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Open Restaurants: Assault on Quality of Life in March 2020, All That Changed with by Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP the COVID Pandemic The Voice of the West Village WestView News VOLUME 17, NUMBER 8 AUGUST 2021 $2.00 Open Restaurants: Assault on Quality of Life In March 2020, all that changed with By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP the COVID pandemic. To provide some Once upon a time, city residents worked measure of street life after businesses were with their city government to protect the required to close, outdoor services were al- quality of life for all: noise ordinances were lowed on an emergency basis. This was a developed to limit the volume and hours life-line for some businesses, but not enough of loud crowds, loud music, and loud work for many others, as customers stayed home sites; restaurants were required to limit or moved to more rural areas. What oc- sound pollution with closed windows and curred during these past 15 months was dif- doors if there was inside music; sidewalks ficult for all, on various levels. were required to be swept or washed regu- To make room for “social distancing,” larly, and curbsides got regular twice-week- sidewalks, plazas, and entire streets were ly street-cleaning with machines that scrub blocked off for seating and limited traffic. gutters; sidewalks were generally reserved Parking spaces were turned over to nearby for pedestrians, with more accommoda- hospitality businesses for their private use tions for people with disabilities. Where with structures, previously illegal, built on sidewalk cafes were possible, community public property. Now, vermin and refuse boards like ours (CB2) followed careful AT ONE OF THE FIRST IN-PERSON MEETINGS OF COMMUNITY BOARD 2 (CB2) in July, find hiding spots under and around these guidelines to preserve the pedestrian right- Village residents came out in droves to provide their testimonies and hear the DCP and structures, as no street cleaning can occur. of-way, prohibit piped music, and require DOT present the city-proposed zoning changes and rule changes for restaurants and All the loud activity once confined to in- that furniture be cleared off the sidewalk bars. City reps didn’t seem to know how bad circumstances have become for residents. teriors, including loud music, though still nightly for cleaning. Photo: Brian J Pape, AIA. continued on page 6 Homeless Encampments By Alan Cohen Street, I was struck by not only the pres- ence of homeless people begging for (or Greenwich Village is experiencing an explo- sometimes demanding) money, but also sion of homelessness and homeless encamp- by a number of encampments of homeless ments that surpasses anything longtime res- people, complete with beds, other furniture, idents can recall. It is part of the chaos that and dirty laundry spread out on the side- has descended on this neighborhood, which walk, making it dicey to navigate through includes stabbings, muggings, a shooting, or past them. One man had his pants down and closed streets that house nightly par- around his ankles while he was defecating ties which cause strewn garbage. Residents on the sidewalk. There were people shoot- face difficulties when trying to navigate into ing up what I assume to be heroin. These their buildings past the drunken partiers. encampments were on both sides of the Restaurant sheds block traffic, sanitation street of both blocks where I was walking. and emergency vehicles, and have caused an I called the Sixth Police Precinct to report exploding rat population. These and other the situation and was told that there was grievances are signs of what the sociologist nothing the police were empowered (i.e. al- Robert Merton referred to as “anomie” or lowed) to do: I should call 311. When I did chaotic normlessness. that I was told I should call the police pre- But this article will focus on the home- cinct. I explained my conversation with the less and their encampments. police, and filed a report. Soon after receiv- Two days ago, while walking on Sixth A HOMELESS PERSON either passed out or sleeping (left), and belongings strewn on the ing notification that the report was officially Avenue from Washington Place to Eighth sidewalk (right). Photos by Alan Cohen. continued on page 31 W. 4th Courts Digital Revolution O’ New Jersey WestView contributors Robert A reader recounts his mission A list of the most disruptive Heide and John Gilman take us on to play in a full court game at offenses caused by the a summer tour of the Jersey shore. the West 4th Street courts. digital revolution. SEE PAGE 30 SEE PAGE 2 SEE PAGE 29 2 WestView News August 2021 www.westviewnews.org WestView WestViews Published by WestView, Inc. by and for the residents of the West Village. Correspondence, Commentary, Corrections