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Governor leaves an opening INSIDE . . . TO STOP USE OF MARX BROTHERS CHN SPRING BENEFIT 2017: PLAYGROUND FOR DEVELOPMENT ANOTHER FABULOUS FABBRI FEST Pages 17-19 t a rally in front of the New York City office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo SECOND GENERATION on October 23, CHN was joined by representatives from a coalition of civic CARNEGIE HILL DWELLERS organizations, including the Trust for Public Land, Municipal Art Society, Page 14 ANew Yorkers for Parks, NYC Park Advocates, the Historic Districts Council, MORE LANDMARK ISSUES Friends of the Upper East Side, the New York Landmarks Conservancy, Landmarks Page 22 West, and Alliance for a Human Scale City. The group urged the governor to veto the bill that would de-map (or alienate) as parkland the Marx Brothers Playground at ANDY WARHOL lived/worked/prayed in Carnegie 96th Street and Second Avenue and thus allow it to be used for development, i.e., permit Hill Page 34 the use of its newly acquired air rights to enable the construction of a planned 700-foot tower on the block. Continued on page 32

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FAnLeL w20s 17 FALL- WINTER 3 Fall – Winter Calendar EVENTS 4 CHN UpFront CHN Activities and Updates List of Advertisers 6 Major Contributors

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by Susan Gottridge N A Z U 13 Carnegie Hill Profile: S Louise Penny 70 th ANNUAL MEMORIAL HOLIDAY TREE IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH by Suzanne Wiedel-Pace LIGHTING AND CAROLS Lexington Avenue at 88th Street The Brick Presbyterian Church 212-289-8128 immanuelnyc.org 14 Carnegie Hill is Home Second Generation i n CH Park Avenue at 91st Street Baldwin Festival Chorus of New York by Jennifer Huntley 212-289-4400 brickchurch.org Doug Sheldon, conductor. Sunday, December 3, 6:30 p.m. Annual Christmas Concert 16 Halloween Spooktacular Works by J.S. Bach, Giuseppe Verdi, 17 Spring Benefit Thank Yous CONVENT OF THE SACRED HEART Hubert Parry, William Henry Harris, 1 East 91st Street 212-722-4745 Martin Sedek, R. Vaughn Williams, 18 Spring Benefit 2017 Thanksgiving Pie Sale Dieterich Buxtehude, Donald Fraser. Photos by Kevin Lawler Tuesday, November 21, school hours. Friday, December 1, 8:00 p.m. 20 Environmental News Christmas Tree and Wreath Sale What is the Farm Bill? Proceeds preserve the school’s landmark JEWISH MUSEUM by Bonnie Lane Webber buildings. Trees delivered. Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street 22 Landmark Land November 28 - December 21. 212-423-3200 thejewishmuseum.org by Lo van der Valk Family Day Art, music, and more. 24 Safe Neighborhood HOUSE OF THE REDEEMER Build a sculptural Hanukkah menorah, dance by B.A. Conlin 7 East 95th Street 212-369-0399, ext. 11 to tunes of Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights, houseoftheredeemer.org watch a Hanukkah story come to life through Neighborhood News 27 Annual Holiday Party a drawing, and more. Ages 3 and up. Shops Commit to ‘Hood Anthony Newfield, Broadway performer and Sunday, December 10, noon - 4:00 p.m. by Li Wen, Interfaith/Inter - director of I Fabbristi Players, gives a reading Family Concert Mr. G’s music spans genres face by Bo Niles, Carnegie of A Christmas Carol followed by reception. from bluegrass to bossa nova, funk to folk Hill Village by Gilda Wray December 11, 6:30 p.m. Suggested donation $20. with new twists on Hanukkah songs. Sunday, 28 Neighborhood Authors A Celebration of Piano Music December 17, 11:30 a.m. by Lenny Golay Reed Tezloff celebrates the 100th anniversary 30 Shop Talk of the Fabbri House. Thursday, January 18, EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO by Samantha Fremont-Smith 7:00 p.m. Wine/cheese reception. Tickets $30. Fifth Avenue at 104th Street 212-260-7144 elmuseo.org 32 CHN Gift Mart DILLER-QUAILE SCHOOL OF MUSIC The museum will be closed for renovation 33 Tree & Park Care 24 East 95th Street 212-369-1484, ext. 29 until summer 2018. Seabury Playground diller-quaile.org Group Faculty Concert by Julia Bradford Friday, December 1, 7:00 p.m. 34 Timeline: Andy Warhol by Garrett Glaser CARNEGIE HILL NEIGHBORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Suzie Aijala • Irene E. Aldridge • Heather Brandes • Mark Brookes • Barbara Calabrese 36 CHN Membership Form Barbara Coffey * • Dixie De Luca • Samantha Fremont-Smith* • Mark L. Goldsmith * Susan Gottridge * • Anne Haubenstricker • Julie Herzig • Ivans Hrazdira • Jurate Kazickas Editor-in-Chief: Barbara Coffey Linda Kurtz • Virginia B. Pitman • Molly Rand • April Shelton • David J. Stoll* • George Stonbely* Editors: Samantha Fremont-Smith, Lo van der Valk * • Gregory Warner • Bonnie Lane Webber * Executive Committee Lenny Golay, Ann Levin, EMERITUS: David C. Balderston • Cynthia MacGrath • Ronald Spencer Bo Niles, Shari Thompson Art Director: Cynthia MacGrath CARNEGIE HILL NEIGHBORS IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD , LANDSCAPING THE MALLS , Ad Production: Alexa Williams ENHANCING STREETSCAPES , CARING FOR TREES , NETWORKING WITH BUILDINGS , AND PROVIDING SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDANCE .

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CHN UPFRONT

PARK AVENUE MALLS REPLACING TAXUS YEW HEDGES

he gorgeous tulips and Dragon Wing begonias that color the Park Avenue Malls are so eye-catching, you might not Tnotice the Taxus yew hedges that border the middle of the medians, many a spindly three decades old. In spring 2016, the hedge at the north side of 86th Street was replaced, but work on the other malls was suspended until funds could be raised. Now, thanks to a very generous donor, who prefers to be anonymous, new Taxus Hatfield hedges were planted on two medians this

E fall and planting will continue throughout C PARK AVENUE APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND FRIENDS SUPPORTING THE MALLS A P -

L 1040 1075 1112 1160 1215 49 East 86th St. The Brick Presbyterian Church Carnegie Hill over the next three years. E

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N 1060 1105 1133 1185 130 East 94th St. International School A for their contributions that make the plantings Z

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CHN SUMMER INTERNS his summer, CHN cut a new facet into the gem of the organi zation’s Tinternship program with a series of fine art, film, and photography CHN SHARES BLOCK IMPROVEMENTS

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has had a positive A B knock-on effect. More attention is being p aid to our street trees, tree beds, and tree guards. From a real estate market point of view, a Our film crew consisted of high school sophomore Henry Stern desirable streetscape is and recent graduate of NYU Film School Jackie Monoson. The pair considered an amenity. collaborated on their conception of Carnegie Hill with a short film, Many nonprofits and n eighborhood comprised of streetscene vignettes (above) set to original music scored and institutions have felt pressure to improve performed by the New York jazz and klezmer band Talisman. their streetscapes in an effort to keep up The topic of urban planning and architecture is closely tied to the with the Joneses. CHN is working to CHN mission. Giulia Accurso, profiled in our spring newsletter, spent spring bridge this gap with s imple s hared block- and summer developing a series of walking tours of Carnegie Hill. improvement projects. We have b een Interactive and engaging, divided by age with bespoke themes, the approached by several entities for assistance tours received critical acclaim and are ongoing. By appointment and tailored with sourcing vendors, design plans, city to groups of four or more, these tours are perfect for family fun, birthday permissions, and advice on style s o build- parties for all ages, and corporate retreats. ings can upgrade their facade work and Isabel Guerrero, a high school senior, is frontages. We are reviewing projects as fascinated by portraiture. She focused on personalities big as entire block assessments, storefront she encountered on the street. Most compelling upgrades, and requests from co-op boards Chico were those of the four-legged variety, best looking to improve their lobby views. McKittrick, dachsund described as “Canines of Carnegie Hill.” 4 I FALL 2017 • CARNEGIE HILL NEWS Layout Fall 2017-11.28-website.qxp_Layout 1 12/5/18 11:29 AM Page 5

