www.WintersEve.org Lincoln Square! festival, righthere in NYC’s largest holiday November 26 Monday, Lincoln Square Winter’s Eve at SAVE THEDATE LincolnSquareBID.org , NY10023 1841 Broadway, Suite1112 Management Association,Inc. The LincolnSquare District Permit Number3536 FIRST CLASS US POSTAGE New York,NY PAID FALL 2007 Board of Directors Andrew Albert West Side Chamber of Commerce Robert Battista Gracious Home Georgette F. Bennett Milstein Properties Brian Byrne Fordham University John M. Colligan American Bible Society Abigail Black Elbaum Ogden CAP Properties, LLC David Froelke The Related Companies Gary Jacob Glenwood Management Corp. Anna Hayes Levin Community Board 4 Craig Mooney Millennium Partners If you thought Autumn Michael O’Neal O’Neals’ wasw hot, phew! Wait ‘til Ethel Patterson Residential Tenant MoMonday,n November 26 for Andrew Pucher The Walt Disney Company tthehe bbestest holiday celebration in Heather Shaw Time Warner NNew YYorkk CCity:it WWinter’s Eve at Lincoln Jennifer Stark Barnes & Noble Square. We’ve planned enough seasonal spectacles, delicious delights, Rudolf Tauscher Mandarin Oriental, New York and seductive shopping to melt Frosty the Snowman! It’s THE place Melissa Thornton Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to be for New Yorkers, Upper West Siders, visitors from all over the Patricia Williams JP Morgan Chase Bank country and around the world, for families and singles, for seniors and William Zeckendorf Zeckendorf Development, LLC 20-somethings – it’s defi nitely not square to be there! George Zeppenfeldt-Cestero Community Board 7 Hon. Michael R. Bloomberg You’d stand on line to buy tickets for our line-up of terrifi c performers, but on Winter’s Eve, Mayor of the City of New York it’s all free, including a special performance by the legendary and soulful Richie Havens. Hon. Gale A. Brewer Council Plus come see and hear ’ Hot 8 , Big Apple Circus performers, Hon. Scott Stringer Ivan Milev, KiDROCKERS, The Approaching Storm, Grupo los Santos, Drum Café, Borough President Hungry March Band, at Lincoln Center, and many others. Hon. William C. Thompson, Jr. New York City Comptroller No one goes hungry on Winter’s Eve: more than 20 neighborhood restaurants and eateries

The Lincoln Square Business Improvement 2007 FALL will tickle your taste buds, at nominal cost, with food, drink, soups, and desserts. Some District (LSBID) is a not-for-profi t tax-exempt organization formed in 1997 by property owners, of the city’s best eateries have joined the party including Asiate, Café des Artistes, Por- businesses, and others with a stake in our Upper ter House New York, Landmarc, Bar Masa, Bouchon Bakery, Café Gray, Dizzy’s Club West Side community. We provide supplemental security, sanitation and beautifi cation services Coca-Cola and Great Performances, Gabriel’s Bar and Restaurant, Rosa Mexicano, seven days a week, develop and manage a wide Fiorello’s, Josephina, Le Pain Quotidien, O’Neals’, Compass, Sushi a-go-go, Tavern variety of programs and projects to improve and promote the area, and coordinate our efforts with on the Green, P.J. Clarke’s, Siam Inn, Soutine Bakery, Sapphire Indian Cuisine, Fran- appropriate City agencies. The Lincoln Square BID’s efforts are supported by an assessment on cesco’s Pizzeria & Restaurant, Nanoosh, Europan Bakery Café, and Starbucks. Also, property owners in the district. check out the in-store demos and deals galore all over the district. And, if you need to rest Staff: Monica Blum, President; Richard Juliano, those tired legs, hop on the Winter’s Eve trolley, courtesy of the Parks Department, and ride Vice President of Operations; Ralph Memoli, Vice President of Marketing and Special Proj- up and down Broadway, from Time Warner Center to 68th Street. ects; Rebecca Gerber, Offi ce Manager and Pro- gram Assistant; Churaman, Supervisor of Field For details on performance times and locations, food venues, and everything you need to Operations; Opening Doors and Building Bridges Youth Development & After School Program know for the best