of Greenwich Village in the late 1950s. My with inspiring the beginning of the French center of the beat generation, folk music, the beautiful, free-spirited mother worked by day New Wave cinema movement. My mother, arts, and protest. I think we have as many cre- as a hugely over-qualified secretary (for an who died of lung cancer in 1981, would never ative people here as we ever did, we just need ever-changing cast of unsatisfactory, leering live to see her name, Mary-Madeleine Lan- venues where they can show their work.” And bosses). By night and on the weekends, she phier, listed as a writer on the Internet Movie right now, the festival is a labor of love; no one wrote story treatments for independent films. Database (IMDb). She would also never is making any money from it. “If you do ev- Money was always short. Did I sympathize know that two of the films she co-wrote can THE VILLAGE IS ABOUT TOLERANCE: Despite the current political climate, longtime erything for money, you’re going to miss out with her plight as a single parent who labored be ordered in boxed DVD sets or streamed West Village resident Richard Eric Weigle on so much,” Weigle says. “My mother once to keep her creative juices flowing and maybe on Netflix. Her efforts, eked out in furnished (above) continues to find comfort in this said, ‘Richard, you will never lose that Peace one day have her proverbial ship come in? I rooms all over the Village, her packet of Pall tolerant and open-minded neighborhood. Corp spirit.’” He laughs. “But I don’t care! I do Photo courtesy of Richard Eric Weigle. it because I want to be inspired and I want to be inspiring.” Bvy Michael D. Minichiello Weigle moved to Grove Street in 1973 and has witnessed enormous changes first-hand. This month’s West Village Original is Richard “When I moved here, it was 80% gay and now Eric Weigle, organizer and host of the third an- it’s 80% straight,” he says. “That’s one major nual Greenwich Village Film Festival, which is difference! And you can’t help but see the screening from October 25th–28th at the Green- steep price of housing, the increase in rents, wich House Music School. Born in Scotch Plains, or the small businesses that were forced out. New Jersey in 1945, Weigle has had a variety of But a lot of things also happened for the bet- careers including—for the past 17 years—Presi- ter when the West Village became gentrified. dent of the Grove Street Block Association. He has It has never looked nicer, the street lamps have lived on Grove Street for 44 years and currently been replaced with period crook lamps, there’s resides there with his husband, interior designer a big increase in trees and plants, and it’s never Michael Anastasio. been safer. Those are huge things.” SHE NEVER LIVED TO SEE THE SUCCESS OF HER HARD WORK: Mary-Madeleine Lanphier “I actually don’t talk a lot about the ‘good and her daughter Barbara are pictured above in NYC (1945). Photo courtesy of Barbara In the course of Richard Eric Weigle’s long old days’,” he continues. “Yes, there were Riddle’s Family Archive. and varied career, he spent two years as a things that were great then but I really believe Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines, in embracing the present and trying to find did not. I wanted better clothes, better food, Malls right beside her, are part of the history taught school for 25 years, had a recurring solutions to current problems. When people a larger allowance. (She often borrowed my of film, forever. role on television’s “Guiding Light,” served as ask me how I run such a successful block as- dog walking money, to the point where she How I wish I could apologize to her director of the library at the Museum of Tele- sociation, I say you can do one of two things. If once owed me $70.) Most of all, I wanted to for being that snobby 14-year-old. The vision and Radio, and was an associate pro- you don’t want to work then write a check and live in a real apartment, not the suite-with- greatest tribute I can give her now—and ducer on the documentary filmBroadway: if you don’t have money, then do some work. kitchenette at the fleabag Hotel Marlton the only meaningful one—is to carry on The Golden Age. But do something for the community! That’s on West 8th Street (recently restored to its her work ethic. Thanks for giving me that, “I had always been interested in film but my philosophy.” 1920s-era elegance.) mom. And, sorry. never dreamed that I could become a film Speaking for both himself and his husband, Thus, when she excitedly informed me So very sorry. producer,” Weigle says. “That’s why when Weigle admits, “We love New York. We’re in 1958 that one of director Morris Engel’s I heard there was going to be a Greenwich not happy about the current political climate films Weddings( and Babies), on which she Greenwich Village native Barbara Riddle is a Village Film Festival—started by the actors in this country but here it’s still very toler- had collaborated as a writer, had shared a frequent contributor to WestView News. Her and directors Antonio Padovan and Ales- ant and open-minded. From the moment I Critic’s Choice Award with Ingmar Berg- memoir-in-progress can be read at talesfro- sia Gatti—I became so enamored [with] the moved onto Grove Street, it was clear that no man’s Wild Strawberries at the Venice Film magreenwichvillagegirlhood.blogspot.com. idea. I went to producer Rick McKay, whom one cared about your race, your religion, your Festival, my reaction was a big yawn. It (Segments from that work have been excerpted I had met through my work at the museum, sexuality, your college, or what your parents wasn’t Cannes; it wasn’t the Oscars. Who in these pages.) Barbara’s novel set in the and suggested that we put together a small did. It was ‘Tell me about yourself right now.’ cared? Not me. 1960s, The Girl Pretending to Read Rilke, is film to enter.” The resulting 20-minute film That’s the way the Village has always been for She had already sold her rights for a available online as an ebook or paperback. Visit was called Greenwich Village: A World Apart me and always will be. It’s about tolerance.” small, fixed sum. The award had no dis- girlpretending.com. You may contact Barbara and featured actors talking about theatre and cernible impact on my life. at [email protected]. living in the Village. Michael D. Minichiello, a longtime resident Not only did Weigle submit a film, but he of the West Village, has been writing the “West also became determined to help the organiz- Village Originals” column for WestView News See Page 15 ers bring the festival to the next level. “The since 2008. He enjoys highlighting the West Vil- first film festival was just one night at The lage residents and business owners who discuss for all the places that carry WestView Players Theatre,” he says. “I’ve had a long ten- their lives, careers, and the vast changes that ure as President of my block association so I have taken place in the neighborhood over the so you never miss an issue know everybody in the neighborhood. Along past decade. www.westviewnews.org October 2017 WestView News 5

Diller Island continued from page 1 should be ignored.” (Yes, well, I think that And then there was the cost… some of WestView’s graying readers will re- I mean, you did not have to be an ar- ES sent this. We don’t have the money to buy chitect to know that those ponderous bul- I RE an action but we have the wisdom to say bous piles, which had to be driven down RT HE when it is wrong.) hundreds of feet into bedrock, were going A T So now we come to why I used our little to be gratuitously expensive. Two years be- P AR newspaper to fight Diller Island… fore Diller finally asked a contractor to bid N T First, I thought it was ugly—an undu- on them, we had our Architecture Editor, U S lating, concrete slab like an over-easy egg Brian J. Pape, price them out. The calcula- F draped over enormous, bulbous, mush- tions came out to nearly $137,000 per pile room-shaped piles. I think it was ugly and there were 300 of them. because it was the casual back-of-the-en- When Diller finally got around to asking velope doodling of a designer, not an archi- a contractor to bid on these monster golf tect who has a sense of what these avatar tees with openings the size of swimming shapes will cost to construct. pools, the contractor gave up and only of- And maybe we should say something fered an educated guess and then a cost- more about the word ‘ugly.’ I remember plus contract. How unprofessional it was to when pretend-painter Fernando Espada wait two years to get a cost estimate! (They explained why he transitioned to abstract just flattened them into lily pads. So much art: “Traditional painting takes too much for artistic integrity.) work.” I also recall when the inventor of When they started planning Diller Is- the electric toothbrush, Philippe Woog, land years ago, the cost was about $50 mil- called me from Switzerland to get the lion and now they were talking about $250 DATES FILL UP price of a paint-splattered studio ladder million. No, its not inflation; they just be- that had become a “work of art” by acci- gan to get for-real cost quotes. FAST, BOOK YOUR dental proximity. When the head of Home Depot gave PARTY TODAY! We are born with a sense of beauty. $250 million to NYU after Sandy pushed However, you need only read the review of the East River into the basement and blew an installation of urinals to understand our the power, they named it ‘NYU Langone.’ Chelsea Piers offers a variety of exciting current, perverse desire to deny that natural So, why doesn’t Barry Diller give $250 mil- activities for kids of all ages. Planning is a sense of what is attractive and what is ugly lion to Beth Israel to save it from becoming breeze with our expert party planners and with words, words, words. condos? all-inclusive packages. chelseapiers.com/birthday

West View Parties 10-17.indd 1 9/20/17 11:09 AM No Towers in Central Paris By Barry Benepe out the famous historic Marais District on the Right Bank with the Ville Radieuse, a Unlike New York City, Paris has insisted series of severe, very tall slabs set at stark on strong limitations for building heights right angles to the irregular existing his- throughout its historic center. Following toric streets. Fortunately, Paris was spared the array of boulevards laid out by Baron this visionary nightmare. Haussmann in the late 19th century, Paris Instead, the French President, Georges established specific height limits for build- Pompidou, released the cork on the cham- ing facades abutting boulevards; these lim- pagne bottle outside the city limits. This is its changed only slightly in the 20th cen- the same Pompidou for whom the now- tury and still exist unchallenged today. famous Centre Pompidou modern art mu- Generally, the height restrictions varied seum, designed by Frank Gehry, is named. from 25 to 37 meters (roughly 80 to 120 The museum led to the destruction of the feet) from street to cornice, getting higher world-famous Les Halles, the centuries old at the periphery of the city. An additional indoor food market hall, much missed by four meters (or 13 feet) is allowed for a the food and architecture world. sloping Mansard roof containing an addi- President Pompidou’s cork release took tional, less desirable living space, reached place west of the Bois de Boulogne on an axis by stairs from the ground, where many of with the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs-Ély- Dina Andriotis, Chris Tsiamis, and Nikitas Andriotis (from left to right). the city’s most talented painters worked in sées, and the Louvre. Pompidou’s champagne cold “mansards.” The profile changed over flowed over the new hilltop generously in 77 Christopher Street the years from an oblique angle to a fluid 1972, producing the first of Paris’ over-reach- Between Seventh Avenue and Bleecker Street teardrop shape which has resulted today in ing slim towers, over six times the building truly curvilinear building tops. (New York’s height permitted in the historic center. Pharmacy Hours: first Zoning Resolution of 1916 had simi- Nevertheless, new construction of low Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM lar height limits, based on the width of the apartment and office buildings proceeds Saturday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM street, with a similar extension for Mansard apace in the city center, requiring the ap- Sunday 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM roofs. This law was later amended to per- proval of the “architecte des bâtiments de mit larger buildings.) France.” These new buildings are modern Telephone: 212-255-2525 • Fax: 212-255-2524 How then did Paris accommodate the and handsome and lay to rest the facetious email: [email protected] relentless pressure to pierce this envelope? arguments of the New York City real estate In the Postwar years, the world-renowned industry that such restrictions discourage www.newyorkchemists.com architect Le Corbusier proposed wiping new development. www.westviewnews.org October 2017 WestView News 6

music• at St. Veronica’s Saturday November 25, 7 pm

Handel: Concerto Grosso in D major, Opus 6, No.5 Bach:Weichet nur, betrubte Schatten, BWV 202, Wedding Cantata Mozart: Serenade in D major (Serenata Nottuma) K.239 Haydn: Symphony #47 in G, Hob: 1/47 The St Veronica’s Orchestra, Michael S Feldman, Conductor

This Concert is Free! Your attendance will prove that the community wants its own concert hall. The concert will cost $15,000 to produce so if you can, make a contribution now or at the concert. Suggested Voluntary Ticket Price $15 for Adults $5 each for Seniors and Children The Church of St. Veronica’s, 149 Christopher Street www.westviewnews.org October 2017 WestView News 7

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been turned over to the Parks Department, or has it? The Jim Fouratt’s Con Edison building which the “park” land was a part of has been called the ugliest building in the West Vil- Have You Heard? lage. The so-called ‘brutalist’ building contains a fence, OCTOBER 2017 on which tiles have been hung, surrounding the first floor. This only exacerbates the ugliness and exploits people’s feelings concerning 9/11. (While St. Vincent’s Hospi- tal was on high alert that day, not one injured person was brought to the hospital during the 9/11 disaster.) A project called ‘The Love Seat’ has installed signage asking for support and funding. But who is responsible for handling the tiles? Who is raising funds and for what? Who put up an oversized Parks Department sign on this minis- cule piece of land with two benches? Who put an American flag on a pole that appears to violate the proper use of the flag? Personally, I find the Con Edison building ugly. The fence, which holds the tiles and the weeds and dead flowers LITTLE KIDS LOVE THE AIDS MEMORIAL PARK. strewn in front of it, only adds to its ugliness. Photo courtesy of Jim Fouratt. I write about these parks because I’m using them as a template to demonstrate how the real estate industry does doctor in practice there was allowed to take Medicaid. MAN PLACES CHAIR OUTSIDE OF AIDS MEMORIAL PARK whatever it wants despite any community input or sugges- What is really shocking is that this office is locatedthree AND REFUSES TO MOVE. Photo courtesy of Jim Fouratt. tions from the community board or elected officials. blocks away from public housing and a block away from But there is some good news. I like sitting in the the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union co-ops. park. I meet old friends and make new ones. Many early Many people on Medicaid live in public housing and se- Council Member Corey Johnson is term-limited and out- mornings, when I am walking, I see Mr. Butter (one of niors on fixed incomes live in the co-ops. Those on Medic- of-office at the end of this session. It will be an open race. my neighbors), who happens to be a well-known actor, aid cannot go to the Mount Sinai doctors’ offices. Instead, Already, there appears to be one candidate circulating: Vil- playwright, and film director, sitting at a table and typ- they will be directed to the Mount Sinai/Beth Israel offices lage dad and active Community Board 2 (CB2) member, ing away on his computer. Knowing the etiquette of a true in Union Square, which are not close if you are old or have Richard Caccappolo, who Deborah Glick had encouraged Villager, I don’t go over and chat him up. We may smile at mobility issues. Also, if you’re sick, that’s quite a journey on to run when Johnson and Yetta Kurland were battling it out. each other, and that’s it. He is working. public transportation. I am reaching out to Council Mem- Caccappolo declined then but seems to be seriously consider- The skateboarders who use 12th Street between Green- ber Johnson, who is also the Chair of the Committee on ing a run this time. Will Kurland try a third time? Already wich Avenue and 7th Avenue South as a speedway during Health, to find out his reaction. the City Council race has one smart and ambitious candi- construction are looking on with blazing lust in their eyes. Due to last month’s events, I am greatly concerned date, when and if he makes it official. We will watch this race Sometimes they fall in and out of the AIDS Memorial about the ability of the local Democratic Party to clean closely. Park but, for the most part, they’re pretty good about not up its act now. Two meetings of the County Committee As for the AIDS Memorial Park, I am still awaiting the going inside the park’s parameters. displayed the type of throwback to machine politics that results of my FOIL request to see the exact contract language leaves out the public in any kind of actual discourse. for the transfer of the land, and the park Rudin had built, The Village Independent Democrats’ (VID’s) Tony to the City. I am looking for information about the mainte- Hoffman, a longtime Democrat insider, was oversee- nance fund. As the use of the park increases, it is becoming ing the submission of petitions for Keen Berger, the fe- more obvious why the Rudins refused to follow the rules of male Democratic District Leader of Greenwich Village. the transfer. State Senator Brad Hoylman was the elected It turns out that Hoffman had made mistakes and some official most responsible for the transfer. Brad had a first- of Berger’s signatures were thrown out, making her in- name-basis relationship with the Rudins because he worked eligible for the November ballot. Hoffman then had a as in-house counsel for the real estate lobby group. County Committee meeting called for District 66A. He One mother came up to me and asked why there is no packed the meeting with his “people” and refused to let bathroom for her kids and all the seniors who hang out in newly appointed members be seated before a vote took the park. If Rudin had turned it over to the NYC Depart- place. Those are the machine power plays that 60 years ment of Parks & Recreation (Parks Department) when he ago birthed the formerly progressive VID. Boss Hoffman received the height variance, there would have been public is an embarrassment to the young President of the VID, hearings to discuss what the public wanted. Erik Coler. Hoffman refused to take responsibility for his Some nannies seem to be taking the little ones to this park mistakes in filing and managed to offend the people who rather than to the two world-class children’s playgrounds, had shown up at the meeting, those who were to be ap- Abingdon Square Park and Washington Square Park, pointed. both of which have designated areas for children and the A few days later, I attended the All-Manhattan County adults accompanying them. At the AIDS Memorial Park, Committee meeting which attempted to address the fact the kids run free. I have personally viewed several young A ‘SAVE OUR HOSPITAL’ RALLY SIGN AT BETH ISRAEL. that Keith Wright, who lost his re-election race for the kids running gleefully out of the park while their nanny was Photo courtesy of Jim Fouratt. State Legislature, had taken a job as a lobbyist. Many com- on her cell phone. The drug dealers seem to be gone, but mittee members felt that this conflicted with his role as the the Amazon bike delivery crew has arrived, taking over one I received a number of angry emails about how the new Chair of the County Committee. An attempt to introduce side of the Park and leaving debris to be cleaned up. Either Mount Sinai doctors’ offices on 23rd Street (at 8th Av- a motion addressing this conflict of interest (if any officer Amazon or the police told them to congregate outside the enue) were not taking Medicaid. So, I visited those of- were a paid lobbyist) was not allowed to be discussed nor park. So now, they are taking the park furniture and setting fices. I had scheduled an appointment and had a referral voted on. The scene was ugly and contained racial over- it up on the perimeter, outside the fence. from the doctor I was seeing at Beth Israel’s Center for tones. I was disgusted. I felt like I was in Rome while it was Then there is the maintenance issue: I find that when I Health and Healing. (She had moved to 23rd Street after burning; the fiddles were playing as if nothing was wrong. walk through the park, I am picking up debris and moving the Department of Integrative Medicine was shut down by Lastly, I joined a small but committed group that held a chairs and tables back in place. I have yet to find any super- Mount Sinai.) demonstration at the Beth Israel Hospital entrance on 1st vision in the park. My own experience of calling the police When I arrived, I was asked the same questions about Avenue, demanding that the hospital be saved and that con- was not helpful. Hopefully, I will have the FOIL response insurance. I answered: “Medicare” and “Medicaid.” I was dos not be built. Arthur Schwartz told of how, just months by next month and find out what happened to the mainte- told that they do not accept Medicaid and that I could only ago, Beth Israel had saved his life when he was having a heart nance fund set up by the Rudins, etc. see my doctor if I paid the co-pay upfront. I finally got to attack. It appears that the tiny eyesore “park” at the southeast see my physician after I texted her. She told me that this See you in the streets. corner of 7th Avenue South and Greenwich Avenue has was not her doing but rather a policy of Mount Sinai. No Email me at: [email protected]. Caring for Chelsea with leading edge advances combined with compassion.