CARNEGIE HILL NEIGHBORS STAFF

Lo van der Valk, President Joanna G. Cawley, Executive Director Alexa Williams, Member Relations CHN ANNUAL Stephon Wynn, Operations and Marketing Call: 212-996-5520 MEETING ASKS: email: [email protected] WHAT’S UP WITH SUPER;SCRAPERS? CHN ONLINE DO WE HAVE YOUR Join the social network of EMAIL ADDRESS? ith super-tall Carnegie Hill. Catch the Receive electronic updates latest CHN activities and and the CHN Electronic W buildings popping events. Check out Carnegie Newsletter with important up like mushrooms all Hill Neighbors on Facebook, announcements. over the city and on the Instagram and Twitter. (CHN does not share email, Visit carnegiehillneighbors.org . names, or addresses.) perimeter of Carnegie Hill, Urban Planner George M. Janes explained how PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS they came about and 90th Street Pharmacy Page 29 Kleier Residential Page 12 shared strategies to curb Bar 91 10 K&D Wines & Spirits 12 BodMod Fitness 15 LC Fitness NYC 26 N I

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L up with CHN’s related land use issues (see page 22), and Executive Jeffery Bua, Compass 25 Joan McLaughlin, Corcoran 31 O

G Carnegie Hill Yoga 29 Mind Your Body Pilates 26 Director Joanna G. Cawley presented a review of CHN’s recent and E

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S members were enlightened while also socializing with neighbors Donna & Co., Relocation Scvs. 25 Paola’s Restaurant 9 and CHN board members. E. B. Cohen & Associates 12 Remarkable Life Memoirs 7 Patricia Ellis, Douglas Elliman 7 Suzanne Sealy, Douglas Elliman 29 M. Epstein, Language Tutor 31 S. Feldman Housewares 29 Dr. D. Green, Psychotherapist 31 Nancy Spinoza,Personal Asst. 25 H

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The CHN Supers Group C PLEASE SUPPORT OUR MERCHANT MEMBERS is now the Carnegie Hill Buildings Network. It 90th Street Pharmacy Jaico Hair Salon includes resident managers, 92nd Street Y Jerome Florists superintendents, board ACB Retail/Ann Crabtree J.McLaughlin presidents, and managing Arc-en-Ciel Pre-School Korali Biscuits & Bath Lane Farms Market agents. All will be invited to Bloomie Nails & Spa Linda Horn Antiques the winter forum to hear The Children’s General Store Magical Kids speakers address the issue Collina Italiana Mariana Antinori of water towers and clean Diller-Quaile School of Music Mister Wright Wines & Spirits (or not so clean) water. Dorothy’s Day Spa Paola’s Restaurant Doyle Galleries Peri Ela Carnegie Hill Buildings Network Winter Forum Eli’s Essentials S. Feldman Housewares Mid-January 2018, 6:00 p.m. Food Liberation Zigzag Jewelry Design Olivia Hutchinson, MD St. Thomas More Parish House 65 East 89th Street CALL CITY OFFICIALS FOR HELP (212)

Carolyn Maloney, U.S.Congress 860-0606 [email protected] Liz Krueger, State Senate 490-9535 [email protected] MARGARET M. TERNES, REMEMBERED Dan Quart, State Assembly 605-0937 [email protected] arge Ternes, longtime CHN board member, designated Rebecca Seawright, State Assembly 288-4607 [email protected] Emeritus in 2015, passed away in August. As part of the Dan Garodnick, City Council 818-0580 [email protected] M Ben Kallos, City Council 860-1950 [email protected] original CHN steering committee formed in 1978, she helped Gale Brewer, Borough President 669-8300 [email protected] restart the Carnegie Hill News and remained an editor for seven Latha Thompson, Community Bd. 8 758-4340 [email protected] years. The steering committee became the CHN Board of George Sarkissian, Community Bd. 11 831-8929 [email protected] Directors, with Marge as secretary. Her many contributions and Jenny Fernandez, Landmarks (LPC) 669-7923 [email protected] Police, 19th Precinct 452-0600 fax: 452-0652 valued guidance will be gratefully remembered. Police (above 96th St.), 23rd Precinct 860-6411 CARNCEAGRIEN HEGILILE N HEIWLL SN •E FWASL L• 2F0A1L7 LI 5I 5 Layout Fall 2017-11.28-website.qxp_Layout 1 12/5/18 11:29 AM Page 6

CHN MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS

MANY THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS

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CARNEGIE HILL DIDN’T JUST HAPPEN

CARNEGIE HILL NEIGHBORS AND OUR VALUED MEMBERS HAVE HELPED MAKE IT THE SPECIAL NEIGHBORHOOD IT IS TODAY.

CHN THANKS ITS MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS, WHOSE GENEROSITY ALLOWS US TO KEEP MEMBERSHIP DUES LOW AND STILL MAINTAIN A FULL SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES.

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ON MUSEUM MILE by Bo Niles

EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS: ARTS & EATS

NEUE GALERIE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM NEW YORK guggenheim.org neuegalerie.org Art and China after 1989. China’s artistic evolution over the last three Weiner Werkstätte 1903-1932: The Luxury of decades has been nothing short of revolutionary. This massive survey in Beauty. This comprehensive exhibition dedicated to a range of media by 70 artists and collectives addresses socio-geo and the distinctive aesthetic of this esteemed Viennese “realpolitik” dynamics by highlighting key moments in China’s Arts + Crafts design collective includes an outstanding emergence into the contemporary global arena. Through January 7. array of over 400 objects from various disciplines, Josef Albers in Mexico. Renowned as a painter, Albers was also an including furniture, ceramics, textiles, jewelry, glass, avid photographer whose trips to Mexico and Latin America resulted in and metalwork, as well as works on paper and hundreds of images of pre-Columbian archaeological and architectural wallpaper. Through January 28. sites; many, including photo collages, have never been exhibited Café Sabarsky and Café Fledermaus feature before. Through February 18. period furnishings to recreate the milieu of The Wright serves its award-winning American bistro fare within an turn-of-the-century Viennese cafés. Menus include immersive art installation by Sarah Crowner, while, upstairs, wursts and wiener schnitzel, Vienna’s famed sacher - Café 3 offers espresso, wine, beer, snacks, and chocolates from torte, and Kaiser Mélange (espresso with whipped its glassed-in perch overlooking Fifth Avenue and the park. cream). Café Sabarsky also hosts cabaret evenings, which include a prix-fixe dinner.

