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Graffiti in the 'Hood: an Interview with the NYPD 6Th Precinct The Voice of the West Village WestView News VOLUME 16, NUMBER 12 DECEMBER 2020 $2.00 Graffiti in the ‘Hood: An Interview With the NYPD 6th Precinct By Brian Pape AIA ascertain how to deal with the new graf- fiti that has been observed. If the graffiti Graffiti is nothing new to New York City, was sanctioned by the owner, then noth- or other cities around the world. But we ing else is done by the police, since it is a wanted to know more about the recent ac- first amendment issue of self-expression tivity in the West Village that we reported that owners may display. In the case of the last month. WestView News followed up restaurant on Bleecker Street near Chris- by asking the 6th Precinct of the New York topher Street, the plywood covering of Police Department to help us understand the windows during remodeling was sanc- what is going on. tioned by the owner to be painted. How- When we contacted the 6th Precinct, we ever, the very offensive obscene tag that were patched over to Alfred Baker, the Di- was added on top of the original artwork rector of Media in the Office of the Dep- was not sanctioned, and the owner had it uty Commissioner. Mr. Baker then coordi- painted over. nated an interview with Captain Stephen On the other hand, for large billboard Spataro, the Commanding Officer of the type signage painted on walls in historic 6th precinct, and their Neighborhood Co- districts such as ours, even property own- ordination Officers (NCO), including Ser- ers must submit for a signage permit and geant Dan Houlahan, Officer Pete Plessa, comply with LPC guidelines. Therefore, and Officer Pat Defonzo. the large “Texas” painted on the wall above The picture they painted for me of how the shuttered Riviera Café at W. 4th Street they work with the community to fight would have needed such a permit for the THIS RESTAURANT ON BLEECKER STREET near Christopher Street has plywood cover- owner (and there is no record of such an graffiti offered some valuable information. ing the windows during its remodeling, and sanctioned it to be painted with the name application). If this was a graffiti artist’s When new graffiti appears in the neigh- “George…Floyd.” However, the very offensive obscene tag that was added on top of the borhood, one of their officers will visit with original artwork was not sanctioned and the owner had it painted over. The police work work, then it is clearly illegal. the property owner or managing agent to with the community to resolve graffiti issues. Credit: Brian J Pape, AIA continued on page 6 New York Apartment Prices Poised to Drop 20% By George Capsis A neighborhood apartment building owner with 100 create a whole new culture). apartments has, for the very first time, a 20% vacancy rate. Neighboring states such as New Jersey are benefiting from The pandemic has sent office workers home to the suburbs, Malin projects that the slide in real estate rentals will con- the precipitous fall in New York occupancies. Rob Norman, closing offices and restaurants. New York is now a town that tinue through the Christmas season and may not turn around Coldwell Banker's president for New Jersey and Rockland even ghosts (and certainly tourists) decline to visit. Hence, until late spring—and may never be the same as it is now. County, New York, sums up the recent surge in NJ real estate: apartment rents are precipitously dropping by 10 to 20%. This newspaper switched to Zoom production meetings “Rather than picking a town because it’s 10 miles from their In a riveting online briefing, the Chief Operating Officer months ago and some companies are not signing new office office, people are picking a town because it affords them the of Corcoran, Gary Malin, spelled out with mathematical ac- leases while office workers are required to work from home. quality of life they’re wishing for their family. If you could curacy the current drop in apartment rents which he offers as Teddy, my 6'3" grandson, newly graduated from Holy live anywhere in America and still have your same job, where comparable to the 2008 recession. Cross after a four-year football scholarship, went to work would you choose to live? People get that choice now. And Apartment owners are offering two and three month for a cyber security company in Boston only to be sent that’s a very unique situation that we haven’t seen before.” concessions (no rent payments) and even moving costs in home to East Williston L.I. to work by phone, and meet To view the full video, visit https://www.youtube.com/ an effort to fill the increasing number of vacant apartments. a very beautiful girl (keeping workers out of offices may watch?v=1r1fxLOxfiU&t=757s A MAGICAL CHRISTMAS