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OVER 100 NEIGHBORS GATHERED OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL IN PROTEST: City Council Discover the best Member-Elect Carlina Rivera addresses the rally at Beth Israel. Photo by Arthur Z. Schwartz. of downtown City Council Member Margaret Chin, and State Environmental Quality Review Act. with real estate’s from the two winners of the East Side City The next public meeting to discuss the Council primaries, who are set to take office road forward will be on October 16th, at New York Libby in January—Carlina Rivera and Keith Powers. 6:30 p.m., at the Seafarers Hall, located Travel along with Libby and discover The rally takes place as the process heads at 123 East 15th Street (corner of Irving intriguing slices of New York City into what feels like a secretive period, in the Place). history on her snappy one-minute wake of a lawsuit filed by community lead- webisode series at www.nyl.nyc. ers to force the governor and the New York Arthur Z. Schwartz is Co-Chair of the And reach out to New York Libby for State Department of Health to stop the Progressive Action of Lower Manhattan any and all of your real estate needs at closure and assess the proposals under the (PALM). [email protected] or (212) 635-2500. Seventh Avenue South: Renaming Redux Libby Collins is a Licensed Avenue’ for more than 100 years. Real Estate Salesperson at The first alternative would be Herman The Corcoran Group 30 Iriving Place NY, NY 10003 Melville, author of Moby Dick. He worked for many years in the West Village as a cus- toms inspector at 470 West Street, opposite Gansevoort Street, which was named after his grandfather, General Peter Gansevoort, the Revolutionary War hero at the Battle of Fort Schuyler. However, my research WHY NOT GIVE IT A NEW NAME? ‘Jane has indicated that two Manhattan mark- Jacobs’ is already taken but ‘7th Avenue ers already exist for Melville—a sign at his South’ has been mistaken for ‘7th Avenue’ Do You Need Home Care? for over 100 years and deserves a new birthplace at 6 Pearl Street, and a memorial moniker. Photo by Allyn Freeman. plaque at 104 East 26th Street where he re- sided with his family. Continuity Home Health Care By Allyn Freeman Another candidate is Ed Koch, lifelong Greenwich Village resident, and three- In the August 2017 issue of WestView, I term Mayor of New York City, from 1978 wrote an article suggesting that 7th Av- to 1989. The 59th Street/Queensboro Where Healing Continues... enue South be renamed to honor Jane Ja- Bridge was renamed for Koch in 2011, but A licensed home care agency providing cobs (1916-2006), a West Village resident no one calls the bridge by the new name. health care services, both professional and gadfly whose civic protests prevented Would ‘Koch Boulevard’ or ‘Koch Avenue’ and paraprofessional, for individuals Robert Moses from demolishing Wash- undergo the same unused fate if people still ington Square Park and ruining Canal preferred ‘7th Avenue South?’ living at home since 1996. Street. Then I read a piece in the Sunday I wondered why the section between West New York Times, dated August 20, 2017, 11th Street and Perry Street was chosen as which recounted the few Manhattan streets ‘Jane Jacobs Way’ until I discovered that the named after women. I learned for the first house she owned is located mid-block at 555 Call Tim Ferguson at (212) 625-2547 time of the existence of Jane Jacobs Way, Hudson Street. The White Horse Tavern, a one-block stretch of Hudson Street from founded in 1880, remains the only estab- or drop in to 121 West 11th Street opposite PS 41 West 11th Street to Perry Street. In almost lishment that existed from the time Jacobs three decades of living on Charles Street, lived there. For 137 years, it has personified and walking past this corner untold times, the culture of life in the West Village. So, We accept most private I never once spotted the commemorative if there ever is a movement to replace ‘7th insurances sign. (See the accompanying photograph.) Avenue South’ with a less confusing name, and private pay. Since Ms. Jacobs has already been hon- I suggest ‘White Horse Way.’ Perhaps one ored, it would be unnecessary to designate day in the future, people will say, “Let’s meet another local roadway in her name. Instead, for drinks at Caliente Cab, at the south east [email protected] it opens up a new naming possibility to corner of White Horse Way and Bleecker replace permanently ‘7th Avenue South,’ Street.” which has been adversely mistaken for ‘7th Works for me. 12 WestView News October 2017 www.westviewnews.org Can You Speak Louder? We Can’t Hear You. Community Board 2 answers your park requests. Madelyn Wils just days before this meeting to say that he was withdrawing his offer to invest $250 million in a 2.7- acre concrete entertainment island off 15th Street. Bang— that was it! After years and years of legal quibbling by the attorneys of The City Club of New York, and after they had just given in and allowed Diller to build in exchange for a beach on Gansevoort and a pier for historic ships, it was all over. No $250 million. Madelyn said, “It was like an out-of-body experience.” Hey wait a minute. The Hudson River Park is a City/ State park. Why is it trying to get a Rudin-like developer to sign a 100-year lease to build a Rockefeller Center by the Hudson? Because that is the way the charter was writ- ten. The City and State put in their budgets—an ever di- minishing sum of money—to pay for new park benches and stuff like Madelyn Wils’ and Diane Taylor’s salaries. The rest of the “maintenance” comes from leasing space, rental deals, and, oh yes, parking on Pier 40. What makes me mad is how they got de Blasio and Cuomo to come out and say, “Everybody wants Diller Is- THE COMMUNITY VOTES FOR ART GALLERIES AND GETS OFFICES: Community Board 2 invited the principals of the Hud- land,” and, “What a shame it is that a few old guys in The son River Park Trust to hear the results of their poll asking what the community would like to see on Pier 40. The communi- City Club of New York and yes, developer Doug Durst, ty voted for art galleries, restaurants, and cafes but the financial needs of the park demands an office building complex. On are against it.” the far left, WestView Publisher George Capsis observes Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) President Madelyn Wils making That is what this is all about. Central Park was built by her case for offices on Pier 40 next to Daniel Kurtz, the HRPT Executive Vice President of Finance and Real Estate; Noreen the City before the Civil War. The Hudson River Park, Doyle, the HRPT Executive Vice President; and Tobi Bergman who heads CB 2. Photo by Dusty Berke. with views of the wide Hudson estuary and the Statue of Liberty, should have been built by the City and State and By George Capsis ants were looking for—the Google open layout so pro- not left to requests for proposals. (If I don’t like them, too grammers can get up, walk to the snack table, and munch. bad for you.) “The community board is having a meeting tonight We quickly left the desultory attempts to divine what the In my mind, what made Diller Island unacceptable about what to do with Pier 40 and you have to go,” de- community wanted and what Madelyn wanted, which was was that it was so monstrously ugly. I simply cannot trust manded Dusty. And so we walked to The Village Com- as many square feet of office space as humanly possible. anybody who is willing to accept a 2.7-acre, 75-foot-high munity School on 10th Street between Greenwich and (After we published Michael Sorkin’s idyllic renderings avatar structure that was Diller Island, which brings us to Washington Streets on Thursday, September 28th, one of what Pier 40 could look like, in the September issue of billionaires without judgment or taste (no, I’m not talking ofFuture the last of warm Pier nights.40 We arrived a bit late to discover WestView, we received a euphoric letter by a reader who about Trump). theCommercial Community activity Board at2 (CB2) Pier 40 core contributes committee ameeting significant loved portion the pool of the(“make funding it as bignecessary as possible”). to maintain They were the HudsonFinally, River after numerousPark. articles in the Times and else- aroundHow would a conference you feel table about with these a few commercial rows of visitors uses all at saddenedPier 40? to see the almost-touching carpet of young sun- where on the end of Diller Island, I discovered an “adver- suffering the same complaint, “Can you speak louder? We bathersStrongly on the OpposeChristopher StreetOppose pier that can’t makeSupport it to tisement”Strongly on SupportSeptember 27th on, of all places, the Op- can’tCommercial hear you!” offices the Hamptons.21% (Give them a big22% pool on Pier 40!) 47% Ed page of10% the Times, defending those who fought Diller GovernmentMaybe that offices sums up the meeting because it began The HRPT21% team soon became24% synchronous with47% the Island—wow!9% We recently confirmed that the article was withRestaurants a discussion & cafes of a questionnaire CB2 had sent out to CB2 members;5% both sought to 7%project how high and54% fat written by35% James Ward, an Italian Studies scholar and a “hear”Bars & whatclubs the community wanted in the park and end- they might34% build. Madelyn, in29% a very expensive,28% blue weekend boater9% off Pier 40. edCultural up with events the Hudson& performance River Parkspaces/venues Trust (HRPT) telling leather, designer4% jacket, offered6% that she had a coopera48% - Right now,43% the only thing about Pier 40 which is cer- usCommercial what we wererecreation going or to physical get, at least training on Pierbusinesses 40—com- tive architect8% who would offer,14% for free, demo sketches51% tain is that27% the 3,500 steel piles holding it up are cor- mercialCommercial real estate.day boats for tours/parties to show how17% even a million square26% feet of office48% space roding. This,9% fortunately, gives Wils and Taylor an in- AmusementThis message park came from HRPT President Madelyn might be acceptable,41% distributed,31% and now resonating23% to a centive to unload6% the pier to a developer before it plops WilsArt galleries and David Kurtz, the Chief Financial Officer of both sympathetic8% audience, let fall (not14% letting another 56%Diller into the Hudson.22% FinanceArtist studios and “Realor rehearsal Estate.” space And boy, Kurtz knows his real Island disaster8% happen). 12% 54% This presents,26% once again, the triumph of the inevitable estateArtisan and manufacturing spoke mellifluously about what commercial ten- So, okay, 10%that still is the big21% news: Barry Diller 50%called over the vagaries19% of collective indecision.

Commercial activity at Pier 40 contributes a significant portion of Commercialthe funding activity necessary at Pier to40 maintaincontributes the a significantHudson River portio Park.n of the funding necessary to maintain the Hudson River Park. HowHow would would you you feel feel about about these these commercialcommercial uses uses at at Pier Pier 40? 40?