COOPER HEWITT, SMITHSONIAN DESIGN MUSEUM cooperhewitt.org Joris Laarman Lab: Design in the Digital Age. This pioneering Dutch designer and his team work with algorithms and advanced 3D printing to produce radically conceived objects, from their iconic bone-inspired chair to a bridge planned to be constructed in midair. Through January 15. The Virtue in Vice. Over 100 objects, both precious and profane, designed to make our indulgences more scintillating, showcase the ever-tantalizing allure of the seven deadly sins. Through March 25. Tarallucci e Vino Café serves sandwiches, snacks, beverages, and wine to eat in or out in the Arthur Ross Terrace and Garden, as well as tasty foods to go. 8 I FALL 2017 • CARNEGIE HILL NEWS Layout Fall 2017-11.28-website.qxp_Layout 1 12/5/18 11:29 AM Page 9

THE JEWISH MUSEUM thejewishmuseum.org Modigliani Unmasked. The show features 130 of Amedeo Modigliani’s early drawings, which reveal his response to the social realities of the anti-Semitism he confronted as a young artist in pre-World War I Paris, as well as the influence on his work of theater, the circus, and non-western, multicultural sources, particularly masks, from Asia, Africa, and Greece. Through February 4 . Veiled Meanings: Fashioning Jewish Dress, from the Collection of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Over 100 articles of clothing from the 18th through the 20th century, arranged as stand-alone pieces and as ensembles, showcase a wide diversity of textile designs, as well as remarkable craftsmanship. Through March 18. Russ & Daughters’ eat-in and takeout kosher menus feature a variety of noshes and platters, from smoked fish, caviar and herring to salads, to bagels and sweets.

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK mcny.org Beyond Suffrage: A Century of New York Women in Politics. Featuring rare artifacts and documents, photographs, and audio-visual materials, this exhibition traces how women became politicized working behind the scenes on behalf of progressive causes such as health, labor, and good government to achieve gender equality and voting rights. Through July 22. Art in the Open: Fifty Years of Public Art in New York. Embracing individual artists and their idiosyncratic visions, the Public Art Fund has installed hundreds of innovative works––some permanent, some temporary––that continue to alter our own view of the role art plays when created specifically for the outdoors. Through May 13. Mod New York: Fashion Takes a Trip. The 1960s and early ‘70s witnessed a revolution in fashion as clothes evolved into metaphors for confrontational artistic and cultural trends, from Beatlemania and Op Art to women’s lib, and antiwar movements. Through April 1. Chalsty’s Café offers seasonal baked goods, soups, salads, intriguing sandwiches, and locally made snacks.

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STREETSCAPE Y E F F O

C by Susan Gottridge

A R A B R A B BEAUTIFYING CARNEGIE HILL HN would like to see a tree bed at every possible sidewalk site in Carnegie Hill, a tree in every empty bed, and flowers and a tree guard around every bed. We do our best to get trees Cplanted by the Parks Department. Our Quality of Life Manager, Josephine Mazur, surveys Carnegie Hill for empty tree beds and calls 311 to request that trees be planted. The average time elapsed from when the request is submitted to when the tree is planted by NYC Parks Department —if the location is suitable—is 18 to 24 months. Beauty is a slow process. You can help beautify Carnegie Hill. If there is a vacant tree bed in front of your building, you can plant a tree; if there is a tree, but no tree guard protecting it, have a tree guard installed. CHN has worked with Bulfamante Landscaping (bulfamantelandscaping.com) and Kendi Ironworks (kendiironworks.com) to install tree guards. CHN is happy to discuss trees and tree guard plantings. Just call our office at 212-996-5520.

USE THE GOOD SALT THIS WINTER There are better de-icers than the commonly used rock salt, which is harmful to sidewalks, trees, underground pipes and cables, building masonry, and dogs’ paws. The best choice is magnesium chloride. 1199 Park Avenue expanded their It continues to melt snow and ice until the temperature reaches -13 F. seven tree beds and protected them with new guards. One swamp white oak, It releases 40 percent less chloride into the environment than either rock above, was planted in the empty bed. salt or calcium chloride and is far less damaging to concrete and plants.

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MISTER CLEAN by Bo Niles

uietly and without fanfare, Roger Chavannes, a caretaker of Church of the Heavenly Rest for 36 years, joined the CHN staff last Qspring and has become Carnegie Hill Neighbor’s graffiti cleaner. Haitian- born, Roger has lived in the city since 1979 and knew CHN’s Joanna Cawley when she was a student at The Day School. When he heard Ms. Cawley had become CHN’s executive director, he reached out and offered his services to the community. Taking his lead from Josephine Mazur, who maps the spots that need attention, Roger heads out into the neighborhood on his R U

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property of graffiti, stickers, and other visible signs of vandalism. See E N I H

examples pictured right. Incidents of graffiti have diminished dramatically! P E S

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LOUISE PENNY: FOCUS ON COMMUNITY

by Suzanne Wiedel-Pace ouise Penny, the celebrated Canadian writer whose latest comfort food for crime novel, Glass Houses, reached #1 on the New York Times panicked customers. best-seller list, recently put down roots in Carnegie Hill. When asked how she L Over the years, Ms. Penny has won numerous awards for her created her charac - previous 12 novels, including the Crime Writers Association ters, Ms. Penny said Dagger and the Agatha Award (six times), and has devoted that many of them readers around the world. were written as “love From a train bound for Washington, D.C., the next stop letters” to friends.

on her book tour, Ms Penny spoke of the significance of Armand Gamache,

community in her life and in her writing. Community is Chief Supervisor of manifest in both her riveting new novel as well as in her Security for Quebec “ decision to buy an apartment in what she describes as a “real and a village resident, neighborhood,” one that feels like community. is at the heart of all Carnegie Hill is a real She had been looking for such a neighborhood, and of Ms. Penny’s books. neighborhood, one that feels following dinner with friends at Sfoglia, on East 92nd Street, As the suspense like community. she realized she had found the neighborhood she was looking ratchets up, Gamache “ for. She called a real estate agent and bought the first apart - struggles with his own ment she saw. “When I was younger,” crisis, a battle between his conscience and the law. Ms. Penny told an interviewer, “I don’t “When I was creating Gamache many years ago, some - think that I appreciated the importance one suggested that I try describing the man I would like to of community. Now I know that it is marry— complex, multidimensional, and good. I did just that, critical and that sometimes it is created and then I met my incredible husband, Michael, a highly in surprising ways.” regarded hematologist. It was Michael, who developed Glass Houses takes place, as do dementia and sadly died just a year ago, who put me up for the most of her previous novels, in the tiny Order of Canada in recognition for contributions to Canadian Quebec village of Three Pines and culture. It is an award I am very proud of but which I often centers on its fascinating, diverse, think he should have won.” and often eccentric characters whose “We had visited Carnegie Hill together and he felt at relationships evolve as they interact home here as I did.” Ms. Penny’s publishers, St. Martin’s Press, and support one another in the face dedicated a bench to him in Central Park so that he would be of a crisis. here with her when she is. In fact, Ms. Penny finds that she “My goal in my books,” remarked Ms. Penny, “is for has created another community with her much-loved blog as readers to step into the plot and the community and become her readers responded to Michael’s illness. involved.” In Glass Houses, the appearance on the pretty town As the train approached Washington, D.C., Ms. Penny green of a tall, black-robed, masked and silent figure and the described why community is so important in her life and her ensuing events precipitate often surprising responses from the novels. “In a sense, my books are about terror, about the terror village’s residents. inside us, but more than that, my books are about goodness. Ruth, the wise, crazy woman who is accompanied And kindness. About choices. About friendship and everywhere by Rosa, her cantankerous duck, makes some wild belonging, and about love, enduring love, and a yearning for conjectures but in the end gets to the heart of the problem; home. If you take anything from my books, let it be this: Clara, the painter of strange self-portraits, begins to make Goodness exists.” revealing portraits of other residents as well; Myrna, whose Perhaps someday we will find Armand Gamache bookstore is a gathering place, not unlike Carnegie Hill’s pursuing new leads with the help of the good residents of The Corner Bookstore, is found to be investigating others in Carnegie Hill. the process of helping them out; and Olivier, manager of The Bistro, figures out how to provide exactly the right

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KIDS IN THE ‘HOOD

by Jennifer Huntley

FOR THE SECOND GENERATION, CARNEGIE HILL HAS ALWAYS BEEN HOME

lthough Margo Manhattan, nee Gewirtz, grew up in the glamorous world of the New York City Ballet (her mother, Karin von Aroldingen, was a prima ballerina there, and her godfather was George Balanchine), her parents chose Carnegie Hill to raise their daughter. When it was time for Margo to attend school, her father sought advice while walking the A é family dog. “So, I went to the Lyc e Francais, then on 93rd Street, and only spoke French,” she says. A similar neighborly exchange a few years later between her father and Margaret Connors’ father (see below) led to her attending The Day School. Margo studied jewelry design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and in Paris. She returned to New York to create her own jewelry company under the name Margo Manhattan. She says she was nine months pregnant with her first child when she learned her childhood brownstone was for sale and quickly bought it. “I feel like I never left.” she says. Carnegie Hill “was always neighborhoody, but it’s now more chic and gentrified.” And like her father, she enjoys walking her dog here. “I’m in the park every day. It’s my morning meditation.”