Wenceslaus Village Shopping TALE TO A pet raccoon lives Support neighborhood busi- INSPIRE THE on as a fond nesses this holiday season WORLD TO Christmas memory. by shopping locally. DREAM AGAIN SEESEE PAGE XX17 SEE PAGE 17 SEE PAGE 24 SEE PAGE 31 2 WestView News December 2020 www.westviewnews.org WestView WestViews Published by WestView, Inc. by and for the residents of the Correspondence, Commentary, Corrections West Village. nomics I guess, and of the misguided belief don't: riders not only ignore one way streets Publisher Feynman that pills will cure everything. I am here to and traffic lights, but also ride on the sidewalk Executive Editor I enjoyed Bruce Poli’s article on physicist tell you the situation is getting worse not and outside protected bike lanes, creating dan- George Capsis Richard P. Feynman. Just one correction better, and there are more and more aim- ger to pedestrians and drivers alike. Lastly, al- Managing Editor and Art Director that I know of: his first wife died of tuber- less, helpless, mentally messed up people in low restaurants to expand their outdoor spaces Kim Plosia culosis, not cancer. my area (Greenwich Village). so far into local streets that ambulances, fire Advertising Manager and Designer We at least ought to be thinking about trucks and buses can’t have access. Stephanie Phelan —Carol F. Yost Headline what to do to help them, where they will If the police are forbidden to take action Traffic Manager go, what they will eat, where they will that prevents people’s lives from being en- Liza Whiting Dear Margaret Chin, sleep…. Who will help them get better? dangered, if they’ve been instructed not to Photo Editor I live at 170 thompson street, so in your dis- All the best, Jane Heil enforce safety laws, then what is their job Darielle Smolian trict. But I am writing about my experience responsibility? Photographers yesterday on Sixth Avenue. I usually rush Is Mayor DiBlasio Everyone appreciates that the pandemic Maggie Berkvist by there (between 4th street and Bleecker), Destroying NYC’s situation has been difficult and without Chris Manis, Bob Cooley but yesterday I met some friends for coffee at Mass Transit as Well as precedent, but the Mayor needs to have Associate Editors Marie Blachere Bakery at Carmine and Sixth. a more holistic view, not just of specific Justin Matthews, Anne Olshansky I was there for several hours, and saw many Endangering Lives? "band-aid" solutions, but their conse- Comptroller people who had no idea where they were or Mayor DiBlasio has been destroying quences and impact on all New Yorkers. Jolanta Meckauskaite where they were going. I heard that IFC may NYC’s mass transit, as well as endangering —F. Seidenbaum Architecture Editor be closing now, so that will make that block both riders and pedestrians. Here’s how: Brian Pape even more destitute. One person was dressed Instruct bus, subway and station staff not to Hudson P.O. is Open Business Editor in rags that were barely staying on his body, confront those ignoring safety regulations; “ ……. West Village Station on Hud- Caroline Benveniste and he just stood there staring into space. No permit train and bus riders not just to ride son is our regular Post Office, however on Fashion Director place to go, no place to relax. Another guy without masks, but also to eat and drink the way back to our apartment, my wife Karilyn Prisco had his own stool, a very big bucket, and he on board; allow transit employees and the and I literally stumbled on it because we Music and Eldercare Editor turned it upside down and sat down on it and police themselves to ignore proper masking utilized what for our normal traffic pattern, Hannah Reimann took out a big bottle of wine (I think it was or distancing. Don’t improve ventilation in was a seldom taken route down 14th st. to Science and LGBTQ Editor wine). A girl dressed in rags went by, looking closed, crowded buses and subway cars. Washington. Kambiz Shekdar, PhD very uncertain and confused. Take many elevators and escalators out of On what today was our second trip there Regular Contributors I wonder: what will these people do in service, but have the MTA website show in as many days, there is literally no one J. Taylor Basker, Barry Benepe, the colder weather? Where will they get them as fully operational. there except for one self-proclaimed bored Caroline Benveniste, John Gilman, food? Where will they sleep? There used Then license 65,000 Uber and Via driv- and lonely Postal Clerk. You literally feel like Mark. M. Green, Robert Heide, to be mental hospitals, in the ‘50s and ‘60s, ers (also harming local yellow cab drivers you’re standing in a library than a post office! Bob Kroll, Thomas Lamia, Keith Michael, Michael D.
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