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Commercial offices Government Restaurants & Bars & clubs Cultural events & Commercial Commercial day Amusement park Art galleries Artist studios or Artisan offices cafes performance recreation or boats for rehearsal space manufacturing spaces/venues physical training tours/parties businesses www.westviewnews.org October 2017 WestView News 13 He Didn’t Jaywalk, Robert Heide 25 Plays By Robert Heide was about the dancer Freddie But He Did Just About Hercko and was called Monu- For 10 years now, I have been ments. writing articles and theater re- Sadly, in the last few Everything Else! views (possibly as many as sev- months, the passing of David eral dozen) for WestView News Starkweather; William M. By Mary Ann Miller & Cynthia Chaffee Let the punishment fit the crime. on everything from Broadway Hoffman, author of As Is; and We heard of a case where a young black musicals like Follies (starring Sam Shepard have left many On June 6th of this year, when Judge Jill man stole a tie from Macy’s. His sentence? Bernadette Peters) and Sun- of us feeling bereft. Both Dor- Konviser sentenced landlord Steve Croman You got it, a year in Rikers. What could a set Boulevard (starring Glenn ic Wilson and Lanford Wil- to one year at Rikers Island, she added this tie cost—$5, $10, $20 maybe—if it’s silk? Close) to the plays of Edward son, as well as Tom Eyen and admonishment, “If you so much as jaywalk, Steve Croman got, from his wheeling and Albee, Terrence McNally, and H. M. Koutoukas are gone, as I’ll make sure this sentence is increased.” dealing, $45 million, and his fine is only $5 Horton Foote. (Coinciden- is Edward Albee who I looked The Croman tenants at the sentencing million (in installments). That gives Cro- tal Note: Bernadette first ap- DOCUMENTED AND to for years as my mentor. Ed- hearing that morning thought,“Finally, man a gain of $40 million! peared in Dames at Sea at the PUBLISHED: 25 of Robert ward, always there, was also a Heide’s written plays are here is a judge who is not landlord-friend- Or has this light sentencing come from Caffe Cino in 1966 and is now mentor to many other young now compiled into one ly. “ We were wrong. seven floors below, from Criminal Court replacing Bette Midler in Hel- book. Book cover design writers as well as those who Will Croman’s very high-priced lawyers, Judge Roger Hayes, uncle to Mrs. Steve lo Dolly.) Bette also began her by Barry Rowell. Photo by were members, including my- Benjamin Brafman and Joel Cohen, keep Croman? Did Jolly Roger intervene? I’m career Off Off Broadway at Edward Wallowitch. self, of the famous Albee-Barr- getting him a sta a stay of sentencing? On sure we’ll never know. about the same time (at Café Wilder Playwrights Work- September 19th, Judge Jill, at the request Steve Croman spent this past summer at LaMama) in Tom Eyen’s Miss Nefertiti Re- shop on Van Dam Street. Alas, so much of of Croman’s lawyers, granted a stay of sen- his mansion in Sagaponack, Long Island grets. it now seems to have disappeared as far as tencing over the objections of the Attor- and will most likely spend next summer My own playwriting career emerged out of Greenwich Village cultural life is concerned. ney General’s prosecutors so that Croman there too, even though his tenants suffered these two theaters and others like the Cherry The first play I wrote in 1961 wasHec - could spend the Jewish High Holy Days at with a lack of heat, hot water, gas, etc. Lane Theater on Commerce Street. Previous tor, which was produced at the Cherry Lane his temple instead of Rikers. Stay tuned for the outcome of Croman’s plays of mine like Moon, The Bed, and At War Theater and was directed by Nick Cer- What’s next? Columbus Day, Thanksgiv- October 3rd sentencing (at the New York With the Mongols were published in play-col- navitch. It starred Jean Bruno on a bill with ing, Christmas, New Years, Groundhog Day? County Criminal Court) in the November lection volumes like The Best of Off Off Broad- short plays by Jean Cocteau and the poet The judge also allowed Croman to pay issue of WestView. way (E. P. Dutton), edited by Michael Smith; Kenneth Koch. Hector was later produced by his $5 million fine in installments—a kind New American Plays (Hill & Wang), edited by Lee Paton, along with my second play West of of lay away plan like when you buy a couch. Mary Ann Miller and Cynthia Chaffee are William M. Hoffman; The Off Off Broadway the Moon. More recently, in 2006, Hector was Three million down, a million at the end founders of the Stop Croman Coalition, which Book (Bobbs-Merrill), edited by Albert Po- revived by the Peculiar Works Project at the of this year, and another million next year. was established on Bastille Day, July 14, 2007. land and Bruce Mailman; and Return to the Gershwin Hotel, starring Gillian Goll. On Caffe Cino (Moving Finger Press), edited by stage, Hector is an oversized plaster amuse- George Birimisa and Steve Susoyev. ment park dog being talked to by a Profes- So now, God help me, the 25 plays I have sor Kraus who is modeled after my theater written from 1961 to the present are docu- teacher at Northwestern University. When Counselor At Law mented and published together in a 406-page I read in Confidential Magazine that Mar- book which includes over 40 pages of new lon Brando lived at 124 Waverly Place with Disability Law writings (notes) as well as 50 original theatri- Wally Cox while studying with Stella Adler, cal production photographs, flyers, and other that is what I decided to do after college. It ephemera. The publisher and book editor is was at Stella Adler’s theater studio uptown my lifetime friend and theater cohort Mi- on the West Side that I first met another act- Max Leifer P.C. chael Smith. Michael was for many years the ing student—Michael Smith, publisher of chief theater critic for the Village Voice, fol- Fast Books Press and the 25 Plays compilation. Max D. Leifer PC is an established law firm lowing in the footsteps of Jerry Tallmer who Included in this collection is the screen- with over 40 years experience in Personal Injury, first had the job. Michael is also a playwright play for Andy Warhol’s Lupe (starring the in his own right and ran the Caffe Cino for a stunning Edie Sedgwick) and as noted on Negligence, Social Security Disability, time after the death of Joe Cino. the cover of the book, the Caffe Cino clas- Long Term Disability, As I wrote in a past WestView article which sics The Bed and Moon. As of now, Andy Commercial and Union Appeals. focused on the importance of the Caffe Cino Warhol’s split-screen filmed version ofThe in terms of theatrical history, it was Joe who Bed is being restored to digital perfection by inspired writers such as Sam Shepard and a three-museum triumvirate (the Whitney We are committed to providing Lanford Wilson, both of whom won Pulitzer Museum, the MoMA, and The Andy War- high quality representation Prizes for their plays; Tom Eyen who later hol Museum in Pittsburgh). Some of the and we work aggressively to obtain wrote the musical Dreamgirls; David Stark- other play titles include Why Tuesday Never the best possible results weather who wrote Who’s Afraid of Edward Has a Blue Monday; Increased Occupancy; At and protect the rights of our clients. Albee?; Jean Claude van Itallie, author of War War With the Mongols, which starred Vil- and America Hurrah; Robert Patrick, author lage actors Linda Eskenas and John Gilman Free consult in person or by phone. of Kennedy’s Children; John Guare, author ( John collaborated with me and helped edit of Six Degrees of Separation; Jeff Weiss who this book); and a trilogy of plays—Subur- Please feel free to contact us with any questions wrote A Funny Walk Home; Doric Wilson, ban Tremens, Tropical Fever in Key West, and and our friendly staff will assist you with your concerns. author of Now She Dances; H. M. Koutoukas Crisis of Identity— which all starred the who wrote With Creatures Make My Way and Obie Award-winning actress Regina David. now has a bronze plaque at 87 Christopher To receive your copy of the book Robert 135214 West Sullivan 26th Street,Street, Street,Suite 3-C, 11-D Street where he lived for 50 years; Diana di Heide 25 Plays (ISBN: 978-0-9982793-0- New York, NY 1001210001 Prima; and so many others. Diana, a poet 5), send $30 plus $5 shipping to: Fast Books who was part of the original beat generation Press, P.O. Box 1268, Silverton, Oregon Tel: (212) 334-9699 • Fax: (212) 966-6544 group, wrote the last play performed at the 97381, or just search for “Robert Heide 25 [email protected] Caffe Cino before it closed down in 1968; it Plays” on Amazon.com. 14 WestView News October 2017 www.westviewnews.org

The newly opened Merriweather Coffee Urban Myth: West Village Landlords + Kitchen at 428 Hudson Street (between Morton and Leroy Streets) paid attention Save Money When They Keep to at least the younger side of the changing neighborhood. It chose to focus on healthier Spaces Empty (Part Two) foods, like an avocado smash, and specialty coffee to appeal to creative millennials who By Steve Wilson lationship, keeping overhead low, and provid- work nearby. Australian founder Peter God- ing top customer service as the best ways to hard believes that providing extremely friend- In the September issue of WestView, I dis- compete. Zoomies is also very involved with ly customer service in a space where people cussed the impact of escalating commercial the neighborhood, assisting with dog rescue want a break from work makes a difference. rents and the resulting closures of restaurants and local dog runs. So far, Merriweather is packed during the day and retail stores within the West Village. In Perhaps the most surprising optimist is the with the customers Godhard seeks. Part Two, I explore the impact of online retail- now-closed Hub Bicycle’s George Bliss. Af- The combination of online disruption and ers on that commercial landscape. ter Citi Bike’s government-supported entry luxury rents will continue to impact local busi- The impact of online merchants like Ama- into the bike rental business wiped out Bliss’ nesses that are indispensible to West Village zon and FreshDirect on West Village life is rental enterprise, the developer of nearby 150 life—forcing change at the local diner, restau- significant. Michael Suggs, a 15-year daytime Charles, Steve Witkoff, helped keep HUB rant, bike shop, pet store, and cafe. Complete veteran doorman at The Printing House, says alive for months. Bliss, a bike activist who engagement with online vendors guaran- his job is now dominated by organizing and once took on Mayor Bloomberg to defend tees that local businesses will have difficulty delivering an onslaught of 50 to 100 packages pedicabs, believes landlords may finally un- THE THREAT OF ONLINE RETAILERS: Many surviving. Changing food choices by newer, from Amazon each day. On holidays, Suggs derstand that they need to help vital local re- West Village residents order products from wealthier neighbors moving in will impact says the numbers rise exponentially—10 times tailers to keep their places rented. online retailers such as Amazon, thereby those like Ramon Carbirone who has served the normal Amazon traffic. Even when there Bliss says Witkoff told him that businesses neglecting traditional brick-and-mortar busi- this neighborhood faithfully at the Hudson are locally available products, the West Village like HUB Bicycles (and perhaps owners like nesses. Photo by Stephanie Phelan. Diner for 15 years. Ramon says it will be dif- is increasingly turning to Amazon or Fresh- Bliss) are what make the West Village unique. ficult to sustain a decent living without new Direct, while local merchants (like the now- Steve Witkoff may be supportive, but clearly, the street consolidated to one private house. business returning. Increased opportunities closed Mrs. Green’s) have trouble surviving. other landlords are willing to raise rents to This phenomenon repeats itself throughout for customers to shop online and high rents With Amazon’s recent purchase of Whole extreme heights, which are unsustainable for the Village, perhaps the most extreme ex- may deliver a deathblow to the small busi- Foods, there’s more disruption to come. most local small businesses. Bliss points out ample being the Village Nursing Home on nesses that make the West Village unique. Zoomies pet supply store successfully fights that landlords who think that way will face Abingdon Square, which was replaced by If residents want to keep these businesses against online sales by building a unique empty storefronts that may never recover. just four super-luxury apartments. Density alive, they must, whenever possible, purchase brand of goods and a dog community to at- Neighborhoods may also be getting less may remerge when the next barrage of new goods and services from their neighbors. And tract neighborhood dog owners. Co-owners dense and much wealthier. Former West luxury buildings come online over the next to keep healthy tenants, local landlords will Susan Bartholomew and Angelique Rufty- Village favorite Café Minerva saw its traffic two years, but the demographic of residents have to be more constructive in their rent de- Graux point to a positive landlord-tenant re- shrink dramatically when buildings across continues to go significantly upscale. mands of both new and existing businesses.

Caruso’sQuips By Charles Caruso

There’s no fury like the fury of an honest man who realizes he’s been cheated. ___ Blood is thicker than semen. Family ties outlast the sexual. ___ A man’s love for a woman was the beginning of civilization. ___ Fiction is realer than history. In fiction, the characters love and hate, laugh and cry. In history, the characters are pasteboard. ___ One man’s nostalgia is another man’s crashing bore. ___ No one wins a guerrilla war in a backward country. It’s the insurgents’ country. They know every cave and gully and the language. The population supports them, feeds them, hides their wounded. The occupiers are strangers in a strange land, afraid of every shadow. ___ No one escapes sorrow. ___ Never say “No hurry” to a subordinate. ___ One of those difficult people who remembers everything. www.westviewnews.org October 2017 WestView News 15

A Stroll Around the Neighborhood: Construction and Development Sites: Continued By Brian J. Pape, AIA From St. Vincent’s Park, over to 6th Av- enue along 12th Street, then down to 6th In the August 2017 issue of WestView, we Avenue and back up west on 11th Street, looked at developments from Hudson Street to sidewalks are cleared, trees are planted, and West Street, between Clarkson Street and Perry scaffolding has been removed for the Green- Street. Even the change to the Gourmet Garage wich Lane development by the Rubin family. and New York Sports Club at 125 7th Avenue Former nurses’ quarters are condos, doctors’ South was featured in that issue—an addition offices are condos, and hospital buildings are of two floors that may not be noticeable from the Rustic Birdhouses adorn replaced with more condos and townhouses. pedestrian level. Amazingly, the Landmarks McCarthy Square. The West Village has become a magnet Preservation Commission (LPC) had approved Photo by Brian J. Pape. for mansion building, as many utilitarian this expansion in 2010! We now continue our McCarthy Square at Charles Street and structures are seen as teardown opportu- stroll to reveal additional construction and de- 7th Avenue provides surprisingly few de- nities, based on land value alone. Exist- velopment sites in the neighborhood. velopments: rustic birdhouses perched in ing townhouse properties are also being the bushes. They are drawing many finch- redeveloped into mansions. Two town- es and sparrows to this temporary abode. house examples are 273-275 West 11th This triangular corner has featured bird- Street and 138-140 West 11th Street. houses of various styles for years now. The former were purchased for $34.5 million in June 2016 from the nonprofit United Methodist Women by Sarah Jes- 85-93 Jane Street sica Parker and Matthew Broderick, two Present day 85-93 Jane Street (top photo) of our favorite actors. (The nonprofit had and a proposed plan for a mansion at the used those townhouses as a conference same site. Top photo by Brian J. Pape. center since the 1920s.) Morris Adjmi Bottom rendering courtesy of Steven Harris Architects have been hired to complete Architects. 175 West 10th Street Street the single-family makeover. larged Roman brick facade that kept some Photo by Brian J. Pape. The latter were purchased for $19.1 mil- openings, setbacks, and a cornice from Bedford and Bleecker Streets on both sides lion by a couple in 2014 with intensions of the original structure. In the end, even the of 7th Avenue are torn up for street utilities, upgrading the multiple units. When the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Pres- as if new buildings will be added. However, 192 Seventh Avenue South rent-controlled tenants moved out, an un- ervation gave the new design kudos. Billion- there are no signs of new construction sites Photo by Brian J. Pape. solicited offer for $31 million was accepted aire Jon Stryker is the property owner. on those blocks. 7th Avenue South is also The triangular corner site developed by 192 in 2016. The LPC approved the Arcolog- excavated for utilities, but here we have 7th Ave South LLC at West 11th Street has ica Architects’ redesign for a single-family some netw developments. been cleared. Foundation digging is under- mansion in March 2017, with some reluc- A new condo being completed at 175 West way for a new four-story mixed-use build- tance. The unnamed buyer is listed as ‘138- 10th Street exemplifies the development of ing—retail on the ground floor and three 140 W 11th Street Holdings.’ “left-over” narrow sites, now that land val- full-floor condos above. Architect SRA ues have risen to new heights. The six-story A+E and Higgins Quasebarth + Partners condo building by BKSK Architects was ap- Architects had their designs approved by proved by the LPC in September 2014. the LPC in October 2014.

11 Jane Street Photo by Brian J. Pape. 145 Perry Street 11 Jane Street, near Greenwich Avenue, 1145 Perry Street at present day (top pho- is the two-story garage in the demoli- to) and proposed plans for a family condo tion phase. David Chipperfield and and mansion at the same site. Top photo by Higgins Quasebarth Architects got their Brian J. Pape. Bottom rendering courtesy redesign for a six-story condo, for devel- of Leroy Street Studio Architecture. oper Edward J. Minskoff, approved by the LPC in February 2017. There will Turning back south on Washington be seven condos and a 12-space parking Street, we approach Perry Street, where the garage open to the public, as previously one-story garages (circa 1937) are being reported. replaced by Steven A. Cohen’s four-story Near Washington Street, 85-93 Jane Street mansion at 145 Perry Street and the six- Greenwich Lane buildings are in the first phase of demolition. story familial condo (reported previously) Many existing townhouses along 85 Jane Street is a two-story former stable at 711 Washington Street. These are now West 11th Street, opposite the building (circa 1885) and 93 Jane Street is a in the first phase of demolition and scaf- Greenwich Lane Development, are one-story garage (circa 1919). Steven Harris fold installation. Architect Leroy Street under construction, renovation, and Architects got a redesigned three-story Studio and Higgins Quasebarth & Part- expansion scaffolding. Photos by Brian J. Pape. single-family mansion approved by the LPC ners Architects had their designs approved in October 2016, with a restored and en- by the LPC in February 2017. 16 WestView News October 2017 www.westviewnews.org