Sisters Samantha Kleier Forbes and Sabrina Kleier Morgenstern do almost everything together. They were born and raised in Carnegie Hill, attended Horace Mann School together and the University of Pennsylvania together, had their weddings in the same location, and now live in the same building. Their parents are just a few blocks away, and all members of this close-knit family are principals in the family business, Kleier Residential. “Our children are growing up like siblings,” they say in unison. When asked what has changed over the years, they say, “Not much! We don’t like when things change here. We love things updated, but staying the same.” A favorite place is The Corner Bookstore. “Our children know not to buy in another bookstore.” They call Carnegie Hill old-fashioned, but in a good way. Sabrina, along with Samantha and their mother, Michele, have co-written a real-estate novel for HarperCollins titled Hot Property.

Margaret Connors McQuade has deep roots in Carnegie Hill, as does her husband, Jim, who grew up in New Hampshire. “Our mothers went to exercise class together here when they were pregnant.” Although Margaret traveled and studied in different countries, she says she never entirely left the neighborhood. She is the assistant director of the Hispanic Society of America Museum and Library, whose founder, Archer Milton Huntington, also lived in Carnegie Hill. She remembers as a child in the 1980s getting free baloney at a butcher. “There are still some small town aspects of Carnegie Hill, as opposed to a big city,” she says. Her family loves the proximity of Central Park for running, the playgrounds, and walking their terrier-mix dog.

Francesca (Chessie) Olivieri and Chris White say they did not pay much attention to each other when they were young students in the 1970s at The Day School (now The Trevor Day School). Twenty years later they recognized each other when they were living in the same build ing near Lincoln Center and, Chessie says, “friends encouraged us to get to - gether.” They did, married, and moved back to Carnegie Hill, “the suburbs of Manhattan,” as Chris calls it, adding, “I can see into the apartment where I grew up.” Chessie says they miss some of the mom-and-pop stores but love the sense of community, like going to Yura’s and knowing everyone or running into old school friends like Joanna Cawley of Carnegie Hill Neighbors. “In the hecticness of the city, it’s an oasis.” They also enjoy the special events for families, like CHN’s Halloween Spooktacular. Chris is executive producer of the PBS documentary series POV , and is helping with a planned Carnegie Hill film series.

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HALLOWEEN 2017

CHN’ s HALLOWEEN STRIKES AGAIN! SPOOKTACULAR revelers know they can count on a super party on East 92nd Street between Madison and Park avenues every October 31. DJ Wil Schmidt again led the cheerful young guests in lively dancing to spooky music, and a procession of fantastic costumes produced the winners pictured here. R Thank to all who made this another Super Spooktacular. See you next year!

CHN SPOOKTACULAR CHAIR Spooktacular Chair Gabriela Herzberg with one Gabriela Herzberg of many NYPD officers

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SPRING BENEFIT 2017 R E L W A L

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MANY THANKS TO ALL VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS who helped make our Annual Spring Benefit a blooming success!

CARNEGIE HILL NEIGHBORS SPRING BENEFIT COMMITTEE Barbara & Anne & Tom Haubenstricker Warren & Bill Miller CO-CHAIRS Gabriela Herzberg Michael Calabrese Paula & John Hornbostel Gina & Allan Morehead Abigale Knapp Govender Barbara & John Coffey Holly & Ernest Hunt Kyle Paseka Ann Deane Jurate Kazickas & Molly & William Rand Dixie De Luca Roger C. Altman April & Mark Shelton COMMITTEE MEMBERS Lisa & Robert Abel Alex & Dan Fallon Elizabeth & Daniel Keegan Christine & George Stonbely Suzie & Ainar Aijala Samantha & Matthew Sue Knapp Lo van der Valk Irene Aldridge & Fremont-Smith Rosalind & Kevin Kruse Melissa & Conrad Vlak Steve Krawciw Julie & Manish Gautam Linda & Glenn Kurtz Suzanne Wiedel-Pace Heather & Philip Brandes Arlene & Mark Goldsmith Della & John Leathers Cornelia & Gordon Whiting Susan Burke-O’Neal & Susan Sullivan Gottridge Tim Lively Michael O’Neal Lisa & Eric Green Cynthia MacGrath

Raffle sellers Raffle Co-chairs Molly Rand Ranika Cohen Susan Gottridge Ann Deane Wen Li Ava Jane and Heather Brandes Cawley and Dylan Phillips watch breathlessly as raffle co-chairs draw 10 prize winners.

GRAND PRIZE DONORS Jurate Kazickas & Roger C. Altman—Eight-day Baltics Tour for two Christine & George Stonbely—150,000 Amex Rewards for airfare

SILENT AUCTION DONORS Neil Runyan, LMT Flower Nails Pain Quotidien BodMod Fitness Bonnie Lane Webber Food Liberation Paola’s Restaurant Biscuits & Bath Hotel Wales Pascalou Restaurant Barbara & Michael Calabrese RAFFLE DONORS Island Restaurant Pink Chicken Central Park Tennis Center Blacker & Kooby Jack Rogers Prestige Salon Collina Italiana Bloomie Nails & Spa J.McLaughlin Rigby & Peller Corroon Blue Tree Joie S. Feldman Housewares Christopher Flach BodMod Fitness Juice Press Seigo Neckwear Anne & Tom Haubenstricker Carnegie Nail K&D Wine & Spirits Tre Otto Lee Klausner, MD The Children’s General Store Mariana Antinori Urban Athletics Laura Maioglio & Gunter Blobel Chuckies New York Mind Your Body Pilates Val More Salon McCoolstyle The Corner Bookstore Mister Wright Wines & Spirits Lo van der Valk Nina McLemore Diller-Quaile Noglu Vico Ristorante Wendy & Larry Rockefeller Five Pillars Yoga Orion Mimms PersonalTrainer CARNEGIE HILL NEWS • FALL I 17 Layout Fall 2017-11.28-website.qxp_Layout 1 12/5/18 11:30 AM Page 18

SPRING BENEFIT 2017: ANOTHER FABULOUS FA

n May 24, the CHN Annual Spring Benefit returned to the historic Fa like a celebration with friends and neighbors gathering in a special p welcomed guests into the courtyard, the entryway to the lovely refrac Oand upstairs to the historic Umbrian library. Here the 2017 Enr the representatives of 66 and 68 East 93rd Street for the sensitive restorations co-op (No. 68), and happy raffle winners claimed their prizes. (Generous raffle a Many thanks to Jerome Florist for their festive floral decorations, and to Abigale Knapp Govender and their dedicated committee for a most memorabl R E L W A L

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storic Fabbri Mansion, where a party always feels special private home. The Talisman Jazz Trio Fellow Trinity High School alums Isabel Blumberg, ly refractory, displaying the silent auction items, Council Member Dan Garodnick, Alex Fallon and Dan Fallon 017 Enrichment Awards were presented to orations of a private house (No. 66) and a small raffle and auction donors are listed on page 16.) , and to benefit co-chairs Gabriele Herzberg and emorable evening.

