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Westviewfeb08 Page1 WestViewThe New Voice of the West Village VOLUME 4, NUMBER 5 MAY 2008 $1.00 School Overcrowding Captain Caroli in Greenwich Village Takes Command By Ann Kjellberg New 6th Precinct Commander Enforces Surely you’ve noticed them. The No Parking for Cops strollers crowding Village side- walks, the playgrounds loaded with By George Capsis, Publisher again by writing first to the police kids on warm Saturday afternoons, commissioner and then to the the proliferation of shops dedicated In September 2005, I was stand- Manhattan commissioner of the to baby couture and elegant ing on the corner of Bleecker and Department of Transportation, European toys. Manhattan is in Charles Streets when an on-call requesting that the DOT build out the midst of a baby boom. hook-and-ladder fire truck tried the sidewalk to prevent illegal To a certain extent, it was predict- to make a turn from Bleecker into parking. I got—pretty much— ed. The Grier Partnership Charles. The truck was stopped in nowhere. Enrollment Projections, commis- its tracks by a police car illegally Then last week, I came upon sioned by the New York City parked in the “no standing” zone not one but two wooden barriers Department of Education (DOE), on the corner. We got a picture. on the very corners in question, concluded in 2005 that School For two years, I have been trying but with something new—a sign District 2, which covers the Upper to prevent this from happening continued on page 15 East Side, Midtown, Chelsea, TEACHER’S LOUNGE AND A LOCKER ROOM have been lost to overcrowding Greenwich Village, Tribeca, the at P.S.41, which is currently operating at 112% capacity as the Village experiences Financial District and Chinatown, a baby boom. would see public school enrollment say that they underestimated enroll- and full report are available at: increases of 24.7 percent between ment growth from new develop- http://mbpo.org/newsroom_details 2004 and 2014 (their more recent ment in District 2 by 3,381 seats (it .asp?id=1163.) The report identifies projections, for 2005–2015, are is not clear whether this figure four neighborhoods—downtown, somewhat lower). But these projec- applies to the last five or ten years). the Upper East Side, Greenwich tions were based on demographic On April 14, the Manhattan Village/SoHo and Flatiron/ data alone—analysis of who was Borough President’s office issued a Madison Square—that are at espe- having babies and how many, and report establishing that 40,000 new cially high risk of neighborhood- who was staying in the city and who apartments were approved for con- wide school overcrowding. The city was leaving. They did not take struction in Manhattan in the last approved enough new residential account of the new buildings eight years, but the Department of buildings to add up to 2,300 new ILLEGALLY PARKED POLICE CAR BLOCKS ON-CALL FIRE ENGINE sprouting like mushrooms in many Education is woefully behind in students in K-8 schools in these In September 2005, WestView captured this photo of a hook-and-ladder trying parts of the newly prosperous island. creating seats for the children of neighborhoods, while increasing unsuccessfully to make the turn onto Charles Street at Bleecker Street. The new Representatives of the DOE now those residents. (The press release continued on page 16 6th Precinct commander has acted to end this abuse. former chief of staff that the her projected mayoral candidacy. Speaker Quinn Chided by Councilmembers authorities’ intention is to loosen If she cannot oversee a $55 million his tongue with regard to his for- City Council budget, people will for Leading Sheep to the Slaughter mer employer. say, how can she handle the $61 Thursday, April 17: The indict- billion that New York City spends By Henry J. Stern and fund transfers from those inside pages to the scandal on ment was amply covered in the annually? She could have a shot at accounts to organizations whose April 17. local papers. Manhattan Borough President if April 18, 2008 officers stole the city money they Wednesday, April 16: U.S. Friday, April 18: The most Scott Stringer runs for Public I report on the past four days’ received. It may be slow going to Attorney Michael Garcia important development reported Advocate, provided that she has events in the burgeoning scandal read, but it adds up to a situation announced the indictment of two today was that Speaker Christine not committed any wrongdoing involving City Council budget that requires prompt correction. City Council staffers for embez- Quinn was making the rounds of such as perjury or obstruction of lines allocated to fictitious entities, Tuesday, April 15: Tax Day was zlement. They worked for a Council offices, expressing regret justice. day 13 since the scandal became Brooklyn member, Kendall for her proposal that would give The