the zoning allows. Fortunately, GVSHP was able to help defeat that. Still, the zoning does allow for a larger building than what is cur- IN rently at the site. and OUT Coming Soon by Caroline Benveniste According to the Community Board 2 cal- endar, Alessandro Borgognone is applying for a liquor license at 13 Barrow Street (near Open West 4th Street), the old Annisa space. The ba&sh (403 Bleecker Street, at 11th team behind Rosemary’s will be opening a As always, the fall brings with it a spate of Aunt Jake’s (47 West 8th Street, near Street): This French mid-range fashion la- pizza restaurant called Rosemary’s Pizza openings, and an even longer list of anticipat- 6th Avenue): The original Aunt Jake’s is bel opened in mid-September in the space at 1 Perry Street (near Greenwich Avenue) ed openings. Some long-awaited restaurants located in Little Italy, and this new branch that used to house a Marc Jacobs store. in the old Yerba Buena Perry space. Also need a bit more waiting, such as Pasta Flyer. follows the same concept: Diners choose While there are many shops worldwide, on Greenwich Avenue, Monument Lane Italian restaurants continue to flock to the Vil- from many different varieties of home- there are only two in the U.S. (here and will be replaced by Don Angie, an Italian- lage, and increasing numbers of old-fashioned made pasta, then pair their choice with in the trendy Wynwood neighborhood of American restaurant from the husband and barbershops are popping up in the area. mostly standard Italian sauces. I tried the Miami). The name comes from combin- wife team of Scott Tacinelli and Angie Rito Broken Meatballs sauce which is pretty ing the first two letters of the first names of who previously cooked at Quality Italian. Open much what it sounds like. An Italian Spe- the founders, Barbara Boccara and Sharon A third restaurant is coming to Greenwich cialties section of the menu does the pair- Krief. The window display includes ‘Femme Avenue at number 89 (near Bank Street), Jeju Noodle Bar (679 Greenwich ing for you. Fatale’ and ‘Whatever’ graphic tees. where Good used to be. Named Confidant, Street, at Christopher Street): Joining it will be run by the same folks that head the Village ramen spots E.A.K. Ramen and sandwich shop L.E.S. Kitchen on the Low- Mew Men comes this ramyun (Korean er East Side. 47 8th Avenue (near Horatio ramen) destination. The old Nighthawks Street), the location where restaurant Barrio space has been transformed with a spare 47 used to be, will become a Japanese omak- décor, and at the helm is Douglas Kim ase restaurant called Shuraku which will whose impressive resume includes stints feature a tasting menu of items prepared on at Bouley, Per Se, Chef ’s Table, and a binchotan grill. An October 15th opening more. Three varieties of ramyun are of- is projected. Pagani (289 Bleecker Street, fered, and crowds arrived promptly for near 7th Avenue South) shuttered in April the September 11th opening. Similari- of this year and is now being replaced by ties exist with Mŏkbar in Chelsea Mar- An’s TaeKwonDo (162 7th Avenue South, The Loyal, a new American restaurant from ket which has been serving Korean soups near Perry Street): This Brooklyn chain- Hudson Barber Shop (543 Hudson Street, John Fraser who also owns Dovetail, Nar- with ramen for a few years. let of Tae Kwon Do studios has opened its near Perry Street): Another classic-look- cissa, and the vegetarian Nix. According to first Manhattan location. It offers classes ing barbershop has opened in a neighbor- a press release from Eastern Consolidated’s Casita (681 Washington Street, at Charles for both children and adults. However, be- hood which already harbors quite a few. Retail Leasing Division, Parisian pastry chef Street): The owners of nearby Casa La ware, as it was explained to me that chil- Customers can get their haircuts, hot towel Philippe Conticini is opening his first New Femme have opened this small Spanish dren will only be admitted after they have shaves, or old-school shaves in traditional York restaurant in the old Duet space at 37 spot which specializes in tapas and pael- been evaluated during a test class to see if chrome and red vinyl chairs. This shop re- Barrow Street (at 7th Avenue South) called las. Casita is open all day, serving breakfast, they are respectful and listen to the instruc- places Leo Design which had been in the La Maison de Makato. It will be a French- lunch, and dinner (served until 11:00 p.m. tor. The Therapeutic Center next door, space for seven years. Japanese café. A reader spoke to a worker on weekdays and until 12:00 a.m. on week- scheduled to open soon, will offer wellness doing construction in the old Mrs. Green’s ends), as well as brunch on weekends. In treatments such as cupping. Closed/Closing space and reported that a new grocery store front of the restaurant is a display case with Next door to each other, Whiskey Social (35 will be opening there, either Westside Mar- Spanish ingredients available for purchase. West 8th Street, between 5th and 6th Av- ket or Gourmet Garage. According to this enues) and Burger Joint (33 West 8th Street) gentleman, both stores have expressed in- have paper in the windows. Whiskey Social terest and discussed possible terms. Chef claims to be closed for renovations with plans Einat Admony who runs Taim, Balaboosta, to open in the fall, but the phone is discon- and Bar Bolonat is opening a North African nected. A sign in the window at Burger Joint restaurant featuring freshly made couscous merely says, “Closed for now, sorry.” For a called Kish-Kash at 455 Hudson Street (be- long time, rumors have been swirling around tween Barrow and Morton Streets). Farther that the Staples at 390 6th Avenue (near 8th north on Hudson Street, the men’s hair salon Street) would close. Now it is official, and Martial Vivot is opening its second location its last day is Saturday, October 7th. North at number 639 ½ (near Horatio Street). At Benedict’s Brunch Bar (516 Hudson Village Deli Emporium (48 8th Avenue, be- its original location in Midtown, haircuts by Raviolo (57 7th Avenue South, near Street, near West 10th Street): This tween Horatio and Jane Streets) has closed. Mr. Vivot cost $320. Mike & Dave’s Yogurt Bleecker Street): The tiny space that all-day breakfast restaurant soft-opened An enterprising reader spoke to a neighbor- Shop has signage on the windows at 120 briefly housed Bobwhite Lunch and Sup- at the end of September in the space ing merchant who explained that the building MacDougal Street (near Minetta Lane). A per Counter has been transformed into an that was very briefly Matte Bento, before was being torn down to make way for a larger loyal reader and tipster has alerted us to a Italian restaurant from the folks at Mulino that, Dumpling to Go, and, as one of our building. (The same reader found a rendering sign for St. Tropez Wine Bar in the window a Vino on 14th Street. The menu features loyal readers reminds us, Hudson Falafel of an unattractive 10-story building which at 304 West 4th Street (near Bank Street) various ravioli, Italian fillings in Asian until 2014. Not surprisingly, there are will occupy the space.) Andrew Berman, Ex- where Café Minerva used to be. The sign steamed buns, and Bun-boloni, savory many versions of Eggs Benedict on the ecutive Director of the Greenwich Village continues: “Bienvenue en Provence.” versions of the small Italian donuts called menu, but there are also other clas- Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP), ‘bomboloni.’ Once the restaurant receives sic American breakfast choices such as explained that the site is located outside of the We received more tips than ever from you its liquor license, it will feature a Bubble Chicken and Waffles, Pancakes, and Greenwich Village Historic District, so the this month! Please continue to help out. Bar with a large selection of relatively un- international options like Croque Mon- only thing that governs what can or cannot Email us at [email protected] with known Italian sparkling wines, as well as sieur and Frittatas. Sandwiches round be built is the zoning. The owner had applied any updates you have. a Gin and Tonic menu and a selection of out the menu. The large floral wallpaper for a zoning variance that would have allowed cocktails with Italian ingredients. is eye-catching. them to build significantly larger than what All photos by Darielle Smolian. www.westviewnews.org October 2017 WestView News 17 The Real Cost of Rising Rents Maggie B’s Quick Clicks WEEKENDS IN THE CHIC WEST VILLAGE By Christopher of Christopher Street therefore not a major concern or problem. On June 1, 1971, rent control laws for While the local IN crowd was OUT—at beaches and ball games, wherever—those of us On March 13, 2016, Council Member private apartments ceased. After that date, left behind enjoyed the low-key charms around the corner. For instance... Corey Johnson, New York State Assem- they came under rent stabilization. How- bly Member Richard Gottfried, and New ever, rent control for the stores was com- York State Senator Brad Hoylman gath- pletely gone. ered in front of the Associated Supermar- At first, we all thought that the landlords ket near the corner of 14th Street and 8th would go crazy because now there were no Avenue to protest the imminent closing limits. However, like the tiger in a cage, it of the store due to rent hikes. They had did not come out right away when the cage the support of Congressman Jerry Nadler was opened. There was very little change for and Manhattan Borough President Gale the first three years, but in the fourth year, Brewer. the landlords started with abusive increases. I saw that and said to myself, “Don’t they Rents were going up by large percentages, know that there used to be rent control far beyond what the stores could handle. for stores?” Politicians repealed it decades After six years, 50% of the businesses were earlier, but it was designed to prevent this gone. 10 years later, 90% were gone. very thing from happening. So what happened as landlords had I thought to myself, “They can simply more income? The City began to raise go to the legal archives and reinstate it as property taxes. They were not showing the it was already written!” But they did not do profit they had hoped for and didn’t un- that. They pretended that they were doing derstand where the money was really dis- something new and useful for the com- appearing to. The landlords increased the munity by claiming possible limited pro- rents again. At that point, the storeowners tections for supermarkets. Business laws decided that they had enough and moved. and regulations are only implemented over The stores were left vacant and the own- time because there are repeated abuses ers were unable to rent at the higher price. CRITIC AT LARGE: The colorfully attired artists painting the pastoral scene in Abingdon against many individuals. The stores continue to remain vacant! Square. Let’s go back in time when there were Now, more than a year and a half later, family-owned businesses, little shops and the Associated Supermarket space is still stores of every kind, and owners who lived vacant. However, the suffering that has above the stores. When you walked into been caused to the stores is nothing com- their shops, a little bell above the door pared to the sorrow that has been inflicted would ring. Families could be supported on so many individuals and families who by these businesses, which had existed for lost their apartments because of abusive generations. Taxes were relatively low and rent increases over the decades. Landmarks Preservation CAN I BUY THEM BOTH?: The HIS NIGHTLY TREAT: And a little lad so hooked bookstall that magically appears at on the magic of the parking garage that his Commission Under Fire the Farmers’ Market to attract young family brought him on a visit every evening, just readers every Saturday. to gaze and gaze. By Martica Sawin receives. The Appellate Court’s decision bodes well for the fight to preserve the Two recent lawsuits filed against the historic Gansevoort Market. If the sub- Landmarks Preservation Commission sequent appeal is upheld, it would set an (LPC) raise questions as to whether the important precedent and strengthen legal LPC is doing its job as spelled out by the protections for historic districts through- Landmarks Law. On August 23, 2017, out the City. the Appellate Division of the Supreme In August 2016, the Tribeca Trust filed Court of the State of New York (First suit against the LPC, contending that the Department) granted Save Gansevoort’s LPC’s decision not to calendar a hearing motion for a stay which prohibits the for an extension of the Tribeca Historic developer from doing any exterior work District is “irrational, arbitrary and ca- on 60-68 Gansevoort Street and 70-74 pricious.” The suit requests that the case Gansevoort Street. Replacement of these be heard in a public hearing and that the one-to-three-story market buildings by LPC develop clear guidelines and proce- bulky 65-foot and 95-foot new structures dures in its decision-making process. was approved last year by the LPC. This As anyone attending or following online violation of the LPC’s own designation of the LPC hearings will be aware, the lack of the Gansevoort Market Historic District consistent guidelines has been all too ap- in 2003 led to the filing of a suit by Save parent in the comments offered by various Gansevoort and its ally the Historic Dis- commissioners. These are often based on tricts Council, questioning the legality of personal taste rather than considerations allowing this inappropriate construction. spelled out in the Landmarks Law. The granting of this stay may be sig- nificant since the court rejects the vast Additional information can be found at IN STYLE: Not to mention, as always, the super cool locals going about their business. majority of the requests for stays which it SaveGansevoort.org. All photos by Maggie Berkvist. 18 WestView News October 2017 www.westviewnews.org Congress of Our Lady of Guadalupe in New York By Father Santiago Rubio Eucharistic Celebration. During the day, there will be lectures, songs, and prayer. The events that We also invite you to participate in the took place 10 years festivities of Our Lady of Guadalupe from after the conquest December 1st through the 12th. Daily of Mexico in 1531, Mañanitas and the Eucharist will begin at gave rise to mod- 5:00 a.m. The Rosary and the Eucharist ern Mexico. His- will start at 6:00 p.m. On December 11th, tory confirms the from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., there will be impact of the ap- a vigil of prayer and mariachi music. On paritions of the December 12th, there will be a Eucharis- Virgin of Guada- tic celebration every hour on the hour. lupe on the birth, BANNER OF FATHER development, and HIDALGO. Image HISTORICAL NOTES courtesy of Father history of Mexico. Santiago Rubio. This impact ex- The conquest of Mexico decimated the na- plains why the tive population. The wars, epidemics, and Blessed Virgin of spiritual castration left Mexicans in an exis- Guadalupe is present in the soul, life, and tential vacuum. Submission to enslavement, culture of Mexico. Since then, the Virgin ruthless exploitation, theft of property and of Guadalupe has served as a key religious land, and the destruction of codices, temples, symbol, a link among Latin American peo- educational and cultural centers, caused the ple, and a spiritual presence for many other surviving natives tremendous humiliation people on Earth. and hopelessness. Fear, spiritual emptiness, The community of the Shrine of Our and confusion led many to suicide, alcohol, Lady of Guadalupe invites you to partici- apathy, and internal rebellion. pate in the upcoming Congress—an event The new people were born from the of culture and faith. The Congress will be convergence of natives and Spaniards. conducted in Spanish and will be held on The foundation of modern Mexico was Saturday, October 14th at 328 West 14th the mass acceptance of the Virgin of Gua- Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues). We dalupe by two peoples who accepted Jesus will begin at 9:00 a.m., with coffee and and thus came together with the bond of sweet bread, and end at 7:00 p.m. with the faith. Jesus, presented as the one who gives THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE BECAME THE CENTER OF MEXICO’S NATIONAL IDENTITY: In- surrectionists with the Our Lady of Guadalupe Banner are pictured above. Image courtesy of Father Santiago Rubio.

his life for us, ended the human sacrifices A century after the apparitions, the Vir- and wars. The acceptance of Jesus by the gin of Guadalupe became the central ele- natives put an end to the historical enmity ment of Mexico’s national identity. For of the Aztec Empire, making peace pos- insurgent father Jose Maria Morelos, Our sible. The Virgin laid the foundation for Lady of Guadalupe set us free. peace and unity and thus fostered the new, modern Mexico. Father Santiago Rubio has served as the The Shrine of Guadalupe was the birth- pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. place of the new Mexico. It brought a new Bernard’s since 2010. Before that, he was the worldview, new faith, and the capacity for parochial vicar of St. Brendan’s and Sacred forgiveness and reconciliation. The Virgin of Heart, both located in the Bronx. A native of Guadalupe embodied the new people: mes- Mexico, Father Rubio was ordained there in tizo and Catholic—people who were able to 1980 and incardinated into the archdiocese achieve their independence from Spain. in 2010.