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nda Kurtz*, Maggie Keet and David Schmerler and Christopher Baldwin, Joanna Cawley, State Assembly elton* Judi Counts Garrett Glaser Fr. Kevin Madigan Member Rebecca Seawright

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ENVIRONMENT by Bonnie Lane Webber

CHN ANNUAL ELECTRONICS RECYCLING DAY WHAT IS THE FARM BILL? (And why should we be concerned?) Sunday, January 21, 2018 10:00 a.m – 4:00 p.m. in front of 92Y Lexington Avenue at East 91st Street he Farm Bill may be the biggest piece of legislation you never heard of, costing roughly a trillion dollars over 10 years. I t affects everything from the food on our plates to the farmers and ranchers who produce that food and the natural resources (soil, air, and Twater) that make growing it possible. Some urban dwellers may think it is not important to them –– but if you eat, drink and breathe, you should care about the bill and how funds are allocated to essential health-related programs as well as the corporations that produce processed foods and commodity crops.

THE FARM BILL AFFECTS AIR, SOIL, WATER, AND PEOPLE. It is written by the House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry every five years; the 2018 Farm Bill is being negotiated now. The bill Sign up now for the determines how approximately $500 billion is distributed annually among 12 different sections Carnegie Hill over the next five years. COMMUNITY SUPPORTED By far the largest appropriation (over 80 percent of the funding) goes to , which Nutrition AGRICULTURE (CSA) covers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps), WIC (Women Infants 2018 SEASON and Children), and a variety of smaller nutrition programs that help low-income Americans. Get 24 weeks of local Conservation covers programs that help farmers conserve natural resources on working vegetables. land and help institutions and community organizations provide them with technical conservation Pick up Tuesday assistance. Other sections include Rural Development , which fosters rural economic growth; afternoons at Research , which covers farming and food research, education, and extension programs that Church of the Heavenly Rest support vital training for the next generation of farmers and ranchers; and Specialty Crops Fifth Avenue and 90th Street. and Horticulture , covering farmers markets and local food programs specific to fresh and organic produce. Sign up: stoneledge.farm Select new members WHO GETS THE MONEY? AND WHO DECIDES? registration, Much of the $100 billion appropriated for the Farm Bill every year is used to support essential then Carnegie Hill CSA programs that benefit people at every level of society: proper nutrition for children; clean Questions: [email protected] water, air, and soil; fresh and healthy fruits and vegetables. But the appropriation also i ncludes billions of dollars for large corporations that produce processed foods and commodity crops like corn, wheat, and soybeans used as animal feed, which do not promote health or the environment. Every percentage point moved from the healthy sector of agriculture to the less- healthy sector means millions of dollars are benefiting wealthy manufacturers instead of being used for the public good. This is why negotiating the Farm Bill is so critical. The main struc - ture of the bill is created by the four top people on the House and Senate Agriculture committees. But other members of the committees also have a COMPOST WEEKLY say. New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the first New York senator to Drop off Wednesdays, join the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry in 7:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. nearly 40 years. (gillibrand.senate.gov/agenda/priorities-for-a-strong- 96th Street and farm-bill.) Lexington Avenue. Bring fruit and WHAT CAN WE DO? vegetable scraps, Activists agree that phone calls to our senators make a coffee grounds and filters, difference. Even 50 or 100 calls to a politician on the same issue will egg and nut shells, get attention. If you are interested in taking action on the 2018 Farm cut or dried flowers. Bill, contact Bonnie Lane Webber: [email protected]. No meat, fish, bones, For more information about the Farm Bill, check out the book or greasy scraps. Foodfight, a Citizen’s Guide to a Food and Farm Bill by Daniel See more at Imhoff, or go to sustainableagriculture.net. GrowNYC.org/Compost

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LANDMARK LAND

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HEIGHT, ROOF AND FACADE ISSUES CHALLENGE L

1107 FIFTH AVENUE SEEKS ROOFTOP CHANGES he top three floors of this famous apartment building at the southeast corner of 92nd Street once housed the largest penthouse in the city, then Toccupied by Marjorie Merriweather Post, the Post Cereal heiress and leading American socialite. Today the building is a co-op. In late June it received approval in principle from the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) to increase the height of its existing elevator and stairway tower-bulkhead to enable elevator access to the newly refurbished roof. The existing bulkhead includes a water tower, which will also be raised. The LPC generally seeks to limit increases in visibility of any type of rooftop addition, but in this case it acquiesced to permit increased roof access. The LPC did, however, request a redesign so that the more visible bulkhead would be more attractive. In October a redesigned proposal was approved, with the proviso that masonry be introduced to the tower’s facades.

1143 FIFTH AVENUE TRIES FOR MORE HEIGHT Late in 2015, the LPC denied the owners of this building, between 95th and 96th streets, an application to add six stories to the building. But a revised application, approved N

O in May 2016, added a set-back penthouse floor plus a C L A F 53 AND 55 EAST 92ND STREET ARE COMBINING further one-story bulkhead floor housing stair and elevator M A I access to what appears to be a room for entertainment. L ast August, the LPC approved combining these two L I

W brownstones between Madison and Park avenues, which Work is now proceeding as final issues are being resolved. were built in the 1880s and mirror each other. The renova - Looking ahead: At both 1107 and 1143 Fifth Avenue, tion, which will create a single-family residence, includes L we note that the expansion of tenant access to rooftops streamlining disparately shaped existing rooftop and rearyard for entertainment purposes can conflict with the goal of additions. The most controversial aspect of the project is the limiting the visibility of such additions from the street. creation of an underground, two-story space covering the entire This emerging phenomenon bears both watching and combined rearyard. At the LPC hearing, CHN strongly objected potentially coordinating a response from the wider to the creation of this underground space in the rearyard, noting preservation community. that jackhammering would disturb many neighbors and perma - nently inhibit the growth of trees. In response, the LPC required a no-build zone within five feet from the rear property line to allow for neighboring tree roots.

50 EAST 96TH STREET TOLD TO RESTORE CORNICE In May, the owners of this seven-story apartment house built around 1906, at the southeast corner of Madison Avenue received permission from the LPC to build a two-story penthouse set back from the street and avenue, with the second story set back further than the first to limit its visibility. However, the owners were instructed to restore the highly unusual 3- to 4-foot decorative, vertical spikes that surmounted the original cornice as pictured here, ca. 1908. The design for this refinement has not yet been submitted for approval.

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MARYMOUNT SCHOOL SCALES BACK PLANS In September, the school submitted to the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) a revised set of plans for its upper school building at 115 East 97th Street, on the L-shaped lot extending to 98th Street, between Park and Lexington avenues. CHN has been supportive of the school’s steps to reduce the net height of the N I E

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Z street wall consistent with adjacent buildings. CHN is U S pleased that the tower’s set-back along 97 th Street has been increased from 15 to 35 feet. The BSA will uJANE’S WALK IN CARNEGIE HILL consider further modifications on December 5. On May 6, CHN joined the citywide program led by the Municipal Art Society in a neighborhood walk honoring the late urban activist NEW CHALLENGE FOR 180 EAST 88TH STREET Jane Jacobs, highlighting preservation. Lo van der Valk, pictured on steps, led the Carnegie Hill tour of 50 neighbors and friends. CHN has opposed this tower at the southwest corner of Third Avenue since May 2016, when the Department of Buildings (DOB) issued a stop-work order as a result of a challenge letter by Council Member Ben Kallos and Borough President Gale Brewer based on CHN re - search. (Later State Senator Liz Krueger joined our op - position.) The DOB required changes to the building and lifted the stop-work order, but those changes did not address CHN’s objection: the N