Publisher / Executive Editor George Capsis Managing Editor / Art Director Kim Plosia Advertising Manager Dana Costantino Advertising Designer Stephanie Phelan Traffic Manager Liza Whiting Photo Editor Darielle Smolian Photographers Maggie Berkvist, Chris Manis, Bob Cooley Associate Editors Justin Matthews, Anne Olshansky Comptroller Jolanta Meckauskaite Architecture Editor Brian Pape Business Editor Caroline Benveniste Fashion Director Karilyn Prisco Music and Eldercare Editor Hannah Reimann Science and LGBTQ Editor Kambiz Shekdar, PhD Regular Contributors J. Taylor Basker, Barry Benepe, Caroline Benveniste, Mark. M. Green, SPECTATORS LINE THE FENCES EVERY DAY and weekends to watch both pick-up games, and tournaments played in “The Cage” as the Robert Heide, Anastasia Kaliabakos, historic West 4th Street Courts are affectionally known. Pictured: Members of the Faith All Stars (in red) and the Brooklyn Stompers play Bob Kroll, Thomas Lamia, during the Kenny Graham’s West 4th Street Pro-Classic Tournament. Photo by Bob Cooley. Kieran Loughney, Keith Michael, Michael D. Minichiello, Penny Mintz, My Day Playing on the West Brian J. Pape, Anthony Paradiso, a coupon to get two Big Macs for the price had gathered outside the fence to watch the Roger Paradiso, Bruce Poli, 4th St. Basketball Court of one, but I had not attempted to get into a action. We lost game three but I had done Alec Pruchnicki, Roberta Russell, Christina Raccuia, Hannah Reimann, Karen Rempel, Dear Westview News Editor, game at those courts. As the July WestView what had I set out to do which was to play Catherine Revland, Ede Rothaus, I was happy to read about the West 4th article explained, by this time the courts in a full court game at the West 4th Street Donna Schaper, Stanley Wlodyka Street basketball court in the July issue. The were occupied continuously by high-caliber court (I actually played in three games and We endeavor to publish all letters received, editor of WestView News told me many years basketball players who were well into their won two of them). including those with which we disagree. ago about the history of those courts. They twenties. One year later, the day after I got —Danny White (Doric Capsis) The opinions put forth by contributors were put there by local politician Carmine back to NYC in May of 1981 after complet- to WestView do not necessarily reflect the DeSapio to provide recreation for the youth ing my freshman year at Tulane University, views of the publisher or editor. of the neighborhood, who at the time of I decided I was strong enough physically The Pandemic is Not Over WestView welcomes your correspondence, their installation were mostly of Italian de- and skill wise to get into a game at West 4th comments, and corrections: scent. Interestingly that is how basketball Street. I was now a physically fit and pow- I just listened to Michael Moore’s latest www.westviewnews.org was born circa 1880s in the USA back in erful 6’0 210 lb eighteen year old. It was a podcast, in which he discussed the dire Contact Us Springfield, Massachusetts by Dr. Nai- Tuesday and I figured if I got to the courts threat of the Delta variant of COVID-19, (212) 924-5718 smith. The youth of that area had been in before 10:30AM, it wouldn’t be that crowd- which is wreaking havoc among unvacci- [email protected] the habit of rough indoor play during the ed and my chances of getting into a game nated people; in fact, the existence of large winter months in their YMCA. Dr. Nai- would be good. When I arrived, a five on numbers of unvaccinated people is what smith invented the game to provide a rigor- five game was going on and two sets of five encourages the development of variant ous indoor activity that had rules and would man teams were waiting to play the win- mutations in the first place. The stats are replace the dangerous rough housing by the ner of that game and then the game after alarming; we are heading to a crisis again. youth of his day. Basketball took off and be- that. Games lasted about 20-25 minutes. I Simply put, anti-vaxxers are actively came popular all over the country especially claimed “next” after those two games. I was spreading misinformation on vaccines, and in cities. Like most city kids, I grew up play- wearing my Dallas Cowboys #11 jersey, this misinformation is killing people. Get ing basketball before any other sport and which was for the then current quarter- vaccinated and wear a mask. The pandemic is playing it as often as I could. Eventually I back Danny White. Other players arrived not over. Death rates are rising again. Protect would go on to become a starter on my high and I told them I needed four more players. yourself and others by getting both shots, and school basketball team, which reached the My teammates naturally called me Danny wear a mask.
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