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Just a Second, Please III Congress of Our Lady of Guadalupe in New York History credits the apparitions of the Virgin of Guadalupe for the birth, development, and the history of Mexico. The Virgin of Guadalupe is a symbol and link of the Latin American peoples and spiritual presence of many other peoples HUMMINGBIRDS ARE IN MARATHON TRAINING MODE FOR THEIR EPIC MIGRATION SOUTH: A Ruby-throated Hummingbird is pictured above, stopping to smell the flowers. on Earth. Photo by Keith Michael. The community of the Shrine of our “Millie, Wait!” head. Mexico, Ho! I get the white-eyed glare back over Mil- Recently, after posting a photo that Lady of Guadalupe lie’s shoulder. She seems to be pondering looked down from the Manhattan Bridge at invites you to participate in this event of culture and just how daft I might be, even though there a couple picnicking on the grass, a friend re- is a car, a gazillion times larger than a corgi, minded me of the classic 1977 Charles and faith,which will be held in Spanish on rumbling closer down the cobblestones. Ray Eames short film Powers of Ten. That All she wants is to bushwhack to the center film takes us outward then inward through 14 October 2017 of the street to do what she needs to do. the scales of the galaxy—unfathomable in its Doesn’t that have priority over all? Mission mysteries and intricacies. Watching a hum- 9 am to 7 pm accomplished, she skedaddles back to the mingbird’s helicopter flight can transport 328 West 14th Street front door. Her dinner bowl awaits. me either into the comparable micro-world Watching for birds constantly reminds of a sped-up universe or ask me to ponder We start with welcome, coffee and sweet bread and me of the fragility of time, which then how our lumbering time must look through end at 7:00 pm with the Eucharistic Celebration. folds back into everything else: picking up that pair of darting eyes. the tea-bag-weight of a downed Black- With rapid photography, Ruby-throated During the day: lectures, songs, and prayer. and-white Warbler from a West 11th Hummingbirds have been discovered to beat Street sidewalk (another fall migration their wings around 55 times per second, with window-strike casualty), my 91-year-old males up to 200 times per second during their mother recently having difficulty breath- courtship display flights! Sitting there on a ing, Millie breaking her toenail (a trail of branch is that damsel being wooed, with a blood, hobblety-horsing to the vet, and the stopwatch, no doubt chiding, “Hey champ, is A reason she’s now waiting inside rather than that the best you can do?” What drives them H . accompanying my evening stroll), a Red to faster and faster displays? If you try lifting ad hoc|collective Maple starting to show off its namesake your arms, then bring them down and up as autumnal coloring, or feeling an unexpect- quickly as you can—one “wing beat”—the COFFEE + SHOPPE ed twinge in my hip while looking up at possibility of how that movement can be re- the September 11th Tribute in Light where peated a blur of times in a single second just hundreds of birds were circling, caught in opens one up to astonishment. the infinity of its blinding ascension (talk Then, think about how quickly must about the telescoping vicissitudes of time). their tongues flick while drinking cocktails HELLO NEIGHBORS I’m heading, sans Millie, for the evensong of flower nectar, or how fast “in the blink of of the St. Luke in the Fields Garden, hop- an eye” might be for them, or how speedily a new local, resident-owned ing for the cheering late-season sighting of a those same eyes refocus on the next flow- and operated café and shop Ruby-throated Hummingbird. At this time er in the garden, and what unfathomable is now open in the west village of year, hummingbirds are in marathon- details they might see on its petals. They training mode for their epic migration to the too “fall in love,” build homes (a fairytale Yucatan, some of them booking a miraculous walnut-shell-sized cup of lichen flakes and our coffee bar brews premium, do-it-yourself 19-hour non-stop flight across spider web), raise children, fiercely de- wood-roasted beans and offers assorted the Gulf of Mexico. My sole hummingbird fend their natural resources, and look out tea and nyc baked pastries West Village sighting was at the end of Au- for themselves by relocating thousands of gust at St. Luke’s, but others have certainly miles to more promising locales. small bites from our kitchen been seen in the neighborhood. I’ve spotted Whoa! I need to sit down. are available for breakfast & lunch several all around the City in the last weeks. The late afternoon light diffusing The (lucky) photo accompanying this article through the St. Luke in the Fields Garden we invite you to stop by for a was taken at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Ref- is otherworldly. The color palette of the uge in Queens. In Central Park, I’ve watched flowers softens. Still, the underlying drone 12 oz beverage of your choice for hummers admiring the late summer floral of bees etches their flight paths through the $1 with this ad fireworks at the Conservatory Garden, and air. A Robin chirrups. seen them counting the Jewelweed flowers at I’ll sit and wait for a hummingbird. that birder hotspot: the Oven in the Ramble. Several weekends ago, while overlooking For more information about New York City the ocean from the Hawkwatch Platform at WILD! nature outings, birding, photo- 13 christopher street . lower level Fort Tilden, one whizzed southward over my graphs, or books, visit keithmichaelnyc.com. 20 WestView News October 2017 www.westviewnews.org Experts Gather to Discuss Food Waste restaurant owner and famous chef; and many more in- buds to tell you if something has gone bad! novators and leaders from organizations working to ad- 2. Shop more frequently and buy less. Get only what dress food waste. you need and will actually use. “Five or ten years ago, no one was talking about this 3. Compost! Diverting food scraps from landfills reduces issue,” said Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank president. greenhouse gas emissions. Visit grownyc.org/compost to Today, community awareness is growing. Within four learn more. hours of announcing the event at Green Space, Food 4. If something in your fridge is getting old, freeze it. Tank had received four times as many applications as Fruits and vegetables are often wasted because they are available tickets, and over 78,000 people tuned into the so perishable. If they are frozen when mushy, they can be event’s livestream. Many of the experts at the event were cooked later. New Yorkers. 5. Be an activist! Sam Kass, Food Initiative Coordinator According to nyc.gov, New York City produces over 1 under the Obama administration, says part of the reason million tons of food waste per year—enough to fill more it was so difficult for the Obamas to create change in the than 200 subway cars every day. Elizabeth Balkan, Direc- food industry is that “there isn’t really a food movement.” tor of Policy at the Department of Sanitation (DSNY), Kass said that, while Americans like the idea of reducing reported that the impact of organic waste is “enormous food waste, “Nobody’s voting based on this issue. No- in terms of the logistics and the costs to remove it.” The body’s showing up at the White House with bills…We waste has to be exported 500 miles away for disposal, need to get past the critique and start actually getting costing the City roughly $180 million per year, according into real strategy.” “FIVE OR TEN YEARS AGO, NO ONE WAS TALKING ABOUT to Ron Gonen, CEO of Closed Loop Partners. “If we “If the people cared, politicians would care,” agreed THIS ISSUE”: Food Tank, a nonprofit think tank for food sys- figure out a way to decrease the food waste, that mon- food writer Ruth Reichl. “We really need people to have tem reform, recently hosted a summit to discuss food waste. ey can go elsewhere in the City budget,” said Antonio an emotional connection to this.” Photo by Nan Victoria Munger. Reynoso, District 34 City Council Member. The City’s excess food could also be used to feed the By Nan Victoria Munger 1.3 million food-insecure New Yorkers. City Harvest, an organization that delivers unused food from restaurants How much money do you throw into the trash every and supermarkets to food banks, will redistribute 30 tons year? For the average American household of four, the of food this year. But that is only a fraction of the City’s 347.683.2691 answer is almost $2,000, and it takes the form of un- total food waste. eaten food. The Food and Agriculture Organization As part of former Mayor Bloomberg’s 2013 com-

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TOM WAS A CREATIVE FORCE OF NATURE: Tom and his wife, Carolyn, met at a party in Fairfield, Connecticut during rehearsals forAin’t Broadway Grand, which opened on Broad- way in 1993. Photo by Merwin Goldsmith.

By Karen Rempel ous marriages, and Carolyn recalls that they didn’t want to move away from Jane Street, Our beloved, longtime West Village “But when…the kids were married and we neighbor and friend Thomas Meehan didn’t have enough room [for] Thanksgiving died at home on West 10th Street on dinner, that was when I started to look.” August 21st. Tom was a creative force of At the age of 10, Tom was present at the nature, working on multiple projects right 1939 New York World’s Fair. There, RCA’s until he died, at the age of 88. He is the David Sarnoff invited Tom’s six-year-old only librettist who had three Tony Award- sister Marilyn to sing “God Bless America” winning musicals run for over 2,000 per- for one of the first television broadcasts ever. formances each on Broadway: Annie, The This may have set the stage for Tom’s Producers, and Hairspray. future career. His Broadway success was Meehan’s wife, Carolyn Capstick Meehan, preceded by a 1970 Emmy Award as recalls, “They were all so much a part of his the co-writer of a television special. It life. But he was always stunned by their huge was based on a short story he published success. He was very modest.” He was so in 1962, while a staff writer at The New highly regarded that the marquees of Broad- Yorker. The hilarious story, “Yma Dream,” way theaters were dimmed for one minute in caught the attention of Anne Bancroft, Tom’s memory on August 30th at 7:45 p.m. Mel Brooks, and lyricist Martin Charnin. The couple met through their mu- This led to many collaborations with Mel tual friend, Gerry Maas, who was Tom’s Brooks, including The Producers. classmate at Hamilton College. He came Carolyn remembers, “Mel and Tom along on their first date, which was dinner worked together and they’d always split at Quatorze on 14th Street. Carolyn said, a tuna sandwich. And then Mel found “We went on West 4th to have a drink af- some shoes he thought would be great so ter dinner, which in those days you always he ordered the shoes for both of them.” did; you didn’t want it to end. And Gerry Always clowning together, when the shoes was with us!” I eventually said, “Okay, arrived, Mel knelt down to put them on DOES YOUR LANDLORD Gerry, you can go now… And after that “Cinderella” Tom’s feet. we were just together. There was no time Besides his wife, Carolyn, Tom is sur- we weren’t together after that.” vived by his children, Joseph Meehan and WANT YOU OUT? Tom and Carolyn lived on Jane Street Katherine Meehan Van Brocklin; three from the time they married, in 1988, until stepchildren, Carrie, Eric, and Christo- they bought their duplex on West 10th Street pher Capstick; six grandchildren; and a in 2004. They each had children from previ- brother, John.

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The average medical ex- efficient at absorbing nutrients in your senior years, and cer- penses of an American in his/her 90s exceeds $25,000 a tain socioeconomic factors can impact the amount and nu- year, which is not an insignificant amount. tritional quality of the food that you eat. This makes a care- As we age, our bodies have different limitations and require- fully planned approach to senior nutrition very important. ments, and can develop problems which need medical atten- tion. While some of this is inevitable, an active lifestyle and MAKING THE CHANGES healthy diet can go a long way to maintaining your health, and Talk to your doctor about what your specific needs and defi- hopefully reducing the amount—and cost—of medical care. Continued on page 32 www.westviewnews.org October 2017 WestView News 25 Morton Street Senior Safe VID Takes on from Greedy Landlord Law-Breaking Landlords By Erik Coler, President of the VID behaves like an abusive bully. He would refuse to follow the terms of my lease and the law and repeatedly tried to intimi- The first time Aaron Carr tried to explain what a state- date me to ‘give up’ and move out.” issued J-51 tax credit was, I had no idea what he was talk- Indra Kaushal is 69 years old. She or her now-deceased ing about. He might as well have been speaking another husband has lived at 42 Morton Street since 1955. For language. Aaron had recently left his job as chief of staff years, MSJ Management has been trying to oust her from to a New York State Assembly Member to start his own the apartment, has not dealt with myriad violations, and nonprofit, the Housing Rights Initiative (HRI). has failed to provide adequate heat and hot water. Aaron told me about something that he had encoun- In 2016, Mrs. Kaushal commenced an action, pro se, tered while working in the State Assembly but could for harassment and for lack of services. Sloan respond- not take on while working from within the system: bad ed with a motion to dismiss, falsely alleging that Mrs. landlords who break the law by taking advantage of the Kaushal did not provide access to her apartment. She good-faith-based system of tax credits. Aaron explained appeared in front of a hostile judge, Peter Wendt, one that what he wanted to do was go after landlords with time. When he remained hostile after ordering a report his new nonprofit. How he would do that was the inge- which showed numerous violations in the apartment nious part. (which Sloan blamed on her), she decided that court New York State issues a tax credit to landlords called a wasn’t a good idea. When Mrs. Kaushal, believing ‘J-51.’ This credit is issued to those who used their money that Judge Wendt had deemed the motion to dismiss to fix up their buildings, including major repairs on boil- “withdrawn,” failed to attend a court session on No- ers, exteriors, etc. The owner receives huge tax breaks. vember 10, 2016, Judge Wendt—without giving leeway However, as a rule, 100% of his or her units must be rent to an elderly, pro se tenant—entered an order grant- stabilized. ing Sloan’s motion to dismiss “without opposition” and The problem we are facing in the Village today is added that her petition was “denied for failure to pro- that we have many bad landlords who either make it vide access.” hard for tenants to remain in rent-stabilized units or outright break the law by illegally taking their units Judge Wendt’s statement was out of rent stabilization or harassing tenants into leav- 42 MORTON STREET: The landlord of the building above, ing. I will stress that not all landlords are bad or break Michael Sloan, has made it onto Letitia James’ ‘Worst not an invitation to evict Mrs. the law. But it is important that we take on bad land- Landlords’ list for many years running, as senior resident In- Kaushal, but Sloan treated it lords who we know are breaking the law. dra Kaushal fights to remain in her home. Photo by Darielle The core issue today is that we have a State Govern- Smolian. as such. ment that has a reactive approach to landlords that Judge Wendt’s statement was not an invitation to break the law. In New York State, abusing the J-51 By Arthur Z. Schwartz evict Mrs. Kaushal, but Sloan treated it as such. The tax credit means that, if you are a tenant, the burden landlord promptly served a Termination Notice. Mrs. is on you to find your rental history, understand the Another elderly reader of WestView has been saved Kaushal then immediately called MSJ Management complexity of the laws of tax credits, and file the com- from the claws of a greedy landlord. and left messages that she would allow access, but plaint. It is ridiculous for a government to expect peo- Michael Sloan owns a number of buildings in the didn’t get a response. So, having read about other cases ple to invest the time required to do this and become West Village, one of which is a multi-family building of tenant harassment in WestView, she called your au- experts in the law. The burden of fighting illegal viola- at 42 Morton Street. Sloan has made it onto Pub- thor at Advocates for Justice, seeking help. tions of rent stabilization should be on the landlord, lic Advocate Letitia James’ ‘Worst Landlords’ list for We immediately wrote to Sloan’s lawyer offering to not the tenant. many years running. (He is also known as ‘MSJ Man- arrange access. His lawyer wrote a nasty letter back, The Village Independent Democrats (VID) connect agement’). One would think that, with a potentially saying that it was “too late.” A few days later, they tenants with lawyers on a contingency basis and no up- pricey address in the West Village, he would make served an Eviction Petition. I am pleased to report front payment. The VID proactively goes after landlords an exception. Hardly. If you type the Morton Street that, with the help of Advocates for Justice attorney who are breaking the law, instead of being reactive like address into the Yelp search engine, here is part of a Laura Barbieri, and after numerous court appearances, our State Government. We have organized two lawsuits review that comes up: the case was settled. Mrs. Kaushal will arrange for ac- here in the Village to take on landlords who have ille- “Avoid Michael Sloan and his buildings at any cost. Lit- cess through counsel, and the landlord (hopefully) will gally destabilized their tenants’ apartments. We will have erally RUN away from any building he’s associated with. stop harassing her. But we will go right back to court if sued for 41 apartments, 28 of which have been recently Michael Sloan is a liar and a slumlord. In the year I lived in Michael Sloan resumes his harassment. Indra Kaushal re-stabilized. Without this kind of organizing, these ten- one of his buildings (42 Morton [Street]), the building was shall not be moved! ants would still be paying the market rate. We have over never clean [and also] littered with trash, grime, and mouse 325 apartments that we believe have been illegally de- feces. A window in the hallway was broken the entire year. Arthur Z. Schwartz is the Democratic District Leader stabilized and we will fight until every one of those units Getting Michael to fix or address any issue is torture. He’s for Greenwich Village and President of the Advocates for are rent stabilized. We will take on any landlord who is unresponsive. If you do manage to get him on the phone, he Justice Legal Foundation. hurting our community.