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A n t I ue ee L tr increased to 10 by 22 feet) L S I th 88 W fronting 88th Street so the building did not have to follow regulations that apply 1340 AND 1342 LEXINGTON AVENUE ARE RENOVATED when a lot fronts a street. With this move DDG does not he two extraordinary brownstones at the northwest corner have to build to the streetline, which means it has more of East 89th Street, part of the Hardenbergh/Rhinelander floor area for higher floors. Historic District, have been recently restored. The corner Subsequently, CHN submitted two more challenges . The DOB agreed with some issues and required DDG to building (No.1340) was completely modernized in 1991 reform its zoning lot, but in the end it ruled that it is Tto create commercial space with a large picture window out of legal for developers to sculpt their lot so they can avoid context with the other buildings in the row. There was no land - zoning regulations. This finding is an attack on the mark protection at the time, but the damage to 1340 became a integrity of the zoning law and must be further chal - lenged. CHN, in partnership with Friends of the Upper catalyst for CHN to spearhead the historic district designation East Side Historic Districts, is mounting a legal challenge granted in 1998. The most recent construction by a new owner with the goal of ending this practice. laudably returns much of the facade to its original design. CARNEGIE HILL NEWS • FALL I 23 Layout Fall 2017-11.28-website.qxp_Layout 1 12/5/18 11:30 AM Page 24

SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD

by B.A. Conlin Thank You SECURITY “YOUR AREA IS A VERY SAFE PLACE.” PROGRAM SUPPORTERS If your building is not listed t the monthly 19th Precinct Community putting out there is definitely working. I would on the chart below, call CHN Meeting, an officer shares current crime let your association know that your area is a at 212-996-5520 to arrange statistics compared to the previous very safe place.” We are happy to share Officer for our team to make a year for the city and the precinct. A Helms’s assessment with our community. presentation to your board A and managing agent about recent report indicated a slight uptick in serious Informed citizens help keep crime low. crimes in the precinct, but further investigation Officers at the monthly community meetings our security program, which revealed that the Carnegie Hill neighborhood always emphasize that most crimes of has been serving the had not changed from the very low level opportunity could be avoided. This column often Carnegie Hill neighborhood for more than 20 years. previously reported. lists tips, provided by the NYPD or Integrated What makes Carnegie Hill different? Security Services (which runs CHN’s security Well, for one, there is the CHN Security Program patrols), for preventing thefts in the home, FIFTH AVENUE that sends a patrol car on a route throughout our coffee shops, subways, and even at ATMs. 1056 1107 1133 1150 streets every afternoon and evening and a foot The buildings that contribute to the CHN 1060 1115 1136 1158 patrol walking through the most vulnerable Security Program are listed at the right. 1067 1120 1140 1165 areas every weekday. Both are meant to serve as If your building is not supporting CHN’s 1080 1125 1148 1170 crime deterrents. When asked for his thoughts efforts to keep Carnegie Hill safe, please on the matter, Community Affairs Officer Chris speak to a member of your board. PARK AVENUE Helms responded, “The low crime numbers for For an annual $45 per unit, your building will be Carnegie Hill have been pretty consistent for the a good neighbor and share the cost of an ounce 1040 1088 1133 1192 1045 1095 1150 1199 past two years. The foot post position you are of prevention. 1049 1100 1155 1220 1050 1105 1160 1230 1065 1111 1165 1070 1112 1172 Dan 1075 1125 1175 Cammerata, 1082 1130 1185 left, one of two weekday foot patrol officers, and Raphael LEXINGTON AVENUE Rivera, right, one of 1349, 1435 three patrol car EAST 86 th STREET 25, 49, 55 drivers. EAST 87 th STREET 11, 21, 47 115, 120, 153 EAST 88 th STREET 2, 4, 5, 19, 40, 47, 60, 111, 121-123 EAST 89 th STREET 17, 45, 50 EAST 90 th STREET 14, 21, 51, 115 EAST 91 st STREET 15, 108 EAST 92 nd STREET 12, 46 EAST 93 rd STREET 55, 125, 134, 155 EAST 94 th STREET 40, 64 EAST 95 th STREET 3, 4, 17, 19, 27 EAST 96 th STREET N I L 8, 14, 16, 17, 60, 70 N O C

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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

SHOPS COMMIT TO THE ‘HOOD by Li Wen ustomer loyalty and confidence in Carnegie Hill prompted at least two neighborhood stores to renovate or to extend their C leases to better serve the community. The 90th Street Pharmacy, which had occupied the corner space on Madison Avenue and 90th Street since 1927, moved to a newly renovated space at 1262 Madison Avenue, just a few feet away from its old address, in June. The new store is almost a duplicate of the old one in size, but with an updated facade and a more appealing look. “The majority of our customers are from the Carnegie Hill neighborhood; some of them have been with us for over 40 years,” said Christopher A. Bassolino, owner of the pharmacy since 1990. He recently extended its lease for another 15 years. More than 1,000 customers are regulars who simply phone in and have prescriptions delivered free of charge. In the 950-square-foot space, Dr. Bassolino employs 13 people. The new location will have a private room for giving customers shots. Karen Karl, a customer who moved to the neighborhood five years ago, said, “This is the best place on earth. It is comforting to come here. The people know me and they care about me.”

Lucy’s Whey, the neighborhood’s go-to place for rare cheeses on Lexington Avenue between 9 2nd and 93 rd streets, is changing from a retail and full-service restaurant to a quick-service café with an expanded retail shop. Recognizing a higher demand for retail and catering, the company decided to close the sit-down, full-service part of their restaurant business. “Our goal is to grow with the neighborhood. The change behind our business model is also due to the best use of space,” said Tess McNamara, a director at Lucy’s Whey, adding that the store has a 10-year lease until 2023. By the time the renovation is completed this fall, customers will have wider selections of prepared foods, including small plates, sandwiches, soups, and salads. There will be more room for catering and prepared foods. Seating will be limited to 8 to 10 people, without waiter service. Coffee, craft beer, and wine programs will continue.

INTERFAITH < INTERFACE by Bo Niles PARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE hree years ago, a member of the congregation of Park Avenue Synagogue approached Church of the Heavenly Rest on a purely practical matter: Having recently purchased a townhouse that Tbacks onto the church (formerly part of Trevor Day School), the synagogue asked if the two institutions could work together during renovation. A luncheon between Rabbi Eliot Cosgrove and the Reverend Matt Heyd quickly turned from the down-to-earth—renting office space—to the spiri tual: How might the church and synagogue cooperate on interfaith, including prayer, as well as interface in community outreach and engagement? CHURCH of the HEAVENLY REST So far, High Holy Days services (for spillover congregants from Park Avenue Synagogue) are held in the sanctuary at Heavenly Rest. Rabbi Cosgrove has given a sermon at a church service, and Rev. Heyd participated in a panel at the synagogue. Both leaders continue to explore myriad ways of working together, especially as their religious congregations interact more energetically within the Carnegie Hill community. “I hope this partnership will continue for years to come,” says Rev. Heyd.

CARNEGIE HILL VILLAGE CONTINUES TO RISE by Gilda Wray ast spring we reported on a new organization for seniors forming in our neighborhood. Carnegie Hill Village (CHV) is part of a nationwide movement that enables people, L as they age, to continue living in the communities where they have established roots. With growing support from neighborhood seniors, Carnegie Hill Village has continued to take shape. It is now incorporated and has been approved as a tax-deductible non-profit 501(c)3 organization. A website, carnegiehillvillage.org, went live this summer, providing background on the village. Membership was opened to neighborhood seniors in September, with about 30 signing up within the first 10 days. To learn how to become a member and to find information on CHV interest groups and other resources, visit the website. In September, CHV sponsored a well-attended lecture at Brick Church featuring Audrey Chun, MD, of Mount Sinai Medical Center, focusing on healthy aging. The next major event, a holiday concert featuring two groups from the University Glee Club of New York City, will take place on December 5 at Church of the Heavenly Rest.