night of the year, visit www.WintersEve.org or call 212.581.7762. (212.501.1200): Shonda Streete, Director; Susan Bobb, Program Coordinator; Alena Williams, Administrative Assistant. official sponsors: The Lincoln Square newsletter is a publication of the Lincoln Square BID. Design: Curio Design; Text: Erika Rosenfeld; Winter’s Eve Illustration: Dave Calver / Morgan Gaynin, Inc.; Photo Cred- its: Ben Asen and Ken Levinson. The Lincoln Square newsletter is published three times a year by the: Lincoln Square District Management Association, Inc. 1841 Broadway, Suite 1112, New York, NY 10023 / T 212.581.3774 / F 212.581.3563 presented by: media sponsors: [email protected] / www.lincolnbid.org Vol. 10 | No. 3 LINCOLN SQUARE OPENING EVEN MORE DOORS Opening Doors and Building Bridges, our program at Martin Luther King Jr. High School Campus, keeps growing by leaps and bounds. We’re de- lighted to announce a new grant, from Supportive Children’s Advocacy Network (SCAN), for ODBB’s participation in the Anti-Gang Violence Youth Initiative. The grant will enable us to create a specialized program of train- ing and internships for 50 students in skills such as resumé writing, inter- You Asked, Th ey Listened view etiquette, time management, job research, and communication, and

Café Gray is serving lunch again! Chef/Owner to bring in experts to enforce positive behaviors as an alternative to gang participation. Our thanks to Council Member Gale Brewer, who was instru- Gray Kunz is offering an all-new menu, served mental in opening this door. from noon to 2:15pm Tuesday through Satur- day, designed to give guests exactly what they want, from soups and salads to light WHAT’S IN YOUR TRASH? main courses to extravagant desserts. And In August, the City Council passed a bill making it more costly than ever to dump household or commercial garbage in street-corner litter baskets. no one will rush you out the door: “Lunch can Now fi rst-time offenders will be fi ned up to $300, and the penalties rise for be the most relaxing, rewarding meal,” says each additional violation. It’s a bigger deal than you might think: the Sani-

BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS Kunz. Café Gray is located on the third fl oor tation Department says that 20 percent of the trash in public litter baskets of Time Warner Center. For reservations, visit is from businesses and residents. No wonder those baskets are over-fl ow- www.cafegray.com or call 212.823.6338. ing! So hire a carting company for your business trash and toss that junk mail in your building’s recycling bin—you’ll not only avoid those fi nes, you’ll help keep our district cleaner! Lincoln Square WESTY AWARDS Veterinary Hospital No, that’s not West Highland Terriers—it’s West Side Spirit Thanks You! And among those thanked at the Seventh Annual Westy Awards was Dr. Richard Fried, the medical director and LSBID President Monica Blum – one of three honorees for community owner of Lincoln Square Veterinary Hospital building joining Ethel Sheffer and Sheldon Fine. Other honorees (located at 140 West 67th Street) and a Westy included Lincoln Square neighbors Peter Gelb, Kelly Ripa, Heather Award winner, has been serving the Upper Shaw, Dr. Richard H. Fried, Jenneth Webster, Lydia Kontos, and Jeff West Side for over 18 years. Dr. Fried’s com- Blau. “I’m very proud to be included in such a terrifi c group of West mitment to client relationships and the Siders,” Blum said. highest level of companion animal care con- tinues to attract patients from all over the city. Dr. Fried and team also work closely with The Artemis Project, an animal welfare organiza- tion based in the neighborhood, to provide This fall, the LSBID medical care for many of the homeless and installed fi ve additional disadvantaged cats and dogs in our city. They have helped place hundreds of abandoned colorful planters dogs and cats into loving, caring homes. at Dante Park and For more information or to adopt a pet, please Richard Tucker Square. call 212.712.9600 or visit www.lsvets.com. THE BID IS BUSTLING!