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Two years turned into three, and the parade-goers increased exponentially. “The first parade we had one policeman [at] the front of the parade on a mo- tor scooter and another policeman at the back of it on a mo- tor scooter.” This year, with an expected 60,000 participants and an additional two million onlookers, everything must be highly regulated. If you want to march in the parade, you must start at the designated location, 6th Avenue and Canal Street, and then, as strongly suggested by rows of barricades, continue until the end of the parade route. Ralph regrets that the parade has become so big, that it’s lost something of that original intent to liberate the streets. He recalls wistfully, “I made nine old crones, old women. They were on stilts, they had big brooms and they would sweep the streets at the beginning of the parade. Cleaning the streets of the bad vibes. Making them ready for the people.” Now in his 81st year, Ralph finds consolation in the cos- tumes made and worn by the parade-goers. In those early years, he realized that the parade had taken on a life of its own, once he saw a group of men come dressed as designer shoes. This year, he plans on skipping the parade, afraid of what he’ll see. “Can you imagine how many Trumps [there’ll]…be out there? I mean, he’s so grotesque already.” If you can stomach his politics, you can catch Ralph Lee with the Mettawee River Theater Company, which he HE CREATED THE VILLAGE HALLOWEEN PARADE BACK IN 1974: The many faces of mask maker Ralph Lee are revealed at founded with his wife, Casey. They’ll be hosting the annual his home in the Westbeth Artists Housing. Photo by Stanley Wlodyka. Halloween Extravaganza at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine the Friday before Halloween. (There are two By Stanley Wlodyka performances on October 27th: one beginning at 7:00 p.m. hopes of becoming a thespian, but Ralph soon fell in with and another at 10:00 p.m.). Expect to see actors bringing Entering Ralph Lee’s apartment, you may be welcomed by the costume department. Tinkering with a simple, though to life the twisted imaginings of Ralph’s mind. The church the smiling faces of his wife, daughter, and year-old grand- ancient, method of mask making during his adolescence organist is also scheduled to play an accompaniment to the daughter, who lays on the floor perfectly content with the turned into a commission to create masks for a Shake- silent film version of The Phantom of the Opera. The next day, world and her place in it. You’ll also be greeted by a mon- speare in the Park production of The Tempest. “I was really he’ll take some of his more kid-friendly creations to the fall strous, two-headed pig, an engorged and rotting individual incredibly lucky that I fell into this.” Lucky he says, but festival Ghouls and Gourds at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. dubbed ‘The Fat Man,’ and a gigantic rooster. when pressed, Ralph admits that he subscribes to the belief Check out the Events section in this issue to learn how you Lee, a mask maker and life-size puppeteer, created the that some things are meant to be. can get tickets before they disappear. You can do both and Village Halloween Parade back in 1974. He lives with his “In a lot of cultures, you become the deity when you’re still be at the parade. In the meantime, get in the mood with wife at Westbeth Artists Housing, the largest artist residen- wearing the mask. It allows you to behave in a lot of differ- a spooky tale told in Mr. Ralph Lee’s own words: cy in the world, developed in part with funds provided by ent ways, to use your body in a different way. You become the National Endowment for the Arts. Otherwise, it may an exaggerated character. Without a mask you can’t do it “The Mayans had their own ball game. It’s not like any particular be more difficult for a person like him to call 10014 home. so fully. It’s what enables you.” game that we play now. It involved getting a ball through a small (It’s the ninth-most expensive zip code in the country with In order to create the first Village Halloween Parade, hoop. Oftentimes, if somebody lost the game, they might be rents topping $3,400 for a one-bedroom apartment.) Ralph donned the mask of “a general in the army, maneu- sacrificed to the gods. I imagine it was a pretty difficult game The shift from living in a middle-class neighborhood to vering all these troops around.” The troops were comprised to play. occupying one of the hottest pieces of real estate around, and of actors from the Theater for the New City, and were sta- In this story, there is a pair of twins, who were just young, the evolution of his grassroots Halloween celebration into tioned along the parade route performing skits, singing teenage kids. And they happen to be very good ball-players. the spectacle it is today, would leave most with their heads songs, and causing good-natured mayhem. One of these The Lords of Death are jealous of them because they hear them spinning. Not Ralph Lee, who is well adapted to change and stops was at the home of WestView publisher, George Cap- having all this fun playing the game. And so they trick the kids the whims of fate. “I was going to be an actor, and it was just sis, who remembers witches in his windows, hurling insults [into going] down into the underworld to play with them. one line, but I was in a Broadway play.” The play was Albert at each other as well as at the parade-goers. The Lords of Death kill these kids at the end of the game. Camus’ Caligula. His one line? “I summon thee o’ Death.” Although there weren’t any expectations of continuing But what they do is they sort of throw their heads up into a tree. Death did appear and caused the untimely demise of his the celebration beyond that fall day in 1974, the success of They are the fruit of the tree, but they’re also faces. One of the daughters of the Lords of Death, she’s not happy with being there at all. And she goes to where these heads are hanging. She starts speaking with them and they speak back to NOW OPEN her. They spit into her hands and she becomes pregnant. 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By Andrew Buemi all sizes come here, so it’s not highly recom- mended for small dog owners who become Earlier this summer, I had the privilege of jittery when larger dogs get physical. bringing a wonderful dog into my life. Among the many joys of being a dog owner—specifi- TRIBECA DOG PARK (HUDSON RIVER PARK- cally in the West Village—is the inescapable WAY, HUBERT STREET AT PIER 26): This dog reality of being forced to interact with your run is split in two for small and large dogs. neighbors. In a City where it’s not uncommon Being a medium-sized dog owner myself, to go months, even years, without really know- I’m not a big fan of the constrained size of ing who lives in your immediate environs, the the large dog run—it’s studded with jag- experience of facing neighbors and the broader ged boulders placed at awkward angles and immediate community through the lens of a a tiny fountain, which makes it difficult for dog can be refreshing and eye-opening. dogs to run in the already tiny space. The From quiet morning strolls to more ad- small dog run seems much more pleasant venturous jaunts spanning the neighborhood for little pups. There’s also very little shade

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LEROY STREET DOG PARK: With its wide shape, large fountain, benches, shade, and Hud- Children’s Harvest Festival son River views to boot, this is a favorite local dog park. Photo by Andrew Buemi. Saturday,Sunday, October October 9, 7, 20162017** and beyond, leisurely walks with the dog have on sunny days and not much seating. 11 am - 2 pm uncovered manifold hues and microcosms of City life that can otherwise go unnoticed: UNION SQUARE DOG RUN (15TH STREET ornate details of the Village’s carriage houses AND UNION SQUARE WEST): Located in tucked behind ivy-covered walls; hidden gar- the southwest quadrant of Union Square, dens with their inhabitants quietly submerged this dog run is protected by foliage, giving in books; shrieks of joy at the Carmine Street it an air of intimacy in the sprawling park. swimming pool during sweltering weekends; It’s somewhat long and narrow with ample the way the Hudson catches the light off the seating space, but the ground comprises Christopher Street Pier before dusk. large, round rocks, which is not ideal for For the lucky dogs of the Village, the dogs to run around. Still, it’s worth a visit area also offers a decent array of dog parks during your next trip to the area. within reasonable walking distance. Here are a few of my favorites. WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK DOG RUN Free tickets at the Garden Gate: Greenwich Avenue (SULLIVAN STREET AND WASHINGTON between 6th Avenue &10th Street LEROY STREET DOG PARK (HUDSON RIVER SQUARE SOUTH): The largest of these four PARKWAY, MORTON STREET AT PIER 40): dog parks, Washington Square Park offers *Rain*Rain datedate: 10.8.201710.10.2016 Leroy Street is not without its flaws (the generous space for dogs of all sizes to let hard pavement grinds down dogs’ nails and loose (there’s also the Robin Kovary Run is slippery when wet), but with its wide rect- for Small Dogs located on the southeast www.jeffersonmarketgarden.org angular shape, large fountain and drinking side of the park). The terrain contains grav- areas, multiple benches with plenty of shade, elly sand, which is easy on dogs’ paws—and and beautiful views of the Hudson, this is a popular with those who love to dig. How- favorite of mine. It functions as a gathering ever, it leaves both you and your dog filthy spot for both owners and their dogs. Dogs of by the time you’re finished. 28 WestView News October 2017 www.westviewnews.org Why Vote ‘Yes’ for a Constitutional Convention? By Arthur Z. Schwartz A constitutional convention, designed to en- • Shift redistricting power from the leg- New York’s top court has held that our able the public to overcome entrenched in- islature to an independent districting Constitution guarantees every New York terests, is opposed by most members of our commission to end gerrymandering for student a sound, basic education through legislature. Although members of that legis- incumbent and political party protection. high school. But the courts cannot make lature accomplish very little, they want to be • Expand public input into the legisla- the legislature, or the governor, provide the gatekeepers of change—or the lack there- tive process by strengthening require- the needed funds. As a result, many public of. But for all of us, a constitutional conven- ments that allow for public review and schools are seriously inadequate. Also our tion is a unique opportunity to secure needed discussion of proposed legislation. Constitution makes no mention of higher change. The election of delegates committed education. This is the needed change: to needed change has happened before and b) Fix New York’s Flawed Election Process: • Require funding, in every community, can be achieved again. New York ranks 46th nationally in percent- of the right to a sound, basic public age voter turnout. It is too hard to get on the school education through high school. NEEDED CONSTITUTIONAL ballot, too hard to take on incumbents, and • Mandate readily affordable and debt- IMPROVEMENTS too hard to vote. This is the needed change: free tuition at public institutions of Those supporting the call for a constitutional • Mandate early voting and allow voting higher education. convention have already begun developing a by mail. platform. Here are a few of their ideas: • Have state-wide publicly financed e) Expand Civil Rights Protection and Make It Enforceable: VOTE ‘YES’ T-SHIRT: A constitutional con- vention would create an amazing opportu- Since 1938, the New York Bill of Rights nity to address some of New York State’s has contained a civil rights provision, most pressing problems. Image courtesy of which reads as follows: Arthur Z. Schwartz. “No person shall, because of race, color, creed or religion, be subjected to any discrimination This November, we have a general election. In in his or her civil rights by any other person New York City, it will be kind of a sleepy elec- or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or tion, with a surrogate of Donald Trump run- by the state or any agency or subdivision of ning against Bill de Blasio for mayor. But, as the state.” we get closer to November 7th, you will start This seemingly strong provision, howev- hearing a lot about a question being posed on er, is illusory. New York courts have refused the back of the ballot: Should New York hold to make it enforceable. This is the needed a constitutional convention in 2019? change: The New York State Constitution con- • Make the Civil Rights provision en- tains a provision that gives the public a forceable and expand its scope, now formal means of combatting entrenched limited to race and religion, to protect interests in Albany. It’s a gift to the people women, members of the LGBT com- of New York that they can draw upon ev- munity, and people with disabilities. ery 20 years—their right to call a consti- tutional convention whether the legislature f) Health Care: feels it’s necessary or not. The process (if The Constitution states that we have a there is a ‘yes’ vote) will involve electing SHOULD NEW YORK STATE HOLD A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN 2019? The last right to health care “as determined by the delegates in November 2018, a convention New York State Constitution was written at the 1938 Convention, with 200 men in the legislature,” Which means that it is not en- (of four to eight weeks) held in April 2019, room. Photo courtesy of The New York Times. forceable. This is the needed change: and a public referendum on any proposals • Amend the Constitution to require adopted in November 2019. a) Legislative Ethics Reform: elections. that the government provide health The old adage, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” • Set term limits for all positions. care for all, including through the BACKGROUND has no application to the New York State • Automatically register voters. maintenance of hospital and nursing Since the first constitutional convention was Legislature. It is beset by breaches of the • Allow voters to change their party af- homes, and a system of insurance cov- held from 1776 to 1777 to replace New York’s public trust, outright corruption, and by filiation within one month of the party erage that leaves no one uncovered. colonial charter, the State has held eight other enormous money-based conflicts of interest. primaries (it is now 11 months). constitutional conventions. The Constitu- Bribes are concealed as income from outside • Make the New York State Board of g) Other Proposals: tion was last entirely rewritten in 1894 at a business dealings. Campaign contribution Elections independent and supported Pro-Yes forces want the Constitution to convention which added the Education and limits set by the legislature are too high to by a non-partisan staff. allow municipalities and counties more Conservation Articles to establish a system of avoid the obvious appearance that an office • Establish a non-partisan ‘top-two’ financial autonomy (called ‘home rule’), a free common schools and to secure the state’s holder will be beholden to the contributor. non-partisan primary system, like simplified court system with judicial selec- forest preserve as “forever wild.” In 1938, a Bills called ‘midnight specials’ surface for the California. tion taken out of the hands of politicians, constitutional convention proposed, and the first time in the middle of the night and are the creation of a public pension system people subsequently approved, provisions passed immediately so the public will have c) Guarantee a Clean and Healthy open to all, bail and criminal justice reform, protecting the rights of labor and calling on no chance for input. There is no independent Environment: and many more. the legislature to provide for the aid, care, and ethics enforcement, and the existing ethics The New York Constitution has provi- support of the needy. body, the New York State Joint Commission sions for conservation and protecting the A constitutional convention would cre- The last convention was held in 1967. on Public Ethics ( JCOPE), is toothless. New forest preserve as “forever wild.” However, ate an amazing opportunity to address While it advanced important reforms like York’s election districts are grotesquely ger- the environment is mentioned only in the some of New York’s most pressing prob- independent redistricting, and a woman’s rymandered to assure re-election. This is the context of natural resource management. lems, without having to go through the right to choose, the amendments, which needed change: No mention is made of clean air, water, etc. annual song and dance of a corrupt legis- were presented as an all-or-nothing pack- • Establish an effective ethics enforce- This is the needed change: lature. The worst we wind up with is the age (including some controversial propos- ment agency independent of elected • Guarantee healthy air to breathe, clean status quo. But just the potential for more als to fund parochial schools), were voted officials’ control. water to drink, and a clean environment. invites a ‘yes’ vote. down. So our basic Constitution has not • Set and implement meaningful cam- been changed since 1938. paign contribution limits and enforce- d) Enforceable Right to Educational Arthur Z. Schwartz is the Democratic COMBATTING ENTRENCHED INTERESTS ment. Opportunity: District Leader for Greenwich Village. www.westviewnews.org October 2017 WestView News 29 Step-Down Recovery Program Comes to Greenwich House NEW YORK UNIVERSITY AND MANHATTAN COMMUNITY BOARD 2 PRESENT

ThE 27Th ANnuAL HELPING INDIVIDUALS OVERCOME OPIOID ADDICTION: Greenwich House staff are preparing to launch a step-down addiction recovery program at their 190 Mercer Street location. Photo by Sam Soule. ChILdRen’S HAlLowEeN pARadE By Joe Salas naloxone. Buprenorphine eases the effects OCTOBER 31, 2017, 3-6PM of withdrawal. Naloxone blocks the effects Greenwich House is adding a new pro- of the opioids themselves, helping prevent Parents and children will gather at 3:00 pm at the fountain in Washington Square Park. gram to its tool kit in its quest to help indi- patients from abusing alternative opiates. Free trick-or-treat bags, performances, games, viduals overcome opioid addiction. Green- Suboxone is not a miracle drug. Its ef- and rides will await the children after wich House’s Methadone Maintenance fectiveness grows when it is incorporated the parade on West 3rd Street between Treatment Program provides individuals into a holistic treatment schedule, along LaGuardia Place and Mercer Street. dependent on opioids, including heroin, with counseling and therapy that address with high-quality, personalized care to the root cause of addiction, services also help overcome their addictions. offered by Greenwich House. Beginning this fall, the Methadone Community ties and personal relation- Design based on original artwork by Kathryn Faughnan Maintenance Treatment Program will ships have also been shown to have a provide ancillary withdrawal services, also strong, positive effect in overcoming ad- known as ‘step-down programs,’ as an al- diction. The outpatient structure of the ternative to long-term and inpatient treat- treatment also has its own inherent ben- ments for opioid addiction. efits to help individuals overcome addic- v The ancillary withdrawal program is in- tion. Patients are able to maintain their tended for patients with mild or moderate current employment. They are also able to symptoms—those who have generally been draw comfort and support from their fam- using opioids for a short period of time or ily and friends. who recently completed inpatient detox The Greenwich House Methadone and are experiencing prolonged withdrawal Maintenance Treatment Program cur- symptoms. It is a group for whom treat- rently treats over 1,000 patients a year. It ment programs are currently too elusive. is too soon to know how many patients the “Many programs require individuals ancillary withdrawal program will treat. to reach a specific level of addiction—us- “We want to provide a way for patients to ing a certain quantity of opiate or using comfortably and safely get treatment for for a minimum length of time—before their addiction,” said Dr. Taki. A Mediterranean Nisi qualifying for admission,” said Dr. Sara The services will be provided out of (Greek for “Island”) Taki, Greenwich House Medical Director. Greenwich House’s existing Methadone “Someone shouldn’t have to develop a year- Maintenance Treatment Program location Home-cooked Mediterranean classics long addiction to get treatment. As soon as at 190 Mercer Street (near West Houston a patient recognizes a problem, they should Street). Program fees are calculated on a of the Aegean Sea. be able to seek help,” she continued. sliding scale. Those interested in services Beautifully prepared by Patients are prescribed suboxone, which should call (212) 677-3400 or visit green- is a combination of buprenorphine and wichhouse.org for more information. award-winning chef Nikola Karvela. VIEWS BY SUZE Enjoy the warm family spirit and gracious staff Suzanne McAndrews which make Nisi a must-visit. 50 + years in Greenwich Village See Views by Suze 302 Bleecker Street at Bonsignour Café Jane Street (212) 727-7463 and Eighth Avenue 917-686-6542 Nisi Estiatorio [email protected] 30 WestView News October 2017 www.westviewnews.org Roger Paradiso Documents a Dying Village