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NEIGHBORHOOD AUTHORS

by Lenny Golay

DEBUT & GROWTH IN NEW YORK CITY, AND BEYOND

he Suffragents: How Women Used Men to Get the Vote Adam Gopnik’s recent memoir, At the Strangers’ Gate: is the untold story of how some of New York’s most powerful Arrivals in New York, captures the romance of New York men formed the Men’s League for Woman Suffrage, which City in the 1980s. When Mr. Gopnik and his soon-to-be-wife, Tgrew between 1909 and 1917 from 150 members into a force Martha, left the comforts of home in Montreal for New York, of thousands across 35 states. Brooke Kroeger explores the the city then, much like today, was a pilgrimage site for the League and the men who instigated it to involve themselves with young, the arty, and the ambitious. But it was also becoming the suffrage campaign, what they did at the behest of the move- a city of greed, where both life’s consolations and its ment’s female leadership, and why. She details the National necessities were increasingly going to the highest bidder. American Woman Suffrage Association’s strategic decision to At the Strangers’ Gate builds a portrait of this particular accept their help and then to deploy these influential new moment in New York through the story of their journey— allies as suffrage foot soldiers, a role they accepted with from their excited arrival as aspiring artists to their eventual uncommon grace. Together, they swayed the course of history. growth into a New York family.

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Lily Tuck’s critically lauded I Married You for Happiness The Practitioner’s Path in Speech-Language Pathology: was hailed as “an artfully crafted still life of one couple’s The Art of School-Based Practice, by speech therapist marriage.” In her new novel, Sisters, Ms. Tuck gives a very Wendy Bernstein, bridges the gap between theory and different portrait of marital life. Her narrator lives with her practice, evidence-based practice and practice-based new husband, his two teenagers, and the unbanishable presence evidence, and the science and artistry of speech-language of his first wife—known only as she. Obsessed with her, pathology. It takes a critical look at areas related to wellness, the narrator moves through her days presided over by the professional development, and growth that can impact the all-too-real ghost of the first marriage, fantasizing about how personal self along with the professional self. It examines the first wife lives her life. Will the narrator ever equal she each area through an overview of interdisciplinary research intellectually, or ever forget the betrayal that lies between in addition to personal narratives illustrating key principles them? The daring and precise buildup to an eerily wonderful and strategies, and offers the reader a professionally balanced denouement is a triumph of subtlety and surprise. perspective.

According to Govind Ramakrishnan, his debut book of A Fellowship of Kindred Minds: The Three Hundred poetry, My World In Fifty Words, was written with the Year Tradition of the Brick Presbyterian Church hope that it will take the reader for a ride around the world as in the City of New York (1706-2006) is now available seen through his eyes, with the multicultural immersions that in a new two-volume set of books detailing Brick Church’s come with it. It chronicles his personal journey and serves as history. This definitive collection covers the 250-year a canvas to express his thoughts, emotions, and observations. history of Brick Church and the 300-year influence of the Govind, a sophomore at Trinity School in New York, is the Presbyterian faith in New York City. It was painstakingly and founder of a non-profit organization: Youth Against Sexual meticulously produced over a 10-year period by the book’s Assault (YASA) and is a contributing writer to Opus Media, author, Brick Church member and officer E. Deane Turner. one of the UK’s leading publishing and media companies.

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EZAIR GALLERY, 1368 Lexington Avenue (between CITYWIDE FLOWER PLANTS, 1423 Lexington 90th and 91st streets). Stephen Green rents this Avenue, jumped across 93rd street to the southeast beautiful airy, white-washed two-story space and corner. Stop by or log onto citywideflowerplants.com, exhibits paintings and sculpture that appeal to varied which makes ordering easy. Scroll through attractive tastes. 212-510-8477 or 917-484-3550. ezair.com. arrangements from $40 and choose one for next- Open Tuesday – Friday, 12:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. day delivery. 212-828-3088. Monday – Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. BIRCH, 171 East 88th Street (between Lexington and Third avenues), joined the neighborhood in 97 COFFEE AND WINE, 24 East 97th Street August. Wait for your order while watching the cold (between Fifth and Madison avenues). Thanks to brew drip through a giant, brick wall-mounted glass the October opening of this café, our morning and beaker. Accompany your coffee with healthy evening cravings will be satisfied. Marina Snetkova, packaged cheese and grapes, yogurt parfaits, or of the Grape Juicery, the Upper West Side wine store, delicious-looking scones. birchcoffee.com. Open further tempts us with a small selection of on-site daily 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. cooked pastries and small dishes. 212-510-8447. Hours are a work in progress. For now, Monday – SIENA, 1580 Third Avenue (between 88th and 89th Friday, 6:00 a.m. – 3: 00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, streets), is an Italian café featuring a long tile-and- 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Wine available in the afternoons. marble- topped bar. The menu lists creative fare such as burrata with strawberries and pistachio pesto and YOURS TRULY COFFEE, 1592 Third Avenue comfort food like rigatoni Bolognese. 212-410-5588. (between 89th and 90th streets), started in Nolita. siena.cafe.com. Open for dinner Monday – Sunday, This sister restaurant is a second location offering 3:00 p.m. – midnight, brunch Saturday and Sunday free WiFi and coffee classes, not to mention from 11:00 a.m. megpies (gourmet pop-tarts). 917-388-2641. yourstrulycoffee.com. Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – THE ROCHARD, 1504 Lexington Avenue (north - 7:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. west corner of 97th Street), just opened where ABV once stood. Patrick Donagher is the new owner. BODMOD, 1323 Madison Avenue, 2nd floor, His focus is on “hospitality, service, great beer, wine (at 93rd Street), opened this spring. This friendly and cocktails, gastro bites, and friendship!” 212- workout spot, run by two Carnegie Hill mothers, is a 722-8959. therochardnyc.com. While The Rochard favorite place for quick 25-minute classes to fit into awaits its liquor license, come in at 6:00 a.m. for your busy day. 646-799-9622. bodmodfitness.com. coffee. Restaurant hours will be 11:00 a.m. – 11:00 Class hours vary from as early as 6:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m., with bar snacks until 2:00 a.m. p.m., Monday – Friday, mornings only on Saturday.

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CITY MD WALK-IN URGENT CARE n 1500 Lexington Avenue (between 96th and 97th streets), 212-710-1065. citymd.com . Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. n 336 East 86th Street (between First and Second avenues), 212-933-1364. citymd.com. Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

PROHEALTH URGENT CARE, 1601 Third Avenue at 90th Street, 646-692-6272. prohealthcare.com. Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

CURE URGENT CARE, 175 East 96th Street at Third Avenue, 212-776-4292. cureurgentcare.com. Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