Welcome New Businesses Swarovski just south of its present location. Th ey expect to Time Warner Center • 212.823.9890 open in time for the 2008 High Holy Days. And Everyone wants to be in Lincoln Square! And why www.swarovski.com the Museum of Arts & Design at Two Columbus not? Opportunity doesn’t even have to knock: our Circle is getting ready for its 2008 opening. doors are wide open! From miniature treasures to jewelry and accessories, the new Swarovski store in Time Warner Center will Lincoln Center’s rejuvenation and reconfi guration add a sparkle to your holiday shopping. is racing along toward its full realization in time BAR BOULUD* for the 2009-2010 50th anniversary. Work began 1900 Broadway • 212.595.0303 Wolford* this past fall on the Promenade Project, reshaping www.danielnyc.com Time Warner Center • 212.823.6300 the primary entrance along Columbus Avenue Daniel Boulud’s new wine bar will off er not only www.wolford.com from 62nd to 65th Streets. In two years, you won’t the great wines of the Rhône Valley and Burgundy Austria-based Wolford is world-renowned for its recognize the Lincoln Center campus! We’re and their foreign “cousins,” but a full contemporary luxury women’s ready-to-wear, lingerie, bodywear, pleased that Lincoln Center is also undertaking French bistro menu including pre- and after-theater and legwear. the complete transformation of the Harmony dining, accommodations for private parties, and Atrium into a vibrant public gathering space, with opening soon weekend brunch. * information and ticketing for all the performing arts organizations and free performances and Movies, Films, Cinema public events. Lincoln Square is home to more than 20 movie Th e reconstruction of the Columbus Circle subway screens and something to suit every taste, from station is a work in progress—and it’s making classics and art fi lms to the latest block-buster. great progress. Th e Trump Entrance will open in Ask movie buff s, cinema enthusiasts, amateur fi lm mid-November while the entire project will be critics where to go, and they’ll all say the same completed by the fall of 2008. thing: Lincoln Square, of course! For those looking to take in the latest hit, AMC Loews Lincoln Square and Clearview’s 62nd & Broadway are the Getting Better All the Time places to go. Lincoln Plaza Cinema is home to the greatest of the great: classics by the likes of Fellini, Lincoln Square’s street and sidewalk cleanliness BAR BOULUD Rohmer, Godard, and Woody Allen. But they’re rating from the Mayor’s Offi ce of Operations for especially proud—and rightly so—of presenting the fi rst quarter of FY ’08 was 100%! Best Buy exciting new discoveries and giving them a long Kudos to Nevada Towers! Th ey’ve installed a 1880 Broadway • 212.246.9734 running, so they can be seen and appreciated. Few beautiful new sidewalk along the property between www.bestbuy.com organizations can match the magnetism of the Film Broadway and Amsterdam and 69th and 70th Just in time for holiday shopping, Best Buy has opened Society of Lincoln Center, whose annual audience Streets. No tripping on that light fantastic! in one of the neighborhood’s newest spaces. Th ey’re is more than 200,000 fi lm fans and fi lmmakers! featuring a new line of Liz Claiborne accessories— Th e Film Society presents premiers of new works by Business is booming for Ann Taylor: the long-time cases for your iPod, Blackberry, laptop, and more; an international roster of established and emerging fi xture at 2017 Broadway has expanded into two the Geek Squad; and the entire fi rst fl oor is a directors, major retrospectives, and symposia. But recently vacated adjacent spaces and now carries showcase for what’s available in this fl agship store. it is probably best known for its two high-profi le petites. Time for a new winter wardrobe! international festivals: the New York Film Festival Brooks Brothers* and New Directors/New Films, celebrating new Pottery Barn, at 1965 Broadway, reopened in the 1930 Broadway • 800.274.1815 artists. For more information: fall after a complete renovation. If you haven’t www.brooksbrothers.com checked it out yet, you won’t believe your eyes! AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 with IMAX Th e country’s oldest clothing retailer comes to To show support of our eff orts and to celebrate its 1998 Broadway • 212.336.5020 Lincoln Square, bringing its classic style to our reopening, Pottery Barn executives presented the www.amctheatres.com contemporary district. LSBID with a generous contribution for the Clearview’s 62nd & Broadway beautifi cation of Lincoln Square. Cl˘o* 1871 Broadway • 212.265.7655 Time Warner Center • 212.823.6300 www.clearviewcinemas.com www.clowines.com Lincoln Plaza Cinemas Th is new wine bar on the fourth fl oor of Time 1886 Broadway • 212.757.2280 / 212.757.0359 Warner Center will surely complement Time Warner www.lincolnplazacinema.com Center’s Restaurant & Bar collection. Walter Reade Theater/ Hands On! New York Film Society • 189 Amsterdam Avenue 212.724.3124 165 West 65th Street • 212.875.5600 www.handson4music.com www.fi lmlinc.com Th is children’s music program, introducing infants, toddlers, and pre-schoolers to folk tunes, lullabies, nursery rhymes, and classical music, could be the Scaff olding Goes Up, Vicki McWilliams, SVP of Stores, Williams-Sonoma Inc.; Howard Lester, Chairman, fi rst step toward Lincoln Center for its students! Williams-Sonoma Inc.; Monica Blum, President, LSBID; Ralph Memoli, VP Marketing, Digging Goes Down LSBID; Laura Alber, President, Williams-Sonoma Inc. Nanoosh Lincoln Square is a hotbed of improvements and 2012 Broadway • 212.362.7922 new construction these days. Th e Kaufman Center Welcome back, Empire Hotel! After a three year www.nanoosh.com is almost fi nished with the beautiful transformation absence, and a top-to-bottom transformation, it A Mediterranean hummus bar, Nanoosh has more of its Goodman House, whose façade and entrance has more than 400 guest rooms, a roof-top lounge, varieties and wraps than you can count, plus salads, have been redesigned by the renowned architect a pool deck and an ambience that marries the organic coff ee and tea, and dessert. Robert A.M. Stern. Lincoln Square Synagogue began classic with the edgy. construction this past summer on its new building,