By George Capsis cause the rents and cost of living are too ing, just like they did in most of the large They keep buying up the Village despite high for artists and the average person. cities in America. Some say the politicians the concerns of the residents. And they are After a showing of The Lost Village at Cin- allowed this because they were given large one of the most expensive schools in the ema Village, I met its award-winning direc- Why is that? campaign funds courtesy of the oligarchs. country at around $72,900 per school year tor Roger Paradiso and discovered him to be I don’t know how many readers remember Some of us, including the oligarchs, are for one full-time student. gentle and friendly, so I was pleased to receive when New York City almost went bankrupt very good at making money. But the oli- But NYU is not alone. According to his interview responses, which reveal some of in 1975. President Jerry Ford told New York garchs are not so good at putting money Bloomberg,” college and tuition fees have Paradiso’s hard convictions. City that he would not give federal funds to into distribution for the benefit of all. increased 1,120% since 1978.” I heard But, of course, the film speaks for him. No bail them out. The Republicans never liked about homeless students, hungry students one will forget the image of a masked NYU New York, especially conservative Republi- Don’t all the politicians talk about at NYU. With that high tuition, how could student confessing in a Washington Square cans. They seemed threatened by New York’s fighting for small businesses and for most students afford to live and play in rally that she turned to prostitution to pay the cultural diversity. The Teachers Union bailed the working man? the Village unless they have a trust fund? exorbitant tuition fees. out the City using its pension fund. Since If they cared about “the little guy” would Most students today live way off campus Indeed the film is a catalogue of how infla- that near-bankruptcy, every mayor, even the you see property taxes skyrocket along with in Queens and Brooklyn. On September 1, tion has turned what was once a haven for liberal Ed Koch, has succumbed to the wants rents? We lose many thousands of small 2015, there was a rally of faculty and stu- artists with cheap rents to a rent regulation and needs of the real estate oligarchs, the Wall businesses every year due to high rents and dents against NYU, the ‘Corporate Uni- trap in which seniors must walk up and down Street gang, and the bankers in order to sus- taxes. The Bleecker Street Cinema left, as versity.’ I heard one masked female student five flights four times a day with an even more tain the needs of New York City. did Brentano’s Bookstore. Too many to say that she paid for school by prostituting aged dog. The Lost Village is Roger Paradiso’s We became a real estate- and Wall name. The Village Gate. Did you know herself. That got my attention. And I de- eloquence. Street-driven economy. We all became that commercial tenants have virtually no cided to do a film about this decadence. commodities bought, sold, and traded. Our rights? Artists and the working class are Forbes also reports that student loan debt Why did you call your film ‘The Lost homes were investments, our food a com- constantly being displaced, and move from is now the second-highest consumer debt Village’ and what is it about? modity, and our fuel a speculators game. A place to place in search of a home. Man- category—behind only mortgage debt— I feel that there are many lost Villages in ‘service economy’ they called it. Basically, hattan has become an international play- and higher than both credit cards and auto our country (and around the world). I shot New York City has been stripped of manu- ground for the rich and famous. loans.” According to Forbes, student loan in Greenwich Village because of its cultur- facturing jobs. It’s been a gradual descent debt in 2017 has reached a staggering $1.3 al history and its vigilant citizens who con- into a world of expensive corporate sky- What about NYU? Wasn’t it a reason- trillion. And around the country, there are tinue to fight to save it. We have many of scraper apartments and offices. Everything ably priced school? many thousands of male and female stu- those citizens and experts speak in the film. was for sale in New York City including Well let’s talk about that. NYU is one of dents selling themselves to pay their tuition Some feel that they are losing the fight be- the Village. And the oligarchs made a kill- the biggest private landlords in the City. and debts.

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Notes and Perspectives from Away: Financial Cost of Aging Continued from page 24 ciencies might be, as some supplements can your diet. Too much sodium is linked to be prescribed to help. With a well-planned high blood pressure. A Maine Fish Story and varied diet, most people should be able Staying well hydrated is also important to enjoy a tasty and exciting meal plan which for seniors, as the thirst reflex is often not also meets their nutritional needs. as strong in old age. Make sure to consume enough Omega-3 A well-balanced diet, combined with an fatty acids. These help to reduce inflam- active lifestyle, is important for any senior mation, which is linked to heart disease, to help the transition into later years go arthritis, and certain cancers. They can be more smoothly. And, if it can help to re- found in particular types of fish, flaxseeds, duce the high costs of healthcare along the and walnuts. way, it’s an obvious choice for all. Over time, the calcium requirement in- THE STRIPED BASS: Highly valued among Maine sports fishermen, it is fun to catch, creases and is vital for healthy bones. Dairy Jane Sandwood is a professional freelance tastes good, and makes for a nice fish story. Photo by Tom Lamia. milk or fortified non-dairy options can pro- writer with over 10 years of experience vide much of this nutrient; leafy greens such across many fields. Jane has a particular in- By Tom Lamia removed—a slow but sure process well under as kale are great for topping up. terest in issues relating to elder care, mental way. Take that, you Scottish Highlanders. Keep an eye on the amount of salt in health, diet, and fitness. The fish story is social currency wherever Competition is near. men gather. There are many variations but, In a Maine fish story, the one that got essentially, it is an unverifiable tall tale in away is not only the fish but also the pristine which fish or fishing is the subject. Its es- environment in which it lived. A key element Oh, Brother, If You Spare sence is “the one that got away.” Supporting of the story is that something is happening, details draw upon imagination. Where strict will happen, or could happen that will restore fact is elusive, fishermen everywhere fill gaps this environment. Mainers are acutely con- a Dime, Will It Make with creative bits that improve the story. No scious of and relish the connection between harm done; a little elaboration is no more bringing back the past and making Maine than salt in the sauce. Seasoning is expected great again (apologies, if needed). a Difference? and the spicier the better. The theme is: There were once in these The Maine fish story adds a further di- waters fish and shellfish of remarkable size By W. Russell Neuman East Houston Street—bowery.org/media/ mension. The fish did get away, but it is com- and quantity, with which nothing present to- uploads/7-3_media/7.3.5_resourcecards. ing back. day compares. On reliable knowledge, expect It has probably happened to you recently jpg. Some wrap a dollar or two around Europeans were fishing for cod off the both this former abundance and the condi- on the street or perhaps in the subway. the card. Others hand out the Depart- Maine coast before the Mayflower and, very tions that made it possible to return. Someone has approached you for a hand- ment of Homeless Services Card with likely, before Columbus. An hour from my Consider the lobster, a marine resource so out. They let you know they’re hungry and information on available services—http:// home in South Bristol, the island of Dam- identified with Maine that it appears on the homeless. What to do? www1.nyc.gov/assets/dhs/downloads/pdf/ ariscove bears evidence of 15th century Eng- license plate. Despite many years of near-ra- Perhaps you’ve mastered the art of avoid- intake_drop_in_centers.pdf. Some like to lish fishermen. Even earlier, Portuguese fish- bid demand and forecasts of decline and ex- ing eye contact. Those seeking help usually have a grocery store or fast food store gift ermen were harvesting cod on the Georges tinction, the Maine lobster is today as abun- recognize the signal and turn to the next certificate for a modest amount at the ready Bank. Will the cod return? Yes, and soon, say dant as it was 50 years ago. This is because stranger who may be more responsive. As to hand out. Others may provide a subway my friends at the barbershop. Why? Because lobstermen saw the need and imposed con- you walk on, you may not feel great about card with a single fare on it. controls are in place that will make it so. trols themselves. Oysters, abundant in pre- it, but three things are on your mind. First, Starting February 2018, the West Vil- The subjects of fish and fishing are cen- colonial times, were restored to the Damar- you’re pressed for time. Second, you’ve lage will have a new ‘safe haven’ facility tral to Maine’s history and self-image. The iscotta River through aquaculture research heard the stories of panhandlers pulling for the homeless at 114 West 14th Street Maine version of the fish story has clear and regulation. (There is even a small com- down $60,000 a year from working the run by the independent nonprofit Center links to this history. The typical fish story, mercial market for the wild variety.) Mus- street and, as the legend goes, jumping into for Urban Community Services, the rela- told anywhere, invites exaggeration because, sels, once thickly attached to Maine’s rocky their bright red Fiat Spiders and driving tively small 24-hour facility designed for generally, only the storyteller was present shorelines are now mostly gone. Ocean acidi- off after hitting you up. Third, you wonder 75 visitors and beds for only 24. This facil- when the excitement occurred. No fear of fication is thought to be the cause. What I if they will really use the money for food or ity might be appropriate for those on the contradiction obstructs the free flow of the hear is that (like the cod, lobster, and oysters), shelter. Fair enough. Let’s look at what the street who are concerned about their secu- story, the point of which is to entertain, to the mussels will return once the University of experts say. rity at the larger shelters. regale the listener with “wow” factors about Maine’s Darling Marine Center has solved It’s true that stopping in the middle of If you believe a homeless person is in the fish, the fisherman, and the moment. A the problem. the street and fishing around in your pock- need of immediate assistance, dial 311 and Maine fish story has these features (often Now, my fish story: The striped bass etbook or wallet for something to give is the social services outreach team will be heightened by a time gap greater than a hu- is highly valued among Maine sports awkward, time consuming, and puts you at called to respond. If you feel threatened, man lifetime, adding another obstacle to ver- fishermen. It is fun to catch and it tastes some risk. So, be prepared. If you are in- dial 911 and walk into the nearest com- ification) and an environmental “wow” factor, good. Since my first visit to Maine, I have clined to respond to these appeals, have a mercial establishment. namely, something foreign (industrialization, been told that those in the know were little something ready in your pocket for If you would like to help the West Vil- overfishing, acid rain) that has spoiled the catching striped bass. Yet, only once had just such an occasion. lage’s homeless in person, the Church of fun, for now. But help is on the way. I observed a local catch firsthand. In the Are the Welfare Queen and street-wise the Village at 7th Avenue and West 13th One such story tells of monster runs of 1970s, a professional Field and Stream Fiat-owner narratives the norm? They’re Street and St. Joseph’s Church on 6th Av- Atlantic salmon in the Kennebec River in writer visiting my father-in-law caught probably not. A recent study in San Fran- enue and Washington Place have soup the 19th century. The original tellers of this one, with me at his side, in the tidal inlet cisco, for example, revealed that the major- kitchens on Saturdays for all comers at particular Maine fish story are no longer just north of Wiscasset, using a spinning ity of the panhandlers there accumulate 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. (respectively) and with us. However, the story lives on in the reel and casting rod. less than $25 a day. 94% report that they both seek volunteers to prepare and serve words of those who heard it at the knee of a So, until a few weeks ago, stories of use the money they receive for desperately the food. Contact Teresa Conception at long-departed grandfather, who recalled the striped bass seemed as credible as the snipe needed food. [email protected] or sign up on words of an even longer-departed grandfa- hunting and grunion runs of my Southern You have some options. Some people the St. Joseph’s Church website: sjsk.nyc. If ther. In the story, these runs no longer oc- California youth—scams for the tender- like to hand out the Bowery Mission Card, you would simply prefer to donate, review cur because dams built to power textile mills foot. Then my Maine dialect coach invited which explains when and where food, shel- the options at charitynavigator.org. A dime now block the returning salmon. The runs me to go fishing. The accompanying photo ter, clothing, showers, and medical care dropped in a paper cup doesn’t go very far will be restored, it is said, once the dams are reveals the outcome. are available at 227 Bowery, just below these days. But we have other options. www.westviewnews.org October 2017 WestView News 33 Jefferson Market Library Community Conference: The Village Past, Present, and Future

By Nancy Aravecz or personal topic, and then engage in a mod- land in Greenwich Village with an out- MAE WEST COMMUNITY ROOM erated discussion on that topic with all par- sized portion of history attached to it. (THIRD FLOOR) Located in the heart of ticipants in the room. This Conference will 2:00 p.m.—Robert Kaufelt, former pro- Greenwich Village, The Jef- facilitate a space in which everyone’s voice 2:45 p.m.—Vicki­ Sando, a Greenwich prietor of Murray’s Cheese and a third ferson Market Library has can be heard! Some possible outcomes? Village parent and activist, will discuss generation food retailer, will discuss his served as a center for cre- Showcasing exciting events in our neigh- how she successfully advocated for more 25 years of leadership at the helm of an ativity, intellectualism, and borhood, inspiring new collaborations and green spaces in the City, culminating in iconic Village retailer, from purchase to civic engagement for the past 50 years. The initiatives, collectively remembering and the Green Roof Environmental Literacy eventual sale, and the issues facing small Community Conference, on Sunday, Oc- honoring our history, and having healing Laboratory atop P.S. 41. businesses today. tober 15th, seeks to celebrate that history discussions about growing pains in an ever- by connecting a diverse array of Villagers in changing section of New York City. 4:00 p.m.—Andrew Berman, Executive 3:30 p.m.—Sheryl Woodruff, a public his- conversation about their experiences in the Director of the Greenwich Village Society torian and Community Development Di- neighborhood. Structured like an academic Schedule of Events for Historic Preservation, will discuss two rector at The Washington Square Conser- conference, The Village Past, Present, and prominent buildings that were saved by the vancy, will speak about the many changes Future seeks to encourage conversation and WILLA CATHER COMMUNITY ROOM community and reborn with new purposes: and controversies that Washington Square learning about local topics and experiences. (FIRST FLOOR) Jefferson Market Library (formerly a court- Park has undergone in its long history. She Here’s how it will work: A Village expert 1:30 p.m.—Tom Eubanks, author of house), and The Library at The Public (for- will also explore the park’s most recent re- will provide a 10-minute conversation starter Ghosts of St. Vincent’s, will speak about St. merly the Astor Library). Both institutions design in comparison to the landscape’s on an important historical, political, cultural, Vincent’s Triangle Park, a tiny stretch of celebrateJUDSON theirEASTER 50th AD.qxp_Layout anniversaries 1this 3/29/16 fall. 5:50 evolutionPM Page 1over time.