problem with these investi- public via an intentional leak to Stewart, who is a podiatrist and a the right to allocate discretionary gations is that even if you did not Frankie Edozion of the New York landlord. The aides, including for- funds to the mayor. Not even the steal one cent, if you answered ques- Post, which broke the story on mer chief of staff Asquith Reid, Pope’s visit has driven this story tions differently at different times, page one under the headline “City allegedly stole $145,000 and spent out of the newspapers. It will, or failed to report what you knew to Haul: Quinn Crew Probed Over $21,000 on Stewart’s political however, run its course unless the authorities, you may be pursued Hidden $$$.” The New York City needs, so the councilman’s denial something either happens or is for perjury or obstruction of justice. tabloids, however, are not to be of any knowledge of the crime discovered. It is hard to remember exactly what outdone. The Daily News used rings exceedingly hollow. We The result of this uproar is that one said months ago, especially if “Slush Puppies” on page one the assume from the threatened 80- Christine Quinn will have an you can no longer rely on staff to same day. Each paper devoted two year sentence for the 64-year-old enormous handicap if she pursues continued on page 18 2 WestView May 2008 WestView Neighborhood Communities Come Written by the residents of the West Village Together to Help Support Parks Published by WestView Inc. port projects that aim to have significant, long- Publisher By Dennis Kuhn Successful grant applications can improve a term impact on street tree stewardship. George Capsis group’s ability to care for their park, put on pro- Workshop sessions will include such topics as Editor-in-Chief All over the city, parks provide natural greenery grams and events, or expand collaborations with caring for trees, raising visibility and partnering Jessica Williams for urban residents. To support community other neighborhood groups. Past funded proj- effectively in a community, building relation- Business Editor involvement in neighborhood parks, ects have included a newsletters, bulletin boards, ships with school and civic groups, and many Barbara Chacour Partnerships for Parks, a joint program of the and outreach brochures. more. Applications for Partnerships Academy: Poetry Editor New York City Department of Parks & Starting this September, a free one-year pro- Street Trees are due on June 15. W.J. Davidson Recreation and the City Parks Foundation, gram called Partnerships Academy: Street Trees For more information on Partnerships for Political Editor offers Capacity Fund grants to local parks will help those residents and street tree stewards Parks, the Capacity Fund, and Partnerships Aubrey Lees groups. Grants range from $250 to $5,000. who are interested in caring for the many street Academy: Street Trees please visit www.partner- Contributor The grants help strengthen neighborhood trees throughout the city. Through group work- ships forparks.org. I Joan McAllister park groups. Deadlines to apply for these grants shops, small grants, training, and networking, Editorial Services are February 1, June 1, and October 1. participants will gain the necessary tools to sup- Barbara Hults Creative Director Stephanie Phelan Photographers George Goss, Letters to WestView R. Umar Abbasi Dear Publisher: years with either inconsistent results "Weekend Warriors" on bicycles, stated that many private schools IT Manager or no response/action whatsoever. this is not something that any pro- would be interested in "renting" the R. Umar Abbasi I've been a loyal reader ever since I Any visibility you and posal can, in fact, include. It is spaces, something the P40P group The opinions put forth moved to the West Village many WestView can give this ongoing entirely the responsibility of the seems to support strongly. What by the contributors to years ago. issue would be sincerely appreciat- Department of Transportation to will be left for the common use or WestView do not necessarily It’s spring again, and although ed by me and my neighbors. decide and implement, so depict- for open space? Are we going to reflect the views of the publisher and editor this time of the year is when we are ing it misrepresents the facts. have another Chelsea Piers? There supposed to enjoy the West Village Regards, Second, I do not believe that the seems to be a lot of information the most, for some of us in the Far Eric on Charles Street Camp Group has sufficiently that we have not been given per- WestView welcomes your West Village, it means more pros- addressed the question of how taining to the use, time and cost of letters and comments. Please send them to: titution, drug dealing and sleepless much they are proposing to charge the courts, pools, playgrounds, etc.
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