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W ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE Marx Brothers Playground Descriptions of more Continued from page 1 than 400 buildings, bios of 180 architects, Later that day, the governor signed the bill , but with one 8 self-guided walks. $20 important caveat: The governor attached an amendment to the bill that requires a study to be conducted to determine whether this playground is protected parkland or not and thus eligible for development. While the governor did not veto the bill, his amend - CHN OPEN TOTE White cotton, 13” x 11”. $25 ment temporarily prevents any construction on the site and opens a path to a better resolution. If the required investigation into the status of the playground should determine the playground to be parkland, no air rights transfers could occur, sharply limiting the height of the tower. CHN WELCOME PACKAGE Surprise your new building residents with a colorful shopping bag The plans for the development of the entire block from imprinted with your building address and a map of Carnegie Hill. 96th to 97th streets and from Second to First avenues, including a Included are a two-pocket folder with letters of welcome from 63-story tower with retail space and three schools, were described your board and CHN, a Carnegie Hill Architectural Guide, the latest Carnegie Hill News, a CHN brochure and membership form, in the Spring 2017 Carnegie Hill News. CHN spearheaded the plus whatever extra gift you may decide to include, such as a opposition to this plan based on the zoning law provision that bottle of wine, a child’s gift or a plant. $30 holds that playgrounds are parkland and hence do not have air rights that can be transferred for development purposes. Were the development to be allowed as proposed, this would set a terrible precedent for more than 250 similar parks in the city. These arguments formed the basis of our appeal to the governor, and this message was emphasized in more than 500 petition- letters from our neighbors to him. CHN is grateful to the many civic groups, galvanized by this threatening misuse of a play - ground, that have lent their voices of support. We have no doubt the developers are working to prove that the Marx Brothers Playground is not parkland, while CHN, along with zoning consultant George M. Janes, pro-bono land use attorney Caroline Harris, and representatives of a coalition of civic organizations, are building the case to demonstrate the Marx Brothers Playground is indeed parkland. Stop by the CHN office or go to our website to purchase these and other gift items. Contact CHN to order a welcome package.

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TREE & PARK CARE

by Julia Bradford THEN AND NOW: THE SAMUEL SEABURY PLAYGROUND

ontrast these two images. The first is the Samuel The renovated play - Seabury Playground, on the corner of Lexington Avenue ground was a success, and and 96th Street, bursting with children (pictured the HHHCA took the lead below) , parents, and caregivers as they gather after in caring for it. Volunteers Cschool. On hot days, the playground’s sprinklers spout cooling maintained the gardens, water from points on its world map, which flow into its river oversaw planting of spring crossed by famous river bridges as it winds its way to the far bulbs, and locked and end of the playground. The colorful play equipment meets the unlocked the park every needs of a range of ages, and the benches attract both young morning and night. But and old enjoying the hospitable open space. by 2002 the wooden Patsy Weille tends seasonal construction was viewed to blooms in the playground. be defective, dangerous, and not in conformance with current safety standards. The paving blocks in the plaza had a tendency to become loose and were littered with cigarette butts, unsightly and almost impossible to clean. The HHHCA, now led by Patsy Weille, a longtime resident of East 96th Street, appealed to City Council Members Eva Moskowitz and Gifford Miller, and in 2003 the playground underwent a second renovation with an innovative design, which incorpo - rates the world rivers theme. Also, the gardens were expanded at this time. The HHHCA continues to steward the playground gardens and its pocket-park garden on the corner of Lexington Avenue and 95th Street. In the years since Marcia Welles moved out of the neighborhood, Patsy Weille has turned the pocket park into E

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Z clean, but all who used the playground, including the children plants and groundcover in the spring. Patsy and her U S from P.S. 198, found it overrun by the homeless and addicts, HHHCA team have several goals to make the Seabury many of whom arrived at eight in the morning and stayed until Playground even more inviting. First, they plan to work with long after dark. the Parks Department to continue to replace missing plants. During the years of New York City’s fiscal crisis, the In addition, they hope to collaborate with P.S. 198 on an art playground was largely abandoned. The bathrooms were locked project aimed at educating users on the need to care for the and the key lost. Swings were smashed, the walls were covered park. Finally, they will be installing a cigarette-butt receptacle with graffiti, and the asphalt was covered with broken glass near the 96th Street subway entrance to encourage smokers to and trash. The park became a sanctuary for muggers and street dispose of their cigarettes responsibly rather than tossing them robbers who would evaporate into the park and flee through a into the gardens, creating an eyesore. gate onto 95th Street. Finally, the immediate neighbors of the It’s hard to imagine that this oasis on the Upper East Side playground, led by Marcia Welles and the P.S. 198 was once a magnet for the homeless and substance abusers. community, joined forces to form the Hellgate Hill-Highgate The two renovations have been a collective good for the Community Association (HHHCA) to improve conditions. community, benefiting both young and old with its gardens, With the support of then City Council Member Carolyn sprinklers, shaded benches, and vibrantly colored play equip - Maloney, funds were assigned to rebuild the playground. In ment. We must continue to protect this open space and make 1987, Parks Commissioner Henry Stern attended the ground - sure that it meets the needs of all. Contact Julia Bradford at breaking and renamed it the Samuel Seabury Playground, [email protected] if you want to help the Samuel in honor of a renowned New York City public servant. Seabury Playground continue to be a thriving park.

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TIMELINE by Garrett Glaser

LIVED ANDY WARHOL W O R K E D IN CARNEGIE HILL [PRAYED ] he 30th anniversary of his uncle prayed every day. the death of artist Andy “When I called him, always he Warhol is being observed would ask if I went to church be - Tthis year in various ways cause it was a Sunday. He was very throughout New York, and it got reli gious. It was a very big part of us wondering about Warhol’s his upbringing as well as mine.” connection to Carnegie Hill. Other fragments of Warhol’s Most New Yorkers know Andy Carnegie Hill connections are Warhol lived and worked in the better known. There is the Queen neighborhood for many years, Anne-style, three-story rowhouse but those links go deeper than at 1342 Lexington Avenue, many realize. where Warhol lived with his Although he rarely discussed mother from 1959 until her death it, Warhol grew up an observant in 1972. Relatives recall a house Catholic and regularly attended already filled top to bottom with mass at the Church of St.Thomas Warhol’s art. In a 2009 children’s More (65 East 89th Street) and book titled Uncle Andy’s Cats , later at the Church of Saint another nephew, James Warhola, Vincent Ferrer (869 Lexington tells the story of Warhol’s two Avenue). He also regularly cats, Hester and Sam, having 25 donated money and time to kittens, all also named Sam. the long-established hunger Mr. Warhola told Carnegie Hill ministries run by Church of the Neighbors, “Even though they all Heavenly Rest at 2 East 90th had the same name, my grand - Street, less than four blocks from mother had special nicknames to his home on Lexington Avenue differentiate them, like ‘Sad between (89th and 90th streets). Sam,’ ‘Happy Sam,’ and so on.” He served food and cleaned up at Warhol used the ground floor communal meals. as a studio. The building is now In the 2001 book Sacred one of six structures included Monsters/Sacred Masters, in the Hardenbergh/Rhinelander Warhol’s eulogist John Richard - Historic District, which was son writes: “Although famously created by the Landmarks thrifty, Warhol was also secretly Preservation Commission in charitable. Besides giving 1998 after a vigorous campaign financial support, he often spent by CHN to designate the site. evenings working in the shelter There is also the separate for the homeless run by Church of studio space Warhol kept a few the Heavenly Rest. It was not blocks away, at 159 East 87th soppy social consciousness or Street (between Lexington and guilt that prompted Andy’s good Third avenues), from 1962 to works; it was atavism as personi - 1963. A 1962 photograph taken fied by his adored and adoring there shows him with a mother, the pious Julia.” Campbell’s Soup Cans print. In another book, The Religious Art of Andy Warhol, author (The Italianate Romanesque Revival building had been used as a Jane Dillenberger notes that in the two years before Warhol died, he firehouse for Hook & Ladder Company 13 as early as 1863.) created over 100 paintings, drawings, and prints based on Leonardo Warhol used part of the space for loading, unloading, and storing da Vinci’s The Last Supper . art, and as an art gallery, according to records at the New York City Donald Warhola, a nephew of Warhol, who was born Warhola, Department of Buildings. said in an article for Catholic News Agency, “He was a practicing Andy Warhol passed away suddenly at age 58, on February 22, Byzantine Catholic…far from an atheist.” Mr. Warhola recalled that 1987, following gallbladder surgery.

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