West Village Trivia Did you know that 1750 people a week By W. Russell Neuman c. Julian Schnabel d. Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew go through the Judson doors for public, cultural, 1. Who represents the West Village in Broderick the City Council? artistic and educational purposes? a. Brad Hoylman 4. What is the median household income b. Gale Brewer in the West Village? Did you know that 80% of Judson's c. Corey Johnson a. $100,000 d. Terri Cude b. $150,000 “Common Space” is used by the public? c. $200,000 2. Whose statue stands guard over d. $250,000 Abingdon Square? Did you know that Judson needs a a. Giuseppe Garibaldi 5. What is the median age of West Vil- b. WWI Doughboy lage residents? new elevator? c. Frederick Law Olmsted a. 28 d. Soldier from the War of 1812 b. 38 Would you like to help? c. 48 3. Who owns Palazzo Chupi on West d. 58 Contribute at www.judson.org 11th Street?

a. Giuseppe Garibaldi b 5) a; 4) c; 3) b; 2) c; 1)

b. Mr. Chupi Answers: And, of course, you are welcome to join us every Sunday at 11 am. You might enjoy worship in a different key. Stay informed about everything that’s going on Judson Memorial Church in the West Village 55 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012 www.judson.org for more information or to give us a lift. SUBSCRIBE Go to westview.com Jim Fouratt's Reel Deal: Movies that and click on Matter will be in the SUBSCRIBE ONLINE edition of October WestView News in early October. FPO 34 WestView News October 2017 www.westviewnews.org

The College of Performing Arts Theater MUSIC Night of New Fiction and Poetry The OCTOBER Orchestra performs live music to classic n Sunday October 1, 2 pm: Argus Literary Lights writers group presents silent films. John L. Tishman Audito- String Quartet The program will be: an evening of new fiction, poetry, short EVENTS rium, 63 Fifth Avenue. Free. Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in C stories and historical memoirs at the by Stephanie Phelan of n Tuesday October 24, 7 pm: The Major, Op. 74, No. 1 (1793), Garth Knox Jefferson Market Library, 425 Sixth Av- westvillageword.com Lost Village A free screening of a film Satellites (2015), Leoš Janácek String enue. Refreshments and food afterwards. about the damage to our community by Quartet No. 2 (Intimate Letters) (1928). For further information, contact Richard the rise of greed. Church of the Ascen- Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall, 66 Merli at (347) 463-6252, or Richard. sion, Fifth Avenue and 10th Street. West 12th Street, Tickets $16-$18. [email protected]. Free. wv n Monday October 2, 8 pm: (Mostly) n Friday October 6, 1 pm: Eleanor w KIDS/TEENS Music by Johann Sebastian Bach Roosevelt—The War Years and After for n Sunday October 1, 11 am and 2:30 A lecture and recital with Dr. Raymond Author Blanche Wiesen Cook will dis- WestView News pm: Peppi and the Pop-Up Dragon Erickson, harpsichord, to benefit the cuss her book at an Institute for Retired Penny Jones & Co. Puppets presents a concert series at St. Luke in the Fields, Professionals event, The New School show about Peppi, who tries to save the 487 Hudson Street. Tickets $25. Theresa Lang Center, 55 West 13th © Stephanie Phelan 2013 town from a giant dragon. There will be n Saturday October 7, 8 pm: Song of Street. Free, but reservations are advised. a special Dragon making mini-workshop the Mystic Thread Peter Apfelbaum Email [email protected] or call 212 STREET FAIRS AND after the show. Westbeth, 155 Bank 229-5682. SPECIAL EVENTS and his ensemble perform polyrhyth- Street. Tickets $10 for all ages; purchase mic music and new world folk songs n Sunday October 8, 2 pm: Joys n Saturday October 7, 11 am-2 pm: tickets at penny puppets.org or cash only at Greenwich House Music School, 46 and Horrors of the West Village, and Children’s Harvest Festival Pumpkins, at the door. Barrow Street. Tickets $20. Other New York Stories Author crafts and entertainment at Jefferson n Tuesdays October 3, 10, 17 and 24, n Friday October 20, 7:30 pm: Clifford Browder will will read from two Market Garden, Greenwich Avenue 3:30 pm: Bilingual Birdies—French Mannes Orchestra The orchestra will of his historical novels and from his New between Sixth Avenue and West 10th Live music and language learning. perform Rimsky-Korsakov, Daugherty, York stories of the West Village of the Street. Free. Instruments and fun props for children and Grieg at John L. Tishman Audito- 1950s and 1960s. Jefferson Market Gar- n Saturday October 14, 9 am-7 pm: III to use in the classes will be provided. rium, 63 Fifth Avenue. Free. den, Greenwich Avenue between Sixth Congress of Our Lady of Guadalupe Jefferson Market Library, 425 Sixth n Friday October 27, 3 pm: Mannes Avenue and West 10th Street. Free. An event of culture and faith, held in Avenue. Free. Orchestra The orchestra will perform n Wednesday October 11, 6 pm: Spanish, with lectures, songs and prayer n Mondays, 11 am: Toddler Story Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 in a Toward a Poetry of Place Alison at 328 West 14th Street. Time A baby’s introduction to books minor, “Scottish” at John L. Tishman Jarvis and Theresa Burns read from their n Saturday October 21. 11 am-5 pm: with songs, rhymes and playtime, for ages Auditorium, 63 Fifth Avenue. Free. recently published poetry exploring the Adopt-A-Pot Ceramics from Greenwich 18-36 months. Jefferson Market Library, n Thursday October 26, 8 pm: Song idea of place and its role in our imagi- House Pottery Studio and area artists 425 Sixth Avenue. of Songs A love-poem which inspired nations. Jefferson Market Library, 425 at bargain prices in the garden between n Tuesdays at 11 am: Baby Laptime great Renaissance composers. Music of Sixth Avenue. 6th Avenue and West 10th Street. All Books, songs, rhymes, and playtime for Clemens non Papa, madrigalian motets by n Thursday October 12, 6 pm: Plume proceeds benefit Jefferson Market Garden. children 0-18 months. Jefferson Market Vivanco, Manchicourt, Lassus, Palestrina, Poetry A reading at Jefferson Market Library, 425 Sixth Avenue. Victoria and Guerrero. St. Luke in the Library, 425 Sixth Avenue. FILM n Tuesdays at 3:30 pm: Arts and Fields, 487 Hudson Street. Tickets $35. n Saturday October 14, 10:30 am: n Monday October 9, 7 pm: Char- Crafts Simple craft projects for ages 3 Fahrenheit 451 A discussion of the lie Chaplin’s City Lights The New and up at Jefferson Market Library, 425 LITERATURE 1953 Ray Bradbury novel about a future School’s (Un)Silent Film Night, in which Sixth Avenue. n Monday, October 2, 5:30-8 pm: A American society where books are out- HALLOWEEN

SCARY MOVIES Artistic face painting, old-time photo n Thursday October 5, 2pm: Scan- booth, dance, scavenger hunt with candy, ners A 1981 science fiction horror film dancing, magic show, ghost tunnel, live about people with unusual telepathic and performances and more on the High telekinetic powers being used for bad Line from 14th to 16th Street. Limited things. Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy capacity; RSVP as soon as possible at Street. Free. thehighline.org. n Thursday October 12, 2pm: The n Tuesday October 31, 3-6 pm: 27th Blob A 1958 science fiction horror film Annual Children’s Halloween Parade starring Steve McQueen at Hudson Park Gather at the fountain in Washington Library, 66 Leroy Street. Free. Square Park. Free trick-or-treat bags, n Thursday October 19, 2pm: Eyes performances, games, and rides will for Without a Face A 1960 horror film. the children after the parade on West French with English subtitles. Hudson 3rd Street between LaGuardia Place and Park Library, 66 Leroy Street. Free. Mercer Street. n Saturday October 21, 2pm: Edgar n Tuesday October 31, 7 pm: 44th Allan Poe: Buried Alive An exclusive Annual Village Halloween Parade screening of an American Masters film Hundreds of giant puppets, more than 50 telling the true story of the author. Hud- bands representing music from around the son Park Library, 66 Leroy Street. Free. sea, 260 West 23rd Street. For tickets The event will start with a parade at 10 world, dancers of all styles, and thousands n Thursday October 26, 2pm: Day and schedule of films and events, go to am from Abington Square. tBleecker of marchers in costumes of their own of the Dead A 1985 horror film about nychorrorfest.com. Playground, Bleecker and Bank Streets. creation. Parade starts North of Spring cannabalistic zombies, at Hudson Park n Friday October 27, 8 pm: NYU 01 Street and ends at 16th Street. To join the Library, 66 Leroy Street. Free. FESTIVALS AND MORE Halloween Program Spooky music at parade, you must be in costume, and line n Thursday October 26-Sunday Oc- n Sunday October 22, 10 am-4 pm: Frederick Loewe Theatre, 35 West 4th up at 6:30 pm at Sixth Avenue and Canal tober 29: New York City Horror Film Halloween Festival at Bleecker Street. Free. Street. join the parade, you must be in Festival Days of horror and science-fi Playground Kids come to this event n Saturday October 28, 11 am-3 costume, and line up at 6:30 pm at Sixth films will be screened at Cinepolis Chel- wearing the most imaginative costumes! pm: Haunted High Line Halloween Avenue and Canal Street. FPO www.westviewnews.org October 2017 WestView News 35 lawed and burned. Hudson Park Library, Philip Johnson, the curator of archi- ONGOING EVENTS 66 Leroy Street. tecture, introduced modern design to OF NOTE n Thursday October 26, 4:30 pm: North America. The exhibit includes n Second Sunday Every Month, Brave New World Aldous Huxley’s furniture, photographs, and more. Grey 6 pm: Community Table An interfaith book will be discussed at Jefferson Market Art Gallery, 100 Washington Square gathering to encourage conversation and Library, 425 Sixth Avenue. East. community relation building. St. John’s Through October 6: Teapot Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher Street. DANCE AND DANCING A national juried exhibition of ceramic n Tuesdays at 6 pm: Open Sewing n Monday October 9, 7:30 pm: NY interpretations of teapots at Greenwich Workshop Learn techniques and create Dance and Performance Awards— House Pottery, 16 Jones Street. your own projects.Additional fabrics on The Bessies The dance world honors Through October 18: Deepest hand. Jefferson Market Library, 425 Sixth outstanding dance in New York City. For Harmony The works of Brian Neish will Avenue. Registration required. a full list of this year’s nominated artists, be at Ivy Brown Gallery, 675 Hudson n Tuesdays, Dusk to 30 Minutes go to bessies.org. Skirball Center, 566 Street, 4th floor. Before Park Closes: Stargazing at the LaGuardia Place. October 19-November 17: Harnis- High Line Continues through October n Thursday October 26, 7:30 pm: chfeger, Casto, D’Orazio A pottery at the High Line sundeck at 14th Street. Ballet Collective 2017— Translation exhibit at Greenwich House Pottery, 16 n A PORTRAIT IN BRILLIANCEIt Wednesdays at 12 pm: Knitting Experimental ballet at Skirball Center, Jones Street. Annie Leibovitz will take part in a New Circle Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy 566 LaGuardia Place. Tickets $20-$99. Through December 2: The Oscar Wilde York Times Talk at the New School on Street. Temple Artists David McDermott and n October 26. Wednesdays at 4 pm: St. John’s VILLAGE HISTORY Peter McGough will unveil this public Choristers Free Musical Education n Saturday October 7, 11 am-1:30 pm: installation to honor one of the earliest fore- Training in music fundamentals and vocal and gentrification, infrastructural reuse, Native American History Walking Tour bears in the struggle for gay liberation. The technique for children 8 and up. As part of and the explosion of projects mimicking from the West to East Village Drawing Church of the Village, 201 West 13th Street the program, kids sing once a month at a the High Line in cities throughout the upon archaeology, linguistics, oral and writ- (at Seventh Avenue). Sunday Eucharist. St. John’s in The Village, world. 20 Cooper Square, 5th floor. Free. ten histories, this walk will link the legacy of Through October 20: The Way of the 224 Waverly Place. n Wednesday October 25, 7 pm: New the Lenape with Abraham Lincoln, modern Essential French minimalist furniture n First Wednesday of Every Month: York Times Times Talks with Annie luxury, and more. Free, but reservations design developed from the 1950’s to early Bailout Theater Free potluck-style Leibovitz Among other topics, Leibovitz required; go to gvshp.org to reserve. 1960’ at Demisch Danant Gallery, 30 meal served at 7:15pm, followed by a free will discuss her new book of portraits, n Sunday October 15, 1:30-4 pm: The West 12th Street. performance at Judson Memorial Church, Annie Leibovitz: Portraits 2005–2016. Village Past, Present, and Future Well- Through October 28: Compland Sadie 55 Washington Square South. The Auditorium, Alvin TJohnson/J.M. known Village experts startin conversations Barnette’s photography, installation and n Second Wednesday of Every Month: Kaplan Hall. Tickets $40. on an important historical, political, cultural, drawings on urban space at Fort Gan- Dead Darlings Writers’ favorite work is or personal topics, engaging attendees to sevoort, 5 Ninth Avenue, LEARNING often edited out or unpublished; a chance continue the discussion. There will be speak- to showcase that work at Judson Memorial n Friday October 6, 2pm: Excel ers at different times throughout the after- Church, 55 Washington Square South. Genius—Charts and Sparklines A noon. Jefferson Market Library, 425 Sixth n Thursdays: Jigsaw Puzzle Night Tech Connect Class at Hudson Park Avenue. Free, but for more information and Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street. Library, 66 Leroy Street. Free. to RSVP, go to nypl.org, Jefferson Market n Thursdays at 3:30 pm: Owls and n Monday October 16, 2pm: How to Library events. Otters Storytime A read-aloud and craft Start a Business A Small Business As- n Tuesday October 24, 6:30 pm: Pre- program for ages 5 and 6. sociation lecture at Hudson Park Library, serving Federal Houses A discussion of n Thursdays, 4-5 pm: Feldenkrais 66 Leroy Street. Free. this mission to preserve Federal Houses Classes Learn to improve your posture, n Friday October 20, 1pm: MS Excel will be held at Hudson Park Library, flexibility, and balance at Westbeth Com- 2010 for Beginners A Tech Connect 66 Leroy Street. Free, but reservations munity Room, 155 Bank Street. Wear Class at Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy required; go to gvshp.org to reserve, comfortable clothes. Drop-ins welcome; Street. Free. $5 per class. n Friday October 27, 1pm: Computer n Thursdays at 5 pm: Hudson Park TALKS Basics A Tech Connect class at Hudson n Thursday October 5, 8 pm: New Library Chess and Games Classic board Park Library, 66 Leroy Street. Free. York Times Talks with Anthony and strategy games. Hudson Park Library, Bourdain and Danny Bowien A discus- HEALTH AND WELLNESS 66 Leroy Street. Chess lessons for new sion of the serious issue of food waste, at COMING OUT OF THE SHADOWS learners also available. Hudson Park Library, n Mondays through Saturdays 12:15 John L. Tishman Auditorium, 63 Fifth Giovanni Battista Moroni is not a 66 Leroy Street. Free. to 12:50 p.m. Free Open Meditation at household name, but Robert Bunkin Avenue. Tickets $50. n First Saturday of Every Month, 2-3:30 Integral Yoga 227 West 13th Street. will discuss his masterpieces at West- n Wednesday October 11, 7 pm: A pm: Book Swap Bring books and/or art Arrive by 12:10. beth on October 11. Above: Portrait Rediscovered Renaissance Mas- you’re willing to trade with others to Jef- n Tuesdays at 1 pm through Decem- of Jacopo Foscarini. ter— Giovanni Battista Moroni Robert ferson Market Library, 425 Sixth Avenue. ber 20: Falun Dafa Exercise Class Snacks will be provided.n First Saturday Bunkin, an artist, curator and art histo- Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street. October 26-December 15: I Am I rian, will give a talk on the Renaissance The ceramic works of Jos Devriendt of Every Month, 4 pm: Book Swap artist at Westbeth Community Room,155 COMMUNITY MEETING will be at Demisch Danant Gallery, 30 Bring books and/or art you’re willing Bank Street. Free. n Wednesday October 25, 7:30 pm: West 12th Street. to trade with others to Hudson Park n Wednesday October 18, 6:30 pm: 6th Precinct Community Council Through December 3: Memory is a Library, 66 Leroy Street. New York Deco with Tony Robins A Meeting A dialogue between the 6th Tough Place Photographs and related discussion of the 20th century architec- Precinct and the community discussing works focusing on race and social justice. tural style. Free, but reservations re- issues facing the neighborhood. Our Lady Anna Maria and Stephen Keller Gallery, ••••••••••••••••Please contact quired; go to gvshp.org to reserve. of Pompeii, Father Demo Hall, Bleecker 2 West 13th Street. Stephanie Phelan at n Tuesday October 24, 6:30 pm: and Carmine Streets. All are welcome. Through December 13: A Working [email protected] if you After-Effects of the High Line A panel Model of the World The exhibition em- have any new events or discussion asking questions about the MUSEUMS, GALLERIES, phasizes ‘model’ as a verb, an activity that have further information on cultural, social, economic, and physical EXHIBITS unifies all human beings – from children transformations that surround the High Through December 9: Partners in rolling dough to ecologists predicting ris- something I’ve listed here or Line and similar projects. Key themes will Design—Barr and Johnson ing sea-levels. Anna Maria and Stephen on westvillageword.com. ••••••••••• be the relationship between parks creation Alfred Barr,MoMA’s first director, and Kellen Gallery, 2 West 13th Street. •••••••••••••••• ••••••••••• Modernism lives in Tribeca.

A collaboration of design visionaries. KPF. David Rockwell. David Mann. Edmund Hollander.